Contemporary Period > Harp

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens / Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al.

1 CD / ECM / 2013-03-05

Works: Eleni Karaindrou: Death of a Salesman; Eternity and a Day; Closed Roads, for viola & orchestra; Number Ten; Voyage to Cythera; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Glass Menangerie; Landscape in the M...
Performers: Anthis, Socratis; Bildea, Maria; Boulard, Marie-Cecile [Clarinet]; Christopoulos, Vangelis; Dimitriadis, Aris; Gadedi, Stella; Garbarek, Jan; Hadjiiordanou, Dinos; Karaindrou, Eleni; Kashkashian, Kim...
Conductors: Myrat, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra

An exceptional live recording, Concert In Athens, the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan...continue...
Recording information: Megaron, Athens (11/19/2010)....continue...

Jack Reacher [Music from the Motion Picture]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Joe Kraemer: Jack Reacher, film score
Performers: Altenbach, Richard; Becknell, Steven; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Bosler, Annie [Horn]; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clayton...
Conductors: Kraemer, Joe

Recording information: Streisand Scoring Stage, Sony Pictures Studios....continue...

The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 1: Shakespeare's Memory / Chad Sloan, Andrea Chenoweth, Kellie Van Horn

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Summer: With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs); On The Death Of A Fair Infant, for voice & string quartet; Leda and the Swan; Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, teno...
Performers: Chenoweth, Andrea [Soprano Vocal]; Ferrante, Maria; Hartelova, Lydie; Sekera, Miroslav; Sloan, Chad [Baritone Vocal]; Van Horn, Kellie; Vickers, Justin; Watson, Ian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalmia String Quartet

Shakespeare's Memory is the first offering in Navona's Shakespeare Concerts Series. Vol. 1 includes Summer's original chamber and vocal compositions set to Shakespeare's dramas and...continue...

Songs from Evening Land - Per Norgard: songs in new instrumentations / Helene Gjerris, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-01-29

Works: Per Norgård: Recitatives (2), for voice & piano, Op. 16; Entwicklungen, songs (2) for alto, cello, flute, guitar & percussion; Plutonian Ode, for soprano & cello; Songs (3) from "L'Amour la po&#...
Performers: Abildskov, Anne Marie Fjord; Gjerris, Helene; Hansen, Johannes Soe; Jorgensen, Ulla Miilmann; Lutzhoft, Jesper; Moldrup, Toke; Rehling, Tine; Sorensen, Gert; Wallevik, Lotte
Conductors: Schreiber, Casper

This CD is a testimony of the extraordinary meeting between two strong artistic personalities. Danish mezzo-soprano Helene Gjerris explores six decades of vocal music by...continue...
Recording information: Royal Danish Academy of Music (05/2010-05/2011)....continue...

Rhapsodie: Prism of 20th Century Music

1 CD / Origin Classical / 2013-01-15

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; André Caplet: Deux Divertissements; Marcel Tournier: Vers la source dans le bois; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Rokudan, for harp; Bernard Andres: Tanka, for h...
Performers: Schlaffer, Yumiko Endo

Recording information: St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas (2012-08-20&2012-08-22_2012-)....continue...

Philip Glass: Metamorphosis; The Hours / Lavinia Meijer, harp

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Philip Glass: Glassworks; Metamorphosis, for piano; The Hours, music from the film score for piano
Performers: Meijer, Lavinia

Since their first encounter in May 2011, rising star harpist Lavinia Meijer has worked with some frequency with Philip Glass, even though he has never...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer (05/2012)....continue...

The Valley Sings - Choral Music by composers of the Hudson Valley / Works by Aaron Copland, James Fitzwilliam, Craig Fryer, John B Hedge

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: George Tsontakis: Rossetti Nursery Rhymes (3) for chorus; Aaron Copland: Four Motets; Panaiotis: Arise, My Love, for chorus; James Fitzwilliam: A Rose of Sharon, for 2 sopranos, baritone & chorus; Cr...
Performers: Andrawis, Shanna; Boyer, Donald; Chenette, Jeanmarie Kern; Clifton, Elizabeth Leonard; Goldin, Amy; Hedges, John B.; Joscelyn, Amy; Knickerbocker, Glenn; Lundergan, Carol; Saunders, Michael; Wagner, ...
Conductors: Lundergan, Edward
Ensemble: ; A Consort of Singers

Kairos - A Consort of Singers offers a program of choral music by composers living and working in the Hudson Valley region of New York...continue...
Recording information: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY (2012-06-12_2012-06-13_2012-)....continue...

Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / Horszowski Trio

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-12-11

Works: Dan Visconti: Black Bend, for string quartet; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Ramble and Groove, for bassoon; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Drift of Rainbows, for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass...
Performers: Afkham, Micha; Bader, Alexander; Brandl, Wolfram; Duven, Richard; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lenton, Rebecca; Schlichte, Jan; Stockhausen, Majella; Streuli, Christoph; Weidm...
Conductors: ; Hasel, Michael
Ensemble: ; Horszowski Trio; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The opening track, Black Bend for string quintet, starts with what sounds like distant train whistles...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Performing Arts Center, Theater C, SUNY College at Purc (05/13/2009-05/19/2009); Kammermusiksaal, Philhar...continue...

Flute & Harp - works by Jongen, Rota, Piazzolla. Bandi, Ermacora

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-12-11

Works: Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente, for flute & harp, Op. 56bis; Nino Rota: Sonata for flute & harp; Arthur Honegger: Romance, for flute & piano in G minor, H. 211; Ravi Shankar: L'Aube Enchantée (based...
Performers: Bandi, Isabelle; Ermacora, Laure

The two performers on this recording have chosen a varied program, concentrating on Swiss composers. Isabelle Bandi and Laure Ermacora founded their duo in 202...continue...
Recording information: Studio Stéréolith (CH-Prangins) (2010)....continue...

Haiku: Sonia Formenti and Floraleda Sacchi play Nicola Campogrande

1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-11-13

Works: Nicola Campogrande: Tililadodìn, for flute & harp; Momento Musicale, for flute & harp; Haiku, for harp
Performers: Formenti, Sonia; Sacchi, Floraleda

Floraleda Sacchi plays works by Nicola Campogrande dedicated to her in world premiere recordings....continue...

Suzanne Farrin: Corpo di Terra

1 CD / New Focus / 2012-11-13

Works: Suzanne Farrin: Polvere et Ombra, for harp; Corpo di Terra, for cello; Uscrimi di Braccia, for viola & piano; Ma Dentro Dove, for clarinet; Time is a Cage, for violin
Performers: Hadulla, Markus; Lichten, Julia; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Tamesit, Antoine; Wadden, Nuiko; Wiersma, Calvin

Suzanne Farrin's debut full length recording of her works features a series of "songs without words" for solo instruments inspired by the poetry of the...continue...

Harpist Catrin Finch plays the music of John Rutter - "Blessing"

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-06

Works: John Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing; Lord bless you and keep you; Lullaby for Ana Gwen, for harp; Suite Lyrique, for harp & orchestra; Lullaby for Pegi, for harp; A Clare Benediction, for chorus; Catrin F...
Performers: Bennett, Kia; Finch, Catrin; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Louise
Conductors: Rutter, John

For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well new pieces and...continue...
Recording information: Acapela Studio, Cardiff, Wales (06/18/2012-06/21/2012)....continue...

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

A Walk in the Rain

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-19

Works: Jacques Castérède: Sonatine de Mai, for flute & harp; Laurel Zucker: A Walk in the Rain, for flute & harp; Celtic Snowflakes, for flute & harp; Tennessee Cloud Suite, for flute & harp; ...
Performers: Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Zucker, Laurel

Recording information: Pelham, NY....continue...

Claudia Montero: Evocaciones; Incensum / Floraleda Sacchi, harp

1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-10-09

Works: Claudia Montero: Incensum, for harp; Evocaciones, for harp
Performers: Sacchi, Floraleda

These works for harp were written by Claudio Montero in 2010 for harpist Floraleda Sacchi. Evocaciones is meant to evoke the composer's home land of...continue...
Recording information: Como, Italy....continue...

Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies; Three Bach Arias / Melinda Maxwell, oboe; Helen Tunstall, harp; Andrew Watts, countertenor

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies (26); Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben", BWV 102; Cantata "Erschal...
Performers: Fulbrook, Ben [Marimba]; Maxwell, Melinda; Seaton, Claire; Stafford, William; Tunstall, Helen; Verity, Tom [Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)]; Watts, Andrew

Harrison Birtwistle's major chamber work is scored mainly for oboe and harp, and refers to some of Rilke's sonnets. His arrangements of three Bach arias...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, East Finchley, England (2008-08-28_2008-08-29&2008-)....continue...

Kenji Bunch: Boiling Point - chamber works / Alias Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Delos / 2012-09-25

Works: Kenji Bunch: String Circle 1, for viola & string quartet; Drift, for clarinet, viola & piano; 26.2, for violin, viola, cello & horn; Luminaria, for violin & harp; Boiling Point, for string quartet, b...
Performers: Farrell, Christopher; Gooding, Alison; Jaskunas, Licia; Levine, Lee Carroll; Wiesmeyer, Roger
Conductors:
Ensemble: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble

Composer Kenji Bunch has been attracting much attention lately, both nationally and abroad. Also a concert violist and bluegrass performer, his music offers an eclectic...continue...
Recording information: Steve and Judy Turner Hall, Blair School of Music, Vand....continue...

Walter Ross: Through the Reeds - The concertos for Oboe d'amore; Bassoon; Flute & Guitar; Oboe & Harp

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-09-25

Works: Walter Ross: Concerto for oboe d'amore & orchestra; Concerto for bassoon & orchestra; Concerto for flute, guitar & orchestra; Concerto for oboe, harp & orchestra
Performers: Antalová, Adriana; Fabera, Igor; Kubrova, Radka [Guitar]; Mesina, Roman; Sintal, Michal; Turner, M.
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk
Ensemble: ; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Through the Reeds is a collection of woodwind concerti from American composer Walter Ross. A lifelong musician and composer, Ross has historically worked most closely...continue...

Chamber music of David Kechley: Colliding Objects

1 CD / Innova / 2012-09-25

Works: David Kechley: Dancing, 4 movements for 5 percussionists playing 44 instruments; Design and Construction, trialogues, for trumpet, saxophone & percussion; Untimely Passages, a slow groove & chaconne,...
Performers: Bergeron, Tom; Bodner, Stephan; Chatterton, Linda; Chiu, Candy; Gold, Matthew; Stevenson, Doris; Tompkins, Joseph; Ward, Matt; Zdorovetchi, Ina
Conductors:
Ensemble: TimeTable

Award-winning composer David Kechley mines the intimate in order to find the dramatic, eschewing volume and mass in favor of tension and melodic invention of...continue...

The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Upstairs Downstairs (Series 2), music from the television series
Performers: Bishop, Dave; Blendis, Simon; Bradbury, Adrian; Buckton, Ben [Violin]; Burgess, Joby; Cohen, David; George, Richard; Gilliver, Rebecca; Goldsmith, Adam; Griffiths, Gareth; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Laure...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Death and the Civil War [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Valley Entertainment / 2012-09-11

Works: Brian Keane: Death and the Civil War, documentary film score
Performers: Barrett, Dan; Bergman, Roxanne; Coid, Marshall; Halverson, Kathy [Oboe, Cor Anglais]; Holtje, Erik; Jaffee, Jill; Keane, Brian [New Age]; Sternberg, Jo-Ann; Zubrycki, Bob

Recording information: Little Big Feet Studios, Monroe, CT....continue...

David Clark Little: Specifications for Harp / Floraleda Sacchi, harp

1 CD / Amadeus Arte / 2012-09-11

Works: David Clark Little: Specifications, for harp
Performers: Sacchi, Floraleda

Born in 1952 American composer David Clark Little studied harpsichord and chemistry. Since 1988 he has developed compositional methods using the computer and based on...continue...

The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Sonettaria: The Triumph of Iambic Pentameter - Choral works by Chavez, Argento, Crabtree, Muehleisen, Frogget et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Eric Banks: O notte, for chorus; Etternalmente vive, for chorus; Carlos Chávez: Nocturnes (3) for chorus; Robert Moran: Notturno in Weiss (Nocturne in White), for soprano, 2 harps & chorus; Lorr...
Performers: Ament, Vanessa; Bæskins, Betsy; Balducci, Anthony; Balducci, Jamie; Froggét, Lorri; Gosnell, Jennifer; Harlan, Erin; Odell, Alexis; Rank, Doug; Spears, Jessica [Soprano Vocal]; Walsh, Me...
Conductors: Banks, Tony
Ensemble: The Esoterics

The first of two discs funded by an NEA grant presents fourteen settings of sonnets: a choral "sonnet of sonnets." This CD features six world...continue...
Recording information: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, WA (07/30/2006/09/25/2006)....continue...

The Crown of Ariadne - contemporary works for solo harp by Murray Schafer, Toshiro Mayuzumi, Yinam Leef et al. / Eleanor Turner, harp

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-08-28

Works: R. Murray Schafer: The Crown of Ariadne, suite for harp, percussion & tape; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Rokudan, for harp; Yinam Leef: Reminiscences of Tranquility, for harp; Ig Henneman: Tratti, for harp; Ber...
Performers: Turner, Eleanor

A captivating disc featuring contemporary works for solo harp, Eleanor Turner showcases the enormous and extravagant range of sounds conjured from a solo harp on...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (11/16/2011-11/18/2011)....continue...

Mark Vigil: The Palest Rose / Vigil, Halay, Pacific Rim Gamelan, Steiberger, Holder,

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-08-28

Works: Mark Vigil: Trio for flute, viola & harp, an autobiography of a traveler ("Can you hear the voice of the roses?"; Mariposa Tulip of the Genus Calachortus Lutens, for Balinese gamelan; Elizabeth, for ...
Performers: Burham, David; Griffiths, Martha; Halay, Kristen; Hoffman, Liz; Holder, Sandy; Maddox, Art; Pauls, Jill; Randall, Brett; Robe, Carol; Sawyer, Leslie
Conductors: Kyr, Robert; Steinberger, Jim; Vandertuin, Catherine
Ensemble: Oregon Women's Choral Society; Pacific Rim Gamelan Ensemble

The Palest Rose is a collection of works for solo piano, chamber ensemble, chorus, and orchestra. Oregon-based composer Vigil strives to appeal to the listener's...continue...

25 Years with the Tammittam Percussion Ensemble - works by Germaine Tailleferre, Edgard Varese, Bruno Maderna et al.

2 CD / Dynamic / 2012-08-28

Works: Germaine Tailleferre: Hommage à Rameau, partita for 2 pianos & percussion; Bruno Maderna: Concerto for 2 pianos & instruments; Mario Pagotto: Le Ombre delle Idee, for 2 pianos & percussion no ...
Performers: Barbieri, Massimo; Bonelli, Brunilde; Boniolo, Patrizia; Castiglioni, Tommaso; Facchin, Guido; Frigotto, Francesca; Lovato, Federico; Maioli, Renato; Montanari, Silvia; Orvieto, Aldo; Sperandeo, Fran...
Conductors: Facchin, Guido
Ensemble: ; Tammittam Percussion Ensemble

In 2011, on the 25th anniversary of the Tàmmittam Percussion Ensemble, founded by Guido Facchin in Vicenza in 1986, he introduced the idea of a...continue...

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Flight: Music for Flute & Harp / Bridget Douglas, flute; Carolyn Mills, harp

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-08-14

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Toward the Sea III, for alto flute & harp; Jack Body: Rainforest, for flute & harp; Tan Dun: In Distance, for piccolo, harp & bass drum; Eve de Castro-Robinson: Pearls of the Sea, for...
Performers: Douglas, Bridget; Marinissen, Arnold; Mills, Carolyn

This CD features unique, on-location works from Southeast Asian and New Zealand composers....continue...

Yoshio Hachimura - Breathing Field / Aki Takahashi, piano; Masami Nakagawa, flute

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-08-14

Works: Yoshio Hachimura: Meditation Higan-Bana for piano, Op 6; Maniera for flute solo, Op 14; Dolcissima Mia Vita for metallic percussion solo, Op 16; Breathing Field for flute, clarinet, harp, percussion ...
Performers: Hiroshi Koizumi; Nakagawa, Masami; Shinozaki, Ayako; Takahashi, Aki; Yamaguchi, Yasunori; Yoshiaki Suzuki; Yoshihara, Sumire

This is a reissue of recordings originally made between 1969 and 1982 of music by Japanese composer Yoshio Hachimura....continue...

Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

Boris Pigovat: Requiem "The Holocaust" for viola & orchestra; Silent Music for viola & piano; Prayer for viola & piano / Donald Maurice, viola

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-07-10

Works: Boris Pigovat: Requiem, for viola & orchestra ("The Holocaust"); Prayer, for viola & piano; Silent Music, for viola & harp; Nigun, for string quartet
Performers: Gezentsvey, Yury; Mapp, Richard; Maurice, Donald; Mills, Carolyn
Conductors: Taddei, Marc
Ensemble: Vector Wellington Orchestra

This live recording based on a concert presented in memory of the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht features Requiem "The Holocaust," winner of the 1995 Prize...continue...

Symphonic Stories

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-03

Works: Eric Goetz: The Dragonriders, for orchestra; Catherine Grealish: Artist & the Muse, for orchestra; Eric Nielsen: Of Sailing Ships & Sea Nymphs, for orchestra; Tim Huling: Demeter & Persephone, for or...
Performers: Bazhanov, Eugene; Bazhanov, Natasha; Bryant, Stephen; Bryant, Sue Jane; Burnett, Rodger; Carrington, John; Chee, Kyung [Violin]; Dilorenzo, Tony; Dyring, Wesley; Emerich, Justin; Farkas, Stefan; Fols...
Conductors: Sabee, David
Ensemble: ; Silk Strings Koto Ensemble (Koto Ensemble)

Recording information: Bastyr University Chapel, Seattle, WA....continue...

"Noah" - Ave Maria; Deep River; Notte di Luce; Shenandoah; Amazing Grace et al. / Noah Stewart, tenor

1 CD / Verve / 2012-07-03

Works: Mantovani: Cara mia; Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Justin Hayward: Nights in White Satin; Vincent Youmans: Without a Song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; American Traditional: ...
Performers: Baker, Steven; Bertl, Johnny M.; Dorn, Elisabeth; Dubach, Susanne [Violin, Viola]; Hintringer, Harry [Drums]; Juritz, David; Karlsson, Fridrik; Knollmueller, Christian; Laher, Werner; Sasdi, Inka [Ce...
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Bertl, Johnny M.; Hein, Richard

Verve Records is thrilled to present the debut album from Harlem Tenor, Noah Stewart.

It is hard to believe that only a few years ago

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Personnel: Susanne Dubach (violin, viola); Inka Sasdi (cello); Wolfgang Drechsler (woodwinds, horns).

Tenor Noah Stewart, a native of Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, has won raves not only i...continue...

Leduc: Complete Works for Piano, etc / Bartholomée, et al

2 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Jacques Leduc: Fantaisie sur un thème de Mozart, for piano, Op. 73; Hommage à Debussy, for piano, Op. 46; Exercices en forme de sonates pour célébrer Scarlatti, for piano,...
Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Duo Durruoglu-Demiriz-Martens; Spiegeleir, Olivier De

Penderecki: Horn Concerto; Fonogrammi; Partita; The Awakening of Jacob et al. / Janik, flute; Montone, horn - Antoni Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Fonogrammi, for flute & chamber orchestra; The Dream of Jacob; Anaklasis, for string orchestra & percussion; De Natura Sonoris I, for orchestra; Partita, for harpsichord, electr...
Performers: Cembrzynski, Jerzy; Janik, Urszula; Kubicki, Konrad; Lukowicz, Elzbieta Stefanska; Montone, Jennifer; Pindakiewicz, Michal; Witkowska, Barbara
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Each of these six orchestral works bears the imprint of Penderecki's greatness as a composer. Fonogrammi alternates piquant sonorities, pulsating vehemence and moments of great...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Dreams of Birds - Chamber music with flute by Brandon, Shapiro, Volpe, Montano, Horsley et al. / Jenni Olson, flute

1 CD / Delos / 2012-06-26

Works: Jenni Brandon: The Dreams of Birds, for flute & piano; Alex Shapiro: Intermezzo, for bass flute & harp; Dave Volpe: Riverbed, for alto flute, bassoon & harp; Gwinna, for voice, flute, piccolo, viola,...
Performers: Chung, Sherri; Dickstein, Marcia; Duckles, Andrew; Marks, Lynda Sue; Olson, Jenni; Pezzone, Bryan; Webb, Christian

Chamber repertoire for standard concert flute abounds, but cousins of the flute - like the piccolo, alto flute, and bass flute - are often relegated...continue...

William Brittelle: Loving the Chambered Nautilus

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2012-06-26

Works: William Brittelle: Future Shock (version for string quartet); Acid Rain on the Mirrordome, for viola, cello, ensemble & electronics; Future Shock (version for cello); Loon Birds in Meshed Crystal, fo...
Performers: Brittelle, William; Burhans, Caleb; Jensen, Clarice; Lamb, Eric; Levin, Megan; Shaw, Caroline; Sirota
Conductors:
Ensemble: The American Contemporary Music Ensemble

Loving the Chambered Nautilus is William Brittelle's iconoclastic follow-up to the art rock epic Television Landscape. Unlike its predecessor, this album focuses on chamber virtuosity...continue...

People Like Us

1 CD / Lakeshore / 2012-06-19

Works: A.R. Rahman: People Like Us, film score
Performers: Bisharat, Charlie; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Campo, Darius; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Dembrow, Brian; Doering, George; Duckles, Andrew; Duke-Kirkpatrick, Erika; Dukov, Bruce...

Recording information: Sony Studios....continue...

James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman - original motion picture soundtrack

1 CD / Universal Republic / 2012-05-29

Works: James Newton Howard: Snow White & the Huntsman, film score; Ioanna Gika: Gone, song; Isabella Summers: Breath of Life, song
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Becknell, Steven; Beiser, Maya; Booth, Bill; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Cooke, A...
Conductors: Anthony, Pete

Recording information: Abbey Road, London, UK; The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage/Sony Pictures, Culve....continue...

Jewish Memories - works by Buss, Devoti, Metti, Del Re, Gentili, Ben-Haim / Paola Devoti, harp

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-05-08

Works: Howard J. Buss: Atmospheres; Paola Devoti: Ikh hob dikh lib, song setting for harp; Freylekhs, dance melody for harp; Canto sefarditico, for harp; Niggun, dance melody for harp; Tumbalalayka, for har...
Performers: Devoti, Paola

These popular melodies, born from the heart, prove to be surprisingly modern. They speak of the battles and hopes of the Jewish people, but the...continue...
Recording information: Sala Grande Conservatorio "G. Nicolini", Piacenza - Ita....continue...

Cafe Musica!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-01

Works: Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano; Caprice Viennois; Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell; Franz Schubert:...
Performers: Olson, Esther [Violin]; Olson, Isaac [Composer]; Olson, Matthew [Violin]; Stein, Jane [Harp]

Recording information: Room With A VU, Orcas Island, WA....continue...

Star Trek: First Contact [Complete Score] [Limited Edition]

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-04-24

Works: Jerry Goldsmith / Joel Goldsmith: Star Trek
Performers: Ahn, Eun Mee; Aiken, Patricia; Ayling, Phillip; Becker, Robert; Becknell, Steven; Bernstein, Emily; Bovyer, Gary; Brosseau, Robert; Bunker, Larry; Bush, Nicole; Cantor, Russ; Chadock, Rick; Chang, Ca...
Conductors: Goldsmith, Jerry

Personnel: Nick Vidar (programming).

Recording information: Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M (10/14/1996-10/18/1996).

Though a truncated version of the film's soundtrack was released i...continue...

Uraufnahmen: Primal Recordings - original works by Duda, Nather & Roiker / Andreas Martin Hofmeir, tuba

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-04-24

Works: Jörg Duda: Tuba Concerto no 1, Op. 67/1; Fantasia for tuba & harp no 2, Op. 29/2; Funky Nightmare, sketch for flute, bass clarinet & tuba, Op. 55d/1; Burlesque en miniature for tuba, harp & pian...
Performers: Alpers, Hinrich; Hofmeir, Andreas; Kofler, Michael Martin; Mildner, Andreas; Osterhammer, Albert [Bass Clarinet]

Genuin presents the debut recording of tuba player Andreas Martin Hofmeir, prize winner of the prestigious German Music Competition. In cooperation with the German Music...continue...

Wandering Winds - works by Bonet, d'Harcourt, Harty, Ibert et al. / Wissam Boustany, flute

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Tarek Younis: Rising from the ashes, for flute, harp & piano; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Peruvian Traditional: Harawi; Baile; Pastorale; Khachampa; Ripusakme; Zas!; Marinera y Wayno; Baile de los dan...
Performers: Boustany, Wissam; Clayton, Nigel; Dall'Olio, Gabriella

Recording information: St Georges' Brandon Hill, Bristol (09/09/1997-09/11/1997)....continue...

Song of the Black Swan: works by Villa-Lobos, Nielsen, Cage, Debussy, Tharp et al. / Jonathan Keeble, flute; Ann Yeung, harp

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Gareth Farr: Taheke, for flute & harp; Shafer Mahoney: Shining River, for flute & harp; Cesar Sanchez: Fantasia Andina, for flute; Susann McDonald / Linda Wood: Haiku for the Harp; Kent Kennan: Night...
Performers: Keeble, Jonathan; Rostad, Masumi Per; Yeung, Ann
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aletheia Duo

This recording presents works for flute and harp that seamlessly arc between the natural world and the human spirit, serving as reminders of the fragility...continue...
Recording information: Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Pe (2010-12-??&2011-05-??&2011-)....continue...

Concert d'Aujourd'hui: Music for Flute & Harp / Alejandro Vazquez, flute; Ruth Bennett, harp

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2012-03-27

Works: Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Osvaldo Lacerda: Balada, for flute & harp; Marguerite Béclard d'Harcourt: Chants Peruviens, for flute & harp; Daniel Catán: Encantamiento, for flute &...
Performers: Bennett, Ruth; Vazquez, Alejandro [Flute]

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
Vazquez has a sound that sometimes is not well centered, but the energy in his playing compensates for this....continue...
Recording information: Star Track Studio....continue...

Garden in Harp: Compositions by Gary Schocker / Daniel Gilbert, clairinet; James Pugh, trombone

1 CD / Azica / 2012-03-27

Works: Gary Schocker: Beyond the Fog, for flute & harp; Summer Morning, Summer Afternoon, for flute, viola & harp; Garden in Harp, for solo harp; Cherry Blossoms, for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet;...
Performers: Docter, Kirsten; Gilbert, Daniel; Mitchell, Emily; Pugh, James; Rosenwein, Frank; Schocker, Gary
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cavani String Quartet

Emily Mitchell enjoyed a 30-year career in New York City where she was principal harpist for the incomparable Eos Orchestra working closely with many of...continue...
Recording information: Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University....continue...

The Music of Dickens and His Time / Giles, Healey, Hill, Humphries; The Seven Dials Band

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: American Traditional: College Hornpipe; John Pyke Hullah: Some Folks Who Have Grown Old, song; English Traditional: The Rat Catcher's Daughter; Begone Dull Care, folk song; The Workhouse Boy, folk so...
Performers: Eddy, Rachel; Giles, Ian; Healey, Tim; Knight, Margaret; Sartin, Paul; The Seven Dials Band; Underwood, Giles; Watson,, Christopher, Jr.
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Seven Dials Band

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
This is one of the best programs I've seen that connects music with literature. The music is a delight...continue...
This collection of vocal and instrumental music is made up of pieces associated in one way or another with Charles Dickens' life and work. The majority of them are popular tunes he refers to in his no...continue...

Shakespeare 21 / Stephan Doormann, Kammerchor Hannover

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Sven Hagvil: Orpheus with his lute, for chorus; Sonnett 43, for chorus; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Shakespeare Songs (3) for chorus; Sven-Eric Johanson: Sylvia, for vocal ensemble & piano (Fancies no 1)...
Performers: Franzius, Anke; Hennig, Johanna Marie; Nesic, Snezana; Siefert, Dorte
Conductors: Doormann, Stephan
Ensemble: ; Kammerchor Hannover

The Chamber Choir Hanover and their director take the listener on a journey through time. 400 year-old Shakespeare texts are presented here in musical settings...continue...
Recording information: Kirche des Stephansstifts, Hannover, Germany (09/30/2011/10/03/2011)....continue...