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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "A very attractive collection of Verdi's little-known ballet music from Serebrier and his Bournemouth forces, with nearly two hours of elegantly performed music on a single disc." BBC Music Magazine, January 2013 **** |
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Bryan Adams
Reckless (Blu-ray Audio) [ Universal Music / Blu-ray Disc - released 21/Nov/2014 ] Since its release in 1984, 'Reckless' has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. It has spawned huge hits such as "Run to You", "Kids Wanna Rock", "Somebody", "Summer of '69", "One Night Love Affair" and "It's Only Love" a duet with the incomparable... |
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LISZT/ MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV / RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Byron Janis The Mercury Masters (9 CDs plus Blu-ray audio) Byron Janis (piano) / Various orchestras conducted by Antal Dorati, Kirill Kondrashin, Herbert Menges, etc [ Decca Mercury Living Presence / 10 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2023 ] The legendary American pianist Byron Janis, who turned 95 in March 2023, was the first pupil of another iconic pianist - Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz famously told Janis 'I don't want you to be a 'second Horowitz' I want you to be a 'first Janis'.'... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Violin Concertos Op. 8 Nos. 5-6 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Cho-Liang Lin (Violin) / Sejong / Anthony Newman [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Jun/2011 ] Praised by Gramophone magazine as "an invigorating account of the Seasons" when first released, Vivaldi's universally popular Four Seasons, with their virtuoso part for solo violinist, depict the changing seasons in a pastoral landscape with dazzling... |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass / Sinfonietta BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Christiane Libor, Ewa Marciniec, Timothy Bentch, Wojciech Gierlach / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "Both pieces receive crisp, radiant and transparent performances." Financial Times, 12th November 2011 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, [German Requiem] Op. 45 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Christiane Libor (soprano) & Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) / Warsaw Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] The longest work in Brahms's entire oeuvre, A German Requiem was almost certainly triggered by the death of his mother, although it also seems likely that the tragic loss of his friend Robert Schumann, some years earlier, added to its depth and... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Art of Life (2 CDs + Blu-ray audio / Dolby Atmos) Daniil Trifonov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon 2 CDs + Blu-ray Audio / 2 CD - released 9/Dec/2022 ] "Trifonov's approach seems effortless, at once incisive and tender, purveying pure pleasure from start to finish." Five Stars BBC Music |
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David Gilmour
Luck And Strange (Blu-Ray Audio) [ Legacy / Blu-Ray Audio - released 6/Sep/2024 ] Album in Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes plus four bonus tracks. Digipak and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn. 'Luck and Strange' was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour's first album of... |
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AARON COPLAND
Rodeo / Dance Panels / El Salón México / Danzón Cubano BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony...a great team, and this disc demonstrates just how far the orchestra have progressed under his tutelage. They sound supremely confident and at ease with themselves, and Rodeo shows them at their exuberant best. Ense |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs / Krakowiak Concert Rondo in F AUDIO-ONLY Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2011 ] Chopin's youthful Piano Concerto No. 1 is dominated by the brilliant piano part that the performer-composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary talent. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise AUDIO ONLY Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2011 ] Using the new Polish National Chopin Edition, acclaimed pianist Eldar Nebolsin and Poland's national orchestra conducted by the renowned Polish conductor Antoni Wit, here present fresh interpretations of Chopin's great works for piano and orchestra. |
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Everything But The Girl
Fuse (CD & Blu-ray Audio) [ Virgin Music / CD - released 21/Apr/2023 ] Fuse is the first new studio album from Everything But The Girl in 24 years. Written and produced by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn over the spring-summer of 2021, Fuse is a modern take on the lustrous electronic soul the band first pioneered in the... |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Ewa Marczyk (violin solo) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 29/Jul/2011 ] On their CD release, these thrilling interpretations of Szymanowski's Symphony No. 1 earned 5 STARS from BBC Music Magazine, while Symphony No. 2 gained Gramophone Editor's Choice and 5 STARS for these "deliriously sensual scores" from ClassicFM. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K492 [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera) [plus Blu-ray audio] Fanie Antonelou, Christian van Horn, Simone Kermes, Andrei Bondarenko / MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis [ Sony Classics / 4 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Aug/2017 ] "Currentzis's cast has a character and blend of its own. A premium has been put on crackling recitative, deft vocalisation (limited vibrato) and dramatic truthfulness: the sense of ensemble is palpable." Financial Times, 14th February 2014 *****t |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Götterdämmerung BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Gun-Brit Barkmin, Daniel Brenna, Eric Halfvarson, Shenyang / Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2019 ] 24-bit, 96 kHz Stereo and Surround Recordings This unique programme is the first time that all the ballet music from Verdi's operas has been brought together in a single recording. Although The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 1 - 9 [Complete 1963 recordings remastered at 24 bit Blu-ray audio] Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Rassel Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray audio / Blu-Ray Audio - released 12/Sep/2017 ] Blu-ray Audio comprises ALL 9 SYMPHONIES plus the rehearsal of the Ninth Symphony |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Gundula Janowitz, Lucia Popp, Rene Kollo, Hans Sotin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Manfred Jungwirth / Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon Remasteres CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Aug/2019 ] "The set has a lot to recommend it: strong atmosphere, plentiful musical detail, dialogue to appreciate, real characters and much fine singing." (Gramophone) |
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Guns N' Roses
Appetite For Destruction (4CD & Blu-ray Audio Super Deluxe Edition) [ Universal / 5 CD - released 29/Jun/2018 ] Contents: • 96-page Hardcover Book with Unreleased Photos from Axl's Personal Archive and a Bombardment of Memorabilia • Simulated-Leather Wrapped Slipcase and Book Cover with Embossed GN'R Logos 4 CDs: ▪ 73 Total Tracks - 49 Tracks... |
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GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue / Porgy and Bess Suite / etc BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY John Fullam (clarinet) ion Weiss (piano) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] George Gershwin fired up the New York music scene with his mélange of alluring tunes and refinement of the jazz vibe. His Strike up the Band Overture opened a flashy Broadway hit and, inspired by a train ride, the composer heard his masterpiece... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz. Blu-ray Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. CDs are produced from the new remastering. |