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J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos / Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman - Daniel Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Highlights from Bach's concerto repertoire, presented with a sure sense of style that combines musical quality with the sound of sensuous strings. Performed by a...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Air: The Bach Album / Anne Akiko Meyers, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / E1 Music Entertainment / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for harpischord in F minor, BWV 10...
Performers: Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

"This is Anne Akiko Meyers’s first orchestral album for eOne and features the English Chamber Orchestra with Steven Mercurio conducting. The album includes Bach’s Violin...continue...
Recording information: LSO St Lukes, London, England & the Performing Arts Cen (05/2011/09/2001)....continue...

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch: Violin Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, B...
Performers: Black, Neil; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dubach, Alexandre; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Grubert, Ilya; Kogan, Leonid; Oistrakh, David; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Van Den Booren, Borika
Conductors: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Martini, Carlo De; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kondrashin, Kirill; Sasson, Michel; Foster, Lawrence; Golovschin, Igor; Marturet, Eduardo; Nebolsin, Vasili; Gauk, Alexander
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD collection that includes the great violin concertos performed by some of the great violin virtuosos of our time. Also included are some rarer...continue...

Bach, Mozart & Brahms / David Oistrakh, Davis, Menuhin, Kondrashin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d); Johannes Brahms: Conc...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir; Menuhin, Yehudi; Kondrashin, Kiril
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

This program introduces David Oistrakh not just as violinist, but also as father and friend in the performances of the Bach Double Concerto and Mozart...continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Best of Joshua Bell - The Decca Years

3 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Gabr...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the very 1st 'Best of Joshua Bell' album to ever be released! Highlighting the essential moments of Joshua Bell's career on Decca, this...continue...

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...

Hawes: Song of Songs / Elin Manahan Thomas, Roger Sayer, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Patrick Hawes: Song of Songs, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Perfect Love, for chorus; When Israel was a Child, for chorus & organ; The Lord's Prayer, for voice & chorus; O Lord Our Governor, for cho...
Performers: Coxwell, Janet; Liebeck, Jack; Sayer, Roger; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Christopher; Wilson, Suzanne
Conductors: Hawes, Patrick
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The composer Patrick Hawes has established a reputation as one of the most popular contemporary English composers working today. This new disc of choral and...continue...

Flute Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bourdin, Roger [Flute]; Challan, Annie; Dohn, Robert; Ellis, Osian; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grant, Michael; Griminelli, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Malcolm, George; Munchinger, Karl; Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Grumiaux Trio; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

From one of the most popular and successful classical music series, this release features famous flute repertoire - Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi Concertos and the...continue...

Elgar: Nursery Suite, Sospiri, etc / Goodwin, Price, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Nursery Suite; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), ...
Performers: Bennett, William; Ellis, Osian; Gonley, Stephanie; Price, Julie
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

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Not even Sir John Barbirolli or the much underrated William Boughton quite captures the same sense of strings merely breathing on their instruments...continue...

Respighi: Works for Violin & Orchestra / Marcello Viotti, Ingolf Turban, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Claves / 2009-01-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Chaconne for Violin, Organ and Strings; Concerto all'antica for Violin; Concerto a Cinque for Oboe, Trumpet, Piano, Violin, Double Bass and Strings; Pastorale in C major after Tart...
Performers: Turban, Ingolf
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The current interest in Respighi's music has led to the rediscovery of many of his lesser-known and unpublished compositions. This recording contains two world premieres...continue...

Mozart, Weber, Rossini: Clarinet Concertos / Steven Kanoff, et al

1 CD / Doron / 2008-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra in C major; Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clari...
Performers: Gonley, Stephanie; Kanoff, Steven
Conductors: Gonley, Stephanie; Constantine, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

California is Steve Kanoff's birth place. At the age of 14, he was the winner of the Young People's Concert Competition led by Leonard Bernstein....continue...

The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter / Karajan, Muti, Ozawa, Mutter, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons)...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Karajan, Herbert von; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Read, William Tim; Scholz, Rudolf
Conductors: Accardo, Salvatore; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

At the age of six, Anne-Sophie Mutter was turned on to the violin after hearing David Oistrakh play the Brahms sonatas and being awed by...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Bottesini: Gran Concerto in F sharp minor, Gran Duo Concertante / Martin, Garcia, Johnson, Litton, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Gran Duo concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra; Andante Sostenuto for strings; Duetto for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orchestra; Gran Concerto for double bass in F sharp...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Giovanni Bottesini was not only among the most famous double bass virtuosos of his time, but he was also a distinguished conductor and composer. Known...continue...

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

The Essential Wynton Marsalis

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major; Ode on Union of King and Parliament; Jean Joseph Mouret: Suite de Symphonies no 1; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Organ; Ma...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William [flute]; Black, Neil; Burr, Jon; Cho-Liang, Lin; Hurst, Robert Leslie III; Koch, Philip; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Riley, Herlin; ...
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Hunsberger, Donald; ; Marsalis, Wynton
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

The name Wynton Marsalis has become almost a metaphor for music in our time, be it visionary jazz or beautifully wrought performances of classical works...continue...

Holst: Works / Imogen Holst, William Bennett, Peter Graeme

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-02-13

Works: Gustav Holst: Songs (2) Without Words for chamber orchestra, Op. 22, H. 88; A Fugal Concerto, for flute, oboe & string orchestra, Op. 40/2, H. 152; The Golden Goose, choral ballet, Op. 45/1, H. 163; ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Bennett, William; Graeme, Peter; Hurwitz, Emanuel; Sillito, Kenneth
Conductors: Holst, Imogen
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Imogen Holst (1907-1984), the composer's daughter, was a fine musician herself, an excellent conductor and naturally a persuasive exponent of her father's works. "Another splendid...continue...

Weekend Classics - Weekend Dreams

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Cla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ozawa, Seiji; Boulez, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Mozart 250 - A Celebration

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-02-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello no 6 in E flat major ("String ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Szell, George; Bruno, Weil; Lockhart, James; Brico, Antonia; Leppard, Raymond; Kubelik, Rafael; Faerber, Jörg; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Kuhn, Gustav; Zukerman, Pinchas; Maazel, Lori...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; London Symp...

Nigel Kennedy - Inner Thoughts

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-11-08

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins...
Performers: Gizbert-Studnicka, Bogumila; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Maninger, Olaf; Mayer, Albrecht; Meyerson, Mitzi; Stabrawa, Daniel
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey; Tennstedt, Klaus; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nigel Kennedy has broken centuries of tradition with a new compilation that strips landmark concertos of their outer movements to create Inner Thoughts, a unique...continue...

Britten: Violin Concerto, etc / McAslan, Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op. 19; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Benjamin Britten / Lennox Berkeley: Mont Juic, suite of Catalan dances for orchestra
Performers: McAslan, Lorraine
Conductors: Moore, Lloyd; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"These performances were originally published in different pairings by Collins in 1990. All three works are from early in Britten's career. McAslan is heard in...continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell [Decca]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 2...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Zinman, David; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philarmonic Orquestra; Takács String Quartet

With a career that began on Decca, Indiana-born Joshua Bell recorded a complete catalog of violin repertoire that was certainly a portent of things to...continue...

Legend - Beethoven, Bruch: Concertos / Kennedy

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-07-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Hamburg

The Joshua Bell Edition Vol 2 - Bruch, etc: Violin Concertos

2 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Adagio for Violin and O...
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Somary, ECO

2 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-10-19

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: Adeney, Richard; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Black, Neil; Brown, James; Gunes, Rusen; Halstead, Anthony; Hegedus, Olga; Lasker-Wallfisch), Anita Lasker (aka Anita; Lester, Harold; Miller, Tess...
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

A special two disc price for this masterpiece....continue...

Expanded Edition - Wynton Marsalis - The London Concert

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; English Chamber Orchestra; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Marsalis' Haydn shows considerably more depth of thought and variety in phrasing than on the earlier hit record; the finale, in particular, gains in expressiveness......continue...
This selection is a Super Audio CD, which is designed for use only on Super Audio CD players. It is also available in standard CD format.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Cho-Liang Lin (v...continue...

Mozart: Violin Concertos no 3 & 5 / J.L. Garcia, English CO

1 CD / Ensayo / 2003-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"
Performers: Garcia, Jose Luis [Violin]
Conductors: Garcia, José L. [Violin]
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos / Perlman, Zukerman, Barenboim, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"This release has one item you seldom see: the G-minor Concerto. That work has long been thought to be based on a violin concerto, which...continue...

The Perfect J.S. Bach

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 14...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashton, Graham; Bath Festival Orchestra; Black, Neil; Crozier, George; Empire Brass; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavrilov, Andrei; Germani, Fernando; Goossens...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Stokowski, Leopold; Rees, Jonathan; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tate, Jeffrey; Irving, Robert; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Concert Arts Orchestra; Consortium Musicum; Empire Brass; English Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Scottish Ensemble

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Christopher Parkening (guitar); Eddie Walker, George Crozier (flute); Leon Goossens , Neil Black (oboe); Graham Ashton (trumpet);...continue...

Minkus: La Bayadère / Bonynge, English Chamber Orchestra

2 CD / Decca / 2001-09-11

Works: Léon Minkus: La Bayadere, ballet
Performers: Gonley, Stephanie
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Eloquence - Magic of the Panpipes - Albinoni, Handel, et al

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for oboe d'amore, strings & ...
Performers: Bish, Diane; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Zamfir, Gheorghe [Pan Flute]
Conductors: ; Vronsky, Petr; Britten, Tony; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Essential Bach

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Brandenb...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Carmirelli, Pina; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Dart, Thurston; De Larrocha,...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Agoult, Raymond; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

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

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-05-16

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

Halffter: Sinfonietta; Toldrà: Vistes al Mar / Asensio

1 CD / Ensayo / 1999-11-09

Works: Ernesto Halffter: Sinfonietta for orchestra in D; Eduardo Toldrá: Vistes al mar, for string quartet (or string orchestra)
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hegedus, Olga; Williams, Stephen
Conductors: Garcia-Asensio, Enrique
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern - My First 79 Years

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Johannes...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Oistrakh, David; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spaeter, Matthias; Stern, Isaac; Zakin, Alexander; Zuk...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Katims, Milton; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-07-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Canta...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Kaufmann, Eduard; Nicolet, Aurèle; Suk, Josef; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]; Varner, John
Conductors: Stratta, Ettore; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Westenburg, Richard; Slatkin, Leonard; Galway, James [Flute]; Fiedler, Arthur; Stokowski, Leopold; Rabinowitz, Harry
Ensemble: Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Boston Pops; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici di Zagreb; Lucerne Festival Strings; Musica Sacra (New York); RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; United Kingdom Symphony Orches...

Classic Wynton

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: King's March; Prince of Denmark's March; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Orga...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; Stillman, Judith Lynn; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Hunsberger, Donald; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

This new compilation from Sony of some of Wynton Marsalis' finest classical recordings is for anyone who is not yet convinced that he may well...continue...
Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Kathleen Battle (soprano); Cho-Liang Lin (violin); William Bennett (flute); Neal Black (oboe); Judith Lynn Stillman (piano); Ian On Awi Watson (harpsichord); An...continue...

Sumi Jo sings Mozart / Montgomery, English CO

1 CD / Erato Import / 1996-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, concert aria, ...
Performers: Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Jo, Sumi; Tunnell, Charles
Conductors: Montgomery, Kenneth
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

In Gabriel's Garden / Wynton Marsalis, Newman, English CO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; The King's March; Work(s); Sonata for trumpet, strings and continua no 2 in D major; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata a ...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This selection is also available in MiniDisc format.

Once again planting himself in London's St. Giles Church, Wynton Marsalis performs a program of heroic pan-European Baroque music that permi...continue...

The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1996-04-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; John Williams: Schindler's List; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Donohoe, Peter; du Pré, Jacqueline; Erdbeer, Johannes; Galway, James...
Conductors: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutherland, Iain; Muti, Riccardo; Previn, Andre; Sanderling, Kurt; Tennstedt, Klaus; Myers, Stanley; Cu, Ismael Fernandez de la; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir of Cambridg...

This set includes both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Bach at Bedtime

1 CD / Philips / 1995-10-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for ...
Performers: Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Greger, Andreas; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Romero, Pepe; Sebok, Gyorgy; Selin, Eli...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Les Solistes Romandes; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-05-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Violins in G major, RV 516; Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV 524; Concerto for 3 violins, stri...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Perlman, Itzhak; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Stern, Isaac; William Smith [Conductor/Piano]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Ormandy, Eugene; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra members

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-5

3 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-05-16

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 in D major, K 271...
Performers: Black, Neil; Stern, Isaac; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Szell, George; Schneider, Alexander; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra members; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

The Only Classical CD (Tape) You'll Ever Need!

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-07-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue fo...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Slatkin, Leonard; Wallenstein, Alfred; Fiedler, Arthur; Ormandy, Eugene; Reiner, Fritz; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Strings; New York Choral Artists; Philadelphia Orchestra; RC...

Haydn: Violin Concertos, Cello Concertos / Accardo, Walevska

2 CD / Philips / 1994-02-15

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, H. 7a/1; Concerto for Violin in A major ("Melker Konzert"), H. 7a/3; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Concerto for Violin & key...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Canino, Bruno; Walewska, Christina
Conductors: Accardo, Salvatore; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

The Best of Grieg

2 CD / Philips / 1993-10-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 1...
Performers: Ballardie, Quintin; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Stephen Kovacevich's performance of Griegs piano concerto reaches beyond the technically immaculate to a degree of spontaneity and poetry rarely matched in other recordings, and...continue...

Basic 100 Vol 5 - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Flute Concerto

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-06-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Halstead, Anthony; Yamashita, Kazuhito
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Galway, James [Flute]
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; New Irish Chamber Orchestra

The Bells of St Genevieve and Other Baroque Favorites

1 CD / RCA Records / 1992-01-28

Works: Marin Marais: La gamme et autres morceaux de simphonie; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Suite for Orchestra no 3 ...
Performers: Galway, James; Spivakov, Vladimir; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Galway, James; Spivakov, Vladimir; Stratta, Ettore; Levine, James; ; Westenburg, Richard; Baumgartner, Rudolf
Ensemble: Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; I Solisti di Zagreb; Lucerne Festival Strings; Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra; Music of Ravinia; ...