Bezaly, Sharon

Pipe Dreams: Music for flute & orchestra by Jose Serebrier, Adina Izarra, Carl Vine, Ginastera / Sharon Bezaly, flute

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-08-25

Works: José Serebrier: Concerto for Flute with Tango; Adina Izarra: Concerto for Flute ("Pitangus Sulphuratus"); Carl Vine: Pipe Dreams, for flute & orchestra; Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Pu...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Tognetti, Richard
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra

On a wide selection of recordings - solo, with orchestra, and in chamber music - Sharon Bezaly has demonstrated not only 'utter commitment to the...continue...

Lig Alien: Music by Mari Takano / Nabb, Sugihara and Manson

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-12-03

Works: Mari Takano: Ligalien I, for soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone & piano; Jungibility, for piano; LigAlien III, for violin & harp; LigAlien II, for oboe, violin & koto; Full Moon, for violin & electro...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Choi, Winston; Ikeda, Shoko; Kimura, Mari [Violin, Composer]; Maruta, Miki; Nabb, Nathan; Nambara, Kazuko; Sugihara, Masahito; Takano, Mari; Yasuda, Kioko
Conductors: Manson, Anne
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Born in 1960, the Japanese composer Mari Takano studied in Japan and then Germany, where György Ligeti became a mentor to her, providing liberating impulses....continue...

50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major; Gran Partita in B flat major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A majo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Boyd, Douglas; Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Falout, Joze; Ganter, Elisabeth; Gassmann, Frank; Griffiths, Semra; Hoelscher, Ulf; Holzapfel, Maszella; Malling, Amalie; Mamou, Ro...
Conductors: Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; Macci, Francesco; Kosler, Zdenek; Bethke, Neithard; Arp, Klaus; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Kangas, Juha; Frantz, Justus; Bour, Ernest; Gal, Tamas; Marturet, Eduardo; Böhm,...
Ensemble: ; New York Philomusica; Salzburg Soloists; St. Petersburg Soloists

This compilation is designed to give new classical music fans a wide sampling of Mozart's extensive repertoire. Mozart was a star on the musical scene...continue...

Across The Sea: Chinese-American Flute Concertos / Sharon Bezaly, flute

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-11-03

Works: Zhou Long: Five Elements, for dizi, clarinet in A, pipa, erhu, cello & percussion; The Deep, Deep Sea, for alto flute, piccolo, timpani, harp & strings; Bright Sheng: Flute Moon for piccolo/flute, ha...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Fox, Jonathan; Mashurova, Gulnara
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The three composers represented on this disc are all resident in the USA, but have their roots across the Pacific Ocean, in China. Philosophical, musical...continue...
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Sally Beamish: Violin Concerto; Callesto; Symphony No. 1

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-08-07

Works: Sally Beamish: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Flute ("Callisto"); Symphony no 1
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Marwood, Anthony
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn

In her own liner notes to this disc, Sally Beamish writes that it 'represents the beginning of my journey into orchestral music'.

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Masterworks for Flute and Piano / Bezaly, Brautigam

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-07-20

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major, Op. 94; Franz Schubert: Introduction and variations op. 160; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; André Jolivet: Chant de Linos for flute & piano
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Brautigam, Ronald

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Masterworks for Flute and Piano by Poulenc, Martin, Reinecke, Martinu, Messiaen

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-06-08

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Frank Martin: Ballade for flute & piano; Carl Reinecke: Sonata for flute & piano in E major ("Undine"), Op. 167; Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute and Pi...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Brautigam, Ronald

From Carl Reinecke's Undine Sonata, composed in 1882, to Poulenc's 1957 Flute Sonata this disc brings together five central works in the repertoire for flute...continue...
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Seascapes - Debussy, Bridge, Glazunov, etc / Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Zhou Long: The Deep, Deep Sea, for alto flute, piccolo, timpani, harp & strings; Frank Bridge: The Sea, suite for orchestra, H. 100; Alexander Glazunov: Fantasy for Orchestra ...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Fox, Jonathan; Mashurova, Gulnara
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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From A to Z, Vol. 3 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Brett Dean: Demons, for solo flute; Ernst von Dohnányi: Passacaglia for piano in E flat minor, Op. 6; Carl-Axel Dominique: Songlines, for solo flute; Cécile Chaminade: Pièce Romantique...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon

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Bridge Across the Pyrenees [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto pastoral, for flute & orchestra; François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Neschling, John

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French Delights - Roussel, Milhaud, etc / Bezaly, Hendricks

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Pierre Sancan: Sonatina for flute & piano; Charles-Marie Widor: Suite for flute & piano, Op. 34; Albert Roussel: Joueurs de flûte, Op. 27; Poèmes (2) of Ronsard, for voice & flute, Op. 26;...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Derwinger, Love; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]

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Whirling Dance / Sharon Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Yiu-Kwong Chung: Whirling Dance; Concerto for Flute and Chinese Orchestra; Chinese Traditional: The Thivats of Autumn, for pipa (aka Ode to the Border); Ma Shui-Long: Concerto for Bamboo Flute; Huang...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Shu-Chen, Yeh; Yu-Feng, Tsai
Conductors: Chung, Yiu-Kwong

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Sharon Bezaly plays Bacri, Bernstein, Dean, Rouse

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-03-12

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Concerto for Flute Op. 63; Leonard Bernstein: Halil; Brett Dean: The Siduri Dances, for flute & string orchestra; Christopher Rouse: Flute Concerto
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Neschling, John; Dean, Brett; Gilbert, Alan

Yet again giving proof of her great versatility, Sharon Bezaly's latest release consists of four concertante works, composed between 1980 and 2007. Each work has...continue...

Sturm und Drang / Bacri, Batiashvili, Leleux, Bezaly, Kantorow, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-10-08

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Concerto amoroso, for oboe, violin & string orchestra, Op. 80/2 ("Le printemps"); Concerto for Flute Op. 63; Concerto nostalgico, for oboe, cello & string orchestra, Op. 80/1 ("L'autom...
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bezaly, Sharon; Leleux, Francois; Pesola, Riitta [Cello]
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques

The French composer Nicolas Bacri has said that melody is the essence of all music; it is certainly an essential feature of these works, composed...continue...
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Dean: Water Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-08-01

Works: Brett Dean: Water Music; The Siduri Dances
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Dean, Brett
Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Violist Brett Dean's journey with composition started in the late 1980s in Germany, where he was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, but also...continue...

Whirling Dance / Sharon Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-04-01

Works: Yiu-Kwong Chung: Whirling Dance; Traditional: The Thivats of Autumn; Ma Shui Ling: Concerto for Bamboo Flute; Yu-Xian Deng: Spring Breeze; Yijun Huang: Fair FLowers under Full Moon
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Chung, Yiu-Kwong
Ensemble: Taipei Municipal Chinese Classical Orchestra

Transverse flutes made of bamboo have been important in Chinese music for more than 2000 years. It should therefore not come as a surprise that...continue...

Spellbound - Gubaidulina, Takano, Beamish: Flute Concertos, etc / Sharon Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-11-01

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair; Mari Takano: Concerto for Flute; Sally Beamish: Concerto for Flute "Callisto"
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Venzago, Mario; Manson, Anne; Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Sharon Bezaly has been recognized not only for her superb gifts as a musician, but also for her commitment to her instrument and its repertoire....continue...

Handel, Bach, Telemann: Sonatas for Flute / Bezaly, Charlston, Medlam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in B minor, HWV 367b/Op. 1 no 9; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1032; Sonata for Flute and Basso ...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Charlston, Terence; Medlam, Charles

On a number of recordings on BIS, Sharon Bezaly has demonstrated her great gifts as a flutist in a series of works ranging from the...continue...

French Delights - Roussel, Milhaud, etc / Bezaly, Hendricks

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-11-09

Works: Pierre Sancan: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Charles-Marie Widor: Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34; Albert Roussel: Joueurs de flûte, Op. 27; Poèmes (2) de Ronsard, Op. 26; Darius Milhaud:...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Derwinger, Love; Hendricks, Barbara

During long periods the flute has been almost synonymous with France, the country from which the music, the great players and the finest instruments all...continue...

Tómasson: Flute Concertos, Skima / Bezaly, Wilkinson, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-08-01

Works: Haukur Tómasson: Concerto for Flute no 1; Skíma; Concerto for Flute no 2
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Palsson, Valur; Tryggvason, Havardur
Conductors: Wilkinson, Bernhardur
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

This is the third disc dedicated to the Icelandic composer Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960) released by BIS. Skima is here performed by the artists it...continue...

Bridge Across the Pyrenees - Ibert, Rodrigo, etc / Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto pastoral for Flute; François Borne: Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Neschling, John
Ensemble: Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra

"There is absolutely nothing here to criticize. Sharon Bezaly is one of the world's top flutists; the repertoire has been chosen with her usual intelligence...continue...

Gubaidulina: Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair, etc/ Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-04-03

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair; Seven Last Words
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Miki, Mie; Thedeen, Torleif
Conductors: Venzago, Mario
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Considered by many to be the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidulina is well represented in the BIS catalogue. The present disc will...continue...

Masterworks for Flute and Piano / Bezaly, Brautigam

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-02-06

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 94; Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations for Flute and Piano in E minor, D 802/Op. 160 "Trockne Blumen"; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine ...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Brautigam, Ronald

Recently released recordings of Mozart's concertos, three contemporary works for flute and orchestra and a performance in a program for solo flute have earned Sharon...continue...

Mozart: Flute Concertos / Bezaly, Kangas, Ostrobothnian CO

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-09-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Rondo for Flute and Strings in D major, K Anh. 184 (373); Concerto...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

When the greater part of the program on this disc was released as the BIS 2005 Catalogue Disc, the response was electrifying. Sharon Bezaly was...continue...

Nordic Spell - Aho, Tómasson, Lindberg / Bezaly, Vänskä

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-07-01

Works: Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Flute; Haukur Tómasson: Concerto for Flute no 2; Christian Lindberg: The World of Montuagretta
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Wilkinson, Bernhardur; Lindberg, Christian
Ensemble: Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

"Here is the testament to the high standard of creativity and music-making in the Nordic countries. These three concertos are major works, skillfully written for...continue...

Christian Lindberg - A Composer's Portrait / Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-05-01

Works: Christian Lindberg: Helikon Wasp; The World of Montuagretta; Condon Canyon; ...Ty solen är uppe!; Behac Munroh
Performers: Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Bezaly, Sharon; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Lindberg, Christian; ; Sund, Robert; Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: Basque National Orchestra; Orphei Drängar ; Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Chamber Brass; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

"Christian Lindberg is to the trombone as Edgar Meyer is to the double bass, Andre Segovia is to the guitar, or Pablo Casals is to...continue...

Flute Works From A to Z Vol 3 / Sharon Bezaly

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-11-08

Works: Brett Dean: Demons; Ernst von Dohnányi: Passacaglia for Flute solo, Op. 48 no 2; Carl-Axel Dominique: Songlines; Caspar Diethelm: Zodiak, Op. 140; Johannes Donjon: Song of the Wind; Claude Debus...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon

Kletzki: Symphony no 3, Concertino for Flute / Bezaly

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-06-01

Works: Paul Kletzki: Symphony no 3 "In memoriam"; Concertino for Flute and Orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas
Ensemble: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Here is a rare opportunity indeed: world premiere recordings of music composed by one of the conducting legends of the last century. This is the...continue...

Chamber Music / Imai, Bezaly, Brautigam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-01-05

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Prelude, Recitative and Variations for Flute, Viola and Piano, Op. 3; Reynaldo Hahn: Romanesque for Flute, Viola and Piano; L'echanteur; Portraits de peintres; Dance pour une d&...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Brautigam, Ronald; Imai, Nobuko

Flute Works From A to Z Vol 2 / Sharon Bezaly

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-06-01

Works: Fulvio Caldini: Thelma's Hot Machine, Op. 33; Sven-Erik Bäck: Sonata for Flute solo; Elliott Carter: Scrivo in Vento; Joseph Bodin Boismortier: Suites (6) for Flute and Basso Continuo, Op. 35; Y...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon

Apertif - A French Collection / Sharon Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Concertino for flute & chamber orchestra (edited from incomplete manuscript by D. Sackmann); François Devienne: Concerto for Flute no 7 in E minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: roma...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Maki, Harri
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta

Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn / Dukes, Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Toru Takemitsu: A String around Autumn, for viola & orchestra; I Hear the Water Dreaming; A Way a Lone II, for string orchestra; riverrun, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Dukes, Philip; Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Toru Takemitsu was one of the few composers who bridged with great success the very different worlds of Western and traditional Japanese music. A distinguished...continue...

Dorati: Night Music, Sette Pezzi, etc /Atzmon, Bezaly, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-07-04

Works: Antal Doráti: Pieces (7) for orchestra; Night Music, for flute & orchestra; American Serenade for string orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Atzmón, Moshe

The great conductor of the 20th century always described himself as a "composer who conducts." He was a student of Kodaly and a great admirer...continue...

Café au Lait - Rhené-Baton, Gaubert, et al /Bezaly, Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-01-01

Works: Rhené-Baton: Passacaille for flute & piano, Op 35; Philippe Gaubert: Philippe Gaubert -Fantaisie for flute and piano; George Enescu: Georges Enesco -Cantabile et Presto; Émile Noblot: M...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Pontinen, Roland

"...Effervescent [these pieces] may be, but under Bezaly and her thrilling accompanist Roland Pontinen, the Sweetness is never saccharine... In Paul Taffanel's fantastical 'Andante pastoral...continue...

Flute Works From A to Z Vol 1 / Sharon Bezaly

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-06-03

Works: Kalevi Aho: Solo III, for flute; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for flute in A minor, H. 562, Wq. 132; Malcolm Arnold: Fantasy for flute, Op. 89; Jurriaan Andriessen: Pastorale d'été, fo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon

"This is the first in a projected 12-volume series of music for unaccompanied flute...[This] extent of repertoire comes as something of a welcome surprise, and...continue...

Bright Sheng: Flute Moon, China Dreams, Postcards / Shui, et

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-07-25

Works: Bright Sheng: Flute Moon for piccolo/flute, harp, piano, percussion & string orchestra; China Dreams, for orchestra; Postcards for orchestra
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"Bright Sheng is a Chinese composer...[who has resided in the USA] since 1982...Sheng is...concerned with a synthesis between Chinese and Western music. There's some of...continue...

Mozart: Flute Quartets / Sharon Bezaly, Salzburger Solisten

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings no 1 in D major, K 285; Quartet for Flute and Strings no 2 in G major, K 285a; Quartet for flute, violin, viola & cello no 4 in A major, K. 298;...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Salzburger Solisten

If Mozart could have heard these stunning performances, surely he would have revised his famous "low" opinion of the flute. Sharon Bezaly plays with a...continue...

Flutissimo / Sharon Bezaly, Ervin Nagy

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-08-30

Works: Paul Taffanel: Fantaisie for flute & piano on Themes from Weber's Der Freischütz; Mignon Fantasy, for flute & piano; Giulio Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice, Op. 77; Frédéric Chopin: Var...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Nagy, Ervin

Sharon Bezaly combines unparalleled virtuosity with unfailing musical taste in this programme of music from the "golden" age of the silver flute. Wonderful tunes and...continue...

The Israeli Connection / Sharon Bezaly, Dejan Lazic

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Kaddisch, song for voice & piano (Mélodie hébraïque no 1); Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Noam Sheriff: Arabesque, for solo flute; Yoav Talmi: Growing,...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]

Sharon Bezaly, who has already made a name for herself on the concert platform with Gidon Kremer's Kremerata Ensemble and as a soloist with prestigious...continue...