Cello

Bill Ryan: Towards Daybreak - a collection of chamber works for piano, clarinet, cello, sax, violin & percussion

1 CD / Innova / 2013-01-29

Works: Bill Ryan: Simple Lines, for cello; Towards Daybreak, for saxophone, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion; Rapid Assembly, for saxophone, violin, cello, piano & percussion; A Simple Place...
Performers: Bathgate, Ashley; Chow, Vicky; de Jong, Paul; Reynolds, Todd [Violin]

A lot has happened since the 2004 release of Billband's innova debut album, Blurred. Where that album was called "gritty and funky" by Gramophone, the...continue...
Recording information: Grand View State University, Allendale, MI; Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY; Sear Sound, New York, NY; Still Life Recording, North Adams, MA....continue...

Piano Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms / Maurizio Pollini, piano

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 19 in F major, K 459; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467...
Performers: Eder, Gerhard; Eder, Gretchen; Esders, Andreas; Lechner, Gabriele; Pita, Jorge; Pollini, Maurizio; Scheiwein, Robert
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Abbado, Claudio; Pollini, Maurizio

Long recognized as a supreme Schumann interpreter, one of "unfaltering poise" and "magisterial talent" by Gramophone, Maurizio Pollini recorded a wide selection of solo works...continue...

Dutilleux: Correspondences / Barbara Hannigan; Anssi Karttunen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-22

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Correspondances, for soprano & orchestra; Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra; The Shadows of Time, for 3 children's voices & orchestra
Performers: Buffin, Basile; Hannigan, Barbara; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Selvestrel, Alexandre; Sztykgold, Armand
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France

This remarkable album is released on the 97th birthday of a composer who has been working for more than seven decades and has had a...continue...
Recording information: Alfortville, France (09/2012); Opéra Bastille, salle Liebermann, Paris, France (09/2012); Alfortville, France (12/2011); Opéra Bastille, salle Liebermann, Paris, Franc...continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Elgar: Cello Concerto; Smetana / Zuill Bailey, cello

1 CD / Telarc / 2013-01-15

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Bedrich Smetana: Vysehrad, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 1), JB 1; Má vlast; Sárka, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 3), JB 1
Performers: Bailey, Zuill
Conductors: Urbanski, Krzysztof
Ensemble: ; Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

This latest album - his fifth with Telarc and second with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - is the follow up to his previous chart-topping album,...continue...
Recording information: Hilbert Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN (03/30/2012-03/31/2012)....continue...

Mit Myrten & Rosen - Schumann and Yun: Complete works for cello and piano / Isang Enders, cello; Andreas Hering, piano

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Liederkreis, Op. 24; Phantasiestücke (3) for ...
Performers: Enders, Isang; Hering, Andreas

Robert Schumann and Isang Yun speak two very different musical languages that share a common love of vocal melody. This link has a special meaning...continue...

Dutch Cello Sonatas, Vol. 5 / Henk Badings: Sonata No. 1 & 2; Sem Dresden: Sonata No. 1 & 2 / Doris Hochscheid, violoncello; Frans van Ruth, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Audio Max / 2013-01-08

Works: Henk Badings: Sonata for Cello no 1; Sonata for Cello no 2; Sem Dresden: Sonata for Cello no 1; Sonata for Cello no 2
Performers: Hochscheid, Doris; Ruth, Frans van

On the latest release in their prizewinning series featuring cello sonatas from the Netherlands, Doris Hochscheid and Frans van Ruth bring together works by Henk...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (03/19/2012-03/21/2012)....continue...

CPE Bach: Quartets for Flute, Viola, Cello and Pianoforte / Jon De Winne, Marten Boeken, Roel Dielttens

1 CD / Passacaille / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Quartet for flute, viola, cello & keyboard in A minor, H. 537, Wq. 93; Sonata for flute & continuo in G major ("Hamburger Sonata"), H. 564, Wq. 133; Quartet for flute, viol...
Performers: Ad-El, Shalev; Boeken, Marten; Dieltiens, Roel

In a letter to Johann Friedrich Rochlitz, W.A. Mozart wrote of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: "He is the father, we are the children. Those of...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Groot Seminarie, Gent....continue...

Delius & Grieg: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Raphael Wallfisch, cello; John York, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Frederick Delius: Romance, for cello & piano, RT viii/5; Chanson d'automne, song for voice & piano, RT v/27; Sonata for cello and piano, RT viii/7; Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra; Edvard G...
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]; York, John

Gramophone Magazine, December 2012
The performances throughout are wonderfully responsive and the Nimbus recording first-rate. This is one of those rare collection discs that one can...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (11/05/2011-11/06/2011)....continue...

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...continue...

Schubert: Quintet, D. 956 / The Cleveland Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cleveland String Quartet

Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York City (11/07/1983/11/08/1983)....continue...

Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...

Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B flat major; J.C. Bach: Sinfonia Concertante in A major; Symphony Op. 18 No. 1 / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Johann Christian Bach: Symphonie Concertante for violin, cello & orchestra in A major, CW C34 (T. 284/4); Symphony for double orchest...
Performers: James, Layton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas
Ensemble: ; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: O'Shaughnessy Hall, St. Paul, MN....continue...

Phantasmagoria: Music of John Corigliano / Emanuel Ax; Yo-Yo Ma; James Tocco

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-08

Works: John Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach Air, for cello; Fantasia on an Ostinato, for piano; Etude Fantasy; Phantasmagoria (on themes from "The Ghosts of Versailles"), for cello & piano
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Tocco, James [Piano]

Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York....continue...

Benjamin Schweitzer: Chamber Music / Ensemble Courage

1 CD / Wergo / 2013-01-08

Works: Benjamin Schweitzer: Abgesang (Dafne-Fragment), for 1 or 2 voices, violin, viola & percussion; achteinhalb, for voice & chamber ensemble; Anfänge/Netze (Malbork 2), for flute, clarinet, violin, ...
Performers: Eckhardt, John; Engler, Matthias; Jacoberger, Elise; Jann, Matthias; Leleu, Marion; Lempert, Uta-Maria; Lorenz, Matthias; Muller, Karina; Paulitz, Katrin; Plante, Nathan; Schwencke, Tobias; Stahn, Ol...
Conductors: Engel, Titus
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Courage

Benjamin Schweitzer began his musical studies at the junior department of the Lubeck Music Academy. At age sixteen, he received several prizes at composition and...continue...
Recording information: Studio Gärtnerstraáe, Berlin (12/05/2011-12/08/2011)....continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Ernst Toch: Bunte Suite; Mozart Transcriptions; Cello Concerto

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Ernst Toch: Bunte Suite, for orchestra, Op. 48; Variations on Mozart's "Unser Pöbel meint" (K. 455), for piano & orchestra; Concerto for cello & chamber orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Blome, Tatjana; Bruns, Peter
Conductors: Bruns, Jürgen
Ensemble: ; Kammerochester Leipzig; Kammersymphonie Berlin

Anyone who tries to find out more about the composer Ernst Toch will soon realize that it is not an easy task. No monograph is...continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Cello Sonata; Cello Suites nos 1-3 / Alban Gerhardt, cello; Steven Osborne, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op....
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Britten's long friendship with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most inspiring and fruitful musical collaborations in history. It led directly to the composition...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); Henry Wood Hall, London (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (2011-12-19&2011-12-22&2011-); Henry ...continue...

John Rutter: The Tewkesbury Collection / Carleton Etherington, Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-01-08

Works: John Rutter: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, for trumpet, choir & organ; Dormi, Jesu; This is the day which the Lord hath made, anthem for chorus; Carol of the Magi, for baritone, cello, choir & orc...
Performers: Borrett, Christopher; Etherington, Carleton; Lowdon, Alexandra; Monk, Christopher; Tomlinson, Juliet; Wells, Gavin
Conductors: Etherington, Carleton
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

For his final recording with the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas celebrates Britain's best-loved living composer, John Rutter. This program explores the full range...continue...
Recording information: Tewkesbury Abbey (2011-03-14_2011-03-16&2011-)....continue...

Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op. 61; Cello Concerto, Op. 85 / Alfredo Campoli, violin; Pablo Casals, cello

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2013-01-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Casals, Pablo
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

In the Shadow of War

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-01-01

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Frank Bridge: Oration, concerto elegiaco for cello & orchestra, H. 180; Stephen Hough: The Loneliest Wilderness, elegy for cello & orchestra
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Takacs-Nagy, Gabor

Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany (01/2012); Tapiola Concert Hall, Finland (01/2012); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany (11/2009); Tapiola Concert Hall, ...continue...

Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-12-18

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Tango Suite; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Le Grand Tango; Fugata, tango; Mumuki, tango; Tres minutos con la realidad; Milonga del Angel; L' Histoire du Tango; ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Castro-Neves, Oscar; Corliss, Frank; Gandini, Gerardo; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicino, Horacio; Marconi, Leonardo; Marconi, Nestor; Piazzo...

This disc contains a multimedia portion.

SOUL OF THE TANGO received the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album." 'Tango Remembrances' was nominated for the Award for "Best Instr...continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote / Emanuel Feuermann, cello; Jashcha Heifetz, violin. Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch.

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2012-12-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Hilsberg, Alexander; Lifschey, Samuel
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

Emanuel Feuermann is credited with bringing cello art into the 20th century. When he made his American debut in 1935, the hall was packed with...continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Six Concertos for Flute / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Jorg Faerber

1 CD / Claves / 2012-12-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Flute in A minor, RV 440; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Con...
Performers: Dutschler, Ursula; Gouton, Francis; Graf, Peter-Lukas
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Wurttemberg-Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra

Swiss flutist Peter-Lukas Graf offers a program of concertos by Vivaldi. He studied in Paris and Munich and became principal flute of the Winterthur Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Kreuzkirche, Heilbronn (06/1988)....continue...

Without You

1 CD / PS Classics / 2012-12-11

Works: Anthony Rapp: Without You, musical
Performers: Malachowski, David; Pringle, Jamie [Cello]; Rapp, Anthony [Vocals/Actor]; Weiss, Daniel A.; Wilson, Gordon

Recording information: Angel Studios, London (09/17/2012)....continue...

Agostino Steffani: Duetti da Camera / Alan Curtis; Daniela Mazzucato, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Esswood, John Elwes

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Agostino Steffani: Tu m'aspettasti al mare, chamber duet; M'hai da piangere un dì, chamber duet; Io voglio provar, chamber duet; Placidissime catene; Gia tu parti, chamber duet; E perché...
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Elwes, John; Esswood, Paul; Mazzucato, Daniela; Moller, Wouter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Curtis, Alan

The name of Baroque composer Agostine Steffani (1654-1728) has been much in the air recently, and we have taken this opportunity to revive an Archiv...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz (09/1981)....continue...

Eduard Franck: Piano Trio, Op. 22; Cello Sonata, Op. 42; Violin Sonata, Op. 23 / Ashkenasi, Hanani, Tocco

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Eduard Franck: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for cello & piano in F major, Op. 42; Sonata for Violin in A major, Op. 23
Performers: Ashkenasi, Shmuel; Hanani, Yehuda; Tocco, James [Piano]

A unique coupling of chamber works from the German Romantic composer Eduard Franck currently undergoing a small revival after decades of neglect. This is finely...continue...
Recording information: Culture/Demain Studios, Bloomington, Indiana....continue...

Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11

Works: Dan Visconti: Black Bend, for string quartet; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Ramble and Groove, for bassoon; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Drift of Rainbows, for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass...
Performers: Afkham, Micha; Bader, Alexander; Brandl, Wolfram; Duven, Richard; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lenton, Rebecca; Schlichte, Jan; Stockhausen, Majella; Streuli, Christoph; Weidm...
Conductors: ; Hasel, Michael
Ensemble: ; Horszowski Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The opening track, Black Bend for string quintet, starts with what sounds like distant train whistles...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Performing Arts Center, Theater C, SUNY College at Purc (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Kammermusiksaal, Philhar...continue...

Michael Daugherty: American Byways - Firecracker; Regrets Only; Rosa Parks Boulevard; Walk the Walk; Diamond in the Rough

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2012-12-11

Works: Michael Daugherty: Firecracker, for oboe & chamber ensemble; Regrets Only, for violin, cello & piano; Rosa Parks Boulevard, for band; Walk the Walk, for saxophone & percussion; Blue Like an Orange fo...
Performers: Bramlett, Kadee [Oboe]; Cathey, Jared [Sax (Baritone)]; Clark, Wayne; Davis, Ben [Rap]; Goddard, Tommy [Percussion]; Hu, Yida [Violin]; Jones, Michael; Kidwell, Jeff; Kidwell, Kent; Remy-Schumacher, ...
Conductors: Lamb, Brian
Ensemble: ; University of Central Oklahoma Wind Ensemble; University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony

Michael Daugherty is a Grammy Award winning composer who is one of the most commissioned, performed and recorded composers on the American concert music scene...continue...

Laura Schwendinger: Three Works - Esprimere for cello & Orch.; Chiaroscuro Azzurro for Violin and CO; Waking Dream for Flute & CO / Haimovitz, Macomber, Jennings

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Laura Elise Schwendinger: Esprimere, for cello & orchestra; Chiaroscuro Azzurro, for violin & chamber orchestra; Waking Dream, for flute & chamber orchestra
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt; Jennings, Christina; Macomber, Curtis
Conductors: Paiement, Nicole A.; Smith, James
Ensemble: ; Madison Sinfonietta; University of Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Three works for solo instruments and orchestra by Laura Schwendinger are presented in world premiere recordings. Esprimere for cello and orchestra was written in 2007...continue...
Recording information: Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin School of Music, Ma (2009-11-12&2009-11-26_2009-)....continue...

Silvius Leopold Weiss: The Dresden manuscript - Music for Two Lutes / Robert Bart & Kar-Ernst Schroder, lutes; Gaetano Nasillo, cello

1 CD / New Pan / 2012-12-06

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for 2 lutes in A major, SC 60; Sonata for 2 lutes in C major, SC 54; Sonata for flute & lute (or for 2 lutes) in B flat major (Dresden MS; London MS), SC 6; Sonata for 2...
Performers: Barto, Robert; Nasillo, Gaetano; Schröder, Karl-Ernst [Lute, Guitar]

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
over an hour of the most pleasurable music that was seemingly doomed to never be heard again....continue...
Recording information: Eremo de Ronzano, Bologna, Italy (06/1998)....continue...

Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf: Angelus Novus Cycle / Almut Hellwig & Monika Meier-Schmid, sopranos; Ensemble Surplus

2 CD / Neos Production / 2012-12-05

Works: Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf: Angela Nova, for voice, guitar, 4 violins, harp & piano; Chamber Symphony no 2; Solitude-Sérénade, for piccolo oboe, guitar, 2 violas, double bass, harp & piano; La ...
Performers: Cox, Franklin; Hellwig, Almut; Levine, Carin; Meier-Schmid, Monika; Rombout, Ernest; Vetter, Sophie-Mayuko
Conductors: Avery, James
Ensemble: Ensemble SurPlus

The Angelus Novus Cycle consists, along with the work for solo soprano, Angela Nova 2, of the six works that comprise the poly-work Angelus Novus,...continue...

Barber: Cello Concerto; Sonata

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Cello, Op. 22; Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6; Adagio for Strings
Performers: Poltera, Christian; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (07/2009); Nybrokajen 11 (The Former Academy of Music), Stockholm, (07/2009); Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway (10/2009/01/2012); Nybrokajen 11 (The Forme...continue...

Helmut Lachenmann: Zwei Geuhfeul / Lauren Radnofsky, cello; Helmut Lachenmann, piano; voice

1 CD / Mode Records / 2012-11-27

Works: Helmut Lachenmann: Zwei Gefühle..., Musik für Leonard, for 2 speakers & small orchestra; Wiegenmusik, for piano; Pression (version for cello); Guero, for piano; Ein Kinderspiel, for piano
Performers: Lachenmann, Helmut; Radnofsky, Lauren
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley
Ensemble: Ensemble Signal

Violin and viola players whisper over their instruments. A guitarist waits with the closest attention for the moment to make a gesture we might easily...continue...
Recording information: Beethoven Haus, Bonn, Germany (01/27/2011); EMPAC, Troy, New York, USA (01/27/2011); Beethoven Haus, Bonn, Germany (2010-03-27_2010-03-28&2012-); EMPAC, Troy, New York, USA (201...continue...

Petit Noel / Alain Lefevre, Quatuor Philippe Dunnigan

1 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...

Ave Maria / Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, Daniel Taylor

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Hildegard von Bingen: Ave generosa; Claudio Montev...
Performers: Chantal-Fortin, Andre-Nicolas; de Villers, Victor Guilhe la Combe [Boy Soprano]; Keesmaat, Amanda; Lefevre; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Taylor, Daniel;
Ensemble: Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal; Theatre of Early Music

Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill Univ (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Matthias' Church, Westmount...continue...

Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin

3 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...

The Ultimate Collection: Katherine Jenkins

1 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...

Wood and Forest

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-20

Works: Jacob Bancks: The Trees Where I Was Born, for marimba; Arbor Una Nobilis, for marimba & violin; Kenji Bunch: Duo for viola & vibraphone; Robert Paterson: Forest Shadows, for marimba; Carlos Sá...
Performers: Bunch, Kenji [Viola]; Fedele, David; Mills, Jesse; Nakura, Makoto; Smith, Wilhelmina

Recording information: Catholic St. Viator Kitashirakawa Church, Kyoto, Japan (02/09/2011-02/10/2011); The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York city (02/09/2011-02/10/2011); Catholic St. Via...continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 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...

Bach: Cello Suites

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: 1955....continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata / Sol Gabetta, cello; Olga Kern, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Gabetta, Sol; Kern, Olga
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

On this new, live album, Sol Gabetta plays with the Munich Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel. No stra nger to the music of...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sospiri, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La Capricieuse; Dvorak: Rondo, Op. 94; Silent Woods; Respighi: Adagio con Variazione / Sol Gabetta, cello

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-11-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sospiri, adagio for violin & piano, Op. 70; Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Antonin Dvorák: From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Rondo for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: ; Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Recorded live with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Mario Venzago, Elgar: Cello Concerto is Gabetta's Gramophone Award winning album. In addition...continue...
Recording information: Koncerthuset DR Byen, Copenhagen (11/09/2009-11/12/2009)....continue...

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 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, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Pekarsky, M...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Patric Standford: First Symphony (The Seasons); Cello Concerto; Prelude to a Fantasy / Raphael Wallfisch, cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Patric Standford: Symphony no 1 "The Seasons - An English Year"; Concerto for Cello; Prelude to a Fantasy, for orchestra ("The Naiades")
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (11/23/2011-11/24/2011)....continue...

Algernon Ashton: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 1 / Evva Mizerska, cello; Emma Abbate, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-11-13

Works: Algernon Ashton: Arioso, for cello & piano, Op. 43; Sonata no 1 for cello & piano in F major, Op. 6; Phantasiestücke (3), for cello & piano, Op. 12; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in G major, Op....
Performers: Abbate, Emma; Mizerska, Evva

Ashton (b. 1859, Durham), is a best-kept secret of British music. He has a generous output of piano music, chamber works and songs. Ashton's writing...continue...
Recording information: Challow Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England (12/06/2011-12/08/2011)....continue...

Albéric Magnard: Complete works for solo piano; Cello Sonata / Alain Meunier, cello; Phillippe Giulmon-Herbert, piano

1 CD / Hortus / 2012-11-13

Works: Albéric Magnard: Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 20; En Dieu mon espérance et mon épée pour ma défense, for piano; Pièces (3) for piano, Op. 1; Promenades (7), ...
Performers: Guilhon-Herbert, Philippe; Meunier, Alain