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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies / Klemperer

5 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-05-10

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 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

These are all public performances from the Vienna Festival in May/June, 1960. This set was originally released on Music & Arts MA886/890 and is newly...continue...

Otto Klemperer Conducts Beethoven, Vol. 3

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-05-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; The Creatures of Prometheus
Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The extraordinary cast which includes Wilma Lipp and Fritz Wunderlich (voices) makes this recording unmissable. The CD is completed by an exciting performance of the...continue...
Recording information: Vienna (06/1960)....continue...

Alceo Galliera - Respighi: Pini di Roma, etc; Rossini

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2008-05-27

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; La boutique fantasque; Brazilian Impressions
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The Italian conductor Alceo Galliera (1910-1996) made a large number of quality recordings for EMI Classics in the early 1950's and 1960's and later for...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fanta...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Bonney, Barbara; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Isokoski, Soile; Koopman, Ton; Mederos, Rodolfo; Parsons, Geoffrey; Postnikova, Viktoria; Pregardie...
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Davis, Andrew; Scimone, Claudio; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Koopman, Ton; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kangas, Juha; Inbal, Eliahu; Mehta, Zubin; Wolff, Hugh; Bibl, Rudolph; Rasilaine...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Instrumental; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Norwegian ...

A Portrait of Igor Stravinsky - His Works, His Life

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano; Histoire du ...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Cornwell, Joseph; Evitts, David; Ewing, Alan; Frautschi, Jennifer; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Hill, Peter; Humphries, Jon; Lane, Jennifer;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Kelly, Brett; Ward, Nicholas; Sanderling, Stefan; Shao, En; Studt, Richard; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Fry; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Schirmer Ensemble; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of 'The Firebird' to the austere ritual at the end of his 'Requiem Canticles' composed over half a century later,...continue...

Stravinsky: Later Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Scènes de ballet, for orchestra; Variations; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Wait, Mark
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Commissioned by George Balanchine, 'Jeu de cartes' is a prime example of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas emerging helter-skelter from Stravinsky’s imagination. Unlike his other...continue...

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, etc / Frautschi, Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; Le roi des étoiles; Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version); Le sacre du printemps
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"A record of the year. No question about it. This is a stupendous collection conducted by the legendary and controversial Robert Craft with the great...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 / Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-06-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Here is a great conductor in his prime. Von Karajan brings out fully the dignity and aesthetic properties of this famed British orchestra and gives...continue...

Brain in the Orchestra Vol 2 - Tchaikovsky / Karajan, et al

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2007-02-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Brain, Dennis
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This disc is a follow-up to OPK7016, Karajan conducting Beethoven Symphonies with the Philharmonia Orchestra when the late, famed Dennis Brain was a member of...continue...

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le baiser de la fée / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinskys one-act ballet with song, Pulcinella, is no mere re-working of music by Pergolesi and other 18th-century Italian composers. Instead he uses the originals as...continue...

Hadley, Sainton / Bamert, Archer, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Philip Sainton: The Island, tone poem for orchestra; Nadir, tone poem for orchestra; The Dream of the Marionette, ballet; Patrick Hadley: The Trees So High, symphonic ballad for baritone, chorus & or...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the music conveys a wistful, often disturbing intensity unusual for an English work of the period... this is headily evocative stuff, and Anglophiles everywhere will...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Music / Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

2 CD / DS Classics / 2005-04-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This 1996 recording is the first ever of the complete original version of Stravinsky's most popular work, 'The Firebird'. Among the many differences between the...continue...

The Kiss - Music for Love & Passion

1 CD / Intercord / 2003-09-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op....
Performers: Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Favre, Christian; Keller, Roland
Conductors: Forrester, Thomas R.; Gielen, Michael; Mersson, Boris; Warren, George Randolph; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Bünte, Carl-August
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Festival Orchestra; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Kiss Music for Love and Passion and Another Kiss More Music for Love and Passion are timeless collections of romantic music chosen by The...continue...

Expanded Edition - Copland conducts Copland

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Appalachian Spring; Old American Songs, Set 1; Rodeo; Symphony no 3; Billy the Kid
Performers: Warfield, William [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Copland, Aaron
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"The composer directs with unrivaled insight throughout. The remastering for CD is done most skillfully, retaining the ambiance of the originals while achieving more refined...continue...

The Essential Igor Stravinsky

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-03-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Firebird; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Rag-time for 11 instruments; Histoire du soldat - Trois danses; Piano-Rag-Music,...
Performers: Albert, Adrienne; Anderson, Linda; Baker, Israel; Berberian, Cathy; Bressler, Charles; Cho-Liang, Lin; Craft, Robert [Conductor]; Entremont, Philippe; Garrard, Don; Goodman, Benny; Gramm, Donald; Hei...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stravinsky, Igor; ; Craft, Robert
Ensemble: C. B. C. Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (Highlights) / Weldon, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-02-27

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Conductors: Weldon, George
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies, etc / Klemperer, Barenboim

9 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-11-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op....
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Hotter, Hans; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lovberg, Aase Nordmo; Ludwig, Christa
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"By and large, the transfers offer noticeable if not drastic sonic advances over previous incarnations. There's more focus to the lower strings and woodwinds, plus...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Highlights / Lanchbery, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-10-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Lanchbery, John
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Tchaikovskys magical score for The Nutcracker has been a Christmastime favorite, and this digital recording makes the most of the scores charm and grace. Veteran...continue...

Danielpour: Celestial Night, etc / Macal, Philharmonia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-03-16

Works: Richard Danielpour: Celestial Night; Toward the Splendid City, tone poem; Urban Dances, Dance Suite in Five Movements
Conductors: Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"Richard Danielpour here presents music written in a predominantly cheery, affirmative style derived from the jazzy cubism of Stravinsky, Copland, and Bernstein, combined with the...continue...

Homage to Diaghilev / Igor Markevich, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 1997-07-10

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Manuel de Falla: Danza del...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...For all their chill, Markevitch's performances are never inhibited.On the contrary, their mixture of poison and poise is consistently gripping, often angry, sometimes overpowering: indeed,...continue...

Igor Markevich - Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps

1 CD / Testament / 1997-04-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...Markevitch had an excellent pedigree in Stravinsky interpretation, having studied with Monteux (the conductor first associated with Rite), but his conception of the work is...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Highlights / Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-09-17

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas and the Philharmonia Orchestra perform a splendid version of the Christmastime classic, with highlights featured here. Songs include "Arrival of Drosselmeyer," "Clara and the Nut...continue...

Bartok: Dance Suite; Ravel, Busoni, et al / Igor Markevitch

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Ferruccio Busoni: Tanzwalzer, for orchestra, Op. 53, KiV 288; An...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the sound is so vivid and full of presence that much of the time you would swear it was stereo...An illuminating portrait of a conductor...continue...

Ballet - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-08-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Igor Strav...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Lane, Louis; Black, Stanley; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Rabinowitz, Harry; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Pops Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Trumpet - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D m...
Performers: Balm, Neil; Biggs, E. Power; Campion, David; Dean, Allan; Firth, Everett; Franks, Rod; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Gruberova, Edita; Hammer, Stephen; Marsalis, Wynton; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Molnar, A...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; ; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Hunsberger, Donald; Schuller, Gunther; Black, Stanley
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Orche...

Flute - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F...
Performers: Beauregard, Lawrence; Bennett, William [flute]; Flemström, Per; Hála, Josef; Jamet, Marie-Claire; Johnson, Tommy [tuba]; Kudo, Shigenori; Larde, Christian; Manne, Shelly; Marion, Alain; N...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Rolla, János; Munclinger, Milan; Leppard, Raymond; Domingo, Placido; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Andrew, Sir; Entremont, Philippe; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Colomb...
Ensemble: Ars Rediviva; Chamber Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; I Solisti Veneti; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmoni...

Arnold: Dances / Bryden Thomson, The Philharmonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Malcolm Arnold: English Dances Set 1, for orchestra, Op. 27; English Dances Set 2, for orchestra, Op. 33; Scottish Dance no 3; Cornish Dances (4), for orchestra, Op. 91; Irish Dances (4), for orchest...
Conductors: Bean, Hugh; Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra