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Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 (First Version); "Corelli" Variations, Op. 42; Morceaus de Fantaisie, Op. 3 / Alessandro Mazzamuto, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2013-03-12

Pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto was the winner of the first Lodovici prize, and this recording was part of his award. The Lodovici prize was established to...continue...

Giovanni Gabrieli: La Musica per San Rocco / Melodi Cantores la Pifarescha, elena Sartori, organ

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2012-10-09

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Fuga del nono tono, for keyboard; Symphoniae sacrae, Book 2; Domine, Deus meus; Toccata del secondo tono; Intonationi d'organo; Buccinate in neomenia tuba; Canzon no 14, for 10 par...
Performers: Carmignani, Alessandro; Sartori, Elena; Scavazza, Marco; Schiavoni, Aurelio; Vassilakis, Yiannis
Conductors: Sartori, Elena
Ensemble: Ensemble La Pifarescha; Melodi Cantores; Melodi Cantores la Pifarescha

Melodi Cantores, a vocal ensemble specializing in early music collaborates with the alta acappella ensemble, La Pifarescha, which consists of a fascinating and diverse selection...continue...
Recording information: Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, Italy (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Cristian Carrara: Liber Mundi / Francesco D'Orazio, violin; Angela Nisi, soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2012-05-08

Works: Cristian Carrara: Liber Mundi, for voice, violin & orchestra
Conductors: Mantanus, Matthieu
Ensemble: Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini

Cristian Carrara (b. 1977) was educated in Italy and ranks among the most creative composers of his generation. His music evokes the moods of Arvo...continue...
Recording information: Parma, Italy (09/20/2011-09/23/2012)....continue...

Scarlatti: Concerti Grossi; Cello Sonatas

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2011-10-11

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerto grosso no 1 in F minor; Concerto grosso no 2 in C minor; Concerto grosso no 3 in F major; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; Concerto grosso no 5 in D minor; Concerto gro...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Valli, Mauro
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

Founded in 1983, the Italian early music ensemble, Accademia Bizantina is a group of talented musicians who came together to form a self-managed group where...continue...
Recording information: Sala del Refettorio di S. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy (06/2000)....continue...

Liszt: Visions / Martin Berkofsky, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139; Légendes (2) for Piano, S 175; Légendes (2) for Piano, S 175; Ave Maria; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Sancta Dorot...
Performers: Berkofsky, Martin

Pianist Martin Bernofsky, himself a cancer survivor, has recorded this disc in cooperation with Donatori Di Musica, an organization who brings music to oncology patients...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Apollinare, Monticello di Lonigo, Vicenza, (09/14/2010-09/16/2010)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Carnaval / Alessandra Ammara, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2011-03-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6
Performers: Ammara, Alessandra

Alessandra Ammara has drawn the attention of the musical world after achieving brilliant results in some of the most important international piano competitions. She has...continue...
Recording information: Sala Maffeiana, Verona (03/08/2010-03/10/2010)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Album for the Young / Ammara

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2011-02-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68
Performers: Ammara, Alessandra

Alessandra Ammara has drawn the attention of the musical world after achieving brilliant results in important international piano competitions. She has appeared throughout Europe both...continue...
Recording information: Sala Maffeiana, Verona, Italy (03/08/2010-03/10/2010)....continue...

Boccherini: Cello Concertos / Wen-Sinn Yang

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2010-06-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 483 (Op. 34); Concerto for Cello in D major, G. 479; Concerto for Cello no 7 in G major, G 480; Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482
Performers: Yang, Wen-Sinn
Conductors: Egger, Georg

Recording information: Bozen-Bolzano - (Italy) (07/1999)....continue...

C.W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Maag

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2010-04-13

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo
Conductors: Maag, Peter

Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera whose historical value is as great as its musical worth. This stellar performance in stunning surround sound comes...continue...
Recording information: La Coruña, Spain (06/19/1998)....continue...

The Art of Saxophone - Glazunov, Debussy, Ibert, Milhaud, Villa-Lobos / Mario Marzi

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2009-06-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instrumen...
Performers: Marzi, Mario
Conductors: Schellenberger, HansJörg

Mario Marzi, winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important orchestras in Italy. He has been a member of...continue...

Scelsi: Preludes / Alessandra Ammara

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2009-04-14

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Preludes (50) for piano
Performers: Ammara, Alessandra; Prosseda, Roberto

Reflections, aphorisms, exercises in style, work notes, harmonic experiments, tonal explorations - the Preludes of Giacinto Scelsi are all these and more - a virtual...continue...

Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Coronation Anthems, etc / Fasolis, Gooding, Cera, I Barocchisti, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295; Coronation Anthem
Performers: Cera, Francesco; Galfetti, Duilio; Gooding, Julia; Ovenden, Jeremy
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

The coupling of these three recordings of Handel's music, which are completely different, on one compact disc may seem exceptional at first glance. However, Handel...continue...

Bach: French Suites / Francesco Cera

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (BC L21); French Suite no 4 in E flat major, B...
Performers: Cera, Francesco

Francesco Cera studied organ and harpsichord with Luigi Tagliavini and Gustav Leonhardt. He is now one of Italy's leading early music specialists and is greatly...continue...

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos / Cera, Fasolis, I Barocchisti

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major...
Performers: Cera, Francesco
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

Francesco Cera is one of Italy's leading early music specialists and is greatly admired as a performer for his extensive knowledge of styles and different...continue...

Heinrich Ignaz von Biber: Rosenkranz Sonatas, etc / Minasi, Bizzarrie Armoniche

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Minasi, Riccardo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bizzarrie Armoniche

"Minasi's playing is magical - each sonata has its own atmosphere which he brings out with all success. The accompanying instruments are all played with...continue...

Venetian Composers in Guatemala & Bolivia - Galuppi, Facco, etc / Cetrangolo, Pozer, Albalonga Ensemble, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-07-08

Works: Baldassare Galuppi: De Dios esposa amante, aria for soprano & ensemble; Introduction, recitative and aria ("Gira volando la sacra esfera"), for soprano & ensemble; Cantada al Santísimo con violi...
Performers: Donato, Vincenzo di; Pozzer, Roberta; Pozzer, Sylva
Conductors: Cetrangolo, Anibal
Ensemble: Albalonga

This CD is the second in the series Italian Musicians in Iberian archives. The disc includes world-premiere recordings of two composers from the Veneto region,...continue...

Buxtehude: Sonatas Op. 1 / Montanari, Prada, Salerno

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-05-01

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Estravagante

This audiophile recording is the first in a series from ARTS of Buxtehude trio sonatas. Recorded by L'Estravagante, an early music ensemble of well-known musicians...continue...

Buxtehude: Sonatas Op. 2 / Montanari, Prada, Salerno

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-05-01

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas), for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 2, BuxWV 259-265
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Estravagante

This second release in the series of recordings of Buxtehude trio sonatas encompasses Opus 2. This recording is a hybrid SACD and can be played...continue...

Rota: Music for Viola and Piano / Fornaciari, Baldocci

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-01-01

Works: Nino Rota: Intermezzo for viola & piano; Sonata for viola & piano no 1 in C major; Sonata for viola & piano no 2 in G major; Sonata for violin & piano; Improvviso for violin & piano ("Un diavolo sent...
Performers: Baldocci, Gabriele; Fornaciari, Marco

The fact that Nino Rota wrote many remarkable works for chamber ensemble, orchestra and the ballet has always taken a back seat to his enormous...continue...

Bach: Cantatas, BWV 205 & 110 / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 205, "Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft" BWV 205; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Daniels, Charles; Dominguez, Rosa; Galfetti, Duilio; Invernizzi, Roberta; Iten, Claudia; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti; Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Chorus

The tribute to cantata Aeolus Pacified was probably first performed in 1725 in the open air for Dr. August Friedbirch Mueller, a professor at Leipzig...continue...

Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord / Folena, Loreggian

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030; Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Sonata for Flute...
Performers: Folena, Mario; Loreggian, Roberto

Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 / Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-05-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

The Symphony No. 4 would eventually be performed in the early 1960's (in this country Eugene Ormandy made a splash with the work) and the...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 1-4 / Diego Fasolis, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Bet, Stefano; Cassone, Gabriele; Diaz, Raul; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Galfetti, Duilio; Muller, Thomas; Rodolfi, Emiliano; Steger, Maurice
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

The so-called Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works which J.S. Bach wrote during his time as "Hofkapellmeister" in Cothen. He dedicated them...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 5-6, etc / Fasolis, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Con...
Performers: Bet, Stefano; Cera, Francesco; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Galfetti, Duilio; Rosa, Giovanni
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

The so-called Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six instrumental works which J.S. Bach wrote during his time as "Hofkapellmeister" in Cothen. He dedicated them...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 "Babi Yar" / Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Performers: Kudinov, Pavel
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Shostakovich - The Complete Symphonies / Caetani, et al

10 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-12-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To Octobe...
Performers: Corapi, Enrico; Davidov, Mikhail; Franzetti, Luca; Kudinov, Pavel; Mugnai, Gabriele; Ojeda, Ana Liz; Poplavskaia, Marina; Santaniello, Luca; Zanetti, Gabriele
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"The first thing you will notice about this set, the second complete Shostakovich cycle to appear on SACD, is the excellent live sonics. Interestingly, the...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 1 & 15 / Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-10-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141
Performers: Franzetti, Luca; Santaniello, Luca; Zanetti, Gabriele
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

The path that Shostakovich strode between the two symphonies on this CD, especially when heard in succession, is remarkable to consider. Yet the absence of...continue...

Conciertango - Piazzolla, Emilio, et al / Paszkowski, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-10-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for bandoneón, guitar & string orchestra ("Hommage à Liege"); Cacho Tirao: Conciertango Buenos Aires, for guitar & orchestra; Oliviero Lacagnina: Concerto Serenata...
Performers: Catemario, Edoardo; Zisman, Michael
Conductors: Paszkowski, Nicola
Ensemble: Orchestra Vincenzo Galilei

The works on this CD, by composers from geographically distant regions, represent a wide, sweeping journey from one land to another, a sort of musical...continue...

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

At the time Bach created his masterpiece, the order of church services in Leipzig only provided limited space for music, and thus more extensive works...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Caetani, Verdi Milan SO

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-05-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Bach: Suites no 1-4 / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Performers: Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

"Bach's orchestral suites always have done well on disc. BIS recently released an outstanding SACD featuring the Japan Bach Collegium, and this newcomer is equally...continue...

Corelli: Violin Sonatas / Dantone, Montanari, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-02-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 5
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Montanari, Stefano
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

"Add yet another wonderful performance to the growing list of recordings of Arcangelo Corelli's glorious Op. 5 Violin Sonatas. In fact, this is the Accademia...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 / Oleg Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 3, etc / Catemario, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2005-06-01

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Concerto for Guitar no 3 in F major, Op. 70; Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 65 "Gran Quintetto"; Introduction and Variations for Guitar on a theme of Rossini, Op. 101; Introducti...
Performers: Catemario, Edoardo
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Vienna Academy