Rare and Collectible Classical CDs and DVDs - Many Titles Discontinued for Years

Joao Carlos Martins - Bach Vol 2: Well Tempered Clavier

1 CD / Concord Records /

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Flotow: Alessandro Stradella / Froschauer, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2005-12-01

Works: Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella
Performers: Durmuller, Jorg
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Masters of the Flute & Harp / DiTullio, McDonald

1 CD / Klavier /

Works: Joseph Lauber: Medieval Dances (4) for flute & harp, Op. 45; Vincent Persichetti: Serenade no 10 for Flute and Harp - Allegretto; Henk Badings: Ballade, for flute & harp; Cavatina for alto flute & ha...
Performers: Di Tullio, Louise; McDonald, Susann [Harp]

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Haydn: Symphony no 101, 102 / Harnoncourt, Concertgebouw

1 CD / Teldec / 2002-08-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Chopin: Complete Piano Works Vol 10 - Etudes / Ohlsson

1 CD / Arabesque / 1998-10-20

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130)
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick

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Grieg: Piano Concerto, Lyric Suite, In Autumn / Neeme Järvi

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-01

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Berg: 7 Early Songs, Der Wein / Lövaas, Hass, Marshall, etc.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-04-01

Works: Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Songs (4), Op. 2; An Leukon; Der Wein
Performers: Hass, Sabine; Lovaas, Kari; Marshall, Margaret
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Cheryl Studer in Salzburg - Schubert, Debussy, Strauss

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Claude...
Performers: Gage, Irwin; Studer, Cheryl

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Brahms: Choral Works & Overtures / Sawallisch, Vienna SO

2 CD / Philips / 1994-01-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orch...
Performers: Crass, Franz; Lipp, Wilma
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Vienna Singverein; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Perspectives - János Starker

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

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

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

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra

1 CD / Philips / 1996-03-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

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Bruckner: Symphony no 8 / Haitink, Vienna Philharmonic

2 CD / Philips /

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Henze: Piano Concerto no 2, Tristan Preludes, etc / Henze

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-11-19

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Birgit Nilsson Sings Wagner

2 CD / Philips / 1996-11-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Parsifal; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bailey, Norman; Brilioth, Helge; Greindl, Josef; Ludwig, Christa; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin; Gerdes, Otto; Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

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Beethoven: Variations, Bagatelles, Piano Pieces

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-11-03

Philips 50 - Wagner: Die Walküre / Böhm, Bayreuth Festival

4 CD / Philips / 2002-01-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rysanek, Leonie...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"This presents a more involving experience than any rival complete recording." -Penguin Guide "Birgit Nilsson heads the cast as an unsurpassed Brunnhilde..." -Gramophone...continue...

Bretón: La Dolores / Domingo, Beltrán, Matos, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2000-02-08

Works: Tomás Bretón: La Dolores, zarzuela
Performers: Baquerizo, Enrique; Beltran, Tito; Calderon, Santiago; Domingo, Placido; Lanza, Manuel; Palatchi, Stefano; Pierotti, Raquel
Conductors: Ros Marbà, Antoni

"La Dolores" is one of Spain's greatest operatic triumphs, and one of Tomas Breton's finest creations. It is astonishing that it has virtually disappeared from...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Solti

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Burrows, Stuart; Moll, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sass, Sylvia; Sramek, Alfred; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Opera Chorus

Margaret Price is one of the finest Mozartian sopranos of her generation and Lucia Popp gives a truly exquisite portrayal of the peasant girl Zerlina....continue...

Schubert: The 10 Symphonies / Marriner, ASMF

6 CD / Philips / 2003-03-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 1 in D major, D 82; Symphony no 3 in D major, D 200; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, D 125; Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"; Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 41...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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Westminster - Beethoven: Fidelio / Knappertsbusch, Jurinac

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Dickie, Murray; Guthrie, Frederick; Jurinac, Sena; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Paskuda, Georg; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Stader, Maria
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Austrian soprano Sena Jurinac was born in Croatia in 1921. This famous Fidelio, recorded in 1961, is evidence of her international fame as a member...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, etc / Paray, Detroit SO

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

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Rákóczy March, for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109; Trojan March (Les Troyens), H. 133b; Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Le carnav...
Conductors: Paray, Paul
Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Bach J.s: Toccata & Fuge In D Minor, Toccata & Fugue In F Major, Canzona In D

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Fantasie in G major, BWV 572; Canzona in d, BWV 588; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in F major, BWV 540; Wachet auf, ruft uns die ...
Performers: Koopman, Ton

The Best of The New Year's Concert Vol II / Boskovsky, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Pleasure Train, Polka, Op. 281; Seid umschlungen, Millionen, Op. 443; Fürstin Ninetta; Freut euch des Lebens, Op. 340; Explosions-P...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Abbado, Claudio; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Musik...Sprache der Welt - Strauss; Witt / Konwitschny

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Friedrich Witt: Symphony in C ("Jena")
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: Sächsische Staatskapelle

Franz Konwitschny conducts Richard Strauss's 'Sinfonia Domestica', realized in a brilliantly virtuosic manner by the Staatskapelle Dresden. The sound is revelatory, definitely one for the...continue...

España! / Ann Murray, Graham Johnson, Songwriters' Almanac

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-11

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección (7) de canciones amatorias; Joaquín Turina: Corazon de mujer; Hector Berlioz: Zaïde, boléro for voice, castsnets & piano or orchestra, Op. 19/1;...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

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Satie: Piano Music / Yitkin Seow

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-16

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Gnossiennes (6), for piano; Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano; Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bo...
Performers: Seow, Yitkin

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The English Anthem Vol 1 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-16

Works: John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; Henry Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn; Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis, motet for treble & tenor soloists & mixed voices; Samuel...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Gibbs, Charles; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Hall, Peter; Holland-Smith, Jeremy; Jones, Timothy; Lucas, Andrew; Price, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Shaw, Geoffrey
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

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Mozart: Epistle Sonatas / Watson, King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 16 in C major, K 329 (317a); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no...
Performers: Watson, Ian
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

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Brahms: Motets / Matthew Best, John Scott, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Motets (2) for chorus, Op. 29; Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Sacred choruses (3) for female chorus, Op. 37; Psalm 13 ("Herr, wie lange willst du mich"), for chorus & organ, Op. 27; Motet...
Performers: Barratt, Christine; Scott, John
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

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The English Anthem Vol 3 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-03-01

Works: Basil Harwood: O how glorious; Charles Villiers Stanford: The Lord Is My Shepherd; John Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God; Charles Wood: Expectans Expectavi; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven...
Performers: Colwell, Thomas; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Lucas, Andrew
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

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18th Century Keyboard Concertos / Paul Nicholson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chaconne and Variations (21) for Harpsichord in G major, HWV 435; Concerto for Two Organs, Adagio in D minor, HWV 303; Thomas Roseingrave: Concerto for organ & orchestra in D...
Performers: Holman, Peter; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]

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Musique of Violenze - Dances, Fantasias, etc / Holman

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-08-01

Works: Anonymous, The Arundel Part-Books: Work(s); Innocent (of Cremona's?) Pavan and Galliard; Division on Innocent's Pavan; Pavan; Division on the Pavan; Milord Markes Galliard - Division on the Galliard;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band

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The Floating City - Castello, Picchi / His Majestys Sagbutts

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-11-10

Works: Giovanni Picchi: Canzon 19 a 8; Canzon No 15; Canzon No 17; Toccata (from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book); Ballo ongaro con il suo balletto, for harpsichord; Padoana, "La Ongara"; Canzon no 18 à...
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

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Masters of the Rolls / Christopher Page, Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-12

Works: Anonymous, English: Ab ora summa nuncius; Inter usitata/Inter tot et tales/tenor; Vexilla regni prodeunt; Singularis laudis digna; Dulcia (dona redemptoris); Summum regem honoremus; Ominis terra/Habe...

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Grieg: String Quartets / Chilingirian Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete)

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Holst: The Planets; C. Matthews: Pluto / Elder, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2002-09-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Lyric Movement, for viola & chamber orchestra, H. 191; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Performers: Pooley, Tim; Rogers, Laurence
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

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Bartok: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Perc., Piano Concerto No. 3 / Slatkin, Toperczer, et al

1 CD / Opus /

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Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Leinsdorf, Price, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Iacopucci, Fernando; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Voca...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: RCA Italian Opera Orchestra

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Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Bellezza, Del Monaco, Noli, et al

1 CD / Legato Classics / 1995-01-01

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Verdi: Giovanni D'Arco / Santini, Tebaldi, Penno, Savarese

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gaudioso, Gerardo; Penno, Gino; Pergola, Luciano della; Poggi, Gianni; Ricco, Iginio; Romano, Augusto; Savarese, Ugo; Taddei, Giuseppe; Tebaldi, Rena...
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra

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Verdi: Aida

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Guelfi, Giangiacomo; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Parutto, Mirella; Simionato, Giulietta; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]; Zampieri, Giusep...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Rivoli, Caballé, Martí

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Ausensi, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Leval, Antonio; Marti, Bernabe; Monjo, Diego; Rico, Juan; Rigai, Carmen
Conductors: Rivoli, Gianfranco
Ensemble: Spanish Radio/TV Chorus

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R. Strauss: Salome / Krauss, Cebotari, Rothmüller, et al

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Cebotari, Maria; Hongen, Elisabeth; Patzak, Julius; Rothmuller, Marko
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

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Don Carlo

3 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Caldera, Francesca; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corato, Luigi de; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Manganotti, Gianfranco; Obraztsova, Yelena; Roni, Luigi [B...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

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Puccini: La Fanciulla del West

2 CD / Legato Classics /

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Performers: Amadini, Maria; Benatti, Erminio; Cazzato, Michele; Cesarini, Athos; Coda, Eraldo; Corelli, Franco; Forti, Carlo; Frazzoni, Gigliola; Gobbi, Tito; Latinucci, Pier Luigi; Mercuriali, Angelo; Morresi, ...
Conductors: Votto, Antonino

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Telemann: Festive Cantatas / Stötzel, Bach Collegium Vocale

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-06-22

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Lobet den Herrn, alle seine Heerscharen, sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, 3 piccolo trumpets, str; Wer nur den lieben Gott läát walten, sacred cantata for choru...
Performers: Fries, Dorothee; Pohl, Albrecht; Post, Andreas
Conductors: Stotzel, Ulrich

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Paganini Variations

3 CD / Vox Classical / 1994-12-12

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor ("La campanella"), Op. 7, MS 48; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice d'adieu, for solo violin, MS 68; Franz Liszt: Transcendental ...
Performers: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Ricci, Ruggiero; Rose, Jerome; Simon, Abbey; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Nanut, Anton

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