Shofar Rags / Alvin Curran1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-06-18 Works: Alvin Curran: Shofar Puro Alap, for shofar; Shofar X 17, for shofar, electronics & sampler; Shofar T Tam, for shofar & tamtam; Alef Bet Gimel Shofar, for shofar, electronics & sampler; Shin Far Shofa...Performers: Curran, Alvin; Dreyblatt, Arnold; Winant, William [Percussion] ![]() Agatha Christie's Poirot [Music from the Television Series]1 CD / Discovery / 2013-06-11 Works: Christopher Gunning: Agatha Christie's PoirotPerformers: Emmanuel, David; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Rodwell, Nick; Simcisko, Viktor; Sulzmann, Stan Conductors: Gunning, Christopher Ensemble: ; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra This Poirot album has been unavailable for many years, and is now reissued on Discovery Music & Vision with bonus tracks never before released on...continue... ![]() James MacMillan Series Vol. 2: Magnificat / Netherland Radio PO & Chorus1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-06-11 Works: James MacMillan: O, antiphon for chorus & orchestra; Tryst, for orchestra; Magnificat, for chorus & orchestra; Nunc dimittis, for chorus & orchestraConductors: MacMillan, James Ensemble: ; Netherland Radio Choir James MacMillan is one of today's most successful living composers, also internationally active as a conductor. His musical language is flooded with influences from his...continue... Recording information: Netherlands Broadcasting Music Centre (06/15/2011-06/16/2011)....continue... ![]() The Golden Age of Light Music: Melody Mixture - works by Mancini, Ellington, Tiomkin, Weill, Hartley, Watters et al. /1 CD / Guild / 2013-06-11 Works: Dolf van der Linden: Cab Rank, for pops orchestra; Henry Mancini: Mr. Lucky; Duke Ellington: Caravan; Dimitri Tiomkin: The Sundowners; Bronislaw Kaper: Butterfield 8; Kurt Weill: Bilbao-Song, for voi...Performers: Reilly, Tommy Conductors: Philipp, Ludo; Cordell, Frank; Wal-Berg; Stott, Wally; Rose, David; Faith, Percy; Andersen, Curt; Verlag, Josef Weinberger; van der Linden, Dolf; Campbell, Bruce; Wayne, Bernie; Goodwin, Ron; Hartley... Ensemble: ; Fred Hartley Music ![]() Sound Waves - Works by Debussy, Ravel, Liszt, Schubert, Romberg / Alexandra Silocea, piano1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-06-11 Works: Martin Romberg: Eärendil, the Mariner, for piano; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Franz Liszt: Années de p&egr...Performers: Silocea, Alexandra [Piano] Alexandra Silocea made something of a splash with her debut AVIE recording featuring the first five Piano Sonatas by Prokofiev, which "I don't recall having...continue... Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, Mayfield, England (09/19/2012-09/22/2910)....continue... ![]() For The Love Of It - Puschnig: Zwa Sternlan; Summalång; Glöckle vom Hamattål; Kaj Ti Je, Deklica; Nimbus; Iba die Stapflan / Mark Feldman: violin; Bernarda Fink: mezzo-soprano1 CD / Col Legno / 2013-06-11 Works: Wolfgang Puschnig: Pod klanckom (Down by the Hillside), song; Zwa sternlan (Two Stars), song; Glöckle vom Hamattål (The Bells from the Valley Back Home), song; Nimbus, for voices, violin, f...Performers: Feldman, Mark [Violin]; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Puschnig, Wolfgang; Richmond, Mike [Bass] Conductors: Ensemble: Vienna Flautists This outstanding live recording from Wiener Konzerthaus, with jazz giants Mark Feldman and Mike Richmond, features celebrated Argentine mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink singing what might be...continue... Recording information: Groáer Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus (02/27/2011)....continue... ![]() Mozart, Brahms, Sulzer: Clarinet Quintets / Matthias Schorn: clarinet; Minetti Quartet1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-06-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Balduin Sulzer: Invention, for clarinet & string qua...Performers: Schorn, Matthias Conductors: Ensemble: Minetti Quartet Matthias Schorn is a young, upcoming soloist and principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic. Here, he appears alongside the award-winning Minetti Quartet, one of the...continue... Recording information: Hofburgkapelle, Vienna, Austria (06/2012/08/2012)....continue... ![]() Roger Doyle: Thalia; Oizzo No [Remastered] / Roger Doyle: piano, electronic, concrete sounds, drum kit1 CD / Silverdoor / 2013-06-11 Works: Roger Doyle: Bitter-Sweet Suite, for prepared piano; Ceol Sidhe, for uilleann pipes, Irish harp & tin whistle; Oizzo No, for flute, clarinet, piano quartet, drums, concrete sounds & electronics; Obst...Performers: Barrett, Betty [Cello]; Browne, Peter; Doyle, Roger; Dunning, Brian; Egar, Kieran; Hamilton, Edward; Jackson, Jolyon; Konings, Anneliese [Vocals]; Meehan, John [Clarinet]; Smoor, Karen [Vocals]; Yeat... Conductors: Fitzgerald, Liam Ensemble: Dublin Baroque Players The music on this album represents Roger Doyle's early works, repackaged and remastered in 2002. It includes his extremely rare self-released 1975 debut LP Oizzo...continue... ![]() Magnus Lindberg: EXPO; Piano Concerto No. 2; Al largo / Yefim Bronfman, piano. Alan Gilbert1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-05-28 Works: Magnus Lindberg: EXPO, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Al largo, for orchestraPerformers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano] Conductors: Gilbert, Alan Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic Reports of Gilbert's debut in mid-September, televised nationally on PBS, drew mixed responses, but I had a decidedly positive experience at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher...continue... Recording information: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City....continue... ![]() Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28 Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A. [Guitar, Charango]; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals] Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue... Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue... ![]() Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Luis Tinoco: Round Time, for orchestra; From the Depth of Distance, for soprano & orchestra; Search Songs, for soprano & orchestra; Cançoes do Sonhador Solitário, for soprano & orchestraPerformers: Camarinha, Raquel; Quintans, Ana; Suh, Yeree Conductors: Miller, David A. Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue... Recording information: Gulbenkian Auditorium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (06/13/2012-06/16/2012)....continue... ![]() Bob Chilcott: Everyone Sang; A Little Jazz Mass; I Share Creation; Aesop's Fables / Gemma Beeson, piano;1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Bob Chilcott: The Isle is Full of Noises, for voice & chorus; The lily and the rose, for chorus; Everyone Sang, for voice & chorus; You and Me, for voice & chorus; A Little Jazz Mass, for bass, drums...Performers: Bailey, Kirsty [Soprano Vocal]; Beeson, Gemma; Harrison, Joanna; Sharp, Katie Conductors: Finch, Christopher Ensemble: ; Wellensian Consort; Will Todd Trio; Will Todd Trio (Trio) Described by The Observer as "a contemporary hero of British Choral Music", Bob Chilcott is one of today's most widely performed composers of choral music....continue... Recording information: Johnson Hall, Millfield School, Somerset, UK (08/25/2011-08/26/2011)....continue... ![]() Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28 Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & pianoPerformers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute] Conductors: Steen, Jac van Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....continue... ![]() Flagello: Symphony No. 2 'Symphony Of The Winds'; Rosner: Symphony No. 8 'Trinity' / Houston University Wind Ens.1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Nicolas Flagello: Odyssey; Valse Noire; Symphony no 2, "Symphony of the Winds"; Concerto Sinfonico, for saxophone quartet & orchestra; Arnold Rosner: Symphony no 8, "Trinity," Op. 84Conductors: Bertman, David; Ensemble: University of Houston Saxophone Quartet; University of Houston Wind Ensemble Nicolas Flagello's traditional lateromantic musical values and powerfully emotional and spiritual expressiveness are explored deeply in this program, from the grimly funereal Odyssey to his...continue... Recording information: Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Texas, U (2010-05-01_2010-05-04&2011-)....continue... ![]() Pain & Gain [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-05-28 Works: Steve Jablonsky: Pain & Gain, film score![]() Delights & Dances - Works by Michael Abels, Benjamin Lees, Leonard Bernstein, An-Lun Huang / Chicago Sinfonietta; Harlem Quartet1 CD / Cedille / 2013-05-28 Works: Michael Abels: Delights & Dances, for string quartet & orchestra; Benjamin Lees: Concerto for string quartet & orchestra; An-Lun Huang: Saibei Suite no 2; Randall Craig Fleischer: West Side Story Con...Conductors: Chen, Mei-Ann Ensemble: ; Chicago Sinfonietta; Harlem Quartet Delights & Dances, the Chicago Sinfonietta's first recording with its new music director, award-winning conductor Mei-Ann Chen, does what this singular ensemble does best: it...continue... Recording information: Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, located on the c (06/19/2012-06/20/2012)....continue... ![]() Into the Night: Contemporary Choral Music by Whitacre, Paulus; Childs; Part Tavener; Lauridsen; Ticheli / Vox Humana1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Eric Whitacre: 3 Flower Songs; Nox Aurumque, for chorus; Stephen Paulus: The Day Is Done, for chorus; David N. Childs: The New Moon, for chorus & piano; Do Not Go Gentle, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: ...Performers: Kirkendoll, Kara; Welch, Bradley Conductors: Childs, David N. Ensemble: ; Vox Humana The richness of contemporary choral music is explored on this recording of works by some of today's leading composers from across three continents. Eric Whitacre's...continue... Recording information: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, U (10/03/2011-10/05/2011)....continue... ![]() 21st Century Spanish Guitar, Vol. 1 - works by Morales-Caso; Brotons; Del Puerto; Cruz de Castro; Llorca; Balda / Adam Levin, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Eduardo Morales-Caso: La Fragua de Vulcano, for guitar; Salvador Brotons: Noves Suggestions (2), for guitar, Op. 121; David del Puerto: Viento de Primavera, for guitar; Carlos Cruz de Castro: Secuenc...Performers: Levin, Adam [Guitar] This first of four volumes represents award-winning guitarist Adam Levin's major collaboration with the new century's 'Spanish Masters'. Bridges to the past include medieval sources...continue... Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (09/16/2012-09/19/2012)....continue... ![]() Heart that Flutters - Songs by Duparc, Donizetti, Moore, Rossini, Ginastera / Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Iain Burnside, piano1 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28 Works: Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Henri Duparc: Chanson triste; Le manoir de Rosemonde; Extase; Phidylé; Franz Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets I (3), for piano, S.158 (LW A102); Gaetano Donizetti: La Fil...Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Burnside, Iain [Piano] With an African-American spiritual, spectacular bel canto, romantic song and comic opera, Lawrence Brownlee unveils the breadth of his repertoire and the lyric tenor voice...continue... ![]() The Electro-Acoustic Music of Gene Pritsker: Samplestra / Lynn Bechtold, John Clark, Peter Krysa, Martin Kuuskmann et al.1 CD / Composers Concordance / 2013-05-28 Works: Gene Pritsker: Modified no 1, for horn & samples; Nothing in Life but You, for violin & samples; Destined to Shed, for percussion & samples; Mysterious Restlessness, for clarinet & samples; Free Will...Performers: Bechtold, Lynn [Violin]; Clark, John [French Horn]; Kronsteiner, Matthias [Bassoon]; Krysa, Peter; Kuuskmaan, Martin [Bassoon]; Lancaster, Margaret; Papetti, Cesare [Percussion]; Pritsker, Gene; Supo... "Samplestra is the name I give to any prerecorded elements in my music. I see it as an orchestra of samples, since I meticulously notate...continue... ![]() Piano Phantoms - Works by Niemann, Lyapunov, Grieg, Tausig, Medtner, Dvorak, Goossens, Troyer et al. / Michael Lewin, piano1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2013-05-28 Works: Walter Niemann: Ghosts; Sergey Lyapunov: Etudes (12) D'Execution Transcendente, for piano, Op. 11; Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Peasant Dances (17) for Piano, Op. 72; Carl Tausig: The Ghost Ship, ballade ...Performers: Lewin, Michael Lewin's Piano Phantom is a collection of 18 piano pieces by a mixture of famous and lesser-known composers, each inspired by phantoms, goblins, ghosts and...continue... Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (07/19/2012-07/21/2012)....continue... ![]() Laureate Series - music of de Falla, Amirov, Llobet, Rudnev, Albeniz, Turina, Brouwer et al. / Rovshan Mamedkuliev, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; Fikret Amirov: 12 Miniatures; Miguel Llobet: Variations on a Theme by Sor for guitar, Op. 15; Sergey Rudnev: Variations on a Russian Folk Dance Song "Akh vy, seni moi,...Performers: Mamedkuliev, Rovshan Rovshan Mamedkuliev was first prize-winner at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition in 2012, and now stands as one of the world's most exciting...continue... Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (11/02/2012-11/05/2012)....continue... ![]() Ian Venables (b.1955): Complete Works for Solo Piano / Graham J. Lloyd, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Ian Venables: Caprice, for piano, Op. 35; The Stourhead Follies, romantic impressions (4) for piano, Op. 4; Short Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 5; The Nightingale and The Rose, impromptu for piano, Op. ...Performers: Lloyd, Graham J. As a composer of art-song, Ian Venables is considered to be one of the most important writing today. The Songs of Ian Venables (8.572514), Volume...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouthshire, UK (10/23/2012-10/24/2012)....continue... ![]() Liszt: Hexameron - works by Chopin, Czerny, Thalberg, Herz, Liszt, Pixis and Buche / Blanchard, Buche, Goicoechea, Sorieux, Tanski1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21 Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Morceau de concert), collaborative work for piano & orchestra (edited by Leslie Howard),; Funerailles; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. ...Performers: Blanchard, Johann; Buche, Leon; Goicoechea, Carlos; Sorieux, Caroline; Tanski, Claudius; Yoshikane, Kanako It was billed as a battle of titans. Franz Liszt had invited the leading pianists of his time to compose variations on Bellini's "March of...continue... Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (12/10/2012-12/12/2012)....continue... ![]() Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. Music by Dana Kaproff1 CD / Perseverance Records / 2013-05-21 Works: Dana Kaproff: Gregory Crewdson![]() The Choirs of the Red Army, Vol. 4 - Boris Alexandrov; Vadim Ruslanov, Evgeny Belyaev1 CD / Frémeaux / 2013-05-14 Works: Alexander Alexandrov: Russian Hymn; O Vast Steppe, for men's chorus; Mark Fradkin: The Russian Plains, for men's chorus; Serafim Tulikov: A Son of the Motherland, for men's chorus; Alexei Akimov: Son...Performers: Belyaev, Evgeny; Frolov, S.; Gres, Nikolai; Pshenichny, Leonid; Ruslanov, Vadim [Vocals]; Shtefouts, V. ![]() An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14 Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals] Conductors: Christophers, Harry Ensemble: ; The Sixteen Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue... ![]() Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955): Nightbook / Hanna Devich, piano1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14 Works: Ludovico Einaudi: In Principio, for piano & electronics; The Snow Prelude no 15, for piano; Rêverie, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone; The Crane Dance, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone...Performers: Devich, Hanna Pianist Hanna Devich (of the former Devich Trio) is going solo and absolutely loves it! Hanna is also a piano teacher, and when she was...continue... Recording information: Groáer Lindensaal, Markkleeberg, Germany (07/19/2012-07/20/2012)....continue... ![]() Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07 Works: St. Alphonse Liguori: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue... ![]() The Piano Guys 21 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-07 Works: Al van der Beek: Begin Again; Mission Impossible (after Shifrin); Berlin; Just the Way You Are; Charlie Brown Medley (after Guaraldi); Me and My Cello (Happy Together); Twinkle Lullaby; Steven Sharp ...Performers: Nelson, Steven Sharp; Schmidt, Jon; Stirling, Lindsey; Van Der Beek, Al Conductors: Ensemble: The Piano Guys The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt. cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately title...continue... ![]() Varese Sarabande: A 35th Anniversary Celebration [4 CD]4 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-05-07 Works: John Powell: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax; Kung Fu Panta 2; How to Train Your Dragon; Rio; Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!; Knight and Day; Christopher Lennertz: Hop; Mark Isham: Dolphin Tale; Cliff Eidelman:...Performers: Farrais, Cristina; Grusin, Dave; Mirkovic, Natasa; Mirkovic-De Ro, Natasa; Sanabras, Clara; Scott, Lisbeth; Snow, Mark [Composer]; Tenerife Film Orchestra Conductors: Snow, Mark [Composer] ![]() 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 36 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07 Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W... Conductors: Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club The third installment in the series, 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3 gathers together a sprawling collection of film music into a six-disc set. Spanning from 1930 to 2012, the set features themes fro...continue... ![]() Elzbieta Sikora: Solo & Electronics for Zbigniew Herbert - works by Ophele, David Simpson, Isphording, Latchoumia1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2013-04-30 Works: Elzbieta Sikora: Orpheus Head 2, for flute & tape; Suite for cello & tape; Suite for harpsichord & tape no 2; Reflets Irisés, for piano & electro-acoustic soundsPerformers: Isphording, Goska; Latchoumia, Wilhem [Piano]; Ophele, Emmanuelle; Simpson, David This release presents music by one of the most important electronic and contemporary composers Sikora Elzbieta....continue... Recording information: Espace de projection, Paris, France (11/25/2008-12/01/2008); Groupe de Recherches Musicales studios, Paris, France (11/25/2008-12/01/2008); Ina-GRM Studio 116 (11/25/2008-12/01/...continue... ![]() Gregg Kallor - Exhilaration: Dickinson and Yeats Songs / Adrana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
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