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Roger Sessions: Symphonies 6, 7 and 9
American Composers Orchestra - Dennis Russell Davies

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Christoph Graupner: Cantatas
Miriam Feuersinger, soprano
Capricornus Consort Basel - Peter Barczi

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Another utterly charming recording from this ensemble following up their Wagenseil divertimenti recording from last year - -

Leopold Hofmann (1738 – 1793) : Divertimenti Op. 1
Musica Elegentia - Matteo Cicchitti

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Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Sakari Oramo

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Heinrich Schütz: Psalmen-Motetten-Konzerte
Cantus Cölln - Konrad Junghänel
Musica Fiata, Knabenchor Hannover

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Chaya Czernowin : The Fabrication of Light
Ensemble Musikfabrik - Enno Poppe

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Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 1651): pieces for solo lute
Hopkinson Smith, lute
rec. 1987

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Luigi Boccherini: String Quartets Op. 39 and 41
The Revolutionary Drawing Room
rec. 1993

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Christoph Graupner: Cantatas for soprano and alto
Capricornus Consort Basel
Miriam Feuersinger, soprano
Franz Vitzthum, counter-tenor

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Egon Wellesz (1885-1974): late chamber works
Veles Ensemble
Peter Cigleris, clarinet
Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro, violin

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Johann Georg Pisendel (1688-1755): concertos, sonatas, etc.
Mayumi Hirasaki, violin
Concerto Köln

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A performance that never fails to move me...
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recorded on Tuesday & Wed before Xmas Sunday in 1944.
The context, I suppose...
 
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Luigi Boccherini : String Trios Op. 34
La Ritirata
rec. March 2010

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Giuseppe Agus (1722-98): Sonatas for violin and basso continuo Op. 1
Quartetto Vanvitelli

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Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651): works for lute and chitarrone
Paul O'dette, lutes

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John Jenkins (1592-1678): Late Consort Music
The Parley of Instruments - Peter Holman
rec. 1992

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Francisco Guerau (1649-1722): works for baroque guitar
Hopkinson Smith, baroque guitar
rec. 1990

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Ramon Lazkano (b. 1968): ensemble works
ensemble recherche

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How there can be only one extant recording of this remarkable music is bizarre but not to worry; this one does the set full justice - -

Luigi Boccherini : Six String Quartets, Op. 33
The Revolutionary Drawing Room

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