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Ed. Simone

1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Piano Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101 (Helene Grimaud, piano; Staatskapelle Dresden, Vladimir Jurowski, cond. DG CD 0009840).

2. Rorem: Piano Concerto No.2; Cello Concerto (Simon Mulligan, piano; Wenn-Sinn-Yang, cello; Royal Scottish Orchestra, Jose Serebrier, cond. Naxos CD 8.559315).

3, Respighi: Church Windows; Brazilian Impressions; Rossiniana (Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta; cond. Naxos CD 8.557711).

Steve Levinthal

1. Shostakovich: Age of Gold (complete Ballet) (Royal Scottish Orchestra, Jose Serebrier, cond. Naxos 2CDs 8. 570217).

2. Horwood: National Park Suite; Symphony No. 1; intravariations; Amusement Park Suite (Joseph Kubera, piano; Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson, cond. Albany CD 943).

3. And on Earth… Peace music by Carlo Gesualdo; Andrea Gabrieli; Douglas J. Cuomo; Kamran Ince; Shulamit Ran; Ivan Moody; Michael McGlynn (Chanticleer; Warner Classics CD 146364).

Stratton Rawson

1. Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Beatrice & Benedict Overture; Benvenuto Cellini Overture; The Corsair; Roman Carnival Overture. (Primrose, viola; Boston Symphony, Charles Munch, cond. RCA Super Audio CD 08280).

3. Schubert: String Quintet in C (Melos Quartet; Rostropovich, cello; DG CD 477 6357).

5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”) (Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, cond. BIS super Audio Hybrid CD 1616).

Jim Berryman

1. Schumann: Fantasie in C; Kreisleriana; Arabesque in C (Jonathan Biss, p; EMI CD 65391).

2. Sonic Rebellion a collection of contemporary works by Glass, Penderecki, Nacarrow, Cage, Henze, Scelsi, Riley, Wuorinen, Varese, Crumb, Ligeti, Gubaidulina, Adams, Rautavaara, and Pärt; drawn from the Naxos archives (Naxos 8.570760).

3. Golijov: Oceana; Tenebrae; Three Songs; (Dawn Upshaw, sop; Luciana Souza; Gwinnett Young Singers; Kronos Quartet; Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, cond. DG CD 0009069).

Marty Wimmer

1. Daniel S. Godfrey: Wrinkled Moon (members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Koch CD7679).

2. Be Still My Soul music by Whitlock; Ireland; Faure; and others including premiers by Craig Phillips and Roland Martin (Gothic CD 49251).

Shari Barbour

1. Into the Lightmusic by Anchieta; Pachelbel; Victoria; Villa Lobos; Tarrega, Castelnuovo Tedesco; Tallis; Llobet and Borodin. (Kaori Muraji, guitar; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, cond. Decca CD B0009034).

2. Bygone Days pieces for violin and piano by Friml (Stephanie Chase, violin; Sara Davis Buechner, piano; Koch International CD 7662).

3. Mozart at Eight Sonatas for keyboard and flute (Carol Wincenc, fl; Gena Raps, piano; Naxos CD 8.70263).

John Landis

1. Taneyev: String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat minor; No. 3 in D minor (Carpe Diem String Quartet; Naxos CD 8.570437).

2. Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies; Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, (D. Oistrakh, violin); October; Execution of Stepan Razin; The Sun Shines on Our Motherland; (Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and chorus, Kiril Kondrashin, cond. Melodiya 10 CDs 01065).

3. Leonard Pennario: The Early Years (1950-1958) music by Bartok, Chopin, Debussy, Franck, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Pennario, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rozsa and Schumann (Leonard Pennario, piano; MSR 4CDs 1188).

Peter Hall

1. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel, cond. DG CD 0009837).

2. Joseph Kalichstein in Recital: music by Clara Wieck Schumann, Robert Schumann and Brahms (Joseph Kalichstein, piano Koch CD 7732).

3. Rameau: Keyboard Suites (Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion Super Audio Hybrid CD 67597).

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