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Top Rated Classical CDs, DVDs, and MP3s
Your quick reference to currently available top rated Classical Music CDs, DVDs, and MP3 downloads. With so many choices it's hard to ferret out the top notch recordings. Let the experts do it for you. Every selection at topratedclassical.com is the best of the best. Start your collection now or augment your existing collection with these essential recordings. Some of the best recordings available are budget priced. Check out the Adagio, Philips Duo, Double Decca, and Classical Essentials collections. There are some great values in these dual disc sets. Also, don't overlook our ever-expanding collection of top rated classical music DVDs; the Mahler and Bruckner Symphonies on DVD are outstanding.

DRM-free classical music downloads are here and they're great. The Amazon downloader integrates seamlessly with Apple iTunes, and the songs can be played on any iPod or MP3 player.

Throw away those cheap iPod ear buds and invest in the incredible Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones (Black) (White). Astonishing realism, you can hear the orchestra breath and their chairs creak. A fantastic you-are-there experience. We love the JBL Radial High-Performance iPod Loudspeaker. Incredible full spectrum sound. Great for Rock. Great for Classical. Check out the Amazon reviews on both of these incredible devices. Match them with the Third Generation Apple iPod nano 8 GB (Silver) (Pink) (Green) (Black) and you'll be in Classical Music Heaven!

This Month's Picks: If these are not in your collection add them now.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Why? Fritz Reiner's 1957 performance with the CSO sets the standard. Absolutely brilliant. The sound clarity is astonishing. MP3 available.

Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 5 & 9/Haitink: Why? Superb interpretation and superb recording. Great reference CD for high end sound systems. The Fifth is gorgeously recorded. Haitink's performance is bold and heartfelt. The bare landscape of the first movement, with its lonely oboe solos, leads into the very Mahlerian second movement with ease. The Largo is introverted but poignant, with handsome, sustained pianissimo playing, and the finale has great energy. Overall, it's second to none. MP3 available.

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No 4, 5, & 6/Karajan, Berlin PO: Why? Individually each of these masterpieces stands on it's own with the best, so a value-priced-compilation is just too good to pass up. These are exceptionally well played, exciting versions of the composer's three most popular symphonies, and although Karajan recorded each of them four or five times, this least expensive compliation is still the one to get. MP3 available.
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