Flute

Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano
Performers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute]
Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....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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Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Elzbieta Sikora: Solo & Electronics for Zbigniew Herbert - works by Ophele, David Simpson, Isphording, Latchoumia

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2013-04-30

Works: Elzbieta Sikora: Orpheus Head 2, for flute & tape; Suite for cello & tape; Suite for harpsichord & tape no 2; Reflets Irisés, for piano & electro-acoustic sounds
Performers: Isphording, Goska; Latchoumia, Wilhem [Piano]; Ophele, Emmanuelle; Simpson, David

This release presents music by one of the most important electronic and contemporary composers Sikora Elzbieta....continue...
Recording information: Espace de projection, Paris, France (11/25/2008-12/01/2008); Groupe de Recherches Musicales studios, Paris, France (11/25/2008-12/01/2008); Ina-GRM Studio 116 (11/25/2008-12/01/...continue...

Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Japanese Melodies / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-23

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Matsushima Ondo, folk song, for voice & piano; Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta, folk song, for voice & piano; Rentaro Taki: Kojyo no tsuki; Japanese Traditional: Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi, folk ...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakagawa, Masami; Yoshiwara, Sumire [Percussion]; Zander, Patricia
Conductors: Mamiya, Michio
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

Recording information: Niiza-Shimin-Kaikan-Hall, Saitama, Japan (11/25/1983-11/26/1983)....continue...

Jón Leifs: Scherzo concreto, Op. 58; Quintet, Op. 50; Variazioni; Pastorale, Op. 8; Elegies, Op. 35

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-04-09

Works: Jón Leifs: Scherzo concreto, Op. 58; Quintet, for flute, clarinet, basson, viola & cello, Op. 50; Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 8; Elegies, Op. 35
Performers: Arni Askelsson; Bjarni Benedikt Björnsson; Bragi Berg_órsson; Egill Arni Pálsson; Einar Jörundsson; Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson; Gudmundur Arnlaugsson; Hafsteinn _&oacut...
Conductors: Wilkinson, Bernhardur
Ensemble: Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra

Chamber music was never the main focus of Jón Leif ' s compositional activity. The ideal venue for his often rough and primitive music was...continue...

Hoffmeister: Flute Concertos Nos. 21 and 24 / Bruno Meier, flute; Prague CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Flute no 24 in D major; Concerto for Flute no 21 in D major
Performers: Meier, Bruno
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Elegant and lyrical, lively and buoyant, these polished concertos by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) are immediately appealing...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague, Czech Republic (10/04/2011-10/05/2011)....continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

Giovanni Verrando (b.1965): Dulle Griet - music for ensemble and electronics / Mdi Ensemble; RepertorioZero

1 CD / Aeon / 2013-03-12

Works: Giovanni Verrando: Dulle Griet, for bass flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion & electronics; Third Born Unicorn, remind me what we're fighting for, for electric violin & electronics; Fir...
Performers: Bigi, Jacopo [Violin (Electric)]; Formenti, Sonia; Ieracitano, Luca
Conductors: Valade, Pierre-Andre
Ensemble: MDI ensemble; RepertorioZero

Born in Sanremo in 1965, Giovanni Verrando is one of the principal representatives of the young generation of Italian composers. After studying with Franco Donatoni,...continue...
Recording information: Cavalli Musica, Castrezzato (04/15/2011-04/18/2011); Vivienda, Milano (04/15/2011-04/18/2011); Cavalli Musica, Castrezzato (11/17/2011); Vivienda, Milano (11/17/2011)....continue...

Music From the Sounds of Earth - Electro-acoustic compositions created entirely from the sounds of the world we live in / Karl Korte, Priscilla Mclean, Charlie Tokarz

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-03-11

Works: Karl Korte: Elements, for electronics; Priscilla McLean: Xakaalawe / Flowing, for electronics; The Eye of Spring, for electronics (Symphony of Seasons no 2)
Performers: Korte, Karl; McLean, Priscilla

Recording information: 2005/2012....continue...

Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];...
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Released in 1995 - the centenary of Ernesto Lecuona's birth - the first installment of Thomas Tirino's pioneering survey of the composer's piano music caused...continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens / Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al.

1 CD / ECM / 2013-03-05

Works: Eleni Karaindrou: Death of a Salesman; Eternity and a Day; Closed Roads, for viola & orchestra; Number Ten; Voyage to Cythera; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Glass Menangerie; Landscape in the M...
Performers: Anthis, Socratis; Bildea, Maria; Boulard, Marie-Cecile [Clarinet]; Christopoulos, Vangelis; Dimitriadis, Aris; Gadedi, Stella; Garbarek, Jan; Hadjiiordanou, Dinos; Karaindrou, Eleni; Kashkashian, Kim...
Conductors: Myrat, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra

An exceptional live recording, Concert In Athens, the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan...continue...
Recording information: Megaron, Athens (11/19/2010)....continue...

Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film score
Performers: Altenbach, Richard; Becknell, Steven; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Bosler, Annie [Horn]; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clayton...
Conductors: Kraemer, Joe

Recording information: Streisand Scoring Stage, Sony Pictures Studios....continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

María Granillo: Kaleidoscope / Marisa Canales, Juan Carlos Laguna

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2013-02-26

Works: María Granillo: Sibilas, for flute & guitar; String Quatet no 2 (Mestizo); Circus, for ensemble; Canciones para Niños (4), for children's chorus; Organika, for ensemble
Performers: Canales, Marisa; Laguna, Juan Carlos
Conductors: Morales, Patricia;
Ensemble: Coro de Ninos y Jovenes de la Escuela Nacional de Musica; El Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Ensamble Tres; Ensemble 3; Tambucco; Tambuco

Recording information: sala Silvestre Revueltas de los Estudios Churubusco, Sa (2011-12-01&2011-12-02&2011-)....continue...

Justin Rubin: A Waltz Through the Vapor / Matthew McCright

1 CD / Innova / 2013-02-26

Works: Justin Rubin: The Still Waters of Sagamore Hill, for piano; Affetuoso, for piano (no 2 from Piano Album 2008); Lullaby for Max, for piano; Musical Specimen, for bassoon, marimba & piano; Con seriet&#...
Performers: Campbell, Jefferson; Chernyshev, Alexander [Piano]; Husby, Betsy [Cello]; Koshinski, Gene; Lipke-Perry, Tracy [Piano]; McCright, Matthew; Scott, Lorie [Flute]

Sacred Heart cathedral in Duluth, Minnesota, is where the performances on composer Justin Rubin's latest album were captured. The building's hundred-year-old bricks and sandstone work...continue...
Recording information: Sacred Heart Studios, Duluth, Minnesota (2010-10-19&2011-12-16&2012-)....continue...

Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil / Ken Berry Rachel Wylie, Tod Brody, Melissa Vainio, Fred Morgan and Marja Mutru

1 CD / Minmax / 2013-02-26

Works: Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera
Performers: Amat, Laurie; Berry, Ken; Brody, Tod; Cave, Jim; Gwinn, Deborah; Hugh Livingston [Composer/Cello]; Josheff, Peter; Morgan, Fred; Mutru, Marja; Rose, Ellen; Vainio, Melissa; Wylie, Rachael
Conductors: McClure, Deirdre

David T. Little: Soldier Songs / David Adam Moore; Newspeak; Todd Reynolds

1 CD / Innova / 2013-02-26

Works: David T. Little: Soldier Songs, opera
Performers: Kathman, Kelli; Lee, Andrew McKenna; Moore, David Adam; Reynolds, Todd [Violin]
Conductors: Reynolds, Todd [Violin]
Ensemble: Newspeak

Based on interviews with veterans of five wars conducted by the composer, Soldier Songs traces the path of the soldier through three phases of life...continue...
Recording information: Avatar Studios, NYC; Flux Studios, NYC....continue...

Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & pi...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jalbert, David; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Francis Poulenc's catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (10/2010)....continue...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...continue...

Mozart: Violin Sonatas, K.376-378; K. 570 Arranged for Flute / Patrick Gallois, flute; Maria Prinz, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 (374d); Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Divertimento for S...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Prinz, Maria

Transcribed for flute by one of the world's greatest exponents of the instrument, these memorably tuneful works represent different stages of Mozart's development and are...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria (06/04/2012-06/06/2012)....continue...

Daniel Schnyder: "Brass" - Trumpet Concerto; Little Songbook; Subzero Concerto / David Taylor; Reinhold Friedrich

1 CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Daniel Schnyder: Concerto for Trumpet; Little Songbook, suite for soloist & brass quintet; subZERO, concerto for bass trombone & ensemble
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Schnyder, Daniel; Taylor, David
Conductors: ; Jarvi, Kristjan
Ensemble: Absolute Ensemble; Manhattan Brass; North German Radio Philharmonic

On this release some of the world's best brass players perform extraordinary compositions by Daniel Schnyder....continue...
Personnel: Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet); David Taylor (bass trombone); Manhattan Brass, Absolute Ensemble, Radio Philharmonic....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

J.S. Bach: Flute Sonatas, BWV 1030, 1031, 1033, 1034 & 1035 / Andrea Oliva, flute; Angela Hewitt, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Sonata for flute & keyboard in C major, BWV 1033; Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034; Sonata for Flute...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela; Oliva, Andrea [Flute]

Fans of pianist Angela Hewitt will be delighted to hear her in a chamber music setting, accompanying Andrea Oliva (who was described as "one of...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (12/16/2011-12/19/2011)....continue...

The End of the Day: The Music of Arni Björnsson / James Lisney: piano; Jaime Martin: flute; Elizabeth Layton: violin

2 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Arni Björnsson: Little Suite for string orchestra; Sonata for piano in D minor, Op 3; Icelandic Folk Songs (4) for flute & piano; Rómanza for violin & piano no 1, Op. 6; Rómanza for vi...
Performers: Gudbjornsson, Gunnar; Layton, Elizabeth; Lisney, James; Martin, Jaime [Flute]; Thorhallsdottir, Bjorg
Conductors: ; Baldvinsson, Tryggvi M.; Bragason, Helgi
Ensemble: Árni Björnsson Quartet; Hafnarfjordur Chamber Choir; Icelandic Festival Marching Band

The release of this double album of Árni Björnsson's music was issued to mark the centenary of his birth in December 1905. The recording brings...continue...

Weber and Haydn: Trios for Flute, Cello & Piano / Hansgeorg Schmeiser: flute; Othmar Müller: cello; Matteo Fossi: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63); Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D major, H 15 no 16; Keyboard Trio in G major, H. 15/15; Keybo...
Performers: Fossi, Matteo [Piano]; Muller, Othmar; Schmeiser, Hansgeorg

Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (11/05/2011-11/06/2011)....continue...

Carmina Nova: La Tradizione nel Contemporaneo - Works by Scattolin, Kurti and Benati / Latinobalcanica Ensemble

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-02-12

Works: Pier Paolo Scattolin: E nanna nanne, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Addonna va ssa Filumena, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Lamentazioni, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Sarvi Rriggina, for voice, chorus...
Performers: Frei, Constance; Malferrari, Stefano; Morini, Anna Maria; Pezzoli, Giuseppe [Percussion]; Tricomi, Fabio; Windsor, Lorna
Conductors:
Ensemble: Latinobalcanica Ensemble

The Carmina Nova project stems from the observation that for certain solo and choral repertoires it is possible consistently to identify and try out some...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Girolamo Certosa di Bologna-Italia (09/2009-12/2010)....continue...

Quays - works for flute by Scelsi, Pilati, Hoadley, Adams, Ferrari, Whitehead / Luca Manghi: flute; David Kelly: piano; Horomona Horo: taonga puoro

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-02-12

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Quays, for alto flute solo; Mario Pilati: Sonata for flute & piano; Ben Hoadley: Three Sketches for a Nocturne, for flute & piano; Chris Adams: Art Miniatures, for flute & piano; G. ...
Performers: Kelly, David [Piano]; Manghi, Luca

Recording information: The Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton, NZ (02/2012)....continue...

Christopher Gunning: Concertos for Guitar, Clarinet and Flute / Gunning, RPO

1 CD / Discovery / 2013-02-12

Works: Christopher Gunning: Concerto for guitar & orchestra ("Requerdos do Mallorca"); Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Concertino for flute & orchestra
Performers: Handley, Catherine; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Whight, Michael
Conductors: Gunning, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Gunning has made a reputation for his compositions in film, TV, and the concert hall. After he worked with Craig Ogden on many TV...continue...

Charles Koechlin: Complete Music for Saxophone / David Brutti, saxophone; Atem Saxophone Quartet

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Charles Koechlin: Sonatina no 1 for oboe d'amore, flute, clarinet, harp & string sextet, Op. 194/1; Sonatina no 2 for oboe d'amore, flute, clarinet, string sextet & harpsichord, Op. 194/2; 12 Monodie...
Performers: Bartelucci, David; Brutti, David; Caroli, Mario; Farinelli, Filippo
Conductors: ; Farinelli, Filippo
Ensemble: ; Duo Disecheis; Orchestra Città Aperta Wind Ensemble; Orchestra Citta Aperta

The duo has achieved enormous success in international competitions and has collaborated with composers such as Paolo Baioni, Stefano Trevisi and Dimitri Nicolau. Joining the...continue...
Recording information: 2011-2012....continue...

Lee Hyla: My Life on the Plains

1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-01-29

Works: Lee Hyla: Polish Folk Songs, for 2 melodicas, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, keyboard & percus; Field Guide, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano & percussi...
Performers: Advocat, Amy; Bob, Sarah; Diaz, Gabriela [Violin]; Donato, Alicia Di; Moore, Rane; Popper-Keizer, Rafael; Russell, David [Cello]; Trant, Aaron; Vincent, Kate
Conductors: Means, Jeffrey

Recording information: Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North An....continue...

Jeffrey Stadelman: Messenger - orchestral, instrumental and electoacoustic works / Petr Vronsky, Jeffrey Stadelman, Elizabeth McNutt

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Jeffrey Stadelman: Messenger, for orchestra; Bagatelles (9), for piano & recorded sound; Evans House, for flute; Koral 19, electroacoustic music; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: McNutt, Elizabeth; Stadelman, Jeffrey
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer Stadelman's unusual, arresting, exacting musical voice has evolved over 25 years, amounting to a complex musical practice that suggests no obvious counterpart. MESSENGER includes...continue...

Intrinsic Versatility - Music by Debussy, Mower, Hindemith, Stravinsky et al. / Miles Osland, piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Clare Fischer: Rhapsody Nova, for wind ensemble; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Mike Mower: Collaboraçâo, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Conglomerate, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Dailey, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince; Osland, Miles
Conductors: Dalley, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince;
Ensemble: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble

Miles Osland stands out front by virtue of his versatility and flexibility. Featured as a soloist on this CD, Osland performs on piccolo, flute, alto...continue...

Mothership - Music of Mason Bates, Gershwin, Robert Moran, Joel Puckett, Grainger / OH University Wind Ens.

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Mason Bates: Mothership, for flute & piano; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Robert Moran: Points of Departure; Joel Puckett: The Shadow of Sirius, concerto for flute, flute choir & wind ensemble; Pe...
Performers: Burgoyne, Alex [Saxophone]; Gonzalez,, David, Jr.; Miller, Caleb; Patterson, Kelsey [Flute]; Sincoff, Alison Brown [Flute]
Conductors: Trachsel, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Ohio Universtiy Wind Symphony

The Ohio University School of Music has been officially in existence since 1917, although some of the individual programs date back to the 1880s. Currently,...continue...
Recording information: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Ohio Un (02/03/2012-02/05/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Complete Flute Concertos / Frans Vester, Edward Witsenburg, flutes. Frans Bruggen

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, K. Anh. 184 (after Rondo for v...
Performers: Vester, Frans; Witsenburg, Edward
Conductors: Brüggen, Frans
Ensemble: Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam

These 1972 recordings were made by the cream of the Dutch early music movement, led by one of its alma parens, Frans Brüggen. They date...continue...
Recording information: Doopegezinde Kerk, Amsterdam....continue...

Scarlatti: 12 Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso / I Solisti di Milano

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 1 for 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in F major; Sinfonie di Concerto grosso (12); Sinfonie di concerto grosso no 3 for flute, 2 vio...
Performers: Bodanza, Giuseppe; Cambursano, Glauco; Cavallo, Bruno; Loppi, Augusto
Conductors: Ephrikian, Angelo
Ensemble: I Solisti Milano

I Solisti di Milano and their committed musicianship will be familiar to listeners who have followed their progress through much other, often neglected or hardly...continue...
Recording information: Villa Litta Modigliani, Milan, Italy....continue...

Songs from Evening Land - Per Norgard: songs in new instrumentations / Helene Gjerris, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-01-29

Works: Per Norgård: Recitatives (2), for voice & piano, Op. 16; Entwicklungen, songs (2) for alto, cello, flute, guitar & percussion; Plutonian Ode, for soprano & cello; Songs (3) from "L'Amour la po&#...
Performers: Abildskov, Anne Marie Fjord; Gjerris, Helene; Hansen, Johannes Soe; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Lutzhoft, Jesper; Moldrup, Toke; Rehling, Tine; Sorensen, Gert; Wallevik, Lotte
Conductors: Schreiber, Casper

This CD is a testimony of the extraordinary meeting between two strong artistic personalities. Danish mezzo-soprano Helene Gjerris explores six decades of vocal music by...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music (05/2010-05/2011)....continue...

Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Flute Concertos (4) / Gaby Pas-Van-Riet, flute

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in C major; Concerto for flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns & orchestra in G major; Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in D major; Concerto ...
Performers: Riet, Gaby Pas-Van
Conductors: Moesus, Johannes
Ensemble: ; SWD Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Listeners who enjoy the Mozart flute concertos will undoubtedly enjoy these as well... Like Mozart's, Graf's concertos...continue...
Recording information: Matthäuskirche, Pforzheim, Germany (09/28/2011-09/30/2011)....continue...

Hummel: Schöne Minka / Christopher Hinterhuber, Walter Auer, Martin Rummel

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 104; Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 81; Adagio, Variations and Rondo in A major, Op. 78 "Schöne Minka"
Performers: Auer, Walter [Flute]; Hinterhuber, Christopher; Rummel, Martin

Three works by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, located somewhere between an 18th century's exalted elegance and a new era, when Chopin and Liszt convinced with their...continue...
Recording information: Schloá Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria (05/02/2012-05/03/2012)....continue...

Viva Verdi: Overtures & Preludes / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliana; Alzira; La traviata; Il corsaro; Nabucco; Jérusalem (Original Version (libr. from 1843 "I Lombardi")); Jérusalem; Giovanna d'Arco; Aida, opera; Macbeth...
Performers: Ferrando, Mauro; Meloni, Fabrizio; Prandino, Luisa; Thouand, Fabien; Zoni, Marco
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica Della Scala

Wiiner of the 2012 ECHO Award for "Conductor of the Year" and one of the world's most respected maestros Riccardo Chailly celebrates Verdi's bicentenary year...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium di Milano (06/05/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
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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...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

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

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CDCM Computer Music Series, Vol. 39: Music from the University of North Texas Center for Experimental Music

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-12

Works: Larry Austin: Redux, for violin & computer music; David Bithell: Hithering, an interactive environment for trumpet & computer generated sound; Joseph Klein: Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka, for narrat...
Performers: Austin, Larry; Bithell, David; Clark, Thomas; Errante, F. Gerard; Gnage, Patrick; Greer, Jonathan; Klein, Heidi Dietrich [Vocals]; Klein, Joseph; Lamneck, Esther; May, Andrew; McNutt, Elizabeth; Nels...
Conductors: Gibbons, Henry

When Hope Still Had Its Chance: The Songs of Keith Gates / Lines, Morita, Hand

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-12

Works: Keith Gates: Psalm 121, for voice, flute & piano; Psalm 23, for voice, flute & piano; Lorica, for voice, flute & piano; Prayer, for voice, flute & piano; Songs (3) to Texts by Women Authors, for voic...
Performers: Hand, Judy; Lines, Carol; Morita, Lina

Recording information: Shearman Fine Arts Performing Arts Theatre, McNeese Sta....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...