Percussion

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

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

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

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

Dead Man Down [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-04-09

Works: Jacob Groth: Dead Man Down, film score
Performers: Bo, Ole; Groth, Jacod; Misen; Moller, Soren
Conductors: King, Alastair

Recording information: Timeless Recording Studios, New York, NY....continue...

God of War: Ascension [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Tyler Bates: God of War
Performers: Bates, Tyler [Composer/Producer]; Cachia, Brian; Ellis, Greg; Nostalghia; Pearlman, Rafe
Conductors: Foster, Ben; Williams, Timothy; Ziegler, Robert

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London.

Though it's easy for it to get lost in the shuffle under the series' relentless combat, the soundtrack to the God of War franchise's seventh i...continue...

Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film score
Performers: 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...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil / Ken Berry Rachel Wylie, Tod Brody, Melissa Vainio, Fred Morgan and Marja Mutru

1 CD / Minmax / 2013-02-26

Works: Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera
Performers: Amat, Laurie; Berry, Ken; Brody, Tod; Cave, Jim; Gwinn, Deborah; Hugh Livingston [Composer/Cello]; Josheff, Peter; Morgan, Fred; Mutru, Marja; Rose, Ellen; Vainio, Melissa; Wylie, Rachael
Conductors: McClure, Deirdre

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

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

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

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

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

Amore: The Opera Album

1 CD / Universal Import / 2013-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles; Jules Massenet: Werther; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Um...
Performers: Cottle, Lawrence; Jason, Neil; Johnson, Bashiri [Percussion]; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Ingman, Nick; Hayward, William; Dodd, Nicholas; Lubbock, John

Personnel: Russell Watson (tenor)....continue...

David Buckley: Parker [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-02-05

Works: David Buckley: Parker, film score
Performers: Allison, Ryeland; Bayley, Keith; Lledo, Anthony; Page, Andy; Torkian, Ramin; White, Michael
Conductors: Pejtsik, Peter

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2 CD / DRG Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Rupert Holmes: Mystery of Edwin Drood, musical play
Performers: Barasch, Nicholas; Benson, Peter; Block, Stephanie J.; Chase, Will; Creighton, Robert; Davita, Janine [Vocals]; Edelman, Gregg; Karl, Andy; Lewis, Shannon; Mueller, Jesse; Norton, Jim [Vocals]; River...
Conductors: Gemignani, Paul

Recording information: KAS Music & Sound, Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, N (12/10/2012)....continue...

Songs from Evening Land - Per Norgard: songs in new instrumentations / Helene Gjerris, mezzo-soprano

1 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...

Hope, Faith, Life, Love: Choral Music by Eric Whitacre / Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-01-29

Works: Eric Whitacre: Hope, Faith, Life, Love, for chorus; Hebrew Love Songs (5), for chorus & string quartet; Sleep; With a lily in your hand, for chorus (Three Flower Songs); Cloudburst; Alleluia, for cho...
Performers: Brakemeier, Mareile [Soprano Vocal]; Etzold, Simon; Etzold, Theresa [Percussion]; Immer, Michael [Tambourine, Percussion]; Kampe, Jurgen [Baritone Vocal]; Lewandowski, Dirk; Meynecke, Hartwig; Nickel...
Conductors: Etzold, Klaus-Jürgen
Ensemble: ; Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

Eric Whitacre has a sure instinct when it comes to writing music beyond any kind of avant-gardism in the 21st century: he is representative of...continue...
Recording information: Pauluskirche Hannover (2012-01-13_2012-01-15&2012-)....continue...

Lee Hyla: My Life on the Plains

1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-01-29

Works: Lee Hyla: Polish Folk Songs, for 2 melodicas, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, keyboard & percus; Field Guide, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano & percussi...
Performers: Advocat, Amy; Bob, Sarah; Diaz, Gabriela [Violin]; Donato, Alicia Di; Moore, Rane; Popper-Keizer, Rafael; Russell, David [Cello]; Trant, Aaron; Vincent, Kate
Conductors: Means, Jeffrey

Recording information: Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North An....continue...

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

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

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

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

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 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...

Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad [Original Motion Picture Score]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-01-22

Works: Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad, film score
Performers: Doering, George; Higgins, Dan; Kilgore, Brian; Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Personnel: Jacob Shea, Nathan Whitehead, Matthew Margeson (programming).

Recording information: The Bridge Recording, Glendale, CA.

Composer Steve Jablonsky's atmospheric score for Zombi...continue...

The Valley Sings - Choral Music by composers of the Hudson Valley / Works by Aaron Copland, James Fitzwilliam, Craig Fryer, John B Hedge

1 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...

Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio

1 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...

Ramin Djawadi: Person of Interest [Original TV Soundtrack]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2012-11-13

Works: Ramin Djawadi: Person of Interest, television score
Performers: Djawadi, Ramin
Conductors: Djawadi, Ramin; Coleman, Stephen

Recording information: The Bridge, Glendale, CA....continue...

Andrew May: Imaginary Friends, Music for Instruments and Computer

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-10-30

Works: Andrew May: Shimmer, for piano; Chant Songe, for clarinet & computers; Retake, for flute & computer; Ripped-Up Maps, for electric violin & computers; The Twittering Machine, for flute & computers; Wa...
Performers: Brizgys, Deanna [Clarinet]; Eckert, Erika; Errante, F. Gerard; Glyde, Judith; May, Andrew; McNutt, Elizabeth; Reed, Brett; Sanches, Marcelo; Tipton, Megan [Viola]; Wettstein, Shannon; Yoder, Rachel
Conductors: May, Andrew

The works of May nearly defy classification, seamlessly blending the personal expressiveness of traditional classical performance with the alien landscape of ambient computer music. In...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...

David Rosenboom: Life Field - Retrospective Selections

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: David Rosenboom: Continental Divide, for keyboards or mallet percussion (or chamber orchestra); Pocket Pieces, for flute, alto saxophone, viola & percussion; And Come Up Dripping, for oboe & electron...
Performers: Cleve, Libby Van; Floyd, J.B.; Krieger, Ulrich; Martirano, Salvatore; Menzies, Mark; Miller, James [Trumpet]; Ondarza, Danielle; Ray, Vicki; Rosenboom, Daniel; Rosenboom, David; Tavolacci, Christine ...
Conductors: Rosenboom, David;
Ensemble: ; California EAR Unit

David Rosenboom is a composer/performer of unprecedented range and experience. He performed at the Electric Circus in 1969, on the original recording of In C...continue...
Recording information: Dizzy Gillespie Recording Studio At California Institut....continue...

John Zorn: Music and Its Double

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestra
Performers: 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...

Modern Choral Masters - Choral works by Arvo Part; Lauridsen and Whitacre / Elora Festival Singers

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Her sacred...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Nordic Sounds 2 / Swedish Radio Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Jan Sandström: Sloabbme-njunnje, for chorus; Biegga Njunnjí, for chorus & percussion; Bieggá luohte, for yoik, ceremonial drum & chorus; David Wikander: Kung Liljekonvalje, for cho...
Performers: Björsund, Per; Enstrom, Love; Niklasson, Sofia; Olsson, Andreas; Pejler, Johan; Sjöblom, Ulla; Thimander, Conny
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Swedish Radio Choir

Following on the success of their 2011 release Nordic Sounds, Peter Dijkstra and the Swedish Radio Choir return with a second volume in the series,...continue...
Recording information: Musikaliska, Stockholm (06/2011)....continue...

The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Upstairs Downstairs (Series 2), music from the television series
Performers: Bishop, Dave; Blendis, Simon; Bradbury, Adrian; Buckton, Ben [Violin]; Burgess, Joby; Cohen, David; George, Richard; Gilliver, Rebecca; Goldsmith, Adam; Griffiths, Gareth; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Laure...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Armenian Spirit / Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-09-12

Works: T. Tchukhadjian: Menk kadj tohmi (Chant de lutte); O'h intsh anush (Chant e'exil); Anonymous, Armenian: Krunk (Aknay), song; Sayat Nova: Khani Vur Jan Im, for ensemble; Dun en glkhen (Supplique au ro...
Performers: Clos, Marc; Espasa, Dani; Estevan, Pedro; Mayoral, David; Minassyan, Georgi; Mouradian, Gaguik; Sarikouyoumdjian, Haig; Savall, Jordi
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Hespèrion XXI

This album is a tribute to Armenia and to the Armenian musicians who have played alongside Jordi Savall and his wife Montserrat Figueras over the...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (2012-03-29_2012-03-30&2010-)....continue...

Samuel Barber: An American Romantic - The Choral Music of Samuel Barber / Conspirare

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Twelfth Night, for 4 voices. Op. 42/1; To Be Sung on the Water, for 4 voices, Op. 42/2; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8 no 1; Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8 no 2; Reincarnations, for 4 vo...
Performers: Brickens, Nathaniel; Burritt, Thomas; Burritt, Tom; Clarke, Karen; Debow, Faith; Henderson, Rebecca; Hughes, Patrick [Trumpet]; Jones, Adah Toland [Flute]; Punter, Melanie; Sauer, Gregory; Shaw, Bria...
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig
Ensemble: ; Conspirare

On their new recording Samuel Barber - An American Romantic, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare honor the great composer with a selection of some of...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (09/2011)....continue...

Michael Colgrass Percussion Music 1951-1957 / Braun, Craig, DiSanza, Herron, Humphreys, Robinson

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2012-09-11

Works: Michael Colgrass: Three Brothers, for percussion ensemble; Percussion Music, for ensemble; Chamber Piece, for Percussion Quintet; Inventions on a Motive, for percussion ensemble; Variations for 4 dru...
Performers: Braun, Roger; Craig, Mark; Herron, Greg; Humphreys, Michelle; Robinson, N. Scott; Roulet, Patrick [Drums]; Sanza, Anthony di; Yanik, Megan [Viola]
Conductors: Roulet, Patrick [Drums]; Harrison, Mike

This disc of the percussion music of Michael Colgrass written between 1951 and 1957 includes conversations with the composer on each of the works....continue...

Singin' in the Rain [2012 London Cast]

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2012-08-28

Works: Nacio Herb Brown: Singin' in the Rain, musical
Performers: Baggs, Simon; Brewer, Barry; Brown, Charlie; Chibah, Reiad; Cornwell, Phil; Freeman, Richard; George, Richard; Hunter, Andy; Justin, Graham [Trumpet]; Knights, Phil; Lewis, Oliver; McManus, Steve; Me...
Conductors: Scott, Robert

Personnel: Phil Adams (keyboard programming).

Recording information: Angel Studios (06/2012)....continue...

Dreams & Landscapes - Danish 21st Century Choir Music / Copenhagen Girls' Choir, Maj-Britt Kramer, piano

1 CD / Proprius / 2012-08-28

Works: Bo Holten: Cantigas d'Amigo, for women's chorus; Jens Erik Raasted: On Children, for women's chorus; The Woman with the Eggs, for women's chorus; Majbritt Kramer: The Sea is a Stage, for women's chor...
Performers: Haastrup, Benita; Kramer, Majbritt; Mazur, Marilyn
Conductors: Holten, Bo; Jensen, Claus Vestergaard
Ensemble: ; Copenhagen Girls' Choir

The Copenhagen Girls' Choir rates among the best of its kind in Denmark. The Choir was founded in 1973, and it has a broad repertoire...continue...

Xavier Montsalvatge: Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Mordi Maso and Miquel Villalba, pianos; Pia Freund, soprano; Ensemble Barcelona 216

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

Works: Xavier Montsalvatge: Barcelona Blues, for 2 pianos; Calidoscopi, for 2 pianos; Homenatge, for 2 pianos; Divertimentos (3) sobre temas de autores olvidados, for piano; Sum Vermis, for voice, 2 pianos ...
Performers: Carceller, Ferran; Freund, Pia; Martinez, Miguel Angel Gomez; Maso, Jordi; Villalba, Miquel
Conductors: Izquierdo, Ernest Martinez; Izquierdo, Ernest M.
Ensemble: ; Barcelona 216; Ensemble Barcelona 216

Xavier Montsalvatge was a major contributor to Catalonian culture in the 20th century. His works for two pianos collect most of his musical preoccupations into...continue...
Recording information: Auditori Symphony Hall, Barcelona, Spain (07/13/2011-07/17/2011)....continue...

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Illumination

1 CD / Danu / 2012-08-14

Works: American Traditional: La Chanson de Mardi Gras; Michael McGlynn: Siosúram só, for vocal ensemble; Dormi Jesu, for vocal ensemble; Cúnnla, for vocal ensemble & bodhran; Illumination, fo...
Performers: Champion, Lucy; Dubhain, Padraig O [Bodran]; Eccles, Noel; Hilary, Lynn; Hozier, Andrew; Leeney, Hugo; Malir, Andreja; McGlynn, John; McGlynn, Michael; McNeill, Tara [Violin, Vocals]; Murphy, Blathna...
Conductors: Rossow, Stacie L.

Recording information: 2010-2012.

One of the first things evident about Anúna's 2012 album, Illumination, released in celebration of the group's 25th anniversary, is the diversity of the m...continue...

David Shifrin & Friends - works by Copland, Hartke, Kernis and Zwilich / Chamber Music Northwest

1 CD / Delos / 2012-07-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Sextet, for clarinet, piano & string quartet (arr. of Symphony no 2); Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye, episodes (4) for violin, clarinet & piano; Aaron Jay Kernis: Trio...
Performers: Arm, Theodore; Ching, Daniel; Cho, Catherine; Cox, John [Horn]; DePonte, Niel; Feves, Julie; Gindele, Joshua; Heard, Cornelia; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Kuhns, Sally Nelson; Largess, Joh...
Conductors: ; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Northwest

'... a score truly inspired by a tragic event (9/11) and one that is likely to transcend it.' - Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine...continue...

Symphonic Stories

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-03

Works: Eric Goetz: The Dragonriders, for orchestra; Catherine Grealish: Artist & the Muse, for orchestra; Eric Nielsen: Of Sailing Ships & Sea Nymphs, for orchestra; Tim Huling: Demeter & Persephone, for or...
Performers: Bazhanov, Eugene; Bazhanov, Natasha; Bryant, Stephen; Bryant, Sue Jane; Burnett, Rodger; Carrington, John; Chee, Kyung [Violin]; Dilorenzo, Tony; Dyring, Wesley; Emerich, Justin; Farkas, Stefan; Fols...
Conductors: Sabee, David
Ensemble: ; Silk Strings Koto Ensemble (Koto Ensemble)

Recording information: Bastyr University Chapel, Seattle, WA....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.

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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...

David Keberle: Caught In Time - chamber music with clarinet, flute, piano & strings

1 CD / Innova / 2012-06-26

Works: David Keberle: Soundings 2, for flute & flute choir; Four to Go, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion; Percorsi d'anima, for violin, clarinet, cello & piano; Incroci, for clarinet &...
Performers: Almarza, Alberto; Evans, Paul; Frankenberry, Rob; Howell, Jack; Keberle, David; Moe, Eric [Composer]; O'Boyle, Sarah; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Ojeda, Rodrigo; Premo, David
Conductors: ; Meyer, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Flute Club Flute Choir; Trio Johannes

Caught in Time captures moments in clarinetist/composer David Keberle's work from 1997 to 2007 upon his return from seventeen years in Rome. These six eloquent...continue...

Choral music of Henryk Górecki: Totus Tuus / National Youth Choir of Great Britain

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Euntes Ibant et Flebant, for chorus, Op. 32; Lobgesang (Song of Praise), for chorus, Op. 76; Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60; Salve, Sidus Polonorum, for chorus, Op. 72; A...
Performers: Elmasry, Hannah-May; Hart, Alisha; Miller, Rosie; Thomas, Bethan; Thornhill, Sarah; Wilkins, Julian
Conductors: Brewer, Mike
Ensemble: ; National Youth Choir of Great Britain

Henryk Górecki (1933 - 2010) made his reputation as a leader of the Polish avant-garde in the 1950s, with his early works marking the most...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, England (04/15/2011); Chapel of OUndle School (04/15/2011); Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, England (08/25/2011); Chapel of OUndle School (08...continue...

Composer's Collection: Michael Colgrass / North Texas Wind Symphony

2 CD / GIA Publications / 2012-06-12

Works: Michael Colgrass: Arctic Dreams, for winds; Mysterious Village, for percussion & orchestra; Déjà vu, for percussion quartet & orchestra; The Beethoven Machine; Raag Mala; Winds of Nagual; O...
Performers: Breaux, Troy; Hart, Shawn; Mullins, Kyle; Prosperie, Jeff; Sparrow, Rone; Stephan, Edward
Conductors: Corporon, Eugene; Ambrose, Robert
Ensemble: ; Georgia Southern University Symphonic Wind Ensembl; Great Lakes Saxophone Quartet; North Texas Wind Symphony

Michael Colgrass is arguably one of the most influential American musicians of the last 100 years. As a composer, author, and lecturer he has left...continue...
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James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman - original motion picture soundtrack

1 CD / Universal Republic / 2012-05-29

Works: James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman, film score; Ioanna Gika: Gone, song; Isabella Summers: Breath of Life, song
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Becknell, Steven; Beiser, Maya; Booth, Bill; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Cooke, A...
Conductors: Anthony, Pete

Recording information: Abbey Road, London, UK; The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage/Sony Pictures, Culve....continue...

Ecstatic Drumbeat

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-05-10

Works: Yiu-Kwong Chung: Concerto for percussion & Chinese orchestra; Emperor Qin Crushing the Battle Formations, for 2 percussionists & Chinese orchestra; Keiko Abe: Prism Rhapsody II, for solo marimba & or...
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn; Hsieh, Tsung-Hsin
Conductors: Shao, En; Chung, Yiu-Kwong

Appearing with leading orchestras and conductors around the world, Evelyn Glennie has also collaborated with musicians as diverse as Emmanuel Ax, the King's Singers and...continue...
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Battleship - Original motion picture soundtrack by Steve Jablonsky

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2012-05-08

Works: Steve Jablonsky: Battleship, film score; Tom Morello: Super Battle (for the film "Battleship")
Performers: Acuna, Alex Y Su Acuarela De Tambores; Allan, John; Bisharat, Charlie; Boyd, Erik; Cook, Richard [Art]; Culbreath, Wade; Doering, George; Dutz, Brad; Estes, Alan; Gardner, Eric; Jablonsky, Steve; Kil...
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Personnel: Nathan Whitehead (programming).

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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...

Mark N. Grant: Inching Through The Sunsplendid Dust / Wilson, Farnum, Nafziger

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Mark N. Grant: Auto da fé, for voice & chamber ensemble; Alba; Bird of Paradise, for theremin; The Book of Illuminations, for 2 voices & piano
Performers: Ahn, Jennifer; Allen, Barbara [Percussion]; Blackwell, Virgil; Caballero, Jorge; Combes, Celine Gay Des; Gosling, Stephen; Hirschman, Judy; Hopkins, David [Clarinet]; Hughes, Marika; Kavina, Lydia; K...
Conductors: Hostetter, Paul

While composer Mark N. Grant studied at the Eastman School and took courses at Juilliard, Mannes, and Manhattan, he first embarked on a career as...continue...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-05-01

Performers: Beasley, John; Das, Suchismita; Doering, George; Eustache, Pedro; Hariharan; Newman, Thomas; Tavaglione, Steve
Conductors: Newman, Thomas

With Pride / US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-04-24

Works: Brian Dix: Corpsman Up; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Kev Boyce: Rainforest, for drum corps (after First Circle); John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis; Washington Post; Ronald Norman Miller: For O...
Performers: Boyce, Kev; Coleman, Michael [Bugle]; Danley, Scott; Dinan, Corey; Drass, James P.; Duncan, Steve; Efthyvoulou, Nicholas; Egan, Timothy; Ervin, Michael II; Garrett, Brett; Jackson, Reginald G.; Jordo...
Conductors: Dix, Brian

The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performs martial and popular music for hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. Comprised of 90 Marine...continue...

Nick Vasallo: Monuments Emerge / UCSC Wind Ensemble, Del Sol String Qrt.

1 CD / Innova / 2012-04-24

Works: Nick Vasallo: Antares Rising, for taiko ensemble & band; Evanescent Revolutions, for piano; Explosions in the Sky, for piano; Transient Reflections, for piano; Elements of Metal; Shades of December, ...
Performers: Aberg, Navid; Beattie, Alexa; Bissett, John [Trombone (Bass)]; Bowden, Leah; Brown, Daniel [Cello]; Calonico, Anthony [Trumpet]; Chitwood, Camille; Helland, Lucas; Louie, Adam; Nordwell, Hillary; Ros...
Conductors: Klevan, Rob; Conant, Ikuyo; ; Hancock, Sara L.; Chitwood, Camille; McGushin, Michael
Ensemble: ; Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea; UCSC Wind Ensemble (Wind Ensemble); Watsonville Taiko

Monuments Emerge chronicles the work of Asian-American composer Nicholas Vasallo. Fusing Western classical music, Asian classical music, and heavy metal, Vasallo's work plumbs the inner...continue...