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Mosh Pit - Works for Piano Duo by Gershwin, Barber, Corigliano, Allen Shawn, Paul Schoenfield / Zofo Piano Duo

2 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-04-30

Works: George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Conlon Nancarrow: Sonatina for piano; Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28; John Corigliano: Gazebo Dances, for piano, 4 hands; Allen Shawn: Dance Portraits (3), for pian...
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Ensemble: ZOFO Duet (Piano Duet)

Sono Luminus is excited to release this second album from the dynamic duet ZOFO, Mosh Pit, where Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi put their considerable...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, VA (09/04/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...

Ira Hearshen: Strike Up the Band; Divertimento for Band; Symphony on Themes of Sousa et al. / U.S. Air Force Band

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Ira Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa; Divertimento, (in 5 movements) for symphonic band; Irving Berlin: There's No Business Like Show Business, s...
Conductors: Graham, Lowell
Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band; USAF Heritage of America Band

Ira Hearshen is one of America's most popular and successful orchestrators and arrangers. He has written for many Hollywood films, such as Toy Story and...continue...

Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...
Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano]

Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Three Great American Light Orchestras - The orchestras of Percy Faith, David Rose and Paul Weston

1 CD / Guild / 2013-03-12

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Rudi Revil: Petite (Mon Petit Monde a Moi); Percy Faith: The Last Dance, for pops orchestra; Go-Go-Po-Go; Xavier Cugat: My Shawl; Charles Trénet: La Mer (Be...
Performers: Turner, Ray
Conductors: Faith, Percy; Rose, David; Weston, Paul

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

American Composers - works by Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin & Muczynski / Pacific Trio

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Preludes (3) for piano; Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio; Aaron Copland: Vitebsk, study on a Jewish Theme, for piano trio; Robert Muczynski: Trio for Piano and Strings n...
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Ensemble: Pacific Trio

Each member of the Pacific Trio has enjoyed a celebrated career on the international music scene, rich in recital, ensemble, and concerto performances. Founded in...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Maurice André - The Trumpet Maestro: Carnival of Venice; Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime et al. (great hits rec. 1956 - 1961)

2 CD / Indesens / 2013-02-12

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto en fa; Un américain à Paris; Porgy and Bess; Strike up the Band; Ernesto Lecuona: Siboney, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Michael Carr: S...
Performers: Andre, Maurice
Conductors: Faustin, J.; Denjean, Jacques

Maurice André's first great hits, from the years 1956 to 1961....continue...
Recording information: 1956-1959....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

Gershwin, George: Rhapsody In Blue

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Conductors: Adolph, Henry

Mothership - Music of Mason Bates, Gershwin, Robert Moran, Joel Puckett, Grainger / OH University Wind Ens.

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Mason Bates: Mothership, for flute & piano; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Robert Moran: Points of Departure; Joel Puckett: The Shadow of Sirius, concerto for flute, flute choir & wind ensemble; Pe...
Performers: Burgoyne, Alex [Saxophone]; Gonzalez,, David, Jr.; Miller, Caleb; Patterson, Kelsey [Flute]; Sincoff, Alison Brown [Flute]
Conductors: Trachsel, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Ohio Universtiy Wind Symphony

The Ohio University School of Music has been officially in existence since 1917, although some of the individual programs date back to the 1880s. Currently,...continue...
Recording information: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Ohio Un (02/03/2012-02/05/2012)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Sensatiable

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-17

Works: Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Don't Cry for Me Argentina, song (for the musical Evita); Pie Jesu (fro...
Performers: Akin, Joseph [Vocals]; Akin, Mary Penick; Ernst, Janna [Piano]; Gabka, Jane; Gisclair, Jean-Paul; Gisclair, Lauren Mouney; Hardin, Harry; Kelly, Frankie J.; Meyer, Joseph [Composer]; Nolan, Jesse; Pe...

Recording information: Axistudio, New Orleans, LA....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; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
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...

April Fredrick Sings Copland, Barber, Gershwin / David Curtis, Orchestra of the Swan

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-01-08

Works: Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson for voice & orchestra (arr. from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson); Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Capricorn Concerto, for flute,...
Performers: Fredrick, April
Conductors: Curtis, David
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Swan

This CD showcases the spectacular voice of American soprano April Fredrick. SOMM first heard her in concert singing the songs of Ivor Gurney, which she...continue...
Recording information: Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon (05/29/2011)....continue...

Meditation / Ragin Wenk-Wolff, violin; Kaare Ornung, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Alter Refrain, for violin &...
Performers: Ornung, Kaare [Piano]; Wenk-Wolff, Ragin

When Ragin Esther Wnk-Wolff created the musical vignettes with the same music as represented on this CD, for NRK television in 1982, it was but...continue...
Recording information: Oslo (11/1982)....continue...

Souvenir d'Amérique / Andreas Froelich, piano; Friedemann Eichhorn, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; William Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle; Stephen Foster: Jeannie with the light brown hair; Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique, variations on "Yankee Doodle", for v...
Performers: Eichhorn, Friedemann; Frölich, Andreas [Piano]

Recording information: Aula Minor, Monastery Rolduc, Kerkrade (NL) (02/22/2012-02/24/2012)....continue...

George Gershwin: Gershwin at the Keyboard / Ivar Anton Waagaard, piano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Funny Face; Rhapsody in Blue; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Impromptu in Two Keys, for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Sleepless Night, prelude for piano (Melody no 17, reconstructed...
Performers: Waagaard, Ivar Anton [Piano]

Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (09/18/2010-09/20/2010)....continue...

David Nisbet Stewart: Convergence; Gershwin / Terry Everson; Andrew Song; Chris Reade; Karolina Rojah

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: David Nisbet Stewart: Piano Concerto; Suite for piano & brass quartet; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Everson, Terry; Hopper, Wesley [Trombone]; Levicky, Martin; Rojahn, Karolina; Sorg, Andrew [Trumpet]
Conductors: Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: Maravian Philharmonfic Orchestra; Tower Brass Quintet

Accessible collection of contemporary classical works by Stewart, performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Concerto) and Terry Everson, Andrew Sorg, Chris Reade, and Karolina Rojahn...continue...

Gershwin & Me

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-11-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Preludes (3) for piano; Oh, Kay!; Goldwyn Follies; Strike up the Band; 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Lady, be Good; Nice Work If You C...
Performers: Tedeschi, Simon
Conductors: Northey, Benjamin

Classic Musicals - works by Gershwin, Rodgers, Sondheim, Berlin et al. / Tommy Morgan, harmonica; Gregg Nestor, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Strouse: Annie; George Gershwin: Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Porgy and Bess; They A...
Performers: Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]; Nestor, Gregg

Morgan is the most unique harmonica player in the recording industry today. In September 2010, Tommy celebrated 60 years as a recording musician in Hollywood...continue...
Recording information: Hauser Music, Pasadena, CA (06/2010-07/2010)....continue...

Musicals: The Premier Collection

3 CD / USM Media / 2012-11-06

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Jesus Christ Superstar; Another Suitcase in Another Hall, song (for the musical Evita); Don't Cry for Me ...
Performers: Ahmad, Irfan; Ampil, Joanna; Andrews, Julie; Astaire, Fred; Atkinson, Aimie; Ball, Michael; Barrowman, John; Bickley, Graham; Bo, Alfie; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, Simon; Brightman, Sarah; Clark, Petul...
Conductors: Yates, Martin; Edwards, John O.; Barna, Craig; McLeod, Callum; Brooker, Stephen; Kelly, Julian; Greenwood, Andrew; Firman, David
Ensemble: ; NSO Ensemble

Get Happy , virtuoso showtunes for piano by Berlin, Gershwin, Loewe, Porter, Sondheim et al. / Jenny Lin, piano

1 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2012-10-30

Works: Irving Berlin: Blue Skies; Top Hat; Earl Wild: I Got Rhythm, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs); Embraceable You, etude for piano (Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs); Fascinatin' Rhy...
Performers: Lin, Jenny [Piano]

Jenny Lin's latest release on the Steinway & Sons label is a spectacular collection of show tunes arranged by Greg Anderson, Marc-André Hamelin, Stephen Hough,...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (05/31/2012-06/02/2012)....continue...

100 Famous Marches / United States Military Bands

5 CD / Altissimo / 2012-10-30

Works: Julius Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68; Florentiner-Marsch for orchestra, Op 214; Charles Beisterling: March of the Steelmen, for band; Harry L. A...

The works contained in this extraordinary collection of marches come from the pens of the most celebrated "March Masters of the World." From dazzling circus...continue...

American Serenade - works for violin & orchestra by Bernstein, Waxman & Gershwin / Rachel Kolly d'Alba, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Leonard Bernstein: Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy, for violin & orchestra
Performers: d'Alba, Rachel Kolly
Conductors: Axelrod, John
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

Recording information: La Cité des Congrès, Nantes, France (10/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Golden Age of Light Music: Strings afire / Frederick Fennell, Percy Faith, Robert Faron et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Herman Clebanoff: Strings Afire, for pops orchestra; George Gershwin: 'S Wonderful, song (from Funny Face, musical); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Adieu tristesse (Felicidade); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes B...
Performers: Williams, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Clebanoff, Herman; Fennell, Frederick; Zacharias, Helmut; Williams, Roger [Piano]; Stapleton, Cyril; King, Pete; van der Linden, Dolf; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Hayman, Richard; ...

George Gershwin / The Gents vocal ensemble; Johannette Zomer, soprano; Haags Saxophone Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Gershwin: A Damsel in Distress; Rhapsody in Blue; Shall We Dance; Lady, be Good; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Ponsioen, Michel [Percussion]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Csillag, Beni
Ensemble: Haags Saxophone Quartet

Widely acclaimed for their recordings of English Renaissance and German Romantic choral music as well as twentieth-century works from France, The Gents now venture across...continue...
Recording information: Noorderkerk, Groningen (11/18/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger, Vol. 2 / Nelson Riddle, Morton Gould, Percy Faith, Mantovani et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Guy, song (from "South Pacific"); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Where or When, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Dancing on the Ceiling, song (from "Evergreen"); Jack Str...
Performers: Jenkins, Gordon
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Morley, Angela; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Mantovani; Farnon, Robert; Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Gould, Morton; Cordell, Frank; Binge, Ronald; Jenkins, Go...

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...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Golden Age of Light Music: Stereo into the Sixties - works by Porter, Gershwin, Robinson, Kalkimai et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Cole Porter: Night and day, song (from The Gay Divorcee); George Gershwin: Bidin' My Time, song (from Girl Crazy, musical); Herman Clebanoff: Bobsled, for pops orchestra; Mantovani: Italia mia; Ron G...
Performers: Conway, Russ; Sanders, Neill
Conductors: Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Clebanoff, Herman; Mantovani; Goodwin, Ron; Gamley, Douglas; Shaindlin, Jack; Rose, David; Gould, Morton; Douglas, Johnny; Carroll, David; ; Faith, Percy; Melachri...
Ensemble: ; Ferrante & Teicher; Mantovani Orchestra; Starlight Symphony

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, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
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

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Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

From Bach to Ellington / Windsbaach Boys Choir; Thilo Wolf Jazz Quintett, et al

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-08-28

Works: French Traditional: Sur le pont d'Avignon, Provençal folk song; Duke Ellington: Come Sunday; In the Beginning God; Will you be there?, for jazz ensemble; Almighty God; Heaven; In a Sentimental M...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Thilo-Wolf-Quintett

From Bach to Ellington - the Windsbacher Knabenchor (Windsbach Boys Choir) ventures into completely new terrain. For the first time, the protestant church choir is...continue...
Recording information: Konzertsaal des Kongresszentrums, Bad Windsheim, German....continue...

George Gershwin: Songbook; Rhapsody in Blue et al. / Michael Endres, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-08-28

Works: George Gershwin: Funny Face; Rhapsody in Blue; Preludes (3) for piano; Jazzbo Brown Blues, for piano (after Gershwin's Porgy and Bess); Novelette in Fourths, rag for piano; Rialto Ripples, rag for pi...
Performers: Endres, Michael

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
On the other hand, the main recording I have been listening to for 25 years (by Clive Lythgoe) is the only...continue...
Recording information: WDR Funkhaus Köln, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (07/05/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Americana - transcriptions of pieces by Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin, Dvorak, Monroe et al. / Modern Mandolin Quartet

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-08-28

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; George Gersh...
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Modern Mandolin Quartet

Sono Luminus presents this uniquely engaging collection of music that embodies the American spirit in Americana, the latest release by Modern Mandolin Quartet. The package...continue...
Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/22/2011-08/24/2011).

Fans of the Modern Mandolin Quartet will eagerly snap up Americana, the group's 2012 release on Dorian'...continue...

Live at the Kulturpalast Dresden - The SWR Big Band plays Duke ellington, George Gershwin and Sammy Nestico

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Sammy Nestico: A Swingphonic Collection, for big band; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Duke Ellington: Harlem
Performers: Farrent, Karl; Godfroid, Marc; Kuhn, Axel [Bass]; Paquette, Pierre; Wagenleiter, Klaus; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marshall, Wayne

Perhaps no other musical style has exerted a greater influence on the culture of the first half of the 20th century than Jazz. This utterly...continue...
Recording information: Kulturpalast Dresden (07/17/2011).

The phrase "German swing" may still cause a few hairs to stand up on the back of the neck, but this competent release is more the produ...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Holidays for Strings - Leroy Anderson, Percy Faith, Reg Owen, Frederick Fennell et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-08-14

Works: Leroy Anderson: Belle of the Ball, for orchestra; Richard Whiting / W. Franke Harling: Beyond the Blue Horizon, song; George Gershwin: Love Is Sweeping the Country, song (from Of Thee I Sing, musical...
Conductors: Anderson, Leroy; Shaindlin, Jack; Fennell, Frederick; Carroll, David; Love, Geoff; Goodwin, Ron; Melachrino, George; ; Liter, Monia; Cugat, Xavier; Faith, Percy; Hill-Bowen, William; Ornadel, Cyril; ...
Ensemble: ; Clebanoff Strings; Music of the Mountains

Gershwin & Kern / The Alexander String Quartet, Joan Enric Lluna, clarinet

1 CD / Foghorn Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Jascha Heifetz: Porgy & Bess Selections for Clarinet and Strings; Jerome Kern: Very Warm for May; Swing Time; Bill, song (from "Show Boat"); Music in the Air; Roberta; Once in a Blue Moon, song (from...
Performers: Lluna, Joan Enric
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Alexander String Quartet

This recording presents some very familiar and much-loved music in an unexpected format. Ten of Jerome Kern and George Gershwin's greatest songs - songs almost...continue...
Recording information: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere, California, (05/24/2011-05/26/2011); St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Belvedere, California, (07/15/2011)....continue...

My Dancing Day: Choral Music by Richard Rodney Bennett / BBC Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: My Dancing Day, carol setting for chorus; Gloria, Gloria, carol setting for chorus; In the Bleak Midwinter, carol setting for chorus; New Year Carol, carol setting for chorus;...
Performers: Goater, Edward; Robinson, Olivia
Conductors: Brough, Paul
Ensemble: BBC Singers

As one of Britain's most respected and versatile musicians, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has produced over two hundred works for the concert hall, and fifty...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, England (01/19/2012/01/20/2012)....continue...

American Classics - works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Mancini et al. / Ines Agnes Krautwurst, voice

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; Slava! A Political Overture, for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Work(s); Henry Mancini: Breakfast ...
Performers: Krautwurst, Ines
Conductors: Clamor, Thomas
Ensemble: Saxon Wind Philharmonic

Genuin presents the second release of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic, this time featuring for the first time, festive wind music. Director and conductor Thomas Clamor...continue...
Recording information: Deutsche Bläserakademie, Bad Lausick, Germany (10/07/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris / André Previn, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of...continue...

American Song

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Elliott Carter: Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for ...
Performers: Dickinson, Meriel; Dickinson, Peter

Brain Rubbish

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-06-15

Works: Adam Gorb: Yiddish Dances, for symphonic wind orchestra; Christian Lindberg: Suite from Galamanta, for band; Brain Rubbish, for band; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Bernardo Adam-Ferrero: Hom...
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian
Ensemble: Swedish Wind Ensemble

With a colorful program of original works and arrangements, Christian Lindberg and his Swedish Wind Ensemble take their listeners on a wide-ranging journey to landscapes...continue...
Recording information: 01/2010....continue...

My Heart Is So Full Of You [CD&DVD]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-12

Works: Richard Rodgers: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin', song (for the musical Oklahoma!); Some Enchanted Evening, song (for the musical South Pacific); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Gene DePaul: If I Had...
Performers: Gilfrey, Rodney

Includes a child is born / oh what a beautiful morning, son by various composers....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,...