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Shazam!

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-06-25

Works: Greg Danner: Shazam!, for brass quintet; Sky Scenes, for brass ensemble; Scherzo, for band; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Charles Ives: Variations for Organ on "America"; Erik Satie: Sports et di...
Performers: Brass Arts Quintet

Personnel: Chris McCormick (trumpet); R. Winston Morris (tuba).

Recording information: Nashville Public Radio Studio, WPLN, Nashville, TN (01/02/2002-01/27/2002)....continue...

Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Eugène Ysaÿe: Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Vladimir Rebikov: Trois Morceaux, Op. 7; Amy Beach: Berceuse for violin & p...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew

The world's first lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed by parents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. After the birth of violinist...continue...
Recording information: Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago,....continue...

Tine / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kathryn Stott, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Impromptu, for trumpet & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Albumleaf for trumpet & piano in D flat major; George Enescu: Legende; Edvard Hagerup Bull: Perpetuum mobile, for trumpet & piano; G...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing; Stott, Kathryn

TINE is the eponymous recital disc by the exciting young Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Her first two albums for EMI Classics (Storyteller and...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (06/24/2012-06/27/2012)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...
Performers: Maxian, Frantisek
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Salzburg Festival 1981 - Songs by Massenet, Fauré, Tosti, Mompou, Turina, de Falla / José Carreras, tenor; Edoardo Muller, piano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Pensée d'automne; Elégie; Poème d'amour; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Toujours, song for voice & piano (Poème d'un jour), Op. 21/2;...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Muller, Eduardo [Conductor]

Accompanied by Edoardo Müller, José Carreras' recital of 1981 takes us from the French song with piano by Massenet and Fauré to the canciones of...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/16/1981)....continue...

Italian and Spanish Guitar Music / Julian Bream, guitar (rec. 1960)

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-07

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Il secondo libro de toccate, canzone...di cimbalo et organo, no 32, Aria detta 'la Frescobalda'; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Ha...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Canciones Españolas: Granados, Falla, Rodrigo & Otros / Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Spiri, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-12-11

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Mélodies (3), for soprano & piano, G. 37; El pan de Ronda; Tus ojillos negros; Joaquín Rodrigo: Tres canciones españolas; Canci...

Written between 1902 and 1965, the canciones recorded here faithfully reflect both the evolution of Spanish art song in the 20th century and the attachment...continue...
Personnel: Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano); Anthony Spiri (piano).

Recording information: 2012....continue...

Popular Spanish Songs - by de Falla, Granados, Narvaez, Nin / Sara Chenal, violin; Olivier Pelmoine, guitar

1 CD / Skarbo / 2012-11-13

Works: Manuel de Falla: Sept chansons populaires espagnoles; Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Enriqué Granados: Tonadillas; José Luis Narvaez: Cancionero 1 (création), for vi...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Cordes et Ames

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
I had high praise for both, and I do for this one as well. They play with expert technical...continue...
Recording information: La Grange (08/25/2011-08/27/2011)....continue...

Piano Duets - Music for 2 Pianos by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert, de Falla, Ravel Lutoslawski / Christina & Michelle Naughton

1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro Brillant, for piano, 4 hands in A major, Op. 92; Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for 2 P...
Performers: Naughton, Christina [Piano]; Naughton, Michelle [Piano]

Since their début as a piano duo in 2008, twins Christina and Michelle Naughton have proved little short of sensational in concert halls worldwide. They...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (2012-01-12_2012-01-13&2012-)....continue...

Cor!: Works for cor Anglais & Piano by Messiaen, Ravel, Rubbra, Bozza, Hindemith et al. / Alison Teal, cor Anglais; Elizabeth Birley, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Robert Valentine: Sonata for trumpet & organ, No 10 in C; Olivier Messiaen: Vocalise-Etude for Clarinet and Piano; Michael Berkeley: Snake for oboe solo; Maurice Ravel...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth

This disc includes a beautiful recording of the cor anglais and piano performing Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance." Alison Teale pushes both her instrument...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (07/2010)....continue...

From Afar - Music for guitar by de Falla, Schwantner, Ponce and Britten / Nicholas Goluses, guitar

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Joseph Schwantner: From Afar..., fantasy for guitar; Manuel Ponce: Folias de España, 20 variations and fugue for guitar; Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal afte...
Performers: Goluses, Nicholas

Nicholas Goluses appears as soloist, chamber music player and with orchestras across North America, South America, Europe, Australia and the Far East to critical acclaim....continue...
Recording information: Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, (01/09/2012-01/11/2012)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Spanish Guitar Music

3 CD / Bt Import / 2012-08-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Suite española, Op. 47; Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 1006; Prelude for Lute in C minor,...
Performers: Cabra, Nino de; Marchena, Nino de; Montoya, Ramon; Peines, La Nina De Los; Rebollo, Jose [Vocals]; Segovia, Andres

Nocturnes - for piano by Field, Chopin, Respighi, Fauré, Sibelius, Bizet, Alkan, Poulenc, Satie, Rachmaninov et al. / Michael Landrum, piano

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-08-28

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 114; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, C...
Performers: Landrum, Michael

Sono Luminus is proud to present this two-disc set from pianist Michael Landrum, Nocturnes, bringing together a plethora of composers' works that enliven the nocturne...continue...
Recording information: Hale Auditorium, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan (2000-03-09_2000-03-10&2000-)....continue...

A tribute to the poetry of Garcia Lorca "Le Rossignol Andalou" / works by Rodrigo, de Falla, Ferrer et al. performed by choir, soloists & guitar

1 CD / Ad Vitam / 2012-08-14

Works: Manuel Ferrer: Love Songs (3) on texts of Federico Garcia Lorca, for 4 voices; Andaluzas (3) on texts of Federico Garcia Lorca, for 4 voices; Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Federico Garc...
Performers: Ruvio, Melodie; Valette, Benjamin
Conductors: Hasler, Jean-Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Chronochromie

On this fascinating album, Ensemble Chronochromie pays musical homage to one of the greatest poets of the 20th century - Federico Garcia Lorca. The disc's...continue...
Recording information: Studio La Borie, Solignac, France (07/2011/10/2011)....continue...

Encore! - works by Beethoven, Myers, Debussy and Chopin / Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 27/2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. ...
Performers: Somero, Jouni

A collection of popular encores is performed by Finnish pianist Jouni Somero....continue...

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Carlos Bonell, guitar; Charles Dutoit - Montreal SO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre, for guitar & orchestra; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos")
Performers: Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez is performed and recorded more than all the other guitar concertos put together, and the outer movements are full of Spanish...continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

Espana: Music by De Falla, Granados & Albeniz / Michel Block, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Piezas Españolas (4) for Piano; Enriqué Granados: Danzas Españolas; Escenas poéticas, Series 1, pieces (3) for piano, H. 55, DLR 5; Isaac Albéniz: Espa&nti...
Performers: Block, Michel [Piano]

Michel Block (1937-2003) gained international attention and fame when at the 1960 Chopin Competition jury member Artur Rubinstein was so outraged by the jury decision...continue...
Recording information: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1991)....continue...

Ofra Harnoy Vol. 2 / Telemann, Bozza, Danzi and Offenbach

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto ("All'inglese"), for violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major, RV 546; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello in B flat major, K. 292 (K. 196c); Niko...
Performers: Arpin, John; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Carver, Brent; Dussek, Michael; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; McKay, James; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Orlov, Vladimir; Parr, Patricia...
Conductors: Robinson, Paul

Previously unissued recordings of celebrated cellist Ofra Harnoy, from the 1980s, with leading Canadian performers. Well known from her many CDs on the RCA, Decca...continue...
Recording information: Tokyo; Toronto....continue...

Canciones de Cuna: works by Schumann, Schubert, Faure, Cambiasso et al. / Maria Isable Siewers, piano

1 CD / Acqua Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Albumblätter no 16 ("Schlummerlied") for piano, Op. 124/16; Franz Schubert: Lullaby; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Manuel de Falla: P...
Performers: Anderi, Leonardo; Cambiasso, Silvia; Cappa, Goffredo; Ganz, Amiram; Pazur, Nicolas; Rosel, Christoph; Siewers, Maria Isabel; Smallman, Greg

Lullabies covers a wide spectrum of both time periods and cultures. The journey begins in the 16th century, with a Catalan lullaby "El Noi de...continue...
Recording information: Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic (2010); Estudio ION, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010); Estudio Rapp, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010); Weston Parish Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, ...continue...

Spanish Piano Music: works by Albeniz, Granados, De Falla / Meshulam, Ortiz [6 CDs]

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite, Book 2; Sonata for Piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 82, B. 27; Pavana capricho, for piano in E minor (also arranged for 2 pianos), Op. 12, B. 1;...
Performers: Meshulam, Benita; Ortiz, Cristina; Sanchez, Esteban

This superb 6 CD set is an exciting overview of some of the greatest piano music to have been composed in Spain during the late...continue...

Recital Español

1 CD / Alba / 2012-04-10

Works: Joaquín Turina: Fandanguillo; Homenaje a Tárrega for Guitar, Op. 69; Sevillana, fantasia for guitar, Op. 29; Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Federico Moreno Torroba: Nocturno for...
Performers: Palmu, Osmo

Finnish guitarist Osmo Palmu has won prizes in several national and international competitions. He studied at the Sibelius Academy and at the Conservatoire Supérieure Nationale...continue...
Recording information: Vihti Church, Äänittäjä (11/2008-05/2009)....continue...

Live at the Klassik Musikfest Mueglviertel

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2012-03-27

Works: Giulio Regondi: Introduction et caprice, for guitar, Op. 23; Niccolò Paganini: Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet in D maj...
Performers: Kasprian, Raphael; Mesirca, Alberto; Plessl, Manfred; Rademacher, Winfried; Rummel, Martin

Italian-born guitarist Alberto Mesirca completed his studies at Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto, under the guide of Gianfranco Volpato. Further studies were made with Wolfgang Lendle...continue...
Recording information: Schnopfhagen-Stadl, Oberneukirchen, Austria....continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

The Very Best of David Oistrakh

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Franz Schubert: Trio for Pi...
Performers: Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Shostakovich, Maxim; Malko, Nikolai

The first CD opens with a complete performance of one of the great masterpieces of the violin repertoire, the Violin Concerto in D by Brahms,...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

Invocatión: Impressions of Spain / Ian Watt, guitar

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de Espagna, Op. 232; Joaquín Rodrigo: Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Antonio José: Sonata for guitar; Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. d...
Performers: Watt, Ian

Recording information: St. John's Church, Fetternear, Aberdeenshire (05/2011/08/2011)....continue...

Federico Garcia Lorca: La Mirada Contemporanea / Ruiz Del Puerto, guitar

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2012-03-13

Works: Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Tomás Marco: Tarots (excerpts); Emilio Calandín: Simbolismos, nocturnal poems (6) for guitar; Enrique Sanz-Burguete: Acusmática, for guitar; Ju...
Performers: Puerto, Jose Luis Ruiz del

Spanish guitarist José Luis Ruiz del Puerto commissioned four distinguished Spanish composers to write a work in celebration of Garcia Lorca's 100th anniversary and form...continue...
Recording information: Archivo musical de RNE. Estudio Música....continue...

Hommage à Zuzana Ruzickova - Bach, Scarlatti, De Falla, Kalabis, Poulenc, Martinu et al. / Zuzana Ruzickova, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Concerto for solo keyboard no 9 in G major (after Vivaldi Op. 4/1, RV 381), BWV 980 (BC...
Performers: Cech, Frantisek; Chvapil, Jaroslav; Dlouhy, Karel; Novosad, Lubomir; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Vik, Karel
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a pleasure. Ruzickova is an artist of the first order - truly worthy of this fine homage.
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Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Celebrations / The US Navy Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-02-28

Works: John Zdechlik: Celebrations, for wind ensemble; Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Manuel de Falla: The Three Co...
Conductors:
Ensemble: United States Navy Band

Celebrations features the talents of some of this nation's finest musicians, members of the U.S. Navy Band. As a commemoration to the exceptional musicianship and...continue...
Recording information: Fourth Presbyterian Church, 5500 River Rd., Bethesda, M....continue...

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Raquel Lojendio

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Nights in the gardens of Spain; Homenajes, suite for orchestra
Performers: Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam; Lojendio, Raquel
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

The works for stage and concert hall by Manuel de Falla starts off Chandos' new Spanish series with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Juanjo Mena....continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (2011-06-18_2011-06-09&2011-)....continue...

Petits-Fours: Favourite Encores / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Playera; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Pupulares Españolas; Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; La capricieuse, Op...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Smissen, Robert

Chandos Records has signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

Violinist Michael Rabin: The Unpublished Recordings, 1947 - 1971

3 CD / Testament / 2012-02-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice for solo violin in E flat major (Sostenuto-Andante), Op. 1/17, MS 25/17; Camille Sain...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant; Rabin, Jeanne; Rabin, Michael; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Rozsnyai, Zoltán

Michael Rabin's musical voice may have been quiet the past forty years, but to violin aficionados his star still shines brightly. His discography is small,...continue...

Songs from the Forest

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-02-14

Works: Ross Edwards: Djanaba, for 2 guitars; Emily's Song, for 2 guitars; Nigel Westlake: Songs from the Forest, for 2 guitars; John Lennon: She's Leaving Home; The Fool on the Hill; Penny Lane; Philip Houg...
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Ensemble: Australian Guitar Duo

Recording information: Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, UK (08/21/2011-08/23/2011)....continue...

Le Toumbeau de Debussy: works by Debussy, Malipiero and Dukas / Jan Michiels, Piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-02-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Berceuse heroïque; Études (6) for piano, Book 1, L. 136/1-6; Page d'album; Élégie; Études (6) for piano, Book 2, L. 136/7-12; Les soirs illuminés p...
Performers: Michiels, Jan

To kick off Fuga Libera's Debussy year, Jan Michiels has conceived a superb and generous program to honor the "ultima verba" for piano, which Debussy...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, Brussels, Belgium (05/30/2011-06/03/2011)....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Moods: Relaxation, Dream, Lullabies / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D major; Suite in C minor; Sonata no 2 in A minor; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in A major, for bassett clarinet and strings...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Bessette, Louise; Booth, Jane; Boucher, Remi; Brock, Aaron; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fiset, Marianne; Kay, Francine; Lapointe, Jean Francois; McMahon, Michael; Mil...
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne; Talmi, Yoav; ; Patenaude, Gilbert; Hanson, George
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Caprice; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Hommage a Debussy: Spanish and French Guitar Music from Paris / Izhar Elias, Guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Joaquín Rodrigo: Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Henri Sauguet: Soliloque, for guitar; Joaquín Turina: Sonata for Guitar ...
Performers: Elias, Izhar

Spanish and French Guitar Music from Paris is a fascinating program concept evoking the unique atmosphere of Paris at the beginning of the 20th century....continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Château de Poussignol, France (08/01/2011-08/04/2011)....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Violin Showpieces / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano; John Lemehan, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Tambourin Chinois; Zigeunerlied; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1...
Performers: Lane, Piers; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Little, Tasmin

Tasmin Little's formidable technical ability and gift for interpretation are unmistakable in this collection of showpieces. Displaying her brilliant virtuosity and captivating lyricism, and including...continue...

Melancholía: Spanish Arias and Songs / Patricia Petibon, Josep Pons

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-21

Works: Enriqué Granados: Tonadillas; Xavier Montsalvatge: Cinco Canciones Negras; Cinco canciones Negras; Joaquín nin y Castellanos: Veinte cantos populares españoles II; Heitor Villa-Lobos: ...
Performers: Grare, Joël; Manoff, Susan; Manzanas, Daniel; Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Pons, Josep

Unique for her dramatic flair, expert musicality, and interpretive powers, soprano Patricia Petibon indulges in her love of Luso-Iberian music. From zarzuela to art song,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain (09/2010)....continue...

España! Songs and Dances from Spain

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-11-15

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; La vida breve; El amor brujo; Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; Pablo de Sarasate: Danzas españolas, Op. 23; Isaac Al...
Performers: Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa

Gramophone Magazine
This is an attractive recital of transcriptions of favourite Spanish pieces - I hesitate to describe them as 'lollipops' as they are more than...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Elmau, Groáer Saal (03/2011)....continue...