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Album Work Title Composer Performer Label Rating
BELLINI, VINCENZO: Norma
 		BELLINI; VINCENZO Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano); Sumi Jo, Liliana Nikiteanu (soprano); John Osborn (tenor); Michele Pertusi (bass); others
Antonini, Giovanni (Orchestra La Scintilla)
 		Decca 9 / 8
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 1 (incl. "Blumine")
 		MAHLER; GUSTAV Jurowski; Vladimir: London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO 7 / 8
HAYDN, JOSEPH: London Symphonies (Nos. 93-104); The Seasons
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Symphonies Nos. 29, 31, 34-36, 38-41; Violin Concerto No. 3; Divertimentos K131 and K287; Overtures to The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni
 		HAYDN; JOSEPH
MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS 		Elsie Morison (soprano); Alexander Young (tenor); Michael Langdon (bass); Gioconda da Vito (violin)
Beecham; Thomas: London Philharmonic Orchestra,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 		EMI Insiders Only
HANDEL, G.F.: Alceste HWV 45 (Incidental music to the play by Tobias Smollett; Music texts likely by Thomas Morell)
 		HANDEL; G.F. Crowe, Lucy (soprano)
Hulett, Benjamin (tenor)
Foster-Williams, Andrew (bass-baritone)
Curnyn, Christian (Early Opera Company)
 		Chandos 9 / 9
FINZI, GERALD: Cello Concerto; Clarinet Concerto
 		FINZI; GERALD Ma, Yo-Yo (cello)
Denman, John (clarinet)
Handley; Vernon: New Philharmonia Orchestra,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 		Lyrita Insiders Only
BAX, ARNOLD: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
 		BAX; ARNOLD Fredman; Myer,Leppard; Raymond: London Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrita Insiders Only
MOERAN, E.J.: Symphony in G minor; Sinfonietta; Overture for a Masque
 		MOERAN; E.J. Boult; Adrian: London Philharmonic Orchestra,New Philharmonia Orchestra Lyrita Insiders Only
BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 8
 		BRUCKNER; ANTON Karajan; Herbert von: Vienna Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
ARCADELT, JACQUES: Estote fortes in bello; Missa Ave regina caelorum; Istorum est enim regnum caelorum; Domine, non secundum peccata nostra; Pater noster; Lamentationes Jeremiae. Res. Sordes eius; O pulcherrima mulierum
 		ARCADELT; JACQUES Brüser, Meinolf (Josquin Capella)
 		CPO 9 / 9
GRIEG, EDVARD: Three Concertos for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (transcriptions of Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, by Henning Kraggerud and Bernt Simen Lund)
 		GRIEG; EDVARD Kraggerud, Henning (violin)
Tromsø Chamber Orchestra 		Naxos Insiders Only
HAYDN, JOSEPH: Six String Quartets Op. 33
 		HAYDN; JOSEPH The London Haydn Quartet Hyperion Insiders Only
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Wagner, R. Strauss, Brahms, Suppé BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
BRAHMS; JOHANNES
LISZT; FRANZ
SCHUBERT; FRANZ
STRAUSS; RICHARD 		Beecham; Thomas: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Insiders Only
SANTOS, JOLY BRAGA: Symphonic Overture No. 3; Elegy in memory of Vianna da Motta; Alfama (Suite); Variations for Orchestra; Three Symphonic Sketches
 		SANTOS; JOLY BRAGA Cassuto; Alvaro: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Naxos Insiders Only
ATTERBERG, KURT: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Dollar Symphony" & 4 "Sinfonia piccola"; Suite No. 3; En värmlandsrapsodi
 		ATTERBERG; KURT Järvi, Neeme (Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra)
 		Chandos 10 / 10
STRAUSS, RICHARD: Ariadne auf Naxos
 		STRAUSS; RICHARD Renée Fleming, Jane Archibald (soprano); Sophie Koch (mezzo-soprano); Robert Dean Smith (tenor); Eike Wilm Schulte (baritone); others
Thielemann, Christian ()
 		Decca 7 / 9
SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"
 		SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI Petrenko, Vasily (Royal LIverpool Philharmonic)
 		Naxos 10 / 10
SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Piano Sonata in A minor D. 845; Piano Sonata in B-flat major D. 960
 		SCHUBERT; FRANZ Pires, Maria João (piano)
 		Deutsche Grammophon 8 / 9
RIISAGER, KNUDÅGE: T-DOXC; Symphony Nos. 2 & 3; Concerto for Orchestra; Primavera: Concert Overture
 		RIISAGER; KNUDÅGE Holten; Bo: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Dacapo 9 / 9
VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Don Carlo
 		VERDI; GIUSEPPE Mario Malagnini (tenor); Cellia Costea (soprano); Alla Pozniak (mezzo-soprano); Simone Piazzola (baritone); Giacomo Prestia, Luciano Montanaro (bass); others
Ventura; Fabrizio: Orchestra Regionale dell'Emilia-Romagna 		Unitel 8 / 8
GOUVY, THÉODORE: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
 		GOUVY; THÉODORE Mercier; Jacques: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie CPO Insiders Only
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
 		BRAHMS; JOHANNES Svetlanov; Evgeny: USSR State Symphony Orchestra Melodiya Insiders Only
SUK, JOSEF: A Summer Tale; Praga
 		SUK; JOSEF Belohlávek; Jirí: BBC Symphony Orchestra Chandos Insiders Only
BRIAN, HAVERGAL: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 16
COOKE, ARNOLD: Symphony No. 3
 		BRIAN; HAVERGAL
COOKE; ARNOLD 		Braithwaite; Nicholas,Fredman; Myer: London Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrita Insiders Only
STRAUSS, RICHARD: An Alpine Symphony
 		STRAUSS; RICHARD Kord; Kazimierz: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra CD Accord Insiders Only
ULLMANN, VIKTOR: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-7; Menuett (Totentanz)
 		ULLMANN; VIKTOR Jeanne Golan (piano)
 		Steinway & Sons Insiders Only
WEILL, KURT: Zaubernacht
 		WEILL; KURT Arte Ensemble CPO Insiders Only
JANÁCEK, LEOŠ: Glagolitic Mass; Jealousy; The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
 		JANÁCEK; LEOŠ Various Soloists

Kempe; Rudolf,Mackerras; Charles: Brighton Festival Chorus,Royal Philharmonic,Vienna Philharmonic 		Decca Insiders Only
LLOYD, GEORGE: Symphony No. 5
 		LLOYD; GEORGE Lloyd; George: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Albany Insiders Only
MOERAN, E.J.: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G (original version); Lonely Waters; Whythorne's Shadow
 		MOERAN; E.J. Guy Johnston (cello); Rebekah Coffey (soprano)
Falletta, JoAnn (Ulster Orchestra)
 		Naxos 9 / 9
HANDEL, G.F.: Arias from La Resurrezione; Theodora; Messiah; Alexander Balus; Joseph and His Brethren; L'allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato; Samson; Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno; A Song for St. Cecilia's Day
 		HANDEL; G.F. Piau, Sandrine (soprano)
Montanari, Stefano (Accademia Bizantina)
 		Naïve 10 / 9
BRITTEN, BENJAMIN: Les Illuminations Op. 18; Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Op. 10; Serenade Op. 31 for tenor, horn, & strings; Now sleeps the crimson petal, for tenor, horn, & strings
 		BRITTEN; BENJAMIN Hannigan, Barbara (soprano)
Gilchrist, James (tenor)
de Waal, Jasper (horn)
Thompson, Candida (Amsterdam Sinfonietta)
 		Channel Classics 9 / 10
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
 		MAHLER; GUSTAV Christiane Oelze (soprano); Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo soprano)
Luisi; Fabio: MDR Radio Choir Leipzig,MDR Sinfonieorchester 		MDR Edition Insiders Only
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Children's Corner; Suite bergamasque; The Girl with the Flaxen Hair; L'isle joyeuse; Pour les arpèges composés; La plus que lente
 		DEBUSSY; CLAUDE Weissenberg, Alexis (piano)
 		Sony Classical Insiders Only
SCHUMANN, ROBERT: Fantasy in C major Op. 17; Kreisleriana Op. 16
 		SCHUMANN; ROBERT Achúcarro, Joaquín (piano)
 		La Dolce Volta 8 / 8
LEONCAVALLO, RUGGERO: Pagliacci
 		LEONCAVALLO; RUGGERO Mario del Monaco, Nikolay Timchenko, (tenor); Leocadia Maslennikova (soprano); Alexey Ivanov, Evgeny Belov (baritone)
Nebolsin, Vassily (Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra)
 		Melodiya 6 / 5
BACH, J.S.: Leipziger Chorale "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland BWV 659; Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat BWV 1010; Das Orgelbuchlein: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639; "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" from Cantata BWV 147; Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004; "Bist du bei mir" BWV 508
 		BACH; J.S. Devine, Graham Anthony (guitar)
 		Naxos 9 / 9
WAGNER, RICHARD: Der fliegende Holländer; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
 		WAGNER; RICHARD Kirsten Flagstad, Marjorie Lawrence, Astrid Varnay, Margaret Harshaw, Victoria de los Angeles; Hans Hopf, Lauritz Melchior, Set Svanholm, Ramon Vinay; Karin Branzell, Kirsten Thorberg; George London, Hans Hotter, Julius Huehn, Friedrich Schorr, Paul Schöffler, Alexander Sved, Jerome Hines, Emmanuel List; others
Artur Bodanzky, Fritz Reiner, Erich Leinsdorf, Fritz Stiedry, George Szell/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Sony Insiders Only
See review for contents RUSSELL; ANNA Russell, Anna (soprano)
 		Vintage Masters Insiders Only
BACH, J.S.: Selected Short Works; Prelude and Fugue in A minor BMV 895; Suite in F minor BWV 823 (incomplete); Aria and Ten Variations in the Italian Style; Suite in A major BWV 824 (composed by Telemann, attributed to Bach); Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971; The Art of Fugue BWV 1080
 		BACH; J.S. Tureck, Rosalyn (piano)
Rosen, Charles (piano)
 		Sony Classical Insiders Only
KODÁLY, ZOLTÁN: Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 8; Duo for Violin & Cello Op. 7; Sonata for Cello & Piano Op. 4
 		KODÁLY; ZOLTÁN Janos Starker (cello); Arnold EIdus (violin); Otto Herz (piano)
 		Philips 9 / 5
MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO: Orfeo
 		MONTEVERDI; CLAUDIO David Hurley (countertenor); Charles Daniels (tenor); Emily van Evera, Faye Newton (soprano); Christopher Purves (bass); others
Parrott, Andrew (Taverner Consort and Players)
 		Avie 9 / 10
LISZT, FRANZ: Prélude and Fugue on the name BACH ; Fantasy and Fugue in the Chorale “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam”; Variations on a Theme of Bach, “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen; Évocation à la Chapelle Sixtine
 		LISZT; FRANZ Alain, Marie-Claire (organ)
 		Warner Apex 10 / 8
BRIAN, HAVERGAL: Symphonies Nos. 22-24; English Suite No. 1
 		BRIAN; HAVERGAL Walker; Alexander: New Russian State Symphony Orchestra Naxos 9 / 9
JANÁCEK, LEOŠ: Glagolitic Mass (original version); Taras Bulba
 		JANÁCEK; LEOŠ Janowski; Marek: Berlin Radio Choir,Berlin Radio Symphony PentaTone Insiders Only
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Symphonies Nos. 25, 28, 29, 35, 36, 38-41; 4 Overtures; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Masonic Funeral Music; Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 4; Two Minuets; Three German Dances; Requiem
 		MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS Walter; Bruno: Columbia Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical Insiders Only
Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dvorák, Rimsky-Korsakov, R. Strauss, Wagner, J. Strauss, Jr., others BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
BRAHMS; JOHANNES
DVORÁK; ANTONIN
MENDELSSOHN; FELIX
STRAUSS II; JOHANN
STRAUSS; RICHARD
WAGNER; RICHARD 		Kempe; Rudolf: Berlin Philharmonic,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Vienna Philharmonic EMI Insiders Only
James Woodward: Gaudete; John Cheetham: Sonata for Brass Quintet; Brian Baxter: A Great Commercial City; Stacy Garrop: Helios; Rob Deemer: Brass; David Sampson: Chicago Moves; Joan Tower; Copperwave GARROP; STACY
SAMPSON; DAVID
TOWER; JOAN 		Gaudete Brass Cedille 9 / 10
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 5
 		MAHLER; GUSTAV Levine; James: Philadelphia Orchestra RCA Insiders Only
MUSGRAVE, THEA: Night Windows; Impromptus Nos. 1 & 2; Cantilena; Niobe; Trio; Take Two Oboes; Threnody
 		MUSGRAVE; THEA Nicholas Daniel and James Turnbull (oboes and English horn); Joy Farrall (clarinet); Emer McDonough (flute); Huw Watkins (piano); Members of the Chilingirian Quartet
 		Harmonia Mundi 9 / 8
WILDER, ALEC: Sonata No. 1; Five Love Songs; Sonata No. 3; John Barrows; Suite for Horn & Piano
 		WILDER; ALEC Charles Tibbetts (French horn); Wolfgang Heinzel (piano); Penelope Cecchini (piano)
 		Albany 10 / 7


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