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FRANZ SCHUBERT
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Piano Sonatas in D major D. 50, G major D. 894 & C major D. 840; Impromptus D. 899; Klavierstücke D. 946 |
Paul Lewis (piano)
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Harmonia Mundi |
2/3/2012 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
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The Firebird; Petrouchka; The Rite of Spring; Pulcinella |
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg
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OPMC Classics |
2/3/2012 |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
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Maria di Rohan |
José Bros, Loic Felix (tenor); Christopher Purves (baritone); Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano); Enkelejda Shkosa (mezzo-soprano); others
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Mark Elder
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Opera Rara |
2/2/2012 |
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ANTONIN DVORÁK
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Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"; Czech Suite; Slavonic Dances Op. 46 No. 2; Op. 72 No. 2 |
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier
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Warner Classics |
2/1/2012 |
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FINN MORTENSEN
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Symphony; Pezzo Orchestrale; Evolution; Per Orchestra |
Munich Radio Orchestra
Terje Mikkelsen
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Simax |
1/31/2012 |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
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Le nozze di Figaro |
Pietro Spagnoli, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (bass); Diana Damrau, Marcella Orsatti Talamanca (soprano); Monica Bacelli, Jeanette Fischer (mezzo-soprano); others
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scala
Gerard Korsten
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Arthaus Musik |
1/31/2012 |
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JOHANN RUFINATSCHA
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The Bride of Messina (Overture); Symphony No. 6 |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda
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Chandos |
1/30/2012 |
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CARL NIELSEN
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Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 "Sinfonia semplice" |
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
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LSO |
1/27/2012 |
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FRANCIS POULENC
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Mass in G major (1937); Sept Chansons (1936); Un Soir de Neige (1944); Figure Humaine (1943) |
Swedish Radio Choir
Peter Dijkstra
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Channel Classics |
1/27/2012 |
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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
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Eight Keyboard Suites HWV 426-433 |
Lisa Smirnova (piano)
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ECM |
1/27/2012 |
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J.S. BACH
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Partita No. 1 in B-flat major BWV 825; Toccatas in E minor BWV 914 & E minor BWV 911; French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816; Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052 |
Evan Shinners (piano)
SUITS! Ensemble
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New Cull |
1/27/2012 |
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J.S. BACH
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988 |
Blandine Rannou (harpsichord)
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Zig Zag |
1/26/2012 |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
WILLIAM HILL
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Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven 7.1) |
Lamont Symphony Orchestra (Colorado)
Lawrence Golan
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Albany |
1/26/2012 |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
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Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra; Clarinet Rhapsody; Saxophone Rhapsody; Two Dances for Harp & Strings |
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano); Paul Meyer (clarinet); Alexandre Doisy (saxophone); Emmanuel Ceysson (harp)
Orchestre National de Lyon
Jun Märkl
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Naxos |
1/25/2012 |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
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Piano Music |
Albert Ferber (piano)
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EMI |
1/23/2012 |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
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Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 |
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä
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BIS |
1/23/2012 |
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C.P.E. BACH
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Concerto in D minor Wq.23; Concerto in C major for piano solo Wq. 112/1; Concerto in C minor Wq.31 |
Michael Rische (piano)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra
Morten Schuldt-Jensen
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Hänssler Classic |
1/22/2012 |
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ANTONIN DVORÁK
GEORGE GERSHWIN
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Violin Concerto
An American in Paris |
Liza Ferschtman (violin)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Mario Venzago
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Challenge Classics |
1/20/2012 |
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W.A. MOZART
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Variations in C major on “Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman” K. 265; Piano Sonata in C major K. 330; Fantasia in D minor K. 396; Adagio in B minor K. 540; Variations in D major on a menuet by Duport K. 573; Piano Sonata in D major K. 576; Andante in F minor K. 616 |
Zhu Xiao-Mei (piano)
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Mirare |
1/20/2012 |
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J.S. BACH
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The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2 |
Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord)
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Capriccio |
1/19/2012 |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
MICHAEL HAYDN
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Duos for Violin & Viola K. 423/4; Menuetto K. 487
Duos for Violin & Viola P127/8 (MH 335/6) |
Rachel Podger (violin); Jane Rogers (viola)
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Channel Classics |
1/19/2012 |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
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Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 |
Fabio Biondi (violin); Marc Hantai (transverse flute); Pierre Hantai (harpsichord); Lorenz Duftschmid (viola da gamba); Jordi Savall (basso di viola)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall
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Alia Vox |
1/18/2012 |
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PAUL MCCARTNEY
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OCEAN'S KINGDOM |
London Classical Orchestra
John Wilson
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Hear Music |
1/18/2012 |
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VASSILY KALINNIKOV
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Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 |
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kees Bakels
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BIS |
1/18/2012 |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
ROBERT SCHUMANN
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Violin Concerto in E minor
Violin Concerto in D minor; Fantasy for Violin & Orchestra |
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi
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Ondine |
1/17/2012 |
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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
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Études Op. 10 & 25 |
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
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Testament |
1/17/2012 |
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LUDVIG IRGENS-JENSEN
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Symphony in D minor; Air; Passacaglia |
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
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Naxos |
1/17/2012 |
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NINO ROTA
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Selections from The Godfather; La Dolce Vita; Amarcord; La Strada |
Richard Galliano (accordion; trombone); Dave Douglas (trumpet); John Surman (soprano saxophone); Boris Kozlov (double bass); Clarence Penn (drums)
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Deutsche Grammophon |
1/17/2012 |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
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Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Roman Festivals |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Josep Caballé-Domenech
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Onyx |
1/17/2012 |
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DUKE ELLINGTON
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Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Three Black Kings; New World a-Comin'; Harlem |
American Composers Orchestra
Maurice Peress
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Nimbus |
1/16/2012 |
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Original works & arrangements by Jack Halloran, Moses Hogan, Harry T. Burleigh, Jester Hairston, Adolphus Hailstork, Sanford Moore, others
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WHAT A MIGHTY GOD--Spirituals & Gospels for Chorus
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Yolanda Williams (soprano)
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers & Chorus
Moore By Four
Philip Brunelle
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Clarion |
1/16/2012 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
RICHARD WAGNER
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Four Last Songs
Wesendonk-Lieder |
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Masur
Colin Davis
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Philips |
1/16/2012 |
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SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
FELA SOWANDE
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AFRICAN HERITAGE SYMPHONIC SERIES 1
Danse Nčgre from African Suite; Petite Suite de Concert
Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
African Suite (selections) |
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman
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Cedille |
1/16/2012 |
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WILLIAM LEVI DAWSON
DUKE ELLINGTON
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Negro Folk Symphony
Suite from "The River"; Solitude; Harlem |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
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Chandos |
1/16/2012 |
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FRANZ LISZT
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Années de Pčlerinage (complete) |
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
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Naďve |
1/14/2012 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
Albert Dohmen, Georg Zeppenfeld, Tuomas Pursio, Dietrich Hensel, Matti Salminen (bass); Robert Dean Smith, Peter Sonn (tenor); Edith Haller (soprano); Michelle Breedt (mezzo-soprano); others
Rundfunk Chor Berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Marek Janowski
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PentaTone |
1/13/2012 |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
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A London Symphony; Oboe Concerto |
Stéphane Rancourt (oboe)
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder
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Hallé |
1/9/2012 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
IGOR STRAVINSKY
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
EMMANUEL CHABRIER
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43; Polka de V.R.
Three Scenes from Petrushka
Tambourin (arr. Godowsky)
Bourée fantasque |
Shura Cherkassky (piano)
Cologne Radio Symphony
Zdenék Macal
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ICA Classics |
1/9/2012 |
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