Galina Ustvolskaya - Symphonies Nos. 1-5

Galina USTVOLSKAYA (1919-2006)

Symphony No. 1 for two boys’ voices and orchestra (1955-1956)

Symphony No, 2 True and Eternal Bliss for male reciter and small orchestra (1979)

Symphony No. 3 Jesus Messiah, save us!  for male reciter and small orchestra (1983)

Symphony No. 4 Prayer for contralto, piano, trumpet and tamtam (1985-1986)

Symphony No, 5 for male reciter, oboe, trumpet, tuba, violin and percussion (wooden cube)

Oliver Barlow and Arlo Murray (boy trebles), 

Barbara Kozelj (contralto), 

Sergej Merkusjev (reciter), 

Joonas Ahonen (piano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Karlsen

rec. 2023, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK

Wilhelm Furtwangler - Symphony No.2

Wilhelm FURTWANGLER (1886-1954) 

Symphony No. 2

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Released 2025

Ottorino Respighi - Roman Trilogy

Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879-1936)

Roman Festivals (1928)

Fountains of Rome (1916)

Pines of Rome (1924)

Buffalo Philharmonic

JoAnn Falletta

Recorded: 30 May and 4 June 2018, at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA

Romantic Finnish Piano Music (Toivo Kuula & Oskar Merikanto)

Romantic Finnish Piano Music

Toivo KUULA (1883-1918)

Three Fairy-Tale Pictures (Kolme Satukuvaa), Op.19 (1912)

Three Pieces (Kolme Kappaletta), Op.3b

Oskar MERIKANTO (1868-1924)

From the World of Children (Lasten maailmasta), Op.31

Eero Heinonen (piano)

Recorded January 25-26, 1982.

Paul Hindemith - Cardillac (Opera in 3 Acts , Op.89)

Paul HINDEMITH (1865-1963)

Cardillac

Opera in three acts, Op.39

Text: Ferdinand Lion

First Version 1926

Evgeny Solodovnikov (bass)

Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)

Daniel Jenz (tenor)

Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone)

Wolfgang Bankl (bass)

Vera-Lotte Boecker (soprano)

Herbert Lippert (tenor)

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra

Cornelius Meister

recording: Wiener Staatsoper 05/11/2022 (Live Recording)

Déodat de Séverac - En Languedoc, Cerdaña, Baigneuses au soleil

Déodat de SEVERAC (1872-1921)

Baigneuses au soleil (Souvenir de Banyuls-sur-mer) (1908)

Cerdaña, Cinq Études pittoresques (1908-1911)

En Languedoc, Suite pour piano (1903-1904)

Serena Valluzzi (piano)

rec. 2024, DiG Area Studios, Molfetta (BA), Italy

Antonin Dvorak - Requiem Op.89

Antoni DVORAK (1841-1904)

Requiem Op.89 (1890)

Lisa Milne (soprano)

Karen Cargil (mezzo soprano)

Pater Auty (tenor)

Peter Rose (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

Neeme Jarvi

Recorded live: 2009, Southbank Centre, London – Royal Festival Hall

Edmond Dede - Mon Pauvre Cœur; Françoise Et Tortillard; Méphisto Masqué; Chicago

Edmond DEDE (1827-1901)

Chicago (For Orchestra)

Tond Les Chiens, Coup' Les Chats

Mirliton Fin De Siècle

Rêverie Champêtre

En Chasse

Composed By – Eugène Dédé

Orchestrated By – Edmond Dédé

Méphisto Masqué (For Solo Piano)

Battez Aux Champs

El Pronunciamento

Cora La Bordelaise

Mon Pauvre Cœur

Chicago (For Solo Piano)

Mon Sous Off!

Françoise Et Tortillard

   Ouverture 

Rondeau

Duo

   Quadrille Et Galop Final

Mon Sous Off!cier

Méphisto Masqué (For Orchestra)

Hot Springs Music Festival

Richard Rosenberg

Recorded 3-12 June, 1999 at the First Christian Church, Hot Springs National Park (tracks 2, 6-16) 

and Horner Hall, Hot Springs Civic & Convention Center (1, 3-5, 17-18).

Richard Strauss - Symphonia Domestica; Die Tageszeiten

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Symphonia Domestica, Op.53 (1904)

Die Tageszeiten (Times of the Day), Op.76, For Male Chorus and Orchestra (1928)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Berlin Radio Choir

Marek Janowski

Release Date: 01-06-2015

Harrison Birtwistle - Secret Theatre; Tragoedia; Five Distances; 3 Settings of Celan

Harrison BIRTWISTLE (1934-2022)

Tragoedia (1965)

Five Distances for Five Instruments (1992) 

Three Settings of Celan (1989-1996)

Secret Theatre (1984)

Christine Whittlesey (soprano)

Ensemble InterContemporaine

Pierre Boulez

Recorded in Paris, IRCAM-Studio/ESPRO, 6/1993

Marianna Martines - Symphony in C Major; Psalms 110 & 151

Marianna MARTINES (1744-1812)

Psalm 110 "Dixit Dominus"*

Symphony in C Major

Psalm 151 "Come le limpide onde" **

Marianna Herzig, Nele Gramss, Christian Havel, Roland Faust *

Aleksandra Zamojska, Eva Schloßleitner, Virgil Hartinger, Heidelore Schauer**

Salzburger Hofmusik

Wolfgang Brunner

Recorded at Solitar der Universitat Mozarteum 

February 2020 (Psalm 110) & March 2015 (Psalm 151 and Symphony)

Herman D. Koppel - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Herman D. KOPPEL (1908-1998)

Symphony No.3, Op. 39 (1944-45)

Symphony No.4, Op. 42 (1946)

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Moshe Atzmon

Recorded at Symfonien, Aalborg, on June 13th to 15th and October 6th, 2001 (Symphony No. 3)

 and August 22nd to 26th, 2000 (Symphony No. 4).

Frank Bridge - String Quartets Nos.2 and 4; Phantasy Piano Quartet

Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941)

String Quartet No.2 in G minor (1914-15)

Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (1909-10) 

String Quartet No.4 (1937)

Martin Roscoe (piano)

Maggini Quartet

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, June 10-12, 2003

Sofia Gubaidulina - Silenzio; De profundis; Et exspecto; In Erwartung

Sofia GUBAIDULINA (1931-2025)

Silenzio. Five Pieces for classical accordion, violin and cello (1991)

De profundis (1978) for classical accordion solo

Et exspecto. Sonata for classical accordion solo (1985)

In Erwatung (1994 for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)

Geir Draugsvoll (Classical Accordion)

Arne Balk Moller (Violin)

Henrik Brenstrup (Cello)

Rascher Saxophone Quartet

Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Released: February 28-1995

Havergal Brian - Symphonies Nos.6 & 16; Arnold Cooke - Symphony No.3

Havergal BRIAN (1876-1972)

Symphony No.6 "Sinfonia Tragica" (1948)

Symphony No.16 (1960)

Arnold COOKE (1906-2005)

Symphony No.3 (1967) *

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Myer Fredman

Nicholas Braithwaite *

Recorded in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London;  

on 10 April 1973 (Brian), and 7 January 1974 (Cooke)

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz - Eternal Songs; Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim

Mieczyslaw KARLOWICZ (1876-1909)

Eternal Songs, Op. 10

1-Song of Everlasting Longing

2-Song of Love and Death

3-Song of Eternal Being

Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim, Op. 12

An Episode During a Masquerade, Op. 14

Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra

Stanislaw Wislocki

Recorded: 1965, Warsaw, Poland.

Franz Liszt - Sardanapalo (Unfinshed Opera); Mazeppa

Franz LISZT (1811-1886)

Sardanapalo, Reconstruction of the first act of an unfinished opera 

Mazeppa, Symphonic Poem No.6 

Joyce El-Khoury (soprano)

Airam Hernández (tenor)

Oleksandr Pushniak (bass-baritone)

Opera Chorus Nationaltheater Weimar

Staatskapelle Weimar

Kirill Karabits

rec. 2018, Congress Centrum Neue Weimarhalle

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Piano Quintets

Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895-1968)

Piano Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 69 (1932)

Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 155, “Memories of the Tuscan Countryside” (1951)

Alessandro Marangoni (piano)

Quartetto Adorno

Recorded: 2024, Almo Collegio Borromeo, Pavia, Italy

Ethel Smyth - Der Wald (Opera in One Act)

Ethel SMYTH (1858-1944)

Der Wald (1899-1901)

Natalya Romaniw (soprano) – Röschen

Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano) – Iolanthe

Robert Murray (tenor) – Heinrich

Andrew Shore (baritone) – A Pedlar

Morgan Pearse (baritone) – Count Rudolf   

Matthew Brook (bass) – Peter

Rebecca Lea (soprano) – A Youth

Andrew Rupp (baritone) – First Huntsman

BBC Singers

BBC Symphony Orchestra

John Andrews

rec. 2023, Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, London

Paul Büttner - Symphony No. 2; A Vision; Heroic Overture

Paul BÜTTNER (1870-1943)

Heroic Overture in C major (1925)

Prelude, Fugue and Epilogue: A Vision (1922)

Symphony No.2 in G major (1902)

Brandenburg Staatsorchester Frankfurt

Jörg-Peter Weigle

rec. 2022, Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany