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World War Z [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-06-18

Works: Marco Beltrami: World War Z, film score
Performers: Abrahams, Leo; Afia, Alex; Baggs, Simon; Barclay, John; Baron, Chris; Berrow, Mark; Berry, Richard [French Horn]; Bhattacharya, Daniel; Bonner, Natalia; Boyd, James; Bradshaw, Catherine; Brown, Charl...
Conductors: Dunkley, Matt

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London; British Grove Studios, London....continue...

Man of Steel [Original Score]

2 CD / WaterTower Music / 2013-06-11

Works: Hans Zimmer: Man of Steel, film score
Performers: Allison, Ryeland; Bisquera, Curt; Calhoun, Ann Marie; Carey, Danny; Chamberlain, Matt; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Doering, George; Dresel, Bernie; E., Sheila; Freese, Josh; Jason Bonham Band, The; Keltner, Ji...
Conductors: Övarsson, Atli

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros.; Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox.

Instead of paying homage to John Williams' celebrated score for Richard Donner's 1978 Superm...continue...

At Any Price [Music from the Motion Picture]

1 CD / Milan / 2013-04-23

Works: Dickon Hinchliffe: At Any Price, film score
Performers: Gardham, Paul; Macauley, Al; Spong, Paul

Recording information: Eastcote Studios, London....continue...

Beggar's Holiday: Duke Ellington's Broadway Musical / David Serero, baritone; John Altman, saxophone

1 CD / DSM Productions / 2013-04-09

Works: Duke Ellington: Beggar's Holiday, musical
Performers: Altman, John; Benhamou, Marc [Piano]; Gallizio, Christophe; Serero, David

American Classics: Parlor Music Revisited - Music by Semyon and Daniel Kobialka

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09

Works: Daniel Kobialka: God Bless America Medley, for violin, viola, guitar, drums & percussion; Thomas Moore: The Minstrel-Boy; Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Joseph Philbrick Webster: Lorena, waltz; Americ...
Performers: Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Semyon; Macias, Mason

God of War: Ascension [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Tyler Bates: God of War
Performers: Bates, Tyler [Composer/Producer]; Cachia, Brian; Ellis, Greg; Nostalghia; Pearlman, Rafe
Conductors: Williams, Timothy; Foster, Ben; Ziegler, Robert

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London.

Though it's easy for it to get lost in the shuffle under the series' relentless combat, the soundtrack to the God of War franchise's seventh i...continue...

Peace for Beethoven

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-04-02

Works: Lenny Marcus: Ecossaise Seven, for jazz ensemble; Beethoven's Fifteenth, for jazz ensemble; Two Hundred Stars, for jazz ensemble; Waldstein One, for jazz ensemble; Second Path, for jazz ensemble; Gre...
Performers: Espinosa, Vladimir [Percussion]; Larry Scott; Lenny Marcus; Rick Eckberg; Tom Artwick

Recording information: Blackwater Recording, Wirtz, VA....continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

Carmina Nova: La Tradizione nel Contemporaneo - Works by Scattolin, Kurti and Benati / Latinobalcanica Ensemble

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-02-12

Works: Pier Paolo Scattolin: E nanna nanne, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Addonna va ssa Filumena, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Lamentazioni, for voice, chorus & ensemble; Sarvi Rriggina, for voice, chorus...
Performers: Frei, Constance; Malferrari, Stefano; Morini, Anna Maria; Pezzoli, Giuseppe [Percussion]; Tricomi, Fabio; Windsor, Lorna
Conductors:
Ensemble: Latinobalcanica Ensemble

The Carmina Nova project stems from the observation that for certain solo and choral repertoires it is possible consistently to identify and try out some...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Girolamo Certosa di Bologna-Italia (09/2009-12/2010)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Cápova, Sylvia; Calvert, Eddie; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGe...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Without You

1 CD / PS Classics / 2012-12-11

Works: Anthony Rapp: Without You, musical
Performers: Malachowski, David; Pringle, Jamie [Cello]; Rapp, Anthony [Vocals/Actor]; Weiss, Daniel A.; Wilson, Gordon

Recording information: Angel Studios, London (09/17/2012)....continue...

Ken Field: Sensorium - Music for Dance & Film

1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13

Works: Ken Field: Taxonomy, film score; Twist of Fate, film score; Sensorium, film score for double string quartet; Double Expose, ballet
Performers: Bierylo, Michael; Denio, Amy; Dowd, Will; Encanti; Field, Ken [Sax/Flute]; Lurie, Jessica; Moye, Leslie [Cello]; Namkoong, Carol [Piano]; Neighbors, Phil; Rabson, Mimi; Scott, Rick
Conductors:
Ensemble: Packer Dance

On Sensorium: Music For Dance & Film - his third release for innova Recordings - Boston-based Ken Field brings together his music for Bridgman/Packer Dance...continue...
Recording information: Mortal Music, Charlestown, MA....continue...

John Zorn: Music and Its Double

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestra
Performers: Choi, Jennifer; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Lipowski, Alexander; Nicolas, Mike; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Pereira, Joe [Percussion]; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winant, William [Percussio...
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley; Oramo, Sakari

Three powerful dramatic works from Zorn's remarkable concert music catalog! Zorn's unique cello concerto is a colorful virtuoso showpiece for cellist Fred Sherry and three...continue...

Arbitrage

1 CD / Milan / 2012-09-11

Works: Cliff Martinez: Arbitrage, film score; Mark Bell: I See Who You Are, song; Derek Adam: Laura Palmer's Prom, song; Ary Barroso: Para Machuchar Meu Coraçao; Arthur Johnston: Just One More Chance; ...
Performers: Bjork; Botos, Robi; Childs, Morgan; Getz, Stan [Sax]; Gilberto, Joao; Holiday, Billie; Jobim, Antonio Carlos
Conductors: Ellis, Ray

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renée; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmi...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

The Art of

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Annie Gosfield: Almost Truths and Open Deceptions

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-08-28

Works: Annie Gosfield: Wild Pitch, for cello, percussion & piano; Phantom Shakedown, for piano & tape (or recorded media); Almost Truths and Open Deceptions, chamber concerto for cello, percussion, piano, 2...
Performers: Cossin, David; Fan, Felix; Gosfield, Annie; Hammarstrom, Sara; Kentros, George; Kleier, Roger; Landstrom, Marten; Lipowski, Alexander; McMillen, Blair; Olofsson, Mats; Smith, Ches
Conductors:
Ensemble: Real Quiet

Annie is a composer of great imagination whose work brings together noise, minimalism and improvisation with wit and a charming sense of humor. For her...continue...

Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time / John Harle, Pierre Boulez, Andrew Davis

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Triumph of Time, for orchestra; Earth Dances, for orchestra; Panic, for saxophone, drum kit & orchestra
Performers: Clarvis, Paul; Harle, John
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Birtwistle's 30-minute orchestral processional is one of the works that established his international reputation in the early 1970s.

It takes its name from a wood

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Doug Lofstrom: Concertino

1 CD / Origin Classical / 2012-07-17

Works: Doug Lofstrom: Concertino for oboe & orchestra; Concertino for harp & orchestra; The Plumed Serpent, for orchestra
Performers: Boyd, Ralph; Corpolongo, Rich; Dowd, Scott [Viola]; Drozdoff, Nick; Emery, John; Galarden, Bill; Hackl, Marty [Violin]; Ingle, Jennet; Kaucher, Craig; Kennedy, Ed; Miller, Chris [Violin]; Molinari, K...
Conductors: Muspratt, Kirk; Lofstrom, Doug

Glimpses of the Moon [Original Cast Recording]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-17

Works: John Mercurio: Glimpses of the Moon, musical play
Performers: Bennett, Mary Nye; Biering, Mark; Freeman, John; Gukhman, Maxim; Herndon, Jeff; Kimmell, Anna; O'Dell, Brandon; Smith, Caitlin; Uterhardt, Googie
Conductors: Pence, Ann-Carol

Recording information: Murray Soundlab, Atlanta, GA; The Lodge Studios....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...

Essential American Classics - Over 2 hours of America's best-loved classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Bamboula, danse des nègres for piano, Op. 2, D. 13 (RO 20); Stephen Foster: My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano; Beautiful dreamer; Edward MacDowell: To a Wild Rose;...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Barclay, John; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; Criswell, Kim; Gardner, Simon; Glaser, Matt; Goodchild, Mark; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Foley, Timothy; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Slatkin, Felix; Richardson, Neil; McGlinn, John; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bátiz, Enrique; Davies, Dennis R.; Paavo, Järvi; Warren-Green,...

Alex Tassel: The First Element: The Sea, for fluegelhorn, tenor sax, piano, bass and drums

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Alex Tassel: The First Element
Performers: Beuf, Sylvain; Charlet, Julien; Imbert, Diego; Tassel, Alex; Wilde, Laurent De
Conductors: Arean, Jose
Ensemble: The Mexico Symphonic Orchestra

In January, 2012 Alex Tassel began the recording of a unique and original work that took place in Mexico. The purpose was to reproduce, through...continue...
Recording information: Sala Ollin Yoliztli, Mexico City....continue...

Broken: A Musical [Original Cast Recording]

1 CD / Levity Records / 2012-05-15

Works: Darrell Vanzant: Broken, musical play
Performers: Lane, Callann [Soprano]; Phillips, Ben

Bassoon Kaleidoscope - works by Rossini, Boddecker, Saint-Saens, Dubois et al. / Bram van Sambeek, bassoon

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Phillip Friedrich Böddecker: Sonata sopra La Monica, for bassoon & organ (from Sacra Partitura); Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano,...
Performers: Bosdijk, Joost; Corver, Ellen; de Gidts, Marijn Korff; Elias, Izhar; Majoor, Maria-Paula; Schneemann, Marieke; Stotijn, Rick; van Sambeek, Bram

This program showcases the many colors and moods that the bassoon is ideally suited to creating. The music ranges from the early Baroque sonata of...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen, Rotterdam (04/20/2011-04/23/2011)....continue...

Lost in the Stars: The Music of Bernstein, Weill & Sondheim / Deborah Shulman, Larry Zalkind

1 CD / Summit Records / 2012-04-10

Performers: Colella, Jeff Trio; Koonse, Larry; Labarbera, Joe [Drums]; Marocco, Frank Groups; Schaeffer, Steve; Shulman, Deborah; Trotter, Terry; Zalkind, Larry; Zalkind, Matthew; Zalkind, Roberta

Great Motion Picture Themes

1 CD / Sepia Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Ernest Gold: Exodus; On the Beach, film theme; Manos Hadjidakis: Never on Sunday, song; Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven; God's Little Acre; Dimitri Tiomkin: Green Leaves of Summer; The Need fo...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Caiola, Al; Manne, Shelly; Monroe, Marilyn; Mulligan, Gerry
Conductors: ; Costa, Don; Perito, Nick; Newman, Alfred; Moross, Jerome; Powell, Mitchell; Buttolph, David; Nascimbene, Mario; North, Alex; Malneck, Matty; Bernstein, Elmer; Previn, Andre; Potts, Bill
Ensemble: ; Ferrante & Teicher; The Modern Jazz Quartet

Señor Llaves and the Mexican Muse

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-02-07

Works: Stephen Charles Cecil: Señor Llaves and the Mexican Muse, musical play
Performers: Cecil, Stephen Charles; Deyglio, Victor; Donn, Frank; Edwards, Ronnie; Fazio, Tony; Jones, Ezell, Jr.; Keyes, Joe; Lauren, Melissa; Russell, Dane Paul; Stone, Daniel; Storo, Albert; Tates, Walter; Tu...

Il Tenore, The Tenor / Salvatore Licitra

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Otello; Aida, ope...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Chegwidden, Davey; Frittoli, Barbara; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Hamilton, Mike; Jones, Warren; Labeque, Katia; Licitra, Salvatore; May, Daniel; Plazas, Mary; Wood, Nathan; Woo...
Conductors: Brignoli, Roberto Rizzi; Rizzi, Carlo; Muti, Riccardo; May, Daniel; Armiliato, Marco

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Double Dupe Down / Zeena Parkins

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-01-31

Performers: Hirsch, Shelley; Lee, Okkyung; Marclay, Christian; Matthew Welch [Bagpipes/Composer]; Mori, Ikue; Parkins, Maggie; Parkins, Sara; Parkins, Zeena; Pugliese, Jim; Staley, James; Watson, David [Bagpipes...

Obrigado Brazil / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: César Camargo Mariano: Cristal; Samambaia; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; O Amor em Paz; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Jac...
Performers: Alves, Helio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Baptista, Cyro; Braga, Paulo; Castro-Neves, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/Composer]; Lubamb...

"Merengue" was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Libertango" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Recording information: 2002.

While so...continue...

Ciel de Paris

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-10

Works: Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Yves Hubert Giraud: Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies), song; Marguerite Monnot: Hymne à l'amour; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gabriel Fauré...
Performers: Belasco, Bill; Hurley, Jim; McKeehan, Doug; Muhawi, Jennifer

Project Nim [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Cinewax / 2011-11-08

Works: Dickon Hinchliffe: Project Nim, film score
Performers: Hinchliffe, Dickon; Macaulay, Al
Conductors: Sidwell, Steve

Recording information: Air Studios London....continue...

Claude Bolling: Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-09-27

Works: Claude Bolling: Suite for cello & jazz piano trio
Performers: Bolling, Claude; Dayan, Jean-Luc; Ma, Yo-Yo

Recording information: Studio Davout, Paris, France (09/02/1983-09/04/1983).

Lots of composers fall head over heels for the cello, and Bolling's suite for classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma indicates t...continue...

Very Best of Yehudi Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 ...
Performers: Clare, Alan [piano]; Cocker, Paul; Crombie, Tony; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grappelli, Stephane; Menuhin, Yehudi; Verrell, Ronnie
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Pritchard, John; Erede, Alberto; Kurtz, Efrem; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Lysy, Alberto; Irving, Robert; Harris...

Ale & Franz: Mi Fido di Te / Jannacci and Moretto

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Paolo Jannacci: Ale & Franz
Performers: Farina, Sergio; Grooves, Liquid; Jannacci, Paolo; Manzolini, Paolo; Moretto, Daniele; Zanier, Manuela
Conductors: Jannacci, Paolo; Falangone, Daniele

Recording information: House Recording Studio, Roma....continue...

Richard Wells: Being Human, Series 1 & 2, original TV soundtrack

1 CD / Silva America / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Wells: Being Human, television series score
Performers: Bucknall, Nick; Dale, Caroline; Foster, Robert; Hinnigan, Tony; Moore, Jeff; Reynolds, Andy [Instrumentalist]; Sykes, Belinda; Tombling, Christopher; Vasconcellos, Diogo; Wareing, Felix [Vocals]; Wel...

Recording information: AGM Studios; Air-Edel Studios.

The British television series Being Human (which is broadcast in the U.S. on the BBC America channel and is not to be confused with an Amer...continue...

From Helmand to Horse Guards / Kate Rusby, Isla St Clair

1 CD / Arc Music / 2011-06-28

Works: Ross McCrindle: Marches with a Twist!, medley for pipes-and-drums band; Made in Girvan, medley for pipes-and-drums band; My Bonnie Dearie, medley for pipe-and-drum band; Allied Unity, medley for pipe...
Performers: Binyon, Laurence; Clair, Isla St.; Clark, Chris [Cornet]; Commons, Matt; Day, Chris [Keyboards]; Gordon, Alex [Bagpipes]; Heriot, Brian; Knox, David; Libby, Jason; Little, Glen; MacLean, Dougie; McCr...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Band of the Scots Guards

Today, the Scottish Guard is considered to possess both the finest soldiers and most skilled musicians. In "From Helmand to Horse Guards" the 1st Battalion...continue...
Recording information: Cava Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland.

Includes medley for band: msr medley by various composers.

Includes medley for band: the 6/8s medley by various composers....continue...

Past Future: Arrangements for Electric Bass

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Works: Jan Alm: Trandans, for bass guitar & orchestra; Slow Sea, for bass guitar & orchestra; Blues Man, for guitar, bass guitar, drums & orchestra; Gate to Heaven, for guitar, bass guitar, drums & orchestr...
Performers: Lofman, Birger; Risberg, Susana; Rosen, Magnus
Conductors: Björkman, David
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Past Future - the first record featuring the electric bass as solo instrument with symphony orchestra! Magnus Rosén is a former member of multi-platinum heavy...continue...
Recording information: Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden (06/2008-09/2008); Sonictrain Studios, Varberg, Sweden (06/2008-09/2008)....continue...

X-Men: First Class

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-06-28

Works: Henry Jackman: X-Men
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Baptist, Rick; Becknell, Steven; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Campo, Darius; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clay,...
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Recording information: Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA.

Composer Henry Jackman's dizzying main theme for director Matthew Vaughn's 2011 reboot of the X-Men franchise is ...continue...

The Trumpet of the Swan

1 CD / PS Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Jason Robert Brown: The Trumpet of the Swan, musical
Performers: Andon, Sara; Becker, Bob; Bisharat, Charlie; Brown, Jason Robert; Buffum, Denyse; Bunnell, Becky; Bunnell, Jeff; Campo, Darius; Clayton, Giovanna [Cello]; Corrigan, Rose; Culbreath, Wade; Davis, Jona...
Conductors: Brown, Jason Robert

Recording information: EastWest Studio 1, Hollywood CA; KMA Music, New York, NY; Umbrella Media, Chatsworth, CA....continue...

Come to the River / Apollo's Fire

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-06-14

Works: Jeannette Sorrell: Appalachian Barn Dance; Dances from New England & Ireland for harpsichord; American Traditional: Nobody but the baby, song; Work(s); Old Virginny, song; The Girl Who Broke My Heart...
Performers: Bergmann, Tina; Lennox, Abigail; Mello, Scott; Schiffer, Rene; Shipper, Paul; Simon, Sandra; Sorrell, Jeannette; Stewart, Kathie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Apollo's Fire

Apollo's Fire conjures early 19th-century rural Americana with an evocative journey through traditional folk songs, fiddle tunes, barn dances, and the indispensable Old Time revivalist...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (06/2009/06/2010)....continue...

Journey

1 CD / Tina Guo / 2011-06-14

Works: Nuno Malo: Amalia; Frédéric Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3; Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango; Tina Guo: Winter Star, for cello & electronics; Winter...
Performers: Boaz, Jamison; Dicandia, Thomas "Baraka"; Guo, Tina; Miller, Jason Charles; Sobel, Glen; Utomo, Christine

Recording information: Baraka Studios; Central Command Studios; Singapore.

Tina Guo's 2011 release, The Journey, is a crossover album of a few familiar classical selections and a majority of or...continue...

Duke Ellington

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Duke Ellington: Caravan; Le Sucrier Velours; The Mooche; Sultry Sunset; Minnehaha; Isfahan, song; Sonnet for Caesar; Star-Crossed Lovers, song; In a Mellotone; I let a song go out of my heart; Don't ...
Performers: Barclay, John; Beckett, Edward; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Brooks, Stuart; Downey, Alan; Eastop, Philip; Edwards, Terry [Bass Vocal]; Findon, Andrew; Harle, John; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Monty Alexander Trio

BBC Music Magazine
The Duke might have bridled at John Harle's arrangement of Ellington standards, but the saxophonist's virtuosity would have brought him to his feet.
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Wonderland

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Frank Wildhorn: Wonderland, musical
Performers: Bacher, Kurt; Blinn, David; Camerieri, C.J.; Cheng, Nicholas; Choi, Jennifer; Copely, Kirstin Agresta; Copely, Marc; Cummins, Stephanie; DeVos, William; Flynn, George [Trombone]; Kelley, R.J.; Lams, ...
Conductors: Howland, Jason

Recording information: MSR Studios, New York City (2001-02-26&2011-03-06&2011-).

The musical Wonderland, which opened on Broadway on April 17, 2011, is the umpteenth screen or stage adaptation ...continue...

Pattern Time / music of Lukas Ligeti

1 CD / Innova / 2011-04-26

Works: Lukas Ligeti: Pattern Time, for ensemble
Performers: Delbecq, Benoit; Gebbia, Gianni; Keita, Aly; Ligeti, Lukas; Manring, Michael

Invited by the Vienna Musik-Galerie festival in Austria to put together a group consisting of some of his favorite musicians, Lukas Ligeti assembled a quintet...continue...
Recording information: Feedback Studio, Vienna, Austria (10/1999)....continue...

Complete Music for Fife & Drum

1 CD / Mel Bay Publications Inc. / 2011-04-05

Works: Walter Sweet: When Johnny Comes Marching Home / The Battle Hymn of the Republic, medley for fife & drum ensemble; The Frog in the Well / The Long March / Yankee Doodle / The Girl I Left Behind Me, me...
Performers: Clark, Jim; Corduan, Cap; Sweet, Walter

Fiction

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Nicholas Roubanis: Misirlou, song (for the film Pulp Fiction); Doris Fisher: Amado mio, song (for the film Gilda); Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; John Lennon: Come Together; Brad Mehldau: Unrequited, for pi...
Performers: Ardant, Fanny; Casal, Luz; Dessay, Natalie; Hery, Richard; Herzog, Mathieu; Kent, Stacey; Merlin, Raphael; Quatuor Ebene

"In everything we have been willing to do musically - during all that time spent practicing Haydn, Beethoven or Bartók - there has always been...continue...
Personnel: Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violin); Mathieu Herzog (viola); Raphaël Merlin (cello); Richard Héry (drums).

Recording information: Curtis Schwartz Studios, Ardingl...continue...

Scala & Kolacny Brothers

1 CD / Rhino Records / 2011-03-15

Works: James Hetfield: Nothing Else Matters, song; Peter Gabriel: Solsbury Hill; Noel Gallagher: Champagne Supernova; Glen Ballard: Ironic; Paul Hewson: With or Without You; Dave Grohl: Everlong; Martin Gor...
Performers: Demeyere, David; Kryptos String Quartet; Scala & Kolacny Brothers

Personnel: Scala (vocals); Steven Kolacny (piano, keyboards).

Recording information: Art Sound Studio, Belgium; Galaxy Studio.

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Michael Hurd: Pop Cantatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Michael Hurd: Jonah-Man Jazz, cantata for choir & orchestra; Prodigal, cantata for children's choir & piano; Rooster Rag, cantata for choir & orchestra; Swingin' Samson, cantata for choir & orchestra...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Bolt, Rachel; Fuest, David; Hare, Lucy; Jeremic, Natalee; Kaznowski, Michal [Cello]; Miller, Nick [Engineer]; Newbold, Sarah; Precious, Adam; Robertson, Martin; Sherman, Paul; Shipway...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. Pastiche jazz, blues and rock 'n'...continue...