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G. Francesco Malipiero: Cordiali saluti / Francesco Parrino, Stefano Parrino

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-05-08

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Concerto for Violin no 2; Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Rispetti e strambotti"); Flute Concerto; Sinfonia no 6 "Degli archi"
Performers: Parrino, Francesco; Parrino, Stefano
Conductors: di Mauro, Francesco
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Province of Catanzaro ôLa Greciaö

Cordiali saluti contains some of the most significant orchestral works of important Italian composer Gian Francesco Malipiero, whose style is very personal and unique, and...continue...
Recording information: Lamezia Terme (CZ) (03/23/2009-03/25/2009)....continue...

Raffaele Bellafronte: Arakathalama

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-01-10

Works: Raffaele Bellafronte: Nights in Broadway, for brass ensemble; Midnight plays, for clarinet, cello & piano; Desaccòrd, for piano; Blue, for violin & harp; Passi, for flute, saxophone & piano; Cri...
Performers: Francesco D'Orazio [Violin, Viola]; Giuffredi, Corrado; Milozzi, Dante; Mondelci, Federico; Nuti, Giampaolo; Paolini, Adriano; Paternoster, Vito; Salcito, Marco
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Ensemble: Gomalan Brass Quintet; I Filarmonici di Busseto

Raffaele Bellafronte is outspoken and straightforward; his music strikes the listener always. This disc recalls a kaleidoscope thick with history; levity and robustness often interchange,...continue...
Recording information: Italy (2010)....continue...

Aureliano Cattaneo: Trazos; Trio; Concertino / Petra Hoffmann, soprano; Carlos Gil, trombone

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-10-11

Works: Aureliano Cattaneo: Trazos, for voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola & cello; Trio, for violin, cello & accordion; Concertino, for trombone & ensemble
Performers: Algora, Esteban; Hoffmann, Petra; Navarro, Juan; Santapau, Manuel
Conductors: Garcia, Voro
Ensemble: Ensemble Espai Sonor

The first album from young Italian composer and pianist Aureliano Cattaneo, who studied with Gérard Grisey and Mauricio Sotelo, engages with the great Spanish poetry...continue...
Recording information: Auditori de Torrent, Valencia, Spain (06/08/2010-06/11/2010); Auditori de Torrent, Valencia, Spain (06/20/2010-06/21/2010)....continue...

Chaikovskij: Trio, Op. 50; Shostakovich: Trio no 2, Op. 67

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-09-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
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Ensemble: David Trio (Piano Trio)

This young, accomplished Italian trio plays two Russian chamber masterpieces, quite different in style but similar in that they both express the need of mourning...continue...
Recording information: Istituto Pontificio, Roma (04/2010)....continue...

Haydn: Quartetti, Op. 76

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-09-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Quinten"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Quartet for Strings no 64 in D major ("Largo"), ...
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Ensemble: Quartetto Modus

Quartetto Modus, born in 2003 and consisting of talented soloists of La Spezia's Conservatory, specializes in traditional repertoire and in performing transcriptions of quartets originally...continue...
Recording information: Villa di Corliano, San Giuliano Terme (10/30/2007-10/31/2007)....continue...

Milano Musica Festival, Vol. 2: Xeanski, Varèse, Romitelli

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-05-10

Works: Iannis Xenakis: Phlegra, for 11 musicians; Anaktoria; Dhipli Zyia, for violin & cello; Waarg, for 13 musicians; Edgard Varèse: Octandre, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombo...
Performers: Koster, Marieke
Conductors: Asbury, Stefan
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble

The second release dedicated to the prestigious Milan Music Festival features Dutch mezzo-soprano Marieke Koster and the prestigious Asko Ensemble, an outstanding contemporary music ensemble...continue...
Recording information: Sala Verdi Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" di Milano (11/06/2005)....continue...

Milano Musica Festival, Vol. 1: Xenakis, Lachenmann, Kurtág, Janácek

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-04-12

Works: Iannis Xenakis: Tetras, for string quartet; Ergma, for string quartet; Helmut Lachenmann: Gran Torso, for string quartet; György Kurtág: Aus der Ferne no 3, for string quartet; Leos Jan...

The first of three chapters that make up the series dedicated to the prestigious Milan Music Festival, one of the most important Italian festivals devoted...continue...
Recording information: 14 Festival di Milano Musica, Sala Puccini del Conserva (10/09/2005)....continue...

Haydn: String Quartets Op 77 & 42

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2010-02-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 77 no 1/H 3 no 81 "Lobkowitz"; Quartet for Strings no 67 in F major ("Wait Till the Clouds Roll By"), Op. 77/2, H. 3/82; Quartet for Strings in...
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Ensemble: Alea Ensemble

A philological performance by Alea Ensemble! On this CD, Haydn string quartets are played on period instruments, using Haydn autograph scores, in order to obtain...continue...
Recording information: 06/27/2009-06/28/2009....continue...

Traiettoria/Spirali - Stroppa/Arditti String Quartet/Mainard

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2009-09-08

Works: Marco Stroppa: Traiettoria; Spirali, for string quartet
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Stroppa, Marco

A new CD in the 'Ricordi Oggi' series dedicated to Italian composers of the 20th century, this is a portrait of Marco Stroppa performed by...continue...

Shostakovich: 7 Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Piano Trios / Korpacheva, Trio di Parma

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-07-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Korpacheva, Julia
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Ensemble: Trio di Parma

Complete works by Shostakovich for piano trio featuring one of the leading Russian sopranos of our time, who often performs with Gidon Kremer and Kremerata...continue...

Cherubini: Complete String Quartets / Quartetto Savinio

2 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-06-10

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major~3rd movement, Scherzo "Allegretto moderato"; Quartet for Strings no 4 in E major; Quartet for Strings no 5 in F major; Quartet for Strings no...

This is the only complete set of Cherubini string quartets, on just two CDs!...continue...

Boccherini: String Quartets Op 2 / Alea Ensemble

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-03-11

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quartet for Strings in C minor, G. 159 (Op. 2/1); Quartet for Strings in B flat major, G. 160 (Op. 2/2); Quartet for Strings in D major, G. 161 (Op. 2/3); Quartet for Strings in E f...

Vacchi: Luoghi immaginari, Flow My Dowland, etc

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-01-08

Works: Fabio Vacchi: Luoghi Immaginari, for chamber soloists; Wanderer Octet, for ensemble; Dai Calanchi Di Sabbiuno, for 5 performers; Flow My Dowland, for voice & ensemble
Conductors: Guida, Guido; Ceccanti, Mauro; Bonifacio, Mauro
Ensemble: Contempoartensemble; Ensemble Musica20; Solisti dell'Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Vivaldi: Concerti e Trii per Liuto e Archi / Lonardi

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2007-08-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major (anonymous, inauthentic) RV 24; Trio Sona...
Performers: Braucher, Ernest; Lagomarsino, Marino; Lonardi, Massimo
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Ensemble: Conserto Vago

Vivaldi's works for lute have been somewhat under-appreciated, especially in the case of the Double Concerto, R.540, which is surely a masterpiece. Vivaldi drew on...continue...

Ferneyhough: Funérailles / Vis, Ensemble Recherche, Arditti

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2006-09-12

Works: Brian Ferneyhough: Funérailles (Version 1) for string sextet, double bass, and harp; Bone Alphabet, for percussion; Unsichtbare Farben, for violin; Funérailles (Version 2) for 7 strings & h...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Dierstein, Christian
Conductors: Vis, Lucas
Ensemble: Ensemble Recherche; Recherche Ensemble

Born in 1943, Brian Ferneyhough is a renowned British composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout the...continue...

Dialogues - Boulez, Kurtág, etc / Pascal Gallois, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2004-09-30

Works: Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l'ombre double; György Kurtág: Pilinszky János - Gérard de Nerval, Op. 5b; Kroó György in memoriam; Philippe Schoeller: Isis no 2; Oma...
Performers: Gallois, Pascal; Isherwood, Nicholas; Knox, Garth; O'Brien, Sarah

"The focus of all six works here is the phenomenal bassonn-playing of Pascal Gallois; each piece was composed with his astonishing technical agility, sense of...continue...

Vivaldi: Sonatas & Concertos / Di Felice, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2004-09-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in G minor, RV 51; Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in D minor, RV 49; Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 48; Sonata for Flute ...
Performers: Di Felice, Enrico; Ortu, Andrea
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Ensemble: L'Apothéose Ensemble

Fossa: Three Quartets / Micheli, Mela, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2004-08-03

Works: François de Fossa: Quartets (3) for 2 Guitars, Violin and Cello, Op. 19
Performers: Bronzi, Enrico; Mela, Matteo; Micheli, Lorenzo; Rabaglia, Ivan

Carulli: Duetti e Trii / Giorgio Sasso, Stefano Cardi, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2004-03-02

Works: Ferdinando Carulli: Petits Duo concertants (3) for Violin and Guitar, Op. 309; Trios (3) for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo, Op. 9; Nocturne for Flute, Violin and Guitar, Op. 119 no 2; Duos (2) for Vio...
Performers: Cardi, Stefano; Sasso, Giorgio; Sasso, Guido

Castagnoli: Cloches, Fioriture, etc / Gorli, Casoli, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2002-09-12

Works: Giulio Castagnoli: Tre Poesie T'ang; Cloches en noir et blanc; Fioriture II; Doppio quintetto; Costellazioni
Performers: Bellocchio, Maria Grazia; Càsoli, Elena; Ronchini, Maria
Conductors: Gorli, Sandro
Ensemble: Divertimento Ensemble

Paisello, Cimarosa / Insieme Strumentale di Roma

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2002-08-06

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: Divertimenti (6) for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello; Domenico Cimarosa: Quartets (6) for Flute and Strings
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Ensemble: Rome Instrumental Ensemble

Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816) and Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) were major opera composers of the late Classical period. Together they wrote an enormous mass of vocal music,...continue...

Zemlinsky: Zwei Sätze, etc; Schoenberg / Corda Quartett

1 CD / Stradivarius / 1997-11-01

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Movements (2) for String Quartet(1927); Movements (2) for String Quartet(1896); Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings in D major; Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 45
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Ensemble: Corda String Quartet; Corda String Quartet members