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Harry Somers: Fool; Death Of Enkidu

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-02-23

Works: Harry Somers: The Fool (Le Fou), opera in 1 act; The Death of Enkidu, opera in 1 act
Performers: Borys, Roman; Cherney, Lawrence; Christie, Max; Coulombe, Alain [Bass Vocal]; Cram, Robert; Dahl, Gregory; Edwards, Darryl [Tenor Vocal]; Engleman, Robin [Percussion]; Fujino, Carol; Gievori, Bardyhl...
Conductors: Currie, David; Dala, Leslie

Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto....continue...

W.A. Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

3 Super Audio CD / Dacapo / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Kjellden, Thomas; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

"There are a few details here that are not in the other recordings. The orchestration has been freshened up in keeping with the traditions of...continue...
Recording information: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen (2002/2003)....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Classical Wedding: The Perfect Music for the Perfect Day

2 CD / Capitol / 2009-05-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ode to Joy (An die Freude) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee); Benedetto Marcello: Work(s); Johann Sebastian Bach:...
Performers: Armstrong, Gray; Bailey, Jeff [Horn]; Davidson, David [Violin]; Duncan, Craig; Duncan, Craig & The Smokey Mountain Band; Green, Barry; Grosjean, Jim; Long, Gilbert; Mason, Robert [Cello]; Norton, Les...

Personnel: Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band (violin); David Davidson (violin); Jim Grosjean (viola); John Rommel (trumpet); Leslie Norton (French horn); Barry Green (trombone); Gilbert Long (...continue...

Long Road Home / William Bernewitz

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Conradin Kreutzer: Das Mühlrad for soprano, clarinet & piano, Op. 72, KWV 9110-01; Richard Strauss: Andante for horn & piano in C major (fr...
Performers: Anderson, Carol; Barnewitz, William; Bird, Anne Carolyn; Butler, Margaret; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Holloway, Jennifer; Oppens, Ursula; Soluri, Ted

Bill Barnewitz offers chamber works which feature the horn either as a solo personality or integrated into an ensemble. Throughout, Bill, like an operatic interpreter,...continue...

Originals - Donizetti: La fille du régiment / Bonynge, Sutherland, Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento
Performers: Bruyere, Jules; Coates, Edith; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Gorde, Omar; Jones, Alan; Malas, Spiro; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sinclair, Monica; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The classic recording is now available at mid-price for the first time! Recorded in 1967, the recording features Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti at the...continue...

Chabrier: España, Gwendoline, Suite pastorale, etc / Plasson, Hendricks, Mentzer, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gwendoline; Joyeuse marche "Marche française"; Suite pastorale; Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comiq...
Performers: Del Vescovo, Pierre; Hendricks, Barbara; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

'Espana' is one of the great orchestral showpieces, and has almost deemed Chabrier a one work composer. He was one of a group of French...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Schubert: 21 Lieder / Richard King, Susan Teicher

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Claudine von Villa Bella, D 239; Schwanengesang, D 957; Lullaby; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Gretchen am...
Performers: King, Richard [Engineer/Producer]; Teicher, Susan

Univeristy of Illinois Horn Professor Kaimierz Machala has been cited by 'Horn Call' journal for his marvelous skills, and he has found ample new material...continue...

Ancora - Casken: Golem / Bernas, Music Projects London

2 CD / NMC Classics / 2005-05-05

Works: John Casken: Golem
Performers: Beswick, Judith; Clarke, Adrian; Cotterell, Stephen; Hall, John; Harrhy, Paul; Hockings, David; Honour, Colin; Irvine, Robert; McFarlane, Belinda; Morris, Richard; Preston, Sophia; Robson, Christophe...
Conductors: Bernas, Richard
Ensemble: Music Projects, London

In My Heart -17th & 18th Century Italian Songs /Ramón Vargas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; L'honestà negli amori; Anton...
Performers: Anderson, John; Black, Nigel; Bucknall, Nicholas; Chu, Katherine; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Garland, Roger; Lale, Peter; Laurence, Christopher; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Vargas, Ramon ...

Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor); Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Roger Garland (violin); Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); Tony Pleeth (cello); Paul Edmund-Davies (flute); Nicholas Bucknail (clarinet);...continue...

That's a Plenty! - Sousa, Bernstein, et al / Carolina Brass

1 CD / Summit Records / 2003-01-07

Works: Lew Pollack: That's a plenty; Morley Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills; Anthony Holborne: Pavans, Galliards, Almaines (65); Alexander Arutiunian: Armenian Scenes; James P. Johnson: Charleston...
Performers: Beck, John [Percussion]; Campbell, Bob; Dube, Steven [Trumpet]; Hudson, Timothy; Ransom, Matt
Conductors: Hudson, Timothy
Ensemble: Carolina Brass

Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots /Bonynge, Sutherland, Arroyo, et al

4 CD / Decca / 2001-09-11

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Bacquier, Gabriel; Clement, Joseph; Cossa, Dominic; Coster, Janet; Gibbs, John; Grant, Clifford; Lehane, Maureen; Noble, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Solid Brass At the Opera

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1984-12-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Henry Purcell: King Arthur...
Performers: Ayres, Robert; Browner, Barry; Caswell, Jeffrey; Della Peruti, Carl; DiSavino, Elizabeth; Eddy, Hugh; Haislip, Douglas; Muller, Hans [Trombone]; Olsen, Charles; Sampson, David; Turner, Kyle; Wilcox, ...
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Ensemble: Solid Brass