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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 team
superb.”Audio Magazine UPC
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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 Lansing. UPC 009414751423
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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
fine recital.” Fanfare UPC
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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 BUY NOW
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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 3
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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
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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
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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.
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Wunderer: Sonata in B
minor I.
Andante II.
Tempo giusto III.
Adagio ma non troppo IV.
Presto Reinecke: Trio in A
minor I.
Allegro moderato II.
Scherzo: Molto vivace III.
Adagio IV.
Finale: Allegro ma non troppo Arnold:
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello I.
Allegro non troppo II.
Allegretto III.
Vivace con brio Moricz: Three
Consequences for Four Players I.
Allegro deciso II.
Valse lente III.
Allegro giocoso
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 BUY NOW
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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
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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
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CD942: AMERICAN
IMAGES, Verdehr Trio. Walter
Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr,
clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano. Also Kimberly Schmidt
and Paul Barnes, piano. 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, in which the Verdehr
Trio is recording many of the more than 200 compositions that the group has
commissioned from some of the best composers in the world. UPC 009414794222 BUY
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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
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CD943: AMERICAN IMAGES 2.
The 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 - Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr,
clarinet; Silvia Roederer, piano. This is volume 13
of the Making of a Medium series, in which the Verdehr
Trio presents some of the 200 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
Lawrence. UPC
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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. The Verdehr Trio. Iván
Erod: Trio, op. 59*; Thomas Christian David: Trios
Numbers 1, 2, and 3**; Gottfried von Einem: Verdehr-Trio, op. 97*. The
Verdehr Trio (Walter Verdehr,
violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer* and Gary Kirkpatrick**, piano) has commissioned
over 150 works for the violin, clarinet, piano trio and has recorded many of
them on its Making of a Medium series on Crystal Records. This is volume 14 of
that series. The Verdehr Trio is in residence at
Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The group tours
throughout the world and has regular concert series in Washington, DC, and New
York City. UPC 009414794420 BUY
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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. 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. UPC 009414794529BUY
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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. The 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. The Verdehrs are in residence at Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan. UPC 009414794628 BUY
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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 Connetctions. The
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 features composers with whom the Verdehr Trio has
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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.
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CD948:
THE VERDEHR TRIO, Making of a Medium, Vol. 18. “Music
from Down Under”
Peter Sculthorpe: Baltimore Songlines; Barry Conyngham: Playground; Douglas Knehans:
Rive; 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 200 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. UPC 009414794826 BUY
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Sculthorpe: Baltimore
Songlines Conyngham: Playground Knehans: rive Mills:
Four Miniatures Lento Allegro Adagio Presto Marshall:
Three Aspects of Spring October
Idyll Bushwalk Synergy
CD949
& CD970: AMERICAN IMAGES 4 & 5. 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 225 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) —— Click here for
more details about the Verdehr Trio.
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 BUY
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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
CD970: Margaret
Brouwer: Trio; Roberto Sierra: Recordando una Melodia Olvidada; Gernot Woflgang: Sketchbook; William Wallace: Sonata a
Tre. UPC 009414797025 BUY
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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
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. BUY 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
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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. BUY
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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.
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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
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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
herefor more Verdehr Trio CDs.
CD973 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click
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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
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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.
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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 BUY 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
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