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Bach To Jazz / Caroline Adomeit, violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-05-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, WoO 1/9; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Eugène Y...
Performers: Adomeit, Caroline; Hastreiter, Thomas; Riem, Julian

Oehms Classics presents the debut recording of young, virtuoso violinist Caroline Adomeit. This bold program of music ranging from Bach's Partitas to Ysaÿe's Mazurka showcases...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater (10/02/2011-10/03/2011)....continue...

Roots - My Life, My Song

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-15

Works: Traditional: African Drum Invocation; His eye is on the sparrow, song; Pretty Horses, song; God's Gonna Cut You Down, song; Anonymous: I Want Two Wings; Traditional Spiritual: I Couldn't Hear Nobody ...
Performers: Coleman, Ira; Johns, Steve [Drummer]; Lovatt, Mike; Markham, Mark; Martin Williams [Sax/Clarinet]; Norman, Jessye

Recording information: Philharmonie Berlin.

A sticker included on at least some versions of this Sony Classical release promises "music from Berlioz to Ellington," which would make it a pretty ...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol. 6

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: work(s); Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in E flat, Op. 64 no 6; Sonata i...
Performers: Beynon, Emily; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crowe, Lucy; Fan, Jing Ma; Giacometti, Paolo; Halls, Matthew; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinild; Meijer, Lavinia; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Van Rijen, Jorg...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Halls, Matthew; Fischer, Iván; Petrenko, Kirill; Hempel, Jurgen; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Combattimento Consort Amsterdam; Florilegium (Ensemble, UK); Holland Baroque Society; Meridian Arts Ensemble; Netherlands Bach Society

By Request - A Collection of Our Favorites / Mainstreet Brass

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada; Traditional: Loch Lomond; Jean Jacques Perrey: Main Street Electrical Parade "Baroque Hoedown"; Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Lou...
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Ensemble: Mainstreet Brass Quintet

The Mainstreet Brass comment in the notes that "For as long as we can remember, the most often received question after a concert was 'have...continue...

O Western Wind / Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

1 CD / Western Wind / 2006-04-01

Works: Robert Dennis: O Western Wind; Anonymous, English: Sumer is icumen in; Anonymous: Flos Regalis, for 4 voices; Irme quiero; Ay luna que reluces, villancico; Miraculous Love's Wounding; I Believe This ...
Performers: Arnold, Johanna; Bennett, Lawrence; Clark, Phyllis Elaine; Guth, John; Herreid, Grant; Lee, William Lyon; Levine, Elliot Z.; Maloney, Robert; Rowe, Cheryl Bensman; Western Wind; Zukof, William
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Ensemble: Western Wind

Personnel: Phyllis Elaine Clark (soprano); Lawrence Bennet, William Lyon Lee (tenor); William Zukof (countertenor); Elliot Levine (baritone); John Guth (guitar).

Recording information: Kampo Cu...continue...

Monk Suite

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2004-06-29

Works: Thelonious Monk: Well you needn't; Rhythm-a-ning; Crepescule with Nellie; Work(s); Round Midnight, song; Misterioso; Brilliant Corners; Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swi...
Performers: Carter, Ron [Bass]; Israels, Chuck; Kronos Quartet; Marshall, Eddie; Marshall, Eddie [Drums]

Personnel: Hank Dutt (violin, viola); David Harrington, John Sherba (violin); Joan Jeanrenaud (cello); Eddie Marshall (drums).

Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (1984).
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capitol quartet - anything goes

1 CD / Summit Records / 2001-02-06

Works: Frederick Loewe: Camelot; Victor Young: The Uninvited; My Foolish Heart; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Cole Porter: Gay Divorcée; Jubilee; An...
Performers: Baldwin, Tom; Foerch, Kenneth R.; Harrison, Todd; Lewis, David A.; McFalls, Jim; Norman, Vince; Shah, Anjan G.; Stambler, David B.
Conductors: ; Pilafian, Sam
Ensemble: Capitol Quartet; Capitol Saxophone Quartet; Orchestra

Pavarotti in Central Park / Magiera, New York Philharmonic

1 CD / Decca / 1995-03-07

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Luisa Miller; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Pietro Mascagni: Serenata, song for voice ...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Magiera, Leone
Ensemble: Harlem Boys Choir; New York Philharmonic members