LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Music for the Theatre Vol. 1: Die Ruinen von Athen / Opferlied / Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt Valda Wilson (Soprano) Simon Bailey (Bass) Sidonie von Krosigk (Speaker) / Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn, Cappella Aquileia, Marcus Bosch [ CPO / CD - released 10/May/2020 ] The focus of our second collaborative venture with the Cappella Aquileia and Marcus Bosch for the Beethoven Year is formed by the complete recording of The Ruins of Athens, an incidental composition penned by Beethoven for the opening of the recently... |
Wolfgang A
Le nozze di Figaro Van Dam, Tomowa-Sintow, Cotrubas, Von Stade, Krause; Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
Verdi, Giu
Il Trovatore Varady, Toczyska, O'Neill, Brendel, Dworchak, von Benza, Vacik, Lenz, Sapell, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper; Bayerisch [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2003 ] |
100 BEST WALTZES & POLKAS
100 Best Waltzes & Polkas Various artists including John Barbirolli, Willi Boskovsky, Andrew Davis, Louis Fremaux, Herbert von Karajan, Andre Previn, John Lanchbery, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 3/Oct/2011 ] This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 waltzes and polkas performed by some of the world's leading orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester,... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein On Broadway Various Artists including Marilyn Horne, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, June Anderson & Christa Ludwig [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Leonard Bernstein was both a brilliant orchestrator and a gifted tunesmith, and his lyrics, often penned by Stephen Sondheim, are memorable, razor sharp and brilliantly apposite. West Side Story, Candide and On the Town are featured here. |
SCHUMANN
Schumann Gold [2 CDs special price] Various Artists including John Elliot gardiner, Hagen Quartet, Fritz Wunderlich, Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Horowitz & Anne Sofie von Otter [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 7/Apr/2010 ] Schumann's music embodies the Romantic spirit in all its passion, fantasy and sense of longing. This specially priced 2 CD set, celebrating his 200th birthday, is an essential collection of favourites. |
VERDI / WAGNER / LEONCAVALLO / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: 20 Greatest Opera Choruses Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden, Antal Dorati / Vienna State Opera Chorus, Herbert von Karajan / Robert Shaw Chorale [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "For many, Opera is not just about large sopranos and dashing tenors sharing tender moments in duets, or villainous baritones, or even erring daughters; we also relish the thrill of a fine chorus rising to an old favourite such as the Chorus of the... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Essential Tchaikovsky Various artists incl Valery Gergiev, Herbert von Karajan, Akiko Suwanai [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2002 ] Two and a half hours of the magical music of Tchaikovsky |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Chill Out: (Incls, Clair de lune, Moonlight Sonata, The Blue Danube & Faure's Pavane) Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Neville Marriner, Jorge Bolet & Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Relax - A programme to listen to over a glass of wine. Over 5 hours of the world's most relaxing classical melodies. |
Various Artists / Mixed by Baron von Rotton & FLIP3k
Mind the Dubstep, Volume 2 [ Xelon Entertainment / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
BERLIOZ / CHOPIN / DELIBES / MOZART / OFFENBACH / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
My Ballerina Album: Favourite ballet scenes and melodies Various orchestras conducted by Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Arthur Fiedler, Neeme Jarvi, Herbert von karajan, John Lanchbery, Neville Marriner [ Deutsche Grammophon Double / 2 CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] A 2-CD compilation containing all-time favourite ballet melodies, specially chosen to be suitable for children |
DVORAK
Symphonies No. 8 & No. 9 / Slavonic Dances (selection) / Scherzo capriccioso op. 66 (with works by Smetana) Vienna Philharmonic / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ DG Karajan Collection / 2 CD - released 24/Apr/2003 ] This 2-CD album is essentially a run-down of the most famous pieces classical music has to offer, in the interpretation of the most famous conductor ever, conducting one of the world's leading orchestras, the Berliner Philharmoniker. |
STRAUSS FAMILY / MOZART / GOUNOD / WAGNER / KODALY / etc
100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra], John Barbirolli, Andre Cluytens, Mariss Jansons, Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD - released 8/Nov/2010 ] This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the finest EMI recordings of the famous Wiener Philharmoniker, know in English as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, under some of the world's greatest conductors including Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von... |
BEETHOVEN / HAYDN
Beethoven: Symphony No 7 / Haydn: Symphony No 104 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Legends / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] Haydn's Symphony No.104 comes already remarkably close to Beethoven's expansive and revolutionary use of the Classical symphonic genre and in that respect a combination with the latter's Seventh Symphony is an interesting one. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
101 Tchaikovsky Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert von Karajan, Valery Gergiev, Arthur Grumiaux, Richard Bonynge, Neville Marriner, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] From the famous Piano Concerto No.1 to the final waltz and Apotheosis from the Nutcracker this is the ultimate collection of popular Tchaikovsky beautifully recorded featuring soloists like Vladimir Ashkenazy and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and orchestras l |
ORFF / BARBER / MORRICONE / MANCINI / LISZT / KORNGOLD / STEINER / etc
101 Film Classics Vladimir Ashkenazy, Stanley Black, Bernard Herrmann, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] Featuring all those classic moments from all the greatest films. Featuring music from Star Wars, Excalibur, Platoon, Out of Africa, The Truman Show, Sea Hawk, North by Northwest, Spellbound, Brief Encounter, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion... |
Von Bahr
Vivaldi: 3 Piccolo Concertos [ Bis / CD ] |
Von Bahr/Achatz/Fagius
Baton:romantic &Picturesque [ Bis / CD ] |