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Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass; Charles Griffes: Poem; The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan / Scott Goff, flute; Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass, for orchestra, Nos 1-5, complete; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poem, for flute & orchestra, A. 93; The White Peacock, for orchestra (Roman Sketches no 1), Op. 7...
Performers: Bogdashevskaya, Victoria; Danielson, Glen; Davis, Raymond; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krimsky, Seth; Sereque, Christopher; Shapiro, Bernard; Talvi, Ilkka; Taylor, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The opulent and sensual expressiveness in these composers' works has long been obscured by more turbulent developments in music of the 20th century. One of...continue...
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Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite; Dances Galanta; Erno Dohnanyi: Konzertstück for Cello / Janos Starker, cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Galánta; Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalized the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the...continue...
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Handel: Concerto Grossi, Op. 6/1, 6 & 9; Vivaldi & CPE Bach: Flute Concertos / Scott Goff, flute - Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6/9, HWV 327; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Carl Philipp Ema...
Performers: Benshoof, Theresa; Goff, Scott [Flute]; James, Simon; Miropolsky, Michael; Russ, Kimberly
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 are written for small solo string ensemble and orchestra, a combination which invites elegant interplay between like-sounding but distinctive groups....continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium-Benaroya Hall, Seat....continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / Dawn Kotoski, David Gordon, Glenn Siebert, Jan Opalach - Gerard Schwarz

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Dupree, Jillon Stoppels; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Kriewall, Judy; Morgan, Michael G.; Shapiro, Bernard; Williams, Susan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorale

Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (03/04/1991-03/05/1991)....continue...

Aaron Copland: Suite from 'Appalachian Spring'; Symphonic Ode; Paul Creston: Symphony No. 3 'Three Mysteries'

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, concert suite for 13 instruments; Symphonic Ode; Paul Creston: Symphony no 3 ("Three Mysteries"), Op. 48
Performers: Assadi, Susan Gulkis; Butler, Charles; Davis, Raymond; Krimsky, Seth; Ritt, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Aaron Copland's suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring won him a Pulitzer Prize and global recognition. The famous Quaker song 'Simple Gifts' and the American...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (1992-01-06_1992-01-07&1993-)....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Con. No. 1; Sym. 9; Liadov: Baba Yaga et al. / Lynn Harrell, cello

1 CD / Artek / 2011-07-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; Musical snuffbox, Op. 32; Kikimora, Op. 63; The enchant...
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Lynn Harrell joins Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony for a recording of what some regard as one of the most difficult works for cello....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 2; et al / Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Performers: Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Renowned cellist Lynn Harrell and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Music Director Gerard Schwarz play two of the great cello concertos of the...continue...

Bloch: From Jewish Life, Schelomo; Bruch, etc / Aasgaard, Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; From Jewish Life; David Diamond: Kaddish; Gerard Schwarz: In Memoriam, for cello & string orchestra (or string quartet); Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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Jonathan Aasgaard is principal cellist of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and focuses the inwardly musing aspect of Schelomo's narrative virtually to perfection. ... an...continue...

Baby needs Beauty

1 CD / Delos / 2008-08-26

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Fritz Kreisler: Rondino on a theme by Beethoven; Traditional: Greensleeves; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Cerovsek, Corey; Kondratieva, Olga; Krasko, Yulia; Lucas, Wendy Kerner; McDonald, Susann; Oskolkova, Tatiana; Romero, Angel; Rosenberger, Carol; Sergeev, Oleg; Starker, János; Zagorinsky, Alex...
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine; Kontorovich, Lev; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow

Lazarof: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Schwarz, Edinger, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-09-02

Works: Henri Lazarof: Concerto for Violin no 3; Viola Rhapsody, for viola & orchestra; Partita di madrigali
Performers: Edinger, Christiane; Neubauer, Paul; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Starker plays Haydn Cello Concertos

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2
Performers: Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The Concerto Project Vol 1 / Schwarz, Lloyd Webber, et al

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2004-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Cello; Concerto Fantasy, for 2 timpanists & orchestra
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn; Haas, Jonathan; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded in January 2004, the first release in the four volume concerto project brings together a top English orchestra with two of the country's best...continue...

R. Strauss, Tchaikovsky / Harrell, Schwarz, Royal Liverpool

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 2003-04-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Greenlees, David; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

American Classics - Diamond: Symphony no 3, etc / Schwartz , Starker, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: David Diamond: Psalm for orchestra; Kaddish; Symphony no 3
Performers: Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"Performances are exemplary, with none of the too-laid-back quality that bothered me in Schwarz's Piston disc. Perhaps the conductor has more affinity for Diamond's neoromanticism...continue...

A Day in the Life of Lucky - Music for You and Your Dog

1 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b n...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Lucas, Wendy Herner; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Oliveira, Elmar; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; Smith, Norman; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; DePreist, James; Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Serene Journeys Through Classical Music

3 CD / Delos / 1998-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphon...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Cole, Vinson; Kruczek, Mark; Noehren, Robert; Plutz, Eric; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David; Starker, Janos; Stephens, Patrick [Piano]; Tennant, Scott [Guitar]; Wilson, Todd ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Litton, Andrew; DePreist, James; ; Pearson, Donald; Keene, Dennis; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Haydn: Symphony nos 61 & 103, etc / Schwarz, Starker

1 CD / Delos / 1991-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 61 in D major, H. 1/61; Concerto for Cello in D major H. 7b/4 (spurious); Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Haydn: Symphonies 21 & 96, Cello Concerto / Schwarz, Starker

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 21 in A major, H. 1/21; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The Symphonic Sound Stage - A Listener's Guide

1 CD / Delos / 1987-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Salome, Op. 54; Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Noches en los jardines de Espa&ntild...
Performers: Jones, Della; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; DePreist, James
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Shifrin, Schwarz

1 CD / Delos / 1985-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Appel, Toby; Arm, Theodore; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Shifrin, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

Soundscapes, Vol. 1: A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler

1 CD / Delos / 1985-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Atalanta, HWV 35; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Browning, John [Piano]; Burns, Stephen; Davis, Douglas [Cello]; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]; Noehren, Robert; Oliveira, Elmar; Romero, Celedonio; ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: American Brass Quintet; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony; Philadelphia Orchestra

Classic Trumpet Concerti of Haydn & Hummel / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Delos / 1983-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Giulio Cesare Monteverdi: Contine Iram Deus (from "Affetti musici," 1620)
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Chapin, Earl; Glickman, Loren; Gottlieb, Gordon; Nyfenger, Thomas; Russo, Charles; Schwarz, Gerard; Smith, Norman; Toseman, Ronald; Voigt, Carolyn; Zlotkin, Frederick
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony

Dvorak: Serenade, Notturno, etc / Schwarz, Los Angeles CO

1 CD / Delos / 1982-01-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Nocturne for String Orchestra in B major, Op. 40/B 47
Performers: Davis, Douglas [Cello]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra