Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

Alexander Ghindin plays Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Rachmaninov: Morceaux; Tchaikovsky: Grande Sonatae

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 37 "Grande Sonate"
Performers: Ghindin, Alexander

Alexander Ghindin is one of the foremost pianists in Russia today. Ghindin has been a winner in several international competitions including the Queen Elizabeth (2nd...continue...
Recording information: CMS Studio Moscow (06/2011/12/2011)....continue...

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

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

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

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

Nunc Dimittis - Russian Sacred Music for Chorus by Borodin, Arensky, Buketoff, Chesnokov, Labinski / Maida Vale Singers

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Robin White: Magnificat for chorus & orchestra (after Borodin's Polovtsian Dances); Nunc dimittis, for chorus & orchestra (after the Nocturne from Borodin's String Quartet no 2); Psalm 101, for choru...
Conductors: White, Robin
Ensemble: ; Maida Vale Singers

A collection of Russian sacred music, featuring new choral settings of well-known themes by Borodin. Robin White has set the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, plus...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall; St. Jude-on-the-Hill (2011-11-07&2012-01-29_2012-)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / Bolshoi Ballet - Svetlana Zakharova, David Hallberg, Maria Allash, Nina Kaptsova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Performers: Allash, Maria; Grigorovich, Yuri; Hallberg, David; Kaptsova, Nina; Ovcharenko, Artem; Zakharova, Svetlana
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassily
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Run Time: 138 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Tchaikovsky: Iolanta; Stravinsky: Persephone / Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Pavel Cernoch, Paul Groves, Dominique Blanc. Teador Currentzis, Teatro Real Orch. & Chorus. Peter Sellers, director [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Teatro Real / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta, Op. 69; Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone, melodrama for tenor, female narrator, chorus, children's chorus, & orchestra
Performers: Blanc, Dominique; Cernoch, Pavel; Groves, Paul; Scherbachenko, Ekaterina
Conductors: Currentzis, Teador
Ensemble: Chorus of The Teatro Real; Orchestra of The Teatro Real

Unanimously acclaimed, Peter Sellars' new production of these two masterpieces was one of the great highlights of Gerard Mortier's season at the Teatro Real. The...continue...
Run Time: 187 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, French, German,...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / Bolshoi Ballet - Svetlana Zakharova, David Hallberg, Maria Allash, Nina Kaptsova [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Performers: Allash, Maria; Grigorovich, Yuri; Hallberg, David; Kaptsova, Nina; Ovcharenko, Artem; Zakharova, Svetlana
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassily
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Run Time: 138 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Les Rarissimes de Aldo Ciccolini

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; ...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3; Coronation March / Mikhail Pletnev

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Festival Coronation March in D major
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 and Coronation March take center stage in this penultimate release in the Tchaikovsky Symphonies cycle by the Russian national Orchestra and...continue...
Recording information: DZZ Studio 5, Moscow (04/2011)....continue...

Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for C...
Performers: Fortier, Isabelle; Tetreault, Stephane
Conductors: Gabel, Fabien
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec

Stéphane Tétreault was selected to participate at the prestigious 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. He was the youngest participant - personally selected by Michael...continue...
Recording information: Raoul-Jobin hall in Palais Montcalm, Québec (06/2012)....continue...

Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios - works by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Mikhail Glinka: Trio pathétique, for clarinet (or violin), bassoon (or cello) & piano in D minor, G. iv173; Nikolai Ri...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Igor Oistrakh Trio

In this fascinating compilation, major and minor composers are all viewed through the lens of the somewhat underutilized piano trio, in differing states of maturity...continue...

Peter Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes / NY Phil., Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Hamlet, Op. 67a; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 6 in B minor, ...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Orchestra

An endlessly fascinating, warmly interpreted performance, the New York Philharmonic presents a gloriously recorded program of 11 of the most beloved waltzes in the classical...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (11/1994)....continue...

Glad Tidings: Carols for Christmas - In Dulci jubilo; O little one sweet; Cherry tree carol; Es ist ein ros / Singscape

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, Basque carol); Away in a Manger; Angels From the Realms Of Glory; The Cherry Tree Carol; There Is No Rose of Suc...
Conductors: Tenant-Flowers, Sarah
Ensemble: ; Singscape

Heavenly voices raise in honor of the Christmas season. Inspirational choral music for Christmas comes from one of England's finest choirs in a program of...continue...

A Christmas Celebration - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel / Damrau, Kirchschlager, Connell, Allen. Royal Opera & Royal Ballet [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-10-30

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Damrau, Diana; Kirchschlager, Angelika
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra

Enjoy Christmas fantasy for all the family with these two classics from the Royal Opera House. The Nutcracker comes to life in this captivating production...continue...
Run Time: 265 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Sergej Rachmaninov: Piano Works for Four and Six Hands / Marco Sollini, Salvatore Barbatano, Francois-Joel Thiollier

1 CD / Concerto / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; Morceaux (6), for piano, 4 hands, Op. 11; Romance for piano, 4 hands in G major, TN ii/20; Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands; Pieces (2) for piano, 6 hands, TN ii...
Performers: Barbatano, Salvatore; Sollini, Marco; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]

This CD presents a few of Sergej Rachmaninov's rarer piano compositions for four and six hands, some which have never previously been recorded. Considered to...continue...
Recording information: San Marco's Church, Ponzano di Fermo, Fermo, Italy (08/2012)....continue...

The Romantic Oboist - works by Schumann, Schubert, Tchaikovsky / Ramon Ortega Quero, oboe; Kateryna Tilova, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-10-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Franz Schubert: Impromptu in G flat major, D 899, no 9; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: E...
Performers: Quero, Ramon Ortega; Titova, Kateryna

Ramón Ortega Quero studied with Miguel Quirós early on at the conservatory in his native Granada. He became a member of the Andalusian Youth Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Siemens Villa, Berlin, Germany (05/04/2012-05/06/2012)....continue...

Romantique - Elina Garanca sings arias from Sapho, Dalila, Joan of Arc et al. / Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-22

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorite; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Orleanskaya deva (The Maid of Orléans); Charles Gounod: Sapho; Faust; La Reine de Saba; Nic...
Performers: Garanca, Elina
Conductors: Abel, Yves
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Romantique is a knockout!

In Romantique, Elina Garanca makes a smashing return to the studio and puts her imprint upon the big Romantic repertory, brilliantly

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Recording information: Bologna, Salone Bolognini (03/2012)....continue...

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 Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

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...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / London SO, Valery Gergiev

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's early trio of symphonies have long lived in the shadow of the three that followed. Following his acclaimed Mariinsky DVD of the final three...continue...

Russian Concert Favourites by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Glazunov, Borodin, Glinka / Anatole Fistoulari, conductor (rec. 1956-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie, for orchestra in B minor, G. ii213; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite no 1 in D; Swan Lake; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2...
Conductors: Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Russian-born, naturalized British conductor Anatole Fistoulari was one of the most recorded and widely admired masters of the baton in the decades following World War...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (11/10/1958); Kingsway Hall, London (11/10/1958); Abbey Road Studios, London (1956-03-01&1956-07-27&1957-); Kingsway Hall, London (1956-03-01&1956-07-...continue...

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

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

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

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite; May Night Overture; Tchaikovsky; Borodin; Glinka; Liadov / Markevitch

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok), concert suite for orchestra; May Night; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Alexander Borodin: In the...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Lamoureux

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Markevitch's performances are excellent, with subtlety as well as pungency in The Golden Cockerel, dashing rhythmic precision in Russian and Ludmilla and a charmingly Weber-ish...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"; Romeo and Juliet / Tabachnik, Brussels PO

1 CD / Brussels Philharmonic Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Tabachnik, Michel
Ensemble: ; Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

The story of the Brussels Philharmonic is a remarkable one. As the former orchestra of Belgian radio, the orchestra managed not only to survive independently,...continue...
Recording information: Studio 4, Flagey, Brussels (06/08/2010-06/11/2010); Studio 4, Flagey, Brussels (12/13/2011-12/14/2011)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Serenade for Strings / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Fifth is the most popular of his seven symphonies. Its string of unforgettable melodies, raw emotional power and a sense of glorious triumph over...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Atlantov, Milashkina, Levko, Fedoseyev. Ermler

3 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Conductors: Ermler, Mark
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

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

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al. [CD & DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, highlights / Yablonsky, Russian State SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky was ideally equipped to write the music for the ballet Swan Lake. His gift for vivid theatricality, for lively, memorable melodies, and for rich...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5 at the Moscow State Broadcasting and Recording (07/2001)....continue...

Sir Georg Solti - 100th Anniversary Edition: Beethoven: Sym. No 1; Schubert: Syms. Nos. 6 & 8; Shostakovich: Sym. 9; Tchaikovksy: Sym. 6 / Chicago SO; Bavarian Radio SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony n...
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Georg Solti - one of the greatest conductors of his day - is profiled extensively here, both in the definitive profile "Solti - The...continue...
Run Time: 270 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, ...continue...

A Year in Music - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Tchaikovsky: The Seasons / Herve le Floch, violin; Yakov Kasman, piano

2 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b
Performers: Floch, Hervé le; Kasman, Yakov
Conductors: Hartemann, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Les Solistes Des Frances

Two of the most popular composers in the history of classical music have been inspired by the season, creating two of their most popular works....continue...
Recording information: 1979....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Jurowski, London PO

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Throughout his life, Tchaikovsky described the idea of Fate as 'that fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness'. This dark force...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (2011)....continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

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

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

The Heartfelt Voice - Heinz Hoppe, tenor [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Werner Bochmann: Heimat, deine Sterne, song for voice & piano; Abends in der Taverne, song; Robert Stolz: Vor meinem Vaterhaus steht eine Linde; Karl Blume: Grün ist die Heide, song (from the fi...
Performers: Bak, Valerie; Bartos, Rita; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hansen, Max; Hofmann, Willi; Hoppe, Heinz; Langel, Willy [Vocals]; Litz, Gisela; Owen, Chloe; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schlemm, Anny;...
Conductors: Becht, Erich; Stolz, Robert; Marszalek, Franz; Stephan, Wilhelm; Schandert, Manfred; Muller-Lampertz, Richard; Cremer, Curt; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Burkhardt, Paul; Erede, Alberto; Martin, Wolfgang...

Heinz Hoppe was been the incarnation of the "olk singer": that rare species of singer possessing the necessary vocal qualities to pursue a career in...continue...

The Best Classical Music in the Movies Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; Schindler's List; E.T.; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the...
Performers: Abel, David [Conductor]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barrueco, Manuel; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Gieseking, Walter; Horner, James; Little, Tasmin; Lopardo, Frank; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Mo...
Conductors: Love, Geoff; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Sutherland, Iain; Goodwin, Ron; Ormandy, Eugene; Lombard, Alain

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50; Haydn: Trio in G major, Hob.XV, No. 25

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-18

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G major ("Gypsy Trio") H. 15/25
Performers: Beluska, Vasile [Violin]; Smith, Alan [Cello]; Smith, Diana Barker [Piano]

Recording information: College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University (2007)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Un poco di Chopin; Liszt: Schubert & Schumann Lieder Transcriptions / Daniil Trifonov, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Mariinsky / 2012-09-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Morceaux, Op. 72; Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Franz Liszt: Erlk&oum...
Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano]
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

Daniil Trifonov, winner of the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, is probably the world's most exciting young pianist. On his first Mariinsky recording, he joins Valery...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, R....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symhony no 6, Romeo and Juliet Overture / Kondrashin, et al

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Stokowski conducts music for strings by J.Staruss, Borodin, Paganini, Rachmaninov, Handel, Purcell, Gluck et al. (rec. 1957-58)

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Niccolò Paganini: Molto perpetuo, for violin & orchestra (or piano), MS 66 ...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in 1957-58, this compilation of music for strings comes from various Capitol and Seraphim LPs....continue...
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Christmas From Saint Louis / Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Virgil Thomson: Scenes from the Holy Infancy According to Saint Matthew, for tenor, baritone, bass & chorus; O My Deir Hert, carol for chorus; Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Pa...
Performers: Brader, Jonathan; Chapman, Mary; Garrett, Jon; Grames, Charles; Harkey, James; Hewitt, Jay Thomas; Reeves, Brian [Choir Director]; Ruggles, Nathan
Conductors: Barnes, Philip
Ensemble: ; Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

Recording information: Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St. Louis, MO (02/20/2011-02/23/2011)....continue...

Alexei Sultanov: Live Performances from the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory - works by JS Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev / Alexei Sultanov, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaiko...

Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 2 "Violin Gems" works by Schubert, Kreisler, Wieniawski, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Massenet, Faure, Bartok, and Sarasate

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-09-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata, D. 385; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano; Gypsy Caprice; Tambourin Chinois; Marguerite (Albumblatt) for violin & piano (transcr...
Performers: Bergman, Lisa; Corwin, Jane; Kotowska, Adela; Linzon, Robert; Parnell, Raymond; Philippe, Laurent; Staryk, Steven; Wood, Robin
Conductors: ; Gamley, Douglas; Staryk, Steven
Ensemble: ; Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Primas Stefan's Royal Tziganes

Recording information: 1959-2003....continue...

Grand Piano Masters: The Nightwind - Schubert, Debussy, Medtner, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky / Severin von Eckardstein, piano

1 CD / K&K / 2012-08-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 784/Op. 143; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 2; Nikolay Medtner: Sonata for Piano in E minor ("Night Wind"), Op. 25/2; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and...
Performers: Eckardstein, Severin von

Severin Von Eckardstein has won prizes in numerous competitions. Among these are the Hamburg Steinway Competition, the Incontro Internazionale Giovani Pianisti in Italy, the Feruccio-Busoni...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonia Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, Germany (04/2012)....continue...

Tschaikovsky: Symphonie Nr. 1; Snow Maiden (Excerpts) / Dmitri Kitajenko

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2012-08-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Snow Maiden
Conductors: Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Performers: Brown, John; Cummings, Douglas; Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's great ballet scores are symphonic tone paintings full of drama and emotional power. André Previn's time as head of the London Symphony Orchestra was...continue...

Nocturnes - for piano by Field, Chopin, Respighi, Fauré, Sibelius, Bizet, Alkan, Poulenc, Satie, Rachmaninov et al. / Michael Landrum, piano

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-08-28

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 114; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, C...
Performers: Landrum, Michael

Sono Luminus is proud to present this two-disc set from pianist Michael Landrum, Nocturnes, bringing together a plethora of composers' works that enliven the nocturne...continue...
Recording information: Hale Auditorium, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan (2000-03-09_2000-03-10&2000-)....continue...

Aedonis - Choral works by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Barber, Banks / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Songs, Op. 68; Donald Skirvin: Songs of the Nightingale, for chorus; Yet, Love Endures, for chorus; English Traditional: Sweet Nightingale (Down in Those Valleys Below), fol...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

Named for the ancient Greek word for 'nightingale,' ÆDONIS is the fledgling men's ensemble of choral group The Esoterics. This debut CD features well-known compositions...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (02/24/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (06/04/2006); Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/19/2006...continue...