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Boxed Set Bargains

Boxed Sets Bargains

New and Best-Selling ‘White Boxes’ New Titles
Two Bargain Priced Sets of Great Pianism

❦Sergei Rachmaninov Plays Rachmaninov - The Complete RCA Recordings [10 CDs]

Works: Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1-4; ‘Paganini’ Rhap.; Preludes; Sonatas
of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy Tchaikovsky, Schumann;
Rachmaninov: Transcriptions of Bach, Kreisler, Schubert, Mendelssohn,
Beethoven etc. Artists: Ormandy/Philadelpha Orch.; Fritz Kreisler, violin; Sergei
Rachmaninov, piano (10 CD) (Sony / RCA)
10 SBMG 88843073922 $28.49
“I sit here listening to probably the greatest pianist of the 20th Century. Ignore all
comments about hiss - listen through to the artistry. Any lover of piano music who
passes this up needs to consider priorities.” Customer Review

❦William Kappell: The Complete Recordings 1944-53 [11 CDs]

Works: Concertos & solo pieces by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev,
Rachmaninov, Schubert et al. Artists: William Kappell, piano; William Steinberg;
Fritz Reiner; Serge Koussevitzky; Vladimir Golschmann; Antal Dorati (11 CD)
(Sony/BMG) 11 SBMG 88765431362 $26.99
“Kapell’s way with a keyboard will seize the imagination of most listeners. The
recordings themselves are vintage, but the performances are timeless.” -A.R.G.

Best Selling

❦Bach: Sacred Choral Works / Helmuth Rilling [10 CDs]

Works: J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio; St. Matthew
Passion; St. John Passion;
Mass in B minor
SBMG 88697687172 $22.99
“[Helmuth Rilling] conducts,
as he has throughout his
career, with expression,
warmth, and an obvious love for the music, so the
better the work the more impressive his skills.”
-Fanfare

❦Claudio Abbado Conducts Tchaikovsky [6 CDs]
Works: Tchaikovsky - Symphonies nos 1-6; The
Tempest; ‘1812’ Overture; Romeo and Juliet
Artists: Claudio Abbado/Chicago SO. (6 CD)
(Sony/BMG)
6 SBMG 88697836722 $15.99
“Do not be misled [by the pricing], these are truly
great recordings - sonically excellent - and the interpretations are superb.” -A.R.G.

❦Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin [10 CDs]

Works: Chopin - Sonatas,
Waltzes, Nocturnes,
Mazurkas, Préludes,
Concertos et al. Artists:
Arthur Rubinstein, piano (10
CD) (Sony/BMG) 10 SBMG
88697687122 $22.99
“[Rubinstein’s playing] is
sturdy but elegant, completely fresh and inspired,
splashed with poetic touches but also having plenty of muscle in the virtuoso passages.” -A.R.G.

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [9 CDs]

Kurt Masur/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (9 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
9 SBMG 88843063682 $26.99
“Typically eloquent readings from Masur: refreshingly lyrical, free-flowing and stirringly romantic.
A top-tier cycle that can only be recommended.”
-Customer Review

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❦Erich Leinsdorf Conducts Beethoven [5 CDs]

Works: Beethoven Symphonies nos 1-9 Artists:
Jane Marsh, Josephine
Vassey, Placido Domingo,
Sherrill Milnes. Erich Leinsdorf/Boston SO. (5 CD)
5 SBMG 88691916822 $15.99
“...all in all, these are pretty
straight-forward interpretations in glorious sound.” -Customer Review

❦James Levine Conducts Brahms [4 CDs]

Works: Brahms: Symphonies 1-4; Piano Concerto
no 1; German Requiem Artists: Kathleen Battle;
Hakan Hagengard; James Levine/Chicago SO. (4
CD) (Sony/BMG) 4 SBMG 88697686042 $14.99
“Everything here is propelled by Levine’s enormous energy and innate musical gifts. The music is
played on the grandest scale...” -Customer Revew

❦Slatkin conducts Vaughan William [6 CDs]

Works: Vaughan William
- Symphonies nos 1-9;
Sea Songs; ‘Tallis’ &
‘Greensleeves’ Fantasias et
al. Artists: Leonard Slatkin/
Philharmonia Orch.
SBMG 88697902492 $18.99
“Leonard Slatkin, while always refined and tasteful, isn’t always electric. But
Vaughan Williams brings out Slatkin’s most intense
concentration, particularly with the later, more neglected symphonies.” -A.R.G

❦Yo-Yo Ma Plays Great Cello Masterworks [8 CDs]
Works by: Vivaldi, Boccherini, Haydn, Schumann,
Elgar, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms et al.
8 SBMG 88765438572 $21.99
“This well-played, well-produced collection is a joy
to listen to. It is both soothing and exciting, a rare
combination that is particularly enjoyable at the
end of the day.” -Customer Review

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24-bit high resolution audio

Drawn from the worldwide holdings of Sony
Classical Music and re-mastered in 24bit High
Resolution Audio, these smart, desirable and
collectible German pressed import editions offer
many of the finest, most sought-after recordings in
the classical discography.

Masterworks of the 20th Century [10 CDs]

Works by: Boulez, Takemitsu, Stravinsky, Schuller,
Ives, Crumb, Partch, Cage,
Ashley, Oliveros, Feldman,
Xenakis, Del Tredici, Stockhausen, Babbitt, Luening,
Maderna, Nono, Berio
Artists: Boulez/New Philharmonia Orch.; Ozawa/Toronto SO; Leinsdorf/
Boston SO; Maderna/Rome SO et al.
10 SBMG 88875061902 $28.49
This intriguing box set is made up of ten CDs filled
with iconic performances of 20th-century “avantgarde” classics.

❦Tokyo String Quartet Plays Beethoven [9 CDs]

Works: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets
Artists: Tokyo String Quartet
SBMG 88691975782 $26.99
“The Tokyo players play with great feeling and
concentration, alive to all the shifts of harmony and
texture, and never losing the forward movement.”

❦James Levine Conducts Brahms [4 CDs]

Works: Brahms: Symphonies 1-4; Piano Concerto no
1; German I