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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: The Marriage of Figaro
TRACKS: Le nozze di Figaro K492. Symphony No.38 in D K504 'Prague'. Symphony No.39 in E flat K543.
ORCHESTRA: Glynebourne Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vittorio Gui
ARTISTS: Sesto Bruscantini   Graziella Sciutti   Sena Jurinac   Rise Stevens

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Jul-1955 and 1953 - symphonies / all tracks are newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios

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COMPOSER: Claudio Monteverdi
TITLE: Vespro della Beata Vergine
TRACKS: Selva morale e spirituale : excerpts.
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Parrott
ARTISTS: Taverner Consort   Taverner Players    

- Mar-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Olivier Messiaen
TITLE: Quartet for the End of Time
TRACKS: Quatuor pour la fin du temps : Liturgie de cristal / Vocalise pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps / Abime des oiseaux / Intermede / Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus / Danse de la fureur pour les sept trompettes / Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps / Louange a l'Immortalite de Jesus. Chronochromie : Introduction / Strophe I / Antistrophe I / Strophe II / Antistrophe II / Epode / Coda.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antal Dorati
ARTISTS: Erich Gruenberg   Gervase de Peyer   William Pleeth   Michel Beroff

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1968 and 1964 - newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios - May-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.6 in A minor (Mahler). Metamorphosen AV142 (Richard Strauss).
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1967 and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios - Jan-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Polonaises
TRACKS: Polonaise No.1 in C sharp minor op.26 No.1. Polonaise No.2 in E flat minor op.26 No.2. Polonaise No.3 in A op.40 No.1 'Military'. Polonaise No.4 in C minor op.40 No.2. Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44. Polonaise No.6 in A flat op.53 'Heroic'. Polonaise No.7 in A flat op.61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'. Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise in E flat op.22. Polonaises op.71 : No.1 in D minor / No.2 in B flat / No.3 in F minor. Fantaisie in F minor op.49. Tarentelle in A flat op.43. Barcarolle in F sharp op.60. Trois Nouvelles Etudes for Moscheles' Methode : No.1 in F minor / No.2 in D flat / No.3 in A flat. Rondo in C for two pianos op.73 (with Pierre Barbizet).
ARTISTS: Samson Francois      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: polonaises recorded in this stereo version in the Salle Wagam 1968 and 1969 - all tracks are newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios - Mar-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Alberto Franchetti  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Opera Arias and Songs
TRACKS: Germania : Studenti udite (Alberto Franchetti). Rigoletto : Questa o quella (Verdi). Aida : Celeste Aida (Verdi). Manon : O dolce incanto (Jules Massenet). Lucia di Lammermoor : Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti). Mefistofele : Giunto sul passo estremo (Arrigo Boito). Germania : Ah vieni qui… No non chiuder gli occhi (Franchetti). Mefistofele : Dai campi dai prati (Boito). Tosca : E lucevan le stelle (Verdi). Iris : Apri la tua finestra (Mascagni). Fedora : Amor ti vieta (Giordano). La Gioconda : Cielo e mar! (Amilcare Ponchielli). Pagliacci : Recitar!… Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo). Cavalleria rusticana : Siciliana - O LolaLuigi (Mascagni). Non t'amo piu (Denza). La mia canzone (Tosti). Adriana Lecouvreur : No, piu nobile (Cilea). Luna fedel (Redento Zardo). Un bacio ancora (Rocco Trimarchi). Les Pecheurs de perles : Mi par d'udir ancor (Bizet). Mattinata (Leoncavallo). Les Huguenots : Qui sotto il ciel (Meyerbeer). Tu non mi vuoi piu bene (Antonio Pini-Corsi).
ARTISTS: Enrico Caruso      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1902-1904 - the new remastering by Abbey Road 78 expert Andrew Walter improves greatly on the recording's previous appearance on EMI References

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Brandenburg Concertos
TRACKS: Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F BWV1046. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F BWV1047. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV1048. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G BWV1049. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV1050. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat BWV1051. Orchestral Suite No.1 in C BWV1066. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV1067. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D BWV1068. Orchestral Suite No.4 in D BWV1069.
ARTISTS: Adolf Busch   Busch Chamber Players    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1935 and 1936 - new state-of-the-art remastering by Abbey Road 78s expert Andrew Walter improves greatly on the recordings' previous appearance on EMI References

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COMPOSER: Antonio Puccini
TITLE: Il Trittico - complete
TRACKS: Tito Gobbi / Giacinto Prandelli / Piero De Palma / Plinio Clabassi / Margaret Mas / Miriam Pirazzini / Renato Ercolani / Piero De Palma / Silvia Bertona / Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Vincenzo Bellezza - Il tabarro. Victoria De Los Angeles / Fedora Barbieri / Mina Doro / Corinna Vozza / Mina Doro / Lidia Marimpietri / Santa Chissari / Anna Marcangeli / Lidia Marimpietri / Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Tullio Serafin - Suor Angelica. Tito Gobbi / Victoria De Los Angeles / Anna Maria Canali / Carlo Del Monte / Adelio Zagonara / Lidia Marimpietri / Claudio Cornoldi / Sturno Meletti / Paolo Montarsolo / Fernando Valentini / Giuliana Raymondi / Alfredo Mariotti / Virgilio Stoco / Paolo Caroli / Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma / Gabriele Santini - Gianni Schicchi.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955-1958 in Mono apart from Gianni Schicchi which was recorded in Stereo / the recordings have been newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios - Jul-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sheila Armstrong / Janet Baker / Nicolai Gedda / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / John Alldis Choir / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim - Mass No.19 in D minor K626 'Requiem' (Mozart). Anne Pashley / Birgit Finnila / Robert Tear tenor / Don Garrard / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim - Te Deum in C (Bruckner).
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1971 and 1969 newly transferred and remastered to ART standard at Abbey Road Studios - May-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra op.102. Tragic Overture op.81 (Brahms). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alceo Galliera and Lovro Matacic
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Pierre Fournier    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1956 & 1954 - Proms-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor op.61. Introduction and Allegro op.47.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1983-1984 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 in C minor 'Resurrection'.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Arleen Auger   Janet Baker    

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Sir Simon Rattle's performance, on CD is an easy first choice.'

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COMPOSER: Darius Milhaud
TRACKS: La Creation du Monde op.81a. Le Boeuf sur le Toit - The Bull on the Roof op.58. Saudades do Brazil op.67.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre National de France and Concert Arts Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein and Darius Milhaud

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1976 and 1956 - Aug-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Symphony No.29 in A K201. Symphony No.35 in D K385 Haffner. Symphony No.38 in D K504 Prague. Symphony No.39 in E flat K543. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550. Symphony No.41 in C K551 Jupiter.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1956-1965 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 in D minor op.30 (Rachmaninov). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in G minor op.22 (Saint-Saens). Preludes and Fugues op.87 : Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D / Prelude and Fugue No.24 in D minor (Shostakovich).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts
CONDUCTOR: Andre Cluytens
ARTISTS: Emil Gilels      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1954-1955 - Penguin Guide 4 star 'he still dazzles the ear with his virtuosity, as he does in the thrilling finale'

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COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sheherazade. 5 Melodies populaires grecques. 5 Melodies hebraiques. Chants populaires (Ravel). Chanson de Bilities. Fetes galantes. Noel des Enfants qui n'ont plus de maison. L'Enfant Prodigue : Lia's Aria (Debussy). L'Invitation au Voyage. Phidyle (Duparc).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts
CONDUCTOR: Georges Pretre
ARTISTS: Victoria de los Angeles   Gonzalo Soriano    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1962-1966 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Richard Strauss
TRACKS: Don Juan op.20. Til Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op.28. Der Rosenkavalier : Waltzes. Metamorphosen AV142.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Dresden
CONDUCTOR: Rudolf Kempe

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1970 and 1973 - Penguin Guide 4 star 'a worthy reissue for EMI's Great Recordings of the Century.'

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Daniel Barenboim
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466. Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat K595. Rondo for Keyboard and Orchestra in D K382.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1967 and 1971 - Rondo

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COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: Antonio Pappano
TRACKS: Messa di Gloria. Preludio Sinfonico for Orchestra op.1. Crisantemi for String Orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antonio Pappano
ARTISTS: Roberto Alagna   Thomas Hampson    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 2000 - Sep-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star

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COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Itzhak Perlman
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in D minor op.44 (Bruch).
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink and Jesus Lopez-Cobos
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1983 & 1976 for Bruch's No.2

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COMPOSER: Isaac Albeniz  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Iberia (Albeniz). Goyescas (Granados).
ARTISTS: Alicia de Larrocha      

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Piano Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in C op.15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in B flat op.19. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.3 in C minor op.37. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in G op.58. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 'Emperor' in E flat op.73. Fantasia for Piano Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op.80.
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Preludes op.28 : Prelude No.1 in C major / Prelude No.2 in A minor / Prelude No.3 in G major / Prelude No.4 in E minor / Prelude No.5 in D major / Prelude No.6 in B minor / Prelude No.7 in A major / Prelude No.8 in F sharp minor / Prelude No.9 in E major / Prelude No.10 in C sharp minor / Prelude No.11 in B major / Prelude No.12 in G sharp minor / Prelude No.13 in F sharp major / Prelude No.14 in E flat minor / Prelude No.15 in D flat major / Prelude No.16 in B flat minor / Prelude No.17 in A flat major / Prelude No.18 in F minor / Prelude No.19 in E flat major / Prelude No.20 in C minor / No.21 in B flat major / Prelude No.22 in G minor / Prelude No.23 in F major / Prelude No.24 in D minor / Prelude in C sharp minor op.45. Berceuse in D flat op.57. 3 Impromptus : Impromptu No.1 in A flat op.29 / Impromptu No.2 in F sharp op.36 / Impromptu No.3 in G flat op.51. Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor op.66. Barcarolle in F sharp major op.60.
ARTISTS: Alfred Cortot      

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COMPOSER: Jerome Kern
TITLE: Showboat - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Sinfonietta
CONDUCTOR: John McGlinn
ARTISTS: Frederica von Stade   Teresa Stratas   Jerry Hadley   Bruce Hubbard

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COMPOSER: Aram Khachaturian  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in D minor (Khachaturian). Suite de concert op.28 (Taneyev).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Aram Khachaturian and Nicolai Malko
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

- Nov-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: String Quartet No.14 in D minor D810 'Death and the Maiden'. String Quartet No.15 in G D887.
ARTISTS: Busch Qt      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.35 (Tchaikovsky). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor op.82 (Glazunov).
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Jascha Heifetz      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Karol Szymanowski
TITLE: Choral Works
TRACKS: Stabat Mater op.53. Litany to the Virgin Mary op.59. Symphony No.3 op.27 'Song of the Night'.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Elzbieta Szmytka   Florence Quivar   John Connell  

- Oct-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star 'these are very good performances and the sumptuous and finely detailed recording is absolutely state-of-the-art'

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COMPOSER: Richard Wagner  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Die Walkure Act 1 / Act 2 : Scene 3 & Scene 5 (Wagner). Wesendonck-Lieder (Wagner). Isoldes Liebestod (Wagner). Alto Rhapsody op.53 (Brahms). 5 Lieder (Mahler). Fidelio : Abscheulicher! (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig      

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COMPOSER: Sir Arnold Bax  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Tintagel (Bax). The Walk to the Paradise Garden / A Song of Summer / Irmelin Prelude / La Calinda / In a Summer Garden (Delius). A London Overture (Ireland).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Lovely playing. A classic performance of Tintagel (unlikely ever to be surpassed) and a deeply moving interpretation of A Song of Summer.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'The performance has a great romantic sweep and the full-bodied 1965 recording is superbly remastered.'

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Etudes
TRACKS: Etude No.1 in C op.10/1 / Etude No.2 in A minor op.10/2 / Etude No.3 in E op.10/3 / Etude No.4 in C sharp minor op.10/4 / Etude No.5 in G flat 'Black Keys' op.10/5 / Etude No.6 in E flat minor op.10/6 / Etude No.7 in C op.10/7 / Etude No.8 in F op.10/8 / Etude No.9 in F minor op.10/9 / Etude No.10 in A flat op.10/10 / Etude No.11 in E flat op.10/11 / Etude No.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary' op.10/12 / Etude No.13 in A flat 'Harp Study' op.25/1 / Etude No.14 in F minor op.25/2 / Etude No.15 in F op.25/3 / Etude No.16 in A minor op.25/4 / Etude No.17 in E minor op.25/5 / Etude No.18 in G sharp minor op.25/6 / Etude No.19 in C sharp minor op.25/7 / Etude No.20 in D flat op.25/8 / Etude No.21 in G flat 'Butterfly's Wings' op.25/9 / Etude No.22 in B minor op.25/10 / Etude No.23 in A minor 'Winter Wind' op.25/11 / Etude No.24 in C minor op.25/12 / Etude No.25 in F minor op.posth / Etude No.26 in A flat op.posth / Etude No.27 in D flat op.posth. Allegro de concert op.46.
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Arrau makes each piece wholly and uniquely his own.' Gramophone

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COMPOSER: Gabriel Faure  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Requiem. Pavane (Faure). Requiem (Durufle).
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: David Willcocks and Philip Ledger
ARTISTS: Robert Chilcott   John Carol Case   Janet Baker   Stephen Roberts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The Faure is a recording as near as can be to absolute perfection from start to finish.' Gramophone - Proms-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D (Mahler). Metamorphosen AV142. Tod und Verklarung op.24 (Richard Strauss).
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1967 - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Sergei Prokofiev  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sinfonia concertante (Prokofiev). Cello Concerto in C minor op.66 (Miaskovsky). Vocalise (Rachmaninov).
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Malcolm Sargent
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich   Alexander Dedyukkin    

- May-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star

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COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
TRACKS: Symphony No.4 in F minor op.36. The Nutcracker Suite op.71a. Eugene Onegin : Waltz.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: Verdi Heroines
TRACKS: Nel di della vittoria … Vieni! t'affretta! … Or tutti sorgete. La luce langue. Una macchia e qui tuttora. Surta e la notte … Ernani! Ernani involami. Tu che le vanita. Mi parea. M'ingiunse di coricarmi … Mia madre aveva una povera ancella. Paingea cantando. Ave Maria piena di grazia. Oh cielo! Ove son io? O don fatale. Ritorna vincitor.
ORCHESTRA: Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Nicola Rescigno
ARTISTS: Maria Callas      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'I love these recordings: for Callas' command of line of declamation of rhythm of dramatic and musical sense. Callas at her very finest!' Gramophone

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COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Die Walkure - Act 3
ORCHESTRA: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Astrid Varnay   Leonie Rysanek   Sigurd Bjorling  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1951 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Hugo Wolf
TRACKS: 18 Goethe-Lieder. 3 Morike-Lieder. Italienisches Liederbuch - 25 Lieder. Spanisches Liederbuch - 2 Lieder. 6 Lieder fur eine Frauenstimme. 6 Alte Weisen Die Zigeunerin. Sonne der Schlummerlosen.
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Gerald Moore    

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'These two discs contain some of the very finest singing of Wolf songs ever recorded. A worthy addition to EMI's Great Recordings of the Century.'

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: The Well-Tempered Clavier
TRACKS: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 48 Preludes and Fugues Book 1 & Book 2 BWV846-BWV893.
ARTISTS: Edwin Fischer      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded London 1933-1936 - Proms-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041. Violin Concerto in E BWV1042. Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor BWV1043. Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004 : Chaconne.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre Symphonique de Paris
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Monteux and George Enescu
ARTISTS: Yehudi Menuhin   George Enescu    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in Paris in 1932-1936 - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'legendary for its rapport and simple expressive beauty.'

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COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TRACKS: Images. Nocturnes. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn
ARTISTS: Peter Lloyd      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1979 and 1983 - Nocturnes

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COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: The Music Makers op.69. The Dream of Gerontius op.38.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic and Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Janet Baker   Richard Lewis    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1966 and 1964 - Dec-2007 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Lieder and Ballads
TRACKS: Neue Liebe op.19a No.4 - In dem Mondenschein im Walde. Gruss op.19a No.5 - Leise zieht durch mein Gemuth. Auf Flugeln des Gesanges op.34 No.2. Reiselied op.34 No.6 - Der Herbstwind ruttelt die Baume. Morgengruss op.47 No.2 - Uber die Berge steigt schon die Sonne. Allnachtlich im Traume seh' ich dich op.86 No.4. Fruhlingslied op.47 No.3 - Durch den Wald den dunkeln. An die Entfernte op.71 No.3. Schilflied op.71 No.4. Auf der Wanderschaft op.71 No.5 - Ich wandre fort ins ferne Land. Minnelied op.47 No.1 - Wie der Quell so lieblich klinget. Fruhlingslied op.19a No.1 - In dem Walde susse Tone. Das erste Veilchen op.19a No.2 - Als ich das erste Veilchen erblickt. Reiselied op.19a No.6 - Bringet des treu'sten Herzens Grusse. Winterlied op.19a No.3 - Mein Sohn wo willst du hin so spat? Minnelied op.34 No.1 - Leucht't heller als die Sonne. O Jugend o schone Rosenzeit op.57 No.4 - Von allen schonen Kindern auf der Welt. Da lieg' ich unter den Baumen op.84 No.1 - Dichter unbekannt. Erntelied op.8 No.4 - Es ist ein Schnitter der heisst Tod. Volkslied op.47 No.4 - Es ist bestimmt in Gottes Rath. Wanderlied op.57 No.6 - Laue Luft kommt blau geflossen. Nachtlied op.71 No.6 - Vergangen ist der lichte Tag. Das Waldschloss - ohne Opuszahl - Wo noch kein Wand'rer gegangen. Pagenlied - ohne Opuszahl - Wenn die Sonne lieblich schiene. Fruhlingslied op.34 No.3 - Es brechen im schallenden Reigen. Bei der Wiege op.47 No.6 - Schlummre und traume von kommender Zeit. Es lauschte das Laub op.86 No.1 - Es lauschte das Laub so dunkelgrun. Trostung op.71 No.1 - Werde heiter mein Gemuthe. Jagdlied op.84 No.3 - Mit Lust that ich ausreiten. Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden op.99 No.5. Der Mond op.86 No.5 - Mein Herz ist wie die dunkle Nacht. Venezianishces Gondellied op.57 No.5 - Wenn durch die Piazzetta. Der Blumenkranz - ohne Opuszahl - An Celias Baum in stiller Nacht. Erster Verlust op.99 No.1 - Ach. wer bringt die schonen Tage. And'res Maienlied - Hexenlied op.8 No.8 - Die Schwalbe fliegt der Fruhling siegt. Warnung vor dem Rhein - ohne Opuszahl - An den Rhein an den Rhein. Altdeutsches Lied op.57 No.1 - Es ist in den Wald gesungen. Hirtenlied op.57 No.2 - O Winter schlimmer Winter. Schlafloser Augen Leuchte - ohne Opuszahl - Schlafloser Augen Leuchte truber Stern. Scheidend op.9 No.6 - Wie so gelinde die Fluth bewegt! (Mendelssohn). Edward op.1 No.1. 3 Balladen op.97 : No.3 Der Mohrenfurst auf der Messe. Erlkonig op.1 No.3. Archibald Douglas op.128 - Fontane. 3 Balladen op.59 : No.3 Der Schatzgraber. Tom der Reimer op.135 - Old Scottish Ball. Kleiner Haushalt op.71. Gedichte op.62 : No.4 Susses Begrabnis. 3 Balladen op.2 : No.2 Herr Oluf (Loewe)
ARTISTS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau   Gerald Moore   Wolfgang Sawallisch  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1970 and 1967

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TITLE: Red Army Ensemble
TRACKS: Song of Youth. A birch tree in a field did stand. Far Away. You are always beautiful. Kalinka. Along Peter's Street. Bandura - sung in Ukrainian. Soldiers' Chorus from The Decembrists. Beautiful Moonlit Night. Kamarinskaya. Annie Laurie. Black Eyebrows - sung in Ukrainian. Ukrainian Poem. Oh no John! - sung in English. Song of the Plains. Snowflakes. Song of the Volga Boatmen. Nut-Brown Maiden. The Little Bells. If I had a hammer . It's a long way to Tipperary. God Save the Queen - Soviet Army Chorus version sung in English.
CONDUCTOR: Boris Alexandrov
ARTISTS: Soviet Army Chorus   Soviet Army Band    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1956 and 1963

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COMPOSER: Modest Mussorgsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Russian Opera Arias & Songs
TRACKS: Boris Godunov : Pimens' Monologue - Yet one last tale / Varlaam's Drinking Song - Once in the town of Kazan / Boris's Monologue - I have attained the highest power / Boris's Farewell & Prayer - Farewell my son I am dying / Death of Boris - 'Hark 'tis the funeral bell' (Mussorgsky). Khovanshchina : Dositheus' Aria - 'Here on this spot' (Mussorgsky). Song of the Flea. Prince Igor : Prince Galitsky's Aria - I hate a dreary life / Khan Konchak's Aria - How goes it Prince? (Borodin). Sadko : O fearful crags - Song of the Viking Guest (Rimsky-Korsakov). The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh : Prince Yuri's Aria - 'O vain illusion of glory and grandeur' (Rimsky-Korsakov). Eugene Onegin : Prince Gremin's Aria - 'Everyone knows love on earth' (Tchaikovsky). Song of the Volga Boatmen (Trad). Siberian Prisoner's Song (Trad). Songs and Dances of Death No.4 The Field Marshal. Softly the spirit flew up to heaven (Mussorgsky).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Issay Dobrowen
ARTISTS: Boris Christoff      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1949-1952 - Jan-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Engelbert Humperdinck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Soprano Duets
TRACKS: Hansel und Gretel : Suse liebe Suse… Bruderchen komm tanz mit mir - Dance Duet (Humperdinck). Der Rosenkavalier : Mir ist die Ehre - Presentation of the Rose (Richard Strauss). Madrigals Book 7 : Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella (Monteverdi). Madrigals Book 8 : Ardo e scoprir (Monteverdi). Madrigals Book 1 : Baci soave e cari (Monteverdi). Madrigals Book 8 : Gira il nemico insidioso (Monteverdi). E pur vuole in cielo 'Destava la cativa sorte in amore' (Giacomo Carissimi). Lungi omai deh spiega (Giacomo Carissimi). Il mio core e un mar (Giacomo Carissimi). A pie d'un verde alloro 'I Filosofi' (Giacomo Carissimi). 5 Moravian Duets B60 op.29 (Dvorak). 9 Moravian Duets B62 op.32 : Forsaken / Sad of heart / The modest maid / The ring / Omens / The maid imprisoned / Comfort / The wild rose (Dvorak).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Josef Krips and Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Irmgard Seefried   Gerald Moore  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Sonatas and Partitas
TRACKS: Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor BWV1001. Violin Partita No.1 in B minor BWV1002. Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor BWV1003. Violin Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004. Violin Sonata No.3 in C major BWV1005. Violin Partita No.3 in B minor BWV1006.
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

- Nov-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'this reissue is fully worthy of being included among EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century'.'

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Mass in B minor BWV232
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Agnes Giebel   Janet Baker   Nicolai Gedda   Hermann Prey

- Nov-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 2 star

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Late String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet No.12 in E flat op.127. String Quartet No.13 in B flat op.130. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor op.131. String Quartet No.15 in A minor op.132. String Quartet No.16 in F op.135. Grosse Fuge in B flat op.133.
ARTISTS: Alban Berg Qt      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'rightly been chosen for representation in EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century'.'

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in G op.58. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat op.73 'Emperor'.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leopold Ludwig
ARTISTS: Emil Gilels      

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'The early stereo recording is remarkably good and is spendidly remastered'

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77 (Brahms). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op.47 (Sibelius).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Issay Dobrowen and Walter Susskind
ARTISTS: Ginette Neveu      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: George Gershwin
TITLE: Porgy and Bess - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Willard White   Cynthia Haymon   Cynthia Clarey   Damon Evans

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COMPOSER: Fritz Kreisler  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Original Compositions & Arrangements
TRACKS: Caprice viennois op.2. Tambourin chinois op.3. Schon Rosmarin. La Gitana. Liebesleid. Liebesfreud. Polichinelle. Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven. Precieuse in the style of Couperin. Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane in the style of Dittersdorf. Scherzo in the style of Dittersdorf (Kreisler). Partita No.3 in E BWV1006 (JS Bach). The Londonderry air - folksong. Rosamunde Furstin von Zypern D797 - No.9 Ballet No.2 in G (Schubert). Der Liebe Augustin - Du alter Stephansturm (Brandl). 7 Marionnettes - Poupee valsante (Poldini). String Quartet No.1 in D op.11 - Andante cantabile (Tchaikovsky). Humoresques B187 op.101 No.7 in G flat (Dvorak). Spanish Serenade op.20/2 (Glazunov). Sonata in F J99 (von Weber). Der Opernball - Im chambre separee (Heuberger). Sadko - Song of the Indian Guest (Rimsky-Korsakov). 2 Pieces op.47 No.1 Lotus Land (Scott). La Vida breve - Danse espagnole No.1 (Falla).
ARTISTS: Fritz Kreisler      

- Nov-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Arrigo Boito  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Lyric and Coloratura Arias
TRACKS: arias by : Boito / Catalani / Cherubini / Cilea / Delibes / Giordano / Meyerbeer / Rossini / Spontini / Verdi.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and La Scala Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Tullio Serafin
ARTISTS: Maria Callas      

- Feb-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Opera Arias
TRACKS: arias from : from Il re pastore, Idomeneo / Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Le nozze di Figaro / Don Giovanni / Die Zauberflote.
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'mono'

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COMPOSER: Jean Sibelius
TITLE: Tone Poems
TRACKS: Finlandia op.26. En Saga op.9. Valse Triste op.44/1. Tapiola op.112. The Swan of Tuonela. Karelia Suite op.11.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan

- Jan-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Robert Schumann  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Martha Argerich
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op.54. Fantasiestucke op.12 (Schumann). Gaspard De La Nuit (Ravel). Danzas Argentinas (Ginastera).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
CONDUCTOR: Alexandre Rabinovitch
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 2002 - Concerto & 1978 - rest - Dec-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Ian Bostridge
TRACKS: 25 Lieder including : Die Forelle D550. Ganymed D544. Im Fruhling D882. An den Mond D196. Heidenroslein D257. Wanders Nachtlied II D768. Erster Verlust D226. Der Fischer D225. Fischerweise D881. Nacht und Traume D827. Der Zwerg D771. An die Musik D547. Du bist die Ruh D776. Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774. An Silvia D891. Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343. Fruhlingsglaube D686. Im Haine D738. Der Musensohn D764. Wanders Nachtlied I D224. Seligkeit D433. Erlkonig D328.
ARTISTS: Ian Bostridge   Julius Drake    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1996 & 2000 - Jan-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Natalie Dessay
TRACKS: Ah Se In Ciel Benigne Stelle K538. Vorrei Spiegarvi O Dio K418. No No Che Non Sei Capace K419. Se Tutti I Mali Miei K83. Popoli Di Tessaglia Lo Non Chiedo Eterni Dei K316. Mia Speranza Adorata Ah Non Sai Qual Pena Sia K416. Alcandro Lo Confesso Non So Donde Viene K294. Ma Che VI Fece O Stelle Sperai Vicino Il Lido K368.
ARTISTS: Natalie Dessay      

- Sep-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel
TITLE: Herbert von Karajan
TRACKS: Rapsodie Espagnole. Le Tombeau De Couperin. Alborada Del Gracioso. La Valse. Bolero.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre de Paris and Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1971 & 1977 - Bolero - Penguin Guide 4 star 'these are superb performances and this is a worthy disc to represent Karajan as one of EMI's "Great Artists of the Century". The Orchestre de Paris responds splendidly to the conductor's sensuous approach to these scores, and only the saxophone-like quality of the French horns gives cause for doubt'

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COMPOSER: Michael Haydn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Emmanuel Pahud
TRACKS: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major (Michael Haydn). 6 Scherzandi : Scherzando No.1 in F Major HobII/33 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Scherzando No.2 in C Major HobII/34 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Scherzando No.3 in D Major HobII/35 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Scherzando No.4 in G Major HobII/36 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Scherzando No.5 in E Major HobII/37 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Scherzando No.6 in A Major HobII/38 (Franz Joseph Haydn). Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra in D Major (Leopold Hofmann attr. Haydn).
CONDUCTOR: Hansjorg Schellenberger
ARTISTS: Emmanuel Pahud   Haydn-Ensemble Berlin    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TRACKS: Goldberg Variations BWV988. Concerto in the Italian Style in F Major - Italian Concerto BWV971. Aria variata in A minor BWV989. Overture in the French Style in B minor BWV831.
ARTISTS: Rosalyn Tureck      

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Late String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet No.13 in B flat op.130. Grosse Fuge in B flat op.133. String Quartet No.16 in F op.135. String Quartet No.15 in A minor op.132. String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor op.131. String Quartet No.12 in E flat op.127. String Quartet No.11 in F minor op.95 'Serioso'.
ARTISTS: Busch Qt      

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Nocturnes : Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor op.9/1 / Nocturne No.2 in E flat op.9/2 / Nocturne No.3 in B op.9/3 / Nocturne No.4 in F op.15/1 / Nocturne No.5 in F sharp op.15/2 / Nocturne No.6 in G minor op.15/3 / Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor op.27/1 / Nocturne No.8 in D flat op.27/2 / Nocturne No.9 in B op.32/1 / Nocturne No.10 in A flat op.32/2 / Nocturne No.11 in G minor op.37/1 / Nocturne No.12 in G op.37/2 / Nocturne No.13 in C minor op.48/1 / Nocturne No.14 in F sharp minor op.48/2 / Nocturne No.15 in F minor op.55/1 / Nocturne No.16 in E flat op.55/2 / Nocturne No.17 in B op.62/1 / Nocturne No.18 in E op.62/2 / Nocturne No.19 in E minor op.72/1. 4 Scherzi : Scherzo No.1 in B minor op.20 / Scherzo No.2 in B minor op.31 / Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39 / Scherzo No.4 in E op.54. Barcarolle in F sharp op.60. Berceuse in D flat op.57. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat op.22.
ARTISTS: Artur Rubinstein      

- May-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'the mono piano recording is miraculously real and vivid'

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COMPOSER: Erich Wolfgang Korngold  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op.35 (Korngold). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A minor op.28 (Goldmark). Suite for Violin and Orchestra in A minor op.10 'in alten Stil' (Sinding).
ORCHESTRA: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

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COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Opera Arias
TRACKS: includes - Exsultate jubilate K165. Vesperae de Domenica K321 : Laudate Dominum.
ORCHESTRA: Munchner Rundfunkorchester and English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georg Fischer and Leonard Slatkin
ARTISTS: Lucia Popp      

- Jun-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Henry Purcell
TITLE: Dido and Aeneas Z626 - complete
ORCHESTRA: Mermaid Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Geraint Jones
ARTISTS: Kirsten Flagstad   Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Arda Mandikian   Sheila Rex

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COMPOSER: Jean Sibelius
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in C op.105. Tapiola op.112. The Oceanides op.73. Pelleas & Melissande - incidental music to Maeterlinck's play op.46.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham

- Apr-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: La Traviata - complete
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Muti
ARTISTS: Renata Scotto   Alfredo Kraus   Renato Bruson   Cynthia Buchan

- Jun-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Concerto for piano trumpet & strings in C minor op.35. Piano Concerto No.2 in F op.102. Three Fantastic Dances op.5. Five Preludes & Fugues from op.87.
ORCHESTRA: Radiodiffusion Francaise National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Cluytens
ARTISTS: Dmitri Shostakovich   Ludovic Vaillant    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in stereo 1958 with op.87 in mono - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc
TRACKS: Concert Champetre. Concerto in D Minor For Two Pianos. Organ Concerto in G Minor.
ORCHESTRA: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georges Pretre

- Penguin Guide 4 star 'this present issue with Duruflé's authoritative account of the Organ Concerto, made in the presence of the composer, is thoroughly recommendable in every way and the sound, exceptional in its day, is still first class'

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor op.38. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F op.99.
ARTISTS: Jacqueline Du Pre   Daniel Barenboim    

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.68. Symphony No.2 in D op.73. Symphony No.3 in F op.90. Symphony No.4 in E minor op.98. Variations on a theme by Haydn - St Antoni Chorale op.56a. Academic Festival Overture op.80. Tragic Overture op.81. Alto Rhapsody op.53.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the commanding strength of these readings continues to recommend them'

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COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Orchestral Music
TRACKS: music from : Der fliegende Hollander / Lohengrin / Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Tannhauser / Tristan und Isolde.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan

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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: 6 Cello Suites
TRACKS: Suite for Cello No.1 in G BWV1007. Suite for Cello No.4 in E flat BWV1010. Suite for Cello No.5 in C minor BWV1011. Suite for Cello No.2 in D minor BWV1008. Suite for Cello No.3 in C BWV1009. Suite for Cello No.6 in D BWV1012.
ARTISTS: Paul Tortelier      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the early digital sound is first rate, and the artist's presence is striking'

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano No.21 in C op.53 Waldstein. Sonata for Piano No.22 in F op.54. Sonata for Piano No.23 in F minor op.57 Appassionata. Sonata for Piano No.25 in G op.79. Sonata for Piano No.27 in E minor op.90. Sonata for Piano No.30 in E op.109. Sonata for Piano No.31 in A flat op.110. Sonata for Piano No.32 in C minor op.111.
ARTISTS: Artur Schnabel      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'These classic accounts have rarely been out of the catalogue.'

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COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano No.3 in B minor op.58. Fantasy (Chopin). Andante and rondo capriccioso op.14 (Mendelssohn). Konzertstuck for piano and orchestra in F minor J282 op.79 (von Weber).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alceo Galliera
ARTISTS: Claudio Arrau      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is a very fine performance indeed'

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COMPOSER: Sergei Prokofiev
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in D op.19. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in G minor op.63. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in D op.94a.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lovro Matacic and Alceo Galliera
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Vladimir Yampolski    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: 15 Lieder
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig   Geoffrey Parsons   Gervase de Peyer   Gerald Moore

- Penguin Guide 4 star

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COMPOSER: Giuseppe Tartini  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Devil's Trill
TRACKS: Sonata in G minor 'The Devil’s Trill' (Tartini). Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque (Debussy). Jota from Siete canciones populares espanolas (de Falla). Extase op.21 (Ysaye). Valse-scherzo op.34 (Tchaikovsky). Love-song from Six Pieces op.7 (Suk). Three Hungarian Folk-dances (Kodaly). Legende (Wieniawski). Mazurka op.26 (Zarzycki).
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Vladimir Yampolsky    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: showpieces for violin and piano

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COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: String Quintet in C.
ARTISTS: Alban Berg Qt   Heinrich Schiff    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a record I can safely recommend.. ..unusually vigorous playing and the sound is excitingly real.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: George Gershwin
TRACKS: Rhapsody in Blue. Concerto in F. An American in Paris.
ORCHESTRA: London Studio Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the disc has great virtues.. ..Previn plays well as you would expect, and there is virtuoso playing from the LSO.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TITLE: Das Lied von der Erde
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig   Fritz Wunderlich    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'not likely to be out shone for a long time.. ..the most accomplished account vocally and the orchestra is on superb form.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Violin Sonatas
TRACKS: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major op.78. Violin Sonata No.2 in A major op.100. Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor op.108.
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman   Vladimir Ashkenazy    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'an essential set.. ..fine performances of sureness and flawless confidence..' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Perlman and Ashkenazy bring out the trouble-free happiness of these lyrical inspirations, fully involved yet avoiding underlying tensions'

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COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto (Dvorak). Wanderer Fantasie (Schubert).
ORCHESTRA: Bayern Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carlos Kleiber
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the Schubert is something very special.. ..the athletic playing, overpowering in effect.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'Richter's 1963 performance is masterly in every way.'

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COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto (Haydn). Cello Concerto (Boccherini).
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Barenboim and John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Jacqueline du Pre      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'very much recommended.. ..the variety of the playing is a delight.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'working for the first time in the recording studio with her husband, Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré was inspired to some really heart-warming playing, broadly romantic in style'

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COMPOSER: Carl Orff
TITLE: Carmina Burana
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn
ARTISTS: Thomas Allen   Sheila Armstrong   Gerald English  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a vividly characterised performance.. ..this version has everything in its favour, not least the most spectacular recording quality.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'the chorus sings vigorously, the menoften using an aptly rough tone; and the resilience of Previn's rhythm's, finely sprung, brings out a strain not just of geniality but of real wit. This is a performance which swaggers along and makes you smile'

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 'Choral'.
ORCHESTRA: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Wilhelm Furtwangler
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Elisabeth Hongen   Hans Hopf   Otto Edelmann

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a legendary account' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the spacious, lovingly moulded slow movement is among Furtwängler's finest acheivements on record'

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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello Piano and Orchestra in C op.56 - Triple Concerto (Beethoven). Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra in A minor op.102 - Double Concerto (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan and George Szell
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Mstislav Rostropovich   Sviatoslav Richter  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '(The Beethoven) is a marvellous performance that will clearly remain a classic for years to come. The Brahms receives an exceptionally rich performance.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is warm, expansive music-making that confirms even more clearly than before the strength of the piece'

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COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel
TRACKS: Piano Concertos. Gaspard de la Nuit.
ORCHESTRA: Conservatoire Concerts Society Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Cluytens
ARTISTS: Samson Francois      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'I suggest you should rush to acquire these very exciting and beautiful performances.' Gramophone

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COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.5.
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'an interpretation of commitment and intensity and the recording is one of the finest I have heard from EMI.' - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'on any count this is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting accounts ever committed to disc'

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COMPOSER: Heitor Villa Lobos
TRACKS: Bachianas Brasileiras No.1 for cellos. Bachianas Brasileiras No.2 for orchestra. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 for soprano and 8 cellos. Bachianas Brasileiras No.9 for string orchestra A449.
ORCHESTRA: Radiodiffusion Francaise National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Heitor Villa-Lobos
ARTISTS: Victoria de los Angeles      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'In Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 the sheer seductive sound of de los Angeles is way ahead of her competitors and the other suites can be recommended without reserve.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77.
ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carlo Maria Giulini
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'an exceptionally fine performance' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor op.61. Variations on an Original Theme - Engima op.36
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Edward Elgar
ARTISTS: Yehudi Menuhin      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The concerto receives a most moving and affectionate rendering' Gramophone - May-1999 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the 1932 Menuhin/Elgar recording of the Violin Concerto emerges on this nely remastered EMI CD with a fine sense of presence and plenty of body to the sound'

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RELEASE DATE: 06-Sep-1999

COMPOSER: Leos Janacek
TRACKS: Sinfonietta. Glagolitic Mass.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: John Mitchinson   Jane Parker-Smith    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The Mass is given a masterful performance under Rattle's inspired leadership. The Sinfonietta is brilliantly played.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-1999

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Kindertotenlieder. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Ruckert Lieder.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Janet Baker      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Janet Baker sings superbly and with great feeling' Gramophone - Jun-1999 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Intensely beautiful, full of breathtaking moments.'

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COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov
TRACKS: Symphony No.2. Vocalise. Intermezzo & Dance 'Aleko'.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Andre Previn

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a triumph.. ..presented with masterly assurance and in a superb recording.' Gramophone - Dec-1999 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-1999

COMPOSER: Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Scheherazade (Rimsky Korsakov). Polovtsian Dances (Borodin).
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'This is a marvellous record. Beecham inspires his players to prodigies of virtuosity' Gramophone - Jul-1999 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 4 star 'the finale has an explosive excitement, rising to an electrfying climax'

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RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-1999

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Winterreise
ARTISTS: Hans Hotter   Gerald Moore    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'a superb performance; deeply moving and supremely artistic' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'mono'

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RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-1999

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TRACKS: Magnificat in G minor RV611 (ed. Malipiero). Gloria in D RV589.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Muti
ARTISTS: Teresa Berganza   Lucia Valentini    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'enjoyable performances, well recorded' Gramophone

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Georges Bizet
TRACKS: Symphony in C. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 & No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Radiodiffusion Francaise National Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Beecham

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The Symphony was a work absolutely waiting for Sir Thomas to record and he does it to perfection. The performance of L'Arlesienne is entirely captivating; a wonder of Beecham's art.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Beecham's famous Bizet coupling now rightly appears as one of EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century"'

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1. Piano Concerto No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Louis Fremaux
ARTISTS: Samson Francois      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Francois is one of the major pianists of the century and one who had something personal and immediate to communicate. His Chopin exemplifies both his virtuosity and his refinement.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn
TRACKS: Cello Concerto No.1. Cello Concerto No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'A quite extraordinary achievement. Marvellously expressive cello playing. The orchestra gives splendid support and the sound is warm and ingratiating.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Hilde Rossel Majdan    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'A magnificent performance with excellent soloists, choir and orchestra. The recording performs miracles in reproducing the multitudinous details of this enormous score.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TITLE: Das knaben Wunderhorn
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: George Szell
ARTISTS: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'There is splendid playing from the LSO under Szell… One of the most sensitive and touching accounts of a Mahler song I have ever heard.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Nicolo Paganini
TRACKS: 24 Caprices op.1 for solo violin.
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'It is an exhilarating experience to hear Perlman in these still hair-raisingly difficult works' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'Perlman's superbly played 1972 set now returns to the catalogue at mid-price as one of EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century". The transfer is immaculate, the violin image very real and vivid, and this can now be recommended without reservation alongside Accardo on DG'

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto in G (Ravel). Piano Concerto No.4 (Rachmaninov).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Ettore Gracis
ARTISTS: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'One of the finest concerto records ever made. Marvellous piano playing.. this disc will give you enormous delight.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Erik Satie
TRACKS: Gymnopedies. Gnossiennes. Nocturnes. La Belle excentrique. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire and other works for piano.
ARTISTS: Aldo Ciccolini   Gabriel Tacchino    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The best available anthology of Satie's piano music. Ciccolini is splendid and the recording is excellent.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Aldo Ciccolini recorded this selection during the 1980's and he is completely in sympathy with their style. He is totally inside this music and makes the most of its (not particularly wide) contrasts of mood and atmosphere'

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RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000

COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Tallis Fantasia. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Vaughan Williams). Introduction & Allegro. Serenade. Sospiri. Elegy (Elgar).
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra and London Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
ARTISTS: Allegri Qt      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'It is all magnificently played and the sound is gorgeous..' Gramophone - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Barbirolli's famous record of English string music might be considered the finest of all his records'

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: St Matthew Passion
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau   Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Christa Ludwig

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: In this fine and noble conception of the St Matthew Passion, Klemperer has achieved one of the finest interpretations of great music in his long and distinquished career, and one made possible by the devoted collaboration of all concerned.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Missa solemnis
ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Soderstrom   Marga Hoffgen   Waldemar Kmentt   Martti Talvela

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ..a recording that must take its pride of place on the heights among the greatest recordings of our time. Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor. Nocturne No.4. Nocturne No.5. Nocturne No.7. Nocturne No.8. Ballade No.1. Polonaise No.6.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Paul Kletzki
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This exquisitely beautiful recording is a triumphant success. I do not ever expect to hear the Concerto better played. Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'this is playing of such total spontaneity, poetic feeling and refined judgement that criticism is silenced'

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2. Hungarian Rhapsody No.6. Hungarian Rhapsody No.8. Hungarian Rhapsody No.9. Hungarian Rhapsody No.10. Hungarian Rhapsody No.11. Hungarian Rhapsody No.12. Hungarian Rhapsody No.13. Hungarian Rhapsody No.14. Hungarian Rhapsody No.15.
ARTISTS: Georges Cziffra      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Cziffra, with his superb technique, Hungarian birthright and virtuoso flair, is the ideal exponent of this music and, predictably, there are wonderful things in these performances. Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Cziffra's reckless impulsiveness is matched by his breathtaking bravura'

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Kindertotenlieder. 5 Songs from Das Knaben Wunderland. 5 Ruckertlieder.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Wilhelm Furtwangler and Rudolf Kempe
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim   Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Outstanding. Gramophone

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RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TRACKS: Messa da Requiem. Quattro pezzi sacri.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carlo Maria Giulini
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf   Christa Ludwig   Nicolai Gedda   Janet Baker

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Superb, with Giulini as the presiding genius. - Gramophone - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 03-Sep-2001

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto (Dvorak). Cello Concerto No.1 (Saint-Saens).
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Carlo Maria Giulini
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Rostropovich, the master cellist, has a deep understanding of the Dvorak Concerto. Here his playing is coloured by the grace of Giulini's interpretation and by the beautifully accompaniment.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 1/3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 'Eroica'. Overtures: 'Leonore' No.1 / No.2.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Recorded in April 1957 on Klemperer's last visit to conduct the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen'

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RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Enigma Variations (Elgar). The Planets (Holst).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This magnificent performance of The Planets, recorded with an opulent realism, brings to a final culmination Boult’s supreme understanding of this work. This account of the Enigma Variations is also a classic; a performance by a great conductor who has lived a lifetime with this music.’ Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the reading shows this conductor's long experience of the work, with each variation growing naturally and seamlessly out of the music that has gone before'

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RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
TITLE: Complete Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1. Symphony No.2. Symphony No.3. Symphony No.4. Overture Scherzo & Finale.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Dresden
CONDUCTOR: Wolfgang Sawallisch

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Outstandingly good. I count these performances of the Schumann Symphonies as among the best things Sawallisch has ever done. The playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is superlative in every department. Not to be missed.’ Gramophone - Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto in A minor (Schumann). Piano Concerto No. 21 in C (Mozart).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and Lucerne Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Dinu Lipatti      

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RELEASE DATE: 02-Sep-2002

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No. 5 in C minor op.67. Symphony No.7 in A op.92.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1955 - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Klemperer never surpassed these EMI performances of either symphony, now coupled together as one of EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century''

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RELEASE DATE: 02-Sep-2002

COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Orchestral Music from the Operas
TRACKS: Rienzi Overture. Tannhauser Overture. Tannhauser Prelude Act 3. Lohengrin Prelude Act 1. Lohengrin Prelude Act 3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Prelude. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Dance of the Apprentices / Entry of the Masters: Prelude Act 1. Parsifal. Der Fliegende Hollander Overture. Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods into Valhalla. Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries. Siegfried-Idyll. Siegfried - Forest Murmurs. Gotterdammerung - Siegfried's Rhine Journey. Gotterdammerung - Siegfried's Funeral March. Tristan und Isolde - Prelude & Liebestod.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Otto Klemperer

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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RELEASE DATE: 03-Feb-2003

COMPOSER: Edvard Grieg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op.16 (Grieg). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op.55 (Schumann). Papillons op.2 (Schumann).
ORCHESTRA: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lovro Matacic
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1974 & 1962 - Penguin Guide 2 star

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COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber
TRACKS: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.1 in F minor J114 op.73. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.2 in E flat J118 op.74. Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat J109 op.26. Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat J182 op.34.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Dresden and Wurtt Kammerorchester Heilbronn
CONDUCTOR: Herbert Blomstedt and Jorg Faerber
ARTISTS: Sabine Meyer      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1984-85 - Penguin Guide 4 star 'To represent Sabine Meyer in theirgreat ' Recordings of the Century' series EMI have combined her fine recordings of the Concertos'

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