Various Artists - Observer Master Mix Collection / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Masters Collection compiles the iconic recordings of some of the most renowned artists of Hungaroton. The album features records which define an œuvre, a specific era and which will be an unforgettable experience for all listeners. The Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1963 by string players in their final year at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. They took the name of the great composer, to pay homage to the genius who became inseparable with the establishment of Hungarian music and whose spirit irradiates the musical life of the entire world. Since then they plays a very significant role in Hungary's musical life, and have attained a world-wide reputation. The FLCO consists of 17 strings and according to the programmes a harpsichord soloist completes the Ensemble, as well as wind and other instrumentalists. Their first music director was Frigyes Sándor. Since his death in 1979, this post has been held by János Rolla, one of Hungary's leading violinists, who has been concert-master of the orchestra since it's inception. The repertoire of the FLCO spans almost the entire history of music from Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, W.A. Mozart to the Romantics and to the 20th Century composers.

2009 three CD collection of Reggae greats released on the Island Records tag. Charting Island's rise from it's very origins to the modern age, War Inna Babylon not only provides a fascinating insight into the changing sound of Jamaican music over the past 40 years, but also brings together some of the greatest Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae recordings of all time. In doing so, the collection tells the story of both Reggae and the celebrated tag itself, through the 64 essential tracks and the fascinating narrative in the accompanying booklet. Includes tracks from Black Uhuru, Laurel Aitken, Third World, Lee Scratch Perry, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Aswad, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and many others. Universal.

It was a long-standing wish to combine all 18 albums recorded by Benjamin Schmid into one because they yield an impressive mirror of this unique violinist's concert activities. The desire was given new impetus by the two magnificent new albums Benjamin Schmid approved for by OehmsClassics on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday in 2018. The prize-winning recordings of this set, covering almost five centuries, explain why Benjamin Schmid has been perceived by the music public not just as 'the specialist' in one individual field. Benjamin Schmid, a native of Vienna, has won a number of awards including the 1992 Carl Flesch Competition in London, where he also won the Mozart, Beethoven and audience prizes. Since then he has been a guest soloist in the world's most renowned concert halls with prestigious orchestras. His soloistic quality, the range of his repertoire, and especially his improvisatory abilities in jazz make him a violinist with a unique profile.