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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sospiri, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La Capricieuse; Dvorak: Rondo, Op. 94; Silent Woods; Respighi: Adagio con Variazione / Sol Gabetta, cello

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-11-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sospiri, adagio for violin & piano, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Antonin Dvorák: From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Rondo for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: ; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Recorded live with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Mario Venzago, Elgar: Cello Concerto is Gabetta's Gramophone Award winning album. In addition...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset DR Byen, Copenhagen (11/09/2009-11/12/2009)....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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James Galway / Great Flute Concerto Edition

12 CD / RCA Records / 2011-05-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway, Jeanne; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Proud, Malcolm; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Vassalo, Eduardo; Wolters, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; Galway, James [Flute]; Prieur, Andre; Scimone, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; I Solisti Veneti; London Mozart Players

Haydn, Hofmann, Mozart: Cello Concertos

1 CD / RCA Records / 2010-01-26

Works: Leopold Hofmann: Concerto for cello & orchestra in D major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 28...
Performers: Ciomei, Sergio; Gabetta, Andres; Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Ciomei, Sergio

Grammy-nominated, Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta devoted her previous recordings to great cello concertos of the Baroque (Vivaldi), Romantic (Tchaikovsky) and modern (Shostakovich) eras. On her...continue...
Recording information: Church of Zurich-Altstetten....continue...

The Essential Arthur Rubinstein

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/O...
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

One of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, Arthur Rubistein received international acclaim, especially for his performances of Chopin. Born in Poland in 1887...continue...

Hommage à Haydn / Xavier de Maistre

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-09-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Variations (6) for Piano in C major, H 17 no 5; Adagio for Keyboard in F major, H 17 no ...
Performers: De Maistre, Xavier
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

To mark the 200th anniversary of Franz Josef Haydn's death, Xavier de Maistre, virtuoso and harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, sought to commemorate the...continue...

André Previn - An 80th Birthday Celebration

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; André Previn: Concerto for Guitar; Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; The Subterraneans; Vocalise; Ray Henderson: Bye Bye Blackbird; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigrosch...
Performers: Allen, Carl; Blanchard, Terence; Brown, Ray; Capp, Frank; Ellis, Herb; Henderson, Joe [Saxophone]; Johnson, J.J.; Kirkland, Kenny; Ma, Yo-Yo; Manne, Shelly; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Red; Perlman, It...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Williams, John [Guitar]; Redford, J.A.C.
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Andre Previn will celebrate his 80th birthday this spring with a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall that reflect his incredible, tireless artistry - new...continue...

The Essential Glenn Gould

2 CD / RCA Records / 2009-04-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well...
Performers: Gould, Glenn

Glenn Gould was a musical visionary who fired the public's imagination with his totally original approach to the classical piano repertoire. His unconventional interpretation of...continue...

Shostakovich: Concerto and Sonata for Cello / Sol Gabetta

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Ursuleasa, Mihaela
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Nikolaj Znaider, Valery Gergiev, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-02-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Znaider, Nikolaj
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wherever violinist Nikolaj Znaider performs, he makes news. A critic's darling, reviewers worldwide agree that he is one of the leading musicians among the new...continue...

The Essential Midori

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; L...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The greatness of the violinist Midori can be found in the seamless fabric of her distinguished but still-young career - an unbroken series of triumphs...continue...

The Essential Rudolf Serkin

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1; Cap...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Szell, George; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

A "pianist's pianist" in the truest sense, Rudolf Serkin has inspired generations of musicians with the heroic purity and integrity of his playing. A self-effacing...continue...

William Kapell Rediscovered - The Australian Broadcasts

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-05-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for keyboard in A minor, BWV 818 (BC L25); Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Thomas Arne: God ...
Performers: Kapell, William
Conductors: MacMillan, Ernest; Heinze, Sir Bernard

A generation of music lovers has grown up with the legend of you William Kapell (1922-1953): the first great American virtuoso pianist and the indefatigable...continue...

The Essential Julian Bream

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-01-15

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Etudes (12) for Guitar, W 235; Study no 8; Estudio, for guitar no 12 in A minor, A. 235/12; Joaquin Malats: Serenata andaluza; Jo...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Malcolm, George
Conductors:
Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort

The great English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream celebrates his 75th birthday in 2008, looking back on a unique and innovative career that forged a...continue...

The Essential Van Cliburn

2 CD / RCA Records / 2007-07-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Etudes-tableaux...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; RCA Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Overtures / Munch, Primrose, BSO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, Overture; Le car...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"In the 1950s, Charles Munch was closely associated with the orchestral music of Hector Berlioz, and his masterful recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra of...continue...

Schumann, Beethoven / Van Cliburn, Reiner, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

At the very peak of his youthful power, pianist Van Cliburn collaborates with Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony in richly contrasting piano concertos of...continue...

Saint-Saëns, Liszt, Franck / Wallenstein, Rubinstein, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

With unique style and grace, the legendary pianist Arthur Rubenstein reawakens the fire and glamour in a trio of sophisticated Romantic works for piano....continue...

Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Piano Concertos / Matsuev

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-03-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Matsuev, Denis
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Ginastera / Sol Gabetta, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-02-06

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62;...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

In 2004 Sol Gabetta was awarded the prestigious Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, one part of which included a concert with the Vienna Philharmonic under...continue...

Mozart For Baby-play Time

1 CD / RCA Records / 2006-12-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Divertimento for 3 basset horns in B flat major, K. Anh. 229/2 (K. 439b/2); Concerto for...
Performers: Broam, Julian; De Larrocha, Alicia; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Spivakov, Vladimir

Encores - Bach, Widor, Handel / Virgil Fox

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Trio Sonata for Organ no 6 in G major, BWV 530; G...
Performers: Fox, Virgil [Organ]

Organist Virgil Fox combined mastery of the king of the instruments with an unerring showmans instinct to make every concert and recording an unforgettable event....continue...

Bruch, Vieuxtemps: Concertos / Heifetz, Sargent, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor ("Grétry"), Op. 37
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Heifetzs interpretations of Bruch argue in favor of including them in the pantheon of the worlds greatest violin masterpieces, and the virtuosic demands of Vieuxtemps...continue...

Complete Collections - Rachmaninoff - Complete Recordings

10 CD / RCA Records / 2006-01-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Kreisler, Fritz; Plevitskaya, Nadejda; Rachmaninoff, Natalie; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

Here are the complete SonyBMG Sergei Rachmaninov piano recordings including his four 'Piano Concertos', 'Variations on a Theme of Paganini', plus piano works by Bach,...continue...

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Znaider, Mehta

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-09-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Znaider, Nikolaj
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

"Znaider has all the winning attributes from a violinistic point of view: superb agility, a persuasively sweet tone when appropriate, but with a fine range...continue...

Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Heifetz, Reiner

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Little need be said about these justly famous performances from 1955 and 1957. The Brahms has great drive - Heifetz and Reiner get through it...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Rubinstein, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

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
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

"Arthur Rubinstein shouldn't be the only Chopin pianist in your collection, but he should probably be the first... Rubenstein's performances here are full of gently...continue...

Complete Collections - Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies, etc

6 CD / RCA Records / 2005-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in A minor, O...
Performers: Edelmann, Sergei; Holle, Matthias; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Scharinger, Anton; Takezawa, Kyoko; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.

Barber: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto; etc / Isserlis

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Isserlis, Steven; Takezawa, Kyoko
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Rubinstein, Barenboim

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

MacMillan: Veni, veni, Emmanuel / Glennie, Saraste

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: James MacMillan: Veni, Veni Emmanuel, concerto for percussion & orchestra; After the Tryst, for violin & piano; ... as others see us ..., for mixed ensemble; Dawn Rituals (3), for chamber ensemble; U...
Performers: Crouch, Ruth; Glennie, Evelyn; James MacMillan [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Svyati - Steven Isserlis plays the music of John Tavener

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: John Tavener: Svyati, for voices & cello; Eternal Memory, for cello & strings; Akhmatova Songs, for soprano & cello (or string quartet); The Hidden Treasure; Chant, for solo cello
Performers: Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Isserlis, Steven; Phillips, Daniel; Phillips, Todd; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir
Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

Panufnik: Symphony no 9, Piano Concerto / Panufnik, Poblocka

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Andrzej Panufnik: Symphony no 9 ("Sinfonia della Speranza"); Piano Concerto
Performers: Poblocka, Ewa
Conductors: Panufnik, Andrzej
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Wild, Fiedler

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-25

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Cuban Overture
Performers: Cardillo, Pasquale; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur

With the addition of the Cuban Overture, this best-selling Living Stereo compilation now offers both landmark Fiedler-Gershwin recordings complete, in demonstration-quality remasterings....continue...

Sibelius, Prokofiev, Glazunov: Concertos / Heifetz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Hendl, Walter; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Heifetz had long associations with each of these works, and made the premiere recordings of the Sibelius and Prokofiev concertos. These Living Stereo remakes display...continue...

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Walton: Cello Concerto / Piatigorksy

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; William Walton: Concerto for Cello
Performers: Piatigorsky, Gregor
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Piatigorsky, a frequent partner of Heifetz, was one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. His passionate Living Stereo recording of Dvorak's masterpiece is...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 / Rubinstein, Reiner, CSO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Although RCA's 1954 Rubinstein/Reiner Brahms First Concerto originally appeared in mono, an experimental stereo version surfaced in the late 1970s, offering a fuller, more three-dimensional...continue...

Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-28

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 9...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Ax, Emanuel; Baekkelund, Kjell; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hautz...
Conductors: Stratta; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; Prêtre, Georges; Copland, Aaron; Kapp, Richard; Grüner-Hegge...
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Heifetz, Munch

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Heifetz's lyrical, technically dazzling interpretations of these concertos are the standards by which all violinists have been measured. In a sublime collaboration with world-renowned conductor...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Van Cliburn, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Reiner, Fritz
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; RCA Symphony Orchestra

Van Cliburn's history-making gold medal at the first Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the height of the cold war helped his Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1...continue...

Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered - Violin Sonatas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-08-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Paul Ben-Haim: Berceuse Sfaradite for violin & piano; Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33; George Frederick Handel:...
Performers: Garvey, David [Piano]; Perlman, Itzhak

This recording was made during Perlman's twentieth year, and reveals a joyful musician of unbrideled energy, with the interpretive maturity of a much older artist....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 / Kirschnereit

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Kirschnereit, Matthias
Conductors: Beermann, Frank

Four Seasons:vivaldi

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no 11), Op. 3/11,
Performers: Paul, Florin
Conductors: Klein, Emil

Classic Library - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Stoltzman, Richard
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This release features Mozart's clarinet masterpieces in stylish and sensual performances by a master with brilliant technique and the soul of a singer....continue...

Classic Library - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Piezas (3) españolas, for guitar; Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; En los trigales - J. Rodrigo; Fantasía p...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Brouwer, Leo
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra

This release features a universally beloved concerto and much more, framed by the masterful fingers of an unforgettable guitarist....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; An American in Paris

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Simas, Jerome; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: New World Symphony; San Francisco Symphony

Sexy and soulful, these Gershwin classics sparkle with spectacular sound in the hands of these great American artists....continue...

Classic Library - Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1
Performers: Marchina, Robert La; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of the truly great recordings, and it has not been out of the catalogs since it was issued in 1961. I seriously...continue...

Classic Library - Mozart: Flute Concertos / Galway, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Galway, James [Flute]; Robles, Marisa [Harp]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Classic LIbrary - Brahms: Concertos, etc / Heifetz, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Piatigorsky, Gregor
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

"Both of these concertos may be regarded as essential Heifetz. They are fast and sinewy, with scarcely a moment that could be considered sentimental. He...continue...