Choral Music for Easter
The story of Easter has been characterized in art, film, drama, and of course, music. Throughout the history of western classical music, composers have been fixated with the story of Easter, the Crucifixtion, and the Resurrection as told through christian biblical texts and other sources. Here are some exceptional recordings of Easter Choral tradition to celebrate this holiday.

Philip's famous Duo series features outstanding recordings from the Philips Archive re-issued onto double CDs.
Major artists on 2 CD sets for just $12.98 each, until March 15th!

To Celebrate the March Concert tour of the entire Mariinsky orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev with concerts in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto (as well as across North America) we are pleased to offer the entire LSO Live and Mariinsky Live Record Labels at a special price until March 15th.

Under the genius baton of supernova Music Director Valery Gergiev, the internationally acclaimed powerhouse Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) never fails to thrill, astound and astonish. Every performance is crafted with gemstone brilliance, every performance, the experience of a lifetime.

Tickets in Toronto are from Roy Thomson Hall box office, in Ottawa from the National Arts Center, and in Montreal at the Place des Arts.  The program will include the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto with Denis Matsuev just released on the Mariiansky label.  Since winning the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 Matsuev has established a reputation as one of Russia's greatest and most dynamic pianists. Matsuev is particular renowned for his interpretations of music by the Russian composers and has collaborated with the Sergei Rachmanioff Foundation. He was choses by the Foundation to perform and record unknown pieces of Rachmaninoff on the composer's own piano at the Rachmaninoff house Villa Senar in Lucerne.  Click here to see the recording.