Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Messiaen: Turangalila -Symphonie / Riccardo Chailly, Concertgebouw; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Keiko Harada

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Performers: Harada, Takashi; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Concertgebouw Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (03/1992)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

Russian Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Flight of the Bumblebee; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on t...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Capuçon, Gautier; Dessay, Natalie; Isserlis, Steven; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Cluytens, André; Jordan, Armin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Gergiev, Valery; Gardiner, John Eliot; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Litton, Andrew; Pletnev, Mikhai...

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...

Journey Around the World / Classical Clubhouse

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Anonymous, Mexican: La Cucaracha; Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Sergey Rachmaninov: Two Pieces, Op. 2; Alexander Borod...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Byzantine, Julian; Lympany, Moura; Montero, Gabriela; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Robinson, Eric; Cluytens, André; Dunn, Vivian, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Barbirolli, John; Jansons, Mariss

Classical Music doesn't get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience...continue...

Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works / Jun Markl; Orchestre National de Lyon

9 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Children's Corner; Pelléas et Mélisande; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Berceuse heroïque; Douze Étud...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de Lyon

This collection contains all Debussy's works for orchestra as well as many orchestral arrangements of his piano music. Together these display a rich panorama of...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France....continue...

Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Danse sacrée et danse profane
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

An important marker in Debussy's compositional development, the Fantaisie reflects something of the influence of César Franck's Symphonic Variations yet embodies his own new aesthetic....continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (2010-09-30&2010-10-02&2010-)....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...

Ravel: Piano Music / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-08-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Sonatine for Piano; Le tombeau de Couperin; Concerto for Piano in G major
Performers: Grimaud, Helene; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús

Highly acclaimed performances of Ravel's solo piano music (Jeux d'eau, Sonatine, Tombeau de Couperin) by one of the world's most popular pianists. The Piano Concerto...continue...

The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Malédictio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Atkinson, Leon; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartha, Alfonz; Behrens, Hildegard; Berczelly, Istvan; Berman, Lazar; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/C...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Fischer, Iván; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard; Heinrich, Siegfried; Guest, George; Ferencsik, János; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Albrecht...

The cornerstone of DG's Liszt 200 celebration is a 34 CD limited edition superbudget box set in the style of their Brahms and Schumann boxes...continue...

Chopin: Preludes, Nocturnes, Waltzes / Thibaudet

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2011-05-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Nocturne for piano no...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

These recordings were originally recorded for Denon and are now available on CD for the first time in nearly 20 years. These are the only...continue...

Liszt: Faust Paraphrase; 6 Consolations; Etc.

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2011-05-04

Works: Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on a Waltz from Gounod's "Faust", S 407; Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434; Années de pèlerinage, deuxièm...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

These recordings were originally recorded for Denon and are now available on CD for the first time in nearly 20 years....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Piano Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 2010-04-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Barta, Steven; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs "jazz band" orchestrations of Rhapsody in Blue, variations on 'I Got Rhythm,' and the Concerto in F live with the Baltimore Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD (11/12/2009-11/15/2009)....continue...

Best of Joshua Bell - The Decca Years

3 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Gabr...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the very 1st 'Best of Joshua Bell' album to ever be released! Highlighting the essential moments of Joshua Bell's career on Decca, this...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...

Best 100 - Wedding

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D, B.W.V. 1068.; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ruft uns ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Bayco, Frederic; Bilgram, Hedwig; Bo, Alfie; Bra...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Kilbey, Reginald; ; Barbirolli, John; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, ...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Berlin; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble

The latest in EMI Classics' wildly successful 'Best 100 series', this 6-CDs-for-the-price-of-1 set offers the finest wedding music compilation ever assembled. From the grandest ceremony...continue...

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Renée Fleming by Request

1 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588;...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fleming, Renée; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg; Summers, Patrick; Tate, Jeffrey

Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition

32 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-12-09

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Études (4) de rhythme; Cantéyodjayâ; Rondeau, for piano, I/24;...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Banlaky, Akos; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barker, Noelle; Cantin, Catherine; Collerette, Hélène; C...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Nagano, Kent; Boulez, Pierre; ; Kreder, Jean-Paul; Davis, Andrew; Chailly, Riccardo; Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: ; Members of the Ensemble Le Madrigal (Members); Sextuor Jeanne Loriod

The 2008 Messiaen celebrations come to an overwhelming climax with this superb 32-CD set of his complete works. This limited edition set from Deutsche Grammophon...continue...

Chopin - Adagios / Arrau, Maisky, Argerich, Ashkenazy, Freire, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Fune...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu

Paula Live! - Liebermann, Kirchner, Prokofiev, Frazelle / Robison, Thibaudet, Kataoka, Bronfman, Hester

1 CD / Pergola / 2008-10-14

Works: Lowell Liebermann: Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 23; Leon Kirchner: Flutings, for flute & percussion; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major, Op. 94; Kenneth Frazelle: Blue Ridge Airs no 2, for flute ...
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Hester, Timothy; Kataoka, Ayano; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Paula Live is a collection of four live concert recordings, three of which are world premieres, released here for the first time. These performances grew...continue...

Piano Essentials - The World's Greatest Piano Music

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2008-02-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Cla...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Grimaud, Helene; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús

Simply Chopin

4 CD / Simply / 2007-10-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Noct...
Performers: Grimaud, Helene; Lifschitz, Constantin; Mejoueva, Irina; Rigutto, Bruno; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]; Tropp, Vladimir
Conductors: Bergel, Erich

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Thibaudet, Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-02

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

"...Indeed, [Thibaudet and Dutoit] get along together like oil and vinegar, joining and separating as best serves to accent the pungent flavors of these savory...continue...

Ogermann: Duo lirico, Nightwings, etc / Deng, Thibaudet

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-03-13

Works: Claus Ogerman: Sarabande - Fantasie, for violin & orchestra (or piano); Duo Lirico, for violin & piano; Preludio and Chant, for violin & orchestra; Nightwings, for violin & piano
Performers: Deng, Yue; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

French piano star Jean Yves Thibaudet is joined by young Chinese violinist Yue Deng for this album of intimate classical music for piano and violin...continue...

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Aria - Opera Without Words

1 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Randy Kerber: Fantasy on 2 Themes from Saint-Saëns' "Samson et Dalila", for piano; Percy Grainger: Ramble on R Strauss's love duet from "Der Rosenkavalier"; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, ope...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Jean Yves Thibaudet brings a lifelong passion for opera to his new CD of irresistible operatic melodies: Aria - Opera Without Words, an album that...continue...

Peaceful Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2006-07-04

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Piet...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kocsis, Zoltan; LaGoya, Alexandre; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Sillito, Kenneth; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Stein, Horst; Chailly, Riccardo; Tate, Jeffrey; Malcolm, George; Bonynge, Richard; Haitink, Bernard; Agoult, Raymond; ...

This is the latest release in the popular "Adagio Series": a great selection of soothing and relaxing music as well as a great introduction to...continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell [Decca]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 2...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Zinman, David; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philarmonic Orquestra; Takács String Quartet

With a career that began on Decca, Indiana-born Joshua Bell recorded a complete catalog of violin repertoire that was certainly a portent of things to...continue...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

Chausson: Concert; Ravel, et al / Bell, Thibaudet

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, Op. 13; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Ernest...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Isserlis, Steven; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Essential Piano - The Ultimate Piano Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; De Larrocha, Alicia; Katchen, Julius; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lapu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal; Schiff, And...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Davis, Colin; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infa...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Holliger, Heinz; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Leppard, Raymond; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Malcolm, George; Dorati, Antal; Herrmann, Bernard; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Brown, Iona; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Roya...

The Most Relaxing Cello Album in the World... Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14)...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Chang, Han-Na; du Pre, Jacqueline; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Lagerspetz, Juhani; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Th...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; ; Barbirolli, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

This installment of EMI's "Best...Album in the World...Ever" series features classical pieces that emphasize the cello, performed by various combos and soloists and spanning history. It includes the m...continue...

The Romantic Violin / Joshua Bell

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Niccolò Paganini: Cantab...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Litton, Andrew; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This new collection features a selection of favorite movements from great Romantic violin concertos... well over an hour of romantic violin music! "Bell projects an...continue...

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

SACD - The Ultimate Audio Experience - The Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Universal Classics Import / 2004-06-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance no 9 for orchestra in B major, B. 147/1 (Op. 72/1); Rusalka; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Gheorghiu, Angela; Harada, Takashi; Keenlyside, Simon; Menafra, Andrea; Michael, Nadja; Moore, Latonia; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Fischer, Iván; Noseda, Gianandrea; Masur, Kurt; Dantone, Ottavio; Chailly, Riccardo; Summers, Patrick; Goebel, Reinhard; McCreesh, Paul; Gergiev, Valery; Kaplan, Gilbert; Frizza,...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Musica Antiqua Köln ; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Verdi ...

Satie: Complete Solo Piano Works / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

5 CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Erik Satie: Sarabandes (3) for piano; Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Gnossienne for piano no 7; Petite ouverture à danser, for piano;...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

"In an age where more and more pianists attempt to impose a mystic, spiritual aura on the music by slowing it down and downplaying its...continue...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

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

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

For Your Life - For Your Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Horn no 4 in E ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Berbié, Jane; Cleveland Orchestra; Damm, Peter; Gililov, Pavel; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; London Symphony Orchestra; Maisky, Misc...
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Böhm, Karl; Pinnock, Trevor; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonia Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Narciso Yepes (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); David Oistrakh (violin); Mischa Maisky (cello); Irena Grafenauer (flute); Peter Damm (horn...continue...

The Magic of Satie

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Gnossienne for piano no 7; Verset laïque et somptueux, for piano; Je te veux (I Want You),...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

"Not only does Thibaudet avoid the trap of monotony, but he also introduces a new repertoire of hitherto unrecorded discoveries. But more important... the Satie...continue...

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

Dreaming Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Piet...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kocsis, Zoltan; LaGoya, Alexandre; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Sillito, Kenneth; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Stein, Horst; Chailly, Riccardo; Tate, Jeffrey; Malcolm, George; Bonynge, Richard; Haitink, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, etc / Thibaudet, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2001-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14; Concerto for Piano no 2 i...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

While recordings of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto are numerous, major label recordings by top artists of this repertoire is quite rare. Jean-Yves Thibaudet's first recorded excursion...continue...

Romantic Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2000-06-13

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Erik Satie: Gymnop&...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Goossens, Marie; Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Rogé, Pascal; Si...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal...

Debussy: Images, Études / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Le petit nègre; Children's Corner; La plus que lente; Valse romantique, for piano, L. 71; Ballade (slave), for piano (or piano...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Jean-Yves Thibaudet presents the second and final volume of his recordings of Debussy's works for solo piano. Debussy's "sound world" was considered revolutionary, and the...continue...

Warsaw Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 1999-06-15

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto f...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Personnel: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano).

For this disc of film-related music, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet looks back to the black-and-white movies of the 1940s and 50s, when piano-orchestral wo...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Thibaudet, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-10-20

Works: Giulio Caccini: Tu ch' hai le penne, amore, for voice & continuo; Nuove musiche e nuova maniera de scriverle; Francesca Caccini: Amarilli mia bella; George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e de...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bellini, Vincenzo; Berlioz, Hector; Bizet, Georges; Caccini, Francesca; Caccini, Giulio; Donizetti, Gaetano; Giordano, Umberto; Handel, George Frideric; Rossini, Gioachino; Schubert...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

"It is harvest time with Bartoli now. Never has her art been richer and more abundant in its yield, and never have the fruits been...continue...
The gleaming smile in the cover shot belongs to a young mezzo-soprano coasting at the top of her game, thrilled at the chance to show off in the 400-year-old Teatro Olimpico in Vicenze. The cheers in...continue...

Ravel: Piano Concertos; Honegger, Françaix / Thibaudet

1 CD / Decca / 1997-08-12

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand; Concerto for Piano in G major; Arthur Honegger: Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55; Jean Françaix: Concertino for piano & orchestra
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

"With taut control of his superb orchestra, Dutoit builds a steady, powerful introduction in the opening of the Concerto for the Left Hand, with wonderfully...continue...

Debussy: Préludes Books I & II, etc / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

3 CD / Decca Import / 1996-08-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Estampes (3) for Piano; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Masques; L'isle joyeuse; Préludes, Book 2; D'un cahier d'esquisses; Morcea...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the leading interpreters of French music, and this followup to his earlier Debussy Piano CD finds him in top form....continue...