George, Donald

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Songs by Mathilde von Kralik: Komm mit mir! (Come with me!) / Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano

1 CD / Delos / 2012-08-28

Works: Mathilde von Kralik: Komme mit mir!, for voice & piano; Hundertausend Liederkeime, for voice & piano; Silbernebel, for voice & piano; Flieder, for voice & piano; Veilchen, for voice & piano; Himmelsc...
Performers: George, Donald; Mauro, Lucy

In keeping with Delos' emerging tradition of bringing the worthy music of unjustly neglected composers again to light, we offer here the premiere recording devoted...continue...
Recording information: Bloch Hall, West Virginia University (11/18/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

Puccini Operas, Vol. 1 - Manon Lescaut; La boheme; Tosca

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca
Performers: Benacka, Stanislav; Carroll, Silvano; Deyck, Lucienne Van; Durco, Jan; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Gauci, Miriam; George, Donald; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Gonzales, Carmen; Hallon, Ladislav; Kaludov, Kaludi; Lam...
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Humburg, Will
Ensemble: ; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchesra

Giacomo Puccini is one of the most celebrated and beloved operatic composers that has ever lived. Included in this first installment of Puccini Operas are...continue...

Margaret Ruthven Lang: New Love Must Rise / Donald George, tenor; Lucy Mauro, piano

1 CD / Delos / 2012-02-28

Works: Margaret Ruthven Lang: The Garden, for voice & piano; The Twilight, for voice & piano; Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, for voice & piano, Op. 43; To-Morrow, for voice & piano, Op. 39/7; Lydia, for voic...
Performers: George, Donald; Mauro, Lucy

Vol.2 of delightful art songs seeks to re-establish Lang's long-forgotten reputation as the most significant American woman composer of her day. Historically important as the...continue...
Recording information: Bloch Hall, West Virginia University, USA (09/19/2009-09/20/2009)....continue...

Love is Everywhere: Selected Songs of Margaret Ruthven Lang

2 CD / Delos / 2011-01-25

Works: Margaret Ruthven Lang: Love Is Everywhere, song for voice & piano, Op. 40/4; Ojalá, song for voice & piano; A Poet Gazes on the Moon, song for voice & piano, Op. 8/3; Irish Love Song, for voice ...
Performers: George, Donald; Mauro, Lucy

Margaret Ruthven Lang was the first American woman composer to have works performed by major symphony orchestras in the US, beginning with the Boston Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Bloch Hall, West Virginia University (09/19/2009-09/20/2009)....continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Donald George, Jan Vermeulen

1 CD / Phaedra / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: George, Donald; Vermeulen, Jan

Laporte: Transit, Nachtmusik, Jubilus, etc / Lootens, et al

4 CD / Fuga Libera / 2007-11-13

Works: André Laporte: Jubilus, for orchestra; Night Music, for orchestra; Transit, for orchestra; Fantasia Rondino, con tema reale, for violin & orchestra; De Ekster Op De Gaig, for orchestra; Concerto...
Performers: Brans, Werner; Brocheler, John; Bufkens, Roland; Bushkov, Evgueni; Crasnaru, George-Emil; Daele, Marc Van; Desderi, Claudio; Deyck, Lucienne Van; Duesing, Dale; George, Donald; Goossens, Ivan; Homber...
Conductors: Laporte, André; Rahbari, Alexander; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Kessels, Koen; Taverna, Giampiero; Nees, Vic
Ensemble: ; Soloists of the BRT Symphony Orchestra (Soloists)

Contains several unpublished works! This is a well deserved homage, in the form of a broad panorama, to one of the most influential Belgian composers,...continue...

Benoit: Messe Solennelle, etc / Rahbari, et al

1 CD / Talent / 2003-05-27

Works: Peter Benoit: Mass
Performers: George, Donald
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Belgian Radio and Television Chorus; Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kortrijks Gemengd Koor; Royal Flemish Music Conservatory Choir

Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira / Corti, Manzotti, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 1997-08-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira
Performers: Alnicolli, Alexander; Canis, Elisabeth; George, Donald; Korovina, Tatiana; Manzotti, Angelo; Ordonneau, Vincent
Conductors: Corti, Francesco
Ensemble: Czech Chamber Chorus; Virtuosi di Praga

"...listening to Aureliano the listener will easily recognize the 'Barber' overture, assorted 'Barber' arias, a tune here, a melodic wisp there, all to different words...continue...

Puccini: Manon Lescaut / Rahbari, Gauci, kaludov, Sardinero

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1992-08-19

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Performers: Deyck, Lucienne Van; Gauci, Miriam; George, Donald; Kaludov, Kaludi; Lauwers, Henk; Rosca, Marcello; Sardinero, Vicente
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander
Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra

Alzira

2 CD / Orfeo / 1984-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Alzira
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Cotrubas, Ileana; George, Donald; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto