Orchestral & Symphonic

Compilation of the 100 best Giuseppe Verdi compositions including arias from 'La Traviata', 'Don Carlo' and 'Otello'.1. CD 1- A?da, Act 1 Scene 1: Romanza, "Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!... Celeste Aida" (Radames) 2. La Traviata, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 4, Scena...

Compilation of 50 of the best Ludwig Van Beethoven works to celebrate 250 years since the composer's birth.1. CD 1- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace 2. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo (Allegro) 3...

Compilation of 100 Best Tchaikovsky compositions including 'Swan Lake', 'Piano concerto no. 2' and 'Romeo and Juliet'.1. CD 1- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso (Excerpt) 2. Piano Concerto No. 1...

Commissioned in 1965 by the Dean of Chichester, Bernstein' colourful Chichester Psalms is one of the composer' most successful and accessible works on religious texts, contrasting spiritual austerity with impulsive rhythms in a contemplation of peace.1...

Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington DC, Roberto Sierra' Missa Latina "is remarkably organic in it's expression: if it is music that sets out to be liked-perhaps loved-it is also a unified and, one suspects, deeply felt utterance...

Commissioned by the Comte d'Ogny for the Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, the 'Paris' Symphonies form a key milestone in Haydn's output. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have long loved these highly original works, and offer us an exhilaratingly...

Commissioned by George Balanchine, Jeu de cartes is a prime example of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas emerging helter-skelter from Stravinsky' imagination. Unlike his other ballets, it contains no slow music and no lovers' pas-de-deux adagio.1...

Combining rare acting ability with peerless lyricism and radiance of tone, Kiri Te Kanawa is one of opera's most celebrated contemporary figures. This four-disc set presents a selection of her favorite roles and art songs. Drawing on music of the 19th...

Combining interests in electronic music and Asian performing traditions California-based composer Ingram Marshall has developed one of the most distinctive and singular voices in contemporary music. Since the late '70s, Marshall has applied his interests...

Combining communicative performances with engaging programming, this release is dedicated to Schumann's music for cello and piano - works that were written after a period devoted almost exclusively to the piano, and whose aim it was to extend musical...

Colombo Taccani's works often take their basic starting point from a brief fragment of very varied origin: Schumann, Ravel, chorale melodies, short portions of Gregorian chant have alternated with Duke Ellington or fragments of rock. The list could go on...

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