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| |  | François-Xavier Roth conducts Mahler & Webern
This CD introduces François-Xavier Roth, the charismatic new Principal Conductor of SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg. He has chosen two youthful works to serve as a foundation for his future work with the orchestra. “Roth's fresh Mahler boasts beautifully transparent orchestral balance and avoids undue emotional histrionics. The early Webern tone-poem is compelling.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 **** “Roth has consciously chosen to downplay the very personal idiosyncrasies in Mahler's music that so many other conductors have played up...Rather than being positioned apologetically as an indiscretion, the Webern comes off with full Romantic force, much in the same musical mind as Mahler and fully equal to the First Symphony in its youthful enthusiasm.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss & WebernRecorded live at Symphony Center, December 4, 5, 6, 2008 (Strauss), and April 23-28 2009 (Webern)
Hot on the heels of an Editor’s Choice for his Alpine Symphony, Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s greatest Strauss ensembles, in Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) whose US première it gave in 1900. The CSO pours out a lush interpretation of Richard Strauss’s large and complex tone poem in their newest live recording. Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads with restraint and allows the strings and woodwinds to sing. In the famous Battle Scene, the brass and percussion roar, while concertmaster Robert Chen paints his violin solos depicting Strauss’ wife, Pauline, with tender beauty. Webern’s early tone poem Im Sommerwind is indebted to Strauss’s rhapsodic romanticism and overflows with spacious melodies. A musical force in Chicago and around the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the finest international orchestras. “Haitink worked his customary miracles on behalf of Richard Strauss and the CSO gave him what it always gives him: superb and deeply felt playing… In Webern’s Im Sommerwind, Haitink asked for a refined beauty of sound and got it in abundance.” Chicago Tribune Concert Review “Haitink moulds [Im Sommerwind] exquisitely, while the Chicago string players spin diaphanous curtains of sound.” The Guardian, 17th June 2010 **** “Haitink’s narrative of the hero’s life is expounded with eloquence, power and depth of feeling, and is excellently relayed by the CSO. It is an interpretation to live with, revealing its soul more and more on repeated listening rather than telling you everything about itself at first go.” The Telegraph, 28th July 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| | | Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss & WebernRecorded live at Symphony Center, December 4, 5, 6, 2008 (Strauss), and April 23-28 2009 (Webern)
20-page booklet with notes in English, French & German. Hot on the heels of an Editor’s Choice for his Alpine Symphony, Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s greatest Strauss ensembles, in Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) whose US première it gave in 1900. The CSO pours out a lush interpretation of Richard Strauss’s large and complex tone poem in their newest live recording. Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink leads with restraint and allows the strings and woodwinds to sing. In the famous Battle Scene, the brass and percussion roar, while concertmaster Robert Chen paints his violin solos depicting Strauss’ wife, Pauline, with tender beauty. Webern’s early tone poem Im Sommerwind is indebted to Strauss’s rhapsodic romanticism and overflows with spacious melodies. A musical force in Chicago and around the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the finest international orchestras. “Haitink worked his customary miracles on behalf of Richard Strauss and the CSO gave him what it always gives him: superb and deeply felt playing… In Webern’s Im Sommerwind, Haitink asked for a refined beauty of sound and got it in abundance.” Chicago Tribune Concert Review “The playing could not be subtler or more refined, with Haitink putting his distinctive stamp on the performances. The wonderful gradations of dynamic are meticulously controlled, with the strings in particular sounding glorious...A first-rate disc demonstrating the glory of orchestral music-making in the United States, a model for the rest of the world.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 “The way [Haitink] delineates Strauss's polyphony is very impressive, bringing out the counterpoints and subsidiary voices with nothing short of exemplary clarity. The orchestral sound is magnificent in SACD, quite stunning in the battle sequence...Haitink renders a performance of great dignity and tenderness [in the Webern]” BBC Music Magazine, October 2010 ****/* | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Webern: Complete Edition
Webern: | Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Entflieht, Op. 2 BBC Singers Fünf Lieder, Op. 3 from “Der siebente Ring” Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) Version for string orchestra Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 Ricercata from J.S. Bach’s ‘Musical Offering’ Deutsche Tänze (Schubert, orch. Webern) Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Drei Lieder, Op. 25 Christiane Oelze (soprano) Symphony, Op. 21 Das Augenlicht, ‘Through Our Open Eyes Light Flows into the Heart’, Op. 26 Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29 Christiane Oelze (soprano) BBC Singers Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 Christiane Oelze (soprano), Gerald Finley (baritone) Quintett für Streicher und Klavier (1907) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Ensemble InterContemporain Zwei Lieder, Op. 8 Francoise Pollet (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Four Songs Op. 13 Francoise Pollet (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Sechs Lieder, Op. 14 Francoise Pollet (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Fünf geistliche Lieder, Op. 15 Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Five Canons on Latin Texts for Soprano, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 16 Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Drei Lieder, Op. 18, for voice, E flat clarinet and guitar Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Drei Volkstexte (Three Traditional Rhymes) for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 17 Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Two Songs, Op. 19 (Texts: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Christiane Oelze (soprano) Ensemble InterContemporain Concerto for Nine Instruments Op. 24 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Ensemble InterContemporain Drei Gedichte Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Acht Lieder Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Drei Avenarius Lieder Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Fünf Lieder (nach Gedichten von Richard Dehmel) Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Vier Lieder (nach Stefan George) Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano) Drei Gesänge, Op. 23 Langsamer Satz, (slow movement), Op. post. (1905) Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) String Quartet, Op. post. (1905) Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913) Rondo, Op. post. (1906) Movement for string trio, Op. post, (1925) Drei Stücke (three pieces), Op. post. (1913) Mary McCormick (mezzo-soprano) String Trio, Op. 20 (1927) String Quartet, Op. 28 (1937-38) Two Pieces for Cello and Piano Sonata Movement (Rondo) for piano Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910) Gidon Kremer (violin), Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1914) Clemens Hagen (cello), Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Cello Sonata, Op. post. (1914) Clemens Hagen (cello), Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Kinderstück Krystian Zimerman (piano) Variations, Op. 27 Krystian Zimerman (piano) |
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| |  | Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts Berg, Schoenberg & Webern
Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Reiko Watanabe (violin) Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments Reiko Watanabe (violin) & Andrea Lucchesini (piano) Lyric Suite - for soprano and string quartet Alessandra Marc (soprano) 3 Wozzeck-Fragments Alessandra Marc (soprano) Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Alessandra Marc (soprano) Sieben frühe Lieder Orchestral version 1928 Juliane Banse (soprano) 5 Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 Alessandra Marc (soprano) Der Wein Doborah Voigt (soprano) Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 | Schoenberg: | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 Luisa Castellani (voice) & Andrea Lucchesini (piano) Erwartung, Op. 17 live recording Alessandra Marc (soprano) 6 Lieder for soprano and orchestra, Op. 8 Alessandra Marc (soprano) Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 John Tomlinson (narrator) Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 Gurrelieder live from the Semper Opera, Dresden Deborah Voight, Jennifer Larmore, Bernd Weikl & Kenneth Riegel | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Idyll after a poem by Bruno Wille Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 arr. For reduced orchestra 1928 Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Symphony, Op. 21 Concerto for Nine Instruments Op. 24 Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 |
This set shows the so-called bogey-men of the Second Viennese School, from their hyper Romantic height, through Expressionism and onto the more entertaining aspects of Serialism, as entertainers of a great order. The Nineteenth-Century heritage of Schubert, Brahms and Wagner are never far from Schoenberg, Berg and Webern in these 8 CDs, which concentrate on the earlier, more approachable (and often finest) products of three distinct composers, rather than any school. The performers reflect the composers' Romantic leanings here; Sinopoli bringing in artists at the height of their early careers: Deborah Voigt, Alessandra Marc and Juliane Banse. The ever-approachable Berg is seen at his kindest and Webern, a figure who looked as far back as he did forward is as finely tuned in Im Sommerwind as in the Op.21 Symphony – a simply and fascinating journey. Schoenberg is in full splendour, too. Sounding more like Mahler's heir than a prophet of total change. “In his highly compelling live recording, Sinopoli conducts a most sensuous reading of Gurrelieder, bringing out all it’s romantic voluptuousness… anyone who has ever thought of Schoenberg as cold should certainly hear this, magnetic from first to last…" Penguin Guide *** “It would be hard to imagine more romantic readings of Berg’s principal orchestral works than those under Giuseppe Sinopoli. The atonal arguments of Berg have never been presented more sinuously, cocooning the ear, helped by sumptuous playing and recording” Penguin Guide *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Eugene Ormandy conducts 20th Century Classics
Alfvén: | Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 'Uppsalarapsodi' | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Bartók: | Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 | Berg: | Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra | Britten: | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 | Copland: | Appalachian Spring | Debussy: | La Mer | Elgar: | Land of Hope and Glory | Enescu: | Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1 | Falla: | Noches en los jardines de Espana | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue | Hindemith: | Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 | Ives, C: | Orchestral Set No. 1 'Three Places in New England' Symphony No. 2 | Kabalevsky: | Galop from The Comedians, Op. 26 | Kodály: | Háry János Suite | Mahler: | Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (from Das Lied von der Erde) Der Trunkene im Frühling (Das Lied von der Erde) | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition | Orff: | Carmina Burana | Prokofiev: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical' Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 | Ravel: | Daphnis et Chloé Rapsodie Espagnole | Rimsky Korsakov: | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 | Rodrigo: | Concierto de Aranjuez | Scriabin: | Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54 | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 | Sibelius: | Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1 Finlandia, Op. 26 | Strauss, R: | Der Rosenkavalier - Suite | Stravinsky: | The Rite of Spring Petrushka - suite | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) |
and Dances by Khachaturian
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| |  | RCO Volume 5 - The Live Radio Recordings (1980-1990)
Beethoven: | Mass in C major, Op. 86 Choir of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Martha Argerich (piano) Neeme Järvi Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Berg: | 3 Wozzeck-Fragments Gerd Albrecht | Brahms: | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Carlo Maria Giulini | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 6 in A major Eugen Jochum | Dallapiccola: | Commiato Dorothy Dorow (soprano) Lucas Vis | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Antál Doráti | Diepenbrock: | Lydian Night Hans Vonk | Escher: | Largo from Sinfonia i.m. Maurice Ravel Lucas Vis Univers de Rimbaud Lode Devos (tenor) Lucas Vis | Hartmann, K: | Concerto Funèbre for violin & string orchestra Theo Olof (violin) Kurt Sanderling | Hindemith: | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra George Pieterson (clarinet) Bernard Haitink | Keuris: | Catena Edo de Waart Refrains and variations Edo de Waart | Kodály: | Dances of Galanta Werner Herbers (oboe) | Mahler: | Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Leonard Bernstein | Martinu: | Symphony No. 6 'Fantaises symphoniques' Wolfgang Sawallisch | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Alfred Brendel (piano) Bernard Haitink Don Giovanni, K527: Overture Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K495 Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Nielsen: | Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97) Kirill Kondrashin | Rachmaninov: | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Kirill Kondrashin | Ravel: | Valses nobles et sentimentales Bernard Haitink L'enfant et les sortilèges Charles Dutoit | Rossini: | Le Siège de Corinthe Overture Riccardo Chailly | Roussel: | Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 Hans Vonk | Schat: | Thema Werner Herbers (oboe) | Schoenberg: | Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 Christoph von Dohnányi | Schreker: | Prelude to a Drama Friedrich Cerha | Schubert: | Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 Leonard Bernstein | Schumann: | Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring' Bernard Haitink | Scriabin: | Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54 Antál Doráti | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 Sir Colin Davis | Strauss, R: | Die Frau ohne Schatten, Symphonische Phantasie Erich Leinsdorf Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Iván Fischer | Stravinsky: | Symphony of Psalms Sir Colin Davis Le Chant du Rossignol Riccardo Chailly | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' Antál Doráti | Varèse: | Hyperprism Hans Vonk | Webern: | Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Carlo Maria Giulini Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Riccardo Chailly |
The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from the archives of Dutch Radio and Radio Netherlands World Service. Six decades of the 20th century are put under the spotlight in six boxes, each containing 14 CDs. We have chosen not only legendary performances under chief conductors of the KCO but also concerts led by countless guest conductors of both greater and lesser renown. Famous soloists make their debuts with the orchestra alongside world premieres of works that have since become classics of the repertoire. This fifth volume of the Anthology features the radio recordings made by the orchestra in the 1980s, presenting an overview on 14 CDs of the orchestra's artistic development under various conductors during that period. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Annibale: | O Paese d' 'o sole Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bach, J S: | Magnificat in D major, BWV243 Hanneke van Bork, Elly Ameling (sopranos), Helen Watts (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren' Elly Ameling (soprano), Werner Krenn (tenor), Marius Rintzler (bass) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Gösta Wimbergh (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Wiener Akademie-Chor
Hymnuschor Stuttgart, Karl Münchinger Goldberg Variations, BWV988 András Schiff (piano) | Barber, S: | Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Beethoven: | Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza WoO.124) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 3) Che fa il mio ben? (L'amante impaziente, Op. 82 No. 4) T'intendo, si, mio cor (Liebes Klage, Op. 82 No. 2) Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, Op. 82 No. 1) In questa tomba oscura, WoO.133 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Paavo Järvi Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Recorded in 1972 Radu Lupu (piano) Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Recorded in 1970 Radu Lupu (piano) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 Recorded 2003/2004 Takács Quartet Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1959 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Bellini: | Adalgisa! … Oh! 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(from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Ma di’ … Oh non tremare (from Norma) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Angiol di pace (from Beatrice di Tenda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Berg: | Lulu-Suite (Five Symphonic Pieces) for soprano and orchestra Recorded in 1973 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Bernstein: | Maria (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Tonight (from West Side Story) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Bizet: | Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman | Borodin: | Symphony No. 2 in B minor London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon Prince Igor Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Recorded in 2006 Nelson Freire (piano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly | Britten: | War Requiem, Op. 66 Recorded in 1963 Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble, Benjamin Britten Embroidery in childhood (from Peter Grimes) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 Recorded in 2009 Janine Jansen (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Recorded in 1972 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe | Bruckner: | Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Recorded in 1973 Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | Capua: | O sole mio Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Cardillo: | Core 'ngrato Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Chabrier: | España Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Crescenzo: | Rondine al nido Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Debussy: | Images for orchestra Recorded 1961 L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, István Kertész Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Recorded in 1963 London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Falla: | El sombrero de tres picos Recorded 1961 Teresa Berganza (mezzo) L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet Noches en los jardines de Espana Recorded in 1983 Alicia de Larrocha (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Giordano, U: | Un dì, all' azzurro spazio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Glinka: | Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Goldschmidt, B: | Der Verflossene | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Goyescas (opera) Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos El Pelele Recorded in 1976 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Grieg: | Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Recorded in 1970 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Guglielmi: | La vie en rose Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Haydn: | Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb/2 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Mass, Hob. XXII:11 in D minor 'Nelsonmesse' Recorded in 1962 Sylvia Stahlman (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone), Simon Preston (organ) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks Mass, Hob. XXII: 9 in C major 'Paukenmesse' Recorded in 1969 April Cantelo (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Barry McDaniel (baritone), Stephen Cleobury (organ) The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Guest | Holländer: | Ich tanze um die Welt mit Dir Zieh Dich aus, Petronella! Raus mit den Männern! Es kommt jeder dran Stürme der Liedenschaft Phaea Wir wollen alle wieder Kinder sein!! Münchhausen | Holst: | The Planets, Op. 32 Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Herbert von Karajan The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H 150: Ballet Music Recorded in 1961 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Egdon Heath, a homage to Thomas Hardy, Op.47 Recorded in 1961 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Ibert: | Divertissement Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Ives, C: | Symphony No. 2 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Janacek: | Sinfonietta Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras The Cunning Little Vixen - Suite Recorded in 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras Taras Bulba Recorded in 1980 Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras | LaCalle: | Amapola Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lara, Augustin: | Granada Recorded on 7th July 1990 José Carreras (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Leoncavallo: | Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Lloyd Webber, A: | Memory (from Cats) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Mahler: | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Recorded in 1971 Heather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Sir Georg Solti | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded in 1981 Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish' Recorded in 1960 London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61 Recorded in 1957 Jennifer Vyvyan, Marion Lowe (sopranos) London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 Recorded in 1972 Members of the Wiener Oktett | Mendoza y Cortés: | Cielito Lindo Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Messiaen: | Turangalîla Symphony Recorded in 1992 Takashi Harada (ondes martenot), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | Meyerbeer: | Ô Paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Moszkowski: | Danse espagnoles, Op. 12 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta | Mozart: | Ridente la calma, K152 Recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Recorded in 1970 Clifford Curzon (piano) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition Recorded 1982; orch. Vladimir Ashkenazy Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Khovanshchina: Prelude Compl. & orch. Rimsky-Korsakov London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti A Night on the Bare Mountain London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Nelson, Rudolf: | Das spricht Bände Mir ist so nach Tamerlan! | Parry: | I was glad Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Blest Pair of Sirens Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Jerusalem Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in F minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset Salve Regina in A minor Barbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset | Ponchielli: | Ecco la barca … addio (from La Gioconda) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész | Puccini: | Turandot (highlights) Recorded in 1972 Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé (Liù), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La fanciulla del West (excerpts) Recorded in 1958 Renata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance), Giorgio Tozzi (Jake Wallace) Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma, Franco Capuana Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Recorded in 1992 Catherine Bott (Dido), Emma Kirkby (Belinda), John Mark Ainsley (Aeneas), David Thomas (Sorceress), Elizabeth Priday (First Witch), Sara Stowe (Second Witch), Julianne Baird (Second Woman), Daniel Lochmann (First Sailor), Michael Chance (Spirit) Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Recorded 1963 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Recorded 1977 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) | Ravel: | Ma Mère l'Oye Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Pavane pour une infante défunte Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Le Tombeau de Couperin Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Valses nobles et sentimentales Recorded in 1983 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Boléro Recorded in 1981 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto in G major Julius Katchen (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész Daphnis et Chloé London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux | Respighi: | Roman Festivals Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Pines of Rome Recorded in 1976 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rimsky Korsakov: | Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Recorded 1957 London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Le Coq d'Or Suite Recorded in 1979 The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Rossini: | Mura felici (from La donna del lago) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 Pascal Rogé (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian' Pascal Rogé (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit | Schoenberg: | Erwartung, Op. 17 Recorded in 1979 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Schubert: | Vedi quanto adoro ancora ingrato!, D510 Im Haine, D738 Sung in Italian Io vuo'cantar di Cadmo (Alla cetra, D737) La pastorella, D528 Non t'accostar all'urna, D688 No. 1 Guarda, che bianca luna, D688 No. 2 Da quel sembiante appresi, D688 No. 3 Mio ben ricordati D688 No. 4 Pensa, che questo istante, D76 Willkommen und Abschied, D767 Sung in Italian; recorded in 1992 Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Andras Schiff (piano) | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded in 2002 Nelson Freire (piano) | Shostakovich: | Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded in 1983 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 Recorded in 1980 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Sibelius: | Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 Recorded 1984 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Siecynski: | Wien, Wien nur du Allein (Vienna, City of My Dreams) Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Sorozábal: | La Taberna del Puerto – ‘No puede ser’ Recorded on 7th July 1990 Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Spoliansky: | Alles Schwindel Das Gesellschaftslied Meine beste Freundin 100 meter Glück L'heure bleue Das Lila Lied Maskulinum-Femininum Recorded in 1966 Ute Lemper Matrix Ensemble, Robert Ziegler | Strauss, E: | Ohne Bremse Op. 238 Polka schnell | Strauss, J, I: | Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, Walzer, Op. 154 Radetsky March, Op. 228 New Year’s Concert, 1979 Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky | Strauss, J, II: | Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 Bitte Schon, Polka, Op. 372 Bei uns z´Haus Waltz, Op. 361 Tik-Tak Polka, Op. 365 Pizzicato Polka Auf der Jagd, Op. 373 Leichtes Blut, polka schnell, Op. 319 An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 | Strauss, Josef: | Die Emanzipierte Moulinet-Polka Rudolfsheimer-polka | Strauss, R: | Don Juan, Op. 20 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 Recorded in 1989 San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt Ich komme, grünen Brüder (from Daphne) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | Stravinsky: | The Firebird Recorded in 1981 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati The Rite of Spring Recorded in 1982 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Suppe: | Die schöne Galathée Overture Leichte Kavallerie Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Dichter und Bauer Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti Pique Dame Overture Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Susato: | Danserye New London Consort, Philip Pickett | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 1956 Alfredo Campoli (violin) London Symphony Orchestra, Ataúlfo Argenta Puskay pogibnu ya 'Tatiana's Letter Scene' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Recorded in 1968 The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | trad.: | Ochi tchorniye Recorded on 7th July 1990 Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras (tenors) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta | Varèse: | Arcana Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Intégrales Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ionisation Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta | Verdi: | Era più calmo? (from Otello) Renée Fleming (soprano) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Recorded in 1996 Renée Fleming (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Solingo, errante e misero (from Ernani) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Tu del mio Carlo (from I masnadieri) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Giá nella notte densa (from Otello) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Madre, non dormi? (from Il trovatore) Recorded at the Lincoln Centre in 1981 Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo) New York City Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | Wagner: | Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts) Recorded 1958 - 1960 Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gerhard Stolze (Mime) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | Walton: | Violin Concerto Recorded in 1996 Joshua Bell (violin) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman Belshazzar's Feast Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill Coronation Te Deum Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Waynflete Singers, David Hill | Webern: | Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) Recorded in 1991 Anja Silja (soprano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi | Ziehrer: | Herreinspaziert, Op. 518 |
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