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1. 25 Classical Favorites (2004)
performed by Alexander Pervomaysky (violin), Dubravka Tomsic (piano), Ernst Mühlbacher (horn), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Guiomar Novaës (piano), Humbert Lucarelli (oboe), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Jack Wellbaum (piccolo), New York Philomusica Winds, Susan Jolles (harp)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Frédéric Chopin, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Johannes Brahms, John Philip Sousa, Maurice Ravel, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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3. RCA Red Seal Century: Soloists and Conductors (2001)
performed by Albert Hirsh (piano), Alfred Cortot (piano), Artur Rubinstein (piano), Brooks Smith (piano), Carl Lamson (piano), Emanuel Feuermann (cello), Evelyn Glennie (marimba), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
composed by Aaron Copland, Anton Arensky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Evelyn Glennie, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Fritz Kreisler, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz
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4. Simply the Best Classical Anthems (2000)
performed by English Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, François-René Duchâble (piano), I Solisti Veneti, Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, London Brass Virtuosi, Marie-Claire Alain (organ), Piero Toso (violin), Plácido Domingo (tenor)
composed by Aaron Copland, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Orff, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustav Holst, Hector Berlioz, Hubert Parry
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5. Boulez Conducts Stravinsky (2010)
performed by Alain Damiens (clarinet), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble InterContemporain, Gérard Caussé (viola), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Michel Arrignon (clarinet), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Berlin Radio Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Igor Stravinsky
The years have seen Pierre Boulez record for CBS, Erato, EMI, and Philips, among other labels, but his most consistent and critically praised work ... More
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6. Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky
performed by Adrienne Albert (mezzo-soprano), Adrienne Albert (soprano), Arthur Gleghorn (flute), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Cathy Berberian (mezzo-soprano), Charles Brady (cornet), Charles Rosen (piano), Charles Russo (clarinet), Columbia Chamber Ensemble
composed by Igor Stravinsky, John Stafford Smith
This nine-CD box was a lot more attractive when it first showed up in 1999, before Sony Music introduced its Direct Stream Digital mastering and ... More
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7. Ovation, Vol. 1 (2002)
performed by Andrew Dawes (violin), Bergen Woodwind Quintet, Campbell Trowsdale (violin), Elmer Iseler Singers, Erik Abbink (sax), Gary Karr (bass), Gerry Mulligan (sax), Gerry Mulligan (sax), Guy Few (trumpet), Hannaford Street Silver Band, James Campbell (clarinet)
composed by Harry Freedman, Jacques Hétu, Jean Coulthard, John Weinzweig, Murray Adaskin
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8. Best Classics 50
performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Cécile Ousset (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), David Bell (organ), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Heinz Hoppe (tenor), Henriette Puig-Roget (organ), Horacio Gutiérrez (piano)
composed by Alexander Borodin, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Charles Gounod, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, George Frederick Handel, Giuseppe Verdi
Despite the skepticism its title may engender, EMI's Best Classics 50 is a decent sampler of what many consider to be the greatest hits of classical ... More
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9. Musical Handyman
performed by Alison Morgan (soprano), Australian Army Band, David Hobson (tenor), Dene Olding (violin), Ian Munro (piano), Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Karin Schaupp (guitar), Li Wei (cello), Michael Dudman (organ), Rosario La Spina (tenor)
composed by Aram Khachaturian, Bernardino Monterde, Brian May, Carl Orff, Edward Elgar, Eric Coates, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustav Holst, Henry Litolff, Irish Traditional
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10. The Melody Shop (1998)
performed by Grimethorpe Colliery Band
composed by Aram Khachaturian, Barrie Gott, Charles Gounod, Cole Porter, Emmanuel Chabrier, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Harry James, Herbert L. Clarke, Jimmy Webb, Johann Sebastian Bach, Karl L. King, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Sergey Rachmaninov
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11. Complete Beethoven Edition Sampler
performed by Amadeus Quartet, Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), BBC Singers (synthesizer), Bruno Giuranna (viola), Colin Campbell (vocals), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Emerson String Quartet, Gianluca Cascioli (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin)
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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12. The World's Most Beautiful Melodies, Vol. 5 (1994)
performed by Phillip McCann (cornet), Sellers Engineering Band, Simon Lindley (organ), Huddersfield Choral Society (choir, chorus), Major Peter Parkes (conductor)
composed by Alan Murray, Brian Couzens, Claude Debussy, Edward Elgar, Edward MacDowell, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederick Delius, Gabriel Fauré, George Frederick Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jules Massenet, Scottish Traditional, Sergey Rachmaninov
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13. Beethoven (2011)
performed by Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Alexis Weissenberg (piano), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Christoph Eschenbach (piano), David Bell (organ), Erich Schellow (speech/speaker/speaking part), Fritz Kreisler (candenza), Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
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15. Copland: Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948 (1990)
performed by Abba Bogin (piano), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Columbia Symphony Strings, Henry Fonda, Laura Newell (harp), Michael Winfield (horn), New England Conservatory Chorus, William Lang (trumpet), Aaron Copland (conductor)
composed by Aaron Copland
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17. Classical Greatest Hits (2003)
performed by Dubravka Tomsic (piano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Marian Pivka (piano)
composed by Aaron Copland, Alexander Borodin, Aram Khachaturian, Carl Orff, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Gustav Holst, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Sergey Rachmaninov
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18. Neeme Järvi: Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career (2012)
performed by Boris Berman (piano), Felicity Lott (soprano), Irina Mishura (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kaptain (cimbalom), Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano), Melina Madozzi (violin), Suzanne Murphy (soprano), Philharmonia Chorus (choir, chorus), Neeme Järvi (conductor)
composed by Alexander Scriabin, Antonin Dvorák, Arvo Pärt, Carl Maria von Weber, Dmitry Shostakovich, Duke Ellington, Ferruccio Busoni, Franz von Suppé, Giovanni Bolzoni, Gustav Mahler, Heino Eller, Johan Halvorsen, Johan Svendsen, Johannes Brahms, Maurice Ravel
Estonia's Neeme Järvi has been a prolific recording artist and a well-loved conductor in many countries, including the U.S. He has amassed a large ... More
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19. Encore! (1996)
performed by George Silfies (clarinet), Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
composed by Aaron Copland, Anatol Lyadov, Antonin Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Emmanuel Chabrier, Gabriel Fauré, George Gershwin, Johann Strauss II, John Philip Sousa, Manuel de Falla, Mikhail Glinka, Niccolň Paganini, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Percy Grainger
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20. Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music (1994)
performed by Boston Pops Orchestra, Earl Wild (piano), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Géza Anda (piano), Leonard Pennario (piano), Pasquale Cardillo (clarinet), Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York, Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Vienna Symphony Orchestra
composed by Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, George Gershwin, Jacques Offenbach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Strauss II, Léo Delibes, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams
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21. A to Z of Classical Music (2000)
performed by Adele Anthony (violin), Balázs Szokolay (piano), Camerata Budapest, Capella Istropolitana, Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Idil Biret (piano), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Miroslav Kejmar (trumpet)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Benjamin Britten, Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Orff, Claude Debussy, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, François Couperin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Georg Philipp Telemann
Technically, the insides of this package from Naxos deliver what the outside promises: an "A to Z" compilation of classical composers, a 562-page ... More
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22. The Story Of Handel (1993)
performed by Chicago Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Dieter Kober (conductor)
composed by George Frederick Handel
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23. Romantic Adagios (1999)
performed by Carlos Bonell (guitar), Cristina Ortiz (piano), Franklin Cohen (clarinet), Jascha Silberstein (cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Lynn Harrell (cello), Marie Goossens (harp), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Pascal Rogé (piano)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Gabriel Fauré, Gustav Mahler, Joaquín Rodrigo, Jules Massenet, Ludwig van Beethoven, Max Bruch, Pietro Mascagni, Samuel Barber
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24. Sentimental Favorites (25) (1996)
performed by Aaron Rosand (violin), Abbey Simon (piano), Bronislaw Gimpel (violin), Catherine Michel (harp), Concord String Quartet, Eileen Flissler (piano), Elena Polonska (harp), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Humbert Lucarelli (oboe), Jost Michaels (clarinet)
composed by Alexander Borodin, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Emile Waldteufel, English Traditional, Erik Satie, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Fritz Kreisler, Gabriel Fauré, Isaac Albéniz, Johann Strauss II, Jules Massenet, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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