Orchestral & Symphonic

The very first recording of the Complete Beethoven Symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Born into a musical family in Antwerp in 1905, Andr? Cluytens moved to France in 1932 to take up a post at the Th??tre du Capitole in Toulouse. In the...

The very best tunes of the baroque repertoire in a sensitive, compelling version performed on period instruments by the tempestuous Il Giardino Armonico.1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Overture 2. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV...

The unforgettable passion and intensity that soprano Leonie Rysanek and baritone George London brought to their most famous pairing in Wagner's Der fliegende Hollander is well-represented here as well on this recording of a 1955 live performance of...

The ultimate in Italian romance! A brand new CD from Andre Rieu that is full of fabulous, well-known Italian melodies. Imagine yourself transported by this wonderful Italian music to the eternal city of Rome. As we have come to expect from Andre, he...

The Ukrainian folk song is unquestionably a unique phenomenon. No nation in history has amassed such a wealth of songs as those created by the Ukrainian people. UNESCO has an impressive audio library of folk songs from all over the world. The Ukrainian...

The two works on this recording are separated by 35 years, during which time Penderecki made a decisive break with the post-war European avant-garde. In the Magnificat, chilling instrumental clusters, spectral sounds and impassioned rhetoric unite with...

The two stereo Beethoven cycles, those of the Symphonies (1965-70) and the Piano Concertos (with Wilhelm Backhaus, 1958-59), form the core of this edition of the complete Decca recordings of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900-1973). It is distinguished by the...

The two main works on this recording are among the peaks of twentieth-century Norwegian orchestral music.1. I. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro Agitato - Molto Moderato - Allegro Agitato 2. II. Andante - Allegro Moderato 3. III. Andante Lugubre - Allegro,...

The two leading operatic composers of their time were Rossini and Auber, one now f?ted, the other largely overlooked. In 1831 Auber and his long-standing librettist Eug?ne Scribe produced Le Philtre, which took the concept of petit op?ra to the extreme,...

The two kinds of Chinese music most widely heard are folk songs and songs made popular by television. This release includes a number of melodies taken from Hong Kong television series, as well as Chinese folk songs and melodies drawn from Chinese operas...

The two concertante pieces and the two large triptychs gathered here testify to C?sar Franck's dazzling maturity in the last years of life, as well as to his return to writing for the piano. The quintessence of his creative quest is manifested in these...

The trumpet can be traced back for almost 4000 years in many cultures and more than any other musical instrument it is surrounded by the aura of something special: it was the signal giver at ritual, religious, military or royal state occasions. The sound...