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The absolute essence of Britten, distilled into four generously-filled CDs. The objective is to give an insight into all the genres Britten’s music covered, to enable a serious newcomer to the composer to discover the great works.

Most of these versions are regarded as ‘reference’ recordings against which subsequent interpreters are judged:

His orchestral masterpieces The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge are presented in Britten’s own revered interpretations.

The vocal masterpiece ‘Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings’ is offered in the unsurpassed Peter Pears recording with Barry Tuckwell.

The Choir of King’s College Cambridge offers the essential choral masterpieces Ceremony of Carols and A Boy was Born, the early masterpiece from the 19-year-old prodigy.

Newer recordings include Janine Jansen’s lauded and best-selling interpretation of the Violin Concerto.

1CD/1DVD

Sakamoto Ryuichi’s new album together with his trio also featuring Jaques Morelenbaum (cello) and Judy Kang (violin) was recorded in Portugal following his European tour. It's his first album as a trio since 1996.

The accompanying DVD was filmed while on tour with his trio and features music used in the soundtracks for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence", "The Sheltering Sky" and "High Heels", as well as showcasing new material.

In the year of Abbado’s 80th birthday (26. June), this album celebrates a true legend of the world of classical music.

Claudio Abbado’s interpretation of the Second Symphony is his first recording of a Schumann symphony for DG. The noble “Genoveva” and stirring “Manfred” overtures are exalted additions to this album.

About his Second as performed at the Lucerne Easter Festival, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung extolled Abbado’s reading as of “the purest beauty”, while Berlin’s Der Tagesspiegel found Abbado’s way with the symphony “liberating”.