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Tales of Sound and Fury

BIBER: Sonata jucunda a 6 in D; Battalia; Sonata violino solo representativa in A

ECCLES, J: Restless in thought

PURCELL: From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

TELEMANN: Overture (Suite) TWV 55:G10 in G major for strings & b.c. 'Burlesque de Don Quixotte'

Karin Dahlberg (soprano), Camerata Nordica, Terje Tonnesen (violin & direction)

BIS BIS2256 (Hybrid SACD)

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Mad Dog

BYRD: Pavana Bray

DOWLAND: The Shoemaker's Wife; Mr Dowland's Midnight; Prelude for lute

HOLBORNE: As it fell on a holie Eve; Heigh ho holiday; Fantasia; Pavan; Galliard To The Pavan Before; Mad Dog; My selfe; Passion; Mr Holborn鈥檚 Last Will and Testament; Muy linda; The Fairie-round; Fare Thee Well

HUWET: Fantasie

JOHNSON, J: Johnsons's Jewel (Galliard); A Paven to delight; The Galliard to delighte; Ward鈥檚 Repose; Day鈥檚 End Pavan; Carmans whistle

Hopkinson Smith (8-course lute, Joel van Lennep, 1974)

NAIVE E8940

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Lachrymae Revisited

BOYLE, R: Such Sweet Sorrow

BRITTEN: Lachrymae for viola & piano Op. 48

DOWLAND: If my complaints could passions move; Flow my teares (Lacrimae)

HIGGINS, G: Kathedrale

HOSOKAWA: In die Tiefe der Zeit for cello & accordion; Into the Depths of Times

POREBSKI: ReVerse 2

Duo van Vliet, Rafal Luc (accordion) and Ian Anderson (viola)

ORCHID CLASSICS ORC100069 (CD)

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Thousands of Miles

KORNGOLD: Mond, so gehst du wieder auf

MAHLER, A: Hymne; Die stille Stadt

WEILL, K: Nanna's lied (Text: Bertolt Brecht); Pirate Jenny (from The Threepenny Opera); Barbara Song (from The Threepenny Opera); Trouble Man; Je ne t'aime pas (text: Maurice Magre); Big Mole; Don鈥檛 Look Now; Lonely House from Street Scene; Der Abschiedsbrief; Denn wie man sich bettet (from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny); Buddy on the Nightshift

ZEMLINSKY: Und hat der Tag all seine Qual; Selige Stunde

Kate Lindsey (mezzo), Baptiste Trotignon (piano)

ALPHA ALPHA272 (CD)

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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39; Symphony No. 6 in D minor Op. 104

大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

LINN CKD502 (CD)

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Recommended recording:

Britten: Cello Symphony and Other Works

BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra Op. 68; Sinfonia da Requiem Op. 20; Cantata Misericordium Op. 69

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), English Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (conductor)

Other recommended recordings:

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

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London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Richard Hickox (conductor)

CHANDOS CHAN8983 (2CD)

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)

TELARC SACD60677 (Hybrid SACD)

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London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford (conductor)

NAXOS 8557196 (CD)

Bel Canto Paganini

BARTON PINE: Introduction, Theme and Variations on 'God Defend New Zealand'

PAGANINI: Caprices for solo violin Op. 1 Nos. 1-24 (complete); Duet for One Violin in C major; Caprice d'adieu

Rachel Barton Pine (violin)

AVIE AV2374

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Sauret: 24 Etudes-Caprices Op. 64, Vol. 1

SAURET: Etude-Caprice No. 1 in C major Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 2 in A minor Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 3 in F major Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 4 in D minor Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 5 in B flat major Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 6 in G minor Op. 64; Etude-Caprice No. 7 in E flat major Op. 64

Nazrin Rashidova (violin)

NAXOS 8573704

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YSAYE: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27

Giovanni Guzzo (violin)

RUBICON RCD1005 (CD)

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Permutations

FREYA WALEY-COHEN: Permutations; Unveil

Tamsin Waley-Cohen (multi-tracked violin)

SIGNUM SIGCD496

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For Violin and Electronics

WILSON: Trapped in Ice; Flame

HARRISON: Some of its Parts

CLIMENT: Koorean Air

EMMERSON: Stringscape

NANGLE: Where Distant City Lights Flicker on Half-Frozen Ponds

Darragh Morgan (violin)

DIATRIBE RECORDS DIACD021

Anthology Of Russian Symphonic Music Volume I

ARENSKY: Symphony No. 1 in B minor Op. 4; Symphony No. 2 in A major Op. 22; Suite No. 1 in G minor Op. 7; Suite for two pianos No. 2 'Silhouettes' Op. 23; Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky Op. 35a; Fantasia on Themes by I.T. Ryabinin Op. 48; Suite for two pianos No. 3 'Variations in C major' Op. 33; Introduction to the opera 鈥淣al and Damajanti鈥�; Marguerite Gautier- a fantasia for orchestra Op. 9; Raphael: Introduction; Egyptian Nights

BALAKIREV: Overture on a Spanish March Theme; Overture on three Russian Themes; Suite for orchestra; Rus; In Czechia - Symphonic Poem; Symphonic Poem 'Tamara'; Islamey - Oriental Fantasy

BORODIN: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major; Symphony No. 2 in B minor; Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished); Petite Suite; Prince Igor: Fragments

DARGOMIZHSKY: Kazachok; Baba Yaga; Bolero; Finnish Fantasia; Rusalka: Slavonic Dance; Rusalka: Gypsy Dance

GLINKA: Valse-Fantaisie in B minor for orchestra, G. ii213; Capriccio brillante on a Russian theme; Spanish Overture No. 2 'Summer Night in Madrid'; Symphony on Two Russian Themes; Premiere Polka in B Flat Major; Andante Cantabile and Rondo in D minor; A Life for the Tsar: Fragments; Ruslan and Lyudmila: excerpts; Prince Kholmsky 鈥� Incidental Music; Patriotic Song; Prayer after Lermontov; Memory of Friendship; Overture in G minor; Overture in D major; Kamarinskaya

KALINNIKOV, VASILY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor; Symphony No. 2 in A major; Intermezzi No. 1 & No. 2; Serenade for strings; The Nymphs - symphonic poem; Bylina overture; The Cedar and the Palm; Suite; Tsar Boris: excerpts

LIADOV: From the Apocalypse Op. 66; Ballade Op. 21b; Baba-Yaga Op. 56; The Enchanted Lake Op. 62; Kikimora Op. 63; Russian Folksongs (8) Op. 58; A Musical Snuffbox Op. 32; Scherzo in D major Op. 16; Nenie Op. 67; Intermezzo Op. 8; Dance of the Amazon Op. 65; Polonaise Op. 49; Polonaise for the Unveiling of the Statue of Rubinstein Op. 55

LYAPUNOV: Symphony No. 1 in B minor Op. 12; Triumphal Overture on Russian Themes in C major Op. 7; Zelazowa Wola Op. 37; Hashish - symphonic poem for big orchestra Op. 53; Symphony No. 2 in B minor Op. 66

MEDTNER: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor Op. 33; Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 50

MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov: Introduction and Polonaise; Khovanshchina: excerpts; Sunless; Songs and Dances of Death; Scherzo in B flat major; Intermezzo in modo classico; A Night on the Bare Mountain; The Capture of Kars - Solemn March; Pictures at an Exhibition

NAPRAVNIK: Dubrovsky: Fragments

RIMSKY KORSAKOV: Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2 Op. 9 'Antar'; Symphony No. 3 in C; Sadko (tone poem) Op. 5; Fantasia on Serbian Themes Op. 6; Overture on Russian Themes Op. 28; Legend (Conte feerique) Op. 29; Capriccio espagnol Op. 34; Scheherazade Op. 35; Russian Easter Festival Overture Op. 36; On the Tomb, (Prelude) Op. 61; The Maid of Pskov: Suite; The Maid of Pskov: In the Woods, Tsar鈥檚 Hunt and Storm; May Night Overture; Snow Maiden Suite; Mlada: Procession of the Nobles; Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise; Sadko (opera): introduction; Boyarinya Vera Sheloga: Overture; The Tsar's Bride Overture; The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite Op. 57; Pan Voyevoda Suite; The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia: excerpts; Le Coq d'Or Suite: fragments; Le Coq d'Or Suite

RUBINSTEIN: Valse Caprice in E flat major

TANEYEV, S: Symphony No. 4 in C minor Op. 12; Apollo's Temple in Delphi (entr'acte from Oresteia); Suite de Concert Op. 28

TCHAIKOVSKY: The Seasons Op. 37b; Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (complete); Manfred Symphony Op. 58; Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23; Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44; Concert Fantasy Op. 56; Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major; Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33; Suite No. 3 in G major Op.55; Suite No. 4 in G major Op.61 'Mozartiana'; Festival Coronation March; Marche slave Op. 31; The Snow Maiden Op. 12: orchestral excerpts; Francesca da Rimini Op. 32; Concert Overture in C minor; Overture in F major; Hamlet - Fantasy overture Op. 67; 1812 Overture Op. 49; The Storm Overture (Groza) Op.76; The Voyevoda: Fragments; The Oprichnik: Introduction; The Oprichnik: Dances of Oprichniks and Women; Cherevichki: Suite; Jeanne d'Arc, La Pucelle d'Orleans: fragments; Entr鈥檃cte & Waltz and Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin Op. 24); Eugene Onegin: Ecossaise; Cherevichki: Introduction; Cossack Dance (Hopak/Gopak) from Mazeppa; Mazeppa: The Battle of Poltava; The Enchantress: Fragments; Introduction to The Queen of Spades; Overture from Iolanta; Swan Lake Op. 20; Sleeping Beauty Op. 66; The Nutcracker Op. 71

USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor), USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov (conductor), Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor), Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Tatyana Nikolaeva (piano), USSR State Academic Orchestra, Abram Schatzkes (piano), Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Irina Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Elena Gilels (piano), Emil Gilels (piano), Mikhail Bank (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

MELODIYA MELCD1002480 (56CD)

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MARTINU: Symphonies Nos. 1-6

大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

ONYX ONYX4061 (3CD)

Meet The Composer: Splitting Adams

ADAMS, J: Chamber Symphony; Son of Chamber Symphony

Nadia Sirota (narrator), Alan Pierson (narrator, conductor), John Adams (narrator), Walter Frisch (narrator), Alarm Will Sound

CANTALOUPE CA21128 (CD)

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BRITTEN: Quatre Chansons Francaises

DEBUSSY: ORCHESTRATED J. ADAMS: Le Livre de Baudelaire (Le Balcon; Harmonie du soir; Le Jet d'eau; Recueillement)

DUPARC: L'Invitation au voyage; La Vie anterieure; Phidyle

KOECHLIN: Epiphanie Op. 17 No. 3

RAVEL: Sheherazade

Christiane Karg (soprano), Bamberger Symphoniker, David Afkham

BERLIN CLASSICS 0300832BC (CD)