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Dimensions: Works for String Orchestra by Hutter, Babin, Burns, March, Debussy, Kronfuss et al. / Richard Stoltzman

1 CD / Navona / 2012-11-13

Works: Gregory Hutter: Deploration, for orchestra; Louis Babin: Couleurs, for string orchestra; La Suite du Promeneur, for string orchestra; Reynard Burns: Revolutions, for orchestra; Andrew March: Sanguis ...
Performers: Kummerová, Gabriela; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Winstin, Robert Ian; Vronsky, Petr; Trevor, Kirk; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Moravian Philharmonic Strings; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Featuring works for string orchestra on a contemporary classical landscape. Featuring Debussy's Maid with the Flaxen Hair recorded by Richard Stoltzman. On-disc Enhanced Content includes...continue...

Mark-Anthony Turnage: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Jurowski; Alsop

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-10-30

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground, concerto for viola & orchestra; Texan Tenebrae, for orchestra; Lullaby for Hans, for string orchestra; Riffs and Refrains, concerto for clarinet & orchestra; M...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Power, Lawrence; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Stenz, Markus; Alsop, Marin; Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This final volume contains the recording of the world première of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released...continue...
Recording information: Snape Maltings (04/01/2007); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (04/01/2007); Snape Maltings (2011-10-19&2010-04-17&2008-); Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall (2011-10-1...continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

Michael Daugherty: Route 66

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-01-25

Works: Michael Daugherty: Route 66, for orchestra; Ghost Ranch, for orchestra; Sunset Strip, for orchestra; Time Machine, for 3 conductors & orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Chen, Mei-Ann; Jackson, Laura

This recording is a musical road trip from the creative world of Michael Daugherty, one of America's unique and most performed composers, and the visionary...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, United Kingdom (06/30/2008-07/01/2008)....continue...

Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 "The American Four Seasons"

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2010-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin no 2 ("The American Four Seasons")
Performers: McDuffie, Robert
Conductors: Alsop, Marin

Orange Mountain Music presents Philip Glass' second violin concerto, subtitled The American Four Seasons, performed by violinist Robert McDuffie accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (04/17/2010)....continue...

John Adams: Nixon in China / Robert Orth

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: John Adams: Nixon in China
Performers: Dahl, Tracy [Soprano]; DeDominici, Jennifer; Hammons, Thomas; Heller, Mark; Kanyova, Maria; Malde, Melissa; Orth, Robert; Simson, Julie; Yuan, Chen-Ye
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

A longtime collaborator of John Adams and champion of his music, Marin Alsop directs this live recording of Opera Colorado's 25th Anniversary Celebration production of...continue...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Artist Profile Series - Adams, Tavener, Lindberg, Rzewski / Ralph van Raat

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: John Adams: Phrygian Gates, for piano; American Berserk, for piano; China Gates, for piano; Hallelujah Junction; Frederic Rzewski: Variations (36) for Piano on "The People United will Never be Defeat...
Performers: Anderson, Thad; Bates, Leon; Cho, Seung Won; Fairs, Henry; Francis, Graeme; Greene, Arthur; Martin, Stephen; Otto, Jeff; Raat, Ralph van; Soroka, Solomia; Veen, Maarten van; Wu, Mia
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Morrow, James; Wit, Antoni; Inkinen, Pietari

O'Connor: Americana Symphony, Violin Concerto no 6 / O'Connor, Alsop, Smirnoff, et al

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2009-03-10

Works: Mark O'Connor: Americana Symphony ("Variations on Appalachia Waltz"), for orchestra; Concerto for Violin no 6 ("Old Brass")
Performers: O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Smirnoff, Joel
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

What is American classical music? This CD contains the latest Mark O'Connor orchestral scores: Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz" (2006) and Concerto No. 6...continue...
Recording information: Meyerhoff Orchestra Hall, Baltimore, MD; Sanders Theatre, Harvard, Cambridge, MA....continue...

MacMillian: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie; Adès: Chamber Symphony, etc / Alsop, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-01-27

Works: James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, for orchestra; Thomas Adès: Chamber Symphony, Op. 2; Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Performers: Currie, Colin
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

These live recordings of three modern classics reflect the London Philharmonic Orchestra's strong commitment to contemporary composers. The first two are breakthrough works from 1990...continue...

O'Connor: Double Violin Concerto, etc / Salerno-Sonnenberg

1 CD / OMAC Records / 2008-08-12

Works: Mark O'Connor: Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins & orchestra; Appalachia Waltz; Johnny Appleseed Suite; John Newton: Amazing Grace
Performers: Jarvis, John; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja; Sutton, Bryan
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

In the Double Violin Concerto O'Connor utilizes some of his most important musical inspirations: blues and jazz. The CD also features O'Connor's much-loved "Appalachia Waltz,"...continue...

Of Beauty & Light - The Music of Philip Glass

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2; Company; Concerto for Violin; Akhnaten; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Shep...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

This beautifully designed 4 CD package contains the complete Naxos recordings of the work of Philip Glass including: The Light, Heroes Symphony, Symphonies 2 &...continue...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...continue...

Turnage: Twice through the Heart, etc / Alsop, Finley, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2008-02-26

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Twice Through the Heart, dramatic scene for voice & orchestra; Hidden Love Song; The Torn Fields, song cycle for voice & orchestra
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Robertson, Martin
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Here three works by London Philharmonic Orchestra Composer in Residence Mark-Anthony Turnage offer strikingly different glimpses of the human interface: a chilling first-person account of...continue...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-06

Works: Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony; Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Conlon Nancarrow: Toccata for Violin and Player Piano; John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Gunn, Nathan; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kliegel, Maria; Mikkola, Laura; Moser, Elsbeth; Plaetner, Jorgen; Rabus, Kathrin; Shorr, Aaron; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; ; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu; Benedek, Tamás
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum

Corigliano: Violin Concerto, etc / Bell, Alsop, Denk, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-04

Works: John Corigliano: Concerto for Violin & orchestra ("The Red Violin"); Sonata for violin & piano
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Denk, Jeremy
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Bell began taking violin lessons at the age of four after his mother discovered her son had taken rubber bands from around the house and...continue...

American Classics - Glass: Heroes Symphony, The Light

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Philip Glass: The Light; Heroes Symphony
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Although he remains best known for the works he wrote for his own ensemble, orchestral music has been at the forefront of Philip Glass' activities...continue...

American Classics - Michael Hersch: Symphonies 1 & 2, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Michael Hersch: Symphony no 2; Fracta, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; Arraché, for orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Championed by distinguished conductors such as Marin Alsop and Mariss Jansons, since his mid-20s, Michael Hersch's music has been performed by leading orchestras and concert...continue...

Takemitsu: A Flock Descends..., etc / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Spirit Garden, for orchetra; Solitude sonore, for orchestra; Jose Torrés, film score; Black Rain, film score; Face of Another, film score; Dreamtime; A Flock Descends Into the Pe...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Regarded as one of the most important composers of the second half of the twentieth century, Toru Takemitsu was the first Japanese composer to gain...continue...

Turnage: Scherzoid, Evening Songs, etc / Jurowski, London PO

1 Super Audio CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-11-15

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Scherzoid; Evening Songs for orchestra; When I Woke, for baritone & chamber orchestra; Yet Another Set To, for trombone & orchestra
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan; Jurowski, Vladimir; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Following its recent appointment of Mark-Anthony Turnage as Composer-in-Residence, the London Philharmonic Orchestra presents a disc of music by the composer on its newly formed...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

The Story of American Classical Music / Scherer, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: William Henry Fry: Overture to Macbeth; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony no 1; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Arthur Foote: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, O...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Anthony, Adele; Barbagallo, James; Berman, Boris; Currie, Colin; Eldred, Mike; Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Gauvin, Karina; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Lewin, Michael; Morrison, Betsi; Peska...
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Rosenberg, Richard; Fagen, Arthur; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Williams, John McLaughlin; Sinclair, James; Brion, Keith; Judd, James; Spalding, Daniel; Schwarz, Gerard; Serebrier, José;...
Ensemble: ; Da Vinci Quartet; Eaken Piano Trio

Think 'American Classical Music and what names spring to mind? Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein? Joplin, Foster Sousa? These great composers are deservedly famous, but from Colonial...continue...

Glass: Symphonies no 2 & 3 / Alsop, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Philip Glass: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2
Performers: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Though he prefers not to be labeled a 'minimalist' composer, that is the style with which Philip Glass is most associated. His compositions, however, though...continue...

American Classics - Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories, UFO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: Michael Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories for orchestra; UFO, for percussion & symphonic band
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Colorado Symphony Orchestra

"Here... we have two works that show [Daugherty] at this best... another highly enjoyable success to Naxos' remarkable American Music series." - David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com...continue...

John Adams: Shaker Loops, etc / Alsop, Gunn, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-10-19

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; The Wound-Dresser; Berceuse élégiaque, arrangement for small orchestra of Busoni original; Shaker Loops
Performers: Gunn, Nathan
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Alsop's workmanlike performances are certainly up to the Naxos standard, and Gunn's tender interpretations of Walt Whitman's words in 'The Wounded-Dresser' are truly lovely. For...continue...

American Classics - Explore America Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Charles Wakefield Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 45; John Alden Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator, suit...
Performers: Bolcom, William [Composer]; Buswell, James; Corley, Maria; Currie, Colin; Farley, Carole; Posnak, Paul; Rorem, Ned; Starker, Janos; Taylor, Darryl; Weber, Janice; Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors: Gambil, Paul; Williams, John McLaughlin; Alsop, Marin; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Sinclair, James; Stromberg, William T.; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Brion, Keith
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kreutzer Quartet; Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia Chorus; Royal Artillery Band; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ukraini...

The American Classics series captures some of the great moments of American music. In this collection, as wide-ranging and diverse as our land, little-known gems...continue...

American Classics - Torke: Rapture, etc / Alsop, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-01-01

Works: Michael Torke: An American Abroad, for orchestra; Javelin, overture for orchestra; Rapture, concerto for percussion & orchestra
Performers: Currie, Colin
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"I wonder where Torke's music might go once he chooses to explore a wider development terrain. But I would hate to lose the freshness and...continue...

Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music, Solo Symphony, etc / Alsop

1 CD / Koch International / 2001-03-27

Works: Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music, for orchestra; Solo Symphony; Marimba Concerto
Performers: Alsop, Marin; Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Kinzie, John
Conductors: Alsop, Marin