A preview of Greg Brown's upcoming CD release "Italia" featuring all music by Italian composers and originals inspired by Italy. For more information, please visit: https://gregbrownguitar.wordpress.com/ To have your upcoming release played on our show, please visit: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p87/Play_Your_Track_on_Our_Show.html
Nicholas Vines presents HIPSTER ZOMBIES FROM MARS, his third album. This collection of three major piano works by Dr. Vines was recorded on location at Cornell University with artist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough at the piano. For all of the flash one might expect from the album title, Vines bypasses gimmickry in order to capture something sophisticated. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1188/HIPSTER_ZOMBIES_FROM_MARS.html Your purchase helps to support our s...
Clipper Erickson presents a solo piano album of works by composers Richard Brodhead (1947- ), David Finko (1936-), and Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) entitled TABLEAU TEMPEST & TANGO. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1187/TABLEAU_TEMPEST_%26_TANGO.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusic...
Find your seat and settle in with THE FIFTH ROW, the latest album by guitarist Stuart Weber. These twelve compositions, recorded in several historic American theaters, employ Weber’s strong yet delicate guitar playing along with the acoustics of the rooms in which he recorded. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1186/THE_FIFTH_ROW.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Musi...
U.S. immigrants live in the dualities of cultures and identities. ON & BETWEEN is a musical exploration of the dualities and the accompanying anticipation, agony, pride, and compromise – poignantly capturing the states of mind of an immigrant on the journey of home-seeking and assimilation. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1185/ON_%26_BETWEEN.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica Interna...
Thomas Bowes' SEI SOLO shines the spotlight on the sonatas and partitas for solo violin composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1720. Bowes believes that these six stand-alone compositions, while each individually offering insight into Bach's genius reveal more when taken as one epic work - and especially when set against the tragedy in Bach’s life in the year of composition. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1184/SEI_SOLO.html Your purchase helps to suppo...
Ken Walicki is an American composer and director of the Composition Program at California State University, Fullerton. He is widely recognized and acknowledged for his dramatic and engaging music, often using innovative instrumentation. Walicki was one of the first composers to use turntables in his music. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1183/CYBERISTAN.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica...
Simon Andrews has earned a reputation as a creator of eloquent concert music that blends harmonic complexity and lyricism, introversion and broad gestures, and delicate timbres and bold statements. Here, on his recording debut, AND THE MOMENT WHEN THE BIRD SINGS, he offers up 10 compositions performed in a variety of configurations, from duos to trios and quintets, all of which emphasize his proficiency in both vocal and instrumental music. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classi...
On PARTS TO PLAY, critically acclaimed violinist Moonkyung Lee turns from the symphonic environment of the critically lauded label debut, TCHAIKOVSKY, on which she performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, to a more intimate setting, with only pianist Martha Locker as her partner on a selection of works that include both stunning solo performances and intricate yet simple duets. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1181/Parts_to_Play.html Your purchase...
Composer Monica Houghton has a musical and academic resume that is made even more exceptional by her experiences as a true citizen of the world. Her travels around the globe have led her to incorporate non-Western instruments and musical practices into several of her compositions as well as to find inspiration trekking through Peru, or by exploring the remote and desolate areas of the American West. On CHAMBER WORKS, her debut on Navona Records, Houghton incorporates these influences along with ...
REASON AND REVERENCE represents an aural exploration of our world’s complexities. By comparing and contrasting present triumphs with past regrets, the composers on this album develop a compelling, philosophical reflection of the world we live in. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p614/Reason_and_Reverence.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khe...
Never heard by Bruckner in his lifetime and he never knew of its acceptance by the one audience that heard it performed. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p612/Bruckner%3A_Symphony_No._5_in_B-flat_Major%2C_WAB_105.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaC...
With two critically-lauded releases (NOTTURNO, performing works by Chopin, and a four-CD box set, BEETHOVEN – 8 CONCERTI) pianist, Eliane Rodrigues returns with REFLETS showcasing the pianist’s nuanced and thoughtful performances of fifteen works by Claude Debussy. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p611/Reflets.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber...
Continuing in the series of Cuban recorded projects comes CORO DEL MUNDO – choir of the world. With tracks ranging from sacred to secular, and from delicate to aggressive, the surprising cohesiveness of the composers’ work is astonishingly beautiful and impassioned. Schola Cantorum Coralina and Vocal Luna contribute exquisite vocals to the proceedings. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p609/Coro_del_Mundo.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Cla...
David Taddie’s new album FANCY COLORS blurs the spectrum between acoustic and electronic music into an unorthodox wave of sound. In contrast to the primary characteristics of each type of music, Taddie creates sophisticated, complex compositions by blending the sounds of string and woodwind instruments with the influence of computer-generated effects. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.store Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sp...
On his debut, composer Carlos Simon masterfully combines influences from jazz, gospel, and neoromanticism. MY ANCESTOR’S GIFT incorporates spoken word and historic recordings to craft a multifaceted program of musical works that are inspired as much by the past as they are the present. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p605/My_Ancestor%27s_Gift.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica Internation...
An exploration of the unique timbral characteristics and technical extensions of wind instruments, Gregory Wanamaker’s LIGHT AND SHADOWS, WAVES AND TIME is comprised of eight compositions that collectively illustrate the composer’s ability to integrate various genre influences into a distinctive whole. His music has been lauded as “pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace” by the San Francisco Chronicle and “achingly beautiful” by the Palm Beach Daily News. Purchase the music (without t...
Bearing musical witness to the versatile talents of two acclaimed northern California-based composers, THE LIFE BEFORE US combines works from John G. Bilotta and Allan Crossman. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p601/The_Life_Before_Us.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFe...
An axiom is a self-evident truth. Everything on this album represents different aspects and shades of truth. On their debut recording, Axiom Quartet probes the soul and delivers a deeply satisfying statement on truth and inner fulfillment. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p600/Axioms.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMus...
For her debut album SHE, Emily Sternfeld-Dunn serves as the voice of two of history’s strongest female characters. The poetic musings in the lyrics soar with Sternfeld-Dunn’s unmistakable soprano under the current of the tender, delicate melodies performed by pianist Amanda Pfenninger. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p598/She.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music ...
Composer and Clarinetist Mark G. Simon makes his debut with his first-ever recorded album, GRECIAN URN. All selections were composed by Simon, and he is the clarinetist on every track. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p596/Grecian_Urn.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFe...
1874 version 1878 version Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p592/Bruckner%3A_Symphony_No._4_%282_versions%29.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans #CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarce...
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103, was dedicated to Richard Wagner and is sometimes known as his "Wagner Symphony". It was written in 1873, revised in 1877, and again in 1889. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p590/Bruckner%3A_Symphony_No._3_in_D_minor%2C_WAB_103%2C_First_Version.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock ...
So many of us wonder about the big picture questions in life. Why are we here? What is the best I can do in my lifetime? COSMIC WHEEL OF THE ZODIAC, with lyrics by astrologer Benita Rainer, presents a cosmic rumination for meditation upon these great questions. These songs guide you through the labyrinth of the Cosmos, which, as perfectly attested to in “As above, so below,” is also the labyrinth of your mind; as what is without has its genesis in what is within. Purchase the music (without talk...
Trio Casals proudly present MOTO BELLO, the next chapter in the moving series that brought 2015’s MOTO CONTINUO and MOTO PERPETUO in 2013. Living up to its name, MOTO BELLO, or “beautiful motion,” is a collection celebrating the synergy of Trio Casals and the vibrant works of ten contemporary composers including Diane Jones, Beth Mehocic, David N. Stewart, Sidney Bailin, L Peter Deutsch, Giovanni Piacentini, Adrienne Albert, Clive Muncaster, Joanne D. Carey, and Bruce Babcock. Purchase the music...
First released in 2010, JUPITER DUO showcases music for cello/piano duo, solo piano, and for solo cello by Alla Elana Cohen. She and cellist Sebastian Baverstam make up Jupiter Duo and have performed together for many years since Baverstam was 12 years old. They perform Cohen’s highly expressive music with unbridled intensity and have a reputation for having a close musical connection. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p583/Jupiter_Duo_-_The_Music_of_All...
Composer/arranger/lyricist Joanna Estelle presents EMERGENCE: a compilation of works produced under her personal philosophy that “quality music uplifts humankind.” The album includes a generous list of collaborators: John Gordon Armstrong (arranger), Laurence Ewashko (baritone), Morgan Strickland, Susan Elizabeth Brown and Laura Dziubaniuk (soprano), Brandon Wilkie and Roland Gjernes (cello), Frédéric Lacroix (piano), and two choral ensembles, Ewashko Singers and Capital Chamber Choir. Purchase ...
Flutist Lindsey Goodman presents her second album, RETURNING TO HEIGHTS UNSEEN, the follow-up studio recording to 2016’s FOLLOWING HER REACH THROUGH THE SKY. Goodman is a budding composer’s dream -- interpreting new music with impeccable style and tenacity. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p579/Lindsey_Goodman_-_Returning_to_Heights_Unseen_-_New_Music_for_Flute.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La ...
Zvonimir Nagy’s ANGELUS is a singular journey into a meditative state. Like the commemoration of annunciation, Nagy’s album features music for thoughtful contemplation, using solo organ to create delicate space for inner exploration throughout the life of the album. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1178/Angelus.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Ub...
Gloria In Memory HHL Masterworks 1 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1176/The_Music_of_Dan_Locklair.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans #CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpai...
