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Great Marches & Waltzes – The London Promenade Orchestra CD

The London Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein, Conductor; The National Honor Band, Edwin Philip Pryor, Conductor

Featuring 20 orchestral marches and waltzes performed by two ensembles: The London Promenade Orchestra under conductor Eric Hammerstein, and The National Honor Band under conductor Edwin Philip Pryor.

The program spans three centuries of orchestral pageantry and ballroom elegance — from Sousa's brisk parade classics and Strauss-era Viennese waltzes to operatic favorites from Carmen, The Merry Widow, and The King and I, closing with Elgar's stately Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1.

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Canadian Brass – Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album CD

New Orleans Jazz Classics for Brass Quintet

Arranged by Luther Henderson | Recorded at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada

Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album is a 1992 recording by the Canadian Brass, released on Philips Digital Classics and manufactured for BMG Direct Marketing. Arranged throughout by Luther Henderson — one of Broadway's most celebrated orchestrators — the album reimagines 16 New Orleans jazz and ragtime standards for brass quintet, performed on the ensemble's signature hand-crafted, 24-carat gold-plated instruments.

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Sax by Moonlight: Unforgettable – Greg Vail Saxophone CD

Instrumental saxophone collection featuring saxophonist Greg Vail, the program draws from a rich mix of classic romantic standards and contemporary film and animation soundtracks — from the torch song tradition of "When I Fall in Love" and "The Very Thought of You" to chart-topping film hits including "I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard, "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, and "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas. The result is a cohesive, late-night listening experience built around Vail's warm, expressive tenor saxophone tone.

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Classics for Lovers – Classical Highlights CD

Featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra & Chorus, and More

Classics for Lovers is a 1993 classical compilation released by Classical Heritage (Intersound Inc.), bringing together beloved orchestral works from the Romantic and Impressionist eras in a stereo surround sound digital recording. The disc draws from composers including Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart, Strauss Jr., Debussy, Bizet, and Orff, performed by a range of European orchestras and soloists.

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Doctor Zhivago Original MGM Soundtrack – Maurice Jarre CD

Maurice Jarre's legendary score for David Lean's 1965 epic romantic drama, performed by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra under Jarre's own direction. 

Jarre's score won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1966, and Lara's Theme — heard here in its original orchestral form — became one of the most recognized and beloved pieces of film music ever written, charting worldwide in numerous popular arrangements. The score's sweeping romantic orchestrations perfectly matched the film's vast Russian landscapes and tragic love story.

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The Best of the Big Bands Volume 1 – Duke Ellington & Count Basie

Duke Ellington and Count Basie – Two Legends, One Essential 2-CD Collection

2-CD Set, Stereo | Released: 2000 | Label: St. Clair Entertainment Group – BXS90602-2CD | Digitally Remastered

Digitally remastered recordings from two giants of the swing era: Count Basie and Duke Ellington. The set devotes one full disc to each bandleader, drawing from their most celebrated recordings to create an accessible and authoritative introduction to the golden age of American big band music.

Together, the twenty tracks span the heart of the swing era and represent the breadth and sophistication of big band jazz at its peak.

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Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major & Romances for Violin – Digital Concerto CD

Three of Ludwig van Beethoven's essential works for violin and orchestra, performed by violinist Jan Czerkow with the Philharmonia Slavonica under conductor Alberto Lizzio. 

The centerpiece is the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 — Beethoven's sole violin concerto and one of the towering works of the concerto repertoire. Composed in 1806, it is celebrated for its expansive first movement, its sublime slow movement Larghetto, and its energetic Rondo finale. The two Romances, Op. 40 in G major and Op. 50 in F major, are intimate short works that showcase the lyrical singing quality of the violin against orchestral accompaniment.

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War Horse – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD

Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams | A Steven Spielberg Film

With music composed and conducted by John Williams. The album was produced by Williams himself, with music recorded and mixed by Shawn Murphy — the longtime recording engineer behind some of Williams' most celebrated film scores.

The film, based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and adapted for the screen by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, was a major awards-season release earning six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. 
The score earned Williams a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score and is widely regarded among his most lyrical and affecting works of the 2010s.

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Glenn Miller – Golden Greats CD

The Encore Collection – 10 Essential Big Band Classics

Golden Greats is a 1997 compilation of Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, released through BMG Direct Marketing as part of the Encore Collection series. The disc gathers ten of Miller's most beloved and enduring recordings, spanning the peak years of his popularity from the late 1930s through 1942 — the era that defined American big band swing.

Glenn Miller (1904–1944) was the best-selling recording artist of the early 1940s, and his orchestra's smooth, clarinet-led sound became the soundtrack of a generation.

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Les Brown & His Band of Renown – Sentimental Journey CD

Sentimental Journey with Les Brown featuring 16 tracks drawn from Les Brown and His Band of Renown recordings, including classic performances with vocalists Doris Day, June Christy, and Jo Ann Greer. 

Les Brown (1912–2001) led one of the most disciplined and commercially successful big bands of the twentieth century. This compilation draws on recordings spanning Brown's career, including tracks licensed from Hindsight Records, presenting the band's instrumental showpieces alongside vocal features for three of the era's finest singers.

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100 Masterpieces Vol. 5 – The Top 10 of Classical Music 1811-1841 CD

From the 100 Masterpieces Series by Laserlight Digital

1991 compilation presenting ten essential works from the early Romantic era, performed by notable European orchestras and soloists including the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Budapest Strings, and Philharmonia Orchestra London.

The disc spans three decades of Romantic composition, opening with Rossini's celebrated overture to The Barber of Seville and encompassing landmark works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Weber, and Schumann — composers who collectively defined the early Romantic movement.

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Garth Brooks – The Ultimate Hits 3-Disc CD/DVD Box Set

The Complete Career Retrospective – 2 CDs of Hit Songs + DVD Video Collection

The Ultimate Hits is the definitive career retrospective from Garth Brooks, released in 2007 on Pearl Records, Inc. and produced throughout by the legendary Allen Reynolds. The set spans Brooks' entire Capitol/Pearl Records catalog, assembling 33 essential tracks across two audio CDs along with a bonus DVD featuring 33 of his most celebrated music videos.

Garth Brooks is the best-selling solo artist in American music history, with certified sales exceeding 157 million records — surpassing even Elvis Presley in U.S. album sales. This set captures the full arc of that achievement.

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Barry Manilow – In the Swing of Christmas CD

Produced and Arranged by Barry Manilow – Featuring MaD Fusion and The Randy Kerber Trio

Audio CD | Released: 2007 | Label: Arista Records – XPR4172 | Hallmark Exclusive

In the Swing of Christmas is a 2007 holiday studio album by Barry Manilow, produced and arranged by Manilow himself with co-production by Scott Erickson. Released exclusively through Hallmark as a Hallmark Cards retail exclusive, the album takes a big-band swing approach to classic Christmas standards, showcasing Manilow's roots in the Great American Songbook tradition.

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Imperial Classics: The Romantic Classics – 8 of 10 CD Box Set

From The Classical Collection DDD Series – Made in Holland

Imperial Classics: The Romantic Classics is a 10-disc Classical Collection DDD box set presenting an expansive survey of Romantic-era orchestral and chamber music drawn from some of the most beloved composers in the Western classical canon. This listing is for 8 of the original 10 CDs — including all four volumes of The Age of Romantic Classics and all four volumes of Romantic Classics: Violin & Piano Concerto. Two discs from the original set are missing.

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Moonlight Classics – Romantic Piano & Orchestra

From The World's Most Beautiful Melodies series by Readers Digest

This collection showcases romantic piano and orchestral favorites, featuring renowned pianists Robert Docker, Christian Steiner, Earl Wild, Douglas Gamley, Michael Reeves, Eileen Joyce, Raymond Lewenthal, and Richard Alden performing timeless melodies by Williams, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Mozart, Schumann, Grieg, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Rossini, Fauré, Addinsell, and Gershwin.

The album's focus on romantic piano concertos and orchestral showpieces makes it an ideal introduction to classical music's most accessible and emotionally evocative works.

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Guitar by the Sea – Acoustic Guitar with Ocean Sounds CD

Produced by Steve Gruskin – Guitar: John Foley

Guitar by the Sea is part of the Majestic Moods series, released in 1995 by Sunshine Mountain Productions. Produced by Steve Gruskin and featuring guitarist John Foley, this album combines peaceful acoustic guitar melodies with the relaxing sounds of the ocean, creating an immersive soundscape that transports listeners to coastal tranquility. Manufactured in the U.S.A. at 55 Crystal Avenue, Suite 248, Derry, NH 03038, this album exemplifies the mid-1990s trend of blending instrumental music with nature sounds for relaxation and stress relief.

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Josh Groban – Stages & Noël Special Holiday Double Pack 2-CD Set

Two Complete Albums – 28 Tracks Including Broadway Classics & Holiday Favorites

Stages features 15 tracks drawn from productions including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Into the Woods, Carousel, Sweeney Todd, The Wizard of Oz, Chess, Finian's Rainbow, and more. The album features notable guest duets with Kelly Clarkson, Chris Botti, and Audra McDonald.

This Special Holiday Double Pack bundles Stages with Groban's beloved 2007 holiday album Noël, which features 13 Christmas classics and became one of the best-selling Christmas albums of the 2000s, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling over 8 million copies in the United States alone.

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 "Choral" CD

Dresden Symphonic Orchestra and Choir – Herbert Berger, Conductor

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, commonly known as the "Choral" Symphony, is Ludwig van Beethoven's final complete symphony, composed between 1822 and 1824. This groundbreaking work made history as the first major symphony to incorporate vocal soloists and a chorus in the final movement, setting Friedrich Schiller's "Ode to Joy" to music. The Dresden Symphonic Orchestra and Choir, under the direction of conductor Herbert Berger, perform this monumental work in a DDD digital recording.