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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...

Great Love Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Recording information: RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (01/21/1972-01/22/1972); RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (02/03/1972)....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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Mahler: Symphonies No. 1-10

15 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Bruchez, David; Greull, Mischa; Saurer, Heinz
Conductors: Zinman, David

All Music Guide - Blair Sanderson
Among the growing number of multichannel super audio recordings of Gustav Mahler's symphonies, the critically praised cycle by David Zinman...continue...
Recording information: Tonhalle Zurich, Switzerland....continue...

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

Sunset Boulevard: Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman

1 CD / RCA Records / 2011-03-01

Works: Franz Waxman: Prince Valiant; A Place in the Sun; The Bride of Frankenstein; Sunset Boulevard; Old Acquaintence; Rebecca; The Philadelphia Story; Taras Bulba
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

Personnel: Charles Gerhardt (conductor); The National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recorded on July 10 and 11, 1974.

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (07/10/1974-07/11/1974).
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Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis

1 CD / RCA Records / 2011-03-01

Works: Max Steiner: Now, Voyager; Dark Victory; A Stolen Life; In This Our Life; Jezebel; Beyond the Forest; The Letter; All This, and Heaven Too; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

Conducted by Charles Gerhardt and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recording information: 02/1973.

This is one of several albums in the RCA-BMG Classic Film Scores serie...continue...

Now Voyager: Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner

1 CD / RCA Records / 2011-03-01

Works: Max Steiner: Now, Voyager; King Kong; Saratoga Trunk; The Charge of the Light Brigade; Four Wives; The Big Sleep; Johnny Belinda; Since You Went Away; The Informer; The Fountainhead
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (02/02/1973-02/03/1973)....continue...

The Sea Hawk: The Classic Film Scores of Erich Korngold

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Of Human Bondage; The Adventures of Robin Hood; Juarez; Kings Row; The Constant Nymph; Captain Blood; Anthony Adverse; Between Two Worlds; Deception; Devotion; ...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

This circa-1970 collection of some of Erich Korngold's most famous film themes is a fine place for newcomers to start. And while the originals are preferable, they aren't always easy to track down. Pl...continue...

Casablanca: Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Max Steiner: Casablanca; Passage to Marseille; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; The Big Sleep; The Caine Mutiny; Virginia City; Key Largo; Franz Waxman: To Have and Have Not; The Two Mrs. Carrolls; ...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

It could be argued that, even for the golden age of Hollywood, when movie stars tended to be typecast and to have star vehicles designed for their established images, collecting music composed for fil...continue...

Captain From Castile: The Classic Film Scores of Alfred Newman

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-10-19

Works: Alfred Newman: How to Marry a Millionaire; Captain from Castile; Wuthering Heights; Down to the Sea in Ships; The Song of Bernadette; Anastasia; The Best of Everything; Airport; The Robe; Lionel Newm...
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles

Personnel includes: Charles Gerhardt (conductor), The National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London.

If there is any Hollywood composer particularly suite...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / Harnoncourt

3 CD / RCA Records / 2010-09-21

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Darden, George; Furthner, Rainer [Percussion]; Hofstatter, Manuel; Pointier, Wolfgang [Banjo]; Rapp, Stefan; Schmidinger, Leonhard
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Recording information: Helmut-List-Halle, Graz, Austria (2009-06-29&2009-07-01&2009-)....continue...

Two Roads To Exile

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-05-25

Works: Adolf Busch: String Sextet in G major, Op. 40; Walter Braunfels: String Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 63
Conductors:
Ensemble: ARC Ensemble

Recording information: Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory, Toronto (11/16/2009-11/18/2009)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8

2 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Conductors: Zinman, David

Recording information: Tonhalle Zurich, Switzerland (02/27/2009-03/03/2009)....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...

Serenade - A Mario Lanza Songbook

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Paolo Tosti: A Marechiare; 'A vucchella; Enrico Toselli: Serenade for voice & piano (or orchestra) ("Rimpianto"), Op. 6/1; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Rodolfo Falvo: Dicitencello vuie; José Pa...
Performers: Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]
Conductors: Callinicos, Constantin; Sinatra, Ray

This is the first new collection of recordings featuring previously unreleased material of the tenor who is cited as the inspiration for the 'Three Tenors'....continue...

Mario Lanza - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-06-23

Works: Nicholas Brodszky: The Toast of New Orleans; Because You're Mine; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; Eduardo Di Capua: 'O sole mio; Sigmund Romberg: Student Prince; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ri...
Performers: Lanza, Mario

André Previn - An 80th Birthday Celebration

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; André Previn: Concerto for Guitar; Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; The Subterraneans; Vocalise; Ray Henderson: Bye Bye Blackbird; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigrosch...
Performers: Allen, Carl; Blanchard, Terence; Brown, Ray; Capp, Frank; Ellis, Herb; Henderson, Joe [Saxophone]; Johnson, J.J.; Kirkland, Kenny; Ma, Yo-Yo; Manne, Shelly; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Red; Perlman, It...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Williams, John [Guitar]; Redford, J.A.C.
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Andre Previn will celebrate his 80th birthday this spring with a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall that reflect his incredible, tireless artistry - new...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...

The Truth About Love / Frances Bourne

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-03-03

Works: Benjamin Britten: Cabaret songs (4) for Hedli Anderson, for voice & piano; Kurt Weill: Barbara Song, for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroschenoper"); Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), oper...
Performers: Bourne, Frances; Holmes, James [Conductor]
Conductors: Ziegler, Robert
Ensemble: Matrix Ensemble

'The Truth About Love' is the debut release by young British mezzo-soprano Frances Bourne. This eagerly anticipated album features songs by Britten, Weill and Martinu...continue...

Cantabile / Sol Gabetta

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Jacques Offenbach: La Périchole; Work(s); Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Ursuleasa, Mihaela

On 'Cantabile', Grammy nominated cellist Sol Gabetta together with the Prague Philharmonic under the Canadian conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe, has recorded orchestral arrangements of arias and...continue...

Shostakovich: Concerto and Sonata for Cello / Sol Gabetta

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Ursuleasa, Mihaela
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Nikolaj Znaider, Valery Gergiev, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Znaider, Nikolaj
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wherever violinist Nikolaj Znaider performs, he makes news. A critic's darling, reviewers worldwide agree that he is one of the leading musicians among the new...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...

5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns

1 CD / RCA Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux (6), for piano, 4 hands, Op. 11; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Ignaz Friedman: Mu...
Performers: Botti, Chris; Brown, Deondra; Brown, Desirae; Brown, Gregory; Brown, Melody; Brown, Ryan
Conductors:
Ensemble: The 5 Browns

Personnel: Chris Botti (trumpet); Ryan Brown , Deondra Brown, Melody Brown, Gregory Brown (piano).

5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns collects 16 classical pop cuts from the five ivory-tappin...continue...

The Essential Evgeni Kissin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 1...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

Even more remarkable today than when he emerged from Soviet Russia in the early 1980s as an astonishing child prodigy, Evgeny Kissin has matured into...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...

Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac

1 CD / RCA Records / 2008-04-01

Works: Kenji Bunch: Dies Irie, for piano trio; Magic Hour, for piano trio; Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac, for piano trio; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; Michael Nyman: The Piano, film score; The H...
Performers: Brabcová, Ema; Doubrava, Marek; Shin, Insun; Suh, Susie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ahn Trio

Born in Seoul, Korea, and educated at Juilliard in New York City, the members of Ahn Trio - sisters Maria (cello), Lucia (piano) and Angella...continue...
On 2008's LULLABY FOR MY FAVORITE INSOMNIAC, the New York City-based chamber ensemble Ahn Trio offers up an adventurous yet accessible set of classical-pop crossover tracks. Consisting of Korean-Ameri...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...

Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski, Rodrigo

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-11-06

Works: Christopher Rouse: Karolju; Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols (20); Joaquín Rodrigo: Retablo de navidad, for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Doyle, Julia; Stephany, Anna
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus

Browns in Blue

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-10-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Claude Debussy: Suite b...
Performers: Botti, Chris; Brown, Deondra; Brown, Desirae; Brown, Gregory; Brown, Melody; Brown, Ryan; Field, Gregg; Martin, Dean; Shaham, Gil
Conductors:
Ensemble: The 5 Browns

The siblings that made Juilliard history by attending the prestigious institution simultaneously have returned with their most commercial album to date. On 'Browns In Blue,'...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 / Temirkanov, Saint Petersburg

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

"Temirkanov's Petersburg basses speak and speak about their words, unencumbered by the basic need to get them right, and without having to take their expressive...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Piano Concertos / Matsuev

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-03-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Matsuev, Denis
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Ginastera / Sol Gabetta, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-02-06

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62;...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

In 2004 Sol Gabetta was awarded the prestigious Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, one part of which included a concert with the Vienna Philharmonic under...continue...

On the Threshold of Hope - Mieczyslaw Weinberg

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-10-03

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 28; Jewish Songs after Shmuel Halkin, for voice & piano, Op. 17; Piano Quintet, Op. 18
Performers: Margison, Richard; Valdepenas, Joaquin; Werner, Dianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: ARC Ensemble

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Stravinsky / Denis Matsuev

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b
Performers: Matsuev, Denis

"A major talent...From the opening bars of the 'Petrouchka' 'Danse russe' you know you are in safe hands...Matsuev's performance of 'Petrouchka' can hold its own...continue...

No Boundaries / The 5 Browns

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-04-04

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Ernesto Lecuona: Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Jeffrey Shumway: Simple Gifts / Going Home, for piano ensemble (after Copland & Dvorak); Joh...
Performers: 5 Browns, The; Brown, Deondra; Brown, Desirae; Brown, Gregory; Brown, Melody; Brown, Ryan

Topping Billboard's Classical Chart at NO. 1 for 8 weeks in a row with their debut album, the original all-sibling piano phenomenon the 5 Browns...continue...
Personnel: Ryan Brown , Deondra Brown, Melody Brown, Gregory Brown (piano).

Recording information: Right Track Studio A509, New York, NY.

The 5 Browns are, appropriately enough, five sib...continue...

Classic Library - Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Slatkin

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65; Festive Overture, Op. 96
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

"...a marvelously played, richly recorded, taut interpretation of a symphony that has suffered many mediocre performances. In particular, Slatkin never makes the mistake of taking...continue...

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...

Pops Caviar / Fiedler, Boston Pops

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

Works: Alexander Borodin: In the steppes of central Asia; Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Pyo...
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops

Here is over an hour of the most beloved Russian orchestral showpieces, in performances worthy of a great maestro and his orchestra. DSD remastering brilliantly...continue...

Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite [Hybrid SACD]

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

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Billy the Kid, ballet; Rodeo; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra

Morton Gould, who knew both Copland and Grof, brings a composers perspective to his authoritative interpretations of their greatest works. Already excellent sounding recordings assume...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...

Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Igor Stravinsky: M...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

"The Apollonian intelligence and note-perfect tidiness of Maurizio Pollini with the ardor and sweet songfulness of Arthur Rubinstein at his best." - Washington Post "Evgeny...continue...

Franck: Symphony; Stravinsky: Pétrouchka / Monteux, et al

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

Works: César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
Performers: Zighera, Bernard
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Monteux's Franck Symphony, recorded with the Chicago Symphony in 1961, remains the best on disc. Tension always underlies the brooding; this is work of clarity,...continue...

Amici Forever Defined

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-06-21

Works: Ronan Hardiman: La fiamma sacra; So Far Away; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia; David Foster: The Prayer; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Nick Patrick: Nostalgia; Terra e Liberta; S...
Performers: Appleby, Jo; Bould, Miles; Christie, Rupert; Dave Ayres; Elmear Quinn; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Hinnegan, Tony; Nicholas Garrett [Bass/Baritone Vocal]; Sewell, Geoff; Themis, John; Valentine...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amici Forever

Mixing the beauty and timeless appeal of classical music with the fun and sexiness of pop, Amici forever scored phenomenal success with their debut album,...continue...

Barber: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; etc / Isserlis

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Isserlis, Steven; Takezawa, Kyoko
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Khachaturian: Gayne; Russian Fantasy / Tjeknavorian

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Circus; Masquerade; Russian Fantasy, for orchestra
Performers: Brown, James; Fry, Tristan; Gatt, Martin; Goossens, Marie; Kelly, Thomas; Sax, Sidney; Theodore, David; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Tjeknavorian, Loris
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Copland: Appalachian Spring; Billy the Kid / Thomas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid, ballet; Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Rodeo
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Sermons and Devotions

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60; Veljo Tormis: The Bishop and the pagan, for countertenor voice, 2 tenor voices & male choir; Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster; Blessed Virgin...