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CATALOGUE NR: 4530942
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-1997

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Famous Cantatas
TRACKS: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme BWV140. Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV56. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV51. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV147. Christ Lag in Todesbanden. Weichet nur betrubte Schatten BWV202.
ORCHESTRA: Munich Bach Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Karl Richter

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Richter seems wholly in sympathy with the music and secures some splendid choral singing and dignified playing from the orchestra'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4744602
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 16-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: French Suites
TRACKS: Suite No.1 in D minor BWV812. Suite No.2 in C minor BWV813. Suite No.3 in B minor BWV814. Suite No.4 in E flat major BWV815. Suite No.5 in G major BWV816. Suite No.6 in E major BWV817.
ARTISTS: Andrei Gavrilov      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'such is the conviction Gavrilov conveys that, while he is playing, one feels there is no other way to play this music and no other instrument to play it on'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4594602
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 13-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Mass in B minor
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Gundula Janowitz   Christa Ludwig   Karl Ridderbusch   Robert Kerns

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie.. There is a strong sense of the work's architecture, and the highly polished surfaces do not obscure the depths of the music.' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530162
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Missa Solemnis (Beethoven). Coronation Mass (Mozart).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Gundula Janowitz   Christa Ludwig   Fritz Wunderlich   Walter Berry

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'both the chorus and, even more strikingly, superbly matched quartet of soloists convey the intensity and cohesion of Beethoven's deeply personal response to the liturgy'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4594032
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 23-Nov-1998

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Piano Concertos volume 2
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.5. Triple Concerto. Violin Concerto. Romance No.1. Romance No.2.
CONDUCTOR: Olivier Schneebeli
ARTISTS: Wilhelm Kempff   Geza Anda   Pierre Fournier   Wolfgang Schneiderhan

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CATALOGUE NR: 4594332
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 19-Jul-1999

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Violin Sonatas volume 1
TRACKS: Sonata op.12. Sonata op.23. Sonata op.24 'Spring'. Variations Wo040. Rondo Wo041.
ARTISTS: Yehudi Menuhin   Wilhelm Kempff    

- Penguin Guide 2 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4594632
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.75
RELEASE DATE: 13-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in A op.92. Symphony No.8 in F op.93. Symphony No.9 in D minor op.125 'Choral'.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Rafael Kubelik

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'A lyrical Beethovenian, Kubelik directs a sparkling yet relaxed account of the Seventh, recorded in full and atmospheric sound.' Penguin Guide

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CATALOGUE NR: 4744722
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 16-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Leonard Bernstein
TITLE: Candide - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein
ARTISTS: Jerry Hadley   June Anderson   Christa Ludwig   Nicolai Gedda

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Candide is a triumph, bringing out not just the vigour, the wit and the tunefulness of the piece more than ever before, but also an extra emotional intensity'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530972
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-1997

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Complete Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.68. Symphony No.2 in D minor op.73. Symphony No.3 in F major op.90. Symphony No.4 in E minor op.98.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the playing of the Berlin Philharmonic remains uniquely cultivated: the ensemble is finely polished, yet can produce tremendous bravura at times. The remastering has freshened the sound: texture are clear and clean.' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531422
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-May-1998

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Great Violin Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto in D major op.77 (Brahms). Concerto in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Concerto in D major op.35 (Tchaikovsky). Concerto in D major op.61 (Beethoven).
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Claudio Abbado and Daniel Barenboim
ARTISTS: Nathan Milstein   Pinchas Zukerman    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Penguin 3 star for the Mendelssohn - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4595092
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 04-Feb-2002

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Spring Symphony op.44. Hymn to St Cecilia op.27. Five Flower Songs op.47. War Requiem.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and TNDR Sinfonieorchester
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: Alison Hagley   Luba Orgonasova   Anthony Rolfe Johnson   Bo Skovhus

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530222
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-1997

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Complete Nocturnes
TRACKS: Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor op.9 No.1. Nocturne No.2 in E flat op.9 No.2. Nocturne No.3 in B op.9 No.3. Nocturne No.4 in F op.15 No.1. Nocturne No.5 in F sharp op.15 No.2. Nocturne No.6 in G minor op.15 No.3. Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor op.27 No.1. Nocturne No.8 in D flat op.27 No.2. Nocturne No.9 in B op.32 No.1. Nocturne No.10 in A flat op.32 No.2. Nocturne No.11 in G minor op.37 No.1. Nocturne No.12 in G op.37 No.2. Nocturne No.13 in C minor op.48 No.1. Nocturne No.14 in F sharp minor op.48 No.2. Nocturne No.15 in F minor op.55 No.1. Nocturne No.16 in E flat op.55 No.2. Nocturne No.17 in B op.62 No.1. Nocturne No.18 in E op.62 No.2. Nocturne No.19 in E minor op.72 No.1. Nocturne No.20 in C sharp minor op.posth. Nocturne No.21 in C minor op.posth.
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'relistening to Barenboim's performances, which are beautifully recorded gave much pleasure. His phrasing is beautifully moulded, the nuancing of tempi thoughful and poetic, yet seemingly spontaneous..The recording remains first class.' Penguin - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775430
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 11-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Complete Polonaises
TRACKS: POLLINI - 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. ARGERICH - Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat op.22. UGORSKI - Polonaise No.8 in D minor op.71 No.1 / Polonaise No.9 in B flat op.71 No.2 / Polonaise No.10 in F minor op.71 No.3 / Polonaise in B flat minor op.posth / Polonaise in G flat op.posth / Polonaise in G minor op.posth / Polonaise in B flat op.posth / Polonaise in A flat op.posth / Polonaise in G sharp minor op.posth Moderato. 2 Bourrees B160b : No.1 in G minor / No.2 in A major. Galop Marquis. Feuille d'album in E op.posth Moderato. Cantabile in B flat. Fugue in A minor. Largo in E flat op.posth.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini   Martha Argerich   Anatol Ugorski  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Pollini offers magisterial playing, in some ways more commanding than Rubinstein (and better recorded) though not more memorable'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531242
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-May-1998

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 in D minor op.70. No.8 in G major op.88. No.9 in E minor op.95 'From the New World'. Carnival Overture op.92.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Lorin Maazel

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530252
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Stabat Mater. Ten Legends B122 op.59.
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Rafael Kubelik
ARTISTS: Edith Mathis   John Shirley-Quirk   Anna Reynolds   Wieslaw Ochman

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531032
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-1997

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in A flat major op.55. Concert Overture - In the South (Alassio) op.50. Symphony No.2 in E flat major op.63. Pomp and Circumstance op.39. Military marches No.1 in D major. No.4 in G major.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Giuseppe Sinopoli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'As in his warm and passionate account of the Second Symphony, Sinopoli takes an expansive view of the First…. As in his earlier recordings he provides a fresh insight, relating Elgar more closely to Bruckner than usual.' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775433
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 11-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Edvard Grieg
TRACKS: Peer Gynt op.23 - incidental music to Ibsen's Play. Sigurd Jorsalfar op.22.
ORCHESTRA: Gotesborgs Symfoniker
CONDUCTOR: Neeme Jarvi

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the performances by actors, singers (solo and choral) and orchestra alike are exceptionally vivid, with the warm Gothenburg ambience used to creative effect'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531272
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-May-1998

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn
TRACKS: St Cecilia Mass in C major HobXXII. Missa in tempore belli in C major. Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo in B flat major HobXXII:7.
ORCHESTRA: Bayern Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Eugen Jochum and Rafael Kubelik
ARTISTS: Maria Stader   Marga Hoffgen   Richard Hom   Josef Greindl

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531302
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-May-1998

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: Mephisto Waltz. Les Preludes. Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Melodies. Hungarian Rhapsody No.5. Mazeppa Hungarian Rhapsody No.2. Tasso Lamento e Trionfo. Hungarian Rhapsody No.4.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Shura Cherkassky      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..an affectionate performance with some engaging touches from the orchestra..' Penguin - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530342
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies.
ARTISTS: Roberto Szidon      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Szidon has flair and panache, genuine keyboard command and, when required, great delicacy of tone'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4594722
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 13-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.1. Symphony No.5.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Giuseppe Sinopoli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Sinopoli's version [of the Fifth] draws the sharpest distinction between the dark tragedy of the first two movements and the relaxed Wunderhorn feeling of the rest. The celebrated Adagietto brings a tenderly wistful reading, songful and basically happy, not tragic. Warmly atmospheric recording.' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530402
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in D. Kindertotenlieder - song cycle. Ruckert-Lieder.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Christa Ludwig      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4531332
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-May-1998

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.7. Kindertotenlieder.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Giuseppe Sinopoli
ARTISTS: Bryn Terfel      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: '..Bryn Terfel's magnificent interpretation of the Kindertotenlieder, heartfelt and intense, crowns the issue.' Penguin - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530612
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TITLE: Lieder ohne Worte
TRACKS: Songs without Words : Lieder ohne Worte op.19. Lieder ohne Worte op.30. Lieder ohne Worte op.38. Lieder ohne Worte op.53. Lieder ohne Worte op.62. Lieder ohne Worte op.67. Lieder ohne Worte op.85. Lieder ohne Worte op.102. 6 Kinderstucke op.72. Gondellied - Barcarolle in A major. 2 Klavierstucke. Albumblatt - Lied ohne Worte in E minor op.117.
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4530462
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Symphony No.35. Symphony No.36. Symphony No.37. Symphony No.38. Symphony No.39. Symphony No.40. Symphony No.41.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Herbert von Karajan

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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