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Mary Ellen Childs: Wreck

1 CD / Innova / 2013-01-29

Works: Mary Ellen Childs: Wreck, ballet
Performers: Harada, Laura [Violin]; Kinney, Michelle; O'Gorman, Peter; O'Keefe, Patrick; Ultan, Jacqueline [Cello]

Commissioned by Minnesota's Black Label Movement dance company, Mary Ellen Childs' score for Wreck, like many of her works, finds itself grounded in the kinetic...continue...
Recording information: Wild Sound Studio, Minneapolis, MN (08/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Ken Field: Sensorium - Music for Dance & Film

1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13

Works: Ken Field: Taxonomy, film score; Twist of Fate, film score; Sensorium, film score for double string quartet; Double Expose, ballet
Performers: Bierylo, Michael; Denio, Amy; Dowd, Will; Encanti; Field, Ken [Sax/Flute]; Lurie, Jessica; Moye, Leslie [Cello]; Namkoong, Carol [Piano]; Neighbors, Phil; Rabson, Mimi; Scott, Rick
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Ensemble: Packer Dance

On Sensorium: Music For Dance & Film - his third release for innova Recordings - Boston-based Ken Field brings together his music for Bridgman/Packer Dance...continue...
Recording information: Mortal Music, Charlestown, MA....continue...

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

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

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

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

John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet; Music for Carillon No. 6 / Jonathan Faralli, percussion; Roberto Fabbriciani, flutes

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet, for flutes, percussion & tape (reconstruction); Dialogues, for bass flute & percussion; 27'10.554", for percussion; Atlas Eclipticalis; Two, for flute & piano;...
Performers: Fabbriciani, Roberto; Faralli, Jonathan

In addition to electrifying performances and exciting repertoire, this fascinating disc offers several world premiere recordings to the Cage canon. Flautist and Cage expert Roberto...continue...
Personnel: Jonathan Faralli (electronics).

Recording information: Montevarchi, Arezzo, Italy (2011)....continue...

Music by Kjartan Olafsson / Petur Jonasson

3 CD / Icelandic Music / 2012-07-10

Works: Kjartan Olafsson: StringQ, for string quartet; Tilbrigdi vid jómfrú (Variations on a Virgin), for guitar; Calculus, for solo flute; Structure II, for piano; Sextet no 2, for flute, clar...
Performers: Aarnink, Frank; Birgisson, Snorri Sigfus; Bjorgvinsdottir, Dagny [Piano]; Clapperton, James; Johannesson, Ogmundur Thor; Martial Nardeau; Olafsson, Kjartan; Petur Jonasson; Sunneva Kjartansdottir; Th...

This 3-CD collection of the music of Icelandic composer Petur Jonasson has one disc devoted to live recordings of acoustic music for traditional instruments; one...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...

Rameau: Cintegabelle

1 Super Audio CD / Alpha Productions / 2010-04-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes Galantes; Platée; Zoroastre; Hippolyte et Aricie; Les Boréades; Dardanus; Castor et Pollux; Les Fêtes d'Hébé
Performers: Bernhardt, Vincent [Organ]; Caget, Henri-Charles; Rechsteiner, Yves

A new collection devoted to the organ! This instrument is not just about producing sounds - it occupies a place in space, and in architecture....continue...
Recording information: Cintegabelle, France (10/2008)....continue...

Falla: Guitar Transcriptions / Katona, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Manuel de Falla: Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); El Amor Brujo; Canciones populares españolas (7); Homenaje - M. de Falla; Tus ojillos negros
Performers: Lascarro, Juanita; Mir, David Garcia
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Ensemble: Katona Twins

"Peter and Zoltan Katona are twins, biologically and musically. Their playing is perfectly matched, and I cannot detect different voices and styles between them. In...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Spanish Steel - Falla, Albéniz, Rodrigo, etc / Michael Perlowin, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-09-02

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Isaac Albéniz: Asturias (Leyenda), instrumental arrangement after Suite española no 1, Op. 47/5; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto andaluz for 4 Guitars and Or...
Performers: Beyer, Dave; Perlowin, Michael; Watkins, Bill

A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Daryl Runswick: Introit; Christmas in America Medley; An Olde English Christmas Medley; Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Gaudete (Swedish); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (...
Performers: Colwell, Cathy; Cox, Allan; Cullington, Paul; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Dixon, Chris; Dobell, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Feile, Matthias; Gledhil, Rachel; Hibbert, Fiona; Knussen, Kenneth; Sinclair, Cameron; ...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Clare College Choir; London Cello Sound members; London Philharmonic Cellos

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with...continue...
Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion)....continue...

Lou Harrison - In Retrospect

1 CD / New World / 2007-04-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Concerto for Flute & Percussion; Strict Songs (4), for 8 baritones (or male chorus) & chamber orchestra; or baritone, SATB chorus & c; Ariadne, ballet for flute & percussion; Solstice, ...
Performers: Duckles, Lee; Fernandez, Nohema; George, Emily Wong; Gordon, Adam; Kromm, Leroy; Miller, Leta E.; Powers, Yvonne; Shelton, Peter; Sloan, Heather; Winant, William [Percussion]
Conductors: Paiement, Nicole A.; Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: ; University of California, Santa Cruz Orchestra

"Solstice, a ballet lasting a scant half hour, is one of Lou Harrison's most beautiful creations, a masterpiece of enchanting sonorities achieved by the most...continue...

Class Brass / Empire Brass

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-15

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Appalachian Spring; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo...
Performers: Jensen, Richard [Percussion]; Press, Arthur
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Ensemble: Empire Brass (Brass band)

Khachaturian: Gayne; Russian Fantasy / Tjeknavorian

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Circus; Masquerade; Russian Fantasy, for orchestra
Performers: Brown, James; Fry, Tristan; Gatt, Martin; Goossens, Marie; Kelly, Thomas; Sax, Sidney; Theodore, David; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Tjeknavorian, Loris
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Mackey: Heavy Light / Mosaic, et al

1 CD / New World / 2004-07-01

Works: Steven Mackey: Heavy Light; Micro-Concerto; Indigenous Instruments
Performers: Druckman, Daniel; Finckel, Michael; Guibbory, Shem; Lowenstern, Michael; Mackey, Steven; Mueller, Zizi; Tahmizian, Emma
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Ensemble: Mosaic

Heifetz - Never Before Released & Rare Live Recordings Vol 5

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2003-11-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28; Carnival of the animals; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concer...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Voorhees, Donald
Ensemble: Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra

In Common - Cage, Shapey, Harrison, et al / Verederos

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2003-09-01

Works: Graham Fitkin: Frame for marimba & flute; Lou Harrison: Ariadne, ballet for flute & percussion; Payton MacDonald: Prelude no 2 for flute & marimba; Prelude no 3 for flute & marimba; Prelude no 4 for ...
Performers: Johnson, Jessica; MacDonald, Payton

Merry Christmas / Chicago Brass Quintet

1 CD / Centaur / 2001-11-27

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; What child is this?; When Christ Was Born; Christmas Bells; Welcome Sweet Christmas; O come, O come Emmanuel; We wish you a merry Chri...
Performers: Bauchens, Robert; Beacraft, Ross; Boehm, Bradley; Boen, Johnathan; Mattern, James; Nelson, Leon; Robl, James
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Ensemble: Chicago Brass Quintet

Gavin Bryars: Vita Nova

1 CD / ECM Import / 2001-04-03

Works: Gavin Bryars: Incipit Vita Nova, for male alto, violin, viola & cello; Glorious Hill, for 4 voices; Four Elements, ballet; Sub Rosa
Performers: Allen, Martin; Balanescu, Alexander; Bartlet, Keith; Brannick, Chris; Bryars, Gavin [Composer/Double Bass]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dreyer, Annemarie; Firth, Rebecca; Heaton, Roger; James, David; Jones,...
Conductors: ; Heaton, Roger
Ensemble: ; Gavin Bryars (Composer/Double Bass); Gavin Bryars Ensemble; The Hilliard Ensemble

Glass: Aguas de Amazona / UAKTI

1 CD / Philips / 1999-08-03

Works: Philip Glass: Seven or Eight Pieces for a Ballet; Metamorphoses (5)
Performers: Amaral, Regina Stela; De Souza, Decio Filho; Dos Santos, Paulo Sergio; Guimaraes, Marco Antonio; Ribeiro, Artur Andres; Riesman, Michael
Conductors: Guimaraes, Marco Antônio
Ensemble: Uakti

Class Brass - Firedance / Empire Brass

1 CD / Telarc / 1999-05-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for Trum...
Performers: Amis, Ken; Flanagan, Richard; Hetzler, Mark; Ide, Steve; Miller, Gregory; Reese, Marc; Sauer, John; Smedvig, Rolf; Tiven, Rick; Wilkes, Steve
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Ensemble: Empire Brass

Empire Brass - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Telarc / 1997-11-25

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Samuel Scheidt: Canzon Bergamasca, for brass quintet; Richard Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens, AV 103; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Brake, Brian; Epstein, Frank; Gill, John; Grover, Neil; Ide, Steve; Jensen, Richard [Percussion]; Jones, Brian; Kubiszewski, Andy; Leidhecker, Robert; Lunn, Doug; Murray, Michael [Organ]; Press, Arth...
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Ensemble: Empire Brass (Brass band)

The Mighty Tubadours

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-03-01

Works: Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Karl King: Barnum and Bailey's Favorite March; Alfred Bartles: When Tubas Waltz; Jean Joseph Mouret: Suite de Symphonies no 1; Tel...
Performers: Kent Hannibal; Mighty Tubadours, The
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Ensemble: The Mighty Tubadours

Made In America - The Complete Works of William Russell

1 CD / Mode Records / 1994-01-01

Works: Bill Russell: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue; Dance Movements (4); Cuban Pieces (3); Concerto for trumpet; Chicago Sketches; March Suite; Ogou Badagri, ballet based on the Voodoo Rites of Haiti; Made in ...
Performers: Fink, Laurie; Music, Essential
Conductors: Wood, Charles
Ensemble: Essential Music

Christmas with Solid Brass

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1984-12-15

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; What child is this?; The first nowell; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Deck the hall; Song of the Birds; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Anton&i...
Performers: Browner, Barry; Caswell, Jeffrey; Della Peruti, Carl; DiSavino, Elizabeth; Eddy, Hugh; Haislip, Douglas; Muller, Hans [Trombone]; Olsen, Charles; Sampson, David; Turner, Kyle; Wilcox, Adrienne
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Ensemble: Solid Brass