Tan, Melvyn [Piano]

Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

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...

Heroines in Music / Music of Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-04-26

Works: Carl Davis: The French Lieutenant's Woman, a musical portrait for orchestra; Nocturne based on themes from "Hotel du Lac", for orchestra; Pride and Prejudice, suite for orchestra; Cranford Suite, for...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Dickson, Amy; Power, Lawrence; Savage, Patrick; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Trusler, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis Collection presents Heroines in Music, a disc dedicated to the strong female characters depicted in Davis's film scores in newly arranged concert suites....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Square, London (2010-06-11_2010-06-12&2010-)....continue...

Mozart: Opera & Concert Arias / Véronique Gens

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; O temerario Arbace!...Per quel patern...
Performers: Gens, Veronique; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor

Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (02/24/1998); Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (02/27/2009-03/02/2009)....continue...

Bonnet Dramas Revisited

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-08-10

Works: Carl Davis: Pride and Prejudice; Cranford; The Far Pavilions; Wojciech Kilar: The Portrait of a Lady; Jim Parker: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; Rachel Portman: Emma; The Duchess; Thomas Newm...
Performers: Barron, Rob; Buchanan, Isobel; Davis, Catherine; Kenny, Yvonne; Kinder, Charlotte; Pringle, John; Rieu, André; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Zamfir, Gheorghe [Pan Flute]
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Konícek, Stepán; Parker, Jim; Alwyn, Kenneth; Motzing, William; Burgon, Geoffrey; Fennell, Frederick; Emrys-Roberts, Kenyon; Bateman, Paul; Noble, Guy; Rieu, André; Hales,...
Ensemble: ; ABC Showband

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven / Christopher Warren-Green, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-11-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "La Reine"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Performers: Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher

The London Chamber Orchesta, the UK's oldest chamber orchestra, has nurtured the new and paid homage to the traditional since 1921. The remarkable acoustic and...continue...
Recording information: St John's, Smith Square, London....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...

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...

Beethoven - The Five Piano Concertos / Roger Norrington, Melvyn Tan, London Classical Players

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Conce...
Performers: Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: London Classical Players

Debussy: Preludes for Piano / Melvyn Tan

2 CD / Deux Elles / 2005-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Tan, Melvyn [Piano]

"Both pianists have merits and are worth attentive hearing. The considerable differences between Roge and Tan are almost clear enough to suggest they are playing...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Bilson, Gardiner, English Baroque

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, ...
Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's classic recordings of the Mozart piano concertos are being re-released as part of DG's "Collectors Edition" following international requests. All digital recordings....continue...

Greatest Hits - The Wedding Album

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-03-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Rêverie, for piano, L. 68; Johann Pachel...
Performers: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dwyer, Doriot Anthony; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Galway, James [Flute]; Guildhall String Ensembl...
Conductors: ; Davis, Colin; Galway, James [Flute]; Salter, Robert; Westenburg, Richard; Poole, John; Paillard, Jean-François; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Flor, Claus P.
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Canadian Brass; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Guildhall String Ensemble; Lucerne Festival Strings; Musica Sacra

Personnel: Cynthia Otis, Bernard Zighera, Marisa Robles (harp); James Pappoutsakis, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, James Galway (flute); David Jolley (French horn); Virgil Fox (organ).

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