Strauss, Johann II and Josef

Ein Straussfest

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Johann Strauss II: Explosions-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 43 (RV 43); 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Prinz Methusalem; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 31...
Performers: Keyes, King
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

Recording information: Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (06/02/1984-06/03/1984)....continue...

Waltzing at Christmas & New Year

3 CD / Delta (UK) / 2012-11-06

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; André Rieu: The First Nowell / Il est né, le divin enfant / Ding Dong! Merrily on High, medley for violin & salo; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen / Gloria in exc...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Francek, Joseph; Neukamp, Norbert

Great Viennese Classics - Light favorites by J. Strauss, E. Strauss & Heuberger (recorded live from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall)

1 CD / Rel Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball (The Opera Ball), overture to the operetta; Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Im Krapfenwald'l, polka françai...
Conductors: Sutherland, Iain

Johann Strauss: The Blue Danube and Famous Viennese Waltzes / Karl Bohm, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Morgenbl&au...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Johann Strauss II earned the title of "Waltz King" with over 500 waltzes, polkas, several operettas and a ballet. The incomparable Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra bring...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Johanne...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

New Year's Concert 2012 / Mariss Jansons, Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann II Strauss and Josef: Vaterländischer Marsch; Johann Strauss II: Rathausball-Tänze, Op. 438; Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War), operetta (RV 509); Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Alb...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 145 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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New Year's Concert 2012 / Mariss Jansons, Vienna PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Johann II Strauss and Josef: Vaterländischer Marsch; Johann Strauss II: Rathausball-Tänze, Op. 438; Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War), operetta (RV 509); Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Alb...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 145 min.
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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The Erato Recitals / Soprano Sumi Jo (10 CDs)

10 CD / Erato / 2012-01-31

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; Tancredi; Les soirées musicales; L'assedio di Corinto; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e Montecchi; ...
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bach, Gottfried; Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Conlon, James; Davis, Mike [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Graham, Susan; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro; Maugue, Anne; R...
Conductors: Olmi, Paolo; Jordan, Armin; Montgomery, Kenneth; Carella, Giuliano; Bibl, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Conlon, James; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her...continue...

New Year's Concert 2012 / Mariss Jansons - Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-24

Works: Johann Strauss II / Josef Strauss: Vaterländischer Marsch; Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234; Johann Strauss II: Rathausball-Tänze, Op. 438; Entweder-oder! (Either-Or!), schnellpolka f...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Musikverein, Vienna....continue...

Neujahrskonzert / New Year's Concert 2012 - Mariss Jansons

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-01-17

Works: Johann Strauss II / Josef Strauss: Vaterländischer Marsch; Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234; Johann Strauss II: Rathhaus-Ball-Tänze (Rathaus Ball Dance), waltz for orchestra, Op. 438;...
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary Moments of the New Year's Concert / Karajan, Kleiber, Maazel, Mehta

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-12-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: Waldmeister; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz for orchestra, Op. 279 (RV 279); Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Der Zigeunerbaron; Wiener Blu...
Performers: Hink, Werner; Maazel, Lorin
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin; Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

The Vienna New Year’s Concert is the world’s most famous classical music event. Established by the Vienna Philharmonic as an annual tradition, the concert has...continue...

Romantic Favorites

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-04-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/2; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Die Forelle ("In einem Bächlein helle"), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Grunwald, Biruta

Vienna, city of my dreams

1 CD / Gramola / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams) ("Wien...
Performers: Nakajima, Akiko; Rauball, Wolfgang
Conductors: Muus, Niels

On her new CD, celebrated Japanese soprano Akiko Nakajima presents a broad selection of treasures from the operetta, Viennese song, and film, accompanied by the...continue...
Recording information: Gläsemer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna (06/04/2010-06/06/2010)....continue...

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s (1901-1951)

8 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Mus...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bela, Dajos; Bloch, Max; Branzell, Karin; Cavallaro, Carmen; Cebotari, Maria; Dorsey, Tommy [Trombone]; Eisinger, Irene; Engels, Friedrich Eugen; Geczy, Barnabas Von; Gerhardt, Ele...
Conductors: Strauss III, Johann; Krauss, Clemens; Barlow, Howard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Mengelberg, Willem; Böhm, Karl; Toscanini, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Prüwer, Juli...
Ensemble: ; Kölner Klavier-Trio ; Staatskapelle Berlin

A comprehensive collection of recordings of the music of Johann Strauss, almost all of them come from a Japanese collector, Mayumi Cho, who began collecting...continue...

100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; In...

The The Sound of Magnificence

3 CD / Pickwick / 2010-11-02

Works: Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams) ("Wien, Wien, nur du allein"); Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), w...
Performers: 101 Strings
Conductors: Miller, D. L.

Includes cornbelt medley: turkey in the straw / arkansas tr by various composers.

Includes medley: red river valley / she wore a yellow ribbo by various composers.

Includes spiritual med...continue...

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts Bruckner, Schubert & Beethoven

5 CD / Audite / 2010-10-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op....
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans

The complete RIAS recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Hans Knappertsbusch between 1950 and 1952 represent a living document of musical history....continue...

Frühlingsstimmen! / Voices of Spring!

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2010-06-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Persischer Marsch, Op. 289; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Cagliostro in Wien; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Morgenbl&aum...
Conductors: Siebert, Herbert

Strauss: Waltzes & Polkas

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Morgenblätter, Op. 2...
Performers: Swoboda, Karl
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Strauss Family Favourites

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Fürstin Ninetta; Wiener Blut;...
Conductors: Georgiadis, John

The Penguin Guide lavishly praises this benchmark recording from the 1980s: ‘Georgiadis is a warmly sympathetic Strauss conductor... no lack of lilt in the waltzes...all...continue...

The The Little Ballerina: The Greatest Classical Ballet Music for Kids

2 CD / C&B Media / 2010-03-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Nutcracker Suite op. 71a; The sleeping beauty, Suite op. 66a; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde; Ant...
Performers: Eckle, Gerhard; Kyriakou, Rena; Lundgren, Bjorn
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Matsumo, Takao; Adolph, Henry; Falk, Peter; Mas Conde, Salvador; Bertrand, Loic; Michalski, Carl; Bengtson, Sven; Siegal, Laurence; Nanut, Anton; Scholz, Alfred; Armstrong, Julian

J. Strauss Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Morgenblätter,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Reiner, Fritz

Edition Ferenc Fricsay, Vol. 12: Strauss

1 CD / Audite / 2009-11-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Das Spitzentuch der Königin (The Queen's Lace Handkerchief), overture to the operetta; Die Fledermaus; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Fr...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc

This representative cross-section of the most beautiful and famous waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss in recordings made between 1950 and 1952, issued here for...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem....continue...

Happy New Year from Vienna / Krauss, Karajan, Boskovsky

4 CD / Membran / 2009-09-15

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Künstler-Leben (Artists' Life), waltz for orchestra, Op. 316 (RV 316); Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Per...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Krauss, Clemens; Stolz, Robert

2009 four CD set. Clemens Krauss, unforgotten in the opera metropolises Berlin, Munich and Vienna, is considered to have initiated the NewYear's Concerts in the...continue...

Philharmonic Ball - Johann & Joseph Strauss / Willi Boskovsky, Vienna PO

1 CD / Lim / 2008-10-21

Works: Johann Strauss II: Cagliostro in Wien; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Johan...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi

Strauss Family: Waltzes, etc / Guth, Royal PO

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Die Fledermaus; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Geschich...
Conductors: Guth, Peter
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Thomas Beecham, who was the Music Director until his death in 1961, founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1946. By handpicking the personnel of...continue...

Ultimate Strauss Family - Waltzes, Marches and Polkas / Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Cagliostro in Wien; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Carnevals-Botschafter, ...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

Music for an Empress

2 CD / Membran / 2008-01-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Johann Strauss II: Perpetuum mobile, Op...

SCENE Wien bleibt Wien / Thomas Christian Ensemble

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-11-06

Works: Johann Schrammel: Wien bleibt Wien; Joseph Lanner: Die Romantiker, for orchestra, Op. 167; Cerrito, polka for orchestra, Op. 189; Abendsterne Waltz, for 3 violins & double-bass, Op. 180; Die Werber, ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

What extraordinary good luck it is that the Viennese music market of the first half of the nineteenth century was able to accommodate tow so...continue...

New Year's Concert in Vienna 1987 / Karajan, Battle, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-02-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Pleasure Train, Polka, Op. 281; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Kaise...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"A splendid and indispensable issue for all admirers of Karajan and Johann Strauss..."-Gramophone. One of Gramophones 100 Greatest Classical Recordings of All Time...continue...

The Very Best of J. Strauss Jr.

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307; ...
Performers: Berkes, Janos; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Fontana, Gabriele
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes; Walter, Alfred; Kovács, László

All Time Favorite Strauss Waltzes

1 CD / Kado / 2005-10-04

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wiener Blut; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; ...

Strauss Highlights Vol 1 / Alt Wiener Strauss Ensemble

1 CD / Edition HERA / 2005-05-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307; Cagliostro in Wein (Cagliostro in Vienna), overture to the operetta; Dolci Pianti, romance for cello & orchestr...
Conductors: Kulling, Arthur
Ensemble: Alt-Wiener Strauss-Ensemble

Peter Maag conducts Johann Strauss, Jr.

1 CD / Arts / 2005-05-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Melodien-Quadrille (Melodies Quadrille), for orchestra (on themes by Verdi), Op. 112; Prinz Methusalem; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Rosen aus dem Süd...
Performers: Tichy, Antal
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

25 Strauss Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2005-02-22

Works: Johann Strauss II: Le Beau Danube; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Die Fledermaus; Das Spitzentuch de...

The Strauss Album / Warren-Green, Johann Strauss Orchestra

1 CD / ASV / 2004-03-23

Works: Johann Strauss I: Zampa-Galop, Op. 62a; Radetzky March, Op. 228; Josef Strauss: Nachtschatten, polka mazur for orchestra, Op. 229; Jokey-Polka, Op. 278; Johann Strauss II: Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna

This CD includes the world premiere recording of Innig und Sinnig by Eduard Strauss. "The program cleverly combines popular favorites with rarities - Joseph Strauss's...continue...

Best of New Year's Concert

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2003-12-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), waltz f...
Performers: Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Krips, Josef; Maazel, Lorin; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji; Swoboda, Karl; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Abbado, Claudio; Boskovsky, Willi; Muti, Riccardo; Krips, Josef; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Brokovsky, Willi; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Overtures, Waltzes, Polkas

1 CD / Hungaroton / 2003-09-27

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Wiener Blut; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Die Fledermaus; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Johann Strauss II / Josef Strauss: Piz...
Conductors: Ferencsik, János

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas /Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wiener Blut; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Fürstin Ninetta; Frühlingss...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Baby Play - Classical Favorites for Toddler's Playtime

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2002-06-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Georges Biz...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Barenboim, Daniel; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Koopman, ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Barenboim, Daniel; Masur, Kurt; Wolff, Hugh; Scimone, Claudio; Nagano, Kent; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; I Solisti Veneti; Lamo...

Captured! / The Bassoon Brothers

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Mark Eubanks: Fanfare for the common bassoonist, for bassoons & percussion (after Copland); The Carmen Crusader Suite, for bassoon quartet & ensemble; Louie, Louie, Roll Out the Barrel, for bassoon q...
Performers: Brothers, Bassoon; Korman, Fred
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bassoon Brothers

The #1 Classical Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-05-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Domingo, Placido; Haselbock, Martin; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Loveday, Alan; Ortiz, Cristina; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schiff, Andr...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Munchinger, Karl; Végh, Sándor; Boskovsky, Willi; Kempe, Rudolf; Tate, Jeffrey; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philhar...

Surround Yourself In Classics Vol 6 - Music for Lovers

10 CD / Compendia / 2002-04-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin in F major...
Performers: Clarke, Paul Charles; Costa, Sequeira; Gadd, Stephen; Lee, Yoohong; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; O'Riley, Christopher; Ortiz, Cristina; Rutter, Claire
Conductors: Carney, Jonathan; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schmidt, Ole; Abell, David Charles; Varga, Gilbert; Simonov, Yuri; Handley, Vernon; Ermler, Mark; Guth, Peter; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

New Year's Day Concert In Vienna, 1979

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-07-11

Works: Johann Strauss I: Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, Op. 154; Radetzky March, Op. 228; Johann Strauss II: Bitte schön! (If You Please!), polka française for orchestra, Op. 372 (RV 372); Wein, Weib ...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi

Recording information: Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna (01/01/1979)....continue...

Dvorak, Suk: Serenade for Strings; Brahms, Strauss

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2001-03-15

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Josef Suk: Serenade for strings in E flat major, Op. 6; Johann Strauss II / Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka for orchestra, Op. 234; Johannes Brahms: Hungaria...
Conductors: Radcliffe, Stephen Rogers
Ensemble: Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

"Dvorak's string Serenade is given a smooth, silky performance that never loses its cool, an appropriate attitude for an early work in which the composer...continue...

J. Strauss Jr.: Waltzes & Polkas / Janos Sándor, Györ PO

1 CD / Hungaroton / 2000-06-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Frühlingsstimmen, Op...
Conductors: Sándor, János

Famous Musical Miniatures Vol 2 / Levy, Simhah Collegium

1 CD / Gega New / 2000-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Largo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Jules Massenet: Elégie; Claude Debussy: Clair de lu...
Performers: Shterev, Simeon
Conductors: Levy, Jules
Ensemble: Simhah Chamber Collegium

Historische Neujahrskonzerte / Clemens Krauss, Vienna PO

2 CD / Preiser / 1999-04-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice ad lib), Op. 410 (RV 410); Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Im Krapfenwald'l, polka fran&cc...
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra