Mandolin

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens / Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al.

1 CD / ECM / 2013-03-05

Works: Eleni Karaindrou: Death of a Salesman; Eternity and a Day; Closed Roads, for viola & orchestra; Number Ten; Voyage to Cythera; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Glass Menangerie; Landscape in the M...
Performers: Anthis, Socratis; Bildea, Maria; Boulard, Marie-Cecile [Clarinet]; Christopoulos, Vangelis; Dimitriadis, Aris; Gadedi, Stella; Garbarek, Jan; Hadjiiordanou, Dinos; Karaindrou, Eleni; Kashkashian, Kim...
Conductors: Myrat, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra

An exceptional live recording, Concert In Athens, the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan...continue...
Recording information: Megaron, Athens (11/19/2010)....continue...

Mandolins from Italy: 24 Most Popular Melodies / Joel Francisco Perri

1 CD / Arc Music / 2013-02-26

Works: Paolo Conte: Azzurro; Joël Francisco Perri: Tarantella del diavolo; Notte di cristallo; Marcia di Bergamo a Monte Catini; Piccola Maria; Tarantella meridionale; Tarantella siciliana; Tarantella ...
Performers: Perri, Cedric; Perri, Joel Francisco

A romantic selection of the most famous and popular Italian mandolin melodies, such as: Azzurro, O' Sole Mio, Notte Di Christallo, Tarantella Di Napoli, Volare,...continue...
Recording information: Schacht Musik Studio, Hamburg, Germany....continue...

Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin

3 CD / Red House Records / 2012-11-27

Works: American Traditional: Paddy on the Turnpike; Lantern in the Ditch; Old Virginia Reel; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Peter Ostroushko: Ace of Spades / Brilliancy, medley for mandolin, guitar & cello; Mr. Bill...
Performers: Anderson, Marc [Percussion]; Bensel, Jim Ten; Blake, Nancy; Blake, Norman; Chang, Sunmi [Violin]; Chouinard, Dan; Dworsky, Richard; Freymouth, Dirk; Gimble, Johnny; Gotham, Danny [Guitar]; Johnson, P...

Songs without Words / Helene Wold, soprano; Vegard Lund, guitar

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Louis Spohr: Getrennte Liebe ("Der Liebe bangen Sorgen erbleicht der Freude Strahl!"), song for voice & piano, Op; Das Mädchens sehnsucht ("Das Herz ist gewachsen"), song for voice & piano, Op. ...
Performers: Lund, Vegard; Wold, Helene

Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (2009-02-14_2009-02-15&2009-)....continue...

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo- Ma, Stuart Cuncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - Deluxe Edition [CD & DVD-Video]

2 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-10-22

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

The Goat Rodeo Sessions has sold over 160,000 albums, debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 chart (Yo-Yo Ma's highest debut), #1 on Billboard's...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

The Concerto Köln Christmas Album

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noëls pour les instruments, H 534; Johann Stamitz: Sinfonia Pastorale in D major, Op. 4/2; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky: Sona...
Performers: Hoffmann, Markus; Torge, Anna
Conductors: Sandhoff, Martin; Hoffmann, Markus; Rux, Hannes
Ensemble: Concerto Köln

Recording information: Köln, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (01/20/2011-01/23/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazon, Joyce DiDonato

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Pfiz, Konstantin [Cello, Continuo]; Summers, Timothy
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Rastatt Vocal Ensemble

This thrilling recording around concert performances at the Bade-baden Festpielhaus is set to be a milestone in at least two ways:

It marks the beginning

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Recording information: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (07/2011)....continue...

Death and the Civil War [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Valley Entertainment / 2012-09-11

Works: Brian Keane: Death and the Civil War, documentary film score
Performers: Barrett, Dan; Bergman, Roxanne; Coid, Marshall; Halverson, Kathy [Oboe, Cor Anglais]; Holtje, Erik; Jaffee, Jill; Keane, Brian [New Age]; Sternberg, Jo-Ann; Zubrycki, Bob

Recording information: Little Big Feet Studios, Monroe, CT....continue...

Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

J.S. Bach: Three Concertos; Trio Sonata / Avi Avital, mandolin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1052R; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for flu...
Performers: Ad-El, Shalev; Avital, Avi; Givol, Ira; Zakai, Ophira [Lute]
Conductors: Ad-El, Shalev;
Ensemble: Kammerakademie Potsdam

The New York Times recognizes Avi Avital for his "exquisitely sensitive playing" and "stunning agility".

These gifts, and his commitment to expanding the expressive possibilities of

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Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin Nalepastraáe, Saal (09/2011/10/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Music For Mandolins / Takashi & Silvia Ochi

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-05-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 558; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 448; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV...
Performers: Feit, Pierre W.; Germesin, Elfi; Germesin, Elfi [Guitar]; Jonas, Diethelm; Ochi, Silvia; Ochi, Takashi; Peters, Reimer; Peters, Reimer [Viola d'amore]; Sasaki, Tadashi [Arranger]
Conductors: Behrend, Siegfried
Ensemble: Das Deutsche Zupforchester

The cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic offer a fireworks display with rare sounds and previously unheard material. This collection gives an insight into their early...continue...

Sherlock: Music from the Television Series Two

1 CD / Silva America / 2012-05-08

Works: David Arnold: Sherlock
Performers: Arnold, David; Chater, Eos; Dale, Caroline; Jones, Rael; London Session Orchestra
Conductors: Price, Michael

Recording information: Air Studios, London.

While fans of the hugely popular BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novels had to wait 18 months to get their hands on the ...continue...

Vivaldi Stravaganza: 55 Concertos / Trevor Pinnock - English Concert

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grazzi, Alberto; Hanson, Peter; Holtslag, Peter; Jeffrey, Robin; Latham, Catherine; North, Nigel [Lute]; P...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor;
Ensemble: The English Concert

Ever lively spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English...continue...

Plucked String Theory

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64; Manuel Ponce: 6 Preludes; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Fernando Sor: Douze Etudes, Op. 6; John Dowland: Lachrimae; The Frog Gal...
Performers: Large, Duane

Recording information: Silvertone Studios, Ardmore, PA (09/2011-03/2012)....continue...

Paganini

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-04-17

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Sonata concertata, for guitar & violin in A major, Op. 61, MS 2; Sonata for violin & guitar in A minor (Centone di sonate, Letter A/1), MS 112/1; Sonata for violin & guitar i...
Performers: Aonzo, Carlo; Izquierdo, Rene

Recording information: 'National', Milwaukee, Wisconsin....continue...

Sherlock: Music from Series One

1 CD / Silva America / 2012-03-27

Works: David Arnold: Sherlock
Performers: Arnold, David; Glennie-Smith, Haley; Jones, Rael
Conductors: Price, Michael

Recording information: Air Studios, London.

With the first series of Sherlock, Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss' BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective novels, pulling in ...continue...

Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-03-13

Performers: Abeles, David; Connolly, Will; Davis, Elizabeth; Kazee, Steve; Kelly, David Patrick; Milioti, Cristin; Nathan, Anne L.; Papaelias, Lucas; Taylor, Andy [Strings]; Walsh, Erikka; Whitty, Paul; Zygo, J....
Conductors: Lowe, Martin

Arrivederci / Vittorio Grigolo, tenor

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-02-14

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Non ti scordar di me; Renato Rascel: Arrivederci Roma; Eldo di Lazzaro: Chitarra romana, song for voice & orchestra; Umberto Giordano: Fedor...
Performers: Bonaviri, Daniele; Grigolo, Vittorio; Thomas, Dan [Mandolin]
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.

BBC Music Magazine
After he has handsomely done his classical duty with arias from Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Cilea among others, Grigolo lets rip with popular...continue...

Meditation: Music of Silence / Massenet, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio All...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Daniels, David; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gens, Veronique; Kalafusz, Hans; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Lesne, Gerard; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonathan; Scaramuzzino, Giovanni; See, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Schutz Consort; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Players

Jonathon Grasse: Chamber Music

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-05

Works: Jonathon Grasse: Rua Bambuí, for guitar; Scenes (5) from the Life of Edward de Vere, for 4 players; Flutations, for flute quartet; Letters from Brazil, for saxophone & guitar; Impossible Miniatu...
Performers: Grasse, Jonathon; Gravelle, Buzz; Kravchak, Richard; Masek, Douglas; Smith, James; Yates, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Angeles Flute Quartet; Sonu Ensemble; SurrealEstate

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Arrivederci [17 Track Version] / Vittorio Grigolo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-11

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Ti voglio tanto bene; Non ti scordar di me; Renato Rascel: Arrivederci Roma; Eldo di Lazzaro: Chitarra romana, song for voice & orchestra; U...
Performers: Bonaviri, Daniele; Grigolo, Vittorio; Thomas, Dan [Mandolin]
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.

Recording information: Auditorium Niccolò Paganini, Parma (02/2011-04/2011); Wathen Hall, St. Paul's School, London, England (02/2011-04/2011)....continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Goat Rodeo Sessions / Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-24

Works: Chris Thile: Attaboy, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Quarter Chicken Dark, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Helping Hand, for bass, cello, fiddle & mandolin; Where's My Bow?, for bass, cello,...
Performers: Duncan, Stuart; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, Aoife; Thile, Chris

Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world's most celebrated cellists, returns with a genre-defying recording featuring four great American musicians.

Yo-Yo Ma once again embraces styles and...continue...
Recording information: The Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts (2011-06-12_2011-06-15&2011-).

The last time cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin player Chris Thile (of Nickel Cr...continue...

Colonial Christmas

1 CD / Gourd Music / 2011-10-11

Works: John Playford: The Merry Wassail; Drive the cold winter away, dance (from The English Dancing Master); New Year's Eve; Cold and Raw; Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Christ...
Performers: Autumn, Jesse; Burman-Hall, Linda; Evans, Robert [Fiddle]; Grosjean, Deby Benton; Johannesson, Lars; Petrie, Robin; Phillips, Barry [Cello]; Phillips, Shelley; Stiner, Christa; Summers, Sarah-Jane

This recording is a collection of instrumental carols and dances from colonial America. Barry Phillips, cellist is joined by musicians performing a variety of music...continue...
Recording information: Barry's Cave, Santa Cruz, CA; Bear Creek Recording Studio; University of California, Santa Cruz, CA....continue...

The Best of Yvonne Kenny

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Messiah; Alcina; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Four Last Songs; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Tr...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Chindamo, Joe; Kenny, Yvonne; Martineau, Malcolm; Sandilands, Ron; Vries, Doug de
Conductors: Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Fritzsch, Johannes; Bonynge, Richard; Noble, Guy; Dyer, Paul

Praeludium

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-11

Works: Takashi Ochi: Fantasia no 1 for mandolin; Turlough O'Carolan: Captain O'Kane; Raffaele Calace: Piccolo Gavotta for mandolin, Op. 73; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Jiro Nakano: Serena...
Performers: Acquavella, Chris

Arrivederci / Vittorio Grigolo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-10-11

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Bonaviri, Daniele; Giannattasio, Carmen; Grigolo, Vittorio; Thomas, Dan [Mandolin]
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.

Recording information: Auditorium Niccolò Paganini, Parma (02/2011-04/2011); Wathen Hall, Barnes, London, England (02/2011-04/2011)....continue...

An Evening in the Village: The Music of Béla Bartók

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-04

Works: Béla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches, BB 103; Duos (44) for 2 violins, Volumes 1-4, Sz. 98; Five-Tone Scale, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 3/78), Sz. 107/3/78, BB 105/78; Six Dances in Bulgarian R...
Performers: Drickey, Ryan; Flinner, Matt; Gordy, Grant; Martin, Ross [Guitar]; Schepps, Jake; Sollee, Ben

Recording information: 2010-04-??&2010-08-??&2010-.

Those browsing for a conventional program of Béla Bartók's music will receive little clue of what they're getting into from the ext...continue...

A Napoli: Favorite Italian songs & arias by Tosti, Leoncavallo, Rossini, Galdieri, et al. / Marc Hervieux, tenor

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-09-27

Works: Vincenzo Russo: I te vurria vasà, for ensemble; Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirées music; Pa...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Benny, Marie-Andree; Bolshoy, Daniel; Chenevert, Yan; Desgagne, Alain; Gadbois, Annie; Hervieux, Marc; Lizotte, Caroline; Marchand, Josee; Pilon, Francois; Triquet, Julie

Following the great success of Le Premier Noël and Tenor Arias, tenor Marc Hervieux returns with A Napoli, his third ATMA CD, dedicated to Neapolitan...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-François-de-Sales, Laval, Québec, Canada (06/2009).

Refusing to pander to the classical pop market, "Quebec's answer to Pavarotti," Marc Hervi...continue...

Tell It Like It is / Thomas Quashoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-27

Performers: Chastenier, Frank; Frank, Martina; Gauchel, Walter; Grabandt, Christian; Haffner, Wolfgang; Ilg, Dieter; Muller, Bruno [Guitar]; Newland, Jay; Quasthoff, Michael; Quasthoff, Thomas; Reissmann, Wieland

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...

Arrivederci / Vittorio Grigolo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-09-20

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il Duca d'Alba; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Bonaviri, Daniele; Giannattasio, Carmen; Grigolo, Vittorio; Thomas, Dan [Mandolin]
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.

Recording information: Auditorium Niccolò Paganini, Parma (02/2011-04/2011); Wathen Hall, Barnes, London, England (02/2011-04/2011)....continue...

Baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo sings Mozart Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Alcandro, lo confesso ... Non so d'onde viene, K. 512; Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Così fan tutte, K 588; Così dunque tra...
Performers: Agnoletto, Giannandrea; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Filippone, Dora; Ghio, Davide; Lukic, Relja
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino

From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man in his Fach. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Regio di Torino, Sala Regia, Turin (06/2010)....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Concerto for Violin, strin...
Performers: Ancillotti, Mario; Antonaz, Laura; Aonzo, Carlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boganini, Barbara; Chamorro, Adrian; Ciotto, Patrizia Del; Esposito, Paolo; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Giacalone, Sonia; Giaccaglia, ...
Conductors: Martini, Alberto; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Volta, Sandro; ; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Faldi, Paolo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Doron Ensemble; Ensemble Respighi; Modo Antiquo; Nuovo Quintetto Di Venezia

Antonio Vivaldi, the "Red Priest", established himself as one of Italy's most important composers - and as one of the most important of the Baroque...continue...

Richard Wells: Being Human, Series 1 & 2, original TV soundtrack

1 CD / Silva America / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Wells: Being Human, television series score
Performers: Bucknall, Nick; Dale, Caroline; Foster, Robert; Hinnigan, Tony; Moore, Jeff; Reynolds, Andy [Instrumentalist]; Sykes, Belinda; Tombling, Chris; Vasconcellos, Diogo; Wareing, Felix [Vocals]; Wells, Ri...

Recording information: AGM Studios; Air-Edel Studios.

The British television series Being Human (which is broadcast in the U.S. on the BBC America channel and is not to be confused with an Amer...continue...

Moonlight Classics / Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Vivaldi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orche...
Performers: Campanella, Bruno [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gedda, Nicolai; Haidan, Delphine; Maurer, Sonia; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Popp, Lucia; Richter, Sviatoslav; Scaramuzzino, ...
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Paavo, Järvi; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Kurtz, Efrem; Plasson, Michel; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Soltesz, Stefan; Vonk, Hans

Stonewall Country: Songs from the Musical / Robin & Linda Williams and their Fine Group

1 CD / Red House Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Linda Williams: Stonewall Country, musical
Performers: Brashear, Chris; Gaudreau, Jimmy; Jennings, John; Watson, Jim; Williams, Linda; Williams, Robin & Linda [Guitar]; Williams, Robin [Guitar]

Recording information: Red Hill, Charlottesville, VA (02/2011-03/2011)....continue...

From Helmand to Horse Guards / Kate Rusby, Isla St Clair

1 CD / Arc Music / 2011-06-28

Works: Ross McCrindle: Marches with a Twist!, medley for pipes-and-drums band; Made in Girvan, medley for pipes-and-drums band; My Bonnie Dearie, medley for pipe-and-drum band; Allied Unity, medley for pipe...
Performers: Binyon, Laurence; Clair, Isla St.; Clark, Chris [Cornet]; Commons, Matt; Day, Chris [Keyboards]; Gordon, Alex [Bagpipes]; Heriot, Brian; Knox, David; Libby, Jason; Little, Glen; MacLean, Dougie; McCr...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Band of the Scots Guards

Today, the Scottish Guard is considered to possess both the finest soldiers and most skilled musicians. In "From Helmand to Horse Guards" the 1st Battalion...continue...
Recording information: Cava Sound Studios, Glasgow, Scotland.

Includes medley for band: msr medley by various composers.

Includes medley for band: the 6/8s medley by various composers....continue...

La Passione

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Luigi Denza: Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Paolo Tosti: 'A vucchella; A Marechiare; Eduardo di C...
Performers: Bo, Alfie; Cameron, Chris; Deidda, Alfonso; Domenico, Mauro di; Gonley, Stephanie; Hopkins, Nigel; Parricelli, John; Saggese, Matteo
Conductors: Chiaravalle, Valeriano

Recording information: Angel Studios, London.

Alfie Boe, Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe, is not Italian or Scandinavian, but an English crossover tenor. He has made numerous appearances in Englis...continue...

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Appalachia Waltz / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Irish Traditional: Work(s); Mark O'Connor: Appalachia Waltz; Butterfly's Day Out; F.C.'s Jig, for violin & cello; Old Country Fairytale, for violin, cello & double bass; Fair Dancer Reel; American Tr...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]

This selection is also available in MiniDisc format.

Recording information: Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee (08/17/1995-08/20/1995).

APPALACHIA WALTZ brings together classical music...continue...

Stanley Kubrick's Mountain Home

1 CD / Innova / 2011-04-26

Works: American Traditional: Old Joe Clark, folk song; Cluck Old Hen, traditional folk melody; Paul Elwood: In the Zone, for banjo; Stanley Kubrick's Mountain Home, for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cel...
Performers: Combs, Matthew; Davidson, Ilana; Drury, Stephen; Elwood, Paul; Fen, Min Xiao; Hartford, John; Roberts, Hank
Conductors: Drury, Stephen;
Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort

"A number of years ago I dreamed that I was hiking in the mountains above Brevard, North Carolina. I crested the ridge of a valley...continue...

Brein's World / Music of Georg Breinschmid

2 CD / Preiser / 2011-04-12

Works: Georg Breinschmid: 7/8 Landler, for violin, piano & contrabass; Musette no 2, for violin, piano & contrabass; Jacaranda, for trumpet & contrabass; Computer-Wienerlied, song; Brein's Knights, for viol...
Performers: Bachner, Robert; Bentz, Roland; Breinschmid, Georg; Finder, Azzi; Gürtler, Sebastian; Huber, Tommaso; Igudesman, Aleksey; Janoska, Frantisek; M., Erni; Salesny, Clemens; Salfellner, Christian; S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Brein's Café ; classXXX; Duo Gansch-Breinschmid

Bass player and composer Georg Breinschmid from Vienna, Austria presents his newest release. All About Jazz enthuses: "Georg Breinschmid is a genius madman. Brein's World...continue...
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Down Beat (p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ach member has plenty of solo space and they expertly interject short statements into the often thick textures."...continue...

Beethoven Highlights from Berlin Classics

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-04-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Amadeus Webersinke; Doese, Helena; Fietz, Erhard; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Rosel, Peter; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Tomowa-S...
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Flor, Claus P.; Masur, Kurt; Sanderling, Kurt; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar

On one hand, Beethoven stands for the free and uncompromising artist who vouches for human ideals. On the other, he grasped music itself, linking themes...continue...

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Music For Mandolin: Music by Barbella, Hummel, Mozart, Beethoven and Calace

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Emanuele Barbella: Duo for 2 mandolins no 4 in D major; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatina in C minor, WoO 43a; Sonatina in C major, Op. 44a; Adagio for piano & mandolin in E flat major, WoO 43/2; Andant...
Performers: Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Holden, Poppy; Mossop, Sue; Stephens, Alison

Recording information: Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent (03/1991)....continue...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [Limited Edition Collector's Set]

4 CD / Watertower Music / 2010-12-21

Works: Alexandre Desplat: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Adams, Piers; Bell, Clive; Clarvis, Paul; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Desplat, Alexandre; Gilliver, Rebecca; Kemp, Jill; Kitto, Gabriella; Knight, Annabel [Recorder]; Lindberg, Jakob; McNelis...
Conductors: Desplat, Alexandre

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios.

The seventh and penultimate entry into the internationally successful Harry Potter franchise is also one of the series' darkest, and composer Alexande...continue...

Get Low

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2010-12-07

Works: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek: Get Low, film score
Performers: Douglas, Jerry [Dobro]; Duncan, Stuart; Kopacka, Agnieszka; Wawrowski, Janusz
Conductors: Rodek, Wojciech

Recording information: Polish Radio Studios, Warsaw....continue...

Vaughan Wiliams: Carols, Songs & Hymns

1 CD / Park Records (uk) / 2010-12-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Golden Carol ("Now is Christèmas y-come"), carol for chorus; Blake's Cradle Song ("Sweet dreams, form a shade o'er my lovely infant's head"), carol for chorus; Hodie;...
Performers: Banks, Steve; Davis, Jub; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Prior, Maddy; Prior, Maddy & The Carnival Band; Vitale, Steno; Watts, Andy

Recording information: Blue Moon Studios, Oxfordshire; The Steppings Cumbria....continue...