New Classical Reviews

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Album	Featured Artist	Label	Author
100 Classical Essentials		Denon Records	Patsy Morita

100 Classical Favourites		Universal B.V.	Blair Sanderson

111 Chopin Masterpieces		Menuetto Classics	Patsy Morita

111 Classical Masterpieces		Menuetto Classics	Blair Sanderson

111 Mozart Masterpieces		Menuetto Classics	Patsy Morita

24 Hours of Classical Music - The Perfect Start to Your Collection	Jenö Jandó	Naxos	Patsy Morita

Baby Mozart Vol.1		Open Records	Blair Sanderson

Bach Motets	Voces8	Signum Classics	James Manheim

Bach: Goldberg Variations	Stefan Vladar	Preiser Records	James Manheim

Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 59/1 'Rasumovsky'; 59/3 'Rasumovsky'	Shanghai Quartet	Camerata Records	James Manheim

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos		EMI	Blair Sanderson

Beethoven: The Greatest Moments Ever		Petrol	Patsy Morita

Best Guitar 100		EMI Classics	Patsy Morita

Bizet: Carmen (Highlights)	Georges Prêtre	Angel Records	Stephen Eddins

Chopin, Rachmaninov: Sonatas for Cello & Piano	Marko Ylönen	Alba	Mike D. Brownell

Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete)	Elisabeth Leonskaja	Apex	Blair Sanderson

Classical: The Greatest Moments Ever		Petrol	Stephen Eddins

Die 50 Größten Meisterwerke der Klassik		Sony Classical	Patsy Morita

Fleur de Paris	12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic	EMI Classics	James Manheim

Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartets No.1 & 2	Domus Ensemble	Hyperion	Mike D. Brownell

Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks	Jordi Savall	Astree	Stephen Eddins

Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks	Jordi Savall	Alia Vox	Stephen Eddins

Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 97 & 98	Ton Koopman	Challenge Classics	James Manheim

Haydn: Symphony No. 83 "La poule"	Hans Peter Ochsenhofer	Camerata Records	Mike D. Brownell

Ich Mag Keine Klassik, Aber Das Gefällt Mir!		RCA Red Seal	Patsy Morita

Johann Hermann Schein: Chamber Music for Brass	Ewald Brass Quintet	Hungaroton	James Manheim

Jubilant Sykes Sings Copland and Spirituals	Jubilant Sykes	Arioso	James Manheim

Karajan Gold	Herbert von Karajan	Deutsche Grammophon	Blair Sanderson

Lalo, Saint-Saëns: The Cello Sonatas	Raphael Chretien	Ligia	Mike D. Brownell

Le Parfum: Histroie d'un Meurtrier [Bande orginale du film]	Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	EMI	Blair Sanderson

Liszt: Sonate; Ballade No. 2; Bagatelle sans tonalité; La mort d'Isolde; Méphisto-Valse No. 1	Nelson Goerner	Cascavelle	James Manheim

Lo Mejor del Concierto de Año Nuevo	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	Deutsche Grammophon	Patsy Morita

Lydia Mordkovitch Pays Tribute to David Oistrakh	Lydia Mordkovitch	Chandos	James Manheim

Mahler: 10 Symphonien	Claudio Abbado	Deutsche Grammophon	Blair Sanderson

Meeting of the Spirits	Matt Haimovitz	Oxingale Records	Stephen Eddins

Mozart 250		Philips	Patsy Morita

Mozart, Weber, Bliss: Clarinet Quintets	Wolfgang Meyer	CAvi-music	James Manheim

Mozart: 3 Duos Concertants	Pierre Franck	Ligia	Mike D. Brownell

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte	Georg Solti	London	Stephen Eddins

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte	Herbert von Karajan	Deutsche Grammophon	Stephen Eddins

Mozart: Die Zauberflote (Highlights)	Herbert von Karajan	Deutsche Grammophon	Stephen Eddins

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [Highlights]	Georg Solti	Decca	Stephen Eddins

Mozart: The Piano Concertos	Vladimir Ashkenazy	London	Blair Sanderson

New Year's Concert 2010	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	Decca	Patsy Morita

Olivier Messiaen: Livre du Saint-Sacrement	Paul Jacobs	Naxos	James Manheim

Pablo Sarasate: Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol. 2	Tianwa Yang	Naxos	Mike D. Brownell

Passing By: Songs by Jake Heggie		Avie	Stephen Eddins

Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 "The American Four Seasons"	Robert McDuffie	Orange Mountain Music	James Manheim

Pinturas De Tamayo: Orchestral Works by Steven Stucky	Evelyn Glennie	BIS	James Manheim

Puccini: Turandot	Zubin Mehta	Decca	Stephen Eddins

Puccini: Turandot [Highlights]	Zubin Mehta	London	Stephen Eddins

Shout for Joy	Barbara Hendricks	Arte Verum	Stephen Eddins

Sonates, Tocates I Fandangos del Barroc Català	Maria Lluïsa Cortada	Discant	James Manheim

Tanz der Vampire - 10 Jahre Jubiläumskonzert	Orchester der Vereinigten Bühnen Wien	Hit Squad Records	Blair Sanderson

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Souvenir d'un lieu cher	Janine Jansen	Decca	Patsy Morita

The 50 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music		X5 Music Group	Blair Sanderson

The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces		X5 Music Group	Patsy Morita

The Best of the Three Tenors	The Three Tenors	Decca	Stephen Eddins

The Most Essential Classical Music in Movies		X5 Music Group	Patsy Morita

The Very Best of Chopin		Naxos	Patsy Morita

The Virtuoso Clarinet	Michael Collins	Chandos	James Manheim

Tutto Pavarotti	Luciano Pavarotti	London	Stephen Eddins

Ultimate Classical Chill Out		Decca	Stephen Eddins

Vivaldi - Greatest Composed Moments	Vivaldi Philharmonic Orchestra	Stardust Records	Patsy Morita

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons	Janine Jansen	Decca	James Manheim

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen	Georg Solti	PolyGram	Stephen Eddins

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Box Set]	Georg Solti	London	Stephen Eddins