Cello > Vocal

Scotland Boy / The Orchestra of the Scottish Opera, Moray West

1 CD / Scotdisc (BGS Productions) / 2013-07-09

Works: Michael Korb: Highland Cathedral, song; Stephen West: Miss You, song; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K 339; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Scottish Trad...
Performers: Cassels, Stuart; Hope, Stuart; Lynch, Julia; McDougall, James; McGillivray, Alison; McPhee, George; Moffat, Tony; Tunnell, Pippa; West, Moray; Willshire, Havilland
Conductors: Danzmayr, David; Dean, Tim; Bell, Christopher

Walther, Westhoff, Bach

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2013-05-07

Works: Johann Jakob Walther: Sonata for violin & continuo no 2 in A major (Hortulus Chelicus); Aria for violin & continuo no 14 in G minor (Hortulus Chelicus); Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonata for violin & ...
Performers: Dietrich, Wolf-Eckart; Mader, Klaus; Pape, Uta; Reimers, Olaf

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (07/11/2012-07/15/2012)....continue...

Sonatas for cello & piano by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev / Julian Steckel, cello

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Danse Hongroise, Op. 6, no 2 (original); Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Sergey Prokofiev:...
Performers: Rivinius, Paul; Steckel, Julian [Cello]

Since winning first prize at the international ARD Competition 2010, at which he also won the audience prize, the Oehms Classics Special Prize and the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich (01/30/2012-02/01/2012)....continue...

Japanese Melodies / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-23

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Matsushima Ondo, folk song, for voice & piano; Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta, folk song, for voice & piano; Rentaro Taki: Kojyo no tsuki; Japanese Traditional: Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi, folk ...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakagawa, Masami; Yoshiwara, Sumire [Percussion]; Zander, Patricia
Conductors: Mamiya, Michio
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

Recording information: Niiza-Shimin-Kaikan-Hall, Saitama, Japan (11/25/1983-11/26/1983)....continue...

American Classics: Parlor Music Revisited - Music by Semyon and Daniel Kobialka

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09

Works: Daniel Kobialka: God Bless America Medley, for violin, viola, guitar, drums & percussion; Thomas Moore: The Minstrel-Boy; Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Joseph Philbrick Webster: Lorena, waltz; Americ...
Performers: Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Semyon; Macias, Mason

Rachmaninoff and Ginastera for Cello and Piano / Evelyn Elsing, cello; Santiago Rodriguez, piano

2 CD / Centaur / 2013-03-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Pieces, Op. 2; Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32; Alberto Ginastera: Sonata for Cello Op. 49; Pampeana no 2 for C...
Performers: Elsing, Evelyn; Rodríguez, Santiago

Recording information: Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts C (2009-05-28_2009-05-30&2009-)....continue...

Burning Questions: Music of Richard Cameron-Wolfe

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-02-26

Works: Richard Cameron-Wolfe: ARQ; Kyrie (Mantra), for flute trio; Roerich Rhapsody, for cello & piano; Toccata; Labyrinths; Lapis Lazuli, for flute & piano; Burning Questions - in memory of my father, for ...
Performers: Blankenburg, Gayle; Chow, Vicky; Fehrenbach, Paula; Fulmer, David; Menzies, Mark; Morkoski, Molly; Rosenfeld, Jayn; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Spencer, Patricia; Starin, Stefani; Zoernig, Lawren...

August Nolck: Salon Music for cello and piano / Beth Vanderborgh, cello; Theresa Bogard, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-02-12

Works: August Nölck: Spanische Serenade, for cello & piano, Op. 208/1; Mazurka brilliante, for cello & piano, Op. 208/2; Amoroso, valse lente for cello & piano, Op. 160; Burleske, for cello & piano, Op...
Performers: Bogard, Theresa; Vanderborgh, Beth

August Nölck was a respected and well-published cello teacher of his day, a director of the Vienna conservatory and a voice from the great German...continue...
Recording information: University of Wyoming Fine Arts Concert Hall, Laramie, (12/2010)....continue...

Folk Stories - Traditional folk songs and music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Britten, Respighi, Bartók, Sibelius, and Vogel / Cora Burggraaf: mezzo-soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: English Traditional: Sprig of Thyme; Johannes Brahms: Marienwürmchen ("Marienwürmchen, setze dich"), folk song for voice & piano (Volks-Kinderlieder), WoO; German folk songs (49) for voice ...
Performers: Burggraaf, Cora; Ferschtman, Liza; Lepper, Simon; Mijnders, Floris

The debut CD on Challenge Classics for Cora Burggraaf, recipient of many prizes including the 2009/10 ECHO Rising Star Award, the 2006 Elizabeth Everts Prize,...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2011-04-26&2011-12-11_2011-)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Petit Noel / Alain Lefevre, Quatuor Philippe Dunnigan

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Norbert Glanzberg: Noel c'est l'amour, carol; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Mykola Leont...
Performers: Bock, Marieve; Dunnigan, Philippe; Lefevre; Misbakhova, Elvira; Prevost, Christian [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor Philippe Dunnigan

Recording information: Saint-Benoît de Mirabel Church (09/2011)....continue...

The Ultimate Collection: Katherine Jenkins

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-11-27

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You; Traditional: I Vow To Thee My Country; Robert John Lange: Everyt...
Performers: Bradbury, Adrian; Jenkins, Katherine; Meirion, Rhys; Pailthorpe, Emily; Parricelli, John; Scott, Keith
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Inglis, Anthony;
Ensemble: ; Arcadian Ensemble

Released shortly after the Welsh soprano turned 30, the Katherine Jenkins compilation The Ultimate Collection is a good summation of her recording career so far. In that sense, it tends to confirm the...continue...

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Pekarsky, M...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...continue...

Ravel: Mélodies / Nora Gubisch, mezzo-soprano; Alain Altinoglu, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Manteau de fleurs, song or voice & piano (or orchestra); Noël des jouets; Cinq m&ea...
Performers: Altinoglu, Alain; Gubisch, Nora; Mosnier, Magali; Pernoo, Jerome

Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maîtrise of Radio France. On stage, she sings the title...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris, France (06/2011)....continue...

Soli Deo Gloria / Benjamin Isachsen, soprano; Magne H. Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Norwegian Traditional: Solrenning Saele, folk song; Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I know a stronghold in heaven); Ingen er så Trygg i Fare, folk song; Jeg vet meg en sovn i Jesu navn, folk song; ...
Performers: Båtnes, Elise; Dahl, Ane Stine; Draagen, Magne H.; Isachsen, Benjamin; Landaas, Henninge

This sequel to the much-lauded Canto Ergo Sum features lovely songs performed by a brilliant boy soprano. The beautiful harmonies nurture peace of mind and...continue...
Recording information: Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (05/29/2009-05/30/2009); Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (06/22/2009)....continue...

Jakob Schönberg "Another Schönberg" - Songs, chamber works, solo piano pieces / Tehila Nini Goldstein, soprano; Jascha Nemtsov, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-07-31

Works: Jakob Schönberg: Land von unser Vergangenheit (Land of our past), for voice, string quartet & piano; Hebräische Lieder (6) (Hebrew Songs), for voice & piano; Hasidic Suite, for piano; Es bl...
Performers: Fehlandt, Stefan; Forck, Stephan; Goldstein, Tehila Nini; Nemtsov, Jascha; Pameijer, Eleonore; Reinecke, Frank

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING - Schönberg, not Schoenberg. Jakob Schönberg's name and music were completely forgotten for several decades after his death. Only a few years...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Köln (01/24/2010-01/27/2010)....continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

The Very Best of Jessye Norman from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Franz Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D 291; Der Winterabend, D 938; Auflösung ("Verbirg dich, Sonne"), so...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Balwin, Dalton; Baquier, Gabriel; Burles, Charles; Carreras, Nicole; Debost, Michel; Duesing, Dale; Fontanarosa, Renaud; Gage, Irwin; LaFont, Jean-Phi...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Cambreling, Sylvain; Muti, Riccardo; Plasson, Michel

If anyone may lay claim to the title of prima donna assoluta of the late 20th century, it is surely Jessye Norman. She is one...continue...

Songs of Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu / Jane Christeson, mezzo soprano

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for ...
Performers: Christeson, Jane; Christeson, Jesse [Cello]; Holbrook-Loar, Rebecca; Rickman, Michael [Piano]; Robinson, Bobb

Liebestreu or "True Love", explores the romantic songs of Brahms. Brahms Lieder is some of the most beautiful, haunting and richly satisfying to perform in...continue...

Flute and Cello in Dialogue - works by Mozat, Ferroud, Villa-Lobos, Takemitsu / Atsuko Koga, flute; Ithay Khen, cello

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for violin & viola no 1 in G major, K. 423; Pierre Octave Ferroud: Trois Pièces (AKA Oriental Pieces), for flute; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 6 for Fl...
Performers: Khen, Ithay; Koga, Atsuko

Genuin presents the debut CD of a unique duo including flutist Atsuko Koga and cellist Ithay Khen as they converse in rarely performed works by...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (06/02/2011-06/04/2011)....continue...

Ofra Harnoy Vol. 2 / Telemann, Bozza, Danzi and Offenbach

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto ("All'inglese"), for violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major, RV 546; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello in B flat major, K. 292 (K. 196c); Niko...
Performers: Arpin, John; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Carver, Brent; Dussek, Michael; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; McKay, James; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Orlov, Vladimir; Parr, Patricia...
Conductors: Robinson, Paul

Previously unissued recordings of celebrated cellist Ofra Harnoy, from the 1980s, with leading Canadian performers. Well known from her many CDs on the RCA, Decca...continue...
Recording information: Tokyo; Toronto....continue...

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Elgar & Delius: Cello Concertos; Songs of Farewell; Sea Pictures. / Jacquelin du Pre, cello; Janet Baker [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Frederick Delius: Songs of Farewell, for double chorus & orchestra, RT ii/9; A Song Before Sunrise; Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Jacqueline du PrT's unsurpassed recording of the [Elgar] Concerto hardly needs any further recommendation from us, spontaneous in its freely rhapsodic style but with...continue...

Rachmaninov: Works For Cello & Piano / Steven Doane, cello; Barry Snyder, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-05-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Op. 2; Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39; Lied (Romance), for cello & piano in F minor, TN ii/32
Performers: Doane, Steven; Snyder, Barry [Piano]

The duo team of cellist Steven Doane and pianist Barry Snyder made a number of award-winning recordings for Bridge Records in the 1990s. Their traversal...continue...
Recording information: Eastman Theatre (08/1996)....continue...

Liebesfreud & Liebesleid: Encores for Cello by Sarasate, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saens, Massenet et al. / Michael Hell, cello; Micaela Gelius, piano

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-04-24

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Jules Masse...
Performers: Gelius, Micaela; Hell, Michael

"This CD has at last given me the opportunity to record my favorite encore pieces. After concerts, friends have often asked me to do so...continue...
Recording information: Franz-Liszt-Zentrum, Raiding, Burgenland, Austria (04/2011)....continue...

Tadeás Salva: Cello Concerto; Little Suite; Slovak Concerto Grosso No. 3 et al. / Eugen Prochac, cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Tadeás Salva: Concerto for Cello; Arias (3), for cello & piano; Little Suite, for cello & piano; Concerto Grosso for violin, cello & organ no 3 ("Slovak"); Preludes (8), for 2 cellos
Performers: Cizmarovic, Juraj; Prochac, Eugen; Skuta, Nora; Slavik, Jan; Sunavska, Bernadetta
Conductors: Lejava, Marian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tadeá Salva was one of the foremost Slovakian composers of his generation. His studies equipped him with a thorough awareness of the new Polish School,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia....continue...

Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Duparc, Ravel, Debussy / Barry McDaniel, baritone

2 CD / Audite / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Winterabend, D 938; Herbst, D 945; Daß die hier gewesen, D. 775; Der Einsame, D 800; Fahrt zum Hades, D 526; Der Jüngling und der Tod, D 545; Sprache der Liebe ("Lass d...
Performers: Finke, Eberhard; Klust, Hertha; McDaniel, Barry; Reimann, Aribert; Zoeller, Karlheinz

The American baritone Barry McDaniel was one of the outstanding singers of the post-war era, enjoying a successful career as both opera singer and Lieder...continue...

Shelter: Songs for Soprano & Cello with Piano Accompaniment / Mela Dailey, soprano; Scott Kluksdahl, cello; Rick Rowley, piano

1 CD / Pierian / 2012-02-28

Works: André Previn: Vocalise; Songs (4) after poems by Toni Morrison, for soprano, cello & piano; John Tavener: Akhmatova Songs, for soprano & cello (or string quartet); Robert Honstein: We Choose to ...
Performers: Dailey, Mela; Kluksdahl, Scott; Rowley, Rick

Mela Dailey and Scott Kluksdahl explore the sonic world of the human voice coupled with cello, through a wide variety of works that traverse style...continue...
Recording information: Premium Recording Studios, Austin, TX....continue...

Song of the Bubble Ring: John Greer and Clifford Crawley / Jane Leibel, John Greer

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-05

Works: John Greer: Palm Court Songs of the Bubble Ring, for voice, clarinet, cello & piano, Op. 10; A Sarah Binks Songbook (The Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan), for voice & piano; Clifford Crawley: When S...
Performers: Cheramy, Michelle; Greer, John; Leibel, Jane [Soprano]; Power, Rob; Regehr, Vernon; Rice, Sean

Recording information: D.F. Cook Recital Hall, St. John's, Canada (2008-07-22_2008-07-25&2008-)....continue...

Shostakovich: Songs for the Front / Arrangements of 27 Songs

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-01-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Romances and Songs (27) for voice and piano (arr. of others songs for wartime use)
Performers: Masterov, Valery; Pavlova, Natalia; Tanabe, Ayako
Conductors: Khondzinsky, Nikolay
Ensemble: Soloists of the Russian Conservatory Chamber Capel

During the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted from 1941 to 1944, Shostakovich was famously photographed in a fireman's outfit on the burning rooftops. But he...continue...
Recording information: St Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow (2010-01-04&2010-02-24&2010-)....continue...

Forever To Remember: Music to the Lyrics of Poet Yaakov Barzilai

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2011-12-02

Works: Sharon Farber: Forever to Remember, for voice, clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Spoken Word: Also the Ashes, poem; Until When?, poem; My Father Will No Longer Bless the Bread, poem; Eugene Levitas: U...
Performers: Carmel, Dudu; Epshtein, Evgenia [Violin]; Kohn, Raz; Nemirovsky, Felix; Orbach, Orit; Yodan, Hagai

Recording information: Jerusalem Music Center, Jerusalem, Israel....continue...

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

The Arts Desk
The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

España! Songs and Dances from Spain

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-11-15

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; La vida breve; El amor brujo; Enriqué Granados: Goyescas; 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; Pablo de Sarasate: Danzas españolas, Op. 23; Isaac Al...
Performers: Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa

Gramophone Magazine
This is an attractive recital of transcriptions of favourite Spanish pieces - I hesitate to describe them as 'lollipops' as they are more than...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Elmau, Groáer Saal (03/2011)....continue...

Noel: Music for the Season by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod, Poulenc, Langlais et al.

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum; Christmas Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Bring a Torch, ...
Performers: Aronson, Justine; Batsios, Alexandra; Carruth, Amy; Cowan, Ken; Cowan, Lisa; Davis, Trey; Edmonds, David [Percussion]; Gillespie, Fiona; Heijink, Hank; Jackson, Chris [Bass vocals]; Larmore, Jennifer...
Conductors: Miller, Joe
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

Praised by American Record Guide as the "gold standard for American academic choirs," the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and St. G (04/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Paul Watkins, cello; Huw Watkins, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Song Without Words for piano in D major; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 i...
Performers: Watkins, Huw; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]

The Watkins brothers, Huw and Paul, join forces to perform works by Mendelssohn for cello and piano. The 2 Sonatas for Cello and Piano which...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (05/10/2011-05/12/2011)....continue...

Handel: Nine German Arias; Gloria / Dorothea Craxton, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: German Arias (9); Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken (German Aria no 3), hymn for soprano & continuo, HWV 204; In den angenehmen Büschen (German Aria no 8), hymn for sopran...
Performers: Craxton, Dorothea; From, Fredrik; Meyer, Leif; Steffensen, Kjeld Lybecker; Ydmark, Hanna

Handel seldom set texts in his native language but for the Nine German Arias he took poems by Barthold Heinrich Brockes, called Earthly Pleasure in...continue...
Recording information: Blågårds Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark (04/27/2010-05/01/2010)....continue...

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...

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir [Deluxe Edition]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

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The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

Miniatures & Folklore / Works for cello by Moszkowski, Wieniawski, Kreisler / Gavriel Lipkind, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Lipkind Productions / 2011-10-25

Works: Moritz Moszkowski: Guitarre, Op. 45 no 2; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16; Isaac Albéniz: España, Op. 165; Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato, for violin & piano (or or...
Performers: Lipkind, Gavriel; Lubchansky, Alexandra

Folkloristic flavors and origins together with the picturesque-ness and compactness of the Miniature serve as a perfect framework for an exciting investigation of the very...continue...
Recording information: Jerusalem Music Center, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Israel....continue...

Priez pour paix: Songs of the Great War / Philip Langridge, tenor; David Owen Norris, piano

1 CD / Prelude / 2011-10-25

Works: George Butterworth: On the Idle Hill of Summer, song for voice & piano; Songs (6) from "A Shropshire Lad"; Ivor Gurney: Everyone Sang, for voice & piano; In Flanders for voice & piano; Even Such is T...
Performers: Langridge, Jennifer; Langridge, Philip; Norris, David Owen

Prelude Records features here a collection of songs by English, German, French and American composers. This recording is a collection of 18 songs from the...continue...
Recording information: Bignor Park, W. Sussex....continue...

Invitation to Romance / Chung-Oo

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-10-11

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; David Raksin: Laura, song (for the film Laura); Henry Mancini: Charade, song (for the film Charade); Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory,...
Performers: Chung-Oo; Dean, Alex; Piltch, Rob; Riley, Ben; Riley, Doug [Drummer]; Szczesniak, Tom
Conductors: Riley, Doug [Drummer]

Recording information: The Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (09/07/1996-09/08/1996)....continue...

Handel: The Occasional Songs /Kirkby, Daniels, Miller, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Airs (7) françois, HWV 155; Sans y penser; Quand on suit l'amoureuse loi; Der Mund spricht zwar; Dicente mis ojos; Beneath a shady willow; Chloe, you're witty; Di gode...
Performers: Butterfield, Adrian; Carwood, Andrew; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Davies, Simon; Kirkby, Emma; Miller, David [Lute/Guitar]; Nicholson, Paul; Sharman, Katherine; Thorpe, William

John Joubert: Chamber & Instrumental Music / David Chadwick, viols; Anna Joubert, cello

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: John Joubert: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 91; Landscapes, for soprano & piano trio, Op. 129; Piano Trio, Op. 113; Lyric Fantasy on themes from the opera Jane Eyre, for piano, Op. 144; Sonata for Pi...
Performers: Bebbington, Mark; Chadwick, David B.; Joubert, Anna; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]
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Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet

New Horizons - Music from France and Spain / Walton, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Maurice Ravel: Mélodies hébraïques (2); Pièce en forme de Habañera; Manuel de Falla: Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); Canciones populares españolas (7); El amor ...
Performers: Grimwood, Daniel; Walton, Jamie

Im Herbst: Choral Works by Brahms & Schubert / Norwegian Solistkor

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-10-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: 11 Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, for mixed choir and piano; Gesänge (5) for vocal sextet, Op. 104; Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen?, motet for chorus, Op. 74/1; Geist...
Performers: Andsnes, Ingrid; Berg, Madelene; Birkeland, Oystein; Bullock, Catherine; Nordstoga, Kare; Ree, Ole-Eirik; Styffe, Dan
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Ensemble: Norwegian Solistkor

Recording information: Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway (11/2010)....continue...

A Napoli: Favorite Italian songs & arias by Tosti, Leoncavallo, Rossini, Galdieri, et al. / Marc Hervieux, tenor

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-09-27

Works: Vincenzo Russo: I te vurria vasà, for ensemble; Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirées music; Pa...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Benny, Marie-Andree; Bolshoy, Daniel; Chenevert, Yan; Desgagne, Alain; Gadbois, Annie; Hervieux, Marc; Lizotte, Caroline; Marchand, Josee; Pilon, Francois; Triquet, Julie

Following the great success of Le Premier Noël and Tenor Arias, tenor Marc Hervieux returns with A Napoli, his third ATMA CD, dedicated to Neapolitan...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-François-de-Sales, Laval, Québec, Canada (06/2009).

Refusing to pander to the classical pop market, "Quebec's answer to Pavarotti," Marc Hervi...continue...

Dialoghi - Dialogues for cello & piano - Elinor Frey & David Fung

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-09-27

Works: Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Bunraku, for solo cello; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Christopher Rouse: Ricorda...
Performers: Frey, Elinor; Fung, David

Music for solo 'cello and for 'cello and piano from the 11th century through the 21st century. Elinor Frey plays with exuberance and refinement. She...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Arts, Los Angeles (11/19/2007-11/21/2007)....continue...

Curtis-Smith: Gold Are My Flowers, A Civil War Song Cycle / Carmen Pelton

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Curtis Curtis-Smith: Gold Are My Flowers (Christopher the Christ-Bearer), cycle for 2 voices & ensemble; A Civil War Song Cycle, for voice & piano
Performers: -Smith, Curtis; Ardizzone, Matthew; Bonhag, Mary [Soprano]; Buranskas, Karen; Knific, Renata Artman; Knific, Tom; Moonert, Judy; Opalach, Jan; Pelton, Carmen; Roederer, Silvia; Smith, Christine M.; T...
Conductors: Miller, Joe

Two works for voice by the internationally recognized composer C. Curtis-Smith are offered on this recording. The first - Gold Are My Flowers - is...continue...