Almeida, Antonio de

Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross / Almeida

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Seven last words of Christ on the Cross, H 20 no 2
Performers: Bezhko, Boris; Evseeva, Elena; Maruna, Margarita; Mishenkin, Arkady
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Academy Chorus

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

Villa Lobos, Boïeldieu, Rodrigo: Harp Concertos / Catherine Michel, harp

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: François-Adrien Boieldieu: Harp Concerto in C major; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Harp Concerto, for harp & orchestra, A. 515; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto serenata for Harp
Performers: Michel, Catherine [Harp]
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

World-renowned harpist, Catherine Michel, joins forces with the Orchestre National de L'opera de Monte Carlo under the direction of Antonio de Almeida to bring you...continue...
Recording information: Alcazar, Monte Carlo (11/1973)....continue...

Gian Francesco Malipiero: Symphonies, Vol. 5

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Sinfonia dello Zodiaco; Symphony no 9 "Dell'Ahimè"; Symphony no 10 "Atropo"
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de

This is the final disc in the series of Gian Francesco Malipiero’s published symphonies, originally issued on Marco Polo. One of the most significant threads...continue...
Recording information: Mosfilm Studio, Moscow (02/1993)....continue...

Hommage to Guy Fallot

3 CD / Gallo / 2010-08-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; André Prévost: Sonata for cello & piano; Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor p...
Performers: Fallot, Guy; Fallot, Monique; Lamasse, Emmanuelle; Possa, Rita
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de; Jouve, Andre

Malipiero: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - No. 7

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Symphony no 7 "Delle Canzoni"; Sinfonia in un tempo; Sinfonia per Antigenida
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de

This fourth volume of Malipiero's seventeen highly contrasting symphonies features the lyrical Seventh (1948), notable for an intensely eloquent slow second movement. With its pungent...continue...
Recording information: Mosfilm Studio, Moscow (05/1993/06/1993)....continue...

Malipiero: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 7 & 11 / Antonio de Almeida, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-07-28

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Sinfonia no 6 "Degli archi"; Sinfonia no 5 "Concertante in eco"; Sinfonia No 8 "Symphonia brevis"; Sinfonia no 11 "Della cornamuse"
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

This third volume of Malipiero's symphonies features the most widely played of all his Symphonies, the strikingly original Sixth ('for strings') from 1947. The adventurous,...continue...

Earl Wild in Concert Vol 2 "Concertos" - Rachmaninov, Liszt, Weber / Alemida, Newland

1 CD / Ivory Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 79; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orches...
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de; Newland, Larry

"This release from Ivory bodes quite well for a series that probably could stretch to more than 100 discs. Earl Wild has lived a performing...continue...

Malipiero: Symphonies 1 & 2; Sinfonia della morte / Antonio de Almeida, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Sinfonie del silenzio e de la morte; Symphony no 1 "in quattro tempi, come le quattro stagioni"; Symphony no 2 "elegiaca"
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Gian Francesco Malipiero may be considered the most original and inventive of the generation of Italian composers born around 1880 (the so-called "generazione dell'Ottanta"). This...continue...

Ultimate Classical Guitar - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto serenata for Harp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Flute ...
Performers: Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Paris, Massimo; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de; ; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; I Musici; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

Malipiero: Symphonies no 3-4, Sinfonia del mare / Antonio de Almeida, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Sinfonia del mare; Symphony no 3 "delle campane"; Symphony no 4 "in memoriam Natalia Koussevitsky"
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Gian Francesco Malipiero may be considered the most original and inventive of the generation of Italian composers born around 1880 (the so called "generazione dell'Ottanta")....continue...

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette / Almeida, Vanzo, Esposito, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2007-11-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
Performers: Abello, Andre; Ferment, Claudine; Garcia, Francois; Laffage, Jean-Pierre; Novello, Alfred; Plaque, Iris; Saur, Ivan; Spagnol, Gerard; Vanzo, Alain; Vocals], Andree Esposito [Soprano
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de

Gounod's Romeo et Juliette had its premiere in Paris, at the Theatre-Lyrique, on April 27, 1867. It was successful, and was given in both London...continue...

Shakespeare at the Opera - Verdi: Otello, etc

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Richard Wagner: Das Liebesverbot, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Otello; Falstaff; Otto Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor; Charles Gounod: R...
Performers: Abello, Andre; Aichberger, Ewald; Barbieri, Fedora; Borg, Kim; Cadoni, Fernanda; Campi, Enrico; Capecchi, Renato; Cappuccilli, Piero; Ciannella, Giuliano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Cossutta, Carlo; Dermota...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Heger, Robert; Böhm, Karl; Rieger, Fritz; Almeida, Antonio de; Kleiber, Carlos; Rossi, Mario

Seven complete operas based on plays by Shakespeare—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1958–1983 feature the...continue...

Harp Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/H...
Performers: Challan, Annie; Ellis, Osian; Henson-Conant, Deborah; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Jellinek, Hubert; Jucker, Rama; Kremer, Gidon; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Pepin, Andre;...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; ; Couraud, Marcel; Almeida, Antonio de; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Antiqua Musica; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Giuliani, Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos / P. & A. Romero, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto madrigal for 2 Guitars; Sones en la Giralda
Performers: Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Orchestra Monte Carlo

These performances of Giulini's Guitar Concerto No. 1 and Rodrigo's Concierto Madrigal have been acclaimed since their first release by Philips Classics in the mid-1970s....continue...

The Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-04-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Pars...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

Essential Guitar - 24 Guitar Masterpieces / Romero, Segovia

2 CD / Decca / 2002-08-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Isaac Albéniz: España, 6 Feuilles d'album, Op. 165; Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Hall, Nicola; LaGoya, Alexandre; Pena, Paco; Presti, Ida; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe; Romeros, Los; Segovia, Andres; Sollscher, Goran; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Sillito, Kenneth; Almeida, Antonio de; Jorda, Enrique; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Cello for Relaxation / Isserlis, Harnoy, Starker, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-06-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Max Bruch: Canzone, for cello & orchestra/piano in B major, Op. 55; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Morceau de concours for Flute and Piano in F...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Hough, Stephen; Isserlis, Steven; Katsaris, Cyprien; Moore, Dudley; S...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Almeida, Antonio de; Robinson, Paul; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Toronto Chamber Orchestra

The Only Operetta Album You'll Ever Need - Lèhar, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-05-16

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Robert Stolz: Der Favorit, operetta; Frühjahrsparade; Liebeskommando; Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Yo...
Performers: Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Hadley, Jerry; Johnson, Julia Migenes; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Moffo, Anna; Popp, Lucia; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; Schramm, Margit; Von Stade, F...
Conductors: Stolz, Robert; Melichar, Alois; Sinatra, Ray; Collado, Jose; Santi, Nello; Wallberg, Heinz; Eisbrenner, Werner; Bonynge, Richard; Schmidt-Bolcke, Werner; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; Rudolf Lamy Choir; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Rodrigo: Complete Concertos for Guitar and Harp / Romeros

2 CD / Philips / 1999-03-09

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Concierto andaluz for 4 Guitars and Orchestra; Concierto serenata for Harp; Sones en la Giralda; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto ...
Performers: Davis, Barry; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Los Romeros

Favourite Harp Concertos

2 CD / Philips / 1998-03-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Ernst Eichner: Concerto for harp and orchestra i...
Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; Challan, Annie; Ellis, Osian; Holliger, Ursula; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Pepin, Andre
Conductors: ; David, Colin; Couraud, Marcel; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: ; Antiqua Musica; I Musici; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

History of Classical Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Chant for Good Friday; Anonymous: Ambrosian Chant for Epiphany; Je Ne Puis . . . Amors Me Tienent . . . Veritatem, for consort; Oy voy; Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); Pérotin: P...
Performers: Éder String Quartet; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Elsner, Kasia; Fawkes, Richard; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter H.; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Kodaly Quartet; La Scol...
Conductors: ; Antal, Mátyás; Warchal, Bohdan; Kraemer, Nicholas; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gmür, Hanspeter; Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Ensemble Unicorn; Gothic Voices; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus; In Dulci Jubilo Childre...

The Best of Fauré

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, suite for orchestra, Op. 112; Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17; Romance for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 28; Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, ...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Martin, Jean; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Volondat, Pierre-Alain
Conductors: Georgiadis, John; Clark, Keith; Summerly, Jeremy; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Oxford Camerata; Oxford Schola Cantorum

Famous Overtures / Antonio de Almeida, Moscow SO

1 CD / Amadis / 1995-10-06

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Ale...
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne, etc / de Almeida, Previn

1 CD / Philips / 1994-10-11

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Les contes d'Hoffmann; Gaîté Parisienne
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Franck: Symphonic Variations; D'Indy: Symphony...; et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-27

Works: César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Gabriel Fauré: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp major, Op. 19; Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air ...
Performers: Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

A Protrait of Frederica von Stade

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-01-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: Cendrillon; Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-D...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Von Stade, Frederica; Wadsworth, Charles
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Almeida, Antonio de; Rudel, Julius; Pritchard, John