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Britten/Canteloube: Songs cover
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / MARIE-JOSEPH CANTELOUBE
Britten/Canteloube: Songs
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner (cond)
Following successful appearances at the Opéra- comique, in Paris, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Oper Frankfurt,...
$30.00
Festmusik: A Legacy cover
STRAUSS / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS MENDELSSOHN etc
Festmusik: A Legacy
Onyx Brass, John Wilson (conductor)
Described as 'easily the classiest brass ensemble in Britain' by BBC Music Magazine, Onyx Brass continues...
$30.00

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J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion cover
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion
Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler, Carolyn Sampson, Damien Guillon, etc / Bach Collegium Japan chorus & orchestra / Masaaki Suzuki $65.00
Destination Rachmaninov - Departure [Concertos Nos 2 & 4] cover
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Destination Rachmaninov - Departure [Concertos Nos 2 & 4]
Daniil Trifonov (piano), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin $37.00
Schnittke / Pärt: Choral Works cover
ALFRED SCHNITTKE / ARVO PART
Schnittke / Pärt: Choral Works
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš $35.00
A Rose Magnificat cover
LEIGHTON / TALLIS / WARLOCK / HOWELLS etc
A Rose Magnificat
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (conductor) $35.00
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 cover
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2
Alina Ibragimova (violin), State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) $30.00
Schmidt - Complete Symphonies cover
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Schmidt - Complete Symphonies
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi $40.00
C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos cover
C. P. E. BACH
C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen (conductor) $30.00
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 7 & 8 cover
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 7 & 8
Steven Osborne (piano) $30.00
Elgar: Violin concerto / Violin Sonata cover
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin concerto / Violin Sonata
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Stephen Hough (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle $30.00
Biber: Requiem cover
HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ von BIBER
Biber: Requiem
Freiburger Barockconsort, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier $35.00
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book II [excerpts] cover
J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book II [excerpts]
Piotr Anderszewski (piano) $30.00
Elgar & Beach: Piano Quintets cover
EDWARD ELGAR / AMY BEACH
Elgar & Beach: Piano Quintets
Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson (piano) $30.00

BBC Music Christmas Picks

Handel's Unsung Heroes cover
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel's Unsung Heroes
Iestyn Davies, Christine Rice, Lucy Crowe (vocals) / Paul Sharp (trumpet) Roger Montgomery (horn) Joe Walters (horn) / La Nuova Musica, David Bates $35.00
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta cover
BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor) $35.00
Rameau: Achante et Céphise (complete) cover
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Achante et Céphise (complete)
Sabine Devieilhe, Cyrille Dubois, David Witczak, Judith Van Wanroij /Les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Alexis Kossenko $34.00
Carol Of The Bells cover
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Carol Of The Bells
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers $35.00

Hyperion Classical Piano Ctos

Benda: Piano Concertos cover
GEORG BENDA
Benda: Piano Concertos
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor) / London Mozart Players $30.00
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 6 cover
JOHANN BAPTIST CRAMER
Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 6
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), London Mozart Players $30.00
Dussek: Piano Concertos cover
JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Piano Concertos
Ulster Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) $30.00
F. X. Mozart / Clementi: Piano Concertos cover
FRANZ XAVER MOZART / MUZIO CLEMENTI
F. X. Mozart / Clementi: Piano Concertos
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor), Sinfonieorchester St Gallen $30.00
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Emmanuel Pahud - Mozart & Flute in Paris cover
HERSANT / SAINT-SAENS / CHAMINADE / FAURE / POULENC / MOZART
Emmanuel Pahud - Mozart & Flute in Paris
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), François Leleux (oboe), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) / Orchestre de chambre de Paris $35.00
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete) cover
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete)
Renaud Capucon (violin) & Frank Braley (piano) $35.00
Sol & Pat cover
WIDMANN / RAVEL / CPE BACH / KODALY / LECLAIR etc
Sol & Pat
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello) $35.00
Chopin: Études Op. 25 / 4 Scherzi cover
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Études Op. 25 / 4 Scherzi
Beatrice Rana (piano) $30.00

Boxed sets make ideal gifts

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, String Trios, Piano Trios cover
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Cello Sonatas, String Trios, Piano Trios
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Lynn Harrell (cello), Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) $60.00
Gidon Kremer: The Warner Collection Complete Teldec, EMI Classics & Erato Recordings cover
SILVESTROV / PIAZZOLLA / KANCHELI / SCHNITTKE / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / etc
Gidon Kremer: The Warner Collection Complete Teldec, EMI Classics & Erato Recordings
Gidon Kremer (violin), with Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Clemens Hagen (cello) Kremerata Baltica, etc $120.00
Stephen Hough: The Erato Years 1987-1998 cover
MOZART / LISZT / CHOPIN / BRITTEN / MacDOWELL / QUILTER / GODOWSKY / etc
Stephen Hough: The Erato Years 1987-1998
Stephen Hough (piano) $70.00
Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings cover
MOZART / VIVALDI / BOLLING / TELEMANN / HAYDN / BACH FAMILY / etc
Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings
Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Maurice Andre, Claude Bolling, Placido Domingo, Kathleen Battle, Juilliard String Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra $380.00
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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets cover
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
Lindsay String Quartet $155.00
Anthony Collins - Complete Decca Recordings cover
SIBELIUS / MOZART / RACHMANINOV / DELIUS / WALTON / ELGAR / etc
Anthony Collins - Complete Decca Recordings
Moura Lympany, Ruggiero Ricci, Friedrich Gulda, Gervase de Peyer, Orchestras conducted by Anthony Collins $195.00
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete Decca Recordings cover
PAGANINI / BETTHOVEN / BRUCH / MENDELSSOHN / KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / etc
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete Decca Recordings
Ruggiero Ricci (violin) with Ernest Lush, Carlo Bussotti, Julius Katchen, Louis Persinger (piano) $210.00
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings cover
PAGANINI / SARASATE / VIVALDI / KREISLER / SAINT-SAËNS / BACH / etc
Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings
Ruggiero Ricci (violin) with Leon Pommers, Brooks Smith (piano) / Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Max Rudolf $100.00
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