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Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament / Latvian Radio Choir; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn CO

1 CD / ECM / 2012-10-30

Works: Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament, for chorus & string orchestra; Beatus Petronius, for double chorus & 2 organs (or orchestra); Salve Regina, for chorus & organ (or orchestra); Statuit ei Dominus, for 2...
Performers: Hirv, Tui; Vilu, Rainer
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu
Ensemble: ; Vox Clamantis

Marshalling orchestral and choral forces under the direction of Tonu Kaljuste, this new Arvo Part album, produced by Manfred Eicher and realized, like all Part's...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Sounds and Silence, film music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo Pärt, Giovanni G. Kapsberger, Nik Bärtsch, Anouar Brahem

1 CD / ECM / 2011-09-13

Works: Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: Reading of Sacred Books, for piano; Arvo Pärt: Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra; Da pacem Domine; Rolf Lislevand: Arpeggiata addio (aft...
Performers: Acquaviva, Savino [Conductor]; Bartsch's, Nik Ronin; Bartsch, Nik; Brahem, Anouar [Oud/Composer]; Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Couturier, Francois; Estevan, Pedro; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu; Myrat, Alexander; Acquaviva, Savino

Over a period of five years, Swiss directors Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer documented the activity of legendary producer Manfred Eicher, the founder and driving force behind ECM Records, whose advoc...continue...

The Very Best Of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Arvo Pärt: Summa, for SATB chorus or soloists; Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Fratres, for violin & piano; Festina lente; Spiegel im Spiegel; Magnificat; The Beatitudes, for chorus & orga...
Performers: Aldwinckle, Robert; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Goode, David; Hepner, Vilve; Kogermann, Tiit; Little, Tasmin; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]; Studt, Richard; Talvik, Aarne; Turi, Mati; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy; Studt, Richard; Cleobury, Stephen; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu

Arvo Part will celebrate his 75th birthday on September 11, 2010. Part was born in Estonia during a short period of independence from its more...continue...

Part: Symphony No. 4 / Salonen

1 CD / ECM / 2010-09-07

Works: Arvo Pärt: Symphony no 4 ("Los Angeles"); Kanon pokajanen
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Kaljuste, Tönu

With his Symphony No. 4 Arvo Part returns to symphonic structure and scope, in a new work scored for string orchestra, harp, tympani and percussion....continue...

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Franssens: Roaring Rotterdam, etc / Kaljuste, et al

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Joep Franssens: Roaring Rotterdam, for orchestra; Harmony of the Spheres Part 1, for chorus; Magnificat, for voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Dool, Elma van den
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd; Kaljuste, Tönu
Ensemble: ; Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Augér, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Pärt: In principio, etc / Kaljuste, Estonian NSO, et al

1 CD / ECM / 2009-03-03

Works: Arvo Pärt: In principio; La Sindone; Cecilia, vergine romana; Da pacem Domine; Mein Weg hat Gipfel und Wellentäler; Für Lennart in memoriam
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu

"Arvo Part has put his finger on something that is almost impossible to put into words – something to do with the power of music...continue...
REVIEWS:

Paste (magazine) - "'Da Pacem Domine' is a standout -- its voices flowing in undisturbed serenity -- as is the sharply contrasting 'La Sindone,' where trickling rivulets of strings per...continue...

20th Century Classics - Pärt: Stabat Mater, Magnificat Antiphons, etc / Parrott, Järvi, Urb, Kogerman, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Arvo Pärt: Nekrolog, for orchestra, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 ("Polyphonic"), Op. 9; Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, tenor, violin, viola & cello; Statuit ei Dominus, for 2 choruses & 2 organs (or o...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Hepner, Vilve; Kogermann, Tiit; Salumae, Ene; Talvik, Aarne; Turi, Mati; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Parrott, Andrew; Kaljuste, Tönu
Ensemble: ; Fretwork

BBC Music Magazine
An excellent survey, particularly valuable for its inclusion of startling and controversial early pieces such as Nekrolog (1960) and I Sumfoonia (1963) which...continue...

Schnittke: Requiem; Górecki: Miserere / Kaljuste, et al

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Requiem, music to Schiller's drama "Don Carlos", for soloists, mixed chorus & instrumental ensemble; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Miserere, Op 44
Performers: Bengtson, Magnus; Bjorlin, Frederik; Carlstrom, Susanne; Christensson, Johan; Eliasson-Frick, Annika; Engstrom, Michael; Lindeborg, Jonas; Olsson, Helena; Oskarsson, Mikael; Ronnlund, Johnny; Skarby,...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Pärt: Orient Occident

1 CD / ECM / 2002-09-24

Works: Arvo Pärt: Ein Wallfahrtslied (Pilgrim's Song), for male chorus & string orchestra; Orient & Occident, for string orchestra; Como cierva sedienta, version for women's choir & orchestra
Performers: Olsson, Helena
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu

"Tonu Kaljuste's Swedish Radio Choir and Orchestra are outstanding here, delivering the music with searing emotionality and superb sound. The two choral works are sung...continue...

Ignis

1 CD / ECM Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Paul Giger: Organum, for string trio; Karma Shadub, for chorus & violin; Tropus, for chorus & string trio; Alleluja, for string trio; O Ignis, for chorus & string trio
Performers: Giger, Paul; Ungureanu, Marius
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu

Personnel: Paul Giger (violin).

The tonal austerity of midieval music and modern minimalism find common ground in the imagination of Swiss composer-violinist Paul Giger. While some of his works...continue...

Tüür: Crystallisatio / Kaljuste, Tallinn Cahmber Orchestra

1 CD / ECM Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Erkki-Sven Tüür: Architectonics 6, for flute, clarinet, vibraphone & strings; Action-Illusion-Passion, for string orchestra (Show); Crystallisatio, for 3 flutes, campenelli, strings & live ...
Performers: Kogermann, Tiit; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Pärt: Litany

1 CD / ECM / 2000-01-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Litany, for ATTB soloists, chorus & orchestra; Psalom, for string orchestra; Trisagion
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Hilliard Ensemble; James, David; Jones, Gordon [Baritone]; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Pärt, Arvo; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]; Tallinn...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu; Sondeckis, Saulius
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; The Hilliard Ensemble

Pärt: Kanon Pokajanen / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

2 CD / ECM / 2000-01-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Kanon Pokajanen
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Arvo Part's Kanon Pokajanen is a work of starkly radiant beauty, a deeply felt plea for forgiveness so resonant it seems to bear its own expiatory power. The piece is a choral setting of the Russian O...continue...