1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2007-07-17
Works: Marc Mellits: Opening; Broken Glass; Paranoid Cheese; The Misadventures of Soup; Lefty's Elegy; Machines (5); Srecan Rodendan Marija; Troica; Dreadlocked
Performers:
Buciu, Cristina; Frasca, Dominic; Mellits, Marc; Simkin, Elizabeth; Tunick, Danny
Ensemble:
Meltis Consort
Influenced as much by rock and dance music as by his predecessors in the 'classical' minimalist movement such as Steve Reich, with whom he studied,...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2007-05-08
Works: Aaron Jay Kernis: Before Sleep and Dreams; Superstar Etude no 1; Meditation
Performers:
Fan, Felix; Russo, Andrew; Tanenbaum, David
America’s coolest contemporary composer, championed by some of the hottest young talent from his country! Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis is considered the leading...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2006-11-21
Works: Steve Reich: Different Trains; Piano Phase; Marc Mellits: Quartet for Strings no 2
Performers:
Mellits, Marc; Russo, Andrew
Ensemble:
Duke String Quartet
Black Box presents a recording of two seminal works by Steve Reich, one of the most influential composers of our time, as well as a...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2006-06-27
Works: John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Fantasia on an Ostinato; Chiaroscuro
Performers:
Cerovsek, Corey; Heyman, Steven; Russo, Andrew
John Corigliano is one of today's leading composers in the US. His highly expressive music is popular with both seasoned concertgoers and the younger contemporary...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Chamber Music Performance."...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2006-05-23
Works: Luciano Berio: Sequenza I for Flute solo; Sequenza IV for Piano solo; Sequenza VIII for Violin solo; Sequenza IXa for Clarinet solo; Sequenza XIV for Cello solo; Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano; Musi...
Performers:
Lazari, Carlo; Orvieto, Aldo; Ruggieri, Daniele; Teodoro, Carlo; Teodoro, Davide
Ensemble:
Ex Novo Ensemble
Italy's leading chamber ensemble performs works by their country's best-known 20th Century composer. This CD contains several rarely-recorded pieces, including the Sequenza XIV for cello,...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2006-03-21
Works: Ned Rorem: Arise, shine, for your light has come; Organbook no 3; Hymn Anthems (3); Pieces (6) for Organ; Seventieth Psalm; Motets (7) for the Church Year; Come, pure hearts in sweetest measure; Merc...
Performers:
August, Robert; Cooman, Carson P.; Lee, Jung-A; McMunn, John; Nyham, Kate
Ensemble:
Appleton Wind Ensemble; Brattle Street Chamber Players; Harvard University Choir
"Yet another side of Rorem is represented by the works for choir and organ. If you've read the Diaries it may seem odd to think...continue...
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BBM 1102
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2006-03-21
Works: Ned Rorem: Auden Songs (7); Santa Fe Songs (12)
Performers:
Fulgoni, Sara; Lemmings, Christopher
Ensemble:
Chamber Domaine
"Ned Rorem is an all-round composer with significant contributions in every medium. The years around his 80th birthday have brought some fine new recordings in...continue...
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BBM 1104
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2005-11-22
Works: Sir John Tavener: Schuon Lieder
Performers:
Blendis, Simon; Howard, William; McDonald, Gillian; Paterson, Douglas; Rozario, Patricia; Salmon, Jane; Schmolck, Jan-Peter
Ensemble:
Schubert Ensemble of London
This release features the world-premiere recording of Schuon Lieder, which sets texts by Swiss philosopher and poet Frithjof Schuon, with whom Tavener had a life-changing...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2005-09-20
Works: Alan Hovhaness: Lousadzak for Piano and String Orchestra, Op. 48
Performers:
Berkofsky, Martin
Ensemble:
Globalis Symphony Orchestra
"I expect that this new release will be welcomed by enthusiasts of the music Hovhaness, while providing hitherto disdainful listeners with evidence that may change...continue...
Includes work(s) by Alan Hovhaness. Ensemble: Globalis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Konstantin Krimetz. Soloist: Martin Berkofsky....continue...
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BBM 1103
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2005-08-23
Works: Fraser Trainer: Knots; Tangerine Dance; ID; Lucky; Phil Oakey: Love Action
Performers:
Between the Notes; Mullova, Viktoria
All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology....continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2005-03-22
Works: John Adams: Phrygian Gates; Hallelujah Junction; China Gates; Road Movies
Performers:
Ehnes, James; Russo, Andrew
'Hallelujah Junction', was actually named after a truck stop on the California-Nevada border. Adams stated that, 'For years I would pass through it, wondering what...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2005-03-08
Works: Alfred Schnittke: Trio for Piano and Strings; Quintet for Piano and Strings
Performers:
Boyd, James; Schmolck, Jan
Ensemble:
Barbican Trio
2 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-06-29
Works: John Metcalfe: Bend in the Road; 8; 7 Days Later; First Major Upset of the Tournament; Scorching Bay; Fabrine; Curve of the Sand; Rocket; Cuba Street; Scooter; I Don't Remember You Wearing a Watch; M...
Performers:
Fuller, Louisa; Harris, Sophie; Koster, Rick; McCready, Ivan; Metcalfe, John; Pryce, Richard; Salmins, Ralph
This selection includes a bonus disc, THE INNER LINE II....continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-06-29
Works: Arvo Pärt: Es Sang vor Langen Jahren; Stabat Mater; Magnificat; Nunc dimittis; My Heart's in Highlands; Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 1; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 1; Spiegel im Spiegel
Performers:
Bowley, John; Bradbury, Adrian; Kemp, Thomas; Meyerhoff, Helen; Morton, Jonathan; Owens, Matthew; Pledge, Stephen De; Wallace, Stephen
Ensemble:
Chamber Domaine; St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh
This is an essential disc of music by major contemporary figure Arvo Part, including his Op. 1 Sonatinen unavailable anywhere else. Part wrote his beautiful...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-03-23
Works: John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes; It Is Midnight, Dr. Schweitzer; The Theatre Represents a Garden - Night; A Leap in the Dark; Concert Arias (4)
Performers:
Atkins, Jane; Cairns, Christine; Eikenes, Adele; Hulse, Eileen
Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. John's Smith Square
John Woolrich is an astonishingly original composer from England who has also proven to be quite prolific: over 100 works have been published since 1981. 'Ulysses Awakes' deftly handles its materials:...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-03-23
Works: John Woolrich: Toward the Black Sky; Sestina; Chorales (5) by J.S. Bach for Piano Quintet; A Shadowed Lesson; A Presence of Departed Acts; Adagissimo
Ensemble:
Schubert Ensemble of London
These are world premiere recordings of the music of John Woolrich. His chamber music are rich in references and full of fascinating textures....continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-03-23
Works: Olivier Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi; Thème et Variations for Violin and Piano; Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus; Le merle noir; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux
Performers:
Jeffers, Gweneth-Ann; Pailthorpe, Daniel; Pledge, Stephen De; Trusler, Matthew
Messiaen drew on eclectic influences, including birdsongs and his own spirituality. This CD features some of his most delicate works showcasing his unique musical voice....continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-02-24
Works: David Sutton-Anderson: Mandalas (8); Bill Connor: Krug; Julian Dawes: Pieces (3) for Mandolin and Harp; Paul Mitchell-Davidson: Tapestry
Performers:
Scott, Lauren; Stephens, Alison
Ensemble:
Duo Mandala
Berfore Alison Stephens and Laruen Hawes formed Duo Mandala in 1991, there was only one piece in the repertoire written for harp and mandolin. They...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2004-01-20
Works: Graham Fitkin: Kaplan
Performers:
Kaplan, Graham; Wall, Ruth
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-10-07
Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, BWV 324; Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 362; Verleih' uns frieden gnädlich...
Performers:
Barley, Matthew; Dench, Judi
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-09-23
Works: Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Set 1; Poems (12) of Emily Dickinson; Night; Poet's Song; Pastorale "Since You Love Me"; Four Piano Blues; Old American Songs, Set 2
Performers:
Burnside, Iain; Chilcott, Susan
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-07-22
Works: Roxanna Panufnik: The Upside Down Sailor; Martin Butler: Dirty Beasts; Rory Boyle: Cinderella
Performers:
Stilgoe, Richard
Ensemble:
Soundwood Ensemble
"Both Boyle and Butler write wittily and well. One might like to know more about them, but the booklet, which finds a page and a...continue...
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1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-06-24
Works: Alan Ridout: Concerto for Cello no 1; Concerto for Cello solo and 8 Cellos no 3 "The Prisoner"; The Emperor and the Bird of Paradise; Concerto for Cello and Voices
Performers:
Edmund-Davies, Paul; Leclerc, Gerard; Lumley, Joanna
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra; Laudibus
"These three concertos are fine music, whatever their inspiration. The program ends with a curious piece for solo flute and narrator depicting a fairy tale...continue...
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BBM 1037
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-05-20
Works: Claude Debussy: Mélodies (3) de Verlaine; Mandoline; Ariettes oubliées; Fêtes galantes, Set 1; Fêtes galantes, Set 2; Gustave Charpentier: Chanson d'automne; Charles Bordes: Collo...
Performers:
Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain; Milne, Lisa
This disc is dedicated to the poetry of Verlaine, in settings by Debussy, as well as in more rarely heard songs by Charpentier, Ravel, Vaughan...continue...
1 CD / Black Box Classics /
2003-03-25
Works: Dave Heath: Concerto for Violin "The Celtic"; Concerto for Violin and Oboe "Sirocco"; Concerto for Oboe "Sapphire"; Home from the Storm; Requiem "The Beloved"; Kyle of Lochalsh
Performers:
Anderson, John [Classical]; Bennett, William [flute]; Gunes, Rusen; Nieminski, Simon; Rendell, Jonathan; Shapira, Ittai; Thomas, David [Oboe]; Tunstall, Angela
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra; St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh
"This very-well-performed-and-recorded anthology shows off the talents - and limitations - of Dave Heath, and English composer born in 1956 who began as a flutist...continue...
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BBM 1083
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