Isidora Žebeljan - Song of a Traveller in the Night (Chamber Music)

 

Isidora ŽEBELJAN (1967-2020)

Polomka Quartet 

Dance of the Wooden Sticks for horn and string quintet 

New Songs for Lada for soprano and string quintet 

Sarabande for piano* 

A Yawl on the Danube: scene for soprano, piano, string quintet and percussion 

Song for a Traveller in the Night for clarinet and string quartet 

Pep it up: fantasy for soprano, piano, string quintet and percussion 

Brodsky Quartet 

(Daniel Rowland (violin), Ian Belton (violin), Paul Cassidy (viola), Jacqueline Thomas (cello))

Aneta Ilić (soprano) 

Stefan Dohr (horn) 

Joan Enric Lluna (clarinet) 

Isidora Žebeljan (piano)

Miroslav Karlović (percussion)

Boban Stošić (double bass)

Premil Petrović (conductor)

rec. Kolorac Hall, Belgrade, Serbia, 19 and 21 September 2011, all bar Sarabande (live recording*)

Charles-Valentin Alkan - Symphony and Concerto for Solo Piano

 

Charles-Valentin ALKAN (1813-1888)

Symphony for Solo Piano - Nos 4-7, Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (12 studies in the minor keys), Op. 39 (1857) 

Concerto for Solo Piano - Nos 8-10, Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs 

Paul Wee (piano)

rec. 2017/18, Hall One, Kings Place, London

Ernst Toch - Cantata of the Bitter Herbs; Jeptha (Rhapsodic Poem)

 

Ernst TOCH (1887-1964)

Cantata of the Bitter Herbs. 

Jephta, Rhapsodic Poem (Symphony No. 5).*

Theodore Bikel, narrator; Carol Meyer, soprano; Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo; Richard Clement, tenor; Ted Christopher, baritone; 

Prague Philharmonic Choir; 

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; 

Seattle Symphony*

Gerard Schwarz,.

E.J.Moeran - Symphony in G minor; Sinfonietta

 

Ernest John MOERAN (1894-1950)

Sinfonietta (1944) 

Symphony in G minor (1934-7)

Overture for a Masque (1944) 

London Philharmonic Orchestra (Sinfonietta and Overture for a Masque)

New Philharmonia Orchestra (Symphony in G minor)

Sir Adrian Boult

Originally recorded 1968, 1975, 1970. 2007. ADD

 

Camille Tilling - I skogen - Nordic Songs (Sibelius, Grieg, Alfven, Stenhammar)

 

I skogen - Nordic Songs

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)

Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (text: J.L. Runeberg)

Six Songs, Op. 50 

1. Lenzgesang (text: A Fitger) 

2. Sehnsucht (Text: E.R. Weiss) 

3. Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (text: M. Susman)

4. Aus banger Brust (text: R. Dehmel) 

5. Die stille Stadt (text: R. Dehmel) 

6. Rosenlied (text: A. Ritter) 

Skogsrået JS 171 (text: V. Rydberg) 

Edvard GRIEG (1843 – 1907)

Six Songs Op. 48 

1. Gruss (text: H. Heine) 

2. Dereinst, Gedanke mein (text: E. von Geibel) 

3. Lauf der Welt (text: J.L. Uhland) 

4. Die verschwiegene Nachtigall (text: W von der Vogelweide)

5. Zur Rosenzeit (text: J.W. von Goethe) 

6. Ein Traum (text: F. von Bodenstedt)

En svane Op. 25 No. 2 (text: H. Ibsen) 

Wilhelm STENHAMMAR (1871 – 1927)

I skogen (text: A.T. Gellerstedt) (from Sånger och visor)

From Visor och stämningar, Op. 26:

1. Vandraren (text: V. Ekelund)

2. Nattyxne (text: E.A. Karlfeldt) 

5. Det far ett skepp (text: B. Bergman)

4. Jungfru Blond och jungfru Brunett (text: B. Bergman) 

Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Op 4 No. 1 (text: J.L. Runeberg) 

Hugo ALFVÉN (1872 – 1960)

Skogen sover Op. 28 No. 7 (text: E. Thiel) 

Camilla Tilling (soprano), Paul Rivinius (piano)

rec. 2014, Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich, Germany

Texts with English translations enclosed

Nikolai Myaskovsky - Piano Sonatas: Vol.3 - Nos.7, 8 & 9

 

Nikolai MYASKOVSKY (1881-1950)

Piano Sonatas Vol.3

Rondo-Sonata Op.58

Sonata No.8, Op.83

Sonata No.9, Op.84

Reminiscences Op.29

Sonata No.7, Op.82

Yellowed Leaves Op.31

Scherzo from String Quartet No.5 

(Transcribed by A.Aliawdina)

Murray McLachlan (Piano)

recorded 18-19 Dec 1990, Holmbury St Mary Church Hall, England

Mihkel Lüdig; Artur Lemba & Artur Kapp - Orchestral Works

 

Mihkel LÜDIG (1880-1958)

Overture-Fantasy No.2 in B minor (1945) 

Artur LEMBA (1885-1963)

Concerto No.1 in G major for Piano and Orchestra (1905, rev.1910) 

Mihkel LÜDIG

Midsummer Night (Jaaniöö) Symphonic Scene 

Overture-Fantasy No.1 in B minor (1906) 

Artur KAPP (1878-1952)

The Last Confession (1905) (Viimne piht) for Piano and Organ (orch. Charles Coleman for Violin and Strings) 

Symphony No.4, ‘Youth Symphony’ (Noortesümfoonia) (1948)

Triin Ruubel (violin)

Mikhel Poll (piano)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

rec. 2017/18, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

Click on composer's names for more info.

Giuseppe Brescianello - Tisbe

 

Giuseppe Antonio BRESCIANELLO (1690-1758)

Tisbe (1718)

Nina Bernsteiner (Soprano)

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (Alto)

Julius Pfeifer (Tenor)

Matteo Bellotto (Bass)

Il Gusto Barocco -Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra

Jörg Halubek

Recording: Live Stuttgart,Liederhalle, Mozartsaal. September 30 & October 1 & 2, 2012 

Grieg - Music for Strings; Lyric Suite

Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)

Music for String Orchestra

Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34 

Two Melodies for String Orchestra, Op 53 

From Holberg’s Time: Suite in Olden Style, Op 40 

Two Lyric Pieces, Op 68 

Two Nordic Melodies, Op 63 

Lyric Suite, Op 54 

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Bjarte Engeset

rec. 24-25 August, 2006 (Lyric Suite), 25-29 May, 2009 (string music), Malmö Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, Malmö, Sweden

Giovanni Sgambati - Piano Concerto Op.15; Cola di Rienzo (Overture)

 

Giovanni SGAMBATI (1841-1914)

Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 15 (1878-80) 

Cola di Rienzo, Overture (1866) 

Berceuse-Rêverie, Op. 42, No. 3 (1909, orch. Massenet) 

Francesco Caramiello (piano)

Nürnberger Philharmoniker

Fabrizio Ventura

rec. Nürnberg Studio Colosseum, April 2000

Steven Gerber - Chamber Works

 

Steven R. GERBER (b.1948)

Chamber Works

Gershwiniana (1999) 

Three Folksong Transformations (2001) 

Three Pieces for Two Violins (1997) 

Notturno for violin, cello and piano (1996) 

Elegy on the Name ‘Dmitri Shostakovich’ (1991) 

Three Songs Without Words for solo violin (1986) 

Fantasy for solo violin (1967)

Duo for violin and cello (1969) 

Piano Trio (1968) 

 

Kurt Nikkanen (violin and viola); Cho-Liang Lin (violin); Cyrus Beroukhim (violin); Brinton Smith (cello); Sara Davis Buechner (piano)

rec. KAS Music and Sound, Astoria New York, 7-10 October 2002

(Click the Composer's name for more info)

 

Wagner - Parsifal (Arr. for Piano 4 Hands by Engelbert Humperdinck)

 

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)

Parsifal (Highligts)

arr. Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) for piano 4 hands

Cord Garben (piano), Ana-Marija Markovina (piano)

Recorded: 25-27 May 2012

Recording Venue: Kammermusiksaal, Steingraeber Haus, Bayreuth

Friedrich Gernsheim - Violin Concertos Nos.1 and 2; Fantasiestück for Violin and Orchestra

 

Friedrich GERNSHEIM (1839-1916)

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major op. 42 (1880)

Fantasiestück for Violin and Orchestra in D major op. 33 (1876) 

Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major op. 86 (1912) 

Linus Roth (violin)

Hamburger Symphoniker

Johannes Zurl

rec. 7-10 October 2013, Miralles Hall, Hamburg, Germany

The Piano Music of Ernesto Halffter

Ernesto HALFFTER (1905-1989)

The Piano Music

Espagnolade (1937)

Crepusculos (1920, rev.1936)

Marche joyeuse (1922)

Piezas infantiles (1919) 

Sonata (1926, rev.1932) 

Three dances from the ballet Sonatina (1927) 

Gruss (1940)

Llanto por Ricardo Viñes (1943) 

Serenata a Dulcinea (1944)

Pregón. Cuba (1945) 

Habanera (1945) 

Preludio y danza (1974)

Nocturno otoñal Recordando a Chopin (1987) 

Sonata. Homenaje a Domenico Scarlatti (1985) 

Homenaje a Rodolfo Halffter (1988) 

Homenaje a Federico Mompou (1988) 

Homenaje a Joaquín Turina (1988) 

Martin Jones (piano)

rec. November 2006 and May 2007 at Wyastone, Monmouth UK.DDD

 

Mahler - Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (arranged for piano four hands by Bruno Walter)

 

Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911)

Symphony No. 2 Resurrection (1895) 

(arranged for piano four hands by Bruno WALTER, 1898)

Maasa Nakazawa (primo), Suhrud Athavale (secondo)

rec. Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn Hall, University for Music and the Performing Arts, Vienna, 22 March 2013

Carl Davis - The World at War; Pride and Perjudice and Other Music for Film and TV

Carl DAVIS (*1936)

World at War

Far Pavillons

Pride and Perjudice

The French Lieutenant's Woman Concert Suite

Champions

Anne Franck Remembered

Variations on a Polish Beggar's Theme

Hollywood

Eagle of Destiny from "Napoleon"

Scandal

Waltz and Love Scene from "Flesh and the Devil"

Martin Roscoe (Piano)

Jonathan Carney (Violin)

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Davis (Composer and Conductor)

Recorded at C.T.S. Studios, London, 1996

Russian Piano Music Series Vols.9 and 10 - Mieczyslaw Weinberg - The Piano Sonatas

 

Russian Piano Music Series Vols.9 and 10

Mieczyslaw WEINBERG (1919-1996)

Russian Piano Music Series: Vol. 9

Piano Sonata No.1, Op.5 (1940) 

Piano Sonata No.2, Op.8 (1942) 

Piano Sonata No.3, Op.31 (1946) 

17 Easy Pieces, Op.24 (1946) 

Murray McLachlan (piano)

rec. November 1996, Ensemble Hall, Gothenburg University Music Dept, Sweden

Russian Piano Music Series: vol. 10

Piano Sonata No.4, Op.56 (1955)

Piano Sonata No.5, Op.58 (1956) 

Piano Sonata No.6, Op.73 (1960) 

Murray McLachlan (piano)

rec. Ensemble Hall, Gothenburg University Music Dept., Sweden, November 1996

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - 24 Caprichos de Goya for Guitar

 

Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895–1968)

24 Caprichos de Goya for Guitar, Op. 195 (1961)

Zoran Dukic (Guitar)

Recorded at St.John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on 15th, 16th, 24th and 25th May, 2008

Thea Musgrave - Mary, Queen of Scots

Thea MUSGRAVE (b. 1928)

Mary, Queen of Scots (1977) 

Ashley Putnam (soprano) – Mary: 

Jake Gardner (baritone) – James Stewart: 

Jon Garrison (tenor) – Darnley: 

Barry Busse (tenor) – Bothwell: 

Kenneth Bell (bass) – Riccio: 

Francesco Sorianello (bass) – Gordon: 

Carlos Serrano (bass) – Cardinal Beaton: 

Robert Randolph (baritone) – Morton: 

Pietro Pozzo (tenor) – Ruthven: 

Gloria Capone (soprano) – Mary Seton: 

Nancy Bolling (soprano) – Mary Beaton: 

Ann Scholten (mezzo-soprano) – Mary Livingstone: 

Pamela Scott (mezzo-soprano) – Mary Fleming: 

Virginia Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Peter Mark

rec. Norfolk, Virginia, 2 April 1978

Lennox Berkeley - Chamber Works

 

Sir Lennox BERKELEY (1903-1989)

Pièce for flute clarinet and bassoon (1929)

Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartet, Op. 47 (1955)

In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky: Canon for String Quartet (1971)

Introduction and Allegro for double bass and piano (1971)

String Trio, Op. 19 (1943)

Three Pieces for solo viola (1971) 

Sonatine for clarinet and piano (1928) 

Berkeley Ensemble 

(Sophie Mather (violin); Dan Shilladay (viola); Gemma Wareham (cello); Lachlan Radford (double bass); John Slack (clarinet); Andrew Watson (bassoon); Paul Cott (horn)); John Loucks (violin); Sarah Bennington (flute); Libby Burgess (piano)

rec. 2014, St. John the Evangelist, Oxford, UK.

Ruggero Leoncavallo - La Nuit de Mai

 

Ruggero LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919)

 

La nuit de Mai 

(Symphonic poem for tenor & orchestra, after Alfred de Musset, Paris 1886)

Gustavo Porta (tenor)

Orchestra Sinfonica de Savona

Paolo Vaglieri

The Film Music of Nino Rota on Piano

 

Nino ROTA (1911-1979)

The Film Music

Original scores and transcriptions 

Massimo Palumbo (Piano)

The Godfather

The Glass Mountain

Fanciulle di lusso (Luxury Girls)

Death on the Nile

Romeo and Juliet

Fantasmi a Roma (Ghosts in Rome)

Obsession

8½

Il gattopardo (The Leopard)

Giulietta degli spiriti (Juliet of the Spirits)

The Taming of the Shrew

Quel bandito sono io (Her Favourite Husband)

Gösta Nystroem - Sinfonia Breve; Sinfonia del Mare

 

Gösta NYSTROEM (1890-1966) 

Sinfonia Breve (1929-31) 

Sinfonia del Mare (1946-48)*  

Malena Ernman (Mezzo)*  

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Christoph König 

rec. Breve: Mar 2006; Mare: Jan 2007, Malmö Concert Hall, Sweden.

Released: July 2011

Russian Piano Music Series - Vol. 7 - Prokofiev

 

Russian Piano Music Series Volume 7

Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

Piano Sonata No.2, Op.14

Visions Fugitives, Op.22: 

No.1; No.3; No.4; No.7; No.10; No.6; No.11; No.17; No.5

Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, op.75: 

No.4 Juliet as a young girl 

No.6 Montagues and Capulets

No.8 Mercutio 

No.10 Romeo and Juliet before parting 

Piano Sonata No.7 in B flat, Op.83 

Sergei Dukachev (piano)

rec. live: August 28, 2005, Whiteley Hall, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, UK (Sonata 2); January 26, 2000 (Visions Fugitives) & July 18, 2001 (Sonata 7), The Picture Gallery, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; February 16, 2002, The Maidment Building Auditorium, The Music School, Shrewsbury, UK (Romeo and Juliet).