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Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin

3 CD / Red House Records / 2012-11-27

Works: American Traditional: Paddy on the Turnpike; Lantern in the Ditch; Old Virginia Reel; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Peter Ostroushko: Ace of Spades / Brilliancy, medley for mandolin, guitar & cello; Mr. Bill...
Performers: Anderson, Marc [Percussion]; Bensel, Jim Ten; Blake, Nancy; Blake, Norman; Chang, Sunmi [Violin]; Chouinard, Dan; Dworsky, Richard; Freymouth, Dirk; Gimble, Johnny; Gotham, Danny [Guitar]; Johnson, P...

The Concerto Köln Christmas Album

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noëls pour les instruments, H 534; Johann Stamitz: Sinfonia Pastorale in D major, Op. 4/2; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky: Sona...
Performers: Hoffmann, Markus; Torge, Anna
Conductors: Sandhoff, Martin; Hoffmann, Markus; Rux, Hannes
Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Recording information: Köln, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (01/20/2011-01/23/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Music For Mandolins / Takashi & Silvia Ochi

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-05-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 558; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 448; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV...
Performers: Feit, Pierre W.; Germesin, Elfi; Germesin, Elfi [Guitar]; Jonas, Diethelm; Ochi, Silvia; Ochi, Takashi; Peters, Reimer; Peters, Reimer [Viola d'amore]; Sasaki, Tadashi [Arranger]
Conductors: Behrend, Siegfried
Ensemble: Das Deutsche Zupforchester

The cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic offer a fireworks display with rare sounds and previously unheard material. This collection gives an insight into their early...continue...

Vivaldi Stravaganza: 55 Concertos / Trevor Pinnock - English Concert

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grazzi, Alberto; Hanson, Peter; Holtslag, Peter; Jeffrey, Robin; Latham, Catherine; North, Nigel [Lute]; P...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor;
Ensemble: The English Concert

Ever lively spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English...continue...

Plucked String Theory

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64; Manuel Ponce: 6 Preludes; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Fernando Sor: Douze Etudes, Op. 6; John Dowland: Lachrimae; The Frog Gal...
Performers: Large, Duane

Recording information: Silvertone Studios, Ardmore, PA (09/2011-03/2012)....continue...

Meditation: Music of Silence / Massenet, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio All...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Daniels, David; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gens, Veronique; Kalafusz, Hans; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Lesne, Gerard; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonathan; Scaramuzzino, Giovanni; See, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Schutz Consort; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Players

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Concerto for Violin, strin...
Performers: Ancillotti, Mario; Antonaz, Laura; Aonzo, Carlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boganini, Barbara; Chamorro, Adrian; Ciotto, Patrizia Del; Esposito, Paolo; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Giacalone, Sonia; Giaccaglia, ...
Conductors: Martini, Alberto; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Volta, Sandro; ; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Faldi, Paolo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Doron Ensemble; Ensemble Respighi; Modo Antiquo; Nuovo Quintetto Di Venezia

Antonio Vivaldi, the "Red Priest", established himself as one of Italy's most important composers - and as one of the most important of the Baroque...continue...

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

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Vivaldi: Music for Lute and Mandolin / O'Dette

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Bas...
Performers: O'Dette, Paul
Conductors:
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: 12/01/1984-12/02/1984....continue...

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Vivaldi: Mandolin & Lute Concertos

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Bas...
Performers: Cantalupi, Diego; Guglielmo, Federico; Paladin, Mario; Rebuffa, Davide; Reniero, Nicola; Squillante, Mauro
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

The mandolin was essentially the instrument of amateur musicians in the early to mid 18th century. Vivaldi composed many concertos and trios for the young...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Maria Annunziata, Sovizzo Colle, Vicenza (03/27/2009-03/30/2009)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos for Mandolin / Lislevand

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-07-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute ...
Performers: Lislevand, Rolf

The mandolin, which belongs to the lute family, is a very popular instrument, for which surprisingly few great composers have written works. Antonio Vivaldi is...continue...

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

50 Best Baroque

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Solomon; Messiah; Water Music; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Abdelazar, or The Moor'...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bussi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; d'Auvergne, Orchestre; Danby...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Auriacombe, Louis; Christophers, Harry; Sav...
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Circa 1500; Europa Galante; Fretwork; Il Seminario Musicale; Melante Amsterdam; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Les Classiques au Soleil

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D majo...
Performers: Baldi, Jesus Castro; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Cangemi, Veronica; Domingo, Placido; Garrus, Anne-Garance Fabre Dit; Gastinel, Anne; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lislevand, Rolf; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Moretti,...
Conductors: ; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Colomer, Edmon; Oren, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Europa Galante; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques ; Seville Royal Symphony Orche...

Vivaldi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Tru...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brusilow, Anshel; Earle, Eugenia; Goichberg, Sol; Hand, Frederic; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Romm, Ronald; Statman, Andy; Weissberg, Eric; Zelnicki, Mary
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Gardiner, John Eliot; Goberman, Max; Ottley, Jerold D.
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Beautiful Wedding: Classical Music for the Wedding Dinner

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-05-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 84...
Performers: Krueger, Christopher; McDuffie, Robert; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guitar]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Zaferes, Peter
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; López-Cobos, Jesús; Clark, Keith; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Galilei

On The Wings of Love - Rossini, Mouret, Pasculli, etc / I Solisti Veneti

1 CD / Fabula Classica / 2008-03-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93
Performers: Degani, Lucio; Grazia, Paolo; Guzzoni, Lorenzo; Maur, Mauro; Orlandi, Ugo [mandolin]; Scimone, Clementine
Conductors:
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

Vivaldi: Musica per mandolino e liuto / Lislevand, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-03-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute ...
Performers: Boysen, Thomas C.; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Eguez, Eduardo; Kraemer, Manfredo; Laura Johnson [Violin/Viola]; Lislevand, Rolf; Losito, Valerio; Mate, Balazs; Minasi, Ludovico; Minasi, Riccardo; Morini, Gui...

"On this release, Rolf Lislevand is the soloist who presides over cutting-edge interpretations, employing a talented group of specialist period-instrument performers... Lislevand is an outstanding...continue...

Vivaldi Concertos & Other Works

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-10-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Sonata no 9 in E flat (Larghetto, Allegro, Andante, Allegro); Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Viola ...
Performers: Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Fuller, Albert; Hand, Frederic; Schulman, Louise

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Bella Tuscany - Music Inspired by Tuscany

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-06-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2; Gli uccelli "The Birds"; Giovanni Gabri...
Performers: Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Mora, Fernando de la; Patterson, Paul; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; López-Cobos, Jesús; ; Werthen, Rudolf; Lane, Louis; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Empire Brass; Orchestra of Flanders; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Baroque Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-02-12

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ayo, Felix; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Black, Neil; Bonney, Barbara; Brown, Iona; Castagnone, Riccardo; Connah, Trevor; Dart, Thurston; Fernandez...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; ; Malcolm, George; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dyer, Paul; Brown, Iona; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Norrington, Roger; Hogwood, Christopher; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; I Mu...

Over 2-and-a-half hours of the most peaceful & relaxing pieces of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's Four Seasons (excerpts), Albinoni's Adagio, Handel's Largo, Bach's...continue...
The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tran...continue...

The Miraculous Mandolin - Vivaldi: Concertos and Sonatas

1 CD / Essay / 2001-11-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540; Concerto for 2 Mandolins ...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Haffner, Juliet; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Elizabeth; Mook, Theodore; Peabody, Paul; Press, Peter; Shell, Roger
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Schulman, Louise
Ensemble: Philharmonia Virtuosi; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Vivaldi: Concertos / Trevor Pinnock, English Concert

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Double Concerto, for violin & oboe, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 548; Concerto in C major, RV 558; Concerto for 2 Vi...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Jeffrey, Robin; Lawson, Colin; Lindberg, Jakob; North, Nigel [Lute]; Pickett, Philip; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Reich...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; The English Concert

For the first time on CD,a 5 disc collection of Trevor Pinnock& the English Concert Orchestra's celebrated recordings of Vivaldi concertos from the late 1980's....continue...

Music from the Novels of Louis de Bernières /Stephens, Odgen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-11-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mandolin Concerto in G major, S. 28; Mauro Giuliani: Grand Duo Concertante, for flute (or violin) & guitar in A major...
Performers: Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Stephens, Alison

Vivaldi: Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'est...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Blum, Norbert; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Davis, Robin; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Finucane, Tom; Gatt, Martin; Hirons...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Malcolm, George; Pickett, Philip; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; New London Consort

25 Vivaldi Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1999-05-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 451; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto for 2 Tr...
Performers: Bence, Margarete; Berman, Mev; Bianchi, Virginio; Carroll, Edward; Grund, Paul; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Lemmen, Gunter; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Roth, Gottfried; Spach, Alois; Stingl, Anton
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; ; Santi, Piero; Shaw, Robert; Kehr, Günter
Ensemble: ; I Musici di San Marco; I Musici di Zagreb

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-03-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Caballe, Montserrat; Collard, Jeanine; du Pre, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Ferrier, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Helmis, Fritz; Ho...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Frémaux, Louis; Thompson, Bryden; Lombard, Alain; Kurtz, Efrem; Kaspszyk, Jacek; Karajan, Herbert von; Lysy, Alberto; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: Jocelyn Pook (vocals, violin, viola, keyboards); Kathleen Ferrier, Melanie Pappenheim (vocals); Montserrat Caballé, Zofia Kilanowicz, Mady Mesplé (soprano); Jeannine Collard, Dani...continue...

Bernstein Century - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / New York PO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-03-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in F major...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Brenner, Engelbert; Corigliano, John; Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Filippis, Carlo De; Gomberg, Harold; Morris, Robert; New York Philharmonic; Prager, Nathan; Stavrache, Christ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Members of the New York Philharmonic (Members); New York Philharmonic; New York Philharmonic members

Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Mandolins, etc / Pickett, Hogwood

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Chamber Concerto for Recorder and 2 Violins in A minor, RV 108; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte...
Performers: Bylsma, Anner; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Finucane, Tom; Holloway, John; Huggett, Monica; Laird, Michael; Mackintosh, Catherine; McGegan, Nicholas; Pickett, Philip; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pr...
Conductors: Pickett, Philip; Rifkin, Joshua;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Bach Ensemble; New London Consort

Bach On The Banjo / John Bullard

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-07-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Fran&cced...
Performers: Bullard, John; Comita, William; Gladd, Neil; Grant, Michael; Hubert, Catherine; Patykula, John; Ruze, Molly; Stokes, Paul; Yu, Yen

"John Bullard's playing is skillful and musical...an enjoyable disc." -Bernard Jacobson, Fanfare...continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos 'con Molti Istromenti'

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in G major, RV 575; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Double Concerto, for violin & oboe, strings & cont...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Comberti, Micaela; Jeffrey, Robin; Lawson, Colin; Lindberg, Jakob; North, Nigel [Lute]; Pickett, Philip; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Reichenberg, David; Riera, Carlos; ...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Baroque - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; Solomon; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Earle, Eugenia; Entremont, Philippe; Goichberg, Sol; Gould, Glenn; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kirchhof, Lutz; Maehashi, Teiko; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony;...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Goberman, Max; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Archi Della Scala; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; New York Sinfonietta; Philadelphia Orchestra;...

Baby Dance - A Toddler's Jump on the Classics

1 CD / Erato / 1994-09-06

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C ...
Performers: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Heisser, Jean-Francois; InterContemporain, Ensemble; Koo...
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gardiner, John Eliot; Scimone, Claudio; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Boulez, Pierre; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Inte...

Personnel: Ugo Orlandi (mandolin); Maria Joao Pires (piano)....continue...

The Magic of the Mandoline

1 CD / Erato Import / 1993-07-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Giovanni Paisiello: Concerto for mandolin & strings in E flat major; Concerto for...
Performers: Frati, Dorina; Orlandi, Ugo [mandolin]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Vivaldi: Lute, Mandolin Concertos / Yepes, Ochi, Kuentz

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-12-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto in C major, RV 5...
Performers: Frasca-Colombier, Monique; Ochi, Sylvia; Ochi, Takashi; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]
Conductors: Kuentz, Paul
Ensemble: Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

Dinner Classics - Sunday Brunch Vol 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe, BWV...
Performers: Bennett, William [flute]; Black, Neil; Earle, Eugenia; Goichberg, Sol; Norell, Judith; Saint-Clivier, André; Schneider, Christian; Schwarz, Gerard; Zukerman, Eugenia; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Zukerman, Pinchas; Kapp, Richard; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Lane, Louis
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; New York Sinfonietta; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini / Scimone, I Solisti Veneti

1 CD / Erato Import / 1990-08-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto in C major, RV 558
Performers: Damiani, Andrea; Folena, Mario; Fornaciari, Marco; Frati, Dorina; Jeffrey, Robin; Moses, Susan; Mussumeli, Bettina; Orlandi, Ugo [mandolin]; Scimone, Clementine Hoogendoorn
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti