Saint-Saëns, Camille

Candle Night Classics

2 CD / Intergroove Media / 2012-04-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Suite no 4 in G major, Op. 61 'Mozartiana'; Swan Lake, Op. 20; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 17 in A flat major, Op. 28/17, CT. 18...
Performers: Bolkvadze, Elisso; Dvarionaite, Aldona; Fedorov, Adil; Gelgotas, Valentinas; Ivanovich, Andrei; Karnavichius, Jurgis; Sanikidze, Tamara; Shakin, Vladimir; Spitkova, Helena; Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug; Titov, Alexander; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bubelnikov, Pavel; Gorkovenko, Stanislav; Dmitriev, Alexander; Chang, Yun-Sung; Lizzio, Alberto; Korchin, Leo; Kakhidze, Vakhtang

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"; Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier / Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...

Sounds Magnificent: works by Archer, Karg-Elert, Peeters, Reger et al. / Malcolm Archer, organ

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Louis Vierne: Carillon de Longpont; Pieces (24), Op. 31; Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Georgi Mushel: Toccata for organ; Garth Edmundson: Toccata Prelude for organ no 4...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm

Recording information: Wells Cathedral (11/1998)....continue...

Dialogues en Français: French Masterpieces for Horn & Piano / Bernhard Scully, horn; Manne Minnetti, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Eugène Bozza: En fôret, for horn & piano, Op 40; Charles Gounod: Mélodies (6) for Horn and Piano; Jean Françaix: Canon à l'octave for Horn and Piano; Paul Dukas: Villanelle f...
Performers: Minnetti, Joanne; Scully, Bernhard

Horn soloist Bernhard Scully has been described as among the elite musicians of his generation, both as a performer and a pedagogue. Equally at home...continue...
Recording information: Wild Sound Recording Studio, Minneapolis, MN (2011)....continue...

Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise / Itzhak Perlman

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & p...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: New York, Manhattan Center (09/1986)....continue...

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary - Great Moments

2 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Concerto for Piano no 27; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Concerto ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Benyamini, Daniel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Taub, Chaim; Ulivieri, Nicola; Zukerm...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert; Bertini, Gary; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Released to celebrate the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's 75th anniversary, this two disc set features a collection of twenty-two key tracks excerpted from the Helicon Classics...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...

Classical Clubhouse / Carnival of the Animals and Other Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Lucas, Brenda; Ogdon, John
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Edwards, Sian

This delightful collection includes the wonderfully narrated Carnival of the Animals and Peter and the Wolf as well as the joyous Mother Goose - three...continue...

Psallite, Singt und Klingt / Joachim Pliquett, Arvid Gast

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Nun sei willkommen, Herre Christ, carol (German); Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian); Hört ihr Hirten, carol (Yugoslavian); Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht (Echo Carol)...
Performers: Bracks, Christoph; Gast, Arvid; Pliquett, Joachim; Sauerteig, Daniel; Spieser, Friedrich
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Windsbacher Knabenchor

This album features Christmas carols and motets from various epochs. The choir is accompanied on the organ and trumpet by Pliquett & Gast. Songs such...continue...
Recording information: 2003....continue...

Trumpet & Orchestra: works by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Arutiunian et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet and flugelhorn [6 CDs]

6 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Henri Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1; Concerto for Bassoon in F m...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Strommen, Linda; Tempel, Thomas
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; Wolff, Hugh; Faerber, Jörg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boreyko, Andrey; Sondeckis, Saulius

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the world's finest young trumpet and flugelhorn players. In this boxed set is a collection of his recordings for trumpet...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Geoffrey Burleson, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-03-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Études (6) for piano, Op. 52; Études (6) for piano, Op. 111; Études (6) for piano, left hand, Op. 135
Performers: Burleson, Geoffrey

A seminal figure of French Romantic music, Camille Saint-Saëns was also a great keyboard prodigy. This title is the first volume of a series that...continue...
Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, Bronx, New York, NY (01/2011-02/2011)....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...

French Ballet Music: Debussy, Delibes, Gounod, Saint-Saens / Sir Thomas Beecham

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Le roi s'amuse, incidental music ("Six airs de danse dans le style ancien"); Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; L'Enfant prodigue; Camille Saint...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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The great thing about Beecham's conducting of such pieces as the dances from Samson and Delilah is that he enjoyed himself so enormously and,...continue...

Svenka Tangenter

5 CD / Caprice Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Martha Ohlson: Scales and exercise for piano (after Hilda Thegerström); Emil Sjögren: Pianosonat no 2 in A-dur, Op. 44; Erotikon no 3 in A major, for piano, Op. 10/3; Erotikon no 2 in D fla...
Performers: Ahlberg, Tor; Andersson, Gert-Ove; Andreason, Lottie; Andren, Sven-Gunnar; Baranowski, Wasili; Barere, Simon; Bengtsson, Ingmar; Bergfelt, Ingemar; Bergman, Holger; Bergman-Ryner, Doris; Berwald, Ast...
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Ehrling, Sixten; Frykberg, Sten; Leygraf, Hans; Wiklund, Adolf; Nilson, Göran W.; Grevillius, Nils; Mann, Tor; Järnefelt, Armas

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...

Saint-Saëns: Works for violin and orchestra / Ulf Hoelscher, violin

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 20; Concerto for Violin no 2 in C major, Op. 58; La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Weddin...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

A great reissue of this classic recording of the complete Saint-Saëns violin concertos by Ulf Hoescher, he executes these violin concertos of Saint-Saëns at his...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (1977)....continue...

Music for Clarinet & Piano, Vol. 1 - works by Schumann, Debussy, Poulenc, Saint-Saens / Arthur Campbell, clarinet; Helen Marlais, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2012-02-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Camille Saint-Saën...
Performers: Campbell, Arthur; Marlais, Helen

Presenting works by German, French and British composers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Arthur Campbell and Helen Marlais exhibit the enormous dynamic and sonic...continue...
Recording information: Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Can (2005-06-12_2005-06-15&2011-)....continue...

Violinist Michael Rabin: The Unpublished Recordings, 1947 - 1971

3 CD / Testament / 2012-02-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice for solo violin in E flat major (Sostenuto-Andante), Op. 1/17, MS 25/17; Camille Sain...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant; Rabin, Jeanne; Rabin, Michael; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Rozsnyai, Zoltán

Michael Rabin's musical voice may have been quiet the past forty years, but to violin aficionados his star still shines brightly. His discography is small,...continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 / Trio Wanderer

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 92
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Wanderer

'I am working quietly away at a Trio which I hope will drive to despair all those unlucky enough to hear it. I shall need...continue...
Recording information: Salle modulable IRCAM, Paris, France (08/2004)....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Storyteller / Tine Thing Helseth

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: How Fair This Spot; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole"; Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Songs (5), Op. ...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Gimse, Havard; Helseth, Tine Thing
Conductors: Aadland, Eivind
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

For her debut recording with EMI Classics, Tine Thing Helseth takes on the mantle of story teller through her interpretation and repertoire curation. This collection...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Philharmonic @ The Friary, West Everton (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Declassified: Classics Reimagined

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-01-24

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor "From the New World"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, O...
Performers: Col Loughnan; Ferris, Tom; Gaer, Leon; Harvey, Michael; Jones, David; Lee Hutchings; Macdonald, Noel; McIvor, Bob; Muhobecerac, Larry; Oh, Andrew; Pratt, Daryl; Risby, Bill; Rose, Michel; Trent Willi...

Recording information: LG Overdub Room, Sydney, Australia; Original Music, Sydney, Australia; Sony Music Studios, Sydney, Australia; Studios 301, Sydney, Australia; The Drumroom, Sydney, Australia....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies / Jean Martinon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma"); Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gavoty, Bernard
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Recording information: Paris....continue...

The Horn in Song

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-17

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Schwanengesang, D 957; Robert...
Performers: Bowermaster, Tod; Howsmon, James

Recording information: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Clonick Hall, Oberlin, O (02/10/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" / Zubin Mehta

1 CD / Helicon Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gorin, Alexander [Organ]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms' Fourth Symphony, his last, was completed in 1885 - twelve years before his death. It is particularly notable for its finale, a rare example...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv....continue...

I Love Ballet / Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Walton, Prokofiev, etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; William Walton: Façade; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet; Cinderella; Adolphe Adam...
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Previn, Andre; Irving, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von; Rosenthal, Manuel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wo...

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who...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...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Historical Organs: Dubois, Guilmant, Saint-Saens / Domenico Severin

2 CD / Syrius / 2012-01-10

Works: Théodore Dubois: Prelude for organ ("A César Franck"); Offertoire for organ ("A Henri Fissot"); In Paradisum, for organ ("A Enrico Bossi"); Prelude & Fugue, for organ ("A Filippo Capocci");...
Performers: Severin, Domenico

The two organs featured on this disc came from the workshop of the great 19th century organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811 - 1899). The organ...continue...

French Impressions / Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Denk, Jeremy

"Joshua Bell plays with fire and finesse, with Denk a powerful ally. Franck's dark-light violin sonata, mysterious, ardent and far more than the sum of...continue...
Recording information: Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (11/26/2010-11/29/2010)....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...

Elan: Ballet Music from Operas by Saint-Saëns

1 Super Audio CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2011-12-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Ascanio; Etienne Marcel; Les Barbares
Conductors: Tourniaire, Guillaume

Saint-Saëns ballet music from his operas is the focus of this super audio compact disc recording from Melba....continue...
Recording information: Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University (02/01/2010-02/04/2010)....continue...

Roussel: Le festin de l'araignee; Suite in F, Op. 33; Bizet: Symphony in C

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-12-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Symphony in C major; Albert Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignée, ballet, Op. 17; Suite for orchestra in F major, Op. 33; Petite suite, for orchestra, Op. 39; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Paris Conservatory Orchestra

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant / Jon Kimura Parker, Orli Shaham, pianos

1 Super Audio CD / San Diego Symphony / 2011-11-15

Works: Lucas Richman: Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, for narrator & orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Performers: Cohen, Gregory; McGill, Demarre; Parker, Jon Kimura; Renk, Sheryl; Shaham, Orli; Zhao, Yao
Conductors: Ling, Jahja
Ensemble: ; San Diego Symphony Orchestra

The San Diego Symphony continues its post-centennial, 100 & Beyond, in a big way, by giving the gift of music to the world with the...continue...
Recording information: Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California (02/02/2011-02/04/2011)....continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Homage to Maria Callas / Soprano Angela Gheorghiu

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; G...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Tuck, Luisa; Valenti, James; Watmouch, Tom
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco

Homage to Maria Callas is a collection of beloved French and Italian operatic masterpieces performed by Angela Gheorghiu, the defining diva of this century. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (01/2011); MSR Studios, New York (01/2011); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (01/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (02/2011); MSR Studios, New York (02/2011...continue...

Saint-Saens: Organ Works, Vols 2 & 3 - Preludes & Fugues, Rhapsodies, Fantasies & Improvisations

2 CD / Priory / 2011-11-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fan...
Performers: Brooks, Gerard

This volume in the series devoted to the complete organ works of Saint-Saëns focuses on his major compositions for organ. Gerard Brooks, organist, is a...continue...
Recording information: St. Antoine des XV-XX, Paris (07/11/2010-07/15/2010)....continue...

Jorge Bolet: His Earliest Recordings

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2011-11-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Etudes, Op. 52; Moritz Moszkowski: En automne, for piano, Op. 36/4; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14;...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Johnson, Thor

From the mid 1970s until his death, Cuban born Jorge Bolet was considered one of the world's truly great pianists and one of the last...continue...

Melodies of Love and Death: Opera without Words / Osiris Piano Trio

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; La bohème...
Performers: Osiris Trio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Osiris Piano Trio

Superb arrangements of opera arias, made by Bob Zimmerman for piano trio, brilliantly played by the Osiris Trio! This feast of famous arias heavily features...continue...
Recording information: The Fazioli Concert hall, Sacile, Italy (06/28/2010-06/30/2010)....continue...

Terra Mariana

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2011-11-02

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Edvard ...
Performers: Polda, Heldur Harry
Conductors: Mäe, Aivar
Ensemble: Arsis Handbell Ensemble

The roots of handbells as musical instruments go back to the 17th century England where the first miniature copies of church bells were cast. First...continue...
Recording information: Tallinn, Estonia (03/26/2010-03/28/2010)....continue...

Les Héroines Romantiques, Vol. 3: Tragédiennes / Véronique Gens

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: Etienne-Nicolas Méhul: Ariodant; Rodolphe Kreutzer: Astyanax; Antonio Salieri: Les Danaïdes; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride; François-Joseph Gossec: Thés...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

In her third 'Tragédiennes' album for Virgin Classics, French soprano Véronique Gens continues her exploration of French operatic repertoire. Tragédiennes Vol. 3 covers the late...continue...
Recording information: IRCAM, Paris (06/30/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

Homage to Maria Callas [Deluxe Edition]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; G...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Tuck, Luisa; Valentini, James; Watmouch, Tom
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco

Homage to Maria Callas is a collection of beloved French and Italian operatic masterpieces performed by Angela Gheorghiu, the defining diva of this century. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (01/2011); MSR Studios, New York (01/2011); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (01/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (02/2011); MSR Studios, New York (02/2011...continue...

La - Solo Cello Works by Morricone, Saint-Saens, Gagnon and Caccini / Vincent Belanger, cello

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, film score; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Vincent Belanger: Evolution, tango for solo cello on El Choclo; Mélancolie, for cell...
Performers: Bélanger, Antoine; Barney, Mélanie; Beaulieu, Nathalie; Belanger, Guy; Bell, Karen [Violin]; Belpaire, Nicolas; Blanchet, Helene; Dubuc, Valerie; Gagnon, Francois; Gervais, Lizann; Guen...
Conductors: Belanger, Guy

The originality of this disc lies in its blending the gypsy guitar sound with a complex jazz repertoire not easily available to gypsy musicians and...continue...