Simon, Paul

Sångare till glädje 2012 / 8 different vocalists sing Grandert, Simon, Grieg, Ellington, Dowland, Sibelius, Bach and more

1 CD / Nosag / 2012-06-26

Works: Johnny Grandert: Vandring (Wandering), song; Marionetterna (The Marionettes), song; Fruset fotspår (Frozen Footprints), song; När isen bryter upp (When the Ice Dissolves), song; Paul Simon:...
Performers: Baraula, Andre; Baraula, Desiree; Bjorling, Raymond; Bromme, Rolf; Geiland, Stefan; Geissendorf, Wanda; Lindgren, Stefan; Lindkvist, Anna; Linse, Carolina; Mukherjee, Anouchka; Neumuller, Maria; Pett...
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Ensemble: Foreningen Ideell Musik

The 2012 version of the FIM/nosag charity CD contains a selection of 8 fine Swedish singers from varied genres including lied, musical, chanson, opera, and...continue...

Old Friends: Simon & Garfunkel Classical Tribute / Valerie Milot, harp; Antoine Bareil, violin

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-11-08

Works: Paul Simon: The Dangling Conversation; The Sounds of Silence; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Bookends; April Come She Will; Benedictus; Scarborough Fair; America; For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her; Mrs...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Girard, Dominic; Goulet, Marjolaine; Milot, Valerie [Harp]; Prevost, Christian [Violin]

Recording information: Church of St-Joseph de Rivières-des-Prairies (06/2011)....continue...

The Last Rose

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-08-02

Works: Patrick Hawes: The Last Rose of Summer, folk song setting for voice, cor anglais & orchestra; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, folk song setting for voice, violin & orchestra; Skye Boat Song, folk s...
Performers: Andras, Tamas; Kamminga, Helen; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Stephenson, Karen; Wright, Laura
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry

Recording information: Angel Studios, London (2011-04-13_2011-04-15&2011-).

Formerly one-quarter of classical crossover girl group All Angels, 21-year-old Royal College of Music Student Laura W...continue...

Absolutely Movie Soundtracks

3 CD / Delta (UK) / 2011-03-01

Works: Monty Norman: The James Bond Theme (Suite); Maurice Jarre: Lawrence of Arabia; John Williams: Star Wars; Superman; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Raiders of the Lost Ark; Harry Potter; Schindler...
Conductors: Hopkins, Phil; Simone, Michel; Nicholas, Zoe; Hendley, Fiona

Ultimate Romantic Guitar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar (Lute) Concerto in D, RV 93; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in E minor, BWV 996; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Suite for Cello in G minor no 1, BWV ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Laniau, Pierre; Lieske, Wulfin; Montesano, Gustavo; Morse, Steve; Parkening, Christopher; Segovia, Andres; Tannenbaum, D...
Conductors: Ravenscroft, Ronald; Gomez, Carlos; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Soothing and relaxing, this collection is the perfect compliment for any moment when romance blooms or for those quieter moments. Featuring a roster of superstars...continue...

Kenneth Mckellar's People a Dream O'Hame

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2010-03-09

Works: American Traditional: Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, folk song; Shenandoah, folk song; Evelyn Danzig: Scarlet Ribbons, for voice & piano; Ariel Ramírez: La Peregrinación; Ir...
Performers: McKellar, Kenneth
Conductors: Knight, Peter

Orgelmusikken Fra Deusynlige (Troubled Water: Organ Music) / Iver Kleive

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2010-01-26

Works: Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; Iver Kleive: Toccata, for organ; Sarah, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo in B minor, RV 169; Hans...
Performers: Kleive, Iver

"This beautifully played and expertly engineered program, recorded at Norway's Bergen Cathedral, just may be one organ disc that nearly everyone can enjoy and will...continue...
Recording information: Bergen Cathedral, Norway (06/26/2007).

One learns only a little about this soundtrack music from the notes on the packaging, but it passes an important test for soundtrac...continue...

Masterworks for Marimba - Bley, Johnston, Schuller, et al / Nancy Zeltsman, et al

2 CD / Bridge / 2009-11-10

Works: Carla Bley: Over There, for marimba; Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart, for marimba; Darren Jones: Little Movements (2), for marimba; Lyle Mays: Mindwalk, for marimba; Gunther Schuller: Small Adventures (3...
Performers: Bilic, Ivana [marimba]; Burritt, Thomas; Geem, Jack van; Geoffroy, Jean; Johnston, Beverley; Moersch, William; Stout, Gordon; Zeltsman, Nancy

24 premiere recordings played by eight marimba virtuosi! During the past few years, marimbist Nancy Zeltsman has spearheaded an initiative to commission, publish and record...continue...
Recording information: Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Appleton, WI (06/29/2009-07/08/2009)....continue...

Best Guitar 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 998; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 147, "Herz u...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Garibay, Minerva; Ghiglia, Oscar; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau,...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Bátiz, Enrique; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Elmer; Lubbock, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra members; London Symphony Orchestra

This 6-CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favorite guitar classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are guitarists Manuel...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church [with Bonus DVD]

1 CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2002-11-26

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; Irish Traditional: My Lagan Love; She Moved through the Fair, folk song; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; César Franck: Panis angelicus; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Danny...
Performers: Atkins, Jane; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Cook, Jesse; Davies, Gareth; Davies, Rhodri; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Foster, David; Gaitsch, Bruce; Gilman, Billy [Country Vocals]; Graham, Janice; Groban, Josh...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Wright, Gavyn

Personnel includes: Charlotte Church (vocals); Billy Gilman, Josh Groban (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Steve Mac (piano, keybo...continue...

The Voice - Verdi, etc / Russell Watson

1 CD / Decca / 2001-04-17

Works: Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Stephen Warbeck: Captain Corelli's Mandolin, film score; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Zucchero: Miserere, song; César Fr...
Performers: Brennan, Moya; Cottle, Richard; Dale, Caroline; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]; McIntosh, Robbie; Pigott, Steve; Ryder, Shaun; Savannah, John; Smith, Mark; Themis, John; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Hayward, William

The Romantic Guitar of Liona Boyd

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2001-01-23

Works: Max Steiner: Gone With the Wind, film score; Francis Lai: Love Story, film score; Walter Donaldson: Moonlight and roses; Larry Russell: Vaya Con Dios; Liona Boyd: Sky Dancer, for guitar; If Only Love...
Performers: Boyd, Liona [Guitar/Composer]
Conductors: Robertson, Eric

On The Romantic Guitar Of Liona Boyd, Liona interprets some of the most beautiful compositions with the tender touch of a true romantic. 'The First...continue...

Tenors on Tour / Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-04

Works: Lee Holdridge: Medley; Consuelo Velázquez: Besame mucho; Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Some Enchanted Evening, song (for the musical South Pacific); This Nearly Was Mine, song (for the mu...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Griminelli, Andrea; Hofmann, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Kiennast, E.; Patinkin, Mandy; Pavarotti, Luciano; Three Tenors, The; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Holdridge, Lee; Henderson, Skitch; Gemignani, Paul; Tunick, Jonathan; Osterreicher, Richard; Heck, Roland; Buckley, Emerson; Cobos, Luis
Ensemble: ; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The Green Album / John Williams, Boston Pops

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-02

Works: Irving Berlin: God Bless America; Patrick M. Williams: Theme for Earth Day; Traditional: Shenandoah; Woody Guthrie: This Land is Your Land; Paul Simon: America; Henry Thacker Burleigh: Jubilee Songs ...
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]; Stadlmair, Hans
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Tanglewood Festival Chorus