Murray, Ann

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
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Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...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...

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...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

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...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Le...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Damiens, Alain; Murray, Ann; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

This 6-CD set gathers together for the first time all of Pierre Boulez's Stravinsky recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. It includes the three great "Russian" ballets:...continue...

Handel: Xerxes / Mackerras, Murray, Garrett, Masterson, Robson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Xerxes, HWV 40
Performers: Booth-Jones, Christopher; Garrett, Lesley; Masterson, Valerie; Murray, Ann; Rigby, Jean; Robson, Christopher
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

Nicholas Hytner's highly innovative production of Handel's comic opera won the coveted Laurence Olivier Opera Award. This live recording from the English National Opera stars...continue...
Run Time: 186 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Greek...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Lieder Opp. 91 & 105 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano; Ann Murray, soprano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 105
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Kovacevich, Stephen; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 3 / Amanda Roocroft, soprano. Fiona Janes, mezzo, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Neal Davies, baritone

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-12-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Airs chantés, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 46; Colloque, for soprano, baritone & piano, FP 108; Les bijoux aux poitrines, mazurka for voice & piano (Mouvements du coeur), FP...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Fox, Sarah; Lemalu, Jonathan; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Ann; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Oliemans, Thomas
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 6: 1990-2000

14 CD / RCO Live / 2011-10-11

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastor...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barainsky, Claudia; Brautigam, Ronald; Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]; Komlosi, Ildiko; Kovacs, Kolos; Laurendeau, Jean; Masseurs, Peter; Murray, Ann; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vo...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Berglund, Paavo; Chailly, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles; Solti, Sir Georg; Previn, Andre; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, B...
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto [Highlights] / Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Alfredo Kraus and Mignon Dunn

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; King, Malcolm; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Milnes, Sherrill; Murray, Ann; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Rawnsley, John; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Rudel, Julius

Gramophone Magazine
Kraus's singing is elegant and attractive throughout ... The Philharmonia plays with admirable élan and a great deal of subtlety for Rudel.
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Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (08/15/1978-08/25/1978)....continue...

Voyage à Paris: The Melodies of Francis Poulenc / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Voyage à Paris ("Ah! la charmante chose"), song for voice & piano (Banalités), FP 107/4; Montparnasse; Hyde Park ("Les faiseurs de religion"), song for voice & piano, FP 12...
Performers: Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"This record will enchant you. Best of the Month" -Hi-Fi News...continue...
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British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Muti, Marshall, Murray, Araiza [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD presents a staging of Cosi fan tutte performed at the Salzburg Festival performed in 1983. Acclaimed by both the general public and international...continue...
Run Time: 188 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart Opera Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Il re Pastore; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Lucio Silla; Der Schauspie...
Performers: Baur, Markus; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Coburn, Pamela; Fischer, Andreas; Fischer, Thierry; Gassmann, Frank; Gienger, Stefan; Gruberova, Edita; Hampson, Thomas; Holl, Robert; Hollweg, W...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Mozart: The Magic Flute / Levine/Vienna PO, Cotrubas, Gruberova [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Gruberova, Edita; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This production of Mozart's Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval when it was premiered in Salzburg. Receiving critical acclaim from international press, this production...continue...
Run Time: 189 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Negri/John Alldis Choir

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Ostro picta in D major, RV 642; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice,...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Beers, Adrian; Bethge, Dietrich; Burgess, Sally; chke, Thomas; Collins, Anne; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Daniel, Susan; Garcia, Jose Luis; Graeme, Edward; Hegedus, Olga; Holl, R...
Conductors: Negri, Vittorio

For many years after his death, Vivaldi's vast output of sacred music lay silent and forgotten until Alberto Gentili tracked down an incredible 27 volumes...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflote fur Kinder / Levine, Murray, Schreier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-11-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Boesch, Christian; Cotrubas, Ileana; Donat, Zdislawa; Hiestermann, Horst; Mayr, Ingrid; Moser, Edda; Murray, Ann; Rydl, Kurt; Schreier, Peter; Sieber, Gudrun
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Magic Flute had been the sensation of the season in 1978. It received enormous and unanimous approval, endless applause on the night and brought...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

50 Best Mozart

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K 467; Symphony no 35 in D, "Haffner", K...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Carolis, Natale de; Causse, Gerard [Viola...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo

50 Best Relaxing Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in G "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Così fan tutte, K 588; Sonata for Piano no 11, K331; Concerto for Piano no 20, K466...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Farr, St...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Boult, Adrian; ; Olah, Erno; Ozawa, Seiji; Hill, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Bar...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Chailly/VPO, Murray, Araiza, Quilico [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Berry, Walter; Denning, Angela; Evangelatos, Daphne; Murray, Ann; Quilico, Gino; Schone, Wolfgang
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

This witty production of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, 'La Cenerentola', by Gioacchino Rossini, is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at the...continue...
Run Time: 171 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish
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Opera Exclusive - Mozart at the Salzburg Festival [3 DVD]

6 DVD Video / TDK / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Battle, Kathleen; Berry, Walter; Boesch, Christian; Bruscantini, Sesto; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garanca, Elina; Gruberova, Edita; Kasarova, Vesselina; Marshall, Margaret; Morris, James; ...
Conductors: Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 537 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish...continue...

Schumann, Mahler, Britten / Ann Murray, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Benjamin Britten: A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Cabaret songs (4) for Hed...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Murray, Ann

"What a perceptive and versatile recitalist Ann Murray is to each group of songs Murray brought a perfectly judged sense of style and delivery. Just...continue...

Bellini: Norma / James Levine, Renata Scotto, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-03-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Crook, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Giacomini, Giuseppe; Murray, Ann; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Scotto, Renata; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 / Tennstedt, Popp, Murray, Johnson, Pape, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

In one of his last concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra before his retirement from public performance, Klaus Tennstedt turned to Beethoven's unequivocal proclamation of...continue...

Beethoven: Lieder und Gesänge / Ann Murray, Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside

2 CD / Signum UK / 2009-02-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 75; Bitten, song for voice & piano, Op. 48/1; Gottes Macht und Vorsehung, song for voice & piano, Op. 48/5; Die Liebe des Nächsten, song fo...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

The first in a two part set of Beethoven's Lieder und Gesange. Beethoven himself was not a keen songwriter, yet despite this almost half of...continue...
Recording information: The Warehouse, London (2008-02-18_2008-02-19&2008-)....continue...

Olivier Messiaen - 100th Anniversary Edition

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Les offrandes oubliées; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Chronochromie; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Command, Michele; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Hakim, Naji; Hind, Rolf; Langridge, Philip; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Messiaen, Oliv...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Baudo, Serge; Dorati, Antal; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble

To celebrate Messiaen's centenary, EMI Classics is releasing a boxed set with of 14 CDs of his greatest music, including 4 CDs of solo organ...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...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...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Ultimate Mendelssohn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Murray, Ann; Schiff, Andras; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Zukerman, Pinchas; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated...continue...

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Harnoncourt, Murray, Yakar, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-02-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Esswood, Paul; Gardow, Helrun; Kostlinger, Josef; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Murray, Ann; Scharinger, Anton; Schmidt, Trudeliese; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (B...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 / Royal, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Schön Hedwig, Op. 106; Balladen (2), melodramas for voice & piano, Op. 122; Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Die Nonne ("Im Garten steht die Nonne...
Performers: Barlow, Edith; Gruett, Marcus; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kargl, Lukas; Lang, Melanie; Lehner, Daniela; Loges, Stephan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Royal, Kate; Spence, Nicky; Ward, Ad...

Graham Johnson's acclaimed series of Schumann songs for Hyperion has reached its penultimate volume with this program headlined by soprano Kate Royal. Still at the...continue...

London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 3 / Tennstedt, Masur, et al

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op 85; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 4...
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; George, Michael; Leiferkus, Sergei; Monogarova, Tatiana; Muff, Alfred; Murray, Ann; Pape, Rene; Popp, Lucia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Welser-Möst, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt brought the London Philharmonic Orchestra a major recording contract with EMI and concert engagements in Japan and the Far East; Franz Welser-Most followed...continue...

Opera Highlights Vol. 2 / Netrebko, Allen, Murray, Langridge, Kenny, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Boylan, Orla; Diadkova, Larissa; Glushchak, Vladimir; Gorchakova, Galina; Jenis, Eva; Kenny, Yvonne; Konig, Michael; Langridge, Philip; Minutillo, Hana; Murray, Ann; Netrebko, Anna; Og...

Opera Highlights is both a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera as well as a unique opportunity to see great singers talking to...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Opera Highlights Vol. 1 / Horne, Sutherland, Alagna, Georghiu, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-05-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermo...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grigorian, Gegam; Horne, Marilyn; Martón, Eva; Murray, Ann; Sutherland, Joan, Dame

Opera Highlights is both a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera as well as a unique opportunity to see great singers talking to...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Puccini: Tosca / Davis, Caballé, Carreras, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-10-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Murray, Ann; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra