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Estampies & Danses Royales
ListenEstampies & Danses Royales by Hespèrion XXI & Jordi Savall

The Catalonian lutenist resurrects more music from the 13th century.
Jordi Savall, a gentlemanly Ca...

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Brian Eno: Music For Airports (Live)
ListenBrian Eno: Music For Airports (Live) by Bang On A Can All-Stars

Eno's classic ambient piece performed live by New York's mini-empire of new music.
When Brian Eno a...

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Mozart 252
ListenMozart 252 by Michael Nyman

A modern master tackles the themes of an old master.
If you are already a Michael Nyman fan, you ca...

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Elgar: Cello Concerto in e minor, Op.85; Violin Concerto in b minor, Op.61 J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations Maria Callas, 1952 - 1954: The RAI Recitals St. Mark's Passion

Classical Essentials by Anastasia Tsioulcas

What is that makes a classical recording something that you simply must own? We're not just talking about a tune that you hear on the radio or in the concert hall that you come away humming and slips your mind a short time later, or even an album that you feel you "should" have, but somehow never get around to actually hearing.

Instead, we're talking here about melodies that invade your mind and don't let go. Harmonies that send a chill up your spine. Performances in which the notes written on the page and the perfo...
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Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

The Dazzling Precision of Robert Shaw by Justin Davidson

When you listen to a really fine chorus in America today — the kind that pops out pearl-like syllables and places a judicious halo around each phrase — you are hearing the legacy of Robert Shaw. He was routinely referred to as "the country's greatest choral conductor," which actually sounds like faint praise for such a hugely influential musician. When he died in 1999, at 82, he left a nation studded with singers and choir directors whom he had trained, bullied, hired or inspired. He had also created an A...
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Top Classical Tracks

  Listen Track Name Length Download
1. Listen Symphony No. 1: Stürmisch bewegt
Artist:
Valery Gergiev
19:15 Download
2. Listen Symphony No. 1: Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Artist:
Valery Gergiev
10:32 Download
3. Listen Symphony No. 1: Langsam. Schleppend – Im Anfang gemächlich
Artist:
Valery Gergiev
14:40 Download
4. Listen Symphony No. 1: Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell – Trio: Recht gemächlich – Tempo primo
Artist:
Valery Gergiev
8:14 Download
5. Listen Symphonic Variations, Op. 78
Artist:
Marin Alsop
22:48 Download
6. Listen Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto
Artist:
Marin Alsop
11:53 Download
7. Listen Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": II. Largo
Artist:
Marin Alsop
12:00 Download
8. Listen Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
Artist:
Marin Alsop
10:57 Download
9. Listen The Sinking Of The Titanic 72:35 Download
10. Listen Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Artist:
Marin Alsop
7:06 Download
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