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Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 
Fidelio Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Simon
Rattle rec. 2003 EMI CLASSICS [ST] 
Kenneth
LEIGHTON (1929–1988)
Orchestral Works – Vol. 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard
Hickox rec. 2007 CHANDOS [RB]
Magnus
LINDBERG (b.1958)
Sculpture; Campana in aria; Concerto for Orchestra Finnish Radio
Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo rec. 2006-8 [HC]
Ljubica
MARIĆ (1909-2003)
Byzantine Concerto; Threshold of Dream; Ostinato
super thema Octoïcha; Songs of Space Radio-Television
Belgrade Chamber Orchestra/Oskar Danon rec. 1964-77 CHANDOS [RB] 
Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1890-1959)
Sinfonietta La Jolla; Toccata e due canzoni; Concerto Grosso
Josef Hála (piano); Prague Chamber Orchestra/Ondřej Kukal
rec. 1997 SUPRAPHON [RB]
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Early Piano Sonatas Zeynep Ucbasaran (piano) rec. 2008 EROICA
[CH]
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Complete Works for Cello and Orchestra Johannes Moser (cello);
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/Fabrice Bollon rec. 2007
HÄNSSLER [MC]
Antonio
VIVALDI (1678–1741)
Violin Concertos Daniel Hope (violin); Chamber Orchestra of Europe
rec. 2008 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON [RH]
Marilyn
Horne
A Profile rec. 1994 EMI CLASSICS
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and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey
‘Sisters in Hope of the Resurrection’ The Choir
of Westminster Abbey/James O’Donnell rec.
2008 HYPERION [BW]
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