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Composer |
Performer |
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Rating |
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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
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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
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Resonus Classics
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9 / 9
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STRAUSS, RICHARD: Der Rosenkavalier
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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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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: Elijah; St. Paul; Symphony No. 2; Psalms Opp. 31, 51, & 91
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MENDELSSOHN; FELIX
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Christine Schäfer, Cornelia Kallisch, Michaela Kaune, Juliane Banse (soprano); Ingeborg Danz, Marlis Petersen, Sybilla Rubens (mezzo-soprano); Michael Schade, Andreas Schmidt (tenor); Christoph Genz, Matthias Goerne (baritone); et al.
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Prague Chamber Chorus, Gächinger Kantorei, Czech Philharmonic, Helmuth Rilling
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Hänssler Classic
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Insiders Only
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RÄÄTS, JAAN: Kaleidoscopic Etudes
PÄRT, ARVO: Mozart-Adagio
GÓRECKI, HENRYK: Lerchenmusik: Recitatives and Ariosos
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GÓRECKI; HENRYKPÄRT; ARVORÄÄTS; JAAN
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Patrick Messina (clarinet); Henri Demarquette (cello); Fabrizio Chiovetta (piano)
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Aparte
|
6 / 9
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Four pieces without opus number; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”); Bagatelles Op. 33; Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2; 32 Variations in C minor
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BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
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Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)
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Hyperion
|
8 / 10
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DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Violin Concerto
SUK, JOSEF: Fantasy in G minor; Liebeslied
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DVORÁK; ANTONINSUK; JOSEF
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Eldbjorg Hemsing (violin)
Buribayev; Alan
: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
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BIS
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7 / 9
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SCHREKER, FRANZ: Prelude to a Drama; Suite from The Birthday of the Infanta; Romantic Suite
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SCHREKER; FRANZ
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Falletta; JoAnn
: Berlin Radio Symphony
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Naxos
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9 / 9
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DEBUSSY, CLAUDE: Études
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DEBUSSY; CLAUDE
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Élodie Vignon (piano)
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Cypres
|
6 / 7
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BACH, J.S.: The Art of Fugue BWV 1080
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BACH; J.S.
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Craig Sheppard (piano)
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Romeo
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9 / 9
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FÉVIN, ANTOINE DE: Missa Ave Maria; Ascendens Christus in altum; Sancta Trinitas a 4; Sancta Trinitas a 6; Salve sancta parens (chant); Missa Salve sancta parens
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FÉVIN; ANTOINE DE
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Rice; Stephen
: The Brabant Ensemble
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Hyperion
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9 / 9
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
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Onyx
|
7 / 7
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BACH, J.S.: Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
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BACH; J.S.
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Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
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Sony
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9 / 9
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STRAUSS, RICHARD: Salome
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STRAUSS; RICHARD
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Caballé, Montserrat (soprano)
Milnes, Sherrill (baritone)
Leinsdorf; Erich
: London Symphony Orchestra
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Sony Classical
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Insiders Only
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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Un ballo in maschera
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VERDI; GIUSEPPE
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Montserrat Caballé, Margherita Guglielmi (soprano); José Carreras (tenor); Renato Bruson (baritone); Ruza Baldani (mezzo-soprano)
La Scala Orchestra & Chorus, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
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Myto
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Insiders Only
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GUISEPPE VERDI - Aida
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VERDI; GIUSEPPE
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Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo soprano)
Placido Domingo (Radames)
Pierro Cappucilli (baritone)
others
Muti; Riccardo
: Chorus of the Royal Opera House,New Philharmonia Orchestra
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EMI
|
10 / 8
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Opera arias by Verdi Boito, Mascagni, Rossini, Turina, Montsalvatge, Puccini, & Bellini; Spanish songs -
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Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
Alexis Weissenberg (piano)
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EMI
|
10 / 8
|
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GIUSEPPE VERDI - La forza del destino
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VERDI; GIUSEPPE
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Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
José Carreras (tenor)
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone)
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Giovanni Foiani (bass)
Maria Luisa Nave (mezzo-soprano)
others
Patané; Giuseppe
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Hardy Classic
|
10 / 7
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD: Candide Overture; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Three Dance Variations form Fancy Free; On the Waterfront; Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
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BERNSTEIN; LEONARD
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Lindberg; Christian
: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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BIS
|
7 / 9
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SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI: Symphony No. 6; Sinfonietta (String Quartet No. 8, arr. Stasevich)
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SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI
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Järvi; Paavo
: Estonian Festival Orchestra
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Alpha Classics
|
8 / 9
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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
|
10 / 10
|
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BARTÓK, BELA: Concerto for Orchestra; Piano Concerto No. 3
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BARTÓK; BELA
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Javier Perianes (piano)
Munich Philharmonic, Pablo Heras-Casado
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Harmonia Mundi
|
9 / 9
|
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SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Piano Works; Quintet for Piano & Strings in A major D. 667 (“Trout”); Seven Lieder
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SCHUBERT; FRANZ
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Artur Schnabel (piano); Karl Ulrich Schnabel (piano); Therese-Behr Schnabel (contralto)
Pro Arte Quartet
|
Warner Classics
|
Insiders Only
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MARTEAU, HENRI: String Quartet No. 2 Op. 9; Huit Mélodies Op. 19 for Mezzo-soprano & String Quartet
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MARTEAU; HENRI
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Isasi Quartet; Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano)
Isasi Quartet
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CPO
|
Insiders Only
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BACH, J.S.: Prelude (BWV 1006); Sonatas (BWV 1001 & 1003); Chaconne (BWV 1004); Sinfonia (BWV 156)
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BACH; J.S.
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Bin Hu (guitar)
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Eudora
|
10 / 10
|
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RAVEL, MAURICE: Daphnis et Chloé (Suites); La Valse; Le Tombeau de Couperin
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RAVEL; MAURICE
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Celibidache; Sergiu
: Munich Philharmonic
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BR Klassik
|
Insiders Only
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LANGGAARD, RUED: Écrasez l’infâme; "Unfinished" Sonata for Piano & Violin; Short Violin Sonata; Violin Sonata No. 4
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LANGGAARD; RUED
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Gunvor Sihm (violin); Berit Johansen Tange (piano)
|
Dacapo
|
9 / 10
|
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TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
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TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH
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MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis
|
Sony Classical
|
9 / 6
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