Friday, January 17, 2020

Nino Rota, Complete Solo Piano Works I, Eleanor Hodgkinson

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Nino Rota (1911-1979) will ever be remembered by the general public as the composer of the soundtracks for the first two Godfather films. ...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Allan Gravgaard Madsen, Nachtmusik, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, For Violin and Orchestra

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Today we have World Premier recordings of two Danish concertante works from our present century. The first is Nachtmusik by the still youn...

Josef Haydn, Tullochgorum, Scottish Songs, The Poker Club Band, Masako Art

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Josef Haydn harmonized, arranged and otherwise re-situated over 400 traditional Scottish song-melodies in his lifetime. Though he never vi...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Eugene Goossens, Symphony No. 2, Phantasy Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Tasmin Little, Sir Andrew Davis, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Sir Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) is perhaps generally better known today for his legacy as a conductor than as a composer. Yet a full-blown...
Monday, January 13, 2020

Elisabeth Klein, New Nordic Piano Music, From the LP Years

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Danacord Records has embarked on a series of re-released albums originally on vinyl in its "From the LP Years" series. One in th...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Charles-Marie Widor, Organ Symphonies 1, Symphonies 1 and 2, Op. 13, Wolfgang Rubsam

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Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) did as much to advance the French Organ School as anyone. I am hard-pressed to think of any series of work...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Akemi Mercer-Niewoehner, Rachel Mercer, Our Strength, Our Song, Music By Canadian Women Composers

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As the world continues to evolve we see much more attention paid to women composers than earlier generations did. Half the world is made u...