Concerto > Schwarz, Gerard

Classical Caffeine - works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven

1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op. 25; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E major; Dm...
Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Bailey, Zuill; Bilger, David [trumpet]; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gugnin, Andrey; Kholodenko, Vadym; Safonova, Svetlana; Schwarz, Gerard; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Tennant, Sco...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Orbelian, Constantine; Lapunov, Anatoly;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; iDuo; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Shanghai Quartet; Style of Five; The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika

A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going. Selections have been chosen exclusively from...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Dumbarton Oaks; Concerto in E flat / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Concerto for chamber orchestra in E flat major ("Dumbarton Oaks")
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Following successes with The Firebird (Naxos 8571221) and Petrushka (Naxos 8571222), Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring was the most ambitious and controversial result of...continue...

The American Trumpet - music for trumpet and orchestra by Eyler, Rouse, Starer, Sondheim, Carbon, Froom / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Leo Eylar: Dance Suite, for trumpet & string orchestra; Steve Rouse: The Avatar; Robert Starer: Invocation, for trumpet & string orchestra (or piano); Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd; John Carbon: Not...
Performers: Greitzer, Deborah; Silberschlag, Jeffrey
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

The unique qualities of the American trumpet tradition are celebrated in this wide-ranging disc. From the drama of Leo Eylar's dazzling Dance Suite to the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (06/1994)....continue...

Schumann: Symphony in C; Konzertstuck for four Horns; 2 Symphonic Etudes; Pfitzner: Symphony in C et al. / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Two Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde - Liederspiel, Op. 89; Johannes Brahms: ...
Performers: Bonnevie, Robert; Knapp, David C.; Robbins, Mark; Wilson, Scott
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The musical expression of German Romanticism is the theme of this disc. The trajectory of Schumann's Konzertstuck, Op. 86, written for four horns and orchestra,...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Schumann: Manfred Overture; Piano Concerto; Overture, Scherzo and Finale / Bella Davidovich, piano; Gerard Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Manfred - Incidental Music; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Davidovich, Bella
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Robert Schumann drew inspiration from other leading Romantic voices of his day, and Manfred is the dramatic overture to a work based on verses by...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite; Dances Galanta; Erno Dohnanyi: Konzertstück for Cello / Janos Starker, cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Galánta; Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalized the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Arthur Honegger: Symphony No. 2; Henri Lazarof: Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet ad lib in D major, H. 153; Henri Lazarof: Icarus, concerto for orchestra No 2; Poema for orchestra
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Completed during World War II, Honegger's Symphony No. 2 gives voice to the composer's horror of mankind's barbarity and inhumanity perpetrated during the conflict. Its...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (1992-04-17&1993-02-08_1993-)....continue...

Handel: Concerto Grossi, Op. 6/1, 6 & 9; Vivaldi & CPE Bach: Flute Concertos / Scott Goff, flute - Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6/9, HWV 327; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Carl Philipp Ema...
Performers: Benshoof, Theresa; Goff, Scott [Flute]; James, Simon; Miropolsky, Michael; Russ, Kimberly
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 are written for small solo string ensemble and orchestra, a combination which invites elegant interplay between like-sounding but distinctive groups....continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium-Benaroya Hall, Seat....continue...

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor; Holberg Suite; Lyric Suite / Bella Davidovich, Piano

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

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54
Performers: Davidovich, Bella
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Edvard Grieg died over 100 years ago, but his music still retains a timeless magic and freshness. The Holberg Suite is based on the form...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Baby Needs Baroque

1 CD / Delos / 2012-05-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L...
Performers: Arimany, Claudi; Chatfield, Mark [Viola]; Galbraith, Paul; Mabee, Patricia; Newman, Anthony; Oliveira, Elmar; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Sartain, Nancy; Schwarz, Gerard; Vogel, ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Realizing that early exposure is key to a lifetime of classical enjoyment, Amelia and pianist Carol Rosenberger (now Delos' director), made the production of recordings...continue...

Baby needs more Mozart / Schwarz, Rampal, Rosenberger, et al

1 CD / Delos / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Divertimento for String Quartet in D major, K 136 (125a); Quarte...
Performers: Arimany, Claudi; Helmrich, Dennis; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Shifrin, David; Vogel, Allan; Zukerman, Eugenia
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Shanghai String Quartet

Realizing that early exposure is key to a lifetime of classical enjoyment, Amelia and pianist Carol Rosenberger (now Delos' director), made the production of recordings...continue...

Deborah Drattell: Sorrow is not Melancholy / Goff, Shifrin, Schwarz

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

Works: Deborah Drattell: Sorrow is not Melancholy, for orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet ("Fire Dances"); Lilith, for orchestra; The Fire Within, for flute & orchestra; Syzygy, for orchestra
Performers: Goff, Scott [Flute]; Shifrin, David
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

The music of Deborah Drattell is saturated in vivid color and neo-Romantic vitality, and this selection reflects both its warmth and also its dynamism. In...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Copland: Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes; Piano Concerto; Billy the Kid: Suite / Lorin Hollander, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Concerto for Piano; Billy the Kid
Performers: Hollander, Lorin
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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The latest instalment in Naxos's series of reissues of Gerard Schwarz's recordings of American Music with the Seattle Symphony is self-recommending. Two of Copland's...continue...
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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete); Concerto for Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

With its bizarre story of moral corruption and violence, Béla Bartók's final stage work, The Miraculous Mandarin, was banned after the first performance in 1926....continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (1988-11-01&1989-12-06&1989-)....continue...

Stephen Albert: In Concordiam; TreeStone / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Stephen J. Albert: In Concordiam for violin & orchestra; Treestone, songs (6) for soprano, tenor & chamber orchestra
Performers: Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Albert is counted as one of the most accomplished pioneers of 'The New Romanticism': a generation of composers seeking to reclaim some of the...continue...
Recording information: RCA Studios, New York City (05/15/1989); Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (05/15/1989); RCA Studios, New York City (05/26/1988); Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (05/26/1988)....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Con. No. 1; Sym. 9; Liadov: Baba Yaga et al. / Lynn Harrell, cello

1 CD / Artek / 2011-07-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; Musical snuffbox, Op. 32; Kikimora, Op. 63; The enchant...
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Lynn Harrell joins Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony for a recording of what some regard as one of the most difficult works for cello....continue...

Crusell: The Clarinet Concertos / Johnson, Schwarz

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 3 in B flat majo...
Performers: Furman, Misha; Graaf, Henk de; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Pachuka, Joanna; Shimon, Itamar
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard;
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Members of the Daniel String Quartet

Albinoni, Bellini, Crusell, Krommer: Wind Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 417; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for 2 Flute...
Performers: Becker-Bender, Tanja; Boer, Harmen de; Deangeli, Giovanni; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Graaf, Henk de; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jeurissen, Herman; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lencses, Lajos; Quaranta...
Conductors: ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Matt, Nicol; Van Staalen, Marien; Veronesi, Alberto; Pfund, Romely; Hofmann, Wolfgang; Goodman, Roy; Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Schwarz, Gerard; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Ensemble, Rotterdam; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; English Chamber; English Chamber Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Konzertensemble Salzburg; Les Violons du Roy; Musica ad R...

This 10CD includes concertos for bassoon and other wind instrumnets by Vivaldi, and oboe concertos by his younger Venetian colleague Albinoni. Molter might be an...continue...

Echoes - Classic Works Transformed / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Works: David Schiff: Infernal, for orchestra (after Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, 1919 version); Bright Sheng: Black Swan, for orchestra (after Brahms' "Intermezzo, Op. 118/2"); David Stock: Plenty of Horn, ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

"The concept of Echoes was to select well-known short works - five to ten minutes in length - and to transform them for our present...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Sea....continue...

Mozart, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-02-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Louis Spohr: Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, Op. 57
Performers: Manasse, Jon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'Non-standard' solo instruments have always made their way in the chamber music and concerto worlds through the advocacy of exceptional players. In the last ten...continue...
Recording information: S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Sea (02/2009)....continue...

Strauss: Symphonia Domestica, etc / Schwarz, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica for orchestra, Op. 53 (TrV 209); Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Duet-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, harp & strings, o.Op. 147...
Performers: Cox, Nicholas; Pendlebury, Alan; Small, Jonathan
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A brilliant account of the Alpine Symphony The recording captures not only the clear sound of the Hall, but also encompasses the enormous dynamics of...continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 2; et al / Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Performers: Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Renowned cellist Lynn Harrell and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Music Director Gerard Schwarz play two of the great cello concertos of the...continue...

Elliott Carter - A Nonesuch Restrospective

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Three Poems of Robert Frost; The Minotaur; Elegy for String Quartet; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsich...
Performers: DeGaetani, Jan; Jacobs, Paul; Krosnick, Joel; Sollberger, Harvey
Conductors: ; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony

Great American Composers - Copland, Harris, Hovhaness, Hanson, Diamond, Creston, Piston

6 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Lincoln Portrait; Canticle of Freedom, for chorus & orchestra; An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band; Roy Harris: American Creed; When Johnny Comes Mar...
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Baunton, Randolph; Butler, Charles; Dane, Jean; Ellis, Randall; Ingrahan, Paul; Johnson, Ronald; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Tutti! - Orchestral Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Reference Recordings / 2008-10-14

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) (i), opera ("springtime tale") in 4 acts with a prologue; George Whitefield Chadwick: Suite Symphonique, for orchestra, L. 2/20; Ron Nelson: Roc...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Oue, Eiji; Serebrier, José; Junkin, Jerry; Schwarz, Gerard; Paul, James; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; McGegan, Nicholas; Seelig, Timothy
Ensemble: ; Minnesota Orchestra; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Turtle Creek Chorale

This is the first SACD from Reference Recordings! It contains the world premiere recording of Eiji Oue conducting the Minnesota Orchestra in his own composition,...continue...

Baby needs Beauty

1 CD / Delos / 2008-08-26

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Fritz Kreisler: Rondino on a theme by Beethoven; Traditional: Greensleeves; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Cerovsek, Corey; Kondratieva, Olga; Krasko, Yulia; Lucas, Wendy Kerner; McDonald, Susann; Oskolkova, Tatiana; Romero, Angel; Rosenberger, Carol; Sergeev, Oleg; Starker, János; Zagorinsky, Alex...
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine; Kontorovich, Lev; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow

Romantic Clarinet Concertos - Crusell, etc / Johnson, et al

2 CD / Regis Records / 2008-01-01

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1
Performers: Johnson, Emma
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Hovhaness: Khrimian Hairig, etc / Schwarz, Leisner, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Khrimian Hairig, for trumpet & string orchestra, Op. 49; Concerto for guitar & orchestra, Op. 325; Symphony no 60 ("To the Appalachian Mountains"), Op. 396
Performers: Leisner, David; Ranch, Lars
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"What is so often missing from many performances [of Hovhaness' music] is committed playing, giving the music the strength, beauty, and confidence that so often...continue...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

Aitken: Aspen Concerto, etc / Schwarz, Oliveira, Goff, et al

1 CD / Artek / 2005-08-16

Works: Hugh Aitken: Aspen Concerto, for violin & orchestra; Rameau Remembered, for flute & orchestra; In Praise of Ockeghem
Performers: Goff, Scott [Flute]; Oliveira, Elmar
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

"I am sure that many listeners, randomly hearing on the radio the slow movement of Hugh Aitken's Aspen Concerto, would rush to the nearest record...continue...

Shostakovich / Oliveira

1 CD / Artek / 2005-08-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Performers: Oliveira, Elmar
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

Brahms, Saint-Saëns: Violin Concertos / Oliveira, et al

1 CD / Artek / 2005-08-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Performers: Oliveira, Elmar
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos no 1 & 2 / Frautschi, et al

1 CD / Artek / 2005-08-16

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Starker plays Haydn Cello Concertos

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2
Performers: Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The Art of Emma Johnson

5 CD / ASV / 2004-11-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 1 in E flat major, ...
Performers: Back, Gordon; Boulton, Timothy; Hirsch, Rebecca; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Martineau, Malcolm; Shulman, Andrew; Takacs-Nagy, Gabor
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Herbig, Günther; Groves, Charles, Sir; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Schwarz, Gerard; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Walt Wagner: The Miracle; Rhythms

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-11-09

Works: Walt Wagner: The Miracle, piano concerto; Rhythms, for piano, winds & percussion
Performers: Schwarz, Gerard; Wagner, Walt
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

The Concerto Project Vol 1 / Schwarz, Lloyd Webber, et al

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2004-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Cello; Concerto Fantasy, for 2 timpanists & orchestra
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn; Haas, Jonathan; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Recorded in January 2004, the first release in the four volume concerto project brings together a top English orchestra with two of the country's best...continue...

Lazarof: Tableaux, Violin Concerto, etc / Ohlsson, Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Henri Lazarof: Tableaux (after Wassily Kandinsky) for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Violin; Symphony no 2
Performers: Kamei, Yukiko; Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"On the whole, Lazarof doesn't have a terribly distinct voice but he's a good craftsman, and his style is dissonant but not risky or outrageous;...continue...

Musically Speaking - Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-11-25

Works: Manuel de Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain; Canciones populares españolas (7); Gerard Schwarz: Conductor's Guide to Falla (Discussion)
Performers: Jones, Della; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; White, Judith
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

American Classics - Klezmer Concertos and Encores

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Robert Starer: Kli Zemer (Concerto for Clarinet); Paul Schoenfield: Klezmer Rondos for flute, male vocalist & orchestra; Jacob Weinberg: The Maypole, for clarinet & orchestra; Canzonetta Suite, for c...
Performers: Aslan, Pablo; Goff, Scott [Flute]; Krakauer, David; Mizrahi, Alberto; Mooke, Martha; Schwarz, Gerard; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Svigals, Alicia
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

'K'li zemer' means 'instrument of song' in Hebrew, and a traditional klezmer was an instrumental musician who entertained at weddings and other festive occasions in...continue...
Personnel: Alicia Svigals (violin); Martha Mooke (electric viola); Scott Goff (flute); Paul Schwendener, Neil W. Levin (recorder); David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet); Alberto Mizrahi (tenor sax...continue...

American Classics - Paul Creston: Symphony no 5, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Paul Creston: Toccata for orchestra, Op. 68; Symphony no 5, Op. 61; Out of the Cradle, for orchestra, Op. 5; Partita for flute, violin & string orchestra, Op. 12; Invocation and Dance for orchestra, ...
Performers: Goff, Scott [Flute]; Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

"If you don't have the Delos originals, this is your chance to hear some music that seethes with color, rhythm, dancing, and singing. The Seattle...continue...

American Classics - Diamond: Symphony no 1, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-06-01

Works: David Diamond: Symphony no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; The Enormous Room
Performers: Talvi, Ilkka
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

'Symphony No. 1', the composer's first real symphony, was written upon Diamond's return from Paris where he studied with Boulanger. The 'Violin Concerto No. 2'...continue...

American Classics - Piston: Symphony no 4, etc / Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Walter Piston: Symphony no 4; Capriccio for harp & string orchestra; New England Sketches (3) for orchestra
Performers: Wunrow, Therese Elder
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of several Naxos issues from an American music series that was produced in the 90s on Delos. It is good to have...continue...

Four Trumpet Concerti / Vosburgh, Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-04-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major...
Performers: Vosburgh, George
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Grammy winner George Vosburgh and the internationally renown Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz give an outstanding performance of four glittering showpieces for trumpet...continue...

Great American Composers Collection - Hanson, et al/ Schwarz

2 CD / Delos / 2002-01-01

Works: David Diamond: Romeo and Juliet, incidental score; Serenata for Orchestra; Howard Hanson: Serenade for flute, harp & strings, Op. 35; Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, Op. 40; Pastorale for obo...
Performers: Aki, Syoko; Dane, Jean; Ellis, Randall; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Mendenhall, Judith; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: New York Chamber Symphony

Carol's Concerto Collection / Rosenberger, Schwarz, et al

2 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 1...
Performers: Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New York Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

A Day in the Life of Lucky - Music for You and Your Dog

1 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Autumn (The Four Seasons); Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2; Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b n...
Performers: Kavakos, Leonidas; Lucas, Wendy Herner; Nagy, Péter [Piano]; Oliveira, Elmar; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Schwarz, Gerard; Smith, Norman; Starker, János
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; DePreist, James; Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Good Music for Little Guys - Classics for Fun & Adventure

1 CD / Delos / 2000-01-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; March in B flat major, O...
Performers: Amaral, Tadeu do; Galbraith, Paul; Gloeden, Edelton; Gloeden, Everton; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]
Conductors: DePreist, James; Orbelian, Constantine; Schwarz, Gerard; Cichowicz, Vincent; Macal, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Millar Brass Ensemble; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 24 / Istomin, Schwarz, Seattle

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Tutti! - Orchestral Sampler

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 1999-05-14

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden; George Whitefield Chadwick: Suite Symphonique, for orchestra, L. 2/20; Ron Nelson: Rocky Point Holiday; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Conce...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Istomin, Eugene
Conductors: Oue, Eiji; Serebrier, José; Junkin, Jerry; Schwarz, Gerard; Paul, James; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Seelig, Timothy
Ensemble: ; Dallas Wind Symphony; Minnesota Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Turtle Creek Chorale