New Release Recap!
As we prepare for 2012, we’re looking back at our new releases from 2011!
LOVE IS EVERYWHERE: Songs of Margaret Ruthven Lang, Vol. 1
Donald George, tenor
Lucy Mauro, piano
DE 3407
Songs of Love Gained and Lost: Love is Everywhere • Ojalá • A Poet Gazes on the Moon • Irish Love Song • Deserted • Betrayed
Songs for Lovers of Children: Morning • The Sky Ship • The Jade Flute • Ghosts • The Sandman • Evening
Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Opp. 42 and 43, (Edward Lear): There was an old man with a beard • There was a young lady of Lucca • There once was a person of Skye • There was an old man with a gong • There was an old lady of France • There was an old man in a tree • There was an old person of Cassel
Parting Words and Songs: Snowflakes • A Song of the Spanish Gypsies • Summer Noon • My Lady Jacqueminot • A Song of the Lilac • Chimes
Listen to multiple samples and learn more about Margaret Ruthven Lang in this video:
Companion Data Disc:
Printable PDFs of all song scores contained in Volumes 1 and 2
Printable texts for all songs contained in Volumes 1 and 2
A list of the songs categorized by degree of difficulty
PDFs of selected original manuscripts
Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos
Brazilian Guitar Quartet
DE 3409
Suite Floral: I. Idilio na Rede • II. Uma Camponeza Cantadeira • III. Alegria na Horta
6 Cirandas: A canoa virou (The Canoe Capsized) • A Condessa (The Countess) • Terezinha de Jesus (the Little Teresa of Jesus) • A procura de uma agulha (Searching for a Needle) • Senhora Dona Sancha (Madame Dona Sancha) • Que lindos olhos! (What Beautiful Eyes!)
String Quartet No. 5: I. Pouco Andantino • II. Vivo e energico • III. Andantino • IV. Allegro
Danças Características Africanas No. 1 Farrapos • No. 2 Kankukus • No. 3 Kankikis
String Quartet No. 12: I. Allegro • II. Andante • III. Allegretto • IV. Allegro ben ritmato
All arrangements by Tadeu do Amaral
Praised by the Washington Post for their “seductive beauty” and “virtuosic gusto,” the Brazilian Guitar Quartet has established itself as one of world’s leading guitar ensembles. This is their first album devoted entirely to the most beloved of Brazilian composers, in all-new arrangements by the BGQ.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Philharmonia of Russia
VERDI:
Un Ballo in Maschera,Act 3: “Morró, ma prima in grazia,” “Eri tu”
Don Carlo, Act 4: “O Carlo, ascolta”
Simon Boccanegra, Act 1: Recognition Scene
Il Trovatore • Act 4: Confrontation scene
ENCORES:
Dvořák: Rusalka • “Song to the Moon”
Mozart: Don Giovanni • “Deh vieni alla finestra”
Puccini: Tosca • “Vissi d’arte”
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Liszt Piano Music
Andrew von Oeyen, piano
Celebrating the Bicentennial of Liszt’s Birth (1811-1886)
LISZT:
Piano Sonata in B Minor
Waldesrauschen (Zwei Konzertetüden)
Vallée d’Obermann (Années de Pèlerinage)
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major
VERDI-LISZT:
Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto
WAGNER-LISZT:
Elsa’s Bridal Procession (Lohengrin)
Isolde’s Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
SHOSTAKOVICH FILM SERIES,VOL. 5
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MUSIC FROM THE FILMS:
Golden Hills
The Silly Little Mouse
Adventures Of Korzinkina
The Tale Of The Priest And His Worker Balda
20th Century Russian Piano Music
Vladimir Yurigin-Klevke, Piano
GUBAIDULINA: Ciaconna
PÄRT: Partita
SHOSTAKOVICH: 24 Preludes, Op. 34
No. 1 in C Major • No. 2 in A Minor • No. 3 in G Major • No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor • No. 14 in E-Flat Minor • No. 16 in B Minor • No. 17 in A-Flat Major • No. 24 in D Minor
SHCHEDRIN: 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano
No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor • No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
KARAYEV: 24 Preludes for Piano
No. 1 in C Major • No. 2 in C Minor • No. 3 in G Major • No. 5 in D Major • No. 6 in D Minor • No. 8 in A Minor • No. 10 in E Minor • No. 15 in D-Flat Major • No. 19 in E-Flat Major • No. 23 in F Major
CHEZ CHOPIN
24 ETUDES ▪ 24 RECIPES
PERFORMED & CREATED BY PIANIST EVELYNE BRANCART
“…dedicated to Chopin, with all my respect and love. I wish that I could have cooked these recipes for him. I wish that he could have given me his reactions, even if he were to pronounce the idea insane, or were to comment that he never would have chosen fish for Opus 25 Nos. 4 and 5…” – Evelyne Brancart
Etudes, Opus 10
- No.1 Champagne & foie gras
- No.2 Caviar fantasy
- No.3 Ronde Italienne
- No.4 Wild Salsa
- No.5 Black tones
- No.6 Ribbon’s melody
- No.7 Dancing Intervals
- No.8 Ornamented romaine
- No.9 Chocolate nostalgia
- No.10 Puff pastry with fruit
- No.11 Noisettine twists
- No.12 Coffee & florentines
Etudes, Opus 25
- No.1 Butternut cream
- No.2 Riz marocain en poche
- No.3 Vol-au-vent No.4 Dancing shrimp
- No.5 River & sea delight
- No.6 Melon necklace
- No.7 Tiramisu
- No.8 Chicons gratines
- No.9 Exotic fruits
- No.10 Ribs haricots princesses
- No.11 For a winter’s night
- No.12 Croquembouche
MENDELSSOHN: COMPLETE MUSIC FOR CELLO AND PIANO
Emanuel Gruber, cello
Arnon Erez, piano
DE 3415
Variations Concertantes, Op. 17: I. Theme (Andante con moto) • II. Variation 1 • III. Variation 2 • IV. Variation 3 (Più vivace) • V. Variation 4 (Allegro con fuoco) • VI. Variation 5 (L’istesso tempo) • VII. Variation 6 (L’istesso tempo) • VIII. Variation 7 (Presto ed agitato) • IX. Variation 8 (Tempo 1) – Coda
Sonata No.1 in B-flat Major, Op. 45: I. Allegro vivace • II. Andante • III. Allegro assai
Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro assai vivace • II. Allegretto scherzando • III. Adagio • IV. Molto allegro e vivace
KARA KARAYEV: Ballet Suites
Seven Beauties (1952) • In the Path of Thunder (1957)
Moscow Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
Rauf Abdullayev, conductor
DRD 2009
SEVEN BEAUTIES Suite from the ballet (1952): Waltz • Adagio • Dance of Merriment • Prelude • Indian Dance • Khorezm Dance • Slavonic Dance • Magrib Dance • Chinese Dance • The most beautiful of all beauties • Procession
IN THE PATH OF THUNDER Suite from the ballet (1958): General Dance • Dance of the Girls with Guitars • Night in Stilleveld • Scene and Duet • Lullaby • In the Path of Thunder
MICHAEL SPYRES
A FOOL FOR LOVE, Tenor Arias
DE 3414
“Michael Spyres has a lovely, liquid tenor, all honey for love duets and some metal for cries of outraged honor.” – John Yohalem, from Opera Today
Track Listing: Donizetti: La fille du Regiment: “Ah! mes amis…Pour mon ame” Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress: “Here I stand” Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Cessa di più resistere” Donizetti: L’elisir d’Amore: “Una furtiva lagrima” Mozart: Don Giovanni: “Il mio tesoro” Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles: “Je crois entendre encore” Massenet: Werther: “Pourquoi me réveiller” Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier: “Di rigori armato il seno” Puccini: La Boheme: “Che gelida manina” Verdi: Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile” Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: “Fra poco me ricovero” Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: “Kuda, kuda…” Cilea: L’Arlesiana: “E la solita storia…”
Encore: Lehar: Das Land des Lächelns: “Dein ist mein ganzes herz”
Listen to the full track of Donizetti: L’elisir d’Amore: “Una furtiva lagrima” on Delos Radio:
A Fool For Love: Track 4: L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) – Una furtiva lagrima by Delos Radio
Tchaikovsky Complete Works for Violin & Piano
Sasha Rozhdestvensky & Josiane Marfurt
DE 3413
Click to play the samples:
- Sérénade Mélancolique, Op. 26
- Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34
- Souvenir d’un lieu cher Op. 42
- Méditation, No. 1
- Scherzo, No. 2
- Mélodie, Op. 42 No. 3
- Humoresque, Op.10 No. 2
- Andante funebre e doloroso ma con moto, Op. 30
- Oh! Chante Encore! Op.16 No. 4* (Recording Premiere: Original Tchaikovsky Arrangement)
Delos Radio Track:
Tchaikovsky Complete Works for Violin and Piano (DE 3413) – Track 6: Humoresque, Op.10, No.2 by Delos Radio
Listen to the Podcast with Lindsay Koob and artist Sasha Rozhdestvensky:
Delos Insider Podcast – Sasha Rozhdestvensky by Delos Radio
AMERICAN MYSTIC
MUSIC OF ALAN HOVHANESS (1911-2000) ▪ CENTENNIAL COLLECTION
“My purpose is to create music not for snobs, but for all people; music which is beautiful and healing – to attempt what old Chinese painters called ‘spirit resonance’ in melody and sound.” — Alan Hovhaness
Featuring:
Prayer of St. Gregory, Op.62b
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam, Op.308
4 Bagatelles, Op.30 Nos.1-4
Symphony No.2, Op.132, Mysterious Mountain
String Quartet No.2, Op.147, Gamelan in Sosi Style
String Quartet No.2, Op.147, Spirit Murmur
The Flowering Peach, Op.125
And God Created Great Whales, Op.229, No.1
CEREMONY of CAROLS
Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Etherea’s Debut Album
Debuted at #4 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart
Debuted at #3 on iTunes Classical Album Chart
A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten): Procession ▪ Wolcom Yole! ▪ There is no Rose ▪ That youngë child ▪ Balulalow ▪ As dew in Aprille ▪ This little Babe ▪ Interlude In freezing winter night ▪ Spring Carol ▪ Deo Gracias ▪ Recession
Noel (traditional)
Gabriel’s Message (traditional)
Impromptu for Harp (traditional)
In dulci jubilo (traditional)
Good King Wenceslas (traditional)
I Saw Three Ships (traditional)
Dancing Day (John Rutter): Prelude ▪ Angelus ad Virginem ▪ A virgin most pure ▪ Personet hodie ▪ Interlude ▪ There is no rose ▪ Coventry Carol ▪ Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
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