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Johannes Brahms - Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert Blomstedt - Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - Academic Festival Overture - Pentatone
Johannes Brahms - Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert Blomstedt - Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - Academic Festival Overture - Pentatone
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Last heard 10 months ago
Antonio Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in C, R. 477 - Peter Whelan, b
Antonio Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in C, R. 477 - Peter Whelan, b
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Last heard 9 months ago
Mark O'Connor - The American Seasons - Mark O'Connor,
Mark O'Connor - The American Seasons - Mark O'Connor,
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Fritz Kreisler - Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta - Charlie Siem,
Fritz Kreisler - Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta - Charlie Siem,
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First heard 9 months ago
Last heard 9 months ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Canadian Brass - Perfect Landing - Opening Day
Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Canadian Brass - Perfect Landing - Opening Day
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Stewart Goodyear - Callaloo - Stewart Goodyear,
Stewart Goodyear - Callaloo - Stewart Goodyear,
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Edvard Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 - English Chamber Orch - - Vanguard
Edvard Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 - English Chamber Orch - - Vanguard
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Leopold Mozart - Frog Partie - Rhein Bach Collegium - Funny Program Music of the Baroque Period: The Marriage of the Hen and the Cuckoo - CPO
Leopold Mozart - Frog Partie - Rhein Bach Collegium - Funny Program Music of the Baroque Period: The Marriage of the Hen and the Cuckoo - CPO
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Josef Strauss - Phoenix March, Op. 105 - Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim - 2022 New Year's Concert - Sony
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March, Op. 105 - Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim - 2022 New Year's Concert - Sony
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Easley Blackwood - Two Nocturnes, Op. 41 - Easley Blackwood, p - Blackwood Plays Blackwood - Cedille
Easley Blackwood - Two Nocturnes, Op. 41 - Easley Blackwood, p - Blackwood Plays Blackwood - Cedille
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Jennifer Higdon - Piano Trio (2003) - Lincoln Trio - Notable Women - Cedille
Jennifer Higdon - Piano Trio (2003) - Lincoln Trio - Notable Women - Cedille
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Dobrinka Tabakova - Concerto for cello and strings - Kristina Blaumane, v
Dobrinka Tabakova - Concerto for cello and strings - Kristina Blaumane, v
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Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor - Geneva Lewis,
Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor - Geneva Lewis,
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 - BBC Phil/Leonard Slatkin - Bach Transcriptions - Chandos
Johann Sebastian Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 - BBC Phil/Leonard Slatkin - Bach Transcriptions - Chandos
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Morten Lauridsen - Ave Maria - Los Angeles Master Chorale/Paul Salamunovich - Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna - RCM
Morten Lauridsen - Ave Maria - Los Angeles Master Chorale/Paul Salamunovich - Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna - RCM
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Paul Lewis,
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Paul Lewis,
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Traditional American - Shenandoah - Yo-Yo Ma, v
Traditional American - Shenandoah - Yo-Yo Ma, v
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Jake Heggie - Facing Forward - Lara Downes, p - This Land - Pentatone
Jake Heggie - Facing Forward - Lara Downes, p - This Land - Pentatone
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Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin - - -
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin - - -
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Johann Friedrich Fasch - Two-Horn Concerto in D, Die Jagd - Hermann Baumann & Radovan Vlatković, hn'
Johann Friedrich Fasch - Two-Horn Concerto in D, Die Jagd - Hermann Baumann & Radovan Vlatković, hn'
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First heard 9 months ago
Last heard 9 months ago
Modest Mussorgsky - Sorochinsky Fair - Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy - Russia's Greatest Hits - Sony
Modest Mussorgsky - Sorochinsky Fair - Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy - Russia's Greatest Hits - Sony
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First heard 10 months ago
Last heard 10 months ago
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto for Guitar & Small Orchestra (1951) - Goran Sollscher,
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto for Guitar & Small Orchestra (1951) - Goran Sollscher,
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Felix Mendelssohn - String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20 - Concertante Chamber Players - Mendelssohn: Octet In E- Flat, Op. 20/ Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 - Helicon
Felix Mendelssohn - String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20 - Concertante Chamber Players - Mendelssohn: Octet In E- Flat, Op. 20/ Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 - Helicon
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George Frideric Handel - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E - Lisa Smirnova, p - Georg Friedrich Handel: Eight Great Suites - Lisa Smirnova - ECM
George Frideric Handel - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E - Lisa Smirnova, p - Georg Friedrich Handel: Eight Great Suites - Lisa Smirnova - ECM
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191 - David McGill, b
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat, K. 191 - David McGill, b
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172 - Lynn Harrell, v
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172 - Lynn Harrell, v
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Last heard 7 months ago
Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, Op. 35 - Mstislav Rostropovich, v
Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, Op. 35 - Mstislav Rostropovich, v
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Last heard 10 months ago
Alessandro Stradella - Sinfonia No. 22 in E minor - Convivium - Early Italian Violin Sonatas - Hyperion
Alessandro Stradella - Sinfonia No. 22 in E minor - Convivium - Early Italian Violin Sonatas - Hyperion
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Last heard 9 months ago
Antonio Vivaldi - Trio Sonata in B-Flat, R. 76 (Op. 5/17) - Rebel - Antonio Vivaldi - Shades of Red - Bridge
Antonio Vivaldi - Trio Sonata in B-Flat, R. 76 (Op. 5/17) - Rebel - Antonio Vivaldi - Shades of Red - Bridge
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Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall - Purcell: The Fairy Queen & The Prophetess - Orchestral Suites - Fontalis
Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall - Purcell: The Fairy Queen & The Prophetess - Orchestral Suites - Fontalis
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Etruscan Concerto - Keith Jarrett,
Peggy Glanville-Hicks - Etruscan Concerto - Keith Jarrett,
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First heard 10 months ago
Last heard 10 months ago
Zenobia Powell Perry - Tawawa House Suite - Josephine Gandolfi & Deanne Tucker, p - Zenobia Powell Perry Piano Works - Cambria
Zenobia Powell Perry - Tawawa House Suite - Josephine Gandolfi & Deanne Tucker, p - Zenobia Powell Perry Piano Works - Cambria
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Lou Harrison - A Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen - Yvar Mikhashoff, p - The Waltz Project (17 Contemporary Waltzes For Piano) - Nonesuch
Lou Harrison - A Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen - Yvar Mikhashoff, p - The Waltz Project (17 Contemporary Waltzes For Piano) - Nonesuch
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Johannes Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 - Bella Voce/Andrew Lewi
Johannes Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 - Bella Voce/Andrew Lewi
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Last heard 7 months ago
Ivan Hallstrom - An Adventure in Scotland - Malmo Opera Orch/Michael Bartosch - Ivar Hallstrom Ballet Music - Sterling
Ivan Hallstrom - An Adventure in Scotland - Malmo Opera Orch/Michael Bartosch - Ivar Hallstrom Ballet Music - Sterling
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Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34 - Charles Neidich, c
Carl Maria von Weber - Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op. 34 - Charles Neidich, c
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Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p - Ravel: The Piano Concertos, Miroirs - DG
Maurice Ravel - Miroirs - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p - Ravel: The Piano Concertos, Miroirs - DG
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Manuel Ponce - Four Mexican Dances - Argentina Duran, p - Rapsodia Mexicana - Bravo Music
Manuel Ponce - Four Mexican Dances - Argentina Duran, p - Rapsodia Mexicana - Bravo Music
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Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel - - -
Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel - - -
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Giuseppe Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill - Trondheim Soloists/Anne-Sophie Mutter, v - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Trondheim Soloists* - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons • Tartini: Devil's Trill - DG
Giuseppe Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill - Trondheim Soloists/Anne-Sophie Mutter, v - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Trondheim Soloists* - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons • Tartini: Devil's Trill - DG
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Johannes Brahms - Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 - London Sym Orch/Bernard Haitink - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - LSO Live
Johannes Brahms - Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16 - London Sym Orch/Bernard Haitink - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - LSO Live
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Malcolm Arnold - Four Scottish Dances, Op 59 - Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart - The Celtic Album - RCA
Malcolm Arnold - Four Scottish Dances, Op 59 - Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart - The Celtic Album - RCA
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Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 - Cuarteto Casals - Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Volume 1 - Harmonia Mundi
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 - Cuarteto Casals - Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Volume 1 - Harmonia Mundi
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Last heard 10 months ago
Einojuhani Rautavaara - Vigilia (in memory of St John the Baptist) - Finnish Radio Chamber Cho/Timo Nuoranne - Rautavaara: Vigilia - Ondine
Einojuhani Rautavaara - Vigilia (in memory of St John the Baptist) - Finnish Radio Chamber Cho/Timo Nuoranne - Rautavaara: Vigilia - Ondine
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Last heard 10 months ago
Frederic Chopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9 - William Kapell, p - Chopin: Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mozart - RCA
Frederic Chopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9 - William Kapell, p - Chopin: Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mozart - RCA
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Edvard Grieg - Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 - Royal Scottish National Orch/Bjarte Engeset - GRIEG, E.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Piano Concerto, Op. 16 / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Engeset) - Naxos
Edvard Grieg - Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 - Royal Scottish National Orch/Bjarte Engeset - GRIEG, E.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Piano Concerto, Op. 16 / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Engeset) - Naxos
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Arcangelo Corelli - Oboe Concerto in A - Maurice Andre, t
Arcangelo Corelli - Oboe Concerto in A - Maurice Andre, t
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Last heard 10 months ago
Gyorgy Ligeti - Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances - Asko Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw - The Ligeti Project, Vol. 5 - Teldec
Gyorgy Ligeti - Old Hungarian Ballroom Dances - Asko Ensemble, Schoenberg Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw - The Ligeti Project, Vol. 5 - Teldec
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Venth - Aria - Rachel Barton Pine,
Venth - Aria - Rachel Barton Pine,
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Serge Prokofiev - Semyon Kotko Overture, Op. 81a - Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev - Russian Overtures - DG
Serge Prokofiev - Semyon Kotko Overture, Op. 81a - Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev - Russian Overtures - DG
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