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Danzi & Taffanel

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2011-05-17

Works: Franz Danzi: Quintet for winds no 8 in F major, Op. 68/2; Quintet for winds in D minor, Op 68/3; Paul Taffanel: Quintet for winds in G minor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet

Then & Now / Chamber music for winds

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-11-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for 2 Oboes and Basso Continuo in G minor, F 15 no 8/RV 81; Olivier Messiaen: Le merle noir; Eugène Bourdeau: Premier Solo, for bassoon; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for o...
Performers: Carno, Zita; Weiss, Abraham; Weiss, David [Oboe]; Weiss, Dawn

Finale / 20th C. works for winds

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Louis-Emmanuel Jadin: Nocturne no 1 in D minor, for double reed ensemble; Ange Flégier: Quatuor, for double reed ensemble; Jerzy Mlodziejowski: Kwartet, for double reed ensemble; Mladin Pozaji...
Conductors:
Ensemble: WiZARDS! A Double Consort

Recording information: St. Bridget's Church, Morse, Iowa (07/2007)....continue...

Reicha: Woodwind Quintets Op. 100 no 3 & 4 / Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Anton Reicha: Quintet for Winds in E flat major, Op. 100 no 3; Quintet for Winds in E minor, Op. 100 no 4
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

Bravura Bassoon - Villa-Lobos, Brandl, Jacob, etc / Coelho

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2007-05-01

Works: Johann Brandl: Quintet for bassoon, violin, 2 violas & cello in B flat major, Op. 52/1; Gordon Jacob: Suite for bassoon & string quartet; Bernhard Heiden: Serenade for Bassoon, Violin, Viola & Cello;...
Performers: Appold, Amy Kuhlman; Coelho, Benjamin; Gutierrez, Margaret Soper; Holman, Hannah; Oakes, Elizabeth; Rutledge, Christine
Conductors: Arnone, Anthony
Ensemble: ; Maia Quartet

Bellissima - Rossini, Albinoni, Vivaldi, etc / Susan Nigro

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2007-05-01

Works: Girolamo Besozzi: Sonata for bassoon & continuo in B flat major; Friedrich Berr: Cavatina for bassoon & piano from Rossini's La Gazza Ladra; Teresa Procaccini: Moments, for contrabassoon & piano, Op....
Performers: Lindeblad, Mark; Nigro, Susan

Hétu, Iannaccone, Steinmetz / Camerata Woowind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2006-04-04

Works: Jacques Hétu: Quintette for woodwinds, Op. 13; Anthony Iannaccone: Woodwind Quintet no 2 ("Scenes after Hart Crane"); John Steinmetz: Quintet for woodwinds
Conductors:
Ensemble: Camerata Woodwind Quintet

Nielsen, Hindemith, Schulhoff / Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2003-08-26

Works: Carl Nielsen: Quintet for Winds, Op. 43; Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik, for wind quintet, Op. 24/2; Erwin Schulhoff: Divertissement for oboe, clarinet & bassoon
Performers: Atkins, David; Breidenthal, David; Christ, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

"These recording were first released in 1966/68 and remain among the very finest of these pieces." - ARG...continue...

Making of a Medium Vol 13 - American Images Vol 2

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2002-04-16

Works: Sebastian Currier: Verge, for clarinet, violin & piano; Joan Tower: Rain Waves, for clarinet, violin & piano; William David Brohn: I Got Variations, Variations on I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin & Ir...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Verdehr Trio

Rendezvous and Dreams - Biggs, Kosins, et al / Peter Christ

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2001-08-21

Works: Vazgen Muradian: Concerto for oboe & string quartet, Op. 25; Martin Scot Kosins: Rendezvous and Dream, romance for oboe & piano; John Biggs: Dance Suite, for oboe, violin, viola & cello; Gregory la T...
Performers: Bergman, Lisa; Christ, Peter; Grossman, Michael; Noble, Charles

Schotten Plays Brahms

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2001-04-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Collier, Katherine; Hardy, David; Schotten, Yizhak

Making of a Medium Vol 10 - Beethoven, etc / Verdehr Trio

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2000-08-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Max Bruch: Pieces (8) for Clarinet, Viola/Cello and Piano, Op. 83; Libby Larsen: Slang, for clarinet, vio...

Bridges to Bloomington / Trio Indiana, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1999-04-30

Works: Alfred Prinz: Trio for Clarinets; Quartet for Clarinets "Bloomington"; Bernhard Heiden: Trio for Clarinets; Alfred Uhl: Divertimento for Clarinet Quintet; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper
Performers: Campbell, James; Eban, Eli; Klug, Howard; Lurie, Mitchell; Prinz, Alfred; Yeh, Min-Ho
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Indiana

Classical Wizard - Mozart, Beethoven, Salieri, Schenk, etc

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1999-03-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major, Op. 87; Johann Baptist Schenk: Quartetto for flute, 2 English horns & bassoon; Antonio Salieri: Variations for orchestra on "La fol...
Performers: Coelho, Benjamin; Duncan, S. Blake; Gullickson, Andrea; Michael Dicker; Michael Ericson; Weiger, Mark
Conductors:
Ensemble: WiZARDS! A Double Consort

"...The ensemble brings it [Beethoven's trio] off with a bang, their very American sound just right for this unbridled enthusiasm...Schenk...offers...his Quartet...[that] is a very rich,...continue...

Postcards from the Center / Moran Woodwind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1998-08-13

Works: Peter Lieuwen: Savannah, for woodwind quintet; Katherine Murdock: Postcards from the Center, for woodwind quintet; Jennifer Higdon: Autumn Music, for woodwind quintet; Bernhard Heiden: Woodwind Quint...

Fantasy for Wizards! / Wizards!

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-12-18

Works: Greg Morton: Fantasy for Wizards!, for oboe, oboe d'amore, English horn & bassoon; Michael Curtis: A Klezmer Wedding; Michael Kibbe: Divertimento, Op 39; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano n...

25th Anniversary - International Double Reed Society

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-04-23

Works: André Previn: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon; Jean Françaix: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Duo for Oboe and Bassoon, W 535; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Canuti, Stefano; De Almeida, Cynthia Koledo; De Mio, Elizabeth; Goeres, Nancy; Klein, Alex; Mack, John; McGill, David; Previn, Andre; Sakakeeny, George

"...This is a party, and people are here to have fun. The proceedingsopen with the Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano by Francaix, elegantly good-humored...continue...

Dances, Moods and Romances / Rimon, Amos, Israel PO

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-02-04

Works: Lev Kogan: Hassidic Rhapsody for horn & strings; Tfila (Prayer), for horn & strings; Laszlo Rooth: Variations on A Sephardic-Jewish Romance, for horn & orchestra; Quiet Monday for horn & orchestra; E...
Performers: Rimon, Meir
Conductors: Amos, David
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra members

Percussion by William Kraft / Kraft, Silverman

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-02-04

Works: William Kraft: Triangles; Theme and Variations; Momentum; Soliloquy "Encounters I"; Quartet for Percussion
Performers: Biorlin, Frederick; Florio, Daniel; Jones, Brian [percussion]; McNutt, Ian Craig; Raney, Tomas; Silverman, Barry
Conductors: Kraft, William; Epstein, Frank;
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic members; Pacific Percussion Ensemble; Percussion Quartet from Tanglewood

Foss: Concerto for Oboe; Bach, Handel, et al /Gassman, Endo

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-02-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079; George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Boris Pillin: Pieces (3) for double-reed septet; George Heussenstamm: Set for double-reed ensemble, Op. 39; Lukas ...
Performers: Gassman, Bert
Conductors: Endo, Akira
Ensemble: Crystal Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic members

Mozart, Loeffler, Paladihe, Britten / John Mack

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Charles Martin Loeffler: Rhapsodies (2) for Oboe, Viola and Piano; Emile Paladilhe: Solo de Concert for oboe & piano; B...
Performers: Geber, Stephen; Mack, John; Majeske, Daniel; Podis, Eunice; Skernick, Abraham

The Trumpet Comes of Age 1940-1980 / Louis Ranger

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1996-03-26

Works: Flor Peeters: Aria for organ, Op 51a; Jean Coulthard: Fanfare Sonata for 4 trumpets; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet for 4 trumpets; Harold Shapero: Sonata for trumpet & piano; Meyer Kupferman:...
Performers: Flello, David; Lane, Christopher; Michaeux, David; Ranger, Louis; Vogt, Bruce

Gallay, Hindemith, Wadenpfuhl: Horn Quartets / NFB Horn Qt

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1995-02-15

Works: Jacques-François Gallay: Grand Quartet for 4 horns, Op. 26; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for 4 horns; Jay Wadenpfuhl: Tectonica, for 8 horns
Performers: Warner, Luanne

Brass Bonanza - Gabrieli, Speer, Arnold, Hovhaness, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1995-02-15

Works: Andrea Gabrieli: Canzon per sonar; Daniel Speer: Sonata no 4; Sonata no 6; Malcolm Arnold: Quintet for Brass, Op. 73; Alan Hovhaness: Dances (6) for Brass Quintet, Op. 79; Brent Dutton: Carnival of V...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Annapolis Brass Quintet; Berlin Brass Quintet; Dallas Brass Quintet; I-5 Brass Quintet; Metropolitan Brass Quintet; New York Brass Quintet; St. Louis Brass Quintet

Mostly Railroad Music / Eldon Rathburn

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-08-29

Works: Eldon Davis Rathburn: Calliope Pieces; Junction; Rise and Fall of the Steam Railroad; Ghost Train; Railroad Preludes (6) for Piano; Iron Horses of Delson; Schoenberg vs Gershwin; Dorian Crossing; Rai...
Performers: Armour, Julian; Beluse, Pierre; Berman, Melvin; Boivin, Edith; Cook, Colleen; Donato, Michael; Edwards, Ross [clarinet]; Garden, Claude; Keith, Billy; Kuinka, William; Lemelin, Stephane; Leroux, Robe...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Atlantic Brass Quintet

Treasures for Horn and Trumpet / Hustis, Giangiulio

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-08-29

Works: Leopold Mozart: Concerto for horn & string orchestra in D major; Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto for trumpet, oboe & strings in E-flat major; Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance for Horn and Orchestra ...
Performers: Barr, Eric; Battey, David; Giangiulio, Richard; Hustis, Gregory; Scharnberg, William
Conductors: Neal, Ronald
Ensemble: ; Dallas Chamber Orchestra

Wind Chamber Music of Theodor Blumer / Moran Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-05-11

Works: Theodor Blumer: Wind Quintet, Op 52; Sextet, Op 45 (Originalthema mit Veränderungen); Tanz-Suite, Op 53
Performers: Irek, Shirley
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Ensemble: Moran Woodwind Quintet

Dahl, Husa, Sapieyevski, Moyse / Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1994-03-21

Works: Ingolf Dahl: Allegro and Arioso; Karel Husa: Sérénade; Jerzy Sapieyevski: Arioso; Louis Moyse: Quintet
Performers: Atkins, David; Barcellona, John; Bergman, Lisa; Christ, Peter; Meyer, Joseph [Composer]; Muller, David; Pressley, Richard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

Barber, Ligeti, Mathias, Carlson / Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1993-11-05

Works: György Ligeti: Bagatelles (6) for wind quintet; Samuel Barber: Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31; William Mathias: Quintet for winds, Op 22; Mark Carlson: Nightwings for woodwind quintet & ...
Performers: Atkins, David; Barcellona, John; Christ, Peter; Mayer, Kenneth; Smith, Calvin [Horn]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

Selections recorded in 1981 and 1983....continue...

Woodwind Treasures - Westwood Wind Quintet

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1993-06-15

Works: August Klughardt: Wind quintet in C, Op 79; Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo, for speaker & wind quintet; George Heussenstamm: Etudes (7) for oboe, clarinet & bassoon, Op. 77; Boris Pillin: Scherzo for...
Performers: Westwood Wind Quintet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Westwood Wind Quintet

A Musical Painting Comes to Life / David de Bolt, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1993-06-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Franz Krommer: Quartet for bassoon, 2 violas & cello no 1 in B flat major, Op. 46/1 (PadK IX; Luigi Cherubini: Médée (Medea), opera in 3 acts; D&eacut...
Performers: DeBolt, David; DeBolt, Katherine; Ehlen, Timothy; Ormond, Edward

"...To wrap up: as in his previous release on Crystal, DeBolt plays with skill, elegance, and, where appropriate, dramatic power. He has gathered talented colleagues...continue...

Chausson, Leclair, Debussy / Weiss Duo, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records /

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 9/3; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Weiss Duo