Gershwin, George

My Dancing Day: Choral Music by Richard Rodney Bennett / BBC Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: My Dancing Day, carol setting for chorus; Gloria, Gloria, carol setting for chorus; In the Bleak Midwinter, carol setting for chorus; New Year Carol, carol setting for chorus;...
Performers: Goater, Edward; Robinson, Olivia
Conductors: Brough, Paul
Ensemble: BBC Singers

As one of Britain's most respected and versatile musicians, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has produced over two hundred works for the concert hall, and fifty...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, England (01/19/2012/01/20/2012)....continue...

American Classics - works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Mancini et al. / Ines Agnes Krautwurst, voice

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; Slava! A Political Overture, for orchestra; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Work(s); Henry Mancini: Breakfast ...
Performers: Krautwurst, Ines
Conductors: Clamor, Thomas
Ensemble: Saxon Wind Philharmonic

Genuin presents the second release of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic, this time featuring for the first time, festive wind music. Director and conductor Thomas Clamor...continue...
Recording information: Deutsche Bläserakademie, Bad Lausick, Germany (10/07/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; An American in Paris / André Previn, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin's Rhapsody in blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of...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

My Heart Is So Full Of You [CD&DVD]

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-12

Works: Richard Rodgers: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin', song (for the musical Oklahoma!); Some Enchanted Evening, song (for the musical South Pacific); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Gene DePaul: If I Had...
Performers: Gilfrey, Rodney

Includes a child is born / oh what a beautiful morning, son by various composers....continue...

Essential American Classics - Over 2 hours of America's best-loved classical music

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Bamboula, danse des nègres for piano, Op. 2, D. 13 (RO 20); Stephen Foster: My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano; Beautiful dreamer; Edward MacDowell: To a Wild Rose;...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Barclay, John; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; Criswell, Kim; Gardner, Simon; Glaser, Matt; Goodchild, Mark; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Foley, Timothy; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Slatkin, Felix; Richardson, Neil; McGlinn, John; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bátiz, Enrique; Davies, Dennis R.; Paavo, Järvi; Warren-Green,...

George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Charles Butler, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra
Performers: Butler, Charles
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

An American in Paris is one of Gershwin's most sumptuous and best-loved works. He called it 'a rhapsodic ballet' but denied any specific program except...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Great Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / New Broadway Cast Recording

2 CD / PS Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Conductors: Kitsopoulos, Constantine

Recording information: MSR Studios, New York, NY (03/26/2012-03/27/2012)....continue...

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Ofra Harnoy Vol. 2 / Telemann, Bozza, Danzi and Offenbach

1 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto ("All'inglese"), for violin, cello, strings & continuo in A major, RV 546; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello in B flat major, K. 292 (K. 196c); Niko...
Performers: Arpin, John; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Brodie, Paul; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Carver, Brent; Dussek, Michael; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; McKay, James; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Orlov, Vladimir; Parr, Patricia...
Conductors: Robinson, Paul

Previously unissued recordings of celebrated cellist Ofra Harnoy, from the 1980s, with leading Canadian performers. Well known from her many CDs on the RCA, Decca...continue...
Recording information: Tokyo; Toronto....continue...

For the Moment - Duos for two cellos by Boccherini, Flores, Albeniz, Boismortier, Kosma, Gliere et al. / Violoncello a deux

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-05-08

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata in C; Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores: A la luz del Candil, tango song; Gabriel Koeppen: Jiddish Song, for cello duo; Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Luis Teisseire: Cala...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Violoncello à Deux

A selection of colorful and well-known tunes in new arrangements for "violoncello à deux."...continue...
Recording information: MusicMakingPeople Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany (03/2011)....continue...

Gershwin Plus: Piano Solos and Novelty Arrangements / Geoffrey Haydon, piano

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2012-05-08

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Nobody but You, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George...
Performers: Haydon, Geoffrey

Pianist Geoffrey Haydon plays piano solos and novelty arrangements by Gershwin. Haydon has successfully bridged both classical and jazz styles of performance. He has received...continue...
Recording information: Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (09/01/1994); Georgia State University Recital Hall (09/01/1994); Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (12/07/1993/07/24/2000); Ge...continue...

Gershwin: Music for Two Pianos / Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianists

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Two Waltzes in C, for piano; Blue Monday; Goldwyn Follies; Girl Crazy
Performers: Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]

Jazzy swing and classical virtuosity - interpreted by an unusual ensemble: the sisters Katja and Marielle Labeque are one of today's best-known piano duos, and...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England (07/1987)....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis / Pierne, Grandjany, Bach Salzedo et al.

1 CD / Azica / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Impromptu-caprice for Harp in A flat major, Op. 9; Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie, for harp, Op. 10; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite, BWV 996; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; S...
Performers: Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]

Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world's premiere solo harpists. This "extraordinary virtuosa" has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and...continue...

Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto

1 CD / Regis Records / 2012-04-02

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: List, Eugene
Conductors: Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal

Idiomatic performances of three of Gershwin's most popular orchestral works....continue...

Trumpet & Orchestra: works by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Massenet, Arutiunian et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet and flugelhorn [6 CDs]

6 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: André Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet, Strings & Piano; Henri Tomasi: Concerto for Trumpet; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1; Concerto for Bassoon in F m...
Performers: Brown, Christopher; Howard, Peter; James, Layton; Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Strommen, Linda; Tempel, Thomas
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; Wolff, Hugh; Faerber, Jörg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boreyko, Andrey; Sondeckis, Saulius

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the world's finest young trumpet and flugelhorn players. In this boxed set is a collection of his recordings for trumpet...continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Great Motion Picture Themes

1 CD / Sepia Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Ernest Gold: Exodus; On the Beach, film theme; Manos Hadjidakis: Never on Sunday, song; Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven; God's Little Acre; Dimitri Tiomkin: Green Leaves of Summer; The Need fo...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Caiola, Al; Manne, Shelly; Monroe, Marilyn; Mulligan, Gerry
Conductors: ; Costa, Don; Perito, Nick; Newman, Alfred; Moross, Jerome; Powell, Mitchell; Buttolph, David; Nascimbene, Mario; North, Alex; Malneck, Matty; Bernstein, Elmer; Previn, Andre; Potts, Bill
Ensemble: ; Ferrante & Teicher; The Modern Jazz Quartet

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2 / Orio Weiss, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Recording information: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA (11/17/2010-11/20/2010)....continue...

Gershwin: Concerto in F; Rhapsody No. 2, etc. / Orio Weiss, JoAnn Falletta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos Blu-Ray / 2012-02-28

Works: George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; I Got Rhythm
Performers: Weiss, Orion
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

George Gershwin's Concerto in F was a response to demands for a 'proper concerto' after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while...continue...
Run Time: 58 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray
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Recital Favorites by Nissman, Volume 8

1 CD / Pierian / 2012-02-28

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 1; Robert Schumann: Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Benjamin...
Performers: Nissman, Barbara

Barbara Nissman continues her ten-part series of Recital Favorites with a program of 19th and 20th century music that also includes the first recording of...continue...
Recording information: Mary Pappert School of Music, PNC Bank Recital Hall at (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Gershwin: An American in Paris / Liza Ferschtman, violin

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Performers: Ferschtman, Liza
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

Anton Dvorák's much loved Violin Concerto is performed on this new hybrid SACD by the outstanding young soloist Liza Ferschtman. The disc also includes George...continue...
Recording information: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (04/20/2011-04/22/2011)....continue...

Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah Walker and Roger Vignoles in Cabaret

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: George Gershwin: Blah, Blah, Blah, song (from Delicious, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Tell me more; Girl Crazy; Cole Porter: The tale of the oyster (or The song of the ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Recording information: Wigmore Hall (06/17/1988)....continue...

American Voices / The Chicago Brass Quintet, The Brown Singers

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-05

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; When Your Hair Is Like the Snow, song for voice & piano; Pine Apple Rag; Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Set 1; The Dodger, song for voice & piano (Old American Song...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brown Singers; Chicago Brass Quintet

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
The lone original work is tubist Anderson's CBQ Suite (1991), where each movement is named and tailored for a...continue...
Recording information: Comtrak Studios, Chicago (1999); Rockefeller Chapel, Chicago (1999); Comtrak Studios, Chicago (2009); Rockefeller Chapel, Chicago (2009)....continue...

Made In America: Works by Fillmore, Copland, Gould, Milburn et al.

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-01-31

Works: Henry Fillmore: Man of the Hour, march for band; George Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody, for orchestra (arr. from Appalachian Spring); Leonard Bernstein: Candid...
Conductors: Milburn, Dwayne; Pena, Leonel A.
Ensemble: ; Army Ground Forces Band

From simple folk melodies to symphonies in the concert hall, Americans listen to music that encompasses all styles and tastes. As the Musical Ambassadors of...continue...
Recording information: Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Institute of Technol (05/17/2004-05/20/2004)....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

Declassified: Classics Reimagined

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-01-24

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor "From the New World"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, O...
Performers: Col Loughnan; Ferris, Tom; Gaer, Leon; Harvey, Michael; Jones, David; Lee Hutchings; Macdonald, Noel; McIvor, Bob; Muhobecerac, Larry; Oh, Andrew; Pratt, Daryl; Risby, Bill; Rose, Michel; Trent Willi...

Recording information: LG Overdub Room, Sydney, Australia; Original Music, Sydney, Australia; Sony Music Studios, Sydney, Australia; Studios 301, Sydney, Australia; The Drumroom, Sydney, Australia....continue...

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Trumpet In Blue: works by Gershwin, Bernstein, Touvron / Guy Touvron, Chantal Riou

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2012-01-10

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Strike up the Band; Guy Touvron: Couleur Gershwin, for trumpet, violin & piano; Daniel Guyot: Ciné-Gershwin, for trumpet & piano; Leonard Bernstein: Rondo for ...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice; Glasko, Michel; Moreau, Herve; Riou, Chantal [Piano]; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]

Arrangements for trumpet of some of Gershwin's and Bernstein's most popular works are performed by internationallyknown artist Guy Touvron. Touvron has more than 100 recordings...continue...
Recording information: Paris (02/2011)....continue...

Ciel de Paris

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-10

Works: Édith Piaf: La vie en rose, song; Yves Hubert Giraud: Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies), song; Marguerite Monnot: Hymne à l'amour; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gabriel Fauré...
Performers: Belasco, Bill; Hurley, Jim; McKeehan, Doug; Muhawi, Jennifer

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Songs of the Spirit

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-12-13

Works: Traditional Spiritual: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit; Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?; Traditional: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy; I Must Tell Jesus; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us; Joh...
Performers: Bell, Laura [Piano]

The Classic 100: 20th Century

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-12-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 i...
Performers: Goodman, Isador; Grigoryan, Slava; Hall, Dimity; Kain, Timothy; Katchen, Julius; Lazaroff-Somssich, Alison; Li-Wei; Souter, Vanessa
Conductors: Braithwaite, Nicholas; Steinberg, William; Kertész, István; Walker, Antony; Thomas, Patrick; Kelly, Brett; Mester, Jorge; Otterloo, Willem Van; Northey, Benjamin; Porcelijn, David

Music for Chamber Winds (CD 1) and Brass (CD 2): works by Tomasi, Mozart, Persichetti

2 CD / Altissimo / 2011-11-15

Works: Henri Tomasi: Gregorian Variations on a Salve Regina, for trumpet & organ; Fanfares Liturgiques for brass ensemble; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D minor, K. 421; Vincent Persi...
Conductors: Gambone, Ralph
Ensemble: United States Navy Band

This is the Navy Band's first recording designed to showcase its chamber music ensembles and to provide sponsors with a greater awareness of the organization's...continue...

American Piano: Gottschalk, Jopin & Gershwin / Leonard Pennario, Joshua Rifkin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Columbia, caprice américaine for piano, Op. 34, D. 38 (RO 61); Marguerite, grande valse brillante for piano, Op. 76, D. 92 (RO 158); La Gallina, danse cubaine for piano,...
Performers: Pennario, Leonard; Rifkin, Joshua

Ludwig van Beethoven Invents Jazz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32, Op. 111; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello no 2, Op. 99; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; La plus que len...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Renaud; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; de Peyer, Gervase; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Nat, Yves; Pommie...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Zedda, Alberto; Klemperer, Otto; Marshall, Wayne; Järvi, Paavo; Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Ludwig van Beethoven invented jazz. That statement might seem enough to provoke a paroxysm from a musicologist, but, with a passage in his final piano...continue...

Richard Baker's Favourite Violin Music

1 CD / Upbeat Records Import / 2011-11-08

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Caprice Viennois; Melody, for violin & piano (after Paderewski's Op. 16/2); Tambourin Chinois; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Chanson de ...

The Legacy of George Gershwin / The United States Army Field Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra; Work(s); Rhapsody in Blue; Philip Sparke: A Weekend in New York, for jazz band; Un...
Performers: Everhart, Jennifer; McIver, Robert, Jr.; Whittier, Meghan
Conductors: Palmatier, Thomas H.
Ensemble: Marcus Roberts Trio; The United States Army Field Band

The United States Army Field Band proudly presents the fifth in a series of concert band recordings honoring the lives and music of individuals who...continue...

Essential Ragtime / Joplin, Lamb, Turpin, Gershwin, et al. / Souter, Shields, pianos

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag; Harmony Club Waltz, for piano; Elite Syncopations; Bethena; Solace; Reflection Rag, syncopated musings for piano; Tom Turpin: Harlem Rag, for piano; Cha...
Performers: Shields, Roger; Souter, Martin

Ragtime fun to get your fingers & toes a tappin'! Brilliant piano music by Joplin & other light-hearted American composers of the day. Highlights include...continue...

Encore! / The US Army Brass Quintet

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: Chuck Seipp: My Spirit Be Joyful, for brass quintet (after Bach); Claude Bolling: Fugace, for flute & jazz piano trio (from Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano); George Frederick Handel: Royal Fireworks Mus...
Performers: English, Woodrow; Fidyk, Steve; Lovinsky, Joseph; Richard, Douglas; Voth, Jon; Watters, Harry
Conductors:
Ensemble: United States Army Brass Quintet

Encore!...simply music to the ears of any musician. The US Army Brass Quintet has a wonderful collection of enjoyable repertoire. These are the favorites and...continue...
Recording information: Bias Studios Inc., Springfield, VA (11/19/2007-11/21/2007)....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "Turkish"; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin no...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Müller-Schott, Daniel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Key...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

Music by Monti, Fauré, Ravel, Gershwin et al. / Katharine Gowers, violin; Charles Owen, piano

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Vittorio Monti: Czardas; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; ...
Performers: Gowers, Katherine; Owen, Charles

Four Faces of Jazz / Weill, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Milhaud

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-10-11

Works: Kurt Weill: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife), song for voice & piano (from "Die Drei; Anstatt-daá-Song (Instead-of Song), for voice & piano (from "Die Dreigroscheno...
Performers: Parkhouse, David
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard
Ensemble: London Festival Recording Ensemble

Recording information: Decca Studio No. 3, West Hampstead, London (08/16/1971-08/18/1971)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Fidgety Feet, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical); But Not for Me, so...
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Joanna Macgregor returns with yet another incredible album: a collection of Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, The Gershwin Songbook and Broadway...continue...