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Classical Essentials
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
review eMusic Classical Dozens
eMusic boasts well over two million tracks. That's a lot to sift through. So to help you discover great new music, we offer the eMusic Dozen. Here, some of the foremost experts in their respective fields weigh in and pick out the 12 best albums eMusic has to offer under a given theme, whether it's essential jazz records, cool music for grown-ups, extreme metal, or the perfect classical music for your next make-out session. And you're in good hands with outstanding critics like Lenny Kaye, Dave Marsh, Harvey Pekar, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds and Ira Robbins. There are also fascinating Dozens by noted musicians like Isaac Hayes, Britt Daniel of Spoon, rock & roll legend Dion and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan. eMusic holds a big, wide, wonderful world of music, and you're about to discover the best of the best. Happy listening!"
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eMusic Classical Dozens
Keyboard Classical
by Gavin Borchert
Choral Music
by James Jolly
Classical for Beginners
by Gavin Borchert
Chandos
by James Jolly
String Quartets
by Gavin Borchert
Haydn Essentials
by Gavin Borchert
European Mavericks
by Todd Burns
Harmonia Mundi France
by James Jolly
Latin American Classical
by Brian Wise
Orchestral Music
by James Jolly
Operatic Tenors
by Adam Sweeting
New Classical Meets Rock
by Brian Wise
BIS Records
by James Jolly
A Beginner's Beethoven
by James Jolly
Joyous Classical
by James Jolly
American Places
by Gavin Borchert
Virtuoso Pieces
by Justin Davidson
Bugs Bunny Goes Classical
by Erick Zeidenberg
Unjustly Neglected Composers
by Gavin Borchert
Classical Innovators
by Gavin Borchert
British Composers
by James Jolly
LSO Live
by Gavin Borchert
Booty-Call Classical
by Rod Smith
Opera
by Gavin Borchert
Early Music
by John Schaefer
Harmonia Mundi
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
Mozart Essentials
by Justin Davidson
Hip Classical Music
by John Schaefer
Sonatas on Naxos Records
by Dawn Chan
American Mavericks on Naxos Records
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
Eastern European Classical
by Daphne Carr
Classical Music at the Movies
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Classical Essentials
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
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