The Lord of the Rings Symphony
Kaitlyn Lusk, soprano; 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Ludwig Wicki; Howe Records HWR-1005
Howard Shore: “The Lord of the Rings” Symphony: Movement Two (34:04)
The Lord of the Rings Symphony
Kaitlyn Lusk, soprano; 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Ludwig Wicki; Howe Records HWR-1005
Howard Shore: “The Lord of the Rings” Symphony: Movement Two (34:04)
CSO Brass Live
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass; CSO Resound 901 1101
Grainger: “Lincolnshire Posy” (15:18)
Good News Falls Gently
Carolyn Hove, English horn; Chamber Orchestra / Philip Morehead; Navona Records NV-5854
Patricia Morehead: “Disquieted Souls” (14:37)
Days of Awe and Rejoicing
Chicago a cappella / Jonathan Miller; Chicago a cappella CAC-2006
Paul Schoenfield: Four Motets (10:48)
Glazunov: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4
Utrecht String Quartet; MDG 603 1239-2
Glazunov: Five Novelettes, Op 15: I, “Alla Spagnuola” (6:24); II, “Orientale” (4:19); III, “Interludium in modo antico” (4:44); IV, “Valse” (6:08)
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra / Nicholas McGegan; Philharmonia Baroque Productions PBP-03
Vivaldi: “The Four Seasons”, Op 8: “Summer” (9:54); “Autumn” (10:11)
Brahms on Brass
Canadian Brass; Opening Day ODR-7415
Brahms, arr Sauer: Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op 122 (25:30)
Leo Brouwer: Complete String Quartets
Havana String Quartet; Zoho Classix ZM-201108
Brouwer: String Quartet #3 (20:53)
Guitar Passions
Sharon Isbin, guitar; Rosa Passos, vocal; Paul Winter, saxophone; Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, percussion; Sony Classical 84219-2
Ariel Ramírez: “Alfonsina y el Mar” (5:58)
Alfredo Vianna: “Carinhoso” (4:11)
Gaudencio Thiago de Mello: “O Presidente” (2:31)
Hummel at the Opera
Madoka Inui, piano; Naxos 8.572736
Hummel: Variations on “Vivat Bacchus” from Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” (9:38)