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John Dankworth / Cleo Laine
80th Birthday Box [ Salvo / 4 CD ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies / Overtures - The Remastered Stereo Recordings [7 CD set] The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Sony Masterworks proudly presents a special remastered recording of Beethoven, conducted by the legendary George Szell. This remarkable 7-CD collection is housed in an elegant clamshell box and accompanied by an informative booklet. |
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COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / WALTON / THOMSON / HONEGGER / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Louis Lane & Cleveland Orchestra - The Complete Epic and Columbia Album Collection Cleveland Orchestra. Louis Lane [ Sony Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 11/Oct/2024 ] Louis Lane went on to head major orchestras in Dallas and Atlanta and to guest conduct leading ensembles all over the world. But before that, Louis Lane honed his craft while working in the shadow of one of the great masters: in 1947, legendary... |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / BEDRICH SMETANA
George Szell conducts Dvorak & Smetana The Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, George Szell [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "George Szell's Dvorák performances feature his customary blend of razor sharp orchestral discipline allied to a wholly idiomatic, singing line..Indispensable!" ClassicsToday Dvorak Symphonies |
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OST / Cliff Martinez
Drive [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
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MOZART / BRAHMS / GRIEG
Masterclass (Rec 1945 - 1955) [3 CD set] Clifford Curzon (piano) with various orchestras & the Amadeus Quartet [ Masterclass / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2008 ] Sir Clifford Michael Curzon (1906-1982) Clifford Michael Siegenberg was born in London to Michael and Constance Mary Siegenberg. |
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Coldcut X On-U Sound
Outside the Echo Chamber (Limited Edition 8 x 7" Box Set) [ Ahead of Our Time 7" / 8 7in - released 30/Jun/2017 ] It's tempting to ask why no one thought of it sooner. Coldcut (Matt Black & Jon More) and Adrian Sherwood - kingpin of the legendary On-U Sound label - are the perfect sonic match; two pioneers of British music united by a maverick spirit. These... |
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Cole Porter
Ost: Silk Stockings [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart Edition [10 CD set incls 'Prague' Symphony and the Requiem] Collegium Aurem, Jos van Immerseel, Jaap Schroeder, Franzjosef Maier, Mozart Trio Salzburg / etc [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] This Collection of Mozart fetaures some of the leading period-instrument ensembles and spans the oeuvre of Mozart's works. Included excellent readings of the 'Prague' Symphony and the Requiem! |
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Columbia So/New York Phil/Walt
Various: The Edition [ Sony Classical / 39 CD - released 20/May/2013 ] |
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MAHLER / BRUCKNER / WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruno Walter: The Original Jacket Collection Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, with Mildred Miller (sop) Ernst Haefliger (ten) Maureen Forrester (contral [ Sony Classical / 13 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] To those reared on his recordings, Bruno Walter was a living link to a bygone age. Born in 1876, when Wagner was still alive and Bruckner had yet to write his last and greatest symphonies, Walter was arguably the most old-world of the many long-lived... |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: An American in Paris / Rhapsody in Blue (with works by Bernstein) Columbia Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (piano/conductor) [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Mr. Bernstein is not only brilliant where brilliance is called for but he is supremely affectionate in the improvisatory passages and gives the impression of thoroughly enjoying himself, one that is by no means common." (Gramophone on Rhapsody in Blue) |
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MAHLER / BRUCKNER / WAGNER / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / etc
Bruno Walter: The Complete Columbia Album Collection Columbia Symphony, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, with Rudolf Serkin, Ernst Haefliger, Maureen Forrester, Lily Pons, etc [ Sony Classical / 77 CD Box Set - released 25/Nov/2019 ] Walter was arguably the most old-world of the many long-lived conductors who were born in the latter part of the 19th century. Indeed, few maestros of any era were so big-hearted and warmly expressive, yet without undo sentimentality. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "the Fourth Symphony is as good a new version as I've heard in a long time…the kind of performance that brings back the sense of discovery and surprise to a slightly over-familiar score" - BBC Music Magazine ***** |
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HANDEL / MOZART
Timotheus oder die Gewalt der Musik Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass) / Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 27/May/2013 ] "The 'authentic' movement resulted in so many anaemic, small-scale recordings that Timotheus, performed in such a way as Handel all too rarely is these days." (Gramophone Disc of the Month - September 2013) |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (LP) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum [ Vinyl Passion Classical / LP - released 5/Feb/2019 ] Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, September 1956 |
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Craig Armstrong / Various
Far From The Madding Crowd - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] |
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Creation Rebel
High Above Harlesden 1978-2023 (6 CD Box Set) [ On-U Sound / 6 CD Box Set - released 29/Mar/2024 ] A crucial anthology of the key albums by the original On-U Sound house band, Creation Rebel. Conceived by Adrian Sherwood as a dub outfit to make his first album, Creation Rebel evolved to become the live backing band for Prince Far I, produced a... |
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Curtis Mayfield
Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970 - 1974 (LP Box) [ Rhino / Warner / 4 Vinyl Box Set - released 22/Feb/2019 ] Curtis Mayfield made his first recordings in 1958 as a member of a Chicago Soul/R & B group, The Impressions. He was 16, from the Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green Housing Projects. By 1968 he started Curtom Records and was in control of his... |
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HANDEL / BEETHOVEN / BACH / VERDI / ROSSINI / DELIBES / GOUNOD / etc/
Joan Sutherland: Oratorios & Recitals Dame Joan Sutherland, with Sir Peter Pears, Marilyn Horne, Kenneth McKellar, Barry Tuckwell, Richard Bonynge and others [ Decca / 37 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The first set comprises Sutherland's complete Recitals and Oratorio recordings for Decca, ranging from the 1959 operatic recital recorded in Paris, with Nello Santi (has Verdi's "Santo di patria" ever rung out with greater thrill?). |