For The Love Of It - Puschnig: Zwa Sternlan; Summalång; Glöckle vom Hamattål; Kaj Ti Je, Deklica; Nimbus; Iba die Stapflan / Mark Feldman: violin; Bernarda Fink: mezzo-soprano1 CD / Col Legno / 2013-06-11 Works: Wolfgang Puschnig: Pod klanckom (Down by the Hillside), song; Zwa sternlan (Two Stars), song; Glöckle vom Hamattål (The Bells from the Valley Back Home), song; Nimbus, for voices, violin, f...Performers: Feldman, Mark [Violin]; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Puschnig, Wolfgang; Richmond, Mike [Bass] Conductors: Ensemble: Vienna Flautists This outstanding live recording from Wiener Konzerthaus, with jazz giants Mark Feldman and Mike Richmond, features celebrated Argentine mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink singing what might be...continue... Recording information: Groáer Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus (02/27/2011)....continue... ![]() Roger Doyle: Thalia; Oizzo No [Remastered] / Roger Doyle: piano, electronic, concrete sounds, drum kit1 CD / Silverdoor / 2013-06-11 Works: Roger Doyle: Bitter-Sweet Suite, for prepared piano; Ceol Sidhe, for uilleann pipes, Irish harp & tin whistle; Oizzo No, for flute, clarinet, piano quartet, drums, concrete sounds & electronics; Obst...Performers: Barrett, Betty [Cello]; Browne, Peter; Doyle, Roger; Dunning, Brian; Egar, Kieran; Hamilton, Edward; Jackson, Jolyon; Konings, Anneliese [Vocals]; Meehan, John [Clarinet]; Smoor, Karen [Vocals]; Yeat... Conductors: Fitzgerald, Liam Ensemble: Dublin Baroque Players The music on this album represents Roger Doyle's early works, repackaged and remastered in 2002. It includes his extremely rare self-released 1975 debut LP Oizzo...continue... ![]() Heart's Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber / Piotr Beczala, tenor1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-28 Works: Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; The Merry Widow; Paganini; Giuditta; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams) ("Wien, Wien, nur du allein"); Emme...Performers: Avital, Avi; Beczala, Piotr; Netrebko, Anna; Riddell, Duncan; Tauber, Richard Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz Acclaimed Polish-born tenor Piotr Beczala pays tribute to the Austrian singer Richard Tauber (1891-1948), one of the most widely celebrated musical celebrities of his time....continue... Recording information: Angel Recording Studios Ltd., London, England (10/2012)....continue... ![]() Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grummer sings Mozart1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-05-28 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Warnung, K 433 (416c); Der Zauberer, K 472; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Verschweigung, K 518; Abendempfindung, K 523; Un moto di gioia, K 579; Le...Performers: Altmann, Hans; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Stein, Horst Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional...continue... ![]() Into the Night: Contemporary Choral Music by Whitacre, Paulus; Childs; Part Tavener; Lauridsen; Ticheli / Vox Humana1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Eric Whitacre: 3 Flower Songs; Nox Aurumque, for chorus; Stephen Paulus: The Day Is Done, for chorus; David N. Childs: The New Moon, for chorus & piano; Do Not Go Gentle, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: ...Performers: Kirkendoll, Kara; Welch, Bradley Conductors: Childs, David N. Ensemble: ; Vox Humana The richness of contemporary choral music is explored on this recording of works by some of today's leading composers from across three continents. Eric Whitacre's...continue... Recording information: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, U (10/03/2011-10/05/2011)....continue... ![]() The Early Music of Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 35, O que a Santa María der algo ou prometer; Cantiga de Fiestas de Santa María 419, Des quando Deus sa Madre aos çeos levou; Cantiga de Santa Ma...Performers: Alonso, Sergio; Ferrero, José; Lopez-Pintor, Ana Maria; Maesso, Maria Luisa; Saenz, Alfonso; Sanz, Juan Francisco Conductors: Ferrero, José; Ensemble: Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla Troubadours, poet-singers, and mystics composed the most vibrant songs and sacred music of the Middle Ages. Their endechas (laments), sung in ladino (Judaeo-Spanish), are some...continue... ![]() Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28 Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A. [Guitar, Charango]; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals] Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue... Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue... ![]() Heart that Flutters - Songs by Duparc, Donizetti, Moore, Rossini, Ginastera / Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Iain Burnside, piano1 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28 Works: Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Henri Duparc: Chanson triste; Le manoir de Rosemonde; Extase; Phidylé; Franz Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets I (3), for piano, S.158 (LW A102); Gaetano Donizetti: La Fil...Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Burnside, Iain [Piano] With an African-American spiritual, spectacular bel canto, romantic song and comic opera, Lawrence Brownlee unveils the breadth of his repertoire and the lyric tenor voice...continue... ![]() Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Luis Tinoco: Round Time, for orchestra; From the Depth of Distance, for soprano & orchestra; Search Songs, for soprano & orchestra; Cançoes do Sonhador Solitário, for soprano & orchestraPerformers: Camarinha, Raquel; Quintans, Ana; Suh, Yeree Conductors: Miller, David A. Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue... Recording information: Gulbenkian Auditorium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (06/13/2012-06/16/2012)....continue... ![]() Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Songs of a Wayfarer / Doris Soffel, Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz, Roman Trekel. Fabio Luisi.1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14 Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Lieder eines fahrenden GesellenPerformers: Soffel, Doris; Trekel, Roman; Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz Conductors: Luisi, Fabio Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra The seventh in Querstand's MDR Edition presents two Gustav Mahler masterpieces in miniature: 'Das Lied von der Erde' in the chamber music transcription by Arnold...continue... ![]() The Choirs of the Red Army, Vol. 4 - Boris Alexandrov; Vadim Ruslanov, Evgeny Belyaev1 CD / Frémeaux / 2013-05-14 Works: Alexander Alexandrov: Russian Hymn; O Vast Steppe, for men's chorus; Mark Fradkin: The Russian Plains, for men's chorus; Serafim Tulikov: A Son of the Motherland, for men's chorus; Alexei Akimov: Son...Performers: Belyaev, Evgeny; Frolov, S.; Gres, Nikolai; Pshenichny, Leonid; Ruslanov, Vadim [Vocals]; Shtefouts, V. ![]() From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14 Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue... Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue... ![]() Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955): Nightbook / Hanna Devich, piano1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14 Works: Ludovico Einaudi: In Principio, for piano & electronics; The Snow Prelude no 15, for piano; Rêverie, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone; The Crane Dance, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone...Performers: Devich, Hanna Pianist Hanna Devich (of the former Devich Trio) is going solo and absolutely loves it! Hanna is also a piano teacher, and when she was...continue... Recording information: Groáer Lindensaal, Markkleeberg, Germany (07/19/2012-07/20/2012)....continue... ![]() Strauss, Zemlinsky, Ravel, Respighi: Art Nouveau - Lieder & Melodies; Teodora Gheorghiu, soprano; Jonathan Aner, piano1 CD / Aparte / 2013-05-14 Works: Richard Strauss: Mädchenblumen, songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 22 (TrV 153); Songs (3) for voice & piano (after Shakespeare's "Hamlet;" "Ophelia Lieder"), Op. 67/1-3 (TrV 238/1-; Alexander von...Performers: Aner, Jonathan; Gheorghiu, Teodora Soprano Teodora Gheorghiu presents a song recital focusing on composers that evoke the spirit of the Art Nouveau period. Joined by pianist Jonathan Aner, Gheorghiu...continue... Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/2012)....continue... ![]() 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 36 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07 Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W... Conductors: Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club The third installment in the series, 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3 gathers together a sprawling collection of film music into a six-disc set. Spanning from 1930 to 2012, the set features themes fro...continue... ![]() Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07 Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...Performers: Belov, Rudolf Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly; Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue... ![]() Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07 Works: St. Alphonse Liguori: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue... ![]() Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30 Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...Performers: Hallenberg, Ann Conductors: Curtis, Alan Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard The performances by Alan Curtis, his excellent period instrument ensemble Il Complesso Barocco, and especially Swedish mezzo-soprano...continue... Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue... ![]() Ricky Ian Gordon (b.1956): Rappahannock County; Late Afternoon / Walters, Sherman, Tuell, Moreno, Lattimore. Ricky Ian Gordon, piano2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: Rappahannock County, song cycle for voices & theater orchestra; Late Afternoon, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & pianoPerformers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Lattimore, Margaret; Sherman, Faith; Tuell, Matthew [Tenor Vocal]; Walters, Mark Conductors: Fischer, Rob Ensemble: Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra Inspired by diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the 1860s, Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of...continue... Recording information: Harrison Opera House, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (2011-04-12&2011-04-16&2011-)....continue... ![]() Richard Strauss: Leider / Christiane Oelze, soprano; Eric Schneider, piano1 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-04-30 Works: Richard Strauss: Xenion ("Nichts vom Vergänglichen wie's auch geschal"), song for voice & piano, o.Op. 131 (TrV 282,; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Lieder...Performers: Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Schneider, Eric [Piano] This recording invites listeners to stroll through Strauss' lieder production. Groups of works from various creative periods are loosely combined. The selection based purely on...continue... Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (03/20/2009-03/25/2009)....continue... ![]() Sonatas for cello & piano by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev / Julian Steckel, cello1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Sergey Prokofiev:...Performers: Rivinius, Paul; Steckel, Julian [Cello] Since winning first prize at the international ARD Competition 2010, at which he also won the audience prize, the Oehms Classics Special Prize and the...continue... Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue... ![]() Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30 Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Eugène Ysaÿe: Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Vladimir Rebikov: Trois Morceaux, Op. 7; Amy Beach: Berceuse for violin & p...Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew The world's first lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed by parents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. After the birth of violinist...continue... Recording information: Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago,....continue... ![]() Japanese Melodies / Yo-Yo Ma1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-23 Works: Kosaku Yamada: Matsushima Ondo, folk song, for voice & piano; Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta, folk song, for voice & piano; Rentaro Taki: Kojyo no tsuki; Japanese Traditional: Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi, folk ...Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakagawa, Masami; Yoshiwara, Sumire [Percussion]; Zander, Patricia Conductors: Mamiya, Michio Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia Recording information: Niiza-Shimin-Kaikan-Hall, Saitama, Japan (11/25/1983-11/26/1983)....continue... ![]() La Royalle: Music for Kings & Courtiers - works by De Visee; Le Roy; Corbetta; Brayssing; Hurel; Certon / Gordon Ferries: guitars, lute, theorbo1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-04-09 Works: Robert de Visée: Allemande la Royalle; Suite for theorbo in D minor; Adrian Le Roy: Pavane "Est il conclud," for lute; Gaillarde "Si Ie M'en Vois"; Almande tournée; Francesco Corbetta: Suit...Performers: Ferries, Gordon Gordon Ferries' fifth solo disc for Delphian spans two centuries of music for kings and courtiers. Performing on four instruments matched to the periods in...continue... Recording information: St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh, Sco (02/16/2012-02/17/2012)....continue... ![]() The music of Joelle Wallach (b.1946): The Nightwatch / Univ. of N. Texas Faculty1 CD / 4 Tay / 2013-04-09 Works: Joelle Wallach: The Nightwatch, for voice & piano; Alleycat Love Song, for voice & piano; Sin mañanas; Lágrimas y locuras; Pax, for voice & piano; Voices of the Iron Harp, for piano; The Fi...Performers: Didier-Cano, Gines [Bassoon]; Ganz, Isabelle; Mattingly, Marie Therese; McKelton, Samuel; Polgar, Eva [Piano]; Rodgers, Elizabeth; Trigg, William; Vassiliades, Christopher; Watanabe, Chie [Piano] Conductors: Ensemble: University of North Texas Faculty Joelle Wallach served as visiting professor of composition at the University of North Texas during the 2010-2012 academic years. This recording commemorates her years teaching...continue... ![]() American Classics: Parlor Music Revisited - Music by Semyon and Daniel Kobialka1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09 Works: Daniel Kobialka: God Bless America Medley, for violin, viola, guitar, drums & percussion; Thomas Moore: The Minstrel-Boy; Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Joseph Philbrick Webster: Lorena, waltz; Americ...Performers: Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Semyon; Macias, Mason ![]() James Macmillan: Missa Dunelmi1 CD / Priory Import / 2013-04-09 Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem, Op. 145; Bryan Kelly: Summer in winter, for chorus & organ; Michael Fleming: Kindle a light to lighten the darkness, for chorus & organ; James M...Performers: Dover, Sarah [Vocals]; Gerth, Louise [Vocals]; Halford-Macleod, Honor [Soprano Vocal]; Lee, Simon [Tenor vocals]; Massey, Francesca Conductors: Lancelot, James The Durham Cathedral Choir performs a world premiere recording of Missa Dunelmi (Durham Mass) commissioned by them along with other European choral works....continue... Recording information: Durham Cathedral (02/06/2012-02/08/2012)....continue... ![]() The Golden Age of Light Music: A Glorious Century of Light Music - Kern, Duke, Goodwin, Styne, Kalman, Monnot, Anderson, Berlin / various artists1 CD / Guild / 2013-04-09 Works: Jerome Kern: Look for the Silver Lining, song (from "Sally"); Vernon Duke: April in Paris, song (for the revue Walk A Little Faster); Ron Goodwin: Puppet Serenade, for orchestra; Jule Styne: The Part...Conductors: Ornadel, Cyril; Mauriat, Paul; Goodwin, Ron; Mantovani; Carste, Hans; Pourcel, Frank; Roger, Roger; Vaughn, Billy; Gould, Morton; Chacksfield, Frank; Rose, David; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Black, Stanley; va... ![]() Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09 Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89Performers: Coote, Alice; Drake, Julius [Piano] British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed around the world for her commanding performances in opera, concert and recital, in repertoire spanning from the Baroque to...continue... Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (01/26/2012/01/28/2012)....continue... ![]() Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill... Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S... Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue... ![]() Daniel Okulitch sings: The New American Art Song. Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie, Lowell Liebermann and Glen Roven
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