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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons (“July”-”December”)
CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach
SOLOIST:   Christoph Eschenbach, piano
LABEL/NUMBER:   Ondine ODE 1104-5
RELEASE DATE:   May 2007
NOTE:   Tchaikovsky’s vibrant and emotionally charged Fourth Symphony resounds with the magnificent beauty of the lush “Philadelphia Sound” in a white-hot interpretation under Music Director Christoph Eschenbach. As an added bonus this CD also includes the final six piano movements (“July”-“December”) from Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons with Christoph Eschenbach as pianist.  The Philadelphia Orchestra and Tchaikovsky ... a relationship on which a legend was built.

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BARBER Toccata festiva, Op. 36, for organ and orchestra
POULENC Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (“Organ”)
CONDUCTOR:  Christoph Eschenbach
SOLOIST: Olivier Latry, organ
LABEL/NUMBER: Ondine ODE 1094-5
RELEASE DATE:  February 2007
NOTE:  Experience the thundering majesty of the Saint-Saëns “Organ” Symphony, the spiritually imbued Organ Concerto by Poulenc, and the celebratory Toccata festiva by Barber in this new CD release by The Philadelphia Orchestra under Music Director Christoph Eschenbach. They are joined by world-renowned organist Olivier Latry of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Recorded at the inaugural concerts of the Kimmel Center’s Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ, the largest concert organ in the United States, this CD captures The Philadelphia Orchestra and the King of Instruments in all their sonic glory.

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MAHLER Symphony No. 6 in A minor
MAHLER Piano Quartet in A minor
CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach
SOLOIST: Christoph Eschenbach, piano
                  David Kim, violin
                  Choong-Jin Chang, viola
                  Efe Baltac?gil, cello
LABEL/NUMBER: Ondine ODE 1084-5D
RELEASE DATE: October 2006
NOTE: For this, their third CD release together, Christoph Eschenbach leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler’s monumental Sixth Symphony – an orchestral and intellectual tour de force. This release also has an added bonus, as it is coupled with Mahler’s relatively unknown Piano Quartet, a work composed when Mahler was only 16 years old. Here it is performed by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra with Christoph Eschenbach at the piano. A true discovery.

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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons (January-June)
CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach
SOLOIST: Christoph Eschenbach, piano
LABEL/NUMBER: Ondine ODE 1076-5
RELEASE DATE: April 2006
NOTE: The legend lives on as never before! The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to the repertoire for which it is renowned, with the sumptuous Philadelphia Sound. In addition, Christoph Eschenbach makes his return to the keyboard here in his first extensive piano recording in nearly 30 years. Be among the first to hear the Orchestra’s recording of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth, one of the most popular, beloved, and best-selling symphonies of all time, in a unique and original coupling with Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons (January-June) for piano.

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BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
MARTINŮ Memorial to Lidice
KLEIN Partita for Strings
CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach
LABEL/NUMBER: Ondine ODE 1072-5
RELEASE DATE: November 2005
NOTE: It has been nearly 10 years since the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra made new recordings available worldwide on a regular basis. Now, in a unique and groundbreaking partnership with Ondine, the legendary “Philadelphia Sound” can be heard again in Super Audio CD Surround Sound splendor! Under the direction of its acclaimed music director, Christoph Eschenbach, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ondine are proud to launch the first release in this exciting project, which will bring you three new recordings per year. Hear live recordings of the Fabulous Philadelphians in three works that are the resilient fruits of upheaval and exile, and that embrace the universal principle of hope.

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R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 (“Spring”)
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 (“Rhenish”)
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
R. SCHUMANN Overture to Manfred, Op. 115
R. SCHUMANN Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
C. SCHUMANN “Liebst du um Schönheit,” Op. 12, No. 4
C. SCHUMANN “Warum willst du and’re fragen,” Op. 12, No. 11
C. SCHUMANN “Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen,” Op. 13, No. 1
C. SCHUMANN “Sie liebten sich beide,” Op. 13, No. 2
C. SCHUMANN “Liebeszauber,”
R. SCHUMANN Andante and Variations, WoO 10, for two pianos, two cellos, and horn
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOISTS: Wolfgang Sawallisch and Rudolf Buchbinder, pianos; Thomas Hampson, baritone; Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Lloyd Smith and Efe Baltacıgil, cellos; Nolan Miller, horn
LABEL/NUMBER: The Philadelphia Orchestra Association POA2003
RELEASE DATE: May 2003
NOTE: The Philadelphia Orchestra pays tribute to Wolfgang Sawallisch’s 10 years as music director with a three-disc Schumann set, the first-ever recordings made in Verizon Hall. Recorded during the 2002-03 season’s Schumann Festival, the set features all four Schumann symphonies, the Violin Concerto, the Overture to Manfred, the rarely heard chamber work Andante and Variations, and five lieder by Clara Schumann. This set received Grammy Award nominations for Best Classical Album and Best Orchestral Performance.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Centennial Collection: Historic Broadcasts
and Recordings, 1917-1998
LABEL/NUMBER: The Philadelphia Orchestra Association/ POA 100-1 through POA 100-7
RELEASE DATE:October 1999
NOTE: The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates its Centennial with this 12-disc set of great and rare performances. With over 14 hours of digitally remastered recordings, spanning 81 years, this collection showcases 17 conductors and 16 soloists. Performances have been drawn from archival broadcasts and from commercial recordings, which are currently unavailable or were never issued.

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DVORAK In Nature's Realm, concert overture, Op. 91
DVORAK Carnival, concert overture, Op. 92
DVORAK Othello, concert overture, Op. 93
LISZT Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
LABEL/NUMBER: Water Lily Acoustics/Philadelphia Orchestra Media Institute
RELEASE DATE: May 1999
NOTE: This is the Orchestra's first self-produced commercial recording under the aegis of its newly-formed Media Institute. It is the first orchestra recording to analogue recording technology in 20 years and to be released in the new SACD digital formats.

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WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I
WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin, Acts I and III
WAGNER Prelude to Act I and "Good Friday Music" from Parsifal
WAGNER Prelude to Act I and "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde
CONDUCTOR: Christian Thielemann
LABEL/NUMBER: Deutsche Grammophon 453 485-2
RELEASE DATE: June, 1998

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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 ("The Year 1905")
SHOSTAKOVICH Jazz Suite No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Jazz Suite No. 2: Waltz
SHOSTAKOVICH "Tahiti Trot" (Tea for Two), Op. 16
CONDUCTOR: Mariss Jansons
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics 55601
RELEASE DATE: July, 1997

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R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
R. STRAUSS Burleske
R. STRAUSS Don Juan
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOISTS: Emanuel Ax, piano; Erez Ofer, violin (featured)
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics 56364
RELEASE DATE: June, 1997

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SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Bolt
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from The Gadfly
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from Moscow Cheryomushki
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Chailly
FEATURED SOLOIST: Erez Ofer, violin
LABEL/NUMBER: London Records 452 597-2
RELEASE DATE: April, 1997
NOTES: This recording, entitled "The Dance Album," was nominated for a 1998 GrammyAward in the Best Orchestral Performance category.

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KORNGOLD Symphony in F-sharp major
KORNGOLD "Glück das mir verblieb," from Die Tote Stadt
KORNGOLD Songs from Einfache Lieder
CONDUCTOR: Franz Welser-Möst
SOLOIST: Barbara Hendricks, soprano
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 56169
RELEASE DATE: January, 1997
NOTE: This recording was nominated for a 1998 GRAMMY in the Best Orchestral Performance category.

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DANIELPOUR Cello Concerto (1994)
KIRCHNER Music for Cello and Orchestra (1992)
ROUSE Cello Concerto (1992)
CONDUCTOR: David Zinman
SOLOIST: Yo-Yo Ma, cello
LABEL/NUMBER: Sony Classical SK 66299
RELEASE DATE: November, 1996
NOTE: This recording, entitled "Premieres," won two 1998 GRAMMY Awards:
Best Classical Album and Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance
(with Orchestra). It also helped earn producer Steven Epstein the 1998
Producer of the Year (Classical) GRAMMY.

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WAGNER A Faust Overture
WAGNER Overture to Das Liebesverbot
WAGNER Overture to Rienzi
WAGNER Symphony in E major
WAGNER/Henze Wesendonk-Lieder
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOIST: Marjana Lipovšek, mezzo-soprano
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 56165
RELEASE DATE: October, 1996

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R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
R. STRAUSS Oboe Concerto
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOISTS: Richard Woodhams, oboe; Erez Ofer, violin (featured)
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 56149
RELEASE DATE: September, 1996

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R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs
R. STRAUSS Lieder for soprano and orchestra
R. STRAUSS Lieder for soprano and piano
CONDUCTOR/PIANO: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOISTS: Barbara Hendricks, soprano; William de Pasquale, violin (featured)
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55594
RELEASE DATE: May, 1996

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STOKOWSKI Transcriptions of 13 works by Bach, Beethoven,
Boccherini, Chopin, Debussy, Franck, Rachmaninoff
and Tchaikovsky
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOIST: Marjana Lipovšek, mezzo-soprano
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55592
RELEASE DATE: March, 1996

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HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
HINDEMITH "Nobilissima visione" (suite)
HINDEMITH "Mathis der Maler" (symphony)
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55230
RELEASE DATE: June, 1995
NOTE: Issued in commemoration of the centennial of Hindemith's birth, this recording was awarded a Cannes Classical Award for Best Orchestral Recording of 19th-20th-century Music and received a Grammy nomination in the Best Orchestra Performance category.

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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10
MUSORGSKY/Shostakovich Songs and Dances of Death
CONDUCTOR: Mariss Jansons
SOLOIST: Robert Lloyd, bass
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55232
RELEASE DATE: April, 1995

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RACHMANINOFF The Rock
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit
LABEL/NUMBER: London/Decca 44064-2
RELEASE DATE April, 1995


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TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDQB 550412
RELEASE DATE: November, 1994
NOTE: This recording was the third of a three-part series of Tchaikovsky ballet scores designed for families. Each recording came with an illustrated 32-page book. This recording has since been repackaged as a two-CD set.

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R. STRAUSS Symphonia domestica
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
R. STRAUSS Festival Prelude
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55185
RELEASE DATE: November, 1994
NOTE: Recorded live in Tokyo's Suntory Hall in May 1993 during the Orchestra's 1993 Tour of Asia, this recording marked the first time that the Orchestra made a commercial recording while on an overseas tour.

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PAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 1
SAINT-SAËNS Havanaise
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
SOLOIST: Sarah Chang, violin
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55026
RELEASE DATE: September, 1994

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RACHMANINOFF The Bells
RACHMANINOFF Spring
RACHMANINOFF Three Russian Songs
CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit
SOLOISTS: Alexandrina Pendachanska, soprano; Kaludi Kaludov, tenor; Sergei Leiferkus, baritone; Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, Seán Deibler, artistic director
LABEL/NUMBER: London/Decca 440355-2
RELEASE DATE: July, 1994

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RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1
CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit
LABEL/NUMBER: London/Decca 36283
RELEASE DATE July, 1994

WORKS: BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch
LABEL/NUMBER: EMI Classics CDC 55119
RELEASE DATE: June, 1994

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