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This is the musical equivalent of a box of assorted high-end chocolates: loads of treats in bite-size pieces, with something for everybody. Barber’s Adagio, heard here in its original string-quartet version, is the one everyone will be reaching for and the Modigliani don’t disappoint, giving us playing of poise and rapt intensity. Miniatures by composers from Mozart to Leroy Anderson—whose “Plink, Plank, Plunk!” is suitably madcap—via Mendelssohn, Korngold, and many others show off playing of charm, humor, and great panache.

Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, America’s oldest symphony orchestra. 65 CDs of famous New York Philharmonic performances conducted by many of its most renowned music directors, from the very first recording in 1917 up to 1995.

A treasury of the classical guitar: as a solo and concerto instrument, and as a partner to other instruments, in music from Europe and Latin America that spans five centuries. This box assembles all releases from the ground-breaking series, Panorama de la guitare,which showcased luminaries of the guitar’s ‘new golden age’ in the 1960s and 70s. Most of these recordings are making their first appearance on CD, and all have been remastered from the original tapes in 24bit/96kHz, revealing the sound of the instrument in its true intimacy and beauty.