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ABC Classics
Bach, J. S.
Six Partitas, BWV825-30 Parle ABC745 6405 (three CDs)
Various composers
‘From the Highlands - Music for Bagpipes and Drums’: The essential melodies and marches of military band music for pipes and drums Black Watch; Scots Guards; Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; Royal Scots Dragoon Guards et al ABC530 5815 (two CDs)

Accent
Wagenseil
‘Concerts choisis’: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Wind, Strings and Basso continuo, WWV345; Concerto for Harp and Strings, WWV281; Concerto for Fortepiano, Violin and Strings, WWV325; Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo, WWV342 Echo du Danube/Weimann ACC24186

Albion Records
Vaughan Williams
‘Music in the Heart’: Serenade to Music; Pilgrim’s Journey (arr. Douglas); Vaughan Williams on the teachings of Parry and Stanford; excerpt from Vaughan Williams’s funeral service (Westminster Abbey, 1958) Allen; Baillie; Mitchell; Suddaby; Brunskill; Desmond; Jarred; Ripley; Herbert; Lewis; Manton; Nash; Allin; Easton; Henderson; Williams; Liverpool PO/Vaughan Williams (London, 1951); Bové; Scott; Peck; Ostlund; Plymouth Ch, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn/Pfohl (New York, 1965) ALBCD003

Alia Vox
Various composers
‘Musica Notturna - Invocation à la Nuit’ Figueras; Savall, A.; Savall, F.; Savall, J.; Lawrence-King; Hespèrion XXI; Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reial de Catalunya AV9861 (two CDs)

Alpha Productions
Bach, J. S.
‘Entre Parodies et Transcriptions’ Oleg; Dubois ALPHA126
Beethoven
Piano Concertos - No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Piano Concerto in D, Op. 61a Cristofori Ensemble/Schoonderwoerd ALPHA122
Durosoir
String Quartets - No. 1 in F minor; No. 2 in D minor; No. 3 in B minor Quatuor Diotima ALPHA125
Haydn
‘Trios pour Nicolaus Esterhazy’: Baryton Trios - Hob. XI/14 in D; Hob. XI/59 in G; Hob. XI/80 in G; Hob. XI/85 in D; Hob. XI/96 in B minor; Hob. XI/97 in D Rincontro ALPHA128

Altara
Browne; Goossens; Gurney
‘The Dark Pastoral - Songs and Poetry from World War One’ Kennedy; Drake; Russell-Beale ALT1035
Mozart
‘The Complete Piano Sonatas’ Katin ALT1026 (five CDs)

Ambronay Éditions
Bach, C. P. E.; Chiesa; Eberlin; Mozart; Schobert
‘Psaltérion et Fortepiano’, inc. Chiesa’s ‘Sonata for Psalterion’ Zylberajch; Übellacker AMY012

Andromeda
Brahms; Franck
‘Ferenc Fricsay’: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Symphonic Variations Hansen; Weber; RIAS Symphonie-Orch/Fricsay (1953; 1957) ANDRCD5128
Haydn
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI/2 Kupper; Traxel; Greindl; Berry; Kölner Rundfunkchor und -Sinfonieorch/Keilberth (1957) ANDRCD9037 (two CDs)
Mozart
‘Robert Casadesus and George Szell’: Piano Concertos - No. 10 in E flat, K365/K316a (Concerto for two pianos); No. 12 in A, K414/K385p; No. 18 in B flat, K456; No. 20 in D minor, K466 Casadesus, R.; Casadesus, G.; Columbia SO/Szell (1955-56) ANDRCD5129 (two CDs)

Archipel
Beethoven
Piano Concertos - No. 1 in C, Op. 15; No. 4 in G, Op. 58 Gilels; Leningrad PO/Sanderling (1957-58) ARPCD0379
Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, ‘Choral’ Stich-Randall; Majdan; Dermota; Schöffler; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Symphoniker/Böhm (1957) ARPCD0394
Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, ‘Emperor’ Francescatti; Casadesus, R.; NYPO/ Mitropoulos (1955; 1952) ARPCD0380
Beethoven; Mozart
Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80; Mass No. 19 in D minor, K626, ‘Requiem’ Stich-Randall; Malaniuk; Kmentt; Böhme; Richter-Haaser; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Symphoniker/Böhm (1957; 1956) ARPCD0395
Beethoven; Schubert
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony No. 9 in C, D944, ‘Great’ Wiener Philharmoniker; SDR-Sinfonieorch Stuttgart/Schuricht (1952; 1957) ARPCD0382
Mozart
Thamos, König in Ägypten, K345/K336a Meneguzzer; Zilio; Frascati; Marescalchi; Orch Sinfonica di Torino della RAI/Giulini (Turin, 1958) ARPCD0405
Rimsky-Korsakov; Tchaikovsky
The Golden Cockerel - Overture; Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Boston SO; San Francisco SO/Monteux (1945; 1958) ARPCD0381

Archiv Produktion
Mozart
Symphonies - No. 29 in A, K201/K186a; No. 33 in B flat, K319; No. 35 in D, K385, ‘Haffner’; No. 38 in D, K504, ‘Prague’; No. 41 in C, K551, ‘Jupiter’ Orch Mozart/Abbado 477 7598 (two CDs)
Mozart
Violin Concertos - No. 1 in B flat, K207; No. 2 in D, K211; No. 3 in G, K216; No. 4 in D, K218; No. 5 in A, K219; Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K364/K320d Carmignola; Waskiewicz; Orch Mozart/Abbado 477 7371 (two CDs)

Arco Diva
Bodorová; Lukás; Mácha
‘Quattro Plays Quattro’: Concerto dei fiori; Bern Concerto, ‘Silberwolke’; Concerto grosso, Op. 36; Dies natalis, Op. 348; The Pure Virgin - Variations on a Czech mediaeval song Sedlácek; Junek; Francu; Ochman; Hosprová; Quattro Orch/Stilec UP0100-2 131

Arthaus Musik
Attaignant; de Cabézon; Correa de Arauxo; Couperin, F.; Daquin; Frescobaldi; de Grigny
‘History of the Organ, Vol. 1 - Latin Origins’ Various artists 102 111 (DVD-V)
Buxtehude; Dowland et al
‘Andreas Scholl - Countertenor’: A portrait by Uli Aumüller and Hanne Kaisik Scholl et al 101 445 (DVD-V)
Dvorák
‘The Dvorák Cycle, Vol. 4’: Cello Concerto in B minor, B191; Symphony No. 9 in E minor, B178, ‘From the New World’ Maisky; Prague SO/Pezek (Frankfurt, 1993) 102 141 (DVD-V)
Purcell
Dido and Aeneas, Z626 (sung in English as a choreographic opera; choreography: Sasha Waltz) Vocalconsort Berlin; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin/Cremonesi (Berlin, 2005) 101 311 (DVD-V)
Strauss, J. II; Weber
‘Carlos Kleiber - Rehearsal and in Concert: A Behind-the-Scenes Portrait of the Maestro’: Die Fledermaus - Overture; Der Freischütz, J277 - Overture Südfunk Sinfonieorch/Kleiber (1970) 101062 (DVD-V)
Various composers
‘Herbert von Karajan - Maestro for the Screen’: A film by Georg Wübbolt, focusing on one specific facet of von Karajan’s artistic work: he was the first conductor to be obsessed with the filming of his musical performances in order to preserve a cultural heritage von Karajan et al 101459 (DVD-V)
Verdi
Simon Boccanegra (stage direction: Giorgio Gallione) Frontali; Giannattasio; Prestia; Vratogna; Rota; Scala; Michelazzo; Coro e Orch del Teatro Comunale di Bologna/Mariotti (Bologna, 2007) 101307 (DVD-V)

Arts
Biber
Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas (and Passacaglia) Minasi; Bizzarrie Armoniche/Russo 47735-8 (two Hybrid SACDs)
Mozart
‘Demofoonte - Fragments of an Opera’ (by and based upon Metastasio, conception and German libretti by Sabine Radermacher) inc. Mozart’s six arias on Metastasio’s ‘Demofoonte’: Non curo l’affetto, K74b; Misero me ... Misero pargoletto, K77/K73e; Se ardire, e speranza, K82/K73o; Se tutti i mali miei, K83/K73p; Ma che vi fece ... Sperai vicino il lido, K368; In te spero, o sposo amato, K440/K383h Habich; Marguerre; Im; Or; Cappella Coloniensis/Weil 47746-8 (two Hybrid SACDs)

Attacca
Rokus van Roosendael
‘Static Motion’: Tala; Irama; Windows; Static Motion; Space of Time; Echo; Facetten; Psalm 139; The Beatitudes Netherlands Chamber Chor and Orch/de Waart; Eötvös ATT28113 (two CDs)

Aurora Norwegian Contemporary Music
Bratlie; Kolberg; Ødegaard; Ore; Schaathun; Thoresen;
‘Djånki Don’: Lamentations; Plym-Plym; O Magnum Mysterium; Schwirren; Verklärung; Diphonie I, Op. 39 Nordic Voices ACD5055
Nordheim
‘The Nordheim Tapes - Electronic Music from the 1960s’: Collages I-IV and excerpts from incidental music for radio plays Nordheim ACD5051 (two CDs)

Avie Records
Bach, J. S.; Handel
‘Lorraine at Emmanuel - Celebrating the lives of Craig Smith and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’: Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV30 - Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder; Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV33 - Wie fürchtsam wankten meine Schritte; Hercules, HWV60 - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings the role of Dejanira Hunt Lieberson; Orch of Emmanuel Music/Smith; Harbison AV2130
Brahms
‘The Late Piano Pieces’: Sieben Fantasien, Op. 116; Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118; Vier Klavierstücke, Op. 119 Groh AV2136 (Hybrid SACD)

BelAir Classiques
Rossini
L’Italiana in Algeri (stage direction: Toní Servillo) Stotijn; Mironov; Vinco; Drole; Caoduro; Martirosyan; Willeit; Arnold Schönberg Chor; Mahler Chamber Orch/Frizza (Aix-en-Provence, 2006) BAC025 (DVD-V)
Various composers
‘The Children of the Beijing Opera - One minute on stage, ten years of training’: A film by Don Kent and Christian Dumais-Lvowski Children of the Beijing Opera BAC038 (DVD-V)

BIS
Aho
Symphony No. 12, ‘Luosto Symphony’ Piira; Alamikkotervo; Lehtonen; Lahti SO; Chamber Orch of Lapland/Storgårds BIS-SACD-1676
Bach, J. S.
‘Cantatas, Vol. 39’: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV68; Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen, BWV175; Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV28; Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV183; Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV85 Sampson; Blaze; Türk; Kooij; Badiarov; Concerto Palatino; Bach Collegium Japan/Suzuki, M. BIS-SACD-1641 (Hybrid SACD)
Balakirev; Mussorgsky; Ravel
Islamey - Oriental Fantasy; Pictures at an Exhibition; Gaspard de la Nuit Kempf BIS-SACD-1580 (Hybrid SACD)
Beethoven
Piano Concertos - No. 1 in C, Op. 15; No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Brautigam; Norrköping SO/Parrott BIS-SACD-1692
Britten
Winter Words, Op. 52; Four Burns Songs; Who are these Children?, Op. 84; If it’s ever spring again; Dawtie’s Devotion; The Gully; The Children and Sir Nameless; Tradition; Ca’ the yowes Norman; Gould BIS-CD-1510
Grieg
‘Complete Orchestral Music’ Ogawa; Kringelborn; Hagegård; Bergen PO/Ruud et al BIS-CD-1740/42 (eight CDs)
Sibelius
‘Sibelius Edition - Vol. 4: Piano Music 1’: Original Works and Piano Transcriptions: Piano Sonata in F; Six Impromptus; Kyllikki; Ten Pieces, Op. 24; Bagatelles; Pensées lyriques; Finlandia; Karelia; Valse triste; Youth production, student compositions and other works Gräsbeck; Pöysti BIS-CD-1909/11 (five CDs)
Sibelius
‘YL - The Voice of Sibelius’: Six Songs, Op.18; Hymn (Natus in curas), Op. 21; Kuutamolla, JS114; Isänmaalle, JS98b; Veljeni vierailla mailla, JS217; Till havs, Op. 84 No. 5; Two Songs, Op. 108; Finlandia-Hymni, Op. 26; Rakastava, JS160b; Koskenlaskijan morsiamet, Op. 33; Tulen synty, Op. 32; Vapautettu kuningatar, Op. 48; Har du mod?, Op. 31 No. 2; Laulu Lemminkäiselle, Op. 31 No. 1; Jääkärien marssi, Op. 91a Nyman; Hakala; YL Male Voice Ch; Lahti SO/Vänskä; Hyökki BIS-CD-1433
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48; Elegy in Memory of I. V. Samarin Gothenburg SO/Järvi, N. BIS-SACD-1458
Tcherepnin
Piano Concertos - No. 1, Op. 12; No. 3, Op. 48; Festmusik, Op. 45a; Symphonic March, Op. 80 Ogawa; Singapore SO/Lan Shui BIS-CD-1317
Villa-Lobos
‘Choros, Vol. 2’: Choros - No. 1, A161; No. 4, A218; No. 6, A219; No. 8, A208; No. 9, A232 São Paulo SO/Neschling BIS-CD-1450

BMOP/sound
Hyla
Lives of the Saints Nessinger; Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Rose BMOP/sound1003

Bridge Records
Beethoven
‘Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5’: Piano Sonatas - No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’; No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, ‘Moonlight’; No. 21 in C, Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’ Ohlsson BRIDGE9250
Beethoven
Piano Sonatas - No. 9 in E, Op. 14 No. 1; No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’; No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Primakov BRIDGE9251
Brahms
Violin Sonatas - No. 1 in G, Op. 78; No. 2 in A, Op. 100; No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Macomber; Han BRIDGE9258
Carpenter; Griffes; Harris; Parker; Thomson
‘American Orchestral Song’: Watercolors; Five Songs from the Chinese, Op. 10; Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun; Cahal Mor of the Wine-Red Hand, Op. 40; The Feast of Love Mason; Odense SO/Mann BRIDGE9254
Crumb
‘Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 11’: The Sleeper; Early Songs; Night of the Four Moons; Otherwordly Resonances; Variazioni for Orchestra DeGaetani; Kalish; Aeolian Chamber Players; Quattro Mani; Odense SO/Mann BRIDGE9253
Jaffe
‘Stephen Jaffe, Vol. 3’: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra; Cut-Time; Poetry of the Piedmont; Homage to the Breath Hardy; Odense SO/Mann; North Carolina Symphony/Llewellyn; Vargas; 21st Century Consort/Kendall BRIDGE9255
León
‘Singin’ Sepia - Six Compositions, 1992-2002’: Bailerín; Singin’ Sepia; Axon; Arenas d’un Tiempo; Satiné; Horizons Starobin; Arnold; Continuum; Kimura; Speculum Musicae; Quattro Mani; NDR Sinfonieorch/ Ruzicka BRIDGE9231
Liderman
‘Barcelonazo (Music for Orchestra)’: Barcelonazo; Glimpses; Refrains Eastman Musica Nova/Scatterday; Kiev Phil/Winstin; Camerata de las Americas/Castillo BRIDGE9241
Mackey
‘Speak Like the People, Write Like the King’: Ars Moriendi; ‘Lude; Gaggle and Flock Borromeo String Quartet; Brentano String Quartet BRIDGE9257
Ricks
‘Mild Violence’: Boundless Light; Mild Violence; American Dreamscape; Dividing Time; Beyond the Zero; Haiku Vickers; Sampen; Brough; Holden; Hansen; Ricks; Macomber; Donato; Talujon Percussion Quartet; New York New Music Ensemble/Baker BRIDGE9256
Schreker
‘Songs’ Haselböck; Holzmair; Ryan BRIDGE9259

Calliope
Saint-Saëns
String Quartets - No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112; No. 2 in G, Op. 153 Quatuor Joachim CAL9389
Tchaikovsky