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About the conductor Simon Rattle

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Simon Rattle has distinguished himself through his long-term relationships with a number of orchestras, wide-ranging repertoire and innovative educational and audience-building activities. Born in Liverpool in 1955, Simon Rattle studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music. In 1974 he won the John Player International Conducting Competition and became Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony and Sinfonietta. A number of guest positions followed, including Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Simon Rattle became Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1980 and subsequently their Music Director (1990-1998), building up the orchestra and placing it firmly on the international map with extensive touring and inventive programmes. December 1993 marked Simon Rattle's debuts with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra; he has maintained close links with both orchestras. He first conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker in 1987 and later became the orchestra's principal conductor. Simon Rattle has received many international awards for his outstanding contribution to music and his involvement in educational and community activities.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Simon Rattle

CATALOGUE NR: 102073  (barcode: 0807280207392)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 112.49
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2006

TITLE: Leaving Home -Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
TRACKS: Box set with volumes 1-7.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 350 minutes / Subtitles: Japanese French Italian

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CATALOGUE NR: 5758802  (barcode: 0724357588027)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Encore
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 03-Feb-2003

COMPOSER: Alban Berg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: Lulu Symphonique (Berg). 5 Orchestral Pieces Opus 16 (Schoenberg). 6 Pieces for large orchestra Opus 6 (Webern).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

- Apr-2003 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the sound is of demonstration quality, adding enormously to the attractiveness of a disc that EMI have now reissued in the budget range.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 9072112  (barcode: 5099990721120)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jan-2011

COMPOSER: Alban Berg
TITLE: 20th Century Classics - Berg
TRACKS: Gianluigi Gelmetti - Violinkonzert 'Dem Andenken eines Engels' : Andante - Allegretto / Allegro - Adagio. Simon Rattle - Lulu Suite - Symphonic Pieces from the opera 'Lulu' : Rondo - Andante und Hymne / Ostinato - Allegro / Lied der Lulu / Variationen - Moderato / Adagio. Ingo Metzmacher - Drei Orchesterstucke Opus 6 : Praludium: Langsam / Reigen: Anfangs etwas zogernd - Leicht beschwingt / Marsch - Massiges Marschtempo. Peter Donohoe - Piano Sonata Opus 1. Alban Berg Quartett - String Quartet Opus 3 : Langsam / Massige Viertel. Alban Berg Quartett - Lyric Suite : Allegretto giovale / Andante amoroso / Allegro misterioso / Adagio appassionato / Presto delirando / Largo desolato. Matthias Pintscher - Sieben Fruhe Lieder : Nacht / Schilflied / Die Nachtigall / Traumgekront / Im Zimmer / Liebesode / Sommertage.
CONDUCTOR: Gianluigi Gelmetti and Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Alban Berg Quartet   Peter Donohoe    

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CATALOGUE NR: 2056794  (barcode: 0880242567949)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 26-Jul-2010

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mussorgsky & Borodin
TRACKS: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor. Symphony Number 2 in B minor (Borodin). Prelude to the opera Khovanshchina (Mussorgsky). Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky orchestrated by Ravel). The Golden Age Polka (Shostakovich)
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 1080i Full HD 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: PCM Stereo 2.0 PCM 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 91 minutes / Recorded: live from the Philharmonie Berlin 2007

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CATALOGUE NR: 3847232  (barcode: 0094638472322)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 07-May-2007

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony Number 4 in E flat 'Romantic'.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live in concert at the Philharmonie Berlin Oct-2006 - Jul-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 9529692  (barcode: 5099995296920)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 82 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2012

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony Number 9 - Four Movement Version.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

- BBC Music Magazine 2013 Award Winner 'BBC Music Magazine 2013 Awards Orchestral Winner - This scholarly reconstruction of the fourth movement, premiered here, is astonishingly convincing. The performance of the whole work, graced by fabulous Berlin Philharmonic brass, is exceptional.' - Sep-2012 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Rattle's performance is consistently involving' - Jun-2012 IRR Outstanding Recording 'an 82-minute work complete with the final movement of sufficiently convincing Brucknerian symphonic argument, sound and scale. In short, a revelation.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2058728  (barcode: 0880242587282)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 89 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 03-Sep-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Dances & Dreams - Gala from Berlin 2011
TRACKS: Slavonic Dance Number 1 opus 46 in C Major (Antonin Dvorak). Symphonic Dance Number 2 opus 64. Piano Concerto A minor opus 16 (Edvard Grieg). Alborada del gracioso - orchestra version from Miroirs (Maurice Ravel). Salome's dance from Salome (Richard Strauss). The Firebird : Danse infernale Berceuse and Finale (Igor Stravinsky). Hungarian Dance Number 1 in G minor (Johannes Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Evgeny Kissin      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM 2.0 Stereo DTS 5.0 Dolby Digital 5.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 89 minutes / Recorded: live from the Berlin Philharmonic 31-Dec-2011 / Booklet notes: English German French - Jan-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 2058724  (barcode: 0880242587244)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray  DURATION: 89 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 10-Sep-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Dances & Dreams - Gala from Berlin 2011
TRACKS: Slavonic Dance Number 1 opus 46 in C Major (Antonin Dvorak). Symphonic Dance Number 2 opus 64. Piano Concerto A minor opus 16 (Edvard Grieg). Alborada del gracioso - orchestra version from Miroirs (Maurice Ravel). Salome's dance from Salome (Richard Strauss). The Firebird : Danse infernale Berceuse and Finale (Igor Stravinsky). Hungarian Dance Number 1 in G minor (Johannes Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Berliner Philharmoniker
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Evgeny Kissin      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 1080i Full HD 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: PCM 2.0 Stereo dts-HD Master Audio / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 89 minutes / Recorded: live from the Berlin Philharmonic 31-Dec-2011 / Booklet notes: English German French - Jan-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5580192  (barcode: 0724355801920)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.55
RELEASE DATE: 04-Jul-2005

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TITLE: Tone Poems
TRACKS: The Wild Dove B198 Opus 110. The Noon Witch B196 Opus 108. The Golden Spinning Wheel B197 Opus 109. The Water Goblin B195 Opus 107.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live at the Philharmonie Berlin Mar/Jun-2004 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4790065  (barcode: 0028947900658)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 07-May-2012

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Love and Longing
TRACKS: Biblical Songs Opus 99 (Antonin Dvorak orchestrated by Vilem Zemanek) : Oblak a mrakota jest vukol neho / Skryse ma a paveza ma ty jsi / Slys o Boze! Slys modlitbu mou / Hospoden jest muj pasty / Boze! Boze! Pisen novou / Slys o Boze! volani me / Pri rekach babylonskych - Psalm 136 / Popatriz na mne a smiluj se nade mnou / Pozdvihuji oci svych Khoram / Zpivejte Hospodinu pisen novou. Sheherazade : Asie / La flute enchantee / L'indifferent (Maurice Ravel). Ruckert-Lieder : Liebst du um Schonheit (orchestrated by Max Puttmann) / Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder / Um Mitternacht / Ich atmet' einen linden Duft / Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Gustav Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Magdalena Kozena      

- Oct-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Kozena encapsulates and conveys the spectrum of moods with a wealth of understanding and apt vocal inflection.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN6534  (barcode: 0095115653425)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Collect
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1991

COMPOSER: Arnold Schoenberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Pierrot Lunaire (Schoenberg). Concerto Opus 24 (Webern).
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Nash Ensemble   Jane Manning    

- Penguin Guide 4 star 'Jane Manning is outstanding amoung singers who have tackled this most taxing of works'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4575622  (barcode: 5099945756221)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 06-Sep-2010

COMPOSER: Arnold Schoenberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Simon Rattle Edition: The Second Viennese School
TRACKS: Gurrelieder : Orchestral Prelude / Nun damfpt die Damm'rung / O wenn des Mondes / Ross! Mein Ross! / Sterne jubeln / So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht / Nun sag ich dir zum ersten mal / Es ist Mitternachtszeit / Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick / Du wunderliche Tove! / Orchestral interlude / Tauben von Gurre / Herrgott weisst du was du tatest / Erwacht Konig Waldemars Mannen wert! / Deckel des Sarges klappert / Gegrusst o Konig / Mit Toves stimme flustert der Wald / 'Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so'n Aal' / Du strenger Richter droben / Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht (Schonberg). Des Simmerwindes wilde Jagd : Orchestral Prelude / Herr Gansefuss Frau Gansekraut / Seht die Sonne. Chamber Symphony Number 1 Opus 9 (Schonberg). Erwartung Opus 17 : Hier hinein? Man sieht den Weg nicht / Ist das noch der Weg? Hier ist es eben / Da kommt ein Licht! / Er ist auch nicht da… / Das Mondlicht...nein dort… / Was soll ich tun… / Aber seltsam ist dein Auge… / Du siehst wieder dort hin?… / Oh! nicht einmal die Gnade… / Liebster Liebster der Morgen kommt…. Variations for Orchestra Opus 31 (Schonberg). 5 Orchestral Pieces Opus 16 - original version (Schonberg). Orchestral Pieces Opus 6 - revised version (Webern). 5 Orchesterstucke Opus 10 : Sehr langsam und ausserst ruhig / Fliessend ausserst zart / Sehr fliessend (Webern). Lulu Suite - Symphonic Pieces from the opera 'Lulu' : Rondo Andante und Hymne / Ostinato Allegro / Lied der Lulu Comodo / Variationen Moderato / Adagio (Berg). Piano Quartet Number 1 in G minor Opus 25 (Brahms orch. Schonberg). A Survivor from Warsaw Opus 46 (Schonberg). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 'To the memory of an angel' : Conclusion (Berg).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Anne Sofie von Otter   Karita Mattila   Philip Langridge   Thomas Quasthoff

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CATALOGUE NR: 3714922  (barcode: 0094637149225)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Gemini
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Arnold Schonberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Verklarte Nacht opus 4. Pelleas und Melisande opus 5. Chamber Symphony for 15 solo instruments opus 9 (Schonberg). Piano Quartet Number 1 in G minor opus 25 (Brahms orch. Schonberg).
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim and Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group      

- Mar-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2067852  (barcode: 5099920678524)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jun-2008

COMPOSER: Arnold Schonberg
TRACKS: Verklarte Nacht Opus 4. Chamber Symphony Number 1 Opus 9 for 15 solo instruments. Chamber Symphony Number 2 Opus 38. 5 Orchestral Pieces Opus 16. Erwartung - Monodrama Opus 17. Variations for Orchestra Opus 31.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Tate and Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Artemis Quartet   Birmingham Contemporary Music Group   Phyllis Bryn Julson  

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 102039  (barcode: 0807280203998)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Leaving Home 4 - 20th Century Orchestral Music
TRACKS: musical excerpts from : Bluebeard's Castle. Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Sz106. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116 (Bartok). Symphony Number 4 in C minor opus 43. Symphony Number 5 in D minor opus 47. Symphony Number 14 opus 135 (Shostakovich). Concerto for Orchestra. Venetian Games. Symphony Number 3 (Lutoslowski).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 50 minutes plus audio tracks - Feb-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 2068852  (barcode: 5099920688523)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jun-2008

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 1 Sz83. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 2 Sz95. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 3 Sz119. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Number 1 Sz36. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Number 2 Sz112.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle and Libor Pesek
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Dmitry Sitkovetsky    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2150372  (barcode: 5099921503726)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.50
RELEASE DATE: 04-Aug-2008

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: The Miraculous Mandarin - complete ballet Opus 19 Sz73. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116. Piano Concerto Number 1 Sz83. Piano Concerto Number 2 Sz95. Piano Concerto Number 3 Sz119. Violin Concerto Number 2 Sz112. Rhapsody Number 1 for Violin & Orchestra Sz87. Rhapsody Number 2 for Violin & Orchestra Sz89. Concerto for 2 Pianos Percussion & Orchestra Sz115. Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion Sz110. Bluebeard's Castle : The Lake of Tears. Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta Sz106 : opening of movement II.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Kyung Wha Chung   Katia Labeque   Marielle Labeque

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: clam-shell box packaging recorded 1985-1995 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5553942  (barcode: 0724355539427)
RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 76 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1996

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Opus 34. Canadian Carnival Opus 19. An American Overture op27. Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was..' Opus 90. Sinfonia da Requiem Opus 20.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5739832  (barcode: 0724357398329)
RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.23
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RELEASE DATE: 05-Jun-2000
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COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Rattle conducts Britten
TRACKS: An American Overture. Ballad of Hereos. Diversions for piano left hand and orchestra. The Building of the House. Praise we great men. Suite on English Folk Tunes. A time there was. Canadian Carnival. Young Apollo. Quatre Chansons francaise. Scottish Ballad. Occasional Overture. Sinfonia da Requiem.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Jill Gomez    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: digital recordings from 1984-1990 made in association with the Britten Estate - Sep-2000 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'a valuable compilation from the various recordings of Britten's music, most of it rare, which Rattle has made over the years'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5554762  (barcode: 0724355547620)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.55

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Russian Funeral - march for brass and percussion (Britten). Symphony Number 4 in C minor Opus 43 (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

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