Academy Of St Martin In The Fields

Piano Music of Dinu Lipatti / Luiza Borac, piano

2 CD / Avie Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Dinu Lipatti: Concertino in Classic Style for piano & orchestra, Op 3; Sonatina for piano, left hand; Sonata for Piano in D minor; Nocturne for piano in F sharp; Nocturne for piano; Fantaisie for pia...
Performers: Borac, Luiza
Conductors: Martín, Jaime
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Pianist Luiza Borac is the most dedicated champion of music from her native Romania, recognized with a BBC Music Magazine Award for her artistry and...continue...

Mozart: Violin & Wind Concertos / Henryk Szeryng, Gerard Poulet, Iona Brown, Nobuko Imai, Stephen Orton

9 CD / Decca / 2012-10-16

Conductors: Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

For Mozart, wind instruments had their own voices, full of warmth and tenderness, as much as singer did, and his concertos are animated with an...continue...

Adam: Giselle, ballet (Highlights) / Neville Marriner

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Adolphe Adam: Giselle
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Premiered in 1841, Adolphe Adam's Giselle stands as one of the most important French dance creations, a rare masterpiece of lyric theatre that is particularly...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Jude on the Hill, London, England (11/21/1994-11/23/1994)....continue...

Verdi: Oberto / Samuel Ramey, Maria Guleghina, Violeta Urmana, Stuart Neill, Sara Fulgoni - Marriner

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Marriner, Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields; London Voices

Reissued for the first time at mid price...continue...

Massenet: Ballet Suites - Le Cid; Cendrillon; Thais / Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Jules Massenet: Le Cid, suite for orchestra; Cendrillon, suite for orchestra; Thaïs
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Most mid-19th century French operas included ballets, which often served as light intermezzos amid the fevered action (both dramatic and musical) occurring in the opera...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude on the Hill, London, England (11/23/1994-11/25/1994)....continue...

Mozart: Complete Youth Symphonies / Marriner, ASMF [4 CDs]

4 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 7a in G major ("Alte Lambacher"), K. Anh. 221 (K. 45a); Symphony, for orchestra in G major ("Neue Lambacher"), (spurious, by Leopold Mozart), K. deest; Symphony n...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields - one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world - is renowned for its polished and...continue...

Famous Ballet Music - works by Adam, Delibes, Massenet, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; The Sleeping Beauty, suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, suite; Spartacus, suite; Masquerade, suite; Léo D...
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Simonov, Yuri; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For lovers of ballet music, this superb 5-disc set is an attractive collection of famous ballet music, featuring such immortal ballets from Tchaikovsky, Adam, Khatchaturian,...continue...

Haydn, Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / Lynn Harrell, cello

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

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); Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Concerto for Cello in G...
Performers: Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zukerman, Pinchas
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra

American cellist Lynn Harrell furnishes clear proof that Vivaldi's cello concertos are unfairly overshadowed by the famous "Four Seasons": these scores full of melodic elegance...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli; Concerto for Double String Orchestra et al. / Ogdon, Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Divertim...
Performers: Masters, Robert; Menuhin, Yehudi; Ogdon, John; Robson, Nigel; Simpson, Derek
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Barshai, Rudolf; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Bach Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998) is regarded, along with Benjamin Britten, as one of the most important British composers of the 20th century. He was well-known...continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Bach: Complete Piano Concertos, etc. / Murry Perahia

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-07-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major...
Performers: Martín, Jaime; Perahia, Murray; Sillito, Kenneth
Conductors: Perahia, Murray
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

"Most of the works on these discs started life in another form. Perahia is an eloquent advocate, not least in Bach’s wonderful slow movements, above...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndurst Hall, London, England....continue...

20th Century Classics: Villa-Lobos / Angel Romero, Cristina Ortiz, Victoria de los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630; Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Momoprecoce, W 240; Quartet for Strings no 6, Il Quarteto brasileiro, A. 468; Bachiana brasile...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Harle, John; Ortiz, Cristina; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; López-Cobos, Jesús; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Bátiz, Enrique; Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields; French National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian Quartet; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Kremer

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

One of the great violinists of our age in the Everest of violin concertos is in itself an enticing prospect. Schnittke did not disappoint with...continue...
Recording information: London (12/1980)....continue...

Festive Baroque Christmas: Bach, Handel / Popp, Baker, Holl, Fischer-Dieskau, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-01-18

Conductors: Marriner, Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields