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Biber: Imitatio
BIBER: Serenade in C major "Nightwatchman's Call"; Balletti Lamentabili; Sonata violino solo representativa in A; Sonata a viol. e viola; Serenata con altre arie a 5; Toccatina sopra la Ribellione di Hungheria; Sonata VI for violin and basso continuo;  Sonata A. 3. ex G. B Moll; Battalia
Ricercar Consort
MIRARE MIR302 (CD)

Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
HERBERT, V: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major Op. 8; Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor Op. 30; Irish Rhapsody
Mark Kosower (cello), Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (conductor)
NAXOS 8573517 (CD budget)

Schumann: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1 & Phantasie
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major Op. 38 'Spring'; Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23; Fantasie in C major for Violin and Orchestra Op.131
Thomas Zehetmair (violin and director), Orchestre de chambre de Paris
ECM 4811369 (CD)

Ning Feng: Apasionado
LALO: Symphonie espagnole Op. 21
SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen Op. 20; Danza Espanola No. 3: Romanza Andaluza Op. 22, No. 1
WAXMAN, F: Carmen Fantasy
Ning Feng (violin), Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, Rossen Milanov
CHANNEL CCS37916 (CD)

Top recommendation:

Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben
SCHUMANN: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42; Lieder (5) Op. 40; Lust der Sturmnacht Op. 35 No. 1; Dein Angesicht Op. 127 No. 2; Die Lowenbraut Op. 31 No. 1; Die Kartenlegerin Op. 31 No. 2; Abendlied Op. 107 No. 6; Die Meerfee Op. 125 No. 1; Stille Liebe Op. 35 No. 8; Des Sennen Abschied Op. 79 No. 22; Der Schatzgraber Op. 45 No. 1; Die Soldatenbraut Op. 64 No. 1; Mein Schoner Stern! Op. 101 No. 4; Schneeglockchen Op. 79 No. 26; Volksliedchen Op. 51 No. 2; Vom Schlaraffenland Op. 79/5; Rose, Meer und Sonne  Op. 37 No. 9
Anne Sofie Von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
DG E4458812 (CD)

Other recordings:

Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Erica Jeal also liked, although we can’t guarantee the availability of these discs.

Arleen Auger (soprano), Walter Olbertz (piano)
BERLIN CLASSICS 0021862BC (CD mid-price)

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Erik Werba (piano)
ORFEO C398951B (CD mid-price)

Juliane Banse (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
HYPERION CDJ33103 (CD)

Miah Persson (soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano)
BIS BISSACD1834 (Hybrid SACD)

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Eugene Asti (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN10492 (CD)

Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Alto ALC 1091

Dutilleux: Le Loup
DUTILLEUX: Le Loup; Trois Sonnets de Jean Cassou; La Fille du Diable: extracts from the film score; Melodies (4); Trois Tableaux symphoniques d’apres Les Hauts de Hurlevent
Vincent Le Texier (baritone), Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Pascal Rophe (conductor)
BIS BIS1651 (Hybrid SACD)

Dawn to Dust
READ THOMAS: EOS (Goddess of the Dawn), a Ballet for Orchestra; MUHLY: Control (Five landscapes for Orchestra); NORMAN: Switch
Colin Currie (percussion), Utah Symphony Orchestra, Thierry Fischer (conductor)
Reference Recordings FR719 (Hybrid SACD)
James Wood: Cloud-Polyphonies
WOOD, JAMES: Tongues of Fire; Cloud-Polyphonies
MDR Rundfunkchor, Ear Massage Percussion Quartet, James Wood (conductor), Yale Percussion Group, Robert Van Sice
NMC NMCD223 (CD)

HENDERICKX: At The Edge Of The World, Empty Mind I, Groove!
Piet van Vranckx (oboe), Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Edo de Waart, Martyn Brabbins (conductors)
ROYAL FLEMISH PHILHARMONIC RFP011 (2Hybrid SACD mid-price)

Thierry Pecou: Les Liaisons Magnetiques
PECOU: Les liaisons magnetiques; Les Machines desirantes
Thierry Pecou (piano), Ensemble Variances, Ensemble Resonanz, Jonathan Stockhammer
AEON AECD1546 (CD)

Andrew is joined by Ashutosh Khandekar to discuss some recent opera releases: a recording of a major work by Donizetti left uncompleted, Le Duc d'Albe; an archive recording from the 1983 Salzburg Festival of Beethoven's Fidelio with a classic cast; and a recording of Smetana's rescue opera Dalibor, known as the Czech Fidelio.

DONIZETTI: Le Duc d’Albe
Angela Meade (Helene d’Egmont), Michael Spyres (Henri de Bruges), Laurent Naouri (Le Duc d'Albe), Gianluca Buratto (Daniel Brauer), David Stout (Sandoval), Trystan Llyr Griffiths (Carlos), Robin Tritschler (Balbuena), Dawid Kimberg (Un Tavernier), Halle, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
OPERA RARA ORC54 (2CD)

BEETHOVEN: Fidelio Op. 72
James King (Florestan), Eva Marton (Leonore), Tom Krause (Don Fernando), Theo Adam (Pizarro), , Aage Haugland (Rocco), Lilian Watson (Marzelline), Thomas Moser (Jaquino), Horst Hiestermann (Erster Gefangener), Kurt Rydl (Zweiter Gefangener), Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
ORFEO C908152I (2CD mid-price)

SMETANA: Dalibor
Ivan Kusnjer (King Vladislav), Richard Samek (Dalibor, a Knight), AleÅ¡ Voracek (Vitek, Dalibor’s messenger), Dana BuraÅ¡ova (Milada, sister of the Burgrave of Ploskovice), Alžbeta Polackova (Jitka, a country girl), Jan Stava (Benes, a jailor), Svatopluk Sem (Budivoj, commander of the king’s castle guard), ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
ONYX ONYX4158 (2CD mid-price)