Saxophone

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...

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...

The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: John Adams: Shaker Loops; Philip Glass: Facades; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Steve Reich: Eight Lines; David C. Heath: The Frontier, for double-bass & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Harle, John; Lawrence, Chris [Bass]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: ; London Chamber Orchestra

The 1960's saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical and op musician alike. The music on this CD is...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Petersham (03/1990)....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 Seeds of Stars: Choral Music by Bob Chilcott / NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-12-05

Works: Bob Chilcott: The Shepherds Sing, for chorus; Nova! nova!, for chorus; The Heart-in-Waiting, for chorus; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; Jesus, springing, carol for chorus & organ; The Rose in the M...
Performers: Belcyr, Marcin [Tenor Vocal]; Boduch, Mateusz [Saxophone]; Kuczera, Monika [Soprano Vocal]; Kujawa, Patrycja [Soprano Vocal]; Rzempoluch, Jacek
Conductors: Chilcott, Bob
Ensemble: ; NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

Former King's singer Bob Chilcott conducts a stellar array of his choral music in a collaborative performance with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Described by the...continue...
Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....continue...

Brian Byrne: Tales From The Walled City / Nicole Bendetti, Danielle de Niese. RTE Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Brian Byrne: Tales from the Walled City, for violin & orchestra; Shall I Compare Thee, song for soprano & orchestra; Saxophone Concerto; Lament for the Fallen, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Hitchcock, Nigel; Niese, Danielle de
Conductors: Byrne, Brian
Ensemble: ; RTE Concert Orchestra

Acclaimed composer Brian Byrne puts together the brilliant symphonic suite with eight short movements written from the point of view of the great Walls of...continue...
Recording information: Cauldron Studios, Dublin, Ireland (2012); Studio 1, RTÉ Radio Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2012)....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...

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...

Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time / John Harle, Pierre Boulez, Andrew Davis

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Triumph of Time, for orchestra; Earth Dances, for orchestra; Panic, for saxophone, drum kit & orchestra
Performers: Clarvis, Paul; Harle, John
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Birtwistle's 30-minute orchestral processional is one of the works that established his international reputation in the early 1970s.

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Duo Concertos for Alto Saxophone, Flute and Orchestra / Greg Banaszak, alto sax. Katherine DeJongh, flute

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-03-10

Works: David Morgan: Reflections and Meditations, for alto saxophone, flute & orchestra; Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera for Flute, English Horn and Strings; Pawel Lukaszewski: Trinity Concerto, for alt...
Performers: Banaszak, Greg; DeJongh, Katherine; Krzyczkowski, Adam; Kuk, Stanislaw; Makal, Andrzej; Stepka, Szymon; Zamaryka, Lukas
Conductors: Borkowski, Piotr
Ensemble: ; Podlasie Philharmonic

Recording information: Podlasie Philharmonic Concert Hall, Bialystok, Poland (06/30/2010-07/02/2010)....continue...

Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers [Deluxe]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers, oratorio
Performers: Bell, Clive; Cottle, Laurence; Davies, Gareth; Grove, Lucy; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Hitchcock, Nigel; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Shrinivasan, Ashwin; Spillane, Davy
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]

Following the successful Global Sing for Peace and 09/11 10th Anniversary Commemorative Concert where The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (5099921729621) was performed, Karl...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, London (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); Angel Studios, London (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); County Clare, Ireland (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); mustache studios, London (04/20/2011-0...continue...

The Rum Diary [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Lakeshore / 2011-12-20

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Christopher Young: The Rum Diary, film score; Patti Smith: The Mermaid Song; Michael Barsimanto: What About El Monstruo?; Roll Out the Roosters; Johnny Depp: Kemp in the Vil...
Performers: Allegretto, Gary; Behrens, Stan; Brown, Greg; Childs, Billy; Clayton, Jeff [saxophone]; Depp, Johnny; Derouard, Ugo; Dutz, Brad; Fields, Brandon; Franks, Ryan; Gordy, M.B.; Hawthorn, Johnny; Holiday,...
Conductors: Verrett, Brandon

John Williams: The Adventures of Tintin, The Secret of the Unicorn

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-12-13

Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Anassian, Armen; Becknell, Steven; Booth, William; Bovyer, Gary; Brand, Jacqueline; Campo, Darius; Cani, Roberto; Cheng, Gloria; Clark, Stuart [C...
Conductors: Williams, John

Pasión (Passion) / Roberto Alagna, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-12-06

Works: Agustín Lara: Piensa en mi; Osvaldo Farrés: Quizas, quizas, quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps); Carlos Eleta Almarán: Historia de un amor; Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez: La Cumpa...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Cassar, Yvan; Chausse, Stephane; Contreras, Javier; Downs, Lila; Duarte, Celso; Dufour, Pierre-Francois; Engel, Claude; Gall, Robert Le; Georges, Philippe; Giraud, Nicolas; Gonzalez,...
Conductors: Cassar, Yvan

Roberto Alagna is a peerless communicator. No other tenor of our time radiates joy like his when he lifts his voice above an orchestra. His...continue...
Recording information: Studio Davout; Studio Davout (Paris); Studio Ferber (Pa....continue...

A Brandenburg Christmas

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-11-29

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Hildegard von Bingen: O ecclesia oculi tui; Christmas Traditional: Angelus ad virginem (English); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emm...
Performers: Dwyer, Bryony; Dyer, Paul; Ellis, Samantha; Everingham, Craig; Hayton, David; Leonard, Christina; Montgomery, Belinda; Prickett, Louise; Sanchez, Richard; Thomas, Meinir Ann
Conductors: Dyer, Paul

MusicWeb International, November 2012
This seasonal offering reveals the quirky programming policy of artistic director Paul Dyer...I'm not sure anyone else has ever dared programme Angelus...continue...
Recording information: City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney (12/18/2010)....continue...

My Week with Marilyn [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-29

Works: Conrad Pope: My Week with Marilyn, film score; Terry Gilkyson: Memories Are Made of This; Jesus A. Perez-Alvarez: Uno, Dos, Tres; Gus Kahn: You stepped out of a dream; Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Le...
Performers: Arch, Dave; Barclay, John; Baron, Chris; Bishop, Dave; Bucknall, Nicholas; Cole, Nat "King"; Desplat, Alexandre; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Kettel, Gary; Lang Lang; Martin, Dean; Nightingale, Mark; Orches...
Conductors: Pope, Conrad

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Lyndhurst Studios, London.

Conrad Pope is the credited composer for the score of My Week with Marilyn, but, as indicated on this soundtrac...continue...

Kinder Lieder, Vol. 1 / Zeuch, Stuttgart and Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben

1 CD / Carus / 2011-11-15

Works: German Traditional: Wer will die fleiáigen Handwerker sehn, childen's song; Hopp, hopp, hopp; Jimba, jimba; Hänschen klein; Ein Mann, der sich Kolumbus nannt, children's song; Spannenlang...
Performers: Akakpo, Komale; Allgaier, Catalina; Altmann, Dirk; Badila, Decebal; Bauer, Sabine; Binder, Johann; Bucher, Jan; Burgdorf, Mathis; Busch, Christine; Cumming, Ian; Dalg, Vincent; Danko, Alexander; Danz...
Conductors: ; Trondle, Jens; Marx, Elena; Dücker, Martin; Reh, Veronika Te; Gilde, Hans de
Ensemble: ; Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club

Following the highly successful '09 "Lullabies" and '10 "Folk Songs" Projects comes the "Children's Songs" Lieder project. This is a co-operative charitable project between the...continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Invitation to Romance / Chung-Oo

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-10-11

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; David Raksin: Laura, song (for the film Laura); Henry Mancini: Charade, song (for the film Charade); Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory,...
Performers: Chung-Oo; Dean, Alex; Piltch, Rob; Riley, Ben; Riley, Doug [Drummer]; Szczesniak, Tom
Conductors: Riley, Doug [Drummer]

Recording information: The Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (09/07/1996-09/08/1996)....continue...

Paul Osterfield: Rocky Streams / H. Stephen Smith, Caleb Harris

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Paul Osterfield: Divertimento, for 7 players; Songs of Love, for voice & piano; Klee Abstractions, for flute, clarinet & guitar; Walt Whitman's America, for voice & piano; Rocky Streams, for 6 players
Performers: Aliquo, Don; Arndt, Michael; Arndt, Sandra; Douglass, James; Harris, Caleb; Little, Deanna R.; Loucky, Dave; Pigg, Dewayne; Smith, H. Stephen; Stone, Maya; Waldecker, Todd; Yelverton, William [Guitar]
Conductors: Osterfield, Paul

Composer Paul Osterfield was born in 1973. He composed and performed as a cellist throughout middle school and high school. He won first prize as...continue...
Recording information: Studio A, Ocean Way, Nashville (05/23/2009/05/11/2010)....continue...

Sounds and Silence, film music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo Pärt, Giovanni G. Kapsberger, Nik Bärtsch, Anouar Brahem

1 CD / ECM / 2011-09-13

Works: Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: Reading of Sacred Books, for piano; Arvo Pärt: Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra; Da pacem Domine; Rolf Lislevand: Arpeggiata addio (aft...
Performers: Acquaviva, Savino [Conductor]; Bartsch's, Nik Ronin; Bartsch, Nik; Brahem, Anouar [Oud/Composer]; Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Couturier, Francois; Estevan, Pedro; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu; Myrat, Alexander; Acquaviva, Savino

Over a period of five years, Swiss directors Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer documented the activity of legendary producer Manfred Eicher, the founder and driving force behind ECM Records, whose advoc...continue...

The Trumpet of the Swan

1 CD / PS Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Jason Robert Brown: The Trumpet of the Swan, musical
Performers: Andon, Sara; Becker, Bob; Bisharat, Charlie; Brown, Jason Robert; Buffum, Denyse; Bunnell, Becky; Bunnell, Jeff; Campo, Darius; Clayton, Giovanna Moraga; Corrigan, Rose; Culbreath, Wade; Davis, Jonat...
Conductors: Brown, Jason Robert

Recording information: EastWest Studio 1, Hollywood CA; KMA Music, New York, NY; Umbrella Media, Chatsworth, CA....continue...

Very Best Of Karl Jenkins / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Karl Jenkins: Requiem; The Armed Man; Palladio; Gloria; Sarikiz; Stella natalis; Stabat Mater; In these Stones Horizons Sing (Cantorion (Only Men Aloud)); Quirk; Adiemus, for female voices & orchestr...
Performers: Alberman, David; Alley, John [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bo, Alfie; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Clarvis, Paul; Davies, Gareth; Finch, Catrin; Hitchcock, Nigel; Hugh, Timothy; Jenki...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Edwards, John O.
Ensemble: ; Adiemus Wind and Brass; EMO Ensemble

The Very Best of Karl Jenkins is a 2-CD compilation that presents a selection of the most popular pieces by the nation's best-loved living composer...continue...

Heroines in Music / Music of Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-04-26

Works: Carl Davis: The French Lieutenant's Woman, a musical portrait for orchestra; Nocturne based on themes from "Hotel du Lac", for orchestra; Pride and Prejudice, suite for orchestra; Cranford Suite, for...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Dickson, Amy; Power, Lawrence; Savage, Patrick; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Trusler, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis Collection presents Heroines in Music, a disc dedicated to the strong female characters depicted in Davis's film scores in newly arranged concert suites....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Square, London (2010-06-11_2010-06-12&2010-)....continue...

Pretty Sound: Solo and Chamber

1 CD / Dacapo / 2011-03-29

Works: Simon Steen-Andersen: On And Off And To And Fro, for saxophone, vibraphone, cello & 3 players with megaphones; Rerendered, for piano and 2 assistants; In Her Frown, for 2 performers; Pretty Sound (Up...
Performers: Lien, Lars; Orning, Tanja; Steen-Andersen, Simon [Composer]; Stene, Hakon; Ugelvik, Ellen
Conductors: Jung, Lars-Erik ter

The microphones are right up against the instruments in Simon Steen-Andersen's five pieces on this CD, so that all the small sounds and noises one...continue...

Debussy: La Mer; Ravel: La Valse; Bolero / Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; La mer; Maurice Ravel: La valse; Boléro
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Radnofsky, Kenneth
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York....continue...

Michael Hurd: Pop Cantatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Michael Hurd: Jonah-Man Jazz, cantata for choir & orchestra; Prodigal, cantata for children's choir & piano; Rooster Rag, cantata for choir & orchestra; Swingin' Samson, cantata for choir & orchestra...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Bolt, Rachel; Fuest, David; Hare, Lucy; Jeremic, Natalee; Kaznowski, Michal [Cello]; Miller, Nick [Engineer]; Newbold, Sarah; Precious, Adam; Robertson, Martin; Sherman, Paul; Shipway...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. Pastiche jazz, blues and rock 'n'...continue...

Christian Forshaw: Sanctuary / King's College Choir

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-01-11

Works: Anonymous: Mortal Flesh, for chorus; Christian Forshaw: Improvisation and Chorale on Machaut's "J'ain la flour", for organ; Magnificat for chorus & organ; Nunc dimittis, for chorus, saxophone & organ...
Performers: Eadon, Alexander; Forshaw, Christian; Green, Aimee; Pearson, James
Conductors: Trendell, David

Previously available on the Quartz label (QTZ 2009); now deleted & replaced by this new issue on Integra. Sanctuary, originally released in 2004, was Forshaw’s...continue...
Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge....continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Angel Voices: The Boys' Choir Christmas Celebration / Vienna Boys' Choir; Dresden Boys' Choir, et al.

3 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (Choralkantate); Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Veni Domine ("Hear my p...
Performers: Buchner, Roland; Engelhardt, Kent; Humphries, Charles; Schicha, Ulrich; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Marschik, Peter; Hrncirik, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; Bläserensemble

American Record Guide
Here's a very nice set of three CDs devoted mostly to German music and performed by the cream of German and Austrian boychoirs...continue...

Film & TV Music of Christopher Gunning

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Christopher Gunning: Poirot Variants, for alto saxophone & orchestra; La Môme; Under Suspicion; Cold Lazarus; Rosemary and Thyme; Rebecca; Pollyanna; Firelight; When the Whales Came; Poirot; Lig...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bradshaw, Julia; Compton, Matthew; Gamba, Rumon; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Robertson, Martin; Tibbels, Nicole; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

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Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester (2009-07-14&2010-01-04&2010-)....continue...

When I'm Gone - Allain / Brewer, Harle, Laudibus, et al

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Richard Allain: Salve Regina, for double chorus; At Night I Seek the One My Spirit Loves, for soprano, soprano saxophone & organ; Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord (Psalm 86), for chorus & semi-choir; Didn'...
Performers: Brewer, Faith; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Harle, John; Hendrick, Ciara; Lang, Bryony; McVinney, James; Neale, Christopher; Owens, Matthew; Stanyon, Victoria
Conductors: Brewer, Mike

Allain has developed a malleable musical dialect suited to cover a broad range of inspiring liturgical music, evident here, and augmented by the appeared of...continue...

Tristan Keuris: Complete Works

12 CD / Quattro Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Tristan Keuris: Quartet for orchestra; Play for clarinet & piano; Choral Music 1, for orchestra; Concerto for saxophone quartet & orchestra; Piano Sonata; Alto Saxophone Concerto; Concertante Music, ...
Performers: Beekman, Marcel; Benoist, Agnes; Berkhemer, Joan; Bornkamp, Arno; Brackman, Bernd; Braune, Herman; Bruins, Theo; Dekkers, Miny; Doeselaar, Leo Van; Eckhardt, René; Geerlings, Ingrid; Gruithuyz...
Conductors: Hupperts, Paul; Schaefer, Henrik; ; Leenders, Hans; Porcelijn, David; De Waart, Edo; Vis, Lucas; Dufallo, Richard; Ketting, Otto; Haitink, Bernard; Zielhorst, Frank; Howarth, Elgar; Tausk, Otto; Hame...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Aurelia Saxophone Quartet; Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Brass); Ensemble M; Ensemble of the Royal Conservatory of the Hague; Gaudeamus Quartet; Neth...

All of the official works of Tristan Keuris (1946 - 1996) in one box - fifty compositions from a life that was granted only that...continue...

Dinos Constantinides: Symphonic Music

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-09-06

Works: Dinos Constantinides: Concerto for saxophone quartet & chamber orchestra, LRC 178; Homage to Louisiana, for chamber orchestra, LRC 150; Concerto for Violin LRC 142b; Threnos of Creon, for English hor...
Performers: Beavers, Gabriel; Honour, Eric; Papanas, Simos; Roussos, Dionisios; Ryon, James; Sanguiguit, Leo; Zervas, Athanasios
Conductors: Constantinides, Dinos

Dinos Constantinides' works have been performed throughout the world, including premieres at Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall. He has visited in Europe and the...continue...

Czernowin: Maim

1 CD / Mode Records / 2010-07-13

Works: Chaya Czernowin: MAIM (Water), for 5 soloists, live electronics & orchestra
Performers: Acker, Michael; Braig, Reinhold; Gubler, Rico; Harris, John Mark; Hummel, Thomas; Josel, Seth; Mary Oliver [Violin/Viola]; Veale, Peter
Conductors: Kalitzke, Johannes

Maim is a large scale, 50-minute orchestral triptych, a major piece in Czernowin's oeuvre. Following its Berlin premiere in March 2007 at the prestigious MaerzMusik...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Berlin (03/17/2007)....continue...

Eino Tamberg: Johanna Tentata Ballet Suite; Symphonic Dances / Jarvi

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-06-17

Works: Eino Tamberg: Joanna Tentata, ballet suite, Op. 37a; Symphonic Dances, for orchestra, Op. 6; Concerto grosso, for orchestra, Op. 5
Performers: Bornkamp, Arno; Colbers, Hans; Cooke, Dorian; Eijsackers, Hans; Loo, Martine van der; Loot, Gertjan
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

For more than fifty years, Eino Tamberg has remained an influential figure in the musical life of his native Estonia. His breakthrough on the international...continue...
Recording information: Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Netherlands (09/2007)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Highly Strung

1 CD / Guild / 2010-06-08

Works: Jack Mason: Pops Polka, for orchestra; Steve Race: Ring Ding, for orchestra; George French: Highly Strung, for orchestra; Carlos Rocha: Song Of Lisbon (Sempre Que Lisboa Canta), for orchestra; Roger ...
Performers: Dankworth, Johnny
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur; ; Cook, Eric; Jupp, Eric; Pages, Philippe; Green, Philip; Sarbek, Boris; Binge, Ronald; Hartley, Fred; Rose, David; Andersen, Curt; Farnon, Robert; Gould, Morton; Cesana, Otto; Kelly...
Ensemble: ; Knightsbridge Strings; Music of the Mountains

"Another great selection from Guild, full of the most delicious things. George French's title piece, Highly Strung, is a wild scherzo in the manner of...continue...

Sprechgesänge (Speech Songs)

1 CD / Wergo / 2010-05-11

Works: Jonathan Harvey: Sprechgesang, for oboe/English horn & ensemble; Beat Furrer: Recitativo, for voices & ensemble; Georges Aperghis: Babil, for clarinet & 15 players; Unsuk Chin: Cantatrix Sopranica, f...
Performers: Altenstadt, Bettina Schmidt von; Armbruster, Sascha; Ballon, Severine; Barcham-Stevens, Marcus; Corbett, John [Guitarist/Electronics]; Cordier, David; Gunnarsdottir, Gerdur; Kammer, Salome; Koertshui...
Conductors: Rundel, Peter; Furrer, Beat; Edwards, Sian; Asbury, Stefan

The contemporary music ensemble MusikFabrik, led by Diego Masson, is spotlighted in Wergo's new MusikFabrik series. Each release will have a theme and feature a...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K....continue...

Irresistible Karita Mattila

1 CD / Ondine / 2010-04-27

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte (The Maid Return...
Performers: Band, Fever; Eskola, Jukka; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Herrala, Ville; How Many Sisters; Kallio, Mika; Lassy, Timo; Lerche, Peter; Lintinen, Kirmo; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Mustonen, ...
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku; Savijoki, Pekka; Lintinen, Kirmo
Ensemble: ; Fever (Ensemble)

Celebrated soprano Karita Mattila has proved herself to be irresistible in any musical genre. This compilation couples live performances of some of the world's best-loved...continue...
Recording information: Tampere Hall, Finland (08/2007)....continue...

Vincent d'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Rumon Gamba

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Vincent d'Indy: Istar, symphonic variations, Op. 42; Choral varié, Op. 55; Symphony no 3, Op. 70 ("De bello Gallico"); Diptyque Méditerranéen, for orchestra, Op. 87
Performers: Flosason, Sigurdur
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

Rumon Gamba and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra follow their Grammy-nominated volume 1 and Editor's Choice winning Volume 2 with four rare orchestral works from Vincent...continue...
Recording information: Háskólabíó, Iceland (09/21/2009-09/24/2009)....continue...

American Spectrum

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Michael Daugherty: Sunset Strip, for orchestra; John Williams: Escapades, for alto saxophone & orchestra; Ned Rorem: Lions (A Dream), for orchestra; Christopher Rouse: Friandises, for orchestra
Performers: Marsalis, Branford; Motylinski, Richard; Randall, Paul; Stewart, Timothy
Conductors: Llewellyn, Grant
Ensemble: ; Branford Marsalis Quartet

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Lawrence Dillon: Appendage & Other Stories

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-02-09

Works: Lawrence Dillon: Entrance, for actor & ensemble; Still point, for voice, viola & piano; Appendage, for ensemble; Exit, for actor & ensemble
Performers: Browne, Sheila; Carrasco, Jacquie; Chen, Melvin; Flanigan, Lauren; Gagnon, Allison [Piano]; Hanslowe, Theodora; Huang, Hsin-Yun; Newman, Clancy; Nussbaum, Rebecca [Flute]; O'Dwyer, Adele; O'Neill, Ri...
Conductors: Wilson, Ransom

Lawrence Dillon is best known for his chamber music, with commissions, performances and recordings by the American, Borromeo, Cassatt, Daedalus, Emerson and Mendelssohn String Quartets....continue...

Concerto for Marienthal

1 CD / Klavier / 2010-01-26

Works: Morton Gould: Fanfare for Freedom for brass ensemble; Michael Kamen: Saxophone Concerto; Johan Halvorsen: Bjornstjerne Bjornson in memoriam, for orchestra, Op. 30; Clark McAlister: This is the Day, f...
Performers: Marienthal, Eric
Conductors: Leslie, Thomas G.; Suzuki, Takayoshi

Koyaanisqatsi [Original Motion Picture Score]

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2009-08-11

Works: Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi
Performers: Barab, Seymour; Dane, Jean; De Ruitaer, Albert; Dean, Allan; Deck, Warren; Flynn, George; Gibson, Jon [class / sax]; Gordon, Peter [Horn]; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Hershey, Lowell; Israel, Theodore; Ja...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael

The new release from Philip Glass' record label Orange Mountain Music presents, for the first time, the complete original soundtrack from the classic Godfrey Reggio...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

The Art of Saxophone - Glazunov, Debussy, Ibert, Milhaud, Villa-Lobos / Mario Marzi

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2009-06-09

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instrumen...
Performers: Marzi, Mario
Conductors: Schellenberger, HansJörg

Mario Marzi, winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important orchestras in Italy. He has been a member of...continue...

Emilia / Graham Dalby, Esterházy Orchestra

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-05-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Nicholas Brodszky: I'll Walk with God, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); English Traditional: Over the H...
Performers: Busher, Andrew; Dalby, Emilia; Whyman, Pete
Conductors: Dalby, Graham; Lamb, Ben

Emilia Dalby was born in London in 1995 but migrated to Wiltshire after winning a choral scholarship to Salisbury Cathedral, where she sang for four...continue...
Recording information: Olympic Studios, London....continue...

Glass: Facades; Rogers, Muczynski, MacDonald, Painter, Fitkin: Contemporary Works for Saxophone / Lara James, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-04-11

Works: Rodney Rogers: Lessons of the Sky, for oboe (or soprano saxophone) & piano; Robert Muczynski: Sonata for saxophone & piano, Op. 29; Colin MacDonald: Here Again, for saxophone & cello; Philip Glass: F...
Performers: James, Lara; Price, Kathryn; Young, Jeremy
Conductors: Kok, Nicholas

The saxophone is truly an instrument of the modern age, with many composers drawn to the unique tones and colors of which it is capable....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...

Young Composers in Tribute to Fryderyk Chopin

2 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2008-10-28

Works: Stanislaw Bromboszcz: Póldzieki (Half-Sounds), for chamber orchestra; Michal Dobrzynski: Trio florenckie (Florence Trio), for piano trio; Marcin Gumiela: Le impressioni fiorentine, for cello & p...
Performers: Bogacki, Adam; Demowska, Aleksandra; Dowgiatto, Zofia; Drogosz, Katarzyna; Gorczynski, Michal; Gumiela, Tomasz; Gusnar, Pawel; Jarosz, Lubomir; Kaliski, Jaroslaw; Konopka, Mateusz; Lason, Stanislaw; ...
Conductors: Bywalec, Szymon; Zhang, Yi; Mós, Marek; Wolinski, Monika; Lason, Aleksander;
Ensemble: ; Neoquartet