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Jokes / Quintetto Bislacco

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; La muerte del Angel; Melodia in A minor; Bernardo Stalman: Pizzicato Milongueado; Traditional: Celtic Dance; Paul McCa...
Performers: Fagone, Enrico; Fioravanti, Gustavo; Galfetti, Duilio; Radaelli, Marco; Zagato, Walter
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Ensemble: Quintetto Bislacco

Founded a few years ago by five musicians rather bored by their daily routine, Quintetto Bislacco resolved to fight against the torpor that rules over...continue...

The London Viola Sound

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Kurt Weill: Kiddush for cantor, chorus & organ; Dmitry Shostakovich: Moskva, Cheremushki, Op. 105; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 14...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Blum, Norbert; Bonds, Fiona; Cookson, Michael; Faber, Ruth; Golani, Rivka; Gunes, Rusen; Iorio, Luciano; Rundell, Kevin; Secret, Robert; Silverthorne, Paul; Watson, Elizabeth
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Viola Section; English National Opera Orchestra; Viola Section of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-; Viola Section of the London Philharmonic (Viola Se

Viola Swirl - Bunch, Coleman, Porter, etc / Rodland, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2007-05-01

Works: Kenji Bunch: Suite for viola & piano; Dan Coleman: Summer, for viola & piano; Christopher Theofanidis: Flow My Tears, for solo viola; George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; Cole ...
Performers: Mokatsian, Tatevik; Rodland, Carol

Exciting new works for viola by three of the rising stars of composition: Kenji Bruch, Dan Coleman, and Christopher Theofanidis, who has just finished a...continue...

Scintillation / Yolanda Kondanassis

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-06-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Arabe...
Performers: Chalifour, Martin; Cohen, Franklin; Gu, Wei-Fang; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Konopka, Stanley; Smith, Joshua; Sperl, Thomas; Weiss, Richard

"Kondonassis manages the feat of playing with discretion and taste while at the same time imparting a perceptible amount of personality to the music... Well...continue...

The Fascinating George Gershwin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; Oh, Kay!; Lullaby, for string quartet; Rhapsody in Blue; Goldwyn Follies; Bob Zimmerman: Triple Tribute (afte...
Performers: Angelov, Ludmil; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Horsch, Gregor; Mijnders, Marijn; Pieterson, George; Rieken, Herman; Rubingh, Henk

"Gershwin's works can take almost anything arrangers throw at them, so these violin-and-piano transcriptions do not fail to please. The performers sound like they are...continue...

Starlight and Sweet Dreams - Songs by Gershwin and Porter

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-05-04

Works: George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; Funny Face; Oh, Kay!; Strike up the Band; Lady, be Good; Show is on; Porgy and Bess; Goldwyn Follies; Cole Porter: Kiss Me, Kate; Fifty Million Frenchmen; Born to Dance; ...
Performers: Armstrong, Nancy; Honeysucker, Robert; Jeppesen, Laura; Stepner, Daniel

Showpieces & Encores / Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Russian Traditional: The Moon Is Shining, folk song; The Rush Light; Helmer-Rayner Sinis...
Performers: Sergeev, Oleg; Stepchenko, Svetlana; Zagorinsky, Alexander
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Showpieces & Encores / Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Russian Traditional: Bright Shines the Moon, folk song; The Rush Light; Helmer-Rayner Si...
Performers: Sergeev, Oleg; Stepchenko, Svetlana; Zagorinsky, Alexander
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra