classical music top sellers

classical music:

ballads	canons	concertos
etudes	fantasies	fugues
inventions	lullabies & berceuse	oratorio
preludes	requiems, elegies & tombeau	rondos
serenades & divertimentos	sonatas	suites
symphonies	toccatas	variations

top sellers

Grigory Sokolov: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms [Box Set]

3 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Opus 111, 2005

Grigory Sokolov - The (Almost) Unknown Major Pianist
One of the best-kept secrets in the piano world is the amazing Grigory Sokolov, a man in his fifties who won the Tchaikovsky Prize in 1966 at the age of sixteen. He has been somewhat reclusive. tending to play in Europe only, and has generally not made studio recordings, but among the cognoscenti his recitals are sought after and often sold out. All the music recorded in this five-CD box has been ...

Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Performed on Grieg's Piano)

14 reviews
Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes

EMI Classics, 2002

Sensitive modern pianism
Borrowing a phrase from the contemporary political philosopher Fukuyama a case can be made that the world of classical piano music has reached "the end of history". This notion is based on the often heard idea that it only takes two clicks to get superior performances of any piece worth recording at home and that this part of the universe has reached a state of completion. Add to that the ongoing ...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris

9 reviews
George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1990

A glorious tribute!
To play Gershwin accurately demands from the player, the absolute domain of an invisible taste, unsaid in the score. Few pianists (and Bernstein is among them) were able to convey the listener, this savoir vivre, humor, elegance, that idiomatic atmosphere that plainly justifies your effort. To my mind, there just have been five pianists who have surmounted this peak: Oscar Levant, Jesus Maria ...

A Window in Time: Rachmaninoff Performs His Solo Piano Works

44 reviews
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Wayne Stahnke

Telarc, 1998

Rachmaninov performing his own piano pieces
Not only was Rachmaninov a wonderful composer he was also an amazing pianist. His album A Window in Time: Rachmaninov Performs His Solo Piano Works demonstrates his extraordinary combination of both technical skill and his intensely personal artistry. Rachmaniov is legendary in the piano world for his incredible reach on the piano. His fingers were long enough to span to the thirteenth key, ...

The Chopin Collection

10 reviews
Frederic Chopin, Artur Rubinstein

RCA Victor Europe, 1991

One for the ages
Perhaps no other pianist is so indelibly linked to one composer's music than Artur Rubinstein is to the works of Chopin. One might think of Glenn Gould & Bach, but even the renowned Canadian virtuoso's recordings of JSB are not held in such high esteem as Rubinstein's Chopin catalog. Rubinstein has such an affinity for this music,and performs the works with such a master's touch, that the ...

Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)

48 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2006

so far, definitely so good
I have listened to, thus far, 30 discs and have enjoyed all the performances, especially the Mass, Magnificat, and to my surprise in spite of indifferent reviews elsewhere, the Sacred Cantatas. I found the choral singing and orchestral playing of The Sixteen to be very moving and beautiful. Given the cost of this complete set, I feel I got more than my money's worth already. Thus far, absolutely ...

David Russell: Art of the Guitar

1 review
Isaac Albeniz, Julian Arcas, ...

Telarc, 2007

Amazing again!!!!
Another great recording from David Russell and Telarc. Just listen Grieg pieces and Galeron by Sojo. No more words needed. Every year a new David Russell CD....... Thank you Telarc.......

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works (85CD Box Set)

7 reviews
Ludwig van Beethoven, Florian Prey, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2007

Glorious Practicality
There's hardly a music lover out there who doesn't already have multiple recordings of the Beethoven symphonies, quartets, concertos, etc., performances from which we choose according to mood, frame of mind-- to any number of reasons. So why not add another set of each? It never hurts to have another take on this infinitely interpretable music, and have it on the cheap. But wait! There's more! ...

The World's Favorite Piano Music

12 reviews
Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, ...

RCA, 1992

Music to my ears!
I bought this CD as a "treat" for my 16 year old son, who has just finished a homeschool music course for one of his electives. The last part of the course required listening to music from all the great composers, Baroque through contemporary periods, and identifying the more famous pieces by name and composer. He not only enjoyed the course, he now actually listens to this CD for his own ...

Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame / The Hilliard Ensemble

5 reviews
Guillaume de Machaut, The Hilliard Ensemble, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

The World of Machaut
The Mediaeval Frenchman Guillaume de Machaut is one of those composers who shaped the course of musical history most significantly. He wrote some of the earliest known polyphonic pieces of vocal music, as well as writing astonishing poetry for his own semi-sacred songs or 'lais.' On this disc, the Hilliard Ensemble present three of his most representative works, all well worth exploring. The ...

Works of Igor Stravinsky

13 reviews
Donald Gramm, Howard Chitjian, ...

Sony Classics, 2007

Just Buy It!
Unquestionably one of the most astounding music bargain you are ever going to find. Currently selling for less than $32.00 you get 22 discs filled with some of the greatest music ever written as conducted by the composer. The truth is most of us are only familiar with a small portion of Stravinsky's music and this is an excellent opportunity to discover what we've been missing or, perhaps, ...

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

83 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Léo Delibes, ...

Angel Records, 1999

Does what it set out to do, very well
So i'm a classical music veteran, someone who prefers to collect a complete work, rather than classical compilations. I probably would not have listened to this album at all if my dad didnt buy it for me as a gift. By now, i own the complete works that over half of the excepts on this disc come from. I am a purist if ever there was one. That said, i totally adore this set because i have ...

Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)

48 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2006

so far, definitely so good
I have listened to, thus far, just the Orchestral Suites, the Brandenburg Concerti, the Cello Suites, the St. Matthew and John Passsions, the Mass in B Minor, the Well-Tempered Clavier, the first disc of the Cantatas, two discs of the Organ Chorales, the Violin Concertos and the disc featuring the Magnificat. These 22 discs alone have been very enjoyable indeed, especially the Mass and ...

Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 7

131 reviews
Ludwig van Beethoven, Carlos Kleiber, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

A staple in any classical music library
There is really no point in expanding any further on what has been said by the other reviewers, other than that those few who gave this recording less than 4 stars don't have a clue. I don't personally know anyone who wouldn't rate each of these performances in the top 5, if not first choice. For me, I may, on occassion slightly prefer a couple of Furtwangler's or Weingartner's recordings, but ...

Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)

49 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2006

so far, definitely so good
I have listened to, thus far, 30 discs and have enjoyed all the performances, especially the Mass, Magnificat, and to my surprise in spite of indifferent reviews elsewhere, the Sacred Cantatas. I found the choral singing and orchestral playing of The Sixteen to be very moving and beautiful. Given the cost of this complete set, I feel I got more than my money's worth already. Thus far, absolutely ...

Impressum / about us