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La Viola: Music for Viola and Piano by Women Composers of the 20th Century / Clarke, Decruck, Fuchs, Harison et al. / Hillary Herndon, viola

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-12-11

Works: Minna Keal: Ballade in F minor, for viola & piano; Marcelle Soulage: Sonata for Viola, Op. 43; Fernande Decruck: Sonata for Viola; Luise Adolpha Le Beau: Drei Stucke, for viola & piano, Op. 26; Pamel...
Performers: Herndon, Hillary; Lo, Wei-Chun Bernadette [Piano]

This 2-CD set features music for viola and piano by women composers of the 20th century. Violist Hillary Herndon studied at Juilliard and the Eastman...continue...
Recording information: Krannert Center For The Performing Arts, Urbana, IL (04/15/2011/03/21/2012); Memorial Chapel, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virg (04/15/2011/03/21/2012); Krannert Center For...continue...

Baroque Legacy: Bach and his Contemporaries performed on Double Bass / Bach, Couperin, Eccles, Handel / Jeremy McCoy, double bass

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich...
Performers: Donahue, Shirien Taylor; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; McCoy, Jeremy; Milisavljevic, Milan; Muroki, Kurt; Murphy, Kevin; Szepes, Caterina

Jeremy McCoy is assistant principal double bass with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Now in his 28th season at the Met, he also maintains an active...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (02/13/2011); Dominion Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canad (02/13/2011); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York...continue...

Joel Feigin: Lament Amid Silence / Lament for solo viola; Meditation One for piano; Ghosts for 6 violas; Meditation Two for piano; Lament with Ghosts for 7 violas / Callus Viola Studio at UC-Santa Barbara, et al. [World Premiere Recordings]

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Joel Feigin: Lament Amid Silence, for violas & piano
Performers: Callus, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Callus Viola Studio at UC-Santa Barbara

Lament Amid Silence is one work consisting of a compilation of two separate works from different periods in the composer's life. Feigin studied with Nadia...continue...
Recording information: Karl Geiringer Hall, University of California, Santa Ba (02/2011/04/2012)....continue...

Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder; Brahms: Zwei Gesange, Op. 91; Schubert, Sibelius / Julia Morgan, mezzo-soprano, Amanda Johnston, piano; Jody Davenport, viola

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Songs (6), Op. 50; Johannes Brahms: Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Franz Schubert: Abendstern, D 806; Nachtviolen, D 752; Auf der Donau, D 553/Op. 21 no 1; Gustav Mahler:...
Performers: Davenport, Joy; Johnston, Amanda; Morgan, Julia

Canadian mezzo-soprano Julia Morgan has a burgeoning career in opera and recital. She was selected to study with Dame Anne Evans at the Britten-Pears Young...continue...
Recording information: Humbercrest United Church in Toronto, Canada (12/28/2009/12/29/2009)....continue...

Vittorio Giannini: Piano Quintet; Piano Trio / Genova, Milenkovich, Rudiakov, Aznavoorian

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Vittorio Giannini: Piano Quintet; Piano Trio
Performers: Aznavoorian, Ani; Genova, Joana; Milenkovich, Stefan; Neiman, Adam; Rudiakov, Ariel

These are world premiere recordings of chamber music by one of America's most important composers of his generation. His works are notable for their effortless...continue...
Recording information: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, New York, U.S (01/10/2011-01/13/2011)....continue...

James Cohn: A Grecian Festival & Other Chamber Music / Laurel Ensemble, Quintet of The Americas

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: James Cohn: A Grecian Festival, for chamber ensemble; Sonata for oboe & piano; Sonata for violin & piano; Pieces (3), for clarinet alone; Sonata for viola & piano; Baroque Suite, for flute; Trio for ...
Performers: Aomori, Hideaki; Azikiwe, Amadi; Chia, Kenneth; Grossman, Eric; Kagan, Gerald; Kagan, Susan; Kagawa, Emi; Lai, Winnie; Piitz, Lori [Piano]; Valjarevic, Vladimir
Conductors:
Ensemble: Laurel Ensemble; Quintet of the Americas

Composer James Cohn (b.1928) studied with Roy Harris, Wayne Barlow and Bernard Wagenaar at Juilliard. His catalog includes string quartets, piano sonatas, symphonies and numerous...continue...
Recording information: New York, San Francisco & Virginia (08/2010-07/2011)....continue...

Bassoon & Friends - Winning Works of the 2010 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition / Paula Brusky

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Jonathan Bartz: Concertino for bassoon, piano & 3 strings; Lewis Nielson: What About You? for bassoon, violin & cello; Arthur Gottschalk: American Nights, for bassoon, violin & piano; Stefan Cwik: Mi...
Performers: Brusky, Paula; Dufour, Emily; Gu, Wen-Lei; Kim, Kay; Miller, Desiree; Otto, Christopher [Violin]; Thomason, Eliza; Williams, Michael [Flute]

This recording features Paula Brusky performing the winning compositions from the 2010 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. Ms. Brusky is on the faculty at St....continue...
Recording information: Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, Wisconsin (12/26/2010-01/15/2011)....continue...

Going Solo

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias (12) for Violin solo; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin solo no 4 in E minor (dedicated to F. Kreisl...
Performers: Sant'Ambrogio, Stephanie

This recording of works for solo violin and viola is performed by Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, a former member of the Cleveland Orchestra, former concertmaster of the...continue...
Recording information: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Pa (01/2010/10/2010)....continue...

The American String Project: 10 Year Anniversary

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E mino...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Garland, Timothy; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Kerr, Alexander; Larionoff, Maria; Smyla, Adam; Tesarczyk, Arek

This recording and bonus DVD represent the culmination of 10 years of the American String Project. The American String Project has created a conductor-less string...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (2010-05-20&2010-05-22&2010-)....continue...

Carson Cooman: A Trip To The Sky

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Carson Cooman: A Trip To The Sky, for any instrument or combination of instruments; Schumann Serenade, for 2 violins & cello; Quartet for Piano and Strings ("A Sea Liturgy"); Estampie, for 2 violins;...
Performers: Cooman, Carson P.; Darling, Sarah; Grossman, Jeffrey; Luptak, Jozef; Svetlik, Marian; Tomka, Juraj; Zwiebel, Marek; Zwiebel, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Players

This is a recording of chamber works for strings by noted composer Carson Cooman. His catalog of works ranges from solo instrumental pieces to opera,...continue...

Kathryn Steely plays Viola Sonatas by Abel, Flackton & Handel

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: William Flackton: Sonata for viola & harpsichord, in C major, Op. 2/4; Sonata in C minor for viola & harpsichord, Op. 2/8; Sonata for viola & harpsichord in D major, Op. 2/5; Sonata for viola & harps...
Performers: DeVries, Vincent; Steely, Adrienne; Steely, Kathryn [Viola]

Kathryn Steely is associate professor of viola at Baylor University and received the Outstanding Professor Award for Teaching in 2007. She was a member of...continue...
Recording information: McLean Foyer of Meditation, Armstrong Browning Library,....continue...

David Carlson: True Divided Light

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: David Carlson: True Divided Light, for viola & piano; Sonata for cello & piano
Performers: Korevaar, David; Miland, Emil; Walther, Geraldine

Born in 1952, composer David Carlson studied at the Los Angeles High School of the Arts and at the California Institute of the Arts. He...continue...
Recording information: Music Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz, CA (03/22/2009-03/24/2009)....continue...

The Music of Barbara Harbach: Chamber Music III

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-12-14

Works: Barbara Harbach: Frontier Fancies, for violin & orchestra; American Dialogues, for flute & piano; Dances (4) for Two, for oboe & violin; Danzas (3) for harpsichord; Phantasy and Phugue, for solo pian...
Performers: Baldwin, Kurt; Gillham, David; Harbach, Barbara; Hecht, Paul [Trumpet]; Kasica, Paula [Flute]; Libby, Cynthia Green; McGrosso, John; Mendoza, Joanna [Viola]; Price, Ruth [Piano]; Voskoboynikova, Alla...

Voices of Time

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for Violin solo in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Partita ...
Performers: Braun, Matitiahu

A former member of the violin section of the New York Philharmonic and the viola section of the Dallas Symphony, Matitiahu Braun has championed both...continue...
Recording information: Winter Park, Florida (2007)....continue...

Robert Baksa: Journeys

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Robert Baksa: Sonata for flute & guitar; Sonata da Camera, for flute & guitar; Journeys, for flute, viola & guitar; Sonata da Giardino, for flute & guitar; Celestials, for flute & guitar
Performers: Bock, Christine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Heim Duo

Recording information: St. Bridget's Church, Johnson County, Iowa (07/2008-10/2008)....continue...

Vocal Music of Barbara Harbach

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Barbara Harbach: Abigail!, for voice, winds, harp, violin, viola & cello; Pleasure Flow, Tender Mist, for voice & piano; Emily!; Light Out of Darkness, for voice & piano; Cherish - Caress, for voice ...
Performers: Baldwin, Kurt; Bauer, Donita; Garritson, Paul; George, Thomas F. [Piano]; Gillham, David; Harbach, Barbara; Haskell, Diana; Kasica, Paula [Flute]; Markou, Stella [Soprano Vocal]; Mendoza, Joanna [Vio...
Conductors: Richard, James

This fifth volume of the MSR Classics series devoted to the music of Barbara Harbach focuses on her vocal music. The compositions include music for...continue...
Recording information: Touhill Performing Arts Center's Lee Theater, Universit (06/03/2008-06/08/2008)....continue...

José Beviá: Symphony No. 1; Dónde el Viento Nos Lleve; Three Enegmas; Trio

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-12-08

Works: José Miguel Bevi: Symphony no 1; Dónde el Viento Nos Lleve..., for orchestra; Three Engimas, for orchestra; Trio for Flute, viola & harp
Performers: Aomori, Tomoya; Arielle; Clausen, David; Huh, Gloria; Ngo, Victor; Shibayama, Chihiro; Suzuki, Noriko; Tumakaka, Ferdy
Conductors: Micka, Vit

A graduate of the Valencia Conservatory, Jose Bevia received his DMA from Florida State University. He teaches at County College of Morris in Randolph, New...continue...

Starry Night Project - Harris, Paulus, Larsen, List / Montage Music Society

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Matthew Harris: Starry night; Stephen Paulus: Art Suite; Libby Larsen: Black Birds, Red Hills, for clarinet, viola & piano; Andrew List: Noa Noa
Performers: Ayers, Debra; Creditor, Bruce; Dyball, Stephen; Moskovitz, Marc; Uranovsky, Sarita
Conductors:
Ensemble: Montage Music Society

Montage Music Society's 'Starry Night Project' is a multi-disciplinary initiative that features music of prominent, living American composers written exclusively about works of visual art....continue...

Grant: Chocolates, etc / Michelle La Course, Martin Amlin

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-06-09

Works: James Grant: Chocolates, for viola & piano; Waltz for Betz, for viola & piano; Stuff, for viola & piano; High Autumn, for viola & piano; Just A Thought, for viola & piano; Endorphins, for viola & pia...
Performers: Amlin, Martin; LaCourse, Michelle

These are world premiere recordings of works for viola and piano by James Grant. His colorful musical language is known by musicians and audiences for...continue...

Shostakovich, Brahms, Dvorák: String Quartets / American String Project

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 9 in D minor, B. 75 (Op.3...
Performers: Albers, Julie; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Larionoff, Maria

Performing live from Benaroya Hall in Seattle, the unique conductor-less string orchestra plays string quartets arranged for string orchestra. The ensemble gathers and performs chamber...continue...

Schubert: String Quartet no 14; Bartok: String Quartet no 1 / American String Project

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40
Performers: Albers, Julie; Appel, Toby; Fleezanis, Jorja; Kalayjian, Ani; Kavafian, Ani

Described as "The Unique Conductorless String Orchestra," The ASP was the brainchild of Barry Lieberman, along with the man who would be the group's first...continue...

Aegean Counterpoint - Demos / Maxwell-Clements, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-09-01

Works: Nikitas J. Demos: Suite for oboe, viola & piano; Tonoi 2, for piano; Gestures (3), for solo cello; Mnimosinon, for clarinet, cello, harp, percussion & off-stage clarinet; Tonoi 1, for viola; Postscri...
Performers: Graham, Jessica; Gurch, Ted; Hancock, David [Cello]; Hargrave, Monica; Hultgren, Craig; Kershner, Jeff; Lewis, Cary; Maxwell, Tania; Peterson, Yvonne Peters; Rappaport, William

A pupil of Donald Erb and Roger Hannay, Nickitas Demos was born into a musical family. His fascination with European composers combined with his experiences...continue...

Beethoven, Shostakovich, et al / American String Project

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor, Op. 18 no 4; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 12 in D flat major, Op. 133; Pablo de Sarasate: Caprice Basque; Spanish Dances (2) ...
Performers: Albers, Julie; Appel, Toby; Gottesman, Joseph; Rhodes, Harumi; Tesarczyk, Arek
Conductors:
Ensemble: American String Project

The American String Project is an annual phenomenon where 15 diverse players gather in Seattle to perform chamber repertoire that has been especially arranged for...continue...

The Double Bass - Rossini, Oppelt, etc / Robert Oppelt

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-03-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Robert Oppelt: Pas de Deux, for flute & double bass; Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Domenico Dragonetti: Waltzes (12)...
Performers: Adkins, Elisabeth; Akbar, Paula; Barber, Richard; Hardy, David; Lee, James; Levalier, Dotian; Oppelt, Nicolette; Oppelt, Robert; Weisner, Jeffrey; Wicker, Ruth; Yazdanfar, Ali

Born in Richmond, Kentucy, Robert Oppelt was encouraged by his musician parents to study the double-bass at age 15 and advanced very quickly. After only...continue...

Burning with the Muse - Cacioppo, Hudson / Kampmeier, et al

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-08-01

Works: Curt Cacioppo: Sieben Thiel Lieder; Poems from Paternina; Franciscan Prayer; Joseph Hudson: Four Rilke Songs; Three Campion Songs; I Have Longed to Move Away
Performers: Bilger, David [trumpet]; Cacioppo, Curt; Cassolas, Constantine; Farnum, Elizabeth; Gordon, Joshua [Cello]; Hart, Steven; Hudson, Benjamin; Inger, Leah; Kampmeier, Margaret A.; Martin, Lois; Orlando, ...

Curt Cacioppo is recognized as a composer, pianist and educator, and for his interests in Native American studies and music. He has written for the...continue...

Autuor de Messiaen - Tremblay, et al / Paiement, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-04-01

Works: Michele Reverdy: Concerto pour Orchestre; Tristan Murail: Attracteurs étranges, for cello; Qigang Chen: Instants d'un opéra de Pékin, for piano; Gilles Tremblay: Croissant, for string ...
Performers: Fonteneau, Jean-Michel; Kohlloeffel, Beatrice; Lee, Se Young; McCray, Mack; Mooney, Ryan; Rankin, Corry
Conductors: Paiement, Nicole A.
Ensemble: New Music Ensemble; Parallele Ensemble

This fascinating disc provides a forum for four students of one of the most important composers and teachers of the 20th century, Oliver Messiaen. Each...continue...

Anthony Louis Scarmolin - In Retrospect / Tsypin, Walters

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-07-01

Works: Anthony Louis Scarmolin: Quartet for Strings no 1; Romance for Violin and Piano; Petite Mazurka de Concert (Moderato), for string quartet; Valse Caprice; Quartet for Strings no 2; Evocation; Una Disc...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Kamath, Vivek; Kim, Lisa GiHae; Smith, Brinton; Tsypin, Vladimir; Walters, Susan

Bachanalia - Instrumental Music of the Bach Family

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2002-10-01

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Duet for 2 Flutes in G major, F 59; Duet for 2 flutes in E minor. F. 54 (BR B1); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & continuo in B minor, H. 567, Wq. 1...
Performers: Fiacco, Arthur J. Jr.; Gerard, Monica; Solum, John; Wyton, Richard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hanoverian Ensemble

Manno: Chamber Music

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2001-04-01

Works: Robert Manno: Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos; Poems (3) for 2 violins & piano; A Mountain Path for violin, cello & piano; Stiller Freund der vielen Fernen, for soprano, violin & piano; Fer...
Performers: Anderer, Joseph; Asin, Nadine; Elsevier, Desiree; Glazener, Laurence; Gniewek, Raymond; Hamilton, Laura; Heiss, David; Magill, Samuel; Maher, Robert; Marx, Karen; Osborn, Sean; Pulley, Emily; Taylor,...
Conductors: Manno, Robert
Ensemble: Chamber Ensemble

Bennett: Chamber Music / Koch, Korevaar, Bursack, Sutter

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2001-02-01

Works: Matthew Bennett: Duo for clarinet & bass clarinet; Duo for flute & piano; Nursery Song and Variations for bass clarinet; Trio for clarinet, viola & cello
Performers: Bennett, Matthew; Bursack, David; Koch, Gerhardt; Korevaar, David; Sutter, Wendy