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O'Riley's Liszt - music of Berlioz, Mozart, Schumann, Wagner and Schubert / Christopher O'Riley, piano

2 CD / Oxingale Productions / 2013-05-07

Works: Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) for Piano, S 568; Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Fruhlingslaube (3 versions), transcr...
Performers: O'Riley, Christopher

Pianist Christopher O'Riley's virtuosity, showmanship and iconoclast status make him the Franz Liszt of our time. In O'Riley's Liszt, Chris delves into the transcriptions of...continue...
Recording information: Tippet Alley Studios, Edwards, CO (03/15/2012-03/18/2012)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

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: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 transcribed by Franz Liszt for solo piano / Yury Martynov, piano

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 7 (I), transcription for piano in A major, S. 463d (LW A37b/3); Symphonies de Beethoven no 1. transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c)
Performers: Martynov, Yury

Russian pianist Yury Martynov presents the second volume of the complete recording of the cycle of Beethoven's symphonies, as transcribed for the piano by Franz...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (09/17/2012-09/21/2012)....continue...

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...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

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...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Cyprien Katsaris: piano

1 CD / Piano 21 / 2013-02-12

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade, incidental music; Gayaneh, ballet; Circus; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Symphony no 2, Op. 27; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

With this third volume in the "Piano Rarities" series, Cyprien Katsaris continues exploring the almost limitless world of transcriptions for solo piano. The album, largely...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg/Sandhausen (03/2009)....continue...

Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...
Performers: Maxian, Frantisek
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

The Love Songs of Paolo Tosti / Gillian Zammit, soprano; Lucia Micallef, piano

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Paolo Tosti: Sogno for voice & piano/orchestra; 'A vucchella; Ideale, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Romanze (3); Non t'amo più; Addio; Malgré moi, for voice & piano; Consolozione, poe...
Performers: Micallef, Lucia; Zammit, Gillian

Maltese soprano Gillian Zammit studied in Italy with Carlo Bergonzi and Victoria de los Angeles. Zammit is versatile performer with an operatic repertoire that ranges...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, S (07/24/2011-07/26/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Adagio und Fugue K.546; Piano Concerto K.456; Symphonies K.202 & K.318 / Konstantin Lifschitz, piano Salzburg Festival 1972/74

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Concerto for Piano no 18 in B flat major, K 456; Symphony no 30 in D major, K 202 (186b); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Lifschitz, Konstantin
Conductors: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau conducted his last concert in Salzburg in 2006, in which he led the Mozarteum Orchestra. A concert devoted entirely to Mozart, pianist Konstantin...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum (08/06/2006)....continue...

Howard Goodall: Inspired - The Essential Collection

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-01-22

Works: Howard Goodall: Inspired, for guitar & orchestra; Ecce Homo (Theme from "Mr. Bean" TV series), for chorus & organ; Piano Fantasy; Eternal Light; Shackleton's Cross, for oboe, trumpet & chamber orches...
Performers: Goodall, Howard; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Stewart, Noah [Tenor Vocal]; Wright, Laura

Alan Bush: Lascaux Symphony; Dance Overture; Dorian Passacaglia & Fugue / Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch., Martin Yates

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2013-01-08

Works: Alan Bush: Dance Overture, for orchestra, Op. 12; Symphony no 4, Op. 98 ("Lascaux"); Dorian Passacaglia & Fugue, for orchestra, Op. 52
Performers: Hutchings, Sam
Conductors: Yates, Martin
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Dutton's third CD exploring Alan Bush's music features the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of Martin Yates. It includes two vivid orchestral works...continue...
Recording information: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (05/15/2012-05/16/2012)....continue...

Richard Arnell: Overture '1940'; Sinfonia; Dagenham Symphony; Landscapes & Figures / Catherine Edwards, piano

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2013-01-08

Works: Richard Arnell: Overture "1940", for orchestra, Op. 6; Sinfonia, for oboe & orchestra; Dagenham Symphony (from the film Opus 65); Landscapes and Figures, for piano & orchestra, Op. 78
Performers: Edwards, Catherine
Conductors: Yates, Martin
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Martin Yates leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in an all-Arnell program. The Sinfonia - effectively Arnell's 'Symphony No.0' - was long thought lost. In...continue...
Recording information: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (08/20/2012-08/21/2012)....continue...

Messiaen: Turangalila -Symphonie / Riccardo Chailly, Concertgebouw; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Keiko Harada

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Performers: Harada, Takashi; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Concertgebouw Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (03/1992)....continue...

Prokofiev plays Prokofiev / Piero Coppola [Melodiya]

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11; The Love for Three Oranges; Pieces for piano, Op. 12; Sarcasms, Op. 17; Pieces for piano, Op. 52; Sonata no 4, Op. 29; Pieces for piano, Op. 59...
Performers: Prokofiev, Sergei
Conductors: Coppola, Piero
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra


Works:

Archival recordings from the 1920s and 1930s of Prokoviev interpreting his own compositions, including a famous recording of his third Piano Concerto with the London

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Recording information: 1920-1939....continue...

Alexander Scriabin: Symphonic Works - Symphonies no 1-3; Poem of Ecstasy; Prometheus; Dream, Op. 24 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

4 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Le Poème de l'ex...
Performers: Fridheim, Heinrich; Krivosheyev, Y.; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Yermakova, Lyudmila
Ensemble: ; State Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Big Choir

Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life / Frank Ticheli, Carter Pann / Allan McMurray, University of Colorado Wind Ensemble / Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano; Carter Pann, piano

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life, for voice & wind ensemble; Carter Pann: Symphony for winds ("My Brother's Brain")
Performers: Bird-Arvidsson, Jennifer [Soprano Vocal]; Pann, Carter
Conductors: McMurray, Allan
Ensemble: University of Colorado Wind Ensemble

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The ensemble is small - 10 woodwinds, a brass trio, plus percussion, piano, string bass, and harp - and...continue...
Recording information: Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado, Boulder (2012-02-06_2012-02-08&2012-)....continue...

Greatest Video Game Music, Vol. 2 / London Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / X5 Group / 2012-11-13

Works: Lorne Balfe: Assassin's Creed - Revelations; Jeremy Soule: Elder Scrolls - Skyrim; Kenta Nagata: Legend of Zelda - The Windwaker; Nobuo Uematsu: Final Fantasy VII; Clint Mansell: A Mass Effect 3; Mar...
Performers: Abrahams, Leo; Cawley, Tom [Keyboards]; Covey, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, John; Little, Simon; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; Weller, Tim
Conductors: Skeet, Andrew
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The first album; The Greatest Video Game Music, released in late 2011, featured classical renditions of the most famous and loved video game music, performed...continue...
Personnel: Andrew Skeet (programming).

Recording information: Angel Studios and Air Lyndhurst.

Over the years, video games have evolved from the simple platforming adventures of Mario an...continue...

Jouni Somero: Piano Recital / Sibelius, Schubert, Henselt

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Adolf Henselt: Études caractéristiques (12), for piano, Op 2
Performers: Somero, Jouni

Finnish pianist Jouni Somero studied at the Lausanne Conservatory and at the Music Institute of Cologne. Since his debut at the age of 16, Somero...continue...
Recording information: Vehkalahti Hall (05/24/2002-05/25/2002)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Liszt: Funérailles; Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre / Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-02

Works: Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139; Années de pèlerinage; Deuxième année, S. 161; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Sudbin, Yevgeny

Following a series of highly acclaimed recordings dedicated to individual composers, Yevgeny Sudbin has combined works by Liszt, Ravel and Saint-Saëns into a recital with...continue...
Recording information: St. Georges, Bristol, England....continue...

Alexander Maria Wagner: Symphony No. 1 "Kraftwerk"; Chromatic Fantasy; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 / A.M. Wagner, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-10-30

Works: Alexander Maria Wagner: Symphony no 1 "Kraftwerk"; Chromatic and Diatonic Fantasy for piano in D minor (after Bach); Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Wagner, Alexander Maria
Conductors: Kornienko, Alexei
Ensemble: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Alexander Maria Wagner attended the Music School of the cathedral choir, which he completed this year at the age of seventeen. Since 2007, he studied...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria (01/2010); Rittersaal im Herzogenschloá, Straubing (01/2010); Philharmonie Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria (02/2012/04/2012); Rittersaal im Her...continue...

Beethoven/Liszt: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" / Ashley Wass, piano

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 6 (III), transcription for piano in F major, S. 464/6 (LW A37c)
Performers: Wass, Ashley

An exciting new recording of Liszt's extraordinary piano transcription of Beethoven's most popular Pastoral Symphony performed here by one of Britain's favorite young pianists; Performed...continue...
Recording information: Restoration House, Rochester, England (04/03/2011-04/05/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Complete Beethoven Symphonies, Vol. 1 / Gabriele Baldocci, piano

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 1. transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c); Symphonies de Beethoven no 6 (III), transcription for piano in F major, S. 464/6 (LW A37c)
Performers: Baldocci, Gabriele

This is the first of five recordings dedicated to Beethoven's complete symphonies transcriptions. Gabriele Baldocci has appeared at the most important concert halls and at...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Apollinare, Monticello di Lonigo, Vicenza, (02/01/2012-02/02/2012)....continue...

Glenn Gould Plays Wagner & Beethoven: Symphonies nos 5 & 6, mvt 1 (piano transcriptions); Meistersinger; Gotterdammerung; Siegfried Idyll / Glenn Gould, piano; conductor

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 5 (II), transcription for piano in C minor, S. 464/5 (LW A37c); Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Die Meistersinger...
Performers: Gould, Glenn
Conductors: Gould, Glenn; Glould, Glenn
Ensemble: Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Members; Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...
Recording information: 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA (1967-11-22&1967-12-05&1967-); Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada (1967-11-22&1967-12-05&1967-); St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Canada (1967...continue...

Sergej Rachmaninov: Piano Works for Four and Six Hands / Marco Sollini, Salvatore Barbatano, Francois-Joel Thiollier

1 CD / Concerto / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; Morceaux (6), for piano, 4 hands, Op. 11; Romance for piano, 4 hands in G major, TN ii/20; Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands; Pieces (2) for piano, 6 hands, TN ii...
Performers: Barbatano, Salvatore; Sollini, Marco; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]

This CD presents a few of Sergej Rachmaninov's rarer piano compositions for four and six hands, some which have never previously been recorded. Considered to...continue...
Recording information: San Marco's Church, Ponzano di Fermo, Fermo, Italy (08/2012)....continue...

J.S. Bach: English Suites; French Suites; Overture in the French Style / Glenn Gould, piano

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 1 in A major, BWV 806; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; English Suite no 4 in F major, BWV 809; English Suite, f...
Performers: Gould, Glenn

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...
Recording information: Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3; Liszt: Les Preludes (both arr. piano 4 hands) / Marialena Fernandes, Ranko Markovic: pianos

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97
Performers: Fernandes, Marialena; Markovic, Ranko [Piano]

Versatile pianist Marialena Fernandes and her duo partner Ranko Markovic prove that an enormous orchestral apparatus is not necessary for rendering the intentions of great...continue...
Recording information: Steinwayhaus Linz, Upper Austria (2011-01-06_2011-01-07&2011-)....continue...

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...

Beecham conducts - Berlioz: Corsaire Overture; Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance; D'indy: Enchanted Forest; Saint-Saëns: Sym. 3

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Vincent d'Indy: La Forêt Enchantée, symphonic legend after Uhland for...
Performers: Gamley, Douglas; McCall, Tom; Vaughan, Denis
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This long-awaited live performance, from the Royal Festival Hall in October 1954, joins SOMM's growing collection of unforgettable performances by a conductor who genuinely loved...continue...

Claude Debussy: Chamber Music / Ludwig Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Eric Aubier, Philippe Berrod, Lise Berthaud et al.

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-08-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Fêtes, for orchestra (Nocturne no 2), L. 91/2; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; Première R...
Performers: Aubier, Eric; Berrod, Philippe; Berthaud, Lise; Carruzzo, Madeleine; Champion, Aline; Desert, Claire; Esnaola, Luis; Gallet, Pascal; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Vincent; Prost, Nicolas; Quandt, L...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Ludwig Quartet

This album presents Debussy's works from 1891 to 1915 in a totally new light, with which he would have most certainly agreed. Wind instruments, to...continue...
Recording information: Temple St-Marcel, Paris, France (??/2010/03/2012)....continue...

Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie / Cynthia Millar, Steven Osborne, Bergen Philharmonic

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-08-14

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-symphonie, for piano, ondes martenot & orchestra, I/29
Performers: Millar, Cynthia; Osborne, Steven
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic

"The Messiaen Monster," ridiculed by critics at its premiere - in the best tradition of works of genius - is now, "established as one of...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen (06/20/2011-06/24/2011)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris / André Previn, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of...continue...

Elgar: Piano Music

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; In Smyrna, for piano; Serenade, for piano; Presto, for piano; Adieu, for piano; Skizze, for piano; Griffinesque, for piano (revised as "Presto"); Salut d'amour; Sonat...
Performers: Garzon, Maria

Recording information: 1988....continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Claude Debussy: Preludes / Alexei Lubimov

2 CD / ECM / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zuev, Alexei [Piano]

Debussy is closer to the expressionism of Schoenberg than to the chiseled sonorities of a Chopin or the extravagant virtuosity of a Liszt, even if...continue...
Recording information: Sint-Pieterskerk, Leut, Belgium (04/2011)....continue...

César Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit; Les Djinns; Les Éolides; Variations Symphoniques

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: César Franck: Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 45; ...
Performers: Tiberghien, Cedric
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier

César Franck and the Liège Orchestra share a musical identity specific to Liege's geographic location, at the crossroads of French and Germanic influences. On this...continue...
Recording information: Salle Philharmonique in Liège, Belgium (07/22/2009-07/25/2009)....continue...

Liszt: Symphonic Transcriptions / Francesco Libetta, et al

3 CD / Nireo / 2012-06-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, for 2 pianos ("Bergsymphonie"), S. 635 (LW C9); Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Les préludes for 2 Pianos, S 637; Orpheus for 2 Pianos, S 638; Pr...
Performers: Cisternino, M.; Escelsior, L.; Graniti, G.; Libetta, Francesco; Nicolardi, L.; Parentera, V.; Rizzello, R.; Sangiovanni, S.; Sotgiu, V.

Delius: Orchestral Music Arranged for Two Pianos, Vol. 1 / Simon Callaghan & Hiroaki Takenouchi, pianos

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-06-12

Works: Frederick Delius: A Dance Rhapsody (no 1), for orchestra, RT vi/18; Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Poem of Life and Love, for orchestra; A Song of Summer, for orche...
Performers: Callaghan, Simon; Takenouchi, Hiroaki

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Delius, and SOMM now pays tribute to the composer who held a special place in...continue...
Recording information: Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire (04/21/2011-04/22/2011)....continue...

Alkan: Grande Sonate "Les Quatre Ages"; Symphonie pour Piano Solo / Vincenzo Maltempo, piano

1 CD / Ponderosa / 2012-06-12

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Grande Sonate "Les Quatre Ages", for piano in D major, Op. 33; Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7; Trois grandes études pour les mains séparées et...
Performers: Maltempo, Vincenzo

Any new recording of Charles-Valentin Alkan is an event, which hopefully widens the public appreciation of this still unknown genius of the French Romantic period....continue...
Recording information: I Musicanti Studio, Rome, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

Alex Tassel: The First Element: The Sea, for fluegelhorn, tenor sax, piano, bass and drums

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Alex Tassel: The First Element
Performers: Beuf, Sylvain; Charlet, Julien; Imbert, Diego; Tassel, Alex; Wilde, Laurent De
Conductors: Arean, Jose
Ensemble: The Mexico Symphonic Orchestra

In January, 2012 Alex Tassel began the recording of a unique and original work that took place in Mexico. The purpose was to reproduce, through...continue...
Recording information: Sala Ollin Yoliztli, Mexico City....continue...

Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 2: Concerto in F minor BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; 15 Three Part Inventions

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56)
Performers: Gould, Glenn; koff, Mischa; Tripton, Albert
Conductors: Goldschmidt, Nicholas; Paray, Paul

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Ernst Bloch: America; Concerto Grosso No. 1 / Patricia Michaelian, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Ernest Bloch: America; Concerto Grosso no 1, for string orchestra & piano
Performers: Michaelian, Patricia
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Chorale

Swiss-born Bloch, a pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe, emigrated to the United States in 1916. Written in 1926, two years after Bloch had become an American...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6; Liszt, Saint-Saens / Behzod Abduraimov, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Four Pieces, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude...
Performers: Abduraimov, Behzod

The debut recording from the superb young pianist, who, at the age of just eighteen, won a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/28/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

Franz Liszt: An Orchestra on the Piano / Orazio Sciortino, piano

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Orpheus, S 98; Les préludes, S 97; Le Triomphe funèbre du Tasse, for piano (Ode funèbres no 3), S. 517 (LW A202/3); Gretchen; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110
Performers: Sciortino, Orazio [Piano]

To transcribe is to establish a connection with the past and the present, on a path of research that is profound and complex: a "conscious...continue...
Recording information: Limen Music Studio, Milan (11/02/2011-11/04/2011)....continue...

Beethoven/Liszt: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 / Yury Martynov, piano (1837)

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2012-04-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 6 (III), transcription for piano in F major, S. 464/6 (LW A37c); Symphonies de Beethoven no 2, transcription for piano in D major, S. 464/2 (LW A37c)
Performers: Martynov, Yury

This CD featuring the Sixth and Second symphonies marks the start of a complete recording of Liszt's transcriptions of the Beethoven symphonies, played by young...continue...
Recording information: L'Église Sint-Pieters (09/26/2011-09/29/2011)....continue...