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Glass, Moran: The Juniper Tree

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2009-06-09

Works: Philip Glass / Robert Moran: The Juniper Tree, chamber opera
Performers: Brown, Janet; Cotten, William; Derrah, Thomas; Stoneman, David; Sylvan, Sanford; Torgove, Lynn; Walters, Valerie; West, Jayne
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: Orchestra

The Juniper Tree is an opera composed by Philip Glass and Robert Moran with a libretto by Arthur Yorinks and is based on a tale...continue...
Personnel: Janet Brown (soprano); Sanford Sylvan (baritone).

Recording information: American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA....continue...

Silver Screen Serenade - John Williams, etc / Oaks Baker, Bestor, et al

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2008-09-30

Works: John Williams: Far and Away; Schindler's List; Memoirs of a Geisha; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; John Morris: Young Frankenstein; ...
Performers: Baker, Jenny Oaks
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestra

Ashley: Now Eleanor's Idea

2 CD / Lovely Music / 2008-04-01

Works: Robert Ashley: Now Eleanor's Idea
Performers: Abeyta, Chris; Ashley, Robert; Ashley, Sam; Avila, Elena; Buckner, Thomas; Cordero, Marghreta; Hamilton, Thomas; Humbert, Jacqueline; La Barbara, Joan; Lopez, Alejandro; LowLow, Arthur; Martin, Irma;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chorus; Orchestra

Here is something so different the composer is the best to describe it: "The lowriders of Northern New Mexico are a large group of artists...continue...

Glass: Animals in Love

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2008-03-11

Works: Philip Glass: Animals in Love
Conductors: Riesman, Michael
Ensemble: Orchestra

'Animals in Love' (Les Animaux Amoureux) is a delightful and surprising documentary - a voyage of discovery about the existence of love between animals in...continue...

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

Elfman: Serenada Schizophrana / Mauceri, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Danny Elfman: Serenada Schizophrana; Improv for Alto Sax
Performers: Di Tullio, Louise; Higgins, Dan; Johnston, Elissa; Thies, Robert
Conductors: Mauceri, John
Ensemble: Choir; Orchestra

The Essential Plácido Domingo

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-10-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass...
Performers: Adams, John; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; McGovern, Maureen; Rudel, Julius; Scotto, Renata; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Cobos, Luis; Levine, James; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Queler, Eve; Patanè, Giuseppe; DeMain, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Roa, Migue...
Ensemble: ; American Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Whun [Con...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Brian P. Gillett: Sonic Stock

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-09-30

Works: Brian P. Gillett: Music to Dress By; A Little Morning Music; Television, Industry, Pee; Behind the Refrigerator Door; Sonic Stock
Performers: Chiu, Tom; Crilly, Maura; Gillett, Brian P.; Wieckowska, Anna
Conductors: Gillett, Brian P.
Ensemble: Orchestra

Expanded Edition - The Guitarist / John Williams

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: Mikis Theodorakis: Epitafios no 3; Epitafios no 4; Epitafios no 5; Carlo Domeniconi: Konyunbaba, Op. 19; Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3) for Piano; Gnossiennes (6) for Piano; Anonymous: Lamento di...
Performers: Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Goodchild, William
Ensemble: Orchestra

"This expanded edition makes it possible to develop the musical picture of the 'Mediterranean' area a little further by the inclusion of three favorite pieces...continue...

Romance of the Guitar / John Williams

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-05-02

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Andrew York: Sunburst; Agustin Barrios Mangore: Una limosna por el amor de Dios "El ultimo canto"; Isaac Albéniz: Cantos de España, Op. 232; Erik Sat...
Performers: Kain, Timothy; Pendrill, Christine; Rolla, János; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Goodchild, William; Williams, John [Guitar]; Rolla, János; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

John Williams - Greatest Hits 1969-1999

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-11-02

Works: John Williams: Star Wars; E T; Superman; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; Sugarland Express; Jaws; Olympic Fanfare and Theme; Return of the Jedi; The Reivers; The Empire Strikes Back; Indiana Jo...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Morgan, Tommy; Morrison, Timothy; Parkening, Christopher; Parks, Dean; Perlman, Itzhak; Thielemans, Toots
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]
Ensemble: American Boychoir; Boston Pops; Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Skywalker Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Beniamino Gigli - Songs (1952-1953)

1 CD / Testament / 1999-05-10

Works: Tumminello: Amicu ventu; D'Aniello: Canzone senza parole; Gargiulo: Suonno; Cittadini: Nostalgia ricordo; Serenata española; Dante Alighieri: Notte a' mare; Selvaggi: Nustalgia; Stornellata; Doi...
Performers: Gigli, Beniamino
Conductors: Sivieri, Enrico; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: Orchestra

Notte d'Amore / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Stanislas Gastaldon: Musica proibita, Op. 5; Giovanni B. Califano: Vieni sul Mar; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Erne...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Gamba, Piero; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Williams, John [Composer]; Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Notte D'Amore is a successful collection of romantic songs that showcases Pavarotti near the top of his form. ~ Rodney Batdorf...continue...

John Williams Plays the Movies

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-04-01

Works: Seal: Kiss from a Rose; Bryan Adams: Robin Hood; Alex North: Unchained Melody; Reg Presley: Love Is All Around; Nino Rota: The Godfather; Henry Mancini: Breakfast at Tiffany's; Harold Arlen: Wizard o...
Performers: Barker, Guy; Dalton, Mitch; Findon, Andy; Gunning, Pollyanna; Power, Brendan; Sillito, Kenneth; Tibbels, Nicole; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Gunning, Christopher; Gray, Steve; Fontaine, Bruno; Williams, John [Composer]; Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: Orchestra

3 Legendary Tenors / Caruso, Gigli, McCormack

1 CD / RCA Records / 1996-07-16

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Matt...
Performers: Caruso, Enrico; Gigli, Beniamino; Gluck, Alma; Kreisler, Fritz; Leoncavallo, Ruggero; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Schneider, Edwin
Conductors: Rogers, Walter B.; Bourdon, Rosario; Pasternack, Josef A.; Shilkret, Nathaniel; Setti, Giulio; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus

Ashley: eL/Aficionado / Buckner, Ashley, Humbert, et al

1 CD / Lovely Music / 1995-02-01

Works: Robert Ashley: El/Aficionado
Performers: Ashley, Robert; Ashley, Sam; Buckner, Thomas; Hamilton, Thomas; Humbert, Jacqueline
Conductors:
Ensemble: Choir; Orchestra

Lucier: Crossings, Septet, In Memoriam / Ridenour

1 CD / Lovely Music / 1993-04-23

Works: Alvin Lucier: In Memoriam Jon Higgins for Clarinet and Oscillator; Septet for 3 Winds, 4 Strings and Oscillator; Crossings for Small Orchestra and Oscillator
Performers: Ridenour, Thomas
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Ensemble: Orchestra; Wesleyan University New World Consort