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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...

Intrinsic Versatility - Music by Debussy, Mower, Hindemith, Stravinsky et al. / Miles Osland, piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Clare Fischer: Rhapsody Nova, for wind ensemble; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Mike Mower: Collaboraçâo, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Conglomerate, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Dailey, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince; Osland, Miles
Conductors: Dalley, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince;
Ensemble: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble

Miles Osland stands out front by virtue of his versatility and flexibility. Featured as a soloist on this CD, Osland performs on piccolo, flute, alto...continue...

Bernard Hoffer: "Cosmic" Trio; Five Anecdotes; Concerto di Camera II / Albert Regni, saxophone; Jan Juller-Szeraws, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Bernard Hoffer: Cosmic, for violin, cello & piano; Five Anecdotes, for saxophone & string trio; Concerto di camera no 2 for cello & chamber ensemble
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Burleson, Geoffrey; Keyes, Bayla; Kirkley, William; Ling, Teresa; Muller-Szeraws, Jan; Regni, Al; Schulz, Robert; Tapping, Roger
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Boston Musica Viva

Members of the renowned Boston Musica Viva perform three works by Bernard Hoffer, including a work commissioned by them - Concerto di Camera - that...continue...
Recording information: Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston....continue...

Rob Keeley: Songs, Chimes & Dances, chamber music

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Rob Keeley: Music for Art and Tom, for saxophone & piano; Bells of Halkis, for piano; Little Trio, for clarinet, cello & piano; Two Ways of Looking at a Spider, for guitar; Trio for horn, violin & pi...
Performers: Dullea, Mary; Holmes, Tim; Keeley, Rob [Composer]; Leathwood, Jonathan [Guitar]; Maxwell, Melinda; Michael, Robin [Cello]; Morgan, Darragh; Sparling, Andrew; Watkins, Richard

Rob Keeley was born in Bridgend in 1960. He studied with Oliver Knussen at the Royal College of Music, Magdalen College Oxford under Bernard Rose,...continue...
Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); Highgate School, London (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); University of Denver, Colorado (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); Coombeh...continue...

Snake-Eaters

1 CD / Stickfigure Distribution / 2012-05-29

Works: Fred Ho: Darker than Blue, for saxophone quartet; Yellow Power, Yellow Soul, suite for saxophone quartet; Jeet Kune Do; Reflections on Reflections (after T. Monk), for saxophone quartet; Misty-ificat...
Performers: Abghari, Haleh; Bindman, David; Furnace, Sam; Ho, Fred; Jonas, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Brooklyn Sax Quartet; The Saxophone Liberation Front

Philippe Racine: Various works / Collegium Novum Zurich

2 CD / Genuin / 2011-07-26

Works: Philippe Racine: Poème de l'Usure, for ensemble; Absences, for flute & chorus; Des Astres, for piano; Contemplation - Lamentation, for bass flute, bass clarinet & cello; Lieder (3), for voice & ...
Performers: Bartschi, Sabine; Bertocchi, Serge; Bolliger, Barbara; Bovet, Martina; Drole, Ruben; Ferrand-N'Kaoua, Eric; Fuhr, Jens; Kleiser, Michael; Meuge, Pierre-Stephane; Meyer, Brigitte; Molinari, Ernesto; O...
Conductors: Hirsch, Peter; Siegwart, Peter; Henneberger, Jurg
Ensemble: Collegium Novum Zurich; Ensemble Phoenix Basel

A wide range of Swiss composer and flutist, Philippe Racine's musical output is captured on this disc: from "Poème de l'Usure" in a recording with...continue...

Troubairitz / Contemporary Chamber Works

1 CD / NonClassical / 2011-04-26

Works: Tansy Davies: Troubairitz; Neon, for ensemble; Salt Box, for bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, violin, viola, cello, piano & percussion; Greenhouses, for voice & ensemble; Inside Out 2, for bass clar...
Performers: Azalea Ensemble; Browne, Roman; Clifford, Adam; Davies, Tansy; Geoghegan, Karen; Gill, Hannah; Harrild, Victoria; Harron, Damien; Kelly, Toby; Kidd, Michael [Horn]; Lygate, Scott; McOmber, Brian; Ora...
Conductors: Austin, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Azalea Ensemble

This is the first ever CD devoted to the work of Tansy Davies, a leading female composer who has worked extensively with high-profile ensembles such...continue...

SCENE Paganini Plus / Raaf Hekkema, Hans Eijsackers

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-06-16

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Op. 7 "La Campanella"; Quartet for Guitar, Violin, Viola and Cello no 15 in A major, MS 42; Work(s); Grigory Kalinkovitch: Concert-capricci...
Performers: Eijsackers, Hans; Hekkema, Raaf

Raaf Hekkema loves his saxophone, and the public and the music press love his refreshingly irreverent rendering of Paganini's caprices so much that it earned...continue...

Boulez: Dialogue de l'ombre double; Berio: Chemins no 4, Récit; Webern / Vincent David, et al

1 CD / Aeon / 2009-04-01

Works: Luciano Berio: Chemins no 4 for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra; Duetti (34) for 2 Violins; Chemins no 7 "Récit"; Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l'ombre double; Anton Webern: Quartet for clarinet, saxo...
Performers: David, Vincent
Conductors: Déjardin, Renaud
Ensemble: Ensemble Quaerendo Invenietis

Saxophonist Vincent David, assisted by his frequent chamber-music partners and closest friends, gives exceptional performances of the works featured here: 'Chemins IV and VII' (Récit),...continue...

Avion Saxophone Quartet, Volume 1

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-01-13

Works: Eugène Bozza: Andante and Scherzo for saxophone quartet; Alfred Desenclos: Quartet for 4 Saxophones; Astor Piazzolla: Four, for Tango; Andrés Valero-Castells: Divertimento, for 4 saxophones...
Performers: Allen, Andrew; Bisig, Michael; Crider, Chris; Freyhof, Josef; Young, Kyle
Conductors:
Ensemble: Avion Saxophone Quartet

Sax With Strings Attched / Piecuch, Shustin, Lisniak, et al

1 CD / Boston Records / 2007-12-01

Works: Leon Stein: Quintet for saxophone & strings; Alphonse Stallaert: Quintet for saxophone & string quartet; Bestaire (Bestiary), for saxophone & cello; Gerhard Maasz: Divertimento for flute, 2 violins, ...
Performers: Piecuch, Martin; Slovachevsky, Sergei
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stravinsky Quartet

The appeal of this truly original disc can be summed up in the enthusiastic words of saxophonist and New England Conservatory Professor Ken Radnofsky: "Martin...continue...

Cindy Cox: Nature Is, etc / Cindy Cox, Mary Chun, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-09-01

Works: Cindy Cox: Studies in Harmony and Resonance "Heirosgamos"; Axis Mundi; Nature Is
Performers: Brody, Tod; Cox, Cindy; Farwell, Doug; Josheff, Peter; Madsen, Peter; Neuhoff, Kevin; Rosenak, Karen; Sheridan-Rabideau, Mark; Wilson, Steve [Saxophone]
Conductors: Chun, Mary;
Ensemble: Continental Trombone Quartet; Earplay

What Cox offers is more than a mere rapprochement - one side with its other - but a deep conjunction between them. Cox studied with,...continue...

American Voices - Glass, Hyla, Spangler, etc / Saca

1 CD / Innova / 2007-07-07

Works: Philip Glass: Piece in the shape of a square; Lee Hyla: Pre-Amnesia; Chris Theofanidis: Netherland; Michael Gordon: Low Quartet; Keeril Makan: Voice within Voice
Performers: Sacawa, Brian

Glasscuts - Philip Glass Remixed

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2005-09-13

Works: Philip Glass: Another Look at Harmony, Part IV, for chorus & electric organ; Etudes (10) for Piano; Concerto for Saxophone Quartet, for sax quartet & orchestra; Tirol Concerto, for piano & orchestra;...
Performers: Barnes, Paul [2~Jazz]; Coon, Kenneth; Davies, Dennis Russell [Piano/Conductor]; Glass, Philip; Raschèr, Carina; Riesman, Michael; Weinberger, Bruce; White, Harry-Kinross
Conductors: Riesman, Michael; ; Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble; Raschèr Saxophone Quartet ; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

It has been said that Philip Glass is the 'Godfather of Trance' and evidence of that is found in the remixes that a number of...continue...
Personnel: Dennis Russell, Dennis Russell Davies (piano)....continue...

Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, etc / Craft, Philharmonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21; Canons (5) on Latin Texts, Op. 16; Traditional Rhymes (3) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 17; Songs (3) for soprano, E flat clarinet & guitar, Op. 18; String Trio, Op. 20;...
Performers: Fedele, David; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Goble, Daniel; Gosling, Stephen; Kavafian, Ani; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Lowenstern, Michael; Mills, Jesse; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"Craft elicits impressive clarity and delicacy from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the two-movement Op. 21 Symphony and in the Six Pieces Op. 6 (even the...continue...

Shadows & Dawning / Sampen, Shrude, Sax 4th Avenue Quartet

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-12-01

Works: Marilyn Shrude: Renewing the Myth, for saxophone & piano; Shadows and Dawning, for saxophone & piano; Evolution V, for saxophone solo & saxophone quartet; William Albright: Sonata for alto saxophone ...
Performers: Sampen, John; Shrude, Marilyn
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sax 4th Avenue

Mixed Company / Jacobson, Haithcock, Baylor University

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2001-05-01

Works: Walter S. Hartley: Concertina da Camera, for soprano saxophone & brass quintet; Martin William Karlins: Catena II, for alto saxophone & brass quintet; Fisher Tull: Concerto da camera; Bill Holcombe: ...
Performers: Jacobson, Michael N.
Conductors: Haithcock, Michael
Ensemble: Baylor University Wind Ensemble

Freeway - Ruggiero, Wuorinen, Davis, et al / Goble, Hellmer

1 CD / CRI / 2001-05-01

Works: Charles Ruggiero: Interplay; Charles Wuorinen: Divertimento; John Harbison: San Antonio, for alto saxophone & piano; Kevin Jay Isaacs: 4 Wheel Drive, for saxophone quartet; Miles Davis: Blue in Green
Performers: Goble, Daniel; Helmer, Jeff

Sergeyeva: The Musical World / Liss, Sergeyava, et al

1 CD / Boheme / 2000-10-01

Works: Tatyana Sergeyeva: Concerto for Violin, Piano, Harpsichord and Organ; Vocal Cycle for Mezzo Soprano and Piano; Daphne; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no 2
Performers: Gorelik-Olenina, Natalia; Igolinsky, Vladislav; Kovalenko, Pavel; Sergeyeva, Tatyana; Tonkha, Vladimir; Volkov, Alexey
Conductors: Liss, Dmitry
Ensemble: Ural State Philharmonic Orchestra

Reichel: Concertino for Piano, etc /Montandon, Meylan, et al

1 CD / Gallo / 2000-09-01

Works: Bernard Reichel: Concertino for Piano and Orchestra; Rhapsody for Flute and Orchestra; Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello; Octet
Performers: Boudry, Gerard; Collet, Philippe; Doret, Gabrielle; Georges, Jean-Claude; Maurer, Marianne; Menegozzo, Giorgio; Metrailler, Gerard; Meylan, Raymond; Montandon, Christiane; Morice, Daniel; Reichel, Da...
Conductors: Reichel, Daniel; Reichel, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Lausanne Conservatory Orchestra

"...Everything I've heard by Bernard Reichel confirms the impression of a consistent compositional voice. Its elements include a predilection for moderate tempos, singable melodies, conventional...continue...

Marcel Mule - "Le Patron" of the Saxophone

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2000-01-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Work(s); Roelens: Pavane et Menuet Vif; Fonse: La tyrolienne; Félicien Forêt: Petres; Pierre Agricola Genin: Variations sur Marlborogh, for saxophone & piano; Jules-Au...
Performers: Benvenuti, Joseph; Chauvet, Guy; Mule, Marcel
Conductors: Çebron, Francis; Gaubert, Philippe

Le Patron of the Saxaphone, Encore!

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2000-01-01

Works: Pierre Vellones: Rapsodie for alto saxophone, harp & celeste (& gong); Le Dauphin, for saxophone quartet; Pièces (2) pour Columbia, for ondes martenot & ensemble; Gabriel Pierné: Chanson d'...
Performers: B. Leonet; Bauchy; Benvenuti, Joseph; Cariven Ensemble; Chaligne; Charon [Band]; Chauvet; Gordet; Josse; L'homme Qui Valait 3 Milliard; M. Gaveau; M. Pellas-Lenom; Mule, Marcel; Paul Romby; Poimboeuf...

Personnel: Marcel Mule (saxophone)....continue...

Works by T.J. Anderson, David Baker, Donal Fox, Olly Wilson

1 CD / New World / 1992-05-01

Works: Olly Wilson: Sometimes for tenor & tape; Donal Fox: Dialectics for 2 grand pianos; Chords (4) from T. J. Anderson's "Intermezzi" for piano; Duetto for clarinet & piano; Jazz Sets and Tone Rows for sa...
Performers: Brown, William; Brown, William [Memphis Soul]; Churchill, Mark; Churchill, Marylou Speaker; Fox, Donal; Lake, Oliver; Leonard, J. Michael; McDonald, John; Taylor, Vivian; Thomas, Eric [Gospel]; Thomp...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Videmus

Personnel: William C. Brown (tenor); Marylou Speaker Churchill (violin); Marcus Thompson (viola); Mark Churchill (cello); Eric Thomas (clarinet); Oliver Lake (alto saxophone); Donal Fox, Vivian Taylo...continue...