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WARNER CLASSICS

Leif Ove Andsnes - The Warner Classics Edition 1990-2010

CD · 36 discs

$98.12

Composer: Béla Bartók, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, Karol Szymanowski, Franz Liszt, Franz Joseph Haydn, Leoš Janáček, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Carl Nielsen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergej Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich, George Enescu, Witold Lutosławski, Matrc-Andre Dalbavie
Artist: Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff, Sarah Chang, Lars Anders Tomter, Tanja Tetzlaff, Ian Bostridge
Released: Apr 12, 2024

Leif Ove Andsnes is a leading pianist of his time, known for his exceptional musicianship and subtil touch, his considerable technical flair being unfailingly put at the service of his interpretations. He was a pioneer for being the first home-trained superstar pianist to have emerged from Norway. This box is the story of a 20-year partnership that has yielded a rich seam of recorded treasures, first for Virgin and then for EMI. Running through this cornucopia of 34 albums (36 CDs), we find recurring themes: Grieg (Andsnes even recorded some Lyric Pieces on the composer's own piano at Troldhaugen), Nordic music in general, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Schubert.

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Leif Ove Andsnes - The Warner Classics Edition 1990-2010
WARNER CLASSICS Apr 2024

36 discs

CD
$98.12

Prophone

A Tribute to Charlie 100% Jazz, Swing and Boogie-Woogie

CD · 1 disc

$20.99

Composer: ROBERT WELLS TRIO
Artist: ROBERT WELLS TRIO
Released: May 26, 2015

This Prophone release offers a brand new tribute by the Robert Wells Trio to legendary musician and entertainer Charlie Norman, whose Swedish show business career lasted nearly 60 years. "From my and Charlie's first meeting in the 1980's and in our fifteen years touring as a double piano act on and off, I got to learn from Charlie both on stage and off; it was a time of pure joy. I've written an all new boogie for this CD called Old Time Boogie with the playful subtitle "It was better in the old days"... The rest of the material is all favorite numbers that we played on tour." (Robert Wells)

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A Tribute to Charlie 100% Jazz, Swing and Boogie-Woogie
Prophone May 2015

1 disc

CD
$20.99

Avie Records

Piano Nocturnes

CD · 1 disc

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Composer: VARIOUS
Artist: David Quigley
Released: Aug 17, 2018

Award-winning Irish pianist David Quigley, heralded by The Birmingham Post as a musician of "amazing maturity and concentration," makes his Avie label debut with a stunning and beautiful recital that takes the listener on a moonlit journey of the solo piano nocturne, beginning and ending with Quigley's compatriot and the genre's originator, John Field, and traversing the highways and byways of interpretations by composers through the centuries, from Chopin to Schumann, Liszt to Lowell Liebermann and many more in between. "Considerable virtuosity... expertly played." (MusicWeb International) "Crisp, elegant, sophisticated... full of technical elan..." (Culture Northern Ireland)

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Piano Nocturnes
Avie Records Aug 2018

1 disc

CD
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APR

Wilhelm Backhaus - The Complete Acoustic & Selected Early Electric Recordings

CD · 3 discs

$32.99

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Cecile Chaminade, Frederic Chopin, Leo Delibes, Edvard Grieg
Artist: Wilhelm Backhaus
Released: Nov 17, 2023

As one of the great pianists of the 20th century, WILHELM BACKHAUS (1884–1969) needs no introduction. He recorded almost continuously from 1908 until his death, but this set, focusing on his earliest recordings, completes APR’s coverage (see also APR 6026, APR 6027 and APR 5637) of all his solo and concerto output for The Gramophone Company/HMV, except the electrically recorded Brahms titles, which are available elsewhere. These early discs reveal Backhaus as an exciting young virtuoso, rather than the sober purveyor of German classics he was to become.

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Wilhelm Backhaus - The Complete Acoustic & Selected Early Electric Recordings
APR Nov 2023

3 discs

CD
$32.99

The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies 3
Haenssler Classic May 2009

1 disc

CD
$12.99

ELOQUENCE AUSTRALIA

COLIN DAVIS: BOSTON LEGACY

CD · 1 disc

$128.99

Artist: DAVIS, COLIN
Released: May 22, 2026

Reissued complete for the first time, the recorded legacy of Sir Colin Davis and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Philips, including an unsurpassed cycle of Sibelius symphonies. Each element of the tricky chemistry came off when Colin Davis made his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1967, in concerts of Berlioz, Stravinsky and Dvorak. In search of a new Principal Conductor at the time, the BSO offered the post to Davis, but he preferred to focus his energies on the directorship of the Royal Opera in London. However, he began making regular return visits to Boston, and in 1974 became the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor. As the most 'European'-sounding of the great American orchestras, the BSO responded with natural affinity to Davis's sense of line and cultivated warmth in canon repertoire. When he began to explore Sibelius with them, both the orchestra and audience responded with cautious curiosity which blossomed into committed enthusiasm. Philips capitalised on this affinity by recording them together in the complete symphonies and selected tone-poems between 1975 and 1980, successfully capturing the intensity of the associated concerts. While the Sibelius cycle has maintained a firm place in the catalogue, other albums in the BSO/Davis discography have fallen from prominence. They include a fizzing Mendelssohn album of the 'Italian' Symphony and excerpts from A Midsummer Night's Dream; a delectably sprung set of excerpts from Schubert's Rosamunde, and one of the first-ever versions of the 'Great' C major Symphony to include all the repeats. Davis had a long-established harmonious working relationship with Claudio Arrau, and the Chilean pianist came to Boston to record magisterial, lovingly detailed versions of the concertos by Schumann, Grieg and Tchaikovsky. While Tchaikovsky is hardly a name associated with Davis, the conductor also drew remarkable tension, energy and volume from his Boston forces in Romeo and Juliet and the 1812 Overture (complete with chorus, organ, bells and the rest). This Original Covers box from Eloquence comprises newly remastered recordings and includes a new booklet essay by Peter Quantrill, exploring the history of Colin Davis in Boston, the elements of their happy artistic chemistry and the stories behind the scenes.

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COLIN DAVIS: BOSTON LEGACY
ELOQUENCE AUSTRALIA May 2026

1 disc

CD
$128.99

Gramola Records

Kaleidoscope Europe

CD · 1 disc

$18.99 ~~$24.99~~ Save 24%

Composer: Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Bendel, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Enrique Granados
Artist: Waldmuller Trio Wien, Ines Miklin, Anna Gellan, Martin Forst
Released: Nov 29, 2024

Under the title "Kaleidoskop Europa", this CD presents a musical journey that encompasses the entirety of Europe. Central to the album is the concept of dance as a medium that both connects people via music and body language, and also motivates them to express themselves with one another, regardless of national origin, language, religion or culture. The album features dances from eleven different European countries, commencing and concluding the musical journey in Vienna-the home of both the ensemble and the painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. By combining pieces of music from different countries, dance emerges as a symbol of the unity found within Europe's diverse cultures. All compositions are arranged for piano trio, with the exception of the opening march by Fritz Kreisler, which was originally composed for this instrumentation. Some arrangements were made by Martin Forst, the cellist of the trio, specifically for this production, thus leading to their premiere presentation on this CD. Through these adaptations, works originally composed for piano or orchestra take on a new form: the auditory experience is enhanced by numerous dimensions-particularly regarding color richness and transparency - revealing intriguing and novel facets of the compositions to listeners.

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Kaleidoscope Europe
Gramola Records Nov 2024

1 disc

CD
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The Piano Experience
DB Productions Feb 1999

1 disc

CD
$18.99

MEDITATION CLASSICS
Berlin Classics Jul 2008

4 discs

CD
$26.99

Idil Biret Archive

Idil Biret Concertos & Solo Music Edition

CD · 12 discs

$85.99

Composer: VARIOUS
Artist: Idil Biret
Released: May 11, 2018

After making her first solo piano LP recording in 1959 at the age of seventeen, Idil Biret had to wait nearly three decades before recording with an orchestra in a studio. In 1988 she recorded in London the 2nd and 4th Piano Concertos of Saint-Saens with the legendary Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Loughran. The Philharmonia Orchestra was established after WWII and employed extensively by another legend of music, the great producer Walter Legge, to make recordings for EMI/HMV. It was led by some of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century, such as Furtwangler, Toscanini, Richard Strauss, and Karajan. Many great pianists had recorded with this orchestra. During the next twenty-five years Biret made recordings of over sixty works for piano and orchestra in studio and at concerts under the baton of eminent conductors including Jean Fournet, Emil Tabakov, and Toshi Shimada. All of these have been released on Naxos and IBA under Naxos catalogue numbers. Additionally, live recordings of other piano concertos from Biret's concertos from 1954 onwards with eminent orchestras are available as well. All of the aforementioned are included in this enormous release.

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Idil Biret Concertos & Solo Music Edition
Idil Biret Archive May 2018

12 discs

CD
$85.99

The Vanishing Nordic Chorale / Musik Ekklesia
Sono Luminus Mar 2011

1 disc

CD
$18.99

Opera Arias (Soprano): Tetrazzini, Luisa - Bellini, V. / Dav
Prima Voce Jul 2002

1 disc

CD
$16.99

Naxos

Animals In Music

CD · 2 discs

$20.99 ~~$29.99~~ Save 30%

Composer: BEETHOVEN GRIEG DELIUS MESS
Artist: Various
Released: Apr 29, 2014

Through the centuries composers have brought colour and panache to bear in their depictions of animals in music. For some, such as Sibelius, animals become the central focus in their tone poems, whilst for others a symphonic unity is sought, as Beethoven showed in his ‘Pastoral’ Symphony. Poetic imagery, through song, offers another avenue. The rich variety of the animal kingdom—from bees to birds, from fleas to fish (and much else)—offers memorable opportunities for sonic richness.

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Animals In Music
Naxos Apr 2014

2 discs

CD
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NORDIC WINTER - Christmas Songs
Danacord Dec 2014

1 disc

CD
$18.99

ChandosStaff Pick

Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies / Hickox, A. Davis, LSO, Bergen Philharmonic

SACD · 6 discs

$43.99

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Artist: Susan Gritton, Gerald Finley, Rebecca Evans
Released: Jun 17, 2022

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams, we are proud to reissue this outstanding symphony cycle. Started in 1999 by Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra, this was the first Vaughan Williams symphony cycle to be recorded in Surround Sound and released on Hybrid SACD. Tragically, Richard Hickox died before he was able to complete the project – a task that was undertaken by Sir Andrew Davis and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. This reissue is priced at 6 discs for the price of 2, and features almost an hour of bonus material – broadcast interviews with Sir Adrian Boult and Sir John Barbirolli, and reminiscences from both Ursula Vaughan Williams and the composer himself.

Praise for previously released recordings included in this set:

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 / Hickox, London Symphony

Richard Hickox gives us the chance to hear VW's original, hour-long canvas – and riveting listening it makes too! Sprawling it may be, but this epic conception evinces a prodigal inventiveness, poetry, mystery, and vitality that do not pall with repeated hearings. An essential purchase for anyone remotely interested in British music.

-- Gramophone (2001 Recording of the Year)

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 / Hickox, London Symphony

This is an exceptionally powerful yet deeply moving account of the Fifth. Aided by glowing, wide-ranging engineering, Hickox's is an urgently communicative reading. The first and third movements in particular emerge with an effortless architectural splendour and rapt authority, the climaxes built and resolved with mastery.

-- Gramophone

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8, "Sinfonia Antartica" / Davis, Bergen Philharmonic

The Bergen Phil finds a clear affinity with the Sinfonia Antartica...There’s an inexorability about this performance and a strong tragic undertow that makes it a compelling listen throughout. Davis authoritatively builds up the tension without any fussiness.

-- The Sunday Times (UK)

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★ Staff Pick

Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies / Hickox, A. Davis, LSO, Bergen Philharmonic
Chandos Jun 2022

6 discs

SACD
$43.99

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Romantic Classics / Various [2 CDs]
Chandos Jan 2004

2 discs

CD
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Chandos

Lines Written During a Sleepless Night - Art Songs / Alder, Middleton

CD · 1 disc

$10.99 ~~$21.99~~ Save 50%

Composer: VARIOUS
Artist: Alder, Middleton
Released: Jan 03, 2020

The soprano Louise Alder has been described as 'the brightest lyric soprano of the younger generation' (The Arts Desk),'a born actress' (Opera), and as having 'a voice of sparkling beauty' (Gramophone). In this her debut recording for Chandos, she and her pianist, Joseph Middleton, have devised an unusual but rewarding programme that explores the works of six contrasting composers. As she writes in her booklet note: ‘When Joseph suggested making an album of Russian songs, including Russian composers who set poems in other languages, I jumped at the challenge. The more we discussed the repertoire, the more amazed I was to see how well it fitted with my own family history. In 1916 (the same year that Rachmaninoff composed the Opus 38 songs), huge political unrest forced my great-grandparents and family to flee, shutting up the house in Odessa, travelling 1,687 km north by rail to St Petersburg, and then by sleigh into Finland, through Norway, and back to Britain. It is my pleasure to be able to honor my family’s Russian connection with this meandering sleigh ride through Russia, with songs in Russian, French, and German, into Finland, in Swedish, and Norway, in German, back to the UK for a cycle of Britten songs in Russian.’

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Lines Written During a Sleepless Night - Art Songs / Alder, Middleton
Chandos Jan 2020

1 disc

CD
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Nimbus

Vladimir Feltsman - Journey Home

CD · 1 disc

$16.99

Composer: Various
Artist: Vladimir Feltsman
Released: Jun 06, 2025

The search for our true home is a perennial quest no matter what our historical or cultural background might be. The goal of the journey is not a return to a certain place on the map, or the recovery of lost memories, but to discover within ourselves the true home from which we all came and to which we shall return. It is a search for the meaning of our existence, a search for beauty. The works collected in this album have for a long time been good companions in my search for beauty, in my "journey home". They brought plenty of joy and precious moments of discovery and recognition for which I am grateful. I hope that you who listen to this album will share with me an admiration for these works, a special feeling of intimacy and tenderness, and will be inspired and reassured on your own journey home, your own search for beauty. Happy sailing! © Vladimir Feltsman (The tracks on this release are all taken from Vladimir Feltsman's extensive discography on Nimbus Alliance)

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Vladimir Feltsman - Journey Home
Nimbus Jun 2025

1 disc

CD
$16.99

Divine Art

Reminiscence

CD · 1 disc

$18.99

Composer: Johannes Brahms, Giulio Caccini, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Tomono Kawamura Domenico Scarlatti
Artist: Tomono Kawamura
Released: Nov 15, 2024

In her new album acclaimed pianist Tomono Kawamura invites listeners on a satisfying journey through classical piano music. Blending personal favourites with timeless masterpieces, Tomono's profound connection to the piano is evident in every piece. Her distinct poetic sensitivity and technical brilliance bring each composition to life, creating a deeply personal and immersive musical experience. The album opens with Tchaikovsky's Autumn Song, Op. 37a No. 10, from The Seasons. Tomono captures the reflective and nostalgic mood of October, emphasising the delicate interplay of light and shadow in this evocative work. The journey continues with Sibelius's "Edit," Op. 76 No. 2, where Tomono masterfully balances subdued elegance with quiet intensity, reflecting the stark beauty of the Finnish landscapes that inspired it. Brahms' Hungarian Dance adds a lively burst of energy, with Tomono navigating it's spirited rhythms and fiery folk influences with joyful intensity. Her deep affinity for Chopin shines through in her performances of six of his works, each chosen to highlight different facets of his genius. From the lyrical intimacy of his nocturnes to the virtuosic brilliance of his etudes, Tomono's interpretations resonate with the emotional depth central to Chopin's music. The album also explores diverse stylistic periods with selections from Scarlatti, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Grieg. Tomono's performances reflect a profound understanding of these great piano works, whether it's the crystalline precision of Scarlatti's sonatas, the sweeping passion of Rachmaninoff's preludes, the dreamlike textures of Debussy, or the rugged beauty of Grieg. A highlight of Reminiscence is Tomono's original composition, Variations, which bridges classical form with contemporary expression. This piece showcases her creativity and deep understanding of the classical tradition, offering a fresh voice while paying homage to the composers who have shaped her musical journey. Reminiscence is more than just a collection of piano works; it reflects Tomono Kawamura's lifelong devotion to music. Through her thoughtful interpretations and masterful technique, she offers listeners an experience that lingers long after the final notes fade. About Tomono Kawamura: Born in Japan, Tomono Kawamura began piano studies at three and made her orchestral debut at fifteen. After winning numerous competitions in Japan, she received a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she graduated with First Class Honours. Tomono has performed as a soloist across Asia, Europe, and the UK, including at Wigmore Hall. She is also a celebrated performer on luxury cruise ships worldwide. Tomono's rich career and dedication to her craft are evident in every note of Reminiscence, offering listeners a glimpse into the soul of a true artist.

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Reminiscence
Divine Art Nov 2024

1 disc

CD
$18.99

SOMM Recordings

Once More with Feeling: A Selection of Favourite Piano Encor

CD · 1 disc

$20.99

Composer: VARIOUS
Artist: Philip Martin
Released: Oct 20, 2017

This delightful disc of favorite – and occasionally unfamiliar – piano music played by pianist Philip Martin fulfills several functions: it is, first and foremost, a collection of ‘personal choice’ encore pieces, some of which are amongst the world’s favorite piano music, with others coming into the unjustly neglected genre, all of which have a special affection in Philip’s comprehensive repertoire. Secondly, we encounter the art of this much-admired Irish musician as a composer, whose own music possesses an individuality and immediacy of appeal that confirms his qualities as a musical communicator to his audience. And finally (although it is not ‘final’!), this exceptionally well-filled album is released as Philip Martin prepares coincidentally to celebrate his 70th birthday and 50 years in the music profession with a wide-ranging selection that indicates the range and artistry of this truly international musician.

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Once More with Feeling: A Selection of Favourite Piano Encor
SOMM Recordings Oct 2017

1 disc

CD
$20.99