Recordings, Last 6 Months

Michael Nyman: Collaborations - The Glare; Acoustic Accordions; Sangam / David McAlmont, Motion Trio, Michael Nyman Band, Michael Nyman

3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14

The discs on Collaborations involve partnerships between Michael Nyman and other artists and traditions. Included are The Glare, Acoustic Accordions and Sangam....continue...

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Pavane pour une Infante Defunte, Daphnis & Chloe. London SO, Pierre Monteux

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Chorus of the Royal Opera House; London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Pierre Monteux had one of the longest musical careers in recent times, exceeded only by Pablo Casals and Leopold Stokowski. A champion of new...continue...

Louis Marchand: Works for Organ; Frédéric Desenclos, organ

1 CD / Temperaments / 2013-05-14

On this disc, Frédéric Desenclos performs a rich anthology of the organ music of Louis Marchand, who settled in Paris at the end of Lully's...continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, et al. / Emil Gilels; Arthur Grumiaux; Mstislav Rostropovich; isaac Stern

1 CD / Praga / 2013-05-14

On this release, part of Praga's Reminiscences series of remastered historic recordings, four legendary artists prove the timelessness of the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. Pianist...continue...

Francois Couperin: Wandering Shadows; Iddo Bar-Shai, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14

Grave, agile, majestic and picturesque, the keyboard output of Francois Couperin, with its array of indispensable ornaments and piquant details, enables us to follow all...continue...

Ginette Neveu: Ses Derniers Enregistrements (1949); The Last Recordings; Ginette Neveu, violin

1 CD / Tahra / 2013-05-14

On October 28, 1949, former child prodigy Ginette Neveu boarded a plane in Paris with her pianist brother Jean-Paul to fly to America for a...continue...

The Choirs of the Red Army, Vol. 4 - Boris Alexandrov; Vadim Ruslanov, Evgeny Belyaev

1 CD / Frémeaux / 2013-05-14

Uuno Klami: Landscape - Pianistinen Laajakuva

1 CD / Alba / 2013-05-14

This is a world premiere recording of works for piano and violin and piano by Finnish composer Uuno Klami (1900-1961)....continue...

Solo - Music for cello alone by Cassado, Ginastera, Ligeti and Kodaly / Santiago Cañón Valencia, cello

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-05-14

Santiago Cañón Valencia moved to New Zealand in 2006 to study with the American cellist James Tennant, and received his Bachelor of Music Soloist Specialization...continue...

David Griffiths: Charms & Knots - Songs for baritone and piano / David Griffiths, baritone; Christine Griffiths, piano

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-05-14

Charms & Knots is a collection of songs written by respected New Zealand composer and baritone David Griffiths. He wrote the songs as a young...continue...

Arapatiki - Chamber music of Gillian Karawe Whitehead

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-05-14

These smaller-scale chamber works by Whitehead all address the common idea of Place. The performances feature some notable NZ musicians, with Aroha Yates-Smith and Janet...continue...

Franz Liszt: Via Crucis; Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano; Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Tulve, Jaan-Eik
Ensemble: Vox Clamantis

Via Crucis is one of Franz Liszt's boldest and most original works. Its musical inspiration, which ranges from Gregorian chant to Lutheran chorales, is expressed...continue...

Dvorak: Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 "American"; Smetana: Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"; Tokyo String Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

On their valedictory release, the world-renowned Tokyo String Quartet presents a pair of the group's favorite chamber works that offer a glimpse into the private...continue...

Profano e Sacro: The Music of Alessandro Scarlatti / Dominique Corbiau, countertenor

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Keustermans, Michel
Ensemble: La Cetra d'Orfeo

The new album by young Belgian countertenor Dominique Corbiau takes you on a journey into the Baroque music of Italy, exploring the vocal work of...continue...

Henri Tomasi: Concertos for Trumpet and for Trombone; Suite for 3 Trumpets / Éric Aubier: trumpet, Fabrice Millischer, trombone

1 CD / Indesens / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Boulanger, François; Billard, Sébastien
Ensemble: Republican Guard Wind Ensemble

The tracks on this CD are the perfect reflection of Henri Tomasi's aesthetic development and progression. The composer affirms that the true force of man...continue...

In the Esterházy Library - Haydn keyboard works / Yasuko Uyama Bouvard: piano, organ

1 CD / Hortus / 2013-05-14

A collection of works by Haydn, composed during his service to Prince Esterházy

Haydn composed his last sonatas while in the service of Prince

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Outre-Mers - Lopez: Intento 4 & 7; Portugal: Missa Grande; Marcot: Quetzal / Choeur LÆÉchelle

1 CD / Paraty / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Procopio, Bruno; Barbier, Charles
Ensemble: Choeur LÆÉchelle

The young Marcos Portugal composed one of the most widely performed works of the New World. The Échelle Choir and guest conductor Bruno Procopio recreate...continue...

Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook Vol. 2. Works by Browne, Cornysh, Davy, Lambe / Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: John Browne: O Maria Salvatoris Mater for 8 voices; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Richard Davy: Salve Jesu mater vera, for 5 voices; Walter Lambe: O Maria plena gracia, for 6 voices; Robert W...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford

Following a critically acclaimed recording of music from the Eton Choirbook, More Divine Than Human, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford returns with a...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, England (09/11/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pensées nocturnes - Fantasiaas and Sonatas / Mathieu Dupouy: clavichord

1 CD / Herisson / 2013-05-14

Edward Young's epic poem "Night Thoughts" (1742) has gone down in history as representative of the sentimental style known in Germany as "Empfindsamkeit." Intimacy and...continue...

Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonatas Op. 4/1-4; Op. 8 / Pasticcio Barocco

1 CD / Herisson / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Pasticcio Barocco

Jean-Marie Leclair was born in Lyon in 1697. By his nineteenth birthday, he had perfected the arts of violin playing, dance, and lace-making. He was...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Strng Trios / Lendvai String Trio

1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Lendvai String Trio

Stone Records is delighted to announce the Lendvai String Trio's second release, a double disc that comprises the complete string trios of Beethoven. The ensemble...continue...

Ronald Corp: String, Paper, Wood - String Quartet no 3; Yellow Wallpaper; Clarinet Quintet / Rebecca de Pont Davies: mezzo-soprano; Andrew Marriner, clarinet

1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-05-14

Stone Records is delighted to announce its fourth CD of music by Ronald Corp OBE, made up of three chamber works, all world premiere recordings....continue...

British Opera Overtures - by Benedict, Barnett, Balfe, Loder, Wallace, MacFarren / Richard Bonynge

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Victorian Opera Orchestra

This interesting new release comes to us from Victorian Opera Northwest, whose UK director Raymond Walker - together with conductor Richard Bonynge - have carried...continue...

Debussy, Mahler: Mélodies de jeunesse, Early Art Songs; Julie Fuchs, soprano; Alphonse Cemin, piano

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-05-14

On this recording, 26-year-old soprano Julie Fuchs, recent winner of a Victoire de la Musique Classique for "Lyrical Revelation of the Year" and the Gabriel...continue...

Music Watteau: The Music Lesson: Lully, Vivaldi, Couperin, et al.; René Jacobs, William Christie, Bernarda Fink, Paul OÆDette

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

This special collection was created in celebration of an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels commissioned by musician and conductor William Christie and...continue...

Prayers and Praise: Vocal Music by Alexander Raskatov (b.1953) / The Hilliard Ensemble. David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Alexander Raskatov: Obikhod, for four male voices & string orchestra; Praise, for four male voices (& optional bells)
Conductors: Maratka, Krystof
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble

This music was written for the Hilliard Ensemble, one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and sets five liturgical texts from a number of...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland (03/10/2011-03/14/2011)....continue...

In Dublin's Fair City - Parry, Burgon, Warlock, Wesley, Britten et al.; Choristers of Saint PatrickÆs Cathedral; David Leigh, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Nicholson, Stuart
Ensemble: Choristers of Saint Patrick's Cathedral

Boys' voices have enriched the music of the daily services in Saint Patrick's Cathedral for centuries. The qualities required of a boy who would be...continue...

Ernesto Lecuona: Cuba Espana / Clara Rodríguez: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Ernesto Lecuona wrote more than 400 songs, 176 pieces for the piano, 50 theatrical pieces, 31 orchestral works, 15 soundtracks for the cinema, five ballets,...continue...

Óscar Esplá: Music for Piano, Opp. 2, 25, 53 / Martin Jones, piano

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Óscar Esplá was born in Alicante, Spain in 1886 or 1889. His output includes a dozen stage works, some unfinished, and several large-scale symphonic pieces...continue...

Liszt: Liebesträume, No. 3; Ballade No. 2; 6 Consolations; Bénédiction' Berceuse; Elegia; La lugubre gondola et al. / Vladimir Feltsman, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman is one of the most versatile musicians of our time, whose vast repertoire encompasses music from the Baroque to the...continue...

French Organ Music from the Golden Age, Vol. 1 - Francois Couperin; Pierre Du Mage / David Ponsford, organ

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

This series, including the music of Louis Couperin, André Raison, Jacques Boyvin, François Couperin, Nicolas de Grigny, and more, is the fruit of many years...continue...

Brahms: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Nos. 1 & 2; Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata / Robin Ireland, viola; Tim Horton: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Robin Ireland and Tim Horton formed their duo in 2008, and quickly discovered a strong rapport. Their concerts and recordings have constituted a small but...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Tilla Briem, Elisabeth Höngen, Peter Anders, Rudolf Watzke. Furtwängler, Berlin PO

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

More than half a century has passed since Wilhelm Furtwängler's death, but the public's great interest in his inspired art has not faded. On the...continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1-3 / Philip Higham, cello

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Higham, Philip [Cello]

Britten's meeting with Rostropovich in 1960 was a watershed, with the great Russian cellist becoming the primary collaborator of his later years and inspiring a...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (09/03/2012-09/05/2012)....continue...

From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish

Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue...
Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1; Nixon: Piano Trio No. 1; London Piano Trio

1 CD / Guild / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: London Piano Trio

The familiar Mendelssohn Piano Trio is coupled with a piano trio by British composer Henry Cotter Nixon (1842-1907) who was active in London's concert life...continue...

Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire / Andreï Tchistiakov: conductor; Vincent Figuri: narrator

1 CD / Salamandre / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Tchistiakov, Andrei
Ensemble: Saison Russe Symphony Orchestra

The Winter Bonfire, composed by Prokofiev in 1950 for a symphonic orchestra plus a narrator and set to a text by Samuel Marchak, was especially...continue...

Music from the Dow Partbooks: An Emerald in a Work of Gold - music of Mundy, Giles, Byrd, Tallis, Verdelot et al. / The Marian Consort

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: McCleery, Rory
Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols

For its second Delphian recording, the Marian Consort has leafed through the beautifully calligraphed pages of the partbooks compiled in Oxford between 1581 and 1588...continue...

Paavo Korpijaakko: Nebula

1 CD / Alba / 2013-05-14

Finnish composer Paavo Korpijaakko studied at the Tampere Conservatory. His music has been performed at a number of Finnish festivals and by many of the...continue...

Frederick Delius: French Masterworks

1 CD / Danacord / 2013-05-14

Volume 4 in the Danacord series devoted to the orchestral music of Frederick Delius concentrates on music written while the composer was in Paris, where...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Light Music While You Work, Vol. 4 - Strauss, Jr., Davis, Bizet, Barnes, Hoschna, et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2013-05-14

Works: Horatio Nicholls: Cavalcade of Martial Songs, medley for band; Johann Strauss II: Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Künstlerleben, Op. 316; Con Conrad: Lonesome a...
Conductors: Fryer, Harry; Munro, Ronnie; Pursglove, Reg; Collins, Harold; Java, David; Davidson, Harry; Crean, Richard; Burston, Reginald

Ouvertures et Intermezzi; Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, et al.; Orchestra del Teatro all Scala; Gino Marinuzzi

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Marinuzzi, Gino
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro all Scala

Riccardo Muti noted that "Listening to some of Gino Marinuzzi's old recordings revealed an amazingly modern style of making music. I recall, for example, being...continue...

John Jenkins: The Pleasing Slumber, Aires for a treble, lyra, bass and harpsichord / Sophie Gent, Philippe Pierlot, Romina Lischka, François Guerrier

1 CD / Flora / 2013-05-14

John Jenkins died at the age of 86. During his long career, he was appreciated both for his musical and human qualities. This recording explores...continue...

Mozart: Piano Quartets K.478 & 498 / Boyan Vodenitcharov, piano; Ryo Terakado, violin; François Fernandez, viola; Rainer Zipperling, cello

1 CD / Flora / 2013-05-14

This CD is the group's attempt to recreate the atmosphere of "late Mozart," performed on original instruments from the 18th century. Each CD production is...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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Rameau, Balbastre, Royer - Opera Arias transcribed for harpsichord / Catherine Zimmer: harpsichord

1 CD / L'Encelade / 2013-05-14

Musical life in Paris in the 1760s was remarkably busy. The Concert Spirituel attracted talented musicians, many new operas were composed, and the public thronged...continue...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night, opera in 3 acts / USSR TV and Radio Soloists, Choir and Orch.; Vladimir Fedoseyev

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: USSR TV and Radio Choir; USSR TV and Radio Orchestra

The idea of composing an opera based on Gogol's story May Night was prompted by Rimsky-Korsakov's wife, Nadezhda Purgold. The opera, an immediate predecessor of...continue...

Into Thy Hands - Mozart, Tallis, White, Philips, Blow, et al.; Grosvenor Chapel Choir; Joseph Sentence, Richard Hobson, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Hobson, Richard
Ensemble: Grosvenor Chapel Choir

The Grosvenor Chapel was opened in 1731 as a proprietary chapel for the new estates of west Mayfair. This recording offers a selection of choral...continue...

Horizontal & Vertical: Musik für Flöte und Orgel

1 CD / Motette Import / 2013-05-14

This is a recording of transcribed and original works for flute and organ performed by the principal flutist of the Berlin Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Ulf-Dieter Schaaff and...continue...

Winfried Bönig an den Orgeln im Hohen Dom zu Köln

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...