SHADES OF CLASSICS RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS

In alphabetical order by artist
In the case of multiple recordings by the same artist, titles are listed in order of preference
The TOP 25 recordings in each genre are in RED
 Classical Crossover Albums 
  • All Angels - All Angels  (Universal)
  • Alvarez, Marcelo & Licitra, Salvatore - Duetto  (Sony Classical)
  • Amici Forever - The Opera Band  (Victor)
  • Anúna - Essential Anúna  (Universal)
  • Ariaphonics - Act One  (iGram Music)
  • Ariaphonics - Remixes EP  (iGram Music)
  • Biggs, Julie - Passions: Art of Seduction  (Independent)
  • Brightman, Sarah - La Luna  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Eden  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Symphony  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Time To Say Goodbye  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Harem  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Classics  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - The Diva Collection  (Angel/EMI)
  • Canadian Tenors - Canadian Tenors  (Universal)
  • Frangoulis, Mario - Sometimes I Dream  (Odyssey)
  • Fumanti, Giorgia - From My Heart  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Fumanti, Giorgia - Je Suis  (Independent)
  • Grigolo, Vittorio - Vittorio  (Decca)
  • Kelly, Lisa - Lisa  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Marsh, Natasha - Natasha Marsh  (Angel)
  • Marsh, Natasha - Amour  (EMI Classics)
  • Meav with Anúna - Celtic Dreams  (Hearts of Space)
  • Micarelli, Lucia - Music From a Farther Room  (Reprise Records)
  • OperaBabes - Beyond Imagination  (Sony Classical)
  • OperaBabes - Renaissance  (Instant Karma Classics)
  • Sasha & Shawna - Siren  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Schwartz, Paul - Aria, Aria II & Aria III  (Koch Records)
  • Schwartz, Paul - Earthbound  (Windham Hill)
  • Schwartz, Paul - State of Grace I & State of Grace II  (Windham Hill)
  • Schwartz, Paul - State of Grace III  (Koch Records)
  • Shapplin, Emma - Etterna  (Universal)
  • Sissel - My Heart  (Decca)
  • Sissel - Into Paradise  (Decca)
  • Vannelli, Gino - Canto  (ViK BMG)
  • Westenra, Hayley - Pure  (Decca)
  • Westenra, Hayley - Odyssey  (Decca)
  • Westenra, Hayley - Celtic Treasure  (Decca)

Ariaphonics
(Photo © Ariaphonics)

 New Age Albums 
  • Ackerman, Will - Meditations  (Compass Productions)
  • Bongiorno, Joe - Somewhere Within  (Independent)
  • Budd, Harold & Eno, Brian - The Pearl  (Editions)
  • Cal - Horizon  (Independent)
  • Carr, Richard - Momenté Intimate  (Independent)
  • Carr, Richard - When Heart & Soul Collide  (Independent)
  • Clannad - Pastpresent  (RCA)
  • Cook, Jesse - Vertigo  (Narada)
  • Cook, Jesse - Gravity  (Narada)
  • Cook, Jesse - Tempest  (Narada)
  • Cook, Jesse - Frontiers  (Virgin)
  • Cossu, Scott - Islands  (Windham Hill)
  • Coulter, Phil - Highland Cathedral  (RCA)
  • Coulter, Phil - Lake of Shadows  (Windham Hill)
  • Cunningham, Dana - The Color of Light  (Independent)
  • Danna, Mychael & Jeff - A Celtic Romance  (Hearts of Space)
  • Danna, Mychael & Jeff - A Celtic Tale  (Hearts of Space)
  • Dockery, Sean - Sojourns  (Independent)
  • Dulin, Michael - Follow the River  (Equity Digital)
  • Enya - Watermark  (WEA)
  • Enya - Shepherd Moons  (WEA)
  • Foster, Betsy - A Dream Come True  (Independant)
  • Gandalf - Sacred River  (Real Music)
  • Garrett, Karen Marie - It's About the Rose  (Independent)
  • Hale, Billy - Tales Thrice Travelled  (Independent)
  • Hand, Frederic - Frederic Hand's Jazzantiqua  (RCA)
  • Hawkins, Fiona Joy - Angel Above My Piano  (Independent)
  • Hawkins, Fiona Joy - Blue Dream  (Little Hartley Music)
  • Hoppé, Michael - Solace  (Little Hartley Music)
  • Isham, Mark - Vapor Drawings  (Windham Hill)
  • Jarre, Jean-Michel - Oxygene  (Polydor)
  • Jarre, Jean-Michel - Equinoxe  (Polydor)
  • Johnson, Jeff - Prayers of St. Brendan  (Ark Music)
  • Johnson, Jeff - Psalmus  (Ark Music)
  • Johnson, Jeff & Chvatal, Janet - Vespers - Light into Light  (Ark Music)
  • Johnson, Jeff & Dunning, Brian - Byzantium  (Ark Music)
  • Johnson, Jeff & Dunning, Brian - Patrick  (Ark Music)
  • KevOz - Canvas  (Independent)
  • KevOz - Lakefront  (Independent)
  • Kragnes, Rebecca - Surrender  (Independent)
  • Kragnes, Rebecca - Upstream  (Independent)
  • Lanz, David - Lovesongs  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David - Painting the Sun  (Shanachie)
  • Lanz, David - Return to the Heart  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David - Beloved  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David - Cristofori's Dream  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David - A Cup of Moonlight  (Independent)
  • Lanz, David - An Evening with David Lanz  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David - Sacred Road Revisited  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David & Speer, Paul - Desert Vision  (Narada)
  • Lanz, David & Speer, Paul - Natural States  (Narada)
  • Leslie, Bill - I Am a River  (Independent)
  • Liebert, Ottmar - Nouveau Flamenco  (Higher Octave)
  • Liebert, Ottmar + Luna Negra - The Scent of Light  (Spiral Subwave Records)
  • Linstead, Johannes - Café Tropical  (Independent)
  • Linstead, Johannes - Mediterranea  (Independent)
  • Linstead, Johannes - Zabuca  (Real Music)
  • Linstead, Johannes & Gunn, Nicholas - Encanto  (Independent)
  • Luna Blanca - Guitar Island  (Independent)
  • Lynch, Ray - No Blue Thing  (Music West)
  • Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II, Fresh Aire III & Fresh Aire V  (American Gramaphone)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - An Ancient Muse  (Quinlan Road)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - Book of Secrets  (Quinlan Road)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - Elemental  (Quinlan Road)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - The Mask and Mirror  (Quinlan Road)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - Parallel Dreams  (Quinlan Road)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - The Visit  (Quinlan Road)
  • Oldfield, Mike - Music of the Spheres  (Universal)
  • Omar - Free as a Bird  (Real Music)
  • Phoenix Rising - Ascension  (Copus Music)
  • Raphael - Music to Disappear In  (Hearts of Space)
  • Saliba, Mark J. - The Continents  (Independent)
  • Salvatori, Tom and Litchfield, Iris - When Evening Falls  (Salvatori Productions)
  • Secret Garden - Dawn of a New Century  (Philips)
  • Secret Garden - Earthsongs  (Universal)
  • Secret Garden - Once in a Red Moon  (Universal)
  • Secret Garden - White Stones  (Philips)
  • Secret Garden - Songs from a Secret Garden  (Philips)
  • Silvard - Life is Grand...  (The Musical Mollusk)
  • Smith, Frank - Gardens of Hope  (Independent)
  • Steven C - Signature  (Independent)
  • Trenning, Anne - Watching for Rain  (Shadetree Records)
  • Vangelis - Chariots of Fire  (Polydor)
  • Vangelis - Odyssey  (Universal)
  • Vangelis - Antarctica  (Polydor)
  • Vangelis - Mythodea  (Sony Classical)
  • Winston, George - December  (Windham Hill)
  • Winston, George - Forest  (Windham Hill)
  • Yanni - Reflections of Passion  (Private Music)
  • Young, Denise - Something You Dream Of...  (Independent)

Secret Garden - Earthsongs (Photos © Universal) Hayley Westenra - Odyssey

 Classical Albums 
  • Academy of Ancient Music: J.S. Bach - Violin Concertos  (L'Oiseau-Lyre)
  • Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Mozart - Clarinet Concerto / Flute & Harp Concerto  (DG)
  • Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Dvorak - Serenades  (Philips)
  • Ashkenazy, Vladimir / Cleveland Orchestra: Beethoven - Piano Concertos  (London)
  • Baker, Michael Conway: Remembrances  (Treetop Lane)
  • Barry, John: Out of Africa Soundtrack  (MCA)
  • Bayrakdarian, Isabel: Joyous Light  (CBC Records)
  • Bayrakdarian, Isabel: Azulao  (CBC Records)
  • Bell, Joshua & Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Bruch & Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos  (London)
  • Bell, Joshua: Romance of the Violin  (Sony Classical)
  • Bell, Joshua: Voice of the Violin  (Sony Classical)
  • Berlin Philharmonic: Beethoven - Symphonies  (DG)
  • Boyd, Liona: The Best of Liona Boyd  (CBS)
  • Camerata Nova: Mystica  (Independent)
  • Camerata Nova: Camerata Nova  (Independent)
  • CBC Vancouver Orchestra: Michael Conway Baker - The Greater Vancouver Music Album  (Treetop Lane)
  • Chamber Orchestra Of Europe: Schubert - Symphonies  (DG)
  • Choir of New College, Oxford: Agnus Dei  (Erato)
  • Chvatal, Janet / Kritzer, Scott: In the Blue Hour  (Miramont)
  • Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: William Tell and Other Overtures  (Telarc)
  • Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Star Tracks  (Telarc)
  • Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Symphonic Star Trek  (Telarc)
  • Cleveland Orchestra: Dvorak - Symphony No. 9  (London)
  • Cura, José: Boleros  (Warner Classics)
  • English Concert: J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos  (Archiv)
  • English Concert: Handel - Water Music  (Archiv)
  • Gauk, Rachel: Danzas Y Canciones  (Marquis Classics)
  • Grumiaux, Arthur & London Symphony Orchestra: Mozart - Violin Concertos  (Philips)
  • Harnoy, Ofra: Masterworks for the Cello  (RCA)
  • Kennedy, Nigel & English Chamber Orchestra: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons  (EMI)
  • London Sinfonietta & Dawn Upshaw: Gorecki - Symphony No. 3  (Elektra Nonesuch)
  • London Symphony Orchestra: Holst - The Planets  (EMI)
  • London Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn - Symphonies  (DG)
  • O'Conor, John: John Field - 15 Nocturnes  (Telarc)
  • Paillard Chamber Orchestra: Pachelbel / Fasch  (Warner Classics)
  • Pavarotti, Luciano: O Holy Night  (London)
  • Prague Chamber Orchestra: Mozart - Symphonies  (Telarc)
  • Rieu, Andre: Dreaming  (Polydor)
  • Sinfonia of London: Michael Conway Baker - Cinderella: Frozen in Time  (Treetop Lane)
  • Sinfonia of London / ProMusica Chamber Orchestra: Michael Conway Baker - Hope's Journey  (Summit)

(Photos © Angel/EMI)

 Music DVD's 
  • Baker, Michael Conway - Cinderella: Frozen in Time  (Independent)
  • Brightman, Sarah - The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - La Luna Live in Concert  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - One Night in Eden - Sarah Brightman Live in Concert  (Angel/EMI)
  • Brightman, Sarah - Symphony Live in Vienna  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Celtic Woman - Celtic Woman  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Celtic Woman & Hayley Westenra - A New Journey  (Manhattan Records/EMI)
  • Jarre, Jean Michel - Oxygene  (Capitol/EMI)
  • Lanz, David - Living Temples  (Third Planet)
  • Lanz, David / Speer, Paul - Desert Vision  (Rainstorm Records)
  • Lanz, David / Speer, Paul - Natural States  (Rainstorm Records)
  • McKennitt, Loreena - Nights from the Alhambra  (Quinlan Road)
  • Secret Garden - A Night with Secret Garden  (Philips)
  • Sissel - Northern Lights  (Denon)
  • Sissel - Sissel in Concert: All Good Things  (Decca)
  • Westenra, Hayley - Live From New Zealand  (Decca)

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