Coles, Samuel

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...

Relaxing Mozart / Meyer, Pletnev, Tetzlaff, Menuhin, Sarasate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in C, for flute, harp and orchestra, K. 299/K. 297c; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A, K. 488; Symphony no 39 in E...
Performers: Alexander, Meyrick; Coles, Samuel; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tetzlaff, Christia...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

The Legend of Mozart: Opera Excerpts, Concertos, Symphonies, etc / Damrau, Dessay, Gens, Garanca

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Baltsa, Agnes; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Cachemaille, Gilles; Capuçon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Véronique; ...
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie; Langrée, Louis; Bolton, Ivor; Muti, Riccardo; Harding, Daniel; Pletnev, Mikhail; Schiff, Heinrich; Nelson, John; ; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Menuhin, Yehudi; Corboz...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Le Concert d'Astrée; Sinfonia Varsovia

From The Magic flute to the Kyrie of his Requiem, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight...continue...

Mozart Best Loved Adagios / Menuhin, Pletnev, Dessay, Corbos, et al.

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Concerto for flute & harp, K. 299; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin & viola,...
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Dessay, Natalie; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Meyer, Paul; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tamesit, Antoine; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Nelson, John; Menuhin, Yehudi; Langrée, Louis; Pletnev, Mikhail; Hill, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Essential Flute / Michel Debost, Hans-Martin Linda, Emmanuel Pahud, William Bennet, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute no 2 in E flat, BWV 1031; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Parti...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Bennett, William [Bass vocals]; Coles, Samuel; Davis, Phillipa; Debost, Michel; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Kovacevich, Stephen; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; ...
Conductors: Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Pahud, Emmanuel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Baudo, Serge; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Marriner, Sir Neville...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Barock Solisten; Linde Consort

Bizet: Carmen

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-07-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Symphony in C major
Performers: Coles, Samuel; Denis, Catherine; Descamps, Dominique; Dion, Jean-Francois; Mule, Nathalie
Conductors: Lodéon, Frédéric

A world-renowned cellist, Frederic Lodeon has devoted himself to conducting since 1990. Lodeon is also known as an impressive host for radio shows and has...continue...
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50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Petitgirard, Bordeaux Aquitaine

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
Performers: Coles, Samuel
Conductors: Petitgirard, Laurent
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra

'Daphnis et Chloe,' generally regarded as Ravel's masterpiece, is one of the numerous important scores that owe their existence to the famous ballet impresario Sergey...continue...