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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216; Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218; Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'
Henning Kraggerud (violin and director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
NAXOS 8573513 (CD budget)

Penderecki conducts Penderecki, Vol 1
PENDERECKI: Hymne an den heiligen Daniel (1997); Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert; Psalms of David; Dies Illa for 3 soloists, choir and orchestra
Johanna Rusanen (soprano), Agnieszka Rehlis (mezzo-soprano), Nikolai Didenko (bass), Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564603939 (CD)

Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1
SATIE: Gnossienne No. 1; Gnossienne No. 2; Gnossienne No. 3; Gnossienne No. 4; Gnossienne No. 5; Gnossienne No. 6; Gnossienne No. 7; Chapitres tournes en tous sens; Avant Dernieres Pensees (Idylle, Aubade, Meditation); Croquis et Agaceries d'un Gros Bonhomme en bois; Sonatine Bureaucratique; Poudre d'or; Embryons desseches; Descriptions automatiques; Heures seculaires et instantanees; Prelude en tapisserie; Les trois valses distinguees du precieux degoute; Je te veux; Trois Gymnopedies
Noriko Ogawa (脡rard 1890 piano)
BIS BIS2215 (Hybrid SACD)

Melartin: Traumgesicht, Marjatta & The Blue Pearl
MELARTIN: Traumgesicht Op. 70; Marjatta Op. 79; Music from the ballet The Blue Pearl Op. 160
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor)
ONDINE ODE12832 (CD)

Top recommendation:

Natalie Dessay (Euridice), Yann Beuron (Orphee), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Pluton/Aristee), Laurent Naouri (Jupiter), Martine Olmeda (L'Opinion Publique), Orchestra and Chorus of The Opera National de Lyon, Marc Minkowski (conductor) (conductor), Laurent Pelly (director)
ARTHAUS MUSIK 107105 (DVD)

Other recordings:

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

Natalie Dessay (Euridice), Yann Beuron (Orphee), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Pluton/Aristee), Laurent Naouri (Jupiter), Martine Olmeda (L'Opinion Publique), Orchestra and Chorus of The Opera National de Lyon, Marc Minkowski (conductor) WARNER CLASSICS 5567252 (CD)
N.B. This CD is the same production, but a different recording to the above DVD choice.

Claudine Collart (Euridice), Jean Mollien (Orphee), Andre Dran (Pluton/Aristee), Bernard Demigny (Jupiter), Violette Journeaux (L鈥橭pinion Publique), Paris Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Rene Leibowitz (conductor)
REGIS RRC2063

Brescianello: Concerti, Sinfonie & Ouverture
BRESCIANELLO: Sinfonie No. 5 in F major; Concerto No. 4 in E minor; Ouverture in G minor; Sinfonie No. 1 in D major; Concerto in B flat major; Chaconne in A major
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, David Plantier (violin), Vaclav Luks
GLOSSA GCDC82506 (CD mid-price)

Rolla: Duets for Violin and Viola
ROLLA: Duetto in B flat major Op. 13; Duo in C minor Op. 4 No. 2; Duo in E flat major Op. 7 No. 2; Duetto in C major Op. 9; Duetto in C major Op. 7, No. 1: Adagio
Isabelle Faust (violin), Thomas Riebl (viola)
GLOSSA GCDC80021 (CD mid-price)

Forqueray: Pieces de viole avec la basse continue
Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba), Guido Balestracci (viola da gamba), Rolf Lislevand (theorbo, Baroque guitar), Eduardo Eguez (theorbo, Guido Morini (harpsichord)
GLOSSA GCDC80412 (2CD budget)

Marina Frolova-Walker rounds up new recordings of Russian orchestral repertoire and reassesses recently reissued CDs featuring Soviet musicians and ensembles.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 & The Bells
RACHMANINOV: The Bells Op. 35; Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano), Mikhail Dovenmann (tenor), Alexei Bolshakov (bass), Moscow Philharmonic, Russian Republic Capella, Van Cliburn (piano), Symphony of the Air, New York, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
PRAGA PRD350123 (Hybrid SACD)

Stravinsky in USSR
STRAVINSKY: Apollon musagete; Orpheus; Ode (Elegiacal Chant in three parts); Fireworks Op. 4; Song of the Volga Boatmen
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor), USSR Symphony, Igor Stravinsky (conductor), Moscow Philharmonic Winds
PRAGA PRD250330 (CD)

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 12
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47; Symphony No. 12 in D minor Op. 112 'The Year 1917'
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
PRAGA DSD350122 (Hybrid SACD)

Shostakovich: String Quartets 1
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major Op. 49; String Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 68; String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major Op. 92
Borodin Quartet
PRAGA PRD250323 (CD)

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141; Suite Op. 145a;
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard Serov; Sergei Kopcak, SOCR, Frantisek Vajnar
PRAGA PRD250334 (CD)

PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Op. 100
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)
RCO LIVE RCO16002 (Hybrid SACD)

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (conductor)
RCO LIVE RCO16004 (Hybrid SACD)
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 5
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'; Symphony No. 2 in C minor Op. 17 'Little Russian'; Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
ONYX ONYX4150 (2CD mid-price)

Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
SCRIABIN: Symphony No. 1 in E major; Symphony No. 2 in C minor Op. 29
Ekaterina Sergeeva (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Timchenko (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
LSO LIVE LSO0770 (2Hybrid SACD budget)