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1. Fiesta (2008)
performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor)
composed by Alberto Ginastera, Aldemaro Romero, Antonio Estévez, Arturo Márquez, Evencio Castellanos, Inocente Carreño, Leonard Bernstein, Silvestre RevueltasSince bursting onto the international scene by winning the 2004 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition at the age of 23, Gustavo Dudamel has gone on to ... More
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2. Bernstein: Violin Sonata; Piano Trio
performed by Andrew Cooperstock (piano), Charles Bernard (cello), Marin Mazzie (soprano), Opus Two, William Terwilliger (violin)
composed by Leonard BernsteinThe category "chamber music of Leonard Bernstein" is sparsely populated, and the performers here have to struggle to fill it out. Aside from some ... More
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3. Between Two Worlds (2005)
performed by Eduardo Fernandez (guitar)
composed by Agustín Barrios-Mangoré, Alberto Ginastera, Gentil Montana, George Gershwin, Heitor Villa-Lobos, John Lennon, Juan Falu, Leo Brouwer, Roland Dyens -
4. Guitar Recital: Elena Papandreou (1998)
performed by Elena Papandreou (guitar)
composed by Igor Stravinsky, Mikis Theodorakis, Nikita Koshkin, Nikos Mamangakis, Roland Dyens, Vangelis Boudounis -
5. Peter Maxwell Davies: Linguae Igni; Vesalii Icones; Fantasia on a Ground and Two Pavans (2011)
performed by Contempoartensemble, Vittorio Ceccanti (cello), Mauro Ceccanti (conductor)
composed by Peter Maxwell DaviesThis Naxos release features two works by Peter Maxwell Davies for solo cello and ensemble, Vesalii Icones from 1969 and Lingua Ignis from 2002. The ... More
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6. Klap Ur Handz (2006)
performed by Lark Quartet, Yousif Sheronick (percussion)
composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain, George Gershwin, Paul Moravec, Peter SchickeleThe cover art of this album, with posters of the well-coiffed Lark Quartet on a wall bearing the title "Klap Ur Handz," written graffiti-style, ... More
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7. Wolpe in Jerusalem (2006)
performed by Barbara Maurer (viola), Ensemble Recherche, Jaime González (oboe), Lucas Fels (cello), Shizuyo Oka (clarinet), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
composed by Stefan WolpeThis 2006 Mode release of music by Stefan Wolpe is a significant survey of compositions from the 1930s, when he was among the most important European ... More
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8. Gyula Csapó: Handshake after Shot
performed by Alastair Thompson (tenor), Andras Horn (water bowl), Csaba Klenyán (water bowl), Éva Bótai (organ), Gábor Csalog (piano), Gábor Szigeti (trumpet), Gyula Csapo (noise), Gyula Csapo (electronics), Gyula Csapo (piano), Ildikò Vèkony (dulcimer)
composed by Gyula CsapoGyula Csapó's name isn't widely known in the American new music scene, but the effusive accolades by John Cage, György Kurtág, and Morton Feldman ... More
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9. Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (2008)
performed by Alasdair Malloy (typewriter), Catherine Moore (trumpet), BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
composed by George Gershwin, Leroy Anderson, Meredith WillsonThe surprises just keep on coming in Naxos' excellent Leroy Anderson: Orchestral Works series, of which this is volume 3, performed, like its ... More
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10. Ein Kagel-Schubert Projekt (2008)
performed by Sax Allemande
composed by Franz Schubert, Mauricio KagelThe premise of this unusual album requires several leaps beyond the realm of the conventional and makes it one that should appeal primarily to the ... More
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12. So Much to Tell (2004)
performed by Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)
composed by Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Samuel Barber -
13. Silvestre Revueltas: Centennial Anthology 1899-1999 (1999)
performed by Margarita Pruneda (soprano)
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14. Igor Stravinsky: An American Soldier's Tale
performed by American Chamber Winds, Andrew Russo (piano), Evan Ziporyn (clarinet), Todd Reynolds (violin), David A. Waybright (conductor)
composed by Igor StravinskyList of all editionsThis is the first recording of Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat replacing the original text by Ferdinand Ramuz with a version that Kurt Vonnegut ... More
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16. Igor Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat; Octet (1996)
performed by Laurent Manzoni, New Music Studium, Antonio Plotino (conductor)
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17. The Mauricio Kagel Edition [2CD's+DVD] (2006)
performed by Alejandro Barletta (bandoneon), Alfred Feussner (noise), Alfred Feussner (vocals), Beth Griffith (whistle), Carlos Roqué Alsina (piano), Christoph Caskel (vocals), Christoph Caskel (drums), Deborah Kagel (vocals), Heinz-Georg Thor (bass)
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18. Davies: Le Jongleur De Notre Dame/String Quartet (1997)
performed by Amanda Almon (clarinet), Arcadian Academy, Ben Wilhelm (percussion), Brian Goodman (percussion), Buffalo Chorus Opera Sacra, David Alberman (violin), Edward Albert (baritone), Garth Knox (viola), Irvine Arditti (violin), John Fullam (clarinet)
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19. The Solitary Trombone (1988)
performed by Christian Lindberg (trombone)
composed by Anders Eliasson, Iannis Xenakis, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio, Mauricio Kagel -
20. Poulenc: L'Histoire de Babar
performed by Anne-Elly Tévi (soprano), Bernard Philippe (oboe), Bernard Philippe (cor anglais), Florence Dume (violin), François Merlet (percussion), Gilles Claraz (contrabassoon), Gilles Claraz (bassoon), Marc Geujon (trumpet), Marie-Claire Mereaux (viola)
composed by Claude Bolling, Francis PoulencList of all editionsIt's a bit hard to tell from the packaging or even the booklet what you're getting here. Despite the Orchestre de Picardie billed on the cover, the ... More
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21. Facets 2
performed by John Holt (piccolo trumpet), John Holt (flugelhorn), John Holt (trumpet), Natalia Bolshakova (piano), Paul Fried (flute), Paul Fried (flute), Paul Fried (piccolo)
composed by Eric Ewazen, Fisher Tull, Francine Trester, George Gershwin, James Wintle, Joseph Turrin, Kent Kennan, Merrill Ellis -
23. Summerdays (1995)
performed by Aloysia Friedmann (violin), Beverly Hoch (soprano), John Koch (tenor), Michele Sidener (viola), Norman Krieger (piano), Sheri Greenwald (soprano)
composed by Alban Berg, Alexander Glazunov, Franz Lehár, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
24. Cage: The City Wears a Slouch Hat/Fads & Fancies in the Academy/A Chant with Claps (1996)
performed by Alice Horn (voices), Brian Brandt (voices), Charles Wood (voices), Charles Wood (whistle), David Avidor (voices), Don C. Gillespie (voices), Eric Kivnick (voices), Jerome Kitzke (voices), John M. Kennedy (voices), John M. Kennedy (whistle)
composed by John CageList of all editionsThis wonderfully imaginative, surreal, and entertaining radio piece for percussion, sound effects, and voices, with a text by Kenneth Patchen, was ... More
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25. Schickele: Bestiary; Quartet (1984)
performed by Allan Dean (krummhorn), Ben Harms (tenor crumhorn), Ben Harms (alto recorder), Ben Harms (gemshorn), Ben Harms (alto), Ben Harms (recorder), Ben Harms (sackbut), Ben Harms (recorder), Ben Harms (krummhorn), David Oei (piano), David Schifrin (clarinet)
composed by Peter Schickele

