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Mark-Anthony Turnage: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Jurowski; Alsop

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground, concerto for viola & orchestra; Texan Tenebrae, for orchestra; Lullaby for Hans, for string orchestra; Riffs and Refrains, concerto for clarinet & orchestra; M...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Power, Lawrence; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Stenz, Markus; Alsop, Marin; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This final volume contains the recording of the world première of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings (04/01/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (04/01/2007); Snape Maltings (2011-10-19&2010-04-17&2008-); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (2011-10-1...continue...

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, one of his greatest works, was written in the United States after the composer was forced to flee Hungary during...continue...
Recording information: Meyerhoff Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USA....continue...

James P. Johnson: Harlem Symphony; Concerto 'Jazz A Mine' / Leslie Stifelman, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-01-10

Works: James P. Johnson: Victory Stride; Harlem Symphony; Concerto for piano & orchestra, "Jazz a Mine"; American Symphonic Suite; Drums, symphonic poem; Charleston
Performers: Feldman, Lawrence; Gekker, Chris; Pugh, James; Stifelman, Leslie
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Concordia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Drums has a tightness of organisation that is genuinely composerly. Driven forward by a timpani motif that torches a swirling, tearing-it-up percussion cadenza midway...continue...

Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 "The American Four Seasons"

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2010-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin no 2 ("The American Four Seasons")
Performers: McDuffie, Robert
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Orange Mountain Music presents Philip Glass' second violin concerto, subtitled The American Four Seasons, performed by violinist Robert McDuffie accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (04/17/2010)....continue...

Barber: Complete Orchestral Works / Marin Alsop

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Symphony no 1, Op. 9; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Symphony no 2, Op. 19; Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Medea (Serp...
Performers: Buswell, James; Craigie, Lesley; Gauvin, Karina; Gracie, John; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Prutsman, Stephen; Rancourt, Stephane; Trotter, Thomas; Wall, Simon; Warner, Wendy [Cello]; Williams, Roderick [Ba...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"The first complete orchestral Barber set makes its appearance on the market in the year of the composer's centenary. It's a pretty impressive set of...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Piano Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 2010-04-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Barta, Steven; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs "jazz band" orchestrations of Rhapsody in Blue, variations on 'I Got Rhythm,' and the Concerto in F live with the Baltimore Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD (11/12/2009-11/15/2009)....continue...

Tchaikovsky, Assad / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

1 CD / NSS Music / 2009-03-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Clarice Assad: Concerto for Violin in D major
Performers: Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Marin Alsop and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra join Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg on a stunning recording of violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Clarice Assad. Salerno-Sonnenberg premiered the...continue...

MacMillian: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie; Adès: Chamber Symphony, etc / Alsop, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-01-27

Works: James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, for orchestra; Thomas Adès: Chamber Symphony, Op. 2; Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Performers: Currie, Colin
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

These live recordings of three modern classics reflect the London Philharmonic Orchestra's strong commitment to contemporary composers. The first two are breakthrough works from 1990...continue...

Eternal Barber

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Easter Chorale; Symphony no 2, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Sketches (3) for Piano; Medea, Op. 23 "Cave of the Heart"; Mutations from Bach's "Christe, du Lam...
Performers: Buswell, James; Pollack, Daniel
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Lawrence, Douglas
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Turnage: Scherzoid, Evening Songs, etc / Jurowski, London PO

1 Super Audio CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-11-15

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Scherzoid; Evening Songs for orchestra; When I Woke, for baritone & chamber orchestra; Yet Another Set To, for trombone & orchestra
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan; Jurowski, Vladimir; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Following its recent appointment of Mark-Anthony Turnage as Composer-in-Residence, the London Philharmonic Orchestra presents a disc of music by the composer on its newly formed...continue...

American Classics - Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories, UFO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Michael Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories for orchestra; UFO, for percussion & symphonic band
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

"Here... we have two works that show [Daugherty] at this best... another highly enjoyable success to Naxos' remarkable American Music series." - David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com...continue...

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Die Natali, chorale Christmas preludes for orchestra, Op. 37; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a; Commando March
Performers: Prutsman, Stephen
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"John Browning has 'owned' this concerto, written with his prodigious technique in mind, for years, and his recordings with George Szell and Leonard Slatkin have...continue...

Classical Heat

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde...
Performers: -Lloyd, David; Alsop, Marin; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bramall, Anthony; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dalayman, Katarina; Engeset, Bjarte; Geringas, Da...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Bramall, Anthony; Bátiz, Enrique; Mund, Uwe; Wildner, Johannes; Morandi, Pier G.; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Alsop, Marin; Gunzenhauser...
Ensemble: ; Vlach Quartet Prague

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bri...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Violin Concerto, etc / Buswell

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-01-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Souvenirs, Op. 28; Serenade for Strings, Op. 1; Music for a Scene from Shelley, for orchestra, Op. 7
Performers: Buswell, James
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Alsop's structure is secure, she maintains intensity and attention, and the orchestra sounds at home. The violinist's sound is pretty, but it's also quite small....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow....continue...

American Classics - Celebrate the American Spirit

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-20

Works: John Philip Sousa: The Irish Dragoon, operetta; Bullets and Bayonets; Nymphalin, reverie for violin & orchestra (or band); Jack Tar, march for band; Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory, fantasie for ba...
Performers: Alsop, Marin; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brion, Keith; Manning, Peter; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Stromberg, William T. [Conductor]; Warner, Wendy [Cello]
Conductors: Brion, Keith; Alsop, Marin; Stromberg, William T.
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Personnel: Wendy Warner (cello).

Recording information: Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia (09/02/1996-05/12/2000); Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (09/02/1996-05/12/200...continue...

Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music, Solo Symphony, etc / Alsop

1 CD / Koch International / 2001-03-27

Works: Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music, for orchestra; Solo Symphony; Marimba Concerto
Performers: Alsop, Marin; Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Kinzie, John
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

American Classics - Barber: Orchestral Works Vol 2 / Alsop

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22; Medea (Serpent Heart) (rev. as "Cave of the Heart"), ballet, Op. 23; Adagio for Strings
Performers: Warner, Wendy [Cello]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Previous issues in the Samuel Barber series on Naxos have met with high praise from the critical press, including a "10/10" rating from Classics Today...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (1999-05-03_1999-05-04&2000-)....continue...

Collins: Mardi Gras, Concertpiece, etc / Alsop, Stifelman

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Mardi Gras, for orchestra; Concert Piece for piano & orchestra in A minor; A Tragic Overture; Valse Elegante, for orchestra
Performers: Stifelman, Leslie
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Concordia

"This disc is something special. Here, we have unfamiliar but immediately engaging music, superbly performed and very well recorded...Edward Collin's music will appeal to those...continue...