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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (10 CD set. ) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "(Ashkenazy) delivers the music with songful grace as well as strength" (Gramophone) |
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SCHUMANN
The Works for Solo Piano (Incls 'Kreisleriana', 'Humoreske' & 'Carnival') [7 Cd set] Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Collectors Edition / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] This seven CD Decca release brings together Schumann's solo works in recordings Ashkenazy made earlier in his career. |
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Volker Hemken
Bass Clarinet (+ Cd) [ Profil / Hybrid SACD ] |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / GRIEG / DEBUSSY
Walter Gieseking (4 CD set, 20 page booklet) Walter Gieseking (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ ArtOne / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2008 ] Gieseking will always remain as one of the best interpreters of French Impressionistic piano music, but as a pianist and musician his range and scope was far wider, and his repertoire more comprehensive. |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies / Jazz Suites / Chamber music [3 CD] WDR Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai / National Symphony of Urkraine, Theore Kuchar / Edwar Auer, piano [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "No. 9: Magnificent; Shostakovich's subversive, Haydnesque wit and underlying anxiety is made perfectly plain; wonderful brass playing. No. 10: A lithe, lean, and dramatic reading, with powerful climaxes" (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
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Werner Muller & his orchestra
Echoes of Italy & Great Strauss Waltzes (rec 1964 & 1970) [2 LPs on one CD] [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 30/Jan/2009 ] German orchestral maestro Werner Mueller makes his ninth appearance on Vocalion with two further albums drawn from his extensive Teldec catalogue, both of which demonstrate that he was a master of light classical music repertoire in addition to the... |
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Werner Muller and his orchestra
Percussion in the Sky / Wild Strings (Recorded 1962/63) (2 Original LPs on the one CD) [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 10/Apr/2004 ] 25 tracks from the master conductor and arranger |
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The Who
My Generation (2 CD Deluxe Edition) [ Polydor / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Works [incls 'Papillons' & 'Carnival'] (4 CD set) Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/2001 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (rec 1964-65) [CD set plus Blu-ray audio] Wilhelm Kempff (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon CD + Blu-ray audio / 9 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2019 ] "These are all great perfornmances, and the remastered recordings have all been enhanced to an extraordinary degree to give an uncannily realistic piano-image, helped by the immediacy of Kempff's communication." Rosette Recording Penguin Stereo Guide |
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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Sacred & Choral Music [3 CD set] Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill [ Hyperion / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "Hill and the Winchester Choir are superb. The choral tone is luscious, the discipline outstanding, the recording captures the sumptuous acoustics of the cathedral without blurring the musical details." American Record Guide |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Instruments of the Orchestra [7 CD set] Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with various instrumental performers [ Naxos Educational / 7 CD Box Set - released 8/Dec/2002 ] This is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts and in pieces from the Middle Ages to the present |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Great Violin Concertos [3 CD set] Yehudi Menuhin (violin) [ Regis Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2013 ] Yehudi Menuhin was one of the finest violinists of the 20th Century and his artistry is showcased in this 3-CD set of The Great Violin Concertos - concertos by Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Elgar. 3 CDs for the price of 2 |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / BRUCH / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
The Romantic Cello [5 CD set] Zara Nelsova, Julius Berger, Alexander Russakovsky, Timora Rosler, Herre‐Jan Stegenga, Vittorio Ceccanti, Luca Fiorentini, Wladislav Warenberg (cellos [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2015 ] The most beautiful cello music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann Chopin, Saint‐Saëns, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and many more |
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STRAUSS II / LEHAR / KALMAN / STOLZ
The Ultimate Operetta Album [2 CD set] Zsuzsa Csonka, Ingrid Kertesi, Yvonne Kenny (Sopranos) Karl-Michael Ebner, Marko Kathol, Michael Roider (Tenors) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2011 ] A beautiful selection of the best-known operetta arias, duets & orchestral music from Vienna's golden age of operetta, including Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, The Land of Smiles, The Gypsy Princess, The Gypsy Baron and Countess Maritza. |
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The Humphrey Bogart Era - CD & DVD Collection
[ DV1 / Ovation / DVD/CD - released 6/Jul/2009 ] Humphrey Bogart was America's leading man; his on screen presence resonated with charm, mystery and masculine defiance. Woman wanted him and men idolized him. He stood as the defining star of Hollywood's toughest era and remains a cinematic icon... |
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The Best of New Zealand: A journey through the land of the long white cloud [DVD/CD set]
[ Big Fish Productions DVD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] In this mesmerizing 3 hour journey, the world's finest filmmakers will take you to some of the unique places that have captured the imagination of countless travelers throughout time. |
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Allsop CD / DVD Laser Lens Cleaner
[ Allsop / Stylus - released 6/Mar/2015 ] Includes voice instruction and music 6 Micro fibre brushes for delicate dry cleaning Also for CDR,CD-ROM,CD-RW,DVDR,DVD-ROM,DVD-RW and VCD |
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The Tea Party: Live - The Signature Series (DVD + CD)
[ 2 DVD - released 14/Mar/2013 ] |
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Whales Dolphins and Seals (CD + DVD set)
[ Big Fish Productions / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] G :- The gargantuan whale, the biggest animal to ever roam the earth, is master of its domain. The playful and cheeky dolphin is thought to be one of the smartest animals in our world. The seal, clumsily dragging itself along the beach, becomes... |