Recordings, Last 6 Months

Breathe: New Notes for Flute from Ireland & New Zealand / William Dowdall, flute; Richard Nunns, taonga puoro

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-05-14

This album contains a unique selection of solo flute music from New Zealand and Ireland, presented by Irish flautist William Dowdall. His special interest in...continue...

Liszt: Christus, the original version for piano / Nicholas Horvath, piano

1 CD / Hortus / 2013-05-14

A monumental symphonic poem, this world premiere of the oratorio Christus in its solo piano version retraces the life of Christ via eight episodes. In...continue...

Alexander Dargomyzhsky: Rusalka / Ivan Kozlovsky, Veronica Borisenko, et al. Evgeny Svetlanov

2 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: Choir of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR; Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR

Alexander Dargomyzhsky entered the history of Russian music as one of the founders of realistic art. His operas are distinguished by the finesse with which...continue...

Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird, complete ballet / Moscow SO, Kitaenko

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Kitaenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

In 1910 Paris, a ballet score called The Firebird proclaimed the birth of a new star: Igor Stravinsky. The script of the ballet, staged by...continue...

Russian Avant-Garde Music - works by Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Alfred Schnittke / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

This amazing release features a concert that has not only great artistic value, but also historic significance. It was the first and arguably the last...continue...

Mussorgsky: The Marriage; The Nursery / Gennady Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

In 1868, inspired by Dargomyzhsky's work on the opera The Stone Guest (based on Pushkin's tragedy of the same name), Mussorgsky decided to compose his...continue...

In Rhythm - works for clarinet & piano by Gershwin, Templeton, Copland, Reich, Bernstein / Sebastian Manz, clarinet; Martin Klett, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-05-14

A program full of rhythm, presenting a young German clarinet player! This high-quality new release presents a "best-of" compilation of American clarinet compositions....continue...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Renata Scotto, Giuseppe di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini, et al. / La Scala, Milan; Nino Sanzogno

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sanzogno, Nino
Ensemble: La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra Milan

Lucia loves Edgardo, but her brother Enrico - who wants her to marry his friend Arturo instead - forges a letter to Lucia pretending that...continue...

Handel: Cantatas, Vol. 1 / Roberta Mameli, soprano; Stefan Plewniak & Enrique Gomez, violins; Marta Semkiw, cello

1 CD / Ayros / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Vitale, Marco
Ensemble: Contrasto Armonico

Handel's cantatas represent an important musical repertoire that, until recently, has been little known. Consisting of about 100 separate works, most were written over a...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas 1, 2 & 3 / David Murray, piano

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-05-14

Although these pieces are known and respected among pianists by reputation, the sonatas themselves are rarely heard or performed. This recording is one of only...continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works, Vol. 4 / Francesco Tasini: harpsichord

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-05-14

This is the fourth Tactus CD containing compositions by Alessandro Scarlatti that were chiefly meant for the harpsichord and performed on it; it is a...continue...

Wolf-Ferrari: Serenade for Strings; Violin Concerto, Op. 26 / Laura Marzadori, violin

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Zuccarini, Marco
Ensemble: Orchestra Città di Ferrara

Among Wolf-Ferrari's compositions, the positive mood of the Serenade for Strings is unique, or almost unique. It can be associated, even with its diversities, to...continue...

Francesco Canova da Milano: Il Divino - Lute Music; Paul O'Dette, lute

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Francesco da Milano (dubbed "Il Divino") was celebrated as the preeminent composer of lute music in Renaissance Italy. He was widely published in his lifetime...continue...

Neapolitan Flute Concertos, Vol. 2; Carlo Ipata, flute; Auser Musici

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Auser Musici

Hyperion presents a second volume of flute concertos from eighteenth-century Naples featuring flutist Carlo Ipata and the period band Auser Musici. Their first album of...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 17 K 453, No. 27 K595; Angela Hewitt, piano; Orchestra da Camera di Mantova; Hannu Lintu

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Orchestra da Camera di Mantova

On this second release in the series, virtuoso pianist Angela Hewitt turns to two of Mozart's greatest and most popular concertos. Together with her frequent...continue...

Eugen d'Albert: Solo Piano Music; Piers Lane, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

The oblivion which has overtaken Eugen d'Albert in the second half of the twentieth century would have surprised anyone who saw his prodigious rise to...continue...

York Bowen: The Complete Works for Violin and Piano; Chloe Hanslip, violin; Danny Driver, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Young virtuoso Chloë Hanslip and York Bowen specialist Danny Driver join forces to present Bowen's complete works for violin and piano. Many of these works...continue...

Philip Glass: Cello Concerto No. 2 "Naqoyqatsi": Life as War; Matt Haimovitz, cello; Cincinnati SO, Dennis Russell Davies

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Davies, Dennis Russell
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

In 2001, Philip Glass composed the music for the film Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. It was the last film in a trilogy by director Godfrey...continue...

Griffes: Piano Music / Garrick Ohlsson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

The piano works of American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes represent a remarkable musical achievement. Griffes was active as a composer for little more than twelve...continue...

The Panufnik Legacies; London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live's The Panufnik Legacies offers a collection of new works by ten emerging young composers. These pieces were commissioned as part of the LSO...continue...

Palestrina: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Beata Virgine; James O'Donnell; Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Conductors: O'Donnell, James
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

This mid-priced reissue features James O'Donnell and the Westminster Cathedral Choir at the peak of their powers, performing key works of the Italian Renaissance. These...continue...

Weber: Der Freischütz; Christine Brewer, soprano; Sally Matthews, soprano; Simon OÆNeill, tenor

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sir Colin Davis
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in a concert performance of Weber's eerily fantastical opera,...continue...

Andres Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers / Roberto Moronn Pérez: guitar

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2013-05-14

With the phrase "Andrés Segovia Archive," this album refers specifically to the collection of some three or four-dozen pieces recovered by Angelo Gilardino on May...continue...

Bach: Partita BWV 826; Brahms: Piano Pieces (8), Op. 76; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 / Eldar Djangirov, piano

1 CD / Motema Music / 2013-05-14

The debut classical recording of jazz piano phenomenon Eldar Djangirov! Only a handful of artists in jazz history have made a significant classical recording. With...continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / MDR SO, Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: MDR Symphony Orchestra

The second Mahler CD release within the MDR Edition series contains the famous "Adagietto" used in 1971 in Luchino Visconti's film Death in Venice. This...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (04/08/1997-04/13/1997)....continue...

Telemann: Trio Sonatas for Recorder / Ensemble Luxurians; Margaret Hunter, soprano

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Rotaru, Alina
Ensemble: Ensemble Luxurians

Debut CD from Ensemble Luxurians, young musicians who specialize in Renaissance and Baroque music. For the first time, all three trio sonatas for recorder and...continue...

The Historical Trombone: Renaissance Trombone - Works by Ortiz, Monteverdi et al. / Ercole Nisini: Renaissance trombone

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

On this first CD in a series presenting trombone repertoire from the mid-16th century to the mid-19th century, nearly all pieces were recorded with a...continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Symphony "Near Far"; Hans Begemann, baritone; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester; James Graffigan

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Graffigan, James
Ensemble: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

This release presents the world première recording of Wolfgang Rihm's latest orchestral work, the symphony Nähe fern (Near Far), commissioned by and composed in close...continue...

The Chants of the Holy Spirit - Gregorian chants; Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola

The feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Bible....continue...

Bloch: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Poème mystique; Nigun; Pärt: Fratres / Elsa Grether, violin; Ferenc Vizi, piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-05-14

For her first recording, charismatic young violinist Elsa Grether and Romanian pianist Ferenc Vizi perform two sonatas for violin and piano by Ernest Bloch, which...continue...

Je Voy le Bon Tens Venir - A collection of courtly and dance songs from the later medieval period

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Lazarevitch, François
Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien

A collection of courtly and dance songs of the later medieval period Focusing on the theme of Robin and Marion immortalized by Adam de la...continue...

Ghedini: Concerto Spirituale; Malipiero: Sette Canzonette Veneziane; Il tarlo et al. / Alda Caiello & Lorna Windsor: sopranos; Antonio Ballista, piano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Ballista, Antonio
Ensemble: Orchestra I Pomeriggi

The union of the art of Giorgio Gederico Ghedini and the religiousness of Jacopone da Todi led to some of the most inspired works by...continue...

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Symphonies and Harpsichord Concertos / Michele Benuzzi, harpsichord; ARCOMELO Ens.

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: ARCOMELO Ensemble

ARCOMELO, founded by Michele Benuzzi, is a group whose members vary but which unites musicians who have devoted years to the study of Baroque music...continue...

The Birth of the Violin, a collection of contrasting works for the early violin / Baptiste Romain, renaissance violin

1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Miroir de Musique

A collection of contrasting works for the early violin Smaller stringed instruments began to be developed during the first half of the 16th century, maturing...continue...

Bartok: Rhapsodies Nos.1-2, Romanian Folk Dances; Ravel: Tzigane, Violin Sonata No.2; Hubay: Scène de la csárda No.4; Rosanne Philippens, violin; Yuri van Nieuwkerk, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2013-05-14

Since they met at a summer music camp in Switzerland in 2001, violinist Rosanne Philippens and pianist Yuri van Nieuwkerk have been working together as...continue...

Gubaidulina, Olthuis, Pons & Villa-Lobos: Capricho - Music for Bassoon & String Orchestra; Gustavo Núñez, bassoon

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2013-05-14

Capricho, part of Channel Classics' ongoing series focusing on the first chair players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, features Uruguayan bassoonist Gustavo Núñez. Considere...continue...

Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts; Suite in A / Bruno Procopio, harpsichord; Patrick Bismuth, violin; François Lazarevitch, flute; Emmanuelle Guigues, viola da gamba

1 CD / Paraty / 2013-05-14

This recording session is just a taste of the celebration to come in 2014: the 250th anniversary of the composer's death! The Pièces de clavecin...continue...

Works by cellist-composers: Boccherini, Offenbach, Servais, Duport, Popper, Tortelier / Frédéric Audibert & Florent Audibert, cellos

1 CD / BNL / 2013-05-14

A collection of works for cello by Gabrielli, Boccherini, Offenbach, Popper, and others

A selection of works written by cellist-composers and played by Fréderic &

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Jehan Alain:Trois Danses; Anton Hieller: Tanz-Toccata; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Olivier Latry & Shin-Young Lee: organs

1 CD / BNL / 2013-05-14

Three superlative pieces adapted for the organ include Stravinsky's eminently graphic score which, a century after its creation, remains a mythical work that cannot be...continue...

The World of the Oboe - an introduction to the music, players, reeds and instruments

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-05-14

The World of the Oboe is an introduction to the music, players, reeds, and instruments....continue...

The French Accent - Chamber works by Poulenc, Thuille, Roussel, Hotteterre, Ferroud Jolivet et al.

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-05-14

What is "French" about French composers and players? In these recordings we can hear virtuosity, tangy tone colors, and a sheer joie de vivre that...continue...

Girolamo Frescobaldi, John Cage: Songs of Irrelevance and Passion / cantoLX; Frank Agsteribbe

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Agsteribbe, Frank
Ensemble: cantoLX

A collection of solo vocal works by Girolamo Frescobaldi and John Cage

This recording sets up a surprising confrontation between the radical innovations in singing

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Charpentier: Judith sive Bethulia liberata, Caedes Sanctorum Innocentium; Dagmar Saskova, Erwin Ar os, Jean-Francois Novelli, Arnaud Richard

1 CD / K617 / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier
Ensemble: Les Pages & Les Chantres de Versailles

On this live recording from the Chapelle Royale at the Chateau de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli and Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre de musique...continue...

Strauss, Zemlinsky, Ravel, Respighi: Art Nouveau - Lieder & Melodies; Teodora Gheorghiu, soprano; Jonathan Aner, piano

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-05-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Mädchenblumen, songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 22 (TrV 153); Songs (3) for voice & piano (after Shakespeare's "Hamlet;" "Ophelia Lieder"), Op. 67/1-3 (TrV 238/1-; Alexander von...
Performers: Aner, Jonathan; Gheorghiu, Teodora

Soprano Teodora Gheorghiu presents a song recital focusing on composers that evoke the spirit of the Art Nouveau period. Joined by pianist Jonathan Aner, Gheorghiu...continue...
Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/2012)....continue...

Matthias Weckmann: Conjuratio; Maria Keohane; Carlos Mena; Hans-Jörg Mammel; Stephan McLeod; Maude Gratton

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Conjuratio, Mirare's collection of music by German composer Matthias Weckmann, brings to light a body of work that deserves far greater attention than it has...continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Archduke Trio, Op. 97 / Storioni Trio; Netherland SO, de Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem;
Ensemble: Storioni Trio

The Storioni Trio has established itself as one of the leading Dutch chamber music ensembles, having performed at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, and...continue...
Recording information: Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Muziekcentrum Enschede (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherland...continue...

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955): Nightbook / Hanna Devich, piano

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludovico Einaudi: In Principio, for piano & electronics; The Snow Prelude no 15, for piano; Rêverie, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone; The Crane Dance, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone...
Performers: Devich, Hanna

Pianist Hanna Devich (of the former Devich Trio) is going solo and absolutely loves it! Hanna is also a piano teacher, and when she was...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Lindensaal, Markkleeberg, Germany (07/19/2012-07/20/2012)....continue...

Michael Nyman, piano; Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Nyman Band

3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Nyman, Michael;
Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano focuses on Michael Nyman's special connection to the keyboard. It includes the first album released on MN Records, The Piano Sings, Nyman's score for...continue...