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Mozart: Piano Sonatas

MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt'; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283; Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332; Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570; Rondo in D major, K485; Gigue in G Major, K574; Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330; Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333; Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'; Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282; Rondo in A minor, K511; Fantasia in D minor, K397

Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

HYPERION CDA68029 (2CD budget)

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Hilary Hahn: Violin Concertos Mozart 5 & Vieuxtemps 4

MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

VIEUXTEMPS: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Op. 31

Hilary Hahn (violin), The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Jarvi (conductor)

DG 4793956 (CD mid-price)

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Part: Te Deum

PART: Te Deum; Pilgrims' Song; Berliner Messe; Dopo la vittoria

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Peter Dijkstra (conductor)

BR KLASSIK 900511 (CD)

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Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony & Marche slave

TCHAIKOVSKY: Manfred Symphony Op. 58; Marche slave Op. 31

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor)

ORFEO C895151A (CD)

David Nice compares recordings of Sibelius鈥檚 fourth symphony and makes a personal recommendation.听听

Top Recommendation:

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7

SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete); Finlandia Op. 26; Karelia Suite Op. 11; Pohjola's Daughter Op. 49; The Bard Op. 64; Tapiola Op. 112

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

ERATO 2564662795 (4CD budget) also available to download as a single symphony

James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong: Franck & Strauss - Violin Sonatas听

FRANCK: Violin Sonata in in A

STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E flat, Op. 18; Allgretto in E, AV149; Wiegenlied, Op. 14 No. 1; Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1; Morgen! Op. 27 No. 4

James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano)

ONXY CLASSICS ONYX4141 (CD)

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Franck, Dvorak, Grieg: Violin Sonatas

DVORAK: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano Op. 75

FRANCK, C: Violin Sonata in A major

GRIEG: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45

Renaud Capucon (violon), 听听听听 Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)

ERATO 2564625018 (CD)

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The Chopin Album

CHOPIN: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65; Grand Duo for Cello and Piano (on themes from Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable); Polonaise brillante Op. 3 for cello & piano; Nocturne No. 4 in F major Op. 15 No. 1; Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor

FRANCHOMME: Nocturne for Cello and Piano Op. 15, No. 1

Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

SONY 88843093012 (CD)

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La Clarinette Francaise: Jos Van Immerseel & Lisa Shklyaver

BLOCH, ANDRE: Denneriana

DEBUSSY: Rhapsody for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116 'Premiere rapsodie'

MILHAUD: Scaramouche, suite for clarinet & piano (or orchestra) Op. 165d

PIERNE, G: Canzonetta Op. 19

POULENC: Clarinet Sonata Op. 184

SAINT-SAENS: Clarinet Sonata in E flat major Op. 167

Jos Van Immerseel (piano), Lisa Shklyaver (clarinet)

ZIGZAG ZZT358 (CD)

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Green - Melodies francaises on Verlaine鈥檚 poems

BORDES: O triste, triste etait mon ame; Promenade Sentimental

BRASSENS: Colombine

CANTELOUBE: Colloque sentimental

CAPLET: Green

CHABRIER: Qui je suis, qui je suis (from Fish Ton Kan); J'engraisse (from Fish Ton Kan)

CHAUSSON: Ecoutez la chanson bien douce; La lune blanche

DEBUSSY: Claire de lune (song); Colloque sentimental; En sourdine; Fantoches; Green (No. 5 from Ariettes Oubliees); Il pleure dans mon c艙ur (No. 2 from Ariettes Oubliees); La Faune; Les ingenus; Mandoline (Verlaine)

FAURE: C'est l'extase langoureuse Op. 58 No. 5 (Verlaine); Clair de Lune Op. 46 No. 2; En sourdine Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine); Green Op. 58 No. 3 (Verlaine); La Lune blanche luit dans les bois (No. 3 from La Bonne Chanson Op. 61); Mandoline Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine); Prison Op. 83 No. 1; Spleen Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine)

FERRE: Colloque sentimentale; Ecoutez la chanson bien douce

HAHN, R: Chanson de l'automne; D'une prison; En Sourdine; L'heure exquise

HONEGGER: Un Grand Sommeil Noir

KOECHLIN: Il pleure dans mon c艙ur Op. 22 No. 4

MASSENET: Revons c'est l'heure

SAINT-SAENS: Le vent dans la plane (Verlane)

SCHMITT, F: Il pleure dans mon coeur

SEVERAC: Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit ...

SZULC: Clair De Lune Op. 83 No. 1

TRENET: Chanson d'automne

VARESE: Un grand sommeil noir

WIENIAWSKA: Mandoline; La lune blanche; En sourdine

Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Jerome Ducros (piano), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Quatuor Ebene

ERATO 2564616693 (2CD budget)

MACMILLAN: St. Luke Passion

Peter Dicke (organ), Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio Choir, National Youth Choir, Markus Stenz (conductor)

CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72671 (Hybrid SACD)

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CHILCOTT: St John Passion

Laurie Ashworth (soprano), Ed Lyon (Evangelist), Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone), Neal Davies (Christ), Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Wells Cathedral Choir, Chaconne Brass, Matthew Owens (conductor)

SIGNUM SIGCD412 (CD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: St Mark Passion, BWV247

Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Terry Wey, Daniel Johannsen, Stephan MacLeod, Hanno Muller-Brachmann, Knabenkantorei Basel, Capriccio Barockorchester, Markus Teutschbein

RONDEAU ROP609091 (2CD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Charles Daniels (Evangelist), Peter Harvey (Christus), Bethany Seymour, Helen Neeves (sopranos), Sally Bruce-Payne, Nancy Cole (altos), Joseph Cornwell, Julian Podger (tenors), Matthew Brook (basses), Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, Peter Seymour

SIGNUM SIGCD385 (2CD budget)

BACH, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244听

James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Matthew Rose (Christus), Ashley Riches (Pilatus), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Sarah Connolly (alto), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Christopher Maltman (bass), Richard Egarr (director, harpsichord), Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of the AAM

AAM RECORDS AAM004 (3CD mid-price)