Contemporary Period > Saxophone

Women Composers and Their Music for Saxophone - Music of Joan Tower, Judith Shatin, Libby Larsen / Bill Perconti, saxophone, Kay Zavislak, piano, Paul Grove, guitar

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-05-28

Works: Joan Tower: Fantasy for clarinet & piano (". . . Those Harbor Lights"); Judith Shatin: Grito del corazon, for solo saxophone; Elena Ruehr: Recurrences, for saxophone & piano; Lera Auerbach: T'filah (...
Performers: Grove, Paul [Guitar]; Perconti, Bill; Zavislak, Kay

Recording information: Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall at the Univ (08/10/2011-08/11/2011)....continue...

Dusk & Dawn

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-04-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Matteo Saggese: Farinelli, for saxophone, jazz ensemble & orchestra; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jerome Kern: Roberta; Tom Waits: In The Neighborhood; Nino Rot...
Performers: Arch, David; Cottrell, Dave; Cousin, Martin; Dickson, Amy; Edwards, Mark [Keyboards]; Hill, Chris; Jaimes, Mark; James McMillan [Producer]
Conductors: Big Band, Chris W.

Poulenc: Organ Concerto, plus organ works by Widor, Vitali, Boulanger, Halley / William Neil, organ

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-03-13

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony no 6 in G minor, Op. 42 no 2; Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor; Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G ...
Performers: Green, Heather Ledoux [Violin]; Neil, William [Organ]; Tucker, Jane-Anne; Winter, Paul [Sax]
Conductors: Alimena, Sylvia
Ensemble: ; Eclipse Chamber Orchestra

William Neil is organist of the National Presbyterian Church and organist and harpsichordist of the National Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic. He attended Penn State...continue...
Recording information: National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW, (10/10/2010)....continue...

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...

Identity Thief

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

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

Daniel Schnyder: "Brass" - Trumpet Concerto; Little Songbook; Subzero Concerto / David Taylor; Reinhold Friedrich

1 CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Daniel Schnyder: Concerto for Trumpet; Little Songbook, suite for soloist & brass quintet; subZERO, concerto for bass trombone & ensemble
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Schnyder, Daniel; Taylor, David
Conductors: ; Jarvi, Kristjan
Ensemble: Absolute Ensemble; Manhattan Brass; North German Radio Philharmonic

On this release some of the world's best brass players perform extraordinary compositions by Daniel Schnyder....continue...
Personnel: Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet); David Taylor (bass trombone); Manhattan Brass, Absolute Ensemble, Radio Philharmonic....continue...

The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath / Christopher Warren-Green, London CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: John Adams: Shaker Loops; Philip Glass: Facades; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Company"); Steve Reich: Eight Lines; David C. Heath: The Frontier, for double-bass & orchestra
Performers: Haram, Simon; Harle, John; Lawrence, Chris [Bass]
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: ; London Chamber Orchestra

The 1960's saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical and op musician alike. The music on this CD is...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Petersham (03/1990)....continue...

Jennifer Higdon: Chamber Music - "Dash" for trio; Alto Sax Sonata; Trumpet Songs; Legacy; Piano Trio / Univ. of Wyoming Music Dept. Faculty

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Jennifer Higdon: Dash; Sonata, for alto saxophone & piano; Trumpet Songs; Song; Legacy; Piano Trio
Performers: Bogard, Theresa; Fadial, John; Meredith, Scott; Riner, Nicole [Flute]; Santos, Rubia; Turpen, Scott; Vanderborgh, Beth
Conductors:
Ensemble: Verismo

Three world premiere recordings highlight this disc of chamber music by the distinguished American composer Jennifer Higdon. Ms. Higdon served as Eminent Artist-in-Residence at the...continue...
Recording information: University of Wyoming Fine Arts Concert Hall (12/2010)....continue...

Mothership - Music of Mason Bates, Gershwin, Robert Moran, Joel Puckett, Grainger / OH University Wind Ens.

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Mason Bates: Mothership, for flute & piano; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Robert Moran: Points of Departure; Joel Puckett: The Shadow of Sirius, concerto for flute, flute choir & wind ensemble; Pe...
Performers: Burgoyne, Alex [Saxophone]; Gonzalez,, David, Jr.; Miller, Caleb; Patterson, Kelsey [Flute]; Sincoff, Alison Brown [Flute]
Conductors: Trachsel, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Ohio Universtiy Wind Symphony

The Ohio University School of Music has been officially in existence since 1917, although some of the individual programs date back to the 1880s. Currently,...continue...
Recording information: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Ohio Un (02/03/2012-02/05/2012)....continue...

Moe's Bit o'Blue: Music of Perry Goldstein, Douglas O'Grady, Jonathan Santore, et al. / Maureen Horgan, trombone

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-29

Works: Douglas O'Grady: Improvisation no 1, for trombone; 11 Dimensional Supergravity, for flute & trombone; Moe's Bit o'Blues, for trombone; Robert Suderburg: Chamber Music III; Jonathan Santore: The Insol...
Performers: Bartholow, Lisa [Flute]; Chesebrough, Constance [Piano]; Hartman, Scott; Horgan, Maureen; Jones, Bart [Trumpet]; Josephson, Julie; McElroy, John; Robinson, Don; Saunders, David; Suderburg, Robert; Wi...

Intrinsic Versatility - Music by Debussy, Mower, Hindemith, Stravinsky et al. / Miles Osland, piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-01-29

Works: Clare Fischer: Rhapsody Nova, for wind ensemble; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Mike Mower: Collaboraçâo, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Conglomerate, for saxophone, trumpet & piano; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Dailey, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince; Osland, Miles
Conductors: Dalley, Raleigh; DiMartino, Vince;
Ensemble: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble

Miles Osland stands out front by virtue of his versatility and flexibility. Featured as a soloist on this CD, Osland performs on piccolo, flute, alto...continue...

Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad [Original Motion Picture Score]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-01-22

Works: Steve Jablonsky: Gangster Squad, film score
Performers: Doering, George; Higgins, Dan; Kilgore, Brian; Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Personnel: Jacob Shea, Nathan Whitehead, Matthew Margeson (programming).

Recording information: The Bridge Recording, Glendale, CA.

Composer Steve Jablonsky's atmospheric score for Zombi...continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Cápova, Sylvia; Calvert, Eddie; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGe...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

The Seeds of Stars: Choral Music by Bob Chilcott / NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-12-05

Works: Bob Chilcott: The Shepherds Sing, for chorus; Nova! nova!, for chorus; The Heart-in-Waiting, for chorus; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; Jesus, springing, carol for chorus & organ; The Rose in the M...
Performers: Belcyr, Marcin [Tenor Vocal]; Boduch, Mateusz [Saxophone]; Kuczera, Monika [Soprano Vocal]; Kujawa, Patrycja [Soprano Vocal]; Rzempoluch, Jacek
Conductors: Chilcott, Bob
Ensemble: ; NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir

Former King's singer Bob Chilcott conducts a stellar array of his choral music in a collaborative performance with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Described by the...continue...
Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....continue...

Ken Field: Sensorium - Music for Dance & Film

1 CD / Innova / 2012-11-13

Works: Ken Field: Taxonomy, film score; Twist of Fate, film score; Sensorium, film score for double string quartet; Double Expose, ballet
Performers: Bierylo, Michael; Denio, Amy; Dowd, Will; Encanti; Field, Ken [Sax/Flute]; Lurie, Jessica; Moye, Leslie [Cello]; Namkoong, Carol [Piano]; Neighbors, Phil; Rabson, Mimi; Scott, Rick
Conductors:
Ensemble: Packer Dance

On Sensorium: Music For Dance & Film - his third release for innova Recordings - Boston-based Ken Field brings together his music for Bridgman/Packer Dance...continue...
Recording information: Mortal Music, Charlestown, MA....continue...

French Music for Alto Saxophone / Maurice, Jolivet, Charpentier, Ibrahim

1 CD / Cala Records / 2012-11-13

Works: André Jolivet: Fantaisie-Impromptu, for saxophone (1953); Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence, for saxophone & orchestra (or piano); Jacques Charpentier: Gavambodi 2 for saxophone & piano; Jea...
Performers: Ibrahim, Michael; Morrison, John [Piano]

Canadian saxophonist Michael Ibrahim is based in West Virginia and New York City. His performances of concertos, recital repertoire and new music have attracted much...continue...
Recording information: Creative Arts Center, West Virginia University, Morgant (06/01/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

Far North - Swedish Contemporary works for saxophone by Asplund, Nordin, Olofsson, Skold / Johannes Thorell, saxophone

1 CD / dB Productions / 2012-10-30

Works: Kent Olofsson: Reeal Beeats, for saxophone; Marcus Willén: Libra, for soprano saxophone; Mattias Sköld: Far North, for saxophone; Jonas Asplund: Subarctic Mycelium, for alto saxophone; Jesp...
Performers: Thorell, Johannes [Saxophone]

In 2011, Swedish award-winning saxophonist Johannes Thorell released his highly praised debut CD 'The Forbidden Saxophone' (dBCD138) on dB Productions. That album contained music of...continue...
Recording information: Element Studios, Brew House, Gothenburg, Sweden (01/2012); IAC, Malmö (01/2012); Element Studios, Brew House, Gothenburg, Sweden (06/2010/12/2010); IAC, Malmö (06/2010...continue...

Brian Byrne: Tales From The Walled City / Nicole Bendetti, Danielle de Niese. RTE Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Brian Byrne: Tales from the Walled City, for violin & orchestra; Shall I Compare Thee, song for soprano & orchestra; Saxophone Concerto; Lament for the Fallen, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Hitchcock, Nigel; Niese, Danielle de
Conductors: Byrne, Brian
Ensemble: ; RTE Concert Orchestra

Acclaimed composer Brian Byrne puts together the brilliant symphonic suite with eight short movements written from the point of view of the great Walls of...continue...
Recording information: Cauldron Studios, Dublin, Ireland (2012); Studio 1, RTÉ Radio Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2012)....continue...

Bernard Hoffer: "Cosmic" Trio; Five Anecdotes; Concerto di Camera II / Albert Regni, saxophone; Jan Juller-Szeraws, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Bernard Hoffer: Cosmic, for violin, cello & piano; Five Anecdotes, for saxophone & string trio; Concerto di camera no 2 for cello & chamber ensemble
Performers: Bobo, Ann; Burleson, Geoffrey; Keyes, Bayla; Kirkley, William; Ling, Teresa; Muller-Szeraws, Jan; Regni, Al; Schulz, Robert; Tapping, Roger
Conductors: Pittman, Richard
Ensemble: ; Boston Musica Viva

Members of the renowned Boston Musica Viva perform three works by Bernard Hoffer, including a work commissioned by them - Concerto di Camera - that...continue...
Recording information: Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston....continue...

Chamber music by Martin Lodge: "Toru" / Richard Nunns, Horomona Horo: taonga puoros; Peter Scholes, clarinet; James Tennant, Santiago Canon Valencia, Edward King: cellos

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Martin Lodge: Epitaph for Douglas Lilburn, for cello; Summer Music, for violin, cello & piano; Toru, for clarinet, cello & taonga puoro; Aequora tuta silent, for saxophone, viola & electronic effects...
Performers: Ashworth, Robert [Strings]; Austin, Katherine; Deighton, Tim; Dowdall, William; Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel [Conductor]; Hall, Laura [Violin]; Horo, Horomona; King, Edward [Cello]; Koffman, Carrie; Lodg...

Toru, by New Zealand composer Martin Lodge, means "three" in Maori, here referring to a trio of players. Lodge's goal is to draw the cello...continue...

Shifting Cells - music for percussion ensemble by Muhly, Cherney, Griffin, Rumbelow / Amy Griffiths, saxophone

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Charles Griffin: Fist Through Traffic, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; James M. David: Shifting Cells, for percussion ensemble; The Locomotive Geryon, for saxophone & percussion ensemble; Nico M...
Performers: Griffiths, Amy [Saxophone]; Ryan, Jonathan [Organ]; Vaillancourt, Paul
Conductors: Vaillancourt, Paul; ; Rumbelow, Robert
Ensemble: Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble

New works for percussion ensemble written between 1993 and 2009 are performed by the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble on this recording. Offering a unique...continue...
Recording information: Legacy Hall, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, Colum....continue...

László Süle: Silver Solitude / Pentti Lahti, woodwinds; László Süle, piano; Hannu Rantanen, bass

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: László Süle: Dripstone Music, for flute, string quartet, piano & double bass; Moon's Silver Solitude, for saxophone, string quartet, piano & double bass; Pikaia, for saxophone, string ...
Performers: Lahti, Pentti; Sule, Laszlo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Scarbantia String Quartet

Recording information: Arabia Studios, Helsinki, Finland (2010)....continue...

Tansy Davies: Spine / Samuel Boden, Joby Burgess, Simon Haram, Darragh Morgan, Huw Watkins

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Tansy Davies: Iris, concerto for saxophone & 15 instruments; Static, for voice & piano; Dark Ground, for solo percussion; Loure, for solo violin; Falling Angel, for 17 instruments; This Love, for voi...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Burgess, Joby; Haram, Simon; Morgan, Darragh; Watkins, Huw
Conductors: Austin, Christopher;
Ensemble: Azalea Ensemble; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Concordia (Viol Consort)

This new recording includes make black white, a reconstruction of Dowland's Flow, My Tears performed by viol consort Concordia; the ritualistic Dark Ground for percussion...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...

String Lines

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-08-14

Works: Nigel Westlake: High Tension Wires, for string quartet; Ross Edwards: Chorale & Ecstatic Dance, for orchestra; Paul Stanhope: PhoSpherics, for string quartet; Matthew Hindson: Technologic 135, for st...
Performers: Ma, Jun Yi; Smith, Margery

Recording information: Bondi Pavilion Recording Studios....continue...

Howl / James Romain, Mark Engebretson, Nicholas Roth

1 CD / Innova / 2012-07-31

Works: James Romain: Howl, for saxophone & piano; Energy Drink 1, for saxophone & piano; Jianjun He: Sonata for saxophone & piano; Mark Engebretson: SaxMax, for saxophone & piano; Eric L. McIntyre: Secondar...
Performers: Engebretson, Mark; Romain, James; Roth, Nicholas

There is no serious shortage of saxophone records, but precious few of them are about the saxophone in quite the way that James Romain's Howl...continue...

Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time / John Harle, Pierre Boulez, Andrew Davis

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Triumph of Time, for orchestra; Earth Dances, for orchestra; Panic, for saxophone, drum kit & orchestra
Performers: Clarvis, Paul; Harle, John
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Birtwistle's 30-minute orchestral processional is one of the works that established his international reputation in the early 1970s.

It takes its name from a wood

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Between Two Worlds - Music for Saxophone and Organ by Lamproye, Lioncourt, Wallner et al. / Massimo Giacchetti, sax; Manuela di Marco, organ

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-06-26

Works: André Lamproye: Hommage à Saint-Hadelin, for saxophone & organ; Guy de Lioncourt: Mélodies grégoriennes (3), for saxophone & organ; Denis Bédard: Sonata for saxophone & organ...
Performers: di Marco, Manuela; Giacchetti, Massimo

This CD of stunning and original works features a series of works by contemporary and 20th-century composers, all originally written for sax (soprano or alto)...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa parrocchiale di S. Alessandro, Barzio, Lecco, It (07/06/2011-07/07/2011)....continue...

Duo Sax - Music for two saxophones by Hindemith, Lauba, Stockhausen, Adler et al. / Michael Duke, Saxophone

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-06-12

Works: Barry Cockcroft: Slap Me, for 2 saxophones; Pierre Max Dubois: Caprices (6) for 2 saxophones; Paul Hindemith: Konzertstück, for 2 alto saxophones; Steven Galante: Saxsounds III, for 2 saxophones...
Performers: Duke, Anna [Saxophone]; Duke, Michael [Saxophone]; Emerich, Jeff [Saxophone]; Kay, Martin; Lichnovsky, Michael

One of Australia's leading saxophonists, Michael Duke, presents his debut CD on the Saxophone Classics label. Drawing specifically from the canon of music for two...continue...

Rob Keeley: Songs, Chimes & Dances, chamber music

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Rob Keeley: Music for Art and Tom, for saxophone & piano; Bells of Halkis, for piano; Little Trio, for clarinet, cello & piano; Two Ways of Looking at a Spider, for guitar; Trio for horn, violin & pi...
Performers: Dullea, Mary; Holmes, Tim; Keeley, Rob [Composer]; Leathwood, Jonathan [Guitar]; Maxwell, Melinda; Michael, Robin [Cello]; Morgan, Darragh; Sparling, Andrew; Watkins, Richard

Rob Keeley was born in Bridgend in 1960. He studied with Oliver Knussen at the Royal College of Music, Magdalen College Oxford under Bernard Rose,...continue...
Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); Highgate School, London (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); University of Denver, Colorado (07/18/2011-07/20/2011); Coombeh...continue...

Snake-Eaters

1 CD / Stickfigure Distribution / 2012-05-29

Works: Fred Ho: Darker than Blue, for saxophone quartet; Yellow Power, Yellow Soul, suite for saxophone quartet; Jeet Kune Do; Reflections on Reflections (after T. Monk), for saxophone quartet; Misty-ificat...
Performers: Abghari, Haleh; Bindman, David; Furnace, Sam; Ho, Fred; Jonas, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Brooklyn Sax Quartet; The Saxophone Liberation Front

Glazounov, Lefanu, Meyer: Saxophone Concertos / John=Edward Kelly, alto saxophone

1 CD / Neos Production / 2012-05-03

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; Nicola Lefanu: Concerto for Alto Saxophone & String Orchestra; Krzysztof Meyer: Concerto for Alto Saxophone & String Orchestr...
Performers: Kelly, John Edward
Conductors: Kelly, John Edward; Hamel, Micha
Ensemble: Netherland Radio Chamber Philharmonic

Alexandre Glazounov's Saxophone Concerto is easily the most famous work ever written for saxophone. It has also become the most frequently performed work of Glazounov,...continue...
Recording information: Radio Music Center, Hilversum (2000-05-09&2000-06-07&2000-)....continue...

French Connection

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-05-02

Works: François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Robert Muczynski: Sonata for saxophone & piano, Op. 29; Piet Swerts: Klonos, for saxophone & piano; Louis Mayeur: Grande...
Performers: Arakelyan, Hayrapet; Bae, Jang Eun

Born in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia, Hayrapet Arakelyan is the winner of numerous saxophone competitions all across Europe, from Scotland to Russia and has played...continue...
Recording information: Campus 44, Krefeld (09/06/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

Tony Banks: Six pieces for orchestra / Charlie Siem, violin; Martin Robertson, alto sax

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Tony Banks: Pieces (6) for orchestra
Performers: Robertson, Martin
Conductors: Englishby, Paul
Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Tony Banks, founder member of rock band Genesis, has already written a much admired orchestral work called Seven (8.557466), which was praised for its 'genuine...continue...
Recording information: Smécky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic (03/13/2011-03/17/2011)....continue...

Narong Prangcharoen: Mantras; Whispering; Antahkarana; Vedana et al.

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Narong Prangcharoen: Whispering, for clarinet, bass clarinet, piano & percussion; Between Heaven & Earth, for flute & piano; Antahkarana, for viola; Bencharong, for flute, cello & piano; Verdana, for...
Performers: Borja, Jonathan; Gitter, Ben; Hall, Michael [Viola]; Kinsella, Brendan; McKiggan, Christopher Janwong; Sampen, John
Conductors: ; Moss, Bruce
Ensemble: Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony; Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony (Wind; newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (Chamber ense; Third Angle New Music Ensemble

In this recording of Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen's chamber music, he explains that "Throughout my life, I have had two basic sources of inspiration, the...continue...

The Glittering Plain: New Works and Arrangements for Saxophone & Ensemble / Lara James, saxophone

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-04-02

Works: Will Todd: The Sparkling Heavens, for saxophone, trio & string quartet; Graham Lynch: Milonga Azure, for saxophone, trio & string quartet; Tim Garland: Winding Wind, for saxophone, trio & string quar...
Performers: James, Lara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Will Todd Trio (Trio)

An exciting new disc from one of the UK's leading exponents of contemporary saxophone. Welsh performer Lara James commissioned a group of well-known and emerging...continue...
Recording information: Fieldgate Studios, Penarth (07/2011)....continue...

The Columbia Sessions / Christopher Creviston, saxophone; Hannah Gruber, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Claude Delvincourt: Croquembouches, 6 pieces for alto saxophone & piano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630; D...
Performers: Creviston, Christopher; Gruber, Hannah [Piano]

Acclaimed saxophonist Christopher Creviston offers arrangements, piano reductions and a world premiere recording for his second recording on Albany Records. The arranger of the popular...continue...
Recording information: School of Music Recital Hall, University of South Carol (06/01/2011-06/02/2011)....continue...

Señor Llaves and the Mexican Muse

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-02-07

Works: Stephen Charles Cecil: Señor Llaves and the Mexican Muse, musical play
Performers: Cecil, Stephen Charles; Deyglio, Victor; Donn, Frank; Edwards, Ronnie; Fazio, Tony; Jones, Ezell, Jr.; Keyes, Joe; Lauren, Melissa; Russell, Dane Paul; Stone, Daniel; Storo, Albert; Tates, Walter; Tu...

The Essential Philip Glass / The Philip Glass Ensemble [3 CDs]

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-24

Works: Philip Glass: Songs from Liquid Days; Glassworks; The Photographer; Naqoyqatsi; Metamorphosis; Liquid Days; In the Upper Room; Glasspieces; Akhnaten; Wichita Vortex Sutra, for piano; Itaipu; Satyagra...
Performers: Andoniadis, George; Cummings, Claudia; Dunkel, Paul; Esswood, Paul; Fowler, Bernard [Producer/Songwriter]; Gibson, Jon [Avant-Garde]; Glass, Philip; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Hiskey, Iris; K...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael; Davies, Dennis R.; Shaw, Robert; Keene, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Philip Glass Ensemble

Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers [Deluxe]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers, oratorio
Performers: Bell, Clive; Cottle, Laurence; Davies, Gareth; Grove, Lucy; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Hitchcock, Nigel; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Shrinivasan, Ashwin; Spillane, Davy
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]

Following the successful Global Sing for Peace and 09/11 10th Anniversary Commemorative Concert where The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (5099921729621) was performed, Karl...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, London (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); Angel Studios, London (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); County Clare, Ireland (04/20/2011-04/21/2011); mustache studios, London (04/20/2011-0...continue...

Raffaele Bellafronte: Arakathalama

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-01-10

Works: Raffaele Bellafronte: Nights in Broadway, for brass ensemble; Midnight plays, for clarinet, cello & piano; Desaccòrd, for piano; Blue, for violin & harp; Passi, for flute, saxophone & piano; Cri...
Performers: Francesco D'Orazio [Violin, Viola]; Giuffredi, Corrado; Milozzi, Dante; Mondelci, Federico; Nuti, Giampaolo; Paolini, Adriano; Paternoster, Vito; Salcito, Marco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gomalan Brass Quintet; I Filarmonici di Busseto

Raffaele Bellafronte is outspoken and straightforward; his music strikes the listener always. This disc recalls a kaleidoscope thick with history; levity and robustness often interchange,...continue...
Recording information: Italy (2010)....continue...

The Rum Diary [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Lakeshore / 2011-12-20

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Christopher Young: The Rum Diary, film score; Patti Smith: The Mermaid Song; Michael Barsimanto: What About El Monstruo?; Roll Out the Roosters; Johnny Depp: Kemp in the Vil...
Performers: Allegretto, Gary; Behrens, Stan; Brown, Greg; Childs, Billy; Clayton, Jeff [saxophone]; Depp, Johnny; Derouard, Ugo; Dutz, Brad; Fields, Brandon; Franks, Ryan; Gordy, M.B.; Hawthorn, Johnny; Holiday,...
Conductors: Verrett, Brandon

My Week with Marilyn [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-29

Works: Conrad Pope: My Week with Marilyn, film score; Terry Gilkyson: Memories Are Made of This; Jesus A. Perez-Alvarez: Uno, Dos, Tres; Gus Kahn: You stepped out of a dream; Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Le...
Performers: Arch, Dave; Barclay, John; Baron, Chris; Bishop, Dave; Bucknall, Nicholas; Cole, Nat "King"; Desplat, Alexandre; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Kettel, Gary; Lang Lang; Martin, Dean; Nightingale, Mark; Orches...
Conductors: Pope, Conrad

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Lyndhurst Studios, London.

Conrad Pope is the credited composer for the score of My Week with Marilyn, but, as indicated on this soundtrac...continue...

A Brandenburg Christmas

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-11-29

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Hildegard von Bingen: O ecclesia oculi tui; Christmas Traditional: Angelus ad virginem (English); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emm...
Performers: Dwyer, Bryony; Dyer, Paul; Ellis, Samantha; Everingham, Craig; Hayton, David; Leonard, Christina; Montgomery, Belinda; Prickett, Louise; Sanchez, Richard; Thomas, Meinir Ann
Conductors: Dyer, Paul

MusicWeb International, November 2012
This seasonal offering reveals the quirky programming policy of artistic director Paul Dyer...I'm not sure anyone else has ever dared programme Angelus...continue...
Recording information: City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney (12/18/2010)....continue...

And the Waltz Goes On

1 CD / Universal Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Frank Steijns: Grande valse viennoise (Wiener Festwalzer); Dreaming of New Zealand; Robert Stolz: Frühjahrsparade; Anthony Hopkins: And the Waltz Goes On, for violin & string orchestra; Joseph M...
Performers: Bolle, Nathalie; Brepols, Mireille; Close, Dennis; Colen, Pierre; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; De Keersmaecker, Jennifer; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diakoff, Nadejda; Diederen, Roger; F...

Recording information: André Rieu Studios BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Featuring an array of traditional waltzes from Finland ("Valse Triste"), France ("La Petite Valse"), and Austria ...continue...

Invitation to Romance / Chung-Oo

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2011-10-11

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; David Raksin: Laura, song (for the film Laura); Henry Mancini: Charade, song (for the film Charade); Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory,...
Performers: Chung-Oo; Dean, Alex; Piltch, Rob; Riley, Ben; Riley, Doug [Drummer]; Szczesniak, Tom
Conductors: Riley, Doug [Drummer]

Recording information: The Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (09/07/1996-09/08/1996)....continue...

Michael Nyman: Double Concerto for Saxophone & Cello; Harpsichord Concerto; Trombone Concerto

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-04

Works: Michael Nyman: Concerto for saxophone, cello & orchestra; Concerto for harpsichord & strings; Concerto for trombone & orchestra
Performers: Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Harle, John; Lindberg, Christian; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Nyman, Michael [Piano]
Ensemble: Michael Nyman String Orchestra

Affirming Michael Nyman's status as an innovator in orchestral music, these three concertos demonstrate a bold reinterpretation of musical traditions. This collection includes Nyman's Double...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Monteverdi: A Trace of Grace / Michel Godard, Steve Swallow, et al.

1 CD / Carpe Diem / 2011-09-27

Works: Michel Godard: Pur ti miro, song for voice & ensemble (after Monteverdi); L'Abbesse, song for voice & ensemble; Soyeusement, for ensemble; A Trace of Grace, for ensemble; Zefiro torna, song for voice...
Performers: Godard, Michel; Helstroffer, Bruno; Laurens, Guillemette; Murgia, Gavino; Paccoud, Fanny

In the tradition of "Le Concert des Parfums", "Monteverdi", a brainchild of Michel Godard, was also recorded in the magical abbey of Noirlac, France, during...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Noirlac (06/01/2011-06/04/2011).

If you get to thinking there's nothing new under the sun, try this release by French serpent player Michel Godard. (And if the ...continue...

Keith Kramer: Emerge

2 CD / Navona / 2011-09-27

Works: Keith Kramer: Spatial Extremes, for piano; Insurmountable, for flute & piano; Brink, for saxophone & harp; Finite, for chamber ensemble; Wink of an Eye, for ensemble; Compact Disparity, for string qu...
Performers: Baker, Jeremiah; Garner, Helen; Hong, Hye-Jung; LaVorgna, David; Ngim, Alan; Pollauf, Jacqueline; Richardson, Charles P.; Satava, Jessica Hanel; Satava, Joseph; Weremchuk, George
Conductors: ; Kramer, Keith; Trevor, Kirk
Ensemble: ; Capitol Hill Chamber Players; Sonora Ensemble

Emerge is a two-disc album featuring the works of Boston-based composer Keith Kramer. Kramer's constant search for new modes of expression through music nestles itself...continue...

Paul Osterfield: Rocky Streams / H. Stephen Smith, Caleb Harris

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Paul Osterfield: Divertimento, for 7 players; Songs of Love, for voice & piano; Klee Abstractions, for flute, clarinet & guitar; Walt Whitman's America, for voice & piano; Rocky Streams, for 6 players
Performers: Aliquo, Don; Arndt, Michael; Arndt, Sandra; Douglass, James; Harris, Caleb; Little, Deanna R.; Loucky, Dave; Pigg, Dewayne; Smith, H. Stephen; Stone, Maya; Waldecker, Todd; Yelverton, William [Guitar]
Conductors: Osterfield, Paul

Composer Paul Osterfield was born in 1973. He composed and performed as a cellist throughout middle school and high school. He won first prize as...continue...
Recording information: Studio A, Ocean Way, Nashville (05/23/2009/05/11/2010)....continue...