Classical music for holiday listening and gift-giving. Nothing surpasses the holidays in bringing classical music to our minds and hearts. Here are a few of our favorite recent CDs and sets that you’ll want to add to your own music library or give as gifts. Some are seasonal, but many are for year-round enjoyment. |
| | If on a Winter’s Night
By Sting With traditional music of the British Isles as their starting point, Sting and his guest musicians draw in the listener through a collection of songs, carols, and lullabies spanning the centuries. Sting is joined by guitarist Dominic Miller and musicians from Northern England and Scotland. Additional guest artists include Vincent Siégal, Daniel Hope, Chris Botti, Ibrahim Maalouf, Stile Antico, Cyro Baptista, Bijan Chemirani, and the Webb Sisters. “He favors formal over familiar, writing madrigals, not ditties. The austerity here is genuine, not affected, and the cerebral nature of the album is gently fascinating.” ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide List Price: $24.98 *
Price: $19.99 *
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| | 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon (55 CDs)
By Billy Collins Jacketed in their original cover art, the 55 albums offer decade-spanning highlights of DG’s master musicians interpreting masterworks—from Claudio Abbado to Krystian Zimerman, from Monteverdi to Pärt. The Collector’s Edition is the classical-music jukebox of one’s dreams. List Price: $169.98 *
Price: $139.99 *
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| | The Inaugural Concert
By Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic This is the DVD of the highly anticipated Los Angeles Philharmonic opening night concert performed October 9 at Walt Disney Concert Hall and led by newly appointed Music Director Gustavo Dudamel—one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World for 2009.” “An exceptional and exciting concert by any standard. …Mr. Dudamel, gyrating on the podium and in control at every moment, drew a cranked-up yet subtly colored performance…from his eager players.” ~Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times List Price: $19.98 *
Price: $16.99 *
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