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 t ...…

Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40Villa-Lobos: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano No. 1Murphy: Piano Trio No. 1Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36For more information, please visit:https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

LINES & SPACESTHE MUSIC OF THAD ANDERSON 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 th ...…

PRISMA vol 2CONTEMPORARY CONCERTOS AND WORKS FOR ORCHESTRAJAMES LENTINIRAIN WORTHINGTONJAN JÄRVLEPPPETER CASTINEBETH MEHOCIC Navona Records proudly presents PRISMA VOL. 2, an epic journey into the world of the large ensemble with five of today’s top contemporary composers. This collection demonstrates the diversity of the orchestral and concert ...…

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.For more information, p ...…

THE GERSHWIN & BERNSTEIN CONNECTIONEliane Rodrigues pianoNina Smeets pianoCarlo Willems percussionKoen Wilmaers percussion Piano virtuoso Eliane Rodrigues returns with her latest Navona Records release — THE GERSHWIN & BERNSTEIN CONNECTION, a new look at timeless pieces by legendary American composers. Together with talented artists including h ...…

Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56Brahms: Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120Barber: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 6

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/ConductorCMD Grand Opera Company of VeniceDownload at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p916/Verdi%3A_Aroldo.html…

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74Kathryn Cavanaugh - conductor/producerCMD Grand Opera Company of Venice OrchestraSylvia Wagner - conductor/producerCMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra

Some of my thoughts behind the musicI composed the orchestral work The Secret Garden (Den Hemmelige Have) to be a part of the similarly titled art installation or “gesamtkunstwerk” – created by Maria Dubin (colors, floor design and glass), Kim Borch (light), and myself (music) for the entrance to the radiation therapy section at Rigshospitalet ...…

JITRO IN HEAVEN, the fourth release on Navona Records 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 colle ...…

In this broadcast we venture to the darkside of YouTube of music videos that promise everything from re-growing your hair to changing your sex. This is the world of ClickBait, videos in which their only objective is to get you to listen to their videos countless times a day in a pursuit to improve yourself, physically.We were intrigued by the e ...…

TACIT-CITAT-IONMODERN CHAMBER WORKSREBECKA SOFIA AHVENNIEMI 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 ...…

Charles IvesSymphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2Sylvia Wagner - conductor/producerCMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra

Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minorMendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"Dominique Beaulieu - conductorCMD Paris Philharmonic in OrleansDownload now at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p909/Borodin%3A_Symphony_No._2_and_Mendelssohn%3A_Symphony_No._3.html

FINLAND-BASED FILM COMPOSER KEPA LEHTINEN RELEASES NEW ALBUM, HELSINKI IN NOVEMBER, OF PIANO AND THEREMIN MUSIC! 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 ...…

Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, D. 125Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 2 in A MajorDominique Beaulieu, conductorCMD Paris Philharmonic in OrleansDownload now at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p908/Schubert_2_and_Kalinnikov_2.html

VOICES OF EARTH & AIR VOL IIWORKS FOR CHORUSSCOTT SOLAKJONATHAN DAVID LITTLEHELEN MACKINNONL PETER DEUTSCHJULI NUNLISTDANIEL MORSEPETER GREVEWHITMAN BROWN 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 ...…

Here at Classical Music Discoveries, we grieve with the world for the loss of this internationally famous building that has stood for over 800 years and represents an important part of the human journey.Please donate to the restoration at:https://don.fondation-patrimoine.org/SauvonsNotreDame/~my-donation?_cv=1Artwork by: Cristina Correa FreileM ...…

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64Kathryn Cavanaugh - Producer/ConductorCMD Grand Opera Company of Venice OrchestraDownload now at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p905/Shostakovich_10_and_Tchaikovsky_5.html

ECUMENICAL SPIRITMICHAEL G. CUNNINGHAMComposer 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 transcen ...…

MIGRATIONFUEGO QUARTETNicki Roman soprano saxophoneErik Elmgren alto saxophoneHarrison Clarke tenor saxophoneGabriel Piqué baritone saxophone The Fuego Quartet, featuring saxophonists Nicki Roman, Erik Elmgren, Harrison Clarke, and Gabriel Piqué, makes their Ravello Records debut with the innovative MIGRATION, a collection that demonstrates the ...…

BETWEEN WORLDSGIOVANNI PIACENTINI 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.For more information, please visit:http://navonarecords.com/epk/betweenworlds/Purchase CD at:http://www.cl ...…

VIRTUOSITYJOHN ROBERTSONSofia Philharmonic OrchestraAnthony Armoré conductor 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 ...…

YES…IT’S A THING!WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF NEW MUSIC FOR FLUTE & CLASSICAL GUITARDUO SEQUENZADebra Silvert flute, alto flute, piccoloPaul Bowman classical guitar 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 ...…

SUSTAINWORKS FOR PIANO &PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSDANIEL ADAMSJOHN A. CAROLLOJOHN DANTE PREVEDINIROBERT E. THOMASWILLEM VAN TWILLERT Within their varied appearances and sounds, the piano, vibraphone, and marimba make up a unique family. Nonetheless, key similarities bind them together, and SUSTAIN explores just that. The latest multi-composer relea ...…

FERRUCCIO BUSONI: THE LATE WORKS - Svetlana Belsky Music lovers are familiar with Ferruccio Busoni due to his extensive revisions of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard works, but the Italian's own compositions have long been reserved for the pleasure of a handful of connoisseurs. Looking at their technical scope, it is not difficult to see why: B ...…

PEACE, NATURE & RENEWALTHE MUSIC OF MARK DAL PORTO Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra | Petr Vronský conductorVox Futura | Andrew Shenton conductorTracy Carr oboeMark Dal Porto pianoArcadian WindsPurchase CD at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p889/Peace%2C_Nature_and_Renewal_%28CD%29.htmlDownload at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p890 ...…

LIVE IN OSTRAVAMARK JOHN MCENCROE Janáček Philharmonic OrchestraAnthony Armore conductorHeiko Mathias Förster conductor Mark John McEncroe, who started his musical training in his late 30's, had always exhibited a varied, profound interest in music – one that led him to work as a major music label manager over the course of two decades. No doub ...…

Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique (Théâtre-Lyrique Impérial du Châtelet), Paris on 27 April 1867. This opera is notable for the series of four duets ...…

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/ProducerCMD Grand Opera Company of Venice OrchestraProkofiev: Symphony No 6 in C-flat minor, Op. 111Sylvia Wagner - ConductorCMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra

Kodaly: Duo for Violin and CelloBilik: Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 30Brahms: Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26For more information, please visit:https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

RENMEN LAMENTSRENAISSANCE MENEric Christopher Perry Tenor, Conductor, and Artistic DirectorAlexander Nishibun TenorKilian Mooney TenorGarry McLinn TenorPeter Schilling Baritone and Business ManagerWill Prapestis BaritoneBrian Church BaritoneDominick Matsko BaritoneBenjamin Pfeil Bass-BaritoneAnthony Burkes Garza Bass and General Manager Despite ...…

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 is Sergei Prokofiev's eighth and last ballet, written between 1948 and 1953. It is based on the Russian Ural folk tale The Stone Flower by Pavel Bazhov and is also the last of the trilogy of ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Russian ballet tradition.Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/ProducerCMD German Opera Company of ...…

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36Dominique Beaulieu - conductorCMD Paris Philharmonic in OrleansDownload at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p881/Brahms%3A_Symphony_No._3_and_Tchaikovsky%3A_Symphony_No._4_%28digital_download%29.html

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WITH STRINGSLIVE SAMPLING IN COUNTERPOINTJEFF MORRISUlrich Maiß electric celloEric KM Clark violin Jeff Morris's second album, WITH STRINGS, explores the possibilities of 21st-century counterpoint. He builds up rich musical textures by sampling violin and cello live and folding them back into the mix, influencing the performers in turn.For more ...…

IMAGINARY BIRDSMUSIC FOR OBOE & ENGLISH HORNPHIL SALATHÉLing-Fei Kang oboeCharles Huang english horn, oboeAndrew Knebel violaAnnabelle Taubl harpYu-Chen Shih piano/celestaKatie Kennedy celloMohamed Shams pianoJohn Birt guitar What can one expect from a musician who spent his youth getting into trouble by furtively composing in chemistry class? ...…

PARMA Recordings is excited to bring you a collection of concertos that provides a stunning look into the minds of five of Navona Records' premiere composers, as well as a reflection on the human experience itself. BENEATH THE TIDE explores human emotion in various facets of life, as expressed by the unique voice of the Croatian Chamber Orchest ...…

Although Schoenberg is often seen as a composer strictly concerned with pitch, his interests in timbre and sonority are ever-present in all five of his completed piano works. Pianist Yoko Hirota performs three of Schoenberg’s completed works along with the 17 fragments that he never brought to completion. Hirota, praised as being "precise and k ...…

Soprano Shudong Braamse blends vocal artistry with technical skill in her recording of SUEÑOS DE ESPAÑA. This treasury of Spanish art song relates stories of passionate love, broken promises, and heartfelt prayers. Braamse's performance demonstrates both an understanding of the rich Spanish culture and its 19th-century romantic poetry.For more ...…

It is tempting to compare Meštrović's compositional style to his great predecessors in the late-Romantic tradition. After all, much of the Croatian composer's style and techniques would be right at home in Rachmaninoff’s concertos, Tchaikovsky's works, or Prokofiev's neoclassicism; and the name of the album's first work, Danube Rhapsody, natura ...…

Roméo et Juliette is a symphonie dramatique, a large-scale choral symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, which was first performed on 24 November 1839. The libretto was written by Émile Deschamps, and the completed work was assigned the catalogue numbers Op. 17 and H. 79. It is based on Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; it is regarded a ...…

The final concert of La Musica's 2018 Season.Bernstein: Piano TrioBrahms: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit:https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

D’Haene creates a remarkable musical world in MUSIC WITH SILENT AITAKE’S. When he was 25 years old, he began his life-long fascination with gagaku music, or traditional Japanese court music, that has informed his compositional style throughout his career. This study of a musical style different from that of his own culture resulted in what the ...…

This year on the 6th April, I`m performing in the Holst Room, London UK for the 2nd time.Click to see the full programme, and book tickets:https://www.danielrobertsmusic.com/recital/

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Prokofiev reused music from the ballet in three suites for orchestra and a solo piano work.Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/ProducerCMD German Opera Company of Berlin OrchestraDownload now at:http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p863/Prokof ...…

Sergio Cervetti, born in Uruguay, immigrated to the United States in 1962 to study contemporary composition, and his work contains a certain cosmopolitan quality reflective of his past and present. Although essentially a minimalist since 1970, he has branched out to embrace and incorporate diverse elements from a variety of aesthetics. The vers ...…

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102Featuring CMD Piano Competition Winner - Viktoria ShevchenkoKathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/ProducerCMD Grand Opera Company of Venice OrchestraJoana Filipe Martinez - Conductor/ProducerCMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain OrchestraDownload n ...…

"The Abduction from the Seraglio" is an opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his bel ...…