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50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Tongues of Fire - Rutti: Organ Concerto; Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani & Strings; Arensky: "Tchaikovsky" Variations

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Carl Rütti: Concerto for organ, strings & percussion; Feuerzungen (Tongues of Fire), for organ; Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky for string orchestra, Op. 35a; Francis Poulenc...
Performers: Heini, Martin; Schubiger, Mario
Conductors: Held, Rainer
Ensemble: ; Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Swiss organist Martin Heini studied in Lucerne and Arhus and was a prize winner at the international organ competition in Lucerne. He is the director...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche St. Katharina Horw, Switzerland (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor / Thomas Trotter, organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-07-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo
Ensemble: Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra

This common coupling of the two greatest symphonic works for organ and orchestra is distinguished by dramatic live performances from both soloist and orchestra captured...continue...
Recording information: Auckland Town Hall (03/25/2010/03/27/2010)....continue...

Anatole Fistoulari conducts French Music

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-04-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les biches, suite for orchestra (from the ballet), FP 36; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse (f...
Performers: Jaquinot, Fabienne
Conductors: Fistoulari, Anatole

This fascinating program, recorded in London for the MGM label and issued on Parlophone LPs in the U.K., features distinguished artists of the 1950s and...continue...
Recording information: London....continue...

Hommage à Zuzana Ruzickova - Bach, Scarlatti, De Falla, Kalabis, Poulenc, Martinu et al. / Zuzana Ruzickova, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Concerto for solo keyboard no 9 in G major (after Vivaldi Op. 4/1, RV 381), BWV 980 (BC...
Performers: Cech, Frantisek; Chvapil, Jaroslav; Dlouhy, Karel; Novosad, Lubomir; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Vik, Karel
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a pleasure. Ruzickova is an artist of the first order - truly worthy of this fine homage.
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London Chamber Orchestra plays Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc, Ibert

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-09-02

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Jacques Ibert: Divertissement, for chamber orch...
Performers: Rogé, Pascal
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra

The LCO return to disc on Signum with a new programme of French orchestral works by Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc and Ibert. Their 'LCO Live' series...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London....continue...

Poulenc: Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestre; Concert Champêtre; Suite Française / Immerseel, Brugge, pianos

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2011-07-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Suite française (d'après Claude Gervaise), for winds, percussion & harpsichord, FP 80; Concert champêtre, for harpsichord & orch...
Performers: Chevallier, Claire; Chrobokova, Katerina [Organ]; Immerseel, Jos van
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van
Ensemble: Anima Eterna Brugge

After exploring the universe of Ravel, Anima Eterna continues its voyage of discovery with Poulenc. In Jos van Immerseel's view, this composer is one of...continue...

Rarities of Piano Music 2009

1 CD / Danacord / 2010-11-09

Works: Egon Kornauth: Fantasie in E flat minor, for piano, Op. 10; Samuel Feinberg: Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 2; Theodor Leschetizky: Meditation for piano "La Mélusine", Op. 19/1; Toccata, for piano, ...
Performers: Pascal, Denis; Pizarro, Artur; Plowright, Jonathan; Powell, Jonathan; Rodrigues, Eliane; Rutkowski, Hubert; Tichman, Nina; Weber, Janice

This recording is taken from live performances at the 2009 Festival at Schloss vor Husum in Denmark. Danacord has been releasing recordings of this festival...continue...
Recording information: 08/15/2009-08/22/2009....continue...

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary Edition [11 CDs]

11 CD / Decca / 2010-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, ...
Performers: Arimori, Hiroshi; Croft, Dwayne; Firth, Everett; Honeck, Rainer; Kobayashi, Mariko; Nicolet, Aurele; Pinnock, Trevor; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Scholz, Rudolf; Yasue, Sawako; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

In honor of internationally acclaimed Maestro Seiji Ozawa's 75th Birthday, this 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory in collaboration...continue...

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Great Singers & Musicians in Copenhagen 1931-1939

6 CD / Danacord / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Missa Solemnis, Op. 125; Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Tristan...
Performers: Berettoni, Umberto; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Brems, Else; Bruusgaard, Holger; Busch, Adolf; Byrding, Holger; Cassado, Gaspar; Ettl, Karl; Fidesser, Hans; Gigli, Beniamino; Granfelt, Hanna; Hamm...
Conductors: Weisbach, Hans; Malko, Nicolai; Walter, Bruno; Tango, Egisto; Grondahl, Launy; Mahler, Fritz; Schneevoigt, Georg; Wöldike, Mogens; Busch, Fritz; Paray, Paul; Fitelberg, Grzegorz; Hoeberg, Georg;...

Zen Piano

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Sonata for Piano no 8, K. 310; Concerto for Piano no 20, K. 466; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anderszewski, Piotr; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fray, David; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Vonk, Hans; Fray, David; Pletnev, Mikhail; ; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Grieg Trio; Nash Ensemble

Francis Poulenc: Concertos For Keyboard

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2010-02-23

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Albrecht, Hansjorg; Groethuysen, Andreas; Haag, Babette; Kofler, Peter; Tal, Yaara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Munich

Haydn, Poulenc: Concertos for Organ

1 CD / Tudor / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Organ no 1 in C major, H 18 no 1; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Athanasiades, George
Conductors: Wang, Jin

”What a delightfully wicked idea - unique too, as far as I can tell - to pair off two of Haydn’s fairly well-behaved Classical organ...continue...
Recording information: Neubaukirche, Würzburg, Germany (02/24/2009-02/26/2009)....continue...

Guher and Suher Pekinel: Live in Concert - Mozart, Poulenc, Milhaud / Tang / Zurich CO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for 2 P...
Performers: Pekinel, Guher; Pekinel, Suher
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish
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Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Piano Concerto, Les biches, etc / Tacchino, Dervaux, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour; Concerto for Piano; Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord; Concerto for 2 Pian...
Performers: Duruflé, Maurice; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Poulenc, Francis; Puig-Roget, Henriette; Tacchino, Gabriel; Wiele, Aimee van de
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Jouineau, Jacques; Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris

BBC Music Magazine
This set usefully collects Poulenc's concertante works and throws in Les biches and the Litanies à la Vierge noire for good measure. Richly...continue...

Basics - Romanze - Classical Gems / Bongartz, Neumann, Kegel, Fricke, Apelt, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Francis Poulenc...
Performers: Herkomer, Ingeborg; Lerche, Juliane; Mitzewa, Elka; Otto, Hans; Suske, Karl; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Kegel, Herbert; Fricke, Heinz; Hanell, Robert; Batzel, Friedemann; Apelt, Arthur; Reuter, Rolf
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Poulenc: Les Animeaux modèles, etc / Bollani, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les animaux modèles, ballet, FP 111; Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord; Improvisation no 13 for piano in A minor (Allegretto comodo), FP 170/1; Improvisation for Piano no...
Performers: Bollani, S.
Conductors: Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Filarmonica '900

Torino's hidden musical diamond, 'Filarmonica '900 del Teatro Regio di Torino', makes their CD debut with conductor Jan Latham-Koenig in a program of one of...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 16

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-01-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Max Reger: Piano Quintet in D minor, Op. 64
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Magi, Peter

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

Piano Dreams

5 CD / Teldec / 2008-11-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Noct...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Doyen, Jean; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Grutzmann, Susanne; Haas, Monique; Katsaris, Cyprien; Legra...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek; Hager, Leopold; Rolla, János [Violin]; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Conlon, James; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

French Classics - Bizet, Berlioz, Poulenc, et al / Suitner, Dresden Staatskapelle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 1; L' Arlésienne, suite for orchestra no 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for ...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Herkomer, Ingeborg; Lerche, Juliane; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Rucker, Fritz
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3; Poulenc: Concerto / Flor, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Dalitz, Joachim
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.

This disc is a logical coupling one doesn't hear all that often! The Saint-Saens Symphony is famous, of course, for being among the first grand,...continue...

Respighi, Poulenc, Rheinberger / François-Xavier Roth, Peter King, Wales BBC National Orchestra

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Aria for Strings and Organ in g, P 32; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Joseph Rheinberger: Concerto for Organ no 1 in F major, Op. 137
Performers: King, Peter [Organ]
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier

A former student of Dame Gillian Weir and Allan Wicks, Peter King was appointed Director of Music at Bath Abbey in 1986. King made this...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Poulenc: Concerti, Sinfonietta, Aubade, etc / Hickox, Pommier, Cole, Wier, Queffélec, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Aubade for Piano and 18 instrument...
Performers: Cole, Maggie; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Queffélec, Anne; Weir, Gillian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

The Composers Play

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-10-09

Works: Jean Françaix: Concerto for piano & orchestra; Concertino for piano & orchestra; Francis Poulenc: Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Manuel de Falla: Concerto for Harpsichord, for harpsichord ...
Performers: Bartok, Bela; Bonneau, Georges; Cruque, Auguste; Darrieux, Marcel; Falla, Manuel de; Francaix, Jean; Godeau, Emile; Goodman, Benny; Moyse, Marcel; Poulenc, Francis; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]
Conductors: Boulanger, Nadia; Borchard, Leo; Straram, Walther
Ensemble: ; Paris Philharmonic Orchestra

Poulenc: Orchestral and Choral Works / Dutoit

5 CD / Decca / 2007-05-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; Concerto Champêtre for Har...
Performers: Balet, B.; Bauer, Marc; Binder, Florence; Carbonare, Alessandro; Coman, Teodor; Coueffe, Yves; Decker, Laurent; Deferne, Sylviane; Fourquet, Jacques; Fustin, Claude; Gantiez, Andre; Goudenhooft, Andr...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

"Charles Dutoit's five disc set of the orchestral works, the concerted works, the sacred choral works and the vocal works with orchestral accompaniment by Poulenc...continue...

Poulenc, Milhaud, Bartók: Concertos for Two Pianos

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-05-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Darius Milhaud: Concerto, for 2 pianos & 4 percussionists no 2, Op. 394; Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz ...
Performers: Colson, David; Cooper, Peter; Grace, Susan; Kinzie, John; Rybak, Alice; Tetreault, Michael
Conductors: Yoo, Scott
Ensemble: Quattro Mani

The brilliant duo piano team, Quattro Mani, is heard in three twentieth century concertos. Francis Poulenc's Concerto in D minor is widely regarded as one...continue...

The Originals - Saint-Saëns, Poulenc / Hurford, Dutoit

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Hurford, Peter
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"The Organ Concerto, recorded in St Alban's Cathedral, is successful; Peter Hurford's mastery in Bach serves him well in its more darkly baroque aspects, but...continue...

Poulenc: Piano Concertos, Aubade / Duchable, Collard, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-08-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Piano; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments
Performers: Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

A Celebration of Duo-Piano Music / Forte, Parkinson

3 CD / Romeo Records / 2006-07-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Isaac Albéniz: Rapsodia española, Op. 70; Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole for Piano, S 254; Manuel Inf...
Performers: Forte, Madeleine; Parkinson, Del

"At a time when national styles have all but dissolved into a generalized international goulash, Forte's gorgeous tone and sensuous line evoke classic French pianism...her...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval Des Animaux; Poulenc: Concerto 2 Pianos; Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; La Valse

1 CD / Apex / 2005-11-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Manuel Infante: Danses Andalouses (3), for 2 pianos; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Valse for...

French Dressing -Milhaud, Poulenc, et al / Kapp, Hoca, et al

1 CD / Essay / 2005-05-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht: La Nursery Suite 3 for orchestra; La métamorphose d'Eve, ballet; Francis Poulenc: Aubade for Piano and 1...
Performers: Hoca, Claudia
Conductors: Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: Philharmonia Virtuosi

Classics - Stravinsky, Poulenc / Shaw, Murrai, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-08-24

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Performers: McNair, Sylvia; Murray, Michael [Organ]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Fauré: Requiem; Poulenc: Concerto in F minor

1 CD / Koch International / 2004-07-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Hancock, Judith; Harlow, Brian P.; Trueblood, Christopher
Conductors: Hancock, Gerre
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

While many versions of the Faure Requiem are performed, it is this version, edited by John Rutter, that probably comes closest to the original work...continue...

Poulenc: Aubade, Sinfonietta; Hahn: Beatrice d'Este / Corp

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-06-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Reynaldo Hahn: La bal de Béatrice d'Este, ballet
Performers: Evans, Julian
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

Katia & Marielle Labèque - Piano Fantasy

6 CD / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46); Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72); ...
Performers: Labeque, Katia & Marielle
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Barber / Latry, Eschenbach, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Ondine / 2003-02-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Toccata Festiva for organ & orchestra, Op. 36; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Latry, Olivier
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

"This salute to a new organ finds the Philadelphia in mouth-watering form. (...) Eschenbach's intuitive reading [of Saint-Saens's "Organ" Symphony] casts the work in a...continue...

Masterworks for Organ, Orchestra and Percussion

1 CD / Guild / 2002-10-01

Works: Jean Langlais: Organ Concerto no 3 ("Reaction"); Robert M. Helmschrott: Organ Concerto ("Lamento"); Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Hauk, Franz
Conductors: Poschner, Markus
Ensemble: Georgian Chamber Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3, etc; Poulenc / Martinon, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra

Wedding Classics / Norrington, Parrott, Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2002-03-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Danby, Nicholas; Frimmer, Monika; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Keyrouz, Marie, Sister; Still, Ray; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Weir...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Stamp, Richard; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; ; van Beek, Arie; Neumann, Peter; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Kuijke...
Ensemble: ; Aquarius; London Classical Players; Sonnerie; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Concerto for Organ

1 CD / Linn Records / 2001-10-02

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Pierre Petit: Concertino for organ, strings & percussion; Samuel Barber: Toccata Festiva for organ & orchestra, Op. 36
Performers: English Chamber Orchestra; Hill, David; Leppard, Raymond; Weir, Gillian

Recording information: St Angustine's Chapel (10/2001-07/2001).

Concerto for Organ features David Hill and Raymond Leppard conducting organist Gillian Weir and the English Chamber Orchestra on ...continue...