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50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2; Kinderszenen; Piano Quartet / The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio

2 CD / Avie Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 80; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47
Performers: Lamotte, Adam
Conductors:
Ensemble: Benvenue Fortepiano Trio (Piano Trio)

The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio's acclaimed accounts of Schumann's First and Third Piano Trios opened the ears of chamber music devotees with the crystalline textures of...continue...
Recording information: Old St. Hilary's, Tiburon, CA (07/25/2011-07/29/2011)....continue...

Schumann Project: Complete Piano Solo Music / Eric le Sage, piano

13 CD / Alpha Productions / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Intermezzi (6) for piano (Pièces phantastiques), Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor ("Concerto Without Orchestra"),...
Performers: Le Sage, Eric

Winner of the Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, this set brings together Robert Schumann's complete works for solo piano. This great cycle benefited from having...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse....continue...

The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen

1 CD / Quicksilver Records / 2012-12-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Beau soir; La fille ...
Conductors: Cohen, Sheldon
Ensemble: Pacific Pops Orchestra

The Romantic Piano: A View from Sienna - works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Handel, Liszt et al. / Wilhelm Backhaus, R. Ganz; Vlad de Pachemnn

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2012-10-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 24 no 2; Johannes Brahms: Waltz; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major...

Recording information: 1908-1933....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

The Song of the Nightingale - Coloratura operetta arias / Ingeborg Hallstein, coloratura soprano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Grothe: Lied der Nachtigall ("Zauberlied der Nacht"), for voice & piano; Napoleon ist an allem Schuld; Carl Zeller: Ich bin die Christel von der Post, song (from Der Vogelhändler); Eduard ...
Performers: Bader, Hans-Dieter; Clarin, Hans; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Kieling, Wolfgang; Rubin, Peter
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Bernet, Dietfried; Ebert, Wolfgang; Geese, Heinz; Hoffman, Ernest

Ingeborg Hallstein was one of the outstanding coloratura sopranos in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Munich on May 23, 1936, Ingeborg...continue...

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

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

It's a stunning visual - fresh and modern - and it's a

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Child's Play - Debussy: Children's Corner; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Part: Fur Alina et al. / Daniel Schlosberg, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-07-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Arvo Pärt: Für Alina, for piano; Helmut Lachenmann: Ein Kinderspiel (Child's Play); Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Performers: Schlosberg, Daniel [Piano]

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Two of the masterpieces of piano literature frame this program. Schlosberg gives effective, engaging performances of both Schumann and...continue...
Recording information: Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (04/2010/09/2010)....continue...

Best of Schumann / Peter Schreier, tenor; Annerose Schmidt, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend no 10 ("Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend") for piano, Op. 68/; Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, Op. 38 "Frühlingssinfonie"; Dichterlieb...
Performers: Damm, Peter; Friemel, Johannes; Pietzonka, Klaus; Rehm, Kieter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Schumann: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Concerto for C...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Casals, Pablo; Gieseking, Walter; Haskil, Clara; Lipatti, Dinu; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Coppola, Piero; Bernstein, Leonard; Adolph, Henry; Krips, Josef; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbirolli, John; Karajan, Herbert von

Homage d'Amour: Love Letters of German composers / Sandra Brune, piano

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-04-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Spoken Word: Reading of a letter between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Frau Konstanze, April 13, 1789; Reading of a letter betw...
Performers: Brune, Sandra [Piano]

Robert ditches Ernestine to be with Clara. Johannes writes Clara love-letters, and Robert is put into a psychiatric ward. Clara dies. Johannes, 14 years younger...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerhaus Hohenmölsen (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue...

Sin Palabras: Stefano Grondona plays the Romantic Transcriptions for Guitar by Miguel Llobet

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-04-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30; Song Without Words for piano no 39 in E flat major, Op. 85/3; Georges Bizet: L' Ar...
Performers: Grondona, Stefano

A new album by Stefano Grondona, considered one of the best Italian guitarists, entirely devoted to the Romantic Transcriptions for guitar by Miguel Llobet....continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Barnaba, Laghi (VI)....continue...

Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Kinderszenen / Zhu Xiao-Mei, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-04-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze (18) for piano, Op. 6; Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Performers: Xiao-Mei, Zhu

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

Petits-Fours: Favourite Encores / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Playera; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Pupulares Españolas; Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; La capricieuse, Op...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Smissen, Robert

Chandos Records has signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

The Best of Schumann / Fruhlings-Sinfonie, Kinderszenen, Klavierkonzert

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38
Performers: Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Vonk, Hans

Moods: Relaxation, Dream, Lullabies / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D major; Suite in C minor; Sonata no 2 in A minor; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in A major, for bassett clarinet and strings...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Booth, Jane; Boucher, Remi; Brock, Aaron; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fiset, Marianne; Kay, Francine; Lapointe, Jean Francois; McMahon, Michael; Mil...
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne; Talmi, Yoav; ; Patenaude, Gilbert; Hanson, George
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Caprice; La Pietà (Orchestra)

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...

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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Christoph Eschenbach: The Early Recordings / Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Henze

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Frédéric Chopin: Prelud...
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Seiji

Chief conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach (b.1941) is one of today's foremost conductor-pianists. This fascinating retrospective focuses on his brilliant early career as...continue...

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...

Embrace: Works for clarinet & piano by Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg, et al. / Seunghee Lee, clarinet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Gabriel Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clari...
Performers: Lee, Seunghee; Solomon, Evan

A fresh take on some of the most beautiful and heartwarming pieces of classical music, this recording showcases the versatility of the clarinet as Seunghee...continue...
Recording information: St. Peter's Church, New York, NY (05/17/2011-05/19/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Arabeske, Kinderszenen, etc / Ronan O'Hora

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82
Performers: O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]

One of Britain's leading pianists, Ronan O'Hora has performed extensively in every major country in Europe and the US, performing with such orchestras as the...continue...

Robert Schumann: Geistervariationen / András Schiff, piano

2 CD / ECM / 2011-10-18

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82; Variations on an original theme, fo...
Performers: Schiff, Andras

A decade after his highly acclaimed 'In Concert' album (4721192), master pianist András Schiff continues his documentation of Robert Schumann's music in a specially-priced 2-CD...continue...
Recording information: Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt (06/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Lieder; Violin Sonata No. 2; Kinderszenen arr. for Cello and Piano / Friedrich Grutzmacher

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Liederkreis, Op. 39; Frühlingsnacht ("Uberm Garten durch die Lüfte"), song for voice &...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Arranged for cello and piano by Friederich Grützmacher, this 2CD release performs Schumann like you've never experienced before. Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano)...continue...
Recording information: Studio Forzani, Milan (01/09/2010-01/12/2010)....continue...

Piano Dreams: works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, et al. / Avia Romm, piano

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846; Polonaise for keyboard in G minor (AMN II/10, doubtful; perhaps by C.P.E. Bach), BWV Anh. 119; Minuet in D minor, BWV Suppl. 114; Minuet fo...
Performers: Romm, Avis

Escape with a sublime piano collection of the most popular and relaxing music of all time. Peace of mind is just a moment away. Pianist...continue...

Best Piano Music / /Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ("Rage Over a Lost Penny"), Op. 129; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]

Evening Conversations

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano,...
Performers: Fung, David

Before this newly mastered release, David Fung first issued Evening Conversations in 2006. This recording was hailed as the "Best Piano recording I have ever...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA (03/27/2006-03/29/2006)....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...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

The Sound of Martha Argerich

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Co...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Hall, Lucia; Maisky, Mischa; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Mogilevsky, Alexande...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Dutoit, Charles

The term "living legend" is genuinely apt to Martha Argerich, whose dazzling amalgam of virtuosity, insight, eclecticism, generosity and mystery makes her a pianist of...continue...

Guy Touvron: 60th Birthday Tribute

2 CD / Ligia Digital / 2011-03-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49; V...
Performers: Cottin, Nelly; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]; Vernet, Olivier [Organ]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio

The internationally renowned trumpet player Guy Touvron was born in 1950. He has enjoyed a dazzling career playing in the most famous concert halls in...continue...

Pianist Mindru Katz Plays Schumann

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2011-03-05

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17
Performers: Katz, Mindru

The legendary pianist Mindru Katz in never-before available and stunning live performances of two of Schumann’s master works....continue...
Recording information: Jerusalem, Israel (1974)....continue...

Schumann: His Imaginary World

1 CD / Divox / 2011-02-22

Works: Robert Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Carnaval, Op. 9
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana

Recording information: 07/2008....continue...

Schubert & Schumann for Viola

1 CD / Naim Audio Ltd / 2011-02-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 784/Op. 143; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Performers: Gimse, Havard; Kraggerud, Henning

Described as "ravishing" by International Record Review, and highly recommended by Gramophone! Håvard Gimse is winner of the Jugend Musiziert Competition, Grieg Prize, Steinway Prize,...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway (04/29/2008-05/03/2008)....continue...

After a Dream

1 CD / Danacord / 2011-02-08

Works: Gordon Young: Prelude in Classic Style for organ; Carl Nielsen: Maskarade; Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse: Macbeth; Waldemar Ahlen: Hymn of Summer; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Les Amants Magnifiques, for o...
Performers: Mangor, Viggo; Marcussen, Birgit [Organ]; Svanberg, Carsten

The Danish trombone player Carsten Svanberg performed with the Royal Guards Band, the Royal Opera Orchestra in Sweden, the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Danish...continue...
Recording information: Egebjerg Church (11/2009)....continue...

The Romantic Fortepiano

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a theme from Gluck's "Armide" for piano in F major, Op. 57; Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Fran...
Performers: Burnett, Richard [Piano]

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...

Schumann: Kalvierwerke & Kammermusik / Le Sage

2 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-01-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, for piano, WoO 31; Carnaval, O...
Performers: Le Sage, Eric

The final disc of Schumann’s complete works for piano & chamber music, this recording comes as the peak of a series that confirmed Eric Le...continue...
Recording information: L'heure bleue, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sui (04/2010)....continue...

The Romantic Piano / Burnett

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 62 no 5, Venetian Gondola Song; Gondollied, for piano in A major ("Barcarole"); Song without words, Op. 67/2 (Allegro leggiero); Adagio in F major, Op. 53/4...
Performers: Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Fulford, Lorna

Clara Haskil Edition [17 CDs]

17 CD / Decca / 2010-11-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K 386; Concerto for Piano n...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Sacher, Paul; Paumgartner, Bernhard; Markevitch, Igor; Fricsay, Ferenc; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Swoboda, Henry; Otterloo, Willem Van; Zecchi, Carlo

This is the first comprehensive edition containing all of Clara Haskil's recordings for the Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophon and Westminster labels. The 17-CD set is...continue...

Vladimir Horowitz: Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [7 CDs]

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-16

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Four Chorale Preludes; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, ...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

Here is the perfect gift of the season: the complete set of Vladimir Horowitz's DG recordings in a single box, including Horowitz in Hamburg from...continue...

100 Best Children's Classics

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

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan; Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell; Sergey Prokofiev: ...