Post Romantic Period > Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Belyayev Project - Piano trios by Rimsky-Korsakov; Glazunov; Blumenfeld / Andrey Baranov; Alexey Zhilin; Miki Aoki

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio, for violn, cello & piano in C minor (completed by Maximilian Steinberg); Flight of the Bumblebee; Pesenka (Little Song in the Dorian mode), for piano; Alexander Glazuno...
Performers: Aoki, Miki; Baranov, Andrey [Violin]; Zhilin, Alexey [Cello]

Recording information: Saal 3 RBB (03/2012/11/2012); T3 (03/2012/11/2012)....continue...

Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...

Red Army Chorus: The Best of the Original Ensemble

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-05-21

Works: Zerjinski: Riders' March; Russian Traditional: Troika, folk song; Dark eyes ("Ochi chornye," "Black Eyes"), folk song; Eh, Ukhnyem (Song of the Volga Boatmen), folk song; Kalinka (Little Snowfall), f...
Performers: Gavva, Valeriy; Gluboky, Pyotr; Korshunov, Vadim; Maistruck, Vladimir; Martinov, Aleksey; Martinov, Alexey; Solovyanenko, Anatoly; Tumanyan, Barseg; Volkov, Igor; Zhaivoronok, Boris
Conductors: Maltsev, Anatoly; Agafonnikov, Igor
Ensemble: Red Star Red Army Chorus

Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly;
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra

A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue...

Barcarole: Favourite Orchestral Pieces by Bizet, Offenbach, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Gonoud et al. / Marriner

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Eugen Onegin; The Nutcracker; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Jules ...
Performers: Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir Neville Marriner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Alongside recordings of Baroque and Classical repertoire, he has also made a...continue...
Recording information: SDR-Studio, Villa Berg, Stuttgart (09/09/1987-03/12/1987)....continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantatas - Aleksey, the man of God; Oleg the Wise; From Homer; The Mermaid of Lake Switez

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Song of Alexis, Man of God (Stikh ob Alexeye, Bozh'yem cheloveke), for chorus & orchestra, Op. 2; The Song of Oleg the Wise (Pesn' o veshchem Olege), for 2 male soloists,...
Performers: Didenko, Nikolaj; Fedotova, Tatiana; Kortchak, Dimitri; Mitrakova, Elena; Sizova, Svetlana
Conductors: Ziva, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

The cantatas feature the Chorus of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, as well as a host of accomplished soloists....continue...
Recording information: 2001....continue...

Russian Songs and Arias by Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky; Rimsky-Korsakov / Dinara Alieva, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Francesca da Rimini; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Songs (7), Op. 47; ...
Performers: Alieva, Dinara
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

Young Russian soprano Dinara Alieva, who has already performed many leading operatic roles in Russia and beyond, is a newcomer to the Naxos label. She...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (08/28/2011-09/03/2011)....continue...

Maurice André - The Trumpet Maestro: Carnival of Venice; Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime et al. (great hits rec. 1956 - 1961)

2 CD / Indesens / 2013-02-12

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto en fa; Un américain à Paris; Porgy and Bess; Strike up the Band; Ernesto Lecuona: Siboney, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Michael Carr: S...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Faustin, J.; Denjean, Jacques

Maurice André's first great hits, from the years 1956 to 1961....continue...
Recording information: 1956-1959....continue...

Ten Years - Choral works by Grimsdottir, Sigurbjornsson, Runarsdotir, Sveinsson, Nordal, Rautavaara / Graduale Nobili Chamber Choir

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Bára Grímsdóttir: Eg vil lofa eina _á (I will Praise Her and Laud), for mixed choir; Hrodmar Ingi Sigurbjörnsson: Vökuró (Awake in Peace), for chorus; Hildigunnur R...
Performers: Arnadottir, Lovisa; Gisladottir, Gudridur Thora; Ingvarsdottir, Arny [Vocals]

Graduale Nobili was founded in Fall 2000, and the choir was immediately well received. Most recently, the choir has been working with pop sensation Björk...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...

Celebrating Classical Music of Wales

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Robat Arwyn: Benedictus; Karl Jenkins: Adiemus, for female voices & orchestra; Kayama, for chorus; Hymn, for chorus; The Armed Man; Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto; César Franck: Panis a...
Performers: Dewi Ellis Jones; Edwards, Gwawr [Vocals]; Finch, Catrin; Jones, Aled; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Jones, Iona; Jones, Paul Carey; Kempster, David; Llewelyn-Jones, Iwan; Meirion, Rhys; O'Neill, Dennis [Teno...

Ballettmusik für kleine Ballerinas, Vol. 2

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Rapsodie espagnole; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; D...
Performers: Eckle, Gerhard
Conductors: Petroschoff, Vladimir; Horvat, Milan; Adolph, Henry; Bertrand, Loic

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz;...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Rimsky-korssakoff: Mussorgsky

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Performers: Eckle, Gerhard
Conductors: Petroschoff, Vladimir

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios - works by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Mikhail Glinka: Trio pathétique, for clarinet (or violin), bassoon (or cello) & piano in D minor, G. iv173; Nikolai Ri...
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Ensemble: Igor Oistrakh Trio

In this fascinating compilation, major and minor composers are all viewed through the lens of the somewhat underutilized piano trio, in differing states of maturity...continue...

Russian Concert Favourites by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Glazunov, Borodin, Glinka / Anatole Fistoulari, conductor (rec. 1956-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie, for orchestra in B minor, G. ii213; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite no 1 in D; Swan Lake; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2...
Conductors: Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian-born, naturalized British conductor Anatole Fistoulari was one of the most recorded and widely admired masters of the baton in the decades following World War...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (11/10/1958); Kingsway Hall, London (11/10/1958); Abbey Road Studios, London (1956-03-01&1956-07-27&1957-); Kingsway Hall, London (1956-03-01&1956-07-...continue...

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite; May Night Overture; Tchaikovsky; Borodin; Glinka; Liadov / Markevitch

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), concert suite for orchestra; May Night; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Alexander Borodin: In the...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Lamoureux

Gramophone
Markevitch's performances are excellent, with subtlety as well as pungency in The Golden Cockerel, dashing rhythmic precision in Russian and Ludmilla and a charmingly Weber-ish...continue...

Bonbons for Organ - 21 selectons by Handel, Mozart, Sousa, Verdi, Gounod, Daquin, Campra, Dubois et al. / Martin Setchell: organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Albert Renaud: Toccata in D minor, Op 108/1; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Elvira Madigan; Felix Arndt: Nola; Francois Dubois: Fiat lux; Martin Setchell: Three Piece Suit...
Performers: Setchell, Martin [Organ]

This album includes a selection of classic favorites, as well as Martin Setchell's own works. The classics include compositions by Mozart, Handel, Dubois, and many...continue...
Recording information: Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand (11/18/2000-11/19/2000)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may b...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Dvorak: Liebeslieder, etc; et al / Gruberova, Haider

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55; In Folk Tone (V národním tónu), song cycle for voice & piano, B. 146 (Op. 73); Love Songs (Písne milostmé) (8) for voice & ...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich

This song album of Edita Gruberova combines three important composers of Eastern Europe: Dvorak, Rachmaninov and Rimski-Korsakov. Her soprano is compact but light. This is...continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

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...

Afanasiev, Borodin, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov: String Quartets / Leipzig String Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11

Works: Nikolai Afanasiev: Volga, for string quartet; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Variations on a Chorale (4), for string quartet; At the Monastery (V monastïre), for string quartet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Qu...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

The great discovery on this CD is Nikolai Afanasiev's Volga, a masterful string quartet integrating melodies of folk character and virtuosity into four wonderful quartet...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/10/2011-11/12/2011)....continue...

A Tribute to Erling Blondal Bengtsson - Elgar: Cello Concerto; works by Schubert, Corelli, Weber, Prokofiev et al/ Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata, Op. 5/5; Carl Maria von Weber: Adagio & Rondo, for cello & piano; Frédé...
Performers: Bengtsson, Erling Blondal; Kristjansson, Arni
Conductors: Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This release celebrates the 80th birthday of the distinguished Danish cellist Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. The recording provides a varied musical portrait of this renowned performer....continue...

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

Louis Cahuzac: The Works for Clarinet & works by Pierne, Louis, Giamperi, Jeanjean, Danagain / Misaki Baba, clarinet

1 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clarinet & piano, Op. 19; Louis Cahuzac: Fantaisie variée sur un vieil air champêtre, for clarinet & piano; Pastorale Cévenole, for clarinet & pian...
Performers: Baba, Misaki; Dangain, Guy

Louis Cahuzac (1880-1960) was one of the most famous clarinet players in the first half of the 20th century and left some lovely pieces for...continue...
Recording information: 2003....continue...

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...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Svetlanov Conducts Russian Composers - Glazunov, Medtner, Prokofiev et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 1 in E flat major; Symphony no 3 in A minor; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Concert Waltz no 2 in F major, Op. 51; Ouverture solennelle for ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

One of the 20th century's great interpreters, Evgeny Svetlanov initially trained as a pianist- composer before being appointed principal conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony...continue...

Evgeny Mravinsky Conducts Russian Composers

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; The Nutcracker, suite, Op. 71a; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Capriccio i...
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: ; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed for his colossal stature and rigorous rehearsal methods, Evgeny Mravinsky is generally considered to be the greatest of all Soviet conductors. The maestro was...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, AV 132; Johanne...
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...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov / Yefim Bronfman, Andris Nelsons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade,...
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Grammy Award winning pianist Yefim Bronfman joins the superstar conductor Andris Nelsons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a stunning performances of Beethoven's Fifth Piano...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov / Yefim Bronfman, Andris Nelsons [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade,...
Conductors: Nelsons, Andris
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Grammy Award winning pianist Yefim Bronfman joins the superstar conductor Andris Nelsons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a stunning performances of Beethoven's Fifth Piano...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
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Sergiu Celibidache With The Munchner Philharmonkier [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concert...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart

Run Time: 511 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Voyage to Russia: Rachamninov, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, et al / Claire-Marie Le Guay, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 15; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8;...
Performers: Guay, Claire Marie le

From nostalgic memories, the sound of bells, the winds of the steppes, to visions of a flickering future; Russian piano music, from Mussorgsky to Scriabin,...continue...
Recording information: Temple de l'Annonciation à Paris (10/11/2011-10/14/2011)....continue...

Ofra Harnoy Vol. 2 / Telemann, Bozza, Danzi and Offenbach

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto ("All'inglese"), for violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major, RV 546; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello in B flat major, K. 292 (K. 196c); Niko...
Performers: Arpin, John; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Carver, Brent; Dussek, Michael; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; McKay, James; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Orlov, Vladimir; Parr, Patricia...
Conductors: Robinson, Paul

Previously unissued recordings of celebrated cellist Ofra Harnoy, from the 1980s, with leading Canadian performers. Well known from her many CDs on the RCA, Decca...continue...
Recording information: Tokyo; Toronto....continue...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane / Zdenek Chalabala

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Owing in large part to their exotic inspiration, Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade and Aram Khachaturian's Gayane are among the most beautiful and most frequently performed Russian and...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

With Pride / US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-04-24

Works: Brian Dix: Corpsman Up; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Kev Boyce: Rainforest, for drum corps (after First Circle); John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis; Washington Post; Ronald Norman Miller: For O...
Performers: Boyce, Kev; Coleman, Michael [Bugle]; Danley, Scott; Dinan, Corey; Drass, James P.; Duncan, Steve; Efthyvoulou, Nicholas; Egan, Timothy; Ervin, Michael II; Garrett, Brett; Jackson, Reginald G.; Jordo...
Conductors: Dix, Brian

The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performs martial and popular music for hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. Comprised of 90 Marine...continue...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Thème Russe / The Kuss Quartet play Glazunov, Scriabin, Schnittke, Tchaikovsky et al.

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Theme and variation no 4, for orchestra (from collaborative work; Nikolai Artsybushev: Variation no 1 on a Russian Folk Song, for string quartet (collective compositon with B...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kuss Quartet

The Kuss Quartet's Onyx debut of Schubert and Berg was praised by reviewers worldwide. With Theme Russe, the group offers listeners an enchanting program of...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (04/18/2011-04/21/2011)....continue...

Magical Music Box / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony; Gabriel Pierné: March of the Little Lead Soldiers, for orchestra/piano, Op. 14/6; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 4...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Strauss, Paul
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Previn, Andre; Blomstedt, Herbert; Boult, Adrian; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jansons, Mariss

Bringing magic and music together in a fun, interactive collection this compilation encourages children to explore their imaginations, expand their minds with fun facts and...continue...

Dance Along / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Se...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Wordsworth, Barry; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Temirkanov, Yuri; Rosenthal, Manuel; Foley, Timothy; Previn, Andre; Bos...

This collection encourages children to get up and moving! Featuring the best dance music in the Classical world this compilation will keep little ears occupied,...continue...

Candle Night Classics

2 CD / Intergroove Media / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Suite no 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana'; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 17 in A flat major, Op. 28/17, CT. 18...
Performers: Bolkvadze, Elisso; Dvarionaite, Aldona; Fedorov, Adil; Gelgotas, Valentinas; Ivanovich, Andrei; Karnavichius, Jurgis; Sanikidze, Tamara; Shakin, Vladimir; Spitkova, Helena; Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug; Titov, Alexander; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bubelnikov, Pavel; Gorkovenko, Stanislav; Dmitriev, Alexander; Chang, Yun-Sung; Lizzio, Alberto; Korchin, Leo; Kakhidze, Vakhtang

Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, Kazakov, Panfilov, Monogarova, Gubsky

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

The Invisible City of Kitezh, completed in 1905, is a remarkable opera that fuses folklore, mysticism and realism. Its subject is the story of the...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (05/02/2008/05/04/2008)....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus, Bannik [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

Now on Blu-ray, this Châtelet revival of Le Coq d'Or brings to the stage once again the great Kabuki actor Ennosuke III's striking staging of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...