Ozawa, Seiji

Russian Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin / Ozawa/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Alexander Borod...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this Russian-oriented performance. Included in this program are Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' as well as Stravinsky's 'Firebird'....continue...

Classical Music Prep School - Essential Music Everyone Wants to Know

4 CD / Telarc / 2009-08-11

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O viridissima virga; Anonymous, Cantigas de Santa Maria: Work(s); Anonymous, Worcester Antiphonarium: Salve virgo virginum; Anonymous, Trouvères: Au renouvel; Guillaume Duf...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Brewer, Christine; Cheng, Gloria; Chertock, Michael; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Kammen, Shira; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guita...
Conductors: ; MacKenzie, Norman; Pearlman, Martin; Ozawa, Seiji; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Levi, Yoel; Bishop, Michael; Shaw, Robert; ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Empire Brass & Friends; Ensemble Galilei; Ensemble P.A.N. [Project Ars Nova]

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; Augér, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]...
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)

Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as EUA 2072518. A "triumph...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A "triumph of remembrance," wrote Die Welt following this stirring concert given by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Seiji Ozawa and with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist....continue...
Run Time: 123 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...

Best Ballet 100 - Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Copland, etc / Rattle, Ozawa, Previn, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Eugen Onegin; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Conc...
Performers: Carol, Norman; Donohoe, Peter; Gammon, Philip; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel; Rattle, Simon, S...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 3 & 6, Choral Fantasy, Leonore Overture no 3

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastor...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Ozawa, Seiji

The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter / Karajan, Muti, Ozawa, Mutter, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons)...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Karajan, Herbert von; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Read, William Tim; Scholz, Rudolf
Conductors: Accardo, Salvatore; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

At the age of six, Anne-Sophie Mutter was turned on to the violin after hearing David Oistrakh play the Brahms sonatas and being awed by...continue...

Beautiful Wedding - Ceremony - Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, etc / Ozawa, Pearlman, Levi, Empire Brass et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Marc-Antoine Charpentier...
Performers: Brown, Joel; Kuhlman, William; Murray, Michael [Organ]; Sauer, John; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Smedvig, Rolf [Trumpet]; Tiven, Rick; Wortman, Kurt
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Ozawa, Seiji; Levi, Yoel; Fennell, Frederick; Pearlman, Martin; López-Cobos, Jesús

Beautiful Wedding: Classical Music for the Wedding Dinner

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-05-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 84...
Performers: Krueger, Christopher; McDuffie, Robert; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guitar]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Zaferes, Peter
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; López-Cobos, Jesús; Clark, Keith; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Galilei

Rostropovich plays Cello Works

9 CD / Erato / 2008-03-25

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Toccata "by Frescobaldi," for cello & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743; Vater unser im...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Emanuelle, Jean; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Lemoine, Micheline; Primetemps, Edmond; Quatrocchi, Robert; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Seenan, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Vishnevskaya, Ga...
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ozawa, Seiji; Halffter, Cristobal; Jolivet, André; Sacher, Paul; Nagano, Kent; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Landowski, Marcel; Scribner, Norman
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Cathedral Lower School Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Collegium Musicum

Best of New Year's Concert / Vienna Philharmonic Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Various: Work(s)
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Boskovsky, Willi; Ozawa, Seiji; Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Celebrate the New Year in style with a true "best of" DVD - the best of the famous annual New Year’s concerts from Vienna over...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

The Essential Leon Fleisher

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; C...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Szell, George; Ozawa, Seiji

Pianist Leon Fleisher joins the pantheon of America's cultural giants when he receives the 2007 Kennedy Center Honor in December. One of the most dazzling...continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 2; Ravel / Li, Ozawa, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Yundi Li teams up with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa for his second orchestral recording. Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 is the most brilliant...continue...

The World's Most Romantic Operas / Gavazzeni, Ozawa, et al

14 CD / Bravissimo / 2007-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohè...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bruscantini, Sesto; Calabrese, Franco; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cava, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Crass, Franz; Farina, Ida; Filici, Mari...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Böhm, Karl; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Verchi, Nino; Maag, Peter; Schippers, Thomas; Matacic, Lovro von

Seven complete operas from the romantic repertoire—great live opera recordings at budget price in one space-saving set! Exciting live recordings taped 1967–1973 of the greatest...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Greatest Classical Hits - Ravel: Bolero

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-09-11

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Menuet antique; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse
Performers: Kavalovski, Charles [Horn]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Artist Portrait - Mstislav Rostropovich

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Antonio Vivaldi: Concert...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Dvorak In Prague: A Celebration / Ma, Perlman, Von Stade, Boston SO, Ozawa [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-05-29

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Slavonic Dance in E minor
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Superstars Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Frederica von Stade, and the Boston Symphony led by Seiji Ozawa perform in this concert that marks the 100th anniversary...continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Czech Republic
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Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

The Glory of Rostropovich

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-20

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in C major, RV 398; Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in A major...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Cantin, Catherine; Derungs, Martin; Finke, Eberhard; Holliger, Heinz; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Serkin, Rudolf; Spierer, Leon; Stein, Alexander
Conductors: Sacher, Paul; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Chung, Myung-Whun; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum Zürich ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharm...

"Given that box sets are too often thrown together in a last cavalier attempt to get mileage from back catalog, it's a pleasure to find...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Sa...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Great Tenor Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Loh...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hadley, Jerry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor Vocal]; Thomas, Jess; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Levine, James; Bernstein, Leonard; Karajan, Herbert von; Born, Walther; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Kubelik, Rafael; Ozawa, Seiji; Abbado, Claudio

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Orchestral Waltzes - Works By Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Sibelius, Ravel, Prokofiev & S

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Jean Sibelius: Kuolema...
Conductors: Van Remoortel, Edouard; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Karajan, Herbert von; Ozawa, Seiji; Pletnev, Mikhail

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, Daphnis Et Chloe, Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Albo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; La valse; Daphnis et Chloé; pavane; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestra Suites, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Moskva, ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Kotliarov, Mikhail; Kremer, Gidon; Masseurs, Peter; Mullova, Viktoria; Schiff, Heinrich; Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Barshai, Rudolf; Järvi, Neeme; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kegel, Herbert; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchest...

This volume of the Shostakovich 100th Anniversary box set series is devoted to the Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Chamber Symphonies. "For all his sophistication of...continue...

Weekend Classics - A Romantic Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Camille Saint...
Performers: Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Järvi, Neeme; Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Kleiber, Carlos; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Maazel, Lorin; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Weekend Classics - A Soprano Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Artmeier, Fred; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Eder, Claudia; Freni, Mirella; Gruberova, Edita; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Ott, Karin; Poggi, Gianni; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Bar...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Kleiber, Carlos; Votto, Antonino; Karajan, Herbert von; Löwlein, Hans; Peters, Reinhard; Rudel, Julius; Levine, James; Marin, Ion; Böhm, Karl; Michalski, C...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op.14, Romeo & Juliet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-08

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Wiener Opernfest 2005

2 CD / Orfeo / 2005-12-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65; Der Rosenkavalier; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Baechle, Janina; Baltsa, Agnes; Botha, Johan; Daniel, Boaz; Domingo, Placido; Fink, Walter; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gruberova, Edita; Grundheber, Franz; Hampson, Thomas; Isokoski, Soile; Keszei, Bori;...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Mehta, Zubin; Welser-Möst, Franz; Thielemann, Christian; Gatti, Daniele

Korngold: Violin Concerto Op 35 / Schmid, Ozawa, Wiener PO

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-08

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Das Wunder der Heliane, opera, Op. 20; Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; Suite for 2 Violins, Cello an...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Früwirth, David; Schmid, Benjamin; Sigfridsson, Henri; Viersen, Quirine; Weinmeister, Hanna
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wiener Staatsoper Live: Nicolai Ghiaurov

1 CD / Orfeo / 2005-10-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlos; Attila; Macbeth; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Kmentt, Waldemar; Terkal, Karl; Wächter, Eberhard; Yachmi, Rohangiz
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Stein, Horst; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Martin, Miguel Angel Gomez; Ozawa, Seiji; Satanowski, Robert

Classics - Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos / Serkin, et al

3 CD / Telarc / 2005-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"...illuminating performances." - Opus...continue...

Ives: Symphony no 2, etc / Bernstein, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2); Contemplations (2); Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27); Tone Roads no 1, for chamber orchestra, S. 49i (K. 1C34/1); Fr...
Performers: Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji; Peress, Maurice; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra

"The Gunther Schuller-led miniatures are played by an all-star ensemble selected by the conductor. The performances tend towards the virtuoso showpiece rather than the Ivesian...continue...

Strauss: Don Quixote, etc / Ma, Ax, Ozawa, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is the eloquent soloist is Strauss's sumptuous orchestral fantasy based on Cervantes' classic novel, and he is joined by pianist Emmanuel Ax...continue...

Breathe - The Relaxing Piano

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-08-23

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 14...
Performers: Chertock, Michael; Gutierrez, Horacio; Lang Lang; O'Conor, John; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Zinman, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; ; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Jacques Loussier Trio

The Best of Beethoven

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-06-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85; Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Jerusalem, Siegfried; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; O'Conor, John; Taylor, Janice; Vaness, Carol
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

This release features eight splendid Beethoven performances drawn from the Telarc catalog....continue...

Weekend Classics - A Ravel Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-06-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse
Performers: Walt, Sherman
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Weekend Classics - Weekend Favourites

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-06-14

Works: Jules Massenet: Thaïs; La Vierge; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fan...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Thorvaldsson, Christer; Winland, Leo
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Ozawa, Seiji; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, Nutcracker Suite / Ozawa

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

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Super Audio CD Sampler - RQR

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

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514...
Performers: Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Civil, Alan; Gazzelloni, Severino; Gedda, Nicolai; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kovacevich, Stephen; Pieterson, George
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Schroder, Jaap; ; Inbal, Eliahu; Varviso, Silvio; Evetz, Eugen; Krips, Josef; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; I Musici; Orchestre de P...

Weekend Classics - A Gershwin Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-05-10

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Stockigt, Siegfried; Szidon, Roberto
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Ozawa, Seiji; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Ravel: Bolero, La Valse / Ozawa - Boston SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Pavane pour une infante défunte; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Rapsodie espagnole
Performers: Kavaloski, Charles
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston (1974-03-??&1974-04-??&1974-)....continue...

Dutilleux, Bartók, Stravinsky / Anne-Sophie Mutter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Sur le même accord, nocturne for violin & orchestra; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Ozawa, Seiji; Sacher, Paul
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Mutter has one of the sweetest of tones, particularly when she plays softly and tenderly... her range of colors is wide - her non-vibrato playing...continue...

Vivaldi, et al: Works for Violin and Orchestra / Mutter

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major, RV 218; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen
Performers: Karajan, Herbert von; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Read, William Tim; Scholz, Rudolf
Conductors: Hink, Werner; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Ozawa, Seiji

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 1 & 3 / Serkin, Ozawa

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 / Serkin, Ozawa, Boston SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"... boldly carved, formidable in articulation, bright in tone, inspired in sensibility... [Serkin's] profundity makes him a paragon among pianists of the mid-20th century." -...continue...