Into the Night: Contemporary Choral Music by Whitacre, Paulus; Childs; Part Tavener; Lauridsen; Ticheli / Vox Humana1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Eric Whitacre: 3 Flower Songs; Nox Aurumque, for chorus; Stephen Paulus: The Day Is Done, for chorus; David N. Childs: The New Moon, for chorus & piano; Do Not Go Gentle, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: ...Performers: Kirkendoll, Kara; Welch, Bradley Conductors: Childs, David N. Ensemble: ; Vox Humana The richness of contemporary choral music is explored on this recording of works by some of today's leading composers from across three continents. Eric Whitacre's...continue... Recording information: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, U (10/03/2011-10/05/2011)....continue... ![]() 21st Century Spanish Guitar, Vol. 1 - works by Morales-Caso; Brotons; Del Puerto; Cruz de Castro; Llorca; Balda / Adam Levin, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Eduardo Morales-Caso: La Fragua de Vulcano, for guitar; Salvador Brotons: Noves Suggestions (2), for guitar, Op. 121; David del Puerto: Viento de Primavera, for guitar; Carlos Cruz de Castro: Secuenc...Performers: Levin, Adam [Guitar] This first of four volumes represents award-winning guitarist Adam Levin's major collaboration with the new century's 'Spanish Masters'. Bridges to the past include medieval sources...continue... Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (09/16/2012-09/19/2012)....continue... ![]() Laureate Series - music of de Falla, Amirov, Llobet, Rudnev, Albeniz, Turina, Brouwer et al. / Rovshan Mamedkuliev, guitar1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; Fikret Amirov: 12 Miniatures; Miguel Llobet: Variations on a Theme by Sor for guitar, Op. 15; Sergey Rudnev: Variations on a Russian Folk Dance Song "Akh vy, seni moi,...Performers: Mamedkuliev, Rovshan Rovshan Mamedkuliev was first prize-winner at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition in 2012, and now stands as one of the world's most exciting...continue... Recording information: St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (11/02/2012-11/05/2012)....continue... ![]() Ian Venables (b.1955): Complete Works for Solo Piano / Graham J. Lloyd, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Ian Venables: Caprice, for piano, Op. 35; The Stourhead Follies, romantic impressions (4) for piano, Op. 4; Short Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 5; The Nightingale and The Rose, impromptu for piano, Op. ...Performers: Lloyd, Graham J. As a composer of art-song, Ian Venables is considered to be one of the most important writing today. The Songs of Ian Venables (8.572514), Volume...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouthshire, UK (10/23/2012-10/24/2012)....continue... ![]() Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Luis Tinoco: Round Time, for orchestra; From the Depth of Distance, for soprano & orchestra; Search Songs, for soprano & orchestra; Cançoes do Sonhador Solitário, for soprano & orchestraPerformers: Camarinha, Raquel; Quintans, Ana; Suh, Yeree Conductors: Miller, David A. Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue... Recording information: Gulbenkian Auditorium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (06/13/2012-06/16/2012)....continue... ![]() Bob Chilcott: Everyone Sang; A Little Jazz Mass; I Share Creation; Aesop's Fables / Gemma Beeson, piano;1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Bob Chilcott: The Isle is Full of Noises, for voice & chorus; The lily and the rose, for chorus; Everyone Sang, for voice & chorus; You and Me, for voice & chorus; A Little Jazz Mass, for bass, drums...Performers: Bailey, Kirsty [Soprano Vocal]; Beeson, Gemma; Harrison, Joanna; Sharp, Katie Conductors: Finch, Christopher Ensemble: ; Wellensian Consort; Will Todd Trio; Will Todd Trio (Trio) Described by The Observer as "a contemporary hero of British Choral Music", Bob Chilcott is one of today's most widely performed composers of choral music....continue... Recording information: Johnson Hall, Millfield School, Somerset, UK (08/25/2011-08/26/2011)....continue... ![]() Flagello: Symphony No. 2 'Symphony Of The Winds'; Rosner: Symphony No. 8 'Trinity' / Houston University Wind Ens.1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Nicolas Flagello: Odyssey; Valse Noire; Symphony no 2, "Symphony of the Winds"; Concerto Sinfonico, for saxophone quartet & orchestra; Arnold Rosner: Symphony no 8, "Trinity," Op. 84Conductors: Bertman, David; Ensemble: University of Houston Saxophone Quartet; University of Houston Wind Ensemble Nicolas Flagello's traditional lateromantic musical values and powerfully emotional and spiritual expressiveness are explored deeply in this program, from the grimly funereal Odyssey to his...continue... Recording information: Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Texas, U (2010-05-01_2010-05-04&2011-)....continue... ![]() Nino Rota (1911-1979): Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonata et al. / Goran Gojevic, clarinet; Mary Kenedi, piano; Lynn Kuo, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Nino Rota: Trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Improvviso for violin & piano (from the films "Lovers without Love" / "Prelude to Madness"); Toccata for bassoon & piano; Sonata for clarinet & piano in D...Performers: Gojevic, Goran; Kenedi, Mary; Kuo, Lynn; Sweeney, Michael; Zelenka, Winona Although he is best known for his film scores and The Godfatherin particular, Nino Rota's concert music combines traditional tonality and forms with characteristically heartfelt...continue... Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, C.B.C., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11/10/2010-11/14/2010)....continue... ![]() Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances / Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto no 2, for cello & orchestra, J. 218; Sonata for cello & piano ("Sequentia Serpentigena"), Op. 285; Dances from "The Two Fiddlers", arr. for violin & piano, ...Performers: Canino, Bruno; Ceccanti, Vittorio Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies' continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. The Second Strathclyde Concerto is notable...continue... Recording information: Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Valter Neri Studio, Montevarchi, Firenze, Italy (05/10/2012-05/11/2012); Auditorium RAI, Torino, Italy (09/13/2006); Valte...continue... ![]() The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages / Miranda Laurence and Susanna Fairbairn, sopranos; Robert Vanryne, trumpet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Cecilia McDowall: The Lord is Good, for chorus; Pablo Casals: O vos omnes; Dominique Phinot: Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae, motet for 8 voices; Benjamin Britten: Sacred and profane, Op. 91; John ...Performers: Fairbairn, Susanna; Laurence, Miranda; Vanryne, Robert Conductors: Watson, Christopher Ensemble: ; Sospiri The Lamentations of Jeremiah may be unremittingly sad, but they have had a deep resonance for composers throughout the ages. This is a collection that...continue... Recording information: Eglise St. Laurent, Roujan, Languedoc Roussillon (08/09/2011-08/12/2011)....continue... ![]() Ira Hearshen: Strike Up the Band; Divertimento for Band; Symphony on Themes of Sousa et al. / U.S. Air Force Band1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Ira Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa; Divertimento, (in 5 movements) for symphonic band; Irving Berlin: There's No Business Like Show Business, s...Conductors: Graham, Lowell Ensemble: ; United States Air Force Band; USAF Heritage of America Band Ira Hearshen is one of America's most popular and successful orchestrators and arrangers. He has written for many Hollywood films, such as Toy Story and...continue... ![]() Michael Daugherty (b.1954): Mount Rushmore; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee / Paul Jacobs, organ1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Michael Daugherty: Mount Rushmore, for chorus & orchestra; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee, for organ, brass & percussionPerformers: Jacobs, Paul [Organ] Conductors: St. Clair, Carl Ensemble: ; Pacific Symphony GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three icons of "The Greatest Generation", a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States of America...continue... Recording information: Orange County Performing Arts Center, Renée and Henry S....continue... ![]() Kenneth Fuchs: String Quartet No. 5 "American"; Falling Canons; Falling Trio / Christopher O'Riley, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Kenneth Fuchs: Falling Canons (7), for piano; Quartet for Strings no 5 ("American"); Falling Trio, for violin, cello & piano in one movementPerformers: O'Riley, Christopher Conductors: Ensemble: Delray String Quartet; Trio21 Kenneth Fuchs is one of America's leading composers and his music is performed worldwide. After writing Falling Man, a work for baritone voice and orchestra...continue... ![]() Ricky Ian Gordon (b.1956): Rappahannock County; Late Afternoon / Walters, Sherman, Tuell, Moreno, Lattimore. Ricky Ian Gordon, piano2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: Rappahannock County, song cycle for voices & theater orchestra; Late Afternoon, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & pianoPerformers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Lattimore, Margaret; Sherman, Faith; Tuell, Matthew [Tenor Vocal]; Walters, Mark Conductors: Fischer, Rob Ensemble: Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra Inspired by diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the 1860s, Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of...continue... Recording information: Harrison Opera House, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (2011-04-12&2011-04-16&2011-)....continue... ![]() Landscapes: Torke: Jevelin; Mojave; Ticheli: Simple gifts; An American Elegy; Copland: Quiet City / Ji Hye Jung, marimba; Steve Leisring, trumpet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Michael Torke: Javelin, overture for orchestra; Mojave, for marimba & wind ensemble; Frank Ticheli: An American Elegy, for symphonic band; Simple Gifts (Four Shaker Songs), for band; Aaron Copland: Q...Performers: Jung, Ji Hye; Leisring, Steve; Marco, Margaret Conductors: Popiel, Paul W. Ensemble: University of Kansas Wind Ensemble Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, performed by one of the country's leading ensembles. One of Michael Torke's...continue... Recording information: Lied Center of Kansas, Kansas City (2012-04-01_2012-04-02&2012-)....continue... ![]() The music of Mohammed Fairouz (b.1985) / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Mellissa Hughes, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Mohammed Fairouz: Tahwidah, for voice & clarinet; Chorale Fantasy, for string quartet; Sonata for solo violin ("Native Informant"); Posh, for voice & piano; For Victims, for voice & string quartet; J...Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hughes, Mellissa; Krakauer, David; Spooner, Steven; Thompson, Christopher [Baritone Vocal] Conductors: Ensemble: Borromeo String Quartet; Imani Winds Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers of his generation, melding Middle-Eastern music and poetry with Western structures to...continue... Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, New York (2012-03-07&2012-03-10&2012-)....continue... ![]() Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...Performers: Bloss, Michael Conductors: Edison, Noel Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue... Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue... ![]() Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestraPerformers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor] Conductors: Wit, Antoni Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue... ![]() Ivan Karabits (1945-2002): Concertos for Orchestra; Elegie; Abschiedsserenade / Karabits, Bournemouth SO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26 Works: Ivan Karabits: Concerto for orchestra no 2; Concerto for orchestra no 3 "Holosinnya" ("Lamentations"); Concerto for orchestra no 1 "Musikalnoe prinosheniye Kievu" ("Musical Gift to Kiev"); Valentin S...Conductors: Karabits, Kirill Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Following Ukraine's independence in 1991, Ivan Karabits became the country's leading musical figure. An inspirational composer, artistic director and teacher, he absorbed into his own...continue... Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/14/2010-06/15/2010)....continue... ![]() Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell's Reel; Five Klee Pictures / Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piccolo Concerto, J. 285; Concerto for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra, J. 219; Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights, for orchestra, J. 294; Klee Pictures (5), for school orche...Performers: McIlwham, Stewart; Wallace, John [Trumpet] Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies's work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics....continue... ![]() Alexander Goehr: Marching to Carcassonne; When Adam Fell; Pastorals / Peter Serkin, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26 Works: Alexander Goehr: When Adam Fell, for orchestra, Op. 89; Pastorals, for orchestra, Op. 19; Marching to Carcassonne, for piano & orchestra, Op. 74Performers: Serkin, Peter [Piano] Conductors: Knussen, Oliver Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta A unique programme of music by Alexander Goehr unavailable elsewhere on record. The composer's close association with conductor Oliver Knussen and pianist Peter Serkin give...continue... ![]() Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto; Worldes Blis / Kathryn Stott, piano; Royal PO1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Piano Concerto, J. 291; Worldes Blis, for orchestra, J. 79Performers: Stott, Kathryn Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Dedicated to Kathryn Stott, Peter Maxwell Davies's Piano Concerto is "one of the most attractive and immediately likeable piano concertos to appear for some time....continue... ![]() James Whitbourn: Annelies (chamber version) / Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Westminster Williamson Voices; Bharat Charidra, clarinet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29 Works: James Whitbourn: Annelies, for soprano, chorus, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (chamber version)Performers: Chandra, Bharat [Clarinet]; Lincoln Trio; Zukerman, Arianna Conductors: Jordan, James Ensemble: Lincoln Trio The first major choral setting of The Diary of Anne Frank takes the teenager's remarkable and penetrating observations, written whilst hiding in an Amsterdam attic,...continue... Recording information: Princeton Meadow Church, New Jersey, USA (05/14/2012-05/16/2012)....continue... ![]() Between the Bliss and Me: Songs to Poems of Emily Dickinson by Copland, Farwell, Laitman, Pearson-Thomas, Hoiby / Julia Faulkner, soprano; Martha Fischer, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29 Works: Aaron Copland: Songs of Emily Dickinson; John Woods Duke: Bee! I'm expecting you, for voice & piano; Arthur Farwell: The Butterfly, for voice & piano; Aristocracy; I'm nobody! Who are you?, for voice...Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Fischer, Martha; Hoiby, Lee Recording information: Mills Concert Hall, University Of Wisconsin, Madison, W....continue... ![]() Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartets Vol. 3 - Nos. 7, 10 & 13 / Wieniawski Quartet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11 Works: Krysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings No 7, Op 65 (in one movement); Quartet for Strings no 10, Op. 82; Krzysztof Meyer: Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 113Conductors: Ensemble: Wieniawski String Quartet This third album in the Wieniawski Quartet's much-admired traversal of the complete Krzystof Meyer String Quartets includes his most recent, No.13....continue... Recording information: Radio Merkury, Poznan, Poland....continue... ![]() Lei Liang (b. 1972): Verge; Tremors of a Memory Chord; Aural Hypothesis; Five Seasons / Pi-hsien Chen, piano; Wu Man, pipa1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11 Works: Lei Liang: Verge, for 18 solo strings; Aural Hypothesis, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & vibraphone; Five Seasons, for pipa & string quartet; Tremors of a Memory Chord, for piano & grand ...Performers: Man, Wu Conductors: Schick, Steve; Drury, Stephen; ; Shao, En Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort; Palimpsest; Shanghai Quartet; Taipei Chinese Orchestra One of the most exciting voices in New Music (The Wire). The music of Chinese-born American Lei Liang integrates Chinese and Western instruments to create...continue... ![]() John McCabe (b. 1939): Visions - Music for Chorus / BBC Singers, Iain Farrington, organ1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11 Works: John McCabe: Marian Carols (3) for voices & chorus; Mangan Triptych, for chorus; Amen/Alleluia, for chorus; Proud Songsters, for chorus; The Lily-White Rose, for voice & chorus; The Morning Watch, fo...Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Farrington, Iain; Feaviour, Margaret; Fox, Jacqueline; Goater, Edward; Robinson, Olivia; Tring, Emma [Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Hill, David Ensemble: ; BBC Singers Choral music from one of Britain's leading composers. These wide-ranging and deeply communicative settings present a rich variety of vocal colors and textures. Includes several...continue... Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England (02/19/2009/07/02/2010)....continue... ![]() Wolfgang Rihm: Complete Works for Violin & Piano / Tianwa Yang, violin; Nicholas Rimmer, piano1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Phantom und Eskapade, fantasy for violin & piano; Hekton, for violin & piano; Antlitz, sketch for violin & piano; Eine Violinsonate, for violin & piano; Über der Linie VII, for vi...Performers: Rimmer, Nicholas [Piano / Organ]; Yang, Tianwa Wolfgang Rihm is one of the world's most eminent and prolific composers. His works for violin and piano encompass almost his entire compositional career, from...continue... Recording information: Stadthalle Ettlingen, Germany (04/01/2012-04/04/2012)....continue... ![]() Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony No. 6; Time and the Raven; Wedding with Sunrise / George McIlwham, bag-pipes1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 6, for orchestra, J. 280; Time and the Raven, for orchestra, J. 276; An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise, for orchestra, J. 205Performers: McIlwham, George Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's passionate Sixth Symphony is dedicated to the memory of the writer George Mackay Brown, with the 'very special musical virtuosity' of...continue... ![]() Rest: Music for Wind Band by Holst, Gilbertson, Ticheli and Mackey / Brian Cheney, tenor1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61); Michael Gilbertson: Vigil, for wind ensemble; Frank Ticheli: Rest, for orchestra; Symphony no 1; John Mackey: Asphalt Cocktail, fo...Conductors: Mikkelson, Russel C. Ensemble: ; Ohio State University Wind Symphony Few contemporary groups are as versatile as the Ohio State University Wind Symphony, and their exploration of new and exciting wind music is second-to-none. This...continue... Recording information: Weigel Auditorium, The Ohio State University, Columbus,....continue... ![]() Asian Music for String Quartet - works by Ahou Long; Chinary Ung; Gao Ping; Toru Takemitsu; Tan Dun / New Zealand Quartet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Zhou Long: Song of the Ch'in, for string quartet; Chinary Ung: Spiral III, for string quartet; Gao Ping: Bright Light and Cloud Shadows, for string quartet; Toru Takemitsu: A Way A Lone, for string q...Conductors: Ensemble: New Zealand String Quartet This program brings together aesthetic and musical elements of East and West. Zhou Long captures the essence of the Chinese plucked ch'in, and Cambodian aesthetics...continue... Recording information: St Anne's Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (07/21/2010-07/24/2010)....continue... ![]() A Winter's Light - A Christmas Collection / Martin Ford, organ; Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13 Works: Bob Chilcott: On Christmas Night, carol cycle; Christmas-tide, carol for chorus & piano; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est; Michae...Performers: Burges, Dan; Ford, Martin; McWilliams, Fiona; Paterson, Alysha; Robertson, Paul [Tenor vocals]; Watson, Susan; Wood, Matthew Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favorites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. Here, joyous...continue... Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/10/2012-02/12/2012)....continue... ![]() The American Trumpet - music for trumpet and orchestra by Eyler, Rouse, Starer, Sondheim, Carbon, Froom / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Leo Eylar: Dance Suite, for trumpet & string orchestra; Steve Rouse: The Avatar; Robert Starer: Invocation, for trumpet & string orchestra (or piano); Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd; John Carbon: Not...Performers: Greitzer, Deborah; Silberschlag, Jeffrey Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra The unique qualities of the American trumpet tradition are celebrated in this wide-ranging disc. From the drama of Leo Eylar's dazzling Dance Suite to the...continue... Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (06/1994)....continue... ![]() The American Spirit: Roots & Transformations - Thomson, Boyer, Lokumbe, Ives, Harris [5 CDs]5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Peter Boyer: Ellis Island; Charles Ives: Lincoln, the Great Commoner, for chorus & orchestra, S. 184 (K. 5B5); Vincent Persichetti: A Lincoln Address, Op. 124; Roy Harris: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Mi...Performers: Chandler Eteme, Janice; Deas, Kevin; Gardner, Taylor [vocals]; LaMarchina, Anthony; Mabry, Sharon; Steele, Jevetta; Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn; Wiesmeyer, Roger Conductors: Boyer, Peter; Slatkin, Leonard; Gil-Ordóñez, Angel; Wilkins, Thomas Ensemble: ; Post-Classical Ensemble These four Naxos American Classics releases selected for this Americana collection... focus on some of the defining moments of that history. First... a panorama of...continue... ![]() Modern Choral Masters - Choral works by Arvo Part; Lauridsen and Whitacre / Elora Festival Singers3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Her sacred...Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie Conductors: Edison, Noel "If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue... ![]() Gabriel Jackson: Requiem / Vasari Singers - Jeremy Backhouse1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Nicholas Jackson: Requiem, for chorus & organ; Gabriel Jackson: In all his works, for chorus; I am the voice of the wind, for chorus; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continu...Performers: Herring, Carl [Guitar] Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers While the unifying thread which links these works is that of loss, the underlying focus is an uplifting celebration of life and love. Gabriel Jackson's...continue... Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/25/2011-02/27/2011)....continue... ![]() Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on the Lord's Prayer / The King's Singers1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Plainchant: Pater noster; Heinrich Schütz: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 386; Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel, motet for...Conductors: Ensemble: The King's Singers GRAMMY Award winners in 2009, The King's singers are one of the world's most celebrated ensembles. Their programming concept in this dic is unique: built...continue... Recording information: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville, TN, USA (03/23/2012/03/24/2012)....continue... ![]() Tan Dun: Concerto for Orchestra; Symphonic Poem of 3 Notes; Orchestral Theatre I, "Xun"1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Tan Dun: Symphonic Poem on Three Notes, for orchestra; Orchestral Theatre I; Concerto for OrchestraConductors: Tan Dun Ensemble: ; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra The multifaceted and multi-award winner Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries...continue... Recording information: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall (02/27/2012-02/29/2012)....continue... ![]() In the World of the Spirits: Christmas Classics for Wind Band by Reed, Holst, Broughton1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30 Works: Claude T. Smith: Symphonic Prelude on "Adeste Fideles", for band; Alfred Reed: Greensleeves; Russian Christmas Music; Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; In the bleak mid-win...Conductors: Stewart, Scott A. Ensemble: ; Emory Symphonic Winds The Emory Symphonic Winds, comprised of members of the Emory Wind Ensemble and the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, are American leaders in the commissioning of...continue... Recording information: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emory University,....continue... ![]() Krzysztof Penderecki: Kosmogonia; Canticum Canticorum Salomonis / Pasichnyk, Bartminski, Koniecszny, Artysz1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25 Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Hymn to St. Adelbert, for chorus & orchestra; Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus; Canticum canticorum Salomonis, for chorus & orchestra; Cosmogony, for 4 soloists,...Performers: Bartminski, Rafal; Konieczny, Tomasz [Bass Vocal]; Pasichnyk, Olga Conductors: Wit, Antoni Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir The range of Penderecki's music is exemplified by this disc, which presents five works written over a period of nearly 40 years. Hymne an den...continue... Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue... ![]() Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Maxwell Davies, conductor1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25 Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Symphony no 4, for orchestra, J. 224; Symphony no 5, for orchestra, J. 266Conductors: Maxwell Davies, Peter Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra The orchestra used by Peter Maxwell Davies for his Fourth Symphony is of Classical period proportions, but this relatively compact framework belies a richness of...continue... ![]() Pittaluga Guitar Competition winner Cecilio Perera - works by Ponce, Brouwer, Oliva and Sojo1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25 Works: Manuel Ponce: Preludio Cubano, for piano; Balletto for guitar; Gigue for guitar; Sonata for guitar No 1 ("Mexicana"); Canciones (3) Populares Mexicanas, for guitar; Leo Brouwer: Sonata for guitar; Ju...Performers: Perera, Cecilio Winner of a remarkable number of awards and acknowledged as one of the most important guitarists to emerge from Mexico in recent years, Cecilio Perera...continue... Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Canada (02/09/2012-02/11/2012)....continue... ![]() Vivian Fung: Dreamscapes; Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto; Glimpses / Kristin Lee, violin; Conor Hanick, piano
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