William Alwyn - Complete Symphonies; Sinfonietta for Strings

William ALWYN (1905-1985)

The Complete Symphonies

Sinfonietta for Strings

Symphony No. 1 (1949) 

Symphony No. 2 (1953) 

Symphony No. 3 (1956) 

Symphony No. 4 (1959)

Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" (1973) 

Sinfonietta for Strings (1970) 

London Symphony Orchestra

Richard Hickox

recorded Mar 1992 - Jan 1994 all digital recordings 

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Guitar Chamber Music

Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO ()

Notes

Guitar Chamber Music

Quintetto Per Chitarra E Archi Op. 143 (1950)

Aria Op. 146 (1968)

Transcription(For Guitar, Viola and Flute) by Francesco Venga

Sonatina Per Flauto E Chitarra Op. 205 (1965)

Fantasia Per Chitarra E Pianoforte Op. 145 (1950)

Fuga Elegiaca Per Due Chitarre Op. 211 (1967) To The Memory Of Ida Presti

Appunti: Preludi E Studi Per Chitarra Op. 210 (1967/68)

Duilio Meucci (Guitar)

Quartetto Felix*

Vincenzo Meriani (Violin)* 

Matteo Parisi (Cello)* 

Francesco Venga (Viola)*

Marina Pellegrino (Piano)* 

Antonella D'Andrea (Violin) 

Marco Salvio (Flute)

Pietro Locatto (Guitar)

David Amram - Symphony "Songs of the Soul"; Shir L’erev Shabbat; The Final Ingredient

David AMRAM (b.1930)

Symphony – Songs of the Soul (1987)*

Shir L’erev Shabbat (excerpts) (1965)**

The Final Ingredient (excerpts) (1966)***

*Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin

Christopher Wilkins 

(Symphony, recorded Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin, 1999)

**Richard Troxell (tenor), BBC Singers, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ)

Kenneth Kiesler 

(Shir L’erev Shabbat, recorded St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London 2001)

***Deborah Selig (soprano); Pei Yi Wang (mezzo); Sarah Elizabeth Williams (mezzo soprano); Thomas Glenn (tenor); Brian Pfaltzgraf (tenor); Nathan Phan (tenor); Jesse Blumberg (baritone); Tyler Oliphant (baritone); Mark Kent (bass)

University of Michigan Opera Chorus and Orchestra 

Kenneth Kiesler 

(The Final Ingredient, recorded University of Michigan, 2001)

 

Clara Schumann - The Complete Works for Piano Solo

Clara SCHUMANN (1819-1896)

The Complete Works for Piano Solo

Susanne Grutzmann 

American Spectrum - Works by Daugherty; Williams; Rorem and Rouse

American Spectrum

Michael DAUGHERTY (b. 1954)

Sunset Strip (1999) 

John WILLIAMS (b. 1932)

Escapades for alto saxophone and orchestra (2002) 

Ned ROREM (b. 1923)

Lions (A Dream) for jazz quartet and orchestra (1963) 

Christopher ROUSE (1949-2019)

Friandises (2005) 

Paul Randall, Timothy Stewart (trumpets: Daugherty) 

Branford Marsalis (saxophones) Eric Revis (bass: Williams, Rorem) 

Richard Motylinski (vibraphone: Williams) 

Joey Calderazzo (piano: Rorem) Jeff Watts (drums: Rorem)

North Carolina Symphony Orchestra

Grant Llewellyn

rec. January 2008, Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, 

North Carolina, USA

 

Vincent d'Indy - Médée; Karadec Suite; Saugefleurie

Vincent d'INDY (1851–1931)

Médée, Op. 47

Karadec Suite, Op. 34

Saugefleurie, Op. 21

Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Darrell Ang

Release Date: 10th May 2019

Louis Aubert - Sillages; Violin Sonata; Habanera

Louis AUBERT (1877-1968)

Sillages, Op. 27 *

Violin Sonata **

Habanera (version for piano 4 hands)***

Feuille d’images ***

Alessandro Fagiuoli (violin)** 

Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano)* ** ***

Olivier Chauzu (piano)***

Recorded:2013-2014

Studio 4'33", Ivry-sur-Seine, France

Stanford - Six Irish Rhapsodies; Piano Concerto No.2; Down among the Dead Men

Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924)

Irish Rhapsodies: No. 1 in D minor, op. 78 (1902), 

No. 2 in F minor, op. 84 – "The Lament for the Son of Ossian" (1903), 

No. 3 in D, op. 137 (1913) (*), 

No. 4 in A minor, op. 141 – "The Fisherman of Lough Neagh and What he Saw" (1913),

No. 5 in G minor, op. 147 (1917), 

No. 6 in D minor, op. 191 (1922) (**)

Concert Variations upon an English Theme, op. 71 – "Down among the Dead Men" (c.1897-8) (***), 

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 126 (1911) (***)

Raphael Wallfisch (violoncello) (*) 

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) (**) 

Margaret Fingerhut (piano) (***) 

Ulster Orchestra

Vernon Handley

Recorded August 1986 (op.147), 7-9 September 1987 (op.141), 9-10 March 1988 (op.78), 19-23 February 1989 (opp.71, 126), 22 August 1989 (op.191), 5 November 1989 (op.137), 30 April-2 May 1991 (op. 84), 

Ulster Hall, Belfast

Miklós Rózsa - String Quartets Nos.1 and 2; String Trio

Miklós RÓZSA (1907-1995)

String Quartet No.2, Op.38

String Trio, Op.1 (original published version)* 

String Quartet No.1, Op.22 

Tippett Quartet (John Mills and Jeremy Isaacs (violins), Julia O’Riordan (viola), Bozidar Vukotic (cello))

rec. St Paul’s Church, Southgate, London, UK, 22-24 November 2011

*World première recording

Myaskovsky & Rimsky-Korsakov - Cello Sonatas

Nikolai MYASKOVSKY (1881-1950)

Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 

Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)

Serenade

Liliana Kehayova (cello), Kristina Miller (piano)

Jacob Gade - Jealousy – Suites, Tangos and Waltzes

Jacob GADE (1879–1963)

Jalousie – Suites, Tangos and Waltzes

1. Jalousie, Tango Tsigane (1925) 

2. Leda and the Swan, Légende d’amour (1939) 

Suite d’amour (1940)

3. The First Meeting 

4. In Love 

5. Red Roses 

6. Rhapsodietta (1931) 

7. Romanesca, Tango (1933)

Wedding at Himmelspind, Rustic Suite (1937)

8. Arrival of the Wedding Guests 

9. The Bridal Procession 

10. The Wedding Feast 

11. Finale

12. Valse Capriccio (arr: Ole Højer) (1943) 

13. Copenhagen Life, Waltz (1937) 

14. Douces Secrets, Valse Lente (1919)

Odense Symphony Orchestra

Matthias Aeschbacher

rec. Odense Concert Hall, 12-16 January 1998

Boris Lyatoshynsky - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3

Boris LYATOSHYNSKY (1895-1968)

Symphony 2, Op. 26 (1935/36, rev. 1940) [30.07]

Symphony 3, Op. 50 (1951, rev. 1954) [46.40]

Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra

Theodore Kuchar

rec. June 1993, Concert Studio of Ukrainian Radio, Kiev, Ukraine

Après un rêve - A Fauré Recital, Vol. 1 (Louis Lortie)

Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924)

Après un rêve - A Fauré Recital, Volume 1

Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. L. Lortie for piano)

Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 

Nocturne No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 36

Barcarolle No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 

Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (arr. P. Grainger for piano)

Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 (Version for Piano) 

Barcarolle No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 90 

Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63 

Nine Préludes, Op. 103 

Louis Lortie (piano)

rec. 2016, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK

Charles Ives - The Celestial Country

Charles IVES (1874-1954)

The Celestial Country (1898-99)

Silence Unaccompanied a set of works that includes: "Adagio Sostenuto" (c. 1912); "Evening" (1921); "Afterglow" (1919); "The Collection" (1920); "Duty/Vita/Duty" (c. 1913); "Carol" (1894); "Sunrise" (1926); "Hymn" (c. 1904/1921); "Mists" (1910)

Martha Hart, mezzo-soprano

Dan Dressen, tenor

Michael Jorgensen, baritone

John Ferguson, organ

Mark S. Johnson, piano

Cynthia Stokes, alto flute

String Quartet: Charles Gray, violin; Lucinda Marvin, violin; Annalee Wolf, viola; David Carter, cello

The St. Olaf Choir and Chamber Ensemble

Anton Armstrong

Recorded April 16-19, 2002 at Wooddale Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Eduard Tubin - Symphonies Nos.3 and 8

Eduard TUBIN (1905-82)

Symphony no. 3 in D minor (1940-42); 

Symphony no. 8 (1966)

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Rec. Stockholm, 1980s

Giovanni Sgambati - Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

Giovanni SGAMBATI (1841-1914)

Symphony No. 1 in D major op.16 (1881) 

Symphony No. 2 in E flat major (1885)

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

Ola Rudner

rec. 2015/17, Studio der Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Germany

Korngold - Violanta (Opera, Op.8)

Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957)

Violanta, Op.8 

Opera in one act

Violanta – Annemarie Kremer

Simone Trovai – Michael Kupfer-Radecki

Alfonso – Norman Reinhardt

Giovanni Bracca – Peter Sonn

Bice – Soula Parassidis

Barbara – Anna Maria Chiuri

Matteo – Joan Folqué

First Soldier – Cristiano Olivieri

Second Soldier – Gabriel Alexander Wernick

First Maid – Eugenia Braynova

Second Maid – Claudia De Pian

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio Torino

Pinchas Steinberg

First Italian performance. Sung in German.

rec. live, 21 and 23 January 2020, Teatro Regio Torino

British Piano Concertos: Addison, Bush, Maconchy, Searle, Rubbra, Benjamin

British Piano Concertos

John ADDISON (1920-1998)

Wellington Suite for Two Horns, Piano, Timpani, Percussion and Strings (1959)

Arthur BENJAMIN (1893-1960)

Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1927) 

Elizabeth MACONCHY (1907-1994)

Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra (1949)

Humphrey SEARLE (1915-1982)

Concertante for Piano, Percussion and String Orchestra (1954) 

Edmund RUBBRA (1901-1986)

Nature’s Song, Tone Poem for Orchestra, Organ and Pianoforte (1920) 

Geoffrey BUSH (1920-1998)

A Little Concerto on Themes of Thomas Arne for Pianoforte and Strings (1939) 

Simon Callaghan (piano)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Martyn Brabbins

rec. 29-30 June 2021, Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, UK

Ethel Smyth - Mass in D

Ethel SMITH (1858-1944)

Mass in D for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ

Catriona Smith (soprano), Helene Schneidermann (alto), Scott Mac Allister (tenor), Andreas Macco (bass) & Hermann Trefz (organ)

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen & Philharmonia Chor Stuttgart, 

Helmut Wolf

Alexandre Tansman - Piano Music

Alexandre TANSMAN (1897-1986)

Piano Music

Suite dans le style ancien (1929) 

Ballades Nos. 1-3 (1941) 

Arabesques (1930) 

Cinq Impressions (1934) 

Eight Cantilenas (Homage to J.S. Bach) (1949)

Eliane Reyes (piano)

rec. Recital Studio B.Tihange, Belgium, January, May, July 2013

Francesco D'Avalos - Quintets

Francesco D'AVALOS (1930-2014)

Quintets

Quintetto con soprano (1986)

Quintetto per 2 violini, viola,violoncello e pianoforte (1867)

Leslie Visco (soprano)

Quartetto Noûs

Francesco Caramiello

recorded at Villa Caramiello, Ercolano, Italy, October 2018