Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

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...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Christmas at King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Robert Lucas Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo for soloists & chorus; Christmas Traditional: Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); God Rest You Me...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir Cambridge

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England....continue...

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C minor, BWV 564; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata no 3 in A; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Choral Song & Fugue; ...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hakim, Naji; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; Nolan, James [Organ]; Nolan, Joseph; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

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...

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Gramophone
Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

King's College Choir Cambridge Sings J.S. Bach - Motet BWV 227; 7 Sacred Part Songs; Choruses from St. John Passion

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild, BWV 493; Jesu ist das schönste Licht, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 463), B...
Performers: Baines, Francis; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Richards, Bernard
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

Recording information: 1960....continue...

Orlando Gibbons: Tudor Church Music / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2012-05-04

Works: Orlando Gibbons: Veni Creator ("Come, Holy Ghost"), song (from "The Hymns and Songs of the Church"); First preces and psalm (145) for Evensong on Whitsunday, for voices; Short Service (First Service)...
Performers: McLean, Hugh; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Jacobean Consort of Viols

The world-renowned choir of King's College Cambridge and its iconic director, Sir David Willcocks, give performances of the church music of Orlando Gibbons, a composer...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"; Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier / Levine

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon presents First Choice, its new flagship mid-price series. The series features top artists - Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herber...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor; John Williams: Jaws; Jerry Goldsmith: The Omen; Bernard H...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Williams, John; Mauceri, John; Herrmann, Bernard; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe

All of the beloved classics that resonate within all of us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) music we've come to associate with Halloween. This...continue...
Don't expect to hear a version of "Monster Mash" among the 11 tracks on this Halloween-themed set. These are orchestral arrangements of classical pieces that reflect the macabre side of things, includ...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Peter Schreier - CPE Bach CO

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Concerto for 3 Violins in D...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Eschenburg, Ulrike; Gerbeth, Klaus; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]; Haupt, Eckart; Holjewilken, Uwe; Jahn, Gudrun; Kirbach, Klaus; Pank, Renate; Pank, Sieg...
Conductors: Schreier, Peter

These sprightly, rhythmically driven modern performances are soaked in Leipzig's long...continue...

Essential Organ / Marcel Dupre, Maurice Durufle, Felix Mendelssohn, Camille Saint-Saens

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61); George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto no 13 in F 'The Cuckoo & the Nightingale'; Organ Conc...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Eisenberg, Matthias; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Germani, Fernando; Jacob, Werner; Kynaston, Nicholas; Lukas, Viktor; Parker-Smith, Jane; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Armand, Georges; Plasson, Michel

Classical Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Liszt: Liebestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benedetti, Nicola; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fisc...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo; Fischer, Adam; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Chailly, Riccardo; Armiliato, Marco; Lanchbery, John; Fischer, Iván; Dutoit, Charles; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name...continue...

Bach: Preludes & Fugues

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E minor, BWV 548 "Wedge"; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in C major, BWV 547; Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G major, BWV 550 (BC J21); Prelude and...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Recording information: St. John's Smith Square, London (1995-12-??&1996-01-??&1996-)....continue...

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary Edition [11 CDs]

11 CD / Decca / 2010-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, ...
Performers: Arimori, Hiroshi; Croft, Dwayne; Firth, Everett; Honeck, Rainer; Kobayashi, Mariko; Nicolet, Aurele; Pinnock, Trevor; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Scholz, Rudolf; Yasue, Sawako; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

In honor of internationally acclaimed Maestro Seiji Ozawa's 75th Birthday, this 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory in collaboration...continue...

Essential Handel

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Organ Concerto no 13 in F "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"; Sarabande; Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Aveling, Valda; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Coburn, Pamela; Dickinson, John [trumpet]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Jones, Dell...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bicket, Harry; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Armand, Georges; Briger, Alexander; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel; McGegan, Nicholas; Menuhin, Yehudi; Auriacombe, Louis; Barb...

Included are many familiar pieces from the enormous output of George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. They range from...continue...

Schumann: The Masterworks [Limited Eidtion] [Deluxe]

35 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Brendel, Alfred; Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Canino, Bruno; Crespin, Régine; Dazeley, William; Dent, Susan; Donderer, Georg; Dond...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Kubelik, Rafael; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Dorati, Antal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Masur, Kurt; Britten, Benjamin; Albrecht, Gerd;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

June 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the most important Romantic composers of the 19th century. To...continue...

J.S. Bach: The Organ Works / Simon Preston

14 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata for Organ no 1 in E flat major, BWV 525; Trio Sonata for Organ no 2 in C minor, BWV 526; Trio Sonata for Organ no 3 in D minor, BWV 527; Trio Sonata for Organ no 4 ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Simon Preston's brilliantly performed 14-CD traversal of Bach's works for organ, gathered together at an amazing price. "A hard act to beat" -Grammophone....continue...

Prières sans paroles [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Marius Constant: Alleluias, for trumpet & organ; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cuzco; André Jolivet: Arioso barocco for Trumpet and Organ; Henri Sauguet: Non morietur in aeternum; Pierre...
Performers: Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Got Rot Tunbridge Wells [Soundtrack] / Sir Charles Mackerras, Emma Kirkby, et al

1 CD / United States Of Distribution / 2009-09-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; MEDLEY; Der Messias; Jephtha; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Organ Concerto Op. 7, n...
Performers: Anderson, Lynn; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dalton, Andrew; Gavrilov, Andrei; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Howarth, Judith; Masterson, Valerie; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Ro...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Taken from the soundtrack of the film 'God Rot Tunbridge Wells', this unforgettable collection of Handel's "hits" was rightly praised at the time for making...continue...

The Christmas Spirit

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Work(s); Good King Wen...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Blades, James; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; P...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Rutter, John; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Jones, Philip; Guest, George; Davis, Carl; Willcocks, David; Munchinger, Karl; Boult, Adrian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir of Cambridge

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Bach Adagios - Over 2 1/2 hours of the Most Beautiful Music

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 104...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bouman, Henk; Brendel, Alfred; Caine, Carmel; Francescatti, Zino; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Hazelzet, Wilbert; Holli...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ; Gérecz, Arpad; Leppard, Raymond; Richter, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Pinnock, Trevor; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Bern; Les Solistes Romandes; Lucerne Festival Strings; The English Concert

Bach Adagios features the best-loved and most soothing works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Artists include Sir Neville Marriner, Heinz Holliger, Andras Schiff, Alfred Brendel, Pepe...continue...

Essential Hymns

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-10-09

Works: John Goss: Hymn; John Stainer: Love Divine, all loves excelling; Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; William Henry Monk: Abide with me; All things bright and beautiful; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and ...
Performers: Anderson, Alexander; Bowen, John; Brown, Wilfred; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Farnes, Richard; How, Martin; MacDonald, Charles; Mackie, Neil; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Roberts, Roland...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Morris, Wyn; Dakers, Lionel; Hill, David; McPhee, George; Willcocks, David; Layton, Stephen; Guest, George; Smart, Charles; Vinden, Maurice; Gardiner, John Eliot; War...

Royal Albert Hall Organ Restored / Simon Preston

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-09-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers; Robert Schumann: Fugues (6) on B-A-C-H for organ (or pedal piano or harmonium), Op. 60; William Bolcom: Gospel Preludes (3) for Organ, Book 4; Howard...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

It would be hard to find an organist with more plaudits than Simon Preston. He has received a range of stunning reviews and awards from...continue...

Essential Hymns - 50 Best Loved Hymns of All Time

2 CD / Decca / 2006-07-04

Works: John Goss: Hymn; John Stainer: Love Divine, all loves excelling; Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; William Henry Monk: Abide with me; All things bright and beautiful; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and ...
Performers: Anderson, Alexander; Blyth, Bruce; Bowen, John; Brown, Wilfred; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Farnes, Richard; How, Martin; MacDonald, Charles; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Roberts, Roland...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Morris, Wyn; Dakers, Lionel; Hill, David; Willcocks, David; Layton, Stephen; Guest, George; Smart, Charles; Gardiner, John Eliot; Warburton, John; Page, Neil

"Essential Hymns" features the voices of the Choirs of King's College Cambridge, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, the Choir of Winchester Cathedral, John Rutter's...continue...

Britten: War Requiem / Britten, LSO, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Pears, Peter, Sir; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Melos Ensemble of London

"Britten's own 1963 recording of the War Requiem comes near to the ideal. The digital remastering...brings added textural refinement and makes this recording sound newly...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Loveday, Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2006-05-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 498; Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 4...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Gatt, Martin; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hogwood, Christopher; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Tilney, Colin

"Marriner's 1970 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields version with Alan Loveday is an exception and still remains near the top of the list of recommended CDs....continue...

Classical Bytes - Bach

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 14...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Mathis, Edith; Mintz, Shlomo; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Studer, Cheryl; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Marin, Ion; Richter, Karl; Fiedler, Arthur; Karajan, Herbert von; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

2 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garde...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

Personnel: Hervey Alan (bass baritone); Andrew Creswell Davis , Simon Preston (organ)....continue...

Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel); I Saw Three Ships, carol; ...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

This release is a jam-packed long-playing double CD of the most popular Christmas songs of all-time from the critically acclaimed Kings College Choir of Cambridge....continue...

Bach: Toccata & Fugue BWV 565, etc / Simon Preston

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Fantasie in G major, BWV 572; Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Toccata & Fuge BWV 565

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Fantasia and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G minor"; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F minor, BWV 534; Toccata and ...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Glorious Pipes - Organ Music / Dupré, Cochereau, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-08-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schüb...
Performers: Cochereau, Pierre; Dupre, Marcel; Hurford, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Latry, Olivier; Planyavsky, Peter; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Trotter, Thomas; Walcha, Helmut; Weir, Gillian

'Glorious Pipes' presents an outstanding overview of music for the organ - from the greatest hits such as Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor,...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Wedding

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Sc...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; English Chamber Orchestra; Howarth, Elgar; Jones, Philip; Kubelik, Rafael; Laird, Michael; Laubin...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Howarth, Elgar; Karajan, Herbert von; Agoult, Raymond; Boult, Adrian; Rose, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Steiner, Heinrich
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

This selection features both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Wolfgang Marschner (violin); Philip Jones, Bernhard Läubin, Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, James Gerard Watson, J...continue...

Greatest Hits - Pachelbel and other Baroque Favorites

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Partie á 4, for violin, 2 violas & violone (or continuo) in G major, T. 339; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and ...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]; Haskil, Clara; Holliger, Heinz; Hurford, Peter; Jones, Philip; Läubin, Bernhard; Läubin, Hannes; L...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Goebel, Reinhard; ; Minkowski, Marc; Negri, Vittorio; Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: ; Dresden Staatskapelle; I Musici; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln

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

The #1 Bach Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831;...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Andre, Maurice; Ayo, Felix; Brendel, Alfred; Curley, Carlo; Daines, Francis; Dart, Thurston; Gazzelloni, Severino; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Hurwitz, Emanuel; Koopm...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Goebel, Reinhard; Pinnock, Trevor; Britten, Benjamin; Hogwood, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Rose, Barry; Gérecz, Arpad; Richter, Karl; Chailly, Riccardo; Gardiner, Joh...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern; I Musici; Les Solistes Romandes; The English Concert

Bach J.s: Toccata & Fugue Bwv 565, Fantasie Bwv 572, Pastorale Bwv 590, Etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Fantasie in G major, BWV 572; Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ, BWV 769...
Performers: Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Trio - Handel: Complete Organ Concertos / Preston, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-06-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Conce...
Performers: Holliger, Ursula; Mitchell, Alastair; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Standage, Simon; Warnock, Felix; Webb, Richard
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor

"...performances and sound are admirably fresh." -The Penguin Guide...continue...

Christmas Adagios - Works by Adam, Schubert, Harold Darke. Christmas Traditional / Karajan, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Performers: Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Bostridge, Ian; Briggs, David; Carter, Elinor; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Ca...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Lewis, Henry; Guadagno, Anton; ; Malcolm, George; Marin, Ion; Music], John Scott [Choral; Davis, Colin; Bonynge, Richard...
Ensemble: ; German Bach Soloists

The #1 Christmas Album / Domingo, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditi...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David; Chester Cathedral Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Cond...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, Colin; ; Music], John Scott [Choral; Boskovsky, Willi; Maazel, ...
Ensemble: ; Members of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Personnel: Douglas Gamley (conch shell).

Recording information: 1958-1996....continue...

Prières sans Paroles / Håkan Hardenberger, Simon Preston

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-07-01

Works: Marius Constant: Alleluias, for trumpet & organ; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cuzco; André Jolivet: Arioso barocco for Trumpet and Organ; Henri Sauguet: Non morietur in aeternum; Pierre...
Performers: Hardenberger, Hakan [Trumpet]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]

Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass / Willcocks, King's College Choir

1 CD / Decca / 2000-03-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Brown, Wilfred; Dart, Thurston; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Krause, Tom; Langdon, John; Lord, Roger; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Stahlman, Sylvia; Vaughan, Elizab...
Conductors: Willcocks, David

"This is an issue of outstanding interest and importance...a performance which sends shivers down the spine" -Gramophone. Yes indeed! And the sound on this 1962...continue...

Best of the Millennium - Top 40 Classical Hits

2 CD / UTV Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Gilels, Emil; Kaufmann, Eduard; Laubin, Bernhard; Levine, James; Maisky, Mischa; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Schmitt,...
Conductors: ; Karajan, Herbert von; del Mar, Norman; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Bychkov, Semyon; Marin, Ion; Pletnev, Mikhail; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble; Lucerne Festival Strings; The English Concert

40 Famous Marches

2 CD / Decca / 2000-02-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Johann Strauss II: Jubelfest-Marsch (Jubilee Festival March), for orchestra (wit...
Performers: Curley, Carlo; Hurford, Peter; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Howarth, Elgar; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Weller, Walter; Blomstedt, Herbe...
Ensemble: ; Baroque Brass of London; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

This stirring collection of 40 of the world's most best-known classical marches includes Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance; Wagner: Grand March from Tannhauser; Schubert: Marche Militaire;...continue...

Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos - Albinoni, Haydn, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49; Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto for Trumpet in D; Concerto for Trumpet no 1 in E flat major; Johann Stamitz: Concerto f...
Performers: Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Howarth, Elgar

Bach Instrumental Highlights / Preston, Rilling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1999-02-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050...
Performers: Indermuhle, Thomas; Passin, Gunther; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Schuster, Martha; Tomsic, Dubravka; Wakamatsu, Junko; Wakamatsu, Keiko; Winter, Otto [Organ]
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth