CATALOGUE NR: SU35152
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Zoltan Kodaly  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Cello Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Solo Cello op.8. Sonata for Cello and Piano op.4. Sonatina for Cello and Piano (Kodaly). Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano op.68 (Novak).
ARTISTS: Jiri Barta   Jan Cech    

- Feb-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A cellist inside the idiom and on top of the challenges of this passionate music.' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'a performance of exceptional power, precision and clarity'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456032
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.75 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 10-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TITLE: Le Carnaval des animaux
TRACKS: Carnival of the Animal - zoological fantasy chamber version. Septet in E flat op.65. Fantasy for violin and harp op.124. Priere for cello & piano op.158. Samson & Delilah : 'Mon cœur s'ouvre a toi'. Romance for cello and piano in D op.51.
ARTISTS: Paul Meyer   Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Emmanuel Pahud

- Feb-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Verve and wit bring smiles all round as the animals parade by'

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CATALOGUE NR: AV0028
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Trio Sonata op.5 No.4 in G major (Handel). Premier Orecreation de Musique op.6 in D major (Leclair). Trio Sonata op.2 No.12 in G major (Corelli). Trio Sonata op.1 No.7 in C major (Corelli). Sonata V in A minor (Geminiani). Oxford Water Music Suite in F major (Handel edited Tatty Theo). Oxford Water Music Suite in G minor (Handel edited Tatty Theo). Oxford Water Music Suite in D major (Handel edited Tatty Theo). Trio Sonata op.2 No.3 in Bb major (Handel).
ARTISTS: Brook Street Band      

- Mar-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A choice Baroque selection distinguished by stylish playing from this young group'

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CATALOGUE NR: AV0029CD
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
TITLE: Works for Solo Piano
TRACKS: Papillons op.2. Davidsbundertanze op.6. Waldszenen op.82. Widmung (arr. Liszt). Fruhlingsnacht (arr. Liszt). Fantasiestucke op.12. Arabeske op.18. Kreisleriana op.16.
ARTISTS: Leon McCawley      

- Mar-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A prize-winning pianist makes his mark in Schumann with fine and sensitive playing'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4708482
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 19.56 including VAT, or £ 17.01 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 09-Feb-2003

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Early String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet No.1 in F major op.18 No.1. String Quartet No.2 in G major op.18 No.2. String Quartet No.3 in D major op.18 No.3. String Quartet No.4 in C minor op.18 No.4. String Quartet No.5 in A major op.18 No.5. String Quartet No.6 in B flat major op.18 No.6.
ARTISTS: Takacs Qt      

- Apr-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Takács meet Beethoven the young Turk, bursting with ideas, and we are the better informed for listening in' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'their sound musical intelligence and freshness of approach are always in evidence, and they are given splendid recorded sound'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5576612
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: String Quartet in C Minor op.51 No.1. String Quintet in G op.111.
ARTISTS: Belcea Qt   Thomas Kakuska    

- Apr-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The highly praised Belcea turn to Brahms and their standards are as high as ever'

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CATALOGUE NR: CC03
RECORD LABEL: Canary Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Gabriel Faure
TITLE: The Faure Album
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in A major op.13. Romance op.20. Fileuse op.80 No.2 from Pelleas and Melisande (trans. Leopold Auer). Sicilienne op.78 from Pelleas and Melisande. Serenade Toscane (trans. Ronchini). Andante op.75. Clair de Lune op.46 No.2 from Masques et bergamasques (trans. Perilhou). Morceau de lecture a vue. Trio for Piano Cello and Violin op.120. Apres un Reve (transcribed for trio by Akira Eguchi).
ARTISTS: Gil Shaham   Brinton Smith   Akira Eguchi  

- Apr-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Superb playing in Fauré's chamber works complemented by lovely arrangements' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Shaham plays with a phenomenal range of tone and dynamic, consistently caressing the ear'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67445
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.73 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Harmonies poetiques et religieuses S173 : Invocation / Ave Maria / Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude / Pensee des morts / Pater noster / Hymne de l'Enfant a son reveil / Funerailles / Miserere d'apres Palestrina / Andante lagrimoso / Cantique d'amour.
ARTISTS: Steven Osborne      

- Apr-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Poetic, radiant playing that makes this one of the finest Liszt recordings ever made'

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CATALOGUE NR: HMU907329
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Per cembalo solo
TRACKS: Italian Concerto BWV971. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV90. Fantasia & Fugue BWV904. Fantasia & Fugue BWV906 (completed Egarr). Concerto BWV972. Concerto BWV973 (JS Bach / Vivaldi). Sonata BWV965 (JS Bach / Reincken).
ARTISTS: Richard Egarr      

- Apr-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Thrilling and revealing, this is Bach playing of real stature' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'a most attractive and stimulating recital'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4760532
RECORD LABEL: ECM
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonate posthume for violin and piano (Ravel). Impressions d'enfance, op.28. Sonata No.3 for violin and piano A minor dans le caractere populaire roumain (Enescu). Tzigane Rapsodie de Concert for violin and piano (Ravel).
ARTISTS: Leonidas Kavakos   Peter Nagy    

- Feb-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Performances which sing and swing according to the folk elements within'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67456
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.73 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 02-Feb-2004

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23. Scherzo No.1 in B minor op.20. Ballade No.2 in A minor. Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor. Ballade No.3 in A flat major. Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor. Ballade No.4 in F minor op.52. Scherzo No.4 in E major op.54.
ARTISTS: Stephen Hough      

- May-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - May-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Playing that scales the heights: these inexhaustible pieces really do catch fire' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'one of the best modern versions of either sets of pieces'

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA21504
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.58 including VAT, or £ 10.94 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 09-Feb-2004

COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Souvenir de Florence op.70 (Tchaikovsky). String Quartet in E minor (Verdi).
CONDUCTOR: Candida Thompson
ARTISTS: Amsterdam Sinfonietta      

- May-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Immaculate ensemble, warm exuberance: a delightful coupling' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: SOMMCD035
RECORD LABEL: Somm
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.05 including VAT, or £ 7.87 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc
TITLE: Piano Music
TRACKS: Soirees de Nazelle. 3 Novelettes. Suite Napoli. Melancolie. 15 Improvisations.
ARTISTS: Charles Owen      

- Jun-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Hugely enjoyable: a genuine feel for the music from a pianist equal to it's demands'

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA20604
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.58 including VAT, or £ 10.94 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jul-2004

COMPOSER: Georg Philipp Telemann
TITLE: Paris Quartets - volume 2
TRACKS: Quartet No.1 in D major TWV43. Quartet No.2 in A minor TWV43. Quartet No.3 in G major TWV43. Concerto Primo in G major TWV43.
ARTISTS: Florilegium      

- Oct-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Interpretations of a very high calibre'

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD091
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 10.75 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: James Dillon
TITLE: Book of Elements
ARTISTS: Noriko Kawai      

- Aug-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Enthralling music, memorably played, from a composer fascinated by the piano'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456322
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TRACKS: English Suite No.6 in D minor BWV811 (JS Bach). Sonata for Piano No.31 in A flat op.110 (Beethoven). Variations op.27 (Webern).
ARTISTS: Piotr Anderszewski      

- Aug-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Exhilarating, imaginative, here is a musical voice that stands out from the crowd'

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CATALOGUE NR: ODE10442
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 10-May-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor op.5. 16 Waltzes op.39.
ARTISTS: Antti Siirala      

- Aug-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Proof that serial competition winners can also be rounded, thinking musicians too' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CKD223
RECORD LABEL: Linn
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.67 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Recorder Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata in G minor. Sonata in A minor. Sonata in C major. Sonata in F major. Sonata in B flat major. Sonata in D minor.
ARTISTS: Pamela Thorby   Richard Egarr    

- Jul-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Versatility and virtuosity aplenty'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67433
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.73 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 31-May-2004

COMPOSER: Nikolai Kapustin
TITLE: Piano Music
TRACKS: Eight Concert Etudes op.40. Bagatelle op.59 No.9. Suite in the Old Style op.28. Piano Sonata No.6 op.62. Sonatina op.100. Five Etudes in Different Intervals op.68.
ARTISTS: Marc-Andre Hamelin      

- Sep-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Nonchelant aplomb and magical dexterity, as you would expect, from Hamelin'

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CATALOGUE NR: FL23191
RECORD LABEL: Analekta
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 15-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Romantic Pieces
TRACKS: Sonatina in G major for violin & piano op.100 B183. Romantic Pieces op.75 for violin & piano (Dvorak). From the Homeland 2 pieces for violin & piano (Smetana). Sonata for violin & piano (Janacek). Humoresque op.101 No 8 (Dvorak).
ARTISTS: James Ehnes   Eduard Laurel    

- Aug-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A Czech delight – great technique allied to winning sponteneity from both players' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC901845
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 13-Sep-2004

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Sonata in B minor S178. Trube Wolken / Nuages gris S199. Richard Wagner - Venezia. Unstern! Four Little Piano Pieces. En reve S207. Schlaflos! S203. La lugubre gondola.
ARTISTS: Paul Lewis      

- Oct-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The poetry and grandeur of his playing put Paul Lewis's Liszt among the greats' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Paul Lewis' version of the Liszt Sonata stands out, even among the many dozens of rival recordings, for its power and clarity, enhanced by full, immediate sound'

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CATALOGUE NR: 8557439
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.77 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 30-Aug-2004

COMPOSER: Sir Arnold Bax
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.1 in F sharp minor. Piano Sonata No.2 in G. Dream In Exile. Intermezzo. Burlesque. Nereid. In a Vodka Shop.
ARTISTS: Ashley Wass      

- Oct-2004 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Ashley Wass's Bax series for Naxos launches in auspicious fashion' - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8557396
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.77 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Peter Maxwell Davies
TRACKS: Naxos Quartet No.1. Naxos Quartet No.2.
ARTISTS: Maggini Qt      

- Nov-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Awards-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A magnificent start to what promises to be a rewarding project' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the Maggini Quartet, vividly recorded, fully respond to the challenge of the writing in powerfully committed performances'

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CATALOGUE NR: QTZ2003
RECORD LABEL: Quartz
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.28 including VAT, or £ 8.94 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 26-Jul-2004

COMPOSER: Kevin Puts  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: LifeMusic
TRACKS: Dark Vigil (Puts). Corner in Manhattan : Sixth Avenue in the Afternoon / Bedford Street at Night / Houston Street in the Morning (Torke). Love Letters (Carter Pann). The Village Street Quartet (Paquito d'Rivera).
ARTISTS: Ying Qt      

- Awards-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Welcome contemporary writing from four composers working in the classical tradition'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564616952
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Baroque Reflections
TRACKS: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 (JS Bach / Busoni). Concerto No.3 in D minor (Marcello / Bach). Prelude (Bach / Siloti). Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach / Hess). Melodie from Orfeo (Gluck / Sgambati). Sarabande & Chaconne from Almira (Handel / Liszt). Prelude Gavotte & Gigue from the E major Partita (Bach / Rachmaninov). Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Rachmaninov).
ARTISTS: Alessio Bax      

- Nov-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Crisp and intense playing in a fascinating programme from a worthy prizewinner'

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