Orchestral & Symphonic

a first-class collection which (was) obscure only because it's virtues had not been 'trumpeted'... Neunecker is a musician of outstanding musicality and technical brilliance. Snap it up while it is available (MusicWeb Rob Barnett)1. REINHOLD GLIERE...

A first international CD issue for two contrasting albums of light-orchestral Mozart from Joseph Keilberth and Thurston Dart. The two albums reissued here exemplify the postwar revolution of Classical-era performance styles. Having begun to make records...

A first CD release on Deutsche Grammophon of four concertos from a master interpreter of Mozart. Describing his experience as a youth in Hungary hearing Bruno Walter play and conduct a Mozart concerto, the Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes stated that all...

A first CD release for a thrilling recital of dazzling toccatas and fantasias from the French organ tradition by one of the world's most celebrated musicians. Installed in 1972 and built by the Austrian firm of Hradetzky, the four-manual organ at the...

A film music extravaganza for movie fans of all ages performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy over 2 hours of memorable music from all-time favourite films. During it's near-70 year history, the RPO has performed on the soundtracks to many...

A feast of poetry, song, and visual art animated by a surprisingly Zen-like philosophy, Guillaume de Machaut's Remede de Fortune tells the tale of a woebegone lover who is counseled by Lady Hope on how to be happy and persevere in the face of the ups and...

A feast of first recordings to celebrate the art of one of the greatest violinist-composers in 18th-century Europe. 'I have heard a certain Nardini, Leopold Mozart once wrote, 'and regarding beauty, purity, and equality of tone and in the singing taste...

A fantasy that turned into a symphony? First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation 'Baroque Orchestra' by no means limits it's excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted...

A FANFARE CLASSICAL HALL OF FAME CD. 2 CDs for the price of 1. There are many fine compositions still lying undiscovered, and until recently this was true of the six Cello Concertos by John Garth. This native of Durham in Northern England proves to be a...

A Dutch-language oratorio from one of the pioneers of the Flemish music scene! Peter Benoit was a rarity in the predominantly French-speaking cultural landscape of Belgium, and a Dutch-language oratorio about the Scheldt River was of huge symbolic value...

A double CD of wind quintets from Warner Classics exclusive artist Emmanuel Pahud and his colleagues in Les Vents Francais. Les Vents Francais celebrate French wind music at it's elegant, witty best. Pahud is greatly in demand as a chamber musician and...

A document in sound of the first performance in Italy of this entertaining "salon" opera by Manuel Garcia, produced in collaboration with the prestigious Rossini Festival in Wildbad. A rare treasure in the best tradition of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.