GIFT OF MUSIC (NAXOS

The monarchy remains as popular as ever. Here is a programme of music for royal occasions, from coronations to weddings. Choirs, orchestras, military bands, organs and fanfare trumpets perform...

Vintage classics. A glug of opera with a twist of piano and some of the classical world's best-known drinking songs are placed in a soothing ambience of refined melodies. Not much for the nose in...

Late night classics. At the end of a long day, and on into the night, this lovely album of relaxing music will help banish those cares and worries and promote a calm and tranquil atmosphere. A...

Palestrina / Sospiri / Watson / Duggan Vespers - Timeless Music For Contemplation CD1. Organ Introit: Ave Maris Stella 3 - Marcel Dupr? (1886 1971) 2. Marian Antiphon I: Alma Redemptoris Mater - John...

The 1700 Joseph Tisseran harpsichord; the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments, Oxford.1. I. Prelude 2. II. Almand 3. III. Corant 4. IV. Minuet 5. I. Prelude 6. II. Almand 7. III. Corant 8. IV...

The magic of the dance in music, with an emphasis on Paris towards the end of the nineteenth century. Orchestral works by Ravel ('La Valse'), Offenbach, Berlioz and others capture the mood of...

A meditation for the close of the day. The timeless liturgy of the Anglican church has produced a wonderful tradition of Evensong. This album captures beautiful choral music by Bernard Rose, one of...

Music for Pomp and Circumstance. Grand music for coronations, for ceremonial occasions, for matters of state and for formal dancing is brought together in this special album. 400 years of...

Sublime and calming plainchant and celebrations of Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus and Magnificat invoke the glories of the Christian faith. A rich sound, a fine acoustic and expressive music lift the spirits...

Rousing songs from the age of sail. The armchair sailor will find plenty to fire the imagination in this cheerful collection of songs from the sea. Sea shanties were often sung to help with the...

Songs For William Shakespeare / Various Songs For William Shakespeare / Various CD1. Where the Bee Sucks, the Tempest Robert Johnson 2. Kemp's Jig 3. O Mistress Mine, Twelfth Night, Morley 4. Light...

Only the smallest amount of medieval music survives: musicians and composers were largely anonymous and their work often went unrecorded. But thankfully a handful of manuscripts have come down to us,...