20th Century Period > Piano

Gidon Kremer - Hommage à Piazzolla

1 CD / Nonesuch / 2011-09-20

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito; Enrico IV; Escualo; History of the Tango; Concierto para quinteto; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos; Le Grand Tango; Jerzy Peterburshsky: El sol sue&n...
Performers: Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Friedrich; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Pekarsky, Mark; Portal, Michel; Posch, Alois; Sakharov, Vadim; Tonkha, Vladimir

"...This is one of the most effective Piazzolla discs I have heard by anyone other than Piazzolla himself. Kremer and crew capture the bittersweet character...continue...

"Blue" Gene Tyranny: The Intermediary

1 CD / Lovely Music / 2009-06-09

Works: "Blue" Gene Tyranny: The Intermediary
Performers: Tyranny, "Blue" Gene

In this self-generating composition, a live "shadowing" electronic network records, processes and returns the sounds of an improvising performer on an acoustic instrument or voice....continue...

Christmas Rhapsody - John Bayless

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; I'll be home for Christmas; O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; Sweet little Jesus boy; Away in a manger; What chi...
Performers: Bayless, John

"I have often wondered why classical piano virtuosos have never recorded their own arrangements of Christmas carols. John Bayless has filled this void with an...continue...

Celebration! Live At The Albert Hall / Kiri Te Kanawa[DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-08-14

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra; Various Composers: Works
Performers: O'Neill, Dennis; Previn, Andre; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Barlow, Stephen
Ensemble: André Previn Trio ; London Symphony Orchestra; Waihirere Maori Group

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The Essential Wynton Marsalis

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major; Ode on Union of King and Parliament; Jean Joseph Mouret: Suite de Symphonies no 1; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Organ; Ma...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William [flute]; Black, Neil; Burr, Jon; Cho-Liang, Lin; Hurst, Robert Leslie III; Koch, Philip; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Riley, Herlin; ...
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Hunsberger, Donald; ; Marsalis, Wynton
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

The name Wynton Marsalis has become almost a metaphor for music in our time, be it visionary jazz or beautifully wrought performances of classical works...continue...

Welcome to the Voice

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: Steve Nieve: Welcome to the Voice
Performers: Belton, Ian; Bonney, Barbara; Cassidy, Paul; Costello, Elvis; Fulgoni, Sara; Haveron, Andrew; Manfrino, Nathalie; Nieve, Steve; Quessada, Antoine; Ribot, Marc; Roocroft, Amanda; Rothenberg, Ned; Stin...
Conductors: Teodori, Muriel
Ensemble: Brodsky String Quartet; Le choeur des amis français ; London Voices

"The true salvation is the human voice." When these words are sung by Sting on the title track of Welcome to the Voice, we are...continue...

Labeque, Katia & Marielle: Loves Of Emma Bardac [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-04-24

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle

Widely acclaimed as the most brilliant duo on the contemporary scene, Katia and Marielle Labeque perform eighteen pieces by Bizet, Faure and Debussy while appearing...continue...
Run Time: 59 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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It's All About the Music. Hamelin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Hyperion / 2006-12-12

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André

Grammy nominated pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin continues to astonish the musical world with his artistry. Filmed in Canada, Scotland and Britain, 'It's All About the Music'...continue...
Run Time: 121 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Jose Carreras Collection: Christmas with Jose Carreras / with Mozart Sangerknaben, Vienna [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-10-31

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Baumann, Sebastian; Bavaj, Lorenzo; Carreras, Jose
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Mozart Sangerknaben

Arthaus invites you to a Christmas Concert with the Spanish star tenor José Carreras, accompanied by the pianist Lorenzo Bavaj and the Vienna Mozart Sangerknaben,...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Jose Carreras Collection: Salzburg Recital / Martin Katz, piano / Live August 15, 1989 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-10-31

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Carreras, Jose; Katz, Martin

Just one year after his highly acclaimed comeback at the Vienna State Opera, Jose Carreras returned to the same opera stage where he made his...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Jose Carreras Collection: Montserrat Caballe & Jose Carreras / Live from the Bolshoi, 1989 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-10-31

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose; Zannetti, Miguel

A mere three weeks after his much-acclaimed return to operatic and concert performance at the Salzburg Festival in August 1989, Jose Carreras appeared in another...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Jóhann Jóhannsson: IBM 1401-A User's Manual

1 CD / 4AD Import / 2006-10-24

Works: Jóhann Jóhannsson: ibm 1401 - Processing Unit; ibm 1403 - Printer; ibm 1402 - Card Read-Punch; ibm 729 II - Magnetic Tape Unit; The sun's gone dim and the sky's turned black
Performers: Johannsson, Johann; Omarsdóttir, Erna; Unknown
Conductors: Klemens, Mario
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The first album for 4AD from this Icelandic composer is an expanded version of a performance piece originally written for the dancer and choreographer Erna...continue...

Anne Sofie von Otter - I Let the Music Speak

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Björn Ulvaeus: The day before you came; Benny Andersson: I let the music speak; When all is said and done; I walk with you, mama; The winner takes it all; Chess; Kristina Fran Duvemala; I am jus...
Performers: Andersson, Benny; Augustsson, Mikael; Björkman, David; Eljas, Anders; Englund, Lasse; Grebacken, Pär; Henryson, Svante; Jakobsson, Karl; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Rolland; Lindgren, Magnus; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fleshquartet

After her successful collaboration with Elvis Costello on 'For the Stars,' Anne Sofie von Otter continues to explore the terrain of popular music with a...continue...

Glenn Gould - Hereafter / A retrospective film of the life and work of Glenn Gould [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2006-09-26

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Gould, Glenn

A retrospective of the life and work of Glenn Gould, Hereafter synthesizes an incredible wealth of archival material from various sources, some of it previously...continue...
Run Time: 106 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, Spa...continue...

As in a Dream / Richard James

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-12-07

Works: Richard James: Passion Fruit; Olivia's Song; Convergence; 3 Sum; Her Softness; Flow; Looking Bach; Zone
Performers: James, Richard [Piano]

Mosaic / Angela Brown

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-11-01

Works: Henry Thacker Burleigh: Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit; Traditional: Roun' about de mountain; Lord, I just can't keep from cryin'; My soul's been anchored in the Lord; City called Heaven; Give me Jesus...
Performers: Brown, Angela; Cooper, Tyron; Joubert, Joseph

Various / Voices Of Our Time: Sylvia Mcnair [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-06-01

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: McNair, Sylvia; Vignoles, Roger

Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
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Various / Voices Of Our Time: Felicity Lott [DVD]

1 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-04-01

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Johnson, Graham; Lott, Felicity

'Night and Sky', the new program from Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson, contains 24 songs from 24 different composers for the 24 hours of the...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 , Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, Spa...continue...

Music from the ONCE Festival 1961-66 - Ashley, Reynolds, etc

5 CD / New World / 2003-09-01

Works: Robert Ashley: Sonata for Piano; The Fourth of July; Details (2b); Fives; In memoriam...Crazy Horse; Quartet for 6 Speakers, Clarinet and 2 Horns; Donald Scavarda: Groups; In the Autumn Mountains; Ma...
Performers: Aitchison, Anne; Albright, William; Asboth, Tom; Ashley, Mary; Ashley, Robert; Barris, Robert; Bell, Ron; Berg, James [baritone]; Bilik, Jerry; Bohlen, Donald; Borkin, Harold; Bourns, David; Brooks, ...
Conductors: Dunlap, Wayne; Sutherland, David; Scavarda, Donald; London, Edwin; ; Ashley, Robert
Ensemble: Camerata Quartet New York City; Hartt Chamber Players; Men's Chorus; ONCE Chamber Orchestra; ONCE Chamber Players; ONCE Festival Orchestra

Take Your Time - "Blue" Gene Tyranny: Spirit, The Drifter

1 CD / Lovely Music / 2003-07-01

Works: "Blue" Gene Tyranny: Driver's Son; Remember to Say This; The Drifter; A Letter from Home; Wish I had said that; Meditation; Spirit
Performers: Tyranny, "Blue" Gene

Songs of America from Another American / Maynor, Olsen

1 CD / Guild / 2003-03-01

Works: Traditional: Go tell it on the mountain; This little light of mine; Kumbaya; Let us break bread together; We Shall Overcome; Amen; Battle Hymn of the Republic; God of our fathers; He's got the whole ...
Performers: Maynor, Kevin; Olsen, Eric

"If you like singing, especially songs in English sung by an artist who really knows how to project and present emotion and meaning while maintaining...continue...

Blue Moon Cat - Live at Joe's Club / Malfitano, Thalken

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2002-04-09

Works: Kurt Weill: Lady in the Dark; Street Scene; Happy End; One Touch of Venus; Die Dreigroschenoper; Harold Arlen: St. Louis Woman; Blues in the Night; Casbah; House of Flowers; Joe Thalken: Moon Medley;...
Performers: Malfitano, Catherine; Thalken, Joe

Amen! - African-American Composers of the 20th Century

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Traditional: Go down, Moses; Oh Mary, what you gonna name that pretty little baby?; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; I don't feel noways tired; Zion Hallelujah; Witness; He's got the whole w...
Performers: Baily, George; Moses, Oral

Monk: Book of Days / Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble

1 CD / ECM Import / 2000-02-01

Works: Meredith Monk: Book of Days; Book of days; Wayne Hankin: Book of days
Performers: Arnold, Johanna; Barber, Joan; Een, Robert; Eppler, John; Gonzales, Ching; Goodman, Andrea; Hankin, Wayne; Hosseini, Naaz; Monk, Meredith; Newman, Toby; Paraiso, Nicky; Sawyer, Timothy; Tilles, Nurit
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vocal Ensemble

HERITAGE Songs of Free Men / Paul Robeson, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-12-09

Works: Traditional: There is a balm in Gilead; The peat-bog soldiers; The Four Insurgent Generals; Song of the Plains; By and by; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; John Henry; Lehman Engel: Chassidi...
Performers: Brown, Lawrence [Classical]; Robeson, Paul
Conductors: Balaban, Emanuel
Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra

Mark Twain's America / Jacqueline Schwab

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1997-08-27

Works: James L. Molloy: Love's Old Sweet Song; Henry Tucker: Sweet Genevieve; Traditional: Fisher's Hornpipe; Saratoga Hornpipe; Good for the Tongue; Cincinnati Hornpipe; Good old way; Little Carrie's Favor...
Performers: Schwab, Jacqueline

Tyranny: Country Boy Country Dog - How to discover music

1 CD / Lovely Music /

Works: "Blue" Gene Tyranny: A Dream Without Images; CBCD Intro; Country Boy Country Dog; X Marks the Spot (Daydream); CBCD Variations
Performers: Buckley, Timothy; Tyranny, "Blue" Gene
Conductors: Hughes, Robert
Ensemble: Arch Ensemble for Experimental Music