Utah Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 / Maurice Abravanel

3 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-10-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Coming off the great success of its Mahler Symphonies box set by Abravanel and the Utah Symphony, Musical Concepts presents the complete symphonies of Jean...continue...
Recording information: Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah (05/1977)....continue...

Divos & Divas

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dan, Elena; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego...
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Armiliato, Marco; Gemignani, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; Müller, Eduardo...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Sing unto the Lord - Handel, Mozart: Choruses / Somary, Abravanel, et al

1 CD / Sheridan Square / 2008-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Judas Maccabaeus; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Lester, Harold; Tilney, Colin
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice; Somary, Johannes; Somary, Stephen; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Amor Artis Chorale; Berlin Chamber Chorus; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; University of Utah Civic Chorale; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Featuring outstanding choruses and orchestras such as the Utah Symphony under the direction of Maurice Abravanel, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choirs, and the...continue...

Grieg: Works for Orchestra / Abravanel, Utah Symphony

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-02-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; I host (In Autumn), concert overture for orchestra, Op. 11; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies, Overtures /Abravanel, Utah

5 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Manfred Symphony, Op. 58; Marche slave, Op. 31; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Pathétiqu...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Americana - Siegmeister, Ines, Copland, Gould, Sousa

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Elie Siegmeister: Western Suite, for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; Aaron Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Fanfare for the common man; Billy the Kid; Rodeo; Morton Gould: American ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice; Johanos, Donald; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

The American Composers Series - American Orchestral Music

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story, suite from the film score for orchestra; Ned Rorem: Symphony no 3; William Schuman: Symphony no 7; Howard Hanson: Symphony no 6; Gunther Schuller: Symphony 1965; Edwa...
Conductors: Landau, Siegfried; Abravanel, Maurice; Johanos, Donald
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Westphalian Symphony Orchestra

A Retrospective - George Perle

2 CD / Bridge / 2006-11-01

Works: George Perle: Nine Bagatelles for piano; Three Inventions for solo bassoon; Chansons Cachées, for piano; Two French Christmas Carols, for choir; Triptych, for violin & piano; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Boriskin, Michael; Dibner, Steven; Dodge, Baird; Goode, Richard; Gutierrez, Horacio; Macomber, Curtis; Morkoski, Molly; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Perle, Shirley Rhoads
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music Today Ensemble; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Bridge's 'George Perle: Retrospective' celebrates the music of one of America's greatest compositional voices with a two-disc set of pieces written between 1957 and 2004....continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, etc / Abravanel, Utah SO

2 CD / Artemis / 2006-08-22

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Maurice Abravanel leads the Utah Symphony in this complete 1961 recording of Tchaikovsky's lovely and joyously enduring holiday classic. Vanguard Classics presents this evening-length...continue...

Weekend Classics - A Copland Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Aaron Copland: Symphony no 3; El salón México; Billy the Kid; Appalachian Spring; Rodeo
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Steinberg, William; Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

The Essential Mormon Tabernacle Choir

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-23

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Oklahoma; Carousel; State Fair; John Barry: Born Free; Traditional: He's got the whole world in His hands; All through the night; Danny Boy "Londonderry Air"; Bat...
Performers: Alexander, John [tenor]; Amara, Lucine; Asper, Frank; Chookasian, Lili; Cundick, Robert; Longhurst, John; Macurdy, John; Merrill, Robert; Milnes, Sherrill; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Harris, Arthur; Condie, Richard P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Clancy, Jim
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; The Vocal Majority; Utah Symphony Orchestra

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Cantata no 156, "Ich s...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Gar...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony O...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

William Kraft

1 CD / First Edition / 2005-06-21

Works: William Kraft: Contextures II; Interplay for cello & orchestra; Of Ceremonies, Pageants and Celebrations for orchestra
Performers: Mack, Jonathan; Rawcliffe, Mary; Samples, Warren Jr.
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Polivnick, Paul; Wilkins, Christopher
Ensemble: Alabama Symphony Orchestra; New Albion Ensemble; Utah Symphony Orchestra

This brilliant all-world premiere collection of works by American composer William Kraft is a musical and sonic marvel. 'Contextures', Kraft's stunning percussion-based work, performed by...continue...

Historical - Satie: Orchestral Works / Abravanel, Utah SO

2 CD / Artemis / 2005-04-26

Works: Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Mercure, ballet in 3 scenes; La belle excentrique, "serious fantasy" for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands); Grimaces (5) for "A Midsummer Night's Drea...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Orchestral Masterpieces /Rossi, Somary, Abravanel

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-06-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Le pas ...
Performers: Iriarte, Ana Maria
Conductors: Rossi, Mario; Somary, Johannes; Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Orchestral Masterpieces / Mackerras, Arbavanel

2 CD / Artemis / 2004-06-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Concerto for Violin in D major; Pétrouchka; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
Performers: Cullen, Bernadette; Dickson, Grant; Edmonds, Thomas; Mendelow, Daniel; Mulcahy, Michael; Nuttall, David; Spivakovsky, Tossy
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Abravanel, Maurice; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Stoutz, Edmond de
Ensemble: Australian Chamber Orchestra; Pro Arte Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Winds of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

Berlioz: Requiem / Abravanel, Bressler, Utah SO, Utah Civic

2 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-05-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Performers: Bressler, Charles
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: University of Utah Civic Chorale; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works / Abravanel, Utah SO

1 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-05-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Flos campi; Fantasia on Greensleeves
Performers: Lentz, Sally Peck
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

"I haven't heard earlier CD re-incarnations of this, but I can't imagine how the rich, natural, smooth sound of this new SACD could beat." -...continue...

The Essential Wedding - Wedding favorites by Bach, Handel, Stainer, Pachelbel, Wagner

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dilley, Harry; Farnes, Richard; Hurford, Peter; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Michael Laird Brass Ensemble; National ...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; ; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Morris, Wyn; Guest, George; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Page, Neil; Rudel, Julius; Ingman, Nick...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Choir of Uppingham School; English Sinfonia; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's College Choir of Cambridge; Michael Laird Bras...

Personnel: Felicity Palmer, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Anthony Way (treble); Harry Dilley (trumpet); Stephen Cleobury , Richard Farnes, Peter...continue...

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

Brahms: The Symphonies / Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony

2 CD / Artemis / 2003-08-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Enduring Freedom - America's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful; George M. Cohan: You're a grand old flag; Woody Guthrie: This Land is You...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn; Luxon, Benjamin; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Willison, David
Conductors: Rogers, Eric; Williams, John [Composer]; Davis, Carl; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Rudel, Julius; Bashford, Rodney; Hunsberger, Donald; Pope, Douglas A.; Fennell, Frederick
Ensemble: Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Chorus; Boston Pops; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; Grenadier Guards Band; Mantovani & His Orchestra; Mormon Ta...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Kojian, Utah Symphony Orch

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductors: Kojian, Varujan
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Reference Classics - First Sampling

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Aaron Copland: An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; William Walton: Façade, for reciter & ensemble; Franz Li...
Performers: DeCray, Marcella; Fuller, Albert; Nojima, Minoru; Quan, Linda; Ritchie, Stanley [Violin]; Walsh, Matthew
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Hooper, Ralph; Le Roux, Jean-Louis; ; Kojian, Varujan
Ensemble: ; Chicago Pro Musica; Helicon Ensemble; San Francisco Choral Artists; The Performing Arts Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Duffy: Symphony no 1 "Utah", etc / Silverstein, Williams

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-10-01

Works: John Duffy: Heritage Fanfare and Chorale, for brass & percussion; Heritage Suite, for orchestra; Symphony no 1 "Utah"; Heritage Symphonic Dances, for orchestra
Conductors: Williams, Richard; Silverstein, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Explore the Classics - Love

1 CD / Allegro Imports / 1998-03-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Carlson: Symphonic Sequences, etc / Robertson, Utah SO

1 CD / New World / 1997-10-01

Works: David Carlson: Twilight Night; Rhapsodies; Concerto for Cello no 1; Symphonic Sequences from Dreamkeepers
Performers: Miland, Emil
Conductors: Robertson, Stewart
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

25 Romantic Moods

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3; Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incide...
Performers: Glazer, Frank; Hampe, Konrad; Klien, Walter [Piano]; Rose, Jerome; Silfies, George; Simon, Abbey; Starke, Gerhard; Storck, Helga [Harp]; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Zinman, David; Maag, Peter; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Slatkin, Leonard; ; Abravanel, Maurice; Mata, Eduardo; Susskind, Walter
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Minnesota Orchestra; New York Camerata; Philharmonia Hungarica; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Utah Symphony Orchestra

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...

Gershwin: American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue / Abravanel, Lowenthal, Utah SO

1 CD / Vanguard / 1987-10-01

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue
Performers: Lowenthal, Jerome
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Copland: Old American Songs, 4 Motets, etc / Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-06-23

Works: Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Set 1; Old American Songs, for voice & piano, Book 2; Canticle of Freedom, for chorus & orchestra; Motets (4), for chorus
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra