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The Britannic Organ, Vol. 1 / Historic Welte rolls played back on the Britanic Organ

2 CD / Oehms / 2011-08-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, KV 492; Piano Sonata, K331; Fantasia for Mechanical Organ in F minor, K 608; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont; Wellington's...

This first volume (the first of a longer series) presents various recordings of the Seewen Britannic Organ, which was built for the ocean liner Britannic,...continue...
Recording information: Museum für Musikautomaten, Seewen, Switzerland (02/2011/03/2011)....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / DiDonato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95
Conductors: Nelson, John

Recording information: Alfortville, Maison de l'Orchestre National d'lle-de-Fr (12/13/2001-12/16/2001)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sym No 4/Overtures/Midsummer

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-12-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Ital...
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

The Decca Ansermet legacy on eloquence continues to garner the highest plaudits from publications all around the world and the latest batch presents the maestro's...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland....continue...

Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Symphonies no 1 and 4 / Litton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-11-05

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

Mendelssohn is sometimes thought of as someone to whom composing came easily. This assumption arises partly from the fact that he was a child prodigy....continue...
Recording information: Grieg Hall; Bergen, Norway (08/2007)....continue...

Masur Edition - Mendelssohn: Overtures / Gewandhausorchester

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Me...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 & 5, etc / Gollej, Fauth, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11
Performers: Fauth, Gerald; Gollej, Olga; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas

When a few musicians take on the task of a whole orchestra, the composer's excellence and the arranger's fine touch are brought to light -...continue...

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux - California 1941-52

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leo...
Performers: Blinder, Boris; Blinder, Naoum; Cherkassky, Shura; Cutner, Solomon; Kapell, William; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Warenskjold, Dorothy
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Standard Symphony Orchestra

"Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances...continue...

Original Masters - Ernest Ansermet - Decca Recordings 1953-1967

6 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 22 in E flat major, H 1 no 22 "Philosopher"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 i...
Performers: Danco, Suzanne; Hamel, Michel; Martin, Pauline; Montmollin, Marie-Lise de
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

Swiss born Ernest Ansermet formed the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in 1918-together they had a long recording career on Decca following World War...continue...

Boult Conducts the BBC SO - Berlioz, Borodin, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2006-06-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments); Alexander Borodin: Princ...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Peter Maag, et al

1 CD / Arts / 2005-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Overture for orchestra in F...
Performers: Giovanna, Fioroni; Hage, Robert Amis el; Oncina, Juan
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Complete Collections - Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies, etc

6 CD / RCA Records / 2005-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in A minor, O...
Performers: Edelmann, Sergei; Holle, Matthias; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Scharinger, Anton; Takezawa, Kyoko; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.

Original Masters - Carl Schuricht

5 CD / Decca Import / 2004-08-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Ca...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm; Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Schuricht held many conducting posts as well as making guest appearances around the world, including America. In the later years of his life he...continue...

Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies, 7 Overtures / Abbado, London SO

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-05-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cav...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Connell, Elizabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Abbado makes a welcome appearance in Collectors Edition at last, with his classic recording of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies and selected Overtures - now...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Ruy Blas Overture, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-08-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc /Bramall, Dohnányi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Proclaimed by Goethe as the successor to Mozart, Mendelssohn was the most famous prodigy of the 19th century. The Overture and incidental Musc to "A...continue...

Mendelssohn: Ouvertures / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-04-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Overtu...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra