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Minimalists – London Chamber Orchestra
Minimalists: Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath (London Chamber Orchestra/Warren Green) London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren Green Virgin Red Line…
Mahler Symphony No. 8 – Jansons
MAHLER Symphony No. 8 in E flat major Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Christine Brewer (soprano), Camilla Nylund (soprano),…
Waiting for Benny – Julien Hervé
Waiting for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman – Poulenc, Bernstein, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Gould, Bartók (Julien Hervé)…
Adam: Giselle Excerpts – Martinon
ADAM Giselle (excerpts) Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/Jean Martinon HIGH DEFINITION TAPE TRANSFERS HDCD204 (47:30) Somewhere…
Russian Opera Arias – Dinara Alieva
ALIEVA Russian Songs and Arias – Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov (Naxos) Dinara Alieva (soprano), New Russia State Symphony…
Verdi: Rigoletto – Leo Nucci
VERDI Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Francesco Demuro (tenor), Leo Nucci (baritone), Nino Machaidze (soprano), Marco Spotti (bass),…
Philip Glass: Music in Twelve Parts
The Philip Glass Ensemble; Michael Riesman, musical director Nonesuch 79324-2; three CDs Philip Glass composed Music in…
Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi
Albert de Ruiter, bass voice; Western Wind Vocal Ensemble; Philip Glass Ensemble and additional instrumentalists; Michael Riesman,…
Philip Glass: Akhnaten
Paul Esswood, Milagro Vargas, Melinda Liebermann, Tero Hannula, Helmut Holzapfel, Cornelius Hauptmann; Stuttgart State Opera Chorus and…
Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonatas Vladimir Horowitz, piano RCA Victor Gold Seal GD87753 Recorded 1950, 1954, and 1979;…
Biber: Harmonia artificioso-ariosa
The Rare Fruits Council; Manfredo Kraemer, director Auvidis Astrée E 8572 Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa consists of seven…
Biber: Violin Sonatas
Romanesca: Andrew Manze, Baroque violin; Nigel North, lute and theorbo; John Toll, harpsichord and organ Harmonia Mundi…
Biber: The Mystery Sonatas
John Holloway, violin; Davitt Moroney, harpsichord and organ; Tragicomedia Virgin Classics VCD 7 90838-2 (2 CDs) Biber’s…
Albinoni & Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos
Paul Goodwin, oboe; The King’s Consort; Robert King, conductor Hyperion CDA66383; reissued as Helios CDH55349 Albinoni inevitably…
Albéniz: Iberia, Navarra and Suite española
Alicia de Larrocha, piano. Decca 417 887-2—2 CDs. Alicia de Larrocha returned to Albéniz’s Iberia throughout her…
Albéniz: Iberia and Other Piano Works
Alicia de Larrocha, piano. EMI Classics CMS 7 64504-2—2 CDs. Isaac Albéniz spent the final years of…
John Adams: Harmonielehre and Other Orchestral Works
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Jonathan Holland and Wesley Warren, trumpets; Simon Rattle, conductor. EMI Classics CDC…
John Adams: Shaker Loops / Phrygian Gates / Chamber Symphony
Ensemble Modern; Hermann Kretzschmar, piano; Sian Edwards, conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal/BMG Classics 09026 68674-2. This generously…
John Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer
James Maddalena, Janice Felty, Thomas Hammons, Thomas Young, Eugene Perry, Sanford Sylvan, Stephanie Friedman and Sheila Nadler;…
String Quartets Nos. 5-7 – Matthew Taylor
TAYLOR String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 & 7 Matthew Taylor (b.1964) Dante String Quartet, Allegri String Quartet,…
Tartini: 30 Sonate piccole – Sheppard Skærved
TARTINI 30 Sonate piccole, Nos. 1-6 (c.1750-70) Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin) TOCCATA TOCC 0146…
Sweelinck Organ Works – Vogel and Kelemen
SWEELINCK Organ Works – Vol. 1 (Harald Vogel) / Organ Works (Joseph Kelemen) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)…
Strauss: Don Quixote – Darlington
STRAUSS Don Quixote Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Friedemann Pardall (cello), Mathias Feger (viola), Duisburger Philharmoniker/Jonathan Darlington ACOUSENCE ACO22012…
Pergolesi: La Salustia – Rovaris
PERGOLESI La Salustia Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) Vittorio Prato (Marziano), Serena Malfi (Salustia), Laura Polverelli (Giulia), Florin…
