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MORTON GOULD
Morton Gould: American Legend Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar / University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Scott Weiss / Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Scherme [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Feb/2013 ] "Morton Gould is the American composer closest to my heart. The breadth of his talent, and his ability to channel American vernacular effortlessly into his concert works, make him the true heir of George Gershwin." Albany Symphony |
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BORIS MIKOLAYOVICH LYATOSHYNSKY
Lyatoshynsky: Complete Symphonies Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2022 ] Boris Lyatoshynsky was a leading member of the Ukrainian cultural renaissance in the 20th century and his five symphonies remain the most important cycle in his country's musical history. |
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JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Piano Concertos Opp. 3, 14 & 49 Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion The Classical Piano Concerto Vol 5 / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] "Dussek wrote little orchestral music beyond his concertos but the sympathetic collaboration of the Ulster orchestra showcases the increasing subtlety and sophistication of his handling of the orchestra." Gramophone |
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KOSCAK YAMADA
Overture in D major / Symphony in F Major, 'Triumph and Peace' Ulster Orchestra / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] "Performances here are masterful. In 'Overture in D,' Takuo Yuasa conducts the New Zealand Symphony; in the others he leads the Ulster Orchestra, of which he is the Music Director. Yamada is highly honored in his native land as indeed he should be;... |
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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... |
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PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / ARNO BABAJANIAN
Tchaikovsky & Babajanian: Piano Trio Vadim Gluzman (violin), Johannes Moser (cello), Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "The playing is superb, Gluzman and Moser intoning the impassioned opening elegy [of the Tchaikovsky] with grave authority before Sudbin takes over with all his mercurial brilliance and the music takes flight...outstanding recording." - The Observer |
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CARLO TESSARINI
Tessarini: 6 Violin Sonatas Op.14, 6 Trio Sonatas Op.9 Valerio Losito (baroque violin), Paolo Perrone (baroque violin), Carlo Calegari (violone), Diego Leveric (archlute), Federico Del Sordo (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Another chapter in the rediscovery of an 18th-century master by Brilliant Classics. While the music of this Rimini-born violinist, composer and publisher has been excerpted and recorded on several albums, Brilliant Classics is assembling a uniquely... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (2LP) Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra [ Mariinsky / 2 LP - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Valery Gergiev's acclaimed recording of The Nutcracker comes to vinyl for the first time. This Christmas classic comes as limited edition double LP set on festive red & green vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve and with a voucher code for free MP3 and... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A-Z Of Classical Music [2 CDs plus 932-page booklet] Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 2 CD/Book - released 10/Dec/2009 ] The A-Z of Classical Music 3rd edition has been expanded to include even more composers and 150 bonus music tracks. The 930-page illustrated book details the lives of hundreds of composers, from Aaltoila to Zwilich. A rich and inspiring resource for... |
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VARIOUS
100 Best Carols [6 CD set] Various Artists includes Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Kiri te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Hendricks, Hermann Prey, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2007 ] This 6-CD set contains all the best-loved carols that gladden and enrich the Christmas season, performed by outstanding choirs, ensembles and soloists from all over the world. |
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JOSQUIN / GOMBERT / OBRECHT / RUE / CHARPENTIER / GESUALDO / PERGOLESI / etc
Ave Maria: Marian Hymns CantArte Regensburg, Oxford Camerata, VivaVoce, Tudor Consort, Carla Huhtanen (soprano) Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor), etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 23/Oct/2020 ] "This ten-disc collection is abundant in riches; it's an almost forensic foray into centuries (and centuries) of music devoted to the Virgin Mary...Digital recordings of ensembles make this a set to take note of." BBC Music |
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Various Artists
A-Z Of Classical Music [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] |
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PALESTRINA / BEETHOVEN / TELEMANN / VERDI / WAGNER / SCHUMANN / etc
A-Z of Classical Music (Includes a 562 page book) Various Artists [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 21/Oct/2000 ] Two-and-a-half hours of the finest music from across the centuries |
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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
The Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World Ever [ Denon / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] The Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World Ever |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Christmas Night Classical and Traditional Favourites (LP) Various Artists [ Harmonia Mundi / LP - released 2/Dec/2022 ] With selections ranging from Praetorius to Britten, plus all-time favourites by J.S. Bach (The Christmas Oratorio) and Handel (Messiah), this album brings together some of the most beautiful and justly famous musical settings of the Nativity story.... |
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Various Artists from the vast Naxos catalogue
Cinema Classics 2005 (Classical music used in 'Ocean's Twelve' 'Bad Santa' 'sideways' 'Ladies in Lavender' 'the Aviator' and others [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] The 2005 edition of this popular series of classics featured classic films. |
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Various Artists
Classical Chill [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 18/Feb/2002 ] |
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GRAINGER / GRIEG / KREISLER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DELIUS / etc
Classical Chill: The Ultimate Collection [2 CDs] Various Artists from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] Relax and unwind with these easy listening classical masterpieces. Includes 'The Lark Ascending', 'Solveig's Song' & 'Summer Evening'. |