Piano

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue...

Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Marc-André hamelin, piano; Les Violons du Roy

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

Marc-André Hamelin has proven himself - in three highly lauded volumes of Haydn's piano sonatas - to be a formidable Haydn pianist, combining style, exuberance...continue...

Daniil Trifonov Plays Frédéric Chopin / Trifonov, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for Piano in F major, B 15/Op. 5 "à la Mazur"; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, ...
Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano]

Mr. Trifonov's first CD was released on Decca in 2011, featuring a selection of Chopin solo piano works. Daniil Trifonov is emerging as one of...continue...

Alfred Hitchcock and His Music

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2013-04-02

Works: Bernard Herrmann: North by Northwest; Vertigo; Psycho; The Wrong Man; Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Jay Livingston: Que Sera, Sera; Spoken Word: B...
Performers: Day, Doris; Godwin, Rack; Griffith, Eadie; Henry, Claire; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]; Rebner, Edward [Piano]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer; Mathieson, Muir; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Waxman, Franz; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Schumann: 4 Marches; 4 Fugues; 7 Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form; Album for the Young et al. / Juan Carlos Rodriquez, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Marches (4) for piano, Op. 76; Fugues (4) for piano, Op. 72; Pieces in Fugue Form (7), for piano (Klavierstücke in Fughettenform), Op. 126; Album für die Jugend (additional...
Performers: Carlos Rodriguez, Juan

Schumann's Four Fugues, Op. 72 were written during a period of ill-health in 1845 but these masterly pieces reveal nothing of his private turmoil. The...continue...
Recording information: Auditori Can Roig i Torres de Santa Coloma de Gramanet (07/20/2012-07/21/2012)....continue...

American Anthem - The music of Samuel Barber & Howard Hanson / Ying Quartet

2 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-03-26

Works: Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings in B major, Op. 11; Serenade for Strings, Op. 1; Dover Beach, Op. 3; Howard Hanson: Quartet for Strings in 1 movement, Op. 23; Concerto da Camera for piano and stri...
Performers: Neiman, Adam; Scarlata, Randall

Sono Luminus has come together again with the amazing talent of the Ying Quartet and is excited to release American Anthem: The Music of Samuel...continue...
Recording information: Sono Luminus, Boyce, Virginia (05/15/2012-05/17/2012)....continue...

Daniel Okulitch sings: The New American Art Song. Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie, Lowell Liebermann and Glen Roven

1 CD / GPR Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: Quiet Lives, for voice & piano; Jake Heggie: Of Gods and Cats, for voice & piano; Grow Old Along With Me!, for voice & piano; Glen Roven: Songs From the Underground, for voice & pia...
Performers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Heggie, Jake; Liebermann, Lowell; Okulitch, Daniel; Roven, Glen

Hailed by the Journal of Singing as "the most exciting and impressive art song of the last decade," Okulitch effortlessly delivers a host of intricately...continue...
Recording information: Sound Associates (2001-03-01_2001-03-02&2001-)....continue...

Beethoven: Pathétique, Moonlight, Appassionata Sonatas / Yundi Li, piano

1 CD / Mercury / 2013-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano]

Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Schumann and His Daughters: Drei Klaviersonaten für die Jugend, Op. 118; Klavierbüchlein für Marie; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 "Anhang"; Wiegenliedc / Florian Uhlig, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2013-03-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for piano in G major (sonatas for the young), Op. 118/1; Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for piano, Op. 124; Sonata for piano in D major (sonatas for the young), Op. 118/2; A...
Performers: Uhlig, Florian

This CD is a delightful overview of the pieces and little melodies that Schumann produced with and for his girls and brings to life the...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, S (09/24/2012-09/26/2012)....continue...

Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 / Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano

1 CD / Capriccio / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Haefliger, Andreas; Holzmair, Wolfgang

This release features Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, who studies as the Vienne Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with Hilde Rossel-Majdan and Erik Werba. Holzmair...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel Neumarkt, Oberpfaltz, Germany (12/07/2009-12/09/2009)....continue...

Gloria Coates: At Midnight

1 CD / Tzadik / 2013-03-26

Works: Gloria Coates: Holographic Universe, for violin & orchestra; Where the Eagle Flies, for piano; Among the Asteroids, for string quartet; Lunar Loops, for 2 guitars; The Silver Eyed Soul, for piano & b...
Performers: Fischer, Ruth; Hoock, Christine; Skaerved, Peter Sheppard; Stiens, Stephen [Guitar]; Taverna, Alessandro
Conductors: Thompson, Neil

The Julius Eastman Memory Depot

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2013-03-26

Works: Julius Eastman: Evil Nigger; Gay Guerrilla, for 4 pianos; Jace Clayton: Callback from the Society of Eastman Supporters, for voice & piano
Performers: Aftab, Arooj [Vocals]; Friend, David [Piano]; Manzo, Emily

On his new album, Jace Clayton/ DJ Rupture again brings his sense of compassion and wide-eyed exploration to the table, but instead of using a...continue...
Recording information: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY....continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet; Barcarolle / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quartet for Piano and Strings in B flat major, Op. 41; Barcarolle for Violin, Cello, Organ and Piano in F major, Op. 108; Quintet for piano & strings in A minor, Op. 14
Performers: Boico, Efim; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Evans, Ralph [Violin]; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

Saint-Saëns holds a vital place in the history of French chamber music. At a time when his compatriots were more devoted to opera and song,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase Co (03/26/2012-03/29/2012)....continue...

The music of Mohammed Fairouz (b.1985) / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Mellissa Hughes, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Mohammed Fairouz: Tahwidah, for voice & clarinet; Chorale Fantasy, for string quartet; Sonata for solo violin ("Native Informant"); Posh, for voice & piano; For Victims, for voice & string quartet; J...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hughes, Mellissa; Krakauer, David; Spooner, Steven; Thompson, Christopher [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Borromeo String Quartet; Imani Winds

Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers of his generation, melding Middle-Eastern music and poetry with Western structures to...continue...
Recording information: Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, New York (2012-03-07&2012-03-10&2012-)....continue...

Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Ballades, Intermezzi et al. / Barry Douglas, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119; Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116; Ballade for piano i...
Performers: Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]

The acclaimed pianist Barry Douglas presents Volume 2 of his series devoted to solo piano works by Johannes Brahms. The wide breadth of repertoire encompasses...continue...
Recording information: West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge (09/12/2012-09/13/2012)....continue...

Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'; Flute Concerto / Barry Douglas, piano; Lukasz Dlugosz, flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Resurrection, concerto for piano & orchestra; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra
Performers: Dlugosz, Lukasz; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Scored for a large orchestra, including triple wind and a raft of percussion, Penderecki's Piano Concerto, heard here in its 2007 revision first performed by...continue...

Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen / Bertucci, Romberger, Kohler, Ponicke, Hollich, Kleinert, Kreutz

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Works: Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen, for narrator, 4 voices, female chorus & piano, Op. 139; An den Abendstern ("Du lieblicher Stern"), for voice & piano, Op. 138/7; Wer hat die schönsten Schäf...
Performers: Bertucci, Catalina; Hollich, Janina; Kohler, Markus; Kreutz, Peter; Leluschko, Meike; Ponicke, Maria
Conductors: Kreutz, Peter
Ensemble: Feen-Ensemble

CPO's latest Reinecke CD demonstrates that his oeuvre contains genuine musical treasures. His Sleeping Beauty displays consummate musical craftsmanship and is highly romantic, a subject...continue...
Recording information: Musikhochschule, Detmold, Germany (02/28/2011-03/02/2011)....continue...

Heinrich Wilhelm (1812-1865): Ernst: Erlkönig; Le Carnaval de Venise; Polyphonic Studies / Josef Spacek, violin; Gordon Back, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Grand Caprice for solo Violin on Schubert's "Erlkönig", Op. 26; Variations brillantes sur un thème de Rossini, for violin & piano, Op. 4; Polyphonic Studies (6) for ...
Performers: Back, Gordon; Spacek, Jozef

The Moravian Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst is a dazzling example of the nineteenth-century violinist-composer, of whom the greatest was Ernst's sometime rival, Paganini. Indeed it was...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (03/17/2010-03/19/2010)....continue...

Five Borough Songbook - 20 New Songs by 20 Composers celebrating New York

2 CD / GPR Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: O City of Ships, for 2 voices & piano; Glen Roven: F from DUMBO, for voice & piano; Lisa Bielawa: Breakfast in New York, for 4 voices & violin; Martin Hennessy: The City's Love, for...
Performers: Abreu, Javier; Asselin, Mireille; Bagwell, Thomas; Blumberg, Jesse; Bragle, Margaret [Mezzo-soprano]; Dispensa, Scott; Dueck, Jocelyn; Gaissert, Blythe; Guth, Martha; Jameson, Keith [Tenor vocals]; M...

For its fifth anniversary internationally renowned Five Borough Music Festival commissioned twenty prominent American composers to compose original art songs about New York City. The...continue...
Recording information: Sound Associates (10/2011-11/2011)....continue...

Makh tsu di Eygelekh: Yiddish Songs by Oysher, Papiernikov, Warshavsky, Gebirtig, Brudno / Helene Schneiderman, Gotz Payer

1 CD / Carus / 2013-03-26

Works: Moyshe Oysher: Unter beymer (Under the Trees); Iosef Papiernikov: Zol zayn; Yemeni Traditional: Yome, yome, folk song; Yoshke, Yoshke, folk song (a.k.a. "Lustig zein"); Anonymous, Yiddish: Margaritke...
Performers: Payer, Gotz; Schneiderman, Helene; Schneiderman, Judith [Vocals]; Schneiderman, Paul [Vocals]

Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart (03/21/2012-03/22/2012)....continue...

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...

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Études symphoniques, Op. 13; Blumenstück, Op. 19

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-21

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13
Performers: Kempf, Freddy

With a flourishing international concert career and an acclaimed discography, Freddy Kempf has become firmly established among the top pianists of today - a process...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (09/2012)....continue...

Michael Reudenbach: Szenen, Standbilder, Werke 1991-2009

2 CD / Forcex / 2013-03-19

Works: Michael Reudenbach: Trio, study for piano, violin & cello; Choral, for voices & 5 instruments; Und aber, for string quartet; Kommen - überschreibungen, for 5 voices; Trio no 3 for basset horn, b...
Performers: Avery, James; Kiebler, Sven Thomas; Meier-Schmid, Monika
Conductors: ; Blunier, Stefan; Nußbaum, Walter; Schroder, Michael; Wulff, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Bärmann Trio; Ensemble Avance; Ensemble Aventure (Germany); Ensemble l'art pour l'art; Sinfonietta Tubingen

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Bach: The Six Partitas for Keyboard, BWV 825-830 / David Korevaar, piano

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-03-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828; Partita for keyboard no 3 in A...
Performers: Korevaar, David

Pianist David Korevaar balances an active career as a soloist and chamber musician with teaching at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He also teaches...continue...
Recording information: Grusin Music Hall, University of Colorado at Boulder, C (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

Christian Wolff: 8 Duos / Frederic Rzewski, piano; Joey Baron, percussion; Kim Kashkashian, viola; Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet

2 CD / New World / 2013-03-12

Works: Christian Wolff: For Morty, for vibraphone, glockenspiel & piano; For a Medley, for 2 percussionists; Violist and Percussionist, for viola & percussion; Percussionist 5, for 2 percussionists; Rosas, ...
Performers: Baron, Joey; de Saram, Rohan; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Rzewski, Frederic [Composer]; Schulkowsky, Robyn; Wolff, Christian [Composer]

Since 1987 I have been making duos for percussion with another instrument. The first was a memorial piece for Morton Feldman, For Morty, in 1987,...continue...
Recording information: Robyn Schulkowsky's Studio in Berlin (2011-10-05_2011-10-06&2012-)....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Three Great American Light Orchestras - The orchestras of Percy Faith, David Rose and Paul Weston

1 CD / Guild / 2013-03-12

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Rudi Revil: Petite (Mon Petit Monde a Moi); Percy Faith: The Last Dance, for pops orchestra; Go-Go-Po-Go; Xavier Cugat: My Shawl; Charles Trénet: La Mer (Be...
Performers: Turner, Ray
Conductors: Faith, Percy; Rose, David; Weston, Paul

Giovanni Verrando (b.1965): Dulle Griet - music for ensemble and electronics / Mdi Ensemble; RepertorioZero

1 CD / Aeon / 2013-03-12

Works: Giovanni Verrando: Dulle Griet, for bass flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion & electronics; Third Born Unicorn, remind me what we're fighting for, for electric violin & electronics; Fir...
Performers: Bigi, Jacopo [Violin (Electric)]; Formenti, Sonia; Ieracitano, Luca
Conductors: Valade, Pierre-Andre
Ensemble: MDI ensemble; RepertorioZero

Born in Sanremo in 1965, Giovanni Verrando is one of the principal representatives of the young generation of Italian composers. After studying with Franco Donatoni,...continue...
Recording information: Cavalli Musica, Castrezzato (04/15/2011-04/18/2011); Vivienda, Milano (04/15/2011-04/18/2011); Cavalli Musica, Castrezzato (11/17/2011); Vivienda, Milano (11/17/2011)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol. 1 / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 5; Sonata for Piano no 1 in E major, Op. 6; Characteristic Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 7; Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b
Performers: Shelley, Howard

Howard Shelley is an acknowledged expert in the area of early Romantic piano music. With this disc, Shelley presents the first installment of a sixvolume...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Highgate, London (03/26/2012-03/27/2012)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Chopin: The Complete Works, Vol. 10 - Sonata no 2; Polonaise, Op. 40; Impromptu, Op. 36; 24 Preludes, Op. 28 / Ian Hobson

1 CD / Zephyr / 2013-03-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Polonaises (2) for Piano, Op. 40; Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36; Preludes (24) ...
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]

Ian Hobson continues his project of recording the complete works of Frédéric Chopin with volume 10 that includes the 24 Preludes, Op. 28 and the...continue...
Recording information: 2005-02-04_2005-02-05&2005-....continue...

J.S. Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825 - 830 / Vladimir Feltsman: piano

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828; Partita for keyboard no 3 in A...
Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]

Gramophone Magazine, April 2013
Feltsman's imaginative and creative ornaments and embellishments consistently delight and surprise...You may not get painstaking dynamic gradations or micro-m...continue...
Recording information: Bolshoi Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (09/08/1999-09/11/1999)....continue...

Music of Dmitri Tymoczko: Crackpot Hymnal / John Blacklow, piano; Kevin Weng-Yew Mayner, bass; Daniel Schlosberg, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-03-12

Works: Dmitri Tymoczko: The Eggman Variations, for piano & string quartet; Typecase Treasury, for string quintet; This Picture Seems to Move, for string quartet; Another Fantastic Voyage, for piano & ensemb...
Performers: Blacklow, John; Schlosberg, Daniel [Piano]
Conductors: ; Taylor, Stephen; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Ensemble: Amernet String Quartet; Corigliano Quartet; Illinois Modern Ensemble

This diverse collection of Dmitri Tymoczko's music is introduced by the composer: "These days, we can carry the whole history of music in our pockets,...continue...
Recording information: Foelinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performin; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University, Pri....continue...

Pascal Dusapin: O Mensch! And a collection of others songs combined to create a new lieder cycle / Georg Nigl, baritone; Vanessa Wagner: piano

1 CD / Col Legno / 2013-03-12

Works: Pascal Dusapin: O Mensch!, song cycle for baritone
Performers: Nigl, Georg; Wagner, Vanessa

Georg Nigl and Pascal Dusapin are united by a bond of artistic friendship; they had already collaborated in two opera productions before embarking on the...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Vienna (04/25/2012-04/26/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 transcribed by Franz Liszt for solo piano / Yury Martynov, piano

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 7 (I), transcription for piano in A major, S. 463d (LW A37b/3); Symphonies de Beethoven no 1. transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c)
Performers: Martynov, Yury

Russian pianist Yury Martynov presents the second volume of the complete recording of the cycle of Beethoven's symphonies, as transcribed for the piano by Franz...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (09/17/2012-09/21/2012)....continue...

Prokofiev: War Sonatas - Piano Sonatas Nos.6, 7 & 8 / Denis Kozhukhin (piano)

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
Performers: Kozhukhin, Denis

"Dynamite," "explosive and volatile," and "phenomenal" are just a few of the superlatives used to describe pianist Denis Kozhukhin's Prokofiev interpretations. The first prize winner...continue...
Recording information: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark (07/14/2012-07/16/2012)....continue...

Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs; Rosza: Piano Sonata; Carter: Piano Sonata / Martin Perry, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2013-03-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz 74; Miklós Rózsa: Sonata for piano, Op. 20; Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano
Performers: Perry, Martin

This disc marks pianist Martin Perry's first recording for Bridge. Perry is much admired as an interpreter of modernist piano repertoire, and has appeared with...continue...
Recording information: Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College (08/27/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: Sonates, Vol. 3 - Sonatas nos 1, 2, 3, 26 "Les Adieux"; 27; 29 "Hammerklavier; 30, 31, 32 / François-Frédéric Guy: piano

3 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Le...
Performers: Guy, Francois-Frederic

The third, and last, volume of François-Frédéric Guy's complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas! In addition to the first three (Op. 2), it contains the...continue...
Recording information: Arsenal de Metz (2011-12-06&2012-04-24_2012-)....continue...

Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Notturno / the Nash Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The internationally celebrated Nash Ensemble performs Schubert's famous Trout Quintet, with the added bonus of the beautiful Notturno. This disc received a BBC "Critics Choice"...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London....continue...

Tine / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kathryn Stott, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Jacques Ibert: Impromptu, for trumpet & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Albumleaf for trumpet & piano in D flat major; George Enescu: Legende; Edvard Hagerup Bull: Perpetuum mobile, for trumpet & piano; G...
Performers: Helseth, Tine Thing; Stott, Kathryn

TINE is the eponymous recital disc by the exciting young Norwegian trumpet virtuoso Tine Thing Helseth. Her first two albums for EMI Classics (Storyteller and...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (06/24/2012-06/27/2012)....continue...

The Edge of Light - Messiaen: 8 Preludes; Pieces for Piano Quintet; Saariaho: Prelude, Ballade et al. / Gloria Cheng, piano. Calder Quartet

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; Piece for Piano and String Quartet; Kaija Saariaho: Prelude, for piano solo; Ballade, for piano solo; Je sens un deuxième coeur, for viola, cello & piano
Performers: Cheng, Gloria
Conductors:
Ensemble: Calder Quartet

GRAMMY® Award winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her probing and insightful style to a fascinating program that couples the brilliant and colorful works of Olivier...continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];...
Conductors: Bartos, Michael
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Released in 1995 - the centenary of Ernesto Lecuona's birth - the first installment of Thomas Tirino's pioneering survey of the composer's piano music caused...continue...

Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]

7 CD / Regis Records / 2013-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean

A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...continue...

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...