Wind &amp; Brass Bands , Wind Bands

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The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman

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BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

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Vaughan Williams - Orchestral Works

Celia Nicklin (oboe), Iona Brown (violin) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Neville Marriner, Barry Wordsworth, Adrian Boult

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Patrick Addinall (trumpet), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot) BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert

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Dvorak: Serenades

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

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Vaughan Williams - Piano Concerto

Ashley Wass (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Overture Les francs-juges

Chicago Symphony Chorus (chorus) Sir Georg Solti

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Nash Ensemble, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Jarvi

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Whitacre: Cloudburst

Polyphony, Stephen Layton

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Music for Wind Band

Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederick Fennell

Penguin Guide, Rosette

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, etc.

narrated by Sting Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado

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London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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The Central Band of the RAF, The Band of the RAF College & The Band of the RAF Regiment, WG CDR Duncan Stubbs

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Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky | Symphonies and Concertos

Isaac Stern (violin) Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Concertgebouw Lollipops

Concertgebouworkest, Paul van Kempen, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink, Igor Markevitch, Willem van Otterloo, Eugen Jochum, Antal Doráti

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Leningrad Cello Concertos

Mstislav Rostropovich, Georgy Ginovker, Natalia Gutman, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Blazhkov, Pavel Bubelnikov, Alexander Dmitriev

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Dvorak: Serenade for Wind

Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists

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Berlioz: Requiem

Ronald Dowd (tenor) & Denis Wick (trombone) London Symphony Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, John Alldis Choir & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Grammy Awards, 14th Awards (1971), Best Choral Performance
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Boult conducts Coates

London Philharmonic Orchestra & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Boult

Building a Library, June 2011, Featured
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Mythes

James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano)

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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music

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Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

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Mewton-Wood plays Twentieth Century Piano Concertos

Noel Mewton-Wood (piano), with Harry Sevenstern (trumpet) Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr

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Vaughan Williams On Brass

Ross Knight (tuba), Tredegar Town Band, Ian Porthouse, Martyn Brabbins

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Music of Elliott Carter - Vol 8

Martin Owen (horn), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Rolf Schulte (violin) & Fred Sherry (cello), William Purvis (horn), Peter Kolkay (bassoon), Jon Nelson (trumpet), Donald Palma (contrabass), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), Simon Boyar (marimba), Charles Neidich (clarinet), Lucy Shelton (soprano) & Charles Neidich (clarinet), Lucy Shelton (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, BBC Singers, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Juilliard String Quartet, Oliver Knussen, Frank Epstein

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Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem), etc.

Ronald Dowd (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boy's Choir, Sir Colin Davis

Grammy Awards, 14th Awards (1971), Best Choral Performance
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Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms

Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez

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Holst: The Planets | Works By Vaughan Williams, Walton and Butterworth

Alan Harverson (soloist), Margaret Marshall (soloist), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Stravinsky

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Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

BBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercomporain, Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Grammy Awards, 13th Awards (1970), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 & Serenade for Wind Instruments Op. 44

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserlautern, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Pietari Inkinen

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Percy Grainger Favourites

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

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Sailing By - 25 British Light Classics

Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra, Iain Sutherland

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Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen & Symphony for Wind Instruments

Aldeburgh Strings, Aldeburgh Winds

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Markiyan Melnychenko (violin), Stewart Kelly (piano)

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Organ Fireworks XIII

Christopher Herrick (organ of Västerås Cathedral, Sweden)

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Jan Bartoš (piano), Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša

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English Hymn Anthems

Alison Balsom (trumpet) The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

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Grainger: Piano Music

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto

Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Alexei Ogrintchouk (dir.)

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Richard Hickox

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David Hubbard (bassoon) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

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Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra

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Frederick Riddle (viola), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Janet Hilton (clarinet), Keith Swallow (piano) Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Huddersfield Choral Society, BBC Philharmonic, Norman Del Mar, George Hurst, Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Sir Neville Marriner

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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BBC Philharmonic, Matthias Bamert

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Emmanuele Boisvert (violin) Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi

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Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 4

Stephen Prutsman (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop

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Friedrich Gulda; Kurt Weill: Concertos For Violin and Wind Orchestra

Benjamin Schmid (violin), Salzburg Wind Philharmonic, Hansjörg Angerer

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Special offer. Svetlanov Edition Volume 35 | Miaskovsky: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

USSR State Symphony & Orchestra Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation Evgeny Svetlanov

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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Winner - Orchestral

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Best of British Brass Bands

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New. Karajan A-Z: Beethoven

Rolf Peter Schroeder (videoscripteditor), Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass, bassbaritonevocalist), Reinhold Schmidt (chorusmaster, chorusdirector), Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano, contralto), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass), Helmuth Froschauer (chorusmaster), Janet Perry (soprano), Vinson Cole (tenor), Christoph Eschenbach (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), Fritz Kreisler (cadenzor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Mark Zeltser (piano), Erich Schellow (speaker), Karl Leister (clarinet), Peter Geisler (clarinet), Gerd Seifert (horn), Manfred Klier (horn), Günter Piesk (bassoon), Henning Trog (bassoon), Christa Ludwig (contralto), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Reinhold Schmid (chorusmaster), Michel Schwalbé (violin), Lella Cuberli (soprano), Trudeliese Schmidt (alto, contralto), Leon Spierer (violin), David Bell (organ), Preussische Staatskapelle, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Priem-Bergrath

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Stravinsky: Music for Solo Piano and Piano and Orchestra

Peter Donohoe (piano) Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton

Presto Editor's Choice, December 2017

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President's Own United States Marine Band: American Games

The President's Own United States Marine Band, College of William and Mary Choir, Timothy W. Foley

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Beethoven: Egmont, Wellington's Victory & Military Marches

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan

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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony', etc.

Alison Barlow Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley

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Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 44

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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