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I Was Glad: Sacred Music of Stanford and Parry

1 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...

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...

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...

Rhapsodie: Prism of 20th Century Music

1 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...

Harp Dances - Music for solo harp by Salzedo, Granados, Lecuona, Albeniz, Rodrigo / Floraleda Sacchi, harp

1 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...

Flute & Harp - works by Jongen, Rota, Piazzolla. Bandi, Ermacora

1 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 Schafer

1 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. 41
Performers: 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...

Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin

1 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...

Gunter Raphael: Chamber Music of 1946, Vol. 3 / Wolfgang Sawallisch, Eckard Sellheim, Wilhelm Neuhaus, Hans Altmann

1 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...

Debussy: String Quartet; Trio; Danses / Danel Quartet. Francette Bartholomée: harp; Daniel Blumenthal: piano

1 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. 3
Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Blumenthal, Daniel; Lecompte, Korneel [Double Bass]

Recording information: Flagey Studios 1 & 4 (2011-11-10&2011-12-04_2011-)....continue...

French Masterworks for Harp - works by Ravel, Caplet, Debussy / Ursula Holliger, harp; Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Hans Stalder, clarinet

1 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...

Saint-Seans & Tchaikovsky: Cello Concertos / Stephane Tetreault, cello

1 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...

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...

Fairy Songs / Charlotte de Rothschild, soprano; Danielle Perrett, harp

1 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...

Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57 (complete ballet) / Evgeny Svetlanov: conductor

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
Performers: 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...

Aquarelles - Erik Satie, Bedrich Smetana, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt / Valerie Milot, harp

1 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...

The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Debussy: The sonatas for violin; for cello; for flute; Syrinx / Jerome Pernoo, Annick Roussin, Jean-Louis Beaumadier

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-09-11

Works: Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra, L. 103; Syrinx; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G ...
Performers: Beaumadier, Jean-Louis; Dangain, Guy; Koerner, Jean; Pernoo, Jerome; Pierre, Fabrice; Rigollet, Elisabeth; Roussin, Annick; Xuereb, Pierre-Henri
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble orchestra La Follia

A recording of Debussy's sonatas featuring a distinguished team of soloists....continue...
Recording information: 1981....continue...

Jeanne D'Arc: Batailles & Prisons / Montserrat Figueras, Louise Moaty, Rene Zosso, Hesperion XXI - Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-08-14

Works: Jordi Savall: Ballade de la Pucelle, for vocal ensemble (or instruments); Ce jour de l'an, rondeau for 3 lutes (after Guillaume Dufay); Fanfare "dit le Burguygnon", for ensemble (after an anonymous m...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Biggi, Francis; Figueras, Montserrat; Guglielmi, Luca; Janda, Armin; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf; Memelsdorff, Pedro; Wessel, Kai...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Twenty years after his work on the soundtrack of Jacques Rivette's movie Jeanne la Pucelle, Jordi Savall returns to this powerful subject matter and presents...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (09/1993); Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains, Arsenal de Metz (09/1993); Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (12/20/2011-12/24/2011);...continue...

Claude Debussy: Chamber Music / Ludwig Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Eric Aubier, Philippe Berrod, Lise Berthaud et al.

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-08-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Fêtes, for orchestra (Nocturne no 2), L. 91/2; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; Première R...
Performers: Aubier, Eric; Berrod, Philippe; Berthaud, Lise; Carruzzo, Madeleine; Champion, Aline; Desert, Claire; Esnaola, Luis; Gallet, Pascal; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Vincent; Prost, Nicolas; Quandt, L...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Ludwig Quartet

This album presents Debussy's works from 1891 to 1915 in a totally new light, with which he would have most certainly agreed. Wind instruments, to...continue...
Recording information: Temple St-Marcel, Paris, France (??/2010/03/2012)....continue...

The Israeli Chamber Project, Opus 1 - Saint-Saens, Martinu, Debussy and Bartok

1 CD / Azica / 2012-07-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Bohuslav Martinu: Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Matan Porat: Night Horses, for cla...
Performers: Cziger, Tibi; Korman, Michael; Magen, Sivan; Weisman, Assaff; Zorman, Itamar
Conductors:
Ensemble: Israeli Chamber Project

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...This is great music, and it is performed note-perfect. On the front cover of the CD booklet...continue...
Recording information: Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College, New York; The Reci (2011-01-18_2011-01-19&2011-)....continue...

Claude Debussy: Sonate for flute, alto & harp; Syrinx; Chansons de Bilitis / Gérard Caussé, alto; Isabelle Moretti, harp; Ariane Jacob, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Syrinx; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Chansons de Bilitis, incidental music for narrator, 2 flutes, 2 harps & celesta, L. 96
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Dufour, Mathieu; Jacob, Ariane; Lorenzini, Germaine; Moretti, Isabelle

Stéphane Mallarmé was very impressed by the way in which Debussy had expanded on the moods of his poem, L'Après-midi d'un faune. The flute is...continue...
Recording information: 09/1997....continue...

"Noah" - Ave Maria; Deep River; Notte di Luce; Shenandoah; Amazing Grace et al. / Noah Stewart, tenor

1 CD / Verve / 2012-07-03

Works: Mantovani: Cara mia; Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Justin Hayward: Nights in White Satin; Vincent Youmans: Without a Song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; American Traditional: ...
Performers: Baker, Steven; Bertl, Johnny M.; Dorn, Elisabeth; Dubach, Susanne [Violin, Viola]; Hintringer, Harry [Drums]; Juritz, David; Karlsson, Fridrik; Knollmueller, Christian; Laher, Werner; Sasdi, Inka [Ce...
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Bertl, Johnny M.; Hein, Richard

Verve Records is thrilled to present the debut album from Harlem Tenor, Noah Stewart.

It is hard to believe that only a few years ago

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Personnel: Susanne Dubach (violin, viola); Inka Sasdi (cello); Wolfgang Drechsler (woodwinds, horns).

Tenor Noah Stewart, a native of Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, has won raves not only i...continue...

Harp Landscapes - Debussy, Enesco, Koechlin, Menotti, et al / Francette Bartholomee, harp

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra, L. 103; George Enescu: Allegro de concert, for chromatic harp; Charles Koechlin: Nocturne for chromatic harp, O...
Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Bokany, Ferenc; Pierreuse, Bernard; Shi, Ning

Jongen: Musique de chambre pour flûte, harpe, cordes

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Joseph Jongen: Concert à Cinq, for flute, harp, violin, viola & cello, Op. 71; Sonate-Duo, for violin & cello in D major, Op. 109; Danse Lente, for flute & harp, Op. 56bis; Adagio for violin & v...
Performers: Baerten, Aldo; Hallynck, Marie; Hallynck, Sophie; Suys, Diederik; Vercampt, Gudrun
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arpae Ensemble

Franz Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp / Laura Vinciguerra & Susanna Bertuccioli, harp Iⅈ Sophie Marilley mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Poenitz: Fantasia for harp in G flat major, Op. 65; Thirteenth Psalm of David, for mezzo-soprano & harp, Op. 30; Spukhafte Gavotte, for 2 harps, Op. 75; Der Fischer, for soprano (or tenor) & ha...
Performers: Bertuccioli, Susanna [Harp]; Brizi, Claudio; Marilley, Sophie; Vinciguerra, Laura

This world premiere recording is the second installment of the Poenitz cycle on Brilliant Classics presents works for solo voice, accompanied by harp(s) and harmonium....continue...
Recording information: Complesso Musicale di S. Croce, Umbertide - Perugia, It (10/05/2011-10/10/2011)....continue...

Carl Nielsen: The Masterworks, Vol. 2 - Chamber and Instrumental Music / Danish String Quartet; Trio Ondine, DiamantEnsemblet [6 CDs]

6 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2012-05-29

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quartet for Strings in G minor, FS 4 (Op. 13); Quartet for Strings in F major ("Piacevolezza"), FS 36 (Op. 44; prev. Op. 19); String Quintet in G major, FS 5; Quartet for Strings in F m...
Performers: Artved, Max; Bundgaard, Katrine; Elbo, Soren; Elvekjaer, Jens; Frederiksen, Tim; Gjesme, Jon; Hansen, Henning; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Koppel, Herman D.; Lautrup, Tue; Oigaard, Katrine; Schick, Ann...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Ondine

This is the first complete collection of Carl Nielsen's masterly chamber works available on CD. With his spontaneous and imaginative works music, the Danish national...continue...
Recording information: Danish Radio Concert Hall (11/2006/03/2007); Danish Radio, Studio 3, Copenhagen, Denmark (11/2006/03/2007); Queen's Hall, The Black Diamond, The Royal Library (11/2006/03/2007);...continue...

Bravo! The No. 1 Albums of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

4 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2012-05-29

Works: William Moore: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship; Philip Paul Bliss: Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy, for chorus & organ; Benjamin Franklin White: The Morning Trumpet; Henry George Ley: Fight the go...
Performers: Boye, Alex; Bradford, Daron; Brainerd, Clayton; Caan, Peggy; Campbell, Meredith; Christiansen, Clay; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Foster, David; Goeckeritz, Jeannine; Gruppman, Igor; Hancock, Cheri; Key...
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Bells on Temple Square; Orchestra at Temple Square; Wasatch & District Pipe Band

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square present Bravo!, a breathtaking 4-disc set featuring a trio of #1 Billboard Charting albums - Come,...continue...
Recording information: Conference Center, Salt Lake City, UT (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Salt Lake Tabernacle (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah (05/17/2005-05/20/2005); Conferen...continue...

Pierre Boulez Conducts Ravel & Debussy

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Premiè...
Performers: Cohen, Franklin; Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wellbaum, Lisa; Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre

"In Ma mere, he is among the master magicians: subtleties of nuance and timing now abound; here is playing of a wholly different order of...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Clair de Lune: Debussy Favorites / Zoltan Kocsis; Katia & Marielle Labeque et al.

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arabesques (2) for Piano; La plus que lente; Préludes, Book 1; Petite suite ...
Performers: Badings, Vera; Barnes, James Earl; Hutchins, Timothy; Kocsis, Zoltan; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dutoit, Charles; Ansermet, Ernest; Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Debussy's most popular and famous piano piece opens this generously-filled 2-CD program of piano and orchestral works by the great French composer; Clair de lune...continue...

Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis / Pierne, Grandjany, Bach Salzedo et al.

1 CD / Azica / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Impromptu-caprice for Harp in A flat major, Op. 9; Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite, BWV 996; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; S...
Performers: Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]

Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world's premiere solo harpists. This "extraordinary virtuosa" has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and...continue...

Janácek: Choral Music / New London Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Leos Janácek: Ríkadla (Nursery Rhymes) (18) for 9 voices & 10 instruments, JW 5/17; Kaspar Rucky, ballad for soloists & female chorus, JW 4/41; 70,000 (Sedmdesát tisíc, Th...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; MacDougall, Jamie; Norman, Daniel; Pitt, Amanda; Webb, Hugh; Williamson, Clive
Conductors: Wood, James
Ensemble: ; Critical Band

Fanfare
These performances strike me as nearly ideal ... this enchanting Hyperion disc.
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Recording information: 1996-03-12_1996-03-14&1996-....continue...

Chanson Dans La Nuit - Faure, Ravel, Kreisler, Bach, Debussy et al. / Jitka Hosprova, harp; Katerina Englichova, viola

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Henri...
Performers: Englichova, Katerina; Hosprova, Jitka

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... So does this work? That depends completely on your point of view, and what you might...continue...
Recording information: Suk Hall, Rudolfinum Concert Hall, Prague, Czech Republ (2011-11-17_2011-11-19&2011-)....continue...

Debussy: Clair de lune / Natalie Dessay, Philippe Cassard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles ("Nuit d'étoiles, sous tes voiles"), song for voice & piano, L. 4; Quatre chansons de jeunesse - 1. Pantomime (Debussy); Clair de lune; Pierrot; Apparition; E...
Performers: Cassard, Philippe; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Michel, Catherine [Harp]

Clair de Lune, the new album from leading soprano Natalie Dessay, celebrates the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth with a brilliant survey of his...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris (2011-11-12_2011-11-13&2011-)....continue...

A Festival of Psalms by Allegri, Bernstein, Byrd, Parry, Purcell, Wesley / Choir of Temple Church

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-03-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Henry Purcell: Thy word is a lant...
Performers: Clements, William; Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Temmink, Robert-Jan; Underwood, Giles; Wall, Simon; Watkin, Toby
Conductors: Vivian, James
Ensemble: Choir of Temple Church

The Psalms of David are arguably the portion of the Old Testament that has been enfolded most completely within the Christian tradition and its liturgies....continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London, England (03/2011)....continue...

Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works / Jun Markl; Orchestre National de Lyon

9 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Children's Corner; Pelléas et Mélisande; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Berceuse heroïque; Douze Étud...
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de Lyon

This collection contains all Debussy's works for orchestra as well as many orchestral arrangements of his piano music. Together these display a rich panorama of...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France....continue...

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Dan Godfrey: Encores / Whitlock, Herold, Gibbs, Smyth, Boughton, Boyle & Ronald

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-01-10

Works: Ferdinand Hérold: Zampa; Byron Brooke: Gee Whizz!, for xylophone & orchestra; Percy Whitlock: Carillon, for organ & orchestra; Ethel Smyth: The Boatswain's Mate; Howard Flynn: Clatter of the Clo...
Performers: Andras, Tamas; King, Matt [Percussion]; Pierce, Eluned; Riley, Malcolm; Svedberg, Jesper; Todd, Cameron; Young, Alastair
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Ronald Corp's survey of a dozen of the shorter works given by the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra between the Wars, is here played with great...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (07/20/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Légendes

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-11-22

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style for harp & organ (or orchestra), Op 19; Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto, Op. 74; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rudolf Ewald Zingel: Lé...
Performers: Larkin, Matthew; Leonardelli, Caroline

Holiday Baby

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); The First Nowell (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); ...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

Ceremony of Carols / Etherea Vocal Ensemble, Grace Cloutier, harp

1 CD / Delos / 2011-11-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Charles Gounod: Noël, for soprano, alto, female chorus & piano with organ ad lib.; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); In dulci jub...
Performers: Andemicael, Awet; Cloutier, Grace [Harp]; Greten-Harrison, Derek; Holst-Grubbe, Allison; Murchie, Alan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Etherea Vocal Ensemble

"Trebles in Paradise" + And vocal paradise is just where the sublime singing of Etherea Vocal Ensemble will take their listeners with their new holiday...continue...
Recording information: Marquand Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT (2011-04-29_2011-04-30&2011-)....continue...

Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Danse sacrée et danse profane
Performers: Ceysson, Emmanuel; Doisy, Alexandre; Meyer, Paul; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,
Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

An important marker in Debussy's compositional development, the Fantaisie reflects something of the influence of César Franck's Symphonic Variations yet embodies his own new aesthetic....continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (2010-09-30&2010-10-02&2010-)....continue...

Jean Cras: Music for Flute, Harp and Strings / Hurel, flute; Langlamet, harp

1 CD / Timpani / 2011-11-15

Works: Jean Cras: Trio for violin, viola & cello; Impromptus (2), for harp; Suite en Duo, for flute & harp; Quintet for harp, flute, violin, viola & cello
Performers: Demarquette, Henri; Graffin, Philippe; Hurel, Juliette; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Silva, Miguel de

Recording information: Paris (09/2010/11/2010)....continue...

Noel: Music for the Season by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod, Poulenc, Langlais et al.

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum; Christmas Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Bring a Torch, ...
Performers: Aronson, Justine; Batsios, Alexandra; Carruth, Amy; Cowan, Ken; Cowan, Lisa; Davis, Trey; Edmonds, David [Percussion]; Gillespie, Fiona; Heijink, Hank; Jackson, Chris [Bass vocals]; Larmore, Jennifer...
Conductors: Miller, Joe
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

Praised by American Record Guide as the "gold standard for American academic choirs," the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and St. G (04/2010)....continue...

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Freut euch und jubiliert

1 CD / Carus / 2011-10-25

Works: Recorded Sound: Church bells; Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Alleluja! Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle, motet (from Vierter Theil Musicalischer Andachten, 1646); Fr...
Performers: Collegium Iuvenum Knabenchor Stuttgart; Kruse, Petra; Weber, Klaus
Conductors: Keck, Friedemann

Since it was first issued in 1995, this production is one of the undisputed bestsellers in the CARUS Christmas Catalog. The main reason for this...continue...
Recording information: Studio Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany (01/06/1995-01/08/1995)....continue...

La - Solo Cello Works by Morricone, Saint-Saens, Gagnon and Caccini / Vincent Belanger, cello

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, film score; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Vincent Belanger: Evolution, tango for solo cello on El Choclo; Mélancolie, for cell...
Performers: Bélanger, Antoine; Barney, Mélanie; Beaulieu, Nathalie; Belanger, Guy; Bell, Karen [Violin]; Belpaire, Nicolas; Blanchet, Helene; Dubuc, Valerie; Gagnon, Francois; Gervais, Lizann; Guen...
Conductors: Belanger, Guy

The originality of this disc lies in its blending the gypsy guitar sound with a complex jazz repertoire not easily available to gypsy musicians and...continue...

Dyson: Choral Music / Willcocks, Royal Philharmonic, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Dyson: In Honour of the City; Sweet Thames run softly; To Music; A Spring Garden; The Blacksmiths
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Markham, Richard; Nettle, David; Roberts, Stephen [baritone]
Conductors: Willcocks, David, Sir
Ensemble: Royal College of Music Chamber Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Dyson: St Paul's Voyage to Melita, etc / Handley, Mackie

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Dyson: St. Paul's Voyage to Melita, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Quo Vadis, song cycle for vocal soloists & chorus; Agincourt, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Mackie, Neil; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra