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50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Baby to Be / Tender Classical Music for Your Unborn Baby

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Léo ...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Santini, Gabriele

Baby to Be is a beautiful collection of tender Classical music for the unborn child. With serene Classical music from greats like Mozart, Brahms, Bach...continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Peter Donohoe plays Liszt, Berg, Bartók, Prokofiev

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Bagatelle ohne tonart for Piano, S 216a "Mephisto Waltz no 5"; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz 80; Se...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter

20th Century Classics: Berg - Violin Concerto, Etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie"); Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; String Quartet, Op...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bundgaard, Sine; Donohoe, Peter; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Metzmacher, Ingo; Pintscher, Matthias

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Dance! The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Gayaneh; Spartacus; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; George Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; John Williams: Schindler's List; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lak...
Performers: Bran, Tim; Chang, Sarah; Donohoe, Peter; Garello, Raul; Giaimo, Jose Alberto; Kalibi, Nabil; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lockhart, Peter; Mrvica, Maksim; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pane, Ju...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Morricone, Ennio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Sutherland, Iain; Lanchbery, John; Boskovsky, Willi; Temirkanov, Yuri; Irving, Robert; Dragon, Carmen; Jansons, Mariss; Federico, Leopoldo; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This 2-CD set contains a wide selection of popular classical pieces used by ice skaters in their programs at major international competitions, including the World...continue...
EMI's Dance! The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music is a splendid idea; one place where classical music remains a required element is in the world of figure skating. The music used in figure skating ...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Augér, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

Britten: War Requiem, Young Person's Guide, Serenade, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: An American Overture; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14; Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; The Building of the House, overture for cho...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baborak, Radek; Ballard, Jeremy; Blatchly, Mark; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Cole, Peter; Donohoe, Peter; Fowke, Philip; Fuchs, Wenzel; Gomez, Jill; Hargan, Alison; Kasnowski, Micha...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

One of England's finest conductors conducting one of England's finest composers! Besides the three great song cycles ('Les Illuminations', 'Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings',...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Best Ballet 100 - Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Copland, etc / Rattle, Ozawa, Previn, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Conc...
Performers: Carol, Norman; Donohoe, Peter; Gammon, Philip; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel; Rattle, Simon, S...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Bartók: Violin Concerti, Piano Concerti / Donohoe, Sitkovetsky, Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 1, Sz 83; Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, ...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI 20th Century Classics - Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps, Pétrouchka, etc / Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Apollon musagète...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Two CD set of EMI Classics of Stravinsky with The Rite of Spring. Petrushka, The Firebird, Apollo. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle....continue...

EMI American Classics - George Gershwin / André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, London SO, St. Louis SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Lullaby, for piano; Cuban Overture
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

In his short life, George Gershwin (1898–1937) became, perhaps, the most successful of all the composers of popular songs for Broadway musicals. It was the...continue...

The Best of Finzi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Let us garlands bring, for voice & piano, Op. 18; Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Prelude f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hugh, Timothy; Plane, Robert; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Robinson, Christopher; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147...
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...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2007-10-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Isserlis, Steven; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf; Kamu, , Okko; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

Gardner: Piano Concerto, Symphony no 1, etc / Donohoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: John Linton Gardner: Midsummer Ale, overture for orchestra, Op. 73; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 34; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 2
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Without making extravagant claims for Gardner's importance, I have to say that his symphony and, especially, his piano concerto are consistently engaging and satisfying. There...continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walt...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra of...

Gemini - Alban Berg - A Portrait / Rattle, Metzmacher, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Concerto for Violin; Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ("Lulu-Symphonie"); Early Songs (7); Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; P...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bundgaard, Sine; Donohoe, Peter; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Vogt, Lars; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Pintscher, Matthias
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Sinfonietta; Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Music for Two Pianos / Donohoe, Roscoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]

"Donohoe and Roscoe now add their interpretations to the ranks of so many other great performances. They have a complete grasp of these works and...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Sa...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, etc / Oramo, Donohoe, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-05-23

Works: John Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, for piano & orchestra, Op. 88; April - England, version for orchestra (Impressions of Time and Place no 1), Op. 48/1; Music-Pictures Group III, for orchestra, Op. 33; T...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

The music of John Foulds (1880-1939) is both highly charismatic and unusual. He has been described as a "quintessential eccentric" and as "England's answer to...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Harty / Donohoe, Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Hamilton Harty: A Comedy Overture, for orchestra; Fantasy Scenes (from an Eastern Romance), for orchestra; Concerto for Piano in B minor
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Many of Sir Hamilton Harty's works, such as An Irish Symphony and With the Wild Geese, recorded on Naxos 8554732 are overtly Celtic in character,...continue...

Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3 / Peter Donohoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Michael Tippett: Sonata for Piano no 1; Sonata for Piano no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3
Performers: Donohoe, Peter

Tippetts first three Piano Sonatas, which span a period of nearly 40 years, are so different that one would be forgiven for thinking that they...continue...

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...

British Piano Concertos - Pitfield / Penny, Goldstone, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Thomas Pitfield: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor; Concerto for Piano no 2; Studies on an English Dance, for piano; Arietta and Finale, for piano; Toccata, for piano; Xylophone Sonata
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Goldstone, Anthony
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra

British Piano Concerto Foundation founder Peter Donohoe and Anthony Goldstone presents the newest edition in the acclaimed Naxos series dedicated to the genre. Thomas Pitfields...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Alwyn / Donohoe, Judd, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: William Alwyn: Concerto for Piano no 1; Derby Day Overture for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Sonata alla toccata, for piano
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

[From a comparative review with CHA 9935, Shelley, Hickox, et al]"...Between the two recordings, I find Donohoe the more visceral and driven, especially in the...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Ferguson, Gerhard / Donohoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Alec Rowley: Concerto for piano, strings & percussion in D major, Op. 49; Christian Darnton: Concertino for piano & string orchestra in C major; Roberto Gerhard: Concerto for piano & strings; Howard ...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Donohoe, Peter
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

This third release in the Naxos British Piano Concertos series brings together a fascinating collection of piano concertos by four very diverse composers. Rowley's Concerto...continue...

Gemini - Stravinsky: Firebird, Petrushka, etc / Rattle

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Petrushka, ballet (burles...
Performers: Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Johnston, Robert
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Barshai, Donohoe

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Isserlis, Steven; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Americana - Adams, Bernstein, Ellington, et al / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Story of my life; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Felix Bernard: The Dardanella Blues, song; Walter Donaldson: Makin' Whoopee; Lindsay ...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City Of Caterpillar; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Peter; Evans, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; London Sinfonietta

This new compilation represents over 75 minutes of the very best of Simon Rattle's recordings of American music presented in his unique, exciting and dynamic...continue...
Personnel: Regina Carter (violin); Michael Collins (clarinet); Bobby Ray Watson (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Geri Allen, Peter Donohoe (piano...continue...

British Piano Concertos -Bliss: Piano Concertos, etc/Donohue

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-02-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: Concerto for piano & orchestra in B flat major, Op. 58, F. 108; Sonata for piano, Op. 72, F. 145; Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in B flat major, F. 110
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"The performances are entirely excellent, if Donohoe's heart does not seem always to be in the music of the Sonata. The Royal Scottish once again...continue...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; B...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collard, Jean-Phillipe...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Bliss: Oboe Quintet, etc / Nicholas, Maggini Quartet, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 5, F. 18; Sonata for viola & piano, Op. 52, F. 91; Quintet for oboe & string quartet, Op. 44, F. 21
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Donohoe, Peter; Jackson, Laurence; Kasnowski, Michal; Outram, Martin; Rolton, Julian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Maggini Quartet

"One work and performance here is truly extraordinary: the Oboe Quintet. Nicholas Daniel initially emerges from the string quartet as if from the ether -...continue...

British Piano Concertos - Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for Piano no 1; Improvisations on a theme by Constant Lambert, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"This is their tenth disc of his music, as far as I know. It is also part of an ongoing project of the Brittish Piano...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Les Concertos / Cziffra, Kogan, Fournier, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-09-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Concerto for Violin in D major...
Performers: Bronschwak, Henri; Cziffra, György; Donohoe, Peter; Fournier, Pierre; Kersenbaum, Sylvia; Kogan, Leonid; Neilz, Jacques
Conductors: Vandernoot, Andre; Martinon, Jean; Barshai, Rudolf; Silvestri, Constantin; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; ORTF National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Donohoe's much-praised recording of Tchaikovsky's Second Piano Concerto is coupled with his excellent account of the Third. This superb recording... in every way justifies the...continue...

Finzi: Cello Concerto, etc / Hugh, Donoboe, Griffiths, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for cello & orchestra in A Minor, Op 40; Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10; Grand Fantasia and Toccata for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 38
Performers: Donohoe, Peter; Hugh, Timothy
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

"Finzi's Cello Concerto was written under the shadow of the fatal illness that was to kill him the year after its completion. Peter Donohoe plays...continue...