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add to cart $55.00 Low Stock VARIOUS COMPOSERS A - Z of Conductors [300 biographies & selected recordings] Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Leopold Stokowski, Thomas Beecham, Willem Mengelberg, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, etc [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The A-Z of Conductors surveys the history of recording during the twentieth century, from the earliest days of capturing orchestral music on disc to the present era of the iPod, through the biographies of 310 of the most significant conductors whose...
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks VARIOUS COMPOSERS A - Z of Pianists [300 biographies & selected recordings] Vladimir Horowitz, Ferruccio Busoni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Josef Lhevinne, Clara Haskill, etc [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD/Book - released 1/Feb/2010 ] The A-Z of Pianists surveys the lives, careers and recordings of 300 pianists. Illustrious names from past and present, forgotten titans of the keyboard, unsung geniuses.
add to cart $52.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks FREDERIC CHOPIN Chopin: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Anton Lesser as Chopin [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Frédéric Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded as one of the most mesmerising performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, etudes, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more.
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks BEETHOVEN Beethoven: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Bob Peck as Beethoven [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] For many people, Beethoven is the greatest composer who ever lived. In this portrait-in-sound, actors' readings combine with his music to reveal a titanic personality, both vulnerable and belligerent, comic and tragic, and above all heroic, as he...
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks JOSEPH HAYDN Haydn: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with David Timson as Haydn [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale.
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks VERDI Verdi: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Freddie Jones as Verdi [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Jeremy Siepmann's narration is enthralling and detailed, and the character behind this most fervently Italian music is fascinating to discover.
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] With compelling narration by Jeremy Siepmann, character portrayals by acclaimed actors, and the interpolation of over 25 substantial musical extracts reflecting the development of one of music's most enduringly awe-inspiring composers, we are...
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks TCHAIKOVSKY Tchaikovsky: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Who was the man behind some of the most intensely emotional music ever written? Who were the influential figures in his life? In this 4-CD set packed full of biographical detail and poignant musical extracts we are led through the course of...
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DVORAK Dvorak: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Sean Barrett as Dvorak [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] This set includes a spoken commentary on the life and works of Dvorak, written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann, with Sean Barrett in the role of Dvorak.
add to cart $55.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks SCHUBERT Schubert: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with Tom George as Schubert [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] As revealed in this dramatised biography (lavishly illustrated with musical examples), there was a secret, darker side to Schubert which only renders his story that much more fascinating.
add to cart $35.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks Various Artists Discover Film Music [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ]
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock JOHN TAVENER A Portrait: His Works / His Life (2 CDs of music plus a detailed essay and photographs) Various orchestras, performers and conductors [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD/Book - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "Even Tavener's loyal admirers will find something new here; for others, it's an extremely useful introduction to a significant and utterly individual body of work." -- BBC Music Magazine
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY Discover The Symphony: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] From modest beginnings in eighteenth-century Italy, the symphony soon developed into the highest form of western instrumental music at the hands of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The symphony became a big, public form that used the community of the...
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DISCOVER MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA Discover Music of the Romantic Era: combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book David McLeery (Writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Amidst a background of wars and revolution, the nineteenth century produced many of the world's best-loved composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Tchaikovsky are just some of the many familiar names whose music was shaped by the events of period.
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DISCOVER CHAMBER MUSIC Discover Chamber Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Jeremy Siepmann (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] Chamber music is the most intimate, and arguably the most joyful and sociable, form of music-making in the world. It may also be the oldest, and its scope is all-embracing, ranging from infectious light entertainment to profound explorations of the...
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DISCOVER OPERA Discover Opera: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Nick Kimberley (writer) / Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of our lives, its best-loved tunes heard on football terraces, in films and advertisements, and even...
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks DISCOVER EARLY MUSIC Discover Early Music: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 15/Jul/2008 ] The Middle Ages began with the collapse of the Roman world. This left a military and political system in ruins - but a cultural world-view largely intact. Artistically rich and varied in themselves, the Medieval centuries also sparked both the...
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY Discover Music Of the 20th Century: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] The 'Discover' series opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the exploration is both revealing and enjoyable. Discover Music of the Twentieth Century is a...
add to cart $35.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL ERA Discover Music Of The Classical Era: a combination of illustrative music and a richly filled book Various artists and performers [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] In music, the period from the middle of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the nineteenth is usually referred to as the 'Classical' Era. This was a period in which the art, literature and architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome were being...
add to cart $28.00 Out of Stock 2-4 weeks Peter MAXWELL DAVIES A Portrait: His works / His life (2 CDs of music plus a detailed essay and photographs) Various orchestras, performers and conductors [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the most exciting and provocative composers at work in the world today. His Eight Songs for a Mad King set the dizzying pace for Britain's 1960s avant-garde, and the recent Naxos Quartets bear witness to his...