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CATALOGUE NR: 3919632  (barcode: 0094639196326)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041. Violin Concerto in E BWV1042. Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor BWV1043. Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004 : Chaconne.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre Symphonique de Paris
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Monteux and George Enescu
ARTISTS: Yehudi Menuhin   George Enescu    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in Paris in 1932-1936 - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'legendary for its rapport and simple expressive beauty.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 3799832  (barcode: 0094637998328)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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RELEASE DATE: 05-Mar-2007
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COMPOSER: Sir Arnold Bax  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Tintagel (Bax). The Walk to the Paradise Garden / A Song of Summer / Irmelin Prelude / La Calinda / In a Summer Garden (Delius). A London Overture (Ireland).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Lovely playing. A classic performance of Tintagel (unlikely ever to be surpassed) and a deeply moving interpretation of A Song of Summer.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'The performance has a great romantic sweep and the full-bodied 1965 recording is superbly remastered.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5677402  (barcode: 0724356774025)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 'Eroica'. Overtures: 'Leonore' No.1 / No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Recorded in April 1957 on Klemperer's last visit to conduct the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5678512  (barcode: 0724356785120)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No. 5 in C minor op.67. Symphony No.7 in A op.92.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955 - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Klemperer never surpassed these EMI performances of either symphony, now coupled together as one of EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century''

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CATALOGUE NR: 5669752  (barcode: 0724356697522)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-1999

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.61 (Beethoven). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Wilhelm Furtwangler
ARTISTS: Yehudi Menuhin      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the definitive (Beethoven).. ..Menuhin gives a magnificent performance.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'a compact disc which defies the years. One hardly registers that it is a mono recording'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5675832  (barcode: 0724356758322)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 03-Sep-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto (Beethoven). Violin Concerto (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: William Steinberg
ARTISTS: Nathan Milstein      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'For sheer skill with bow and fiddle, Milstein is unbeatable. This is playing of supreme accomplishment and you listen in wonder.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'one of the finest ever recorded, it can rank alongside the greatest of the past and surpass most of the present. The Brahms coupling belongs among the greatest concerto records ever made'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5679652  (barcode: 0724356796522)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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RELEASE DATE: 03-Feb-2003

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.6 in F op.68 Pastoral. Coriolan Overture to Von Collins Play op.62. Creatures of Prometheus op.43 Overture. Egmont Incidental Music op.84 Overture.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Birgit Nilsson      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1957 - Penguin Guide 4 star 'recording now sounds astonishingly vivid, less confined.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5669022  (barcode: 0724356690226)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-1998
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello Piano and Orchestra in C op.56 - Triple Concerto (Beethoven). Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra in A minor op.102 - Double Concerto (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan and George Szell
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Mstislav Rostropovich   Sviatoslav Richter  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '(The Beethoven) is a marvellous performance that will clearly remain a classic for years to come. The Brahms receives an exceptionally rich performance.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is warm, expansive music-making that confirms even more clearly than before the strength of the piece'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5669012  (barcode: 0724356690127)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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RELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-1998
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 'Choral'.
ORCHESTRA: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Wilhelm Furtwangler
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Elisabeth Hongen   Hans Hopf   Otto Edelmann

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a legendary account' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the spacious, lovingly moulded slow movement is among Furtwängler's finest acheivements on record'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4768282  (barcode: 0724347682827)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in G op.58. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat op.73 'Emperor'.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leopold Ludwig
ARTISTS: Emil Gilels      

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'The early stereo recording is remarkably good and is spendidly remastered'

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CATALOGUE NR: 3615252  (barcode: 0094636152523)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Piano Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in C op.15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in B flat op.19. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 in C minor op.37. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in G op.58. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 'Emperor' in E flat op.73. Fantasia for Piano Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op.80.
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5672312  (barcode: 0724356723122)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TRACKS: Symphony in C. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 & No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Radiodiffusion Francaise National Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The Symphony was a work absolutely waiting for Sir Thomas to record and he does it to perfection. The performance of L'Arlesienne is entirely captivating; a wonder of Beecham's art.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Beecham's famous Bizet coupling now rightly appears as one of EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century"'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5627422  (barcode: 0724356274228)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.68. Symphony No.2 in D op.73. Symphony No.3 in F op.90. Symphony No.4 in E minor op.98. Variations on a theme by Haydn - St Antoni Chorale op.56a. Academic Festival Overture op.80. Tragic Overture op.81. Alto Rhapsody op.53.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the commanding strength of these readings continues to recommend them'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5669772  (barcode: 0724356697720)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carlo Maria Giulini
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'an exceptionally fine performance' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4768302  (barcode: 0724347683022)
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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77 (Brahms). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op.47 (Sibelius).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Issay Dobrowen and Walter Susskind
ARTISTS: Ginette Neveu      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 3457582  (barcode: 0094634575829)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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RELEASE DATE: 06-Mar-2006
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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra op.102. Tragic Overture op.81 (Brahms). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alceo Galliera and Lovro Matacic
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Pierre Fournier    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1956 & 1954 - Proms-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5672322  (barcode: 0724356723221)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1. Piano Concerto No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Louis Fremaux
ARTISTS: Samson Francois      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Francois is one of the major pianists of the century and one who had something personal and immediate to communicate. His Chopin exemplifies both his virtuosity and his refinement.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5675482  (barcode: 0724356754829)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor. Nocturne No.4. Nocturne No.5. Nocturne No.7. Nocturne No.8. Ballade No.1. Polonaise No.6.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Paul Kletzki
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This exquisitely beautiful recording is a triumphant success. I do not ever expect to hear the Concerto better played. Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is playing of such total spontaneity, poetic feeling and refined judgement that criticism is silenced'

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CATALOGUE NR: 3919672  (barcode: 0094639196722)
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COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TRACKS: Images. Nocturnes. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn
ARTISTS: Peter Lloyd      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1979 and 1983 - Nocturnes

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CATALOGUE NR: 5678672  (barcode: 0724356786721)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
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RELEASE DATE: 02-Sep-2002

COMPOSER: Henri Dutilleux  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto (Dutilleux). Cello Concerto (Lutoslawski).
ORCHESTRA: Paris Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Serge Baudo and Witold Lutoslawski
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Rostropovich plays the Cello Concerto with enormous virtuosity and feeling; the Orchestre de Paris under Serge Baudo gives splendid support, while the 1975 recording is immensely vivid'

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