Dream Weaving: New Zealand Guitar Music Vol. 2

Dream Weaving
New Zealand Guitar Music Vol. 2
Works by:
Bruce Paine (b.1963) • Béla Bartók (1881-1945)(arr. D. Farquhar) • David Farquhar (1928-2007) • John Elmsly (B.1952)• John Rimmer (b.1939)

Gunter Herbig (Guitar)

Walter Braunfels - Orchestral Songs Vol.2

Walter BRAUNFELS (1882-1954)

Orchestral Songs - Volume 2

Drei Chinesische Gesänge, Op. 19 (1914)

Romantischer Gesänge, Op. 58 (1918/42)

Die Gott minnende Seele, Op. 53 (1935/36)

Der Tod des Kleopatra, Op. 59 (1944)

Vier Japanische Gesänge, Op. 62 (1944/45)

Camilla Nylund (soprano, opp. 19 & 58)

Genia Kühmeier (soprano, opp. 53 & 59)

Ricarda Merbeth (soprano, op. 62)

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Hansjörg Albrecht

rec. 16-20 November 2015, Funkhaus, Berlin

Walter Braunfels - Orchestral Songs Vol.1

Walter BRAUNFELS (1882-1954)

Orchestral Songs - Volume I

Vorspiel und Prolog der Nachtigall op. 30/3 (1913) 

Zwei Hölderlin-Gesänge, op.27 (1916/18): An die Parzen op.27/1 ; Der Tod fürs Vaterland, op.27/2 

Auf ein Soldatengrab, op.26 (1915) 

Abschied vom Walde, op.30/1 (1913) 

Don Juan variations, op.34 (1922/24) 

Valentina Farcas (soprano); Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor); Michael Volle (baritone)

Staatskapelle Weimar

Hansjörg Albrecht

rec. 7-11 September 2015, Redoute, Weimar, Germany

William Schuman - Symphonies Nos.4 and 9

William SCHUMAN (1910-1992)

Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9; Circus Overture; Orchestra Song 

Seattle Symphony

Gerard Schwarz 

Recorded at the S.Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, Seatle, in September and November 2003  and February/March 2004

Mendelssohn - Works for Cello and Piano

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 – 1847)

Works for Cello and Piano

Variations concertantes Op. 17, MWV Q 19 (1829)

Cello Sonata No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45, MWV Q 27 (1838)

Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109, MWV Q34 (1847)

Assai tranquillo in B Minor, MWV Q 25 (1835)

Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58, MWV Q 32 (1843)

Christian Poltéra (cello)

Ronald Brautigam (piano)

rec. 2016, Reitstadel, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany

Malcolm Arnold - Orchestral Works

Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006)

Cello Concerto, Op. 136 (perf. edition David Ellis) (1988/2000)

Concertino for Flute and Strings, Op. 19a (orch. David Ellis (Flute Sonatina)) (1948/2000)

Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet, Op. 140 (1990/2001) (rev. perf. edition David Ellis) 

Saxophone Concerto (arr. orch. David Ellis (Piano Sonata)) (1942/1994)

Symphony for Strings, Op. 13 (1946) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello);

Esther Ingham (flute);

John Turner (recorder);

Carl Raven (alto saxophone)

Northern Chamber Orchestra

Nicholas Ward

Manchester Sinfonia

Richard Howarth (Symphony; Cello Concerto)

rec. Withington Girls’ School, Manchester, 21 Feb 2011 (Cello Concerto); Alderley Edge Methodist Church, Cheshire, 23 Jan 2006 (Concertino, Saxophone Concerto),

Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University, Sept 2003 (Fantasy); St Thomas’ Church Stockport, 9 Oct 2006 (Symphony). DDD

**world première recordings of the Concertos and Concertino

Hugo Alfven - Cantatas Vol.2

Hugo ALFVÉN (1872-1960)

Cantatas - Volume 2

Uppenbarelsekantaten (Revelation Cantata) Op. 31 (1913)

Kantat vid Uppsala Universitets 450-årsjubileum (Cantata for the 450th Anniversary of Uppsala University) Op. 45 (1927)

Charlotta Larsson (soprano); Frederik Zetterström (baritone); Peter Boman (bass);

Malmo Opera Choirs;

Malmo Opera Orchestra

Arvo Volmer

rec. June 2003, St. Petri Church, Malmö (Revelation Cantata), St. Johannes Church, Malmö.

Hugo Alfven - Cantatas Vol.1

Hugo ALFVÉN (1872-1960)

Cantatas Vol.1

Cantata, `At the Turn of the Century'

Cantata for the 1917 Reformation Festivities in Up

(The) Bells, `Klockorna'

Lena Hoel (sop)

Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (bar)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Choir

Gävle Symphony Orchestra

Stefan Parkman

Recorded at Gävle Concert Hall, Sweden, on 16th-19th September 1999

Malcolm Arnold - The Complete Brass Chamber Music

Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006)

The Complete Brass Chamber Music

Fanfare for Louis (1970)

Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73 (1961)

Fantasy for B flat Trumpet, Op. 100 (1969)

Little Suite for Brass No. 1, Op. 80 (1963)

Fantasy for Horn, Op. 88 (1967)

Little Suite for Brass No. 2, Op. 93 (1967)

Fantasy for Trombone, Op. 101 (1969

Little Suite for Brass No. 3, Op. 131 (1987)

Fantasy for Tuba, Op. 102 (1969)

Brass Quintet No. 2, Op. 132 (1987)

Symphony for Brass, Op. 123 (1978

Fine Arts Brass Quintet

Stephen Roberts with Bryan Allen and Andy Culshaw (trumpets) (Symphony), Simon Hogg, Kevin Pitt, and Lyndon Meredith (trombones) (Symphony); Simon Lenton and Angela Whelan (trumpets); Tim Thorpe (horn); Katy Price (trombone); Sam Elliott (tuba)

rec. Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK, 2 April 2006 (Symphony); Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK, 6-7 June 2006 (Quintets and Fantasies). DDD

Khachaturian - Symphony No.2 "The Bell"; Lermontov Suite

Aram Il’yich KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, ‘The Bell’ (1943) [48:26]

Lermontov Suite (excerpts) (1959) [14:04]

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Dmitry Yablonsky

rec. 18-23 November 2006, Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Co KULTURA, Moscow

Iiro Rantala - Piano Concerto; Astorale; Tangonator; Final Fantasy

Iiro RANTALA (b. 1970)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G sharp major and A flat (2002) [38:15]
Astorale for Piano Solo [7:59]
Tangonator for Violin and Piano [5:01]
Final Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra [5:25]

Iiro Rantala (piano)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jaakko Kuusisto

rec. Tapiola Hall, Espoo, May 200

Gian Carlo Menotti - The Medium; The Telephone

Gian Carlo MENOTTI (1911-2007)

The Medium 

The Telephone 

Elizabeth Hertzberg (Lucy), Marily Santoro (Monica), Julija Samsonova-Khayet (Madame Flora), Chiara Isotton (Mrs Gobineau), Lorenzo Grante (Mr Gobineau, Ben), Roxana Herrera Diaz (Mrs Nolan), Arianna Manganello (voice off-stage)

Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana

Flavio Emilio Scogna

rec. 2018, Teatro Communale Luciano Pavarotti, Modena, Italy

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger - The Complete Piano Music Vol.3

Wilhelm PETERSON-BERGER (1867–1942)

The Complete Piano Music - Volume 3

Memories of Travel

Swedish folk music set for the piano (Dalsland reel – Waltz song from Ångermanland – Ebba Brahe’s reel – Old song reel – Reel from Jämtland); Entry of the June King; Memories of travel (On the road – Sunshine rain - The ladies of the manor – Distant view – Past); Earina (Invocation – Floral offering – Consecrating the weapons – Temple rite – The rhapsodist sings – Runes of good fortune – Promise); Three album leafs in dance-form (Menuett – Gavott – Vals); September

Olof Höjer (piano)

Rec. Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Studio 2, Stockholm, 2 – 4 September 2003

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger - The Complete Piano Music Vol.2

Wilhelm PETERSON-BERGER (1867 – 1942)

The Complete Piano Music - Volume 2

Last Summer

Six Piano Tunes (1897): When the rowan blooms – Gångtrall – In the western mountains – Fiddler – Chorus mysticus – Nachspiel; Invention à 2 voci (1897); Gliding skies (1897); The star-boys (1897); Norrland rhapsody (1900); Four Dance Poems (1900): To the foredancers – Summer dreams – Morning breeze – Serenade; Last Summer (1903): The mountain – The lake – The moor – A squirrel and a stock dove – The spruce forest – The mountain stream.

Olof Höjer (piano)

Recorded at the Svaneholm Castle, Skåne, Sweden, March 2001.

Instrument: Hornung & Möller, Copenhagen 1903 – 1904.

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger - The Complete Piano Music Vol.1

Wilhelm PETERSON-BERGER (1867 – 1942)

The Ladies’ Album 

The Complete Piano Music - Volume 1

A Gentry Tune; Valse burlesque; Canzonetta; Fuga; Valzerino; Law of the Vikings; Wedding March, Bridal March; The Ladies’ Album; Tone-Paintings: In the Forest – Chiming Bells – Seascape.

Olof Höjer (piano)

rec. Rosenberg Hall, Malmö College of Music, November-December 1999. DDD

Stravinsky - Ballets Vol.2

Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)

Ballets Vol.II

Disc 1

Apollo (Apollon musagète)*

Agon **

Card Game - Jeu de cartes ***

Columbia Symphony Orchestra*

Los Angeles Festival Symphony Orchestra**

Cleveland Orchestra***

Disc 2

Scènes de ballet*

Bluebird-Pas de deux

The Fairy's Kiss - Le Baiser de la fée

CBC Symphony Orchestra*

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Disc 3

Pulcinella*

Orpheus - Orphée

Columbia Symphony Orchestra*

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky (Conductor)

20th Century French Flute Concertos (Françaix; Rivier; Damase; Ibert)

20th Century French Flute Concertos

Jean FRANÇAIX (1912-1997)

Impromptu, for flute and strings (1983) [11:03]

Jean RIVIER (1896-1987)

Concerto for flute and strings (1956) [14:23]

Jean-Michel DAMASE (1928-2013)

Sérénade for flute and strings, Op 36 (1956) [18:11]

Jacques IBERT (1890-1962)

Concerto for flute and orchestra (1933) [20:09]

Ransom Wilson (flute)

BBC Concert Orchestra 

Perry So

rec. 2017, Watford Colosseum, Watford, UK

Lutoslawski - Symphonies Nos.1 and 4; Jeux Vénitiens

Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994)

Symphony No. 1 (1947) 

Jeux Vénitiens (1961) 

Symphony No. 4 (1992) 

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu

rec 2017/18, Helsinki Music Centre, Finland

Pancho Vladigerov - Bulgarian Impressions (Complete Works for Piano Duo)

Pancho VLADIGEROV (1899-1978)

Rhapsodie Vardar, Op. 16
Romance et Cake-Walk
Chimmy De Concert
La Danseuse Orientale, Op. 10

Suite Bulgare, Op. 21
Alla Marcia
Chant
Chorowodna
Ratschenitza

Danse Suedoise
Bilyana, from Danses Bulgares, Op. 23
Fox-Trot
Valse Fantastique, Op. 2,4
Grande Ronde, from Op. 23
Mar Dimitrolja, from Op. 23
Danse Roumaine No. 3

Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo

Aglika Genova (piano)

Liuben Dimitrov (piano)

Chopin - Piano Trio Op.8; Variations for Flute and Piano; Rondeau

Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810–1849)

Piano Trio 

Rondeau for Two Pianos*

Variations for Flute and Piano **

Mazurka 

Valse mélancolique

Kungsbacka Piano Trio:

Malin Broman (Violin); Jesper Svedberg (Cello)

Simon Crawford-Phillips (Piano II)*

Emily Beynon (Flute)**

Philip Moore (Piano I)*

Recorded at Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK, 21st-23rd February 2010

Richard Flury - A Florentine Tragedy; The Death of Sappho

Richard FLURY (1896-1967)

The Death of Sappho* (1928)

A Florentine Tragedy, Opera in One Act (1926-28)

Julia Sophie Wagner (sop)*

Long Long (ten)

Daniel Ochoa (bar)

Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra*

Paul Mann Conductor*

Brahms, Beethoven & Hugh Wood - Clarinet Trios

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) 

Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 (1891): Allegro – Adagio – Andantino Grazioso – Allegro

Hugh WOOD (b.1932)

 Clarinet Trio, Op.40 (1997): Comodo – Fantastico – Adagio

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 

Clarinet Trio in B flat major, Op.11 (1797): Allegro con brio – Adagio – Allegretto

Trio Gemelli: John Bradbury (clarinet), Adrian Bradbury (cello), Emily Segal (piano)

Rec. St George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, June 1998

Durufle - Requiem; Four Motets; Messe Cum Jubilo

Maurice DURUFLÉ (1902-1986)

Requiem, Op. 9 (1961 version with small orchestra) 

Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes Grégoriennes, Op. 10 (1960)

Messe ‘Cum Jubilo’, Op. 11 (1967 version with organ) 

Patricia Bardon (mezzo); Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) 

Tom Etheridge and Richard Gowers (organ)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Stephen Cleobury

rec. 7-8, 11-12 January 2015, Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge

Hans Gál and Hans Krása - Complete String Trios

The Complete String Trios of Hans Gál and Hans Krása

Hans GAL (1890-1987)

Serenade in D major, opus 41 (1931)

Trio in F-sharp minor, opus 104 (1972)

Hans KRASA (1899-1944)

Tanec (1943)

Passacaglia and Fuge (1944)

Ensemble Epomeo

Caroline Chin- violin, David Yang-viola, Kenneth Woods-cello

Recorded in the Concert Hall, Millfield School, December 16-18, 2011

Luciano Berio - Sinfonia; Calmo; Ritirata notturna di Madrid

Luciano BERIO (1925-2003)

Boccherini: Ritirata notturna di Madrid (arr. L. Berio for orchestra)

Calmo (version for mezzo-soprano and 22 instruments)*

 Sinfonia**

Mirjam Solomon (soprano)**, Annika Fuhrmann (soprano)**, Jutta Seppinen (alto)**, Pasi Hyökki (alto)**, Simo Mäkinen (tenor)**, Paavo Hyökki (tenor)**, Taavi Oramo (bass)**, Sampo Haapaniemi (bass)**

Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano)*

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu

Recorded: January 2014

Recording Venue: Helsinki Music Centre