There is a story that when Mozart was a young child, somewhere around age six, his parents had a musicale in their Salzburg home. The youngster took out his violin and [more]
"Haydn's crowning achievement." —Groves
"Marriner gives a polished and elegant account of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, clearly designed to caress the ears of traditional listeners wearied by period performance." —The Penguin Guide
Ameling's interpretations surpass superlatives. -Luister
"The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being - the animal, the emotional, the intellectual, and the spiritual. Music teaches us, in short, that everything is connected." —Daniel Barenboim
"Daniel Barenboim is one of the few musicians in the world today who could accurately be described as legendary." —The Times
Peerless playing from the Berlin Philharmonic. -Penguin Guide***
Virtuosic and imaginatively varied works, Mr. Smith and the English Chamber Orchestra play with great spirit and musicality. -New York Times
Last year, Society Members were introduced to the bassoonist Daniel Smith with the Zagreb Soloists. Now, the Society is delighted to bring you these superb [more]
"A paradigm of modern-instrument Haydn fully attuned to the 18th-century spirit as well as to the composer's wit and mastery of the orchestra." —Fanfare
Marking the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, this impressive 30-CD boxed set of the composer’s most celebrated works includes the Royal Fireworks and Water Music, [more]
"Astonishing." —Penguin Guide
It is hard to believe that it has been more than 20 years since I received a call from a wonderful young artist who had recently won a [more]
“The ASV/Musical Heritage recordings do full sonic justice to the rich, warm, always lucid textures of the Lindsay’s playing. For its sheer comprehensiveness of musical understanding, expressive power, technical address, and stylistic acumen, the Lindsay set has given me more pleasure, and a more vivid sense of Beethoven made manifest, than any I have previously encountered.” —Fanfare
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Includes String Quartets: F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; G Major, Op. 18, No. 2; D Major, Op. 18, No. 3; C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4; A Major, Op. 18, [more]
"(The Gewandhaus-Quartett belong) quite rightly, to the world's leading quartet ensembles." —Classics Today
Pick a CD … any CD from this set. You won't be disappointed, because there's not a single bad track on this 10-disc set. Some of these string quartets may not be your [more]
"Pieter-Jan Belder has done an enormous service to Scarlatti, and his playing is never less than alive, fresh sounding, and thoroughly engaged in the music’s acrobatics and gymnastics. Bravo to Belder and Brilliant Classics. Very strongly recommended." —Fanfare