Post Romantic Period

Sexteto Tango Pasión / Opus Tango Orquestra

1 CD / CIA / 2013-03-19

Works: Carlos Gardel: Mi buenos aires querido, tango for voice & orchestra; Julián Plaza: Payadora, milonga; Melancolico for tango ensemble; Ernesto Ponzio: Don Juan, tango; Enrique Saborido: Felicia, ...
Performers: Opus Tango Orquestra
Conductors: Zunini, Juan Carlos
Ensemble: Opus Tango Orquestra

Recording information: Casino du Liban (11/2009)....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

Poulenc: Organ Concerto, plus organ works by Widor, Vitali, Boulanger, Halley / William Neil, organ

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-03-13

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony no 6 in G minor, Op. 42 no 2; Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor; Lili Boulanger: Pie Jesu; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G ...
Performers: Green, Heather Ledoux [Violin]; Neil, William [Organ]; Tucker, Jane-Anne; Winter, Paul [Sax]
Conductors: Alimena, Sylvia
Ensemble: ; Eclipse Chamber Orchestra

William Neil is organist of the National Presbyterian Church and organist and harpsichordist of the National Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic. He attended Penn State...continue...
Recording information: National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue NW, (10/10/2010)....continue...

Charles-Marie Widor: Papillons Bleues - Violin Sonata no 1; Romanze, Op. 46; Méelodies Italiennes, Op. 32 / Ulrike Fulde: soprano; Andreas Hartmann: violin; Irmtraut Friedrich: piano; Felix Friedrich: organ

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 50; Papillons bleus, for piano, Op. 31/2; Myosotis, for piano, Op. 31/12; Valse réverie, for piano, Op. 26/3; Valse Impromptu, for piano,...
Performers: Friedrich, Felix; Friedrich, Irmtraut; Fulde, Ulrike; Hartmann, Andreas

Recorded in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Charles-Marie Widor's death in 2012, this disc contains world premiere recordings of several pieces including the highly...continue...
Recording information: Dom zu Magdeburg (2012-07-09_2012-07-12&2012-)....continue...

Gunter Raphael, Vol. 5 - Concertini: Violin Sonata, Op. 7; Concertino for viola; Trio for flute, violin & viola; Concertino for flute / Schwegler, Gugel, Milzkott

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Günter Raphael: Sonata for solo viola in C minor, Op. 7; Concertino for viola & orchestra in D major; Trio for flute, violin & viola B flat major, Op. 48; Concertino for flute & orchestra, Op. 82
Performers: Gugel, Gunter; Milzkott, Erwin; Moog, Rainer; Schwegler, Wilhelm
Conductors: Ibrahimov, Faud; Ibrahimov, Fuad; Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kammerorchester der Christine Raphael Stif-tung

The fifth CD of the Günter Raphael Edition, created in order to present the works of one of the most important German composers of the...continue...
Recording information: WDR Saal 2 (01/25/1967)....continue...

Franck & Strauss: Violin Sonatas / Augustin Dumay, violin; Louis Lortie, piano

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Mélancholie, for violin & piano, M. ...
Performers: Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Lortie, Louis

Franck's passionate and sunny Violin Sonata has long been regarded as one of the greatest in the repertoire, and is the work of a composer...continue...
Recording information: Saint-Denis-le-Ferment, Normandy (09/24/2012-09/26/2012)....continue...

Marco Enrico Bossi: Opera omnia per organo, Vol. 8 / Andrea Macinanti: organ

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-03-12

Works: Marco Enrico Bossi: Fantasie, for 2 organs, Op. 64a; Marche Héroïque, for organ, Op. 72; Osanna, study for organ; Morceaux caractéristiques (2), for organ; Ave Maria, for organ; Letizi...
Performers: Macinanti, Andrea

The eighth volume of this monumental work by Andrea Macinanti, dedicated to the greatest Italian organ composer and virtuoso: Marco Enrico Bossi!...continue...

The Cranmer Legacy 1662-2012 - Vaughan Williams; Sanders; Spicer / Choir of St. Michael at the North Gate; Benjamin Bloor, organ; Tom Hammond-Davies, director

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Morning, Communion & Evening Services for unison chorus, chorus & organ in D minor; John Sanders: The Firmament, for treble soloist, chorus & organ; Paul Spicer: Let not your ...
Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Brown, Zoë; Wayman, Louise
Conductors: Hammond-Davies, Tom
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Michael at the North Gate

This recording is a celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, which was originally compiled by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1662....continue...

Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto; Introduction et rondo; Fauré: Pelléas suite, Op. 80 / Deborah Nemtanu, violin

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-03-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 20; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Gabriel Fauré: Pe...
Performers: Nemtanu, Deborah
Conductors: Zehetmair, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

On this recording from Mirare, French violinist Deborah Nemtanu is partnered with acclaimed Austrian conductor (and fellow violinist) Thomas Zehetmair in an album of music...continue...
Recording information: Centquatre à Paris (09/2012)....continue...

Satie & Compagnie - Piano music of Satie, Debussy, de Séverac, Dupont, Ferroud, Hahn, Koechlin, Poulenc, Ravel and Schmitt / Anne Queffélec, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-03-12

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Le Piccadilly, march for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; La Belle Excentrique; Gnossienne for piano no 3; Gnossienne for piano no 4...
Performers: Dehaene, Gaspard [Piano]; Queffelec, Anne

From the wit of Satie to the poetry of Debussy, French music of the early decades of the twentieth century was created by exceptional and...continue...
Recording information: TAP de Poitiers (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

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

A content, marketing and promotional transformation for one of Europe's premiere classical music events.

A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_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...

Janácek: Violin Sonata; Lutoslawski: Partita; Szymanowski: Mythes / Isabelle Faust, violin; Ewa Kupiec, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Witold Lutoslawski: Subito; Partita, for violin & piano; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa

BBC Music Magazine, March 2013
An exquisitely shaded performance of the Janacek Sonata sets up heady takes on Szymanowski's Mythes and the fizzing virtuosity of Lutoslawski's...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2002)....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...

Debussy plays Debussy, Ravel plays Ravel

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Le vent dans la plaine, prelude for piano, L. 117/3; Préludes, Book 1; Estampes (3) for Piano; La plus que lente; D'un cahier d'esquisses; Maurice Ravel: Son...
Performers: Debussy, Claude; Ravel, Maurice

These unique phonographic documents date back to the 1910s and 1920s, when music recording was at its dawn. Among the first pianists to put their...continue...
Recording information: 1913....continue...

Théodre Dubois: 3 short masses for choir and organ / Georges Bessonnet: organ; Teddy Pentsch: contrabass

1 CD / BNL / 2013-03-12

Works: Théodore Dubois: Messe Brève, for 3 voices & organ; Ave Maria, for chorus & organ in E major; Mass for 4 voices & organ in F major; Ave Maria, for chorus & organ in A minor; Petite Messe po...
Performers: Bessonet, Georges; Huang, Li-Chin; Pentsch, Teddy [Double Bass]
Conductors: Lallement, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Chorale Franco-Allemande de Paris

Born in 1837 at Rosnay, Théodore Dubois was the son of a schoolteacher in the region of Rheims. He died in Paris in 1924. At...continue...
Recording information: La Chapelle de l'Institution Sainte-Marie, Antony, Fran (04/2012)....continue...

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no 1; Conus: Violin Concerto in E minor; Vieuxtemps: Fantasia appassionata / Soo-Hyun Park, violin

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Julius Conus: Concerto for Violin in E minor; Henri Vieuxtemps: Fantasia Appassionata, for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 35
Performers: Park, Soo-Hyun
Conductors: Milton, Nicholas
Ensemble: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz,

Winner of the Group Edmond de Rothschild award at the 2012 Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Korean violinist Soo-Hyun Park makes her recording debut with this...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Ludwigshafen, Germany (09/03/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...

Grigory Sokolov Plays Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns

4 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 11...
Performers: Sokolov, Grigory

One of the best contemporary representatives of the St. Petersburg piano school, Grigory Sokolov is well known in Russia and beyond. A master of the...continue...

Hugo Wolf: Mörike-Lieder / Werner Güra, tenor; Jan Schultsz, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Hugo Wolf: Gebet; Fußreise; Er ists; Im Frühling; Mörike Lieder; Auf einer Wanderung; Der Gärtner; Begegnung; Der Tambour; Jägerlied; Lieder von Mörike; In der Frü...
Performers: Güra, Werner; Schultsz, Jan

BBC Music Magazine, March 2013
Harmonia Mundi's budget series typically provides no songtexts; but Werner Gura's uniquely elqouent tenor makes these settings flower so that literal...continue...
Recording information: Reitstadel, Neumarkt Oberpfalz (11/2004/12/2004)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Galina Vishnevskaya: soprano; Moscow PO, Oistrakh

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Oistrakh, David
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Another rare recording of David Oistrakh as a conductor! The outstanding violinist realized his dream of conducting for the first time in 1962. He conducted...continue...
Recording information: 1967....continue...

Strauss, Reger: Sonatas for Cello & Piano / Emmanuelle Bertrand cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Romance for Cello and Orchestra in F major, AV 75; Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6; Max Reger: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 28; Caprice and Kleine Rom...
Performers: Amoyel, Pascal; Bertrand, Emmanuelle

BBC Music Magazine, March 2013
Beguiling early Strauss and Reger at his most lyrically inspired, whose seductive opulence comes alive when listened to at a healthy...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (02/2004)....continue...

Blow the Wind Northerly - Francaix: 7 Dances from Les Malheurs de Sophie; Le Gay Paris; Janacek:: MladiÆ for Wind Quintet; Klein: Divertimento for Wind Octet / Stevenson Winds

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Jean Françaix: Sept Danses from Les Malheurs de Sophie; Le Gay Paris, for solo trumpet, flute,2 oboes, 2 clarinets, basson, contrabassoon & 2 horns; Leos Janácek: Mládí (Youth), s...
Performers: Laville, Emmanuel; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stevenson Winds

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...

Romantic Violin Concerto Vol. 14: Glazunov: Concerto Op. 82; Meditation, Op. 32; Schoek: Concerto Op. 21 / Chloe Hanslip, violin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Meditation for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 32; Mazurka-oberek for Violin and Piano/Orchestra in D major; Othmar Schoeck: Concerto Quas...
Performers: Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]
Conductors: Vedernikov, Alexander
Ensemble: ; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

The latest release in Hyperion's acclaimed Romantic Violin Concerto series features the brilliant young English violinist Chloë Hanslip, who once again displays her usual insouciant...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano, Switzerland (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue...

A European Odyssey - Chamber music by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Enescu, Rynkova, Ostlund, Wilson, Avram Reeman / London Schubert Players

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet for piano, trumpet, string quartet & bass in E flat major, Op. 65; George Enescu: Chamber Symphony, for 1...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Schubert Players

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...

Stanford: Violin Sonatas Nos.1 -2; Caoine 'A Lament'; Five Characteristic Pieces / Paul Barritt, violin; Catherine Edwards, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for violin in D major, Op. 11; Irish Fantasies, Op. 54; Five Characteristic Pieces, Op. 93; Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in A major, Op. 70
Performers: Barritt, Paul; Edwards, Catherine

As a teenager in Dublin, Stanford recalled with affection the solo recitals of pianists Anton Rubinstein and Sigismond Thalberg and violinists Henry Vieuxtemps and Joseph...continue...

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

7 CD / Traditions Alive / 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...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer, violin; Zinman

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

Joined by the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and David Zinman, Fischer pairs the ever-popular Bruch concerto with Dvorak's undeservedly neglected but perennially fresh masterpiece - a...continue...
Recording information: Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland (04/19/2012/04/20/2012)....continue...

Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind - Over 150 minutes of soothing, calming contemplative classics

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5; Jules Massenet: Medita...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Maas, Emil; Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Schwalbé, Michel; Spierer, Leon; Stempnik, Gerhard; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic

Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours of soothing, calming, contemplative classics played by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by the...continue...

Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Song without words for Piano in d; Piano piece (Canon), in D minor, TN ii/14; Fugue for piano ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov's music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded...continue...
Personnel: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (03/14/2012-03/16/2012)....continue...

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 / Osmo Vanska, Minnesota Orch.

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Performers: Hara, Burt; Ross, Anthony
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo
Ensemble: ; Minnesota Orchestra

Schonberg: Violin Concerto; Adorno: Six Orchestral Pieces: Stravinsky: Firebird Suite / Liana Issakadze, violin

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for Violin, Op. 36; Theodor W. Adorno: Short Works (7) for orchestra, Op.4; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra no 2
Performers: Issakadze, Liana
Conductors: Kornienko, Alexei
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Schoenberg, Adorno and Stravinsky - three great composers of the 20th century meet on this project of violin works. In the hands of Liana Issakadze...continue...
Recording information: Sinfonischer Sommer Riedenburg/Bavaria....continue...

Puccini: Turandot / Foster, La Spina, Kwon, Arthur, Lowrencev, Moran, Corcoran et al. / Opera Australia

2 CD / Opera Australia / 2013-02-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Lowrencev, Shane
Conductors: Licata, Andrea
Ensemble: Opera Australia Chorus

Susan Foster sings the role of the cruel daughter of the Chinese emperor who demands her suitors correctly answer three riddles, on pain of death,...continue...
Recording information: Sydney Opera House (04/20/2012/04/25/2012)....continue...

Miguel Llobet: Complete Guitar Music / Giulio Tampalini, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Miguel Llobet: Leonesa, for guitar; Canciones Populares Catalanas (13), folksong arrangements for guitar; Scherzo-Vals for guitar; Mazurka por Federico Bufaletti, for guitar; Romanza for guitar in C ...
Performers: Tampalini, Giulio

This collection brings together Llobet's complete works for guitar, beginning with Leonesa and his popular arrangements of 13 Catalan folk songs. These arrangements wring a...continue...
Recording information: Bartók Studio, Bernareggio, Milan, Italy (05/03/2012-05/06/2012)....continue...

Classical Caffeine - works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Beethoven

1 CD / Delos / 2013-02-26

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op. 25; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E major; Dm...
Performers: Aharonian, Rouben; Bailey, Zuill; Bilger, David [trumpet]; Dinnerstein, Simone [Piano]; Gugnin, Andrey; Kholodenko, Vadym; Safonova, Svetlana; Schwarz, Gerard; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Tennant, Sco...
Conductors: DePreist, James; Schwarz, Gerard; Orbelian, Constantine; Lapunov, Anatoly;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; iDuo; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Shanghai Quartet; Style of Five; The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika

A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going. Selections have been chosen exclusively from...continue...

Works for Viola Solo by Paul Hindemith and Gunter Raphael / Jurgen Weber, viola

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1; Sonata for solo viola, Op. 11/5; Günter Raphael: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 46/3; Sonata for solo viola, Op. 46/4
Performers: Weber, Jurgen

Many violinists could become envious of this fabulous musician's recording of two solo sonatas each by Paul Hindemith and Günther Raphael. Above all, none of...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bavarian Radio, Munich, Germany (01/09/2012-01/12/2012)....continue...

Eugen D'Albert: Prologue to 'Tiefland', Op. 34; Symphony in F, Op. 4 / Jun Markl

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland, Op. 34; Symphony in F, Op. 4
Conductors: Märkl, Jun
Ensemble: ; MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The opera opens in a high mountains meadow, among jagged snowy peaks and early morning stars,...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studio Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany (01/24/2011-01/28/2011)....continue...

Flavours: Music for cello and piano by Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen / Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Eef Van Breen: Flavours, f...
Performers: Pushkar, Taisiya; Van Leeuwen, Amber Docters

This compilation provides a showcase of the many aspects of the cello and the range of emotions and characters that the instrument is able to...continue...
Recording information: Motor Music Studio, Mechelen, Belgium (02/09/2011)....continue...

Heritage of the March, Vols. 3 & 4 - Works by Fred Jewell, Hermann Blankenburg, William Chambers, Arthur Wellesley Hughes / US Navy Band

2 CD / Altissimo / 2013-02-26

Works: Fred Jewell: Trooping of the Colors, march for band; El Campo, for band; Old Circus Band, march for band; Coast Defenders, march for band; Cavaletta, march for band; Banner Bearer, march for band; Am...
Conductors: Stauffer, Donald W.
Ensemble: ; United States Navy Band

The Heritage of the March Collection remains the largest single march music record series in history. Altissimo is continuing the release of this series with...continue...

Schumann: Overture Scherzo & Finale; Violin Concerto / Elmar Oliveira, violin

1 CD / Artek / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Overture to Goethe's Hermann und Dorothea, for orchestra in B minor, Op. 136; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Concerto for Violin in D minor; S...
Performers: Oliveira, Elmar
Conductors: Robertson, Stewart
Ensemble: ; Atlantic Classical Orchestra

Recording information: Lynn University's Wold Performing Arts Center, Boca Rat (03/05/2012)....continue...

Duende - Soler, Rodrigo, Infante, etc / Martin, Meliton

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Soler: Concerti (6) for 2 Organs; Joaquín Rodrigo: Piezas (5) infantiles for 2 Pianos; Manuel de Falla: La vida breve; El amor brujo; Manuel Infante: Gracia; Isaac Albéniz: Serena...
Performers: Martin, Elena; Meliton, Jose

Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 8 - 24 Preludes, Op. 37; Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 / Wolf Harden, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Preludes (24), for piano, Op. 37, KiV 181; Macchiette medioevali, suite for piano, Op. 33, KiV 194 & 195
Performers: Harden, Wolf [Piano]

Volume 8 features two compositions from Busoni's teenage years (1881-83). Charming and engaging works which already reveal an inventive and personal accommodation with mid-19th century...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....continue...

Felix Draeseke: Complete Symphonies / Weigle

3 CD / CPO / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Draeseke: Symphony no 1 in G major, Op. 12; Symphony no 4 in E minor / G major, "Symphonia Comica", WoO 38; Gudrun; Symphony no 2 in F major, Op. 25; Serenade in D major, Op. 49; Symphony no 3...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter
Ensemble: ; NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Draeseke was one of the most prominent exponents of the music of his times in German-speaking countries. He developed a late romantic compositional style modeled...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal des Landesfunkhauses Niedersachsen des (1997-12-??&1998-09-??&1998-)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Fabio Luisi, Vienna SO

2 CD / Vienna Symphony Orchestra / 2013-02-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The label of "Wiener Symphoniker" releases another memorable recording as a double CD with Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Recorded under the...continue...
Recording information: Musikverein Wien, Vienna (01/29/2011-01/30/2011)....continue...

Prokofiev, Britten: The Cello Symphonies / Daniel Muller-Schott, cello

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Muller-Schott, Daniel
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln

Following up his recording of Britten's Cello Suites, Daniel Müller-Schott is now exploring other areas of the repertory opened up by the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich....continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (10/04/2011-10/07/2011)....continue...

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907): Sonatas for Violin & Piano nos 1 & 2; Allegro giusto, Op. 39 / Marco Rogliano, violin; Gianluca Luisi, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig Thuille: Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 30; Sonata for Violin no 1 in D minor, Op. 1; Allegro giusto for violin & piano, Op. 39
Performers: Luisi, Gianluca; Rogliano, Marco

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Thuille's writing remained, to a large degree, conservatively romantic, as can be heard here, in his Violin...continue...
Recording information: Teatro La Nuova Fenice, Osimo, Italy (09/19/2011-09/21/2011)....continue...

Reynaldo Hahn: Works for Piano Solo / Cristina Ariagno, piano [4 CD & DVD]

5 CD / Concerto / 2013-02-26

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Le rossignol éperdu, poems (53) for piano; Pièces d'amour et autres inédits, for piano; L'inspiration, waltz for piano; Juvenilia, 6 pieces for piano; Au clair de la lun...
Performers: Ariagno, Cristina

Hahn was labeled as a composer of salon music, a lightweight, whose compositions were written to satisfy the academic tastes of social circles in the...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Fazioli, Sacile, Italy (10/2009-12/2010)....continue...