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Work Title	Composer	Performer	Label	Rating
Works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Schumann, Bartók, Franck, Prokofiev, Shostakovich	Various Composers	Martha Argerich (piano) Various Conductors and Orchestras	Various Labels	10 / 10
NED ROREM - Pilgrims; Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto	ROREM; NED	Jeffrey Khaner (flute) Philippe Quint (violin) Serebrier; José : Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra	Naxos	10 / 10
NED ROREM - 29 songs (including On an echoing road; Early in the morning; Little Elegy; The Serpent; Stopping by woods on a snowy evening; Jeanie with the light brown hair; others)	ROREM; NED	Anna Leese (soprano) Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Tim Mead (countertenor) Andrew Staples (tenor) Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Alisdair Hogarth (piano) Hogarth; Alisdair : The Prince Consort	Linn	8 / 8
DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85	DVORÁK; ANTONIN	Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)	Sony Classical	10 / 10
BACH, J.S.: Gott soll allein mein Herze haben BWV 169; Geist und Seele wird verwirret BWV 35 SCHÜTZ, HEINRICH: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott SWV 447 BUXTEHUDE, DIETRICH: Klag-Lied BuxWV 76b	BACH; J.S. BUXTEHUDE; DIETRICH SCHÜTZ; HEINRICH	Iestyn Davies (countertenor); Carolyn Sampson (soprano); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen	Hyperion	9 / 10
BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier	BACH; J.S.	George Lepauw (piano)	Orchid Classics	8 / 10
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K. 488; Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Julian Trevelyan (piano) ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester Wien, Christian Zacharias	Alpha	6 / 9
Works by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Chopin and Shostakovich	Various Composers	Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Various Orchestras, Vladimir Ashkenazy (cond.)	Decca	10 / 9
GIOACHINO ROSSINI: Arias and scenes from Guillaume Tell, Le siège de Corinthe, Le Comte Ory GAETANO DONIZETTI: Les Martyrs, Lucia di Lammermoor, La fille du régiment	DONIZETTI; GAETANO ROSSINI; GIOACHINO	Lisette Oropesa (soprano); guest artists Dresden Philharmonic, Corrado Rovaris	PentaTone	9 / 10
JANÁCEK, LEOŠ: Jenufa	JANÁCEK; LEOŠ	Asmik Grigorian, Karita Mattila (soprano); Nicky Spence, Saimir Pirgu (tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Henrik Nánási	Opus Arte	10 / 10
SCHUBERT, FRANZ: Piano Sonata in A minor D. 845; Impromptus D. 935; Ave Maria (transcribed by Franz Liszt)	SCHUBERT; FRANZ	Barry Douglas (piano)	Chandos	7 / 8
Works by Stravinsky, Zemlinsky, Shostakovich, Mahler, Rossini, Messiaen, Berio, Hindemith, Bruckner and Schumann	Various Composers	Various Orchestras, Riccardo Chailly (cond.)	Decca	10 / 10
Christmas From Norway		Gjermund Larsen (violin); Marco Ambrosini (keyed fiddle); Sondre Meisfjord (double bass) Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen	BIS	10 / 10
Various Composers & Works	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BRAHMS; JOHANNES CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC GRIEG; EDVARD LISZT; FRANZ SCHUBERT; FRANZ SCHUMANN; ROBERT TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH WEBER; CARL MARIA VON	Claudio Arrau (piano) Various Orchestras & Conductors	Warner Classics	8 / 7
SUK, JOSEF: Asrael; A Summer Tale; Ripening; Epilogue; Fairy Tale; Praga	SUK; JOSEF	Neumann; Václav,Pešek; Libor : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra	Supraphon	Insiders Only
LEOŠ JANÁCEK - Danube; Schluck und Jau; Moravian Dances; Suite Op. 3	JANÁCEK; LEOŠ	Pešek; Libor : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra	Naxos	9 / 8
PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Visions fugitives Op. 22; Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major Op. 38 (original version); Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Op. 83	PROKOFIEV; SERGEI	Marcos Madrigal (piano)	Artalinna	9 / 9
Various Composers & Works	BACH; J.S. BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BRAHMS; JOHANNES BUSONI; FERRUCCIO HINDEMITH; PAUL PROKOFIEV; SERGEI RAVEL; MAURICE	Joseph Szigeti (violin); Various instrumentalists Various Conductors & Orchestras	Sony Classical	7 / 5
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Bruckner, Strauss, Wagner and Berg	Various Composers	Various Soloists Various Orchestras, Karl Böhm (cond.)	DeccaDeutsche GrammophonWarner Classics	10 / 8
Voice Of The Viola	BRAHMS; JOHANNES BRITTEN; BENJAMIN DOWLAND; JOHN PROKOFIEV; SERGEI RACHMANINOV; SERGEI TCHAIKOVSKY; PIOTR ILYICH	Karolina Errera (viola); Lilit Grigoryan (piano)	Genuin	9 / 9
Various Composers & Works	BACH; J.S. BARTÓK; BELA BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BRAHMS; JOHANNES CASTRO; JUAN JOSÉ MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS SCHUBERT; FRANZ	Hephzibah Menuhin (piano); Yehudi Menuhin (violin); other soloists Various Conductors & Orchestras	Warner Classics	9 / 7
BACH, J.S.: Goldberg Variations BWV 988	BACH; J.S.	Glenn Gould (piano)	Sony Classical	10 / 9
Works by Sibelius, Dvořák, Ravel, Schumann, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Franck	Various Composers	Various Orchestras, Pierre Monteux (cond.)	DeccaRCA	10 / 8
HAYDN, JOSEPH: Adagio Hob.XVII:9; Allegretto Hob.XVI:10; Capriccio, ‘Acht Sauschneider müssen seyn’ Hob.XVII:1; Fantasia Hob.XVII:4; Piano Sonatas No. 1 in G Hob.XVI:8, No. 9 in D Hob.XVI:4, No. 14 in C Hob.XVI:3, No. 61 in D Hob.XVI:51, & No. 62 in E-flat Hob.XVI:52; Thema con variazioni Hob.XVII:5	HAYDN; JOSEPH	Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)	Chandos	10 / 10
TEN HOLT, SIMEON: Canto Ostinato	TEN HOLT; SIMEON	Sandra & Jeroen van Veen (piano)	Brilliant Classics	9 / 9
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major Op. 55 (“Eroica”), transcribed by Franz Liszt MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466, transcribed by Charles-Valentin Alkan	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Paul Wee (piano)	BIS	10 / 9
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Sonatas No. 15 in D major Op. 28 (“Pastoral”); No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1; No. 30 in E major Op. 109; No. 32 in C minor Op. 111	BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN	Annie Fischer (piano)	ICA Classics	8 / 7
Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Chick Corea, Daniel Kidance, Moondog, Oliver Leith, Meredith Monk, Bill Evans, Olivier Messiaen, Shiva Feshareki, & Julius Eastman	BINGEN; HILDEGARD VON COREA; CHICK MESSIAEN; OLIVIER MONK; MEREDITH	Sean Shibe (guitar)	PentaTone	7 / 9
Music by Berlioz, Sibelius, Suppé, Wagner, Chausson, Wagner, Beethoven, Schumann, Paray and Chabrier	Various Composers	Paray; Paul : Detroit Symphony Orchestra	Eloquence	10 / 7
TIPPETT, MICHAEL: The Midsummer Marriage	TIPPETT; MICHAEL	Rachel Nicholls and Jennifer France (sopranos); Rubert Murray and Toby Spence (tenors); Claire Barnett-Jones and Susan Bickley (mezzo sopranos); Ashley Riches (bass-baritone); Joshua Bloom (bass) Gardner, Edward (London Philharmonic Orchestra)	LPO	9 / 9
ULLMANN, VIKTOR: Der Kaiser von Atlantis	ULLMANN; VIKTOR	Juliana Zara (soprano); Christel Loetzsch (mezzo-soprano); Johannes Chum (tenor); Adrian Eröd (baritone); Lars Woldt, Tareq Nazmi (bass) Munich Radio Orchestra, Patrick Hahn	BR Klassik	8 / 9
PIPKOV, LUBOMIR: Starinen tantas (Ancient Dance) Op. 26; Proletni priumitsi (Spring Caprices) Op. 78; Ot yedno do petnadeset (From 1 to 15) Op. 81	PIPKOV; LUBOMIR	Dobromir Tsenov (piano)	Toccata Classics	9 / 7
Pedro I of Brazil: Credo; Te Deum; Ouverture; Hino da Independência do Brasil	PEDRO I of BRAZIL	Various Soloists Concentus Musicum de Belo Horizonte; Minas Gerais Phiharmonic Orchestra, Fabio Mechetti (cond.)	Naxos	8 / 8
Works by Mozart, Webern, Bruckner, Bartók, Lutoslawski, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Ives, Varèse, Brahms, Schoenberg and Stravinsky	Various Composers	Various Orchestras, Christoph von Dohnányi (cond.)	Various Labels	10 / 10
GARSON, MIKE: 17 Piano Pieces	GARSON; MIKE	Danny Holt (piano)	Innova	10 / 10
RAVEL, MAURICE: Gaspard de la nuit RACHMANINOV, SERGEI: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28	RACHMANINOV; SERGEI RAVEL; MAURICE	Valentina Lisitsa (piano)	Naïve	8 / 9
DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Symphony No. 7; Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”	DVORÁK; ANTONIN	Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel	Deutsche Grammophon	8 / 8
Works by Beethoven, Berlioz, Berwald, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gounod, Stravinsky, Cherubini, various	Various Composers	Various Orchestras, Igor Markevitch (cond.)	Various Labels	10 / 8
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano; Sonata Fragments	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Andrew Smith (violin); Joshua Pierce (piano)	MSR Classics	10 / 8
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Seven Songs ROBERT SCHUMANN: Widmung FRANZ LISZT: Sonetto 47, 104, & 123 from Années de Pèlerinage Book II FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Four Polish Songs	CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC LISZT; FRANZ SCHUBERT; FRANZ SCHUMANN; ROBERT	Elena Rozanova (piano)	Evidence Classics	8 / 8
FRANZ LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3; Harmonies du Soir HANS WERNER HENZE: Tristan RICHARD WAGNER: Prelude from Tristan und Isolde (arr. by Zoltan Kocsis) GUSTAV MAHLER: Symphony No. 10: Adagio (arr. by Ronald Stevenson)	HENZE; HANS WERNER LISZT; FRANZ MAHLER; GUSTAV WAGNER; RICHARD	Igor Levit (piano) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst	Sony Classical	9 / 9
DVORÁK, ANTONIN: Piano Trios Nos. 3 in F minor, and 4 in E minor "Dumky"	DVORÁK; ANTONIN	Christian Tetzlaff (violin); Tanja Tetzlaff (cello); Lars Vogt (piano)	Ondine	Insiders Only
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Piano Concerto No. 2; Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op. 24	BRAHMS; JOHANNES	Lars Vogt (piano, conductor) Vogt; Lars : Royal Northern Sinfonia	Ondine	9 / 9
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonata Fragments	MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS	Robert Levin (fortepiano)	ECM	10 / 10
TELEMANN, GEORG PHILIPP: 12 Fantasias for Violin Solo	TELEMANN; GEORG PHILIPP	Tomás Cotik (violin)	Centaur	9 / 9
FRANZ LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor; La Campanella FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Variations sérieuses Op. 54 FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Prelude in C-sharp minor Op. 45 ROBERT SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C major Op. 17	CHOPIN; FRÉDÉRIC LISZT; FRANZ MENDELSSOHN; FELIX SCHUMANN; ROBERT	Yoav Levanon (piano)	Warner Classics	8 / 10
Works by Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Wagner, Strauss, Humperdinck, Rimsky-Korsakov, Janáček, Mahler, and Respighi	Various Composers	Various Orchestras, Rufolf Kempe (cond.)	Warner Classics	10 / 8
Various Composers & Works	BACH; J.S. BARTÓK; BELA BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN BRAHMS; JOHANNES DEBUSSY; CLAUDE HAYDN; JOSEPH HINDEMITH; PAUL MOZART; WOLFGANG AMADEUS STRAVINSKY; IGOR	Carl Seemann (piano); Various Instrumentalists Various Conductors & Orchestras	Deutsche Grammophon	7 / 7
MAURICE RAVEL: La Valse GEORGE GERSHWIN: An American in Paris WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Africa	GERSHWIN; GEORGE RAVEL; MAURICE STILL; WILLIAM GRANT	Elizabeth Newkirk (piano)	Bright Shiny Things	8 / 4
LOPES-GRAÇA, FERNANDO: Divertimento; Sinfonietta "Homage to Haydn:' Five Ancient Portuguese Romances; Four Inventions	LOPES-GRAÇA; FERNANDO	Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Borralhinho (conductor and cello solo)	Naxos	9 / 9

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