Flute

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

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

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...

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 Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...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...

Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Flute Concertos (4) / Gaby Pas-Van-Riet, flute

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in C major; Concerto for flute, 2 oboes, 2 horns & orchestra in G major; Concerto for flute, 2 horns & orchestra in D major; Concerto ...
Performers: Riet, Gaby Pas-Van
Conductors: Moesus, Johannes
Ensemble: ; SWD Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Listeners who enjoy the Mozart flute concertos will undoubtedly enjoy these as well... Like Mozart's, Graf's concertos...continue...
Recording information: Matthäuskirche, Pforzheim, Germany (09/28/2011-09/30/2011)....continue...

Songs from Evening Land - Per Norgard: songs in new instrumentations / Helene Gjerris, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-01-29

Works: Per Norgård: Recitatives (2), for voice & piano, Op. 16; Entwicklungen, songs (2) for alto, cello, flute, guitar & percussion; Plutonian Ode, for soprano & cello; Songs (3) from "L'Amour la po&#...
Performers: Abildskov, Anne Marie Fjord; Gjerris, Helene; Hansen, Johannes Soe; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Lutzhoft, Jesper; Moldrup, Toke; Rehling, Tine; Sorensen, Gert; Wallevik, Lotte
Conductors: Schreiber, Casper

This CD is a testimony of the extraordinary meeting between two strong artistic personalities. Danish mezzo-soprano Helene Gjerris explores six decades of vocal music by...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music (05/2010-05/2011)....continue...

Mothership - Music of Mason Bates, Gershwin, Robert Moran, Joel Puckett, Grainger / OH University Wind Ens.

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Mason Bates: Mothership, for flute & piano; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Robert Moran: Points of Departure; Joel Puckett: The Shadow of Sirius, concerto for flute, flute choir & wind ensemble; Pe...
Performers: Burgoyne, Alex [Saxophone]; Gonzalez,, David, Jr.; Miller, Caleb; Patterson, Kelsey [Flute]; Sincoff, Alison Brown [Flute]
Conductors: Trachsel, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Ohio Universtiy Wind Symphony

The Ohio University School of Music has been officially in existence since 1917, although some of the individual programs date back to the 1880s. Currently,...continue...
Recording information: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Ohio Un (02/03/2012-02/05/2012)....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...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
Recording information: Berlin....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...

Frank Martin: The Complete Works for Flute in chamber music and with orchestra / Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Piemontesi, piano; Berndt, organ

2 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2013-01-07

Works: Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano; Sonata da chiesa, version for flute & strings (orchestrated by V. Desarzens); Ballade no 2 for flute & piano (or flute, string orchestra & piano) (after Balla...
Performers: Berndt, Tobias [Organ]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Piemontesi, Francesco
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Recording information: Victoria Hall, Genève (02/29/2012-03/02/2012)....continue...

Laura Schwendinger: Three Works - Esprimere for cello & Orch.; Chiaroscuro Azzurro for Violin and CO; Waking Dream for Flute & CO / Haimovitz, Macomber, Jennings

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Laura Elise Schwendinger: Esprimere, for cello & orchestra; Chiaroscuro Azzurro, for violin & chamber orchestra; Waking Dream, for flute & chamber orchestra
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt; Jennings, Christina; Macomber, Curtis
Conductors: Paiement, Nicole A.; Smith, James
Ensemble: ; Madison Sinfonietta; University of Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Three works for solo instruments and orchestra by Laura Schwendinger are presented in world premiere recordings. Esprimere for cello and orchestra was written in 2007...continue...
Recording information: Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin School of Music, Ma (2009-11-12&2009-11-26_2009-)....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Six Concertos for Flute / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Jorg Faerber

1 CD / Claves / 2012-12-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Flute in A minor, RV 440; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Con...
Performers: Dutschler, Ursula; Gouton, Francis; Graf, Peter-Lukas
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Wurttemberg-Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra

Swiss flutist Peter-Lukas Graf offers a program of concertos by Vivaldi. He studied in Paris and Munich and became principal flute of the Winterthur Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Kreuzkirche, Heilbronn (06/1988)....continue...

Michael Dalmau Colina: Baba Yaga; Isles of Schoals / Ira Levin and Ransom Wilson, London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-11-13

Works: Michael Colina: Baba Yaga, fantasia for violin & orchestra; The Unbearable Lightness of Being, for orchestra; Quinta del Sordo, symphonic poem for orchestra; Isles of Shoals, concerto for flute & orc...
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Khitruk, Anastasia
Conductors: Levin, Ira; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In this world premiere recording, the three-time Grammy winner composer Michael Colina does it again with a stunning new release. "The LSO plays brilliantly...and this...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London, England....continue...

Sing a New Song - Finnish sacred music by Madetoja, Distler, Nystedt, Rautavaara, Mononen, Tuppurainen, Kosola et al.

1 CD / Alba / 2012-11-13

Works: Leevi Madetoja: Ei mitään multa puutu, for chorus, Op. 30b/2; Karitsan lippu, cantata for chorus & organ, Op. 73; Anna Kosola: Valvomisen sunnuntain psalmi, for chorus; Arto Turpela: Herra,...
Performers: Heikkila, Hannu; Keskisipila, Outi [Organ]; Kosola, Anna; Salonen, Jussi [Tenor Vocal]; Vahasoyrinki, Joose [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Liimola, Heikki
Ensemble: ; Kuopio Academic Chamber Choir

Finnish choral church music is performed by the Kuopio Academic Chamber Choir. The music is loosely arranged in the order of the Lutheran Mass to...continue...
Recording information: Leppävirta Church (09/22/2008-09/26/2008)....continue...

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...

Bernhard Paumgartner conducts Mozart / Hilda Zadek, Maria von Ilsovay, Léopold Simoneau, Hermann Schey

2 CD / Gramola / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o cara!, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 528; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e);...
Performers: Barwahser, Hubert; de Klijn, Nap; Richter-Steiner, Christa; Schey, Hermann; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Salzburg (1953-1957); Vienna (1953-1957)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Harpist Catrin Finch plays the music of John Rutter - "Blessing"

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-06

Works: John Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing; Lord bless you and keep you; Lullaby for Ana Gwen, for harp; Suite Lyrique, for harp & orchestra; Lullaby for Pegi, for harp; A Clare Benediction, for chorus; Catrin F...
Performers: Bennett, Kia; Finch, Catrin; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Louise
Conductors: Rutter, John

For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well new pieces and...continue...
Recording information: Acapela Studio, Cardiff, Wales (06/18/2012-06/21/2012)....continue...

Music for Food Lovers: Gourmet Classics / works by Chabrier, Donizetti, Fasch, Vivaldi, Chopin et al.

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Guitar Concerto in D minor; Antonio Vivaldi: C...
Performers: Bottner, Karl-Heinz; Gösser, Hans; Kalafusz, Hans; Kehr, Günter; Kircher, Irina; Lemmen, Günter; Palm, Siegfried; Ragossnig, Konrad; Rocchi, Manlio; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; Vitalini, Alberico; Angerer, Paul; Adolph, Henry; Reinartz, Hans; Machado, E.A. Marturet; Pitamic, Alexander von

We all love cooking and eating and we all love listening to music. This CD combines both loves in a scintillating program of fine music...continue...

Andrew May: Imaginary Friends, Music for Instruments and Computer

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-10-30

Works: Andrew May: Shimmer, for piano; Chant Songe, for clarinet & computers; Retake, for flute & computer; Ripped-Up Maps, for electric violin & computers; The Twittering Machine, for flute & computers; Wa...
Performers: Brizgys, Deanna [Clarinet]; Eckert, Erika; Errante, F. Gerard; Glyde, Judith; May, Andrew; McNutt, Elizabeth; Reed, Brett; Sanches, Marcelo; Tipton, Megan [Viola]; Wettstein, Shannon; Yoder, Rachel
Conductors: May, Andrew

The works of May nearly defy classification, seamlessly blending the personal expressiveness of traditional classical performance with the alien landscape of ambient computer music. In...continue...

Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs by Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and George Frideric Handel / Patricia Petibon, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: José de Nebra: Vendado es amor, no es ciego; Henry Le Bailly: Yo soy la locura (Passacalle de La Folie); Anonymous: Cachua, improvisation on a melody recogida by Baltasar Martínez Compa...
Performers: Almada, Lincoln; Grare, Joël; Greenlaw, Kevin [Baritone vocal]; Hamon, Pierre; Mascardi, Evangelina; Petibon, Patricia; Rodriguez, Josias
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: ; La Cetra

Admired for her remarkable creative imagination and exemplary musicianship, soprano Patricia Petibon, in her newest album for Deutsche Grammophon, offers a treasure-trove of fascinating Baroque...continue...
Recording information: Martinskirche in Basel, Switzerland (02/2012)....continue...

David Rosenboom: Life Field - Retrospective Selections

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: David Rosenboom: Continental Divide, for keyboards or mallet percussion (or chamber orchestra); Pocket Pieces, for flute, alto saxophone, viola & percussion; And Come Up Dripping, for oboe & electron...
Performers: Cleve, Libby Van; Floyd, J.B.; Krieger, Ulrich; Martirano, Salvatore; Menzies, Mark; Miller, James [Trumpet]; Ondarza, Danielle; Ray, Vicki; Rosenboom, Daniel; Rosenboom, David; Tavolacci, Christine ...
Conductors: Rosenboom, David;
Ensemble: ; California EAR Unit

David Rosenboom is a composer/performer of unprecedented range and experience. He performed at the Electric Circus in 1969, on the original recording of In C...continue...
Recording information: Dizzy Gillespie Recording Studio At California Institut....continue...

Giovanni Battista Viotti: Flute Concertos (from violin concertos nos 23 & 16) / Mario Carbotta, flute

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-10-30

Works: Giovanni Battista Viotti: Concerto for Violin & orchestra no 23 in G major, G98; Concerto for Violin & orchestra no 16 in E minor
Performers: Carbotta, Mario
Conductors: Mianiti, Pietro
Ensemble: ; Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali

On this wonderful recording of Flute Concertos are rare transcriptions for flute by C. Fürstenau and F. Devienne. Flautist Mario Carbotta is a Viotti specialist...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Dal Verme, Milan (07/19/2011-07/23/2011)....continue...

Szymon Goldberg Centenary (Edition), Vol. 2: Commercial Recordings / Szymon Goldberg, violin [8 CDs]

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, B...
Performers: Bottermund, Hans; Breiden, Heinrich; Feuermann, Emanuel; Goldberg, Szymon; Harzer, Albert; Hindemith, Paul; Jones, Geraint; Kern, Gustav; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Kruttge, Eigel; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Melichar, Alois; Kletzki, Paul;
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recordings were made of Goldberg (1909-1993) over virtually a 60-year period--perhaps one of the longest studio careers of any violinist and certainly most consistent in...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...

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...

Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie f...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Eguchi, Akira; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Goodyear, Stewart; Grant, Cameron; Hoeppner, Susan; Krosnick, Joel; Lindemann, Jens; Ma...
Conductors: Komatsu, Chosei;
Ensemble: ; Duo Concertante; Upper Valley Duo

This collection of the most beautiful, familiar and popular classical melodies of all time, selected from the Marquis catalog of fine classical recordings, features virtuoso...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Miguel Kertsman: Amazônia - Symphonic Poem; Early orchestral works / Wolfgang Schulz

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-10-09

Works: Miguel Kertsman: Acorda! (Chamber Symphony no 1), for soprano, contralto, orchestra & percussion; Brasileira, sinfonia concertante for flute & orchestra; Amazônia, symphonic poem for organ & orc...
Performers: Dondalska, Katarzyna; Pazmany, Tibor; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: ; Bruckner Orchestra Linz

Brazilian-American composer Miguel Kertsman (b. 1965) captivates audiences internationally with prolific compositions and critically acclaimed productions spanning the boundaries of conventional music...continue...
Recording information: Brucknerhaus Linz, Austria....continue...

James Horner: For Greater Glory [Original Score]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2012-10-02

Works: James Horner: For Greater Glory, film score
Performers: Arrowsmith, David; Dowse, Grant McFarland [Guitar]; Hinnigan, Tony; Laverde, Diego; Sanabras, Clara; Woodrow, James
Conductors: Horner, James

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London....continue...

Flute Music at the Court of Frederick II of Prussia - works by Quantz, CPE Bach, Benda, Graun et al. / Goldschmidt, Schunk, Gruenthal, Haupt and Passin

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Frederick the Great: Il Rè pastore (Overture); Concerto for flute & string orchestra no 3 in C major; Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for Flute in D major, "Potsdam"; Sonata for Flute and Bass...
Performers: Brautigam, Maria [Harpsichord]; Casper, Bernd; Deick, Frank [Viola da Gamba]; Goldschmidt, Maria; Grunenthal, Eberhard; Haupt, Eckart; Krause, Horst; Pank, Siegfried; Passin, Karl-Heinz; Tast, Werner...
Conductors: Gulke, Peter; Schunk, Heinz; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter

King Frederick the Great of Prussia, as is well known, was a passionate flautist who not only composed for his beloved instrument, but also gathered...continue...

Walter Ross: Through the Reeds - The concertos for Oboe d'amore; Bassoon; Flute & Guitar; Oboe & Harp

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-09-25

Works: Walter Ross: Concerto for oboe d'amore & orchestra; Concerto for bassoon & orchestra; Concerto for flute, guitar & orchestra; Concerto for oboe, harp & orchestra
Performers: Antalová, Adriana; Fabera, Igor; Kubrova, Radka [Guitar]; Mesina, Roman; Sintal, Michal; Turner, M.
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk
Ensemble: ; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Through the Reeds is a collection of woodwind concerti from American composer Walter Ross. A lifelong musician and composer, Ross has historically worked most closely...continue...

Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria
Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd
Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg

During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Mozart Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade no 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Divertimento no 1 in D major, K. 136; Serenade no 6 in D major, K. 239 'Serenata...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Argenta, Nancy; Ben-Nun, Efrat; Braley, Frank; Chase, Roger; Coles, Samuel; Damrau, Diana; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Fink, Marcos; Francis, Jeffrey; Garanca, Elina; Gens, V&e...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Warren-Green, Christopher; Nelson, John; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Ambache, Diana; Jordan, Armin; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Norrington, Roger; Rhorer, Jérémie; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

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...

Fauré: Requiem; Pavane; Duruflé: Requiem / Robert Chilcott, Janet Baker, John Carol Case - Ledger, Willcocks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Morris, Gareth; Wells, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

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

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

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

The opulent and sensual expressiveness in these composers' works has long been obscured by more turbulent developments in music of the 20th century. One of...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Pipe Dreams: Music for flute & orchestra by Jose Serebrier, Adina Izarra, Carl Vine, Ginastera / Sharon Bezaly, flute

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25

Works: José Serebrier: Concerto for Flute with Tango; Adina Izarra: Concerto for Flute ("Pitangus Sulphuratus"); Carl Vine: Pipe Dreams, for flute & orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Pu...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Tognetti, Richard
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra

On a wide selection of recordings - solo, with orchestra, and in chamber music - Sharon Bezaly has demonstrated not only 'utter commitment to the...continue...

A Hand for Holmboe - Deconstructions by Katrine Ring / Danish Nat'l Chamber Orchestra

2 CD / Dacapo / 2012-07-31

Works: Katrine Ring: A Nice Cup of Tea, Please! (Deconstruction of the 2nd movement of Holmboe's Chamber Concerto no 4); Kaningrin (Rabbit Laughter) (Deconstruction of the 1st movement of Holmboe's Chamber ...
Performers: Artved, Max; Frederiksen, Tim; Futtrup, Mikkel; Oland, Anne; Ostergaard, Eva; Ullner, Niels
Conductors: ; Koivula, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Danish National Chamber Orchestra

The Danish DJ, composer and producer Katrine Ring is one of the few DJs at the international level who has specialized in classical music. On...continue...