Larionoff, Maria

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, orchestral suite and waltz sequences

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of Richard Strauss's supreme achievements, Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a romantic story of love and intrigue, a miraculous bend of...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Morton Gould: Concerto Grosso from 'Audubon'; Formations; Cinerama Holiday / Jeffrey Silberschlag, trumpet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Morton Gould: Concerto Grosso for 4 solo violins & orchestra (from Balanchine's ballet 'Audubon'); Cinerama Holiday, suite; World War I, music for the CBS TV Series; American Symphonette no 2; Holoca...
Performers: Bailey, Mariel; Larionoff, Maria; Shmidt, Mikhail; Silberschlag, Jeffrey; Weller, John
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

Spanning the traditional boundaries separating "serious" and "popular" music, Morton Gould wrote prodigiously across a wide range of forms, from concert works to musicals and...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA (1994-06-13&1994-11-22&1995-)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 10 / Gerard Schwarz, Wyn-Rogers, Stewart, Owens, Cowen

2 CD / Artek / 2012-01-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 10
Performers: Cerminaro, John; Cowen, Simon; Larionoff, Maria; Owens, Rhys; Stewart, Malcolm
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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Taken as a whole, this is Schwarz's finest Mahler performance on Artek: ... the Third clearly speaks to him, and through him to listeners. Also...continue...

The American String Project: 10 Year Anniversary

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E mino...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Garland, Timothy; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Kerr, Alexander; Larionoff, Maria; Smyla, Adam; Tesarczyk, Arek

This recording and bonus DVD represent the culmination of 10 years of the American String Project. The American String Project has created a conductor-less string...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (2010-05-20&2010-05-22&2010-)....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Suite)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), musical pictures (suite) for orchestra, Op. 57; Flight of the Bumblebee
Performers: Larionoff, Maria
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard

Described by the composer as a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images and designs of oriental character, Rimsky-Korsakov's beloved symphonic suite Scheherazade has delighted listeners for generations....continue...
Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA....continue...

Holiday Classics / Gerrd Schwarz - Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Gerard Schwarz: Variations on Greensleeves, ...
Performers: Carroll, Susan; Cerminaro, John; Hausmann, Ben; Iascone, Adam; Larionoff, Maria; Muzzolini, Valerie; Olka, Christopher; Rafanelli, Paul; Robbins, Mark; Russ, Kimberly; Spicciati, Shannon
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (12/11/2007-05/15/2008)....continue...

Shostakovich, Brahms, Dvorák: String Quartets / American String Project

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 9 in D minor, B. 75 (Op.3...
Performers: Albers, Julie; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Larionoff, Maria

Performing live from Benaroya Hall in Seattle, the unique conductor-less string orchestra plays string quartets arranged for string orchestra. The ensemble gathers and performs chamber...continue...

Screamers - Difficult Works for the Horn / Cerminaro, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-10-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; William Kraft: Evening Voluntaries, for horn; Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento for Horn, Violin and Cello in E flat ma...
Performers: Carno, Zita; Cerminaro, John; Larionoff, Maria; Saks, Toby
Conductors: Mosko, Stephen
Ensemble: California EAR Unit