Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Sviatoslav Richter: The Teldec Recordings / Bach, Mozart & Schumann [3 CD]

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-05-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1058; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Bashmet, Yuri

These recordings from the Teldec catalogue of the incomparable Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, who rarely made studio recordings and who was awkward enough about live...continue...

Morning Mood: Grieg, Bizet, Schubert, Mozart, Mendelssoh, Vivaldi, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite no 1, Op. 46; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; George Frederick Handel:...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Hörtnagel, Georg; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Frémaux, Louis; Boskovsky, Willi; Wand, Günter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Liszt Experience / Aimard, Alain, Berzovsky and Duchable

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Feux-follets (Transcendental Etude no 5); Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses (10), for piano...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Alain, Marie-Claire; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Farkas, Gabor [Piano]; Hoffmann, Ludwig; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Sebök, György
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Masur, Kurt; Sourisse, Jean; Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Nova Vocal Ensemble; Paris Audite Nova Choir

This new release from Warner classics features a "greatest hits" collection from the piano's ultimate historic virtuoso and composer, Franz Liszt. Listeners will enjoy the...continue...

Schubert Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Fischerweise, D 881; Piano Quintet in A major, D667 "The Trout"; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Allegro for Piano 4 hands in A minor, D 947/Op. 144 "Lebensstürme"; Nacht...
Performers: Arad, Atar; Bartolomey, Franz; Baumann, Jorg; Bonney, Barbara; Chamonin, Jocelyne; Cooper, Imogen; Djupsjöbacka, Gustav; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flieder, Raphael; Gil, Jean-Louis; Höll, ...
Conductors: ; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Guschlbauer, Theodor
Ensemble: ; Wien Haydn Trio

The Tchaikovsky Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Souvenir d'un lieu ...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mehta, Zubin; Lazarev, Alexander; Sado, Yutaka; Krivine, Emmanuel

Brahms Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79; 4 Songs for women's chorus, two horns and harp, Op. 17; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for ...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Dalberto, Michel; Demarquette, Henri; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Grimaud, Hélène; Hampson, Thomas; Keiding, Jakob; Leonska...
Conductors: Héja, Domonkos; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Kuivanen, Juha; Caro, Pedro Halffter; Previn, Andre; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 109-111 / Elisabeth Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

When one of today's leading pianists after many acclaimed concert performances makes new recordings of compositions from Beethoven's late period, it can be certain that...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/30/2009-11/01/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Scherzi, Nocturnes, Fantaisie, Impromptu / Elisabeth Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-06-16

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2, CT. 121; Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; F...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

After Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schubert, now Chopin: it is always fascinating how Elisabeth Leonskaja on her MDG recordings enables the listener to experience masterpieces of...continue...

Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 16

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-01-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Max Reger: Piano Quintet in D minor, Op. 64
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Magi, Peter

Piano Dreams

5 CD / Teldec / 2008-11-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Noct...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Doyen, Jean; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Grutzmann, Susanne; Haas, Monique; Katsaris, Cyprien; Legra...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek; Hager, Leopold; Rolla, János [Violin]; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Conlon, James; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition Vol 1 - Sehnsucht

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades, D 526; Freiwilliges Versinken, D 700; Das Weinen, D 926/Op. 106 no 2; Des Fischers Liebesglück, D 933; Der Winterabend, D 938; Memnon, D 541/Op. 6 no 1; Lied ein...
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Hailed as, "a first-class and unforgettable lieder singer" (The NewYork Times), German baritone Matthias Goerne embarks on an ambitious traversal of Schubert's song output. In...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

10 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-02-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 3 in D majo...
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Munroe, Lorne; Schonheit, Michael
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, etc / Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Song without words, Op. 62/3 (Andan...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg

Elisabeth Leonskaja's first recording with MDG was selected as a Gramophone Editor's Choice. In this release, Leonskaja performs works by Mendelssohn on MDG's legendary 1901...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, etc / Leonskaja

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Song without words, Op. 62/3 (Andan...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg

Elisabeth Leonskaja's first recording with MDG was selected as a Gramophone Editor's Choice. In this release, Leonskaja performs works by Mendelssohn on MDG's legendary 1901...continue...

Bedtime Beats - The Secret to Sleep

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on G...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Clement, Alain; Crossland, Jill; Engel, Karl; Isbin, Sharon; Kniazev, Alexander; Laskine, Lily; Leister, Karl; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Pires, Maria-Jo...
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Andrew; Sado, Yutaka; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Nagano, Kent; ; Zehetmair, Thomas; Jordan, Armin; Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel; Orbelian, Constantine; Hager...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Berne Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Ensemble Instrumental; Helsinki Strings; I Solisti Veneti; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; Lausanne Chamber Orche...

Personnel: Alain Clement (bass voice); Sharon Isbin (guitar); Karl Ludwig Leiter (clarinet); Karl Engel, Jill Crossland, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lily Laskine, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai Lugansky , Ma...continue...

Brahms: Piano Music Op 116 -119 / Leonskaja

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-05-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Leonskaja holds a distinguished position among the leading international pianists. Of Russian origin, she studied under Jacob Milstein at the Moscow Conservatory, and her...continue...

Brahms: Piano Music Op 116 -119 / Leonskaja

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2006-05-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Leonskaja holds a distinguished position among the leading international pianists. Of Russian origin, she studied under Jacob Milstein at the Moscow Conservatory, and her...continue...

Cello Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johann Sebast...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Canino, Bruno; Cleobury, Nicholas; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Harrell, Lynn; Judd, James [Conductor]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lloyd Webber, Ju...
Conductors: Judd, James; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Lynn Harrell, Julian Lloyd Webber, Janos Starker (cello); Vladimir Ashkenazy, John Lenehan , Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)....continue...

Schubert: Piano Music / Elisabeth Leonskaja

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-01-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Scherzos (2) for Piano, D 593; Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915; Adagio for Piano in E major, D 612
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Simply the Best - Classical Passion - Music for Lovers

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-05-20

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sergey Rachmanino...
Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodina, Olga; Brodsky Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; Cura, Jose; Katsaris, Cyprien; Klocker, Dieter; Legrand, Michel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; London Symphony Or...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek; Wolff, Hugh; Shostakovich, Maxim; Domingo, Placido; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Davis, Colin; Davis, Andrew; Foster, Lawrence; Lenárd, Ondrej; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Zehetmair,...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; London Symphony Orchestra; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orches...

Personnel: José Cura (tenor); Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Dieter Klöcker (clarinet); Güher Pekinel , Süher Pekinel , Michel Legrand, Cyprien Katsaris, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Nikolai ...continue...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gergiev, Valery; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra (Orchestra); London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersbu...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2/ Leonskaja, Ashkenazy, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-02-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Baby Play - Classical Favorites for Toddler's Playtime

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2002-06-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Georges Biz...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Barenboim, Daniel; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Koopman, ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Barenboim, Daniel; Masur, Kurt; Wolff, Hugh; Scimone, Claudio; Nagano, Kent; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; I Solisti Veneti; Lamo...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos, etc / Leonskaja, Wolff, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-02-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sonata for piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 61
Performers: Bordner, Gary; Leonskaja, Elisabeth
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Piano Adagios

2 CD / Erato / 2000-02-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Collard, Catherine; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fellner, Till; Grimaud, Helene; Huang, Helen; Krainev, Vladimir; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Pires, Maria-Joao; Timm, Jurnjak...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Jordan, Armin; Masur, Kurt; Zinman, David; Conlon, James; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Janowski, Marek; Inbal, Eliahu; Volmer, Arvo; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Estonian State Symphony Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch...

Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete) / Elizabeth Leonskaja

2 CD / Teldec / 1997-10-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 3...
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Night Tracks

1 CD / Teldec / 1996-10-29

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 2 "London"; The lark ascending; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D majo...
Performers: Aldwell, Edward; Clarke, Mary; Katsaris, Cyprien; Lawler, Emmanuel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; Milman, Misha; Rautio, Erkki; Richter, Sviatoslav; Stacy, Tom; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Davis, Andrew, Sir; Masur, Kurt; Tchernushenko, Vladislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foster, Lawrence; ; Wolff, Hugh; Rabinowitz, Harry; Simms, Philip
Ensemble: Anuna; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodin String Quartet; Camerata Tallinn; English Chamber Orchestra; Glinka State Academic Chorus Leningrad; Instrumental Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Car...