Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Bach Transcriptions by Busoni, Saint-Saens, Siloti, Hess, Liszt, Lustner / Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Elexis Weissenberg, pianos

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for solo violin no 2, BWV 1004; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Cantata, BWV 29; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D maj...
Performers: Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

The fascination that Johann Sebastian Bach held for subsequent generations of composers is evident in the many arrangements of his works for piano those by...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris....continue...

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17; Mussorgsky: Bilder einer Ausstelkung / Alexis Weissenberg, piano. Salzburg Festival 1972

2 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doub...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Weissenberg made his breakthrough in Salzburg during the Karajan era with his 1972 solo recital. His evening began with Tombeau de Couperin, played transparently and...continue...
Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburg (08/07/1972)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

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...

Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album / Alexandre Tharaud, Barbara Hendricks, Samson Francois Alexis Weissenberg, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Heitor Villa-Lobos...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Barley, Peter; Francois, Samson; Garcia, José Luis; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Millet, Danielle; Ousset, Cécile; Tharaud, Al...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Labadie, Bernard; Bátiz, Enrique; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos; Les Violons du Roy

EMI Classics is proud to present Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, an exciting new release featuring 15 pieces of classical music personally...continue...
When E.L. James was writing her Twilight-slash-fic-turned-BSDM potboiler Fifty Shades of Grey, she apparently fueled her writing sessions by listening to tons of classical music. Once the book turned ...continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Sigi Recordings, 1949-1955 - works by Bach/Liszt, Haydn, Czerny, Prokofiev, Scriabin et al. / Alexis Weissenberg, piano [2 CDs]

2 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Funerailles; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de pèlerinage, deuxi&...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Alexis Weissenberg was one of the most important pianists of the 20th century. Presented here are early recordings from three rare LPs made when he...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1955....continue...

Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Alexis Weissenberg, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

In Anne-Sophie Mutter's recordings, the Brahms violin sonatas open a window on to the soul of the great Romantic composer. Melancholy, dramatic or serene and...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/1982)....continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Alexis Weissenberg, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

The best-known Baroque keyboard work in an interpretation that lands precisely on the narrow line dividing intellect from pianistic virtuosity, and also demonstrates immense stylistic...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (06/1981)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Alexis Weissenberg, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

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
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire

One of the most important gems from the early discography of Alexis Weissenberg, who died in 2012. The pianist fills Chopin's piano concertos with youthful...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (09/1967)....continue...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

Herbert von Karajan / The Beethoven Collection [13 CDs]

13 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Cole, Vinson; Cuberli, Lella; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Janowitz, Gundula; Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Spierer, Leon; Van Dam, Jose; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

A legend in his lifetime for his interpretations of Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan recorded a large swathe of the composer’s oeuvre. On this specially priced...continue...

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlo; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Guilla...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

Alexis Weissenberg: Piano Recital 1972

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-05-31

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

The latest release from the critically acclaimed Schwetzingen Festival Edition, this is the only all Chopin recital available from Weissenberg. Weissenberg's extraordinary power and sharp,...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (05/19/1972)....continue...

Chopin: Ses Plus Grands Chef-D'Ouvre

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-05-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT....
Performers: Brunhoff, Thierry de; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Francois, Samson; Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo; Kersenbaum, Sylvia; Laforet, Marc; L...
Conductors: Cziffra,, Gyorgy, Jr.

Essential Piano / Argerich, Ciccolini, Collard, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Fliter, Ingrid; Foldes, And...

The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is acknowledged as one of the finest composers of piano music and some of his best-loved works are in this...continue...

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

Zen Piano

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Sonata for Piano no 8, K. 310; Concerto for Piano no 20, K. 466; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anderszewski, Piotr; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fray, David; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Vonk, Hans; Fray, David; Pletnev, Mikhail; ; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Grieg Trio; Nash Ensemble

Essential Chopin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Ballade for Piano no 3 in A fl...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ingrid; Gavrilov, Andrei; Go...
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

The Complete Chopin Edition

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

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; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo f...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Bordoni, Paolo; Brantelid, Andreas; Clein, Natalie; Favaretto, Giorgio; Frang, Vilde ...
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frederic Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improm...continue...

Best Chopin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bunin, Stanislav; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ing...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kletzki, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar...continue...

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

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

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

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

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

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

Best Karajan 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat majo...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baltsa, Agnes; Bottion, Aldo; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

In the 100th Anniversary year of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, EMI Classics is very pleased to announce this latest 6-CD set in the...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Rachmaninoff: The Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Import / 2008-04-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Brailowsky, Alexander; Janis, Byron; Moffo, Anna; Pennario, Leonard; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Stott, Kathryn; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Jorda, Enrique; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fiedler, Arthur

Karajan - Complete EMI Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

88 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Blau, Andreas; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Braun, Manfred; Galway, James [Flute]; Gieseking, Walter; Höngen, Elisabeth; Hauptmann, Norbert; Helmis, Fritz; Hotter, Hans; James, C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

The first volume of Karajan's complete catalog for EMI - 88 CDs of some of history's greatest orchestral recordings at a budget price....continue...

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; ...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Karajan Collection - Beethoven: Concertos / Weissenberg

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Karajan Collection - Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 4, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-08-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"The recordings sound better than the DGG records that preceded them, and the collaboration between the virtuosic conductor and his equally virtuosic and strong-willed pianist...continue...

Love's Dream: Romantic Piano Music

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Franz Schubert: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Gulda, Friedrich; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-Marc; Michelangeli...

Arts Archives - Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Maag

1 CD / Arts / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Chopin - The Romantic Pianist

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-06-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 209; Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Barto, Tzimon; Goerner, Nelson; Ousset, Cecile; Serdar, Aleksandar; Tipo, Maria; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlos; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Gugli...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The #1 Piano Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; De Larrocha, Alicia; Demus, J...

Poulenc: Histoire De Babar

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-07-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Francis Poulenc: L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant, melodrama for narrator & piano (or orch...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (1965-1975)....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

Fur Elise - Romantic Piano Pieces / Kempff, Ugorski, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-03-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E ma...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]; Vasary, Tamas; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Chopin: Nocturnes, Waltzes, Mazurkas / Alexis Weissenberg

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-09-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 3...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...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

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-04-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Songs (14), Op. 34; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Brailowsky, Alexander; Janis, Byron; Moffo, Anna; Pennario, Leonard; Stott, Kathryn; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]
Conductors: Jorda, Enrique; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: American Symphony Orchestra; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Clair de Lune - Debussy: Piano Works / Alexis Weissenberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1995-06-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Estampes (3) for Piano; Études (12) for piano in 2 books, L. 136; Suite bergamasque; Children's Corner; Préludes, Book 1; L'isle joyeuse; La plus que lente
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

The Best of Saint-Saëns

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1988-06-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Havanaise...
Performers: Cazauran, Jacques; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cordier, Robert; Debost, Michel; Menuhin, Yehudi; Milstein, Nathan; Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]; Yordanoff, Luben
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Susskind, Walter; Dervaux, Pierre; Goossens, Eugene, Sir
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ; Orchestre de Paris