Tang, Muhai

Puccini: Le Villi / Norma Fantini, Giuseppe Giacomini, Victor Torres

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2012-07-05

Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Vlaamse Opera Chorus of Antwerpen; Vlaamse Opera Orchestra of Antwerpen

Violinist Maxim Rysanov plays Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Bruch

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-08-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Max Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85
Performers: Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra

In his second disc for BIS, Maxim Rysanov here is joined by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under the conductor Muhai Tang.

Described as 'a prince among...continue...
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Stellar Sopranos

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Victor Massé: La Reine topaze (The Topaz Queen); Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann); Un mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door); George Frederick Handel: Giuli...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Kenny, Yvonne; Macliver, Sara; Matthews, Emma; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Serra, Luciana; Streich, Rita; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Dyer, Paul; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Leinsdorf, Erich; Tang, Muhai; Rudner, Ola; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Hager, Leopold; Gaebel, Kurt

Guher and Suher Pekinel: Live in Concert - Mozart, Poulenc, Milhaud / Tang / Zurich CO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for 2 P...
Performers: Pekinel, Guher; Pekinel, Suher
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Run Time: 130 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Turkish
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Quigang Chen: Iris Devoilee / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Qigang Chen: Iris dévoilée, for 2 sopranos, traditional Chinese instruments & orchestra; Reflet d'un temps disparu, for cello & orchestra; Wu Xing, for orchestra
Performers: Bixia, Wu; Jia, Li; Luwa, Ke; Ma, Yo-Yo; Nan, Wang; Shuai, Ma
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Dutoit, Charles; Benetti, Didier

Fazil Say: Black Earth

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Fazil Say: Black Earth, for piano; Sonata for violin & piano; Concerto for piano & orchestra no 2 ("Silk Road"); Pièces for piano & orchestra; Paganini Variations for solo piano; Dervish in Ma...
Performers: Erguner, Kudsi; Korcia, Laurent; Kotan, Emrah; Say, Fazil
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu; Tang, Muhai;
Ensemble: Kudsi Erguner Quartet; ORTF National Orchestra

Zhou Long - The Book of Songs / Roa, Simon

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Zhou Long: Shi Jing Cantata, for voice & ensemble; Pipa Ballad, for voice, pipa & cello; Konghou Fantasia, for voice & ensemble; A Poetess's Lament, for voice, erhu & zheng; Green Song, for voice & p...
Performers: Fen, Min Xiao; Gowei, Wang; Hai-Ye, Ni; Lan, Rao; Ya, Dong
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: ; Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Membe; Music From China

Muses to Murder

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-05-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Final Scene; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth
Conductors: Tang, Muhai

Densité21 - Guillaume Connesson: Athanor, Supernova

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-06-26

Works: Guillaume Connesson: Athanor, for 2 voices, choir & orchestra; Supernova
Performers: Pesch, Virginie; Smith, Nigel
Conductors: Darlington, Jonathan; Tang, Muhai

Artist Portrait - Monica Groop

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-06-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BW...
Performers: Groop, Monica; Hynninen, Jorma; Wikman, Haakan
Conductors: Kangas, Juha; Tang, Muhai; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"As a single disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased...continue...

Stravinsky: Il Segreto di Pulcinella, Movers Ballet, Orch. Della Svizzera Italiana [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2007-04-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Performers: Amoretti, Ruben; Balducci, Antonella; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana

At the end of the 18th century, the Venetian painter Giandomenico Tiepolo created an album of 101 drawings. The scenes were set in a world...continue...
Run Time: 43 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: USA
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Artist Portrait - Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Regino Sainz de la Maza: Zapateado for guitar; Antonio Lauro: Natalia, for g...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

"The pre-eminent guitarist of our time." - Boston Magazine "The Monet of the classical guitar... a master colorist." - Atlanta Journal "Emotional expressiveness and stunning...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Fou Ts'ong, Mu Hai Tang, etc

1 CD / Meridian / 2004-01-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

Fazil Say: Black Earth

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-01-01

Works: Fazil Say: Black Earth, for piano; Sonata for violin & piano; Concerto for piano & orchestra no 2 ("Silk Road"); Pièces for piano & orchestra; Paganini Variations for solo piano; Dervish in Ma...
Performers: Korcia, Laurent; Say, Fazil
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Inbal, Eliahu;
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Chamber Orchestra Lisbon; Kudsi Erguner Quartet; ORTF National Orchestra

After a dazzling start to his career, which has made him one of the world's best-known pianists, and a run of recordings of Mozart, Bach,...continue...

New Line - Tan Dun, Rouse: Guitar Concertos / Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Teldec / 2001-05-15

Works: Christopher Rouse: Concert de Gaudí, for guitar & orchestra; Tan Dun: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon

"...[In Tan Dun's concerto] the music imitated is Chinese, specifically the lute-like pipa. The orchestration is spectacular and often steals the show from the soloist;...continue...

Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera, etc / Tang, Lin, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-01-11

Works: Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera (Violin Concerto no 1); Death and Fire; Orchestral Theatre II
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Olli, Kalevi
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Kropsu, Kari
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tan Dun's star continues to rise. The young (b.1957) Chinese composer has attracted audiences and commissions with music that exhibits a keen sense of color,...continue...