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2L
Nielsen. Tchaikovsky ‘Souvenir’: Little Suite for String Orchestra in A minor, FS6. Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70. Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 TrondheimSolistene/Gimse 2L90CD
ABC Classics
Ford ‘Learning to Howl – Music by Andrew Ford’ Sheldon; Sydney Chamber Ch/Pratt; McGuire ABC481 0188
Acanta
Albinoni. Bach, J. S. Clarke. Fasch. Handel. Haydn. Hummel. Mozart, L. Purcell. Telemann. Torelli ‘Carole Dawn Reinhart – The First Queen of Trumpet and Her Best Recordings’ Reinhart et al 233701 (two CDs)
Bellini. Bizet. Mascagni. Puccini. Verdi ‘Mirella Freni – The Opera Album’ Freni et al 233707 (three CDs)
Berlin. Heuberger. Kálmán. Lehár. Lincke. Lloyd Webber. Millöcker. Strauss, J. II et al ‘Melanie Holliday – The Very Best of Operetta, Musical and Movies’ Holliday et al 233693 (two CDs)
Aeon
Bach, J. S. Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992. Italian Concerto in F, BWV971. Aria variata alla maniera italiana, BWV989. Concertos – BWV973 in G (after Vivaldi); BWV974 in D minor (after A. Marcello); BWV978 in F (after Vivaldi); BWV981 in C minor (after B. Marcello) Cavé AECD1111
agOgique
Dall’Abaco, E. Dall’Abaco, J. ‘Padre e figlio’: Capricci I-XI. Sonatas, Op. 1 – I; II; IV; V; VI; XI; XII. Sonatas, Op. 3 – I; II; IV Cocset; Les Basses Réunies AGO011
Alia Vox
Traditional et al ‘Esprits des Balkans – Balkan Spirit’, exploring the music of Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and Turkey Hespèrion XXI/Savall, J. AVSA9898 (Hybrid SACD)
Alpha
Dalmatian Gregorian and Glagolitic Chant ‘Judith – Une histoire biblique de la Croatie renaissante’: A film by Radislav Jovanov Gonzo, based on the epic poem of the Croatian writer Marko Marulic Livljanic; Ensemble Dialogos ALPHA702 (DVD-V + CD)
Alto
Anderson. Bernstein. Farnon. Gershwin. Gould. Kern. Korngold. Porter. Rodgers et al ‘Manhattan Playboys – 20 American Light Classics’, inc. Anderson’s ‘Forgotten Dreams’, Gould’s ‘American Salute’, Porter’s ‘Night and Day’ and Rodgers’s ‘Song of the High Seas’ Sutherland Concert Orch/Sutherland ALC1206
Bach, J. S. Sonatas for Flute and Basso continuo, BWV1030-35. Partita for Flute in A minor, BWV1013 Stinton; Wright; Johnston ALC2022 (two CDs)
Britten Simple Symphony, Op. 4. Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’. Spring Symphony, Op. 44 Vyvyan; Proctor; Pears; I Musici/Ayo; Chor and Orch of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Britten ALC1228
Copland Appalachian Spring. Billy the Kid. Four Dance Episodes from ‘Rodeo’ LSO; Minneapolis Orch/Dorati ALC1229
De Curtis. Di Capua. Tosti et al ‘Giuseppe Di Stefano – Neapolitan Songs’, inc. De Curtis’s ‘Torna a Sorriento’, Di Capua’s ‘O sole mio’ and Tosti’s ‘A ’vucchella’ Di Stefano et al ALC1226
Dowland. Locke, M. Sermisy. Tomkins. Weelkes ‘Erth, Water, Ayre and Fier – John Dowland and Friends’ Consort of Musicke/Rooley ALC1223
Dvořák Tema con variazione, B65. Poetic Tone Pictures, B161 Kvapil ALC1212
Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila – Dances. Kamarinskaya – Orchestral Dances. Ivan Susanin – Dances, etc. Lebedeva; Demchenko; Lyubimov; Luzhanov; Lapins; Ivanov; Moscow Radio SO/Fedoseyev; Ermler ALC1242
Nielsen Symphonies – No. 4, FS76, ‘Inextinguishable’; No. 5, FS97 LSO/Schmidt ALC1236
Orff Carmina Burana. Die Kluge – highlights Harsanyi; Petrak; Presnell et al; Rutgers University Ch; Philadelphia Orch/
Ormandy; Philharmonia Orch/Sawallisch ALC1219
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55. Piano Sonatas – No. 7 in B flat, Op. 83; No. 8 in B flat, Op. 84 Richter; Warsaw National PO/Rowicki ALC1230
Puccini ‘Carlo Bergonzi sings … ’, inc. arias from ‘La bohème’, ‘Tosca’, ‘Madama Butterfly’, ‘Aida’, ‘La Forza del Destino’, ‘Luisa Miller’, ‘Un ballo in maschera’ and ‘Macbeth’ Bergonzi et al ALC1224
Puccini. Verdi Turandot Nilsson; Björling; Tebaldi; Sereni; De Palma; Frascati; Tozzi; De Paolis et al; Cor e Orch del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma/Leinsdorf ALC2021 (two CDs)
Respighi The Birds. Brazilian Impressions – Canzone e Danza. Ancient Airs and Dances LSO; Philharmonia Hungarica/Dorati ALC1222
Schumann Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G, Op. 92. Fantasy in C, Op. 17 Richter; Warsaw National PO/Wislocki ALC1220
Various composers ‘Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – 20 Greatest Opera Choruses’ Robert Shaw Chorale; Orch dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia; Chor and Orch of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden et al ALC1214
Aparté
Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114. Cello Sonatas – No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38; No. 2 in F, Op. 99 Gaillard; Schwizgebel-Wang; Di Càsola AP053
Arcana
Schubert ‘The Complete Piano Sonatas played on Period Instruments’ Badura-Skoda A364 (nine CDs)
Archiv Produktion
Various composers ‘Archiv Produktion 1947-2013 – A Celebration of Artistic Excellence from the Home of Early Music’ Various artists 479 1045 (55 CDs)
Arte Verum
Brahms ‘Lieder’: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4. Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1. Alte Liebe, Op. 72 No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1. Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1. Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2, etc. Hendricks; Pöntinen ARV011
Atoll
Griffiths, D. ‘charms and knots – songs by David Griffiths’: Shoriken. Five Songs of Love. Charms and Knots Griffiths, D.; Griffiths, C. ACD149
Whitehead ‘Arapatiki’: Hine te Kakara. Camelot. Arapatiki. Three Windows on the Weather. Nga ha o neher a de Pledge; Hoadley; Tuhonohono ACD412
Audite Musikproduktion
Brahms. Schumann Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15. Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Gelber; du Pré; RSO Berlin/Albrecht (Berlin, 1963) 95.622
Dutilleux. Hindemith. Martin. Muczynski. Poulenc Sonatine for Flute and Piano. Flute Sonata. Ballade for Flute and Piano. Flute Sonata, Op. 14. Flute Sonata, FP164 Heinzmann; Hoppe
92.667 (Hybrid SACD)
Avanti Classic
Various composers ‘La Passion – Roby Lakatos & Ensemble live at Sydney Opera House’ Roby Lakatos & Ensemble AVANTI10412 (two Hybrid SACDs)
Avie Records
Debussy. Liszt. Romberg, M. Schubert ‘Alexandra Silocea – Sound Waves’, inc. Debussy’s ‘L’Îsle joyeuse’, Liszt’s ‘Variations on ‘Wenien, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’, S180’, Martin Romberg’s ‘Eärendil, the Mariner’ and Schubert’s ‘Der Müller und der Bach (transcr. Liszt)’ Silocea AV2266
Handel. Scarlatti, A. Dixit Dominus, HWV232. Dixit Dominus. Concerto in G minor Manahan Thomas; Brazil; Bruce-Payne; Cutting; Brook; Queen’s College Ch, Oxford; Brook Street Band/Rees AV2274
BelAir Classiques
Bach, J. S. Poulenc ‘Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris’: Brandenburgs – opus 88 (1988). Beloved Renegade – opus 129 (2008) Paul Taylor Ballet Company et al BAC095 (DVD-V)
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (choreography: after Vaclav Nijinsky). The Firebird (choreography: Mikhail Fokine) Mariinsky Ballet and Orch/Gergiev BAC241 (DVD-V)
Berlin Classics
Bach, J. S. Matthäus-Passion, BWV244 Schreier et al; Thomanerchor Leipzig; Dresdner Kreuzchor; Gewandhausorch Leipzig/Mauersberger, R. Mauersberger, E. 0300527BC (four 180g Vinyl LPs)
Beethoven Missa solemnis in D, Op. 123 Tomowa-Sintow; Burmeister; Schreier; Polster; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Gewandhausorch Leipzig/
Masur 0300525BC (two 180g Vinyl LPs)
Berlioz. Chausson. Ravel Les nuits d’été, H81. Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19. Shéhérazade Doufexis; Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Steffens 0300523BC
Biber ‘Rosenkranz-Sonaten’: Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas and Passacaglia Siedel; Bell’arte Salzburg 0300531BC (two CDs)
Debussy ‘Poèmes’: Nuit d’étoiles. Fleur des blés. Deux Romances. Fêtes galantes. Le Promenoir des deux amants. Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé. Cinq Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire Doufexis; Heide 0300524BC
Delius. Elgar. Heberle. Heidrich. Ibert. Saint-Saëns. Vaughan Williams ‘Tea for Two’, inc. Delius’s ‘On hearing the first cuckoo in spring’, Elgar’s ‘Salut d’amour’, Ibert’s ‘Divertissement’, Saint-Saëns’s ‘Wedding Cake, Op. 76’, Shostakovich’s ‘Tahiti Trot’ and Vaughan Williams’s ‘Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’’ Steger; Cabassi; Orch della Svizzera Italiana/Griffiths 0300426BC
Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61. Salut d’amour, Op. 12. Offertoire Manoukian; Staatskapelle Weimar/Solyom 0300429BC
Heinichen La Gara degli Dei Coku; Höhn; Nold; Kammerloher; Markert; Eschrig; Bär; Kammerchor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach/Haenchen 0300544BC
Hildegard von Bingen ‘Inspiration – Lieder und Visionen’: Studium Divinitatis. O virga mediatrix. Rex noster. Aer enim. Spiritus Sanctus. O tu illustrata. O virtus Sapientiae. Columba aspexit. Tu rubes ut aurora. O virga ac diadema, etc. VocaMe/Popp 0300425BC
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde. Symphonies – No. 9 in D; No. 10 in F sharp (prepared Cooke et al) Schreier; Finnilä; Berliner Sinfonie-Orch/Sanderling 0300440BC (three CDs)
Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 Soloists; Chor der Staatsoper Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden/Suitner 0300529BC (three 180g Vinyl LPs)
Schubert Die schöne Müllerin, D795 Schreier; Olbertz 0300526BC (two 180g Vinyl LPs)
Schumann. Yun ‘Mit Myrten und Rosen’: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47 – Andante cantabile in A. Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op. 70. Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102. Liederkreis, Op. 24 – No. 9, Mit Myrten und Rosen (arr. Enders). Espace I. Nore Enders; Hering 0300430BC
Wagner ‘German Brass celebrating Wagner’, inc. excerpts from ‘Tannhäuser’, ‘Die Walküre’, ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, ‘Der fliegende Holländer’, ‘Parsifal’ and ‘Lohengrin’ German Brass/Popp 0300533BC
Wagner Parsifal, WWV111 Soloists; Thomanerchor Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orch Leipzig/Kegel (1975) 0300528BC (five 180g Vinyl LPs)
BGS Records
Arnold. Crittenden. Gershwin. Gorb ‘Rhapsody’: English Dances (arr. Ashford). A Scottish Fantasy. Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Stell). Yiddish Dances (arr. Eden) VIDA Guitar Quartet BGS121
Brilliant Classics
Bach, J. S. Goldberg Variations, D944 Belder; Sheng; Barshai, E.; Amati String Trio 94621 (four CDs)
Beethoven. Mozart ‘Alfred Brendel – The Legendary Mozart and Beethoven Recordings’ Brendel et al 94430 (23 CDs)
Boieldieu. Ginastera ‘Harp Concertos’: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C. Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 25 Zoff; Staatskapelle Dresden/Kurz (1981) 9438
Brouwer ‘Agustín Barrios Competition Laureate Series, Vol. 2’: A recital by the 2012 winner of the Concorso Internazionale Agustín Barrios Buono 9445
Fasch Overtures. Concerto in D. Oboe Sonatas. Bassoon Sonatas Virtuosi Saxoniae/
Güttler (1986-87) 94673 (two CDs)
Handel ‘Romantic Organ Transcriptions’: Transcriptions by W. T. Best, George C. Martin, F. C. Woods, Théodore Dubois and Alexandre Guilmant Gabba 94709
Haydn Symphonies Nos. 93-104, Hob. I/93-104, ‘London’ Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Fischer, A. 94601 (five CDs)
Loewe ‘Balladen’: Die Heinzelmännchen. Der verliebte Maikäfer. Der Wirtin Töchterlein. Süsses Begräbnis. Prinz Eugen. Der Nöck. Heinrich der Vogler. Erlkönig. Goldschmieds Töchterlein. Tom der Reimer. Die Uhr Büchner; Adam; Shetler; Dunckel 94676
Milanuzzi ‘Arias and Dances’: E pur ancora lusingando vai. Battaglia. Non si scherzi con Amore. Alla Donna sol piace. Bergamasca. Vanne, và, ti fida o mio core. Vedilo, vedilo là. Sì dolce è il tormento. Ballo delle torce, etc. Sciannimanico; Capella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini/Lastraioli 94714
Purcell ‘Complete Music for Strings’: 12 Sonatas of Three Parts. 10 Sonatas in Four Parts. Fantasias Musica Amphion/Belder 94619 (three CDs)
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 87, ‘Organ’. Symphony in F, ‘Urbs Roma Gavoty; Orch National de l’ORTF/
Martinon (1972-75) 94618
Brilliant Opera Collection
Bellini Beatrice di Tenda Gavanelli; Aliberti; Capasso; Thompson; De Haan; Martin et al; Chor und Orch der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Luisi (Berlin-Dahlem, 1992) 94679 (two CDs)
Flotow Martha Berger; Tegetthoff; Fuchs; Anders; Greindl et al; Chor der Staatsoper Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden/Schüler (Berlin, 1944) 94681 (two CDs)
Ponchielli La Gioconda Hui He; d’Intino; Smith; Atanaeli; Striuli; Franci; Pittari; Nardinocchi et al; Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Salerno; Orch Sinfonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi/Steckler (Salerno, 2012) 94607 (three CDs)
Weber Euryanthe, J291 Vogel; Gedda; Norman; Krause; Hunter; Krahmer; Neukirch et al; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden/
Janowski (Dresden, 1974) 94682 (three CDs)
Challenge Classics
Bartók. Kodály ‘Valentina Toth – Hungarian Horizon’: 14 Bagatelles, BB50. Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, BB45b. Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 11 Toth CC72522
Schubert Winterreise, D911 Prégardien, C.; Gees CC72596 (Hybrid SACD); CC72595 (DVD-V); CC72588 (Blu-ray disc)
Vloeimans, E. Evensong. Waterfront Vloeimans, E.; Vroomans, H.; Vierdag; Kölsch; Netherlands SO/Hempel CC72582 (Hybrid SACD)
Weinberg ‘Complete Sonatas and Works’: The complete works for violin and piano Roth; Gallardo CC72567 (three CDs)
Channel Classics
Burian. Hába. Ponc. Schimmerling. Ullmann ‘Around Prague’: Small Overture, Op. 42. Nonet, Op. 41. Five Polydynamic Pieces, Op. 3. Six Miniatures for Chamber Orchestra. Six Songs, Op. 17, etc. Ebony Band CCSSA34813 (Hybrid SACD)
Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Prelude. Siegfried-Idyll. Götterdämmerung – Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey; Siegfried’s Funeral March; Immolation Scene Lang; Budapest Festival Orch/Fischer, I. CCSSA32713 (Hybrid SACD)
Chopin, Frederick, Institute
Brahms ‘Hommage à Chopin’: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Eerens; Foster-Williams; Collegium Vocale Gent; Orch des Champs-Élysées/Herreweghe NIFCDVD003 (DVD-V)
Chopin Piano Concertos – No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11; No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Adveeva; Orch of the 18th Century/Brüggen NIFCCD029
Christophorus
Byrd. Gibbons. Simpson et al ‘Fabulous London – English Music for Viol Consort’ Les Escapades CHR77369
Claves Records
Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat, D960. Moments musicaux, D780 Chiovetta CD50.1213
Coviello Classics
Bach, J. S. Scelsi ‘Beyond’: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004. L’âme d’ailée, l’âme ouverte. Xnoybis Lüneburg COV61302
Cypres
Schumann ‘Schumann’s Fantasy’: Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. Drei Romanzen, Op. 94. Märchenbilder, Op. 113. Märchenerzählungen, Op. 13 Votano; Thorette; Farjot; Ensemble Contraste CYP1667
Dagamba
Bach, J. S. ‘Transcriptions for Viola da gamba’: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-06 – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003; Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004; Partita No. 3 in E, BWV1006 Heinrich DAGAMBA100
Danacord
Griffes. Ibert. Martin. Nielsen ‘Flute Concertos’: Poem for Flute and Orchestra. Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Ballade for Flute, Strings and Piano. Flute Concerto, FS119 Jensen; South Jutland SO/Bellincampi DACOCD725
Decca Classics
Beethoven. Brahms. Bruckner. Hindemith. Janáček. Mendelssohn. Prokofiev. Verdi ‘Claudio Abbado – The Decca Years’ King; Ghiaurov; Fyson; Ambrosian Chor; Wiener Philharmoniker; New Philharmonia Orch; LSO/Abbado, C. 478 5365 (seven CDs)
Bellini Norma Bartoli; Jo; Osborn; Pertusi; Nikiteanu; Macias et al; Orch La Scintilla/
Antonini 478 3517 (two CDs)
Handel. Mozart. Porpora. Vivaldi ‘Julia Lezhneva – Alleluia’: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, HWV240. Exsultate, jubilate, K165/K158a. In caelo stele clare fulgescant. In furore iustissimae irae, RV626 Lezhneva; Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini 478 5242
Schoenberg. Schubert Verklärte nacht, Op. 4. String Quintet in C, D956 Jansen; Brovtsyn; Grosz; Maintz; Rysanov; Thedéen 478 3551
Strauss, R. Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60 (stage direction: Philippe Arlaud) Fleming; Smith; Koch; Archibald et al; Staatskapelle Dresden/Thielemann 074 3809 (DVD-V); 074 3810 (Blu-ray disc)
Various composers ‘Mercury Living Presence – The Collector’s Edition 2’ Various artists 478 5092 (53 CDs)
Verdi ‘Pavarotti Sings Verdi’ Pavarotti et al 478 5397 (three CDs)
Decca Eloquence
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, ‘Pastoral’. Egmont, Op. 80 – Overture. Leonore III, Op. 72 Philharmonia/Ashkenazy (1982; 1983; 1981) 480 7722
Kocsis. Liszt ‘Wagner Transcriptions’: Prelude to Act 1 (Die Meistersinger). Prelude (Tristan und Isolde). Festival and Bridal Song (Lohengrin), S446 No. 1. Isoldens Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde), S447. Solemn March to the Holy Grail (Parsifal), S450 Kocsis (1980) 480 7401
Mozart String Quartets – K499 in D, ‘Hoffmeister’; K589 in B flat Wiener Philharmoniker Quartett (1961) 480 4711
Mozart String Quartets – K575 in D; K590 in F Küchl Quartet 480 7267
Schubert String Quintet in C, D956. String Quartets – No. 10 in E flat, D87; No. 12 in C minor, D703; No. 14 in D minor, D810, ‘Der Tod und das Mädchen’. String Trio in B flat, D471 Harand; Wiener Philharmoniker Quartett (1962-64) 480 4712 (two CDs)
Wagner ‘‘Der Ring des Nibelungen – Explorations’: An introduction to Wagner’s ‘Ring’, devised, presented and produced by the Australian Wagner scholar Peter Bassett, inc. extensive musical excerpts drawn from the Solti recordings Bassett; Solti et al 480 7311 (four CDs)
Delphian Records
Bach, J. S. Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book 1, BWV846-69 Hill DCD34126 (two CDs)
Deutsche Grammophon
Auber. Bach, J. S. Bizet. Dvořák. Handel. Janáček. Mahler. Massenet. Monteverdi. Mozart. Ravel. Vivaldi et al ‘The Art of Magdalena Kozená’ Kozená et al 479 1278 (two CDs)
Beethoven. Brahms. Haydn ‘Europakonzert – The European Concert’: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56a, ‘St Anthoni Chorale’. Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb/1 Capuçon, G.; Berliner Philharmoniker/Dudamel 073 4931 (DVD-V)
Böhm. Kálmán. Lehár. Ralph. Romberg. Sieczynski. Stolz. Tauber ‘Piotr Beczała – Heart’s Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber’, inc. songs from ‘Gräfin Mariza’, ‘Das Land des Lächelns’, ‘Die lustige Witwe’, ‘Paganini’, ‘Giuditta’, ‘The Student Prince’ and ‘Der singende Traum’ Beczała; Netrebko; Fally; Avital; Berlin Comedian Harmonists; RPO/Borowicz 479 0838
Chopin. Liszt. Mozart. Prokofiev. Ravel. Scarlatti, D. Schumann ‘The Art of Yundi’ Yundi; Berliner Philharmoniker/Ozawa; Philharmonia Orch/Davis, A. 479 1302
Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor (stage direction: Mary Zimmerman) Netrebko; Beczała; Kwiecien; Abdrazakov et al; Ballet, Chor and Orch of the Metropolitan Opera/Armiliato 073 4545 (Blu-ray disc)
Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K191/K186e. Clarinet Concerto in A, K622. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K314/K285d Santana; Carbonare; Zoon; Orch Mozart/
Abbado, C. 477 9331
Rossini La Cenerentola (stage direction: Sharon Thomas) Garanča; Brownlee; Relyea; Corbelli; Durkin; Risley; Alberghini et al; Chor and Orch of the Metropolitan Opera/Benini 073 5014 (Blu-ray disc)
Various composers ‘Claudio Abbado – The Symphony Edition’ Abbado, C. et al 479 1046 (40 CDs)
Verdi ‘Rolando Villazón’s Viva Verdi: My Ultimate Collection’ Villazón et al 479 1171 (two CDs)
Verdi Rigoletto (stage direction: Michael Mayer) Beczała; Lucic; Damrau; Volkova; Kocan et al; Ballet, Chor and Orch of the Metropolitan Opera, New York/Mariotti 073 4935 (two DVD-Vs); 073 5013 (Blu-ray disc)
Deutsche Grammophon (France)
Strauss, R. et al ‘Stefan Zweig Le Musicien’: Die schweigsame Frau, Op. 80. ‘La Vienne d’hier de Bach à Berg’ Hotter; von Milinkovic; Prey; Wunderlich; Güden; Alaire; Plümacher; Knapp; Dönch; Pernerstorfer; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper; Wiener Philharmoniker/Böhm (1959) et al 480 6710 (three CDs)
Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence
Wagner ‘Wagner Duets’, inc. duets from ‘Der fliegende Holländer’, ‘Parsifal’, ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, ‘Lohengrin’, ‘Tannhäuser’, ‘Tristan und Isolde’ and ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ Dernesch; Domingo; King; Fischer-Dieskau; Kollo; Nilsson; Price; Studer; Weikl; Windgassen et al (1966-91) 480 7308 (two CDs)
Diversions
Borne. Briccialdi. Chaminade. Chopin. Debussy. Fauré. Gaubert. Godard. Massenet. Rachmaninov. Saint-Saëns ‘Flute Vocalise’, inc. Borne’s Fantaisie brillante sur ‘Carmen’’, Chaminade’s ‘Concertino, Op. 107’, Gaubert’s ‘Nocturne et Allegro scherzando’, Godard’s ‘Suite en trois morceaux, Op. 116’ and Rachmaninov’s ‘Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14’ Smith; Rhodes DDV24156
Documents
Bizet. Cimarosa. Delibes. Donizetti. Gluck. Gounod. Lalo. Mozart. Offenbach. Puccini. Thomas. Verdi et al ‘Léopold Simoneau – The Ultimate Collection’ Simoneau et al 600044 (ten CDs)
Britten ‘Britten 100 – Benjaminn Britten: The Birthday Collection’ Britten et al 600047 (ten CDs)
Busoni. Chopin. Elgar. Holst. Mozart. Paganini. Schumann. Sibelius. Vaughan Williams et al ‘Sir Adrian Boult – Lord of the Proms: Unique Recordings of the Great British Conductor’ Boult et al 600045 (ten CDs)
Dutton Historical
Beethoven ‘Carl Schuricht and Clara Haskil perform … ’: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36. Coriolan, Op. 62. Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43 – Overture Haskil; LPO/Zecchi (1947); Orch de la Suisse Romande/Schuricht (1947); National SO/Goodall (1945); LPO/van Beinum (1946) CDBP9819
Bliss ‘Arthur Bliss conducts … ’: The Beatitudes. Introduction and Allegro. A Colour Symphony, Op. 24. March: The Phoenix (in honour of France). Pastoral, ‘Lie Strewn the White Flocks’, etc. Vyvyan; Lewis; Evans; Morris; Taylor; BBC SO; LSO/Bliss; BBC Chor; Jacques String Orch/Jacques; Philharmonia Orch/Lambert (1946-62) 2CDBP9818 (two CDs)
Brahms. Mozart ‘Elly Ney plays … ’: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83. Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat, K450 Ney; Berliner Philharmoniker/Fiedler (1939-40); chamber orch/van Hoogstraten (1935) CDBP9817
Rachmaninov ‘Sergei Rachmaninov conducts … ’: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44. The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Philadelphia Orch/Rachmaninov (1939; 1929; 1929) CDVS1921
Dux
Lipinski ‘Works for Violin and Piano’: Morceaux de salon. Trois Caprices. Fantasia and Variations on ‘Sonnambula’ by Bellini. Trois Mélodies italiennes de l’opéra ‘Parisina’ par Vincenzo Bellini Nizioł; Mazurkiewicz DUX0878
Penderecki ‘The Very Best of Penderecki’: A compilation celebrating the composer’s 80th birthday Various artists DUX0853-54 (two CDs)
Piazzolla. Vivaldi Cuatro Estaciónes porteños. Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8 Nos. 1-4 Danowicz; New Wrocław Chamber Orch Leopoldinum DUX0904
Shostakovich. Stravinsky. Szymanowski ‘Songs’: Spanish Songs, Op. 100. Six Songs on Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva, Op. 143. Cat’s Cradle Songs. Three Fragments from Poems by Jan Kasprowicz, M4. Three Songs, M33 Rappé; Nosowska; Rutkowski; Malicki DUX0903
ECM New Series
Feldman Violin and Orchestra Widmann; hr-Sinfonieorch (Frankfurt Radio SO)/Pomarico 476 4929
Tabakova ‘String Paths’: Concerto for Cello and Strings. Insight. Suite in Old Style Blaumane; Lithuanian Chamber Orch/Rysanov 476 4826
Ediciones Singulares
Sacchini Renaud Kalinine; Dran; Bou; Boisseau; Fuchs; Velletaz; Santon; Borghi; Dubois; Bourgeois; Les Chantres du Centre de la Musique Baroque de Versailles; Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset ES1012 (two CDs + book, limited edition)
EM Records
Britten. Leach. Parry, B. Parry, J. ‘Season Songs’: Winter Words, Op. 52. Four Songs. Season Songs. Six Songs Edgar-Wilson; Asti; Leach; Wilson EMRCD014
Fuga Libera
Auerbach. Kabalevsky. Rachmaninov ‘A Century of Russian Colours’: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 47a – excerpts. Sonata for Cello and Piano in B flat, Op. 71. Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19 Thomas; Berrut FUG712
Dvořák Cello Concerto in A, B10 (ed. Burghauser). Serenade for Strings in E, B52 Rudin; Musica Viva FUG714
Glossa Music
Bach, J. S. Mendelssohn Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV107 – Herr, gib, dass ich dein’ Ehre ja. Symphonies – No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, ‘Scottish’; No. 4 in A, Op. 90, ‘Italian’ (1833 version) Orch of the Eighteenth Century/Brüggen GCD921117
Glossa Platinum
Anon. Bach, J. S. Bedyngham. Brumel. Cornysh. Fayrfax. Giles. Isaac. Janequin. Machaut. Newark. Preston. Solage. Trebor. Tye. Walter ‘The Passion of Reason – Five centuries of ‘scientific’ music’: Music with a ‘scienftific’ slant, influenced by the concept of the mediaeval quadrivium or the convergence of music, arithmetic, astronomy and geometry Sour Cream GCDP31102
Traditional et al ‘Siciliane – The Songs of an Island’: Donna incostante. Tarantella siciliana. Er allavò. A la Santaninfàra. Canzone araba. La Castagnetta. Amore celato. Marsalisa. La Pachianella, etc. De Vittorio; Laboratorio ’600/Pavan GCDP33001
Griffin & Co.
Bainton. Berkeley. Gardiner. Gibbons. Greene. Harris. Howells. Joubert. Parry. Philips. Stanford. Tallis. Vaughan Williams. Weelkes ‘Evening Hymn – English Choral Music’, inc. Bainton’s ‘And I saw a new Heaven’, Balfour Gardiner’s ‘Evening Hymn’, Harris’s ‘Faire is the Heaven’, Parry’s ‘My Soul, there is a Country’ and Weelkes’s ‘When David heard’ Queen’s College Ch; Cambridge University Brass Group/Gibbons; Walsh GCCD4080
Hallé
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43. The Oceanides, Op. 73. Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49 Hallé/Elder CDHLL7516
Hänssler Classic
Bach, J. S. ‘Edition Bachakademie – The Complete Orchestral Works’ Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orch; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Rilling CD98.009 (11 CDs)
Harmonia Mundi Gold
Bach, J. S. ‘Orchestral Suites’: Orchestral Suites – BWV1066 in C; BWV1067 in B minor; BWV1068 in D; BWV1069 in D Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin HMG501578/79 (two CDs)
Brahms ‘Lieder’: Am Sonntag Morgen, Op. 49 No. 1. Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1. Mädchenlied (Auf die Nacht in der Spinnstub’n … ), Op. 107 No. 5. Sonntag (So hab ich doch die ganze Woche), Op. 47 No. 3, etc. Fink, B.; Vignoles HMG501926
Brahms. Chopin ‘Ballades’: Four Ballades, Op. 10. Ballades – No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23; No. 2 in F, Op. 38; No. 3 in A flat, Op. 47; No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Tiberghien HMG501943
Gershwin ‘Piano Works’: An American in Paris. Gershwin Song-Book. Promenade. Three Preludes. Rhapsody in Blue, etc. Braley HMG501883
Greif ‘Sonate de Requiem’: Trio pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle. Sonate de Requiem, Op. 283 Bertrand; Amoyel; Weithaas HMG501900
Handel Messiah, HWV56 Schlick; Piau; Scholl; Padmore; Berg; Les Arts Florissants/Christie HMG501498/99 (two CDs)
Janequin ‘Le Chant des Oiseaulx’: Réveillez vous, cueurs endormis, ‘Le chant des oiseaux’. En escoutant le chant melodieux, ‘Le chant du rossignol’. Quelqu’un me disoit l’aultre jour. A ce joly moys de May. Or sus vous dormés trop, l’Alouette, ‘Le chant de l’Alouette’, etc. Ensemble Clément Janequin HMG501099
Mozart ‘Gran Partita’: Serenades – K361/K370a in B flat, ‘Gran Partita’; K388/K384a in C minor, ‘Nacht Musique’ Harmonie de l’Orch des Champs-Élysées/
Herreweghe HMG501570
Poulenc ‘Figure humaine’: Figure humaine, FP120. Un Soir de neige, FP126. Sept Chansons, FP81. Quatre petite prières de Saint François d’Assise, FP142 RIAS Kammerchor/Creed; Reuss HMG508394/95 (two CDs)
Telemann ‘Orchestral Suites’: Overture in F, TWV55:F11, ‘Alster Echo’. Overture in G minor, TWV55:g1, ‘La Musette’. Quintet in F, TWV44:10, ‘La Chasse’. Overture jointés d’un Suite tragi-comique in D, TWV55:D22, etc. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin HMG508396/97 (two CDs)
Various composers ‘Monastic Chant’: 12th and 13th Century European Sacred Music Theatre of Voices/Hillier HMG507356/57 (two CDs)
Vivaldi ‘Cello Concertos’: Cello Concertos – RV400 in C; RV401 in C minor; RV405 in D minor; RV407 in D minor; RV408 in E flat; RV411 in F; RV415 in G; RV417 in G minor; RV419 in A minor, etc. Dieltiens; Ensemble Explorations HMG508235/36 (two CDs)
Innova Recordings
Brooks. Fowler. Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. Lang ‘I Want to Live – Contemporary works for women’s choir’: Six Mediaeval Lyrics. Echoes. Konstateringer (Statements). I want to live. this condition. I live in pain The Crossing innova #856
Gao Hong. Roumain. Stiefel. Thomas ‘Thrum’: Guangxi Impression. Ghetto Strings. Cinema Castaneda. Thrum Minneapolis Guitar Quartet innova #858
Rindfleisch ‘In the Zone’: In the Zone. Four Fanfares for 2 Trumpets. Fanfare. A Little Fanfare Music, etc. Meridian Arts Ensemble innova #850
Istituto Discografico Italiano
Wagner ‘Great Wagner Singers’ Flagstad; Farrell; Svanholm; London; Metternich; Melchior; Traubel; Suthaus; Lemnitz; Bäumer et al IDIS6663/64 (two CDs)
Linn Records
Davies, H. Pärt. Reich ‘cantus’: Purl Ground. Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten. Fratres. Spiegel im Spiegel. Für Alina. New York Counterpoint (version for marimba) Kuniko CKD432 (Hybrid SACD)
LSO Live
Szymanowski Symphonies – No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15; No. 2 in B flat, Op. 19 LSO/Gergiev LSO0731 (Hybrid SACD)
Magdalen Recordings
Verdi Otello – highlights (from recordings dating from 1914 to 1961) Del Monaco; Vinay; Vickers; Zenatello; Martinelli; Caruso et al METCD8019
Major Classics
Adam. Delibes. Hérold. Minkus. Poulenc. Prokofiev. Ravel. Saint-Saëns. Tchaikovsky. Weber et al ‘Ballet Favourites’ Various artists M3CD308 (three CDs)
Beethoven Symphonies – No. 1 in C, Op. 21; No. 2 in D, Op. 36; No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55, ‘Eroica’; No. 4 in B flat, Op. 60; No. 7 in A, Op. 92; No. 8 in F, Op. 93 Philharmonia Orch/von Karajan (1951-56) M3CD309 (three CDs)
Mozart ‘Favourite Piano Concertos’: Piano Concertos – No. 20 in D minor, K466; No. 21 in C, K467; No. 22 in E flat, K482; No. 23 in A, K488 Fischer, A.; Philharmonia Orch/Boult (1958-59) M2CD024 (two CDs)
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis; Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter. Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60. Symphonies – No. 1 in D, Op. 25, ‘Classical’; No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100. The Love of Three Oranges – Suite, Op. 33bis NYPO; Symphonieorch des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Mitropoulos; Orch de la Suisse Romande/Ansermet (1954-61) M2CD025 (two CDs)
Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 Orch de la Suisse Romande/Ansermet M2CD023 (two CDs)
Malibran Music
Berlioz. Bizet. Delibes. Gounod. Grétry. Lalo. Massenet. Thomas. Verdi et al ‘Alain Vanzo – Airs français’ Vanzo et al (1954-62) CDRG201
Mariinsky Label
Prokofiev The Gambler, Op. 24 (stage direction: Temur Chkheidze) Aleksashkin; Pavlovskaya; Galuzin; Dyadkova; Gassiev; Gergalov et al; Mariinsky Chor and Orch/Gergiev (2010) MAR0536 (DVD-V); MAR0540 (Blu-ray disc)
Memory Lane Records
Various composers ‘Glorious Divas of Yesteryear’ Ferrier; Hammond; Melba et al GLMY3B09 (three CDs)
Various composers ‘The Golden Voice of Richard Tauber’ Tauber et al GLMY57 (three CDs)
Métier
Crosse. Manduelle ‘Mixed Doubles’: Brief Encounter. Concerto for Viola and Strings with French Horn. Fantasia on ‘Ca’ the Yowes’. Flute Concerto. Double Concerto Manchester Sinfonia et al MSV77201 (two CDs)
Weeks ‘Tide’. Tide (2007). Tide (composite version). Burnham Air. Sky Apartment House MSV28532 (two CDs)
mode records
Cage ‘The Complete John Cage Edition, Vol. 47 – The Works for Organ’: Some of ‘The Harmony of Maine’ (Supply Belcher). Souvenir. ASLSP. Organ2/ASLSP Verkade mode253/54 (two CDs); mode253dvd (DVD-V)
MSR Classics
Pinkham. Rosner Partita for Harpsichord. Musique de clavecin, Op. 61. Sonatine d’amour, Op. 83 Harbach MS1443
Music & Arts
Wagner Die Walküre, WWV86B – Act 2 Flagstad; Meisle; Schorr; Lehmann; Melchior; List et al/Reiner (San Francisco, 1936) MA1272
Musical Concepts
Gilson ‘La Fanfare Wagnerienne’: Schrzo fantastique. Fackelzug. Fantaisie. Variations symphoniques. Rapsodie Guildhall School of Music Brass Ensemble/Crees MC145
Myrios Classics
Hindemith ‘Complete Viola Works – Vol. 1, Viola and Orchestra’: Der Schwanendreher. Trauermusik. Kammermusik No. 5, Op. 36/4. Konzertmusik, Op. 48a Zimmermann, T.; Deutsches Symphonie-Orch Berlin/Graf MYR010 (Hybrid SACD)
Naïve Classique
Dvořák. Schumann Piano Concerto in G minor, B63. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Piemontesi; BBC SO/Bělohlávek V5327
Nimbus Alliance
Bax. Bridge. Walton. Wilson ‘Piano Quartets’: Piano Quartet in One Movement. Phantasy Quartet, H34. Piano Quartet in D minor. Noct for Piano Quartet Cappa Ensemble NI6230
Britten. Dowland. McLeod. Walton. Wilson ‘Ian Watt’: Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70. The Earl of Essex His Galliard. Semper Dowland semper dolens. Queen Elizabeth Her Galliard. Fantasy on Themes from Britten’s ‘Gloriana’. Dreammusic. Five Bagatelles, etc. Watt NI6226
Eales ‘The Dancing Flute – The flute and piano music of Geoff Eales’: Eternal Dance. Song for My Mother. In the Pocket. Remembrance. Elf Dance. Lochria’s Rhumba. In the Eyes of a Child. Farewell Patagonia. The Sad Little Geisha Girl, etc. Findon; Eales NI6216
Nimbus Records
Boccherini. Soler Fandango for Two Harpsichords. Harpsichord Sonatas M27, M38, R19, R21, R24, R39, R43, R56, R74, R86, R92d, R110 and R118 Lester NI5906
Oboe Classics
Auric. Poulenc et al ‘The French Accent – Original performances of Poulenc, Auric and other French composers’ Various artists CC2025
Various composers ‘The World of the Oboe – an introduction to the music, players, reeds and instruments’ Various artists CC2026
Onyx Classics
Britten. Shostakovich Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Ehnes; Bournemouth SO/
Karabits ONYX4113
Debussy. Ravel. Saint-Saëns La mer. Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. Rapsodie espagnol. Ma mère l’oye. Scherzo, Op. 87 Rogé, P.; Rogé, A. ONYX4117
Orange Mountain Music
Glass, P. Cello Concerto No. 2, ‘Naqoyqatsi’ Haimovitz; Cincinnati SO/Davies OMM0087
Orfeo d’Or Bayerische Staatsoper Live
Wagner Die Feen, WWV32. Das Liebesverbot, WWV38. Rienzi, WWV49 Soloists et al; Chor und Symphonieorch der Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor des Bayerischen Staatsoper; Bayerisches Staatsorch/Sawallisch C688139Y (nine CDs, limited edition)
Pan Classics
Farina. Marchitelli. Scarlatti, A. ‘Serenate Napoletane’, inc. Farina’s ‘Sovra carro stellato’, ‘Riposa, o bella’ and ‘Di Pausilippo’, Marchitelli’s ‘Sonata I’ and Scarlatti’s ‘Concerto XXIII for flute, violin and basso continuo’ Paquin; Ensemble Odyssee/
Friggi PC10287
Pallavicino, B. ‘Madrigali su testi del Guarini’ Daltrocanto/Tabbia PC10280
PentaTone Classics
Bolcom. Garner. Getty. Heggie. Woolf ‘Lisa Delan – The Hours Begin to Sing’: Five Cabaret Songs. Vilna Poems. Four Emily Dickinson Songs. From the Book of Nightmares. Rumi: Quatrains of Love Delan; Pankonin; Haimovitz; Krakauer PTC5186 459 (Hybrid SACD)
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Coote; Fritz; Netherlands PO/Albrecht PTC5186 502 (Hybrid SACD)
Wagner Das Rheingold, WWV86A Konieczny; Elsner; Vermillion; Groisböck; Schmeckenbecher; Conrad et al; Rundfunkchor und -Sinfonieorch Berlin/Janowski (Berlin, 2012) PTC5186 406 (two Hybrid SACDs)
PHI
Mozart ‘The Last Symphonies’: Symphonies – No. 39 in E flat, K543; No. 40 in G minor, K550; No. 41 in C, K551, ‘Jupiter’ Orch des Champs-Élysées/
Herreweghe LPH011 (two CDs)
Praga Digitals Reminiscences
Falla El Amor Brujo. Concerto for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Violoncello. Siete Canciones populares españolas. Cuatro Obras españolas. Fantasia Bética de Los Angeles; de Gabarain; Veyron Lacroix; del Cid; Serrano; Parra; Anton; Baena; Argenta; de Larrocha; Orch de la Suisse Romande/Ansermet DSD350090 (Hybrid SACD)
Quartz Music
Golijov. O’Leary. Roth ‘dreams & prayers’: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind. Soundscapes II. Clarinet Quintet for Klezmer Clarinet/Bass Clarinet and String Quartet Roe; Contempo String Quartet QTZ2097
Haydn Piano Sonatas – No. 47 in B minor, Hob. XVI/32; No. 50 in D, Hob. XVI/37; No. 53 in E minor, Hob. XVI/34; No. 62 in E flat, Hob. XVI/52. Andante with Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII/6 Kobrin QTZ2098
Ramée
Marais ‘Images’: Pièces de caractère from the five books of Pièces de Violes Van der Velden; Jacobs RAM1205
RCO Live
Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E flat, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ Brewer; Nylund; Espada; Blythe; Fujimura; Smith; Hakala; Kocán; Netherlands Radio Ch; State Ch ‘Latvija’; Bavarian Radio Ch; National Boys Ch; National Children’s Ch; Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Jansons RCO13003 (Hybrid SACD + DVD-V)
Regent Records
Bonnet. Jackson, F. Jongen. Lanquetuit. Mathias. Mulet. Vierne. Whitlock ‘Roast Beef & Bordeaux – English and French Organ Music’, inc. Bonnet’s ‘Variations de Concert’, Jackson’s Prelude on ‘East Acklam’, Mathias’s ‘Invocations’, Mulet’s ‘Carillon-Sortie’ and Whitlock’s ‘Five Short Pieces’ Saunders; Crompton (Hill, Norman and Beard Grand Organ of the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook) REGCD408
Parry ‘A Parry Collection’: Toccata and Fugue in G. Chorale Preludes – Rockingham; St Cross; St Ann’s. Chorale Fantasia on ‘O God Our Help’. Elegy. Chorale Fantasia on the Old Hundredth. Chorale Preludes – Melcombe; Dundee; Martyrdom; Hanover. Chorale Fantasia on an Old English tune ‘When I survey the wondrous cross’. Fantasia and Fugue in G Goode (Hill organ of Eton College Chapel) REGCD365
Wagner ‘Wagner at the Organ’, inc. transcriptions by Edwin Lemare of excerpts from ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, ‘Tannhäuser’, ‘Tristan und Isolde’, ‘Lohengrin’, ‘Die Walküre’ and ‘Götterdämmerung’ Vaughn (1911 Harrison organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol) REGCD394
Resonus Classics
Berkeley, L. Berkeley, M. ‘Organ Works’, inc. Lennox Berkeley’s ‘Impromptu’, ‘Three Pieces for Organ, Op. 72 No. 1’ and ‘Fantasia, Op. 92’ and Michael Berkeley’s ‘Sonata’ and ‘Wild Bells’ Winpenny (organ of St Albans Cathedral) RES10119 (download only)
Ricercar
Various composers ‘A Guide to Musical Instruments, Vol. II – 1800-1950’ Various artists RIC104 (eight CDs + book)
RTÉ lyric fm
Gardner ‘Hallelujah’: Never … Never … Never … . Lament. Hallelujah RTÉ National SO/Markson; Maloney CD141
San Francisco Symphony
Stravinsky ‘Keeping Score’: The Rite of Spring San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas SFS0066 (Blu-ray disc)
SFZ Music
Telemann ‘Sonatas’: Sonatas – A minor for bass viol and continuo; D for solo bass viol; G for two bass viols; E minor for bass viol and continuo; G for treble viol and continuo. Concerto in E for violin, bass viol and continuo, etc. Bracher; Ensemble Labyrinthe SFZM0112
Somm Recordings
Prokofiev ‘Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1’: Piano Sonatas – No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1; No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14; No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28; No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29; No. 5 in C, Op. 38 (original version) Donohoe SOMMCD249
Stradivarius
Bassani. Bononcini. Cazzati. Legrenzi. Marini. Monteverdi. Stradella ‘Musica al tempo del Guercio e dei suoi allievi’ Dantcheva; Andalò; Animantica/Villa STR33932
Bennett, R. R. Britten. Takemitsu. Walton ‘Nocturnal’: Five Impromptus. Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70. Muir Woods. All in Twilight. Five Bagatelles Grondona STR33954
Vivaldi ‘Concerto a due organi’: Organ and Double Organ Concertos – RV265 (transcr. J. S. Bach); RV299 (transcr. J. S. Bach); RV439 (transcr. E. M. Bellotti); RV541; RV542; RV584 Celeghin; Gianola (1795 Callido and 1732 Piaggia organs of Basilica dei Frari, Venice); Accademia di San Rocco/Fanna STR33951
TYXart
Martin. Mendelssohn. Schubert. Schumann. Wagner. Wolf ‘Franz Grundheber – Lieder eine Reise’, inc. Martin’s ‘Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann’, Mendelssohn’s ‘Jagdlied’, Schubert’s ‘Der Atlas’, Schumann’s ‘Aus den hebräischen Gesängen’, Wagner’s ‘Lied des Mephistopheles’ and Wolf’s ‘Heimweh’ Grundheber; Veit TXA12010
VAI Music
Gilbert and Sullivan ‘Greatest Hits’: A compendium of rare televison performances from 1957 to 1963 Green; Drake; Cook; Ford et al VAIDVD4558 (DVD-V)
Vanguard Classics
Beethoven. Lanner. Payer. Schubert. Strauss, Johann. Strauss, Josef ‘Creampuffs from Vienna’ Willi Boskovsky Ensemble OVC8017
Bloch America: an Epic Rhapsody Symphony of the Air et al/Stokowski 5189335
Haydn Six String Quartets, Hob. III/54-59 (Opp. 71 and 74) Griller String Quartet 5288004 (two CDs)
Purcell Come ye sons of art away. Rejoice in the Lord. My Beloved Spake Deller Consort/Deller 9100976
Purcell Ode for St Cecilia’s Day Deller; Ambrosian Singers et al/Tippett 9100967
Vivat
Beethoven Six String Quartets, Op. 18 – No. 3 in D; No. 4 in C minor; No. 5 in A Allegri String Quartet VIVAT103
Vox Music
Antheil. Barber. Carpenter. Copland. Cowell. Gershwin. Griffes. Harris. Ives. MacDowall. Piston. Riegger. Ruggles. Schuman. Sessions. Thomson et al ‘Piano Music in America’ Shields CD3X3027 (three CDs)
Chadwick. Foote. Franklin. Griffes. Hadley. Loeffler. Mason ‘The Early String Quartet in America’, inc. Chadwick’s ‘String Quartet No. 4’, Franklin’s ‘String Quartet’, Loeffler’s ‘Music for 4 Stringed Instruments’ and Mason’s ‘String Quartet in G minor, Op. 19’ Kohon Quartet CDX5057 (two CDs)
Wergo
Berio. Stockhausen ‘zeit(t)räume’: Quattro Canzoni populare. Sequenza III. Tierkreis. Klavierstück IX Böttcher; Zähl WER6749-2
Gubaidulina ‘in croce – works for double bass’: Sonata. Pantomime. In Croce. Preludes Roccato; Ottaviucci; Pitocco WER6760-2
Wigmore Hall Live
Bach, J. S. Six Suites for Solo Cello, BWV1007-12 Carr WHLive0060/2 (two CDs)
Zig-Zag Territoires
Bach, C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Corelli. Matteis. Rebel. de Visée. Vivaldi ‘Amandine Beyer, violin – Portrait’, inc. J. S. Bach’s ‘Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004’, Nicola Matteis’s ‘Diverse Bizzarie sopra La Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona’ and Rebel’s ‘Sonata No. 6 in B minor’ Beyer; Gli Incogniti ZZT325 (two CDs)
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