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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...

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...

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...

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo- Ma, Stuart Cuncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Deluxe Edition [CD & DVD-Video]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-10-22

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

The Goat Rodeo Sessions has sold over 160,000 albums, debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 chart (Yo-Yo Ma's highest debut), #1 on Billboard's...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Death and the Civil War [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Valley Entertainment / 2012-09-11

Works: Brian Keane: Death and the Civil War, documentary film score
Performers: Barrett, Dan; Bergman, Roxanne; Coid, Marshall; Halverson, Kathy [Oboe, Cor Anglais]; Holtje, Erik; Jaffee, Jill; Keane, Brian [New Age]; Sternberg, Jo-Ann; Zubrycki, Bob

Recording information: Little Big Feet Studios, Monroe, CT....continue...

Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

Sherlock: Music from the Television Series Two

1 CD / Silva America / 2012-05-08

Works: David Arnold: Sherlock
Performers: Arnold, David; Chater, Eos; Dale, Caroline; Jones, Rael; London Session Orchestra
Conductors: Price, Michael

Recording information: Air Studios, London.

While fans of the hugely popular BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novels had to wait 18 months to get their hands on the ...continue...

Sherlock: Music from Series One

1 CD / Silva America / 2012-03-27

Works: David Arnold: Sherlock
Performers: Arnold, David; Glennie-Smith, Haley; Jones, Rael
Conductors: Price, Michael

Recording information: Air Studios, London.

With the first series of Sherlock, Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss' BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective novels, pulling in ...continue...

Jonathon Grasse: Chamber Music

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-05

Works: Jonathon Grasse: Rua Bambuí, for guitar; Scenes (5) from the Life of Edward de Vere, for 4 players; Flutations, for flute quartet; Letters from Brazil, for saxophone & guitar; Impossible Miniatu...
Performers: Grasse, Jonathon; Gravelle, Buzz; Kravchak, Richard; Masek, Douglas; Smith, James; Yates, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Angeles Flute Quartet; Sonu Ensemble; SurrealEstate

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-24

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world's most celebrated cellists, returns with a genre-defying recording featuring four great American musicians.

Yo-Yo Ma once again embraces styles and...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Praeludium

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-11

Works: Takashi Ochi: Fantasia no 1 for mandolin; Turlough O'Carolan: Captain O'Kane; Raffaele Calace: Piccolo Gavotta for mandolin, Op. 73; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Jiro Nakano: Serena...
Performers: Acquavella, Chris

Richard Wells: Being Human, Series 1 & 2, original TV soundtrack

1 CD / Silva America / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Wells: Being Human, television series score
Performers: Bucknall, Nick; Dale, Caroline; Foster, Robert; Hinnigan, Tony; Moore, Jeff; Reynolds, Andy [Instrumentalist]; Sykes, Belinda; Tombling, Christopher; Vasconcellos, Diogo; Wareing, Felix [Vocals]; Wel...

Recording information: AGM Studios; Air-Edel Studios.

The British television series Being Human (which is broadcast in the U.S. on the BBC America channel and is not to be confused with an Amer...continue...

Stonewall Country: Songs from the Musical / Robin & Linda Williams and their Fine Group

1 CD / Red House Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Linda Williams: Stonewall Country, musical
Performers: Brashear, Chris; Gaudreau, Jimmy; Jennings, John; Watson, Jim; Williams, Linda; Williams, Robin & Linda [Guitar]; Williams, Robin [Guitar]

Recording information: Red Hill, Charlottesville, VA (02/2011-03/2011)....continue...

From Helmand to Horse Guards / Kate Rusby, Isla St Clair

1 CD / Arc Music / 2011-06-28

Works: Ross McCrindle: Marches with a Twist!, medley for pipes-and-drums band; Made in Girvan, medley for pipes-and-drums band; My Bonnie Dearie, medley for pipe-and-drum band; Allied Unity, medley for pipe...
Performers: Binyon, Laurence; Clair, Isla St.; Clark, Chris [Cornet]; Commons, Matt; Day, Chris [Keyboards]; Gordon, Alex [Bagpipes]; Heriot, Brian; Knox, David; Libby, Jason; Little, Glen; MacLean, Dougie; McCr...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Band of the Scots Guards

Today, the Scottish Guard is considered to possess both the finest soldiers and most skilled musicians. In "From Helmand to Horse Guards" the 1st Battalion...continue...
Recording information: Cava Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland.

Includes medley for band: msr medley by various composers.

Includes medley for band: the 6/8s medley by various composers....continue...

La Passione

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Luigi Denza: Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Paolo Tosti: 'A vucchella; A Marechiare; Eduardo di C...
Performers: Bo, Alfie; Cameron, Chris; Deidda, Alfonso; Domenico, Mauro di; Gonley, Stephanie; Hopkins, Nigel; Parricelli, John; Saggese, Matteo
Conductors: Chiaravalle, Valeriano

Recording information: Angel Studios, London.

Alfie Boe, Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe, is not Italian or Scandinavian, but an English crossover tenor. He has made numerous appearances in Englis...continue...

Appalachia Waltz / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Irish Traditional: Work(s); Mark O'Connor: Appalachia Waltz; Butterfly's Day Out; F.C.'s Jig, for violin & cello; Old Country Fairytale, for violin, cello & double bass; Fair Dancer Reel; American Tr...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

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Recording information: Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee (08/17/1995-08/20/1995).

APPALACHIA WALTZ brings together classical music...continue...

Stanley Kubrick's Mountain Home

1 CD / Innova / 2011-04-26

Works: American Traditional: Old Joe Clark, folk song; Cluck Old Hen, traditional folk melody; Paul Elwood: In the Zone, for banjo; Stanley Kubrick's Mountain Home, for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cel...
Performers: Combs, Matthew; Davidson, Ilana; Drury, Stephen; Elwood, Paul; Fen, Min Xiao; Hartford, John; Roberts, Hank
Conductors: Drury, Stephen;
Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort

"A number of years ago I dreamed that I was hiking in the mountains above Brevard, North Carolina. I crested the ridge of a valley...continue...

Brein's World / Music of Georg Breinschmid

2 CD / Preiser / 2011-04-12

Works: Georg Breinschmid: 7/8 Landler, for violin, piano & contrabass; Musette no 2, for violin, piano & contrabass; Jacaranda, for trumpet & contrabass; Computer-Wienerlied, song; Brein's Knights, for viol...
Performers: Bachner, Robert; Bentz, Roland; Breinschmid, Georg; Finder, Azzi; Gürtler, Sebastian; Huber, Tommaso; Igudesman, Aleksey; Janoska, Frantisek; M., Erni; Salesny, Clemens; Salfellner, Christian; S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brein's Café ; classXXX; Duo Gansch-Breinschmid

Bass player and composer Georg Breinschmid from Vienna, Austria presents his newest release. All About Jazz enthuses: "Georg Breinschmid is a genius madman. Brein's World...continue...
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Down Beat (p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ach member has plenty of solo space and they expertly interject short statements into the often thick textures."...continue...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [Limited Edition Collector's Set]

4 CD / Watertower Music / 2010-12-21

Works: Alexandre Desplat: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Adams, Piers; Bell, Clive; Clarvis, Paul; Desplat, Alexandre; Gilliver, Rebecca; Kemp, Jill; Kitto, Gabriella; Knight, Annabel [Recorder]; Lindberg, Jakob; McNelis, Eoghan; Miller, David [Lute/Baroqu...
Conductors: Desplat, Alexandre

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios.

The seventh and penultimate entry into the internationally successful Harry Potter franchise is also one of the series' darkest, and composer Alexande...continue...

Get Low

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2010-12-07

Works: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek: Get Low, film score
Performers: Douglas, Jerry [Dobro]; Duncan, Stuart; Kopacka, Agnieszka; Wawrowski, Janusz
Conductors: Rodek, Wojciech

Recording information: Polish Radio Studios, Warsaw....continue...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [Limited Edition Collector's Set]

1 CD / Watertower Music / 2010-11-16

Works: Alexandre Desplat: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Adams, Piers; Bell, Clive; Desplat, Alexandre; Gilliver, Rebecca; Kemp, Jill; Kitto, Gabriella; Knight, Annabel [Recorder]; Lindberg, Jakob; McNelis, Eoghan; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Parr...
Conductors: Desplat, Alexandre

The score for Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is composed by Golden Globe award winning and Academy Award nominated film composer,Alexandre Desplat. Desplat follows John Williams,...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios.

The seventh and penultimate entry into the internationally successful Harry Potter franchise is also one of the series' darkest, and composer Alexande...continue...

New Music from Latin America

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-11-09

Works: Felipe Lara: Postcard, for clarinet & violin; Mauricio Pauly: Clinamen clinamen clinamen, for mandolin, accordion, violin & viola; José Luis Hurtado: Intermezzo, for prepared piano; Jorge Villav...
Performers: Bass, Victoria; Brant, Joseph; Chow, Vicky; Curtis, Jennifer; Daria Binkowski; Dyer, Margaret; Hurtado, Jose Luis; Lidia Kaminska; Lipowski, Alexander; Springer, Andie; Zagor, Adam
Conductors:
Ensemble: áltaVoz Ensemble

Romance in Tuscany

1 CD / Capitol / 2010-07-27

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Harry Warren: Innamorata; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Boheme; Turandot; Andrea Morricone: Cinema Paradiso (for the ...
Performers: Angell, David; Catchings, John; Davidson, David [Violin]; Jezzro, Jack; Mock, John; Reist, Sari; Sixfin, Pamela; Steinberg, Jeff; Taylor, Jeff [Accordion/Keyboards]; Winkelmann, Karen

Recording information: Wildwood....continue...

In Heavenly Peace

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2010-07-13

Works: Daniel Kobialka: Ode to Joy, for jazz ensemble (after Beethoven); Rondo for jazz ensemble (after Beethoven); He Hath Filled the Hungry, for jazz ensemble (after Bach); Fantasy on Jesu Joy of Man's De...
Performers: Adaie, Wendy; Grisman, David; Kobialka, Daniel; Kulberg, Andy; Martin, Frank [Keyboards]; Michie, Chris; Poyten, Paul
Conductors:
Ensemble: KOBLSAI

Beautiful Strings

2 CD / Capitol / 2010-03-23

Works: Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; The Godfather; Marvin Hamlisch: The Way We Were; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; The Sound Of Music; Johnny Mandel: The Sandpiper; Harry Warren: An Affair To Remembe...
Performers: Baldwin, Mark; Catchings, John; Darken, Eric; Davidson, David [Violin]; Davis, Russell; Grosjean, Jim; Huntsinger, David; Lisenby, Jeff; Mason, Bob [Strings]; McClure, Carol; Mock, John; Myer, Cate; ...

Recording information: Wildwood Recording, Brentwood, TN....continue...

Concertos for Mandolin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Avner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto; Piccolo Concerto; Concerto Grosso; Concerto for Piano in A
Performers: Avital, Avi; Avni, Eliran; Francis, Lily; Hamada, Aya; Kaufman, Mindy; Korman, Michael; Nowlin, Eric; Sussmann, Arnaud
Conductors: Cyr, Andrew
Ensemble: Metropolis Ensemble

A graduate of the Juilliard School, where he earned a Doctorate in Composition, and a protege of John Corigliano and Zubin Mehta, award-winning Avner Dorman...continue...
Recording information: SUNY Purchase, New York, USA (10/12/2007-10/13/2007)....continue...

Amor Fortuna

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-12-15

Works: Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Virgine belle, for vocal ensemble; Se la lumacha che s'abrusa in foco, for consort; Monchos son d'amor perdidos, for consort; Ite caldi miei sospiri; Che debb'io fare; Hor che...
Performers: Ceruti, Marion

The Vampire's Assistant

1 CD / Varese Sarabande Import / 2009-10-20

Works: Stephen Trask: The Vampire's Assistant, film score; Stephen Trask/Amanda Goodpaster: Not Drinking Blood, song; Stephen Trask/Lior Rosner: Don't Go Home / Little Vampire, song; Blood Brother Reunion, ...
Performers: Craig, Justin; Trask, Stephen
Conductors: Anthony, Pete

Recording information: 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage....continue...

Souvenirs for Mandolin and Guitar / Alison Stephens

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Carlos Vieco Ortiz: Patasd'hilo, for mandolin & guitar; Pedro Morales Pino: El Fusagasugueño, for mandolin & guitar; Luis E. Nieto: Valle del Cauca, for guitar; Manos Hadjidakis: Mother and Sist...
Performers: Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Stephens, Alison

In 1999 Chandos released an album featuring 'Music from the Novels of Louis de Bernieres' to great acclaim, and it launched the ingenious partnership of...continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Mike Oldfield: The Collection

2 CD / Philips Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells; Tubular Bells (abbreviated version for the single); Sailor's Hornpipe; Ommadawn; Portsmouth; Incantations; Guilty; Five Miles Out; Wonderful Land; Taurus II; Family Man,...
Performers: Anchel, David; Bell, Sebastian; Broad, Graham; Centeno, Francisco; Chapman, Roger; Chew, Raymond; Cross, Tim [Keyboards]; Deckert, Patricia; Fen, Rick; Fenn, Rick; Gazio, Garry; Hentschel, David; His...

Limited two CD edition includes a bonus CD containing an additional nine Oldfield classics. 2009 digitally remastered edition of the British guitarist's musical masterpiece. Fans...continue...
Personnel: Mike Oldfield (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, Spanish guitar, banjo, harp, mandolin, strings, accordion, piano, spinet, organ, keyboar...continue...

Wojcik: Pictures and Stories / Raymond Wojcik, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-09-09

Works: Raymond Wojcik: The Sketchbook, for narrator, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, bass & percussion; Vanishing Lands, for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp; Lord Sedley's Masque (Or the Revels of ...
Performers: Brezinova, Evzenie; Frankova, Magdalena; Hladik, Petr; Hodulikova, Ludmila; Krejci, Tomas; Kuznik, Tomas; Muzik, Vit; Pavlik, Marian; Teimer, Dalibor; Turkova, Michaela; Tutkova, Jana; Wootton, Dougl...
Conductors: Wojcik, Raymond
Ensemble: Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra

Lutz-Werner Hesse: Music for Mandolin and Guitar

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Lutz-Werner Hesse: Sonata piccola for mandolin & guitar; Preludes for solo mandolin; Movimenti per chitharra; Partita for mandolin & guitar
Performers: Lichtenberg, Caterina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duetto Giocondo

Del Tredici: Dracula & Alice / Plitmann, et al

1 CD / Innova / 2008-03-04

Works: David Del Tredici: Vintage Alice, Fantascene on "A Mad Tea Party", for soprano/narrator & ensemble; Dracula, monodrama for soprano/narrator & ensemble
Performers: Doktorski, Henry; George, Michael; Plitmann, Hila; Reed, Thomas; Shanklin, Richard; Tye, Robert
Conductors: Del Tredici, David
Ensemble: Cleveland Chamber Symphony

Personnel: Hila Plitmann (soprano); Robert Tye (banjo); Henry Doktorski (accordion).

Recording information: Drinko Recital Hall, Cleveland State University, OH....continue...

The Best of Edgar Meyer / Ma, Bell, O'Connor, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-04

Works: Traditional: Work(s); Edgar Meyer: Sliding Down; Please Don't Feed the Bear, for double bass, banjo, gamba, mandolin & acoustic guitar; Concert Duo, for violin & double bass; Early Morning, for doubl...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Best of Edgar Meyer brings together many of the composer/bassist's own works as well as collaborations with other artists....continue...
Personnel: Edgar Meyer (various instruments, double bass); Béla Fleck (guitar, banjo); Mike Marshall (mandolin); Joshua Bell (violin)....continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...

Kagel: Quirinus' Liebeskuss, Serenade, Doppelsextett

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 2007-03-13

Works: Mauricio Kagel: Quirinus' Liebeskuss; Serenade, for 3 players; Doppelsextett, for ensemble
Performers: Jurriaanse, Govert; Utrecht, Paul Van
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble: Schoenberg Ensemble

On December 24, 2006, great contemporary composer Mauricio Kagel celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday. For this event, Winter & Winter produced The Mauricio Kagel Edtion-a limited,...continue...

Erik Lindgren - Oil on Linen / Lindgren, et al

1 CD / Arf! Arf! Records / 2006-08-08

Works: Erik Lindgren: Chamber Suite; Levels of Insanity I; Levels of Insanity II
Performers: Adams, Steve [saxophone]; Bear, Baby [percussion]; Crudder, Kevin; Field, Ken; Hunter, Richard; Lindgren, Erik; Maness, G. Andrew; Miller, Roger [Classical]; Pandapas, Kim; Scott, Rick [classical]; S...

7 Morts Sur Ordonnance / Le Sucre

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2006-06-20

Works: Philippe Sarde: Sept morts sur ordonnance; Violette et François; Le sucre; L'Etat de Grâce; Mon Beau-frère a tué ma Sour; L'Argent; Le Sucre, film score; L' Etat de Grâ...
Performers: Andreas Skipis; Azzola, Marcel; Rostaing, Hubert; Saint-Clivier, Andre; Sarde, Philippe; Skipis, Andreas; Thielemans, Toots; Woodward, Roger
Conductors: Rostaing, Hubert; Savina, Carlo; Byers, Bill; Luter, Claude; Berthier, Roger; Byers, Billy
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

Gone for Foreign - Anderson, Naito, et al / Cygnus Ensemble

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-06-01

Works: David Claman: Gone for Foreign, for flute, oboe, violin, guitar, guitar/mandolin & cello; William Anderson: A Giddy Thing, for mandolin & MIDI plucked sounds; Akemi Naito: Mindscape; Rolv Yttrehus: P...
Performers: Anderson, William
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Cygnus Ensemble

Cygnus is one of the most intriguing new music ensembles to have emerged in recent years. With its mixed instrumentation of winds, strings and plucked...continue...

Edgar Meyer

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-04-25

Works: Edgar Meyer: First Things First; Roundabout; Interlude no 1; Please Don't Feed the Bear; Whatever; In Hindsight; Interlude no 2; The Low Road; Just As I Thought; Catch and Release; Interlude no 3; Wo...
Performers: Meyer, Edgar

Brasileirinho

1 CD / Artemis / 2006-03-28

Works: Waldir Azevedo: Brasileirinho; Pixinguinha: Um a zero; Ingênuo, choro; Carinhoso; Benedicto Lacerda: Dininha; Naquele Tempo; Altamiro Carrilho: Aeroporto Do Galcáo; Vivaldino; Pra Tia Am...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Brandao, Sergio; Lubambo, Romero; Nascimento, Tiberio; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Silverman, Stanley

Neapolitan Cafe

1 CD / Koch International / 2005-11-22

Works: N. Salerno: Tango del Mare; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Quartetto Gelato: Mazurka; Arturo Buzzi-Peccia: Lolita "Spanish Serenade"; Carlo Donida: Al di Là; ...
Performers: Barlow, Brian; Macerollo, Joseph; Meanwell, George; Quartetto Gelato; Sotto, Peter de; Steljes, Cynthia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartetto Gelato

To say that Quartetto Gelato is eclectic would be an understatement. This group of multi-instrumentalists has built its reputation on the basis of a far-ranging repertoire that encompasses a multitude...continue...

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Tan Dun; Chen, Xieyang;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Holt: Boots of Lead, Feet of Clay, etc / Rattle, Brabbins

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2005-01-06

Works: Simon Holt: Kites, for chamber ensemble; Feet of Clay, for solo cello; eco-pavan, for piano & ensemble; Boots of Lead, for mezzo-soprano & ensemble; Lilith
Performers: Barnell, Andrew; Bradley, Christopher; Cookhorn, Margaret; Ellis, James; Heard, Robert; Heinen, Ulrich; Hind, Rolf; Johnston, Robert; Leaver, Richard; Lilley, Colin; Limbrick, Simon; Manasse, Robert;...
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

re: Bach / Lara St. John

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-05-25

Works: Magnus Fiennes: Goldberg2 (after Bach); Largo (after Bach); Tocceilidh; Duetto; Echo; The Sicilian; Bombay Minor; Recit; Aria; Fugue; Double; Gigue; Prelude; Ten Fifty Two (after Bach); BADinerie (af...
Performers: Bonell, Dario; Chabadiss, Aziz; Chorzelski, Krzysztof; Clarvis, Paul; Cole, B.J.; Cottell, Lawrence; Cottle, Laurence; Danesh, Pandit; Featherstone, Ric; Fiennes, Magnus; Findon, Andrew; Gascoigne, B...

Personnel: Lara St. John (violin); John Themis (guitar, acoustic guitar); Yoad Nevo (electric guitar, synthesizer, electric bass, programming); Dario Rossetti-Bonell (classical guitar); Krzysztof Chor...continue...

Lombardo: Music for Mandolin / Dimitris Marinos, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-10-01

Works: Robert Lombardo: Contrasti a due, for mandolin & marimba; Seven Deadly Sins, version for mezzo-soprano & mandolin; Fantasy Variations no 4 for mandolin; Affreschi caldi, for voice, mandolin, guitar &...
Performers: Attar, Alison; Balderston, Steve; Bentley, Julia; Bowman, Paul; Brown, Loren; Chang, Li-Kuo; Dessyllas, Dimitris; Fehling, Fox; Hall, Tom T.; Hildner, David; Hildner, Ellen; Hirschl, Richard; Ionescu...
Conductors: Colnot, Cliff
Ensemble: String Orchestra

Cold Blue - Bowen, Budd, Byron, Cox, Fink, Fox, Lentz, et al

1 CD / Cold Blue Music / 2002-04-02

Works: Chas Smith: Beatrix; Ingram Marshall: Gradual Requiem; Peter Garland: The Three Strange Angels; Daniel Lentz: You Can't See the Forest...Music; Michael Byron: Marimbas in the Dorian Mode; Jim Fox: Ap...
Performers: Bowen, Eugene; Budd, Harold; Carey, Stan; Collins, Janyce; Cox, Rick; Eisner, Garry; Fausto; Fink, Michael Jon; Garland, Peter; Johnson, Beverly; Krupnick, Robert; Kuhlman, John; Lentz, Daniel; Littl...

Classic Yo-Yo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for ban...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ax, Emanuel; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Console, Hector; Cossin, David; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kasim; Krauss, Alison; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicin...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra); Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Alison Krauss, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Horacio Malvicino (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin); Antonio Agri, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern (violin); Néstor Marconi (bandoneon); Emanuel A...continue...

Heartland - An Appalachian Anthology /Ma, Bell, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-07-03

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; 1B; Sliding Down; BT; Old Tyme; Death by Triple Fiddle; Traditional: Johnny has gone for a soldier; Soldier's Joy; College Hornpipe; Amazing Grace; Mark O'Connor: Appala...
Performers: Barenberg, Russ; Bayers, Eddie; Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Douglas, Jerry; Fleck, Bela; Jarvis, John; Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar; Mock, John; O'Connor, Mark [Vi...