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New & Best Selling Box Sets

Boxed Sets

Mozart: Complete Symphonies / Levine [11 CDs]

Artists: James Levine/
Vienna PO (11 CD) (DG)
11 DGG B002244502 $34.98
An epoch-making set,
reissued for the first time in
a quarter century. This is the
first (and still only) recording
of the complete Mozart
symphonies by the VPO.

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Maurizio Pollini [8 CDs]

Maurizio Pollini’s Beethoven Sonatas cycle has reached completion after
nearly 40 years. The Beethoven cycle began in June 1975 with opp. 109
and 110, and reached completion this year with the final CD, of the three
sonatas op. 31 and the two of op. 49. This latter recording will appear as
a single CD simultaneously with the box set. This is the first Beethoven
cycle on DG since those of Barenboim and Giles in the 1980s. “He is a
towering musical presence” - Gramophone (avail. 2/24) (8 CDs)
8 DGG B002235002 $34.98

❦Late Romantic Masterpieces / Munch [7 CDs]

Georg Solti’s Iconic ‘Ring’ with the Vienna Philharmonic / [16 CDs or 1 Blu-ray Audio]
Decca’s landmark recording of Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ is the
most celebrated classical recording in history. The combination of Sir
Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic with an international cast of the
greatest Wagnerian singers of the time resulted in the definitive
recording. The recording is available in two formats, and
both are definit ive, high bit-depth transfers. The CD version
includes Deryck Cooke’s ‘An Introduction to Der Ring Des
Nibelungen’ and a CDRom of the complete libretto. The Bluray Audio version (no video content) includes a Deluxe 300page hard-back book in black and gold foil with the complete
libretti in original German with English translation. (Decca)
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(16 CD + CDRom) 17 DEC B002330102 $48.99
(1 Blu-ray Audio) DEC B002236146 $65.98

❦Robert Casadesus Plays Mozart [5 CDs]

Works: Mozart - Piano Concerto nos 12, 15, 17, 21-24,
26-27; Concertos for 2 and
for 3 Pianos Artists: Robert
Casadesus, piano; George
Szell/Cleveland Orch.; Columbia SO; Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch.
SBMG 88697808372 $15.99
“Ormandy, always a sympathetic accompanist,
draws fine playing from the Philadelphia Orchestra,
especially from the woodwinds” -Customer Review

The Early Placido Domingo [5 CDs]

Works: Arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet,
Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Bellini et al. Artists: Placido Domingo, tenor
SBMG 88691975792 $15.99
“Quite remarkable to hear the consistency of
Domingo’s instantly recognizable and thrilling
sound from the beginning of his recording career.”

❦Debussy: Complete Solo Piano Works [4 CDs]

Artists: Paul Crossley, piano
SBMG 88691930732 $13.99
“The harmonies and textures here are warm and
the engineering is close and enfolding.” -Customer
Review

❦Erich Leinsdorf Conducts Prokofiev [6 CD]

Works: Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 5 & 6;
Piano Concertos 1-5; Violin Concertos; Romeo &
Juliet. Artists: John Browning, piano (6 CD) (RCA)
6 RCA 88697809452 $24.99
“The “brilliant, atmospheric sound of Boston vintage” is preserved in Leinsdorf’s famous Prokofiev
cycle from the 1960s...” -Gramophone

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Original Album Classics / John Williams [5 CDs]

You’ll hear hours and hours of
beauty and technical brilliance
as you listen to these albums:
John Williams Plays Spanish
Music; John Williams Plays
Two Guitar Concertos; Julian
& John, Duo-Paganini & Giuliani and Rodrigo/Villa-Lobos
(which features his famed performances of Concerto
de Aranjuez and Concerto for Guita and Small Orchestra)! Artists: John Williams, guitar with Daniel
Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman and Julian Bream. (5
CD) (Sony Classical)
5 SNYC 561662 $17.99

Itzhak Perlman: Concertos, Sonatas and More [9 CDs]

Works: Concertos by J.S. Bach, Tchaikovsky,
Vivaldi, Prokofiev; Violin Sonatas by Leclair, Brahms,
Prokofiev, Handel, Hindemith; Lalo: Symphonie
espagnole; Mozart: Duos for violin & viola. Works by
Paganini, Ben-Haim, Bloch, Giuliani et al. Artists:
Zubin Mehta; Erich Leinsdorf; André Previn (9 CDs)
SBMG 88765438882 $21.99
“Wonderful performances and excellent sound
quality. I suggest buying this set before it’s gone.”
-Customer Review

❦Foerster: ‘Dreams, Memories & Impressions’

Works: Josef Foerster (1859-1951): The complete
music for solo piano Artists: Patricia Goodson,
piano (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 9283 $19.99
“Listen as melody and harmony meld in Foerster’s
charming and slightly melancholic music. Its
gorgeous stuff... Titled Dreams, Memories and
Impressions, this is a significant addition to the CD
catalog and should not be overlooked.”
- Paul Ballyk, ExpeditionAudio.com

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Works: Wagner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Mahler et
al. Artists: Farrell, Forrester, Szeryng, Charles
Munch/Boston SO. (7 CD) (RCA)
7 RCA 88697899792 $25.99
“...But I’ve written far more than necessary; all this
review really had to say was, ‘Don’t live without
this!’” -A.R.G.

❦Emanuel Ax Plays Haydn [4 CDs]

Works: Haydn: Sonatas nos 29, 31-35, 38, 47, 49,
53, 58-60; Concertos Hob. XVIII: 3, 4, 11 Artists:
Emanuel Ax, piano; Franz Liszt CO. (4 CD) (Sony/
BMG)
4 SBMG 88765440182 $12.99
“The music making here is excellent, the instrument feels naturally placed and this recording
makes a welcome addition to this under recorded
repertoire.” -Customer Review

The Complete Broadway Musicals of Rodgers
& Hammerstein

Works: Oklahoma! (1979);
Carousel (1965); State Fair
(1996); Allegro (2008); South
Pacific (1949); The King and
I (1977); Me & Juliet (1953);
Pipe Dream (1955); Cinderella (1956); Flower Drum
Song (1958); The Sound of Music (1959)1. OKLAHOMA! Broadway Revival Cast Recording (1979)
Artists: artists (12 CD) (Sony Classical)
12 SNYC 88725416962 $68.99 On Sale
This deluxe set contains 12 CDs, packaged in
sleeves with the original cover art, and a lavish 12”
x 12” 100-page book with essays on each show and
rare production and behind-the-scenes photos.

❦Fritz Reiner Conducts Richard Strauss [5 CD]
Works: R. Strauss: Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Don
Juan, Elektra, Rosenkavalier & Salome highlights
et al. Artists: Fritz Reiner/Chicago SO. (5 CD)
(RCA)
5 RCA 88697686992 $21.99 On Sale
“This represents the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
at its peak, and Reiner had no peer as a conductor of
the orchestral music of Richard Strauss.” -Fanfare

❦Wagner: Ring des Nibelungen [14 CDs]

Artists: Marek Janowski/Staatskapelle Dresden.
Kollo, Adam, Schreier, Nimsgern, Minton, Popp,
14 SNYC 88725462232 Only $25.49 On Sale
“The full panoply of Wagner’s orchestra positively
blooms in this warm, spacious acoustic environment and the Dresden Staatskapelle plays magnificently... musically perceptive and deeply felt
performances” -New York Magazine

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“...few more deeply
gratifying album reissues
have ever come my way.”
❦Stephen Kovacevich: The Complete Philips
Recordings [25 CDs]

This 25-CD Limited Edition box set includes the
complete recorded legacy of Stephen Kovacevich for the Philips label. It includes his acclaimed
interpretations of works by Beethoven, Bartók,
Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorák, Grieg, Mozart,
Schumann and Stravinsky. (25 CD) (Decca)
25 DEC B002369302 $81.98 On Sale
“If performers or re-creators divide into the serious
and the frivolous, into visionaries rather than entertainers, then Kovacevich falls unmistakably into the
first category... few more deeply gratifying album
reissues have ever come my way.” -Gramophone

Radu Lupu: Complete Recordin gs [28 CDs]

Works: Solo works by
Mozart, Beethoven,
Schubert, Schumann,
Brahms plus complete
duets with Perahia,
Barenboim & Chung
Artists: Radu Lupu,
piano (28 CD) (Decca)
DEC B002402202 $75.98
Decca proudly presents the entire recorded legacy of
Radu Lupu! Included are his two records with Murray
Perahia (CBS), two albums of Schubert Lieder with
Barbara Hendricks (EMI), and a disc of pieces for four
hands by Schubert with Daniel Barenboim (Teldec).

Brahms: Complete Orchestral Music [7 CDs]

Artists: Leonidas
Kavikos, violin; Vadimi
Repin, violin; Truls Mork,
cello; Nelson Freire,
piano. Riccardo Chailly/
Gewandhausorchester
Leipzig. (7 CD) (Decca)
DEC B002405502 $43.99
Chailly’s recordings of the
Brahms’ Symphonies won
a Gramophone Record of the
Year Award in 2014. In addition to the symphonies,
the set includes the best-selling Violin Concerto
(Kavakos), celebrated Piano Concertos (Freire) and
Concerto for Violin & Cello (Repin/Mørk).

Fretwork plays Johann Sebastian Bach [3 CDs]

Works: A collection of three albums, Alio modo,
The Art of Fugue & The Goldberg Variations
Artists: Fretwork. (3 CD) (Harmonia Mundi)
3 HAR 2908742 $26.99
This specially priced set brings together three
previously released recordings of music of J.S.
Bach as performed by the acclaimed English viol
consort Fretwork.

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