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And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Modified: Music For Bassoon / Villa-Lobos, Koerber / Matthias Kronsteiner, bassoon

1 CD / Composers Concordance / 2011-08-30

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Flute and Bassoon; Till Alexander Körber: Seismografische Reflexion, for flute, bassoon, bass clarinet & double bass; Christoph Cech: New Waves, ...
Performers: Frey, Thomas; Kronsteiner, Matthias [Bassoon]; Preimesberger, Daniela; Weissensteiner, Ernst

modified- music for bassoon takes you to a quasi-jaunt to different timbres of the bassoon. The exploration starts with Heitor Villa-Lobos merging Choro-Style and the...continue...
Recording information: Studio Weinberg in Kefermarkt, Austria....continue...

Volkslieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Anonymous, German: Die Gedanken sind frei, song; Wie schön blüht uns der Maien; German Traditional: Es geht ein dunkle Wolk herein, folk song; Als wir jüngst in Regensburg waren, folks...
Performers: Armbruster, Frank; Banse, Juliane; Becker, Konstantin; Busch, Christine; Gees, Michael; Genz, Stephan; Holscher, Anne-Maria; Irmer, Stefan; Joswig, Margarete; Kaleschke, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia;...
Conductors: ; Rademann, Hans-Christoph; Speck, Holger
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble); Licht und Schatten

"The songs are performed in quite a wide variety of styles. The disc opens with Jonas Kaufmann on top form in ‘Die Gedanken sind frei’......continue...

Villa-Lobos Conducts Villa-Lobos

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-05-31

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descombrimento do Brasil, suites (4) for orchestra, A. 377-380; Invocaçao em defesa da pátria, for voice, chorus & orchestra (or female chorus), A. 439; Bachiana bra...
Performers: Barentzen, Aline Van; Benedetti, Fernand; Blumental, Felicja; Braune, Manoel; Bronschwak, Henri; Cliquennois, Maurice; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dufrene, Fernand; Kareska, Maria; Neilz, Jacques; Ples...
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Kommt Ihr G'spielen /

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2010-04-27

Works: Melchior Franck: Kommt ihr G'spielen; Hans Leo Hassler: All' Lust und Freud'; Orlande de Lassus: Work(s); Audite nova Der Bwar von Eselsskirchen, lied for 4 voices, S. xx/51; Giovanni Giacomo Gastold...
Performers: Egle, Werner; Fischer, Christian [Bassoon]; Fischer, Georg; Haaks, Tobias; Hefele, Gottfried; Koch, Tobias [Vocals]; Schwarzmann, Jochen; Streckmann, Ulrich; Wohlfarth, Anselm
Conductors: Kammler, Reinhard

The main repertoire of Ars Musici is spiritual music filled up with high class classical and special interest recordings....continue...
Recording information: Volksschule Biberbach (07/2001)....continue...

Wind Effusions / Danilo Lozano, David Muller

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2009-09-28

Works: Hanning Schröder: Music for flute & bassoon; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Flute and Bassoon; Pierre Gabaye: Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon; Willson Osborne: Rhapsody for Bass...
Performers: Lozano, Danilo; Muller, David

Villa-Lobos: Complete Choros & Bachianas Brasileiras

7 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-07-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Introduction to the Choros, for guitar & orchestra, A. 239; Chôros bis (2), for violin & cello, A. 227; Chôros no 2, for flute & clarinet, A. 197; Chôros no 3, f...
Performers: Amaral, Luciano [Horn]; Arantes, Ozéas; Azevedo, Nailor "Proveta"; Brown, Donna; Buosi, Ovanir [Clarinet]; Burgani, Sergio Antonio; Bustani, Linda; Claudio Cruz [Violin/Conductor]; Evcil, Bule...
Conductors: Neschling, John; Minczuk, Roberto;
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

The life and music of Villa-Lobos is intimately linked with the emergence of Brazil as a nation and cultural force during the first half of...continue...

Songs of Life / Mager, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-12-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the unknown region; On Wenlock Edge; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 100, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 100; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV ...
Performers: Apperson, Jim; Brown, Ellen; Friedeman, John; Mager, Eileen; Tharp, Lisa

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

Praise Him

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2008-09-30

Works: Martin Luther: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg); Henry George Ley: Fight the good fight with all thy might, hymn (tune Rushford) (New English Hymnal, 359); Robert H. Young: Who Is He In ...
Performers: Barrett, Dan [Trombone]; Bartholomew, Jeffrey; Bean, Adam; Bergman, Jason; Bowman, Jonathan; Brough, Ron [Percussion]; Busch, Morgan; Chang, Ben; Cox, Erin; Culatta, Shaundra; Davis, Rob; Homer, Kate...
Conductors: Hall, Rosalind; Workman, Timothy

At last! The powerful, melodic, youthful BYU Men's Chorus returns to the world of CDs with Praise Him. You'll hear timeless gems such as "A...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms: Works for Bassoon and Piano / Kim Walker, Leonard Hokanson

1 CD / Gallo / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73;...
Performers: Hokanson, Leonard; Walker, Kim

British-American bassoonist Kim Walker is one of the world’s foremost woodwind performers. She is a celebrated recording artist and has toured worldwide as a soloist,...continue...

Händel: Nine German Arias / Arleen Augér

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Künft' ger Zeiten eitler Kummer (German Aria no 1), hymn for soprano & continuo, HWV 202; Das zitternde Glänzen (German Aria no 2), hymn, for soprano & continuo, HW...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Klier, Gunter; Mirring, Peter; Pfaender, Matthias; Tast, Werner; Zahn, Dieter

New York Legends - Judith LeClair, Principal Bassoon

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Willson Osborne: Rhapsody for Bassoon solo; Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet for Recorder, 2 Flutes and Basso Conti...
Performers: Botti, Robert; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Feldman, Jonathan; Lamb, Christopher; LeClair, Judith; Saxon, Michele
Conductors:
Ensemble: New York Legends

Bach, Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lie...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beckett, Edward; Black, Neil; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Gatt, Martin; Gray, John; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Peter [Fl...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond

"We seldom hear Bach sung like this any more. The modern fashion is to skim nimbly and objectively across the notes, but Baker will have...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras, Guitar Concerto, etc

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & o...
Performers: Bell, Susan; Fox, Eldon; Hansen, Lisa; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ortiz, Cristina; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Vêpres pour Saint Louis

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2007-09-01

Works: Guillaume Gabriel Nivers: Suite for organ on the 1st tone; Fugue grave, for organ; Prelude for organ on the 2nd tone; Anonymous, French: Deus in adjutorium (faux-bourdon); Marc-Antoine Charpentier: D...
Performers: Buet, Alain; Desenclos, Frederic; Lusson, Matthieu; Perrot, Benjamin; Saito, Yuka; Salles, Alexandre
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier
Ensemble: Versailles Baroque Music Center

Poulenc: Orchestral and Choral Works / Dutoit

5 CD / Decca / 2007-05-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; Concerto Champêtre for Har...
Performers: Balet, B.; Bauer, Marc; Binder, Florence; Carbonare, Alessandro; Coman, Teodor; Coueffe, Yves; Decker, Laurent; Deferne, Sylviane; Fourquet, Jacques; Fustin, Claude; Gantiez, Andre; Goudenhooft, Andr...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

"Charles Dutoit's five disc set of the orchestral works, the concerted works, the sacred choral works and the vocal works with orchestral accompaniment by Poulenc...continue...

Johann Strauss Vater und Sohn / Zemlinsky Quintett Wien

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-03-01

Works: Johann Strauss I: Alice Polka, Op. 238; Gesellschafts-Galoppe, Op. 17; Tanz Signale Waltz, Op. 218; Indianer-Galopp, Op. 111; Chineser Galop, Op. 20; Seufzer-Galopp, Op. 9; Johann Strauss II: Indigo ...
Performers: Gasciarrino, Michel; Krauk, Andrea; Pokorny, Gottfried; Schmid, Kurt Franz; Wagner-Lazendorfer, Heidrun
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Wind Quintet

You just know that this music, heard for years played by large orchestras, and then by smaller ensembles modeled after the original Strauss orchestras of...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Masters of the Oboe

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-06-13

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Richard Strauss: Concert...
Performers: Black, Neil; Bourgue, Maurice; Brown, Iona; Elhorst, Hans; Gomberg, Ralph; Holliger, Heinz; Koch, Lothar; Koenen, Rolf; Mack, John; Nicklin, Celia; Schellenberger, HansJorg [Oboe/Conductor]; Shingles...
Conductors: ; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This '2 for 1' set is the eighth title in the acclaimed 'Masters of' series. 'Masters of the Oboe' includes performances by Heinz Holliger, Hansjorg...continue...

Violin Works - Prokofiev, Stravinsky / Joseph Szigeti, et al

1 CD / Biddulph / 2006-01-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D major, Op. 94bis; Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Ba...
Performers: Gassman, Bert; Hambro, Leonid; Levine, Joseph; McGinnis, Robert; Miller, Mitch; Schoenbach, Sol; Stravinsky, Igor; Szigeti, Joseph [Violin]
Conductors: Stravinsky, Igor

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras (Complete)

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachianas Brasileiras no 3, for piano & orchestra, A. 388; Bachianas brasileiras no 4; Bachiana bras...
Performers: Estill, Cynthia; Feghali, Jose; Gratton, Erik; LaMarchina, Anthony; Lamosa, Rosana
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

This is a brilliant recording of Villa-Lobos most famous composition, performed by the Nashville Symphony under the brilliant leadership of Kenneth Schermerhorn. It is no...continue...

Bassoon Brasiliero - Mignone, Villa-Lobos / Morelli, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-05-01

Works: Francisco Mignone: Concertino for bassoon & chamber orchestra; Waltzes (16) for solo bassoon; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Ciranda das sete notas, W 325
Performers: Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Verdery, Ben

Bassoon Brillantissimo / M. Tanaka, M. Washimiya

1 CD / Pavane / 2005-03-22

Works: Paul Agricola Génin: Carnival of Venice, Op. 14; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Enrique Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Antonio Pasculli: Homage to Bellini; Nikolai Rims...
Performers: Tanaka, Masahito; Washimiya, Miyuki

The Playful Pachyderm / Corp, Perkins, New London Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-12-14

Works: Johann Wilhelm Ganglberger: Mein Teddybär, polka for bassoon & orchestra; Edward Elgar: Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62; Jean Baptiste Senaillé: Alleg...
Performers: Perkins, Laurence; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

'Perkins is a compelling advocate of the instrument, not only in his painstaking work as orchestrator and arranger, and his enthusiastic and well-researched booklet notes,...continue...

Bassoon Images - Villa-Lobos, etc / Benjamin Coelho, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-01-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Flute and Bassoon; Amelia Kaplan: Blow, for bassoon; Mario Lavista: Responsorio in memorian Rodolfo Halffter, for bassoon & percussion; John Steinmetz...
Performers: Coelho, Benjamin; Coelho, Tadeu; Grosso, Adam; Jones, William LaRue; Moore, Daniel

Stravinsky Vol II

3 CD / Andante / 2003-04-08

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Symphony of Psalms; Concerto for Violin in D major; Duo Concertante, for violin & pi...
Performers: Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Durand, Georges; Dushkin, Samuel; Grandmaison, Gabriel; Gromer, Louis; Rosenker, Michael; Stravinsky, Igor; Stravinsky, Soulima; Vacellier, Andre
Conductors: Stravinsky, Igor; Ansermet, Ernest; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Alexis Vlassof Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Hamburg Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra

Celtic Influences / Marchese, Stevens-Estabrook, Naoumoff

1 CD / Gega New / 2002-12-01

Works: Emile Naoumoff: Sweet Lucy; I Leave You Now; Polegnala e Todora; Quick Dance "Rutchenitza"; Quiet Street in Triavna; Slower Dance "Bavna Rutchenitza"; William Byrd: The woods so wild, MB 85; Lavolta ...
Performers: Marchese, Catherine; Naoumoff, Emile; Stevens-Estabrook, Sarah

Of Winds And Song / Cavenaugh, McCarty, York

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Oboe Concerto for 2 oboes, strings & continuo in C major, RV 534; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behag...
Performers: Berry, Sanford; Blair, Richard; Castano, Elizabeth; Cavenaugh, Kathryn; Cavenaugh, Melanie; Chappell, Marilyn; McCarty, Evelyn; York, Susan

The Art of Robert Bloom - Music for Oboe and Strings Vol 2

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D m...
Performers: Bloom, Robert; Bloom, Sara Lambert; Guetter, J. Walter; Hilsberg, Alexander; McGinnis, Robert; Tabuteau, Marcel
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Wolfe, Paul; Wilson, Keith
Ensemble: ; Norfolk Festival Orchestra; RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra

Feast with Bill Douglas and friends / Caliban Quartet

1 CD / Northern Lights / 2001-07-01

Works: Bill Douglas: Feast; Banana; Highland; Funk for Spain; Jewel; Peter Maxwell Davies: The Yellow Cake Revue; Irving Berlin: Easter Parade; Astor Piazzolla: Tango no 3; Raymond Scott: Powerhouse; Dinner...
Performers: Crossan, Kate; Douglas, Bill; Duggan, Mark; Jackson, Fraser; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; McLean, Kathy; Millard, Christopher
Conductors:
Ensemble: Caliban Quartet

"This disc by a quartet of Canadian bassoonists could serve as a demonstration of techinque and musicianship to any workship, and it also has the...continue...

Bach: Cantata Arias for Soprano / Rosique, Fuster, et al

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 2001-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 93; Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202; Cantat...
Performers: Apellaniz, Carlos; Fuster, Jesus; Rosique, Ruth; Sanchis, Salvador; Sapina, Javier

Villa-Lobos: Music for Flute / William Bennett, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-11-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quinteto em forma de Chôros, W 231; Modinha, W 534; Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Flute and Bassoon; Distribuiçao de flores, W 381; Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle), f...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; King, Thea; Robin O'Neill [Bassoon/Conductor]; Tunnell, Charles; Wynberg, Simon

William Bennett is one of the finest flautists of the present day - and on this disc, he is in excellent company with some leading...continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-11-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Le bal masqué, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) & chamber ensemble, FP 60; Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber ensemble), FP 15a; ...
Performers: Bauer, Marc; Bernold, Philippe; Delage, Pascal; Delescluse, Jean; Doise, Olivier; Groben, Francoise; Hanon, Philippe; Joulain, Herve; Lefevre, Laurent; Leguerinel, Franck; Mauger, Jacques; Moisan, An...

"Francis Poulenc is music itself. I know no music that is more direct, more simply expressed or going so unerringly to its target." This praise...continue...

Ave Maria - The Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album

1 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; J...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Gormley, Michael G.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Maria, Ave; McNair, Sylvia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scholl, Andreas; Scott, Joh...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chung, Myung-Whun; Norrington, Roger; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rose, Barry; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Dearnley, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Lewis, Henry; Solti...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Billed as "the ultimate sacred Christmas album," AVE MARIA has reason to claim the title: performances of some of the world's most beloved seasonal music by top international performers make this CD a...continue...

United Sounds of Bassoon / Turkovic, Goldings, Galler, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 1999-12-01

Works: Cypriano de Rore: Calami sonum ferentes; Henry Purcell: Prophetess, Z 627; Reinhard Keiser: Die edelmüthige Octavia; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Ludwig ...
Performers: Aykal, Selim; Fiedler, Ursula; Galler, Richard; Goldings, Clelia; Schulze, Werner; Tachezi, Herbert; Turkovic, Alex; Turkovic, Milan

Bainbridge: Ad Ora Incerta, etc / Brabbins, Bickley, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1999-10-26

Works: Simon Bainbridge: Ad Ora Incerta; Primo Levi Settings (4)
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Walker, Kim
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn;
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Nash Ensemble

Home for Christmas / Anne Sofie von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-12

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; William Mathias: Sweet Was The Song; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: Tomorro...
Performers: Agnas, Joakim; Agnas, Urban; Bengtson, Jan; Bylund, Jonas; Danielsson, Göran; Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Helander, Torbjörn; Henrikson, Leif; Henryson, Svante; Jansson, Bengan; Jansson...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass

"Home for Christmas" is Anne Sofie von Otter's first holiday album. "Home for Christmas" is a rich selection of popular international Christmas songs, including a...continue...

Slow Fox / Patricia O'Callaghan, Robert Kortgaard

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 1999-04-13

Works: Kurt Weill: Nanna's Lied; Der Abschiedsbrief; Slow Fox and Algi-Song; Die Dreigroschenoper; Johnny Johnson; Street Scene; Lost in the Stars; Leonard Cohen: Take This Waltz; Alleluia; Arnold Schoenber...
Performers: Alexander, Scott; Butterfield, Benjamin; Kortgaard, Robert; Laughton, Stuart; Morris, Andy; O'Callaghan, Patricia; Shiffman, Barry; Sweeney, Michael; Vena, Claudio; Watts, Camille

First Chairs - Adler: Cantos for Solo Instruments

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-12-01

Works: Samuel Adler: Canto I, for solo trumpet; Canto XIV (Klezmer Fantasy) for solo clarinet; Canto XI, for solo horn; Canto XIII, for solo piccolo; Canto II, for solo trombone; Canto XV, for solo English ...
Performers: Bilger, David [trumpet]; Cohen, Franklin; Gippo, Jan; LeClair, Judith; Meulen, William Ver; Sampen, John; Stacy, Thomas; Vernon, Charlie

"Adler's music recalls Berio's series of compositions called Sequenzias. Each is an essay into a particular instrument's (including the human voice's) postmodern possibilities. These pieces,...continue...

25th Anniversary - International Double Reed Society

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-04-23

Works: André Previn: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon; Jean Françaix: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Duo for Oboe and Bassoon, W 535; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Canuti, Stefano; De Almeida, Cynthia Koledo; De Mio, Elizabeth; Goeres, Nancy; Klein, Alex; Mack, John; McGill, David; Previn, Andre; Sakakeeny, George

"...This is a party, and people are here to have fun. The proceedingsopen with the Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano by Francaix, elegantly good-humored...continue...

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind ("Sohn der Jungfrau"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Seb...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

25 Candlelight Favorites

1 CD / Vox Classical / 1996-10-03

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Work(s); Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, H...
Performers: Alvarosi, A.; Caroldi, A.; Eden, Bracha; Frankl, Peter; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Klien, Walter [Piano]; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Lucarelli, Humbert; Morelli, Fra...
Conductors: Jackson, Don; Kober, Dieter; Santi, Piero; Rodan, Mendi; Kehr, Günter; Faerber, Jörg; Mata, Eduardo; Falk, Peter; Kapp, Richard; Belohlávek, Jirí; Landau, Siegfried; Gibson, Phili...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Milano Virtuosi; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Bassoon Fantasia - Masahito Tanaka Plays his Favorites

1 CD / Pavane / 1996-04-01

Works: Clément Lenom: Mélodie; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato, for violin & piano (or orchestra); Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op...
Performers: Tanaka, Masahito

Queens of the Night - Bassoon Classics

1 CD / Gallo / 1995-12-12

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in D minor; Samuel Scheidt: Paduan à 4; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso...
Performers: Antoniotti, Luca; Baehler, Antoinette; Dowling, Lorelei; Esmerode, Raoul; Marville, Yovanka; Mealey, Maria; Walker, Kim

Villa-Lobos: par lui-même

6 CD / EMI Classics / 1991-05-04

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Descombrimento do Brasil; Invocaçao em defesa da pátria, for voice, chorus & orchestra (or female chorus), A. 439; Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Bachiana brasil...
Performers: Benedetti, Fernand; Blumental, Felicja; Braune, Manoel; Bronschwak, Henri; Cliquennois, Maurice; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dufrene, Fernand; Kareska, Maria; Neilz, Jacques; Plessier, Rene; Tagliaferr...
Conductors: Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Ensemble: French National Radio Chorus; French National Radio Orchestra

Carter: The Vocal Works (1975-1981) / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge /

Works: Elliott Carter: A Mirror on which to Dwell; In Sleep, In Thunder; Syringa; Three Poems of Robert Frost
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Blustine, Allen; Ciesinski, Katherine; Druckman, Daniel; Fader, Oren; Graham, John; Hudson, Benjamin; James, Dennis [doublebass]; Karis, Aleck; MacCourt, Donald; Martin, Lois; Mase, R...
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Black, Robert; Purvis, William; Starobin, David
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae