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RODRIGO / ALBENIZ / BARRIOS / COSTE / GIULIANI / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
Panorama de la guitare: The world of classical guitar music Turibio Santos, Oscar Caceres, Graciela Pomponio, Maria Luisa Anido, Leo Brouwer, Konrad Ragossnig, Barbara Polasek, Angel Romero, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 25 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2018 ] A treasury of the classical guitar: as a solo and concerto instrument, and as a partner to other instruments, in music from Europe and Latin America that spans five centuries. Most of these recordings are making their first appearance on CD. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Incidental Music Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Sep/2018 ] "This handsome 6-CD set which appears as an edition presenting Sibelius is an overwhelming listening experience of often unfamiliar vignettes. Far more magic, some familiar moments and little that is prosaic. Enjoyable." MusicWeb |
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Two films by Phil Grabsky
In Search of Beethoven / In Search of Mozart (Box Set) [ Seventh Art DVD / 3 DVD - released 15/Sep/2015 ] Directed by internationally celebrated documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky, each film takes a look at the composer's life through his musical output. Grabsky travelled around the world to interview historians and musicians and then filmed unrivalled... |
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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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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Romantic Piano Adagios [2 CD set] Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alfred Brendel, Radu Lupu, Pascal Roge (pianos) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] An ideal collection for romantics everywhere! Over 2 1/2 hours of romantic piano music on one fantastic value double CD. |
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V/A 3Cd Boxed Set
Moving Spirits [ CD ] |
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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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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Best Fado [3 CD set] Various Artists incls Aldina Duarte, Alfredo Marceneiro, Amalia Rodrigues, Antonio Mourao, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 13/Sep/2013 ] A shawl, a guitar, a voice and heartfelt emotion: these are the ingredients of Fado, the celebrated form of world music that captures what it is to be Portuguese. Fado is the song that harnesses the Portuguese soul. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Best Film Classics [3 CD set] Various Artists including Sabine Meyer, Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, Academy St Martin in the Fields, Taverner Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Jul/2019 ] Classical music used in such classic movies as 'The King's Speech', 'Gallipoli', 'Barry Lyndon', 'Out of Africa', 'Fantasia', 'Amadeus', 'The Living Daylights', 'Elizabeth' & 'Farinelli'. |
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BACH / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / FRANCK / SAINT-SAENS / etc
50 Best Organ Classics [3 CD set] Various Artists incls Fredric Bayco, Herrick Bunney, Melville Cook, Maurice Durufle, Simon Preston, Lionel Rogg, etc [ Emi Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Feb/2013 ] This 3CD set contains 50 tracks of popular organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest organists on a wide variety of instruments from all over the UK and Continental Europe. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
50 Best Wagner (3 CD set) Hildegard Behrens, Jessye Norman, Helga Dernesch, Cheryl Studer, Birgit Nilsson, Marjana Lipovsek, Christa Ludwig, etc [ Warner Classics 50 Best / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2019 ] The best-loved and most popular works by Richard Wagner, performed by the world's leading artists, in an accessible format at budget price. |
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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 |