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Latvian Winterfest: Cantatas of the Christmas Season

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Eriks Esenvalds: Ziemassvetku vakara (Christmas Eve), cantata for mixed choir, soloists & chamber orchestra; Valts Puce: Christmas Cantata for alto, mixed choir & chamber orchestra; Aldonis Kalnins: ...
Conductors: Jansons, Andrejs;
Ensemble: Latvian National Opera Chamber Orchestra; New York Ltvian Concert Choic; RLB Chamber Choir "Austrums"; Youth Choi "Basis"

Recording information: Riga Recording Studio, Latvia (02/24/2012-02/25/2012)....continue...

Andrew Simpson: A Crown of Stars; Alfred Schnittke: Requiem / Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano; Joseph Dietrich, tenor

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Andrew Earle Simpson: A Crown of Stars; Alfred Schnittke: Requiem, music to Schiller's drama "Don Carlos", for soloists, mixed chorus & instrumental ensemble
Performers: Ament, Anne; Barnet, Lori; Birch, Robert; Bisesi, John; Carson, Mark; Daglar, Fatma; Dewey, Glenn; Dircksen, Eri; Firsow, Karin; Fritz, Ben [Trombone]; Humphreys, Michelle; Kaye, Jane; Kivrak, Osman;...
Conductors: Becker, Gisèle
Ensemble: Maryland State Boychoir

Andrew Earle Simpson's A Crown of Stars is a wedding oratorio celebrating the universality of human love and was commissioned by the Cantate Chamber Singers...continue...

Larry Bell: In a Garden of Dreamers, cantata in five parts / Thomas Gregg, Philip Lima; Erin Holmes

2 CD / Albany Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Larry Bell: The Seasons, cantata for soloists & ensemble, Op. 101; Suite for Cello with harpsichord figured bass, Op. 110; Partita for harpsichord no 1, Op. 97; Caprice no 3 for alto recorder, Op. 54...
Performers: Abreu, Aldo; Cienniwa, Paul; Gregg, Thomas; Laurance, Emily; Ou, Sam [Cello]

The Seasons, a cantata in five sections - Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Finale - is organized with four song cycles made up of five songs...continue...
Recording information: First Church, Boston....continue...

Eruptions / Orchestral Excerpts for Low Brass

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Symphony No 4; Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107...
Performers: Bobroff, David; Buzbee, Jessica; Buzbee, Timothy; Colomer, Javier; Rogers, Lee

This is a recording for low brass lovers! Eruptions not only displays a good starting point for learning the excerpts on this recording, but it...continue...

Scorned and Betrayed - Handel / Fogarty, Griesbach

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina condotta a morire (Dunque sarà pur vero), cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 1; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G major, Op. 5/4, HWV 399; ...
Performers: Fogarty, Melissa; Griesbach, Jennifer; Igarashi, Motomi; Swenberg, Daniel

Hailed as outstanding by the New York Times, soprano Melissa Fogartys wide range of experience has taken her from the stages of the Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Christmas Cedar and Spruce / Joel Brown, Andrew Brown, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-09-01

Works: Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Greensleeves; Jolly old Saint Nicolas; Good King Wenceslas; We wish you a merry Christmas; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und...
Performers: Bacchiocchi-Stewart, Kristin; Brown, Andrew [Strings]; Brown, Frank [Clarinet]; Brown, Jason [Bass]; Brown, Joel; Brubeck, Chris; D'Aloia, Chuck; Ruth, Peter "Madcat"

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, etc / De Cormier, Counterpoint

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Misa por la Paz y la Justicia; Gustavo Adolfo Rengifo: La Llamita (Col...
Performers: Anderson, Lynn; Bonamico, Piero; Castro, Hector "Tito"; Cavitt, Clara; Chesnut-Tangerman, Melissa; Chickering, Karen; Ehlers, Danielle Livellara; Fitch, Ann; French, Miriam; Grow, Roger; Huard, Cynth...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert
Ensemble: Counterpoint (Vocal Ensemble, U.S.)

Caldara: The Card Game / Julianne Baird, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-09-01

Works: Antonio Caldara: Il Giuoco del quadriglio, cantata for 4 sopranos; Sonata da camera for 2 violins & continuo no 4, Op. 2/4; Lungi dal' idol mio, cantata for soprano & continuo; Vicino a un rivoletto...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Comparone, Elaine; Djerejian, Patrice; Fiacco, Arthur J. Jr.; Heimes, Laura; Moe, Karla; Pannill, Judith; Willard, Jerry
Conductors: Alltop, Stephen
Ensemble: Queen's Chamber Band

Charles Wourinen Series - Genesis

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-08-01

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Genesis, oratorio for chorus & orchestra; Ave Christe of Josquin; A Solis Ortu; Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Chaney, Harold; Macomber, Curtis; Pugh, Jim [Trombone]; Taylor, David; Wuorinen, Charles
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Wuorinen, Charles
Ensemble: ; New York Virtuoso Singers

Gloria

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis - Cantate Domino Canticum Novum; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ave Maria, motet for 4 voices; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 V...
Performers: Bock, Ingrid; Dubois, Peter; Kanda, Megumi; Moellmann, Alexandra; Nance, Shannon; Stillwell, Corinne

Personnel: Megumi Kanda (trombone); Corinne Stillwell (violin); Ingrid Bock (cello).

Recording information: Thied Presbyterian Church Chapel, Rochester, NY (05/24/2003-05/28/2003)....continue...

Music of Edward Joseph Collins Vol 6 / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-04-01

Works: Edward Joseph Collins: Hymn to the Earth, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Variations on an Irish Folksong, for orchestra; Cowboy's Breakdown, for orchestra
Performers: Auty, Peter; Bern, Jeni; Irwin, Jane; Waddington, Henry
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Something Borrowed, Something Blue - Music to Marry By

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-12-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mystical Songs (5); Last Songs (4); Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Saint Jo...
Performers: Byars, James; Chung, Saffron Y.; Easton, David; Holt Lauber, Dawn; Johnson, Lisa [flute]; Jolles, Susan; Neal, Michael; Wade, Mark

Soprano Arias with Trumpet & Organ / Baird, Kelly, Alltop

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-12-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Amadigi; Olinto pastore, Tebro fiume, Gloria (O come chiare e belle), dramatic cantata, HWV 143; Henry Purcell: Music in "The Prop...
Performers: Alltop, Stephen; Baird, Julianne; Kelly, Darin

"Julianne Baird is one of the finest early music sopranos working. To her straight, somewhat dark tone, she adds a vivid interpretative stance and admirable...continue...

Karamanuk: Akhtamar, Song of Bedros Turian, etc / Mirzoyan, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-09-01

Works: Sirvart Karamanuk: For the Girl in Love, for chorus; Ani, for chorus; Chis asum te lats is eli (You don't complain about the tears), for chorus; Tzhar dari (The Hard Year), for chorus; Song of Bedros...
Conductors: Mirzoyan, Hovhannes
Ensemble: Komitas State Conservatory Opera Studio Chorus; Komitas State Conservatory Opera Studio Symphony

"Technically, this choir is not quite top of the line, but I enjoyed their singing immensely. They put the music across with style, fervor, and...continue...

Rodríguez: Works for Chorus and Orchestra / Sleeper, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-06-01

Works: Robert X. Rodriguez: Forbidden Fire, Cantata for the Next Millennium, for bass-baritone, chorus & orchestra; Con Flor y Canto, for tenor, baritone, children's chorus, chorus & orchestra (from Adoraci...
Performers: Nolan, Rodney
Conductors: Sleeper, Thomas M.; Scheibe, Jo-Michael
Ensemble: University of Miami Chorale; University of Miami Symphoniy Orchestra

Sence You Went Away - Art Songs & Spirituals

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-05-01

Works: Wendell Whalum: Sweet Jesus, for voice & piano; God is a God, for voice & piano; Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons, for voice, cello & piano; Adolphus Hailstork: Slave Song, for voice & piano; Cedr...
Performers: Clarke, Christina; Dent, Cedric [Singer/Piano]; Holly, Timothy; Jones, Timothy; Parodi, Jorge; Taylor, Darryl; Toppin, Louise

McCullough: Holocaust Cantata / Master Chorale of Washington

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-11-09

Works: Donald McCullough: Holocaust Cantata; Is Not a Flower a Mystery?; We Remember Them; Szymon Laks: Passacaille for voice & piano; Michael Horvit: Even When God Is Silent, song; A Child's Journey
Performers: Aaron Magill; Beth Lilienstein; Bolkosky, Miriam; Christopher Palestrant; Combs, Steven; Dennis Martin; Hoyt, Timothy; Mary-Hannah Klontz; Matthew Norwood; McCullough, Donald; Nancy Caporaso; Powell,...

This selection is a High Definition Compatible Disc (HDCD) recording....continue...

Anthony Newman: Absolute Joy / Mary J Newman, Musica Antiqua

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-02-01

Works: Anthony Newman: Absolute Joy, oratorio
Performers: Ashley, Russell; Du Maine, Wayne J.; Frattura, Angela; Hoyt, Tom; Krause, Joan; McConnell, Seth; Ramirez, Benjamin; Szor, Terry; Visconti, Alessandra; Worley, James Archie
Conductors: Newman, Mary J.
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua New York

Tanner: The Kona Coffee Cantata / Rolek, Prague CO

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-10-01

Works: Jerré Tanner: The Kona Coffee Cantata
Performers: Bilousek, Pavel; Cermakova, Ludmila; Kunt, Vaclav; Stadtherr, Karel; Taylor, Marilyn
Conductors: Rolek, Timm
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

On This Day Earth Shall Ring! / Payn, Etters, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: On This Day Earth Shall Ring; Angels We Have Heard on High; A la nanita nana, carol (Spanish); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy...
Performers: Cover, David; Etters-Asmus, Elizabeth; Fortunato, D'Anna
Conductors: Payn, William; Crane, Curtis
Ensemble: Rooke Chapel Ringers

Sowerby: The Throne of God, etc / Ferris, Weisflog, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-06-01

Works: Leo Sowerby: The Throne of God, for chorus & orchestra, H. 341; Forsaken of Man, cantata, for soloists, chorus & organ; Fanfares (3), H. 335; Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, for chorus; Ad te lev...
Performers: Weisflog, Thomas
Conductors: Ferris, William
Ensemble: Composer Festival Orchestra; William Ferris Chorale

Wilson: Persuasions, Lord Chesterfield To His Son, etc

1 CD / Albany Records / 1996-07-01

Works: Richard Edward Wilson: Persuasions, cantata for soprano & chamber ensemble; Lord Chesterfield to His Son, for solo cello; Fixations, for solo piano; Sonata for viola & piano
Performers: Burton, Amy; Dejean, Gilbert; Schachman, Marc; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Solum, John; Trampler, Walter; Uribe, Blanca

Lloyd: The Vigil of Venus / Lloyd, James, Booth

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-10-01

Works: George Lloyd: Vigil of Venus
Performers: Booth, Thomas; James, Carolyn
Conductors: Lloyd, George
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus

Haydn: The Creation / Revzen, Dawson, Rosenshein, et al

2 CD / Albany Records / 1994-03-15

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Cheek, John; Dawson, Lynne; Rosenshein, Neil
Conductors: Revzen, Joel
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Lullabies and Dances / Julianne Baird and Bill Crofut

1 CD / Albany Records / 1991-05-01

Works: Traditional: O can ye sew cushions; Dandling Songs; All the pretty little horses; The Christ Child's Lullaby; Francisco Tarrega: Lágrima; Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7);...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Brown, Joel; Crofut, Bill
Conductors:
Ensemble: Crofut Consort