Clarinet

Zeit Punkte - Muthspiel: Violin & Percussion Concerto; Resch: Symphony; Erod: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 88 / Benjamin Schmid, violin; Sharon Kam, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Christian Muthspiel: Concerto for Violin, percussion & orchestra ("Pas de deux Concertant"); Gerald Resch: Cantus Firmus, symphony for chorus & orchestra; Iván Eröd: Concerto for Clarinet O...
Performers: Kam, Sharon; Schmid, Benjamin; Uchiyama, Emiko
Conductors: Orozco-Estrada, Andres; Hiemetsberger, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Tonkunstler Orchester

These are live performances of new music for orchestra performed by the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, which is one of the most important institutions on the Austrian...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Musikverein....continue...

Gustav Klimt: - Music of his Era from the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 19th century - works by Berg, Brahms, Wolf, Webern, Sieher et al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 9; Alban Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Franz Lehár: Vilja-Lied ("Es lebt eine Vilja") (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Johannes Brahms: Sonate für Klarinette ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foggin, Myers; Harvey, Kathryn [Vocals]; Hongen, Elisabeth; Hotter, Hans; Kommerell, Heidi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ritterbusch, Sabine; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Thurston, Fr...
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Goehr, Walter; Klemperer, Otto; Karajan, Herbert von; Scherchen, Hermann; Heger, Robert; Fricsay, Ferenc

This is a compilation of music that was performed at the turn of the 19th century, the Belle Epoque in which Gustav Klimt flourished....continue...

Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon: Once I Was / Stacey Tappan, coloratura soprano Stacey Tappan; Ricky Ian Gordon, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2012-12-11

Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: I Am Cherry Alive, for voice & piano; The Special Picnic, for voice & piano; Afternoon on a Hill, for voice & piano; My Sister's New Red Hat ("I'm a little jealous"), for voice & pi...
Performers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Hartig, Caroline; Tappan, Stacey

This collection of songs by America's most beloved composer, Ricky Ian Gordon, is arranged to tell a chronological life story - childhood, growing up, falling...continue...
Recording information: Blue Griffin's Studio The Ballroom (03/23/2012-03/24/2012)....continue...

Close to Home - music for clarinet & piano: Bernstein: Sonata; Copland: Sonata; Coleman: Sonatine; Reich, Mandat / Michael Rowlett, clarinet; Stacy Rodgers, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Jeanne Singer: Nocturne for clarinet & piano; Eric Mandat: Rrowzer!, for clarinet & piano; Valerie Coleman: Sonatine for clarinet & piano; Aaron Copl...
Performers: Rodgers, Stacy; Rowlett, Michael

The program for Close to Home began when clarinetist Michael Rowlett met two composers whose music intrigued him - Valerie Coleman and Eric Mandat. He...continue...
Recording information: First Presbyterian Church, Oxford, Mississippi....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...

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...

Schubert: Mass in E flat major; German Mass

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Goetting, Chandler; Greindl, Josef; Grimm, Wilhelm; Held, Friedrich; Ingwersen, Eric; Kallmus, Kurt; Kalmand, Olaf; Kippas, Claude; Kogel, Gottfried; Kolbinger, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Leinsdorf, Erich

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, 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

Robert Paterson: Six Mallet Marimba

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-14

Works: Robert Paterson: Komodo, for marimba; Piranha, for marimba; Stillness, for oboe & marimba; Clarinatrix, for bass clarinet & marimba; Duo for flute & marimba; Tongue and Groove, for saxophone & marimb...
Performers: Justeson, Jeremy; Moughalian, Sato; Paterson, Robert [Composer/Percussion]; Paterson, Victoria; Peck, Dan; Schram, Sarah; Stoops, Meighan; Zeh, Robin

Recording information: Sear Sound, Studio C, New York, NY (2009-12-06_2009-12-07&2010-)....continue...

Clarinet Sonatas: Brahms, Reinecke, Draeseke / Kilian Herold & Amir Katz

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Carl Reinecke: Introduction and Allegro Appassionato, for clarinet & piano in C major, Op. 256; Felix Draeseke...
Performers: Herold, Kilian; Katz, Amir

Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (11/2011)....continue...

Ahi / The Ogen Trio; New Zealand Chamber Soloists

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-11-13

Works: John Psathas: Three Island Songs, for piano trio; Three Island Songs, for clarinet trio; Martin Lodge: Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Gareth Farr: Ahi, for ensemble; David Griffiths: Waterc...
Performers: Griffiths, David [Clarinet]; Scholes, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Ogen Trio (Piano Trio)

Recording information: The WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts, Univer....continue...

Gunter Raphael: Chamber Music of 1946, Vol. 3 / Wolfgang Sawallisch, Eckard Sellheim, Wilhelm Neuhaus, Hans Altmann

1 CD / Querstand / 2012-11-13

Works: Günter Raphael: Sonatina for clarinet & piano, Op. 65/3 ("Entensonatine"); Sonatina for oboe & harp, Op. 65/2; Divertimento for alto saxophone & cello, Op. 74; Sonata for viola & piano no 3 in D...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Blees, Thomas; Cassedanne, Charlotte; Klein, Franz; Manz, Emil [Sax (Alto)]; Mauruschat, Werner; Mommer, Karl Heinz [Cello]; Neuhaus, Wilhelm; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; S...

Recording information: WDR Saal 2 (09/10/1963)....continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K 581; Quintet Fragments, K 581a; K 580b, K 516c / Colin Lawson, clarinet

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Rondo for Clarinet and String Quartet in A major, K Anh. 88 (581a) [Fragment]; Allegro for Clarinet and String Quartet in ...
Performers: Alford, Ruth; Butterfield, Adrian; Harris, Michael [Clarinet]; Lawson, Colin; Stott, Rachel
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Revolutionary Drawing Room

Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, Eaast Finchley, London (03/03/2012-03/05/2012)....continue...

Dimensions: Works for String Orchestra by Hutter, Babin, Burns, March, Debussy, Kronfuss et al. / Richard Stoltzman

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: Gregory Hutter: Deploration, for orchestra; Louis Babin: Couleurs, for string orchestra; La Suite du Promeneur, for string orchestra; Reynard Burns: Revolutions, for orchestra; Andrew March: Sanguis ...
Performers: Kummerová, Gabriela; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Winstin, Robert Ian; Vronsky, Petr; Trevor, Kirk; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Moravian Philharmonic Strings; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Featuring works for string orchestra on a contemporary classical landscape. Featuring Debussy's Maid with the Flaxen Hair recorded by Richard Stoltzman. On-disc Enhanced Content includes...continue...

Brahms: Quintets, Opp. 34 & 115 / Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Tokyo String Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Manasse, Jon; Nakamatsu, Jon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

The Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in a recording of chamber music masterpieces by Johannes Brahms dating...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (11/2011)....continue...

Suzanne Farrin: Corpo di Terra

1 CD / New Focus / 2012-11-13

Works: Suzanne Farrin: Polvere et Ombra, for harp; Corpo di Terra, for cello; Uscrimi di Braccia, for viola & piano; Ma Dentro Dove, for clarinet; Time is a Cage, for violin
Performers: Hadulla, Markus; Lichten, Julia; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Tamesit, Antoine; Wadden, Nuiko; Wiersma, Calvin

Suzanne Farrin's debut full length recording of her works features a series of "songs without words" for solo instruments inspired by the poetry of the...continue...

Alekzander Nowak: 3x4+8 / Silesian Quartet

1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-11-13

Works: Aleksander Nowak: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quantemporette, for clarinet, trombone, cello & piano; Quartet for Strings no 2 "Maly komentarz na 25-lecie Pro Novum" ("Little Commentary for the 25th Ann...
Performers: Adamski, Arkadiusz; Hajda, Tomasz [Trombone]; Lason, Stanislaw; Salajczyk, Piotr
Conductors:
Ensemble: Silesian Quartet

Aleksander Nowak was born in 1979 in Gliwice. In 2001 he began composition studies with Aleksander Lason at The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music. He...continue...
Recording information: Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall, Cracow, Poland (03/31/2012); Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (03/31/2012); Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall, Crac...continue...

Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2012]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-13

Works: Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina, film score
Performers: Dale, Caroline; Hession, Eddie; Hunt, Matthew; Liebeck, Jack; Marianelli, Dario; Peel, Hannah
Conductors: Wallfisch, Benjamin

Personnel: Jody Jenkins (programming).

Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Recording Studios.

Befitting its tale of star-crossed love in Russia's late 19th century high society, Joe Wri...continue...

East Meets West: Clarinet Music by Chinese Composers / Gao Hong, Mei-Chun Chen, Bright Sheng, Chen Yi, Shih-Hui Chen, et al.

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Mei-Chun Chen: Suite Antigua, for clarinet & piano; Bright Sheng: A Tune from Childhood, for solo clarinet; Little Cabbage, duet for 2 clarinets; Gao Hong: Nostalgia, for clarinet, pipa, cello & pian...
Performers: Anderegg, Francesca; Baumbauer, Sara; Carter, David; Hong, Gao; McWilliams, Kent; Qian, Jun

The intersection of Chinese cultural elements with Western art music provides a rich palette of Eastern colors in this first commercial recording of music for...continue...
Recording information: Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio "M" MPR, St. Paul, MN (01/2012-06/2012)....continue...

Cold Blue Two - works by Daniel Lentz, John Adams; Gavin Bryars, James Tenney et al. / various artists

1 CD / Cold Blue Music / 2012-11-13

Works: Daniel Lentz: Celli, for cello & electronics (or 10 cellos); Ingram Marshall: Son of Soe-pa, for classical guitar & electronics; Phillip Schroeder: Another Shore, for celeste & digital delay; Rick Co...
Performers: Barnes, Erin; Bergman, James; Cahill, Sarah; Catron, Jessica; Cox, Rick; Diamond, Theresa; Duke-Kirkpatrick, Erika; Fernandez, Alma Lisa; Fink, Michael Jon; Iles, Alex; Klucevsek, Guy; Marshall, Clem...

The RIAS Second Viennese School Project / Schönberg, Berg, Webern, Strauss

4 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...

Messiaen: Chamber Music - Quaturo Pour la Fin du Temps; Le Merle Noir; Vocalise Etude; Theme et Variations / Francois Benda, clarinet; Ivan Monighetti, cello; Cedric Pescia, piano; Felix Renggli, flute, Nutrit Stark, violin

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-11-13

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Le merle noir; Vocalise-étude, for soprano & piano (orchestrated as II mvt. of "Concert à quatre"), I/15; Thème et Variations for ...
Performers: Benda, Francois; Monighetti, Ivan; Pescia, Cedric; Renggli, Felix; Stark, Nurit

Genuin presents the 12th release in their Artist Consort series dedicated to the music of Olivier Messian....continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany (12/08/2011-12/09/2011)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Chamber Music with Winds, Opp. 94; 73; 70; 102 & 132 / Phillipe Berrod: clarinet; André Cazalet: French horn; David Gaillard: viola; Alexandre Gattet: oboe; Hélène Tysman: piano

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) ...
Performers: Berrod, Philippe; Cazalet, Andre; Gaillard, David; Gattet, Alexandre; Trenel, Marc; Tysman, Helene

Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel (Paris) (2012)....continue...

French Masterworks for Harp - works by Ravel, Caplet, Debussy / Ursula Holliger, harp; Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Hans Stalder, clarinet

1 CD / Claves / 2012-11-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; André Caplet: Conte Fantastique for harp & string quartet, "Masque of the Red Death"; Divertissements, for h...
Performers: Collot, Serge; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Holliger, Ursula; Stalder, Hans-Rudolf
Conductors:
Ensemble: Die Kammermusiker Zurich

Originally released in 1987, this recording of French masterpieces for harp with ensemble features harpist Ursula Holliger. She has performed internationally as a soloist and...continue...
Recording information: Johannes Kirche Thun....continue...

Jorg Widmann: Elegie / Christoph Poppen

1 CD / ECM / 2012-11-06

Works: Jörg Widmann: Messe, for chorus & orchestra; Bruchstücke (5), for clarinet & piano; Elegy, for clarinet & orchestra
Performers: Holliger, Heinz; Widmann, Jörg
Conductors: Poppen, Christoph
Ensemble: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Composer portrait of Jorg Widmann (b 1973 in Munich) with two major orchestral works bridged by Funf Bruchstucke for clarinet and piano. The Messe was...continue...
Recording information: Congress Hall, Saarbrücken, Germany (05/2009); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus (05/2009); SR Studio 1, Saarbrücken (05/2009); Congress Hall, Saarbrücken, Ge...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Brahms: The Complete Piano Trios / Smetana Trio; Premysl Vojta, French horn; Ludmila Peterková, clarinet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Trio for Pia...
Performers: Peterkova, Ludmila; Vojta, Premysl
Conductors:
Ensemble: Smetana Trio

Following on from the recording of the complete trios of Antonín Dvorák (Supraphon), the renowned and critically acclaimed Smetana Trio have taken the logical step...continue...
Recording information: The Martínek Studio, Prague....continue...

Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midvest

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP ...
Performers: Boudreault, Etienne; Hansen, Martin Roeck; Kirstein, Peter; Norholt, Charlotte; Sandberg, Erik; Wik, Svante
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest; Ensemble Midvest

The Ensemble MidtVest presents a regaling performance of some of Poulenc's most memorable chamber works. Released by cpo, these chamber works offer the esoteric sounds...continue...
Recording information: Radiohusets Studie 2 (DR) (2008-03-09_2008-03-12&2008-)....continue...

John Zorn: Music and Its Double

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestra
Performers: Choi, Jennifer; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Lipowski, Alexander; Nicolas, Mike; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Pereira, Joe [Percussion]; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winant, William [Percussio...
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley; Oramo, Sakari

Three powerful dramatic works from Zorn's remarkable concert music catalog! Zorn's unique cello concerto is a colorful virtuoso showpiece for cellist Fred Sherry and three...continue...

Iwan Müller: Souvenir de Doéran; Clarinet Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / Friederike Roth and Wenzel Fuchs, clarinets

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Iwan Müller: Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola & cello no 1 in B flat major; Le rêve, episode dramatique for clarinet & piano, Op. 73; Scène romantique, for clarinet & piano, Op. 96;...
Performers: Fuchs, Wenzel; Roth, Friederike; Roux, Erika le
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berolina Ensemble

Clarinet virtuoso Iwan Müller succeeded in developing the possibilities of his instrument beyond its limitations in Mozart's time into the modern clarinet, though his compositions...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany....continue...

Aurelio Maganani: Divertimenti Nos. 1 & 2; Elegia; Melodia Romantica / Sergio Bosi, clarinet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Aurelio Magnani: Divertimento for clarinet & piano no 1; Divertimento for clarinet & piano no 2; Elegia, for clarinet & piano; Romance and Waltz, for clarinet & piano (after Gounod's "Faust"); Melodi...
Performers: Bartoli, Riccardo [Clarinet]; Bosi, Sergio

Considered one of the foremost soloists of his day, Aurelio Magnani was the father of the modern Italian clarinet school. His pupils filled prestigious positions...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Apollo, Mogliano, Macerata, Italy (04/03/2011-04/04/2011)....continue...

Knowledge is the Beginning: The Ramallah Concert. Works by Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar. Yo-Yo Ma, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Winds in E flat major, K 297b (K Anh 9); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Azmeh, Kinan; Biron, Mor; Polyak, Sharon; Saleh, Mohamed
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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David Braid: Chamber and Instrumental Music / Grace Davidson, Yuri Kalnits, Peter Cigleris, Jelena Lakovic

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: David Braid: Morning (Neruda), for voice & string quartet, Op. 3; Pieces (3) for solo piano, Op. 8; Invention for violin & piano, Op. 11; Sonata for Quartet, Op. 13; Infinite Reminiscence for 2 piano...
Performers: Cigleris, Peter [Clarinet]; Davidson, Grace; Ekins, John-Paul [Piano]; Hori, Mikako [Piano]; Kalnits, Yuri; Lakovic, Jelena [Piano]; Morneweg, Julia [Cello]; Podobedov, Sergei; Stoycheva, Rossitza [P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Erato Piano Trio; Tippett Quartet

British composer Braid (b. 1970), studied in London, Oxford and Kraków. His music shows something of that double inheritance, bringing together the lyricism of such...continue...

John Pickard: Chamber Music / Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin & viola; Sophie Harris, cello; Ian Mitchell, bass clarinet; Mattew Rickard, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: John Pickard: Piano Trio; Insomnia, for violin & piano; Chaconne for viola; Valedictions, for cello & piano; Sonata for Violin; Snowbound, for bass clarinet, cello & piano
Performers: Harris, Sophie; Marshall-Luck, Rupert; Mitchell, Ian; Rickard, Matthew

Reviews of music by the English composer Pickard (b. 1963) have stated that 'he has the technique and the temperament to emerge as one of...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Bristol, England (01/09/2012-01/10/2012)....continue...

Levant - Chamber music by Glazunov, Prokofiev, Gurdjieff, Hartmann, Tajcevic et al. / Amici Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-10-30

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Pieces (2) for orchestra, Op. 14; Sergey Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano in C minor, Op. 34; Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: C...
Performers: Bowman, Benjamin; Dann, Steven; Hetherington, David; Kradjian, Serouj; Sitarski, Stephen; Valdepeñas, Joaquin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amici Chamber Ensemble

The mystifying sounds of Levant, the "region of the rising Sun", are the focus of Amici Ensemble's latest recording. With music inspired by the Near...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toron (04/2001)....continue...

British Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1: Concertos by Stanford, Finzi and Arnold / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80; Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Clarinet no 2, Op. 115
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This disc marks the beginning of a new survey of British Clarinet Concertos, featuring the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, who here combines the role...continue...

Andrew May: Imaginary Friends, Music for Instruments and Computer

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-10-30

Works: Andrew May: Shimmer, for piano; Chant Songe, for clarinet & computers; Retake, for flute & computer; Ripped-Up Maps, for electric violin & computers; The Twittering Machine, for flute & computers; Wa...
Performers: Brizgys, Deanna [Clarinet]; Eckert, Erika; Errante, F. Gerard; Glyde, Judith; May, Andrew; McNutt, Elizabeth; Reed, Brett; Sanches, Marcelo; Tipton, Megan [Viola]; Wettstein, Shannon; Yoder, Rachel
Conductors: May, Andrew

The works of May nearly defy classification, seamlessly blending the personal expressiveness of traditional classical performance with the alien landscape of ambient computer music. In...continue...

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Jurowski; Alsop

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground, concerto for viola & orchestra; Texan Tenebrae, for orchestra; Lullaby for Hans, for string orchestra; Riffs and Refrains, concerto for clarinet & orchestra; M...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Power, Lawrence; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Stenz, Markus; Alsop, Marin; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This final volume contains the recording of the world première of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings (04/01/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (04/01/2007); Snape Maltings (2011-10-19&2010-04-17&2008-); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (2011-10-1...continue...

Jingle Them Bells: Christmas Favorites Re-imagined by Julie Giroux / UNT Symphonic Band - Fisher

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-10-30

Works: Julie Giroux: Jingle Them Bells, for symphonic band; Three Wise Guys, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, marimba & symphonic band; Away in a Manger, for symphonic band; The Blue Danube Christmas Waltz, f...
Performers: Barrette, Anthony [Sax (Tenor)]; Hashi, Alyse [Flute]; Hicks, Kevin [Trombone]; Pickford, Kelsey; Pronske, Jack [Marimba]; Strudwick, Carlos [Trumpet]
Conductors: Fisher, Dennis
Ensemble: ; UNT Symphonic Band

Recording information: Winspear Performance Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Ce (01/14/2012-01/16/2012)....continue...

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book, The Mozart Question with music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi et al.

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin; Spoken Word: The Mozart Question; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Summer; The Four Seasons. Winter; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin no 1 in G mi...
Performers: Beer, Susanne; Edwards, Catherine; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Liebeck, Jack; Schoeman, Pieter
Conductors: Collon, Nicholas

Children's author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book The Mozart Question, an eloquent and ultimately uplifting story charting a small boy's discovery of his love for...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/18/2012)....continue...

Handel: Israel in Egypt: From Slavery to Freedom / Yair Dalal

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-10-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt; Ivona Kis: Israel in Egypt
Performers: Dalal, Yair; Gabay, Elad [Vocals]; Haimovitch, Yotam; Manasra, Ghassan [Vocals]; Menahem, David [Vocals]; Salame, Lubna; Schachtner, Benno [Counter Tenor Vocal]; Sela, Eyal; Zalevsky, Netanel Yitscha...
Conductors: Erhardt, Werner
Ensemble: Al Ol Ensemble

This project has been created on the basis of the common history and roots of the three monotheistic. Religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. On this...continue...
Recording information: Forum Leverkusen (06/2011); Henry Crown Concert Hall, Jerusalem, Israel (06/2011); Forum Leverkusen (11/2011); Henry Crown Concert Hall, Jerusalem, Israel (11/2011)....continue...

Adikia

1 CD / Forcex / 2012-10-23

Works: Ekkehard Ehlers: Adikia, for clarinet, viola, subcontrabass recorder, viola di gamba, double bass & percussion
Performers: Björn Gottstein; Dafeldecker; Ehlers, Ekkehard; Fagashinski, Kai [Clarinet]; Raiter, Eva [Recorder (Bass)]; Todosch; Wirkus, Paul

Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie f...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Eguchi, Akira; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Goodyear, Stewart; Grant, Cameron; Hoeppner, Susan; Krosnick, Joel; Lindemann, Jens; Ma...
Conductors: Komatsu, Chosei;
Ensemble: ; Duo Concertante; Upper Valley Duo

This collection of the most beautiful, familiar and popular classical melodies of all time, selected from the Marquis catalog of fine classical recordings, features virtuoso...continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...continue...

Gioachino Rossini: Chamber Music with Strings and Winds / Italian Classical Consort

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-10-09

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Notte, Temporale, Preghiera, Caccia, for 2 flutes, clarinet & string quartet; Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; Ouf! les petits pois, for piano in B major (Pé...
Performers: Columbro, Giovanni Battista; Dervishi, Daorsa [Flute]; Furini, Stefano; Magistrelli, Luigi; Nicora, Chiara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Italian Classical Consort

The Italian Classical Consort performs chamber music for strings and winds as well as arrangements for this configuration of arias from operas. They perform on...continue...
Recording information: Milano (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-); Varese (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-)....continue...

Music for Clarinet by Women Composers - works by Mendelssohn, Schleicher, Bottin, Grandval, Rossi et al. / Luigi Magistrelli, clarinet; Claudia Bracco, piano

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-10-09

Works: Alice Mary Smith Meadows White: Sonata for Clarinet; Fanny Mendelssohn: Traum, for voice & piano (Eichendorff-Lieder); Caroline Kraemer Schleicher: Sonatina for clarinet & piano; Marianna M. A. Botti...
Performers: Bracco, Claudia; Magistrelli, Luigi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Cenacolo Della Chimera

The music chosen for this recording embraces different historical periods, from the early 18th century to the 20th century. All the composers are European....continue...
Recording information: San Stefano Ticino (08/2010)....continue...

The Oboe in Mozart Chamber Music - Oboe Quartet, K370; Quintet, K617; Adagio, K580a; Sonata, K376/K374d; Quintet, K452 / Jeremy Polmea, oboe

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello in C minor, K 617; Adagio for English horn, 2 horns ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dent, Susan; Dorey, Susan; Keen, Helen; Langdon, Sophie; Lluna, Joan Enric; Outram, Martin; Polmear, Jeremy; Sewell, Brian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble

Joy is the keyword for this CD! The booklet contains a 2,000-word essay by Diana Ambache, photos from the "K452" recording session, and two entries...continue...

The Oboe: 1903-1953 / Georges Gillet, Joseph Fonteyn, Georges Blanchard and Myrtile Morel

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Petite Mignon (attrib. Carmen); Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Samuel Huguenin: La nuit de Noël; Georges Guilhaud: First Concertino, for oboe & piano; Farandole, for oboe & piano,...
Performers: Addimando, Caesar [Oboe]; Blanchard, Georges [Oboe]; Bleuzet, Louis [Oboe]; Christiansen, Christian; De Busscher, Henri [Oboe]; Dyke, Spencer [Violin]; Eran, Thomas [Piano]; Felumb, Svend Christian; ...
Conductors: Mengelberg, Willem; Gmeindl, Walter; Koussevitzky, Sergey; Kreisler, Fritz; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]

As a fascinating feature of this disc of oboe music, Goossens' mentor Henri de Busscher demonstrates the Brahms violin concerto solo in a 1940s educational...continue...

Bernard Hoffer: "Cosmic" Trio; Five Anecdotes; Concerto di Camera II / Albert Regni, saxophone; Jan Juller-Szeraws, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Bernard Hoffer: Cosmic, for violin, cello & piano; Five Anecdotes, for saxophone & string trio; Concerto di camera no 2 for cello & chamber ensemble
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Burleson, Geoffrey; Keyes, Bayla; Kirkley, William; Ling, Teresa; Muller-Szeraws, Jan; Regni, Al; Schulz, Robert; Tapping, Roger
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Boston Musica Viva

Members of the renowned Boston Musica Viva perform three works by Bernard Hoffer, including a work commissioned by them - Concerto di Camera - that...continue...
Recording information: Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston....continue...