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Schumann: Piano & Violin Concerto / Argerich, Kremer, Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"For both Kremer and Argerich, these are performances that are absolutely deserving of reissue. Argerich's playing is powerful and brilliantly energetic, providing sharp, gripping contrasts...continue...

Ravel & Strauss / Helene Grimaud, Jurowski/Chamber Orchestra of Europe [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-11-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Str, AV 142; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

In January 2009 at Paris's Cite de la Musique, the internationally renowned conductor Vladimir Jurowski led the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a varied and...continue...
Run Time: 81 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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Ravel & Strauss / Helene Grimaud, Jurowski/Chamber Orchestra of Europe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-07-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Grimaud, Helene
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

In January 2009 at Paris's Cite de la Musique, the internationally renowned conductor Vladimir Jurowski led the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a varied and...continue...
Run Time: 81 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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Bach Adagios - Over 2 hours of Bach's beautiful melodies

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in A fla...
Performers: Bennett, William; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierr...
Conductors: Judd, James; De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra

Over two hours of the world's most beautiful melodies from one of the world's greatest composers: Decca's best-selling series of soothing 'Adagios' continues with Bach....continue...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...continue...

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...

The Beethoven Box Set / Harnoncourt, CO of Europe

14 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-01-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 2 in...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Boesch, Florian; Fontane, Robert; Hagen, Clemens; Haid, Maria; Holl, Robert; Kremer, Gidon; Luna, Ricardo; Margiono, Charlotte; Mei, Eva; Orgonasova, Luba; Prentice, Geoffrey;...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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

Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on G...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Clement, Alain; Crossland, Jill; Engel, Karl; Isbin, Sharon; Kniazev, Alexander; Laskine, Lily; Leister, Karl; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Pires, Maria-Jo...
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Andrew; Sado, Yutaka; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; ; Zehetmair, Thomas; Jordan, Armin; Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel; Orbelian, Constantine; Hager...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Berne Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Ensemble Instrumental; Helsinki Strings; I Solisti Veneti; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; Lausanne Chamber Orche...

Personnel: Alain Clement (bass voice); Sharon Isbin (guitar); Karl Ludwig Leiter (clarinet); Karl Engel, Jill Crossland, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lily Laskine, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai Lugansky , Ma...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...

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

Bach: Keyboard Concertos

1 CD / Decca Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; De Larrocha, Alicia; Mustonen, Olli; Schiff, Andras
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Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra

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Beethoven: Triple Concerto, etc / Harnoncourt, Aimard

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-10-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Hagen, Clemens; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Pierre-Laurent Aimard's remarkable career continues to go from strength to strength. The French pianist is in great demand in all the world's major concert halls...continue...

Artist Portrait - Martha Argerich

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johannes Brahms: Waltz for piano, 4 hands in B major, Op. 39/1; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in E major, Op. 39/2; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in G sh...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Orchestre de Paris

"Argerich fives an enthralling performance of masculine power and almost Lisztian majesty, yet she can be tender and sensual too." - Sunday Times "If anything,...continue...

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

By Request / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly); Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492; Così fan t...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; Fleming, Renée; Grusin, Dave; Levine, James; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Mackerras, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg; Summers, Patrick; Tate, Jeffrey; Levine, James
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's

Personnel: Renée Fleming (soprano); Joseph Calleja (tenor); Lee Ritenour (guitar); Dave Grusin (piano).

Recording information: London, England (05/1994-05/2003); New York, NY (05/1994-05/...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 1-5 / Aimard, Harnoncourt

3 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Aimard is a pianist of exceptional finesse, whose playing is crystalline, elegant, musically pleasing, and, when need be, sparkling and brilliant. His complex trills in...continue...

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

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...

Movie Adagios / Solti, Tebaldi, Lupu, Schiff, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Così fan tutte, K 588; Req...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brymer, Jack; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fleming, Renée; Gürtler, Dietfried; Hasson, Maurice; Krause, Tom; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp, Lucia;...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Segal, Uri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Atzmón, Moshe; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mauceri, John; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ingman, Nick; Chailly, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész,...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields members; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clevel...

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...

Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Pires, Krivine, COE

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-03-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Ber...
Performers: Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Pires with her burning clarity has reinforced our sense of Chopin's stature...There is no hesitation in declaring Maria Joao Pires - a pianist without a...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 17 & 21 / Pires, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-06-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 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

"Playing what sounds like a modern piano of unusual tonal crispness, Maria Joao Pires also satisfies, with shapely phrasing and lovely sonorities, and this whole...continue...

Schumann: Piano & Violin Concertos / Argerich, Kremer

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-11-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 21 & 27 / Perahia, CO of Europe

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-07-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Perahia, Murray
Conductors: Perahia, Murray
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, etc / Sting, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1991-05-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: March in B flat major, Op. 99; Peter and the Wolf; Overture on Hebrew Themes for Orchestra in C minor, Op. 34a; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Performers: Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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There's a real sense that Sting is enjoying being part of the music-making, adding to the drama with his quaking grandfather voice... and...continue...