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The Girl with the Golden Harp

1 CD / Classic FM Import / 2012-09-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Lisa Lan; Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn (Watch...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Morley, Stuart

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Légendes

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-11-22

Works: Marcel Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style for harp & organ (or orchestra), Op 19; Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto, Op. 74; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rudolf Ewald Zingel: Lé...
Performers: Larkin, Matthew; Leonardelli, Caroline

Stravinsky Ballets / Rattle, Nagano, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), ballet in 4 scenes for orchestra; Perséphone, melodrama for tenor, female narrator, chorus, children's chorus, & orchestra; Pulcinel...
Performers: Donohoe, Elaine; Johnston, Robert; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Atherton, David; Nagano, Kent; Rattle, Simon, Sir

The London Harp Sound

1 CD / Cala Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Paul Sarcich: Chansons de Edith Piaf, medley for harp ensemble; Chinese Traditional: The Jasmine Flower, traditional melody ("M...
Performers: Beynon, Catherine; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Gout-Zschabitz, Virginie; Jones, Claire [Harp]; Jones, Ieuan; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Lee, Jung Wha; Perrin, Isabelle; Petit-Volta, Ghislaine; Sarcich, Paul; Se...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey

Harp and Sound - two words that are almost inseparable. We know that the harp is the instrument of the angels - but 16 of...continue...
Recording information: St.-Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, (08/27/2008-08/30/2008)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Stravinsky - Symphonies & Concertos

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Symphony in Three Movements; Concerto for Violin in D major; Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra; Suite no 2, f...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; Donohoe, Elaine; Johnson, Robert [Harp]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Welser-Möst, Franz; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ozawa, Seiji

BBC Music Magazine
Highlights in this rather miscellaneous collection are Rattle's expert account of the Symphony in Three Movements, Michel Béroff's characterful performance of the C...continue...

Live: Strauss, Barber & Mahler / Salerno-Sonnenberg

1 CD / NSS Music / 2010-11-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Performers: Babini, Susan; Guirao, Candace A.; Kruger, Anna; Pratt, Randall; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja

The excitement continues! NSS Music announces the release of the highly anticipated second CD by the San Francisco Bay Area's celebrated New Century Chamber Orchestra...continue...

Andrzej Panufnik: Symphonic Works, Vol. 2 / Borowicz

1 CD / CPO / 2010-08-31

Works: Andrzej Panufnik: Symphony no 1 ("Sinfonia Rustica"); Sinfonia Concertante for Flute, harp and strings; Polonia, suite for orchestra; Lullaby (Kolysanka), for orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Sikorzak-Olek, Anna
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz

BBC Music Magazine
the lower strings of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra are taut and exciting, and the conductor Lukasz Borowicz shows himself to be an...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw, Polish Radio W. Lutoslawski Concert Studio (05/2009-06/2009)....continue...

Bizet: Carmen

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2010-07-13

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Symphony in C major
Performers: Coles, Samuel; Denis, Catherine; Descamps, Dominique; Dion, Jean-Francois; Mule, Nathalie
Conductors: Lodéon, Frédéric

A world-renowned cellist, Frederic Lodeon has devoted himself to conducting since 1990. Lodeon is also known as an impressive host for radio shows and has...continue...
Recording information: Bordeaux (04/2006)....continue...

Handel: Sacred Songs / Rachel Ann Morgan, Edward Witsenburg

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53; Samson, HWV 57; Jephtha, HWV 70; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Morgan, Rachel Ann; Witsenburg, Edward

King David And His Harp

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Anonymous: Rex Caeli, sequence (Cantica CM); Gabriel Voigtlander: Zum Lobe der Musik; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: David et Jonathas, tragédie en musique, H. 490; George Frederick Handel: Saul; Edw...
Performers: Morgan, Rachel Ann; Witsenburg, Edward

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

New York Legends - Jeanne Baxtresser, Principal Flute

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Otar Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major; Frank Martin: Ballade for Flute and Piano; Walter Gieseking: Sonatina for Flute and Piano; Philippe Gaubert: Three Watercolors; Fikret Amiro...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Bullen, Sarah; Muzijevic, Pedja; Stepansky, Alan

Les joueurs de flute - Debussy, et al / Berteschi, Burli

1 CD / Gallo / 2006-08-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Lindaraja; Danse sacrée et danse profane; Epigraphes antiques (6); Maurice Ravel: Sites auriculaires; Dominique Hunziker...
Performers: Berteschi, Kathrin; Burli, Rolf
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Joueurs de Flute

This CD marks the 20th anniversary of the Swiss Flute Octet, 'Les Jouers de Flute.' They have performed to an enthusiastic reception both on concert...continue...

Lokshin: Symphonies no 5, 9, 11 / Swierczewski, Black, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-07-01

Works: Alexander Lokshin: Symphony no 5 "Shakespeare Sonnets"; Symphony no 9; Symphony no 11
Performers: Black, Jeffrey; Khadem-Missagh, Vahid; Mattanovich, Ulrike; Tabery, Vanda; Winkler, Ruth
Conductors: Swierczewski, Michel
Ensemble: recreation

Almost twenty years after his death it is still difficult to properly evaluate the work of Russian composer Alexander Lokshin. His uncompromising stance led to...continue...

SCENE Schubert: Der Tod und das Madchen / Kofman, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2006-06-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Performers: Blaumer, Ute
Conductors: Kofman, Roman
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Orchestra

Composer and Conductor Gustav Mahler routinely arranged and reworked music from other media for various ensembles. His works are conducted here by Roman Kofman, artistic...continue...

SCENE Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen; Mahler / Kofman

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-12-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Performers: Blaumer, Ute
Conductors: Kofman, Roman
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Orchestra

Mahlers Adagietto was originally written for his Tenth Symphony as a love letter to his wife Alma. The press of Vienna in his time were...continue...

Simply Christmas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on High; Il est né, le ...
Performers: Barber, Terrance; Chavez, Mike; Clark, Mark; Finch, Catrin; Gagan, Jon; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Legrand, Michel; Liebert, Ottmar; Lyons, Gary [Engineer/Producer]...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut

Personnel: Terrance L. Barber Jr. (countertenor); Alexandre Lagoya, Ottmar Liebert (guitar); Gary Lyons (slide guitar); Catrin Finch, Ayako Shinozaki (harp); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Mike Middleto...continue...

Famous Classics for Harp - Liszt, et al / Xavier de Maistre

1 CD / Claves / 2005-10-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Franz Liszt: Mélodies Russes (2) for Piano, S 250; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances for String Orchestra, Sz 68...
Performers: De Maistre, Xavier

The Flying Dutchman

1 CD / Polydor Import / 2004-11-02

Works: Julius Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68; Traditional: Snowwaltz, for orchestra; Abe Holzmann: Blaze Away, for pops orchestra; Albert W. Ketèlb...
Performers: Berpols, Mireille; Bolle, Nathalie; Coenen, Jack; Colen, Pierre; Collem, Chaja van; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; Custers, Linda; Das, Monica; Derwahl, Tanja; Detry, Stephanie; Diederen, Roger;...
Conductors: Rieu, André

Import edition includes three bonus tracks over the US edition. The classical violinist and Europe's "King Of The Waltz" takes you on a listening journey...continue...

Violin Magic / Gabriela Demeterov

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-09-01

Works: Zdenék Fibich: At Twilight, Op. 39 "Summer Evening"; Václav Vackar: Vzpominka na Zbiroh; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Johann Sebastian B...
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Demeterova, Gabriela; Matlova, Tereza
Conductors: Chalupecky, Jan
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Collegium

Gemini - Stravinsky: Firebird, Petrushka, etc / Rattle

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Petrushka, ballet (burles...
Performers: Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Johnston, Robert
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

A. & G. Bononcini: Sonatas & Cantatas / Wissick, Sanford

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-07-02

Works: Antonio Maria Bononcini: Sonatas (12) for Cello and Basso Continuo; Sinfonia per camera in C major; Sonata for Cello solo; Laudate pueri in B flat major; Giovanni Bononcini: Impara a non dar fede; Il...
Performers: Chancey, Tina; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Liddell, Catherine; Sanford, Sally; Wissick, Brent

Holidays

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-06-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings no 1 in D major, K 285; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Antonio Vivaldi: Conce...
Performers: Cox, Alan; Johnstone, Duncan; Levitan, Dan; Meir, Giddeon; O'Connor, Sharon; Rubin, Nathan; Shallenberger, Jim

Ancerl Gold Edition 11 - Kabelác, Hanus / Ancerl, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Mystery of Time, Op. 31; Hamlet Improvisation, Op. 46; Jan Hanus: Sinfonia concertante for Organ, Harp, Timpani and Strings, Op. 31
Performers: Dobrodinsky, Bedrich; Mach, Robert; Reinberger, Jiri
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Telarc Celebrating 25 Years - The Classical Collection

2 CD / Telarc / 2002-06-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 18...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brewer, Aline; Dorsey, Don; Frank Proto, composer; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Lang Lang; Longhurst, John; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, Joh...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Fennell, Frederick; Kunzel, Erich; Maazel, Lorin; Slatkin, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Ozawa, Seiji; Lane, Louis; Levi, Yoel; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Cleveland Symphonic Winds; Empire Brass

Sibelius: En Saga, The Dryad, The Bard, etc/ Vanska

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-06-02

Works: Jean Sibelius: En saga, Op. 9; The Dryad (Dryaden), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 45/1; Dance Intermezzo (Tanzi-intermezzo), for orchestra, Op. 45/2; Pohjola's Daughter (Pohjolan tytär), symphoni...
Performers: Saarenpaa, Leena; Ylönen, Tuulia
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: Lahti Symphony Orchestra

"Vanska is one of the finest of all Sibelius conductors, sure of instinct and firm in his handling of pace and structure... In En saga...continue...

Scarlatti: Concerti & Sinfonie / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Clori, Dorino e Amore, serenata for 3 voices, chorus & instruments; Concerti grossi (6) ("VI Concertos in Seven Parts"); Sonata in A minor; Domenico Scarlatti: Sinfonia no 7 for...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Colitto, Lorenzo; Köll, Margret; Naddeo, Maurizio; Negri, Raffaello; Zejfart, Petr
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"Fabio Biondi has by now established himself and his Europa Galante group as not only one of the most exciting and imaginative of today's period-style...continue...

Orchestra Pro Series - English Horn / Julie Ann Giacobasso

1 CD / Summit Records / 2001-10-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244;...
Performers: Bennett, William [Oboe/English Horn]; Rioth, Doug

Mahler: Symphony no 5 / Zander, Philharmonia Orchestra

2 CD / Telarc / 2001-04-24

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Benjamin Zander: Benjamin Zander Discusses Mahler's Fifth Symphony
Performers: Brewer, Aline; David, Mark; Davies, Laurence
Conductors: Zander, Benjamin
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Telarc has recently been offering a series of recordings with conductor Benjamin Zander which include a free bonus CD with maestro Zander discussing the composition....continue...

Classical Princess - Music for Dress-Up

1 CD / Delos / 1996-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; The Snow Maiden, incidental music, Op. 12; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Alan Menken: Beauty and the...
Performers: Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Cardenes, Andres; Golabek, Mona; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Solow, Jeffrey
Conductors: Litton, Andrew; Schwarz, Gerard; Fraser, Donald; Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Hovhaness: Celestial Gate / Werthen, I Fiamminghi

1 CD / Telarc / 1995-08-22

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Tzaikerk ("Evening Song"), for violin, flute, drums & strings, Op. 53/2; Prayer of St Gregory, Op. 62b; Alleluia; Symphony no 6, Op. 173 "Celestial Gate"; Prelude and Quadruple Fugue ...
Performers: Ackaert, Renaat; Aecken, Alex Van; Allard, Philippe; Assche, Jurgen Van; Audenaert, Guy; Baeckelandt, Geert; Baraz, Boris; Boni, Elena; Borght, Christian Van Der; Broucke, Gunther; Buurman, Jos; Camp...
Conductors: Manning, Peter; Werthen, Rudolf
Ensemble: I Fiamminghi

"There are now two exceptional recordings of Hovhaness's deeply moving Sixth Symphony (Celestial Gate) in the catalog; this one and an earlier version by the...continue...

Berlioz: Overtures / Yoav Talmi, San Diego Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-10-04

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Waverley Overture, Op. 1; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Over...
Performers: Green, Elizabeth; Sterling, Sheila
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies nos 3 & 4 / Previn, London SO

1 CD / RCA Records / 1990-08-21

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no 4 in F minor
Performers: Bennett, William; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Harper, Heather
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Previn draws an outstandingly beautiful and refined performance from the LSO, the bare textures sounding austere but never thin, the few climaxes emerging at full...continue...

Ives: Holiday Symphony, etc / Tilson Thomas, Chicago SO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1988-06-07

Works: Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; Contemplations (2); Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27)
Performers: Herseth, Adolph; Spector, Fred
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson

Musique De Nuit - Fauré, Pierné, Satie, Koechlin / Lencsés

1 CD / Audite / 1987-01-01

Works: Charles Koechlin: Monodies (11), Op 216; Symphonic Pieces (2), Op. 20; Gabriel Fauré: Sicilienne for Cello and Piano, Op. 78; Impromptu for Harp in D flat major, Op. 86; Berceuse for Violin an...
Performers: Herbert, Giselle; Lencses, Lajos