Recordings, Last 6 Months

Mozart: Musicateatro / Michel poletti, Lucia Bassetti, Carlo Dell'Acqua, Gil Pidoux [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Gallo / 2013-05-14

An actor, a puppeteer and two musicians conjure up a narrative of the eventful life and work of Mozart: a pocket-size production, in the style...continue...

Verdi: Attila / Abdrazakov, Markarova, Sulimsky, Shorokhodov. Mariinsky Orchestra, Gergiev [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Mariinsky / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

Verdi: Attila / Abdrazakov, Markarova, Sulimsky, Shorokhodov. Mariinsky Orchestra, Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Mariinsky / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Orchestra

In celebration of Verdi's anniversary year, the Mariinsky label presents a high-definition video recording of Verdi's Attila, led by maestro Valery Gergiev, produced by Arturo...continue...

Franco Corelli in Concert - Arias by Verdi, Giordano, Meyerbeer, Puccini, Tosti et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Canto Society / 2013-05-14

If you are a Franco Corelli fan, you will find this DVD indispensable! The amazing six-hour production features Corelli in 1971, giving thrilling performances of...continue...
Run Time: 360 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, Italian
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Herbert Von Karajan / Karajan - The Second Life, a film by Eric Schulz / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

A brand new 80-munite documentary/film, on DVD for the first time.

A must-have product for anyone with more than a passing interest in one of

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Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier

Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st.

In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and

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Songs of Logan Skelton: The Islander, Into Deep Waters; Jennifer Goltz, soprano; Stephen Lusmann, baritone;Logan Skelton, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2013-05-14

Sigfrid Karg-Elert: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 4

1 CD / Priory / 2013-05-14

Lullaby & Nocturne; Neruda, Stravinsky, Lyapunov, Kreisler, et al.; David Hays, violin; Peter Collins, piano

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-05-14

This recording brings together some of the finest works in the genre of lullabies and nocturnes written for violin and piano. The works share the...continue...

Songs of Logan Skelton: Dickinson Songs: An Intimate Nature, Unknown Peninsula; Jennifer Goltz, soprano; Logan Skelton, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2013-05-14

Claviorgan Wonderland

1 CD / Camerata / 2013-05-14

Claudio Brizi studied at the Conservatory in Perugia and Bologna. He has performed more than 2,000 concerts, both as a solo player and chamber musician....continue...

Songs of Logan Skelton: The Mad Potter, A Kind of Weather; Stephen Lausmann, baritone; Logan Skelton, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2013-05-14

Logan Skelton is a much sought after pianist, teacher and composer whose work has received international critical acclaim. As a composer he has a special...continue...

Sigfrid Karg-Elert: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 5

1 CD / Priory / 2013-05-14

One of the most intriguing personalities in the sphere of organ composition, Sigfrid Karg-Elert is best known for his chorale improvisation o the hymn Nun...continue...

The King of Clarinet: Karl Leister

2 CD / Camerata / 2013-05-14

This 2-CD recording (notes in Japanese only) is a compilation of recordings made by Karl Leister over his long career. The recording celebrates his 75th...continue...

Jacob Druckman: Lamia

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2013-05-14

BMOP/sound presents five works of the American master Jacob Druckman in a disc that exhibits the award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project and conductor Gil Rose...continue...

Vincent Persichetti: Harmonium; Sherry Overholt, soprano; Joshua Pierce, piano

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-05-14

Harmonium, a song cycle for soprano and piano on poems by Wallace Stevens was written in 1951. He selected 20 of the 85 poems in...continue...

Isaac Albeniz: Transcriptions for Guitar

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2013-05-14

Born in Greece, guitarist Yorgos Arguiriadis has lived in Spain for many years. His performances reflect the Spanish character with which he is so familiar....continue...

Max Reger: The Forgotten Romantic: Silhouettes, Io. 53; Ten Small Lecture Pieces, Op. 44; Six Imtermezzi, Op. 45; Leaves and Flowers; Six Piano Pieces; Martha Thomas, piano

2 CD / ACA Digital / 2013-05-14

The piano pieces heard on this 2-cd set represent the great variety in Max Reger's writing that has made it difficult to assess his contribution...continue...

Amy Williams: Crossings - Richer Textures, BrigidÆs Flame, Falling, Astoria, et al.; JACK Quartet; Jeffrey Jacobs; Amy Williams

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo

The compositions of Amy Williams have been presented at renowned contemporary music venues in the United States, Australia and Europe. Her works have been performed...continue...

Bottesini's Greatest Hits - Bottesini: Fantasy on Themes from La Sonambula, Reverie, Tarantella, et al.; Paganini: Variation on One String; Mark Morton, double bass

2 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

This unique recording features Mark Morton performing the double bass and piano parts of popular works by Bottesini and Paganini on the first disc, while...continue...

Elliott Carter Edition, Vol. 9 - Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred, Voyage, Warble for Lilac Time, et al.; Various performers

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-05-14

This retrospective disc presents music composed by the late Elliott Carter over a period of more than 70 years. Unquestionably, the major work presented here...continue...

Pater Noster

1 CD / Gega New / 2013-05-14

This CD includes selected Orthodox chants by Bulgarian and Russian composers, which are performed during each service of the Orthodox church throughout Bulgaria....continue...

David Patterson: Loon's Tail Flashing - Chamber Music / A. Hern Baumgartner and Charles Peltz

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Patterson, David
Ensemble: New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble

Composer David Patterson is on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholars Award and the Chancellor's...continue...

The Art of David Tudor (1963-1992); Tudor, Cage, Wolff; David Tudor, John Cage

7 CD / New World / 2013-05-14

The sprawling electronic music career of David Tudor (1926 - 1996) may be impossible to adequately represent with any set of recordings. The reasons for...continue...

Martin Kutnowski: Al Ver mis Horas de Fiebre

1 CD / Anima Records / 2013-05-14

Martin Kutnowski's music, fusing folk, world, and classical sources has been performed on four continents. He has received numerous awards and commissions and his music...continue...

Steven R. Gerber: (Mostly) Solo Piano Music - Three Little Duets, Two Intermezzi, Piano Sonata, et al.; Steven Gerber, piano; Gregory Fulkerson, violin; Jennifer Rinehart, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Born in 1948, composer/pianist Steven R. Gerber studied at Haverford College and Princeton. His music has been performed by orchestras and ensembles across the United...continue...

Fred Lerdahl, Vol. 4 - Spirals, Three Diatonic Studies, Imbrication, Wake, Fantasy Etudes; Mirka Vitala, piano; Bethany Beardslee, soprano

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-05-14

Volume 4 of Bridge's Fred Lerdahl series offers music composed over a span of four decades. Three recent pieces, Spirals, Three Diatonic Studies, and Imbrications,...continue...

Findlay in Blue - Gershwin, Gottschalk, Gould; Findlay Cockrell, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Pianist Findlay Cockrell has had a long and distinguished career in upstate New York as a soloist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. He served on...continue...

Music For Your Star Sign: Gemini by Grieg, Schumann, Wagner, Nicolai and Offenbach

1 CD / AAO Music / 2013-05-14

An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

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...