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BACH, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012

Philip Higham (cello)

DELPHIAN DCD34150 (2CD mid-price)

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Sugarloaf Mountain

An Appalachian Gathering conceived and arranged by Jeannette Sorrell

Apollo's Fire, Baroque Orchestra, Jeannette Sorrell (conductor)

AVIE AV2329 (CD)

Each week Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer whose music deserves to be heard more often. The music of this week's Proms Composer, Jon Leifs, is infused with the rugged, primal beauty of his native Iceland.

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Leifs: Fine I & II, Elegy, Iceland Cantata & Icelandic Overture

LEIFS: Iceland Ouverture (Minni Islands) Op. 9 (Text: Einar Benediktsson and Jonas Hallgrimsson); Iceland Cantata (Pjothvot - Islandskantata) for mixed choir and orchestra Op. 13; Elegy (Hinsta kvedja) Op. 53 (In memoriam 30.9.1961); Fine I Op. 55 Farewell to Earthly Life for orchestra; Fine II (Kvedja til jardlifsins) Op. 56 (Farewell to earthly life)

Langholt Church Choir, Icelandic Opera Chorus, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor)

CHANDOS CHAN9433 (DOWNLOAD)

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Jon Leifs - Complete Piano Music

LEIFS: Reverie (Vokudraumur); Torrek - Intermezzo Op. 1 No. 2; Four Pieces for the Piano Op. 2; Two Icelandic Folk-Songs Op. 19b; Icelandic Dances Op. 11; New Icelandic Dances Op. 14b; Strakalag (Boy's Song) Op. 49

Orn Magnusson (piano)

BIS BISCD692 (CD mid-price)

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Jon Leifs - Dettifoss

LEIFS: Concerto for organ and orchestra Op. 7; Variazioni pastorale Op. 8. Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven; Fine II (Kvedja til jardlifsins) Op. 56 (Farewell to earthly life); Dettifoss Op. 57 (Text: Einar Benediktsson)

Loftur Erlingsson (baritone), Reynir Sigurdsson (vibraphone), Bjorn Steinar Solbergsson (organ), Kor Hallgrimskirkju, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao (conductor)

BIS BISCD930 (CD)

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Jon Leifs: Complete Songs

LEIFS: Memorial songs on the death of Jonas Hallgrimsson Op. 45; Songs from the Saga Symphony; Two Icelandic Folk-Songs Op. 19b; Tveir Songvar (Two Songs) Op. 14a (Text: Johann Jonsson); Three verses from Havamal; Stand-House of Stone; Two Songs Op. 18a; Three songs from Icelandic Sagas; Three Songs Op. 23; Memory-land Op. 27 No. 3; Love verses from the Edda Op. 18b; Old Scaldic verses from Iceland; Three Icelandic Hymns; Torrek - Intermezzo Op. 1 No. 2

Finnur Bjarnasson (tenor), Orn Magnusson (piano)

SMEKKLEYSA SMK20 (2CD mid-price)

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Jon Leifs - Hekla and other orchestral works

LEIFS: Iceland Ouverture (Minni Islands) Op. 9 (Text: Einar Benediktsson and Jonas Hallgrimsson); Requiem Op. 33b for mixed choir a cappella (Text: Folk poetry and Jonas Hallgrimsson); Loftr-Suite Op. 6a; Reminiscence du Nord Op. 40; Hekla Op. 52; Elegy (Hinsta kvedja) Op. 53 (In memoriam 30.9.1961)

Kor Hallgrimskirkju, Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao (conductor)

BIS BISCD1030 (CD)

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LEIFS: Edda, Part 1 - The Creation of the World (Skopun heimsins)

Gunnar Guobjornsson (tenor), Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass-baritone), Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Baumer (conductor)

BIS BISSACD1350 (Hybrid SACD)

Sibelius: Lemminkainen Legends & Pohjola鈥檚 Daughter

SIBELIUS: Lemminkainen Suite Op. 22; Pohjola's Daughter Op. 49

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor)

ONDINE ODE12625 (Hybrid SACD)

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Sibelius: Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast

SIBELIUS: Belshazzar's Feast, JS48; Overture in E major, JS145; Scene de ballet, JS163; Wedding March for Act III of Adolf Paul's play 'The Language of the Birds'; Cortege; Menuetto; Processional (鈥極nward, Ye Peoples') Op. 113 No. 6

Pia Pajala (soprano), Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

NAXOS 8573300 (CD budget)

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Folke Grasbeck plays Sibelius on the Ainola Piano

SIBELIUS: 听听听听 Andantino in B major, JS44; Allegretto in B flat minor, JS18; 听听听听听听听听听听 Largo in A major, JS117; Impromptu in G minor Op. 5, No. 2; Impromptu in B minor Op. 5, No. 5; [Caprice Op. 24 No. 3] (first version); Romance in D flat major Op. 24, No. 9; Finlandia Op. 26 (arranged for piano by the composer); King Kristian II, incidental music Op. 27: Musette; 听听听听 [Polka] Aino in C minor; Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1; Pan and Echo Op. 53; Rondino in G sharp minor, Op .68, No. 1; The Spruce Tree Op. 75 No. 5; Thirteen Pieces Op. 76 (extracts); Pieces (5) Op. 85; Eight Piano Pieces Op. 99: Souvenir; Eight Piano Pieces Op. 99: Moment de valse; Two Pieces for Oscar Parviainen; Scene romantique Op. 101, No. 5; 听听听听听听听听 Landscape II

Folke Grasbeck (piano)

BIS BIS2132 (CD)

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Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande

SIBELIUS: Pelleas and Melisande Suite Op. 46; Musik zu Einer Scene; Valse lyrique Op. 96a; Valse chevaleresque Op. 96c; Morceau romantique

Pia Pajala (soprano), Sari Nordqvist (mezzo-soprano), Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam (conductor)

NAXOS 8573301 (CD budget)

Andrew talks to the acclaimed conductor, organist, harpsichordist, scholar and Music Director of the Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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JS Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Cantata 63

BACH, J S: Magnificat in E flat major, BWV243a; Chorale Prelude BWV600 'Gott, durch deine Guete'; Cantata BWV63 'Christen, aetzet diesen Tag'

GABRIELI, G: Hodie Christus natus est a 10

Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (conductor)

LINN CKD469 (Hybrid SACD) Released 16th October 2015

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HANDEL: Messiah

Susan Hamilton (soprano), Annie Gill (mezzo), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Edward Caswell (bass), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (conductor)

LINN CKD285 (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Nicholas Mulroy (Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Jesus), Susan Hamilton (Soprano), Cecilia Osmond (Soprano), Clare Wilkinson (Alto), Annie Gill (Alto), Malcolm Bennett (Tenor), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Bass), Dunedin Consort, Players, John Butt (conductor)

LINN CKD313 (3Hybrid SACD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt (conductor)

LINN CKD430 (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019

John Butt (harpsichord), Lucy Russell (violin)

LINN CKD433 (2CD mid-price)

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BACH, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2

John Butt (harpsichord)

LINN CKD463 (4CD budget)

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BACH, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Susan Hamilton (soprano), Cecilia Osmond (soprano), Margot Oitzinger (alto), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Dunedin Consort, Players, John Butt (director) (conductor)

LINN CKD354 (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)

Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 93; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Passacaglia

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor)

DG 4795059 (CD)