Harding, Daniel

Jorg Widmann: Violin Concerto; Insel der Sirenen; Antiphon / Christian Tetzlaff, violin

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-04-30

Works: Jörg Widmann: Concerto for Violin; Antiphon, for orchestra; Insel der Sirenen, for violin & 19 strings
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ondine proudly presents the first CD with works by German composer Jorg Widmann (born 1973) only. This release features his Violin Concerto (2007), Insel der...continue...
Recording information: Berwald Hall, Stockholm....continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Richard Strauss: Salome / Peter Bronder, Iris Vermillion, Nadja Michael, Falk Struckmann. Daniel Harding [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Michael, Nadja; Struckmann, Falk; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Since its first performance a hundred years ago, Salome has been a well-established part of the repertoire of the most important opera companies in the...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: DVD 9, NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German,...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos.1-10 / Royal Concertgebouw, various conductors [DVD]

11 DVD Video / RCO Live / 2013-01-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel; Jansons, Mariss; Jansons, Marris; Fischer, Ivan; Gatti, Daniele; Maazel, Lorin; Boulez, Pierre; Haitink, Bernard; Luisi, Fabio; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The videos in this boxed set of live HD recordings of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra were filmed during the 2009-2011 Mahler celebration at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos.1-10 / Royal Concertgebouw, various conductors [Blu-Ray]

11 Blu-Ray Video / RCO Live / 2013-01-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel; Jansons, Mariss; Jansons, Marris; Fischer, Ivan; Gatti, Daniele; Maazel, Lorin; Boulez, Pierre; Haitink, Bernard; Luisi, Fabio; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Romantische Arien

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Franz Schubert: Der Graf von Gleichen, D 918; Alfonso und Estrella, D 732; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Otto Nicolai: Die Heimkehr des Verbannten; Carl Maria vo...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Schmitt, Maximilian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Recording information: Herkulessaal der Residenz, München (03/19/2012-03/24/2012)....continue...

Brahms, Berg: Violin Concertos / Renaud Capuçon, violin; Daniel Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Renaud Capuçon, the leading French violinist of his generation, joins the British conductor Daniel Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker for two landmark concertos of the...continue...
Recording information: ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/19/2011); ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/21/2011-12/22/2011)....continue...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

Opera 2012 / Gheorghiu, Villazon, Damrau, Alagna, Dessay, Grigolo, DiDonato, Daniels

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Fille du Régiment; ...
Performers: Ades, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Veroni...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Ono, Kazushi; Viotti, Marcello; Pidò, Evelino; Morandi, Pier G.; Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Bellincampi, Giordano; Curtis, Alan; Norrington, Roger; Faso...

Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2011, Virgin Classics releases OPERA 2012. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mattei, Cachemaille, Remigio, Gens, Padmore, Larsson

4 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-03

Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Ray Chen, violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Chen, Ray [Violin]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Observer
It's easy to see why Sony have snapped [Chen] up for star treatment. His tone is silken, his technique faultless, his musicianship persuasive as...continue...
Recording information: Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden (04/04/2011-04/09/2011)....continue...

The Legend of Mozart: Opera Excerpts, Concertos, Symphonies, etc / Damrau, Dessay, Gens, Garanca

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Baltsa, Agnes; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Cachemaille, Gilles; Capuçon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Véronique; ...
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie; Langrée, Louis; Bolton, Ivor; Muti, Riccardo; Harding, Daniel; Pletnev, Mikhail; Schiff, Heinrich; Nelson, John; ; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Corboz...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Le Concert d'Astrée; Sinfonia Varsovia

From The Magic flute to the Kyrie of his Requiem, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight...continue...

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...continue...

New Year's Concert 2011 from Teatro La Fenice [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Hardy Classic / 2011-06-30

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata; Rigoletto; La traviata; Otello; ...
Performers: Pisaroni, Luca; Poli, Antonio; Rancatore, Desiree
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

Run Time: 107 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby Digital
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Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Brahms: Violin Concerto; String Sextet No. 2

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Fehlandt, Stefan; Jankovic, Xenia; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Richter, Christoph; Sachse, Pauline [Viola]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Isabelle Faust goes back to the roots of one of the most famous and technically difficult Romantic concertos. Born of close collaboration between Brahms and...continue...

Claudio Abbado / Hearing The Silence [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram; Ganz, Bruno; Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Claudio Abbado - Hearing the Silence conveys an intensely moving view on one of the world's finest and most-respected conductors. seventy-year-old Claudio Abbado is legendary...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
...continue...

Homage to Robert Schumann / Daniel Harding, Staatskapelle Dresden [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-09-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphonic Fragment in C Minor; Abendmusik in B flat major; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, O...
Performers: Butter, Markus; Hoppe, Vincent; Kottner, Ole; Lindner, Franz; Pfeifer, Sebastian Dominik
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

This concert marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth and offers a welcome opportunity to introduce three of the most impressive but now too...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
...continue...

Homage to Robert Schumann / Daniel Harding, Staatskapelle Dresden [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-09-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphonic Fragment in C Minor; Abendmusik in B flat major; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, O...
Performers: Butter, Markus; Hoppe, Vincent; Kottner, Ole; Lindner, Franz; Pfeifer, Sebastian Dominik
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

This concert marks the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth and offers a welcome opportunity to introduce three of the most impressive but now too...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / harding, Petibon

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Gerhaher, Christian; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Daniel Harding conducts one of the most popular pieces of the classical canon: Carl Orff's cantata, Carmina Burana, a composition that continually attracts an audience...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich (04/2010)....continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Britten: Turn Of The Screw / Bostridge, Harding [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; [The Turn of the Screw] Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Bostridge, Ian
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Recording information: Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk (01/17/2002-01/19/2002)....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Roschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Strauss: Salome / Harding, Bronder, Vermillion, Struckmann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Klink, Matthias; Michael, Nadja; Nicoli, Natela; Struckmann, Falk; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Nadja Michael is a singer who, with her effortlessly appealing depth and great volume, not only satisfies all requirements for the diabolic soprano part of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Amoureuses / Patricia Petibon

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Il mondo della luna; Lo speziale; Armida; L'anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice; L'isola disabitata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, concert aria, K. 41...
Performers: Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Concerto Cologne

Gramophone Magazine
The French soprano's DG debut is a considerable and attractive success. There are excerpts from Gluck's Armide, too, including a heartfelt air from Act...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Souvenir d'un lieu cher

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Souvenir d'un lieu cher
Performers: Jansen, Janine
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Britten: Billy Budd / Harding, Bostridge, Gunn, Saks, Davies, Rose, Lemalu, London SO, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Benson, Laurie; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Charles, Oba Kush; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Elliott, Alasdair; Green, Adam; Gunn, Nathan; Jeffrey, Darren; Kean, Kyle; Lemalu, ...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

After the award-winning recording of Britten's 'Turn of the Screw' (Virgin Classics, 2002), Daniel Harding and Ian Bostridge meet again for another Britten opera, this...continue...

Spannungen: Musik im Kraftwerk Heimbach [Limited Edition]

14 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Adamsky, Thomas; Bühl, Gregor; Bach, Andreas; Behr-König, Anette; Berwaerts, Jeroen; Bohórquez, Claudio; Bouskova, Jana; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Clein, Natalie; Collins, Michael [Conduc...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel;
Ensemble: ; Heimbach Strings 2006

This is a documentation of the best European chamber music festival that features world-class soloists in live recordings....continue...

A Mozart Gala From Salzburg / Netrebko / Garanca / Kozena / Pape / Hampson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527; Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Così fan tutte, K 588; Idomeneo, K 366; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Pragu...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Kozena, Magdalena; Netrebko, Anna; Pape, Rene; Petibon, Patricia; Schade, Michael; Siurina, Ekaterina
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time on DVD, DG presents the highly acclaimed gala concert celebrating the 2006 Mozart anniversary from the Salzburg Festival featuring some of...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, Frenc...continue...

Elections Classiques 2007 - Coffret 50 Airs Prefer

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-08-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle no 2 en mi bémol majeur D. 929; Ave Maria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur Op. 125 -; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emper...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Bonney, Barbara; Braley, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Cals, Isabelle; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Cavallier, Nicolas; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessa...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Serafin, Tullio; Barenboim, Daniel; Harding, Daniel; Marin, Ion; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; Klemperer, Otto; Munch, Charles; Paavo, Jä...

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...

Mahler 10

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-06-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp major (realization by Deryck Cooke)
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Sunday Times
This reading of the 1989 revision of Deryck Cooke's performing version is an impressive journey. By the finale, with its dramatic bass-drum death stroke...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Britten: Turn of the Screw / Harding/Mahler CO, Delunsch [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, Op. 54
Performers: Delunsch, Mireille; McLaughlin, Marie; Miller, Marlin; Schaer, Hanna
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

"BelAir Classiques' DVD of a performance staged at the 2001 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence may not have (Petr Weigl's) consistent dramatic punch, but musically it's one of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: France
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Brahms: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Daniel Harding, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding/Vienna PO, Hampson, D'Arcangeldo, Schafer, Diener, Beczala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Bayrakdarian, Isabel; Beczala, Piotr; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Diener, Melanie; Hampson, Thomas; Pisaroni, Luca; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Fresh, transparent, dashing." -Die Presse, Vienna...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Mattei, Berg, Padmore [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2006-12-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Delunsch, Mireille; Larsson, Anna; Mattei, Peter
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Run Time: 174 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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El-Khoury: New York, Tears. and Hope / LSO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Bechara El Khoury: New York, Tears and Hope, for orchestra, Op. 65; Les Fleuves engloutis ("The Rivers Engulfed"), for orchestra, Op. 64; Violin Sextet, Op. 58; Waves, for piano, Op. 60; Fragments ou...
Performers: Nagano, Hideki; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Franco-Lebanese composer Bechara El- Khoury is better known in Europe than in America. Maybe this sensational recording will change that. The two opening works are...continue...

Mendelssohn, Schumann: Violin Concertos / Capuçon, Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Capucon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

This time the repertoire takes us to the great classics of the violin repertoire with Mendelssohn's and Schumann's violin concertos. Mr. Capucon has toured the...continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Capuçon, Harding, Mahler CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Concerto for Cello in D major H. 7b/4 (spurious)
Performers: Capucon, Gautier
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Le Boeuf sur le Toit - Saint-Saëns, et al / Capuçon, Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2002-02-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Études (6) for piano, Op. 52; Danse macabre in G...
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen