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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gidon Kremer, violin; Abbado - London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & ...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Figueroa, Guillermo; Hover, Herbert; How, Liang Ping; Jenner, Joanna; Kremer, Gidon; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Prystawski, Walter; Sato, Eriko
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Hofmann, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Gramophone
Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos / Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Faust, Isabelle
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

Violinist Isabelle Faust is featured on a disc of German violin concertos that marks the début recording for harmonia mundi by the great Italian conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

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

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

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Dvorak / Abbado/BPO, Gil Shaham [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-04-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the...
Performers: Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Berlin Philharmonic's annual European Concerts are intended to honor the orchestra's foundation date, May 1, 1882, with a performance being given on this anniversary...continue...
Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Abbado

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-03-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B f...
Performers: Aviat, Victor; Carmignola, Giuliano; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Waskiewicz, Danusha
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The maturity and wisdom harvested from a lifetime of making music on the highest level ennobles Maestro Abbado’s leadership. The sublime simplicity of their performance...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli, Reggio Emilia (04/21/2007)....continue...

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Mahler: The People's Edition [Limited Edition]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-12-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Gansch, Hans; Schwalbe, Michel; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Mehta, Zubin; Abbado, Claudio; Karajan, Herbert von; Bernstein, Leonard; Solti, Sir Georg; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Chailly, Riccardo

Over 5000 votes have been cast in Deutsche Grammophon’s Mahler web-poll, over 400 customers have submitted their suggestions for a complete Mahler Symphony cycleand now...continue...

Pergolesi Collection / Abbado, Carmignola, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concerto for Violin in B flat major; Salve Regina; Mass (Kyrie & Gloria), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major (4 versions); Salve regina, for countertenor & ...
Performers: Antonaz, Laura; Balducci, Antonella; Bertotti, Lavinia; Cangemi, Veronica; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dominguez, Rosa; Gallo, Lucio; Grandini, Alfredo; Harnisch, Rachel; Kleiter, Julia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Pergolesi Year 2010 celebrates the birth 300 years ago of a first rank composer. Had Pergolesi not died young, his name would rank among the...continue...

Ravel: Boléro, Rapsodie Espagnole, etc / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane pour une infante défunte
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: London, Watford Town Hall (06/1985)....continue...

European Concert Volume 2: 1996 - 1999 / Haitink, Barenboim, Berlin PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Blacher, Kolja; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In this second collection of European concerts, filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Kraków, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of...continue...
Run Time: 380 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Brahms: Violin Concerto, Documentary & Performance / Gil Shaham, Abbado/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-02-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This interpretation of the highly popular violin concerto was recorded live at the Teatro Massimo, Palermo in 2002, and brought together a number of renowned...continue...
Run Time: 69 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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Pure Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D, KV271i; Sonata for Piano and Violin in B flat, K.454; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin Solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Garrett, David
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Pletnev, Mikhail

Import collection from the Classical violinist containing selections from David Garrett's Deutsche Grammophon recordings: Mozart's Violin Concertos (1995), Bach's Partita In D-Minor (1995), Tchaikovsk...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 / Abbado/BPO, Shaham [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-01-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World...
Performers: Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The Berliner Philharmoniker's annual European Concerts are intended to recall the date on which the orchestra was founded, 1 May 1882, with a performance being...continue...
Run Time: 132 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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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Violin Concerto; Salve Regina In C Minor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-08-25

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concerto for Violin in B flat major; Salve Regina
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano; Harnisch, Rachel; Kleiter, Julia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

BBC Music Magazine
... the curiously ambivalent Stabat mater, part operatic, part austere. The dark and complex voices of Rachel Harnisch and Sara Mingardo emphasise its...continue...

Haydn: 7 London Symphonies / Claudio Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Blankestijn, Marieke; Boyd, Douglas; Conway, William; Wilkie, Matthew
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death in style with some of the most elegant orchestra playing on disc - finally available again. In the...continue...

Romantic Masterpieces, Performances & Documentaries / Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann / Shaham, Abbado, Argerich [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Erben, Frank-Michael; Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

This box set combines some of the most famous and beloved works of the Romantic period, which - with all their lyrical emotion, their colorful...continue...
Run Time: 265 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: Brandenburg Concertos / Abbado/Orchestra Mozart; Carmignola [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-10-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos are among the most beautiful and best known works form the Baroque period. They are performed here in a fascinating interpretation by...continue...
Run Time: 100 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: Brandenburg Concertos / Abbado/Orchestra Mozart; Carmignola [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2008-10-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

This release is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on standard DVD players. A regular DVD is available as EUA 2056734. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
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The Essential Midori

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; L...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The greatness of the violinist Midori can be found in the seamless fabric of her distinguished but still-young career - an unbroken series of triumphs...continue...

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

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-08

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

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

Mozart: Violin Concertos, Sinfonia concertante / Abbado, Carmignola, Waskiewicz, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D majo...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano; Waskiewicz, Danusha
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Orchestra Mozart

Renowned period-instrument violinist Giuliano Carmignola makes his first Mozart recording, and internationally acclaimed maestro Claudio Abbado records Mozart for the first time on period instruments!...continue...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

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

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

Grand Prix - Bartók: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

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

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

Grand Prix - Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Mintz, Abbado, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Mintz, Shlomo
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Maxim Vengerov

11 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for String Qu...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chachamov, Revital; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Klein, Alex; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Appassionato / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: John Williams: Going To School, for cello & piano; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brunetti, Octavio; Casadesus, Gaby; D'Rivera, Paquito; Entremont, Philippe; Fan, Joel; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lubambo, Romero; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; S...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Morricone, Ennio; Abbado, Claudio

This album represents the entire span of Ma's recording career, beginning with his first recording (Saint-Saens 'The Swan') and culminating with three new tracks by...continue...
Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist hims...continue...

Vivaldi: Four Seasons, Concertos For Flute & Orchestra

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV ...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, Violin Concerto

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Abbado, Claudio

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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Etc.

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-02-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Francesco Geminiani: Sonata for violin & continuo no 10 in A major, Op. 4/10; Franz Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor,...
Performers: Milstein, Nathan; Pludermacher, Georges [Piano]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

A wide-ranging tribute to one of the greatest violinists of the last century. The encore pieces accompanied by Georges Pludermacher, first issued in 1983 although...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Abbado, Fleming, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Braunstein, Guy; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Claudio Abbado reunites with the Berlin Philharmonic to present Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and Berg's Seen Early Songs, featuring 'America's Most Beautiful Voice', soprano Renee...continue...

Good Morning!: Classics for Breakfast

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

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

Artist Portrait - Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 2004-03-16

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Camille ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Mehta, Zubin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Expanded Edition - Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich / Midori

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77; Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 34; Prelude ...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"The Berlin Philharmonic, Abbado, Midori, Tchaikovsky, and especially Shostakovich are disparate elements that add up to an urgent recommendation." - Fanfare...continue...

Expanded Edition - Brahms / Stern, Ma , et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"...this is a very good performance. Ma is warm, assured and romantic, while Abbado moves the piece along well, never sounding lumpy and sectionalized." -...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto / Shaham, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht; Shaham, Gil; Wang, Jian
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"In the Double Concerto, tempos are on the broad side, and the playing is rich and warm. Jian Wang is a very fine cellist, and...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Abbado, Larsson, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-06-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Gansch, Hans; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

From the concert review of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, Royal Festival Hall, London, 10/11/1999. "The three greatest Mahler performances I have heard in the concert hall...continue...

Masters of the Bow - Violin / Accardo, Bell, Grumiaux, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-03-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D maj...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Bell, Joshua; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Feldman, Jonathan; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, I...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Foster, Lawrence; Gamba, Piero; Dutoit, Charles; Litton, Andrew; Abbado, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic ...

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

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

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

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

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 1998-09-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99)
Performers: Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies no 2 & 4 / Claudio Abbado

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-09-16

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Neblett, Carol; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Road I Travel / Maxim Vengerov

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-04-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy, for violin & orchestra; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Symphonien 23 & 36, Sinfonia Concertante / Abbado

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-07-02

Performers: Christ, Wolfram; Kussmaul, Rainer
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Berg: Violin Concerto, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-07-25

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds
Performers: Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; New York Philharmonic

"...It is less Stern than the magnificent Peter Serkin and Abbado - with his marvelous feel for structure and timbre - that enliven this Chamber...continue...

Mahler: 10 Symphonies / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, etc

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-05-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Holler, Adolf; McNair, Sylvia; Meier, Waltraud; Norman, Jessye; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Seifert, Gerd; Seiffert, Peter; Studer, Cheryl; Terfel, Bryn; V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
The current pre-eminence of Gustav Mahler in the concert hall and on disc isn't something that could have been anticipated - other...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Kremer, Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-03-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Cummings, Douglas; Kremer, Gidon; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra