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Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

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The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

When Night Came ...

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-25

Works: Roger Boutry: Divertimento; Conrad Beck: Nocturne, for saxophone & piano; Bernhard Heiden: Sonata for Alto Saxophone; Karen Thomas: When Night Came..., for saxophone & piano; Erik Satie: Gnossienne f...
Performers: Cosand, Walter; Hofmann, Cameron; Wytko, Anna Marie

ImproviSatie / Michael Gees, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Erik Satie: Vieux Sequins et Vieilles Cuirasses; Gnossienne for piano no 5; Pièces froides; Gnossienne for piano no 1; Véritables Prélude Flasques (pour un chien); Descriptions automat...
Performers: Gees, Michael

Michael Gees is an acclaimed pianist and composer/improviser, best known for his collaborations with Christoph Prégardien. The duo was awarded the 2009 MIDEM Vocal Award...continue...
Recording information: FWL-Studios, Leipzig, Germany (10/11/2010-10/14/2010)....continue...

Satie: Complete Piano Works / Cristina Ariagno, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Erik Satie: Sarabandes (3) for piano; Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for p...
Performers: Ariagno, Cristina

Erik Satie was without doubt one of great 'one offs'in musical history. Impossible to categorize, he composed around 100 works, which include film scores, ballets,...continue...
Recording information: Sacile, Italy Auditorium Fazioli (06/2006/12/2006)....continue...

Classical Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Liszt: Liebestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benedetti, Nicola; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fisc...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo; Fischer, Adam; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Chailly, Riccardo; Armiliato, Marco; Lanchbery, John; Fischer, Iván; Dutoit, Charles; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name...continue...

Satie: Piano Works / Marcela Roggeri

1 CD / Transart Live / 2011-04-12

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 4; Gnossienne for piano no 5; Gnossienne for piano no 6; Valse-ballet, for piano; ...
Performers: Roggeri, Marcela

Thirty short works by influential French miniaturist Erik Satie, including the '3 Gymopedies,' '6 Gnossiennes' and '3 Nocturnes,' played with delicacy and wit by Marcelo...continue...

Satie: 3 Gymnopedies, Veritables Preludes Flasques, Etc.

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2010-11-16

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Prélude de La Porte héroïque du ciel (Prelude to "The Heroic Gate of Heaven"), incidental m...
Performers: Kaspersen, Jan

Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini, Collard, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Fliter, Ingrid; Foldes, And...

The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is acknowledged as one of the finest composers of piano music and some of his best-loved works are in this...continue...

Essential Relaxing Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Hough, Stephen; Kalafuzs, Hans; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Lym...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss; Olah, Erno; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Thompson, B...

This album brings together many of the most relaxing pieces of classical music, most of which have been heard in major films. The Baroque era...continue...

The Best Of Lang Lang

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-08-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Fréd&eacut...
Performers: Chen, Shasha; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-ren; Long, Yu; Oldfield, Mike; Schiller, Trance; Yuxia, Wu
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Barenboim, Daniel; Mehta, Zubin; Gergiev, Valery; Desplat, Alexandre; Dun, Tan

Lang Lang is the world's most successful pianist, the hottest artist on the classical music planet...28 year old Lang Lang has played sold out recitals...continue...

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Cafe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-13

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mouvements Perpetuéls; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Hab...
Performers: Ivantchev, Vilian; Piercy, Thomas

Recording information: Macintyre Music, New York, NY (07/21/2007-07/22/2007)....continue...

Christopher Langdown: Live in London

2 CD / Divine Art / 2010-04-02

Works: Moritz Moszkowski: Moments Musicaux (4), for piano, Op. 84; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Frank Bridge: Drama...
Performers: Langdown, Christopher [Piano]

This CD is a recording of Christopher Langdown's recital at Wigmore Hall, London in June, 2009. Alongside his concert career, Langdown is head of piano...continue...

Crystal Dream

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2010-03-09

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 4; Gymnopedie for piano no 2; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Croquis et agaceries d'un...
Performers: Roge, Pascal

This disc, from French piano music expert Pascal Roge, consists of works by Erik Satie and Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu. Roge found something similar in...continue...
Recording information: Akigawa Kirara Hall, Tokyo, Japan (08/29/2008-08/31/2008)....continue...

Dreams

1 CD / Aparte / 2010-01-12

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giacomo Puccin...
Performers: Gaillard, Ophelie
Conductors: Redmond, Tim

Craig Leon's album for Joshua Bell of transcriptions for violin and orchestra (Romance of the Violin, Sony) was unanimously acclaimed, and quite naturally, this prompted...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London, England....continue...

Les Musiques de Picasso / Rafael Orozco, Alfred Cortot, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-07-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Enrique Morente: Buleria no 2; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano n...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bacan, Ines; Bacan, Pedro; Bauer, Marc; Bayo, Maria; Bostridge, Ian; Brezynski, Daniel; Carbonell, Antionia; Cerutti, Michel; Chicharito; Claret, Lluis; Cortes, Paco; Cortot, Alfred...
Conductors: Colomer, Edmon; Sanderling, Stefan; Munch, Charles; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Kaltenbach, Jérôme
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Spanish National Youth Orchestra

John Williams - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-06-23

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española, Op. 47; 12 Piezas Características, Op. 92; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de l...
Performers: Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Kain, Timothy; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Frémaux, Louis; Williams, John [Guitar]; Goodchild, William

Satie: Avant-dernières pensées, etc / Alexandre Tharaud, Eric Le Sage, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Petite ouverture à danser, for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Véritables préludes flasques pour un chien (Truly Flabby Preludes for a Dog), fo...
Performers: Delescluse, Jean; Faust, Isabelle; Guerrier, David; Le Sage, Eric; Tharaud, Alexandre

With this recording, Alexandre Tharaud aims to serve justice to Erik Satie - the real Erik Satie. Chock full of surprises and humor, Tharaud strives...continue...

Satie: Le fils des etoils, Gymnopédies, etc / Claire Chevallier

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2008-11-11

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano; Prélude de La Porte héroï...
Performers: Chevallier, Claire

This is one of the rare recordings on period instrument of Satie's piano music, by Claire Chevallier. The choice of repertoire is concentrated on Satie's...continue...

Eternal Satie / Körmendi, Eckhardt, Bodtker, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 2; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 1; Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano; Le Piccadilly, march...
Performers: Bodtker, Ellen Sejersted; Eckhardt, Gabor; Kormendi, Klara

Man On Wire

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-09-09

Works: Michael Nyman: Man on Wire, film score; Josh Ralph: Leaving Home; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 1
Performers: Roge, Pascal

Soundtrack to the award-winning documentary featuring music composed by Michael Nyman. The documentary film picked up two awards in two categories at the world's hippest...continue...

Best Ballet 100 - Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Copland, etc / Rattle, Ozawa, Previn, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Conc...
Performers: Carol, Norman; Donohoe, Peter; Gammon, Philip; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel; Rattle, Simon, S...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Phonométrie - Satie, Svoboda / Krüger, Hussong

1 CD / Wergo / 2008-06-10

Works: Erik Satie: Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano; Ludions, song cycle for voice & piano; Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for ...
Performers: Hussong, Stefan; Kruger, Mary Anne; Svoboda, Michael

The output of Eric Satie (1866-1925), when placed alongside that of his contemporaries, can seem rather meager. His popular 'Gymnopedies' (1888) are beguiling, but as...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

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

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

Simply Classical Chillout

4 CD / Simply / 2007-09-04

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Henri Vieuxtemp...

Classical Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Taka...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Quietude - Satie, Debussy, Chopin, et al / Kondonassis

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-10-25

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Introspection, for harp (from "Preludes (5)"); Quietude, for harp (from "Preludes (5)"); Preludes Intimes, pieces (5) for harp; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Pou...
Performers: Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]

David Russell brings the mythology of Spain and its rich musical tradition to life in this trubute to some of the country's most billiant composers...continue...

Satie / Peter Fletcher

1 CD / Centaur / 2005-09-01

Works: Erik Satie: Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud); Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Ragtime Parade, for piano (arrangement by Hans Ourdi...
Performers: Fletcher, Peter

Movie Classics

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-06-06

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Pyotr Il'yic...
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Kabaivanska, Raina; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Matthew-Walker, Robert; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; Perez, Jose Maria [Tenor Vocal]; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Marinov, Ivan; Maazel, Lorin; Kazandjiev, Vassil; Guth, Peter; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hagen, Hans; Menuhin, Yehudi; Ermler, Mark; Gmür, Hanspeter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; ...
Ensemble: ; Gardyne Chamber Ensemble; London Baroque Consort; Sofia Sinfonietta (Bulgaria); United States Marine Band

The Ultimate Guitar Collection / John Williams

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-03-29

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Piezas características (12), Op. 92; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, ...
Performers: Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]; Laurence, Chris; Laurence, Christopher; Rolla, Janos [Violin]; Tibbels, Nicole; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Williams, John; Goodchild, William; Gunning, Christopher; Rolla, János [Violin]; Frémaux, Louis;
Ensemble: ; African Children's Choir; Franz Liszt Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; The Orchestra

Peace - Pure Classical Calm

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-01-25

Works: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man; Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Michael Ny...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Beniston, Paul; Bury, Alison; Cole, Maggie; Farr, Stephen; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, Sharon; Izzy; Johnson, Guy; Paik, Kun-woo; Plet...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Raine, Nic; Olah, Erno; Hill, David; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; ; Foster, Lawrence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Warren-Green, Christopher; Ha...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; Nash Ensemble

Satie

1 CD / Glossa Import / 2003-09-26

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 2; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 5; Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano; Gnossienne for piano n...

The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; B...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collard, Jean-Phillipe...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Classical Harp / Sarah Hill

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Jacques Offenbach: Venise, barcarolle for chorus; Félix Godefroid: Bois solitaire, romance without words for harp (Pensées musicales, Book 4, no 4); Jeremiah Cla...
Performers: Hill, Sarah

Gentle, classical tunes played by that most seductive of instruments, the concert harp. Superb new arrangements of masterworks of the past include Pachelbel's 'Canon', Massenet's...continue...

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

Monet - Piano Classics from the Age of Impressionism / Martin Souter

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2002-03-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sonatine for Piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; La fille aux cheveu...
Performers: Souter, Martin

Gentle piano pieces of the Impressionist period including preludes by Debussy, Satie's three 'Gnossiennes' and Ravel's neo-classics 'Sonatine'. Recorded mainly on pianos of the peiod...continue...

Night Music 14 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Merc...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

Personnel: Norbert Kraft (guitar); Nóra Mercz (harp); Takako Nishizaki (violin); Janos Balint (flute); Béla Kovács (clarinet); József Kiss , Anthony Camden (oboe); József Va...continue...

Satie for Relaxation - Dickinson, Allen, Stoltzman, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-03-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Le Piège de Méduse, 1-act lyric comedy; Caresse, for piano; Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano; Rêverie du p...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Dickinson, Peter; Hannibal, Lars; Kamiya, Ikuya; Petri, Michala; Satie, Erik [Composer]; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; White, John

Personnel: Lars Hannibal (guitar); Nancy Allen (harp); Michala Petri (recorder); Richard Stoltzman (clarinet); Peter Dickinson, John White (piano).

The playfully mischievous and the lyrically...continue...

Summertime - Music for Guitar and Oboe / Wynberg, Anderson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-06-01

Works: Fernando Sor: La Romanesca for guitar & violin; Marche funebre pour harpolyre; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gnossienne for piano no 1; Johann Kaspar Mertz: Capriccio (from Bardenklänge...
Performers: Anderson, John; Wynberg, Simon

Ten String Spectacular / Vincenzo Macaluso

1 CD / Klavier / 1987-01-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); La fille aux cheveux de lin; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated b...
Performers: Macaluso, Vincenzo