Fleck, Bela

The Melody of Rhythm - Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer / Slatkin, Detroit SO, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 2009-08-25

Works: Zakir Hussain: Babar; Out of the Blue; Cadence; In Conclusion; Bela Fleck: Bubbles; The Melody of Rhythm; Edgar Meyer: Then Again
Performers: Fleck, Bela; Hussain, Zakir
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra

In this era of cookie-cutter, synthetic sounds that can be generated by virtually anyone and everyone, it's almost impossible to make music that can be...continue...

Copland Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; El salón México; Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid, ballet; The Tender Land; Quiet City; Our Town, suite from the film score for orches...
Performers: Fleck, Bela; Glennie, Evelyn; Leo Smit (ii) [Piano/Composer]; Morrison, Timothy; Thorstenberg, Laurence
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Copland, Aaron; Williams, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Slatkin, Leonard; Kostelanetz, André; Wordsworth, Barry;
Ensemble: ; Flecktones

The Best of Edgar Meyer / Ma, Bell, O'Connor, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-04

Works: Traditional: Work(s); Edgar Meyer: Sliding Down; Please Don't Feed the Bear, for double bass, banjo, gamba, mandolin & acoustic guitar; Concert Duo, for violin & double bass; Early Morning, for doubl...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Best of Edgar Meyer brings together many of the composer/bassist's own works as well as collaborations with other artists....continue...
Personnel: Edgar Meyer (various instruments, double bass); Béla Fleck (guitar, banjo); Mike Marshall (mandolin); Joshua Bell (violin)....continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...

Classics for a New Century

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-06-10

Works: Francesco Sartori: Oltre la tempesta; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; Steve Wood: Vincerò, Perderò; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Claude D...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Babes, Opera; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Fahl, Mary [Singer/Songwriter]; Fleck, Bela; Frangoulis, Mario; Joel, Billy; Licitra, Salvatore; Ma, Yo-Yo; Passos, Rosa; Per...

On Classics for a New Century, 13 of Sony Classical's releases are stripped of all but their most emotional moments. It's an exhausting listen start to finish, better served in small doses. There's cl...continue...

Perpetual Motion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-10-02

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 213/L 108; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 13 in A minor, BWV 784; Partita for Vi...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Glennie, Evelyn; Hoffman, Gary; Meyer, Edgar; Sutton, Bryan; Thile, Chris; Williams, John [Guitar]

Personnel includes: Bela Fleck (banjo); Joshua Bell (violin); Gary Hoffman (cello); Evelyn Glennie (marimba); Edgar Meyer (piano, bass); John Williams (guitar); Bryan Sutton (steel string guitar); Chr...continue...

Heartland - An Appalachian Anthology /Ma, Bell, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-07-03

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; 1B; Sliding Down; BT; Old Tyme; Death by Triple Fiddle; Traditional: Johnny has gone for a soldier; Soldier's Joy; College Hornpipe; Amazing Grace; Mark O'Connor: Appala...
Performers: Barenberg, Russ; Bayers, Eddie; Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Douglas, Jerry; Fleck, Bela; Jarvis, John; Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar; Mock, John; O'Connor, Mark [Vi...

Uncommon Ritual / Meyer, Fleck, Marshall

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-09-30

Performers: Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar

Personnel: Edgar Meyer (mandocello, piano); Mike Marshall (guitar, mandocello, mandola, mandolin); Béla Fleck (electric guitar, National guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo, mandolin).

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