Jamaican-born British composer Eleanor Alberga stuns listeners with her spellbinding debut: ALBERGA STRING QUARTETS 1, 2, AND 3, a carefully thought out yet naturally flowing example of Alberga’s creative genius, performed by the unmatched Ensemble Arcadiana. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p936/Eleanor_Alberga%3A_String_Quartets_1%2C_2_and_3.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica Internation...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 15Ep. 169
DIRECT CONTACT by renowned pianist Roberta Rust. In this release, Rust pays homage to eight composers whom she has had the opportunity to work directly within some capacity during her impressive career. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p934/Direct_Contact.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalM...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 15Ep. 168
On A PATH OF LIGHT, their debut release, Hevreh Ensemble offers up a set of music that highlights the unique blend of jazz, world music, and chamber music which critics call "a new sort of aesthetic that defies description." Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p932/A_Path_of_Light.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDisc...
Jan 31, 2021•57 min•Season 15Ep. 167
IN TANDEM is a multi-composer release featuring five unique composers. Each track offers an intriguing experience from polyptych storytelling to experimenting with the composition of free jazz and a minimal exploration of violin and cello Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p930/In_Tandem.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalM...
Jan 31, 2021•58 min•Season 15Ep. 166
On September 2, 1998, 229 passengers and crew members lost their lives when Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia. Composer Matt Frey, who identified with the Swissair tragedy due to his own brush with a plane malfunction, explores the human relationship to air travel while also commemorating the lives lost in the chamber opera ONE-ELEVEN HEAVY. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p928/Matt_Frey%3A_One-Eleven_Heavy_-_A_Chambe...
Jan 31, 2021•24 min•Season 15Ep. 165
The story of the opera is based on the famous story of a king and sculptor, Pygmalion, originally taken from the tenth book of the Metamorphoses by Ovid. Pigmalione, dismayed that he may never find in real life the ideal of feminine beauty, creates a sculpture of it himself. Having fallen in love with his own creation, Pigmalione's prayer for the sculpture's (christened Galatea) animation is answered by Venus. Conducted and Produced by Joana Filipe Martinez CMD Chamber Opera Group of Barcelona S...
Jan 31, 2021•47 min•Season 15Ep. 164
Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Villa-Lobos: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano No. 1 Murphy: Piano Trio No. 1 "Emotions" Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1227/La_Musica_Chamber_Music_Hour_71.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 #La...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 15Ep. 163
The 15 tracks on Thad Anderson’s LINES & SPACES are from his Lines series, based on his compositional technique called “duration lines” that create both structure and polyrhythmic interest. Anderson integrates traditional instruments with fixed media, live processing, and tuned metals to create pieces that are infinitely malleable. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p925/Lines_%26_Spaces.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Di...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 15Ep. 162
The series that brought the highlights of contemporary orchestral music is back with PRISMA VOL. 2 takes listeners through the minds of five composers who demonstrate how the orchestra can be powerful, tender, and thrilling all at once. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p923/Prisma_2.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusi...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 15Ep. 161
Violinist Kerry DuWors and pianist Futaba Niekawa, professionally known as duo526, stun with their dazzling interpretation of Villa Lobos, Bax, and Bolcom on their new aptly-titled album DUO FANTASY. Played with great insightfulness and panache, DUO FANTASY is an extraordinary treat for lovers of early 20th-century music. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p921/Duo_Fantasy.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponso...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 15Ep. 160
Piano virtuoso Eliane Rodrigues returns with her latest release — THE GERSHWIN & BERNSTEIN CONNECTION, a new look at timeless pieces by legendary American composers. Together with talented artists including her daughter, pianist Nina Smeets, Rodrigues thrills audiences once again with her moving and truly spellbinding performances Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p919/The_Gershwin_and_Bernstein_Connection.html Your purchase helps to support our show...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 15Ep. 159
PROKOFIEV- Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56 BRAHMS- Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1 BARBER- Sonata for Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 6 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1225/La_Musica_International_Chamber_Music_Hour_70.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusi...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 15Ep. 158
A hero returns home from the crusades only to find his wife has betrayed their marriage. Do you divorce her, kill her lover or have complete forgiveness for all? Kathryn Cavanaugh - Producer/Conductor CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p916/Verdi%3A_Aroldo.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #Classica...
Jan 28, 2021•2 hr 20 min•Season 15Ep. 157
Brahms: Symphony 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1224/The_Final_Symphonies_of_Brahms_and_Tchaikovsky.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 ...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 15Ep. 156
Secret Garden by Frederik Magle
Jan 28, 2021•10 min•Season 15Ep. 155
JITRO IN HEAVEN, the fourth release from the Jitro Czech Girls Choir, balances the liturgical with the lighthearted. Propelled by the fusion of Petr Eben’s compositions, the Choir’s virtuosic ability to capture the emotional essence of the songs, and the conductor’s artful and sensitive leadership, it is an unforgettable collection of contemporary choral performances. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p913/Jitro_in_Heaven.html Your purchase helps to supp...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 15Ep. 154
ClickBait Composers Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p914/ClickBait_Composers.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 #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain #ClassicalMusicLives...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 15Ep. 153
Charles Ives Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2 Sylvia Wagner - conductor/producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p912/Ives%3A_Symphonies_Nos._1_%26_2.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 #...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 15Ep. 152
Well-known Finland-based film and TV composer Kepa Lehtinen is proud to announce the release of his new album, Helsinki In November, that features original contemporary classical music written for piano, contrabass, and theremin. The theremin is an almost-century-old electronic instrument that’s played by hand gestures rather than direct contact and is seldom encountered in the classical world. Lehtinen, however, makes the instrument a cornerstone of his sound and Helsinki In November gives list...
Jan 28, 2021•3 min•Season 15Ep. 151
The composer Anton Stepanovich Arensky belonged to that generation of Russian musicians able to profit from the systematic musical training offered by the conservatories that had been established by the Rubinstein brothers in St Petersburg and Moscow in the 1860s, institutions that had seemed foreign and suspect to Balakirev and his group of nationalist composers. Rimsky-Korsakov, one of Balakirev's group, had himself acquired a considerable degree of professionalism, after amateur beginnings, a...
Jan 28, 2021•56 min•Season 17Ep. 42
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" Dominique Beaulieu - conductor CMD Paris Philharmonic in Orleans Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p909/Borodin%3A_Symphony_No._2_and_Mendelssohn%3A_Symphony_No._3.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalM...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 15Ep. 150
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi's debut TACIT-CITAT-ION is a reflection of contemporary Scandinavian composition – gestural, yet empowered by painstaking attention to detail. Where other composers' work ends, Ahvenniemi only begins. Breath sounds, glottal stops, microphone static, white noise, electronic interferences, the percussive friction of instrument bows – these byproducts of music are the backbone of TACIT-CITAT-ION, yielding a truly unique auditory experience. Purchase the music (without talk)...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 15Ep. 149
Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, D. 125 Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 2 in A Major Dominique Beaulieu, conductor CMD Paris Philharmonic in Orleans Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p908/Schubert_2_and_Kalinnikov_2.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...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 15Ep. 148
VOICES OF EARTH AND AIR 2 presents the best that modern choral compositions have to offer. Settings of traditional prayers are mingled with ethereal stories and otherworldly visions, and each of the eight compositions both stands unique and work together harmoniously to create a collection that nods to the future of choral music. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p907/Voices_of_Earth_and_Air%2C_Vol._2.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classic...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 15Ep. 147
When the shocking event of the burning of Notre Dame happened, CMD played the Durufle Requiem. This is standard for us whenever a loved one or a shocking world event happens. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p474/Durufle%3A_Requiem%2C_Op._9.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 #LaMu...
Jan 27, 2021•41 min•Season 15Ep. 146
Composer Michael G. Cunningham introduces the beauty of sacred choral compositions with the unique energy of the live recording. “Ecumenical” is defined as the promotion of unity among different Christian churches across the world, and ECUMENICAL SPIRIT celebrates the unifying powers of music as it transcends the borders of all differences. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p904/Ecumenical_Spirit.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Mu...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 15Ep. 143
The Fuego Quartet, featuring saxophonists Nicki Roman, Erik Elmgren, Harrison Clarke, and Gabriel Piqué, makes their debut with the innovative MIGRATION, a collection that demonstrates the versatility and complexity of the saxophone as it migrates through genre boundaries. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p902/Migration.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festiva...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 15Ep. 143
Composed almost entirely in 2018 and performed by composer Giovanni Piacentini, the music on BETWEEN WORLDS serves as a brand-new snapshot of a musician's prowess at the height of his creative capabilities. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p900/Between_Worlds.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassi...
Jan 27, 2021•54 min•Season 15Ep. 142
Characterized by a unique style of instrumentation and experimentation with formality, VIRTUOSITY is the colorful expression of composer John Robertson's symphonic creativity. VIRTUOSITY combines a clarinet and a trumpet concerto, a symphony, and an orchestral fantasy based on a Maori love story – all on one album. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p898/Virtuosity.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by L...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 15Ep. 141
The long-awaited release from the chamber ensemble Duo Sequenza, YES…IT’S A THING!, includes works by five critically acclaimed contemporary composers. David Noon is one of the most prolific composers in the U.S.; Jerry Owen’s numerous achievements include two Pulitzer Prize nominations; Jorge Muñiz has had his music performed by chamber ensembles, chorales, and orchestras throughout the world; Marc Mellits is one of the leading American composers of his generation and one of the most performed ...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 15Ep. 140
