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Darmstadt Aural Documents Box 2 - Music for voice & piano by John Cage; Christian Wolff; Bo Nilsson / John Cage, David Tudor

1 CD / Neos Production / 2012-10-06

Works: Spoken Word: Communication (Third part of John Cage's 1958 Darmstadt lecture "Composition as Process"); Christian Wolff: For Piano with Preparations; Bo Nilsson: Quantitäten, for piano duet; Joh...
Performers: Cage, John; Tudor, David [Composer/Piano]

Late summer, 1958. For the first time the American composer John Cage attended the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music. As so often in those...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Chopin; Liszt; Schumann et al. / Julius Katchen, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto...
Performers: Amis, John; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

American pianist Katchen (1926 - 69) was a child prodigy. At 11, he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy. His technique was 'gold plated'...continue...

Schreker: Orchestral and Choral Music

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Schreker: Symphony in A minor, Op. 1; Das Weib des Intaphernes, for speaker & orchestra; Psalm 116, for women's chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 6; Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo, for orchestra;...
Performers: Dicke, Peter; Georg, Mechtild; Westphal, Gert
Conductors: Gulke, Peter
Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Holn

The Observer
this two-disc set fills in his fascinating background as a vocal and orchestral composer around the beginning of the 20th century...The bombastic Symphony No...continue...

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

1 CD / RCA Import / 2011-06-21

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Bowie, David
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone, keyboards).

Recording information: 1972-1977.

In 1982, David Bowie released In Bertolt Brecht's "Baal"; four years earlier, the prestig...continue...

Lehar: The Merry Widow / Kunzel/SF Opera, Kenny, Kirchschlager [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Amaral, Bob; Boyd, Jonathan; Breckenridge, Marnie; Chester, Elijah; Hartmann, Carlo; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirchschlager, Angelika; McGrath, Colleen; Saetre, William; Skovhus, Bo; Strummer, Peter; Sullivan,...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: San Francisco Ballet; San Francisco Opera Chorus; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Lotfi Mansouri's spectacular last production as General Director of San Francisco Opera with Yvonne Kenny making her debut in the title role, new dialogue specially...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 4.0
Subtitles: French, German, Spanish...continue...

Sergei Rachmaninov: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / VRK Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Performers: Deroo, Lieven; Goossens, Ivan; Mol, Sarah Van
Conductors: Putnins, Kaspars

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R. Strauss: Daphne

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82; Lieder (5), Op. 32; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Winterliebe ("Der Sonne entgeten in Liebesgluten"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/5; Lie...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bischof, Lisa; Cunitz, Maud; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Fischer, Res; Giesen, Hubert; Greindl, Josef; Luhr, Ernst Max; Maas, Kathe; Marschner, Kurt; Neidlinger, Gustav...
Conductors: Gruber, Arthur; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Lutze, Walter; Rother, Artur

Kálmán: Das Hollandweibchen

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Die Hollandweibchen; Gräfin Maritza; Ronny, operetta; Das Veilchen von Montmartre; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Die Bajadere, operetta; Die Faschingsfee, operetta; Die Cs...
Performers: Alpar, Gitta; Bergmann, Gisa; Bollman, Hans Heinz; Brosch-Shorp, Edi; Dorner, Alfred; Fritsch, Willy; Fuss, Harry; Gabor, Jozsef; Garden, Katharina; Georg, Rita; Hansen, Max; Johannes Muller [Compose...
Conductors: Schoenherr, Max; Fox, Frank; Dobrindt, Otto; Weissmann, Frieder; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Kálmán, Emmerich

Arrieta, Bretón, Vives: Zarzuela

2 CD / Naïve / 2010-01-26

Works: Emilio Arrieta: Marina; Tomás Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma, zarzuela; Amadeo Vives: Bohemios; Doña Francisquita
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Baquerizo, Enrique; Bayo, Maria; Echeverria, Alfonso; Hernandez, Encarna Santana; Herrera, Mercedes Aleman; Jerico, Santiago S.; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Lima...
Conductors: Pérez, Victor Pablo; Ros Marbà, Antoni

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Prokofiev: Eugene Onegin / Downes, West, Sinfonia 21

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-08-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Eugene Onegin, incidental music, Op. 71
Performers: Cusack, Niamh; Fuge, Katharine; Hardiman, Terrence; Mafham, Dominic; McCarthy, Helena; Rutt, Andrew; Walker, Julian; West, Samuel
Conductors: Downes, Edward
Ensemble: New Company Singers

With an eminent cast of actors including Niamh Cusack, Samuel West and Timothy West (who directed the production) this was the first complete recording of...continue...

Heritage Masters - R. Strauss: Arabella / Solti, della Casa, London, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Coertse, Mimi; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kolowratnik, Karl; Lenninger, Wilhelm; London, Georg...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Pavarotti: The Duets

1 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Tony Renis / Alberto Testa / Fabio Testa: I Hate You Then I Love You, song (after Manuel de Falla); Elton John: Live like horses; Mariah Carey / Walter Afanasieff: Hero; Brian Eno: Miss Sarajevo; Eri...
Performers: Afanasieff, Walter; Armon, Vaughan; Babylon, Guy [Keyboards/Composer]; Baron, Christopher; Barron, Alex; Benham, Bill; Birch, Bob [Bass]; Bocelli, Andrea; Bon Jovi, Jon; Bono; Borsari, Alberto; Bradb...
Conductors: Boemi, Marco; Armiliato, Marco; Molina, Jose; ; Sisillo, Aldo; Magiera, Leone; Rossi, Silvia; Miller, Bill
Ensemble: ; Eurythmics; The Edge

Luciano Pavarotti was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of the best-known...continue...
Personnel: Corale Voci Bianche, Liberian Children's Choir, The East London Gospel Choir (vocals); Davey Johnstone , John Jorgenson, Rob Mathes (guitar); Walter Afanasieff (acoustic guitar, keyboards, ...continue...

Wolf-Ferrari: La vedova scaltra / Martin, Sollied, Muraro, D'Aguanno, Milhofer, Zanellato, Rossi, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: La vedova scaltra, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Casagrande, Antonio; D'Aguanno, Emanuele; Esposito, Alex; Favaron, Luca; Milhofer, Mark; Muraro, Maurizio; Rossi, Elena; Sollied, Anne-Lise; Zancopé, Claudio; Zanellato, Riccardo
Conductors: Martin, Karl

Wolf-Ferrari's comic opera 'La vedova scaltra' (The Cunning Widow), is among the works he based on plays by Goldoni. It matches closely the conventions of...continue...

Elections Classiques 2007 - Coffret 50 Airs Prefer

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-08-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle no 2 en mi bémol majeur D. 929; Ave Maria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur Op. 125 -; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emper...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Bonney, Barbara; Braley, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Cals, Isabelle; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Cavallier, Nicolas; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessa...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Serafin, Tullio; Barenboim, Daniel; Harding, Daniel; Marin, Ion; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; Klemperer, Otto; Munch, Charles; Paavo, Jä...

Eterna - Strauss: Salome / Otmar Suitner, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Adam, Theo; Apelt, Friederike; Ericsdotter, Siw; Eyle, Helmut; Goldmann, Helmut; Gutstein, Ernst; Hoppe, Heinz; Kemter, Johannes; Leib, Günther; Ludeke, Rainer; Melchert, Helmut; Neukirch, Haral...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

The name Christel Goltz is forever associated with the role of Salome as all opera lovers know who were privileged to have seen her on...continue...

The Sibelius Edition Vol 4 - Piano Music / Gräsbeck, Pöysti

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-07

Works: Jean Sibelius: Molto moderato and Scherzo for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello, JS 134; Tempo di Valse for Piano in E flat major, JS 150; Andantino for Piano in E major, JS 41; Presto for Piano in A minor,...
Performers: Gräsbeck, Folke; Pöysti, Lasse

The piano music of Sibelius might be regarded as a well-kept secret, overshadowed by his orchestral music. The sheer volume of piano works suggests, however,...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sting, Abbado/Chamber Orch. Of Europe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Performers: Sting
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by Muppet-like characters....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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R. Strauss: Enoch Arden / Emanuel Ax, Patrick Stewart

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-08-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Enoch Arden, Op. 38; Pieces (5) for Piano, Op. 3
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Stewart, Patrick

Based on Tennyson's poem of love and sacrifice, Enoch Arden tells the sale of a young Scottish sailor who leaves his family to make his...continue...

Sibelius: Piano Quintets, Melodramas / Groop, Pöysti, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-04-07

Works: Jean Sibelius: Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor; Näcken, JS 138
Performers: Grasbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Kuusisto, Jaakko; Laakso, Joel; Poysti, Lasse; Vikman, Laura

"These exceptional performances were entrusted by BIS not to a single chamber ensemble but rather to an ad hoc gathering of distinguished Finnish artists who...continue...

Prokofiev: Pedro y el lobo; Beintus: Las huellas del lobo

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-02-27

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Jean-Pascal Beintus: Wolf Tracks, for narrator & orchestra
Performers: Banderas, Antonio; Loren, Sophia
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

Spanish versions are in standard CD format.

Recording information: Los Angeles, CA; Rehearsal Hall, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Geneva,; Scottish Rite Center, Oakland, California, Unites St...continue...

Lehár: Paganini

2 CD / EMI Music Distribution Import / 2006-12-19

Works: Franz Lehár: Paganini
Performers: Dieberitz, Gerd W.; Gedda, Nicolai; Hoelscher, Ulf; Kiss, Ferenc; Kusche, Benno; Lenz, Friedrich; Miljakovic, Olivera; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Sachtelben, Horst; Sachtleben, Horst; Wagner, Erich B.;...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian Symphony Orchestra

The Essential Sibelius

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, ...
Performers: Autio, Antti; Derwinger, Love; Ekblad, Stina; Forsberg, Bengt; Gräsbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Häggander, Mari Anne; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Juntunen, Hel...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme; Hyökki, Matti; Riska, Astrid; Sund, Robert; Panula, Jorma;
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus; Jubilate Choir; Lahti Boys' Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Orphei Drängar; Tempera String Quartet; YL Male Voice Cho...

Pierné: La musique de chambre Vol 1 / Luxembourg PO soloists

2 CD / Timpani / 2006-10-26

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 36; Fantaisie-impromptu for Violin and Piano, Op. 4; Caprice for Violin and Piano "Andante"; Serenade for Oboe and Harp in A major, Op. 7; Quinte...
Performers: Baptiste, Francois; Bronnimann, Markus; Dartevelle, Olivier; Franck, Remy; Gavard, Thierry; Gerin, Vincent; Gonzales, Philippe; Heritier, Gilles; Ivaldi, Christian; Khramouchin, Aleksandr; Knowles, J...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Louvigny String Quartet

"This set is part of a project to record the complete works of Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937). Before listening to this recording I thought of Pierne...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf, etc / Karloff, et al

1 CD / Artemis / 2006-10-17

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Karloff, Boris
Conductors: Rossi, Mario
Ensemble: Vienna State Orchestra

The Originals - R. Strauss: Arabella / Solti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2006-10-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; Coertse, Mimi; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Edelmann, Otto; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kolowratnik, Karl; Lenninger, Wilhelm; London, Georg...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

"On the Decca set, Della Casa soars above the stave with the creamiest, most beautiful sounds and constantly charms one with her swiftly alternating moods...continue...

Enescu: Oedipe / Hobson, Sinfonia da Camera

2 CD / Albany Records / 2006-08-01

Works: George Enescu: Oedipe, opera, Op. 23
Performers: Anders, Mason; Anderson, Darren T.; Bahr, Dan; Bullock, David; Chandler, Katharine; Chigas, Stephanie; Claxon, Erin; Cooper, Chloe; Daly, Mark; Dankowicz, Harry; DiFulvio, Alex; Fassnacht, Therese; F...
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: University of Illinois Chamber Singers

The Art of Constant Lambert

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2006-07-11

Works: Arthur Bliss: Miracle in the Gorbals, ballet in one scene for orchestra, Op. 64, F. 6a; Gavin Gordon: The Rake's Progress, ballet; Constant Lambert: Music for Orchestra; William Walton: Façade, ...
Performers: Lambert, Constant
Conductors: Lambert, Constant; Walton, William

Wiener Opernfest 1955 Highlights

3 CD / Orfeo / 2005-10-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Rich...
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Berta Seidl; Boesch, Ruthilde; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Buchbauer, Alois; Casa, Lisa della; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dickie, Murray; Edith Preisner...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Reiner, Fritz; Knappertsbusch, Hans

Sibelius: Overture in A minor, etc / Vanska, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-10-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Snöfrid, Op. 29; Overture in A minor; Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II; Rakastava, Op. 14; Our Native Land, Op. 92; Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani
Performers: Ekblad, Stina
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Jubilate Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius's reputation as a master of the orchestra is well founded, but it was with a work that requires not only an orchestra but also...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2004-06-21

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Bowie, David

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

2 CD / Orfeo / 2004-06-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Berry, Walter; Dickie, Murray; Duesing, Dale; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Hiestermann, Horst; King, James [Vocals]; Matic, Peter; Miljakovic, Olivera; Riener, Robert; Schmidt, Trud...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Lehár: The Merry Widow

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2004-03-02

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Otakar; Kunz, Erich; Kurty, Hella; Loose, Emmy; Mattoni, André von; Niessner, Anton; Schmidinger, Josef; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: ; Ackermann, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"The stellar vocal soloists are, then and now, names to conjure with even the smaller roles are well and knowledgeably cast Schwarzkopf shows her seductive...continue...
The mono recording of this work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in the lead role, in the full bloom of her youth, is a special treat, a brilliant, fully realized version of the work that, even more helpful...continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Strauss: Daphne / Grüber, Greindl, Fischer, Cunitz, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-09-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op. 82
Performers: Anders, Peter; Bischof, Lisa; Cunitz, Maud; Fehenberger, Lorenz; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Fischer, Res; Greindl, Josef; Luhr, Ernst Max; Maas, Kathe; Marschner, Kurt; Neidlinger, Gustav
Conductors: Grüber, Arthur
Ensemble: North German Radio Chorus; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

1001 Nights - Rimsky-Korsakov / Bernard Cribbins

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Performers: Cribbins, Bernard; Nolan, David
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Take a musical journey through timeless classic tales and open doors to the world of the orchestra presented with beautiful music by history's greatest composers....continue...

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...

Schoenberg: Moses und Aron / Scherchen, Greindl, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-09-04

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Moses und Aron, biblical drama in 3 acts (unfinished)
Performers: Driscoll, Loren; Gotz, Werner; Greindl, Josef; Hoffmann, Robert; Hoppe, Fritz; Melchert, Helmut; Nissen, Hans-Heinz; Oelke, Alice; Reitan, Ronald; Sardi, Ivan; Treptow, Gunther; Turke, Marina
Conductors: Scherchen, Hermann
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Leoncavallo: Zazà / Frontalini, Houben, Anderson, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2001-07-01

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera
Performers: Anderson, Barry [tenor]; Balzani, Domenico; Branchini, Susanna; Farina, Maria Debora; Giannini, Daniele; Houben, Lisa; Hubbard, Gaia; Iachetti, Michelangelo; Marchetti, Valerio; Mastromarino, Lucia; ...
Conductors: Frontalini, Silvano
Ensemble: Rome Philharmonic Academic Chorus; Rome Philharmonic Orchestra

Here is the first recording of the unabridged version of this tantalizing opera. Leoncavallo poured his talents - as both a librettist and a composer...continue...

R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Karl Böhm, della Casa, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-03

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Czerwenka, Oskar; Della Casa, Lisa; Dickie, Murray; Gueden, Hilde; Jaresch, August; Jurinac, Sena; Klein, Peter [Tenor]; Müller, Georges; Neugebauer, Alfred; Otto...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-09-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60
Performers: Cuénod, Hugues; Felbermayer, Anny; Hoffmann, Grace; Kraus, Otakar; Krebs, Helmut; Neugebauer, Alfred; Ollendorf, Fritz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Perfectly cast, magnificently performed, and superbly recorded. One of Karajan's most stylish performances..." -Gramophone (Awards: Diapason d'Or, France; Choc du Monde de la Musique, France)...continue...

Lehar: Die Lustige Witwe / Froschauer, Coburn, Heltau, etc

2 CD / Capriccio / 1999-01-01

Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Coburn, Pamela; Fath, Karl; Heltau, Michael; Hilbich, Ernst H.; Kirch, Daniel; Lopera, Juan Jose; Richter, Katharina; Stiefermann, Kay
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; Tewes, Detlef
Ensemble: Tamburizza Ensemble

Braga: San Domenico di Guzman / Piantini, Teatro San Carlo

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 1998-09-28

Works: Antonio Braga: San Domenico di Guzman
Performers: Albertazzi, Giorgio; Bonfatti, Gregory; Di Cesare, Ezio; Gallo, Lucio; Mari, Enrica; Serraiocco, Danilo; Trevisan, Antonella
Conductors: Piantini, Carlos
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

Sousa: El Capitan / Hobson, Beer, Dolter, Edwards, et al

2 CD / Zephyr / 1998-02-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: El Capitan
Performers: Bade, Andy; Beer, Lucille; Dolter, Gerald; Edwards, Darryl; Elyashar, Donna; Goulet, Robert Daniel; Hartmann, Donald; Karam, Sherri; McCormick, Mary Ann; Meers, Harold Gray; Schacht, Richard; Webster...
Conductors: Hobson, Ian
Ensemble: Sinfonia da Camera; University of Illinois Chorale; University of Illinois Concert Band

Falla: El Amor Brujo, El Retablo de Maese Pedro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-10-16

Works: Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo; El Retablo de Maese Pedro, puppet opera, G. 65
Performers: Galofre, Jordi; Herrera, Nancy Fabiola; Pons-Tena, Ismael; Valladares, Natacha
Conductors: Dini-Ciacci, Diego
Ensemble: I Cameristi del Teatro alla Scala

"For listeners who know Manuel de Falla's El Amor Brujo only in its later incarnation as a fully-orchestrated ballet score, the original 1915 version, for...continue...

Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy, etc / Killebrew, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 1996-10-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Oxford Elegy; Epithalamion
Performers: Hendricks, Edward Scott; Killebrew, Gerard
Conductors: Taylor, Robert
Ensemble: Chorus Civitas; Chorus Civitas Chamber Orchestra

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / Sinopoli, Voigt, Larmore, et al

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 1996-06-11

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Brandauer, Klaus Maria; Larmore, Jennifer; Moser, Thomas; Riegel, Kenneth; Voigt, Deborah; Weikl, Bernd
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Prague Chamber Chorus Male Choir

"This intensely expressive performance is molded and projected with rare discrimination by Guisepe Sinopoli...Jennifer Larmore's passionate address in the Song of the Wood Dove is...continue...

Sibelius: The Wood-Nymph / Vänskä, Pöysti, Lahti SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-05-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Wood nymph, Op. 15; Swanwhite, Op. 54; A Lonely Ski Trail
Performers: Karri, Harri; Keinonen, Timo; Pietilainen, Pauli; Poysti, Lasse; Tepponen, Sakari
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"...a briskly original performance by Osmo Vanska and the Lahti players. Early this may be, but The Wood Nymph comes from the fertile years of...continue...

Classics for Children / Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-07-18

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Peer Gynt; Charles Gounod: Marche fun&e...
Performers: Downs, Hugh; Farrell, Eileen; Hoherman, Martin; Lipman, Samuel; Litwin, Leo
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Boston Pops Orchestra

Pavarotti & Friends

1 CD / Decca / 1993-03-09

Works: César Franck: Mass for 3 Voices, Organ, Harp, Cello and Double Bass in A, M 61/Op. 12; Zucchero: Miserere; L'Urlo; Sting: Muoio per te; It's Probably Me; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Aaron Neville: On...
Performers: Dalla, Lucio; Geldof, Bob; Kaas, Patricia; May, Brian; Neville, Aaron; Oldfield, Mike; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sting; Vega, Suzanne; Zucchero
Conductors: Sisilli, Also
Ensemble: Arcangelo Corelli Chamber Orchestra Italy; The Neville Brothers