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George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle.
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John Blow
Lovely Selina
Singer: Tim Mead (counter-tenor); David Bates (musical direction); La Nuova Musica (ense. Conductor: David Bates. Ensemble: La Nuova Musica.- Beauteous Softness.
- PENTATONE.
- 2.
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Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 34: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante semplice
Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.- CPO.
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Philippe Verdelot
Beata es virgo
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.- Gimmel.
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John Wilbye
The Lady Oriana (The Triumphs of Oriana)
Music Arranger: Mark Kroll. Ensemble: Canadian Brass.- Canadian Brass: English Renaissance Music.
- CBS.
- 14.
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Roman Hoffstetter
String Quartet in F Major Op.3 no.5 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.- Hommage.
- Warner Classics.
- 13.
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Margaret Bonds
Troubled Water
- Fantasie.
- Sony Classical.
- 8.
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Aaron Copland
Quiet City
Performer: Simon Höfele. Performer: Sarah-Jane Porsmoguer. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Duncan Ward.- BERLIN CLASSICS.
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Rudy Wiedoeft
Dans l'orient
Composer: Domenico Savino. Performer: Diesler. Performer: Ashley Fripp.- The Saxophone Craze: Homage to Rudy Wiedoeft.
- Champs Hill Records.
- 2.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op 65 No 6 (Lyric Pieces)
Orchestrator: Franz Josef Breuer. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.- Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigur Jorsalfar.
- NAXOS.
- 11.
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Toby Hession
She walks in beauty
Lyricist: Lord Byron. Choir: VOCES8.- Enchanted Isle.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 15.
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Philip Lane
Constant Billy (Suite of Cotswold folk-dances)
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- British Light Music - Philip Lane.
- Marco Polo.
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Léo Delibes
Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé)
Singer: Mary Plazas. Singer: Diana Montague. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.- Saint Saens/Gounod etc: Great Operatic Arias: Diana Montague/Philharmonia/Parry.
- Chandos.
- 3.
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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
Waltz No.6 in F sharp minor
Performer: Nicholas Walker.- Balakirev: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2.
- Grand Piano.
- 11.
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Leonard Bernstein
Wonderful Town (Overture)
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Bernstein: Wonderful Town.
- EMI Classics.
- 1.
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Michael Betteridge [b.1988]
A Place
Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ellie Slorach. -
Barbara Strozzi
"Mentita", Op. 6
Ensemble: Ensemble Poïesis.- Barbara Strozzi.
- Aeon.
- 10.
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Leos Janáček
Jealousy
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- CHANDOS.
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Joseph Canteloube
Baïlèro (Chants d'Auvergne)
Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- Erato.
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William Boyce
Symphony No.1 in B flat major
Orchestra: The English Concert. Director: Trevor Pinnock.- William Boyce: 8 Symphonies: The English Concert/Pinnock.
- Archiv Produktion.
- 4-6.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: II. Allegretto
Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake.- Saint-Saëns, Koechlin & Poulenc: Oboe Sonatas.
- Warner Classics.
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Édouard Lalo
Symphonie espagnole Op.21 (5th mvt)
Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- Bruch, Lalo: Little, RSNO, Handley.
- EMI Eminence.
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Eric Coates
Knightsbridge (March - 3rd mvmt of London Every Day Suite)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Coates: Orchestra Works, Vol. 1.
- Chandos.
- 15.
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