CATALOGUE NR: 4646722
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Magnificat
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: Emma Kirkby   Monteverdi Choir   English Baroque Soloists  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'A splendid team of soloists and the accompaniment and recording are no less impressive' Penguin Guide

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646762
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Piano Sonata BB88. Out of Doors BB89. Two Romanian Dances BB56. Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csik BB45b. Romanian Christmas Carols BB67. Fourteen Bagatelles BB50. Sonatina BB69.
ARTISTS: Zoltan Kocsis      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..an outstanding recording in every way' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star 'superbly recorded'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646812
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.4 in G op.58. Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat op.73 'Emperor'.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Dresden
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The recording is very fine, catching both the weight and brilliance of Arrau's tone.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this disc must be given the strongest recommendation for the superb account of the Emperor'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646832
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat op.97 'Archduke'. Piano Trio No.5 in D op.70/1 'Ghost'.
ARTISTS: Beaux Arts Trio      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the Beaux Arts players are again on excellent form here and they project the drama and intensity of the Ghost Trio to brilliant effect'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646842
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 25.49 including VAT, or £ 21.69 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Late String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet in E flat major op.127. String Quartet in C sharp minor op.131. String Quartet in B flat major op.130. String Quartet in F major op.135. String Quartet in A minor op.132. Grosse Fuge in B flat major op.133.
ARTISTS: Quartetto Italiano      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The musical merits seem to well withstand the test of time' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646772
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: The Five Cello Sonatas
TRACKS: Cello Sonata No.1 in F major op.5 No.1. Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor op.5 No.2. Cello Sonata No.3 in A major op.69. Cello Sonata No.4 in C major op.102 No.1. Cello Sonata No.5 in D major op.102 No.2.
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich   Sviatoslav Richter    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'I enjoyed these discs enormously and I urge you to hear them' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'made in the early 1960's, the Philips performances by Rostropovich and Richter have withstood the test of time astonishingly well and sound remarkably fresh in this transfer'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646892
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz
TRACKS: Requiem. Te Deum.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis
ARTISTS: London Symphony Chorus      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646882
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz
TITLE: Messe Solennelle
ORCHESTRA: Revolutionnaire et Romantique Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: Monteverdi Choir      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CD Review - Classical Music Award 1994 'Best 19-20th century choral recording' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Gardiner conducts with characteristic flair and a sense of drama, bringing brilliant singing from the Monteverdi choir'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646942
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: The Nocturnes
TRACKS: Barcarolle. Fantaisie.
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is a very compelling cycle, full of poetry, the rubato showing an individual but very communicable sensibility'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647342
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Sofia Recital 1958
TRACKS: 6 Moments musicaux op.94 D780: No.1 in C Moderato. Impromptu in E flat D899 No.2. Impromptu in A flat D899 No.4 (Schubert). Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky). 4 Valses oubliées S215: No.1 in F sharp. Valses oubliées S215: No.2 in A flat. 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante S139: No.5 Feux. 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante S139: No.11 Harmonies du (Liszt). Prelude in G sharp minor op.32 No.12 (Rachmaninov).
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The greatest piano performance of the Pictures I have ever heard, on records or off.' High Fidelity Magazine - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this mono recital has been remastered using the latest background-noise-reduction technology. While this cannot suppress the audience's bronchial afflictions, the previously very troublesome tape roar has been considerably mitigated. It has never before sounded as vivid as this: the magnetism Of Richter's playing comes over splendidly…an indispensable disc for all lovers of great pianism'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646972
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: Prelude de l'apres midi. Nocturnes. La Mer. Valse. Iberia.
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Haitink's magical performancesand recordings have stood the test of time and remain unsurpassed'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4646992
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet in G minor (Debussy). String Quartet in F major (Ravel).
ARTISTS: Quartetto Italiano      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'This is superb playing.. ..balance and quality are splendid. Strongly recommended.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647022
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Edvard Grieg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto in A minor op.16 (Grieg). Piano Concerto in A minor op.54 (Schumann).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis
ARTISTS: Stephen Kovacevich      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..conductor and solists are in perfect rapport.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'whether in the clarity of virtuoso fingerwork or the shading of half-tone, Kovacevich is among the most illuminating of the many great pianists who have recorded the Grieg Concerto'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647062
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TRACKS: Water Music. Music for the Royal Fireworks.
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: English Baroque Soloists      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is period-instrument playing at its most stimulating'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647032
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Messiah
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carl Davis
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Helen Watts   John Wakefield   John Shirley-Quirk

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The singing from all four soloists is magnificent' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647072
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn
TITLE: The 6 London Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.94 in G major 'Surprise'. Symphony No.100 in G major 'Military'. Symphony No.101 in D major 'Clock'. Symphony No.96 in D major 'Miracle'. Symphony No.103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll'. Symphony No.104 in D major 'London'.
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the clarity of articulation and inner detail are almost past praise.' Gramophone

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647102
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1. Piano Concerto No.2 (Liszt). Piano Sonata No.10. Piano Sonata No.19. Piano Sonata No.20 (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Kyrill Kondrashin
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Richter presents them with disarming ease and simplicity, and with the utmost eloquence. He is beautifully recorded'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647212
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Symphony No.40 in G minor K550. Symphony No.41 in C major K551 'Jupiter'.
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Josef Krips

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Most beautifully played, with sensitively moulded lines' Gramophone

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647172
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: The Horn Concertos. Oboe Concerto. Rondo for Horn and Orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
CONDUCTOR: Neville Marriner
ARTISTS: Neil Black   Alan Civil    

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647192
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.15 in B flat major K450. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major K467. Piano Concerto No.23 in A major K488.
ORCHESTRA: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
CONDUCTOR: Neville Marriner
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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