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August Highlights
C ATA L O G
August/ 16
Berl Senofsky
Callipoe Tsoupaki
In Concert Expo ‘58 Brussels
Triptych
BRIDGE
BCD9470
CYBELE
CY261602
Heaven & Earth
Robert Carl
A Duke Ellington Songbook
The Geography of Loss
MSR CLASSICS
MS1617
NEW WORLD
80780-2
ALBANY RECORDS
Garden in Harp
TROY1629
UPC CODE:
034061162926
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
GARY SCHOCKER: Beyond the Fog (Emily Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker, flute); Summer Morning; Summer
Afternoon (Emily Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker, flute; Kirsten Docter, viola); Garden in Harp (Garden in Harp); Cherry
Blossoms (Emily Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker, flute; Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; Cavani String Quartet); Fantasy (Emily
Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker, flute); Love Letter (Emily Mitchell, harp; James Pugh, trombone); September Morn
(Emily Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker, flute; Frank Rosenwein, oboe); Chimera (Emily Mitchell, harp; Gary Schocker,
flute) (DDD)
Composer, flutist and now harpist Gary Schocker has written more than 125 works for the harp -- surely a record for a
contemporary composer. The esteemed harpist Emily Mitchell has been an advocate, performer, and champion of
Schocker's music from the beginning. As she says, "He writes for the harp as a singing instrument, not unlike the flute.
Instead of busily accompanying, or traditional right hand melody, left hand harmony, both hands shape the line." The
works on this recording were composed between 1993 and 2010 and represent more than 25 years of collaboration
between composer and harpist -- a fruitful collaboration that has so far produced four discs. This recording, re-released on
Albany Records, now brings all recordings of Gary Schocker's harp music on one label: two discs of his Christmas music
for harp; “Changes,” released in 2016, and now Garden in Hatp.
ALBANY RECORDS
Veiled Light
TROY1637
UPC CODE:
034061163725
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
MICHAEL ENGELHARDT: Gaudete!; DOUGLAS PEW: Lead Gently, Lord; JEFFREY T. HORVATH: Demon in
My View; TIMOTHY C. TAKACH: Rough Beast; BRIAN SCHMIDT: Lux Aeterna; A.R. RAHMAN: Wedding
Qawwali; ANTHONY J. MAGLIONE: Night, Veiled Night; BOB CHILCOTT: Five Ways To Kill A Man;
REGINALD UNTERSEHER: The Steady Light; ABBIE BETINIS: Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight;
RICHARD BURCHARD: Dedication; RON JEFFERS: I Have Had Singing; JONATHAN KOLM: Songs For The
People – Miami University Men’s Glee Club; Jeremy D. Jones, conductor; Joe Atkinson, Daniel Brinson, Patrick
Schoeppner, David Watkins, percussion; William Buchsbaum, piano (DDD)
The conception of this recording, Veiled Light, was inspired by the desire to advance the male choral art through superb
repertoire written in the 21st century. This innovative and ambitious recording features 13 works by living composers,
capturing a wide range of artistry and musical emotions with great spirit, sensitivity, and sincerity. Five works were
specifically written for the Miami University Men's Glee Club in its mission to promote and foster the creation and
development of new choral works for male choir. Founded in 1907, the Miami University Men's Glee Club has
maintained a tradition of musical excellence throughout its storied history. For more than a century, the Glee Club has
presented concerts to countless audiences on their campus, around the state, nation, and world. They have toured
internationally, performing in Belgium, England, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, and Wales. Conductor
Jeremy D. Jones has led the Glee Club in performances at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division
Conference as well as several Intercollegiate Men's Choruses National Seminars. The Glee Club was awarded first place
and overall grand champion awards at the Concours Européen de Chant Choral in Luxembourg in 2014.
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ALBANY RECORDS
TROY1638
Jerome Kern: Sally
UPC CODE:
034061163824
BROADWAY
PRICE CODE L
JEROME KERN: Sally - Emma Grimsley; Alex Corson; Bryan Elsesser; Adam Cannedy; Claire Kuttler; Richard
Holmes; Natalie Ballenger; Rachel Braunstein; Light Opera of New York Orchestra; Gerald Steichen, conductor (DDD)
Jerome Kern's 1920 Broadway hit, a Rags-to-Riches "Cinderella" musical, was created for Ziegfeld Follies star Marilyn
Miller with book and lyrics by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse and others, is offered in a CD premiere recording, featuring
the cast and ensemble of Light Opera of New York with Gerald Steichen, conductor.
ALBANY RECORDS
TROY1639/40 (2 CDS)
Charles Bestor: Summing Up
UPC CODE:
034061163923
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE LX2
CHARLES BESTOR: Suite for Alto Saxophone and Percussion (Lynn Klock, alto saxophone; Eduardo Leandro,
percussion); Thirteen Other Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (Estela Olevsky, piano; Paulina Stark, narrator); “J.B.” Suite
for wind sextet (Stony Brook Contemporary Players); Sonata for Cello and Piano (Astrid Schween, cello; Estela Olevsky,
piano); Of Times and their Places (Paulina Stark, soprano; Estela Olevsky, piano); Ann in Autumn (Jon Humphrey,
tenor; Estela Olevsky, piano); More Sorts of Love Songs (Nigel Coxe, piano); Nursery Rhymes for Grown-ups (Dana
Varga, soprano; Estela Olevsky) (DDD)
This 2-CD set honors the life and career of Charles Bestor with a selection of his late chamber music. Bestor (1924-2016)
studied at Yale with Paul Hindemith after returning from service in World War II; then at Juilliard where he was a
student of Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin. Bestor worked as a jazz arranger to supplement his income as a
composer but turned to teaching. He taught at the University of Colorado; Juilliard; was Dean of the College of Music of
Willamette University; but his longest tenure (35 years) was as Head of the Departments of Music and Dance at the
University of Massachusetts. He continued to compose, tending torward shorter works because of time constraints. The
compositions on this recording include song cycles; a suite for saxophone and piano; a cello sonata; a work for chamber
ensemble; and a work for narrator and piano.
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ALBANY RECORDS
Bright Eyed Fancy
The Chamber Music of Gary Smart
TROY1641
UPC CODE:
034061164128
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
GARY SMART: Prayer (Guy Yehuda, clarinet); Bright Eyed Fancy (Simon Shiao, violin; Nick Curry, cello; Gary Smart,
piano); Child's Play (Guy Yehuda, clarinet; Michael Bovenzi, tenor saxophone); Mandela (Guy Yehuda, clarinet; Gary
Smart, piano); Sonata in Fancy (Michael Taylor, vibraphone; Gary Smart, piano) (DDD)
This recording contains a representative collection of composer Gary Smart's small chamber music works. Strings, winds,
percussion, and piano are used in various groupings -- some traditional, some not. Smart's tendncy is to make use of
American rhythms and stylistic gestures, but other influences can be heard as well. Quite a diverse set of compositions,
but the majority of them center on the clarinet, inspired by the composer's friendship with Guy Yehuda. A unique
musician -- composer-pianist Gary Smart writes music that reflects an abiding interest in Americana, world musics and
jazz, as well as the Western classical tradition. This is the fifth recording of his music to appear on the Albany Records
label.
BLUE GRIFFIN
Signals Cross
BG401
UPC CODE:
888295441919
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE N
MARCUS MARONEY: Pastorale; THOMAS HUNDEMER: Reed Suite; GREGORY WANAMAKER: Double
Cadenza; RICHARD ROSE: The Journey; KYLE BLAHA: Signals Cross – Three Reeds Duo; Paul Forsyth, saxophone;
Leah Forsyth, oboe (DDD)
This duo, formed in 2005, has begun building a repertoire ranging from baroque and classical transcriptions to
contemporary concert literature. Three Reeds has performed in a variety of venues throughout the country, from
collegiate recitals, to conferences, to wedding ceremonies. In 2011, the Three Reeds Duo was awarded the Donald
Derby Professorship at Northwestern State University, where they are both professors on their respective instruments.
Through this grant, Three Reeds commissioned four new works for oboe/saxophone duo and premiered these works at
the 2012 NASA Conference in Arizona and the World Saxophone Congress in Scotland. In 2015, Three Reeds Duo was
the winner of the Alford Professorship at Northwestern State University allowing them to record their debut CD, Signals
Cross. To their knowledge, this is the first CD ever recorded of oboe/saxophone duos.
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BRIDGE
BCD9469
SHADOW AND LIGHT
UPC CODE:
090404946929
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
(duoJalal's Rumi Experience)
GIOVANNI SOLLIMA: Lamentatio; EVAN ZIPORYN: Honey from Alast; SHIRISH KORDE: Joy Somei Satoh: Birds
in Warped Time II; ZHAO JIPING: Summer in the High Grassland; LJOVA: Shadow and Light; duoJalal: Kathryn
Lockwood, viola; Yousif Sheronick, percussion (60:12 DDD)
Inspired by their namesake, 13th century poet and mystic Jalal al-din Rumi, duoJalal (Kathryn Lockwood, viola and
Yousif Sheronick, percussion) present an original new recording that bridges cultural and musical genres. The music on
this hypnotically beautiful disc includes two commissioned works from duoJalal’s “Rumi Experience” project, and
comprises music from Japan, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. duoJalal has selected a
Rumi poem to pair with each piece of music, with the poems (in English translation) printed in the CD liner notes.
BRIDGE
BCD9470
BERL SENOFSKY AT
UPC CODE:
090404947025
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
'EXPO '58 BRUSSELS
RAVEL: Pièce en forme de Habanera; BARTOK: Roumanian Dances; RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise; YSAŸE: Sonata
No. 6, op. 27, no. 6; CRESTON: Suite, op. 19; WIENIAWSKI: Grand Duo Polonaise, op. 8; BACH: Chaconne from
Partita No. 2; BRAHMS: Allegretto grazioso from Sonata No. 2; BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 7; Berl Senofsky,
violin; Marie Louise Bastyns, piano (59:49 ADD)
The extraordinary American violinist Berl Senofsky (1926-2002), was thrust into the international spotlight in June of
1955, taking the grand prize of the 1955 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Competition. One of the jury
members, Zino Francescatti, wrote that "Senofsky is a complete artist: great musicality, beautiful tone, astounding
technique." This CD documents Senofsky's 1958 return to Belgium for a triumphant recital at the Brussels World's Fair,
Expo '58.
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CALA RECORDS
CAL77020
Premiere Rhapsodie
UPC CODE:
667549770209
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE N
CLAUDE DEBUSSY: Premiere Rhapsodie; BELA KOVACS: Hommage à Manuel de Falla; FRANCIS POULENC:
Sonata for clarinet and piano; BELA BARTOK: Romanian Folk Dances; JOHANNES BRAHMS: Sonata No.1 in F
minor, Op.120 No.1; MAURICE RAVEL: Pièce en forme de Habanera; JOSEPH HOROVITZ: Sonatina for clarinet and
piano; TED SNYDER: Who’s Sorry Now?; SID PHILLIPS: Clarinet Cadenza – Som Howie, clarinet; David Howie,
piano (72:51 DDD)
This is the debut album of the talented young Australian clarinetist Som Howie, now working in London and Stockholm;
accompanied by his father, the distinguished Australia pianist David Howie. Together they play some staples of the
clarinet repertoire plus some less familiar but intriguing works, including some jazz-flavored encore pieces.
CALA RECORDS
Expresivo
CAL77022
UPC CODE:
667549770223
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE N
AGUSTIN BARRIOS MANGORE: Vals Op.8, No.4; ROLAND DYENS: Tango en Skaï; ISAAC ALBENIZ: Sevilla
(Sevillanas); Granada (Serenata); Asturias (Leyenda); HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS: Prélude No.1 in E minor; ISAAC
ALBENIZ: Tango; STANLEY MYERS: Cavatina from The Deer Hunter; LEO BROUWER: Canción de cuna
(Berceuse); Ojos brujos; FRANCISCO TARREGA: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Capricho árabe; ASTOR PIAZZOLLA:
Adiós Nonino; ENRIQUE GRANADOS: Spanish Dance No.5; LENNON/MCCARTNEY: Here, There and
Everywhere; HOAGY CARMICHAEL: Georgia On My Mind; GEORGE GERSHWIN: Summertime – Jacob
Cordover, guitar (74:22 DDD)
Jacob Cordover follows up his previous Cala release Blackwattle Caprices, with an album of some of the best loved and
most well-known guitar repertoire, particularly from the Spanish guitar masters and their Latin American counterparts.
He also includes some guitar arrangements of popular modern songs.
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CYBELE
CY051507 (SACD)
Max Reger Edition
UPC CODE:
809548016128
Complete Organ Works, Vol. 7
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE Q
MAX REGER: Fifty-two easily executable preludes to the common Protestant chorales for organ op 67, Issue 1 (1901 to
1902) - # 1 'Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr '!; No. 2: 'Everything is in God's blessing'; No. 3: 'Out of the depths I cry to
you'; No. 5: 'Christ is my life' to the common Protestant chorales for organ op 67, Issue 1 (1901 to 1902) - no. 4: 'From
bottom of my heart'; Fifty-two easily executable preludes to the common Protestant chorales for organ op 67, Issue 1 No.
8: 'Appeared is the glorious day'; No. 9: 'Lord Jesus Christ, join us wend'; no. 10: 'It is our salvation come here' (laud and
praise the highest good); No. 11:.. 'Rejoice greatly, o my soul'; No. 12: 'God of heaven and earth'; No. 13: 'Lord, how you
want, so chic's with me'; No. 14:. 'Herzlich does require me' (O Sacred Head); No. 15: 'Jauchz, earth, and sky, rejoice!';
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor. Fugue; Four Preludes and Fugues, Op 85 (1904) - 2. Prelude and Fugue in G
major; Prelude and Fugue in F major. Prelude and Fugue in E minor: Postludium D minor WoO IV / 12 (1904) – Martin
Schmeding, organ (DDD)
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CYBELE
Max Reger Edition
Complete Organ Works, Vol. 8
CY051508 (SACD)
UPC CODE:
809548016227
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE Q
REGER: Fifty-two easily executable preludes to the common Protestant Chorales for Organ, Op. 67 Issue 3, No. 36 “I
shall not Sing My God;” No. 37 “Criminal me not in thine Anger;” No. 38:.. 'Valet will ich dir geben'; No. 39: 'Our Father
in heaven'; No. 40: 'From high heaven, I come to you'; No. 41:.. 'Awake, the voice calls us'; No. 42: 'By God, I do not want
to leave' (Mit Ernst, o human child); No. 43: 'Why should I grieve me because'; No. 44: 'What God does is well done'; No.
45: 'Exercise Whoever leaves the love God' (serious songs); No. 46: 'Who now the good God can exercise' (joyful songs to
contents); No. 47: 'Werde munter, my spirit' (The Cross is my love); No. 48: 'Who knows how near my end'; No. 49: 'How
beautifully shines the morning star'; No. 50: 'How well is me, o friend of souls'; No. 51:.. 'Jesus is coming'; No. 52: 'O how
blessed'; Suite in G minor for Organ op 92 (1905 to 1906) - I. Prelude; II fugue; III. Intermezzo; IV basso ostinato; V.
romance; VI. Toccata; VII fugue; Variations and Fugue on 'salvation, our King Heil!' for organ WoO IV / 7 (1901) –
Martin Schmeding, organ (DDD)
Max Reger wrote a very extensive organ works, the extremely high demands on the performers. On one hand, Reger
Orgelkompositionen very virtuosic, on the other hand is required for the interpretation of his works an organist, who
knows how the sound of the organ and the ambience of the church to vote so that the listener the multilayered levels of
Reger's symphonic compositions are transparent. Martin Schmeding interprets Reger organ compendium exclusively on
appropriate historic organs from the Reger time - with power, big breath and always with the necessary attention to detail
-. Ingredients that require Reger works all Together with the innovative 3D shooting method (3D binaural stereo sound)
by Cybele Records the listener through headphones is first added to the scene, as if live shooting at live.
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CYBELE
CY261602 (SACD)
UPC CODE:
Callipoe Tsoupaki
809548017743
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE Q
Triptych
CALLIOPE TSOUPAKI: Triptych (2005 to 2013) - I. Mercurius for string quartet; Triptych (2005 to 2013) - II Lychnos
tis positivist mou for clarinet and string quartet.; Triptych (2005 to 2013) - III. Eothinòn for string quartet –
DoelenKwartet; Arjan Woudenberg, clarinet (DDD)
In recent years Calliope Tsoupaki place with their spiritual and the audience experienced a strong ritual music
increasingly loyal audience. The roots of their inspiration are in the cradle of our civilization - she grew up in Greece. The
strength of their work lies in the intimacy and intensity, the long suspense, and the connections that they do lay.
Appealing images and sensations drive them and make their compositions to sounding Metaforen of life. At first glance,
we live in the age of snack Content Full breathless presenters and rapidly changing content. Pausenlos we wipe quickly
over the touch screen of our digital devices that inundate us on their screens with a plethora of colors, images, movies and
music. Even before the event, we check more quickly our message. Nevertheless, we remain people of flesh and blood
with unfulfilled desires and hopes, full of hope, friends and sorrow and with our faith in a vision of life or religion. As a
counterbalance to the lightning quick, untraceable urbanization and industrialization, around them changed the lives,
sought and found artists and writers of the 19th century comfort in the mysticism of the middle ages dreamed. Today,
since the 1970s, we see in the extraordinarily successful music by composers such as Arvo Pärt a new recourse to the same
Middle Ages. Meaningful new music often sheds new light on the past. Calliope Tsoupaki also feels at home in the
Middle Ages. The music of this period is not only listed, but is also the subject of extensive research on ethnic music
genres and the sound of music in their time. In their opera productions for the Holland Festival succeeded Calliope
Tsoupaki to reconcile two seemingly disparate styles of music making with each other, could be summarily call the
"learned" Western art music and improvised folk music. It was a great success: the opposite poles inspire each other. Just
listen to how it is able to free the in music history so weighty genre String of pretentiousness and fear of failure, by
returning the music for this wonderful combination of perfect craftsmanship way to the very core.
EQ139
EQUILIBRIUM
UPC CODE:
794055013923
Lessons of the Sky
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE L
RODNEY ROGERS: Lessons of the Sky; FERNANDE DECRUCK: Sonate en ut#; JOHN FITZ ROGERS: Breaking;
DAVID AMRAM: Greenwich Village Portraits; PIET SWERTS: Klonos – Clifford Leaman, saxophone; Joseph Rackers,
piano (DDD)
Lessons of the Sky is a work in three sections following a fast/slow/fast plan. The composition’s title suggests that by
observing the sky – open, alive, seemingly infinite – we may gain knowledge. The music uses a collection of motives
presented in a quick and ever-changing rhythmic background to express the energy and quixotic nature of our
atmosphere. These motives are constantly varied (expanded, compressed, altered methodically and harmonically) with
their order of appearance continually rearranged. The shortest motive is the single note, the stopped low F# on the piano.
The sound that results from striking this key is percussive in nature. Energy and tension is built through quick shifts
between motives and by sudden changes from animated presentations to calmer repetitive versions of motivic material.
At the center of the piece is a slow section: nearly motionless, it contains little repetition and emphasises lyrical lines in
the saxophone and sparse textures in the piano. Here the low F# takes on a somber character, in stark contrast to the
propulsive quality it conveys in the opening and closing sections. Patterns from the first part reappear in the final portion
of the piece in increasingly animated forms. Constant variation and recording culminates in a dynamic peak that closes
the work.
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MSR CLASSICS
MS1494
UPC CODE:
Across Oceans
681585149423
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE F
THOMAS OSBORNE: Like Still Water; Dreams of Sky and Sea; And the Waves Sing Because They are Moving; Songs
of a Thousand Autumns – Aperio. (DDD)
Thomas Osborne (b. 1978) writes: "For someone who was born in a land-locked region of the country, oceans have played
a surprisingly important role in my music. Each of the works on this recording reference the sea in one way or another,
and each was composed in close proximity to the ocean as well. I wrote three of these pieces in Los Angeles and the
other in my current home of Honolulu. The four works on this CD, each in its own way, look out to the watery horizon,
some exploring the expanse of water itself and others seeking what lies beyond. For a composer, the most fulfilling
collaborations are those involving friends, and it has been my privilege to work with the musicians of Aperio for more
than a decade. My collaboration with them began when I was a graduate student in Houston, and has continued on for
many years since. In that time, I have crossed oceans to work with Aperio again and again, and I will gladly do so again in
the future. Every composer should be so lucky as to work with musicians like these."
MSR CLASSICS
MS1544
UPC CODE:
Barbara Harbach 10
Chamber Music V
681585154427
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE F
BARBARA HARBACH: Terezin Children’s Songs; Nocturne Noir; Dorothy Parker Love Songs; The Birth, Life and
Death of Christ – Stella Markou, soprano; Julia Sakharova, violin; Marlissa Hudson, soprano; John McGrosso, violin; Alla
Voskoboynikova, piano; St. Louis Chamber Orchestra; James Richards, conductor (DDD)
Barbara Harbach has a large catalog of works, including symphonies, operas, works for string and chamber ensemble,
choral anthems, ballet, musicals and film scores, pieces for organ, harpsichord and piano and arrangements of Baroque
works for brass and organ. A gifted performer as well, Harbach has toured extensively as both concert organist and
harpsichordist throughout the United States and Canada, and overseas throughout Europe and Asia. Her lively
performances and recordings have captured the imagination of many American composers; the body of work written for
and dedicated to her is substantial. Harbach is also heavily involved in the research, editing, publication and recording of
manuscripts of 18th-century keyboard composers, as well as historical and contemporary women composers. A prolific
composer, Harbach’s work is published by Vivace Press, Robert King Music, Elkan-Vogel, Augsburg Fortress, Encore
Music Publishers, Art of Sound Music and Agape Music. As a highly active recording artist, her performances are
available from MSR Classics, Naxos Records, Gasparo Records, Kingdom Records, Albany Records, Northeastern
Records and Hester Park. Harbach, who serves as editor of the WomenArts Quarterly Journal, initiated Women in the
Arts−St. Louis, a celebration of the achievements of women creators. More than 800 events by cultural organizations in
the St. Louis region have provided audiences with new and historical examples of the work of women writers, composers
and artists. In recognition of this achievement, she received the Arts Education Award from the Missouri Arts Council,
the Missouri Citizen for the Arts Award, the Yellow Rose Award from the Zonta International Club of St. Louis, and the
Faculty Excellence Award from the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri−St. Louis.
The winner of numerous awards and honors, Harbach received the Hellenic Spirit Foundation Award, the Grand Center
Visionary Award for “Successful Working Artist,” the Argus Foundation Award, and the YWCA Leader of Distinction
Award in the Arts. She was recently named National Arts Associate Distinguished Member of SAI, Buffalo Chapter, and
one of the “30 Most Innovative Women Professors Alive Today”. Harbach is also the recipient of an honorary doctorate
in music, Honoris Causa, from Wilmington College, Ohio for her lifetime achievement as a composer, performer, editor
and publisher. Currently a Curators’ Professor of Music at the University of Missouri−St. Louis, Harbach holds academic
degrees from Pennsylvania State University (BA), Yale University (MMA), Musikhochschule (Konzertdiplom) in
Frankfurt, Germany, and the Eastman School of Music (DMA). [ www.barbaraharbach.com ]
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MSR CLASSICS
MS1601
UPC CODE:
681585160121
Book of Hours
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE F
HASKELL SMALL: A Journey in Silence: Reflections on the Book of Hours; Lullaby of War – Haskell Small, piano
(DDD)
Composer and pianist Haskell Small has been praised for the exquisite blend of sound and silence in his compositions
and for his prodigious technique and subtle touch at the keyboard. His discography of over a dozen recordings and his
frequent national and international tours have firmly established Small's stellar artistic reputation around the world.
Highlights of Small's international performance career include engagements at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy
Center and Spoleto USA. His acclaimed artistry has spread further through his active YouTube channel and other videos,
which have received millions of views. In addition to his online videos, Small was featured on the nationally-broadcast
PBS special “A Celebration of the Piano.” Over the course of his career, Small's contemplative nature has drawn him to
music that seeks a spiritual quietude that approaches silence. His ongoing series of compositions, performances and
recordings, “Journeys in Silence”, reflects this interest. Small regularly tours the United States, Europe and Japan,
programming his own compositions as well as works by other composers that share this aesthetic, performing in
monasteries, churches and galleries as well as more conventional concert venues.
MSR CLASSICS
MS1616
UPC CODE:
Change of Keys
681585161623
CLASSICAL
PRICE CODE F
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Piano Sonata in C Major, HOB, XVI: 50; LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata
No. 30 in E Major, OP. 109; FREDERIC CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; ROBERT
SCHUMANN/FRANZ LISZT: Liebeslied “Widmung,” S.566; CLAUDE DEBUSSY: L’Isle Joyeuse, L, 106; BELA
BARTOK: Piano Sonata, BB 88, SZ.80 – Carol Leone, piano (DDD)
It is the rare pianist that doesn’t long for a larger hand span to meet the demands of the modern piano keyboard and the
masterworks composed for it. In this recital of well-loved works for piano, Carol Leone breaks new ground by performing
on a single American Steinway ‘D’ fitted with three unique keyboards, each having different key widths. As the recital
progresses from 18th century to 20th century repertoire, Leone chooses a keyboard with progressively narrower keys,
allowing for ideal mastery of the repertoire and sound production from the instrument.
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MSR CLASSICS
Heaven & Earth
A Duke Ellington Songbook
MS1617
UPC CODE:
681585161722
JAZZ
PRICE CODE F
COME SUNDAY: Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington [arr. H. Dehlinger]; IMAGINE MY FRUSTRATION: Duke
Ellington / Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Wilson [arr. H. Dehlinger]; IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD: Duke Ellington /
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills [arr. L. Ham]; DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME: Duke Ellington / Bob
Russell [arr. L. Ham]; PRELUDE TO A KISS: Duke Ellington / Irving Gordon and Irvings Mills [arr. L. Ham]; DON’T
GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE: Duke Ellington / Bob Russell [arr. H. Dehlinger]; SOPHISTICATED LADY:
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish [arr. H. Dehlinger]; I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT: Duke
Ellington, Harry James and Johnny Hodges / Don George [arr. C. Levine]; SOLITUDE: Duke Ellington / Eddie
Delange and Irving Mills [arr. C. Levine]; MEDITATION: (piano solo) Duke Ellington [arr. H. Dehlinger]; HEAVEN:
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington [arr. M. Mills]; ALMIGHTY GOD HAS THOSE ANGELS: Duke Ellington / Duke
Ellington [arr. H. Dehlinger] – Danielle Talamantes with Henry Dehlinger (DDD)
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974) is a colossus among American composers of any genre. With a career
spanning more than 50 years, he wrote more than one thousand compositions, many of which have become jazz standards
as well as precious, irreplaceable gems of the American Songbook. While music historians are wont to view him as a jazz
or big band swing composer, Ellington’s work reaches far beyond. Many musicologists have neglected the extensive body
of sacred music that Ellington produced, four of which are presented in this album. In truth, Ellington did not consider
himself a jazz or big band writer and performer. In his words, he wrote and played “the natural feelings of a people.”
Ellington conceived his works differently than others of the big band era. Typical arrangements of that period were
written for a rhythm section supporting full sections of saxophones, trumpets and trombones with occasional short,
improvised solos for contrast. Ellington was like a playwright, producing more script than manuscript, giving voice to
leads within his cast of characters, then supporting the tale they wove with other voices within the cast. He chose his
players not only for their musical proficiency, but also for their strong personalities. Unlike classic big band, Ellington
encouraged his band to express themselves in their music, to let their individual personalities shine through. The early
works were often released as three-minute instrumental singles, the maximum time possible on the single side of a teninch 78 RPM record. Words were added later, sometimes several years later, and by a variety of lyricists, adding another
sparkling—sometimes startling —dimension to the captivating saga. Whether an instrumental or vocal arrangement,
these pieces carry away the listener with Ellington’s uniquely transcendent, supremely evocative, and unequalled style.
MSR CLASSICS
Discovering the
Classical String Trio
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JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH: Sonata in D Major, B. 36; CARLO ANTONIO CAMPIONI: Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1,
No. 2; LUIGI BOCCHERINI: Trio in D Major, Op. 2, No. 4; FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Divertimento in B Minor, H.
V:3; CHRISTIAN CANNABICH: Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 1; FELICE GIARDINI: Trio in F Major, Op. 20,
No. 2; GIUSEPPE MARIA CAMBINI: Trio Concertant in A Major, Op. 33, No. 1 – The Vivaldi Project. (DDD)
Stephanie Vial writes: "It is curious that only a few Classical string trios survive as celebrated works for today's performers
and audiences. These are Beethoven's Op. 9, set of three trios, the two youthful works of Schubert (the first unfinished),
and the grand six-movement "Divertimento in E-flat" by Mozart, notably the sole representative from the 18th Century.
All are truly masterful works, frequently performed and recorded, but which naturally beg the question "Is this really all
there is?" A little research quickly unearthed a whole history of string trios from many of the 18th century's most prolific
and eminent composers. Those represented on this CD alone collectively contributed upwards of 200 works exhibiting
an extraordinary variety of textures and expressions, as well as astonishing instrumental techniques. The string trio, in the
works presented on this recording, is revealed not only as a flexible and exciting genre in its own right, but also as playing
an important role in the story of chamber music".
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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Nocturne in C minor, Op.48, No.1; Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23; Nocturne in E-flat major,
Op.55, No.2; Ballade No.3 in A-flat major, Op.47; Nocturne in D-flat major, Op.27, No.2; Mazurka in G major, Op.50,
No.1; Mazurka in A-flat major, Op.50, No.2; Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op.50, No.3; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op.60;
Berceuse in D-flat major, Op.57; Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op.15, No.2; Scherzo No.4 in E major, Op.54 (1842) –
David Korevaar, piano (DDD)
Chopin’s piano music has it all—lyricism, virtuosity, beautiful tunes, and memorable rhythms. It is music that has earned
the love of audiences all over the world. For me, its freshness and innovation stand out. Chopin essentially established
most of the genres in which he wrote: Ballade, Scherzo, Barcarolle, Nocturne, Mazurka. Whether or not he was the first to
compose them for piano—and, in several cases, he was—they are all imbued with his uncanny sense of structure and
harmony. Chopin, like Schubert just before him, is one of the first to develop and exploit textures and colors that are
particular to the piano. He shows an intuitive understanding of how to distribute the notes in an accompaniment pattern
and of how the pedal can contribute to the creation of previously unimagined textures. In some of the later works,
including the Ballade No.3 and Barcarolle, the pedal is even used to create an entirely separate voice. “American pianist
David Korevaar has his own distinctive approach to the works of Frédéric Chopin, and I personally find the results very
gratifying... The selections are mostly very well-known examples of distinctive Chopin genres – ballade, scherzo,
nocturne, mazurka, and barcarolle – but they sound refreshingly different here... a very satisfying program that, even with
a duration of 76:53, you will soon want to hear again.”Phil Muse, Audio Society of Atlanta [June 2016]
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GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ: KAPRYS POLSKI (Polish Caprice) for solo violin; ERNST TOCH: THREE
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TELEMANN: FANTASIE NO. 10 IN D for solo violin; HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ VON BIBER: PASSACAGLIA
IN G MINOR for solo violin; URSULA MAMLOK: FROM MY GARDEN for solo violin; ALAN HOVHANESS:
CHAHAGIR for solo viola; FAZIL SAY: CLEOPATRA for solo violin; KENJI BUNCH: SARABANDE for solo violin;
MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA:CORTANDO LIMONES (Cutting Limes) for solo violin; PAUL HINDEMITH: SONATE
OP. 31, NO. 2 for solo violin; ALFRED SCHNITTKE; FUGA for solo violin – Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, Violin & Viola
(DDD)
“Soaring effortlessly high above the clouds. That’s the sensation I enjoy when I am in the perfect performance zone. It’s
a feeling of tremendous freedom and peace. As if I am weightless, I’m soaring on air currents looking passively down on
the tumultuous world below as the music flows past my ears. When I decided to record a second CD of solo pieces for
violin and viola, Soaring Solo was the title that came ‘out of the blue’ and drifted into my consciousness. And like Going
Solo, I wanted to seed these clouds with some of my favorites from the Baroque period along with a few lesser known,
rarely recorded gems and, finally, to include treasures written by living composers. Enjoy your own flight on the wings of
these exceptional composers and their inspiring compositions.” [Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio]
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The Geography of Loss
80780-2
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ROBERT CARL: Symphony No.4, “The Ladder;” Chamber Concerto for Guitar and 10 Instruments;“The Calm Bee in
the Busy Hive;” The World Turned Upside Down; The Geography of Loss - Hartt Symphony Orchestra, Christopher
Zimmerman, conductor; Christopher Ladd, solo guitar; Dan Hartington, guitar 2; Michael Anderson, vibraphone;
Michelle Stockman, flute; Brian Nekoloff, clarinet; Jess Turner, trumpet; Haley Hewitt, harp; Cihan Yucel, piano;
Gwyneth Haydock, violin; Laura Krentzman, viola; Haeyoon Shin, cello; Matthew Aubin, conductor; Jolle Greenleaf,
soprano; Vince Vincent, baritone; Caroline Sonett, flute/piccolo; Terry Keevil, oboe/English horn; Benjamin Fingland,
clarinet/bass clarinet; Ian Rosenbaum, percussion; Pauline Kim, violin; Catie Longhi, viola; Leigh Stuart, cello; Brian
Coughlin, double bass; KHORIKOS, Jesse Peckham, conductor (73:44 DDD)
Imagine, if you will, a busy, furiously humming beehive, and, within it, a calm, meditative bee. The image comes from
only one work on this disc, and yet it seems curiously apropos to so much of Robert Carl’s (b. 1954) music. There is a still
center in his music, even at its modernist rowdiest. In his music dissonance and rhythmic complexity do not connote
anxiety, fear, violence, but rather the overflow of the exuberant noise that springs up from the ground of life. His music
embraces extremes of simplicity and complexity, which in his vision interpenetrate each other. Symphony No. 4 (2008),
one of his best and most ambitious works, is a score often dense with polyrhythms and dissonant counterpoint. Its
subtitle is “The Ladder,” and the ladder in this case is the harmonic series, the series of overtones that arises naturally as
you move your finger along a piano or guitar string while playing it. Two pieces on this disc were born from the sense of
loss following the deaths of both of Carl’s parents, in quick succession. The less obvious one is the Chamber Concerto for
Guitar, subtitled “The Calm Bee in the Busy Hive” (2009–10). The ten-member ensemble includes a second guitar, and
both guitars are tuned to a scordatura that facilitates a harmonic series on E: E–G#–D–F#–Bb–F. The other is The
Geography of Loss (2010), whose form is an alternation of choral and instrumental movements with the chorus and
instruments together in two movements and a baritone solo and soprano solo, respectively, in each of those movements.
Written considerably earlier than the other works on this disc, The World Turned Upside Down (2000) is somewhat in a
different idiom, but Carl considers it a turning point in his output, and its coda the initiation of the harmonic-series
practice. Overall, this group of pieces leads us through an enormous diversity of idioms, and Carl has never been one to
cultivate a single well-defined style and stick to it. Yet if one listens with an ear for his procedure of shifting from one
harmonic series to another, the underlying unity is perceptible, and the disc as a whole gives us a striking picture of one
of one of the most remarkable of early 21st-century composers.
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ARTHUR BIRD: Pastoral; Auf dem Lande; Marsch; Adagio; Several Sketches ; Gavotte; Preludium; Offertoire; Scherzo;
Preludium & Fugue in A Minor; Tempo di Menuetto; Valse Menuet; Improvisato; Reverie; Meditation; Marsch der
Aethiopier; Waltzer; Menuett; Intermezzo; Interludium; Postlude – Artis Wodehouse, harmoniumist (DDD)
Artis Wodehouse discovers a large body of art music composed by Arthur Bird (1856-1923), an American living in
Germany. He composed for the Mason & Hamlin American Harmonium, also known as the "normal harmonium" which
was Mason & Hamlin's effort to standardize the tonal and playing characteristics of the harmonium, especially key
compass and dividing point on the keyboard, so that composers could write for it knowing of the parameters, as they had
been able to do for the European harmonium since it had been standardized in the mid-19th century. The American
harmonium had become very popular in Europe by the late 19th century so that the substantial European sales and
promotional staff of the American firm, Mason & Hamlin, was keen to further develop the European market by allowing
their instrument to become ever more recognized as a legitimate vehicle for serious art music. Arthur Bird, who enjoyed
a substantial European and American reputation as a performer and composer during his life, joined the effort, perhaps
on commission, writing extensively for the American harmonium.
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JOHN COOK: Fanfare; JOHANN PACHELBEL: Partita Werde munter, mein Gemüte J. S. BACH: Schmücke dich, o
liebe Seele, BWV 654; Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564; JOHANNES BRAHMS: 4 of Eleven Chorale
Preludes, Op. 122: No. 5 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele; No. 8 Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen; No. 9 Herzlich tut mich
verlangen; No. 11 O Welt, ich muß dich lassen; CESAR FRANCK: Choral No. 3 in A Minor; PERCY WHITLOCK:
Folk Tune; OSKAR LINDBERG: Gammal fäbodpsalm från Dalarna; HERBERT HOWELLS: Master Tallis’s
Testament; CRAIG PHILLIPS: Fugue on the Carillon d’Alet – David Heller, organ (DDD)
David Heller plays the Létourneau organ of 54 ranks built in 2009 as Opus 107 at the large and acoustically resonant
edifice of Christ Church United Methodist, Louisville, Kentucky.
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