Louis Vierne - Organ Symphonies Nos.3 and 6

Louis VIERNE (1870-1937)

Organ Symphony No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 28

Organ Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 59

Bruno Mathieu

The Organ of Eglise Saint-Sebastien, Nancy

 

Rued Langgaard - Symphony No. 1 "Cliffside Pastorals"

Rued LANGGAARD (1893-1952)

Symphony No. 1 "Cliffside Pastorals" (1908–1909, rev. 1910–1911)

Berlin Philharmonic

Sakari Oramo 

Recorded live: Berlin, June 16-18, 2022

August Enna - Kleopatra Op.6 (Opera)

August ENNA (1859-1939)

Kleopatra, Op.6 (1894)

Elsebeth Dreisig (soprano) – Kleopatra 

Magnus Vigilius (tenor) – Harmaki 

Ruslana Kaval (soprano) – Charmion 

Lars Møller (baritone) – Sepa 

Jens Bové (bass) – Schafra 

Kirsten Grønfeldt (soprano) – Iras

Danish National Opera Chorus

Odense Symphony Orchestra

Joachim Gustafsson

rec. Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense Koncerthus, 8-10 April 2019

Julian Anderson - Alhambra Fantasy

Julian ANDERSON (b.1967)

Alhambra Fantasy

Khorovod* (1994)

The Stations of the Sun (1998)

The Crazed Moon (1999)

Alhambra Fantasy* (2000)

Diptych (1990)

World Premiere Recordings

BBC Symphony Orchestra 

London Sinfonietta* 

Oliver Knussen

Release Date: 7th Aug 2006

Pendercki - A Polish Requiem; The Dream of Jacob

Krzysztof PENDERECKI (1933-2020)

A Polish Requiem*

The Dream of Jacob

Jadwige Gadulanka (soprano) *

Jadwige Rappe (mezzo-soprano) *

Piotr Nowacki (bass) *

Zachos Terzakis (tenor) *

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Krzysztof Penderecki

Eduardo Grau - Concertos for Soloists and String Orchestra

Eduardo GRAU (1919-2006)

Concertos for Soloists & String Orchestra

Concierto de Yuste, Op. 88 (1966)

Concertino for Viola & Piano, Op. 124 (1972)

Clarinet Concerto, Op. 184 (1985)

La flor de Gnido, Op. 198 (1988)

Ana María Valderrama (violin), Miklós Szitha (timpani), Fabio Banegas (piano), David Fons (viola), Simon Reitmaier (clarinet), Jana Jarkovská (flute)

Anima Musicæ Chamber Orchestra

Francisco Varela

Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op.36; Holst - The Planets, Op.32

Sir Edward ELGAR (1857- 1934)

Variations on an Original Theme, (‘Enigma Variations’) Op. 36 

Gustav HOLST (1874 – 1934)

The Planets, Op. 32 

Female Voices from Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Edvard Grieg Kor

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrew Litton

rec. 2013/17, Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway

Ignatz Waghalter - Violin Conctero; Rhapsodie; Violin Sonata

Ignatz WAGHALTER (1881-1949)

Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1911)*

Rhapsodie for violin and orchestra, Op. 9 (1906)*

Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 (1902) 

Idyll for violin and piano, Op. 19b

Geständnis (Confession) for violin and piano

Irmina Trynkos (violin)

Giorgi Latsabidze (piano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Alexander Walker

* Premier recordings

rec. Henry Wood Hall, London, UK, 1 October 2010; 15-16 March 2011 (Concerto; Rhapsodie)

Edmund Rubbra - Choral Works

Edmund RUBBRA (1901-1986)

Choral Works

Song of the Soul, Op. 78 (1952) 

Four Mediæval Latin Lyrics, for baritone and string orchestra, Op. 32 (1947) 

Inscape, Suite for mixed choir, strings and harp, Op. 122 (1964) 

Veni, creator Spiritus, for mixed chorus and brass, Op. 130 (1965-6)

Advent Cantata: Natum Maria Virgine, Op. 136 (1968)

 

Stephen Varcoe (baritone) (op. 32 & 136)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (op. 78, 122, 130 & 136)

City of London Sinfonia

Richard Hickox

rec. Blackheath Halls, London, 27-28 August 1999

Witold Lutoslawski - Symphonies Nos.2 and 3

Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994)

Symphony No. 3 (1983)

Symphony No. 2 (1967) 

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu

rec. 2018, Helsinki Music Centre

Nimrod Borenstein - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Light and Darkness; Shirim

Nimrod BORENSTEIN (b.1969)

 

Concerto for Piano & Orchestra Op. 91

Light and Darkness Op. 80

Shirim Op.94

Clélia Iruzun (piano)

I Musicanti

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nimrod Borenstein (conductor) 

Michael Haydn - Sacred Works

Michael HAYDN (1737-1806)

Missa Sancti Nicolai Tolentini, MH 109 (1768) 

Vesperae Pro Festo Sancti Innocentium (1774-87) 

Anima Nostra, MH 452 (1787)

Jenni Harper, Emily Owen (soprano) 

Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano) 

Marko Sever (organ)

St. Albans Cathedral Girls’ Choir,

Lawes Baroque Players

Tom Winpenny

rec. July 23-24, 2019; St. Saviour’s Church, St. Albans, UK

Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski - Symphony No.4; Violin Concerto No.2

Thomas SCHMIDT-KOWALSKI (1949-2013) 

Symphony No. 4  (2003)

Violin Concerto No. 2 (2005)

Gernot Sussmuth (Violin)

 

SWR Kaiserslautern Orchestra

Manfred Neuman

Release Date: 01/2006

Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Henze), Siegfried Idyll; Staruss - Duett-Concertino, Ariadna auf Naxos (Overture and Scene)

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)

Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Henze); 

Siegfried Idyll;

Träume, from Wesendonck Lieder (arr. for solo violin and orchestra) 

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Overture and Dance Scene from Ariadne auf Naxos; 

Duett-Concertino

Jard van Nes (mezzo-soprano)

Robert Plane (clarinet)

Stephen Reay (bassoon) 

Lesley Hatfield (violin) 

Christina Rhys (harp)

 

Northern Sinfonia

Richard Hickox

Viktor Ullmann - Der Kaiser Von Atlantis

Viktor ULLMANN (1898-1944)

Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Op. 49b

Live at Prinzregenten Theater, Munich 10/10/2021

Lars Woldt (bass), Christel Loetzsch (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Chum (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Adrian Eröd (baritone), Juliana Zara (soprano)

Munich Radio Orchestra

Patrick Hahn

Haydn - Stabat Mater (1767, enlarged wind orchestration version by Sigismund Neukomm, 1803)

Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)

Stabat Mater (1767, enlarged wind orchestration version by Sigismund Neukomm, 1803)

Birgitte Christensen (soprano) 

Kristina Hammarström (alto) 

Steve Davislim (tenor) 

Christian Immler (bass)

Zürcher Sing-Akademie

Kammerorchester Basel

René Jacobs

rec. 2021, Paul Sacher Saal, Don Bosco, Basel, 

Switzerland.

August Enna - Violin Concerto; Symphonic Fantasy, Cleopatra Overture

August ENNA (1859-1939)

Overture: Cleopatra (1893) 

Violin Concerto in D major (1897) 

Symphonic Fantasy (1931) 

Kathrin Rabus (violin)

NDR Radiophilharmonie

Herman Baumer

rec. 14-18 Feb 2011, Großer Sendesaal, Funkhaus NDR, Hannover

Flores Argentinas - Canciones de Carlos Guastavino

Carlos GUASTAVINO (1912-2000)

Flores Argentinas: Canciones de Carlos Guastavino

Flores Argentinas (Leon Benaros), song cycle for voice & piano

4 Canciones argentinas (Anonimas), for voice & piano

6 Cradle Songs (Canciones de cuna) (Gabriela Mistral) for voice & piano

Désirée Halac (mezzo-soprano) 

Dalton Baldwin (piano)

Shostakovich - 24 Preludes; Piano Sonatas Nos.1 and 2

Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)

Piano Sonata No 1, Op 12

Piano Sonata No 2, Op 61 

Twenty-four Preludes, Op 34 

Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Op 87 No 24   . 

Raymond Clarke (piano) 

Marion Bauer - American Youth Concerto; Concertino for Oboe; Symphonic Suite

Marion BAUER (1882-1955)

A Lament on an American Theme, Op. 20a (1927)

Concertino for Oboe, Clarinet and Strings Op. 32b (1939-43) 

Trio Sonata No. 1 for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 40 (1944) 

Symphonic Suite for Strings, Op. 33 (1940) 

Duo for Oboe and Clarinet, Op. 25 (1932) 

American Youth Concerto, Op. 36 (1943) 

Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

Diana Ambache (piano), Gabrielle Lester (violin), Ruth Ehrlich (violin), Jonathan Barritt (viola), Judith Herbert (cello), Jonathan Snowden (flute), Jeremy Polmear (oboe), Eli Eban (clarinet), 

rec. St. Silas Church, Kentish Town, London, 21-22 October 2004.

 

Bernard Herrmann - Jane Eyre (The Classic 1943 Score)

Bernard HERRMANN (1911–1975)

Jane Eyre 

The Classic 1943 Score 

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Adriano

Recorded in the Concert Hall of Slovak Radio in Bratislava, 3-7 January 1994

Herbert Howells - Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2

Herbert HOWELLS (1892-1983)

Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor Op.4

Piano Concerto No.2 in C major Op.39

Penguinski

Howard Shelley (piano

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Richard Hickox

Recording Venue: Watform Colloseum: 22 & 23 May 2000.