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The three works on this disc were all commissioned for Yo-Yo Ma. Listening to Leon Kirchner's Music for Cello and Orchestra put me in mind of Mahler. Indeed, had Mahler lived long enough to hear and be influenced by the Berg Violin Concerto and decided thereupon to write a cello concerto for Feuermann, it might have sounded a bit like Kirchner's darkly passionate score. Both the Rouse and the Danielpour pieces are meditations on death, each lasting about half an hour. They are different in character but as compelling and vivid as the soloist for whom they were intended. Capturing these accounts was a heroic undertaking for Sony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and all the participants--the takes were recorded during the blizzard of 1996, when two feet of snow blanketed the East Coast. The venue was the Giandomenico Studios in Collingswood, New Jersey, and the sound turned out to be first-rate. --Ted Libbey

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Le Manuscrit Du Puy - Les Premieres Polyphonies Francaises
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Explorations in the early Middle Ages

Le Manuscrit Du Puy - Les Premieres Polyphonies Francaises
Dominique Vellard , and Ensemble Gilles Binchois
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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Aquitania

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ASIN: B00005A9NZ
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

Organum: Alleluia V. Multifarie Olim
Trope: Gaudeamus Hodie - Introit Puer Natus Est Nobis
Organum: Graduel Viderunt Omnes
Antienne Ecce Annuntio Vobis
Trope: Qui Es Sine Principio - Offertoire Tui Sunt Celi
Trope: Radix Iesse Virga - Communion Viderunt Omnes
Trope: O Si Gereus - Introit Statuit Ei Dominus
Organum: Graduel Posuisti Domine
Trope: Descendens Ab Etherei - Introit Ecce Advenit
Organum: Graduel Omnes De Saba
Trope: Paschale Carmen - Introit Resurrexi
Graduel Hec Dies
Organum: Alleluia V. Pascha Nostrum V. Epulemur
Antienne Ego Sum Alpha Et O
Organum: Repons Gaude Maria Virgo - Prose Inviolata
Antienne Ibo Michi
Organum: Repons Petre, Amas Me?
Prose Symon Bariona
Organum: Alleluia V. Video Celos Apertos

Tracks:

Exultantes In Partu Virginis
Deus In Adiutorium Meum Intende
O Nazarene, Verbum Patris
Salve, Festa Dies
Annus Novus In Gaudio
O Admirabile Commercium - Dixit Dominus
Iube, Domne, Benedicere - Verbum Caro Factum Est
Stirps Iesse
Veni Redemptor Gencium
Viderunt Omnes Fines Terre
Magnum Hereditatis Misterium - Magnificat
Dominus Vobiscum - Oremus
Benedicamus
Princeps Ecclesie - Sit Nomen
Psallat Vox Ecclesie
Iube, Domne, Benedicere - Verbum Quod Erat
Nostri Festi Gaudium
Iube, Domne, Benedicere - Apparuit Benignitas
Hac In Die
Maria Autem Conservabat - Miserere Mei Deus
Kyrie Eleyson
Pater Noster Qui Es In Celis
Dispersit - Dominus Vobiscum - Oremus
Benedicamus Domino
Creatorem Creatura
Serpentis Amonicio
Revirescit

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Explorations in the early Middle Ages.......2006-01-17

This is a wonderful and enligthening CD. The excellent French group Ensemble Gilles Binchois explore a very important moment in European music history: the emergence of polyphony. The so-called Ars Nova marks a radical departure from the monody of the gregorian chant. Arguably, polyphony is the cornerstone of European music. Even modern composers such as Nono, Berio and Boulez continue to be deeply influenced by the Ars Nova.
This record provides early examples of polyphony in France, showing examples of the transition to the monody to one, two and then many simultaneous voices. Dominique Vellard, conductor of the ensemble, is a scholar-performer in medieval music, and works at the Center for Medieval Music in Paris. The performance and recordings are first-rate. If you care about medieval music, this record is a must-have.

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**** kitsch ****
Not Truly Distinguished
An Intriguing Disc
Ma's Exquisite Performances Of 20th Century American Music
amazing!

Premieres
Richard Danielpour , Leon Kirchner , Christopher Rouse , David Zinman , Yo-Yo Ma , and Philadelphia Orchestra
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Richard Danielpour: Concerto for Orchestra; Anima Mundi
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ASIN: B000002AQA
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Concerto For Cello And Orchestra (1994): I. Invocation (Arioso)
Concerto For Concerto And Orchestra (1994): II. Profanation (Dance)
Concerto For Concerto And Orchestra (1994): III. Soliloquy (Cadenza)
Concerto For Concerto And Orchestra (1994): IV. Prayer And Lamentation (Hymn)
Music For Cello And Orchestra
Violoncello Concerto: I. Combatimento. Svolazzante
Violoncello Concerto: II. Adagiati. Largo, desolato, grigio

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The three works on this disc were all commissioned for Yo-Yo Ma. Listening to Leon Kirchner's Music for Cello and Orchestra put me in mind of Mahler. Indeed, had Mahler lived long enough to hear and be influenced by the Berg Violin Concerto and decided thereupon to write a cello concerto for Feuermann, it might have sounded a bit like Kirchner's darkly passionate score. Both the Rouse and the Danielpour pieces are meditations on death, each lasting about half an hour. They are different in character but as compelling and vivid as the soloist for whom they were intended. Capturing these accounts was a heroic undertaking for Sony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and all the participants--the takes were recorded during the blizzard of 1996, when two feet of snow blanketed the East Coast. The venue was the Giandomenico Studios in Collingswood, New Jersey, and the sound turned out to be first-rate. --Ted Libbey

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**** kitsch ****.......2003-12-08

buyer beware (note the number of used copies for sale). i would highly recommend listening to this cd before purchasing...

Not Truly Distinguished.......2003-09-20

These compositions are not truly distinguished, which makes it hard to recommend this disc.

Everyone wants to promote modern American music, and have as much of it recorded as possible, so it pains me not to be able to recommend this.

The only reason Sony issued this disc is, of course, the presence of Yo-Yo Ma, a major presence in the North American music market. Ma is an adequate cellist and an adequate musician, but hardly a "special" cellist and certainly not a "special" musician. His musicianship is nowise commensurate with his exalted status among American concert-goers and American record-buyers. I suspect that few Americans realize that Yo-Yo Ma does not enjoy the same level of respect in Europe as he does in North America.

At least this disc involves serious music, a welcome departure from the mountains of cross-over rot Ma has been doing for the last few years. The serious music on this disc, however, does not make strong claims for the attention of those who love contemporary music. One is left wishing that Sony had directed its attention to more worthy composers and artists.

I applaud Sony and Ma for promoting contemporary music, but cannot avoid disappointment that the compositions themselves are dishrag limp.

NOTE: The liner notes for this issue are a riot! Seldom has anyone read such pretentious and self-aggrandizing nonsense.

An Intriguing Disc.......2003-08-31

It is always nice to see a major label offering contemporary music, even if the compositions on this disc are fairly weak. The Rouse is the weakest piece: loosely organized, with borrowings from just about any and all 20th Century composers, even Joaquin Rodrigo!! Mercy!! The Kirchner is not bad, but it is not one of his more inspired pieces and borrows a little too much from Bartok. The Danielpour is the strongest work on this disc. It is the most tautly organized, the best orchestrated, and the most moving. This is the first composition by Danielpour I have heard that is not totally synthetic and derivative. Any listener who appreciates 20th Century music should buy this intriguing disc. It will provide hours of stimulation and enjoyment.

Ma's Exquisite Performances Of 20th Century American Music.......2001-12-02

Yo-Yo Ma's performances of these three cello concerti are extraordinary, filled with sizzling pyrotechnics on his cello. Yet they are also very graceful, warm performances. All three scores are meditations on death and dying. I don't know whether these works will become part of the classical music canon, but in Ma's hands they are treated with much reverence. Under David Zinman's baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra gives Ma ample support in exquisite performances of their own which never detract from Ma's brilliant playing. It's truly amazing that such wonderful music was played and recorded around the time of a raging snowstorm.

amazing!.......2001-06-02

I bought this CD for the Rouse concerto, as he's one of the best composers working today. I wasn't disappointed - this is a powerful, harrowing piece about death and dying. But the other pieces are strong, too. The Danielpour is perhaps the most conservative, and it shouldn't cause ANYONE any listening problems. (I can't believe some of the bad reviews below. The three works on this disc couldn't be more different!) The Kirchner comes from the twelve-tone tradition but it ends up dissolving into a beautiful, Mahlerian ending. The performerances by Yo-Yo Ma are unbelieveable. This is a CD to be avoided only by dyed-in-the-wool twentieth century music haters. For the rest of us, it's an amazing recording.

The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives: World Premieres and First Editions

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This is a must have
Some valuable "Critical Edition" performances here.
A Well Lit View of Ives
My Rosetta stone for Ives

The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives: World Premieres and First Editions

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4/Hymns
Ives: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4
Ives: Holidays Symphony
Charles Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces; Five Take-offs; Hallowe'en; Sunrise
Ives: An American Journey

ASIN: B000001SDH
Release Date: 1993-03-11

Tracks:

'Country Band' March
Set Of Four Ragtime Dances: Ragtime Dance No. 1 (Allegro moderato)
Set Of Four Ragtime Dances: Ragtime Dance No. 2 (Allegro moderato)
Set Of Four Ragtime Dances: Ragtime Dance No. 3 (Allegro)
Set Of Four Ragtime Dances: Ragtime Dance No. 4 (Allegro)
Postlude In F
Calcium Light Night
Yale-Princeton Football Game
Set For Theater Orchestra: In The Cage
Set For Theater Orchestra: In The Inn
Set For Theater Orchestra: In The Night
Largo Cantabile: Hymn
Three Places In New England: The 'Saint-Gaudens' In Boston Common
Three Places In New England: Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
Three Places In New England: The Housatonic At Stockbridge

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This is a must have.......2003-03-19

The Ragtime pieces in the beginning are really *very* good and imaginative. I realized while listening that the composer that wrote for the early Loonie Tunes cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny *must* have been thinking of this music when he wrote his. Considering the time period, this thought makes perfect sense. The music manages to capture the zietgeist of Ives' world yet stands as a timeless expression of what it is to live. This is such extraordinary writing and is captured with some of the best playing I have heard of Ives since Bernstein.

Some valuable "Critical Edition" performances here........2003-01-05

James Sinclair, for many years, has been associated with the music of Charles Ives, through both the Charles Ives Society and his work with the Ives Library at Yale University. So it should surprise no one (well, no Ivesian) that any performances of the music of Ives that Sinclair commits to disc will be authoritative.

That is certainly the case for this Koch Classics release, in which Sinclair conducts the Orchestra New England, formerly the Yale Theater Orchestra and a group that understands Ives performance practices as well as any; they've got this music in their blood. Better yet, every Ives piece on this CD is either [a] a world premiere or [b] a first recording of a Charles Ives Society critical edition, prepared either by Sinclair or by Kenneth Singleton, Sinclair's colleague.

To me, the most important piece on this CD is the version-for-small-orchestra performance of a true Ives masterpiece, his "Three Places in New England" (also known as his "First Orchestral Set"). Much of Ive's music was never performed within his lifetime, except for his (largely) private benefit, on those occasions when he would pay the musicians of a small "theater orchestra" out of his own pocket, just so he had some idea of what his compositions would sound like. Fortunately, "Three Places in New England" is one work that was. But not in its original form, for large orchestra. As Sinclair makes clear in his booklet notes, Ives - at the request of Nicolas Slonimsky - rewrote the work for small orchestra (Slonimsky's Boston Chamber Players), who premiered the work in this form in 1931. (Slonimsky then concertized in Europe with the music of Ives and other "moderns - Cowell, Ruggles and Varèse to name three - in a tour that included Slonimsky's conducting of the Berlin Philharmonic, a separate saga unto itself.) This critical edition largely restores the "for Slonimsky" chamber orchestra version at the same time that it cleans up many errors that were the result of Ives's doing the transcription under conditions of time pressures and poor health. Heard in this form, "Three Places" is truly a revelation in terms of how the textures are clarified and cleaned up and thus how the individual instrumental lines are permitted to "sound" without their being submerged in the background of a large symphony orchestra. Nowhere is this more evident than in the final movement of "Three Places": "The Housatonic at Stockbridge." Some call this Ives's very finest work, and I'm not of a mind to argue with them. Its initial quiet impressionism soon overwhelmed by full orchestral dynamics, only to have the full orchestra stop while leaving just soft strings at the very end, is a sublime example of Ives at his transcendental best. And I've never heard it performed (or sound) better than it does in this "Critical Edition" performance for small orchestra, surely in a form very close to its first performances by Slonimsky.

All of the works on this album can be considered "early" works, in that even the newest ("Three Places in New England") almost "makes it" into the first fully-productive decade of Ives's life as a composer. It is actually a canard - and an unfair appraisal of Ives the composer - to state that his music became more complex, both harmonically and rythmically, as he grew older. He wrote complex works as a relatively young man, and simple works as he got older. The "long arc" of his work was not from "the simple to the complex" but from the "commonplace (in terms of its materials, not its complexities, for which rhythmic and harmonic complexities abounded) to the ultimately transcendental, whether simple or complex."

Thus, on this album, we have the near-contemporaneous juxtaposition of a rather "Brahmsian" style of the early "Postlude in F" (but not without its Ivesian harmonic touches) and the riotous "Calcium Night Light." And, over an equivalently short span of time, we have the "Set of Four Ragtime Dances" set against the far more modern-sounding 1906 "Set for Theatre Orchestra," wiith its near-atonal (but very impressionistic) "In the Cage" (at barely a minute and a few seconds, a minor masterpiece). And, from the same period, the lovely "Largo cantibile" Hymn" with a beautiful cello solo.

Aside from my earlier comments on the beauty of "Three Places in New England" in terms of its small-orchestra setting, it can further be said that every work on this album benefits not only from the editorial scrutiny of Messrs. Sinclair and Singleton, but from the superb playing of the Orchestra New England througout. Fine sound, too.

The booklet notes state that Jim Sinclair arrived at Yale in 1972, and that he founded the Yale Theater Orchestra in 1974. This would have been a most propitious time for founding it, inasmuch as it was the year of the Ives centennial. It was also the year in which - on August 17 - Jim Sinclair and Ken Singleton were involved in an Ives centennial celebration concert on the lawn of Charlie's house in West Redding, CT, performing a few Ives premieres on that occasion with a mutual friend, Paul Winter, and his Consort. (Yes, THAT Paul Winter!) Thus, while Leonard Bernstein and Michael Tilson Thomas were celebrating the Ives centennial in a BIG way (in Danbury, Ives's birthplace but a town which he had largely put behind him when an adult), Jim Sinclair and Ken Singleton and a few surprisingly unusual friends - from a strictly musical standpoint - were having their own Ives centennial on Charlie's lawn, in a manner that I think Charlie would really have liked. I'm one who is fortunate to have a souvenir program from that concert. Charlie would have loved the program, too.

Bob Zeidler

A Well Lit View of Ives.......2002-07-28

I was skeptical about this disc. Since I already owned every work on it, in one way or another, I just kept walking past it. But just like the Ives disc "When the Moon...", this disc offers up a glimpse of many of the Ives minitures that are not to be had elsewhere. Done by a chamber orchestra, which vividly brings out all the quirkiness and crazy-quilt Americana that can be buried with larger ensembles, the music here is brisk, profoundly well detailed and irresistable. Sinclair and the New England Orchestra, do justice to every note, making this CD a perfect adjunct to any Ives collection. In fact, I would consider it an essential for any Ives fan. Don't be put off by the cover you see above. This is a serious disc, and well worth the purchase. You can thank me later.

My Rosetta stone for Ives.......2001-08-26

For years I'd been intrigued by Ives' music but had been stymied and ultimately put off by the knottier passages (which are many!)...Not for lack of trying or wanting to understand - no Rollo I! - I just didn't know what he expected me to make of all that "good strong dissonance." Whereas, say, Stravinsky's (even Schoenberg's) famously "dissonant" music generally communicated to me pretty readily, Ives' didn't. Was it SUPPOSED to feel inscrutable? Or was there something else to get out of it? How was I supposed to parse it? Well, this recording was a sort of Rosetta stone for me. The early pieces here - the 'Country Band' March and the Ragtime Dances particularly - filled in the gap that I'd felt for so long, the missing link between Ives' music and the popular music which hovers in and around almost everything he wrote. These pieces are, essentially, "take-offs" of standard forms (as per the titles): outlandishly adventurous for their time (and thoroughly amusing) but nonetheless relatively down-to-earth compared to Ives' later works. The Ivesian outbursts and distortions are here more clearly etched against their contexts and are therefore, to my ear, far easier to swallow. (An slight case of mixed metaphor, there, but let's move on.) The recording then offers the chance to see how Ives reworked the same material in more elaborate and obscure ways - "Putnam's Camp" incorporates the 'Country Band' March; "In the Inn" recasts one of the Ragtime Dances. Not to mention that the 4 Ragtime Dances are a fascinating chance to hear Ives work over essentially the same materials in four different ways. One can't help but begin to understand Ives' idiosyncracies (how he livens up a dull harmony with some extra dissonance, or a dull rhythm with some unexpected jerks and starts.) I would recommend supplementing these pieces with a recording of the First Piano Sonata, which, again, reuses much of the Ragtime material, but all in all aims for something much loftier. After having heard this recording I found that I was able to listen much 'deeper' into the First Piano Sonata - a profoundly satisfying experience. That in turn led me to a fuller appreciation for the celebrated Second Sonata, and from there the rest of Ives' output suddenly seemed entirely accessible. Well, a lot of it, at any rate. Perhaps I'm making this recording sound as though it's merely some sort of music appreciation tool; let me be entirely clear: this music is terrific in its own right. What I AM saying, in fact, is that even if you've already decided Ives isn't for you, you still ought to give this recording a chance. To the best of my knowledge, most of this material is unavailable on any other recording (this is, incidentally, an interesting smaller orchestration of the "Three Places" than the familiar version), and regardless, these are excellent, thrilling performances. Highly recommended.

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Verdi rarities
A True Rarity

Pavarotti Premieres
Giuseppe Verdi , Alfredo Giacomotti , Giuseppe Morresi , Luciano Pavarotti , Antonio Savastano , Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala , and Claudio Abbado
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000025M8
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Simon Boccanegra: Prelude/Vorspiel - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
Ernani: Recitativo & Aria: 'Odi Il Voto' (Act II)
Attila: 'Oh Dolore' (Act III)
Scene For Two Tenors And Orchestra/Scene Pour Deux Tenors Et Orchestre/Szene Fur Zwei Tenoren Und Orchester: 'Io La Vidi'
I Due Foscari: Scene & Cavatina: 'Dal Piu Remoto Esilio' (Act I)
I Due Foscari: Cabaletta Di Jacopo: 'Si Lo Sento, Iddio Mi Chiama' (Act I)
I Vespri Siciliani: 'A Toi Que J'ai Cherie' (Act IV)
Aida: Overture - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala

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Verdi rarities.......2003-06-25

These recordings of alternative arias, written for demanding tenors or special circumstances, date from 1978 and 1980 and until Domingo's 4CD complete Verdi Tenor arias box set appeared on DG in 2001, were pretty well the only recordings available. Even now, though this CD is short measure at 42'50", this is still a bargain. Particularly since the full price but textless highlight disc DG have also issued from Domingo's 4CD set contains none of the rarities.

In any case this recording from over 20 years earlier finds Pavarotti in fine voice and responding well to Abbado and La Scala's orchestra. The gem of the collection is A toi que j'ai chérie from Les vêpres sicilliennes, making one wonder why there still isn't a recording of this marvellous opera in the original French.

NB: This reviewer has the Warner Fonit version of the current CD "Verdi Pagine Inedite" which has Italian texts but no translations, so cannot comment on whether the US version provides a libretto.

A True Rarity.......2000-12-07

This recording of Verdi rarities is a must have for any Verdi fan (and I am). I had read in Budden's excellent books(years before this recording was released) that Verdi composed alternative arias for some of his operas. I was so pleased to finally be able to hear them. Pavarotti has since sung (and now recorded) Ernani with the additional aria. I personally prefer the Vepres alternate to the original, (not that I would lose it). The Aida overture is typical of Verdi's pastiche overtures, and well constructed, but he was correct in leaving the original shorter prelude in place. It is always fascinating to hear how a composer develops his works. With Verdi there are existing recordings (if you look around hard enough) of the early versions of works later heavilly revised (MacBeth, Don Carlos, Boccanegra, et al).Here's a chance to hear the aria second thoughts or special requests. They provide insight and belie the common belief that Verdi ignored performers' requests. It's a peek into the workshop of a master, and certainly worth a look.

The Unknown Masterpiece - Premieres from the 2003-2004 Season

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The Unknown Masterpiece - Premieres from the 2003-2004 Season
St. Martin's Chamber Choir
Manufacturer: Cygnus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006PIQCS
Release Date: 2004-12-01

Tracks:

Kyrie - from Mass for Double Choir, Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
Gloria - Mass for Double Choir, Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
Credo - Mass for Double Choir, Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
Sanctus - Mass for Double Choir, Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
Agnus Dei - Mass for Double Choir, Terry Schlenker (b. 1957)
Sprig of Lilac, Robert S. Cohen (b. 1945)
A Cradle Song, Craig Carnahan (b. 1951)
Wiegenlied, J. Brahms, arr. M. Susan Brown (b. 1958)
I Sing of a Maid, Philip, Lord Rea of Eskdale (1900-1981)
These Few Tears - in memoriam Mark Owen Sheldon, Janet Vanden Bosch (b. 1941)
Magnificat - from Evening Service in the Edwardian Style, Timothy J. Krueger (b. 1964)
Nunc dimittis - from Evening Service in the Edwardian Style, Timothy J. Krueger (b. 1964)

Album Description

"The Unknown Masterpiece" from St. Martin's Chamber Choir is comprised of world premieres performed at live concerts. This is the sixth CD the group has produced, and the first consisting of live performances.

The first half includes the "Mass for Double Choir," written by Colorado composer Terry Schlenker. Acclaimed when premiered at St. Martin's June, 2004 concerts, the piece is being called the "first great Mass setting of the 21st century".

Also included is the the premiere recording of Minneapolis composer Craig Carnahan's "A Cradle Song". The other premiere works on the CD include compositions by Robert S. Cohen; Philip, Lord Rea of Eskdale; Janet Vanden Bosch; and Timothy Krueger.

This is the first CD underwritten by the Mark Sheldon Fund, in memory of beloved St. Martin's former singer, assistant conductor, and Colorado Public Radio announcer Mark Sheldon. "I think Mark would have approved wholeheartedly of the content of this CD," said director Timothy J. Krueger. "His voice is on several of the CD's selections, and he was passionately committed to the future of choral music. That's what this CD is all about, with its emphasis on newly composed music - the future."

Adam: Giselle
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Great ballet at a bargain price.

Adam: Giselle

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Delibes: Coppélia (complete in three acts) / La Source (suites)

Minkus: Don Quixote

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet); Wolfgang Sawallisch; Philadelphia Orchestra

Herman Severin Løvenskiold: La Sylphide, Ballet

Adam - Giselle (complete ballet) ~ Offenbach - Gaîté Parisienne ~ Strauss Graduation Ball / Fistoulari, Dorati

ASIN: B0000013XU
Release Date: 1996-01-04

Tracks:

Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Introduction
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Entrjoyeuse des vendangeurs et vendangeuses
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Entrde Loys
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Entrde Giselle
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Retour de la vendange et valse
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: La chasse
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Sc d'Hilarion
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Marche des vignerons
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Pas seul; Pas de deux des jeunes paysans
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Polacca
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Andante
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Pesante
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Allegretto
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Allegretto pesante
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Valse; Pas des vendanges
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Andante
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Moderato
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Allegro moderato
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Allegro un peu lour
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Galop gral
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 1: Finale du 1er Acte et Sc de folie

Tracks:

Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Introduction, halte des chasseurs et apparition des feux follets
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Apparition de Myrthe et cation magique
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Pas des premis Wilis
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Apparition de Giselle
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Entrdes paysans
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Entrdu Prince et apparition de Giselle
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Entrd'Hilarion, sc et fugue des Willis
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Adage
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Variation I: Andante
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Variation II: Andante moderato
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Valse
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Ensemble des Wilis
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Finale
Giselle ou les Wilis : Ballet-Pantomime In Two Acts: Act 2: Lever du soleil et arrivde la cour

Customer Reviews:

Great ballet at a bargain price........2002-07-07

Giselle -- composed in 1841 -- was the first great ballet, and it is a marvel of charm and beauty. Later ballets by Delibes and Tchaikovsky are perhaps more sophisticated than Giselle, but they do not surpass it in beauty and appeal. Everyone who loves great ballet music -- or, indeed, beautiful music in any genre -- should get to know this enchanting masterpiece. Personally I've loved Giselle since I first heard excerpts from it on LP several decades ago, and I love the complete ballet, presented on this 2-CD set, even more. I suspect that Andrew Mogrelia shares my love for this very special masterpiece. If you're already a Giselle fan but don't yet have it on CD, please treat yourself to this bargain set. If you haven't yet heard this lovely work, but love beautiful music, please get Giselle now. Once you've heard it, I think that it will capture your heart as it has captured mine.

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Equal Temperament's Parhelion
A Must for Percussion Lovers
Composer thrilled with exceptional performances
Proud Grandmother
Equal Temperament - Great Job!

Parhelion

Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004DS3D
Release Date: 2000-01-06

Tracks:

Jeffrey Peyton, Rivermusic
David Jarvis, Digga digga digga digga digga digga digga digga DEE-GOT!
Erik Santos, Zauberkraft (Magic Power) for Solo Percussion, Stacey Jones, Percussion
Jeffrey Peyton, The Final Precipice for Five Timpani and Computer Generated Tape, Eric Jones, Timpani
Thomas Brett, Flyers Fall
Erik Santos, Sun Dog I, Gong: Star Reliquified
Erik Santos, Sun Dog II, Schlagwerk

Album Description

Fasten your seat belt! You've never heard anything like this! Eric and Stacey Jones are two of the most gifted, disciplined, and spirited percussion artists to ever pick up a mallet. "Parhelion" is a fitting title for this Eroica CD, because these magnificent players are unified pieces of the sun. Sun Dogs, also known as "mock suns" or "parhelion," are a dazzling meterological phenomenon in which TWO luminous diamond shaped spots appear at either side of the sun when its rays shine through ice crystals floating in the air during cold winter months. In other words, meet Eric and Stacey Jones.

Customer Reviews:

Equal Temperament's Parhelion.......2000-08-06

Equal Temperament has assembled a first-rate compact disc. Most of the pieces on the disc were commissioned by the duo. The listener's interest is maintained because each piece sets up a unique sonic world - contrasting with each of the other pieces on the disc. The performers present very sensitive interpretations of the young composers' works. I recommend "Parhelion" to anyone interested in percussion music, the music of young composers or contemporary music.

A Must for Percussion Lovers.......2000-07-06

This CD is a must for all percussionists....and for all those who are just lovers of percussion. The performance of every composition is superb and stunning......executed with precision and drama. As composer of one of the selections ("Digga-digga...") it is wonderful to hear your music the way it was intended to be played. Eric and Stacey are a true talent and are sure to go far in the percussion world. Also, the recording quality is top notch...all done in natural reverb (It was recorded in a church!) with no added effects. Make sure you buy this CD...you wil not be disappointed!

Composer thrilled with exceptional performances.......2000-06-08

As the composer of two works on this CD, I have to share my tremendous respect for the talents of these two gifted artists, and their impeccable performances of my works. They play with such enthusiasm and energy, it is a recording that I would recommend just for the performance alone. The engineering is also first rate, and captures the power and subtlety of the instruments and performances. Wonderful.

Proud Grandmother.......2000-02-03

My first impression was an outstanding performance of two motivated young people who show a promising future in percussion.

Equal Temperament - Great Job!.......2000-02-01

Best classical multiple percussion pieces I've heard. Nice to see some new young performers! Marimba pieces are exceptionally good. It's obvious the duo is very talented!

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Premières of Old & New

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003J4U
Release Date: 1993-12-29

Tracks:

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Allegro Ma Non Troppo/Andante Con Moto
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Aria - Pieta, Signore!
Autumn Song, Op. 37A
Allegro / Doloroso
Rondo
Das Bild Der Rose
Chant Du Menestrel, Op. 71
Abendgesang, Op. 10

End of the Matter - Premieres for Trumpet

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End of the Matter - Premieres for Trumpet

Manufacturer: MSR Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000RP81SG
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

Stephenson: Vignettes - Running with Lionel
Stephenson: Vignettes - Chasing Igor
Stephenson: Vignettes - Chuck's March
Stephenson: Vignettes - Dinner with Andre
Stephenson: Vignettes - Waltz in Berlin
Stephenson: Vignettes - Perpetuum
Stephenson: Vignettes - "Max
Charles Bestor: Concerto Piccolo -Praeludium
Charles Bestor: Concerto Piccolo -Fantasia
Charles Bestor: Concerto Piccolo - Ostinato
Salvatore Macchia: The End of the Matter
Michael Ellison: Elegy
Evan Hause: Street Jam
Bradshaw: Sonata - I
Bradshaw: Sonata - II
Bradshaw: Sonata - III
Bradshaw: Sonata - IV

Product Description

Trumpeter Eric Berlin leads a musical life devoted to exploration and diversity, from solo engagements to chamber and orchestral music to pedagogy. His technical virtuosity, magnified by a rich and robust sound, has been heard in many world premieres of solo and chamber music works. Following the premiere of Evan Hause's Trumpet Concerto, a work commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra for Mr. Berlin, one reviewer wrote that "his fluency and gorgeous sound were both amazing." Mr. Berlin's acclaimed solo performances have spanned, and augmented, the range of trumpet repertoire. In addition to the Hause Concerto, which he has also performed with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Prism Chamber Players, and University of Denver Wind Ensemble, Mr. Berlin recently premiered Charles Bestor's Concerto Piccolo at the conference of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG). Other premieres given by Mr. Berlin include Howard Buss's Skylines, and Pasquale Tassone's Fanfare and Three Dances. His dedication to contemporary music has also led to collaborations with several leading new music ensembles, including the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Musica Viva, Harvard Group for New Music, and Dogs of Desire, a new music program of the Albany Symphony Orchestra. In other solo appearances, Mr. Berlin was featured as soloist in John Williams's music from "Born on the Fourth of July," conducted by the composer, has appeared with the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble and the Nashua Chamber Orchestra, and was the First Prize Winner of the Streitweiser Cornet Competition. In May of 2005, he performed Arutunian's Concerto for Trumpet on tour with the Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra throughout Finland. In June of 2005, he performed a full recital of works commissioned by him with percussionist Eduardo Leandro at the ITG Conference in Thailand. Mr. Berlin has been Principal Trumpeter of the Albany Symphony Orchestra since 1998 and has also appeared with the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony and Boston Pops. With the Albany Symphony and conductor David Alan Miller, he can be heard on several acclaimed recordings, including those of works by William Schuman, John Harbison, Morton Gould and Roy Harris. In addition, Mr. Berlin holds positions of Principal Trumpet of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Associate Principal Trumpet of the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder. The Majestic Brass Quintet, founded by Mr. Berlin in 1988 and ensemble-in-residence at Northeastern University, is one of Boston's most prominent brass ensembles. Mr. Berlin maintains a studio as Artist-Teacher of Trumpet at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Berlin attended the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was a student of Mr. Charles Schlueter, former Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Robert Nagel of the New York Brass Quintet. He has also studied extensively with Vince Penzerella, former Second Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Tom Rolfs, Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony, and Frank Kadarabek, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Eric Berlin is a Yamaha Artist.

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PREMIÈRES

Manufacturer: Doberman-Yppan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00017WLFY
Release Date: 2003-12-10

Album Description

Guitar Concertos by Bogdanovic, Gougeon and Hotu Canciones remotas for strings by Brouwer Dimitri Illarionov, Guitar The Seasons Orchestra, Vladislav Bulakhov, conductor

Track Listings:

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Bad Vibes

Haydn: Piano Trios Nos. 39, 43-45

Giant Step

Awakening

Get Born [Import]

Full Breech [Explicit Lyrics]

Get Out Those Old Records: 50 of His Many Greatest

Haydn: Concerto for violin No4; Symphony No36

From Dreams Or Angels (ex)

Eva Lind - Lieder, die zu Herzen geh'n

Good Medicine

Divino Amor

En Nueva York [Import]

Crying for My Baby

Wonderland: Yulesville