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Work Title |
Composer |
Performer |
Label |
Rating |
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Best of Christmas Past: John Rutter–Music For Christmas
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Layton; Stephen
: Polyphony,The City of London Sinfonia
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Hyperion
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10 / 10
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GOTTFRIED AUGUST HOMILIUS - Cantatas for Advent, Christmas, and New Year's Day
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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
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10 / 10
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LISZT, FRANZ: Twelve Symphonic Poems (arranged by Liszt for two pianos)
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LISZT; FRANZ
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Leslie Howard, Mattia Ometto (piano)
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Brilliant Classics
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9 / 9
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Works by Purcell, Handel, Brahms, Giustini, Schubert, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Rameau, Couperin, Haydn, Scarlatti, Dvorák, Ravel, Barber, others
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ALBÉNIZ; ISAACBARBER; SAMUELBEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANDUSSEK; JAN LADISLAVDVORÁK; ANTONINHANDEL; G.F.HAYDN; JOSEPHMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUSPURCELL; HENRYRAVEL; MAURICE
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Alessandro Stella (piano)
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KHA
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9 / 9
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 ("Serioso")
DAVIDOVSKY, MARIO: Fragments, String Quartet No. 6
BARTÓK, BELA: String Quartet No. 1
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BARTÓK; BELABEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANDAVIDOVSKY; MARIO
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Juilliard String Quartet
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Sony Classical
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9 / 9
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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
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Cedille
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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
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Avie
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10 / 10
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BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
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BACH; J.S.
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Brenda Lucas Ogdon (piano)
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Sterling Records
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Insiders Only
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RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Fantaisie-Tableaux Suite For Two Pianos (No. 1 Op. 5)
Suite for Two Pianos (No. 2 Op. 17)
Six Morceaux for Piano four hands Op. 11
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RACHMANINOV; SERGEI
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Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva (pianos)
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Avie
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9 / 9
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GIUSEPPE VERDI: Aida Overture
BIZET/TOSCANINI: Carmen Suite
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite
WALDTEUFEL/TOSCANINI: Skaters Waltz
GIOACHINO ROSSINI: William Tell Overture
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BIZET; GEORGESROSSINI; GIOACHINOTCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICHVERDI; GIUSEPPEWALDTEUFEL; EMILE
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Harmonie Ensemble/New York, Steven Richman
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Bridge
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9 / 8
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 9 (plus interminable discussion)
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Zander; Benjamin
: Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
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Brattle Media
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Insiders Only
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BACH, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV 248
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BACH; J.S.
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Georg Poplutz (tenor/Evangelist); Julia Kleiter (soprano); Katharina Magiera (alto); Thomas E. Bauer (bass)
Bachchor Mainz, Bachorchester Mainz, Ralf Otto
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Naxos
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9 / 8
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COPLAND, AARON: Symphony No. 1 (version for orchestra alone); Statements; Dance Symphony; An Outdoor Overture
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COPLAND; AARON
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Wilson; John
: BBC Philharmonic
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Chandos
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8 / 9
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COPLAND, AARON: Symphony No. 3; Connotations; Letter from Home; Down a Country Lane
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COPLAND; AARON
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Wilson; John
: BBC Philharmonic
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Chandos
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7 / 9
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COPLAND, AARON: Symphony No. 3 (with original ending); Three Latin American Sketches
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COPLAND; AARON
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Slatkin; Leonard
: Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
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Insiders Only
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Works & Arrangements by Ord, Willcocks, Warlock, Weir, Chilcott, Rutter, Pärt, Cleobury, Whitbourn, Bach, Berlioz, Joubert, others
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CHILCOTT; BOBJOUBERT; JOHNORD; BORISPÄRT; ARVORUTTER; JOHNWARLOCK; PETERWHITBOURN; JAMES
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Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, Stephen Cleobury
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King's College
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9 / 8
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DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Preludes Books I & II
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DEBUSSY; CLAUDE
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Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
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Paladino
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9 / 7
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HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (New concert edition by Andrew Davis)
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Relyea; John,Wall; Erin
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
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Chandos
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1 / 9
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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 5
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BRUCKNER; ANTON
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Venzago; Mario
: Tapiola Sinfonietta
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CPO
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Insiders Only
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5; Concerto in D major K271A
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MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Contzen; Mirijam
Goebel; Reinhard
: Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic
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Oehms Classics
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Insiders Only
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Christmas With Sonoro
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BEAMISH; SALLYHIGGINS; MICHAELHOWELLS; HERBERTJOUBERT; JOHNRUTTER; JOHNWARLOCK; PETER
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Michael Higgins (organ)
Sonoro, Neil Ferris
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Resonus Classics
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9 / 9
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LARSSON, LARS-ERIK: Symphony No. 3; Three Orchestral Pieces; Adagio for String Orchestra; Musica permutatio
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LARSSON; LARS-ERIK
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Manze; Andrew
: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
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CPO
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5 / 9
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ELGAR, EDWARD: Symphony No. 1; Introduction and Allegro
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ELGAR; EDWARD
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Gardner; Edward
: BBC Symphony Orchestra,Doric String Quartet
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Chandos
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7 / 8
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DONIZETTI, GAETANO: Lucia di Lammermoor
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DONIZETTI; GAETANO
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Edita Gruberova (soprano); Peter Dvorsky, Thomas Moser (tenor); Matteo Manuguerra (baritone); Siegfried Vogel (bass); Czeslawa Slania (mezzo-soprano)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Giuseppe Patané
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Orfeo
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8 / 8
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Various Composers
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANCHOPIN; FRÉDÉRICFALLA; MANUEL DERACHMANINOV; SERGEIRAVEL; MAURICESCHUMANN; ROBERT
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Martha Argerich (piano); Various soloists
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
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Warner Classics
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Insiders Only
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Mambo from West Side Story; Slava! A Political Overture; Suite from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; CBS Music; Time Square Ballet from On the Town (excerpt); A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet
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BERNSTEIN; LEONARD
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Alsop; Marin
: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
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9 / 9
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Candide Overture; Fancy Free; Anniversaries for Orchestra; Wonderful Town Overture
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BERNSTEIN; LEONARD
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Alsop; Marin
: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
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9 / 9
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Nine Symphonies
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Gwyneth Jones (soprano)
Hanna Schwarz (mezzo-soprano)
René Kollo (tenor)
Kurt Moll (bass)
Bernstein, Leonard (conductor)
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Chorus
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Insiders Only
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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
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10 / 10
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Operatic Arrangements by Charles Oberthür, Theodore Labarre, Henry Steil, Sophie-Lucille Larmande des Argus, François-Joseph Naderman, Benedetto Negri, & Robert-Chicaloas-Charles Bochsa
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DONIZETTI; GAETANOMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUSROSSINI; GIOACHINO
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Duo Praxedis
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Ars Produktion
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9 / 7
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GIPPS, RUTH: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4; Knight in Armour; Song for Orchestra
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GIPPS; RUTH
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Gamba; Rumon
: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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Chandos
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8 / 8
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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: Petrushka (1911 version); Jeu de cartes
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STRAVINSKY; IGOR
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Gergiev; Valery
: Mariinsky Orchestra
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Mariinsky
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Insiders Only
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28 Danish Songs by various composers and arrangers
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JEPPESEN; KNUDLAUB; THOMASMORTENSEN; OTTONIELSEN; CARL
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Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Bo Holten
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OUR Recordings
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Insiders Only
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ZELENKA, JAN DISMAS: Missa Sancti Josephi ZWV 14; De profundis ZWV 50; In exitu Israel ZWV 84
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ZELENKA; JAN DISMAS
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Julia Lezhneva (soprano); Daniel Taylor (alto); Tilman Lichdi (tenor); Johnathan Sells (bass)
Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
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Carus
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Insiders Only
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Arias by George Frideric Handel, Vincenzo Campi, Thomas Arne, John Christopher Smith, & Philip Hayes
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ARNE; THOMAS A.CAMPI; VINCENZOHANDEL; G.F.
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Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment, Laurence Cummings
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Chandos
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Insiders Only
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Works by Schütz, Bach, Darke, Praetorius, Leontovych, Warlock, Palestrina, Cornelius, Handel, Gruber, others, arranged for brass septet
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CORNELIUS; PETERDARKE; HAROLDPARSONS; ROBERTPRAETORIUS; MICHAELSCHÜTZ; HEINRICH
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Septura
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Naxos
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9 / 9
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HANDEL, G.F.: Silete venti HWV 242; Gloria HWV deest; Salve Regina HWV 241
VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Nulla in mundo pax sincera RV630
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HANDEL; G.F.VIVALDI; ANTONIO
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Grace Davidson (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music, Joseph Crouch
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Signum Classics
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Insiders Only
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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
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10 / 10
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ELGAR, EDWARD: Symphony No. 2; Serenade for Strings
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ELGAR; EDWARD
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Gardner; Edward
: BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Chandos
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6 / 9
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STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Rite of Spring; Chant funèbre; Jeu de cartes; Concerto in D; Agon
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STRAVINSKY; IGOR
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Gimeno; Gustavo
: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
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PentaTone
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6 / 8
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DUTILLEUX, HENRI: Symphony No. 1; Métaboles; Les Citations
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DUTILLEUX; HENRI
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Casadesus; Jean-Claude
: Orchestre National de Lille
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Naxos
|
10 / 10
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BRUCKNER, ANTON: Aus Kitzlers Studienbuch; Lancier-Quadrille in C (WAB 120); Three Small Pieces for Four Hands (WAB 124); Quadrille for Four Hands (WAB 121); Klavierstück in E-flat major (WAB 119); “Stille Betrachtung an einem Herbstabend” (WAB 123); “Styrian” (WAB 122); “Fantasie” (WAB 119?); “Memory” (WAB 117)
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BRUCKNER; ANTON
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Ana-Marija Markovina (piano)
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Hänssler Classic
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Insiders Only
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Works by Byrd, Tallis, Peacock, Weir, Macmillan, Rutter, Sametz, Lauridsen, others
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BYRD; WILLIAMLAURIDSEN; MORTENRUTTER; JOHNSAMETZ; STEVENSIXTEN; FREDRIKTALLIS; THOMASWEIR; JUDITH
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ORA Singers, Suzi Digby
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Harmonia Mundi
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9 / 10
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Various Composers
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Various Composers
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Various Soloists
Szell; George
: Cleveland Orchestra,Columbia Symphony Orchestra,New York Philharmonic
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Sony Classical
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Insiders Only
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DES PREZ, JOSQUIN: Déploration sur la mort d'Ockeghem; Requiem æternam; Nimphes, nappés; In principio erat Verbum; Absolve quæsumus, Domine; Absalon, fili mi; Planxit autem David; Miserere mei Deus; Pater Noster/Ave Maria
GOMBERT, NICOLAS: Musæ Jovis
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DES PREZ; JOSQUINGOMBERT; NICOLAS
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Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss
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Harmonia Mundi
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9 / 10
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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
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10 / 10
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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Das Lied von der Erde
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MAHLER; GUSTAV
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Stuart Skelton (tenor); Magdalena Kozená (muffled soprano)
Rattle; Simon
: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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BR Klassik
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Insiders Only
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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
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MAHLER; GUSTAV
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Anja Harteros (soprano); Bernarda Fink (alto)
Jansons; Mariss
: Bavarian Radio Chorus,Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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BR Klassik
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5 / 8
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JONATHAN DOVE: It sounded as if the Streets were running
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT: The Insect World; The Aviary
HOWARD SKEMPTON: Five Poems of Mary Webb
SALLY BEAMISH: Seven Songs
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Friday Afternoons Op. 7
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BEAMISH; SALLYBENNETT; RICHARD RODNEYBRITTEN; BENJAMINDOVE; JONATHANSKEMPTON; HOWARD
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Frederick Brown (piano)
St. Catherine's Girls' Choir, Cambridge, Edward Wickham
|
Resonus Classics
|
9 / 9
|
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STRAUSS, RICHARD: Der Rosenkavalier
|
STRAUSS; RICHARD
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano); Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano); Otto Edelmann (bass); Eberhard Waechter (baritone); Nikolai Gedda (tenor); others
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Warner Classics
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Insiders Only
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