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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

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 op.16 (Schoenberg). 6 Pieces for large orchestra op.6 (Webern).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

- 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 op.6 : Praludium: Langsam / Reigen: Anfangs etwas zogernd - Leicht beschwingt / Marsch - Massiges Marschtempo. Peter Donohoe - Piano Sonata op.1. Alban Berg Quartett - String Quartet op.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 Qt   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 No.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 No.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: 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 op.110. The Noon Witch B196 op.108. The Golden Spinning Wheel B197 op.109. The Water Goblin B195 op.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: 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 op.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 No.1 op.9 (Schonberg). Erwartung op.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 op.31 (Schonberg). 5 Orchestral Pieces op.16 - original version (Schonberg). Orchestral Pieces op.6 - revised version (Webern). 5 Orchesterstucke op.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 No.1 in G minor op.25 (Brahms orch. Schonberg). A Survivor from Warsaw op.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 op.4. Pelleas und Melisande op.5. Chamber Symphony for 15 solo instruments op.9 (Schonberg). Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor op.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 op.4. Chamber Symphony No.1 op.9 for 15 solo instruments. Chamber Symphony No.2 op.38. 5 Orchestral Pieces op.16. Erwartung - Monodrama op.17. Variations for Orchestra op.31.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Tate and Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Artemis Qt   Birmingham Contemporary Music Group   Phyllis Bryn Julson  

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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 No.4 in C minor op.43. Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47. Symphony No.14 op.135 (Shostakovich). Concerto for Orchestra. Venetian Games. Symphony No.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 No.1 Sz83. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 Sz95. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 Sz119. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 Sz36. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 Sz112.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle and Libor Pesek
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Dmitry Sitkovetsky    

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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 op.19 Sz73. Concerto for Orchestra Sz116. Piano Concerto No.1 Sz83. Piano Concerto No.2 Sz95. Piano Concerto No.3 Sz119. Violin Concerto No.2 Sz112. Rhapsody No.1 for Violin & Orchestra Sz87. Rhapsody No.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

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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 op.34. Canadian Carnival op.19. An American Overture op27. Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was..' op.90. Sinfonia da Requiem op.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 £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jun-2000

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 No.4 in C minor op.43 (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle

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CATALOGUE NR: 2427432  (barcode: 5099924274326)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 09-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Simon Rattle Edition - Britten
TRACKS: An American Overture op.27. Ballad of Heroes op.14. Diversions for piano left hand and orchestra op.21. The Building of the House - Overture op.79. Praise We Great Men (edited and orchestrated by Colin Matthews). Suite on English Folk Tunes : A time there was… op.90. Canadian Carnival op.19. Young Apollo op.16. Quatre Chansons Francaises : Les Nuits de juin / Sagesse / L'Enfance / Chanson d'automne. Scottish Ballad op.26. Occasional Overture op.38. Sinfonia da Requiem op.20. Les Illuminations op.18. Serenade op.31 for tenor horn and strings. Nocturne op.60 for tenor solo seven obbligato instruments and string orchestra. War Requiem op.66. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra op.34. Russian Funeral for Brass and Percussion.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Ian Bostridge   Peter Donohoe   Elisabeth Soderstrom   Robert Tear

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: clamshell packaging

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CATALOGUE NR: 5580492  (barcode: 0724355804921)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 17-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Orchestral Song Cycles
TRACKS: Les Illuminations op.18. Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings op.31. Nocturne op.60.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Ian Bostridge   Radek Baborak    

- Dec-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Tenor, conductor and orchestra combine to offer inspired readings' - Penguin Guide Rosette star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5059092  (barcode: 5099950590926)
RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 05-Nov-2007

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: War Requiem op.66. Morning Heroes - a symphony for orator chorus and orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle and Charles Groves
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Soderstrom   Robert Tear   Thomas Allen   John Westbrook

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CATALOGUE NR: 6784192  (barcode: 5099967841929)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 09-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Carl Nielsen
TITLE: 20th Century Classics: Carl Nielsen volume 2
TRACKS: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt - Symphony No.1 in G minor op.7 FS16. Symphony No.2 op.16 FS29 'De Fire Temperamenter'. Bohmiskdansk folketone FS130. Kirsten Schultz / Peter Rasmussen / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Herbert Blomstedt - Symphony No.3 op.27 FS60 'Sinfonia espansiva'. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle - Symphony No.4 op.29 FS76 'Det Uudslukkelige'.
ORCHESTRA: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert Blomstedt and Simon Rattle

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