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The Alehouse Sessions
Arrangements of tunes from Henry Purcell to traditional Scottish, Norwegian and Canadian folk tunes and sea shanties.
Barokksolistene, Bjarte Eike (violin)
RUBICON RCD1017 (CD)

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Percy Grainger: Complete Music for Four Hands, Two Pianos
Penelope Thwaites, John Lavender, Timothy Young
HERITAGE HTGCD403 (4CD)

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a la russe
BALAKIREV: Islamey - Oriental Fantasy
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird: Danse infernale du roi Kastchei; Berceuse from The Firebird; Finale from The Firebird
TCHAIKOVSKY: Meditation (No. 5 from Morceaux Op. 72); Passe lontain (No. 17 from Morceaux Op. 72); Scherzo a la Russe Op. 1 No. 1
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)
BIS BIS2150 (Hybrid SACD)

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Jonathan Dove: In Damascus
DOVE: In Damascus; Out of Time; Piano Quintet
Mark Padmore (tenor), Charles Owen (piano), Sacconi Quartet
SIGNUM SIGCD487 (CD)

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Perfido!
BEETHOVEN: No, non turbati; Ah! Perfido Op. 65
HAYDN: Berenice, che fai? (Scena di Berenice), Hob XXIVa:10; Solo e pensoso, Hob. XXIVb:20
MOZART: O temerario Arbace... Per quel paterno amplesso, K79; Basta Vicesti... Ah non lasciarmi no. K295a; Ah, lo previdi... Ah, l'invola agl'occhi miei, K272; Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, oh cara, K528
Sophie Bevan (soprano), The Mozartists, Ian Page
SIGNUM SIGCD485 (CD)

Composer: Beethoven
Piece: Diabelli Variations
Reviewer: Iain Burnside

Recommended recording:

BEETHOVEN: Diabelli Variations Op. 120
Andreas Staier (fortepiano after Conrad Graf)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC902091 (CD)

Other recommended recordings:

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

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Igor Levit (modern piano)
SONY 88875060962 (3CD)

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Alfred Brendel live from the Royal Festival Hall in 2001 (modern piano)
PHILIPS 4758322

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Andras Schiff (piano) (One performance on an 1820 fortepiano; another on a 1921 Bechstein)
ECM 4810446 (2CD)

JS Bach: Musical Offering
BACH, J S: Musical Offering, BWV1079
BUXTEHUDE: Sonata in D major, BuxWV257
The Bach Players, Nicolette Moonen (violin and director)
HYPHEN PRESS MUSIC HPM011 (CD)

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Bach Trios
BACH, J S: Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV530; Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 19 in A major, BWV864: Prelude; Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'; Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 20, BWV889: Fugue; Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'; Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV548 'Wedge'; Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV829: VI. Passepied; Chorale Prelude BWV650 'Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter'; The Art of Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus XIIIa a 3 (rectus); The Art of Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus XIIIb a 3 (inversus); Chorale Prelude BWV721 'Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott'; Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV1029
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Chris Thile (mandolin), Edgar Meyer (double bass)
NONESUCH 7559793920 (CD)

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Bachiana
BACH, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056; Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041; Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11: Ach bleibe doch, meine liebstes lieben; Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena); Fantasia for Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra
Asya Fateyeva (saxophone), Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra, Ruben Gazarian
BERLIN CLASSICS 0300909BC (CD)

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Bach Reimagines Bach
BACH, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001; Lute Suite No. 4 in E major, BWV1006a; Lute Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV995
William Carter (lute)
LINN CKD445 (CD)

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JS Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 2
BACH, J S: Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV541; Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596; Chorale Partita BWV768 'Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig'; Organ Concerto in C major (after Vivaldi), BWV594; Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV547
Masaaki Suzuki (Marc Garnier organ of the Shoin Chapel, Kobe, Japan)
BIS BIS2241 (Hybrid SACD)

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Decades: A Century of Song Vol. 2 1820 - 1830
BELLINI: Malinconia, ninfa gentile; Ma rendi pur contento; Vanne, o rosa fortunata
GLINKA: Skazhi, zachem; Ne iskushay menya bez nuzhdi; Moya harfa
LOEWE, C: Der Erlkonig Op. 1 No. 3 (Goethe); Herr Oluf "Herr Oluf reitet spat und weit" Op. 2/2
MENDELSSOHN: Minnelied im Mai 'Holder klingt der Vogelsang' Op. 8 No. 1
NIEDERMEYER: Le lac
SCHUBERT: Auf der Bruck, D853; Im Fruhling, D882; Aus 'Heliopolis' - I D753 (Mayrhofer); Gondelfahrer, D808; Auflosung, D807; Ellen 1-3 Op. 52; Der Winterabend (Es ist so still), D938; Die Taubenpost, D965A (D957 No. 14)
SCHUMANN: Sehnsucht
John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Luis Gomes (tenor), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Anush Hovhanissyan (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
VIVAT VIVAT114 (CD)

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Ghosts, Fools And Seers
ALLEN, G: Two Songs for voice and viola Op. 76
GALLIENNE: Shakespeare Settings (3); Three Songs
MADDOX: Four Songs for soprano
PAVIOUR: Crazy Jane
PENBERTHY: Pastorals
SITSKY: Seven Zen Songs
Katja Webb (soprano), David Wickham (piano), Aaron Wyatt (viola), Michael Waye (flute)
STONE RECORDS ST8070 (CD)

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Gluck: Heroes in Love
GLUCK: Se in campo armato (from Sofonisba); Sperai vicino il lido (from Demofoonte); Dal suo gentil sembiante (from Demetrio); Sinfonia (from Semiramide riconosciuta); Nobil onda (from Sofonisba); Se fedele mi brama il regnante (from Ezio); Se tu vedessi come vegg鈥檌o (from Ippolito); Tradita, sprezzata (from Semiramide riconosciuta); Sinfonia (from Ipermestra); M鈥檕pprime, m鈥檃ffanna (from Sofonisba); Ah! non turbi il mio riposo (from Telemaco); Se il fulmine sospendi (from Ezio)
Sonia Prina (contralto), La Barocca, Rubin Jais
GLOSSA GCD924101 (CD)

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Grainger: Folk Music
GRAINGER: Bold William Taylor; Six Dukes Went a-Fishin'; Knight & Shepherd's Daughter; Lord Maxwell's Goodnight; My Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone; The Pretty Maid milkin' her Cow; The Sprig of Thyme; The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol; The Twa Corbies; Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy'; Died for Love; The Power of Love; Walking Tune; Willow Willow; Early One Morning; One More Day, My John; Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H) Ellen; Country Gardens
Claire Booth (soprano), Christopher Glynn (piano)
AVIE AV2372 (CD)

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Handel: Ottone
HANDEL: Ottone, Re di Germania; Un disprezzato affetto (from Arianna in Creta); Io sperai trovar riposo; Cervo altier
Max Emanuel Cencic (Ottone), Lauren Snouffer (Teofane), Pavel Kudinov (Emireno), Ann Hallenberg (Gismonda), Xavier Sabata (Adalberto), Anna Starushkevych (Matilda), Il Pomo d鈥橭ro, George Petrou (conductor)
DECCA 4831814 (3CD)