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Sciarrino: Sui Poemi Concentrici / Rundel, et al

3 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2009-10-13

Works: Salvatore Sciarrino: Sui poemi concentrici no 1 for Cello and orchestra; Sui poemi concentrici no 2 for Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Orchestra; Sui poemi concentrici no 3 for Flute, Violin, Viola d'Amo...
Performers: Fahlenbock, Martin; Fels, Lucas; Maurer, Barbara; Mellinger, Melise; Oka, Shizuyo
Conductors: Rundel, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Salvatore Sciarrino, probably Italy's most important living composer, accepted a commission from the Italian state broadcaster RAI to compose the music for a 100-part TV...continue...

Schnittke: Film Music Vol 4 / Strobel, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2009-05-26

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Sport, Sport, Sport; The Adventures of a Dentist
Conductors: Strobel, Frank
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Nova - Sinfonik in der DDR - East German Symphonies

5 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Hanns Eisler: Pieces (5), for orchestra; Chamber Symphony, Op. 69; Paul Dessau: In memoriam Bertold Brecht; Orchestermusik no 2 "Meer der Stürme"; Rudolf Wagner-Régeny: Orchestral Movements...
Conductors: Pommer, Max; Dessau, Paul; Kegel, Herbert; Frank, Hans-Peter; Sanderling, Kurt; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav; Matthus, Siegfried; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Masur, Kurt; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Chamber Music Society; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony ...

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol I - Orchestral Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Günter Kochan: Symphony no 2 for large orchestra in one movement; Friedrich Goldmann: Symphony no 1; Udo Zimmermann: Sinfonia come un grande lamento; Siegfried Kurz: Concerto for trumpet and str...
Performers: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Scherzer, Manfred
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Kurz, Siegfried; Bahner, Gert; Pommer, Max; Haenchen, Hartmut; Stein, Horst; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Musik in der D.D.R. Vol II - Vocal Music

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Hanns Eisler: Ernste Gesänge, for baritone & string orchestra; Günter Kochan: Die Asche von Birkenau, cantata for alto voice & orchestra; Siegfried Thiele: Hommage à Machaut, for alto ...
Performers: Basche, Peter; Erber, Gerhard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klier, Walter; Klug, Christel; Leib, Gunther; Lorenz, Siegfried; Pauli, Werner; Scheitzbach, Hans-Joachim; Schmidt, Gerhard; Tast, Werner; Tr...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Dessau, Paul; Ka, Christoph Albrecht von; Pommer, Max; ; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Bimberg, Siegfried
Ensemble: ; Berlin A Capella Choir; Berlin Radio Solistenvereinigung; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bläservereinigung Berlin ; Dresden Kreuz Choir; Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler; Hallenser Madrigalis...

Brass: Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Huber, Kluttig, et al

1 CD / Neos Production / 2007-10-01

Works: Nikolaus Brass: Void 2
Performers: Armbruster, Sascha; Kobler, Benjamin; Pons, Pascal
Conductors: Kluttig, Roland
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

It is rare to find composers who can use sounds to tell stories of absolute void and who manage, conversely, in passages of virtual silence...continue...

Pettersson: Complete Symphonies / Albrecht, Arnell, et al

12 CD / CPO / 2007-01-30

Works: Allan Pettersson: Symphony no 2; Symphonic Movement; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4; Symphony no 5; Symphony no 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra; Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 8; Sympho...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Francis, Alun; Trojahn, Manfred; Albrecht, Gerd; Sanderling, Thomas; Honeck, Manfred; Arnell, Johan M.; Ruzicka, Peter
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra; Hannover Radio Symphony Orchestra; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Radio S...

"Let me attempt to give some perspective to the symphonies of Pettersson: more often than not, they seem roiling and building toward some climax, exuding...continue...

Lazarof: Violin Concerto no 3, etc / Schwarz, Edinger, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-09-02

Works: Henri Lazarof: Concerto for Violin no 3; Viola Rhapsody, for viola & orchestra; Partita di madrigali
Performers: Edinger, Christiane; Neubauer, Paul; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

American Classics - Zaimont: Parable, Sacred Service

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-15

Works: Judith Lang Zaimont: Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening, for baritone, chorus & orchestra; Valse Romantique; Parable; Meditations at the Time of the New Year, soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus, gloc...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Boatman, Timm; Cowan, Martha; Diamond, Theresa; Isaacson, Michael; Kohler, Margaret; Lester, Harold; Levin, Neil; Lucey, Frances; Maddalena, James; Scarlata, Randall; Schwen...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Adler, Samuel; Brewer, Michael; Strimple, Nick
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; The Ruskin Ensemble

Judith Lang Zaimont is internationally recognized for her distinctive style, which is characterized by its expressive strength and dynamism. The works featured on this CD,...continue...

MIlken Archive - Lukas Foss, Robert Beaser / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Lukas Foss: Song of Anguish, cantata for baritone & orchestra; Elegy for Anne Frank, for orchestra, piano solo & narrator; Lammdeni, for chorus & percussion ensemble; Adon Olom, for tenor, chorus & o...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Hauman, Constance; Maddalena, James; McCutcheon, Kevin; Wilde, Mark
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; Wilkins, Christopher; Brewer, Michael
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Laudibus; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

A major force on the American music scene for more than six decades, Lucas Foss has achieved remarkable distinction as a composer, conductor and pianist....continue...

American Classics - Amram: Symphony, etc / Wilkins, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: David Amram: Symphony; Shir L'erev Shabbat; The Final Ingredient
Performers: Blumberg, Jesse; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Glenn, Thomas; Kent, Mark; Oliphant, Tyler; Pfaltzgraf, Brian; Phan, Nicholas; Selig, Deborah; Troxell, Richard; Wang, Pei Yi; Williams, Sarah Elizabeth
Conductors: Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth
Ensemble: BBC Singers; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra

David Amram is celebrated as one of America's most adventurous composers. 'Songs of the Soul' is a passionate affirmation of life with all of its...continue...

Ancora - Matthews: Cello Concerto no 1, etc / Carewe, et al

2 CD / NMC Classics / 2004-04-01

Works: Colin Matthews: Sonata for Orchestra no 5 "Landscape", Op. 17; Concerto for Cello, Op. 27; Hidden Variables; Memorial; Quatrain; Machines and Dreams
Performers: Baillie, Alexander
Conductors: Carewe, John; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra

American Classics - Introducing American Jewish Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Dave Brubeck: Gates of Justice; Leonard Bernstein: Hashkiveniu; Anonymous: Hudl Mitn Shtrudl; Darius Milhaud: Études for String Quartet, Op. 442; Service sacré, Op. 279; Julius Chajes: ...
Performers: Adler, Bruce; Bloch, Robert; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Clement, Richard; Feldon, Barbara; Feldshuh, Tovah; Fisk, Eliot; Guttman, Jim; Jolley, David; Krakauer, David; Marti...
Conductors: ; Gloyd, Russell; Itai, Avner; Jaffe, Elli; Levi, Yoel; Papadopoulos, Marios; Schwarz, Gerard; Wirth, Gerald; Levin, Neil; Cullen, Joseph
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Coro Hebraeico; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Dave Brub...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has...continue...

Schnittke: Music for the Movies / Frank Strobel, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2001-11-01

Works: Alfred Schnittke: My Past and Thoughts; The End of St. Petersburg; Master and Margarita; Agony "Rasputin"
Conductors: Strobel, Frank
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Manfred Schubert: Konzerte - 1973, 1988, 1990 / Schubert

1 CD / Hastedt / 2000-04-01

Works: Manfred Schubert: Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra; Canzoni amorose, for baritone voice & orchestra; Vogelreden 3, for flute & orchestra
Performers: Erxleben, Michael; Lorenz, Siegfried; Sebon, Karl Bernhard
Conductors: Hanell, Robert; Schubert, Manfred; Baum, Hans-Dieter
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

Kancheli: Symphonies 2 & 7 / Jurowski, RSO Berlin

1 CD / CPO / 1995-08-01

Works: Giya Kancheli: Symphony no 2 (Gesänge); Symphony no 7 ("Epilogue")
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra