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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; Gallizio, Christophe; Serero, David

Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];...
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Released in 1995 - the centenary of Ernesto Lecuona's birth - the first installment of Thomas Tirino's pioneering survey of the composer's piano music caused...continue...

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens / Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al.

1 CD / ECM / 2013-03-05

Works: Eleni Karaindrou: Death of a Salesman; Eternity and a Day; Closed Roads, for viola & orchestra; Number Ten; Voyage to Cythera; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Glass Menangerie; Landscape in the M...
Performers: Anthis, Socratis; Bildea, Maria; Boulard, Marie-Cecile [Clarinet]; Christopoulos, Vangelis; Dimitriadis, Aris; Gadedi, Stella; Garbarek, Jan; Hadjiiordanou, Dinos; Karaindrou, Eleni; Kashkashian, Kim...
Conductors: Myrat, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra

An exceptional live recording, Concert In Athens, the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan...continue...
Recording information: Megaron, Athens (11/19/2010)....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...

Daniel Schnyder: "Brass" - Trumpet Concerto; Little Songbook; Subzero Concerto / David Taylor; Reinhold Friedrich

1 CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Daniel Schnyder: Concerto for Trumpet; Little Songbook, suite for soloist & brass quintet; subZERO, concerto for bass trombone & ensemble
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Schnyder, Daniel; Taylor, David
Conductors: ; Jarvi, Kristjan
Ensemble: Absolute Ensemble; Manhattan Brass; North German Radio Philharmonic

On this release some of the world's best brass players perform extraordinary compositions by Daniel Schnyder....continue...
Personnel: Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet); David Taylor (bass trombone); Manhattan Brass, Absolute Ensemble, Radio Philharmonic....continue...

The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: John Adams: Shaker Loops; Philip Glass: Facades; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Steve Reich: Eight Lines; David C. Heath: The Frontier, for double-bass & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Harle, John; Lawrence, Chris [Bass]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: ; London Chamber Orchestra

The 1960's saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical and op musician alike. The music on this CD is...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Petersham (03/1990)....continue...

Intrinsic Versatility - Music by Debussy, Mower, Hindemith, Stravinsky et al. / Miles Osland, piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone

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

Works: Clare Fischer: Rhapsody Nova, for wind ensemble; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Mike Mower: Collaboraçâo, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Conglomerate, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Dailey, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince; Osland, Miles
Conductors: Dalley, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince;
Ensemble: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble

Miles Osland stands out front by virtue of his versatility and flexibility. Featured as a soloist on this CD, Osland performs on piccolo, flute, alto...continue...

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...

Voces Quietis - sacred songs for male vocal quartet / Schnittpunktvokal

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Austrian Traditional: Der Tag hat sich geneigt, song; Krumpa Haxmartin, folk song; Wo seind denn heint die Håltabuam, folk song; Günther Mittergradnegger: Üba die Stapflan, for chorus;...
Performers: Puschnig, Wolfgang; Tamayo, Marco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Schnittpunktvokal

The male quartet, schnittpunktvokal,is formed of three brothers and one bass singer. This recording features moving sacred songs. Critics rave about the "perfect intonation, extraordinary...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Maria Waitschach (08/2011)....continue...

Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad [Original Motion Picture Score]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-01-22

Works: Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad, film score
Performers: Doering, George; Higgins, Dan; Kilgore, Brian; Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Personnel: Jacob Shea, Nathan Whitehead, Matthew Margeson (programming).

Recording information: The Bridge Recording, Glendale, CA.

Composer Steve Jablonsky's atmospheric score for Zombi...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...

Moe's Bit o'Blue: Music of Perry Goldstein, Douglas O'Grady, Jonathan Santore, et al. / Maureen Horgan, trombone

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-12-12

Works: Douglas O'Grady: Improvisation no 1, for trombone; 11 Dimensional Supergravity, for flute & trombone; Moe's Bit o'Blues, for trombone; Robert Suderburg: Chamber Music III; Jonathan Santore: The Insol...
Performers: Bartholow, Lisa [Flute]; Chesebrough, Constance [Piano]; Hartman, Scott; Horgan, Maureen; Jones, Bart [Trumpet]; Josephson, Julie; McElroy, John; Robinson, Don; Saunders, David; Suderburg, Robert; Wi...

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...

The Seeds of Stars: Choral Music by Bob Chilcott / NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-12-05

Works: Bob Chilcott: The Shepherds Sing, for chorus; Nova! nova!, for chorus; The Heart-in-Waiting, for chorus; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; Jesus, springing, carol for chorus & organ; The Rose in the M...
Performers: Belcyr, Marcin [Tenor Vocal]; Boduch, Mateusz [Saxophone]; Kuczera, Monika [Soprano Vocal]; Kujawa, Patrycja [Soprano Vocal]; Rzempoluch, Jacek
Conductors: Chilcott, Bob
Ensemble: ; NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

Former King's singer Bob Chilcott conducts a stellar array of his choral music in a collaborative performance with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Described by the...continue...
Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....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...

French Music for Alto Saxophone / Maurice, Jolivet, Charpentier, Ibrahim

1 CD / Cala Records / 2012-11-13

Works: André Jolivet: Fantaisie-Impromptu, for saxophone (1953); Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence, for saxophone & orchestra (or piano); Jacques Charpentier: Gavambodi 2 for saxophone & piano; Jea...
Performers: Ibrahim, Michael; Morrison, John [Piano]

Canadian saxophonist Michael Ibrahim is based in West Virginia and New York City. His performances of concertos, recital repertoire and new music have attracted much...continue...
Recording information: Creative Arts Center, West Virginia University, Morgant (06/01/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

Brian Byrne: Tales From The Walled City / Nicole Bendetti, Danielle de Niese. RTE Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Brian Byrne: Tales from the Walled City, for violin & orchestra; Shall I Compare Thee, song for soprano & orchestra; Saxophone Concerto; Lament for the Fallen, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Hitchcock, Nigel; Niese, Danielle de
Conductors: Byrne, Brian
Ensemble: ; RTE Concert Orchestra

Acclaimed composer Brian Byrne puts together the brilliant symphonic suite with eight short movements written from the point of view of the great Walls of...continue...
Recording information: Cauldron Studios, Dublin, Ireland (2012); Studio 1, RTÉ Radio Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2012)....continue...

Far North - Swedish Contemporary works for saxophone by Asplund, Nordin, Olofsson, Skold / Johannes Thorell, saxophone

1 CD / dB Productions / 2012-10-30

Works: Kent Olofsson: Reeal Beeats, for saxophone; Marcus Willén: Libra, for soprano saxophone; Mattias Sköld: Far North, for saxophone; Jonas Asplund: Subarctic Mycelium, for alto saxophone; Jesp...
Performers: Thorell, Johannes [Saxophone]

In 2011, Swedish award-winning saxophonist Johannes Thorell released his highly praised debut CD 'The Forbidden Saxophone' (dBCD138) on dB Productions. That album contained music of...continue...
Recording information: Element Studios, Brew House, Gothenburg, Sweden (01/2012); IAC, Malmö (01/2012); Element Studios, Brew House, Gothenburg, Sweden (06/2010/12/2010); IAC, Malmö (06/2010...continue...

Bernard Hoffer: "Cosmic" Trio; Five Anecdotes; Concerto di Camera II / Albert Regni, saxophone; Jan Juller-Szeraws, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Bernard Hoffer: Cosmic, for violin, cello & piano; Five Anecdotes, for saxophone & string trio; Concerto di camera no 2 for cello & chamber ensemble
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Burleson, Geoffrey; Keyes, Bayla; Kirkley, William; Ling, Teresa; Muller-Szeraws, Jan; Regni, Al; Schulz, Robert; Tapping, Roger
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Boston Musica Viva

Members of the renowned Boston Musica Viva perform three works by Bernard Hoffer, including a work commissioned by them - Concerto di Camera - that...continue...
Recording information: Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston....continue...

Shifting Cells - music for percussion ensemble by Muhly, Cherney, Griffin, Rumbelow / Amy Griffiths, saxophone

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Charles Griffin: Fist Through Traffic, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; James M. David: Shifting Cells, for percussion ensemble; The Locomotive Geryon, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; Nico M...
Performers: Griffiths, Amy [Saxophone]; Ryan, Jonathan [Organ]; Vaillancourt, Paul
Conductors: Vaillancourt, Paul; ; Rumbelow, Robert
Ensemble: Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble

New works for percussion ensemble written between 1993 and 2009 are performed by the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble on this recording. Offering a unique...continue...
Recording information: Legacy Hall, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Colum....continue...

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...continue...

László Süle: Silver Solitude / Pentti Lahti, woodwinds; László Süle, piano; Hannu Rantanen, bass

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: László Süle: Dripstone Music, for flute, string quartet, piano & double bass; Moon's Silver Solitude, for saxophone, string quartet, piano & double bass; Pikaia, for saxophone, string ...
Performers: Lahti, Pentti; Sule, Laszlo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Scarbantia String Quartet

Recording information: Arabia Studios, Helsinki, Finland (2010)....continue...

Tansy Davies: Spine / Samuel Boden, Joby Burgess, Simon Haram, Darragh Morgan, Huw Watkins

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Tansy Davies: Iris, concerto for saxophone & 15 instruments; Static, for voice & piano; Dark Ground, for solo percussion; Loure, for solo violin; Falling Angel, for 17 instruments; This Love, for voi...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Burgess, Joby; Haram, Simon; Morgan, Darragh; Watkins, Huw
Conductors: Austin, Christopher;
Ensemble: Azalea Ensemble; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Concordia (Viol Consort)

This new recording includes make black white, a reconstruction of Dowland's Flow, My Tears performed by viol consort Concordia; the ritualistic Dark Ground for percussion...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...

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

String Lines

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-08-14

Works: Nigel Westlake: High Tension Wires, for string quartet; Ross Edwards: Chorale & Ecstatic Dance, for orchestra; Paul Stanhope: PhoSpherics, for string quartet; Matthew Hindson: Technologic 135, for st...
Performers: Ma, Jun Yi; Smith, Margery

Recording information: Bondi Pavilion Recording Studios....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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Howl / James Romain, Mark Engebretson, Nicholas Roth

1 CD / Innova / 2012-07-31

Works: James Romain: Howl, for saxophone & piano; Energy Drink 1, for saxophone & piano; Jianjun He: Sonata for saxophone & piano; Mark Engebretson: SaxMax, for saxophone & piano; Eric L. McIntyre: Secondar...
Performers: Engebretson, Mark; Romain, James; Roth, Nicholas

There is no serious shortage of saxophone records, but precious few of them are about the saxophone in quite the way that James Romain's Howl...continue...

Between Two Worlds - Music for Saxophone and Organ by Lamproye, Lioncourt, Wallner et al. / Massimo Giacchetti, sax; Manuela di Marco, organ

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-06-26

Works: André Lamproye: Hommage à Saint-Hadelin, for saxophone & organ; Guy de Lioncourt: Mélodies grégoriennes (3), for saxophone & organ; Denis Bédard: Sonata for saxophone & organ...
Performers: di Marco, Manuela; Giacchetti, Massimo

This CD of stunning and original works features a series of works by contemporary and 20th-century composers, all originally written for sax (soprano or alto)...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa parrocchiale di S. Alessandro, Barzio, Lecco, It (07/06/2011-07/07/2011)....continue...

Duo Sax - Music for two saxophones by Hindemith, Lauba, Stockhausen, Adler et al. / Michael Duke, Saxophone

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-06-12

Works: Barry Cockcroft: Slap Me, for 2 saxophones; Pierre Max Dubois: Caprices (6) for 2 saxophones; Paul Hindemith: Konzertstück, for 2 alto saxophones; Steven Galante: Saxsounds III, for 2 saxophones...
Performers: Duke, Anna [Saxophone]; Duke, Michael [Saxophone]; Emerich, Jeff [Saxophone]; Kay, Martin; Lichnovsky, Michael

One of Australia's leading saxophonists, Michael Duke, presents his debut CD on the Saxophone Classics label. Drawing specifically from the canon of music for two...continue...