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Bartók: | Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (complete) Stephen Kovacevich (piano) London Symphony Orchestra (Nos. 1 & 3), BBC Symphony Orchestra (No. 2) | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Staatskapelle Dresden Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Claudio Arrau (piano) Staatskapelle Dresden | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem) Ronald Dowd (tenor) Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus Te Deum, Op. 22 Franco Tagliavini (tenor) Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra | Haydn: | Symphony No. 94 in G Major 'Surprise' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symphony No. 104 in D major 'London' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Berliner Philharmoniker, Frauenchor Des Rundfunkchores Berlin | Mahler: | Das Lied von der Erde Jessye Norman (soprano), Jon Vickers (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra | Mozart: | Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 London Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 32 in G major, K318 London Symphony Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450 Ingrid Haebler (piano) London Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 London Symphony Orchestra Vesperae solemnes de confessore in C, K339 Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Kyrie in D minor, K341 London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Ave verum corpus, K618 London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Exsultate, jubilate, K165 Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra Ei parte...Per pietà (from Così fan tutte) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (from Zaïde) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra | Mussorgsky: | A Night on the Bare Mountain Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Boston Symphony Orchestra Finlandia, Op. 26 Boston Symphony Orchestra Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 Boston Symphony Orchestra Tapiola, Op. 112 Boston Symphony Orchestra | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Orpheus London Symphony Orchestra | Tippett: | The Knot Garden Raimund Herincx (Faber), Yvonne Minton (Thea), Jill Gomez (Flora), Josephine Barstow (Denise), Robert Tear (Dov), Thomas Carey (Mel), Thomas Hemsley (Mangus) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
Originally planned as an 85th birthday tribute, this set documents over 3 decades of exceptional artistry by the Sir Colin Davis, one of the musical pillars of the Philips label (now part of Decca Classics), who died Sunday 14th April 2013. He was a musician of incomparable integrity and class. After signing to Philips exclusively in the mid-1960s, over more than three decades he then produced work for the label of the highest quality and range:- • the first (and still greatest) Berlioz cycle • pioneering Tippett, • superb Haydn and Mozart, • plus top-ranking Sibelius, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Dvorak and Britten, and much else. His many recording orchestras included the English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Royal Opera House, Royal Concertgebouw, Boston Symphony, Bavarian Radio and Dresden Staatskapelle, as well as the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics. His great Philips collaborators on disc include Stephen Kovacevich, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jon Vickers, José Carreras, Jessye Norman, Arthur Grumiaux and Claudio Arrau. An extraordinary number of his recordings have achieved legendary status and are enduring staples of the catalogue. This set balances all his most important musical spheres as well as many of his most important artistic relationships with soloists, orchestras and opera houses around the world. The booklet notes are in English, French and German with an excellent appreciation of his work for Philips by Jeremy Hayes. | 
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Leonard Bernstein talks, plays the piano, leads his New York Philharmonic and even sings to present his view of 'Humor in Music'. |
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With his incomparable charm and erudition, André Previn plays 'Piano Pieces for Children', a collection of pieces by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky and Goddard Lieberson, played by one of the most versatile musicians of our day. |
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Albéniz: | Iberia, books 1-4 (complete) | Albéniz, M P: | Sonata in D | Alford: | Colonel Bogey March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Anderson, Leroy: | Belle of the Ball Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Pirate Dance Frederick Fennell Suite of Carols - excerpts Frederick Fennell A Christmas Festival: Overture Frederick Fennell Sandpaper Ballet Frederick Fennell Forgotten Dreams Frederick Fennell Trumpeter's Lullaby Frederick Fennell The Penny Whistle Song Frederick Fennell Bugler's Holiday Frederick Fennell Irish Suite Frederick Fennell | anon.: | My Lady Careys Dompe | Auber: | Les diamants de la couronne: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Auric: | Ouverture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bach, C P E: | Twelve Variationen über die Folie d'Espagne, Wq118/9/H263 | Bach, J C: | Duetto in La Maggiore, Op. 18:5 | Bach, J S: | French Overture in B minor, BWV831 Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV910 | Bach, W F: | Concerto a due Cembali in E | Barber, S: | Medea Orchestral Suite, Op. 23 Capricorn Concerto | Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Two Portraits Op. 5 Erwin Ramor (violin) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati Mikrokosmos (selection) Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati The Wooden Prince London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (complete ballet) BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Antal Dorati Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 Geza Frid, Luctor Ponae (pianos) Members of the London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati First Rhapsody | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Egmont Overture, Op. 84 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Berg: | Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet Helga Pilarczyk (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bergsma: | Gold and the Senor Commandante | Berlioz: | Chasse royale et Orage (from Les Troyens) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Besard: | Branle Gay | Bizet: | Carmen: Danse Bohème Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Patrie Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Bloch, E: | Sinfonia Breve Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Borodin: | Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Bull, J: | Les Buffons The King's Hunt | Byrd: | La Volta | Carpenter, J A: | Adventures in a Perambulator | Cese: | Inglesina Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Chabrier: | España Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Suite Pastorale Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Fête Polonaise Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Gwendoline Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse Slave Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Joyeuse Marche Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Bourrée Fantasque Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Chadwick: | Symphonic Sketches | Chambonnières: | Le Moutier | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano | Coates, E: | The Three Elizabeths Suite London 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Knightsbridge March from London Suite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell London Suite Frederick Fennell Four Ways Suite Frederick Fennell | Copland: | Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Corigliano: | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Couperin, F: | La Pantomime | Couperin, L: | Tombeau de M de Blancrocher in F major Pavane in F sharp minor | Debussy: | Trois Nocturnes Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Petite Suite Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Images for orchestra: II. Ibéria Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Mer Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Cello Sonata | Delibes: | Sylvia London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Dieupart: | Passepied | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Falla: | La vida breve: Interlude & Dance | Fetler: | Contrasts for Orchestra Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Fischer, J K F: | Passacaille en Ré mineur - Uranie | Françaix: | Piano Concertino in F major London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Francisque: | Branle de Montirande | Franck, C: | Pièce héroïque, M37 Marcel Dupre (organ) Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40 Marcel Dupre (organ) | Freixanet: | Sonata in A | Frescobaldi: | Aria detta la Frescobalda (1627) Corrente in F major Galliards (5) Partite dodici sopra l'aria di Ruggiero | Ganne: | Father of Victory Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gershwin: | An American in Paris, tone poem Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Giannini: | Symphony No. 3 for Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Goldman: | On the mall Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Gould, M: | Symphony No. 4 ‘West Point’ Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Spirituals for Strings Fall River Legend Suite | Gounod: | Faust - Ballet Music Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Grainger: | Lincolnshire Posy Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Country Gardens Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Shepherd's Hey Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Colonial Song Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Children's March 'Over the Hills and Far Away' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell The Immovable Do (The Cyphering C) Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Mock Morris Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Handel in the Strand Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Spoon River Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell Molly on the Shore Eastman Rochester 'Pops' Orchestra, Frederick Fennell | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 | Griffes: | Poem for flute & orchestra | Hanson, H: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic' Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 'Romantic' Song of Democracy Symphony No. 3, Op. 33 Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Op. 44 Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and strings | Hanssen: | Valdresmarsj (March of the Valdre) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hartley, W: | Concerto for 23 Winds Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Hérold: | Zampa - Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Hindemith: | Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Holst: | Suite No. 1 for Military Band in E flat major, Op. 28 No. 1, H105 Suite No. 2 for Military Band in F major, Op. 28 No. 2, H106 | Hovhaness: | Symphony No. 4, Op. 165 A. Clyde Roller Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Ibert: | Escales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Ives, C: | Orchestral Set No. 1 'Three Places in New England' Symphony No. 3 'The Camp Meeting' | Kennan: | Pieces (3) for Orchestra | Khachaturian: | Two Armenian Dances Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | King, K: | Barnum and Bailey's Favorite Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Klohr: | The Billboard Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Kodály: | Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Liadov: | The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 Kikimora, Op. 63 | Liszt: | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Loeffler: | Deux Rapsodies | MacDowell: | Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 42 | Marcello, A: | Oboe Concerto in D Minor | Martinu: | Variations on a Theme of Rossini | Massenet: | Phèdre: Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | McCauley: | Miniatures (5) for Flute & Strings | McCoy: | Lights Out Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | McPhee, C: | Tabuh-Tabuhan | Meacham: | American patrol (for toy ocarinas) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Mendelssohn: | Variations concertantes Op. 17 | Mennin: | Canzona Symphony No. 5 | Milhaud: | Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Suite française, Op. 248 | Montaine: | Birds of Paradise, Op. 34 | Moore, D: | The Pageant of P.T. Barnum | Mozart: | Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 'Gran Partita' Symphony No. 38 in D major, K504 'Prague' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Mussorgsky: | Khovanshchina: Prelude & Dance of the Persian Slaves | Paray: | Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Peerson: | The Primerose (P VI/4) The Fall of the Leafe | Persichetti: | Symphony for Band, Op. 69 Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Psalm for Band, Op. 53 | Peter, J: | Sinfonia in G | Philips, P: | Pavana Dolorosa Galiarda Dolorosa | Phillips, B: | Selections from McGuffey's Reader | Picchi: | Balli d'Arpicordo | Piston: | The Incredible Flutist | Prokofiev: | March in B flat major Op. 99 'Military March' Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Rameau: | Gavotte et doubles | Ravel: | Rapsodie Espagnole Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Pavane pour une infante défunte Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray La Valse Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Le Tombeau de Couperin Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Valses nobles et sentimentales Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Ma Mère l'Oye Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Reed, H O: | La Fiesta Mexicana | Respighi: | The Birds London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Impressioni brasiliane London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Fountains of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Pines of Rome Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Ancient Airs and Dances, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati | Rogers, Bernard: | Three Japanese Dances Carol Dawn Mayer (mezzo) Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Once Upon a Time | Roussel: | Suite in F major, Op. 33 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Saint-Saëns: | Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Danse macabre, Op. 40 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | San Miguel: | The Golden Ear Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Satie: | Parade London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K541 in F major Keyboard Sonata K175 in A minor Keyboard Sonata K381 in E major | Schmitt, F: | La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Schoenberg: | 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati 5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik | Schuller: | 7 Studies on Themes of Paul Klee Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Schuman: | New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings | Sessions: | The Black Maskers | Smetana: | The Bartered Bride (extracts) | Sousa: | Hands Across The Sea Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell U.S. Field Artillery March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Thunderer Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell Washington Post Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell King Cotton Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell El Capitan March Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell The Stars and Stripes Forever Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Strauss, R: | Serenade in E flat major for Winds, Op. 7 Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica for piano (left hand) & orchestra, Op. 73 Hilde Somer (piano) Victor A|essandro | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Swan Lake, Op. 20 Rafael Druian (violin) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Teike: | Alte Kameraden Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell | Telemann: | Bourree alla Polacca | Thomas, Ambroise: | Gavotte from 'Mignon' Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Mignon Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray Raymond Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Thomson, V: | Symphony on a Hymn Tune The Feast of Love | Vaughan Williams: | English Folk Song Suite Toccata Marziale | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray | Webern: | Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Weiner, Leó: | Lakodalmas 'Wedding dance', Op. 21b | Widor: | Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2: Allegro Marcel Dupre (organ) Symphony No. 2, Op. 13, No. 2, IV. Salve Regina Marcel Dupre (organ) |
This new collection of 55 CDs from the acclaimed label offers a wealth of recordings from the 1950s and 1960s in an unrivalled range of repertory. This ranges from solo Bach played by harpsichordist Rafael Puyana to American composer and conductor Howard Hanson in his own works as well as music by fellow-Americans. Key artists include Antal Dorati in works ranging from Beethoven to Bartók and Berg; Frederick Fennell, Rafael Kubelík, Paul Paray and János Starker. An extensive 182 page booklet includes new essays on the history and development of the Mercury label by Thomas Fine (son of Wilma Cozart Fine, legendary producer of the MLP label) and Mike Gray. Numerous photographs are included and full recording information is documented. When we say full recording information, we mean it too. All the details collectors love to see is here: the microphones, the recording location, the original engineers, the subsequent remastering engineers, even the type of recording equipment. Two CDs of true rarities are included: Dorati’s 1953 mono recording of The Rite of Spring; and making its first-ever appearance on CD is John Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. The CD also includes a rare 16 minute interview with Corigliano and pianist Hilde Somer. |
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| |  | Eugene Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky and MussorgskyRecorded live at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1978 (Mussorgsky) / 1979 (Tchaikovsky)
Kirk Browning, Director Famous violinist Itzhak Perlman and Eugene Ormandy, long-standing conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra recorded this fantastic Russian program live at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in 1978 and 1979 in extraordinary sound quality. Modest Mussogorsky’s most famous piano composition Pictures at an Exhibition which is deemed to be one of Ormandy’s specialties is orchestrated in the acclaimed Ravel version. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, which is considered as one of the best known and technically most challenging works for violin, is performed by Itzhak Perlman - undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin – who has also been called “one of the greatest musical talents to emerge since World War II” according to violin expert Tully Potter, New Grove. The concert is directed by the Peabody Award winner Kirk Browning, who is highly acclaimed for staging classical concerts due to his long-time experience as television director and producer. Picture format: NTSC, 4:3 Sound formats: PCM-STEREO, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 Booklet Notes: German, English, French Running Time: 89 mins |
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MYTHOS: Bjarke Mogensen and Rasmus Schjærff Kjøller This stunning new transcription by MYTHOS of Stravinsky’s Petrushka has to be heard to be believed – marvel at the amazing sounds that emanate from these two accordions! MYTHOS are performing these works regularly in concerts and the Duo has recently made its Carnegie Hall debut in the USA. Russian masterworks transcribed and performed by the award-winning Danish bayan duo MYTHOS, winner of First Prize in the Danish Radio Chamber Music Competition 2011 and First Prize in the Almere International Chamber Music Competition. “A few seconds’ exposure to Mythos’s version of Stravinsky’s Petrushka will have most listeners grinning from ear to ear. The rhythmic punch, supernatural coordination and dynamic control on display are startling enough, but it’s the rasping, transfiguring effect of the bayan sound that’s key. This score sounds as if it could have been written for these players; both orchestral versions sound pale in comparison...The composer would have loved it.” The Arts Desk, 20th April 2013 “I hope [Stravinsky] would be as stunned as I was: [Petrushka] sounds suitably orchestral in the hands of Bjarke Mogensen and Rasmus Schjærff Kjøller, and yet they also shed new light on it...A superb Russian programme, then, dazzlingly recorded and well annotated in the booklet notes. Awards should follow.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2013 *****  BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Choice - June 2013 |
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Martti Talvela (Boris Godunov), Nicolai Gedda (Grigory/Dimitri), Leonard Mróz (Pimen), Bozena Kinasz (Marina), Andrzej Hiolski (Rangoni/Shchelkalov), Aage Haugland (Varlaam), Kazimierz Pustelak (Missail), Bohdan Paprocki (Shuisky), Wiera Baniewicz (Fyodor), Halina Lukomska (Xenia), Bozena Brun-Baranska (Nurse), Stefania Toczyska (Hostess Of The Inn), Paulos Raptis (The Simpleton), Kazimierz Sergiel (Police Officer), Jan Góralski (Boyar Khrushchov), Wlodzimierz Zalewski (Mitiukh), Ladyslaw Juroszek, Roman Dyllus, Joachim Luks, Pioth Komarek, Jan Harazin, Eugeniusz Jedrych (Boyars And Jesuits), Zofia Romanowska (First Peasant Woman) & Maria Cwiakowska (Second Peasant Woman) Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow, Boys’ Chorus from Krakow Philharmonic Chorus, Jerzy Semkow |
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| |  | The Art of Carlo Maria Giulini
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| |  | The Art of Giuseppe Sinopoli: Orchestral Works
Beethoven: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Felicity Palmer (mezzo), Thomas Moser (tenor), Alan Titus (bass) Staatskapelle Dresden, Dresden Staatsopernchor | Brahms: | Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Lucia Popp (soprano), Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Staatskapelle Dresden Symphony No. 7 in E Major Staatskapelle Dresden | Debussy: | La Mer Philharmonia Orchestra | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Philharmonia Orchestra Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 Philharmonia Orchestra In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 Philharmonia Orchestra | Maderna: | Quadrivium Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Aura Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Biogramma Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Philharmonia Orchestra | Mendelssohn: | Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 'Italian' Philharmonia Orchestra | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition New York Philharmonic Orchestra A Night on the Bare Mountain New York Philharmonic Orchestra | Ravel: | Valses nobles et sentimentales New York Philharmonic Orchestra Boléro Philharmonia Orchestra Daphnis et Chloé: fragments symphoniques Philharmonia Orchestra | Respighi: | Fountains of Rome New York Philharmonic Orchestra Pines of Rome New York Philharmonic Orchestra Roman Festivals New York Philharmonic Orchestra | Schoenberg: | Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 Philharmonia Orchestra Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Philharmonia Orchestra | Schubert: | Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished' Staatskapelle Dresden Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great' Staatskapelle Dresden | Schumann: | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Wiener Philharmoniker | Sinopoli: | Lou Salomé Lucia Popp (soprano), Jose Carreras (tenor) Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart | Strauss, R: | Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 New York Philharmonic Orchestra Don Juan, Op. 20 Staatskapelle Dresden Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Orchester der deutschen Oper Berlin | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' Philharmonia Orchestra Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture Philharmonia Orchestra |
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Balakirev: | Islamey - Oriental Fantasy | Borodin: | In the Steppes of Central Asia Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture | Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia | Liadov: | Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 Kikimora, Op. 63 The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 | Miaskovsky: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 44 Vadim Repin (violin) | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene | Prokofiev: | Scythian Suite, Op. 20 Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 Olga Borodina (mezzo) | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Lang Lang (piano) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Lang Lang (piano) Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Scheherazade, Op. 35 | Scriabin: | Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54 Prometheus (The Poem of Fire), Op. 60 Alexander Toradaze (piano) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring The Firebird | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Vadim Repin (violin) The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture 1812 Overture, Op. 49 Marche slave, Op. 31 Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24) Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 Capriccio italien, Op. 45 |
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