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Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano
Performers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute]
Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....continue...

Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Japanese Melodies / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-23

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Matsushima Ondo, folk song, for voice & piano; Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta, folk song, for voice & piano; Rentaro Taki: Kojyo no tsuki; Japanese Traditional: Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi, folk ...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakagawa, Masami; Yoshiwara, Sumire [Percussion]; Zander, Patricia
Conductors: Mamiya, Michio
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

Recording information: Niiza-Shimin-Kaikan-Hall, Saitama, Japan (11/25/1983-11/26/1983)....continue...

Jón Leifs: Scherzo concreto, Op. 58; Quintet, Op. 50; Variazioni; Pastorale, Op. 8; Elegies, Op. 35

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-04-09

Works: Jón Leifs: Scherzo concreto, Op. 58; Quintet, for flute, clarinet, basson, viola & cello, Op. 50; Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 8; Elegies, Op. 35
Performers: Arni Askelsson; Bjarni Benedikt Björnsson; Bragi Berg_órsson; Egill Arni Pálsson; Einar Jörundsson; Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson; Gudmundur Arnlaugsson; Hafsteinn _&oacut...
Conductors: Wilkinson, Bernhardur
Ensemble: Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra

Chamber music was never the main focus of Jón Leif ' s compositional activity. The ideal venue for his often rough and primitive music was...continue...

Music From the Sounds of Earth - Electro-acoustic compositions created entirely from the sounds of the world we live in / Karl Korte, Priscilla Mclean, Charlie Tokarz

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-03-11

Works: Karl Korte: Elements, for electronics; Priscilla McLean: Xakaalawe / Flowing, for electronics; The Eye of Spring, for electronics (Symphony of Seasons no 2)
Performers: Korte, Karl; McLean, Priscilla

Recording information: 2005/2012....continue...

Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];...
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Released in 1995 - the centenary of Ernesto Lecuona's birth - the first installment of Thomas Tirino's pioneering survey of the composer's piano music caused...continue...

Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & pi...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jalbert, David; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Francis Poulenc's catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (10/2010)....continue...

Quays - works for flute by Scelsi, Pilati, Hoadley, Adams, Ferrari, Whitehead / Luca Manghi: flute; David Kelly: piano; Horomona Horo: taonga puoro

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-02-12

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Quays, for alto flute solo; Mario Pilati: Sonata for flute & piano; Ben Hoadley: Three Sketches for a Nocturne, for flute & piano; Chris Adams: Art Miniatures, for flute & piano; G. ...
Performers: Kelly, David [Piano]; Manghi, Luca

Recording information: The Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton, NZ (02/2012)....continue...

The End of the Day: The Music of Arni Björnsson / James Lisney: piano; Jaime Martin: flute; Elizabeth Layton: violin

2 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Arni Björnsson: Little Suite for string orchestra; Sonata for piano in D minor, Op 3; Icelandic Folk Songs (4) for flute & piano; Rómanza for violin & piano no 1, Op. 6; Rómanza for vi...
Performers: Gudbjornsson, Gunnar; Layton, Elizabeth; Lisney, James; Martin, Jaime [Flute]; Thorhallsdottir, Bjorg
Conductors: ; Baldvinsson, Tryggvi M.; Bragason, Helgi
Ensemble: Árni Björnsson Quartet; Hafnarfjordur Chamber Choir; Icelandic Festival Marching Band

The release of this double album of Árni Björnsson's music was issued to mark the centenary of his birth in December 1905. The recording brings...continue...

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...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Frank Martin: The Complete Works for Flute in chamber music and with orchestra / Emmanuel Pahud, flute; Piemontesi, piano; Berndt, organ

2 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2013-01-07

Works: Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano; Sonata da chiesa, version for flute & strings (orchestrated by V. Desarzens); Ballade no 2 for flute & piano (or flute, string orchestra & piano) (after Balla...
Performers: Berndt, Tobias [Organ]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Piemontesi, Francesco
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Recording information: Victoria Hall, Genève (02/29/2012-03/02/2012)....continue...

Laura Schwendinger: Three Works - Esprimere for cello & Orch.; Chiaroscuro Azzurro for Violin and CO; Waking Dream for Flute & CO / Haimovitz, Macomber, Jennings

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-12-11

Works: Laura Elise Schwendinger: Esprimere, for cello & orchestra; Chiaroscuro Azzurro, for violin & chamber orchestra; Waking Dream, for flute & chamber orchestra
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt; Jennings, Christina; Macomber, Curtis
Conductors: Paiement, Nicole A.; Smith, James
Ensemble: ; Madison Sinfonietta; University of Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Three works for solo instruments and orchestra by Laura Schwendinger are presented in world premiere recordings. Esprimere for cello and orchestra was written in 2007...continue...
Recording information: Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin School of Music, Ma (2009-11-12&2009-11-26_2009-)....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...

Robert Paterson: Six Mallet Marimba

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-11-14

Works: Robert Paterson: Komodo, for marimba; Piranha, for marimba; Stillness, for oboe & marimba; Clarinatrix, for bass clarinet & marimba; Duo for flute & marimba; Tongue and Groove, for saxophone & marimb...
Performers: Justeson, Jeremy; Moughalian, Sato; Paterson, Robert [Composer/Percussion]; Paterson, Victoria; Peck, Dan; Schram, Sarah; Stoops, Meighan; Zeh, Robin

Recording information: Sear Sound, Studio C, New York, NY (2009-12-06_2009-12-07&2010-)....continue...

Pastoral - works by Tomasi; Ibert; Milhaud; Auric; Poulenc; Roussel; Martelli; Ferroud; Honegger et al / Jean-Louis Beaumadier & Friends

1 CD / Skarbo / 2012-11-13

Works: Henri Tomasi: Le Tombeau de Mireille, for galoubet (fife) (or oboe) & tamborine; Le petit chevrier corse; Jacques Ibert: Pastoral, for 4 pipes; Darius Milhaud: Exercice musical, for pipe (or flute) &...
Performers: Beaumadier, Jean-Louis; Bride, Philip; Callier, Yannick; Daoues, Stella; Desmond, Yves; Gabriel, Andre; Imbert, Cedric; Marzullo, Claire; Raynaut, Jacques

"The title of this lovely collection describes the character of the pieces heard on this new CD performed by Jean-Louis Beaumadier and friends. The friends...continue...
Recording information: La Grange, Studio Alys (2010)....continue...

Turlutte et Reel / Suzie LeBlanc; La Nef, Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-11-13

Works: Quebecois Traditional: Turlutte et reel; Reel a bouche / Dans Paris y' a t' une brune, medley of traditional melodies; Le navire de Bayonne; Valse d'Évangéline / Acadiana Two Step, medl...
Performers: Bordeleau, Michel; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Miron, Normand; Norman, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: Joli Bois; La Nef; Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer

For holiday merrymaking, ATMA proposes a jaunt to Quebec and into the world of Acadian traditional music with a festive compilation of turluttes (wordless songs),...continue...
Includes reels côté-benoœt-leblanc by various composers....continue...

Ferdinand Rebay: Sonatas for Flute and Guitar / Gonsalo Noque, guitar; Maria Jose Belotto, flute

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ferdinand Rebay: Sonata for flute & guitar no 1 in E major; Sonata for flute & guitar no 2 in D major
Performers: Belotto, Maria Jose; Noque, Gonzalo

The combination of flute and guitar enjoys a long tradition, going back to the earliest known Western music. The two blend happily, with flowing flute...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

French Masterworks for Harp - works by Ravel, Caplet, Debussy / Ursula Holliger, harp; Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Hans Stalder, clarinet

1 CD / Claves / 2012-11-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; André Caplet: Conte Fantastique for harp & string quartet, "Masque of the Red Death"; Divertissements, for h...
Performers: Collot, Serge; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Holliger, Ursula; Stalder, Hans-Rudolf
Conductors:
Ensemble: Die Kammermusiker Zurich

Originally released in 1987, this recording of French masterpieces for harp with ensemble features harpist Ursula Holliger. She has performed internationally as a soloist and...continue...
Recording information: Johannes Kirche Thun....continue...

Rozmowa Dialogue / Adrianna Lis, flute; Sarah Watkins, piano

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-11-13

Works: Gao Ping: Sonatine; Wojciech Kilar: Sonatina, for flute & piano; Michael Williams: When We Fell, for flute & backing track; Roxanna Panufnik: The Conversation of Prayer, for flute; Lukasz Wos: Sonata...
Performers: Lis, Adrianna [Flute]; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]

Recording information: Auckland University School of Music, New Zealand (04/2010/02/2011)....continue...

Nino Rota: Chamber Music for Flute / Mario Carbotta, flute

1 CD / Dynamic / 2012-11-13

Works: Nino Rota: Duets (3) for flute & oboe; Pieces (5) for flute & piano; Trio for flute, violin & piano; Sonata for flute & harp; Quintet for flute, oboe, viola, cello & harp
Performers: Balzaretti, Carlo; Bedetti, Marino; Bianchi, Cristina; Bianchi, Marco; Carbotta, Mario; Parazzoli, Carlo; Testori, Marco

The CD features Rota's complete chamber works for flute, which he composed from 1935 to 1972. The Quintetto was dedicated to his mother and is...continue...
Recording information: Dynamic's, Genova, Italy (01/25/1998-01/26/1998)....continue...

Manuel Valls: Sephardic Songs for soprano, flute, and guitar / Rosa Mateu: soprano; Mac McClure: piano; Victor Valls: guitar; Montserrat Santacana: piano; Antón Serra: flute

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-11-13

Works: Manuel Valls: Canciones Sefardíes (Sephardic Songs), for voice, flute & guitar; El gessamí i la rosa for voice & piano; Vals de barri for voice & piano; Cançó de taverna, for voic...
Performers: Mateu, Rosa; McClure, Mac; Santacana, Montserrat; Serra, Anton [Flute]; Valls, Victor

Recording information: Estudis Albert Moraleda (Llerona) (05/26/2005-05/27/2004)....continue...

Messiaen: Chamber Music - Quaturo Pour la Fin du Temps; Le Merle Noir; Vocalise Etude; Theme et Variations / Francois Benda, clarinet; Ivan Monighetti, cello; Cedric Pescia, piano; Felix Renggli, flute, Nutrit Stark, violin

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-11-13

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Le merle noir; Vocalise-étude, for soprano & piano (orchestrated as II mvt. of "Concert à quatre"), I/15; Thème et Variations for ...
Performers: Benda, Francois; Monighetti, Ivan; Pescia, Cedric; Renggli, Felix; Stark, Nurit

Genuin presents the 12th release in their Artist Consort series dedicated to the music of Olivier Messian....continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany (12/08/2011-12/09/2011)....continue...

John Zorn: Music and Its Double

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-10-30

Works: John Zorn: A Rebours, for chamber ensemble; Ceremonial Magic, for violin & drums; La Machine de l'être, for orchestra
Performers: Choi, Jennifer; Fulmer, David; Han, June; Lipowski, Alexander; Nicolas, Mike; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Pereira, Joe [Percussion]; Rubin, Josh [Clarinet]; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Winant, William [Percussio...
Conductors: Lubman, Bradley; Oramo, Sakari

Three powerful dramatic works from Zorn's remarkable concert music catalog! Zorn's unique cello concerto is a colorful virtuoso showpiece for cellist Fred Sherry and three...continue...

Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midvest

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP ...
Performers: Boudreault, Etienne; Hansen, Martin Roeck; Kirstein, Peter; Norholt, Charlotte; Sandberg, Erik; Wik, Svante
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest; Ensemble Midvest

The Ensemble MidtVest presents a regaling performance of some of Poulenc's most memorable chamber works. Released by cpo, these chamber works offer the esoteric sounds...continue...
Recording information: Radiohusets Studie 2 (DR) (2008-03-09_2008-03-12&2008-)....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...

James Bolle: Late Works / Christopher Gross, Robert Black, Jessi Rosinski, Christina McGann and Elizabeth Weisser

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-10-09

Works: James Bolle: Sea Monsters (2), for cello & bass; Music for flute, strings, & wood blocks; Quartet for Strings no 3 (Whistling in the Dark); Sinfonia no 6
Performers: Black, Robert [Bass]; Fulmer, David; Gleason, Nicholas [Percussion]; Gross, Christopher; McGann, Christina [Violin]; Miahky, Stephen; Reeve, Basil; Rosinski, Jessi; Ullery, Ben [Viola]; Weisser, Eliz...

Born in Chicago in 1931, composer/conductor James Bolle studied at Harvard, Antioch College and Northwestern. He was instrumental in founding numerous musical organizations, the first...continue...
Recording information: Peterborough Town House, Peterborough, NH (07/2010/08/2011)....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

John Cage: As It Is / Natalia Pschenitschnikova, voice; Alexei Lubimov, piano

1 CD / ECM / 2012-09-25

Works: John Cage: Dream; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs, for voice & closed piano; The Unavailable Memory of, for prepared piano; A Flower, for voice & closed piano; Music for Marcel Duchamp, for p...
Performers: Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Pschenitschnikova, Natalia

A fresh approach to one of contemporary composition's most iconoclastic and inventive figures, issued on the occasion of John Cage's 100th birthday. Early Cage is...continue...
Recording information: Radio Studio DRS, Zürich (12/2011)....continue...

Colours of a Flute - works by Debussy, Ibert, Poulenc, Ferroud, Jolivet, Messiaen / Urszula Janik, flute; Joanna Kaczmarska-Biezynska, piano

1 CD / CD Accord / 2012-09-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Jacques Ibert: Pièce for Flute solo; Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Pierre Octave Ferroud: Trois P...
Performers: Janik, Urszula; Kaczmarska-Biezynska, Joanna

With this CD, containing works by Debussy, Ibert, Poulenc, Ferroud, Jolivet and Messiaen, the listeners are invited to embark on a fascinating journey through French...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Music Hall (12/14/2011-12/16/2011)....continue...

The English Song Collection - songs by Britten, Finzi, Leighton, Warlock, Gurney, Bliss et al. / James Gilchrist, tenor; Anna Tilbrook, piano

3 CD / Linn Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gerald Finzi: O Fair to See for soprano (or tenor) & piano, Op.13; Till Earth Outwears, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano, Op. 19; A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14; Ralph Vaughan Williams: O...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Tilbrook, Anna

In-demand tenor James Gilchrist has been hailed as an unparalleled interpreter of English song. In this special three-disc set are gathered his finest recordings to...continue...

Pierre-Laurent Aimard: The Warner Recordings - works by Debussy, Ravel, Boulez, Berg, Ives, Ligeti et al.

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Études (6) for piano, Book 1, L. 136/1-6; Études (6) for piano, Book 2, L. 136/7-12; Pour les huit doigts, etude for pi...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Cherrier, Sophie; Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Pierre-Laurent Aimard has for decades acted as the foremost contemporary exponent of modern piano music, building a reputation for profound musicality across the works of...continue...

York Bowen: Chamber Music, Vol. 2, incl. Horn Quintet; Horn Sonata; Trios (2) / Endymion Ensemble

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-09-12

Works: York Bowen: Quintet for horn & string quartet in C minor, Op. 85; Rhapsody Trio for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 80; Trio for Piano and Strings in E minor, Op. 118; Sonata for flute & piano,...
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Keen, Helen; Maxwell, Melinda; Osostowicz, Krysia; Salmon, Jane; Stirling, Stephen; Wiel, Mark Van de
Conductors:
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble

With this attractively priced 2-CD boxed set reissue, Dutton offers a second collection of music by English composer York Bowen. This set repackages the label's...continue...

Samuel Barber: An American Romantic - The Choral Music of Samuel Barber / Conspirare

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Twelfth Night, for 4 voices. Op. 42/1; To Be Sung on the Water, for 4 voices, Op. 42/2; The Virgin Martyrs, Op. 8 no 1; Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8 no 2; Reincarnations, for 4 vo...
Performers: Brickens, Nathaniel; Burritt, Thomas; Burritt, Tom; Clarke, Karen; Debow, Faith; Henderson, Rebecca; Hughes, Patrick [Trumpet]; Jones, Adah Toland [Flute]; Punter, Melanie; Sauer, Gregory; Shaw, Bria...
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig
Ensemble: ; Conspirare

On their new recording Samuel Barber - An American Romantic, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare honor the great composer with a selection of some of...continue...
Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (09/2011)....continue...

Ikuma Dan: Chansons Malaises / Kazuko Nagai, mezzo soprano; Yoko Owada, flute; Ayako Kotani, piano

2 CD / Camerata / 2012-09-11

Works: Ikuma Dan: Chansons Malaises, for voice, flute & piano
Performers: Kazuko Nagai; Kotani, Ayako; Owada, Yoko

All notes including song texts are in Japanese only....continue...

Winds & Strings - chamber works by Spohr, Ibert, Janacek, Widmann / Leleux, Manz, Neunecker, Jensen, Arp Psoch, Donderer

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Jacques Ibert: Interludes (2) suivi de Carillion, for flute, violin & harpsichord (or harp) (from "Le Burla...
Performers: Arp, Julian; Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bouskova, Jana; Brill, Shirley; Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Jensen, Dag; Leleux, Francois; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Manz, Sebastian; Neunecker...

A typical evening program from Europe's beloved chamber music festival, recorded live in 2011, features rarely-played jewels of chamber music. Works from various periods in...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

The Music of Luigi Nono, Vol. 3 / Markus Hinterhäuser, Susanne Otto, Les Percussions De Strasbourg. Ensemble Experimental

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2012-09-06

Works: Luigi Nono: A Pierre "Dell'azzurro silenzio, inquietum"; ...sofferte onde serene..., for piano & tape; Omaggio a György Kurtág, for contralto, flute, clarinet, tuba & live electronics; Con ...
Performers: Fabbriciani, Roberto; Hinterhäuser, Markus; Molinari, Ernesto
Conductors: Heusinger, Detlef;
Ensemble: Ensemble Experimental; Les Percussions De Strasbourg

Another NONO reference-recording by the unbeatable EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des SWR under the care of Detlef Heusinger, who has been artistic director of this institution since October...continue...

Classical Themes in Jazz

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-09-04

Works: John Kirby: Bounce of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, for jazz ensemble (after the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tcha; William Reardon-Anderson: Solfeggietto / Bud on Bach, for jazz ensemble (after Bud Po...
Performers: Asherie, Ehud; Glass, Daniel [Drums]; Kellso, Jon-Erik; Reardon-Anderson, Peter; Reardon-Anderson, Will

Recording information: Zebulon Studios, New York, NY (07/31/2012)....continue...

John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet; Music for Carillon No. 6 / Jonathan Faralli, percussion; Roberto Fabbriciani, flutes

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet, for flutes, percussion & tape (reconstruction); Dialogues, for bass flute & percussion; 27'10.554", for percussion; Atlas Eclipticalis; Two, for flute & piano;...
Performers: Fabbriciani, Roberto; Faralli, Jonathan

In addition to electrifying performances and exciting repertoire, this fascinating disc offers several world premiere recordings to the Cage canon. Flautist and Cage expert Roberto...continue...
Personnel: Jonathan Faralli (electronics).

Recording information: Montevarchi, Arezzo, Italy (2011)....continue...

Shakespeare Looking East - Kristin Linklater reads 23 sonnets / Martin Gonschorek, flute

1 CD / Music Agents Red Lab / 2012-08-28

Works: Isang Yun: Intro, for flute; The Visitor of the Idyll, for flute; The Hermit at the Water, for flute; The Shepherd's Flute, for flute; The Actor with the Monkey, for flute; Sori, for flute solo; Will...
Performers: Gonschorek, Martin [Flute]

The great Scottish-American actress and voice teacher Kristin Linklater dedicated her life to the poet Shakespeare. For the first time on CD, she tells of...continue...
Recording information: Studio BASS Hamburg....continue...

Le Temps Retrouvé

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-28

Works: Claude Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis, incidental music for narrator, 2 flutes, 2 harps & celesta, L. 96; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Syrinx; Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79; Ph...
Performers: Fret, Toon; Iltchenko, Veronika

Annie Gosfield: Almost Truths and Open Deceptions

1 CD / Tzadik / 2012-08-28

Works: Annie Gosfield: Wild Pitch, for cello, percussion & piano; Phantom Shakedown, for piano & tape (or recorded media); Almost Truths and Open Deceptions, chamber concerto for cello, percussion, piano, 2...
Performers: Cossin, David; Fan, Felix; Gosfield, Annie; Hammarstrom, Sara; Kentros, George; Kleier, Roger; Landstrom, Marten; Lipowski, Alexander; McMillen, Blair; Olofsson, Mats; Smith, Ches
Conductors:
Ensemble: Real Quiet

Annie is a composer of great imagination whose work brings together noise, minimalism and improvisation with wit and a charming sense of humor. For her...continue...

Ravel: Mélodies / Nora Gubisch, mezzo-soprano; Alain Altinoglu, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Manteau de fleurs, song or voice & piano (or orchestra); Noël des jouets; Cinq m&ea...
Performers: Altinoglu, Alain; Gubisch, Nora; Mosnier, Magali; Pernoo, Jerome

Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maîtrise of Radio France. On stage, she sings the title...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris, France (06/2011)....continue...

Pipe Dreams: Music for flute & orchestra by Jose Serebrier, Adina Izarra, Carl Vine, Ginastera / Sharon Bezaly, flute

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25

Works: José Serebrier: Concerto for Flute with Tango; Adina Izarra: Concerto for Flute ("Pitangus Sulphuratus"); Carl Vine: Pipe Dreams, for flute & orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Pu...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Tognetti, Richard
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra

On a wide selection of recordings - solo, with orchestra, and in chamber music - Sharon Bezaly has demonstrated not only 'utter commitment to the...continue...

La Musique de la Belle Epoque pour Flute - works by Taffanel, Faure, Enesco, Gaubert / Masayoshi Enokida, flute; Shoko Gamo, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Taffanel: Sicilienne Etude for flute & piano, Op 07; Paul Taffanel -Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino; Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79; Victor Alphonse Duvernoy: Concert...
Performers: Enokida, Masayoshi; Gamo, Shoko [Piano]

No English notes are included in this collection of music for flute and piano by French composers....continue...

John Cage: Roaratorio - An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake / Ars Acustica, John Cage, voice

1 CD / Wergo / 2012-08-14

Works: John Cage: Roaratorio; Writing for the Second Time through Finnegans Wake
Performers: Ennis, Seamus; Glackin, Paddy [Fiddle]; Heaney, Joe [Vocals]; Malloy, Matt; Peador Mercier
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ars Acustica

American composer John Cage's famous radio production entitled Roaratorio - An Irish Circus on Finnegans Wake was an international sensation following its premiere in 1979....continue...

The Solo Flute - Debussy; Karl-Elert; Honegger; Ferroud; Hindemith / Mirjam Nastasi, flute

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2012-08-03

Works: Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Sonata Appassionata for flute solo in F sharp Minor, Op. 140; Arthur Honegger: Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39; Pierre Octave Ferroud: Tro...
Performers: Nastasi, Mirjam

This recording is the last of a four-part series dedicated to The Solo Flute, a collection of original music for the transverse flute published by...continue...

Rodrigo: Elogio de la Guitara / Bergmann, Riessbeck, Jäckle

1 CD / Bayer / 2012-08-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Aria Antigua, for flute & piano (or guitar); Pastorcito santo, for voice & guitar (Villancicos no 1); Aire y Donaire, for voice & guitar (Villancicos no 3); Coplillas de Bel...
Performers: Jackle, Klaus [Guitar]; Riessbeck, Elisabeth

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe; Hovaness: Meditation on Orpheus / Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO & Chorus

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Alan Hovhaness: Meditation on Orpheus, Op. 155
Performers: Goff, Scott [Flute]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Chorale

Sergey Dyagilev commissioned Ravel to write music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé with choreography by Michel Fokine: Daphnis was danced by Nijinsky. This 'choreographic...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Jakob Schönberg "Another Schönberg" - Songs, chamber works, solo piano pieces / Tehila Nini Goldstein, soprano; Jascha Nemtsov, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-07-31

Works: Jakob Schönberg: Land von unser Vergangenheit (Land of our past), for voice, string quartet & piano; Hebräische Lieder (6) (Hebrew Songs), for voice & piano; Hasidic Suite, for piano; Es bl...
Performers: Fehlandt, Stefan; Forck, Stephan; Goldstein, Tehila Nini; Nemtsov, Jascha; Pameijer, Eleonore; Reinecke, Frank

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING - Schönberg, not Schoenberg. Jakob Schönberg's name and music were completely forgotten for several decades after his death. Only a few years...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Köln (01/24/2010-01/27/2010)....continue...