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Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Queffe...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Grieg, Liszt: Piano Concertos / Stephen Hough, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Hough, Stephen
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic

For this new recording, pianist Stephen Hough travelled to Bergen - Grieg's home town - to join forces with Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen (2011-06-14_2011-06-16&2011-)....continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka (1911) / Andrew Litton

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Rotevatn, Jarle
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway....continue...

Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

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: Caird Hall, Dundee (03/31/2003/04/01/2003)....continue...

Zen Piano

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Sonata for Piano no 8, K. 310; Concerto for Piano no 20, K. 466; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anderszewski, Piotr; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fray, David; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Vonk, Hans; Fray, David; Pletnev, Mikhail; ; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Grieg Trio; Nash Ensemble

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...

American Classics - Bernstein: Symphony no 2, Candide Overture, Fancy Free / Kahane, Litton, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Kahane, Jeffrey; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Turner, Paul
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Hough, Litton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Hough, Stephen
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Taken from Stephen Hough's definitive live recording of the complete Rachmaninov concertos, here on a single disc are the two all-time favorites: the Second in...continue...

Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows; et al / Litton, Hough, Dallas SO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: George Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows, for piano & orchestra; Sarabesque (for Sarah Rothenberg); Arnold Schoenberg: Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Anton Webern: ...
Performers: Hough, Stephen
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Hyperion's star pianist Stephen Hough presents a new disc of fascinating repertoire. George Tsontakis (b. 1951) is a giant of the American contemporary music scene,...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 42 - Sinding, Alnaes

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-05-08

Works: Eyvind Alnaes: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 27; Christian Sinding: Concerto for piano & orchestra in C sharp, Op 6
Performers: Lane, Piers
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

'For the 42nd issue in its 'Romantic Piano Concerto' series, Hyperion turns for inspiration to Norway, and, in a first recording of Eyvind Alnaes's Concerto,...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Litton, Hamelin, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-09-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

This CD presents Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton in a compelling account of Brahms' second piano concerto. This work blends...continue...

Ravel: Bolero, Piano Concerto, etc / Litton, Pesek, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-03-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; La valse; Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Litton, Andrew
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos, etc / Hough, Litton, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto ...
Performers: Hough, Stephen
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

"Hough has given a lot of thought to all these works, including tempos, which in several movements creates fresh electricity, but overall it's the shaping...continue...

Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos / Hamelin, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

'Marc-André Hamelin is a superb advocate for all three pieces - the zip and zest of much of the writing presenting no difficulty to this...continue...

Bedroom Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ansermet, Ernest [Conductor]; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bennett, William; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Britten, Benjamin; Brown, Iona; Cleobury, Nicholas; Cl...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Ansermet, Ernest; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Cleobury, Nicholas; Britten, Benjamin; Guest, George; Malcolm, George; J...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romand...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Alexandre Lagoya, Steve Erquiaga, Eduardo Fernandez , Pepe Romero, Göran Söllscher (guitar); Mischa Maisky, Julian Lloy...continue...

Essential Violin - Over 2 1/2 hours of glorious melodies

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Niccolò Paganini: Conce...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Fujikawa, Mayumi; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hait...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Litton, Andrew; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Previn, Andre; Weller, Walter; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Or...

Personnel: Paul Coker, Ernest Lush, Phillip Moll (piano)....continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 26 - Litolff /Donohoe, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-08-01

Works: Henry Litolff: Concerto Symphonique for piano & orchestra no 3 in E flat major, Op. 45; Concerto Symphonique no 5 in C minor, Op. 123
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

This recording is the companion to Donohoe and Litton's earlier recording of Litolff's Concertos Symphonique 2 & 4 (HYP 66889) and complete Hyperion's survey of...continue...

Violin for Relaxation - Bach, Falla, Mozart, Messiaen, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-05-16

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populai...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Bezrodny, Sergei; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Klibonoff, Jon; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Moll, Phillip; Rivers, Sandra; Spivakov, Vladimir; Takezawa, Kyoko; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Litton, Andrew; Spivakov, Vladimir; Flor, Claus P.; Zukerman, Pinchas; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Bernstein, Copland / Litton, de Waart, Hickox, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Fancy Free, ballet; Candide; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; Aaron Copland: Appalachian...
Performers: Holiday, Billie; Kahane, Jeffrey; McQueen, Helen; Searle-Barnes, Paul; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Turner, Paul
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Chamber Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, Piano Concerto no 2 / Litton

1 CD / Delos / 1999-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Litton, Andrew
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Having followed with some interest the recent Dallas Symphony recordings under their Music Director Andrew Litton on the Delos label, I am happy to have...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto 14 - Litolff / Donohoe, Litton

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-02-01

Works: Henry Litolff: Concerto Symphonique for piano & orchestra no 2 in B minor, Op 22; Concerto symphonique no 4, Op. 102
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"...The latest disc of music of Henry Litolff, featuring Peter Donahoe in a sensational Hyperion debut, may be the most successful in [the Romantic piano...continue...

Gershwin: Dayful of Song / Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 1997-01-01

Works: George Gershwin: Dayful of Song, suite for piano & orchestra (arr. by S. Ramin); Cuban Overture; Walking the Dog, promenade for piano or orchestra (arrangement from film "Shall We Dance"); Rhapsody i...
Performers: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Girko, Stephen; Litton, Andrew
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Andrew Litton (piano); Christine DeRose (banjo); Susan Dederich-Pejovich (harp); Melvin Baer (violin, piano, celesta); Ronald Hudson, Peggy Zimmers, Daphne Volle, Janet Cherry, Miyo Kono, L...continue...

Classical Princess - Music for Dress-Up

1 CD / Delos / 1996-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; The Snow Maiden, incidental music, Op. 12; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Alan Menken: Beauty and the...
Performers: Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Cardenes, Andres; Golabek, Mona; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Solow, Jeffrey
Conductors: Litton, Andrew; Schwarz, Gerard; Fraser, Donald; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc; Walton / Parkening

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1993-01-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for guitar
Performers: Browne, Geoffrey; Parkening, Christopher; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Christopher Parkening (guitar); Geoffrey Browne (English horn).

Recording information: Blackheath Concert Hall, London, England (1992)....continue...