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Penderecki and Lutoslawski Quartets – Royal String Quartet
PENDERECKI String Quartets Nos. 1-3; LUTOSLAWSKI String Quartet (Royal String Quartet) Royal String Quartet Hyperion CDA67943 (59:24)…
Pergolesi: The Seven Words – Jacobs
PERGOLESI The Seven Words Uttered by the Dying Christ on the Cross Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Sophie…
Pickard: Piano Concerto, Sea-Change and Tenebrae
PICKARD Piano Concerto, Sea-Change, Tenebrae John Pickard (b.1963) Frederik Ullén (piano), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins BIS-CD-1873 (74:02)…
Busoni Piano Music Volume 8 – Wolf Harden
BUSONI Piano Music Volume 8: 24 Preludes, Op. 37; Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Wolf…
Brzezinski Piano Works – Barbara Pakura
PAKURA Brzeziński, Szulc: Piano and Violin Works (Acte Préalable) Barbara Pakura (piano), Irena Kalinowska-Grohs (violin) Acte Préalable…
Chopin Piano Concertos – Cherkassky
CHOPIN Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Shura Cherkassky (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Christopher…
Debussy: 24 Preludes (orch. Breiner) – Märkl
DEBUSSY 24 Preludes, Books I and II (orch. Peter Breiner) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jun…
Harmonica and Strings – Gianluca Littera
A Breath Between the Strings: Jacob, Moody, Kinsey (Gianluca Littera) Gianluca Littera, harmonica; Quartetto Energie Nove Dynamic…
Britten Complete String Quartets – Emperor Quartet
BRITTEN The Music for String Quartet Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Emperor Quartet; John Metcalfe (viola, Phantasy) BIS BIS2640…
Debussy Piano Four-Hands – Armengaud and Chauzu
DEBUSSY Petite Suite, Marche écossaise, Six Épigraphes antiques, Première Suite d’orchestre Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Jean-Pierre Armengaud and…
Penderecki: Piano and Flute Concertos – Barry Douglas
PENDERECKI Piano Concerto, Flute Concerto / Fonogrammi, Horn Concerto etc. / Serenade, Sinfoniettas etc. (Antoni Wit) Barry…
Bruckner Symphonies Nos. 4-9 – Klemperer
BRUCKNER Symphonies Nos. 4-9 (Klemperer) Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Philharmonia Orchestra/New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer EMI Classics 4042962…
Ronald Stevenson: Transcriptions – Murray McLachlan
STEVENSON Arrangements and Transcriptions Ronald Stevenson (b.1928) Murray McLachlan (piano) DIVINE ART DDA 21372 (71.22 + 70.35…
Elgar: Part-Songs and Choral Works – Rodolfus Choir
ELGAR Go, song of mine – Part-Songs and Choral Works Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Rodolfus Choir/Ralph Allwood…
Orff: Carmina Burana and Trionfi Cycle – Jochum
ORFF Carmina Burana, Catulli Carmina, Trionfo di Afrodite Carl Orff (1895-1982) Elfriede Trötschel (soprano), Paul Kuen (tenor),…
Spohr: Works for Violin and Piano – Turban, Lessing
SPOHR Grand Duo concertant, Op.112; Adagio, WoO37; Rondoletto, Op.149; Six Salon Pieces, Op.135 Louis Spohr (1784-1859) Ingolf…
Dvorak: Cypresses and String Quartet No. 13 – Cypress String Qu
DVOŘÁK Cypresses, B152 & String Quartet No. 13, B192 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Cypress String Quartet AVIE AV2275…
Elgar Cello Concerto – Zuill Bailey
BAILEY Elgar Cello Concerto, Smetana Ma Vlast (Telarc) Zuill Bailey (cello), Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra/Krzysztof Urbanski TELARC TEL-34030-02…
Guerrero: Le Voyage en Orient – Le Banquet du Roy
Le Voyage en Orient: Le Banquet du Roy (Guerrero, various) Gertrudis Vergara, soprano; Yannick Lebossé, counter-tenor, renaissance…
Bruckner Symphony 3 & Mahler Symphony 2 – Adler
ADLER conducts Bruckner and Mahler (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) Anny Felbermayer (soprano); Sonja Dreksler (alto); Austrian Radio Choir;…
Soler Harpsichord Sonatas – Richard Lester
SOLER 13 Sonatas; BOCCHERINI Fandango Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Richard Lester (harpsichord), David Ponsford (harpsichord II) NIMBUS NI5906…
Orff: Carmina Burana – Ormandy
ORFF Carmina Burana; Die Kluge (highlights) Carl Orff (1895-1982) Janice Harsanyi (soprano), Rudolph Petrak (tenor), Harve Presnell…
Dvorák and Bruch Violin Concertos – Julia Fischer
FISCHER Dvořák & Bruch Violin Concertos (Decca) Julia Fischer (violin), Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich/David Zinman DECCA 478 3544 (56:29)…
Britten: Orchestral Works – Pešek
BRITTEN Orchestral Works Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) EMI CLASSICS 9781602 (63.18 + 75.59 + 74.29 + 70.10 +…
