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Vienna Philharmonic/Thielemann
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (+Dvd) [ Sony Classical / 6 CD - released 2/Jan/2012 ] |
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PUCCINI
La fanciulla del West (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Tomasz Konieczny / Franz Welser-Most (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Mar/2016 ] A celebrated new production of Puccini's La fanciulla del West from the Vienna State opera featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Nina Stemme. Staged by Marco Arturo Marelli, who sets it in a modern-day mining village, with the feel of a gritty modern drama,... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Overtures Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Baroque Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen [ Deutsche Grammophon / 8 CD Box Set - released 24/Apr/2020 ] Complete symphony cycle in mono in remarkable sound quality Newly transferred from the original tapes and remastered to the highest standards |
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J. S. BACH
Johann Sebastian Bach - Víkingur Ólafsson (LP) Vikingur Olafsson (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 31/Jul/2002 ] "Every track has its own allure, and many reflect a virtuosity which is never flaunted; he treats the preludes and fugues as though they had been conceived as tone-poems or études." BBC Music Five Stars |
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl Box Set (3LP & 7") [ Concord / 3 LP - released 9/Feb/2024 ] This expanded 40th anniversary edition of Violent Femmes' self-titled debut features the remastered album, plus rare B-sides, live sessions, and demo recordings. Housed in a lift-top box with die-cut darkened window detail revealing the box contents,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arrivederci Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma / Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Grigolo lets rip with popular Italian songs, emoting in a properly verismo manner about being lovesick and homesick for the southern sun and the Mediterranean moon" (BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ave Maria Vittorio Grigolo (tenor) / Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, Fabio Cerroni [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] The Italian Tenor - Vittorio Grigolo - has an extraordinary background story and he now shares this through a very personal album of sacred music. Schooled at the "very source of sacred music" - in the Sistine Chapel Choir, Vittorio returns to Rome... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Piano Works (2LP) Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) / Siggi String Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 31/Jul/2002 ] "Ólafsson's interpretations inhabit a unique, distinct and extraordinary world all their own...[he] possesses that rare gift of illuminating a familiar work in unexpected ways, revealing hidden depths and drawing out its best qualities." Gramophone |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Rhapsody on theme of Paganini Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "The composer himself is far rougher with his music than Ashkenazy ever is. Those who like Rachmaninov concertos to sound forceful above all will no doubt have reservations, but rarely has this work sounded so magically poetic" Gramophone |
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LISZT / TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / LISZT / CHOPIN / etc
Vladimir Feltsman - The Complete Sony Recordings Vladimir Feltsman (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] Sony Classical is pleased to release Vladimir Feltsman's complete recordings for Columbia. Feltsman is an internationally renowned classical pianist. He debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of eleven and he went on to win numerous... |
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Vladimir Horowitz
Original Jacket Collection [ Sony Classical / 10 CD - released 22/Nov/2004 ] |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Nos. 14 'Moonlight' No. 21 'Waldstein' & No. 23 'Appassionata' Vladimir Horowitz (piano) [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] Russian-born Vladimir Horowitz was one of the most acclaimed pianists of the modern age, a formidable virtuoso whose inimitable artistry and technique were rooted in the grand Romantic tradition. |
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CHOPIN / LISZT / MOSZKOWSKI / RACHMANINOV / SCARLATTI / SCHUMANN / SCRIABIN
Vladimir Horowitz - The Legendary 1986 Berlin Concert Vladimir Horowitz (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 15/May/2020 ] Tapes of this storied 1986 concert-his first in Berlin in 50 years-were recently found, and excitement has spread about this release just as it did back when the concert was announced. |
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Vogler Quartett
Mozart/Golijov: Chamber Pieces [ Sony Classical / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |
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Walk the Moon
Talking Is Hard [ Sony Classical / CD+DVD / CD - released 30/Jan/2015 ] This is Walk The Moon's highly anticipated sophomore album which featured the double platinum hit 'Shut Up And Dance'. |
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W. A. MOZART / DUKAS / SMETANA / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / BARTOK / etc
Walter Weller - The Decca Legacy Walter Weller, Pascal Rogé, Mayumi Fujikawa, Pilar Lorengar [ Decca Eloquence / 20 CD Box Set - released 16/May/2025 ] A violinist-conductor who understood orchestras from the inside out: commanding power and Viennese warmth in the complete Decca symphonic recordings of the Austrian conductor Walter Weller. Includes complete cycles of the Rachmaninoff and.Prokofiev. |
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Wayne Shorter
Wayner Shorter - 5 Original Albums: Night Dreamer / The Soothsayer / EtcEtera / Adam's Apple / Schizophrenia [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] This European imported disc contains five classic Wayne Shorter albums recorded between 1961 and 1967. |
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Wham!
The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven (7" Singles Box Set) [ Legacy / 7in - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Celebrating 40 years of one of the biggest and best-loved pop acts of all time, this is what the fans have been waiting for - Wham! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven. The stunning hardback book includes liner notes on each single plus... |
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The Who
My Generation - 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Set [ Universal Music / 5 CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] The front cover of The Who's debut album, My Generation, contains an image that defines the era almost as much as the music inside. Draped around John Entwistle's shoulders is a jacket fashioned out of a Union Flag. Nowadays, you can find this emblem... |
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The Who
Quadrophenia: Live & More (Deluxe Box - Limited Edition) (5CD) [ Universal Music / 5 CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] In 2012/2013, The Who embarked on the Quadrophenia and More Tour, performing their landmark rock opera in its entirety, marking the 40th anniversary of the original 1973 release of this double-album masterpiece. The critically acclaimed and highly... |