AARON ZIGMAN
Zigman: Émigré Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Lanzhou Concert Hall Choir, Members of the New York Philharmonic Chorus, Long Yu [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Aug/2024 ] 'Émigré', an oratorio in two acts with music by Aaron Zigman, which was carefully developed over a period of five years, deals with a little-known chapter of the Second World War: the reception of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe by the inhabitants... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Flute Concertos Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Members of the Orchestre National de France, I Soloisti Veneti, Lorin Maazel (violin/director), Claudio Scimone [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] Vivaldi's most popular work is accompanied by three Flute Concertos performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
MOZART / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Jozef & Rosina Lhevinne Jozef & Rosina Lhevinne (piano) with Juilliard Orchestra, Members of the National Orchestra Assiociation [ Philips Great Pianists Of The 20th Century Vol. 64 / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] "These discs celebrate both an incomparable partnership and two Moscow Gold Medallists who achieved a legendary status in their separate careers." Gramophone |
CHARLES STROUSE
Strouse: Rags Julia Migenes & Larry Kert / Members of the Original Broadway Cast [ Columbia Broadway Masterworks / CD - released 12/Jul/1991 ] Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein (with revisions by David Thompson), lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse. |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: Stella Natalis Kate Royal (soprano), Alison Balsom (trumpet) Alice Halstead (soprano) / Ethic Percussion Orchestra, Tenebrae Choir & Members of Adiemus, Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / CD - released 3/Dec/2019 ] "Karl Jenkins is a rarity among contemporary composers, balancing popularity with innovation." (The Independent) |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Girl Crazy Mary Martin & Jan Clayton / Members of the Original Broadway Cast [ Prism Leisure / CD - released 1/Jun/1998 ] Girl Crazy is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in the first production and co-lead Ginger Rogers became an overnight star. |
The Members
Uprhythm Downbeat [ Captain Oi Records / CD - released 24/Apr/2006 ] This U.K. impoerted disc is digitally remastered and expanded. |
ALFRED JANSON
The Wind Blows: Music For Choir by Alfred Janson Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) / Grete Pedersen, Alfred Janson (melodica), Members of the Oslo Sinfonietta [ BIS / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] Works by Norwegian composer Alfred Janson spanning several genres and four decades. |
BACH FAMILY / WASSENAER / COUPERIN / VIVALDI / etc
Karl Munchinger - The Baroque Legacy Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Members of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Karl Munchinger, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A newly remastered treasury of Baroque ensemble music from Gabrieli to Haydn, including several recordings receiving their first international CD release. The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra was founded by Karl Münchinger in 1946, and it was only... |
DVORAK / SMETANA / WAGNER / LISZT / STRAUSS / etc
Anneleen Lenaerts - Vienna Stories Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) with members of the Vienna Philharmonic [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The worlds of opera and symphony merge perfectly in daily life in Vienna, and with this album, I'm hoping to take the listener on a wonderful orchestral journey with my harp." - Anneleen Lenaerts |