Mily Balakirev: Toccata  
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Chandos 8439

Traditional: Riu riu chiu
Taverner Choir 
Andrew Parrott, conductor
EMI 49809

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet No. 3 "Emperor"
Tatrai Quartet 
Hungaroton 12812

William Byrd: Wolseys Wilde
Denver Brass 
Kenneth Singleton, conductor
Centaur 2261

Antonin Dvorak: Legends
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Naxos 550267

John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby
Clare College Choir 
John Rutter, conductor
London 425500

Andres Segovia: Two Etudes  
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
London 417618

Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
London 430265

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Empire Brass 
EMI 49097

Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 
DG 449186

Giuseppe Sammartini: Oboe Concerto
I Musici 
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Philips 420189

Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum  
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
DG 447640

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 46
Prague Chamber Orchestra 
Charles Mackerras, conductor
Telarc 80273

Darius Milhaud: The Chimney of King Rene
Athena Ensemble 
Chandos 6536

Giuseppe Martucci: Notturno
Philharmonia 
Francesco d'Avalos, conductor
ASV 675

Christmas Music: Three Carols for Harp  
Emily Mitchell, harp
RCA 61836

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
St Luke's Chamber Ensemble 
SaintLukes 302

Antonio Ruiz-Pipo: Song & Dance No. 1  
David Russell, guitar
Telarc 80576

Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Rag Doll  
Helen Huang, piano
Teldec 13148

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Choir of New College, Oxford 
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
CRD 3443

Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata
Trio Settecento 
Cedille 99 (NEW)

Camille Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Philharmonia Orchestra 
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
EMI 57593

Henry Purcell: Two Christmas Interludes
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle 
Alun Francis, conductor
Helios 88028

Kurt Schwertsik: Transylvanian Symphony for Strings
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra 
HK Gruber, conductor
Largo 56627

Tomas Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 111

Franz Schubert: Quartet  
Wolfgang Schulz, flute
Wolfram Christ, viola
Goran Sollscher, guitar
Georg Faust, cello
DG 431783

Adam Carse: Two Sketches
Northern Sinfonia 
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
Naxos 555070

Richard Willis arr. Schwab: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear  
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
Dorian 90275

Ralph Vaughan Williams: 5 Variants of Dives & Lazarus
London Symphony Orchestra 
Richard Hickox, conductor
Chandos 9593

Richard Strauss: Sonatine No. 1 for Wind Instruments
Netherlands Wind Ensemble 
Edo de Waart, conductor
Philips 438733

Traditional: Away in a Manger; O Little Town of Bethlehem
Paul Hill Chorale 
Paul Hill, conductor
Centaur 2258

Jan Zelenka: Three Fanfares
Chamber Ensemble 
Anthony Plog, trumpet
Nick Norton, trumpet
Summit 108

George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm Variations
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra 
Wayne Marshall, conductor
Wayne Marshall, piano
Virgin 61247

Stephen Paulus: The Holly & the Ivy
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 81
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 
DG 423376

Tomaso Albinoni: Violin Concerto No. 4
La Serenissima 
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
Avie 2106

Max Reger: From heaven on high I come
RIAS Chamber Choir 
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 901794

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata: Andante  
Heinrich Schiff, cello
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano
London/Decca 2334

Christoph Graupner: Concerto: Allegro
L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses 
Genevieve Soly, conductor
Analekta 3162

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 1
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 412176

Christmas Music: Three Carols
Choral Guild of Atlanta 
William Noll, conductor
Sony 62698

Arthur Foote: Scherzo
Shanghai Quartet 
Eugenia Zukerman, flute
Delos 3173

Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons: Winter
Orchestra of Flanders 
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Telarc 80523

Johann Sebastian Bach: Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude  
Andras Schiff, piano
London 417236

Manuel de Falla: Miller's Dance  
Julian Bream, guitar
RCA 6206

Georg Philipp Telemann: Horn Concerto
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble 
Stewart Rose, horn
Arabesque 6750

Richard Strauss: Duet Concertino
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra 
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Paul Meyer, clarinet
Kurt Soenstevold, bassoon
Sony 44702

Darke/Holst arr. Chanticleer: In the Bleak Midwinter
Chanticleer 
Teldec 94563

Anonymous: Gillicrankie
Broadside Band 
Jeremy Barlow, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 986002

Jacques Offenbach: Snow-Storm Ballet
Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra 
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
Nimbus 5303

Oskar Merikanto: Romance  
Izumi Tateno, piano
Finlandia 904

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10
North German Radio Symphony 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
DG 437506

Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas: Overture
Boston Baroque 
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Telarc 80424

Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
DG 419414

George Frideric Handel: Chaconne  
Julian Gray, guitar
Ronald Pearl, guitar
Dorian 90209

Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3  
Hagai Shaham, violin
Arnon Erez, piano
Hyperion 67504

Tarquinio Merula: Ballo detto Pollicio/La Cattarina
Ensemble Fitzwilliam 
Valois 4641

Johann Strauss, Sr.: Radetzky March
Cincinnati Pops 
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Vox 5132

Rick Sowash: Variations on the Boar's Head Carol
Mirecourt Trio 
Gasparo 254

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet
Emerson String Quartet 
DG 427320

Gioacchino Rossini: Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra): Overture
Montreal Symphony Orchestra 
Charles Dutoit, conductor
London 433074

John Rutter: Advent Anthem for choir & organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge 
Timothy Brown, conductor
Nicholas Collon, organ
Nicholas Rimmer, organ
Naxos 557130

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2
English Chamber Orchestra 
Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
London 410284

Henry Purcell: Distressed Innocence
Chatham Baroque 
Dorian 90309

Jean Sibelius: Andante festivo
English String Orchestra 
William Boughton, conductor
Nimbus 5169

George Frideric Handel: Semele: Where E'er You Walk
City of London Sinfonia 
John Rutter, conductor
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
AmerGram 590

Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet No. 5  
Sigiswald Kuijken, violin
Alda Stuurop, violin
Lucy van Dael, viola
Anner Bylsma, cello
Wieland Kuijken, cello
Sony 63190

Leopold Godowsky: Piano Sonata: Allegretto  
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Hyperion 67300

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Mandolins
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
Angel Romero, guitar
Philips 412624

Franz Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1
Moscow Virtuosi 
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
RCA 7948

Thomas Arne: Symphony No. 2
Cantilena 
Adrian Shepherd, conductor
Chandos 8403

Christmas Music: He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass 
Four Winds 3017

Johan Halvorsen: Festival March
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra 
Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
Simax 1199

Georges Bizet: Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)
Mexico City Philharmonic 
Enrique Batiz, conductor
ASV 673

Philip Lane: Suite of Cotswold Folkdances
Royal Ballet Sinfonia 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
ASV 2126

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Chamber Orchestra of Europe 
DG 431660

Traditional arr. Hayman: Christmas Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
RCA 6428

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata  
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
DG 459614

George Frideric Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 1
City of London Sinfonia 
Nicholas Ward, conductor
Anthony Camden, oboe
Naxos 553430

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5: 4th and 5th movements
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra 
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
DG 9837 (NEW)

Traditional: A Child is Born; In dulci jubilo; On Christmas Night
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
David Willcocks, conductor
EMI 63179

Alexander Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Kirov Orchestra 
Valery Gergiev, conductor
Philips 470840

Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1: Gavotte
National Symphony of Ireland 
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Naxos 550644

Fritz Kreisler: Love's Sorrow (Liebesleid)  
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Samuel Sanders, piano
EMI 64617

Traditional: 3 European Christmas Songs
The Singphoniker 
CPO 777067

Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra 
Ton Koopman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sony 90916

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
San Francisco Symphony 
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
London 430515

Arne Eggen: Liti Kersti: Bjorgulv the Fiddler
Iceland Symphony Orchestra 
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
Naxos 557017

Lars-Erik Larsson: Little Serenade
Stockholm Sinfonietta 
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Bis 285

Traditional: Awake, and join the cheerful choir
Anonymous 4 
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 907325

Antonio Rosetti: Symphony
London Mozart Players 
Matthias Bamert, conductor
Chandos 9567

Howard Hanson: A Prayer of the Middle Ages
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49252

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins
Academy of Ancient Music 
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
Rachel Podger, violin
Harmonia Mundi 907155

Anton Diabelli: Grand Serenade: Minuet
Neues Kammer Trio 
Schwann 311562

Gioacchino Rossini: Cinderella (La Cenerentola): Overture
Scottish Chamber Orchestra 
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Nimbus 5078

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 34  
Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony 89363

Richard Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra 
Otto Klemperer, conductor
EMI 47254

Traditional arr. Rutter: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Huddersfield Choral Society 
Keith Rhodes, organ
Chandos 8679

Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")
I Solisti Veneti 
Claudio Scimone, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
Sony 39062

Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction & Tarantella
Abbey Road Ensemble 
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
EMI 55475

Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 
Libor Pesek, conductor
Virgin 90797

Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High  
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Sony 62677

George Frideric Handel: Recorder Sonata
Amarillis 
Ambroisie 9910

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo alla Turca  
Alex Jacobowitz, xylophone
Jacobowitz 02

Charles Tomlinson Griffes: The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Seattle Symphony 
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Delos 3099

Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata
Boulder Brass 
Dorian 93204

Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (Moonlight)  
Leon Fleisher, piano
Vanguard 1551

Mauro Giuliani: Grand Heroic Sonata  
Martha Masters, guitar
GSP 1031

Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Orchestra of Paris 
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
EMI 65715

Traditional arr. Parker/Shaw: Good King Wenceslas
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80377

Charles Gounod: Petite Symphony
Waterloo Chamber Orchestra 
Ulysse Waterlot, conductor
Naxos 555954

Dag Wiren: Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia
Strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 
Magnus Ericsson, conductor
Bis 1181

Richard Wagner: The Mastersingers: Prelude (Die Meistersinger)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 
James Levine, conductor
DG 435874

Camille Saint-Saens: Triptyque  
Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pontinen, piano
CPO 999946

Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Marie Luise Neunecker, horn
EMI 56183

Christmas Music: Musical Sleighride; White Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
DG 419414

Jean-Baptiste Cardon: Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman  
Frances Kelly, harp
Hyperion 66497

Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No. 3
Europa Galante 
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Virgin 45495

Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations "Ghost Variations"  
Yael Weiss, piano
Koch 7650

Traditional: Sleep, sleep; El noi de la mare
Robert DeCormier Singers 
Robert DeCormier, conductor
John Muratore, guitar
Arabesque 6684

Arnold Rosner: Responses, Hosanna and Fugue
Philharmonia Orchestra 
David Amos, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 906012

Alan Hovhaness: Spirit of Trees: 5th movement  
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
David Leisner, guitar
Telarc 80530

Traditional German arr. Luboff: Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 26 "The Lamentation"
English Concert 
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Archiv 427662

Ludwig van Beethoven: Octet
Netherlands Wind Ensemble 
Philips 472678

Franz Liszt: Orpheus Symphonic Poem
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 
Ondrej Lenard, conductor
Sony 62012

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15: 1st movement  
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Avie 25

Percy Grainger: To a Nordic Princess
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra 
Richard Hickox, conductor
Chandos 9721

Traditional: Three Carols  
Cathleen Arhelger, flute
Jan Matson, piano
SELF PROD 240

Jean-Francois Dandrieu: Rondeau
English Chamber Orchestra 
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Sony 66244

Richard Harvey: Concerto Antico
London Symphony Orchestra 
Paul Daniel, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Sony 68337