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The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 1: Shakespeare's Memory / Chad Sloan, Andrea Chenoweth, Kellie Van Horn

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Summer: With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs); On The Death Of A Fair Infant, for voice & string quartet; Leda and the Swan; Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, teno...
Performers: Chenoweth, Andrea [Soprano Vocal]; Ferrante, Maria; Hartelova, Lydie; Sekera, Miroslav; Sloan, Chad [Baritone Vocal]; Van Horn, Kellie; Vickers, Justin; Watson, Ian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalmia String Quartet

Shakespeare's Memory is the first offering in Navona's Shakespeare Concerts Series. Vol. 1 includes Summer's original chamber and vocal compositions set to Shakespeare's dramas and...continue...

Keith Kramer: Causal Dualism - Causality; Duality; Flame of Attention / Stanislav Behal, piano; Gottfried Stoger, soprano saxophone

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Keith Kramer: Causality, for percussion, piano & string orchestra; Duality, for saxophone, trombone & string quartet; Flame of Attention, for soprano saxophone; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Behal, Stanislav [Piano]; Stoger, Gottfried; Taylor, David
Conductors: Micka, Vit; Kramer, Keith
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

CAUSAL DUALISM, Kramer's 2nd full-length release on Navona, is a celebration of dichotomy and relationships between all things, drawing inspiration from Tibetan Buddhism and the...continue...

Curt Cacioppo - "Laws of the Pipe": Kinaalda; Scenes from Indian Country / Borromeo String Quartet; Adeline tomasone, flute

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Curt Cacioppo: Wolf, for soprano voice, cello & piano; Kinaaldá (The Right of Changing Woman), for string quartet; Scenes from Indian Country, for orchestra; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Cacioppo, Curt; Fiore, Janice; Geber, David
Conductors: Jacob, Heidi
Ensemble: ; Bryn Mawr Chamber Orchestra

This collection of musical elegies and celebrations by Cacioppo skillfully evokes a Native American time, space and people. The history and the literature these meditations...continue...

Fire & Time - Works for Orchestra by Tarlow, Yip, Brings, Osterfield, Block / Martin Levicky, piano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-05-29

Works: Karen Tarlow: Kavanah; Stephen Yip: The Legendary Phoenix, for piano & orchestra; Allen Brings: Short Symphony no 1; Paul Osterfield: Monadnock, for orchestra; Steven D. Block: Shadows for orchestra;...
Performers: Levicky, Martin
Conductors: Titov, Alexander; Vronsky, Petr; Winstin, Robert Ian; Stankovsky, Robert; Rose, Gil
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

A compilation featuring 6 American composers of orchestral works all united by an expansive and sublime musical vision. With programmatic influences ranging from Jungian philosophy,...continue...
Recording information: Kiev, Ukraine (02/12/2008); Olomouc, Czech Republic (02/12/2008); Slovak Radio Studios, Slovak National Republic (02/12/2008); St. Petersburg, Russia (02/12/2008); Warsaw, Polan...continue...

Chamber Music of Martin Schlumpf: Summer Circle; December Rains; Clarinet Trio

1 CD / Navona / 2012-05-29

Works: Martin Schlumpf: December Rains, for solo piano; Clarinet Trio, for clarinet, cello & piano; Summer Circle, for string quartet; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Moore, Rane; Popper-Keizer, Rafael; Rojahn, Karolina; Smythe, Corey

Schlumpf combines his myriad of influences to craft expressive, complex chamber pieces that marry the sophisticated intricacies of jazz with the studied nuance of modern...continue...
Recording information: Cue Recording Studios, Washington DC (06/03/2011/06/09/2011); Futura Productions (06/03/2011/06/09/2011); Cue Recording Studios, Washington DC (07/11/2011); Futura Productions (...continue...

Bach Busoni Beethoven Piano Recital

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Partita for keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Fré...
Performers: Rhodes, James

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (11/02/2009-11/04/2009)....continue...

Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol

1 CD / Enja Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Taner Akyol: Bilen Gelsin (Let Him Come Who Knows), song; Vay Gurbet (Ah, Exile), song; Göçmen Kuslar (Birds of Passage), song; Yildiz Dagi (Star Mountain), song; Sukunum Sana (Mute), song;...
Performers: Akyol, Taner; Anissegos, Antonis; Cagwin, Jarrod; Farantouri, Maria
Conductors: Ioannidis, Symeon

Personnel: Maria Farantouri (vocals); Taner Akyol (vocals, baglama).

Recording information: Megaron Recording Center (05/2010/06/2010); Studio am Fluss, Berlin (05/2010/06/2010); Megaron Record...continue...

The Waltz Book

2 CD / Tall Poppies / 2011-01-11

Works: Andrew Ford: The Waltz Book, for piano; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Munro, Ian

Andrew Ford is a composer, writer and broadcaster and has won awards in all three capacities. His music has been played throughout Australia and in...continue...
Recording information: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney (02/07/2009/02/08/2009)....continue...

Bullets & Lullabies / James Rhodes

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2010-12-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Moritz Moszkowski: Etude for piano in F major, Op. 72/6; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano in E Flat, Op. 31/3; Fr&...
Performers: Rhodes, James

"Bullets & Lullabies is a two-CD album that allows you to pick the disc to suit your mood. Disc one features fast and furious "Bullets",...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (08/2010)....continue...

Örjan Sandred: Cracks and Corrosion, Whirl of Leaves, Amanzule Voices, etc

1 CD / Navona / 2009-06-30

Works: Örjan Sandred: Cracks and Corrosion; Amanzule Voices; The Thrid Perspective; Cracks and Corrosion 2; Whirl of Leaves; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Akerberg, Asa; Andersson, Niklas; Dautry, Heloise; Hoitenga, Camilla; Hooker, Yuri; Kierkegaard, Ingegerd; Lanniger, Erik; Moller, Daniel
Conductors: Ek, Hans

Spratlan: In memoriam, Streaming / Spratlan, Valley Festival Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Navona / 2009-04-28

Works: Lewis Spratlan: In Memoriam, for 5 voices, chorus & orchestra; Streaming, quartet for piano & strings
Performers: Kim, David; Lam, Yvonne; Marca, Christian-Pierre La; Zou, Xiang
Conductors: Spratlan, Lewis
Ensemble: Valley Festival Orchestra

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from the Lugano Festival 2008

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Anton Arensky: Piano Quintet...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Capucon, Renaud; Debrus, Alexandre; Drobinsky, Marc; Giuffredi, Corrado; Godel, Vincent; Gurning, Alexander; Hall, Lucia; Hubert, Eduardo; Kovacevich...
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Swiss Italian Orchestra

For the seventh Lugano Festival, legendary pianist Martha Argerich continues her commitment to showcasing young new talent and exploring lesser-known composers and works. Joining Argerich...continue...

Barnett: World Beloved; Rorem, etc / Brunelle, VocalEssence

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-03-01

Works: Carol Barnett: The World Beloved "Bluegrass Mass"
Performers: Kemper, Charles
Conductors: Brunelle, Philip
Ensemble: Monroe Crossing Bluegrass Quintet; VocalEssence Ensemble

Minnesota composer Carol Barnett offers this unusual Mass setting, orchestrated with bluegrass instruments. Part of VocalEssence's Heritage series, highlighting the remarkable diversity and excellence...continue...

Feuermann in Concert - Bach, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Popper / Smallens, New York PO, et al

1 CD / Cello Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no...
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Rupp, Franz; Saidenberg, Theodore
Conductors: Smallens, Alexander
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Originally a live broadcast, this electrifying performance of Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto, the only recording of the work by Feuermann, has been re-mastered and completed with...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1, etc / Elder, Rice, Hallé Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; In moonlight
Performers: Elder, Mark [Conductor]; Pooley, Tim; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The Halle Orchestra gave the world premiere of Elgar’s First Symphony in December 1908. Hans Richter, arguably the greatest musical figure of his age (and...continue...

Semplice: From Beautiful Beginnings...

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2008-06-01

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Melodies (2) for Piano, Op 3; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Chanson triste; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sergey Rachmaninov: Romance for...
Performers: Soames, Victoria; Watts, Tim; Wilson, Jeffery

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Didier Lockwood: Les Mouettes

1 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2007-12-18

Works: Didier Lockwood: Piano Concerto; Divertimento for piano & violin ("Mr Casa"); Concerto for electric violin & orchestra
Performers: Kramer, Daniel; Lockwood, Didier; Naïditch, Dimitri
Conductors: Shestakov, Evgeny

Right Through The Bone - Röntgen / Arc Ensemble

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-11-06

Works: Julius Röntgen: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 100; Trio for clarinet, viola & piano in E flat major; Sonata for viola & piano in C minor; Sextet in G major
Performers: Berard, Marie; Dann, Steven; Epperson, Bryan; Hetherington, David; Louie, David; Raum, Erika; Tamir, Yosef; Valdepenas, Joaquin; Werner, Dianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: ARC Ensemble

Dutilleux, Bartók, Carter: Sonates pour piano

1 CD / Accord Import / 2007-10-30

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Sonata for piano; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz 80; Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano
Performers: Guay, Claire Marie le

Enchantment / Magdalena Kozená

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Cinq Mars; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Delgado-Boge, Claire; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Marcinger, Ludovit; Martineau, Malcolm; Massis, Annick; Parat, Edwige; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Swierczewski, Michel; Goebel, Reinhard; Stryncl, Marek; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ; Musica Florea

A richly-colored voice, a perfect technique and a vivid musical imagination: the recipe for a portrait of an exceptional artist. 'Enchantment' is a personal selection...continue...

Musiche del Novecento Italiano - Berio, Dallapiccola, etc

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2006-01-10

Works: Alfredo Casella: Sonatina for piano, Op. 28; Ottorino Respighi: Deità silvane; Goffredo Petrassi: Toccata for piano; Luigi Dallapiccola: Goethe-Lieder, for mezzo-soprano & 3 clarinets; Luciano...
Performers: Alberti, Alfonso; Casiraghi, Paolo; Defronzo, Francesco; Eusebio, Alessandro; Formenti, Sonia; Genghini, Katya; Lukacs, Monika; Mari, Grazi; Nikolic, Katarina; O'Brien, Rachel; Pozzo, Monica; Ricci, ...
Conductors: Ceccherini, Tito
Ensemble: Ensemble Risognanze

This is an audio CD accompanied by a CD-ROM containing biographies, critical notes, scores and musical analysis of representative works by the greatest Italian composers...continue...

Feuermann in Concert

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2005-08-01

Works: Alexander Siloti: Adagio, for piano (after Bach's Sonata in F minor for violin & continuo, BWV 1018); David Popper: Le Papillon for cello & piano, Op 3/4; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve,...
Performers: Feuermann, Emanuel; Rupp, Franz; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Smallens, Arthur

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

Remembering Tippett: Recordings from the 1940's

1 CD / NM Classics Import / 2005-01-17

Works: Michael Tippett: Sonata for Piano no 1; Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Quartet for Strings no 2; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Sellick, Phyllis
Conductors: Goehr, Walter; Tippett, Michael

Paganini: Witches' Dance, etc; Baker / Sporcl, Jiríkovsky

1 CD / Supraphon / 2005-01-01

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Sonata for violin & guitar in E minor, Op. 3/6, MS 27/6; Theme and Variations for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "Le streghe"; Moto perpetu...
Performers: Jirikovsky, Petr; Schumann, Robert; Sporcl, Pavel

Dvorák: Concertos / Kout, Belohlavek, Kasik, Barta, Czech PO

2 CD / Supraphon / 2004-11-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191
Performers: Barta, Jiri; Kasik, Martin
Conductors: Kout, Jirí; Belohlávek, Jirí

For Your Life - For Yoga / Dutoit, Marriner, Ozawa, Previn

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Erik Sati...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goossens, Marie; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Holliger, Heinz;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Dutoit, Charles; Järvi, Neeme; Leppard, Raymond; Judd, James; Ozawa, Seiji; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philhar...

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Eduardo Fernandez (guitar); Marie Goosens (harp); Christer Thorvaldsson (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Jascha Silberstein (cello); He...continue...

BASSics: For Bass Clarinet and Piano

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2003-09-01

Works: Eugène Bozza: Ballade, for bass clarinet; Jules Semler-Collery: Légende et Divertissement, for bass clarinet & piano; Bernhard Krol: Fantasiestüke, for bass clarinet & piano; Michael K...
Performers: Bok, Henri; Rob Broek

Andrea Immer Presents - Champagne, Chocolate & Chopin

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2003-07-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 64; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Berceuse for Piano i...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

This selection is an enhanced CD with a video section featuring entertaining tips from celebrity chef Andrea Immer and, a booklet also featuring recipes and entertianing tips from Andrea Immer, all as...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Wedding

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Sc...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; English Chamber Orchestra; Howarth, Elgar; Jones, Philip; Kubelik, Rafael; Laird, Michael; Laubin...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Howarth, Elgar; Karajan, Herbert von; Agoult, Raymond; Boult, Adrian; Rose, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Steiner, Heinrich
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

This selection features both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Wolfgang Marschner (violin); Philip Jones, Bernhard Läubin, Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, James Gerard Watson, J...continue...

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Stephen Kovacevich

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-07-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor...
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen

"Kovacevich has excelled in the music of many composers but his affinity with Beethoven has always been in a special category all its own... Texturally...continue...

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (4 Hand Piano)/ Fazil Say

1 CD / Teldec / 2001-06-06

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for piano, 4 hands
Performers: Say, Fazil

Beethoven: Sonaten Opp 22, 26 & 53 / Maurizio Pollini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 11 in B flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio

"...For modern sound choices, Pollini's performance goes to the head of the pack. This is magnificent Beethoven playing." -Burwasser, Fanfare...continue...

Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-11-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Tango Suite for 2 guitars; Regreso al amor, tango song (from Sur); Le Grand Tango; Fugata, tango; Mumuki, tango; Tres minutos con la realidad; Milonga del Angel; History ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Castro-Neves, Oscar; Corliss, Frank; Gandini, Gerardo; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicino, Horacio; Marconi, Leonardo; Marconi, Nestor; Piazzo...

This disc contains a multimedia portion.

SOUL OF THE TANGO received the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album." 'Tango Remembrances' was nominated for the Award for "Best Instr...continue...