The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music, both recognizable and unfamiliar. The boxes take the listener on a thrilling tour of some of the world's most dramatic musical media, encompassing music from six centuries and featuring sensational performers. All boxes come with a fascinating booklet with detailed information on the genre itself, chronological placement of each work, and a comprehensive study of the music. A fitting celebration of 25 years of superb music from Naxos, the world's favourite classical label.

Artists

Jenö Jandó (piano), Stefan Vladar (piano), Idil Biret (piano), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Sequeira Costa (piano), Bernd Glemser (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Kun-Woo Paik (piano), Kathryn Selby (piano)

Concentus Hungaricus, Cappella Istropolitana, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Andras Ligeti, Matyas Antal, Barry Wordsworth, Antoni Wit, Vasily Petrenko, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Robert Stankovsky, Gyorgy Lehel, Richard Hayman

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21st
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18th
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Schumann: Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92
Schumann: Introduction and Allegro Op. 134
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Conductors
Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Hayman, Richard
Petrenko, Vasily
Wit, Antoni
Wordsworth, Barry
Groups & Artists
Biret, Idil
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Cappella istropolitana
Costa, Sequeira
Glemser, Bernd
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Jandó, Jenö
Paik, Kun-Woo
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice
Vladar, Stefan