Encore
Budget CDs featuring great performances by internationally renowned artists.
Encore is the budget label from EMI Classics. The label now contains 235 titles, all carefully selected from the rich EMI archive featuring internationally renowned artists of the finest calibre. The repertoire selection is wide and varied, offering a selection of core works that one would expect but also some more intriguing, esoteric titles that will appeal to a wide cross section of classical music buyers – from the beginner to the musical connoisseur. There are many titles available for the first time at budget price, offering unbeatable value for money. All the recordings are of the finest quality and have earned great critical acclaim.
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Schmidt, F: Symphony No. 4 in C major, etc.
RecommendedLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst
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Gramophone Awards, 1996, Winner - Orchestral
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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10, etc.
RecommendedAndrei Gavrilov (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Riccardo Muti
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Gramophone Awards, 1978, Winner - Concerto
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61
RecommendedLilian Watson, Delia Wallis
Finchley Children's Music Group, LSO, Andre Previn
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Building a Library, June 2005, Budget Choice
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Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major, etc.
RecommendedJean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Winner - Concerto
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There can surely be no doubt as to Richter's current status as elder statesman of the piano world. And collectors now have a bewildering array of his recent, mainly live performances and reissues... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2003, Budget Choice
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Debussy: Trois Nocturnes, etc.
RecommendedFrancois Laurent (flute), Philippe Alegre (piano), Martine Laure (piano)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson
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Building a Library, May 2003, Modern Choice
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107, etc.
RecommendedPaul Tortelier, David Oistrakh
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Berglund, Maxim Shostakovich
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, etc.
RecommendedStaatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe Encore
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Debut Recording
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