Artist: Daniel Barendoim Beyond its handsome, streamlined packaging and affordable price, the true value of this seven-disc set -- the first volume in Deutsche Grammophon's survey of the Romantic piano repertoire -- lies in Daniel Barenboim's eloquent performances and in the depth of his selections. |
Artist: VA Classical Discovery offers an ideal package, providing an overview of classical music and its history in an entertaining and easy-to-understand form. |
Artist: Charles Mackerras Although he was of Australian nationality Sir Charles Mackerras was actually born in Schenectady, New York in 1925. The family moved to Sydney when Mackerras was just three-years-old. In 1947 Sir Charles sailed for England with the intention of becoming a conductor and joined the Sadler's Wells orchestra as a wind player. |
Artist: Pierre Boulez Pierre Boulez, French composer, conductor, and music theorist, was regarded as a leading composer of the post-Webern serialist movement who also embraced aleatory elements and electronics. |
Artist: Peter Dijkstra The Bach project that began in 2010 with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Peter Dijkstra will conclude with the complete recording of the Mass in B Minor that was made in April, 2016. It now comprises the four crowning works of Bach in outstanding artistic quality, with renowned vocal soloists and practiced ensembles. |
Artist: Ruggiero Ricci Passion without limits! |
Artist: Ruggiero Ricci Collected together for the first time are all of RUGGIERO RICCI’s nine solo albums taped for American Decca between 1960 and 1970. The sessions brought concertos by Vivaldi (The Four Seasons with an all-Stradivarius ensemble), Paganini and Saint-Saëns as well as several concept albums. |
Artist: Ruggiero Ricci The most complete tribute ever issued to the fiendish fingers and sublime artistry of a true virtuoso, Ruggiero Ricci: a feast of concerto, solo and recital repertoire recorded by Ricci, collected together for the first time, and including a previously unpublished set of the Brahms Violin Sonatas. |
Artist: Eugene Mursky, Arthur Rubinstein, Shura Cherkassy, Vladimir Horowitz This is pretty much all Chopin you are ever likely to want. There are all the ones you know and love and more and all broken down over 8 separate cds in a box. So all polonaise on 2 and nocturnes on yet 2 more. |
Artist: VA Featuring the Great Chopin Pianists from the past and today, Deutsche Grammophon presents a 28-CD box limited edition highlighting the riches of its Chopin catalogue, including winners and laureates of the International Chopin Competition such as Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Maurizio Pollini, Krystian Zimerman... |