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W.A. MOZART
The Best of Mozart (Incls 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusic' & 'Le Nozze Di Figaro' overture) Various artists including La Petite Bande, Mozart Academie Amsterdam, Karl Leister (clarinet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2006 ] This double CD offers a very mixed bag of some of Mozart's loveliest compositions: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Requiem, the Jupiter Symphony, Ave Verum and the Clarinet Concerto. |
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BEST ADAGIOS 100
100 Best Adagios [6 CD special price] Various Artists including Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Paul Tortelier (cello), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) & David Daniels (counter-tenor) [ EMI / Virgin / Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2012 ] A slow journey through the classical repetoire from Albinoni to John Tavener. |
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AMERICAN CLASSICS
American Classics (Incls Stars and Stripes Forever, Fanfare for the Common Man & Rhapsody in Blue) Various Artists including Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphnoy Orchestra, etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] 'Chandos plunders its American back-catalogue for this attractive and rather handy sampler of 20th-century Americana.' Classic FM Magazine |
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COATES / WALTON / GOODWIN / BLISS / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Remembrance Classics Various Artists including Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] Music with a war or patriotic theme including Land of Hope and Glory, Onward Christian Soldiers & the Battle of Britain March |
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JOHN TAVENER
Best Of Tavener (Including Song for Athene & The Protecting Veil) Various artists including Steven Isserlis, Vasari Singers conducted by Jeremy Backhouse, Winchester Cathedral Choir conducted by David Hill. etc [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / Warner Classics / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] Born in London in 1944, John Tavener joined the Orthodox Church in the late 1970s. |
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NOEL CHRISTMAS
Noel Christmas: evergreens Various artists including the RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Vocale, Les Arts Florissants & La Chapelle Royale [ Harmonia Mundi Christmas Edition / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] A beautiful selection of Christmas pieces from the Harmonia Mundi label. |
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SCHUBERT
Part-Songs Vol. 2 Various artists including Thomas Bauer and Regina Jakobi [ Naxos Schubert Lied Edition / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. Thanks to Bärenreiter's Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (New Schubert Edition), Tübingen, which uses primary sources, the... |
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ANTON WEBERN
Webern: Symphony, Op. 21 / Six Pieces, Op. 6 / Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24 Various Artists including, Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble with Robert Craft, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] Anton von Webern was born in Vienna on 3rd December, 1883, and died at Mittersill on 15th September, 1945. He was Arnold Schoenberg's most devoted pupil from 1904, and the closest friend of his fellow pupil, Alban Berg. |
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Various Artists
Born to the Breed - A Tribute to Judy Collins [ Wildflower Records / CD - released 5/Aug/2008 ] This all-star tribute to one of the leading lights of the folk music movement features Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Chrissie Hynde, Shawn Colvin, Rufus Wainwright, Jimmy Webb, Leonard Cohen and more! |
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Various Artists; Martha Argerich
Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich - Volume 2 [ Avanti Classic / 6 CD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] After the tremendously successful first Rendez-Vous with Martha Argerich, this second volume will certainly thrill music lovers from all around the world again. For this new edition, Martha Argerich partners with high-profile musical friends such as... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio 2 Various artists, orchestras and conductors [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] Almost 2 ½ hours of relaxing, easy listening classical music drawn from masterpieces by the world's greatest composers. |
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PUCCINI / LEONCAVALLO / BELLINI / MOZART / VERDI / etc
Opera's Greatest Moments Various artists, orchestras and conductors [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2007 ] The world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time |
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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... |
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KINGSLEY
Voices from the Shadow / Jazz Psalms / Shabbat for Today Various Artists, with Gershon Kingsley (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] Gershon Kingsley has focused on both secular and religious works, most of them theatrically oriented... |
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MEDITATION
Meditation: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming Various artists and performers from the Naxos cataogue [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] From Bach to Debussy these are the melodies to soothe away the hectic day. Relax in a classical bliss. |
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HALLELUJAH!
Hallelujah! Sacred Arias And Choruses Various artists and performers from the Naxos cataogue [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] All your favourrite sacred songs and arias on one special CD. |
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BEST OF OPERA
Best Of Opera Vol. 2 (arias & excerpts from Carmen, Aida, The Magic Flute, etc) Various orchs/artists incl Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] More of your popular opera arias & choruses reissued at super budget price. |
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BEST OF OPERA
Best Of Opera Vol. 1 (arias & excerpts from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, etc) Various orchs/artists incl Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "There are ways in which this brand-new super-budget recording of Il barbiere di Siviglia puts to shame just about every other version of the opera there has yet been" - Gramophone review of the Barber of Seville |
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Various Artists (Red Rodney, Monte Alexander, Frank Morgan, Rufus Reid, Roy HaynesAE)
Birdsongs - A Tribute to Charlie Parker [ Umbrella / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 52 Minutes - PAL Performed at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, 1990, this excursion into Parker's inimitable be-bop sound is another... |
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DAVID LANG / TED HEARNE / HANNAH LASH
Lang/Hearne/Lash: Statements Yale Choral Artists and Philharmonia, Jeffrey Douma [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] "Yale Choral Artists has rapidly established itself as one of the most innovative professional choirs in the world, and its recordings of works by three Yale composers showcase the breadth of contemporary American choral music." Opera News |