Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K 581; Quintet Fragments, K 581a; K 580b, K 516c / Colin Lawson, clarinet1 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... ![]() Suzanne Farrin: Corpo di Terra1 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 violinPerformers: 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... ![]() Salvatore Accardo: Masterclass in Cremona 2011, Vol. 1 - Includes performances of Sarasate & Beethoven / Lucia Luque, Laura Marzadori [DVD]1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2012-11-13 Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3Performers: Luque, Lucia; Marzadori, Laura Salvatore Accardo is considered to be one of today's most celebrated violinists. Dynamic is happy to feature a series of DVDs proposing the master classes...continue... Run Time: 72 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Subtitles: English Country of Origin: Italy ...continue... ![]() Bernhard Paumgartner conducts Mozart / Hilda Zadek, Maria von Ilsovay, Léopold Simoneau, Hermann Schey2 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e);...Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; de Klijn, Nap; Richter-Steiner, Christa; Schey, Hermann; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Zadek, Hilde Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard Ensemble: ; Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna Symphony Orchestra Recording information: Salzburg (1953-1957); Vienna (1953-1957)....continue... ![]() Joelle Wallach: Door Standing Open / University of North Texas Conductors String Quartet; Stephen Carrol, tenor; Marie Mattingly, soprano; Avis Stroud, mezzo-soprano; Jeffrey Snider, bariton1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-13 Works: Joelle Wallach: The Cloths of Heaven, for voice & piano; Epistolary, for voice & piano; Making Love to the Milkman, for voice & piano; When Lost in the Forest, for voice & piano; From the Almanac of ...Performers: Carroll, Stephen Alexander; Dubois, Susan; Harlos, Steven; Mattingly, Marie Therese; Olschofka, Felix; Paul, Pamela Mia; Puccinelli, Elvia; Ruzevic, Nikola; Snider, Jeffrey; Stroud, Avis; Watanabe, C... Conductors: Ensemble: University of North Texas Conductors String Quartet Composer Joelle Wallach writes music for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles and solo voice. Dr. Wallach was a visiting professor of composition at the University of...continue... ![]() The Art of Transcription: J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, 15 Sinfonias / Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Yuri Zhislin and Luigi Piovano, piano1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9); Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56)Performers: Piovano, Luigi; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Zhislin, Yuri BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 It's over a quarter of a century since Dmitry Sitkovetsky made his string trio transcription of the Goldbergs, recorded here with...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (06/2010)....continue... ![]() Telemann: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 5 / Elizabeth Wallfisch, The Wallfisch Band1 CD / CPO / 2012-11-13 Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G major, TWV 51; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in B flat major, TWV 51; Concerto for Violin, unison violins & continuo in ...Performers: Wallfisch, Elizabeth Conductors: Wallfisch, Elizabeth Ensemble: Wallfisch Band The 7 works gathered together here are all from Telemann's early phase of concerto production and all of them display his enormous and impressive wealth...continue... Recording information: Kirche LaBaleine, France (04/2010)....continue... ![]() Nino Rota: Chamber Music for Flute / Mario Carbotta, flute1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-11-13 Works: Nino Rota: Duets (3) for flute & oboe; Pieces (5) for flute & piano; Trio for flute, violin & piano; Sonata for flute & harp; Quintet for flute, oboe, viola, cello & harpPerformers: Balzaretti, Carlo; Bedetti, Marino; Bianchi, Cristina; Bianchi, Marco; Carbotta, Mario; Parazzoli, Carlo; Testori, Marco The CD features Rota's complete chamber works for flute, which he composed from 1935 to 1972. The Quintetto was dedicated to his mother and is...continue... Recording information: Dynamic's, Genova, Italy (01/25/1998-01/26/1998)....continue... ![]() Alexander Scriabin: Symphonic Works - Symphonies no 1-3; Poem of Ecstasy; Prometheus; Dream, Op. 24 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano4 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13 Works: Alexander Scriabin: Symphony no 1 in E major (with chorus in finale), Op. 26; Symphony no 2 in C minor/major, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le divin poème"; Le Poème de l'ex...Performers: Fridheim, Heinrich; Krivosheyev, Y.; Richter, Sviatoslav Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny; Yermakova, Lyudmila Ensemble: ; State Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Big Choir ![]() 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; LohengrinPerformers: 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 ...continue... ![]() Ken Field: Sensorium - Music for Dance & Film1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13 Works: Ken Field: Taxonomy, film score; Twist of Fate, film score; Sensorium, film score for double string quartet; Double Expose, balletPerformers: Bierylo, Michael; Denio, Amy; Dowd, Will; Encanti; Field, Ken [Sax/Flute]; Lurie, Jessica; Moye, Leslie [Cello]; Namkoong, Carol [Piano]; Neighbors, Phil; Rabson, Mimi; Scott, Rick Conductors: Ensemble: Packer Dance On Sensorium: Music For Dance & Film - his third release for innova Recordings - Boston-based Ken Field brings together his music for Bridgman/Packer Dance...continue... Recording information: Mortal Music, Charlestown, MA....continue... ![]() Ravel: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Alborada del gracioso; Pavane; Rapsodie espagnole, Bolero et al. / Jennifer Gilbert, violin1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Rapsodie espagnole; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Shéhérazade--Fairy Overture, f...Performers: Gilbert, Jennifer Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de Lyon Ravel orchestrated his piano pieces Alborada del gracioso and Pavane pour une infante défunte to great effect; the former gains in suggestive colour, and the...continue... Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (09/02/2011-09/03/2011)....continue... ![]() James MacMillan: A Deep but Dazzling Darkness; Veni, Veni, Emmanuel / Colin Currie: percussion, Gordan Nikolic: violin1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: James MacMillan: A Deep but Dazzling Darkness, for solo violin, ensemble & tape; I (A Meditation on Iona), for orchestra & percussion; Veni, Veni Emmanuel, concerto for percussion & orchestraPerformers: Currie, Colin; Nikolic, Gordan Conductors: MacMillan, James Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Financial Times, July 2012 Veni, Veni gives the lie to the argument that percussion concertos are dependent on visual impact. MacMillan's is an aural blockbuster, and...continue... Recording information: Netherlands Broadcasting Music Centre....continue... ![]() One: Chamber Music of Kurt Rohde1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13 Works: Kurt Rohde: Concertino for violin & small ensemble; One, for speaking pianist on texts of Jakob Stein; Double Trouble, for 2 violas & small ensemble; Four Remixes, for piano trioPerformers: Lee, Genevieve; Rohde, Kurt; Rose, Ellen Ruth; Strauss, Axel Conductors: Hofman, Matilda; Chun, Mary; Ensemble: Empyrean Ensemble; The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Kurt Rohde's innova debut, ONE:Chamber Music of Kurt Rohde, features performances by violinist Axel Strauss, pianist Genevieve Feiwen Lee, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, and...continue... ![]() Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partitas, Chorales & Ciaconna / Tenebrae; Nigel Short, London Symphony Orchestra; Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 4; St. Matthew's Passion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48Performers: Nikolic, Gordan Conductors: Short, Nigel Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble LSO Live is delighted to renew its relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebrae, whose previous recordings on the label have included Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ...continue... Recording information: St. Giles', Cripplegate, London, England (05/07/2012)....continue... ![]() John Cage: Voice & Piano; Trombone & Piano; Violin & Piano / Anna Clementi, voice; Mike Svoboda, trombone; Andreas Seidel, violin3 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... ![]() 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, violin1 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... ![]() Dario Castello & Co: Venetian Sonatas for Winds and Strings from the 17th Century / Caecilia-Concert1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali, no 29, Ricercar Cromaticho post il Credo, for keyboard; Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno Book 2; Sonata for 2 instruments & continuo no 6 (Sonat...Performers: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Lehtipuu, Aira Maria [Violin]; Savan, Jamie Conductors: Ensemble: Caecilia-Concert Recording information: Oud-Katholieke Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands (11/30/2011-12/02/2011)....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... ![]() Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 / Ginette Neveu, violin; Roger Desormiere, National Orchestra of France1 CD / Tahra / 2012-11-13 Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77Performers: Neveu, Ginette Conductors: Desormiere, Roger Ensemble: National Orchestra of France At age fifteen, Ginette Neveu became a worldwide celebrity when she won the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition over 180 contestants, including the future virtuoso David...continue... Recording information: Baden-Baden (04/25/1948)....continue... ![]() Bach: 6 Sonatas for harpsichord and violin / Ton Koopman: harpsichord; Catherine Manson: violin2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...Performers: Koopman, Ton; Manson, Catherine American Record Guide, March / April 2013 Eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff wrote the liner notes for this superb release. Koopman and Manson are acutely aware...continue... Recording information: Waalse kerk Amsterdam (11/2011/12/2011)....continue... ![]() Strauss, Respighi: Violin Sonatas / Tasmin Little, violin; Piers Lane, piano1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for violin & piano, in B minor, P. 110; Six pieces for violin & piano, P. 31Performers: Lane, Piers; Little, Tasmin Britain's Tasmin Little performs the little-known violin sonatas by Richard Strauss and Ottorino Respighi in her latest recital disc for Chandos. Also included are three...continue... Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (05/09/2012-05/11/2012)....continue... ![]() French Fantasy / Debussy, Saint-Saens, Frank / Maria Bachmann, violin; Adam Neiman, piano1 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... ![]() Oliver Knussen: Autumnal; Choral; Violin Concerto; Requiem; Songs for Sue / Leila Josefowicz, violin; Alexandra Wood; Huw Watkins; Claire Booth1 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... ![]() Souvenir d'Amérique / Andreas Froelich, piano; Friedemann Eichhorn, violin1 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13 Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; William Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle; Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique, variations on "Yankee Doodle", for v...Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Frölich, Andreas [Piano] Recording information: Aula Minor, Monastery Rolduc, Kerkrade (NL) (02/22/2012-02/24/2012)....continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Rococo Variations / David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-11-13 Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33Performers: Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra Recording information: 1957/1963....continue... ![]() Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Stabat Mater; Dixit Dominus / Alessandra Gardini; Cristina Paolucci; Gloria Banditelli, Paolo Macedonia1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-11-13 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Amen; Dixit Dominus, RV 807Performers: Gatti, Enrico Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans Recording information: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (07/02/2007-07/04/2007)....continue... ![]() French Violin Sonatas / Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Pierne / Jacques Israelievitch, violin; Kanae Matsumoto, piano1 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... ![]() Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Sonate; Arlequin; Guitare / Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Augustin Dumay; Jean-Philippe Collard1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-11-13 Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Sonata for Violin; Arlequin, esquisse-caractéristique, for violin/cello & piano (also orchestrated) in G major; Gu...Performers: Boriso-Glebsky, Nikita; Collard, Jean-Phillipe Conductors: Dumay, Augustin [Violin] Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia Recording information: Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium (01/16/2011-01/17/2011); Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, P (01/16/2011-01/17/2011); Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium (...continue... ![]() Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2012]1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-13 Works: Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina, film scorePerformers: 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... ![]() A Late Quartet - Music by Angelo Badalamenti [Original Soundtrack]1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06 Works: Angelo Badalamenti: A Late Quartet, film score; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt; Cristian Puig: Bulerias del encuntreno, song; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor...Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Lidstrom, Mats; Lysell, Kjell; Puig, Cristian; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]; von Otter, Anne Sofie Conductors: Grace, Jeff; LoDuca, Joseph ![]() 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, Renee; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt, Boris... 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... ![]() Waltzing at Christmas & New Year3 CD / Delta (UK) / 2012-11-06 Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; André Rieu: The First Nowell / Il est né, le divin enfant / Ding Dong! Merrily on High, medley for violin & salo; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen / Gloria in exc...Performers: Rieu, Andre Conductors: Francek, Joseph; Neukamp, Norbert ![]() This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06 Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue... ![]() Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04 Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers... Conductors: Semeradova, Jana Ensemble: Collegium Marianum Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue... Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&2012-)....continue... ![]() Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody; Sonata-Monologue for solo violin; Lyapunov: Violin Concerto / Udagawa, violin1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-04 Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody for violin & orchestra in B flat minor; Sonata-Monologue, for solo violin; Sergey Lyapunov: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 61Performers: Udagawa, Hideko Conductors: Buribayev, Alan Hideko Udagawa returns to disc on Signum with a new album of Russian Romantic music from Aram Khachaturian and Sergei Lyapunov. The two composers represented...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (10/28/2011-10/29/2011)....continue... ![]() Russian Soul: Works for violin and Piano by Balakirev, Glazunov, Gliere, Sjostakovitj / Yury Revich, violin; Valentina Babor, piano1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-11-04 Works: Ivan Khandoshkin: Variations on a Russian folk song; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3; Songs (14), Op. 34; Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Russian Danc...Performers: Babor, Valentina; Revich, Yury Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (08/2012)....continue... ![]() Venetian Art 1600 - The New Instrumental Style by G.B. Fontana & G.B. Buonamente / Le Concert Brisé, Dongois1 CD / Accent Import / 2012-11-04 Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sinfonia no 6 for cornet & ensemble; Gagliarda seconda; Corrente Ottava; Sonata Quarta à 2 (Book 6); Sonata no 9 à 3 ("Questo e quel luoco"); Sonata Prima ...Performers: Bauml, Katharina; Dongois, William; Lohff, Carsten; Moran, Christine; Spaeter, Matthias Conductors: Dongois, William Ensemble: ; Le Concert Brisé The first sonatas composed at the beginning of the seventeenth century reflect the fundamental change that has taken place in vocal music around 1700. Starting...continue... Recording information: Berlin-Spandau, Johannesstift (07/14/2011-07/19/2011)....continue... ![]() Komm, Süsses Kreuz!: The German Viol in Fantastic Dialogues / Arend Hess; John Cheatham; Warner Skuplik1 CD / Coviello / 2012-11-04 Works: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Sonata no 3 in A major for violin discordato, viola da gamba & basso continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Johann Michael Kühnel: Concerto f...Performers: Arend, Andreas; Cheatham, Josh; Hess, Frauke; Johann, Torsten; Skuplik, Veronika; Worner, Dominik "The allerfreieste and ungebundenste Set, singing and playing style" named Johann Mattheson 1739 "Stylus Phantasticus", and so he hits the nail on the head. Around...continue... Recording information: St. Georgskirche, Sengwarden, Germany (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue... ![]() Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari:Violin Concerto; orchestral music from the operas / Benjamin Schmid, violin2 CD / Farao Classics / 2012-11-04 Works: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 26; Il campiello; Le donne curiose; L'amore medico; I quatro rusteghi; Unspecified: [Bonus DVD Disc]Performers: Schmid, Benjamin Conductors: Haider, Friedrich Ensemble: ; Oviedo Filarmonia Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard ... This album of the Wolf-Ferrari violin concerto and four orchestral highlights from his operas is absolutely...continue... Recording information: Auditorium Prindipe Felipe Oviedo (2009-2010)....continue... ![]() Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo... Conductors: Ensemble: Dante Quartet 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue... ![]() Piano Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mussorgsky et al.1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major (Waldstein), Op. 53; Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vocalise; Franz Joseph Hayd...Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Crossland, Jill; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Lill, John; Nicolls, Sarah; Rhodes, James; Sweeney, Nicola; Vera, Ana-Maria; Williams, Llyr Conductors: Ensemble: Zoo Duet 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue... ![]() Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Impressioni brasiliane; Trittico botticelliano; Vetrate di chiesa; Poema Autunnale et al.2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Ottorino Respighi: Brazilian Impressions; Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151; Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), 4 impressions for orchestra, P. 150; Concerto a...Performers: Brodski, Vadim [Violin]; Petrucci, Chiara [Violin]; Scuccuglia, Désirée; Tenaglia, Andrea; Turriziani, Marco; Valenti, Vincenzo Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma The second volume of the complete orchestral music of Ottorino Respighi presents a wealth of lesser known works in the context of the concerto form...continue... Recording information: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (04/14/2010-04/19/2010); OSR Studios, Rome (04/14/2010-04/19/2010); Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-01-14_2009-01-19&2009-); OSR Studios, Rom...continue... ![]() Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell... Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue... Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue... ![]() Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30 Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue... Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue... ![]() Maria Yudina plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt / Maria Yudina, piano [3 CDs]3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Franz Liszt: Preludes...Performers: Kozolupova, Marina; Yudina, Maria Maria Yudina was one of the great pianists of 20th Century Russia, and one of the few artists openly opposed to the Soviet regime of...continue... Recording information: 1948-1958....continue... ![]() Brahms by Arrangement, Vol.1 - arrangements of the Piano Quintet Op. 34 and Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 for strings / Zebra String Trio & friends1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30 Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115Performers: Boyd, James; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Osostowicz, Krysia; Zebra String Trio Conductors: Ensemble: Zebra String Trio Brahms originally wrote the Piano Quintet, Op. 34, for string quintet before recasting the work as a two-piano sonata. However, the sheet music has not...continue... Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, W (10/01/2011-10/02/2011)....continue... ![]() Zubin Mehta conducts the Israel Philharmonic - Beethoven: Symphony no 8; Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1 / Julian Rachlin; Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin [Blu-Ray]1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28; Ernest Chausson: Poème, for vi...Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Repin, Vadim Conductors: Mehta, Zubin Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra János Darvas brings to life the 75 year history of the Israel Philharmonic with grace and pathos in this film, telling the story of the...continue... Run Time: 147 min. Region: All Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Subtitles: English, German, French...continue... ![]() Brahms: Violin Concerto / Ginette Neveu, violin, Hans Schmidt, North German RSO (live, 5/3/48)1 CD / Acanta / 2012-10-30 Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77Performers: Neveu, Ginette Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans This disc feature the only live recording of violinist Ginette Neveu performing Brahms' violin concerto in 1948 Hamburg. The critical acclaim following this concert was...continue... Recording information: Hamburger Musikhalle (05/03/1948)....continue... ![]() Ignatz Waghalter: Violin Concerto; Rhapsodie; Violin sonata; Idyll; Gestandnis / Irmina Trynkos, violin1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Ignatz Waghalter: Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Rhapsodie for violin & orchestra, Op. 9; Sonata for violin & piano in F minor, Op. 5; Idyll for violin & piano, Op. 19b; Geständnis (Confession), fo...Performers: Latsabidze, Giorgi; Trynkos, Irmina Conductors: Walker, Alexander Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Born only two years earlier than Webern and successful as a conductor in Berlin, Ignatz Waghalter built on the tradition of Schumann and Brahms rather...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK....continue... |
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