LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 30 of the Best Various artists & performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2020 ] Beethoven is regarded by many to be the greatest composer who ever lived, and this collection presents 30essential recordings of his most well-known works. From the beautiful moods of lamentation in the 'Moonlight' Sonata to the amorous... |
ALKAN / BEETHOVEN / HUMMEL / MENDELSSOHN / SCHNITTKE / VIVALDI / etc
Cello Sonatas Edition various cellists from the vast Brillian Classics catalogue [ Brilliant Classics / 33 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2020 ] This set offers an extensive anthology of Cello Sonata on 33 CDs. The deep resonant and eloquent sound of the cello is able to express the widest spectrum of human emotions, from intimately whispering, mournfully lamenting to passionately singing. |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Johann Strauss II: The Complete Orchestral Edition Various orchestras and conductors [ Naxos / 52 CD Box Set - released 30/Jun/2011 ] The Strauss Edition, originally 52 separate releases on the Marco Polo label, represented a milestone in recording history. It is celebrated by this beautiful boxed set. |
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Desprez: The Renaissance Master - Sacred Music and Chansons Various Performers [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Josquin Desprez died exactly 500 years ago. Tirelessly criss-crossing Europe from one court to another, he was one of the key figures of Franco-Flemish music in the Renaissance. To pay tribute to this major figure in the history of music, harmonia... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Complete Edition (85 CDs) Various performers, conductors & orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2017 ] The ONLY Complete Beethoven Edition available! With the addition of some brand new recordings (Piano Variations) and featuring the iconic Alfred Brendel in the Piano Concertos. |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti Collection Various performers from the vast Brilliant Classics catalogue [ Brilliant Classics / 30 CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] The first serious Edition of one of the most important but still neglected Italian Baroque composers: Alessandro Scarlatti, founder of the Neapolitan School, and a great influence on composers after him. |
VON BINGEN / DUFAY / ANONYMOUS / MACHAUT / OCKEGHEM / DESPREZ / etc
The Early Music Collection Various performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 30 CD Box Set - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "A whopping 30-disc set that provides an essential starting point for anyone wishing to hone their understanding of the genre." BBC Music |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Bernstein Conducts Beethoven: Symphonies / Overtures / Missa Solemnis [remastered] New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, with Kim Borg (bass), Eileen Farrell (soprano), Carol Smith (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor) [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2019 ] Celebrating Beethoven's 250th anniversary and following Bernstein's centenary in 2018, Sony Classical is proud to re-release Bernstein's first recorded cycle of Beethoven symphonies, made with the New York Philharmonic between 1958 and 1964 Also... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Overtures Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Baroque Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen [ Deutsche Grammophon / 8 CD Box Set - released 24/Apr/2020 ] Complete symphony cycle in mono in remarkable sound quality Newly transferred from the original tapes and remastered to the highest standards |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies (Complete) (Rec 1995-2000) WDR Radio Chorus. Alla Simoni (soprano) Sergei Aleksashkin (bass) / WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Rudolf Barshai [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "you would be unlikely to hear the works better played or better recorded except occasionally. As a way to experience one of the greatest symphonic cycles of the 20th century this has to be an essential purchase at this price." (MusicWeb June 2002) |
MENDELSSOHN / BEETHOVEN / SPOHR / SCHUBERT / BERWALD / BORODIN / etc
Wiener Oktett - The Decca Recordings Wiener Oktett [Vienna Octet] [ Decca Eloquence / 27 CD Box Set - released 19/Jan/2024 ] The sweet, silvery tone of the Wiener Oktett and the easy give-and-go of its phrasing helped establish it as one of the most distinguished of Viennese chamber ensembles. Its sound was that of the sublime Vienna Philharmonic in microcosm and the group... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / WAGNER / BEETHOVEN
Hans Knappertsbusch: The Opera Edition Wiener Philharmoniker, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Hans Knappertsbusch, with Kirsten Flagstad, Martti Talvela, Hans Hotter, George London, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 19 CD Box Set - released 11/Feb/2022 ] A priceless collection of Hans Knappertsbusch's opera recordings made for Universal Music, including the legendary live Parsifal performances of both 1951 and 1962, the Vienna studio Die Meistersinger of 1950-51, the Munich Fidelio of 1961, etc. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Complete Symphonies Edition Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann [ Sony Classical / 11 CD Box Set - released 13/Oct/2023 ] Sony Classical is excited to release the full cycle of Bruckner's symphonies recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic under Christian Thielemann on CD. |
BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / DVORAK / BRAHMS
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Edition - Volume 1 Wiener Philharmoniker, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Wilhelm Backhaus, Joan Sutherland, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 14 CD Box Set - released 29/Sep/2023 ] The two stereo Beethoven cycles, those of the Symphonies (1965-70) and the Piano Concertos (with Wilhelm Backhaus, 1958-59), form the core of this edition of the complete Decca recordings of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900-1973). |
R. STRAUSS / J. STRAUSS / VERDI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Clemens Krauss - Complete Decca Recordings Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Clemens Krauss, with Pierre Fournier (cello) Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 26/Nov/2021 ] The most comprehensive collection ever issued of Clemens Krauss's commercial legacy of recordings, newly remastered and presented as an original jackets limited edition. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BRUCKNER / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / WAGNER / etc
Hans Knappertsbusch: The Orchestral Edition Wiener Philharmoniker, Münchener Philharmoniker, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Hans Knappertsbusch, with Sir Clifford Curzon (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 18 CD Box Set - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Gathered together for the first time on Universal Music labels, including several first CD releases on Decca, is the orchestral legacy of an inimitable genius of the podium: Hans Knappertsbusch. |
BEETHOVEN / BRUCKNER / BRAHMS / HINDEMITH / SCHUBERT / etc
Edition Wilhelm Furtwängler - Complete Rias Recordings Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Audite / 13 CD Box Set - released 25/May/2009 ] "It is quite something to follow the trajectory of such an interpretive genius" BBC Music |
LOUIS VIERNE
Vierne: Complete Organ Music Wolfgang Rübsam (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] Organ works account for only 17 of Vierne's 62 opus numbers, and yet no one would now question his status as the organ's greatest symphonist after Franck and Widor. |
DVORAK / HERBERT / BRITTEN / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / BACH / WALTON / etc
Yo-Yo Ma: The Classical Cello Collection Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / with Emanuel Ax (piano) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, etc [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 21/Dec/2016 ] Excellent value, budget-priced x15 CD Box-set. The set features great works from the classical cello repertoire with compositions by 23 classical composers. |