Semkov, Jerzy

Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; Otello
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, M...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco

The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Tamas Vasary; Ivo Pogorelich, pianists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Pogorelich, Ivo [Piano]; Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

100 Best Choruses

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140; Henry Purcell: Come ye sons of art away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary); Christoph Willibald Gl...
Performers: Barrard, Marc; Bracht, Roland; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Erwen, Keith; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Harper, Heather; Hollweg, Wern...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Munrow, David; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Willcocks, David; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Vienna Philharmon...
Ensemble: ; Dunedin Consort; Orféon Donostiarra ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

1 CD / CD Accord / 2011-04-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy

Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (10/12/2009-10/14/2009)....continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

1 DVD Audio / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Rabinovitsj, Max
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Semkov, Jerzy

On this recording, Leonard Slatkin leads the Saint Louis Symphony in Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky and Jerzy Semkow takes the helm for Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Originally produced...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-02-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy

After his successful Deutsche Grammophon debut recording of Chopin Preludes, Rafal Blechacz returns to the composer who helped make him famous with this all-new recording...continue...
Recording information: Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal (07/2009)....continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

EMI 20th Century Classics - Szymanowski: Violin Concerti, Symphony no 3, etc / Maksymiuk, Wit, Semkow, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61, M71; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"; Litany to th...
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Hiolski, Andrzej; Kulka, Konstanty; Ochman, Wieslaw; Paleczny, Piotr; Rappe, Jadwiga
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Semkov, Jerzy; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Chorus, Cracow

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Kulka, János

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Trio - Chopin: Etudes, Concertos, etc / Tamás Vásáry

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-08-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29; Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 3...
Performers: Vásáry, Tamás
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy; Kulka, János
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This set, part of Deutsche Gramophon's 'Trio' series, is the companion to Vasary's first set (DGG 469 350), and completes the survey of his DG...continue...

Borodin: Prince Igor

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

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor
Performers: Bareva, Liliana; Chekerliiski, Constantin; Christoff, Boris; Dulguerov, Cyril; Gaeva, Radka; Mihailov, Luben; Milkovsky, Alexei; Penkova, Reni; Todorov, Todor; Winer-Chenisheva, Julia
Conductors: Semkov, Jerzy

"This set is still a strong contender, primarily because of Boris Christoff. He sings two major roles - a tradition started by Chaliapin - and...continue...

25 Ultimate Classics

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2003-03-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; John Philip Sousa: Sta...
Performers: Angerer, Paul; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bigg, Julian; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Czech Symphony Orchestra; Faerber, Jorg; Flissler, Eileen; Glazer, Frank; Hucke, Helmut; Kraft, Walter; Kunzel,...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Semkov, Jerzy; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Kunzel, Erich; Scholz, Alfred; Johnson, Robert; Angerer, Paul; Bigg, Julian; Faerber, Jörg; Susskind, Walter; Perlea, Jonel; ; Zinman, Dav...
Ensemble: ; Gunter Kehr Quintet; New York Philomusica Winds

Personnel: Konrad Ragossnig (guitar); Elena Polonska (harp); Aaron Rosand (violin); Eileen Flissler (piano); Walter Kraft (organ)....continue...

25 Thunderous Classics

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2000-09-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Julius Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), ma...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Carroll, Edward; Simon, Abbey
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Munih, Marko; Kunzel, Erich; Slatkin, Leonard; Landau, Siegfried; Michalski, Carl; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Nanut, Anton; ; Scholz, Alfred; Schippers, Thomas; Johano...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; New York Trumpet Ensemble

25 Opera Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini:...
Performers: Buzea, Ion; Cirje-Druica, Elvira; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Herlea, Nicolae; Ianculescu, Magda; Moldoveanu, Eugenia; Oakman, John; Owens, Anne-Marie; Page, Steven [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Bigg, Julian; Bobescu, Jean; Popescu, Paul; Kunzel, Erich; Semkov, Jerzy; Massini, Eglizio; Trailescu, Cornel; Clark, Richard Auldon; Palmer, Rudolph; Petrovici, Constantin; Popa, ...
Ensemble: ; Brewer Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Czech Symphony Orchestra; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Romanian Opera Chorus of Bucharest; Romanian Opera Or...

25 Symphony Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Kehr, Günter; Farberman, Harold; Hager, Leopold; Ludwig, Leopold; Maag, Peter; Zinman, David; Perlea, Jonel; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Semkov, Jerzy; Abravanel, Maurice; Martinon, Jean...
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Luxembourg...

25 Beethoven Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1996-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight";...
Performers: Berry, George; Brendel, Alfred; Flissler, Eileen; Hokanson, Leonard; Klien, Walter; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Rose, Jerome; Silfies, George; Simon, Abbey; Woodhams, Richard
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Schonzeler, Hans-Hubert; Reichert, Hubert; Semkov, Jerzy; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Lizzio, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Minnesota Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Chorus; ...