Today we wanted to share this review of our recent release Spirit of Chimes featuring the music of Zhou Long: ZHOU, Long: Spirit of Chimes / Secluded Orchid / Wu Kui / Taiping Drum / Partita (Cho-Liang Lin, Hai-ye Ni, Helen Huang)DE 3397013491339726Edith Eisler All Things Strings, February 2010 Zhou Long (b. 1953) began studying…
Since we are approaching our 37th Anniversary in April, this seems a good time to celebrate by taking a look at some of our choice “evergreens” from those early years. In our November 2 and November 3 ’09 posts, we wrote about Delos founder Amelia Haygood and her pioneering vision for a label that would…
In response to recent commentary about “Mozart TV,” here is further information about the album, along with musical samples. Mozart TVFavorite TV Tunes in the style of Great Classical Composers DE 3222 “Friends (I’ll Be There for You)” in the style of Vivaldi • Piano Concerto in F, “Rerun,” in the style of Mozart: I.…
SHOSTAKOVICH FILM SERIES, Vol. 1: Suites from the Film Scores The Young Guard and Zoya Byelorussian Radio and TV Symphony OrchestraMinsk Chamber ChoirWalter Mnatsakanov, Conductor DDD • (re-release from Russian Disc) • DRD 2001 In its heyday in the 1990s, Constantine Orbelian’s Russian Disc label offered many unique and highly prized recordings of Russian repertoire. Among…
MOSCOW NIGHTS Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritoneConstantine Orbelian, conductorMoscow Chamber OrchestraStyle of Five Traditional Ensemble[DE 3339] How young we were – Kak molody my byli • Moscow nights – Podmoskovnye vechera • The whisper of birches – Shum berioz • Do not hurry – Ne speshi • Tenderness – Nezhnost’ • Wait for me – Zhdi menia…
Today we wanted to share a good review of a recent release – Balakirev: Complete Romances. The review comes from the audiophile magazine “Audiophile Audition.” The review gives great information on Balakirev and the pieces on this two-disc set, and we will only excerpt a small amount here, so make sure to read the full…
On March 6, Dmitri Hvorostovsky comes to North America, and in New York City: On March 6, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Russian composer Igor Krutoi take their acclaimed collaborative project, “Deja Vu,” to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. A one-time-only musical and theatrical event, this concert also marks Dmitri’s debut at the iconic…
Where Are You, My Brothers? #24 WHERE ARE YOU, MY BROTHERS? – Songs of the War Years Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritoneConstantine Orbelian, conductorMoscow Chamber OrchestraStyle of Five traditional Russian ensembleSpiritual Revival Choir of MoscowArrangements by Evgeny Stetsyuk(DE 3315) Somewhere Far Away (Gde-to Daleko – Pesnya o Dalekoy Rodine: Rozhdestvensky, Tariverdiev • Dark is the Night (Tiomnaia…
We just thought we’d share this fun interview/feature of Constantine Orbelian by the CBS Sunday Morning News show. To Russia With Love – CBS Sunday MorningFor Constantine Orbelian, Music Called Him Home (CBS) The Moscow Chamber Orchestra is one of the crown jewels of Russia. Its conductor, Constantine Orbelian, says its music reflects the traumatic…
We congratulate the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus on their recent Grammy wins! Here is a beautiful album by the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, highlighting some of the finest choral music of the 20th century. VOICES 1900 / 2000A choral journey through the twentieth century San Francisco Symphony ChorusVance George, director[DE 3270] Tavener: Song for…
SONGS WE FORGOT TO REMEMBER John Aler, tenor Grant Gershon, piano(DE 3181) I Hear You Calling Me [Charles Marshall; Harold Harford] • If I Could Tell You [Idabelle Firestone; Madeleine Marshall] • Trees [Oscar Rasbach; Joyce Kilmer] • Until [Wilfrid Sanderson; Edward Teschemacher] • Passing By [Edward C. Purcell; Robert Herrick] • The Green-Eyed Dragon…
A FRENCH ROMANCEJames DePreist, conductor Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-CarloCarol Rosenberger, piano (Ravel Adagio)DE 3202 American conductor James DePreist, who has made 17 recordings for Delos, was for many years Music Director of both the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and the Québec Symphony. So when he put together a program around the concept of “A French…
#26. Arleen Auger’s famous “Love Songs” Whenever Valentine’s Day approaches, we turn to one of the Delos Evergreens and all-time favorites, Arleen Auger‘s famous “Love Songs.” America’s great lyric soprano made nearly two hundred recordings in her remarkable career, but this disc of love songs from around the world was her own personal favorite. These…
Just thought we would share this trailer video of the AMBAR Music Group performing in Israel: Click to purchase the new AMBAR Music Group Album “El Diablo Suelto”
Since the AMBAR Music Group recently recorded their debut Delos album “El Deiablo Suelto” we thought it would be prudent to give the group itself a proper introduction: The AMBAR group is the result of a collaboration of three Colombian musicians and a Russian violinist. Each one of them contributes to the group in a…
