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Pentland, Barbara: Toccata / Barbara Pritchard, piano

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2012-11-13

Works: Barbara Pentland: Toccata, for piano; Ephemera, for piano; Tenebrae, for piano; Dirge, for piano; From Long Ago, for piano; Vita Brevis, for piano; Horizons, for piano
Performers: Pritchard, Barbara

In 2012, the Canadian Music Centre British Columbia Region announced a national festival celebrating the centennial of Barbara Pentland. This CD was created by Barbara...continue...
Recording information: Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax (08/14/2012-08/16/2012)....continue...

Between The Shore and the Shining Sea - works by Charke, Naylor, Parker, Blais, MacMillan et al. / Helen Pridmore, soprano; Wesley Ferreira, clarinet

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2012-09-25

Works: Derek Charke: Blizzard, for voice & clarinet; ...between the shore and the ships..., for voice & clarinet; Steven Naylor: Aboiteau, for voice & clarinet; Michael Parker: L'Acadie, for voice & clarine...
Performers: Ferreira, Wesley; Pridmore, Helen

The nine works on "... between the shore and the ships... - The Grand-Pre Recordings," represent the historic impact of the Acadian Deportation from Grand...continue...
Recording information: Mount Allison University Chapel, Sackville NB, Canada (2010)....continue...

Centrediscs: 30 Years / A Canadian Music Sampler

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2012-02-28

Works: Ann Southam: Glass Houses no 2, for piano; Simple Lines of Enquiry; Alice Ping Yee Ho: Evolving Elements; Harry Somers: Kuyahs, for 4 players; Larysa Kuzmenko: Piano Concerto; Christos Hatzis: Orbiti...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Petrowska, Christina; Pritchard, Barbara
Conductors: ; Pauk, Alex; Boreyko, Andrey; Bartlett, Martin; Bernardi, Mario
Ensemble: ; Canadian Brass; Duo Concertante; Ensemble Contemporain Montréal+; Essex Winds; Gryphon Trio; Penderecki String Quartet; Solus; St. Lawrence String Quartet; Trio Fibonacci; Vancouver New Musi...

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Centrediscs, Canada's foremost recording label solely dedicated to Canadian composers and their music, has created a special edition two-disc compilation...continue...

Tapestries: George Fiala: Concerto Cantata; Heather Schmidt: Piano Concerto no 2 / Christina Petrowska Quillico, piano

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2011-11-15

Works: George Fiala: Concerto Cantata, for chorus & piano; Heather Schmidt: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Petrowska, Christina
Conductors: Kolesnyk, Wolodymyr; Warren, Daniel

"The rich and romantic sound of the virtuoso piano inspires and unites these two very distinctive piano concerti. Both composers were trained primarily in traditional...continue...
Recording information: Roy A. Thomson Hall, Toronto&Centre in the Square, Kitc (11/08/1987/05/04/2001)....continue...

Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: The Six Piano Sonatas

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2011-06-28

Works: Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: Sonata for Piano no 1, E 45; Sonata for Piano no 2, E 46 ("Biscaya"); Sonata for Piano no 3, E 52; Sonata for Piano no 4, E 68; Sonata for Piano no 5, E 126 ("Kl...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal (07/06/1990-07/08/1990)....continue...

Harry Somers: Louis Riel / Victor Feldbrill [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Centrediscs / 2011-06-28

Works: Harry Somers: Louis Riel
Performers: Morrison, Mary; Rideout, Patricia; Roslak, Roxolana; Turgeon, Bernard
Conductors: Feldbrill, Victor
Ensemble: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

Run Time: 126 min.
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Harry Somers: Live From Toronto

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2011-04-26

Works: Harry Somers: Stereophony, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Those Silent, Awe-Filled Spaces, for orchestra
Performers: Silverman, Robert
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Feldbrill, Victor; Pauk, Alex

This new edition of Centrediscs' A Window on Somers includes three orchestral works by Canadian composer Harry Somers, spanning the years 1956 to 1978, and...continue...

Jalsaghar / Modern music for harpsichord

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2011-02-22

Works: Hope Lee: In the Beginning Was the End, for harpsichord & accordion; John Beckwith: Blurred Lines, for harpsichord & violin; Ringaround, for harpsichord & harp; Lines Overlapping, for harpsichord & b...
Performers: Beckwith, Lawrence; Helmer, Paul; Macerollo, Joseph; Mather, Bruce; Spiteri, Vivienne; Wallace, Sharlene

3 Concerti: Archer, Kuzmenko, Louie

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-04-27

Works: Alexina Louie: Piano Concerto; Violet Archer: Concerto for Piano no 1; Larysa Kuzmenko: Piano Concerto
Performers: Petrowska, Christina
Conductors: Pauk, Alex; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Harry Somers: Chura-Churum; The Merman of Orford

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-03-30

Works: Harry Somers: Chura-Churum, for 8 voices, flute, harp, piano & percussion; The Merman of Orford, incidental music
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Coulombe, Alain [Bass Vocal]; Cram, Robert; Deboer, Michele; Dunn, Teri; Eng, Sanya [Harp]; Erickson, Steve; Gievori, Bardyhl; Hartenberger, Russ; Houtman, Martin [Tenor Voc...
Conductors: Dala, Leslie

Recording information: St. George the Martyr Anglican Church, Toronto....continue...

Harry Somers: Fool; Death Of Enkidu

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-02-23

Works: Harry Somers: The Fool (Le Fou), opera in 1 act; The Death of Enkidu, opera in 1 act
Performers: Borys, Roman; Cherney, Lawrence; Christie, Max; Coulombe, Alain [Bass Vocal]; Cram, Robert; Dahl, Gregory; Edwards, Darryl [Tenor Vocal]; Engleman, Robin [Percussion]; Fujino, Carol; Gievori, Bardyhl...
Conductors: Currie, David; Dala, Leslie

Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto....continue...

Oskar Morawetz: Scherzo

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-02-23

Works: Oskar Morawetz: Suite for Piano; Preludes (10), for Piano; Scherzo, for piano; Ballade, for piano; Fantasy on a Hebrew Theme, for piano; Fantasy, Elegy and Toccata, for piano
Performers: Zusko, Darrett [Piano]

Recording information: St. George the Martyr Church (07/08/2008-07/10/2008)....continue...

Harry Somers: Piano Works

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-02-23

Works: Harry Somers: Nothing Too Serious, for piano; Sonnets (3), for piano; Strangeness of Heart, for piano; 12 x 12, fugues for piano; Sonata for Piano no 1 "Testament of Youth"; Sonata for Piano no 2; So...
Performers: Couture, Jacinthe [Piano]; Godden, Reginald; Helmer, Paul; Kubalek, Antonin; McKay, John; Quinton, Karen [Piano]; Savoie, André-Sébastien; Zusko, Darrett [Piano]

Recording information: St. George the Martyr Anglican Church, Toronto....continue...

Marjan Mozetich: Lament In Trampled Garden

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-01-26

Works: Marjan Mozetich: Angels in Flight, for string quartet, flute, clarinet & harp; Lament in the Trampled Garden, for string quartet; Hymn of Ascension, for string quartet & harmonium; Scales of Joy and ...
Performers: Bard, Shalom; Dawes, Christopher; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Shulman, Nora
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gryphon Trio

Recording information: Guelph Youth Music Centre (11/25/2007); Wilfrid Laurier University (11/25/2007); Guelph Youth Music Centre (2007-09-19&2007-09-21_2007-); Wilfrid Laurier University (2007-09-19&...continue...

Night Chill

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-01-26

Works: Christian Ledroit: Night Chill, for marimba & recorded sounds; Nicolas Gilbert: Essai sur la séduction, for marimba & horn; Hésitations, for marimba; Andrew P. MacDonald: The Riff, for mari...
Performers: Gray, D'Arcy Philip; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; Meunier, Catherine

Recording information: Studio Victor Inc., Montréal, Québec (2009-04-28&2009-05-20_2009-)....continue...

Hui: And Blue Sparks Burn

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2009-11-01

Works: Melissa Hui: Lacrymosa, for voice, clarinet & piano; From Dusk to Dawn, for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello & bass; One Voice, for solo flute; And blue sparks burn, for violin & piano;...
Performers: Berard, Marie; Christie, Max; Fang, Liu; Foley, Christopher; Fujino, Carol; Hetherington, David; Imajishi, Fujiko; Kulan, Aline; Longworth, Peter; Maddison, Jane; Monson, Patti; Pavlovsky, Peter; Per...
Conductors: Kulesha, Gary

Pentland: Disasters of the Sun

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2009-11-01

Works: Barbara Pentland: Disasters of the Sun, for voice & chamber orchestra; Commenta, for solo harp; Octet for winds; Piano Quintet
Performers: Akins, Brent; Aloni, Yariv; Destrube, Marc; Forst, Judith; Hayes, Jane; Krutzen, Heidi; Lee, Peggy [Cello]
Conductors: Underhill, Owen
Ensemble: Turning Point Ensemble

Ryan: Quantum Mechanics, 3 Solos [CD+DVD] / R. Murray Schafer

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2009-11-01

Works: Jeffrey Ryan: Bellatrix, for violin; Quantum Mechanics, for string quartet; Ecce homo, for strings; Stillpoint, for flute, violin viola & harp; Poison Wind, for harp & percussion; Two-by-Four, for ch...
Performers: Borys, Roman; Engel, Norman; Goodman, Erica; Harding, David; Hoeppner, Susan; Johnston, Beverley; Linda Bronicheski; Patipatanakoon, Annalee; St. John, Scott; Thompson, Richard [Piano]; Young, David ...
Conductors: Kulesha, Gary

Somers: Somers Strings / Andrew Dawes

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2009-11-01

Works: Harry Somers: Rhapsody for violin & piano; Sonata for violin & piano no 1; Sonata for violin & piano no 2; Music for solo violin
Performers: Broadway, Kenneth; Dawes, Andrew

The Glorious Sounds of Somers - Harry Somers / Adams, et al

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2001-01-01

Works: Harry Somers: Gloria, for chorus, 2 trumpets & organ; Song of Praise, for 2 treble voices & piano; God the Master of this Scene, for a cappella voices; A Children's Hymn; Spotted Snakes, for chorus &...
Performers: Adams, Lydia; Cherney, Lawrence; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Henderson, Ruth Watson; Scott, Ryan

Canadian composer Harry Somers, who passed away in 1999, was a musical voice well known to the Canadian music scene, but virtually unknown outside Canada....continue...

Harry Freedman: Vocal Music

1 CD / Centrediscs / 2000-01-01

Works: Harry Freedman: Spirit Song, for voice & string quartet; Vocalises (2) for soprano (voice), clarinet & piano; Anerca, for voice, piano, vibraphone & harp; Epitaph for Igor Stravinsky, for voice & str...
Performers: Aitken, Dianne; Anderson, Valdine; Burashko, Andrew; Gietz, Gordon; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hannigan, Barbara; Nielsen, Wendy; Terry McKenna [Lute/Guitar]; Tureski, Trevor
Conductors: Engelman, Robin

Papineau-Couture: Idée, Dialogues, Départ, Vercegères, etc

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1999-01-01

Works: Jean Papineau-Couture: Idée, for piano; Dialogues, for violin & piano; Départ, for alto flute; Verségères, for bass flute; Slano, for string trio; Nuit, for piano
Performers: Accordes; Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Lupien, Denise; Pelletier, Louis-Philippe

Elmer Iseler Conducts Canadian Music

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1999-01-01

Works: R. Murray Schafer: Sun; Oskar Morawetz: Who Has Allowed Us To Suffer?; Harry Freedman: Pastorale; Clifford Ford: Mass; André Prévost: Ahims
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Cherney, Lawrence; Graham, Sandra
Conductors: Iseler, Elmer
Ensemble: Elmer Iseler Singers; Orford String Quartet

Jon Vickers Sings Canadian Art Songs - Glick, Somers, et al

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1998-01-01

Works: Srul Irving Glick: Landscapes (2) for voice & piano, no 1, The Sea is Awash with Roses; Landscapes (2) for voice & piano, no 2, We Must Be Slow; Harry Somers: Songs (3) to Words by Walt Whitman, for ...
Performers: Vickers, Jon; Woitach, Richard

"Although [Jon Vickers] apparently did a lot of song work for the CBC, relatively little of it found its way to disc...Texts are included, but...continue...

Contemporary Canadian Guitar Music / William Beauvais

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1998-01-01

Works: Marjan Mozetich: Pieces (5) for guitar; Steven Wingfield: Teyata, for 2 guitars; Henry Kucharzyk: Impulse, for guitar; Jon Siddal: Skook's Curiosity, for 2 guitars & tape; Wes R. D. Wragget: Maya, fo...
Performers: Beauvais, William

Beckwith: Quartet, Upper Canadian Hymn Preludes, etc

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1997-01-01

Works: John Beckwith: Keyboard practice, for 10 keyboard instruments, 4 performers; Upper Canadian hymn preludes, for organ & optional tape; Etudes, for piano; String quartet
Performers: Aide, William; Beckwith, John; Bowkun, Helena; Coop, Jane; Dawes, Andrew; Helmer, Terence; Perkins, Kenneth; Wedd, Patrick; Weeks, Valerie

Music of Talivaldis Kenins / Hetherington, Aide, et al

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1997-01-01

Works: Talivaldis Kenins: Sonata for cello & piano; Concertante for flute & piano; Quartet for violin, viola, cello & piano no 2
Performers: Aide, William; Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Dann, Steven; Hetherington, David; Meyer, Paul

"...Kennis is a composer whose music is seriously underplayed. If there is any justice in the music world, this CD will lead to others and...continue...

Le Souvenir - Canadian Songs for Parlor and Stage

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1996-01-01

Works: Charles Wugk Sabatier: Le drapeau de Carillon, for voice & piano; Antoine Dessane: Le grillon, for voice & piano; Emmanuel Blain de St. Aubin: Vir' de bord mon ami Pierre, for voice & piano; Achille ...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Dibblee, Sally; Maule, Carolyn

Personnel: Sally Dibblee (soprano); Russ Braun (baritone, baryton); Carolyn Maule (piano).

Recording information: Church Of Saint Martin-In-The-Field, Toronto, Canada....continue...

The Charmer - Chamber Music for Oboe / Lawrence Cherney

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1995-01-01

Works: Chan Ka Nin: Charmer; Brian Cherney: River of Fire; Harry Somers: Miniatures (11) for oboe & piano; Chris Paul Harman: Poem; Melissa Hui: San Rocco; Bruce Mather: Vouvray
Performers: Aide, William; Cherney, Lawrence; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hartenberger, Russ
Conductors: Kulesha, Gary; Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Chamber Ensemble; Elora Festival Singers

Sacred and Profane - Somers / Elmer Iseler Singers, et al

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1995-01-01

Works: Harry Somers: Songs (5) of the Newfoundland Outports; Kyrie; Limericks (3), for mezzo-soprano, chorus & chamber ensemble
Performers: Cadan, Timothy; Cooper, Susan; Evans, Robert; Kern, Patricia; Lohnes, Nelson; Missen, Robert; Roslak, Roxolana; Singers, Elmer Iseler; Ubukata, Bruce
Conductors: Auger, Simone

Quintette - Freedman, Forsyth, Hetu, Kenins / Essex Winds

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1995-01-01

Works: Malcolm Forsyth: Quintette for winds (or. . . ); Talivaldis Kenins: Variations on a Theme of Schubert; Jacques Hétu: Quintette for woodwinds, Op. 13; Harry Freedman: Quintette for winds
Conductors: Auger, Simone
Ensemble: Essex Winds

Tongues of Angels / Lawrence Cherney

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1993-01-01

Works: David Keane: Tango; Sergio Barroso: Crónicas de Ultrasueño; Steve Tittle: Only/Other/Always; Peter Hatch: Festina Lenta; Jean Piché: Sleight of Hand; Barry Truax: Tongues of Angels
Performers: Barroso, Sergio [Bass]; Cherney, Lawrence

MacMillan: A Centenary Celebration

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1993-01-01

Works: Ernest MacMillan: Cortege académique; Blanche comme la neige, for chorus; Sketches (2) based on French Canadian Airs; Indian Songs (3) of the West Coast, for voice & piano; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Vickers, Jon; Woitach, Richard
Conductors: Iseler, Elmer

Alternate Currents / Beverley Johnston

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1992-01-01

Works: Ann Southam: Alternate Currents; David Jaeger: Lyrics for marimba solo; Peter Hatch: When Do They Is Not the Same As Why Do They, for non-pitched percussion; Harry Freedman: Bones; Gary Kulesha: Tocc...
Performers: Johnston, Beverley

Crossroads / James Campbell

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1992-01-01

Works: Phil Nimmons: Images entre nous, for clarinet & piano; Gary Kulesha: Mysterium Coniunctionis; John Weinzweig: Cadenza; Violet Archer: Moods; Gregory Levin: Crossroads
Performers: Aide, William; Bourque, David; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Kulesha, Gary

Prouesse / Rivka Golani

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1992-01-01

Works: David Jaeger: Fool's Paradise; Steve Tittle: Messages (4); Marjan Mozetich: Baroque Diversions, for viola; Jean Papineau-Couture: Prouesse; Ann Southam: Re-Tuning
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Golani, Rivka; Hartenberger, Russ

Beckwith: Harp of David; Weisgarber: Night

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1990-01-01

Works: John Beckwith: Harp of David for chorus; Elliot Weisgarber: Night, for baritone, chorus, string quartet & double bass
Performers: Fawcett, Wilmer [Double Bass]; Pullan, Bruce
Conductors: Washburn, Jon

Ridout: Orchestral Works / Feldbrill, Toronto SO

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1990-01-01

Works: Godfrey Ridout: No Mean City- Scenes from Childhood; Music for a young prince; Cantiones mysticae no 1; Ballade for Viola and Strings no 1; La prima ballerina
Conductors: Feldbrill, Victor
Ensemble: Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Viola Nouveau / Rivka Golani

1 CD / Centrediscs / 1983-01-01

Works: Brian Cherney: 7 Miniatures in for form of a mobile, for viola; Milton Barnes: Lamentions of Jeremiah, for cello (or viola); André Prévost: Improvisation 3, for viola; David Jaeger: Fav...
Performers: Golani, Rivka