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Kurt Weill: Symphonies 1 & 2; Broadway Songs; Concerto for Violin & Winds / Hampson, Hadley, Zimmermann

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 1 ("Berliner Symphonie"); Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; One Touch of Venus; Knickerbocker Holiday; The Firebrand of Florence; Love Life; Johnny ...
Performers: Adler, Stephen; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Carl, Jeffrey; Dee, Christopher; Dore, Michael; Edwards, Terry [Bass Vocal]; Fardell, Robert; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Green, Simon ...
Conductors: Bertini, Gary; Jansons, Mariss; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

The year 1933 marks a clear divide in the life and music of Kurt Weill (1900-1950). This was the year in which he fled Nazi...continue...
Recording information: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Philharmonie, Berlin (02/26/1997-03/01/1997); Lyndhurst Ha...continue...

Thea Musgrave: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge / Jake Gardner, baritone

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Thea Musgrave: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, radio opera; Green, for 12 strings; Wild Winter 1, lamentations for voices & viols
Performers: Gardner, Jake; Musgrave, Thea
Conductors: Musgrave, Thea;
Ensemble: Fretwork; London Sinfonietta; Scottish Ensemble

The Guardian
Musgrave claims it was conceived as a fully fledged opera and not as "a play with incidental music". But that isn't how it comes...continue...

Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2; The Seven Deadly Sins; Songs / Jansons, Rattle, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Kurt Weill: Symphony no 2; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), opera; Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven De...
Performers: Archer, Robyn; Caley, Ian; Constable, John; Hampson, Thomas; Rippon, Michael; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Elise; Tomlinson, John; Zimmermann, Frank Peter
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muldowney, Dominic; McGlinn, John
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American Classics - Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun / John McGlinn, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Irving Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun
Performers: Bartlett, Peta; Criswell, Kim; Garrison, David; Graae, Jason; Hampson, Thomas; Keating, Paul; Long, Emma; Luker, Rebecca; Ogsten, Bruce; Potter, Kerry; Spencer, Hayley
Conductors: McGlinn, John;
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; London Sinfonietta

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

EMI American Classics - George Gershwin / André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Leonard Slatkin, London SO, St. Louis SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Lullaby, for piano; Cuban Overture
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

In his short life, George Gershwin (1898–1937) became, perhaps, the most successful of all the composers of popular songs for Broadway musicals. It was the...continue...

EMI American Classics - Elliot Carter / Ole Böhn, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonetta, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra
Performers: Bohn, Ole; Crees, Eric
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

It was as a teenager that Carter developed an interest in music, an interest that was encouraged by a friendship with Charles Ives. Like many...continue...

Cole, Foskett, Bedford / Gould, Booth, Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2008-06-17

Works: Jonathan Cole: Testament; Ben Foskett: Concerto for Violin; Luke Bedford: Or voit tout en aventure
Performers: Booth, Claire; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

This CD features three works, all commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, by rising stars of the British new music scene. 'Or Voit Tout En Aventure'...continue...

Maw: Scenes and Arias; Milner: Roman Spring, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-09-04

Works: Nicholas Maw: Scenes and Arias, for 3 female voices & orchestra; Anthony Milner: Salutatio Angelica, cantata for voice, choir & orchestra, Op. 1; Roman Spring, cantata for 2 voices, choir & orchestra
Performers: Howells, Anne; Manning, Jane; Palmer, Felicity; Tear, Robert
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; London Sinfonietta Chorus

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! Born in 1935, Nicholas Maw created a personal synthesis of serial and tonal traditions. Scenes and Arias...continue...

Kern: Show Boat / John McGlinn

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Performers: Barton, Steve; Bevan, Gillian; Bishop, Ed; Burns, Karla; Colson, Kevin; Dabdoub, Jack; Dickinson, Meriel; Dumme, Tayleurs; Dvorsky, George; Fyson, Leslie; Garrison, David; Gill, Ray; Gish, Lillian; G...
Conductors: McGlinn, John
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; London Sinfonietta

Henze: Voices / London Sinfonietta, et al

2 CD / Explore Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Voices, for mezzo-soprano, tenor & orchestra
Performers: Sperry, Paul [Tenor (Vocal)]; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Music of Elliott Carter Vol 7 / Knussen, Hodges

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-12-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Boston Concerto, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello; ASKO Concerto
Performers: Hodges, Nicolas; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

This highly-anticipated recording, a Bridge co-production with the BBC, presents first recordings of four major Elliott Carter compositions, all composed within the past six years....continue...

Americana - Adams, Bernstein, Ellington, et al / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Story of my life; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Felix Bernard: The Dardanella Blues, song; Walter Donaldson: Makin' Whoopee; Lindsay ...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City Of Caterpillar; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Peter; Evans, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; London Sinfonietta

This new compilation represents over 75 minutes of the very best of Simon Rattle's recordings of American music presented in his unique, exciting and dynamic...continue...
Personnel: Regina Carter (violin); Michael Collins (clarinet); Bobby Ray Watson (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Geri Allen, Peter Donohoe (piano...continue...

Echo 20/21 Ligeti: String Quartets, etc / Hagen Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-11-11

Works: György Ligeti: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes"); Quartet for Strings no 2; Ramifications, for 12 strings (or string orchestra); Sonata for cello; Melodien, for orchestra...
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt
Conductors: ; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain; Hagen Quartett; LaSalle Quartet; London Sinfonietta

"Ligeti is not a particularly unfriendly composer to the ears. His ideas are not invariably loud of soft or always dissonant, and the sonorities are...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

The Essential Igor Stravinsky

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-03-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Firebird; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Rag-time for 11 instruments; Histoire du soldat - Trois danses; Piano-Rag-Music,...
Performers: Albert, Adrienne; Anderson, Linda; Baker, Israel; Berberian, Cathy; Bressler, Charles; Cho-Liang, Lin; Craft, Robert [Conductor]; Entremont, Philippe; Garrard, Don; Goodman, Benny; Gramm, Donald; Hei...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stravinsky, Igor; ; Craft, Robert
Ensemble: C. B. C. Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

The Ultimate Copland Album

1 CD / Decca / 1999-11-09

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Rodeo; Old American Songs, Set 1; Appalachian Spring; Our Town; Billy the Kid; El salón México
Performers: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Howarth, Elgar; Sinfonietta, London;...
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Davis, Carl; Howarth, Elgar; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano).

Born in the year 1900, Aaron Copland defined a century of American music as no other compo...continue...

Revueltas - Centennial Anthology / Stokowski, Mata, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemay; Redes; Itinerarios, for orchestra; Caminos, for orchestra; Homenaje a Federico García Lorca, for chamber orchestra; Danza geométrica, for orchestra; Cuauhn...
Performers: Pruneda, Margarita
Conductors: Mata, Eduardo; Stokowski, Leopold; Atherton, David; Fuente, Herrera de la
Ensemble: ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"There is a lot of entertaining and fascinating music here in first-class performances. Mata and Atherton etch and spring the rhythms, and both get brilliant,...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa - Greatest Hits - Arias and Popular Songs

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1999-06-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Suor Angelica; Turandot; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; John Andrew Stevenson: The Last Rose of Summer, song; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Jerom...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Gamley, Douglas; Tunick, Jonathan; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta

From the time of her sensational Metropolitan Opera debut in 1974, Kiri Te Kanawa has been renowned for a striking stage presence and an even more remarkable voice, really two voices in one: a powerfu...continue...

Shifrin: Three Pieces for Orchestra, Serenade, etc

1 CD / CRI / 1999-01-19

Works: Seymour Shifrin: Pieces (3), for orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 4; Serenade for oboe, clarinet, horn, viola & piano
Performers: Kaplan, Melvin; Loft, Abram; Lynch, Ynez; Russo, Charles; Sopkin, George; Sorkin, Leonard; Wingreen, Harriet; Zaslav, Bernard
Conductors: Monod, Jacques;
Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet; London Sinfonietta

"Each of the performances rivals its competition. It is true that there is a general air of restraint about all the interpretations - the tone...continue...

Kiri Sings Kern

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1993-03-20

Works: Jerome Kern: High, Wide and Handsome; You Were Never Lovelier; Swing Time; Music in the Air; Roberta; All through the Day; The Last Time I Saw Paris; Very Warm for May; Show Boat; Cover Girl; Sally
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Tunick, Jonathan
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Gorecki: Symphony no 3 / Zinman, Upshaw, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / Nonesuch / 1992-04-28

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")
Performers: Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Kern: Show Boat Highlights / McGlinn, Von Stade, Hadley

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-10-02

Works: Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Performers: Burns, Karla; Garrison, David; Gish, Lillian; Hadley, Jerry; Hubbard, Bruce; Kulp, Nancy; Marshall, Wayne [Organ, Piano]; Nichols, Robert [Voice]; O'Hara, Paige; Stratas, Teresa; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: McGlinn, John
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; London Sinfonietta