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KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (Suite No. 4) / Masquerade / Circus / Dance Suite St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Andre Anichanov / Dmitry Yablonsky [ NAXOS / CD - released 27/Oct/2007 ] "At the price it is easy to recommend" - Fanfare |
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DEBUSSY
Pelleas et Melisande (1952 recording) Suzanne Danco, Pierre Mollet, Heinz Rehfuss, Andre Vessieres, Helene Bouvier / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] This was the first of two recordings by Ernest Ansermet of Pelléas et Mélisande, a work he conducted several times on stage. This recording was made in April 1952 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere. |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / GERSHWIN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / etc
André Watts: The Complete Columbia Album Collection Andre André Watts (piano), various orchestras & conductors [ Sony & BMG Music / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] André Watts - The Complete Columbia Album Collection features twelve CDs in a clamshell box with booklet, including notes by Jed Distler, full discographical information and archival photos. |
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Andre Hajj & Ensemble
Instrumental Music from Lebanon [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A beautiful album, based on the rich cultural tradition of Lebanese music. It highlights the traditional Oriental orchestra, consisting of oud, buzuk, qanun, ney, Oriental violin and double bass with Arabian percussions such as tabla, riqq, katem,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Trusted Guide to Classical Music [4 CDs at a special price] Various artists incl Alison Balsom, Stephen Hough, David Frey, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, Andre Previn, etc [ EMI / Virgin / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] EMI'S Trusted Guide to Classical Music is a great introduction for the novice to this exciting musical world. |
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50 BEST WEDDING
50 Best Wedding [3 CDs special price] Various Artists including Jane Parker-Smith, Maurice André, Alfie Boe, Wayne Marshall, Noel Rawsthorne, etc [ EMI / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2011 ] 50 Best Wedding Classics is another release in EMI's highly successful 50 BEST series. This 3 CD set contains a collection of 50 popular classics that may be played at weddings, performed by some of the world's finest artists. |
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STRAUSS / CHOPIN / DELIBES / SHOSTAKOVICH / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Waltz GOLD - 50 Greatest Tracks Wiener Volksopernorchester, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Nelson Freire, Anton Karas, André Rieu, etc [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Nov/2019 ] From the exuberance of a Viennese ballroom and the Strauss family to the rarefied atmosphere of a Parisian salon and Chopin, to the magic of opera and ballet, and much more. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Alpine Symphony Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "Andre Previn's Strauss disc with the Vienna Philharmonic are superlative on all counts, brilliantly recorded in the Musikverein by an orchestra that understands this music more intuitively than any oif its rivals." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Tod und Verklarung [Death & Transfiguration] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "Previn draws magnificent playing fromthe Vienna Philharmonic in powerful, red-blooded readings of the symphonic poems, and the recording is among Telarc's finest. Strongly recommended for anyone wanting this particular coupling, and enjoying... |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Piano & Wind Quintets Vienna Wind Soloists with Andre Previn, piano [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] "Previn proves himself a most adept chamber player. And Telarc has done a fine job of engineering so that sound is natural, nothing forced. Balance between piano and band is exemplary. This CD is highly recommended." -High Performance Review |
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TRISTAN MURAIL
Murail: Le partage des eaux / Contes cruels / Sillages Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), Seth Josel (electric guitar) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Pierre-André Valade [ Aeon / CD - released 22/Aug/2016 ] "It is no exaggeration to say that [Le partage des eaux] does for oceans what Strauss's Alpine Symphony does for mountains…[it is a] compelling reason for acquiring this disc" (Gramophone Award Nomination 2016 - Contempory) |