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Work Title	Composer	Performer	Label	Rating
WILLIAM BYRD - Music for Holy Week & Easter: Holy Saturday, Vespers; Plorans plorabit; Adoramus te; Mass Propers for Easter Day; Christus resurgens; other works	BYRD; WILLIAM	Carwood; Andrew : The Cardinall's Musick	ASV	10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Easter Oratorio BWV 249; Cantata BWV 66 "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen"	BACH; J.S.	Barbara Schlick (soprano) Kai Wessel (alto) James Taylor (tenor) Peter Kooy (bass) Herreweghe; Philippe : Collegium Vocale	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Easter Oratorio BWV 249 CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH - Danket dem Herrn; Heilig	BACH; C.P.E.BACH; J.S.	Joanne Lunn (soprano) Elisabeth Jansson (alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Gotthold Schwarz (bass) Bernius; Frieder : Barockorchester Stuttgart,Kammerchor Stuttgart	Carus	10 / 10
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio espagnol; Piano Concerto; Tsar Saltan Suite; Sadko; Russian Easter Festival Overture	RIMSKY-KORSAKOV; NIKOLAI	Noriko Ogawa (piano) Bakels; Kees : Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra	BIS	10 / 10
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO: Semiramide	ROSSINI; GIOACHINO	Albina Shagimuratova (soprano); Daniela Barcellona (mezzo soprano); Barry Banks (tenor); Mirco Palazzi, Gianluca Buratto (bass/baritone) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder	Opera Rara	10 / 10
ARCANGELO CORELLI - Violin Sonatas Op. 5	CORELLI; ARCANGELO	Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord)	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
ARCANGELO CORELLI - 12 Violin Sonatas Op. 5	CORELLI; ARCANGELO	Stefano Montanari (violin) Dantone; Ottavio : Accademia Bizantina	Arts Music	10 / 10
SUK, JOSEF: Nálady (Moods) Op. 10; Dumka Op. 21 No. 3; Things lived and dreamed Op. 30; Love Song	SUK; JOSEF	Karl-Andreas Kolly (piano)	MDG	10 / 10
JOSEF SUK - Asrael Symphony	SUK; JOSEF	Flor; Claus Peter : Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra	BIS	10 / 10
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN - Complete Preludes for Piano	SCRIABIN; ALEXANDER	Piers Lane (piano)	Hyperion	10 / 10
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN - Prelude Op. 11 No. 4; Sonata-Fantasie Op. 19; Deux Poèmes Op. 32; Fantasie Op. 28; Feuillet d’album No. 1 Op. 45; Deux Morceaux Op. 57; Sonata No. 3 Op. 23; Cinq Préludes Op. 74; Ironies Op. 56 No. 2; Sonata No. 9 Op. 68; Mazurka Op. 24 No. 3	SCRIABIN; ALEXANDER	Alexander Melnikov (piano)	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN - Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 5, & 9 "Black Mass"; Études Op. 8 No. 12 & Op. 2; Four Mazurkas Op. 3; Nuances Op. 56; Poème Op. 59; Valse Op. 38	SCRIABIN; ALEXANDER	Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)	BIS	10 / 10
CHARLES IVES - Concord Sonata AARON COPLAND - Piano Sonata	COPLAND; AARONIVES; CHARLES	Easley Blackwood (piano)	Cedille	10 / 10
CARL MARIA VON WEBER - Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino; Clarinet Quintet (arr. Kantorow)	WEBER; CARL MARIA VON	Martin Fröst (clarinet) Kantorow; Jean-Jacques : Tapiola Sinfonietta	BIS	10 / 10
LUCIANO BERIO - Voci; Naturale; Samples of Sicilian folk music	BERIO; LUCIANO	Kim Kashkashian (viola) Robyn Sculkowsky (percussion) Davies; Dennis Russell	ECM	10 / 10
LUCIANO BERIO - Rendering; Stanze	BERIO; LUCIANO	Dietrich Henschel (baritone) Eschenbach; Christoph : French Army Chorus,Orchestre de Paris	Ondine	10 / 10
SAINT-SAËNS, CAMILLE: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 5; Allegro appassionato; Rhapsodie d'Auvergne	SAINT-SAËNS; CAMILLE	Lortie; Louis Gardner; Edward : BBC Philharmonic	Chandos	10 / 10
SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: String Quartets Nos. 9-12 WEINBERG, MIECZYSLAW: String Quartet No. 6	SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRIWEINBERG; MIECZYSLAW	Pacifica Quartet	Cedille	10 / 10
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV - Violin Concerto; Meditation for Violin & Orchestra; The Seasons	GLAZUNOV; ALEXANDER	Aaron Rosand (violin) Bakels; Kees : Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra	Vox	10 / 10
NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 "Sinfonia semplice"	NIELSEN; CARL	Gilbert; Alan : New York Philharmonic	Dacapo	10 / 10
ERIK SATIE - Complete music for piano four hands	SATIE; ERIK	Sandra & Jeroen van Veen (piano)	Brilliant Classics	10 / 10
BUSONI, FERRUCCIO: Piano Concerto in C major Op. 39	BUSONI; FERRUCCIO	Kirill Gerstein (piano) Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo	Myrios Classics	10 / 10
FRANCIS POULENC - Mass in G major (1937); Sept Chansons (1936); Un Soir de Neige (1944); Figure Humaine (1943)	POULENC; FRANCIS	Dijkstra; Peter : Swedish Radio Choir	Channel Classics	10 / 10
CAMARGO GUARNIERI - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Abertura Concertante	GUARNIERI; CAMARGO	Neschling; John : São Paulo Symphony Orchestra	BIS	10 / 10
FÉLIX MENDELSSOHN - String Quartet in E-flat; String Quartet in F minor Op. 80; String Quartet Op. 81	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	Talich Quartet	Calliope	10 / 10
MEDTNER, NIKOLAI: Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Piano Concerto No. 3	MEDTNER; NIKOLAIRACHMANINOV; SERGEI	Hamelin, Marc-André (piano) Jurowski; Vladimir : London Philharmonic Orchestra	Hyperion	10 / 10
Christmas Music From 17th Century Germany	HASSLER; HANS LEOPRAETORIUS; MICHAELSCHEIN; JOHANN HERMANNSCHÜTZ; HEINRICH	Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs	Naxos	10 / 10
Various Composers: Various Carols and Christmas Favorites	BACH; J.S.CAGE; JOHN	Pipo Musica Urethra Really Modern Music Project	Tinnitus Classics	10 / 10
VICTOR HELY-HUTCHINSON - A Carol Symphony BRYAN KELLY - Improvisations on Christmas Carols PETER WARLOCK - Bethlehem Down (arr. Philip Lane) PHILIP LANE - Wassail Dances PATRIC STANDFORD - A Christmas Carol Symphony	HELY-HUTCHINSON; VICTORKELLY; BRYANLANE; PHILIPSTANDFORD; PATRICWARLOCK; PETER	Sutherland; Gavin : Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	Naxos	10 / 10
MARTIN, FRANK: Mass for two four-part choirs; Songs of Ariel MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Four Songs of the Virgin Mary; Romance from the Dandelions	MARTIN; FRANKMARTINU; BOHUSLAV	Creed; Marcus : Danish National Vocal Ensemble	OUR Recordings	10 / 10
IGOR STRAVINSKY - The Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Persephoné	STRAVINSKY; IGOR	Stuart Neill (tenor) Stephanie Cosserat (narrator) Tilson Thomas; Michael : San Francisco Symphony	Musical Heritage Society	10 / 10
GEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto in F	GERSHWIN; GEORGE	Michael Tilson Thomas (piano) Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Tilson Thomas; Michael : San Francisco Symphony	RCA	10 / 10
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA - Symphony No. 8; Harp Concerto	RAUTAVAARA; EINOJUHANI	Marielle Nordmann (harp) Segerstam; Leif : Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra	Ondine	10 / 10
FRANCIS POULENC - Organ Concerto; Concert Champêtre for Harpsichord & Orchestra; Suite français	POULENC; FRANCIS	Phillippe Lefebvre (organ) Elisabeth Chojnacka (harpsichord) Casadesus; Jean-Claude : Orchestra National de Lille	Naxos	10 / 10
VERACINI, FRANCESCO: Complete Sonate Accademiche--Sonatas for Violin & Continuo Op. 2	VERACINI; FRANCESCO	Trio Settecento (Rachel Barton Pine, violin; John Mark Rozendaal, cello; David Schrader, harpsichord) Trio Settecento	Cedille	10 / 10
VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concerto for 2 violins, viola da gamba, strings, & continuo in G minor RV 578; Magnificat in G minor RV 610 BACH, J.S.: Concerto for harpsichord in D minor BWV 1052; Magnificat in D major BWV 243	BACH; J.S.VIVALDI; ANTONIO	Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Johannette Zomer (soprano); Damien Guillon (countertenor); David Munderloh (tenor); Stephan MacLeod (baritone); Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord); Manfredo Kraemer, Riccardo Minasi, Pablo Valetti (violin); Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall	Alia Vox	10 / 10
VARIOUS - Works by Cristóbal De Morales, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Nicolas Gombert, Francisco Guerrero, others		Cheetham; Richard : Orchestra of the Renaissance	Glossa	10 / 10
Various - Various		Claire Gignac (contralto also recorder, flute, bandoneon) Stéphane Allard (violin, mandolin, bowed psaltery) Marc Vallée (acoustic & classical guitar) Norman Lachapelle (acoustic bass guitar)	Dorian	10 / 10
20th Century British Partsongs by Stanford, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Howells, Grainger, Britten, Warlock, MacMillan, & Dove	BRITTEN; BENJAMINDOVE; JONATHANELGAR; EDWARDGRAINGER; PERCYHOWELLS; HERBERTMACMILLAN; JAMESSTANFORD; CHARLES VILLIERSVAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH	Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh	Signum Classics	10 / 10
PERCY GRAINGER - Lincolnshire Posy; The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare; The Merry King; Children's March; Colonial Song; Mock Morris; The Gum-Suckers March; Molly on the Shore; Spoon River; After-Word; Lads of Wamphray; Irish Tune from County Derry; Shepherd's Hey	GRAINGER; PERCY	Junkin; Jerry : Dallas Wind Symphony	Reference Recordings	10 / 10
John Rutter–Music For Christmas		Layton; Stephen : City of London Sinfonia,Polyphony	Hyperion	10 / 10
Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27	YSAŸE; EUGÈNE	Murray, Tai (violin)	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
BACH, J.S.: Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004; Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 YSAŸE, EUGÈNE: Sonata No. 2 Op. 27 SAARIAHO, KAIJA: Nocturne MAZZOLI, MISSY: Dissolve, O My Heart	BACH; J.S.MAZZOLI; MISSYSAARIAHO; KAIJAYSAŸE; EUGÈNE	Koh, Jennifer (violin)	Cedille	10 / 10
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD - Suite for Violin & Orchestra Op. 32; Violin Concerto in D major Op. 74	STANFORD; CHARLES VILLIERS	Anthony Marwood (violin) Brabbins; Martyn : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra	Hyperion	10 / 10
LUKAS FOSS - Griffelkin	FOSS; LUKAS	Kendra Colton (soprano) Marion Dry (alto) David M. Cushing (bass) others Rose; Gil : Boston Modern Orchestra Project	Chandos	10 / 10
LUKAS FOSS - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Elegy for Anne Frank	FOSS; LUKAS	Jon Nakamatsu (piano) Yakov Kasman (piano) Lukas Foss (piano) Eliza Foss (narrator) Clair; Carl St. : Pacific Symphony Orchestra	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
GABRIEL FAURÉ - Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2	FAURÉ; GABRIEL	Antoine Tamestit (viola) Trio Wanderer	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
BERLIOZ, HECTOR: L’Enfance du Christ Op. 25	BERLIOZ; HECTOR	Andrew Staples (tenor); Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis	Chandos	10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Chromatic Fantasie & Fugue BWV 903; Fantasie & Fugue BWV 904; Fantasie (& Fugue-Fragment)BWV 906; Fantasie BWV 917; Fantasie BWV 918; Preludium BWV 921; Fantasie BWV 922; Fantasie & Fugue BWV 944; Fuge BWV 950; Prelude & Fugue BWV 923/BWV 951; Capriccio BWV 993; Capriccio BWV 992	BACH; J.S.	Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord)	BIS	10 / 10
PETE TOWNSHEND - Tommy	TOWNSHEND; PETE	Ben Heppner (tenor) Roger Daltrey (tenor) Tina Turner (alto) Dame Charlotte Church (soprano) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Rattle; Simon : Berlin Philharmonic,City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra	EMI	10 / 10

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