Orchestral & Symphonic

From the Heart of Ra, a work for viola and piano, was written for violist Leslie Perna, who plays the work here. It is in six sections, each representing how ancient Egyptians thought of the soul and it's journey in the afterlife. The album also includes...

From the ensemble: The sad news of George Crumb's death was announced on 6 February 2022, shortly after these recordings from a concert in Holland in 1978 were discovered in the KRO-NCRV archives in Hilversum. They included the first European performance...

From the artists: "Our objective in creating this new arrangement was to remain as faithful to the original as practically possible. We set out to embrace not only the capabilities of the two pianos but also their limitations - we wanted to create a true...

From the artist: "I had hesitated a long time before recording another album featuring Fryderyk Chopin's music. I did not want to make it in a hurry, knowing that I would have to make numerous choices, e.g. regarding the selection of the repertoire...

From one recording to the next, Claire D?sert pursues her exploration of Schumann's catalogue. Focussing on the variation genre, this program reveals the manifold, elusive moods, like a diary of the composer. From an homage to Beethoven up to the final...

From one of the world' great opera houses, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, comes Leonardo Balada' richly melodic opera about one of the world' great explorers, Christopher Columbus, commissioned by the Spanish government for the 5th Centennial.1...

From one of the most famous 19th-century families of musicians and known as "The Strauss of Berlin", Hungarian-born Josef Gung'l toured widely with his orchestras, and the series of 61 concerts they gave at Hasselbacken, Stockholm in 1871 became one of...

From mysterious moonlit night to joyous sunlit day, this recording runs the gamut of Alfredo Casella' huge stylistic range. Notte di maggio, composed in the wake of Stravinsky' Rite of Spring, is Casella at his most radical.

From Lassus and Byrd to Howells, Judith Bingham and Owain Park-The Gesualdo Six's exploration of Epiphany down the ages is a multifaceted compendium of musical delights.1. Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder, Op 8 III. the Three Kings 2. Anonymous: Ecce Advenit...

From it's triumphant, star-studded premiere in 1931 until 1985, Peter Ibbetson was the most-performed American opera at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.1. Act I: Dear Lady, Shall We Dance? (Colonel Ibbetson, Mrs Deane, Mrs Glyn, Madge, Charlie, Guy,...

From It's Opening Expectant Hush Via It's Central Adagio Movement (Composed in Memory of Bruckner's Mother) to It's Austrian Folk Dance-Influenced Final Movement, Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 Displays Both the Key Influence of Wagner and the Composer's...

From his tenure as Principal Conductor (1950-57) to his retirement in 1978, this five-disc boxed set celebrates the long association between distinguished conductor Sir Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. These recordings showcase Boult...