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Maurice André - The Trumpet Maestro: Carnival of Venice; Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime et al. (great hits rec. 1956 - 1961)

2 CD / Indesens / 2013-02-12

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto en fa; Un américain à Paris; Porgy and Bess; Strike up the Band; Ernesto Lecuona: Siboney, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Michael Carr: S...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Faustin, J.; Denjean, Jacques

Maurice André's first great hits, from the years 1956 to 1961....continue...
Recording information: 1956-1959....continue...

Sensatiable

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-17

Works: Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Don't Cry for Me Argentina, song (for the musical Evita); Pie Jesu (fro...
Performers: Akin, Joseph [Vocals]; Akin, Mary Penick; Ernst, Janna [Piano]; Gabka, Jane; Gisclair, Jean-Paul; Gisclair, Lauren Mouney; Hardin, Harry; Kelly, Frankie J.; Meyer, Joseph [Composer]; Nolan, Jesse; Pe...

Recording information: Axistudio, New Orleans, LA....continue...

April Fredrick Sings Copland, Barber, Gershwin / David Curtis, Orchestra of the Swan

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-01-08

Works: Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson for voice & orchestra (arr. from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson); Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Capricorn Concerto, for flute,...
Performers: Fredrick, April
Conductors: Curtis, David
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Swan

This CD showcases the spectacular voice of American soprano April Fredrick. SOMM first heard her in concert singing the songs of Ivor Gurney, which she...continue...
Recording information: Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon (05/29/2011)....continue...

Gershwin & Me

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Oh, Kay!; Goldwyn Follies; Strike up the Band; 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Lady, be Good; Nice Work If You C...
Performers: Tedeschi, Simon
Conductors: Northey, Benjamin

Musicals: The Premier Collection

3 CD / USM Media / 2012-11-06

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Jesus Christ Superstar; Another Suitcase in Another Hall, song (for the musical Evita); Don't Cry for Me ...
Performers: Ahmad, Irfan; Ampil, Joanna; Andrews, Julie; Astaire, Fred; Atkinson, Aimie; Ball, Michael; Barrowman, John; Bickley, Graham; Bo, Alfie; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, Simon; Brightman, Sarah; Clark, Petul...
Conductors: Yates, Martin; Edwards, John O.; Barna, Craig; McLeod, Callum; Brooker, Stephen; Kelly, Julian; Greenwood, Andrew; Firman, David
Ensemble: ; NSO Ensemble

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

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Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / New Broadway Cast Recording

2 CD / PS Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Conductors: Kitsopoulos, Constantine

Recording information: MSR Studios, New York, NY (03/26/2012-03/27/2012)....continue...

Ofra Harnoy Vol. 2 / Telemann, Bozza, Danzi and Offenbach

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto ("All'inglese"), for violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major, RV 546; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello in B flat major, K. 292 (K. 196c); Niko...
Performers: Arpin, John; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Carver, Brent; Dussek, Michael; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; McKay, James; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Orlov, Vladimir; Parr, Patricia...
Conductors: Robinson, Paul

Previously unissued recordings of celebrated cellist Ofra Harnoy, from the 1980s, with leading Canadian performers. Well known from her many CDs on the RCA, Decca...continue...
Recording information: Tokyo; Toronto....continue...

For the Moment - Duos for two cellos by Boccherini, Flores, Albeniz, Boismortier, Kosma, Gliere et al. / Violoncello a deux

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-05-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C; Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores: A la luz del Candil, tango song; Gabriel Koeppen: Jiddish Song, for cello duo; Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Luis Teisseire: Cala...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Violoncello à Deux

A selection of colorful and well-known tunes in new arrangements for "violoncello à deux."...continue...
Recording information: MusicMakingPeople Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany (03/2011)....continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

The Historical Gershwin

2 CD / Widescreen / 2011-12-06

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Lady, be Good; Goldwyn Follies; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; Porgy & Bess; Oh,...
Performers: Astaire, Fred; Bailey, Mildred; Bargy, Roy; Cole, Nat "King"; Fitzgerald, Ella; Garland, Judy; Gershwin, George; Holiday, Billie; Jolson, Al; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; Monroe, Marilyn; Robeson, Paul; Si...
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

HISTORICAL RECORDINGS WITH GERSHWIN AT THE PIANO These two remarkable CDs are the direct testimony of George Gershwin's discographic legend....continue...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
Recording information: 1960....continue...

Gershwin: Piano Transcriptions Of Songs / Lars Boye Jensen, piano

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-07-26

Works: George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; He Loves and She Loves, song (from Funny Face, 1927); Porgy and Bess; Porgy & Bess; Show Girl; But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical); Swanee, son...
Performers: Jensen, Lars Boje

Summertime

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Anonymous: Jeux interdits; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Ara...
Performers: Ogden, Craig [Guitar]
Conductors: Fujioka, Sachio

Angels on Ivories

1 CD / Time Art / 2011-05-31

Works: Richard Strauss: Amor; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation; Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, ...
Performers: Koldenhoven, Darlene [Singer/Songwriter]

Recording information: Time Art Studio, Los Angeles; Haven Studio (01/2011)....continue...

American Classics - Bernstein, Copland, et al / works for clarinet

1 CD / Teldec / 2011-05-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Morton Gould: Derivations for clarinet & band; Artie Shaw: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; George Gershwin: Porgy...
Performers: Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor

This CD features works by American composers that are, in the words of Clarinet Soloist Sharon Kam, 'classical, jazz, and everything in between'. The Copland...continue...

The Magic of the Musicals

2 DVD Video / Metro Music / 2011-05-03

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: All I Ask of You, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Don't Cry for Me Argentina, song (for the musical Evita); Starlight Express, song (for the musical Starlight Ex...
Performers: Adams, Mark; Ahmad, Irfan; Ampil, Joanna; Barrowman, John; Bowman, Simon; Carter, Clive; Cusack, Carmen; Dickson, Barbara; Dillon, Meshell; Fellows, Susannah; Friar, Poppy Lee; Garrett, Lesley [Sopra...
Conductors: Yates, Martin; Edwards, John O.; Bolton, Ivor; Kelly, Julian; Barna, Craig; Walker, Chris
Ensemble: ; NSO Ensemble

A Gershwin Collection from Decca

7 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Lullaby, for string quartet; An American in Paris; Cuban Overture; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Girl Crazy; Oh, Kay!; Funny Face; Let...
Performers: Austin, Patti; Austin, Patty; Boatwright, McHenry; Brown, William; Buck, John; Clemmons, Frarncois; Conrad, Barbara [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Deane, Christopher; Floyd, Alpha; Hagan, Samuel; Hendricks, ...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Fiedler, Arthur; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Herrmann, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; Mauceri, John; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; London Festival Ensemble

An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Concerto In F / Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2011-03-22

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Concerto for Piano in F major; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano
Performers: Bollani, Stefano; Erben, Frank-Michael; Hipper, Thomas; Jannemann-Fischer, Gundel [Oboe]; Timm, Jurnjakob; Ziesch, Thomas
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo

With this recording of the Rhapsody in Blue and the Concerto in F, Riccardo Chailly blends the classical elegance and sophistication of the Gewandhaus Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (01/28/2010-01/30/2010)....continue...

100 Greatest Musicals

6 CD / Silva America / 2010-11-09

Works: Jerome Kern: Make Believe, song (from "Show Boat"); Show Boat; Cole Porter: Anything Goes, song (for the musical Anything Goes); Where is the life that late I led?, song (from "Kiss Me Kate"); True l...
Performers: Beck, Gina; Berroa, Nico; Braun, Meredith; Bunce, Zak; Burns, Keith; Campbell, Sharon; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Casey, Gerard; Colby, Chuck; Colby, Evan; Corcoran, Chris; Cox, Flora; Davis, Rach...
Conductors: Bateman, Paul; Raine, Nic; Bolton, Ivor; Fitzpatrick, James; Greenwood, Andrew; Jolly, Evan; Arnold, David;
Ensemble: ; London Music Works

Seasons ... Dreams / Anne Akiko Meyers

1 CD / E1 Music Entertainment / 2010-09-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6; Richard Wagner: Träume (Dreams) for viol...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Uchida, Reiko

On her latest recording, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers takes us on a musical journey that begins in a hushed gentle dreamscape and ends with languorous...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / Harnoncourt

3 CD / RCA Records / 2010-09-21

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Darden, George; Furthner, Rainer [Percussion]; Hofstatter, Manuel; Pointier, Wolfgang [Banjo]; Rapp, Stefan; Schmidinger, Leonhard
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Recording information: Helmut-List-Halle, Graz, Austria (2009-06-29&2009-07-01&2009-)....continue...

From the Flute, From the Heart

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-09-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 1 for Violin; Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E minor, HWV 359a/Op. 1 no 1; Wolfgan...
Performers: Kyrie, Dominic; Rodgers, Pat

Four Hit Albums by the King of the Light Orchestra

3 CD / Goldies Import / 2010-09-21

Works: Jerome Kern: Very Warm for May; Cole Porter: True love, song (from "High Society"); Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); Irving Berlin: You Keep Coming...
Conductors: Mantovani

Rarities of Piano Music 1987-1988

2 CD / Danacord / 2010-09-14

Works: Adolf Henselt: Etudes, Op. 2; Moritz Moszkowski: Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Bolero for Piano in C major/A major, B 81/Op. 19; Carl Tausig: Andante & Variations for ...
Performers: Berman, Daniel; Bloch, Boris; Fowke, Philip; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Maria Klaas, Rainer; Ponti, Michael; Sellheim, Eckart; Struck, Michael; Szidon, Roberto; Tichman, N...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Quatre Mains

Recording information: Festival at Schloss vor Husum....continue...

Sweeeeet Sounds

1 CD / Crushtone / 2010-07-20

Works: Harold Farberman: Sweet Sounds, for cello, jazz trio & percussion ensemble (after Haydn's Serenade); Hungarian-Latin Double Dance, for cello & percussion ensemble (after Brahms's Hungarian Dance no 5...
Performers: John Whitney Trio; Perez, Teresa
Conductors: Gorman, Tim; Janis, Tim

Recording information: Hall C, Purchase University, New York (09/21/1995-09/22/1995)....continue...

Flying Saxophone Circus

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-06-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78; Slavonic Dance no 8 for cello & piano in G minor, B. 1...
Conductors: Turkovic, Milan [Bassoon]
Ensemble: Selmer Saxharmonic

Multi-reed artist Milan Turkovic put together a group of twelve sought after soloists, international prizewinners and members of the panta rhei, clair-obscur, Alliage, and Sax...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/19/2009-10/21/2009)....continue...

Summertime

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-05-25

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Samuel Barber: Songs (4), Op. 13; The Monk and His Cat, song for voice & piano (Hermit Songs), Op. 29/8; Edward Elgar: Op. 16; Gabriel Fauré: Clair de lune, Op. ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Three centuries of song are represented here, and, as BBC Music Magazine's Hilary Finch put it "such is the skill of Johnson's programming that the...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex (04/06/2000-04/09/2000)....continue...

Top 12 In Gold Plus Music That Resounds In

1 CD / Crushtone / 2010-05-18

Works: Harold Farberman: Carmen Fantasy, for percussion ensemble; Unspecified: Guajira Antigua, for guitar; South Pacific Girl; He Zhan-hao / Chen Gang: Butterfly Violin Concerto; Jacques Offenbach: The Tal...
Performers: D'Auri, Gino; Figueroa, Guillermo; Gioffre, Ken; Monterio, Jeremy; Perez, Teresa; Siu, Steve
Conductors: Farberman, Harold; ; Monterio, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; All Star Percussion Ensemble; Jeremy Monterio Trio; John Whitney Trio

George Gershwin: Songs From The Shows; Overtures / Te Kanawa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: John McGlinn: A Damsel in Distress, suite for orchestra; George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; Of Thee I Sing; Tip-Toes; Primrose; A Damsel in Distress; Oh, Kay!; George White's Scandals of 1924; Things Are L...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: McGlinn, John

Recording information: RCA Studios, New York....continue...

Meditations For Trumpet / Ronald Romm

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2010-04-20

Works: Ronald Romm: Seeing the Light (after Bach's Prelude no 1 in C major, BWV 846), for trumpet & piano; Jubilation (after Bach's Prelude in C minor, BWV 999), for trumpet & piano; Maurice Ravel: Pavane p...
Performers: Romm, Avis; Romm, Ronald

This is the newest recording from Ronald Romm, renowned trumpet virtuoso and original member of the Canadian Brass. Ronald Romm was recently voted one of...continue...

Gershwin By Grofe: Original Orchestrations & Arrangements

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-04-13

Works: George Gershwin: Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; That Certain Feeling, song (from Tip-Toes, musical); George White's Scandals of 1924; Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-Toes, m...
Performers: Gallodoro, Alfred; Richman, Steven
Conductors: Richman, Steven
Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble of New York

In this swinging set of symphonic jazz, Steven Richman and the Grammy-nominated Harmonie Ensemble New York perform a fascinating selection of music by George Gershwin....continue...
Recording information: Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State Univers....continue...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Icon - Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grapelli (4 CDs)

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Richard Rodgers: Blue Room, song (from musical "The Girlfriend"); The Lady is a Tramp, song (from musical "Babes in Arms"); My Funny Valentine; I...
Performers: Blok, Jan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Fosset, Marc; Ganley, Allan; Grappelli, Stephane; Harris, Max; Holloway, Laurie; Lemmon, Brian; Menuhin, Yehudi; Price, Derek; Snell, David [...
Conductors: Harris, Max; Riddle, Nelson
Ensemble: ; Alan Claire Trio

This 4 CD set containing all the recordings that the two legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli made for EMI is a further release...continue...

Guitar Mosaic: Music for Solo Guitar

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-09-22

Works: Danilo Caymmi: O Bem e o Mal, for guitar; Henry Mancini: Breakfast at Tiffany's; Johnny Mandel: The Shadow of Your Smile; Fernando Sor: Etudes (24) for Guitar, Op. 35; Leçons progressives (24), ...
Performers: Silver, Tom

Recording information: 2008-2009....continue...

The Swingle Singers Anthology

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Ave verum corpus; Works; Così fan tutte, K 588; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Ho...

The Swingle Singers may be said to combine a certain type of American music from the first part of the twentieth century with the culture...continue...
Since being founded by tenor and leader Ward Swingle in the 1960s, the Swingle Singers have been regarded as one of the most brilliant a cappella vocal ensembles in the world. The group's virtuosic re...continue...

Cinema - Laurent Korcia

1 CD / EMI Distribution (USA) / 2009-07-28

Works: Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Heinz Provost: Intermezzo; Lalo Schifrin: Mission Impossible, music for the television series; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Baldos, Alexis; Becuwe, Aurelie; Boussaguet, Pierre; Camille; Frere, Florian; Gonet, Mathieu; Guittet, Arnaud; Guittet, Edouard; Hemming, Fujiko; Korcia, Laurent; Peirani, Vincent; Schilemme, Guillau...
Conductors: Wendeberg, Michael; Gonet, Mathieu

Personnel: Laurent Korcia (violin); Midori Hayashi (violin); Isabelle Sajot (cello); David Walter (oboe); Matthieu Gonet (piano); Pierre Boussaguet (acoustic bass, double bass).

Recording info...continue...

Jascha Heifetz - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-06-23

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Jascha Heifetz: Hora staccato (after Grigoras Dinicu)...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Sandor, Arpad; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Reiner, Fritz; Voorhees, Donald; Wallenstein, Alfred; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

Wind Band Classics - Stamp: In this hid clearing...; Copland, Grainger, Gershwin, Jacob / O'Neal, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Gordon Jacob: Suite for symphonic wind band in B flat major; Jack Stamp: In This Hid Clearing..., for wind ensemble; Aaron Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Percy Grainger: Blithe Bells (Ramble on Bach's "S...
Performers: Fox, Derrick; Todd, Jo Ella
Conductors: O'Neal, Thomas J.
Ensemble: University of Missouri Wind Ensemble

This disc celebrates both the quality and variety of the internationally popular American wind band repertoire. Gershwin's 'Catfish Row' includes several hits as well as...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...

Encore [UK Version]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-24

Works: Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal, song; Brian May: Who Wants To Live Forever?; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Hans Zimmer / Klaus Badelt: He's a Pirate (as used in the film Pirates of the Caribbean; ...
Performers: Bryant, Ben; Garrett, David; Genus, James; Haywood, J.; Heijden, Francine van der; Serci, Giorgio; Vega, Ray [Trumpet]; Wegberg, Rogier Van; Wolf, Steven
Conductors: Kozhuharov, Ivan

2009 album from the British violinist. Part maverick, part genius, total virtuoso, David Garrett, 25, has been surprising people since before he was four years...continue...
Personnel: David Garrett (violin); Giorgio Serci (guitar); Ray Vega (trumpet); John Haywood (piano, harpsichord); James Genus (double bass).

Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, NY; ...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Smallens, Price, Warfield, Calloway, et al

2 CD / Audite / 2008-11-19

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Calloway, Cab; Price, Leontyne; Warfield, William
Conductors: Smallens, Alexander
Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

"The soloists are fabulous and their vivid characterizations are immediately engaging. Cab Calloway was a legendary Sportin' Life, and the originality and eccentricity of this...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Of Love and Music - Chopin, Vivaldi, Brahms, et al

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; George Gershwin: I've Got a Crush on You, song (from Treasure Girl and Strike up...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Blaha, Bernadene; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fortin, Lyne; Kay, Francine; Kuerti, Anton; Laurel, Eduard; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Motard, Therese; Si...
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav;
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Similia; La Pietà (Orchestra) ; Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

We have long tried to explain the mystery of love by comparing it to the euphoria that can instill in us. This wonderful collection from...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Smallens, Price, Warfield, Calloway, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2008-07-08

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Calloway, Cab; Colbert, Helen; Dowdy, Helen; James, Joseph; Lamar, Moses; McCurry, John; Price, Leontyne; Riemann, Walter; Roberts, Howard A.; Scott, Leslie [Vocals]; Thigpen, Helen; Warfield, Willia...
Conductors: Smallens, Alexander
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

This complete recording of Porgy and Bess is taken from a broadcast of a live recording at the Titania Palast, Berlin on September 21, 1952....continue...

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

EMI American Classics - George Gershwin / André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, London SO, St. Louis SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Lullaby, for piano; Cuban Overture
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

In his short life, George Gershwin (1898–1937) became, perhaps, the most successful of all the composers of popular songs for Broadway musicals. It was the...continue...

Hummel: Grand Concerto W 23; Gershwin: Summertime; Elgar: Romance Op 62, etc / Benjamin Wallfisch, Karen Geoghegan, Orchestra of Opera North

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Bassoon in F major, S 63/WoO 23; Carl Maria von Weber: Andante and Rondo Ungarese for Bassoon and Orchestra in C minor, J 158/Op. 35; Franz Berwald: Konzertstü...
Performers: Geoghegan, Karen
Conductors: Wallfisch, Benjamin
Ensemble: Opera North Orchestra

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Bassoons rarely equal best-sellers: that could be about to change... Chandos have a real find on their hands with Karen Geoghegan.
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100 Best Classics, Vol. 2

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-03-04

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: ...

Simply Anne-Sophie [CD+DVD]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-10-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Masur, Kurt; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)