Orchestral & Symphonic

Five superb singers - Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, Paul-Antoine B?nos-Djian, Michael Spyres and John Chest - portray the characters in Handel's Theodora under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev, Chief Conductor of the instrumentalists and choral...

Five CD set.1. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio 2. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto 3. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro Molto E Vivace 4. Symphony No. 1 in C...

First time on CD, rare recordings from legendary conductor of a contemporary Russian composer.1. Symphony No.2: I. Andante 2. Symphony No.2: Vivace Be Ritmato 3. Symphony No.2: III. Lento Cantabile. Ricerar (Presto) 4. A Voice from the Chorus: ?, ????? 5...

First released in 2015, unavailable now for some time, this complete survey of Reynaldo Hahn's piano music features several first recordings as well as a feast of charming and unfamiliar music from the golden age of the French salon. Though he is...

First released in 1955 by Ducretet-Thomson (EMI), the LP anthology is said to be the "first of this music to become available in the West in which the recorded pieces were not presented as 'folklore' but as 'serious' music. " in 1997 it was digitally...

First issue on CD of three varied works, one a heart-breaking song-cycle, then a 'Broadway' pastiche, and a touching choral cycle praising the environment.1. My Clear Eyes, Oh 2. It Keeps on Raining 3. Taunting Song 4. Evil 5. Rowans 6. Where're You...

First CD issue of Tishchenko's Ballet 'The Twelve' based on Alexander Block's famous text1. The Twelve, Ballet After a. Block's Poem, Op. 25 (1963) I Black Night, White Snow 2. The Wind Swirls Round the Clean White Snow 3. Twelve Men Go Marching By 4...

Fire and ice, passion and reson... Helene Grimaud has attained the artistic maturity of the greats. This disc, which features well loved works of Rashmaninov, proves a showcase for the pianit's exuberant expressivity and virtuosity.1. Pno Con No.2 in C,...

Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund, who passed away in January 2012, was one of the last remaining conductors with a direct personal connection to Sibelius. Although Berglund recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies 3 times over, his live recordings...

Finnish composer Lotta Wenn?koski (b. 1970) is one of Finland's most distinguished composers of the last two decades. The most consistent feature in Wenn?koski's music is it's rich palette of tonal colour, not restricted to musical pitches but also...

'Films are fantasy - and fantasy needs music' (Jack L Warner / Warner Bros.)1. John Williams;Star Wars (Episode 4) 2. Ron Goodwin;633 Squadron 3. Barry Gray;Thunderbirds 4. Frederick Loewe;Gigi (Theme and Thank Heaven) 5. Kennith Alfrod,Malcolm...

Filipe de Magalh?es was perhaps the most celebrated Portuguese composer of his day. Idiomatic performances from Cupertinos- 'true ambassadors of Portuguese polyphony'- will go a long way towards justifying that reputation to a modern audience.1. Exsurge,...