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Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls(more) »rank: 8554from: Nonesuch
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Pollini Plays Chopin, Opp. 33-36 & 38(more) »rank: 8595by: Maurizio Pollini
:Album Description:Maurizio Pollini, one of today's most exceptional pianists, began his musical career by winning the Chopin competition in 1960. Since then, the works of Chopin have held a pre-eminent place in his performances and recordings. Following up on the success of his release of Chopin Nocturnes in 2005, Pollini now records an all-new recital of Chopin masterpieces. He has re-recorded the famous Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 (recorded in 1984 and released in 1986) and the Ballade no. 2 in F, op. 38 (recorded and released in 1999) and added the Mazurkas op. 33, Waltzes op. ... |
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John Adams: Complete Piano Music(more) »rank: 29322from: Naxos American
:Album Description:Maurizio Pollini, one of today's most exceptional pianists, began his musical career by winning the Chopin competition in 1960. Since then, the works of Chopin have held a pre-eminent place in his performances and recordings. Following up on the success of his release of Chopin Nocturnes in 2005, Pollini now records an all-new recital of Chopin masterpieces. He has re-recorded the famous Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 (recorded in 1984 and released in 1986) and the Ballade no. 2 in F, op. 38 (recorded and released in 1999) and added the Mazurkas op. 33, Waltzes op. ... |
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The Best of Fauré(more) »rank: 9524by: Gabriel Faure, Antonio de Almeida, Jeremy Summerly, John Georgiadis, Keith Clark, Oxford Camerata, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, CSR Symphony Orchestra, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colm Carey, Francois-Joel Thiollier, Jean Martin, Pascal Devoyon, Pierre-Alain Volondat, Lisa Beckley, Dong-Suk Kang
:Album Description:Maurizio Pollini, one of today's most exceptional pianists, began his musical career by winning the Chopin competition in 1960. Since then, the works of Chopin have held a pre-eminent place in his performances and recordings. Following up on the success of his release of Chopin Nocturnes in 2005, Pollini now records an all-new recital of Chopin masterpieces. He has re-recorded the famous Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 (recorded in 1984 and released in 1986) and the Ballade no. 2 in F, op. 38 (recorded and released in 1999) and added the Mazurkas op. 33, Waltzes op. ... |
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Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble(more) »rank: 7612by: Perotin, Anonymous, Paul Hillier, Charles Daniels, David James, The Hilliard Ensemble, John Potter, Rogers Covey-Crump, Gordon Jones, Mark Padmore
: essential recording:It would be impossible to adequately describe the inherent haunting beauty of Perotin's music, or to fully detail its far-reaching influence in latter-12th-century France. The opening 'Viderunt omnes' is a perfect illustration of the surprising vitality and highly charged sense of forward motion that can be obtained with relatively simple rhythmic impulses and harmonic devices. The male voices of the Hilliard Ensemble generate an electrifying resonance that vibrates everything in the room that's not solid or nailed down. You can literally feel this music, ringing with natural harmonics and set to body-moving rhythms. Yes, it's religious music, intended for ... |
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25 Baroque Favorites(more) »rank: 24638from: Vox (Classical)
: essential recording:It would be impossible to adequately describe the inherent haunting beauty of Perotin's music, or to fully detail its far-reaching influence in latter-12th-century France. The opening 'Viderunt omnes' is a perfect illustration of the surprising vitality and highly charged sense of forward motion that can be obtained with relatively simple rhythmic impulses and harmonic devices. The male voices of the Hilliard Ensemble generate an electrifying resonance that vibrates everything in the room that's not solid or nailed down. You can literally feel this music, ringing with natural harmonics and set to body-moving rhythms. Yes, it's religious music, intended for ... |
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Puccini Gold(more) »rank: 16884from: Decca
:Album Description:In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package from the world's greatest vocalists. Includes tracks by Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo and more. Includes a track from new tenor sensation Jonas Kaufmann. An outstanding collection of popular arias and duets from Puccini's greatest operas--including La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. Includes reprise of Nessun dorma by the three tenors--Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo & José Carreras--from their landmark Concert in Rome, 1990. Special '2 for 1' ... |
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The King's Singers Greatest Hits(more) »rank: 6561from: EMI Classics
:Album Description:In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package from the world's greatest vocalists. Includes tracks by Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo and more. Includes a track from new tenor sensation Jonas Kaufmann. An outstanding collection of popular arias and duets from Puccini's greatest operas--including La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. Includes reprise of Nessun dorma by the three tenors--Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo & José Carreras--from their landmark Concert in Rome, 1990. Special '2 for 1' ... |
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Music for Solo Harp(more) »rank: 32582by: Elizabeth Hainen
:Album Description:In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package from the world's greatest vocalists. Includes tracks by Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo and more. Includes a track from new tenor sensation Jonas Kaufmann. An outstanding collection of popular arias and duets from Puccini's greatest operas--including La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot. Includes reprise of Nessun dorma by the three tenors--Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo & José Carreras--from their landmark Concert in Rome, 1990. Special '2 for 1' ... |
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Baroque Album(more) »rank: 50894by: Gabriela Montero
: :Gabriela Montero’s extraordinary ability as an improviser, rare in the classical world, is fast becoming her trademark. Following her critically acclaimed Rachmaninov, Chopin, de Falla, Scriabin, Liszt recital disc and her Bach and Beyond improvisational album for EMI Classics, Montero recorded a CD of Baroque improvisations at London’s Abbey Road Studios in June 2007. Gabriela Montero Photos (by Sheila Rock) More from Gabriela Montero Bach & Beyond Gabriela Montero plays Chopin, Falla, Ginestera, etc. Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival, 2006 : |

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