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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) [2 CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Julia Varady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey / Bavarian State Opera Orchestra / Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon 2 CDs + Blu-ray audio / 3 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2019 ] "Twenty-five years after its original release there's still no recording of Die Fledermaus that, for many collectors, matches this one for the compelling freshness of its conductor's interpretation " Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
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La Dispute
Panorama (5.1 Surround Sound Blu-Ray Audio) [ Epitaph / Blu-Ray Audio - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Featuring the band's latest album Panorama in both 5.1 PCM Surround Sound (24bit/96khz) and Hi-res PCM Stereo (24bit/96khz). Includes free Hi-Res (24/96) album download. Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and... |
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Led Zeppelin
How The West Was Won Reissue (Blu-ray Audio) [ Rhino / Blu-Ray Audio - released 23/Mar/2018 ] On September 7, 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant first took the stage together in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Then billed as "The New Yardbirds," the band would assemble in the studio for the first time later that month to... |
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BERLIOZ
Harold en Italie / Reverie et Caprice / etc BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Lisa Berthaud (viola) & Giovanni Radivo (violin) / Orchestre National de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] Drawing on the adventures of Byron's Childe Harold and the composer's own Italian experiences as a Prix de Rome winner, Harold en Italie was intended for the great violinist Paganini who, having initially rejected the work, later repented, giving it... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 'Italian' London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Sep/2016 ] "Gardiner's Mendelssohn is as genial as it gets." (Sunday Times) |
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THOMAS ADES
Ades: Asyla, Tevot & Polaris London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, with Samuel Dale Johnson (baritone) [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2017 ] For his LSO Live debut, Thomas Adès, the acclaimed conductor, pianist and composer, conducts all of his seminal 'Trilogy' works - Asyla, Polaris and Tevot. Recorded in 2016 during his first LSO 'Composer Focus', this is the first time all three works... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Le Sacre di Printemps [The Rite of Spring] (with Bartok - Miraculous Mandarin) [CD+Blu-ray Dolby Atmos] Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Deutsche Grammophon CD + Blu-ray Audio Dolby Atmos / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Nov/2007 ] 2008 Grammy Award nomination for Best Orchestral Performnace |
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Love & Rockets
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven (Blu-ray Audio) [ Beggars Banquet / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Martha Argerich: Complete Chopin Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [CDs & Blu-ray audio] Martha Argerich (piano) with Mischa Maisky (cello) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello & conductor) / London Symphony & National Symphony Orchestras [ Deutsche Grammophon CDs + Blu-ray audio/Dolby Atmos / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/May/2016 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 19) - BBC MUSIC This 5 CD set brings together Martha Argerich's complete studio, live and radio recordings of Chopin on Deutsche Grammophon.. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 1-7, Kullervo, Pohjola's Daughter, The Oceanides Monica Groop (mezzo), Peter Mattei (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD + Blu-ray audio / 6 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Oct/2016 ] This digibox set of classic LSO Live recordings also features a Pure Audio Blu-ray, containing HD master audio, allowing listeners to experience this award-winning cycle in a whole new way. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture & Incidental Music Ceri-lyn Cissone (Hermia/Fairy/Titania); Alexander Knox (Lysander/Puck) / Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. |
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RAVEL
Orchestral Works Vol. 1 [Includes 'Alborada del gracioso' & 'Boléro'] BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Orchestre National de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] Ravel orchestrated his piano pieces Alborada del gracioso and Pavane pour une infante défunte to great effect; the former gains in suggestive colour, and the latter evokes nostalgic pathos. Another orchestrated work is the Menuet antique, which is... |
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BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 / Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Orchestre National de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] Immensely influential, the remarkable Symphonie fantastique was composed while Hector Berlioz was suffering an intense and unreciprocated passion for the Irish actress Harriet Smithson. Its autobiographical tale describes a young musician's... |
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Pink Floyd
Animals (2018 Remix Blu-ray Audio) [ Sony Music / Blu-ray - released 16/Sep/2022 ] Includes 16 page booklet. The iconic 1977 Pink Floyd album has been remixed for the first time by James Guthrie. Animals is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the... |
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Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon (Remastered Blu-Ray Audio) [ Pink Floyd / Blu-ray - released 13/Oct/2023 ] One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London's... |
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Pixies
Dootlittle (Pure Audio Blu-ray) [ 4AD / CD - released 9/Dec/2016 ] Doolittle is released as a Pure Audio Blu-ray! Containing both the album in high definition (96 kHz / 24 bit) 5.1 surround sound - having been remixed by audio specialist Kevin Vanbergen (FX) from the original analogue multi-tracks - and a HD... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand' BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Polish Radio Choir, Warsaw Boys Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Jun/2011 ] Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound", was how Mahler himself described the impact of the closing pages of the Symphony. |
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SCHUBERT
Complete Overtures BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Prague Sinfonia, Christian Benda [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "It's especially handy for exploring the 18 Schubert gems, two hours passing happily in the company of charming performances from the Prague Sinfonia under Christian Benda" BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 **** |
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ROSSINI
Complete Overtures, Vol. 1 BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "These are sparkling performances of enjoyable works in a hi-res form that will appeal to all audiophiles, plus the unusual length. The choir joins the orchestra on a couple of them." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |