Ormandy, Eugene

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote / Emanuel Feuermann, cello; Jashcha Heifetz, violin. Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Hilsberg, Alexander; Lifschey, Samuel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Emanuel Feuermann is credited with bringing cello art into the 20th century. When he made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with...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...

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

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 1; Piano Concerto no 2; Violin Concerto no 1 / David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Leonard Bernstein, piano

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

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Jones, Mason; Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonic Orchestra

Offered together for the first time, this new SACD remastering from Praga features historic recordings of three acclaimed concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by the...continue...

Zino Francescatti, Violin: A Treasury of Studio Recordings 1931-1955 / Zino Francescatti, violin [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Préludes, Book 1; Maurice...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Casadesus, Robert; Faure, Maurice; Francescatti, Zino; Lanner, Max
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André

In late-1930s America the Great Depression raged on, affecting all parts of life, not least the arts. Whereas European violinists had once flocked to the...continue...

Schumann: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

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

Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Regis Records / 2012-04-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99)
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Mravinsky, Yevgeny

David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich perform concertos by Shostakovich with distinguished accompaniment given by the Leningrad Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestras respectively. Both performan...continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Sergei Rachmaninov, piano (rec. 1939 - 1941)

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-12-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Recording information: 1934-1941....continue...

Wagner: Arias / Kirsten Flagstad, soprano with Lauritz Melchoir and Gordon Dillworth

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Dilworth, Gordon; Flagstad, Kirsten; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: McArthur, Edwin; Ormandy, Eugene; Lange, Hans
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Victor Symphony Orchestra

These recordings were made when the great Norwegian soprano was in her vocal prime, between 1935 and 1940. Although her voice remained astonishingly well preserved...continue...

Essential Strings / Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Edvard Grieg

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 3 in E, BWV 1006; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6, no 8; Wol...
Performers: Armand, Georges; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Armand, Georges; Tate, Jeffrey; Menuhin, Yehudi; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Brown, Iona; Hickox, Richard; Jansons, Mariss; Warren-Green, Christopher; Montgomery, K...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

20th Century Classics: Bartok / Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Katia & Marielle Labéque

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Sonata f...
Performers: Drouet, Jean-Pierre; Gualda, Sylvio; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ormandy, Eugene; Shallon, David

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

1 CD / RCA Import / 2011-06-21

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Bowie, David
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone, keyboards).

Recording information: 1972-1977.

In 1982, David Bowie released In Bertolt Brecht's "Baal"; four years earlier, the prestig...continue...

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

British Anthems

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Gustav Holst: The Planets; I vow to thee, my country; William Henry ...
Performers: Allsop, Christopher; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; King, Peter [Organ]; Lamb, Andrew; Rushforth, Philip
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Daniel, Paul; Leaper, Adrian; Halsey, Simon; Marlow, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; Edwards, Sian; Ormandy, Eugene; McGegan, Nicholas; Fraser, Donald
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensembl

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s (1901-1951)

8 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Accelerationen, Op. 234; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Mus...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bela, Dajos; Bloch, Max; Branzell, Karin; Cavallaro, Carmen; Cebotari, Maria; Dorsey, Tommy [Trombone]; Eisinger, Irene; Engels, Friedrich Eugen; Geczy, Barnabas Von; Gerhardt, Ele...
Conductors: Strauss III, Johann; Krauss, Clemens; Barlow, Howard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Mengelberg, Willem; Böhm, Karl; Toscanini, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Prüwer, Juli...
Ensemble: ; Kölner Klavier-Trio ; Staatskapelle Berlin

A comprehensive collection of recordings of the music of Johann Strauss, almost all of them come from a Japanese collector, Mayumi Cho, who began collecting...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Double Concertos / Ormandy, Philadelphia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Violins in C minor, RV 509; Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D major, RV 512...
Performers: Brusilow, Anshel; Oistrakh, David; Stern, Isaac; William Smith [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; The Swan of Tuonela / Ormandy

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Kuolema; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; En saga, Op. 9; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no 1, for orchestra ("Midsommarvaka"), Op. 19
Performers: Rosenblatt, Louis
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Recording information: Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, USA....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites / Ormandy

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-03-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Classic Album Collection

3 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-11-23

Works: Leroy Robertson: The Lord's Prayer for chorus; Anonymous: Come, Come, Ye Saints, Mormon hymn; Johannes Brahms: Deutsche Requiem; James McGranahan: Oh, My Father; James McIntyre: How Great the Wisdom ...
Performers: Asper, Frank W.; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cornwall, J. Spencer; Condie, Richard P.

Powerful Poet

10 CD / Red/membran / 2010-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Johannes Brahms:...
Performers: Bondarenko, Pyotr; Fournier, Pierre; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Shapiro, Jacov; Sorokin, Vladimir; Stidel, Joseph; Terian, Mikhail; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Galliera, Alceo; Malko, Nicolai; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Oistrakh, David; Ormandy, Eugene; Konwitschny, Franz

Portrait: Maurice Ravel

10 CD / Membran Import / 2010-07-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Ma mère l'oye; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse; Le tombeau de Couperin; Valses nobles et sentimentales; Daphnis et Chloé; Concerto for Piano in G major; Conce...
Performers: Bobillier, Gisele; Bonneau, Jacqueline; Casadesus, Robert; Cuenod, Hugues; Danco, Suzanne; Delecluse, Ulysse; Gieseking, Walter; Heifetz, Jascha; Laskine, Lily; Long, Marguerite; Lovano, Lucien; Mich...
Conductors: Ravel, Maurice; Inghelbrecht, Désiré-Emile; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Markevitch, Igor; Cluytens, André; Gracis, Ettore; Ormandy, Eugene; Ansermet, Ernest; Lindenberg, Edouard

50 Best Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto no 1 in E 'La primavera'; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D mi...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Eisenberg, Matthias; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Gutierrez, Horacio; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew; Plasson, Michel; Ormandy...

The Music of America: Charles Ives

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2); From the Steeples and Mountains for Brass and Bells; Robert Browning Overture, for orchestra, S. 27 (K. 1B6); Variations for Organ on "Ameri...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Herseth, Adolph; Spector, Fred; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene

Lauritz Melchior sings Wagner

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-05-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdammerung; Parsifal; Schmerze...
Performers: Dilworth, Gordon; Flagstad, Kirsten; Janssen, Herbert; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; McArthur, Edwin; Ormandy, Eugene

Generally regarded as the most important Wagner tenor in gramophone history, Lauritz Melchior observed every single demand that Wagner made scrupulously. We may regard his...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Jennie Tourel II

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-04-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Modest Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Kahn, Erich Itor; Reeves, George; Tourel, Jennie
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene

The milestones in Jennie Tourel's concert career mirror important dates in the music history of the 20th century. She was the first to sing the...continue...

Essential Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Remo Giazotto: Adagio in C minor for strings & organ (previously attributed to Tomaso Albinoni); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, S...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Olah, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo; Ormandy, Eugene; Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Foster, Lawre...

Mendelssohn Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scotch"; A Midsummer Nigh...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Edelmann, Sergei; Francescatti, Zino; Istomin, Eugene; Jansen, Rudolph [Piano]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Flor, Claus P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Munch, Charles

Schumann Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Fantasie in C major, Op. 17; Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring"; Myrthen, Op. 25; Er ists ("Frü...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rutenberg, Craig; Serkin, Rudolf; Szidon, Roberto
Conductors: Szell, George; Zinman, David; Ormandy, Eugene

Tchaikovsky Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"; The Nutcracker, Op. 71; Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Concerto for violin and orchestr...
Performers: Gilels, Emil; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur; Mehta, Zubin; Reiner, Fritz

J. Strauss Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wo die Zitronen blühn, Op. 364; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Morgenblätter,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Reiner, Fritz

Wagner Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger; Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Shaw, Robert; Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich; Szell, George; Walter, Bruno

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2, Stravinsky / Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-01-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy's unbroken forty-two-year association with the Philadelphia Orchestra was unique in history. Famous for its rich and powerful "Philadelphia Sound", the orchestra was described...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto / David Oistrakh, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-11-25

Works: Arthur Bliss: Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of London, for brass & percussion, F. 65; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Shostakovich, Maxim

David Oistrakh's 1967 performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 2 with Eugene Ormandy conducting the LSO was the European Premiere of the work. This is...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London....continue...

Liszt: Concerto in the Hungarian Style (Orch. Tchaikovsky); Hungarian Fantasia; Schubert: Wanderer Fantasia / Katsaris, Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Ungarische Zigeunerweisen (Konzert im ungarischen Styl), for piano & orchestra (doubtful), S. 714 (L; Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie von Fra...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Recording information: Old Met, Philadelphia (10/12/1981-10/13/1981)....continue...

Rachmaninov Plays Rachmaninov

2 CD / Membran / 2009-08-11

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; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

2009 two CD set, Sergey Rachmaninov plays his own compositions on these legendary piano roll recordings from the early part of the 20th century. 20...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Songs of Birds: Pablo Casals Festival in Prades

4 CD / Membran / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, C...
Performers: Casals, Pablo; Foley, Madeline; Goldberg, Bernard; Haskil, Clara; Hess, Myra; Istomin, Eugene; Katims, Milton; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; Thomas, Milton; Tortelier, Paul; Wummer, Jo...
Conductors: Casals, Pablo; Ormandy, Eugene

2009 four CD set. Catalan Christmas song 'The Song Of The Birds (El Cant dels Ocells) is an important part of the Festival Pablo Casals....continue...

Barber: VLN Cto Op 14/Pno Cto Op 38/Orchestral

1 CD / Sony BMG Import / 2009-06-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Adagio for Strings; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene; Schippers, Thomas

Gershwin Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Strike up the Band; Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-T...
Performers: Watts, André
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Handel Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; MEDLEY; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Dank Se...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Gruberova, Edita; Hartman, Bonnie; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Marsalis, Wynton; Soper, Lee; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Timm, Joel; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Ormandy, Eugene; Kapp, Richard; Carroll, Edward; Leppard, Raymond; Rudel, Julius; Groves, Charles, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Washington Chamber Soloists

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

Vivaldi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Tru...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brusilow, Anshel; Earle, Eugenia; Goichberg, Sol; Hand, Frederic; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Romm, Ronald; Statman, Andy; Weissberg, Eric; Zelnicki, Mary
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Gardiner, John Eliot; Goberman, Max; Ottley, Jerold D.
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Bach Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Minuet in D...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Galway, James [Flute]; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Haegele, Stefanie; Hahn, Hilary; Hammer, Stephen; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Serkin, Peter [P...
Conductors: ; Ormandy, Eugene; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Galway, James; Marcon, Andrea; Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: ; Canadian Brass; I Solisti di Zagreb; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Original Jacket Collection - Vladimir Horowitz plays Bach, Poulenc, Schumann, et al

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-10-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Vladimir Horowitz:...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

In repertoire that reaches from the classical fizz of Clementi to the muscular modernism of Barber and Prokofiev, this collection spans Horowitz's entire international career,...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4; Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 4 / Casadesus, Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Audite / 2008-08-27

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 44
Performers: Casadesus, Robert
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Two great transatlantic figures in the history of 20th-century performance, Robert Casadesus and Eugene Ormandy, climb the musical heights in thrilling appearances with the RIAS...continue...

An Hour with - Vivaldi: Four Seasons, Concertos, etc / Brusilow, Bream, Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons"; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Guitar in D major; Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537
Performers: Bream, Julian; Brusilow, Anshel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra