Chamber Music & Recitals

The Chinook Winds is the resident wind quintet of the Great Falls Symphony in Montana. Their programs include classic wind quintet literature, works featuring local composers and artists, and unique arrangements of popular songs-all executed with a...

The Chinese composer and violinist Ma Sicong was born in Haifeng in Guangdong province in 1912, and was among the relatively few Chinese musicians of his generation to study abroad. He settled in America in 1967.1. Spring Dance 2. Rondo No. 2 3. Melody 4...

The Chineke! Orchestra return to Signum in a new live orchestral recording from the Royal Festival Hall, London. Drawn from exceptional musicians from across the continent, the orchestra is part of the Chineke! Foundation - a non-profit organization that...

The child Mendelssohn developed extraordinarily rapidly after progressing, apparently late in 1819, from imitative student exercises to composing his own music. Over the next two years he tackled increasingly ambitious large-scale works, including a...

The Chicago Reader describes the Jim Black Trio with Thomas Morgan and Elias Stemeseder "one of the best bands in Jim Black's busy career". In the HardStudios Winterthur the trio recorded this new album over two days. It is their fourth album as a trio...

The Chants of Transfiguration - Gregorian chant inspires us to recharge our spiritual batteries with it's sense of tranquility and peace. Full of joy and hope, these prayers and meditations encourage us to lift up our eyes and bask in the heavenly light...

The Chants de Nectaire were inspired by the wise old flute player Nectaire, who appears in 'La R?volte des Anges' by Anatole France (1914). The ninety-six songs, all gems in their own right, are grouped into three books (Volume 1 Op. 198; Volume 2 Op...

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe performs Stravinsky's Apollon musagete and Pulcinella Suite, repertoire that demands the fresh and energetic delivery for which the COE is renowned. The COE deliver the 'wonderful freshness' Stravinsky himself envisioned...

The chamber music with flute by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) is, although always elegant and cheerful, never merely trivially smooth. Rather, it continues to surprise with it's great melodic charm and winning ideas. It is light music in the best...

The chamber music pieces on this disc show how richly satisfying Hindemith' music can be.1. I. Massig Bewegt 2. II. Sehr Langsam 3. III. Massig Bewegt 4. I. Massig Bewegt 5. II. Lebhaft 6. III. Sehr Langsam 7. IV. Kleines Rondo, Gemachlich 8. No. 1...

The chamber music on this album is unified with a focus on string scorings and a connection between me and the late Arnold Rosner, a friend and colleague whose works it has been a privilege to be involved in curating. From the deeply dark intensity of...

The chamber music of contemporary American composer Truman Harris is informed by his experience as an orchestral musician; it is idiomatic, exciting, and frequently cast for unusual combinations of instruments. One such example is the unique Sonata for...