March

Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco

Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue...

The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

12 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Slavonic March / Chrisoph Poppen

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-03-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Marche slave, Op. 31
Conductors: Poppen, Christoph
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Even though Tchaikovsky believed that he had "written himself out" after his Fourth Symphony, he composed his Fifth within a few weeks. The world premiere...continue...
Recording information: Congresshalle Saarbrücken (2010-02-26_2010-02-27&2010-)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

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

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

Franz von Suppé: Overtures; Marches / Neeme Jarvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz von Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta; Boccaccio, overture to the operetta; Boccaccio; Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), overture to the operetta; Comic v...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Although the bulk of his operas and operettas have sunk into relative obscurity, his bright and colorful overtures have survived. Suppé was often referred to...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (04/17/2012-04/18/2012)....continue...

Richard Eilenberg (b. 1848): Petersburger Schlittenfahrt; Waltzes; Polkas / WDR Radio Orch.

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Richard Eilenberg: Cürassier, galop for orchestra, Op. 133; Das erste Herzklopfen, for orchestra, Op. 50; Norwegische Rentierpost, galop for orchestra, Op. 314; Die Mühle im Schwarzwald, id...
Conductors: Simonis, Christian
Ensemble: ; WDR Radio Orchestra Koln

Having given us the rousing marches, sprightly polkas, and yearning waltzes of Bilse, the West German RSO in Cologne, under its conductor Simonis, now treats...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, Funkhaus Wallrafplatz, Köln (2003-02-06_2006-02-11&2010-)....continue...

New Year's Concert 2013 / Welser-Most, Vienna PO

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-22

Works: Josef Strauss: Die Soubrette, polka schnell, Op. 109; Theater-Quadrille, Op. 213; Sphären-Klänge, Op. 235; Die Spinnerin, polka française, for orchestra, Op. 192; Hesperus-Bahnen, walz...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Since 1939, the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert has become a tradition and the world's most famous classical music event. The list of names of...continue...
Recording information: Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins (01/01/2013)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
Recording information: Berlin....continue...

Ein Straussfest

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Johann Strauss II: Explosions-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 43 (RV 43); 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Prinz Methusalem; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 31...
Performers: Keyes, King
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich

Recording information: Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (06/02/1984-06/03/1984)....continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Strauss Family, Lehar: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; 'Im Krapfenwaldl' Polka francaise, Op. 336; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria (1958-02-12&1958-02-19_1958-)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Symphonic Works by Modest Mussorgsky / Svetlanov, USSR State Academic SO

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Scherzo, for orchestra in B flat major (edited by Rimsky-Korsakov); Intermezzo in modo classico, for orchestra in B minor, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov; Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Today, Modest Mussorgsky - who was passed over for fame when he was alive, who perplexed even his distinguished peers and comrades - is one...continue...
Recording information: 1974....continue...

Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 11 / Keith Brion, Band of the Royal Swedish Navy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: John Philip Sousa: Mother Hubbard March, march for band; Keeping Step with the Union, march for band; In Parlor and Street, fantasie for band; The Wolverine March, march for band; Globe and Eagle, ma...
Conductors: Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Band of the Royal Swedish Navy

Volume 11 of this highly-acclaimed series features a mixture of marches and popular song, operetta and opera arrangements. The renowned Royal Swedish Navy Band make...continue...
Recording information: The Admiralty Church (Ulrica Pia), Karlskrona, Sweden (09/27/2012-09/29/2010)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Romeo and Juliet; Marche Slave

1 CD / Hi-q Records Xrcd / 2012-11-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Marche slave, Op. 31; Romeo & Juliet
Conductors: Previn, Andre

Recording information: The Kingsway Hall, London, England (05/05/1972-05/06/1972)....continue...

Bernhard Paumgartner conducts Mozart / Hilda Zadek, Maria von Ilsovay, Léopold Simoneau, Hermann Schey

2 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e);...
Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; de Klijn, Nap; Richter-Steiner, Christa; Schey, Hermann; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Salzburg (1953-1957); Vienna (1953-1957)....continue...

Heritage of the March, Vol. 2: Music of Klohr and Lithgow / Commander Donald W. Stauffer, The United States Navy Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: John N. Klohr: Arch of Steel, march for band; Flagship, march for band; Men of Valor, march for band; Soaring Eagle, march for band; Torch of Liberty, march for band; Peace and Progress, march for ba...
Conductors: Stauffer, Donald W.
Ensemble: ; The United States Navy Band

Heritage of the March is a series of records of marches released from 1973-1980s. It remains the largest single march music record series in history....continue...

Johann Strauss Edition, Vol. 23 / Pollack, Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Strauss I: Fortuna-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 219; Wiener Kreuzer-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 220; Oesterreichischer National-Garde-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 221; Aeaciden, waltz for orchestra, ...
Conductors: Pollack, Christian
Ensemble: ; Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina

Despite charitable funds raised by the Fortune and Viennese Kreutzer polkas, revolutionary Habsburg insurgencies became a dangerous fact of life in the Vienna of 1848....continue...
Recording information: Fatra House of Arts, Zilina, Slovakia (01/07/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Berlioz: Invitation to the Dance; Schubert: Marche Militaire No. 1; Strauss: Annen Polka etc.; et. al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-11-13

Works: Otto Nicolai: Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Franz Schube...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One does not associate Hans Knappertsbusch with music in the lighter vein, but this recording demonstrates not only his affinity for but also his fondness...continue...
Recording information: Sofiensaal, Vienna....continue...

Harry Begian: ABA Commemorative Series/ Hindemith / Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony for Concert Band in B flat major; Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy; Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances - Part 1, for concert band; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; John Philip ...
Conductors: Begian, Harry
Ensemble: ; Cass Tech Hs Sym Band

Muisc Under the Stars / West Point Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Fillmore: The Circus Bee; Steven Reineke: Celebration Fanfare, for band; William Paris Chambers: Chicago Tribune March, for band; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; John Philip Sousa...
Performers: Messenger, MaryKay
Conductors: Holtan, Timothy J.; Ancelet, Treg
Ensemble: ; West Point Band

West Point Band's Music Under the Stars is full of sweeping, beautiful orchestration from the US Military Academy Concert Band. West Point has created a...continue...
Recording information: Sugar Loaf, NY (02/19/2008-02/22/2008)....continue...

1812: In the Blaze of Glory / Victor Kornachev, Alexander Rudin and Evgeni Svetlanov Nicola Nazarov

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Osip Kozlovsky: Two polonaises; Dimitry Bortnyansky: Trio Sonata in C major; Concerto-Symphony in B flat major; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Anonymous: The Jaeger March; Anonymou...
Conductors: Kornachev, Victor; ; Rudin, Alexander; Nazarov, N.; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mikhailov, N.
Ensemble: ; Moscow Baroque Soloists

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The Trio Sonata of Bortniansky - better known for his choral music - is distinguished by a guitar among...continue...
Recording information: 1974-2005....continue...

Waltzing at Christmas & New Year

3 CD / Delta (UK) / 2012-11-06

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; André Rieu: The First Nowell / Il est né, le divin enfant / Ding Dong! Merrily on High, medley for violin & salo; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen / Gloria in exc...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Francek, Joseph; Neukamp, Norbert

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3; Coronation March / Mikhail Pletnev

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Festival Coronation March in D major
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 and Coronation March take center stage in this penultimate release in the Tchaikovsky Symphonies cycle by the Russian national Orchestra and...continue...
Recording information: DZZ Studio 5, Moscow (04/2011)....continue...

Strauss Family: Favourite Dances / Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra - Johannes Wildner

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Opern-Maskenball-Quadrille (Masked Ball Quadrille), for orchestra, Op. 384; An...
Conductors: Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

T he Strauss family was one of music's greatest dynasties. In this glittering disc, we hear such classics as the Radetzky March of Johann Strauss...continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (04/02/2012-04/03/2012)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger, Vol. 2 / Nelson Riddle, Morton Gould, Percy Faith, Mantovani et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Guy, song (from "South Pacific"); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Where or When, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Dancing on the Ceiling, song (from "Evergreen"); Jack Str...
Performers: Jenkins, Gordon
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Morley, Angela; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Mantovani; Farnon, Robert; Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Gould, Morton; Cordell, Frank; Binge, Ronald; Jenkins, Go...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Essential British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cello Concerto / Mischa Maisky, cello; Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orch.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Enigma Variations; Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Performers: Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Great Viennese Classics - Light favorites by J. Strauss, E. Strauss & Heuberger (recorded live from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall)

1 CD / Rel Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball (The Opera Ball), overture to the operetta; Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Im Krapfenwald'l, polka françai...
Conductors: Sutherland, Iain

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

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

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

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

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

Famous Military and Concert Marches / Band of HM Royal Marines

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-09-06

Works: Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Bogey; Alfredo Javaloyes: El abanico; Louis Ganne: Marche Lorraine for brass ensemble; Hermann Starke: With Sword and Lance; Abe Holzmann: Blaze Away, for pops orchestra; J...
Conductors: Taylor, C.J.
Ensemble: ; Band of HM Royal Marines

A romp through the gamut of concert band marches - Sousa, Alford et al and some intriguing arrangements of marches from the core classical canon....continue...
Recording information: The National Dockyard Church, Chatham (10/1977)....continue...

Mantovani Christmas

2 CD / Lifestyles / 2012-08-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Holly and the Ivy (En...
Conductors: Mantovani

Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner [11 CDs]

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Sir Adrian Boult was born on April 8, 1889 in Chester and died on February 22, 1983 in London; hence, next year we mark 30...continue...

Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works - The Collector's Edition / Connolly, Langridge, Gerhardt, Hickox

6 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Frank Bridge: Enter Spring, rhapsody for orchestra, H. 174; Isabella, symphonic poem for orchestra, H. 78; Poems after Richard Jefferies, for orchestra, H. 118; Mid of the Night, symphonic poem for ...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Langridge, Philip; Shelley, Howard; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox...continue...
Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, England....continue...

Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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On Dress Parade / Alexander, Boorn, Chambers, Fillmore and Goldman / US Air Force Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-07-31

Works: Russell Alexander: Olympia Hippodrome, march for band; W. Hakon Boorn: Queen City March; William Paris Chambers: On Dress Parade, march for military band; Henry Fillmore: Boss Trombone, for band; Edw...
Conductors: Graham, Lowell
Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band

The term "dress parade" originally referred to a military parade where soldiers marched in formal uniforms and often carried their weapons. Dress parades are now...continue...
Recording information: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD (01/18/2000-01/22/2000)....continue...

British Band Classics

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; Suite no 2 in F; Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52/H 178 "Hammersmith"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite; Toccata mar...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick

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New Year's Gala: Live from the Wiener Konzerthaus, 2010 / Strauss Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Strauss II: Indigo und die vierzig Räuber; Indigo-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 349; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Joseph Lanner: Die Romantiker, ...
Conductors: Guth, Peter
Ensemble: ; Strauss Festival Orchestra

This live recording of the traditional New Year's Eve Gala at the Vienna Concert Hall was originally begun in 1999 and has now become an...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Konzerthaus (12/29/2010)....continue...

Tolibkhon Shakhidi: Sado; Death of Usurer (exc); Siyavush (exc); Rubai Hayam: Clarinet Concerto / Igor Fedorov, clarinet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-07-10

Works: Tolib-khon Shakhidi: Sado, symphonic poem for orchestra; Death of Ursurer, ballet suite for orchestra; Siyavush, ballet (excerpt); Rubai Hayam, ballet (excerpts); Concerto for Clarinet; Darius, symph...
Performers: Fedorov, Igor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; Mariinsky Orchestra

This album is addressed to judges of symphonic and academic ballet music, with its basis on melodies and intonations of eastern folklore. The recording features...continue...

Svetlanov Conducts Russian Composers - Glazunov, Medtner, Prokofiev et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 1 in E flat major; Symphony no 3 in A minor; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Concert Waltz no 2 in F major, Op. 51; Ouverture solennelle for ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

One of the 20th century's great interpreters, Evgeny Svetlanov initially trained as a pianist- composer before being appointed principal conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony...continue...

Summer At Hazel Hill, 1871 - Works by Josef and Johann Gung'l, Lumbye, Lanner, Labitzky et al. / Eichenholz

1 CD / Marco Polo / 2012-06-26

Works: Josef Gungl: Die Immortellen, walze for orchestra, Op. 82; Plaudermäulchen, polka for orchestra, Op. 227; Gruss an Stockholm, march for orchestra, Op. 260; Indianer, polka for orchestra, Op. 78;...
Conductors: Eichenholz, Mika
Ensemble: ; Stockholm Strauss Orchestra

From one of the most famous 19th-century families of musicians and known as "The Strauss of Berlin", Hungarian-born Josef Gung'l toured widely with his orchestras,...continue...
Recording information: Hazelius-Hall, Hasselbacken, Stockholm, Sweden (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant - works by Elgar, Holst, Walton, Coates, Grainger / London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-06-26

Works: William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Henry V, suite; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Eric Coates: London Suite; The Dam Busters, march for the film score; Arthur Sull...
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This album is released to mark the London Philharmonic Orchestra's participation in the flotilla on the afternoon of Sunday June 3rd as part of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (1952-2012)....continue...

American Salute - works by Dudley Buck; E.E. Bagley; Louis Panella; Julie Giroux et al. / USAF Heritage of America Band

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-06-26

Works: Dudley Buck: Festival Overture on the "Star-Spangled Banner" for orchestra; Edwin Eugene Bagley: National Emblem; Louis Panella: American Red Cross March; Charles Parker: American Legion March; Julie...
Conductors: Lang, Larry H.; Stamp, Jack
Ensemble: ; USAF Heritage of America Band

American Record Guide, November/December 2012
It is more enjoyable to listen to the Heritage of America Band - tone qualities are fuller and less forced, solos...continue...
Recording information: L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Norfolk State....continue...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...