Soundset

Romance at the Piano - Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kresleriana; Drei Fantasiestucke / Ho Yan Agnes Wan, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2013-03-12

A prize winner at numerous international competitions, Hong Kong native Ho Yan Agnes Wan has performed as a recitalist in Canada, France, Hong Kong and...continue...

Danwen Jiang: Live In Concert. Debussy: Violin Sonata; Franck: Sonata in A; Ravel: Sonata in G / Danwen Jiang, violin; Walter Cosand, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2013-01-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Cosand, Walter; Jiang, Danwen

Chinese-American violinist Danwen Jiang gave her premiere recital at age nine before Deng Xiaoping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She studied...continue...
Recording information: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University (02/06/2004)....continue...

Live in Japan - Schubert: Piano Quintet D.667; Hummel: Piano Quintet Op. 87 / Caio Pagano, piano; Jacques Thibaud Trio

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in E flat major, Op. 87
Performers: Pagano, Caio
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Ensemble: Jacques Thibaud Trio Berlin

Caio Pagano is an internationally renowned concert pianist, teacher and scholar. He has been a distinguished professor of piano at Arizona State University since 1968...continue...
Recording information: Japan (08/30/2001)....continue...

Capitol Clarinets Duo / Goddaer, Nielsen, Adams

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-11-13

Works: Norbert Goddaer: Duets for B flat clarinets; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Ignacio Cervantes: Los tres golpes, danza for piano; Invitación, danza for piano; American Traditional: New Brita...
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Ensemble: Capitol Clarinets Duo

Walt Nielsen and Korbi Adams have been performing together as The Capitol Clarinets Duo since 2007 and their mission is to bring music to populations...continue...
Recording information: Shadow Rock United Church of Christ, Phoenix, Arizona (04/2011-10/2011)....continue...

Hans Werner Henze "Royal Winter Music" - Sonatas on Shakespearean Characters / Elliot Simpson, guitar

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-09-11

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Royal Winter Music (Sonata no 1), for guitar; Royal Winter Music 2
Performers: Simpson, Elliot

Hans Werner Henze states that his idea of developing music from Richard of Gloucester's monologue (Now is the winter of our discontent) and of generating...continue...
Recording information: Lille Konsertsal, University of Stavanger, Bjergsted (06/16/2010-06/18/2010)....continue...

Meeting Brahms - The Violin Sonatas nos 1-3 / Caio Pagano, violin; Emmanuele Baldini, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-07-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Baldini, Emmanuele; Pagano, Caio

Born into a family of musicians, Emmanuele Baldini is one of the most important Italian violinists of his generation. He is concertmaster of the Orquestra...continue...

Suite Inspiration / Pisendel: Sonata in A minor; Bach: Partita BWV 1004; MacMillan: Suite no 1; Chaconne / Jonathan Swartz, violin

1 CD / Soundset / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Georg Pisendel: Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Kieren MacMillan: Suite no 1, for violin; Chaconne, for violin
Performers: Swartz, Jonathan

Canadian violinist Jonathan Swartz has distinguished himself throughout North America both as a performer and pedagogue. He serves on the faculties at Arizona State University...continue...

Ex Tenebris Lux - works by Francisco Tarrega, Manuel Ponce, Agustin Barrios Mangore and John Lennon / Valerie Hartzell, guitar

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-12-13

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Gavotte for Guitar "Maria"; Mazurkas (4) for Guitar; Adelita; Rosita, polka for guitar; Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Manuel Ponce: Sonata for guitar no 3 in D minor; Agustín...
Performers: Hartzell, Valerie

A prizewinner at the Portland Guitar Competition, Valerie Hartzell studied at Peabody and Radford University. She is on the faculty at Houston Community College and...continue...
Recording information: KUHF Studios, Houston, Texas....continue...

True North Harp Duo - works by Mendelssohn, Rameau and Franck / Lynne Aspnes & John Wickey, harps

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-12-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; On Wings of Song; Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Or...
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Ensemble: True North Harp Duo (Harp duo)

With a rich and orchestral sound, impeccable ensemble and innovative programming the harp duo of Lynne Aspnes and John Wickey performs throughout the U.S. and...continue...
Recording information: Tempest Studios, Tempe, AZ (2010)....continue...

Flirting with the Dragon: Sonnets and Serpents. Works by Franz Liszt & Paul Aurandt / / Charles Szczepanek, piano

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; I) for piano (Tre sonetti no 1), S. 158/1; Petrarca Sonnets...
Performers: Szczepanek, Charles

Pianist Charles Szczepanek was born in Chicago, Illinois. Originally a math whiz, he changed to music at age 14 after hearing Vladimir Feltsman perform Rachmaninoff....continue...
Recording information: 01/10/2011-01/12/2011....continue...

Pura Vida

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-10-11

Works: Paulo Bellinati: Jongo for 2 guitars; Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; L'histoire du tango; Egberto Gismonti: Maracatu; Leo Brouwer: Tríptico, for 2 guitars; Radamés Gnattali: Suite Retratos, f...
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Ensemble: Huston-Todd Guitar Duo

Richard Todd and John Huston began performing together in 2009 and since then have presented numerous concerts throughout the southeastern U.S. They were both accomplished...continue...
: John Huston, Richard Todd (guitar).

Recording information: Maxwell Sound Studio, Athens, GA (07/29/2010-07/30/2010)....continue...

BeingsMusic of Astor Piazzolla & Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco / Kithara Duo

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-09-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Lo que vendra; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 109; Olga Amelkina-Vera: Gustav's Dream, for 2 guitars; Beings, suite for 2 guitars; Prelude and ...
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Ensemble: Kithara

Since the founding of the Kithara Duo in 2002, Fernand Vera and Olga Amelkina-Vera have performed together in Europe, and in North and South America....continue...
Recording information: Denton, Texas (2010)....continue...

Groteske / Two violins, cello & piano by MacMillan & Korngold

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-04-12

Works: Kieren MacMillan: Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Charpentier, for 2 violins, cello & piano; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite for 2 Violins, Cello and Piano (left hand)
Performers: Chen, Wendy; Diaz, Andres [Cello]; Fewer, Mark; Swartz, Jonathan

A stellar group of musicians offer a world premiere recording of a work by Kieren MacMillan (b.1969) that was commissioned by one of the violinists...continue...
Recording information: Katzin Concert Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, A (03/05/2010-03/06/2010)....continue...

The Hollywood Cello

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-12-14

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Romance-Impromptu (written for the film "Deception"), for cello & piano; Die tote Stadt; Richard Hageman: Recitative and Romance, for cello & piano; Lazare Saminsky: Chasidic...
Performers: Hamilton, Gregory [Cello]; Hamilton, Kate; Hamilton, Robert [Piano]

This recording offers concert works for cello by film composers of the Golden Era. Cellist Gregory Hamilton is on the faculty at Concordia College and...continue...

Caio Pagano: Music for Children

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático
Performers: Pagano, Caio

Caio Pagano is an internationally renowned concert pianist, teacher and scholar. He is a distinguished professor of piano at Arizona State University and is the...continue...

Marcelo Coronel: Antiguo Canto

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-04-13

Works: Marcelo Coronel: Música de Los Andes, for guitar; Imaginario popular Argentino; Temple Del Diablo, for guitar
Performers: Dorsey, Christopher

A composer and guitarist, Marcelo Coronel was born in Buenos Aires. He considers himself a popular musician with formal musical training. His main composition pursuit...continue...
Recording information: Estudio Corcovado, Rosario, Argentina....continue...

Recital in the West / Pianist Caio Pagano

1 CD / Soundset / 2010-04-13

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Alban Berg: Pieces (4) for clarinet & piano, Op. 5; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cla...
Performers: Alves, Carlos [Clarinet]; Pagano, Caio

Both performers on this recital of standards for clarinet and piano are affiliated with Arizona State University. Alvez, who is from Portugal, is Artistic Director...continue...

Adagio - Mozart / James Brent Moorhead, et al

1 CD / Soundset / 2009-11-10

Works: Sergio Assad: Fantasia Carioca, version for solo guitar; Denis Mortagne: Jeff Buckley Requiem; David Mallamud: Spatula, for guitar; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Nuccio...
Performers: Moorhead, Ann

Austin Moorhead is a two-time prize-winner in the world's most prestigious guitar competition. He received his Masters of Music from Yale University. Mr. Moorhead actively...continue...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Platero and I / Nelson Brenes, Frank Koonce

1 CD / Soundset / 2009-03-10

Works: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Platero y yó, for narrator & guitar, Op. 190
Performers: Koonce, Frank

A tender and moving account of the life of Nobel Laureate Juan Ramon Jimenez and a little donkey names Platerio, in southern Spain at the...continue...

Remembrance - Bach, Grieg, Schumann, Bartok, etc / Caio Pagano

1 CD / Soundset / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9); Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71; Robert Schumann: ...
Performers: Pagano, Caio

This recording was conceived as a musical memoir in which Pagano, one of the most accomplished pianists of our time, plays pieces whose performances have...continue...

Wapango - D'Rivera, et al / Santa Fe Guitar Quartet

1 CD / Soundset / 2007-12-01

Works: Paquito d'Rivera: Wapango; Danzón for clarinet, cello & piano; Vals Venezolano for clarinet & piano; Marcelo Coronel: Germinación (chaya), for guitar; Como un camino largo, zamba for guitar...
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Ensemble: Santa Fe Guitar Quartet

The Santa Fe Guitar Quartet, from Argentina, is an innovative ensemble whose repertoire ranges from Baroque works to modern tangos. The group is strongly committed...continue...

Journeys - Piazzolla, et al / Santa Fe Guitar Quartet

1 CD / Soundset / 2007-11-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: La muerte del ángel, tango (from Angel series); Mumuki, tango; Escualo; Pat Metheny: 45/8; In Her Family; Better Days Ahead; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 2; Suite ...
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Ensemble: Santa Fe Guitar Quartet

Combining the individual talents of two Argentinians and two North Americans, the Santa Fe Guitar Quartet has been touring internationally since 1989, both in recital...continue...

Caio Pagano - French Piano Music - Franck, Debussy, et al

1 CD / Soundset / 2001-03-01

Works: César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Pour le piano, su...
Performers: Pagano, Caio
Conductors: Feeman, Paul

Rayner Taylor: Six Cello Sonatas / Bailey-Metz, Metz

1 CD / Soundset / 2001-02-01

Works: Raynor Taylor: Sonata for cello & keyboard no 1 in A major; Sonata for cello & keyboard no 2 in D major; Sonata for cello & keyboard no 3 in A major; Sonata for cello & keyboard no 4 in D major; Sona...
Performers: Metz, John

The Well-Tempered Koshkin

1 CD / Soundset / 2001-01-01

Works: Nikita Koshkin: The Elves, suite for guitar; Parade, for guitar; Three Stations on One Road, for guitar; The Ballads, suite for guitar; Marionette, for 2 guitars; Elegy, for 2 guitars; They Are Appro...
Performers: Koonce, Frank; Koshkin, Nikita

"Nikita Koshkin has become one of the most popular guitar composers in recent years...It is abundantly evident on this release that, previous impressions aside, Koshkin...continue...

Sounds of the Bard - Mertz: Bardenklänge / James Reid

1 CD / Soundset / 1999-08-01

Works: Johann Kaspar Mertz: Capriccio (from Bardenklänge, Book 3, no 3)
Performers: Reid, James

Bach: Goldberg Variations / John Metz

1 CD / Soundset / 1999-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Metz, John

"Artist of major caliber at the harpsichord, unflappable, with an impressive technique subordinated to a sensitivity to the styles appropriate to the music he played."...continue...

The Prince's Toys - Koshkin Plays Koshkin

1 CD / Soundset / 1998-09-01

"High craftsmanship, passion and a typically Russian blend of fervor and pathos." -The Arizona Republic...continue...
Recording information: Scottsdale, AZ (10/1997)....continue...

Ponce: Complete Works for Guitar Vol 1 / Antonio Lopez

1 CD / Soundset / 1998-01-01

Works: Manuel Ponce: Sonata for guitar No 1 ("Mexicana"); Work(s); Thème, Varié et Finale for guitar; Sonata for guitar no 3 in D minor; Sonata Clásica for guitar (Hommage à Fernando Sor...
Performers: Lopez, Antonio

"Right from the start, the warmly engineered sound and strong tone of Antonio Lopez invites the listener. In his hands, Ponce's music is once again...continue...

A Southwest Christmas / Washburn, Phoenix Bach Choir, et al

1 CD / Soundset / 1997-10-01

Works: Ed Henderson: Milagros de Navidad, for chorus, guitar & percussion; Jon Washburn: Noel Sing We!, for soloist, native American flute & chorus; Lo, how a rose e'er blooming, for chorus; The Star, for n...
Performers: Campbell, Janet; Cody, Robert Tree; Green, Stephen; Koonce, Frank; Livingston-Hakes, Beth; McClendon, Carolyn; Pickle, Laureen; Sunkett, Mark; Tresler, Matthew
Conductors: Washburn, Jon
Ensemble: Phoenix Bach Choir

"A superbly produced and packaged yuletide CD from an emerging Arizona label, Soundset. Jon Washburn conducts the ensemble of Frank Koonce, guitar; Mark Sunkett, percussion;...continue...

Double Bass Music of Frank Proto / John Ebinger, et al

1 CD / Soundset / 1997-09-01

Works: Frank Proto: Sonata 1963 for Double bass & piano; Four Rogues, A Mystery for Double bass & piano; Work(s); Cadenza & Dance for solo double bass; Caprice for solo double bass; Duets for Double Basses
Performers: Ebinger, John; Hakes, Roy

"Proto is an American composer unfairly pigeonholed as a pops arranger. Ebinger's disc shows him to be a serious composer of substantial invention...To write for...continue...

Marcello: Concerto for Oboe; et al / Hee-Sun Lee

1 CD / Soundset / 1997-09-01

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (3...
Performers: Lee, Hee-Sun
Conductors: Jordania, Vakhtang
Ensemble: Russian Federation State Symphony Orchestra

Hovhaness: Symphony no 3, Mystery of Holy Martyrs / Jordania

1 CD / Soundset / 1997-06-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 3, Op. 148; Khorhoort Nahadagats, for oud (or lute or guitar) & string orchestra (or quartet), Op. 251
Performers: Long, Michael
Conductors: Jordania, Vakhtang
Ensemble: KBS Symphony Orchestra

"A crystalline performance by Long with the strings of the Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vakhtang Jordania...I was astonished to hear the Symphony No....continue...