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Babikian, Virginia (1925-1997), soprano / American

Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Virginia Babikian, sop.; Clyde Hager, ten.; Guy Gardner, bar.; Houston Chorale: Alfred Urbach; Houston Youth Symphony Boys Choir: Howard Webb; Houston Symphony Orchestra: Leopold Stokowski (V33-254)

Babin, Victor (1908-1972), pianist / Russian-American

Concerto for three pianos in F major K.242 - W A Mozart - Vitya Vronsky, piano; Victor Babin, piano; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V33-212)

Concerto for two pianos in E flat major K.365 - W A Mozart - Vitya Vronsky, piano; Victor Babin, piano; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V33-212)

Bacchelli, Antonio (1944-1986), pianist / Italian

Fantasia - Recitativo, quasi una danza: per pianoforte ed orchestra (1981) - Alberto Bruni Tedeschi - Antonio Bacchelli, piano; Nuernberg Symphoniker: Wolfgang Schmid (CD-299)

Bacelli, Monica (1963-, mezzo / Italian

Nabucco - Giuseppe Verdi - Lauren Flanigan, Monica Bacelli, Maurizio Frusoni, Renato Bruson, Carlo Colombara; Orchestra and Chorus of the San Carlo Theatre: Paolo Carignani (DVD-18)

Bachauer, Gina (1913-1976), pianist / Greek

Lyric Suite Op.54 - Edvard Grieg - Gina Bachauer; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: George Weldon (V33-360)

Norwegian Dances Op.35 - Edvard Grieg - Gina Bachauer; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: George Weldon (V33-360)

Piano concerto in A minor - Edvard Grieg - Gina Bachauer; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: George Weldon (V33-360)

Baciu, Ion (1931-1995), conductor / Romanian

Simfonia nr. 3 in Do major op.21 - George Enescu - Orchestra simfonica si Corul Filharmonicii din Cluj-Napoca: Ion Baciu (V33-490)

Bacquier, Gabriel (1924-2020), baritone / French

Le Nozze di Figaro: opera buffa - W A Mozart - Geraint Evans, Reri Grist, Elisabeth Söderström, Teresa Berganza, Gabriel Bacquier; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer (V33-379)

Badel, Alan (1923-1982), actor / English

Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare - Old Vic Company production (with Alan Badel and Claire Bloom) (V33-850)

Badura-Skoda, Paul (1927-2019), pianist / Austrian

Allegro con brio from Sonata in C maj - Joseph Haydn - Paul Badura-Skoda, piano (V33-272)

Minuet in D maj and Gigue in G maj - W A Mozart - Paul Badura-Skoda, piano (V33-272)

Piano concerto no.20 in D min, K.466 - W A Mozart - Paul Badura-Skoda, piano; North Germany Radio Symphony Orchestra: Wilfried Boettcher (V33-272)

Bailey, Dennis (1943-2011), tenor / American

L'Incoronazione di Poppea - Claudio Monteverdi - Maria Ewing, Dennis Bailey, Cynthia Clarey, Robert Lloyd, Elizabeth Gale, Dale Duesing etc; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra: Raymond Leppard (DVD-9)

Baillie, Isobel (1895-1983), soprano / Scottish

Ne' trionfa d'Alessandro . . . Lusinghe più care {from Alessandro} - George Frideric Handel - Isobel Baillie, with London Symphony Orchestra: Sir Malcolm Sargent (1949) (V33-1106)

Baillieu, James (20th c.-, pianist / S. African

Viola sonata - Rebecca Clarke - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Chanson celtique - Cecil Forsyth - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

First meeting (Souvenir) - Eric Coates - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Hier au soir - Lionel Tertis - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

The Holy Boy - John Ireland &c - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Obbligato to Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata - York Bowen &c - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

The Question Op.13 no.1 - William Wolstenholme &c - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Rhapsody for viola and piano - William Henry Reed - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Six studies in English folksong - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Sweet Remembrance {Songs without Words Op.19b no. 1 - Felix Mendelssohn &c - Timothy Ridout, viola; James Baillieu, piano (CD-393)

Bainbridge, Elizabeth (1930-2024), mezzo / English

Dido and Aeneas [highlights] - Henry Purcell - Josephine Veasy, sop; Helen Donath, sop; Elizabeth Bainbridge, mezzo; John Shirley-Quirk, bar; John Alldis Choir; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Colin Davis (Audio-144)

Baines, Francis (1917-1999), double bassist / English

[Sacred music] - Claudio Monteverdi - Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Ian Partridge, Geoffrey Shaw (SMTBar); London Trombone Quartet; Jane Ryan, viola da gamba; Francis Baines, double bass; Ralph Downes, chamber organ; John Hoban Chorale (V33-226)

Bakels, Kees (1945-, conductor / Dutch

Sinfonia antartica (Symphony no.7) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Lynda Russell, soprano; Ladies of Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Kees Bakels (CD-38)

Symphony no.8 in D minor - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Kees Bakels (CD-38)

Baker, Janet (1933-, mezzo / English

Die abgeblühte Linde Op.7 No.1 D.514 - Franz Schubert - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Ariodante [excerpts] - George Frideric Handel - Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Edith Mathis, soprano; Samuel Ramey, baritone; Norma Burrowes, soprano; David Rendall, tenor; English Chamber Orchestra, dir: Raymond Leppard (Audio-81)

A child of our time - Part 1 - Michael Tippett - Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk (SCTB); BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Colin Davis (CD-308)

A child of our time - Part 2 - Michael Tippett - Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk (SCTB); BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Colin Davis (CD-308)

A child of our time - Part 3 - Michael Tippett - Jessye Norman, Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk (SCTB); BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Colin Davis (CD-308)

The Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, Kim Borg (MTB), Hallé Choir & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (CD-332)

Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn - Gwyneth Jones, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (SATBar); Wandsworth School Boys' Choir: Russell Burgess; New Philharmonia Choir and Orchestra: Wilhelm Pitz / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos (CD-317)

Five Rückert songs - Gustav Mahler - Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1263)

Frauenliebe und Leben - Robert Schumann - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Heimliches Lieben Op.106 No.1 D.922 - Franz Schubert - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Incidental music to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Felix Mendelssohn - Heather Harper, sop.; Janet Baker, mez.; Philharmonia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer (V33-233)

Joshua [excerpt] - George Frideric Handel - Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir Colin Davis (Audio-81)

Judas Maccabaeus : oratorio - George Frideric Handel - Felicity Palmer, Janet Baker, Ryland Davies, John Shirley-Quirk; Wandsworth School Choir: Russell Burgess; English Chamber Orchestra: Charles Mackerras (V33-1411)

Das Mädchen spricht Op.107 No.3 - Johannes Brahms - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Die Mainacht Op.43 No.2 - Johannes Brahms - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Minnelied D.429 - Franz Schubert - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Der Musensohn Op.92 No.1 D.764 - Franz Schubert - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

The Music Makers - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, contralto; London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-493)

Nachtigall Op.97 No.1 - Johannes Brahms - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Phaedra Op.93 - Benjamin Britten - Janet Baker; English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1235)

Sea pictures - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, contralto; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-488)

Sea pictures Op.37 - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1263)

Von ewiger Liebe Op.43 No.1 - Johannes Brahms - Martin Isepp, piano (V33-1162)

Xerxes [excerpt] - George Frideric Handel - Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir Colin Davis (Audio-81)

Balatsch, Norbert (1928-2020), choirmaster/choral director / Austrian

Mass no.2 in E minor - Anton Bruckner - Chorus of the Vienna State Opera: Norbert Balatsch; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Zubin Mehta (V33-357)

Te Deum - Anton Bruckner - Judith Blegen, Margarita Lilova, Claes Haakan Ahnsjö, Peter Meven; Chorus of the Vienna State Opera: Norbert Balatsch; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Zubin Mehta (V33-357)

Balser, Alfred (20th c.), hornist / German

Suite in F major for four horns, two oboes and string orchestra - G P Telemann - Alois Spach, Gottfried Roth, Joachim Schollmeyer, Alfred Balser, horn; Alfred Sous, Hans Bogacchi, oboe; Mainz Chamber Orchestra: Günter Kehr (V33-792)

Balsom, Alison Louise (1978-, trumpeter / English

Let the bright Seraphim {Samson} - George Frideric Handel - Denise Leigh, soprano; Alison Balsom, trumpet; Orchestra of English National Opera: Paul Daniel (CD-394)

Oboe concerto in D minor Op.9 no.2 - transc. for trumpet by Alison Balsom - Tommaso Albinoni - Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Baldur Brönnimann (CD-166)

Trumpet concerto in E flat - J N Hummel - Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Stefan Solyom (CD-166)

Trumpet concerto in E flat (Hob. VIIe:1) - Joseph Haydn - Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Douglas Boyd (CD-166)

Violin concerto in D Op.3 no.9 (RV.230) - arr. for trumpet and instrumental trio - Antonio Vivaldi - Alison Balsom, Magnus Johnston, Tom Poster, Marie Macleod (CD-166)

Balthrop, Carmen (1948-2021), soprano / American

Treemonisha Act 1 - Scott Joplin - Carmen Balthrop, Betty Allen, Curtis Rayam, Willard White (SMTBar); Houston Grand Opera Orchestra: Gunther Schuller (CD-98)

Treemonisha Act 2 - Scott Joplin - Carmen Balthrop, Betty Allen, Curtis Rayam, Willard White (SMTBar); Houston Grand Opera Orchestra: Gunther Schuller (CD-98)

Treemonisha Act 3 - Scott Joplin - Carmen Balthrop, Betty Allen, Curtis Rayam, Willard White (SMTBar); Houston Grand Opera Orchestra: Gunther Schuller (CD-98)

Baltsa, Agnes (1944-, mezzo / Greek

Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach - Plácido Domingo, Agnes Baltsa, Ileana Cotrubas, Luciana Serra, etc; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Georges Prêtre (DVD-3)

Bamberger, Carl (1920-1987), conductor / Austrian-American

Aida: Oper in vier Akten (Konzertfassung) - Giuseppe Verdi - Solisten (Elizabeth Kingdon, Rosl Zapf, Arturo Sergi, Ernst Gutstein) und Chor, Frankfurter Opernhaus- und Museumsorchester: Carl Bamberger (V33-788)

Bamert, Matthias (1942-, conductor / Swiss

Flicker - David Horne - Camerata Scotland / Camerata Australia: Matthias Bamert (CD-435)

Hebrides overture - Felix Mendelssohn - Camerata Scotland / Camerata Australia: Matthias Bamert (CD-435)

Symphony no. 7 in A - Ludwig van Beethoven - Camerata Scotland / Camerata Australia: Matthias Bamert (CD-435)

Banks, Barry (1960-, tenor / English-American

Il tabarro - Giacomo Puccini - Barbara Frittoli, Miro Dvorský, Lado Ataneli, Jane Henschel, Barry Banks, Alastair Miles, BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic: Gianandrea Noseda (CD-157)

Bannatyne-Scott, Brian (1955-, bass / Scottish

Matthew Passion BWV 244 - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook (SATB); Cecilia Osmond, Annie Gill, Malcolm Bennett, Brian Bannatyne-Scott (SATB); Dunedin Consort and Players: John Butt, harps. (CD-371)

Bannister, Donal (20th c.-, trombonist / Irish

Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale Op.15 - Hector Berlioz - Donal Bannister (trombone), BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Thierry Fischer (CD-160)

Barbieri, Fedora (1920-2003), mezzo / Italian

Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni - Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Fedora Barbieri, Renato Bruson, Axelle Gall; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala: Georges Prêtre / Romano Gandolfi (DVD-7)

Barbirolli, John (1899-1970), conductor / English

Cello concerto in E minor op.85 - Edward Elgar - Jacqueline du Pré; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-488)

The Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, Kim Borg (MTB), Hallé Choir & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (CD-332)

Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Sinfonia of London: John Barbirolli (V33-487)

Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Sinfonia of London: John Barbirolli (V33-487)

'Fennimore and Gerda' intermezzo - Frederick Delius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1156)

Five Rückert songs - Gustav Mahler - Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1263)

Havanaise Op.83 - Camille Saint-Saëns - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Symphony Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

Idyll - Frederick Delius - Sylvia Fisher, soprano; Jess Walters, baritone; Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1156)

Introduction and allegro for strings - Edward Elgar - Allegri String Quartet; Sinfonia of London: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-487)

Introduction and Rondo capriccioso Op.28 - Camille Saint-Saëns - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

'Irmelin' prelude - Frederick Delius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1156)

On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring - Frederick Delius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1156)

Piano concerto no.2 in B flat major Op.83 - Johannes Brahms - New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (Audio-1388)

Pohjla's daughter: symphonic fantasia Op.49 - Jean Sibelius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-R1348)

Sea pictures - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, contralto; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-488)

Sea pictures Op.37 - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; London Symphony Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1263)

Serenade in E minor - Edward Elgar - Sinfonia of London: John Barbirolli (V33-487)

Symphony no.2 in D major op.43 - Jean Sibelius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-630)

Symphony no.5 in D - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1271)

Symphony no.5 in E flat op.82 - Jean Sibelius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-R1348)

Violin concerto no.2 in D min Op.22 - Jozef Wieniawski - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

Violin concerto no.4 in D min Op.31 - Henri Vieuxtemps - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

Violin concerto in A min Op.82 - Alexander Glazunov - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

Violin concerto in D Op.35 - P I Tchaikovsky - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

The walk to the paradise garden - Frederick Delius - Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (V33-1156)

Zigeunerweisen Op.21 no.1 - Pablo de Sarasate - Jascha Heifetz, violin; London Symphony Orchestra: John Barbirolli (V33-1139)

Barbizet, Pierre (1922, pianist / French

Sonata No.1 in D major op.12/1 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Christian Ferras, violin; Pierre Barbizet, piano (V33-1150)

Barboteu, Georges (1924-2006), hornist / French

Horn concerto no.2 E flat major - Richard Strauss - Georges Barboteu, horn; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra: Theodor Guschlbauer (V33-1152)

Bardon, Patricia (1964-, mezzo / Irish

Giulio Cesare In Egitto - George Frideric Handel - Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese, Christophe Dumaux, Patricia Bardon, Christopher Maltman etc.; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: William Christie (DVD-10)

Bardot, Francis (1946-, choirmaster/choral director / French

Requiem - Maurice Duruflé - Maîtrise d'enfants de la Résurrection, Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs de Sainte Marie d'Antony Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz: Francis Bardot (V33-883)

Barenboim, Daniel (1942-, pianist | conductor / Argentine-Israeli

Albumblatt Op. 117 (Allegro) - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Cello Concerto Op.85 - Edward Elgar - Jacqueline du Pré; Philadelphia Orchestra: Daniel Barenboim (V33-R1290)

Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45 - Johannes Brahms - Edith Mathis; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Edinburgh Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Daniel Barenboim; Leslie Pearson, organ (V33-175)

Enigma Variations Op.36 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Daniel Barenboim (V33-R1290)

Fantasia in C major op.19 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Daniel Barenboim; John Alldis Choir:John Alldis; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer (V33-461)

Gondellied (Allegretto non troppo) - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Kinderstücke Op. 72 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 19 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 30 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 38 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 53 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 62 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 67 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 85 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Lieder ohne Worte Op. 102 - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Il Matrimonio Segreto - Domenico Cimarosa - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady, Arleen Augér, etc; English Chamber Orchestra: Daniel Barenboim (V33-252)

Piano concerto no.2 in B flat major op.19 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Daniel Barenboim; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer (V33-461)

Symphony no.4 in E flat major 'Romantic' - Anton Bruckner - Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Daniel Barenboim (V33-278)

Theme and variations in D minor (from Sextet in B flat Op.18) - Johannes Brahms - Daniel Barenboim (V33-1136)

Variations and fugue on a theme of Handel Op.24 - Johannes Brahms - Daniel Barenboim (V33-1136)

Variations on a theme of Schumann Op.9 - Johannes Brahms - Daniel Barenboim (V33-1136)

Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op.121 - Johannes Brahms - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Daniel Barenboim, piano (V33-175)

Winterreise: a lieder cycle on poems by Wilhelm Müller - Franz Schubert - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Daniel Barenboim, piano (V33-1410)

2 Klavierstücke - Felix Mendelssohn - Daniel Barenboim, piano (CD-240)

Barker, Cheryl (1960-, soprano / Australian

Madam Butterfly - Giacomo Puccini - Cheryl Barker, Jean Rigby, Paul Charles Clarke, Gregory Yurisich (SMTBar) et al; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra: Yves Abel (CD-316)

Baron, Samuel (1925-1997), flautist / American

Quartet no.1 in F major (for flute) - Gioachino Rossini - Samuel Baron, David Glazer, Bernard Garfield, John Barrows (V33-746)

Barrett-Ayres, Reginald (1920-1981), choirmaster/choral director / English

[Works by Reginald Barrett-Ayres, Joseph Reveyron and others] - Reginald Barrett-Ayres &c - Aberdeen University Renaissance Singers: Reginald Barrett-Ayres (V33-721)

Barrows, John (1913-1974), hornist / American

Quartet no.1 in F major (for flute) - Gioachino Rossini - Samuel Baron, David Glazer, Bernard Garfield, John Barrows (V33-746)

Barshai, Rudolf (1924-2010), violist | conductor / Russian

Concerto for violin and orchestra in G minor - Antonio Vivaldi - Leonid Kogan, violin; Moscow Chamber Orchestra: Rudolf Barshai (V33-785)

Duet no.2 for violin and viola in B major - W A Mozart - Igor Oistrakh, violin; Rudolph Barshai, viola (V33m-191)

3rd suite on the theme of 16th century lute music - Ottorino Respighi - Moscow Chamber Orchestra: Rudolf Barshai (V33-785)

Bartel, Reinhold (1926-1996), tenor / German

Easter oratorio: Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi - Heinrich Schütz - Herrad Wehrung, Reinhold Bartel, Margarete Witte-Waldbauer, Erich Wenk; Schwäbischer Singkreis & Instrumental Ensemble: Hans Grischkat (V33-799)

Bartelloni, Annie (20th c.), mezzo | contralto / French

Spatzenmesse in C major KV 220 - W A Mozart - Rothraud Hansmann, Annie Bartelloni, Michel Sénéchal, Roger Soyer; Philippe Caillard Chorale; Wiener Barockensemble: Theodor Guschlbauer; Marie-Claire Alain, organ (V33-1313)

Vesperae solennes de Confessore in C major KV 339 - W A Mozart - Rothraud Hansmann, Annie Bartelloni, Michel Sénéchal, Roger Soyer; Philippe Caillard Chorale; Wiener Barockensemble: Theodor Guschlbauer; Marie-Claire Alain, organ (V33-1313)

Bartels, Wolfgang (20th c.), violinist / German

A musical joke K.522 - W A Mozart - Günter Kehr, Wolfgang Bartels, violin; Erich Sichermann, viola; Alois Spach, Gottfried Roth, horn; Manfred Gräser, double-bass; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn: Jörg Faerber (V33-672)

Bartlett, Lawrence (1933-2002), organist / Australian

Album leaves for mandolin and organ - Robert Allworth - Paul Hooper, Lawrence Bartlett (CD-413)

Tarantella for mandolin and organ - Lawrence Bartlett - Paul Hooper, Lawrence Bartlett (CD-413)

Bartoletti, Bruno (1926-2013), conductor / Italian

Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi . . . Celeste Aida" - Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe di Stefano, Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Bruno Bartoletti (Audio-130)

Un Ballo in Maschera - Giuseppe Verdi - Renata Tebaldi, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes; Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome: Bruno Bartoletti (V33-257)

The Barber of Seville: Overture - Gioachino Rossini - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: Bruno Bartoletti (Audio-157)

Bartoli, Cecilia (1966-, mezzo / Italian

Arias by Caldara - Antonio Caldara - Cecilia Bartoli, Les Musiciens du Louvre: Marc Minkowski (CD-421)

Arias by Donizetti - Gaetano Donizetti - Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi: Riccardo Chailly, with tenor Luciano Pavarotti (CD-422)

Arias by Gluck - Christoph von Gluck - Cecilia Bartoli, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin: Bernhard Forck (CD-422)

Arias by Handel - George Frideric Handel - Cecilia Bartoli, Les Musiciens du Louvre: Marc Minkowski (CD-421)

Arias by Handel - George Frideric Handel - Cecilia Bartoli, Academy of Ancient Music: Christopher Hogwood, with countertenor David Daniels (CD-422)

Arias by Mozart (1) - W A Mozart - Cecilia Bartoli, Wiener Philharmoniker: Claudio Abbado (CD-422)

Arias by Mozart (2) - W A Mozart - Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Myung-Whun Chung, with bass-baritone Bryn Terfel (10,12) (CD-422)

Arias by Rossini (1) - Gioachino Rossini - Cecilia Bartoli, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna: Riccardo Chailly (CD-422)

Arias by Rossini (2) - Gioachino Rossini - Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: Myung-Whun Chung, with bass-baritone Bryn Terfel (CD-422)

Arias by Rossini (3) - Gioachino Rossini - Cecilia Bartoli, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano: Roberto Gabbiani / Riccardo Chailly, with baritone Roberto de Candia (CD-422)

Arias by Scarlatti - Alessandro Scarlatti - Cecilia Bartoli, Les Musiciens du Louvre: Marc Minkowski (CD-421)

Arias by Verdi - Giuseppe Verdi - Cecilia Bartoli, Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi: Riccardo Chailly, with tenor Luciano Pavarotti (CD-422)

Arias by Vivaldi - Antonio Vivaldi - Cecilia Bartoli, Arnold Schoenberg Chor: Simon Schouten; Giardino Armonico: Giovanni Antonini (CD-422)

Italian arias - Christoph von Gluck - Cecilia Bartoli, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin: Bernhard Forck (CD-423)

Basilides, Mária (1886-1946), contralto / Hungarian

[Five Hungarian songs] - Zoltan Kodály - Mária Basilides, alt (V33-838)

[Songs and arias by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms] - J S Bach &c - Mária Basilides, alt (V33-838)

[Songs and arias by Handel, Saint-Saëns, Schubert] - George Frideric Handel &c - Mária Basilides, alt (V33-838)

Bastianini, Ettore (1922-1967), baritone / Italian

A tanto amor (Alfonso - La favorita) - Gaetano Donizetti - Ettore Bastianini (Giulietta Simionato, Gianni Poggi), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Alberto Erede (Audio-127)

Bastin, Jules (1933-1996), bass / Belgian

Manon Lescaut - Giacomo Puccini - Miriam Gauci, Jan Danckaert, Antonio Ordóñez, Jules Bastin, Barry Ryan etc.; The Flemish Opera Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Silvio Varviso (DVD-13)

Bates, Leon (1949-, pianist / American

Three preludes for piano – No.1 - George Gershwin - Leon Bates, piano (CD-196)

Bátiz, Enrique (1942-2025), conductor / Mexican

Capriccio espagnol op.34 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Prince Igor: (a) Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (b) Polovtsian Dances - Alexander Borodin - Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture - P I Tchaikovsky - Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Russian Easter Festival overture op.36 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Symphony no.3 In C minor Op.78 'Organ' - 2nd movt (conclusion) - Camille Saint-Saëns - Noel Rawsthorne, organ; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Enrique Bátiz (CD-14)

Symphony no.6 op.74 in B minor - P I Tchaikovsky - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Waltz from Swan Lake Act I op.20 - P I Tchaikovsky - Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México: Enrique Bátiz (V33-R1331)

Battle, Kathleen (1948-, soprano / American

Symphony no.4 G major - Gustav Mahler - Kathleen Battle, soprano; Wiener Philharmoniker: Lorin Maazel (V33-R1262)

Baudo, Serge (1927-, conductor / French

Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E flat major - Joseph Haydn - Vogue Orchestra: Serge Baudo (V33-557)

Bauer, Alwin (20th c.), cellist / German

St Matthew Passion BWV 244 - J S Bach - Irmgard Seefried, soprano; Peter Fischer, Manfred Clement, Oboe d'amore I/II; Alwin Bauer, cello; Konrad Siebach, double bass; Werner Seltmann, bassoon; Johannes Kästner, organ; Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig: Günther Ramin (V45-206)

Baumann, Hermann (1934-2023), hornist / German

Konzert für Violoncello, Streichorchester und zwei Hörner C-dur (nr. 1) - Luigi Boccherini - Anner Bylsma, 'cello; Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg, horns; Concerto Amsterdam: Jaap Schröder (V33-346)

Konzert für Violoncello, Streichorchester und zwei Hörner C-dur (nr. 2) - Luigi Boccherini - Anner Bylsma, 'cello; Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg, horns; Concerto Amsterdam: Jaap Schröder (V33-346)

Baumgartner, Rudolf (1917-2002), conductor/director / Swiss

Andante for flute and orchestra in C major K.315 - W A Mozart - James Galway; Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-758)

Andante for flute and orchestra in C major KV315 - W A Mozart - James Galway; Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-622)

Flute concerto no.1 in G major KV313 - W A Mozart - James Galway; Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-622)

Flute concerto no.2 in D major KV314 - W A Mozart - James Galway; Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-622)

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 13 C-dur KV415 - W A Mozart - Clara Haskil, piano; Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-219)

Tambourins - Jean-Philippe Rameau - Festival Strings Lucerne: Rudolf Baumgartner (V33-734)

Violin Concerto in G major, RV310 (from "L'estro armonico", Op.3 No.3) - Antonio Vivaldi - Walter Prystawski, violin; Lucerne Festival Strings: Rudolf Baumgartner (Audio-156)

Bavier, Antoine de (1919-2004), clarinetist / Swiss

Quintet in A major for clarinet and strings K.581 - W A Mozart - New Italian Quartet with Antoine de Bavier, clarinet (V33-677)

Sonata for clarinet and piano E flat major op.120 no.2 - Johannes Brahms - Antoine de Bavier, clarinet; Andrzej Wasowski, piano (V33-620)

Sonata for clarinet and piano F minor op.120 no.1 - Johannes Brahms - Antoine de Bavier, clarinet; Andrzej Wasowski, piano (V33-620)

Bay, Emanuel (1891-1968), pianist / Russian

Sonata no.5 in F major op.24 'Spring' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Jascha Heifetz, violin; Emanuel Bay, piano (V33-597)

Sonata no.6 in A major op.30 no.1 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Jascha Heifetz, violin; Emanuel Bay, piano (V33-597)

Bean, Hugh (1929-2003), violinist / English

The lark ascending - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Hugh Bean, violin; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Beattie, Mavis (20th c.), soprano / Scottish

[Sacred music] - Claudio Monteverdi - Mavis Beattie, Pauline Stevens, Ian Partridge, Geoffrey Shaw (SMTBar); London Trombone Quartet; Jane Ryan, viola da gamba; Francis Baines, double bass; Ralph Downes, chamber organ; John Hoban Chorale (V33-226)

Beauchamp, Marie (20th c.), oboist / French

Concerto in D minor for violin, oboe and strings BWV 1060 - J S Bach - Pierre Meyer, violin; Marie Beauchamp, oboe; L'Orchestre des Beaux Arts: Louis Maillot (V33-641)

Bedford, Steuart (1939-2021), conductor / English

Death in Venice Op.88 (opera in two acts) - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; English Opera Group Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1350)

Green Bushes - passacaglia on an Englsh folk-song - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1098)

Irish tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1098)

The Merry King - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1098)

Molly on the shore - Percy Grainger - Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Anna Reynolds (mezzo); Osian Ellis (harp); Wandsworth Boys' Choir, Linden Singers; English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1098)

Phaedra Op.93 - Benjamin Britten - Janet Baker; English Chamber Orchestra: Steuart Bedford (V33-1235)

Beecham, Thomas (1879-1961), conductor | pianist / English

Academic Festival Overture op.80 - Johannes Brahms - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-878)

Brigg Fair: an English rhapsody - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Cradle song; The nightingale; Evening voices (Twilight fantasies) - Frederick Delius - Dora Labbette, with piano accomp. by Sir Thomas Beecham (1929) (V33-1106)

Dance rhapsody no.1 - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1202)

Dance Rhapsody no.2 - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-447)

Dance Rhapsody No.1 - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1147)

Eventyr (Once upon a time) - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1161)

Faust Symphony - Franz Liszt - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Beecham Choral Society: Sir Thomas Beecham; Alexander Young, tenor (V33-1142)

Fifine at the fair - Granville Bantock - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1202)

Florida suite - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-447)

The garden of Fand - Arnold Bax - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1202)

Hassan (excerpts) - Frederick Delius - Leslie Fry, baritone; Arthur Leavins, violin; Frederick Riddle, viola; BBC Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1213)

A hero's life Op.40 - Richard Strauss - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham; Steven Staryk, solo violin (V33-1309)

Intermezzo and Serenade from 'Hassan' - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1147)

Intermezzo (from 'Fennimore and Gerda') - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Koanga (closing scene) - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1161)

Legend in G minor Op.59 no.3 - Antonín Dvořák - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Marche caprice - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Marche troyenne {from Les Troyens} - Hector Berlioz - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Nocturne - Paris (song of a great city) - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1161)

On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Orpheus - symphonic poem - Franz Liszt - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1142)

Over the hills and far away - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-447)

Overture: La Gazza Ladra - Gioachino Rossini - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Prelude to 'Irmelin' - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1147)

Prelude to 'Irmelin' - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Psalm 13: How long, o Lord? - Franz Liszt - Walter Midgley, tenor; Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1197)

Sea drift - Frederick Delius - Bruce Boyce, baritone; BBC Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1213)

Sleigh ride (Winternacht) - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

A song before sunrise - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Song of the High Hills - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham; Luton Choral Society (V33-1147)

Songs by Quilter, Delius and Howells - Roger Quilter &c - Penelope Martin-Smith (sop.), Martin Souter (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (CD-358)

Summer Evening - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1147)

Summer night on the river - Frederick Delius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-448)

Symphonic dance in A major Op.64 no.2 - Edvard Grieg - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Symphonic poem: 'Tapiola' Op.112 - Jean Sibelius - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1332)

Symphony no.2 in D major op.73 - Johannes Brahms - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-878)

Symphony no.2 in D major Op.43 - Jean Sibelius - BBC Symphony Orchestra: SirThomas Beecham (V33-1102)

Symphony no.6 - Franz Schubert - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Thomas Beecham (V33-1197)

Symphony no.31 in D K.297 'Paris' - W A Mozart - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1256)

Symphony no.35 in D K.385 'Haffner' - W A Mozart - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1256)

Symphony no.38 in D K.504 'Prague' - W A Mozart - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1256)

Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550 - W A Mozart - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1257)

Symphony no.41 in C major K.551 'Jupiter' - W A Mozart - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1257)

Symphony in D minor - César Franck - French National Radio Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1154)

The Wand of Youth suite no. 1 - Edward Elgar - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (CD-358)

Beer, Sidney (1899-1971), conductor / English

Swan Lake ballet suite - P I Tchaikovsky - National Symphony Orchestra: Sidney Beer (V78-1395)

Begley, Kim (1952-, tenor / English

Glagolitic Mass - Leoš Janácek - Susan Bullock, Ameral Gunson, Kim Begley, Matthew Best (SMTB); Bristol Choral Society, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales: Richard Hickox, with Adrian Partington, organ (#13) (CD-428)

Beinum, Eduard van (1901-1959), conductor / Dutch

Academic Festival Overture Op.80 - Johannes Brahms - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-350)

Coriolan : overture op.62 - Ludwig van Beethoven - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33m-537)

Egmont : overture op.84 - Ludwig van Beethoven - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33m-537)

Fidelio: overture op.72b - Ludwig van Beethoven - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33m-589)

Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33a - Benjamin Britten - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-340)

Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus: overture op.43 - Ludwig van Beethoven - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33m-589)

Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33b - Benjamin Britten - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-340)

Romeo and Juliet: fantasy overture - P I Tchaikovsky - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33-571)

Symphony no.35 in D major K.385 ('Haffner') - W A Mozart - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33-404)

Tragic Overture Op.81 - Johannes Brahms - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-350)

Variations on a Theme of Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale') Op.56a - Johannes Brahms - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-350)

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 - Felix Mendelssohn - Alfredo Campoli, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33-232)

Violin concerto in E minor op.64 - Felix Mendelssohn - (Alfredo) Campoli; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33-R1336)

The Water Music suite (Handel-Harty) - George Frideric Handel &c - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Eduard van Beinum (V33-404)

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op.34 - Benjamin Britten - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam: Eduard van Beinum (V33-340)

Bell, Christopher (1961-, choral director | conductor / N. Irish

Descendi in hortuum meum - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Divo Aloysio sacrum - James MacMillan - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell (CD-96)

Fa, la, la, lo [&c] - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Five spirituals from A Child of Our Time - Michael Tippett - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell; John Langdon, organ (CD-96)

Funeral ikos - John Tavener - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell (CD-96)

God so loved the world - John Stainer - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Greater love hath no man / My song is love unknown - John Ireland - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Hymn to St Cecilia - Benjamin Britten - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell (CD-96)

I sat down under his shadow - Edward Bairstow - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Love bade me welcome - John Tavener - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Love one another - Samuel Sebastian Wesley - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Mater salutaris / My heart aflame - Martin Dalby - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

O for a closer walk with God - C Villiers Stanford - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Rejoice in the Lamb - Benjamin Britten - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell; John Langdon, organ (CD-96)

Take him, Earth, for cherishing - Herbert Howells - National Youth Choir of Scotland: Christopher Bell (CD-96)

Ubi caritas et amor Op.10 no.1 - Maurice Duruflé - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

When David heard - Thomas Tomkins - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Bell, Donald (1934-, bass-baritone / Canadian

Belshazzar's Feast - William Walton - Donald Bell, baritone; Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra: Sir William Walton (V33-576)

Bell, Emma (20th c.-, soprano / English

Mass in C minor K427 (417a) - W A Mozart - Emma Bell, Laura Aikin, Jeremy Ovenden, James Rutherford (SSTB), BBC Symphony Chorus: Stephen Jackson; BBC Symphony Orchestra: David Robertson (CD-168)

Bellezza, Vincenzo (1888-1964), conductor / Italian

Ah! Violetta: La Traviata Act III - Giuseppe Verdi - P. Silveri, A. Guerrini & L. Infantino with Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome: Vincenzo Bellezza (V78-1396)

Dell' Invito (It Is Long Past The Hour): La Traviata Act I - Giuseppe Verdi - A. Guerrini, M. Huder, C. Platania, P. Rakowsky, G. Conti, A. Zagonara & L. Infantino with Chorus & Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome: Vincenzo Bellezza (V78-1396)

Bělohlávek, Jiří (1947-, conductor / Czech

Concerto per violino, pianoforte e orchestra - Stepán Lucký - Nora Grumlíková, violin; Jaroslav Kolár, piano; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Jirí Belohlávek (V33-1275)

Piano concerto no.1 in C Op.15 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Paul Lewis, piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra: Jiří Bělohlávek (CD-407)

Violin concerto in D Op.35 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Andrew Haveron, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Jiří Bělohlávek (CD-164)

Benacková, Gabriela (1947-, soprano / Slovak

Mša Glagolskaja - Leoš Janácek - Gabriela Benacková-Cápová, Eva Randová, Vilém Pribyl, Sergej Kopcák; Czech Philharmonic Chorus: Josef Veselka; Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra: Frantisek Jílek (V33-388)

Benda, Hans von (1888-1972), conductor / German

Concerto in G major - Johann Adolph Hasse - Heinz Zöller, flute; Wolfgang Meyer, harpsichord; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Hans von Benda (V33-399)

Concerto in G minor - Antonio Vivaldi - Hans Gieseler, violin; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Hans von Benda (V33-399)

Beniston, Paul (1966-, trumpeter / English

The Armed Man: a mass for peace - Karl Jenkins - National Youth Choir of Great Britain: Mike Brewer; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Jenkins (CD-324)

Benjamin, George (1960-, conductor / English

At first light - George Benjamin - Gareth Hulse, oboe; London Sinfonietta: George Benjamin (CD-259)

A mind of winter - George Benjamin - Penelope Walmsley-Clark, sop.; Paul Archibald, picc. tpt; London Sinfonietta: George Benjamin (CD-259)

Bennett, Malcolm (20th c.-, tenor / Welsh

Matthew Passion BWV 244 - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook (SATB); Cecilia Osmond, Annie Gill, Malcolm Bennett, Brian Bannatyne-Scott (SATB); Dunedin Consort and Players: John Butt, harps. (CD-371)

Bennett, William Ingham Brooke (1936 -2022), flautist / English

Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord In A minor - J S Bach - William Bennett, flute; Christian Ferras, violin; George Malcolm, harpsichord; Bath Festival Orchestra: Yehudi Menuhin (CD-51)

Berberian, Catherine Anahid (1925-1983), mezzo / American

Visage - Luciano Berio - For magnetic tape, based on the voice of Cathy Berberian (V33-1302)

Berdini, Giuseppe (20th c.), tenor / Italian

Petite messe solenelle - Gioachino Rossini - Caterina Mancini, Oralia Domínguez, Giuseppe Berdini, Mario Petri (SCTB); Coro Polifonico dell' Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma: Renato Fasano (V33-744)

Béreau, Jean-Sébastien (1934-, conductor / French

Poème pour violon et orchestre Op. 25 - Ernest Chausson - Jean-Marc Phillips, Orchestre du Conservatoire: Jean-Sébastien Béreau (CD-426)

Berganza, Teresa (1935-2022), mezzo / Spanish

The Barber of Seville: "Una voce poco fa" - Gioachino Rossini - Teresa Berganza; London Symphony Orchestra: Claudio Abbado (Audio-157)

Cinderella (La Cenerentola): Finale "Nacqui all'affanno al pianto" - Gioachino Rossini - Teresa Berganza; Luigi Alva; Scottish Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra: Claudio Abbado (Audio-157)

Cinderella (La Cenerentola): "Un soave non so che" - Gioachino Rossini - Teresa Berganza; Luigi Alva; London Symphony Orchestra: Claudio Abbado (Audio-157)

Gloria RV 589 - Antonio Vivaldi - Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano; Lucia Valentini-Terrani, contralto; New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus: Riccardo Muti (V33-578)

Magnificat RV 611 - Antonio Vivaldi - Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano; Lucia Valentini-Terrani, contralto; New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus: Riccardo Muti (V33-578)

Le Nozze di Figaro: opera buffa - W A Mozart - Geraint Evans, Reri Grist, Elisabeth Söderström, Teresa Berganza, Gabriel Bacquier; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer (V33-379)

Berglund, Paavo (1929-2012), conductor / Finnish

Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings; Piano concerto no.2 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Cristina Ortiz; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund; Rodney Senior, solo trumpet: (V33-731)

Kullervo Symphony, Op.7 - Jean Sibelius - Raili Kostia, Usko Viitanen, Helsinki University Male Voice Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-302)

Kuolema, Op.44: Scene with Cranes - Jean Sibelius - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-302)

Piano concerto no.2 op.102 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Cristina Ortiz; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-731)

Swanwhite: incidental music - Jean Sibelius - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-302)

Symphonic variations for piano and orchestra - César Franck - Sylvia Kersenbaum; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-508)

Symphony no.10 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-724)

Symphony in D minor - César Franck - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Paavo Berglund (V33-508)

Bergmann, Maria (1918-2002), pianist / German

Pli selon pli - Pierre Boulez - Halina Lukomska, soprano; Maria Bergmann, piano; Paul Stingl, guitar; Hugo D'Alton, mandolin; BBC Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez (V33-1233)

Bergonzi, Carlo (1924-2014), tenor / Italian

Best Loved Duets (1) - Giacomo Puccini &c (V33-1413)

Gala Performance (1) - Georges Bizet &c (V33-1413)

O dolci mani {from Tosca} - Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Callas; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra: Georges Prêtre (Audio-122)

Rigoletto: "La donna e mobile" - Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan: Rafael Kubelik (Audio-130)

Rigoletto: Prelude & Quartet "Bella figlia dell'amore" - Giuseppe Verdi - Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan: Rafael Kubelik (Audio-130)

Berio, Luciano (1925-2003), conductor / Italian

Sinfonia - Luciano Berio - Swingle Singers; New York Philharmonic: Luciano Berio (V33-1302)

Berkeley, Lennox Randal Francis (1903-1989), conductor / English

Divertimento in B flat op.18 - Lennox Berkeley - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Lennox Berkeley (V33-R1333)

Partita for chamber orchestra op.66 - Lennox Berkeley - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Lennox Berkeley (V33-R1333)

Serenade for strings op.12 - Lennox Berkeley - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Lennox Berkeley (V33-R1333)

Sinfonia concertante for oboe and chamber orchestra op.84 - Lennox Berkeley - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Lennox Berkeley (V33-R1333)

Berlinsky, Valentin Alexandrovich (1925-2008), cellist / Russian

Folk songs - Ludwig van Beethoven - Zara Dolukhanova; A Erokhin, piano; R Dubinsky, violin; V Berlinsky, cello (V33m-190)

Bernhardt, Robert (20th c.), conductor / American

Cantata Blaues Gras (Bluegrass Cantata) S. 6 - P D Q Bach - John Ferrante, tenor; Prof. Schickele, bass; The New York Pick-Up Ensemble: Robert Bernhardt (V33-1368)

Bernius, Frieder (1947-, choirmaster/choral director / German

Ave Maria for 7-part choir a capella - Anton Bruckner - Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie: Frieder Bernius (CD-383)

Gradualia for 4-part choir a capella - Anton Bruckner - Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie: Frieder Bernius (CD-383)

Mass no. 2 in E minor for 8-part choir and wind players (version of 1882) - Anton Bruckner - Kammerchor Stuttgart, Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie: Frieder Bernius (CD-383)

Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990), conductor | pianist / American

Afternoon of a faun - Claude Debussy - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1292)

Afternoon of a faun - Claude Debussy - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1308)

Appalachian Spring - Aaron Copland - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-309)

Artist's Life op.316 - Johann Strauss II - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-870)

The Blue Danube Waltz op.314 - Johann Strauss II - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-870)

Chichester Psalms for chorus and orchestra - Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein; Camerata Singers: Abraham Kaplan (V33-1153)

Concerto for violin and orchestra Op.14 - Samuel Barber - Isaac Stern; New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-884)

Dance from 'Music for the Theatre' - Aaron Copland - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-309)

Daphnis and Chloe Suite no.2 - Maurice Ravel - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1292)

Dialogue of the wind and the sea from 'La Mer' - Claude Debussy - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1308)

The Emperor Waltz op.437 - Johann Strauss II - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-870)

Facsimile - a choreographic essay - Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-1153)

Eine Faust-Symphonie - Franz Liszt - Kenneth Riegel, tenor; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra: Leonard Bernstein (V33-429)

Fêtes from Nocturnes - Claude Debussy - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1308)

Harold in Italy: symphony with viola obbligato - Hector Berlioz - Donald McInnes, viola; Orchestre National de France: Leonard Bernstein (V33-454)

Mefistofele: Prologo in cielo - Arrigo Boito - Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker: Leonard Bernstein (V33-429)

La Mer - Claude Debussy - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1292)

Piano concerto no.1 Op.35 - Dmitri Shostakovich - André Previn, piano; William Vacchiano, trumpet; New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-893)

Piano concerto no.2 Op.102 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Leonard Bernstein, piano; New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-893)

El Salón México - Aaron Copland - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-309)

Symphony no.4 - David Diamond - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-931)

Symphony no.5 Op.47 - Dmitri Shostakovich - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-R1307)

Third Symphony - Aaron Copland - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-928)

Vienna Blood Waltz op.354 - Johann Strauss II - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-870)

Voices of Spring op.410 - Johann Strauss II - New York Philharmonic: Leonard Bernstein (V33-870)

Berry, Walter (1929-2000), baritone / Austrian

Don Giovanni: excerpts from Act 1 - W A Mozart - Siepi, Corena, Danco, Della Casa, Gueden, Dermota, Berry; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Josef Krips (V33m-1397)

Don Giovanni: excerpts from Act 2 - W A Mozart - Siepi, Corena, Danco, Della Casa, Gueden, Dermota, Berry; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Josef Krips (V33m-1397)

Highlights from Die Zauberflote - W A Mozart - Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, Ruth-Margret Pütz, Lucia Popp; Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus: Otto Klemperer (V33-686)

Missa solemnis D-dur op.123 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich; Wiener Singverein; Berliner Philharmoniker: Herbert von Karajan (V33-1359)

Symphonie Nr 9 (mit Schlusschor aus Schillers Ode 'An die Freude' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Gundula Janowitz, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry; Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker: Herbert von Karajan (V33-382)

Berthaud, Lise (1982-, violist / French

Lachrymae, Op.48 (Reflections on a song of John Dowland) - Benjamin Britten - Lise Berthaud (viola), Fran?ois Pinel (piano) (CD-191)

Berthier, Jacques (1923-1994), organist / French

Salve Regina: 15 chants sacrés célèbres à l'orgue et aux instruments - Jacques Berthier - Jacques Berthier, organ; Claude Maisonneuve, oboe; Raymond Guyot, flute (CD-10)

Best, Matthew (1957-2025), choirmaster/choral director | bass / English

Glagolitic Mass - Leoš Janácek - Susan Bullock, Ameral Gunson, Kim Begley, Matthew Best (SMTB); Bristol Choral Society, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales: Richard Hickox, with Adrian Partington, organ (#13) (CD-428)

The shepherds' farewell {from L'Enfance du Christ} - Hector Berlioz - Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra: Matthew Best (CD-136)

Betts, Nicholas (20th c.-, trumpeter / English

Concerto for piano, trumpet and string orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich - Paul Lewis, piano; Nicholas Betts, trumpet; City of London Sinfonia: City of London Sinfonia (CD-263)

Beynon, Catherine (20th c.-, harpist / Welsh

Flute and harp concerto in C, K299 - W A Mozart - Emily Beynon, Catherine Beynon, BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Thierry Fischer (CD-177)

Beynon, Emily (1969-, flautist / Welsh

Flute and harp concerto in C, K299 - W A Mozart - Emily Beynon, Catherine Beynon, BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Thierry Fischer (CD-177)

Beznosiuk, Lisa (1956-, flautist / English

Salve Regina, RV 616 - Antonio Vivaldi - Michael Chance, counter-tenor; The English Concert: Trevor Pinnock (CD-202)

Bezuidenhout, Kristian (1979-, fortepianist / Australian

Keyboard sonata in E minor ('Kenner und Liebhaber' collection no.5) H281 Wq 59/1 - C P E Bach - Kristian Bezuidenhout (CD-188)

Trio sonata for flute, violin and continuo in A, Wq 146 - C P E Bach - Katy Bircher (flute), Rachel Podger (violin), Tomasz Pokrzywiński (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) (CD-188)

Trio sonata in C minor 'Sanguineus & melancholicus' H579 Wq 161/1 - C P E Bach - Rachel Podger, Bojan Čičić (violin), Tomasz Pokrzywiński (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) (CD-188)

Violin sonata in C minor H514 Wq 78 - C P E Bach - Rachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) (CD-188)

Bianchi, Marco (20th c.-, violinist / Italian

Concerto for lute, strings and basso continuo in D major, Rv93 – 3rd movt - Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi - Luca Pianca (archlute), Enrico Onofri, Marco Bianchi (violins), Il Giardino Armonico: Giovanni Antonini (CD-194)

Bible, Frances (1919-2001), mezzo / American

L'incoronazione di Poppea : abridged version - Claudio Monteverdi - Magda László, Richard Lewis, Frances Bible, Oralia Domínguez, Carlo Cava, Lydia Marimpietri, Walter Alberti; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir John Pritchard (V33-1353)

Bicket, Harry (1961-, conductor / English

Arias from operas by Handel - George Frideric Handel - Renée Fleming, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Harry Bicket (CD-352)

Bidlo, Karel (1904-1992), bassoonist / Czech

Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in B flat major K.191 - W A Mozart - Karel Bidlo; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Karel Ancerl (V33-678)

Bierbach, Franz (1911-1985), bass / Austrian

Capriccio Op.85: closing scene - Wo ist mein Bruder? - Richard Strauss - Lisa Della Casa, Franz Bierbach; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Heinrich Hollreiser (V33m-1372)

Bing, Lee (d. 2012), mezzo / Chinese

Expressions of love - Lee Bing, mezzo-soprano; Geoffrey Parsons, piano (CD-132)

Bingham, Peter (20th c.), tenor / English

A Song of the High Hills - Frederick Delius - Miriam Bowen, soprano; Peter Bingham, tenor; Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Charles Groves (V33-420)

Binns, Malcolm (1936-, pianist / English

Piano concerto in F - George Gershwin - Malcolm Binns; Sinfonia of London: Kenneth Alwyn (V33-869)

Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin - Malcolm Binns; Sinfonia of London: Kenneth Alwyn (V33-869)

Rhapsody in blue - George Gershwin - Malcolm Binns; Sinfonia of London: Kenneth Alwyn (V33-1264)

Warsaw concerto - Richard Addinsell - Malcolm Binns; Sinfonia of London: Kenneth Alwyn (V33-1264)

[Works by Sydney Smith] - Sydney Smith - Square pianoforte by Zumpe, 1767 played by Malcolm Binns (V33-1375)

Birbaum, Armand (20th c.), conductor / French

Marche triomphale pour le Centenaire de Napoléon Ier: pour ensemble de cuivres, timbales et orgue - Louis Vierne - Maurice André, trompette solo; aux grandes orgues: Pierre Cochereau (V33-837)

Psaume 'In convertendo Dominus': pour soli, choeurs et orchestre - André Campra - Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris et Choeurs de la Cathédrale; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (V33-837)

Te Deum - Pierre Desvignes - Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris et Choeurs de la Cathédrale; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (V33-837)

Birch, John (1929-2012), organist / English

Duet for organ (1st mov't) - Samuel Wesley - John Dykes Bower & John Birch (V33-1201)

Glagolitic Mass - Leoš Janácek - Teresa Kubiak, Anne Collins, Robert Tear, Wolfgang Schöne; John Birch, organ; Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Rudolf Kempe (V33-1104)

Humpty Dumpty and his false relations - Gordon Jacob - Jacques Orchestra; John Birch, John Dykes Bower & Simon Preston (organ); James Blades (percussion); Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge: David Willcocks (V33-1201)

Kyrie (Petite messe solennelle) - Gioachino Rossini - Sylvia Holford, John Constable (pf1,2), John Birch, harm.; London Chamber Choir: Laszlo Heltay (CD-336)

Bircher, Katy (20th c.-, flautist / English

Trio sonata for flute, violin and continuo in A, Wq 146 - C P E Bach - Katy Bircher (flute), Rachel Podger (violin), Tomasz Pokrzywiński (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) (CD-188)

Birkhofer, Hugo (20th c.-, leader / German

Drei Weihnachtsliedsätze für Singstimme und Orgel - Hermann Schroeder - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Elizabethan Suite für Bläser - Antony Holborne - International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen (arr. Gadsch) : für Chor, Bläser,und Orgel - Johannes Crüger &c - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Gott sei Dank durch alle Welt (arr. Willcocks) : für Bläser, Chor und Orgel - Felix Mendelssohn &c - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

In dulci jubilo (arr. Ehmann) : für Chor, Bläser,und Orgel - Michael Praetorius &c - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Magnificat-Fuge : für Bläser - Johann Pachelbel - International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

O du fröhliche : für Chor, Bläser,und Orgel - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Suite für Bläser - Samuel Scheidt - International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her (arr. Soenke) : für Chor, Bläser,und Orgel - Hans Leo Hassler &c - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (arr. Wenzel) : für Chor, Bläser,und Orgel - Johann Hermann Schein &c - Mario Hospach, organ; St-Johannes-Chorknaben Saulgau; International Brass Soloists: Hugo Birkhofer (CD-129)

Björling, Jussi (1911-1960), tenor / Swedish

Best Loved Duets (2) - Georges Bizet &c (V33-1413)

Bimba dagli occhi {from Madama Butterfly} - Giacomo Puccini - Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles; Orchestra of the Opera House, Rome: Gabriele Santini (Audio-122)

Madama Butterfly: opera in 3 acts ('A Japanese tragedy') - Giacomo Puccini - Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Björling, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera House, Roma: Gabriele Santini (V33-905)

Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, R. Strauss, Brahms - Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Frederick Schauwecker, piano (V33-774)

Songs by Mozart, Giordano, Bizet, Massenet, Tosti, Puccini, Foster - Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Frederick Schauwecker, piano (V33-774)

Tosca - Giacomo Puccini - Zinka Milanov, soprano; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Leonard Warren, baritone; Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus: Erich Leinsdorf (V33-298)

Turandot: opera in 3 acts - Giacomo Puccini - Birgit Nilsson, Renata Tebaldi, Jussi Björling, Giorgio Tozzi; Rome Opera House Orchestra and Chorus: Erich Leinsdorf (V33-381)

World-Famous Arias (3) - Giacomo Puccini &c (V33-1413)

Blachut, Beno (1913-1985), tenor / Czech

Glagolitic Mass - Leoš Janácek - Libuse Domanínská, Vera Soukupová, Beno Blachut, Eduard Haken; Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra: Karel Ancerl (V33-387)

Stabat Mater : oratorium op.58 - Antonín Dvořák - Drahomíra Tikalová, Marta Krásová, Beno Blachut, Karel Kalaš; Tschechische Sängerchor: Jan Kühn; Tschechische Philharmonie: Václav Talich (V33m-534)

Blackton, Jay (1909-1994), theatre director / American

Oklahoma! (selection) - Richard Rodgers - Cast recording (1943 production): Jay Blackton; with Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts, Howard Da Silva, Celeste Holm, Lee Dixon (V33-375)

Blades, James (1901-1999), percussionist / English

Humpty Dumpty and his false relations - Gordon Jacob - Jacques Orchestra; John Birch, John Dykes Bower & Simon Preston (organ); James Blades (percussion); Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge: David Willcocks (V33-1201)

Miniconcerto - John McCabe - James Blades (percussion) & Gillian Weir (organ) (V33-1201)

L'orgue concrète or Il combattimento d'Organo e Batteria - Alan Ridout - James Blades (percussion) & Allan Wicks (organ) (V33-1201)

Blair, Walter (1941-2023), pianist | organist / Scottish

The bonnie lass o' Bon-Accord [&c] - James Scott Skinner - Alastair Hardie with Walter Blair (1-3,7-11,14-15), Patricia Hair (4,6,12-13) and Daphne Godson (13) (CD-403)

Blakely, John (1947-, pianist / English

A-Courting we will go (1973) - Christopher Brown - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Folk song arrangement (c1958) - Benjamin Britten - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Fünf Duette - Robert Schumann - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Trois elégies (op.posth. 1939) - Darius Milhaud - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Two ballads (1937) - Benjamin Britten - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Zwei Duette - Franz Schubert - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Zwei italienische Duette (1796) - Joseph Haydn - Kathleen Livingstone, soprano; Neil Mackie, tenor; John Blakely, piano (CD-73)

Blanc, Ernest (1923-2010), baritone / French

Au fond du temple saint {from Pearl Fishers} - Georges Bizet - Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc; Orchestre of the Théâtre National de L'Opéra-Comique, Paris: Pierre Dervaux (Audio-122)

Blankenheim, Toni (1921-2012), baritone / German

Bastien and Bastienne: a singspiel in one act - W A Mozart - Rita Streich, Richard Holm, Toni Blankenheim; Munich Chamber Orchestra: Christoph Stepp (V33-682)

Blazhkov, Igor (1936-, conductor / Ukrainian

Dve p'esny dlia strunnogo okteta Soch. 11 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Kievskii Kamernyi Orkestr: Igor Blazhkov (V33-1228)

Piat' fragmentov dlia orkestra Soch. 42 - Dmitri Shostakovich - Kievskii Kamernyi Orkestr: Igor Blazhkov (V33-1228)

Variatsii na temu Frenka Bridzha Soch. 10 - Benjamin Britten - Kievskii Kamernyi Orkestr: Igor Blazhkov (V33-1228)

Blech, Harry (1909-1999), conductor | violinist / English

Alla Siciliana (arr. Camden) - Johann Ernst Galliard - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Allegro assai (arr. Camden) - Johann Ernst Galliard - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Allegro spiritoso (arr. Camden) - Jean Baptiste Senaillé - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Concerto for three pianos in F major K.242 - W A Mozart - Vitya Vronsky, piano; Victor Babin, piano; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V33-212)

Concerto for two pianos in E flat major K.365 - W A Mozart - Vitya Vronsky, piano; Victor Babin, piano; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V33-212)

The fairy clock - Jan Kerrison - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Hornpipe à l'inglese (arr. Camden) - Johann Ernst Galliard - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Lullaby - Jan Kerrison - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Variations on "Lucy Long" (arr. Camden) - Fred Godfrey - Archie Camden, bassoon; London Mozart Players: Harry Blech (V45-197)

Blegen, Judith (1940-, soprano / American

Symphony no.4 In G major - Gustav Mahler - Judith Blegen, soprano; Cleveland Orchestra: George Szell (CD-116)

Te Deum - Anton Bruckner - Judith Blegen, Margarita Lilova, Claes Haakan Ahnsjö, Peter Meven; Chorus of the Vienna State Opera: Norbert Balatsch; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Zubin Mehta (V33-357)

Bloom, Claire (1931-, actress / English

Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare - Old Vic Company production (with Alan Badel and Claire Bloom) (V33-850)

Blum, Klaus (20th c.-, choirmaster/choral director / German

Songs by Carl Loewe, Friedrich Silcher and Robert Schumann - Carl Loewe &c - Camerata Vocale Bremen: Willy Kopf-Endres/Klaus Blum (V33-1299)

Songs by Felix Mendelssohn - Felix Mendelssohn - Camerata Vocale Bremen: Willy Kopf-Endres/Klaus Blum (V33-1299)

Songs by Johannes Brahms (1) - Johannes Brahms - Camerata Vocale Bremen: Willy Kopf-Endres/Klaus Blum (V33-1299)

Blumenthal, Felicja (1908-1991), pianist / Polish

Piano concerto in D maj - Leopold Kozeluch - Felicja Blumental, piano; Prague New Chamber Orchestra: Alberto Zedda (V33-255)

Boatwright, Helen (1916-2010), soprano / American

Cantata - Alles, was ihr tut - Dietrich Buxtehude - Helen Boatwright, soprano; Russell Oberlin, counter-tenor; Charles Bressler, tenor; Paul Matthen, bass; John Strauss, organ; Cantata Singers of New York and String Ensemble: Alfred Mann (V33-322)

Cantata - Was mich auf dieser Welt betrübt - Dietrich Buxtehude - Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Strauss, organ; String Ensemble: Alfred Mann (V33-322)

Magnificat in D - Dietrich Buxtehude - Helen Boatwright, soprano; Janet Wheeler, soprano; Russell Oberlin, counter-tenor; Charles Bressler, tenor; Paul Matthen, bass; John Strauss, organ; Cantata Singers of New York and String Ensemble: Alfred Mann (V33-322)

Bobesco, Lola (1921-2003), conductor/director | violinist / Romanian-Belgian

Concerto in C for oboe, strings and continuo - Jean-Marie Leclair - Heinz Holliger, oboe; Les Solistes de Bruxelles: Lola Bobesco (V33-790)

Concerto in C for violin, 2 violoncelli, strings and continuo - Antonio Vivaldi - Lola Bobesco, violin; Les Solistes de Bruxelles: Lola Bobesco (V33-790)

Introduction, aria and presto for strings - Benedetto Marcello - Les Solistes de Bruxelles: Lola Bobesco (V33-790)

Symphony in G for strings and continuo - Antonio Vivaldi - Les Solistes de Bruxelles: Lola Bobesco (V33-790)

Bobescu, Constantin (1899-1992), conductor / Romanian

Arias from operettas by Lopez, Lehár and Strauss - Francis Lopez &c - Ludovic Spiess, tenor; Orchestra Electrecord, Orchestra Radioteleviziunii Romane: Constantin Bobescu (V33-499)

Arias from operettas by Zeller and Offenbach - Karl Zeller &c - Ludovic Spiess, tenor; Orchestra Radioteleviziunii Romane: Constantin Bobescu; Filarmonicii din Ploiesti: Carol Litvin (V33-499)

Bocelli, Andrea (1958-, tenor / Italian

Amore - Andrea Bocelli (CD-22)

Messa da reqiuem (Manzoni Requiem, for soloists, chorus & orchestra) - Giuseppe Verdi - Fleming, Borodina, Bocelli, D'Arcangelo (SMTB), Kirov Orchestra and Chorus: Valery Gergiev (CD-369)

Romanza - Andrea Bocelli (CD-21)

Bochev, Boncho (1899-1975), choirmaster/choral director / Bulgarian

[A recital of Bulgarian and other songs] - Bodra Smyana Children's Choir: Boncho Bochev / Lilyana Bocheva (V33-865)

[A recital of Bulgarian and other songs] - Bodra Smyana Children's Choir: Boncho Bochev / Lilyana Bocheva (V33-866)

Bocheva, Lilyana (20th c.), choirmaster/choral director / Bulgarian

[A recital of Bulgarian and other songs] - Bodra Smyana Children's Choir: Boncho Bochev / Lilyana Bocheva (V33-865)

[A recital of Bulgarian and other songs] - Bodra Smyana Children's Choir: Boncho Bochev / Lilyana Bocheva (V33-866)

Boettcher, Wilfried (1929-1994), conductor / German

Piano concerto no.20 in D min, K.466 - W A Mozart - Paul Badura-Skoda, piano; North Germany Radio Symphony Orchestra: Wilfried Boettcher (V33-272)

Bogacchi, Hans (20th c.-, oboist / German

Suite in F major for four horns, two oboes and string orchestra - G P Telemann - Alois Spach, Gottfried Roth, Joachim Schollmeyer, Alfred Balser, horn; Alfred Sous, Hans Bogacchi, oboe; Mainz Chamber Orchestra: Günter Kehr (V33-792)

Böhm, Karl (1894-1981), conductor / Austrian

Concerto for piano and orchestra no.4 in G major op.58 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Maurizio Pollini; Wiener Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-474)

Così fan tutte: opera buffa in two acts - W A Mozart - Gundula Janowitz, Brigitte Fassbaender, Reri Grist, Hermann Prey, Peter Schreier; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-901)

Euryanthe: overture - Carl Maria von Weber - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33-R1272)

Fidelio - Ludwig van Beethoven - Gwyneth Jones, Edith Mathis, James King, Theo Adam, Franz Crass; Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresden State Opera Choir,Staatskapelle Dresden: Karl Böhm (V33-922)

The Flying Dutchman: Overture - Richard Wagner - Bayreuth Festival Orchestra: Karl Böhm (Audio-151)

Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G major KV 525 - W A Mozart - Wiener Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (Audio-135)

Le Nozze di Figaro: Opernquerschnitt - W A Mozart - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Hermann Prey, Tatiana Troyanos; Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin: Karl Böhm (V33-872)

Oberon: overture - Carl Maria von Weber - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33-R1272)

Otello: Duet "Già nella notte densa" - Giuseppe Verdi - Teresa Zylis-Gara, Franco Corelli, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Karl Böhm (Audio-130)

Overture Leonora no.3 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Staatskapelle Dresden: Karl Böhm (V33-922)

Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn: overture - Carl Maria von Weber - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33-R1272)

Preciosa: overture - Carl Maria von Weber - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33-R1272)

Requiem in D minor K.626 - W A Mozart - Edith Mathis, sop.; Julia Hamari, contr.; Wieslaw Ochman, ten.; Karl Ridderbusch, bass; Vienna State Opera Choir: Hans Haselbock, organ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33-261)

Sinfonie Nr 32 G-dur KV 318 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-R1337)

Sinfonie Nr 35 D-dur KV 385 'Haffner-Sinfonie' - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-R1337)

Sinfonie Nr 38 D-dur KV 504 'Prager Sinfonie' - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-R1337)

Sinfonie Nr 40 g-moll KV 550 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-R1338)

Sinfonie Nr 41 C-dur KV 551 'Jupiter-Sinfonie' - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-R1338)

Symphonie Nr 1 Es-dur KV 16 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 4 D-dur KV 19 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 5 B-dur KV 22 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 6 F-dur KV 43 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 7 D-dur KV 45 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 8 D-dur KV 48 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 9 C-dur KV 73 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 10 G-dur KV 74 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 11 D-dur KV 84 (73q) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 12 G-dur KV 110 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 13 F-dur KV 112 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 14 A-dur KV 114 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 15 G-dur KV 124 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 16 C-dur KV 128 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 17 G-dur KV 129 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 18 F-dur KV 130 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 19 Es-dur KV 132 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 20 D-dur KV 133 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 21 A-dur KV 134 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 22 C-dur KV 162 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 23 D-dur KV 181 (162b) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 24 B-dur KV 182 (173dA) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 25 g-moll KV 183 (173dB) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 26 Es-dur KV 184 (161a) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 27 G-dur KV 199 (161b) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 28 C-dur KV 200 (189k) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 29 A-dur KV 201 (186a) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 30 D-dur KV 202 (186b) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 31 D-dur KV 297 (300a) (Pariser Symphonie) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 32 G-dur KV 318 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 33 B-dur KV 319 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 34 C-dur KV 338 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 35 D-dur KV 385 (Haffner Symphonie) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 36 C-dur KV 425 (Linzer Symphonie) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 38 D-dur KV 504 (Prager Symphonie) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 39 Es-dur KV 543 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 40 g-moll KV 550 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie Nr 41 C-dur KV 551 (Jupiter-Symphonie) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie no.41 en ut majeur K.551 'Jupiter' - W A Mozart - Orchestre Philharmonique de Berlin: Karl Boehm (V33-1071)

Symphonie B-dur KV 45b - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie C-dur KV 96 (111b) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie D-dur KV 81 (73 l) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie D-dur KV 95 (73n) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie D-dur KV 97 (73m) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie F-dur KV 75 - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie F-dur KV 76 (42a) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie G-dur (Alte Lambacher) KV 45a - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Symphonie G-dur (Neue Lambacher) - W A Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker: Karl Böhm (V33-300)

Szenen aus Tristan und Isolde - Richard Wagner - Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter; Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele: Karl Böhm (V33-1110)

Vier letzte Lieder - Richard Strauss - Lisa Della Casa; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Böhm (V33m-1372)

Böhme, Kurt (1908-1989), bass / German

Siegfried - Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsson, Hans Hotter, Gerhard Stolze, Gustav Neidlinger, Kurt Böhme, Joan Sutherland etc; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Georg Solti (V33-1383)

Bolet, Jorge (1914-1990), pianist / Cuban-American

Arabesques on 'The beautiful blue Danube' (Strauss--Schulz-Evler) - Johann Strauss II &c (V33-1140)

Chaconne in D min (Bach-Busoni) - J S Bach &c (V33-1140)

Etude in C Op.23 no.2 ('Staccato') - Anton Rubinstein (V33-1140)

La Jongleuse Op.52 no.4 - Moritz Moszkowski (V33-1140)

Man lebt nur einmal (Strauss-Tausig) - Johann Strauss II &c (V33-1140)

Nachtfalter (Strauss--Tausig) - Johann Strauss II &c (V33-1140)

Preludes Op.28 - Frédéric Chopin (V33-1140)

'Tannhäuser' overture (Wagner--Liszt) - Richard Wagner &c (V33-1140)

Bonazzi, Elaine (1929-2019), alto / American

Requiem canticles - Igor Stravinsky - Linda Anderson, Elaine Bonazzi, Charles Bressler, Donald Gramm (SATB); ithaca College Concert Choir: Gregg Smith; Columbia Symphony Orchestra: Robert Craft (V33-1099)

Bondarenko, Helena (20th c.), violinist / Ukrainian

Konzert in D-Dur für 3 Hörner, Solo-Violine, Streicher & Continuo - G P Telemann - Ifor James, Robert Teutsch, Thierry Abramovici, Helena Bondarenko; Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim: Vladislav Czarnecki (CD-72)

Bonner, Tessa (1951-2008), soprano / English

Ballo delle ingrate - Claudio Monteverdi - Catherine Bott 'Venere', Tessa Bonner 'Amore'; Michael George 'Plutone' (CD-84)

Bonynge, Richard (1930-, conductor / Australian

Ah mes amis, quel jour de fête...Que dire? Que faire?... Pour mon âme (Tonio - La Fille du régiment) - Gaetano Donizetti - Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Garrett, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Richard Bonynge (Audio-127)

Ah! Non giunge (Amina - La sonnambula) - Vincenzo Bellini - Joan Sutherland, Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Richard Bonynge (Audio-127)

Beatrice di Tenda - Vincenzo Bellini - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Cornelius Opthof, Josephine Veasey, Joseph Ward; LSO: Richard Bonynge (V33-245)

Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss II - Nancy Gustafson, Judith Howarth, Louis Otey, Jochen Kowalski, Bonaventura Bottone, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Eric Garrett etc; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House: Robin Stapleton / Richard Bonynge (DVD-5)

O mio Fernando (Leonora - La favorita) - Gaetano Donizetti - Fiorenza Cossotto, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale, Bologna: Richard Bonynge (Audio-127)

Il segreto per esser felice (Orsino - Lucrezia Borgia) - Gaetano Donizetti - Marilyn Horne, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Richard Bonynge (Audio-127)

[Songs and arias by Gounod, Donizetti, Verdi, Bellini, Delibes, Charpentier, Handel, Strauss, Leoncavallo, Coward] - Richard Bonynge, conductor [various choruses & orchestras] (V33-822)

Il Trovatore: "Tacea la notte placida" - Giuseppe Verdi - Martina Arroyo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Richard Bonynge (Audio-130)

Boos, Katja (1972-, mezzo / German

Eugene Onegin - P I Tchaikovsky - Ineke Vlogtman, Orla Boylan, Anna Burford, Michael König, Vladimir Glushchak, Katja Boos etc.; Orchestra and Chorus of the European Union Opera: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (DVD-15)

Borg, Kim (1919-2000), bass / Finnish

Agnus Dei (aus dem Requiem op.89) - Antonín Dvořák - Maria Stader, Sieglinde Wagner, Ernst Haefliger, Kim Borg; Tschechische Sängerchor Prag; Tschechische Philharmonie Prag: Karel Ancerl (V33-401)

The Dream of Gerontius - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, Kim Borg (MTB), Hallé Choir & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra: Sir John Barbirolli (CD-332)

Messa da requiem - Giuseppe Verdi - Maria Stader, soprano; Marianna Radev, mezzo; Helmut Krebs, tenor; Kim Borg, bass; RIAS Kammerchor; Chor der St Hedwigs-Kathedrale; RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin: Ferenc Fricsay (CD-41)

Die Schöpfung: oratorium - Joseph Haydn - Irmgard Seefried, Richard Holm, Kim Borg; Chor des St Hedwigs-Kathedrale; Berliner Philharmoniker: Igor Markevitch (V33-371)

Borodina, Olga (1963-, mezzo / Russian

Messa da reqiuem (Manzoni Requiem, for soloists, chorus & orchestra) - Giuseppe Verdi - Fleming, Borodina, Bocelli, D'Arcangelo (SMTB), Kirov Orchestra and Chorus: Valery Gergiev (CD-369)

Bos, Coenraad van (1875-1955), pianist / Dutch

Alles endet, was entstehet - Hugo Wolf - Alexander Kipnis, bass; Coenraad van Bos, piano (V33-819)

Boschi, Hélène (1917-1990), pianist / Swiss-French

Concerto for piano and orchestra in E flat major K.482 - W A Mozart - Hélène Boschi, piano; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Alois Klíma (V33-211)

Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français for piano and orchestra op.25 - Vincent d' Indy - Hélène Boschi, piano Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Karel Sejna (V33m-522)

Bosco, Anna del, mezzo

La Traviata - highlights - Giuseppe Verdi - Manuel Contreras, tenor; Thomas Potter, baritone; Anna del Bosco, mezzo-soprano; Compagnia e Coro del Teatro Lirico d'Europa: Metodi Matakiev (CD-131)

Boskovsky, Willi (1909-1991), conductor | violinist / Austrian

Accelerations Waltz - Johann Strauss II - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-163)

Annen Polka - Johann Strauss II - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-163)

Gipsy Baron Overture - Johann Strauss II - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-163)

Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in C minor [arr. Müller-Berghaus] - Franz Liszt &c - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (V33-476)

Hungarian Rhapsody no.3 in D [arr. Doppler] - Franz Liszt &c - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (V33-476)

Hungarian Rhapsody no.5 in E minor [arr. Doppler] - Franz Liszt &c - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (V33-476)

Leichtes Blut Polka - Johann Strauss II - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-163)

Mephisto Waltz no.1 - Franz Liszt - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (V33-476)

[Music by Johann & Josef Strauss] - Johann Strauss II &c - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-145)

[Music by Johann, Josef & Eduard Strauss] - Johann Strauss II &c - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-124)

Radetzky March - Johann Strauss II - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: Willi Boskovsky (Audio-163)

Bostock, Douglas (1955-, conductor / English

Symphony no.1 Op.15 - Arthur Butterworth - Münchner Symphoniker: Douglas Bostock (CD-408)

Symphony no.2 Op.30 - Ruth Gipps - Münchner Symphoniker: Douglas Bostock (CD-408)

Bostridge, Ian Charles (1964-, tenor / English

Dichterliebe Op.48 - Robert Schumann - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (CD-429)

Liederkreis Op.24 - Robert Schumann - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (CD-429)

[7 Lieder] - Robert Schumann - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (CD-429)

Botha, Johan (1965-2016), tenor / S. African

Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler - Karen Cargill, Johan Botha, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles (CD-158)

Bott, Catherine (1952-, soprano / English

Ballo delle ingrate - Claudio Monteverdi - Catherine Bott 'Venere', Tessa Bonner 'Amore'; Michael George 'Plutone' (CD-84)

Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda - Claudio Monteverdi - Catherine Bott: Clorinda; Andrew King: Tancredi; John Mark Ainsley: Testo (CD-84)

'Fairest Isle' (King Arthur) - Henry Purcell - Catherine Bott (sop) Paula Chateauneuf (theorbo) (CD-400)

'Thy hand, Belinda' -- 'When I am laid in earth' -- 'With drooping wings' (Dido and Aeneas) - Henry Purcell - Catherine Bott (sop) Academy of Ancient Music and Chorus: Christopher Hogwood (CD-400)

Tirsi e Clori - Claudio Monteverdi - Catherine Bott 'Clori'; Andrew King 'Tirsi' (CD-84)

Botti, Christopher Stephen (1962-, jazz trumpeter / American

Amore - Andrea Bocelli (CD-22)

Bottone, Bonaventura (1950-, tenor / English

Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss II - Nancy Gustafson, Judith Howarth, Louis Otey, Jochen Kowalski, Bonaventura Bottone, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Eric Garrett etc; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House: Robin Stapleton / Richard Bonynge (DVD-5)

Boughton, William (1948-, conductor / English

Cockaigne (In London Town) Op.40 - Edward Elgar - English Symphony Orchestra: William Boughton (CD-46)

Froissart, Op.19 - Edward Elgar - English Symphony Orchestra: William Boughton (CD-46)

Variations on an original theme (Enigma) Op.36 - Edward Elgar - English Symphony Orchestra: William Boughton (CD-46)

Boulez, Pierre (1925-2016), conductor / French

Four etudes for orchestra - Igor Stravinsky - Orchestre National, Paris: Pierre Boulez (V33-1273)

Jeux - Claude Debussy - New Philharmonia Orchestra (V33-1120)

Le marteau sans maître für Alt und sechs Instrumente - Pierre Boulez - Jeanne Deroubaix, contralto; Severino Gazzelloni, flute; Georges Van Gucht, xylorimba [and others]: Pierre Boulez, dir (V33-1234)

La mer - Claude Debussy - New Philharmonia Orchestra (V33-1120)

La mer - Claude Debussy - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: Pierre Boulez (V33-1186)

Music for strings, percussion and orchestra - Béla Bartók - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: Pierre Boulez (V33-1243)

Music for strings, percussion and orchestra (final rehearsal 2nd movt) - Béla Bartók - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: Pierre Boulez (V33-1243)

Pli selon pli - Pierre Boulez - Halina Lukomska, soprano; Maria Bergmann, piano; Paul Stingl, guitar; Hugo D'Alton, mandolin; BBC Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez (V33-1233)

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Claude Debussy - New Philharmonia Orchestra (V33-1120)

The rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: Pierre Boulez (V33-1186)

The rite of Spring, 1: The adoration of the Earth - Igor Stravinsky - Orchestre National, Paris: Pierre Boulez (V33-1273)

The rite of Spring, 2: The sacrifice - Igor Stravinsky - Orchestre National, Paris: Pierre Boulez (V33-1273)

Boult, Adrian (1889-1983), conductor / English

Arias - J S Bach - Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-694)

Arias - George Frideric Handel - Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-694)

Arias from Mass in B minor, St Matthew Passion, St John Passion - J S Bach - Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-752)

Arias from Samson, Messiah, Judas Maccabaeus - George Frideric Handel - Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-752)

Aristophanic Suite: The Wasps - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-304)

Blest Pair of Siren - Hubert Parry - London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-493)

Cello concerto - Edward Elgar - Pablo Casals; BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1338)

Chanson de matin Op.15 no.2 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

Chanson de nuit Op.15 no.1 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

Choral Symphony Op.41 for soprano solo, chorus and orchestra - Gustav Holst - Felicity Palmer; London Philharmonic Choir: John Alldis; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-386)

Concertino pastorale - John Ireland - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-R1256)

Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra - Felix Mendelssohn - Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-235)

A Downland suite: Elegy and Minuet - John Ireland - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-R1256)

English dances nos. 1-8 - Malcolm Arnold - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

Epic march - John Ireland - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-R1256)

Falstaff : symphonic study op.68 - Edward Elgar - Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33m-533)

Gloria (aus der Messe Nr. 14 C-dur KV 317) - W A Mozart - Maria Stader, Oralia Domínguez, Ernst Haefliger, Michel Roux; Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux: Igor Markevitch (V33-401)

The Holy Boy - John Ireland - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-R1256)

Introduction and allegro for string orchestra Op.47 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1315)

The lark ascending - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Hugh Bean, violin; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

A London overture - John Ireland - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-R1256)

A London symphony (no.2) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

The Music Makers - Edward Elgar - Janet Baker, contralto; London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-493)

Norfolk rhapsody no.1 - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

A pastoral symphony (no.3) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Margaret Price, soprano; New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

The perfect fool - ballet suite Op.39 - Gustav Holst - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

The Pilgrim's Progress - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - John Carol Case, John Noble, Raimund Herincx (3 x bar.); London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra: Adrian Boult (CD-80)

The Planets - Gustav Holst - Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra (with members of the London Philharmonic Choir): Sir Adrian Boult (V33-411)

The Planets Op.32 - Gustav Holst - BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (CD-407)

The Planets Suite op.32 - Gustav Holst - Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra (with members of the London Philharmonic Choir): Sir Adrian Boult (V33-410)

Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Sergei Rachmaninov - Julius Katchen, piano; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-713)

Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 - Sergei Rachmaninov - Julius Katchen; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1319)

A Sea Symphony - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Sheila Armstrong, John Carol Case, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-304)

A sea symphony (no.1) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Sheila Armstrong, John Carol Case; London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Serenade to music - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Sinfonia Antarctica (no.7) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Norma Burrowes, soprano; London Philharmonic Choir: John Alldis; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphonic impression 'In the fen country' - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.1 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1171)

Symphony no.2 in E flat - Edward Elgar - Scottish National Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-913)

Symphony no.2 in E flat - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Adrian Boult (V33-1177)

Symphony no.4 in F minor - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.5 in D major - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.6 in E minor - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - New Philharmonia Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.8 in D minor - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.9 in E minor - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Symphony no.1 - William Walton - BBC Symphony Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (CD-130)

Three Bavarian dances Op.27 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

Tintagel - Arnold Bax - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1209)

Variations on a nursery tune Op.25 - Ernst von Dohnányi - Julius Katchen; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1319)

Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 - Edward Elgar - London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1315)

Bowden, Pamela (1925-2003), contralto / English

A charm of lullabies op.41 - Benjamin Britten - Pamela Bowden, contralto; Peter Gellhorn, piano (V33m-539)

From rosy bowers - Henry Purcell - Pamela Bowden, contralto; Peter Gellhorn, piano (V33m-539)

Music for a while - Henry Purcell - Pamela Bowden, contralto; Peter Gellhorn, piano (V33m-539)

Bowen, Miriam (20th c.-, soprano / Welsh

A Song of the High Hills - Frederick Delius - Miriam Bowen, soprano; Peter Bingham, tenor; Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Charles Groves (V33-420)

Bower, John Dykes (1905-1981), organist / English

Duet for organ (1st mov't) - Samuel Wesley - John Dykes Bower & John Birch (V33-1201)

Humpty Dumpty and his false relations - Gordon Jacob - Jacques Orchestra; John Birch, John Dykes Bower & Simon Preston (organ); James Blades (percussion); Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge: David Willcocks (V33-1201)

Bowman, James (1941-2023), countertenor / English

Canticle IV - Journey of the Magi Op.86 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

Chichester Psalms - Leonard Bernstein - James Bowman, counter-tenor; Osian Ellis, harp; James Lancelot, organ; David Corkhill, percussion; King's College Choir, Cambridge: Philip Ledger (V33-1269)

'Divine Andate, president of war' -- 'To arms' -- 'Britons, strike home!' (Bonduca) - Henry Purcell - James Bowman, Martyn Hill, Christopher Keyte (ATB); Taverner Choir: Andrew Parrott; Academy of Ancient Music: Christopher Hogwood (CD-400)

'Music for a while' (Oedipus) - Henry Purcell - James Bowman (C-t), Members of the Academy of Ancient Music: Christopher Hogwood (CD-400)

Rejoice in the Lamb Op.30 (Festival Cantata) - Benjamin Britten - James Bowman, counter-tenor; James Lancelot, organ; King's College Choir, Cambridge: Philip Ledger (V33-1269)

Sweeter than roses - Henry Purcell - James Bowman, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

When the cock begins to crow - Henry Purcell - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman (V33-1318)

Bowyer, Kevin (1961-), organist / English

Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV 565 - J S Bach - Kevin Bowyer, organ (CD-14)

Boyce, Bruce (1910-1996), baritone / Canadian-American

Sea drift - Frederick Delius - Bruce Boyce, baritone; BBC Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Thomas Beecham (V33-1213)

Boyd, Douglas (1959-, conductor / Scottish

Trumpet concerto in E flat (Hob. VIIe:1) - Joseph Haydn - Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Douglas Boyd (CD-166)

Boylan, Orla (20th c.-, soprano / Irish

Eugene Onegin - P I Tchaikovsky - Ineke Vlogtman, Orla Boylan, Anna Burford, Michael König, Vladimir Glushchak, Katja Boos etc.; Orchestra and Chorus of the European Union Opera: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (DVD-15)

Brabbins, Martyn (1959-, conductor / English

Piano concerto in F minor Op 16 - Adolph von Henselt - Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-193)

Chichester Psalms - Leonard Bernstein - National Youth Choirs of Scotland and Great Britain and Rodolfus Choir; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-107)

Concert champêtre - Francis Poulenc - Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord; BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Martyn Brabbins (CD-161)

Concerto da camera in A minor Op.10 no.1 - Valentin Alkan - Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-193)

Concerto da camera in C sharp minor Op.10 no.2 - Valentin Alkan - Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-193)

Piano concerto no.4 In G Op.58 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Andreas Haefliger, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-92)

Variations de concert Op 11 - Adolph von Henselt - Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Martyn Brabbins (CD-193)

Variations on a theme by Haydn Op.56a ('St Anthony Variations') - Johannes Brahms - BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Martyn Brabbins (CD-187)

Brabec, Emanuel (1909-1998), cellist / Austrian

Don Quixote op.35 - Richard Strauss - Emanuel Brabec, cello; Josef Staar, viola; Vienna Philharmonic: Lorin Maazel (V33-894)

Brailowsky, Alexander (1896-1976), pianist / Russian-French

Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 - Frédéric Chopin - Alexander Brailowsky; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra: William Steinberg (V33-311)

Brain, Dennis (1921-1957), hornist / English

Concerto no.1 in D major K.412 - W A Mozart - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan (V33-776)

Concerto no.1 in E flat major op.11 - Richard Strauss - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Wolfgang Sawallisch (V33-775)

Concerto no.2 in E flat major K.417 - W A Mozart - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan (V33-776)

Concerto no.2 in E flat major op.11 - Richard Strauss - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Wolfgang Sawallisch (V33-775)

Concerto no.3 in E flat major K.447 - W A Mozart - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan (V33-776)

Concerto no.4 in E flat major K.495 - W A Mozart - Dennis Brain, horn; Philharmonia Orchestra: Herbert von Karajan (V33-776)

Serenade Op 31 - for tenor, horn and strings - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Dennis Brain, horn; Boyd Neel String Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1267)

Braithwaite, Nicholas (1939-, conductor / English

Overture Egmont - Ludwig van Beethoven - Junior Philharmonic Orchestra of Tokyo: Nicholas Braithwaite (V33-1170)

Bramall, Anthony (1957-, conductor / English

Carmen suite no.1 – Intermezzo - Georges Bizet - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra: Anthony Bramall (CD-196)

Brando, Marlon (1924-2004), actor / American

Dramatic highlights from the MGM film 'Julius Caesar' - William Shakespeare - Marlon Brando as Mark Antony; James Mason as Brutus; John Gielgud as Cassius; Louis Calhern as Julius Caesar (V33-847)

Brannigan, Owen (1908-1973), bass-baritone / English

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus - John Stainer - Brian Runnett, organ; Richard Lewis, Owen Brannigan (TB), St. John's College Choir: George Guest (CD-353)

The Crucifixion - John Stainer - Brian Runnett, organ; Richard Lewis, Owen Brannigan (TB), St. John's College Choir: George Guest (CD-353)

I saw the Lord - John Stainer - Peter White, organ; Richard Lewis, Owen Brannigan (TB), St. John's College Choir: George Guest (CD-353)

Noye's Fludde: the Chester Miracle Play - Benjamin Britten - Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, Trevor Anthony with members of the English Opera Group; English Chamber Orchestra (leader Emanuel Hurwitz): Norman Del Mar (V33-325)

Branzell, Karin (1891-1974), contralto / Swedish

Arias and duets from operas by Nessler, Zeller and Johann Strauss - Viktor Nessler &c - Richard Tauber, with Vera Schwarz for Strauss duet and Lotte Lehmann, Karin Branzell and Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender for Strauss quartet (V33-498)

Brassens, Georges (1921-1981), singer / French

La mauvaise réputation [and other songs] - Georges Brassens (V33-836)

Brauer, Herbert (1915-2013), baritone / German

Excerpts from 'Pimpinone' - G P Telemann - Herbert Brauer, Shige Yano; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-400)

Brazzi, Rossano (1916-1994), actor / Italian

South Pacific (original sound track recording) - Richard Rodgers - Rossano Brazzi (voice Giorgio Tozzi), Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr (voice Bill Lee), Juanita Hall (voice Muriel Smith) (V33-737)

Bream, Julian (1933-2020), guitarrist | lutenist / English

Cataluña - Isaac Albéniz - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Concerto in D for lute and strings - Antonio Vivaldi - Julian Bream Consort (V33-777)

Concierto de Aranjuez - Joaquín Rodrigo - Julian Bream, guitar; Melos Chamber Orchestra: Colin Davis (V33-777)

The Courtly Dances from 'Gloriana' - Benjamin Britten - Julian Bream Consort (V33-777)

Danza española no.4 (Villanesca) - Enrique Granados - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Danzas españolas no.5 - Enrique Granados - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Dedicatoria (Cuentos para la juventud) - Enrique Granados - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Drei Tentos - Hans Werner Henze - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

Etude no.5 in C - Heitor Villa-Lobos - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

Piano concerto no.5 'Emperor' - Heitor Villa-Lobos - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

La maja de Goya (Tonadilla) - Enrique Granados - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Mallorca, Op.202 - Isaac Albéniz - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Nocturnal Op.70 - Benjamin Britten - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

El Polifemo de oro - R S Brindle - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

Quatre pièces brèves - Frank Martin - Julian Bream, guitar (V33-1237)

A recital of lute songs [by Dowland, Morley, etc] - John Dowland &c - Peter Pears, tenor, Julian Bream, lute (V33-886)

Songs by Ford, Morley, Rosseter, Downland - John Dowland &c - Peter Pears, tenor; Julian Bream, lute (V33m-579)

Suite española, Op.47 - Isaac Albéniz - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Valses poéticos - Enrique Granados - Julian Bream, guitar (CD-17)

Breckenridge, Christopher (20th c.-, baritone / English

Fa, la, la, lo [&c] - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Greater love hath no man / My song is love unknown - John Ireland - TOTAL Aberdeen Youth Choir: Christopher Bell (CD-431)

Brediceanu, Mihai (1920-2005), conductor / Romanian

Simfonia nr. 1 in Mi bemol major op.13 - George Enescu - Orchestra simfonica a Filharmonicii George Enescu: Mihai Brediceanu (V33-489)

Bredin, Patricia (1935-2023), actress/singer / English

Free as Air: musical numbers - Julian Slade - Cast recording (1956 production): Patricia Bredin, Gillian Lewis, Gerald Harper, Roy Godfrey, Josephine Tewson; mus. director: Philip Martell (V33-378)

Brehm, Alvin (1925-2014), double bassist / American

Set of three short pieces for string quartet, double bass and piano - Charles Ives - Gilbert Kalish, piano; Alvin Brehm, double bass; New York String Quartet (V33-1316)

Brendel, Alfred (1931-2025), pianist / Austrian

Allegretto in C minor WoO.53 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1223)

Andante favori in F WoO 57 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Aux cyprès de la Ville d'Este 1 - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Concerto rondo in A K.386 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner (V33-1195)

Concerto rondo in D K.382 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner (V33-1195)

Csárdás macabre - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Diabelli variations 1-20 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1244)

Diabelli variations 21-33 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1244)

Five variations on 'Rule Britannia' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

'Für Elise' and other vignettes - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-619)

Für Elise WoO 59 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Impromptus Op.90 D. 899 - Franz Schubert - Alfred Brendel, piano (CD-197)

Impromptus Op.142 D. 935 - Franz Schubert - Alfred Brendel, piano (CD-197)

Les jeux d'eau à la Ville d'Este - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Klavierstück in B flat WoO 60 ('Ziemlich lebhaft') - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Mosonyis Grabgeleit - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Piano concerto no.1 in C op.15 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Bernard Haitink (V33-459)

Piano concerto no.4 in G major Op.58 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Bernard Haitink (V33-475)

Piano concerto no.9 in E flat K.271 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel; Solisti di Zagreb: Antonio Janigro (V33-1293)

Piano concerto no.14 in E flat K.449 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel; Solisti di Zagreb: Antonio Janigro (V33-1293)

Piano concerto no.25 in C K.503 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel; Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra: Paul Angerer (V33-1214)

Piano concerto no.27 in B flat K.595 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra: Paul Angerer (V33-1214)

Piano concerto in E flat K.482 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner (V33-1195)

Piano concerto in A major K.488 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner (V33-216)

Piano concerto in D minor K.466 - W A Mozart - Alfred Brendel, piano; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner (V33-216)

Piano sonata no.23 in F minor op.57 'Appassionata' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-618)

Piano sonata no.26 in E flat major op.81a 'Les Adieux'; no.27 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-618)

Piano sonata no.27 in E minor op.90 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-618)

Piano sonata no.29 in B flat major Op.106 'Hammerklavier' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1317)

Polonaise in C Op.89 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Rondo a capriccio in G Op.129 ('Rage over a lost penny') - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Rondo in G major Op.51 no.2 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1223)

Schaflos - Frage und Antwort - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Schlummerlied - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Seven variations on 'God Save the King' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

7 Variations on Winter's Quartet WoO.75 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1223)

Six Ecossaises in E flat WoO 83 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Six variations on the Turkish March from 'The Ruins of Athens' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel, piano (V33-1117)

Sunt lacrymae rerum - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

12 Variations on [a] Russian dance WoO.71 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1223)

24 Variations on Rhigini's air WoO.65 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-1223)

Unstern, sinistre - disastro - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Valse oubliée no.1 - Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel (V33-1208)

Variations on 'God Save the King', 'Rule Britannia', and the Turkish March from 'The Ruins of Athens' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel (V33-619)

Brendel, Wolfgang (1947-, baritone / German

Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45 - Johannes Brahms - Lucia Popp; Wolfgang Brendel; Prague Philharmonic Chorus: Lubomír Mátl; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Giuseppe Sinopoli (V33-344)

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Richard Wagner - Eva Johansson, Wolfgang Brendel, Gösta Winbergh, Uwe Peper, Eike Wilm Schulte, Victor von Halem etc.; Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin: Karl Kamper / Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (DVD-16)

Bressler, Charles (1926-1996), tenor / American

Cantata - Alles, was ihr tut - Dietrich Buxtehude - Helen Boatwright, soprano; Russell Oberlin, counter-tenor; Charles Bressler, tenor; Paul Matthen, bass; John Strauss, organ; Cantata Singers of New York and String Ensemble: Alfred Mann (V33-322)

Magnificat in D - Dietrich Buxtehude - Helen Boatwright, soprano; Janet Wheeler, soprano; Russell Oberlin, counter-tenor; Charles Bressler, tenor; Paul Matthen, bass; John Strauss, organ; Cantata Singers of New York and String Ensemble: Alfred Mann (V33-322)

Requiem canticles - Igor Stravinsky - Linda Anderson, Elaine Bonazzi, Charles Bressler, Donald Gramm (SATB); ithaca College Concert Choir: Gregg Smith; Columbia Symphony Orchestra: Robert Craft (V33-1099)

Brewer, Christine (1955-, soprano / American

Gloria - Francis Poulenc - Christine Brewer (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus: Sir Andrew Davis (CD-156)

Brewer, Michael Curtis (1945-, choirmaster/choral director / English

The Armed Man: a mass for peace - Karl Jenkins - National Youth Choir of Great Britain: Mike Brewer; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Jenkins (CD-89)

The Armed Man: a mass for peace - Karl Jenkins - National Youth Choir of Great Britain: Mike Brewer; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Karl Jenkins (CD-324)

Brightman, Sarah (1960-, soprano / English

Romanza - Andrea Bocelli (CD-21)

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), conductor | pianist / English

Auf der Bruck - Franz Schubert - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Bold William Taylor - Percy Grainger - John Shirley-Quirk; English Chamber Orchestras: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

The Burning Fiery Furnace - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear; English Opera Group: Benjamin Britten and Viola Tunnard (V33-339)

But hark! A grand mysterious harmony . . . Praise to the Holiest (The Dream of Gerontius) - Edward Elgar - Peter Pears, ten; Yvonne Minton, mez. London Symphony Chorus: Arthur Oldham; London Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (CD-336)

Canticle I Opus 40 My beloved is mine - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1200)

Canticle II Opus 51 Abraham and Isaac - Benjamin Britten - John Hahessey, alto; Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1200)

Canticle III Opus 55 Still falls the rain - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Barry Tuckwell, horn; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1200)

Canticle IV - Journey of the Magi Op.86 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

Chacony in G minor for strings - Henry Purcell - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-329)

Dichterliebe Op.48 - Robert Schumann - Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten (V33-1356)

The 'Duke of Marlborough' fanfare - Percy Grainger - Members of the English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

The foggy, foggy dew; Sally in our alley; Tom Bowling; The Lincolnshire poacher - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten (V33-1144)

Folk song arrangements - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Folk song arrangements - Percy Grainger - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Four sea interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes op.33 - Benjamin Britten - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Benjamin Britten (V33-R1253)

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op.35 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1143)

The holy sonnets of John Donne Op.35 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

I'm seventeen come Sunday - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestras: Benjamin Britten, Ambrosian Singers: John McCarthy (V33-1097)

Les illuminations - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1265)

Im Frühling - Franz Schubert - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Introduction and allegro for strings - Edward Elgar - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-329)

Let's dance gay in Green Meadow - Percy Grainger - Viola Tunnard, Benjamin Britten (pianos) (V33-1097)

Lisbon - Percy Grainger - Members of the English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

The Little Sweep (Let's Make an Opera) Op.45 - Benjamin Britten - Choir of Alleyn's School; English Opera Group Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-326)

Lord Maxwell's Goodnight - Percy Grainger - Peter Pears; Members of the English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

The Lost Lady Found - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestras: Benjamin Britten, Ambrosian Singers: John McCarthy (V33-1097)

My Robin is to the Green Wood gone - Percy Grainger - Members of the English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

Nocturne for tenor solo - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears; London Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-R1253)

Old American songs nos. 1-5 - Aaron Copland - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

On Wenlock Edge - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano; Zorian String Quartet (V33-1267)

Prelude and fugue Op.29 - Benjamin Britten - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1235)

The Queen's Epicedium (arr. Britten) - Henry Purcell &c - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Scotch strathspey and reel - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestras: Benjamin Britten, Ambrosian Singers: John McCarthy (V33-1097)

Serenade Op 31 - for tenor, horn and strings - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Barry Tuckwell, horn; London Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1265)

Serenade Op 31 - for tenor, horn and strings - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Dennis Brain, horn; Boyd Neel String Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1267)

Seven songs - Hugo Wolf - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1327)

Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo op.22 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-821)

Seven sonnets of Michelangelo Op.22 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1325)

Shallow Brown - Percy Grainger - John Shirley-Quirk; English Chamber Orchestras: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

Shepherd's Hey - Percy Grainger - English Chamber Orchestra (V33-1097)

Simple Symphony for String Orchestra - Benjamin Britten - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-329)

'Sir Roger de Coverley' for string orchestra - Frank Bridge - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-329)

Six canzonettes - Joseph Haydn - Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten (V33-1144)

Six Hölderlin fragments - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten (V33-1144)

Songs and proverbs of William Blake Op.74 - Benjamin Britten - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1143)

Sweeter than roses - Henry Purcell - James Bowman, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

Three folksongs - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1327)

Tit for tat - Benjamin Britten - John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

Two Acquarelles - Frederick Delius - English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-329)

Two songs - Percy Grainger - Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1097)

Variations on an Elizabethan theme ('Sellenger's Round'): Theme and var. 1-3 - Arthur Oldham &c - Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-624)

Variations on an Elizabethan theme ('Sellenger's Round'): Var. 4-6 - Benjamin Britten &c - Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-624)

War requiem Op.66 - Benjamin Britten - Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Bach Choir and London Symphony Orchestra Chorus: David Willcocks; Highgate School Choir; Simon Preston, organ; Melos Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1349)

Who are these children? Op.84 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten (piano) (V33-1318)

Willow Willow - Percy Grainger - Peter Pears; Members of the English Chamber Orchestra: Benjamin Britten (V33-1097)

Winter Words op.52 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-821)

Winter Words op.52 - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears, tenor; Benjamin Britten, piano (V33-1327)

Winterreise D.911 - Franz Schubert - Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten (V33-1356)

Brödner, Rudolf (20th c.), harpsichordist / German

Pimpinone: a comic opera - G P Telemann - Erna Roscher, soprano; Reiner Süss, bass; Rudolf Brödner, harpsichord; Chamber Ensemble of the Berlin State Opera: Helmut Koch (V33-781)

Broman, Malin (1975-, violist / Swedish

String quintet in G minor K516 - W A Mozart - Elias String Quartet with Malin Broman (viola) (CD-179)

Bronkowski, Pawel (20th c.-, flautist / Polish

Concerto for flute and orchestra - Boleslaw Szabelski - Pawel Bronkowski, flute; Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra: Jan Krenz (CD-261)

Brönnimann, Baldur (1968-, conductor / Swiss

Oboe concerto in D minor Op.9 no.2 - transc. for trumpet by Alison Balsom - Tommaso Albinoni - Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Baldur Brönnimann (CD-166)

Brook, Matthew (20th c.-, bass-baritone / English

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [&c] - J S Bach &c - Joanne Lunn, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook, Robert Davies (SATBB); Dunedin Consort: John Butt, harps. & organ (CD-370)

Matthew Passion BWV 244 - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook (SATB); Cecilia Osmond, Annie Gill, Malcolm Bennett, Brian Bannatyne-Scott (SATB); Dunedin Consort and Players: John Butt, harps. (CD-371)

Missa (Kyrie & Gloria) - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Cecilia Osmond, Margot Oitzinger, Thomas Hobbs, Matthew Brook (SSATB); Dunedin Consort & Players: John Butt (CD-389)

Sanctus, Osanna &c - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Cecilia Osmond, Margot Oitzinger, Thomas Hobbs, Matthew Brook (SSATB); Dunedin Consort & Players: John Butt (CD-389)

Symbolum Nicenum (Nicene Creed) - J S Bach - Susan Hamilton, Cecilia Osmond, Margot Oitzinger, Thomas Hobbs, Matthew Brook (SSATB); Dunedin Consort & Players: John Butt (CD-389)

Brouwenstein, Gre (1915-1999), soprano / Dutch

Symphony no.9 in D minor op.125 'Choral' - Ludwig van Beethoven - Gre Brouwenstein, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-sop.; Nicolai Gedda, tenor; Frederick Guthrie, bass; Choir of St Hedwig's Cathedral Berlin; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: André Cluytens (V33-857)

Brown, Iona (1941-2004), violinist / English

Music to entertain Queen Victoria - Felix Mendelssohn &c - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess, with Jennifer Partridge, piano; Iona Brown, violin; Alan Lumsden, ophicleide; David King, speaker (V33-1340)

Brown, Niall (20th c.-, cellist / Scottish

Adagio and allegro Op.70 - Robert Schumann - Niall Brown, Isabelle Trüb (CD-236)

Drei Romanzen, Op.94 - Robert Schumann - Niall Brown, Isabelle Trüb (CD-236)

Fantasiestücke Op.73 - Robert Schumann - Niall Brown, Isabelle Trüb (CD-236)

Fünf Stücke im Volkston Op.102 - Robert Schumann - Niall Brown, Isabelle Trüb (CD-236)

Träumerei (Kinderszenen Op.15 no.7) - Robert Schumann - Niall Brown, Isabelle Trüb (CD-236)

Brown, Pamela (1917-1975), actor / English

Macbeth - William Shakespeare - Old Vic Company production with Alec Guinness and Pamela Brown (V33-848)

Brown, Wilfred (1922-1971), tenor / English

Cantata no.147: 'Herz und Mund und That und Leben' - J S Bach - Joan Sutherland, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Thomas Hemsley; Geraint Jones Singers and Orchestra: Geraint Jones (V33-647)

The Cries of London: Fantasias by Weelkes, Dering, Ravenscroft and others - Thomas Weelkes &c - Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; April Cantelo, soprano; Wilfred Brown, tenor; Deller Consort; London Chamber Players; Ambrosian Singers: Alfred Deller (V33-765)

Browning, John (1933-2003), pianist / American

Concerto for piano and orchestra Op.38 - Samuel Barber - John Browning; Cleveland Orchestra: George Szell (V33-884)

Brückermann, Bruno (20th c.-, boy soprano / German

Die Landlust: solo cantata - G P Telemann - Bruno Brückermann, boy sop.; Rolf Ermeler, flute; Heinrich Haferland, 'cello; Georg Goebel, harps. (V45-203)

Brückner-Rüggeberg, Friedrich (1915-2003), tenor / German

Die Krönung der Poppaea: Oper in 3 Akten - Claudio Monteverdi - Sylvia Gaewiller, sop.; F. Brückner-Rueggeberg, ten.; Maria Halbling, mez; Mabella Ott-Penetto, mez.; Franz Kelch, bass; Heidi Juon, sop.; Orchester und Chor der Tonhalle Zürich: Walter Goehr; Heinz Wehrle, organ (V33-227)

Lieder & Spielstücke from the Glogauer Liederbuch - Eva-Juliane Gerstein, soprano; Friedrich Brückner-Rüggeberg, tenor; Ferdinand Conrad, recorder (with other instrumentalists) (V33-772)

Brückner-Rüggeberg, Wilhelm (1906-1985), conductor / German

Ballet music from 'Almira' - George Frideric Handel - Eugen Müller-Dombois, lute; Heinz-Friedrich Hartig, harpsichord; Irmgard and Fritz Helmis, harps; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-400)

Excerpts from 'Boris Goudenow' - Johann Mattheson - Theo Adam, Manfred Schmidt, Marlies Siemeling; Günther Arndt Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-400)

Excerpts from 'Pimpinone' - G P Telemann - Herbert Brauer, Shige Yano; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-400)

Extracts from the opera 'Arminio' - Johann Adolph Hasse - Marlies Siemeling, soprano; Heinz-Friedrich Hartig, harpsichord; Eberhard Finke, cello; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-399)

Der Hochmüthige, Gestürtzte und Wieder Erhabene Croesus - Reinhard Keiser - Hermann Prey, Lisa Otto, Manfred Schmidt, Theo Adam; Günther Arndt Chorus and Children's Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-400)

Pastorale per la Notte della Nativitate Christi - Johann David Heinichen - Eugen Müller-Dombois, lute; Heinz-Friedrich Hartig, harpsichord; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg (V33-399)

Bruni, Carla (1967-, singer-songwriter / Italian-French

Paolino, la Giusta Causa e una Buona Ragione - Alberto Bruni Tedeschi - Martin Egel, Valeria and Carla Bruni Tedeschi (narrators); Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Rumena: Horia Andreescu (CD-300)

Bruni Tedeschi, Valeria (1964-, actress / Italian-French

Paolino, la Giusta Causa e una Buona Ragione - Alberto Bruni Tedeschi - Martin Egel, Valeria and Carla Bruni Tedeschi (narrators); Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Rumena: Horia Andreescu (CD-300)

Brunt, Andrew (20th c.-, treble / English

Litanies à la Vierge Noire - Francis Poulenc - Stephen Cleobury, organ; Andrew Brunt, solo treble; Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: George Guest (V33-1149)

Bruscantini, Sesto (1919-2003), baritone | bass / Italian

The Barber of Seville - Gioachino Rossini - Sesto Bruscantini, Victoria de los Angeles, Carlo Cava, Luigi Alva, Ian Wallace, Laura Sarti; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Vittorio Gui (V33-543)

The Barber of Seville (highlights) - Gioachino Rossini - Victoria de los Angeles, Luigi Alva, Carlo Cava, Ian Wallace, Sesto Bruscantini; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Vittorio Gui (V33-803)

Highlights from The Marriage of Figaro - W A Mozart - Sesto Bruscantini, Graziella Sciutti, Sena Jurinac, Franco Calabrese, Risë Stevens; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra: Vittorio Gui (V33-685)

Bruson, Renato (1936-, tenor | baritone / Italian

Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni - Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Fedora Barbieri, Renato Bruson, Axelle Gall; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala: Georges Prêtre / Romano Gandolfi (DVD-7)

Nabucco - Giuseppe Verdi - Lauren Flanigan, Monica Bacelli, Maurizio Frusoni, Renato Bruson, Carlo Colombara; Orchestra and Chorus of the San Carlo Theatre: Paolo Carignani (DVD-18)

Bryan, Julie (20th c.-, singer / English

Chu Chin Chow: vocal gems - Frederic Norton - Inia Te Wiata, Julie Bryan, Barbara Leigh, Charles Young; Williams Sisters; Michael Collins and his Orchestra (V33-704)

Bryan, Roger (20th c.-, organist / English

[Selected Christmas carols] - Lincoln Cathedral Choir: Philip Marshall; Roger Bryan, organ (V33-179)

Brynner, Yul (1920-1985), actor/singer / Russian-American

The King And I - Selection - Richard Rodgers - Gertrude Lawrence with Yul Brynner and original Broadway cast; Chorus and orchestra dir. Frederick Dvonch (V33-705)

Buccarella, Lucio (20th c.-, double bassist / Italian

Concerto pour violone et orchestre en ré majeur - Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi - Lucio Buccarella, contrebasse; I Musici (V33-369)

Buchanan, Isobel (1954-, soprano / Scottish

The Marriage of Figaro, Act 3: Ecco la marcia - W A Mozart - Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields: Neville Marriner; Samuel Ramey, Richard Stilwell, Felicity Lott, Isabel Buchanan, Willard White (V33-253)

Symphony no.2 "Resurrection" - Gustav Mahler - Isobel Buchanan, soprano; Mira Zakai, contralto; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Sir George Solti (V33-301)

Buckel, Ursula (1926-2005), soprano / German

In Terra Pax: oratorio for five soloists and double chorus - Frank Martin - Ursula Buckel, Marga Höffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Pierre Mollet, Jakob Stämpfli; Union Chorale de Lausanne; Chœur de Dames de Lausanne; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: Ernest Ansermet (V33-393)

Budisteanu, Ionel (1919-1991), conductor / Romanian

Rumanian folk songs and dances - Barbu Lautaru: Ionel Budisteanu (V33m-590)

Bullock, Susan Margaret (1958-, soprano / English

Glagolitic Mass - Leoš Janácek - Susan Bullock, Ameral Gunson, Kim Begley, Matthew Best (SMTB); Bristol Choral Society, BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales: Richard Hickox, with Adrian Partington, organ (#13) (CD-428)

Bumbry, Grace (1937-2023), mezzo / American

Aida: opera in 4 atti - Giuseppe Verdi - Leontyne Price, Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf (V33-306)

Bungard, Jonathan (20th c.-, tenor / English

Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59 - Edmund Rubbra - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: Christopher Robinson; Robert Houssart, organ (CD-375)

Tenebrae motets, Op. 72 (a) - Edmund Rubbra - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: Christopher Robinson (CD-375)

Bunger, Reid (1935-2013), baritone / American

A te,o cara (Arturo - I puritani) - Vincenzo Bellini - Luciano Pavarotti (Arleen Auger, Reid Bunger, Herbert Lackner), Wiener Opernorchester und Chor: Nicola Rescigno (Audio-127)

Burchell, Aaron (1973-, countertenor / English

Magnificat Op.36 - Gerald Finzi - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: Christopher Robinson; Christopher Whitton, organ (CD-379)

Magnificat Op.36 - Gerald Finzi - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: Christopher Robinson; Christopher Whitton, organ (CD-381)

Burford, Anna (20th c.-, mezzo / English

Eugene Onegin - P I Tchaikovsky - Ineke Vlogtman, Orla Boylan, Anna Burford, Michael König, Vladimir Glushchak, Katja Boos etc.; Orchestra and Chorus of the European Union Opera: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (DVD-15)

Burge, Louise (1920-2017), flautist / American

Pierrot Lunaire: meldrama Op.21 - Arnold Schoenberg - Alice Howland, sprechstimme; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Louise Burge, flute and piccolo; Abram Loft, violin and viola; Chester Milosovich, clarnet and bass clarinet; George Sopkin, cello: conducted by Herbert Zipper (V33-1314)

Burgess, Grayston (1932-2019), conductor / English

All creatures now are merry-minded - John Bennet - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Come away sweet love - Thomas Greaves - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Consort music by Byrd, Gibbons et al - William Byrd &c - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess; Jaye Consort of Viols with Simon Preston, harpsichord and organ (V33-R1296)

Construe my meaning - Giles Farnaby - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Fair Nymphs I heard one telling - John Farmer - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Lullaby, my sweet little baby - William Byrd - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Music to entertain Queen Victoria - Felix Mendelssohn &c - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess, with Jennifer Partridge, piano; Iona Brown, violin; Alan Lumsden, ophicleide; David King, speaker (V33-1340)

Now is the month of Maying - Thomas Morley - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Retire, my troubled soul - John Ward - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Say, dear, when will your frowning leave? - Thomas Weelkes - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Shall I abide this jesting - Richard Allison - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

The silver swan - Orlando Gibbons - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Sister awake - Thomas Bateson - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Sorrow consumes me - George Kirbye - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Sweet honey-sucking bees - John Wilbye - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Sweet Suffolk Owl - Thomas Vautor - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

This sweet and merry month - William Byrd - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Though Amaryllis dance in green - William Byrd - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Too much I once lamented - Thomas Tomkins - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Whither away so fast? - Thomas Morley - Purcell Consort of Voices: Grayston Burgess (V33-173)

Burgess, Russell (1931-1979), choirmaster/choral director / English

Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn - Gwyneth Jones, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (SATBar); Wandsworth School Boys' Choir: Russell Burgess; New Philharmonia Choir and Orchestra: Wilhelm Pitz / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos (CD-317)

Judas Maccabaeus : oratorio - George Frideric Handel - Felicity Palmer, Janet Baker, Ryland Davies, John Shirley-Quirk; Wandsworth School Choir: Russell Burgess; English Chamber Orchestra: Charles Mackerras (V33-1411)

Burian, Peter (1951-, choirmaster / Austrian

Lacrimosa (Requiem) - W A Mozart - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor: Peter Burian; Wiener Philharmoniker: Sir Georg Solti (CD-336)

Burmeister, Annelies (1928-1988), mezzo / German

Jagd-Kantate (Hunting Cantata) BWV 208 - J S Bach - Annelies Burmeister, Erika Köth: soprano; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Members of the Choir of St Hedwig's Cathedral; Berlin Symphony Orchestra: Karl Forster (V33-646)

Burrell, Bernard Thorne (1922-1983), organist

Bethlehem Down - Peter Warlock - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

Blessed be that maid Mary: traditional English carol - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

The Blessed Son of God - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

A child is born in Bethlehem, Alleluia - Samuel Scheidt &c - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

I sing of a maiden - Lennox Berkeley - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

Joy, joy from every steeple: traditional melody - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

See amid the winter's snow - John Goss &c - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

The shepherd's farewell (L'Enfance du Christ) - Hector Berlioz - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

A tender shoot hath started up from a root of grace - Otto Goldschmidt - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

There is no rose of such virtue - John Joubert - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

There stood in Heaven a linden tree: old German tune - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day: traditional English carol - Norwich Cathedral Choir: Brian Runnett; Bernard Burrell, organ (V33-174)

Burrowes, Norma (1944-, soprano / Irish

Ariodante [excerpts] - George Frideric Handel - Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Edith Mathis, soprano; Samuel Ramey, baritone; Norma Burrowes, soprano; David Rendall, tenor; English Chamber Orchestra, dir: Raymond Leppard (Audio-81)

Sinfonia Antarctica (no.7) - Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Norma Burrowes, soprano; London Philharmonic Choir: John Alldis; London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult (V33-1357)

Burrows, Stuart (1933-2025), tenor / Welsh

Don Giovanni - W A Mozart - Margaret Price, Sylvia Sass, Stuart Burrows, Bernd Weikl, Kurt Moll (SSTBarB); London Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra: Georg Solti (CD-314)

To the land of dreams: Victorian and Edwardian ballads (V33-565)

Busch, Adolf (1891-1952), violinist / German-Swiss

Trio No.5 in D major Op.70 no.1 "Geister" - Ludwig van Beethoven - Adolf Busch, violin; Hermann Busch, cello; Rudolf Serkin, piano (V33-468)

Busch, Hermann (1897-1975), cellist / German

Trio No.5 in D major Op.70 no.1 "Geister" - Ludwig van Beethoven - Adolf Busch, violin; Hermann Busch, cello; Rudolf Serkin, piano (V33-468)

Busch, Nicholas (1939-2013), hornist / English

Serenade for tenor, horn & strings Op.31 - Benjamin Britten - Ian Partridge, tenor; Nicholas Busch, horn; London Philharmonic Orchestra: John Pritchard (V33-1133)

Butt, Clara (1872-1936), contralto / English

The birth of the flowers - Liza Lehmann (V33-1207)

Che farò senza Euridice {from Orfeo} - Christoph von Gluck (V33-1207)

The enchantress - John Hatton (V33-1207)

A fairy went a-marketing - Arthur Murray Goodhart (V33-1207)

Four Biblical songs Op.99 - Antonín Dvořák (V33-1207)

God shall wipe away all tears - Arthur Sullivan (V33-1207)

The keys of Heaven - Lucy Broadwood (V33-1207)

Land of hope and glory - Edward Elgar (V33-1207)

Lusinghe più care {from Alessandro} - George Frideric Handel (V33-1207)

Rend'il sereno al ciglio {from Sosarme} - George Frideric Handel (V33-1207)

Il segreto {from Lucrezia Borgia} - Gaetano Donizetti (V33-1207)

Softly and gently {from The Dream of Gerontius} - Edward Elgar (V33-1207)

Three fishers went sailing - John Hullah (V33-1207)

Where corals lie {from Sea Pictures Op.37} - Edward Elgar (V33-1207)

Bylsma, Anner (1934-2019), cellist / Dutch

Konzert für Violoncello und Streichorchesterr D-dur (nr. 2) - Luigi Boccherini - Anner Bylsma, 'cello; Concerto Amsterdam: Jaap Schröder (V33-346)

Konzert für Violoncello, Streichorchester und zwei Hörner C-dur (nr. 1) - Luigi Boccherini - Anner Bylsma, 'cello; Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg, horns; Concerto Amsterdam: Jaap Schröder (V33-346)

Konzert für Violoncello, Streichorchester und zwei Hörner C-dur (nr. 2) - Luigi Boccherini - Anner Bylsma, 'cello; Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg, horns; Concerto Amsterdam: Jaap Schröder (V33-346)

Byrns, Harold (1903-1977), conductor / German-American

Capriccio for piano and orchestra (rev. version) - Igor Stravinsky - Charlotte Zelka, piano; Symphony Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio, Baden-Baden: Harold Byrns (V33-280)

Byrt, Andrew (1966-, violist / English

Britten to Broadway (demo CD) - Lucy Taylor, mezzo with Yohan Liyanage, piano and Andrew Byrt, viola (CD-214)

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