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Schumann: Complete Recordings by Maurizio Pollini, piano

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renee; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt, Boris...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra)

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Tamas Vasary; Ivo Pogorelich, pianists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]; Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 27 and 20 / Maria Joao Pires, piano; Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart Bologna

The sublime results were worth the wait: after forty years of collaboration, Maria Joao Pires and Maestro Claudio Abbado record two of Mozart's most beloved...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Teatro Manzoni, Bologna & Auditorium Konzert (09/2011)....continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Evgeny Kissin, piano - Abbado, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 51; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Philharmonie....continue...

Time Traveller: Weimar Germany

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1 with Finale, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 24 no 1; Kammermusik no 2, for 12 solo instruments, Op. 36 no 1; Kurt Weill: Alabama Song, for voice & orchestra (from "Aufs...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Muldowney, Dominic; Klemperer, Otto; Welser-Möst, Franz; Metzmacher, Ingo; Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss

Famed for its divine decadence, explosive politics, rampant inflation and feverish creativity. Germany's Weimar Republic - born in the wake of World War I -...continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century / Abbado, Sinopoli, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rund and Berliner Philharmoniker

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio

From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky...continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Yuja Wang joins the legendary maestro on her first orchestral album. To the challenging Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, she adds the daunting Rhapsody on...continue...
Recording information: Ferrara, Teatro Communale di Ferrara (04/2010)....continue...

Artist's Choice

3 CD / Decca Import / 2011-01-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for P...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Abbado, Claudio

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Prokofiev / Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerizing young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Mahler & Prokofiev / Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Yuja Wang [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-07-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerizing young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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The European Concert / Abbado, Barenboim, Haitink, Mehta, Domingo, Chang [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Work(s); Giuseppe Verdi: Works; Hector Berlioz: Works; Franz Schubert: Works; Richard Wagner: Works; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Works; Igor Stravinsky: Works; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Canino, Bruno; Chang, Sarah; Domingo, Placido; Studer, Cheryl; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, along with guest performers Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Sarah Chang, Frank Peter Zimmermann and Bruno Canino, perform some of the...continue...
Run Time: 450 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky: A Russian Night / Abbado, Grimaud [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-26

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The tempest, Op. 18; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Performers: Grimaud, Helene
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

The first-ever concert DVD of pianist Helene Grimaud in collaboration with conducting legend Claudio Abbado captures an unforgettable night at the Lucerne Festival 2008! The...continue...

The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol 2 - The Concerto Recordings

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-08-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Less than a year ago, Deutsche Grammophon released the first volume in this series which celebrates the recordings of Martha Argerich. That best-selling first volume...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos, Triple Concerto / Abbado, Pollini, Berlin PO, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Brunello, Mario; Gringolts, Ilya; Lonquich, Alexander; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Abbado 2008 is a celebration of the 75th birthday (June) of Claudio Abbado, "the most respected living conductor" (The New York Times). One of the...continue...

Claudio Abbado / Mozart, Rossini, Schubert, Brahms / Pollini, Hadley [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Grabmusik, K 42 (35a); Laudate Dominum; Franz Schubert: Mass no 6 in E flat major, D 950; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat m...
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; Holl, Robert; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mattila, Karita; Pita, Jorge Antonio; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: La Scala Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

DVD 1 contains the 1986 edition of the "All Saints' Day Concert" - second only to the New Year's concert in that most musical of...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Edition 3

5 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-06-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Robert Sch...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Graham, Susan; Kotcherga, Anatoly; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Midori; Peeters, Harry; Perahia, Murray; Poschner, Brigitte; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Terfe...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...continue...

Prometheus: Musical Variations on a Myth / Abaddo/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Franz Liszt: Prometheus, S 99; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Luigi Nono: Prometeo Suite
Performers: Argerich, Martha
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

According to the ancient Greek legend, Prometheus brought fire and culture to mankind, thus saving the world from being destroyed by Zeus. Christopher Swann's film...continue...
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Maria Joao Pires - With Passion

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Noc...
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

This new 2-CD compilation attest to the unique artistry of Maria Joao Pires with recordings of solo works by Mozart, Schubert, and Chopin, along with...continue...

Grand Prix - Bartók: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37
Performers: Mintz, Shlomo; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

"Want to know what the two smartest musicians in Italy think of Bartok's first two Piano Concertos? Try this disc. With Maurizio Pollini at the...continue...

Evgeny Kissin - Fantasy

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560; Der Müller und der Bach, transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 795/19), S. 565bis/2 (LW A128/2; Ständchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), tra...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Portrait of the Artist is Deutsche Grammophon's "2 for 1" series focusing on great artists. One of the outstanding pianists of his generation, Grammy® award-winning...continue...

Beethoven in Berlin - 1991 New Year's Eve Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Ganz, Bruno; Kissin, Evgeni; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Collectors Edition - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rudolf Serkin

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 "Lützow"; Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 / Alfred Brendel (Piano), Lucerne Festival Orch., Claudio Abbado [DVD

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-06-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra

These performances were recorded live at the Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne in August of 2005; part of the Summer 2005...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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The Genius of Pogorelich

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 12...
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"...his recording of the Scarlatti Sonatas is downright sublime because rather than being gratuitously eccentric he's got something to say, musically." -I-on-Arts...continue...

Mozart Collection - Piano Concertos 14, etc / Pires, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Truly outstanding Mozart playing. - Gramophone...continue...

Meditation: Classics for Relaxation

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in ...
Performers: Boyd, Douglas; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Haimovitz, Matt; Maisky, Mischa; Neidich, Charles; Schwalbe, Michel; Serkin, Rudolf; Sollscher, Goran; Standage, Simon; Wilcock, Elizabeth
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bychkov, Semyon; Järvi, Neeme; Pople, Ross; Davis, Andrew; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Claudio; Füri, Thomas

Good Morning!: Classics for Breakfast

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphon...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gulda, Friedrich; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Neidich, Charles; Saizewa, Irina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Claudio; Reyentovich, Juliy; Füri, Thomas; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble

Silent Reflection 1: Serene Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, O...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gilels, Emil; Gulda, Friedrich; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sollscher, Goran; Thorvaldsson, Christer; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Kubelik, Rafael; Abbado, Claudio; Ozawa, Seiji; Füri, Thomas; Karajan, Herbert von; Kuentz, Paul

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 / Pogorelich, Abbado, LSO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-12-06

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Argerich, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

"A luminous performance, full of tenderness and emotion... this wonderful pianist brought a unique combination of and instrumental power to the concerto, Beethoven's favorite." -...continue...

Giordano: Fedora / Domingo, Abbado/Metropolitan Opera Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-14

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Croft, Dwayne; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Mirella Freni as a glamorous Russian princess involved with a dashing aristocratic spy in this production of Giordano's Fedora from 1997 conducted by Roberto Abbado....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Love Moods - The Most Romantic Classics

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2004-01-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the film "Titanic"); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto...
Performers: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; C...
Conductors: Levine, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Swierczewski, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; David, Colin; Kleiber, Carlos; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Abbado, Claudio; ; Serafin, Tullio; Previ...
Ensemble: ; Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (Members); Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Barbara Bonney, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubas (soprano); Magdalena Kozená, Anne Sofie von Otter, Teresa Berganza ...continue...

Best of New Year's Concert

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2003-12-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz f...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Krips, Josef; Maazel, Lorin; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji; Swoboda, Karl; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Muti, Riccardo; Krips, Josef; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Brokovsky, Willi; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The #1 Mozart Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffn...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, B...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Hogwood, Christopher; Anda, Géza; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; ; Böhm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Baroque Soloists; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

This set contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marge Marshall, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks , Eva Lind , Lucia Popp, Cheryl Studer, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Agnes Baltsa, Anne ...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2, Polonaise Op 44 / Pogorelich

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-05-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Pollini Edition - Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, etc; Webern

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-02-11

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 33; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Anto...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Another performance of the most phenonenal precision and acute expressive poise, every note precisely weighted, colored, and above all, felt." -Gramophone on Webern "The playing...continue...

Caravan - The Ultimate Silk-Road Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-07-16

Works: Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Prince Igor; Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Aram Khachatu...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Blomstedt, Herbert; Camarata, Tutti; Dorati, Antal; Karajan, Herbert von; Klee, Bernhard; London Symphony Orchestra; Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Blomstedt, Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Camarata, Tutti; Klee, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Kingsway Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Michel Schwalbé (violin)....continue...

Maurizio Pollini Edition

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Katlewicz, Jerzy; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

In celebration of thirty years of artistic collaboration with one of the legendary pianists of our time, Deutsche Grammophon has released this special edition boxed...continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, 3, 6 & 7 / Abbado, Vogt, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-03-05

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 6, for viola d'amore & chamber orchestra, Op. 46/1; Ka...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 112; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge Antonio; Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Abbado, Claudio

Various: New Year's Gala '97: Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-07-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Manue...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Pletnev, Mikhail; Shaham, Gil; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

ClassicalCDReview.com - Robert Benson
Abbado in a brightly festive mood can be observed on this DVD of the Berlin Philharmonic's 1997 New Year's Gala, a rather...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Country of Origin: Germany
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Schumann: Piano Concerto, etc / Pires, Abbado, Dumay, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-05-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Pires, Maria-Joao; Wang, Jian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Pride of place on this disc goes to the Quintet, in which Pires and her colleagues achieve a stimulating combination of conviction and spontaneity. The...continue...

Brahms: Klavierkonzert no 1 / Pollini, Abbado, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-02-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This release is the follow-up to Pollini, Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic's critically applauded live recording of Brahms Second Piano Concerto released last year. Of...continue...

Mozart: Arias; Strauss: Orchestral Songs / Schäfer, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Ch'io ...
Performers: Johannsen, Kay; Pires, Maria-Joao; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[Schafer's] unadorned, clear and imaginitive singing of all the Mozart arias demands and hold attention on this [disc]...Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic support Schafer in...continue...