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Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo- Ma, Stuart Cuncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Deluxe Edition [CD & DVD-Video]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-10-22

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

The Goat Rodeo Sessions has sold over 160,000 albums, debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 chart (Yo-Yo Ma's highest debut), #1 on Billboard's...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Signum Classics Anniversary Series - A Cappella Collection / King's Singers; Swingle Singers; BBC Singers; Voces8; Coro Cervantes

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven; Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek, song; Bob Chilcott: Weather Report, for chorus; Swansongs Vol. 1, for chorus; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1;...
Performers: Bellatrix; Ed Lewis / Jon Hendricks / Dave Lambert; Gabrielle / Jonathan Shorten; Spitf'ya
Conductors: ; Chilcott, Bob; Short, Nigel; Aransay, Carlos Fernández
Ensemble: ; BBC Singers; King's Singers; London Quartet; Swingle Singers

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

London's Flautists - works by Loeillet, Oswald, Weideman, Arne, Handel, and traditional Irish, Scottish & Welsh tunes / Nancy Hadden, flute

1 CD / CRD Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Loeillet: Sonata for flute & basso continuo in E minor, Op. 3/7; James Oswald: Scots Lament, for violin (or flute) & continuo; Greensleeves, folk song setting for chamber ensemble; Nanc...
Performers: Bicknell, Susan; Browder, Risa; Carolan, Lucy; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Mackintosh, Catherine

In early 18th-century England the popularity of the flute was matched by the prodigious publication of music. Often the music was written by professional flautists,...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London....continue...

"Noah" - Ave Maria; Deep River; Notte di Luce; Shenandoah; Amazing Grace et al. / Noah Stewart, tenor

1 CD / Verve / 2012-07-03

Works: Mantovani: Cara mia; Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Justin Hayward: Nights in White Satin; Vincent Youmans: Without a Song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; American Traditional: ...
Performers: Baker, Steven; Bertl, Johnny M.; Dorn, Elisabeth; Dubach, Susanne [Violin, Viola]; Hintringer, Harry [Drums]; Juritz, David; Karlsson, Fridrik; Knollmueller, Christian; Laher, Werner; Sasdi, Inka [Ce...
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Bertl, Johnny M.; Hein, Richard

Verve Records is thrilled to present the debut album from Harlem Tenor, Noah Stewart.

It is hard to believe that only a few years ago

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Personnel: Susanne Dubach (violin, viola); Inka Sasdi (cello); Wolfgang Drechsler (woodwinds, horns).

Tenor Noah Stewart, a native of Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, has won raves not only i...continue...

Hymns from England / Salisbury Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; Sebastian Temple: Make me a Channel of Your Peace; Cyril Taylor: Glorious things of thee are spoken (tune; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Shaker Traditional: Lord of the Dance; ...
Performers: Chagrin, Alyusha; Halls, David; Heatherington, Hugh; Robinson, John; Wright, Rowan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Salisbury Cathedral Choir

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

Trumpet Fiesta: A Celebration of Rafael Mendez / Sandoval, Bergeron, Karon, Lindemann, Wilt

1 CD / Summit Records / 2012-02-14

Works: Rafael Méndez: Jota No 2; Romanza; To My Mother, for trumpet & piano; The Knight Trumpeter, for trumpet & piano; The Tre-Méndez Polka, for trumpet & piano; Lullaby; Gallito, for trumpet & p...
Performers: Bergeron, Wayne; Hickman, David [Trumpet]; Hickman, Miriam; Karon, Robert; Lindemann, Jens; Sandoval, Arturo; Wilt, James

After discovering several excellent trumpet solos and trios that Rafael Méndez composed but never recorded, David Hickman saw the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to...continue...
Recording information: Arturo Sandoval Recording Studio, Hidden Hills, CA (06/09/2011-06/11/2011)....continue...

Burns an' A' That! / The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, John Mason

1 CD / Rel Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Traditional: Till a' the Seas Gang Dry, cantata; The Tam o' Shanter & Cutty-Sark Overture; Spoken Word: Interview
Performers: Nicol, James; Sandeman, Mary
Conductors: Mason, John M.
Ensemble: The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

Recording information: The City Chambers, Edinburgh....continue...

Home for Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-12-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet); Who's that baby?; Good Christian Men, Rejoice (a.k.a. "All Christians Now Rejoice"); I Have Seen the Light, for chorus; Still, Still, ...
Performers: Story, Jonathan

Recording information: Arkansas Best PAC in Fort Smith, AR & Arends Arts Cente....continue...

Songs of the Spirit

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-12-13

Works: Traditional Spiritual: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit; Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?; Traditional: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy; I Must Tell Jesus; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us; Joh...
Performers: Bell, Laura [Piano]

Songs of the American Land / Salli Terri, Roger Wagner Chorale

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: American Traditional: Bound for the Promised Land, folk hymn; 'Cross the Wide Missouri, song; El-a-noy, song; Work(s); Red River Valley; I'm Goin' Back to Georgia, song; Dixie (or "Dixie's Land"), fo...
Performers: Terri, Salli
Conductors:
Ensemble: Jack Halloran Quartet

Sing Noel: A European Christmas Revels

1 CD / Revels Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon; Georges Bizet: L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra; Traditional: Bourrée en Étoile; Muwashah Jalla Men Qad Sawarak; Darj Bayyati...
Performers: Catt, Cristi; Coffin, David; Cole, Julian; Davidson, Hannah; Desbois, Jack; Epstein, Jerome; Fleagle, John; Fuchs, Lee; Gulley, Laura; Jaffe, Jamie; Mackay-Smith, Kyla; McNutt, Salome Sandoval; Meyer...
Conductors: ; Gay, David; Langstaff, John; Epstein, Jerome; Humez, Roberta; Emlen, George
Ensemble: ; Sharq Ensemble

Celebrate the holidays with this new collection of medieval and Renaissance processionals, hymns, carols, songs and dances from France and Spain, and a taste of...continue...
Recording information: Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA....continue...

Brainy Baby: Classical Tunes

1 CD / Bayview / 2011-10-11

Works: Traditional: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, children's song; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings in D major; Concerto in C major; Concerto for Horn in E flat major; Sonata no 11; Q...

Baroque Music Rocks!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-09-27

Works: Traditional: Row, Row, Row Your Boat, children's song; Eensy Weensy Spider, children's song; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, children's song; Old MacDonald Had a Farm, children's song; The Wheels on t...
Performers: Pearl, Leslie

Haitian Suite: The Music of Frantz Casséus

1 CD / Basta / 2011-06-14

Works: Frantz Casseus: Haitian Suite, for guitar; Dance of the Hounsies, for guitar; On Sunday, for guitar; Etude for guitar no 1; Pièces Caractéris-tiques (2), for guitar; Meringue Frangeul, ...
Performers: Mesirca, Alberto

This CD contains a world premiere of 18 new pieces as well as brilliant renditions of existing works. Together, they constitute an exciting and unique...continue...
Recording information: MCO Studio 10, Hilversum, The Netherlands (11/15/2010-11/17/2010)....continue...

Choral Festival / Great Voices of Wales

1 CD / Delta (UK) / 2011-03-01

Works: Joseph Parry: Dies irae; Curtis Mann: Let it Be Me; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Christmas Traditional: Rise Up, Shepherd; Johann Strauss II: Casanova; Richard Rodgers: Carousel; Welsh Traditional: ...
Performers: Adrian, Enid; Ashton, Wyn; Evans, Rebecca; Jones, Mair Wyn; Morriston Orpheus Choir; Williams, Alun Tregellis

Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

Includes cadwyn o emyn donau cymreig, medley for chorus by various composers....continue...

Collage

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-01-11

Works: Michael J. Miles: Guaracha, for banjo & string quartet; Whiskey Suite, for banjo & string quartet; Melodious Pich, for banjo & jazz ensemble; Yellowbird Concerto, for banjo & string quartet; Courante...
Performers: Armbrust, Doyle; De Oliveira, Geraldo; Demel, Sue; Fort-Pederzoli, Aurelien; Jennings, David; Kaeding, Jill; Lader, Deborah; Miles, Michael J.; Yang, Chihsuan; Young, David [Trumpet/Flugelhorn]

Sublime Harmonie - Victorian Musical Boxes

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Eugene Ketterer: Valse des Fées; George Frederick Handel: Largo; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; The Lost Chord; Robert Planquette: Les cloches de Corneville; Tr...

A Victorian Sunday

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: William Henry Monk: Abide with me; Traditional: Judas Maccabaeus; How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds; Only An Armour Bearer; Arthur Sullivan: The Lost Chord; Anonymous: When I Survey the Wondrous Cro...

Toshio Hosokawa: Flute Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Toshio Hosokawa: Vertical Song I, for solo flute; Sen 1, for flute; Lied, for flute & piano; Fragmente II, for flute & string quaret; Voyage V, for ensemble; Traditional: Kuroda Bushi
Performers: Aarnink, Frank; Andresdottir, Valgerdur; Bjarnason, Kolbeinn; Bjorgvinsdottir, Bryndis; Dubik, Zbigniew; Franzdóttir, Eydís; Franzson, Gudni; Fridfinnsson, Emil; Halldórsson, Sig...

The Berlin-based Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa conceives of music as ‘a calligraphy of space and time’ and regards the flute as the instrument that can...continue...
Recording information: Fella- og Hóla-church, Reykjavík, Iceland....continue...

Liberty Tree: Early American Music 1776 - 1861

1 CD / Erato / 2010-11-16

Works: American Traditional: Yankee Doodle, song; Liberty Tree; The Boston March; Jefferson and liberty, song; Rights of Woman; The Appletree; Dormant; Hero & Leander; Mary's Dream; On the road to Boston, f...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Boston Camerata; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Collver, Michael; Delorey, John; Evans, Timothy Leigh; Falbel, Stephen; Frederiksen, Joel; Henderson, Megan; Lepkoff, Jesse; Mealy, Robert; Ro...
Conductors: Cohen, Joel [Early Music]
Ensemble: Boston Camerata

Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (09/15/1997-09/19/1997).

The Boston Camerata, led by Joel Cohen, has made dozens of excellent recordings of music from a variety of European...continue...

Silent Night: Traditional Christmas Music / Concilium Musicum, Vienna

1 CD / Christophorus / 2010-11-05

Works: Christmas Traditional: Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); Die Hirten auf dem Felde (As Lately We Watched) (Austrian, 19th c. carol); Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will (German);...
Performers: Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Equiluz, Manfred
Conductors: Angerer, Paul
Ensemble: Concilium Musicum, Vienna

Vocal and instrumental music for the Christmas season, arranged and programmed by Paul Angerer....continue...
Recording information: Wien....continue...

Grand Concert!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-10-05

Works: K. G. Reisigger: Die Felsenmühle, overture to the opera; W. H. Weiss: The Village Blacksmith; Frederic Clay: I'll sing thee songs of Araby; Gary William Friedman: The Peri Waltzes M. W.; Michael...
Conductors:
Ensemble: D.C. Hall's New Concert and Quadrille Band

Full performer name: D.C. Hall's New Concert & Quadrille Band.

Grand Concert! is vocal and instrumental music heard in 19th cenutry America.

Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worces...continue...

Ultimate Collection - Katherine Jenkins

1 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You; Traditional: I Vow To Thee My Country; Robert John Lange: Everyt...
Performers: Bradbury, Adrian; Jenkins, Katherine; Pailthorpe, Emily; Parricelli, John; Scott, Keith; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Inglis, Anthony;
Ensemble: ; Arcadian Ensemble

2009 collection from the world's favorite mezzo-soprano. From the crossovers of Cohen's 'Hallelujah' to the straight operatic conventions of Puccini's 'O Mio Babbino Caro', Jenkins...continue...
Released shortly after the Welsh soprano turned 30, the Katherine Jenkins compilation The Ultimate Collection is a good summation of her recording career so far. In that sense, it tends to confirm the...continue...

Appalachian Journey / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-07-20

Works: Edgar Meyer: 1B, for violin, cello & double bass; Indecision, for violin, cello & double bass; Duet for cello & bass; Cloverfoot Reel for violin, cello & double bass; Second Time Around, for violin, ...
Performers: Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Taylor, James [Soft Rock]

This selection received a Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

This album was recorded at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachussets and Oceanway Studios, Nashville, Tenessee. It is...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: A Trip to the Library

1 CD / Guild / 2010-07-13

Works: Harry Rabinowitz: Livin' It Up, for orchestra; Trevor Duncan: The Girl from Corsica; Paul Dubois: Jacarada Melody, for orchestra; Bruce Campbell: Popsy, for orchestra; Jack Beaver: Helicopter Journey...
Conductors: Dumont, Cedric; Farnon, Robert; van der Linden, Dolf; Rehfeld, Kurt; Warren, Walker; Roger, Roger; Arden, Theo; Devereaux, Georges; Collins, Walter; Torch, Sidney; Melachrino, George; Robinson, Stanf...
Ensemble: ; Hudson Ensemble

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Shinichi Suzuki: Twinke, Twinkle for violin; Allegro for violin; Perpetual Motion, for violin & piano; Allegretto for violin & piano; Andantino for violin & piano; Étude for violin & piano; Long...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Gulda, Rico; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]
Conductors: Erdelyi, Miklos; Wildner, Johannes

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...

Via Crucis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: L'Annonciation; L'Aria, for ensemble; Anonymous: Ninna nanna alla Napoletana; Maxime Merlandi: Maria (sopra la Carpinese); Tarquinio Merula: Hor ch'è tempo di dor...
Performers: Bettini, Fulvio; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Núria; Rial, NLria
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: Barbara Furtuna; L'Arpeggiata

L'Arpeggiata, the French-based ensemble directed by Austrian-born harpist and lutenist Christina Pluhar, releases its second Virgin Classics album, following 'Teatro d'amore', a program of Monteverdi...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours, Paris (06/2004); St Michel en Thiérache (06/2004); Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours, Paris (08/200...continue...

Mallet Fantastique

1 CD / Origin Classical / 2010-03-16

Works: Tom Collier: Marimba Fantastique, for marimba; Scenes (3), for vibraphone & marimba; Cross Bars, for vibraphone & marimba; Duettino Improvisando, for vibraphone & marimba; Vibescape, for vibraphone; ...
Performers: Collier, Tom

Recording information: Mallet Head South Studio, Kent, WA & Mallet Head North (2004-??-??_2007-??-??&2008-)....continue...

For You: The Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Rolf Lovland: You Raise Me Up (Por ti seré), song; Larry W. Jones: New Horizons (I Found A Dream), song; César Franck: Panis angelicus; David J. Evans: Be Still, for the Presence of the Lor...
Performers: Horn], Dominic Kelly [English; Hudson, Eleanor; Jones, Aled; Reid, Dan

God's Trombones

1 CD / Longhorn / 2010-01-26

Works: Traditional: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God--arr. John Ferguson; Amazing Grace; Carl Boberg: How Great Thou Art, hymn; Traditional Spiritual: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Were You There Wh...
Performers: Edwards, Tony; Quinlan, Gloria
Conductors: Brickens, Nathaniel
Ensemble: University of Texas Trombone Choir

Invictus [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / WaterTower Music / 2009-12-08

Works: Clint Eastwood: 9,000 Days, song; Kyle Eastwood: Invictus, film score; Daniel Po: Colorblind, song; Charlie Skarbek: World in Union '95, song (after "Jupiter" from Holst's "The Planets"); Traditional...
Performers: Aldcroft, Margot; Bisharat, Charlie; Buffum, Denyse; Cambell, Caroline; Campo, Darius; Cargill, Mark; Clayton, Giovanna Moraga; Cooker, Matthew; Deng, Yue; Devereaux, Yvette; Drori, Assa; Eharhardt, ...

Recording information: Bel Air Studios.

Clint Eastwood directed the 2009 film Invictus, about the 1995 Rugby World Cup tournament and how Nelson Mandela used the games to help bring together a ...continue...

Monk: Beginnings

1 CD / Tzadik / 2009-11-24

Works: Traditional: Greensleeves; Meredith Monk: Nota; Duet for Voice and Echoplex; Trance; Epic 1; Paris; Biography; Mill; The Tale; Quarry Weave; Epic 2; Tower; Do You Be?; Quarry Procession; Porch; Don P...
Performers: Goodman, Andrea; Kampe, Susan; Monk, Meredith; Preston, Don; Solem, Monica; Walcott, Collin

An unprecedented collection of recordings charting the earliest years of one of the world's most personal and exciting renaissance women-composer, singer, performance artist, playwright, film...continue...

Hommage à Bidu Sayao

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2009-10-03

Works: Spoken Word: Conductor Donald Voorhees introduces Bidú Sayao; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Giacomo Pucc...
Performers: Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]; Voorhees, Donald
Conductors: Voorhees, Donald; Merola, Gaetano; Stopak, Joseph; Breisach, Paul; Barlow, Howard

Considered by many music and opera lovers as one of the greatest lyric sopranos of all times, Bidu Sayao had a legendary career which was...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Cantors - A Faith In Song / Miller, Mizrahi & Herstik [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Film Matters / 2009-09-22

Works: Traditional: Tumbalalaika; Ki Lo Noeh; Yedid Nefesh; Yerushalayim Shel Zahav; Kol nidre; Habet; Mayn Yiddeshe Mama; Yo M'Enamori d'un Aire; Cuando el Rey Nimrod; V'Lirushalayim Ircho; Hevenu Shalom A...
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Cantors

Run Time: 75 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby 2.0
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Songs of Scotland / McLaughlin, Martineau, Frayling-Cork

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-07-14

Works: Traditional: Loch Lomond; O, whistle and I'll come tae ye, my lad; Jock O'Hazeldean; Coming through the rye; Ye banks and braes o' bonie Doon; Dance to your daddy; The flowers of the forest; Skye Boa...
Performers: Frayling-Cork, Isobel; Martineau, Malcolm; McLaughlin, Marie

The Scottish folksong repertoire is quite rich. The fusion of Celtic and Lowland cultures, the nation's troubled history and an irreverent sense of fun mark...continue...

Grant us peace mercifully - Music from the Walsrode Convent / Volkhardt, Devotio moderna

1 CD / Cantate / 2009-07-01

Works: Anonymous: Gaudent in caelis; De una virgine; Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr; Meine Seele erhebet den Herren; Ein Kindelein so Löbelich; Von Himmel hoch da kom ich har; Erbarm dich mein, o ...
Conductors: Volkhardt, Ulrike
Ensemble: Devotio Moderna

On the Luneburg Heath there are six womens convents which are still active today as protestant convents. In their archives there are lots of music...continue...

American Classics - American Anthem - Ives, Copland, Barber, Rorem, etc / Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Traditional: Shenandoah; Jay Gorney: Brother, can you spare a dime?; Ned Rorem: Early in the morning; The lordly Hudson; Gene Scheer: At Howard Hawks's house; Holding each other; Lean away; American ...
Performers: Gunn, Nathan; Murphy, Kevin

"Opera singers venturing into non-classical territory can easily produce embarrassing results: mannered, over-inflected performances that betray the spirit of the music. Fortunately, Nathan Gunn has...continue...

American Mood

1 CD / Summit Records / 2009-06-09

Works: John Williams: Olympic Fanfare & Theme; Joe Garland: In the Mood; Jerry Gray: American Salute; Pennsylvania 6-5000; Morton Gould: Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Traditional: Go Down Moses; String of Pea...
Performers: Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass
Conductors: Zimmerman, Tim
Ensemble: The King's Brass

Journey to the New World - Duarte, Niles, etc / Sharon Isbin, Joan Baez, Mark O'Connor

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Anonymous, English: Drewie's Accordes, for 2 lutes; La Rossignol, for 2 lutes (from the Jane Pickering Lute Book); John Dowland: My Lord Willobes Wellcome Home, P 66; John Johnson: Greensleeves for c...
Performers: Baez, Joan; Isbin, Sharon; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

Personnel: Sharon Isbin (guitar); Joan Baez (vocals).

Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA; SUNY Purchase College Concert Hall, Purchase, NY.

When the word "crossover" is ...continue...

Merry - A Holiday Journey / Salerno-Sonnenberg, et al

1 CD / NSS Music / 2009-03-01

Works: John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus is comin' to town; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; Wassail Song; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Deck the hall; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Irving Berlin: Holida...
Performers: Amarante, Gustavo; Assad, Clarice; Assad, Odair; Assad, Sérgio; Blazer, Judith; Gartshore, Sarah; Kunzli, Mathias; Mase, Raymond; McDermott, Anne-Marie; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja; Sherry, Fred
Conductors:
Ensemble: Clarice Assad Quartet

This bold, innovative recording of holiday favorites presents an inspired interpretation of the Christmas spirit as never before heard. Journey with renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg...continue...

By Request - A Collection of Our Favorites / Mainstreet Brass

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Traditional: Loch Lomond; Jean Jacques Perrey: Main Street Electrical Parade "Baroque Hoedown"; Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Lou...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mainstreet Brass Quintet

The Mainstreet Brass comment in the notes that "For as long as we can remember, the most often received question after a concert was 'have...continue...

Virtuosi of the Accordion, Balalaika and Domra

1 CD / Monitor Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Yuri N. Shishakov: Concerto for Balalaika; F. Odinets: Variations for Balalaika and Orchestra; Traditional: Variations on Siberian Humorous Song "Vatalinka"; Nikolai P. Reznikov: Toccata for Balalaik...
Performers: Aksentiev, Eugene; Boyashev, Vladimir; Feoktistov, Boris; Kazakov, Yuri; Rozhkov, Michail; Rudenko, Ivan; Sheikman, Emmanuel
Conductors: Smirnov, V.; Stolyarov, Grigori; Gulyaev, Yury; Dudarova, Veronika; Mikhailov, Alexander; Smatko, P.
Ensemble: Andreyev Folk Instruments Orchestra; Moscow Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments; Moscow Region Symphony Orchestra; USSR Radio/TV Russian Folk Orchestra; Voronezh Folk Instrument Orchestra

Noël - A Music Feast

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, BWV 29; Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas; A Carol for All Seasons; Carol of the Bells; Il est né...
Performers: Butler, J. Melvin; Dahl, David; Lippincott, Joan; Nicodemus, Vernon; Strandberg, Linda
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph; ; Sparks, Richard; Lippincott, Joan; Allured, Donald; Warland, Dale; Shafer, Robert; Hallock, Peter; Fullington, Doug; Ponten, Loren
Ensemble: ; Choral Arts; Choral Arts Northwest; Compline Choir; Dale Warland Singers; King's College Choral Scholars; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble; Princeton University Chapel Camerata;...

NOEL! - Voices of Christmas / Alagna, Dessay, Te Kanawa, Hampson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Traditional: Petit Papa Noël; O Tannenbaum; Campana sobre campana; Il est né, le divin enfant; D'où viens-tu, bergère?; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Les anges dans nos camp...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; André, Maurice [trumpet]; Dessay, Natalie; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara; Petibon, Patricia; Philogene, Ruby; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Villazón, Rolando
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Ensemble: Kings College Choir; Ladies' Quartet; Les Petits Chanteurs De Vienne; The Sixteen

Christmas Classics / Davis, Rutter, Traulert, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Traditional: Angels from the realms of glory; The first nowell; Carol of the Bells; John Rutter: Nativity Carol; Jay Livingston: Silver Bells; Paul McCartney: Liverpool O...
Performers: Rutter, Claire; Traulert, Eric
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

A brilliant selection of Christmas classics, this CD shows a different side to the Halle and features new studio recordings by renowned producer Andrew Keener....continue...

Christmas Classics / London Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-28

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Traditional: O Tannenbaum
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Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Favourites / Houston Children's Choir, et al

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-14

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman

12 well loved performances including Silent Night, The Holly and the Ivy, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Frosty the Snowman and many more....continue...

Para Sus Hijos: La Ventana Para la Musica

1 CD / Yoyo USA, Inc. / 2008-10-14

Works: Anonymous: Rhythms, examples for various instruments; Musical Scales, for various instruments; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Cascanueces; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Pequena Serenata; Johannes Brahms: Danz...