After all, sales of classical CD's rose nearly 20 percent in 1998.

What are the best classical CDs to buy for someone completely new to the genre?

In 2007, about 10,000 classical CDs had been converted to this new convention.

The total dollars spent on classical CD's has increased over the years, despite a falling share of the total market.

Jazz and classical CD's tend not to appear on pop lists.

She'd bought a couple of classical CDs in a record store and spoken to no one except shop assistants.

"Let's face it, Japan sells more classical CD's than any other single country in the world," he said.

As we ponder the fall-off in sales of classical CD's, the reason seems obvious.

Persuading a shopper to buy one or two classical CD's doesn't expand the market, except in the very short term.

For that very reason, there are rarely any recognisable trends in the release of classical CDs.