Compact Disc

Firminus Caron: Masses & Chansons / The Sound and the Fury

3 CD / Fra Bernardo / 2013-05-28

Only a few compositions by Firminus Caron (ca.1440 - ca.1475) have outlasted the centuries. These three CDs represent almost all of his existing compositions (including...continue...

Alfons Karl Zwicker (b.1952): Chamber Music - Secretum; Komm o Tod des Schlafes Bruder; Empathie / Denk, Hartmann, Daerio, Oetiker, Somm

1 CD / Relief / 2013-05-28

Rimsky Korsakov: Kashchey The Immortal, opera / Arkhipov, Zhurina, Terentieva, Verestnikov, Matorin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Chistiakov, Andrey
Ensemble: Bolshoi theatre Orchestra

The story is based on centuries old legends, glorifying the triumph over evil and tyrannical powers. Rimsky, the genius of orchestration, vividly paints the evil...continue...

Katherine Bryan Plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse & Jacques Ibert

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute; Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano
Performers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute]
Conductors: Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Young flautist Katherine Bryan is rapidly establishing her place as one of Britain's bright musical stars. For her second recording on Linn, the in-demand concerto...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, UK (2012-01-19_2012-01-20&2012-)....continue...

Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 12 / The royal Swedish Navy Band. Brion

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Brion, Keith
Ensemble: Royal Swedish Navy Band

John Philip Sousa's swift rise to fame and greatness came at a time when band concerts were the most important aspect of musical life in...continue...

Yannis Papaioannou (1910-1989): In the Depth of the Looking Glass; Associations; Eortic; Rhythms and Colours / Kostas Chardas, piano; Myrto Papatanasiu, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Symeonidis, Vladimiros
Ensemble: DissonArt Ensemble

Yannis Papaioannou lived mainly in Athens, but also experienced a crucial period of study in Europe with musicians such as Arthur Honegger, and encountering the...continue...

Gregorian Chant in St. Gallen / Die Singphoniker

3 CD / CPO / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Joppich, Godehard
Ensemble: Die Singphoniker

During the 1990s we released 3 CDs featuring Gregorian chants from the St. Gallen Abbey in interpretations by the Singphoniker directed by Godehard Joppich. Responding...continue...

Magnus Lindberg: EXPO; Piano Concerto No. 2; Al largo / Yefim Bronfman, piano. Alan Gilbert

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-05-28

Works: Magnus Lindberg: EXPO, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2; Al largo, for orchestra
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]
Conductors: Gilbert, Alan
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Reports of Gilbert's debut in mid-September, televised nationally on PBS, drew mixed responses, but I had a decidedly positive experience at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City....continue...

Piano concertos by Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Françaix / Florian Uhlig, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Gonzalez, Pablo
Ensemble: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Haenssler presents this unique compilation of French piano concertos performed by virtuoso Florian Uhlig. Included in this recording are largely neglected works by Debussy, Poulenc,...continue...

Piano Titans: Clementi, Beethoven, Schubert / Anagnoson & Kinton piano duo

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2013-05-28

'As individuals they seem to have no technical shortcomings at all; in tandem they are more than twice as good.'' - Boston Globe...continue...

Handel: Jephtha / Christiane Oelze, Julia Gooding, Catherine Denley, Axel Kohler, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin; RIAS Kammerchor

One of the best recordings of Handel's large scale and impressive oratorio, Jephtha is played on period instruments by the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos 12, 13 & 14 (the chamber versions) / Gottlieb Wallisch, piano

1 CD / Linn Records / 2013-05-28

Conductors:
Ensemble: Piatti Quartet

Master Mozartian Gottlieb Wallisch explores the rich concerti repertoire of his fellow Austrian in "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14," the third in...continue...

Le Violon Roi - Concertos, chamber music & encores / Renaud Capucon, violin

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

A violinist in a class of his own, Renaud Capucon shows why he is "Le Violon Roi" (The Violin King) in this 3-CD collection. As...continue...

Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren - Opera highlights / Hermann Prey, Rudolf Schock, Lisa Della Casa, Leonie Rysanek, Elisabeth Grümmer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

The 7-CD box Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren contains original sets of highlights (plus bonus material) from German-language repertoire, from such classics as Strauss's Rosenkavalier,...continue...

Rudolf Schock: Electrola Querschnitte - Original Opera Highlights 1952-61 / 10 remastered CDs

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

A delightfully natural and spontaneous style of singing, like Fritz Wunderlich, tenor Rudolf Schock enjoyed a legendary reputation and great popularity. The opera highlights from...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - 100th Anniversary Edition, 10 Reference Recordings from Stokowski, Stravinsky, Monteaux, Ozawa, Boulez, Salaonen, Bernstein, Tilson-Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue...

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: 2 Versions of The Rite of Spring & Firebird / Columbia SO (1960); New York PO (1940)

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

It was exactly a century ago Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps shocked and overwhelmed its first audience, provoking a now-legendary riot at its Paris...continue...

Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue...

Music of Old Cities and Royal Courts, ranging from Monteverdi, Vivaldi & Handel to Sartorio, Schein and Pisendel / Wunderlich, Karajan, Lorengar, Harnoncourt et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

In the legendary series Reflexe - Stationen Europaischer Musik, EMI Germany published recordings of Early Music between 1972 and 1983, ranging from the Middle Ages...continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quintets, Opp. 87 & 18 / Leipsig Quartet, Barbara Buntrock, viola

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87; Quintet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 18
Performers: Buntrock, Barbara [Viola]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

When the Leipzig String Quartet takes on Mendelssohn's string quintets, the atmosphere is electrifying. Mendelssohn's late quintet shows that this composer at was the height...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (01/25/2013-01/27/2013)....continue...

Journeys - Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht / The Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-21

Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

The EMERSON STRING QUARTET stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: nine Grammy® Awards (including...continue...

Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...
Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang

Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...continue...

Scelsi: The Works for Violin / Weiping Lin

1 CD / Mode Records / 2013-05-21

Works: Giacinto Scelsi: Divertimento for violin no 4; L'âme ailée, for violin; L'âme ouverte, for violin; Divertimento for violin no 2; Xynobis, for violin solo; Divertimento for violin no 3
Performers: Lin, Weiping [Violin]

Recording information: 4Tune Studio, Vienna, Austria (11/13/2008-11/14/2008)....continue...

Schöne Nacht, du Liebesnacht: Electrola Querschnitte

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

The 7-CD box Schone Nacht, du Liebesnacht presents original sets of highlights sung in German (plus bonus material) from the Italian and French repertoire -...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue...

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. Music by Dana Kaproff

1 CD / Perseverance Records / 2013-05-21

Works: Dana Kaproff: Gregory Crewdson

Edda Moser: Electrola Recitals - Opera & Lied by R. Strauss; Schumann; Schubert; Mozart with Frick, Gedda, Rothenberger, Werba et al. [9 CDs]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Edda Moser and EMI-Electrola - a special chapter in the history of recorded music. Two passions mark this longstanding cooperation: a love of opera especially...continue...

Mozart: Piano Quartets K.478 & 498 / Boyan Vodenitcharov, piano; Ryo Terakado, violin; François Fernandez, viola; Rainer Zipperling, cello

1 CD / Flora / 2013-05-14

This CD is the group's attempt to recreate the atmosphere of "late Mozart," performed on original instruments from the 18th century. Each CD production is...continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1-3 / Philip Higham, cello

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Higham, Philip [Cello]

Britten's meeting with Rostropovich in 1960 was a watershed, with the great Russian cellist becoming the primary collaborator of his later years and inspiring a...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (09/03/2012-09/05/2012)....continue...

Prayers and Praise: Vocal Music by Alexander Raskatov (b.1953) / The Hilliard Ensemble. David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Alexander Raskatov: Obikhod, for four male voices & string orchestra; Praise, for four male voices (& optional bells)
Conductors: Maratka, Krystof
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble

This music was written for the Hilliard Ensemble, one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and sets five liturgical texts from a number of...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland (03/10/2011-03/14/2011)....continue...

British Opera Overtures - by Benedict, Barnett, Balfe, Loder, Wallace, MacFarren / Richard Bonynge

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Victorian Opera Orchestra

This interesting new release comes to us from Victorian Opera Northwest, whose UK director Raymond Walker - together with conductor Richard Bonynge - have carried...continue...

Beethoven: Complete Strng Trios / Lendvai String Trio

1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Lendvai String Trio

Stone Records is delighted to announce the Lendvai String Trio's second release, a double disc that comprises the complete string trios of Beethoven. The ensemble...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bassoon Concerto; Flute Concerto / Carbonare Zoon; Santana. Abbado, Orchestra Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e)
Performers: Carbonare, Alessandro; Santana, Guilhaume; Zoon, Jacques
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

In the year of his 80th birthday, Claudio Abbado and his superb orchestra continue their Mozart celebration with critically acclaimed solo concerto performances.

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Griffes: Piano Music / Garrick Ohlsson, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

The piano works of American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes represent a remarkable musical achievement. Griffes was active as a composer for little more than twelve...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas 1, 2 & 3 / David Murray, piano

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-05-14

Although these pieces are known and respected among pianists by reputation, the sonatas themselves are rarely heard or performed. This recording is one of only...continue...

David Patterson: Loon's Tail Flashing - Chamber Music / A. Hern Baumgartner and Charles Peltz

1 CD / Albany Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Patterson, David
Ensemble: New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble

Composer David Patterson is on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholars Award and the Chancellor's...continue...

Songs of Logan Skelton: The Islander, Into Deep Waters; Jennifer Goltz, soprano; Stephen Lusmann, baritone;Logan Skelton, piano

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2013-05-14

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955): Nightbook / Hanna Devich, piano

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludovico Einaudi: In Principio, for piano & electronics; The Snow Prelude no 15, for piano; Rêverie, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone; The Crane Dance, for piano, guitar, cello & vibraphone...
Performers: Devich, Hanna

Pianist Hanna Devich (of the former Devich Trio) is going solo and absolutely loves it! Hanna is also a piano teacher, and when she was...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Lindensaal, Markkleeberg, Germany (07/19/2012-07/20/2012)....continue...

The World of the Oboe - an introduction to the music, players, reeds and instruments

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-05-14

The World of the Oboe is an introduction to the music, players, reeds, and instruments....continue...

Philip Glass: Cello Concerto No. 2 "Naqoyqatsi": Life as War; Matt Haimovitz, cello; Cincinnati SO, Dennis Russell Davies

1 CD / Orange Mountain Music / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Davies, Dennis Russell
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

In 2001, Philip Glass composed the music for the film Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. It was the last film in a trilogy by director Godfrey...continue...

Pater Noster

1 CD / Gega New / 2013-05-14

This CD includes selected Orthodox chants by Bulgarian and Russian composers, which are performed during each service of the Orthodox church throughout Bulgaria....continue...

John Jenkins: The Pleasing Slumber, Aires for a treble, lyra, bass and harpsichord / Sophie Gent, Philippe Pierlot, Romina Lischka, François Guerrier

1 CD / Flora / 2013-05-14

John Jenkins died at the age of 86. During his long career, he was appreciated both for his musical and human qualities. This recording explores...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C, Op. 86 / Christiane Oelze, Claudia Mahnke, Christian Elsner, Franz-Josef Selig. Fabio Luisi

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Chorus; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven's "other" mass, in an appealing new recording under the direction of Fabien Luisi, whose frequent appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York have...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1; Nixon: Piano Trio No. 1; London Piano Trio

1 CD / Guild / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: London Piano Trio

The familiar Mendelssohn Piano Trio is coupled with a piano trio by British composer Henry Cotter Nixon (1842-1907) who was active in London's concert life...continue...

Music Watteau: The Music Lesson: Lully, Vivaldi, Couperin, et al.; René Jacobs, William Christie, Bernarda Fink, Paul OÆDette

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14

This special collection was created in celebration of an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels commissioned by musician and conductor William Christie and...continue...

The Chants of the Holy Spirit - Gregorian chants; Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2013-05-14

Conductors:
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola

The feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Bible....continue...

York Bowen: The Complete Works for Violin and Piano; Chloe Hanslip, violin; Danny Driver, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-05-14

Young virtuoso Chloë Hanslip and York Bowen specialist Danny Driver join forces to present Bowen's complete works for violin and piano. Many of these works...continue...

Elliott Carter Edition, Vol. 9 - Tell Me Where is Fancy Bred, Voyage, Warble for Lilac Time, et al.; Various performers

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-05-14

This retrospective disc presents music composed by the late Elliott Carter over a period of more than 70 years. Unquestionably, the major work presented here...continue...

Rameau, Balbastre, Royer - Opera Arias transcribed for harpsichord / Catherine Zimmer: harpsichord

1 CD / L'Encelade / 2013-05-14

Musical life in Paris in the 1760s was remarkably busy. The Concert Spirituel attracted talented musicians, many new operas were composed, and the public thronged...continue...

Girolamo Frescobaldi, John Cage: Songs of Irrelevance and Passion / cantoLX; Frank Agsteribbe

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Agsteribbe, Frank
Ensemble: cantoLX

A collection of solo vocal works by Girolamo Frescobaldi and John Cage

This recording sets up a surprising confrontation between the radical innovations in singing

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