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Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

The Super Telarc Sound 1

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Antonio Vivaldi: Spring; Autumn; Winter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Brown, Ray [Australia]; Jackson, Milt; Minnelli, Liza; Pass, Joe; Peterson, Oscar; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Ozawa, Seiji; Serkin, Rudolf; Previn, Andre; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Sarasate: Gypsy Airs; Massenet: Thais / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin - Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs")
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; French National Orchestra

Today one of the world's top musicians - back then a child prodigy whose emotional power and technical prowess fascinated audiences and critics alike. These...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

1 CD / Lim / 2012-04-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston (01/24/1981/01/26/1981)....continue...

Christoph Eschenbach: The Early Recordings / Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Henze

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Frédéric Chopin: Prelud...
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Seiji

Chief conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach (b.1941) is one of today's foremost conductor-pianists. This fascinating retrospective focuses on his brilliant early career as...continue...

Franz Liszt / Krystian Zimerman

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Nuages gris (Grey clouds); La n...
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Krystian Zimerman made two Liszt discs for Deutsche Grammophon in 1987 and 1990 respectively: one of the two Piano Concertos and Totentanz, with the Boston...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 ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
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...

The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

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

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

50 Best Violin

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

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

Essential Tchaikovsky

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

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

Essential Violin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in E, BWV 1042; Partita no 3 in ...
Performers: Barbizet, Pierre; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Haendel, Ida; Kogan, Leonid; Kremer, Gi...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Accardo, Salvatore; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David; Boult, Adrian; Domingo, Placido; Susskind, Walter; Kurtz, Efrem; Karajan, Herbert von; Kondrashin, Kirill; Erede, Alberto; Ozawa, ...
Ensemble: ; I Virtuosi Italiani

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

This CD contains two works that illustrate the two very different sides to Bartók's musical personality. The ballet The Miraculous Mandarin (1926) is a work...continue...
Recording information: Boston (02/1994-03/1994)....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...

Best Tchaikovsky 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G, Op. 44; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Abramovic, Charles; Chang, Sarah; Christ, Tanja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Christoff, Boris; Donohoe, Peter; Eyron, Jan; Gaust, Georg; Gedda, Nicolai; Gergieva, Larissa; Hartog, Bernhard; Lemalu, Jona...
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Ozawa, Seiji; Barshai, Rudolf; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Lanchbery, John; Soltesz, Stefan; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Plasso...
Ensemble: ; Chung Trio

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1: Rachmaninoff: Solo Piano Works [Hybrid SACD]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-02-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude, Op. 23 no 10; Moment Musical in E flat minor, Op. 16; Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Prelude, Op. 32, ...
Performers: Volodos, Arcadi
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

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

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

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

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

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

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

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

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

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Martha Argerich, et al

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jochum, Eugen

A concert by Martha Argerich is always sensational, sometimes grandiose, and occasionally the audience experiences a truly stellar event. Going through the archives of Bavarian...continue...

Classical Music Prep School - Essential Music Everyone Wants to Know

4 CD / Telarc / 2009-08-11

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O viridissima virga; Anonymous, Cantigas de Santa Maria: Work(s); Anonymous, Worcester Antiphonarium: Salve virgo virginum; Anonymous, Trouvères: Au renouvel; Guillaume Duf...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Brewer, Christine; Cheng, Gloria; Chertock, Michael; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Kammen, Shira; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guita...
Conductors: ; MacKenzie, Norman; Pearlman, Martin; Ozawa, Seiji; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Bishop, Michael; Levi, Yoel; Shaw, Robert; ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Empire Brass & Friends; Ensemble Galilei; Ensemble P.A.N. [Project Ars Nova]

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as EUA 2072518. A "triumph...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Herbert von Karajan: Memorial Concert / Mutter, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pat...
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

A "triumph of remembrance," wrote Die Welt following this stirring concert given by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Seiji Ozawa and with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist....continue...
Run Time: 123 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...

Beautiful Wedding - Ceremony - Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, etc / Ozawa, Pearlman, Levi, Empire Brass et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Marc-Antoine Charpentier...
Performers: Brown, Joel; Kuhlman, William; Murray, Michael [Organ]; Sauer, John; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Smedvig, Rolf [Trumpet]; Tiven, Rick; Wortman, Kurt
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Ozawa, Seiji; Levi, Yoel; Fennell, Frederick; Pearlman, Martin; López-Cobos, Jesús

Beautiful Wedding: Classical Music for the Wedding Dinner

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-05-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 84...
Performers: Krueger, Christopher; McDuffie, Robert; O'Conor, John; Russell, David [Guitar]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Zaferes, Peter
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kunzel, Erich; López-Cobos, Jesús; Clark, Keith; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Galilei

Rostropovich plays Cello Works

9 CD / Erato / 2008-03-25

Works: Gaspar Cassadó: Toccata "by Frescobaldi," for cello & piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743; Vater unser im...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Emanuelle, Jean; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Lemoine, Micheline; Primetemps, Edmond; Quatrocchi, Robert; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Seenan, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Vishnevskaya, Ga...
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ozawa, Seiji; Halffter, Cristobal; Jolivet, André; Sacher, Paul; Nagano, Kent; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Landowski, Marcel; Scribner, Norman
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Cathedral Lower School Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Collegium Musicum

The Essential Leon Fleisher

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; C...
Performers: Fleisher, Leon; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Szell, George; Ozawa, Seiji

Pianist Leon Fleisher joins the pantheon of America's cultural giants when he receives the 2007 Kennedy Center Honor in December. One of the most dazzling...continue...

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 2; Ravel / Li, Ozawa, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Yundi Li teams up with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Seiji Ozawa for his second orchestral recording. Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 is the most brilliant...continue...

Artist Portrait - Mstislav Rostropovich

1 CD / Teldec / 2007-06-19

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974; Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Antonio Vivaldi: Concert...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Tachezi, Herbert; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Glory of Rostropovich

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-20

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in C major, RV 398; Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413; Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto for Cello in A major...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Cantin, Catherine; Derungs, Martin; Finke, Eberhard; Holliger, Heinz; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Serkin, Rudolf; Spierer, Leon; Stein, Alexander
Conductors: Sacher, Paul; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji; Chung, Myung-Whun; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum Zürich ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharm...

"Given that box sets are too often thrown together in a last cavalier attempt to get mileage from back catalog, it's a pleasure to find...continue...

Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestra Suites, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Moskva, ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Kotliarov, Mikhail; Kremer, Gidon; Masseurs, Peter; Mullova, Viktoria; Schiff, Heinrich; Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Barshai, Rudolf; Järvi, Neeme; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kegel, Herbert; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchest...

This volume of the Shostakovich 100th Anniversary box set series is devoted to the Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Chamber Symphonies. "For all his sophistication of...continue...

Korngold: Violin Concerto Op 35 / Schmid, Ozawa, Wiener PO

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-08

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Das Wunder der Heliane, opera, Op. 20; Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; Suite for 2 Violins, Cello an...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Früwirth, David; Schmid, Benjamin; Sigfridsson, Henri; Viersen, Quirine; Weinmeister, Hanna
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Classics - Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos / Serkin, et al

3 CD / Telarc / 2005-09-27

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 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"...illuminating performances." - Opus...continue...

Breathe - The Relaxing Piano

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-08-23

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 1...
Performers: Chertock, Michael; Gutierrez, Horacio; Lang Lang; O'Conor, John; Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Zinman, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; ; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: ; Jacques Loussier Trio

Dutilleux, Bartók, Stravinsky / Anne-Sophie Mutter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Sur le même accord, nocturne for violin & orchestra; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Ozawa, Seiji; Sacher, Paul
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Mutter has one of the sweetest of tones, particularly when she plays softly and tenderly... her range of colors is wide - her non-vibrato playing...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 1 & 3 / Serkin, Ozawa

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 / Serkin, Ozawa, Boston SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"... boldly carved, formidable in articulation, bright in tone, inspired in sensibility... [Serkin's] profundity makes him a paragon among pianists of the mid-20th century." -...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" / Rudolf Serkin, Seiji Ozawa, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"Ozawa and Serkin have turned in one of the most satisfying musical performances in Telarc's catalog... The recording is also one of Telarc's best..." -...continue...

Silent Reflection 1: Serene Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, O...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gilels, Emil; Gulda, Friedrich; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Sollscher, Goran; Thorvaldsson, Christer; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Kubelik, Rafael; Abbado, Claudio; Ozawa, Seiji; Füri, Thomas; Karajan, Herbert von; Kuentz, Paul

Harold Wright - Clarinet Concert no 5

1 CD / Boston Records / 2004-10-01

Works: Max Bruch: Pieces (8) for Clarinet, Viola/Cello and Piano, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen for clarinet (or violin), viola & piano, Op. 132; Ferruccio Busoni: Elegy, for clarine...
Performers: Batlle, Luis; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]; Kroyt, Boris; Perahia, Murray; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Wright, Harold
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Trio - Shostakovich: Complete Concertos / Mullova, Kremer

3 CD / Philips / 2004-03-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129; Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto ...
Performers: Jablonski, Peter; Kremer, Gidon; Mullova, Viktoria; Ortiz, Cristina; Schiff, Heinrich; Simmons, Raymond
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2/Zimerman, Ozawa, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-02-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Krystian Zimerman is renowned for his exacting artistic standards and uncompromising approach to performance, endowing his every venture wi a tremendous sense of occasion. With...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1; Rachmaninoff / Volodos

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-11-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Prelude, Op. 23 no 10; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Prelude, Op. 32...
Performers: Volodos, Arcadi
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic 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

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Entremont, Watts

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-04-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Watts, Andre
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Panufnik: Symphony no 8; Sessions / Ozawa, Boston SO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-07-01

Works: Andrzej Panufnik: Symphony no 8 ("Sinfonia Votiva"); Roger Sessions: Concerto for Orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"Absolutely the finest orchestral recording ever heard in any format." -Fanfare...continue...

Telarc Celebrating 25 Years - The Classical Collection

2 CD / Telarc / 2002-06-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 18...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brewer, Aline; Dorsey, Don; Frank Proto, composer; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Lang Lang; Longhurst, John; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, Joh...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Fennell, Frederick; Kunzel, Erich; Maazel, Lorin; Slatkin, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Ozawa, Seiji; Lane, Louis; Levi, Yoel; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Cleveland Symphonic Winds; Empire Brass

Rostropovich - Mastercellist - Legendary Recordings 1956-78

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-04-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cell...
Performers: Dedyuhkin, Alexander; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

"The real value of this tribute resides on Disc 2: a mini-recital of delightful mono recordings from 1956, all but one of which are receiving...continue...

Figure Skating's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Telarc / 1999-01-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Swan Lake; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite for orchestra no 1; Carmen, opera; Carmen Suite for orchestra ...
Performers: O'Conor, John; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; López-Cobos, Jesús; Ozawa, Seiji; Kunzel, Erich; Levi, Yoel; Shaw, Robert

Berg, Stravinsky: Violin Concertos / Perlman, Ozawa

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-08-13

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D major; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic