 | An English Ladymass: Medieval Chant and Polyphony by Anonymous
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $3.99 Medieval music is much simpler than the music that followed it. May require patience for those who are used to both fast moving and complex kinds of music.
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 | Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King by John Tavener
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $12.98 |
 | O Magnum Mysterium by Thomas Tallis
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 | 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4 by Gregorian Chant
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 | Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort by Antonio Zaccara da Teramo
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $10.68 |
 | The Lily and the Lamb: Chant and Polyphony from Medieval England
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $1.90 |
 | Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
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 | Medieval Carols
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.90 |
 | Music of the Gothic Era by Geoffrey Shaw
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.90 |
![Medieval and Renaissance: Minstrels, Songs & Dances [CD on Demand]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21NZW5RTR9L._SL75_.jpg) | Medieval and Renaissance: Minstrels, Songs & Dances [CD on Demand] by Musica Antiqua
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $5.25 |
 | Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley by John Dowland
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 | William Byrd: Second Service & Consort Anthems
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 | Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)
Buy new: $125.99 Many of the great composers in later times looked back at Bach with great admiration. It was said by a man whose name I unfortunately have forgotten, that if he could send one thing into space to show other life forms mans' achievements, it would be the complete works of J.S. Bach. But, as he says, that would be bragging.
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![Telemann:Tafelmusik (Complete) [Box Set]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61XQ91wadIL._SL75_.jpg) | Telemann:Tafelmusik (Complete) [Box Set]
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 | Handel - Messiah / Ameling · A. Reynolds · Langridge · Howell · Marriner by George Frideric Handel
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 | Buxtehude: Harpsichord Works
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 | Corelli: Complete Works
Buy new: $49.49 / Used from: $35.99 |
 | Vivaldi: The Masterworks (40CD Box Set)
Buy used from: $119.99 Once you find artists that you really enjoy, I would recommend finding products that include large amounts of their music. Of course one should not make a purchase merely on thrift, but many 'complete' and 'collected' editions are very well done. And it is always better to get as wide a picture as you can of an artists genius.
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 | Monteverdi: Complete Duets 1 / Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco by Claudio Monteverdi
Buy used from: $23.33 |
 | Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonie concertanti
Buy used from: $7.89 |
 | Mozart Edition: Complete Works (170 CD Box Set)
Buy new: $133.49 / Used from: $104.99 I think this is a great deal on one of the most important composers. This was one of my first classical purchases and I have been well pleased with it.
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 | Clementi: Piano Music
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.13 |
 | Haydn: Piano Sonatas
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 | C.P.E. Bach: Hamburg Sinfonias Nos. 1-6
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![Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DB5b8YKuL._SL75_.jpg) | Beethoven: Complete Works [Box Set]
Buy new: $170.98 Don't skimp on the big ones.
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 | Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set)
Buy new: $169.98 / Used from: $45.59 |
 | Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes And Impromptus
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $9.98 The Nocturnes of Chopin are justly famous.
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 | Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1/Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2
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 | Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies 1
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.94 Any fan of the Finnish Kalevala will find a kindred spirit in Sibelius.
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 | Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich,
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.74 |
 | Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.99 The piece of music, 'The Swan' is famed for its heartwrenching elegance.
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 | Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata
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![Schubert: The Piano Sonatas [Box Set]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21EV8RKENPL._SL75_.jpg) | Schubert: The Piano Sonatas [Box Set]
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 | Shostakovich: The String Quartets
Buy new: $47.98 / Used from: $11.26 Shostakovich displayed through his Quartets, a wide range of emotions. This particular addition allows the listener to track the complete evolution of Shostakovic as a creator of String Quartets.
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 | Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
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 | Holst: The Planets
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.68 I had the wonderful oppurtunity of seeing this played live. As I said above, it is in your best interest to take every oppurtunity you have to see Classical music performed right in front of you.
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 | Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.15 America is not without her famous composers.
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 | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.48 The simple works of Gershwin have entered into the national soul.
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 | Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians by Composer: Steve Reich
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.74 I do not agree with the traditional critics who disparage Minimalism.
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 | Glassworks
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $7.29 |
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