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Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

Essential Overtures - Over 2 hours of thrilling overtures (overture highlights only)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederi...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo; Rodzinski, Artur; Kempe, Rudolf; Tausky, Vilem; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert ...

50 Best Overtures [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; Overture to L'italiana in Algeri; Overture to Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro;...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rodzinski, Artur; Lanchbery, John; Kempe, Rudolf; Serafi...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies / Sir Colin Davis

6 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Er...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

The distinguished Dresden Staatskapelle, under the baton of beloved conductor, Colin Davis, soaks in the music and tradition in this historic performance of Beethoven's 9...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden....continue...

Favorite Film Music / Music from Amadeus, JFK, Minority Report, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525; Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365 (316a); Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (297c); Ave verum corp...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Helmis, Fritz; Lupu, Radu; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Parkening, Christopher;...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; del Mar, Norman; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra

Bravura Basses

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Coad, Conal; East, Angela; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Herford, Henry; Martin, Bruce; Myers, Raymond; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pape, Rene; Parkin, David; Parsons, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Rob...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Divall, Richard; Franks, Dobbs; Solti, Sir Georg; Weigle, Sebastian; Cleobury, Stephen; Boult, Adrian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Greene, Andrew; Davis...

Stellar Sopranos

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Victor Massé: La Reine topaze (The Topaz Queen); Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann); Un mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door); George Frederick Handel: Giuli...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Kenny, Yvonne; Macliver, Sara; Matthews, Emma; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Serra, Luciana; Streich, Rita; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Dyer, Paul; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Leinsdorf, Erich; Tang, Muhai; Rudner, Ola; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Hager, Leopold; Gaebel, Kurt

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

Haydn: The Seasons

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In 2009, LSO Live released an acclaimed recording of Haydn's Die Schöpfung (The Creation) conducted by Sir Colin Davis. This month, Sir Colin returns to...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (06/27/2010)....continue...

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Gloria!

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe"; Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K. 33...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farnes, Richard; Goode, David; Hopkinson, Thomas; Humphreys, George; Jones, Della; Pinnock, Trevor; Te ...
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Hill, David; Higginbottom, Edward; Layton, Stephen; Phillips, Daniel [Choral]; Darlington, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Lole, Simon; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Capricorn (Ensemble); The English Concert

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte

3 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Mozart specialist Colin Davis directs an exceptional recording of this witty, sophisticated, compact, comic opera. The superlative cast, including a stellar Kiri Te Kanawa, and...continue...
Recording information: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England (01/27/1981)....continue...

Best Film 50

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-10-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626; Divertimento for string trio in E flat 'Puchberg' K.563; Serenade no 13 in...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Galway, James [Flute]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Previn, Andre; Karajan, He...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart & Strauss

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Zaide; La finta giardiniera; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Il re pastore; Lucio Silla; Idomeneo; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o ca...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fontana, Gabriele; Grundheber, Franz; Hornik, Gottfried; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Solti, Sir Georg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Fischer, György; Tate, Jeffrey; Schirmer, Ulf

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1; Oboe Concerto

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Leleux, Francois
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Davis, Colin

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München....continue...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 3 / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

There are few living pianists so well-known and with such legendary status as Evgeny Kissin. A former child prodigy, Kissin came to international attention in...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 4 / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

There are few living pianists so well-known and with such legendary status as Evgeny Kissin. A former child prodigy, Kissin came to international attention in...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

There are few living pianists so well-known and with such legendary status as Evgeny Kissin. A former child prodigy, Kissin came to international attention in...continue...

Haydn: Creation / Davis, Bostridge, Henschel, Matthews, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Henschel, Dietrich; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' recent releases on LSO Live have featured his favorite choral works, including Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's...continue...

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

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; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Michiko Takahashi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 CD / RCO Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra; Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Luigi Dallapiccola: Commiat...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Devos, Lode; Dorow, Dorothy; Hargan, Alison; Herbers, Werner; Kilduff, Barbara; Kim, Yong-Hee; Lewis, Keith; Meel, Nico van der; Olof, Theo; Oosterkamp, Wou...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kondrashin, Kirill; Vis, Lucas; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Davis, Colin; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Cerha, Friedrich; B...

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from...continue...

Masterworks: Mozart [Box Set]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C...
Performers: Boer, Harmen de; Carmignola, Giuliano; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Han, Derek; Herbert, Giselle; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Koch, Lothar; Leister, Karl; Morvaj, Robert; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Seifert, Ger...
Conductors: Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Colin; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]; Feeman, Paul; Martini, Carlo De; Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Leppard, Raymond; Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Il Quartettone; Les Violons du Roy

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos / Kissin, Davis, London SO

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-14

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: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

There are few living pianists so well-known and with such legendary status as Evgeny Kissin. A former child prodigy, Kissin came to international attention in...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op 86 / Davis, Matthews, Mingardo, Ainsely, Miles, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-09-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Matthews, Sally; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' finest recordings for LSO Live have focused on choral music and opera. Recent titles have included Handel's 'Messiah', Mozart's 'Requiem',...continue...

Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Kovacevich, Stephen; Ortiz, Cristina; Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Atzmón, Moshe; Chailly, Riccardo; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Davis, Colin; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Presenting some...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Davis, Arnet, Stephany, Kennedy, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-02-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Arnet, Marie; Jeffrey, Darren; Stephany, Anna; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
If you want a traditionally conceived budget-price Requiem, well sung à superbly played and vividly recorded, Davis's performance has much to commend it.
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The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concerto no 24; Schumann: Piano Concerto

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Evgeny Kissin provides a very individual yet compelling view of Mozart's C minor Concerto. Kissin is not afraid to use the full dynamic...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Davis, Brewer, Mac Master, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Borowski, Daniel; Brewer, Christine; Jeffrey, Darren; MacMaster, John; Matthews, Sally; Sigmundsson, Kristinn; Tortise, Andrew; Uusitalo, Juha; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly... we meet the lovely-voiced, innocent-but-not-soubrette Sally Matthews as Marzelline and the...continue...

Berlioz: Te Deum; Mozart / Stuart, Davis, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-10-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a)
Performers: Schöne, Hans-Dieter; Stuart, Neill
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Chorus; Dresden Singakademie

"Not only are the big climaxes given extra punch,... but in the hushed passages, with such a big body of singers - three adult and...continue...

Brahms, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rubinstein

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

The BBC Legends live Performance, in excellent sound, from a packed Royal Festival Hall in 1968, demonstrates that Rubinstein had lost none of his fire...continue...

Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collier, Marie; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Regine; Cross, Gr...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin; Pidò, Evelino; Mackerr...
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symph...

Featuring an all-star lineup that includes Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and many others. This is...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...

Beethoven, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Grumiaux, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

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: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Arthur Grumiaux 's career nearly ended before it began. At the outset of WWII he was just embarking on an international career after winning several...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Peaceful Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2006-07-04

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Piet...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kocsis, Zoltan; LaGoya, Alexandre; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Sillito, Kenneth; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Stein, Horst; Chailly, Riccardo; Tate, Jeffrey; Malcolm, George; Bonynge, Richard; Haitink, Bernard; Agoult, Raymond; ...

This is the latest release in the popular "Adagio Series": a great selection of soothing and relaxing music as well as a great introduction to...continue...

Classic Library - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Davis, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Heilmann, Uwe; Mitternacht-Geibendorfer, Isolde; Oppitz, Gerhard; Orgonasova, Luba; Rohn, Andreas; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Rosner, Anton; Schloter, Elmar; Schmitt, Monika; Vorwold, Wilfried; Weber, H...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Classic Library - Mozart: Overtures / Davis, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Bastien und Bastienne, K 50 (46a); Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Lucio Silla, K 135; Così fan tutte, K 588; ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Classic Library - Mozart: Requiem / Sir Colin Davis, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra, K. 141 (K. 66b); Venite populi, offertory for double chorus & orchestra, K. 260 (K. 248a...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Gunther, Christian; Heilmann, Uwe; Immler, Christian M.; Lipovsek, Marjana; Muller, Carsten; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; European Baroque Soloists; Tölz Boys Choir

Complete Mozart Edition 15 - Late Italian Operas

11 CD / Philips Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Caballe, Montserrat; Casula, Maria; Clarke, Christina; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Freni, Mirella; Ganza...
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In Volume 15 of the Complete Mozart Edition, the Late Italian Operas are featured, including Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. Artists such as...continue...

The Mozart Collection - Vesperes solemnes de confessore, etc

1 CD / Philips / 2006-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Ryland; Howell, Gwynne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"This disc could hardly present a more delightful collection of Mozart choral music... ranging from the early soprano cantata, Exsultate Jubilate, with its famous setting...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...

Mozart: Marriage Of Figaro (Highlights)

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Ganzarolli, Wladimiro; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Norman, Jessye; Watson, Lillian; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Haydn: Symphonies no 88 & 99; Beethoven / Davis, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"The virtues of Colin Davis' Concertgebouw Haydn recordings are well known: judicious tempos, excellent playing (particularly from the wind soloists), and stylish phrasing even in...continue...