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Rachmaninov: 6 Etudes Tableaux / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

At present, Modest Mussorgsky’s reputation is based principally on three works: his opera Boris Godunov, his orchestral work A Night on the Bare Mountain and his piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition. Certainly, it must be mentioned that these pieces did not set out on their triumphant journey throughout the world of music in ...

Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Sergey Vassilievich Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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Aspects of America (Live)

Aspects of America presents a fascinating collection of 20th- and 21st-century American orchestral music, ranging from good old Samuel Barbers Souvenirs to pieces by esteemed living composers such as Sean Shepherd (Magiya), Sebastian Currier (Microsymph) and Christopher Rouse (Supplica). ...

Composer: Sean Shepherd, Sebastian Currier, Christopher Rouse, Kenji Bunch

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Burleske

While starting his career adhering to Brahms’ “absolute” or “formalist” compositional approach, Richard Strauss rapidly turned into a staunch supporter of Wagner’s Zukunftsmusik, writing a series of iconoclast symphonic poems full of metaphysical allusions. This album features both ...

Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Transfigured Night

Transfigured Night brings together two outstanding composers associated with Vienna: Joseph Haydn and Arnold Schoenberg. The former is often seen as the oldest representative of the “First Viennese School”, whereas the latter founded the “Second Viennese School”, ...

Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Stravinsky: Perséphone (Live)

Stravinsky’s Perséphone (1934) is a dynamic musical-theatrical narration of the myth of Persephone’s abduction to the underworld and return to earth. The transparent, sober but evocative music epitomizes Stravinsky’s sensuous take on Neoclassicism, and the piece showcases ...

Composer: Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Gordon Getty: Beauty Come Dancing

Discover poetry in motion with Beauty Come Dancing, composer Gordon Getty’s new album of choral works. Love and dance permeate this collection of new music, paying homage to the romantic and elegant traditions abounding in the latter half of the 19th century. ...

Composer: Gordon Getty (1933-)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Choral

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Mephistopheles & Other Bad Guys

In opera, specific voice types are often associated with certain types of characters. Numerous and diverse associations exist also for the bass voice, who can be a father, a villain, an elderly man, a religious figure, a comic character- or, indeed, a combination of the above. ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, TrV 233

With its epic sweep and grandeur and compelling drama, there has rarely been such a spine-tingling and vivid depiction of nature as found in Richard Strauss’s magnificent tone poem, An Alpine Symphony. Calling for gargantuan orchestral forces, this lavishly ...

Composer: Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 10

Fear, Loathing and Redemption in the Troubled Symphonies of Shostakovich: The spirit of Gustav Mahler looms over the pages of Shostakovich’s turbulent, sprawling and enigmatic Symphony No. 4, a work so uncompromising that for many years he suppressed its performance, fearing public censure. ...

Composer: Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906–1975)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Mendelssohn: Symphonies No. 1 & 3

Inspired by his visits to Scotland and the Hebrides and the romantic novels of Sir Walter Scott, his outstanding Symphony No. 3 in A minor (Scottish) is a colourful reminiscence of its rugged landscapes steeped in history, and an affectionate homage ...

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird

All Igor Stravinsky needed to establish his worldwide reputation were three ballet works, composed in Paris between 1910 and 1913: L’Oiseau de Feu, Petrushka and Le Sacre du Printemps. It was in this period that the impresario Serge Diaghilev brought his Ballets ...

Composer: Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190 & Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163

The celebrated young Colombian maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada continues his critically acclaimed series of recordings for PENTATONE with this release of the evocative tone poems Macbeth and Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss, performed here with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. ...

Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Mozart & Mysliveček: Flute Concertos

With sensuous melodies and elegant virtuosity, Mozart’s Flute Concertos in G major (K. 313) and D major (K. 314) are the most cherished pieces composed for the instrument. Here they are brought together with the recently rediscovered Flute Concerto in D major by Josef Mysliveček, ...

Composer: Matěje Myslivečka (1697-1749), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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Tippet Rise OPUS 2017: Daydreams

Tippet Rise OPUS 2017 is the second compilation album to emerge from the summer music season at Montana’s Tippet Rise Arts Center, which features performance spaces of acoustic perfection amidst a sculpture-laden terrain of awe-inspiring beauty, nestled against a backdrop of the Beartooth ...

Composer: John Luther Adams (1953-), Yevgeny Sudbin, Frédéric Chopin, George Enescu (1881-1955), EUGÈNE BOZZA (1905-1991), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Aaron Jay Kernis, Samuel A. Ward, Jeffrey Kahane

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Mason Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

In their astounding new opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell explore the spiritual evolution of one of the most influential men of modern times as he creates a revolutionary new world of technological empowerment, then ...

Composer: Mason Bates (1977)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Opera

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Haydn: The Creation

Haydn’s stupendous, joyous and uplifting oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) is thrillingly brought to life in this recording with Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducting the Houston Symphony, with the Houston Symphony Chorus and the acclaimed operatic soloists Nicole Heaston, Toby Spence and Peter Rose. ...

Composer: Joseph Haydn

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Choral

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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, MWV A18 "Lobgesang"

With its combination of three instrumental movements, followed by a cantata with three soloists and chorus, Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony “Lobgesang [Hymn of Praise]” is highly original from a conceptual point of view. The piece is a milestone in the history of the symphonic ...

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1909-1847)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra

Exuberant, colourful and edgy concertos for orchestra by Bartók and Kodály are brought together in spirited and vivid performances from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the podium sensation Jakub Hrůša on this PENTATONE release. ...

Composer: Béla Bartók (1881-1945), Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Prologue

The prologue is a unique feature of early baroque opera: an opening scene where an allegorical figure enters the stage to prepare the audience for the musical drama to come. Thus Prologue is the musical introduction of Italian star soprano Francesca Aspromonte and her exclusive, long term ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13

Les Pêcheurs de perles is best known for its glorious duet, but Georges Bizet’s opera has much more to offer. This live recording more than ever brings out the brilliance of this oriental story about love, duty and friendship. In the last 150 years, Bizet’s piece has mainly been heard in ...

Composer: Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Opera

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