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Work Title	Composer	Performer	Label	Rating
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 (transcirbed for piano duet by Xaver Scharwenka)	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN SCHARWENKA; XAVER	Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman (piano duet)	Somm	10 / 8
RICHARD STRAUSS - Also sprach Zarathustra GUSTAV MAHLER - Totenfeier (Funeral Rites)	MAHLER; GUSTAV STRAUSS; RICHARD	Boulez; Pierre : Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
MAURICE RAVEL - Shéhérazade; Le Tombeau de Couperin; Pavane for a Dead Princess; Menuet antique CLAUDE DEBUSSY - Danses; Le jet d'eau; Trois Ballades de François Villon	DEBUSSY; CLAUDE RAVEL; MAURICE	Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Alison Hagley (soprano) Lisa Wellbaum (harp) Boulez; Pierre : Cleveland Orchestra	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
Works by: Bartók, Berg, Birtwistle, Boulez, Debussy, Ligeti, Messiaen, Ravel, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Varèse, Webern	BARTÓK; BELA BERG; ALBAN BOULEZ; PIERRE DEBUSSY; CLAUDE MESSIAEN; OLIVIER RAVEL; MAURICE SCHOENBERG; ARNOLD STRAVINSKY; IGOR WEBERN; ANTON	Various Soloists Various Orchestras, Pierre Boulez (cond.)	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
BARTÓK, BELA: The Miraculous Mandarin; The Wooden Prince; Bluebeard's Castle; 4 Orchestral Pieces; 3 Village Scenes; Dance Suite; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Concerto for Orchestra	BARTÓK; BELA	Troyanos, Tatiana (mezzo soprano) Nimsgern, Siegmund (baritone) Boulez; Pierre : BBC Symphony Orchestra,New York Philharmonic	Sony Classical	Insiders Only
BACH, J.S.: Magnificat in D major BWV243 BACH, J. CHRISTIAN: Magnificat in C major E22 BACH, C.P.E.: Magnificat in D major H772	BACH; C.P.E. BACH; J. CHRISTIAN BACH; J.S.	Joélle Harvey (soprano); Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano); Iestyn Davies (countertenor); Thomas Walker (tenor); Thomas Bauer (bass) Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen	Hyperion	9 / 10
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas: Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben BWV 109; Ihr, die Ihr Euch von Christo nennet BWV 164; Es wartet alles auf Dich BWV 187	BACH; J.S.	Monika Mauch [164], Ulrike Hofbauer [187] (soprano); Ruth Sandhoff [109], Jan Börner [164], Elvira Bill [187] (alto); Julius Pfeifer [109], Jakob Pilgram [164] (tenor); Markus Volpert [164], Dominik Wörner [187] (bass) Chorus & Orchestra of the JS Bach Stiftung St. Gallen, Rudolf Lutz	Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen	Insiders Only
BACH, J.S.: Partita No. 4 in D major BWV 828; Italian Concerto BWV 971; Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: Chaconne (transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni)	BACH; J.S.	Federico Colli (piano)	Chandos	7 / 8
BACH, J.S.: 5 Cello Suites BWV 1007-11 (arr. Cretan Lyra)	BACH; J.S.	Yiorgos Kaloudis (Cretan lyra)	DNA	4 / 9
BACH, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos 1-3 (BWV 1052-54)	BACH; J.S.	Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord); Zefiar Valova, Anna Nowak-Pokrzywinska (violin); Dymitr Olszewski (viola); Tomasz Pokrzywinski (cello)	Channel Classics	7 / 8
GIOACHINO ROSSINI - Overtures GIUSEPPE VERDI -	ROSSINI; GIOACHINO VERDI; GIUSEPPE	Abbado; Claudio : London Symphony Orchestra	RCA	Insiders Only
ANTONÍN REICHA - Fugues for Piano Op. 36 (selection)	REICHA; ANTON	Milan Langer (piano)	Supraphon	8 / 9
REICHA, ANTON: Quatuor Scientifique; La Pantomime	REICHA; ANTON	Reicha Quartet	Brilliant Classics	Insiders Only
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
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO: Overtures to: The Barber of Seville; Il Turco in Italia; Ricciardo e Zoraide; Torvaldo e Dorliska; Armida; Le Comte d'Ory; Bianca e Falliero; Sinfonia in E flat major	ROSSINI; GIOACHINO	Benda; Christian : Prague Sinfonia	Naxos	Insiders Only
BOCCHERINI, LUIGI: Stabat Mater (first version); String Quartet Op. 41/1 in C Minor	BOCCHERINI; LUIGI	Boncompagni, Francesca (soprano) Ensemble Symposium	Brilliant Classics	Insiders Only
BOCCHERINI, LUIGI: String Quartets Op. 26	BOCCHERINI; LUIGI	Ensemble Symposium	Brilliant Classics	Insiders Only
LUIGI BOCCHERINI - Symphonies Nos. 3 (Op. 12 No. 1); 8 (Op. 12 No. 6); and 21 (Op. 37 No. 1)	BOCCHERINI; LUIGI	Bamert; Matthias : London Mozart Players	Chandos	9 / 9
FRANCIS POULENC - Concerto for Two Pianos; Concert Champêtre; Suite Française	POULENC; FRANCIS	Jos van Immerseel, Claire Chevalier (piano) Katerina Chroboková (harpsichord) Immerseel; Jos van : Anima Eterna Brugge	Outhere	5 / 8
LUIGI BOCCHERINI - Milanese Sonatas for Cello & Bass	BOCCHERINI; LUIGI	Luigi Puxeddu (cello) I Virtuoso della Rotonda	Brilliant Classics	3 / 7
LUIGI BOCCHERINI - Quintets in C major G. 297; D major G. 341; D major G. 276; & G major G. 395; Quintet in E-flat major G. 325: Grave; Quintet in E major G. 275: Menuetto	BOCCHERINI; LUIGI	Quintetto Boccherini	Testament	Insiders Only
RAVEL, MAURICE: Complete Works for Solo Piano	RAVEL; MAURICE	Seong-Jin Cho (piano)	Deutsche Grammophon	7 / 9
Various Composers and Works	Various Composers	Martha Argerich (piano); various instrumentalists Sylvain Cambreling/Symphoniker Hamburg	Avanti	8 / 8
CAMARGO GUARNIERI - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Abertura Concertante	GUARNIERI; CAMARGO	Neschling; John : São Paulo Symphony Orchestra	BIS	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
POULENC, FRANCIS: Complete Works	POULENC; FRANCIS	Various Soloists Various Conductors and Orchestras	EMI	Insiders Only
FRANCIS POULENC - Sonatas for Flute, Clarinet, & Oboe; Sextuor; Trio for oboe, bassoon, & piano	POULENC; FRANCIS	Ensemble 360	Nimbus	8 / 9
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
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - A Midsummer Night's Dream (overture and incidental music); Overtures: The Hebrides and Ruy Blas	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	Hanneke van Bork (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo soprano) Ansermet; Ernest,Frühbeck de Burgos; Rafael : L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,New Philharmonia Orchestra	Eloquence	9 / 8
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"; Die erste Walpurgisnacht	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	Various vocal soloists Dohnanyi; Christoph von : Cleveland Orchestra	Telarc	9 / 9
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - String Quintet No. 1 in A major Op. 18; String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 87	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	L'Archibudelli	Sony Classical	10 / 9
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - String Symphony No. 9 in C minor, No. 10 in B minor "La Suisse", & No. 12 in G minor	MENDELSSOHN; FELIX	Strub; Patrick : Kammerorchester Arcata Stuttgart	Hänssler Classic	7 / 8
Various Composers	Various Composers	Various Soloists Various Orchestras, Michael Tilson Thomas (cond.)	Sony Classical	9 / 8
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier") Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Concord")	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN IVES; CHARLES	Christian Kälberer (piano)	Thorofon	1 / 6
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Complete Symphonies	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Mackerras; Charles : Prague Chamber Orchestra	Telarc	Insiders Only
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Symphonies (68)	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Hogwood; Christopher : The Academy of Ancient Music	L'Oiseau Lyre	Insiders Only
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: 45 Symphonies	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Fischer; Adam : Danish National Chamber Orchestra	Dacapo	Insiders Only
TCHEREPNIN, ALEXANDER: Complete Piano Concertos	TCHEREPNIN; ALEXANDER	Ogawa, Noriko (piano) Shui; Lan : Singapore Symphony Orchestra	Brilliant Classics	Insiders Only
WALTER PISTON - The Incredible Flutist, Ballet Suite; Fantasy for English horn, harp, & strings; Suite for Orchestra; Concerto for string quartet, wind instruments, & percussion; Psalm & Prayer of David	PISTON; WALTER	Scott Goff (flute) Glen Danielson (English horn) Therese Elder Wunrow (harp) Schwarz; Gerard : Seattle Symphony,The Juilliard String Quartet	Naxos	9 / 9
WALTER PISTON - Symphony No. 2 CARL RUGGLES - Sun-treader CHARLES IVES - Three Places in New England	IVES; CHARLES PISTON; WALTER RUGGLES; CARL	Tilson Thomas; Michael : Boston Symphony Orchestra	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
ALEXANDER TCHEREPNIN - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4; Symphonic Prayer; Magna Mater	TCHEREPNIN; ALEXANDER	Noriko Ogawa (piano) Shui; Lan : Singapore Symphony Orchestra	BIS	9 / 10
WALTER PISTON - Symphonies Nos. 5, 7, & 8; Serenata for Orchestra	PISTON; WALTER	Mester; Jorge,Whitney; Robert : The Louisville Orchestra	First Edition	8 / 7
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, La Rondine, Il Trittico, Turandot, Missa de Gloria, Arias (selected)	PUCCINI; GIACOMO	Various Soloists Various Conductors and Orchestras	Warner Classics	9 / 8
TCHAIKOVSKY, PIOTR ILYICH: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"; Waltz and Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"	TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH	Fricsay; Ferenc : Berlin Radio Symphony	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
KODÁLY, ZOLTÁN: Háry János Suite; Marosszék Dances; Galánta Dances; Psalmus hungaricus	KODÁLY; ZOLTÁN	Haefliger, Ernst (tenor) Fricsay; Ferenc : Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral,RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin,RIAS-Kammerchor	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
Works by Beethoven, Bizet, Haydn, Kodály, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini, Stravinsky, Verdi, Wagner, others	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BIZET; GEORGES HAYDN; JOSEPH KODÁLY; ZOLTÁN MENDELSSOHN; FELIX MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS STRAVINSKY; IGOR WAGNER; RICHARD	Fischer-Dieskau; Dietrich,Forrester; Maureen,Haefliger; Ernst,Jurinac; Sena,Lorengar; Pilar,Windgassen; Wolfgang Fricsay; Ferenc	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
Works by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Falla, Kodály, Liszt, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Schubert, Schumann, Stravinsky, others	BARTÓK; BELA BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BRAHMS; JOHANNES DEBUSSY; CLAUDE GLIÈRE; REINHOLD KODÁLY; ZOLTÁN LISZT; FRANZ MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS PROKOFIEV; SERGEI RACHMANINOV; SERGEI STRAVINSKY; IGOR	Various Soloists & Orchestras Fricsay; Ferenc	Deutsche Grammophon	Insiders Only
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, A Minor and G Major Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 62; Piano Sonata No. 7 Op. 64 (“White Mass”)	RAMEAU; JEAN-PHILIPPE SCRIABIN; ALEXANDER	Juho Pohjonen (piano)	Orchid Classics	9 / 10
Various Composers and Works	Various Composers	Various Soloists Various Conductors and Orchestras	Various Labels	10 / 10
Various Composers and Works	Various Composers	Various Artists Various Conductors and Orchestras	Various Labels	1 / 1

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