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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Felicity Palmer; Ameral Gunson; John Mitchinson; Malcolm King; Jane Parker-Smith. Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass
Performers: Gunson, Ameral; King, Malcolm; Mitchinson, John; Palmer, Felicity; Parker-Smith, Jane
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" / Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham (06/2004)....continue...

50 Best Overtures [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; Overture to L'italiana in Algeri; Overture to Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro;...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rodzinski, Artur; Lanchbery, John; Kempe, Rudolf; Serafi...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (four movement version) / Simon Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Anton Brucker died before he was able to complete the final fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony, and in the years since then the work...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/07/2012-02/09/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 / Simon Rattle, VPO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
These are not interpretations set in stone, deeply as Rattle has obviously thought them through; and his encouragement of the brilliant VPO woodwind and...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna (04/29/2002-05/17/2002)....continue...

Nielson: Symphonies 1-4 / Herbert Blomstedt; Simon Rattle

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Bohmisk-dansk folketone, FS 130; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), the greatest composer to come out of Denmark, was an accomplished symphonist. He produced six very fine symphonies with which his name...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Barbara Bonney, Birgit Remmert, Kurt Streit, Thomas Hampson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic

Recording information: Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna (05/12/2002)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Simon Rattle - Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/07/2002-09/10/2002)....continue...

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Edition Lockenhaus [Box Set] / Gidon Kremer, violin; Rattle - Kremerata Baltica

5 CD / ECM / 2011-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; André Caplet:...
Performers: Bellheim, Markus; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Berger, Julius; Beyerle, Hatto; Bik, Annette; Brunner, Eduard; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Demenga, Thomas; Geringas, David; Grafenauer, I...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kofman, Roman; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival in Austria, ECM releases a 5-CD box set of recordings from 1981-2008....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival....continue...

Stravinsky Ballets / Rattle, Nagano, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra; Perséphone, melodrama for tenor, female narrator, chorus, children's chorus, & orchestra; Pulcinel...
Performers: Donohoe, Elaine; Johnston, Robert; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Atherton, David; Nagano, Kent; Rattle, Simon, Sir

50 Best Berlin Philharmonic / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; ...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Chang, Sarah; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Oistrakh, David; Kempe, Rudolf; Jansons, Mariss; Domingo, Placido; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pappano, Antonio

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Resurrection / Rattle/Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The partnership of Sir Simon and the BPO in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 portends a ground-breaking new recording. Recorded in concert at Berlin’s Philharmonie in...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (10/28/2010-10/30/2010)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Prokofiev - Symphonies 5 & 7, Etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Symphony no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131; Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Cinderella, Op. 87 - Ballet Suite
Performers: Chang, Han-Na
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Pappano, Antonio; Irving, Robert

BBC Music Magazine
Ha-Na Chang gives a mesmerising performance of the Symphony-Concerto. Robert Irving's 1957 account of the Cinderella Suite hardly betrays its age, and Rattle's...continue...

20th Century Classics: Sibelius - Symphonies 4, 5, 6, 7, Tapiola

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op. 104; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Tapiola, Op. 112
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Berglund, Paavo

BBC Music Magazine
A mixed Sibelius bag from Karajan: a portentous No. 4, a graceful and purposeful No. 6, and Tapiola of elemental power. Rattle conducts...continue...

20th Century Classics: Stravinsky - Symphonies & Concertos

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Symphony in Three Movements; Concerto for Violin in D major; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Suite no 2, f...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Donohoe, Elaine; Johnson, Robert [Harp]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Welser-Möst, Franz; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ozawa, Seiji

BBC Music Magazine
Highlights in this rather miscellaneous collection are Rattle's expert account of the Symphony in Three Movements, Michel Béroff's characterful performance of the C...continue...

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

150th Anniversary: Mahler Adagios

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 9 in D; Symphony no 1 in D; Symphony no 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'; Symphony no 6 in A minor;...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Kletzki, Paul; Barbirolli, John; Klemperer, Otto; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Having lived a divided life of triumph and heartbreak, of optimism and hopelessness, it is only fitting that the music of Gustav Mahler portrays such...continue...

EMI Masters - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

Recording information: Groáer Musikvereinssaal, Vienna (05/12/2002)....continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Elgar: Cello Concerto / Truls Otterbech Mork

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

British Music / Sir Simon Rattle

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Pomp a...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Elms, Roderick; Hampson, Thomas; Harrell, Lynn; Heinen, Ulrich; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mitchinson, John; Shirley-Qui...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Halsey, Simon;
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchest

This new 11CD box set in the Simon Rattle Edition contains many favorites from the English repertory including Elgar's Engma Variations and Violin Concerto, Walton's...continue...

Russian Music / Sir Simon Rattle

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; Prince Igor; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Songs...
Performers: Gavrilov, Andrei; Kok, Felix; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Ousset, Cecile; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

This 8 CD set contains 20th century Russian masterpieces including Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto 2, Prokofiev's Symphony 5 and the 10th Symphony of Shostakovich as well...continue...

Complete Symphonies

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have recorded the complete symphonies of Johannes Brahms live in a series of concerts from the Philharmonie, Berlin....continue...

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)

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

20th Century Classics - Henze: Symphony no 7 & 9, etc / Rattle, Drake, Bostridge, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Barcarola, for orchestra; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 9, for chorus & orchestra; Auden Songs (3)
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Drake, Julius [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

20th Century Classics - Janácek: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta, Piano Works, etc / Mackerras, Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass; Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon; The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle f...
Performers: Ades, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Amoyal, Pierre; Atherton, Diane; Bostridge, Ian; Edwards, Deryn; Gunson, Ameral; King, Malcolm; Mitchinson, John; Palmer, Felicity; Parker-Smith, Jane; Philogene, R...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Soloists of the Paris National Opera (Soloists)

BBC Music Magazine
Full marks for breadth in a compilation balancing the familiar (an effortful Sinfonietta and wiry Glagolitic) with chamber music and Bostridge's Diary. Like...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, etc / Simon Rattle, Susan Graham, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36
Performers: Graham, Susan
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Having championed Russian and German repertoire in three 2008 releases to-date, this ever versatile and inventive orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle now...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Elections Classiques 2007 - Coffret 50 Airs Prefer

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-08-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle no 2 en mi bémol majeur D. 929; Ave Maria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonie no 9 en ré mineur Op. 125 -; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emper...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Bonney, Barbara; Braley, Frank; Bruscantini, Sesto; Callas, Maria; Cals, Isabelle; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Cavallier, Nicolas; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessa...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Vonk, Hans; Serafin, Tullio; Barenboim, Daniel; Harding, Daniel; Marin, Ion; Willcocks, David; Karajan, Herbert von; Klemperer, Otto; Munch, Charles; Paavo, Jä...

Stravinsky: Symphonies / Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus

Most people know Igor Stravinsky through his magnificent ballet scores, but as Sir Simon Rattle says: "If you know only 'Firebird', 'Petrushka', the 'Rite of...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C; Symphony in Three Movements

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-07-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C; Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Borodin: Symphony no 2, etc / Rattle, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-29

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; Prince Igor
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For the famous Silvesterkonzert performance this New Year's Eve at the Berlin Philharmonie, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have chosen Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an...continue...

Szymanowski: Symphonies 3 & 4, etc / Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Songs (6) of a fairy-tale princess, Op. 31; Harnasie, Op. 55; Love Songs of Hafiz, songs (8) for tenor & orchestra, Op. 26, M28; Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Concerto for...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Burden, Andrew; Connell, John; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Gierlach, Robert; Hampson, Thomas; Karneus, Katarina; Langridge, Philip; Milne, Lisa; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Quivar, Flore...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus

This 4-CD set contains all the Szymanowski recordings that Sir Simon Rattle made for EMI classics, including some of the composer's best known works -...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 9 / Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D major
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This past November, EMI Classics released a digital-only recording of Mahler's 'Ninth Symphony' with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmoniker, coinciding with their performances at...continue...

Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstellung; Borodin

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 2 in B minor; Prince Igor
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For the famous Silvesterkonzert performance this New Year's Eve at the Berlin Philharmonie, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker have chosen Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an...continue...

Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies no 1-7, etc / Simon Rattle

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony...
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rattle's Sibelius recordings are among the very best around and many of these performances have been singled out for individual critical praise, in many cases...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 88 - 92, etc / Rattle, Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 89 in F major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89; Symphony no 90 in C major, H 1 no 90; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91; Symphony no...
Performers: Faust, Georg; Kelly, Jonathan; Schweigert, Stefan; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
To hear this great music played by an orchestra of the calibre of the Berlin Philharmonic is a rare treat indeed. These are...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 4 / Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-08

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"in terms of its richness of orchestral sound, variety of timbres, and wide dynamic range, this recording is one of the most delightful and inviting...continue...

Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Litany, Symphony no 3 / Simon Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Stabat mater, Op. 53; Litany to the Virgin Mary, Op. 59; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Performers: Connell, John; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Szmytka, Elzbieta
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Choir; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 1 and 14 / Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Performers: Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Quasthoff, Thomas
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

2006 marks 100 years since the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest composers of the symphony. Sir...continue...

R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers: Braunstein, Guy
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

Recorded live in September, 2005 from the Berlin Philharmonie, this recording of Richard Strauss's monumental work, 'Ein Heldenleben', marks Sir Simon Rattle's 9th release for...continue...

Schubert: Symphony no 9 / Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is a very complex pieces because it balances a desperate tightrope between heaven and hell, and joy and obsession, and it's hard to know...continue...

Dvorák: Tone Poems / Simon Rattle, Berlin PO

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198; Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

During his time as director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle has made several recordings on EMI Classics of repertoire new to both...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Henschel, Jane; Isokoski, Soile; Relyea, John; Remmert, Birgit; Villars, Jon; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Court, Shirley
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Written in a staggering burst of creative inspiration over eight weeks in 1906, the Eighth Symphony is considered to be Mahler's greatest triumph. In June...continue...

Gemini - Stravinsky: Firebird, Petrushka, etc / Rattle

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Petrushka, ballet (burles...
Performers: Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Johnston, Robert
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra