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JS Bach: Violin Concertos
BACH, J S: Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings BWV1060R; Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042; Cantata BWV21 'Ich hatte viel Bekummernis': Sinfonia; Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041; Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043
Cecilia Bernardini (violin), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), Huw Daniel (violin), Dunedin Consort, John Butt (director)
LINN CKD519 (Hybrid SACD)

David Matthews: Complete String Quartets Volume 4
BEETHOVEN, transcribed Matthews: Bagatelles (11) Op. 119; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op. 22 - Adagio; Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101
MATTHEWS, D: String Quartet No. 11 Op. 108; Diabelli Variation (version for string quartet)
Kreutzer Quartet
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0318 (CD)

Martinu: The Complete Piano Trios
MARTINU: Piano Trio No. 1 'Cinq pieces breves', H. 193; Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor, H327; Bergerettes - Five Pieces for Violin, Cello and Piano; Piano Trio No. 3 in C major, H332
Smetana Trio: Jitka Cechova (piano), Jiri Vodicka (violin), Jan Palenicek (cello)
SUPRAPHON SU41972 (CD)

Magnus Lindberg: Al Largo, Cello Concerto No. 2 & Era
LINDBERG, M: Al largo; Era; Cello Concerto No. 2
Anssi Karttunen (cello), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor)
ONDINE ODE12815 (Hybrid SACD)

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Beethoven: Popular Piano Sonatas
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 鈥楳oonlight'; Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 'Waldstein'; Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 'Appassionata'; Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major Op. 79; Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
WARNER CLASSICS 6230812 (2CD)

Other recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Sarah Walker also liked, although we can鈥檛 guarantee the availability of these discs.

Beethoven - Piano Concertos & Sonatas
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 鈥楳oonlight'; Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37; Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 'Emperor'
Steven Lubin (fortepiano), The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
DECCA E4757297 (3CD budget)

Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 2
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major Op. 28 'Pastorale'; Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op. 2 No. 3
Angela Hewitt (piano)
HYPERION CDA67605 (CD)

Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 - 11
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op. 22
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS E4427742 (CD mid-price)

Beethoven: Richter Volume 1 - Vinyl Edition
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Bagatelle in F Op. 33 No. 3; Bagatelle in C Major Op. 33, No. 5; Bagatelles (11) Op. 119: No. 2 in C major; Bagatelles (11) Op. 119: No. 7 in C major; Bagatelles (11) Op. 119: No. 9 in A minor; Bagatelles (6) Op. 126: No. 1; Bagatelles (6) Op. 126: No. 4; Bagatelles (6) Op. 126: No. 6 in E flat major
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
MELODIYA MELLP0055 (Vinyl)
ALSO AVAILABLE AS BMG 74321 29462-2

Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 2
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'; Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op. 14 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op. 14 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op. 22; Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major Op. 78; Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major Op. 79; Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101; Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'; Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 'Waldstein'; Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90
Paul Lewis (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901903/05

Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (Complete)
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
DG 4631272 (9CD budget)

BERTALI: La Maddalena (Vienna 1663) and works for La Maddalena in Mantua 1617 (by Monteverdi, Guivizzani, Effrem and Rossi)
Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten (director)
RICERCAR RIC367 (CD)

Alessandro della Ciaia: Lamentationi
BERNIA: Toccata Cromatica
CIAIA: Toccata sopra il mottetto Ecce Venio
GALILEI, M: Toccata in Do maggiore; Toccata in Sol maggiore; Toccata in Sol minore; Toccata in Do minore
SARACINI: Toccata intitolata all鈥檌llustrissimo signor Alfonso Strozzi; Toccata intitolata all鈥檌llustrissimo, et eccellentissimo signor conte San Secondo
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Laboratorio 鈥�600
GLOSSA GCD922903 (2CD mid-price)

Gaetano Veneziano: Passio
VENEZIANO: St John Passion
Raffaele Pe (Evangelista), Luca Cervoni (Christus), Marco Bussi (Pilatus), Ghislieri Choir, Cappella Neapolitana, Antonio Florio (conductor)
GLOSSA GCD922609 (CD)

Dresden Passion
MARCO GIOSEPPE PERANDA: The St. Mark Passion, with additional music by Johann Hermann Schein and Heinrich Schutz.
Cappella Sagittariana Dresden, Norbert Schuster (conductor)
RONDEAU PRODUCTION ROP612122

Haec dies: Music for Easter
BASSANO, G: Dic nobis
BYRD: Haec dies; Pascha nostrum
HADLEY, P: My beloved spake
HALLER, M: Surrexit Pastor bonus
LASSO: Aurora Lucis Rutilat; Surrexit Pastor bonus; Magnificat Super Aurora Lucis Rutilat
LHERITIER: Surrexit pastor bonus
MARTIN, M: Haec dies
PALESTRINA: Terra tremuit
RACHMANINOV: Dnes鈥� spaseniye
SCHEIDT: Surrexit Christus hodie
STANFORD: Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Op. 123
TAVERNER: Dum transisset Sabbatum I
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Easter (No. 1 from Five Mystical Songs)
WESLEY, S S: Blessed be the God and Father
Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Matthew Jorysz (organ), Graham Ross
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU907655 (CD)

Hannah French joins Andrew to discuss recent releases of Baroque repertoire including Handel's Israel in Egypt, bassoon concertos by Vivaldi and violin concertos by Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar.

Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Volume 4
VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto, RV 469 in C major; Bassoon Concerto, RV 491 in F major; Bassoon Concerto, RV 498 in A minor; Bassoon Concerto, RV 492 in G major; Bassoon Concerto, RV 500 in A minor; Bassoon Concerto, RV 473 in C major
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), L鈥檃ura Soave Cremona
NAIVE OP30551 (CD)

Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar: Complete Violin Concertos
BACH, J S: Keyboard Concerto in G major (after Ernst), BWV592a; Keyboard Concerto in B flat major (after Ernst), BWV 982; Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Ernst), BWV 987
SACHSEN-WEIMAR: Complete Violin Concertos Nos. 1-8
Anne Schumann (violin), Sebastian Knebel (harpsichord), Ensemble Fursten-Musik
CPO 7779982 (CD mid-price)

Composed to the Soul: Music by CF Abel & JA Hasse
ABEL, C F: Quartetto in A; Concerto in D; Quartetto in B flat; Frena le belle lagrime (from Sifari)
HASSE, J A: L鈥檃ugelletto in lacci stretto (from Didone abbandonata)
Dorothee Mields (soprano), Simone Eckert (viola da gamba), Hamburger Ratsmusik
CPO 7779112 (CD mid-price)

Johan Helmich Roman: The 12 Keyboard Sonatas (Sonatas 8-12)
AGRELL, JOHAN: Sonata II in C major
ROMAN: Sonata VIII in A major, BeRI 232; Sonata IX in D minor, BeRI 233; Sonata X in B minor, BeRI 234; Sonata XI in F minor, BeRI 235; Sonata XII in E minor, BeRI 236; Sonata in C major, BeRI 215
Anna Paradiso (harpsichord/clavichord)
BIS BIS2135 (Hybrid SACD)

HANDEL: Israel in Egypt, HWV54
Lydia Teuscher, Julia Doyle (sopranos), Hilary Summers (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Roderick Williams (bass), Choir of The King鈥檚 Consort, Robert King (conductor)
VIVAT VIVAT111 (2CD budget)