Readings Recommends: Classical Music
Sublime Porte, Voices Of Instanbul 1400-1800
$29.95 – Compact disc / Aliavox Records
Catalogue # AVSA9887
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 12th December 2011
The Sublime Porte was the name of the open court of the sultan, led by the Grand Vizier. It got its name from the gate to the headquarters of the Gra... Buy or find out more →
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
$49.95$32.95 – Compact disc / Emi Classics
Catalogue # 9081612
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Recorded 1953
This is THE legendary "Ring"-remastered and magical. "Essential!"(Classical Music Guide) and "art and life at its best" (AllMusic)
Das Rheingold
Ferdinand... Buy or find out more →
Adio Espana Romances Villancicos & Improvisations From Spaincirca 1500
$30.95 – Compact disc / Dorian
This program will take you on a musical journey through the fascinating intercultural history of the late 15th and early 16th century Spain. Heroic ballads celebrating the battles between Christians and Moors, salacious ... Buy or find out more →
Bach JS: St Matthew Passion
$57.95$54.95 – Compact disc / Channel Classics
Catalogue # CCSSA32511.
Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Amaryllis Dieltiens (soprano), Siri Karoline Thornhill (soprano), Tim Mead (altus), Matthew White (altus), Gerd Türk (tenor - Evangelist), Julian Podger (teno... Buy or find out more →
Fleur De Paris
$19.95 – Compact disc / Emi
Catalogue # 6085012
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Poulenc: Figure humaine
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1, Gymnopédie No. 2
plus:
01 Sous le ponts de Paris (Vincent Scott... Buy or find out more →
Russian Masters
$59.95 – Compact disc /
Catalogue # 07000
EXCLUSIVE TO READINGS
This boxed set will make Russophiles feel right at home! As well as including major works by giants such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov, it also includes their les... Buy or find out more →
Margot Fonteyn
$29.95 – Digital video disc /
Margot Fonteyn was the greatest dancer England has ever produced. In her life she transcended the world of dance and became a tabloid darling second to none, a true celebrity. And when, already in her forties, Fonteyn te... Buy or find out more →
Australian Guitar Music
$12.95 – Compact disc / Naxos
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week, week beginning 29th March 2010
Dean, B: Three Caprichos after Goya
Edwards, Ross: Blackwattle Caprices
Guitar Dances
Houghton: Stélé
Koehne: A Closed World of Fine Feelings
Sculthorpe: Fr... Buy or find out more →
Prokofiev Peter And The Wolf DVD
$14.95 – Digital video disc / Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue # DG0734267
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Narrated by Sting
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Overture on Hebrew Themes, for orchestra, Op. 34b
March in B flat major Op. 99 'Military March' Buy or find out more →
Stravinsky: Diversions, Music For Violin & Piano
$29.95 – Compact disc / Melba Records
Catalogue # MR301128
Ray Chen, violin
Timothy Young, piano
Suite after themes, fragments and pieces by Giambattista
Pergolesi
1. Introductione – Allegro moderato 2. Serenata – Larghetto
3. Tarantella – Vivace
4. 4 ... Buy or find out more →
Via Crucis
$30.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Virgin Classics
Catalogue # 6945770
ABC Classic FM, CD of the Week, 14th of June, 2010
Christina Pluhar and L'arpeggiata are touring Australia in September, 2010
Readings Classical CD of the Month, May 2010
EMI Classical CD of the Month... Buy or find out more →
Nyman: Collections, CD, DVD & Book
$49.95$19.95 – Compact disc / Michael Nyman Records
Catalogue # MNRCD204
EXCLUSIVE TO READINGS
This new collection showcases Nyman as a mature composer, filmaker and photographer. Beautifully present in a slimline box, this evocative and inspiring set is excluseive to Rea... Buy or find out more →