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THOMAS DE HARTMANN
Thomas de Hartmann Rediscovered
Joshua Bell, Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska, Matt Haimovitz Mdr-Rundfunkorchester, Dennis Russell Davies
This album brings the glowing, cinematic Violin and Cello Concertos of Ukrainian composer Thomas de...
$40.00
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BEACH / PERKINSON / KROLL / IVES / ADAMS / ROUMAIN / COPLAND / etc
American Road Trip
Augustin Hadelich (violin) Orion Weiss (piano)
Violinist Augustin Hadelich embarks on an American Road Trip, travelling the musical highways and by...
$35.00
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Gramophone Award Finalistss '24

Schumann: Piano Quartet & Piano Quintet cover
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Quartet & Piano Quintet
Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov $40.00
Sol Gabetta - Mendelssohn cover
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / WIDMANN / HOLLIGER / COLL / RIHM
Sol Gabetta - Mendelssohn
Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano) $40.00
Bacewicz: Concertos for 1 & 2 Pianos / Overture / Music for Strings, Trumpets & Percussion cover
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz: Concertos for 1 & 2 Pianos / Overture / Music for Strings, Trumpets & Percussion
Peter Jablonski and Elisabeth Brauß (piano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon $35.00
Parry: Scenes from Shelley''s ''Prometheus Unbound'' / Blest Pair of Sirens cover
HUBERT PARRY
Parry: Scenes from Shelley''s ''Prometheus Unbound'' / Blest Pair of Sirens
Sarah Fox (soparno) Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo) David Butt Philip (tenor) Neal Davies (baritone) / Crouch End Fesitval Chorus, London Mozart Players $35.00
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody cover
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody
Yuja Wang (piano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel $60.00
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, M57 cover
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, M57
Sinfonia of London Chorus & Orchestra, John Wilson $35.00
Chopin: 24 Etudes, Opp. 10 & 25 cover
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: 24 Etudes, Opp. 10 & 25
Yunchan Lim (piano) $40.00
Paysage cover
DUBOIS / HAHN / FAURÉ / GOUNOD / CHAUSSON / SAINT-SAËNS
Paysage
Véronique Gens (soprano), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet $40.00
» A selection of this year's Gramophone Award finalists

International Opera Awards 2024

Donizetti: L'Esule di Roma (complete opera) cover
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Esule di Roma (complete opera)
Nicola Alaimo, Albina Shagimuratova, Sergey Romanovsky, Lluís Calvet / Britten Sinfonia, Carlo Rizzi $65.00
Adams: Girls of the Golden West (Complete Opera) cover
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Girls of the Golden West (Complete Opera)
Julia Bullock, Ryan McKinny, Davone Tines, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack / Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams $55.00
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong Mané Galoyan, Edwin Crossley-Mercer / London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder $65.00
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MEHUL / ROSSINI / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / etc
Michael Spyres - In the Shadows
Michael Spyres (tenor) / Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset $35.00
» 2024 Nominations

Gramophone Picks for September!

Aigul Akhmetshina - Aigul cover
BIZET / MASSENET / ROSSINI / BELLINI
Aigul Akhmetshina - Aigul
Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni; with Freddie De Tommaso (tenor), Elisabeth Boudreault (soprano), Kezia Bien $43.00
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Queen of Hearts
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park $30.00
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète cover
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète
John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong Mané Galoyan, Edwin Crossley-Mercer / London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder $65.00
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RUTH GIPPS
Gipps: Piper of Dreams
Juliana Koch (oboe), Michael McHale (piano), Julian Bliss (clarinet) $35.00

The Haydn 2032 series continues

Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine cover
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini $40.00
Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs cover
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs
Giovanni Antonini; Kammerorchester Basel $40.00
Haydn 2032, Vol. 13: Horn Signal cover
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 13: Horn Signal
Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico $35.00
Haydn 2032, Vol. 14: L'impériale cover
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 14: L'impériale
Basel Chamber Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini $35.00

Classical On Vinyl

Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP) cover
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP)
Nathan Milstein (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado $50.00
Satie (LP) cover
ERIC SATIE
Satie (LP)
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) $55.00
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Calm Classical [LP]
Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / New College Oxford Choir / Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / Tasmin Little (violin) & more $95.00
Joe Hisaishi - A Symphonic Celebration: - Music From The Studio Ghibli Films Of Hayao Miyazaki (2LP set) cover
JOE HISAISHI
Joe Hisaishi - A Symphonic Celebration: - Music From The Studio Ghibli Films Of Hayao Miyazaki (2LP set)
Royal Philahmonic Orchestra, Joe Hisaishi (piano, conductor), with The Tiffin Choirs & Bach Choir $170.00
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The Danish String Quartet on ECM

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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FELIX MENDELSSOHN / J. S. BACH
Beethoven / Mendelssohn / Bach: Prism IV
Danish String Quartet $40.00
Last Leaf cover
Danish String Quartet
Last Leaf $40.00
Ades: Arcadiana / Norgard: Quartetto Breve / Abrahamsen: 10 Preludes cover
THOMAS ADES / ER NORGARD / HANS ABRAHAMSEN
Ades: Arcadiana / Norgard: Quartetto Breve / Abrahamsen: 10 Preludes
The Danish String Quartet $40.00
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Danish String Quartet
Keel Road $40.00
» The highest quality recordings are found on the ECM label

The 100 Best series from Warner

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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Sacred 100: [6 CDs at a special price]
Various artists incl Hilliard Ensemble, Ambrosian Singers, Choir of King's College, Philippe Jaroussky, Thomas Hampson, Kiri te Kanawa $40.00
100 Best Verdi [6 CD set - special Price] cover
GIUSEPPE VERDI
100 Best Verdi [6 CD set - special Price]
Various artists including Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazon, Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Natalie Dessay & Victoria de los Angeles $40.00
100 Best Operetta [six CDs - special price] cover
LEHAR / J. STRAUSS / OFFENBACH / NORTON / SULLIVAN / COWARD / NOVELLO / etc
100 Best Operetta [six CDs - special price]
Various Artists incls Victoria de los Angeles, Sari Barabas, Teresa Berganza, June Bronhill, José Carreras, Michel Dens, Nicolai Gedda, etc $40.00
100 Best Opera Classics [6 CDs special price] cover
100 BEST OPERA
100 Best Opera Classics [6 CDs special price]
Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballe, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Maria Callas, etc $40.00