Opera, Rachmaninoff (composer)

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London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

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Simon Trpčeski (piano)

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Aida

Aida Garifullina (soprano) ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Cornelius Meister

BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Opera Choice
ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Anna Netrebko, Dmitry Voropaev, Vladimir Moroz Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev

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Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz

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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight, Op. 24

Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Misha Didyk (tenor), Sergey Murzaev (baritone), Peter Bronder (tenor) & Gennadi Bezzubenkov (bass) BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

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David Garrett (violin), Franck van der Heijden (guitar), Julien Quentin (piano), Orchestra the Prezent

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Vincent Dubois (organ)

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Russian Light

Olga Peretyatko (soprano) Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Liss

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Yuja Wang - The Verbier Festival Debut Recital 2008

Yuja Wang (piano)

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Yuja Wang: Fantasia

Yuja Wang (piano)

BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, Instrumental Choice
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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: Francesca da Rimini

Slavonic Spirit

Romain Leleu (trumpet) & Julien Le Pape (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024

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Svetla Vassileva (Francesca), Misha Didyk (Paolo), Sergey Murzaev (Lanciotto), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Ghost of Virgil) & Evgeny Akimov (Dante Alighieri) BBC Singers & BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

Special offer. The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4 | From 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952

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Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight, Op. 24

Sergei Leiferkus (The Baron), Richard Berkeley-Steele (Albert), Maxim Mikhailov (The Servant), Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (The Money-lender), Albert Schagidullin (The Duke), Matilda Leyser (Aerialist) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, directed by Annabel Ardenmir

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Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Lumina

Samuel Mariño (soprano), Covent Garden Sinfonia, Ben Palmer, Jonathan Ware

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Stephen Hough's New Piano Album

Stephen Hough (piano)

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Special offer. Rostropovich Encores

Alban Gerhardt (cello) & Markus Becker (piano)

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Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Sheila Armstrong • Robert Tear • John Shirley-Quirk City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sakari Oramo, André Previn

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Kerson Leong (violin) & Philip Chiu (piano)

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The Soul of Russia

Ilona Then-Bergh (violin), Wen-Sinn Yang (cello), Michael Schäfer (piano)

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Renée Fleming (soprano)

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Tommy Reilly

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Mischa Elman (violin), Unnamed Orchestra, The Victor Symphony Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon, Nathaniel Shilkret

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Je n'aime pas le classique, mais ça j'aime bien!

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Howard Shelley (piano)

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Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov: The Pianist

Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

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Special offer. Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 & Dances from Aleko

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

BBC Music Magazine, Orchestral Choice

The Essential James Galway

James Galway (flute)

Gramophone Awards, 2014, Lifetime Achievement

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Classic

Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra

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Nelson Freire - Encores

Nelson Freire (piano)

Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions & Arrangements

Russian Opera Arias

Daniil Shtoda (tenor) Philharmonia of Russia, Constantine Orbelian

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Idil Biret (piano)

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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: Aleko

Sergey Murzaev (Aleko), Evgeny Akimov (Young Gypsy), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Old Man), Svetla Vassileva (Zemfira) BBC Philharmonic & Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino, Gianandrea Noseda

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Anatole Kitain: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1936-80

Anatole Kitain (piano)

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Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall

Kathleen Battle (soprano), Margot Garrett (piano)

Grammy Awards, 35th Awards (1992), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Angela Gheorghiu - Plaisir d'amour

Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year

Renée Fleming: The Beautiful Voice

Renée Fleming English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Oscar Shumsky (violin)

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Special offer. Neeme Järvi | Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

Neeme Järvi

1000 Years of Classical Music

David Russell, The Song Company, Cantillation, Rosemary Hodgson, Daniel Yeadon, Tommie Andersson, Paul McMahon, Sally-Anne Russell, Linda Kent, Rosanne Hunt, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Jane Edwards, James Sanderson, Anna Fraser, David Greco, Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Neal Peres Da Costa, Erin Helyard, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, Sinfonia Australis, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Goldner String Quartet, Gerard Willems, The Australian Trio, David Campbell, Jacqueline Cronin, Seraphim Trio, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Ewa Kupiec, Stephanie McCallum, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Simon Tedeschi, Duncan Gifford, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Australian String Quartet, Australian World Orchestra, Dan Walker, Synergy Percussion, Australian Virtuosi, Antony Gray, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sally Whitwell, Jane Sheldon, Brian Nixon, Rixon Thomas, Ian Cleworth, Jim Franklin, Matthew Doyle Singers of St Laurence, chacona, Adelaide Vocal Project, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Opera Australia Chorus, Sydney Children's Choir, Neil McEwan, Roland Peelman, Antony Walker, Nicholas Milton, Paul Dyer, Anna McDonald, Graham Abbott, Geoffrey Lancaster, William Motzing, Ola Rudner, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Johannes Fritzsch, David Porcelijn, Willem van Otterloo, Tadaaki Otaka, Hubert S

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Volodos: Piano Transcriptions

Arcadi Volodos (piano)

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Works Vol. 3

Cantar Del Alma

Carlos Gimenez (saxophone), José Alberto Del Cerro (piano)

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Artur Pizarro (piano)

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Heifetz Transcriptions

Ruben Aharonian (violin), Svetlana Safonova (piano)

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Exiles in Paradise

Brinton Averil Smith (cello), Evelyn Chen (piano)

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A Deux

Sebastian Bru & Stefan Stroissnig

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Special offer. Comme-ci Comme-ça: Virtuoso Encores

I Salonisti

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Hommage à Victor Babin

Katerina Moskaleva, Alexey Pudinov (piano)

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Sheng Cai (piano)

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Rachmaninoff: Aleko

Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass), Alexander Fedin (tenor), Vladimir Matorin (bass), Svetlana Volkova (soprano) & Raisa Kotova (mezzo-soprano) USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus & Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko

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Michael Rabin on the Bell Telephone Hour: 1954/62

Michael Rabiin (violin), Bell Telephone Orchestra, Donald Voorhees

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Fritz Kreisler: the Bell Telephone Hour Recordings, Vol. 2

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees

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Arnold van Mill sings Favourite Opera Arias | Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 30

Arnold van Mill (bass), Raphael Arié (bass), Wilfred Parry (piano) Robert Wagner

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Nostalgic Russia

Hideko Udagawa (violin), Petr Limonov (piano)

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Violin Romances

Aaron Rosand (violin), Hugh Sung (piano), John Covelli (piano - Heifetz transcriptions)

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David Oistrakh: Encores

David Oistrakh (violin), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)

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Paris-Moscou

Lise De La Salle (piano), Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello), Camille Bertault (vocal)

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