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Johann Sebastian Bach

Chirstmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 24, Chor. "Herrscher des Himmels, erhör

Orchestra: Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

• J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium.
• Warner Classics.
• 36.

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Sicilienne

Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.

• Decca.

François Couperin

Les baricades mistérieuses (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 6)

Music Arranger: Thomas Adès. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.

• Insomnia.
• Warner Classics.
• 2.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata no.16 in C major, K.545

Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.

• Hyperion.

Thomas Tallis

God grant we grace [Tallis's canon] (9 Psalm Tunes)

Choir: Stile Antico.

• Harmonia Mundi.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphony no.2 in C minor, Op.17 'Little Russian' (2nd mvt)

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.
• Onyx.
• 2.

Henry Purcell

Chacony in G minor

Ensemble: London Baroque.

• BIS.

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Cantus Arcticus (2nd mvt, 'Melancholy')

Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.

• Finland 100: A Century of Finnish Classics.
• Ondine.
• 302.

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Vigilia: No. 4, Avuksihuutopsalmi

Choir: Helsingin kamarikuoro. Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek.

• Rautavaara: Vigilia.
• BIS.
• 104.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Rondo in B flat major for piano and orchestra, WoO 6

Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

• Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy, etc..
• Warner Classics.
• 4.

John Dowland

Time stands still in gazing on her face

Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.

• DG.

Malcolm Arnold

4 Cornish Dances Op.91 (No.1)

Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.

• Malcolm Arnold: Dances: Philharmonia, Thomson.
• Chandos.
• 13.

George Frideric Handel

Recorder Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 11, HWV 369

Performer: Ruth Wilkinson. Performer: Miriam Morris. Performer: John O'Donnell.

• Handel's Recorder.
• Divine Art.
• 504.

Franz Schubert

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: 1st mvmt Allegro

Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.

• Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.

Giovanni Gabrieli

Canzon a 4 [1608 no.3]

Ensemble: Berlin Brass.

• Gabrieli: Music for Brass and Organ.
• PENTATONE.
• 07.

Edvard Grieg

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 no.6

Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.

• Grieg Lyric Pieces.
• Hyperion.
• 21.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sinfonia (Cantata No 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir')

Performer: Ottavio Dantone. Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Director: Ottavio Dantone.

• Bach: Sinfonia: Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone.
• Decca.
• 1.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Violin concerto in G minor Op.80 (2nd mvt)

Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.

• Decca Music Group Ltd..

Josephine Lang

Gestern und Heute (Yesterday and Today)

Singer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.

• The dark night has vanished.
• Linn.
• 16.

Maurizio Cazzati

Ciaccona

Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.

• All'Improviso.
• ALPHA.
• 3.