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Composer |
Performer |
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ORFF, CARL: Gisei - The Sacrifice
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ORFF; CARL
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Kathryn Lewek (soprano); Ulrike Helzel (alto); Markus Brück, Ryan McKinny (baritone); Elena Zhidkova, Jana Kurucová (mezzo-soprano); Burkhard Ulrich (tenor)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Jacques Lacombe
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CPO
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Insiders Only
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SCHUMANN, ROBERT: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op. 24
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BRAHMS; JOHANNESSCHUMANN; ROBERT
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Alfred Brendel (piano)
Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle
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Decca
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8 / 8
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Billy Budd
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BRITTEN; BENJAMIN
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Philip Langridge
Simon Keenlyside
John Tomlinson
Clive Bailey
Mark Padmore
Richard Coxon
Hickox; Richard
: London Symphony Orchestra,Tiffin Boys’ Choir
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Chandos
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Insiders Only
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VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Symphonies Nos. 3 "War" & 4 "Victory"
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VILLA-LOBOS; HEITOR
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Karabtchevsky, Isaac (São Paulo Symphony Orchestra)
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Naxos
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Insiders Only
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VILLA-LOBOS, HEITOR: Symphony No. 6 "On the Outline of the Mountains of Brazil"; Symphony No. 7
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VILLA-LOBOS; HEITOR
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Karabtchevsky, Isaac (São Paulo Symphony Orchestra)
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Naxos
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Insiders Only
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN - The Turn of the Screw
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BRITTEN; BENJAMIN
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Peter Pears (tenor)
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
David Hemmings (boy soprano)
Olive Dyer (soprano)
Joan Gross (mezzo-soprano)
Arda Mandikian (alto)
Britten; Benjamin
: English Opera Group Orchestra
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Decca
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Insiders Only
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Peter Grimes
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BRITTEN; BENJAMIN
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Peter Pears (tenor)
Claire Watson (soprano)
others
Britten; Benjamin
: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Decca
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Insiders Only
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Complete String Quartets
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Takács Quartet
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Decca
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Insiders Only
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Works by Patrice Michaels; Lori Laitman; Vivian Fung; Stacy Garrop; Derrick Wang
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GARROP; STACYMICHAELS; PATRICE
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Patrice Michaels (soprano); Kuang-Hao Huang (piano)
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Cedille
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9 / 10
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PAGANINI, NICCOLÒ: Complete Works
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PAGANINI; NICCOLÒ
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Various Soloists, Orchestras, & Conductors
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Dynamic
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Insiders Only
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RAVEL, MAURICE: Piano Concertos
GERSHWIN, GEORGE: Piano Concerto
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GERSHWIN; GEORGERAVEL; MAURICE
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Kozhukhin; Denis
Yamada; Kazuki
: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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PentaTone
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Insiders Only
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Folksong Arrangements from Scotland, Ireland, & Wales
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Lorna Anderson (soprano); Jamie MacDougall (tenor)
TrioVanBeethoven
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Gramola
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7 / 9
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WOLF-FERRARI, ERMANNO: Piano Trio in D major Op. 5; Piano Trio in F-sharp minor Op. 7
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WOLF-FERRARI; ERMANNO
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Trio Archè
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Brilliant Classics
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8 / 7
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Piano Quartets
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MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Daniel Barenboim (piano); Michael Barenboim (violin); Yulia Deyneka (viola); Kian Soltani (cello)
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Deutsche Grammophon
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6 / 7
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BACH, J.S.: Cantatas: Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben BWV 109; Ihr, die Ihr Euch von Christo nennet BWV 164; Es wartet alles auf Dich BWV 187
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BACH; J.S.
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Monika Mauch [164], Ulrike Hofbauer [187] (soprano); Ruth Sandhoff [109], Jan Börner [164], Elvira Bill [187] (alto); Julius Pfeifer [109], Jakob Pilgram [164] (tenor); Markus Volpert [164], Dominik Wörner [187] (bass)
Chorus & Orchestra of the JS Bach Stiftung St. Gallen, Rudolf Lutz
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Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
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Insiders Only
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GUNGE, BO: 12 Studies
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GUNGE; BO
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Ulrich Staerk (piano); Duo Askou/Andersen (violin and accordion); Pihl & Schelling (alto saxophone and harp)
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Dacapo
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9 / 9
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BUSONI, FERRUCCIO: Concerto for Piano, Orchestra, & Male Chorus Op. 39
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BUSONI; FERRUCCIO
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Pietro Scarpini (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Rafael Kubelik
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First Hand
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Insiders Only
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RAVEL, MAURICE: Complete Piano and Orchestral Works
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RAVEL; MAURICE
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François; Samson
Cluytens; André
: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
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Erato
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Insiders Only
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ONSLOW, GEORGES: Viola Sonata in F major, Op. 16 No. 1
MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Viola Sonata in C minor
KALLIWODA, JOHANN WENZEL: Six Nocturnes, Op. 186
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KALLIWODA; JOHANN WENZELMENDELSSOHN; FELIXONSLOW; GEORGES
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Hiyoli Togawa, viola; Lilit Grigoryan, piano
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Naxos
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Insiders Only
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BACH, J.S.: Complete Organ Works
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BACH; J.S.
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Marie-Claire Alain (organ)
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Erato
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Insiders Only
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BENDA, FRIEDRICH: Concertos for Viola Nos. 1 in F major; 2 in E-flat major; & 3 in E-flat major
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BENDA; FRIEDRICH
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Jean-Eric Soucy (viola)
SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden & Freiburg, Bernard Labadie
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CPO
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Insiders Only
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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
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BRAHMS; JOHANNES
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Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
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Deutsche Grammophon
|
7 / 9
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BARTÓK, BELA: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
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BARTÓK; BELA
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Tetzlaff, Christian (violin)
Lintu, Hannu (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
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Ondine
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10 / 10
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH: Serenade to Music; Oboe Concerto; Flos Campi; Piano Concerto
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH
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Louis Lortie (piano); Sarah Jeffrey (oboe); Teng Li (viola)
Oundjian; Peter
: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Chandos
|
8 / 8
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CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC: Etudes Op. 10 & 25; Three Nouvelles Etudes
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CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC
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Jocelyn Swigger (fortepiano)
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Con Brio
|
8 / 8
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Works by: Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Handel, Berlioz, Verdi, Poulenc, Janácek, Ravel, Debussy, R. Strauss, Mahler, Bernstein, Messiaen, Milhaud, Tchaikovsky, Copland, Foss, Stravinsky, Bloch, Brahms, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Wagner, Sibelius, Villa-Lobos, Vaughan Williams, others
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Various Composers
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Various Soloists
Bernstein; Leonard
: New York Philharmonic
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Sony Classical
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Insiders Only
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RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33 & Op. 39
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RACHMANINOV; SERGEI
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Steven Osborne (piano)
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Hyperion
|
9 / 10
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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Piano Sonata No. 32 et al.; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze; Schubert: Wanderer Fantasie; Chopin: Polonaises et al.; Scriabin: Piano Concerto, Piano Sonatas 2, 3, 5, 9 et al.; Brahms: Piano Sonatas 1-3 et al.; Other works
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BACH; J.S.BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANBRAHMS; JOHANNESDEBUSSY; CLAUDEMESSIAEN; OLIVIERSCHUBERT; FRANZSCRIABIN; ALEXANDER
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Anatol Ugorski (piano)
Boulez; Pierre
: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Insiders Only
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Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Haydn, Mozart, Handel, Höller, Mahler, Schubert, Sibelius, R. Strauss, Wagner, Elgar, Schumann, and Weber
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANBRAHMS; JOHANNESBRUCKNER; ANTONELGAR; EDWARDHAYDN; JOSEPHMOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUSSIBELIUS; JEANSTRAUSS; RICHARDWAGNER; RICHARD
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Various Soloists (see review)
Jochum; Eugen
: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,Berlin Philharmonic,London Philharmonic Orchestra,London Symphony Orchestra
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Insiders Only
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KROMMER, FRANZ: String Quartets: D minor Op. 74 No. 3; A minor Op. 103 No. 3; F major Op. 19 No. 2
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KROMMER; FRANZ
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Marcolini Quartett
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Avi
|
6 / 8
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 11 "The Year 1905"
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Nelsons; Andris
: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Deutsche Grammophon
|
9 / 8
|
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 10
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Pletnev; Mikhail
: Russian National Orchestra
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PentaTone
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Insiders Only
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
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MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Nicolai Gedda, Gerhard Unger (tenor); Gundula Janowitz, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano); Walter Berry (bass-baritone); Gottlob Frick, Franz Crass (bass); Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano); others
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Warner Classics
|
8 / 9
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Various Composers and Works
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANBRAHMS; JOHANNESDEBUSSY; CLAUDEMAHLER; GUSTAVSTOCKHAUSEN; KARLHEINZVERDI; GIUSEPPEWAGNER; RICHARD
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Various soloists
Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Insiders Only
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CAVALLI, FRANCESCO: Requiem
GRANDI, ALESSANDRO: Motets
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CAVALLI; FRANCESCOGRANDI; ALESSANDRO
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Ensemble Polyharmonique, Alexander Schneider
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Raumklang
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Insiders Only
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
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DSO Live
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Insiders Only
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MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: La Clemenza di Tito
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MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS
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Rolando Villazon (tenor); Joyce DiDonato, Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano); Regula Mühlemann, Marina Rebeka (soprano); Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Deutsche Grammophon
|
6 / 9
|
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GOUNOD, CHARLES: Piano Music (selections)
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GOUNOD; CHARLES
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Roberto Prosseda (piano); Enrico Pompili (piano)
|
Decca
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Insiders Only
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CHOPIN, FRÉDÉRIC: Nocturne in F-sharp major Op. 15 No. 2; Etudes Op. 10 Nos. 5 & 7; Etude Op. 25 No. 4; Four Preludes from Op. 28; Polonaise in F-sharp minor Op. 44; Fantasy in F minor Op. 49; Mazurkas Op. 50; Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35 (“Funeral March”)
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CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC
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Angela Hewitt (piano)
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The Frederyk Chopin Institute
|
8 / 6
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CAVALIERI, EMILIO DE: Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo
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CAVALIERI; EMILIO DE
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Johannes Weisser, Marcos Fink, Gyula Orendt (baritone); Mark Milhofer (tenor); Marie-Claude Chappuis (soprano)
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin, State Opera Chorus Berlin, René Jacobs
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Harmonia Mundi
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Insiders Only
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CHARPENTIER, JACQUES: 72 Etudes Karnatiques
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CHARPENTIER; JACQUES
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Giusy Caruso (piano)
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Centaur
|
9 / 7
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RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI: Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 1 (1972-73/2001); Two Preludes and Fugues (1955); Sonata for Solo Cello (1969); Song of My Heart (1996/2000); Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 2 (1991); Polska for two cellos and piano (1977)
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RAUTAVAARA; EINOJUHANI
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Tanja Tetzlaff (cello); Gunilla Süssmann (piano)
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Ondine
|
7 / 9
|
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BACH, J.S.: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
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BACH; J.S.
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Dénes Zsigmondy (violin)
|
Paladino Music
|
8 / 9
|
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TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
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TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH
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San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
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SFS Media
|
9 / 9
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RUGGLES, CARL: Sun-Treader
STUCKY, STEVEN: Second Concerto for Orchestra
HARBISON, JOHN: Symphony No. 4
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HARBISON; JOHNRUGGLES; CARLSTUCKY; STEVEN
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Miller; David Alan
: National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic
|
Naxos
|
6 / 7
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KROMMER, FRANZ: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
|
KROMMER; FRANZ
|
Griffiths; Howard
: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
|
CPO
|
Insiders Only
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BARTÓK, BELA: Divertimento
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: String Quintet No. 2
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BARTÓK; BELABRAHMS; JOHANNES
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Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
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Channel Classics
|
6 / 9
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: The 32 Piano Sonatas
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Martin Rasch (piano)
|
Audite
|
Insiders Only
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Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel, Grieg, Schumann, & Tchaikovsky
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VANBRAHMS; JOHANNESCHOPIN; FRÉDÉRICLISZT; FRANZPROKOFIEV; SERGEITCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH
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Various soloists, orchestras, & conductors
Abbado; Claudio,Bychkov; Semyon,Jochum; Eugen,Ozawa; Seiji
: Berlin Philharmonic,Staatskapelle Berlin
|
Deutsche Grammophon
|
Insiders Only
|
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VIARDOT, PAUL: Six Pièces (1902); Introduction et Caprice (1890); Six Pièces faciles (1889); Trois Petites pièces (1929); Gitane; Other works
VIARDOT, PAULINE: Six morceaux (1868)
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VIARDOT; PAULVIARDOT; PAULINE
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Reto Kuppel (violin); Wolfgang Manz (piano)
|
Naxos
|
8 / 8
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