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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art which showcases the versatility. 3 CDs with highlights from his catalogue, also featuring no less than 7 new and unpublished recordings.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... |
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DEBUSSY / FALLA / GRIEG / LISZT / SATIE / SCARLATTTI / SCHUMANN / etc
Piano Rhapsody [4 CD special price] Roland Pöntinen (piano) with the Bamburg Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 29/Jul/2013 ] A collection of pieces well-known and less familiar, miniatures and bravura works written from the eighteenth to the twentieth century including the Piano Concertos by Tchaikovsky and Grieg. |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Complete Overtures [4 CD set] Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2017 ] "The playing is clean and efficient, well balanced and nicely paced," (BBC Music) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: La Cetra [2 CD set] Rachel Podger (violin) / Holland Baroque Society [ Channel Classics SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2009 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Instrumental.. |
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VIVALDI / BACH / MOZART / RAMEAU / HAYDN
The Music I Love [2 CD set] Rachel Podger (violin) / Holland Baroque Society [ Channel Classics SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
The Complete Decca Solo Recordings (special price 10 CD set) Radu Lupu (piano) [ Complete Decca Recordings / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "This is playing of quite exceptional insight and naturalness...and this set as a whole is well worth seeking out." (Penguin Guide) |
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Razia
Zebu Nation [ Cumbancha / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] African Razia's longing to protect the environmental and cultural heritage of her homeland permeates the songs on the album, and gives 'Zebu Nation' a powerful, real-world significance. |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: David & Jonathas Reinoud Van Mechelen; Caroline Arnaud; Gaétan Jarry; Marguerite Louise [ Château de Versailles Spectacles CD+DVD+BLU-RAY / 2 CD/DVD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] This is a baroque dream: a performance of the sacred drama David and Jonathas, a masterpiece by Charpentier and one of the miracles of French opera, in the Royal Chapel of Versailles! In 1688, the Louis-le-Grand Jesuit school performed this vibrant... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Liverpool Cathedral (concert recorded in 2012) [plus CD] Richard Lea at the Walker Organ of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] |
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SCHUBERT
The Song Collection [6 CD set] Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Ellen van Lier (soprano) David Lutz, Konrad Richter, Naum Grubert (piano [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2015 ] Robert Holl is one of the foremost bass baritones of today. He has collaborated with the greatest conductors like Bernard Haitink, Eugen Jochum, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Claudio Abbado, and is equally active in opera as in Lieder. Particularly his... |
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W. A. MOZART
The Complete Piano Sonatas [6 CD set] Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano [ BIS / 6 CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] "There is a freshness and sense of novelty about his reading." Gramophone |