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Yves Ramette (1921-2012): Cascading into Reverie - works for piano; works for orchestra / Eric Himy, piano

2 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Stulen, Jan
Ensemble: 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...

Spellbound: Captivating Works for Orchestra & Large Ensemble by Paul Osterfield, Ronald Keith Parks, Timothy Lee Miller; Michael Murray

1 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Vronsky, Petr; Winstin, Robert Ian
Ensemble: 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...

Nicholas Vines: (b.1976) Torrid Nature Scenes / Callithumpian Consort

1 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...

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, et al. / Emil Gilels; Arthur Grumiaux; Mstislav Rostropovich; isaac Stern

1 CD / Praga / 2013-05-14

On this release, part of Praga's Reminiscences series of remastered historic recordings, four legendary artists prove the timelessness of the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. Pianist...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, Vladimir
Ensemble: 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...

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...

Moto Perpetuo: Moving Works for Cello by Andrew March, Greg Bartholomew, Alan Beeler, Bill Sherrill, Arthur Gottschalk et al. / Ovidiu Marinescu, cello

1 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...

Cross Connection: Selected Works of Henry Wolking & James Scott Balentine / Robert Walzel, clarinet; Eric Wolf Stomberg, bassoon

1 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 Chorus

1 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...

Chamber music of Richard Cornell: Tracer / A Far Cry; Richard Pittman; Peter Zazofsky

1 CD / Ravello / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Cornell: New Fantasias, for strings; Tracer, for chamber ensemble; Images, for chamber ensemble; Acqua Alta, for violin; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: ; Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: A Far Cry; Boston Musica Viva

This collection of chamber works by Cornell explores the nature of art and the collaboration that occurs between creator and influence. Comprised of live recordings,...continue...

Emma Lou Diemer: Pacific Ridge / London SO; Slovak Radio SO; Czech Radio SO. Brynmore Jones; Joel Suben; Vladimir Valek

1 CD / Navona / 2013-02-26

Works: Emma Lou Diemer: Santa Barbara Overture; Concerto for Piano in One Movement; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Daughtrey, Nathan
Conductors: Jones, Brynmor Llewelyn; Suben, Joel Eric

Santa Barbara-based composer Diemer (b.1927) is a fixture in the Californian classical music community, having received commissions and performances from orchestras and ensembles throughout the...continue...

Al Combate: Rediscovered Galant Music from Eighteenth-Century Mexico - works by Jerusalem & Billoni

1 CD / Navona / 2013-02-26

Works: Ignacio Jerusalem: Symphony in G major; Gorjeos trinando, for 2 trebles, 2 violins & continuo; Cristal bello, for voice & orchestra; Al combate, for 2 soloists, chorus & orchestra; Santiago Billoni: ...
Performers: Naglia, Sandro; Peralta, Elda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Ranney-Mendoza, Eleanor [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Mendoza, Javier Jose
Ensemble: ; Chicago Arts Orchestra

Chicago Arts Orchestra's debut release portrays New Spain as a Mecca of baroque and gallant music through a selection of works by two of colonial...continue...
Recording information: Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, Evans (02/20/2012-02/23/2012)....continue...

Promenade

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Personnel: Gavino Murgia (vocals, duduk, soprano saxophone); Zohar Fresco (vocals, percussion); Cristina Marocco, Gianna Nannini (vocals); Daniele Sepe (whistling); Franco Giacoia (guitar, oud); Anton...continue...

The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 1: Shakespeare's Memory / Chad Sloan, Andrea Chenoweth, Kellie Van Horn

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Summer: With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs); On The Death Of A Fair Infant, for voice & string quartet; Leda and the Swan; Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, teno...
Performers: Chenoweth, Andrea [Soprano Vocal]; Ferrante, Maria; Hartelova, Lydie; Sekera, Miroslav; Sloan, Chad [Baritone Vocal]; Van Horn, Kellie; Vickers, Justin; Watson, Ian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalmia String Quartet

Shakespeare's Memory is the first offering in Navona's Shakespeare Concerts Series. Vol. 1 includes Summer's original chamber and vocal compositions set to Shakespeare's dramas and...continue...