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1

Rodgers Oklahoma!  Sinfonia Of London : John Wilson 

Rodgers & Hammerstein: Oklahoma!

Sols; Sinfonia of London / John Wilson

Chandos

2

Jóhannsson A Prayer To The Dynamo

Jóhannsson: A Prayer To The Dynamo

Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Bjarnason

DG

3

Mirabilis The Music Of Stephen Hough London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron

Mirabilis - The Music of Stephen Hough

London Choral Sinfonia / Michael Waldron

Orchid

4

Joe Hisaishi A Symphonic Celebration Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi - A Symphonic Celebration

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Joe Hisaishi

DG

5

Breathe Chad Lawson

Breathe

Chad Lawson

Decca

6

Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody Yuja Wang (Piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody

Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel

DG

7

Bartók Piano Concertos Pierre Laurent Aimard (Piano), San Francisco Symphony, Esa Pekka Salonen

Bartók: Piano Concertos

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Pentatone

8

Parry Scenes From Prometheus Unbound. Blest Pair Of Sirens 

Parry: Scenes from Prometheus Unbound

Sarah Fox, Dame Sarah Connolly, David Butt Philip, Neal Davies, Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players / William Vann

Chandos

9

Thrive Riopy

Thrive

Riopy

Warner Classics

10

Ethel Smyth Der Wald

Ethel Smyth: Der Wald

Sols; BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers / John Andrews

Resonus

11

Tan Dun Buddha Passion Orchestre National De Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck, Tan Dun

Tan Dun: Buddha Passion

Orchestre National de Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck / Tan Dun

Decca

12

Mozart Y Mambo La Bella Cubana

Mozart y Mambo: La Bella Cubana

Sarah Willis; Havana Lyceum Orchestra, The Sarahbanda / José Antonio Méndez Padrón

Alpha

13

Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 Schulhoff Five Pieces  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra : Manfred Honeck

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Honeck

Reference Recordings

14

Haydn 2032, Vol. 14 L'impériale Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini

Haydn 2032, Vol 14: L'impériale

Kammerorchester Basel / Giovanni Antonini

Alpha

15

Mahler Symphony No. 1 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov

Mahler: Symphony No 1

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov

Pentatone

16

Faure Nocturnes & Barcarolles Marc André Hamelin (Piano)

Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles

Marc-André Hamelin

Hyperion

17

Monteverdi Vespro Della Beata Vergine Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine

Pygmalion / Raphaël Pichon

Harmonia Mundi

18

From Afar Víkingur Ólafsson (Piano)

From Afar

Víkingur Ólafsson

DG

19

Transfigured Francesca Chiejina (Soprano), Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Transfigured

Francesca Chiejina, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Chandos

20

Infinite Voyage Barbara Hannigan (Soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (Piano) Emerson String Quartet

Infinite Voyage

Barbara Hannigan, Bertrand Chamayou, Emerson String Quartet

Alpha

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