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Nicholas Vines: (b.1976) Torrid Nature Scenes / Callithumpian Consort1 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28 Conductors:Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort Lauded for his "crackling style" (NewMusicBox) and called "compellingly original" (Boston Phoenix) and "both humorous and unsettling" (WGBH), Vines presents "Torrid Nature Scenes" - a...continue... ![]() Spellbound: Captivating Works for Orchestra & Large Ensemble by Paul Osterfield, Ronald Keith Parks, Timothy Lee Miller; Michael Murray1 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Vronsky, Petr; Winstin, Robert IanEnsemble: Kiev Philharmonic; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Like a good story, the composers featured on "Spellbound" transport the listener across landscapes only limited by the imagination. These new works for orchestra behave...continue... ![]() Collected Music of Jerome David Goodman / Vladimir Valek, Ron Dank, Jana Herajnova1 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Valek, Vladimir;Ensemble: Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra; Prism Quartet Goodman's works posses a unique musical language, marked by his blending of the lush and rhapsodic with the tough and rigorous, often incorporated into the...continue... ![]() Yves Ramette (1921-2012): Cascading into Reverie - works for piano; works for orchestra / Eric Himy, piano2 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Stulen, JanEnsemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra "Cascading in Reverie" presents a series works showcasing Ramette's penchant for writing harmonically and rhythmically driven music. Pianist Eric Himy - whose playing has been...continue... ![]() Mood Indigo: Symphonic Music of Erik Lotichius (b.1929) / Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano; Miranda Van Kralingen, soprano2 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Lande, VladimirEnsemble: St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra Lotichius combines the sounds of traditional classics with those that took the 20th-century audiences by storm - in the composer's words, his work presents "Bach,...continue... ![]() Dances of Eternity: Works for Orchestra by Hans Bakker; Iannaccone; Michael Evans; Fairlie-Kennedy et al.1 CD / Navona / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Kucera, Jan; Vronsky, Petr; Lande, VladimirEnsemble: Moravian Philharmonic Chamber Players; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra Dances of Eternity presents a group of orchestral works by composers who explore music's potential to capture the more overlooked aspects of human experience. These...continue... ![]() A Single Breath: Beethoven's Last Sonatas, nos 30-32 (Opp. 109, 110, 111) / Beth Levin, piano1 CD / Navona / 2013-04-30 Praised for her "boldly inflected readings" (Eichler, NY Times), NY based pianist Beth Levin has honed her interpretive and expressive skills since her days as...continue... ![]() Perceptions: Points of View for Small Ensemble - works by Kyle Peter Rotolo; Quinn Dizon, Amelia Kaplan, Jason Barabba et al.1 CD / Navona / 2013-04-30 Conductors:Ensemble: New England String Quartet; The Krechkovsky/Loucks Duo Music represents a dialogue between composer and listener, channeled through performance and observation. Much like in spoken conversation, the works in PERCEPTIONS presents us with...continue... ![]() Peter Vukmirovic Stevens: August Ruins for Cello / Paige Stockley, cello1 CD / Navona / 2013-04-30 Stevens is a composer whose music is informed and guided by deep connections with visual media, literature, travel, past and present. This album of works...continue... ![]() Cross Connection: Selected Works of Henry Wolking & James Scott Balentine / Robert Walzel, clarinet; Eric Wolf Stomberg, bassoon1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26 Works: Henry Wolking: Gone Playin', concerto for clarinet & orchestra; The Old Gypsy, for string quartet; James Scott Balentine: Dún Eideann Blogh, concerto for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra; Unspecifi...Performers: Kopyt, Igor [Violin]; Muzik, Vit; Muzikova, Dominika; Pavlik, Marian; Stomberg, Eric; Walzel, Robert Conductors: Vronsky, Petr Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Cross Connection features the works of Wolking and Balentine. Both composers' works consider the meaning of life, love, and music, and the relationship between each....continue... Recording information: Reduta Hall, Olomouc, Czech Republic....continue... ![]() Anthony Piccolo: Imaginary Symphony and Other Tales / Hamelin Children's Chorus; Campanella Children's Chorus1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26 Works: Anthony Piccolo: Imaginary Symphony no 1; Sonata for solo cello; Fever Time, songs (7) for children's chorus, percussion & celesta; Flûtes de suite, for multi-flute soloist; Fanfare-Sonatina, fo...Performers: Bilan, Ladislav; Hubek, Jaroslav [Horn]; Kaucka, Lucie; Nouzovsky, Petr; Paulik, Martin; Rzounkova, Zuzana; Sokol, Martin; Talabova, Marta Conductors: Vronsky, Petr; Piccolo, Anthony; Muzik, Vit Ensemble: ; Hamelin Children's Chorus; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra NY based Anthony Piccolo leads a vibrant career as the Children's Chorus Director at the Metropolitan Opera. This recording is an album of works written...continue... ![]() Moto Perpetuo: Moving Works for Cello by Andrew March, Greg Bartholomew, Alan Beeler, Bill Sherrill, Arthur Gottschalk et al. / Ovidiu Marinescu, cello1 CD / Navona / 2013-03-26 Works: Andrew March: Pieces (3) for solo cello; Greg Bartholomew: Beneath the Apple Tree, for cello & flute; Alan Beeler: Dance Suite, for violin & cello; One Good Turn Deserves Another, for cello; Variatio...Performers: Ahlquist, Janet [Piano]; Ahramjian, Sylvia Davis [Violin]; Marinescu, Ovidiu; Muench, Charles J. [Double Bass]; Trolier, Kim; Wagner, Scott; Weiderhold, Dana This recording is a collection of 10 moving works for cello by March, Bartholomew, Beeler, Sherrill, Gottschalk, and Ascioti. Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu demonstrates the instruments...continue...
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