GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Edition Various Artists [ Brilliant Classics / 65 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2015 ] An exact contemporary of Bach, George Frideric Handel was one of the most important composers of the Baroque era, carving out a career for himself which was equally as impressive as his fellow countryman's. Born in Halle, Germany, to parents who were... |
JOSEPH HAYDN / W. A. MOZART / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven: Great Classical Symphonies Capella Istropolitana; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] Without doubt, the most important symphonists of the latter part of the eighteenth century are Haydn and Mozart. Often credited with expanding the symphonic form to the four movements we are familiar with today. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Night music: Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming Various Artists [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 31/Mar/2008 ] A package of three individual albums in the Night Music range. NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 1 8.556815 NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 2 8.556816 NIGHT MUSIC VOL. 3 8.556817 |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: The Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano), Aga Mikol/aj (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (alto), Wiesl/aw Ochman (tenor), Romuald Tesarowicz (bass) & Boris Carmeli (narrator) [ Naxos / 5 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves..." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Queen Elisabeth Competition - Violin 2019 Various Artists [ Queen Elisabeth Competition / 4 CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] This 4CD box set includes highlights from the performances of the 12 laureates of the 2019 Violin Competition. These young artists are heard in their chamber music programme of the semi-finals, in their performances of the Mozart concertos in the... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies and Concertos Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit / Ireland National Symphony, Alexander Anissimov [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2001 ] "There are shattering climaxes when music calls for them, and the symphony ends in rousing style...thoroughly recommendable" Gramophone [Symphony No 3] |
MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Great Opera Regina Schorg (soprano), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ramón Vargas (tenor), etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV / etc
Great Piano Concertos Jenö Jandó, Stefan Vladar, Idil Biret, Eldar Nebolsin, Sequeira Costa, Bernd Glemser, Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
Great Romantic Symphonies
[ Naxos / 10 CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The word 'symphony' is used to describe an extended orchestral composition in Western classical music. By the eighteenth century the Italianate opera sinfonia-musical interludes between operas or concertos-had assumed the structure of three... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Edition (90 CD Box Set) Various artists and performers from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 90 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Beethoven's monumental contribution to Western classical music is celebrated here in this definitive collection marking the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Surveying the totality of his career and achievement, the Complete Edition spans... |
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) |