This CD features piano music by Johann Sebastian Bach, played by Risto Lauriala. Raidat: Disc 1 73:24 Bach, Johann Sebastian PARTITA I - B duuri 1:1 Praeludium 2:01 FIABA9200101 1:2 Allemande 3:01...
This box set contains three unique ballet choreographies by the successful German choreographer Christian Spuck for the Zurich Ballet, which he has directed since the 2012/13 season: Giuseppe...
The combination of piano, violin, and cello was one of Beethoven's favorite ensembles. This CD by top Finnish artists Risto Lauriala (piano), Tero Latvala (violin), and Marko Ylönen (cello)...
This CD features the Diabelli Variations by Ludvig van Beethoven, played by Risto Lauriala. Tracks: Beethoven, Ludwig van 33 Verändrungen über einen Waltzer von A. Diabelli C-dur op. 120 1 Tema...
After releasing acclaimed recordings of romantic violin concertos by Brahms, Bruch, and Tchaikovsky, Vadim Gluzman turns his attention to a work that set a new direction for the genre in the early...
When Emperor Joseph II died in 1790, Beethoven was already a member of the Bonn court music circle. To mark the occasion, Beethoven was commissioned to write two cantatas, one to mourn Joseph's...
Die Ruinen von Athen ('The Ruins of Athens') was composed to celebrate the opening of the new German theater in Pest in 1812. It was conceived as an accompaniment to August von Kotzebue's...
This recording by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Aapo Häkkinen and playing period instruments, contains all of Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) incidental music for Goethe's...
Apart from his only opera, Fidelio, Beethoven's connection to the Vienna theater was largely through incidental music or songs that were added to other composers' works as supplementary...
The celebration of Princess Esterhazy's name day with a newly composed mass began in the 1790s, and Joseph Haydn continued the tradition for many years. In 1807, Beethoven commissioned a...
Critically acclaimed pianist Boris Giltburg performs Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, as well as Rondo, WoO 6, which Beethoven originally intended as the finale for his second piano concerto. Giltburg...
For audiences in the 19th century, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 was the most beloved of all his piano concertos. It is the most clearly balanced in terms of high drama, tenderness, lyricism...
These works share the key of E-flat major, but represent two very different stages in the composer's life. Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4, written when Beethoven was 13 years old, is one of his...
The Grammy-nominated Prism project by the Danish string quartet, which combines Bach's fugues, Beethoven's quartets, and works by later masters, is getting its fourth installment. The...
Rachel Podger, “the unsurpassed British brilliance of the baroque violin” (The Times), and Grammy Award-winning pianist Christopher Glynn recorded Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos....
The award-winning duo of Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt returns to the masterpieces of European chamber music with this new album, which features three violin sonatas from Ludwig van Beethoven's...
Joseph Swensen conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with an inner fire that infects everyone attending his concerts; for him, it represents Beethoven's ultimate achievement – a celebration of...
Beethoven's first stage work – a ballet score for a stage production directed by dancer and choreographer Salvatore Viganò, nephew of composer Luigi Boccherini. The overture remains popular...
Ludwig van Beethoven's Mass in C Major (Op. 86) was commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1807. It is the second of Beethoven's two masses and is often overshadowed by the later...
Decca Classics is thrilled to announce Grammy Award-winning violinist Nicola Benedetti's new baroque album. This is Benedetti's first album recorded with a period-instrument ensemble...
Soloists: Lynda Russell, Elizabeth Vaughn, Sarah Walker Orchestra, choir: English National Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Mark Elder Director: Colin Graham Gloriana was born when Benjamin...
An album by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, featuring Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. The album was released on 21 February 2020 on Decca Classics. The album has been well-received...
Conductor: Bernard Haitink Director: Hans Hulscher In this live recording made at the Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Hector...
Conductor: Bernard Haitink Director: Hans Hulscher In this live recording made at the Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Hector...
Marin Alsop conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein's boisterous satirical operetta Candide. Almost three decades after the composer's own iconic...
Luciano Pavarotti is arguably the most significant tenor of the 20th century. His career spanned 45 years, and each of his performances is unforgettable, especially LA BOHEME, TURANDOT, and AIDA....
Luciano Pavarotti is arguably the most significant tenor of the 20th century. His career spanned 45 years, and each of his performances is unforgettable, especially LA BOHEME, TURANDOT, and AIDA....
Soloists: Plácido Domingo, Eva Marton, Shirley Verrett Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Choir, San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Choir Conductor: Adam Fischer, Maurizio Arena...
Oskar Merikanto's Most Beautiful = Best of Oskar Merikanto is a popular compilation album that was released in 1993. It contains 20 of Oskar Merikanto's most beloved compositions, including...
Soloists: Montserrat Caballé (tenor), José Carreras (tenor) “As a child, I listened to opera and studied music. I knew what I wanted and what I liked, and I dreamed of making it happen.” José...
Soloists: Montserrat Caballé (tenor), José Carreras (tenor) “As a child, I listened to opera and studied music. I knew what I wanted and what I liked, and I dreamed of making it happen.” José...
This CD features works for piano and string orchestra, and string orchestra and solo string quartet by Ernest Bloch ja Ferrucio Busoni. Tracks: Bloch, Ernest Concerto Grosso nro 1 pianolle ja...