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VIVALDI: L'estro armonico - 12 concerti Op. 3

Rachel Podger (violin, director), Brecon Baroque

CHANNEL CCSSA36515 (Hybrid SACD)

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Sinkovsky plays and sings Vivaldi

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons; Cantata RV684 'Cessate, omai cessate' for alto & strings; Gelido in ogni vena (from Il Farnace, RV711)

Dmitry Sinkovsky (violin, countertenor, conductor), La Voce Strumentale

NAIVE OP30559 (CD)

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Sebastian Fagerlund: Darkness in Light

FAGERLUND: Violin Concerto ‘Darkness in Light’; Ignite for orchestra

Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor)

BIS BIS2093 (Hybrid SACD)

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Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos

PROKOFIEV: Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 58; Music for Children Op. 65 - March

SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 107

Steven Isserlis (cello) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi (conductor),

HYPERION CDA68037 (CD)

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Flora Wilson tackles one of the most popular operas in the repertoire - Carmen by Bizet. It's a potent brew of sex, violence, jealousy and passion with anÌýintoxicating score filled to the brim with romantic tunes and colourful orchestration. As the heroine herself sings in the famous habanera, Love is a bird that no one can tame.

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Top recommendation CD:

BIZET: Carmen

Julia Migenes (Carmen), Placido Domingo (Don Jose), Faith Esham (Micaela), Ruggero Raimondi (Escamillo), John Paul Bogart (Zuniga), Francois Le Roux (Morales), Lillian Watson (Frasquita), Susan Daniel (Mercedes), Jean-Philippe Lafont (Le Dancaire), Gerard Garino (Le Remendado), Julien Guiomar (Lillas Pastia), Accurzio di Leo (Un Guide), Choeurs et Maitrise de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel (conductor)

ERATO 2564682961 (2CD mid-price)

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Top recommendation on DVD:

BIZET: Carmen

Anna Caterina Antonacci (Carmen), Jonas Kaufmann (Don Jose), Norah Amsellem (Micaela), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Escamillo), Jacques Imbrailo (Morales), Matthew Rose (Zuniga), Elena Xanthoudakis (Frasquita), Viktoria Vizin (Mercedes), Caroline Lena Olsson (Lillas Pastia), Jean Sebastien Bou (Le Dancaire), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Le Remendado), The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Francesca Zambello (stage director)

DECCA 0743312 (DVD Video)

Sviatoslav Richter: The Complete Album Collection

BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37; Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major Op. 26 'March Funebre'; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op. 22; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 'Appassionata'; Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15; Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major Op. 54; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 'Appassionata'; Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major Op. 26 'March Funebre'; Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83; Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major Op. 1

CHOPIN: Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major; Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'; Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'; Mazurka No. 15 in C major Op. 24 No. 2; Scherzo No. 4 in E major Op. 54; Scherzo No. 4 in E major Op. 54; Ballade No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47; Scherzo No. 4 in E major Op. 54; Ballade No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47; Etude Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major; Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'; Mazurka No. 15 in C major Op. 24 No. 2; Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major; Etude Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor 'chromatique'; Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'; Etude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor; Etude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa'; Etude Op. 10 No. 11 in E flat major; Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'

DEBUSSY: Cloches a travers les feuilles (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 2); Preludes - Book 1: No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri

HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50; Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50; Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50

LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 17 in D minor; Scherzo and March, S. 177; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir'

PROKOFIEV: Sonatine Pastorale Op. 59, No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82; Pensees Op. 62, No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major Op. 84; Gavotta Op. 95 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82; Visions fugitives Op. 22 (extracts); Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82; Gavotta Op. 95 No. 2; Visions fugitives Op. 22, No. 4

RACHMANINOV: Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 1 in C major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 1 in C major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 2 in B flat minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 in F minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 7 in F major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor

RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante defunte; Jeux d'eau; Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs No. 2); Jeux d'eau; La Vallee des Cloches (Miroirs No. 5); Jeux d'eau; La Vallee des Cloches (Miroirs No. 5)

SCHUBERT: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4; Scherzo in D flat major, D593 No. 2; Andante in A major, D604; Landler (17), D366: selection

SCHUMANN: Novelette Op. 21 No. 1 in F major; Novelette Op. 21 No. 2 in D major; Novelette Op. 21 No. 8 in F sharp minor; Fantasie in C major Op. 17

SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major Op. 53

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

SONY 88843014702 (18CD budget)

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Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Decca, Philips and DG recordings

BACH, J S: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811; French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813; French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV815; French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817; Toccata in D minor, BWV913; Toccata in G major, BWV916; Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV906; Italian Concerto, BWV971; French Overture in B minor, BWV831; Duets Nos. 1-4, BWV802-805; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 1 in C major, BWV846; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV849; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 5 in D major, BWV850; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 6 in D minor, BWV851; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV853

BARTOK: Three Burlesques Op. 8c, Sz. 47, BB55; Three Burlesques Op. 8c, Sz. 47, BB55; Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major Op. 54; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 'Appassionata'; Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111; Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op. 22; Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major Op. 26 'March Funebre'; Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90; Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'; Rondo in C major Op. 51 No. 1; Rondo in G major Op. 51 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101; Diabelli Variations Op. 120; Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 (complete); Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds Op.16; Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6; Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37; Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49 No. 2

BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major Op. 1; Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2; Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor Op. 35; Intermezzo in E flat minor Op. 118 No. 6; Rhapsody in E flat major Op. 119 No. 4; Intermezzo in E minor Op. 116 No. 5; Capriccio in C major Op. 76 No. 8; Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 26

BRITTEN: Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, op.23 No.1; Mazurka Elegiaca op.23 no.2; Piano Concerto Op. 13

CHOPIN: Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major; Etude Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor 'chromatique'; Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'; Etude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor; Etude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa'; Etude Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major; Etude Op. 10 No. 11 in E flat major; Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'; Etude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor; Etude Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor; Etude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major; Etude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind'; Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor; Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor; Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor Op. 26 No. 1; Polonaise No. 4 in C minor Op. 40, No. 2; Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor; Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 in F sharp minor; Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 10 in C sharp minor; Prelude Op. 28 No. 11 in B major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major; Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor; Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60; Nocturne No. 4 in F major Op. 15 No. 1; Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'; Ballade No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47; Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'; Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major; Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary'; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52; Etude No. 25 in F Minor Op. Posth; Etude No. 26 in A-flat major Op. posthumous; Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'

DEBUSSY: Preludes - Book 1: No. 2, Voiles; Preludes - Book 1: No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine; Preludes - Book 1: No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri; Estampes (3) (Complete); Preludes - Book 1: No. 9, La serenade interrompue; Preludes - Book 1: No. 11, La Danse de Puck; En blanc et noir

DVORAK: Piano Quintet in A major Op. 5; Piano Quintet in A major Op. 81

FRANCK, C: Prelude, Choral et Fugue, M21; Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 14

HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 32 in G minor, Hob.XVI:44; Piano Sonata No. 54 in G major, Hob.XVI:40; Piano Sonata No. 55 in B flat major, Hob.XVI:41; Piano Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob.XVI:48; Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52; Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob.XVI:32; Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24; Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:46; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Hob.XVI:2; Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24; Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52; Piano Sonata No. 32 in G minor, Hob.XVI:44

HINDEMITH: Suite '1922' for piano Op. 26

LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178; Polonaise No. 2 in E major, S223 No. 2; Scherzo in G minor, S153 (1827); Nuages gris, S199; Consolation, S. 172 No. 6 in E major; Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 17 in D minor; KLAVIERSTUCK IN F SHARP MAJOR, S193 (after 1860); Mephisto Polka, S217; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 1 'Preludio'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 2 in A minor; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 3 'Paysage'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 5 'Feux Follets'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 7 'Eroica'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 8 'Wilde Jagd'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 10 'Appassionata'; Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3; Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2; Mephisto Waltz No. 2; Valse oubliee No. 1, S.215/1; Valse oubliee No. 2, S.215/2; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 5 'Feux Follets'; Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir'; Pensee des Morts (Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 4); Ave Maria fur die grosse Klavierschule von Lebert und Stark, S182/R67, "Die Glocken von Rom"; Andante lagrimoso (Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 9); Funerailles (Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7); Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123; Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124; Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125

MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K280; Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283; Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494; Piano Sonata in C Minor K475/457; Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282; Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'; Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310; Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466; Sonata for Piano duet in C major, K521; Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version)

PROKOFIEV: Visions fugitives Op. 22, No. 3; Visions fugitives Op. 22, No. 6; Visions fugitives Op. 22, No. 9; Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major Op. 84; Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor Op. 29; Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82; Legende Op. 12 No. 6 in A major; Visions fugitives Op. 22 (extracts); Four Pieces Op. 32 No. 1; Four pieces Op. 32 No. 4; Cinderella op.102/3: Quarrel; Gavotta Op. 95 No. 2; Cinderella Op. 97 No. 3: Autumn Fairy; Cinderella Op. 97/6: Oriental Dance; Cinderella op.102/1 : Waltz; Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14; Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major Op. 55

RACHMANINOV: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Prelude Op. 32 No. 1 in C major; Prelude Op. 32 No. 2 in B flat minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major; Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor; Etude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor; Etude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor; Prelude Op. 23 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18

SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894; Piano Sonata No. 9 in B major, D575; Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie'; Allegretto in C minor, D915; Landler (17), D366: No. 1 in A major; Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 1 in C; Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2; Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4; Winterreise D911; Des Sangers Habe D832 (Schiechta); Wehmut, D772 (Collin); Der Strom, D565 (poet unknown); Das Zugenglocklein D871 (Seidl); Abendbilder, D650; Auf der Donau, D553 (Mayrhofer); Der Schiffer, D536 (Mayrhofer); Totengrabers Heimwehe D842 (Craigher); Am Fenster, D878; Die Sterne, D939 (Leitner); Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta); Des Frauleins Liebeslauschen, D698; Der Wanderer, D649 (Friedrich von Schlegel); Auf der Bruck, D853; Im Fruhling, D882; Aus 'Heliopolis' - II D754 (Mayrhofer); Divertissement uber franzosische in B minor: Andantino Varie, D823/II; Fantasie in F minor for piano duet, D940; Variations in A flat major on a original theme, D813; Grand Duo Sonata in C major, D812

SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C major Op. 17; March in G minor Op. 76, No. 2; Paganini Studien Op. 10 (extracts); Novelette Op. 21 No. 1 in F major; Blumenstuck Op. 19; Nachtstucke Op. 23; March in G minor Op. 76, No. 2; Waldszenen Op. 82; Fantasiestucke Op. 12 (selection); Toccata in C major Op. 7; Fugues (4) Op. 72; Abegg Variations Op. 1; Toccata in C major Op. 7; Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54; Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major Op. 92

SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major Op. 53; Poeme-Nocturne Op. 61; Deux Danses Op. 73; Vers la flamme Op. 72; Fantasy in B minor Op. 28

SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 14 in E flat minor; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 17 in A flat major; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 15 in D flat major; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 4 in E minor; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 12 in G sharp minor; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 23 in F major; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 19 in E flat major; Prelude & Fugue for piano Op. 87 No. 20 in C minor

STRAVINSKY: Piano-Rag-Music; Concerto for 2 Pianos

SZYMANOWSKI: Metopes Op. 29: Calypso; Metopes Op. 29: L'Ile des Sirenes

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

WAGNER: Elegy in A flat

WEBER: Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op.49

WEBERN: Variations Op. 27

WOLF, H: Morike-Lieder: excerpts

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Peter Schreier (tenor), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

DECCA 4786778 (51CD budget)

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British Music: Sir Charles Groves

ALFORD: On the Quarter-Deck

ARNE: Rule, Britannia (from Alfred); The British Grenadiers

ARNOLD: English Dances Op. 27 & 33; Symphony No. 2 Op. 40

BLISS: A Colour Symphony; Morning Heroes; Processional; Things to Come - Suite

BRIAN: Symphony No. 8 in B flat minor; Symphony No. 9 in A minor

BRIDGE: Cherry Ripe; Enter Spring; Lament; Summer; The Sea

BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34

COATES, E: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Cinderella Phantasy; From Meadow to Mayfair Suite; London Suite; Music Everywhere 'Rediffusion March'; Saxo-Rhapsody; Dam Busters March; The Three Bears Phantasy; The Three Elizabeths: Springtime in Angus (Elizabeth of Glamis); Wood Nymphs

DAVIES, WALFORD: March Past of the Royal Air Force

DELIUS: A Mass of Life; A Song of Summer; An Arabesque; Cynara; Dance Rhapsody No. 1; Eventyr (once upon a time); Koanga; Lebenstanz; North Country Sketches; Paris - Song of a Great City; Sea Drift; Songs of Sunset; A Song of the High Hills

ELGAR: Caractacus Op. 35; Coronation March Op. 65; Enigma Variations Op. 36; Grania and Diarmid Op. 42 - Funeral March; Imperial March Op. 32; Nursery Suite; Part-Songs (2) Op. 26; Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major Op. 39 No. 1; Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major Op. 39 No. 4; Severn Suite Op. 87; Spanish Serenade 'Stars of the Summer Night'; The Black Knight Op. 25; Crown of India Op. 66: Suite; The Light of Life Op. 29 'Lux Christi'; Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61

HOLST: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda Op. 26: 2nd Group, H98; Marching Song Op. 22 No. 2; Ode to Death, H144; Short Festival Te Deum, H145; Two Songs without Words Op. 22; The Hymn of Jesus, H140

SULLIVAN, A: HMS Pinafore: Overture; Iolanthe Overture; Overture di Ballo; Patience Overture; Symphony in E major 'Irish'; The Gondoliers Overture; The Mikado Overture; The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Hugh the Drover

WALTON: Capriccio burlesco; Crown Imperial; Hamlet and Ophelia: A poem for orchestra; Funeral March from Hamlet; Johannesburg Festival Overture; Orb and Sceptre; Richard III Suite; Richard III - Prelude; Scapino: A Comedy Overture; Spitfire Prelude & Fugue

WOOD, HENRY: Hornpipe (Fantasia on British Sea Songs)

Sir Charles Groves (conductor)

WARNER CLASSICS 2564614724 (24CD budget)

Walton: Symphony No. 2 & Cello Concerto

WALTON: Symphony No. 2; Cello Concerto; Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten

Paul Watkins (cello), ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor)

CHANDOS CHSA5153 (Hybrid SACD)