J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Classical | APE (Single Tracks) dBPoweramp | 2CD/464MB | RS.com

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
A highly emotional man whose intense feelings find expression in his music.
Top works: Symphony No. 6, Piano Concerto No. 1, The Nutcracker.

Top 11 Tchaikovsky CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Sacred Treasures II - Choral Masterworks from The Sistine Chapel (HOS 1999)
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | APE (Single Tracks) dBPoweramp | 1CD/252MB | RS.com

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
A quiet man who in his last four years enjoyed one of the most concentrated bursts of creative genius the world has ever seen. Top works: ''Unfinished'' Symphony, ''Death and the Maiden'' String Quartet, String Quintet, Impromptus.

Top 12 Schubert CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
A child prodigy and mature genius who died tragically young, Mozart is the most popular composer ever. Top works: Symphonies 35-41, Piano Concertos 20-21, Requiem.

Top 13 Mozart CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Known as ''father of the symphony'' and ''father of the string quartet,'' Haydn practically invented those two genres. Top works: ''London'' Symphonies, String Quartets Op. 76, Lord Nelson Mass.

Top 11 Haydn CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
An intense perfectionist who looked to Mozart and Beethoven as his models, Brahms is widely regarded as the succesor to Beethoven. Top works: Piano Trio No. 1, Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 2, Clarinet Quintet.

Top 13 Brahms CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
The genius with the fiery temperament and wild hair, Beethoven's symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas revolutionized classical music. Top works: Symphonies No. 3 ''Eroica'', No. 5, No. 9; Middle and Late String Quartets; ''Moonlight'' and ''Pathétique'' Piano Sonatas.

Top 14 Beethoven CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
A dutiful, godly man who is the undisputed king of Baroque counterpoint.
Top works: Brandenburg Concertos, B minor Mass, Well-Tempered Clavier.

Top 12 Bach CDs for your Classical Music Collection
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L.V. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 250 MB | Classical, Choral

'Sublime sacred music.'

L.V. Beethoven: Cello Concertos - Rostropovitch
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 626 MB | Classical, Chamber

'A summary of Beethoven's musical development.'

L.V. Beethoven: Piano Trio Op.97 - Schneider, Casals, Istomin
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 156 MB | Classical, Chamber

'A royal piece of chamber music.'

L.V. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' - Karl Böhm & VPO
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 331 MB | Classical, Symphony

'A musical painting of the countryside.'

L.V. Beethoven: Late Piano Sonatas - Maurizio Pollini
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 393 MB | Classical, Piano

'Complex works that set a new standard.'

L.V. Beethoven: Late String Quartets - Takacs Quartet
APE 1411 kbps | 44100 HZ Stereo | 883 MB | Classical, String Quartet

'Quartets that break all the rules.'