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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

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Schubert: Piano Duets

Paul Lewis (piano) & Steven Osborne (piano)

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I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth

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Guerrero: Missa Congratulamini mihi | and other works

The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier

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Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake | and other songs

Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)

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Marc-André Hamelin: Études

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Philipp Schöndorff: The Complete Works

Cinquecento

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Hallé, Sir Mark Elder

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Brahms: Handel Variations

Murray Perahia (piano)

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand'

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Birtwistle: Night’s Black Bird

Owen Slade (tuba) The Hallé Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth

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Jonas Kaufmann: Verismo Arias

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

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Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051

Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord), Michala Petri (recorder) & Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado

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Special offer. Joyce DiDonato: Diva, Divo

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Orchestre et Choeur de L'Opéra National De Lyon, Kazushi Ono

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Ravel: The complete solo piano music

Steven Osborne (piano)

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Rossini: Stabat Mater

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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

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Great Strauss Scenes

Christine Brewer (soprano), Eric Owens (bass-baritone) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles

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Special offer. The Music of Poul Ruders, Volume 6

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Suk: Asrael Symphony, Op. 27

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

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Handel - Italian Cantatas Volume 7 | Recorded in the English Church, Den Haag and in Saint-Michel en Thiérache in January 2007 & June 2009

Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Thomas E. Bauer (bass), Furio Zanasi (bass) & Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) La Risonanza

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Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch

Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Julia Kleiter (soprano) & Hilko Dumno (piano)

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CPE Bach: The Keyboard Concertos Wq 43, Nos. 1-6

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Liszt: Harmonies Du Soir

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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano

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Fabio Biondi (violin and direction) Europa Galante

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Steve Reich: Double Sextet and 2x5

Eighth Blackbird, Bang On A Can

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Magdalena Kozená: Lettere Amorose

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo soprano) Private Musicke, Pierre Pitzl

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Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) Orchestre National de France, Fabien Gabel

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David Matthews: Winter Passions

Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Stephan Loges (baritone) The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend

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Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

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Yuja Wang (piano) Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

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The Romantic Piano Concerto 53 - Reger & Strauss

Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ilan Volkov

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Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob XX/2 (Choral version)

Lisa Milne (soprano), Ruxandra Donose (mezzo soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Christopher Maltman (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Vladimir Jurowski

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Capilla Flamenca, Dirk Snellings

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MacMillan - Visitatio Sepulchri & Sun-Dogs

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Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi

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Arvo Pärt: Symphony No. 4

Los Angeles Philharmonic & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Tõnu Kaljuste

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Mahler: Symphony No. 10

Deryck Cooke (speaker & piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berthold Goldschmidt

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Ravel: Piano Concertos and Miroirs

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

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Elizabeth Layton (violin), Scott Dickinson (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov

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The Heart Trembles with Pleasure: Music for Lute by S L Weiss, Vol. 1

Nigel North (lute)

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