Classical Period

Scotland Boy / The Orchestra of the Scottish Opera, Moray West

1 CD / Scotdisc (BGS Productions) / 2013-07-09

Works: Michael Korb: Highland Cathedral, song; Stephen West: Miss You, song; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K 339; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Scottish Trad...
Performers: Cassels, Stuart; Hope, Stuart; Lynch, Julia; McDougall, James; McGillivray, Alison; McPhee, George; Moffat, Tony; Tunnell, Pippa; West, Moray; Willshire, Havilland
Conductors: Danzmayr, David; Dean, Tim; Bell, Christopher

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Teuscher, Shore, Murray, Leonard, Oke, Iversen, Matthews, Shafer, Folwell, Judson [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Folwell, Nicholas; Iversen, Audun; Judson, Colin; Leonard, Isabel; Matthews, Sally; Murray, Ann; Oke, Alan; Shore, Andrew; Teuscher, Lydia
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Teuscher, Shore, Murray, Leonard, Oke, Iversen, Matthews, Shafer, Folwell, Judson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Folwell, Nicholas; Iversen, Audun; Judson, Colin; Leonard, Isabel; Matthews, Sally; Murray, Ann; Oke, Alan; Shore, Andrew; Teuscher, Lydia
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Wiener Staatsoper Live - Mozart; Verdi; Massenet / Giovanni, Alvarez, Pieczonka, Garanca, Erod, et al. [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos; Alvarez, Marcelo; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Erod, Adrian; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gallardo-Domas, Cristina; Garanca, Elina; Hampson, Thomas; Jordan, Philippe; Kirch...
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Ensemble: Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper

Beethoven: Fidelio / Soederstroem, Appelgren, Gale, Allman, Ridder [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-06-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Gale, Elisabeth; Ridder, Anton de
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Verbier Festival 2012: Gábor Takácz-Nagy Conducts - Mozart; Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Takácz-Nagy, Gábor
Ensemble: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: 46 Symphonies [Wallet Box]

10 CD / Membran / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16; Symphony no 4 in D major, K 19; Symphony in F major, K Anh. 223 (19a); Symphony no 5 in B flat major, K 22; Symphony no 6 in F major, K 4...
Conductors: Arigoni, Alessandro

Salzburg Festival 2012: Ouverture Spirituelle - Mozart / Harnoncourt, Schwartz, Magnus, Ovenden, Boesch [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K 243; Missa longa in C major, K 262 (246a)
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Ovenden, Jeremy; Schwartz, Sylvia
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus;
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Contentus Musicus Wien

Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 (live) / Belcea Quartet

4 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-06-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 5 in A major, Op. 18/5; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Quartet for Strings no 7...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Belcea Quartet

Salzburg Festival 2012: Ouverture Spirituelle - Mozart / Harnoncourt, Schwartz, Magnus, Ovenden, Boesch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-06-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K 243; Missa longa in C major, K 262 (246a)
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Ovenden, Jeremy; Schwartz, Sylvia
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus;
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Contentus Musicus Wien

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration - Copland; Bernstein; Haydn; Tchaikovsky; Sarasate; Ravel; Beethoven / Ma, Mutter, Ax, Serkin et al. [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pablo d...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Serkin, Peter
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith; Williams, John; Asbury, Stefan; Nelsons, Andris; Zinman, David;
Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration - Copland; Bernstein; Haydn; Tchaikovsky; Sarasate; Ravel; Beethoven / Ma, Lockhart, Mutter, Ax, et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pablo d...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Serkin, Peter
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith; Williams, John; Asbury, Stefan; Nelsons, Andris; Zinman, David;
Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Beethoven: String Quartets Opp. 18/3, 18/5 & 135 / Hagen Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Myrios Classics / 2013-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 5 in A major, Op. 18/5; Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hagen Quartet

In its 2012/13 season, the Hagen Quartet brings the complete Beethoven string quartets to the most prominent musical centers of the world, including New York,...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartet no. 11; Mozart: String Quartet no. 16; Adagio & Fugue / Chiaroscuro Quartet

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Quartet for Strings no 16 in E flat major, K. 42...
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Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet

Following on their highly acclaimed début album, the period instrument Chiaroscuro Quartet returns with another recording of chamber music of the classical period. Their approach,...continue...
Recording information: Port-Royal des Champs, Magny-les-Hameaux, France....continue...

Mozart, Brahms, Sulzer: Clarinet Quintets / Matthias Schorn: clarinet; Minetti Quartet

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-06-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Balduin Sulzer: Invention, for clarinet & string qua...
Performers: Schorn, Matthias
Conductors:
Ensemble: Minetti Quartet

Matthias Schorn is a young, upcoming soloist and principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic. Here, he appears alongside the award-winning Minetti Quartet, one of the...continue...
Recording information: Hofburgkapelle, Vienna, Austria (06/2012/08/2012)....continue...

Alleluia - Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi / Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

1 CD / Decca / 2013-06-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; George Frederick Handel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, motet for soprano, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, HWV 240; Nicola Porpora: In coelo stelle clare, motet for ...
Performers: Lezhneva, Julia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico

Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her "Pure Tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique" (Guardian), her brief appearance at...continue...
Recording information: Sala 1 Pau Casals, l'Auditori de Barcelona (10/12/2012-10/17/2012)....continue...

The Real Classical

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-06-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 6...

Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28

Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...
Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A. [Guitar, Charango]; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré
Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire

Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue...

Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Released for the first time on DVD, this concert is the last in Sir Georg Solti and his beloved CSO's European tour in 1985. Solti...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono,
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Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 5 - Mozart: Concerto, K. 216; Adagio, K. 261; Quintet, K. 516; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261; Rondo for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in B flat major, K 269 (261a); Quintet in G...
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Mair, John; Schenkman, Peter; Shumsky, Oscar [Violin/Conductor]; Staryk, Steven; Weisenblum, Jaime
Conductors: Miller, David; Miller, David A.
Ensemble: ; Mainly Mozart Orchestra

Voyage Home: Songs of Finland, Sweden and Norway by Melartin, Pacius, Hannikainen, Hagg / Mimmi Fulmer, soprano, Rhonda Kline, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-05-28

Works: Erkki Melartin: Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (In the Woods I Happily Wander), song; Finnish Traditional: Kalevala Melody (Land of Heroes); Minun kultani kaunis on; Fredrik Pacius: Kaarle-kuni...
Performers: Bengtson, Bruce; Fulmer, Mimmi; Kline, Rhonda

Recording information: Cross Plains, Wisconsin (07/13/2011/12/09/2011); Free Methodist Church, Seattle, Washington (07/13/2011/12/09/2011); Cross Plains, Wisconsin (09/18/2011); Free Methodist Church,...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Great British Composers, Vol. 2

1 CD / Guild Import / 2013-05-28

Works: Wally Stott: Commonwealth March; Charles Williams: London Fair; Haydn Wood: Harvest Time, suite for pops orchestra; Vivian Ellis: Muse in Mayfair; Stanford Robinson: Nocturne for orchestra; Reginald ...
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Hodgson, William; Torch, Sidney; Robinson, Stanford; Wilbur, Jay; Coates, Eric [Composer]; Sims, A.E.; Melachrino, George; Andersen, Curt

Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus; Twelve Menuets; Twelve German Dances / Swedish CO, Dausgaard

2 CD / Simax / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Minuets (12) for orchestra, WoO 7; German Dances (12) for orchestra, WoO 8
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra Orebro

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra Orebro and their chief conductor Dausgaard continue their quest to record all of Beethoven's underperformed works. On this CD they present...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall (01/19/2009-01/24/2009)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos 12, 13 & 14 (the chamber versions) / Gottlieb Wallisch, piano

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449
Performers: Wallisch, Gottlieb
Conductors:
Ensemble: Piatti Quartet

Master Mozartian Gottlieb Wallisch explores the rich concerti repertoire of his fellow Austrian in "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14," the third in...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (05/15/2012-05/16/2012)....continue...

Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven and Strauss / Mitsuko Uchida, piano. Bavarian Radio SO. Jansons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Barachovsky, Anton; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

This performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks stars the distinguished pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who is known the world...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
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Mozart: Sinfonia concertante; Concertone / Amoyal, Cameraata de Lausanne

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Concertone for 2 Violins in C major, K 190 (186E)
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Cholokyan, Audrey [Oboe]; Mancini, Fulvia [Cello]; Oike, Ami [Violin]; Shimizu, Yuko [Viola]
Conductors: Amoyal, Pierre
Ensemble: Camerata de Lausanne

"As the title reminds us, the Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, K364 is not a concerto for two solo instruments, but a symphony...continue...

Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven and Strauss / Mitsuko Uchida, piano. Bavarian Radio SO. Jansons [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Performers: Barachovsky, Anton; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

This performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks stars the distinguished pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who is known the world...continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Mozart: The Complete Symphonies / Nicholas Ward; Barry Wordsworth

11 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (spurious), K. 17 (K. Anh. C 11.02); Symphony no 3 in E flat major (spurious, by C. F. Abel), K. 18 (K. Anh...
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Norther Chamber Orchestra

One of the supreme musical geniuses and most loved composers of all time, Mozart wrote prolifically and excelled in every genre to which he turned...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Petersen, Kulman, Guera, Finlay. Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Finley, Gerald; Gura, Werner; Kulman, Elisabeth; Petersen, Marlis
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

With this majestic performance of Beethoven's Miss solemnis, Harnoncourt once again demonstrates why he is ranked one of the very few truly significant musicians of...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese,...continue...

Danzi: The Mountain Spirit, Romantic opera / Colin Balzer, Daniel Ochoa, Sophie Harmsen, Sarah Wegener, Christian Immler

1 CD / Carus / 2013-05-28

Works: Franz Danzi: Der Berggeist, opera
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Hofkapelle

Once again Bernius lives up to his name as the rediscoverer of unknown masterpieces from the Romantic era. Just in time for the Franz Ignaz...continue...
Recording information: Musikhochschule Stuttgart (04/19/2012/04/20/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Petersen, Kulman, Guera, Finlay. Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-05-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Finley, Gerald; Gura, Werner; Kulman, Elisabeth; Petersen, Marlis
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

With this majestic performance of Beethoven's Miss solemnis, Harnoncourt once again demonstrates why he is ranked one of the very few truly significant musicians of...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japa...continue...

Antonio Soler (1729-1783): Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 28-41 / Denis Zhdanov, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Antonio Soler: Keyboard Sonata no 28 in C major; Keyboard Sonata no 29 in C major; Keyboard Sonata no 30 in G major; Keyboard Sonata no 31 in G major; Keyboard Sonata no 32 in G minor; Keyboard Sonat...
Performers: Zhdanov, Denis

Antonio Soler's eminent position at the eighteenth-century Spanish court led to a series of important works, both sacred and secular. Of them, the best known...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium, Palau de Congressos, Girona, Spain (11/28/2011-11/30/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Mattila, Urmana, Moser, Schulte, Swedish Radio Choir. Abbado, Berlin PO [4 Blu-Ray]

4 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

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: Mattila, Karita; Moser, Thomas; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir; Swedish Radio Choir

In February 2001 the Berliner Philharmoniker and Claudio Abbado were guests at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome presenting all nine Beethoven symphonies....continue...
Run Time: 413 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grummer sings Mozart

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Warnung, K 433 (416c); Der Zauberer, K 472; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Verschweigung, K 518; Abendempfindung, K 523; Un moto di gioia, K 579; Le...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Stein, Horst
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional...continue...

The Early Music of Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 35, O que a Santa María der algo ou prometer; Cantiga de Fiestas de Santa María 419, Des quando Deus sa Madre aos çeos levou; Cantiga de Santa Ma...
Performers: Alonso, Sergio; Ferrero, Jose; Lopez-Pintor, Ana Maria; Maesso, Maria Luisa; Saenz, Alfonso; Sanz, Juan Francisco
Conductors: Ferrero, José;
Ensemble: Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla

Troubadours, poet-singers, and mystics composed the most vibrant songs and sacred music of the Middle Ages. Their endechas (laments), sung in ladino (Judaeo-Spanish), are some...continue...

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence - A life dedicated to music / Berlin PO, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, et al. [8 DVD]

8 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-05-28

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Brendel, Alfred; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart; Swedish Radio Choir

This extensive DVD collection presents Claudio Abbado's most important musical stages, his comprehensive repertoire and his work with some of the most important orchestras and...continue...
Run Time: 749 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano...
Performers: Alavidze, Rusudan; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Braude, Nathan; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Goerner, Nelson; G...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Archduke Trio, Op. 97 / Storioni Trio; Netherland SO, de Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem;
Ensemble: Storioni Trio

The Storioni Trio has established itself as one of the leading Dutch chamber music ensembles, having performed at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, and...continue...
Recording information: Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Muziekcentrum Enschede (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherland...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 17 K 453, No. 27 K595; Angela Hewitt, piano; Orchestra da Camera di Mantova; Hannu Lintu

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Hewitt, Angela
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Orchestra da Camera di Mantova

On this second release in the series, virtuoso pianist Angela Hewitt turns to two of Mozart's greatest and most popular concertos. Together with her frequent...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

This third

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier

Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st.

In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and

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Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles

1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07

Works: St. Alphonse Liguori: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...

Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

My Favorite Things

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2013-05-07

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Dome...
Performers: Wright, Josh [Piano]; Wright, Lindsey

Includes work(s): elégie, op. 3/1 (rachmaninov) / theme fro by various composers.

Includes work(s): stairway to heaven (page) / castle on a c by various composers....continue...

Non solo buffo

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2013-05-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims; La Cenerentola; L'Italiana in Algeri; Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Macbeth; Ernani; Don Carlo; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: ...
Performers: Lepore, Carlo; Velluti, Giovanni

Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Solti Centenary Concert - works by Mozart, Verdi Mahler, Strauss, Bartok / Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; John Philip Sousa: Stars...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: World Orchestra for Peace

The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti's 100th birthday on October 21, 2012, featuring the World Orchestra for Peace (WOP). Charmingly hosted...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18/1; Fugue Op. 137; Quintet, Op. 29 / Delian Quartet

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Fugue for String Quintet in D major Op. 137; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Delian Quartet

OehmsClassics presents the third CD by the delian::quartet (founded in 2007), in co-production with Deutschlandfunk....continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany....continue...