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Tchaikovsky Live - Violin Concerto / Sarah Nemtanu, violin; Kurt Masur

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Performers: Bourre, Jean-Luc; Gaugué, Christophe; Héry, Luc; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Perraud, Raphael; Toutain, Sabine [Viola]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

Sarah Nemtanu is a renowned solo violinist, and in 2010 she was the "real" violinist playing Tchaikovsky's violin concerto in the film Le Concert. On...continue...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Finlandia; The Swan of Tuonela; Karelia Overture / Thomas Zehetmair, violin; Kurt Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Finlandia, Op. 26; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Karelia Overture, for orchestra, Op. 10
Performers: Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Best of Chopin / Annerose Schmidt, Sebastian Knauer, Marc Laforet (pianists); Peter Schreier, tenor

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for piano no 3 in A major ("Military"), Op. 40/1, CT. 152; Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Nocturne fo...
Performers: Gabriel, Elfrun; Haupt, Eckart; Knauer, Sebastian; Laforet, Marc; Morbitzer, Egon; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Zenziper, Arkadi
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhausorchester

Best of Brahms / Rosemarie Lang, mezzo-soprano; Theo Adam, bass; Peter Rösel, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Violinsonate Nr. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Sinfonie Nr. 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Fantasien, Op...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Canino, Bruno; Damm, Peter; Dunckel, Rudolf; Lang, Rosemarie; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Pian...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Eschenburg, Hartwig; Herbig, Günther; Koch, Helmut; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Best of Mozart / various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 622; Ave verum cor...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Haenchen, Hartmut; Pommer, Max; Goritzki, Johannes; Blomstedt, Herbert

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Russian Archives: The 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos; Sonatas 12 & 16 / Emil Gilels

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

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; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Conce...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: State Symphony Orchestra of USSR

Emil Gilels belongs to a select group of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Born in Odessa in 1916, he began his studies at...continue...
Recording information: 1976....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin no...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Müller-Schott, Daniel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Key...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

Sensual Classics: Romance

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Antiche Arie e Danze; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 7 in C major, Hob.1; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C major, RV 82; F...
Performers: Koch, Nora; Michallik, Oskar; Pekinel, Güher [Piano]; Pekinel, Süher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stöckigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; ; Pommer, Max; Kegel, Herbert; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Music Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gitarren-Duo Klaus & Rainer Feldmann; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Sensual Classics: Desire

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K. 467; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op....
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Sebastian, Georges; Masur, Kurt; Bongartz, Heinz; Kegel, Herbert; Apelt, Arthur; Konwitschny, Franz; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Sensual Classics: Escape

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite Nr. 2; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 3 in D maj...
Performers: Haupt, Eckart; Mahn, Kurt; Ousset, Cecile
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Boskovsky, Willi; Schreier, Peter; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Soloists; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

50 Best Liszt / Michel Béroff, Aldo Ciccolini, John Ogdon, André Watts, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Polonaise brillante, transcription for piano (after von Weber; Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Darre, Jeanne-Marie; Lucchesini, Andrea; Ogdon, John; Ovchinikov, Vladimir; Paik, Kun-woo; Sheppard, Craig; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

Essential Liszt / Over 2 hours of romantic masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Grand Bravura Fantasia on Paganini's "La Campanella", S 420; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Sonata for Piano in B minor; Concert Etudes (...
Performers: Béroff, Michel; Cziffra, György; Darré, Jeanne-Marie; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Lockhart, James; Lucchesini, Andrea; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécil...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo

EMI Classics presents a new addition to the popular Essential Classics series: Essential Liszt. To celebrate the 200th birthday of this master pianist and composer,...continue...

Kinderklassik: Classical Music for Children

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling ("Komm, lieber Mai"), song for voice & piano, K. 596; Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 i...
Performers: Falewicz, Magdalena; Hoff, Renate; Koth, Erika; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Stöcki...
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Sanderling, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Horst; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried

Classical Music for Children fires children's imaginations, calms them, offers them solace, and above all proves to be a source of great fun, all with...continue...

Kurt Masur: The Maestro

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in C major ("Trumpet"), Op. 101; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I; Serg...
Performers: Moser, Edda; Ousset, Cecile; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rapp, Siegfried; Schreier, Peter; Schroter, Gisela; Stryczek, Karl-Heinz; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Kurt Masur is undoubtedly one of the world's most important conductors. This collection reflects his sovereign command of German symphonic music, and in particular his...continue...

Concertos from the New World / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Victor Herbert: Concerto for Cello no 2 in E minor, Op. 30
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Ar (01/27/1995/01/30/1995)....continue...

Mozart Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonie no 40 in G minor, KV 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, KV 622; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, KV 595; Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for violin...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Casper, Bernd; Hahnchen, Dieter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbu...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Goritzki, Johannes; Pommer, Max; Blomstedt, Herbert

"Too simple for children, too difficult for musicians" - that is what the great pianist Arthur Schnabel once said about Mozart’s sonatas. Indeed, what seems...continue...

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

Classical 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Capu...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Müller, Eduardo; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Prizeman, Robert; ; Gergiev, Valery; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Serafin, Tullio; Nézet-Sé...
Ensemble: ; Quatuor Ebène ; Scottish Ensemble

With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of classical favorites, this double album features the best and most popular names in classical music, ranging from...continue...

The Tchaikovsky Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Souvenir d'un lieu ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mehta, Zubin; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Krivine, Emmanuel

Hermann Baumann Collection

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 horns, violin, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Concerto for Horn in D major; Overture, suite for 2 horns, strings ...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Hartz, Markus; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Schmidt, Eckhardt; Wittekind, Almut
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Zukerman, Pinchas; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten; Folkwang Horn Ensemble

A lifetime of performances around the world and an extensive discography has ensured that the great horn player Hermann Baumann's stupendous technique, versatility and characterful...continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2 / Sharon Kam

1 CD / Apex / 2010-11-16

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, J. 118 (Op. 74); Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet & piano in E flat major, ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (06/1996-07/1996)....continue...

Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music / Schumann, Mendelssohn, etc [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Richard Strauss...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Erben, Frank-Michael; Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Masur, Kurt; Haenchen, Hartmut; Abbado, Claudio; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach; Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Definitive performances of five of the great masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire, combined with essential documentary introductions. Legendary pianist Martha Argerich brings her unique intensity...continue...
Run Time: 335 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Mendelssohn in Verbier / Kurt Masur, Yuja Wang [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron; Gabetta, Sol; Mesh, Leigh; Rysanov, Maxim; Troussov, Kirill; Wang, Yuja
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Verbier Festival Orchestra

These magnificent interpretations of three Mendelssohn works - two orchestral and one chamber - are given by the phenomenally talented young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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The Teldec Recordings: Thomas Zehetmair (violin)

15 CD / Teldec / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Frager, Malcolm; Hagen, Clemens; Katsaris, Cyprien; Levine, David [Piano]; Maisenberg, Oleg; Zehetmair, Thomas [Conductor/Violin]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Eschenbach, Christoph; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Inbal, Eliahu; Rolla, János [Violin]; Masur, Kurt; Holliger, Heinz

Süáe Träume / Suitner, Masur, Kempe et. al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: German Traditional: Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade Nr. 13 in G major, KV 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Klarinetten...
Performers: Hoff, Renate; Krahmer, Renate; Michallik, Oskar; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Neumann, Horst; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurz, Siegfried; Koch, Helmut

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Mozart: Die Klavierkonzerte

10 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K 382; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major...
Performers: Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Schumann Highlights / Songs & Piano Works

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Violoncello Concerto in A mino...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Canino, Bruno; Mozart-Trio, Wiener; Olbertz, Walter; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Timm, Jurnjacob; Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Masur, Kurt

Robert Schumann exploited the entire range of musical expression. In addition to extracts from the "great" symphonies and concertos, this collection includes more intimate works...continue...

Chopin Highlights

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Mazurka ...
Performers: Gabriel, Elfrun; Pistorius, Andreas; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Chopin's music centers on the piano; he elicited an amazing range of tones and moods from the instrument. Both of his piano concertos are heard...continue...

The Hélène Grimaud Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Fantasien, Op. 116; Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Klavierstücke, Op. 118;...
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David

Essential Cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concarto in B minor, RV 424; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Luigi Boccherini: Sonata n...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cole, Maggie; Dedyukhin, Alexander; du Pré, Jacquel...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Chung, Myung-Whun; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Macal, Zdenek; Plasson, Michel; Handley, Ver...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Bruch, Brahms: Violin Concertos / Sarah Chang, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Chang, Sarah
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Merck Philharmonie

Sarah Chang records two of the most popular concertos of the violin repertoire, accompanied by the exceptional team of Kurt Masur and the Dresden Philharmonic...continue...

Zauber der Klassik - The most beautiful Classical works

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Work(s); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; H...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Reuter, Rolf; Koch, Helmut; Kurz, Siegfried; Suitner, Otmar
Ensemble: ; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Piano Dreams - The most popular melodies

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Robert Schumann: Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in ...
Performers: Erber, Gerhard; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Shetler, Norman; Stockigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

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

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Basics - Himmlische Klassik - Classics in Heaven / Schreier, Koch, Masur, Kurz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto ...
Performers: Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Basics - Abendstimmung - Evening Mood / Neumann, Blomstedt, Masur, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G min...
Performers: Casper, Bernd; Gabriel, Elfrun; Gheorghiu, Valentin; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hucke, Rainer; Rösel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schramm, Siegfried; Schumann, Manfred; Shetler, Norman; Suske, Karl; Timm,...
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert; Masur, Kurt

Romantic Masterpieces, Performances & Documentaries / Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann / Shaham, Abbado, Argerich [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-03-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Erben, Frank-Michael; Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

This box set combines some of the most famous and beloved works of the Romantic period, which - with all their lyrical emotion, their colorful...continue...
Run Time: 265 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 14 "Moonlight" / Masur, Dichter, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"
Performers: Dichter, Misha
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata & Piano Trio / Anne-Sophie Mutter, André Previn, Lynn Harrell, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820)
Performers: Harrell, Lynn; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

To mark the bicentenary (February 3, 2009) of Mendelssohn's birth, Anne-Sophie Mutter has recorded a very special tribute combining symphonic music and chamber works. This...continue...

The Mendelssohn Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Symphony no 5 in D maj...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; D'Arco, Annie; Katsaris, Cyprien; Parsons, Geoffrey; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Jordan, Armin; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; New College Choir, Oxford; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Great Concertos

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, ...
Performers: Klier, Gunter; Mahn, Kurt; Michallik, Oskar; Schmidt, Annerose; Scholz, Katrin; Walter, Johannes; Zoff, Jutta
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Scholz, Katrin; Blomstedt, Herbert; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Liszt, etc / Dresdner Philharmonie, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Gerhard Rosenfeld:...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Pokorna, Mirka; Schmahl, Gustav; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Forster, Horst; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Classics in Heaven - Mozart, Bach, etc

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Su...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred; Schmidt, Annerose; Schorler, Renate; Stockigt, Siegfr...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Hanell, Robert; Konwitschny, Franz; Suitner, Otmar; Pommer, Max; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Neumann, Vá...

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra