Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Carlo Maria Giulini – Deutsche Grammophon 410 023-2

A meticulous performance of a work by one of my favourite and most cherished composers.

7- Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Pièces de luth

Hopkinson Smith – Astrée Auvidis E 8718

Very beautiful and original music. It also reminds us that the beauty of sound and class are not secondary elements for the artist.

8- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonatas for violin and fortepiano

Stanley Hoogland, Jaap Schroeder - Philips SEON 6775 015

This was the first time I heard a fortepiano and its sound immediately captivated me. As a child I listened to the record over and over again as I was convinced by its freshness.

9- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts

G. Leonhardt, F. Bruggen, S. Kuijken, W. Kuijken – Telefunken Das Alte Werk 6.41133

For its great richness of colours, grace, transparency and mastery of expression - a grand lesson in the synchronisation of phrasing.

10- “The Intimate Grappelli”

Stéphane Grapelli & C. – Jazz Life 2473032