 | Beethoven: Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin & orchestra; 3 Piano Sonatas
Buy used from: $2.40 An easy introduction to Beethoven. The Romances are gorgeous, and the sonatas are essential and well-played.
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 | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Pastoral" & 8
Buy used from: $0.52 Everyone should have a performance of the "Pastoral" in their collection, and this one's pretty good!
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 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Sonata for Violin and Piano
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $1.76 A great symphony, plus a nice piece of chamber music. (See also $30 10-disc Beethoven set, ASIN B00000JR0P)
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 | Bizet: L'Arlesienne & Carmen Suites
Buy used from: $0.51 Great opera tunes, in delightful orchestral suites. (See also 'enhanced' version, ASIN B0000DES19)
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 | Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Haydn Variations
Buy used from: $49.95 Includes a great rhapsodic Haydn Variations (See also 4-disc set of Brahms, ASIN B000002XHU - currently unavailable)
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 | Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Tragic Overture; Academic Festival Overture
Buy used from: $0.78 Essential symphonic works. I only wish the pause between the symphony and the overtures was a bit longer.
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 | Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Buy used from: $13.94 Great poignant melodies and romantic orchestration. (Fine performance though "darker" than usual.) Also some essential piano pieces. (Piano Concerto No. 1: ASIN B000002X8K)
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 | Brahms: Hungarian Dances (Complete)
Buy new: $2.99 / Used from: $0.82 (See also ASIN B00008FKZ7; avoid the lack-lustre Cantieri on Point Classics)
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 | Bruch, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
Buy used from: $0.96 Two of the great violin concertos.
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 | Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Buy used from: $5.98 Monumental symphony from a builder of musical cathedrals.
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 | Chopin: Nocturnes
Buy used from: $3.87 The starting point for an appreciation of Chopin.
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 | Chopin: The 14 Waltzes
Buy used from: $0.99 All the waltzes, familar and charming.
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 | Chopin: Sonata No. 2; Etudes; Fantasia
Buy used from: $8.89 (Includes the famous funeral march.)
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 | Corelli: 4 Concerti Grossi
Buy used from: $0.97 A predecessor/contemporary of Vivaldi with his own distinct style. (Same CD at ASIN B000009MI2)
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 | Piano Concertos: Grieg / Liszt / Chopin
Buy used from: $6.82 (See also Chopin's two concertos for $3, ASIN B0001BS438)
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 | Dvorak: Symphony No. 8/Serenade for String Orchestra by Martin Sieghardt
Buy used from: $8.99 Wonderful! A fine version of probably Dvorak's best symphony (certainly superior to the Naxos version), overflowing with romantic melodies. Definitely recommended.
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 | Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'; Serenade for Strings
Buy used from: $3.64 This is Dvorak's best-known symphony. (The beginning of 4th movement may have inspired the Jaws theme!) (See also ASIN B00000IKNI or B000002X9C)
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 | Dvorak: Slavonic Dances for 4-hand piano (Op. 46 & 72)
Buy used from: $4.49 Good performances of classic pieces by an underrated composer.
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| Dvorak, Elgar: Cello Concertos
Emotion and melody in the greatest cello concerto ever written. (See also ASIN B000040OCE, B000083GOT, B00005QHUE, B00007FE42; or B00006AWI7, still the best performance I've heard)
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 | Dvorák Piano and Cello Concertos
Buy used from: $2.24 Get it for the piano concerto (the cello concerto performance is forgettable)
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 | Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture
Buy new: $3.98 / Used from: $0.73 Contains the best-known Elgar works (Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 a.k.a. "Land of hope & glory", and the "Nimrod" variation). Essential.
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 | Godár: Concerto grosso; Partita
Buy used from: $13.97 Just for a change of pace - avant garde!
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 | Grieg: Peer Gynt; Wedding Day at Troldhaugen; Lyric Pieces; Etc.
Buy new: $2.99 / Used from: $0.21 The Peer Gynt suites are among Grieg's most-loved orchestral works, and with good reason. (See also ASIN B000002X8J or B0000DES1F)
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 | Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks Music; Concertos
Buy new: $3.98 / Used from: $0.94 Water Music & Fireworks Music. Grand baroque anthems! (See also ASIN B000002XAZ or B00000IKSG)
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 | Handel: Concerto Grosso Nos. 1-4 by George Frideric Handel
Buy used from: $10.37 See also Concertos 5-8 (ASIN B000002X7U) and 9-12 (ASIN B000002X7T).
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