Canciones Españolas: Granados, Falla, Rodrigo & Otros / Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Spiri, piano1 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... ![]() George Whitefield Chadwick: Songs / Glenn Siebert, tenor; Peter Kairoff, piano1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11 Works: George Whitefield Chadwick: When stars are in the quiet skies, for voice & piano, L. 7/102 (from "Songs (5) (1910)"); Love's Image, for voice & piano; A Flower Cycle, song cycle for voice & piano, L....Performers: Kairoff, Peter; Siebert, Glenn George Whitefield Chadwick was one of the most significant and influential composers in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although...continue... Recording information: Wake Forest University (2012)....continue... ![]() Insirâf: Arabo-Andalusian Music from the 13th Century / Paolo Faldi, flutes, shawm; Gianfranco Russo, viella, lyra1 CD / New Pan / 2012-12-06 Works: Anonymous: Calvivi Arabia (Trad. Arabic) / La rosa en florese (Trad. Sephardic); Amuri amuri (Trad. Sephardic) / Abenamar (Trad. Arabic); Berenguer de Palol: Ai tal domna; Tant m'abelis; De la gen...Performers: Albarello, Stefano Conductors: Ensemble: Cantilena Antiqua This recording presents an anthology of magnificent songs from various Mediterranean traditions with a strong Arab influence on performance style. The program features Galician works...continue... Recording information: Church of S. Cerbone, Lucca, Italy (03/1998)....continue... ![]() Ludwig Senfl: All Ding ein Weil - Songs and Insturmental Music / Tore Tom Denys, tenor; La Caccia1 CD / Musica Ficta / 2012-12-05 Works: Ludwig Senfl: Mag ich unglück nit widerstan; Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein / Es taget vor dem Walde, for 4 voices; Carmen in la à 4; Tandernaken, lied for 4 voices; Ungnad' begehr' ich nit v...Performers: Denecker, Patrick; Denys, Tore Tom Conductors: Denecker, Patrick Ensemble: La Caccia The 15th and 16th centuries were the golden age of Flemish polyphony. Dufay, Josquin, Isaac and many others were among the composers most celebrated in...continue... Recording information: Sint-Truiden, Belgium, Keizerszaal (02/10/2012-02/12/2012)....continue... ![]() Francis Poulenc: Mélodies1 CD / Anima Records (Classical) Import / 2012-12-04 Works: Francis Poulenc: Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); Rosemonde ("Longtemps au pied du perron"), song for voice & piano,...Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie Recording information: "l'Atelier du 25" à Paris (07/05/2011-07/07/2011)....continue... ![]() The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen1 CD / Quicksilver Records / 2012-12-04 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Beau soir; La fille ...Conductors: Cohen, Sheldon Ensemble: Pacific Pops Orchestra ![]() The Ultimate Collection: Katherine Jenkins1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-11-27 Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You; Traditional: I Vow To Thee My Country; Robert John Lange: Everyt...Performers: Bradbury, Adrian; Jenkins, Katherine; Meirion, Rhys; Pailthorpe, Emily; Parricelli, John; Scott, Keith Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Inglis, Anthony; Ensemble: ; Arcadian Ensemble Released shortly after the Welsh soprano turned 30, the Katherine Jenkins compilation The Ultimate Collection is a good summation of her recording career so far. In that sense, it tends to confirm the...continue... ![]() Petit Noel / Alain Lefevre, Quatuor Philippe Dunnigan1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27 Works: Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Norbert Glanzberg: Noel c'est l'amour, carol; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Mykola Leont...Performers: Bock, Marieve; Dunnigan, Philippe; Lefevre; Misbakhova, Elvira; Prevost, Christian [Violin] Conductors: Ensemble: Quatuor Philippe Dunnigan Recording information: Saint-Benoît de Mirabel Church (09/2011)....continue... ![]() Classical Album 20134 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27 Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry... Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry Ensemble: ; Escala ![]() 50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka... Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett ![]() Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27 Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp] Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue... ![]() Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin3 CD / Red House Records / 2012-11-27 Works: American Traditional: Paddy on the Turnpike; Lantern in the Ditch; Old Virginia Reel; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Peter Ostroushko: Ace of Spades / Brilliancy, medley for mandolin, guitar & cello; Mr. Bill...Performers: Anderson, Marc [Percussion]; Bensel, Jim Ten; Blake, Nancy; Blake, Norman; Chang, Sunmi [Violin]; Chouinard, Dan; Dworsky, Richard; Freymouth, Dirk; Gimble, Johnny; Gotham, Danny [Guitar]; Johnson, P... ![]() Christmas Time: Traditional Polish Christmas Carols1 CD / Dramatico Import / 2012-11-20 Works: Christmas Traditional: Jezus malusienki, song (Poland); Oj Maluski, Maluski (Oh, My Little Jesus) (Polish); Gdy sliczna Panna syna kolysala (Our Lady rocked her son to sleep) (Polish); Lulajze Jezuni...Performers: Walewska, Malgorzata ![]() Vergiss mein Nicht2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19 Works: Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Maurus Katt: Wenn mein Herz Heimweh hat; Hans Moltkau: Geh' nicht fort; Niemals lass ich dich allein; Nico Dostal: Monika; Gunter Georgy-Engelhardt: Gondel, gleite du h...Performers: Fahberg, Antonia; Sailer, Friederike; Stankovski, Ernst; Wunderlich, Fritz Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Mareczek, Fritz; Stech, Willi; Becker, Gerhard ![]() Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19 Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio ![]() The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19 Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue... ![]() The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19 Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sérgio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Peka... Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica ![]() Gregor Werner: Pro Adventu / Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Gregor Joseph Werner: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D minor; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor; Cantilena pro Adventu ("O Maria treib von dannen"), for voice, obo...Performers: Miesenberger, Markus; Muhlbacher, Alois Conductors: Letzbor, Gunar Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria Recording information: Ivanka pri Dunaji, castle, Slovakia (11/25/2010-11/28/2010)....continue... ![]() Luz del Alva: Spanish Songs and Instrumental Music of the Early Renaissance / La Morra, La Morra/Arianna Savall, Petter Johansen, Corina Marti and Michal Gondko1 CD / Ramee / 2012-11-13 Works: Joan Ambrosia Dalza: Calata ala spagnola ditto terzetti, for ensemble; Joan Ambrosio Dalza: Calata ala spagnola, for vihuela; Anonymous, Spanish: La graçia de vos, donsella, for vocal ensemble; ...Conductors: Gondko, Michal; Marti, Corina Ensemble: La Morra Recording information: Holy Cross Church, Binningen, Switzerland (03/2011)....continue... ![]() Folk Treasures of America / Bands and Choruses of the US Military1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13 Works: John Newton: Amazing Grace; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Sourwood Mountain; Long Time Ago; Old Joe Clark, folk song; When the Saints Go Marching In; Samuel F. Smith: America, for chor...Performers: Morris, Ben; Trimmins, Ken; Young, Timothy [Piano] Conductors: Galena, Joseph; Urrutia, Cristina M. M.; Hamilton, Finley R.; Bonner, Alan; Sierichs, Alan C.; Clanton, John C.; Milburn, Dwayne; Hinton, Keith; Leyendecker, Dennis M.; Steffey, Chad, Lt.; Waite, A. ... Altissimo presents this great collection of traditional folk songs we all grew up singing. This album contains songs spanning two centuries, from early 1800's to...continue... ![]() Classic Musicals - works by Gershwin, Rodgers, Sondheim, Berlin et al. / Tommy Morgan, harmonica; Gregg Nestor, guitar1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13 Works: Charles Strouse: Annie; George Gershwin: Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Porgy and Bess; They A...Performers: Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]; Nestor, Gregg Morgan is the most unique harmonica player in the recording industry today. In September 2010, Tommy celebrated 60 years as a recording musician in Hollywood...continue... Recording information: Hauser Music, Pasadena, CA (06/2010-07/2010)....continue... ![]() Insomnia: A Nocturnal Voyage in Song / William Berger, baritone; Ian Burnside, piano1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Maurice Ravel: Le grillon, for voice & pia...Performers: Berger, William; Burnside, Iain [Piano] Recording information: The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh (02/13/2012-02/14/2012)....continue... ![]() Oliver Knussen: Autumnal; Choral; Violin Concerto; Requiem; Songs for Sue / Leila Josefowicz, violin; Alexandra Wood; Huw Watkins; Claire Booth1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Oliver Knussen: Choral, for band; Autumnal, for violin & piano (Triptych, Part 1); Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Secret Psalm, for violin; Prayer Bell Sketch, for piano, Op.29; Concert...Performers: Booth, Claire; Josefowicz, Leila; Knussen, Oliver; Watkins, Huw; Wigglesworth, Ryan; Wood, Alexandra Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Wigglesworth, Ryan Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Technophonia brings together cutting edge music interfaces used by Drake Music Scotland, the nation's leading arts organization providing music-making opportunities for people with disabilities. Olive...continue... ![]() Open Your Eyes / Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg / Katherine Broderick, soprano; Malcom Martineau, piano1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (8) from "Letzte Blätter" for voice & piano, Op. 10 (TrV 141); Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Arnold Schoenberg: Brettl-LiederPerformers: Broderick, Katherine; Martineau, Malcolm Soprano Katherine Broderick, along with pianist Malcolm Martineau, presents a recital of ripely romantic and lyrical songs and cabaret humor from the turn of the...continue... Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (04/01/2011-04/04/2011)....continue... ![]() A Tribute to Scriabin: Vladimir Feltsman1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Alexander Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11; 5 Preludes, Op. 16; 4 Preludes, Op. 22; 4 Preludes, Op. 37; Sonata no 4, Op. 30; Poèmes (2) for piano, Op. 32; 8 Etudes, Op. 42; Waltz for piano in A f...Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano] Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 How he relishes Chopin's influence...His performance of the Fourth Sonata ('towards a blue flame') is a marvel of clarity and musicianship...More...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Leys, UK (10/15/2011-10/16/2011)....continue... ![]() John Cage: Voice & Piano; Trombone & Piano; Violin & Piano / Anna Clementi, voice; Mike Svoboda, trombone; Andreas Seidel, violin3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-13 Works: John Cage: Four Walls, for voice & piano; A Flower, for voice & closed piano; Experiences no 2, for voice; She is Asleep, for voice, prepared piano & 4 percussion; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Spr...Performers: Clementi, Anna; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas Happy Birthday! MDG has a very special gift in store for the hundredth anniversary of John Cage's birth: three recordings featuring Steffen Schleiermacher, the Cage...continue... Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/26/2007); Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen (06/26/2007); Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/01/2008)...continue... ![]() Words Painted with Sounds / Wichrowski, Swider, Paderewski / NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-11-13 Works: Jan Antoni Wichrowski: Elegia o chlopcu polskim (Elegy for a Polish Boy), songs (3) for mixed choir; Jozef Swider: Modlitwa do Bogarodzicy (Prayer to the Mother of God), for chorus; Kolysanka (Lullab...Conductors: Frankow-Zelazny, Agnieszk Ensemble: ; NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir The first CD recorded independently by the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, presents Polish poetry set to music by Polish composers. These compositions perfectly combine words with...continue... Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (12/11/2010-12/12/2010)....continue... ![]() Generation / Songs & Duets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Liszt, Wagner / Renate and Daniel Behle1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Belsazar ("Die Mitternacht zog näher schon"), ballad for voice &...Performers: Behle, Daniel; Behle, Renate; Schnyder, Oliver On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue... Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue... ![]() Serres Chaude: French Songs - songs by Chausson, Fauré, Saint-Saens / Bettina Smith, mz; Einar Rottingen, piano1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Ernest Chausson: Serres chaudes, songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 24; Gabriel Fauré: Le jardin clos, Op. 106; Camille Saint-Saëns: La cendre rouge, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 146Performers: Rottingen, Einar; Smith, Bettina [Mezzo-Soprano] Recording information: NRK Hordaland Studio, Bergen (08/30/2008-09/02/2008)....continue... ![]() Songs without Words / Helene Wold, soprano; Vegard Lund, guitar1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Louis Spohr: Getrennte Liebe ("Der Liebe bangen Sorgen erbleicht der Freude Strahl!"), song for voice & piano, Op; Das Mädchens sehnsucht ("Das Herz ist gewachsen"), song for voice & piano, Op. ...Performers: Lund, Vegard; Wold, Helene Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (2009-02-14_2009-02-15&2009-)....continue... ![]() Cantus Angelicus / Gluck; Bach; Gounod; Schubert / Risto Joost, Tallinn Sinfonietta / Heldur Harry Polda, boy soprano1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2012-11-13 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. ...Performers: Polda, Heldur Harry Conductors: Joost, Risto Ensemble: ; Tallinn Sinfonietta Recording information: St Jacob's Church (Viimisi, Estonia) (10/14/2011-10/16/2011)....continue... ![]() I Wonder as I Wander / Rutter, Vaughn Williams, Chilcott, Nixon, Howells, Jones, Mendelssohn, Preston, Cooman / Brian Jones, The Copley Singers / Christian Lane, organ and piano1 CD / Gothic Records / 2012-11-13 Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film ...Performers: Jones, Brian; Lane, Christian [Organ]; Malkus, Sean [Tenor Vocal]; McCullough, Graeme; Moyer, Sarah [Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Jones, Brian Ensemble: ; The Copley Singers "I wander as I wander" was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who...continue... Recording information: Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2012-06-11_2012-06-12&2012-)....continue... ![]() Grieg: Piano Concerto; Norwegian Dances; Lyric Suite / Miroslav Kultyshev, piano1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13 Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Lyrische Suite für Orchester, Op. 54Performers: Kultyshev, Miroslav Conductors: Jensen, Eivind Gullberg Ensemble: ; NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Young Russian piano virtuoso Miroslav Kultyshev follows up his earlier Orfeo recording of Liszt's Études d'exécution transcendante with Grieg's A minor Piano Concerto op. 16,...continue... Recording information: Hannover, Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen, Groáer Saal (2009-11-03&2009-11-06&2010-)....continue... ![]() Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life / Frank Ticheli, Carter Pann / Allan McMurray, University of Colorado Wind Ensemble / Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano; Carter Pann, piano1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13 Works: Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life, for voice & wind ensemble; Carter Pann: Symphony for winds ("My Brother's Brain")Performers: Bird-Arvidsson, Jennifer [Soprano Vocal]; Pann, Carter Conductors: McMurray, Allan Ensemble: University of Colorado Wind Ensemble American Record Guide, March / April 2013 The ensemble is small - 10 woodwinds, a brass trio, plus percussion, piano, string bass, and harp - and...continue... Recording information: Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado, Boulder (2012-02-06_2012-02-08&2012-)....continue... ![]() 18th-Century Portuguese Love Songs / Zak Ozmo, L'Avventura London1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13 Works: Anonymous, Portuguese: Ganinha, minha Ganinha, song; Foi por mim, foi pela sorte, song; A minha Nerina, song; É delícia ter amor, song; Os 'me deixas' que tu dás, song; António da...Performers: David Gordon [Harpsichord/Composer]; Medeiros, Sandra [Soprano Vocal]; Ozmo, Zak; Seara, Joana; Takeuchi, Taro Conductors: Ozmo, Zak Ensemble: L'Avventura London L'Avventura London and their director Zak Ozmo make their debut on Hyperion with a lusciously saucy album of Portuguese love songs from the eighteenth century....continue... Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (01/19/2012-01/21/2012)....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... ![]() Schubert: Winterreise; Die schone Mullerin / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel, Andras Schiff [DVD]1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13 Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Franz Schubert's song cycle Winterreise was written late in his life. It is regarded both as a highlight of the genre and as the touchstone...continue... Run Time: 211 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Italian Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Elgar: The Starlight Express / Sir Andrew Davis, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Elin Thomas, soprano; Roderick Williams, baritone2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Edward Elgar: Starlight Express, Op. 78; The Starlight Express, suite for 2 voices & orchestra (arranged by Andrew Davis); Clive Carey: Songs (3) from "The Starlight Express", for voice & orchestraPerformers: Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal] Conductors: Davis, Andrew Ensemble: ; Scottish Chamber Orchestra This fairytale melodrama was adapted from a book by Algernon Blackwood, A Prisoner in Fairyland, for a West End theatre production staged during World War...continue... Recording information: Studio 80a, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, Lon (05/28/2012-05/30/2012); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (05/28/2012-05/30/2012); Studio 80a, BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Plac...continue... ![]() Celine Scheen: Amarante / Eduardo Eguez; Philippe Pierlot1 CD / Flora / 2012-11-13 Works: Nicolas Vallet: Prélude, for lute; La Mendiante fantaysye, for lute; Passemeze en b mol, for lute; Jean-Baptiste Besard: Ou luis tu soleil de mon ame, for voice & lute; Beaux yeux qui voyes cl...Performers: Egüez, Eduardo; Scheen, Celine Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard ...I didn't need to know what Ms. Scheen was singing to thoroughly enjoy her program of melancholy...continue... Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (05/2010)....continue... ![]() The RIAS Second Viennese School Project / Schönberg, Berg, Webern, Strauss4 CD / Audite / 2012-11-13 Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; De profundis, O...Performers: Andersen, Diane; Bastiaan, Hans; Billing, Klaus; Broddack, Lothar; Burkner, Alfred; Danco, Suzanne; Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Gertler, Andre; Geuser, Heinrich; Hammermeister, Emil [Harmonium]; Haupt, ... Conductors: Rufer, Josef; Fricsay, Ferenc; Zillig, Winfried; Rother, Artur; Maderna, Bruno Ensemble: ; Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble This 4-CD box set presents historic recordings of works by Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern in the era of their composition. Each recording, made between 1949...continue... Recording information: Berlin (1949-1965)....continue... ![]() My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & Humfrey / Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; St John's Sinfonia1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; Behold now...Performers: Blackie, Tom; d'Oyly, Alec [Treble Vocal]; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; Leslie, Huw Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and the St John's Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform choral works by Pelham Humfrey...continue... Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue... ![]() Prisme: Olivier Messiaen et les Années 30 - Hans van Gelder2 CD / D.E. Versluis / 2012-11-13 Works: Claire Delbos: Paraphrase, suite for organ; Pieces (2) for organ; Parce, Domine, for organ; Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur: Hymns (4) for organ; André Jolivet: Prélude apocalyptique for organ; Geor...Performers: Doornhein, Anton; Versluis, Arjan A tribute to Olivier Messiaen, the first disc features works by his colleagues and teacher (Dupré), while the second disc includes improvisations on poems by...continue... Recording information: Église de la Trinité, Paris, France (2011-06-29_2011-06-30&2011-)....continue... ![]() Bernhard Paumgartner conducts Mozart / Hilda Zadek, Maria von Ilsovay, Léopold Simoneau, Hermann Schey2 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e);...Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; de Klijn, Nap; Richter-Steiner, Christa; Schey, Hermann; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Zadek, Hilde Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard Ensemble: ; Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Recording information: Salzburg (1953-1957); Vienna (1953-1957)....continue... ![]() Alnaes Eyvind: Songs to Texts by Heine, Burns & Scandinavian Poets / Ann-Beth Solvang, mezzo-soprano; Erling R. Eriksen, piano1 CD / Toccata / 2012-11-13 Works: Eyvind Alnaes: Songs (4) to poems of Nils-Magnus Folcke, for voice & piano, Op. 34; Four Songs to Texts by Gustav Fröding and N.M. Folcke, Op. 35; 3 Poems by Nils Collett Vogt, Op. 29; Songs (5)...Performers: Eriksen, Erling R.; Solvang, Ann-Beth [Vocals] In this recital of Alnæs' atmospheric songs, Eriksen, whose playing of Alnæs' piano works can be heard on an earlier Toccata Classics CD, returns to...continue... Recording information: Lille Konsertsal, University of Stavanger, Bjergsted (06/22/2009-06/24/2009)....continue... ![]() Song Cycle: Schubert Lieder Transcriptions / Lippel, Arnold1 CD / New Focus / 2012-11-13 Works: Franz Schubert: Liebesbotschaft ("Rauschendes Bächlein"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/1; Sei mir gegrüsst ("O du Entriß'ne mir" ), song for voice & piano, D. 741 (...Performers: Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Lippel, Daniel Soprano Tony Arnold and guitarist Daniel Lippel, both members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), take a pause from new music to delve into the...continue... Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY (2010-05-15&2010-05-16&2011-)....continue... ![]() Strauss: Four Last Songs; Arias from Arabella, Capriccio & Der Rosenkavalier / Anne Schwanewilms, soprano1 CD / Orfeo / 2012-11-13 Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Arabella; Capriccio; RosenkavalierPerformers: Böhnert, Jutta; Richter, Regina; Schwanewilms, Anne Conductors: Stenz, Markus Ensemble: ; Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne In the tradition of greatest Strauss sopranos, Anne Schwanewilms offers her own interpretation of the composer's Four Last Songs complemented by three operatic roles, accompanied...continue... Recording information: Stolberger Strasse Studio, Cologne, Germany (02/02/2011-02/04/2012)....continue... ![]() Christmas from Hereford / Geraint Bowen, Hereford Cathedral Choir1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol (arr. from English traditional, "Forest Green"); Otto Goldschmidt: A Tender Shoot, for chorus; John Joubert: ...Performers: Dyke, Peter Conductors: Bowen, Geraint Ensemble: ; Hereford Cathedral Choir Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfordshire, England (01/10/2012-01/12/2012)....continue... ![]() Manuel Valls: Sephardic Songs for soprano, flute, and guitar / Rosa Mateu: soprano; Mac McClure: piano; Victor Valls: guitar; Montserrat Santacana: piano; Antón Serra: flute1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13 Works: Manuel Valls: Canciones Sefardíes (Sephardic Songs), for voice, flute & guitar; El gessamí i la rosa for voice & piano; Vals de barri for voice & piano; Cançó de taverna, for voic...Performers: Mateu, Rosa; McClure, Mac; Santacana, Montserrat; Serra, Anton [Flute]; Valls, Victor Recording information: Estudis Albert Moraleda (Llerona) (05/26/2005-05/27/2004)....continue... ![]() Popular Spanish Songs - by de Falla, Granados, Narvaez, Nin / Sara Chenal, violin; Olivier Pelmoine, guitar1 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... ![]() Virgins, Vixens & Viragos / Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, et al. / Susan Graham, soprano; Malcom Martineau1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2); Franz Schubert: Ges...Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, Susan Graham's eagerly awaited second album for Onyx, focuses on iconic female characters of history, literature and song. Accompanied by Graham's...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/06/2012-07/08/2012)....continue... |
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