Rainer, Christian

Egyptian Splendour

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2008-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Johann Strauss II: Ägyptischer (Egyptian March), march for orchestra, Op. 335 (RV 335); Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Claude Debussy: Préludes, ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Gregory, James; Perez, Juan; Souter, Martin
Conductors: Munih, Marko; Rainer, Christian; Pesek, Libor; Froment, Louis de; Gmür, Hanspeter

The mystery of Egypt in classical music. An exotic collection of classical music which evokes the mysterious world of classical Egypt. These major works bring...continue...

Opera Italiana - Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, et al

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2006-11-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Otello; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat mater; Gaetano...
Performers: Andersen, B.B.; Gabry, Edith; Herbert, Ute; Hesse, Ruth; Illes, Eva; Jasper, Bella; Knoll, Rudolf; Koszut, Ursula; Moldoveanu, Vasile [Tenor Vocals]; Noel, Rita; Pavarotti, Luciano; Perez, Juan; Ponc...
Conductors: Rezucha, Bystrik; Rainer, Christian; Munih, Marko; Couraud, Marcel; Pitamic, Alexander von; Patanè, Giuseppe; Modest, Klaus-Peter; Wagner, Robert; Gmür, Hanspeter; Zanotelli, Hans; Geist, G...

Victorian Vision

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2001-06-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Songs (6), Op. 57; Elias Parish Alvars: Serena...
Performers: Bennett, Elinor; Bottone, Bonaventura; Butteriss, Simon; Giles, Ian; Gregory, James; Souter, Martin; Spiers, John; Wickham, Henry
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Jones, John Price; Edwards, John O.

Music for home and garden; Includes Mendelssohn and Gilbert and Sullivan...continue...

Fairy Music

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 1999-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fa...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Rainer, Christian; Scholz, Alfred; Markevitch, Igor; Rezucha, Bystrik; Siegel, Laurence Gordon

Classical music by the great composers inspired by fairies. Music inspired by fairies and fairy tales from the magical sounds of Mendelssohn's 'Scherzo' to the...continue...