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Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin
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Beethoven: Symphonies 2 and 7 [Hybrid SACD]
from: Bis
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Beethoven, Clement: Violin Concertos
from: Cedille
:Album Description:'Recordings don't get any better than this ... Astounding!' -- ClassicsToday [CED 68] World premiere recording of a major classical work: the 1805 violin concerto by Franz Clement, the violinist for whom Beethoven wrote his Violin Concerto in 1806. First recording to put the Beethoven Violin Concerto into historical context features major artists putting their interpretive stamp on these important works.
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Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner
: essential recording:This isn't an oratorio in the Handelian sense, but a series of cantatas for various days from Christmas to Epiphany. Bach's music is loaded with treats: an echo aria for soprano and oboe; a 'pastoral' sinfonia; bravura arias for tenor with flute and bass with trumpet; a giddy soprano-bass duet; a transporting lullaby for alto. Then there are the choruses, featuring the Monteverdi Choir at their best: exuberant full-orchestra choruses in parts one and three; a lilting triple-time chorus with horns in part four; the joyful skittering chorus in part five; ...
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The Wanamaker Legacy
from: Gothic Records
:Album Description:The Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia is the world’s largest functioning musical instrument, and this is the first recording of it restored to full playing condition in the last 30 years. Recorded in 24-bit technology–audiophile quality sound. Booklet contains pictures of the organ, an extensive and colorful history of the organ and its place in American musical society, and notes by the organist, as well as 13 pages of detailed organ specifications!
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Symphony (25) Favorites
from: Vox (Classical)
:Album Description:The Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia is the world’s largest functioning musical instrument, and this is the first recording of it restored to full playing condition in the last 30 years. Recorded in 24-bit technology–audiophile quality sound. Booklet contains pictures of the organ, an extensive and colorful history of the organ and its place in American musical society, and notes by the organist, as well as 13 pages of detailed organ specifications!
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Beethoven for Babies
from: Philips
: :For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of 'Pathétique' is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas ...
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Bellini - Norma / Maria Callas, Ludwig, Corelli, Zaccaria, Teatro alla Scala, Serafin
: :For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of 'Pathétique' is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas ...
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Bach Performance on the Piano [DVD Video]
from: Hyperion UK
: :For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of 'Pathétique' is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas ...
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Johannes Brahms: The Symphonies
from: Decca
: :For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of 'Pathétique' is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas ...
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