Dvorák: Humoresque in A flat, op. 101/3; Orion Weiss, piano (Bridge 9355)
Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40; Guildhall String Ensemble/Salter (RCA 60439)
Tchaikovsky: Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem, op. 15; London SO/Simon (Chandos 8310/11)
Holst: Three Pieces for Oboe and String Quartet; Sarah Francis, English SQ (Chandos 8392)
Traditional/arr. Hillier: The Yorkshire Wassail Song; Theatre of Voices/Hillier (Harmonia Mundi 907079)
Bach/arr. Koopman: Sheep may safely graze (from Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Members of Amsterdam Baroque O/Koopman (Sony 60681)
Boccherini: Symphony in B flat, op. 21/1; Deutsche Kammerakademie/Goritzki (CPO 999 174)
Berlioz: Harold in Italy, op. 16: third and fourth movements; Pinchas Zukerman, viola; Montreal SO/Dutoit (London 421 193)
Berlioz: The Shepherds’ Farewell (from L’Enfance du Christ, op. 25); The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/Rutter (Collegium 111)
Britten: Men of Goodwill (Variations on a Christmas Carol); Minnesota O/Marriner (EMI 49300)
Byrd: La volta; Paul O’Dette, lute (Harmonia Mundi 907265)
Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture; Orpheus CO (DG 415 363)
Delibes: Coppélia: Act II, Scene 1; National PO/Bonynge (London 414 502)
Anonymous: Drive the Cold Winter Away; The Baltimore Consort (Dorian 90198)
Robinovitch: Suite for Klezmer Band and Orchestra: Tango; Tzigane; Finjan Klezmer Ensemble, Winnipeg SO/Tovey (CBC 5212)
Bock/arr. Black: Tradition (from Fiddler on the Roof); Molly Picon, Robert Merrill, London Festival Orchestra and Chorus/Black (London 448 879)