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Moto Perpetuo: Moving Works for Cello by Andrew March, Greg Bartholomew, Alan Beeler, Bill Sherrill, Arthur Gottschalk et al. / Ovidiu Marinescu, cello

1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26

Works: Andrew March: Pieces (3) for solo cello; Greg Bartholomew: Beneath the Apple Tree, for cello & flute; Alan Beeler: Dance Suite, for violin & cello; One Good Turn Deserves Another, for cello; Variatio...
Performers: Ahlquist, Janet [Piano]; Ahramjian, Sylvia Davis [Violin]; Marinescu, Ovidiu; Muench, Charles J. [Double Bass]; Trolier, Kim; Wagner, Scott; Weiderhold, Dana

This recording is a collection of 10 moving works for cello by March, Bartholomew, Beeler, Sherrill, Gottschalk, and Ascioti. Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu demonstrates the instruments...continue...

Cross Connection: Selected Works of Henry Wolking & James Scott Balentine / Robert Walzel, clarinet; Eric Wolf Stomberg, bassoon

1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26

Works: Henry Wolking: Gone Playin', concerto for clarinet & orchestra; The Old Gypsy, for string quartet; James Scott Balentine: Dún Eideann Blogh, concerto for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra; Unspecifi...
Performers: Kopyt, Igor [Violin]; Muzik, Vit; Muzikova, Dominika; Pavlik, Marian; Stomberg, Eric; Walzel, Robert
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

Cross Connection features the works of Wolking and Balentine. Both composers' works consider the meaning of life, love, and music, and the relationship between each....continue...
Recording information: Reduta Hall, Olomouc, Czech Republic....continue...

Anthony Piccolo: Imaginary Symphony and Other Tales / Hamelin Children's Chorus; Campanella Children's Chorus

1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26

Works: Anthony Piccolo: Imaginary Symphony no 1; Sonata for solo cello; Fever Time, songs (7) for children's chorus, percussion & celesta; Flûtes de suite, for multi-flute soloist; Fanfare-Sonatina, fo...
Performers: Bilan, Ladislav; Hubek, Jaroslav [Horn]; Kaucka, Lucie; Nouzovsky, Petr; Paulik, Martin; Rzounkova, Zuzana; Sokol, Martin; Talabova, Marta
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr; Piccolo, Anthony; Muzik, Vit
Ensemble: ; Hamelin Children's Chorus; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

NY based Anthony Piccolo leads a vibrant career as the Children's Chorus Director at the Metropolitan Opera. This recording is an album of works written...continue...

Emma Lou Diemer: Pacific Ridge / London SO; Slovak Radio SO; Czech Radio SO. Brynmore Jones; Joel Suben; Vladimir Valek

1 CD / Navona / 2013-02-26

Works: Emma Lou Diemer: Santa Barbara Overture; Concerto for Piano in One Movement; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Daughtrey, Nathan
Conductors: Jones, Brynmor Llewelyn; Suben, Joel Eric

Santa Barbara-based composer Diemer (b.1927) is a fixture in the Californian classical music community, having received commissions and performances from orchestras and ensembles throughout the...continue...

Al Combate: Rediscovered Galant Music from Eighteenth-Century Mexico - works by Jerusalem & Billoni

1 CD / Navona / 2013-02-26

Works: Ignacio Jerusalem: Symphony in G major; Gorjeos trinando, for 2 trebles, 2 violins & continuo; Cristal bello, for voice & orchestra; Al combate, for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra; Santiago Billoni: ...
Performers: Naglia, Sandro; Peralta, Elda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Ranney-Mendoza, Eleanor [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mendoza, Javier Jose
Ensemble: ; Chicago Arts Orchestra

Chicago Arts Orchestra's debut release portrays New Spain as a Mecca of baroque and gallant music through a selection of works by two of colonial...continue...
Recording information: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, Evans (02/20/2012-02/23/2012)....continue...

Chamber music of Richard Cornell: Tracer / A Far Cry; Richard Pittman; Peter Zazofsky

1 CD / Ravello / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Cornell: New Fantasias, for strings; Tracer, for chamber ensemble; Images, for chamber ensemble; Acqua Alta, for violin; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: ; Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: A Far Cry; Boston Musica Viva

This collection of chamber works by Cornell explores the nature of art and the collaboration that occurs between creator and influence. Comprised of live recordings,...continue...

The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 1: Shakespeare's Memory / Chad Sloan, Andrea Chenoweth, Kellie Van Horn

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Summer: With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs); On The Death Of A Fair Infant, for voice & string quartet; Leda and the Swan; Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, teno...
Performers: Chenoweth, Andrea [Soprano Vocal]; Ferrante, Maria; Hartelova, Lydie; Sekera, Miroslav; Sloan, Chad [Baritone Vocal]; Van Horn, Kellie; Vickers, Justin; Watson, Ian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalmia String Quartet

Shakespeare's Memory is the first offering in Navona's Shakespeare Concerts Series. Vol. 1 includes Summer's original chamber and vocal compositions set to Shakespeare's dramas and...continue...

Keith Kramer: Causal Dualism - Causality; Duality; Flame of Attention / Stanislav Behal, piano; Gottfried Stoger, soprano saxophone

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Keith Kramer: Causality, for percussion, piano & string orchestra; Duality, for saxophone, trombone & string quartet; Flame of Attention, for soprano saxophone; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Behal, Stanislav [Piano]; Stoger, Gottfried; Taylor, David
Conductors: Micka, Vit; Kramer, Keith
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

CAUSAL DUALISM, Kramer's 2nd full-length release on Navona, is a celebration of dichotomy and relationships between all things, drawing inspiration from Tibetan Buddhism and the...continue...

New York Moments - Chamber music by Frank Campo, Liviu Marinescu, Daniel Kessner, Gernot Wolfgang / Tapestry Ensemble

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: William Toutant: Three Peccadilloes, for oboe/English horn, clarinet & piano; Frank Campo: Dall'ombra alla luce, for ensemble (from The Shadows to the Light); Liviu Marinescu: Resonance, for ensemble...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tapestry Ensemble

Kravchak, Heinen, Marinescu, and Rachmanov bring their varied experiences to the table to create a dynamic and versatile group whose collaboration led to the creation...continue...

Curt Cacioppo - "Laws of the Pipe": Kinaalda; Scenes from Indian Country / Borromeo String Quartet; Adeline tomasone, flute

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Curt Cacioppo: Wolf, for soprano voice, cello & piano; Kinaaldá (The Right of Changing Woman), for string quartet; Scenes from Indian Country, for orchestra; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Cacioppo, Curt; Fiore, Janice; Geber, David
Conductors: Jacob, Heidi
Ensemble: ; Bryn Mawr Chamber Orchestra

This collection of musical elegies and celebrations by Cacioppo skillfully evokes a Native American time, space and people. The history and the literature these meditations...continue...

Patricia Van Ness "In Paradisum" - Requiem; The Voice of the Tenth Muse / Sanford Sylvan, baritione; Ruth Cunning, soprano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Patricia Van Ness: Requiem for baritone soloist & chorus; The Voice of the Tenth Muse, for soprano soloist & chorus; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Cunningham, Ruth; Sylvan, Sanford
Conductors: Hodgkins, David
Ensemble: ; Allegro

Coro Allegro, led by Hodgkins, is dedicated to building social and musical bridges through high-quality performances of significant choral works and expanding the available repertoire...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Covenant, Boston, MA....continue...

Fire & Time - Works for Orchestra by Tarlow, Yip, Brings, Osterfield, Block / Martin Levicky, piano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-05-29

Works: Karen Tarlow: Kavanah; Stephen Yip: The Legendary Phoenix, for piano & orchestra; Allen Brings: Short Symphony no 1; Paul Osterfield: Monadnock, for orchestra; Steven D. Block: Shadows for orchestra;...
Performers: Levicky, Martin
Conductors: Titov, Alexander; Vronsky, Petr; Winstin, Robert Ian; Stankovsky, Robert; Rose, Gil
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

A compilation featuring 6 American composers of orchestral works all united by an expansive and sublime musical vision. With programmatic influences ranging from Jungian philosophy,...continue...
Recording information: Kiev, Ukraine (02/12/2008); Olomouc, Czech Republic (02/12/2008); Slovak Radio Studios, Slovak National Republic (02/12/2008); St. Petersburg, Russia (02/12/2008); Warsaw, Polan...continue...

Chamber Music of Martin Schlumpf: Summer Circle; December Rains; Clarinet Trio

1 CD / Navona / 2012-05-29

Works: Martin Schlumpf: December Rains, for solo piano; Clarinet Trio, for clarinet, cello & piano; Summer Circle, for string quartet; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Moore, Rane; Popper-Keizer, Rafael; Rojahn, Karolina; Smythe, Corey

Schlumpf combines his myriad of influences to craft expressive, complex chamber pieces that marry the sophisticated intricacies of jazz with the studied nuance of modern...continue...
Recording information: Cue Recording Studios, Washington DC (06/03/2011/06/09/2011); Futura Productions (06/03/2011/06/09/2011); Cue Recording Studios, Washington DC (07/11/2011); Futura Productions (...continue...

Alejandro Rutty: The Conscious Sleepwalker

1 CD / Navona / 2012-03-27

Works: Alejandro Rutty: A Future of Tango, concerto for saxophone quartet & orchestra; The Conscious Sleepwalker Loops, for orchestra; Hyperlinks from Tango Loops 2, for saxophone quartet; Hyperlinks from T...
Conductors: Rutty, Alejandro; Vronsky, Petr; ; Winstin, Robert Ian
Ensemble: ; 4mil Saxophone Quartet; Red Clay Saxophone Quartet; Red Clay Soxophone Quartet

Composer Rutty has carved an original niche into classical music by blending Argentinean tango, electronic, and classical elements into a cohesive whole. The title track,...continue...

Choral Classics: O Magnum Myseterium / Finck, Ockeghem, Gombert, Brumel

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini, for 4 voices; Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis; Missa prolationum, for 4 voices; Gloria from Cuiusvis toni a 4; Josquin Desprez: Missa da pacem, for ...
Conductors: Gottwald, Clytus
Ensemble: ; Schola Cantorum Stuttgart,

Music in 14th century Europe was dominated by composers working in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. Dufay of Cambrai went to Italy in the...continue...
Recording information: Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany....continue...

Bach Busoni Beethoven Piano Recital

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Partita for keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Fré...
Performers: Rhodes, James

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (11/02/2009-11/04/2009)....continue...

Venice to Versailles

1 CD / Move / 2011-09-01

Works: Giovanni Bassano: Ricercata quarta; Susanne un jour; Divisions on "Frais et gaillard"; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata for guitar & theorbo no 3; Dario Castello: Sonata prima, for 2 instrumen...
Performers: Dikmans, Greg; Martyn-Ellis, Simon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Elysium Ensemble

Recording information: Move Records Studio, Melbourne, Australia....continue...

Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol

1 CD / Enja Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Taner Akyol: Bilen Gelsin (Let Him Come Who Knows), song; Vay Gurbet (Ah, Exile), song; Göçmen Kuslar (Birds of Passage), song; Yildiz Dagi (Star Mountain), song; Sukunum Sana (Mute), song;...
Performers: Akyol, Taner; Anissegos, Antonis; Cagwin, Jarrod; Farantouri, Maria
Conductors: Ioannidis, Symeon

Personnel: Maria Farantouri (vocals); Taner Akyol (vocals, baglama).

Recording information: Megaron Recording Center (05/2010/06/2010); Studio am Fluss, Berlin (05/2010/06/2010); Megaron Record...continue...

The Waltz Book

2 CD / Tall Poppies / 2011-01-11

Works: Andrew Ford: The Waltz Book, for piano; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Munro, Ian

Andrew Ford is a composer, writer and broadcaster and has won awards in all three capacities. His music has been played throughout Australia and in...continue...
Recording information: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney (02/07/2009/02/08/2009)....continue...

Bullets & Lullabies / James Rhodes

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2010-12-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Moritz Moszkowski: Etude for piano in F major, Op. 72/6; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano in E Flat, Op. 31/3; Fr&...
Performers: Rhodes, James

"Bullets & Lullabies is a two-CD album that allows you to pick the disc to suit your mood. Disc one features fast and furious "Bullets",...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (08/2010)....continue...

The Golden Century

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-21

Works: Francesco Spinacino: Work(s); Joan Ambrosio Dalza: Work(s); Vincenzo Capirola: Et in Terra Pax, for lute; Pavana ala Francese, for lute; Francesco Canova da Milano: 6 Fantasias; Alberto da Ripa: Wor...
Performers: Rinehart, Alan

Reflections

1 CD / Navona / 2010-10-26

Works: Alejandro Castaños: Angulos, for ensemble; Jane O'Leary: Reflections II, for bass clarinet & ensemble; Stephen Gardner: Klezmeria, for clarinet & violin; Judith Ring: ...within an egg of space.....
Performers: Clark, Elaine; Roe, Paul; Sparnaay, Harry
Conductors: O'Leary, Jane
Ensemble: Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble

Kennedy plays Bach

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, B...
Performers: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mayer, Albrecht; Stabrawa, Daniel

Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (01/29/2000-01/31/2000)....continue...

Mozart: Divertimento

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2010-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E flat major, K. 563; Movement for string trio in G major (fragment), K. Anh. 66 (K. 562e); Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen, Trio

Recording information: Nybrokajen 11, Stockholm, Sweden (04/23/2007-04/25/2007)....continue...

Romantic Songs

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2010-02-16

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Jag Längtar Dig, song for voice & piano, Op. 28/5; Saa tag mit hjerte, R 203; Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Ballads (4) in Swedish folk style, Op. 5; Gustaf Nordqvist: Songs (3); Au...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Westerberg, Stig

The Bamboo Organ of Las Piñas

2 CD / Move / 2010-02-01

Works: Domenico Zipoli: Sonate d'intavoltura per organo e cimbalo; Johann Pachelbel: Musicalische Sterbens-Gedancken (4), chorale variation sets for organ, T. 81-84; Baldassare Galuppi: Keyboard Sonata in A...
Performers: Lawrence, Douglas
Conductors: Emmer, Bernhard

Recording information: Catholic Church, Las Piñas, The Philippines (02/09/1989-02/13/1989)....continue...

I Love Ballet

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; William Walton: Façade, for reciter & e...
Conductors: Lanchbery, John; Mari, Jean-Baptiste; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Previn, Andre; Irving, Robert; Karajan, Herbert von; Rosenthal, Manuel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Temirkanov, Yuri; Wo...

These two richly-filled CDs provide a perfect introduction to the joys of ballet music. The set is intended to appeal specifically to young girls who...continue...

Örjan Sandred: Cracks and Corrosion, Whirl of Leaves, Amanzule Voices, etc

1 CD / Navona / 2009-06-30

Works: Örjan Sandred: Cracks and Corrosion; Amanzule Voices; The Thrid Perspective; Cracks and Corrosion 2; Whirl of Leaves; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Akerberg, Asa; Andersson, Niklas; Dautry, Heloise; Hoitenga, Camilla; Hooker, Yuri; Kierkegaard, Ingegerd; Lanniger, Erik; Moller, Daniel
Conductors: Ek, Hans

Violin Magic

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Zdenek Fibich: At Twilight, Op. 39 "Summer Evening"; Václav Vackár: Remembering Zbiroh; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Johann Sebastian Ba...
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Demeterova, Gabriela; Matlov, Tereza
Conductors: Chalupecky, Jan
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Collegium

Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, Ma mère l'oye / Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, opera-ballet in 2 parts; Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Billerbeck, Nora von; Erdmann, Mojca; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Koch, Sophie; Kozena, Magdalena; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Massis, Annick; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwab, Sylke; Stutzm...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus

Ravel's one-act opera 'L'Enfant et les Sortileges' has a particular importance for Sir Simon Rattle. Shortly after winning the John Player conducting prize at the...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Anton Arensky: Piano Quintet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Debrus, Alexandre; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Gurning, Alexander; Hall, Lucia; Hubert, Eduardo; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lechne...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Swiss Italian Orchestra

For the seventh Lugano Festival, legendary pianist Martha Argerich continues her commitment to showcasing young new talent and exploring lesser-known composers and works. Joining Argerich...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, etc / Skrowaczewski

2 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is among the most frequently performed of 20th-century symphonies. He composed Symphony No. 5 after receiving much criticism in the press...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies nos 1 & 6 / Hallé Orchestra, Skrowaczewski

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Symphony No. 1 was written primarily by Shostakovich as a graduation exercise. It has been known to take listeners' breath away with its bewildering range...continue...

Bellini: Complete Operas / Bernstein, Callas, Bonynge, Caballé, Cioffi, Scotto, et al

25 CD / Dynamic / 2008-09-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; Bianca e Fernando, opera; Il Pirata, opera; La Straniera, opera; Zaira, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatric...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Aliberti, Lucia [Soprano Vocal]; Amodio, Nicola; Anderson, Kelly; Balboni, Anna Maria; Barcellona, Daniela; Caballe, Montserrat; Caforio, Armando; Callas, Maria;...
Conductors: Licata, Andrea; Viotti, Marcello; Sanzogno, Nino; Olmi, Paolo; Acocella, Luciano; Carella, Giuliano; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Luisi, Fabio; Bonynge, Richard; Bernstein, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Macerata Opera Festival Orchestra; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

Semplice: From Beautiful Beginnings...

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2008-06-01

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Melodies (2) for Piano, Op 3; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chanson triste; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sergey Rachmaninov: Romance for...
Performers: Soames, Victoria; Watts, Tim; Wilson, Jeffery

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Karolju - Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski, Rodrigo

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-11-06

Works: Christopher Rouse: Karolju; Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols (20); Joaquín Rodrigo: Retablo de navidad, for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Doyle, Julia; Stephany, Anna
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus

Dutilleux, Bartók, Carter: Sonates pour piano

1 CD / Accord Import / 2007-10-30

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Sonata for piano; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz 80; Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano
Performers: Guay, Claire Marie le

Liberty for All - A Musical Journey Vol 2 / US Army Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2007-06-12

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Joseph Wilcox Jenkins: American Overture; Stephen Foster: Oh! S...
Performers: United States Army Band, The
Conductors:
Ensemble: United States Army Band; United States Army Chorus

Enchantment / Magdalena Kozená

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Cinq Mars; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Delgado-Boge, Claire; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Marcinger, Ludovit; Martineau, Malcolm; Massis, Annick; Parat, Edwige; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Swierczewski, Michel; Goebel, Reinhard; Stryncl, Marek; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ; Musica Florea

A richly-colored voice, a perfect technique and a vivid musical imagination: the recipe for a portrait of an exceptional artist. 'Enchantment' is a personal selection...continue...

Musiche del Novecento Italiano - Berio, Dallapiccola, etc

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2006-01-10

Works: Alfredo Casella: Sonatina for piano, Op. 28; Ottorino Respighi: Deità silvane; Goffredo Petrassi: Toccata for piano; Luigi Dallapiccola: Goethe-Lieder, for mezzo-soprano & 3 clarinets; Luciano...
Performers: Alberti, Alfonso; Casiraghi, Paolo; Defronzo, Francesco; Eusebio, Alessandro; Formenti, Sonia; Genghini, Katya; Lukacs, Monika; Mari, Grazi; Nikolic, Katarina; O'Brien, Rachel; Pozzo, Monica; Ricci, ...
Conductors: Ceccherini, Tito
Ensemble: Ensemble Risognanze

This is an audio CD accompanied by a CD-ROM containing biographies, critical notes, scores and musical analysis of representative works by the greatest Italian composers...continue...

Feuermann in Concert

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2005-08-01

Works: Alexander Siloti: Adagio, for piano (after Bach's Sonata in F minor for violin & continuo, BWV 1018); David Popper: Le Papillon for cello & piano, Op 3/4; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve,...
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Rupp, Franz; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Smallens, Arthur

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940's

1 CD / NM Classics Import / 2005-01-17

Works: Michael Tippett: Sonata for Piano no 1; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 2; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Sellick, Phyllis
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Tippett, Michael

Paganini: Witches' Dance, etc; Baker / Sporcl, Jiríkovsky

1 CD / Supraphon / 2005-01-01

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Sonata for violin & guitar in E minor, Op. 3/6, MS 27/6; Theme and Variations for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "Le streghe"; Moto perpetu...
Performers: Jirikovsky, Petr; Schumann, Robert; Sporcl, Pavel

Liberty for All - A Musical Journey Vol 1 / US Marine Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2004-09-07

Works: Nova Scotia Traditional: The White Cockade; Francis Hopkinson: Washington's March; Edwin Franko Goldman: The Chimes of Liberty, for band; John Philip Sousa: Liberty Bell; Hands Across the Sea; Semper...
Conductors:
Ensemble: United States Marine Band

Includes victory at sea (rodgers) / eternal father (dykes) by various composers....continue...

Infusion / Kathleen Supové

1 CD / Koch International / 2004-06-29

Works: Carolyn Yarnell: The Same Sky; Elaine Kaplinsky: Umbra; Marti Epstein: She fell into a well of sorrows; Randall Woolf: Adrenaline Revival
Performers: Supové, Kathleen

For Your Life - For Yoga / Dutoit, Marriner, Ozawa, Previn

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Erik Sati...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goossens, Marie; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Holliger, Heinz;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Dutoit, Charles; Järvi, Neeme; Leppard, Raymond; Judd, James; Ozawa, Seiji; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philhar...

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Eduardo Fernandez (guitar); Marie Goosens (harp); Christer Thorvaldsson (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Jascha Silberstein (cello); He...continue...

BASSics: For Bass Clarinet and Piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2003-09-01

Works: Eugène Bozza: Ballade, for bass clarinet; Jules Semler-Collery: Légende et Divertissement, for bass clarinet & piano; Bernhard Krol: Fantasiestüke, for bass clarinet & piano; Michael K...
Performers: Bok, Henri; Rob Broek

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...continue...