Romantic Period > Maazel, Lorin

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...

Verdi Opera Selection, Vol. 2 - Aida with Pavarotti & Chiara; Nabucco with Leo Nucci; Simon Baccanegra with Domingo / Guleghina; Harteros [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Cavalletti, Massimo; Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Guleghina, Maria; Harteros, Anja; Nucci, Leo; Pavarotti, Luciano; ...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Arthaus Musik celebrates Giuseppe Verdi's 200th birthday, who is especially known for his numerous opera compositions, and undoubtedly one of the most famous romantics. This...continue...
Run Time: 513 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

50 Best Verdi: CD One: Tenors & Baritones; CD Two: Soparnos & Mezzos; CD Three: Choruses

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino; Otello; Fals...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Arroyo, Martina; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Bruson, Renato; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; ...

This 3-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of...continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

The Super Telarc Sound 1

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Antonio Vivaldi: Spring; Autumn; Winter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Brown, Ray [Australia]; Jackson, Milt; Minnelli, Liza; Pass, Joe; Peterson, Oscar; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Ozawa, Seiji; Serkin, Rudolf; Previn, Andre; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich

Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 & Op. 72 / Lorin Maazel, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for orchestra, B. 147 (Op. 72)
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/1988)....continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Norma Fantini, Anna Smirnova, Francesco Meli, Rafal Siwek. Symphonica Toscanini, Lorin Maazel [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Fantini, Norma; Meli, Francesco; Siwek, Rafal; Smirnova, Anna
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Symphonica Toscanini

The performance of Verdi's famous Messa da Requiem celebrating Toscanini's fiftieth anniversary of death in 2007 took place at the beautiful basilica of St Mark's...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Wagner: The Ring Without Words - A synthesis of orchestral music from the "Ring" / Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... Maazel's continuous musical score, seventy-five minutes without a break, begins with the opening tones of Rheingold...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Wagner: The Ring Without Words - A synthesis of orchestral music from the "Ring" / Lorin Maazel, Berlin Philharmonic [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle, arranged in a free-flowing and chronological cycle by world-famous conductor Lorin Maazel. Comprised of the...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Surround
Country of Origin: Austria
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Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 4 / Vladimir Ashkenazy - London SO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The opening of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto is arguably the most famous of any piano concerto, but astonishingly the work was dismissed as worthless when...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Giulini - Chicago SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

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

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

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Silent Woods; Rondo / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (01/29/1986/02/01/1986)....continue...

Legendary Moments of the New Year's Concert / Karajan, Kleiber, Maazel, Mehta

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-12-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: Waldmeister; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279); Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Der Zigeunerbaron; Wiener Blu...
Performers: Hink, Werner; Maazel, Lorin
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin; Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

The Vienna New Year’s Concert is the world’s most famous classical music event. Established by the Vienna Philharmonic as an annual tradition, the concert has...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Maria Chiara, Luciano Pavarotti, Ghena Dimitrova, Leo Nucci

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Studio Albanella, Milan (12/1985-01/1986)....continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Magic Moments of Opera / Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, ...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Beczala, Piotr; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gambill, Robert; Garanca, Elina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Marton, Eva; Nylund, C...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Fischer, Iván; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Maazel, Lorin; Jordan, Philippe; Campanella, Bruno; Oren, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the first time, gathered together in one box set are all of your favorite operas. Feel the love and passion; wrath and wit; revenge...continue...
Run Time: 1500 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish + Italian (except Aida) + Dutch (Aida only)
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Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/La Fenice, Hvorostovsky, Ciofi, Sacca [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Sacca, Roberto
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

This 2004 production of Verdi's La Traviata celebrates the resurrection of the legendary Teatro La Fenice, which had been completely destroyed by a fire in...continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

Placido Domingo Story [Limited Edition]

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-01-25

Works: Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlo; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il trovatore; Luisa Miller; Otello; Jacques Offenbach: Les C...
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Aparici, Montserrat; Banuelas, Roberto; Brightman, Sarah; Cappuccilli, Piero; Chausson, Carlos; Del Rey, Jose Maria Gallardo; Domingo, Placido; Feldhoff, Gerd; Fisc...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Kubelik, Rafael; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Jochum, Eugen; Barenboim, Daniel; Chailly, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Ge...

To celebrate Domingo's 70th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a 3 CD set of his four decades of Deutsche Grammophon and Decca recordings and catalog -...continue...

Wagner: The Ring Without Words / Maazel, Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"A unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle. Arranged by Lorin Maazel, the work was designed to be free flowing (no breaks) and...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, French, Japan...continue...

Wagner: The Ring Without Words / Maazel, Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"A unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle. Arranged by Lorin Maazel, the work was designed to be free flowing (no breaks) and...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: German, French, Japanese
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Bruckner: 10 Symphonies / Maazel, Bavarian RSO

11 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-01-25

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 1 in C minor, WAB 101; Symphony no 0 in D minor, WAB 100 "Die Nullte"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, WAB 102; Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Symphony no 4 in E flat major,...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

In a spectacular concert cycle from January to March 1999, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Lorin Mazzel performed the complete symphonies...continue...
Recording information: München, Philharmonie im Gasteig....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; Respighi: Pines Rome

2 CD / Widescreen / 2010-12-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Romeo & Juliet; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Igor Stravinsky: L'ois...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Difficult to find at a budget price, these timeless interpretations by Lorin Maazel leading the Berlin Philharmonic sacrifice neither involvement nor poetry in their dazzling...continue...

Bravo Pavarotti [2 CDs]

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; M...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Luccardi, Giancarlo; Milnes, Sherrill; Morresi, Gius...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Patanè, Giuseppe; Maazel, Lorin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; Maag, Peter; Chailly, Riccardo; B...

This 2-for-1 CD set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting...continue...

Icon: Emil Gilels - Complete EMI Recordings

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Szell, George; Ludwig, Leopold; Vandernoot, Andre; Cluytens, André; Maazel, Lorin

Emil Gilels was a highly awarded pianist from Odessa, Ukraine. He is well known for a virtuosity, lucidity, and purity of his pianism that captured...continue...

Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 / Maazel, Anda

2 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Performers: Anda, Geza
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria (08/24/1963)....continue...

Saint-Saëns, Lalo, Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos, Rococo Variations

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-07-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Edouard Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op....
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

100 Best Verdi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Il Trovatore; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Andreolli, Florindo; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bernardi, Giuliano; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgato, ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino;...

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), performed by many of...continue...

Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Morgenblätter, Op. 2...
Performers: Swoboda, Karl
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/La Scala, Gheorghiu, Vargas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cossutta, Enrico; Frontali, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Paliaga, Alessandro; Petrinksy, Natascha; Roni, Luigi; Terranova, Piero; Tramonti, Tiziana; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Praised by Bloomberg for having "mastered the role" and "acting her socks off," Angela Gheorghiu leads an all-star cast which includes Ramon Vargas and Roberto...continue...
Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles: Italian, English, Ge...continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Sacred Music: Verdi, Beethoven, Bach / Maazel, Luisi, Suzuki [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini

This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff Commedia Lirica In Tre Atti

2 CD / Orfeo / 2009-09-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Berry, Walter; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Mazzola, Rudolf; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Recording information: Neueinstudierung (02/02/1983)....continue...

Brahms: Pianos Concerto No. 1; Mozart: Piano Sonata / Solomon, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2009-09-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c)
Performers: Cutner, Solomon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Taken from a 1956 recording, Solomon's performance of the Brahms is more satisfying than his commercial recording of the work, due to the sympathetic partnership...continue...

Ultimate Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Classical Music Prep School - Essential Music Everyone Wants to Know

4 CD / Telarc / 2009-08-11

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O viridissima virga; Anonymous, Cantigas de Santa Maria: Work(s); Anonymous, Worcester Antiphonarium: Salve virgo virginum; Anonymous, Trouvères: Au renouvel; Guillaume Duf...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Brewer, Christine; Cheng, Gloria; Chertock, Michael; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Kammen, Shira; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guita...
Conductors: ; MacKenzie, Norman; Pearlman, Martin; Ozawa, Seiji; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Bishop, Michael; Levi, Yoel; Shaw, Robert; ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Empire Brass & Friends; Ensemble Galilei; Ensemble P.A.N. [Project Ars Nova]

Legends: The Three Tenors

1 CD / Decca Import / 2009-08-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Luigi Denza: Funiculì funicul&a...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; López-Cobos, Jesús; Müller, Eduardo; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin

Personnel: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Luciano Pavarotti (tenor).

Includes work(s): medley: west side story (bernstein) / o p by various composers....continue...

Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2009-05-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Coni, Paolo; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gibbs, John; Kavrakos, Dimitri; King, Malcolm; Lambriks, Marjon; Lloyd...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharm...

This special collection of great Verdi tenor arias is taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings - all made in the prime of his career. The...continue...

Verdi: Aida / Maazel/La Scala, Chiara, Pavarotti, Dimitrova, Ghiaurov [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Burchuladze, Paata; Chiara, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pons, Juan
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This magnificent production of Verdi's most-loved masterpiece was a triumphant success when it opened at La Scala in December 1985 and Luciano Pavarotti's long-awaited performance...continue...
Run Time: 238 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, German, French, Dutch, Sp...continue...

Verdi: Messa Da Requiem / Maazel/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Fantini, Smirnova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-04-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Fantini, Norma; Meli, Francesco; Siwek, Rafal; Smirnova, Anna
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus

The fiftieth anniversary of Toscanini's death in 2007 was celebrated with gala concerts around the world, one of the most glamorous events being this benefit...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Latin, English, Germa...continue...

Operamania (Box Set)

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera;...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Aragall, Giacomo; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastianini, Ettore; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Ca...
Conductors: Patanè, Franco; Lewis, Henry; Serafin, Tullio; Santi, Nello; Erede, Alberto; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, István; Varviso, Silvio; Solti, Si...

Tchaikovsky Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Romeo & Juliet; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; C...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Josefowicz, Leila; Kotova, Nina; Moll, Phillip; Postnikova, Viktoria; Sakonov, Josef; Schnitzler, Mic...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Haitink, Bernard; Stokowski, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Orbel...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orc...

This release is the perfect CD for those who would like an introduction to the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the best selling composer's of...continue...

Patrizia Ciofi Live

2 CD / Dynamic / 2009-02-09

Works: Tommaso Traetta: Ipplito ed Aricia, opera in 5 acts; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable; Il crociato in Egitto; Gioachino Rossini: Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: Pia de' Tolomei, opera; La figlia del re...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia
Conductors: Golub, David; Palumbo, Renato; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Hull, Eric; Villaume, Emmanuel; Frizza, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin

Opera Britannia
There is much to enjoy here, but the "Prendi amor" from Tomasso Traetta's Ippolito e Aricia is the highlight of this two disc compilation...Ciofi's...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Maazel, Tatozzi, Pastori, Cossotto, Vinco, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2008-11-01

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers: Cossotto, Fiorenza; Gavarini, Renato; Pastori, Antonietta; Tatozzi, Vittorio; Vinco, Ivo
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin;
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

It is worth noting that all previous releases of this program are multi-copied recordings. Here for the first time it is presented from the Original...continue...

Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - Handel, Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Prokofiev, etc

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andan...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kagan, Oleg; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: ; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von; Nikolayevsky, Yuri
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Members of the Borodin Quartet (Members); Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Moscow Conservatoire Instrumental Ensemble; Orchestre de Paris; Philhar...

"His complete recordings for the EMI label are undeniably an excellent choice. The best of Richter's solo recordings here are those of Schubert and Schumann....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Maazel/Teatro alla Scala, Gheorghiu, Vargas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-09-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cossutta, Enrico; Frontali, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Paliaga, Alessandro; Petrinksy, Natascha; Roni, Luigi; Terranova, Piero; Tramonti, Tiziana; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Ballet; Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Run Time: 132 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, En...continue...