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Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28

Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...
Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A.; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré
Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire

Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue...

Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue...

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

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09

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

Samuel Adler (b.1928): Cantos; Close Encounters; Five Snapshots / Fulmer, violin; Kelly, viola; Eldan, cello; Muroki, db; Han, Harp

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

Works: Samuel Adler: Canto III for violin solo; Canto XVI, for viola solo; Canto X, for cello; Close Encounters for violin & cello; Canto VII, for bass; Canto XIX, for guitar; Canto XXI, for harp; Snapshots...
Performers: Eldan, Amir [Cello]; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Iznaola, Ricardo; Kelly, Randolph; Muroki, Kurt

The winner of many prestigious awards for composition, Samuel Adler is also Professor emeritus at the Eastman School of Music. His Canto series was written...continue...

Latino Gold

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Enrico IV; Jorge Ben: Más que nada; Consuelo Velázquez: Besame mucho; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Garota de Ipanema, song (a.k.a. "The Girl from Ipanema"); Armand...
Performers: Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Prohaska, Anna; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]
Conductors: Israel, Christoph

Villa-Lobos: Melodia Sentimental - 5 Preludes; Guitar Concerto / Krzysztof Meisinger: guitar; Andrew Haveron: violin

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-03-12

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelúdios (5), for guitar, A. 419; Guitar Concerto, for guitar & piano, A. 502; Melodia sentimental, for voice & orchestra (from Floresta do Amazones), A. 555
Performers: Haveron, Andrew; Meisinger, Krzysztof
Conductors: Florencio, José Maria; Florênc, Jose Maria Junior
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The young Polish musician Krzysztof Meisinger (b. 1984) is one of the most fascinating and charismatic guitarists of his generation. With the legendary Academy of...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (11/2011)....continue...

Caraguatá: Guitar Works from Uruguay

1 CD / Saphrane Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Gustavo Pazos Conde: Las Valentinas, for guitar; Arpa y Río (aire litoraleño), for guitar; La Luna No Llora Más, for guitar; La Sarabanda, for guitar; Caraguatá, for guitar; Tierr...
Performers: Conde, Gustavo Pazos

Recording information: Rebelmusic, Amsterdam....continue...

Mandolins from Italy: 24 Most Popular Melodies / Joel Francisco Perri

1 CD / Arc Music / 2013-02-26

Works: Paolo Conte: Azzurro; Joël Francisco Perri: Tarantella del diavolo; Notte di cristallo; Marcia di Bergamo a Monte Catini; Piccola Maria; Tarantella meridionale; Tarantella siciliana; Tarantella ...
Performers: Perri, Cedric; Perri, Joel Francisco

A romantic selection of the most famous and popular Italian mandolin melodies, such as: Azzurro, O' Sole Mio, Notte Di Christallo, Tarantella Di Napoli, Volare,...continue...
Recording information: Schacht Musik Studio, Hamburg, Germany....continue...

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...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Angel Romero, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Guitar Concerto no 1 in A major, Op. 30 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet); Guitar Concerto no 3 in F major, Op. 70 (versions for guitar & orch; gt. & string quartet);...
Performers: Romero, Angel [Guitar]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The magnificent gardens of the Spanish royal palace of Aranjuez a place in music history thanks to the Rodrigo guitar concerto. This recording with Angel...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1977/08/1982)....continue...

Bond for Orchestra - music from the films by John Barry, Paul McCartney, Marvin Hamlisch, Duran Duran / Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2013-01-29

Works: John Barry: Thunderball; Diamonds are Forever; Moonraker; Goldfinger; You Only Live Twice; The Living Daylights; Octopussy; On Her Majesty's Secret Service; The Man with the Golden Gun; From Russia w...
Performers: Barker, Guy; Goldsmith, Adam; Holmes, Dave; Pask, Andy; Sporcl, Pavel; Thomas, Ian; Vinter, Andy
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Carl Davis presents a compilation of instrumental covers from the classic James Bond series....continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios....continue...

Novecento Guitar Preludes - works by Asafiev, Ponce, Badings, Sauguet, Farkas / Cristiano Porqueddu, guitar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Boris Asaf'yev: Preludes (12), for guitar; Manuel Ponce: Preludes (24) for guitar; Henk Badings: Preludes (12), for guitar; Henri Sauguet: Preludes (3), for guitar; Ferenc Farkas: Exercitium tonale, ...
Performers: Porqueddu, Cristiano [Guitar]

This collection brings together guitar preludes by Asafiev and Ponce, and includes world premiere recordings of Badings's 12 Preludes, Sauget's 3 Preludes and Farkas's Exercitium...continue...
Personnel: Giuseppe Guagliardo, Livio Lorenzatti (guitar).

Recording information: Chiesa della Solitudine, Nuoro, Italy (11/02/2010-03/15/2012)....continue...

British Guitar Music - music by Dowland, Britten, Fripp, Whettam, Maxwell Davies / Alberto Mesirca, guitar

1 CD / Paladino Music / 2013-01-29

Works: John Dowland: Preludium, P 98; Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland, for guitar, Op. 70; Lennox Berkeley: Pièces (4) for guitar, Op. Posth.; Robert Fripp: Fracture; Graham Whettam: Ser...
Performers: Mesirca, Alberto; Rummel, Martin

This recording is entirely devoted to English music. A reason for that is my interest in the culture and musical world of that country and...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Accademico, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (2012-05-10&2012-05-20_2012-)....continue...

Voces Quietis - sacred songs for male vocal quartet / Schnittpunktvokal

2 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Austrian Traditional: Der Tag hat sich geneigt, song; Krumpa Haxmartin, folk song; Wo seind denn heint die Håltabuam, folk song; Günther Mittergradnegger: Üba die Stapflan, for chorus;...
Performers: Puschnig, Wolfgang; Tamayo, Marco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Schnittpunktvokal

The male quartet, schnittpunktvokal,is formed of three brothers and one bass singer. This recording features moving sacred songs. Critics rave about the "perfect intonation, extraordinary...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Maria Waitschach (08/2011)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

The Super Telarc Sound 1

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Antonio Vivaldi: Spring; Autumn; Winter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Brown, Ray [Australia]; Jackson, Milt; Minnelli, Liza; Pass, Joe; Peterson, Oscar; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Ozawa, Seiji; Serkin, Rudolf; Previn, Andre; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Italian and Spanish Guitar Music / Julian Bream, guitar (rec. 1960)

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-07

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Il secondo libro de toccate, canzone...di cimbalo et organo, no 32, Aria detta 'la Frescobalda'; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Ha...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin

3 CD / Red House Records / 2012-11-27

Works: American Traditional: Paddy on the Turnpike; Lantern in the Ditch; Old Virginia Reel; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Peter Ostroushko: Ace of Spades / Brilliancy, medley for mandolin, guitar & cello; Mr. Bill...
Performers: Anderson, Marc [Percussion]; Bensel, Jim Ten; Blake, Nancy; Blake, Norman; Chang, Sunmi [Violin]; Chouinard, Dan; Dworsky, Richard; Freymouth, Dirk; Gimble, Johnny; Gotham, Danny [Guitar]; Johnson, P...

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

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

Ferdinand Rebay: Sonatas for Flute and Guitar / Gonsalo Noque, guitar; Maria Jose Belotto, flute

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ferdinand Rebay: Sonata for flute & guitar no 1 in E major; Sonata for flute & guitar no 2 in D major
Performers: Belotto, Maria Jose; Noque, Gonzalo

The combination of flute and guitar enjoys a long tradition, going back to the earliest known Western music. The two blend happily, with flowing flute...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Vagn Holmboe: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar / Jesper Sivebaek, Bolette Roed, Johannes Soe Hansen

1 CD / Dacapo / 2012-11-13

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Sonata for guitar no 1, Op. 141; Sonata for guitar no 2, Op. 142; Intermezzi (5) for guitar, Op. 149; Duo Concertato, Op. 167; Parlare del più e del meno, pieces (5) for guitar, ...
Performers: Hansen, Johannes Soe; Roed, Bolette; Sivebæk, Jesper

Danish composer Vagn Holmboe (1909-96) wrote two beautiful sonatas and a number of solo pieces as well as duets for guitar and other instruments, combining...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Co (2011-03-??&2011-07-??&2012-)....continue...

Classic Musicals - works by Gershwin, Rodgers, Sondheim, Berlin et al. / Tommy Morgan, harmonica; Gregg Nestor, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Strouse: Annie; George Gershwin: Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Porgy and Bess; They A...
Performers: Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]; Nestor, Gregg

Morgan is the most unique harmonica player in the recording industry today. In September 2010, Tommy celebrated 60 years as a recording musician in Hollywood...continue...
Recording information: Hauser Music, Pasadena, CA (06/2010-07/2010)....continue...

Hans Werner Henze: In lieblicher Bläue - musik for ensemble / Ensemble Horizonte; Mittmann

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-11-13

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Kammermusik 1958, for tenor, guitar & 8 solo instruments; Apollo et Hyazinthus, "improvisations" for alto & chamber ensemble; Canzona, for for oboe, piano, harp, 3 violins & cello ...
Performers: Croonenbroeck, Jan [Harpsichord]; Loschmann, Clemens C.; Mangold, Maximilian
Conductors: Mittmann, Jorg-Peter
Ensemble: Ensemble Horizonte

Hans Werner Henze has always had a strong connection to literature, most particularly Friedrich Hölderlin and Georg Trakl - poets that represent individuality, complexity, the...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (10/24/2011-10/28/2011)....continue...

Manuel Valls: Sephardic Songs for soprano, flute, and guitar / Rosa Mateu: soprano; Mac McClure: piano; Victor Valls: guitar; Montserrat Santacana: piano; Antón Serra: flute

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13

Works: Manuel Valls: Canciones Sefardíes (Sephardic Songs), for voice, flute & guitar; El gessamí i la rosa for voice & piano; Vals de barri for voice & piano; Cançó de taverna, for voic...
Performers: Mateu, Rosa; McClure, Mac; Santacana, Montserrat; Serra, Anton [Flute]; Valls, Victor

Recording information: Estudis Albert Moraleda (Llerona) (05/26/2005-05/27/2004)....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...

Christmas Carols Vol. 2 - beautiful German carols sung by leading concert and opera singers, choirs and children

1 CD / Carus / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine), carol (German); Zu Bethlehem geboren, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through...
Performers: Busch, Christine; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Friedrich, Lukas; Frisch, Vincent [Vocals]; Fritzsch, Thomas [Cello]; Gees, Michael; Grimm, Johannes; Henschel, Dietrich; Johannsen, Kay; Lielbard...
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder; Johannsen, Kay; Creed, Marcus; Biller, Georg Christoph; Alber, Michael; Schuck, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble 94; Kammerchor Stuttgart

Exclusive Collection of Christmas Carols Many renowned German-speaking singers - amongst others, Jonas Kaufmann, Angelika Kirchschlager and Christoph Prégardien - and ensembles have recorded th...continue...

Eric Salzman: Nude Paper Sermon; Wiretap / Stacy Keach, New York Motet Singers - Rifkin

2 CD / Labor / 2012-10-30

Works: Eric Salzman: The Nude Paper Sermon, for narrator, chorus, chamber ensemble & electronics; Helix, for chamber ensemble; Wiretap, for speaker & tape; Larynx Music, for voice & guitar; Queens Collage, ...
Performers: Nagrin, Daniel; Ross, Elise; Silverman, Stanley
Conductors: Rifkin, Joshua; Salzman, Eric
Ensemble: Nonesuch Consort; Quog Music Theater

"... of its time and still amazingly fresh... like nothing else I've ever heard" is how William Gibson describes The Nude Paper Sermon in the...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...

From Afar - Music for guitar by de Falla, Schwantner, Ponce and Britten / Nicholas Goluses, guitar

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Joseph Schwantner: From Afar..., fantasy for guitar; Manuel Ponce: Folias de España, 20 variations and fugue for guitar; Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal afte...
Performers: Goluses, Nicholas

Nicholas Goluses appears as soloist, chamber music player and with orchestras across North America, South America, Europe, Australia and the Far East to critical acclaim....continue...
Recording information: Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, (01/09/2012-01/11/2012)....continue...

Christmas with Los Romeros - Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditio...
Performers: Romeros, Los
Conductors: Paris, Massimo

Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga (04/2011-05/2011).

The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and ...continue...

Spanish Nights / Pepe Romero, guitar

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar; Nocturno for guitar in A minor; Joaquín Rodrigo: Piezas (3) españolas, for guitar; Celedonio Romero: Suite madrileña for guitar no 1...
Performers: Romero, Pepe

The guitar legend Pepe Romero is back with his first solo album for Deutsche Grammophon.

His Philipies recording of RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fatasia para un

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Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (12/2010)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

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...

Guitar Sensation - A tribute to Andres Segovia: works by Albeniz, Sor, vivaldi, Carulli, Granados / Andres Segovia & Friedemann Wuttke, guitars

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, Op. 47; Suite española no 2, Op. 47; Piezas caracteristicas, Op. 92; Fernando Sor: Sonata, Op. 25; Variations for Guitar on a theme from Mozart'...
Performers: Segovia, Andrés; Wuttke, Friedemann
Conductors: Zhukov, Igor; Pasquet, Nicolas

As a tribute to guitar legend Andres Segovia, Profil has compiled performances by the master himself as well as up and coming guitarist Friedemann Wuttke....continue...

Silhouettes: New American Music for Guitar - works by Cote, Bassett, Larsen and Lennon / Alejandro Saladin Cote, guitar

1 CD / Artek / 2012-09-25

Works: John Anthony Lennon: Concert Etudes (12), for guitar; Silhouettes, for guitar; Leslie Bassett: Temperaments, for guitar; Libby Larsen: Argyle Sketches, for guitar; Sarabande, for guitar; Love After 5...
Performers: Cote, Alejandro Saladin

With composer Leslie Bassett and guitarist Alejandro Saladin Cote, Artek presents this release of all premier performances....continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, New York (2011-04-19&2011-04-20&2011-)....continue...

Pittaluga Guitar Competition winner Cecilio Perera - works by Ponce, Brouwer, Oliva and Sojo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Manuel Ponce: Preludio Cubano, for piano; Balletto for guitar; Gigue for guitar; Sonata for guitar No 1 ("Mexicana"); Canciones (3) Populares Mexicanas, for guitar; Leo Brouwer: Sonata for guitar; Ju...
Performers: Perera, Cecilio

Winner of a remarkable number of awards and acknowledged as one of the most important guitarists to emerge from Mexico in recent years, Cecilio Perera...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Canada (02/09/2012-02/11/2012)....continue...

Hans Werner Henze "Royal Winter Music" - Sonatas on Shakespearean Characters / Elliot Simpson, guitar

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-09-11

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Royal Winter Music (Sonata no 1), for guitar; Royal Winter Music 2
Performers: Simpson, Elliot

Hans Werner Henze states that his idea of developing music from Richard of Gloucester's monologue (Now is the winter of our discontent) and of generating...continue...
Recording information: Lille Konsertsal, University of Stavanger, Bjergsted (06/16/2010-06/18/2010)....continue...

Arbitrage

1 CD / Milan / 2012-09-11

Works: Cliff Martinez: Arbitrage, film score; Mark Bell: I See Who You Are, song; Derek Adam: Laura Palmer's Prom, song; Ary Barroso: Para Machuchar Meu Coraçao; Arthur Johnston: Just One More Chance; ...
Performers: Bjork; Botos, Robi; Childs, Morgan; Getz, Stan [Sax]; Gilberto, Joao; Holiday, Billie; Jobim, Antonio Carlos
Conductors: Ellis, Ray

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

4 Buenos Aires - Transcriptions for bandonéon & guitar by Astro Piazzolla / Denis Plante, bandoneon; David Jacques, guitar

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-08-28

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle; Five Tango Sensations, for bandoneón & string quartet (abridgement and arrangement of Sette sequenze;...
Performers: Jacques, David [Classical Guitar]; Plante, Denis

Denis Plante presents transcriptions for bandonéon and guitar of Astor Piazzolla's seminal works. Plante's concept is to enter completely into Piazzolla's musical world - as...continue...
Recording information: Francois Bernier Hall, Domaine Forget, St. Irénée, Queb (02/2012)....continue...

Agustín Barrios International Guitar Competition, Vol. 1 / works by Barrios, Ponce, Asencio et al. / Elise Neumann, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Pais de Abanicos, for guitar; Medallon antiguo, for guitar; Habanera, for guitar; Waltz for guitar in D major, Op. 8/4; Gavota al estilo antiguo; Vals Tropical, for...
Performers: Neumann, Elise

This disc is the first in an exciting new collaborative series between Brilliant Classics and the International Barrios Guitar Competition. 2011 First Prize Winner Elise...continue...
Recording information: ME.TO. Recording Studio, Asti, Italy (12/2011)....continue...

Spanish Guitar Music

3 CD / Bt Import / 2012-08-28

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Suite española, Op. 47; Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 1006; Prelude for Lute in C minor,...
Performers: Cabra, Nino de; Marchena, Nino de; Montoya, Ramon; Peines, La Nina De Los; Rebollo, Jose [Vocals]; Segovia, Andres

Guitar Recital - works by Rodrigo, Regondi, Tarrega, Albeniz, Britten / Srdjan Bulat, First Prize 2011 Tarrega Int'l Guitar Competition

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

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Junto al Generalife; Giulio Regondi: Étude for guitar no 8 in G major; Francisco Tárrega: Preludes (16) for Guitar; Prelude for guitar no 9 in D minor "Endecha";...
Performers: Bulat, Srdjan

This selection ranges from the romanticism of Francisco Tárrega, the Spanish impressionism of Albéniz's Mallorca and the neo-romanticism of the contemporary Croatian composer, Stjepan Su...continue...
Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (02/15/2012-02/17/2012)....continue...

The Shark Is Still Working [Original Documentary Soundtrack]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-14

Works: Michael McCormack: The Shark Is Still Working, documentary film score; Hal Swain: Show Me the Way to Go Home; English Traditional: Spanish Ladies
Performers: McCormack, Michael [Composer]; Parker, Greg

A tribute to the poetry of Garcia Lorca "Le Rossignol Andalou" / works by Rodrigo, de Falla, Ferrer et al. performed by choir, soloists & guitar

1 CD / Ad Vitam / 2012-08-14

Works: Manuel Ferrer: Love Songs (3) on texts of Federico Garcia Lorca, for 4 voices; Andaluzas (3) on texts of Federico Garcia Lorca, for 4 voices; Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Federico Garc...
Performers: Ruvio, Melodie; Valette, Benjamin
Conductors: Hasler, Jean-Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Chronochromie

On this fascinating album, Ensemble Chronochromie pays musical homage to one of the greatest poets of the 20th century - Federico Garcia Lorca. The disc's...continue...
Recording information: Studio La Borie, Solignac, France (07/2011/10/2011)....continue...

Rodrigo: Elogio de la Guitara / Bergmann, Riessbeck, Jäckle

1 CD / Bayer / 2012-08-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Aria Antigua, for flute & piano (or guitar); Pastorcito santo, for voice & guitar (Villancicos no 1); Aire y Donaire, for voice & guitar (Villancicos no 3); Coplillas de Bel...
Performers: Jackle, Klaus [Guitar]; Riessbeck, Elisabeth

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen / Gyorgy Kurtag, Friedrich Goldmann, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-31

Works: György Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan, for guitar & instrumental groups, Op. 15c; Stele, for orchestra, Op. 33; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Performers: Ruck, Jurgen
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Goldmann, Friedrich; Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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From today's vantage point it would be easy to underestimate the impact of Stockhausen's unheralded use of his resources - three conductors, three orchestras, a...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Groáer Saal, Berlin, Germany (12/1994)....continue...

Nocturnes for Guitar / Giorgio Mirto, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Giorgio Mirto: Nocturnes (3) for guitar; Livio Torresan: Notturno, for guitar; Roberto Manca: Notturno no 3, for guitar; Ulisse, for guitar; Rosolino di Salvo: La notte di Penelope, for guitar; Giorg...
Performers: Mirto, Giorgio [Guitar]

With its romantic and mystical connotations, night has long been the inspiration behind many works of art. Guitarist Giorgio Mirto takes on the theme in...continue...
Recording information: Casa Sonora studios, Italy (01/2012); Casa Sonora studios, Italy (11/2011)....continue...