Great Classical Music Gifts for Christmas

For only $89, the sound these speakers produce is unbelievable. I bought a pair for my laptop and I absolutely love them. Right out of the box, The Companion® 2 Series II multimedia speaker system was easy to set up (only 3 wires) and immediately functional. I can even plug them into my iPod and get great, well-balanced sound. From classical music to jazz, these speakers can handle anything.

What a marvelous album! This unique spin on classical music is relaxing, refreshing, and wonderful in so many ways. With nothing but positive reviews, the smooth blend of Cuban salsa, jazz, and familiar classical tunes will easily win you over.

From Beethoven to Wagner, these elegant, hand-crafted composers' busts are a great decorative accent in any room, especially for the office of any music professor.

In a new version for piano, this album is a true delight. Faure's Requiem is one of my favorites, but I sometimes grow tired of listening to its original orchestration for voice and orchestra. Naoumoff does a fabulous job translating Faure's Requiem onto the piano without losing the work's depth and emotion. His dynamics, tempos, and musicality are superb.

This useful gadget is the perfect gift for any budding musician. The Boss DB-30 Electronic Metronome can handle time signatures with up to 17 beats per measure. It also offers nine different types of rhythm patterns with over 24 variations, as well as a headphone jack for the noisiest places.

This large collection of fine works by leading composers performed by many world renowned pianists is a unique gift, sure to be remembered for years on end. Though you'd be pretty hard pressed to find the box set, you can easily find single CDs from the collection. The box set included 10 two-disc sets each one featuring a separate artist: Vladimir Horowitz, Claudio Arrau, Maurizio Pollini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mitsuko Uchida, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Wilhelm Kempff, Emil Gilels, Martha Argerich, and Alfred Brendel, plus a deluxe booklet and a bonus CD.

Anyone with a taste for the finer things in life including writing instruments and musical instruments will simply love this gift. Mont Blanc's Hommage a Frederic Chopin classic Meisterstuck pen is, with out a doubt, a work of art.

We all know that trying to read a playbill at a classical music performance can be quite challenging once the lights go out. However, this little L.E.D. light solves the problem in no time without distracting the paying audience next to you. Just shine the light directly on your playbill and you'll have a perfectly even bright white light exactly where you need it.

Speaking from experience, these are awesome headphones. I've owned my pair for about two years and have no complaints. They are extremely comfortable, and the sound is fantastic. They do cancel out white noise and tone down sharper noises like speech. You can find these headphones at most retailers.