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Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite; Dances Galanta; Erno Dohnanyi: Konzertstück for Cello / Janos Starker, cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Galánta; Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalized the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

20th Century Classics: Milhaud / Janos Starker, cello; Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Brigite

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Concerto, for marimba, vibraphone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 278; Concerto, for cello & orchestra (or piano) no 1, Op. 136; Le boeuf sur le toit,...
Performers: Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gage, Irwin; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Le Sage, Eric; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Sadlo, Peter; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Celibidache, Sergiu; Susskind, Walter; Alldis, John; Milhaud, Darius; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: Concert Arts Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Groupe Vocale de France; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ultimate Brahms - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Va...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Bach Adagios - Over 2 hours of Bach's beautiful melodies

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in A fla...
Performers: Bennett, William; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierr...
Conductors: Judd, James; De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra

Over two hours of the world's most beautiful melodies from one of the world's greatest composers: Decca's best-selling series of soothing 'Adagios' continues with Bach....continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

Rachmaninov Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (12), Op. ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Laredo, Ruth; Neriki, Shigeo; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Starker, Janos; Volodos, Arcadi
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Temirkanov, Yuri; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song, / Boult, Susskind, Dohnányi, Starker, Royal PO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2008-11-11

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 25; Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 42
Performers: Dohnanyi, Ernst von; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Susskind, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Dohnanyi has in recent years been unduly neglected, although at one time his music formed a regular element in concert programs. In part this neglect...continue...

The Best of Brahms

2 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Dou...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Lechner, Karin; Pauk, Gyorgy; Starker, Janos; Van Den Booren, Borika; Verhey, Emmy; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van; Marturet, Eduardo; Joo, Arpad; Sándor, János

Masterworks: Brahms [Box Set]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wa...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van; Layton, Elizabeth; Lechner, Karin; Leib, Gunther; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Pauk, Gyorgy; Starker, Janos; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; ...
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van; Marturet, Eduardo; Joo, Arpad; ; Koch, Helmut; Sándor, János
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

EMI 20th Century Classics - Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major "Classical", etc / Dutiot, Argerich, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Symphony no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Beroff, Michel; Portal, Michel; Starker, Janos; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Classical Essentials - Cello Essentials - Bach, Bartók, de Falla, Debussy, etc / Starker, Iwasaki, Neriki

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2008-04-08

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Fritz Kreisler: Grave in the style of W. F. Bach, for violin & piano in C minor; Béla B...
Performers: Iwashaki, Shuku; Neriki, Shigeo; Starker, Janos

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Sacred Music in the Universe

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2008-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Sch...
Performers: Gil, Jean-Louis; Iwashaki, Shuku; Larrieu, Maxence; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Mildonian, Susanna; Rilling, Helmuth; Roi, Gaele Le; Starker, Janos
Conductors: ; Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Italiani

Denon Classics presents the world s most soothing inspirational masterpieces from the renowned Denon classical catalog....continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

1 CD / Doremi / 2008-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Heidsieck, Eric; Starker, Janos; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Martinon, Jean; Bruck, Charles
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra

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...

The Ultimate Most Relaxing Classics for Kids in the Universe

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2007-08-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonligh...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Chee-Yun; Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo; Grimaud, Helene; Larrieu, Maxence; Lifschitz, Constantin; Mildonian, Susanna; Rigutto, Bruno; Rouvier, Jacques; Schmidt, Annerose; Shinozaki, Ayako; ...
Conductors: Hansen, Jorgen Ernst; ; Groves, Charles, Sir; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bergel, Erich; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Italiani; Lunaire Ensemble

Perspectives - János Starker

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Sonata for cello & piano (music by Locatelli, arranged by Piatti); Frédéric Chopin: Introduc...
Performers: Sebok, Gyorgy; Starker, Janos; Swedish, Stephen
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian born cellist Janos Starker has long been recognized as one of the supreme musicians of the 20th century-his career spans over 60 years as...continue...

magyar modern / Louisville Orchestra

1 CD / First Edition / 2006-04-18

Works: Mátyás Seiber: Concertino for clarinet & string orchestra; Antal Doráti: Concerto for Violincello & orchestra; Zoltán Kodály: Symphony in C major
Performers: Livingston, James; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Mester, Jorge; Whitney, Robert
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Schumann, Lalo, Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos / János Starker

1 Super Audio CD / Philips / 2005-10-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Edouard Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Civil, Alan; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; McDonagh, Terence; Perlman, Itzhak; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk; Waterhous...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Solti, Sir Georg; Inbal, Eliahu; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; I Musici; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms / Fricsay, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Anda, Geza; Fournier, Pierre; Schneiderhan, Wolfgang; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"[These two works] make a very satisfactory coupling. In [the Beethoven] the conductor is very much in charge, and brings a particularly searching quality to...continue...

Janos Starker Celebration - Schubert & Boccherini

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C major, G. 349 (Op. 42/2); Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Bailey, Zuill; Johnson, Kirsten; Kim, Soovin; Nikkanen, Kurt; Starker, Janos

Both of these significant works also showcase the exceptional talents of world-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey who is also the guest producer of this important release....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; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Peter Mennin

1 CD / First Edition / 2003-09-01

Works: Peter Mennin: Symphony no 5; Concerto for cello & orchestra; Symphony no 6
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Every track on this recording of music of Peter Mennin, one of America's most important symphonists, is a world premiere. The disc showcases two of...continue...

Masters of the Bow - Cello / Rostropovich, Casals, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pe...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Canino, Bruno; Casals, Pablo; Fournier, Pierre; Francaix, Jean; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Gililov, Pavel; Harrell, Lynn; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Koopman, Ton; Kotova, Nina;...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Orbelian, Constantine; De Waart, Edo; Bychkov, Semyon; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Otterloo, Willem Van; Chailly, Riccar...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

American Classics - Hovhaness: Symphony no 22, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Concerto for Cello, Op. 17; Symphony no 22 ("City of Light"), Op. 236
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"I particularly like Hovhaness's early works, when his Armenian roots were just coming to the fore. There is a freshness and sense of excitement and...continue...

Baroque Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-02-12

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ayo, Felix; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Black, Neil; Bonney, Barbara; Brown, Iona; Castagnone, Riccardo; Connah, Trevor; Dart, Thurston; Fernandez...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; ; Malcolm, George; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dyer, Paul; Brown, Iona; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Norrington, Roger; Hogwood, Christopher; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; I Mu...

Over 2-and-a-half hours of the most peaceful & relaxing pieces of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's Four Seasons (excerpts), Albinoni's Adagio, Handel's Largo, Bach's...continue...
The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tran...continue...

Rachmaninoff for Relaxation / Ormandy, Janis, Starker, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-06-19

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Songs (14), Op. 34; Prélude for piano in F major, TN ii/15; Prelude for piano no 5 i...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Bezrodny, Sergei; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Janis, Byron; Kazakevich, Mikhail; Moffo, Anna; Neriki, Shigeo; Spivakov, Vladimir; Starker, Janos; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri; Ormandy, Eugene; Stokowski, Leopold; Reiner, Fritz; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: American Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Essential Bach

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Brandenb...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Carmirelli, Pina; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Dart, Thurston; De Larrocha,...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Agoult, Raymond; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Romantic Cello / Ma, Starker, Harnoy, Isserlis, Piatigorsky

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-04-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra; Max Bruch: Kol ...
Performers: Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Isserlis, Steven; Ma, Yo-Yo; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri; Slatkin, Leonard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Eschenbach, Christoph; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Cocktail Classics / McDonald, Zukerman, Vogel, et al

1 CD / Delos / 1999-01-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Recuerdos de viaje, pieces (7) for piano, Op. 71, B. 18; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Camargo Guarnieri: Cancao sertaneja; Dança negra; Ponteio, for piano, no 24; Léo Del...
Performers: Cerovsek, Corey; Cerovsek, Katja; Helmrich, Dennis; Kavakos, Leonidas; Luvisi, Lee; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Sil...

Serene Journeys Through Classical Music

3 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphon...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Cole, Vinson; Kruczek, Mark; Noehren, Robert; Plutz, Eric; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David; Starker, Janos; Stephens, Patrick [Piano]; Tennant, Scott [Guitar]; Wilson, Todd ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Litton, Andrew; DePreist, James; ; Pearson, Donald; Keene, Dennis; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bach: Six Cello Suites / János Starker

2 CD / RCA Records / 1997-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D m...
Performers: Starker, Janos

Brahms at Bedtime

1 CD / / 1996-10-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Doubl...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Sebok, Gyorgy; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk; Trampler, Walter
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard;
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet (Members); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Janos Starker - Concerto Collection / Santa Fe Festival

1 CD / Delos / 1996-01-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for cello, strings & continuo ("No. 3") in A major, H. 439, Wq. 172; Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 7 in G major, G 480; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Starker, Janos

Mystery Classics

1 CD / Delos / 1996-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Tone-Pictures (3), arranged for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, doubl...
Performers: Bae, Ik-Hwan; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Britton, David; Doppmann, William; Frank, Pamela; Kavafian, Ani; Lash, Warren; Li, Honggang; Li, Wei-Gang; Neubauer, Paul; Noehren, Robert; Rockmore,...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: ; Sequoia String Quartet; Shanghai Quartet

Bach at Bedtime

1 CD / Philips / 1995-10-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for ...
Performers: Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Greger, Andreas; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Romero, Pepe; Sebok, Gyorgy; Selin, Eli...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Les Solistes Romandes; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

American Archives Series - Kurka, Mennin, Piston

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-16

Works: Robert Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik, suite from the opera; Peter Mennin: Concerto for cello & orchestra; Walter Piston: Symphony no 1
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Whitney, Robert; Mester, Jorge
Ensemble: Louisville Orchestra

Engineer's Choice

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, No...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baldwin, Dalton; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Browning, John [Piano]; Cardenes, Andres; Crozier, Catharine; Golabek, Mona; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Neriki, Shigeo; Rosenberg...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Roger
Ensemble: ; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Haydn: Symphony nos 61 & 103, etc / Schwarz, Starker

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 61 in D major, H. 1/61; Concerto for Cello in D major H. 7b/4 (spurious); Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Popper: Romantic Cello Favorites / Starker, Neriki

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: David Popper: Once Upon More Beautiful Days; Gavotte for cello & piano in D Minor, Op 23; Pieces (3) for Cello and Piano, Op. 11; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Fantasy on Russian Themes for cel...
Performers: Neriki, Shigeo; Starker, Janos

Brazilian Festival '88: A Brazilian Extravaganza

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôros no 8, for 2 pianos & orchestra, A. 208; Fantasia, for cello & orchestra, A. 454; Uirapurú, symphonic poem & ballet for orchestra (The Enchanted Bird), A. 133; Mar...
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: de Carvalho, Eleazar

Personnel: Janos Starker (cello).

Recording information: Joan Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil (08/10/1988-08/16/1988)....continue...

Brazilian Festival `88 - Masters & Winners

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovs...
Performers: Elaine, Karen; Lopez, Emmanuel; Parisot, Aldo; Starker, Janos; Yoo, Scott
Conductors: de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Paraiba Symphony Orchestra

The Symphonic Sound Stage - A Listener's Guide

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Salome, Op. 54; Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Noches en los jardines de Espa&ntild...
Performers: Jones, Della; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Haydn: Symphonies 21 & 96, Cello Concerto / Schwarz, Starker

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 21 in A major, H. 1/21; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra