Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100 Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/Producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60 Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Orchestra
Beginning with just the spark to write three trios, composer Carl Vollrath created an intense yet reflective collection of works in SOULS IN TRANSITIONS. This release moves through waves of contemplation on life, history, and the evolution of spirituality through the performances of violin, cello, and piano by acclaimed pianist Karolina Rojahn. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p853/Souls_in_Transitions.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Class...
Mendelssohn, String Quintet No. 2 in Bb major, Op. 87 Federico Agostini, Ruth Lenz, Bruno Giuranna, Daniel Palmizio, Christine Lee Popper, Requiem in F# minor for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66 Christine Lee, Erica Piccotti, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han Rachmaninoff, Trio Elegiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 Claudio Cruz, Antonio Meneses, Derek Han Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1175/La_Musica_53%2F66.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classica...
Composer Garth Baxter calls his commitment to form and aesthetic "modern traditionalism." And indeed, his new album RESISTANCE may just offer the best of both worlds in one captivating experience. Each piece has certain features in common: they are immediately, intuitively accessible to the listening ear, and all of them draw upon Baxter's ability to evoke sincere emotions with every note. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p849/Garth_Baxter_-_Resistance....
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112 Sylvia Wagner - conductor/producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 Joana Filipe Martinez - Piano Soloist Dominique Beaulieu - conductor/producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p847/Prokofiev%3A_Symphony_No._4_and_Piano_Concerto_No._2.html Your purchase helps to support our show! ...
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 (titled Leningrad), was written c. 1939–40. Initially dedicated to the life and deeds of Vladimir Lenin, Shostakovich decided instead to dedicate the symphony to the besieged city of Leningrad on its completion in December 1941. The Leningrad première of the piece was staged while the city was under siege by Axis and Finnish forces. The work remains one of Shostakovich's best-known compositions. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://...
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Composer Richard Thompson’s three-act opera presents the life behind the name of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the most prominent African American poets of the early 20th Century. This dramatic performance, inspired by the hundreds of letters exchanged between Dunbar and his wife, Alice Ruth Moore, removes the masks of fame and social identity to investigate the psychological realities of the people underneath. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p843/The_M...
VILLA-LOBOS: Assobio a Jato WILLIAMS: Piano Quintet in C minor BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1219/La_Musica_Chamber_Music_Hour_65.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 #CMDParisPhilha...
Capriccio, Op. 85, is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". The opera received its premiere performance at the Nationaltheater München on 28 October 1942. Clemens Krauss and Strauss wrote the German libretto. However, the genesis of the libretto came from Stefan Zweig in the 1930s, and Joseph Gregor further developed the idea several years later. Strauss then took on the libretto but finally recruited Krauss as his collaborator on the ope...
Steven Kemper makes his debut with electroacoustic album MYTHICAL SPACES. Kemper combines acoustic instruments and electronics to create meditative compositions that explore the connections between real and imaginary worlds. Kemper writes that “myths represent traces of our collective imagination, and similarities between myths from different cultures point to a shared human experience.” Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p840/Mythical_Places.html Your pu...
A BISSEL RHYTHM is composer and clarinetist Paul Green’s debut, although it marks his second recorded exploration into the fusion between jazz and Jewish music. A performance at Merkin Concert Hall resulted in the New York Times extolling his talents: "Like a cobra intent on doing some charming of its own, the clarinetist Paul Green weaved, darted and hovered over his instrument…conjuring gorgeous sounds." Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p841/A_Bissel_...
Juxtaposing the loud and abrasive with the soft and subtle, the McCormick Percussion Group balances tumult and tenderness in KID STUFF. Led by director Robert McCormick, Professor of Music at the University of South Florida in Tampa, the percussion orchestra re-imagines original compositions from five key contemporary classical composers. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p838/Kid_Stuff.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discov...
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op 25 Dohnanyi: Serenade in C Major, Op. 10 Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 424 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1062/La_Musica_Chamber_Music_Hour_31%2F64.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 #CM...
Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1218/La_Musica_Chamber_Music_Hour_63.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...
THE MYTH OF TOMORROW Eric Klein Klein’s work is smart and sophisticated, accessible even to the untrained ear, and a cool, clever blend of things both old and new. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p836/The_Myth_of_Tomorrow.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 #CMDG...
THE CEILING FLOATS AWAY, a groundbreaking new collaboration between sound artist Matthew Burtner, former US poet laureate Rita Dove, and ecoacoustic ensemble EcoSono. A National Endowment for the Arts commission, The Ceiling Floats Away was awarded a Special Jury Award in the 2016 American Prize in Chamber Music Composition for "Unique Nexus of Acoustics, Electronics, and Audience Interaction." Since its composition, it has been selected for performance at various festivals and venues, including...
Her husband is on a mission and has been completely loyal. Meanwhile, the wife has not as she has had a torrid love affair. Now he returns from his mission. The love affair is over and she knows that her love for her husband is all she wants from life. But now she must tell her husband what has happened in his absence. Will he forgive her or will this be the end of the marriage she now cherishes so much? Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p832/Verdi%3A_St...
RIPPLING, a new album by composer Robert Morris. Morris recorded the album live at a “Summer at Eastman Concert” in Hatch Recital Hall, in Rochester, NY. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p831/Rippling.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 #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVeni...
Fusion lovers will enjoy the debut of oboist Margaret Herlehy in this fresh, new collection of Latin-inspired jazz. Uniquely, the oboe is the central instrument in each composition. Herlehy not only meets the demands of such a challenge but exceeds them. “Choro Negro” is a prime example. To the ear, it should register as Brazilian or even French, but it becomes something altogether different. The result, while experimental, is quite sensible leading the listener to wonder why he or she hasn’t he...
As a 4th generation musician Erik-Peter Mortensen (AKA Erik or EP) started singing professionally since the age of 9, first at the Metropolitan & New York City Opera Children's Choruses, and then in many professional choirs through the present (most recently with the Schola of St. Agnes Church, in midtown Manhattan. Having naturally developed a passionate love for Early, Baroque, and Classical music, he wishes to make the beauty of these earlier styles appeal to much wider audiences, either ...
Maykel Elizade’s SOUTH COUNTY makes the case for becoming the definitive collection of son cubano. Building on a Cuban tres foundation, this recording takes listeners on a sonic tour of the island nation. Cultural standards “Corazon Rebelde” and “Gracias a La Vida” are interwoven with Elizarde’s own compositions including the “Condado Sur.” The album opens with a spoken intro asking listeners to compare the music to an ajiaco –a traditional Cuban stew—in which many ingredients blend together to ...
SMALL STONES showcases Dr. Nancy Zipay Desalvo’s exploration into both minute and immense concepts. Recorded on solo piano, DeSalvo performs the compositions translating the compressed beauty of Jason Tad Howard and the expansive universe of Daniel Perttu. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p827/Small_Stones.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @k...
La battaglia di Legnano (The Battle of Legnano) is an opera in four acts, with music by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian-language libretto by Salvadore Cammarano. It was based on the play La Bataille de Toulouse by Joseph Méry, later the co-librettist of Don Carlos. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p825/Verdi%3A_La_battaglia_di_Legnano.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber M...
Mexican composer Felipe Pérez Santiago introduces the follow up to his 2013 album, Mantis with his first release, FORMIKA, an album of chamber music. Pérez Santiago continues his series with a vast notational layering and timing propelled by traditional instrumentation. Masterful playing by choice ensembles like Tamayo and Onix, create a particularly kaleidoscopic nostalgia in this pitching album. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p824/Formika.html Your ...
Rutty's captivating compositions, inspired by Latin and world music as well as classical styles, showcases the intensity and diversity of rhythm, melody, and mood. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p822/Exhaling_Space.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 #CMDGrandOp...
Composer Mark John McEncroe's latest album MUSICAL IMAGES FOR PIANO presents a theater of the mind, performed with a delicacy that is both melancholic and nostalgic. Rather than attempting to shatter musical boundaries, McEncroe focuses on the introspective, letting the listener’s stories and memories give the music its own unique life. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p820/Musical_Images_for_Piano.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical...
Verdi's rarely performed masterpiece "I masnadieri" (The Bandit) A man becomes involved with a group of bandits. However, his innocent and highly moral fiance also becomes intrigued. How he deals with the situation is unique and heartbreaking. Performed by the CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice and recorded by Classical Music Discoveries. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p818/Verdi%3A_The_Bandits.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Mu...
In light of all the musical beauty and palpable excellence of this new release, it is hard to tell whose merit it is: the Chamber Singers', or conductor David Holdhusen's? Most likely, the answer lies within the question: One cannot tell, because all elements of this recording – composers named and unnamed, the choir singers, the conductor – work so astoundingly well in unison, just as you'd expect from a truly brilliant ensemble. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings...
