Post Romantic Period > Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Trumpet & Orchestra: works by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Arutiunian et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet and flugelhorn [6 CDs]

6 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Henri Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1; Concerto for Bassoon in F m...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Strommen, Linda; Tempel, Thomas
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; Wolff, Hugh; Faerber, Jörg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boreyko, Andrey; Sondeckis, Saulius

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the world's finest young trumpet and flugelhorn players. In this boxed set is a collection of his recordings for trumpet...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Elgar: Dream of Gerontius; Cello Concerto

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-10-25

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Wang, Jian
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Gramophone Magazine, May 2012
Ashkenazy conducts with heaps of spirit, tingling drama and red-blooded commitment to the cause, and he draws an unstintingly fresh and laudably...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Australia....continue...

Prokofiev: Summer Night; Seven, They Are Seven; The Metting of the Volga and the Don; Etc.

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Summer Night, suite for orchestra, Op. 123; Seven, They Are Seven, cantata for tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 30; The Volga meets the Don, festive poem for orchestra, Op. 130; Thirt...
Performers: Repin, Leonid
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording was first issued in Japan in 2003, on the 50-year anniversary of the composer's death, featuring rarely performed repertoire. The works clearly reflect...continue...
Recording information: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (12/12/2002-12/14/2002)....continue...

All Time Classics with Marian Arnold

3 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 174 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the most High with my whole heart; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Claud...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Peter; Forbes, Colin; Harvey, Michael Kieran; Hutchinson, Joyce; Kirkby, Emma; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lacey, Genevieve; Pinn...
Conductors: ; Kleiber, Carlos; Pesek, Libor; Tate, Jeffrey; Kempe, Rudolf; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Santi, Nello; De Waart, Edo; Challender, Stuart; Thomas, Patrick; Hopkins, John
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players; The English Concert

Elgar: Symphony No. 2

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

This CD features the composer's second, and last, completed symphony. Though it was dedicated to "the memory of His late Majesty King Edward VII," it...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House (11/07/2008/11/08/2008)....continue...

Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance; Serenade for Strings

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The "Composer Festival," presented by the Sydney Symphony conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, featured Edward Elgar in 2008. This CD features the complete Pomp and Circumstance...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Australia (11/07/2008-11/14/2008)....continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations; In The South

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-04-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Sydney Symphony

The "Composer Festival," presented by the Sydney Symphony conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, featured Edward Elgar in 2008. This volume features the Enigma Variations, Elgar’s best-known...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House (11/12/2008-11/14/2008)....continue...

Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-04-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Sydney Symphony

The first volume of the series features the Symphony No. 1, one of the composer’s two completed symphonies, which enjoyed enormous success after its premiere...continue...
Recording information: Sydney Opera House Recording Studio (10/31/2008); The Concert Hall of the Opera House (10/31/2008); Sydney Opera House Recording Studio (11/03/2008); The Concert Hall of the Ope...continue...

Classical 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Capu...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Müller, Eduardo; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Prizeman, Robert; ; Gergiev, Valery; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Serafin, Tullio; Nézet-Sé...
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ebène ; Scottish Ensemble

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 "Classical & 5 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy is well known as one of the best interpreters of Russian composers. This volume of his new series features the 1st Symphony entitled...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; The Sydney (10/31/2009-11/02/2009)....continue...

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53
Performers: Gavrylyuk, Alexander
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

TRITON & EXTON present four new recordings from Vladimir Ashkenazy’s “Composer Festival” series with the Sydney Symphony, which featured Prokofiev in 2009, following Elgar (2008)...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; Sydney Oper....continue...

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano no 5 in G major, Op. 55
Performers: Gavrylyuk, Alexander
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The continuation of Prokofiev’s complete piano concertos with Russian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, whose playing is delicate, powerful, and splendid....continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House....continue...

Prokofiev: Suite from Lieutenant Kije; Suite from The Love for Three Oranges; The Ugly Duckling

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Love for Three Oranges; Ugly Duckling, Op. 18
Performers: Porter, Jacqueline
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The second volume of the series features orchestral suites from the composer’s opera and film music, plus the rarely recorded Ugly Duckling....continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House....continue...

Sibelius, Schumann / Valeriy Sokolov, Ashkenazy/Chamber Orchestra of Europe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2010-08-31

Works: Jean Sibelius: Rakastava, Op. 14; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Kuolema; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61
Performers: Sokolov, Valeriy
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Vladimir Ashkenazy directs the highly acclaimed Chamber Orchestra of Europe and virtuoso violinist Valeriy Sokolov in this remarkable programme of Finnish works combined with Schumann's...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
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Respighi: Belfagor Overture; Belkis, Queen of Sheba; Church Windows

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-07-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Belfagor, concert overture, for orchestra (after opera "Belfagor"), P. 140; Belkis, Queen of Sheba, suite from the ballet, P. 177; Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), 4 impressions...
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Respighi's orchestral works are rarely performed, but the genius of his orchestration is apparent on this disc. Exton's splendid recording techniques perfectly capture the sound...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Hilversum (2004-03-30_2004-03-31&2005-)....continue...

Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Roman Festivals

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-07-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Feste romane
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Respighi's Roman Trilogy, performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy. One of the greatest musicians in our time, Ashkenazy...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Hilversum (2004-03-29&2004-03-30&2005-)....continue...

Classical Legends - In Their Own Words

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Spoken Word: Classical Legends in Their Own Words
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bumbry, Grace; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kissin, Evgeni; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Toml...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klemperer, Otto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Erede, Alberto; Abbado, Claudio; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Ashkenazy, Vladi...

Gramophone Magazine
All is co-ordinated by Jon Tolansky...[who] is good at putting things in context and moving the whole presentation along with the seamless legato that...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

5 CD / Octavia Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Symphony in D minor "Youth Symphony" (part lost; 1st movement survives), TN ii/43; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Caprice bohémien (Capri...
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

This is a special box set of Rachmaninov's complete symphonies and orchestral works, performed by Russian music expert Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Sydney Symphony, for...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House; Sydney Oper (10/31/2007-11/22/2007)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Finlandia / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Finlandia, Op. 26
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The second volume of Sibelius' complete symphonies series features the 4th and 5th symphonies, the light and shadow of the composer's masterly musicality. Adding one...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (2006-04-25_2006-04-29&2007-)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 6 & 7 / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Kuolema
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The fourth & final volume of the series includes the 6th and 7th symphonies, composed in the latter period of Sibelius' composition life. This quiet...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (01/30/2006-02/03/2007); The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) (11/08/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

The Hélène Grimaud Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Fantasien, Op. 116; Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Klavierstücke, Op. 118;...
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos.1 & 3 [Hybrid SACD] [Japan]

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2010-03-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Rakastava (The Lover), suite for string orchestra, triangle & timpani, Op. 14
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The first volume of the complete symphonies of Sibelius by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, which is traditionally closely connected to Sibelius'...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (04/25/2006-11/11/2006)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Tapiola et al / Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-03-09

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Tapiola, Op. 112; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Performers: Lemke, Andreas
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The 2nd symphony, Sibelius' most popular, is featured in this third volume of the series. Together with orchestral gems 'Tapiola' and 'The Swan of Tuonela',...continue...
Recording information: The Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockhoms Konserthus) (2006-04-25_2006-04-29&2007-)....continue...

Ultimate French Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; La mer; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Boléro; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane p...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Birch, John; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Khaner, Jeffrey; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Monteux, Pierre; Marriner, Sir Neville; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Ballet Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-06-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Swan Lake; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jules Massenet: La Vierge;...
Performers: Golan, Ron
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Agoult, Raymond; Zinman, David; Dorati, Antal; Dutoit, Charles; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Hand-picked from Decca's world-renowned catalog of recordings, and featuring the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra among many others, the 'Adagios' series has consist...continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Evgeni Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

For his third EMI Classics release, piano legend Evgeny Kissin has turned to repertoire from his native Russia, Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 3....continue...

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

Ultimate Classical Spectacular - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central As...
Performers: Loveday, Alan; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Zukerman & Ashkenazy - Live in Berlin - W.A.Mozart, R. Strauss / Berlin PO

1 CD / Audite / 2008-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"; Richard Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53
Performers: Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This live recording taken from performances in 1996 and 1998 represent two of Ashkenzay's private passions: Strauss and Mozart. In Mozart the concertante pieces fascinated...continue...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...continue...

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Hélène Grimaud - Collected Recordings

6 CD / Teldec / 2006-10-17

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 145, AV 85); Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, ...
Performers: Grimaud, Helene
Conductors: Zinman, David; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Relaxing Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Léo Delibes...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Berbié, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kulka, Konstanty; Lab&eg...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Nicholas; Masur, Kurt; Jorda, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Du Brassus; I Musici; Lausanne Pro Arte

This CD includes a great selection of "soothing and relaxing" music as well as a great introduction to the classics....continue...

Lover's Adagio

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Har...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Hurford, Peter; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Krebbers, Herman; LaGoya, Alexandre; Ort...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sillito, Kenneth; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bonynge, Richard; Kondrashin, Kirill;...

2 CD set. This is a great collection for lovers of classical music. Decca. 2006....continue...

Suk: Asrael / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-13

Works: Josef Suk: Symphony in C minor, Op. 27 "Asrael"
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Ashkenazy's performance with the brilliant Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra is just as potent and passionate [as Talich]: from the catastrophic climax of the first movement through...continue...

Prokofiev: Ballet music

1 CD / Decca Import / 2004-10-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Cinderella
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Prokofiev: Symphony no 1, Suites / Ozawa, Dutoit, Berlin PO

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Dreams, Op. 6; Love for Three Oranges
Performers: Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Sibelius: The Symphonies, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy, et al

5 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Finlandia, Op. 26; Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Sympho...
Performers: Belkin, Boris; Söderström, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy has been closely identified with the music of Sibelius for over twenty years. One of his first outstanding achievements as a conductor was...continue...

Trio - Scriabin: Complete Symphonies, etc / Ashkenazy, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; R...
Performers: Balleys, Brigitte; Jablonski, Peter; Larin, Sergei
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy's name is closely identified with the music of Alexander Scriabin. He is one of the few international pianists to record the complete cycle...continue...

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Ashkenazy, Royal PO

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Decca has released this 2 CD set for the price of one to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the death of Sergei Prokofiev. Vladimir...continue...

Masters of the Bow - Cello / Rostropovich, Casals, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pe...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Canino, Bruno; Casals, Pablo; Fournier, Pierre; Francaix, Jean; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Gililov, Pavel; Harrell, Lynn; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Koopman, Ton; Kotova, Nina;...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Orbelian, Constantine; De Waart, Edo; Bychkov, Semyon; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Otterloo, Willem Van; Chailly, Riccar...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber C...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

Trio - Prokofiev: Complete Concertos / Previn, Dutoit, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra