Syms 1-9: Comp
 From Amazon.co.uk: Sir John Eliot Gardiner's period-instrument orchestra is well named, for in some of the most recorded repertoire of all time he revolutionises our conception of how these titanic works should sound. Of course it has to be said that [... more]
CDN$100.99
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Cosi Fan Tutte Comp
From Amazon.com: This delicately balanced story of two engaged couples who are inveigled into a brief flirtation with infidelity inspired some of the finest music Mozart ever composed. It is often textured with the fine nuances of chamber music, with [... more]
CDN$48.99
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Great Mass In C Min
Outstanding clarity, wonderful interpretation: You just can't go wrong with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. I was already a fan of this wonderful chamber orchestra, and became even more fanatical after hearing them preform live, here at the [... more]
CDN$14.99
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St. Matthew Passion
An ideal melding of music, vocalists, and conductor: Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," one of his great choral works, is a meditation on the death of Christ. Here, Sit Georg Solti works with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Lieder
Pure artistry and a velvet voice: I don't know if I would consider this singer the best out there--how can one truly know??--but I DO consider her to be one of my very favorite singers after hearing this album. I admire her artistry and that beautiful, [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Messiah Comp
From Amazon.com: Trevor Pinnock meets with mixed success in this account of the Messiah with the English Concert & Choir and soloists Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, and John Tomlinson, recorded and released in 1988. [... more]
CDN$38.99
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Greatest Classical Christmas
This is my favorite Christmas CD of all time!: These aren't your traditional Christmas carols but a more classical selection. The Corelli Pastorale performed on this disc is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard in my life. Ramirez' [... more]
CDN$16.99
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1996 Metropolitan Opera Gala
Great variety of fantastic singers!: This is as good as it gets. An awesome roster of international stars singing some of the best (but not the most well known) selections in all of opera, and of course James Levine, the man they are all celebrating. It [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Mass In B Min
Sir Georg Solti honors Bach: First, let me say that I can tell you without even having yet analyzed the CD for you that this is definitely a must buy version of Bach's Mass in B Minor. You dont need to read the rest of the words that I mention after this. [... more]
CDN$34.99
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Greatest Opera Show On Earth
From Amazon.co.uk: This really is a remarkable collection, and anyone even remotely interested in opera is bound to be vastly entertained by it. Almost everything and everyone is here, albeit in small doses: Tebaldi, Pavarotti (a lot), Bjoerling, Bartoli, [... more]
CDN$20.99
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Eugene Onegin Comp
Amazon.com essential recording: Levine has assembled a cast strong in both singing and acting, although Mirella Freni is a bit mature for the teenage Tatiana and there are no Russians in the leading roles. The conducting quite properly emphasizes the [... more]
CDN$38.99
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Der Rosenkavalier Comp (Ger)
oh so close!: This recording is so heavenly - I just adore Von Otter in this, among her most musical performances (and of course her musicality is always of the highest caliber), and Te Kanawa is as glorious as ever (albeit a bit on the light side in [... more]
CDN$54.99
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