Classical » Mood: Virtuoso
TIMOTHY CORLIS: NotesTowards
Virtuoso chamber music that fuses Middle Eastern and Western classical influences; lush choral textures and soaring cello performances inter-woven with the poetry of Margaret Atwood.
CD price: $18.00
ROGER SESSIONS, COMPOSER: Symphonies 6, 7 & 9: American Composers Orchestra
"The greatest Symphonies since Mahler." That's what critic Leighton Kerner called these three Symphonies by contemporary composer Roger Sessions. Listen and enjoy. You may very well be inclined to agree.
CD price: $15.99
GILLES APAP: No Piano On That One
Juicy, creamy, cheesy, violin standards with the sounds of the accordion, bass, cymbalum, harp, harpsichord, string orchestra. Sorry no piano on this one.
CD price: $16.97 / MP3 price: $16.97
ROBERT ALLWORTH, ERIC GROSS, ANN CARR-BOYD: Arias And Interludes
3 major works by 3 well-known Australian composers provide intriguing listening in a variety of styles: a tonal quartet for mandolin and string trio in which "musical discussion" between instruments abounds.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
CLARINETIST JOZE KOTAR: Clarinet & String Quartet
This world-class clarinetists playing is magnificent. The recording is featuring Joze with the Slovene Philharmonic string quartet in several favorite clarinet with strings works.
CD price: $15.97 / MP3 price: $11.99
CLARINETIST JOZE KOTAR: CLARINET CONCERTI - SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC
A selection of four concertos for clarinet and symphony orchestra with world-class musicianship.
CD price: $16.97 / MP3 price: $11.99
KAGAN/GUTMAN/BASHMET/ROZHDESTVENSKY/USSR MCSO: Schnittke. Concerto Grosso No.2/Viola Cto.
The term “authentic performance” is tossed around loosely these days, but here is a historic recording as “original” and “authentic” as has ever been produced.
Recommended if you like Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке.CD price: $19.97 / MP3 price: $19.97
COLORADO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Christopher Rouse / Trombone Concerto
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra performing the works of this Grammy Award winning composer in dynamic works for orchestra.
CD price: $15.99
YERAZART YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM ARMENIA, SPRING 2007: Seeds: Armenian Classical and Folk Music Miniatures
A vibrant blend of Armenian classical and folk music, performed by prodigy musicians from Armenia.
Recommended if you like Djivan Gasparyan.CD price: $16.99
GIUSEPPE TAORMINA: king of High-C
Operatic arias and beloved, classical Neapolitan and American love songs in the style of Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Bocelli
CD price: $19.95 / MP3 price: $19.95
ANDREI ROSIANU (VIOLIN) & ROXANA ROSIANU (PIANO): Camille Saint-Saens & Claude Debussy, Violin Sonatas
The Rosianu couple forms an exceptionally balanced duo which brilliantly mastered all rhythmic nuances, it was a thrilling experience. The relation between them is ideal.
CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
ANDREI ROSIANU: Romantic Journey
Andrei Rosianu, Leader of the Mannheim National Theater Orchestra, Germany, plays masterpieces of the Romantic violin repertoire with extraordinary virtuosity, deep passion, and rare sensitivity.
CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
DONALD ISLER: Pianist Donald Isler Plays Music Of Schubert and Spohr
This recording features the first recording of the delightful Piano Sonata of Louis Spohr (1784-1859), a prominent 19th century musician, the first recording on a modern piano of his charming Rondoletto, and the magnificent D major Sonata of Schubert.
CD price: $8.95 / MP3 price: $8.95
TIM FAIN: ARCHES
A disc that invites a new perspective on Bach, putting his music in the context of 4 new works by composers who looked to the past for inspiration.
ELINOR FREY & DAVID FUNG: Dialoghi (Dialogues for cello and piano) Elinor Frey and David Fung. Yarlung Records
Elinor is a cello virtuoso, equally at home in the Baroque and New Music arenas. Her partnership with David Fung on piano is magic. What a pair.
Recommended if you like Pieter Whispelwey, Anssi Karttunen.CD price: $16.99
TIM KLIPHUIS: Counterpoint Swing
Acoustic crossover of famous classical and folk tunes in swing: Stephane Grappelli meets W.A. Mozart and De Dannan; with a lineup of violin, guitar and double bas
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
OLGA PAPIKIAN: Franz Liszt
The Russian pianist, well-known as a member of "Sheremetyev Ensemble", available also with such CDs as "Mitchell in Moscow" and "Olga Papikian spielt Schumann, Chopin, Berg", introduces her new solo album, recorded live in Germany.
CD price: $12.97
ABEL SANCHEZ: Nuevatharsis
Hot new flamenco from Andalucia. Too hot to handle.
Recommended if you like Paco de Lucía, Vincente Amigo.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $8.00
THE CZAR'S GUITARS: OLEG TIMOFEYEV & JOHN SCHNEIDERMAN, RUSSIAN GUITARS: Music Of Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Russian, 19th-century guitar; virtuoso performances, a beautiful recording.
Recommended if you like Михаил Иванович Глинка, Пётр Ильич Чайковский.CD price: $15.00
JOHN SCHNEIDERMAN, LUTE (GALANTERIE): Karl Kohaut (1726-1784): Lute Concertos
Baroque, galant, pre-classical chamber music for lute & strings. Virtuoso performances. Beautiful recording.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ROBERT STALLMAN: Mozart-Stallman: New Quintets For Flute & Strings
Groundbreaking new flute chamber music from the acclaimed virtuoso flutist and arranger Robert Stallman, with the award-winning Martinu Quartet and violist Karel Untermuller.
Recommended if you like Jean-Pierre Rampal.CD price: $17.00
JULIAN LAWRENCE GARGIULO: Appassionata
Exciting fans from Singapore to New York with his passionate playing and sheer expressive power.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
IVAN ILIC, PIANIST: Virtuoso
Paris-based pianist Ivan Ilić is gaining international recognition for his “sheer depth and luxuriance of sound.” On this album he tackles virtuoso Variations by Beethoven and Liszt.
MP3 price: $10.00
HSING-AY HSU: Music Of Laderman
Virtuosic contemporary German romanticism, wrapped in thorny dissonance and lush melodic lines
CD price: $14.00
GORAN GOYEVICH, CLARINET / VOYISLAV PERUCHICA, PIANO: Virtuoso Clarinet
He has the fastest fingers in the west, a cathedral tone, and a knock out accompanist. Eroica presents its newest discovery, virtuoso clarinetist, Goran Goyevich.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
NATHAN COLE: Rapid Approach
A unique collection of solo violin works by Bach, Bartok, and Augusta Read Thomas performed by violinist, Nathan Cole.
CD price: $12.97
MARK ANDERSEN: Fantasie Français
Classical pipe organ recorded in Paris featuring award-winning original works in the French style.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
ZENAIDA MANFUGAS: Lecuona - Always - Vol. 1
This Cuban-born concert pianist, a protege of Ernesto Lecouna, brings Lecouna's music alive in this masterful work. Available via iTunes or your favorite digital download service
Recommended if you like Ernesto Lecuona.MP3 price: $8.99
ZENAIDA MANFUGAS: Lecuona - Always - Vol. 2
This Cuban-born pianist and protegé of Ernesto Lecouna continuess to bring Lecouna's music alive in this masterful work. Available via iTunes or your favorite digital
Recommended if you like Ernesto Lecuona.MP3 price: $8.99
KENNETH SAXON: 13 Preludes, Op. 32 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff's ineffable preludes performed as Rachmaninoff intended -- with faithful loyalty to the score.
Recommended if you like Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, Святослав Теофилович Рихтер, Van Cliburn.CD price: $11.99 / MP3 price: $11.99
OLEG GITLIN: Popular Classical Music Balalaika
A unique record of popular classical music performed by oleg gitlin (called the Paganini of balalaika).
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $11.97
CLARINETIST JOZE KOTAR: Clarinet Solo Works
Joze is one of the top Clarinetist in the World. This recording features solo works for clarinet.
MP3 price: $9.99
OISTRAKH, DAVID: VLN/KONDRASHIN: CND.: Beethoven, Godard, Chausson, Saint-saens, Ravel
Oustanding performances of some of the greatest classical repertoire.
Recommended if you like Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах.CD price: $19.97 / MP3 price: $19.97
CLAUDIA ANTONELLI, HARP: Harp XX, Twentieth Century compositons for solo harp
"In the heaven that is music, the foremost angel of the harp is Claudia Antonelli." Larry A. Russell, CEO, Eroica Classical Recordings.
Recommended if you like Carlos Salzedo.CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
KREMER/GRIDENKO/GUTMAN/BASHMET/ROZHDESTVENSKY: Schnittke. Concerto Grosso No 1/cello Concerto
The term “authentic performance” is tossed around loosely these days, but here is a historic recording as “original” and “authentic” as has ever been produced.
Recommended if you like Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке.CD price: $19.97 / MP3 price: $19.97
YI WU: Honens Laureate Series: Scarlatti Granados Chopin Liszt
A lovely balance of classic Scarlatti, the melancholic Granados, and virtuosic Chopin and Liszt.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ROBERTO PLANO: Honens Laureate Series: Brahms
The piano music of Brahms is known for its emotional complexity: it seems to hit upon every nuance of what it means to be human.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
MAXIM PHILIPPOV: Honens Laureate Series: Rachmaninov The Preludes
Rachmaninov, Russia's famous romantic era composer, produced his finest work with the 24 Preludes, performed here by his fellow countryman, Maxim Philippov. Passionate melodies with dark, melancholic themes.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
TRIO HEMANAY: Trio Hemanay
Flute, cello and piano trios: both original works and arrangements
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $13.00
THE UPTON TRIO: Transformation
Incredibly smart, pure and true. The 21st Century's most revered female violinist and composer. The feverish modern complexity of Igor Stravinsky or Dmirtri Shostakovich with the heart soul of Gershwin or Hoagy Carmichael. Timeless.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
GIUSEPPE TAORMINA: Love Songs and Arias
Operatic arias and beloved, classical Neapolitan and American love songs in the style of Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo and Bocelli
CD price: $19.95 / MP3 price: $19.95
DAVID REES-WILLIAMS TRIO: Thinking Allowed
An extremely versatile trio who can swing effortlessly from classical to jazz, play their sophisticated modern jazz explorations of classical music from the last four centuries.
Recommended if you like Jacques Loussier.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
DONALD ISLER: Pianist Donald Isler Plays Late Beethoven
This disc includes the last two sonatas of Beethoven (the majestic No. 31, and the profound as well as tumultuous No. 32) plus the last set of bagatelles, which range in mood from serene to charming to bizarre.
CD price: $8.95 / MP3 price: $8.95
RICHARD BURDICK: Howlers revised 2006
Authentic practice valveless classical natural French horn from Beethoven’s time – the height of the hand horn era, written by the best horn player of the time Louis-François Dauprat (1781-1868).
Recommended if you like Dennis Brain, Timothy Brown.CD price: $9.99
BOTTOM LINE DUO: Long Dissonant Romance
Cello and Bass duo from Bach to Piazzolla and all points in between.
Recommended if you like Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
VLADIMIR SIDOROV: Boîte à musique
In this new opus, he revisits the works of the great masters. The album includes a Chopin Waltz and a Nocturne in C# minor, the 2nd movement of Joaquim Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, the theme from Schindler’s List and more.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
AARON JAY KERNIS / THE EBERLI ENSEMBLE: The 4 Seasons of Futurist Cuisine, Air, Meditation
Evelyne Luest, piano, Andrea Schultz, violin, Michael Finckel, cello, Aaron Kernis, piano, The Eberli Ensemble, Evan Spritzer, narrator
CD price: $15.99
WILLIAM BOLCOM / AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA: Violin Concerto: Fantasia Concertante: Fifth Symphony
We proudly invite you to explore these three major works by contemporary composer William Bolcom, whose originality has drawn great praise from critics and audiences alike.
CD price: $15.99
KERNIS / NEW YORK CHAMBER SYMPHONY / GERARD SCHWARZ: Symphony in Waves: String Quartet No. 1
Think waves of sound as well as wind and water: each movement uses some aspect of wave motion -- portraying the 'sounds' of light broken into flickering bits by water's action.
CD price: $15.99
ALFRED SCHNITTKE / TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Concerto No. 3; Sonata No. 2; "A Paganini"
The music of Alfred Schnittke. Levon Ambartsumian, violin; Anatoly Sheludyakov, piano. Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony
CD price: $15.99
SHOSTAKOVICH / THE ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Concerto for Piano, Orchestra and Trumpet
Levon Ambartsumian, conductor Two Pieces, Op.11 ARCO Chamber Orchestra Chamber Symphony, Op.110a Damon Denton, piano Concerto No.1 for Piano, Orchestra and Trumpet Fred Mills, trumpet
Recommended if you like Gerard Schwarz.CD price: $15.99
ARCO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA / LEVON AMBARTSUMIAN, VIOLIN/CONDUCTOR: Violin Concertos
Three striking violin concertos are spectacularly performed by Levon Ambartsumian, both as virtuoso violin soloist and as Conductor of his ARCO Chamber Orchestra.
CD price: $15.99
ERNEST BLOCH / NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF SOUTH AFRICA: Sacred Service (Johannesburg Symphony Choir)
Ernest Bloch SACRED SERVICE. Johannesburg Symphony Choir, National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa Colin Schachat, baritone
CD price: $12.97
NED ROREM: Day Music, Night Music
Ned Rorem (vol.3) DAY MUSIC/NIGHT MUSIC. Jaime Laredo, violin, Ruth Laredo, piano, Earl Carlyss, violin, Ann Schein, piano
CD price: $15.99
NED ROREM / PHYLLIS CURTIN, SOPRANO: Ariel: For Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
Ned Rorem (vol.4) ARIEL, GLORIA, KING MIDAS. Phyllis Curtin, soprano, Helen Vanni, mezzo-soprano, Ryan Edwards/Anne Schein, piano
CD price: $15.99
NED ROREM / EUGENE ISTOMIN, PIANO: War Scenes / 5 Songs
Contemporary music for soprano, tenor and piano: War Scenes & 5 Songs to Poems (Walt Whitman)
CD price: $15.99
KAREL HUSA / ORCHESTRA DES SOLISTES DE PARIS: Divertimento for Brass Ensemble and Percussion
Karel Husa (vol.2) THE TROJAN WOMEN/DIVERTIMENTO FOR BRASS AND ERCUSSION/FANTASIES FOR ORCHESTRA Orchestra des Soloistes de Paris, Brno State Orchestra
CD price: $15.99
LOU HARRISON: Works for an Ochestra of Western & Oriental Instruments
Lou Harrison PACIFKA RONDO/FOUR PIECES FOR HARP/TWO PIECES FOR PSALTERY Beverly Bellows, harp, William Bouton, violin, William Colvig, sheng and fang-hsiang
CD price: $15.99
GEORGE CRUMB, ROGER SESSIONS / CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER PLAYERS: Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death: Concertino for Chamber Orchestra
George Crumb SONGS, DRONES AND REFRAINS OF DEATH, Roger Sessions CONCERTINO FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Lawrence Weller, baritone
CD price: $15.99
THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA, THOMAS STACY / ENGLISH HORN: Concerto for English Horn
William Mayer TWO PASTELS/ANDANTE FOR STRINGS, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski CONCERTO FOR ENGLISH HORN The Minnesota Orchestra, Thomas Stacy, English Horn
CD price: $15.99
MENOTTI / THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Sebastian / Complete Ballet / Gian Carlo Menotti
Beautifully orchestrated, filled with elaborate percussion effects, flutter-tonguing on the brasses and carefully balanced, effective sonorities; attractive melodies, simple in intent and immediate in appeal
CD price: $15.99
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Malcolm Arnold / Symphony No. 3 / 4 Scottish Dances /
There is no doubt that this composer enjoys writing music, which he communicates to his audiences wih a complete lack of inhibition.
CD price: $15.99
GRUBER EREZ DUO: Beethoven / Complete Music for Cello and Piano 2CD set
These pages of chamber music, some of the finest chamber music ever written, bring in the cello as equal partner to the piano. Bravissimo...
CD price: $26.95 / MP3 price: $26.95
MICHELE ZUKOVSKY CLARINETIST: Mozart and Weber Clarinet Quintets
This world class recording features Principal Los Angeles Philharmonic Clarinetist Michele Zukovsky with Jaime Laredo Violinist, the St. Petersburg Quartet, the 92nd St.Y (NYC) Chamber players performing the Mozart and Weber Quintets.
MP3 price: $9.99
EDDA ERLENDSDÓTTIR & BRYNDIS HALLA GYLFADOTTIR: Kodaly, Martinu, Enescu, Janacek
A selection of Central European classical music of the 20th century, rarely recodrded and performed by two outstanding Icelandic soloists.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97
DAVID HARRIS & JELANI EDDINGTON: Perpetual Motion
'Perpetual Motion' is a fire and romance packed Duo album of Piano and Theatre Organ performances of Broadway Hits, Standards, Movie Music, Contemporary and Light Classical Pieces performed by the world's premier Piano & Theatre Organ Duo
Recommended if you like Lyn Larsen.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG: Concertos in D Major
Old meets new in this exciting live recording of classical music's Tchaikovsky and Assad Concertos.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
GEORGE VOSBURGH: Trumpet Masterworks
"Trumpet Masterworks" by Grammy Winner George Vosburgh is a virtuoso solo album that delivers a superlative performance of this demanding classic repertoire for trumpet and piano. Says International Trumpet Guild Magazine, "...a remarkable finale to a CD
CD price: $15.99
METROPOLITAN WIND SYMPHONY: Little Buckaroos
Adam Frey represents one of the elite young brass players in the world, by bringing his sharp intellect, mature musicianship, and charismatic stage presence to audiences all over the world.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
SUPERNOVA: Supernova
Electric and Acoustic Jazz String Quartet.
Recommended if you like bond, Turtle Island String Quartet.CD price: $13.97
THE FRY STREET QUARTET: Janacek: String Quartet #1 (
A stunning performance of a dramatic quartet by one of the leading contemporary composers.
CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
IMANI WINDS: Umoja
Imani Winds has created a new genre of "urban classical music". It is a wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, French Horn, bassoon) comprised of African-American and Latino musicians that combine their rich cultural background with the classical tradition.
CD price: $17.00
VAUGHAN JONES AND REIAD CHIBAH: Spohr, Rolla, Kalliwoda - Works For Violin And Viola
19th century chamber music for violin and viola duo. This CD features beautiful but rarely performed classical works by Spohr, Rolla and Kalliwoda.
CD price: $20.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
VLADIMIR SPIVAKOV AND MOSCOW VIRTUOSI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Moscow Virtuosi 30th Anniversary: Greatest Hits
Classical music's greatest hits and masterpieces.
CD price: $20.00
JAMES DARLING: Sonatas For Trumpet
The New York Times calls James Darling (long time member of The Cleveland Orchestra) "a tastefully circumspect musician who cultivates a full-bodied tone, always precisely in tune:played with a beguiling variety of nuance that was flawlessly executed."
CD price: $15.99
DAVID KIM, VIOLIN & GAIL NIWA, PIANO: David Kim: Encore!
Famous classical music encores for violin.
CD price: $15.00
A.J. BROWN: A.J. Brown Voice Of Love
Ten of the world's greatest love songs
Recommended if you like Andrea Bocelli, Mario Lanza.CD price: $12.97
CELIA REDGATE: The English Flute
Beautiful and virtuosic English flute music performed on a Rudall Carte wooden flute. The music spans the late 19th century to the present day.
Recommended if you like Gareth Morris.CD price: $24.00
BILL KOEHLER: Glimpse
As Gods of Music reviewer, Alexander Johannesen puts it Bassist Bill Koehler's music is "music on the edge and you don't know which way it will fall."
Recommended if you like Dave Holland, Eberhard Weber.CD price: $12.97
HRISTO POPOV, VIOLIN; ERIKO IZUMIDA, PIANO: Violin Favorites
A compilation of some of your most beloved music that you have ever known.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ERNST-LOTHAR VON KNORR: Formulierungen
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr's music unfolds in the characteristic and justifiable niche between atonality and seriality on the one hand, and the retrograde style of late romanticism on the other.
Recommended if you like Paul Hindemith.CD price: $12.97
ERNST-LOTHAR VON KNORR: Äusserungen
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr's music unfolds in the characteristic and justifiable niche between atonality and seriality on the one hand, and the retrograde style of late romanticism on the other.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $10.00
DELTCHO DELTCHEV: Fantasy
In his latest recording, Fantasy, Deltcho Deltchev offers a delicate balance of 19th-Century Romanticism and Viennese Classicism. His captivating performance leaves audiences mesmerized.
Recommended if you like Stephen Hough, Evelyne Brancart.CD price: $9.98
FULKERSON - BABBITT - CARTER - DAVIES: Modernism Forever
This music is your basic, straight-up modern music. For those who know the better-known composers on this CD, Fulkerson's music usually most resembles Carter's. Every piece is a premiere of some kind.
CD price: $14.00
PAUL BRESCIANI: Two Octaves Down
Virtuoso classical double bass recital with Paul Bresciani (double bass) and William Crawford (piano).
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
SUZANNA KLINTCHAROVA & SOFIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Harp Concertos
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Suzanna Klintchariva, Instrumental Music for Harp. VISIT www.bulgarianmusic.net
CD price: $19.99 / MP3 price: $12.97
TONY SALA, PIANIST: Classically Cuban
A stirring chronological journey showcasing music from 16 Cuban composers from the early 19th century to the late 1950s.
CD price: $15.00
GREG ANDERSON & ELIZABETH JOY ROE: Anderson & Roe Piano Duo: Reimagine
Greg Anderson & Elizabeth Joy Roe showcase their unique approach to classical music and the piano duo genre in this adrenalized album, featuring breathtaking music, a hard-core performance of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring,' and a bonus DVD of music videos.
CD price: $13.98 / MP3 price: $9.99
FRANK GRAVES AND COLLEEN KATSUKI: Works By Brahms, Bridge, Mozart and Faure
A wonderful performance of some standard violin and piano duos including the little known, "Three Pieces for violin and piano" by Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten's composition teacher.
CD price: $12.97
MONA GOLABEK, RENEE GOLABEK-KAYE, LALO SCHIFRIN: Carnival of the Animals
A delightful recording of one of the great classics by Camille Saint-Saens, featuring an instrumental only version as well as a version featuring the humorous poetry of Ogden Nash, read by fourteen television and film celebrities.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
MONA GOLABEK: The Children of Willesden Lane
The words and music from the book, The Children of Willesden Lane, read and performed by author and pianist Mona Golabek. The music includes many pieces written during the Romantic period.
CD price: $12.97
ERNESTO TAMAYO: Artistico
With this 23 tracks recording, Ernesto predictably reaps kudos for displaying prodigious command of his instrument; more importantly, he rivets listeners with the way he balances romantic melodicism with intensely focused technical precision.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
JOHN SCHNEIDERMAN, LUTE (GALANTERIE): Johann Kropfgans (1708-c.1770): Lute Concerto, Sonatas & Divertimentos
18th century Baroque, galant, pre-classical chamber music for lute & strings. Virtuoso performances.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ROBERT BRUCE SCOTT: Heart And Soul
Beautiful Celtic harp and classical guitar. Modern art songs sung by an operatic tenor at the peak of his training and abilities - an unbelievably beautiful album.
Recommended if you like Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras.CD price: $10.00
LAURA KARGUL: Liszt/Ravel: Transcriptions for Piano
A collection of virtuoso piano transcriptions by Liszt and Ravel: Includes the world premiere recording of excerpts from Ravel's solo piano arrangement of "Daphnis et Chloé," plus the spectacular solo piano version of Ravel's tour de force, "La Valse."
CD price: $15.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
TRUE NORTH BRASS: Strong and Free
Virtuosic brass playing from the "other" Canadian brass quintet. A superb mix of blues, jazz, Arthur Pryor, Canadian folk for brass. Stunning jazz trombone and horn in "Carioca" by Youmans ( arr. Kay )
Recommended if you like Phillip Jones Brass.MP3 price: $12.97
MIKHAIL BARASH: For Us
Passionate, inspiring love songs exquisitely performed in violin, and accompanied by piano
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS: Giovanni Battista Grillo - complete instrumental music & selected motets
If you like the Venetian splendour of Monteverdi and Gabrieli, you'll love this first recording of Grillo's complete instrumental music, expertly played by His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, the UK's leading early brass ensemble.
Recommended if you like Giovanni Gabrieli.CD price: $24.00 / MP3 price: $24.00
BORIS CEPEDA: Boris Cepeda, piano
A selection of wonderful post-romantic music for the piano with full emotion. His technical perfection is unsurpassable, as in the Special Studies for the left hand alone by Max Reger.
Recommended if you like Franz Liszt, Karol Szymanowski.CD price: $15.00
TIMOFEYEVA: PNO: Chopin. Etudes
There are many interpretations of Chopin Etudes. All major pianists of the second half of the 19th century included them in their repertoires. Of special interest are the interpretations by the young pianists of today.
Recommended if you like Frédéric Chopin.CD price: $19.97 / MP3 price: $19.97
DEDOVA/VOLCHOK/NIKOLAEVA: PNOS/SONDECKIS: CND: Js Bach. Concertos For Two Pianos/piano Cto.
Classical barocco
Recommended if you like Johann Sebastian Bach.MP3 price: $19.97
KRAINEV: PNO/SONDECKIS: CND/LITHUANIAN CO: Mozart. Piano Concertos KV 37, 414, 415
Classical
Recommended if you like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.MP3 price: $19.97
BUNIN: PNO: Chopin/Schumann
Classical piano
Recommended if you like Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann.MP3 price: $19.97
DOROTHY YOUNG RIESS: ORGAN MASTERS SERIES Volume 1
Great pipe organ music with a flair - Reger at Yale and "Bach with a Beat" played by a world-class organist and jazz drummer.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ROBERT LEHMAN: Organ Works of Johann Sebastian Bach
Awesome, soulful organ music
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JOHN REEKS: Old Wine In New Bottles
Classical chamber music featuring clarinet with string quartet
CD price: $18.00 / MP3 price: $18.00
AMERICAN YOUTH HARP ENSEMBLE: Defying the Limits
This harp ensemble defies the limits and plays classical, Celtic, Latin, jazz and more.
CD price: $19.97 / MP3 price: $19.97
CARLOS OLIVEIRA: Tema Barroco
Mood Music with sophisticated gentle Barroco touch
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
TADEU COELHO & SIMON TEDESCHI: Nocturnes: Works for Flute and Piano - Widor, Schubert, Gaubert, Chopin
Stunning works for flute and piano, including works from the middle 19th Century to early twentieth century. These pieces are favorites in the flute and piano repertoire.
CD price: $16.97
ZOE ERISMAN: Zoe Erisman Liszt Sonata in B Minor & Debussy Preludes Bk 1
The grandeur and bravura of the Liszt B minor Sonata is in contrast to the veiled, delicate Debussy Preludes.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
COLT VALENTI: Straight Ahead
A Seattle-based composer and guitarist who has trained with some of the finest classical guitarists in the world, utilizing unconventional tunings, unorthodox techniques and a broad musical background provided by a quarter-century of study.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
TRIO GALANTERIE (JOHN SCHNEIDERMAN, LUTE): Eighteenth-century Music For Lute And Strings
Early chamber music from the Baroque and 18th-century, featuring virtuoso performances.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ADRIAN AESCHBACHER: Pianist Adrian Aeschbacher Plays Music of Schumann and Schubert
This disk features historic performances by the great Swiss pianist, Adrian Aeschbacher playing Schumann's intense Romances, plus a fabulous interpretation of Schumann's magnificent Davidsbündlertänze.
CD price: $11.95 / MP3 price: $11.95
RICHARD BURDICK: Favorites
The best, most exciting, expressive, wonderful classical music arranged for horn ensemble and performed in an amazing multi-track recording by French horn soloist Richard Burdick.
Recommended if you like Barry Tuckwell, Dennis Brain.CD price: $17.05
RICHARD BURDICK: Richard Burdick, Natural Horn Performs Dauprat's 6 Quartets & 6 Trios, opus 8
Authentic practice valve less classical natural French horn from Beethoven’s time – the height of the hand horn era, written by the best horn player of the time Louis-François Dauprat (1781-1868).
Recommended if you like Dennis Brain, Timothy Brown.CD price: $9.99
ORCHESTRA SINFONICA DI ROMA: Flagello: She Walks In Beauty Lautrec: Ballet Suite
A stunning performance of this classic work.
CD price: $15.99
HOLST, BRITTEN, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Savitri, Sinfonietta, The Lark Ascending
Gustav Holst "SAVITRI", Vaughn Williams "THE LARK ASCENDING", Britten "SINFONIETTA, OP.1" Jessica Miller, mezzo soprano, Kyu Won Han, baritone, Simon O'Neill, tenor
CD price: $15.99
ROBERT BEASER / AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: Chorale Variations
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Robert Beaser is one of this country's greatest composing talents, with a gift for vocal writing that is perhaps unequaled.
CD price: $15.99
ELLIOT CARTER / BERNARD GREENHOUSE, CELLO; B. WEBSTER, PIANO: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Elliot Carter PIANO SONATA, CELLO SONATA additional works of Del Tredici, Helps, Persichetti. Bernard Greenhouse, cello, Anthony Makas, piano, Beveridge Webster, piano, George Bennette, piano, Samuel Baron, flute, Ruth Maayani, harp
CD price: $15.99
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / LENOX QUARTET: Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg CONCERTO FOR STRING QUARTET AND ORCHESTRA/STRING TRIO OP.45 The London Symphony, The Lenox String Quartet
CD price: $15.99
VILLA LOBOS, ALBERTO GINASTERA: Music of Latin America for Piano, Cello, Flute and Oboe
Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Chavez CHAMBER MUSIC Hilde Somer, piano, Samuel Baron, flute, Robert Sylvester, cello, Ronald Roseman, oboe
CD price: $15.99
ENZO CAROLI: 21st Century Flute Concertos
New flute concertos - performed by Enzo Caroli and the Orchestra Sinfonica Adriatica. 'Liquescence' by Richard Arnest, won the 2004 EPICmusic competition.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: The Music of Jose Serebrier
The Music of JOSÉ SEREBRIER. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Australian Saxophone Quartet, Carole Farley, soprano, The Australian Wind Virtuosi, Festival Miami Doublebass Ensemble, Festival Miami Chorus
CD price: $15.99
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: A Simple Symphony
Grainger LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, Britten A SIMPLE SYMPHONY, Warlock CAPRIOL SUITE The Orchestra Da Camera di Roma
CD price: $15.99
COPLAND, IVES / JAIME LAREDO, VIOLIN, ANN SCHEIN, PIANO: Music for Violin and Piano
Ives/Copland/Lees/Kirchner WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO. Jaime Laredo, violin, Ruth Laredo, piano, Rafael Druian, violin, Ilse von Alpenheim, piano
CD price: $15.99
OAKLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / HENRY BRANT: Kingdom Come
Henry Brant KINGDOM COME/MACHINATIONS The Oakland Symphony Orchestra, The Oakland Youth Orchestra
CD price: $15.99
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / BALTIMORE SYMPHONY / LEON FLEISHER, PIANIST: Diversions on a Theme for Piano and Orchestra
Ezra Laderman CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA, Benjamin Britten DIVERSIONS ON A THEME Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Leon Fleisher, piano
CD price: $15.99
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / JOHN STEWART, TENOR, ELLEN SHADE, SOPRANO: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22
Dominick Argento TO BE SUNG UPON THE WATER, Benjamin Britten SEVEN SONNETS/CANTICLE II John Stewart, tenor, Ellen Shade, soprano, Charles Russo, clarinet, Donald Hassard, piano
CD price: $15.99
LUXEMBOURG RADIO SYMPHONY: Britten/Martinu: Ballad / Concerto / Fantasie
This delightful mix of Britten's "Scottish Ballad" and Martinu's "oncerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra" features two famed concert pianists: Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas. Bravi.
CD price: $15.99
THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA / HILDE SOMER, PIANIST: Albeerto Ginastera / Sonata for Piano / Concerto for Piano & Orchestra
This release proves again that there is no other composer who can seriously challenge his prominence in Latin-American art music.
Recommended if you like Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky.CD price: $15.99
JEFFREY REYNOLDS: Leading Man
Classic Broadway Leading Man songs sung by Jeffrey Reynolds, top tier Broadway Baritone/Tenor accompanied by a virtuoso pianist, Doug Montgomery.
CD price: $11.99 / MP3 price: $11.99
JAMES ACKLEY, TRUMPET & ELENA KASSMANN, PIANO: Recital Music for Trumpet
Recital Music for Trumpet. Music by, Robert J. Bradshaw (Sonata for Trumpet and Piano & A Sunday Excursion for Flugelhorn and piano), Pilss (Sonata for Trumpet and Piano), Hansen and Wadsworth-Walker
MP3 price: $15.00
GIUSEPPE TAORMINA: Verissimo Tenore
Operatic arias and beloved, classical Neapolitan and American love songs in the style of Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo and Bocelli
CD price: $19.95 / MP3 price: $19.95
KATZ- SHTEINBERG DUO: Sonatas for Viola &Piano
Rarely heard viola sonata by Hindemith, a world premier recording of Mozart violin sonata transcribed to viola and a beatiful sonata by Bach. "...this recording is not to be missed"(Amazon review)
Recommended if you like Paul Hindemith, Pinchas Zukerman.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ALARIA: Alaria plays Tcherepnin
Thoroughly accessible 20th century. Witty, romantic, intelligent, urbane, international style.
CD price: $20.00
MASSIMO MUNARI: Assolo
A new proposal in the overview of contemporary music for clarinet. The pieces present on this CD represent a review of clarinet solo contemporary music, including famous pieces like "Tierkreis" by K. Stochausen, "Lied" by L. Berio.
Recommended if you like Karlheinz Stockhausen, No-L.CD price: $14.80 / MP3 price: $14.80
MOZARTDAYZ: Classical Dreams
Classical arrangements generic artists
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
TOM ROSE AND MILES GRABER: Music for Clarinet and Piano
A varied program of of music for clarinet and piano, featuring standard and not-so-standard works of the past 150 years.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
MARY KAREN CLARDY AND STEVEN HARLOS: Sonatas and Sonatinas
Mary Karen Clardy and Steven Harlos have assembled a beautiful assortment of audience-friendly 20th and 21st Century works for flute and piano from five different composers.
CD price: $12.97
ALAN BAER: Coast to Coast
Listen to the tuba in an entirlely different way with beautiful and exciting works for solo tuba and piano. Selections include varying styles and original compositions for this widely misunderstood instrument.
CD price: $16.50
THE ISRAELI MANDOLIN QUARTET: Kerman
In this CD you are presented with a wide variety of music played on the mandolin family in a format analogous to the traditional string quartet.These trackes will give you an understanding of the range of repertoire achievable on the mandolin quartet.
MP3 price: $20.00
JAIME MENDOZA-NAVA: Film and Piano Works
Two CD set containing twelve works for piano performed by the piano virtuoso, Grace Rodriguez Radic, at the 3rd Annual National Music Festival, La Paz, Bolivia. The second CD includes film music selections introduced by the composer.
MP3 price: $12.97
MICHAEL CHAPDELAINE: Spanish Roses
First, National Fingerpicking Champ, Micheal Chapdelaine was the Guitar Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition First Prize winner. Here he show shows his Spanish/Romantic side with 12 of the world's favorite works from Spain.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY ARNOLD ROTH: Music of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
Four Winds is proud to present music from two of the most popular ballets performed by the internationally acclaimed Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, "Kettentanz" (music of Giuseppe Verdi) and "Birthday Variations" (music of Johann Strauss, Sr. and Johann Mayer
CD price: $15.99
FRIEDRICH LIPS: De Profundis
Works of the Spaniards Albeniz and Granados, the Cuban Lecuona, the Brazilian Villa-Lobos, the Argentine Piazzolla combined with the humour of Shedrin and the contemporary style of Gubaidulina: a unique experience.
Recommended if you like Galliano.CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
KOMITAS QUARTET: Komitas, Haydn, Shostakovich
Classical chamber music of Armenian composer Komitas, plus quartet music of Haydn & Shostakovich.
CD price: $13.99
DAVID COOPER: J.S. Bach Cello Suites on Trumpet 1-3
Bach's celebrated cello suites performed for the first time here on trumpet.
Recommended if you like Yo-Yo Ma, Pablo Casals.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $6.97
VOLODJA BALZALORSKY: Volodja Balzalorsky Live in Concert Vol. 3: Live in Maribor
Famous violin chamber music from Romantic to Contemporary: Dvorak, Debussy, Srebotnjak, Paganini
Recommended if you like Bell, Niccolò Paganini.CD price: $12.97
PABLO MAHAVE-VEGLIA: Dualidad: Chilean Music for Cello Solo
Mr. Mahave-Veglia has appeared as soloist with orchestras in his native Chile, as well as with the Medellín Philharmonic (Colombia), Kuala Lumpur Symphony (Malaysia), and in the United States with the Evansville Philharmonic (Indiana), Southern Illinois
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
LAUREL ZUCKER AND MARC SHAPIRO: Twentieth Century Music for Flute & Piano
a fantastic recording; as the title suggests, this performance of 20th century music for flute and piano highlights contemporary writing by Bohuslav Martinu, Paul Hindemith, and Victor Frost for classical flute and piano.
Recommended if you like James Galway, Laurel Zucker.CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
EUN-SUN LEE AND FABIO PARRINI: Violin-Piano Works by Vivaldi/Respighi, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Kreisler, and Massenet
Violin virtuoso Eun-Sun Lee brings new insight to these masterpieces of the recital repertoire, assisted by Steinway artist Fabio Parrini. Recorded by Martin Aigner. "Violin, piano come together in unforgettable performance" Charleston Post and Courier
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
LAUREL ZUCKER AND ERKEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF BUDAPEST: Telemann suite in a minor, Bach Suite in B minor for flute and strings
Great Baroque classics for flute and string orchestra
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
THE BRIAN CONN NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Intense Measures
Features instrumental chamber works for piano, flute, and strings, in a tonal neo-romantic style.
Recommended if you like Frédéric Chopin.CD price: $9.00
LOUISE CHEADLE: Virtuoso Piano Music
Neglected women composers of the Romantic era; beautiful, expressive piano music of two most talented women in their time.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
