Christopher Rouse - Flute Concerto; Symphony No.2; Rapture

Christopher ROUSE (1949-2019)

Flute Concerto

Symphony No.2

Rapture

Sharon Bezaly (Flute)

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Alan Gilbert

French Organ Music from the Golden Age - Volume 3

French Organ Music from the Golden Age - Volume 3

André RAISON (c.1650-1719)

Messe du premier ton (1688) [33:45]

Offerte du 5me ton (1687) [7:22]

Louis-Nicolas CLÉRAMBAULT (1676-1749)

Suite du premier ton (c.1710) [17:40]

Suite du deuxième ton (c. 1710) [16:44]

David Ponsford (organ)

rec. 8-10 July 2013, Abbey of Saint-Michel, Thiérache, Aisne, France.

Schumann - Symphony No.1 "Spring"; Schubert - Symphony No.3

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

Symphony No.1 "Spring"

Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

Symphony No.3

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Live recordings are from 2018 (Schumann) and 2015 (Schubert).

Niels Gade - Piano Works

Niels GADE (1817-1890)

Piano Works

Aquarellen, Op. 19 Vol. 1 (1849) 

Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 28 (1839-54) 

Aquarellen, Op. 19 Vol. 2 (1850) 

Volkstänze. Phantasiestücke, Op. 31 (1855) 

Aquarel, (1876)

Aquarellen (Neue Folge). Kleine Tonbilder, Op. 57 (1881) 

Chanson danoise (Danish song), (1885)

Marianna Shirinyan (piano)

Recorded: The Queens Hall, The Black Diamond, The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, December 2016/January 2017.

Nikolai Miaskovsky - Sinfonietta No.1; Theme and Variations

Nikolai MIASKOVSKY (1881-1950)

Sinfonietta No. 1 (1929)

Theme and Variations

Two Pieces for String Orchestra (1945)

Napeve

St Petersburg Chamber Ensemble

Roland Melia

rec 3-6 Apr 1994, St Petersburg, Russia, DDD

Leos Janacek - Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass

Leos JANACEK (1854-1928) 

Sinfonietta* 

Glagolitic Mass**   

Philharmonia Orchestra*

Felicity Palmer (sop)**; Ameral Gunson (mez)**; John Mitchinson (ten)**; Malcolm King (bass)**; Jane Parker-Smith (org)** 

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra** 

Simon Rattle* **  

Recorded 1983 and 1982 

Boris Tchaikovsky - Piano and Chamber Works

Boris TCHAIKOVSKY (1925–1996)

Piano and Chamber Works

Sonata for 2 Pianos

5 Pieces (1935)

5 Preludes

5 Pieces (1938)

Etude in F-Sharp Minor

Etude in B-Flat major

Etude in E Major

March

Prelude in G Major

3 Pieces

Violin Sonata

Marina Dichenko (Violin) 

Dimitry Korostelyov (Piano) 

Olga Solovieva (Piano)

Nikolai Miaskovsky - Symphony No.6

Nikolai MIASKOVSKY (1881-1950)

Symphony No. 6 (1923)

 Slovak National Opera Choir

Czecho-Slovak Radio SO

Robert Stankovsky

rec The Concert Hall, Slovak Radio, Bratislava, 25-30 Mar 1991

French Organ Music from the Golden Age Vol.2

French Organ Music from the Golden Age Vol.2 

François Couperin and Marc-Antoione Charpentier

François COUPERIN (1668-1733)

Messe à l'usage ordinaire de paroisses pour les fetes solemnelle (1690)

Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER (1643-1704)

Messe pour plusieurs instruments au lieu des orgues (1674)

Transcribed for Organ by David Ponsford

David Ponsford 

Organ of the Prytanée National Militaire, La Flèche, France

Morton Gould - Derivations

Morton GOULD (1913-1996)

Fanfare for Freedom (1942) [1:34]

Saint Lawrence Suite (1958) [9:51]

Jericho Rhapsody (1941) [12:11]

Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band* (1955) [17:18]

Symphony No.4 West Point (1952) [21:06]

Stephanie Zelnick* (clarinet)

University of Kansas Wind Ensemble/Scott Weiss

rec. Lied Center of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 25-28 March 2010

Schulhoff; Haas, Klein and Ullmann - Orchestral Works

Erwin SCHULHOFF (1894-1942)

Symphony No.2

Pavel HAAS (1899-1944)

Studie für Streichorchester

Gideon KLEIN (1919-1945)

Partita für Streicher

Viktor ULLMANN (1898-1945)

Symphony No.2 D-Dur

Tschechische Philharrmonie

Gerd Albrecht

Recording: 3, 4 May; 2, 3 June 1993, Rudolfinum Prague

Alfred Schnittke - The Film Music Edition (4 CD Set)

Alfred SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)

Film Music Edition

Die Geschichte von einem unbekannten Schauspieler / The story of an unknown actor (Alexander Sarchi / Mosfilm 1976) [18:38]

Die Kommissarin / The Commissar (Alexander Askoldow / Mosfilm 1967/87) [47:26]      

Clowns und Kinder / Clowns and Children (Alexander Mitta, Mosfilm 1976) [8:57]

Der Walzer / The Waltz (Viktor Titow / Mosfilm 1969) [11:09]

Die Glasharmonika / The Glass Harmonica (Andrei Khrzhanovsky, 1968) [20:46]

Der Aufstieg / The Ascent (Larissa Schepitko / Mosfilm 1976) [14:15]    

Das Märchen der Wanderungen / The Fairytale of the Wanderings (Alexander Mitta, Mosfilm 1982/83) [44:55]

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Alexander Sguridi / ZentrNaútschFilm, 1976) [24:03]         

Sport, Sport, Sport (Elem Klimow, Mosfilm 1970) [25:21]  

Die Abenteuer eines Zahnarztes / The adventures of a dentist (Elem Klimow, Mosfilm 1965) [24:36]

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Frank Strobel

rec. Jesus Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, 2003-2005

4 CDs

French Organ Music of the Golden Age Volume 1

French Organ Music of the Golden Age 

Volume 1

François COUPERIN (1668-1733)

Messe pour les couvents (1690)

Pierre DU MAGE (1674-1751)

1er Livre d'orgue contenant une suite de premier ton (1708).

David Ponsford (Organ) 

Recorded on the historic Lavasseur/Dangeville organ in the Prytanée National Militaire, La Flèche. Restored to its 17th to 18th-century specification by Jean-Pierre Conan, half of its 35 stops are original. 

Lutoslawski - Symphony No.3; Chantefleur et Chantefables

Witold LUTOSLAWSKI (1913-1994)

Symphony No.3

Chantefleurs et Chantefables (Songflowers and songfables), for soprano & orchestra

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Valdine Anderson (Soprano)

Tadaaki Otaka 

Macdowell - Suite Nos.1 and 2; Hamlet and Ofelia

Edward MACDOWELL (1860-1908)

Suite No. 1, Op. 42

Suite No. 2, Op. 48 "Indian"

Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22.

Ulster Orchestra

Takuo Yuasa

recorded 2-4/12/99, in the Ulster Hall, Belfast

Roussel - Evocations Op.15; Pour un fete de printemps Op.22; Suite in F Op.33

Albert ROUSSEL (1869-1937)

Évocations Op. 15 (1910-11) [45:35]

Pour une fête de printemps Op. 22 (1920) [11:12]

Suite in F Op. 33 (1926) [13:31]

Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Alessandro Fisher (tenor), François le Roux (baritone)

City of Birmingham SO Chorus

BBC Philharmonic

Yan Pascal Tortelier

rec. 2017, Symphony Hall, Birmingham (Évocations), MediacityUK, Manchester

Benjamin Lees - Symphonies; Etudes for Piano and Orchestra

Benjamin LEES (1924-2010)

Symphonies

Symphony No. 2

Symphony No. 3

Symphony No. 5 - Kalmar Nyckel

Staatsphilharmonic Rheinland-Pfalz, 

Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

Etudes for Piano and Orchestra

Texas Festival Orchestra, 

James Dick, piano, 

Robert Spano, conductor

Galina Ustvolskaya - Complete Works for Violin and Piano

Galina USTVOLSKAYA (1919-2006)

Complete Works for Violin and Piano

Sonata for violin and piano (1952) [19:47]

Duet for violin and piano (1964) [29:32]

Evgeny Sorkin (violin), Natalia Andreeva (piano)

rec. 2018, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Recital Hall, Australia

Luigi Dallapiccola - Modern Times (Orchestral Works)

Luigi DALLAPICCOLA (1904-1975)

Partita per orchestra (1930-32)[23.06]

Due Pezzi per orchestra (1946-7) [9.50]

Piccola Musica Notturna (1954) [6.49]

Variazioni per Orchestra (1952-4) [13.56]

Three Questions with Two Answers (1962) [11.38]

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Karl-Heinz Steffens

rec. 25-29 March 2014, Ludwigshafen, Philharmonie, Germany

Elgar - Sea Pictures; The Music Makers

Sir Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)

The Music Makers, Op. 69 * (1912) [39:39]

Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (1899) [23:05].

Sarah Connolly (mezzo)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and*Chorus

Simon Wright

rec. 7 – 8 January, 2006, The Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole, UK.