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Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Bach Bachianas: Music by the Bach Family / Magdalena Kozena, Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln et al.

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-16

Works: Johann Michael Bach: Ach, bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, vocal concerto, for 4 voices & instruments; Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben, for alto, strings & continuo; Es ist ein grosser Gewinn, aria, ...
Performers: Berben, Leon; Cordier, David; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Fiedler, Joachim; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Meens, Hein; Schardt, Stephan; Schopper...
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln's recordings of J.S. Bach are classics of the Early music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music...continue...
Recording information: DeutschlandRadio Köln, Sendesaal (01/1986); Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, Germany (01/1986); Melanchthonkirche, Köln-Zollstock, Germany (01/1986); DeutschlandRadio K...continue...

Christmas with Los Romeros - Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditio...
Performers: Romeros, Los
Conductors: Paris, Massimo

Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga (04/2011-05/2011).

The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and ...continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Christiane Oelze, Simon Keenlyside - Christian Thielemann

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Keenlyside, Simon; Kubler, David; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus

Carmina Burana is among the most popular choral pieces of the 20th century, and the riveting "O Fortuna" that frames the work is quite unforgettable....continue...

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Handel: Arias / Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 639; Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283; Samson, HWV 57; Berenice Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38; Alcina, HWV 34; Orlando, HWV 31; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49; Semele, HW...
Performers: Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (07/1997)....continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Le...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Damiens, Alain; Murray, Ann; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

This 6-CD set gathers together for the first time all of Pierre Boulez's Stravinsky recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. It includes the three great "Russian" ballets:...continue...

The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Malédictio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Atkinson, Leon; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartha, Alfonz; Behrens, Hildegard; Berczelly, Istvan; Berman, Lazar; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/C...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Fischer, Iván; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard; Heinrich, Siegfried; Guest, George; Ferencsik, János; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Albrecht...

The cornerstone of DG's Liszt 200 celebration is a 34 CD limited edition superbudget box set in the style of their Brahms and Schumann boxes...continue...

Mozart: Overtures / Marcon

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-05-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38; Bastien und Bastienne, K. 50; La finta semplice, K. 51; Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87; La Betulia liberata, K. 118; Ascanio in Alba, K. 111; Luci...
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel

One way to measure Mozart's greatness is to listen to his overtures as entities apart from the operas they precede. Andrea Marcon and his terrific...continue...
Recording information: Landgasthof Riehen, Switzerland (10/2010)....continue...

Stabat Mater: A Tribute To Pergolesi [Includes DVD]

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-04-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Orfeo ("Nel chiuso centro"), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4; Li prodigy della divina grazia nella conversion e morte di San Guglielmo duca d'Aquitania, s...
Performers: Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Assisted by Antonio Pappano and recorded at Netrebko's July 2010 Baden-Baden concert, here is a landmark performance of one of classical music's most popular works....continue...
Recording information: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden (07/2010)....continue...

Stabat Mater: A Tribute To Pergolesi / Netrebko, Pappano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-04-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Orfeo ("Nel chiuso centro"), chamber cantata for soprano, strings & continuo, Op. 2/4; Li prodigy della divina grazia nella conversion e morte di San Guglielmo duca d'Aquitania, s...
Performers: Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Assisted by Antonio Pappano and recorded at Netrebko's July 2010 Baden-Baden concert, here is a landmark performance of one of classical music's most popular works....continue...
Recording information: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden (07/2010)....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Pergolesi Collection / Abbado, Carmignola, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concerto for Violin in B flat major; Salve Regina; Mass (Kyrie & Gloria), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major (4 versions); Salve regina, for countertenor & ...
Performers: Antonaz, Laura; Balducci, Antonella; Bertotti, Lavinia; Cangemi, Veronica; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dominguez, Rosa; Gallo, Lucio; Grandini, Alfredo; Harnisch, Rachel; Kleiter, Julia
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Pergolesi Year 2010 celebrates the birth 300 years ago of a first rank composer. Had Pergolesi not died young, his name would rank among the...continue...

Mozart: The Complete Operas Box [33 DVD]

33 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus, K 38; Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes, K 35; Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Bastien und Bastienne, K 50 (46a); La finta semplice, K 51 (46a); Mitrid...

In one of the largest classical audio-visual projects ever, the world's finest directors, conductors and singers have joined forces for this celebration of Mozart's genius....continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / harding, Petibon

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-09-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Gerhaher, Christian; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Daniel Harding conducts one of the most popular pieces of the classical canon: Carl Orff's cantata, Carmina Burana, a composition that continually attracts an audience...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich (04/2010)....continue...

Rosso - Italian Baroque Arias / Andrea Marcon. Patricia Petibon, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-08-03

Works: Antonio Sartorio: Giulio Cesare in Egitto; L'Orfeo; Alessandro Stradella: San Giovanni Battista; George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34; Rinaldo, HWV7; Ariodante, HWV 33; Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HW...
Performers: Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea

Patricia Petibon, admired for her command of Baroque style, records her first album of Italian Baroque arias partnered by Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque...continue...
Recording information: Toblach/Dobbiaco, Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Gustav-Mah (09/2009)....continue...

Opera & Oratorio Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-02-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738; Juditha Triumphans Devictr Holofernes Barbarie, RV 644; La Verità In Cimento, RB 739; Farnace, RV 711; Arsilor, Regina Di Ponto, RV 700; Orlando Furioso, RV...
Performers: Dini, Gianfranco; Fusek, Anna [Recorder]; Kozena, Magdalena
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea

Magdalena Kozena releases her first-ever Vivaldi album and highlights not just the virtuosic aspects of the composer's writing but also a more serene and gentler...continue...
Recording information: Toblach / Dobbiaco, Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Gustav-M (10/2008)....continue...

Bach: Violin and Voice

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Cantata no 204, "Ich bin in mir vergnügt" BWV 204; Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, BWV 32; Zerrei&szl...
Performers: Conte, Rosario; Goerne, Matthias; Hahn, Hilary; Kitaya, Naoki; Schäfer, Christine; von der Goltz, Kristin; Weise, Henrik; Wiese, Henrik
Conductors: Liebreich, Alexander

To the vocal lines of arias and duets, Bach composed gorgeous violin passages. In 'Bach: Violin & Voice", Hilary Hahn records these passages exquisitely sharing...continue...
Personnel: Hilary Hahn (violin).

Recording information: München-Sendling, Himmelfahrtskirche (12/2008/04/2009)....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Coffee Cantata / Harnoncourt [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Holl, Robert; Perry, Janet; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday with this 2-DVD release of rare, vintage, period Bach performances for the first time. Never released on DVD...continue...
Run Time: 270 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Bach - Arias, etc / Anne Sofie von Otter, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Concerto Copenhagen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54; Cantata no 197 "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht" BWV 197; Cantata no 99, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 99; Saint Matt...
Performers: Dahlin, Anders J.; Jespersen, Jakob Bloch; Medici, Tomas; Mortensen, Lars Ulrik; Roman, Karin; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Mortensen, Lars Ulrik
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen

It was with Bach that Anne Sofie von Otter made her very first solo appearances, singing the alto solos in 'St. John Passion' in Stockholm....continue...

Handel / Rolando Villazón, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-03-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano; Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Ariodante; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Bottone, Rebecca; Gadoullet, Jean; Howarth, Robert; Suckling, Christopher; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

Internationally acclaimed tenor Rolando Villazon presents an all-new recording of Italian arias by Handel. All admirers of the tenor's voice will be engaged by this...continue...

Ah! mio cor - Handel Arias / Kozena, Marcon, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34; Hercules, HWV 60; Agrippina, HWV 6; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Joshua, HWV 64; Ariodante, HWV 33; Theodora, HWV 68; Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11; Orlando, HWV 31; Rin...
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: Venice Baroque Orchestra

This is Magdalena Kozena's first collaboration with the acclaimed Venice Baroque Orchestra and Andrea Marcon - a superlative grouping and a must-have album for every...continue...

Haydn: The Creation / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Persson, Miah; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Chetham's Chamber Choir

"McCreesh has worked wonders with this popular but difficult score, and the Gabrieli Consort and Players produce a performance of considerable electricity... The orchestral and...continue...

Christmas In Rome / McCreesh/Gabrieli Consort & Players [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 588; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Quem vidistis, pastores; Giovanni Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Missa "Hodie Christus natus est"; ...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; English Concert Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players

An inspiring concert of Renaissance and Baroque masterworks. Among the pieces performed are Palestrina's 'Christmas Mass' and Vivaldi's 'Gloria'. Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Greatest Classical Hits - Orff: Carmina Burana

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Keenlyside, Simon; Kuebler, David; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion / Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Nikolaus Harnoncourt performs the first of Bach's two Passion settings with a stellar ensemble. The dramatic and dynamic St. John Passion is probably Bach's most...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Grand Prix - Haydn: The Creation / McNair, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Brown, Donna; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilfrey, Rodney; McNair, Sylvia; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

"yet his (Gardiner) is a fun Creation and a real enrichment of the library Gardiner stands firm as an easy first choice; a re-creator of...continue...

Roberto Alagna - Viva l'Opera!

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Macbeth; Aida, opera; Otello; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Favorita; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Friedrich ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barrard, Marc; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Foster, Lucy; Fyfe, Elizabeth; Gheorghiu, Angela; Keenlyside, Simon; Manfrino, Nathalie; Mariotti, Alfredo; Moore, Darren; Price, John; Ragona...
Conductors: Armstrong, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Pidò, Evelino; Elder, Mark; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Guidarini, Marco

This is a great collection of Roberto Alagna singing opera's greatest hits. CD 1 features Italian arias and songs. CD 2 features French arias and...continue...

Consider, My Soul - Thomas Quasthoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Markus; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Thomas Quasthoff follows his internationally acclaimed and Grammy winning 'Bach Cantatas' recording with an atmospheric program of sacred arias, including selections from oratorios by Bach,...continue...

Bach: St. Matthews Passion, Karl Richter/Munich Bach Orch. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Berry, Walter; Donath, Helen; Hamari, Julia; Laubenthal, Horst; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Schramm, Ernst Gerold; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir; Munich Bach Orchestra

Karl Richter (1926-1981) was regarded as one of the great Bach conductors of the twentieth century, noted for solid regularity in rhythms and a serious...continue...
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The Baroque Christmas Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2); Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noëls (3), H 531; Noëls pour les instruments, H 534; In Nativitatem Domini Ca...
Performers: Comberti, Micaela; Giardelli, Mirella; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]; Standage, Simon; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Pinnock, Trevor; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Experience Christmastide as it was celebrated more than 250 years ago with 18 glorious tracks from Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Paul McCreesh, Trevor Pinnock and...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Bach: Cantatas / Quasthoff, Kussmaul, Berliner Solisten

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Kussmaul, Rainer
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

"Quasthoff has a fine voice for Bach, sturdy and rich through his entire range. He brings his skills as a lieder singer to the darker...continue...

Midnight at Notre-Dame / Olivier Latry

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-08-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zw&ou...
Performers: Latry, Olivier

Gramophone Magazine
The magical art of the transcriber clearly lives on in the French capital: just listen to the Prokofiev Toccata and your jaw is guaranteed...continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Haydn: Symphonies, etc

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe a...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Bilgram, Hedwig; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Kuchl, Rainer; Moll, Kurt; Ollmann, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Schloter, Elmar; Sotin, Hans; Thomas-Mifune, Werner; Vocals], Thoma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Among the often overlooked aspects of Leonard Bernstein's legacy is his sure touch with the great classicists, especially Haydn. This four-disc treasury of Haydn masterpieces...continue...

Blue - Handel: Acis & Galatea / Gardiner, Burrowes, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"A joy... glorious singing." -International Music Guide This title was a Gramophone Award Winner for 1978 in the Early Music category. It has been digitally...continue...

Orff: Trionfi / Eugen Jochum, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-01-14

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Trionfo di Afrodite, scenic concert in 7 scenes
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Braun, Hans; Delorko, Ratko; Holm, Richard; Kuen, Paul; Kupper, Annelies; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Trötschel, Elfriede; Wiese-Lange, Elisabeth
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Brandenberg Concertos, Orchestral Suites, etc / Goebel

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Bauer, Sabine; Bouman, Henk; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hazelzet, Wilbert; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Immer, Friedemann; Schneider, Michael [Recorder/Conductor]; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]...

Sacred Songs / Placido Domingo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-09-10

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria, for voice & orchestra; Paolo Rustichelli: Kyrie, for voice, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar & orchestra; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Fermin Maria Alvarez: Plegaria (...
Performers: Domingo, Luisa; Domingo, Placido; Rustichelli, Paolo; Sissel
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello

Personnel: Plácido Domingo (tenor); Sissel (vocals); Paolo Rustichelli (guitar, piano, synthesizer).

Recording information: Auditorium Milano, Milano, Italy (02/2002)....continue...

Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra / Järvi, Gothenburg SO

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-05-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; I host (In Autumn), concert overture for orchestra, Op. 11; Symphonic Dances (4), Op. 64; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for St...
Performers: Alm, Vivika; Andersson, Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cortese, Paul; Einarson, Monica; Eklof, Marianne; Forsberg, Charlotte; Goran, Per; Hagegard, Hakan; Hermansson, Soren; Holmgren, Carl-Gustaf; Larsson, ...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Pro Musica Chamber Choir

Handel: Hercules / Minkowski, Von Otter, Croft, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-04-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Hercules
Performers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Saks, Gidon; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Hercules has never quite occupied the place it merits in the Handel canon, even though it includes some of his most powerfully...continue...

Bach: Christmas Cantatas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64; Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121; Cantata no 133, "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV ...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Loges, Stephan; Monoyios, Ann; Muller, Rufus [Tenor Vocals]; Podger, Julian; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists