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RACHMANINOV
Complete Piano Works [9 CD set] Nils Franke, David Gardiner, Alexander Ghindin, Robert Groslot, Nikolai Lugansky, Garrick Ohlsson, Marietta Petkova (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Piano Library / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Sergei Rachmaninoff's name will always be associated with the piano. As one of the greatest composer pianists of the 20th century, he stands alongside his younger contemporaries Prokoviev and Mednter as the last in a long line of great composer... |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / KHACHATURIAN / WIENIAWSKI / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Leonid Kogan Edition [10 CD set] Oleg Kagan (violin) with Vladimir Yampolski, Grigory Ginzburg (pianos) / Various orchestras & conductors [ Brilliant Classics Historical Russian Archives / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "I generally couldn't imagine listening to 11 eleven consecutive hours of violin music. With Kogan, however, the hours flew by, and I've returned to quite a few of these performances several times." Raymond Tuttle (Classical Net) |
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RACHMANINOV / GRECHANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY
Vespers (All-Night Vigil) / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom [5 CD set] Olga Borusene (Sop) Yuri Korinnyk (Tenor) Mykhaylo Tyshchenko (Tenor) / The National Academic Choir of Ukraine Dumka. / Valery Polyansky [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "If only for the sake of the Liturgy, buy it!! " (MusicWeb Sept 2002) |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: The Complete Orchestral Music [8 CD set] Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2015 ] The only edition of the orchestral works by Respighi, now available in a 8CD set! |
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JOHN CORIGLIANO
Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (complete opera) [CD+DVD+Blu-ray] Teresa Perrotta, Jonathan Bryan, Kayla Siembieda, Ben Schaefer / Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal; Joseph Colaneri [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 3 CD/DVD - released 14/May/2021 ] "Colaneri's conducting deserves much of the credit, pointing up the most disruptive harmonies while giving the singers their head in the lyrical ensembles that come to dominate the piece" Gramophone Editor's Choice September 2021 |
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W. A. MOZART
The sonatas for violin and piano [recorded 1977] (4 CD set) Oscar Shumsky (violin) Robin Miller (oboe) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, John Tunnell, violin and director [ Nimbus / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2010 ] It is particularly felicitous that Shumsky and Balsam, both very experienced chamber musicians, should have come together to record Mozart's music for violin and piano. |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Solo Piano & Chamber Works [5 CD set] Pascal Roge (piano) Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) Chantal Juillet (violin) AndrAC Cazalet (horn) Patrick Gallois (flute) etc [ Decca / 5 CD - released 26/Feb/2006 ] The name of Pascal Rogé is synonymous with French music and throughout his association with Decca which lasted some twenty-five years. |
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GLIERE
The Glière Orchestral Collection [5 CD set] Peter Dixon (cello) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Sir Edward Downes enjoyed a long association with the BBC Philharmonic, serving as its Chief Guest Conductor, then Principal Conductor, and finally as Conductor Emeritus. His recording of Glière's Symphony No. 3 Ilya Muromets proved the beginning of... |
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BRITTEN / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / HANDEL / BACH / etc
Anniversary Tribute [6 CD set] Peter Pears (tenor) with various orchestras & accompanists [ Decca Records / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "All in all, a superb tribute to one of the most characterful and important singers of the twentieth century." Penguin Guide, 2011 edition. |
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PETTER UDLAND JOHANSEN
The Road Not Taken Petter Udland Johansen (voice, piano) [ Carpe Diem / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The singer and songwriter Petter Udland Johansen (also known for his ensemble Hirundo Maris together with Arianna Savall) releases his debut solo album with his own compositions: Piano songs between pop music, improvisation and classical influences,... |
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GOTTSCHALK
Complete Solo Piano Music [8 CD set] Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] 'Gottschalk is never abstruse or merely technical, but it is obvious from the elegance of his writing that he was a wonderful pianist. The piano sound is simply wonderful - Hyperion manages to convey an individual instrument's personality in piano... |
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BEETHOVEN / J.S. BACH / GESUALDO / BERLIOZ / MAHLER / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
A Conversation With Camille De Rijck (CD & Book) Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Royal Flemish Philharmonic Collegium Vocale Gent [ PHI / 5 CD/Book - released 23/Jun/2017 ] In a series of interviews with Camille De Rijck, Philippe Herreweghe sums up his musical trajectory by offering the reader his reflections, intermingling musical and personal considerations. A selection of archive illustrations to delight the eyes... |
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BACH / BIBER / BRAHMS / FAURE / KRENEK / MAHLER / MONTEVERDI
"Choral Works" (10 CD boxset) Philippe Herreweghe / RIAS Kammerchor / Andrew Manze / Kent Nagano / and more [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2011 ] An amazing 10-CD bargain boxes from Harmonia Mundi of classic recordings from their catalogue. We know from experience that these will sell out quickly: incredible price, limited edition, while stocks last. |
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VIVALDI / CALDARA / PORPORA / J. C. BACH / etc
The Voice [2 CD set] Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) with various accompaniments [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] "THE VOICE" 2 CD Best of Philippe Jaroussky comprises 31 tracks chosen by the singer himself and six previously unreleased tracks of music by Handel and Purcell. |
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HANDEL / BACH / CAVALLI / PERGOLESI / PORPORA / PURCELL / etc
Passion Jaroussky (3 CD set) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / Ensemble Artaserse, Paul O'Dette (lute), L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] In 2019, Philippe Jaroussky celebrated 20 years on stage, and PASSION JAROUSSKY is a tribute to his art which showcases the versatility. 3 CDs with highlights from his catalogue, also featuring no less than 7 new and unpublished recordings. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
100 Best Beethoven (6 CD set) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Emil Gilels (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), and others [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Sit back, relax and take a wild Beethoven journey. Some of the world's most popular music are here performed by some of the finest artists from the Warner and Erato catalogue. |
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J. S. BACH
Brandenburg Concertos [2 CD set] Pieter–Jan Belder (harpsichord and director) / Musica Amphion [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] |
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VIVALDI
Concertos [5 CD set] The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 5 CD - released 25/Jun/2001 ] For the first time on CD,a 5 disc collection of Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert Orchestra's celebrated recordings of Vivaldi concertos from the late 1980's. The setcomprises two mixed anthologies, 'Alla Rustica' and 'L'Amoroso', named... |
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W. A. MOZART / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Mozart / Schumann: Fantaisies Piotr Anderszewski, piano [ Warner Classics CD / CD/DVD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "Convincing, companionable, persuasive, hugely intelligent, unpredictable, totally without cliché. I know I shall always want to listen to Anderszewski" Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Instrumental |
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PUCCINI, VERDI, MOZART, GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / SAINT-SAENS / etc
The Great Placido Domingo [3 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with Daniel barenboim, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Thomas Hampson & others [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] Saluting a glorious and unparalleled career that, since 1959, has embraced some 150 operatic roles and spans the the Italian, French, German and Spanish repertoires, this 3-CD collection draws on recitals and complete operas recorded over more than... |