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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Alexander Scriabin; Alexander Nemtin - Preparation for the Final Mystery (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


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Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Realised by Alexander Nemtin
  • Nuances, ballet (Scriabin's piano pieces, orch. Nemtin)
  • Preparation for the Final Mystery - Part I. Universe
  • Preparation for the Final Mystery - Part II. Mankind
  • Preparation for the Final Mystery - Part III. Transfiguration

Alexei Lubimov, piano
Alexandre Ghindin, piano
Thomas Trotter, organ
Anne-Kristiina Kaappola, soprano

Ernst Senff Chor
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Decca

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Alexander Scriabin - Symphonies (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


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Composer: Alexander Scriabin
  • Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 26
  • Prométhée - Le Poème du feu, Op. 60
  • Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 29
  • Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 20
  • Rêverie, Op. 24
  • Symphony No. 3, Op. 43 'Le Divin Poème'
  • Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

Date: 1990-1995
Label: Decca

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Monday, December 30, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Romances (Ekaterina Lekhina; Peter Dmitriev)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. They Responded, Op. 21 No. 4
  2. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
  3. The Isle, Op. 14 No. 2
  4. Spring Waters, Op. 14 No. 11
  5. I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow, Op. 8 No. 1
  6. The Dream, Op. 8 No. 5
  7. Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5
  8. Do Not Sing, My Beauty, Op. 4 No. 4
  9. Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower, Op. 8 No. 2
  10. Before My Window, Op. 26 No. 10
  11. Night Is Mournful, Op. 26 No. 12
  12. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7
  13. The Migrant Wind, Op. 34 No. 4
  14. In My Garden at Night, Op. 38 No. 1
  15. To Her, Op. 38 No. 2
  16. Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3
  17. The Pied Piper, Op. 38 No. 4
  18. The Dream, Op. 38 No. 5
  19. A-oo, Op. 38 No. 6
  20. Prayer
  21. Everything Wants to Sing

Ekaterina Lekhina, soprano
Peter Dmitriev, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Melodiya

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Romances (Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Ivari Ilja)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. We shall rest
  2. Do you remember the evening?
  3. Oh no, I beg you, do not leave!
  4. Morning
  5. In the silence of the mysterious night
  6. Oh you, my corn field!
  7. My child, you are beautiful as a flower
  8. A dream
  9. I was with her
  10. I am waiting for you
  11. Do not believe me, my friend
  12. She is as beautiful as noon
  13. Spring waters
  14. In my soul
  15. It is time!
  16. They replied
  17. An excerpt from Alfred de Musset
  18. How nice this place is
  19. How much it hurts
  20. Everything I had
  21. Yesterday we met
  22. Everything passes
  23. Sad night
  24. Once again, I am alone
  25. At the gates of the holy cloister
  26. Christ is risen!

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ivari Ilja, piano

Date: 2012
Label: Ondine

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov; Frédéric Chopin - Cello Sonatas (Alisa Weilerstein; Inon Barnatan)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Frédéric Chopin
  • Rachmaninov - Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19
  • Rachmaninov - Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
  • Chopin - Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 65
  • Chopin - Étude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7 (arr. Auguste Franchomme)
  • Chopin - Introduction et Polonaise brillante for piano and cello in C major, Op. 3
  • Rachmaninov - Romance in F minor
  • Chopin - Prélude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 (arr. Auguste Franchomme)

Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Inon Barnatan, piano

Date: 2015
Label: Decca

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Complete Works for Piano Duo (Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

CD1:
  • Prélude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 (Version for Piano Duo)
  • Russian Rhapsody in E minor
  • Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"
  • The Rock, Op. 7 (Version for Piano Duo)
  • Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 17
  • Romance for Piano 4-Hands in G major
  • Polka italienne
CD2:
  • 6 Morceaux, Op. 11
  • Capriccio on Gypsy Themes, Op. 12 (Version for Piano Duo)
  • Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (Version for Piano Duo)

Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo
    Aglika Genova
    Liuben Dimitrov

Date: 2020
Label: CPO

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Trios (Beaux Arts Trio)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
  • Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9

Beaux Arts Trio
    Menahem Pressler, piano
    Isidore Cohen, violin
    Bernard Greenhouse, cello

Date: 1986
Label: Philips

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Variations (Daniil Trifonov)


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Composer: Sergei RachmaninovDaniil Trifonov
  • Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  • Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
  • Trifonov - Rachmaniana
  • Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Daniil Trifonov, piano
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Sonatas (Nikolai Lugansky)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Date: 2012
Label: naïve

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Friday, December 27, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Préludes; Études-Tableaux; Moments musicaux (Sergei Babayan)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. Prélude in A flat major, Op. 23/8
  2. Prélude in G sharp minor, Op. 32/12
  3. Lilacs, Op. 21/5 (transcr. Rachmaninov)
  4. Prélude in F minor, Op. 32/6
  5. Étude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 33/3
  6. Étude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 39/1
  7. Étude-Tableau in A minor, Op. 39/2
  8. Prélude in B minor, Op. 32/10
  9. Melody, Op. 21/9 (transcr. Arcadi Volodos)
  10. Morceau de fantaisie in G minor
  11. Prélude in D major, Op. 23/4
  12. Étude-Tableau in E flat minor, Op. 39/5
  13. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19: III. Andante (transcr. Arcadi Volodos)
  14. Moment musical in E flat minor Op. 16/2
  15. Moment musical in C major, Op. 16/6

Sergei Babayan, piano
Date: 2020
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux (Steven Osborne)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Études-tableaux, Op. 33
  • Études-tableaux, Op. 39

Steven Osborne, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Hyperion

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux; Préludes (Sviatoslav Richter)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33 & Op. 39 (selection)
  • Preludes, Op. 23 & Op. 32 (selection)

Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Date: 1996
Label: Regis

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux; Morceaux de fantasie (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 16
  • 5 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3
  • Fragment (1917)
  • Prelude in D minor, Op. posth (1917)
  • How beautiful it is here (Zdes' khorosho), Op. 21, No. 7 (transcribed for piano)
  • Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (transcr. Zoltán Kocsis)

Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Date: 2005
Label: Decca

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Transcriptions (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


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Arranger: Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita in E major: I. Preludio
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita in E major: III. Gavotte
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita in E major: VI. Gigue
  4. Franz Schubert - "Wohin?"
  5. Felix Mendelssohn - Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
  6. Georges Bizet - Minuet (L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1)
  7. Modest Mussorgsky - Hopak (Sorochintsy Fair)
  8. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee
  9. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1
  10. Franz Behr - Polka de W.R. (after Behr's Scherzpolka)
  11. Sergei Rachmaninov - Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5
  12. Sergei Rachmaninov - Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3
  13. Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid
  14. Fritz Kreisler - Liebesfreud
  15. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): I. Barcarolle
  16. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): II. Scherzo
  17. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): III. Thème russe
  18. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): IV. Valse
  19. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): V. Romance
  20. Sergei Rachmaninov - Six Morceaux, Op. 11 (piano, four hands): VI. Glory
  21. Sergei Rachmaninov - Waltz (piano, six hands)
  22. Sergei Rachmaninov - Romance (piano, six hands)
  23. Sergei Rachmaninov - Italian Polka (piano, four hands, and trumpet)
  24. John Stafford Smith - The Star-Spangled Banner

Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Vovka Ashkenazy & Dody Ashkenazy, piano
Alastair Mackie, trumpet

Date: 2002
Label: Decca

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Preludes (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
  • 10 Preludes, Op. 23
  • 13 Preludes, Op. 32

Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Date: 1975
Label: Decca

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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil (Paul Hillier)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: harmonia mundi

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Sergei Taneyev; Sergei Rachmaninov - John of Damascus; The Bells (Mikhail Pletnev)


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Composer: Sergei Taneyev; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Rachmaninov - The Bells, choral symphony, Op. 35
  • Taneyev - John of Damascus, cantata after Aleksey Tolstoy's poem, Op. 1

Marina Mescheriakova, soprano
Sergei Larin, tenor
Vladimir Chernov, baritone

Moscow State Chamber Choir
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Sergei Rachmaninov; Sergei Prokofiev - The Bells; Alexander Nevsky (Evgeny Svetlanov)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov; Sergei Prokofiev
  • Rachmaninov - The Bells, Op. 35 (revised version)
  • Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78

Elena Prokina, soprano
Daniil Shtoda, tenor
Sergei Leiferkus, baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra

Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra

Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: ICA Classics

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances; etc. (Evgeny Svetlanov)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
  • Prince Rostislav, symphonic poem
  • Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Warner Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 3; The Isle of the Dead (Evgeny Svetlanov)


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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
  • Symphonic Poem "The Isle of the Dead", Op. 29

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Canyon Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2; The Rock (Evgeny Svetlanov)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
  • Fantasy "The Rock", Op. 7

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Canyon Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 1; Caprice bohémien; Scherzo (Evgeny Svetlanov)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
  • Caprice bohémien, Op. 12
  • Scherzo in D minor

Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1995
Label: Canyon Classics

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances; The Isle of the Dead; The Rock (Vasily Petrenko)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
  • The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
  • The Rock, Op. 7

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2; etc. (André Previn)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
  • Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
  • Aleko, opera: Intermezzo & Women's Dance

London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn, conductor

Date: 1973; 1975; 1976
Label: EMI Classics

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Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphonies; etc. (Vladimir Ashkenazy)


Information

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

CD1:
  • Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
  • Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
CD2:
  • Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
  • The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
CD3:
  • Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
  • The Bells, Op. 35

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: Decca

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Various Composers - Final Symphony II. Music from Final Fantasy V, VIII, IX and XIII (Andreas Hanson)


Information

Composer: Jonne Valtonen; Masashi Hamauzu; Nobuo Uematsu
  1. Fanfare (In a Roundabout Way)
  2. Final Fantasy XIII (Utopia in the Sky) (arr. Masashi Hamauzu, orch. Jonne Valtonen)
  3. Final Fantasy IX (For the People of Gaia) (arr. Roger Wanamo)
  4. Encore: Final Fantasy IX (Not Alone) (arr. Roger Wanamo)
  5. Final Fantasy VIII (Mono No Aware) (arr. Roger Wanamo)
  6. Final Fantasy V (Library of Ancients) (arr. Jonne Valtonen)
  7. Encore: Final Fantasy V (Battle at the Big Bridge) (arr. Jonne Valtonen)
  8. Encore: Final Fantasy (Main Theme) (arr. Roger Wanamo)

Mischa Cheung, piano
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Andreas Hanson, conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Merregnon Records

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Various Composers - Final Symphony. Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII & X (Eckehard Stier)


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Composer: Jonne Valtonen; Nobuo Uematsu; Masashi Hamauzu
CD1:
  1. FANTASY OVERTURE: Circle within a Circle within a Circle
  2. FINAL FANTASY VI: Symphonic Poem - Born with the Gift of Magic (arr. Roger Wanamo)
  3. FINAL FANTASY X: Piano Concerto (arr. Masashi Hamauzu)
  4. Encore - FINAL FANTASY X: Suteki da ne
CD2:
  1. FINAL FANTASY VII: Symphony in Three Movements (arr. Jonne Valtonen)
  2. Encore - FINAL FANTASY VII: Continue? Anxiety
  3. Encore - FINAL FANTASY Series: Fight, Fight, Fight!

Katharina Treutler, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Eckehard Stier, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Merregnon Records

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Friday, December 20, 2024

Various Composers - Symphonic Memories Concert (Eckehard Stier)


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Composer: Nobuo Uematsu; Yoko Shimomura; Yasunori Nishiki; Yasunori Mitsuda

CD1:
  1. OPENING FANFARE by NOBUO UEMATSU
  2. FINAL FANTASY XV - In the Shadow of the Crystal
  3. OCTOPATH TRAVELER - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: I. Primrose's Dread
  4. OCTOPATH TRAVELER - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Frostlands
  5. OCTOPATH TRAVELER - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: III. For Redemption
  6. OCTOPATH TRAVELER - Main Theme Violin Solo
CD2:
  1. FINAL FANTASY VIII - Mono no aware
  2. Xenogears - Slayer of God
  3. Xenogears - Soaring the Skies

Lina Matsuda, violin
Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
Eckehard Stier, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: SQUARE ENIX

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Various Composers - Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo (Eckehard Stier)


Information

Composer: Jonne Valtonen; Yoko Shimomura; Hiroki Kikuta; Yasunori Mitsuda; Nobuo Uematsu

CD1:
  1. Fanfare Overture
  2. Fantasy I: Kingdom Hearts
  3. Fantasy II: Secret of Mana
CD2:
  1. Fantasy III: Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross
  2. Fantasy IV: Final Fantasy
  3. Encore: Final Boss Suite

Benyamin Nuss, piano
Rony Barrak, darbuka
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra
Eckehard Stier, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Decca

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Nobuo Uematsu - Symphonic Odysseys (Benyamin Nuss; Arnie Roth)


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Composer: Nobuo Uematsu

CD1:
  1. Opening Fanfare
  2. Final Fantasy Concerto ~ For Piano and Orchestra: I. Grave - Allegro
  3. Final Fantasy Concerto ~ For Piano and Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile
  4. Final Fantasy Concerto ~ For Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro molto
  5. King's Knight BGM ~Pretty day out~ (from King's Knight)
  6. Light of Silence (from Chrono Trigger)
  7. The Final Fantasy Legend / Final Fantasy Legend 2
  8. A Fleeting Dream (from Final Fantasy X)
CD2:
  1. Spreading Your Wings (from The Last Story)
  2. On Windy Meadows (from Final Fantasy XIV)
  3. Waterside (from Blue Dragon)
  4. Lost Odyssey Suite
  5. Ending Theme (from Final Fantasy X)
  6. Final Fantasy VII Battle Suite

Benyamin Nuss, piano
WDR Rundfunkchor & WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Dog Ear Records

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds V: more music from FINAL FANTASY (Arnie Roth)


Information

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu Masayoshi Soken; Hitoshi Sakimoto; Masashi Hamauzu; Yasunori Mitsuda; Naoshi Mizuta
  1. FINAL FANTASY V: Clash on the Big Bridge
  2. FINAL FANTASY XIV: HEAVENSWARD
  3. FINAL FANTASY VI: Dark World
  4. FINAL FANTASY IX: Unrequited Love
  5. FINAL FANTASY XII: Flash of Steel
  6. FINAL FANTASY VI: Opera ''Maria and Draco''
  7. FINAL FANTASY VI: Searching for Friends
  8. FINAL FANTASY X: Hymn of Fayth
  9. FINAL FANTASY XIII: Saber's Edge
  10. FINAL FANTASY SERIES: Cinco de Chocobo
  11. FINAL FANTASY XV: Ignis and Raves - Theme Medley
  12. FINAL FANTASY XI: Sword Song ~ Battle Medley

Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: AWR Records

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Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds IV: more music from FINAL FANTASY (Arnie Roth)


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Composer: Nobuo Uematsu; Hitoshi Sakimoto; Yoko Shimomura; Masashi Hamauzu; Masayoshi Soken
  1. JENOVA COMPLETE (FINAL FANTASY VII)
  2. Battle With The Four Fiends (FINAL FANTASY IV)
  3. The Dalmasca Estersand (FINAL FANTASY XII)
  4. Phantom Forest (FINAL FANTASY VI)
  5. The Oath (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
  6. APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS (FINAL FANTASY XV)
  7. Festival of the Hunt (FINAL FANTASY IX)
  8. Dragonsong (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
  9. Main Theme of Final Fantasy V (FINAL FANTASY V)
  10. Zephyr Memories -Legend of the Eternal Wind- (FINAL FANTASY III)
  11. Cosmo Canyon (FINAL FANTASY VII)
  12. Fang's Theme (FINAL FANTASY XIII)
  13. Somnus (Instrumental Version) (FINAL FANTASY XV)
  14. Torn from the Heavens (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
  15. FINAL FANTASY (FINAL FANTASY Series)

Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: AWR Records

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Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds III: more music from FINAL FANTASY (Arnie Roth)


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Composer: Nobuo Uematsu; Masashi Hamauzu
  1. Hymn of the Fayth – The Sending (FINAL FANTASY X)
  2. Battle & Victory Theme Medley (FINAL FANTASY SERIES)
  3. Kiss Me Good-Bye (FINAL FANTASY XII)
  4. Not Alone (FINAL FANTASY IX)
  5. Balamb GARDEN~Ami (FINAL FANTASY VIII)
  6. Character Theme Medley (FINAL FANTASY VI)
  7. Fabula Nova Crystallis (FINAL FANTASY XIII)
  8. Blinded by Light (FINAL FANTASY XIII)
  9. Primal Judgment (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
  10. Roses of May (FINAL FANTASY IX)
  11. Chocobo Medley 2012 (FINAL FANTASY SERIES)
  12. Balance is Restored (FINAL FANTASY VI)
  13. Answers (FINAL FANTASY XIV)

Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: AWR Records

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds II: more music from Final Fantasy (Arnie Roth)


Information

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
  1. Prelude (Final Fantasy Series)
  2. The Man With The Machine Gun (Final Fantasy VIII)
  3. Ronfaure (Final Fantasy XI)
  4. A Place To Call Home - Melodies Of Life (Final Fantasy IX)
  5. Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X)
  6. Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI)
  7. Victory Theme (Final Fantasy Series)
  8. Suteki Da Ne (Final Fantasy X)
  9. Terra's Theme (Final Fantasy VI)
  10. Main Theme Of Final Fantasy VII (Final Fantasy VII)
  11. Prima Vista Orchestra (Final Fantasy IX)
  12. Dear Friends (Final Fantasy V)
  13. Jenova (Final Fantasy VII)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: AWR Records

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Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy (Arnie Roth)


Information

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
  1. Opening ~ Bombing Mission (Final Fantasy VII)
  2. Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy VIII)
  3. Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy VII)
  4. Fisherman's Horizon (Final Fantasy VIII)
  5. Don't Be Afraid (Final Fantasy VIII)
  6. Memoro de la Stono ~ Distant Worlds (Final Fantasy XI)
  7. Medley 2002 (Final Fantasy I - III)
  8. Theme of Love (Final Fantasy IV)
  9. Vamo' Alla Flamenco (Final Fantasy IX)
  10. Love Grows (Final Fantasy VIII)
  11. Opera "Maria and Draco" (Final Fantasy VI)
  12. Swing De Chocobo
  13. One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: AWR Records

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Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy Orchestral Album (Arnie Roth)


Information

Composer: Nobuo Uematsu; Hitoshi Sakimoto; Masashi Hamauzu; Kumi Tanioka
  1. Medley 2002 [FINAL FANTASY I~III]
  2. Medley 2004 [FINAL FANTASY I~III]
  3. Memory of the Wind ~Legend of the Eternal Wind~ [FINAL FANTASY III]
  4. The Dreadful Fight [FINAL FANTASY IV]
  5. Theme of Love [FINAL FANTASY IV]
  6. Final Fantasy V Main Theme [FINAL FANTASY V]
  7. To Dear Friends [FINAL FANTASY V]
  8. Opera 'Maria and Draco' Full Version [FINAL FANTASY VI]
  9. The Mystic Forest [FINAL FANTASY VI]
  10. F.F.7 Main Theme [FINAL FANTASY VII]
  11. One-Winged Angel [FINAL FANTASY VII]
  12. Aerith's Theme [FINAL FANTASY VII]
  13. Eyes On Me [FINAL FANTASY VIII]
  14. Liberi Fatali [FINAL FANTASY VIII]
  15. Balamb GARDEN~Ami [FINAL FANTASY VIII]
  16. vamo' alla flamenco [FINAL FANTASY IX]
  17. Unfulfilled Feelings [FINAL FANTASY IX]
  18. At Zanarkand [FINAL FANTASY X]
  19. Suteki da ne -Orchestra Version- [FINAL FANTASY X]
  20. Ronfaure [FINAL FANTASY XI]
  21. The Dalmasca Estersand [FINAL FANTASY XII]
  22. Fang's Theme [FINAL FANTASY XIII]
  23. Battle Medley 2012 [FINAL FANTASY I~XIV]

Prague FiLMharmonic Orchestra
Arnie Roth, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Square Enix

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Monday, December 16, 2024

Various Composers - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra plays Studio Ghibli Symphonic Collection


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  1. Chapter One - The Legend of Ashitaka (From "Symphonic Suite Princess Mononoke")
  2. Chapter Four - Princess Mononoke (From "Symphonic Suite Princess Mononoke")
  3. Chapter Eight - Ashitaka and San (From "Symphonic Suite Princess Mononoke")
  4. The Theme of My Neighbors the Yamadas (Orchestral Version) [From "My Neighbors the Yamadas – Classical"]
  5. Takashi and Matsuko's Tango - Sinfonico (From "My Neighbors the Yamadas – Classical")
  6. The Baron (From "The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack)")
  7. Pastorale (From "The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack)")
  8. Haru's Memories (From "The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack)")
  9. A Mysterious World (From "Howl's Moving Castle – Image Symphonic Suite")
  10. The Moving Castle (From "Howl's Moving Castle – Image Symphonic Suite")
  11. War War War (From "Howl's Moving Castle – Image Symphonic Suite")
  12. Cave of the Mind (From "Howl's Moving Castle – Image Symphonic Suite")
  13. Always With Me (Orchestral Version) [From "Spirited Away"] (Bonus Track [Debut])

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Mario Klemens, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: Studio Ghibli

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Various Composers - Ghibli The Guitar (Nana Hiwatari)


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  1. Kaze No Tani No Naushika [Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind]
  2. Kaze No Tani No Naushika (Opening) [Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind]
  3. Nausicaä - Requiem [Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind]
  4. Kimi Wo Nosete [Laputa: Castle In The Sky]
  5. Sanpo [My Neighbor Totoro]
  6. Tonari No Totoro [My Neighbor Totoro]
  7. Kaze No Toorimichi [My Neighbor Totoro]
  8. Umi No Mieru Machi [Kiki's Delivery Service]
  9. Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumareta Nara [Kiki's Delivery Service]
  10. Ai Ha Hana, Kimi Ha Sono Tane (The Rose) [Only Yesterday]
  11. Toki Ni Ha Mukashi No Hanashi Wo [Porco Rosso]
  12. Itsu Demo Dare Ka Ga [Pom Poko]
  13. Engel's Zimmer (Tenshi No Heya) [Whisper Of The Heart]
  14. Country Road (Take Me Home, Country Roads) [Whisper Of The Heart]
  15. Ashitaka Sekki [Princess Mononoke]
  16. Mononoke No Hime [Princess Mononoke]
  17. Hitoribocchi Ha Yameta [My Neighbors The Yamadas]
  18. Itsumo Nando Demo [Spirited Away]
  19. Ano Natsu He [Spirited Away]
  20. Kaze Ni Naru [The Cat Returns]
  21. Sekai No Yakusoku [Howl's Moving Castle]
  22. Jinsei No Merry-Go-Round [Howl's Moving Castle]
  23. Teruu No Uta [Tales From Earthsea]
  24. Toki No Uta [Tales From Earthsea]

Nana Hiwatari, guitar
Date: 2007
Label: Sony Music

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Saturday, December 14, 2024

Joe Hisaishi - Symphony No. 2; Viola Saga


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. Symphony No. 2: I. What the World Is Now?
  2. Symphony No. 2: II. Variation 14
  3. Symphony No. 2: III. Nursery Rhyme
  4. Viola Saga: Movement 1
  5. Viola Saga: Movement 2

Antoine Tamestit, viola
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: Universal Music

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Joe Hisaishi - A Symphonic Celebration: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. Merry-Go-Round of Life (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')
  2. One Summer's Day (The Name of Life) (English Version / from 'Spirited Away')
  3. The Legend of the Wind (from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
  4. Nausicaä Requiem (from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
  5. The Battle between Mehve and Corvette (from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
  6. The Distant Days (from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
  7. The Bird Man (from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind')
  8. A Town with an Ocean View (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')
  9. Heartbroken Kiki (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')
  10. Mother’s Broom (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')
  11. The Legend of Ashitaka (from 'Princess Mononoke')
  12. The Demon God (from 'Princess Mononoke')
  13. Princess Mononoke (from 'Princess Mononoke')
  14. A Journey (A Dream of Flight) (from 'The Wind Rises')
  15. Nahoko (The Encounter) (from 'The Wind Rises')
  16. A Journey (A Kingdom of Dreams) (from 'The Wind Rises')
  17. Deep Sea Pastures (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')
  18. Mother Sea (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')
  19. Ponyo's Sisters Lend a Hand - A Song for Mothers and the Sea (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')
  20. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')
  21. Doves and the Boy (from 'Castle in the Sky')
  22. Carrying You (from 'Castle in the Sky')
  23. Bygone Days (from 'Porco Rosso')
  24. Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round + Cave of Mind" (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')
  25. One Summer's Day (The Name of Life) (Japanese Version / from 'Spirited Away')
  26. Reprise (from 'Spirited Away')
  27. The Path of the Wind (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')
  28. Hey Let's Go (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')
  29. My Neighbor Totoro (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, piano & conductor

Date: 2023
Label: Universal Music

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Joe Hisaishi - The Best of Cinema Music


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. NAUSICAÄ (from the film "Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind")
  2. Princess Mononoke (from the film "Princess Mononoke")
  3. THE GENERAL (from the film "THE GENERAL (Keaton's The Great Train Pursuit)")
  4. Raging Men (from the film "Brother")
  5. HANA-BI (from the film "HANA-BI")
  6. Kids Return (from the film "Kids Return")
  7. Let The Bullets Fly (from the film "Let the Bullets Fly")
  8. Howl's Moving Castle (from the film "Howl's Moving Castle")
  9. One Summer's Day (from the film "Spirited Away")
  10. Summer (from the film "Kikujiro")
  11. Villain (from the film "Villain")
  12. Ashitaka and San (from the film "Princess Mononoke")
  13. My Neighbour TOTORO (from the film "My Neighbor Totoro")

Masako Hayashi, soprano
Tokyo Special Choir
The Little Singers of Tokyo
Tokyo New City Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, piano & conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Universal

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Joe Hisaishi - Melodyphony


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. Water Traveller
  2. Oriental Wind
  3. Kiki's Delivery Service
  4. Saka No Ue No Kumo
  5. Departures
  6. Summer
  7. Orbis
  8. One Summer's Day
  9. My Neighbour TOTORO

Joe Hisaishi, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Roman Simovic, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Universal

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Joe Hisaishi - Hisaishi meets Miyazaki films


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. Nausicaä Symphonic Poem: 1st Movement
  2. Nausicaä Symphonic Poem: 2nd Movement
  3. Nausicaä Symphonic Poem: 3rd Movement
  4. Porco Rosso: Madness
  5. Princesse Mononoke: Legende of Ashitaka
  6. Princesse Mononoke: Princesse Mononoke Theme Song
  7. Princesse Mononoke: TA. TA. RI. GAMI
  8. Princesse Mononoke: Ashitaka and San
  9. Spirited Away: One Summer's Day
  10. Spirited Away: The Dragon Boy / The Bottomless Pit
  11. Spirited Away: The Sixth Station
  12. Spirited Away: Reprise

Joe Hisaishi, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nick Ingman
Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra / Daisuke Soga
New Philharmonic / Kim Hong-Je

Date: 2002
Label: Milan Music

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Joe Hisaishi - Hisaishi meets Kitano films


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Composer: Joe Hisaishi
  1. INTRO: OFFICE KITANO SOUND LOGO
  2. Summer (Kikujiro)
  3. The Rain (Kikujiro)
  4. Drifter... in Lax (BROTHER)
  5. Raging Men (BROTHER)
  6. Ballade (BROTHER)
  7. BROTHER (BROTHER)
  8. Silent Love (Main Theme) (A Scene at the Sea)
  9. Clifside Waltz III (A Scene at the Sea)
  10. Bus Stop (A Scene at the Sea)
  11. Sonatine I  ~act of violence~ (Sonatine)
  12. Play on the sands (Sonatine)
  13. KIDS RETURN (Kids Return)
  14. NO WAY OUT (Kids Return)
  15. Thank You,... for Everything (HANA-BI)
  16. HANA-BI (HANA-BI)

Wonder City Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi, piano & conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Milan Music

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 8 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube

CD1:
  • Overture to the Nation of Philippines
  • Japanese Rhapsody
  • Symphonic Fantasia No. 1
CD2:
  • Symphonic Ode 'Gotama the Buddha'
  • Sinfonia Tapkaara: III. Vivace

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: King Record

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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 7 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • Symphonic Fantasy "GODZILLA VS KINGGHIDORA'
  • Symphonic Suite "THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE 8-HEADED DRAGON"

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: King Record

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Akira Ifukube - The Artistry of Akira Ifukube, Vol. 6 (Tetsuji Honna)


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Composer: Akira Ifukube
  • Ballet "Drumming of Japan" JAKOMOTO JANKO
  • EGLOGUE SYMPHONIQUE pour Koto à vingt cordes et Orchestre
  • Oberture festiva "SA BAGO FILIPINAS"

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tetsuji Honna, conductor

Date: 2003
Label: King Record

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