Dvorak – Symphony no.6, Serenade for strings – Rafael Kubelik

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony no.6 in D major, op.60 *
Serenade for strings in E major, op.22 +

Berliner Philharmoniker *
English Chamber Orchestra +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Haydn – Symphonies nos.45, 46, 47 – Daniel Barenboim

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor, Hob.I:45 "Farewell"
Symphony no.46 in B major, Hob.I:46
Symphony no.47 in G major, Hob.I:47 "Palindrome"

English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Haydn – Symphonies nos.44, 48, 49 – Daniel Barenboim

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Symphony no.44 in E minor "Trauer"
Symphony no.48 in C major "Maria Theresia"
Symphony no.49 in F minor "La Passione"

English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - conductor

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Bruckner – Requiem in D minor – Matthew Best

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Requiem in D minor
Psalm 114
Psalm 112

Joan Rodgers - soprano
Catherine Denley - contralto
Maldwyn Davies - tenor
Michael George - bass
Thomas Trotter - organ
Corydon Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best - conductor

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Crusell – Clarinet Concertos – Emma Johnson

Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838):
Concerto no.1 for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat major, op.1
Concerto no.2 for Clarinet and Orchestra in F minor, op.5
Concerto no.3 for Clarinet and Orchestra in B flat major, op.11

Emma Johnson - clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz - conductor

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Mozart – Piano Concertos nos.20, 23, 24, 26 & 27 – Clifford Curzon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 *
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 *
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major "Coronation", K. 537 +
Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K488 +
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K491 +

Clifford Curzon - piano
English Chamber Orchestra *
London Symphony Orchestra +
Benjamin Britten - conductor*
István Kertész - conductor +

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J.S. Bach – Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords – Raymond Leppard

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Concerto No. 3 in D, BWV 1054
Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Concerto No. 6 in F, BWV 1057
Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058

CD 2:
Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1053
Concerto No. 3 in A, BWV 1055
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1060 *
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Continuo in C, BWV 1061 *
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Continuo in C minor, BWV 1062 +

Raymond Leppard - harpsichord and direction
Andrew Davis - harpsichord *
Philip Ledger - harpsichord +
English Chamber Orchestra

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Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music, Flos Campi – Matthew Best

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958):
Serenade to Music *
Five Mystical Songs
Fantasia on Christmas Carols +
Flos Campi #

Maciej Rakowski - violin *
Thomas Allen - baritone +
Nobuko Imai - viola #
Corydon Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best - conductor

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Reinecke – Flute Concerto; Franck – Sonata for Flute – Philippe Racine

Carl Reinecke (1824-1910):
Concerto in D major for Flute and Orchestra, op.283
Sonata in E minor for Flute and Piano, op.167 "Undine"
César Franck (1822-1886):
Sonata in A major for Flute and Piano

Philippe Racine - flute
Brigitte Meyer - piano
English Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Fournillier - conductor

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C.P.E. Bach – Oboe Concertos – Thomas Indermühle

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Wq 164
Oboe Concerto in A minor, Wq 166
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq 165

Thomas Indermühle - oboe and direction
English Chamber Orchestra

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Bottesini – Works for Double Bass – Thomas Martin (Vol.1)

remembering Giovanni Bottesini on his birthday

(22 December 1821 – 7 July 1889)

Giovanni Bottesini - Works for Double Bass (Vol.1):
Gran Duo concertante or Violin and Double Bass
Andante sostenuto for String Orchestra
Duetto for Clarinet and Double Bass
Gran Concerto in F sharp minor for Double Bass

Thomas Martin - double bass
Emma Johnson - clarinet
José-Luis Garcia - violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton - conductor

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Beethoven – Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 (composer's final revision) – Mikhail Kazakevich

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19 (composer's final revision)
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 (composer's final revision)

Mikhail Kazakevich - piano
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Grieg – Peer Gynt, Piano Concerto, Lyric Pieces, Symphonic Dances – Various Artists

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - "The Best of Grieg":

CD 1:
Peer Gynt - Suite No.1, op.46 *
Peer Gynt - Suite No.2, op.55 *
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16 +
Lyric Suite, op.54 *

Stephen Kovacevich +
English Chamber Orchestra *
BBC Symphony Orchestra +
Raymond Leppard - conductor *
Sir Colin Davis - conductor +


CD 2:
From Holberg's Time, op.40 *
Lyric Pieces, op.12 +
Lyric Pieces, op.43 +
Symphonic Dances, op.64 #

Zoltán Kocsis - piano +
English Chamber Orchestra *
Philharmonia Orchestra #
Raymond Leppard - conductor * #

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Leonardo Leo – The 6 Cello Concertos – Josephine Knight

remembering Leonardo Leo on the anniversary of his death

(August 5, 1694 – October 31, 1744)

Leonardo Leo (1694-1744):

CD 1:
Concerto No.1 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in A major
Concerto No.2 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in D major
Concerto No.5 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in F minor

CD 2:
Concerto No.3 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in D minor
Sinfonia Concertata (Concerto No.6) in C minor
Concerto No.4 for Cello, Strings and Orchestra in A major

Josephine Knight - cello
English Chamber Orchestra

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Mozart, Busoni, Copland – Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra – Paul Meyer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, KV 622
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Harp and Piano

Paul Meyer - clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra
David Zinman - conductor

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Dvořák – Stabat Mater, Legengs – Rafael Kubelik

remembering Rafael Kubelík on the anniversary of his death

(29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Stabat Mater, op.58 *
Legends, op.59 +

Edith Mathis - soprano *
Anna Reynolds - contralto *
Wieslaw Ochman - tenor *
John Shirley-Quirk - bass *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
English Chamber Orchestra +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Stalder, Reindl – Symphonic works – Howard Griffiths

Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder (1725-1765):
Symphony No.5 in G major
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in B flat major
Constantin Reindl (1738-1799):
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin solo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Strings in D major

José-Luis Garcia - violin
William Bennet - flute
David Thomas - oboe
Robin O'Neill - bassoon
Michael Thompson - horn
English Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths - conductor

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Joseph James – Wanderer Fantasy after Schubert, Fantasie after Schumann – Orlando Jopling

Joseph James [Stanley Joseph Seeger (b.1930) & Francis James Brown (b.1925)]:
Wanderer Fantasy in C after Franz Schubert (D.760)
Fantasie in F after Robert Schumann (op.17)

Schubert Ensemble
English Chamber Orchestra
Orlando Jopling - conductor

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Berlioz – L'Enfance du Christ, La Mort de Cléopatre & other works – Sir Colin Davis

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
L'Enfance du Christ *
La Mort de Cléopâtre
Sara la baigneuse
Méditation religieuse
La Mort d'Ophélie

Peter Pears *
Elsie Morison *
John Cameron *
Joseph Rouleau *
John Frost *
The Goldsbrough Orchestra *
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis - conductor

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Mozart – Piano Concertos n.20, 24 – Barenboim

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor KV 466
Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV 491

Daniel Barenboim - piano & direction
English Chamber Orchestra

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