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Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies / Muti - Philadelphia & Philharmonia Orchestras

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

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: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Riccardo Muti’s achievement in Beethoven’s iconic cycle, and as Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra between 1980 and 1992, was summarised by Gramophone magazine: "Magnificent...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 6; Mozart / Stokowski, et al

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Performers: Jones, Mason; Portnoy, Bernard; Schoenbach, Sol; Tabuteau, Marcel
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New York City Symphony; Philadelphia Orchestra

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

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...

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...

The Essential Mormon Tabernacle Choir

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-23

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Oklahoma; Carousel; State Fair; John Barry: Born Free; Traditional: He's got the whole world in His hands; All through the night; Danny Boy "Londonderry Air"; Bat...
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Amara, Lucine; Asper, Frank; Chookasian, Lili; Cundick, Robert; Longhurst, John; Macurdy, John; Merrill, Robert; Milnes, Sherrill; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Harris, Arthur; Condie, Richard P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Clancy, Jim
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; The Vocal Majority; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Adoramus te Christe, motet for 4 voices (from Mo...
Performers: Rodzinski, Artur [Conductor]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Stokowski, the first major musician to recognize the potentialities of the sound recording as a significant factor in our musical life, actually resisted the idea...continue...

Beethoven: Romances for Violin / Zino Francescatti, et al

1 CD / Biddulph / 2006-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Morel, Jean Paul; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Essential Beethoven / Fleicher, Francescatti, Szell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bell, Donaldson; Berman, Lazar; Casadesus, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Francescatti, Zino; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Triple Concerto / Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Istomin, Eugene; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Baroque Masterpieces - Pachelbel, Albinoni, Bach, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Christian Pezold: M...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Johnson, Gilbert; Schwarz, Gerard; Soper, Lee
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Ormandy, Eugene; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Boulez, Pierre; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Marcel Tabuteau Excerpts / Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 9...
Performers: Tabuteau, Marcel
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 6, Leonore Overture no 3 / Muti, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Unforgettable Classics - Glorious

1 CD / Classics For Pleasure / 2000-06-26

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die mun...
Performers: Lympany, Moura
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Muti, Riccardo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Handford, Maurice; Martinon, Jean; Handley, Vernon; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Hallé Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Or...

Beethoven - Super Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Howell, Gwynne; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis; Watkinson, Carolyn; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tallis Chamber Choir

Beethoven: Symphonies no 7 & 8 /Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Joy to the World / Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chorus

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Traditional: We wish you a merr...
Performers: De Lancie, John
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus

The Essential Beethoven

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp mino...
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bell, Donaldson; Berman, Lazar; Casadesus, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; Fleisher, Leon; Francescatti, Zino; Hobson, Jane; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 3, etc / Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-06-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Muti, Studer, Ziegler, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Morris, James; Seiffert, Peter; Studer, Cheryl; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Kirsten Flagstad

1 CD / Preiser / 1997-05-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Götter...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Lange, Hans
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Prima Voce - Kirsten Flagstad

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ah, Perfido!, ...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Lange, Hans; Ormandy, Eugene; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Over 76 minutes of opera arias from the German repertoire by the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the 20th century. Give this disc a spin and...continue...

Age Of Elegance - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Largo; The ...
Performers: Carroll, Edward; Guimond, Claire; Koyama, Michie; Kuijken, Barthold [Flute/Recorder]; Neil, William [Organ]; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Gosman, Lazar; Ormandy, Eugene; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Virtuosos; Brandenburg Collegium; Ensemble Wien-Berlin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philadelphia Orchestra; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Tchaikovsky Cha...

More Greatest Hits / Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Patrick Gilmore: When Johnny comes marching home; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 1...
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Amara, Lucine; Asper, Frank; Chookasian, Lili; Cundick, Robert; Longhurst, John; Macurdy, John; Merrill, Robert; Milnes, Sherrill; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Condie, Richard P.; Ottley, Jerold; Clancy, Jim
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; The Vocal Majority

Isaac Stern - A Life in Music - Beethoven, Brahms: Concertos

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-05-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op....
Performers: Istomin, Eugene; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Ormandy, Eugene; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra

God Bless America / Mormon Tabernacle Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-07-14

Works: Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful; David T. Shaw: Columbia, the gem of the ocean; Traditional: America "My country, 'tis of thee"; Down in the valley; Shenandoah; When I first came to this ...
Performers: Asper, Frank; Merrill, Robert; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Harris, Arthur; Condie, Richard P.; Ottley, Jerold
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra

The "Amadeus" Mozart

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1990-12-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat maj...
Performers: Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Bailleux, Odile; Brubaker, E. Scott; Casadesus, Gaby; Casadesus, Robert; Cohen, Franklin; Druian, Rafael; Druian, Raphael; Eban, Eli; Heller, Alexander; Hill, Martyn; Jack Kulo...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Moyse, Marcel; Entremont, Philippe; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Maazel, Lorin; Simon, Stephen; Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra members; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Marlboro Festival Wind Ensemble; Nord-Pas-de-Calais Ch...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Beethoven / Ormandy, Buketoff

1 CD / RCA Records / 1988-03-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Ludwig van Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91
Conductors: Buketoff, Igor; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Horse Artillery, King's Troop Guns

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...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 / Serkin, Ormandy, Bernstein

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-03-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

The Glorious Sound of Christmas / Ormandy, Philadelphia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1986-07-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Henry Walford Davies: O little town of Bethlehem; Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Adolphe-Charles Adam...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra; Temple University Concert Choir