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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...

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas / Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

9 CD / RCA Records / 2012-08-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonat...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]

Thirty years on, renowned Beethoven specialist, Rudolf Buchbinder presents his second complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas, this time recorded live at Dresden's Semperoper. Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden....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

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2010-03-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo

Recording information: Funkhaus Köpenick, Berlin....continue...

Haydn, Hofmann, Mozart: Cello Concertos

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-01-26

Works: Leopold Hofmann: Concerto for cello & orchestra in D major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 28...
Performers: Ciomei, Sergio; Gabetta, Andres; Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Ciomei, Sergio

Grammy-nominated, Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta devoted her previous recordings to great cello concertos of the Baroque (Vivaldi), Romantic (Tchaikovsky) and modern (Shostakovich) eras. On her...continue...
Recording information: Church of Zurich-Altstetten....continue...

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...

Beethoven: Symphony no 6 "Pastorale", Symphony No 2 / Paavo Jarvi, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-11-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

"Unbelievable! Just when you thought you'd heard it all, along comes a new Beethoven symphony disc that proves once again that there's no such thing...continue...

The Essential Arthur Rubinstein

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/O...
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

One of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, Arthur Rubistein received international acclaim, especially for his performances of Chopin. Born in Poland in 1887...continue...

Hommage à Haydn / Xavier de Maistre

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-09-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Variations (6) for Piano in C major, H 17 no 5; Adagio for Keyboard in F major, H 17 no ...
Performers: De Maistre, Xavier
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

To mark the 200th anniversary of Franz Josef Haydn's death, Xavier de Maistre, virtuoso and harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, sought to commemorate the...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...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 5 & 1 / Paavo Järvi, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-01-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

"What a treat to have on SACD such buoyant, bright recordings of these great symphonies. Better still to learn that they're the beginning of a...continue...

Ideals of the French Revolution - Beethoven / Kent Nagano, Maximilian Schell, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-01-06

Works: Paul Griffiths: The General, for orchestra with soprano, choir & narrator (after Beethoven); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Egmont, incidental music...
Performers: Pieczonka, Adrianne
Conductors: Nagano, Kent; Rivest, Jean-Francois
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

For their first recording together, internationally acclaimed conductor Kent Nagano and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal turn to the music of Beethoven and give it...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 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...

The Essential Rudolf Serkin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1; Cap...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

A "pianist's pianist" in the truest sense, Rudolf Serkin has inspired generations of musicians with the heroic purity and integrity of his playing. A self-effacing...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...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 8 / P. Järvi, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

"This is the fastest 'Erocia' I have ever heard - about 42 minutes... It works for me. As Chrisphe Huss says in the notes, "It...continue...

The Essential Van Cliburn

2 CD / RCA Records / 2007-07-10

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; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Etudes-tableaux...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; RCA Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Schumann, Beethoven / Van Cliburn, Reiner, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

At the very peak of his youthful power, pianist Van Cliburn collaborates with Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony in richly contrasting piano concertos of...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...

Mozart For Baby-play Time

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-12-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Divertimento for 3 basset horns in B flat major, K. Anh. 229/2 (K. 439b/2); Concerto for...
Performers: Broam, Julian; De Larrocha, Alicia; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Spivakov, Vladimir

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Mehta, Gallo, Mattila, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Benelli, Ugo; Cherici, Laura; Curiel, Nicoletta; Gallo, Lucio; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Nosotti, Angelo; Pertusi, Michele; Severi, Andrea...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte / Leinsdorf, Price, Troyanos, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Leontyne; Raskin, Judith; Shirley, George; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Levine, Cotrubas, Tappy, Vienna PO

3 CD / RCA Records / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Baumgartner, Christian; Boesch, Christian; Bomches, Helge von; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Eder, Gerhard; Hiestermann, Horst; Huber, Markus; Kales, Elizabeth; Mayr, Ingrid; Nitsche, Horst; Pan...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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 - 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

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...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no 8, 14, 23, 26 / Rubinstein

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

"We last met these four sonatas as Volume 56 of the Rubenstein Collection. Our overview of 10 years before had recommended 8, 14, and 23;...continue...

Vienna / Reiner, Chicago SO

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wiener Blut; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Der Zigeunerbaron; Morgenbl&au...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Here is a portrait in music of a time and a place, from a conductor whose life and career in the new world had its...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...

Rockabye Baby / Horne, Katz, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-11

Works: Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Joseph Canteloube: Brezairola; Ethelbert Nevin: Mighty Lak' a Rose, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Hugo Wolf: Lieder (6) fü...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Katz, Martin

Marilyn Horne sings the wondrous music of childhood lullabies from around the world, each in their original language. Highlights include: 'Berceuse', 'Arrorro', 'All Through the...continue...

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Znaider, Mehta

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Znaider, Nikolaj
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

"Znaider has all the winning attributes from a violinistic point of view: superb agility, a persuasively sweet tone when appropriate, but with a fine range...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 5 & 6 / Munch, Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Digitally remastered for the first time, Munch's endearing interpretation of the 'Pastoral' Symphony joins a passionate Fifth on a treasurable example of the Boston Symphony's...continue...

Haydn: The Paris Symphonies / Harnoncourt, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 2005-04-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear"; Symphony no 83 in G minor, H 1 no 83 "The Hen"; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "L...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus

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When the members of a Parisian concert society commissioned a set of symphonies from Haydn in the mid-1780s they would have looked...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Rubinstein, Barenboim

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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 - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Horowitz

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-10-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir

Poetic and passionate, moody and masterful, virtuosic and vital... All essential qualities for Beethoven, and all abundantly presented in thhese immortal Horowitz recordings....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

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Heifetz, Munch

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Heifetz's lyrical, technically dazzling interpretations of these concertos are the standards by which all violinists have been measured. In a sublime collaboration with world-renowned conductor...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Fink, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schafer, Christine; Streit, Kurt
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Immortalized in the Academy Award-winning film 'Amadeus', Nikolaus Harnoncourt gives a fresh and unique interpretation to one of Mozart's most popular works. Also included is...continue...

Sym 9-choral:beethoven

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Roth, Detlef; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Zinman, David

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 / Kirschnereit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias
Conductors: Beermann, Frank

Classic Library - Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 and 8 / Wand

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: German Radio Symphony Orchestra

A majestic 'Eroica' and a light-hearted Eight. These are polished performances that make each work sound fresh....continue...

Classic Library - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Stoltzman, Richard
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This release features Mozart's clarinet masterpieces in stylish and sensual performances by a master with brilliant technique and the soul of a singer....continue...