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Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago SO - Mozart Sym. 35; Mahler: Sym. 5; Mussorgsky: Pictures; Beethoven: Egmont Ov. Sym. 5 [DVD]

3 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 i...
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

To mark the occasion of what would have been Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday, Sony Classical presents Sir Georg Solti Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,...continue...
Run Time: 203 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French
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Simply Baroque II

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 75; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Wer nur den lieben Gott...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (08/16/1998-08/21/1998)....continue...

Gustav Leonhardt Jubilee Edition [15 CDs]

15 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 718; Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 73...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Brüggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Hucke, Helmut; Kuijken, Barthold [Flute/Recorder]; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Kuijken, Wieland [Cello, Viola da Gamba]; Leonhardt, Gustav; M...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: ; Leonhardt Consort

Simply Baroque / Yo-Yo Ma, cello & Ton Koopman

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167; St. Matthew's Passion; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; BWV 22; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Recording information: De Stadageboorzaal, Leiden, Holland (08/16/1998-08/22/1998).

With SIMPLY BAROQUE, Yo-Yo Ma continues in his line of projects that broaden his repertoire and have immense ...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Ozawa

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Kolk, Stanley; Mandac, Evelyn; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (11/17/1969)....continue...

Vivaldi's Cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-07-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for violin, strings and basso continuo, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter"; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 423; L...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Koopman, Ton; McGillivray, Katherine; Verschuren, Wouter
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (11/17/2003-11/20/2003)....continue...

Bach J S: Cantatas Bwv 29/61 & 140

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

BBC Music Magazine
It is interesting when an interpreter of originality revisits old territory...Harnoncourt now also brings greater refinement to the playing, noticeable above all in...continue...
Recording information: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria....continue...

Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith
Ensemble: Boston Pops

Here's Handel's Messiah like you've never heard it before! Join Keith Lockhart and members of the Boston Pops, along with two choirs and special guests...continue...
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Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Haydn

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear"; Symphony no 83 in G minor, H 1 no 83 "The Hen"; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "L...
Performers: Altmann, Bernard; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Devlin, Michael; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Hudson, Paul; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; Popp, Lucia; Prince-Josep...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Franz Joseph Haydn, one of classical music's greatest luminaries, was instrumental to the development and evolution of the genre in his era. While making his...continue...

Bach Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Minuet in D...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Galway, James [Flute]; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Haegele, Stefanie; Hahn, Hilary; Hammer, Stephen; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Serkin, Peter [P...
Conductors: ; Ormandy, Eugene; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Galway, James; Marcon, Andrea; Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: ; Canadian Brass; I Solisti di Zagreb; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Handel Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; MEDLEY; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Dank Se...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Gruberova, Edita; Hartman, Bonnie; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Marsalis, Wynton; Soper, Lee; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Timm, Joel; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Ormandy, Eugene; Kapp, Richard; Carroll, Edward; Leppard, Raymond; Rudel, Julius; Groves, Charles, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Washington Chamber Soloists

Handel: The Messiah (Highlights) / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Larsson, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schäfer, Christine; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus

The 'Messiah' - and the "Hallelujah!" Chorus from it - is one of Handel's most popular works. This 'Messiah' highlights CD is assembled from Harnoncourt's...continue...

Haydn: The Seasons / Nikolaus Harnoncourt, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers: Güra, Werner; Gerhaher, Christian; Kühmeier, Genia
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus

'The Seasons', one of Haydn's most famous oratorios, is available here in a specially priced 2-CD set. Founded by Harnoncourt over 50 years ago, the...continue...

The Voice of Bach / Daniel Taylor, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-02-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78; O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118; Cantata no 12 "Wei...
Performers: Taylor, Daniel; Zsigovics, Agnes
Conductors: Taylor, Daniel
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

Canadian countertenor Daniel Taylor is Sony Masterwork's newest exclusive artist. For his debut album on RCA Red Seal he showcases some of the most famous...continue...

My Tunes / Jan Vogler

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-08-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Ernest Bloch: From Jewish Life; Karl ...
Performers: Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Branny, Helmut
Ensemble: Members of the Dresden Staatskapelle (Members)

My Tunes, the deeply personal new CD by renowned cellist Jan Vogler, is a musical memoir of the songs that have inspired and informed the...continue...

Classical Cuisine - Sunday Brunch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano an...
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Deutsch, Helmut; Immerseel, Jos van; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Nordmann, Marielle; O'Riley, Christopher; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Skov...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Christmas in the Aire

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Messiah/Hallelujah Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); Jolly Old St. Nicholas (American); The Holly and the Ivy (Englis...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Biggs, E. Power; Boston Pops; Elgart, Larry; Elgart, Les; Elgart, Les & Larry; Faith, Percy & His Orchestra; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Hugo & Luigi Children's Chorus; Kaye, Sammy & His ...
Conductors: ; Kaye, Sammy; Smith, Gregg; Kostelanetz, André; Ormandy, Eugene; Melachrino, George; Liberace, George; Faith, Percy; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra; Boston Pops Orchestra; George Liberace Orchestra; George Melachrino Orchestra; Mitch Miller & His Orchestra; Mitch Miller & the Sing-Along Gang; New York Brass and...

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

Voice of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Jules Massenet: Werther; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1; Anto...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Kuney, Scott; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

Follow-up to the best-selling Romance of the Violin, this album features sensuous, unforgettable melodies from opera and song with soprano Anna Netrebko as Bell's special...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin).

Recording information: Right Track Studios....continue...

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); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
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...

Prokofiev, Mussorgsky / Schippers, New York Philharmonic

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir

"Schippers dynamic temperament and ability to produce the most luscious of orchestral sounds are ideally suited to this music. The performance is loud, brilliant, and...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Tilson Thomas, Blegen, Riegel, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Binder, Peter; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Riegel, Kenneth
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"This release is extraordinary distinctively fresh interpretive approach Thomas, the Clevelanders and Columbias engineers proffer refreshingly novel, provocative, yet substantial rewards. - High Fidel...continue...

Expanded Edition - Orff: Carmina Burina / Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Harsanyi, Janice; Kness, Richard; Petrak, Rudolf; Presnell, Harve
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra; Temple University Concert Choir

"...there is no more enjoyable analogue version. It has tremendous vigour, warmth and color and a genial, spontaneous enthusiasm that is irristible..." - Penguin Guide...continue...

Expanded Edition - Simply Baroque / Yo-Yo Ma, Ton Koopman

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata ...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

"The musically appealing end product is extremely imaginative: nine movements from Bach sensitively arragned for cello and chamber orchestra, I cannot conceive of a happier...continue...
With SIMPLY BAROQUE, Yo-Yo Ma continues in his line of projects that broaden his repertoire and have immense appeal to listeners. When the Amsterdam Concertgebouw asked him in 1993 to give a concert s...continue...

Beyond Imagination

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-01-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsumme...
Performers: Babes, Opera; Bova, Jeff; Clarvis, Paul; Cohen, Jon; Cottle, Richard; Dalton, Mitchell; England, Karen; Goldberg, Ivor; Hartley, David; Knight, Rebecca; Kodo; Martin, Juan [Guitar]; Parricelli, John;...
Conductors: Masterson, Cliff; Griffiths, Paul Wynne; Ingman, Nick

Operababes: Rebecca Knight, Karen England.

Producers include: Jon Cohen, Noely, Anne Dudley, Frank Gallagher, Jim Steinman, Avi Geller.

Recorded in London, England and New York, New York...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Felix Mend...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Blegen, Judith; Carolan, Lucy; Deutsch, Helmut; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen; Finucane, Tom; Hadda, Natanja; Horne, Marilyn; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Kirkby, Emma; Lagoya, Alexa...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Mercurio, Steven; Rilling, Helmuth; Ottley, Jerold; Condie, Richard P.; ; Radu, Valentin; Parrott, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Bernius, Frieder; Newman, Anthony; M...
Ensemble: Ama Deus Ensemble; Ambrosian Singers; American Boychoir; Canadian Brass; Chestnut Brass Company; Choral Guild of Atlanta Brass Ensemble; Christmas Concert Choir; Cleveland Orchestra Brass Ensemble; C...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Ormandy, Harsanyi, Petrak, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-08-06

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Harsanyi, Janice; Petrak, Rudolf; Presnell, Harve
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Classic Battle: A Portrait

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Chilean Traditional: Dormi, Jesu; Traditional: La Can...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Barron, Kenny; Battle, Kathleen; Carter, James [Sax]; Chestnut, Cyrus; Lubambo, Romero; Marsalis, Wynton; Norman, Jessye; Parkening, Christopher; Vangelis; Washington, Grover, Jr.
Conductors: Nelson, John; Sadin, Robert; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin

Personnel includes: Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman (vocals); John Nelson, Blake Neely, Robert Sadin, Andre Previn, Lorin Maazel (conductor); Marlon Graves, Romero Lubambo, Christopher Parkening (guita...continue...

Baroque Masterpieces - Pachelbel, Albinoni, Bach, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Christian Pezold: M...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Johnson, Gilbert; Schwarz, Gerard; Soper, Lee
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Ormandy, Eugene; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Boulez, Pierre; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Classic Yo-Yo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for ban...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ax, Emanuel; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Console, Hector; Cossin, David; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kasim; Krauss, Alison; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicin...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Alison Krauss, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Horacio Malvicino (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin); Antonio Agri, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern (violin); Néstor Marconi (bandoneon); Emanuel A...continue...

Classical Hits / Brightman, Church, Ma, Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-11

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; The Phantom of the Opera; Tonci Huljic: Victory; John Williams: Star Wars, Episode I; James Horner: Titanic; Braveheart; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orc...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bond; Boston Pops; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, Jose; Church, Charlotte; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Horner, James; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marsalis, Wynton; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violi...
Conductors: Williams, John; Horner, James

Are you tired of your classically minded friends laughing at you when you mispronounce the names of renowned, long-expired European composers? Do you think the Three Tenors are the latest teenage boy ...continue...

NBC Presents Summon the Heroes / Williams, Boston Pops

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-08-29

Works: John Williams: Summon the Heroes; Olympic Fanfare and Theme; The Olympic Spirit; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Leo Arnaud: Charge!; Mikis Theodorakis: Canto Olympico; Michael Torke: Javelin; Leonard Ber...
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Simply Baroque II - Bach & Boccherini / Yo-Yo Ma, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-08-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 ...
Performers: Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Build Your Baby's Brain 4 - Through the Power of Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft u...
Performers: Bennett, William; Biggs, E. Power; Bylsma, Anner; Carroll, Edward; Kirchhof, Lutz; Leonhardt, Gustav; Newman, Anthony; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Munclinger, Milan; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: ; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Build Your Baby's Brain 5 - Through the Power of Baroque

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38; Handel - Bour&ea...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; de Lancie, John; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Leonhardt, Gustav; Rampal, Jean-Pierre
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rolla, János [Violin]; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Condie, Richard P.
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Classique; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Franz Joseph Haydn - Suprise and Farewell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; The Creation, H 21 no 2; Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Q...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Lancaster, Geoffrey; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marsalis, Wynton; Raskin, Judith; Reardon, John; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Szell, George; Leppard, Raymond; Bernstein, Leonard; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Solomons, Derek; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Camerata Singers; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; L'Estro Armonico; New York Philharmonic; Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Tölz Boys Choir; Tafelmusik

Voice of an Angel

1 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical / 1999-03-16

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Albert Hay Malotte: The Lord's Prayer; Anonymous: Jerusalem; My Lagen Love; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Col...
Performers: Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Heulyn, Meinir
Conductors: Edwards, Sian

Personnel: Charlotte Church (vocals); Meinir Huelyn (harp); Welsh National Opera Orchestra And Chorus.

Engineers: Charles Harbutt, Mike Ross-Trevor.

Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, W...continue...

Classic Wynton

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: King's March; Prince of Denmark's March; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Orga...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; Stillman, Judith Lynn; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Hunsberger, Donald; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

This new compilation from Sony of some of Wynton Marsalis' finest classical recordings is for anyone who is not yet convinced that he may well...continue...
Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Kathleen Battle (soprano); Cho-Liang Lin (violin); William Bennett (flute); Neal Black (oboe); Judith Lynn Stillman (piano); Ian On Awi Watson (harpsichord); An...continue...

The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection / Parrott

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Nos galan (New Year's Eve), carol (Welsh); Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu, carol (English); Ther Is No Ros' (Engli...
Performers: Balding, Caroline; Carolan, Lucy; Consort, Taverner; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lyons, William; MacNamara, Amanda
Conductors: ; Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir collaborated on this eclectic collection of Christmastime music. Songs include "Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu," "O Magnum Mysterium," "Hark! The Hera...continue...

Sing Choirs of Angels / Malle Babbe Women's Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-06

Works: Anonymous: Wohlau, wir heben mit Singen an; Gloria in excelsis; Gaude virgo mater Christi; Dona nobis pacem; Guillaume Dufay: Ave regina celorum; Tylman Susato: Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande ...
Conductors: Van Schaik, Leny
Ensemble: Malle Babbe Women's Choir

This eclectic and charming collection includes songs such as "Der Englishche Gruss," "Gaillarde," "Sainte Nuit," "Ave Regina Caelorum," "Leise Rieselt Der Schnee," "Stille Nacht," "Jodler-Andacht" and...continue...

Bernstein Century - Handel: Messiah /Addison, Oberlin, et al

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-03-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Addison, Adele; Lloyd, David; Oberlin, Russell; Vacchiano, William; Warfield, William [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir

This version of Handel's 'Messiah' could quite possibly be feasible today only as a Bernstein reissue. The quest for authenticity has overtaken the performance and recording of early music, and even ...continue...

HERITAGE Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-12-09

Works: Kurt Weill: Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins), ballet; Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), opera; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonn...
Performers: Gollnitz, Fritz; Katona, Julius; Lenya, Lotte; Poettgen, Ernst; Roth, Sigmund
Conductors: Bean, Roger; Bruckner-Ruggeberg, Wilhe
Ensemble: Orchestra; The Orchestra

This two-fer includes the celebrated LOTTE LENYA SINGS BERLIN THEATRE SONGS OF KURT WELL as well as the definitive recording of the Brecht-Weill monodrama THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ("Die Sieben Todsunden"...continue...

Handel: Messiah - Highlights / Bernstein, New York PO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Addison, Adele; Bernstein, Leonard; Lloyd, David; New York Philharmonic; Oberlin, Russell; Warfield, William [Baritone Vocals]; Westminster Choir
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Westminster Choir

Personnel: David Lloyd (tenor); William Warfield (baritone).

Recording information: 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (1956).

Bernstein leads the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the...continue...

Leonard Bernstein - The Joy of Christmas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-09-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Twelfth Night Song (traditional Russian); The Twelve Days of Christmas; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); La...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Bernstein leads the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in this entertaining, sophisticated and merry collection. Tracks include "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "O Little To...continue...

Jenkins: Adiemus 2 - Cantata Mundi

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-08-26

Works: Karl Jenkins: Cantata Mundi; Cantilena; Elegia
Performers: Barratt-Jenkins, Jody; Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Stockley, Miriam; Thorby, Pamela; Warren-Green, Christopher
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind ("Sohn der Jungfrau"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Seb...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

Pachelbel - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Alle Menschen müssen sterben; Chorale Variations on "Werde Munter, mein Gemüte" for organ, T. 86; Magnificat F...
Performers: Abberger, John; Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Lamon, Jeanne; Leonhardt, Gustav; Leppard, Raymond; Neil, William [Organ]; Newman, Anthony; Steele-Perkins, Crispia...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble; Canadian Brass

Includes work(s) by Henry Purcell....continue...

The Chorus - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-29

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölz...
Performers: Adams, Sarah Fuller; Asper, Frank W.; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baker, Jeffrey Reid; Howe, Julia Ward; Howell, Gwynne; Monoyios, Ann; Murphy, Suzanne; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; S...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; Condie, Richard P.; Cobos, Luis; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Guttenberg, Enoch zu; Hills, Margaret; Bruno, Weil; Tchakarov, Emil; Giulini, Carl...
Ensemble: ; European Baroque Soloists; New York Choral Society; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Vocal Majority

HERITAGE Bidu Sayao - Bachiana Brasileira no 5, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Reynaldo Hahn: Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Henri Dupar...
Performers: Charnley, Milne; Rose, Leonard; Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Leinsdorf, Erich; Fausto, Cleva; Cleva, Fausto; Cimara, Pietro; Breisach, Paul
Ensemble: ; Ensemble of Eight Violoncellos and Double Bass

"At last a reissue devoted to the lovely Bidu Sayao, a soprano who graced the roster at the Met from the 1930s to the 50s....continue...

Mozart: Exsultate; Scarlatti, Handel / Blegen, Schwarz

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-09-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, concert aria, K. 418; Il rè pastore, K 208; Idomeneo; George Frederick Handel: Alessandro; Ode for the Bir...
Performers: Arner, Leonard; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cooper, Kenneth [Harpsichord]; Schwarz, Gerard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra