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Album Work Title Composer Performer Label Rating
Works by Moszkowski, Schütt, Henselt, Paderewski, Cui, Bortkiewicz, Schlözer, Levitski, Sgambati, Rubinstein, Schulz-Evler, & Chasins MOSZKOWSKI; MORITZ
PADEREWSKI; IGNACY
RUBINSTEIN; ANTON 		Biegel, Jeffrey (piano)
 		Steinway & Sons 9 / 9
BERLIOZ, HECTOR: Symphonie fantastique
AUBER, DANIEL-FRANCOIS-ESPRIT: La Muette de Portici (Overture)
CHERUBINI, LUIGI: Anacréon (Overture)
 		AUBER; DANIEL-FRANCOIS-ESPRIT
BERLIOZ; HECTOR
CHERUBINI; LUIGI 		Markevitch; Igor: Lamoureux Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Prélude en forme de scherzo; Orchestral Movement H90; Village Feast; Nocturno 1; Little Dance Suite
 		MARTINU; BOHUSLAV Hobson; Ian: Sinfonia Varsovia Toccata Classics Insiders Only
JANÁCEK, LEOŠ: Suite for Strings; String Quartet No. 1 (arr. Tognetti)
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Sextet (arr. Martinu)
HAAS, PAVEL: Study for String Orchestra
 		HAAS; PAVEL
JANÁCEK; LEOŠ
MARTINU; BOHUSLAV 		Janácek Chamber Orchestra Chandos Insiders Only
STRAUSS, RICHARD: Also sprach Zarathustra
BARTÓK, BELA: Suite from "The Miraculous Mandarin"
 		BARTÓK; BELA
STRAUSS; RICHARD 		Kempe; Rudolf: SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra (Stuttgart) Hänssler Classic Insiders Only
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO: The Barber of Seville; Cinderella; The Italian Woman in Algiers; Il viaggio a Reims; Overtures
 		ROSSINI; GIOACHINO See review for soloists
Abbado; Claudio: Chamber Orchestra of Europe,London Symphony Orchestra,Vienna Philharmonic 		Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op. 2 No. 3; Bagatelles Op. 126 Nos. 1, 4, & 6; Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)
 		BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN Richter, Sviatoslav (piano)
 		ICA Classics 8 / 7
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Piano Works (complete)
 		DEBUSSY; CLAUDE Tirimo, Martino (piano)
 		Alto 9 / 9
WAGNER, RICHARD: Die Walküre, Act 1; Wotan's Farewell; Wesendonck-Lieder; Isolde's Liebestod; Orchestral Excerpts from the Operas; Siegfried Idyll
STRAUSS, RICHARD: Don Juan; Death and Transfiguration; Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks; Dance of the Seven Veils; Metamorphosen
 		STRAUSS; RICHARD
WAGNER; RICHARD 		See review for soloists
Klemperer; Otto: New Philharmonia Orchestra,Philharmonia Orchestra 		EMI Insiders Only
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute
 		MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS See review for casts
Klemperer; Otto: New Philharmonia Orchestra 		EMI Insiders Only
VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Symphonies Nos. 3 "War" & 4 "Victory"
 		VILLA-LOBOS; HEITOR Karabtchevsky, Isaac (São Paulo Symphony Orchestra)
 		Naxos 10 / 10
Francois Couperin: L'Imperiale; Charles Dolle: Sonata in G minor Op.1 No. 6; Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata No. 3 in G minor Op. 13 No. 6; Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Trio in E minor Op. 37 No. 2; Jean-Pierre Guignon: Sonata in D major Op. 4 No. 2 BOISMORTIER; JOSEPH
COUPERIN; FRANÇOIS
LECLAIR; JEAN-MARIE 		London Baroque BIS 9 / 9
DONIZETTI, GAETANO: Maria di Rohan
 		DONIZETTI; GAETANO Virginia Zeani (soprano); Enzo Tei (tenor); Mario Zanasi (baritone); Anna Maria Rota (mezzo-soprano); others
Previtali; Fernando: Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli 		Myto 8 / 5
SCHUMANN, ROBERT: Studies after Paganini's Caprices Op. 3; Six Etudes after Paganini's Caprices Op. 10; Humoreske Op. 20
 		SCHUMANN; ROBERT Kim, Mariya (piano)
 		Naxos 8 / 8
PARAY, PAUL: Fantaisie for Piano & Orchestra; Complete Works for Solo Piano
 		PARAY; PAUL Varani, Flavio (piano)
Perrone, Eduard (Assumption Grotto Orchestra)
 		Grotto 9 / 8
SIBELIUS, JEAN: Symphonies Nos. 4, 6, and 7
 		SIBELIUS; JEAN Stokowski, Leopold (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Schnéevoigt, Georg (Finnish National Orchestra)
Koussevitzky, Serge (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
 		Naxos Insiders Only
STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Symphony in Three Movements; Pulcinella Suite
WEILL, KURT: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
KLEMPERER, OTTO: Merry Waltz; Symphony No. 2; String Quartet No. 7; Otto Klemperer: A Biographical Memoire
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Nobilissima visione
HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT: Overture and Dream Pantomime from "Hansel und Gretel"
 		HINDEMITH; PAUL
KLEMPERER; OTTO
STRAVINSKY; IGOR
WEILL; KURT 		Klemperer; Otto: New Philharmonia Orchestra,Philharmonia Orchestra EMI Insiders Only
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphonies Nos. 2, 4, 7, 9; Das Lied von der Erde; 5 Lieder
 		MAHLER; GUSTAV Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano); Christa Ludwig and Hilde Rössl-Majdan (mezzo sopranos); Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Klemperer; Otto: New Philharmonia Orchestra,Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus 		EMI Insiders Only
RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances
 		RACHMANINOV; SERGEI Slatkin, Leonard (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
 		Naxos 10 / 9
SAMUEL BARBER: Motetto; Twelfth night; Easter chorale; Heaven-haven; Let down the bars, O death; The virgin martyrs; A stopwatch and an ordnance map; To be sung on the water; Reincarnations; Agnus Dei; Sure on this shining night; Happy birthday, Sam Barber BARBER; SAMUEL Banks; Eric: The Esoterics Terpsichore Records Insiders Only
WAGNER, RICHARD: Tannhäuser
 		WAGNER; RICHARD Nina Stemme (soprano); Marina Prudenskaya (mezzo-soprano); Robert Dean Smith (tenor); Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Albert Dohmen (bass); others
Janowski, Marek (Berlin Radio Symphony)
 		PentaTone 8 / 10
HANDEL, G.F.: Concerti grossi Op. 6
 		HANDEL; G.F. Beznosiuk, Pavlo (The Avison Ensemble)
 		Linn Insiders Only
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4
 		BRAHMS; JOHANNES Stokowski, Leopold (Houston Symphony Orchestra)
Steinberg, William (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
 		Everest Insiders Only
BRITTEN, BENJAMIN: Orchestral Works
 		BRITTEN; BENJAMIN Various Soloists (see review)
Various Orchestras and Conductors (see review)
 		EMI Insiders Only
ALBÉNIZ, ISAAC: Iberia (complete, Orch. Arbós and Surinach)
RAVEL, MAURICE: Rapsodie espagnole
CHABRIER, EMMANUEL: España; Marche joyeuse
BIZET, GEORGES: L'Arlésienne Suits Nos. 1 and 2
 		ALBÉNIZ; ISAAC
BIZET; GEORGES
CHABRIER; EMMANUEL
RAVEL; MAURICE 		Morel; Jean: Covent Garden,Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Eloquence Insiders Only
DUTILLEUX, HENRI: Orchestral, piano, and chamber works
 		DUTILLEUX; HENRI Anne Queffélec (piano) Truls Mork (cello); Renaud Capuçon (violin); others
Various Conductors and Orchestras
 		Virgin Classics Insiders Only
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH: Complete Symphonies; Various Orchestral Works; Toward the Unknown Region; Dona nobis pacem; The Pilgrim's Progress; Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal
 		VAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH Various Vocal and Instrumental Soloists
Boult; Adrian: BBC Symphony Orchestra,London Philharmonic Orchestra,London Symphony Orchestra,New Philharmonia Orchestra 		EMI Insiders Only
TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
 		SCHUBERT; FRANZ
TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH 		Melik-Pashaev; Alexander: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Melodiya Insiders Only
LALO, ÉDOUARD: Concerto russe; Romance-Sérénade; Fantasie-Ballet; Guitare; Piano Concerto
 		LALO; ÉDOUARD Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin); Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano)
Bakels; Kees: Tapiola Sinfonietta 		BIS Insiders Only
John Williams: Catch Me If You Can; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde; Roger Boutry: Divertimento; Paul Creston: Saxophone Concerto; Anders Emilsson: Salute the Band; Ástor Piazzolla: Escualo CRESTON; PAUL
MILHAUD; DARIUS
PIAZZOLLA; ASTOR
WILLIAMS; JOHN 		Claude Delangle (saxophone)
Lindberg, Christian (Swedish Wind Ensemble)
 		BIS 9 / 10
BACH, J.S.: English Suites (BWV 806-11)
 		BACH; J.S. Egarr, Richard (harpsichord)
 		Harmonia Mundi 9 / 9
STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Rite of Spring
 		STRAVINSKY; IGOR Bernstein, Leonard (New York Philharmonic)
 		Sony Classical Insiders Only
DAUGHERTY, MICHAEL: Mount Rushmore; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee
 		DAUGHERTY; MICHAEL Jacobs, Paul (organ)
St. Clair, Carl (Pacific Symphony Orchestra)
 		Naxos 9 / 9
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 (Adagio); Kindertotenlieder
 		MAHLER; GUSTAV Various Vocal Soloists and Choirs
Bernstein; Leonard: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,London Symphony Orchestra,New York Philharmonic 		Sony Classical Insiders Only
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies 1-9; Violin Concerto; Overtures: Egmont, King Stephen, Fidelio, Leonore No. 3, The Consecration of the House
 		BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN Martina Arroyo (soprano); Regina Sarfaty (mezzo soprano); Nicholas Di Virgilio (tenor); Norman Scott (bass)
Bernstein; Leonard: New York Philharmonic,The Juilliard Chorus 		Sony Classical Insiders Only
BERIO, LUCIANO: Sinfonia; Ekphrasis
 		BERIO; LUCIANO Eötvös; Peter: Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra,London Voices Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
LISZT, FRANZ: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major; Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major; Hungarian Fantasy; Totentanz
 		LISZT; FRANZ Arghamanyan, Nareh (piano)
Altinoglu, Alain (Berlin Radio Symphony)
 		PentaTone 9 / 10
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1057, & 1058
 		Halls, Matthew (harpsichord)
Halls, Matthew (Retrospect Ensemble)
 		Linn 8 / 6
SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
 		SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI Dindo, Enrico (cello)
Noseda, Gianandrea (Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
 		Chandos 7 / 8
Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro brilliant in A major Op. 92 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 52b W.A. Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D major K. 448 Franz Schubert: Lebensstüme D 947 Manuel de Falla: Danza española No. 1 from La vida breve Maurice Ravel: La valse Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini BRAHMS; JOHANNES
FALLA; MANUEL DE
LUTOSLAWSKI; WITOLD
MENDELSSOHN; FELIX
MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
RAVEL; MAURICE
SCHUBERT; FRANZ 		Naughton, Christina (piano)
Naughton, Michelle (piano)
 		Orfeo 8 / 10
WAGNER, RICHARD: A Faust Overture; Siegfried Idyll; Orchestral selections from Tristan und Isolde; Götterdämmerung, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Parsifal
 		WAGNER; RICHARD Traubel, Helen (soprano)
Melchior, Lauritz (tenor)
Toscanini, Arturo (NBC Symphony Orchestra)
 		RCA Insiders Only
WEINBERG, MIECZYSLAW: Symphony No. 19 "Bright May"; The Banners of Peace
 		WEINBERG; MIECZYSLAW Lande, Vladimir (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra)
 		Naxos 8 / 8
BACH, J.S.: Concerto for two violins BWV 1043; Violin Concertos in A minor BWV 1041 & E major BWV 1042; Concerto for three violins BWV 1064R
 		BACH; J.S. Müllejans, Petra (violin)
von der Goltz, Gottfried (violin)
von der Goltz: Gottfried (Freiburg Baroque Orchestra)
 		Harmonia Mundi 10 / 10
CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC: Rondo à la mazur in F major Op. 5; Grande Valse brillante in E-flat major Op. 18; Etudes Op. 10: No. 8 in F major; Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Op. 22; Mazurkas Op. 56; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
 		CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC Trifonov, Daniil (piano)
 		Decca 6 / 8
HAYDN, JOSEPH: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4, & 11
 		HAYDN; JOSEPH Hamelin, Marc-André (piano)
Labadie, Bernard (Les Violons du Roy)
 		Hyperion 10 / 10
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Symphonies Nos. 29, 33, 35, 38 "Prague", & 41 "Jupiter"
 		MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS Abbado; Claudio: Orchestra Mozart Archiv Insiders Only
SIBELIUS, JEAN: En Saga; Luonnotar; Finlandia; Spring Song; The Bard; The Dryad; Pohjola's Daughter; Night Ride and Sunrise; The Oceanides; Tapiola
 		SIBELIUS; JEAN Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Gibson; Alexander: Scottish National Orchestra 		Chandos Insiders Only
HOLST, GUSTAV: The Planets
STRAUSS, RICHARD: Also sprach Zarathustra
 		HOLST; GUSTAV
STRAUSS; RICHARD 		Steinberg; William: Boston Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Rite of Spring (10 versions); Fireworks; Symphony in Three Movements
 		STRAVINSKY; IGOR See review for conductors and orchestras
 		Sony/BMG Insiders Only
DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Tone Poems: The Noonday Witch, The Water Goblin, The Golden Spinning Wheel; Overtures: Carnival, In Nature's Realm, Othello, Hussite, My Home; Scherzo capriccioso; Symphonic Variations
 		DVORÁK; ANTONIN Kertész; István: London Symphony Orchestra Eloquence Insiders Only


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