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Dmitry Shostakovich
Hypothetically Murdered, Op 31a (Galop)
Orchestrator: Gerard McBurney. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Cala.
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Clara Schumann
Abendfeier in Venedig (3 Part-songs)
Ensemble: Studio Vocale Karlsruhe. Conductor: Werner Pfaff.- Schumann - Die Chorwerke Vol. 2.
- EBS.
- 1.
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Martin Christian Schultze
Sinfonia no.3 in D Major (Aria Paysana)
Ensemble: Ensemble Klingekunst. Director: Sieglinde Größinger.- Trattamento dell'harmonia: 6 Sinfonias.
- CPO.
- 303.
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Franz Schubert
Die Taubenpost D.965a (Schwanengesang D.957)
Singer: Dietrich Fischerâ€Dieskau. Performer: Gerald Moore.- DG.
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Jeanâ€Baptiste Lully
Phaeton (Chaconne)
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.- APARTE.
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Hans Pfitzner
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 34 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert.- CPO.
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Joseph Haydn
Notturno no.8 in C major H.2.32
Ensemble: Mozzafiato. Ensemble: L’Archibudelli.- Haydn: 8 Notturni for the King of Naples.
- Sony Classical.
- 8.
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Johannes Brahms
In Stiller Nacht (German Folk-Songs Bk.6)
Singer: Monica Groop. Performer: Alexei Lubimov.- ONDINE.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in B minor Kk.377
Performer: Scott Ross.- ERATO.
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Gerald Finzi
In terra pax Op.39
Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Julia Doyle. Choir: City of London Choir. Performer: Mark Willliams. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton.- In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology.
- Naxos.
- 6.
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Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in D major, Op.33 no.2
Performer: Janina Fialkowska.- Chopin Recital: Janina Fialkowska.
- Atma Classique.
- 11.
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Tomás Méndez
Cucurrucucu paloma
Singer: Caetano Veloso. Ensemble: Unknown ensemble.- Alma de America.
- DISCOGRAPH.
- 11.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Concerto a 5 in C major Op.7`11
Performer: Anthony Robson. Performer: Catherine Latham. Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90. Director: Simon Standage.- Albinoni: Double Oboe/String Concertos Vol. 2.
- Chandos.
- 16-18.
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Jennifer Higdon
String Poetic (Nocturne)
Performer: Jennifer Koh. Performer: Reiko Uchida.- Cedille.
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Tom Lehrer
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Performer: Tom Lehrer.- Songs And More Songs By Tom Lehrer.
- Rhino Entertainment Company.
- 13.
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Clément Janequin
Le chant des oiseaux
Performer: Ensemble Clément Janequin.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
'Posthorn' Serenade, K.320 (6th mvt)
Orchestra: Die Kölner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- BIS.
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Orlando Gibbons
The Silver Swan
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. Director: Paul Hillier.- English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals.
- Virgin.
- 12.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Slavonic Dance in B flat minor Op.72 no.13
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Doráti.- Dvorak: Slavonic Dances etc.: RPO/Detroit SO/Dorati.
- Decca.
- 5.
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Margaret Bonds
Of the Three Wise Men (The Ballad of the Brown King)
Singer: Noah Stewart. Choir: The Dessoff Choirs. Orchestra: The Dessoff Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Merriweather.- The Ballad Of The Brown King & Selected Songs.
- Avie.
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Robert Johnson
Hit and Take It
Performer: Anthony Rooley.- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
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Hannah Peel
Sunrise through the Dusty Nebula
Ensemble: Tubular Brass. Conductor: Sandy Smith.- My Own Pleasure.
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George Frideric Handel
Per le porte del tormento (Sosarme)
Singer: Bejun Mehta. Singer: Rosemary Joshua. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: René Jacobs.- G.F. Handel: Ombra Cara.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 13.
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Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini (Overture)
Orchestra: Bastille Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- DG.
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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition Carol no.6
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Lance Whitehead
Christmas Carol
Music Arranger: Clare Wheeler. Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: Owain Park.
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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition Carol no.5
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Chris Westbrook
Christmas Carol
Performer: Richard Pearce. Music Arranger: Clare Wheeler. Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.
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George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- African Heritage Symphonic Series volume II.
- CEDILLE RECORDS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in E flat major K.375 (5th mvt)
Orchestra: Consortium Classicum.- Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
- 12.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words in D major Op.102 no.2
Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Worte: Daniel Barenboim.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Carl Nielsen
Symphony no.6 'Sinfonia Semplice' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.- DECCA.
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- Mon 14 Dec 2020 09:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
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