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Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Ginastera: String Quartet no 1 (1948); Dvorak: "American" Quartet; Shostakovich: Quartet no 8 / Simon Bolivar String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Alberto Ginastera: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 20; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. ...
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Ensemble: Simon Bolivar String Quartet

Violinists Alejandro Carreño and Boris Suarez, violist Ismel Campos and cellist Aimon Mata breathe new life into three gems of the string quartet repertoire, performed...continue...
Recording information: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolív (02/2012)....continue...

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

A content, marketing and promotional transformation for one of Europe's premiere classical music events.

A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_2012-)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim / 70th Birthday Concert - Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 2; Carter: Dialogues II; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

The incomparable, charismatic Daniel Barenboim celebrated his 70th birthday on November 15th 2012, by performing a gala concert a Berlin's Philharmonic, where he was joined...continue...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

Dutilleux: Correspondences / Barbara Hannigan; Anssi Karttunen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Correspondances, for soprano & orchestra; Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra; The Shadows of Time, for 3 children's voices & orchestra
Performers: Buffin, Basile; Hannigan, Barbara; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Selvestrel, Alexandre; Sztykgold, Armand
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France

This remarkable album is released on the 97th birthday of a composer who has been working for more than seven decades and has had a...continue...
Recording information: Alfortville, France (09/2012); Opéra Bastille, salle Liebermann, Paris, France (09/2012); Alfortville, France (12/2011); Opéra Bastille, salle Liebermann, Paris, Franc...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Gyorgy Ligeti: Atmospheres

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: György Ligeti: Atmosphères, for large orchestra; Volumina, for organ; Lux aeterna, for 16 unaccompanied voices; Study no 1 "Harmonies," for organ; Lontano, for orchestra; Ramifications, f...
Performers: Zacher, Gerd
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Franz, Helmut; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maitre / Hilary Summers, Ensemble Intercontemporian

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Pierre Boulez: Le marteau sans maître, for alto, alto flute, guitar, vibes, xylorimba, percussion & viola; Dérive I, for flute, clarinet, piano, vibes, violin & cello; Dérive 2
Performers: Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: IRCAM (Espace de projection), Paris, France (09/2002)....continue...

Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio

Weihnachtslieder - Christmas Songs / Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, baritone; Jorg Demus, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-06

Works: Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart: Weihnachtslied der Hirten ("Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe du"); Carl Reinecke: Weihnachtslied, for voice & piano, no 17; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for vo...
Performers: Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Recording information: Jesus Christ Church, Dahlem, Germany (11/24/1970-11/25/1970)....continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

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; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Duo - Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Cello Sonatas by Debussy, Shostakovich and Brahms / Sol Gabetta, cello; Helene Grimaud, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Dmitry Shost...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Grimaud, Hélène

Two of today's most passionate and inspirational artist join forces in the recital program that brought audiences to their feet at the Menuhin Festival in...continue...
Recording information: Essen, Philharmonie, Alfried Krupp Saal (05/2012)....continue...

Christmas with Los Romeros - Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditio...
Performers: Romeros, Los
Conductors: Paris, Massimo

Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga (04/2011-05/2011).

The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and ...continue...

Spanish Nights / Pepe Romero, guitar

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar; Nocturno for guitar in A minor; Joaquín Rodrigo: Piezas (3) españolas, for guitar; Celedonio Romero: Suite madrileña for guitar no 1...
Performers: Romero, Pepe

The guitar legend Pepe Romero is back with his first solo album for Deutsche Grammophon.

His Philipies recording of RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fatasia para un

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Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (12/2010)....continue...

Debussy: Nocturnes; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Scriabin: Poem of extacy / Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The year of celebrating Debussy continues with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in this luminous album....continue...
Recording information: Boston, Symphony Hall....continue...

Debussy, Ravel, Kodaly: String Quartets / Melos Quartett

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Zoltán Kodály: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 10
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Ensemble: Melos Quartett

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Kodaly's syncopations are put over with the most telling effect... This is marvelous string quartet playing... The recording is absolutely first...continue...
Recording information: Liederhalle, Stuttgart (02/1979); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (02/1979); Liederhalle, Stuttgart (09/1969); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (09/1969)....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al. [CD & DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen / Gyorgy Kurtag, Friedrich Goldmann, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: György Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan, for guitar & instrumental groups, Op. 15c; Stele, for orchestra, Op. 33; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Performers: Ruck, Jurgen
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Goldmann, Friedrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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From today's vantage point it would be easy to underestimate the impact of Stockhausen's unheralded use of his resources - three conductors, three orchestras, a...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin, Germany (12/1994)....continue...

Luciano Berio: Sinfonia / London Voices; Gothenburg SO - Peter Eotvos

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: Luciano Berio: Sinfonia, for 8 amplified voices & orchestra; Continuo no 2 "Ekphrasis"
Conductors: Eötvös, Peter
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

The definitive 20th-century music series. 50 releases planned, featuring 50 iconic, plus fillers. 50 works you must know to understand the music of the 20th...continue...
Recording information: Konserthuset, Gothenburg (04/2004)....continue...

Varèse: Amériques / Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: Edgard Varèse: Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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For Varese, Ameriques was not just a change in direction, but a new beginning: the Americas, signifying... new worlds on earth, in the sky or...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales / Sinopoli - NY PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Personnel: Ulrich Bastin (arpegina).

Recording information: New York, Manhattan Center (12/1989)....continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

It's a stunning visual - fresh and modern - and it's a

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade; Stravinsky: Firebird / Myung-Whun Chung - Bastille Opera Orch.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 2
Performers: Laroque, Frederic
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille

Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a master of orchestration - something readily apparent in his colorful symphonic suite Scheherazade, inspired by The Arabian Nights....continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Christiane Oelze, Simon Keenlyside - Christian Thielemann

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Keenlyside, Simon; Kubler, David; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus

Carmina Burana is among the most popular choral pieces of the 20th century, and the riveting "O Fortuna" that frames the work is quite unforgettable....continue...

Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie Espagnole et al. / Ozawa, Boston SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Menuet antique; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra

With its relentless driving crescendo, consisting of the same hypnotic melody and counter-melody heard via a range of ingenious different instrumental combinations, Ravel's Bolero has...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Giulini - Chicago SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Kor...
Performers: Sporsen, Torgny
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Maazel, Lorin; Järvi, Neeme; Knussen, Oliver; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Pictures at an Exhibition is an imaginative series of musical tableaux inspired by an art exhibition. Originally composed as a piano suite, it wasn't published...continue...

Pasión - works by Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Farres, Carlos Gardel, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Augustin Barrios / Milos, guitar

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-17

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Enrico IV; Jorge Morel: Danza brasilera, for guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Suite populaire brasileira; Roland Dyens: Tango en Skai, for guitar;...
Performers: Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]
Conductors: Israel, Christoph

Pasion includes new arrangements for solo guitar and string orchestra for favorite Lain hits such as Gardel's Por una cabeza (popular from the film Scent...continue...
Recording information: Studio B-Sharp, Berlin (2011-11-??&2012-03-??&2012-)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Shostakovich: Prologue to 'Orango: Symphony No. 4 / Salonen

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Orango, opera prologue (sketches); Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Philharmonic

Commissioned to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the October Revolution in 1932, Orango tells the fantastical story of a human-apehybrid, who, through a combination of...continue...
Recording information: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (12/2011)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Ravel & Debussy

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Premiè...
Performers: Cohen, Franklin; Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wellbaum, Lisa; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

"In Ma mere, he is among the master magicians: subtleties of nuance and timing now abound; here is playing of a wholly different order of...continue...

Love and Longing / Magdalena Kozena Sings Ravel, Dvorak & Mahler

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Biblical Songs (Biblické písne) (10) for voice & orchestra, B. 189 (Op. 99); Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or ...
Performers: Kozena, Magdalena
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Magdalena Kozena's silken mezzo delivers definitive interpretations of this luscious and enchanting orchestral-song repertoire. Magdalena Kozena, Sir Simon rattle, and the Berliner Philharmokiker sedu...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (01/2012)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Le...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Damiens, Alain; Murray, Ann; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

This 6-CD set gathers together for the first time all of Pierre Boulez's Stravinsky recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. It includes the three great "Russian" ballets:...continue...

Fantasia: works for piano by Rachmaninov, Scarlatti, Gluck & Sgambati / Yuja Wang, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Étude-tableau, Op. 39; Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 455/L 209; Giovanni Sgambati: Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed ...
Performers: Wang, Yuja

The Yuja Wang album that everyone has been waiting for wows with musical miniatures those are short, sweet, and huge in impact. These encore pieces...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (12/2011)....continue...

Debussy & Ravel / La Mer, La Valse / Myung-Whun Chung

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; La valse
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents internationally acclaimed conductor Myung-Whun Chung and his Seoul Phiharmonic Orchestra with a new album. The orchestra is a world class ensemble setting...continue...
Recording information: Seoul Arts Center (05/20/2010)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise / Itzhak Perlman

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & p...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: New York, Manhattan Center (09/1986)....continue...

Argerich, Kremer, Maisky: The Complete Duo Recordings

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa

Martha Argerich's associations with violinist Gidon Kremer and cellist Mischa Maisky are surely among the pianist’s most substantial and musically rewarding collaborations. The present collectio...continue...

On Two Pianos / Chick Corea and Nicolas Econamou, pianos

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-02-14

Works: Chick Corea: Suite (Improvisation), for 2 pianos; Homecoming, for 2 pianos; Duet in three parts, for 2 pianos; Invention (Improvisation), for 2 pianos; Béla Bartók: Pieces (7) from Mikrokos...
Performers: Corea, Chick; Economou, Nicolas

"Music was focused on rock and used jazz improvisation; Corea remained quite recognizable, even under the veil of electronic sound. He plays music that covers...continue...
Personnel: Chick Corea (piano); Nicolas Economou (piano).

Recording information: Amerika-Haus, Munich (06/24/1982); Munich, Merika-Haus (06/24/1982)....continue...

The Art of Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven & Mozart [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-01-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Polonaise for piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44, CT. 154; Polonaise for piano no 6 i...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Pollini, Maurizio; Katlewicz, Jerzy

This is a 3-CD limited-edition hardcover book, with repertoire chosen personally by the artist, consisting of complete works (not extracts or "bits and pieces") from...continue...

Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century / Abbado, Sinopoli, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rund and Berliner Philharmoniker

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-20

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no ...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio; Taskova, Slavka
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Abbado, Claudio

From the outset of his recording career, Maurizio Pollini has championed modern music - in benchmark accounts of Bartók, Boulez, Manzoni, Nono, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Stravinsky...continue...

Pasión (Passion) / Roberto Alagna, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Agustín Lara: Piensa en mi; Osvaldo Farrés: Quizas, quizas, quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps); Carlos Eleta Almarán: Historia de un amor; Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez: La Cumpa...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Cassar, Yvan; Chausse, Stephane; Contreras, Javier; Downs, Lila; Duarte, Celso; Dufour, Pierre-Francois; Engel, Claude; Gall, Robert Le; Georges, Philippe; Giraud, Nicolas; Gonzalez,...
Conductors: Cassar, Yvan

Roberto Alagna is a peerless communicator. No other tenor of our time radiates joy like his when he lifts his voice above an orchestra. His...continue...
Recording information: Studio Davout; Studio Davout (Paris); Studio Ferber (Pa....continue...

Melancholía: Spanish Arias and Songs / Patricia Petibon, Josep Pons

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-21

Works: Enriqué Granados: Tonadillas; Xavier Montsalvatge: Cinco Canciones Negras; Cinco canciones Negras; Joaquín nin y Castellanos: Veinte cantos populares españoles II; Heitor Villa-Lobos: ...
Performers: Grare, Joël; Manoff, Susan; Manzanas, Daniel; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Pons, Josep

Unique for her dramatic flair, expert musicality, and interpretive powers, soprano Patricia Petibon indulges in her love of Luso-Iberian music. From zarzuela to art song,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain (09/2010)....continue...

Berg: Lulu / Boder, Petibon, Juon, Holland, Groves [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-21

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Groves, Paul; Grundheber, Franz; Holland, Ashley; Juon, Julia; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Boder, Michael
Ensemble: Barcelona Teatro Liceu Orchestra

Lulu is opera's rawest exposition of the fatal risks of untamed erotic power. No man who meets Lulu does not want her - but, like...continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

Two Souls: Khachaturian and Barber violin concertos / Mikhail Simonyan, violin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Adagio for Strings
Performers: Simonyan, Mikhail
Conductors: Järvi, Kristjan

When Mikhail Simonyan arrived at the London Symphony Orchestra's home base, St. Luke's, on a beautiful spring day in2011, it marked both his first meeting...continue...
Recording information: Jerwood Hall, LSO - St. Lukes, London, England (05/30/2011-06/01/2011)....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...