LeClair, Judith

The Music of America: John Williams

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: John Williams: Air and Simple Gifts, for cello, clarinet, piano & violin; American Journey; Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Song for World Peace, for orchestra; Summon the Her...
Performers: LeClair, Judith; Ma, Yo-Yo; McGill, Anthony; Montero, Gabriela; Morrison, Timothy; Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Williams, John

Works for Bassoon / Judith Leclair

1 CD / Avie Records / 2010-03-09

Works: Roger Boutry: Interférences for bassoon & piano; Bernard Andres: Chants d'arrière-saison, for bassoon & harp; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 168; Ludw...
Performers: Feldman, Jonathan; Hoesen, Gretchen Van; LeClair, Judith

The bassoon captured a remarkable degree of attention when it became one of the highlights of BBC 2's 'Classical Star', thrusting the instrument into a...continue...
Recording information: Bicoastal Music, Ossining, NY, USA (02/2007-06/2008)....continue...

Barber Adagio (100th Anniversay)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Medea's Medi...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; LeClair, Judith; McCawley, Leon; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson

This 2-CD commemorative set marks the centenary of Samuel Barber's birth and gives a fairly rounded picture of the composer. Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted...continue...

American Classics - Barber: Cello Sonata, Excursions, Summer Music / Stepansky, Margalit, Baxtresser, Robinson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Sonata for Cello for cello & piano, Op. 6; Canzone (Elegy), for flute & piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op. 38a; Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20; Nocturne for Piano,...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]

New York Legends - Judith LeClair, Principal Bassoon

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Willson Osborne: Rhapsody for Bassoon solo; Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet for Recorder, 2 Flutes and Basso Conti...
Performers: Botti, Robert; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Feldman, Jonathan; Lamb, Christopher; LeClair, Judith; Saxon, Michele
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Ensemble: New York Legends

Chamber Music for Flute - Devienne, Copland, etc/ Baxtresser

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: François Devienne: Duo for flute & viola in C minor, Op. 5/3; Madeleine Dring: Trio, for flute, oboe & piano; Philippe Gaubert: Three Water Colours for flute, cello & piano; Samuel Barber: Canz...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Muzijevic, Pedja; Myers, Philip; Phelps, Cynthia; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]

"Wow. This is truly an "all-star" lineup of musicians. Jeanne Baxtresser has some remarkable friends and chamber music partners, all from her time in the...continue...

Gemini - Barber: Orchestral & Chamber Works / Slatkin, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; Medea's Me...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

"...As set out at the beginning, this is an attractive all-Barber collection, especially if you don't already have these works in your collection... None of...continue...

Mozart: Piano Quintet, Clarinet Quintet / Drucker, et al

1 CD / ASV Import / 2004-01-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, K 452; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Robinson, Joseph

Barber: Adagio for Strings, etc / Slatkin, Oliveira, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-07-03

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Second Essay, for orchestra, Op. 17; Medea's Me...
Performers: Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; LeClair, Judith; Margalit, Israela; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Stepansky, Alan [Cello]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard

First Chairs - Adler: Cantos for Solo Instruments

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-12-01

Works: Samuel Adler: Canto I, for solo trumpet; Canto XIV (Klezmer Fantasy) for solo clarinet; Canto XI, for solo horn; Canto XIII, for solo piccolo; Canto II, for solo trombone; Canto XV, for solo English ...
Performers: Bilger, David [trumpet]; Cohen, Franklin; Gippo, Jan; LeClair, Judith; Meulen, William Ver; Sampen, John; Stacy, Thomas; Vernon, Charlie

"Adler's music recalls Berio's series of compositions called Sequenzias. Each is an essay into a particular instrument's (including the human voice's) postmodern possibilities. These pieces,...continue...

Williams: The Five Sacred Trees, etc / Leclair, Williams

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: John Williams: The Five Sacred Trees, concerto for bassoon & orchestra; Toru Takemitsu: Tree Line; Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 2 ("Mysterious Mountain"), Op. 132; Tobias Picker: Old and Lost Rivers f...
Performers: LeClair, Judith
Conductors: Williams, John

"...Williams has penned a highly imaginative, impeccably crafted score which will surely give great pleasure to many. Marvellous solo playing from Judith LeClair, excellently partnered...continue...