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1. Bernstein: Violin Sonata; Piano Trio
performed by Andrew Cooperstock (piano), Charles Bernard (cello), Marin Mazzie (soprano), Opus Two, William Terwilliger (violin)
composed by Leonard BernsteinThe category "chamber music of Leonard Bernstein" is sparsely populated, and the performers here have to struggle to fill it out. Aside from some ... More
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3. Vaughan Williams: The Collector's Edition [Box Set] (2008)
performed by Alan Stringer (trumpet), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Alison Barlow (soprano), Alison Hargan (soprano), Allan Turner (cello), Anna Cooper (cor anglais), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Benjamin Bayl (organ), Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
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4. James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met (2010)
performed by Abraham Marcus (vocals), Aïnhoa Arteta (vocals), Alfred Walker (vocals), Ami Levy (vocals), Andrea Trebnik (vocals), Andrea Velis (vocals), Andreas Bjorneboe (vocals), Andrew Gangestad (vocals), Andrew Robinson (vocals), Angela Gilbert (vocals)
composed by Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Hector Berlioz, Igor Stravinsky, John Harbison, Maurice Ravel, Richard WagnerIn his introductory notes to this massive 32-CD set, Met general manager Peter Gelb wrote, without hyperbole, "No conductor has played a more vital ... More
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6. John Blow: On Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell
performed by Bernard Krainis (recorder), Charles Bressler (counter tenor), George Koutzen (cello), Herman Chessid (harpsichord), John Leonard (recorder), Paul Maynard (harpsichord), Russell Oberlin (counter tenor), Seymour Barab (bass viol)
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7. Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3; Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings & Timpani; Franck: Le chausseur maudit (1991)
performed by Berj Zamkochian (organ), Bernard Zighera (piano), Everett Firth (tympani [timpani]), Leo Litwin (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch (conductor)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Francis PoulencThis reissue of Charles Münch's recordings of French orchestral music brings together three performances that remain staples in RCA's catalog, even ... More
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8. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3; Poulenc: Organ Concerto; Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit (1991)
performed by Berj Zamkochian (organ), Bernard Zighera (piano), Everett Firth (tympani [timpani]), Leo Litwin (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Münch (conductor)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Francis PoulencThe first two works on this album -- Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, "Organ," and Poulenc's Concerto for organ, strings, and tympani -- might seem a ... More
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9. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Choral Works, Vols. 1-3 (2011)
performed by Anne-Marie Lasla (viola da gamba), Bernard Winsemius (organ), Bernard Winsemius (virginal), Charles Toet (trombone), Hildegard Perl (bass viol), Jaap ter Linden (bass viol), Jaap ter Linden (treble viol), Jan Kleinbussink (organ), Jonathan Rubin (lute)
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10. Best Wedding 50
performed by Alfie Boe (tenor), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Bernard Soustrot (trumpet), Brass Ensemble (brass ensemble), Charles Craig (tenor), Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano), Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Erik Lundkvist (organ)
composed by Albert Hay Malotte, Andrea Gabrieli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Gounod, Charles-Marie Widor, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Eugène Gigout, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Gaelic Traditional, Georg Philipp Telemann, Gerry McColl -
11. Richard Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae (2006)
performed by Alan Watt (vocals), Alison Hargan (vocals), Arlene Saunders (vocals), Bernard Dickerson (vocals), Elizabeth Gale (vocals), Emile Belcourt (vocals), Geoffrey Moses (vocals), John Dobson (vocals), Kenneth Woolman (vocals), Linda Finnie (vocals)
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12. The Art of Robert Bloom, Vol. 2 (2000)
performed by Benita Valente (soprano), Bernard Greenhouse (cello), Charles Treger (violin), Erich Itor Kahn (piano), Jan Peerce (tenor), June LaBelle (spoken word), Lois Marshall (soprano), Maureen Forrester (soprano), Maurice Wilk (violin), Menahem Pressler (piano)
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13. Creston: Symphony No.3; Partita for Flute, Violin & Stings, Op. 12; Out of the Cradle; Invocation & Dance, Op. 58 (1992)
performed by Bernard Shapiro (oboe), Charles Butler (trumpet), Christopher Sereque (clarinet), David L Ritt (trombone), Glen Danielson (horn), Ilkka Talvi (violin), Larey McDaniel (clarinet), Michael B. Russell (tuba), Michael Crusoe (timbales), Raymond Davis (cello)
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14. Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring/Pulcinella (1992)
performed by Bernard Shapiro (oboe), Charles Butler (trumpet), David Taylor (bassoon), Gran Wilson (tenor), Ilkka Talvi (violin), Jan Opalach (bass), Janet Baunton (violin), John DeJarnatt (oboe), Michael G. Morgan (double bass), Raymond Davis (cello)
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15. Shifrin: Pieces; Serenade (1998)
performed by Abram Loft (cello), Bernard Zaslav (viola), Charles Russo (clarinet), Fine Arts Quartet, George Sopkin (violin), Harriet Wingreen (piano), Leonard Sorkin (violin), London Sinfonietta, Melvin Kaplan (oboe), Ynez Lynch (viola), Jacques Monod (conductor)
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16. Janequin: Le Verger de Musique (1996)
performed by A Sei Voci, Armelle Brouard (flute), Bernard Fabre-Garrus (bass), Catherine Padaut (soprano), Charles-Edouard Fantin (lute), Eugene Ferre (lute), James Gowings (bass), Nicolas Stroesser (flute), Pierre Hamon (flute), Raoul le Chenadec (counter tenor)
composed by Claude Gervaise, Clément Janequin, Pierre Attaingnant -
17. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (1990)
performed by Arnold Steinhardt (violin), Barbara Wilson (double bass), Bernard Goldberg (flute), Bonnie Hampton (cello), Caroline Levine (viola), Charles Avsharian (violin), Christopher Kimber (violin), David Soyer (cello), Elizabeth Turner (contrabass)
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18. Purcell: The Fairy Queen (1992)
performed by Anne-Marie Lasla (viola da gamba), Bernard Deletré (bass), Bernhard Loonen (tenor), Charles Daniels (haute contre vocal), Christophe LePaludier (haute contre vocal), Christophe Rousset (organ), Christophe Rousset (clavecin), David Simpson (cello)
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19. Planquette: Les Cloches de Corneville
performed by Bernard Sinclair (vocals), Charles Burles (vocals), Christiane Stutzmann (vocals), Jean Bussard (speech/speaker/speaking part), Jean Giraudeau (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Paris National Opera Chorus (choir, chorus)
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20. Munch conducts Berlioz (1996)
performed by Bernard Zighera (harp), Cesare Valletti (tenor), David Poleri (tenor), Donald Gramm (bass), Doriot Anthony Dwyer (flute), Gérard Souzay (baritone), Giorgio Tozzi (bass), Harvard Glee Club, James Pappoutsakis (flute), Joseph de Pasquale (viola)
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21. Debussy: Mélodies
performed by Bernard Kruysen (baritone), Francis Poulenc (piano), Jean-Charles Richard (piano)
composed by Claude Debussy -
22. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Choral Works, Vol. 2 (2008)
performed by Bernard Winsemius (virginal), Bernard Winsemius (organ), Charles Toet (trombone), Lucy van Dael (violin), Lucy van Dael (baroque violin), Richte Van Der Meer (cello), Richte Van Der Meer (viol), Stephen Stubbs (lute), Titia Zwart (viol)
composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck -
23. La Veuve Joyeuse - Frasquita - Le Comte de Luxembourg
performed by Andre Balbon (vocals), André Cable (vocals), Annick Bauge (vocals), Bernard Alvi (vocals), Colette Muzart (vocals), Colette Riedinger (vocals), Gabriel Bacquier (vocals), Georges Courly (vocals), Jacques Coquier (vocals), Kleusa de Pennafort (vocals)
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24. Rimsky-Korsakov: Snegurochka (2005)
performed by Bernard Cottret (vocals), Freda Betti (vocals), G. Wion (vocals), Genevieve Moizan (vocals), Janine Micheau (vocals), Jean Giraudeau (vocals), Joseph Peyron (vocals), Lucien Lovano (vocals), Michel Hamel (vocals), Michel Roux (vocals), Rita Gorr (vocals)
composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

