Post Romantic Period > Saint-Saëns, Camille

Winfried Bönig an den Orgeln im Hohen Dom zu Köln

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1; Berceuse; Triptyque; Elégie; Romance / Fanny Clamagirand, violin; Vanya Cohen, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; Berceuse for violin & piano in B flat major, Op. 38; Elegy no 2 for violin & piano, Op. 160; Elegy no 1 for violin & pia...
Performers: Clamagirand, Fanny; Cohen, Vanya

I like nothing better than chamber music,' Saint-Saëns once wrote to a violinist friend and, indeed, he did much to promote the genre in Paris...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet; Barcarolle / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quartet for Piano and Strings in B flat major, Op. 41; Barcarolle for Violin, Cello, Organ and Piano in F major, Op. 108; Quintet for piano & strings in A minor, Op. 14
Performers: Boico, Efim; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Evans, Ralph [Violin]; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

Saint-Saëns holds a vital place in the history of French chamber music. At a time when his compatriots were more devoted to opera and song,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase Co (03/26/2012-03/29/2012)....continue...

A European Odyssey - Chamber music by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Enescu, Rynkova, Ostlund, Wilson, Avram Reeman / London Schubert Players

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65; George Enescu: Chamber Symphony, for 1...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Schubert Players

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Works for the Left Hand, Vol. 1: Ravel, Scriabin, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Bach / Maxime Zecchini, piano

1 CD / Ad Vitam / 2013-01-08

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2; Leopold Godowsky: Studies on...
Performers: Zecchini, Maxime

On this first release in a planned 3-disc anthology of piano music for the left hand, Maxime Zecchini performs works by Ravel, Scriabin, Saint-Saëns and...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Magne, Paris, France....continue...

Quam Dilecta: French Romantic Choral Music / Choir of Christ's College, Rowland

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quam Dilecta, motet for voice & organ, Op. 148; Ave Maria, motet for chorus, Op. 145; Ave verum, motet for 4 female voices, organ & horn in D major; Offertoire pour la Touss...
Performers: Brown, Carys; Greaves, Alex; Lemaire, Marie; Puttick, Amy; Stiff, Robert; Thomas, Rachel [Soprano]; Wadsworth, William; Wallace, William [Tenor]
Conductors: Rowland, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of Christ's College

This collection of French Romantic choral music is performed by the choir of Christ's College, which has a 500 year history....continue...
Recording information: Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...continue...

Alexis de Castillon: Quartet; Saint-Saens: Quartete / Quatuor De Chartres

1 CD / BNL / 2013-01-08

Works: Alexis de Castillon: Quartet for Strings Op. 3; Camille Saint-Saëns: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor, Op. 112
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor De Chartres

Composed in 1867, this first attempt for strings shows Alexis de Castillon's gift for inventiveness. The work is juxtaposed with Saint-Saëns' expressive Quartet, Op. 112,...continue...
Recording information: Chateau de Saint-Simon La Ferté-Vidame, Eure-&-Loir, Fr (04/2011)....continue...

Portrait of a Legend - 17 arias from Mignon, La Cenerentola, Barber of Seville et al. / Giulietta Simionato, mezzo-soprano (mono)

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; L' Italiana in Algeri; Tancredi; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Jules M...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bettarini, Luciano; Pellegrino, Lilliana; Simionato, Giulietta
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Rossi, Mario [Management]; Previtali, Fernando; Basile, Arturo; Ghione, Franco; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Erede, Alberto; Sanzogno, Nino; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

Born in 1910, Giulietta Simionato had a slow start with her career, but had her big breakthrough at La Scala in 1955. Her workload was...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1960....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works / Ben van Oosten, Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris

3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 1...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

The infinite cosmos of French organ music is Ben van Oosten's realm, and he now has recorded the complete organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns in...continue...
Recording information: Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue...

French Classics / Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bizet, Ravel, et al. / Yondai Butt, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra...
Conductors: Butt, Yondani
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Muisc Under the Stars / West Point Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Fillmore: The Circus Bee; Steven Reineke: Celebration Fanfare, for band; William Paris Chambers: Chicago Tribune March, for band; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; John Philip Sousa...
Performers: Messenger, MaryKay
Conductors: Holtan, Timothy J.; Ancelet, Treg
Ensemble: ; West Point Band

West Point Band's Music Under the Stars is full of sweeping, beautiful orchestration from the US Military Academy Concert Band. West Point has created a...continue...
Recording information: Sugar Loaf, NY (02/19/2008-02/22/2008)....continue...

French Fantasy / Debussy, Saint-Saens, Frank / Maria Bachmann, violin; Adam Neiman, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Eduard Franck: Sonata for Violin in A ma...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Neiman, Adam

The New York Times hailed Maria Bachmann as "a violinist of soul and patrician refinement," and The Boston Globe as "astonishing in every musical and...continue...
Recording information: SUNY College at Purchase, Recital Hall of the Performin (12/16/2011-12/18/2011)....continue...

Serres Chaude: French Songs - songs by Chausson, Fauré, Saint-Saens / Bettina Smith, mz; Einar Rottingen, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ernest Chausson: Serres chaudes, songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 24; Gabriel Fauré: Le jardin clos, Op. 106; Camille Saint-Saëns: La cendre rouge, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 146
Performers: Rottingen, Einar; Smith, Bettina [Mezzo-Soprano]

Recording information: NRK Hordaland Studio, Bergen (08/30/2008-09/02/2008)....continue...

Liszt: Funérailles; Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre / Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02

Works: Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139; Années de pèlerinage; Deuxième année, S. 161; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny

Following a series of highly acclaimed recordings dedicated to individual composers, Yevgeny Sudbin has combined works by Liszt, Ravel and Saint-Saëns into a recital with...continue...
Recording information: St. Georges, Bristol, England....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 - 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3; Album, Op. 72; Rhapsodie d'Auvergne / Geoffrey Burleson, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 3; Album for piano, Op. 72; Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for Piano and Orchestra in C major, Op. 73; Caprice on "Airs de ballet," for piano (after Gluc...
Performers: Burleson, Geoffrey

Saint-Saëns' first published works for piano were the vivid and characteristic Six Bagatelles, which set the tone for the popularity of his character pieces. Pianist...continue...
Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, Bronx, New York, USA (2011-12-01&2011-12-05&2011-)....continue...

Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nell, Op. 18 no 1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51; Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; La bonne c...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Degout, Stéphane; Immerseel, Jos van; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noël [Piano]; Lucas, Hélène; Manoff, Susan; Piau, Sandrine

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will...continue...

Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic - Beethoven: Symphony no 8; Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1 / Julian Rachlin; Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28; Ernest Chausson: Poème, for vi...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Repin, Vadim
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

János Darvas brings to life the 75 year history of the Israel Philharmonic with grace and pathos in this film, telling the story of the...continue...
Run Time: 147 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for C...
Performers: Fortier, Isabelle; Tetreault, Stephane
Conductors: Gabel, Fabien
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec

Stéphane Tétreault was selected to participate at the prestigious 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. He was the youngest participant - personally selected by Michael...continue...
Recording information: Raoul-Jobin hall in Palais Montcalm, Québec (06/2012)....continue...

Romantique - Elina Garanca sings arias from Sapho, Dalila, Joan of Arc et al. / Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorite; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Orleanskaya deva (The Maid of Orléans); Charles Gounod: Sapho; Faust; La Reine de Saba; Nic...
Performers: Garanca, Elina
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Romantique is a knockout!

In Romantique, Elina Garanca makes a smashing return to the studio and puts her imprint upon the big Romantic repertory, brilliantly

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Recording information: Bologna, Salone Bolognini (03/2012)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios Opp. 18 & 92 / Vienna Piano Trio

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-10-16

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 92
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Piano Trio

Against all fashionable trends prevailing in nineteenth Century Paris, above all in the opera, Camille Saint-Saëns composed instrumental music distinguished by classical perfection in form,...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/16/2012-06/18/2012)....continue...

Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie f...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Eguchi, Akira; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Goodyear, Stewart; Grant, Cameron; Hoeppner, Susan; Krosnick, Joel; Lindemann, Jens; Ma...
Conductors: Komatsu, Chosei;
Ensemble: ; Duo Concertante; Upper Valley Duo

This collection of the most beautiful, familiar and popular classical melodies of all time, selected from the Marquis catalog of fine classical recordings, features virtuoso...continue...

The Romantic Piano: A View from Sienna - works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Handel, Liszt et al. / Wilhelm Backhaus, R. Ganz; Vlad de Pachemnn

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2012-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 24 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Waltz; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major...

Recording information: 1908-1933....continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

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

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

Rare Goossens - Works by Fauré, Marcello, Piernel, Bax, Barthe, Colin, Saint-Saens / Léon Goossens, oboe

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

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Vocalise-étude; Benedetto Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello); Paul Pierne: Aubade, for oboe & piano; Gordon Bryan: Concerto no 1 in...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raybould, Clarence
Conductors: Susskind, Walter;
Ensemble: London Wind Quintette; Philharmonia Orchestra

These are recordings not available anywhere else, ranging from a 1925 pre-electric recording of Charles Colin's endearing "Concertino" to a 1947 reworking of Scarlatti themes....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...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...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....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: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
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...

Opera Arias from Norma, Aida, Otello et al. / Veronica Ferraro, soprano

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2012-10-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; I Vespri siciliani; La Forza del Destino; Aida, opera; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciul...
Performers: Ferraro, Pier Miranda

The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons, Byrd, Sibelius, Whitacre, Bennett, Lennon, et al. / King's Singers

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Cyrillus Kreek: Taaveti laulud; William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices; Civitas sancti tui; Carlo Gesualdo: In monte oliveti, tenebrae lesson for 6 voices, W. 7/9; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; John ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: King's Singers

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD...continue...

The Power of the Organ, Vol. 2 - transcriptions of orchestral works by Wagner, Saint-Saens, Elgar plus Widor & Vierne / Mélanie Barney, organ

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, Op. 78; Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster; Cla...
Performers: Barney, Melanie

A breathtaking collection of works as spectacular as Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre and Wagner's Walkyries adapted for organ along with other great classics of organ music,...continue...
Recording information: Église des Saints-Anges Gardiens, Lachine, Québec, Cana....continue...

Impressions de France - works by Debussy, Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Francaix and Rabaud / André Moisan, clarinet; Louise-Andree Baril, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-09-25

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167; Henri Rabaud: Solo de concours, for clarinet & piano, Op. 10; Claude ...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andrée; Moisan, Andre

In France, the Conservatoire de Paris played an active role in spreading the clarinet's popularity, and French composers wrote numerous studies, competition pieces and sonatas...continue...
Recording information: Salle claude-Champagne, University Of Montreal, Montrea (1996)....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...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

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...

Saint-Saens: The 5 Piano Concertos / Philippe Entremont, piano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 17; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, ...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Although Camille Saint-Saëns ranks among the most notable of French composers, he was also one of the leading pianists of his day - a child...continue...
Recording information: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France....continue...

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Coming Home: 75th Anniversay Concert and Documentary / Zubin Mehta, Vadim Repin, Evgeny Kissin et al. [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Vio...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Repin, Vadim
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

The film "Coming Home" by Janos Darvas brings to life the 75 year history of the Israel Philharmonic with grace and pathos, telling the story...continue...
Run Time: 148 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Saint-Saens: Samson and Dalila / José Cura, Julia Gertseva, Stefan Stoll. Jochem Hochstenbach - Badisches Staastheater [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-09-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
Performers: Cura, Jose; Gertseva, Julia; Stoll, Stefan
Conductors: Hochstenbach, Jochem
Ensemble: Badisches Staastheater

In Saint- Saens' saga of hatred and holy war, power and desire, there is no victor and no truth. The god-like is diminished, power restricted,...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Italian, Spanish
Cou...continue...

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

The Best Relaxing Classical Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Jules Massenet: Médit...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Kalafusz, Hans; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Millet, Danielle; Ogdon, John; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Boult, Adrian; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo;
Ensemble: ; Vienna String Sextet

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Giulini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1977-04-29_1977-04-30&1977-)....continue...

Saint-Saens: Organ Works / Magne H Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Bénédiction nuptiale for Organ in F major, Op. 9; Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109; Carnival of the animal...
Performers: Draagen, Magne H.

The organ works of Saint-Saëns are not the ordinary fare of music listeners, or most organists. Despite the great recognition and popularity the composer enjoyed...continue...
Recording information: Katarina Church, Stockholm (05/08/2010-05/10/2010)....continue...