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Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Vier Letzte Lieder

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2010-03-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Don Quixote, Op. 35
Performers: Klein, Emil; Kwon, Hellen; Mendelssohn, Vladimir
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian

Don Quixote was premiered unsuccessfully in Paris in 1900. At that time Romain Rolland, who later helped Strauss with the French libretto to Salome (Op....continue...

A Soprano Portrait - Mozart / Elena Mosuc, Camil Marinescu, Iasi Moldova PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, K 344 (334b); Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giov...
Performers: Mosuc, Elena
Conductors: Marinescu, Camil
Ensemble: Iasi Moldava Philharmonic Orchestra

Elena Mosuc began her studies at the Academy for Art and Song before moving to the "George Enescu" Conservatory. She made her debut in 1990...continue...

Lieder

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-04-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Juchhe! ("Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön"), song for voice & piano, Op. 6/4; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Songs (4) f...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Rao, Lan

Soprano Lan Rao studied with Arleen Auger at the Frankfurt Music Academy and attended master classes with Reiner Hoffmann, Hartmut Holl, Erik Werba, and Helmut...continue...

Clara Schumann: Lieder Transcriptions / Cord Garben

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-06-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Singet nicht in Trauertönen, song for voice & piano (Wilhelm Meister songs), Op. 98a/7; Ich...
Performers: Garben, Cord

Clara Schumann's transcriptions of her husband Robert's songs, unlike many transcriptions of the period, stick closely to the score, preserving their restrained beauty. Cord Garben's...continue...

Mahler: Lieder; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony / Gerhaher

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Arnold Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hyperion Ensemble (String Sextet)

Christian Gerhaher is the 2006 Gramophone Award winner in solo vocal music! In 1998, Christian Gerhaher won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise / Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-02-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of twenty-four songs, is one of the great masterpieces of Western musical culture, a profound expression of the deepest emotion...continue...

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Norwegian Airs, etc / Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-02-13

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Aften på hoyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains), lyric piece for oboe, horn & string orchestra (orche; Nordic ...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

For the most part, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) eschewed larger forms in favor of stage music and suites with impressionistic sonic colors. In 1980 Ross Pople...continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang, etc / Gerhaher, Huber

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Totengräbers Heimwehe, D 842; Nachtstück, D 672; An den Mond, D 193/Op 57 no 3; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Schubert's 'Swan Song' cycle of fourteen Lieder, written at the very end of his tragically brief life, contains some of his most perfect and moving...continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Gerhaher, Huber

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-09-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

"[Gerhaher's] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau's, also exhibits many of that master-singer's stylistic virtues... this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level... the recording itself...continue...

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Turina: Canto / Rodrigo

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-08-08

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Joaquín Turina: Las fuentecillas del parque
Performers: Orlandini, Luis; Rodrigo, Ana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Grand Canary Philharmonic Orchestra

The enormous success of the 'Concierto de Aranjuez' by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) assured him a place as the most important Spanish composer following World War...continue...

Brahms: Lieder / Roman Trekel, Oliver Pohl

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-04-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Liebe und Frühling ("Wie sich Rebenranken"), song for voice & piano, Op. 3/2; Liebe und Frühling II ("Ich muss hinaus, ich muss zu dir"...
Performers: Pohl, Oliver; Trekel, Roman

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was, along with Schubert, Schumann, and Hugo Wolf, one of the four pillars of German art song, or lieder. These composers, along...continue...

Schreker: Lieder / Schmidt, Nadelmann, Baianu

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-03-14

Works: Franz Schreker: Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op 2; Poems (5) von Paul Heyse, Op. 3; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op 4; Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen; Lied der Fiorina, for voice & piano; Liebeslied...
Performers: Baianu, Adrian; Nadelmann, Noemi; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]

Suppressed by the Nazis and long forgotten, the music of Franz Schreker (1878-1934) has recently been rediscovered with great enthusiasm in the world of music....continue...

R. Strauss: Orchestral Works / Zinman, et al

7 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Aus Italien, symphonic fantasy, Op. 16 (TrV 147); Macbeth (symphonic poem), Op. 23; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lus...
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Fuchs, Simon; Grossenbacher, Thomas; Novsak, Primoz; Pontinen, Roland; Rouilly, Michel; Solomon, Peter
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra

Here are the complete Orchestral Works of Richard Strauss. All recent digital recordings in a deluxe 7 CD set for the price of 5! Heres...continue...

Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony; Berg / Gielen, Johnson, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-10-11

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 18; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Altenberg Lieder (5), Op. 4
Performers: Johnson, James; Orsanic, Vlatka
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Southwest German Orchestra

"Soprano Vlatka Orsanic and baritone James Johnson are rapturous, dramatic, and fiercely passionate in their performances, which may remind listeners in places of operatic singing...continue...

Wolf: Mörike Lieder / May, Renzikowski

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-08-09

Works: Hugo Wolf: Die Tochter der Heide ("Wasch dich, mein Schwesterchen"), song for voice & piano; Mörike Lieder; Lieder von Mörike; Jägerlied; Der Tambour; Er ists; Begegnung; Fußreis...
Performers: May, Frauke; Renzikowski, Bernhard

"May's achievement, with her thoroughgoing partner, is considerable. Her rich mezzo, expressively used, and her keen intellect match the challenge that she has set herself..."...continue...

Clemencic - Gothic and Renaissance Masterworks / Clemencic

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-08-09

Works: Antonio de Cabezón: Ardenti miei suspiri (after Verdelot); Ultimi miei suspiri (after Verdelot); Prenes pitié, for keyboard (after Crecquillon); Queramus. Moton con 2 y 3 parte; Tiento II c...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene

The clavichord used for this recording, from the collection of Rene Clemencic, is an original from ca.1680-1750. Rene Clemencic is a composer, conductor, harpsichorist, recorder...continue...