I Was Glad: Sacred Music of Stanford and Parry1 CD / Vivat Import / 2013-04-09 Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Services in A major, Op. 12; Magnificat in G; Evening Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in B flat major, Op; Evening Service (Magnifi...Performers: Finch, Catrin; Sampson, Carolyn Conductors: King, Robert Recording information: St Jude's Church, London NW 11 (09/20/2012-09/22/2012)....continue... ![]() Samuel Adler (b.1928): Cantos; Close Encounters; Five Snapshots / Fulmer, violin; Kelly, viola; Eldan, cello; Muroki, db; Han, Harp1 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... ![]() 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... ![]() Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05 Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film scorePerformers: 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... ![]() Britten: The Sacred Choral Music / Choir of New College Oxford, Higginbottom2 CD / Novum / 2013-02-26 Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus & organ, Op. 46; The Company of Heaven; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major...Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Cutting, Guy; Geidt, James; Grahl, Steven; Grainger, Emma; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan; Thain, Lawrence [Organ] Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward Ensemble: ; Choir of New College Oxford Benjamin Britten's sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New...continue... Recording information: Chapel of New College Oxford (2011-07-18_2011-07-20&2012-)....continue... ![]() 50 Best Chillout Classics3 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... ![]() Songs from Evening Land - Per Norgard: songs in new instrumentations / Helene Gjerris, mezzo-soprano1 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... ![]() Mozart: Complete Flute Concertos / Frans Vester, Edward Witsenburg, flutes. Frans Bruggen2 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Rondo for flute & orchestra in D major, K. Anh. 184 (after Rondo for v...Performers: Vester, Frans; Witsenburg, Edward Conductors: Brüggen, Frans Ensemble: Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam These 1972 recordings were made by the cream of the Dutch early music movement, led by one of its alma parens, Frans Brüggen. They date...continue... Recording information: Doopegezinde Kerk, Amsterdam....continue... ![]() Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Bruckner: Motets; Gallus: Missa / Vienna Boys Choir2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29 Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Anton Bruckner: Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Os justi meditabitur sapientiam,...Performers: Bayer, Elisabeth Conductors: Neyder, Anton; Gillesberger, Hans Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys Choir The Vienna Boys choir is the most famous and best known boys' choir in the world. In their 500 year history, they have worked with...continue... Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (1971-09-??&1971-11-??_1971-)....continue... ![]() Hymn to the Dawn - works for female choir by Holst, Prokofiev, Beach, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn & Rossini / Etherea Vocal Ens.1 CD / Delos / 2013-01-29 Works: Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, H99, Op. 26/3; Eastern Pictures (2), for female chorus & harp, H. 112; Sergey Prokofiev: Prelude in C major for piano (or harp), Op. 12/7; Amy Beach: Sha...Performers: Cloutier, Grace [Harp]; Gomez, Esteli [Soprano vocal]; Greten-Harrison, Derek; Murchie, Alan; Petrus, Jessica; Sidebottom, Amanda Conductors: ; Horn, Noah Ensemble: ; Etherea Vocal Ensemble Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard ...With only eight singers, and several of the works sung by a portion of that number, each...continue... ![]() Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici... Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;... This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue... ![]() Viva Verdi: Overtures & Preludes / Riccardo Chailly1 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... ![]() Rhapsodie: Prism of 20th Century Music1 CD / Origin Classical / 2013-01-15 Works: Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; André Caplet: Deux Divertissements; Marcel Tournier: Vers la source dans le bois; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Rokudan, for harp; Bernard Andres: Tanka, for h...Performers: Schlaffer, Yumiko Endo Recording information: St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas (2012-08-20&2012-08-22_2012-)....continue... ![]() The Valley Sings - Choral Music by composers of the Hudson Valley / Works by Aaron Copland, James Fitzwilliam, Craig Fryer, John B Hedge1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-01-08 Works: George Tsontakis: Rossetti Nursery Rhymes (3) for chorus; Aaron Copland: Four Motets; Panaiotis: Arise, My Love, for chorus; James Fitzwilliam: A Rose of Sharon, for 2 sopranos, baritone & chorus; Cr...Performers: Andrawis, Shanna; Boyer, Donald; Chenette, Jeanmarie Kern; Clifton, Elizabeth Leonard; Goldin, Amy; Hedges, John B.; Joscelyn, Amy; Knickerbocker, Glenn; Lundergan, Carol; Saunders, Michael; Wagner, ... Conductors: Lundergan, Edward Ensemble: ; A Consort of Singers Kairos - A Consort of Singers offers a program of choral music by composers living and working in the Hudson Valley region of New York...continue... Recording information: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY (2012-06-12_2012-06-13_2012-)....continue... ![]() William Lawes: The Passion of Musicke / Sophie Gent: violin; Giovanna Pessi: triple harp; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo; Philippe Pierlot: viol1 CD / Flora / 2013-01-08 Works: William Lawes: Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 1 in G minor; Corant for lyra viol (VdGS no 431); Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 4 in D minor; Divisions on a Pavan i...Performers: Eguez, Eduardo; Gent, Sophie; Pessi, Giovanna; Pierlot, Philippe On the death of William Lawes, King James I - who called him "The Father of Music" - observed several weeks of mourning. Lawes is...continue... Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (08/2006)....continue... ![]() Adriaen Willaert: Chansons; Madrigali; Villanel / Romanesque1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-01-08 Works: Adrian Willaert: Qual dolcezza giami, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali); Zoia zentil che per secreta via, canzona for 4 voices ("Canonza di Ruzante"); Dessus le marché d'Arras, chanson for 4 v...Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Devaere, Hannelore; Malfeyt, Philippe; Van Laethem, Katelijne [Soprano Vocal]; Watillon, Sophie Conductors: Malfeyt, Philippe; Ensemble: ; Romanesque To celebrate Adriaen Willaert's anniversary, this recording of the composer's secular repertoire gives us a very different vision of his work compared to his religious...continue... Recording information: Église Saint-Apollinaire à Bolland (06/1994)....continue... ![]() Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio1 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11 Works: Dan Visconti: Black Bend, for string quartet; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Ramble and Groove, for bassoon; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Drift of Rainbows, for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass...Performers: Afkham, Micha; Bader, Alexander; Brandl, Wolfram; Duven, Richard; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lenton, Rebecca; Schlichte, Jan; Stockhausen, Majella; Streuli, Christoph; Weidm... Conductors: ; Hasel, Michael Ensemble: ; Horszowski Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard The opening track, Black Bend for string quintet, starts with what sounds like distant train whistles...continue... Recording information: Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Performing Arts Center, Theater C, SUNY College at Purc (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Kammermusiksaal, Philhar...continue... ![]() Flute & Harp - works by Jongen, Rota, Piazzolla. Bandi, Ermacora1 CD / Gallo / 2012-12-11 Works: Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente, for flute & harp, Op. 56bis; Nino Rota: Sonata for flute & harp; Arthur Honegger: Romance, for flute & piano in G minor, H. 211; Ravi Shankar: L'Aube Enchantée (based...Performers: Bandi, Isabelle; Ermacora, Laure The two performers on this recording have chosen a varied program, concentrating on Swiss composers. Isabelle Bandi and Laure Ermacora founded their duo in 202...continue... Recording information: Studio Stéréolith (CH-Prangins) (2010)....continue... ![]() Schoenberg: Pierre Lunaire / Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporian; Christine Schafer1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11 Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41Performers: Cambreling, Frederique; Nagano, Hideki; Schafer, Christine; Vassilakis, Dimitri Conductors: Boulez, Pierre Ensemble: Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue... ![]() Harp Dances - Music for solo harp by Salzedo, Granados, Lecuona, Albeniz, Rodrigo / Floraleda Sacchi, harp1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-12-11 Works: Carlos Salzédo: Suite of Eight Dances; Song in the Night, for harp; Enriqué Granados: Danzas Españolas, Op. 37; Valses (7) poeticos; Ernesto Lecuona: Zambra gitana, for piano; Isaac Al...Performers: Sacchi, Floraleda Harpist Floraleda Sacchi has recorded a program built on dance rhythms....continue... Recording information: Exclaim Studio, Italy (Olgiate Comasco) (2009-10-07_2009-10-08&2009-)....continue... ![]() Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27 Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp] Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue... ![]() Debussy: String Quartet; Trio; Danses / Danel Quartet. Francette Bartholomée: harp; Daniel Blumenthal: piano1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-11-13 Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Danse sacrée et danse profane; Piano Trio, L. 3Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Blumenthal, Daniel; Lecompte, Korneel [Double Bass] Recording information: Flagey Studios 1 & 4 (2011-11-10&2011-12-04_2011-)....continue... ![]() Haiku: Sonia Formenti and Floraleda Sacchi play Nicola Campogrande1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-11-13 Works: Nicola Campogrande: Tililadodìn, for flute & harp; Momento Musicale, for flute & harp; Haiku, for harpPerformers: Formenti, Sonia; Sacchi, Floraleda Floraleda Sacchi plays works by Nicola Campogrande dedicated to her in world premiere recordings....continue... ![]() Weihnachtssingen - An Evening of Christmas Carols - works by Buxtehude; Walter Kraft; Johann Eccard; Heinrich Schutz; Peter Cornelius et al. / Lubecker Knabenkantorei1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-11-13 Works: Gregorian Chant: Hodie Christus natus est, antiphon, mode 1; Johannes Unger: Organ Improvisation no 1; Organ Improvisation no 2; Organ Improvisation no 3; Organ Improvisation no 4; Organ Improvisatio...Performers: Jensch, Jan-Handrik; Maier, Johanna; Unger, Johannes Conductors: Muller, Michael D. Ensemble: ; Lubecker Knabenkantorei Since 1948 the Lübecker Knabenkantorei has invited audiences to join them for their Christmas concerts at St Mary's Church in Lübeck. These invitations have brought...continue... Recording information: St. Gertrud Church (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Germany (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Gertrud Church (07/08/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Ger...continue... ![]() Suzanne Farrin: Corpo di Terra1 CD / New Focus / 2012-11-13 Works: Suzanne Farrin: Polvere et Ombra, for harp; Corpo di Terra, for cello; Uscrimi di Braccia, for viola & piano; Ma Dentro Dove, for clarinet; Time is a Cage, for violinPerformers: Hadulla, Markus; Lichten, Julia; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Tamesit, Antoine; Wadden, Nuiko; Wiersma, Calvin Suzanne Farrin's debut full length recording of her works features a series of "songs without words" for solo instruments inspired by the poetry of the...continue... ![]() Nino Rota: Chamber Music for Flute / Mario Carbotta, flute1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-11-13 Works: Nino Rota: Duets (3) for flute & oboe; Pieces (5) for flute & piano; Trio for flute, violin & piano; Sonata for flute & harp; Quintet for flute, oboe, viola, cello & harpPerformers: Balzaretti, Carlo; Bedetti, Marino; Bianchi, Cristina; Bianchi, Marco; Carbotta, Mario; Parazzoli, Carlo; Testori, Marco The CD features Rota's complete chamber works for flute, which he composed from 1935 to 1972. The Quintetto was dedicated to his mother and is...continue... Recording information: Dynamic's, Genova, Italy (01/25/1998-01/26/1998)....continue... ![]() Gunter Raphael: Chamber Music of 1946, Vol. 3 / Wolfgang Sawallisch, Eckard Sellheim, Wilhelm Neuhaus, Hans Altmann1 CD / Querstand / 2012-11-13 Works: Günter Raphael: Sonatina for clarinet & piano, Op. 65/3 ("Entensonatine"); Sonatina for oboe & harp, Op. 65/2; Divertimento for alto saxophone & cello, Op. 74; Sonata for viola & piano no 3 in D...Performers: Altmann, Hans; Blees, Thomas; Cassedanne, Charlotte; Klein, Franz; Manz, Emil [Sax (Alto)]; Mauruschat, Werner; Mommer, Karl Heinz [Cello]; Neuhaus, Wilhelm; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; S... Recording information: WDR Saal 2 (09/10/1963)....continue... ![]() Jan Ladislav Dussek: Duos for Harp and Piano, Vol. 2 - Opp. 73; 26 & 72; Sophia Dussek-Corri: Introduction and Waltz / Masumi Nagasawa: harp; Richard Egarr: piano1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-11-13 Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata (Duo) for harp & piano in F major, Op. 73 (C. 243); Duettino for harp & piano no 2 in F major (C. 190); Duettino for harp (or piano) & piano in F major, Op. 26 (C. 102); S...Performers: Egarr, Richard; Nagasawa, Masumi Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (11/2011)....continue... ![]() French Masterworks for Harp - works by Ravel, Caplet, Debussy / Ursula Holliger, harp; Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Hans Stalder, clarinet1 CD / Claves / 2012-11-13 Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; André Caplet: Conte Fantastique for harp & string quartet, "Masque of the Red Death"; Divertissements, for h...Performers: Collot, Serge; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Holliger, Ursula; Stalder, Hans-Rudolf Conductors: Ensemble: Die Kammermusiker Zurich Originally released in 1987, this recording of French masterpieces for harp with ensemble features harpist Ursula Holliger. She has performed internationally as a soloist and...continue... Recording information: Johannes Kirche Thun....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... ![]() Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo... Conductors: Ensemble: Dante Quartet 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue... ![]() Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al... Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella) 2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue... ![]() Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-30 Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43; Carnival of the animals; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for C...Performers: Fortier, Isabelle; Tetreault, Stephane Conductors: Gabel, Fabien Ensemble: ; Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec Stéphane Tétreault was selected to participate at the prestigious 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris. He was the youngest participant - personally selected by Michael...continue... Recording information: Raoul-Jobin hall in Palais Montcalm, Québec (06/2012)....continue... ![]() Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs by Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and George Frideric Handel / Patricia Petibon, soprano1 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... ![]() Hush a Bye: Music for Children - gentle lullabies and quiet music1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30 Works: English Traditional: Hush a Bye Baby; Traditional: Sleep My Baby; Mervyn Burtch: Sleep, my gentle child; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Anonymou...Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Giles, Ian; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Stowe, Sara Gentle lullabies and quiet music combine to form this special program of music to invite sleep. Unlike most calming programs, this release relies on real...continue... Includes work(s) by Anonymous....continue... ![]() John Zorn: Music and Its Double1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30 Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestraPerformers: 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... ![]() A Walk in the Rain1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-19 Works: Jacques Castérède: Sonatine de Mai, for flute & harp; Laurel Zucker: A Walk in the Rain, for flute & harp; Celtic Snowflakes, for flute & harp; Tennessee Cloud Suite, for flute & harp; ...Performers: Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Zucker, Laurel Recording information: Pelham, NY....continue... ![]() Meditation: The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies1 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 British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09 Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ... Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin... Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble 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... ![]() Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; St. Nicolas / Holst Singers; Trinity College Choir. Stephen Layton1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09 Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, treble, choruses & orchestra, Op. 42Performers: Cole, Jeremy; Edwards, Catherine; Higgins, Jonathan; Price, Sally Conductors: Layton, Stephen Ensemble: ; Trinity College Choir, Cambridge Stephen Layton leads the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Holst Singers in two of Benjamin Britten's most popular choral works for Christmastide. The...continue... ![]() Happy Birthday John! Chamber Music with Harp by John Cage / Floraleda Sacchi, harp; John Cage, speaker1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-10-09 Works: Spoken Word: John Cage speaks; John Cage: Primitive, for string piano; In a Landscape; A Room, for piano or prepared piano; Variations no 1, for any number of players and means; Waiting, for piano; 4...Performers: Sacchi, Floraleda September 5, 2012 marked the 100th birthday of the remarkable American composer, theorist and experimentalist John Cage, infamous, at the very least, for his unorthodox...continue... Recording information: Como, Italy....continue... ![]() Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57 (complete ballet) / Evgeny Svetlanov: conductor2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09 Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57Performers: Dulova, Vera; Kalinovsky, Sergei [Violin]; Usachev, Oleg [Trumpet] Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny Ensemble: Orchestra of the USSR State Academic Bolshoi Theatre In the spring of 1896, Alexander Glazunov received a commission from Ivan Vsevolozhsky, the director of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre, to compose the score...continue... Recording information: 1961....continue... ![]() Claudia Montero: Evocaciones; Incensum / Floraleda Sacchi, harp1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-10-09 Works: Claudia Montero: Incensum, for harp; Evocaciones, for harpPerformers: Sacchi, Floraleda These works for harp were written by Claudio Montero in 2010 for harpist Floraleda Sacchi. Evocaciones is meant to evoke the composer's home land of...continue... Recording information: Como, Italy....continue... ![]() Benjamin Britten: Canticles III & IV; Heart of the Matter; A Birthday Hansel; Folksong arrangements / Nicholas Phan, tenor1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-10-09 Works: Benjamin Britten: The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn & piano; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92; Canticle V; Folksong...Performers: Huang, Myra; Magen, Sivan; Montone, Jennifer; Phan, Nicholas Nicholas Phan follows up last year's successful solo debut with Still Falls the Rain, focusing on works inspired by Britten's key collaborators including Dennis Brain,...continue... ![]() Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies; Three Bach Arias / Melinda Maxwell, oboe; Helen Tunstall, harp; Andrew Watts, countertenor1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09 Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies (26); Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben", BWV 102; Cantata "Erschal...Performers: Fulbrook, Ben [Marimba]; Maxwell, Melinda; Seaton, Claire; Stafford, William; Tunstall, Helen; Verity, Tom [Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)]; Watts, Andrew Harrison Birtwistle's major chamber work is scored mainly for oboe and harp, and refers to some of Rilke's sonnets. His arrangements of three Bach arias...continue... Recording information: All Saints Church, East Finchley, England (2008-08-28_2008-08-29&2008-)....continue... ![]() Fairy Songs / Charlotte de Rothschild, soprano; Danielle Perrett, harp1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09 Works: Charles Gilbert Spross: Will-o-the-Wisp; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: In the Faery Hills, for voice & piano, Op. 91/2; You Spotted Snakes, for voice & piano; Michael Head: The Fairy Tailor, for voice & pia...Performers: Olyver, Marianne [Violin]; Perrett, Danielle; Rothschild, Charlotte de Recording information: Barrow Church, Suffolk (04/01/2011-04/04/2011)....continue... ![]() Imogen Holst: Choral Works; Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Clare College Choir1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Imogen Holst: Mass in A minor; A Hymne to Christ, for chorus; Psalms (3) for chorus; Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow, for chorus & harp; Hallo My Fancy, Whither Wilt Thou Go?, for chorus; Benjamin Bri...Performers: Houghton, Tanya [Harp] Conductors: Ross, Graham Ensemble: ; Dmitri Ensemble Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard I have been listening to and enjoying this CD at intervals over the past several months. At...continue... Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London (07/2011)....continue... ![]() Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09 Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi... Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble 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... ![]() The Queenes Good Night - English Renaissance Music for Harp & Lute / Marie Nishiyama, harp; Rafael Bonavita, lute1 CD / Christophorus / 2012-10-06 Works: Anonymous, English: Callinoe; Hey, Robin; Bergamasca; La Rossignol, for 2 lutes (from the Jane Pickering Lute Book); Thomas Robinson: Passamezzo Galliard, for lute; Plaine Song; Twenty waies; Queene'...Performers: Nishiyama, Marie The reign of Elizabeth Tudor (15581603) brought with it a period of splendor for England, within which the lute experienced its moment of glory. In...continue... ![]() Aquarelles - Erik Satie, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt / Valerie Milot, harp1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02 Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Marcel Tournier: Suite for harp no 4 ("Images"), Op. 39; Fra...Performers: Milot, Valerie [Harp] With its ability to delicately suggest, obliquely seduce, and transport us to an "elsewhere" whose quaint, old-fashioned colors have nevertheless lost nothing of their power,...continue... Recording information: Church of Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (04/2012)....continue... |
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