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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams' / The Snow Maiden, Op.12 / etc Gateborgs Symfoniker / Neeme Jarvi [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2004 ] On the second installment in our series of Tchaikovsky Symphonies with the Gothenburg SO and Neeme Järvi, we go directly from the composer's symphonic testament, Symphony No.6 'Pathétique', to his first attempt at the form. |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / The Fairy Queen Guillemette Laurens, Jill Feldman, Agnes Mellon, Nancy Argenta, Lynne Dawson, Veronique Gens, Sandrine Piau / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD Box Set - released 30/Jun/2014 ] "Purcell's semi-opera sounds fresh in this recording under Christie, with spirited playing from Les Arts Florissants and vivid singing from the large cast." (Five Stars BBC Music on The Fairy Queen) |
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CARL ORFF
Carl Orff Edition Gundula Janowitz, Gerhard Stolze, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Berlin Opera, Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 11 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2020 ] To celebrate the 125th birthday of one of Germany's most famous composers (July 10th 2020), Deutsche Grammophon presents The Carl Orff Edition 11-CD Original Jackets Collection - Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings of Carl Orff |
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R. STRAUSS / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / MOZART / HAYDN / WAGNER / etc
The Gundula Janowitz Edition: A Voice of Silver & Gold Gundula Janowitz (soprano) / with Irwin Gage (piano), James King (tenor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 14 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This box set celebrates the beloved Gundula Janowitz's clear and honest soprano voice through a selection of her opera, oratorio and Lieder recordings. |
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BRUCE PAINE
Paine: Waitemata Reverie, New Zealand Guitar Music, Vol. 3 Gunter Herbig (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Classical guitar music has flourished in New Zealand in recent years, and Bruce Paine, among the country's leading composers for the instrument, is one of the most imaginative and original. This album charts the course of his writing from one of his... |
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Gustav Leonhardt
Jubilee Edition - 80Th Anniver [ Sony Classical / 15 CD - released 3/Nov/2008 ] |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Cello Concerto / An English Mass Guy Johnston (cello), Stephen Cleobury (organ) Britten Sinfonia, King's College Choir Cambridge, King's Voices, Christopher Seaman [ King's College Cambridge / 2 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "All told, a hugely rewarding issue, and absolutely not to be missed." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2019 |
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Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] Hailu Mergia is an Ethiopian one-man-band accordion/keyboardist extraordinaire. Hailu made his name in Walias Band and later went on to do some visionary solo recordings. Hailu Mergia's beautiful and surprising 1985 foray into traditional Ethiopian... |
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Hailu Mergia
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 1/Jul/2013 ] Hailu Mergia is an Ethiopian one-man-band accordion/keyboardist extraordinaire. Hailu made his name in Walias Band and later went on to do some visionary solo recordings. Hailu Mergia's beautiful and surprising 1985 foray into traditional Ethiopian... |
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ENRICH JAQUES WOLFF
Wolff: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Hans Christoph Begemann Klaus Simon [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Regarded as a first-rate but tragically neglected composer of Lieder, Erich J. Wolff has, until recently, only been familiar to a small number of music enthusiasts. The beautiful 1909 song cycle Neun Gedichte, set to texts by the composer's close... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Moses und Aron Hans Herbert Fiedler, Helmut Krebs, Ilona Steingruber-Wildans, Ursula Zollenkops, Helmut Kretschmar, Horst Gunter / NDR Sinfonieorchester und Chor, Ha [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2017 ] This reissue moves us into the 20th century for a veritable landmark recording. Arnold Schoenberg died in 1951 without completing his only full-length opera, Moses und Aron. Three years later, North German Radio mounted the work's first performance... |
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ENNIO MORRICONE / BERNARD HERRMANN / SONNY BONO / NINO ROTO
The Morricone Duel - The most dangerous concert ever [Recorded live in Copenhagen, 2018] BLU-RAY Hans Ulrik (saxophone) Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo) Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano) / Danish National Symphony, Sarah Hicks [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2018 ] The Wild West meets the soulful sound of Italy. Fearless New York gangsters meet cowboys from the dusty prairie. Godfather meets Taxi Driver. And the magic of cinema meets the rich sound of a first-class symphony orchestra. This exclusive live... |
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Hans Zimmer
Live [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "Hans Zimmer LIVE" features more of two hours of new reimagined arrangements of some of the most popular compositions by the L.A.-based composer icon. The album was recorded during the highly successful same-named concert tour in Europe in spring of... |
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Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer Live (LP) [ Sony Classical / 4 LP - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "Hans Zimmer LIVE" features more of two hours of new reimagined arrangements of some of the most popular compositions by the L.A.-based composer icon. |
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Hans Zimmer
Ost: Man Of Steel [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Jun/2013 ] |
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Hans Zimmer
Ost: Man Of Steel (Deluxe) - L [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 17/Jun/2013 ] |
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Hans Zimmer
Ost: Sherlock Holmes - A Game [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] |
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Hans Zimmer
The World Of Hans Zimmer - Part II: A New Dimension [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER - PART II: A NEW DIMENSION is the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed 2019 album The World of Hans Zimmer - A Symphonic Celebration. Melding the grandeur of symphonic music with the dynamic power of his cinematic... |
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Hans Zimmer
The World Of Hans Zimmer - Part II: A New Dimension (3LP) [ Sony Classical / 3 LP - released 31/Jan/2025 ] THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER - PART II: A NEW DIMENSION is the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed 2019 album The World of Hans Zimmer - A Symphonic Celebration. Melding the grandeur of symphonic music with the dynamic power of his cinematic... |
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Hans Zimmermann
Various: Les Classiques Rtl [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2011 ] |