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Waitin' for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman - Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stravinsky: 3 Pieces et al. / Julien Hervé, clarinet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Igor Stravinsky: Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Morton Gould:...
Performers: Green, Ying-Lai [Double Bass]; Herve, Julien; Lovett, Maud; Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori [Piano]

Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day....continue...
Recording information: Conservatoire de Paris (07/25/2011-07/28/2011)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F / André Previn, piano, LSO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: de Peyer, Gervase; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)....continue...

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

Live at the Kulturpalast Dresden - The SWR Big Band plays Duke ellington, George Gershwin and Sammy Nestico

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Sammy Nestico: A Swingphonic Collection, for big band; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Duke Ellington: Harlem
Performers: Farrent, Karl; Godfroid, Marc; Kuhn, Axel [Bass]; Paquette, Pierre; Wagenleiter, Klaus; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marshall, Wayne

Perhaps no other musical style has exerted a greater influence on the culture of the first half of the 20th century than Jazz. This utterly...continue...
Recording information: Kulturpalast Dresden (07/17/2011).

The phrase "German swing" may still cause a few hairs to stand up on the back of the neck, but this competent release is more the produ...continue...

The Legacy of George Gershwin / The United States Army Field Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Work(s); Rhapsody in Blue; Philip Sparke: A Weekend in New York, for jazz band; Un...
Performers: Everhart, Jennifer; McIver, Robert, Jr.; Whittier, Meghan
Conductors: Palmatier, Thomas H.
Ensemble: Marcus Roberts Trio; The United States Army Field Band

The United States Army Field Band proudly presents the fifth in a series of concert band recordings honoring the lives and music of individuals who...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein, Copland, et al / works for clarinet

1 CD / Teldec / 2011-05-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Morton Gould: Derivations for clarinet & band; Artie Shaw: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; George Gershwin: Porgy...
Performers: Kam, Sharon
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor

This CD features works by American composers that are, in the words of Clarinet Soloist Sharon Kam, 'classical, jazz, and everything in between'. The Copland...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Concerto In F / Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2011-03-22

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Concerto for Piano in F major; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano
Performers: Bollani, Stefano; Erben, Frank-Michael; Hipper, Thomas; Jannemann-Fischer, Gundel [Oboe]; Timm, Jurnjakob; Ziesch, Thomas
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo

With this recording of the Rhapsody in Blue and the Concerto in F, Riccardo Chailly blends the classical elegance and sophistication of the Gewandhaus Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (01/28/2010-01/30/2010)....continue...

L. Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata / Manasse

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-11-09

Works: John Novacek: Rags (4) for clarinet & piano ("for Two Jons"); Paquito d'Rivera: The Cape Cod Files, for clarinet & piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (...
Performers: Manasse, Jon; Nakamatsu, Jon

Acclaimed duo partners Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu turn their attention to American composers in this jazz-inflected program of music for clarinet and piano. Bernstein’s...continue...
Recording information: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY (12/2009)....continue...

Virtuoso Clarinet / Michael Collins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Alamiro Giampieri: Carnival of Venice, capriccio variations for clarinet & orchestra in B flat; André Messager: Solo de concours for clarinet & piano; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for ...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Lane, Piers

Michael Collins is one of the most versatile clarinetists, possessing a dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship that have made him the favourite of conductors, composers,...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suff (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto in F; Second Rhapsody; 'I Got Rhythm' Variations

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-07-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Boriskin, Michael; Levy, Todd
Conductors: Sheffer, Jonathan

Recording information: Recital Hall, The Performing Arts Center, Purchase Coll (1997-10-22_1997-10-23&1998-)....continue...

Voyage

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Leroy Anderson: Clarinet Candy; Niccolò Paganini: Caprice 24; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Her...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Wilson, Rolf
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian

Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Piano Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 2010-04-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Barta, Steven; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs "jazz band" orchestrations of Rhapsody in Blue, variations on 'I Got Rhythm,' and the Concerto in F live with the Baltimore Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD (11/12/2009-11/15/2009)....continue...

Gershwin By Grofe: Original Orchestrations & Arrangements

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-04-13

Works: George Gershwin: Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; That Certain Feeling, song (from Tip-Toes, musical); George White's Scandals of 1924; Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-Toes, m...
Performers: Gallodoro, Alfred; Richman, Steven
Conductors: Richman, Steven
Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble of New York

In this swinging set of symphonic jazz, Steven Richman and the Grammy-nominated Harmonie Ensemble New York perform a fascinating selection of music by George Gershwin....continue...
Recording information: Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State Univers....continue...

Gershwin: Porgy & Bess, Music For Clarinet / Villard

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Franck Villard: Porgy and Bess Suite, for clarinet & strings; George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano
Performers: Lethiec, Michel
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick

Porgy and Bess and An American in Paris deservedly rank among George Gershwin's most popular works, while in his Three Preludes for piano and Piano...continue...
Recording information: Laukaa Church, Jyväskylä, Finland (10/22/2007-10/27/2007)....continue...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

André Previn - The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; English, Gerald; Haendel, Ida; Lloyd, Peter [Flute]; Loriod, Jeanne; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Shirley-Quir...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On April 6, 2009 the musical world celebrated the 80th birthday of one of the most versatile musicians, Andre Previn. Born in Berlin but based...continue...

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Legendary Masterwork Recordings

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Schreier, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Bongartz, Heinz; Markevitch, Igor; Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue, etc / Stöckigt, Masur, Leipzig

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Cuban Overture; An American in Paris
Performers: Hiltawsky, Kurt; Stöckigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Long before he became conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur showed he knew his way around American music with these sparkling performances from...continue...

Masur Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc; Ravel

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano left hand
Performers: Hiltawsky, Kurt; Rapp, Siegfried; Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

40 Most Beautiful Summer Classics - Mozart, Vivaldi, Debussy, etc

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bayo, María; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graham, Susan; Höll, Hartmut; Heisser, Jean-Fran&cc...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Davis, Andrew; Krivine, Emmanuel; Bühl, Gregor; Parry, David; Nagano, Kent; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gardiner, John Eliot; Serebrier, José; Lombard...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lyon National Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Transience - Rorem, Argento, et al / Broxholm, Ormand, et al

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2007-11-01

Works: Ned Rorem: Ariel, cycle of 5 poems of Sylvia Plath for soprano, clarinet & piano; Dominick Argento: To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet; George Gershwin: George White's Scanda...
Performers: Broxholm, Julia; Katz, Martin; Ormand, Fred

Fred Orm has played with the Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit Orchestras. Martin Katz is renowned as a major accompanist and teacher. Julia Broxholm is highly...continue...

The Premium Collection - 75 Classical Masterworks

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Joaqu...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Crass, Franz; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Die...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Baumgartner; Ozawa, Seiji; Kubelik, Rafael; Wallenstein, Alfred; Chung, Chai-Dong; Jochum, Eugen; Pinnock, Trevor; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Barenboim, Daniel; Steinberg; Masur, Kurt; ...

Romantic Rhapsodies / Alain Lefèvre

1 CD / Analekta / 2007-05-15

Works: André Mathíeu: Rhapsodie romantique, for piano & orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Performers: Crowley, Robert; Lefèvre
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F, etc / Nakamatsu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody in Blue; Cuban Overture
Performers: Grant, Kenneth; Nakamatsu, Jon
Conductors: Tyzik, Jeff
Ensemble: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

"The best Gershwin disc to come along in years. Nakamatsu's quicksilver opening run promises a reading that captures the music's elegance and wit as few...continue...

Scintillation / Yolanda Kondanassis

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-06-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Arabe...
Performers: Chalifour, Martin; Cohen, Franklin; Gu, Wei-Fang; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Konopka, Stanley; Smith, Joshua; Sperl, Thomas; Weiss, Richard

"Kondonassis manages the feat of playing with discretion and taste while at the same time imparting a perceptible amount of personality to the music... Well...continue...

Lush Life / Karl-Heinz Steffens, David Gazarov

1 CD / Tudor / 2006-01-24

Works: Duke Ellington: I'm beginning to see the light; Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, song; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Corcovado, song; Wave, song; Sonny Rollins: Oleo; Victor Young...
Performers: Gazarov, David; Steffens, Karl-Heinz

The Artistry of Ralph McLane - Beethoven, Berg, Brahms

1 CD / Boston Records / 2005-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Alban Berg...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Elman, Mischa; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; McLane, Ralph

Un Mondo a Parte / Annette Bryn Parri

1 CD / Sain / 2005-06-10

Works: Ludovico Einaudi: Un mondo a parte, for piano & ensemble; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Work(s); Welsh Traditional: Bugeilio'...
Performers: Britton, Charli; Frieze, Bethan; Gibbard, Gwenan; Hames, Robin; Harries, Griff; Jenkins, Keith; Mainwaring, John; Parri, Annette Bryn; Pearce, Jeff; Pearson, Wyn; Peter Williams [Double Bass/Keyboard...

The Fascinating George Gershwin

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; Oh, Kay!; Lullaby, for string quartet; Rhapsody in Blue; Goldwyn Follies; Bob Zimmerman: Triple Tribute (afte...
Performers: Angelov, Ludmil; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Horsch, Gregor; Mijnders, Marijn; Pieterson, George; Rieken, Herman; Rubingh, Henk

"Gershwin's works can take almost anything arrangers throw at them, so these violin-and-piano transcriptions do not fail to please. The performers sound like they are...continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Wild, Fiedler

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-01-25

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Cuban Overture
Performers: Cardillo, Pasquale; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur

With the addition of the Cuban Overture, this best-selling Living Stereo compilation now offers both landmark Fiedler-Gershwin recordings complete, in demonstration-quality remasterings....continue...

All-American - Gershwin, Loeffler, et al / Toscanini, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2004-08-01

Works: Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary; Charles Martin Loeffler: Memories of My Childhood, tone poem (Life in a Russian Village); Paul Creston: Choric Dances (2) for orchestra, Op. 17; Morton Gould: A Lin...
Performers: Goodman, Benny; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; An American in Paris

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Simas, Jerome; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: New World Symphony; San Francisco Symphony

Sexy and soulful, these Gershwin classics sparkle with spectacular sound in the hands of these great American artists....continue...

American Jazz Concertos / Russell, Jackson, Spring, et al

1 CD / Summit Records / 2003-05-06

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Oliver Lake: Rahsaan and Stuff
Performers: Jackson, D.D.; Spring, Robert
Conductors: Russell, Timothy;
Ensemble: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra; World Saxophone Quartet

"Jackson's take on 'Rhapsody in Blue' is individual, fresh, and idiomatic, with a solo mid-section that is extrememly inventive. Robert Spring, the orchestra's principal clarinetist...continue...

Artist Portrait: Sharon Kam

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-03-31

Works: Robert Schumann: Romanze, Op. 94 no 1; Phantasiestück (Zart und mit Ausdruck) for clarinet (or cello or violin) & piano, Op 73/1; Franz Krommer: Concerto for Clarinet in E flat major, Op. 36; Wo...
Performers: Kam, Sharon

Clarinet Brilliante - Bach, Gershwin, etc / Hartig

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-05-08

Works: Leó Weiner: Pereg recruiting Dance, Op. 40; Luigi Bassi: Concert Fantasia on Themes from Verdi's "Rigoletto"; Louis Cahuzac: Variations sur un air de Pays d'Oc for Clarinet, Viola and Piano; E...
Performers: Cymerman, Claude; Hartig, Caroline

"I was little prepared for the coiled virtuosity that sprang at me from Caroline Hartig, and associate professor at Ball State University. There are simply...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Arrangements, etc /Fazil Say, et al

1 CD / Teldec / 2000-04-25

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Impromptu in Two Keys, for piano; Merry Andrew, dance for pi...
Performers: Drucker, Stanley; Regni, Al; Saporito, James; Say, Fazil
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

The Essential Emma Johnson - In Concert & in Recital

2 CD / ASV / 2000-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio in D flat major f...
Performers: Back, Gordon; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Groves, Charles, Sir; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"...To hear their clarinet music played as well as this would, I think, have delighted these composers greatly. It is also very likely indeed to...continue...

Hot - Andrew Simon, Jon Klibonoff

1 CD / MSR Classics / 1999-06-01

Works: Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for clarinet & piano; Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Serban Nichifor: CARNYX for solo clarinet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E m...
Performers: Klibonoff, Jon; Simon, Andrew

Gershwin: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

1 CD / Conifer Classics / 1999-01-12

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Balm, Neil; Boriskin, Michael; Gershwin, George; Levy, Todd; York, Eos Orchestra of New
Conductors: Sheffer, Jonathan
Ensemble: Eos Ensemble

Personnel: Neil Balm (trumpet).

Recording information: New York, NY (10/22/1997/10/23/1997); Performing Arts Center (10/22/1997/10/23/1997); Purchase College (10/22/1997/10/23/1997); Recital Ha...continue...

New World Jazz / Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: John Adams: Lollapalooza, for orchestra; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Darius Milhaud: La cr...
Performers: Calcara, Tad; Inouye, Mark J.; Linville; Niehaus, Mark; Simas, Jerome; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: New World Symphony

"...Thomas does wonderful things with the music and with the young musicians in the New World Symphony. They and RCA ought to consider New World...continue...

Who Nose - Gershwin, Bernstein, et al /Röthlisberger, Andres

1 CD / Gallo / 1998-02-01

Works: George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for Piano; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Daniel Schnyder: Who Nose "A Portrait of Charles Mingus"; Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano; Joseph Hor...
Performers: Andres, Simon; Röthlisberger, Bernhard

Aria / Richard Stoltzman

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-09-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Georges Bizet: Carmen Suites for orchestra nos 1 & 2; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Jules ...
Performers: Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Turnerova, Katarina
Conductors: Fagen, Arthur; Opperman, Kalmen
Ensemble: ; Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir

Rhapsody in Blue / Arthur Fiedler, Earl Wild, Boston Pops

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-06-17

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Cardillo, Pasquale; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops

Gershwin: Dayful of Song / Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Delos / 1997-01-01

Works: George Gershwin: Dayful of Song, suite for piano & orchestra (arr. by S. Ramin); Cuban Overture; Walking the Dog, promenade for piano or orchestra (arrangement from film "Shall We Dance"); Rhapsody i...
Performers: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Girko, Stephen; Litton, Andrew
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Andrew Litton (piano); Christine DeRose (banjo); Susan Dederich-Pejovich (harp); Melvin Baer (violin, piano, celesta); Ronald Hudson, Peggy Zimmers, Daphne Volle, Janet Cherry, Miyo Kono, L...continue...

Spasm - Works for Bass Clarinet / Michael Lowenstern

1 CD / New World / 1996-12-01

Works: Michael Lowenstern: Spasm; But Would She Remember You?; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Daniel Weymouth: Rare Events; Jerome Kitzke: Regina Takes the Holy Road, 3 December 1994; Arthur Kreiger: Join...
Performers: Barringer, Heather; Johnson, Jay; Kitzke, Jerome; Linker, Tom; Lowenstern, Michael

Recording information: Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN (08/1994-07/1996); NYU Studios, New York, NY (08/1994-07/1996); Studio A, Stony Brook, NY (08/1994-07/1996)....continue...

The American Clarinet / Combs, Chicago Chamber Musicians

1 CD / Summit Records / 1995-03-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for clarinet & piano (arr. of Sonata for Violin & Piano); Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Morton Gould: Benny's Gig, f...
Performers: Combs, Larry; Sobol, Deborah

100 Fiedler Favorites

7 CD / RCA Records / 1994-10-11

Works: Franz von Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), overture to the operetta; Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture to the operetta; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for organ in G minor...
Performers: Cardillo, Pasquale; Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Krips, Alfred; Litwin, Leo; Noichl, Toni; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur