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SCHMITT, FLORENT: Sémiramis. Oriane et le Prince... (Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht) (Review by Steven Kruger)

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THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THE 20TH CENTURY: (Review by James Miller)

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ALFVÉN, HUGO: Skogen sover, op. 28, no. 6 (Review by James H. North)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049 (Review by James Miller)

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BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN: Die Kunst der Fuge (arr. Pascal and Bitsch). Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Cantata No. 202, “Wedding” (Review by Henry Fogel)

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BARTÓK: Hungarian Sketches (Review by James Miller)

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BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite (Review by Phillip Scott)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Egmont (Review by James Miller)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Fidelio (Review by James Miller)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor.“ Piano Sonata No. 4 (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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BERG, ALBAN: Lulu (Review by Christopher Abbot)

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BERIO: Sinfonia (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (Review by Harry Townsend)

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BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14. Lelio, ou la retour à la vie, op. 14tf (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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BIZET: Jeux d’enfants (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BIZET: L'Arlésienne (Review by James Miller)

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BIZET: La jolie fille de Perth (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BIZET: L’Arlesienne Suites Nos. 1 and 2. Symphony in C (Review by Phillip Scott)

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BIZET: Symphony in C (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BOUCOURECHLIEV: Anarchipel (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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BOULEZ, PIERRE: Le Marteau sans maître (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Concerto No. 2 in B♭ for Piano and Orchestra, op. 83 (Review by James Miller)

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BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Double Concerto (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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BRITTEN: Peter Grimes (Review by James Miller)

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BRUCH, MAX: Kol Nidrei (Review by Huntley Dent)

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BRUCH, MAX: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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CAGE, JOHN: Daughters of the lonesome isle (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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CASADESUS, ROBERT: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Review by Phillip Scott)

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CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Concerto in D for Guitar and Orchestra (Review by James H. North)

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CHAUSSON: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, op. 19 (Review by James H. North)

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CHAUSSON: Poème de l’amour et de la mer (Review by Henry Fogel)

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CHAUSSON: Poème (Review by Robert Maxham)

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CIMAROSA: il matrimonio segreto (Review by James Miller)

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COPLAND, AARON: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Review by Michael Ullman)

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CRESTON, PAUL: Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (1947) (Review by Michael Ullman)

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DEBUSSY: Children’s Corner. Petite Suite. Danses sacrée et profane. La Boîte à joujoux. La Plus que lente. Khamma. Tarantelle styrienne (Review by James Miller)

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DEBUSSY: Images for Orchestra (Review by James Miller)

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DEBUSSY: Images pour orchestre (Review by Henry Fogel)

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DEBUSSY: La Mer. Nocturnes. Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Marche écossaise. Berceuse héroïque. Musiques pour Le Roi Lear. Jeux. Images. Printemps (ordn. Busser). Children's Corner (orch. Caplet). Petite Suite (arr Büsser). Danse sacrée et danse profane. La boîte à joujoux (orch. Caplet). Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre (éd. Jouve). ta plus que lente. Première Rapsodie pour orchestre avec clarinette. Rapsodie pour orchestre et saxophone (orch. Roger-Cucasse). Khamma (orch. Koechlin). Tarantelle styrienne (orch. Ravel) (Review by Christopher Abbot)

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DEBUSSY: La Mer. Prélude à L’après-midi d’un faune. Marche écossaise. Berceuse héroïque. Jeux. Images. Printemps. Nocturnes. King Lear (Review by James Miller)

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DEBUSSY: La mer. Nocturnes. Prélude à l'après-midi dun faune. Marche écossaise. Berceuse héroïque. Musiques pour le Roi Lear. Jeux. Images. Printemps (orch. Büsser). Children's Corner Suite (orch. Caplet). Petite Suite (orch. Busser). Danses sacrée et profane. La boîte à joujoux (orch. Caplet). Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra. La plus que lente. Première rapsodie. Rapsodie for Saxophone. Khamma (orch. Koechlin). Danse (orch. Ravel) (Review by Richard A. Kaplan)

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DEBUSSY: Première rapsodie. Saxophone Rhapsody. Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (Review by James Miller)

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DEBUSSY: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Review by Huntley Dent)

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DOHNÁNYI: Variations on a Nursery Song. (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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DUKAS: Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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DUKAS: La Péri (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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DUKAS: L’Apprenti sorcier (Review by Huntley Dent)

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DUKAS: Symphony in C (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Review by Ron McDonald)

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DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Review by James Miller)

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DUTILLEUX: Métaboles (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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DUTILLEUX: Symphony No. 1 (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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DVORAK-STOCK: Hu-moresque, op. 101, no. 7 (Review by James Miller)

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DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Concerto No. 2 in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, op. 104 (Review by James H. North)

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DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN: Slavonic Dances, op. 46. Slavonic Dance in C, op. 72/7. (Review by David L. Kirk)

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FALLA, MANUEL DE: El Amor Brujo (Review by Huntley Dent)

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FALLA, MANUEL DE: Noches en los jardines de España (Review by Huntley Dent)

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FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Pavane, op. 50 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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FAURÉ, GABRIEL: Requiem (Review by Richard Burke)

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FRANCK, CÉSAR: Redemption (Review by James Miller)

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GINASTERA, ALBERTO: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

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GINASTERA, ALBERTO: Harp Concerto, op. 25 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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HANSON, HOWARD: Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings (Review by Michael Ullman)

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HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH: Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 84 (Review by Michael Ullman)

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HINDEMITH, PAUL: Nobilissima Visione Suite (Review by Phillip Scott)

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HONEGGER, ARTHUR: Pacific 231. Rugby. Pastorale d’été (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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HONEGGER, ARTHUR: Pastorale d’été (Review by Huntley Dent)

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HONEGGER, ARTHUR: Une Cantate de Noël (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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IVES, CHARLES: Variations on “America“ (Review by James Miller)

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JAUBERT: 3 psaumes pour le temps de guerre. Jeanne d’Arc. Géographies. Cantate pour le temps pascal (Review by David DeBoor Canfield)

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JAUBERT: Ballade (Review by David DeBoor Canfield)

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KHACHATURIAN, ARAM: Concerto in D♭ for Piano and Orchestra' (Review by John Bauman)

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LALO: Cello Concerto in d (Review by Huntley Dent)

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LALO: Cello Concerto (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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LALO: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Minor (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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LALO: Le Roi d’Ys Overture (Review by Phillip Scott)

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LALO: Namouna (Review by Huntley Dent)

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LALO: Namouna (Review by John Ditsky)

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LALO: Norwegian Rhapsody for Orchestra (Review by Ron McDonald)

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LALO: Rapsodie norvégienne (Review by Huntley Dent)

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LALO: Symphonie espagnole (Review by David K. Nelson)

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LALO: Symphonie espagnoles (Review by Robert Maxham)

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LIGETI, GYORGY: Scenes and Interludes from Le Grand Macabre (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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LISZT: Totentanz. (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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LUTOSŁAWSKI: Livre pour orchestre (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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LUTOSŁAWSKI: Paganini Variations (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 10 (ed. Cooke) (Review by Huntley Dent)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 10 (ed. Cooke) (Review by Huntley Dent)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 3 (Review by Christopher Abbot)

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MAHLER, GUSTAV: Symphony No. 3 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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MARTIN, FRANK: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and Strings (Review by Phillip Scott)

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MARTIN, FRANK: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion, and Strings (Review by James Miller)

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MARTINON, JEAN: Symphony No. 2 (“Hymne à la Vie“) (Review by Royal S. Brown)

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MARTINON, JEAN: Symphony No. 2 (“Hymne à la vie“) (Review by James Miller)

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MARTINON, JEAN: Symphony No. 4, “Altitudes” (Review by Phillip Scott)

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MARTINON, JEAN: Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 51 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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MARTINŮ: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani (Review by Michael Ullman)

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MASSENET, JULES: Le cid (Review by David L. Kirk)

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MASSENET, JULES: Thaïs (Review by Phillip Scott)

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MENDELSSOHN, FELIX: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite (Review by Phillip Scott)

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MENNIN, PETER: Symphonies (Review by James H. North)

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MENNIN, PETER: Symphony No. 7 (Review by Phillip Scott)

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MENNIN, PETER: Symphony No. 7; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Review by Walter Simmons)

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MESSIAEN: Chronochromie (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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MEYERBEER: Les patineurs (Review by David L. Kirk)

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MOZART: Piano Concertos (Review by Mortimer H. Frank)

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MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 31–33 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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MUSSORGSKY: A Night on Bald Mountain (Review by James Miller)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Helios Overture (Review by Henry Fogel)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Helios Overture (Review by Richard A. Kaplan)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Helios Overture (Review by Phillip Scott)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by Henry Fogel)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Symphonies (Review by Richard A. Kaplan)

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NIELSEN, CARL: Symphony No. 4 (Review by Phillip Scott)

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OHANA: Sybille (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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PAGANINI: Moto perpetuo (Review by Phillip Scott)

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POULENC, FRANCIS: Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani. Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra (Review by John Bauman)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: 4 Pieces, op. 32 (Review by Ken Meltzer)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Concerto No. 1 in D♭ for Piano and Orchestra, op. 10 (Review by James H. North)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Lt. Kijé (Review by Huntley Dent)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Review by Ken Meltzer)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7. Peter and the Wolf (Review by Huntley Dent)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 1 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Symphony No. 1 (Review by James A. Altena)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Tales of the Old Grandmother, op. 31 (Review by Ken Meltzer)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: The Love for Three Oranges (Review by Huntley Dent)

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PROKOFIEV, SERGEI: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Review by David K. Nelson)

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RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. (Review by Peter J. Rabinowitz)

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RAVEL: Boléro (Review by Ron McDonald)

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RAVEL: Boléro. La Valse (Review by Andrew Quint)

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RAVEL: Boléro. Rapsodie espagnole. La Valse. Alborada del gracioso. Pavane pour une infante défunte (Review by James Miller)

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RAVEL: Boléro. Une barque sur l'océan. Ma mère l'oye. Alborada del gracioso. Rapsodie espagnole. Shéhérazade (Review by Christopher Abbot)

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RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloé (Review by James Miller)

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RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloé (Review by James Hinds)

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RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet) (Review by Andrew Quint)

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RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé (Review by Phillip Scott)

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RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnol. Ma mère l’Oye. Introduction et allegro. Pavane pour une infante défunte. La valse. Boléro (Review by Phillip Scott)

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RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole. Alborada del Gracioso. Mother Goose (Review by James Miller)

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RAVEL: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra (Review by James H. North)

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RAVEL: Tzigane (Review by Henry Fogel)

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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture (Review by James Miller)

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ROUSSEL: Aeneas (Ballet in One Act), Op. 54 (Review by Elliott Kaback)

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ROUSSEL: Bacchus et Ariane (Review by Phillip Scott)

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ROUSSEL: Bacchus et Ariane (Review by Huntley Dent)

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ROUSSEL: Le Festin de l'Araignée, Op. 17. Petite Suite, Op. 39 (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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ROUSSEL: Le Festin de l’Araignée (Review by Huntley Dent)

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ROUSSEL: The Spider's Feast (Review by James Miller)

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RÓZSA: Sinfonia concertante (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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RUGGLES: Sun-Treader (Review by James Miller)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals (Review by Ron McDonald)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1 (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1 (Review by James A. Altena)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 22 (Review by John Bauman)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (Review by Adrian Corleonis)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Morceau de concert in G for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 154 (Review by John D. Wiser)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Morceau de concert in G for Harp and Orchestra, op. 154 (Review by Huntley Dent)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Symphonies (Review by Lawrence A. Johnson)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Symphonies (Review by Jerry Dubins)

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SAINT-SAËNS: The Five Symphonies (Review by John D. Wiser)

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SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No. 1. Introduction and Rondo capriccioso. (Review by Robert Maxham)

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SCHAEFFER/HENRY: Symphonie pour un homme seul (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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SCHULLER: Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Orchestra (Review by Michael Ullman)

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SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B♭, op. 38 (“Springy. Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra (Review by James Miller)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 77 (Review by James H. North)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Movts 1–3, 4). 2 Fables by Ivan Kyrlov. The Bedbug (Review by Robert Markow)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: The Age of Gold (Review by Art Lange)

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Review by James A. Altena)

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SIBELIUS: Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 47 (Review by James Miller)

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SMETANA: The Moldau (Review by James Miller)

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STOCKHAUSEN, KARL-HEINZ: Klavierstück XI (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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STRAUSS II, JOHANN: Die Fledermaus (Review by James H. North)

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STRAUSS, RICHARD: Don Juan (Review by James Miller)

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TAILLEFERRE, GERMAINE: Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

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TAILLEFERRE, GERMAINE: Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (Review by Huntley Dent)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, op. 74 (“Pathétique“) (Review by James Miller)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 (Review by James A. Altena)

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TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto (Review by Robert Maxham)

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TELEMANN, GEORG PHILIPP: Concerto in D for Trumpet and Orchestra. Concerto in D for Three Horns and Orchestra (Review by Michael Ullman)

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THIRIET: Introduction, Chanson, and Rondo (Review by James Miller)

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VARÈSE: Arcana (Review by Phillip Scott)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra (Review by Michael Ullman)

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VERDI, GIUSEPPE: Requiem (Review by James Miller)

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WAGNER, RICHARD: Tristan und Isolde (Review by James Miller)

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WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Review by Phillip Scott)

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WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by John Ditsky)

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WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Concertos for Clarinet and Orchestra (Review by John D. Wiser)

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XENAKIS, IANNIS: Metastasis Nuits (Review by Benjamin Pernick)

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