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    King Arthur, Z. 628, "The British Worthy": AirHenry Purcell, Nancy Argenta, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Monica Huggett
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 102 in F Major: II. AndanteDmitri Shostakovich, Alexander Melnikov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis
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    Rinaldo / Act 2: Lascia ch'io piangaGeorge Frideric Handel, Cecilia Bartoli, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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    Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": III. Adagio - Allegro - AdagioArcangelo Corelli, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
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    Abdelazer, Z.570: 2. RondeauHenry Purcell, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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    Salut d'amour, Op. 12Edward Elgar, Sol Gabetta, Mario Venzago, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    Miserere: I. Miserere mei, DeusGregorio Allegri, Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre
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    Norma / Act 1 Scene 1: "Casta Diva" (Critical Ed. Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi)Vincenzo Bellini, Cecilia Bartoli, International Chamber Vocalists, Orchestra La Scintilla, Giovanni Antonini
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    Flute Concerto in G Major, P. 33: II. AdagioGiovanni Battista Pergolesi, Barthold Kuijken, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra
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    Serse, HWV 40, Act I Scene 1: Arioso "Ombra mai fù"George Frideric Handel, Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
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    St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2, H 118: 3. Intermezzo: Andante con motoGustav Holst, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood
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    Sospiri, Op. 70Edward Elgar, English Chamber Orchestra, Osian Ellis, Paul Goodwin
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    Canticum in nativitatem Domini, 'Frigidae noctis umbra': MarcheMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Andrew Parrott
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    Stabat Mater: 1. Stabat MaterGiovanni Battista Pergolesi, Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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    Passagaglia for Solo Violin from "Rosenkrantz Sonaten"Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Thibault Noally
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    Les Folies d'EspagneJean-Baptiste Lully, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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    Saltarello - Guillaume Dufay / Jordi SavallGuillaume Dufay, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI
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    Sonnerie de Ste. Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris (Marin Marais)Marin Marais, Rolf Lislevand, Jordi Savall, Fabio Biondi, Pierre Hantaï
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    Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in B flat, RV 370: AllegroLa Serenissima, Mhairi Lawson
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    Te Deum, H. 146: I. PréludeMarc-Antoine Charpentier, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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    Mensa sonora, seu Musica instrumentalis: Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major: V. SarabandaHeinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Clemencic Consort, Rene Clemencic
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    Funeral CanticleJohn Tavener, Academy of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin, George Mosley, The Choir of the AAM, Andrew Manze
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    Vespers of 1610: Deus in adiutorium meum intendeClaudio Monteverdi, Mark Dobell, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen
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    Eccho or AllmaneFrancis Pilkington, John Marchant, Ronn McFarlane, William Simms
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    Missa Votiva, ZWV 18: GloriaJan Dismas Zelenka, Joanne Lunn, Johannes Kaleschke, Daniel Taylor, Thomas E. Bauer, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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    The ButterflyRonn McFarlane
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    Piano Concerto No. 18 In B-Flat Major, K. 456: III. Allegro vivaceWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester
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    Miserere meiGregorio Allegri, Ruth Dean, Sally Dunkley, Christopher Royall, Christopher Purves, Harry Christophers
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    Basciami Mille Volte a 5 VociLuca Marenzio, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano
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    Miserere MeiGregorio Allegri, Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks
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    Prima die Lectio prima: II. AlephEmilio de' Cavalieri, Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre
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    GagliardaGiorgio Mainerio, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
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    Nothing in VainEoghan Desmond, St. John Henry Newman, Robert Willis, The Sixteen, Julie Cooper, Elisabeth Paul, Jeremy Budd, Ben Davies, Harry Christophers
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    Artaserse: Se al labbro mio non credi - Instrumental VersionChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
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    Missa Sancti Josephi, ZWV 14: No. 3 Et in terra paxJan Dismas Zelenka, Julia Lezhneva, Daniel Taylor, Jonathan Sells, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Air. "With Darkness Deep, as is My Woe" (Theodora)George Frideric Handel, Maxim Emelyanychev, Lisette Oropesa, Il Pomo D'oro
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    PassemezeAdrian Le Roy, Ronn McFarlane
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    Saltarello No. 1Unicorn Ensemble
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    Overture Burlesque - ColombineApollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell
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    Idaspe: Ombra fedela anch'io (Air de Dario)Derek Lee Ragin, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Ewa Mallas-godlewska
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    Praise Our Lord All Ye GentilesWilliam Byrd, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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    Largo BWV 1056)Pieter Wispelwey, Daniel Yeadon, Richard Egarr
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    Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Lascia ch'io pianga (Air de Almirena)Derek Lee Ragin, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Ewa Mallas-godlewska
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    Song of Songs: No. 16 Surge, amica mea, speciosa meaGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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    Beati quorum viaCharles Villiers Stanford, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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    Lamento Di Tristano - La RottaUnicorn Ensemble
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    Rinaldo, HWV 7a: OuvertureChristophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
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    Salve Regina in C Minor - Transp. in A-Flat MinorDerek Lee Ragin, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Ewa Mallas-godlewska
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    PavanePierre Attaingnant, Ronn McFarlane
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    Cleofide: Generoso risuegliati o core (Air de Poro)Derek Lee Ragin, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Ewa Mallas-godlewska
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