Lennon, John

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons, Byrd, Sibelius, Whitacre, Bennett, Lennon, et al. / King's Singers

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Cyrillus Kreek: Taaveti laulud; William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices; Civitas sancti tui; Carlo Gesualdo: In monte oliveti, tenebrae lesson for 6 voices, W. 7/9; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; John ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: King's Singers

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD...continue...

Songs from the Forest

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-02-14

Works: Ross Edwards: Djanaba, for 2 guitars; Emily's Song, for 2 guitars; Nigel Westlake: Songs from the Forest, for 2 guitars; John Lennon: She's Leaving Home; The Fool on the Hill; Penny Lane; Philip Houg...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Australian Guitar Duo

Recording information: Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, UK (08/21/2011-08/23/2011)....continue...

Tuesday Afternoon / Tony R Clef, Guitar

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2011-09-27

Works: Henry Purcell: If ever I more riches did desire; Leslie Bricusse: Pure Imagination, song (for the musical "Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory"); Richard Rodgers: Out of My Dreams, song (from "Oklahoma...
Performers: Clef, Tony R.

Winner of the Paul McCartney "Maybe I'm Amazed" cover contest, guitarist Tony Clef now presents TUESDAY AFTERNOON, an album of his arrangements and transcriptions of...continue...
Recording information: Scissorhand SoundLab, Sanford, ME (08/23/2010-08/25/2010)....continue...

The Beatles for Orchestra / Favorites in Orchestral Arrangements / Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-08-30

Works: John Lennon: She Loves You; And I Love Her; Can't Buy Me Love; Eleanor Rigby; Hey Jude; The Long and Winding Road; Yellow Submarine; All You Need Is Love; Yesterday; Let It Be; Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; Bl...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Callard, Pete; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Holmes, Dave; McManus, Steve; Owens, Rhys; Vinter, Andy; Wilkinson, Neal
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Inspired by a chance remark, come the Beatle's most popular pieces written for orchestra on this new Carl Davis release. With recording sessions at Abbey...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (11/18/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/18/2010); Abbey Road Studios (11/23/2010-11/24/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/23/2010-11/24/2010)....continue...

Dream Songs for Little Angels

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-08-09

Works: Billy Joel: Lullabye "Goodnight, my angel"; American Traditional: All the Pretty Little Horses, folk song; Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrard: Gladiator; Carter Burwell: Twilight; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y...
Performers: Gerberding, Elizabeth

Recording information: 7 Pedals Records....continue...

Symphonic Sgt. Pepper

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: John Lennon: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; With a little help from my friends; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds; Getting Better; Fixing a hole; She's Leaving Home; Being for the benefit of Mr. ...
Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Davies, Nick

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents their rendition of the complete iconic Beatles album, arranged exclusively for the ensemble by Mike Townend. They are joined by...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios, Islington (07/21/2009-07/22/2009)....continue...

Fiction

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Nicholas Roubanis: Misirlou, song (for the film Pulp Fiction); Doris Fisher: Amado mio, song (for the film Gilda); Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; John Lennon: Come Together; Brad Mehldau: Unrequited, for pi...
Performers: Ardant, Fanny; Casal, Luz; Dessay, Natalie; Hery, Richard; Herzog, Mathieu; Kent, Stacey; Merlin, Raphael; Quatuor Ebene

"In everything we have been willing to do musically - during all that time spent practicing Haydn, Beethoven or Bartók - there has always been...continue...
Personnel: Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violin); Mathieu Herzog (viola); Raphaël Merlin (cello); Richard Héry (drums).

Recording information: Curtis Schwartz Studios, Ardingl...continue...

All Directions / Trombone Attraction

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-03-08

Works: John Lennon: Hey Jude; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Jan Koetsier: Max und Moritz, suite for 4 trombones; Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, M 78; Leonhard Paul: Apartett...
Performers: Trombone Attraction
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trombone Attraction

The players who comprise Trombone Attractions, a trombone quartet, all hail from Vienna. This is their second CD and their intelligent mix of musical pieces...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Baumann....continue...

Loeki Stardust Collection [4 CDs]

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Tarquinio Merula: La Ghiradella, canzona for consort; La Merula, canzona for consort; Gioseffo Guami: La Bastina, canzona a 4 for consort; La Brillantina, canzona for consort; La Gentile, canzona a 4...
Conductors: ; Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

'If there is a better recorder ensemble than the ALSQ I have yet to hear it, and here it is reproduced with as splendid sound...continue...

Music From The Court Of Queen Margrethe Ii, V.1

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2010-10-26

Works: Michel-Richard Delalande: Fanfare, for orchestra (Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy); Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) for harpsichord in C major ZT 698; J.G.C. ...

Love Songs / Anne Sofie von Otter

2 CD / Naïve / 2010-10-26

Works: Brad Mehldau: Love Songs, for mezzo-soprano & piano; Léo Ferré: Avec le Temps, song; Monique Andrée Serf: Pierre, song for voice & piano; Dis! quand reviendras-tu?; Joni Mitchell: Marc...
Performers: Mehldau, Brad; von Otter, Anne Sofie

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[Mehldau's] songs are a good fit for von Otter and they tap into all the qualities which make her such a class act as...continue...
Recording information: Berwald Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (06/2010)....continue...

Lest We Forget - A Manifest of Struggle and Hope

1 CD / Tall Poppies Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Walter Würzburger: Vereinsamt, song for voice & piano; Victor Jara: Manifiesto, song for voice & piano; Randy Newman: Political Science, song for voice & piano; In Germany Before the War, song f...
Performers: Katz, Andrea

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

The United States Army Strings

1 CD / Altissimo / 2010-05-18

Works: Paul Desmond: Take Five; Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell; John Lennon: Eleanor Rigby; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Milonga del Angel; John Kander: New Yor...
Performers: Armstrong, K.C.; Bobenrieth, Manuel; Ford, Michael; Knutson, Laura; Leader, Emily; Powell, Alvy; Sammon, Erin; Sodee, Julie; Sommers, Nathan; Woods, Marlisa; Yoon, Myung
Conductors: Keene, Jim

Whether performing as The U.S. Army Strolling Strings or combined with the U.S. Army Band, the U.S. Army Strings is a favorite of America's leadership....continue...
Recording information: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

Portrait

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-04-27

Works: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; Energy flow; Roland Dyens: Tango en Skai, for guitar; Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven; Paulo Bellinati: Jongo for guitar; Charles C. Converse: What a Fri...
Performers: Muraji, Kaori

24 Ways Upon the Bells

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-04-27

Works: Christian Rivet: L'heure. Scotch Cap (after John Playford), for guitar; Le quart. Scots Rant (after John Playford), for guitar; I can not Keepe my Wife at Home (after John Playford), for lute; Light ...
Performers: Rivet, Christian

Recording information: Musée de la musique, Cité de la musique, Paris, France....continue...

Guitar Colores

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-20

Works: Michael Higgins: Romanza for guitar (after an anonymous melody); Renaissance Dance, for guitar (after an anonymous melody); Study Hall Girl, for guitar; Pezzo Tedesco, for guitar; Morning Mood, for g...
Performers: Higgins, Michael

Recording information: Mainstream Source Studios....continue...

Ultimate Romantic Guitar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar (Lute) Concerto in D, RV 93; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in E minor, BWV 996; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Suite for Cello in G minor no 1, BWV ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Montesano, Gustavo; Morse, Steve; Parkening, Christopher; Segovia, Andres; Tannenbaum, D...
Conductors: Ravenscroft, Ronald; Gomez, Carlos; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Soothing and relaxing, this collection is the perfect compliment for any moment when romance blooms or for those quieter moments. Featuring a roster of superstars...continue...

Essential Guitar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Etudes (12) for Guitar, W...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Mariotti, Deborah; Moreno, Alfonso...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Brown, Iona; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Bizzare or BaRock

1 CD / Move / 2010-02-01

Works: Willard Palmer: Ragtime, for harpsichord, double bass & drums; Blues for harpsichord, double bass & drums; English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental ...
Performers: Anderson, Elizabeth [cello]; Davies, Kylie; Fischer, Danny [Drums]

Shape of My Heart

1 CD / KML Records / 2009-11-10

Works: Sting: Moon over Bourbon Street; Dominic Miller / Gordon Sumner: Shape of My Heart; Bill Evans: We Will Meet Again; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano n...
Performers: Chalmin, David; Corea, Chick; Hancock, Herbie; Labeque, Katia; Rubalcaba, Gonzalo; Sting
Conductors:
Ensemble: Katia and Marielle Labèque

Pianist Katia Labeque performs a series of duets with Sting, and pianists, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. This album opens with Sting's "Moon...continue...

Classical Beatles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-03

Works: John Lennon: Yesterday; She's Leaving Home; A Hard Day's Night; Penny Lane; All You Need Is Love; Hey Jude; Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; Let It Be; Girl; Ticket to Ride; Paperback Writer; Honey Pie; Maxwell's...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Harvey, Jonathan [Oboe]; Mather, Zoe; Tanenbaum, David [Guitar]; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Edlinger, Richard; ; Ellis, Philip; Lubbock, Jeremy; Nemcová, Miriam; Goodwin, Ron; Wilkinson, Arthur; Martin, George
Ensemble: ; Instrumental Ensemble; Kindred Spirits; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

The Beatles were and remain the most influential pop group of all time and their songs have been covered not only by many other groups...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...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...

The Best of Beatles Baroque

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-06-30

Works: John Lennon: Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; Blackbird; Girl; We Can Work It Out; Oh darling; She's Leaving Home; Michelle; Here, There & Everywhere; Yesterday; Because; A Day in the life; The Long and Winding R...
Conductors: Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: Les Boréades de Montréal

And So It Goes

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2009-05-04

Works: Trey Mills: I Wonder; Non Dubitar; Chris Dedrick: I'll Go Away; Legacy; When the Winter Comes, song; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; John Lennon: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown); Bi...
Performers: Bentley, Zoe; Borys, Roman; Daellenbach, Mary Beth; Dedrick, Chris; Duligal, Gerry [Accordion]; Francis, Michael; Gemmell, Corey; Johnson, Keith; Laughton, Stuart; Lee, Chang Woo [Cello]; Lipchak, Su...

Personnel: Giles Tomkins (vocals); Zoe Bentley (vocals); Lenny Solomon (violin, fiddle); Corey Gemmell (violin, viola); Wendy Rose, Young Dae Park, Mark Skazinetsky, Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin); S...continue...

Live from Loretto Chapel - An American Hallelujah, Romance

2 CD / Clarion / 2009-02-01

Works: Daniel Read: Windham; American Traditional: Holy Manna; Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal (Invitation); Shaker Traditional: Love Is Little, hymn; We Will Walk with Mother and Mourn (Shaker Gift Song fro...
Performers: Boswell, Michael; Buchanan, Daniel; Downs, Ronald Lee; Farwig, David; Harrison, Kimberly; Kim, Heidi; Mueller, Kathryn; Neill, Kelly
Conductors: Mack, Linda; Tresler, Matthew
Ensemble: Santa Fe Desert Chorale

A brilliant two-CD set with selections recorded at the historic Loretto Chapel during the 2006 Santa Fe Summer Festival. Using two small ensembles, under the...continue...

The King's Singers Collection

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Mother Nature's Son; Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; And I Love Her; Help!; Yesterday; A Hard Day's Night; Girl; Got to Get You into My Life; Back in the USSR; Eleanor Rigby; Blackbird; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Hart, Paul; Richards, Goff; Walker, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

The King’s Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones, and a bass), they have, over...continue...
Includes work(s): music (john miles) / i believe in music ( by various composers.

Includes work(s): save your kisses for me (tony hiller) / h by various composers....continue...

The London Trumpet Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Louis Prima: Sing, Sing, Sing; Erroll Garner: Misty, song; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of De...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: The London Trumpet Orchestra

Best Guitar 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 998; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 147, "Herz u...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Garibay, Minerva; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau,...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Bátiz, Enrique; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Elmer; Lubbock, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra members; London Symphony Orchestra

This 6-CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favorite guitar classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are guitarists Manuel...continue...

The King's Singers Collection

5 CD / Signum UK / 2008-06-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Maundy Thursday; Christus factus est, versicle; Carlo Gesualdo: Responsories (9) for Maundy Thursday, for 6 voices, Feria 5; Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, motet for 6 voices, W. 7/...
Performers: Baldock, Sarah; Swait, Andrew
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concordia (Viol Consort); King's Singers

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

Cinema Paradiso

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; The Mission; Henry Mancini: Breakfast at Tiffany's, film score; Charlie Chaplin: Limelight, film score; Modern Times, film score; Francis Lai: Love Story, film score...
Performers: Buckle, Phil; Davis, Catherine; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; McDonald, Anna; Noble, Guy; Pryor, Shefali
Conductors: Noble, Guy

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

The #1 Guitar Album - Segovia, Romero, Bream, Lagoya, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Prelude for Lute in C minor, BWV 999...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Erquiaga, Steve; LaGoya, Alexandre; Miller, Dominic; Peña, Paco; Presti, Ida; Romero, Pepe; Söllscher, Göran; Segovia, Andrés; Williams, John [Guitar];...
Conductors: ; Sillito, Kenneth; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rondin, Mats
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Members of the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra (Memb

The '#1 Guitar Album' features the best-loved and most popular works for guitar - the world’s most popular instrument! Featuring a "who’s who" of the...continue...
The list of distinguished artists on Decca's The #1 Guitar Album reads like a Who's-Who of classical guitarists, and this 2008 double-disc compilation matches that roster with a highly varied program ...continue...

Heaven

1 Super Audio CD / Aliud / 2007-07-30

Works: Anonymous, Italian: Lamento di Tristano, estampie; Saltarello; Aurelio Virgiliano: Ricercata, for viola bastarda & lute; Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Johann Sebastia...
Performers: Moelker, Bo; Moelker, Merel; Moelker, Ronald [Recorder]; Read, Andrew [Conductor]; Van Wezel, Karin

Recording information: Nederlands Hervormde Kerk Kolham (08/02/2005/08/03/2005)....continue...

Beatles Baroque III / Les Boréades

1 CD / ATMA / 2006-10-01

Works: George Harrison: Here Comes the Sun; John Lennon: Across the Universe; This Boy; Here, There & Everywhere; Oh darling; In My Life; Sun King; And I Love Her; All You Need Is Love; Mother; The Long and...
Conductors: Milnes, Eric
Ensemble: Les Boréades de Montréal

Following the resounding success of their first two Beatles Baroque albums (Vol. I, ATM22218 and Vol. II, ATM22268), Montreal 's Les Boreades are back with...continue...
Recording information: Eglise Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Quebe....continue...

Renée Fleming - Haunted Heart

1 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Arthur Schwartz: Haunted Heart; Joni Mitchell: River; Richard Whiting: When Did You Leave Heaven; Carl Fischer: You've Changed; Fred Rauch: Answer Me My Love; Stevie Wonder: My Cherie Amour; John Len...
Performers: Fleming, Renée; Frisell, Bill; Hersch, Fred

Renee Fleming brings her voice and spirit to an eclectic mix of ballads, standards and popular songs, with the help of jazz mavericks Bill Frisell...continue...

From Yesterday to Penny Lane

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-14

Works: John Lennon: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown); In My Life; Can't Buy Me Love; The Long and Winding Road; I will; Come Together; I Want to Hold Your Hand; Help!; George Martin: American Sketches (...
Performers: Glorvigen, Per Arne; Sollscher, Goran
Conductors: Rondin, Mats

Here, There and Everywhere: Goran Sollscher Plays the Beatles

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-14

Works: John Lennon: Honey Pie; Because; She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, song; Here, There & Everywhere; Hey Jude; Michelle; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; The Fool on the Hill; Yellow Submarine; If I fe...
Performers: Söllscher, Göran

Recording information: St. Osdag Kirche, Mandelsloh, Neustadt, Germany (11/1994)....continue...

Beatles for Harp / Jim Palmer

1 CD / Centaur / 2005-03-01

Works: Paul McCartney: Got to get you into my life; It's Only Love; Blackbird; For No One; Here, there and everywhere; Hello Goodbye; You Won't See Me; George Harrison: I Want to Tell You; I Need You; Here ...
Performers: Palmer, Jim

4+Four / Turtle Island Quartet, Ying String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Oliver Nelson: Yearnin'; Mark Summer: Julie-O, version for 2 cellos; David Balakrishnan: Mara's Garden of False Delights, for 2 string quartets; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; E...
Performers: Balakrishnan, David; Price, Evan; Summer, Mark; Tolling, Mads; Turtle Island String Quartet; Ying Quartet; Ying, David; Ying, Janet; Ying, Phillip; Ying, Timothy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Turtle Island String Quartet; Ying Quartet

This album received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.

The Turtle Island Quartet has always been a difficult group to pigeonhole into any prefabricated category, and this...continue...

4+Four / Turtle Island Quartet, Ying String Quartet

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Oliver Nelson: Yearnin'; Mark Summer: Julie-O, version for 2 cellos; David Balakrishnan: Mara's Garden of False Delights, for 2 string quartets; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; E...
Performers: Balakrishnan, David; Price, Evan; Summer, Mark; Tolling, Mads; Turtle Island String Quartet; Ying Quartet; Ying, David; Ying, Janet; Ying, Phillip; Ying, Timothy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Turtle Island String Quartet; Ying Quartet

This album received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.

Personnel: Janet Ying, Timothy Ying, David Balakrishnan, Evan Price (violin); Phillip Ying (viola); David Ying, Mar...continue...

Between Two Worlds / Eduardo Fernández

1 CD / Labor / 2005-01-01

Works: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Confesion, romanza for guitar; Julia Florida, for guitar; Juan Falu: Piezas (3) for guitar; John Lennon: Eleanor Rigby; Blackbird; Leo Brouwer: Rito de los Orishas,...
Performers: Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]

Eduardo Fernandez rocketed to stardom following his Carnegie Hall debut in 1977, and has maintained an ambitious concert and recording schedule ever since. His remarkably...continue...

Ayako Yonetani and the Slovak State Philharmonic

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-10-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; John Lennon: Hey Jude

Jonathan Adams - Guitarist

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-05-04

Works: Gaspar Sanz: Canarios; Andrew York: Sunburst for guitar; Sunday Morning Overcast, for guitar; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Preludes (5) for Guitar, W 419; Carlo Domeniconi: Konyunb...
Performers: Adams, Jonathan [Guitar]