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Work Title |
Composer |
Performer |
Label |
Rating |
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SIBELIUS, JEAN: Symphonies Nos. 1-7; Swan of Tuonela; Valse Triste
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SIBELIUS; JEAN
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Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Akeo Watanabe
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Denon
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6 / 6
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Christus am Ölberge Op. 85; Elegischer Gesang Op. 118
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Hanna-Leena Haapamäki (soprano); Jussi Myllys (tenor); Niklas Spångberg (bass)
Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
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Naxos
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7 / 8
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Symphonies Nos. 3 "Eroica" & 5
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Kleiber; Erich
: Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Decca
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Insiders Only
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HINDEMITH, PAUL: Ludus Tonalis
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HINDEMITH; PAUL
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Käbi Laretei (piano)
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Eloquence
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Insiders Only
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Works by Cage, Harrison, Piston, Mozart, Schumann, Sessions, Thomson, Wolf, Mendelssohn, others
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CAGE; JOHNHARRISON; LOUMENDELSSOHN; FELIXMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUSPISTON; WALTERSCHUMANN; ROBERTSESSIONS; ROGERTHOMSON; VIRGILWOLF; HUGO
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New Music String Quartet
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Sony Classical
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Insiders Only
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LOCKE, MATTHEW: Various Suites and Canons for Viol Consort
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LOCKE; MATTHEW
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Kenny; Elizabeth
Phantasm
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Linn
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9 / 9
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KABALEVSKY, DIMITRI: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2; Overtures: Colas Breugnon and Pathétique
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KABALEVSKY; DIMITRI
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Ang; Darrell
: Malmö Symphony Orchestra
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Naxos
|
8 / 8
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HANDEL, G.F.: Italian Cantatas (22, with instrumental accompaniment)
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Various Soloists (see review)
Bonizzoni; Fabio
: La Risonanza
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Glossa
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Insiders Only
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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 1
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MAHLER; GUSTAV
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Vänskä; Osmo
: Minnesota Orchestra
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BIS
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Insiders Only
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PÄRT, ARVO: Magnificat (1989); Nunc dimittis (2001); Maria Antifonen (1988, 1991); Stabat Mater (1985)
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PÄRT; ARVO
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Koetsveld; Krijn
: Ensemble Le Nuove Musiche
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Brilliant Classics
|
9 / 9
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HIGDON, JENNIFER: Harp Concerto
BARBER, SAMUEL: Symphony No. 1
HARLIN, PATRICK: Rapture
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BARBER; SAMUELHARLIN; PATRICKHIGDON; JENNIFER
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Kondonassis, Yolanda (Harp)
Stare; Ward
: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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Azica
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9 / 9
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, NIKOLAI: Scheherazade; Capricco espagnol
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV; NIKOLAI
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Markevitch; Igor
: London Symphony Orchestra
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Eloquence
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Insiders Only
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DOHNÁNYI, ERNST VON: Symphony No. 2; Two Songs
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DOHNÁNYI; ERNST VON
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Evan Thomas Jones (baritone)
Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Jiménez
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Naxos
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8 / 8
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HANDEL, G.F.: Arias from the operas Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare, Amadigi di Gaula, Serse, Teseo, Rodelinda, Deidamia, & Lotario; Arias from the oratorios Le Resurrezione, Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, Athalia, Saul, and The Triumph of Time and Truth; Nine German Arias (No. 4, "Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle")
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Simone Kermes (soprano)
Amici Veneziani, Boris Begelman
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Sony Classical
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7 / 9
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WAGNER, RICHARD: Lohengrin
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WAGNER; RICHARD
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Piotr Beczala (tenor); Anja Harteros (soprano); Tomasz Konieczny, Egils Silins (bass-baritone); Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano); Georg Zeppenfeld (bass)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Christian Thielemann
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Deutsche Grammophon
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7 / 9
|
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BERLIOZ, HECTOR: Messe solennelle; Symphonie fantastique; Roméo et Juliette; La Damnation de Faust; Harold in Italy; Tristia; Irlande (Neuf Melodies)
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BERLIOZ; HECTOR
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Gérard Caussé (viola); Donna Brown, April Cantelo (soprano); Catherine Robbin, Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano); Helen Watts (contralto); Jean-Luc Viala, Michael Myers, René Schirrer, Robert Tear, Jean-Laul Fouchécourt (tenor); Gilles Cachemaille, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Richard Salter (baritone)
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, John Eliot Gardiner
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Decca
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Insiders Only
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH: Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7); Symphony No. 9
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH
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Manze; Andrew
: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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Onyx
|
7 / 9
|
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DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Printemps; Saxophone Rhapsodie; Marche Écossaise; Berceuse Héroïque, Two Danses; Nocturnes
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DEBUSSY; CLAUDE
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Shui; Lan
: Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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BIS
|
6 / 9
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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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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: 12 Variations K. 265; 10 Variations K. 455; 12 Variations K. 500
KURTÁG, GYÖRGY: Excerpts from Játékok books
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KURTÁG; GYÖRGYMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Melissa Galosi (piano)
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Col Legno
|
7 / 9
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV: Preludes Op. 23: No. 5 in G minor; Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 1 in C minor; Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 3 in C minor; Preludes Op. 32: No. 10 in B minor
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 10 Op. 70
GYÖRGY LIGETI: Etudes 1, 3, & 9
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major Op. 84
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LIGETI; GYÖRGYPROKOFIEV; SERGEIRACHMANINOV; SERGEISCRIABIN; ALEXANDER
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Yuja Wang (piano)
|
Deutsche Grammophon
|
9 / 8
|
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WAGNER, RICHARD: Götterdämmerung
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WAGNER; RICHARD
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Kirsten Flagstad (soprano); Set Svanholm (tenor); Ingrid Bjoner (soprano); Egil Nordsø (bass); Eva Gustavson (soprano); others
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian State Radio Orchestra, Øivin Fjeldstad
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Eloquence
|
6 / 5
|
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CD From Hell: Shouldn’t Mangling Mozart Be A Crime?
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HAAS; GEORG FRIEDRICHMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Bolton; Ivor
: Mozarteumorchester Salzburg,Salzburger Bachchor
|
Belvedere
|
Insiders Only
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WEINER, LEO: Toldi (symphonic poem)
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WEINER; LEO
|
Csányi; Valéria
: Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV
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Naxos
|
7 / 8
|
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BACH, J.S.: Various dance movements (compiled by Sonia Rubinsky)
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BACH; J.S.
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Sonia Rubinsky (piano)
|
Naxos
|
5 / 8
|
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HANDEL, G.F.: Concerti grossi Op. 6 (Nos. 1-6)
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HANDEL; G.F.
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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
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PentaTone
|
9 / 9
|
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ROBERT SCHUMANN - Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Overture, Scherzo and Finale
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SCHUMANN; ROBERT
|
Sawallisch; Wolfgang
: Staatskapelle Dresden
|
Warner Classics
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Insiders Only
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SCHUMANN, ROBERT: Toccata Op. 7; Humoreske Op. 20; Arabeske Op. 18; Carnaval Op. 9
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SCHUMANN; ROBERT
|
Cai; Sheng
|
Centaur
|
7 / 7
|
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Works by Antonio Molina, Dolores Paterno, Julio Nakpil, Diego Perez, Francisco Buencamino Sr., Juan de Sahagun Hernandez, Ignacio Massaguer, Marcelo Adonay, Francisco Santiago, Nicanor Abelardo, & Ramón Valdes y Pica
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MOLINA; ANTONIONAKPIL; JULIOSANTIAGO; FRANCISCO
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Sally Pinkas (piano)
|
MSR Classics
|
9 / 8
|
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN:
Nine Symphonies (+ 2 interviews with H.v.Karajan)
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass), Wiener Singverein
Karajan, Herbert von / Berlin Philharmonic
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Deutsche Grammophon
|
9 / 9
|
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BACH, J.S.: Cantatas: Es ist nichts gesundes an meinem Leibe BWV 25; Was frag' ich nach der Welt BWV 94; Ach! Ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe BWV 162
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BACH; J.S.
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Joanne Lunn, Nuria Rial, Gerlinde Sämann (soprano); Terry Wey, Margot Oitzinger (alto); Sören Richter, Daniel Johannsen, Charles Daniels (tenor); Peter Harvey, Dominik Wörner, Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Chorus & Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen, Rudolf Lutz
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Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
|
9 / 9
|
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Harpsichord Concertos by Walter Leigh; Ned Rorem; Viktor Kalabis; Michael Nyman
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KALABIS; VIKTORLEIGH; WALTERNYMAN; MICHAELROREM; NED
|
Vinikour, Jory (harpsichord)
Speck; Scott
: Chicago Philharmonic
|
Cedille
|
10 / 10
|
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BACH, J.S.: The Organ Works
|
BACH; J.S.
|
Peter Hurford (organ)
|
Decca
|
Insiders Only
|
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LISZT, FRANZ: Études d’exécution transcendente
LYAPUNOV, SERGEI: Études d’exécution transcendente
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LISZT; FRANZLYAPUNOV; SERGEI
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Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
|
Steinway & Sons
|
8 / 8
|
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BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos 1-3 (BWV 1052-54)
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BACH; J.S.
|
Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord); Zefiar Valova, Anna Nowak-Pokrzywinska (violin); Dymitr Olszewski (viola); Tomasz Pokrzywinski (cello)
|
Channel Classics
|
7 / 8
|
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SCHUMANN, ROBERT: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
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SCHUMANN; ROBERT
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Thielemann; Christian
: Staatskapelle Dresden
|
Sony Classical
|
Insiders Only
|
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HOWELLS, HERBERT: Concerto for String Orchestra; Elegy for Viola, String Quartet, & String Orchestra; First Suite for String Orchestra; Serenade for Strings
|
HOWELLS; HERBERT
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City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
|
Chandos
|
10 / 9
|
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SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Symphonies Nos. 3, 5, & 8 "Unfinished"
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SCHUBERT; FRANZ
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Gardner; Edward
: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
|
Chandos
|
4 / 8
|
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CRAMER, JOHANN BAPTIST: 60 Etudes for Piano (revised and edited by Hans von Bülow)
|
CRAMER; JOHANN BAPTIST
|
Giorgio Farina (piano)
|
Bongiovanni
|
8 / 8
|
|
Works by Albéniz, Granados, Falla, Mompou, & Turina
|
ALBÉNIZ; ISAACFALLA; MANUEL DEGRANADOS; ENRIQUEMOMPOU; FREDERICTURINA; JOAQUÍN
|
Jean-François Heisser (piano)
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jesús López-Cobos
|
Erato
|
Insiders Only
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PETER SCULTHORPE: Mountains
WENDY HISCOCKS: Toccata
DAVID MASLANKA: Piano Song
DON BANKS: Pezzo Dramatico
GRAEME KOEHNE: Twilight Rain
GEORGE ROCHBERG: Carnival Music
BARNEY CHILDS: Heaven to clear when day did close
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MASLANKA; DAVIDROCHBERG; GEORGESCULTHORPE; PETER
|
John McCabe (piano)
|
Metier
|
10 / 7
|
|
WAGNER, RICHARD: Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle; Allmächtige Jungfrau!
STRAUSS, RICHARD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich; Vier Lieder Op. 27; Wiegenlied; Malven; Vier letzte Lieder
|
STRAUSS; RICHARDWAGNER; RICHARD
|
Lise Davidsen (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Saolnen
|
Decca
|
9 / 9
|
|
MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 10 (awful arrangement for chamber orchestra)
|
MAHLER; GUSTAV
|
Storgards; John
: Lapland Chamber Orchestra
|
BIS
|
Insiders Only
|
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Dvorák’s Gorgeous Saint Ludmila
|
DVORÁK; ANTONIN
|
Adriana Kohútková (soprano); Karla Bytnarová (alto); Tomáš Černý, Ondrej Šaling (tenor); Peter Mikuláš (bass)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Leoš Svárovský
|
Naxos
|
10 / 10
|
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W. F. BACH: Concerto in F major Fk. 10
C. P. E. BACH: Sonata in C major Wq. 87
J.S. BACH: Sonata in G major BWV 1039; Concerto in C major BWV 1061a
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BACH; C.P.E.BACH; J.S.BACH; W.F.
|
The Raritan Players: Rebecca Cypess (harpsichord); Yi-heng Yang (fortepiano)
|
Acis
|
9 / 9
|
|
RAMEAU, JEAN-PHILIPPE: Keyboard Works (selections)
|
RAMEAU; JEAN-PHILIPPE
|
Virginia Black (piano)
|
CRD
|
6 / 8
|
|
WALLACE, FRANK: The Elements (2004); A Heavy Sleep (2013); Black Falcon (2013); The Bells (2011); Sonata One (2005); Passing in the Night (2012)
|
WALLACE; FRANK
|
Frank Wallace (guitar)
|
Gyre
|
9 / 9
|
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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
|
GASPARINI; FRANCESCOHANDEL; G.F.LEO; LEONARDOMARCELLO; BENEDETTOVINCI; LEONARDO
|
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Collegium 1704, Václav Luks
|
PentaTone
|
10 / 10
|
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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Titan (Symphony No. 1); 1893-94 version
|
MAHLER; GUSTAV
|
Roth; Francois-Xavier
: Les Siècles
|
Harmonia Mundi
|
6 / 8
|
|
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
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