Orchestral & Symphonic

Boris Arapov (1905-1992) was educated at the Leningrad Conservatory and went on to become the director of orchestration and composition there. He was an influential pedagogue. These two works are some of his more highly regarded.1. Violin Concerto: I...

Borba Dobozy was born in Budapest. She began her university harpsichord studies with Zuzana Ruzickov in Bratislava then continued at the Prague Academy of music (also with her) where she earned her diploma with distinction. In the following years she...

Book-ending Haydn's celebrated string quartets and symphonies were masses-the first and last pieces penned by the deeply devout composer. These magnificent sacred works at once honored Viennese church traditions and displayed Haydn's unmistakable musical...

Bonus DVD includes: Andr? Rieu On Roman Holiday, a Track-By-Track Commentary (20 minutes), Best Of Wonderful World - Extracts Of Every Track (33 minutes), Wonderful World, Full Live Video (4:42 minutes), Mio Angelo, Full Music Video (4:17 minutes)...

Bomtempo composed music for different musical ensembles. Among his works, the most important ones are, in addition to many compositions for the piano, his five concertos for piano and orchestra, his Requiem in Memory of Cam?es and the two symphonies here...

Bold, passionate, urgent - Augusta Read Thomas writes music that is wholly and completely alive. Part of a major series of works by Augusta Read Thomas being released by Nimbus Records, this CD originates from a concert by musicians of the University of...

Blue: the color of stardust, the color of the robe of Urania, the muse who holds the world in her hand. In Madame de Rambouillet's 17th-century blue salons, ladies of wit and fashion - known as 'les pr?cieuses' - conversed in an atmosphere of boundless...

Blue Violet Duo "excel at both extremes, from the nuanced and restrained to the incandescent and extravagant" (Stringendo magazine). Formed in 2013, the Chicago based duo was born of a friendship and musical kinship and enjoyed immediate recognition,...

Bloch's Israel Symphony is a large-scale work anticipating the Hollywood film composers' styles for biblical epics... The vigour and spontaneity of Abravanel's Utah performances... transferred to CD with great success" [Penguin Guide] "Nelsova's...

Blithe ignorance of the future cataclysm is the subtitle originally chosen by Shostakovich for the first movement of his "war quartet", String Quartet No.3, which he considered one of his finest works. The subtitle sets the tone for a composition that,...

Bliss: The Decca Originals: a new collection of Decca recordings of Bliss's music, including tracks previously unreleased on Decca CD as well as the complete version of the Violin Concerto with Alfredo Campoli. The career of Arthur Bliss was launched in...

Bliss is a state of being where fear does not exist. Bliss is perfect happiness and joy. To record this album, I wanted to place myself in this state, physically and mentally. I meditated daily. Silence, nature, beauty and peace help me to alter my state...