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Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...
Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea / Dawn Kotoski, David Gordon, Glenn Siebert, Jan Opalach - Gerard Schwarz

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Dupree, Jillon Stoppels; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Kriewall, Judy; Morgan, Michael G.; Shapiro, Bernard; Williams, Susan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorale

Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (03/04/1991-03/05/1991)....continue...

Mauricio Kagel: Das Konzert; Phantasiestück; Pan / Michael Faust, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Mauricio Kagel: Das Konzert, for solo flute, harp, percussion & strings; Phantasiestück, for flute & piano (with optional accompaniment); Pan, for piccolo & string quartet
Performers: Alvares, Paulo; Faust, Michael
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick; ; Platz, Robert HP
Ensemble: Ensemble Contrasts Köln ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Arriving in Europe from Buenos Aires in 1957, Mauricio Kagel soon developed his own subversive and theatrical musical aesthetics. Performed here by the work's dedicatee,...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...

Fetler: Violin Concerto No. 2; Capriccio

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Paul Fetler: Three Poems by Walt Whitman, for narrator & orchestra; Capriccio, for piccolo, flute & orchestra; Concerto for Violin no 2
Performers: Berofsky, Aaron; Fischer, Penelope; Graddy, Scott [Piccolo]
Conductors: Lipsky, Arie

This recording, the first devoted entirely to the music of Paul Fetler, features Ann Arbor poet and attorney Thomas H. Blaske as narrator in the...continue...
Recording information: Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA....continue...

Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony, Deux ex / Guerrero, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony, for orchestra; Deus Ex Machina, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Gratton, Erik; Richards, Ann; Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn; Wilson, Terrence
Conductors: Guerrero, Giancarlo

Inspired by the fiftieth anniversary of Superman's first appearance in the comics, 'Metropolis Symphony' has been performed by orchestras all over the world. Hailed by...continue...

American Classics - Ives: Songs Vol 5 - Premonitions, Requiem, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Charles Ives: Paracelsus; Peaks, song for voice & piano, S. 325 (K. 6B24); A Perfect Day; Pictures; Premonitions; Qu'il m'irait bien; The Rainbow; Religion; Remembrance; Requiem; Resolution; Rock of ...
Performers: Baty, Janna; Berman, Lielle; Bircher, David; Cabot, Jennifer Casey; Carfizzi, Patrick; Cavalieri, Michael; Dickson, Douglas; Gardner, Rob; Garritson, Laura; Howell, Ian; Jakubiak, Sara; Johnstone, Ry...

American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil; The Great Procession, ballet; The River of Light, ballet
Performers: Bush, Phillip; Carroll, Paul [Percussion]; Cobb, Timothy; Finn, Michael; Grant, Cameron; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kay, Alan R.; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Moredock, Richard; Neubauer, Paul; Oldfat...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature....continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Craft, Wyn-Rogers, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Orchestral Songs (4) Op. 22; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Appel, Toby; Carey, Tim; Carey, Timothy; Feld, Melanie; Hulse, Eileen; Kay, Alan R.; Komer, Chris; Lowenstern, Michael; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; O'Connor, Tara...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg sought to write music that avoided traditional tonal implications, which eventually led him away from tonality altogether. Herzgewächse is a short piece for...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Pavlova: Symphony no 1 & 3 / Krimets, Vedernikov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Alla Pavlova: Symphony no 1 (Farewell Russia); Symphony no 3
Performers: Adamovich, Mikhail; Brill, Valery; Lebedev, Leonid; Lotakov, Nikolay; Shestakov, Mikhail; Vedernikova, Olga
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin; Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Born and trained in Russia, the composer Alla Pavlova later settled in America. Her Symphony No. 1 'Farewell Russia' for chamber orchestra, written in 1994,...continue...

Romantic Flute Concertos - Moscheles, et al / Grauwels, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: Ignaz Moscheles: Concertante for flute, oboe & orchestra in F major; Gaetano Donizetti: Work(s); Jules Mouquet: Pan et les bergers, for flute & orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantella for Flu...
Performers: Grauwels, Marc; Hauwe, Joris van den; Vanderborght, Guy
Conductors: Vandernoot, Andre

Wind instruments have for long been of particular importance to French composers. 'Romantic Flute Concertos' include works by Faure, Ravel, Saint-Saens, and the less familiar...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

L. Mozart, Daetwyler, Farkas: Alphorn Concertos / Molnar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Leopold Mozart: Sinfonia pastorella for alphorn & strings in G major; Jean Daetwyler: Dialogue with Nature for alphorn, flute & orchestra; Concerto for alphorn & orchestra; Ferenc Farkas: Concertino ...
Performers: Kral, Miroslav; Molnar, Jozsef
Conductors: Schneider, Urs

Although the alphorn is limited by its size and range, it may come as a surprise that works exist for this unusual instrument with orchestra!...continue...

De Falla: Popular Spanish Suite, etc / Schirmer Ensemble

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-06-17

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); El sombrero de tres picos; El amor brujo; Mazurka for Piano in c; Serenata for Piano in E minor; Obras Desconocidas (3) for Piano; Psych&eac...
Performers: Anderson, Elizabeth [hrpschrd]; Clarke, Wendy; Forse, Megan; Hunt, Rosanne; Leutchford, Douglas; Newsome, Eve; Quaife, Merlyn; Schaap, Marion; Sellars, Elizabeth; Vorster, Len; Watkin, Cindy
Conductors: Kelly, Brett
Ensemble: Schirmer Ensemble