Clarinet

Tribute to Piazzollo / Ernesto Acher & CO

1 CD / Acqua Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Prepárense, tango; Lo que vendra; Marrón y azul, tango; Bandó, tango; Mufa 72, tango; Enrico IV; Retrato de Alfredo Gobbi, tango; Adiós Nonino, tango; Fracanapa, ...
Performers: Alfija, Gubaidullina; Barraquero, Cecilia; Bru, Marcelo [Cello]; Falasca, Daniel; Falasca, Tomas [Double Bass]; Falconi, Gabriel; Lulja, Demir; Masci, Sebastian; Medina, Claudio; Medina, Grace; Muran...
Conductors: Acher, Ernesto
Ensemble: ; Ernesto Acher Chamber Orchestra

Argentinean composer, arranger, and musician, Acher, directed and arranged this tribute to Piazzolla performed by a twenty one piece chamber orchestra. The compositional challenge, in...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires (11/2011)....continue...

Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film score
Performers: Altenbach, Richard; Becknell, Steven; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Bosler, Annie [Horn]; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clayton...
Conductors: Kraemer, Joe

Recording information: Streisand Scoring Stage, Sony Pictures Studios....continue...

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens / Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al.

1 CD / ECM / 2013-03-05

Works: Eleni Karaindrou: Death of a Salesman; Eternity and a Day; Closed Roads, for viola & orchestra; Number Ten; Voyage to Cythera; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Glass Menangerie; Landscape in the M...
Performers: Anthis, Socratis; Bildea, Maria; Boulard, Marie-Cecile [Clarinet]; Christopoulos, Vangelis; Dimitriadis, Aris; Gadedi, Stella; Garbarek, Jan; Hadjiiordanou, Dinos; Karaindrou, Eleni; Kashkashian, Kim...
Conductors: Myrat, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra

An exceptional live recording, Concert In Athens, the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan...continue...
Recording information: Megaron, Athens (11/19/2010)....continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....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

Gottfried Hendrik Mann: Clarinet Concerto; Violin Concerto; Festpraludium; Troisieme Suite / Sebastian Manz, clarinet; Akkiko Yamada, violin

1 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Works: Johan Gottfried Hendrik Mann: Feest Preludium, for orchestra, Op. 95; Concerto for Clarinet in C minor, Op. 90; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 101; Suite for orchestra no 3 in B flat major, Op. ...
Performers: Manz, Sebastian; Yamada, Akiko
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Osnabrucker Symphonieorchester

This album features a piece from Holland that is highly virtuosic and melodious - a clarinet concerto from the late romantic era of 1885. Rising...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Osnabrück (08/2010)....continue...

Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil / Ken Berry Rachel Wylie, Tod Brody, Melissa Vainio, Fred Morgan and Marja Mutru

1 CD / Minmax / 2013-02-26

Works: Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera
Performers: Amat, Laurie; Berry, Ken; Brody, Tod; Cave, Jim; Gwinn, Deborah; Hugh Livingston [Composer/Cello]; Josheff, Peter; Morgan, Fred; Mutru, Marja; Rose, Ellen; Vainio, Melissa; Wylie, Rachael
Conductors: McClure, Deirdre

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...

Duke Ellington: Tone Poems - Black, Brown & Beige; Harlem; The River; Take the "A" Train / Sal Andolina, clarinet; Amy Licata, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Duke Ellington: Harlem; Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Three Black Kings; The River, suite from the ballet for orchestra; Billy Strayhorn: Take the A Train
Performers: Andolina, Salvatore; Anthony di Lorenzo [Composer/Trumpet]; Licata, Amy [Violin]
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; Buffalo Philharmonic

Duke Ellington was a master of Big Band jazz but he also wrote in a variety of other forms including tone poems and ballets. The...continue...
Recording information: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA (05/09/2012-05/11/2012)....continue...

Christopher Gunning: Concertos for Guitar, Clarinet and Flute / Gunning, RPO

1 CD / Discovery / 2013-02-12

Works: Christopher Gunning: Concerto for guitar & orchestra ("Requerdos do Mallorca"); Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Concertino for flute & orchestra
Performers: Handley, Catherine; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Whight, Michael
Conductors: Gunning, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Gunning has made a reputation for his compositions in film, TV, and the concert hall. After he worked with Craig Ogden on many TV...continue...

Lee Hyla: My Life on the Plains

1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-01-29

Works: Lee Hyla: Polish Folk Songs, for 2 melodicas, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, keyboard & percus; Field Guide, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano & percussi...
Performers: Advocat, Amy; Bob, Sarah; Diaz, Gabriela [Violin]; Donato, Alicia Di; Moore, Rane; Popper-Keizer, Rafael; Russell, David [Cello]; Trant, Aaron; Vincent, Kate
Conductors: Means, Jeffrey

Recording information: Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North An....continue...

Mambos y Fanfarria! Music for large wind ensemble by Addona, Mussorgsky, Ravel, Mendelssohn / Banda Sinfonica Juvenil Simon Bolivar

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-01-29

Works: Giancarlo Castro d'Addona: Grand Fanfare for orchestra, Op. 7; Eugenio Toussaint: Potpourri Pérez Prado, for orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: La Estancia; Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Felix Mendel...
Performers: Mendoza, Victor; Rodriguez, Valdemar
Conductors: Clamor, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Banda Sinfonica Juvenil Simon Bolivar

This symphonic wind ensemble is a product of the "El Sistema" system, the Venezuelan music education project of José Antonio Abreu. This CD testifies to...continue...
Recording information: Sala Simón Bolívar, Centro de Acción Social por la Músi (03/26/2012-03/30/2012)....continue...

Works for Clarinet and Orchestra by Mozart, Copland, Kats-Chernin / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Elena Kats-Chernin: Ornamental Air, for basset clarinet & orchestra
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Michael Collins combines the roles of clarinet soloist and conductor as he leads the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in three works that chart the journey of...continue...
Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (06/11/2012-06/16/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Preludes; Ballet Music; Opera Choruses

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Requiem Mass; Aida, opera; La battaglia di Legnano; Luisa Miller; La traviata; I vespri si...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; McCaw, John; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents Verdi: Preludes, Ballet Music K& Opera Choruses. The...continue...

Viva Verdi: Overtures & Preludes / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliana; Alzira; La traviata; Il corsaro; Nabucco; Jérusalem (Original Version (libr. from 1843 "I Lombardi")); Jérusalem; Giovanna d'Arco; Aida, opera; Macbeth...
Performers: Ferrando, Mauro; Meloni, Fabrizio; Prandino, Luisa; Thouand, Fabien; Zoni, Marco
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica Della Scala

Wiiner of the 2012 ECHO Award for "Conductor of the Year" and one of the world's most respected maestros Riccardo Chailly celebrates Verdi's bicentenary year...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium di Milano (06/05/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

Benjamin Schweitzer: Chamber Music / Ensemble Courage

1 CD / Wergo / 2013-01-08

Works: Benjamin Schweitzer: Abgesang (Dafne-Fragment), for 1 or 2 voices, violin, viola & percussion; achteinhalb, for voice & chamber ensemble; Anfänge/Netze (Malbork 2), for flute, clarinet, violin, ...
Performers: Eckhardt, John; Engler, Matthias; Jacoberger, Elise; Jann, Matthias; Leleu, Marion; Lempert, Uta-Maria; Lorenz, Matthias; Muller, Karina; Paulitz, Katrin; Plante, Nathan; Schwencke, Tobias; Stahn, Ol...
Conductors: Engel, Titus
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Courage

Benjamin Schweitzer began his musical studies at the junior department of the Lubeck Music Academy. At age sixteen, he received several prizes at composition and...continue...
Recording information: Studio Gärtnerstraáe, Berlin (12/05/2011-12/08/2011)....continue...

John Corigliano, Elliott Carter: American Clarinet Concertos / Paul Meyer, Brussels Philharmonic / Eddy Vanoosthuyse, clarinet

1 CD / Aeon / 2013-01-08

Works: John Corigliano: Concerto for clarinet and orchestra; Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Vanoosthuyse, Eddy
Conductors: Meyer, Paul

A tribute to American music! This disc presents an opportunity to sample some of the most up-to-date American music, with two masterpieces in the concertante...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Flagey, Bruxelles (12/19/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Zeit Punkte - Muthspiel: Violin & Percussion Concerto; Resch: Symphony; Erod: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 88 / Benjamin Schmid, violin; Sharon Kam, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / Preiser / 2012-12-11

Works: Christian Muthspiel: Concerto for Violin, percussion & orchestra ("Pas de deux Concertant"); Gerald Resch: Cantus Firmus, symphony for chorus & orchestra; Iván Eröd: Concerto for Clarinet O...
Performers: Kam, Sharon; Schmid, Benjamin; Uchiyama, Emiko
Conductors: Orozco-Estrada, Andres; Hiemetsberger, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Tonkunstler Orchester

These are live performances of new music for orchestra performed by the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, which is one of the most important institutions on the Austrian...continue...
Recording information: Wiener Musikverein....continue...

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

Schubert: Mass in E flat major; German Mass

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Goetting, Chandler; Greindl, Josef; Grimm, Wilhelm; Held, Friedrich; Ingwersen, Eric; Kallmus, Kurt; Kalmand, Olaf; Kippas, Claude; Kogel, Gottfried; Kolbinger, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Leinsdorf, Erich

The RIAS Second Viennese School Project / Schönberg, Berg, Webern, Strauss

4 CD / Audite / 2012-11-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; De profundis, O...
Performers: Andersen, Diane; Bastiaan, Hans; Billing, Klaus; Broddack, Lothar; Burkner, Alfred; Danco, Suzanne; Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Gertler, Andre; Geuser, Heinrich; Hammermeister, Emil [Harmonium]; Haupt, ...
Conductors: Rufer, Josef; Fricsay, Ferenc; Zillig, Winfried; Rother, Artur; Maderna, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Berlin RIAS Chamber Ensemble

This 4-CD box set presents historic recordings of works by Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern in the era of their composition. Each recording, made between 1949...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1949-1965)....continue...

Dimensions: Works for String Orchestra by Hutter, Babin, Burns, March, Debussy, Kronfuss et al. / Richard Stoltzman

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: Gregory Hutter: Deploration, for orchestra; Louis Babin: Couleurs, for string orchestra; La Suite du Promeneur, for string orchestra; Reynard Burns: Revolutions, for orchestra; Andrew March: Sanguis ...
Performers: Kummerová, Gabriela; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Winstin, Robert Ian; Vronsky, Petr; Trevor, Kirk; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Moravian Philharmonic Strings; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Featuring works for string orchestra on a contemporary classical landscape. Featuring Debussy's Maid with the Flaxen Hair recorded by Richard Stoltzman. On-disc Enhanced Content includes...continue...

Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2012]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-13

Works: Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina, film score
Performers: Dale, Caroline; Hession, Eddie; Hunt, Matthew; Liebeck, Jack; Marianelli, Dario; Peel, Hannah
Conductors: Wallfisch, Benjamin

Personnel: Jody Jenkins (programming).

Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Recording Studios.

Befitting its tale of star-crossed love in Russia's late 19th century high society, Joe Wri...continue...

Jingle Them Bells: Christmas Favorites Re-imagined by Julie Giroux / UNT Symphonic Band - Fisher

1 CD / Klavier / 2012-10-30

Works: Julie Giroux: Jingle Them Bells, for symphonic band; Three Wise Guys, for clarinet, tenor saxophone, marimba & symphonic band; Away in a Manger, for symphonic band; The Blue Danube Christmas Waltz, f...
Performers: Barrette, Anthony [Sax (Tenor)]; Hashi, Alyse [Flute]; Hicks, Kevin [Trombone]; Pickford, Kelsey; Pronske, Jack [Marimba]; Strudwick, Carlos [Trumpet]
Conductors: Fisher, Dennis
Ensemble: ; UNT Symphonic Band

Recording information: Winspear Performance Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Ce (01/14/2012-01/16/2012)....continue...

John Zorn: Music and Its Double

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestra
Performers: Choi, Jennifer; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Lipowski, Alexander; Nicolas, Mike; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Pereira, Joe [Percussion]; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winant, William [Percussio...
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley; Oramo, Sakari

Three powerful dramatic works from Zorn's remarkable concert music catalog! Zorn's unique cello concerto is a colorful virtuoso showpiece for cellist Fred Sherry and three...continue...

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Jurowski; Alsop

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground, concerto for viola & orchestra; Texan Tenebrae, for orchestra; Lullaby for Hans, for string orchestra; Riffs and Refrains, concerto for clarinet & orchestra; M...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Power, Lawrence; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Stenz, Markus; Alsop, Marin; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This final volume contains the recording of the world première of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings (04/01/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (04/01/2007); Snape Maltings (2011-10-19&2010-04-17&2008-); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (2011-10-1...continue...

British Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 1: Concertos by Stanford, Finzi and Arnold / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80; Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31; Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Clarinet no 2, Op. 115
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This disc marks the beginning of a new survey of British Clarinet Concertos, featuring the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, who here combines the role...continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Upstairs Downstairs (Series 2), music from the television series
Performers: Bishop, Dave; Blendis, Simon; Bradbury, Adrian; Buckton, Ben [Violin]; Burgess, Joby; Cohen, David; George, Richard; Gilliver, Rebecca; Goldsmith, Adam; Griffiths, Gareth; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Laure...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Explorer With the Clarinet - works by Hoffmeister, Schacht, Danzi, Lachner, Spohr, Mozart et al. / Dieter Kloecker, clarinet [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Theodor Schacht: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Franz Danzi: Sextet for winds in E flat major; Concerto Concertant for clarinet...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donath, Klaus; Feit, Pierre W.; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Klocker, Dieter; Wandel, Waldemar
Conductors: Schroder, Jaap; ; Donath, Klaus
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum

Dieter Klocker dedicated his life to music with great devotion: his importance as a clarinetist is demonstrated by the fact that his name became synonymous...continue...

Samuel Barber: An American Romantic - The Choral Music of Samuel Barber / Conspirare

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Twelfth Night, for 4 voices. Op. 42/1; To Be Sung on the Water, for 4 voices, Op. 42/2; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8 no 1; Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8 no 2; Reincarnations, for 4 vo...
Performers: Brickens, Nathaniel; Burritt, Thomas; Burritt, Tom; Clarke, Karen; Debow, Faith; Henderson, Rebecca; Hughes, Patrick [Trumpet]; Jones, Adah Toland [Flute]; Punter, Melanie; Sauer, Gregory; Shaw, Bria...
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig
Ensemble: ; Conspirare

On their new recording Samuel Barber - An American Romantic, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare honor the great composer with a selection of some of...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (09/2011)....continue...

The Master [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-09-11

Works: Jonny Greenwood: The Master, film score; Irving Berlin: Get Thee Behind Me Satan, song (from "Follow the Fleet"); Charles Tobias: Don't Sit under the Apple Tree, song; Paul Weston: No Other Love, son...
Performers: Ames, Robert; Beaty, Madisen; Bisengalieva, Galya; Bonneton, Charlotte; Brown, Dave; Coates, Oliver [Cello]; Cox, Simon; Finton, Andy; Fitzgerald, Ella; Foggitt, Peter; Forrest, Helen; Francoise, Ant...
Conductors: Mós, Marek; Weston, Paul; Brunt, Hugh

For the soundtrack to his Scientology-inspired movie The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson reunited with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, who also provided the music to There Will Be Blood. The director's tale...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...

Christian Westerhoff: Symphony; Clarinet Concerto; Double Concerto / Sebastian Manz, Albrecht Holder

1 CD / CPO / 2012-07-31

Works: Christian Wilhelm Westerhoff: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major, Op. 5; Concerto for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra in B flat major; Symphony in E flat major
Performers: Holder, Albrecht; Manz, Sebastian
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra

Most of Westerhoff's works today are found in the Burgsteinfurt Music Collection. It was here that Kloecker years ago unearthed a clarinet concerto that he...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Osnabrück (05/17/2010-05/22/2010)....continue...

Orjan Matre: Inside Out, concerto for clarinet & orchestra, et al. / Rolf Borch, clarinet

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-07-31

Works: Orjan Matre: Prologue, for clarinet; Chant, for bass clarinet & trombone; A Leaf Falls in Loneliness, for voice, clarinet, cello & electronics; Concerto for Clarinet ("Inside Out")
Performers: Augestad, Tora; Borch, Rolf [Clarinet]; Hesby, Marius; Orning, Tanja
Conductors: Mena, Juanjo
Ensemble: ; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Ferruccio Busoni: Clarinet Concertino; Flute Divertimento; Rondo arlecchinesco / Giammarco Casani, clarinet; Laura Minguzzi, flute

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

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Lustspielouvertüre, for orchestra (Comedy Overture), Op. 38, KiV 245; Gesang vom Reigen der Geister, for small orchestra (Indian Diary Book II), Op. 47, KiV 269; Rondo arlecchi...
Performers: Casani, Gianmarco; Minguzzi, Laura; Terranova, Gianluca
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma

All six of these orchestral works exemplify Busoni's personalized classicism. The Lustspiel ouvertüre (Comedy Overture) is light, and almost Mozartian in clarity, whilst Gesang vom...continue...

La Voce d'Oro

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et Juliette; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Francesco C...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Eathorne, Wendy; Etheridge, Brian; McCaw, John; Pasaros, Georgetta; Whiteley, Franklyn
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (06/20/1972-06/24/1972)....continue...

David Shifrin & Friends - works by Copland, Hartke, Kernis and Zwilich / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 2012-07-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Sextet, for clarinet, piano & string quartet (arr. of Symphony no 2); Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Ching, Daniel; Cho, Catherine; Cox, John [Horn]; DePonte, Niel; Feves, Julie; Gindele, Joshua; Heard, Cornelia; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kuhns, Sally Nelson; Largess, Joh...
Conductors: ; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Northwest

'... a score truly inspired by a tragic event (9/11) and one that is likely to transcend it.' - Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine...continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

It's a stunning visual - fresh and modern - and it's a

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Doug Lofstrom: Concertino

1 CD / Origin Classical / 2012-07-17

Works: Doug Lofstrom: Concertino for oboe & orchestra; Concertino for harp & orchestra; The Plumed Serpent, for orchestra
Performers: Boyd, Ralph; Corpolongo, Rich; Dowd, Scott [Viola]; Drozdoff, Nick; Emery, John; Galarden, Bill; Hackl, Marty [Violin]; Ingle, Jennet; Kaucher, Craig; Kennedy, Ed; Miller, Chris [Violin]; Molinari, K...
Conductors: Muspratt, Kirk; Lofstrom, Doug

Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino; Oberon Ov. et al. / Martin Spangenberg, clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Oberon, J 306; Concertino for Clarinet in E flat major, J 109/Op. 26; Der Beherrscher der Geister (The Ruler of the Spiri...
Performers: Spangenberg, Martin
Conductors: Spangenberg, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester M18

Already at the beginning of Weber's first Clarinet Concerto a fairy-tale atmosphere spreads out. In a gloomy F minor the cellos present their mysterious theme...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (2011-10-24_2011-10-25&2012-)....continue...

Tolibkhon Shakhidi: Sado; Death of Usurer (exc); Siyavush (exc); Rubai Hayam: Clarinet Concerto / Igor Fedorov, clarinet

1 CD / Melodiya / 2012-07-10

Works: Tolib-khon Shakhidi: Sado, symphonic poem for orchestra; Death of Ursurer, ballet suite for orchestra; Siyavush, ballet (excerpt); Rubai Hayam, ballet (excerpts); Concerto for Clarinet; Darius, symph...
Performers: Fedorov, Igor
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: ; Mariinsky Orchestra

This album is addressed to judges of symphonic and academic ballet music, with its basis on melodies and intonations of eastern folklore. The recording features...continue...

Symphonic Stories

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-03

Works: Eric Goetz: The Dragonriders, for orchestra; Catherine Grealish: Artist & the Muse, for orchestra; Eric Nielsen: Of Sailing Ships & Sea Nymphs, for orchestra; Tim Huling: Demeter & Persephone, for or...
Performers: Bazhanov, Eugene; Bazhanov, Natasha; Bryant, Stephen; Bryant, Sue Jane; Burnett, Rodger; Carrington, John; Chee, Kyung [Violin]; Dilorenzo, Tony; Dyring, Wesley; Emerich, Justin; Farkas, Stefan; Fols...
Conductors: Sabee, David
Ensemble: ; Silk Strings Koto Ensemble (Koto Ensemble)

Recording information: Bastyr University Chapel, Seattle, WA....continue...

David Keberle: Caught In Time - chamber music with clarinet, flute, piano & strings

1 CD / Innova / 2012-06-26

Works: David Keberle: Soundings 2, for flute & flute choir; Four to Go, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion; Percorsi d'anima, for violin, clarinet, cello & piano; Incroci, for clarinet &...
Performers: Almarza, Alberto; Evans, Paul; Frankenberry, Rob; Howell, Jack; Keberle, David; Moe, Eric [Composer]; O'Boyle, Sarah; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Ojeda, Rodrigo; Premo, David
Conductors: ; Meyer, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Flute Club Flute Choir; Trio Johannes

Caught in Time captures moments in clarinetist/composer David Keberle's work from 1997 to 2007 upon his return from seventeen years in Rome. These six eloquent...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Best of Mozart / various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, KV 467; Die Entführung aus dem Serail, KV 384; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, KV 622; Ave verum cor...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Berry, Walter; Kruger, Erich; Mathis, Edith; Michallik, Oskar; Ousset, Cecile; Piasetzki, Erich; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Rosenbusch, Thorsten; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Haenchen, Hartmut; Pommer, Max; Goritzki, Johannes; Blomstedt, Herbert

Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire Op. 21; Suite Op. 29 / Alda Caiello; Prazak Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2012-06-12

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Suite, septet in E flat major, Op. 29
Performers: Caiello, Alda; Dohnal, Karel; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kunt, Vaclav; Polak, Milan [Clarinet]; Spilka, Vit
Conductors: Hula, Pavel
Ensemble: ; Prazak Quartet

This ambitious program by the Prazák Quartet and friends focuses on two key works by Arnold Schoenberg. The melodrama Pierrot Lunaire is a setting of...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Lichtenstein Palace, Martinu Hall (Hamu)....continue...

James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman - original motion picture soundtrack

1 CD / Universal Republic / 2012-05-29

Works: James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman, film score; Ioanna Gika: Gone, song; Isabella Summers: Breath of Life, song
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Becknell, Steven; Beiser, Maya; Booth, Bill; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Cooke, A...
Conductors: Anthony, Pete

Recording information: Abbey Road, London, UK; The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage/Sony Pictures, Culve....continue...

Mozart: Complete Music for Wind Instruments / Dieter Klocker, Consortium Classicum

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gran Partita; Serenade no 11 for winds in E flat major, K. 375; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Divertimento no 8 for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons & 2 horns in F m...
Performers: Bumann, Franz; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Klocker, Dieter; Meyendorf, Werner; Schmalfuss, Gernot; Wandel, Waldemar
Conductors: Klöcker, Dieter;
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum

In previous generations wind instruments tended to feature as soloists with orchestral - principally strings - accompaniment. In Mozart's time the wind band, probably more...continue...

Johann & Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos / Sabine Meyer, clarinet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Clarinet no 3 in B flat major; Concerto for Clarinet no 11 in E flat major; Concerto for Clarinet no 10 in B flat major; Johann Stamitz: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat maj...
Performers: Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]
Conductors: Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Ffields

Recording information: Blackheath Concert Halls, Blackheath, England (11/05/1992-11/07/1992)....continue...