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The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

The 50 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces

3 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Ponti, Michael; Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Arp, Klaus; Francis, Alun; Shaw, Robert; ; Beissel, Heribert; Suzuki, Masaaki; Tcherkasov, Gennady; Parry, David
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan; Caffé Concerto Ensemble; Camerata Antonio Luco; Musica Antiqua New York

This album gives you the most beloved Christmas songs to lively up the holiday. There are many ways to celebrate the wonder of Christmas, &...continue...