Romantic Period > Moore, Gerald [Piano]

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
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Schubert: 21 Lieder / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Entfernte, D 765; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Der Schiffer, D 536; Der Wanderer, D 649/Op. 65 no 2; Nachtgesang, D 314; Das Zügenglöcklein, D 871; Der Jüngl...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

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: Berlin (1958-05-??&1965-02-??&1965-)....continue...

Folk Songs of the British Isles - Legendary Voices / John McCormack, Kathleen Ferrier, Richard Lewis et al. /

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-09-25

Works: English Traditional: The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Cushie Butterfield, music hall song (tune "Pretty Polly Perkins"); Lincolnshire Poacher, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; O can ye sew cu...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Dawson, Peter; Hammond, Joan, Dame; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Lush, Ernest; MacColl, Ewan; MacEwan, Sydney, Father; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; McKellar, Ke...
Conductors: Wilson, Robert; Roberton, Hugh S.; Sharples, Bob; Sims, Ivor E.; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Kathleen Ferrier, contralto: The Complete EMI Recordings

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Orfeo ed Euridice; Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Ma...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Duval, Nel; Koeman, Greet; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von; Bruck, Charles

Described as a 'legend in her own lifetime', Kathleen Ferrier rose form obscurity to become one of the most sough-after contraltos of the 20th century....continue...

Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Gluck; Greene; etc. / Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Birthday Ode for Queen Mary; The Indian Queen; Shepherd, leave decoying (from "King Arthur"), symphony & duet for 2 sopranos, Z. 628/16; George Frederick Handel: Ottone; Christoph Will...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Bruck, Charles; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

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An outstandingly beautiful performance à Kathleen Ferrier, under Bruno Walter's inspired direction, sings these songs as, one feels, Mahler must have imagined them...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

Schumann: Dichterliebe; Frauenliebe und lebn / A Treasury of Great Interpretations

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-03-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
Performers: Lehmann, Lotte; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schiotz, Aksel; Ulanowsky, Paul

Music & Arts offers three different interpretations of two of Robert Schumann's song cycles. A treasury of great interpretations, indeed!...continue...

Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

Essential Schubert / Over 2 hours of Schubert's most beautiful melodies

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor 'Unfinished', D759; Symphony no 5 in B flat, D485; Piano Quintet in A 'Trout', D667; Ave Maria; Die schöne Müllerin, D795; String Quintet in C, D956...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Bostridge, Ian; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frantz, Justus...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Heger, Robert; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Melos Ensemble of London

Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in 1797 and although he died at the early age of 31 he was a tremendously prolific composer. He...continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]

Recording information: Gemeindehaus, Berlin-Zehlendorf (12/02/1961-12/04/1961)....continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Margaret Sheridan

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-03-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Thomas Moore: The Meeting of the Waters; Herbe...
Performers: Cecil, Lionello; Mannerini, Ida; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Mummery, Browning; Pertile, Aureliano; Sheridan, Margaret; Zanelli, Renato
Conductors: Blois; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Irish soprano Margaret Sheridan enjoyed a tumultuous but highly successful opera career in Italy between the wars - a feat that was unusual for a...continue...

Seine Grössten Erfolge: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

10 CD / Red/membran / 2011-02-15

Works: Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Undine; Der Wildschütz; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni;...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Casa, Lisa della; Fehrenberger, Lorenz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Greindl, Josef; Greverus, Boris; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reutter, Hermann; Schock, Rud...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fricsay, Ferenc; Rother, Artur; Kraus, Richard; Keilberth, Joseph; Cluytens, André; Ludwig, Leopold; Böhm, Karl; Schmitz, Paul; Lohe, Jean; Busch, Fritz; Rossi, Mario;...

Artistry of Dennis Brain

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2010-12-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K. 289; Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K 452; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Sanders, Neill
Conductors: ; Haas, Karl; Westrup, J.A.; Susskind, Walter; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; London Baroque Ensemble

Schubert: Vocal Duets, Trios & Quartets

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Hermann und Thusnelda ("Ha, dort kömmt er"), song for voice & piano, D. 322; Antigone und Oedip, D 542/Op. 6 no 2; Cronnan ("Ich sitz' bei der moosigten Quelle"), song for voice ...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schreier, Peter

Schubert’s solo lieder made his reputation as a composer and overshadowed his subsequent work for two or more voices. Although meant for music making in...continue...

Schubert, Wolf: Lieder / Schwarzkopf

3 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Epiphanias ("Die heilign drei König"); Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Im Frühling; Elfenlied; Lebe wohl; Mörike Lied...
Performers: Furtwangler, Wilhelm; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Kammersanger: Songs of Rudolf Schock

4 CD / Gala / 2010-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; An Chloë, K 524; Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müll...
Performers: Heinemann, Herbert; Michel, Erhard; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Stauch, Adolf
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Fox, Frank; Gaebel, Kurt; Eisbrenner, Werner
Ensemble: ; Mandolinenorchester

Schubert: Lieder [Limited Edition] / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore [21 CDs]

21 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-06-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Eine Leichenphantasie ("Mit erstorbnem Scheinen"), song for voice & piano, D. 7; Leichenfantasie, D 7; Der Jüngling am Bache, D 30; Totengräberlied, D 44; Die Schatten, D 50...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

All the Schubert Lieder for a man's voice recorded by the greatest baritone of the 20th century, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who celebrates his 85th birthday on...continue...

Prima Voce: Boris Christoff

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Antonio Caldara: La costanza in amor vince l'inganno; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; La Forza del Destino; Simon...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Fistoulari, Anatole; Gui; Karajan, Herbert von; Dobroven, Issay; Malko; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Potorzhinski, Feodor

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: The Great EMI Recordings [11 CD]

12 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-06

Works: Wilhelm Müller: Der Dichter, als Prolog (poem); Der Dichter, als Epilog (poem); Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25); Die Forelle ("In ei...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Höll, Hartmut; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Reimann, Aribert; Reutter, Hermann; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawall...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Szell, George

Since the 1950s, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has defined the art of lieder-singing. This 11-CD set brings together his landmark recordings for EMI, among them the song...continue...

Icon: Kirsten Flagstad

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Messiah; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; O finstre Nacht, wann wirst du doch vergeben, sacred song for voi...
Performers: Alnaes, Eyvind; Flagstad, Kirsten; Jones, Geraint; McArthur, Edwin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parikian, Manoug; Suthaus, Ludwig; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Susskind, Walter; Dobroven, Issay; Böhm, Karl; Sebastian, Georges; Weigert, Herman; Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 5 CD set, devoted to the famous Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. Kirsten Flagstad enjoyed...continue...

Icon: Tito Gobbi / The Complete Solo Recordings

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Pagliacci; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Caselli, Dario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Green, Philip; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Olivieri, Dino; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bizzelli, Annibale; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Ga...

This 5-CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this...continue...

Schubert: Famous Lieder

1 CD / Regis Records / 2009-12-02

Works: Franz Schubert: Liebesbotschaft ("Rauschendes Bächlein"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/1; Der Atlas ("Ich unglückselger Atlas"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), ...
Performers: Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Weissenborn, Gunther

"The greatest male (German) Lieder singer of our timecharacteristic beauty of vocal tone and an extraordinarily vivid power of characterization and vocal colouring." - Penguin...continue...

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...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Vocal Legends Vol 8 - Helge Rosvaenge

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2009-05-09

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Hugo Wolf: Gedichte (3) von Robert Reinick; Mörike Lieder
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rosvaenge, Helge

Helge Roswaenge (1897-1972) was a famous Danish operatic tenor whose career became restricted to Germany, Austria and occupied Europe because of World War II. He...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Icon - Hans Hotter sings Bach, Brahms, Schubert, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 86; Mit vierzig Jahren ist der Ber...
Performers: Graml, Helmut; Hotter, Hans; Jones, Geraint; Kuen, Paul; Lagger, Peter; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Raucheisen, Michael; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Bernard, Anthony; Karajan, Herbert von; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Ludwig, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

World-renowned singer Hans Hotter made a career for himself singing the great Wagnerian bass-baritone roles. His magnetic stage presence and booming tone made him ideal...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Boris Christoff Vol 3

1 CD / Preiser / 2009-02-10

Works: Alexander Nikolayevich Serov: Shrove Tuesday, for voice & chorus; Russian Traditional: Song of the Lumberjacks; The Bandore; Down Peterskaya Street; Down the Mother Volga, folksong; The Lonely Autumn...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Tzipine, George

Boris Christoff, a great but not uncontroversial singer, had 120 roles in his repertoire, the most famous of which were Boris Godunov, Mephistopheles and King...continue...

Verstummte Stimmen

4 CD / Membran / 2008-11-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Idomeneo; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Ab...
Performers: Alpar, Gitta; Anday, Rosette; Berg, Johannes; Hussa, Maria; Jager, Robert [Piano]; Janssen, Herbert; Jokl, Fritzi; Kalter, Sabine; Kipnis, Alexander; Lehmann, Lotte; Massary, Fritzi; Metzger, Ottilie...
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Moralt, Rudolf; Paumgartner, Bernhard; Prüwer, Julius; Goehr, Walter; Hauke, Ernst; Weissmann, Frieder; Günther, Felix; Dobrindt, Otto; Meyrowitz, ...

2008 four CD set. Verstummte Stimmen (Voices Falling Silent) is an exposition in Germany in honor of the artists from the opera and concert houses...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marta Fuchs - Arias from Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre, etc

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; An den Fr...
Performers: Fuchs, Marta; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Raucheisen, Michael; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Wieber, Elsa
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Leonhardt, Carl; Reuss, Wilhelm Franz

Icon - Dennis Brain - The Horn Player Performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K. 417; Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b); Concerto for Horn no ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Chapman, Edmund; Cursue, Alfred; Horsley, Colin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Matthews, Denis; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morris, Gareth; Parikian, Manoug; ...
Conductors: Turner, Lawrence; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Susskind, Walter; Galliera, Alceo; Kletzki, Paul; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Hindemith, Paul; Cantelli, Guido; Haas, Karl; Westrup, Sir Jac...
Ensemble: ; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble; Hallé Orchestra; London Baroque Instrumental Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Schubert: The Song Cycles

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-08-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Schwanengesang, D 957
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

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A seductive trilogy of Fischer-Dieskau at the young heart of his career: a classic Schöne Müllerin; one of the most enriching of at...continue...

The Art of Christa Ludwig

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) ...
Performers: Callas, Maria; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; Fleming, Amaryllis; Ludwig, Christa; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Stich-Randall, ...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Böhm, Karl; Stein, Horst; Forster, Karl; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ludwig's range of repertoire was remarkable, from Bach through Mozart to Brahms, Mahler and Strauss. She was equally at home in German Lieder, French melodies,...continue...

Aksel Schiotz - Danish Tenor 1933-1946, Vol 1-10

11 CD / Danacord / 2008-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49; Dietrich Buxtehude: Was mich auf dieser Welt betrübt, BuxWV 105; Aperite mihi portas justitiae, BuxWV 7; Johann Sebastian Bach...
Performers: Bentzon, Johan; Boesen, Axel; Bruun, Elsa Marie; Bruun, Else Marje; Colber, Else; Grauengaard, Jorn; Hansen, Blicher; Jensen, Folmer; Koppel, Hermann D.; Koppel, Julius; Kordt, Grete; Krebs, Harald; ...
Conductors: Wöldike, Mogens; Tango, Egisto; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Thomsen, Aage Juhl;
Ensemble: Chorus; Copenhagen Boys Choir; Danish State Radio Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Danish Orchestra; Royal Opera House Orchestra Copenhagen

Ten years ago Danacord released the complete recordings of the famed Danish tenor Aksel Schoitz. This production was a labor of love made possible through...continue...

Jacqueline Du Pré: The Complete Recordings [Box Set]

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Carnival of the animals; Antonin Dvorák: C...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bradley, Desmond; de Peyer, Gervase; Downes, Herbert; du Pré, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Jesson, Roy; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lush, Ernest; Mo...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barenboim, Daniel; Boult, Adrian

"Considering her recording career sadly last barely a dozen years, seeing that Jacqueline du Pre's complete EMI recordings fill 17 full CDs is another testament...continue...

Beethoven, Schubert / Thibaud, Feurmann, Cortot, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Max Reger: Suites (3) for Cello solo, Op. 131
Performers: Cortot, Alfred; Feuermann, Emanuel; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Thibaud, Jacques

The 1936 photo of Jacques Thibaut and Emanuel Feuermann, taken in Tokyo and featured on the CD book, was the inspiration for this disc. Both...continue...

Mendelssohn: Lieder; Loewe: Ballads / Fischer-Dieskau, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 19a; Gruß ("Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt"), song for voice & piano, Op. 19a/5; Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, O...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]

Russian Opera Arias & Songs / Christoff, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Khovanschina; Mephistopheles' song of the flea; Songs and dances of death; Softly the spirit flew up to heaven; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsak...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Malko, Nicolai; Karajan, Herbert von; Dobroven, Issay; Schuchter, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Soprano Duets - Dvorák, Monteverdi, et al / Schwarzkopf, Seefried, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 7; Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigals, Book 1; Dialogo di ninfa e pastore; Giacomo Carissimi: Detesta la cativa sorte in amore (E pur vuole); Lungi omai, deh, spiega; Il...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Lieder Recital / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Gerald Moore

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-07-17

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Bist du bei mir; Alessandro Parisotti: Se tu m'ami; George Frederick Handel: Atalanta, HWV 35; Christoph Willibald Gluck: La rencontre imprévue; Ludwig van Beeth...
Performers: Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...