Andrew, most of the(millions?)of classical links I gave prior to last July were to the old Tower Records site and now just lead to the new site. When Tower went bankrupt the stores were closed, but the online operation was sold separately and continues to operate under new management. The site has less detail than before and no samples(see Amazon or CD Universe for samples), but the prices are significantly better than before, especially for U.S orders over $20 which get free shipping(longer than before, maybe 9-10 days).

I'll give you a little selection of colorful, often emotional stuff which should appeal to you and most others: Holst Planets(Mehta) ; Rachmaninoff Symphonies, etc. (Ashkenazy) ; Brahms Hungarian Dances(Bogar); Stravinsky Rite of Spring(Ozawa); Orff Carmina Burana(Muti) ; Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique(Munch); Prokofiev Cinderella(Ashkenazy) ; Dvorak Slavonic Dances(Kubelik); Tchaikovsky Symphonies, etc.(Muti); Ravel Daphnis et Chloe(Dutoit); Respighi Roman Festivals(Batiz) ; Smetana Ma Vlast(Berglund); Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (Batiz) ; Beethoven Symphony No. 9(Wand); Tchaikovsky Swan Lake(Lanchbery); Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2(Bakels).

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Enjoy the music, not the equipment.