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CD302: STRAVINSKY, Suites from Pulcinella,
Firebird, Fairy’s Kiss, Apollo, Mavra, & Petroushka. All for violin
& piano (Stravinsky’s own arrangements). ERNST TOCH: Violin Sonata. Eudice Shapiro, violin; Ralph Berkowitz, piano. “Recording of Special Merit.” Stereo Review. “Sensationally
good.” San Francisco Chronicle
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Stravinsky Suite: Mvt
1(Introductione) Mvt
2(Serenata) Mvt
3(Tarantella) Mvt
4(Gavotta) Mvt
5(Minuetto)
Apollon musagete: Danse
Firebird Suite: Berceuse
Scherzo Mavra: Parasha’s
Aria Le baiser de la fee: Ballad
Petrouchka: Danse
russe Sonata
Mvt
1(Allegro non troppo) Mvt
2(Adagio non troppo) Mvt
3(Allegro giocoso)
CD511: HAYDN AND MENDELSSOHN Double Concertos for
Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra. Sidney Weiss, Violin; Jeanne Weiss, Piano; with members Los Angeles
Philharmonic.
Sidney Weiss was concertmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic. “...both works are intimate but lovely, and the Weiss
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Mendelssohn Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro molto) Haydn Concerto: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Largo) Mvt
3 (Allegro)
CD514: ROMANTIC
VIOLIN CONCERTOS OF THE 20th CENTURY.
Walter Verdehr, Violin. Concertos for Violin and Orchestra by Samuel Barber,
Gian-Carlo Menotti, and Alexander Arutiunian. The Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
conducted by Kirk Trevor and Leon Gregorian. Walter Verdehr, renowned for his
work with the Verdehr Trio, which has commissioned over 110 new works by most
of the biggest-name composers in the world, has been a featured soloist
throughout the world. He is on faculty of Michigan State University in East
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of the movement shown. Menotti Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro vivace)
Arutiunian Concerto: Mvt
1(Andante sostenuto) Mvt
2(Allegretto) Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Barber: Concerto Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Presto in moto)
CD631: SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO. Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, and Lowndes
Maury. Copland: Sonata for Violin and
Piano; Ives: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano; Lowndes Maury: Sonata in Memory
of the Korean War Dead. Myron Sandler, Violin;
Lowndes Maury, Piano.
The Violin Sonatas by Copland and
Ives are standards in the literature, with their beauty and Americana elements.
Lowndes Maury was a respected and active composer for films and TV shows. His
Sonata is a powerful statement about the tragedy of war.
Myron Sandler
founded and was first violinist with the Mallory String Quartet, which toured
Europe and the United States. He was a prominent movie studio violinist in Los
Angeles, and taught at California State University Northridge for over 30
years.
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Beethoven Sonata No. 9, op 47
“Kreutzer” Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Franck
Sonata in A Major Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4
CD633: VIOLIN SONATAS by Edward Elgar, William Walton,
& Richard Strauss. The Weiss Duo:
Sidney Weiss, Violin; Jeanne Weiss, Piano. Sidney Weiss
was concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Elgar Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Romance) Mvt
3(Allegro non troppo)
Walton Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro tranquillo) Mvt
2(Variazioni)
Strauss Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Improvisation) Mvt
3(Finale)
CD634: SIDNEY HARTH, VIOLIN. With Ward
Davenny, Piano.
Leos Janacek: Sonata for Violin and
Piano; Ernest Bloch: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano; Carlton Gamer: Sonata for Violin and Piano. A stunning recording by Sidney Harth, who has been
concertmaster with the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Philharmonics. “...a
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Janacek Sonata: Mvt
1(Con moto) Mvt
2(Ballada) Mvt
3(Allegretto)
Bloch: Sonata (Po_(r)r)me Mystique) Gamer Sonata: Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3(Lento) Mvt
4(Presto)
CD741: The Making of a Medium, Vol. 1. Verdehr Trio
Mozart, Trio in D Major, K381; Frescobaldi: Canzoni a Due; Alan Hovhaness: Lake
Samish, op. 415; Thomas Pasatieri: Theatrepieces; Bela Bartok: Contrasts.
Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick,
piano. “...recommended.” Fanfare UPC 009414774125 ORDER
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Mozart Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro molto) Hovhaness Lake Samish: Mvt
1(Andante-Fugue) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Mvt
5 Frescobaldi:
Canzoni No.
2 No.
5 Pasatieri: Theatrepieces No.
1 No.
2 No.
3 Bartok: Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
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CD771: HORN IN
TRIOS. Brahms: Trio op. 40, for Violin, Horn, and Piano; Reinecke:
Trio, op. 274, for
Clarinet, Horn, and Piano; Duvernoy: Trio No. 1, for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano. Jose Zarzo, horn; Victor Parra, violin; Radovan
Cavallin, clarinet; Juan Francisco Parra, piano. All are members of Ensemble Isola, made up
of principals of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, which has established
a reputation of being Spain’s premier symphony orchestra. UPC 009414777126 
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Brahms Trio:
Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Scherzo) Mvt
3(Adagio) Mvt
4(Finale) Reinecke Trio: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Ein Marchen) Mvt
3 (Scherzo) Mvt
4(Finale) Duvernoy Trio: Mvt
1(Adagio) Mvt
2(Allegretto)
CD803: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS vol. 3. Majnun Symphony (Symphony No. 24). National Philharmonic of London, Alan Hovhaness conducting; John Alldis Choir; Martyn
Hill, tenor;
John Wilbraham, solo trumpet; Sidney Sax, solo violin.
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Magnum: Part
One Part
Two
CD825 –
SILVER and GOLD, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, Oboe; Noah Bendix-Balgley, Violin; Meng Wang, Viola; William Caballero, Horn;
David Premo, Cello; Marina Schmidt Lupinacci, Piano; Rodrigo Ojeda, Piano.
Alexander
Wunderer,
Sonata in B minor for Oboe and Piano, op. 3; Carl Reinecke, Trio in A minor for
Oboe, Horn, and Piano, op. 188; Malcolm Arnold, Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello, op. 61; Michael Moricz, Three Consequences for
Four Players (Oboe, Horn, Cello, Piano).
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Cynthia
Koledo DeAlmeida has been principal oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony since
1991. All the players on this CD are or were principals in the Pittsburgh
Symphony. Noah Bendix-Balgley was recently appointed First Concertmaster of the
Berlin Philharmonic. DeAlmeida was called “hands
down one of the best players in the world” in a review in the American
Record Guide of her first Crystal solo CD.
CD835: CHAUSSON, LECLAIR, DEBUSSY. The Weiss Duo: Sidney Weiss, Violin; Jeanne Weiss, Piano; with the Coup
D’Archet Quartet. Ernest Chausson: Concerto, op. 21, for Violin, Piano, and
String Quartet; Jean Marie Leclair: Sonata, op. 9, no. 3, for Violin and Piano;
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Sidney Weiss was concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony, the Monte Carlo
Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Weiss Duo has performed extensively
throughout the United States and Europe. This is their third CD on the Crystal
label (see CD511 and CD633).
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Chausson: Concerto op 21 Mvmt
1 (Calme; Anime) Mvmt
2 (Sicilenne) Mvmt
3 (Grave) Mvmt
4 (Tres anime) Leclair: Sonata, op. 9, no. 3 Mvmt
1 (Un poco
andante) Mvmt
2 (Allegro) Mvmt
3 (Sarabande;
Largo) Mvmt
4 (Tambourin; Presto) Debussy: Sonata Mvmt
1 (Allegro
vivo) Mvmt
2
(Intermede; Fantasque et leger) Mvmt
3 (Finale; tres
anime)
CD836: EUDICE SHAPIRO, VIOLIN. With Brooks Smith, Piano. Igor Stravinsky: Duo Concertant,
Divertimento; Lukas Foss: String Quartet No. 1.
Eudice Shapiro is Professor Emerita of strings at the University of Southern
California Thornton School of Music. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute
of Music and a former student of Ivan Shapiro and Efrem Zimbalist. An
internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and recording
artist, Shapiro appeared as orchestra soloist under Eugene Goosens, Josef
Rosensock, Igor Stravinsky, and Izler Solomon, and in chamber performances with
Arthur Schnabel, Bruno Walter, Lili Kraus, Rudolf Firkusny, Jascha Heifitz,
Darius Milhaud, and Leonard Pennario. Stravinsky’s Duo Concertant and Divertimento were
recorded in 1962 in Los Angeles, California and originally released on Ava
Records. Foss’ String Quartet No.1 was originally released on Columbia
Masterworks LP. Shapiro is first violin of the America Art Quartet in this
recording which dates to the 1960’s.
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Stravinsky: Duo Concertant Cantilena
Eclogue
I Eclogue
II Jig
Dithyramb
Stravinsky: Divertimento Sinfonia,
Danses Suisses Scherzo Pas
de Deux Foss: String
Quartet No. 1
CD850: LOU HARRISON, Concerto for Violin and Percussion; Concerto for Organ with
Percussion Orchestra. Eudice Shapiro, violin; David Craighead, organ; Los
Angeles Percussion Ensemble, William Kraft conducting. “Recording of Special
Merit,” Stereo Review. “The violin soars and sings. Superb performance,” High
fidelity. “...marvelous expressive melodies in the Violin Concerto. The Organ
Concerto is even more flamboyant...particularly joyous.” Fanfare UPC 009414785022 
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Concerto for Violin: Mvt
1(Allegro maestoso) Mvt
2(Largo) Mvt
3(Allegro) Concerto for Organ: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Largo) Mvt
4(Canons and Choruses) Mvt
5(Allegro Finale)
CD881: BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 9, op. 47
“Kreutzer”, and FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major. The Weiss Duo:
Sidney Weiss, Violin; Jeanne Weiss, Piano.
Two of the most vibrant and important violin sonatas in
history, played by Sidney
Weiss, who has had a long career as concertmaster of major symphony orchestras,
including the Chicago Symphony (1967-1972), the Monte Carlo Philharmonic
(1973-1979), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1979-1994). “The Kreutzer
Sonata has all the ingredients of a first-rate performance:the Adagio opens
with a blazing cadenza...the ensuing Presto possesses demonic propulsion and
stylized glamour. Even more impressive is their Andante con Variazioni
movement...the intrinsic balance, bravura technique, and poetic expression. The
buoyant energy of the ensemble and its realization of Beethoven’s unfettered
spirit make this a rendition to treasure.” Audiophile Audition
The Weiss Duo
has performed extensively in the United States and Europe. They have three
other acclaimed CDs on Crystal: CD633: Elgar, Walton, and Strauss Sonatas;
CD511: Mendelssohn and Haydn Concertos for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra; and
CD835: works by Chausson, Leclair, and Debussy.
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Beethoven Sonata No. 9, op 47
“Kreutzer” Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Franck
Sonata in A Major Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4
CD882 – PROKOFIEV, SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO plus Rachmaninov,
Marguerite, and Tchaikovsky, Melodie. The Weiss Duo: Sidney Weiss, Violin;
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Sidney
Weiss has had a long career as concertmaster of major symphony orchestras: the
Chicago Symphony (1967 to 1972), the Monte Carlo Philharmonic (1973 to 1979)
and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1979 to 1994). This is a first-time release
of a concert recorded in 1968. The Prokofiev Sonatas have become standards in
the violin repertoire and we believe these recordings, with their excellent
digital remastering, stand up well to any other recordings of these works.
The
Weiss Duo has four other
acclaimed CDs on Crystal: CD633: Elgar, Walton, and Strauss Sonatas; CD511:
Mendelssohn and Haydn Concertos for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra; CD835: works
by Chausson, Leclair, and Debussy; CD881: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9
“Kreutzer” and Franck Violin Sonata.
“The Weiss Duo is, in my opinion, an absolutely
first-class team. Both as an ensemble and as soloists, they combine sensitive
musicianship with fine technique.” – Sir Georg Solti.
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Prokofiev Sonata in F Minor, Op.
80 Andante
Assai Allegro
Brusco Andante Allegrissimo Sonata in D Major, Op. 94 Moderato Scherzo Andante Allegro
con Brio Rachmaninov Marguerite Tchaikovsky Melodie,
Op. 42
CD940: The Making of a Medium, Vol. 10. Verdehr
Trio. Walter Verdehr,
Violin; Elsa Ludwig Verdehr, Clarinet; Gary Kirkpatric, Piano. Beethoven: Trio,
op. 6; Tchaikovsky: Meditation; Max Bruch: Trio, op. 83, nos. 6 & 7; Libby
Larsen: Slang; Jacob Druckman: Glint; William Balcom: Trio for Clarinet, Violin
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Beethoven Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro
molto) Mvt
2
(Moderato) Bruch Trio:
Mvt
1
(Nocturne) Mvt
2 (Allegro
vivace) Larsen: Slang Druckman: Glint Tchaikovsky: Souvenir
d'un lieu cher Bolcom: Trio
Mvt
1(Twist of Fate) Mvt
2(Mazurka) Mvt
3(Apotheosis) Mvt
4(Dithyramb)
CD941: SPANNING THE 20th CENTURY, Vol.
11. Verdehr Trio. This is volume 11 of the Verdehr's Making of a Medium series.
The Verdehr Trio has commisioned from major composers over 130 works for the
violin-clarinet-piano combination and is continuing its series of recordings of
many of these works. This is
Menotti's most recent work, and due to illness, it may be his last. The Verdehr
Trio is in-residence at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
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at Delphi Menotti Trio: Mvt
1 (Capriccio) Mvt
2 (Romanza) Mvt
3 (Envoi) Bruch Two Pieces: No.
8 (Moderato)
No.
4 (Allegro agitato) Deak: Lad, a Dog Part
1 Part
2
CD942: AMERICAN
IMAGES, Vol. 12. Verdehr Trio Paul Chihara, Trio; David Diamond, Duo for Violin
& Clarinet; Marc Satterwhite, Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious
Stones; Jonathan Kramer, Serbelloni Serenade; John Biggs, Medieval Dance Suite;
Donald Erb, Sunlit Peaks and Dark Valleys.
This is volume 12 of the Making of a Medium series.
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Chihara Trio: Mvt
1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Moderato) Mvt
3 (Moderato) Diamond: Duo Satterwhite: Time
Considered Kramer: Serbelloni
Serenade
Biggs: Medieval
Dance Suite Erb
Sunlit Peaks: Mvt
1
Mvt
2 (Childrens Song) Mvt
3
CD943: AMERICAN
IMAGES 2, Vol. 13. Verdehr
Trio Sebastian Currier:
Verge; Joan Tower: Rain Waves; George Gershwin/William Brohn: I Got Variations;
Dan Welcher: Phaedrus; John Biggs: Renaissance Bouquet; Charles Hoag: Sweet
Melancholy (lost your dolly) SlowDrag Rag.
The Verdehr Trio Violin: Walter Verdehr, Clarinet: Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Piano:
Silvia Roederer, piano. This is volume 13 of the Making of a Medium series, in
which the Verdehr Trio presents some of the 130 new works that it has commissioned
from many of the world's most prominent composers.
Sebastian Currier teaches at Columbia
University in NYC, Joan Tower from NYC lives in Hartford Conn.; William David
Brohn is a renowned orchestrator and arranger for Broadway shows in NYC; Dan
Welcher teaches at University of Texas at Austin; John Biggs lives in Ventura,
California; Charles Hoag is professor of music at the University of Kansas in
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Currier Verge: Mvt
1(fast) Mvt
2(slow) Mvt
3(mechanical) Mvt
4(dark) Mvt
5(light) Mvt
6(fractured) Mvt
7(too much) Mvt
8(too little) Mvt
9(calm) Tower: Rain
Waves Brohn: Variations
Welcher Phaedrus: Mvt
1(Apollo's Lyre) Mvt
2(Dionysus' Dream) Biggs: Renaissance
Bouquet Hoag: Sweet
Melancholy
CD944: AUSTRIAN IMAGES, Vol. 14. Verdehr Trio Iván Erod, Trio, op. 59*; Thomas Christian David,
Trios Numbers 1, 2, and 3**; Gottfried von Einem, Verdehr-Trio, op. 97*.
Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer* and
Gary Kirkpatrick**, piano. This is volume 14 of the Making of a Medium series.
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Erod Trio: Mvt
1(Transitions) Mvt
2(Variations)
David Trio No. 1: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Presto) von Einem Trio: Mvt
1(Etwas bewegter) Mvt
2(Unruhig) Mvt
3(Gemessen) Mvt
4(Sturmisch)
David Trio No. 2: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Aria) Mvt
3(Presto)
David Trio No. 3: Mvt
1(Vivace) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Moderato)
CD945: DOUBLE CONCERTOS FOR VIOLIN AND
CLARINET, Vol. 15. Verdehr Trio by William Wallace, Dinos Constantinides,
and James Niblock. Walter Verdehr,
Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Kirk
Trevor, Conductor; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Jiri Tomasek, Conductor.
This is the 15th CD in the Verdehr Trio's recordings
of works they have commissioned, mostly for the trio combination of violin,
clarinet, and piano. This CD features the violin and clarinet. Strad Magazine
called their series "Remarkable collection by a remarkable
ensemble" and the American
Record Guide said "Brilliant in every department." The Verdehrs teach at Michigan State University in
East Lansing, Michigan.
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Wallace Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro vivace)
Constantinides Concerto of Psalms: Mvt
1(From the Heart) Mvt
2(Eternal Song) Mvt
3(Paean) Niblock
Concerto:
Mvt 1(Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD946: INTERNATIONAL
CONNECTIONS, Vol. 16. Verdehr
Trio Jennifer Higdon: Dash; Gernot
Wolfgang: Reflections; Bright Sheng: Tibetan Dance; Stephen Chatman: Trio;
Wolfgang Rihm: Gesangstück.
This CD is volume 16 of the Making of a
Medium series by the Verdehr Trio, which has commissioned more than 200 works for
the violin, clarinet, piano ensemble. The Trio and the composers on this CD are
a vibrant part of the international community. Performers in the Verdehr Trio
are Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; and Silvia
Roederer, piano.
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Higdon: Dash Wolfgang: Reflections Sheng:
Tibetan Dance: Prelude Song Tibetan Dance Chatman:
Trio: Scales Blues Dance Rihm: Gesangstück
CD947: American
Images 3: The Michigan Connection, Vol. 17. Verdehr Trio Walter
Verdehr, Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Silvia Roederer, Piano. David
Liptak: Commedia; Arnold Black/William Bolcom: Envio; Robert Mann:
Katchi-Katchi; Charles Ruggiero: Collage; James Hartway: Five Postcards (from
Michigan).
For over 30
years the Verdehr Trio has been commissioning, performing, and recording new
works for violin, clarinet, and piano. Fanfare Magazine has said "the
breadth of these commissions is amazing" and Strad Magazine says "the
quality of the results is astonishingly high." The group is
in-residence at Michigan State University and tours worldwide regularly. This CD
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Liptak: Commedia Mvt.
1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Mvt.4 Black/Bolcom: Envoi Mann: Katchi-Katchi Ruggiero:
Collage Hartway:
five postcards: motor
city carillon
tower the
falls mysterious
dunes fudge
island Curtis-Smith:
Trio Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.
3
CD948: The Making of a Medium “Music from Down Under” Vol. 18. Verdehr
Trio Peter Sculthorpe: Baltimore Songlines; Barry Conyngham:
Playground; Douglas Knehans: Rivé; Richard Mills: Four Miniatures; Christopher
Marshall: Three Aspects of Spring.
The
Verdehr Trio – Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia
Roederer, piano – is an acknowledged leader in the field of new music. This is
the 18th CD in “The Making of a Medium” series, in which the Verdehr Trio has
recorded more than 60 premiere recordings, a part of over 225 works that the
group has commissioned. “The breadth of these commissions is amazing.” Fanfare. The quality of the results is
astonishingly high.” STRAD
Magazine. This CD features music written for the group by composers from
Australia and New Zealand.
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Sculthorpe: Baltimore
Songlines
Conyngham: Playground Knehans: rive Mills: Four Miniatures
Lento Allegro Adagio Presto Marshall:
Three Aspects of Spring October
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CD949 & CD970: AMERICAN IMAGES 4 & 5, Verdehr Trio.
These two CDs are volumes 19 and 20 of
the Making of a Medium series by the Verdehr Trio – Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr,
clarinet; Silvia Roederer, piano. The Trio has commissioned over 200 works by
some of the world’s most prominent composers. “The breadth of these
commissions is amazing” (Fanfare). “The
quality of the results is astonishingly high” (Strad)
CD949: Ricardo Lorenz: Compass Points; Kevin Puts: Three
Nocturnes; August Read Thomas: Dancing Helix Rituals; Lee Hoiby: Rock Valley
Trio; Stefan Freund: Triodances. UPC 009414794925 ORDER NOW
Sound samples (mp3 files)
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Lorenz: Compass Points Verde
que te quiero Verdehr In
memoriam Robert Avalon Scherzarengue Puts: Three Nocturnes Con
moto Flowing;
non troppo lento Molto
adagio Thomas: Dancing
Helix Rituals Hoiby: Rock
Valley Trio Freund: Triodances Freunuet
and (Verdehr) Trio Pastorale Tarantelly (To return to this page after listening to samples,
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CD970: Margaret Brouwer: Trio; Roberto Sierra: Recordando
una Melodia Olvidada; Gernot Woflgang: Sketchbook; William Wallace: Sonata a
Tre. UPC 009414797025 ORDER NOW
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Brouwer Trio: Mvmt I Joyful Moment Mvmt II Reverie Mvmt III Escaping Sierra: Recordando una melodia olvidada
Wolfgang Sketch Book: Green Island
Night Breeze Chromatic Train Wallace Sonata a Tre: Mvmt I Allegro Mvmt II Andante
semplice Mvmt III
Dance
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CD971: VERDEHR TRIO, American Images 6 – The Making of a Medium
vol 21. Elsa Ludewig-
Verdehr, Clarinet; Walter Verdehr, Violin; Silvia
Roederer, Piano.
Michael
Daugherty, Ladder to the Moon; Pamela Madsen, Sea Change 1; Gerald Cohen,
Variously Blue; Evan Chambers, Thorn and Flare. UPC 009414797124. ORDER NOW
The
Verdehr Trio has commissioned and performed over 225 new works. “The breadth of these commissions is amazing.”
– Fanfare. “The quality of the results is
astonishly high.” – Strad Magazine. Click here for more Verdehr Trio CDs.
CD971 Sound
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seconds of the movement shown.
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Daugherty: Ladder to the Moon Night,
New York Looking
Up Madsen: Sea
Change 1 Cohen: Variously
Blue Chambers: Thorn and Fire Flesher: Three Segments Burlesque Valse
Lente Energico
CD972: VERDEHR TRIO, American
Images 7 – The Making of a Medium vol 22. Elsa Ludewig-
Verdehr, Clarinet; Walter Verdehr, Violin; Silvia
Roederer, Piano.
Jere
Hutcheson, Rondo Brillante and Nocturnes of the Inferno; Pamela Madsen, Sea
Change 2; George Gershwin, Promenade.
UPC 009414797223. ORDER NOW
The
Verdehr Trio has commissioned and performed over 225 new works. Featured on
this CD are several firsts and lasts for the Verdehr Trio. The two Hutcheson
works were the first works commissioned by the Trio, both written within the
first five yesrs of the Trio’s founding in 1972. The last major commissioned
work was David Winkler’s Warhol Appassionata. George Gershwin’s Promenade, the final piece on the CD, was the last piece
performed by the Trio, as an encore on their final concert March 28, 2015 in
Leon, Mexico, the 58th country in which the Trio had performed during its
43-year tenure.
CD972 Sound
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of the movement shown.
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Hutcheson Rondo
Brillante Madsen Sea
Change 2 Winkler Warhol Appassionata
Mvmt
I
Molto espressivo Mvmt
II Adagio Mvmt
III Allegro,
Energico Hutcheson Nocturnes of the Inferno Cries
and Murmurs In
a Dream Night
Creatures Gershwin Promenade
CD973– DOUBLE CONCERTOS FOR VIOLIN AND CLARINET; Walter 
Verdehr, Violin; Elsa
Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet. UPC 009414797322 ORDER NOW
Richard
Mills, Duo Concertante (Taipei Symphony, Richard Mills conducting): Stephen
Chatman, Concerto for Clarinet, Violin, and Orchestra (Las Cruces Symphony,
Lonnie Klein conducting); Paul Chihara, Love Music: Concerto for Violin,
Clarinet, and Orchestra (Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor conducting);
Thomas Christian David, Sonate für Klarinette und Violine (Duo-Sonate Nr. 2)
Walter
Verdehr and Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr have become legends for their 225 commissions
and thousands of concerts with the Verdehr Trio. This CD shows some of their
remarkable performances together as a Duo.
The
Verdehr Trio has commissioned and performed over 225 new works. “The breadth of these commissions is amazing.”
– Fanfare. “The quality of the results is
astonishly high.” – Strad Magazine. Click here for more Verdehr Trio CDs.
CD973 Sound samples
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the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Mills Duo Concertante I.
Lento-Allegro II.
Lento calmo III.
Presto Chatman Concerto for Clarinet, Violin, and
Orchestra I.
The shapes arise! II.
Sound your voice! III.
With love, with love IV.
Joy! Joy! All over joy Chihara Love Music: Concerto for Violin,
Clarinet, and Orchestra I.
Moderato, con fantasia II.
Moderato cantabile III.
Allegro furioso David Sonate fűr Klarinette und Violine I.
Preludium II. March and
Variations
CD974 –
INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS 2. The Verdehr Trio. Walter Verdehr,
Violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Clarinet; Silvia Roederer, Piano. UPC 009414797421 ORDER NOW
Nicolas
Bacri, A Smiling Suite; Yang Liqing, Trio; Peter Dickinson, Celebration Trio;
Jonathan Harvey, Clarinet Trio; Wolfram Wagner, Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and
Piano; Kam Kee Yong, And the Fallen Petals; Guido López Gavilan, Como un
Antiguo bolero... Peter Sculthorpe, Reef Singing.
This
CD, along with International Connections, CD946, features some of the most
well-known international composers. This CD974 showcases composers from France,
China, England, Austria, Malaysia, Cuba, and Australia. It is truly a feast of
some of the best international composers.
CD974 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35
seconds of the movement shown.
(to return to this page after listening to
samples, please use your browser back button) Bacri: A Smiling
Suite I.
Capriccio II.
Menuet lent III.
Gavotte IV.
Air V.
Fuga diatonica Liqing:
Trio
Dickinson:
Celebration Trio I.
Fugue II.
Lullaby III.
Dance Harvey:
Clarinet
Trio Wagner: Trio for Violin, Clarinet,
and Piano I.
Prelude II.
Scherzo: Canon III.
Intermezzo IV.
Finale
Yong: And
the Fallen Petals Gavilán: Como
un antiguo bolero Sculthorpe: Reef_Singing
GENESIS RECORDS GCD111: Franz Berwald (1796-1868), Piano
Concerto in D Major; Theme and Variations in G Minor; Rondeau-Bagatelle in Bb;
Presto feroce; Duo in D Major for Violin and Piano. With Greta Erikson, Piano; Josef Grünfarb, Violin;
Swedish Radio Orchestra, Stig Westerberg, Conductor. UPC 00941481112-7 ORDER
NOW
GENESIS RECORDS GCD113
(two CD set): Hermann Goetz
(1840-1876). Complete Chamber Music. Piano Quartet in E Major, op. 6; Three Easy Pieces for
Violin and Piano, op. 2; Piano Trio in G Minor, op. 1; Piano Quintet in C
Minor, op 16. Gerald Robbins, piano; Glenn Dicterow, violin; Alan
de Veritch, viola; Terry King, cello; Dennis Trembly, bass. UPC 00941481132-5 ORDER
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Cassettes
C511: HAYDN and MENDELSSOHN Double Concertos : Violin, Piano,
String Orchestra.
Sidney Weiss, violin; Jeanne Weiss, piano; members Los Angeles
Philharmonic.
009414751140 Cassette ORDER
NOW SOLD OUT.
See CD511 above.
C634: SIDNEY HARTH, VIOLIN; With Ward Davenny, piano. Leos Janacek, Sonata for Violin and Piano; Ernest Bloch, Sonata
No. 2 for Violin and Piano; Carlton Gamer, Sonata for Violin and Piano. 009414763440 Cassette ORDER
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