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Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano

1 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...

Bach & Beyond, Part 1 - J.S. Bach: Partitas for solo violin nos 2 & 3; Ysaye: Sonata no 2; Saariaho; Mazzoli / Jennifer Koh, violin

1 CD / Cedille / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin solo no 2 in A minor ("Obsession...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

American violinist Jennifer Koh's Bach & Beyond Part 1 is the first in a three-part CD series based on her groundbreaking "Bach and Beyond" recital...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

Capricho Latino / Rachel Barton Pine

1 CD / Cedille / 2011-06-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Roque Cordero: Rapsodia Panameña, for solo violin; Traditional: Balada Española (R...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine, Cedille Records' all-time best-selling artist, has created another rare - perhaps unique - contribution to the world's CD catalog: an album...continue...
Recording information: DG Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA (01/06/2011); Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago, (01/06/2011); DG Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA (07/13/2009-07/15/2009); ...continue...

Rhapsodic Musings - Carter, Salonen, Zorn, et al / Jennifer Koh

1 CD / Cedille / 2009-09-29

Works: Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt; Elliott Carter: Lauds (4), for solo violin; Augusta Read Thomas: Pulsar, for solo violin; John Zorn: Goetia, 8 incantations for violin; Unspecified: Untitled CD-RO...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

"Koh is a magnificent and exciting artist, establishing from the first notes of the first piece a vital, vibrant presence, her instrument truly speaking in...continue...

Cedille on the Move - High Energy Tracks from Chicago's Classical Record Label

1 CD / Cedille / 2009-05-26

Works: John Adams: Road Movies; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta no 1 for strings; Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for Flute and Strings; Percy Grainge...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Blackwood, Easley; Cavatina Duo; Dufour, Mathieu; Freer, Elinor; Hagle, Matthew; Huydts, Sebastian; Klein, Alex; Koh, Jennifer [Violin]; Mangos, Georgia; Mangos, Louise;...
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; ; Hege, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Chicago Chamber Musicians; Encore Chamber Orchestra

"Well-chosen highlights from... a very impressive catalog... selections that show off the label's Chicago-connected artists and/or composers. Most of the repertoire is 20th century, and...continue...

Beethoven, Clement: Violin Concertos / Pine, Serebrier, et al

2 CD / Cedille / 2008-09-01

Works: Franz Clement: Concerto for Violin in D major; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]
Conductors: Serebrier, José

This is the world premiere recording of a major classical work: the 1805 violin concerto by Franz Clement, the violinist for whom Beethoven wrote his...continue...

Higdon: String Poetic; Adams, Ruggles, Harrison / Jennifer Koh

1 CD / Cedille / 2008-04-08

Works: Jennifer Higdon: String Poetic; Carl Ruggles: Mood; Lou Harrison: Grand Duo, for violin & piano; John Adams: Road Movies
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]; Uchida, Reiko

"Jennifer Koh, for whom String Poetic was written, plays with such powerful, right-to-the-edge virtuosity, and the recording is so expertly engineered that you easily forget...continue...

An Italian Sojourn / Rachel Barton Pine, Trio Settecento

1 CD / Cedille / 2007-09-04

Works: Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno Book 2; Alessandro Stradella: Sinfonia no 22; Biagio Marini: Sonata seconda à 2, for chamber instruments & continuo; Pietro Antonio Locatelli:...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Settecento

"...as well crafted as these sonatas are, it's Pine and her outstanding colleagues that make the impression, and it's obvious that these players--all respected soloists--have...continue...

Violin Fantasies - Schubert, Schumann, etc / Koh, Uchida

1 CD / Cedille / 2007-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159; Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131; Arnold Schoenberg: Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]; Uchida, Reiko

"Koh regards each of the four fantasies (Schubert, Schumann, Schoenberg, Ornette Coleman) as a 'life's journey,' and something of that spirit of high adventure informs...continue...
Personnel: Jennifer Koh (violin).

Recording information: 02/25/2003-03/20/2003....continue...

American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell / R. Barton Pine

1 CD / Cedille / 2007-01-01

Works: Amy Beach: Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Percy Grainger: Molly on the Shore; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Jean Sibelius: King Christia...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew

Acclaimed violinist and former child prodigy Rachel Barton Pine pays tribute to Maud Powell, the premier female violinist of the late 19th/early 20th century in...continue...

Portraits - Szymanowski, Martinu, Bartók / Koh, Kalmar

1 CD / Cedille / 2006-01-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293; Béla Bartók: Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Grant Park Orchestra

"Koh offers three works for violin and orchestra by three very different Eastern European composers, none of them over-exposed and all of them distinctive. In...continue...

Schumann: Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Koh, Uchida

1 CD / Cedille / 2006-01-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in A minor, WoO 27
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]; Uchida, Reiko

"[The performers'] sensitive musicianship and technical aplomb warrant serious consideration. They emphasize intimacy and clarity, favoring tempos that are neither too fast nor too slow...continue...

A Celebration - Perkinson: Grass, etc / Freeman, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2005-01-01

Works: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta no 1 for strings; Grass, poem for piano, strings & percussion; Quartet for Strings no 1 based on the spiritual "Calvary"; Blue/s Forms, for solo violin; Lament...
Performers: Allen, Sanford; Brey, Carter; Horne, Ashley; Joubert, Joseph; Levine, Jesse; Whittington, Tahirah
Conductors: Feeman, Paul;
Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta; New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet

Until his death from cancer, Perkinson served as artistic director for the performance program of Columbia Colleges Center for Black Music Research. In the Chicago...continue...

Serenely Cedille - Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, etc

1 CD / Cedille / 2005-01-01

Works: George Walker: Lyric for strings; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Johannes Brahms: Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Lita Grier: Renascence, ...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Paperno, Dmitry; Salvatore, Ramon; Schrader, David; Stolper, Mary
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; ; Kalmar, Carlos; Hege, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Chicago Chamber Musicians; eighth blackbird; His Majestie's Clerkes

Say adios to the same old adagios you typically find on serenity-themed CDs of contemplative classical music. This new disc of calming classics drawn from...continue...

Easley Blackwood: Chamber Music / Pikler, Stucka

1 CD / Cedille / 2005-01-01

Works: Easley Blackwood: Sonata for viola & piano no 2, Op. 43; Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 7; Piano Trio, Op. 22; Sonata for viola & piano no 1, Op. 1
Performers: Blackwood, Easley; Pikler, Charles; Stucka, Gary

Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra / Barton Pine

2 CD / Cedille / 2005-01-01

Works: Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Pablo de Sarasate: Airs écossais, Op. 34; Alexander Mackenzie: Pibroch Suite, Op. 42; John Blackwood McEwen: Prince Charlie, A Sco...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Fraser, Alasdair
Conductors: Platt, Alexander
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Rachel Barton Pine's disc of Celtic-flavored works is the first to present Bruch's beloved Scottish Fantasy in an insightful and virtuosic interpretation that highlights its...continue...

Brahms, Joachim: Violin Concertos / Rachel Barton

2 CD / Cedille / 2003-01-01

Works: Joseph Joachim: Concerto in Hungarian Style, for violin & orchestra no 2, in D minor, Op. 11; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Klein, Alex
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003. Includes a bonus track of Pine's own cadenza for the end of the first movement of the Brahms...continue...

Thirteen Ways / Eighth Blackbird

1 CD / Cedille / 2003-01-01

Works: Joan Tower: Petroushkates for flute, violin, clarinet, cello & piano; George Perle: Critical Moments 2, for ensemble; David Schober: Variations for ensemble; Thomas Albert: Thirteen Ways, for ensemble
Performers: Albert, Matt; Barth, Molly Alicia; Blackbird, Eighth; Duvall, Matthew; Kaplan, Lisa; Maccaferri, Michael J.; Photinos, Nicholas
Conductors:
Ensemble: eighth blackbird

"Whether for reasons of economy or aesthetics, the chamber ensemble is the primary vehicle for contemporary classical music – witness the plethora of groups currently...continue...
Personnel: Nicholas Photinos (cello); Michael J. Maccaferri (clarinet); Lisa Kaplan (piano); Matthew Duvall (percussion).

Recording information: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL (07/13/2...continue...

Hindemith - Clarinet Chamber Music / J.B. Yeh, Blackwood

1 CD / Cedille / 2003-01-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B flat major; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 30; Plöner Musiktag; Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Performers: Blackwood, Easley; Dodge, Baird; Duckles, Jason; Kreston, Anthea; Nelson, Maureen; Yeh, John Bruce
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amelia Piano Trio

Solo Chaconnes - Bach, Reger, Barth / Jennifer Koh

1 CD / Cedille / 2001-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Richard Barth: Ciacona for solo violin in B minor, Op. 21; Max Reger: Preludes and Fugues (8) for violin, Op. 117
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

"Now here's imaginative and illuminating programming for you [a] winning, beautifully engineered disc." - ClassicsToday [10/10 rating]...continue...

Introducing David Schrader

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Jean-Henri d'Anglebert: Passacaille d'Armide, for harpsichord in G minor (transcribed from Lully) (Pièces de Claveçin); Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dor...
Performers: Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David; Shelton, Michael; Slowik, Peter; Verrette, Christopher
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players

Introducting Patrice Michaels

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; Antonio Vivaldi: All'ombra di sospetto, cantata for voice, flute & continuo, RV 678; Franz Joseph Haydn: Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; Isabella Colbran: Mi lagne...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice; Rollins, Rebecca; Schrader, David; Sobol, Deborah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players

Double Play / Rachel Barton, Wendy Warner

1 CD / Cedille / 1999-01-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Duo for violin & cello no 2 in D major, H. 371; Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin & cell...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Warner, Wendy [Cello]

"One runs out of superlatives for a CD such as this . . . it is a joy to hear [these pieces] played with such...continue...

Instrument of the Devil / Rachel Barton, Patrick Sinozich

1 CD / Cedille / 1998-01-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S ...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David; Sinozich, Patrick; Yeh, John Bruce

"What scares me most about this demonic-themed recording is Rachel Barton's almost inhuman violin playing . . . Don't miss this recording." (American Record Guide)...continue...

Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th & 19th C

1 CD / Cedille / 1997-11-01

Works: Chevalier Meude-Monpas: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D Major; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Concerto for Violin in A major, Op. 5/2; Jose White: Concerto for Violin in F sharp minor; Sa...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]
Conductors: Hege, Daniel
Ensemble: Encore Chamber Orchestra

"10/10 -- Soloist Rachel Barton sounds perfectly at home in all four of these stylistically disparate compositions, but she gives an especially impressive performance of...continue...

Handel: Sonatas for Violin and Continuo / Barton, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 1997-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, HWV 361/Op. 1 no 3; Violin (or Oboe) Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a; Sonata for Violin in F major, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful); ...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David

"Rachel Barton's wonderfully vital Handel performances bring us some of the most refreshing, life-enhancing Baroque playing heard in years." (Chicago Tribune...continue...

To Be Sung Upon the Water - Song Cycles / Bedi, Kust, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 1996-01-01

Works: Dominick Argento: Letters from Composers, for voice & guitar; Songs About Spring (5) for voice & piano; To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Vocalises ...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice

Diamond: Chamber Music / The Chicago Chamber Musicians

1 CD / Cedille / 1995-01-01

Works: David Diamond: Quintet for Flute, Piano, and String Trio; Concert Piece for horn & string trio; Partita for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Chaconne for violin & piano; Woodwind Quintet
Performers: Genualdi, Joseph; Grainger, Bruce; Henoch, Michael; Sobol, Deborah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Chamber Musicians

Soler: Harpsichord Quintets no 1-3 / David Schrader

1 CD / Cedille / 1992-01-01

Works: Antonio Soler: Quintet for organ & strings no 1 in C major; Quintet for organ & strings no 2 in F major; Quintet for organ & strings no 3 in G major
Performers: Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David; Shelton, Michael; Slowik, Peter; Verrette, Christopher