“Ah! Scipione…” (Berenice’s aria) Sandrine Piau, soprano Christophe Rousset, conductor Les Talens Lyriques, baroque orchestra From Handel: Scipione (2010) Released by Aparté Handel: “Ah! Scipione…” (Berenice’s aria), from Scipione Sandrine Piau (Berenice) in Act III, Scene II: “The torment is

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Larghetto Rafal Blechacz, piano Jerzy Semkow, conductor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra From Chopin: The Piano Concertos (2009) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Larghetto 25-year-old Rafal Blechacz, winner

Station II, Jesus trägt sein Kreuz Maîtrise Notre Dame de Paris David Selig, piano Nicole Corti, conductor From Liszt: Via Crucis (2011) Released by Saphir Productions Liszt: Station II, Jesus trägt sein Kreuz Stations of the cross or Way of

Rachmaninov: Vocalise Les Violoncelles Français, music ensemble From Les Violoncelles Français – Méditations (2010) Released by Mirare Rachmaninov: Vocalise Eight French cellists perform transcription of some of the most famous melodies. Official website

Gloria in excelsis Deo Philippe Herreweghe, conductor Collegium Vocale Gent, Early music ensemble From Bach: Mass in B minor (2010) Released by Harmonia Mundi Bach: Mass in B minor, Gloria in excelsis Deo Bach’s masterpiece performed by one of the

Sonata No. 1 in G major Tengfei Zhou, violin From Jean-Marie Leclair: Six Sonatas for Two Violins, Op. 3 (2010) Released by Eroica Classical Recordings Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata No. 1 in G major After two years of research, Tengfei Zhou

Concerto for 3 Violins in F major, Allegro Freiburger Barockorchester, Early music ensemble From Telemann: La Musique de Table (2010) Released by Harmonia Mundi Telemann: Concerto for 3 Violins in F major, Allegro The most prolific composer of his time,

Mazurka op. 17 no. 4 in A minor Cédric Tiberghien, piano From Chopin: Mazurkas (2010) Released by Harmonia Mundi Chopin: Mazurka op. 17 no. 4 in A minor Wonderful recording by Cédric Tiberghien, to finish the Chopin year “en beauté”.