Romantic Period > New Philharmonia Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3, 4 & 5; Liszt: Les Préludes / Muti, Philadelphia, Philharmonia

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, i...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony, Riccardo Muti's choice for his first orchestral recording, led Gramophone magazine to judge that: 'Muti seems a natural Mendelssohnian ... this could...continue...

Schumann: Symphonies 1-4 / Muti - Philharmonia & New Philharmonia

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Overture to Schiller's Braut von Messina, for orchestra in C minor, Op. 100; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Overture to Goethe's ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Inspired by his wife, Clara, Robert Schumann wrote four symphonies over a decade, with No 1, the 'Spring', first perfomed - under Felix Mendelssohn -...continue...

Verdi: Opera Choruses, Overtures & Ballet music / Riccardo Muti

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Requiem Mass; Aida, opera; La battaglia di Legnano; Luisa Miller; La traviata; I vespri si...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; McCaw, John; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; La Scala Orchestra and Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera Chorus; Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,

With his questing spirit, Verdi took an often innovative approach to the choral and orchestral components of his operas. In Nabucco, his first great success,...continue...

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

Bellini: Norma / James Levine, Beverly Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico Di Giuseppe, Paul Plishka, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-07-21

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Giuseppe, Enrico di; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]; Tear, Robert; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Wallis, Delia
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This is truly a rare treasure from the archives. Norma is perhaps the greatest, most dramatic bel canto opera and Bevely Sills was undoubtedly one...continue...

Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos / Bonney, Fleming, Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Christmas Traditional: Good King ...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bonney, Barbara; Clark, Patricia; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; McNair, Sylvia; Price, Leontyne; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Ka...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Delfs, Andreas; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard; Marin, Ion; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Pinnock, Trevor; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Guadagno, Anton; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; R...

Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays, sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and...continue...

Otto Klemperer conducts the Last Concert - Beethoven, Brahms / Adni, New Philharmonia Orchestra

2 CD / Testament / 2008-09-09

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause & Announcements; Applause; Ludwig van Beethoven: König Stephan (King Stephen), incidental music, Op. 117; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Johannes Brahms: Sy...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Widely regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Otto Klemperer met Gustav Mahler in 1905 while conducting the off-stage brass at...continue...

The Essential Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; I due Foscari; Aroldo; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Gemma di Vergy; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Vinc...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Resnik, Regina; Sardinero, Vicente; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Prêtre, Georges; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Queler, Eve; Masini, Gianfranco; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of New York;...

"La Superba" was the ecstatic nickname bestowed on the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe when RCA Red Seal released her first solo recordings in 1966. As...continue...

The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

5 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Karl Goldmark: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 28; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Persinger, Louis; Ricci, Giorgio; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Kuntsch, Matthias; Froment, Louis de; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

'The Art of Ruggiero Ricci' presents over six hours of great recordings from the Vox, Turnabout and Candide Records archive, including over three hours of...continue...

Pavarotti Forever

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Friedri...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David; Sinatra, Frank; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Maazel, Lorin; Chailly, Riccardo; Magiera, Leone; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Rescigno, Joseph; Downes, Edward;...
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metro...

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally was Classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs,...continue...
Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that late...continue...

Verdi: I Masnadieri / Gardelli, Caballé, Bergonzi

2 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I masnadieri
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Jones, Norman; Raimondi, Ruggero
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Klemperer, Ravel, Brahms, etc / Stokowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: Otto Klemperer: Merry Waltz for orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Ottokar ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This stereo broadcast of a Royal Albert Hall concert given in May 1974 represents the last public appearance of Leopold Stokowski in England. The 1974...continue...

Boult conducts Coates / Boult, London PO, New Philharmonia

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-04-10

Works: Eric Coates: The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; At The Dance (no 3, from Summer Days); From Meadow to Mayfair, suite for orchestra; The 3 Elizabeths; The Three Bears, phantasy for orchestra; The ...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"This is one of those albums for when one is depressed. It cannot help but lift the spirits and bring a smile to the face....continue...

Hindemith, Dvorák, Beethoven / Giulini, London PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-11-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

When Carlo Maria Giulini died earlier this year aged 90, the musical world mourned one of the great conductors of the 20th century and one...continue...

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Gilels, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for...
Performers: Gilels, Emil; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

Classic Library - Wagner: Arias & Scenes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Borchers, Christel; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Falcon, Ruth; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lenz, Friedrich; Meier, Waltraud; Melchior, Lauri...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Guadagno, Anton; Davis, Colin; Keilberth, Joseph; Munch, Charles; Ormandy, Eugene; Janowski, Marek; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philad...

Weekend Classics - A Tchaikovsky Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Eugen Onegin; Concerto for Piano no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Abbado, Claudio; Fricsay, Ferenc; Dutoit, Charles; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Maazel, Cotrubas, Prey

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

"a richly textured, noble interpretation - New York Times...continue...

A Christmas Nativity

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); Away in a Manger; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Child...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Martineau, Malcolm; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scott, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tebaldi, Renata; Terfel, Bryn; Thalben-Ball, George,...
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Music], John Scott [Choral; Bonynge, Richard; Sanchez, Damian; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rutter, John; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Davis, Carl; Pinnock, Trev...
Ensemble: ; Bilbao Choral Society; Clare College Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Singverein

The Nativity, the enchanting and enduring story that tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the best known tale in the history of...continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D; Bruch / Grumiaux

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchest...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]
Conductors: Krenz, Jan; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Schumann: Symphonies no 1 & 3 / Inbal, New Philharmonia

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Christmas Recitals - Renata Tebaldi - Christmas Festival

1 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Christmas Traditional: What...
Performers: Brahms, Johannes; Franck, Cesar; Gounod, Charles [Composer]; Gruber, Franz Xaver [Composer]; McGillivray, James; Schubert, Franz [Vienna]; Tebaldi, Renata; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ];...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: James McGillivray (musette).

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London, England (04/1971)....continue...

The Millennium Collection - Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Hip-O / 2004-08-03

Works: Italian Traditional: Santa Lucia; Giovanni Battista Califano: Vieni Sul Mar for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La tra...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Mancini, Henry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Bonynge, Richard; Magiera, Leone; Gamba, Piero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gatto, A...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Giancarlo Chiaramello; London Symphony Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Or...

Luciano Pavarotti's larger-than-life personality and extraordinary voice have made him a household name, and this 'Millennium' compilation features many of his most popular and beautiful...continue...
For those who can countenance the idea of a "best of" Luciano Pavarotti compilation to begin with, there may be some confusion why another one is needed, what with the existence of 1998's The Ultimate...continue...

Gemini - Bruckner: Masses, Te Deum, Motets / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Ave Maria; Christus factus est (III), gradual for chorus in D minor, WAB 11...
Performers: Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Pashley, Anne; Rintzler, Marius; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"These recordings, all with analog sources, have a mild level of background hiss, noticable with headphones, but not bothersome. Otherwise the sound is very good,...continue...

Classic Library - Domingo sings Caruso / Santi, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: La bohème, opera; Pagliacci, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Jules Massenet: Manon; Le Cid; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Friedrich von Flotow: ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Psaros, Georgetta; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich; Solti, Sir Georg; Downes, Edward;
Ensemble: ; John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording is one of Domingo's landmark albums, which salutes a tenor of an earlier age while establishing Caruso's repertoire as his own....continue...
Personnel: Plácido Domingo (tenor)....continue...

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

Viva Italia!

1 CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Eduardo Di Capua: 'O sole mio; Maria, Marì; Teodoro Cottrau: Santa Lucia; Traditional: Vieni sul mar; Luigi Denza: La danza; Funiculì funiculà; Carl Sigman: Arrivederci, Roma; Gi...
Performers: Aldrich, Ronnie; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carreras, José; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Malgoni, Walter; Loges, Karl-Heinz; M...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; M...

Vissi d'arte - The Magnificent Voice of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Giuseppe Verdi: Il corsaro; I masnadieri; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Gioachino Rossini: Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Giacomo Meyerbe...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Bello, Vincenzo; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Giaiotti, Bonaldo; Morresi, Giuseppe; Oliver, Alexander; Pavarotti, Luciano; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Ba...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Masini, Gianfranco; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Mehta, Zubin; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Maag, Peter; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; López-Cobos, Jesús; Bon...
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Singers; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Wandswort...

Berlioz, Scriabin / Stokowski, New Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (Poem of Ecstasy), symphony [No. 4] in C major, Op. 54; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Leopold Stokowski: Leopold Stokowski in conversa...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

This release presents the legendary conductor in one of his last concerts on June 18, 1968, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The exotic,...continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Music / Leopold Stokowski, London SO, etc

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2002-03-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Götterdämmerung; Rienzi
Performers: Lindholm, Berit
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Stokowski's arrangements of the music of Wagner were staples of his concert and recorded repertoire. He only conducted a Wagner opera once, Parsifal in 1933....continue...

Romantica - The Very Best of Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / UTV Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Torna a Surriento; Ti voglio tanto bene; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; La strada nel bosco; Ruggero Leonc...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Gamba, Piero; Guadagno, Anton; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philha...

Luciano Pavarotti has captivated music lovers ever since scoring his first major triumph at Covent Garden in 1966 in the role of Tonio in 'La Fille du regiment,' a performance that earned him the titl...continue...

Italian Opera Arias / Domingo, Scotto, Te Kanawa, Wixell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Wol...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The Great Renata Tebaldi

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Alfredo Catalani: La ...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caruso, Mariano; Cesari, Renato; Del Monaco, Mario; Fioravanti, Giulio; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; MacNeil, Cornell; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pog...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Cleva, Fausto; Capuana, Franco; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; ...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome...

This new 2-CD collection commemorates Renata Tebaldi's legendary career as she celebrates her 80th birthday. It includes over 2 1/2 hours of popular arias from...continue...

RCA Red Seal Century - Soloists & Conductors

2 CD / RCA Records / 2001-10-23

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the style of Francoeur; Schön Rosmarin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 12 in G major, Op. 37/2, CT. 119; Mazurka for piano no 23 in ...
Performers: Bauer, Harold; Berkowitz, Ralph; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Cliburn, Van; Cortot, Alfred; Elman, Mischa; Feuermann, Emanuel; Gabrilowitsch, Ossip; Galway, James [Flute]; Goode, Richard; Heifetz, Jascha;...
Conductors: Muck, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Fiedler, Arthur; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Munch, Charles; Shaw, Robert; Toscanini, Arturo; Monteux, Pierre; Reiner, Fritz; Levine, James; Measham, David; Wand, Günte...
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; NBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Sympho...

A Portrait of Pavarotti - Highlights from Pavarotti Edition

3 CD / Decca / 2001-09-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: I lombardi; Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bormida, Ida; Caballé, Montserrat; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Courtney, James; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Freni, Mirella; Ghiau...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Levine, James; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Maazel, Lorin; Pritch...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orches...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (vocals)....continue...

Carlo Bergonzi - The Sublime Voice

2 CD / Decca / 2001-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: D...
Performers: Arbace, Libero; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Carral, Dora; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; D'Angelo, Gianna; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Franc, Tugomir; Ni...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Kubelik, Rafael; Santi, Nello; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardelli, Lamberto; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic...

Philips 50 - Tchaikovsky: Nutckracker, etc / Dorati, et al

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in G major, Op. 55; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Bavo Cathedral Boys Choir

"...the playing of the Concertgebouw Orchestra is immensely refined yet often very dramatic. Dorati's conception is both vivid and strong." -Penguin Guide "It may surprise...continue...

Wagner: Die Walküre (Act 1) / Klemperer, Cochran, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2001-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Cochran, William; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Sotin, Hans
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; ...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Verdi: Overtures, etc / Muti, New Philharmonia, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Attila; Nabucco; La traviata; Macbeth
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

The Concerto Collection - Jacqueline du Pré

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Robert Schuma...
Performers: Bradley, Desmond; Downes, Herbert; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Delibes: The 3 Ballets / Richard Bonynge, et al

4 CD / Decca / 1999-11-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; La source, ou Naïla, ballet (collaboration with Léon Minkus)
Performers: Bradley, Desmond; Kelly, Thomas; Riddle, Frederick; Sax, Sydney
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The Young Domingo

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-08-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Fromental Halévy: La juive; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Mill...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Eathorne, Wendy; Etheridge, Brian; McCaw, John; Pasaros, Georgetta; Psaros, Georgetta; Whiteley, Franklyn
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Santi, Nello
Ensemble: ; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For Placido Domingo fans, THE YOUNG DOMINGO serves up more than enough satisfying fare. These two disks contain not only the entirety of three opera aria recordings made by Domingo from 1969 (the year...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Muti, Tennstedt, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-08-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-07-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butter...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Richard [Conductor]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Berbié, Jane; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanc, Erne...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Armstrong, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Santini, Gabriele; Kohn, Eugene; Prêtre, Georges; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National P...

This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Nadine Sautereau, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Helga Dernesch , Mirella Freni, Edita Gru...continue...