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Kálmán & Kalman, Father & Son: Songs by Emmerich and Charles Kalman / Michael Suttner, tenor

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-01-31

Works: Charles Kálmán: Wir reisen um die Welt; Zigeunerlied, for voice & orchestra; Antonia; Fabien; Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Arizona Lady;...
Performers: Braun, Stefanie; Suttner, Michael
Conductors: Kowalewitz, Andreas
Ensemble: ; Munich Symphony Orchestra

Michael Suttner has rediscovered the Lieder of Charles Kalman, son of Emmerich Kálmán, and recorded them with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Among other works, the...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Studios, Munich (05/15/2011-05/20/2011)....continue...

Schoenberg: Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1; Acompanying Music to a Film Scene; Chamber Symphony No. 1

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Arnold Schoenberg: Incidental Music to a Motion Picture Scene, Op. 34; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Following the release of the complete Brahms symphonies ("Altogether a marvelous achievement" - The Daily Telegraph), Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have performed...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (2009-10-30&2009-10-31&2009-)....continue...

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D

1 CD / Lakeshore / 2011-09-13

Works: Carl Thiel: Spy Kids

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible; Romeo and Juliet / Muti - Arkhipova & Mokrenko

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64c; Sinfonietta for orchestra in A major, Op. 48; Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Mokrenko, Anatoly
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

In the words of Gramophone magazine, 'Muti is a formidable interpreter of Prokofiev,' and here he conducts the suites from the Russian composer's Romeo and...continue...

Frank Zappa's Classical Selections

2 CD / Chrome Dreams--mvd-- / 2011-03-08

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walkure; Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; A Soldiers Tale; Anton Webern: Op. 9; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Edgard Varèse: Hyperprism; George Antheil: Ballet Mecanique; Ma...
Performers: Hollweg, Ilse
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Stravinsky, Igor; Holst, Gustav; Ravel, Maurice; Partch, Harry; Penderecki, Krzysztof
Ensemble: ; Gate 5 Ensemble of the World

Frank Zappa was never shy about citing the influence of modern classical music on him, especially in its more avant-garde aspects, listing various of his favorites on the 1966 debut album by his band ...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: A Trip to the Library

1 CD / Guild / 2010-07-13

Works: Harry Rabinowitz: Livin' It Up, for orchestra; Trevor Duncan: The Girl from Corsica; Paul Dubois: Jacarada Melody, for orchestra; Bruce Campbell: Popsy, for orchestra; Jack Beaver: Helicopter Journey...
Conductors: Dumont, Cedric; Farnon, Robert; van der Linden, Dolf; Rehfeld, Kurt; Warren, Walker; Roger, Roger; Arden, Theo; Devereaux, Georges; Collins, Walter; Torch, Sidney; Melachrino, George; Robinson, Stanf...
Ensemble: ; Hudson Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Four Pieces

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Op. 45; Pieces (4) for chorus & ensemble, Op. 27; Satires (3), for chorus and instruments, Op. 28; Suite, septet in E flat major, Op. 29; Incidental Music to a Motion ...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Kay, Alan R.; Lowenstern, Michael; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill, Richard; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Craft, Robert

Naxos's Robert Craft Collection has been acclaimed as 'one of the most enticing Schoenberg collections around' (MusicWeb on 8557523), with Fanfare proclaiming that 'Craft outshines...continue...

Chants d'est - Songs from Slavic lands / Wieder-Atherton, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-10-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Ernst von Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica, pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 32b; Unspecified: Song in remembrance of Schubert; Alexander Tcherepnin: Songs and Dances, for...
Performers: Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Conductors: Mangou, Christophe
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

A breathtaking collection of ancient folk melodies, played on lyrical solo cello with string orchestra. Naive’s astonishing new signing, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, is bound to make...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Fleming, Koch, Damrau, Henschel, Thielemann [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-10-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Damrau, Diana; Fleming, Renee; Grundheber, Franz; Hawlata, Franz; Henschel, Jane; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Sophie
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Fleming finally appears on DVD in one of her greatest roles the Marschallin, in Richard Strauss's magnificent comedy of ever-changing love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Neeme Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-08-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

The Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Neeme Jarvi are joined here by the bass Nikita Storojev and the contralto Linda Finnie on this re-issue...continue...

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams [Collectors Edition]

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Scott of the Antarctic, film score; Coastal Command, suite from the film score for orchestra (arranged by Mathieson); The People's Land, film score (based on traditional melod...
Performers: Gamba, Merryn; Gray, Emily; Hindmarsh, Martin; Scott, Jonathan
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus

Chandos is pleased to offer this collector's edition of the 'Film Music of Vaughan Williams', packaged and sold at three discs for the price of...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England....continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Luisi/Dresden State Opera, Schwanewilms [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Brohm, Sabine; Commichau, Jurgen; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Mori, Maki; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Rydl, Kurt; Schwanewilms, Anne; Vondung, Anke; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle ; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The Semper Opera caused a sensation in November 2007 when it visited Japan for the first time in twenty-six years. The demand for tickets and...continue...
Run Time: 212 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, J...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Luisi/Dresden State Opera, Schwanewilms [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Brohm, Sabine; Commichau, Jurgen; Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim; Mori, Maki; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Rydl, Kurt; Schwanewilms, Anne; Vondung, Anke; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle ; Staatsopernchor Dresden

The Semper Opera caused a sensation in November 2007 when it visited Japan for the first time in twenty-six years. The demand for tickets and...continue...
Run Time: 212 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Music from the Movies - Alwyn, Vaughan Williams, Walton, etc

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-11-11

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; The Loves of Joanna Gooden; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; John Ireland: Overlanders; William Alwyn: The Rake's Progress; The Cure for Love

This release celebrates the wonderful music written for British films during the 1930s, '40s and '50s by composers better-known for their works in the classical...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Best of Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Linden Lea; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; House of life; Variants (5) of 'D...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Greed, David; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Judd, James; Bakels, Kees; Lloyd-Jones, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest...continue...

Richard Strauss Conducts Der Rosenkavalier

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-05-13

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Peter Cornelius: Der Barbier von Bagdad; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; The Flying Dutchman; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkaval...
Conductors: Strauss, Richard
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Tivoli Theatre Orchestra

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible; Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-06

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116; Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Performers: Carlson, Claudine; Timberlake, Samuel; Voketaitis, Arnold
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Chorus

"This studio account of Ivan ranks with the best of Gergiev's opera recordings. The Russian choir and some notably forward timpani help Gergiev to build...continue...

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan WIlliams Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Story of a Flemish Farm; The Loves of Joanna Gooden; Bitter Springs
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir

"...As on previous installments these are handsomely groomed performances from the BBC Philharmonic under Rumon Gamba in superbly natural and vivid sound. Michael Kennedy's notes...continue...

The Film Music of William Alwyn Vol 3 / Gamba, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-01-24

Works: William Alwyn: The Music Box; The Million Pound Note; The Way Ahead; Swiss Family Robinson; The Rocking Horse Winner; Geordie; The Cure for Love; Penn of Pennsylvania; The True Glory; The Running Man
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rumon Gambas recordings with the BBC Philharmonic in Chandos popular Film Music series are regarded as top choices in the repertoire, as much for the...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible

1 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2005-11-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Rutherford, James; Tschistiakova, Irina
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

Strauss: Rosenkavalier / Jones, Jungwirth, Kleiber/Orchester Der Bayerischen [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame; Popp, Lucia
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

"Kleiber's conducting is spacious, transparent and warm. Brigitte Fassbaender is ideal as Octavian, Gwyneth Jones a moving Marschallin, Lucia Popp a sweet-voiced if mature Sophie,...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan WIlliams Vol 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Dim Little Island, film score; The England of Elizabeth, film score
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon; Gray, Emily; Hindmarsh, Martin
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

This is the second release of Vaughan Williams's film music as part of Chandos' highly successful Film Music Series. "Rumon Gamba secures exemplary results from...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (09/30/2003/10/01/2003)....continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Janowski, Deutsches SO Berlin

2 CD / Capriccio / 2004-06-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, etc / Polyansky

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116; Ballad of an Unknown Boy, cantata for soloists, choir & orchestra, Op. 93
Performers: Kozneva, Elena; Kuznetsova, Ludmila; Smolnikova, Victoria; Sytnik, Vladimir; Toptygin, Sergey; Tsylinko, Alexander
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphonic Cappella; Russian State Symphony Cappella

"This is the second recording of the complete score for Eisenstein's epic film in two parts devoted to the life of the notoriously cruel Tsar...continue...

Bear Essentials - British Film Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: Ron Goodwin: The Trap; Battle of Britain; 633 Squadron; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Sir Arthur Bliss: Things to Come, F 131; Alan Rawsthorne: Uncle Silas; The Cruel Sea; William W...
Performers: Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Dukes, Philip; Roscoe, Martin; Wild, Earl
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron; Gamba, Rumon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard; Stephens, D. S.; Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Air Force Regiment Band; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Pushkiniana, etc / Yablonsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Pushkiniana, for orchestra (compiled by Gennady Rozhestvensky); Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 77; Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Gelakhova, Irina
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stanislavsky Chorus

"Two ominous encores round out the program: the terrifying ghost music from 'Hamlet' and the menacing 'Dance of the Oprichniks' from 'Ivan'. Yablonsky leads spirited,...continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber/Orch. & Choir Vienna Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Gonda, Anna; Hornik, Gottfried; Kasemann, Franz; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lott, Felicity; Miljakovic, Olivera; Moll, Kurt; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wimberger, Peter; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 193 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, Digitally Mastered
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Or...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Fedoseyev, Chistjakova, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: Yurlov State Capella

Recorded in Moscow in 1998, this is the first complete recording of Prokfiev's music for Sergei Eisenstein's film "Ivan the Terrible," composed between 1942 and...continue...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Chamber Symphony, etc / Yuasa

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no 2, Op. 38; Incidental Music to a Motion Picture Scene, Op. 34; Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg is best known for the twelve tone technique he developed which changed the course of composition. However, in his younger years, he produced...continue...

Satie: Parade, Trois Gymnopédies, etc / Kaltenbach, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-08-01

Works: Erik Satie: Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra; Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Mercure, ballet in 3 scenes; Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orche...
Conductors: Kaltenbach, Jérôme

Now famous through his "pop" classics, the hypnotic Gymnopedies, Satie scandalised audiences earlier this century with his bizarre ballets, Parade and Relache. His ribald fun,...continue...

Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible / Gergiev, Sokolova, Putilin

1 CD / Philips Import / 1998-02-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116
Performers: Putilin, Nikolai; Sokolova, Liubov
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

World renowned for his fiery performances of Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev here delivers a stunning performance of Prokofiev's "Ivan." Besides being Music Director...continue...