Puccini: Turandot
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Frank Bridge: – Cello Sonatas
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Telemann: – Concerto TWV 51:D8 in D major for horn, strings & b.c.
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Brahms: – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
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Johannes Brahms
András Schiff (piano/director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ECM · 4855770 · 94 minutes There’s something genuinely bracing about hearing…
Alfred Schnittke
Raul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert…
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas
Paul Watkins (cello), Alessio Bax (piano) Signum · SIGCD969 · 1 hour 49 minutes Beethoven basically invented the cello sonata as…
Arvo Pärt
Tui Hirv (soprano) & Rainer Vilu (baritone)Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Riga Sinfonietta, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir…
Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila (soprano) & Martin Katz (piano) Ondine · ODE1100-5 · 76 minutes There’s something electric about hearing Mattila on home…
George Gershwin
Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor)Ludwig Orchestra Alpha · ALPHA293 · 57 minutes Hannigan singing while conducting is the kind of feat that could…
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich (piano), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani Avanti · AVA10662 · 50 minutes Argerich pairing with Lahav Shani feels like…
Supraphon New Releases
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Bernstein: Overtures
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Boccherini: Cello Sonatas
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