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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies.

Now That's What I Call 40 Years or Now 40 Years is a quintuple-disc and triple-vinyl compilation album that is due for release in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2023 on CD, vinyl and downloadable formats. The album will also be released in a blue, white and violet vinyl album.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar, full baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over six hundred works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.

In 2006 Mozart’s 250th birthday was celebrated. For this occasion Cascade Medien compiled an outstanding CD collection, presenting his most famous works from Concerts, Quartets, Divertimenti through to Symphonies, Arias, Opera Scenes, Famous Overtures, Sonatas and many more.

NOW That’s What I Call Music! is excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary, and we are proud to present four very special collector’s editions that together present 250 essential hits from the past 40 years on CD. The fourth of these is NOW That's What I Call 40 Years: Volume 4 - 2013-2023. Looking back at 10 years of huge Pop hits, this special edition 3CD is housed in ‘hard-back-book’ packaging, including a 26-page booklet featuring a summary of the era, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, plus original singles and NOW artwork.

One of the greatest stars of the rock & roll era, Elton John exploded like a supernova in the early 1970s and sustained a career that kept him at the top of the charts for the next five decades. He had a Billboard Top 40 hit single every year between 1970 and 1996, a sign that he knew how to both change with the times and mold the times to fit him. John's earliest records were part of the moody, introspective post-'60s singer/songwriter movement, but once he had a hit with "Your Song," the pianist revealed he could also craft Beatles-like pop and pound out rockers with equal aplomb. As "Rocket Man," "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Bennie and the Jets" – songs John wrote with his lifelong collaborator Bernie Taupin – climbed into the Top Ten on either side of the Atlantic, John was inescapable during the first half of the '70s. His versatility, combined with his effortless melodic skills, and flamboyant stage shows, became his calling cards, sustaining him through shifts in fame and fortune. Eventually, John reached outside of pop music, writing songs for Disney's The Lion King and collaborating with Tim Rice on Aida, yet he never abandoned the form: during the 2010s and 2020s, he balanced fashionable collaborations with emerging stars with albums that hearkened back to his moody records of the early '70s. In 2024, he joined the elite group of EGOT winners after earning an Emmy Award for his concert special Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.

40th anniversary, 106 track retrospective feat Chaka Khan, Jocelyn Brown, Stevie Wonder & more. Rarities & exclusives include "You Are In My System" and 2 discs of remixes curated by Gilles Peterson. 106 track retrospective of the band's 40-year career featuring 7 previously unreleased tracks. Presenting the full career-spanning retrospective of the 80s Brit/Jazz Funk pioneers who enjoyed a golden period during the '90s and celebrate the 40th anniversary since their debut album release. The set features singles, live favourites, rarities, remixes and unreleased material from their 19 studio albums, 7 of which were for Gilles Peterson's Talkin Loud label. Remixers include Masters at Work, Roger Sanchez, Morales, Carl Craig, Blaze, MJ Cole.