Sunday, August 29th, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
New Release of the Week
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 (34:05)
Wendy Warner, cello; Irina Nuzova, piano
Cedille CDR 90000 120 “Russian Music for Cello & Piano”
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Piangerò la sorte mia (6:59)
A. Scarlatti: Griselda: Se il mio dolor t’offende (2:40)
Patricia Petibon, soprano; Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon
Deutsche Grammophon 477 8763 “Rosso: Italian Baroque Arias”
L. Couperin: Harpsichord Suite in C major (12:44)
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord
Aparté AP-006
Balys Dvarionas: Violin Concerto in B minor (29:44)
Vadim Gluzman, violin; Hague Residentie Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-1822
Debussy: En blanc et noir (14:42)
Ursula Oppens & Jerome Lowenthal, pianos
Cedille CDR 90000 119
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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
Mozart: Piano Concerto #27 in B-flat major, K. 595 (29:34)
Kremerata Baltica/Evgeny Kissin, piano
EMI Classics 26645-2
Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3 (21:05)
American String Quartet
NSS Music 853376001092 “Schubert’s Echo”
New Release of the Week
Ricardo Castro: Atzimba: Intermezzo (5:02)
Carlos Chávez: El Trópico (7:31)
Enrico Chapela: İnguesu (8:54)
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas/Alondra de la Parra
Sony Classical 88697755552 “Mi Alma Mexicana – My Mexican Soul”
Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57 (4:44); Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, #1 (5:15)
Nikolai Demidenko, fortepiano
Fryderyk Chopin Institute NIFCCD-014
Chopin: Życzenie (A Maiden’s Wish), Op. 74, #1 (1:57); Gdzie lubi (A Fickle Maid), Op. 74, #5 (1:13); Poseł (The Messenger), Op. 74, #7; Czary (Witchcraft) (2:51); Hulanka (Drinking Song), Op. 74, #4 (2:20)
Aleksandra Kurzak, soprano; Mariusz Kwiecień, baritone; Nelson Goerner, fortepiano
Fryderyk Chopin Institute NIFCCD-016
Chopin: Polonaise in B-flat major, Op. 71, #2 (7:07)
Marek Drewnowski, fortepiano
Fryderyk Chopin Institute NIFCCD-019
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
Beethoven: Piano Concerto #3 in C minor, Op. 37 (36:04)
Paul Lewis, piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiří Bělohlávek
Harmonia Mundi HMC-902053.55 (3 CDs)
New Release of the Week
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25: Halt! (1:41); Danksagung an den Bach (2:40); Am Feierabend (2:50); Der Neugierige (4:28); Ungeduld (2:51)
Mark Padmore, tenor; Paul Lewis, piano
Harmonia Mundi HMU-907519
Penderecki: Horn Concerto, Winterreise (17:34)
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Sinfonietta Cracovia/Krzysztof Penderecki
Channel Classics CCS SA 30310
Philip Lasser: Vocalise (5:58); Berceuse Fantasque (6:52)
Frank Almond, violin; Brian Zeger, piano
Innova 763 “Portraits & Elegies”
Lanner: Abendsterne (Evening Stars) Waltz, Op. 180 (8:20)
Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor: Moonrise Chorus (4:12), w/Vienna Singverein
Holst: The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War (7:56)
Vienna Philharmonic/Franz Welser-Möst
Deutsche Grammophon 476 3793 “Summer Night Concert: Schönbrunn 2010”
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
Schumann: Violin Sonata #1 in A minor, Op. 105 (17:10)
Daniel Sepec, violin; Andreas Staier, piano
Harmonia Mundi HMC-902048
Schuman: Symphony #6 (1948) (29:10)
Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz
Naxos 8.505228 (5 CDs) “William Schuman: The Symphonies”
New Release of the Week:
Bach: Partita #1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 (17:22)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Decca B0014558-02 (2 CDs) “Bach: Six Partitas”
Bach: (Violin) Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (14:04)
Richard Galliano, accordion; Chamber Ensemble
Deutsche Grammophon 00289 480 3341
Mozart: Violin Concerto #3 in G major, K. 216 (23:34)
Lara St. John, violin; The Knights/Eric Jacobsen
Ancalagon ANC-136
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Saturday, July 31st, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
Schubert: Four Impromptus, D. 899 (29:29)
Imogen Cooper, piano
Avie AV-2158 “Schubert Live: Volume 3”
Guarnieri: Piano Concerto #6 (12:05)
Max Barros, piano; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Conlin
Naxos 8.557667
New Release of the Week:
Gismonti: Baiáo Malandro (4:37)
Martín: Hasta Alicia Baila (5:10)
Trad Macedonian: Ajde Dali Znaeš Pametiš Milice (3:57); Pajduska (2:06)
Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Chandos CHAN-10609 “Dances”
Hovhaness: Symphony #14, Ararat, Op. 194 (14:22)
Trinity College of Music Wind Orchestra/Keith Brion
Naxos 8.559385
Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III (3:16); Prelude to Act I (7:17)
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (20:10)
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst
Deutsche Grammophon 477 8773
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Lisa Flynn
New Release of the Week:
Liszt: Transcendental Etudes: #1, Preludio (0:53); #2, Molto vivace (2:18); #3, Paysage (5:15); #4, Mazeppa (7:45)
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Deutsche Grammophon B0014473-02
Classical Legends Documentary: Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist & conductor (with music by Bach, Britten & Shostakovich) (20:05)
Jon Tolansky, producer & narrator
EMI Classics 08972-2 (4 CDs) “Classical Legends in Their Own Words”
Beethoven: Violin Sonata #3 in E-flat major, Op. 12/3 (17:56)
Viktoria Mullova, violin; Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Onyx Classics 4050
Various (12th-13th Centuries): Le Royaume Oublié (The Forgotten Kingdom): Part 3, The Expansion of Catharism (25:34)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya; Hespèrion XXI/Jordi Savall
Alia Vox AVSA-9873 (3 CDs) “The Forgotten Kingdom”
Lorenzo Fernândez: Trio Brasileiro (22:19)
Damocles Trio
Claves Records 50-2916/17 (2 CDs) “Trios Brasileiros”
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Monday, July 19th, 2010 by WWCI
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G major, BWV 1049 (15:24)
Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
Avie Records AV-2207 (2 CDs) “Bach: Brandenburg Concertos”
Farkas: Early Hungarian Dances (8:56)
Prairie Winds
Albany Records TROY-1193 “Turbulent Winds: Music from Eastern Europe”
Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83 (14:48)
Valérie Milot, harp
Analekta AN 2 9974 “Revelation”
Lieberson: Piano Quintet (14:16)
Peter Serkin, piano; Orion String Quartet
Bridge Records 9317
Mozart: Symphony #40 in G minor, K. 550 (31:02)
Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
Avie Records AV-2159
New Release of the Week:
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus (2:38)
Kreisler: Liebesleid (3:49)
Handel: Largo (5:42)
Schubert: Ave Maria (4:51)
Chen Yi, violin; Lars Hannibal, guitar
OUR Recordings 6.220602 “Melodies”
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Saturday, July 10th, 2010 by WWCI
New Release of the Week:
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in A minor, R. 445 (10:29)
Pamela Thorby, recorder; La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler
Avie AV-2201 “Vivaldi: Gods, Emperors & Angels”
Hans Gál: Violin Concerto, Op. 39 (25:56)
Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Northern Sinfonia/Kenneth Woods
Avie AV-2146
Haydn: Cello Concerto #1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 (24:37)
Northern Sinfonia/Antonio Meneses, cello
Avie AV-2176
Théodore Dubois: Messe de la Délivrance: Credo (11:27)
Maria Knapik, soprano; Marc Boucher, baritone; Chanteurs de Sainte-Thérèse; Chœur Tremblant; Chœur classique d’Ottawa; Nouveau Monde Chorus & Orch/Michel Brousseau; Jean-Willy Kunz, organ
Atma ACD2-2632
Messiaen: Visions de L’Amen: V, Amen des anges, des saints, du chant des oiseaux (7:15); VII, Amen de la Consommation (7:29)
Marilyn Nonken & Sarah Rothenberg, pianos
Bridge 9324
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 (15:15)
Cypress String Quartet
Cypress Performing Arts Association “Beethoven Late Quartets: Volume 2”
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 by WWCI
New Release of the Week:
Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever (2:51)
Various: Military Might (Five Military Branch Anthems) (4:49)
Smith: The Star Spangled Banner (1:41)
Traditional: Chester (3:44)
Canadian Brass
Opening Day ODR-7382 “Stars & Stripes”
Copland: Appalachian Spring (24:05)
The Knights/Eric Jacobsen
Sony Classical 88697599782 “New Worlds”
Mikhashoff: Elemental Figures (29:31)
Winston Choi, piano
Albany Records TROY-1172
Hopkinson: My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free (1:28)
Bernstein: A Simple Song (4:34)
Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me (2:54)
Ungar: A Time For Farewell (2:54)
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano
THM 5432 “Wondrous Free: Song of America II”
Glass: Sextet for Strings: Movements III, IV (13:41)
Glass Chamber Players
Orange Mountain Music 0069
Williams, arr. Anderson: Star Wars: Suite for Five Pianos (9:39)
The Five Browns
E1 Entertainment E1E-CD-2041 “The Five Browns in Hollywood”
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by WWCI
Mozart: Divertimento in D, K. 136 (13:52)
City Music Cleveland/Joel Smirnoff
City Music Cleveland Live
Kayhan Kalhor: I Was There (15:36)
Maya Beiser, cello; Bassam Saba, oud; Shane Shanahan & Jamey Haddad, percussion
Innova 778 “Provenance”
Brahms: Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (48:42)
Nicholas Angelich, piano; Frankfurt Radio Sym Orch/Paavo Järvi
Virgin Classics 266349-2
Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 76: #5, Capriccio in C-sharp major (3:06); #6, Intermezzo in A major (3:22); #7, Intermezzo in A minor (3:44)
Nicholas Angelich, piano
Virgin Classics 266349-2
New Release of the Week:
Whitacre: I thank you God for most this amazing day (6:29); Sleep (4:30); Little Birds (3:19)
Elora Festival Singers/Noel Edison; Leslie De’Ath, piano
Naxos 8559677
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir – ‘Lux Aurumque’:
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