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Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11

Works: Dan Visconti: Black Bend, for string quartet; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Ramble and Groove, for bassoon; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Drift of Rainbows, for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass...
Performers: Afkham, Micha; Bader, Alexander; Brandl, Wolfram; Duven, Richard; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lenton, Rebecca; Schlichte, Jan; Stockhausen, Majella; Streuli, Christoph; Weidm...
Conductors: ; Hasel, Michael
Ensemble: ; Horszowski Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The opening track, Black Bend for string quintet, starts with what sounds like distant train whistles...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Performing Arts Center, Theater C, SUNY College at Purc (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Kammermusiksaal, Philhar...continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano / barbara Govatos, violin; Marcantonio Barone, piano

4 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Barone, Marcantonio; Gavatos, Barbara [Violin]

All but the last of Beethoven's ten violin sonatas were composed in a little over five years. Beethoven returned to the genre one last time...continue...
Recording information: Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Penn....continue...

French Fantasy / Debussy, Saint-Saens, Frank / Maria Bachmann, violin; Adam Neiman, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-11-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Beau soir ("Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses"), song for voice & piano, L. 6; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Eduard Franck: Sonata for Violin in A ma...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Neiman, Adam

The New York Times hailed Maria Bachmann as "a violinist of soul and patrician refinement," and The Boston Globe as "astonishing in every musical and...continue...
Recording information: SUNY College at Purchase, Recital Hall of the Performin (12/16/2011-12/18/2011)....continue...

Rising: Music for Flute and Strings by Arthur Foote; Amy Beach and Joan Tower / Wincenc, Lawrence, Stuart, Browne, Whitehouse

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-06-12

Works: Joan Tower: Rising, for flute & string quartet; Arthur Foote: Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and String Quartet "A Night Piece"; Amy Beach: Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op. 80
Performers: Browne, Sheila; Lawrence, Kevin; Stuart, Carolyn; Whitehouse, Brooks; Wincenc, Carol

Joan Tower writes: "This is my fourth piece written for Carol Wincenc, an extraordinary flutist with a deep musicality." The main theme in Tower's virtuosic...continue...
Recording information: Watson Hall, UNCSA (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

J.S Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-1006 / Cecylia Arzewski, violin

2 CD / Bridge / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Arzewski, Cecylia

Cecylia Arzewski was concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1990-2008, and was previously a member of the Boston Symphony, becoming the BSO's Assistant Concertmaster....continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (03/2011/05/2011); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (2011-03-10_2011-03-11&2011-)....continue...

Triple Doubles: Danielpour, Hagen, Ludwig / Laredo and Robinson

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-11-08

Works: Richard Danielpour: A Child's Reliquary, concerto for violin, cello & orchestra; David Ludwig: Concerto for Violin, cello & orchestra; Daron Hagen: Masquerade, concerto for violin, cello & orchestra
Performers: Laredo, Jaime; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: Hicks, Sarah; Peters, Troy

The CD "Triple Doubles" presents three recent double concertos - works composed for violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson. Performed by the Vermont Symphony...continue...

The Music of Ursula Mamlok, Vol. 3 / Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Harvey Sollberger

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-08-09

Works: Ursula Mamlok: Capriccios (5), for oboe & piano; Stray Birds for soprano, flute & cello; Fantasy-Variations, for cello; Panta Rhei (Time in Flux), for piano, violin & cello; Bagatelles (5), for clari...
Performers: Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Gerhardt, Cosima; Harding, Helge; Harms, Kirsten; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Kernjak, Anton; O'Donnell, Heather [Piano]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Sollberger...

The third volume of Bridge's Ursula Mamlok series presents seven new recordings, and a reissue of the classic CRI recording of Mamlok's Stray Birds, performed...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Köln Kammermusiksaal (02/12/2011); Deutschlandfunk, Cologne, Germany (02/12/2011); Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (02/12/2011); Deutschlandfunk Kö...continue...

Music of Melinda Wagner / Joseph Alessi, trombone; Christine Brandes, soprano

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-08-09

Works: Melinda Wagner: Concerto for trombone & orchestra; Settings (4), for ensemble; Wick, for ensemble
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Brandes, Christine; Gilbert, Laura; Gosling, Stephen; Kaye, Alan; Macomber, Curtis; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Lemon, J. Karla; Milarsky, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; New York New Music Ensemble; New York Philharmonic

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner has composed a highly regarded catalog of chamber and orchestral music. Critic Tim Page writes: "Melinda Wagner's work suggests what...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center For The Performing Ar (02/22/2007-02/24/2007); Theater C, SUNY College at Purchase, Purchase, NY (02/22/2007-02/24/2007); Avery Fisher Hall, Li...continue...

Music of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6

1 CD / Bridge / 2011-03-08

Works: Poul Ruders: Concerto for Piano no 2; Bel Canto; Serenade on the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, for accordion & string quartet
Performers: Luoma, Mikko; Primakov, Vassily [Piano]; Sorensen, Rune Tonsgaard
Conductors: Sondergard, Thomas

With the international success of his operas and symphonic works during the past decade, the Danish composer Poul Ruders has been acclaimed as a major...continue...

Music Of Ursula Mamlok, Vol. 2

1 CD / Bridge / 2010-12-14

Works: Ursula Mamlok: Sintra, for alto flute & cello; Polyphony 1, for clarinet; Wild Flowers, for violin; Der Andreas Garten, for mezzo-soprano, flute & harp; Sculpture 1, for piano; Love Song of Two Pigeo...
Performers: Blustine, Allen; Bowlin, David; Chase, Claire; Eggar, Dave; Greenberg, Jacob; Han, June; Lippel, Daniel; Loeb, Rebecca Jo; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Ohlsson, Garrick

Volume 1 of this series (BRIDGE 9291) presented orchestral, chamber and vocal works. Volume 2 concentrates on the more intimate side of the 86-year-old German/American...continue...

Lawrence Dillon: Insects and Paper Airplanes

1 CD / Bridge / 2010-10-12

Works: Lawrence Dillon: Quartet for Strings no 4 "The Infinite Sphere"; Quartet for Strings no 3 "Air"; Quartet for Strings no 2 "Flight"; What Happened, for violin, viola, cello & piano
Performers: Hochman, Benjamin; Kim, Kyu-Young; Ramakrishnan, Raman; Thompson, Jessica

Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY....continue...

Haydn: Six Quartets, Op. 20

2 CD / Bridge / 2010-07-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 20 no 1/H 3 no 31; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 20 no 2/H 3 no 32; Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 20 no 3/H 3 no 33; Quartet f...
Performers: Kim, Kyu-Young; Kim, Min-Young

On this specially-priced two-disc set, the Daedalus Quartet performs Haydn's six revolutionary Op. 20 "Sun" quartets. These six quartets, composed in 1772, were among the...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

Stony Brook Sounding, Vol. 2

1 CD / Bridge / 2010-04-13

Works: Sheila Silver: Twilight's Last Gleaming, for 2 pianos & percussion; Tyler Capp: Stranger Variations, for violin; Peter Winkler: Fantasy for cello septet; Daria Semegen: Vignette, for piano; Margaret ...
Performers: Callis, Cathy; Carr, Colin; Dahl, Christina; Dufford, Kevin; Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]; Leandro, Eduardo; Schaer, Claudia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stony Brook Cello Ensemble

Since the founding of the Department of Music at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in the mid-1960s, the campus has been...continue...

The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8

2 CD / Bridge / 2010-02-09

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Horn; Mad Regales, for 6 solo voices; Tintinnabulation, for percussion sextet; Wind Rose, for wind ensemble; Sound Fields, for orchestra; On Conversing with Paradise, for...
Performers: Boyar, Simon; Gibbs, Charles; Goater, Edward; Huang, Hsin-Yun; Kolkay, Peter; Melrose, Leigh; Menna, Sian; Neidich, Charles; Nelson, Jon [Composer/Trumpet]; Owen, Martin; Price, Edward; Purvis, Willi...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Epstein, Frank
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

In celebration of Elliott Carter's 101st birthday, Bridge Records is pleased to release The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8 (16 Compositions, 2002-2009), a two...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Music for Piano & Orchestra / Lowenthal, Comissiona, London SO

2 CD / Bridge / 2009-07-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Cummings, Douglas; Davis, Michael [Violin]; Lowenthal, Jerome
Conductors: Comissiona, Sergiu
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This marvelous two disc set brings back into the catalog Jerome Lowenthal's superb readings of all four of the works that Tchaikovsky wrote for piano...continue...

Music of Ursula Mamlok Vol 1 - Woodwind Quintet, Oboe Concerto, etc / Yoo, Ohlsson, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-06-09

Works: Ursula Mamlok: Concertino for woodwind quintet, string orchestra & percussion; 2000 Notes, for piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Haiku Settings, for voice & flute; Concerto for oboe & chamber orchestr...
Performers: Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Bowlin, David; Chase, Claire; Greenberg, Jacob; Holliger, Heinz; Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Yoo, Scott; Avery, James;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble SurPlus; Windscape

This disc begins a new series of recordings devoted to the music of the German-American composer, Ursula Mamlok. Born in Berlin in 1923, she began...continue...

David Starobin - Favorite Tracks Vol 2 - 20th Century Guitar Masterpieces

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-04-14

Works: Mario Lavista: Natarayah; Elliott Carter: Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) & small orchestra (or piano); Changes, for guitar; Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred?, for alto & guitar...
Performers: Eddy, Timothy; Hudson, Benjamin; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Mason, Patrick [Baritone Vocal]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Press, Peter; Rees, Rosalind; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Starobin, David [Guitar]
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

David Starobin, called by Soundboard Magazine "arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the twentieth century" is heard on a CD of his favorite...continue...

György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments / Tony Arnold, Movses Pogossian

2 CD / Bridge / 2009-03-10

Works: György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments, Op. 24
Performers: Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Pogossian, Movses

Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag's singular masterpiece, Kafka Fragments, is presented here on CD and on DVD. The DVD includes a live concert performance of the...continue...
Personnel: Tony Arnold (soprano).

Recording information: Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, Music Department, Uni (08/23/2004-08/25/2004)....continue...

American in Rome - Beaser, Barber, Thompson, etc / Six for Five Wind Quintet

4 CD / Bridge / 2008-10-14

Works: Robert Beaser: Four Dickinson Songs, for soprano & piano; Samuel Barber: In the Dark Pinewood; Beggar's Song; Of that so sweet imprisonment; Songs (3), Op. 10; Randall Thompson: Siciliano, for barito...
Performers: Ahlbeck, Laura; Akahoshi, Ole; Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Bagg, Jonathan; Baker, James; Berman, Donald; Druckman, Daniel; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Leisenring, John; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Macomber, Cur...
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey; Yoo, Scott; ; Hoose, David
Ensemble: ; Collage Music Ensemble; Curiously Strong Wind Quintet; Opus One Piano Quartet; Trio Solisti

This four-disc collection contains works by 37 composers who composed these pieces while in residence at the American Academy in Rome. The earliest work dates...continue...

Music of Fred Lerdahl Vol 2 / Paul Mann, Rolf Schulte, Odense SO, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-09-09

Works: Fred Lerdahl: Cross-Currents, for orchestra; Waltzes for violin, viola, cello & double-bass; Duo, for violin & piano; Quiet Music, for orchestra
Performers: Nickrenz, Scott; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winn, James
Conductors: Mann, Paul

This disc presents a survey of the music of one of America's least known great composers. Fred Lerdahl's work has been much written about but...continue...

David Starobin - Favorite Tracks Vol 1 - 19th Century Guitar Masterpieces

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-09-09

Works: Giulio Regondi: Etudes (10) for Guitar; Reverie (Nocturne pour la Guitarre), op. 19; Fernando Sor: Fantasie for 2 guitars, Op. 63 ("Souvenir de Russie"); Niccolò Paganini: Sonata concertata, for...
Performers: Carmirelli, Pina; Fader, Oren; Starobin, David [Guitar]

Guitar virtuoso David Starobin has selected "favorite" recordings of nineteenth century repertoire from his recordings made during the past 35 years. The selection includes music...continue...

Ricks: Mild Violence, Boundless Light, etc / Baker, Vickers, Taujon Percussion Quartet, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-05-01

Works: Steven Ricks: Boundless Light, for flute & electronics; Mild Violence, for ensemble; American Dreamscape, for ensemble & electronics; Dividing Time, for percussion quartet; Beyond the Zero, for violi...
Performers: Brough, Ron [Percussion]; Donato, Dominic; Hansen, Eric [Double Bass]; Holden, Scott; Macomber, Curtis; Ricks, Steven; Sampen, John; Vickers, Carlton
Conductors: Baker, James; Ricks, Steven
Ensemble: ; New York New Music Ensemble

This program of recent works by the young American composer Steven Ricks blends instrumental and electronic sound into a post-modernist landscape. A student of Harrison...continue...

Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Curtis Macomber, Derek Han

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78
Performers: Han, Derek; Macomber, Curtis

Macomber and Han perform these venerable masterpieces with an objective approach that flies in the face of many more "sentimental" readings. The resulting performances are...continue...

Allen Shawn: Music Teacher / Timothy Long, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-03-01

Works: Allen Shawn: The Music Teacher
Performers: Ariola, Lloyd P.; Basthemer, Derek; Benoliel, Ross; Cordova, Elisa; Feller, Bart; Forbach, Jason; Gomez, Lino; Hartman, Steven; Jelencovich, Lauren; Knutson, Kristin; LaGrange, Whitney; Long, Timothy...
Conductors: Long, Timothy
Ensemble: Ensemble

'The Music Teacher' is a chamber opera told by two narrators twenty years or so after the events described. The plot focuses around a music...continue...

Richard Festinger: Peripeteia, Triptych, etc / Haselböck, Henschel

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-02-01

Works: Richard Festinger: Peripeteia, for clarinet, violin & cello; Variations for piano; Triptych, for flute; Construction en metal et bois, for piano & persuccion; After Blue, for flute, piccolo, clarinet...
Performers: Ferrari, John; Hesselink, Greg; Kampmeier, Margaret A.; Kay, Alan R.; Lim, Sunghae Anna; O'Connor, Tara Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Millennium Ensemble

Richard Festinger studied composition at the University of California in Berkeley with Andrew Imbrie. Before turning to composing, he led his own groups as a...continue...

Dorff: The Tortoise & the Hare / Milanov, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-12-01

Works: Daniel Dorff: Blast Off!, for narrator & orchestra; Goldilocks and the Three Bears, for narrator & orchestra; Billy and the Carnaval (A Children's Guide to Musical Instruments), for narrator & orches...
Performers: Banerdt, Bronwyn; Bedenko, Alexander; Bergen, Christopher van; Bond, Zachary; Cuneo, Andrew; Israel, Shachar; Jones, Alicia; Osborne, Alexandra; Sorrentino, Ralph; Trolier, Kim
Conductors: Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: Symphony in C

'The Tortoise and the Hare and Other Stories' presents six uplifting children's tales, narrated with sparkling orchestral accompaniment. Award-winning composer Daniel Dorff has created engaging...continue...

Dvorak from the Marlboro Music Festival / Dicterow, et al

2 CD / Bridge / 2007-12-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87)
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Golub, David; Kreger, James
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lyric Piano Quartet

Two of Dvorak's most popular pieces of chamber music - both in ebullient performances anchored by Glenn Dicterow and cellist James Kreger, recorded with pianist...continue...

Music of Poul Ruders Vol 5 / Mann, Odense SO, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-11-01

Works: Poul Ruders: Light Overture (A Symphonic Entertainment); Cembal d'Amore (First Book), for piano & harpsichord; Credo, for 2 violins, clarinet & string orchestra; Air with Changes (on the Danish folk ...
Performers: Beck, Steven; Gosling, Stephen; Han, June; Hansen, Bjarne; Kruse, John; Skowronek, Kazimierz
Conductors: Brown, Justin; Mann, Paul
Ensemble: ; Alabama Symphony Orchestra; Odense Symphony Orchestra

Mari Kimura: Polytopia, GuitarBotana; Risset, etc

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-09-01

Works: Jean-Claude Risset: Variants, for violin & signal processing; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; Mari Kimura: Polytopia, for violin & interactive computer; GuitarBotana, for violi...
Performers: Kimura, Mari [Violin, Composer]

Composer/performer Mari Kimura presents an exciting compilation of new works for violin and electronics. The music on this disc combines the violin with signal processing,...continue...

Music of Dvorák and Chausson / Artur Balsam, Louis Kaufman

2 CD / Bridge / 2007-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Cervera, Marcel; Kaufman, Louis; Kromer, Oskar; Rybar, Peter; Tusa, Antonio

Bridge's ongoing survey of the career of the Polish piano virtuoso Artur Balsam continues with this two disc set of recordings made in the late...continue...

Justin dello Joio: Two Concert Etudes, etc / Ohlsson, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-03-01

Works: Justin Dello Joio: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano; The March of Folly, for piano trio; Sonata for Piano
Performers: Brey, Carter; Denk, Jeremy; Kavafian, Ani; Ohlsson, Garrick

This recording presents first recordings of three recent compositions by the American composer Justin Dello Joio. John Corigliano writes that "Justin Dello Joio is a...continue...

Paul Lansky: Etudes and Parodies, etc

1 CD / Bridge / 2007-03-01

Works: Paul Lansky: Etudes and Parodies, for french horn, violin & piano; Semi-Suite, for classical guitar; Ricercare Plus, for string quartet
Performers: Lee, Mihae; Macomber, Curtis; Purvis, William [Horn]; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brentano String Quartet

"Semi-Suite (1998) was written for guitarist and Bridge Records owner David Starobin. These six pieces are pure pleasure. Musical, inventive, and for the most part...continue...

Songs and Encores - A Recital of American Song

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-11-01

Works: Milton Babbitt: Phonemena, for soprano & piano; The Waltzer in the House, for voice & vibraphone; Now Evening After Evening, for soprano & piano; Pantun; Chester Biscardi: Baby Song of the Four Winds...
Performers: Bettina, Judith; Goldsworthy, James; Kolar, Tom; Macomber, Curtis

The beloved American soprano Judith Bettina is heard on this disc in a highly varied recital of recent American song. Accompanied by her husband, the...continue...

A Retrospective - George Perle

2 CD / Bridge / 2006-11-01

Works: George Perle: Nine Bagatelles for piano; Three Inventions for solo bassoon; Chansons Cachées, for piano; Two French Christmas Carols, for choir; Triptych, for violin & piano; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Boriskin, Michael; Dibner, Steven; Dodge, Baird; Goode, Richard; Gutierrez, Horacio; Macomber, Curtis; Morkoski, Molly; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Perle, Shirley Rhoads
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Music Today Ensemble; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Bridge's 'George Perle: Retrospective' celebrates the music of one of America's greatest compositional voices with a two-disc set of pieces written between 1957 and 2004....continue...

Music of Grofé and Gershwin / Mayorga, Richman, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-10-01

Works: Ferde Grofé: Mississippi; Gallodoro's Serenade, for saxophone & piano; Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra; George Gershwin: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"
Performers: Gallodoro, Alfred; Jannelli, Ron; Mayorga, Lincoln; Rood, Richard
Conductors: Richman, Steven
Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble

"Ferde Grofe's arrangements for Paul Whiteman's band constitute a treasure-trove of early- to mid-20th century Americana. Usually we only get to hear his epoch-making original...continue...

Duos from Marlboro - Schubert, Prokofiev / Serkin, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Introduction and variations op. 160; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56; Leon Kirchner: Duo for violin & piano
Performers: Denk, Jeremy; Levin, Ida; Phillips, Daniel; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Serkin, Rudolf; Zazofsky, Peter

This collection of performances from the Marlboro Music Festival spans some thirty-five years. This recording of Schubert's flute and piano duo on 'Trock'ne Blumen' has...continue...

Library of Congress Recordings Vol 23 / Budapest Quartet

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Gorodetzky, Jac; Kroyt, Boris; Levine, Julius; Roisman, Joseph; Schneider, Mischa

This latest release in Bridges Library of Congress series joins the Budapest String Quartet with one of their favorite pianists, Artur Balsam. The performance of...continue...

Mackey: Interior Design / Macomber, Nidel

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-11-01

Works: Steven Mackey: Sonata for violin & piano; Interior Design, for solo violin; Humble River
Performers: Gallagher, Maureen; Hesselink, Greg; Karis, Aleck; Macomber, Curtis; Palma-Nidel, Susan

Music of Elliott Carter Vol 6 / Rolf Schulte, Donald Palma

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-10-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Violin; Lauds (4), for solo violin; Holiday Overture
Performers: Schulte, Rolf
Conductors: Brown, Justin; Palma, Donald
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra

"You may expect the tone of these late works to be meditative and autumnal, but in fact they're witty, brightly colored and full of mental...continue...

Library of Congress Vol 22 / Szeryng, Graffmann

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-10-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in ...
Performers: Graffman, Gary; Szeryng, Henryk

Music of Mario Davidovsky Vol 3 / Speculum Musicae

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-09-01

Works: Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms no 5 for percussion & electronic sounds; Duo Capriccioso for violin & piano; Synchronisms no 6 for piano & electronic sounds; Quartetto for flute & string trio; Synchro...
Performers: Karis, Aleck; Macomber, Curtis
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey;
Ensemble: Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble; Speculum Musicae

Library of Congress Vol 21 - Brahms, et al/ Kroyt, Barrows

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-06-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quintet for piano & strings in G min...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barrows, John; Gorodetzky, Jac; Kroyt, Boris

Library of Congress Vol 20 - Beethoven / Szeryng, Graffman

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-04-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kre...
Performers: Graffman, Gary; Szeryng, Henryk

Thea Musgrave: Choral Works / Rosenbaum, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-01-01

Works: Thea Musgrave: For the Time Being; Black Tambourine, for chorus, piano & percussion; John Cook, for chorus; On the Underground, Set #1; On the Underground, Set #2; On the Underground, Set # 3
Performers: Barr, Frank; Benincasa, Rex; Daley, Margery; Fitz, Richard; Hilse, Walter; Kelley, Melissa; Marathe, Mukund; Morgan, Gayla; Rehnstrom, Mark; Sisson, Ellen Taylor; Steinberger, Michael; Stewart, Peter...
Conductors: Rosenbaum, Harold
Ensemble: New York Virtuoso Singers

Dohnányi: Orchestral & Chamber Music / Cutler, Crow

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-12-01

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Concertino, for harp & chamber orchestra, Op. 45; Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & horn in C major, Op. 37; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 41
Performers: Crow, Todd; Cutler, Sara; Dreyfus, Karen; Flax, Laura; Kiesewetter, Erica; Lang, Jeffrey; Moye, Eugene; Walsh, Diane
Conductors: Botstein, Leon
Ensemble: American Symphony Orchestra

Trueman: Machine Language

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-06-01

Works: Dan Trueman: Machine Language; Traps; Counterfeit Curio; Spring Rhythm; Still; A Cappella
Performers: Amini, Arash; Bernard-Payen, Florent; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Orlando, Courtney; Trueman, Dan; Tunick, Danny
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brentano String Quartet; Daedalus String Quartet; Non Sequitur; Tarab Cello Ensemble

Copland: Rarities and Masterpieces / Steven Rishman, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-04-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra; Ballads (2) for violin & piano; Elegies, for violin & viola; El salón México; Appalachian Spring, concert suite for 13 i...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Walsh, Diane
Conductors: Richman, Steven
Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble of New York

"In every way this is an extraordinary album filled with discoveries." - French, American Record Guide...continue...

Jaffe: Violin Concerto, Chamber Concerto / Fulkerson, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2004-02-01

Works: Stephen Jaffe: Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto "Singing Figures"
Performers: Fulkerson, Gregory; Taylor, Stephen [Oboe]
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Purvis, William
Ensemble: Odense Symphony Orchestra; Speculum Musicae

Walton Conducts Walton - The 1964 New Zealand Tour/ Senofsky

2 CD / Bridge / 2003-11-01

Works: Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Partita for Orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Henry V
Performers: Senofsky, Berl
Conductors: Walton, William
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

These historic performances, recorded by The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, are being released for the first time through an agreement between the NZBC and Bridge...continue...

Wyner: The Second Madrigal, Oboe Quartet, Horn Trio / Wyner

1 CD / Bridge / 2003-10-01

Works: Yehudi Wyner: The Second Madrigal; Quartet for Oboe and Strings; Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
Performers: Buswell, James Oliver; Keyes, Bayla; Labelle, Dominique; Pearson, Peggy; Ray, Mary Ruth; Rider, Rhonda; Rife, Jean; Wyner, Yehudi
Conductors: Wyner, Yehudi
Ensemble: Chamber Ensemble