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Late Night Classics Ref: CDG1255

Relaxing music for two guitars

Relaxing, rich and exotic music from Spain, France, Italy and Germany for two guitars. Salsa rhythms rub shoulders with the precision of JS Bach and jazzy harmonies contrast with the serene style of Fauré's Pavane.
 


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 Late Night Classics

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Classical Harp Ref: CDG1048

17 tracks 60 min
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Gentle, classical tunes played by that most seductive of instruments, the concert harp. Superb new arrangements of masterworks of the past include Pachelbel's 'Canon', Massenet's 'Meditation', Bach's 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' and music by Satie, Boccherini and others to uplift and inspire. 


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 Classical Harp

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Beautiful Dreamer Ref: CDG1138

13 tracks 61 min
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Music of America's Gilded Age

Music from America's brilliant period, from the end of the Civil War to the second decade of the 1900s, reflected in an album of piano music and songs. Edward Macdowell and others wrote music of great beauty and refinement: and there are songs from Stephen Foster, and early ragtime too, in the works of Joplin and others. 


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 Beautiful Dreamer

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Music for a Great Cook Ref: CDG1133

21 tracks 60 min
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Classics a la carte

Cheerful music to cook by, featuring some of the best Baroque music ever! Put this album on in the kitchen, and let the inspiration fall upon you as you chop and grind, boil and fry! Twenty one tasty tracks to add an extra flavour to your methode de cuisine! 
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 Music for a Great Cook

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Sparkling Classics Ref: CDG1140

16 tracks 65 min
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Music for an evening with friends

A cheerful album of favourite classical tunes. Music for party time or party mood, to blow away the cobwebs ad bring good cheer to a rainy day! Strauss, Glinka, Mozart, Offenbach, Rossini, Bizet and Dvorak on glittering form with brilliant orchestrations. Hear the champagne corks popping! 


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 Sparkling Classics

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Night Owl Ref: CDG1151

14 tracks 63 min
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Late Night Classics

At the end of a long day, and on into the night, this lovely album of relaxing music will help banish those cares and worries and promote a calm and tranquil atmosphere. A Nocturne, some Moonlight and some gentle adagios, harp, piano and orchestra, create a peaceful world of sound. 


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 Night Owl

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Romance of the Piano Ref: CDG1009

15 tracks 66 min
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Relaxing piano music by Brahms, Debussy, Chopin, Schubert, and more recorded on a very fine period instrument by Broadwood. 


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 Romance of the Piano

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Romance of the Flute Ref: CDG1008

21 tracks 65 min
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Well-known tunes for flute and piano 


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 Romance of the Flute

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Romance of the Harp Ref: CDG1007

14 tracks 64 min
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The harp is one of the most romantic of instruments. Its sounds can instantly evoke an atmosphere of peace and calm. This collection of Romantic harp music includes music by the greatest composers from one of the finest eras of harp music. 


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 Romance of the Harp

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Pax Romana Ref: CDG1149

15 tracks 63 min
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Peaceful music from the Age of Rome

The Romans loved music and used it both in peace and at war. This unique programme recreates the sounds that might have been heard in a Roman villa in fifth-or-sixth-century Europe, using a wide variety of instruments which were known at the time. A peaceful album, purely instrumental. 


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 Pax Romana

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Egyptian Splendour Ref: CDG1190

9 tracks 53 min
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The mystery of Egypt in classical music

An exotic collection of classical music which evokes the mysterious world of classical Egypt. These major works have all been chosen for their great tunes, rich harmonies and colourful orchestrations and they bring a far-off world to life in a vibrant and exciting way. Verdi, Debussy, Saint-Säens and others in some of their most colourful and imaginative compositions.
 


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 Egyptian Splendour

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Music for Book Lovers Ref: CDG1194

12 tracks 62 min
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Gentle classics for reading

Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. This selection has been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or programme, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare's tales or from famous books. These works are interspersed with other characterful pieces which reflect a quiet mood or a scene from nature
 
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 Music for Book Lovers

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Music for Wine Lovers Ref: CDG1202

12 tracks 64 min
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Vintage Classics
A glug of opera with a twist of piano and some of the classical world's best-known drinking songs are placed in the soothing ambience of refined melodies with some subtle highlights. Strauss, Brahms and Liszt...  


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 Music for Wine Lovers

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Baroque SuitesNew Ref: CDG1211

23 tracks 53 mins
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The orchestral suite was written to entertain, and these three great examples do not disappoint,
from the fluid, rich and uniquely French orchestral sound of Rameau to the clean and crisp
approach of his German contemporary, Johann Fux. And to round things off, one of Johann
Sebastian Bach’s very finest orchestral works: a tour de force of rhythm and melody played with
passion and verve by this superb young orchestra. 


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 Baroque Suites

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Classics for Cats Ref: CDG1038

11 tracks 68 min
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A selection of classical music, including Rossini's incomparable 'Cat duet', compiled with cats in mind, and capturing in music the differing personalities of our feline companions. Other pieces include the 'Trout' Quintet for cats that feast, and music for hunting cats and sleeping cats. 


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 Classics for Cats

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A Very Fine Cat Ref: CDG1106

28 tracks 65 min
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A Feline Celebration in Words and Music

From the 8th century Pangur Ban to Samuel Johnson's Hodge, "a very fine cat indeed!", this is a tale of cats from some of the greatest English writers read by Margaret Howard. We've added some feline music too, by Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky and others. 


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 A Very Fine Cat

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England's Favourite Poems Ref: CDG1083

30 tracks 60 minutes
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Read by Margaret Howard

An inspiring anthology of classics such as Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge', Kipling's 'If', Masefield's evocative 'Sea fever' and Eliot's affectionate portrayal of 'Gus, the Theatre Cat' interpsersed with gentle music.
 
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 England's Favourite Poems

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Favourite Love Poems Ref: CDG1122

32 tracks 64 min
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Read by Margaret Howard

Shakespeare, Keats, Hardy and Emily Dickinson are just some of the poets whose charming, moving words on love are read in impeccable style by Margaret Howard, assisted by Sam Small. The poems are interspersed with music on the theme of love. 


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 Favourite Love Poems

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The Soul of the Orient Ref: CDG1137

9 tracks 65 min
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Tranquil Japanese music

An album which features famous Japanese composers and music from the Heian period to modern times, in a program designed to relax as the lovely, elegant music describes simple and beautiful things from nature, such as cherry blossoms, a stream, or the wind in the pine trees. 


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 The Soul of the Orient

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A Feast of Music Ref: CDG1056

22 tracks 64 min
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Classical favourites for dining and entertaining

Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and Rameau; baroque orchestral works from some of the greatest composers of the eighteenth century make a perfect background of elegant but unobtrusive music to help create the right atmosphere at any dinner party. 


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 A Feast of Music

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Music for a Great House Ref: CDG1104

17 tracks 62 min
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The splendours of a great house, its vistas and grand entrances, are captured in this programme of music from the Baroque to the Romantic, from ceremonial trumpets to drawing room virtuosity, including Handel, Telemann, Schubert, Mozart and others. 


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 Music for a Great House

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A Fairy Fantasy Ref: CDG1113

26 tracks 60 min
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Music & verse of fairyland

'Over hill over dale, through bush, through briar ...' An atmospheric album of favourite poetry and music on the theme of fairies, including music by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Purcell, and poetry from Shakespeare, Herrick and Keats. Children will love it but so will the grown-ups! 


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