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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...

Adés: Lieux Retrouves; Fauré: Cello Sonata no 2; Janacek: Pahadka; Liszt; Kurtag / Steven Isserlis, cello, Thomas Adès, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Leos Janácek: Fairy ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Isserlis, Steven

Cellist Steven Isserlis, one of Britain's best-loved instrumentalists, joins forces with composer and pianist Thomas Adès for an intriguing recital of chamber music. The program...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (12/13/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Britten: Cello Suite No. 3 / Steven Isserlis, cello

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Thrinos, for cello solo; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Described by the composer as 'an ikon in sound', The Protecting Veil exemplifies John Tavener's use of music to explore the spiritual and religious aspects...continue...

Broken Branches: Compositions By Stephen Hough / Michael Hasel, piccolo; Stephen Hough, piano; Jacques Imbrailo, baritone; Steven Isserlis, cello

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-11-03

Works: Stephen Hough: Was mit den Tränen geschieht, for piccolo, contrabassoon & piano; Un Piccolo Sonatina, for piccolo; Bridgewater, for bassoon & piano; Herbstlieder, for voice & piano; Sonata for P...
Performers: Hasel, Michael; Hough, Stephen; Imbrailo, Jacques; Isserlis, Steven; Reinhard, Marion
Conductors: Takacs-Nagy, Gabor
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

As the internationally-renowned pianist Stephen Hough writes in his liner notes to this composer portrait, he began composing at the age of six, around the...continue...

Bach: The Cello Suites / Steven Isserlis

2 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
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reVisions / Steven Isserlis, cello

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-08-07

Works: Sally Beamish: Suite for cello & orchestra (after Debussy); Maurice Ravel: Mélodies hébraïques (2); Sergey Prokofiev: Concertino for Cello in G minor, Op. 132; Ernest Bloch: From J...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Takacs-Nagy, Gabor

Steven Isserlis has earned a reputation as one of the foremost cellists of our day. At the same time he has become known for his...continue...
Recording information: Tapiola Concert Hall, Finland (11/2009)....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

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

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; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
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)

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

20th Century Classics - Tavener: The Protecting Veil, Choral Music, etc / Hill, Isserlis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; W...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; ; Hill, David; Dunnett, David
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"EMI's release of this two-disc tribute to John Tavener is a collection of his greatest hits taken from performances in their archives. British cellist Steven...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

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...

Bach: The Cello Suites / Steven Isserlis

2 CD / Hyperion / 2007-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven

'Some of the best Bach playing I've heard since Casals' (Rob Cowan, BBC Radio 3)

'Isserlis is a passionate musician, but never thoughtless or frivolous, and

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Taverner: The Protecting Veil, etc; Britten / Isserlis

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2006-09-12

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; Thrinos, for cello solo; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Best of Sir John Tavener

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chorus; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; A Hymn to the Mother of God; The Protecting Veil; Angels; Lament of the Mother of God; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, fo...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen

Svyati - Steven Isserlis plays the music of John Tavener

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: John Tavener: Svyati, for voices & cello; Eternal Memory, for cello & strings; Akhmatova Songs, for soprano & cello (or string quartet); The Hidden Treasure; Chant, for solo cello
Performers: Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Isserlis, Steven; Phillips, Daniel; Phillips, Todd; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir
Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Chamber 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