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Just in time for the holidays, this release brings together an irresistible mix of Christmas music - both familiar and new - all played by the world-famous Berlin Philharmonic with conductors Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, James Levine, and the especially festive Brass Ensemble...

The Vienna Boys Choir, the oldest boys' choir in the world, is certainly one of Austria's most famous cultural exports. Having recorded and toured the world extensively for decades, they are recognized for the purity of their sound and the joy of their music...

Cho, Seong-Jin

Young Chinese virtuoso Yuja Wang plays two of the most demanding of all piano concertos in one concert, joining an orchestra and conductor of similar age.brbrThe first recording with a soloist for the Simon Bol?var Orchestra and Gustavo Dudamel captures the extraordinary energy levels...

In another original pairing violinist Hilary Hahn brings together the familiar, highly commercial and long-awaited recording of the famous Sibelius Violin Concerto with the rarely performed Violin Concerto by Arnold Schoenberg. Hahn brings out the romantic qualities of Schoenberg's Concerto-known as one of the...

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Ronald Reagan: Signature Collection, The (DVD) (5-Pack)Before he became the 40th president of the United States of America or even governor of California, Ronald Reagan was a veteran Hollywood actor who, though he played mostly in Warner Bros.' films. He was extremely...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 2 (DVD) (6-Pack)Packin' A Punch...and Packin' Heat! On the heels of the success of the Warner Bros. Gangster Collection, the Warner Bros. Tough Guys Collection delivers six all new to DVD Classics featuring Hollywood's greatest Academy-Award winning Tough...

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION In the 1940s, a new genre - film noir - emerged from the world of "hard - boiled"pulp magazines, paperback thrillers and sensational crime movies. These films - tough and unsentimental - depicted a black-and-white universe at once brutal, erotic and morally...

You gotta git your minds fixed," the rural preacher tells Sunday School children. And the best way to do that fixin' is from Old Testament stories narrated by the preacher, played by a black cast, backed by the joyful gospel sounds of the Hall...

James Taylor ~ Hourglass The merchant of mellow's first studio album since New Moon Shine (1991), and you've gotta have a heart of naugahyde not to be touched by the simplicity and uncommon wisdom of these dozen tunes. "Little More Time with You" is...

Mantovani was the most successful orchestra leader ever, selling 70 million records from the 1950s to the 1970s. Known for his unmistakable cascading strings, this documentary is the story of the man and his music.

Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over 3 nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special...

Marking the 40th anniversary of winning a singing competition as part of a choir from his hometown of Modena in 1955, Luciano Pavarotti returns to North Wales to give a special gala concert at the 1995 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Joining him that evening...

Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over 3 nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special...

Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over 3 nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special...

Benedetti, Nicola

Lang Lang joins forces with Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater for two of Rachmaninov's masterpieces, the Second Piano Concerto and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

For the first time, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will take the podium at the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert. The Canadian conductor, who has long been associated with the orchestra, is the Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In...

Steven Isserlis -"Schumann & Moscheles: 1851 Cello Sonatas" "Prepare to be seduced," (Gramophone). Steven Isserlis's latest album takes inspiration from a single year: 1851, a year of invention, exhibition and creativity. Sonatas by Moscheles and Schumann (Violin Sonata No 2, specially arranged for cello...

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Coming into French and English from the Greek elegos ('lament'), an elegy (elegie) is a poetic or musical composition expressing sorrow or lamentation, typically mourning the loss of a loved one or reflecting on themes of grief and melancholy.

Born in 1626, John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer, often regarded as one of the greatest masters of the lute song. His melancholic music, filled with deep emotional expression, perfectly captures the mood of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. His...

Hyperion presents the final volume in Angela Hewitt's traversal of the complete Mozart Piano Sonatas, recorded on her beloved Fazioli piano. This double-album's treasures include the K545 "Sonate facile," loved by millions of piano students worldwide. Alongside are the clever and witty Variations on...

This elegant chamber recording presents Valentin Silvestrov’s modern classical miniatures, blending poetic beauty, lyricism, and serene modern textures.

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KREMER GIDON / CLAUDIO ABBADO

The debut album from the YouTube sensation known for viral videos of pop songs played on grand pianos, cellos and other classical instruments in exotic locales contains 12 tunes featured in their hit clips! Hear material by the likes of Beethoven, Adele, Coldplay and...

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Under 19th century Romanticism, music ascended from its role as a vehicle for worship to itself becoming an object of worship. On this new recording, Maurice Durufl?s Requiem, Op. 9, considered a pinnacle of contemporary choral repertoire, is paired with Gabriel Faur?s moving Requiem,...

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Suzie LeBlanc returns to her roots with La Veill?e de No?l, a recording of traditional songs from the collection Berceau de l'Acadie [Cradle of Acadia]. Suzie LeBlanc has hand-picked Acadian folksongs that celebrate the winter season, from Christmas to Candlemas, known as La Chandeleur...

It wasn't until 1894, 99 years after the violin and cello were allowed into the Paris Conservatory, that the institution's great doors were opened for the viola. On this recording, internationally renowned Canadian violist Steven Dann and pianist James Parker introduce listeners to little...

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Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Dresden Staatskapelle make fitting and eloquent interpreters of Schumann's four symphonies, each a highly distinctive work. The city of Dresden was the composer's home for six years, while Sawallisch was a keen advocate of his large-scale works. For all the...