MOZART: Overture to Idomeneo, K. 367; SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22; SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9...
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Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms, Bartók, Liszt – BIS
BRAHMS: Rhapsody No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2; BARTOK: Rhapsody, Op. 1;...
Schubert Octet – Quatuor Modigliani and Guests – Mirare
SCHUBERT: Octet in F Major, D. 803 – Quatour Modigliani/ Sabine Meyer, clarinet/ Bruno Schneider, horn/ Dag Jenn,...
“Raindamage” = Music of Valgeir SIGURDŎSSON, Úlfur HANSSON, Hlynur Aðils VILMARSSON – Nordic Affect – Sono Luminus
Some very reflective and ‘icy’ sounds sure to get your attention. “Raindamage” = Valgeir SIGURDŎSSON: Raindamage;...
NOVAK: In the Tatra Mountains; Lady Godiva; Eternal Longing – Buffalo Phil. Orch./ JoAnn Falletta – Naxos
Relatively neglected but richly colorful scores by Novak have opulent realization from the BPO under JoAnn Falletta. ...
ECLIPSE = Chamber music by Mischa Zupko – Sang Mee Lee (v.)/ Wendy Warner (c.)/ Mischa Zupko (p.) – Cedille
A wonderment of shades of color infatuate this fascinating composer’s music. “ECLIPSE – Chamber music by Mischa Zupko”...
WUORINEN: Eighth Symphony; Fourth Piano Concerto – Peter Serkin (p.)/ Boston Symph. Orch./ James Levine – Bridge
Two beautifully conceived and highly expressive works. Charles WUORINEN: Eighth Symphony, “Theologoumena”; Fourth...
Daniel HOPE: “For Seasons” = Music of VIVALDI, BACH, RAMEAU, RICHTER, TCHAIKOWSKY, BRAHMS – Daniel Hope (v.)/Zürcher Kammerorchester – DGG
Very creative and highly entertaining but unusual! Daniel Hope, “For Seasons” [Track List follows] – Daniel Hope,...
Andrejs Osokins, Pianist = Piano works of BACH, HAYDN, BEETHOVEN, RAVEL, LISZT – Andrejs Osokins (p) – International Piano Forum
Latvian piano virtuoso Andrejs Osokins makes a powerful impression in Romantic Music. Andrejs Osokins, Pianist = BACH:...
PIAZZOLLA: Homage á Liége; Escualo; Tanguedia; SZMEREK: Fantazja; Concerto – Elwira Sliwkiewicz-Cisak, accordion with guitar & Tangilio Quintet/Lublin Ch. Orch./Piotr Wijatkowski – DUX
A fine combination: Piazzolla and Szmerek in interesting works. PIAZZOLLA: Homage á Liége; Escualo; Tanguedia;...
Impromptu = Impromptus by SCHUBERT, CHOPIN, BEETHOVEN, DVORAK, IVES, LISZT, and GERSHWIN – Shai Wosner – Onyx
Impromptu = Impromptus by SCHUBERT, CHOPIN, BEETHOVEN, DVORAK, IVES, LISZT, and GERSHWIN - Shai Wosner - Onyx 4172,...
Stories for Our Time = Ida GOTKOVSKY; Elaine FINE; Anne GUZZO; Cecilia MCDOWALL; Hillary TANN; Faye-Ellen SILVERMAN – Music for Trumpet and Piano / Thomas Pfotenhauer, trumpet; Vincent Fuh, piano – MSR Classics
A diverting collection of trumpet and piano music by contemporary women composers Stories For Our Time: Music for...