New Arrivals · CDs—Classical Music

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

London : Hyperion, p2008.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Piano concerto in D major op. 13 (1938; revised 1945) (32:27) -- Original version of the third movement of the Piano concerto (9:10) -- Young Apollo : for piano, string quartet and string orchestra, op. 16 (1939) (6:56) -- Diversions : for piano (left hand) and orchestra, op. 21 (1940) (22:26)

Steven Osborne, piano ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ; Ilan Volkov, conductor.

Title from container.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English, German and French in container.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.

London : Hyperion, p2008.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Tragödie : op. 64, no. 3 (4:00) -- Die beiden Grenadiere : op. 49, no. 1 (3:54) -- Abends am Strand : op. 45, no. 3 (3:25) -- Die feindlichen Brüder : op. 49, no. 2 (2:27) -- Der arme Peter : op. 53, no. 3 (5:00) -- Belsatzar : op. 57 (4:56) -- Myrthen : op. 25. Die Lotosblume (1:52) ; Was will die einsame Träne? (2:06) ; Du bist wie eine Blume (1:57) -- Songs originally conceived for Dichterliebe. Lehn' deine Wang' an meine Wang' : op. 142, no. 2 (:46) ; Es leuchtet meine Liebe : op. 127, no. 3 (1:52) ; Dein Angesicht so lieb und schön : op. 127, no. 2 (2:20) ; Mein Wagen rollet langsam : op. 142, no. 4 (3:20) -- Dichterliebe : op. 48 (31:47).

Gerald Finley, baritone ; Julius Drake, piano.

The last work is a song cycle.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Richard Wigmore in English with French and German translations, biographical notes on the performers in English, and texts with English translations (26 p. : ports.) in container.

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.

Burbank, Calif. : Harmonia Mundi, U.S.A. p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Here begineth the 3-part fantazias. Fantazias I-III -- Four-part Fantazias. Fantazia IV-XII -- Fantazia upon one note -- Here begineth ye 6, 7 & 8-part Fantazias. In nomine (in 6 parts) ; In nomine (in 7 parts).

Fretwork (Wendy Gillespie, Asako Morikawa, Susanna Pell, Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Richard Tunnicliffe, viols).

Compact disc.

Program notes and notes on performers in English, French, and German (19 p. : port.) inserted in container.

New York : Decca Records, c2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Sancta dei genitrix -- Mater ecclesiae -- Advocata nostra -- Benedicta tu -- Causa nostrae letitiae -- Auxilium cristianorum -- Regina coeli -- Magistra nostra.

Pope Benedict XVI ; The Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome ; The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Compact disc.

Program notes in glish and Italian; texts in English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Portuguese in booklet

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

[New York] : Sony Music ; RCA Red Seal, p2009.

1 sound disc (72:51) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68, Pastorale. I. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen (Allegro ma non troppo) (11:14) ; II. Szene am Bach (Andante molto moto) (11:42) ; III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) (5:08) ; IV. Donner : Sturm (Allegro) (3:39) ; V. Hirtengesang : Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) (9:19) -- Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36. I. Adagio - Allegro con brio (11:37) ; II. Larghetto (9:50) ; III. Scherzo : Allegro (3:51) ; IV. Allegro molto (6:11).

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ; Paavo Järvi, conductor.

Edition recorded: Bärenreiter, new Urtext edition.

Super audio CD (hybrid); multi-channel and stereo sound.

Program notes in English and German in container.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Portland, OR : Opera d'Oro, c2006.

3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (61 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.)

Franco Corelli, Gundula Janowitz, Shirley Verrett, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Eberhard Waechter, Martti Talvela, Tugomir Franc, Ewald Aichberger, Edita Gruberova ; Vienna Philharmoic Orchestra & Chorus ; Horst Stein, conductor.

Compact discs.

Opera in 4 acts.

Program notes and synopsis by Bill Parker ([61] p.) inserted in container.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.

München : ECM Records, p2008.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Nr. 1 für Pianoforte und Violine in a-Moll, op. 105 (18:00) -- Nr. 3 für Violine und Pianoforte in a-Moll, WoO 2 (21:00) -- Nr. 2 für Violine und Pianoforte in d-Moll, op. 121 (34:00).

Carolin Widmann, violin; Dénes Várjon, piano.

Additional no. on label and container: 476 6744.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Martin Meyer and biographical notes on the performers in English and German ([28] p. : ports., ill.) in container.

Rosen, Steven, violist.

[Cincinnati, OH] : Rosen Pub., p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Raisins & almonds = Roshenkis mit Mandlen / Abraham Goldfaden (1:58) -- Jewish life. Prayer / Ernest Bloch (2:38) -- The Heyser Bulgar = The hot Bulgar / Naftule Branwine (1:48) -- Erev shel shoshanim = Evening walk in the roses / Josef Hadar (1:37) -- Dod li = My love is mine and I am his / Nira Chen (2:11) -- Der stiller Bulgar = The quiet Bulgar / Harry Kandel (1:35) -- Kol nidre / Max Bruch (9:26).

Steven Rosen, viola ; Richard Goering, guitar.

Guitar parts adapted from piano by Richard Goering. Some selections arr. by Steven Rosen.

Compact disc.

Rieu, André.

[United States] : Denon ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by SLG, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Wiener melange -- The wedding march/Hochzeitsmarsch -- Hoch sollen sie leben -- Vienna blood/Wiener Blut -- Plaisir d'amour -- Figaro Cavatina -- Dancing through the skies/Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein -- E lucevan le stelle -- I'm off to Chez Maxim/Da Geh'ich zu Maxim -- Espana cani -- I hear the sound of cymbals/Hor ich Cymbalklange -- Wer uns getraut -- You and you waltz/Du und du -- Wishing you were somehow here again -- All I ask of you.

André Rieu, violin, leader ; Johann Strauss Orchestra ; accomp. vocalists. Complete credits on insert.

Compact disc.

Sowash, Rick, 1950-

Cincinnati, Ohio : Rick Sowash Pub. Co., c2009.

1 sound disc (72:41) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Pastorale for flute and strings, 1979 (10:26) -- Little suite in G for unaccompanied cello, 2008 (11:25) -- Harbachsichord: Suite in C for solo harpsichord, 1990 (14:48) -- A hero's prayer, for cello and piano, 2000 (5:23) -- Trio #2 for violin, clarinet & piano : American variations on a Belorussian folk tune, 1994, rev. 2005 (15:19) -- Trio #3 for violin, clarinet, & piano : Memories of Corsica, 2007 (15:20).

Betty Douglas, flute ; Marion Peraza, violin ; Dorotea Hoffman, viola ; Ellen Shertzer, cello (Pastorale) ; Theresa Vilani, cello (Little suite in G and A hero's prayer) ; Barbara Harbach, harpsichord (Harbachsichord) ; Carol Alexander, piano (A hero's prayer) ; The Verdehr Trio (Walter Verdehr, violin ; Elsa Verdehr, clarinet ; Silvia Roederer, piano) (Trios #2 and #3).

Compact disc.

Without issue number or UPC.

Sowash, Rick, 1950-

Cincinnati, Ohio : Rick Sowash Pub. Co., c2009.

1 sound disc (72:40) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Trio #4 for clarinet, cello and piano : Conversation of the trees (26:18) -- Trio #6 for clarinet, cello and piano : Goddess of the moon (27:12) -- Trio #9 for clarinet, cello and piano : Five women (18:09).

Trio da Camera (Laurel Bennett, clarinet ; Therese Villani, cello ; Kevin Johnson, piano).

Compact disc.

Without issue number or UPC.

London : NMC, p2009.

4 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program booklet (59 p. : ill., port. ; 13 cm.)

Disc 1. The source / David Sawer (1:55) -- Upon St. George's hill / Luke Bedford (1:36) -- Shining plain / Anthony Powers (3:55) -- Interlude / Gary Carpenter (1:25) -- tss-k-haa / Jonathan Cole (3:11) -- Galliard : version 1 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:04) -- Those fenny bells / Anthony Gilbert (3:56) -- Daisy's song / Philip Cashian (2:02) -- The bourne / Nicola Lefanu (3:27) -- Maiden in the moor / Nicholas Sackman (2:40) -- Houses and gardens in the heart of England / John White (2:31) -- Galliard : version 2 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:28) -- This silence before light / Harrison Birtwistle ; arr. Colin Matthews (2:39) -- Blist's hill / Julian Philips (2:38) -- Fin like a flower / Anna Meredith (2:13) -- Cease sorrows now / Joe Duddell (3:11) -- Titania's song / Alison Bauld (3:34) -- Swift's epitaph / Donnacha Dennehy (2:49) -- Nobody comes / Helen Grime (3:26) -- A cat / John McCabe (2:59) -- Galliard : version 3 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:46) -- Outside Fort Tregantle / Michael Finnissy (3:17) -- Blaze of noon / Phillip Neil Martin (4:01) -- Bands / Joe Cutler (2:31) -- Mouth of the dumb / James Macmillan (3:55) -- Stanzas 1814 / Jonathan Powell (2:34) -- Galliard : version 4 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:33) -- Easter / Hugh Wood (2:06).

Disc 2. Dirge from Cymbeline / Gordon Crosse (3:19) -- A curious thirsty fly / David Horne (2:19) -- Out of town / Rachel Leach (3:21) -- English encouragement of art / Richard Causton (1:02) -- A swallow / David Blake (2:58) -- Galliard : version 5 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:42) -- The beach in winter : Scratby (for Tess) / Robert Saxton (2:30) -- Lucretius / Julian Anderson (3:14) -- Upon the cloudy night / James Dillon (3:15) -- Easter Zunday / Sadie Harrison (3:49) -- Labyrinth to light / Peter Maxwell Davies (2:43) -- With my whip / Edward Rushton (2:43) -- Raju Raghuvanshi is a ghost / Simon Holt (3:40) -- A winter's morning / Thea Musgrave (3:20) -- Galliard : version 6 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:06) -- Darkness visible / Tarik O'Regan (3:46) -- A simple neo-Georgian summer / Emily Hall (1:43) -- A cause for wonder / Peter Wiegold (3:43) -- Wild Clematis in winter / Emily Howard (2:39) -- Poet and star / Bryan Northcott (2:41) -- Galliard : version 7 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:47) -- Vocalise : Loch Lurgainn in the sunshine / Rupert Bawden (2:15) -- A coat / Roderick Williams (2:58) -- Know thy kings and queens / Julian Grant (2:13) -- Because I breathe not love to everyone / Robert Keeley (3:12) -- Destroying beauty / Tansy Davies (2:11) -- First known when lost / Philip Grange (2:20) -- Galliard : version 8 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:25) -- haiku / Bláar Kinsdottir.

Disc 3. Meet me in the green glen / Brian Elias (3:12) -- Music, thou queen of souls / Lloyd Moore (1:44) -- Plover's peak / David Matthews (3:11) -- Spoken to a bronze head / Jeremy Dale Roberts (4:06) -- The greenwood's lament / Jonathan Lloyd (3:14) -- Love song (for yoga) / Diana Burrell (1:43) -- Night and morning / John Casken (3:17) -- Hour-glass / Daniel Basford (3:35) -- Galliard : version 9 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:07) -- Proud Maisie / Huw Watkins (1:42) -- A recipe for whisky / Lyell Cresswell (3:28) -- Echo : hommage à Francis Poulenc / Michael Berkeley (3:30) -- Lullaby / Roger Marsh (2:46) -- Lake side / Dai Fujikura (2:37) -- English lullaby / Richard Baker (2:43) -- The poison tree / Stephen Montague (2:39) -- She walks in beauty like the night / Judith Bingham (3:33) -- Galliard : version 10 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:48) -- The true standard advanced / Christopher Fox (2:15) -- That mighty heart / Roxanna Panufnik (2:51) -- The fitful alternations of the rain / Christopher Mayo (2:45) -- Tree / Errollyn Wallen (4:08) -- An hypallage / Chris Dench (3:17) -- A dangerous crossing / Edwin Roxburgh (2:54) -- The Roman centurion's song / David Bedford (3:16) -- 25 / Luke Stoneham (3:07) -- Galliard : version 11 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:25) -- Bellamy / Mark-Anthony Turnage (1:14).

Disc 4. Ah! Sun-flower / Jonathan Harvey (1:56) -- Blackbirds and thrushes / Judith Weir (2:48) -- The lif of this world / Stuart Macrae (3:42) -- The importance of being earnest / Gerald Barry (2:05) -- London / Martin Butler (3:37) -- Out in the dark / Colin Matthews (2:18) -- Galliard : version 12 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:26) -- Old man and sea / Gavin Bryars (4:50) -- Ulysses' admonition to Achilles / Alexander Goehr (3:32) -- My favourite sound / Claudia Molitor (2:51) -- Stendhal's observation / John Woolrich (1:58) -- Silence on Ullswater / Howard Skempton (0:53) -- Heynonnynonny smallprint / Geoffrey Poole (4:17) -- The moon's funeral / Joseph Phibbs (3:20) -- Galliard : version 13 / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:29) -- Bees a-zwarmen / Julia Simpson (2:03) -- Sonnet XVIII / Simon Bainbridge (3:18) -- Go, lovely rose / Robin Holloway (4:06) -- An aesthetic of lines / Jordan Hunt (2:45) -- I look into my glass / Giles Swayne (2:12) -- Ghost train / Anthony Payne (4:07) -- A dictionary of London / Morgan Hayes (3:10) -- Driving / Ben Foskett (2:02) -- Galliard : complete version / Thomas Morley ; arr. Colin Matthews (3:09) -- An oblique / Bryn Harrison (3:45).

Variously: Andrew Swait, Sam Harris, trebles ; Elizabeth Atherton, Claire Booth, Ailish Tynan, sopranos ; Susan Bickley, Loré Lixenberg, Jean Rigby, mezzo-sopranos ; James Bowman, Michael Chance, Andrew Watts, counter-tenors ; Benjamin Hulett, Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Norman, tenors ; Omar Ebrahim, Richard Jackson, Stephan Loges, George Mosley, David Stout, Roderick Williams, baritones ; Andrew Ball, Iain Burnside, Michael Finnissy, Andrew Plant, Jonathan Powell, Huw Watkins, Andrew West, piano ; Lucy Wakeford, harp ; Jane Chapman, harpsichord ; Owen Gunnell, percussion ; Antonis Hatzinkolaou, guitar.

Songs commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of NMC.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Colin Matthews, Iain Burnside, and Bayan Northcott, and texts with English translation (59 p. : ill., port.) laid in container.

Wang, Yuja.

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Piano sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 / Frédéric Chopin (24:32) -- Etude 4 : Fanfares / György Ligeti (3:40) -- Piano sonata no. 2 in G sharp minor, op. 19 / Alexander Scriabin (12:20) -- Etude 10 : The sorcerer's apprentice / György Ligeti (2:15) -- Piano sonata in B minor, S. 178 / Franz Liszt (31:11).

Yuja Wang, piano.

Biographical information (7 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Sixteen (Musical group)

New York, NY : Decca : Distributed by Universal Music Distribution, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

I was glad / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry -- O Thou, the central orb / Charles Wood -- Faire is the heaven / William Henry Harris -- Beati quorum via / Charles Villiers Stanford -- Blessed city, heavenly Salem / Edward C. Bairstow -- Jerusalem / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry -- Evening hymn / Henry Balfour Gardiner -- The Lord is my shepherd / Howard Goodall -- And I saw a new heaven / Edgar L. Bainton -- My soul, there is a country / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry -- I saw the Lord / John Stainer -- Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks / Herbert Howells -- Hail, gladdening light / Charles Wood -- The Lord is my shepherd / John Rutter.

The Sixteen ; Harry Christophers, conductor ; Robert Quinney, organ.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English in container.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.

Manchester, Great Britain : Hallé Concerts Society, p2008.

2 sound discs (99 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano ; Paul Groves, tenor ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; Hallé Choir and Hallé Youth Choir ; James Burton, choral director ; Hallé Orchestra ; Sir Mark Elder, conductor.

"Edward Elgar : the collector's edition"--Container.

Words by Cardinal Newman.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English (24 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

New York : Virgin Classics, p2009.

1 sound disc (72 min., 5 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Armida. D'amor al dolce impero -- La donna del lago. Oh mattutini albori! ; Tanti affetti in tal momento ; Fra il padre, e fra l'amante -- Maometto II. Giusto ciel, in tal periglio -- Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra. Quant'è grato all'alma mia -- Semiramide. Serena i vaghi rai ; Bel raggio lusinghier -- Otello. Ah! Dagli affanni oppressa ; Nessun maggior dolore ; Oh come infino al core ; Assisa appiè d'un salice ; Deh calma, o ciel, nel sonno -- Armida. Se al mio crudel tormento ; Dove son io! ; È ver-- gode quest' anima.

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano ; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor (10th work) ; Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia-Roma ; Edoardo Müller, conductor.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Joyce DiDonato and Philip Gossett in English and lyrics in Italian with English translations in container insert.

Smith, Stuart Saunders, 1948-

New York, NY : New World Records, p2009.

2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Links : 1974 (Masako Kunimoto) (3:28) -- Links : no. 2 (1975) (Steven Sehman) (4:47) -- Links : no. 3 (Bill Sallak) (4:06) -- Links : no. 4 : Monk : 1982 (Steven Schick) (8:07) -- Links : no. 5 : Sitting on the edge of nothing : 1987 (Aiyun Huang; off-stage parts by Fabio Oliveira, Aiyun Huang) (11:38) -- Links : no. 6 : Song interiors : 1989 (Justin DeHart; Katalin Lukács, piano) (9:17) -- Links : no. 7 : New England night weave : 1989 (Jude Traxler) (12:42) -- Links : no. 8 : Confessions--witness to 48 things : 1990 (Berndt Thurner; Gisela Mashayekhi-Beer, flute) (9:04) -- Links : no. 9 : Mosque : 1992 (Justin DeHart) (6:28) -- Links : no. 10 : Who are we? Where are we? : 1993 (Ayano Kataoka) (4:40) -- Links : no. 11 : Regions I-XXI : 1994 (Chris Leonard, Dale Speicher, Matthew Apanius) (9:44).

Various vibraphonists.

"Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc."--Labels.

Eds. recorded: Sonic Art Editions (Smith Publications).

Compact disc.

Music preceded by Hearing links, an essay written and narrated by Sylvia Smith.

Program notes by Steven Schick and the composer, biographical notes, and selected discography and bibliography (23 p. : port.) inserted in container.

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p2009.

1 sound disc (64:18) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Trio élégiaque no. 1 in G minor / Sergei Rachmaninov -- Piano trio in A minor op. 50 / Tchaikovsky.

Program notes by Michael Church (7 p. : ill.) in container.

Compact disc.

Gens, Véronique.

[London] : Virgin Classics, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Alceste. Acte II, scene 3. Air d'Alceste. Grands Dieux, soutenez mon courage ... Ah! Divinités implacables (6:38) / Christoph Willibald Gluck -- Dardanus. Acte IV, scene 6. Air d'Iphise: Il me fuit... Quoi, rien ne peut émouvoir (3:49) ; Acte I, scene 1. Air d'Iphise/ Cesse, cruel Amour (3:04) / Antonio Sacchini -- Didon. Acte III, scene 1. Air de Didon. Non, ce n'est plus pour moi (4:27) / Niccolò Piccinni -- Orphée et Eurydice. Ballet des ombres heureuses (5:10) ; Air de Furies (4:01) / Christoph Willibald Gluck -- Oedipe à Colone. Acte III, scene 1. Air d'Antigone. Dieux, ce n'est pas pour moi (2:20) / Antonio Sacchini -- Andromaque, Act I, scene 1. Air d'Hermione. C'est le seul espoir qui me reste... Si fidèle au noeud qui l'engage (2:34) / André Grétry -- Les Paladins. Acte II, scene 10. Entrée très gaye de Troubadours (2:25) ; Acte I, scene 1. Air d'Argie. Triste sèjour (2:28) ; Acte II, scene 10. Sarabande (3:03) / Jean-Philippe Rameau -- Renaud. Acte II, scene 1. Air d'Armide. Hélas! vous le dirais-je? ... Ah! Que dis-tu? (3:33) / Antonio Sacchini -- Les Paladins. Acte II, scene 10. Menuets I & II (4:33) / Jean-Philippe Rameau -- Médée. Acte II, scene 4. Air de Néris. Ah! Nos peines seront communes (8:24) / Luigi Cherubini -- Herminie. Récit & air d'Herminie. Mais sur cette arène guerrière... Il n'est plus... Dieux cruels! (3:48) / Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga -- Les Troyens. Acte I. Récitatif & Air de Cassandre. Les Grecs ont disparu... Malheureux roi! (7:00) / Hector Berlioz.

Véronique Gens, soprano ; Les Talens lyriques ; Christophe Rousset, conductor.

Opera and ballet excerpts.

Title from container.

Enhanced compact disc.

Program notes in French by Jean Duron, with English and German translations, and the text in French, with English and German translations (35 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Dessay, Natalie, 1965-

New York : Virgin Classics, p2009.

1 sound disc (79 min., 45 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Lucie de Lammermoor. Mon nom s'est fait entendre-- / Donizetti (17:20) -- I puritani. O rendetemi la speme-- / Bellini (16:34) -- Hamlet. A vos jeux mes amis / Thomas (13:26) -- Candide. Glitter and be gay / Bernstein (5:47) -- Le pardon de Ploërmel. Ombre légère / Meyerbeer (7:49) -- Lucia di Lammermoore. Il dolce suono-- / Donizetti (18:49).

Natalie Dessay, soprano ; with various orchestras. Assisting singers on some tracks (Ludovic Tézier and Nicolas Cavallier, track 1 ; Franck Ferrari and Matthew Rose, tracks 2 and 6).

Compact disc.

Includes works previously released, 1996-2007.

Tenney, James.

New York : New World Records, c2009.

2 sound discs (127 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

Disc 1: Spectrum 1 (1995) (15:04) (violin, trumpet, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, piano, bass) -- Spectrum 2 (1995) (14:55) (flute, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, horn) -- Spectrum 3 (1995) (18:04) (chamber orchestra) -- Spectrum 4 (1995) (16:05) (violin, alto recorder, vibraphone, guitar, piano, bass clarinet, trombone, bass) -- Disc 2: Spectrum 5 (1995) (16:02) (flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon, vibraphone/percussion) -- Spectrum 6 (2001) (15:04) (flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello) -- Spectrum 7 (2001) (15:44) (flute, cello. piano, and tape delay system) -- Spectrum (2001) (14:53) (viola obbligato and flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello) / James Tenney.

Barton Workshop ; James Fulkerson, Frank Denyer, co-directors.

Program notes by Bob Gilmore in English with selected discography and bibliography (15 : ill.) in container.

Byrne, Andrew, 1966-

New York, NY : New World Records, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

White bone country : nine musical landscapes for piano and percussion. Desert terrain ; Desert life ; Desert weather (28:16) -- Tracks : for solo piano (8:54) -- Fata morgana : mirages on the horizon : for prepared piano (17:45).

Stephen Gosling, piano, prepared piano ; David Shively, percussion.

"Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc."

"All compositions published by the composer"--Container.

Compact disc.

Program and biographical notes (15 p.) inserted in container.

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.

London : Hyperion, p2009.

2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Sonata in E major, Hob XVI:31 (12:20) -- Sonata in D major, Hob XVI:42 (11:51) -- Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:35 (19:07) -- Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI:34 (13:10) -- Sonata in A major, Hob XVI:26 (11:52) -- Fantasia (capriccio) in C major, Hob XVII:4 (5:40) -- Sonata "Un piccolo divertimento" (variations) in F minor, Hob XVII:6 (12:45) -- Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI:49 (20:23) -- Sonata in D major, Hob XVI:33 (17:25) -- Sonata in G major, Hob XVI:39 (16:00) -- Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:48 (12:19).

Marc-André Hamelin, piano.

Compact discs.

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.

[Germany] : Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, p2008.

2 sound discs : digital stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (55 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.)

Genia Kühmeier (Hanne), soprano ; Werner Güra (Lukas), tenor ; Christian Gerhaher (Simon), baritone ; Arnold Schoenberg Chor ; Concentus Musicus Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor.

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 88697 28126 2 (88697 28126 2-1--88697 28126 2-2).

Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Hob. XXI:3.

Libretto by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, after The seasons by James Thomson.

Compact discs.

Program notes in German and English, and libretto with English translation (55 p. : ill., port.) inserted in container.

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.

London : Hyperion, p2007.

2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

CD 1. No. 50 in C major (15:23) -- No. 40 in G major (9:22) -- No. 46 in A-flat major (20:27) -- No. 41 in B-flat major (9:50) -- No. 52 in E-flat major (20:03) -- CD 2. No. 23 in F major (16:45) -- No. 43 in A-flat major (15:05) -- No. 24 in D major (12:02) -- No. 32 in B minor (13:51) -- No. 37 in D major (11:39).

Marc-André Hamelin, piano.

Compact discs.

Program and biographical notes in English by Richard Wigmore, with French and German translations (19 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Bartoli, Cecilia.

London : Decca p2009.

2 sound discs (ca. 100 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program book (251 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.)

CD 1: World premiere castrato arias. Siface. Come nave in mezzo all'onde / Nicola Porpora -- Sedecia. Profezie, di me diceste / Antonio Caldara -- Berenice. Cadrò, ma qual si mira / Francesco Araia -- Germanico in Germania. Parto, ti lascio, o cara ; Siface. Usignolo sventurato / Porpora -- Demofoonte. Misero pargoletto / Carl Heinrich Graun -- Semiramide riconosciuta. In braccio a mille furie / Porpora -- Zenobia in Palmira. Qual farfalla / Leonardo Leo -- Adelaide. Nobil onda / Porpora -- Adriano in siria. Deh, tu bel Dio d'amore-- Ov'è il mio bene? / Graun -- Farnace. Chi temea Giove regnante / Leonardo Vinci -- La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore. Quel buon pastor son io / Caldara.

Bonus CD: Three legendary castrato arias. Artaserse. Son qual nave / Riccardo Broschi -- Serse. Ombra mai fu / George Frideric Handel -- Merope. Sposa, non mi conosci / Geminiano Giacomelli.

Cecilia Bartoli ; il Giardino Armonico ; Giovanni Antonini, conductor.

Compact discs.

Historical notes, including bibliography, and illustrated castrato dictionary in English, French, and German in booklet.

Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934.

[Cleveland, OH] : Telarc, p2009.

1 sound disc (70:00) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

The planets, op. 32. Mars, the bringer of war ; Venus, the bringer of peace ; Mercury, the winged messenger ; Jupiter, the bringer of jollity ; Saturn, the bringer of old age ; Uranus, the magician ; Neptune, the mystic / Gustav Holst -- The young person's guide to the orchestra, op. 34 / Benjamin Britten.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ; Paavo Järvi, conductor.

The Britten performed without optional narration.

Compact disc.

Program notes and orchestra personnel roster (7 p.) inserted in container.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

[S.l.] : EMI Classics, p2009.

2 sound disc (85 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Requiem -- Sequenza -- Offertorio -- Sanctus -- Agnus Dei -- Lux aeterna -- Libera me.

Anja Harteros, soprano ; Sonia Ganassi, mezzo-soprano ; Rolando Villazón, tenor ; Rene Papé, bass ; Antonio Pappano, conductor ; Coro dell'Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia ; Orchestra Dell'accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia.

EMI Classics: 50999 6 98936 2 9 (on discs: 50999 6 98937 2 8--50999 6 98939 2 6).

Compact discs.

"OpenDisc, insert CD1 into your computer to access the EMI Classics Club: access bonus material, exclusive pre-release listening sessions, and more"--Container.

Program notes in English with German and French translations, and lyrics with German, English, and French translations (23 p. : port.) inserted in container.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

New York, NY : Sony Music Entertainment, p2009.

1 sound disc (69 min., 26 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 -- No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 -- No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830.

Murray Perahia, piano.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Julian Haylock in container.

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Cleveland, Ohio : Telarc, p2009.

1 sound disc (62:11) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Piano concerto in A minor, op. 16. Allegro molto moderato / Edvard Grieg (13:00) -- Violin concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26. Finale: Allegro energico / Max Bruch (7:48) -- Serenade for strings / Stephen Feigenbaum (6:42) -- Piano concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056. Allegro ; Largo ; Presto / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Concerto for violin, piano, and strings in D minor. Allegro molto / Felix Mendelssohn (8:56) -- Hungarian rhapsodie, op. 68 / David Popper (8:49) -- The upward stream. Allegro molto / Russell Peck (6:41).

Host and pianist, Christopher O'Riley with various soloists, ages 12-19 (Ji-Yong, piano ; Chad Hoopes, violin ; Hilda Huang, piano ; Caroline Goulding, violin ; Matthew Allen, cello ; Corey Dundee, tenor saxophone) ; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra ; Erich Kunzel, conductor.

"Christopher O'Riley & America's best young classical musicians"--Container.

Compact disc.

Barker, Cheryl.

Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, p2009.

1 sound disc (67:43) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (43 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.)

Adriana Lecouvreur. I am the humble servant of God's immortal art / Francesco Cilea (3:15) -- Queen of Spades. Oh why am I so tearful (with Gillian Keith) / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (4:40) -- Pagliacci. Through the air they soar (4:54) ; My fate is in your hands (with William Dazeley) (11:34) / Ruggiero Leoncavallo -- Mephistopheles. To the moonlit waves they cast him / Arrigo Boito (5:57) -- The end of the affair. A bargain and a prayer (with William Dazeley) / Jake Heggie (6:36) -- Queen of Spades. It's nearly midnight now (5:10) / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Arabella. The one who's right for me (with Gillian Keith) / Richard Strauss (6:19) -- Adriana Lecouvreur. Poor little flowers / Francesco Cilea (2:23) -- The violins of Saint-Jacques. How can I explain to you / Malcolm Williamson (4:12) -- La Wally. I'll float into the distance / Alfredo Catalani (3:48) -- Arabella. I'm very glad, Mandryka (with William Dazeley) / Richard Strauss (7:41).

Cheryl Barker, soprano ; London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, conductor ; Gillian Keith, soprano, and William Dazeley, baritone on some tracks.

Compact disc.

Connesson, Guillaume.

[France?] : Densité 21, p2006.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Virginie Pesch, soprano ; Nigel Smith, baritone ; Chœur de Radio France ; Orchestre National de France ; Jonathan Darlington (1st work), Muhai Tang (2nd work), conductors.

The 1st work for soprano, baritone, mixed voices, and orchestra, texts by Hermes, Zosime, Lambsprinck, and O.V. de L. Milosz.; the 2nd work for orchestra.

Compact disc.

Durations: 43:11; 14:58.

Includes texts with French translations and program notes in French and English on insert.

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.

Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, p2009.

1 sound disc (59:06) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (74 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.)

Ildar Abdrazakov, bass (the Baron) ; Misha Didyk, tenor (Albert) ; Sergey Murzaev, baritone (the Duke) ; Peter Bronder, tenor (the Jew, a moneylender) ; Gennady Bezzubenkov, bass (servant). BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda, conductor, Yuri Torchinsky, leader.

Opera in 3 scenes.

Libretto based on Pushkin's Little tragedy.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English German, and French, and libretto in Russian with French, German, and English translations in container.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.

München : ECM Records, p2009.

2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Partita no. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 -- Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 -- Partita no. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 -- Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828 -- Partita no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 -- Partita no. 6 in E minor, BWV 830.

András Schiff, piano.

Compact discs.

Program notes by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert and András Schiff in German with English translation (23 p.) inserted in container.

Kashkashian, Kim.

München : ECM Records, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Neharót neharót : 2006/07, for viola solo, accordion, percussion, two string ensembles and tape / Betty Olivero (16:20) -- Tagh for the funeral of the Lord / Tigran Mansurian (5:31) -- Oror / Komitas ; adapted by Tigran Mansurian -- Three arias (sung out the window facing Mount Ararat) : 2008 / Tigran Mansurian (19:23) -- Rava deravin : for viola and string quartet, 2003 / Eitan Steinberg (15:59).

Kim Kashkashian, viola (1st-2nd works, 4th-5th works) ; An Raskin, accordion (1st work) ; Philipp Jungk, percussion ; Münchener Kammerorchester (1st work) ; Alexander Liebreich, conductor (1st work) ; Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion (2nd work) ; Tigran Mansurian, piano (3rd work) ; Boston Modern Orchestra Project (4th work) ; Gil Rose, conductor (4th work) ; Kuss Quartett (5th work).

Compact disc.

Program notes by Paul Griffiths and biographical information on the performers in English and German in container insert.

[Hong Kong] : Naxos, p2009.

2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Lincoln, the great commoner / Charles Ives (3:39) -- A Lincoln address : op. 124 / Vincent Persichetti (13:22) -- Abraham Lincoln walks at midnight / Roy Harris (14:10) -- Ford's Theatre : a few glimpses of Easter Week, 1865 / Ernst Bacon (29:43) -- A Lincoln legend / Morton Gould (16:36) -- To a liberator (A Lincoln tribute) / George Frederick McKay (11:18) -- Variations on an American song: aspects of Lincoln and liberty, op. 20 / Paul Turok (9:18) -- Lincoln portrait / Aaron Copland (14:31).

In the 3rd work: Sharon Mabry, mezzo-soprano ; Anthony LaMarchina, violoncello ; Roger Wiesmeyer, piano. In the remainder: Barry Scott, narrator (2nd, 8th works) ; Nashville Symphony Chorus (1st, 6th works) ; Nashville Symphony ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor.

Compact discs.

Program notes, including selected texts, in English in container.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.

Helsinki : Ondine, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Cello concerto in E minor, op. 85 / Edward Elgar (29:08) -- Viola concerto (1985) / Alfred Schnittke (35:21).

The 1st work originally for violoncello and orchestra, arranged for viola by Lionel Tertis and David Aaron Carpenter.

Compact disc.

Program notes and biographical notes on performers in English, German, and French (27 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

London : Decca, p2009.

1 sound disc (65 min., 51 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Exsultate, jubilate -- Vesperae solennes de confessore. Laudate Dominum -- Bella mia fiamma, addio!-- Resta, oh cara -- Oh, temerario Arbace!-- Per quel paterno amplesso -- Le nozze di Figaro. Giunse alfin il momento ; Al desio di chi t'adora -- Cosi fan tutte. Una donna a quindici anni -- Idomeneo. Quando avran fine omai-- Padre, germani, addio! -- Don Giovanni. Ah! fuggi il traditor -- Il re pastore. L'amerò, sarò costante -- Don Giovanni, Là ci darem la mano (with Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone).

Danielle De Niese, soprano ; Apollo Voices ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Charles Mackerras, conductor.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Brian Dickie in English and song texts in original Italian or Latin with English translations in container insert.

Fleming, Renée.

London : Decca, p2009.

1 sound disc (72 min., 20 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Suor Angelica. Senza mamma / Puccini -- Iris. Un di (ero piccina) / Mascagni -- La rondine. Ore dolci e divine / Puccini -- Lodoletta. Flammen, perdonami! / Mascagni -- La wally. Né mai dunque avrò pace? / Catalani -- La Bohème. Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì / Puccini -- La Bohème. Musette svaria sulla boca viva ; Ma vi chetate!...Mimì Pinson, la biondinetta / Leoncavallo -- La Bohème. Donde lieta / Puccini -- Zazà. Angioletto, il tuo nome? / Leoncavallo -- Manon Lescaut. Sola, perduta, abbandonata! (original manuscript version: world premiere recording) / Puccini -- Conchita. 1er dalla fabbrica a Triana / Zandonai -- Gloria. O mia cuna, fiorita di sogni e di melodi / Cilea -- Fedora. Troppo tardi! Tutto tramonta, tutto dilegua / Giordano -- Turandot. Tu, che di gel sei cinta / Puccini -- Siberia. Nel suo amore rianimata / Giordano -- La rondine. Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso(with Jonas Kaufmann, tenor) / Puccini.

René Fleming, soprano ; Coro e Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi ; Marco Armiliato, conductor.

Compact disc.

Opera excerpts.

Program notes (31 p. : ports ; 12 cm.) and lyrics with English translation, inserted in container.

Dickson, Amy.

Australia : Sony BMG Music Entertainment, p2009.

1 sound disc (ca. 57 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Violin concerto, arranged for soprano saxophone by Amy Dickson / Philip Glass -- The protecting veil (First movement), arranged for soprano saxophone by Amy Dickson / John Tavener -- Where the bee dances, for soprano saxophone and orchestra / Michael Nyman.

Amy Dickson, soprano saxophone ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mikel Toms.

Compact disc.

Montero, Gabriela.

New York, N.Y. : EMI Classics, p2007.

1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Canarios / Sanz (1:40) -- Autumn / Vivaldi (2:24) -- Canon / Pachelbel (4:27) -- Sarabande / Handel (3:51) -- Baroque and me / Montero (4:27) -- Hallelujah / Handel (2:21) -- Adagio / Albinoni (7:01) -- Largo / Handel (3:42) -- Prelude / J.S. Bach (2:00) -- Winter / Vivaldi (5:10) -- Hornpipe / Handel (4:49) -- Sonata / D. Scarlatti (1:28) -- Spring (3:46) ; Summer and winter (2:00) / Vivaldi -- Continuum / Montero (4:11).

Gabriela Montero, piano.

Principally arrangements and improvisations.

Compact disc.

Thibaudet, Jean-Yves, 1961-

London, England : Decca ; New York, NY : Manufactured and marketed by Decca Label Group : Distributed by Universal Music Distribution, p2007.

1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Fantasy on two themes from Samson et Dalila / Camille Saint-Saëns ; arr. Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Randy Kerber (6:55) -- Ramble on the last love duet in Der Rosenkavalier / Richard Strauss ; arr. Percy Grainger (7:27) -- O mio babbino caro : Lauretta's aria : from Gianni Schicchi / Giacomo Puccini ; arr. Yvar Mikhashoff (2:53) -- Glück, das mir verblieb : Marietta's song : from Die tote Stadt / Erich Wolfgang Korngold ; arr. Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Randy Kerber (6:06) -- Soirée de Vienne : concert paraphrase on waltz themes by Johann Strauss (from Die Fledermaus and other works) / Johann Strauss II ; arr. Alfred Grünfeld (5:40) -- Vissi d'arte : from Tosca / Giacomo Puccini ; arr. Yvar Mikhashoff (3:25) -- Casta diva : from Norma / Vincenzo Bellini ; arr. Yvar Mikhashoff (6:58) -- Mélodie : from Dance of the blessed spirits : in Orphée et Eurydice / Christoph Willibald Gluck ; arr. Giovanni Sgambati (3:25) -- Portrait of Madame Butterfly : an operatic sonata-fantasy on themes of Puccini in four parts / Giacomo Puccini ; arr. Yvar Mikhashoff (12:18) -- The ride of the Valkyries : from Die Walküre / Richard Wagner ; arr. Louis Brassin (5:05).

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Rodney L. Mobley (12 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Moog, Rainer.

[München] : Arte Nova Classics, [2006].

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Concerto G major / Georg Philipp Telemann (13:05) -- Fantasy G minor / Johann Nepomuk Hummel (7:25) -- Trauermusik / Paul Hindemith (7:08) -- Yizkor (In memoriam) / Oedoen Partos (10:33) -- Monologue / Alfred Schnittke (17:26).

Rainer Moog, viola ; Hamburg Soloists ; Emil Klein, conductor.

Originally issued in 1996 as 74321 37319 2.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English in container.

Meyers, Anne, 1970-

Port Washington, N.Y. : Koch, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Smile / Charles Chaplin ; adaptation by Claus Ogerman -- Spiegel im spiegel = Miror in mirror / Arvo Pärt -- Introduccion et angel ; Milonga en re, "Tango" / Piazzola -- Fantaisie / Olivier Messiaen -- Fantasy in C major, op. 159 / Franz Schubert -- Haru no umi = Sea in spring / Michio Miyagi ; arranged by Hideo Shimazu -- Kojo no tsuki = Moonlight over the ruined castle / Rentaro Taki ; arranged by Anne Akiko Meyers, Shigeaki Saegusa -- Somewhere over the rainbow / Harold Arlen ; adaptation by Makoto Ozone.

Ann Akiko Meyers, violin ; Akira Eguchi, piano.

Works for and arranged for violin and piano (principally); the 8th work arranged for violin solo.

Compact disc.

Program notes and biographical notes on performers in English ([4] folded p. : ports. (col.)) inserted in container.

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.

Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, p2009.

2 sound discs (128 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (119 p. : ports. ; 13 cm.)

Anna Netrebko, soprano; Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Calleja, tenor; Robert Gleadow, Tiziano Bracci, basses; Wiener Singakademie; Wiener Symphoniker; Fabio Luisi, conductor.

Deutsche Grammophon: 00289 477 8031 (00289 477 8105--00289 477 8106).

Opera in two acts.

Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Simon Maguire, in English with German and French translations, synopsis in the same languages, and libretto with French, German, and English translations (119 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

[England] : Obsidian, p2009.

1 sound disc (ca. 77 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

O Christe Jesu, pastor bone / John Taverner -- King's Pavan -- England be glad -- Consort XII / Henry VIII -- Madame d amours -- Tandernaken / Henry VIII -- Motets from a royal choirbook: Salve radix -- Psallite felices -- Sub tuum presidium (Benedictus de Opitiis) -- Quam pulcra est -- Hec est preclarum -- Beati omnes -- Consort XIII / Henry VIII -- O my heart / Henry VIII -- Helas madame / Henry VIII -- Though some saith / Henry VIII -- Nil majus superi vident / Philippe Verdelot? -- Consort VIII / Henry VIII -- Adieu madame / Henry VIII -- En vray amoure / Henry VIII -- Lauda vivi alpha et oo / Robert Fayrfax.

Alamire; Quintessential ; Andrew Lawrence-King ; Clare Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano; David Skinner, director.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English, and texts in Latin with English translations inserted in container.

Dvorák, Antonín, 1841-1904.

Chicago, IL : Cedille, p2001.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Michael Tree, viola ; Pacifica Quartet.

Compact disc.

Durations: 40:30 ; 34:56.

ATOS Trio.

Cleveland, OH : Azica Records, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Piano trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2 / Ludwig van Beethoven (27:44) -- Adagio in E flat, op. posth. 148, D897, Notturno (9:43) -- Piano trio no. 3 in G minor, op. 110 / Robert Schumann (26:30).

ATOS Trio (Annette von Hehn, violin, Stefan Heinemeyer, cello, Thomas Hoppe, piano).

Title from container.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Laurie Shulman in container.

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

[Cleveland, Ohio] : Telarc, p2008.

1 sound disc (60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Danses sacrée et profane (for harp and string orchestra) / Claude Debussy (10:15) -- And then I knew 'twas wind (for flute, harp, and viola) / Toru Takemitsu (12:25) -- Syrinx (for solo flute) / Debussy (2:27) -- Toward the sea II (for alto flute, harp, and string orchestra): Night ; Moby Dick ; Cape Cod / Takemitsu (11:00) -- Air (for flute) / Takemitsu (5:51) -- Sonate (for flute, harp, and viola) / Debussy (18:00).

Yolanda Kondonassis, harp ; Joshua Smith, flute, flute ; Cynthia Phelps, viola ; Oberlin 21 ; Bridget-Michaele Reischl, conductor.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Richard E. Rodda and biographical notes (15 p. : ports.) on container insert.

Parham, Lucy.

London : ASV, p2007.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Opening -- This little book -- Fantasiestücke : op. 12. Des Abends / Robert Schumann -- My Robert! -- Songs without words. Spring song / Felix Mendelssohn -- My Clara is love and kindness -- Piano sonata no. 2 in G minor, op. 22. First movement / Robert Schumann -- Oh Robert! If only you knew-- -- Romance op. 11, no. 1 / Clara Schumann -- And now, 1st October -- Piano sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5. Scherzo / Johannes Brahms -- 28th October 1853 -- Kreisieriana : op. 16. Sehr langsam : no. 7 / Robert Schumann -- Winter, 1854 -- Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 26. Intermezzo / Robert Schumann -- What can I say about his letter? -- Kreisieriana : op. 16. Ausserst bewegt : no. 1 / Robert Schumann -- Johannes plays a great deal -- Pieces for piano, op. 118. Intermezzo in A minor / Johannes Brahms -- Brahms has told me much about himself -- Romance op. 28, no. 2 / Robert Schumann -- At first he lay with eyes closed -- Kinderszenen : op. 15. Traumerei / Robert Schumann -- After Robert Schumann's death -- Pieces for piano, op. 76. Capriccio in F sharp minor / Johannes Brahms -- Eugenie Schumann -- Pieces for piano, op. 119. Intermezzo in B minor / Johannes Brahms -- Brahm's final visit -- Widmung / Robert Schumann.

Joanna David, Martin Jarvis, narrators ; Lucy Parham, piano.

Compact disc.

"The music of Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms with readings from their intimate letters and diaries"--Container.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.

[Germany] : Berlin Classics, p2009.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Lied g-Moll, op. 53 Nr. 3 (2:41) -- Klavierstück g-Moll (2:37) -- Lied Es-Dur, op. 53, Nr. 2 (2:52) -- Lied B-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 3 (3:10) -- Albumblatt e-Moll, op. 117 (5:01) -- Lied fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6 ("Venetianisches Gondellied Nr. 2") (3:28) -- Lied fis-Moll (2:14) -- Lied h-Moll, op. 67 Nr. 5 (3:08) -- Lied D-Dur, op. 85 Nr. 4 (3:36) -- Variations sérieuses, op. 54 (12:34) -- Lied E-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 1 (3:24) -- Lied A-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 3 ("Jägerlied") (2:17) -- Gondellied A-Dur (2:34) -- Lied F-Dur (2:59) -- Lied Es-Dur (3:35) -- Lied c-Moll, op. 38 Nr. 2 (2:16) -- Lied D-Dur, op. 102 Nr. 2 (3:20) -- Lied C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4 ("Spinnerlied") (2:01) -- Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 (6:57).

Sebastian Knauer, piano.

Berlin Classics: 0016372BC.

Compact disc.

Lied fis-Moll (track 7) and Lied F-Dur (track 14) are recordings of the "first edition of the Viennese Urtext of 2001" ; Lied Es-Dur (track 15) is the "premiere recording of the song, as completed by [R.] Larry Todd" ; Lied D-Dur (track 17) is a "recording of the dedicated original score"--Program notes, p. 26.

Program notes in German by Sebastian Knauer and English by R. Larry Todd, with translations, and biographical notes on the pianist in both languages (27 p. : col. ports.) inserted in container.

Adès, Thomas.

[S.l.] : EMI Classics, p2009.

2 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Simon Keenlyside, Cyndia Sieden, Ian Bostridge, Kate Royal, Toby Spence, Philp Langridge, Donald Kaasch, Stephen Richardson, David Cordier, Jonathan Summers, Graeme Danby, vocalists ; The Royal Opera Chorus ; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Thomas Adés, conductor.

EMI Classics: 50999 6 95234 2 7 (set); 50999 6 95234 2 5 (disc 1); 50999 6 95234 2 3 (disc 2)

Libretto by Meredith Oakes after William Shakespeare.

"Peter Moores Foundation."

"Opendisc: insert CD1 into your computer to access the EMI Classics Club: access bonus material, exclusive pre-release listening sessions and more"--Container.

Compact discs ; Disc 1 is enhanced.

Program notes in English by Tom Service, with German and French translations inserted. Includes synopsis in English (with German and French translations) and libretto in English.

Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.

[S.l.] : EMI Classics, p2009.

1 sound disc (62 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

No. 2 in G minor, op. 16 (32:34) -- No. 3 in C, op. 26 (29:08)

Evgeny Kissin, piano ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor.

"Opendisc."

Enhanced compact disc.

Program notes by Daniel Jaffé in English, with German and French translations, inserted.

Willard, Jerry.

New York, NY : Lyrichord Discs, c2008.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Clarines y trompetas (1:43) ; Maricapalos (3:51) ; La cavalleria de napoles con dos clarines (1:37) ; La enfachata de napoles (1:14) ; English gigue (1:57) ; Espanoleta otro (2:36) ; Canarios in G/Canarios in A (3:13) / Gaspar Sanz -- Folias gallegas (1:58) ; Gaitas (2:47) ; Paspied viejo/Paspied nuebo (2:55) ; Suite in E minor. Allegro (2:34) ; Despacio (1:28) ; Giga (1:56) ; Suite in D minor. Prelude por la E & Allegro (2:11) ; Zarabanda despacio (3:53) ; Menuet (1:58) ; Gigue (1:57) / Santiago de Murcia -- Suite in A minor. Aria & capriccio (3:02) ; Allemande (2:04) ; Courante (:56) ; Sarabande (2:35) ; Gavotte (:57) ; Gigue (1:16) / Johann Anton Logy -- Prelude (1:32) ; Passacaglia (4:15) / Luduvico Roncalli.

Jerry Willard, baroque guitar.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Paul Cesarczyk on insert.