ARTISTS
András Schiff, piano

TRACKLISTING
J.S. BACH : Goldberg Variations BWV 988

ARTISTS
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer

TRACKLISTING
BARTÓK
Concerto for Orchestra
Kossuth
3 Village Scenes

ARTISTS
Radu Lupu, piano

TRACKLISTING
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.14 'Moonlight'
Piano Sonata No.8 'Pathétique'
Piano Sonata No.21 'Waldstein '

ARTISTS
Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

TRACKLISTING
BEETHOVEN
The 10 Violin Sonatas

ARTISTS
David Oistrakh, violin
Igor Oistrakh, violin

TRACKLISTING
BRUCH : Scottish Fantasia
MOZART : Sinfonia concertante, K364
HINDEMITH : Violin Concerto

'One of the top choices for this work (Bruch) ... the piece has never before or since blossomed into such rewarding lyricism (Hindemith).' A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs .

'A classic recording (Hindemith) ... a total joy from start to finish' (Bruch) Gramophone

ARTISTS
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein

TRACKLISTING
BARBER : Adagio for Strings
COPLAND : Appalachian Spring
GERSHWIN : Rhapsody in Blue

'This is a beautiful collection of American music, lovingly and brilliantly performed.' Gramophone

A 'strongly recommended' recording The Classical Good CD Guide.

ARTISTS
Haeggander · Malmberg
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt

TRACKLISTING
GRIEG : Peer Gynt (incidental music)

ARTISTS
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Hans Werner Henze

TRACKLISTING
HENZE : Symphonies Nos. 1-6

ARTISTS
Cura · Frittoli · Álvarez · Keenlyside
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly

TRACKLISTING
LEONCAVALLO : Pagliacci

'The recording is rich, spacious and brilliant with glorious orchestral playing, making one marvel at the beauty and subtlety of Leoncavallo's orchestration.' A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. A recording of 'legendary status' The Classical Good CD Guide

ARTISTS
Mikhail Pletnev, piano

TRACKLISTING
LISZT
Piano Sonata in B minor
Après une lecture de Dante
Gnomenreigen
Funérailles

'Great tonal finesse, articulation, and control of keyboard colour; there is tremendous grip, depth and majesty. A performance of stature among the very best that this great pianist has yet given us.' A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs.

A 'strongly recommended' recording, The Classical Good CD Guide.

ARTISTS
Souliotis · Del Monaco · Gobbi
Orchestra e coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Silvio Varviso

TRACKLISTING
MASCAGNI
Cavalleria rusticana

ARTISTS
Ainsley · Bott · King · Bonner · Gooding
New London Consort
Philip Pickett

TRACKLISTING
MONTEVERDI : L'Orfeo

A First Choice Recording from Building A Library CD Review: BBC Radio 3

'A wonderfully vital account ... Pickett directs with great flair.' (Gramophone)

A 'strongly recommended' recording, The Classical Good CD Guide.

ARTISTS
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan

TRACKLISTING
MOZART : Symphonies 29, 32, 33, 35 (Haffner), 36 (Linz), 38 (Prague), 39, 40 & 41 (Jupiter)

'These are beautifully played and vitally alert readings. There is plenty of life here, and the slow movements show the BPO at their most graciously expressive.'

A Key Recording, The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs .

ARTISTS
Salvatore Accardo, violin

TRACKLISTING
PAGANINI : 24 Caprices, op.1

'Accardo invests these Caprices with great eloquence - both in breadth of tone and in grandeur of conception. He is peerless. He observes all the repeats and the recording has an excellent CD transfer.'

ARTISTS
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn

TRACKLISTING
PROKOFIEV : Violin Concertos 1 & 2
STRAVINKSY : Violin Concerto

'Chung's performances emphasize the lyrical quality of these concertos with playing that is both warm and strong, tender and full of fantasy. Previn's accompaniments are deeply understanding and the Stravinsky coupling is equally stimulating. Excellent Decca sound.'

ARTISTS
Ainsley · Gens · Naouri · Delunsch · Courtis · Kozena
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski

TRACKLISTING
RAMEAU : Dardanus

'Strongly cast and characterfully conducted. Minkowski's version offers a magnetic, lively reading. The soloists are excellent'

ARTISTS
Alfred Brendel
Cleveland Quartet
James van Denmark

TRACKLISTING
SCHUBERT: Trout Quintet D667

A First Choice Recording from Building A Library CD Review BBC Radio 3

ARTISTS
Malfitano · Terfel · Riegel · Schwarz · Begley
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi

TRACKLISTING
RICHARD STRAUSS: Salome

ARTISTS
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge

TRACKLISTING
TCHAIKOVSKY : The Nutcracker
OFFENBACH : Le Papillon

ARTISTS
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel

TRACKLISTING
TELEMANN Wind Concertos

'The chalumeaux is the precursor of the clarinet and the concerto for two chalumeaux recorded here is full of unexpected delights. Marvellously alive and accomplished playing.'

A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs.

ARTISTS
Barbara Bonney, soprano
André Previn, piano

TRACKLISTING
American Songs by Copland · Barber · Previn · Argento

'There is ecstasy and truth in this voice' ( Gramophone)

An 'outstanding recording', from The Classical Good CD Guide.

ARTISTS
Joan Sutherland
Marilyn Horne
Sumi Jo

A dazzling display from Decca's three top female vocal virtuosi. Overall this is a remarkable demonstration.'

A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs.

ARTISTS
Academy of Ancient Music
New College Choir, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom

TRACKLISTING
Coronation Anthems
Blow · Boyce · Clarke · Croft · Handel · Purcell

'A splendid collection of 17th and 18th century anthems, excellently performed by choir and instrumentalists. The booklet note illuminatingly raises several points of interest.' Editor's Choice, Gramophone

ARTISTS
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan

TRACKLISTING
WAGNER: The Ring - Highlights

'The task of selecting highlights to fit on a single disc, taken from the whole of the Ring cycle, is daunting. However, DG have assembled many key items. The transfers are extremely brilliant, making this a most attractive bargain reissue.'

ARTISTS
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley

TRACKLISTING
English Madrigals: Gibbons · Wilbye · Morley

'John Wilbye was one of the major figures in the English music of this period, and these recordings are the best available introduction to his art. It is the melancholic nature of his finest works that give them their special character. Beautifully recorded, this anthology is a most important addition to the catalogue.'