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Various Artists
Masters of Indian Classical Music [ Arc / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] This beautiful and very relaxing double CD presents the greatest exponents of Indian classical music playing ragas and light classical pieces on the instruments they each are famous for |
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Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain
Masters of Indian Classical Music - Vol. 2 [ Arc / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A glorious and inspiring double album presenting the greatest exponents of Indian classical music, playing ragas and light classical pieces on the instruments they each are famous for |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Most Romantic Classical Music in the Universe Various Artists [ Denon Records / 2 CD - released 13/Jan/2004 ] |
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ALWYN / GORECKI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / RAUTAVAARA / TAVENER / etc
Mystic Classics Various Artists incls Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), Maria Kiegel (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2007 ] This specially priced 2 CD set presents a selection of moving music by a number of important modern composers including Alwyn, Gorecki, Tavener, Part and Rautavaara. |
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Various Artists
New Romantics - A Hearts of Space Classical Collection [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
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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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FAURE / TCHAIKOVSKY / MARCELLO / BEETHOVEN / BOCCHERINI / BIZET / etc
Night Music 3: Classical favourites for relaxing and dreaming Various Artists from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1989 ] From Faure's romantic Pavane to Mozart's Salzburg Symphony here is the ideal collection for relaxing and dreaming. |
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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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ANDERSON / BARBER / BERNSTEIN / COPLAND / GERSHWIN ETC
Pilgrims Progress: Pioneers of American Classical Music Various Artists [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] From Semper Fidelis to The Syncopated Clock. |
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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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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 / Ave verum corpus, K618 / Exsultate, jubilate, K165 / etc Sara Macliver (sop) Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo) Paul McMahon (ten) Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bar) / Orchestra of the Antipodes & Cantillation [ ABC Classical / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] ABC presents a period-instrument performance with a stellar line-up of Australian soloists; Sara Macliver, Paul McMahon, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Sally-Anne Russell. The conductor Antony Walker is Pittsburgh Opera's Musical Director. |
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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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RAMEAU / POULENC / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / KODALY etc
Viva! 30 ans d'art choral (LP version) Various Artists [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] The Fondation Bettencourt Schueller is celebrating thirty years of commitment to choral singing. To mark the occasion, it has decided to bring together nineteen excerpts from recordings made by ensembles it has supported since 1989, thanks to the... |
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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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MOURET / HAYDN / ALBINONI / HUMMEL / WEBER / etc
Terrific Trumpet: Best Loved Classical Trumpet Music Various artists from the Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The Best Loved series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. |
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ELGAR / PARRY / ARNOLD / HOLST / COATES / WOOD / WALTON / ALWYN / etc
The Best of British Various artists including the English Northern Sinfonia, Royal Artillery Band, New Zealand Symphony, Queensland Symphony Orchestra. [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2006 ] Favourites from The Last Night of the Proms and other uplifting works celebrating the British Empire and its Royal Family. |