Classical Music Discoveries

Everybody knows Rumpelstiltskin’s name, but what if there’s more to his story? On RUMPELSTILTSKIN, composer Marti Epstein reimagines the classic fairy tale as a sympathetic opera, transforming the titular character into a tragic figure to propose that villains are made, rather than born. Guerilla Opera, conducted by Jeffrey Means, brings the alternate version to life across six scenes, deftly conveying the emotions and motivations of each character as they interpret Epstein’s carefully crafted soundscapes of shifting harmonic palettes and interweaving rhythmic pulses.For complete information on this album, please visit Rumpelstiltskin – Navona RecordsClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected]

“My first album for Deutsche Grammophon stems from a desire to share my love for Baroque music,” says rising-star French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre. Visages baroques, presents music by J.S. Bach and his French contemporaries Forqueray, Rameau, Royer and Duphly. The carefully curated programme translates works mostly conceived for solo harpsichord into the colourful soundworld of the guitar. They are performed by the first guitarist signed to DG in many years, an artist hailed as “a tremendously versatile and sensitive player” (Classical Guitar). Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude (Transcr. for Guitar) 01:56 Raphaël Feuillâtre Royer: Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: No. 6, L'aimable (Arr. Feuillâtre for Guitar) 04:29 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): I. Allegro (Arr. Perroy for Guitar) 02:30 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): II. Larghetto (Arr. Perroy for Guitar) 04:07 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): III. Allegro (Arr. Perroy for Guitar) 02:35 Raphaël Feuillâtre Rameau: L'entretien des muses, RCT 3/6 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar) 05:46 Raphaël Feuillâtre Rameau: Les cyclopes, RCT 3/8 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar) 03:49 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Prelude (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 02:16 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 03:50 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: III. Courante (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 03:10 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 05:24 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 01:42 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Menuet II (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 01:34 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar) 02:29 Raphaël Feuillâtre Forqueray: Suite No. 1 in D Minor: No. 4, La Bellmont (Arr. Antoine Fougeray and Feuillâtre for Guitar) 03:46 Raphaël Feuillâtre Duphly: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3: No. 4, La Forqueray (Arr. Antoine Fougeray for Guitar) 04:58 Raphaël Feuillâtre Duphly: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3: No. 6, Médée (Arr. Antoine Fougeray for Guitar) 04:38 Raphaël Feuillâtre J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (Transcr. for Guitar) 03:22Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber 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).

Decca Classics is proud to present Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. The set includes Wagner and Strauss song cycles, and a live recording of an eclectic program of cantatas by Haydn, Berlioz, and Britten. CD2 (live recording)R. STRAUSS: Vier letzte Lieder TrV 2961       I Frühling (Hesse)2       II September (Hesse)3       III Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)4       IV Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)WAGNER: Wesendonck-Lieder (orch. Felix Mottl 1-4; Wagner 5)5       No.1 Der Engel6       No.2 Stehe still!7       No.3 Im Treibhaus8       No.4 Schmerzen9       No.5 TräumeJessye NormanJames Levine / Berliner PhilharmonikerCD3 (live recording)HAYDN: Scena di Berenice Hob. XXIVa:101       Recitativo: “Berenice, che fai?”2       Cavatina: “Non partir, bell’idol mio”3       Recitativo: “Me infelice!”4       Aria: “Perché, se tanti siete”BERLIOZ: Cléopâtre H.365       Allegro vivace con impeto – Récitatif: “C’en est donc fait!”6       Lento cantabile: “Ah! qu’ils sont loin ces jours, tourment de ma mémoire”7       Méditation: Largo misterioso: “Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides”8       Allegro assai agitato: “Non! … non, de vos demeures funèbres”9       Allegro non troppo – Recitativo misurato: “Dieux du Nil”BRITTEN: Phaedra Op.9310     Prologue: “In May, in brilliant Athens”11     Recitative: “My lost and dazzled eyes saw only night”12     Presto: “You monster! You understood me too well”13     Recitative: “Oh Gods of wrath”14     Adagio: “My time’s too short, your highness”Jessye NormanBoston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji OzawaHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Decca Classics is proud to present Jessye Norman – The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. The set includes Wagner and Strauss song cycles, and a live recording of an eclectic programme of cantatas by Haydn, Berlioz and Britten. TRACKLISTINGCD1 (studio recording)WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde WWV 90 (excerpts)Prelude: Langsam und schmactendAct IScene 12       “Westwärts schweift der Blick” (Seemann · Isolde · Brangäne)Scene 23       “Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu” (Seemann · Isolde · Brangäne)Scene 3 4       “Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden” (Brangäne · Isolde)5       “Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen” (Isolde · Brangäne)Act II, Scene 26       “Isolde! Geliebte! – Tristan! Geliebter!” (Tristan · Isolde)7       “Doch es rächte sich der verscheuchte Tag” (Isolde · Tristan)8       “O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe” (Tristan · Isolde)9       “Einsam wachend in der Nacht” (Brangäne · Isolde · Tristan)10     “Unsre Liebe? Tristans Liebe? Dein’ und mein’” (Tristan · Isolde)11     “So starben wir, um ungetrennt” (Tristan · Isolde · Brangäne)Act III, Scene 3H12     “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (Isoldes Liebestod) (Isolde)IsoldeJessye Norman (Isolde,)Hanna Schwarz (Brangäne)Thomas Moser (Tristan)Ian Bostridge (Seemann)Kurt Masur / Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber 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).

CLAIR DE LUNE, the album that gives continuity to SALUT D'AMOUR, presents a selection of short pieces with a characteristic expressive aspect. Yuriy Rakevich and Olga Kopylova demonstrate a unique inspiration and rhythm, which unify the miniature works, marking a concert in memory.Tracks1. 2 Canciones Mexicanas: II. Estrellita (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz) (02:50)2. Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Melodie (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler) (02:57)3. Dance of the Maidens, Op. 48 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler) (02:33)4. Romance in D Major, Op. 3 (04:14)5. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Alexandre Roelens) (04:16)6. Frasquita: Serenade (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler) (02:33)7. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) [Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler] (03:58)8. La plus que lente, L. 121 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Léon Roques) (04:18)9. Marionettes No. 2: La poupée valsante “Dancing Doll” (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler) (02:33)10. Albumblatt, WWV 94 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by August Wilhelmj) (04:13)11. Six Pieces, Op. 51, TH 143: VI. Valse Sentimentale (01:48)12. Cantabile for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 17 (03:07)13. Poeme Op. 39 “At Twilight” (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Vilmos Tátrai) (01:57)14. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Alexander Mogilevsky) (03:20)15. Three Miniatures No. 3: Valse. Allegretto (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Galina Barinova) (03:47)Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.         

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2AoiDTkWo Angel Rock · Ace Patterson℗ 2023 Duran GopeeReleased on: 2023-01-23

Navona Records presents PINNACLE VOL. 3, a collection of contemporary chamber works by composers Alla Elana Cohen, Andrew Schneider, Dušan Bavdek, and Richard E Brown that highlight the melodic, emotive, and dramatic styles offered by today’s chamber music. This diverse assortment of repertoire spans numerous influences and orchestrations, delivering a range of sounds from somber and moving to sprightly and energetic. Leveraging raw thematic material and colorful musical portraits, the composers and performers in this edition of PINNACLE keep the fire burning while bringing a fresh and unique tone to the series.For a tracklist and more information, please visit Pinnacle Vol. 3 – Navona Records.This broadcast is sponsored by Apple Music Classical.

This show is dedicated to the Late Maestro Sylvia Wagner and the final song is dedicated specifically to her.Music from the following composers:MeyerbeerTchaikovskyLanzilottiLaraBadzuraBirgissonGregsonBeethovenR StraussMozartRachmaninoffMullerEnoLullyPalestrinaFosterClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected]

In his liner note for At First Light, Ralph Towner writes of the singularity of having most of his life’s work at one record label. He’s been an ECM artist for more than fifty years, appearing in many different contexts, one of the most important being a run of solo recordings which began with Diary in 1973. At First Light is the newest addition to the solo guitar series. “My solo recordings,” says Towner, “have always included my own compositions in which there are trace elements of the composers and musicians that have attracted me over the years. Musicians such as George Gershwin, John Coltrane, John Dowland, Bill Evans, to name a few. The blend of keyboard and guitar techniques is an important aspect of my playing and composition, and I feel that this album is a good example of shaping this expanse of influences into my personal music.”Track Listing:1 Flow2 Strait3 Make Someone Happy4 Ubi Stunt5 Guitarra Piccante6 At First Light7 Danny Boy8 Fat Foot9 Argentinian Nights10 Little Old Lady11 Empty StageClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber 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).

Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace,” Grammy Award-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods announces the world premiere recording of his multimedia concert tour-de-force, Difficult Grace – featuring works by Fredrick Gifford, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Monty Adkins, Nathalie Joachim, Alvin Singleton, and Ted Hearne.Difficult Grace Tracklist 1. Fredrick Gifford (b. 1972) – Difficult Grace* [6:24] 2. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004) – ”Calvary Ostinato” from Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite [3:25] 3. Monty Adkins (b. 1972) – Winter Tendrils* [10:23] 4. Nathalie Joachim (b. 1983) – The Race: 1915* [7:07] 5. Alvin Singleton (b. 1940) – Argoru II [12:15] 6. Nathalie Joachim – Dam Mwen Yo [5:29]         Nathalie Joachim, voiceNote: only the first 6 tracks are played on this broadcast.  The remaining tracks are not played due to explicit language.     Ted Hearne (b. 1982) –   (edited for explicit language)          7.  free  (edited for explicit language (1) [1:45]          8. A Wedding, or What We Unlearned from Descartes [5:15]          9. free (edited for explicit language) (2) [2:59]          10. The Lion Tamer's Daughter vs. the Ledge [4:16]          11. After We Ruin [2:18]                Ted Hearne, voice and electronicsTT: 61:47Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber 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.