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A pianist whose exceptional intelligence and sensitivity draws on her effervescent spirit, Anne Queffélec learned her craft in both Paris and Vienna. She had a close relationship with Erato and... more

For the first time, Zimmer's most highly prized movie themes have been arranged for and recorded by the stars of the classical-music world: Lang Lang, the Piano Guys, 2CELLOS, Leona Lewis, Lindsey... more

Nikolaus Harnoncourt describes Mozart's Requiem as "an intensely personal confrontation, frightening and moving in the case of a composer who normally kept his life and experience divorced from his... more

Vinyl LP pressing. "Michael Tilson Thomas' recording of Tchaikovsky's first symphony has long been considered the best because of it's 'balletic' treatment of the score. And indeed, there is an... more

Double vinyl LP pressing. Black Angels is a 1990 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet. It includes, and was named after, George Crumb's 1970 composition Black Angels, the composition which had... more

Barbirolli's recordings of Mahler symphonies are now regarded as landmark performances, on top of the Mahlerian discography. This fifth symphony, the last recording Barbirolli devoted to Mahler, is... more

Folk-rock and classical merge in mesmerizing fashion as you hear the new collaboration between My Morning Jacket's Jim James and orchestrator Teddy Abrams. Teddy's inspired arrangements are delivered... more

Scriabin's 'Le Po?me de l'extase' is representative of everything he produced as a composer. The oversized nature of his compositions virtually overwhelms the listener. Writer Boris Pasternak... more