VOICES OF FRENCH OPERA

BELLINI: I CAPULETI ED I MONTE

DAVID BOWIE: CHANGESONEBOWIE

LOVE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEB

SECOND VIENNESE SCHOOL, THE

LATE NIGHT SAX CD2

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons - Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8 / Wagner: Meistersinger Prelude [Set] - Deutsche Grammophon Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig continue their award-winning Bruckner cycle - this time the Symphonies are coupled with Wagner's Meistersinger Prelude. The Orchestra and the Latvian Maestro recently announced the extension of their acclaimed partnership until 2027.

DANCIN' PARTY: CHUBBY CHECKER

Marking a departure for the Peruvian bel canto superstar, this new recording offers a personal survey of the French operatic repertoire from Donizetti to the romantic outpourings of Gounod and Massenet, including Massenet's 'Pourquoi me Reveiller' from Werther. This is a disc that not only plays to Florez's strengths - virtuosic and high-lying - but also shows a new side to the popular singer, featuring repertoire which he has rarely sung on stage. The first solo album in four years by one of the classical world's biggest stars reveals a voice which has become richer, rounder and more mellow; the choice of repertoire draws further new colours from this ever-stylish tenor.

LORIN MAAZEL - THE COMPLETE CL

This collection of 15 canticles was composed in less than two weeks during 1914, and dedicated to the memory of Rachmaninov's friend and authority on medieval church music, Stepan Smolensky, who had died the previous year. It was intended to be sung during the night-long vigil in monasteries and on the eve of holidays in the Russian Orthodox Church. According to strict Church protocol, it was based largely on existing plainchant, although Rachmaninov was allowed greater freedom in just six numbers, which he called conscious counterfeits nos.1, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11. He later requested that one of these, his favorite fifth canticle, be played at his funeral, although sadly in the event this proved impossible. Following years of neglect, the All-Night Vigil is now widely celebrated as one of Rachmaninov's most important scores, one which provides a vital key to his obsession with chant-like melody.

This collection includes Pavarottis greatest hits.

Following her recent, well-received recordings of Glass, Nyman, and the �tudes of Chopin and Schumann, pianist Valentina Lisitsa now records works of Scriabin. For the composer's 100th anniversary in 2015, Valentina delves into his lesser-known works and finds some beautiful gems. All the works included are recorded for Decca for the very first time.

Various Artists - "101 Romantic Piano" Some of the most romantic music ever composed has been written for the piano and this collection includes discs of music by Chopin, Rachmaninov and Liszt, and is framed by discs, one dedicated to Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert, and the other to the French composers, Debussy, Ravel and Satie. With a total running time of well over seven and a half hours, this represents outstanding value for money and will be welcomed by both casual lovers and serious collectors of piano music.

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