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Belyayev Project - Piano trios by Rimsky-Korsakov; Glazunov; Blumenfeld / Andrey Baranov; Alexey Zhilin; Miki Aoki

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio, for violn, cello & piano in C minor (completed by Maximilian Steinberg); Flight of the Bumblebee; Pesenka (Little Song in the Dorian mode), for piano; Alexander Glazuno...
Performers: Aoki, Miki; Baranov, Andrey [Violin]; Zhilin, Alexey [Cello]

Recording information: Saal 3 RBB (03/2012/11/2012); T3 (03/2012/11/2012)....continue...

Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly;
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra

A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue...

Barcarole: Favourite Orchestral Pieces by Bizet, Offenbach, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Gonoud et al. / Marriner

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons; Eugen Onegin; The Nutcracker; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Jules ...
Performers: Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir Neville Marriner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time. Alongside recordings of Baroque and Classical repertoire, he has also made a...continue...
Recording information: SDR-Studio, Villa Berg, Stuttgart (09/09/1987-03/12/1987)....continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

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...

Ten Years - Choral works by Grimsdottir, Sigurbjornsson, Runarsdotir, Sveinsson, Nordal, Rautavaara / Graduale Nobili Chamber Choir

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Bára Grímsdóttir: Eg vil lofa eina _á (I will Praise Her and Laud), for mixed choir; Hrodmar Ingi Sigurbjörnsson: Vökuró (Awake in Peace), for chorus; Hildigunnur R...
Performers: Arnadottir, Lovisa; Gisladottir, Gudridur Thora; Ingvarsdottir, Arny [Vocals]

Graduale Nobili was founded in Fall 2000, and the choir was immediately well received. Most recently, the choir has been working with pop sensation Björk...continue...

Celebrating Classical Music of Wales

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Robat Arwyn: Benedictus; Karl Jenkins: Adiemus, for female voices & orchestra; Kayama, for chorus; Hymn, for chorus; The Armed Man; Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto; César Franck: Panis a...
Performers: Dewi Ellis Jones; Edwards, Gwawr [Vocals]; Finch, Catrin; Jones, Aled; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Jones, Iona; Jones, Paul Carey; Kempster, David; Llewelyn-Jones, Iwan; Meirion, Rhys; O'Neill, Dennis [Teno...

300 / Ingolf Wunder, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-29

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D...
Performers: Wunder, Ingolf

Ingolf Wunder returns with a unique follow-up, 300, three centuries of piano styles - from Scarlatti to Morricone.

Ingolf Wunder adores fun, melodic pieces that

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Recording information: Theater Itzehoe, Groáes Haus (06/2012)....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...
Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue...

Bonbons for Organ - 21 selectons by Handel, Mozart, Sousa, Verdi, Gounod, Daquin, Campra, Dubois et al. / Martin Setchell: organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Albert Renaud: Toccata in D minor, Op 108/1; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Elvira Madigan; Felix Arndt: Nola; Francois Dubois: Fiat lux; Martin Setchell: Three Piece Suit...
Performers: Setchell, Martin [Organ]

This album includes a selection of classic favorites, as well as Martin Setchell's own works. The classics include compositions by Mozart, Handel, Dubois, and many...continue...
Recording information: Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand (11/18/2000-11/19/2000)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may b...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

A Tribute to Erling Blondal Bengtsson - Elgar: Cello Concerto; works by Schubert, Corelli, Weber, Prokofiev et al/ Erling Blondal Bengtsson, cello

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata, Op. 5/5; Carl Maria von Weber: Adagio & Rondo, for cello & piano; Frédé...
Performers: Bengtsson, Erling Blondal; Kristjansson, Arni
Conductors: Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This release celebrates the 80th birthday of the distinguished Danish cellist Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. The recording provides a varied musical portrait of this renowned performer....continue...

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Voyage to Russia: Rachamninov, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, et al / Claire-Marie Le Guay, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 15; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8;...
Performers: Guay, Claire Marie le

From nostalgic memories, the sound of bells, the winds of the steppes, to visions of a flickering future; Russian piano music, from Mussorgsky to Scriabin,...continue...
Recording information: Temple de l'Annonciation à Paris (10/11/2011-10/14/2011)....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...

Magical Music Box / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony; Gabriel Pierné: March of the Little Lead Soldiers, for orchestra/piano, Op. 14/6; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 4...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Strauss, Paul
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Lanchbery, John; Previn, Andre; Blomstedt, Herbert; Boult, Adrian; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jansons, Mariss

Bringing magic and music together in a fun, interactive collection this compilation encourages children to explore their imaginations, expand their minds with fun facts and...continue...

Dance Along / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Se...
Performers: Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Wordsworth, Barry; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Temirkanov, Yuri; Rosenthal, Manuel; Foley, Timothy; Previn, Andre; Bos...

This collection encourages children to get up and moving! Featuring the best dance music in the Classical world this compilation will keep little ears occupied,...continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Canadian Brass Takes Flight: works by Dowland, Bach, Brahms, Henderson, Gillis, et al.

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2012-01-31

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Sonny Kompanek: Killer Tango, for brass ensemble; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Fantasia and Fugue,...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Canadian Brass

The Canadian Brass premiere release on the Steinway & Sons label and first recording with all of the new permanent members of the ensemble: Charles...continue...
Recording information: Christ Church, Deer Park, Toronto, Canada (08/22/2011-08/26/2011)....continue...

Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

The Studio Recordings 1954-1960: Michael Rabin, violin

6 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix

The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...

Russian Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan et Lyudmila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades); Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anatol Lyadov: Preludes Op. 39; Nikolay M...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Kniazev, Alexander; Krainev, Vladimir; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Markovich, Aleksandr; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Rostropovich, Mstisl...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Masur, Kurt; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Inbal, Eliahu; Kitaenko, Dimitri; ; Serebrier, José
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

1 1/2 hours of Russian romance and tragedy...continue...

My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

Encore! / The US Army Brass Quintet

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: Chuck Seipp: My Spirit Be Joyful, for brass quintet (after Bach); Claude Bolling: Fugace, for flute & jazz piano trio (from Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano); George Frederick Handel: Royal Fireworks Mus...
Performers: English, Woodrow; Fidyk, Steve; Lovinsky, Joseph; Richard, Douglas; Voth, Jon; Watters, Harry
Conductors:
Ensemble: United States Army Brass Quintet

Encore!...simply music to the ears of any musician. The US Army Brass Quintet has a wonderful collection of enjoyable repertoire. These are the favorites and...continue...
Recording information: Bias Studios Inc., Springfield, VA (11/19/2007-11/21/2007)....continue...

Firestorm: Strauss, Brahms, Borodin, et al. / The US Army Brass Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: Lloyd Scott: Endless Day, for brass band; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino for horn & orchestra in E minor, J. 188 (Op. 45); Barrie Gott: Lightwalk, for band; Steven B...
Performers: Allen, George [Trombone]; Kratz, David A.; Lineberger, Laura J.; McKenzie, James [Cornet]; Shead, Will; Wagner, Michael [Tuba]; Wilkins, Richard [Euphonium]

Recorded live at the Paramount Theatre, the United States Army Brass Band is proud to present their first album that showcases their distinct style and...continue...

Russian Romance / Rachmaninov, Glinka, Gliere / Rubtsov

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2011-10-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands; Songs (12), Op. 21; Alexander Griboyedov: Waltz for piano in A flat major; Alexander Glazunov: Three Minuatures for Piano, O...
Performers: Kvitko, Sergei; Rubtsov, Maxim [Flute]

Maxim Rubtsov, principal flutist of the Russian National Orchestra and pianist-producer Sergei Kvitko perform a collection of Russian miniatures ranging from arrangements of beloved romances...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio 'The Ballroom', Lansing, MI (02/2010)....continue...

Echomythia: Modern music for solo guitar / Dimitris Kotronakis, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-09-27

Works: Raphaël Faÿs: Romantique Voyage, for guitar; Dans les yeux de Michèle, for guitar; Django Reinhardt: Nuages, for guitar; Marco Pereira: Plainte-Lamento, for guitar; Tio Boros, for guit...
Performers: Kotronakis, Dimitris [Guitar]

Greek virtuoso Kotronakis performs modern music for solo guitar trending towards jazz, Latin and Brazilian styles. Works include transcriptions of jazz standards, and contemporary works...continue...

Classics at the Movies

4 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-08-09

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Tosca; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (...
Performers: Begg, Heather; Davis, Catherine; Doherty, Diana; Drury, David; Dudman, Michael; Elms, Lauris; Fowles, Glenys; Gifford, Duncan; Goodman, Isador; Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Hunter, Rita; Ivashkin...
Conductors: Thomas, Patrick; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Motzing, William; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Challender, Stuart; Hogwood, Christopher; Pikler, Robert; Mester, Jorge; Bonynge, Richard; Stanhope, David; W...
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players

Very Best of Nathan Milstein

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Solo Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; W...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon

50 Best Violin

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), Concerto no 1 in E "La primavera" (Spring); Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Vi...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gililo...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Tetzlaff, Christian; Pritchard, John; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Kurtz, Efrem; Dervaux, Pierre; Domingo, Placido; Ozawa, Seiji; Bergl...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Suite)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), musical pictures (suite) for orchestra, Op. 57; Flight of the Bumblebee
Performers: Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

Described by the composer as a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images and designs of oriental character, Rimsky-Korsakov's beloved symphonic suite Scheherazade has delighted listeners for generations....continue...
Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Lightly Classical

1 CD / Guild / 2011-02-08

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite; William Walton: Façade Suite no 2; Peter DeRose: The Lamp Is ...
Conductors: Challet, Pierre; Morley, Angela; Walton, William; De Vol, Frank; Torch, Sidney; Gamba, Piero; Williams, Charles; Munro, Ronnie; Green, Philip; Jones, Leslie; Kostelanetz, André; Carroll, David; ...

The collection of music on this recording proves that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not insurmountable; that many composers had lighter...continue...

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; The Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture; Ser...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer, Annie; Kok, Felix; Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Lympany, M...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Ozawa, Seiji; Lysy, Alberto; Jansons, Mariss; Jacquillat,...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Each CD included in this 6-CD set from EMI Classics is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille...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, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
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...

Kalinka & Moscow Nights

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: B. Terentiev: Regimental Polka for chorus & folk ensemble; Lev Konstantinovich Knipper: Polyushko Polye (Song of the Plains; Meadowlands; "O Field, My Fields"); Russian Traditional: Kalinka (Little S...
Performers: Belyaev, Evgeny; Deshko, Vladimir; Dzhemelinsky, Sergei; Grekhov, Evgeny; Nizinenko, Nikolai; Red Star Red Army Chorus; Yantchik, Vyacheslav; Zazhigin, Valery
Conductors: Bazhalkin, Anatoly N.

The Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble was created in 1978 in Moscow, mostly to raise the cultural level and maintain the battle-readiness...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Russia (03/1992-04/1992)....continue...

A Classical Knight

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-10-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Johann Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet; Irish Tradi...
Performers: Knight, Hyperion

Saxophone Recital / Koryun Asatryan

1 CD / Hänssler Classic Import / 2010-10-19

Works: François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO ...
Performers: Asatryan, Koryun; Bae, Jang Eun

Live From The Heart Of Europe [includes DVD]

2 CD / E1 Music Entertainment / 2010-08-24

Works: Guido Dieteren: Beethoven's 5th Groove, for violin & pops orchestra; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Unspecified: The 7 C's, song; Go, for violin & pops orchestra; A Song of Peace, song; Van K...
Performers: Fleming, Tommy; Guido's Orchestra; Kokkelkoren, Wendy

'Guido's Orchestra - Live From the Heart of Europe' was recorded in June 2009 exclusively for PBS, in Europe at the point where Holland, Belgium...continue...
Personnel: Guido Dieteren (violin); Wendy Kokkelkoren (soprano); Marleen Matser, Asia Czaj, Marta Lemanska, Ania Pozdiejewa, Ewelina Krysiak, Iza Blawat, Gosia Loboda, Eline Pauwels (violin); Emerenti...continue...

Sexturor à Vent / Arnold, Bach, Barthe, et al.

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-08-17

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Bernhard Heiden: Intrada for saxophone & wind quintet; Paul Hindemith: Konzertstück for 2 Alto Saxophones; ...
Performers: Gadgil, Sunil; Pittel, Harvey
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

Chicago Brass Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-08-17

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers; Ecco mormorar l'onde (Libro 2); Edmund Haines: Toccata for brass quintet; James Hopkins: Quintet for brass No 1; James Mattern: Sonata breve, for brass quintet; Manuel de...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Brass Quintet

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt: The Telefunken Recordings

3 CD / Tahra / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B mi...
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans

Between 1952 and 1973, conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt made over forty-five recordings with the Orchestra of Radio Hamburg for eight different recording companies and many have...continue...

Fröst & Friends / Pöntinen, Parrott

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-07-22

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for Piano, Op. 16; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for solo violin in G minor, BWV 1001; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 10...
Performers: Ernman, Malena; Frost, Goran; Frost, Martin; Hallerback, Asa; Henryson, Svante; Kingstedt, Solve; Pontinen, Roland; Stefansson, Hermann; Svarfvar, Christian; Thedeen, Torleif

Recording information: Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (12/2009)....continue...

Something Borrowed / Aasgaard, cello

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Miroirs; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano,...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Buckle, Ian

This recording offers familiar works transcribed for cello and piano. Born in Norway, cellist Jonathan Aasgaard studied in Oslo and in London at the Guildhall...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (01/10/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...

Voyage

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Leroy Anderson: Clarinet Candy; Niccolò Paganini: Caprice 24; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Her...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Wilson, Rolf
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian

Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Russian Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2010-06-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Lyudmila, Op. 5; Valse-Fantaisie, for orchestra in B minor, G. ii213; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Nutcracker, Op. 71; Swane Lake, Op. 20; Sergey Prokofie...
Performers: Panktratov, Vladimir
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Anichanov, André; Altschuler, Vladimir; Korkhin, Leo; Gorkovenko, Stanislav; Kantorov, Alexander

Russian Masterpieces, a twofer by ZYX Music, presents all of its Russian classical pieces on the first CD, and provides a second disc that is an assortment of traditional folk melodies and pieces by B...continue...

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...