Carter, Elliott

Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rosza: Piano Sonata; Carter: Piano Sonata / Martin Perry, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-03-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz 74; Miklós Rózsa: Sonata for piano, Op. 20; Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano
Performers: Perry, Martin

This disc marks pianist Martin Perry's first recording for Bridge. Perry is much admired as an interpreter of modernist piano repertoire, and has appeared with...continue...
Recording information: Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College (08/27/2008)....continue...

Daniel Barenboim / 70th Birthday Concert - Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 2; Carter: Dialogues II; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

The incomparable, charismatic Daniel Barenboim celebrated his 70th birthday on November 15th 2012, by performing a gala concert a Berlin's Philharmonic, where he was joined...continue...

John Corigliano, Elliott Carter: American Clarinet Concertos / Paul Meyer, Brussels Philharmonic / Eddy Vanoosthuyse, clarinet

1 CD / Aeon / 2013-01-08

Works: John Corigliano: Concerto for clarinet and orchestra; Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Vanoosthuyse, Eddy
Conductors: Meyer, Paul

A tribute to American music! This disc presents an opportunity to sample some of the most up-to-date American music, with two masterpieces in the concertante...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Flagey, Bruxelles (12/19/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Viola, Viola / works by Mackey, Ruders, Benjamin, Carter, Chen / Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-11-13

Works: Steven Mackey: Groundswell, for viola & large chamber ensemble; Poul Ruders: Romances, for viola & piano; George Benjamin: Viola, Viola, for 2 violas; Elliott Carter: Figment no 4, for viola; Shih-Hu...
Performers: Amory, Misha; Huang, Hsin-Yun; Rothenberg, Sarah
Conductors: Mackey, Steven; Schmalfuss, Gernot
Ensemble: ; American Modern Ensemble

In 1988, violist Hsin-Yun Huang was the youngest-ever Gold Medalist of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, and came to further international prominence in 1993...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (09/22/2009); National Concert Hall Taipeh, Taiwan, R.O.C. (09/22/2009); Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Princet...continue...

Elgar & Carter: Cello Concertos / Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Elliott Carter: Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Weilerstein, Alisa
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Berlin

The much-anticipated album from the brilliant young American cellist marks one of the most exciting Decca Classics debuts in many years.

Double exciting is the

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Recording information: Studio 3, Philharmonie, Berlin....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...

NY Counterpoint - works for clarinet & piano by Horovitz, Carter, Muczynski, Bernstein & Reich / Lucia Kye, clarinet; Tony Park, piano

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-09-25

Works: Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for clarinet & piano; Elliott Carter: Pastorale for Clarinet and Piano; Robert Muczynski: Time Pieces, for clarinet & piano, Op. 43; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet a...
Performers: Kye, Lucia; Lee, Choong-Heon; Park, Tony

Lucia Kye has proven once again that she is an artist of exquisite taste and style in this stunning representation of twentieth century clarinet literature....continue...
Recording information: Burchfield Penney Art Center SUNY at Buffalo (08/08/2010-08/10/2010)....continue...

Elementia (The Elements) - Choral works by Pizzetti, Schoenberg, Barber, Gorecki, Tippett, Webern, Stravinsky et al. / The Esoterics

2 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: David Asplin: In nature's charm, for choir; Donald Skirvin: New world, for choir; Wheel of dreams, for choir; The delight song of Tsoai-talee, for choir; Cedar smoke and snowflake, for choir; Ildebra...
Performers: Aas, Erin; Anderson, Pam; Bailey, Becky; Brittsan, Jason; Burness, Meredith; Carroll, Skylar; Federici, Cathy; Flexner, Lisa; Galloway, Lane; Hitt, Tom; Jones, Scott; Maguire, Sean; O'Donoghue, Liz; ...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

ELEMENTIA is a double CD set that encompasses some of the best works from The Esoterics' Season 2000 and features world premiere recordings of works...continue...

Immaginosa - Choral works by Irving Fine; Elliott Carter, Stephen Paulus; Donald Skirvin, William Hawley et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Irving Fine: The Hour Glass, for 4 voices; William Hawley: Reveries (4), for choir; Elliott Carter: Heart not so heavy as mine; Musicians Wrestle Everywhere, for chorus & strings; Stephen Paulus: Now...
Performers: Bæskins, Betsy; Balducci, Jamie; Burness, Meredith; Certain, Laura; Fanta, Brad; Froggét, Lorri; Gosnell, Jennifer; Harlan, Erin; Horlock, Keith; Hubbert, Gretchen; Jeffries, Chris; O'Do...
Conductors: Banks, Eric
Ensemble: The Esoterics

The Esoterics return with a program of their favorite springtime song cycles on love and life. Ross Lee Finney's Spherical madrigals resonates with the exploration...continue...

Mozart: Sonata K.304; Schoenberg: Phantasy; Perle: Triptych; Schubert: Rondo D.895; Carter: Four Lauds / Francesca Anderegg, violin; Brent Funderburk, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Arnold Schoenberg: Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; George Perle: Triptych, for violin & piano; Franz Schubert: Ron...
Performers: Anderegg, Francesca; Funderburk, Brent

As a result of a workshop on finding the voice in Beethoven and Schubert, violinist Francesca Anderegg was inspired to find her own voice in...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters (01/23/2011-01/28/2011)....continue...

American Song

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Elliott Carter: Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for ...
Performers: Dickinson, Meriel; Dickinson, Peter

Terrestre / Claire Chase, Jacob Greenberg, Joshua Rubin, Saariaho and Donatoni

1 CD / New Focus / 2012-03-27

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Terrestre, for flute, percussion, harp, violin & cello; Franco Donatoni: Fili for flute & piano; Elliott Carter: Esprit Rude / Esprit Doux, for flute & clarinet; Pierre Boulez: Sonati...
Performers: Chase, Claire; Greenberg, Jacob; Rubin, Joshua
Conductors:
Ensemble: International Contemporary Ensemble

Chase, 33, founder and chief of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is best known for championing genre-defying work of emerging composers. However, for this new...continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, NY....continue...

A Recital Experience / Weimarer Blaserquintett

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-02-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Pavel Haas: Quintet for winds, Op. 10; Franz Danzi: Quintet for winds in G minor, Op. 56/2; Elliott Carter: Quintet for Winds;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Weimarer Bläserquintett

This is the debut recording of the young and adventurous Weimar Woodwind Quintet. The perfect blend from the great tradition of classical symphonic wind ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (07/12/2011-07/14/2011)....continue...

Oboist Celine Moinet plays J.S. Bach, C.P.E Bach, Berio & Carter

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Luciano Berio: Sequenza VII, for oboe; Benjamin Britten: Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; Elliott Carter: Inner...
Performers: Moinet, Celine [Oboe]

Oboist Céline Moinet begins her collaboration with harmonia mundi with a veritable tour de force, combining, in a single collection, two repertories separated by more...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (04/2011-05/2011)....continue...

Wanted: Boulez, Carter & Schaathun / Hakon Austbo

1 CD / Aurora / 2012-01-31

Works: Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no 3; Elliott Carter: Night Fantasies; Asbjorn Schaathun: Physis, for amplified piano & 5 digital harmonizers; Adagio & Allegro, for piano
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Flo, Asbjorn Blokkum

Celebrated pianist Austbo (b.1948) pursues and old dream on this release - he takes on some of the most attractive and complex material that exists...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg kirke, Oslo (2011-04-11_2011-04-13&2011-)....continue...

Looking Back: works for flute & piano by Schwantner, Persichetti; Barber, Martino, et al. / Leonard Garrison, flute

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Joseph Schwantner: Looking Back, for flute & piano; Black Anemones, for flute or voice & piano; Elliott Carter: Scrivo in Vento; Donald Martino: Quodlibets, for flute solo; Vincent Persichetti: Parab...
Performers: Garrison, Leonard; Mauchley, Jay

For his third recording on Albany Records, flutist Leonard Garrison has chosen a diverse program of music for flutes by American composers. Music for flute...continue...
Recording information: Haddock Performance Hall, Lionel Hampton School of Musi (05/2011)....continue...

Contrechant: Music for Solo Clarinet by Berio, Carter, Holliger, Vajda et al. / Reto Bieri, clarinet

1 CD / ECM / 2011-12-06

Works: Luciano Berio: Lied, for clarinet; Heinz Holliger: Contrechant (sur le nom de Baudelaire), for clarinet; Rechant, for clarinet; Salvatore Sciarrino: Let me die before I wake, for clarinet in B-flat; ...
Performers: Bieri, Reto

The highly gifted Swiss clarinettist Reto Bieri makes his ECM New Series debut with 'Contrechant', a brilliant recital for solo clarinet that looks at new...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (09/2010)....continue...

Lines: Works for cello & piano by Bloch, Sessions, Lutoslawski, Stucky, Boulanger / Stinson, cello

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Ernest Bloch: Suite no 3 for solo cello; Roger Sessions: Pieces (6) for cello; John Harbison: Suite for cello; Witold Lutoslawski: Metamorphoses for 'cello and piano; Steven Stucky: Studi su un nome;...
Performers: Morkoski, Molly; Stinson, Caroline

Lines, the title of this imaginative program, beguilingly performed, links pupils to teachers in three principal strands: Bloch-Sessions-Harbison; Lutoslawski-Stucky-Waggoner and Weesner; and Boulange...continue...
Recording information: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York city (2009-10-22&2009-10-23&2009-)....continue...

Orion Weiss plays Bach, Scriabin, Mozart, Carter

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53; Wolfgang ...
Performers: Weiss, Orion

This wonderfully varied recital, recorded in Zipper Hall at Colburn School in Los Angeles, showcases both Orion Weiss' impeccable technique and his considerable interpretive skills....continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall at Colburn School, Los Angeles (09/01/2007-09/04/2007)....continue...

American Music for Percussion, Vol. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Elliott Carter: Tintinnabulation, for percussion sextet; Peter Child: Refrain, for percussion ensemble; Edward Cohen: Acid Rain, for percussion ensemble; John Harbison: Cortège, for 6 percussion...
Performers: Beriyeva, Yelena; Beriyeva, Yelizaveta; Lehn, Mary Kate Vom; Soby, Kimberly
Conductors: Epstein, Frank

'Anger produces menacing sounds. But the voice of tenderness is softer,' wrote philosopher Jean- Jacques Rousseau, and much the same could be said of the...continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston,....continue...

Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Knussen: Océans de terre

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra; Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices, Op 26; Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Po...
Performers: Bohm, Ole; Saffer, Lisa; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Resonance

1 CD / New Focus / 2010-10-12

Works: Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms no 10, for guitar & tape; Nils Vigeland: La Folia Variants, for guitar; Elliott Carter: Shard, for guitar; Soonjung Suh: Garak (Melody), for guitar; Judah E. Adashi: Me...
Performers: Davidovsky, Mario; Gilbert, Peter; Lippel, Daniel

Resonance is an exploration of several contemporary works for classical guitar that explore how the instrument's greatest weakness, its quick decay, becomes transformed into its...continue...

New Music from Bowling Green, Vol. 6

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Marilyn Shrude: A Virtual Reality, for orchestra; Steven Stucky: American Muse, for baritone & orchestra; Raymond Lustig: Unstuck, for orchestra; Elliott Carter: Pastorale for Clarinet and Piano; Avn...
Performers: Blumberg, Jesse; Leclair, Jacqueline
Conductors: Brown, Emily Freeman

The Bowling Green Philharmonia offers another fascinating mix of new music in this sixth volume of the series. Ranging from the young Avner Dorman's Variations...continue...

Musica Viva 18

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2010-08-27

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Cello; Udo Zimmermann: Concerto for cello & orchestra "Lieder von einer Insel"
Performers: Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Järvi, Kristjan

The English conductor Oliver Knussen sees in Elliott Carter the "most important musical dramatist of the present age working in the area of instrumental composition"....continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal Der Residenz, Munich, Germany (05/15/2009)....continue...

Old English Songs & Dance

2 CD / Summit Records / 2010-03-09

Works: Robert Whaley: Songs and Dances, for brass quintet; Donald Bullock: Masques and Antimasques, for brass quintet; Western Brass Quintet: Dances from "Pavane, Almains, and other short aiers both grave a...

Since its founding in 1966, the Western Brass Quintet has specialized in researching and performing old music. This disc features arrangements made by members of...continue...

Alto/Multiples

2 CD / Aeon / 2010-03-09

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1; Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Sonata, for solo viola; Luciano Berio: Sequenza VI for Viola solo; Gérard Grisey: Prologue, for viola & resonators; Emman...
Performers: Desjardins, Christophe

The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8

2 CD / Bridge / 2010-02-09

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Horn; Mad Regales, for 6 solo voices; Tintinnabulation, for percussion sextet; Wind Rose, for wind ensemble; Sound Fields, for orchestra; On Conversing with Paradise, for...
Performers: Boyar, Simon; Gibbs, Charles; Goater, Edward; Huang, Hsin-Yun; Kolkay, Peter; Melrose, Leigh; Menna, Sian; Neidich, Charles; Nelson, Jon [Composer/Trumpet]; Owen, Martin; Price, Edward; Purvis, Willi...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Epstein, Frank
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

In celebration of Elliott Carter's 101st birthday, Bridge Records is pleased to release The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8 (16 Compositions, 2002-2009), a two...continue...

Elliot Carter: Complere String Quartets

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Elliott Carter: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 5; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4; Mosaic; Scrivo in Vento; Gra; Enchanted Preludes, for...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Blackwell, Virgil; Christie, Max; Hetherington, David; Imajishi, Fujiko
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Music Concerts Ensemble

American Clarinet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet; Gra; Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint; Howard Sandroff: Tephillah, for clarinet and electronics; John Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Rossi, Franck; Trouttet, Andre
Conductors: Robertson, David
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

Carter: Sonata for Cello & Piano in D Minor; Debussy, etc

1 CD / Centaur / 2009-10-04

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Elliott Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Andrew Waggoner: Catenary, Memory Variations, for cello & piano; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, O...
Performers: Burkhart, Robert; McMillen, Blair

"The adventurous cellist," writes Russell Platt of the New Yorker about Robert Burkhart and his 2008 Lincoln Center recital with pianist Blair McMillen. The culmination...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City....continue...

Rhapsodic Musings - Carter, Salonen, Zorn, et al / Jennifer Koh

1 CD / Cedille / 2009-09-29

Works: Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt; Elliott Carter: Lauds (4), for solo violin; Augusta Read Thomas: Pulsar, for solo violin; John Zorn: Goetia, 8 incantations for violin; Unspecified: Untitled CD-RO...
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]

"Koh is a magnificent and exciting artist, establishing from the first notes of the first piece a vital, vibrant presence, her instrument truly speaking in...continue...

Carter: Choral Works / Creed, SWR Vokalensemble

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-09-23

Works: Elliott Carter: Tarantella; Let's Be Gay; Emblems, for male chorus & piano; Heart not so heavy as mine; Musicians Wrestle Everywhere, for chorus & strings; To Music, for chorus; The Defense of Corint...
Performers: Grau, Andreas; Schumacher, Gotz
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

Last year, in celebration of Elliot Carter's 100th birthday, the thoroughbred of choral ensembles performed and recorded a program of the great man's complete works...continue...

Not Just One Truth - Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Bach, Carter, Benjamin, Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Elliott Carter: Matribute; Diversions (2); Catenaires; George Benjamin: Shadowlines; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, O...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent

Pierre-Laurent Aimard was born in Lyon in 1957 and studied in Paris with Yvonne Loriod, wife of Olivier Messiaen, to whose music he is particularly...continue...
Run Time: 178 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Augér, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival / Bashkirova, Gerstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-06-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G major, K 496; Andante and Variations (5) for Piano 4 hands in G major, K 501; Elliott Carter: Esprit rude/esprit doux; Lauds (4); Johanne...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Barenboim, Michael; Bashkirova, Elena; Braunstein, Guy; Carruzzo, Madeleine; Eshed, Guy; Gerstein, Kirill; Helmerson, Frans; Hoffman, Gary; Kam, Ori; Martin, Mihaela; Plesser, Zvi...

The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival is renowned for an exceptional repertoire as well as unique meetings with first-ranking soloists who do not usually meet...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Frenc...continue...

Pleasure is the Law - Carter, Berlioz, Jones, Martin, Lieberson, Hurník / Nadine Asin, Elaine Douvas, Darrett Adkins, Steven Beck

1 CD / Boston Records / 2009-06-09

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord; Ilja Hurnik: Sonata da camera for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord; Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Kelsey Jones: Sonata da C...
Performers: Adkins, Darrett; Asin, Nadine; Beck, Steven; Douvas, Elaine; Nielsen, Erik

This recording demonstrates how a baroque ensemble can serve the imaginations of more recent composers. Many of the works presented here are rarely performed or...continue...

The Nordic Sound - Mozart, Vivaldi, Haydn, Schoenberg / Trondheim Soloists, et al

2 DVD Audio / 2 L Records / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218; Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a); Arne Nordheim: Colorazione; Sven Erik Werner: Crux fidelis; Sigurd Islandsmoen: Requ...
Performers: Aspaas, Tor Espen; Folleso, Annar; Gjeilo, Ola; Martens, Johannes; Nilsson, Anders [Violin]; Nilsson, Stig; Nordstoga, Kare; Thorsen, Marianne; Versto, Berit Opheim; Wik, Tone
Conductors: ; Sagstad, Bjorn; Fevang, Oystein
Ensemble: Cikada Duo; Consortium Vocale Oslo; Dena Piano Duo; Engegard String Quartet; Ensemble 96; Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra; Kristiansand Wind Ensemble; Trondheim Soloists

From combined musical and audiophile criteria we have compiled a collection of the most excellent and impressive recordings 2L (Lindberg Lyd) have to offer. Most...continue...

The Pierre-Laurent Aimard Collection

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-05-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionat...

David Starobin - Favorite Tracks Vol 2 - 20th Century Guitar Masterpieces

1 CD / Bridge / 2009-04-14

Works: Mario Lavista: Natarayah; Elliott Carter: Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) & small orchestra (or piano); Changes, for guitar; Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred?, for alto & guitar...
Performers: Eddy, Timothy; Hudson, Benjamin; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Mason, Patrick [Baritone Vocal]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Press, Peter; Rees, Rosalind; Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Starobin, David [Guitar]
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae

David Starobin, called by Soundboard Magazine "arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the twentieth century" is heard on a CD of his favorite...continue...

Carter, Copland, Patitucci / Ann Schein, Earl Carlyss

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-04-14

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Aaron Copland: Piano Variations; Sonata for violin & piano; John Patitucci: Lakes, for piano
Performers: Carlyss, Earl; Schein, Ann

From pianist Ann Schein's first recordings for Kapp Records, and her highly acclaimed Carnegie Hall recital debut, her career has earned her high praise in...continue...

American Classics - Carter: String Quartets no 2, 3 & 4 / Pacifica Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4

To celebrate his 100th birthday, Elliott Carter's Complete String Quartets have been newly recorded by the Pacifica Quartet, 'Musical America's' Ensemble of the Year for...continue...

Elliott Carter - A Nonesuch Restrospective

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Three Poems of Robert Frost; The Minotaur; Elegy for String Quartet; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsich...
Performers: DeGaetani, Jan; Jacobs, Paul; Krosnick, Joel; Sollberger, Harvey
Conductors: ; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony

American Piano Sonatas - Carter, Rózsa, MacDowell / Peter Seivewright

1 CD / Divine Art / 2009-02-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Miklós Rózsa: Sonata for piano, Op. 20; Edward MacDowell: Sonata for Piano no 4 in E minor ("Keltic"), Op. 59
Performers: Seivewright, Peter

Peter Seivewright studied music at Oxford and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has appeared as concerto soloist with a number...continue...

Happy Birthday - Elliot Carter! - Swiss Chamber Soloists Edition Vol 2

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2008-12-10

Works: Elliott Carter: Mosaic; Figment no 4, for viola; Enchanted Preludes, for flute & cello; Tempo e Tempi, for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello; HBHH, for solo oboe; Fragment for String Quartet; F...
Performers: Dahler, Jurg; Haefliger, Daniel; Holliger, Heinz; Nopper, Sylvia; Renggli, Felix
Conductors:
Ensemble: Swiss Chamber Orchestra

On December 11, 2008, Elliott Carter will celebrate his one-hundredth birthday. To the present day he has tirelessly written outstanding new music full of invention...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich....continue...

American Classics - Elliott Carter 100th Anniversary Release

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Elliott Carter: Mosaic; Scrivo in Vento; Gra; Enchanted Preludes, for flute & cello; Steep Steps; Figment no 1, for cello; Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi; Figment 2 "Remembering Mr. Ives"; Rhapso...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Barron, Virginia; Blackwell, Virginia; Christie, Max; Cowie, Ian; Fujino, Carol; Gardiner, James; Gemmell, Corey; Gjevori, Bardhyl; Goodman, Erica [Harp]; Hetherington, David;...

American Classics - American Piano Sonatas Vol 1 / Peter Lawson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Aaron Copland: Sonata for Piano; Charles Ives: Three-Page Sonata, for piano (& optional glockenspiel), S. 89 (K. 3B15); Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Samuel Barber: Sonata for Piano in E flat min...
Performers: Lawson, Peter

"Far from being merely technical executions of the score, Lawson imbues equal parts of fine musicianship, appropriate amounts of sentimentality, and an overall musical sensibility...continue...

Oppens Plays Carter - The Complete Piano Music

1 CD / Cedille / 2008-11-01

Works: Elliott Carter: 90+; Retrouvailles; Night Fantasies; Diversions (2); Matribute; Sonata for Piano; Intermittances, for piano; Caténaires, for piano
Performers: Oppens, Ursula

"Ursula Oppens has been a steadfast and masterful champion of Elliott Carter's music for more than three decades, and her recital encompassing the prolific 100-year-old...continue...

Carter: Chamber Music - Figments and Fragments, etc / Martens, Rensvik, et al

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2008-10-28

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Figment; Figment 2 "Remembering Mr. Ives"; Enchanted Preludes for Flute and Cello; Scrivo in Vento; Con Leggerezza Pensosa; Fragment for String Quartet; El...
Performers: Andreassen, Tom Ottar; Kwetzinsky, Kjelsaas; Maevski, Andjei; Martens, Johannes; Nilsson, Anders [Violin]; Rensvik, Anders; Yang, Yi

Juxtapositions / Boulez; Carter; Glass; Messiaen; Part [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2008-10-28

Works: Pierre Boulez: Various Works; Elliott Carter: Various Works; Philip Glass: Various Works; Olivier Messiaen: Various Works; Arvo Pärt: Various Works

'Juxtapositions' is a unique DVD collection focusing on contemporary music. Each DVD explores the world of a particular composer via one or more works with...continue...
Run Time: 639 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0,
Subtitles: French, English, German & Others
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American in Rome - Beaser, Barber, Thompson, etc / Six for Five Wind Quintet

4 CD / Bridge / 2008-10-14

Works: Robert Beaser: Four Dickinson Songs, for soprano & piano; Samuel Barber: In the Dark Pinewood; Beggar's Song; Of that so sweet imprisonment; Songs (3), Op. 10; Randall Thompson: Siciliano, for barito...
Performers: Ahlbeck, Laura; Akahoshi, Ole; Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Bagg, Jonathan; Baker, James; Berman, Donald; Druckman, Daniel; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Leisenring, John; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Macomber, Cur...
Conductors: Milarsky, Jeffrey; Yoo, Scott; ; Hoose, David
Ensemble: ; Collage Music Ensemble; Curiously Strong Wind Quintet; Opus One Piano Quartet; Trio Solisti

This four-disc collection contains works by 37 composers who composed these pieces while in residence at the American Academy in Rome. The earliest work dates...continue...