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J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion Ian Bostridge, Franz-Josef Selig, Sibylla Rubens, Andreas Scholl / Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/1999 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Rediscovered Yury Martynov (piano), Arthur Schoonderwoerd (piano), Alexei Lubimov (piano), Olga Pashchenko (piano) Anima Eterna, Cristofori, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / 17 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2020 ] To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, the Beethoven Rediscovered box includes17 CDs that offer a chance to rediscover his symphonies, concertos and sonatas on period instruments. |
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Various Artists
Explorer Set: Slavic Edition [ Piano Classics / 10 CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] Piano Classics was the first label to exclusively devote itself to piano music. Since its founding in 2010 it has released countless extraordinary recordings, presenting many repertoire rarities and amazing young pianists. The press has always been... |
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JOLIVET / ROUSSEL / FRANCK / DEBUSSY / SAINT-SAENS / MILHAUD / POULENC / FAURE / VIEUXTEMPS / etc
French Violin Sonatas Daniele Orlando, Linda di Carlo, Mauro Tortorelli, Angela Meluso, Krysia Osostowicz, Susan Tomes, Kristóf Baráti, Klára Würtz, Bruno Monteiro, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 14/Jan/2022 ] The works in this collection emerged from the genre of duo concertant initially conceived as showcases for the virtuosity of Nicolò Paganini and his successors in the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing, notably Henry Vieuxtemps. |
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GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI
Frescobaldi: Complete Edition Roberto Loreggian (organ & harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2011 ] A release of great importance: the first time CD-issue of the Complete Works of Girolamo Frescobaldi. The CD's in this edition are all newly recorded, by the foremost scholar/musicians of Italy, using period instruments. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Edition Various Artists [ Brilliant Classics / 65 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2015 ] An exact contemporary of Bach, George Frideric Handel was one of the most important composers of the Baroque era, carving out a career for himself which was equally as impressive as his fellow countryman's. Born in Halle, Germany, to parents who were... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven: Great Classical Symphonies Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] Without doubt, the most important symphonists of the latter part of the eighteenth century are Haydn and Mozart. Often credited with expanding the symphonic form to the four movements we are familiar with today. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Night music: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming Various Artists [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 31/Mar/2008 ] A package of three individual albums in the Night Music range. NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 1 8.556815 NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 2 8.556816 NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 3 8.556817 |
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ARVO PART
Part: The Collection Ulster Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera, Leeds Cathedral Choir, Elora Festival Singers, Benjamin Hudson (violin, viola) Jurgen Kruse (piano), etc [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 17/Dec/2021 ] The most comprehensive collection ever issued of Arvo Pärt's music, surveying the full range of an output from one of the most distinctive voices in late 20th-century music. |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: The Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano), Aga Mikol/aj (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (alto), Wiesl/aw Ochman (tenor), Romuald Tesarowicz (bass) & Boris Carmeli (narrator) [ Naxos / 5 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves..." |
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BACH / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / STRAVINSKY / HOLST / GLASS / COPLAND / etc
Pure... Classical Various Artists including Glenn Gould, Alicia de Larrocha, Artur Rubinstein, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy & Leonard Bernstein [ Sony / 4 CD Box Set - released 14/Jun/2011 ] 4 cds of the greatest classical music. Featuring: Bach / Mozart / Beethoven / Handel / Vivaldi / Wagner / Stravinsky / Brahms / Holst / Glass and many more! |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Queen Elisabeth Competition - Violin 2019 Various Artists [ Queen Elisabeth Competition / 4 CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] This 4CD box set includes highlights from the performances of the 12 laureates of the 2019 Violin Competition. These young artists are heard in their chamber music programme of the semi-finals, in their performances of the Mozart concertos in the... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies and Concertos Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit / Ireland National Symphony, Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2001 ] "There are shattering climaxes when music calls for them, and the symphony ends in rousing style...thoroughly recommendable" Gramophone [Symphony No 3] |
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MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Great Opera Regina Schorg (soprano), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ramón Vargas (tenor), etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV / etc
Great Piano Concertos Jenö Jandó, Stefan Vladar, Idil Biret, Eldar Nebolsin, Sequeira Costa, Bernd Glemser, Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
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Great Romantic Symphonies
[ Naxos / 10 CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The word 'symphony' is used to describe an extended orchestral composition in Western classical music. By the eighteenth century the Italianate opera sinfonia-musical interludes between operas or concertos-had assumed the structure of three... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Living Stereo: 60 CD Collection Various Artists incls Charles Munch, Morton Gould, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Fielder, Fritz Reiner, Van Cliburn, Leontyne Price, etc [ RCA Red Seal / 60 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2012 ] This 60-disc box set contains 60 original 'Living Stereo' recordings This is the first time a comprehensive collection of these iconic recordings has been created. Each album comes complete with its original LP artwork. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (recorded live in 1957) Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Otakar Kraus, Wolfgang Wingassen, Peter Klein / Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Rudolf Kempe [ Testament / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "The glory here is Birgit Nilsson's gleaming Brünnhilde, already 39 years old, but sounding youthful, touching and tireless. The set is a reminder of the strengths of the company at this period, with Joan Sutherland leading the Rhinemaidens." Sunday |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Edition (90 CD Box Set) Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 90 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Beethoven's monumental contribution to Western classical music is celebrated here in this definitive collection marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Surveying the totality of his career and achievement, the Complete Edition spans... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Peaceful Piano Moods Various Artists including Ludovico Einaudi, Vikingur Olafsson, Ola Gjeilo, Maria João Pires, Martha Argerich, Yuja Wang, Max Richter, Lang Lang, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Immerse yourself in the most peaceful and chilled-out works written for the piano. Introducing Peaceful Piano Moods, a genre-dissolving compilation - a seamless blend of classical and contemporary piano repertoire. |