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Vincenzo BELLINI (1801-1835) La Sonnambula Orchestra and Chorus of the Lyon Opera/Evelino Pido rec. 2006 VIRGIN CLASSICS [RJF]

Georges BIZET (1838–1875) Les Pêcheurs de Perles Annick Massis (soprano); Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro La Fenice di Venezia/Marcello Viotti rec. 2004 DYNAMIC [RM]

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Works for Piano Duo: Sonata for Two Pianos, op.34b Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Quintet Begoña Uriarte; Karl-Hermann Mrongovius (pianos) rec. 2006 ARTS MUSIC [JFL]

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c.1637-1707) Die Choralfantasien Volumes 1 & 2 Pier Damiano Peretti, organ, rec. 2006 IFO [ME]

Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797–1848) Pia de’ Tolomei Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia/Paolo Arrivabeni rec. 2005 DYNAMIC [GF]

Giacomo PUCCINI (1858–1924) Madama Butterfly - highlights Rome Opera House Chorus and Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli rec. 1966 CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE [GF]

Alessandro STRADELLA (1639-1682) Amanti, olà, olà!, Accademia d'Amore a 5 voci; Chi resiste al Dio bendato Alessandro Stradella Consort/Estevan Velardi rec. 2000-5 CHANDOS [JV]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Cantatas Annette Markert (alto); Il Parnaso Musicale rec. 1990 CHRISTOPHORUS [MS]

Armida Annette Dasch (soprano); Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie/David Syrus rec. 2007 SONY CLASSICAL [BW]

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Symphonic Brass Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs rec. 2007 NAXOS [MC]

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The Operas of Leoš Janáček by Erik Chisholm Pergamon Press, first published 1971, 390 pages, now only available in this online version produced for the Erik Chisholm Trust by MusicWeb International [RH]

 

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