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Diemer: Santa Barbara Overture and Concertos
Pacific Ridge Emma Lou Diemer (b.1927) Nathan Daughtrey (marimba); Betty Oberacker (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Brynmore Llewelyn Jones;…
Mathilde de Rothschild: The Songs – Charlotte de Rothschild
ROTHSCHILD The Songs (Charlotte de Rothschild) Charlotte de Rothschild (soprano), Adrian Farmer (piano) Nimbus NI 5903/4 (70:16…
Debussy and Ravel Piano Works – Benjamin Moser
MOSER Debussy, Ravel (Oehms Classics) Benjamin Moser (piano) OEHMS CLASSICS OC 423 (63:32) There’s a moment near…
Rimsky-Korsakov Cantatas – Ziva
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Poem about Aleksey, the Man of God; Song of Oleg the Wise; From Homer; The Mermaid…
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande – Degout, Jordan
DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Stéphane Degout (Pelléas), Elena Tsallagova (Mélisande), Vincent le Texier (Golaud),…
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue – Falletta
GERSHWIN Strike Up the Band, Rhapsody in Blue, Promenade, Catfish Row Suite George Gershwin (1898-1937) Orion Weiss…
Respighi Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 – La Vecchia
Complete orchestral music – volume 3 Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Vadim Brodsky (violin), Chiara Bertoglio (piano), Andrea Noferini…
Copland and Barber – April Fredrick, Orchestra of the Swan
April Fredrick sings Copland, Barber, Gershwin (Orchestra of the Swan/David Curtis) April Fredrick (soprano), Orchestra of the…
Fritz Sinfonias – La Stagione Frankfurt/Schneider
FRITZ Sinfonias, opp. 1 & 6 Gaspard Fritz (1716-1783) La Stagione Frankfurt/Michael Schneider CPO 777 696-2 (66:22)…
Chopin Mazurkas – Klara Min
CHOPIN Seventeen Mazurkas Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Klara Min (piano) DELOS DE 3443 (52:22) Chopin’s mazurkas resist easy…
Respighi Orchestral Works – Simon and Tortelier
RESPIGHI Vetrate di chiesa, Metamorphoseon modi XII, Feste romane, Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma, Belkis regina…
Mary Ellen Childs: Wreck – OKeefe
CHILDS Wreck Mary Ellen Childs (b. 1957) Pat O’Keefe (clarinets), Laura Harada (violin), Michelle Kinney (cello), Jacqueline…
Charpentier: Judith and Massacre des Innocents – Schneebeli
CHARPENTIER Judith ou Béthule libérée – Le Massacre des Innocents Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704) Dagmar Sasková…
Ravel, Scriabin, Schubert – Alexander Schimpf
SCHIMPF Ravel, Scriabin, Schubert (Oehms Classics) Alexander Schimpf (piano) OEHMS CLASSICS OC 867 (72:58) Some pianists announce…
Freitas Orchestral Works – Cassuto
FREITAS The Silly Girl’s Dance, The Wall of Love, Medieval Suite, Ribatejo Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980) Royal…
Cahuzac Clarinet Works – Guy Dangain
DANGAIN Cahuzac, Pierné, Giamperi, Jeanjean, Dangain, Rimsky-Korsakov (Phaia) Guy Dangain (clarinet), Misaki Baba (piano) PHAIA PHU022 (59:39)…
Ravel Violin Works – Lana Neudauer
RAVEL Complete Works for Violin and Piano (or cello) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Lana Neudauer (violin), Paul Rivinius…
Bruckner Mass No. 3 – Janowski
BRUCKNER Mass No. 3 in F minor Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Iris Vermillion (mezzo), Shawn…
Raphael: Viola Works and Chamber Music – Rainer Moog
RAPHAEL Solo Sonata for Viola, Concertino for Viola, Trio for Flute Violin and Viola, Concertino for Flute…
Fauré Barcarolles and Dolly – Sally Pinkas
FAURÉ Thirteen Barcarolles; Dolly, Op. 56 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Sally Pinkas (piano); Evan Hirsch (piano – Dolly)…
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 – Welser-Möst
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E flat major (WAB 104, 1888 ed. Korstvedt) Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Cleveland…
Rachmaninov Piano Concertos – Lisitsa
RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Sergey Vasil’yevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Valentina Lisitsa…
Bruckner Symphonies 3 and 6 – Venzago
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 in D minor; Symphony No. 6 in A major Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Berne…
Elgar: The Light of Life – Hickox
ELGAR The Light of Life, Op. 29 (Lux Christi) Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Judith Howarth (soprano); Linda…
