New ArkivCDs - December 18, 2012

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The Orpheus players project their obvious relish of the music's finesse and wit with a consistent crispness of ensemble that is little short of miraculous.

Rossini: Overtures / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Release Date: 12/14/2012 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 415363 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Gioachino Rossini

Orchestra/Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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One of Solti's finest records. Both the Schubert and Wagner have comparable distinction and show that he could relax in music which he loved without sacrificing concentration and drama.

Schubert: Symphony no 9; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll / Solti, Vienna PO

Release Date: 09/14/1999 Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog: 460311 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Wagner, Franz Schubert

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Schiff's warm, luminous tone draws inspiration from the grandeur and flexibility of tempo that typifies Bach performances from pianists such as Fischer and Horszowski. (2 CDs)

Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-11 / András Schiff

Release Date: 10/25/1990 Label: Decca Catalog: 421640 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Performers: András Schiff

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This beautifully performed disc provides a fascinating insight into the way instrumentalists established a repertoire of their own from vocal models.

Doulce Memoire - Glosas, Passeggiati & Diminutions / Hille Perl

Release Date: 11/04/2003 Label: Dhm Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 77502 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Diego Ortiz, Giovanni Antonio Terzi, Vincenzo Bonizzi, Adrian Willaert ...

Performers: M. Muller, Hille Perl, Paulina Van Laarhoven, Martina Rothbauer ...

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It may seem odd that Dante’s name is associated with a musical recording, but he selected these particular works as outstanding examples of non-Latin poetry in his own work De Vulgari Eloquentia, and it is largely through his work that these pieces have survived.

Dante And The Troubadours / Sequentia

Release Date: 11/28/2012 Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 77227 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Arnaut Daniel, Giraut de Bornelh, Aimeric de Peguilhan, Folquet de Marseille ...

Performers: Barbara Thornton, Benjamin Bagby, Elizabeth Gaver, Elisabetta de' Mircovich

Orchestra/Ensemble: Sequentia

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H. L. Mencken wrote that "The waltz never quite goes out of fashion; it is always just around the corner; every now and then it returns with a bang." Assembled here are 12 diverse examples, showing the waltz's development during the 19th Century.

Invitation To The Waltz / Dubal, Waldoff

Release Date: 12/04/2012 Label: Arkiv Catalog: 70003 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Schubert, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Erik Satie, Alexander Glazunov ...

Performers: David Dubal, Stanley Waldoff

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If you know some of Christie’s recordings of Charpentier, you will surely want to add this to your collection. If not, this would be a pretty good place to start.

Charpentier: Judicium Salomois / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

Release Date: 10/03/2006 Label: Erato Catalog: 59294 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Performers: Maud Gnidzaz, Ana Quintans, Leif Aruhn-Solén, Carl Ghazarossian ...

Conductor: William Christie

Orchestra/Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

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Performances of consistent quality, with an excellent balance of orchestra, soloists and chorus. Barbara Schlick and Franz-Josef Selig give splendid renderings of the most demanding soprano and bass parts. (2 CDs)

Mozart: Great Mass, Coronation Mass, Kyrie / Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

Release Date: 04/11/2000 Label: Virgin Classics Veritas Catalog: 61665 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performers: Ulla Groenewold, Christoph Prégardien, Patrizia Kwella, Franz-Joseph Selig ...

Conductor: Peter Neumann

Orchestra/Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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Bartoli and Terfel both sing with fervor, while Chung makes the most of whatever operatic possibilities exist in both Requiems—more so than any other versions that come immediately to mind.

In Paradisum - Fauré, Duruflé / Chung, Bartoli, Terfel

Release Date: 05/11/1999 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 459365 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Maurice Duruflé, Gabriel Fauré

Performers: Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Daniele Rossi

Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

Orchestra/Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

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Hearing this performance it is impossible to doubt Gardiner’s deep personal involvement in the music.

Bach: Trinity Cantatas II / Kozena, Towers, Gardiner

Release Date: 12/12/2000 Label: Archiv Produktion (Dg) Catalog: 463591 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Performers: Mark Padmore, Stephan Loges, Magdalena Kozená, William Towers

Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner

Orchestra/Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists

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An exceptional set from one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. (3 CDs)

Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 6 / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Release Date: 08/13/1996 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 447733 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: George Frideric Handel

Orchestra/Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Classics For A Summer Evening From Leeds Castle / Carl Davis

Release Date: 11/22/2012 Label: Conifer Catalog: 51302 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Jeremiah Clarke, George Frideric Handel, Léo Delibes, Edvard Grieg ...

Performers: Janice Watson, Ruby Philogene

Conductor: Carl Davis

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, King's Division Normandy Band, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

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Mozart: Sinfonie Concertanti K 297b & K 364 / Bohm, Berlin Philharmonic

Release Date: 03/10/2003 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 474424 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performers: Thomas Brandis, Giusto Cappone, Karl Leister, Günter Piesk ...

Conductor: Karl Böhm

Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Best Of Mendelssohn

Release Date: 05/10/1994 Label: Philips Duo Catalog: 442302 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

Performers: Werner Haas, Salvatore Accardo

Conductor: Sir Colin Davis, Charles Dutoit, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra ...

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Schubert: Symphony no 8; Johann Strauss, Josef Strauss / Karajan, Vienna PO

Release Date: 12/03/2012 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 439104 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss Jr., Josef Strauss, Johann Strauss Sr.

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Wilbrandt: The Electric V - A New Perspective On Fall And Winter From Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Release Date: 12/14/2012 Label: Decca Catalog: 425207 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Thomas Wilbrandt

Performers: Christopher Warren-Green

Conductor: Thomas Wilbrandt

Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

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