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Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...
Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang

Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quintets, Opp. 87 & 18 / Leipsig Quartet, Barbara Buntrock, viola

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18
Performers: Buntrock, Barbara [Viola]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

When the Leipzig String Quartet takes on Mendelssohn's string quintets, the atmosphere is electrifying. Mendelssohn's late quintet shows that this composer at was the height...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2013-01/27/2013)....continue...

Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue...

Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht: Electrola Querschnitte

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

The 7-CD box Schone Nacht, du Liebesnacht presents original sets of highlights sung in German (plus bonus material) from the Italian and French repertoire -...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue...

Edda Moser: Electrola Recitals - Opera & Lied by R. Strauss; Schumann; Schubert; Mozart with Frick, Gedda, Rothenberger, Werba et al. [9 CDs]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Edda Moser and EMI-Electrola - a special chapter in the history of recorded music. Two passions mark this longstanding cooperation: a love of opera especially...continue...

Scelsi: The Works for Violin / Weiping Lin

1 CD / Mode Records / 2013-05-21

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Divertimento for violin no 4; L'âme ailée, for violin; L'âme ouverte, for violin; Divertimento for violin no 2; Xynobis, for violin solo; Divertimento for violin no 3
Performers: Lin, Weiping [Violin]

Recording information: 4Tune Studio, Vienna, Austria (11/13/2008-11/14/2008)....continue...

Le Violon Roi - Concertos, chamber music & encores / Renaud Capucon, violin

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

A violinist in a class of his own, Renaud Capucon shows why he is "Le Violon Roi" (The Violin King) in this 3-CD collection. As...continue...

Music of Old Cities and Royal Courts, ranging from Monteverdi, Vivaldi & Handel to Sartorio, Schein and Pisendel / Wunderlich, Karajan, Lorengar, Harnoncourt et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

In the legendary series Reflexe - Stationen Europaischer Musik, EMI Germany published recordings of Early Music between 1972 and 1983, ranging from the Middle Ages...continue...

Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren - Opera highlights / Hermann Prey, Rudolf Schock, Lisa Della Casa, Leonie Rysanek, Elisabeth Grümmer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

The 7-CD box Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren contains original sets of highlights (plus bonus material) from German-language repertoire, from such classics as Strauss's Rosenkavalier,...continue...

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. Music by Dana Kaproff

1 CD / Perseverance Records / 2013-05-21

Works: Dana Kaproff: Gregory Crewdson

Rudolf Schock: Electrola Querschnitte - Original Opera Highlights 1952-61 / 10 remastered CDs

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

A delightfully natural and spontaneous style of singing, like Fritz Wunderlich, tenor Rudolf Schock enjoyed a legendary reputation and great popularity. The opera highlights from...continue...

Journeys - Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / The Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

The EMERSON STRING QUARTET stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: nine GrammyŽ Awards (including...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - 100th Anniversary Edition, 10 Reference Recordings from Stokowski, Stravinsky, Monteaux, Ozawa, Boulez, Salaonen, Bernstein, Tilson-Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue...

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: 2 Versions of The Rite of Spring & Firebird / Columbia SO (1960); New York PO (1940)

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue...

Into Thy Hands - Mozart, Tallis, White, Philips, Blow, et al.; Grosvenor Chapel Choir; Joseph Sentence, Richard Hobson, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Hobson, Richard
Ensemble: Grosvenor Chapel Choir

The Grosvenor Chapel was opened in 1731 as a proprietary chapel for the new estates of west Mayfair. This recording offers a selection of choral...continue...

Brahms: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Nos. 1 & 2; Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata / Robin Ireland, viola; Tim Horton: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Robin Ireland and Tim Horton formed their duo in 2008, and quickly discovered a strong rapport. Their concerts and recordings have constituted a small but...continue...

The Choirs of the Red Army, Vol. 4 - Boris Alexandrov; Vadim Ruslanov, Evgeny Belyaev

1 CD / Frémeaux / 2013-05-14

Charpentier: Judith sive Bethulia liberata, Caedes Sanctorum Innocentium; Dagmar Saskova, Erwin Ar os, Jean-Francois Novelli, Arnaud Richard

1 CD / K617 / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier
Ensemble: Les Pages & Les Chantres de Versailles

On this live recording from the Chapelle Royale at the Chateau de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli and Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre de musique...continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / MDR SO, Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: MDR Symphony Orchestra

The second Mahler CD release within the MDR Edition series contains the famous "Adagietto" used in 1971 in Luchino Visconti's film Death in Venice. This...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (04/08/1997-04/13/1997)....continue...

Alexander Dargomyzhsky: Rusalka / Ivan Kozlovsky, Veronica Borisenko, et al. Evgeny Svetlanov

2 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: Choir of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR; Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR

Alexander Dargomyzhsky entered the history of Russian music as one of the founders of realistic art. His operas are distinguished by the finesse with which...continue...

Pater Noster

1 CD / Gega New / 2013-05-14

This CD includes selected Orthodox chants by Bulgarian and Russian composers, which are performed during each service of the Orthodox church throughout Bulgaria....continue...

From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish

Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue...
Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

French Organ Music from the Golden Age, Vol. 1 - Francois Couperin; Pierre Du Mage / David Ponsford, organ

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

This series, including the music of Louis Couperin, André Raison, Jacques Boyvin, François Couperin, Nicolas de Grigny, and more, is the fruit of many years...continue...

Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonatas Op. 4/1-4; Op. 8 / Pasticcio Barocco

1 CD / Herisson / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Pasticcio Barocco

Jean-Marie Leclair was born in Lyon in 1697. By his nineteenth birthday, he had perfected the arts of violin playing, dance, and lace-making. He was...continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

Liszt: Christus, the original version for piano / Nicholas Horvath, piano

1 CD / Hortus / 2013-05-14

A monumental symphonic poem, this world premiere of the oratorio Christus in its solo piano version retraces the life of Christ via eight episodes. In...continue...

Elliott Carter Edition, Vol. 9 - Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred, Voyage, Warble for Lilac Time, et al.; Various performers

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-05-14

This retrospective disc presents music composed by the late Elliott Carter over a period of more than 70 years. Unquestionably, the major work presented here...continue...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night, opera in 3 acts / USSR TV and Radio Soloists, Choir and Orch.; Vladimir Fedoseyev

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: USSR TV and Radio Choir; USSR TV and Radio Orchestra

The idea of composing an opera based on Gogol's story May Night was prompted by Rimsky-Korsakov's wife, Nadezhda Purgold. The opera, an immediate predecessor of...continue...

Prayers and Praise: Vocal Music by Alexander Raskatov (b.1953) / The Hilliard Ensemble. David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Alexander Raskatov: Obikhod, for four male voices & string orchestra; Praise, for four male voices (& optional bells)
Conductors: Maratka, Krystof
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble

This music was written for the Hilliard Ensemble, one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and sets five liturgical texts from a number of...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland (03/10/2011-03/14/2011)....continue...

Outre-Mers - Lopez: Intento 4 & 7; Portugal: Missa Grande; Marcot: Quetzal / Choeur LÆÉchelle

1 CD / Paraty / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Procopio, Bruno; Barbier, Charles
Ensemble: Choeur LÆÉchelle

The young Marcos Portugal composed one of the most widely performed works of the New World. The Échelle Choir and guest conductor Bruno Procopio recreate...continue...

Franz Liszt: Via Crucis; Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano; Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Tulve, Jaan-Eik
Ensemble: Vox Clamantis

Via Crucis is one of Franz Liszt's boldest and most original works. Its musical inspiration, which ranges from Gregorian chant to Lutheran chorales, is expressed...continue...

Michael Nyman: Collaborations - The Glare; Acoustic Accordions; Sangam / David McAlmont, Motion Trio, Michael Nyman Band, Michael Nyman

3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14

The discs on Collaborations involve partnerships between Michael Nyman and other artists and traditions. Included are The Glare, Acoustic Accordions and Sangam....continue...

Girolamo Frescobaldi, John Cage: Songs of Irrelevance and Passion / cantoLX; Frank Agsteribbe

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Agsteribbe, Frank
Ensemble: cantoLX

A collection of solo vocal works by Girolamo Frescobaldi and John Cage

This recording sets up a surprising confrontation between the radical innovations in singing

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Bach: Partita BWV 826; Brahms: Piano Pieces (8), Op. 76; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 / Eldar Djangirov, piano

1 CD / Motema Music / 2013-05-14

The debut classical recording of jazz piano phenomenon Eldar Djangirov! Only a handful of artists in jazz history have made a significant classical recording. With...continue...

Bottesini's Greatest Hits - Bottesini: Fantasy on Themes from La Sonambula, Reverie, Tarantella, et al.; Paganini: Variation on One String; Mark Morton, double bass

2 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

This unique recording features Mark Morton performing the double bass and piano parts of popular works by Bottesini and Paganini on the first disc, while...continue...

Winfried Bönig an den Orgeln im Hohen Dom zu Köln

1 CD / Motette / 2013-05-14

Works: Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué for organ; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Homage to Handel; Marcel Dupré: Versets (15) sur les Vêpres de la Vierge for organ, Op. 18; Franz Schmidt: Prel...

Born in Bamberg, Winfried Bönig was educated at the Munich Conservatory and Augsburg University. He has worked as a church musician and is now a...continue...

Paavo Korpijaakko: Nebula

1 CD / Alba / 2013-05-14

Finnish composer Paavo Korpijaakko studied at the Tampere Conservatory. His music has been performed at a number of Finnish festivals and by many of the...continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1-3 / Philip Higham, cello

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Higham, Philip [Cello]

Britten's meeting with Rostropovich in 1960 was a watershed, with the great Russian cellist becoming the primary collaborator of his later years and inspiring a...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (09/03/2012-09/05/2012)....continue...

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pensées nocturnes - Fantasiaas and Sonatas / Mathieu Dupouy: clavichord

1 CD / Herisson / 2013-05-14

Edward Young's epic poem "Night Thoughts" (1742) has gone down in history as representative of the sentimental style known in Germany as "Empfindsamkeit." Intimacy and...continue...

In the Esterházy Library - Haydn keyboard works / Yasuko Uyama Bouvard: piano, organ

1 CD / Hortus / 2013-05-14

A collection of works by Haydn, composed during his service to Prince Esterházy

Haydn composed his last sonatas while in the service of Prince

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Michael Nyman, piano; Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Michael Nyman Band

3 CD / MN Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Nyman, Michael;
Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano focuses on Michael Nyman's special connection to the keyboard. It includes the first album released on MN Records, The Piano Sings, Nyman's score for...continue...

Andres Segovia Archive: Spanish Composers / Roberto Moronn Pérez: guitar

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2013-05-14

With the phrase "Andrés Segovia Archive," this album refers specifically to the collection of some three or four-dozen pieces recovered by Angelo Gilardino on May...continue...

Breathe: New Notes for Flute from Ireland & New Zealand / William Dowdall, flute; Richard Nunns, taonga puoro

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-05-14

This album contains a unique selection of solo flute music from New Zealand and Ireland, presented by Irish flautist William Dowdall. His special interest in...continue...

Amy Williams: Crossings - Richer Textures, BrigidÆs Flame, Falling, Astoria, et al.; JACK Quartet; Jeffrey Jacobs; Amy Williams

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo

The compositions of Amy Williams have been presented at renowned contemporary music venues in the United States, Australia and Europe. Her works have been performed...continue...

Liszt: Liebesträume, No. 3; Ballade No. 2; 6 Consolations; Bénédiction' Berceuse; Elegia; La lugubre gondola et al. / Vladimir Feltsman, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-05-14

Pianist and conductor Vladimir Feltsman is one of the most versatile musicians of our time, whose vast repertoire encompasses music from the Baroque to the...continue...

Music Watteau: The Music Lesson: Lully, Vivaldi, Couperin, et al.; René Jacobs, William Christie, Bernarda Fink, Paul OÆDette

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

This special collection was created in celebration of an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels commissioned by musician and conductor William Christie and...continue...

Henri Tomasi: Concertos for Trumpet and for Trombone; Suite for 3 Trumpets / Éric Aubier: trumpet, Fabrice Millischer, trombone

1 CD / Indesens / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Boulanger, François; Billard, Sébastien
Ensemble: Republican Guard Wind Ensemble

The tracks on this CD are the perfect reflection of Henri Tomasi's aesthetic development and progression. The composer affirms that the true force of man...continue...

An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 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...

Max Reger: The Forgotten Romantic: Silhouettes, Io. 53; Ten Small Lecture Pieces, Op. 44; Six Imtermezzi, Op. 45; Leaves and Flowers; Six Piano Pieces; Martha Thomas, piano

2 CD / ACA Digital / 2013-05-14

The piano pieces heard on this 2-cd set represent the great variety in Max Reger's writing that has made it difficult to assess his contribution...continue...