Beethoven: The Complete Quartets / Orford String Quartet

Beethoven: The Complete Quartets / Orford String Quartet



Orford String Quartet, CD, Delos Records, Running Time: 08:52:27

Complete Piano Music (Box) - CD

Complete Piano Music (Box) - CD



Leslie Howard, CD, Hyperion Uk

Andrea Centazzo - Ictus Percussion Music Collection

Andrea Centazzo - Ictus Percussion Music Collection



(7-CD set) The best of Andrea Centazzo solo percussion works. Includes Mandala, Departed Angels, Indian Tapes, Midnight All Day, Eternal Traveler plus a bonus surprise CD.

The Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell

The Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell



Disc 1: O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z. O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z. O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, chorus, 2 violins, viola & o Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, chorus, 2 violins, viola & o Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, chorus, 2 violins, viola & o It is a good thing to give thanks, anthem for soloists, chorus, strings & organ, Z. 18: Symphony; It It is a good thing to give thanks, anthem for soloists, chorus, strings & organ, Z. 18: To tell of t It is a good thing to give thanks, anthem for soloists, chorus, strings & organ, Z. 18: O Lord, how It is a good thing to give thanks, anthem for soloists, chorus, strings & organ, Z. 18: For thou Lor O give thanks unto the Lord, anthem for soloists, chorus, 2 violins & continuo, Z. 33: O give thanks O give thanks unto the Lord, anthem for soloists, chorus, 2 violins & continuo, Z. 33: Who can expre O give thanks unto.

Tristan Keuris: Complete Works

Tristan Keuris: Complete Works



CD, Quattro Live, Running Time: 13:00:02

The EMI Record of Singing, Vol. 3 1926-1939 (Box Set) (Mix Album)

The EMI Record of Singing, Vol. 3 1926-1939 (Box Set) (Mix Album)



CD - EMI RECORD OF SINGING 3 / VARIOUS ~ EMI RECORD OF SINGING 3 / VARIOUS (used)

Alfred Brendel - The Complete Vox Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings

Alfred Brendel - The Complete Vox Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings



This gargantuan 35-disc set of Alfred Brendel's complete Vox, Turnabout, and Vanguard recordings released in late 2008, concurrent with his retirement from concert life, will be mandatory listening for anyone who reveres the Austrian virtuoso. When these recordings were made between 1955 and 1975, Brendel was at the start of his international career, and his performances here have a fire, energy, and a drama that his later recordings sometimes lack. Brendel devotees, however, may also find his performances lack the intellectual rigor of his middle period recordings and the poetic depths of his later recordings. Compare his demonic account of Mozart's Twentieth Concerto here, for instance, with his more elegant later account. The difference is clear. Indeed, Brendel recorded the same repertoire over and over again during his career, and more often than not his later recordings have more to offer. The Beethoven piano sonatas issued here, for instance, are the first of three complete sets of those works that Brendel recorded. That doesn't mean this package does not contain excellent performances: Brendel's Liszt sonata is brilliant and his Diabelli Variations are full of character. But it does mean that few of these performances represent definitive Brendel except for the few works he only recorded once. Of those, his accounts of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Balakirev's Islamey, and especially Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petroushka are absolutely worth hearing. The monaural and stereo sound, though clearly antique, is for the most part clean and acceptable. ~ James Leonard, Rovi

100 Years: A Celebration in Music [Box Set]

100 Years: A Celebration in Music [Box Set]



Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, CD, Abc Classics, Running Time: 12:10:25

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s

Johann Strauss Collection: Early Recordings on 78s



CD, Opus Kura, Running Time: 09:30:06

Master Recordings (Box) (Dig) (Slip)

Master Recordings (Box) (Dig) (Slip)



4329208~4321402~279594~497675~Anne-Sophie Mutter~504189~4771613~12374~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart~242496~579853~616531~1043130~Karajan Master Recordings~00028947771555

Complete Original Jacket Collection (with Bonus DVD) (Box Set)

Complete Original Jacket Collection (with Bonus DVD) (Box Set)



Complete Original Jacket Collection

Mahler: 10 Symphonien (Lyrics included with album, Box Set)

Mahler: 10 Symphonien (Lyrics included with album, Box Set)



This 12-CD box set from Deutsche Grammophon is representative of Claudio Abbado's somewhat varied Mahler output in the period from 1977 to 1993.

Maria Callas: 30 Complete Operas Box Set

Maria Callas: 30 Complete Operas Box Set



The vocal wonder Maria Callas was born under the name Maria Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos on 1 December 1923, entering a world that was soon to worship her - her father George first changed the Greek surname to `Callas' in 1929. However, he was not able to keep the family together and Maria's parents got divorced in 1936. The mother returned to her native Athens with Maria and Maria`s older sister. The future world star Maria Callas started enjoying her musical training during childhood, being given first piano lessons at the age of eight. She later studied singing at the National onservatory in Athens and even during her student days, Maria Callas knew how to thrill audiences - she was awarded a prize by the conservatory for her debut performance in the role of Santuzza.

Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works

Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works



Alistair Dixon, CD, Signum Uk, Running Time: 10:53:04

Dvorak: The Symphonies [Box Set]

Dvorak: The Symphonies [Box Set]



Otmar Suitner, CD, BERLIN CLASSICS, Running Time: 05:52:28 Usually Available in 1-2 weeks

Bach: The Art of Fugue (Mix Album)

Bach: The Art of Fugue (Mix Album)



Delme String Quartet, CD, HYPERION UK, Running Time: 01:14:18 Special Order: Ships 3-5 weeks

Wagner Complete Operas - Various Box Limited Edition - CD

Wagner Complete Operas - Various Box Limited Edition - CD



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Vivarte: The 60-CD Collection (Import)

Vivarte: The 60-CD Collection (Import)



CD, Sony Uk, Usually Available in 1-2 weeks

Placido Domingo: The Opera Collection CD

Placido Domingo: The Opera Collection CD



Disc 1: Carmen: Overture Carmen: Act 1. Introduction: Sur la place chacun passe Carmen: Act 1. Regardez donc cette petite Carmen: Act 1. Avec la garde montante Carmen: Act 1. Repos! Carmen: Act 1. Allons! Allons! Carmen: Act 1. Dites-moi, brigadier? Carmen: Act 1. La cloche a sonn Carmen: Act 1. Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita Carmen: Act 1. Quand je vous aimerai? - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Havanaise) Carmen: Act 1. Carmen, sur tes pas, nous nous pressons tous Carmen: Act 1. Monsieur le brigadier? - Parle-moi de ma m re! Carmen: Act 1. Votre m re avec moi sortait de la chapelle Carmen: Act 1. Ma m re, je la vois. Carmen: Act 1. Que son fils l'aime et la v n re - Eh bien, eh bien! Carmen: Act 1. Au secours! Carmen: Act 1. Voyons, brigadier. - Tra la la la. Carmen: Act 1. Chanson et Duo: Pr s des remparts de S ville Carmen: Act 1. Le lieutenant. Prenez garde Carmen: Act 2. Entracte Carmen: Act 2. Les tringles des sistres tintaient Carmen: Act 2. Vous avez quelque chose nous dire Carmen: Act 2. Tout est bien alors - Vivat! vivat le tor ro! A Carmen: Act 2. Votre toast. je peux. - Tor ador, en garde Carmen: Act 2. Nous avons en t te une affaire! Carmen: Act 2. Amoureuse. ce n'est pas une raison - Halte-l! Qui va l? Disc 2: Carmen: Act 2. Je vais danser en votre honneur Carmen: Act 2. La fleur que tu m'avais jet e Carmen: Act 2. Non, tu ne m'aimes pas! Carmen: Act 2. Hol! Carmen! Hol! Carmen: Act 2. Suis-nous travers la campagne Carmen: Act 3. Entracte Carmen: Act 3. coute, compagnon, coute! Carmen: Act 3. Halte! nous allons nous arr ter ici! Carmen: Act 3. M lons. Coupons! Carmen: Act 3. Carreau! Pique. La mort! Carmen: Act 3.

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux [Box Set]

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux [Box Set]



Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances from Monteux's lengthy engagement with the Standard Hour program, heard on NBC's Pacific Radio Network from 1941 to 1952. This show aired on Sunday evenings, sponsored by Standard Oil (the predecessor to Chevron), and it featured West Coast orchestras exclusively. Monteux was heard in San Francisco during the winter and spring, and in summer and fall, another orchestra (usually the Los Angeles Philharmonic) was heard in his stead. There was a strict rule about timing; each work played had to be 20 minutes or less, but no more. Although this constraint prevented longer works, such as would be expected in the concert hall, from being programmed, it did afford Monteux flexibility in programming short pieces of a greater variety than that observed on his concurrent RCA Victor studio recordings, which are heavily weighted toward French and Russian literature. The length of this set is nearly equal to that of BMG's huge Pierre Monteux Edition issued in 1994 at 14 discs; this is in 10 discs and runs nearly a 1,000 minutes. Whole discs within the collection are given over to Beethoven, Richard Strauss, Berlioz, Franck, and nearly two for Wagner performances. Also included is a Haydn Symphony No. 88, George Whitefield Chadwick's Jubilee, Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve Suite, Messiaen's L'Ascension, and several other rare works, including many that Monteux did not commercially record. There was a prior incarnation of this set issued in 1997 at only 10 discs; this one adds the discs Lollipops and Monteux as Accompanist to concert artists such as Lili Kraus and Shura Cherkassky, and Finale, which is a grab bag of stuff. It is here where one will find the Chadwick, a Mozart "Jupiter" Symphony, and an aria from Franco Alfano's Risurrezione sung by radio and early television mainstay Dorothy Warenskjold. The sound, taken from transcription discs in the library of the Pierre Monteux School in Hancock, ME, is mono in its entirety and somewhat limited even by the standards in place, say, by 1953. However, the transfers are all very clean and first-rate - there is little to no source disc related noise among all 13 discs included. There is a noticeable improvement in the sound from mid-1950 on, as Standard Oil petitioned successfully - the only sponsor that cared enough to do so - against NBC to replace its company-made "ribbon" microphones with more responsive Altec Lansing models. Overall, compared to RCA Victor's typically bright, brittle, and distorted studio recordings from San Francisco, the recordings in this set are at least comparable to, and at times better than, Monteux's commercial recordings of the same period. This is a lot of Monteux, but there are considerable rewards - the sheer looseness and spontaneity of his montage of bleeding chunks from Act III of Die Meistersinger is joyful and tremendously exciting orchestral music-making. If the Monteux Edition on BMG and Decca's Original Masters set (seven discs) are not enough Monteux for you, then Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux is the next logical step. However, if you missed those other sets, then this may well be the best place to start. Of the three sets just mentioned, this one by far has the best liner notes, written by longtime San Francisco-based critic Arthur Bloomfield. ~ Uncle Dave Lewis, Rovi

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [Includes DVDs] [Limite

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [Includes DVDs] [Limite



Disc 1: Winterreise, D 911: 1. Gute Nacht Winterreise, D 911: 2. Die Wetterfahne Winterreise, D 911: 3. Gefrone Tr nen Winterreise, D 911: 4. Erstarrung Winterreise, D 911: 5. Der Lindenbaum Winterreise, D 911: 6. Wasserflut Winterreise, D 911: 7. Auf dem Flusse Winterreise, D 911: 8. R ckblick Winterreise, D 911: 9. Irrlicht Winterreise, D 911: 10. Rast Winterreise, D 911: 11. Fr hlingstraum Winterreise, D 911: 12. Einsamkeit Winterreise, D 911: 13. Die Post Winterreise, D 911: 14. Der greise Kopf Winterreise, D 911: 15. Die Kr he Winterreise, D 911: 16. Letzte Hoffnung Winterreise, D 911: 17. Im Dorfe Winterreise, D 911: 18. Der st rmische Morgen Winterreise, D 911: 19. T uschung Winterreise, D 911: 20. Der Wegweiser Winterreise, D 911: 21. Das Wirtshaus Winterreise, D 911: 22. Mut! Winterreise, D 911: 23. Die Nebensonnen Winterreise, D 911: 24. Der Leiermann Disc 2: Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 1. Was Wandern Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 2. Wohin? Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 3. Halt! Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 4. Danksagung an den Bach Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 5. Am Feierabend Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 6. Der Neugierige Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 7. Ungeduld Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 8. Morgengrua Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 9. Des M llers Blumen Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 10. Tr nenregen Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 11. Mein! Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 12. Pause Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 13. Mit dem gr nen Lautenbande Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 14. Der J ger Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 15. Eifersucht und Stolz Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 16. Die liebe Farbe Die sch ne M llerin, D 795: 17. Die b se Farbe Die sch.

Celibidache Edition 4 (Box) - CD

Celibidache Edition 4 (Box) - CD



Release Date: 2004-10-25, Audio CD, EMI International

The Complete Haydn String Quartets [Box Set]

The Complete Haydn String Quartets [Box Set]



For any comprehensive collection of European music of the Classical period, the string quartets of Haydn are an absolute must. Not only did Haydn invent the genre, but he developed it into a flexible form capable of expressing the subtlest nuances of musical thought and human emotion, in a body of works unparalleled by any other corpus save the same composer's own mighty series of symphonies. The question then becomes which of the several collections of the complete quartets best represents the works. The listener couldn't do much better than this Naxos collection by the Kodaly Quartet. The quartet's playing is lean and agile, but strong and sonorous when necessary, with each player a master of his instrument, and the ensemble is more than the sum of its parts. As interpreters, the Hungarian musicians are expressive but reserved, letting the music sing in the slow movements and dance in the menuettos, but keeping it always within the bounds of civil discourse. That latter phrase is key to the Kodaly's approach: Haydn's quartets are indeed a conversation between four equals, and the intellectual wit, warm affection, and surging energy the players bring to the music will be heartening to any Haydn aficionado. If these were the only performances you ever heard of these works, you'd be well satisfied, particularly in Naxos' cool, clear, and very present digital sound. ~ James Leonard, Rovi

Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music (Box Set)

Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music (Box Set)



This 12-disc set does indeed contain all of Brahms' acknowledged chamber works (the original version of the first Piano Trio and the possibly spurious-possibly authentic Fourth Piano Quartet are left out). And although the standard caveats for box sets holds here - the quality of the performers is mixed and better performances of all the works are available on single discs - there is no denying that this is a superlative set. Among the best performances are the Raphael Ensemble's warmly soulful interpretations of the string sextets and string quintets, Thea King's richly lyrical accounts of the clarinet sonatas and quintet, and Lawrence Power's deeply affecting readings of the viola sonatas and trio. But the Florestan Trio's performances of the piano trios have plenty of power and nuance, the New Budapest Quartet's take on the string quartets is filled with strength and subtlety, and Krysia Osostowicz's interpretations of the violin sonatas have nearly as much light and beauty as the best performances of the past. Some listeners might wish that Steven Isserlis' accounts of the cello sonatas were more reserved or that Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Leopold String Trio's readings of the piano quartets had less of an "all-star" and more of a "team player" feel. But even these performances come off as more committed and more musical than most available. In sum, then, if you could have only one box set of Brahms' complete chamber, this one is well worth considering. Recorded between 1983 and 2006, Hyperion's digital sound is consistently clear, cool, and deep. ~ James Leonard, Rovi

Erasmus von Rotterdam: In Praise of Folly

Erasmus von Rotterdam: In Praise of Folly



Jordi Savall, Super Audio CD - SACD Hybrid, Alia Vox Spain