Mendelssohn: String Quintets, Opp. 87 & 18 / Leipsig Quartet, Barbara Buntrock, viola1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18Performers: Buntrock, Barbara [Viola] Conductors: Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet When the Leipzig String Quartet takes on Mendelssohn's string quintets, the atmosphere is electrifying. Mendelssohn's late quintet shows that this composer at was the height...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2013-01/27/2013)....continue... ![]() Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei Conductors: Pappano, Antonio Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue... ![]() Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht: Electrola Querschnitte1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 The 7-CD box Schone Nacht, du Liebesnacht presents original sets of highlights sung in German (plus bonus material) from the Italian and French repertoire -...continue... ![]() Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 20121 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue... ![]() Journeys - Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / The Emerson String Quartet1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21 Conductors:Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet The EMERSON STRING QUARTET stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: nine Grammy® Awards (including...continue... ![]() Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - 100th Anniversary Edition, 10 Reference Recordings from Stokowski, Stravinsky, Monteaux, Ozawa, Boulez, Salaonen, Bernstein, Tilson-Thomas1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21 It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue... ![]() Edda Moser: Electrola Recitals - Opera & Lied by R. Strauss; Schumann; Schubert; Mozart with Frick, Gedda, Rothenberger, Werba et al. [9 CDs]1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 Edda Moser and EMI-Electrola - a special chapter in the history of recorded music. Two passions mark this longstanding cooperation: a love of opera especially...continue... ![]() Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: 2 Versions of The Rite of Spring & Firebird / Columbia SO (1960); New York PO (1940)1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21 It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue... ![]() Scelsi: The Works for Violin / Weiping Lin1 CD / Mode Records / 2013-05-21 Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Divertimento for violin no 4; L'âme ailée, for violin; L'âme ouverte, for violin; Divertimento for violin no 2; Xynobis, for violin solo; Divertimento for violin no 3Performers: Lin, Weiping [Violin] Recording information: 4Tune Studio, Vienna, Austria (11/13/2008-11/14/2008)....continue... ![]() Le Violon Roi - Concertos, chamber music & encores / Renaud Capucon, violin5 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 A violinist in a class of his own, Renaud Capucon shows why he is "Le Violon Roi" (The Violin King) in this 3-CD collection. As...continue... ![]() Music of Old Cities and Royal Courts, ranging from Monteverdi, Vivaldi & Handel to Sartorio, Schein and Pisendel / Wunderlich, Karajan, Lorengar, Harnoncourt et al.3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 In the legendary series Reflexe - Stationen Europaischer Musik, EMI Germany published recordings of Early Music between 1972 and 1983, ranging from the Middle Ages...continue... ![]() Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren - Opera highlights / Hermann Prey, Rudolf Schock, Lisa Della Casa, Leonie Rysanek, Elisabeth Grümmer6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 The 7-CD box Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren contains original sets of highlights (plus bonus material) from German-language repertoire, from such classics as Strauss's Rosenkavalier,...continue... ![]() Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...continue... ![]() Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. Music by Dana Kaproff1 CD / Perseverance Records / 2013-05-21 Works: Dana Kaproff: Gregory Crewdson![]() Rudolf Schock: Electrola Querschnitte - Original Opera Highlights 1952-61 / 10 remastered CDs8 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21 A delightfully natural and spontaneous style of singing, like Fritz Wunderlich, tenor Rudolf Schock enjoyed a legendary reputation and great popularity. The opera highlights from...continue... ![]() Palestrina: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Beata Virgine; James O'Donnell; Westminster Cathedral Choir1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14 Conductors: O'Donnell, JamesEnsemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir This mid-priced reissue features James O'Donnell and the Westminster Cathedral Choir at the peak of their powers, performing key works of the Italian Renaissance. These...continue... ![]() Wolf-Ferrari: Serenade for Strings; Violin Concerto, Op. 26 / Laura Marzadori, violin1 CD / Tactus / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Zuccarini, MarcoEnsemble: Orchestra Città di Ferrara Among Wolf-Ferrari's compositions, the positive mood of the Serenade for Strings is unique, or almost unique. It can be associated, even with its diversities, to...continue... ![]() Isaac Albeniz: Transcriptions for Guitar1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2013-05-14 Born in Greece, guitarist Yorgos Arguiriadis has lived in Spain for many years. His performances reflect the Spanish character with which he is so familiar....continue... ![]() Charpentier: Judith sive Bethulia liberata, Caedes Sanctorum Innocentium; Dagmar Saskova, Erwin Ar os, Jean-Francois Novelli, Arnaud Richard1 CD / K617 / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Schneebeli, OlivierEnsemble: Les Pages & Les Chantres de Versailles On this live recording from the Chapelle Royale at the Chateau de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli and Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre de musique...continue... ![]() The Birth of the Violin, a collection of contrasting works for the early violin / Baptiste Romain, renaissance violin1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-05-14 Conductors:Ensemble: Le Miroir de Musique A collection of contrasting works for the early violin Smaller stringed instruments began to be developed during the first half of the 16th century, maturing...continue... ![]() The Panufnik Legacies; London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Roth, François-XavierEnsemble: London Symphony Orchestra LSO Live's The Panufnik Legacies offers a collection of new works by ten emerging young composers. These pieces were commissioned as part of the LSO...continue... ![]() Alessandro Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works, Vol. 4 / Francesco Tasini: harpsichord1 CD / Tactus / 2013-05-14 This is the fourth Tactus CD containing compositions by Alessandro Scarlatti that were chiefly meant for the harpsichord and performed on it; it is a...continue... ![]() Vincent Persichetti: Harmonium; Sherry Overholt, soprano; Joshua Pierce, piano1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-05-14 Harmonium, a song cycle for soprano and piano on poems by Wallace Stevens was written in 1951. He selected 20 of the 85 poems in...continue... ![]() Ouvertures et Intermezzi; Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, et al.; Orchestra del Teatro all Scala; Gino Marinuzzi1 CD / Preiser / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Marinuzzi, GinoEnsemble: Orchestra del Teatro all Scala Riccardo Muti noted that "Listening to some of Gino Marinuzzi's old recordings revealed an amazingly modern style of making music. I recall, for example, being...continue... ![]() Liszt: Liebesträume, No. 3; Ballade No. 2; 6 Consolations; Bénédiction' Berceuse; Elegia; La lugubre gondola et al. / Vladimir Feltsman, piano1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14 Pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman is one of the most versatile musicians of our time, whose vast repertoire encompasses music from the Baroque to the...continue... ![]() Music Watteau: The Music Lesson: Lully, Vivaldi, Couperin, et al.; René Jacobs, William Christie, Bernarda Fink, Paul OÆDette2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14 This special collection was created in celebration of an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels commissioned by musician and conductor William Christie and...continue... ![]() Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pensées nocturnes - Fantasiaas and Sonatas / Mathieu Dupouy: clavichord1 CD / Herisson / 2013-05-14 Edward Young's epic poem "Night Thoughts" (1742) has gone down in history as representative of the sentimental style known in Germany as "Empfindsamkeit." Intimacy and...continue... ![]() Outre-Mers - Lopez: Intento 4 & 7; Portugal: Missa Grande; Marcot: Quetzal / Choeur LÆÉchelle1 CD / Paraty / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Procopio, Bruno; Barbier, CharlesEnsemble: Choeur LÆÉchelle The young Marcos Portugal composed one of the most widely performed works of the New World. The Échelle Choir and guest conductor Bruno Procopio recreate...continue... ![]() Franz Liszt: Via Crucis; Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano; Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Tulve, Jaan-EikEnsemble: Vox Clamantis Via Crucis is one of Franz Liszt's boldest and most original works. Its musical inspiration, which ranges from Gregorian chant to Lutheran chorales, is expressed...continue... ![]() Michael Nyman: Collaborations - The Glare; Acoustic Accordions; Sangam / David McAlmont, Motion Trio, Michael Nyman Band, Michael Nyman3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14 The discs on Collaborations involve partnerships between Michael Nyman and other artists and traditions. Included are The Glare, Acoustic Accordions and Sangam....continue... ![]() Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Symphonies and Harpsichord Concertos / Michele Benuzzi, harpsichord; ARCOMELO Ens.1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-05-14 Conductors:Ensemble: ARCOMELO Ensemble ARCOMELO, founded by Michele Benuzzi, is a group whose members vary but which unites musicians who have devoted years to the study of Baroque music...continue... ![]() Griffes: Piano Music / Garrick Ohlsson, piano1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14 The piano works of American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes represent a remarkable musical achievement. Griffes was active as a composer for little more than twelve...continue... ![]() C.P.E. Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas 1, 2 & 3 / David Murray, piano1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-05-14 Although these pieces are known and respected among pianists by reputation, the sonatas themselves are rarely heard or performed. This recording is one of only...continue... ![]() Jacob Druckman: Lamia1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2013-05-14 BMOP/sound presents five works of the American master Jacob Druckman in a disc that exhibits the award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project and conductor Gil Rose...continue... ![]() Horizontal & Vertical: Musik für Flöte und Orgel1 CD / Motette Import / 2013-05-14 This is a recording of transcribed and original works for flute and organ performed by the principal flutist of the Berlin Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Ulf-Dieter Schaaff and...continue... ![]() Óscar Esplá: Music for Piano, Opp. 2, 25, 53 / Martin Jones, piano2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14 Óscar Esplá was born in Alicante, Spain in 1886 or 1889. His output includes a dozen stage works, some unfinished, and several large-scale symphonic pieces...continue... ![]() In the Esterházy Library - Haydn keyboard works / Yasuko Uyama Bouvard: piano, organ1 CD / Hortus / 2013-05-14 A collection of works by Haydn, composed during his service to Prince Esterházy Haydn composed his last sonatas while in the service of Prince ...continue...![]() Michael Nyman, piano; Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Nyman Band3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Nyman, Michael;Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Piano focuses on Michael Nyman's special connection to the keyboard. It includes the first album released on MN Records, The Piano Sings, Nyman's score for...continue... ![]() Girolamo Frescobaldi, John Cage: Songs of Irrelevance and Passion / cantoLX; Frank Agsteribbe1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Agsteribbe, FrankEnsemble: cantoLX A collection of solo vocal works by Girolamo Frescobaldi and John Cage This recording sets up a surprising confrontation between the radical innovations in singing ...continue...![]() Philip Glass: Cello Concerto No. 2 "Naqoyqatsi": Life as War; Matt Haimovitz, cello; Cincinnati SO, Dennis Russell Davies1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Davies, Dennis RussellEnsemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra In 2001, Philip Glass composed the music for the film Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. It was the last film in a trilogy by director Godfrey...continue... ![]() Music For Your Star Sign: Gemini by Grieg, Schumann, Wagner, Nicolai and Offenbach1 CD / AAO Music / 2013-05-14 ![]() The King of Clarinet: Karl Leister2 CD / Camerata / 2013-05-14 This 2-CD recording (notes in Japanese only) is a compilation of recordings made by Karl Leister over his long career. The recording celebrates his 75th...continue... ![]() Ernesto Lecuona: Cuba Espana / Clara Rodríguez: piano1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14 Ernesto Lecuona wrote more than 400 songs, 176 pieces for the piano, 50 theatrical pieces, 31 orchestral works, 15 soundtracks for the cinema, five ballets,...continue... ![]() Debussy, Mahler: Mélodies de jeunesse, Early Art Songs; Julie Fuchs, soprano; Alphonse Cemin, piano1 CD / Aparte / 2013-05-14 On this recording, 26-year-old soprano Julie Fuchs, recent winner of a Victoire de la Musique Classique for "Lyrical Revelation of the Year" and the Gabriel...continue... ![]() Henri Tomasi: Concertos for Trumpet and for Trombone; Suite for 3 Trumpets / Éric Aubier: trumpet, Fabrice Millischer, trombone1 CD / Indesens / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Boulanger, François; Billard, SébastienEnsemble: Republican Guard Wind Ensemble The tracks on this CD are the perfect reflection of Henri Tomasi's aesthetic development and progression. The composer affirms that the true force of man...continue... ![]() Ghedini: Concerto Spirituale; Malipiero: Sette Canzonette Veneziane; Il tarlo et al. / Alda Caiello & Lorna Windsor: sopranos; Antonio Ballista, piano1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Ballista, AntonioEnsemble: Orchestra I Pomeriggi The union of the art of Giorgio Gederico Ghedini and the religiousness of Jacopone da Todi led to some of the most inspired works by...continue... ![]() York Bowen: The Complete Works for Violin and Piano; Chloe Hanslip, violin; Danny Driver, piano2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14 Young virtuoso Chloë Hanslip and York Bowen specialist Danny Driver join forces to present Bowen's complete works for violin and piano. Many of these works...continue... ![]() Sigfrid Karg-Elert: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 51 CD / Priory / 2013-05-14 One of the most intriguing personalities in the sphere of organ composition, Sigfrid Karg-Elert is best known for his chorale improvisation o the hymn Nun...continue... ![]() The French Accent - Chamber works by Poulenc, Thuille, Roussel, Hotteterre, Ferroud Jolivet et al.1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-05-14 What is "French" about French composers and players? In these recordings we can hear virtuosity, tangy tone colors, and a sheer joie de vivre that...continue... ![]() Je Voy le Bon Tens Venir - A collection of courtly and dance songs from the later medieval period
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