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JS Bach: Lutheran Masses I

BACH, J S: Mass in G minor, BWV235; Mass in G major, BWV236; Sanctus in C major, BWV237; Sanctus in D major, BWV238; Sanctus in G major, BWV240; Sanctus in D major, BWV241; Missa BWV Anh. 26 in C minor: Kyrie; Christe eleison G Minor, BWV242

With Hana Blažikova, Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Turk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)

BIS BIS2081 (Hybrid SACD)

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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Linz Version, 1866)

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor)

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Insomnia: Aurora Orchestra

BRITTEN: Nocturne Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

COUPERIN, F: Pieces de clavecin II: Ordre 6eme in B flat: Les baricades misterieuses

DEAN, B: Pastoral Symphony

GURNEY: Sleep

LIGETI: Poeme Symphonique for 100 Metronomes

Allan Clayton (tenor), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon

WARNER CLASSICS 2564608223 (CD)

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DEAN, B: Beggars and Angels; Amphitheatre; Ariel’s Music

Paul Dean (clarinet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz (conductor)

ABC CLASSICS ABC4761606 (CD)

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Brett Dean - Water Music

DEAN, B: Pastoral Symphony; The Siduri Dances for flute and string orchestra; Water Music for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra; Carlo for strings, sampler and tape

Sharon Bezaly (flute), Brett Dean, Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, HK Gruber

BIS BISCD1576 (CD)

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Winter Songs

DEAN, B: Winter Songs for tenor & wind quintet

NIELSEN: Wind Quintet Op. 43 (FS 100)

PART: Quintettino Op. 13

TUUR: Architectonics I

VASKS: Music for a deceased friend

Daniel Norman (tenor), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Hermann Baumer (conductor)

BIS BISCD1332 (CD)

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Brett Dean - Composer and Performer

DEAN, B: Viola Concerto; Twelve Angry Men for twelve cellos; Intimate Decisions for solo viola; Komarov's Fall

Sydney Symphony, Simone Young (conductor), The Cellists of the Sydney Symphony, Brett Dean, Hugh Wolff (conductor), Brett Dean (viola)

BIS BISCD1696 (CD)

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Brett Dean: The Lost Art of Letter Writing

DEAN, B: The Lost Art of Letter Writing; Testament; Vexations and Devotions

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Sydney Symphony, Jonathan Nott (conductor), ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra (viola section), Martyn Brabbins (conductor), Gondwana Voices, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, David Robertson (conductor)

BIS BIS2016 (Hybrid SACD)

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Brett Dean: Bliss

Peter Coleman-Wright (Harry Joy, MD of an advertising agency); Merlyn Quaife (Betty Joy, his wife); Lorina Gore (Honey B, his lover); Barry Ryan (Alex Duval, his friend and colleague); David Corcoran (David, his son); Taryn Fiebig (Lucy, his daughter); Kanen Breen (Johnny Davis, his colleague, Betty’s lover); Shane Lowrencev (Reverend Des / Police Officer / ‘Nurse’); Henry Choo (Aldo / Nigel Clunes); Milijana Nikolic (Mrs Dalton, asylum manager); Jane Parkin (Nurse); Teresa La Rocca (Nurse); Stephen Smith (Police Officer / Betty’s Doctor); Malcolm Ede (Neighbour / Asylum Doctor); Erkki Veltheim (Onstage Violinist); Opera Australia Chorus; Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Elgar Howarth (Conductor)

ABC Classics 00289 48181205 (2 CDs)

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Monteverdi Madrigali Volume 2: Cremona

MONTEVERDI: IlÌý primo libro de madrigali, 1587; IlÌý secondo libro de madrigali, 1590; IlÌý terzo libro de madrigali, 1592

Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (conductor)

LES ARTS FLORISSANTS EDITIONS AF005 (CD)

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Compere: Magnificat, motets & chansons

COMPERE: Magnificat primi toni; ÌýÌýÌý Tant ay d'ennuy / O vos omnes; Dictes moy toutes voz pensees; Une plaisant fillette ung matin se leva; Vous me faites morir d'envie; Ung franc archier; ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ne doibt on prendre quant on donne; Au travail suis sans espoir de confort; Mes pensees ne me lessent une heure; O bone Jesu

The Orlando Consort

HYPERION CDA68069 (CD)

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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos

BRITTEN: Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A Time there was' Op. 90

MACMILLAN: One for chamber orchestra; Oboe Concerto

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto in A minor

Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais), James MacMillan (conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), conductor), Britten Sinfonia

HARMONIA MUNDI HMU807573 (Hybrid SACD)

Sarah Walker joins Andrew to discuss recent releases of piano repertoire

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Bach: Goldberg Variations

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Lars Vogt (piano)

Ondine Records ODE 1273-2 (CD)

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Chopin: Etudes

CHOPIN: Etudes (12) Op. 10; Etudes (12) Op. 25; Trois Nouvelles Etudes

Irina Bogdanova (piano)

QUARTZ QTZ2109 (CD)

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Chopin Now: Hakon Austbo

CHOPIN: Ballades Nos. 1-4; Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60; Two Nocturnes Op. 62; Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'

Hakon Austbo (piano)

SIMAX PSC1347 (CD)

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Wilde plays Chopin III

CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 13 in C minor Op. 48 No. 1; Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'; Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2; Waltz No. 6 in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'; Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31; Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor Op. 44; Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante' Op. 34 No. 2; Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major Op. 7 No. 1; Mazurka No. 6 in A minor Op. 7 No. 2; Ecossaises (3) Op. 72 No. 3; Polonaise No. 3 in A major Op. 40 No. 1 'Military'; Waltz No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'

David Wilde (piano)

DELPHIAN DCD34159 (CD)

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Josef Matthias Hauer: Complete Melodies and Preludes

HAUER: Twelve Tones; Melodic Moods; Sunny Side; Dream Duo

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano, harmonium and celeste); Holger Falk (baritone)

MDG 613 1890-2 (3 CDs)

Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy

SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 1 in E major; Symphony No. 4 - 'Le Poeme de l'extase' Op. 54

Russian National Orchestra, Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory, Mikhail Pletnev (conductor)

PENTATONE PTC5186514 (Hybrid SACD)

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Schubert

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 1 in D major, D82; Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D125; Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200; Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D417 'Tragic'; Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485; Symphony No. 6 in C major, D589; Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'; Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'; Mass No. 5 in A flat major, D678; Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D950; Alfonso und Estrella, D732

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Christian Elsner (tenor), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), Luba Orgonašova (soprano), Birgit Remmert (contralto), Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (bass-baritone), Kurt Streit (tenor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER BPHR150061 (8 CDs + Blu-ray budget)