Recordings, Last Year > Horn

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]

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

Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film score
Performers: Altenbach, Richard; Becknell, Steven; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Bosler, Annie [Horn]; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clayton...
Conductors: Kraemer, Joe

Recording information: Streisand Scoring Stage, Sony Pictures Studios....continue...

Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & pi...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jalbert, David; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Francis Poulenc's catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (10/2010)....continue...

Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil / Ken Berry Rachel Wylie, Tod Brody, Melissa Vainio, Fred Morgan and Marja Mutru

1 CD / Minmax / 2013-02-26

Works: Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera
Performers: Amat, Laurie; Berry, Ken; Brody, Tod; Cave, Jim; Gwinn, Deborah; Hugh Livingston [Composer/Cello]; Josheff, Peter; Morgan, Fred; Mutru, Marja; Rose, Ellen; Vainio, Melissa; Wylie, Rachael
Conductors: McClure, Deirdre

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

R. Strauss: Horn Concertos 1 & 2; Britten: Serenade, Op. 31 / Marie Luise Neunecker, horn; Ian Bostridge, tenor

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31
Performers: Neunecker, Marie-Luise
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss wrote two of the loveliest horn concertos in music history, in which he exploited all the instrument's capabilities, from cantabile through hunting calls...continue...
Recording information: Bamberg, Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal....continue...

Rossini: Complete Chamber Music with Piano / Sollini - Barbatano Piano Duo; Manara, Stagni, Polidori, Meloni

1 CD / Concerto / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Un mot à Paganini, elegy for violin & piano in D major (Péchés de vieillesse, book 9); Thème, for piano in E flat major; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Manara, Francesco; Meloni, Fabrizio; Polidori, Massimo; Sollini, Marco; Stagni, Danilo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Sollini & Barbatano (Piano Duo)

This CD is dedicated to Rossini's rare chamber music with piano in an accomplished performance, featuring the special guest appearance of the first parts of...continue...
Recording information: Bartók Studio, Bernareggio, Milan, Italy (10/10/2011-10/11/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Horn Concertos / Ab Koster, horn; Tafelmusik

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, K 371; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E...
Performers: Koster, Ab
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Tafelmusik

The composition of each of these sprightly works reflects the age and ability of the intended performer; the range of the solo part gradually becomes...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (05/1993); Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada (05/1993); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (09/11/1992); Glenn Gould Studio, Toron...continue...

Zelenka, Telemann: Overtures for Horn or 2 Horns and Strings / Radek Baborak, horn; Barock Solisten

1 CD / Phil.Harmonie / 2013-01-29

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 3 in F major, ZWV 184; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; ...
Performers: Baborák, Radek; Forck, Bernhard; Orlovsky, Raimar; Zust, Andrej
Conductors: Forck, Bernhard
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Radek Baborák, who was principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2003 to 2010, plays with the...continue...
Recording information: KMS Recording Studio (03/13/2011-09/27/2011)....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11

Works: Dan Visconti: Black Bend, for string quartet; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Ramble and Groove, for bassoon; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Drift of Rainbows, for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass...
Performers: Afkham, Micha; Bader, Alexander; Brandl, Wolfram; Duven, Richard; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lenton, Rebecca; Schlichte, Jan; Stockhausen, Majella; Streuli, Christoph; Weidm...
Conductors: ; Hasel, Michael
Ensemble: ; Horszowski Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The opening track, Black Bend for string quintet, starts with what sounds like distant train whistles...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Performing Arts Center, Theater C, SUNY College at Purc (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Kammermusiksaal, Philhar...continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Out of the Forest - Music for corno da caccia of Telemann, Tunnell / Michael Tunnell, corno da caccia; Jack Ashworth, organ and harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for horn & orchestra no 3 in E flat major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, str...
Performers: Ashworth, Jack; Bonczyk, Patrick; Farrar, Byron; Halliday, Jane; Heim, Bruce; Hill, Michael; Karr, Kathy; Karr, Matthew; Potochnic, Jennifer; Rafferty, J. Patrick; Tunnell, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Solo Corno Caccia

Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Louisville, Kent (2011)....continue...

Baroque Music for Horn and Strings / Bruce Atwell, horn

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Christoph Förster: Concerto "ex Dis" for horn & string orchestra no 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Quartet for violin, horn, cello & continuo in F major, TWV 43; Peter ...
Performers: Atwell, Bruce; Hoffman, Heidi; Shuford, Gabriel; Walker, Nicholas; Waterbury, Susan
Conductors: Meyer, Jeffery
Ensemble: ; St Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic

Schubert: Mass in E flat major; German Mass

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Goetting, Chandler; Greindl, Josef; Grimm, Wilhelm; Held, Friedrich; Ingwersen, Eric; Kallmus, Kurt; Kalmand, Olaf; Kippas, Claude; Kogel, Gottfried; Kolbinger, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Leinsdorf, Erich

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

New Music Show - Works by Martin Suckling, Edmund Finnis, Isambard Khrouostaliov et al. / Leigh Melrose, Nicholas Collon

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2012-11-13

Works: Martin Suckling: Candlebird, for voice & orchestra; Edmund Finnis: Veneer, for viola & reverb; Isambard Khroustaliov: Zoetrope, for orchestra; Tim Hodgkinson: The Glow & Zig-Zag, for horn & orchestra...
Performers: Melrose, Leigh; Senft, Enno; Silverthorne, Paul; Thompson, Michael [Horn]
Conductors: Collon, Nicholas
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Continuing the London Sinfonietta Label's commitment to introducing the finest new music to a worldwide audience, this disc features a selection of commissions recorded live...continue...

Robert Schumann: Chamber Music with Winds, Opp. 94; 73; 70; 102 & 132 / Phillipe Berrod: clarinet; André Cazalet: French horn; David Gaillard: viola; Alexandre Gattet: oboe; Hélène Tysman: piano

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Phantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) ...
Performers: Berrod, Philippe; Cazalet, Andre; Gaillard, David; Gattet, Alexandre; Trenel, Marc; Tysman, Helene

Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel (Paris) (2012)....continue...

David Rosenboom: Life Field - Retrospective Selections

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: David Rosenboom: Continental Divide, for keyboards or mallet percussion (or chamber orchestra); Pocket Pieces, for flute, alto saxophone, viola & percussion; And Come Up Dripping, for oboe & electron...
Performers: Cleve, Libby Van; Floyd, J.B.; Krieger, Ulrich; Martirano, Salvatore; Menzies, Mark; Miller, James [Trumpet]; Ondarza, Danielle; Ray, Vicki; Rosenboom, Daniel; Rosenboom, David; Tavolacci, Christine ...
Conductors: Rosenboom, David;
Ensemble: ; California EAR Unit

David Rosenboom is a composer/performer of unprecedented range and experience. He performed at the Electric Circus in 1969, on the original recording of In C...continue...
Recording information: Dizzy Gillespie Recording Studio At California Institut....continue...

Knowledge is the Beginning: The Ramallah Concert. Works by Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar. Yo-Yo Ma, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-10-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Winds in E flat major, K 297b (K Anh 9); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Azmeh, Kinan; Biron, Mor; Polyak, Sharon; Saleh, Mohamed
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political...continue...
Run Time: 114 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midvest

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP ...
Performers: Boudreault, Etienne; Hansen, Martin Roeck; Kirstein, Peter; Norholt, Charlotte; Sandberg, Erik; Wik, Svante
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest; Ensemble Midvest

The Ensemble MidtVest presents a regaling performance of some of Poulenc's most memorable chamber works. Released by cpo, these chamber works offer the esoteric sounds...continue...
Recording information: Radiohusets Studie 2 (DR) (2008-03-09_2008-03-12&2008-)....continue...

Hindemith: 3 Piano Sonatas; 5 Sonatas for Brass & Piano; Das Marienleben / Glenn Gould, piano

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Piano no 1 in A major ("Der Main"); Sonatas (3) for Piano; Sonata for trumpet & piano; Sonata for horn & piano; Sonata for tuba & piano; Sonata for saxophone (or alto horn ...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Johnson, Gilbert; Jones, Mason; Roslak, Roxolana; Smith, Henry Charles [Conductor/Trombone]

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...
Recording information: 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA; Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Telemann: Wind Concertos, Vol. 8 / Camerata Koln; La Stagione Frankfurt

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 flutes, "bass" (bassoon?), strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 53; Quartet for trumpet, 2 oboes & continuo in D major, TWV 43; Concerto for Violin, oboe, strings...
Performers: Baumgartl, Luise; Capuano, Tindaro; Coppola, Lorenzo; Hubner, Ulrich; Rux, Hannes; Schaar-Faust, Marita; Schultess, Jörg; Westermann, Hans-Peter
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: Camerata Köln; La Stagione Orchestra (Frankfurt)

The six concerto gems on the eighth and last CD of our complete recording of Telemann's wind concertos once again display a great many different...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln....continue...

Trygve Madsen: Works for Horn / Christoph Ess, horn; Kusnezow. Trio Tricolor

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-10-30

Works: Trygve Madsen: Sonata for horn & piano, Op. 24; The Dream of the Rhinoceros, for solo horn, Op. 92; Trio, for violin, horn & piano, Op. 110; Quintet for horn, violin, 2 violas & cello, Op. 145; Eine ...
Performers: EB, Christoph [Horn]; Kusnezow, Boris [Piano]; Steininger, Timo; Trio Tricolor
Conductors: ; Tewinkel, Sebastian
Ensemble: ; Trio Tricolor

On his debut Genuin recording, Christoph Eß performs horn concertos by contemporary Norwegian composer Tryve Madsen. Christoph Eß currently holds the position of principal horn...continue...

R. Strauss: Metamorphosen; Schumann: Konzertstuck for 4 horns; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll / Kent Nagano

1 Super Audio CD / Farao Classics / 2012-10-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Performers: Dengler, Johannes; Draxinger, Franz; Hochwimmer, Maximilian [Horn]; Schmitz, Rainer
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Symphony Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Following two opening strokes by the full orchestra, the dauntless Munich hornists respond with a striking fanfare....continue...

The Oboe in Mozart Chamber Music - Oboe Quartet, K370; Quintet, K617; Adagio, K580a; Sonata, K376/K374d; Quintet, K452 / Jeremy Polmea, oboe

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello in C minor, K 617; Adagio for English horn, 2 horns ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dent, Susan; Dorey, Susan; Keen, Helen; Langdon, Sophie; Lluna, Joan Enric; Outram, Martin; Polmear, Jeremy; Sewell, Brian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ambache Chamber Ensemble

Joy is the keyword for this CD! The booklet contains a 2,000-word essay by Diana Ambache, photos from the "K452" recording session, and two entries...continue...

Benjamin Britten: Canticles III & IV; Heart of the Matter; A Birthday Hansel; Folksong arrangements / Nicholas Phan, tenor

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn & piano; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92; Canticle V; Folksong...
Performers: Huang, Myra; Magen, Sivan; Montone, Jennifer; Phan, Nicholas

Nicholas Phan follows up last year's successful solo debut with Still Falls the Rain, focusing on works inspired by Britten's key collaborators including Dennis Brain,...continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

Music for Oboe, Horn and Piano by Mozart, Blanc, Herzogenberg, Molbe, Basler / Jeremy Polmear: oboe; Stephen Sterling, French horn; Richard Saxel, piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Adolphe Blanc: Romance, for horn & ensemble, Op. 43bis; Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Trio for piano, oboe & horn in ...
Performers: Polmear, Jeremy; Saxel, Richard; Stirling, Stephen

In the realm of chamber music, the combination of oboe, horn, and piano is an unusual one. It takes a skillful composer - and skillful...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (2010-07-14_2010-07-15&2010-)....continue...

Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Of Wine and Roses: A Collection of Chamber Music by Keith Statham / The Puertas Quartet

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Keith Statham: Romance no 1, for string quartet; Happy Days, for string quartet; Ina, an original Scottish air, for string quartet; Suite for flute & string quartet; Pasotrale, for string quartet; El...
Performers: Baker, Nicola; Hoadley, Bob; Lis, Adrianna [Flute]; White, Camille
Conductors:
Ensemble: Puertas Quartet

This debut album from the Puertas Quartet includes music by NZ composer Keith Stratham. Beautiful, lyrical, and very English, this collection of music for string...continue...
Recording information: 05/14/2011-05/16/2011....continue...

Weber: Wind Concertos / Maximiliano Martin, clarinet; Peter Whelan, bassoon, Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concerto for Bassoon in F major, J. 127 (Op. 75); Concertino for horn & orchestra in E minor, J. 188 (Op. 45); Concertino...
Performers: Frank-Gemmill, Alec; Martín, Maximiliano; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Janiczek, Alexander
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The award-winning Scottish Chamber Orchestra returns with Weber Wind Concertos, the sixteenth album in its celebrated series with Linn. Clarinetist Maximiliano Martin, bassoonist Peter Whelan,...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (09/05/2011-09/09/2011)....continue...

The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Upstairs Downstairs (Series 2), music from the television series
Performers: Bishop, Dave; Blendis, Simon; Bradbury, Adrian; Buckton, Ben [Violin]; Burgess, Joby; Cohen, David; George, Richard; Gilliver, Rebecca; Goldsmith, Adam; Griffiths, Gareth; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Laure...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria
Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd
Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg

During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue...

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, orchestral suite and waltz sequences

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of Richard Strauss's supreme achievements, Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a romantic story of love and intrigue, a miraculous bend of...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Schumann: Symphony in C; Konzertstuck for four Horns; 2 Symphonic Etudes; Pfitzner: Symphony in C et al. / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Two Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde - Liederspiel, Op. 89; Johannes Brahms: ...
Performers: Bonnevie, Robert; Knapp, David C.; Robbins, Mark; Wilson, Scott
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The musical expression of German Romanticism is the theme of this disc. The trajectory of Schumann's Konzertstuck, Op. 86, written for four horns and orchestra,...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

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...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 1; Piano Concerto no 2; Violin Concerto no 1 / David Oistrakh, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Leonard Bernstein, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-09-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Jones, Mason; Oistrakh, David; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Bernstein, Leonard; Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonic Orchestra

Offered together for the first time, this new SACD remastering from Praga features historic recordings of three acclaimed concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by the...continue...

Samuel Barber: An American Romantic - The Choral Music of Samuel Barber / Conspirare

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Twelfth Night, for 4 voices. Op. 42/1; To Be Sung on the Water, for 4 voices, Op. 42/2; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8 no 1; Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8 no 2; Reincarnations, for 4 vo...
Performers: Brickens, Nathaniel; Burritt, Thomas; Burritt, Tom; Clarke, Karen; Debow, Faith; Henderson, Rebecca; Hughes, Patrick [Trumpet]; Jones, Adah Toland [Flute]; Punter, Melanie; Sauer, Gregory; Shaw, Bria...
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig
Ensemble: ; Conspirare

On their new recording Samuel Barber - An American Romantic, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare honor the great composer with a selection of some of...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (09/2011)....continue...

Christian Wolff: For Piano 1; For Pianist; Burdocks / Christian Wolff, flute; Gordon Mumma, french horn; John Nash, violin; David Behrman, viola; Frederic Rzewski, piano

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-09-12

Works: Christian Wolff: For Piano I; For Pianist; Burdocks, for 10 parts
Performers: Behrman, David; Mumma, Gordon [Composer]; Nash, Johnny; Rzewski, Frederic [Composer]; Tudor, David [Composer/Piano]; Wolff, Christian [Composer]

In the early 1960s, Wergo launched a series that would become a legend in the history of contemporary music recordings. Studio Reihe Neuer Musik featured...continue...
Recording information: Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA (08/1971)....continue...

York Bowen: Chamber Music, Vol. 2, incl. Horn Quintet; Horn Sonata; Trios (2) / Endymion Ensemble

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-09-12

Works: York Bowen: Quintet for horn & string quartet in C minor, Op. 85; Rhapsody Trio for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 80; Trio for Piano and Strings in E minor, Op. 118; Sonata for flute & piano,...
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Keen, Helen; Maxwell, Melinda; Osostowicz, Krysia; Salmon, Jane; Stirling, Stephen; Wiel, Mark Van de
Conductors:
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble

With this attractively priced 2-CD boxed set reissue, Dutton offers a second collection of music by English composer York Bowen. This set repackages the label's...continue...

Winds & Strings - chamber works by Spohr, Ibert, Janacek, Widmann / Leleux, Manz, Neunecker, Jensen, Arp Psoch, Donderer

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Jacques Ibert: Interludes (2) suivi de Carillion, for flute, violin & harpsichord (or harp) (from "Le Burla...
Performers: Arp, Julian; Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bouskova, Jana; Brill, Shirley; Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Jensen, Dag; Leleux, Francois; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Manz, Sebastian; Neunecker...

A typical evening program from Europe's beloved chamber music festival, recorded live in 2011, features rarely-played jewels of chamber music. Works from various periods in...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....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

Conversations with Daniel Perantoni / Daniel Perantoni, Gail Williams, Carl Lenthe, Kay Kim

1 CD / Summit Records / 2012-09-11

Works: David Gillingham: Divertimento, for horn, tuba & piano; John Stevens: Dialogues for horn & tuba no 3; Triangles, for horn, trombone & tuba; Alec Wilder: Suite for horn, tuba & piano no 1; Anthony Plo...
Performers: Kim, Kay; Lenthe, Carl; Perantoni, Daniel; Williams, Gail

Two renowned brass soloists team for a program of newer music that seems to be designed for them! Daniel Perantoni is a renowned tuba soloist,...continue...
Recording information: Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, (11/2010)....continue...

George Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims / Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Canterbury Pilgrims, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; In Honour of the City
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Roberts, Stephen; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus

This re-release of The Canterbury Pilgrims forms part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Concert Halls, England (09/30/1996-10/05/1996).

Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Hickox/London Symphony Chorus and London Symphony Orchestra
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David Shifrin & Friends - works by Copland, Hartke, Kernis and Zwilich / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 2012-07-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Sextet, for clarinet, piano & string quartet (arr. of Symphony no 2); Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Ching, Daniel; Cho, Catherine; Cox, John [Horn]; DePonte, Niel; Feves, Julie; Gindele, Joshua; Heard, Cornelia; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kuhns, Sally Nelson; Largess, Joh...
Conductors: ; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Northwest

'... a score truly inspired by a tragic event (9/11) and one that is likely to transcend it.' - Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major...
Performers: Laird, Michael; Mitchell, Alastair; Reichenberg, David; Rutherford, Christian; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...