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BEST RELAXING CLASSICS 100 |
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BEST CLASSICS 100
0946 3 6490120
An introduction to the world of classical music featuring 100 of the world’s best loved classical music recordings. These 6 CDs contain over seven hours of music and features composers like Mozart, Bizet, Verdi and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi Menuhin, Nigel Kennedy, Maria Callas and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Best Classics 100 is the perfect introduction to classical music.
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BEST CLASSICS 100 VOL II
0946 3 65645 2 4
This is the follow up to the extremely popular album Best Classics 100. The 6 CDs are themed differently from those in the first album and cover ‘Spectacular Classics’, ‘Eternal Classics’, ‘Romantic Classics’, ‘Instrumental Classics’, ‘Nostalgic Classics’ and ‘Favourite Encores’.
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BEST FILM CLASSICS 100
0946 3 54928 2 8
This 6CD collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as Harry Potter, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Death in Venice, American Beauty, Bridget Jones Diary, Cinema Paradiso, The Piano, Philadelphia & The Shawshank Redemption to name but a few.
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BEST MOZART 100
0946 330381 2 7
This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over and made popular by films such as AMADEUS and featured in TV commercials. Many may not know the exact titles of these compositions but they are guaranteed to be instantly recognised when heard. A great gift to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth this year.
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BEST PIANO CLASSICS 100
0946 3 38522 2 8
This superb value-for-money collection features the top 100 piano tracks. From Grieg to Gershwin, Bach to Beethoven or Mozart to Mussorgsky, there’s something for all to enjoy here. BEST PIANO 100 caters for every mood, and includes performances by some of the world’s best pianists.
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BEST OPERA CLASSICS 100
7243 5 86211 2 9
A collection of the best-loved operas arias ever, sung by the greatest stars at an unbeatable price. At over 7 hours of pure listening enjoyment, this bargain 6CD set is an irresistible must for every opera lover. Featuring the greatest names in Opera from the past and present – Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Roberto Alagna and many more….
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BEST BAROQUE 100
0946 3 65278 2 6
This 6CD set provides a comprehensive overview of Baroque music and serves as an excellent introduction for someone who would like to hear more of the Baroque style beyond "Spring" from "The Four Seasons" or "Canon" by Pachelbel. Each piece has been expertly played and recorded reflecting the best that Baroque music has to offer, including music from Bach, Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Pachelbel, Telemann and Boccherini amongst others… look no further for a wonderful Baroque musical experience.
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Handel: Zadok the priest, anthem
Handel:Water Music, Suite in D major H 349 (excerpt): Overture - Alla hornpipe
Handel: Dixit Dominus (psalm L)
Albinoni / arr. Giazotto [Ricordi]: Adagio in G minor
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in E major, G. 275, Minuetto
Vivaldi: Concerto for recorder in C major, I Allegro
l’aîné: Marche de triomphe avec des trompettes et des timbales
Lully: Isis Quinault, Air des trembleurs - “L’hiver qui nous tourmente s’obstine à nous geler”
J.S Bach: “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (from cantata BWV 147)
J.S Bach: Goldberg variations, Aria
J.S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 1047, I Allegro
C.P.E Bach: Cello concerto in A major H 439, III Allegro assai |
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BEST BACH 100
0946 374378 2 7
This 6CD collection features music from one of the greatest composers of all time including: the Brandenburg Concertos, Toccata & Fugue, Suite No. 1 for cello and many many more.
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BEST MARIA CALLAS 100
0946 365612 2 6
The famous baritone Tito Gobbi once said: ‘There is only one Callas’, and all aspects of her unique art are represented here in these 6 CDs of her best and most popular operatic arias and duets.
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BEST SACRED 100
0946 3 82591 2 1
This 6CD collection features works from Byrd to Barber via Brahms and provides a fascinating insight into the evolution of sacred music.
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BEST RELAXING CLASSICS 100
0946 3 89032 2 2
Sit back, relax and unwind to some of the most relaxing classical music performed by some of the finest artists. There’s over 7 hours of well-chosen music split across six CDs and featuring the world's best loved composers. Another winning collection.
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BEST BEETHOVEN 100
0946 3 94318 2 3
180 years ago, the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven breathed his last breath. This 6CD collection celebrates the genius that was Beethoven and features some of his most loved works from his symphonic works, and opera to his concertos and piano works.
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BEST VIVALDI 100
0999 5 10358 2 2
This 6 CD set features music from one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. With an unmistakeable style, Antonio Vivaldi’s music remains hugely popular to this day, and this collection features some of his best loved works including The Four Seasons Concertos, Mandolin Concerto in C and Gloria.
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BEST CAROLS 100
0999 5 00245 2 0
This 6 CD compilation features Christmas carols old and new, performed by some of the world’s greatest singers, choirs and orchestras including King’s College Cambridge with Sir David Willcocks, The King’s Singers, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Roberto Alagna. The perfect Christmas gift.
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BEST GUITAR 100
50999 5 22153 2 2
This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite guitar classics, performed by some of the world’s leading artists. Among them are the guitarists Manuel Barrueco, Ernesto Bitetti, Carlos Bonell, Julian Bream, Julian Byzantine, Eliot Fisk, Oscar Ghiglia, Sharon Isbin, Wulfin Lieske, Christopher Parkening, Angel Romero, Dario Rossetti-Bonell and the legendary Andrés Segovia, as well as the lutenist Anthony Bailes and the conductors Enrique Batíz, Elmer Bernstein, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle and Antoni Ros-Marbà.
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BEST KARAJAN 100
50999 5 15766 2 2
EMI Classics are very pleased to announce that we will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, arguably the greatest conductor of the 20th Century.
This set features extracts from some of Karajan’s best loved recordings with the world’s greatest orchestras and soloists including James Galway, Dennis Brain, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maurice André, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and both the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras.
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BEST ROMANTIC CLASSICS 100
50999 5 00258 2 4
This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics, performed by some of the world’s leading artists. Among them are the singers Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Angela Gheorghiu. Barbara Hendricks, Luciano Pavarotti and Kiri Te Kanawa; instrumentalists Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Jacqueline du Pré, Yehudi Menuhin, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Maxim Vengerov; plus conductors Mariss Jansons, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle and Herbert von Karajan.
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BEST ADAGIOS 100
50999 5 22085 2
This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 beautiful adagio compositions, performed by some of the world’s leading artists including Véronique Gens, Sabine Meyer, François-René Duchâble, Leif Ove Andsnes, Melvyn Tan, Naoko Yoshino, Sharon Isbin, Barbara Hendricks, Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Christian Tetzlaff and conductors including Fabio Biondi, Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Andrew Davis, Wolfgang Sawallisch, and Paavo Järvi.
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BEST BALLET 100
50999 2 06777 2 5
This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 favourite ballet classics, performed by some of the world’s leading artists and orchestras. Among them are Peter Donohoe, Barbara Lieberman, Jean-Philippe Collard, The London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, The Philadelphia Orchestra lead by world renound conductors including André Previn, Aram Khachaturian, Sir Charles Mackerras, Michel Plasson, Leonard Slatkin, Riccardo Muti and Sir Simon Rattle.
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BEST CONCERTOS 100
50999 5 22131 2 0
Digital Download - 5099952213151
This 6 CD set features excerpts from some of the best known concertos in classical music, played by a collection of some of the greatest artists on record, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Steven Isserlis, Mikhail Pletnev, Gustav Leonhardt, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Truls Mørk
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BEST PUCCINI 100
50999 2 36677 2 3
In 2008 the world celebrates the 150th anniversary on 22 December of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), one of the most popular composers of all time, and perhaps the last in the line of the gifted melodists and dramatists to shape the genre of Italian opera.
As part of EMI Classics’ contributions to the celebrations, Best Puccini 100 is a 6 CD set featuring highlights from all his major operas, as well as the early and delightful Messa di Gloria. The recordings (all stereo) come from EMI’s unrivalled operatic catalogue and feature some of the greatest stars in the world of opera.
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BEST ENCORES 100
50999 2 37568 2 3
This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 favourite encores for violin, piano, flute, clarinet and other solo instruments as well as orchestral works and vocal pieces performed by some of the world’s leading artists.
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BEST TENOR ARIAS 100
50999 2 42720 2 5
Digital Download - 50999 2 42721 5 5
100 BEST TENOR ARIAS is another release in EMI’s highly successful 100 BEST series.
This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 tenor arias from opera, oratorio and sacred classics performed by some of the world’s finest singers.
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BEST MENUHIN 100
50999 2 64116 2 0
Digital Download – 50999 2 64116 5 1
This 6 CD set presents 100 highlights from the extensive catalogue of the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) was one of the greatest musical figures of the 20th century. Throughout his entire life, he distinguished himself as a musician of the highest calibre, as well as an educator, a musical statesman and a compassionate and caring human being.
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BEST 20th CENTURY 100
50999 2 68132 2 6
Digital Download – 50999 2 68132 5 7
This 6 CD set covers many of the most popular works composed between 1900 and 1999, as well as representative pieces by composers who broadened the concept of classical music during that period and those who pushed its boundaries to the limits.
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BEST WEDDING 100
50999 2 64229 2 3
Digital Download – 50999 2 64229 5 4
100 Best Wedding Classics is another release in EMI’s highly successful 100 BEST series. This 6 CD set contains a collection of 100 popular classics that may be played at weddings, performed by some of the world’s finest artists.
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