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Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Viola da gamba Sonatas - Dimitry Kouzov (cello), Peter Laul (harpsichord, *piano) rec. 2007 - NAXOS [GPu]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concertos (ca.1721) - Trevor Pinnock rec. 2006/2007. DDD.- AVIE

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) The Tender Land Suite, Piano Concerto, Old American Songs rec. 2007 - NAXOS [DM]

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Symphony No. 5 Carl NIELSEN Pan and Syrinx, Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable" [37:39] - Sir Simon Rattle rec. 1981/1984 EMI [SV]

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) The Essential Vaughan Williams rec. 1950s-1980s - EMI 2CDS [ST]

Beyond Favorites BURDICK Horn Trio HINDEMITH Second Organ Sonata MOZART Sonata for two pianos BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1 - Richard Burdick (horns) rec. 2007/ 2008 - I CHING MUSIC [DC]

Chinese Lieder - Jingma Fan (tenor) Reinild Mees (piano) rec. 2008, - CHANNEL OF CHINA - CHANNEL CLASSICS [DC]

Knut Skram - Concert Recordings arias Giuseppe VERDI , Richard WAGNER, Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, Robert SCHUMANN - Knut Skram (baritone) Inga Nielsen (soprano) - SIMAX [GF]

The Last of the Troubadours: The Art & Times of Guiraut Riquier - Martin Best Medieval Ensemble rec. 1981.- NIMBUS [BW]

Works for String Duo MARTINŮ Three Madrigals MOZART Duo in B flat, PIAZZOLLA Otoño Porteño, Invierno Porteño Hagit Halaf (violin); Christoph Emmanuel Langheim (viola) rec.2006 - ROMÉO [BBr]

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First Night of the 2008 BBC Proms Season : Christine Brewer (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Wayne Marshall (organ), Royal College of Music Brass, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Cond: Jiří Bĕlohlávek. The Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.7.2008 (ME)

Prom 2: Bax, Finzi and Elgar: Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Nigel Kennedy (violin), BBC Concert Orchestra; Paul Daniel (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 19.7.2008 (JPr)


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Mozart, Idomeneo: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real. Conductor. Jesús López Cobos., Teatro Real de Madrid. 17 & 18.7.2008. (JMI)

Henry Purcell, King Arthur:  New production by Corinne and Gilles Benizio (Shirley and Dino), Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet conductor at the Festival de Radio France Montpellier Languedoc-Rousillon, L'Opéra Comédie, Montpellier, France.  17.7.2008 (MM)

Buxton Festival 2008 (2): Handel, ‘Samson’ (1743) – a dramatic oratorio in three acts. Best/Bottone/Pont Davies/Randle/Smythe/Thomas. Buxton Festival Chorus The Orchestra of The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers 16.7.2008 (RJW)

Mozart, Così fan tutti :  New production by Abbas Kzarostami, Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Christophe Rousset conductor, Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence, France. 16.7.2008 (MM)

John Metcalf, A Chair in Love: Soloists, Pentaèdre Wind Quintet, Taliesin Theatre, Swansea 13.7.2008 (MS)

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Aspen Music Festival (5): Salerno-Sonnenburg in Piazzola, Bronfman in Prokofiev, Joyce Yang, Ying Quartet. 20.7.2008 (HS)

Mendelssohn, Elijah : Rebecca Evans (soprano), Leah-Marian Jones (mezzo), Rhys Meirion (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass), William Dutton (boy soprano), Philharmonia Chorus, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Owain Arwel Hughes OBE (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 19.7.2008 (GPu)


Cheltenham Festival 2008 (10):  Music by Schubert. Mark Padmore (tenor); Paul Lewis (piano) Pittville Pump Room 19.7.2008 (JQ)

Cheltenham Festival 2008 (9): Music by Messiaen. Festival Academy: Alexandra Wood (violin); Catriona Scott (clarinet); Robin Michael (cello); Huw Watkins (piano) Pittville Pump Room 18.7.2008 (JQ)

Cheltenham Festival 2008 (8): Music by Schubert. Florian Boesch (bass-baritone); Roger Vignoles (piano) Pittville Pump Room 18.7.2008 (JQ)

Tchaikovsky: Tasmin Little (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor), St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 17.7.2008 (GPu)

Cheltenham Festival 2008 (7): Music by Schubert. Paul Lewis (piano); Allan Clayton (tenor) Pittville Pump Room 17. 7.2008 (JQ)

Whangarei Music Society - Piano Recital : Oleg Marshev (pf.), Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei, New Zealand, 17.7.2008 (PSe)


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