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Work Title	Composer	Performer	Label	Rating
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO: Semiramide	ROSSINI; GIOACHINO	Albina Shagimuratova (soprano); Daniela Barcellona (mezzo soprano); Barry Banks (tenor); Mirco Palazzi, Gianluca Buratto (bass/baritone) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder	Opera Rara	10 / 10
FRANCIS POULENC - Mass in G major (1937); Sept Chansons (1936); Un Soir de Neige (1944); Figure Humaine (1943)	POULENC; FRANCIS	Dijkstra; Peter : Swedish Radio Choir	Channel Classics	10 / 10
CAMARGO GUARNIERI - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Abertura Concertante	GUARNIERI; CAMARGO	Neschling; John : São Paulo Symphony Orchestra	BIS	10 / 10
FÉLIX MENDELSSOHN - String Quartet in E-flat; String Quartet in F minor Op. 80; String Quartet Op. 81	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	Talich Quartet	Calliope	10 / 10
MEDTNER, NIKOLAI: Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Piano Concerto No. 3	MEDTNER; NIKOLAIRACHMANINOV; SERGEI	Hamelin, Marc-André (piano) Jurowski; Vladimir : London Philharmonic Orchestra	Hyperion	10 / 10
Christmas Music From 17th Century Germany	HASSLER; HANS LEOPRAETORIUS; MICHAELSCHEIN; JOHANN HERMANNSCHÜTZ; HEINRICH	Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs	Naxos	10 / 10
Various Composers: Various Carols and Christmas Favorites	BACH; J.S.CAGE; JOHN	Pipo Musica Urethra Really Modern Music Project	Tinnitus Classics	10 / 10
VICTOR HELY-HUTCHINSON - A Carol Symphony BRYAN KELLY - Improvisations on Christmas Carols PETER WARLOCK - Bethlehem Down (arr. Philip Lane) PHILIP LANE - Wassail Dances PATRIC STANDFORD - A Christmas Carol Symphony	HELY-HUTCHINSON; VICTORKELLY; BRYANLANE; PHILIPSTANDFORD; PATRICWARLOCK; PETER	Sutherland; Gavin : Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	Naxos	10 / 10
MARTIN, FRANK: Mass for two four-part choirs; Songs of Ariel MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Four Songs of the Virgin Mary; Romance from the Dandelions	MARTIN; FRANKMARTINU; BOHUSLAV	Creed; Marcus : Danish National Vocal Ensemble	OUR Recordings	10 / 10
IGOR STRAVINSKY - The Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Persephoné	STRAVINSKY; IGOR	Stuart Neill (tenor) Stephanie Cosserat (narrator) Tilson Thomas; Michael : San Francisco Symphony	Musical Heritage Society	10 / 10
GEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto in F	GERSHWIN; GEORGE	Michael Tilson Thomas (piano) Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Tilson Thomas; Michael : San Francisco Symphony	RCA	10 / 10
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA - Symphony No. 8; Harp Concerto	RAUTAVAARA; EINOJUHANI	Marielle Nordmann (harp) Segerstam; Leif : Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra	Ondine	10 / 10
FRANCIS POULENC - Organ Concerto; Concert Champêtre for Harpsichord & Orchestra; Suite français	POULENC; FRANCIS	Phillippe Lefebvre (organ) Elisabeth Chojnacka (harpsichord) Casadesus; Jean-Claude : Orchestra National de Lille	Naxos	10 / 10
VERACINI, FRANCESCO: Complete Sonate Accademiche--Sonatas for Violin & Continuo Op. 2	VERACINI; FRANCESCO	Trio Settecento (Rachel Barton Pine, violin; John Mark Rozendaal, cello; David Schrader, harpsichord) Trio Settecento	Cedille	10 / 10
VIVALDI, ANTONIO: Concerto for 2 violins, viola da gamba, strings, & continuo in G minor RV 578; Magnificat in G minor RV 610 BACH, J.S.: Concerto for harpsichord in D minor BWV 1052; Magnificat in D major BWV 243	BACH; J.S.VIVALDI; ANTONIO	Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Johannette Zomer (soprano); Damien Guillon (countertenor); David Munderloh (tenor); Stephan MacLeod (baritone); Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord); Manfredo Kraemer, Riccardo Minasi, Pablo Valetti (violin); Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall	Alia Vox	10 / 10
VARIOUS - Works by Cristóbal De Morales, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Nicolas Gombert, Francisco Guerrero, others		Cheetham; Richard : Orchestra of the Renaissance	Glossa	10 / 10
Various - Various		Claire Gignac (contralto also recorder, flute, bandoneon) Stéphane Allard (violin, mandolin, bowed psaltery) Marc Vallée (acoustic & classical guitar) Norman Lachapelle (acoustic bass guitar)	Dorian	10 / 10
20th Century British Partsongs by Stanford, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Howells, Grainger, Britten, Warlock, MacMillan, & Dove	BRITTEN; BENJAMINDOVE; JONATHANELGAR; EDWARDGRAINGER; PERCYHOWELLS; HERBERTMACMILLAN; JAMESSTANFORD; CHARLES VILLIERSVAUGHAN WILLIAMS; RALPH	Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh	Signum Classics	10 / 10
PERCY GRAINGER - Lincolnshire Posy; The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare; The Merry King; Children's March; Colonial Song; Mock Morris; The Gum-Suckers March; Molly on the Shore; Spoon River; After-Word; Lads of Wamphray; Irish Tune from County Derry; Shepherd's Hey	GRAINGER; PERCY	Junkin; Jerry : Dallas Wind Symphony	Reference Recordings	10 / 10
John Rutter–Music For Christmas		Layton; Stephen : City of London Sinfonia,Polyphony	Hyperion	10 / 10
Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27	YSAŸE; EUGÈNE	Murray, Tai (violin)	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
BACH, J.S.: Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004; Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 YSAŸE, EUGÈNE: Sonata No. 2 Op. 27 SAARIAHO, KAIJA: Nocturne MAZZOLI, MISSY: Dissolve, O My Heart	BACH; J.S.MAZZOLI; MISSYSAARIAHO; KAIJAYSAŸE; EUGÈNE	Koh, Jennifer (violin)	Cedille	10 / 10
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD - Suite for Violin & Orchestra Op. 32; Violin Concerto in D major Op. 74	STANFORD; CHARLES VILLIERS	Anthony Marwood (violin) Brabbins; Martyn : BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra	Hyperion	10 / 10
LUKAS FOSS - Griffelkin	FOSS; LUKAS	Kendra Colton (soprano) Marion Dry (alto) David M. Cushing (bass) others Rose; Gil : Boston Modern Orchestra Project	Chandos	10 / 10
LUKAS FOSS - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Elegy for Anne Frank	FOSS; LUKAS	Jon Nakamatsu (piano) Yakov Kasman (piano) Lukas Foss (piano) Eliza Foss (narrator) Clair; Carl St. : Pacific Symphony Orchestra	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
GABRIEL FAURÉ - Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2	FAURÉ; GABRIEL	Antoine Tamestit (viola) Trio Wanderer	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
BERLIOZ, HECTOR: L’Enfance du Christ Op. 25	BERLIOZ; HECTOR	Andrew Staples (tenor); Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); Matthew Brook (bass-baritone) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Andrew Davis	Chandos	10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Chromatic Fantasie & Fugue BWV 903; Fantasie & Fugue BWV 904; Fantasie (& Fugue-Fragment)BWV 906; Fantasie BWV 917; Fantasie BWV 918; Preludium BWV 921; Fantasie BWV 922; Fantasie & Fugue BWV 944; Fuge BWV 950; Prelude & Fugue BWV 923/BWV 951; Capriccio BWV 993; Capriccio BWV 992	BACH; J.S.	Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord)	BIS	10 / 10
PETE TOWNSHEND - Tommy	TOWNSHEND; PETE	Ben Heppner (tenor) Roger Daltrey (tenor) Tina Turner (alto) Dame Charlotte Church (soprano) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Rattle; Simon : Berlin Philharmonic,City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra	EMI	10 / 10
BARTÓK, BELA: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2	BARTÓK; BELA	Faust, Isabelle (violin) Harding, Daniel (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043; Violin concerto in A minor BWV 1041; Violin concerto in E major BWV 1042; Concerto for oboe & violin in C minor BWV 1060	BACH; J.S.	Julia Fischer (violin) Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Andrey Rubtsov (oboe) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields	Decca	10 / 10
AARON COPLAND: Violin Sonata (1942-43); CHARLES IVES: Largo for violin, clarinet, & piano; LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Piano Trio (1937); ELLIOTT CARTER: Elegy for viola & piano; SAMUEL BARBER: String Quartet in B minor Op. 11	BARBER; SAMUELBERNSTEIN; LEONARDCARTER; ELLIOTTCOPLAND; AARONIVES; CHARLES	James Ehnes (violin) Members of the Seattle Chamber Music Society	Onyx	10 / 10
CHARLES IVES - Songs; Sets for Orchestra (16 songs for voice & piano; Sets 1-3 for Orchestra; Set for Theatre Orchestra; Set No. 5--The Other Side of Pioneering; Set No. 6--From the Side Hill; Set No. 7--Water Colors)	IVES; CHARLES	Susan Narucki (soprano) Sanford Sylvan (baritone) Alan Feinberg (piano) Bernas; Richard : London Voices,Music Projects/London	Decca	10 / 10
PETER SCHICKELE - String Quartet No. 1 "American Dreams"; Quintet No. 1 for Piano & Strings; String Quartet No. 5 "A Year in the Country"	SCHICKELE; PETER	Peter Schickele (piano) Audubon Quartet	Centaur	10 / 10
BRUCKNER, ANTON: Symphony No. 9	BRUCKNER; ANTON	Honeck; Manfred : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra	Reference Recordings	10 / 10
BRITTEN, BENJAMIN: Peter Grimes	BRITTEN; BENJAMIN	Stuart Skelton, Robert Murray (tenor); Erin Wall, Hanna Husáhr, Vibeke Kristensen (soprano); Roderick Williams, Marcus Farnsworth (baritone); Susan Bickley, Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Royal Northern College of Music Chorus, Choir of Collegium Musicum, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner	Chandos	10 / 10
GLORIA COATES - String Quartets Nos. 1, 5, & 6	COATES; GLORIA	Kreutzer Quartet	Naxos	10 / 10
BENJAMIN BRITTEN - Simple Symphony; Quartettino; Alla Marcia; String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94	BRITTEN; BENJAMIN	Maggini String Quartet	Naxos	10 / 10
:	BRITTEN; BENJAMINDEBUSSY; CLAUDEGARROP; STACYGOLIJOV; OSVALDO	Avalon String Quartet	Cedille	10 / 10
ANTONIO VIVALDI - The Four Seasons (Concertos Op. 8 Nos. 1-4); Concertos in E-flat major RV 257, B-flat major RV 376, & D major RV 211* (*premiere recordings)	VIVALDI; ANTONIO	Giuliano Carmignola (solo violin) Marcon; Andrea : Venice Baroque Orchestra	Sony Classical	10 / 10
ANTONIO VIVALDI - Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione Op. 8 (incl. The Four Seasons)	VIVALDI; ANTONIO	Fabio Biondi (violin) others L'Europa Galante	Virgin Classics	10 / 10
ARVO PÄRT - Dopo la vittoria; The woman with the alabaster box; Berliner Messe; Solfeggio; Magnificat; Bogoroditse Djevo; Which was the son of...; I am the true vine	PÄRT; ARVO	Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ) Hillier; Paul : Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir,Pro Arte Singers,Theatre of Voices	Harmonia Mundi	10 / 10
DICK KATTENBURG (1919-1944): Trio à cordes SÁNDOR KUTI (1908-1945): Serenade for String Trio HANS KRÁSA (1899-1944): Passacaglia & Fuga for String Trio; Tánec for String Trio GIDEON KLEIN (1919-1945): Trio for violin, viola, & cello PAUL HERMANN (1902-1944): Strijktrio GÉZA FRID (1904-1989): Trio à cordes Op. 1	FRID; GÉZAHERMANN; PAULKATTENBURG; DICKKLEIN; GIDEONKRÁSA; HANSKUTI; SÁNDOR	Desirée Ruhstrat (violin); Aurélien Fort Pederzoli (viola); David Cunliffe (cello) (Black Oak Ensemble)	Cedille	10 / 10
DOMENICO SCARLATTI - Cantatas (O qual meco Nice; Pur nel sonno almen tal’ora; Che vidi, oh Ciel, che vidi)	SCARLATTI; DOMENICO	Cyrille Gerstenhaber (soprano) Frisch; Jean-Christophe : Musique des Lumières,XVIII-21	Auvidis-Astrée	10 / 10
STRAVINSKY, IGOR: The Firebird (complete ballet); Orchestrations & arrangements of Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and Chopin	STRAVINSKY; IGOR	Litton; Andrew : Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra	BIS	10 / 10
SAARIAHO, KAIJA: Tocar; Cloud Trio; Light and Matter; Aure; Graal théâtre	SAARIAHO; KAIJA	Jennifer Koh (violin); Nicolas Hodges (piano); Hsin-Yun Huang (viola); Wilhelmina Smith, Anssi Karttunen (cello) Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, Conner Gray Covington	Cedille	10 / 10
NED ROREM - Pilgrims; Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto	ROREM; NED	Jeffrey Khaner (flute) Philippe Quint (violin) Serebrier; José : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Naxos	10 / 10
HAHN, REYNALDO: Le rossignol éperdu (excerpts); Premières valses (excerpts)	HAHN; REYNALDO	Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)	Hyperion	10 / 10
HENRI TOMASI: Trio à cordes en forme de divertissement JEAN CRAS: Trio pour violon, alto, et violoncelle ÉMILE GOUÉ: Trio pour violon, alto, et violoncelle JEAN FRANÇAIX: Trio ROBERT CASADESUS: Trio à cordes GUSTAVE SAMAZEUILH: Suite en trio pour violon, alto, et violoncelle GABRIEL PIERNÉ: Trois pièces en trio	CASADESUS; ROBERTCRAS; JEANFRANCAIX; JEANGOUÉ; ÉMILEPIERNÉ; GABRIELSAMAZEUILH; GUSTAVETOMASI; HENRI	Black Oak Ensemble	Cedille	10 / 10
Works by Debussy, Tárrega, Ravel, Fauré, Albéniz, Nishimura, Casals, & Falla	ALBÉNIZ; ISAACCASALS; PAUDEBUSSY; CLAUDEFALLA; MANUEL DENISHIMURA; AKIRARAVEL; MAURICETARREGA; FRANCISCO	Wenting Kang (viola); Sergei Kvitko (piano)	Blue Griffin	10 / 10

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