1 CD / Cedille Records /
2009-10-27
Works: Pierre Jalbert: The Invention of the Saxophone; Stacy Garrop: Ars Poetica; Vivan Fung: Insomnia; The Man in the Moon; The Willies; Lita Grier: Forgetfulness; Dancing Towards Bethlehem; Zhou Tian: Rea...
Performers:
Aznavoorian, Marta; Baggot, Buffy; Beyer, Jonathan [Baritone]; Cook, Susan; Cunliffe, David; Goodwin, John [Piano]; Link, Joel; Munro, Tim; Wadden, Nuiko; Yamada, Yoko; Yeh, John Bruce
Ensemble:
Lincoln Trio
Recording information: Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago (05/05/2008-05/06/2008); Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago (07/17/2008); Fay and Daniel Levin Perform...continue...

1 CD / BMOP/sound /
2009-10-13
Works: Elliott Schwartz: Chamber Concerto I; Chamber Concerto II; Chamber Concerto III "Another View"; Chamber Concerto IV; Chamber Concerto V "Water Music"; Chamber Concerto VI "Mr. Jefferson"
Performers:
D'Amico, Anthony; Dimmick, Charles; Ferringo, Nina; Gattegno, Elio; Gorczyca, Gary; Haroutunian, Ronald
Ensemble:
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
BMOP/sound's newest release, Chamber Concertos I-VI, is a comprehensive recording featuring the six chamber concertos of Elliott Schwartz. Spanning more than 30 years of his...continue...
1 Super Audio CD / Tudor Records /
2009-09-29
Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Notturno no 1; Notturno no 2; Notturno no 4; Notturno no 5; Notturno no 6
Performers:
Fuchs, Katja; Fuchs, Simon; Hefti, Jakob; Rouilly, Michel; Sax, Manfred
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players....continue...
1 CD / New World Records /
2009-09-08
Works: Michael Tenzer: Unstable Center; Invention and Etude; Underleaf; Resolution
Performers:
Aiken, Malcom; Christ-Kato, Naoko; Colin MacDonald; Coope, A.K.; Hamm, Corey; Houle, Francois; I Wayan Sudirana; Kuntz, Kristan; Levesque, Francois; Lowry, Rachel; Murray, Rod; Tenzer, Michael
Ensemble:
Genta Buana Sari; Ossia Ensemble; Sanggar Çudamani
This collection of five pieces firmly situates composer and ethnomusicologist Michael Tenzer (b. 1957) in the forefront of a group of contemporary composers creating cross-cultural...continue...

1 CD / ACA Digital /
2009-09-08
Works: Phil Woods: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Jindrich Feld: Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano; Ida Gotkovsky: Brilliance for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Anne M. Guzzo: Seeking Ithaca
Performers:
Bogard, Theresa; Turpen, Scott
Saxophonist Scott Turpen, an active proponent of an approach to music-making that seeks to link and enlarge the worlds of those who create, those who...continue...

1 CD / Telarc /
2009-08-25
Works: Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Steven Feigenbaum: Serenade for Strings; Johann Sebastian Bach: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, ...
Performers:
Allen, Matthew; Dundee, Corey; Goulding, Caroline; Hoopes, Chad; Huang, Hilda; Ji-Yong; O'Riley, Christopher
Ensemble:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
In the past decade, 'From the Top' has established itself as the preeminent showcase for young musicians, celebrating the performances and personal stories of America's...continue...
Recording information: Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio (10/27/2008)....continue...

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music (USA) /
2009-08-11
Works: Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi
Performers:
Barab, Seymour; Beverly Lauridsen; Brooks Tillotson; Dane, Jean; De Ruitaer, Albert; Dean, Allan; Deck, Warren; Flynn, George; Gibson, Jon [class / sax]; Gordon, Peter [Horn]; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; ...
The new release from Philip Glass' record label Orange Mountain Music presents, for the first time, the complete original soundtrack from the classic Godfrey Reggio...continue...
1 CD / BIS (Sweden) /
2009-07-01
Works: Masakazu Natsuda: Poems (2); Toshio Hosokawa: Love Songs (3); Ryo Noda: Improvisation no 1 for Saxophone
Performers:
Delangle, Claude; Geoffroy, Jean; Kobayashi, Marie
To quote the liner notes, this unusual disc is a kind of love song "from and for Japan, the eternal, and eternally fascinating - a...continue...
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1 Super Audio CD / MD&G (Dabringhaus & Grimm) /
2009-06-16
Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Op. 7 "La Campanella"; Quartet for Guitar, Violin, Viola and Cello no 15 in A major, MS 42; Duo merveille; Grigory Kalinkovitch: Concert-ca...
Performers:
Eijsackers, Hans; Hekkema, Raaf
Raaf Hekkema loves his saxophone, and the public and the music press love his refreshingly irreverent rendering of Paganini's caprices so much that it earned...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/24/2008-11/26/2008)....continue...
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1 Super Audio CD / Arts Music /
2009-06-09
Works: Brian Fennelly: Concerto in E flat major for alto saxophone and strings, Op. 109; Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for orchestra and saxophone; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera for alto saxophone and ele...
Performers:
Marzi, Mario
Ensemble:
Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Mario Marzi, winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important orchestras in Italy. He has been a member of...continue...
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Recording information: Auditorium di Milano, Italy (07/28/2004-07/30/2004)....continue...

1 CD / Aeon /
2009-06-09
Works: Astor Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires; Preludio para el año 3001 (Rinasceró); Será que estoy llorando; Ausencias; Pequeña canción para Matilde; Adios nonino; Libertango; D...
Performers:
Allemand, Lionel; Angarita, Mauricio; Guanzini, Laurent; Ruault, Benoit; Russ, Debora; Strouk, Samuel
Ensemble:
Débora Russ Ensemble
With this album, aeon pursues the adventure initiated two years ago by singer Debora Russ, who interprets some of her own songs, set to music...continue...

1 CD / United One /
2009-05-15
Works: John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano; Charles Ives: Sonata for Piano "Three Page"; Ivan Wyschnegradsky: Méditation sur deux thèmes de la journée de l'existence, Op. 7
Performers:
Ellis, Mike; Pierce, Joshua [Piano]; Reinhard, Johnny
This recording of John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes, took place on April 22, 2000, at the Dom Center as part of the Alternativa Festival in...continue...

1 CD / Gega /
2009-05-12
Works: Yassen Vodenitcharov: Maji music; Rain-making song; Studies (4) for Harpsichord; Répliques; Songs (6) for dead leaves
Performers:
Fancher, Susan; Joly, Celine; Kassabova-Kushinchanova, Rozalina; Malezieux, Sylvain
Ensemble:
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal; French Flute Orchestra
Born in 1964, Yassen Vodenitcharov studied at the Sofia National Conservatory and graduated from the Paris National Conservatory. He is a graduate of IRCAM in...continue...

1 CD / Equilibrium /
2009-05-12
Works: Dan Gutwein: Tango Magnetism; John Williams: Catch Me If You Can; David Amram: Ode to Lord Buckley; Aaron Bramwell: Canciones del Zocalo; David Heuser: Deep Blue Spiral; Astor Piazzolla: Adiós N...
Performers:
Immel, Daniel; Oxford, Todd
Todd Oxford's virtuosity has been heard around the world. He has been a guest artist with orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the United States. He...continue...
Personnel: Todd Oxford (alto saxophone). Recording information: Premium Recording Studios, Austin, Texas....continue...

1 CD / Albany Records /
2009-04-14
Works: Daniel McCarthy: Chamber Symphony no 4 "Towers of Power"; Anthony Plog: Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble; Philip Glass: Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpani
Performers:
Cook, Gary; Haas, Jonathan; Luce, Brian; McAllister, Timothy
Ensemble:
University of Arizona Wind Orchestra
A stunning program of works for soloists with wind ensemble is presented in this recording made by the University of Arizona Wind Ensemble. Acclaimed saxophonist...continue...

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music (USA) /
2009-04-14
Works: Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach; North Star; Mon pere, Mon pere; Etudes (10) for Piano; Thin Blue Line; A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close; Melodies for Saxophone; Symphony no 8; Orphée; Floe...
Performers:
Barnes, Paul [piano]; Glass, Philip; Levingston, Bruce; Sterman, Andrew
Ensemble:
Bruckner Orchester Linz; Philip Glass Ensemble
For eighteen months, director Scott Hicks (Shine, No Reservations) followed composer Philip Glass around with a video camera capturing all aspects of his life. His...continue...

1 CD / Signum UK /
2009-04-11
Works: Rodney Rogers: Lessons of the Sky; Philip Glass: Facades; Colin MacDonald: Here Again; Graham Fitkin: Glass; Robert Muczynski: Sonata for Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29; Christopher Painter: Sonata for ...
Performers:
James, Lara; Young, Jeremy
The saxophone is truly an instrument of the modern age, with many composers drawn to the unique tones and colors of which it is capable....continue...

1 CD / Albany Records /
2009-03-10
Works: Ching-Chu Hu: The Swash of Water and Red; Luke Dahn: Penumbrae; David Gompper: Spirals; Crossed; Joseph Dangerfield: Quintet for Piano and Strings; Mark Kilstofte: Ballistic Etude 3.1
Performers:
Burchik, Anna; Galochinka, Olga; Haba, Mona; Kalinova, Olga; Kolesov, Sergei; Malyshev, Stanislav; Markova, Ekaterina; Rubinstein, Marina; Tantsov, Oleg; Vinnitsky, Andrei; Zilberman, Irina
This recording is a joint effort between American composers with ties to the Midwestern states and Russian performers associated with the Moscow Conservatory Studio for...continue...

1 CD / Equilibrium /
2009-03-10
Works: Eckhard Kopetzki: Shadow of Wood; Reginald Bain: Luminescent; Braxton Blake: Etudes (9); Paul Siskind: Memoriale; Nathan Daughtrey: Strange Dreams; John Fitz Rogers: Release; Taylor Harding: A Mile o...
Performers:
Herring, Scott; Leaman, Clifford
Ensemble:
RoseWind Duo
Formed in 2005, the RoseWind Duo (percussion and saxophone) has given numerous performances and clinics at universities across the country. They have performed at professional...continue...

1 CD / Sony Classical /
2009-03-03
Works: Benjamin Britten: Tell me the truth about love; Funeral blues; Johnny; Calypso; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper; Complainte de la Seine; Knickerbocker Holiday; Happy End; Youkali "Tango Habanera"; M...
Performers:
Andrade, Levine; Atkins, Jane; Bishop, Dave; Bourne, Frances; Gray, Antony; Noel Langley; Sinclair, Cameron; Whitson, David; Wilson, Rolf
'The Truth About Love' is the debut release by young British mezzo-soprano Frances Bourne. This eagerly anticipated album features songs by Britten, Weill and Martinu...continue...
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1 CD / Supraphon /
2009-03-01
Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 10/B 34; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; George Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Performers:
Krautgartner, Karel; Panenka, Jan
Ensemble:
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak - Glazunov - Gershwin. With a touch of hyperbole, this combination of seemingly disparate music worlds can be conceived as a comparison of the...continue...

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi /
2009-02-10
Works: Jacques Philidor: March for Kettledrums; Thibaut King of Navarre: Ausi com l'unicorne sui, R 2075; Francesco Landini: Per allegreçça del parlar; Thomas Tallis: Why fum'th in sight; Johann S...
Performers:
Amoyel, Pascal; Bartoli, Rene; Bernold, Philippe; Bertrand, Emmanuelle; Boeykens, Walter; De Maistre, Xavier; Greer, Lowell; Guilbert, Thierry; Heisser, Jean-Francois; Hillier, Paul; Immer, Friedeman...
Ensemble:
Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Anonymous 4; Barcelona Teatre Lliure Chamber Orchestra; Eroica Quartet; Flanders Recorder Quartet; Florida Philharmonic Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; L...
This musical memory game uses images of some of the world's best-known paintings with world-class musical performances taken from the Harmonia Mundi catalog to test...continue...
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1 CD / Gall (formerly Gallo) /
2009-02-10
Works: René Gerber: Concertino for Wind Instruments, Piano and Percussion; Sonata for Trumpet and Piano; Sonata for Saxophone and Piano; Concertino for Trumpet, Saxophone and Piano; Concertino for Flut...
Performers:
Delley, Claude; Demanget, Philippe; Gallon, Eric; Kruttli, Philippe; Mermet, Christian; Michon, Rene; Urech, Pius
Ensemble:
Neuchâtel Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
Rene Gerber (1908-2006), one of Switzerland's most important composers, uses a musical idiom that is tonal and modal with hints of polytonality. His forms are...continue...

1 CD / Zig Zag /
2009-02-10
Works: Astor Piazzolla: Adios nonino; Enrico IV; History of the Tango; Contraste; La misma Pena; Milonga del Angel; Las estaciones porteñas (4); Tangata; Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile; Sebastian Yradier: La Pal...
Performers:
Ceccarelli, Andre; Deshayes, Karine; Farjot, Johan; Imbert, Raphael; Laurenceau, Genevieve; Leger, Magali; Merlin, Raphael; Thorette, Arnaud
Ensemble:
Ensemble Contraste; Paris-Sorbonne University Chorus
Tango is open to all influences: it was born on Buenos Aires sidewalks only to become a universal music in Paris, London, New York, and...continue...

1 CD / Kairos /
2009-02-10
Works: Mauricio Sotello: Chalan; Como llora el agua; Wall of Light - Music for Sean Scully; Night
Performers:
Bernat, Miguel; Canizares, Juan Manuel; Gurtu, Trilok; Weiss, Marcus
Ensemble:
Musikfabrik NRW
At the interface between contemporary music and flamenco, Sotelo has progressed to become one of the leading European artists of his generation. Possessed by curiosity...continue...
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