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Buy Now	Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation (more) »rank: 10314 by: Franz Joseph Haydn, Donna Carter, John Cheek, Jon Humphrey, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Shaw : essential recording:Robert Shaw is so dependable a guide to the masterpieces of the choral repertory that it's safe to say you can't go wrong in turning to him for Haydn's greatest work for voices. That's true even in a field crowded with solid alternatives geared to differing tastes. So if you want Haydn's original German text ('Die Schöpfung'), there are excellent performances by von Karajan on DG and Wöldike on Vanguard; for the same, with an extra dash of exuberance, there's Solti on London. If only original instruments will suffice, try Gardiner on Archiv. ...	Buy Now	A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High (more) »rank: 4229 from: Telarc : :In this beautifully chosen program of mostly a cappella arrangements, Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers deliver the Christmas story in tones of gentle and moving splendor. The carols and sacred settings recorded here are all of an intimate sort, and the rapturous, gently expressive realizations Shaw and his singers give them prove unfailingly appealing. Particularly moving is the newest work on the disc, a setting of 'O magnum mysterium' by the American composer Morten Lauridsen. Franz Biebl's 'Ave Maria' is another gem, as is the arrangement by Healy Willan of the French ...
Buy Now	The Premiere Collection: The Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Original Cast Compilation) (more) »rank: 4823 from: Mca : essential recording:There are many, many Andrew Lloyd Webber albums out there, including cut-and-paste compilations and songbooks from individual artists, most notably Sarah Brightman, Michael Crawford, and even Jose Carreras. The Premiere Collection is probably as authentic as you can get in a hits album, however. In addition to the most popular selections from the original casts of Evita, Cats, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the 57-minute album includes two selections from Tell Me on a Sunday (also recorded by Bernadette Peters as Song and Dance), the title tune from Starlight Express, the 'Pie Jesu' from ...	Buy Now	Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals (more) »rank: 94718 from: Arte Nova Classics :Album Description:The 'grand zoological fantasy' called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer indulged himself with from time to time. Most of them can be found on this irresistible album, including the perky and absolutely unique Trumpet Septet. Ross Pople and his London Festival Orchestra are the ideal performers for music of this freshness and vigor.
Buy Now	Handel - Messiah - Mormon Tabernacle (more) »rank: 28565 by: George Frideric Handel, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield, Mormon Tabernacle Choir :Album Description:The 'grand zoological fantasy' called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer indulged himself with from time to time. Most of them can be found on this irresistible album, including the perky and absolutely unique Trumpet Septet. Ross Pople and his London Festival Orchestra are the ideal performers for music of this freshness and vigor.	Buy Now	The Story of Schubert (more) »rank: 58688 from: Vox (Classical) :Album Description:The 'grand zoological fantasy' called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer indulged himself with from time to time. Most of them can be found on this irresistible album, including the perky and absolutely unique Trumpet Septet. Ross Pople and his London Festival Orchestra are the ideal performers for music of this freshness and vigor.
Buy Now	Essential Tchaikovsky (more) »rank: 10557 from: Decca :Album Description:The 'grand zoological fantasy' called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer indulged himself with from time to time. Most of them can be found on this irresistible album, including the perky and absolutely unique Trumpet Septet. Ross Pople and his London Festival Orchestra are the ideal performers for music of this freshness and vigor.	Buy Now	Wake Up and Goodnight (more) »rank: 58459 by: Baby Einstein :Album Description: Baby Einstein: Wake-up and Goodnight is a delightful musical collection perfect for babies to begin and end each day in a musical way. This soon to be classic is a gentle, playful instroduction to some of the greatest composers of all time! Like Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Bach.
Buy Now	The Story Of Haydn (more) »rank: 14430 from: Vox (Classical) :Album Description: Baby Einstein: Wake-up and Goodnight is a delightful musical collection perfect for babies to begin and end each day in a musical way. This soon to be classic is a gentle, playful instroduction to some of the greatest composers of all time! Like Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Bach.	Buy Now	Sanctuary (more) »rank: 47144 from: EMI Classics :Album Description: Baby Einstein: Wake-up and Goodnight is a delightful musical collection perfect for babies to begin and end each day in a musical way. This soon to be classic is a gentle, playful instroduction to some of the greatest composers of all time! Like Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Bach.