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Work Title |
Composer |
Performer |
Label |
Rating |
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SCARLATTI, DOMENICO: 20 Keyboard Sonatas
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SCARLATTI; DOMENICO
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Margherita Torretta (piano)
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Academy
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10 / 10
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GLASS, PHILIP: The Fall of the House of Usher
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GLASS; PHILIP
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Jonas Hacker, Nicholas Nestorak (tenor); Ben Edquist (baritone); Madison Leonard (soprano); Matthew Fleisher (bass)
Wolf Trap Opera Artists, Inscape Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Li
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Wolf Trap
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10 / 10
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Motets by Tallis, Byrd, Tomkins, Sheppard, White, Dunstaple, Morley, Taverner, Cornysh, Gibbons, & Parsons
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BYRD; WILLIAMDUNSTABLE; JOHNPARSONS; ROBERTSHEPPARD; JOHNTALLIS; THOMASTOMKINS; THOMASWHITE; ROBERT
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Park; Owain
: The Gesualdo Six
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Hyperion
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10 / 10
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ZHOU LONG: Five Elements
CHEN YI: Night Thoughts
LU PEI: Scenes Through Window
VIVIAN FUNG: Bird Song
YAO CHEN: Emanations of Tara
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Yihan Chen (pipa); Cynthia Yeh (percussion); Emma Gerstein (flute, piccolo)
Civitas Ensemble
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Cedille
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10 / 10
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VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Guitar Concerto; Harmonica Concerto; Sexteto Místico; Quinteto Instrumental
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VILLA-LOBOS; HEITOR
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Manuel Barrueco (guitar); José Staneck (harmonica)
Guerrero; Giancarlo
: OSESP Ensemble,São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
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10 / 10
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BERLIOZ, HECTOR: L’Enfance du Christ Op. 25
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BERLIOZ; HECTOR
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Andrew Staples (tenor); Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis
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Chandos
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10 / 10
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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Fantasias Op. 116; Intermezzi Op. 117; Klavierstücke Op. 118; Klavierstücke Op. 119
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BRAHMS; JOHANNES
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Stephen Hough (piano)
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Hyperion
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10 / 10
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BACH, J.S.: Organ Transcriptions: Chorale Prelude BWV 623 "Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ"; Keyboard Concerto BWV 1056; Chaconne from BWV 1004; Toccata in D major BWV 912; The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 (excerpts); Italian Concerto BWV 971; Chorale Prelude BWV 720 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"
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BACH; J.S.
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Leo van Doeselaar, Erwin Wiersinga (organ)
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MDG
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10 / 10
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SAINT-SAËNS, CAMILLE: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 5; Allegro appassionato; Rhapsodie d'Auvergne
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SAINT-SAËNS; CAMILLE
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Lortie; Louis
Gardner; Edward
: BBC Philharmonic
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Chandos
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10 / 10
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HANDEL, G.F.: Agrippina
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Joyce DiDonato, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano); Elsa Benoit (soprano); Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Carlo Vistoli, Franco Fagioli (countertenor); Luca Pisaroni (bass); Andrea Mastroni (baritone)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
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Erato
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10 / 10
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FELIX AUGUST BERNHARD DRAESEKE: Sonata in B-flat major for Clarinet & Piano Op. 38
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Clarinet Sonata Op. 129
GIACOMO SETACCIOLI: Clarinet Sonata Op. 31
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DRAESEKE; FELIXSETACCIOLI; GIACOMOSTANFORD; CHARLES VILLIERS
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Guy Yehuda (clarinet); Ralph Votapek (piano)
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Blue Griffin
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10 / 10
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GRIEG, EDVARD: Lyric Pieces (complete); Piano Sonata Op. 7; Scenes from Folk Life Op. 19; Ballade in G minor Op. 19; Holberg Suite; Four Album Leaves Op. 28; Improvisation On Two Norwegian Folk Tunes Op. 29; Four Piano Pieces Op. 1; Poetic Tone-Picture Op. 3; Humoresques Op. 6; Nordic Dances & Folk Tunes Op. 17
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GRIEG; EDVARD
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Håkon Austbo (piano)
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Brilliant Classics
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10 / 10
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LITOLFF, HENRY: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 47; Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major Op. 56; Serenade for Violin & Piano Op. 91
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LITOLFF; HENRY
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Leonore Piano Trio
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Hyperion
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10 / 10
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Works by Victoria, Guerrero, Lobo, Mateo Flecha "El Viejo", Pedro Rimonte, & Morales
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GUERRERO; FRANCISCOLOBO; ALONSOMORALES; CRISTÓBAL DERIMONTE; PEDROVICTORIA; TOMÁS LUIS DE
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Stile Antico
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Harmonia Mundi
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10 / 10
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MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Quintet for Guitar & String Quartet Op. 143
ANTONIO VIVALDI: Concerto in D major RV 93 (Arr. Emilio Pujol/Ed. Sharon Isbin)
JOAQUÍN TURINA: La oración del torero for string quartet Op. 34
LUIGI BOCCHERINI: Quintet for Guitar & String Quartet in D major G. 448
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BOCCHERINI; LUIGICASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO; MARIOTURINA; JOAQUÍNVIVALDI; ANTONIO
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Isbin; Sharon
Pacifica Quartet
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
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ALKAN, CHARLES VALENTIN: Symphony for Solo Piano Op. 39 Nos 4-7; Concerto for Solo Piano Op. 39 Nos. 8-10
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ALKAN; CHARLES VALENTIN
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Paul Wee (piano)
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BIS
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10 / 10
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JOHANNES BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1
JOSEPH JOACHIM - Hamlet Overture
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BRAHMS; JOHANNESJOACHIM; JOSEPH
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Jansons; Mariss
: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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Simax
|
10 / 10
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PEÑALOSA, FRANCISCO DE: Lamentationes Jeremiae Feria V; Lamentationes Jeremiae Feria VI; Gloria in excelsis Deo, Credo in unum Deum, & Agnus Dei (from Missa L'homme armé); Sancta Maria, succurre miseris; Unica est columba mea
ESCOBAR, PEDRO DE: Stabat mater dolorosa
GUERRERO, FRANCISCO: Quae est ista; Antes que comáis a Dios
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ESCOBAR; PEDRO DEGUERRERO; FRANCISCOPEÑALOSA; FRANCISCO DE
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New York Polyphony
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BIS
|
10 / 10
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BRITTEN, BENJAMIN: Choral Dances from Gloriana; Hymn to St. Cecilia Op. 27; A Hymn to the Virgin; Five Flower Songs Op. 47; A.M.D.G. (Ad majorem Dei gloriam)
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BRITTEN; BENJAMIN
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Doyle; Justin
: RIAS-Kammerchor
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Harmonia Mundi
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10 / 10
|
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FRESCOBALDI, GIROLAMO: Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo, libro primo, 1615
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FRESCOBALDI; GIROLAMO
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Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
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Aparte
|
10 / 10
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: The 32 Piano Sonatas
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Igor Levit (piano)
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Sony Classical
|
10 / 10
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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 9
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BRUCKNER; ANTON
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Honeck; Manfred
: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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Reference Recordings
|
10 / 10
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HAYDN, JOSEPH: Symphonies No. 92 in G major “Oxford”; No. 75 in D major; No. 44 in E minor “Trauer” (transcribed for piano by Carl David Stegmann)
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HAYDN; JOSEPH
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Ivan Ilić (piano)
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Chandos
|
10 / 10
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BACH, J.S.: Sonata & Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Suite italienne; Duo concertant
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BACH; J.S.STRAVINSKY; IGOR
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Leonidas Kavakos (violin); Péter Nagy (piano)
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ECM
|
10 / 10
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DICK KATTENBURG (1919-1944): Trio à cordes
SÁNDOR KUTI (1908-1945): Serenade for String Trio
HANS KRÁSA (1899-1944): Passacaglia & Fuga for String Trio; Tánec for String Trio
GIDEON KLEIN (1919-1945): Trio for violin, viola, & cello
PAUL HERMANN (1902-1944): Strijktrio
GÉZA FRID (1904-1989): Trio à cordes Op. 1
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FRID; GÉZAHERMANN; PAULKATTENBURG; DICKKLEIN; GIDEONKRÁSA; HANSKUTI; SÁNDOR
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Desirée Ruhstrat (violin); Aurélien Fort Pederzoli (viola); David Cunliffe (cello)
(Black Oak Ensemble)
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
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Harpsichord Concertos by Walter Leigh; Ned Rorem; Viktor Kalabis; Michael Nyman
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KALABIS; VIKTORLEIGH; WALTERNYMAN; MICHAELROREM; NED
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Vinikour, Jory (harpsichord)
Speck; Scott
: Chicago Philharmonic
|
Cedille
|
10 / 10
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Dvorák’s Gorgeous Saint Ludmila
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DVORÁK; ANTONIN
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Adriana Kohútková (soprano); Karla Bytnarová (alto); Tomáš Černý, Ondrej Šaling (tenor); Peter Mikuláš (bass)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Leoš Svárovský
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
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BENEDETTO MARCELLO: Arianna abbandonata
LEONARDO VINCI: Sinfonia from Maria dolorata
FRANCESCO GASPARINI: Atalia (Aria: Ombre, cure sospetti)
LEONARDO LEO: Angelica e Medoro: Or ch'è dal sol difesa
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Agrippina HWV 6 (Sinfonia); Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio HWV 150
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GASPARINI; FRANCESCOHANDEL; G.F.LEO; LEONARDOMARCELLO; BENEDETTOVINCI; LEONARDO
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Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Collegium 1704, Václav Luks
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PentaTone
|
10 / 10
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BUSONI, FERRUCCIO: Piano Concerto in C major Op. 39
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BUSONI; FERRUCCIO
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Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Myrios Classics
|
10 / 10
|
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Works for Viol Consort by William Mundy, John Taverner, Robert Parsons, Christopher Tye, William Byrd, Clément Janequin, Osbert Parsley, Thomas Tallis, Jacobus Clemens non Papa, Picforth, Philip Van Wilder, others
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BYRD; WILLIAMMUNDY; WILLIAMPARSONS; ROBERTSHEPPARD; JOHNTALLIS; THOMASTAVERNER; JOHNTYE; CHRISTOPHER
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LeStrange Viols
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Olde Focus Recordings
|
10 / 10
|
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VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Arias from Argippa, Orlando Furioso Il Giustino, La Silvia, Ottone in Villa, La verita in cimento, Andromeda Liberatat, Tito Manilo, & Catone in Utica
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VIVALDI; ANTONIO
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Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi
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Decca
|
10 / 10
|
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KASKI, HEINO: Piano Works (selections)
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KASKI; HEINO
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Janne Mertanen (piano)
|
Alba
|
10 / 10
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COPLAND, AARON: Grohg; Billy the Kid (complete)
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COPLAND; AARON
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Slatkin; Leonard
: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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HANDEL, G.F.: Arias from Amadigi di Gaula, Tolomeo, Flavio, Rinaldo, Rodelinda, Serse
GLASS, PHILIP: Arias & Songs from 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, Liquid Days, Monsters of Grace, The Fall of the House of Usher, Akhnaten
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GLASS; PHILIPHANDEL; G.F.
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Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor)
Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen
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Decca
|
10 / 10
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YORK BOWEN: Phantasy for Viola & Piano Op. 54
CLARICE ASSAD: Metamorfose
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Märchenbilder Op. 113
GARTH KNOX: Fuga libre
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Impromptu Op. 33
FRANZ WAXMAN: Carmen fantasie
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ASSAD; CLARICEBOWEN; YORKKNOX; GARTHSCHUMANN; ROBERTSHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRIWAXMAN; FRANZ
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Matthew Lipman (viola); Henry Kramer (piano)
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
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FRANK TICHELI: Clarinet Concerto
BRAD WARNAAR: Horn Concerto
BEHZAD RANJBARAN: Flute Concerto
|
RANJBARAN; BEHZADTICHELI; FRANKWARNAAR; BRAD
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James Zimmermann (clarinet); Leslie Norton (horn); Érik Gratton (flute)
Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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APOSTEL, HANS ERICH: Piano Music
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APOSTEL; HANS ERICH
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Thérèse Malengreau (piano)
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BIS
|
10 / 10
|
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SAARIAHO, KAIJA: Tocar; Cloud Trio; Light and Matter; Aure; Graal théâtre
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SAARIAHO; KAIJA
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Jennifer Koh (violin); Nicolas Hodges (piano); Hsin-Yun Huang (viola); Wilhelmina Smith, Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, Conner Gray Covington
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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Christmas Music From 17th Century Germany
|
HASSLER; HANS LEOPRAETORIUS; MICHAELSCHEIN; JOHANN HERMANNSCHÜTZ; HEINRICH
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Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
|
Traditional & original Christmas carols, songs, & hymns composed or arranged by Vaughan Williams, Praetorius, J.S. Bach, Rutter, Pärt, Lawson, Warlock, others -
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King's Singers
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Signum
|
10 / 10
|
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GLASS, PHILIP: Symphony No. 11
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GLASS; PHILIP
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Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Dennis Russell Davies
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Orange Mountain
|
10 / 10
|
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Best of Christmas Past: John Rutter–Music For Christmas
|
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Layton; Stephen
: City of London Sinfonia,Polyphony
|
Hyperion
|
10 / 10
|
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GOTTFRIED AUGUST HOMILIUS - Cantatas for Advent, Christmas, and New Year's Day
|
HOMILIUS; GOTTFRIED AUGUST
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Katja Fischer (soprano)
Alexander Schneider (alto)
Martin Petzold (tenor)
Jochen Kupfer (bass)
Kopp; Peter
: Dresdner Instrumental-Concert,Körnerscher Sing-Verein Dresden
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Carus
|
10 / 10
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Works by Eleanor Daley, John Jacob Niles, Stephen Paulus, Gwyneth Walker, Per Nørgård, Wayland Rogers, others -
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Chicago a cappella
|
Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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Carols, chants, modern works & arrangements of Christmas vocal music by Palestrina, Byrd, Clemens, Parsons, Pérotin, Leighton, Cornysh, Davies, others -
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New York Polyphony
|
Avie
|
10 / 10
|
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GLASS, PHILIP: Melodies (1995); Gradus (1968); Piece in the Shape of a Square (1967)
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GLASS; PHILIP
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Craig Morris (trumpet)
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Bridge
|
10 / 10
|
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WAGNER, RICHARD: Götterdämmerung
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WAGNER; RICHARD
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Daniel Brenna (tenor); Gun-Brit Barkmin, Amanda Majeski (soprano); Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano); Eric Halfvarson, Peter Kálmán, Shenyang (bass-baritone)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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DUTILLEUX, HENRI: Symphony No. 1; Métaboles; Les Citations
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DUTILLEUX; HENRI
|
Casadesus; Jean-Claude
: Orchestre National de Lille
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
|
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO: Semiramide
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ROSSINI; GIOACHINO
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Albina Shagimuratova (soprano); Daniela Barcellona (mezzo soprano); Barry Banks (tenor); Mirco Palazzi, Gianluca Buratto (bass/baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder
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Opera Rara
|
10 / 10
|
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DAG WIRÉN: Serenade Op. 11 for string orchestra
EDVARD BRÆIN: Serenade for viola & string orchestra (arr. Paul Struck)
JEAN SIBELIUS: Souvenir from Eight Short Pieces Op. 99 No. 3 (arr. Struck); Valse triste Op. 44
KURT ATTERBERG: Suite No. 3, Op. 19 No. 1 for violin, viola, & string orchestra
OLE BULL: Sæterjentens Søndag for violin & string orchestra (arr. J. Svendsen)
CHRISTIAN SINDING: Serenade Op. 33 No. 4 for harp & string orchestra (arr. Struck)
JOHANN SVENDSEN: Romance in G major Op. 26 for cello & string orchestra (original for violin)
JOHAN HALVORSEN: Chant de "Veslemøy" for violin & string orchestra
JAN ALM: Two Poems for double bass, harp, & string orchestra
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ALM; JANATTERBERG; KURTBRÆIN; EDVARDBULL; OLEHALVORSEN; JOHANSIBELIUS; JEANSINDING; CHRISTIANSVENDSEN; JOHANWIRÉN; DAG
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Various soloists
LGT Young Soloists, Alexander Gilman
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RCA
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10 / 10
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