Respighi – Transcriptions for Orchestra – López-Cobos

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) - transcriptions:
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868): La Boutique Fantasque
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Cinq Etudes-Tableaux

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos - conductor

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Jacques Loussier-Handel – Water & Fireworks Music – Jacques Loussier Trio

Jacques Loussier (b.1934) / George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Water Music
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Passacaglia

Jacques Loussier Trio

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Turina, Debussy – Symphonic Works – Jesús López-Cobos

Claude Debussy (1862-1937):
Ibéria from Images pour orchestre
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Danzas Fantàsticas Op. 22
Sinfonia Sevillana Op. 23
La Procesión del Rocio Op. 9

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesús López-Cobos - conductor

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(various composers) – Der Stein der Weisen – Martin Pearlman

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Johann Baptist Henneberg (1768-1822):
Benedikt Schack (1758-1826):
Franz Xaver Gerl (1764-1827):
Emanuel Schikaneder (1751-1812):

"Der Stein der Weisen" - composite opera in 2 acts

with:
Kurt Streit
Alan Ewing
Chris Pedro Trakas
Paul Austin Kelly
Judith Lovat
Kevin Deas
Jane Giering-De Haan
Sharon Baker

Boston Baroque [on period instruments]
Martin Pearlman - conductor

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Mozart – Der Schauspieldirektor, Der wohltätige Derwisch – Martin Pearlman

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1745-1791):
"Der Schauspieldirecktor" K.486 - singspiel in one act
"Der wohltätige Derwisch" - singspiel in 3 acts

Cyndia Sieden - soprano
Sharon Baker - soprano
Deanne Meek - mezzo-soprano
John Aler - tenor
Kevin Deas - bass-baritone
Alan Ewing - bass
Boston Baroque [on period instruments]
Martin Pearlman - conductor

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Vivaldi – The Four Seasons for Harp and Orchestra – Yolanda Kondonassis

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
The Four Seasons - transcribed for Harp and Orchestra by Yolanda Kondonassis
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite for Lute transcribed for Harp by Yolanda Kondonassis

Yolanda Kondonassis - harp
The Orchestra of Flandres
Rudolf Werthen - conductor

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Albéniz – Iberia (orchestrated by Arbós and Surinach) – Jesús Lopez Cobos

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909):
Iberia - orchestrations by Enrique Arbós (1863-1939) and  Carlos Surinach (1915-1997)

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesús Lopez Coboz - conductor

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Rimsky-Korsakov – Sheherazade, Capriccio Espagnol – Mackerras

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade - symphonic suite, op.35 *
Capriccio espagnol, op.34 +

Kees Hulsmann - solo violin *
Rudolf Gaehler - solo violin +
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Mozart – Requiem (completed by Robert Levin) – Martin Pearlman

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Requiem in D minor K.626 (completed by Robert Levin)

Ruth Ziesak - soprano
Nancy Maultsby - mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft - tenor
David Arnold - baritone
Boston Baroque [on period instruments]
Martin Pearlman - conductor

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Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado - Mackerras

Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900):
The Mikado - comic opera in two acts with libretto by Sir William Gilbert (1836–1911)

with:
Donald Adams
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Richard Suart
Richard Van Allan
Nicholas Folwell
Marie McLaughlin
Anne Howells
Janice Watson
Felicity Palmer

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Field – Piano Concertos No2 & 3 – O'Conor, Mackerras

John Field (1782-1837):
Piano Concerto No.2 in A flat major
Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat major

John O'Conor - piano
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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VC - American Piano Classics - Kunzel

Leroy Anderson (1908-1975):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C major *
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra *
Louis Mopreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) / Hershy Kay (1919-1981):
Grand Tarantelle #
Euday Bowman (187-1949):
12th Street Rag #
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
The Entertainer #
Solace +
Maple Leaf Rag #
Morton Gould (1913-1996):
Interplay (American Concertette for Piano and Orchestra) #

Steward Goodyear - piano *
Keith Lockhart - piano +
William Tritt - piano #
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel - conductor

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Beethoven - Wellington's Victory; Liszt - Battle of the Huns; Hungarian March - Kunzel

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
"Wellington's Victory", op.91
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Battle of the Huns
Hungarian March to the Assault

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Erich Kunzel - conductor

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Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3, Choral Fantasy - Serkin, Ozawa

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Fantasia in C major for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, op.80

Rudolf Serkin - piano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa - conductor

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Brahms - Alto Rhapsody & other choral works - Marilyn Horne

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Alto Rhapsody, op.53 *
Gesang der Parzen, op.89 (Song of the Fates)
Nänie, op.82 (Song of Lamentation)
Schicksalslied, op.54 (Song of Destiny)

Marilyn Horne - mezzo-soprano *
Atlanta Symphony Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw - conductor

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Busoni - Piano Concerto - Ohlsson, Dohnányi

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Concerto in C major for Piano and Orchestra with Male Chorus, op.39

Garrick Ohlsson - piano
The Cleveland Orchestra Men's Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi - conductor

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Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 'Scottish' ; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht - von Dohnanyi

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 "Scottish"
"Die erste Walpurgisnacht" cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra

Christine Cairns - mezzo-soprano
John Garrison - tenor
Tom Krause - baritone
Jeffrey Wells - bass-baritone
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi - conductor

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Glinka, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière - Russian Favorites - Slatkin

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): Rusland and Ludmila - Overture
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): In the Steppes of Central Asia
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Marche Slave, op.31
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908): Russian Eastern Overture, op.36
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956): Russian Sailor's Dance (from "The Red Poppy")

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin - conductor

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J.Haydn, M.Haydn - Violin Concertos - Zehetmair

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Concerto fro Violin and String Orchestra in C major, Hob. VIIa:1
Michael Haydn (1737-1806): Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in B flat major

Thomas Zehetmair - violin and direction
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

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Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet (excerpts) - Yoel Levi

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953):
"Romeo and Juliet" excerpts from Suites 1 and 2

The Cleveland Orchestra
Yoel Levi - conductor

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