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Mary Ellen Childs: Wreck

1 CD / Innova / 2013-01-29

Works: Mary Ellen Childs: Wreck, ballet
Performers: Harada, Laura [Violin]; Kinney, Michelle; O'Gorman, Peter; O'Keefe, Patrick; Ultan, Jacqueline [Cello]

Commissioned by Minnesota's Black Label Movement dance company, Mary Ellen Childs' score for Wreck, like many of her works, finds itself grounded in the kinetic...continue...
Recording information: Wild Sound Studio, Minneapolis, MN (08/2011/12/2011)....continue...

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sérgio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Peka...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57 (complete ballet) / Evgeny Svetlanov: conductor

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
Performers: Dulova, Vera; Kalinovsky, Sergei [Violin]; Usachev, Oleg [Trumpet]
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: Orchestra of the USSR State Academic Bolshoi Theatre

In the spring of 1896, Alexander Glazunov received a commission from Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the director of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre, to compose the score...continue...
Recording information: 1961....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs, Hippolyte et Aricie orchestral suites / LÆOrfeo Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs, ballet héroïque - Orchestral Suite; Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie en musique
Performers: Gaigg, Michi
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi
Ensemble: ; LÆOrfeo Baroque Orchestra

In 1733, when Jean-Philippe Rameau staged his first opera at the age of 50, no one thought that the composer would come up with 20...continue...
Recording information: Kapelle der Landesmusikschule Ried, Ried im Innkreis, Ö (03/05/2010-03/07/2010)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Performers: Brown, John; Cummings, Douglas; Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's great ballet scores are symphonic tone paintings full of drama and emotional power. André Previn's time as head of the London Symphony Orchestra was...continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Bach To Jazz / Caroline Adomeit, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-05-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, WoO 1/9; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Eugène Y...
Performers: Adomeit, Caroline; Hastreiter, Thomas; Riem, Julian

Oehms Classics presents the debut recording of young, virtuoso violinist Caroline Adomeit. This bold program of music ranging from Bach's Partitas to Ysaÿe's Mazurka showcases...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (10/02/2011-10/03/2011)....continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Le Triomphe de L'Amour: Songs by Grétry, Luly, Rameau, Campra, Rebel et al. / Sandrine Piau, soprano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: L' amant jaloux; Le tableau parlant; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Acis et Galatée; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon; Les fêtes de Ramire; Les Paladins; Les...
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Nicolet, François; Piau, Sandrine; Roumailhac, Juliette
Conductors: Correas, Jerome
Ensemble: Les Paladins (France)

A renowned figure in the world of Baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau performs regularly with such celebrated conductors as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe...continue...
Recording information: Royaumont Abbey, France (10/2011)....continue...

Musikken til Bournonvilles Balletter, Vol. 4: Et Folkesagn

2 CD / Danacord / 2012-03-13

Works: J.P.E. Hartmann / Niels W. Gade: Et Folkesagn, ballet; H.S. Paulli: Blomsterfesten i Genzano, ballet
Performers: Bjornkjaer, Lars
Conductors: Lassen, Peter Ernst

A Folk Tale, a ballet in three acts, was premiered at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen on March 20, 1854 and the Pas de deux was...continue...
Recording information: Symfonien, Aalborg, Denmark (2004-06-??&2004-09-??&2001-)....continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights / André Previn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Performers: Brown, John; Cummings, Douglas; Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 / David Grimal

2 CD / Aparte / 2012-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; The creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Performers: Grimal, David
Conductors: Grimal, David;
Ensemble: Les Dissonances

The second Beethoven recording by David Grimal and the orchestra Les Dissonances is a benefit album for the homeless. It features Beethoven's fifth symphony coupled...continue...
Recording information: l'auditorium de l'Opéra de Dijon (12/09/2010)....continue...

Musikken til Bournonvilles Balletter, Vol. 2: Napoli

2 CD / Danacord / 2011-12-13

Works: Eduard Helsted: Napoli Suite Dansante; Niels Gade: Napoli, ballet (Act 2); Hans Christian Lumbye: Napoli; Galop militaire, ballet (pas de deux); La Ventana, ballet in 2 acts
Performers: Madsen, Signe; Schmidt, Lars Ole
Conductors: Lassen, Peter Ernst

This series on Danacord documents the work of the famous Danish choreographer August Bournonville....continue...
Recording information: Symfonien AalBorg, Denmark....continue...

Paul Hindemith: Avant-Gardist And Freethinker [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra; Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Concerto for Clarinet; Konzertmusik for piano, 10 brass instruments & 2 harps, Op. 49; Konzertmusik for B...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Cahuzac, Louis; Giseler, Hans; Haas, Monique; Otto, Hans; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Hindemith, Paul; Anerl, Karel

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Stravinsky: The Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2011-10-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; Movements (5), ...
Performers: Banens, J.; Blakeslee, D. [tuba]; Blokker, C.; Boiko, Galina; Brink, Ruud Van Den; Decroos, Jean; Hakii, Ken; Leer-Studebaker, Julia van; Ludha, Ludovit; Maruna, Margarita; Masseurs, Peter; Mustonen,...
Conductors: ; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Bychkov, Semyon; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Piano Circus

A unique collection of all Stravinsky's ballets and symphonies in superb digital recordings under the direction of five of today's most celebrated conductors; two other...continue...

Elin Kolev

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2011-10-04

Works: Martin Stock: Wunderkinder, for violin & ensemble; Poesia, for violin & ensemble; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Op. 42; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; John Williams: Schindlers Liste; Pablo de Sarasate: Zi...
Performers: Chernyavska, Milana; Kolev, Elin
Conductors: Branny, Helmut
Ensemble: Dresdner Kappelsolisten

Recording information: Coswig (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Osnabrück (08/08/2011-08/10/2011); Coswig (08/15/2011-08/17/2011); Osnabrück (08/15/2011-08/17/2011)....continue...

Famous Violin Encores: Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, et al. / Alexander Markov, violin

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice &...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Alexander Markov (violin) and Dmitriy Cogan (piano) come together to perform modernity's favorite violin encores. In this hour of music, enjoy your favorite violin pieces...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium des Halles, Paris, France (12/20/1993-12/23/1993)....continue...

Very Best of Yehudi Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 ...
Performers: Clare, Alan [piano]; Cocker, Paul; Crombie, Tony; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grappelli, Stephane; Menuhin, Yehudi; Verrell, Ronnie
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Pritchard, John; Erede, Alberto; Kurtz, Efrem; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Lysy, Alberto; Irving, Robert; Harris...

Phénoménal Vengerov! Concertos & virtuoso pieces for violin / Maxim Vengerov (3 CD)

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Fritz Kreisler: Liebe...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Pappano, Antonio;
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set celebrates Vengerov's thrilling career. On CD 1, we have the Beethoven Concerto and two Romances, as well as Kreisler's favorite encore 'Liebesleid'...continue...

Stravinsky: The Works for Piano & Violin / Isabelle van Keulen / soprano Brouwenstijn

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Le Baiser de la fée; Danse russe; Mavra; Pastorale for Violin and Piano; Divertimento, transcription for violin & piano by Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin (after T...
Performers: Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]

The title is something of a charming misnomer: only a few minutes of Stravinsky's all-encompassing output were originally scored for violin and piano. However, once...continue...
Recording information: La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland....continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

2 CD / Orchid Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Burroughs, Jessica; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry

The Sleeping Beauty is considered Tchaikovsky's greatest ballet, with its illustrative score that includes favourite moments such as the Rose Adagio and the great Sleeping...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (05/31/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

50 Best Ballet / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Eugene Onegin; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote; La Bayadère; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Cinderella; Aram Khachaturia...
Performers: Truman, Robert; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Paavo, Järvi; Irving, Robert; Previn, Andre; Khachaturian, Aram; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wordsworth, Barry; Kern, Terence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rosenthal, Manuel

50 Best Violin

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons), Concerto no 1 in E "La primavera" (Spring); Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Vi...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gililo...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Tetzlaff, Christian; Pritchard, John; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Kurtz, Efrem; Dervaux, Pierre; Domingo, Placido; Ozawa, Seiji; Bergl...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante

American Artistry: Debut / Sarah Chang

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Fritz Kreisler: Tempo di Menuetto in the style of ...
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Rivers, Sandra

At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang was, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic...continue...
Recording information: American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters, New (03/16/1991-04/16/1991)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Works for violin and piano / Markov

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Op. 10; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Chant sa...
Performers: Markov, Alexander; Markovich, Aleksandr

Essential Tchaikovsky

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'; Con...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; Eyron, Jan; Gedda, Nicolai; Labinsky, Alexandre; Marchesini, Gaston; Papian, Vag; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Spivakov, Vladimir; Truma...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Hickox, Richard; Soltesz, Stefan; Lanchbery, John; Jansons, Mariss; Previn, Andre

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Merry It Is!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-11-09

Works: Shulamit Kleinerman: Merry it is!, music workshop for children's voices & ensemble; Richard Dering: Sweep, Chimney Sweep; American Traditional: College Hornpipe; Yankee Doodle, song; Miss Hedges' Min...
Performers: Breedlove, Jacob; Cerceo, Mia; Chrisman, Emma; Chrisman, Nicky; Coldwell, Charles; Davidson, Susana; Denhard, Gus; Doll, Felix; Dornfield, Ruthie; Inman, Lee; Kleinerman, Shulamit; Mathieu, Megan; Mo...
Conductors: Kleinerman, Shulamit

Recording information: Empty Sea Studios, Seattle, WA....continue...

Ravel: Boléro, Rapsodie Espagnole, etc / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane pour une infante défunte
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: London, Watford Town Hall (06/1985)....continue...

Schmankerln & Postres / Duo Intermezzo

1 CD / Genuin / 2010-08-31

Works: Gustav Sänger: Intermezzo scherzoso; Sergey Rachmaninov: Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; El amor brujo - Love the Magician; Fritz Kreisler: Midnight Bells; Sch...
Performers: Caspers, Ralf; Takeda-Caspers, Tamaki [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Intermezzo

Recording information: Studio ofthe Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Herford (04/12/2009-04/14/2009)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

2 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-08-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Performers: Gould, Clio
Conductors: Moldoveanu, Nicolae

Recording information: Cadogan Hall (07/13/2009-07/15/2009)....continue...

Paris: The Spirit Of Diaghilev

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Chanson russe for Violin and Piano; Tango; Pastorale for Violin and Piano; Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit,...
Performers: Koch, Maya; Milford, Julian

Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Sussex, England (2005-07-25_2005-07-26&2006-)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Complete Ballets

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker ...
Performers: Gendron, Maurice; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

A superb 6 CD set that brings together the very best of Ansermet's Decca Tchaikovsky recordings. As well as the three great ballet scores, the...continue...

Delibes: Coppélia

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Léon Minkus: Don Quixote, ballet
Performers: Eustache, Jean-Pierre; Floch, Herve le; Gabal, Maurice; Pasquier, Bruno
Conductors: Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Lanchbery, John

Delibes: Sylvia

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Léo Delibes: Sylvia; La source, ou Naïla, ballet (collaboration with Léon Minkus); Léon Minkus: Paquita, ballet
Performers: Andre, Roger; Deffayet, Daniel
Conductors: Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lanchbery, John

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete, Dumbarton Oaks, etc

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musagète; Concerto in E flat major "Dumbarton Oaks"; Concerto for String Orchestra in D major
Performers: Engegard, Erika
Conductors: Markiz, Lev
Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta

White Nights

1 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-08-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Firebird Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (2) for Piano, Op. 10; Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vovka; Marchetti, Deborah

Lydia Mordkovitch plays Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Volkonsky, Khandoshkin & Stravinsky

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky: Improvisato for Violin and Piano, Op. 21; Andrei Volkonsky: Sonata for viola & piano; Ivan Khandoshkin: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, Op. 3; Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella;...
Performers: Milford, Julian; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Walker, Nicholas

On this release Lydia Mordkovitch performs a personal selection of Russian pieces for violin or viola. All of them display her expressive capacity and brilliant...continue...

[The Versailles Collection] - The Sun King's Paradise & Les Elemens / Palladian Ensemble

2 CD / Linn Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Jean-Féry Rebel: Les caractères de la danse; Les élémens; Estienne Le Moine: Prelude; Chaconne; Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Pièces de viole, Book ...
Performers: Carter, William; Heinrich, Susanne; Podger, Rachel; Thorby, Pamela
Conductors:
Ensemble: Palladian Ensemble

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It Takes Two / Duo Concertante

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2009-05-19

Works: Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-tico no Fubá; George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55...
Performers: Dahn, Nancy; Steeves, Timothy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Concertante

Acclaimed for their "artistry, poetry, and impeccable technique" (La Scena Musicale) Duo Concertante present 14 of their favorite encore pieces - music that is immediately...continue...

André Previn - The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; English, Gerald; Haendel, Ida; Lloyd, Peter [Flute]; Loriod, Jeanne; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Shirley-Quir...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On April 6, 2009 the musical world celebrated the 80th birthday of one of the most versatile musicians, Andre Previn. Born in Berlin but based...continue...

Rameau: Que les mortels servent de modéle aux dieux... / Haas, Warnier, Richard, Ausonia

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2009-05-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs; Zoroastre, tragédie en musique; Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque
Performers: Glodeanu, Mira; Haas, Frederick; Richard, Arnaud; Warnier, Eugénie
Conductors: Haas, Frederick
Ensemble: Ausonia

'Zoroastre' and 'Zais', written around the same time (1749 and 1748), have been treated like two poles. On the one hand, 'Zoroastre' is the darkest...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
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Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Monteverdi: Ballo delle ingrate SV167; Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda SV153

2 CD / Arion Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Madrigals, Book 8; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Madrigals, Book 9; Madrigals, Book 10; M...
Performers: Barazzoni, Maurizia; Borciani, Alice; Favari, Andrea; Gurnari, Giovanni; Less, Maurizio; Lippi, Marcello; Manzotti, Angelo; Vivaldi, Massimo; Volta, Sandro
Conductors: Volta, Sandro
Ensemble: Ensemble dell' Opera Barocca del Teatro di Guasta

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...