Classical

Released 5 May 2023
FHR100
The Stradgrass Sessions – Tessa Lark, violin + friends
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Released Summer 2023
FHR146
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (excs) • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
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Released 2023
FHR143
BRUCKNER: Motets – St Albans Cathedral Choir / Andrew Lucas
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Released Summer 2023
FHR142
HANDEL: 8 Great Suites for Harpsichord (2CD) – Asako Ogawa
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Released 3 February 2023
FHR141
Tears from BABYLON – J.S. BACH: Piano Transcriptions
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Released 14 April 2023
FHR140
WEILL: Die sieben Todsünden • Suite Die Dreigroschenoper • Suite panaméenne
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PERFORMANCE: ٭٭٭٭٭ / RECORDING: ٭٭٭٭٭ (BBC Music Magazine)
FHR139
Sara Trickey, violin – From an Empty Room
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Released 28 October 2022
FHR138
J.S. BACH: 6 Trio Sonatas, BWV 525–530
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Released 11 November 2022
FHR136
ZRI – Cellar Sessions
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Released Spring 2023
FHR135V
CURTONI: Il Ritmo della Terra (film version)
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Released Spring 2023
FHR135D
CURTONI: Il Ritmo della Terra (audio version)
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Released 2023
FHR137
Lux Musicae London – works from the 16th century
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Released 28 April 2023
FHR133
Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 3, ‘At Play’
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‘Recording of the Month’ (MusicWeb International)
FHR132
Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 2, ‘The Dance’
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Released 7 April 2023
FHR133AS
MARTINAITYTÉ: Togetherness (from Heights and Depths of Love) (digital single)
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‘...exemplary performances...’
FHR131
Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 1, ‘In Nature’
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Released 18 November 2022
FHR130
CRUMB: Dream Sequence • Cello Sonata • Vox Balaenae
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Released Spring 2023
FHR129
ARC III: BRAHMS • DEBUSSY • SCHUBERT
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“Superbly performed” (MusicWeb International)
FHR128
ARC II: RAVEL • BRAHMS • SHOSTAKOVICH
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‘Highly recommended’
FHR127
Arc I: GRANADOS • JANÁČEK • SCRIABIN
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***** BBC Music Magazine
FHR126
WILSON: The Thief of Bagdad (1924 original score)
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“Lively performances” (BBC Radio 3, Record Review)
FHR125
UCCELLINI: Violin Sonatas from Opp. 3-5
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Released 2023
FHR124
YSAŸE: Solo Violin Sonatas
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“...a very satisfying recital.”
FHR123
VISION • UNSUNG HEROINE (soundtracks to the concertplays)
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“Very enjoyable production”
FHR122
J.S. BACH: Two-Part Inventions • Sinfonias • Trio Sonata No. 3
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"flawless performances"
FHR121
CABINET OF WONDERS, Vol. 2 – ALBICASTRO • BITTI • FIORELLI • ANON: Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (all première recordings)
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PERFORMANCE + RECORDING: ٭٭٭٭٭ (BBC Music Magazine)
FHR120
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9
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“strong, impassioned playing...”
FHR119
ITAMAR ZORMAN – Violin Odyssey
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“This is a simply wonderful CD, well worth acquiring.” (Art Music Lounge)
FHR118
PROKOFIEV: Cello Concerto, Op. 58 / Ballade, Op. 15 / Sonata for Cello & Piano, Op. 119
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“convincing performances”
FHR117
BARTÓK • BACH • SCHNEEBERGER: Works for Solo Violin
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"This is a serious and interesting album"
FHR116
Dave FLYNN: Irish Minimalism
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Released 6 August 2021
FHR115D
Dreams – popular Azerbaijani songs by Tofig GULIYEV (arr. violin & guitar)
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FHR114D
John CROFT: Lost Songs (EP)
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**** / **** BBC Music Magazine
FHR113
THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE
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“Papastefanou performs throughout with virtuosic command and sensitivity”
FHR112
SCHUMANN: 1839 – Year of Piano (2CD) (Humoreske • 4 Nachtstücke etc)
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"a totally delicious album" (Concertonet)
FHR111
mirrors – 21st Century American Piano Trios
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**** / **** BBC Music Magazine
FHR110
J.S. BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
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4.5/5 (Classique HD)
FHR101
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1: Nos. 5-7, Op. 10 / No. 8, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’
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Released late 2023 (first release)
FHR99
SHURA CHERKASSKY – The Complete Ambassador Auditorium Recitals, Pasadena, California, USA, 1981–1989 (5CD)
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"a beautifully modulated account" (BBC Music Mag)
FHR98
CLARA – Clara & Robert SCHUMANN • BEAMISH
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RECOMMENDED (Musicweb International)
FHR97
REQUIEBROS – works for cello and piano
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‘Warmly and thoughtfully played’ (Gramophone)
FHR96
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 3 (rec. 1976)
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HISTORICAL CHOICE ***** (BBC Music Magazine)
FHR95
J.S. BACH: The Art of Fugue (Tatyana Nikolayeva – The 1993 Sibelius Academy Recital, Helsinki)
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‘Marvellous album’ (Classic FM Radio)
FHR94
THE TELLING The Secret Life of Carols – 800 Years of Christmas Music
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‘CD of the Week’ (BBC Radio Ulster ‘Classical Connections’)
FHR93
SOLAS – Gerard McChrystal, saxophones • Christian Wilson, organ
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“Bach Partitas with refined control” (**** The Independent)
FHR92
J.S. BACH: 6 Partitas, BWV 825–830 (2CD)
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‘Aziz and Yamamoto deliver a memorable performance’ (The Viol)
FHR91
HANDEL: Works for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord
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‘It’s engrossing. A superb anthology’ (The Arts Desk)
FHR90
SKEMPTON: Man and Bat • Piano Concerto • The Moon is Flashing • Eternity’s Sunrise
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RECOMMENDED (Musicweb International)
FHR89
CABINET OF WONDERS, Vol. 1 – VILSMAYR • VISCONTI • SCHREIVOGEL: Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (includes première recordings)
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“the solo work in his Sitar Concerto is gorgeous” (**** BBC Music Mag)
FHR88
John MAYER: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Jonathan MAYER: Sitar Concerto No. 2
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‘It must be said at the outset: this music is beautiful’ (TEMPO)
FHR87
John CROFT: Seirenes
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‘...as I say, superb. Recommended’ (Gramophone)
FHR86
TESSA LARK ‘Fantasy’ (Telemann • Schubert • Lark • Kreisler • Ravel)
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‘His playing is tastefully dramatic’ (Fanfare Magazine)
FHR84
DOWLAND – Michael Butten, classical guitar
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‘Buy This CD!’ (Viola da Gamba Society magazine)
FHR83
IBRAHIM AZIZ – Risonanze (ABEL • J.S. BACH • MARTÍNEZ GIL • ROWE • SCHENCK)
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Released 6 May 2022
FHR82
Early stereo recordings • 5: CIMAROSA • HAYDN • MOZART • VIVALDI
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CD of the Day (Radio France)
FHR81
FELIX and FANNY MENDELSSOHN: Complete Works for Cello and Piano
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‘A loving compilation’ (The Observer)
FHR80
History of the Salon – Morceaux caractéristiques, 1823–1913 (includes première recordings)
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**** BBC Music Magazine
FHR79
Early stereo recordings • 4: ALBÉNIZ • BIZET • KODÁLY • RAVEL
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BBC Music Mag ***** | RECOMMENDED (Musicweb International)
FHR78
NOCTUELLES – RAVEL: Miroirs / MEDTNER: Improvisation, No. 2, Op. 47 (includes première recordings)
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH – International Piano + MusicWeb International | BBC Music: PERFORMANCE ***** RECORDING *****
FHR72
HAYDN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (2CD)
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‘Beguiling virtuosity’ (The Sunday Times)
FHR71
HAYDN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (2CD)
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‘A performance of considerable virtuosity and imagination’ (Gramophone)
FHR70
J.S. BACH: 6 French Suites, BWV 812–817 • Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 (from BWV 1003) etc (2CD)
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‘You’ll love this’ (Record Review, BBC Radio 3)
FHR69
BLONDEL Of arms and a woman
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‘A pleasing and effective introduction to this repertoire’ (Early Music Review)
FHR68
THE TELLING Gardens of Delight
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‘This recording is chock full of variety. Well done’ (American Record Review)
FHR67
MENDELSSOHN: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 (excs) | BEETHOVEN: Eroica Variations, Op. 35 | etc
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Best Classical CDs of 2019 pick (The Arts Desk)
FHR66
ABOULKER: mélodies • songs (2CD)
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‘Musically in the moment and convincing? Absolutely’ (BBC Music Magazine *****)
FHR65
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893 (4CD)
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Editor’s Choice (Gramophone)
FHR64
BUSONI: Piano Concerto, Op. 39 (Scarpini / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kubelik)
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FHR63
IRELAND: Piano Concerto (Annarosa Taddei / RAI SO / Casella) | Cello Sonata | CASELLA: Triple Concerto
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‘These are performances of poetry and sensitivity’ (Classical CD Choice)
FHR62
SCHUMANN: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11 etc
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‘A record of a unique occasion’ (BBC Music Magazine ****)
FHR61
FRANCES-HOAD: Even You Song (Peterborough Cathedral Choir)
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‘Another attractive production’ (Musicweb International)
FHR60
Early stereo recordings • 3: BACH • VIVALDI • G. MALCOLM
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‘This is yet another worthwhile initiative’ (Gramophone)
FHR59
Early stereo recordings • 2: HAYDN • MOZART • SCHUBERT
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‘Let me commend FHR’s initiative’ (Classical Source ****)
FHR58
Early stereo recordings • 1: BRAHMS • SAINT-SAËNS • R. STRAUSS
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Gramophone Magazine ‘Critics Choice’
FHR57
MYASKOVSKY / SHEBALIN / NECHAEV: Violin Sonatas (includes première recordings)
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‘A remarkable document: a moving concert’ (Gramophone, ‘Editor’s Choice’)
FHR56
GUNDULA JANOWITZ: The Last Recital – in Memoriam Maria Callas (rec. 1999)
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‘Well thought-through and brilliantly played’ (West German Radio, WDR)
FHR55
THE FLAUTADORS ‘bavardage’ – 20th Anniversary Album
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‘Recommended’ (Musical Opinion)
FHR54
HINDEMITH: Ludus Tonalis / K.A. HARTMANN: Piano Sonata ‘27 April 1945’
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A Recording of the Year (Musicweb International)
FHR53
CURCI: Violin Concertos
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FHR52
LENIA SAFIROPOULOU ‘Sunless Loves’ (Brahms, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev songs)
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The Stradgrass Sessions – Tessa Lark, violin + friends

PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (excs) • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

BRUCKNER: Motets – St Albans Cathedral Choir / Andrew Lucas

HANDEL: 8 Great Suites for Harpsichord (2CD) – Asako Ogawa

Tears from BABYLON – J.S. BACH: Piano Transcriptions

WEILL: Die sieben Todsünden • Suite Die Dreigroschenoper • Suite panaméenne

Sara Trickey, violin – From an Empty Room

J.S. BACH: 6 Trio Sonatas, BWV 525–530

ZRI – Cellar Sessions

CURTONI: Il Ritmo della Terra (film version)

CURTONI: Il Ritmo della Terra (audio version)

Lux Musicae London – works from the 16th century

Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 3, ‘At Play’

Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 2, ‘The Dance’

MARTINAITYTÉ: Togetherness (from Heights and Depths of Love) (digital single)

Sarah Cahill, piano – The Future is Female, Vol. 1, ‘In Nature’

CRUMB: Dream Sequence • Cello Sonata • Vox Balaenae

ARC III: BRAHMS • DEBUSSY • SCHUBERT

ARC II: RAVEL • BRAHMS • SHOSTAKOVICH

Arc I: GRANADOS • JANÁČEK • SCRIABIN

WILSON: The Thief of Bagdad (1924 original score)

UCCELLINI: Violin Sonatas from Opp. 3-5

YSAŸE: Solo Violin Sonatas

VISION • UNSUNG HEROINE (soundtracks to the concertplays)

J.S. BACH: Two-Part Inventions • Sinfonias • Trio Sonata No. 3

CABINET OF WONDERS, Vol. 2 – ALBICASTRO • BITTI • FIORELLI • ANON: Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (all première recordings)

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9

ITAMAR ZORMAN – Violin Odyssey

PROKOFIEV: Cello Concerto, Op. 58 / Ballade, Op. 15 / Sonata for Cello & Piano, Op. 119

BARTÓK • BACH • SCHNEEBERGER: Works for Solo Violin

Dave FLYNN: Irish Minimalism

Dreams – popular Azerbaijani songs by Tofig GULIYEV (arr. violin & guitar)

John CROFT: Lost Songs (EP)

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE

SCHUMANN: 1839 – Year of Piano (2CD) (Humoreske • 4 Nachtstücke etc)

mirrors – 21st Century American Piano Trios

J.S. BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1: Nos. 5-7, Op. 10 / No. 8, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’

SHURA CHERKASSKY – The Complete Ambassador Auditorium Recitals, Pasadena, California, USA, 1981–1989 (5CD)

CLARA – Clara & Robert SCHUMANN • BEAMISH

REQUIEBROS – works for cello and piano

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 3 (rec. 1976)

J.S. BACH: The Art of Fugue (Tatyana Nikolayeva – The 1993 Sibelius Academy Recital, Helsinki)

THE TELLING The Secret Life of Carols – 800 Years of Christmas Music

SOLAS – Gerard McChrystal, saxophones • Christian Wilson, organ

J.S. BACH: 6 Partitas, BWV 825–830 (2CD)

HANDEL: Works for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

SKEMPTON: Man and Bat • Piano Concerto • The Moon is Flashing • Eternity’s Sunrise

CABINET OF WONDERS, Vol. 1 – VILSMAYR • VISCONTI • SCHREIVOGEL: Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (includes première recordings)

John MAYER: Violin Concerto No. 2 • Jonathan MAYER: Sitar Concerto No. 2

John CROFT: Seirenes

TESSA LARK ‘Fantasy’ (Telemann • Schubert • Lark • Kreisler • Ravel)

DOWLAND – Michael Butten, classical guitar

IBRAHIM AZIZ – Risonanze (ABEL • J.S. BACH • MARTÍNEZ GIL • ROWE • SCHENCK)

Early stereo recordings • 5: CIMAROSA • HAYDN • MOZART • VIVALDI

FELIX and FANNY MENDELSSOHN: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

History of the Salon – Morceaux caractéristiques, 1823–1913 (includes première recordings)

Early stereo recordings • 4: ALBÉNIZ • BIZET • KODÁLY • RAVEL

NOCTUELLES – RAVEL: Miroirs / MEDTNER: Improvisation, No. 2, Op. 47 (includes première recordings)

HAYDN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (2CD)

HAYDN: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (2CD)

J.S. BACH: 6 French Suites, BWV 812–817 • Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 (from BWV 1003) etc (2CD)

BLONDEL Of arms and a woman

THE TELLING Gardens of Delight

MENDELSSOHN: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 (excs) | BEETHOVEN: Eroica Variations, Op. 35 | etc

ABOULKER: mélodies • songs (2CD)

J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893 (4CD)

BUSONI: Piano Concerto, Op. 39 (Scarpini / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kubelik)

IRELAND: Piano Concerto (Annarosa Taddei / RAI SO / Casella) | Cello Sonata | CASELLA: Triple Concerto

SCHUMANN: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11 etc

FRANCES-HOAD: Even You Song (Peterborough Cathedral Choir)

Early stereo recordings • 3: BACH • VIVALDI • G. MALCOLM

Early stereo recordings • 2: HAYDN • MOZART • SCHUBERT

Early stereo recordings • 1: BRAHMS • SAINT-SAËNS • R. STRAUSS

MYASKOVSKY / SHEBALIN / NECHAEV: Violin Sonatas (includes première recordings)

GUNDULA JANOWITZ: The Last Recital – in Memoriam Maria Callas (rec. 1999)

THE FLAUTADORS ‘bavardage’ – 20th Anniversary Album

HINDEMITH: Ludus Tonalis / K.A. HARTMANN: Piano Sonata ‘27 April 1945’

CURCI: Violin Concertos

LENIA SAFIROPOULOU ‘Sunless Loves’ (Brahms, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev songs)