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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphonies Nos. 4 (1947) and 7
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PROKOFIEV; SERGEI
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Litton; Andrew
: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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BIS
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10 / 10
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HANDEL, G.F.: Arminio
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Max Emanuel Cencic, Vince Yi, Xavier Sabata (countertenor); Layla Claire (soprano); Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano); Petros Magoulas (bass); Juan Sancho (tenor)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
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Decca
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10 / 10
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MEDTNER, NIKOLAI: Piano Concerto No. 2
RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Piano Concerto No. 3
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MEDTNER; NIKOLAIRACHMANINOV; SERGEI
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Hamelin, Marc-André (piano)
Jurowski; Vladimir
: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Hyperion
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10 / 10
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Richard Peaslee: Catalonia (2003)
Daniel Schnyder: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano (1994, revised 2013)
Michael Daugherty: The Lightning Fields (2015)
Kevin McKee: Song for a Friend (2015); The Adventures of…(for unaccompanied trumpet, 2016)
Anthony Plog: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano (2009)
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DAUGHERTY; MICHAEL
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Jason Bergman (trumpet, flugelhorn); Steven Harlos (piano, celeste)
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MSR
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10 / 10
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Arias by Handel, Purcell, Monteverdi, Leonardo Leo, & Nicolo Jommelli
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HANDEL; G.F.JOMMELLI; NICOLOMONTEVERDI; CLAUDIOPURCELL; HENRY
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Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
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Erato
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10 / 10
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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Vier ernste Gesänge Op. 121; Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine; Lieder und Gesänge Op. 32
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BRAHMS; JOHANNES
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Eschenbach; Christoph,Goerne; Matthias
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Harmonia Mundi
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10 / 10
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; String Quartet No. 2: Waltz; String Quartet No. 8 (trans. Giltburg)
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Giltburg, Boris (piano)
Petrenko; Vasily
: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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Naxos
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10 / 10
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MONDONVILLE, JEAN-JOSEPH CASSANÉA DE: Trio Sonatas Op. 2
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MONDONVILLE; JEAN-JOSEPH CASSANÉA DE
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Pramsohler; Johannes
: Ensemble Diderot
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Audax Records
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10 / 10
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Medieval & Renaissance Christmas Carols & Songs -
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Daniel Taylor (countertenor)
Suzie Le Blanc (soprano)
Sylvain Bergeron (lute)
Les Voix Humaines
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ATMA Classique
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10 / 10
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Symphonies Nos. 1 "Jeremiah" and 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
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BERNSTEIN; LEONARD
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Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo soprano); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Alsop; Marin
: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
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:
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ADAM; ADOLPHEBRITTEN; BENJAMINCHILCOTT; BOBMOUTON; JEANPRAETORIUS; MICHAELRUTTER; JOHNSKEMPTON; HOWARD
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()
()
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Naxos
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10 / 10
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MICHAEL PRAETORIUS: Ein Kind geborn in Bethlehem; Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
JACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPA: Pastores quidnam vidistis (motet); Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis
JACOB HANDL: Canite tuba; Mirabile mysterium
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS: Magnificat quinti toni
JOHANNES ECCARD: Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Vom Himmel hoch
HANS LEO HASSLER: Hodie Christus natus est
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ECCARD; JOHANNESHANDL; JACOBHASSLER; HANS LEOJACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPAPRAETORIUS; HIERONYMUSPRAETORIUS; MICHAEL
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Stile Antico
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Harmonia Mundi
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10 / 10
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DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Images; Jeux; La plus que lente
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DEBUSSY; CLAUDE
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Tilson Thomas; Michael
: San Francisco Symphony
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San Francisco Symphony
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10 / 10
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BACH, J.S.: The French Suites BWV 812-817
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BACH; J.S.
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Murray Perahia (piano)
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Deutsche Grammophon
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10 / 10
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Weilerstein, Alisa (cello)
Heras-Casado; Pablo
: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Decca
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10 / 10
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Chamber Symphonies (arrangements by R. Barshai of Quartets Nos. 1, 8 and 10)
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Ross; Graham
: The Dmitri Ensemble
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Harmonia Mundi
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10 / 10
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Rebecca Clarke: Trio for violin, violoncello, and piano
Arno Babajanian: Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor
Frank Martin: Trio on Popular Irish Melodies
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CLARKE; REBECCAMARTIN; FRANK
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Lincoln Trio
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
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RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI: Missa a cappella; Psalm of Invocation; Evening Hymn; Missa duodecanonica; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Canticum Mariae Virginis; Our Joyful'st Feast; Die erste Elegie
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RAUTAVAARA; EINOJUHANI
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Klava; Sigvards
: Latvian Radio Choir
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Ondine
|
10 / 10
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Missa solemnis
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Laura Aikan (soprano); Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano); Johannes Chum (tenor); Ruben Drole (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Sony
|
10 / 10
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SUK, JOSEF: Nálady (Moods) Op. 10; Dumka Op. 21 No. 3; Things lived and dreamed Op. 30; Love Song
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SUK; JOSEF
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Karl-Andreas Kolly (piano)
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MDG
|
10 / 10
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JOSQUIN DES PREZ: Miserere mei, Deus
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA: Tribularer, si nescirem
CLAUDE LE JEUNE: Tristitia obsedit me
ORLANDO DI LASSO: Infelix ego
JEAN LHÉRITIER: Miserere mei, Domine
NICOLAS GOMBERT: In te, Domine, speravi
JACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPA: Tristitia obsedit me
WILLIAM BYRD: Infelix ego
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BYRD; WILLIAMDES PREZ; JOSQUINGOMBERT; NICOLASJACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPAJEUNE; CLAUDE LELASSO; ORLANDO DILHÉRITIER; JEANPALESTRINA; GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA
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Cave; Philip
: Magnificat
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Linn
|
10 / 10
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LISZT, FRANZ: Ouverture zur Oper Oberon von Carl Maria von Weber; Fantasie sur des motifs favoris de l’opéra La Sonnambula; Schwanengesang und Marsch aus Hunyadi László von Ferenc Erkel; Halloh! Jagdchor und Steyrer aus der Oper Tony von Ernst II von Saschsen-Coburg-Gotha; Introduction et Polonaise de l’opéra I Puritani de Bellini; Fantasie über Themen aus Webers Der Freischütz; Zweite Festmarsch nach Motiven von E. H. z. S.-C.-G
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LISZT; FRANZ
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Han Chen (piano)
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Soldier's Tale (Complete in English)
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STRAVINSKY; IGOR
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Fred Child (Narrator); Jared McGuire (The Soldier); Jeff Biehl (The Devil); Tianwa Yang (violin)
Falletta; JoAnn
: Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
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:
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BRITTEN; BENJAMINDEBUSSY; CLAUDEGARROP; STACYGOLIJOV; OSVALDO
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Avalon String Quartet
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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THOMSON, VIRGIL: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano
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THOMSON; VIRGIL
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Sarah Pelletier (soprano); Lynne McMurtry (contralto); William Hite (tenor); Aaron Engebreth (baritone); Alison D’Amato, Linda Osborn (piano); John McDonald (percussion)
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New World
|
10 / 10
|
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DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Violin Concerto; Romance in F minor
SUK, JOSEF: Fantasy in G minor, Op. 24
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DVORÁK; ANTONINSUK; JOSEF
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Tetzlaff, Christian (violin)
Storgards, John (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Ondine
|
10 / 10
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BROUWER, LEO: Triptico (1958); Micropiezas (1957); Música Incidental Campesina (1978); Per suonare a due (1973); Sonata de Los Viajeros (2009)
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BROUWER; LEO
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Brasil Guitar Duo (João Luiz and Douglas Lora)
Brasil Guitar Duo
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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SAINT-SAËNS, CAMILLE: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; The Carnival of the Animals; Wedding Cake; Africa
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SAINT-SAËNS; CAMILLE
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Mørk, Truls (cello)
Lortie, Louis (piano)
Mercier, Hélène (piano)
Järvi, Neeme (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Chandos
|
10 / 10
|
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RAMEAU, JEAN-PHILIPPE: Le Temple de la Gloire
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RAMEAU; JEAN-PHILIPPE
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Judith Van Wanroij, Karia Vellatz, Chantal Santon-Jeffery (soprano); Mathias Vidal (tenor); Alain Buet (bass)
Les Agrémens, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Guy Van Waas
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Ricercar
|
10 / 10
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SZYMANOWSKI, KAROL: Król Roger
|
SZYMANOWSKI; KAROL
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Mariusz Kwiecien, Alan Ewing (baritone); Saimir Pirgu, Kim Begley (tenor); Georgia Jarman (soprano)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano
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Opus Arte
|
10 / 10
|
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HANDEL, G.F.: Piano Concertos Nos. 13-16 (HWV 295, 296, 304, and 305a)
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Kirschnereit, Matthias (piano)
Skou-Larsen; Lavard
: Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss
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CPO
|
10 / 10
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HANDEL, G.F.: The Musick for the Royal Fireworks (1749 version) HWV 352; Concerto a due cori No. 1 in B-flat major HWV 332; Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F major HWV 333; Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major HWV 334
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Zefiro Baroque Orchestra, Alfredo Bernardini
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Arcana
|
10 / 10
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RZEWSKI, FREDERIC: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!; Four Hands
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RZEWSKI; FREDERIC
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Ursula Oppens (piano); Jerome Lowenthal (piano)
|
Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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GRIEG, EDVARD: 27 Lyric Pieces
|
GRIEG; EDVARD
|
Stephen Hough (piano)
|
Hyperion
|
10 / 10
|
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STEFFANI, AGOSTINO: Niobe, Regina di Tebe
|
STEFFANI; AGOSTINO
|
Karina Gauvin, Amanda Forsythe (soprano); Philippe Jaroussky, Terry Wey, José Lemos (countertenor); Christian Immler, Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Colin Balzer (tenor)
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs
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Erato
|
10 / 10
|
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BACH, C.P.E.: Symphony Wq. 183/1; Symphony Wq. 182/4; Symphony Wq. 182/5; Symphony Wq. 183/3; Symphony Wq. 179
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BACH; C.P.E.
|
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rebecca Miller
|
Signum Classics
|
10 / 10
|
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SIBELIUS, JEAN: Pelléas et Mélisande (complete); Musik zu einer Szene; Valse lyrique, Autrefois, Valse chevaleresque; Morceau romantique sur un motif de Monsieur Jakob von Julin
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SIBELIUS; JEAN
|
Pia Pajala (soprano); Sari Nordqvist (mezzo soprano)
Segerstam; Leif
: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
|
Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
|
A 2015 Top Ten Selection: Lemminkäinen Returns on SACD, Powerfully
|
SIBELIUS; JEAN
|
Lintu; Hannu
: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
|
Ondine
|
10 / 10
|
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POULENC, FRANCIS: Sept Chansons (1936); Mass in G major (1937); Quatre motets pour le temps de pénitence (Four motets for the season of Lent) (1938-39); Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël (Four motets for the season of Christmas) (1952)
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POULENC; FRANCIS
|
Edison; Noel
: Elora Festival Singers
|
Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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Antonio Carbonchi: Romanesca, Capona, Calata per Cantare, Corrente Franzese, Scaramanze
Giovanni Battista Granata: Capricci Armonici
Francesco Corbetta: Passacille, Sarabande
Domenico Pellegrini: Passacagi per tutte le Lettere
Traditional (arr. Lislivand / Johnsen): Tarantella, Canarios
|
CARBONCHI; ANTONIOPELLEGRINI; DOMENICO
|
Rolf Lislevand (baroque guitar, chitarra battente, lute); Thor-harald Johnsen (chitarra battente, baroque guitar); Bjorn Kjellemyr (colascione); Ulrik Gaston Larsen (baroque guitar)
|
Naïve
|
10 / 10
|
|
Works by Fux, De Bury, Le Roux, J.S. Bach, Louis Couperin, Rameau, Handel, Purcell, Telemann, Buxtehude, Mozart, and others
|
BACH; J.S.COUPERIN; LOUISDUPHLY; JACQUESTELEMANN; GEORG PHILIPP
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Ricardo Magnus (harpsichord)
|
Ambitus
|
10 / 10
|
|
VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concertos for Viola D'Amore RV 97; 392-7; 540
|
VIVALDI; ANTONIO
|
Rachel Barton Pine (viola d'amore); Hopkinson Smith (lute)
Ars Antigua
|
Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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BACH, J.S.: Partitas No. 1 in B-flat major; No. 2 in C minor; No. 6 in E minor
|
BACH; J.S.
|
Edna Stern (piano)
|
Orchid Classics
|
10 / 10
|
|
PUCCINI, GIACOMO: Opera Arias & Duets
|
PUCCINI; GIACOMO
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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor); Kristine Opolais (soprano)
Orchestra e Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
|
Sony Classical
|
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
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Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Etude in F minor; Scherzo in B minor; Three Caprices Op. 33; Piano Sonata in G minor Op. 105; SIx Songs Without Words Op. 53; Lied in F-sharp minor
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MENDELSSOHN; FELIX
|
Howard Shelley (piano)
|
Hyperion
|
10 / 10
|
|
SIBELIUS, JEAN: Belshazzar's Feast (complete); Overture in E major; Scène de Ballet; Wedding March; Cortège; Menuetto; Processional
|
SIBELIUS; JEAN
|
Segerstam; Leif
: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
|
Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concertos in G major RV 443, G minor RV 439 (“La notte”), D major RV 95 (“La Pastorella”), D minor RV 566, E-flat major RV 375, G minor RV 103, & D major RV 90
|
VIVALDI; ANTONIO
|
Maurice Steger (recorders)
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
|
Harmonia Mundi
|
10 / 10
|
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MOZART, LEOPOLD: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, and 4; Adagio K 261; Rondo K 373
|
MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
|
Zimmermann, Frank Peter (Violin)
Szulc; Radoslaw
: Bavarian Radio Symphony Chamber Orchestra
|
Hänssler Classic
|
10 / 10
|
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CHARPENTIER, MARC-ANTOINE: Miserere H.193; Antienne H.526; Annunciate superi H.333; Ouverture H.536; Litanies de la Vierge H.83
|
CHARPENTIER; MARC-ANTOINE
|
Caroline Weynants, Violaine Le Chenadec, Caroline Dangin-Bardot, (soprano); Lucile Richardot (contralto); Stephen Collardelle (countertenor); Davy Cornillot (tenor); Etienne Bazola (baritone); Nicolas Brooymans (bass)
Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé
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Harmonia Mundi
|
10 / 10
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