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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...