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Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall

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by: Buena Vista Social Club

Release Date October 13, 2008
it's a great album,can someone perhaps explain why it was put out as a 2 disc set when it would easily been fitted on one CD..williet

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Fiesta

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by: Gustavo Dudamel

Release Date May 19, 2008
it's a great album,can someone perhaps explain why it was put out as a 2 disc set when it would easily been fitted on one CD..williet

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Works of Igor Stravinsky [22cd]

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by: Igor Stravinsky

Release Date July 02, 2007

It's common to find good value box sets from labels such as EMI Classics, Brilliant Classics and Warner Classics, but not so often on the Sony label.

In general, the bigger the set the better the value, with collections of more than ten discs often falling into the bargain category of under £1 a disc.

This collection though represents not only value for money but also provides pretty much all of Stravinsky's lifetime works (he composed around 127 pieces) in a compact box of just 5cm width thanks to the CDs being supplied in card sleeves.

The enclosed 24 booklet provides a biography of the composer, and more importantly full recording dates, venues, orchestras, soloists and conductors, and if this ... Read More:

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Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

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from: Halle

Release Date October 27, 2008
This maybe the new definitive recording of Gerontius. Paul Groves (tenor) is magnificent and the orchestra and choir deliver an extremely accomplished performance.

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Classical 2008

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 15, 2007

This 2CD release is a great collection of classical music which bears no real relevance to the 2008 in the title other than being released almost (!) in 2008.

The only common factor between all the tracks is that they are all, without exception, performed by top artists, making the album both highly recommended and, considering the numerous different performers who are included, guaranteed to please most listeners.

The album doesn't make any 'Best of', 'Ultimate' or 'The Only One You'll ever Need' claims because quite simply anyone who likes it will probably want more, the obvious choice of course is the inevitable 'Classical 2009' release next year.

It should be noted that not all the recordings are ... Read More:

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Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

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by: Herbert von Karajan

Release Date February 04, 2008

This 2CD release is a great collection of classical music which bears no real relevance to the 2008 in the title other than being released almost (!) in 2008.

The only common factor between all the tracks is that they are all, without exception, performed by top artists, making the album both highly recommended and, considering the numerous different performers who are included, guaranteed to please most listeners.

The album doesn't make any 'Best of', 'Ultimate' or 'The Only One You'll ever Need' claims because quite simply anyone who likes it will probably want more, the obvious choice of course is the inevitable 'Classical 2009' release next year.

It should be noted that not all the recordings are ... Read More:

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Nina De Fuego

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by: Buika

Release Date June 02, 2008
I heard this album, whilst on holiday in Girona (Spain).
It is a must buy album. Even if you can't understand Spanish,she has a wonderful voice. It has a contemporary-jazzy sound without losing the traditional Espanic feeling. thanks for readind DaveyT.

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Vaughan Williams - Complete Symphonies

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by: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Release Date September 20, 2004
and I like the box too: I can always pick it out among the other VW sets ;-)
A wonderful evocative 3rd, a tense war study. Not very pastoral, nor bucolic or lyrical: I do not agree much with Vernon Handley's interpretation. Rather it is the past remembered, resigned melancholy that something is not quite right, yet with self-discovery and steely determination that is discussed and evolved by the soloists. Never forget that a war demands and makes a different mindset we do not understand. I find Rued Langgaard's deeply disturbing 4th Symphony, "Leaf Fall" 1916, to be in good company here.
Haitink's take on things generally differs just a bit from the English conductors, but I think "In the Fen Country" in particular justifies buying ... Read More:

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Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works

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from: British Composers

Release Date September 09, 1991
Not many conductors match Adrian Boult's masterly performances of V-Williams music, for its rich tonal colours, noble poise and eloquence. Definitely a must-buy CD for anyone who loves VW's music!

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4

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by: Vladimir Ashkenazy London Symphony Orchestra André Previn

Release Date September 18, 1995
To my ears this was a very good recording of the great composer's piano concertos.