Per Norgard - Works for Cello

Per NORGARD (1932-2025)

Works for Cello

Solo Sonata For Cello No. 2 (1953-54/1980)

Quaerendo Invenietis For Cello And Guitar (1991) "Variations In Search Of A Theme"

Solo Sonata For Cello No. 1 (1951 Rev. 1953)

Champuán For Violin And Cello (1992)

Late Summer Elegy For Cello Solo (1991)

Morten Zeuthen (cello)

Anton Kontra (violin)

Erling Møldrup (guitar)

Recorded at Skt. Katarina Church, St. Heddinge, on June 14, August 26 and 29, October 6 and December 15, 1994

Carl Nielsen - The Symphonies (Danish N.S.O/Fabio Luisi)

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Disc 1

Symphony No. 1 in G minor, FS 16 (Op 7) (1894)

Symphony No. 2 ‘The Four Temperaments’, FS 29 (Op 16) (1901-02)

Disc 2

Symphony No. 3 ‘Sinfonia espansiva’, FS 60 (Op 27) (1910-11)

Symphony No. 4 ‘The Inextinguishable’, FS 76 (Op 29) (1914-16)

Disc 3

Symphony No. 5 FS 97 (Op 50) (1920-22)

Symphony No. 6 ‘Sinfonia semplice’, FS 116 (1924-25)

Fatma Said (soprano)

Palle Knudsen (baritone)

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi

Recorded: 2019/22, Koncertsalen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Pietro Mascagni - Zanetto (Opera in One Act)

Pietro MASCAGNI (1863-1945)

Zanetto – Opera in One Act (1896)

Zanetto: Yajie Zhang (mezzo-soprano)

Silvia: Narine Yeghiyan (soprano)

Chor der Berliner Operngruppe 

Orchester der Berliner Operngruppe 

Felix Krieger

rec. live, 13 June 2022, Großer Saal, Berlin

Sergei Prokofiev - Complete Works for Violin

Sergey PROKOFIEV ( 1891-1953)

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19 (1914) 

Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 (1932) 

Sonata for Violin Solo, Op. 115 (1947) 

Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63 (1935)

Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 (1938)

Five Melodies, Op. 35bis (1925) 

Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis (1944) 

James Ehnes (violin)

Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin) (Op. 56) 

Andrew Armstrong (piano) (Op. 80, 35bis, 96bis) 

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Gianandrea Noseda

rec. 28 June 2012, 23 February 2013 BBC Studios, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 

Salford, UK (concertos); 

20-22 June 2012, Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (other works)

Enrique Granados - Goyescas (Opera in three tableaux)

Enrique GRANADOS (1867-1916)

Goyescas – Opera in Three Tableaux (1915)

First performance on January 28, 1916 at the Metropolitan Opera

Nancy Fabiola Herrera (soprano)

Lidia Vinyes Curtis (mezzo soprano) 

Gustavo Peña (tenor)

José Antonio López (baritone)

BBC Singers

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Josep Pons

rec. live, Barbican, London, January 2018

Richard Wagner - Orchestral Works

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)

Orchestral Works

Lohengrin: Prelude To Act 1

Die Walkure: The Ride Of The Valkyries

Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

Die Gotterdammerung: Funeral March

Tristan Und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod

Die Meistersinger Von Nurmberg: Prelude To Act III

Parsifal: Good Friday Spell

The MET (Metropolitan)Orchestra 

James Levine

Recorded New York, Manhattan Center, May 1995

Kaija Saariaho - Verblendungen; Jardin secret I ; Laconisme de l’aile; NoaNoa

Kaija SAARIAHO (1952-2023)

Salonen

Verblendungen (1982-84)

Jardin secret I (electronic music) (1984-85)

Laconisme de l’aile for solo flute (1982) 

... sah den Vögeln (1981)

NoaNoa for flute and electronics (1991)

Tuula-Marja Tuomela (soprano)

Eva Tigerstedt (flute)

Finnish Chamber Choir

Eric-Olof Söderström

Avanti CO

Jukka-Pekka SarasteSaraste

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Recorded: [1] April 1984 in Helsinki, Finland; [3] May 1985 at Stift Quernheim, Germany; 

[4] February 1982 in Helsinki, Finland; [5] April 1996 at IRCAM, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France

Sergei Prokofiev - The Buffon (Ballet in Six Scenes) Op.21

Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

The Buffon (Chout) Op.21 (1915/21)

Ballet in Six Scenes

The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Re-edition 1987

Arnold Cooke - Symphony No.1; Concerto for String Orchestra; Jabez and the Devil

Arnold COOKE (1906-2005)

Concerto in D for String Orchestra (1948) 

Symphony No. 1 (1947) 

Jabez and the Devil - Suite (1959)

 

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Nicholas Braithwaite

rec. 1970, 1979, 1977.

Galina Ustvolskaya - Symphonies Nos. 1-5

Galina USTVOLSKAYA (1919-2006)

Symphony No. 1 for two boys’ voices and orchestra (1955-1956)

Symphony No, 2 True and Eternal Bliss for male reciter and small orchestra (1979)

Symphony No. 3 Jesus Messiah, save us!  for male reciter and small orchestra (1983)

Symphony No. 4 Prayer for contralto, piano, trumpet and tamtam (1985-1986)

Symphony No, 5 for male reciter, oboe, trumpet, tuba, violin and percussion (wooden cube)

Oliver Barlow and Arlo Murray (boy trebles), 

Barbara Kozelj (contralto), 

Sergej Merkusjev (reciter), 

Joonas Ahonen (piano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Karlsen

rec. 2023, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK

Wilhelm Furtwangler - Symphony No.2

Wilhelm FURTWANGLER (1886-1954) 

Symphony No. 2

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi

Released 2025

Ottorino Respighi - Roman Trilogy

Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879-1936)

Roman Festivals (1928)

Fountains of Rome (1916)

Pines of Rome (1924)

Buffalo Philharmonic

JoAnn Falletta

Recorded: 30 May and 4 June 2018, at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA

Romantic Finnish Piano Music (Toivo Kuula & Oskar Merikanto)

Romantic Finnish Piano Music

Toivo KUULA (1883-1918)

Three Fairy-Tale Pictures (Kolme Satukuvaa), Op.19 (1912)

Three Pieces (Kolme Kappaletta), Op.3b

Oskar MERIKANTO (1868-1924)

From the World of Children (Lasten maailmasta), Op.31

Eero Heinonen (piano)

Recorded January 25-26, 1982.

Paul Hindemith - Cardillac (Opera in 3 Acts , Op.89)

Paul HINDEMITH (1865-1963)

Cardillac

Opera in three acts, Op.39

Text: Ferdinand Lion

First Version 1926

Evgeny Solodovnikov (bass)

Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)

Daniel Jenz (tenor)

Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone)

Wolfgang Bankl (bass)

Vera-Lotte Boecker (soprano)

Herbert Lippert (tenor)

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra

Cornelius Meister

recording: Wiener Staatsoper 05/11/2022 (Live Recording)

Déodat de Séverac - En Languedoc, Cerdaña, Baigneuses au soleil

Déodat de SEVERAC (1872-1921)

Baigneuses au soleil (Souvenir de Banyuls-sur-mer) (1908)

Cerdaña, Cinq Études pittoresques (1908-1911)

En Languedoc, Suite pour piano (1903-1904)

Serena Valluzzi (piano)

rec. 2024, DiG Area Studios, Molfetta (BA), Italy

Antonin Dvorak - Requiem Op.89

Antoni DVORAK (1841-1904)

Requiem Op.89 (1890)

Lisa Milne (soprano)

Karen Cargil (mezzo soprano)

Pater Auty (tenor)

Peter Rose (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir

Neeme Jarvi

Recorded live: 2009, Southbank Centre, London – Royal Festival Hall

Edmond Dede - Mon Pauvre Cœur; Françoise Et Tortillard; Méphisto Masqué; Chicago

Edmond DEDE (1827-1901)

Chicago (For Orchestra)

Tond Les Chiens, Coup' Les Chats

Mirliton Fin De Siècle

Rêverie Champêtre

En Chasse

Composed By – Eugène Dédé

Orchestrated By – Edmond Dédé

Méphisto Masqué (For Solo Piano)

Battez Aux Champs

El Pronunciamento

Cora La Bordelaise

Mon Pauvre Cœur

Chicago (For Solo Piano)

Mon Sous Off!

Françoise Et Tortillard

   Ouverture 

Rondeau

Duo

   Quadrille Et Galop Final

Mon Sous Off!cier

Méphisto Masqué (For Orchestra)

Hot Springs Music Festival

Richard Rosenberg

Recorded 3-12 June, 1999 at the First Christian Church, Hot Springs National Park (tracks 2, 6-16) 

and Horner Hall, Hot Springs Civic & Convention Center (1, 3-5, 17-18).

Richard Strauss - Symphonia Domestica; Die Tageszeiten

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Symphonia Domestica, Op.53 (1904)

Die Tageszeiten (Times of the Day), Op.76, For Male Chorus and Orchestra (1928)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Berlin Radio Choir

Marek Janowski

Release Date: 01-06-2015

Harrison Birtwistle - Secret Theatre; Tragoedia; Five Distances; 3 Settings of Celan

Harrison BIRTWISTLE (1934-2022)

Tragoedia (1965)

Five Distances for Five Instruments (1992) 

Three Settings of Celan (1989-1996)

Secret Theatre (1984)

Christine Whittlesey (soprano)

Ensemble InterContemporaine

Pierre Boulez

Recorded in Paris, IRCAM-Studio/ESPRO, 6/1993

Marianna Martines - Symphony in C Major; Psalms 110 & 151

Marianna MARTINES (1744-1812)

Psalm 110 "Dixit Dominus"*

Symphony in C Major

Psalm 151 "Come le limpide onde" **

Marianna Herzig, Nele Gramss, Christian Havel, Roland Faust *

Aleksandra Zamojska, Eva Schloßleitner, Virgil Hartinger, Heidelore Schauer**

Salzburger Hofmusik

Wolfgang Brunner

Recorded at Solitar der Universitat Mozarteum 

February 2020 (Psalm 110) & March 2015 (Psalm 151 and Symphony)

Herman D. Koppel - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Herman D. KOPPEL (1908-1998)

Symphony No.3, Op. 39 (1944-45)

Symphony No.4, Op. 42 (1946)

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Moshe Atzmon

Recorded at Symfonien, Aalborg, on June 13th to 15th and October 6th, 2001 (Symphony No. 3)

 and August 22nd to 26th, 2000 (Symphony No. 4).

Frank Bridge - String Quartets Nos.2 and 4; Phantasy Piano Quartet

Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941)

String Quartet No.2 in G minor (1914-15)

Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (1909-10) 

String Quartet No.4 (1937)

Martin Roscoe (piano)

Maggini Quartet

Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, June 10-12, 2003

Sofia Gubaidulina - Silenzio; De profundis; Et exspecto; In Erwartung

Sofia GUBAIDULINA (1931-2025)

Silenzio. Five Pieces for classical accordion, violin and cello (1991)

De profundis (1978) for classical accordion solo

Et exspecto. Sonata for classical accordion solo (1985)

In Erwatung (1994 for saxophone quartet and six percussionists (1994)

Geir Draugsvoll (Classical Accordion)

Arne Balk Moller (Violin)

Henrik Brenstrup (Cello)

Rascher Saxophone Quartet

Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Released: February 28-1995

Havergal Brian - Symphonies Nos.6 & 16; Arnold Cooke - Symphony No.3

Havergal BRIAN (1876-1972)

Symphony No.6 "Sinfonia Tragica" (1948)

Symphony No.16 (1960)

Arnold COOKE (1906-2005)

Symphony No.3 (1967) *

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Myer Fredman

Nicholas Braithwaite *

Recorded in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London;  

on 10 April 1973 (Brian), and 7 January 1974 (Cooke)

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz - Eternal Songs; Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim

Mieczyslaw KARLOWICZ (1876-1909)

Eternal Songs, Op. 10

1-Song of Everlasting Longing

2-Song of Love and Death

3-Song of Eternal Being

Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim, Op. 12

An Episode During a Masquerade, Op. 14

Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra

Stanislaw Wislocki

Recorded: 1965, Warsaw, Poland.