Eschenbach, Christoph

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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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Schwanewilms, Jahns, Schukoff, Henschel, Eschenbach

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Jahns, Annette; Schukoff, Nikolai; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Choir

Christoph Eschenbach has a longstanding association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and this release adds to critically acclaimed recording of Bruckner Symphony No. 6 released...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/18/2008)....continue...

Kaija Saariaho: The Works for Orchestra [4 CDs]

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal...continue...

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rococo Variations / Tzimon Barto, piano; Dimitri Maslennikov, cello

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-11-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Barto, Tzimon; Maslennikov, Dimitri
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

World famous pianist Barto together with conductor Eschenbach bring us a very new and exciting version of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1. The young Maslennikov, one...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Haus des Rundfunks, Berlin (12/07/2010-12/09/2010)....continue...

Lyric: Orchestral Songs by Mahler, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Wellesz, Schreker, Bloch / Schafer, Quasthoff, Goerne

2 CD / Capriccio / 2011-11-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Er ists; Denk' es, o Seele!; An den Schlaf; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge, Op. ...
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Goerne, Matthias; Grundheber, Franz; Klepper, Regina; Koch, Sophie; Quasthoff, Thomas; Schafer, Christine; Shirai, Mitsuko
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Bertini, Gary; Shallon, David; Albrecht, Gerd; Epple, Roger; Gulke, Peter; Sloane, Steven

A collection of recordings taken from the legendary Capriccio Archive joins some of the world's leading singers together and presents a broad repertoire of known...continue...

Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay Concert

2 CD / Ondine / 2011-05-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Fanfare for the inauguration of J. F. Kennedy, for brass ensemble; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Peter Lieberson: Remembering JFK, for narrator & orchestra; George Gershwi...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Mitchell, Howard
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra

This new release celebrates the memory of John F. Kennedy, and the 50th anniversary of his inauguration as U.S. President, by coupling new and historic...continue...

Springtime In The Park / EMI

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite no 1, Op. 46; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Gabriel Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56; Gusta...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Fray, David; Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin; Posch, Alois; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Martinon, Jean; Slatkin, Felix; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Eschenbach, Christoph; Fray, David; Berglund, Paavo; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Brown, Iona; Chang, Sarah; ; Nézet-Séguin, Yan...
Ensemble: ; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Spring is a season of immense beauty and magnificence. Flowers bloom to their fullest, and the trees are laden with sweet, juicy fruit, ripe enough...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 / Eschenbach

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2010-11-16

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

Bruckner's Sixth Symphony is a work of graceful unity, containing some of the loveliest music he ever wrote. After a disappointing public reaction to his...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (11/04/2009)....continue...

The Teldec Recordings: Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

15 CD / Teldec / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Frager, Malcolm; Hagen, Clemens; Katsaris, Cyprien; Levine, David [Piano]; Maisenberg, Oleg; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Eschenbach, Christoph; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Inbal, Eliahu; Rolla, János [Violin]; Masur, Kurt; Holliger, Heinz

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...

Pascal Dusapin: Concertos

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-05-25

Works: Pascal Dusapin: Watt, concerto for trombone & orchestra; Galim (Requies plena oblectationnes), concerto for flute & string orchestra; Celo (avi, arum, are), concerto for cello & orchestra; A quia, co...
Performers: Hurel, Juliette; Pace, Ian; Trudel, Alain [Conductor / Trombone]; Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Rophé, Pascal; Eschenbach, Christoph

Svjatoslav Richter: Concert 1993 - Saint-Saens, Gershwin

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-05-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"; George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

This recording of the 1993 Schwetzingen Festival has already achieved cult status. The then 78-year-old Sviatoslav Richter plays for the first and last time in...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzingen Rokokotheater (05/30/1993)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Ruckert Songs

1 CD / Capriccio / 2010-04-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Rückert Lieder (5)
Performers: Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

"Now in her 40's, Schafer is still absolutely sublime and a true artist. Her voice is exquisite here- as is her interpretation. Listen to her...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, groáer Saal (11/22/2008-11/26/2008)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; String Serenade

2 CD / Ondine / 2010-03-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Victor Ewald: Brass Quintet, no 1 in B flat, Op. 5; Brass Quintet, no 3, Op. 7
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

This new recording by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach features a unique coupling of Tchaikovsky’s most popular orchestral pieces with two rarely recorded brass...continue...
Recording information: Philadelphia, Verizon Hall....continue...

Schumann: Concerto For Cello, Op 129; works by Volkmann, Bruch, Strauss / Daniel Muller-Schott, cello

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-02-23

Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Robert Schumann: Introduction & Allegro Appassionata

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-01-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92; Variations on an original theme, for piano in E flat major ("Geister-Variationen"), WoO 24; Introduc...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

Recording information: NDR Rolf Liebermann Studio, Hamburg (2009-05-04_2009-06-04&2009-)....continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor; Schnittke: Viola Conccerto / Carpenter, Eschenbach

1 CD / Ondine / 2009-08-25

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Viola
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Though the cello clearly represented Elgar's mood of the post-World War I period when he wrote the [Cello Concerto], when violist Lionel Tertis transcribed it...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 4, Haydn Variations, Op 56a, Hungarian Dance no 5 / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-07-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra

"The most important aspects of his approach to the Symphony No. 4 are his fluidity in phrasing and his intelligent use of rubato, for this...continue...

Brahms: Symphony no 1 & 2, Haydn Variations, etc / Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2009-05-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra

Renée Fleming - Signature Roles at the Met Opera - R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Deluxe Edition]

2 CD / Decca / 2008-09-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75; Capriccio, O...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian; Solti, Sir Georg; Abel, Yves; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich: Cello Concerti / Eschenbach, Maslennikov, Plücker, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-08-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Maslennikov, Dimitri; Plücker, Jens
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

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...

Courbet - les musiques - Chopin, etc / Sokolov, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 14 in E flat minor, Op. 28/14, CT. 179; Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Hector Berlioz: Symphoni...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Cabasso, Laurent; Engerer, Brigitte; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, François-Frederic; Heisser, Jean-François; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Hurel, Juliette; ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Eschenbach, Christoph; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Lombard, Alain; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; ORTF National Orchestra

Courbet's output displays an astonishing range of subjects, styles, and formats. It conveys a well-nigh revolutionary creative force which may recall that of the great...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 4 / Lang Lang, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-05-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Lang Lang; Moragues, Pascal
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording, a stunning reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the jubilant Concerto no. 1. Even though he...continue...

American Adagios

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-04-25

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Agnus Dei; John Corigliano: Voyage, for flute & string orchestra; Thomas Canning: Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan for double str...
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul; Lockhart, Arietha; McDuffie, Robert; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Werthen, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Eschenbach, Christoph; Levi, Yoel; Kunzel, Erich; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Houston Symphony Orchestra; I Fiamminghi; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

'American Adagios' is a unique concept album that explores the serene and peaceful side of American classical music....continue...

Hindemith: Klaviermusic; Dvorák: Symphony no 9 / Christoph Eschenbach, Leon Fleisher, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2005-04-28

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Piano for the Left Hand, Op. 29; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Performers: Fleisher, Leon
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Curtis Symphony Orchestra

"Composed in 1921 for wealthy pianist Paul Wittgenstein, Hindemith's Klaviermusik mit Orchestra, Op. 29, was one of several compositions for left-hand only that Wittgenstein commissioned...continue...

Dalbavie: Color / Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-03-22

Works: Marc-André Dalbavie: Color, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Ciaccona
Performers: Chijiiwa, Eiichi
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Composer in residence with the orchestras of Minneapolis and Cleveland from 1998 to 2000, and since October 2000 with the Orchestre de Paris, Dalbavie is...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection" / Eschenbach, Houde-Saturová, Naef, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2005-02-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Naef, Yvonne; Saturova, Simona
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Singers Chorale

One of the great conductors of our time, Christoph Eschenbach has a particularly close connection to the spiritually charged healing qualities of Gustav Mahler's music....continue...

Saariaho: Notes on Light, Orion, Mirage / Mattila, Karttunen, Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-02

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light, for cello & orchestra; Orion, for orchestra; Mirage, for soprano, cello & orchestra
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Her music is highly evocative and full of pleasant effects. It lacks melody and direction, but it is full of sounds of nature and moves...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, etc / Christoph Eschenbach, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2004-04-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

"Christoph Eschenbach and the Philadelphia Orchestra have hit a home run with the Pathetique... Tchaikovsky's fiery and dramatic Dumka makes a nice foil for the...continue...

Classic Library - Strauss: Four Last Songs / Fleming, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (8), Op. 49; Cäcilie; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra

These works are cornerstones of the flute repertoire, and enchanting showcases for the world's pre-eminent musicians....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, etc / Eschenbach, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2004-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Kang, Juliette; Naef, Yvonne; Ni, Hai-Ye
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

The latest newcomer in the successful recording series with The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music Director Christoph Eschenbach features Dmitri Shostakovich's perennially popular Fifth Symphony....continue...

Roussel: Symphony no 3, Le festin de l'araignée / Christoph Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-01-31

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Le Festin de l'araignée, ballet, Op. 17
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

This Albert Roussel disc couples two of the composer’s most popular pieces, which are given authentic performances by the compatriot Orchestre de Paris under music...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 / Eschenbach, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2003-03-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Les saisons, Op. 37b
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Music Director Christoph Eschenbach leads The Philadelphia Orchestra through Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony - one of Tchaikovsky's most important works and one of the best-selling and...continue...

Roussel: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Roussel's First Symphony, subtitled "The Poem of the Forest", is so seldom played or recorded that it's faint praise to hail this newcomer as the...continue...

Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Barber / Latry, Eschenbach, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2003-02-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Toccata Festiva for organ & orchestra, Op. 36; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Latry, Olivier
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

"This salute to a new organ finds the Philadelphia in mouth-watering form. (...) Eschenbach's intuitive reading [of Saint-Saens's "Organ" Symphony] casts the work in a...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 6, Piano Quartet / Eschenbach

2 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2002-10-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor
Performers: Baltacigil, Efe; Chang, Choong-Jin; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Kim, David
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

"The Philadelphia Orchestra's first recording of Mahler's Sixth Symphony may well be the Sixth of first choice, sonically and interpretatively. In the first movement and...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Eschenbach, Paris

1 CD / Naïve / 2002-09-17

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Performers: Daugareil, Roland
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Roussel: Symphony no 2, etc / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-05-13

Works: Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43; Symphony no 2 in B major, Op. 23
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

This Albert Roussel-disc couples the Second Symphony with one of Roussel's most popular pieces, the complete ballet music for Bacchus et Ariane. This CD is...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5, etc / Eschenbach, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2002-04-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Les saisons, Op. 37b
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Ondine releases the second recording in the new partnership with The Philadelphia Orchestra. This all-Tchaikovsky disc features the Fifth Symphony, performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra...continue...

Bartók, Martinu, Klein / Eschenbach, Philadelphia Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2001-10-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Memorial to Lidice; Gideon Klein: Partita for strings; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Here is the first international commercial CD release of the great Philadelphia Orchestra in 10 years and commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of...continue...

The Radiant Voice of Barbara Bonney

1 CD / Decca / 2001-07-24

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mat...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonney, Barbara; Graham, Susan; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Knudsen, Sato; Martineau, Malcolm; Music, Academy of Ancient; Pappano, Antonio [Conductor]; Phillips, Daniel [Organ]; Pre...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Leonhardt, Gustav; Rousset, Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Östman, Arnold; Ferro, Gabriele; Järvi, Neeme; Eschenbach, Christoph; Chailly, Riccardo; Previn, Andre; Page, ...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Jacob Heringman (lute); André Previn , Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (11/1986-02...continue...

Berio - In Memoriam / Eschenbach, Henschel, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-06-19

Works: Luciano Berio: Schubert-Berio; Stanze, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: French Army Chorus; Orchestre de Paris

Acclaimed as one of the best musicians of our day, conductor Christoph Eschenbach regularly conducts the major European and American orchestras, including the Berlin and...continue...

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, etc / Eschenbach, Barto, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-01-10

Works: Aloysius Louis Bertrand: Gaspard de la nuit, poetry; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Le tombeau de Couperin; Menuet antique; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alborada del Gracioso, for orch...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Ondine is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2005. This recording forms a particularly appropriate start to our celebrations. My personal great appreciation for the music...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto no 2, etc / Isserlis, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-01-09

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D minor, Op. 119; La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Romance for horn & piano in E major, Op. 67 (from S...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The playing it superb. Steven Isserlis obviously believes passionately in Saint-Saens's worth as a composer and projects each work with a fine sense of commitment....continue...

Brahms for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-10-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, Op. 39/8; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Eskin, Jules; Fine, Burton; Frank, Claude; Goode, Richard; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Eschenbach, Christoph; Davis, Colin;
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Guarneri Quartet

Schönberg, Berg, Webern / Houston Symphony Chamber Players

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-09-26

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Alban Berg: Pieces (4) for clarinet & piano, Op. 5; Adagio, for clarinet, violin & piano (arr. of 2nd mvt. of...
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Chamber Players

Romantic Cello / Ma, Starker, Harnoy, Isserlis, Piatigorsky

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-04-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra; Max Bruch: Kol ...
Performers: Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Isserlis, Steven; Ma, Yo-Yo; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri; Slatkin, Leonard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Eschenbach, Christoph; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 4 / Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2000-01-29

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris