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Artist: Otmar Suitner Issued without accompanying notes, we are asked to take it on faith that these recordings made by Otmar Suitner with the Dresden Staatskapelle are in fact legendary. But while most of the performances here have not been released on compact discs, that does not necessarily make them legendary; it only makes them rare. |
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Artist: Stamitz Quartet Established in 1985, the Stamitz Quartet quickly became known as leading- interpreters of Czech repertory. Winners of the 1986 National Broadcasting Union Competition in Salzburg, the quartet's rise to fame was meteoric; they have since participated in tours throughout Europe and America, and undertaken a variety of recording projects. |
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Artist: John Coltrane John Coltrane is one of jazz's most influential musicians, but one is hard put to find followers who actually play in his style. Rather, he is influential by example; inspiring musicians to experiment, take chances, and devote themselves to their craft. |
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Artist: Ernst Haefliger One of the greatest lyric tenors of the 20th century, Ernst Haefliger's reputation was won through his supreme interpretation of German Lieder, Mozart operas, and his benchmark performances of the oratorios, masses, and cantatas of J.S. Bach. His performances of the Evangelist in the Bach Passions set a worldwide standard. |
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Famously conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux. Monteux was the principal conductor of the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. |
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Artist: Ornette Coleman Miles Davis had publicly called him a madman. Leonard Bernstein found him, for his part, completely awesome. Few were those that didn’t have a definitive opinion on Ornette Coleman. Some kind of outlaw who preferred playing his own compositions rather than jazz classics, the American saxophonist also developed harmolodic |
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Artist: The Beatles This 16-LP vinyl box set containing all 12 Beatles studio albums. |
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Artist: Mendelssohn The 40-CD sets of Masterworks have been among Brilliant Classics’ top-sellers. In a single, slimline box they contain an ideal introduction to the masters of Western classical music, ranging across an entire output, with a mix of new and classic performances by established and young artists. |
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Artist: George Frideric Handel Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive box set. 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works--including the Royal Fireworks and Water Music, The Messiah, concerti grossi and much more! Featuring conductors Sir Neville Marriner, Christopher Hogwood, Trevor Pinnock, Mark Minkowski and others. |
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