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Sergio Assad: Guitar Music / Thanos Mitsalas

1 CD / Clear Note / 2013-01-31

Works: Sergio Assad: Divertimentos (3) for guitar; Summer Garden Suite; Sonata for guitar; Fantasia Carioca, version for solo guitar; Valseana, for guitar; 3 Greek Letters for guitar
Performers: Mitsalas, Thanos [Guitar]

"Greek guitarist Mitsalas recently surprised me with this recording of a substantial part of my music written for solo guitar. The disc is quite impressive...continue...
Recording information: Cue Productions, Thessaloniki, Greece (07/2008)....continue...

Tropicale - Music for flute & guitar by Lezcano, Iznaola, Sorrentino, Assad, Castelnuovo-Tedesco et al. / Jane Berkner, flute; Stephen Aron, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: José Manuel Lezcano: Sonatina Tropical, for flute & guitar; Brazilian Traditional: A casinha pequenina (The Tiny Little House); Ricardo Iznaola: Triptico Criollo, for flute & guitar; Vincenzo So...
Conductors:
Ensemble: AronBerkner Duo

A collection of irresistible dances and sultry ballads from the warmer climes of Italy, Cuba, and South America. Tropicale will quickly fire up your imagination....continue...
Recording information: Clonick Hall, Oberlin, OH (05/29/2012-06/01/2012)....continue...

Classic Musicals - works by Gershwin, Rodgers, Sondheim, Berlin et al. / Tommy Morgan, harmonica; Gregg Nestor, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Strouse: Annie; George Gershwin: Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Porgy and Bess; They A...
Performers: Morgan, Tommy [Harmonica]; Nestor, Gregg

Morgan is the most unique harmonica player in the recording industry today. In September 2010, Tommy celebrated 60 years as a recording musician in Hollywood...continue...
Recording information: Hauser Music, Pasadena, CA (06/2010-07/2010)....continue...

Man in the Moon - music for guitar by Ralph Towner / Randall Avers, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-11-13

Works: Ralph Towner: Les Douzilles, for guitar; Simone, for guitar; Suite for Guitar; Always By Your Side, for guitar; Turning Of The Leaves, for guitar; Madeleine Variations, for guitar; Green and Golden, ...
Performers: Avers, Randall

Man in the Moon is a unique collaboration between guitarist and composer Avers, and guitar legend Towner. Avers has recorded a collection of classic and...continue...
Recording information: Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway (09/03/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...

Life's Loveliness - Choral works by Michael Torke, David Childs, Ola Gjeilo, Daniel J Hall et al. / Stetson University Womens Chorale

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-10-30

Conductors:
Ensemble: Stetson University Womens Chorale

"Spend all you have for loveliness. Buy it and never count the cost." Pulitzer prizewinning poetess Teasdale offers advice that can be hard to follow...continue...
Personnel: Cameron Huster (harp); Emilio Rutllant (flute); Hassan Anderson (oboe); Tammy Miller , Amy Crane (piano); Boyd Jones (organ); Robert Shroyer, Lindsay Iverson, Vince Minils (percussion).
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Duo Spiritoso plays Granados / Andrew Zonn and Jeffrey McFadden, guitars

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-09-25

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5; Valses (7) poeticos
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Spiritoso

Duo Spiritoso performs two complete works of classic Spanish nationalism by Enrique Granados. In the specific case of Granados, the rugged core of Spanish folk...continue...
Recording information: Legacy Hall, Columbus, GA (05/2011)....continue...

Norwegian Landscape - Modern guitar duets by Ivanovic, Bogdanovich, Machado, Meduses, Brouwer et al. / Les Freres Meduses

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-06-26

Works: David Cullen: On the Way, for guitar; Leo Brouwer: Canción de Cuna on a theme of Grenet, berceuse for guitar; Fernando Sor: Etudes for Guitar, Op. 6; Leçons progressives (24), Op. 31; Franc...
Performers: Strong, Berit
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Ensemble: Les Freres Meduses

This is Berit's first solo CD featuring works inspired by nature....continue...
Recording information: Sonic Temple, Roslindale, Massachusetts (05/15/2002/06/23/2003)....continue...

Songs of Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu / Jane Christeson, mezzo soprano

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 94; Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for ...
Performers: Christeson, Jane; Christeson, Jesse [Cello]; Holbrook-Loar, Rebecca; Rickman, Michael [Piano]; Robinson, Bobb

Liebestreu or "True Love", explores the romantic songs of Brahms. Brahms Lieder is some of the most beautiful, haunting and richly satisfying to perform in...continue...

Modern Guitar Duets / Ivanovic, Bogdanovich, Machado

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-06-26

The Brothers Jellyfish are spontaneous and engaging. Modem Guitar Duets is their debut recording and follows a concert style presentation of combining structured contemporary works...continue...

Guitar Classics: In the Italian Tradition - works by Tarrega, Legnani, Regondi et al. / Thanos Mitsalas, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-05-29

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Variations for guitar on "El Carnaval de Venecia"; Luigi Legnani: Fantasie for guitar, Op 19; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio diabolico, for guitar ("Omaggio a Paganini")...
Performers: Mitsalas, Thanos [Guitar]

Few countries in the world can rival Italy's musical legacy. And within this remarkable heritage are some of the best loved classical guitar works ever...continue...
Recording information: Thessaloniki, Greece (07/2011)....continue...

Leos Janacek: The Diary Of One Who Vanished / Stephen Ng

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-01-31

Works: Leos Janácek: The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female c; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"
Performers: Baiocchi, Andrea Maria; Ng, Stephen

Stephen Ng, a tenor with an impressively eclectic resume, is simply superb in every respect. His voice is gorgeous and distinctive, and it rises to...continue...
Recording information: Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (08/16/2006-08/19/2006)....continue...

Albert Benoit: Ring Triptych

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-01-31

Works: Benoît Albert: Ring Triptych, for guitar & electronics
Performers: Albert, Benoit

Ring Triptych is an electronic/acoustic composition by French composer Albert that was inspired by the contemporary artwork of British painter Storey. Conceived as collaborative fusion...continue...
Recording information: Nano Studio, Agen, France....continue...

Romantic Realms: Piano Music of Schubert & Brahms / Michael Rickman, piano

1 CD / Clear Note / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Performers: Rickman, Michael [Piano]

Romantic Realms features two important solo piano works. Interpreting, Rickman has been portrayed as "a resourceful and sensitive pianist, technically in control and emotionally rewarding."...continue...
Recording information: 12/15/1998-12/18/1998....continue...

Treasured Memories / Lloyd Linney, Michael Rickman

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Harold Fraser-Simson: Vespers ("Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers"), for voice (or chorus) & piano; George Cory: Little Sailboat, for voice & piano (from Two Songs for Children); Richard Rodger...
Performers: Linney, Lloyd [Soprano]; Rickman, Michael [Piano]

Growing up in Georgia, Soprano Linney enjoyed a life that was rich with music from the time she was very young. She began singing in...continue...
Recording information: Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (12/15/2006-12/17/2006).

Includes hymns medley: for the beauty of the earth / this i by various composers.

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Stephen Aron: One Fell Swoop, original works for solo guitar / Stephen Aron, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Stephen Aron: Musings (3), for guitar; Bach on Guitar, for guitar; One Fell Swoop, for guitar; Rockport Stomp, for guitar
Performers: Aron, Stephen

Aron, a classical guitarist well versed in the standard repertoire for his instrument, takes up the composer's pen in this collection to give us a...continue...
Recording information: Perrysville, OH (05/2010)....continue...

Music for Two Guitars: Rossini, Brahms and Albeniz / Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johannes Brahms: Theme and Variations for Piano in D minor; Isaac Albéniz: Op. 165; Op. 47; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K...
Performers: Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo

Featuring duet works for classical guitar ranging from the Baroque period to the present day modern era. Guitarist Akerman has concertized and taught around the...continue...
Recording information: Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Kennesaw....continue...

Felicidade: Jobin, Montes, Dyens, Houghton, Houghton et al. / Stephen Robinson, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-11-15

Works: Antonio Carlos Jobim: A Felicidade; Alfonso Montes: Preludio de Adiós, for guitar; Roland Dyens: Libra Sonatina for guitar; Songe Capricorne, for guitar; Philip Houghton: Kinkachoo, I Love You, ...
Performers: Robinson, Stephen

Where the music dictates a delicate touch, Robinson's playing has a spiritual intensity which is moving; equally where the music needs dazzling bravura, this player...continue...

Kostas Milonas: Our Old House: music for 1, 2 & 3 guitars / Kotronakis, Lambropoulos, Mastrogiannopoulos

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-10-25

Works: Kostas Milonas: A night in San Telmo, tango no 1 for 3 guitars; Songs without Words (3), for 2 guitars; Hommage à Amália Rodriguez, for 2 guitars; Rythmology, for 2 guitars; Moscow 1980, fo...
Performers: Drakos, Panagiotis; Kotronakis, Dimitris [Guitar]; Lambropoulos, Panagiotis; Mastrogiannopoulos, Giorgos

This album features the works of Greek composer & published author Kostas Milonas. The title track, Our Old House, was inspired by childhood memories: the...continue...

Guitar Classics of Spain and Latin America by Tarrega, Narvaez, Sor and Albeniz / James Flegel, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-10-25

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Capricho árabe; Luys de Narváez: Cancion del emperador, for vihuela; Diferencias (7) for guitar on "Guárdame las vacas"; Fernando Sor: Sonata for Guitar in D ma...
Performers: Flegel, James

Recording information: Wild Sound Recording Studio, Minneapolis, MN....continue...

Through the Centuries: Manderville, Kellner, Sor, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Brouwer / Kevin Manderville, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-10-25

Works: David Kellner: Three phantasias for guitar; Fernando Sor: Fantasie for guitar, Op. 58; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Variazioni attraverso i secoli, for guitar, Op. 71; Leo Brouwer: An Idea (Passacaglia...
Performers: Manderville, Kevin

Through the Centuries features guitarist Kevin Manderville. Winner of several international competitions: 1st prize at Concours International de Guitare de Lachine, 2nd prize at Rantucci...continue...
Recording information: Quam Recording Studio, Boulder, Colorado (03/2008)....continue...

A Christmas Feeling

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-10-25

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Villancico de Navidad, for guitar; Rex Willis: Cradlesong, for guitar; Eduardo Sainz de la Maza: Greensleeves, for guitar; Benjamin Verde...
Performers: Robinson, Stephen

In its earliest forms, Christmas music probably emanated from pre-Christian music to celebrate the winter solstice. For this collection, Stephen Robinson has unearthed a few...continue...

Echomythia: Modern music for solo guitar / Dimitris Kotronakis, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-09-27

Works: Raphaël Faÿs: Romantique Voyage, for guitar; Dans les yeux de Michèle, for guitar; Django Reinhardt: Nuages, for guitar; Marco Pereira: Plainte-Lamento, for guitar; Tio Boros, for guit...
Performers: Kotronakis, Dimitris [Guitar]

Greek virtuoso Kotronakis performs modern music for solo guitar trending towards jazz, Latin and Brazilian styles. Works include transcriptions of jazz standards, and contemporary works...continue...

Bad Pets / Two Part Invention with Patricia Koch Budlong, soprano; Jan Opalach, bass-baritone

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-09-27

Works: Paul Salerni: Bad Pets, for bass baritone & ensemble; Speaking of Love, for soprano & ensemble; Two Partita, for flute & guitar; Glenn Caluda: Regrets, Tears, and Blarney, for ensemble; John Arnold: ...
Performers: Budlong, Patricia Koch; Opalach, Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Two Part Invention

This CD features repertoire for flute and guitar duo ranging from arrangements of Elizabethan lute music to Bach, Italian serenades to modern tangos, and much...continue...
Recording information: Red Rock Recording, Saylorsburg, PA....continue...

Christmas Candlelight Tradition / Stetson University Choir

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-09-27

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Mark Sirett: Thou shalt know him, for chorus; Carl Schalk: Before the Marvel of this Night; Felix Mendelssohn: Lauda Sion; Andrew Larson: Salvator n...
Performers: Anderson, Hassan; Covault, Eleanor; Jones, Boyd; Miller, Aubrey; Miller, Tammy [Piano]; Perry, Sandra
Conductors: Raines, Alan; Larson, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Stetson University Concert Choir

The Christmas Candlelight Concert dates back several decades and is an important tradition on Stetson University's campus. While the repertoire varies each year, the concert...continue...
Recording information: H. Douglas Lee Chapel, Stetson University, DeLand, FL (2008-01-??&2009-01-??&2010-)....continue...

J.S. & C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas / Francois Fowler, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-09-27

Works: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: La Catedral (The Cathedral), for guitar; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 208/L 238; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 175/L 429; Gregori...
Performers: Fowler, Francois

Sonata is a collection of multi-movement larger works for solo guitar by Francois Fowler. Included is the very popular La Catedral by Mangoré and the...continue...
Recording information: Ottawa, Canada (08/2008)....continue...

Baroque Music for Guitar: Bach, Buttsted, Handel, Lotti, Purcell et al. / Carl Wolff & Iain Osgood, guitars

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-08-30

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B flat major, K 42/L S36; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 34/L S7; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV 9...
Performers: Campbell, Laura; Osgood, Iain; White, Chris [Cello]; Wolff, Karl [Classical Guitar]

The modern classical guitar as we know it today didn't exist at the time that the compositions on this CD were written. So while the...continue...
Recording information: Ithaca, NY (06/2003-12/2003)....continue...

Paysage Hypothétique: Solo Works for Guitar / Benoit Albert

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-08-30

Works: Benoît Albert: Les Dérangements, for guitar; Suite for guitar no 1 ("Fingerstyle"); Les Anecdotiques Vol. 1, for guitar; Suite for guitar no 2 ("Siegfried")
Performers: Albert, Benoît

As a solo guitarist, chamber musician and composer, French guitarist Benoît Albert is a unique and versatile voice in the world of the classical guitar....continue...
Recording information: Nano Studio, Agen, France (08/2009/11/2009)....continue...

Découpage: A Collection of Masterful Favorites / Stephen Robinson, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-08-30

Works: Máximo Diego Pujol: Sonatina for guitar; Luigi Boccherini: Quintet no 4, G. 448 "Fandango"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Pierre Tremblay: Pieces (2), for guitar; Isaac Albéniz: Piezas caracteris...
Performers: Jones, Boyd; Robinson, Stephen

In this program, guitarist Stephen Robinson provides a kaleidoscopic journey through the classical guitar repertoire. This collection adheres to the recital concept where individual works...continue...
Recording information: 06/2008....continue...

My Favorite Chopin Mazurkas / Stephen Aron, guitar

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-08-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 29 in A flat major, Op. 41/4, CT. 79; Mazurka for piano no 30 in G major, Op. 50/1, CT. 80; Mazurka for piano no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6/2, CT. 52; M...
Performers: Aron, Stephen

Veteran guitarist Stephen Aron brings listeners a new collection of Chopin Mazurkas written for solo guitar under Clear Note Classics label. Aron say,"There is no...continue...

Solo Laura Young: Classical Guitar / Ducera, Henze, Turina, Koshkin, et al.

1 CD / Clear Note / 2011-08-30

Works: Carlo Domeniconi: Variations on an Anatolian Folksong, for guitar; Oliver Hunt: Garuda Ballade for Guitar; Václav Kucera: Diario; Hans Werner Henze: Drei Fragmente nach Hölderlin "3 Tentos"...
Performers: Young, Laura [Guitar]

Laura Young is one of the most expressive artists in the world of classical guitar today, and is known and appreciated by critics and the...continue...