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Maurice Ravel’s melancholy popular ‘Pavane for a Dead Princess’ composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the Princesse de Polignac, …

Following their very successful cycle of Vaughan Williams’ nine symphonies, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is led by Andrew Manze in this album of the composer’s most popular shorter orchestral works. This CD features Fantasia …

With this new CD, Alexander Melnikov has chosen to delve into three distinct periods of Prokofiev’s career, ranging from the dazzling though seldom-heard No. 4 to the magisterial No. 9. In between those two, the …

While the Dvorak Symphony #9 forms the center piece of this recording, the album also contains some neat shorter compositions: Composer: Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) Works: Dvořák: Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra, Op. …

A recording of Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘Ninth’ is always a great event, especially because the symphony’s final chorus, Schiller’s ‘Ode to Joy’, is understood around the world as a plea for peace and international understanding. …