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AdèsLiving ToysArcadiana; The Originof the Harp; SonataEndellion QuartetLondon Sinfonietta

BenjaminShadowlines, PianoSonata, Viola, ViolaThree Studies/solo pianoPierre-Laurent AimardZimmerman/Tamestit

BrittenCello Suites 1-3Truls Otterbech Mørk

JanácekFrom the House of the Dead (Dostoevsky) Arnold Schoenberg ChorMahler Chamber Orch. Pierre Boulez, conductor Patrice Chereau, director

PerotinViderunt OmnesSederunt PrincipesAlleluia Nativitas, etc. Paul Hilliard EnsemblePaul Hillier, Director

El SistemaMusic to Change LifeRavel, TchaikovskyBeethoven, Piazolla, etc.Gustavo DudamelSimon Bolivar YouthOrchestra of VenezuelaCaracas Children's Orch.

J.S. BachBrandenburg ConcertosIl Giardino ArmonicoGiovanni Antoninirecorder, transverse fluteand conductor

MessiaenSaint Francis of AssisiRod Gilfry, Camilla TillingTom Randle, Hank NevenHubert DelamboyeNetherlands Opera ChorusThe Hague PhilharmonicIngo Metzmacher, cond.

The ChieftainsThe Celtic Harp, a Tribute to Edward Bunting's 1792 century-spanning bookThe Chieftains with theBelfast Harp Orchestra

American Elegy John Adams, Ingram Marshall , Charles Ives Morton FeldmanDawn Upshaw, Orch. ofSt Luke's, Adams, cond.

Pauline OliverosPrimordial LiftOliveros, accordion, voc.Anne Bourne, celloT. Conrad, electric violinD. Grubbs, harmonium

Ingram MarshallSavage Altars; Soe-PaFive Easy PiecesThe Tudor Choir, SarahCahill & Joseph Kubera,piano, Ben Verdery, guitar

Arvo PärtMusic for OrganPärt, Gubaidulina, Rautavaara, GoreckiKevin Bowyer, organMarcussen Organ

La FoliaGregorio PaniaguaVariations on the dance from 1505 to 1905 (1980)Atrium Musicae de MadridPaniagua, conductor

KraftComplete Encounters (14)Southwest Chamber MusicTambuco Percussion Ens.K. McGrath; J. SchneiderJeff von der Schmitt

Glass & SalonenItaipú (1989) Two Songs (2000)LA Master Chorale& Orchestra (Glass)Grant Gershon, conductor

MuhlyMothertongueNico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurosson; Sam AmidonA. Fischer; H. Hrafn Jonsson, vocals

ReichYou Are Variations (2004) Cello Counterpoint(2003)LA Master ChoraleGrant Gershon, conductorMaya Beiser, cello

HarrisonConcerto for Violin & Perc.Concerto for Organ/Perc.E. Shapiro, D. CraigheadLA Percussion EnsembleWilliam Kraft, conductor

AdamsDr. Atomic SymphonyGuide to Strange PlacesDavid RobertsonSt. Louis Symphony

Song of SongsPalestrina, Gombert,Clemens non PapaGuerrero, de VivancoLassus, VictoriaStile Antico

FeldmanThe Viola in my Life I-IVChristian EggenCikada EnsembleNorwegian Radio Orchestra

GlassKoyaanisqatsiMichael RiesmanPhilip Glass EnsembleWestern Wind VocalEnsemble

SalonenConcerto for Piano,Dichotomie, HelixYefim Bronfman, pianoSalonen; LA Philh

Fauré, Golijov,Messiaen, DebussyVoices of LightDawn Upshaw,Gilbert Kalisch, piano

HenzeUndine (complete 1958Frederick Ashton balletPeter Donohue, pianoOliver Knussen,London Sinfonietta

GlassMishima. A Lifein Four Chaptersfilm soundtrackKronos Quartet

SchubertChoral WorksJohn Eliot GardnerMonteverdi Choir

Double JeuxCool Violin duos:Blues, swing, tango.Bartok, Ravel, Django,Legrand - voice, piano,cello, bass, bandoneon

J.S. BachComplete Sonatas andPartitas for Violin SoloGidon Kremer

StravinskyOedipus RexJessye NormanPhilip LangridgeBryn TerfelMin Tanaka, dancerKayoko Shirashi, voiceSeiji Ozawa, conductorSaito Kinen OrchestraJulie Taymor, director

MessiaenEt ExpectoResurrectionemMortuorum; etc.Netherlands WindEnsemble

Yma SumacVoice of the Xtabay &Inca Taqui (1950-53)Moisés Vivanco, guitarLes Baxter Orchestra