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Symphony No.1 "To the Fatherland" op.96
Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Samuel Friedman
Naxos 8.555411 - Review by Victor Carr Jnr. at Classics Today. Review by Raymond J Walker at Classical Music Web.

Symphony No.2 op.140, Prelude "Macbeth" WoO.51 and Prelude "Romeo & Juliet" WoO.52
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Urs Schneider
Marco Polo 8.223630 - Review by Martin Anderson at Classical.Net

Symphony No.3 "In the Forest" op.153 and "Italian" Suite for orchestra WoO.36
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Hans Stadlmair
Tudor 7088 2001 DDD 76:50 - Review by Thomas Müthing in the English version of Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung

Symphony No.3 op.153 "In the Forest" and Symphony No.4 op.167
Milton Keynes City Orchestra, Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
Hyperion Helios CDH 55017 1993/99 DDD 79:11 - Reviews by Robert Anderson at Music & Vision and by Gerald French at Classical Music Web.

Symphony No.3 "In the Forest" op.153, Symphony No.10 "To the Autumntime" op.213
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice), Conductor: Urs Schneider
Naxos 8.555491 - Review by David Wright at Classical Music Web.

Symphony No.5 op.177 "Lenore" and Overture "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" op.127
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Urs Schneider
Marco Polo 8.223455 - Review by Peter S Murano at Classical.Net.

Symphony No.5 op.177 "Lenore" and Orchestral Suite No.1 op.101
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Hans Stadlmaier
Tudor 7077 - Review by Ludwig Rink at Deutschland Radio [in German].

Symphony No.7 "In the Alps " op.201, Jubilee Overture op.103
Philharmonia Hungarica, Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
cpo 999 289 - Reviews by Raymond Tuttle at Classical Net, Victor Carr Jr at Classics Today and by Ilya Nieuwland at 8 Weekly [in Dutch].

Symphony No.8 "Sounds of Spring " op.205, Symphony No.9 "In Summer" op.208, Symphony No.10 "To the Autumntime " op.208 and Symphony No.11 "The Winter" op.214
Philharmonia Hungarica, Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
cpo 536 - Reviews by Jerry Dubins (Fanfare Magazine) at ArkivMusic, Raymond Tuttle at Classical Net, Rob Barnett at Classical Music Web and Ilya Nieuwland at 8 Weekly [in Dutch].

Violin Concerto No.1 (arr. Wilhelmj) op.161, Violin Concerto No.2 op.206, "Cavatine" from Six Pieces op.85 and "Ungrischer" op.203 no.5
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Hans Stadlmair, Violinist: Michaela Paetsch Neftel
Tudor 7086 - Review by Julian Haylock from International Record Review at Andante.Com. Short review by Ludwig Rink at Deutschland Radio [in German].

Piano Concerto op.185 and Konzertstück "Ode au Printemps" op.76 - also Busoni: Konzertstück for Piano & Orchestra
Jean-François Antonioli (piano)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Lawrence Foster
Claves CD50-8806 - Review by Colin Clarke at Classical Music Web.

Piano Concerto op.185 - also piano concertos by d'Albert, von Bronsart, List, Mosonyi and Stavenhagen
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Richard Kapp, Violinist: Micael Ponti
Vox Box 5067 - Short "customer" reviews by Philip Rogers and another at Amazon.Com.

"Bach Transcriptions" - nine orchestral transcriptions of music by J.S. Bach including Raff's Orchestral arrangement of the Chaconne for solo violin WoO.40
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin
Chandos CHAN 9835 - Reviews at Review Scout and by Colin Anderson and Lewis Foreman at Classical Music Web.

String Quartet No.1 op.77 and String Quartet No.7 "Die schöne Müllerin" op.192 No.2
Quartetto di Milano
Tudor 7079 - Review by Gian Mario Benzing at Corriere della Sera [in Italian].

String Quartet No.6 "Suite in älterer form" op.192 No.1 & String Quartet No.7 "Die schöne Müllerin" op.192 No.2
Mannheim String Quartet
cpo 777 003 - review by Michael Cookson at MusicWeb International.

Piano Trio No.1 op.102 and Piano Trio No.4 op.158
Trio Opus 8
CPO 999 616 - Review by Victor Carr Jnr. at Classics Today. Review by Colin Clarke at Classical Music Web. Review by Stefan Drees [in German]. Review by Norbert Ely at Deutschlandfunk [in German]. Short "customer review" [in English] by Jamie Weiner at Amazon.Com.

Piano Trio No.2 op.112 and Piano Trio No.3 op.155
Trio Opus 8
CPO 999 800 - Reviews by Victor Carr Jnr. at Classics Today and by David Wright at Classical Music Web.

Violin Sonata No.1 op.73, Two Fantasy Pieces op.58, Duo op.59 and Duo op.63 no.2 on motifs from Wagner's "Tannhaüser"
Ingolf Turban,violin & Jascha Nemtsov, piano
CPO 999 767 - Review by by Colin Clarke at Classical Music Web and by Stefan Drees [in German].

Violin Sonata No.2 op.78, Six Morceaux op.85 and Duo op.63 no.3 on motifs from Wagner's "Lohengrin"
Ingolf Turban,violin & Jascha Nemtsov, piano
CPO 999 768 2003 DDD 67:09 - Review by Christopher Fifield at Clasical Music Web.

Violin Sonata No.3 op.128, Aus der Schweitz op.57, Sonatillen op.99 Nos.4-7 and Duo op.63 no.1 on motifs from Wagner's "Der Fleigende Holländer "
Ingolf Turban,violin & Jascha Nemtsov, piano
CPO 999 769 - Review by Patrick C Waller at Classical Music Web.

Fantasie-Sonate op.168, Piano Sonata op.14 (2nd. ver.) and Trois Morceaux op.2
Valentina Seferinova
Cahoots CAH 001 - Review by Christopher Fifield at Classical Music Web.