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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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James Galway / Great Flute Concerto Edition

12 CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway, Jeanne; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Proud, Malcolm; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Vassalo, Eduardo; Wolters, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Galway, James [Flute]; Prieur, Andre; Scimone, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Mozart Players

Harmony

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-11-23

Works: Carl Boberg: How Great Thou Art, hymn; Michael Haydn: Te Deum, for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major, MH 145 (KL 5; John Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Johann Sebastian ...
Conductors: Herbert, Sally

2009 sophomore albu from the singing global superstars who broke the Guinness world record for the fastest selling classical debut album of all time. The...continue...
The Priests' 2008 eponymous debut received a quick sequel in 2009's Harmony, an album designed to continue upon the surprise success of its predecessor instead of build upon it. By most respects, Harm...continue...

Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-09-22

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; 6 Etudes Tableaux; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Nikolai Rimsky-Kors...
Performers: Rachmaninov, Sergei

In an ongoing collaboration to breathe new life into legendary performances that have been marred by the poor recording quality of past times, 'Rachmaninoff Plays...continue...

The Essential Glenn Gould

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-04-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well...
Performers: Gould, Glenn

Glenn Gould was a musical visionary who fired the public's imagination with his totally original approach to the classical piano repertoire. His unconventional interpretation of...continue...

The Essential Vladimir Horowitz

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-04-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Mazurka for piano no 25 in B minor, Op. 33/4,...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir

Russian-born Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) was one of the most acclaimed pianists of the modern age, a formidable virtuoso whose inimitable artistry and technique were rooted...continue...

The Priests

1 CD / RCA Records / 2008-11-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Bob Chilcott: Irish Blessing, for chorus & piano; Robat Arwyn: Benedictus; Fermin Maria Alv...
Performers: Cunningham, Olli; Langston, Adam; Monaghan, Brendan [celtic]; O'Neill, Danny; Priests, The; Yamamoto, Youki
Conductors: Herbert, Sally

Fathers Eugene (aged 48) and Martin O'Hagan (aged 45), who are brothers, and David Delargy (aged 44) has each achieved the ambitions nurtured when they...continue...
Personnel: Accademia Filarmonica Romana Choir, Philharmonic Academy of Rome Choir (vocals); Brendan Monaghan (whistle, Uilleann pipe); Danny O'Neill, Danni O'Neill (piano); Youki Yamamoto, Olli Cunni...continue...

The Essential Evgeni Kissin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 1...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

Even more remarkable today than when he emerged from Soviet Russia in the early 1980s as an astonishing child prodigy, Evgeny Kissin has matured into...continue...

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...

William Kapell Rediscovered - The Australian Broadcasts

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-05-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for keyboard in A minor, BWV 818 (BC L25); Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Thomas Arne: God ...
Performers: Kapell, William
Conductors: MacMillan, Ernest; Heinze, Sir Bernard

A generation of music lovers has grown up with the legend of you William Kapell (1922-1953): the first great American virtuoso pianist and the indefatigable...continue...

The Essential Julian Bream

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-01-15

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Etudes (12) for Guitar, W 235; Study no 8; Estudio, for guitar no 12 in A minor, A. 235/12; Joaquin Malats: Serenata andaluza; Jo...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Malcolm, George
Conductors:
Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort

The great English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream celebrates his 75th birthday in 2008, looking back on a unique and innovative career that forged a...continue...

Bach, Mozart, Brahms: Concertos / Jascha Heifetz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-01-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Do...
Performers: Friedman, Erick; Heifetz, Jascha; Lofthouse, Thornton; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Primrose, William
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Solomon, Izler; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

The incomparable Jascha Heifetz plays three of the greatest double concertos - by Bach, Brahms, and Mozart - in distinguished collaboration with cellist Grego Piatigorsky,...continue...

Heavenly Love, Earthly Joy / Bream, Pears

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-01-16

Works: Thomas Morley: Absence, hear thou my protestation, song for voice with lute & bass viol; First Booke of Ayres; Who is it that this darke night, song for voice with lute & bass viol; Philip Rosseter: ...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Pears, Peter, Sir

"This reissue of two concert performances--from London's Wigmore Hall in 1963 and Conway Hall in 1969--makes delightful and frequently very compelling listening, given the superlative...continue...

Hallelujah Chorus - Great Handel Choruses / Ormandy

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound (From Samson)
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra

Classic Library - Bach: Wedding Cantata, etc / Levine, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 20...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Golan, Joseph; Guastafeste, Joseph; Herseth, Adolph; Levine, James; Magad, Samuel; Miller, Frank; Muenzer, Edgar; Peck, Donald; Preves, Milton; Sauer, Mary; S...
Conductors: Levine, James; Faerber, Jörg

Encores - Bach, Widor, Handel / Virgil Fox

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Trio Sonata for Organ no 6 in G major, BWV 530; G...
Performers: Fox, Virgil [Organ]

Organist Virgil Fox combined mastery of the king of the instruments with an unerring showmans instinct to make every concert and recording an unforgettable event....continue...

Complete Collections - Rachmaninoff - Complete Recordings

10 CD / RCA Records / 2006-01-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Kreisler, Fritz; Plevitskaya, Nadejda; Rachmaninoff, Natalie; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Here are the complete SonyBMG Sergei Rachmaninov piano recordings including his four 'Piano Concertos', 'Variations on a Theme of Paganini', plus piano works by Bach,...continue...

Handel: The Messiah / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Larsson, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schade, Michael; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Amici Forever Defined

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-06-21

Works: Ronan Hardiman: La fiamma sacra; So Far Away; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia; David Foster: The Prayer; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Nick Patrick: Nostalgia; Terra e Liberta; S...
Performers: Appleby, Jo; Bould, Miles; Christie, Rupert; Dave Ayres; Elmear Quinn; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Hinnegan, Tony; Nicholas Garrett [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Sewell, Geoff; Themis, John; Valentine...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amici Forever

Mixing the beauty and timeless appeal of classical music with the fun and sexiness of pop, Amici forever scored phenomenal success with their debut album,...continue...

Handel: Recorder Sonatas / Petri, Jarrett

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in G minor, HWV 360/Op. 1 no 2; Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4; Sonata for Recorder and Basso Co...
Performers: Jarrett, Keith; Petri, Michala

Aguirre / Los Otros

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-11

Works: Sebastián de Aguirre: El coquis; Morisca triste; Folias; La Oleada; Hacha; Marizápalos; Bran a la cran; Canarios a la cran; Tocotin; Puerto rico de la puebla; Balona de bailar; Pedro Esteva...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Otros

Early music specialist Hille Perl is joined by her ensemble Los Otros and explores Mexican Baroque music of the 17th century. Reconstructed from fragments of...continue...
Includes work(s): canarios (versions by santiago de murcis by various composers....continue...

Heifetz in Performance [includes DVD]

2 CD / RCA Records / 2004-12-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248b) "Haffner"; Sergey Prokofiev: March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33); Claude Debussy: La f...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

This DVD features a selection of the great violinist's favorite repertoire. Included in the program are several short works for violin and piano performed in...continue...

Classic Library - Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Bk 1 / Richter

2 CD / RCA Records / 2004-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

With intelligance and power, Richter offers a unique perspective on one of the Mount Everests of the piano literature....continue...

Classic Library - Handel: Messiah / Shaw Chorale

2 CD / RCA Records / 2004-10-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Arnold, Robert; Conant, Robert; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Paul, Thomas; Raskin, Judith; Smith, James
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"I find myself so often crying out fo the reissue of fine recordings of the past that have been cruelly dropped from circulation, so it...continue...

Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-28

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 9...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Ax, Emanuel; Baekkelund, Kjell; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hautz...
Conductors: Stratta; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; Prêtre, Georges; Copland, Aaron; Kapp, Richard; Grüner-Hegge...
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered - Violin Sonatas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-08-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Paul Ben-Haim: Berceuse Sfaradite for violin & piano; Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33; George Frederick Handel:...
Performers: Garvey, David [Piano]; Perlman, Itzhak

This recording was made during Perlman's twentieth year, and reveals a joyful musician of unbrideled energy, with the interpretive maturity of a much older artist....continue...

Four Seasons:vivaldi

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,
Performers: Paul, Florin
Conductors: Klein, Emil

Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks Music / Paillard CO

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François
Ensemble: Paillard Chamber Orchestra

The Opera Band

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-01-13

Works: James Shearman: Prayer in the Night, song (after Sarabande by George Frideric Handel); Alex North: Unchained Melody; Antonio Galbiati / Giuseppe Dettori: Canto alla vita; Peter Wolf / Michelle Wolf /...
Performers: Appleby, Jo; Bould, Miles; Cottle, Laurence; Cottle, Richard; Forever, Amici; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]; Parricelli, John; Patrick, Nick; Sewell, Geoff; Valentine, T...
Conductors: Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: Budapest Film Orchestra

Selections recorded at Shine Studios, Metropolis London, and Budapest Radio Studios.

Personnel: Richard Harvey (pipe); Richard Cottle (keyboards); Nick Patrick (percussion, programming); Miles...continue...

Horowitz - Legendary RCA Recordings

2 CD / RCA Records / 2003-11-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo; Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Pachelbel's Greatest Hit - The Ultimate Canon

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-09-23

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Cleo Laine: How, Where, When? (after Pachelbel's Canon in D); Curtis Williams /...
Performers: Canadian Brass; Carroll, Clive; Concord String Quartet; Galway, James [Flute]; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Glaser, Jamie; Guildhall String Ensemble; Hampton String Quartet, The; Ikeda, Tatsuya; Irw...
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François; Georgiadis, John; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Arthur Fiedler Sinfonietta; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Cleo Laine, Yurihito Watanabe, Naoko Hishikawa, Reiko Iio, Eriko Mura (vocals); Clive Carroll, Angel Romero (guitar); Kouichiro Tashiro (bouzouki, kantele); Mabo Suzuki (koto); Mary Sokol,...continue...

The Ultimate Four Seasons - Vivaldi's Greatest Hit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-02-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Spivakov, Vladimir
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir
Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Paul Carrol Binkley (guitar, mandola); Larry Coryell, Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar); John Imholz (mandocello); Mike Marshall , Dana Rath (mandolin); James Galway , Ransom Wilson (flute); Mic...continue...

In My Heart -17th & 18th Century Italian Songs /Ramón Vargas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; L'honestà negli amori; Anton...
Performers: Anderson, John; Black, Nigel; Bucknall, Nicholas; Chu, Katherine; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Garland, Roger; Lale, Peter; Laurence, Christopher; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Vargas, Ramon ...

Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor); Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Roger Garland (violin); Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); Tony Pleeth (cello); Paul Edmund-Davies (flute); Nicholas Bucknail (clarinet);...continue...

Christmas Adagios - Holiday Classics to Touch your Heart

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-10-08

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; Amazing Grace; On ...
Performers: Café; Cunningham, Johnny; De Lancie, John; Douglas, Bill; Douglas, Dave [Piano]; Dunning, Brian; Erquiaga, Steve; Galway, James; Gomez, Eddie [Bass]; Irvine, Maya; Krips, Alfred; Mitchell, Emi...
Conductors: ; Gould, Morton; Ormandy, Eugene; Galway, James; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Guildhall String Ensemble; Morton Gould Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Nightnoise; Philadelphia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orche...

Heifetz Rediscovered - Grieg, Brahms, et al / Heifetz, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-05-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Henryk Wieniawski: Saltarello; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; ...
Performers: Achron, Isidor; Bay, Emanuel; Chotzinoff, Samuel; Heifetz, Jascha

Mussorgsky, Bach-Busoni, et al / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Mikhail Glinka: L'alouette; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

"...I am by no means an uncritical admirer [of Evgeny Kissin]. Not all of his interpretations strike me as great, but the greatest are very...continue...

Bream Adagios - Guitar Favorites for Romantic Daydreams

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Poèmes (7) de Banville; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56; Le jardin de Dolly, for pia...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Sansom, Marilyn; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Brouwer, Leo
Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra; RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra

Inspired Voices - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-01-08

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Hodie aperuit nobis; Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johannes Brahms: Der englische Gruss ("Gegrüsset"), for mixed ...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Domingo, Placido; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Haider, Friedrich; Kasarova, Vesselina; Knutson, Lydia Heather; Lamb, Andrew; Moffo, Anna; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Piau, Sandrine...
Conductors: Thornton, Barbara; Marlow, Richard; Fiedler, Arthur; Davis, Colin; Froschauer, Helmuth; Goodman, Roy; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Levine, James; Hills, Margaret; Eichhorn, Kurt; Westenburg, Richard
Ensemble: ; Hanover Band; La Petite Bande; Sequentia (Early music ensemble); Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

RCA Red Seal Century - Soloists & Conductors

2 CD / RCA Records / 2001-10-23

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the style of Francoeur; Schön Rosmarin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 12 in G major, Op. 37/2, CT. 119; Mazurka for piano no 23 in ...
Performers: Bauer, Harold; Berkowitz, Ralph; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Cliburn, Van; Cortot, Alfred; Elman, Mischa; Feuermann, Emanuel; Gabrilowitsch, Ossip; Galway, James [Flute]; Goode, Richard; Heifetz, Jascha;...
Conductors: Muck, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Fiedler, Arthur; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Munch, Charles; Shaw, Robert; Toscanini, Arturo; Monteux, Pierre; Reiner, Fritz; Levine, James; Measham, David; Wand, Günte...
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; NBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Sympho...

Inspired Joy - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-10-09

Works: Martin Luther: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott; William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; From virgin's womb; Giovanni Pergolesi: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major; George Frederick Handel: ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Galway, James; Garrett, Lesley; Grady, John; Jarrett, Keith; Petri, Michala; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth; ; Scimone, Claudio; Bolton, Ivor; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Solti, Sir Georg; Marlow, Richard; Hengelbrock, Thomas; Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: Balthasar-Neumann Chorus; Britten Choir; Britten Sinfonia; Canadian Brass; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Choir of Trinity College; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Harp Consort; I S...

Songs of Faith and Inspiration / Robert Shaw Chorale

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-09-11

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Stephen Adams: The Holy City; Martin Luther: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott; Johann Sebastian B...
Performers: Holloway, Clyde; Kopleff, Florence
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chorale; Symphony Orchestra

Inspired Bach - Music to Enhance Your Spirit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf,...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Galway, James [Flute]; Hannibal, Lars; Jarrett, Keith; Petri, Michala; Serkin, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Guttenberg, Enoch zu; ; Shaw, Robert; Georgiadis, John; Levine, James; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Guitar Trio; Bach Collegium Munich; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Harp Consort; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Music of Ravinia

James Galway - Man with the Golden Flute

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-08-07

Works: Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato; Riccardo Drigo: Harlequin's Millions; Niccolò Paganini: Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no...
Performers: Galway, James
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello for Relaxation / Isserlis, Harnoy, Starker, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-06-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Max Bruch: Canzone, for cello & orchestra/piano in B major, Op. 55; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Morceau de concours for Flute and Piano in F...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Hough, Stephen; Isserlis, Steven; Katsaris, Cyprien; Moore, Dudley; S...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Almeida, Antonio de; Robinson, Paul; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Toronto Chamber Orchestra

Adagio for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Cioffi, Gino; De Larrocha, Alicia; Dwyer, Doriot Anthony; Eskin, Jules; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Walt, Sherman; Zighera, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Munch, Charles; Schneider, Alexander; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Guildhall String Ensemble

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

This individual compilation taps into the spiritual mind and soul of relaxation. "Adagio" refers to the meaning "at ease," and this particul...continue...

The Only Choral CD You'll Ever Need

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gabriel Fau...
Performers: Daldorph, Rebecca; Elias, James; Keily, Louisa; Rushforth, Philip; Schneider-Waterberg, Reiner
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bolton, Ivor; Karajan, Herbert von; Marlow, Richard; Davis, Colin; Patanè, Giuseppe; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Davis, Carl; Hengelbrock, Thomas; Stephenson, Mark
Ensemble: ; Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Britten Sinfonia; Cambridge Trinity College Choir; London Musici; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Flute in D major, RV 429; Concerto for Flute in G major, RV 436; ...
Performers: Aldwinckle, Robert; Blum, Norbert; Blume, Norbert; Bream, Julian; Constable, John; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Evstigneev, Mikhail; Evstigoreev, Mikhail; Fontanarosa, Patrice; Galway, James; Harnoy,...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Galway, James; Robinson, Paul; Scimone, Claudio; Spivakov, Vladimir; Stamp, Richard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Angel; ; Garcia, José L. [Violin]
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Concert; I Solisti Veneti; Monteverdi Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra; New Irish Chamber Orchestra; New Virtuosi di Roma; Toronto Chamber O...

Flute for Relaxation - James Galway

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-10-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Lili Boulanger: Nocturne for Violin and Piano in F major; Tamezo Narita: Song of the Seashore; Aram Khachaturian: Circus; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. ...
Performers: Harada, Sadao [Cello]; Ikeda, Kikuei; Isomura, Kazuhide [Viola]; Mitchell, Emily; Miyashita, Susumu; Moll, Phillip; Proud, Malcolm; Shinozaki, Ayako
Conductors: Measham, David; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Chung, Myung-Whun; Gerhardt, Charles; Georgiadis, John; ; Effron, David
Ensemble: ; Eastman Philharmonia; I Solisti di Zagreb; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Chorus London; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra