Classical Music Discoveries

GRAMMY-nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis has selected Friday, May 12 – the start of Mother’s Day weekend – for the release of a highly personal new track written for her by the great Cuban virtuoso trumpeter and composer Arturo Sandoval. In her performance of Wildflower (Yolanda’s Song), Kondonassis explores her connection to her own late mother, a powerful and complex bond that she writes about in a heartfelt entry to her blog. Due for release as a single on Azica Records, Wildflower is accompanied by a music video capturing touching images of mothers and daughters, set against the striking backdrop of wildflowers. Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.

Like the other works in the FIVE MINUTES for Earth catalog, the Wildflower single will generate funding for earth conservation causes. For each verified performance of any work in the FIVE MINUTES collection – by any artist, anywhere in the world – Kondonassis’ non-profit organization Earth at Heart® will make a donation to a recognized conservation group – with beneficiaries including The Rainforest Alliance, The Sierra Club Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, and Wildlife Fund. All composers have generously waived their commission fees in support of the project.

25-year-old cellist Haruma Sato, who in 2019 became the first Japanese to win the cello division of the long-established and prestigious Munich International Music Competition, releases his third album On Wings of Song - Mendelssohn Works today. TracksMendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: I. Allegro vivace 12:36               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: II. Andante         06:01               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: III. Allegro assai 06:43               Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109           04:40               Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song, Op. 34 No. 2        02:52               Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes, Op. 17        09:03               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro assai vivace 07:46               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: II. Allegretto scherzando      05:19               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: III. Adagio     05:07               Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: IV. Molto allegro e vivace     07:07  Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Bach wrote this suite, one of a set of six, in the early 1720s, possibly as a wedding present for his second wife, Anna Magdalena. The collection later became known as the “French Suites”, but the name is misleading, given that each work contains movements inspired by dances from various national traditions. No. 5, for example, includes a German Allemande, a French Courante, a Spanish Sarabande, and an Irish/Scottish Gigue.Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Daniel Lozakovich’s rich, romantic style of playing often sees him likened to the iconic violinists of the 20th century. On Spirits, his latest Deutsche Grammophon recording, he celebrates some of his forebears in the hope of passing on their style and repertoire to younger generations. “I’ve chosen a selection of very accessible miniatures, which I associate with different violinists,” he explains. “All these musicians had such strong, soulful spirits that it’s impossible to forget their sound.” Partnered by pianist Stanislav Soloviev, Lozakovich performs his favorite encores by Elgar, Debussy, Falla, Gluck, Brahms, and Kreisler.Track Listing:1 ELGAR Salut d'amour, Op_ 122 ELGAR La Capricieuse Op_ 173 DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque, L_ 75 - III_ Clair de lune4 FALLA La vida breve - Danse espagnole5 GLUCK Melodie from ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’, Wq_ 306 BRAHMS 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - No_ 2 in D Minor_ Allegro non assai7 BRAHMS 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - No_ 6 in D-Flat Major_ Vivace8 KREISLER 3 Old Viennese Dances - II_ LiebesleidHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Edward Hart’s UNDER AN INDIGO SKY features A Charleston Concerto and Under an Indigo Sky, two concertos that celebrate and reflect the history and culture of the Southeastern United States. A native of Charleston SC, Hart finds inspiration in the natural beauty and multicultural heritage of his homeland. A Charleston Concerto was written to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the City of Charleston; it features a collaboration with the Charleston Symphony and the world-renowned Harlem Quartet. It takes an unflinching yet ultimately hopeful view of the city’s complex history over those three and a half centuries. Under an Indigo Sky for violin and orchestra is a musical love letter written to Hart’s geographical home. It explores both the physical splendor of the mountains and coast, but also the feel and “soul” of these breathtaking places.For more information on this album, please visit Under an Indigo Sky – Navona Records.This broadcast is sponsored by ‎Introducing Apple Music Classical on Apple Music

Through images that reflect the “flowing light of divinity,” librettist Christian Lehnert adapted Mechthild von Magdeburg’s own texts into a narrative that consists of three sections to emphasize the relevance of Mechthild today. In his expansive liner notes, Lehnert detailed the breakdown of each section, “In the first part, the Beguine, fatally ill, returns to her ‘home.’ In a vision, she experiences erotic unity with divinity. External perspective and internal space confront each other. "In the second part, Mechthild experiences the opposite: lonesome godlessness. She experiences this state as the abyss of death, as an infinite fall. At the same time, this experience cleanses all thinking and believing; it cleanses herself and any imagination of God. Mechthild experiences a negation of God in order to find God. In a vision of hell, she descends to the deepest abyss. "In the third part, Mechthild lives in a monastery. She now finds God in the people whom she serves, as a caregiver. Mechthild’s faith moves – metaphorically speaking – through fire: warmth and light were created, and the loss of herself became a deepening of her own existence. Transformed, she now finds God everywhere. She does not find God as thought or faith, but rather as a life force.” Mechthild TracklistReiko Füting – Mechthild (2022)Act I: Verwunden, vereint/ Wond, United1. Scene 1: Ankunft/ Arrival [4:40]2-5. Scene 2: Die Kranke/ The Invalid [7:53]6-15. Scene 3: Im Gemach der Gottheit/ In the Room of Divinity [12:53]Act II: Die Gottesfremde/ The Alienated16-17. Scene 4: Abgekippt/ Dumped [11:54]18. Scene 5: Wo bist du dann? Where Will You Then Be? [3:43]19. Scene 6: Höllenfahrt/ Descent into Hell [8:54]20. Scene 7: Nichts/ Naught [3:49]Act III: Nach Gott/ After God21-22. Scene 8: Im Krankensaal/ In the Ward [10:90]23. Scene 9: Feuer/ Fire [8:17]Total Time: 73:15Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.

‘Nuc’ is an album comprised entirely of compositions from Meredith’s glittering career, and includes pieces re-arranged by Ligeti Quartet viola player Richard Jones (whose previous collaborations include Alex Turner, Jessie Ware, and The Waeve), in conjunction with Meredith herself.1 Tuggemo2 A Short Tribute To Teenage Fanclub3 Honeyed Words4 Solstice In5 Solstice Out6 Chorale7 Shill8 Haze9 Blackfriars10 Nautilus Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassicalPlease consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Track Listings1 Our Town Suite2 The Red Pony Suite  I. Morning on the Ranch II. The Gift IIIa. Dream March - IIIb. Circus March IV. Walk to the Bunkhouse V. Grandfather's Story VI. Happy Ending3 El Salón México4 Danzón Cubano5 Three Latin American SketchesNo. 1, EstribilloNo. 2, Paisaje MexicanoNo. 3, Danza de JaliscoHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected]

1. Obi-Wan – John Williams2. Order 66 – Natalie Holt3. Inquisitors’ Hunt – Natalie Holt4. Young Leia – Natalie Holt5. Days of Alderaan – Natalie Holt6. The Journey Begins – William Ross7. Bail and Leia – Natalie Holt8. Nari’s Shadow – Natalie Holt9. Ready to Go – Natalie Holt10. Daiyu – Natalie Holt11. Cat and Mouse – Natalie Holt12. Spice Den – Natalie Holt13. First Rescue – William Ross14. Mapuzo – Natalie Holt15. The Path – Natalie Holt16. Sensing Vader – Natalie Holt17. Parallel Lines – Natalie Holt18. Some Things Can’t Be Forgotten – William Ross19. Stormtrooper Patrol – Natalie Holt20. Hangar Escape – Natalie Holt21. Hold Hands – Natalie Holt22. Empire Arrival – Natalie Holt23. Dark Side Assault – Natalie Holt24. I Will Do What I Must – William Ross25. Sacrifice – Natalie Holt26. No Further Use – Natalie Holt27. Overcoming the Past – William Ross28. Tatooine Desert Chase – Natalie Holt29. Who You Become – Natalie Holt30. Saying Goodbye – William Ross31. End Credit – William RossHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected]