JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: The Opera & Operettas Collection Anneliese Rothenberger, Teresa Berganza, Michel Dens, Jose Carreras, Nicolai Gedda, Gabriel Bacquier, John Aler, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, etc [ Warner Classics / 30 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] He was born in Cologne, but it was in Paris that Jacques Offenbach achieved fame. A special feature of this 30-CD collection are star-studded recordings in both French and German of his most celebrated operettas. |
W. A. MOZART / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / LISZT / BARTOK / SCHUBERT
Annie Fischer: The Complete London Studio Recordings Annie Fischer (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Otto Klemperer, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 8 CD Box Set - released 23/Aug/2014 ] 'I can find no praise too high for Annie Fischer's playing, for she makes every phrase a delight. Sawallisch partners his soloist to perfection. Everybody has here combined to produce something really outstanding among recordings of Mozart... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (Nos 1-9) Barbara Bonney, Birgit Remmert, Kurt Streit, Thomas Hampson / City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2010 ] A superbly played account by one of the world's great orchestras. ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine |
BRITTEN / DELIUS / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / TIPPETT / HOLST
The British Line: A celebration of British Music BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, with Dame Evelyn Glennie, Thomas Hampson, Tasmin Little, Sir Bryn Terfel, etc [ Warner Classics / 16 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2019 ] In 1991, Hamburg-based record label Teldec Classics embarked on a fruitful partnership with Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. "The British Line" was soon to become an essential series of critically acclaimed digital recordings of major... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2021 ] "Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic have given us one of the finest (and certainly the best-recorded) Bruckner Sixths of all time - this represents a major landmark in Brucknerian discography." Fanfare |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Symphonies, Ein deutsches Requiem & Concertos Berlin & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, Wilhelm Furtwangler, with Yehudi Menuhin, Edwin Fisher, Willi Boskovsky, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Wilhelm Furtwängler saw "a wild, fantastic and even demonic universe" in the symphonies of Brahms. "Music is not something that is invented and constructed," he wrote, "but something that grows, emerging … directly from the hands of nature." With... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartets [complete] Brodsky Quartet [ Teldec Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2003 ] "If you do not presently own a version of these quartets, then the Brodsky would be a very good one as a first set." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb January 2004) |
Cher
It's A Man's World (Deluxe Edition Box Set 4LP) [ Warner UK / 4 LP - released 14/Jul/2023 ] Cher's timeless 1995 album, It's a Man's World, featured the singles "Walking In Memphis," "One By One," "Not Enough Love In the World," "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and "Paradise Is Here". This limited-edition vinyl box set contains the... |
Curtis Mayfield
Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970 - 1974 (LP Box) [ Rhino / Warner / 4 Vinyl Box Set - released 22/Feb/2019 ] Curtis Mayfield made his first recordings in 1958 as a member of a Chicago Soul/R & B group, The Impressions. He was 16, from the Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green Housing Projects. By 1968 he started Curtom Records and was in control of his... |
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
Lili Kraus: The Complete Parlophone, Ducretet- Thomson & Discophiles Français recordings [1933-1958] Lili Kraus (piano), with Willi Boskovsky (violin) Gilbert Coursier (horn) Francois Etienne (clarinet) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 31 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2015 ] While the outstanding reputation of the Hungarian-born pianist Lili Kraus was built on a comparatively narrow repertoire of Viennese classics (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert), her experience as a musician and as a human being was of... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos (Recorded 1967 - 1974) Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Barenboim is assured and broadly enjoyable in both these concertos, but also perhaps a little idiosyncratic in such a way that we sometimes seem to be invited to listen to him for himself rather than simply to experience Mozart through him."... |
Deep Purple
Concerto For Group And Orchestra (LP Box Set) [ Warner / 3 LP - released 23/May/2014 ] Recorded September 24th 1969 at London's Royal Albert Hall, Jon Lord's Concerto For Group and Orchestra really was a meeting of two different worlds., combining rock and classical modes. The first album to feature the classic Mk 2 line-up... |
The Doors
The Singles (7" Box Set) [ Warner Music / 20 7in - released 15/Sep/2017 ] The Singles shows the creative chemistry shared by drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and vocalist Jim Morrison; four brilliant artists who made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock... |
Eagles
Live From The Forum MMXVIII (LP) [ Rhino / Warner / 4 LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The Eagles spent most of 2018 on the road with an extensive North American tour that found Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit joined by two new bandmates: Deacon Frey and Vince Gill. Earning rave reviews from fans and critics alike, the... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Warner Classics Masters / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2012 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 44) - BBC MUSIC - "His ego-less playing bequeaths some of the most life-affirming Bach on disc." BBC Music Magazine |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) [ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2022 ] "Olympian interpretation […], a lifetime's wisdom is here, don't miss it." BBC Music magazine |
DESPREZ des PREZ / DUFAY / OCKEGHEM / ISAAC / LASSUS / de WERT / etc
Josquin & the Franco-Flemish School Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Taverner Consort, The Hilliard Ensemble, King's Singers, etc [ Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 24/Mar/2004 ] "Indeed, these performances will kindle the enthusiasm of the uninitiated as few others can. The recording is expertly balanced and eminently truthful.' PENGUIN GUIDE on the Josquin Chansons & Motets |
Eric Clapton
The Complete Reprise Studio Albums Vol 1 (Limited 12xLP Box Set) [ Reprise / Warner / 12 LP - released 30/Sep/2022 ] This limited-edition vinyl-only box set is comprised of the first six studio albums Eric Clapton recorded for Reprise starting in 1983 with Money and Cigarettes and concluding with Pilgrim from 1998. Each of the albums has been remastered by Bob... |
The Flaming Lips
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set Vinyl) [ Warner / 5 LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was released in 2002 and is the band's best-selling album, certified Gold in the US with over 700,000 albums sold. The album features one of the band's most iconic songs - "Do You Realize??" - plus... |
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac: 1969 - 1974 CD Box Set [ Rhino / Warner / 8 CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] 8-CD boxed set that includes remastered versions of all seven studio albums the band recorded between 1969 and 1974, several bonus tracks, and an unreleased 1974 concert recorded just a few months before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the... |