Piano

The Wagner Edition - Flying Dutchman, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tannhauser, Tristan und Isolde [25 DVD]

25 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Der Ring des Nibelungen; Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin
Performers: Asato, Cristian; Finley, Gerald; Flores, Perla; Gabler, Anna; Halfvarson, Eric; Jentzsch, Marco; Judson, Colin; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lloyd, Robert; Marin, Aureliano; Martin, Johannes; Miles, Alastair; Pol...
Conductors: Haenchen, Harmut; Billy, Bertrand de; Jurowski, Vladimir; Nagano, Kent; Belohlavek, Jiri
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin; EuropaChorAkademie Mainz; Glyndebourne Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon National Opera Chorus; Netherlands O...

Presented here are all of Wagner's mature operas from seven leading European opera houses recorded during the last decade. Featuring many acclaimed Wagner singers of...continue...
Run Time: 2450 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Country of Origin: Germany
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Greatest Video Game Music, Vol. 2 / London Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / X5 Group / 2012-11-13

Works: Lorne Balfe: Assassin's Creed - Revelations; Jeremy Soule: Elder Scrolls - Skyrim; Kenta Nagata: Legend of Zelda - The Windwaker; Nobuo Uematsu: Final Fantasy VII; Clint Mansell: A Mass Effect 3; Mar...
Performers: Abrahams, Leo; Cawley, Tom [Keyboards]; Covey, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, John; Little, Simon; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; Weller, Tim
Conductors: Skeet, Andrew
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The first album; The Greatest Video Game Music, released in late 2011, featured classical renditions of the most famous and loved video game music, performed...continue...
Personnel: Andrew Skeet (programming).

Recording information: Angel Studios and Air Lyndhurst.

Over the years, video games have evolved from the simple platforming adventures of Mario an...continue...

French Fantasy / Debussy, Saint-Saens, Frank / Maria Bachmann, violin; Adam Neiman, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Eduard Franck: Sonata for Violin in A ma...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Neiman, Adam

The New York Times hailed Maria Bachmann as "a violinist of soul and patrician refinement," and The Boston Globe as "astonishing in every musical and...continue...
Recording information: SUNY College at Purchase, Recital Hall of the Performin (12/16/2011-12/18/2011)....continue...

Tcherepnin: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 / Giorgio Koukl, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-11-13

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Sonatine Romantique, for piano, Op. 4; Petite Suite for piano, Op. 6; Toccata for piano no 1, Op. 1; Pièces sans Titres (8) for piano; Nocturne for piano in G sharp minor, ...
Performers: Koukl, Giorgio

Grand Piano's Volume 2 of the cycle of complete piano works by the Russian born composer and pianist Alexander Tcherepnin focuses on Tcherpnin's early woks...continue...
Recording information: Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerl....continue...

Pastoral - works by Tomasi; Ibert; Milhaud; Auric; Poulenc; Roussel; Martelli; Ferroud; Honegger et al / Jean-Louis Beaumadier & Friends

1 CD / Skarbo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henri Tomasi: Le Tombeau de Mireille, for galoubet (fife) (or oboe) & tamborine; Le petit chevrier corse; Jacques Ibert: Pastoral, for 4 pipes; Darius Milhaud: Exercice musical, for pipe (or flute) &...
Performers: Beaumadier, Jean-Louis; Bride, Philip; Callier, Yannick; Daoues, Stella; Desmond, Yves; Gabriel, Andre; Imbert, Cedric; Marzullo, Claire; Raynaut, Jacques

"The title of this lovely collection describes the character of the pieces heard on this new CD performed by Jean-Louis Beaumadier and friends. The friends...continue...
Recording information: La Grange, Studio Alys (2010)....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

Mezzo Moon: Lieder & Songs by Brahms, Zemlinsky, Weyse, Schubert, Schumann, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart / Pia Heise, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Nachtwandler, Op. 86/3; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Süáe, süáe, Sommernacht, for voice & piano; Christoph Ernst Friedrich We...
Performers: Heise, Pia; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes / : Aquiles Delle Vigne, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Delle-Vigne, Aquiles

This disc, recorded for the TwoPianists label, features a dazzling display of technical and musical prowess in the Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt. The heroic...continue...
Recording information: EMS Studios, Brussels (03/1994)....continue...

Erkki Melartin: The Solo Piano Works / Maria Lettberg, piano

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Erkki Melartin: Lastuja for piano no 1, Op. 7; Legend, for piano no 2, Op. 12; Surullinen puutarha (Melancholy Garden), for piano, Op. 52; Lyric Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 59; Den hemlighetsfulla skog...
Performers: Lettberg, Maria

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The program is loosely arranged in chronological order and as such provides a fascinating portrait of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio Gärtnerstraáe (2008-11-13_2008-11-15&2009-)....continue...

Liszt: Wagner Paraphrases

1 CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Am stillen Herd, transcription for piano (after Wagner; Spinnerlied from Der fliegende Holländer, transcription for piano (after Wagner), S. 440 (LW A204); Pilgerchor aus Tannhä...
Performers: Fisch, Asher

Better known as a conductor, Israeli-born Asher Fish is also an accomplished pianist and often directs from the keyboard, as well as participating in chamber...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (10/20/2011-10/22/2011)....continue...

American Mavericks / Cowell: "Synchrony" Piano Concerto; Harrison: Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra; Varèse: Amériques / Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony

1 Super Audio CD / San Francisco Symphony / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Cowell: Synchrony of Dance, Music, Light, for orchestra (aka "Orchesterstück; Concerto for piano & orchestra, HC 440; Lou Harrison: Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra; Edgard Var...
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Jacobs, Paul [Organ]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

This recording by Michael Tilson Thomas and the GRAMMY® award-winning San Francisco Symphony features stunning live recordings from the SFS's wildly successful American Mavericks...continue...
Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco War Memorial and Pe....continue...

Joachim Raff: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 / Tra Nguyen, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-11-13

Works: Joachim Raff: Album Lyrique, for piano, Op. 17; Eglogues (5), Op. 105; Impromptu-Valse, for piano, Op. 94; Fantaisie-Polonaise, for piano, Op. 106
Performers: Nguyen, Tra [Piano]

Regarded in his lifetime as one of the foremost composers of the romantic era, Raff was forgotten for most of the 20th century. Now his...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth UK (11/29/2011-11/30/2011)....continue...

The View Was All in Lines / Schöenberg, Schaathun, Wallin / Kenneth Karlsson, piano

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Rolf Wallin: Imperatives (7) for piano; Commentaries (3) on Schoenberg's 6 kleine Klavierstücke, for piano; Etude for piano no 3; Asbjorn Schaathun: Commentaries (3) on Schoenberg's 6 kleine Kla...
Performers: Karlsson, Kenneth

Pianist Kenneth Karlsson brings together two Norwegian composers Rolf Wallin and Asbjørn Schaathun. Wallin and Schaathun are challenged by Karlsson to write their replies to...continue...
Recording information: Henie Onstad Art Centre, Norway (2008-06-??&2010-12-??&2011-)....continue...

Manuel Valls: Sephardic Songs for soprano, flute, and guitar / Rosa Mateu: soprano; Mac McClure: piano; Victor Valls: guitar; Montserrat Santacana: piano; Antón Serra: flute

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13

Works: Manuel Valls: Canciones Sefardíes (Sephardic Songs), for voice, flute & guitar; El gessamí i la rosa for voice & piano; Vals de barri for voice & piano; Cançó de taverna, for voic...
Performers: Mateu, Rosa; McClure, Mac; Santacana, Montserrat; Serra, Anton [Flute]; Valls, Victor

Recording information: Estudis Albert Moraleda (Llerona) (05/26/2005-05/27/2004)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter: 1975 Royal Festival Hall Concerto / Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 & 29; Bagatelles op 126 Nos. 1, 4 & 6

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Bagatelle for piano in G major, Op. 126/1; Bagatelle for piano in B minor, Op. 126/4; Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter was one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century. Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata was one of the main features of Richter's programming in...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (06/18/1975)....continue...

George Gershwin: Gershwin at the Keyboard / Ivar Anton Waagaard, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Funny Face; Rhapsody in Blue; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Impromptu in Two Keys, for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Sleepless Night, prelude for piano (Melody no 17, reconstructed...
Performers: Waagaard, Ivar Anton [Piano]

Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (09/18/2010-09/20/2010)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim plays Beethoven - Piano Sonatas nos 1-6 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonat...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel

In this historic release, digitally remastered and restored from original 35mm film, Daniel Barenboim begins his exploration of Beethoven's thirty-two piano sonatas: the "New Testament"...continue...
Run Time: 147 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Germany
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David Nisbet Stewart: Convergence; Gershwin / Terry Everson; Andrew Song; Chris Reade; Karolina Rojah

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: David Nisbet Stewart: Piano Concerto; Suite for piano & brass quartet; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Everson, Terry; Hopper, Wesley [Trombone]; Levicky, Martin; Rojahn, Karolina; Sorg, Andrew [Trumpet]
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: Maravian Philharmonfic Orchestra; Tower Brass Quintet

Accessible collection of contemporary classical works by Stewart, performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto) and Terry Everson, Andrew Sorg, Chris Reade, and Karolina Rojahn...continue...

Giuseppe Martucci: Piano Concerto No. 2; 2 Nocturnes Op. 70; Tema e Variazioni, Op. 58 / Pietro Massa, piano

1 CD / Delta Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Martucci: Notturno for piano (or orchestra) in G flat major, Op. 70/1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 66; Theme and variations for piano in E flat major, Op. 58
Performers: Massa, Pietro [Piano]
Conductors: Malzew, Stefan
Ensemble: ; New Brandenburg Philharmonic

W.A. Mozart: Lieder / Gemma Bertagtnolli, soprano; Antonio Battislo, piano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe, K 520; Abendempfindung, K 523; An die Hoffnung ("Ich würd auf meinem Pfad"), song for voice & piano, K. 390 (K. 340c); An Chloë, K 524; Rondo ...
Performers: Avital, Avi; Ballista, Antonio; Bertagnolli, Gemma

Recording information: Baroque Hall, SMC Studio, Ivrea, Italy (01/08/2007-01/11/2007)....continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Complete Works for Violin & Piano / Tianwa Yang, violin; Nicholas Rimmer, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Phantom und Eskapade, fantasy for violin & piano; Hekton, for violin & piano; Antlitz, sketch for violin & piano; Eine Violinsonate, for violin & piano; Über der Linie VII, for vi...
Performers: Rimmer, Nicholas [Piano / Organ]; Yang, Tianwa

Wolfgang Rihm is one of the world's most eminent and prolific composers. His works for violin and piano encompass almost his entire compositional career, from...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Ettlingen, Germany (04/01/2012-04/04/2012)....continue...

Generation / Songs & Duets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Liszt, Wagner / Renate and Daniel Behle

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Robert Schumann: Belsazar ("Die Mitternacht zog näher schon"), ballad for voice &...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Behle, Renate; Schnyder, Oliver

On Generation, mother and son Renate Behle and Daniel Behle perform various operatic excerpts. For more than fifteen years Renate Behle has been one of...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio, Zürich (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Christopher Adey, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Shura Cherkassky, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Adey, Christopher; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky enjoyed a long career of over 70 years, rising to the forefront of internationally acclaimed concert pianists. His phenomenal virtuosity, color, range, and...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/30/1983); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasgow, Scotland (08/30/1983); Royal Albert Hall, London (12/03/1981); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasg...continue...

Ludwig Thuille: Selected Songs / Roman Trekel, Hartmut Höll

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig Thuille: Im Mai, for voice & piano, Op. 4/3; Allerseelen, for voice & piano, Op. 4/4; Ganymed, for voice & piano, Op. 4/5; Waldesgang, for voice & piano, Op. 7/1; Nachtlied, for voice & piano,...
Performers: Höll, Hartmut; Trekel, Roman

Ludwig Thuille was one of the leading operatic composers of the Munich School. Despite his lifelong friendship with Richard Strauss, Thuille remained a lesser-known Austrian...continue...
Recording information: Studio Steingraeber & Söhne, Bayreuth (11/09/2009-11/12/2009)....continue...

The Power of Dreaming: Chopin & Liszt / Dominic Piers Smith: piano

2 CD / 1-2-3-4-GO / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), ...
Performers: Smith, Dominic Piers [Piano]

Recording information: The Menuhin Hall, UK (10/21/2008-10/24/2008)....continue...

Concertos for Piano with Percussion Orchestra / Mccormick Percussion Group

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Santos: Moppet, for piano & percussion; Mel Mobley: [Pleez], (Plez), /Pliz/, for piano & percussion ensemble; David Gillingham: Concerto for Piano, Percussion and Wind Orchestra; David Noon: Con...
Performers: Kim, Ji Hyun
Conductors: McCormick, Robert
Ensemble: ; Mccormick Percussion Group

This is the 5th Ravello release from the acclaimed McCormick Percussion Group. Living up to their reputation as vanguards of percussion repertoire, the Group uses...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...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Jacobus Handl: Pueri, Concinite; Natus est nobis, motet; Michael Praetorius: In Natali Domini; Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Pi&a...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut
Conductors: Gillesberger, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys Choir

This new release from Acanta features the most beloved boys choir sings the most beautiful Christmas-carols, with unique recordings from a star-studded cast and thoroughly...continue...

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...

Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life / Frank Ticheli, Carter Pann / Allan McMurray, University of Colorado Wind Ensemble / Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano; Carter Pann, piano

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-11-13

Works: Frank Ticheli: Songs of Love and Life, for voice & wind ensemble; Carter Pann: Symphony for winds ("My Brother's Brain")
Performers: Bird-Arvidsson, Jennifer [Soprano Vocal]; Pann, Carter
Conductors: McMurray, Allan
Ensemble: University of Colorado Wind Ensemble

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
The ensemble is small - 10 woodwinds, a brass trio, plus percussion, piano, string bass, and harp - and...continue...
Recording information: Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado, Boulder (2012-02-06_2012-02-08&2012-)....continue...

Alfredo Casella: Scarlattiana; Pupazzetti; sonatina; Canzone a ballo / Alda Caiello, Lorna Windsor: sopranos; Bruno Canino: piano

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-11-13

Works: Alfredo Casella: Scarlattiana for piano & chamber orchestra, Op. 44; Pupazzetti for orchestra; Pagine di guerra for piano, 4 hands, Op. 25; Sonatina for piano, Op. 28; Canzoni (2) popolari Italiane, ...
Performers: Ballista, Antonio; Caiello, Alda; Canino, Bruno; Windsor, Lorna
Conductors: Ballista, Antonio

Recording information: Teatro Dal Verme, Milano (07/2008)....continue...

Postnikova, Rozhdestvensky play C.P.E. Bach, Lachner, Schubert, Mozart, Balakirev, Smetana, Czerny

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in A major, BR A40; Franz Paul Lachner: Introduction & Fugue, for organ, 4 hands, Op. 62; Franz Schubert: Fugue for Piano 4 hands in E minor...
Performers: Bakhchiev, Alexander; Postnikova, Viktoria; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Sorokina, Elena


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Jonathan Goldstein: Cyclorama / Balanescu Quartet and Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Jonathan Goldstein: Reverie for ensemble; Notturno for ensemble; Everywhere, for piano & ensemble; Cras amet, for voice & ensemble; Crystals, for ensemble; Elegy for ensemble; Etude for cello no 1; E...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Holland, Nicholas; Pearson, James
Conductors: Goldstein, Jonathan
Ensemble: Balanescu Ensemble

Jonathan Goldstein is an award-winning composer of music for film, TV, and advertising. This, his first album, is a ranging view of his instrumental works...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London....continue...

Open Your Eyes / Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg / Katherine Broderick, soprano; Malcom Martineau, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (8) from "Letzte Blätter" for voice & piano, Op. 10 (TrV 141); Alban Berg: Early Songs (7); Arnold Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Martineau, Malcolm

Soprano Katherine Broderick, along with pianist Malcolm Martineau, presents a recital of ripely romantic and lyrical songs and cabaret humor from the turn of the...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (04/01/2011-04/04/2011)....continue...

Frederic Mompou: Cançons & Danses / Marisa Martins, mezzosoprano; Mac McClure, piano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13

Works: Federico Mompou: Cançó de l'àvia, for voice & piano; El testament d'Amèlia, folk song arrangement for voice & piano; Ballet; Ets l'infinit, for voice & piano; Et sento que vé...
Performers: Martins, Marisa; McClure, Mac

Recording information: Estudis Albert Moraleda (Llerona) (2009)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Jacoby, Ingrid
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. This recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (07/30/2011/07/31/2011)....continue...

Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28; Piano Sonata No. 2 / Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"
Performers: Schmitt-Leonardy, Wolfram

German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the University of Music and Performing (09/17/2011-09/18/2011)....continue...

French Violin Sonatas / Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Pierne / Jacques Israelievitch, violin; Kanae Matsumoto, piano

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-11-13

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 36; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin ...
Performers: Israelievitch, Jacques; Matsumoto, Kanae [Piano]

Written between 1900 and 1949, these four sonatas for violin and piano represent some of the best music written in France in the first half...continue...
Recording information: Lenna Hall, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New Yor (08/08/2010-08/10/2010)....continue...

Folk Treasures of America / Bands and Choruses of the US Military

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: John Newton: Amazing Grace; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Sourwood Mountain; Long Time Ago; Old Joe Clark, folk song; When the Saints Go Marching In; Samuel F. Smith: America, for chor...
Performers: Morris, Ben; Trimmins, Ken; Young, Timothy [Piano]
Conductors: Galena, Joseph; Urrutia, Cristina M. M.; Hamilton, Finley R.; Bonner, Alan; Sierichs, Alan C.; Clanton, John C.; Milburn, Dwayne; Hinton, Keith; Leyendecker, Dennis M.; Steffey, Chad, Lt.; Waite, A. ...

Altissimo presents this great collection of traditional folk songs we all grew up singing. This album contains songs spanning two centuries, from early 1800's to...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...

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 959 & 960 / Paul Lewis, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Lewis, Paul [Piano]

Brought back into the active catalog by popular demand, the second Schubert release by the brilliant English pianist Paul Lewis features the composers' sublime late...continue...

Prokofiev plays Prokofiev / Piero Coppola [Melodiya]

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11; The Love for Three Oranges; Pieces for piano, Op. 12; Sarcasms, Op. 17; Pieces for piano, Op. 52; Sonata no 4, Op. 29; Pieces for piano, Op. 59...
Performers: Prokofiev, Sergei
Conductors: Coppola, Piero
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra


Works:

Archival recordings from the 1920s and 1930s of Prokoviev interpreting his own compositions, including a famous recording of his third Piano Concerto with the London

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Oliver Knussen: Autumnal; Choral; Violin Concerto; Requiem; Songs for Sue / Leila Josefowicz, violin; Alexandra Wood; Huw Watkins; Claire Booth

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Oliver Knussen: Choral, for band; Autumnal, for violin & piano (Triptych, Part 1); Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Secret Psalm, for violin; Prayer Bell Sketch, for piano, Op.29; Concert...
Performers: Booth, Claire; Josefowicz, Leila; Knussen, Oliver; Watkins, Huw; Wigglesworth, Ryan; Wood, Alexandra
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Wigglesworth, Ryan
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Technophonia brings together cutting edge music interfaces used by Drake Music Scotland, the nation's leading arts organization providing music-making opportunities for people with disabilities. Olive...continue...

Circus & Magic / Ernest Bloch, Claude Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev, Gyorgy Ligetti, Igor Stravinsky / Reinis Zarins, piano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Ernest Bloch: Circus Pieces (4), for piano; Claude Debussy: Masques; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Sergey Prokofiev: Pieces (3) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 95; Gy...
Performers: Zarins, Reinis [Piano]

Pianist Reinis Zarins, a noted prize-winner and international performer, has compiled favorite pianistic sketches of magical themes together for this release. Whimsy and pathos combine...continue...
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Rozmowa Dialogue / Adrianna Lis, flute; Sarah Watkins, piano

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-11-13

Works: Gao Ping: Sonatine; Wojciech Kilar: Sonatina, for flute & piano; Michael Williams: When We Fell, for flute & backing track; Roxanna Panufnik: The Conversation of Prayer, for flute; Lukasz Wos: Sonata...
Performers: Lis, Adrianna [Flute]; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]

Recording information: Auckland University School of Music, New Zealand (04/2010/02/2011)....continue...

Rubinstein: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Igor Golovchin, State Symphony Orchestra of Russia; Alexander Paley, piano

1 CD / Delos / 2012-11-13

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 70
Performers: Paley, Alexander
Conductors: Golovchin, Igor
Ensemble: ; State Symphony Orchestra of Russia

The 5 piano concertos of Rubinstein opened a new era in the history of Russian piano art, setting the stage for the great Russian concerto...continue...
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Insomnia: A Nocturnal Voyage in Song / William Berger, baritone; Ian Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Maurice Ravel: Le grillon, for voice & pia...
Performers: Berger, William; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

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Debussy: Preludes / Alexei Lyubimov, piano

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; D'un cahier d'esquisses; L'isle joyeuse; Préludes, Book 2; Hommage à Joseph Haydn, for piano, L. 115; Berceuse heroïque
Performers: Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]


Works:

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John Cage: Voice & Piano; Trombone & Piano; Violin & Piano / Anna Clementi, voice; Mike Svoboda, trombone; Andreas Seidel, violin

3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-13

Works: John Cage: Four Walls, for voice & piano; A Flower, for voice & closed piano; Experiences no 2, for voice; She is Asleep, for voice, prepared piano & 4 percussion; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Spr...
Performers: Clementi, Anna; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Happy Birthday! MDG has a very special gift in store for the hundredth anniversary of John Cage's birth: three recordings featuring Steffen Schleiermacher, the Cage...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/26/2007); Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen (06/26/2007); Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/01/2008)...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...