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![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-PRAGA250166.jpg) | Brahms : Sextuor ŕ cordes no 1 en si bémol majeur, op. 18 ; Thčme et variations en ré mineur pour piano Quatuor Kocian : Josef Kluson, alto ; Michal Kanka, violoncelle ; Jean-François Heisser, piano Praga Digitals PRD 250 166 (47 min 50 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-PALEXA0515.jpg) | Mozart : Concerto no 22 en mi bémol majeur, K. 482; Beethoven : Concerto no 3 en do mineur, op. 37 Annie Fischer, piano; Orchestre du Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, direction Otto Klemperer (Mozart); Orchestre Radio-symphonique de Berlin, direction Ferenc Fricsay (Beethoven) Palexa CD-0515 ( 67 min)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-OPS30306.jpg) | Cherubini : Les Deux Journées (ou Le Porteur d'eau) Chorus Musicus Köln; Das neue Orchester, dir. Christoph Spering Yvon Beuron, ténor ; Mireille Delunsch, soprano ; Andreas Schmidt, bass ; Kwangchul Youn, basse ; Olga Pasichnyk, soprano ; Étienne Lescroart, ténor ; Vera Schoenenberg, soprano. Opus 111 Naďve OP 30306 (78 min 13 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NONESUCH79636.jpg) | Adams : Naive and Sentimental Music Philharmonique de Los Angeles, dir. Esa-Pekka Salonen Nonesuch 79636-2 (44 min 22 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NAXOS8559117.jpg) | Chadwick : Euterpe ; Angel of Death ; Aphrodite ; Melpomene ; Thalia Orchestre symphonique de Nashville, dit. Kenneth Schermerhorn Naxos 8.559117 (79 min 26 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NAXOS8555844.jpg) | Rodrigo ; Soleriana ; Zarabanda lejana y Villancico ; Cinco Piezas Infantiles Orchestre symphonique Asturias, dir. Maximiano Valdés Naxos 8.555844 (60 min 56 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NAXOS8555343.jpg) | Bax : Symphonie no 4 ; Nympholept ; Overture to a Picaresque Comedy Royal Scottish National Orchestra, dir. David Lloyd-Jones Naxos 8.555343 (64 min 38 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NAXOS8554727.jpg) | Mompou : musique pour piano, volume 4 Jordi Masó, piano Naxos 8.554727 (78 min 48 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-NAXOS8110206-07.jpg) | Verdi : La Forza del Destino Chśur de Turin et Orchestre symphonique de la Commission de radio-diffusion italienne, dir. Gino Marinuzzi (1941) Maria Caniglia, soprano ; Galliano Masini, ténor; Carlo Tagliabue, baryton ; Ebe Stignani, mezzo-soprano Naxos Historical 8.110206-07 (2 CD : 153 min 37 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-HM901778.jpg) | Arias for Farinelli Śuvres de Porpora, Hasse, Broschi, Giacomelli et Galuppi; Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, dir. René Jacobs Harmonia Mundi HMC 901778 (77 min 35 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-EMI769792.jpg) | Schumann and Mozart: Piano Concertos Philharmonia & Lucerne Festival Orchestras, dir. Herbert von Karajan EMI 7243 56777521 (59 m18 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-dvorak.jpg) | Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Chamber Orchestra of Europe, dir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt Teldec Classics 281038
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-DECCA4702462.jpg) | Kun Woo Paik plays Gabriel Fauré Fauré : Romances sans paroles ; nocturnes; improvisations ; impromptus ; barcarolles ; préludes ; ballade Kun Woo Paik, piano Decca 470-246-2
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-COR16003.jpg) | Scarlatti : Iste Confessor ; Te Deum ; Missa Breve « La Stella » ; Stabat Mater Ensemble The Sixteen, dir. Harry Christophers Coro COR16003 (59 min 34 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-CHANDOS0674.jpg) | Haydn : Grosse Orgelmesse, Hob. XXII : 4; Missa Cellensis (no 2), Hob. XXII : 8, « Mariazeller Messe » Susan Gritton, soprano ; Louise Winter, mezzo-soprano ; Mark Padmore, ténor ; Stephen Varcoe, basseIan ; Watson, orgue Chandos Collegium Musicum 90, dir. Richard Hickox CHAN 0674 (70 min 56 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-CBC1148.jpg) | L'Invitation au voyage, Complete Mélodies of Henri Duparc Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano; Gerald Finley, baritone; Stephen Ralls, piano CBC Records MVCD 1148 (63 m 22 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-CAL9310.jpg) | Jacquet de Mantoue : messe Anchor che col partire, motets ŕ notre dame Ensemble Jachet de Mantoue Calliope CAL 9310 (68 min 35 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-belcanto.jpg) | Roberto Alagna: Bel Canto London Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. Evelino Pidň EMI 573022B
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CDalvarez.jpg) | Marcelo Alvarez: French Arias Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, dir. Mark Elder Sony SK 89650 (67 min 43 s)
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-alcd21025.jpg) | Of Heart and Homeland Janáăek, de Falla, Shostakovich, Parker, Smetana, DvoŢák, Piazolla. Duo Concertante: Nancy Dahn, violin and Timothy Steeves, piano. Atma classique ALCD 2 1025
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| ![](lsm/sm8-2/images/CD-ACD22296.jpg) | Airs anciens Respighi : Suite d'airs et de danses anciens no1 ; Warlock : Suite Capriol ; Farkas : Suite Lavottiana ; Schafer : Minnelieder Ensemble Pentačdre Noëlla Huet, mezzo-soprano Atma ACD2 2296 (58 min 35 s)
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