1812: In the Blaze of Glory / Victor Kornachev, Alexander Rudin and Evgeni Svetlanov Nicola Nazarov1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13 Works: Osip Kozlovsky: Two polonaises; Dimitry Bortnyansky: Trio Sonata in C major; Concerto-Symphony in B flat major; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Anonymous: The Jaeger March; Anonymou...Conductors: Kornachev, Victor; ; Rudin, Alexander; Nazarov, N.; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Mikhailov, N. Ensemble: ; Moscow Baroque Soloists American Record Guide, March / April 2013 The Trio Sonata of Bortniansky - better known for his choral music - is distinguished by a guitar among...continue... Recording information: 1974-2005....continue... ![]() Mozart, Brahms: Clarinet Quintets / Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115Conductors: Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group Recording information: Ris Church, Oslo (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)....continue... ![]() Boccherini: Guitar Quintets in G, B-flat & E (G445, 447 & 446) Volume 2 / Almodis Ensemble1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13 Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for guitar & strings in D minor, G. 445 (arrangement of Piano Quintet, G. 416); Quintet for guitar & strings in B flat major, G. 447 (arrangement of Piano Quintet, G. 414); ...Performers: Mosca, Ludovica Conductors: Ensemble: Almodis (Chamber Ens.) ![]() George Onslow: Quatuors / Ruggieri String Quartet1 CD / Agogique / 2012-11-13 Works: George Onslow: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 10/2; Quartet for Strings in F minor, Op. 9/3; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 21/3Conductors: Ensemble: Ruggieri String Quartet Successful and well-known during his lifetime, the French composer George Onslow (1784- 1853) is virtually forgotten today. His 36 string quartets and 34 string quintets...continue... Recording information: La salle Gazier du Site de Port-Royal des Champs, Franc (06/13/2011-06/17/2011)....continue... ![]() Chicago Moves / James Woodward, John Cheetham, Brian Baxter, Stacy Garrop, Rob Deemer, David Sampson, Joan Tower / Gaudete Brass1 CD / Cedille / 2012-11-13 Works: James Woodward: Gaudete, for brass quintet; John Cheetham: Sonata for Brass Quintet; Brian Baxter: A Great Commercial City, for brass ensemble; Stacy Garrop: Helios, for brass ensemble; Rob Deemer: B...Conductors: Ensemble: Gaudete Brass Quintet Gaudete Brass makes its Cedille Records debut with Chicago Moves, an album of new and diverse American works for brass quintet. All were composed in...continue... Recording information: Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana (02/14/2012-02/17/2012)....continue... ![]() Man-Ching Donald Yu: Surrealistic Soundscapes1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Man-Ching Donald Yu: Symphony no 1; From the Depth, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Octet for strings; Sunset in My Homeland, for clarinet, violin & piano; The Maximum Speed of Raphael's Madonna, for ...Performers: Ching, Caleb Woo Wing; Chung, Bonnie; Li, Amanda; Yu, Donald; Yu, Edwin Conductors: Chernyak, Serhij; Chan, Jimmy; Ensemble: Equinox Trio; Lugansk Academic Philharmonic; Ukraine String Octet Dr. Man-Ching Donald Yu is a Hong Kong born Chinese composer and pianist. As a prolific and versatile composer, he has composed more than 150...continue... ![]() Polish Piano Quintets / Bacewicz, Zarebski, Lason / Lason Ensemble1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-11-13 Works: Grazyna Bacewicz: Quintet for piano & strings no 1; Juliusz Zarebski: Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 34; Aleksander Lason: Chamber Music no 1 for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello ("Stalowowol...Conductors: Ensemble: Lasón Ensemble Founded in 2009 the Lason Ensemble consists of five musicians, working in a broad musical spectrum, whose love of chamber music brought them together. The...continue... Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Polish Radio, Warsaw (07/2011)....continue... ![]() East Meets West: Clarinet Music by Chinese Composers / Gao Hong, Mei-Chun Chen, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi, Shih-Hui Chen, et al.1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Mei-Chun Chen: Suite Antigua, for clarinet & piano; Bright Sheng: A Tune from Childhood, for solo clarinet; Little Cabbage, duet for 2 clarinets; Gao Hong: Nostalgia, for clarinet, pipa, cello & pian...Performers: Anderegg, Francesca; Baumbauer, Sara; Carter, David; Hong, Gao; McWilliams, Kent; Qian, Jun The intersection of Chinese cultural elements with Western art music provides a rich palette of Eastern colors in this first commercial recording of music for...continue... Recording information: Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio "M" MPR, St. Paul, MN (01/2012-06/2012)....continue... ![]() Mendelssohn: Complete Chamber Music for Strings, Vol. 2 / Manderling Quartett1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2012-11-13 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80Conductors: Ensemble: Manderling Quartett The second volume of "Mendelssohn - Complete Chamber Music for Strings" is dedicated to compositions from the last third of the composer's life, which span...continue... ![]() Haydn: String Quartets "The Rider", "Emperor" and Op. 20 No. 2 / Artis Quartet Vienna1 CD / Camerata / 2012-11-13 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 20 no 2/H 3 no 32; Quartet for Strings no 59 in G minor ("Rider"/"Horseman"), Op. 74/3, H. 3/74; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H...Conductors: Ensemble: Artis Quartet Vienna The Artis-Quartet Vienna was founded in 1980 at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts. The quartet soon embarked on an international career that...continue... Recording information: Lisztzentrum Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (06/12/2008-06/15/2008)....continue... ![]() A Musical Celebration: New Works for Clarinet, Viola & Piano / Ewazen, Sokolovski / Trio Con Brio1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Elena Sokolovski: Venice Suite, concerto grosso for 3 soloists & 9 instrumentalists; Eric Ewazen: Trio, for clarinet, viola & pianoPerformers: Trio Con Brio Conductors: Ensemble: Trio Con Brio Texas Christian University's Trio Con Brio performs two new works for clarinet, viola and piano. The first, by Russianborn composer Elena Sokolovski has an intriguing...continue... ![]() Paul Wranitzky: String Trios / Ensemble Cordia1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Paul Wranitzky: String Trio in E flat major, Op. 17/2; String Trio in F major, Op. 3/1; String Trio in G major, Op. 3/3Conductors: Ensemble: Ensemble Cordia Though not a household name today like contemporaries Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn, Paul Wranitzky was nonetheless a leading figure in Vienna. His string trios, here...continue... Recording information: Eroica-Saal, Österreichisches Theatermuseum, Palais Lob (09/02/2010-09/04/2010)....continue... ![]() Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Sting Quartets / Bartholdy Quartet4 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings in E flat major; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Quartet f...Conductors: Ensemble: Bartholdy Quartet Mendelssohn's rarely recorded complete string quartets are re-issued in this 4 disc set. This recording won the most prestigious German music award known as the...continue... ![]() French Masterworks for Harp - works by Ravel, Caplet, Debussy / Ursula Holliger, harp; Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Hans Stalder, clarinet1 CD / Claves / 2012-11-13 Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; André Caplet: Conte Fantastique for harp & string quartet, "Masque of the Red Death"; Divertissements, for h...Performers: Collot, Serge; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Holliger, Ursula; Stalder, Hans-Rudolf Conductors: Ensemble: Die Kammermusiker Zurich Originally released in 1987, this recording of French masterpieces for harp with ensemble features harpist Ursula Holliger. She has performed internationally as a soloist and...continue... Recording information: Johannes Kirche Thun....continue... ![]() Giovanni Battista Vitali: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 / Luigi Cozzolino, Semperconsort1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Giovanni Battista Vitali: Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in D major, Op. 2/1; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in F major, Op. 2/2; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in E minor, Op. 2/3;...Conductors: Cozzolino, Luigi Ensemble: Semperconsort Seventeenth century Bolognese master Giovanni Battista Vitali composed these charming, small-scale Sonate da Chiesa for only two violins and continuo, making the style accessible for...continue... Recording information: Villa le Rondini, Via Bolognese Vecchia, Florence (08/13/2009-08/15/2009)....continue... ![]() Brahms: Piano Trio; Piano Quartet / Munich Piano Trio; Tilo Widenmeyer, viola1 CD / Genuin / 2012-11-13 Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25Performers: Widenmeyer, Tilo [Viola] Conductors: Ensemble: Münchner Klaviertrio Genuin presents their sixth release of the Munich Piano Trio, featuring Tilo Widenmeyer, who is also a member of the Melos Quartet. Founded in 1982,...continue... Recording information: Bruno Walter Hall, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, German (05/26/2012-05/28/2012)....continue... ![]() Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Four Flute Quartets / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Carmina Trio1 CD / Claves / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings no 1 in D major, K 285; Quartet for Flute and Strings no 2 in G major, K 285a; Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello no 3 in C major, K. Anh....Performers: Graf, Peter-Lukas Conductors: Ensemble: Carmina Trio (String Trio) Peter-Lukas Graf is one of the leading flutists of our time. Born in Zurich, he studied in Paris and Munich and was a winner of...continue... Recording information: DRS Studios, Zurich, Switzerland (01/07/1988-01/09/1988)....continue... ![]() Debussy: String Quartet; Trio; Danses / Danel Quartet. Francette Bartholomée: harp; Daniel Blumenthal: piano1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-11-13 Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Danse sacrée et danse profane; Piano Trio, L. 3Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Blumenthal, Daniel; Lecompte, Korneel [Double Bass] Recording information: Flagey Studios 1 & 4 (2011-11-10&2011-12-04_2011-)....continue... ![]() Schubert: String Quintet D. 956; Quartettsatz D. 703 / Ralph Kirshbaum, Takacs Quartet1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13 Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph Conductors: Kirshbaum, Ralph Ensemble: Takacs Quartet The matchless Takács Quartet return to Schubert. Their first disc on Hyperion - his Death and the Maiden and Rosamunde quartets - received unprecedentedly lavish...continue... Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (05/18/2012-05/21/2012)....continue... ![]() Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K 581; Quintet Fragments, K 581a; K 580b, K 516c / Colin Lawson, clarinet1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Rondo for Clarinet and String Quartet in A major, K Anh. 88 (581a) [Fragment]; Allegro for Clarinet and String Quartet in ...Performers: Alford, Ruth; Butterfield, Adrian; Harris, Michael [Clarinet]; Lawson, Colin; Stott, Rachel Conductors: Ensemble: The Revolutionary Drawing Room Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, Eaast Finchley, London (03/03/2012-03/05/2012)....continue... ![]() Messiaen: Chamber Music - Quaturo Pour la Fin du Temps; Le Merle Noir; Vocalise Etude; Theme et Variations / Francois Benda, clarinet; Ivan Monighetti, cello; Cedric Pescia, piano; Felix Renggli, flute, Nutrit Stark, violin1 CD / Genuin / 2012-11-13 Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Le merle noir; Vocalise-étude, for soprano & piano (orchestrated as II mvt. of "Concert à quatre"), I/15; Thème et Variations for ...Performers: Benda, Francois; Monighetti, Ivan; Pescia, Cedric; Renggli, Felix; Stark, Nurit Genuin presents the 12th release in their Artist Consort series dedicated to the music of Olivier Messian....continue... Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany (12/08/2011-12/09/2011)....continue... ![]() Michael Nyman: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 / Balanescu Quartet1 CD / MN Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Michael Nyman: Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 1Conductors: Ensemble: Balanescu Quartet However when the composer heard them together on the 1991 Argo recording featuring the Balanescu Quartet reissued here, he realized that the works had an...continue... Recording information: Church Studios, Crouch End, London, England (11/1990)....continue... ![]() Dvorák: String Quartets, Vol. 1 / Vogler Quartett2 CD / CPO / 2012-11-13 Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Zypressen for String Quartet; Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, B. 79 (Op. 47); Quartet for String...Performers: Triendl, Oliver Conductors: Ensemble: Vogler Quartett Dvorák's quartets number among the gems of their genre. A new recording by one and the same ensemble is long overdue, and the fact that...continue... Recording information: Siemensvilla Berlin....continue... ![]() Michael Nyman: Piano Trios, 1992-2010 / Fidelio Trio1 CD / MN Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Michael Nyman: Poczatek, for violin, cello & piano; The Photography of Chance, for violin, cello & piano; Yellow Beach, for violin, cello & piano; Time Will Pronounce, for violin, cello & pianoConductors: Ensemble: Fidelio Trio The Irish Fidelio Trio are featured in a set of the complete Piano Trios. Each of Nyman's trios has a programmatic element. Two are heard...continue... Recording information: Church of St. Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, E (09/07/2010-09/09/2010)....continue... ![]() Carl Vine: String Quartets1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-11-13 Works: Carl Vine: Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 4; Knips Suite; Quartet for Strings no 5Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2009-11-30&2009-12-02_2009-)....continue... ![]() Brahms: Quintets, Opp. 34 & 115 / Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Tokyo String Quartet1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34Performers: Manasse, Jon; Nakamatsu, Jon Conductors: Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet The Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in a recording of chamber music masterpieces by Johannes Brahms dating...continue... Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (11/2011)....continue... ![]() Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 / Jerusalem Quartet2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ...Conductors: Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet This mid-priced him Gold collection of String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich features recordings by the highly acclaimed Jerusalem Quartet from 2005 and 2007. Shostakovich's 15...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue... ![]() The Trio Sonata in 17th-Century Italy / London Baroque1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-11-11 Works: Giovanni Paolo Cima: Sonatas (6) "Concerti ecclesiastici"; Francesco Turini: Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo (Secundo Tuono); Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata ottava sopra La Romanesca; Dari...Conductors: Ensemble: London Baroque In their survey of the trio sonata, the four members of London Baroque have already visited France, England and Germany before arriving at the actual...continue... Recording information: St. Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England (09/2010)....continue... ![]() Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06 Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt... Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue... ![]() Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04 Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers... Conductors: Semeradova, Jana Ensemble: Collegium Marianum Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue... Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&2012-)....continue... ![]() Brahms: The Complete Piano Trios / Smetana Trio; Premysl Vojta, French horn; Ludmila Peterková, clarinet2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04 Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Trio for Pia...Performers: Peterkova, Ludmila; Vojta, Premysl Conductors: Ensemble: Smetana Trio Following on from the recording of the complete trios of Antonín Dvorák (Supraphon), the renowned and critically acclaimed Smetana Trio have taken the logical step...continue... Recording information: The Martínek Studio, Prague....continue... ![]() Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios - works by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Mikhail Glinka: Trio pathétique, for clarinet (or violin), bassoon (or cello) & piano in D minor, G. iv173; Nikolai Ri...Conductors: Ensemble: Igor Oistrakh Trio In this fascinating compilation, major and minor composers are all viewed through the lens of the somewhat underutilized piano trio, in differing states of maturity...continue... ![]() Schumann: Piano Duets, Vol. 1 / String Quartet in A major; Piano Quintet in E flat major / Eckerle Piano Duo1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Strings no 3 in A major, Op. 41/3; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44Piano arrangements were the main way for people to become acquainted with concert repertoire in Schumann's day, and publishers ensured that the huge demand for...continue... Recording information: Stadthalle Ettlingen (04/2011); Stadthalle Ettlingen (11/2010)....continue... ![]() Gidon Kremer Anniversary Edition - Schubert: String Quintet in C; Bach: Partitas for solo violin; Mozart; Piazzolla; Rozsa; Part; Schnittke et al. / Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica [3 DVD]3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30 Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion; Alfred Schnittke: Stille Musik; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat ...Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Ulijona, Ula Conductors: Kremer, Gidon Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica For more than 40 years Gideon Kremer has been one of the world's foremost violinists and musical personalities. This edition - performed alongside his own...continue... Run Time: 308 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian...continue... ![]() Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midvest1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30 Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP ...Performers: Boudreault, Etienne; Hansen, Martin Roeck; Kirstein, Peter; Norholt, Charlotte; Sandberg, Erik; Wik, Svante Conductors: Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest; Ensemble Midvest The Ensemble MidtVest presents a regaling performance of some of Poulenc's most memorable chamber works. Released by cpo, these chamber works offer the esoteric sounds...continue... Recording information: Radiohusets Studie 2 (DR) (2008-03-09_2008-03-12&2008-)....continue... ![]() Brahms by Arrangement, Vol.1 - arrangements of the Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 for strings / Zebra String Trio & friends1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30 Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115Performers: Boyd, James; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Osostowicz, Krysia; Zebra String Trio Conductors: Ensemble: Zebra String Trio Brahms originally wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 34, for string quintet before recasting the work as a two-piano sonata. However, the sheet music has not...continue... Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, W (10/01/2011-10/02/2011)....continue... ![]() Paul Juon: Piano Quintet; Piano Sextet / Oliver Triendl; Thomas Grossenbacher; Carmina Quartett1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30 Works: Paul Juon: Sextet in C minor, for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos & piano; Quintet in F major, for violin, 2 violas, violoncello & pianoPerformers: Grossenbacher, Thomas; Triendl, Oliver Conductors: Ensemble: Carmina Quartett Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard [Juon's] music is easy to listen to - tonal and melodic with a Russian flair and clear...continue... Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (06/27/2009-06/30/2009)....continue... ![]() John Pickard: Chamber Music / Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin & viola; Sophie Harris, cello; Ian Mitchell, bass clarinet; Mattew Rickard, piano1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30 Works: John Pickard: Piano Trio; Insomnia, for violin & piano; Chaconne for viola; Valedictions, for cello & piano; Sonata for Violin; Snowbound, for bass clarinet, cello & pianoPerformers: Harris, Sophie; Marshall-Luck, Rupert; Mitchell, Ian; Rickard, Matthew Reviews of music by the English composer Pickard (b. 1963) have stated that 'he has the technique and the temperament to emerge as one of...continue... Recording information: St George's, Bristol, England (01/09/2012-01/10/2012)....continue... ![]() Mozart: Quartet in F, K.370; Quintet in A, K.581 / Marco Gironi, oboe; Vincenzo Paci, basset clarinet1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-10-30 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581Performers: Gironi, Marco [Oboe]; Paci, Vincenzo [Clarinet (Bass)] Conductors: Ensemble: Quartetto d'Archi del Teatro la Fenice di Venezia A wonderful and rare performance with basset clarinet by this very prestigious ensemble Quartetto d'Archi del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia!...continue... Recording information: Sala Alfredo Piatti, Bergamo (03/28/2011)....continue... ![]() Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book, The Mozart Question with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi et al.1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin; Spoken Word: The Mozart Question; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Summer; The Four Seasons. Winter; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin no 1 in G mi...Performers: Beer, Susanne; Edwards, Catherine; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Liebeck, Jack; Schoeman, Pieter Conductors: Collon, Nicholas Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book The Mozart Question, an eloquent and ultimately uplifting story charting a small boy's discovery of his love for...continue... Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/18/2012)....continue... ![]() David Braid: Chamber and Instrumental Music / Grace Davidson, Yuri Kalnits, Peter Cigleris, Jelena Lakovic1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30 Works: David Braid: Morning (Neruda), for voice & string quartet, Op. 3; Pieces (3) for solo piano, Op. 8; Invention for violin & piano, Op. 11; Sonata for Quartet, Op. 13; Infinite Reminiscence for 2 piano...Performers: Cigleris, Peter [Clarinet]; Davidson, Grace; Ekins, John-Paul [Piano]; Hori, Mikako [Piano]; Kalnits, Yuri; Lakovic, Jelena [Piano]; Morneweg, Julia [Cello]; Podobedov, Sergei; Stoycheva, Rossitza [P... Conductors: Ensemble: Erato Piano Trio; Tippett Quartet British composer Braid (b. 1970), studied in London, Oxford and Kraków. His music shows something of that double inheritance, bringing together the lyricism of such...continue... ![]() Scenes from a New Music Séance - works by Cowell, Crawford, Antheil, Hovhaness et al. / Kate Stenberg, violin; Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano1 CD / Other Minds Music / 2012-10-30 Works: Ronald Bruce Smith: Tombeau for violin & piano; Josef Matthias Hauer: Fünf Stücke für Violine und Klavier, Op. 41; Henry Cowell: Sonata for Violin; Charles Amirkhanian: Rippling the La...Performers: Amirkhanian, Charles; Stenberg, Kate; Zimmermann, Eva-Maria American Record Guide, March / April 2013 Henry Cowell's 'Ballade' is tonal, pastoral, and simple. Rippling the Lamp by Charles Amirkhanian is a plaintive piece for...continue... Recording information: Skywalker Soudn, Nicasio, CA (10/2010-12/2010); Studio of Amy X Neuburg, Oakland, California (10/2010-12/2010); Skywalker Soudn, Nicasio, CA (2010-01-12_2010-01-13&2010-); Studi...continue... ![]() Glenn Gould Plays Sonatas, Fantasies, Variations - works by Anhalt, Berg, Bizet, Grieg, Hetu, Krenek, Morawetz, Pentland, Prokofiev, Schumann, Sibelius4 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30 Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 57; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Pia...Performers: Adam, Claus; Gould, Glenn; Hillyer, Raphael; Mann, Robert [Violin] Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue... Recording information: 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA; Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue... ![]() Trygve Madsen: Works for Horn / Christoph Ess, horn; Kusnezow. Trio Tricolor1 CD / Genuin / 2012-10-30 Works: Trygve Madsen: Sonata for horn & piano, Op. 24; The Dream of the Rhinoceros, for solo horn, Op. 92; Trio, for violin, horn & piano, Op. 110; Quintet for horn, violin, 2 violas & cello, Op. 145; Eine ...Performers: EB, Christoph [Horn]; Kusnezow, Boris [Piano]; Steininger, Timo; Trio Tricolor Conductors: ; Tewinkel, Sebastian Ensemble: ; Trio Tricolor On his debut Genuin recording, Christoph Eß performs horn concertos by contemporary Norwegian composer Tryve Madsen. Christoph Eß currently holds the position of principal horn...continue... ![]() Szymon Goldberg Centenary (Edition), Vol. 2: Commercial Recordings / Szymon Goldberg, violin [8 CDs]8 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-10-30 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, B...Performers: Bottermund, Hans; Breiden, Heinrich; Feuermann, Emanuel; Goldberg, Szymon; Harzer, Albert; Hindemith, Paul; Jones, Geraint; Kern, Gustav; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Kruttge, Eigel; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Ger... Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Melichar, Alois; Kletzki, Paul; Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recordings were made of Goldberg (1909-1993) over virtually a 60-year period--perhaps one of the longest studio careers of any violinist and certainly most consistent in...continue... ![]() Elizabeth Vercoe: Kleemation and Other Works / Rosemary Platt, piano; Peter Bloom, flute; Mary Jane Rupert, piano; Sharon Mabry, mz1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30 Works: Elizabeth Vercoe: Kleemation, for flute & piano; Fantasy for piano; Irreveries from Sappho, for voice & piano; Herstory II; To Music, for solo flute; Despite Our Differences no 1, for piano trioPerformers: Anderson, Dean; Bloom, Peter H.; Charlston, Elsa; Hodgkinson, Randall; Kaderavek, Karen; Mabry, Sharon; Paraschos, Christine [Piano]; Platt, Rosemary; Rupert, Mary Jane; Scheer, Joseph; Stagnitta, Na... Conductors: Pittman, Richard; Antoniou, Theodor Ensemble: ALEA III; Boston Musica Viva This debut release features 6 works for small ensemble and solo instruments. The title piece, Kleemation, draws its inspiration from 5 drawings by Swiss artist...continue... ![]() Telemann: Wind Concertos, Vol. 8 / Camerata Koln; La Stagione Frankfurt1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30 Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 flutes, "bass" (bassoon?), strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 53; Quartet for trumpet, 2 oboes & continuo in D major, TWV 43; Concerto for Violin, oboe, strings...Performers: Baumgartl, Luise; Capuano, Tindaro; Coppola, Lorenzo; Hubner, Ulrich; Rux, Hannes; Schaar-Faust, Marita; Schultess, Jörg; Westermann, Hans-Peter Conductors: Schneider, Michael Ensemble: Camerata Köln; La Stagione Orchestra (Frankfurt) The six concerto gems on the eighth and last CD of our complete recording of Telemann's wind concertos once again display a great many different...continue... Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln....continue... ![]() David Felicien: Le Souvenir / Quatuor Mosaiques. Coin, Dunki, Gabetta1 CD / Laborie Records / 2012-10-30 Works: Félicien David: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1; Pensée, for piano; La caprice, for cello & piano; L'absence, for piano; Quartet for Strings no 3; Le souvenir, for cello & piano; Henri ...Performers: Coin, Christophe; Dunki, Jean-Jacques Conductors: Ensemble: Ensemble Baroque de Limoges ![]() Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Sextet from Capriccio / Schwarz, Seattle SO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Capriccio, Op. 85Performers: Talvi, Ilkka Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Autobiographical in content, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben is one of a series of tone-poems, including, Also Sprach Zarathustra (Naxos 8.571215), in which he explored the...continue... ![]() Levant - Chamber music by Glazunov, Prokofiev, Gurdjieff, Hartmann, Tajcevic et al. / Amici Chamber Ensemble1 CD / ATMA / 2012-10-30 Works: Alexander Glazunov: Pieces (2) for orchestra, Op. 14; Sergey Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano in C minor, Op. 34; Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: C...Performers: Bowman, Benjamin; Dann, Steven; Hetherington, David; Kradjian, Serouj; Sitarski, Stephen; Valdepeñas, Joaquin Conductors: Ensemble: Amici Chamber Ensemble The mystifying sounds of Levant, the "region of the rising Sun", are the focus of Amici Ensemble's latest recording. With music inspired by the Near...continue... Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toron (04/2001)....continue... |
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