Classical Music Discoveries

More than 20 years ago Umberto Eco singled out “the quest for ancient timbres and classical echoes” that contributed, alongside “original inventions” to the special character of Gianluigi Trovesi’s art. The clarinets and saxophone of the reedman from Italy’s Lombardy region have spoken a sort of polyglot tongue almost from the outset, and each of his ECM albums has differently combined, contrasted and blended ingredients of diverse idioms.Track Listing:1 Dido and Aeneas - The Witches Dance2 Dissolvenze convergenti3 Consonanze stravaganti4 For A While5 Missa 'L'homme arme' - Kyrie I6 L'ometto disarmato7 Dido and Aeneas - Dido's Lament 'When I Am laid in Earth'8 The Gordian Knot Unty'd - Ouverture9 Sonata decima sopra 'Cavalletto zoppo'10 Suave Melodia11 Karaib's Berger12 Dido and Aeneas - The Triumphing Dance13 De vous abandoner14 Mille Regretz15 BergheimHelp 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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom). This album is broadcasted with the permission of Sylvie Keller from Raintrain Press ([email protected])

Eight exceptional composers, eight premiere recordings with a legendary orchestra, and one spectacular soloist: LONDON CELLO CONNECTION is a captivating compendium of contemporary compositions by celebrated cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Miran Vaupotić.Marinescu’s emotive, lush sound and superb technical command provide the continuous thread throughout the program, from the elegant “Sarabande” by Marvin Lamb to Arthur Gottschalk’s regal “Brunetti Meditations” to the shimmering, pulsing “Soul Dance” of Diane Jones, connecting and contrasting each of these works and others by John Robertson, Katherine Price, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, and Keith Kramer.Recorded in June 2022 at the LSO’s St. Luke’s Church, the historic site on London’s Old Street which dates to 1733 and was restored to become home to the orchestra’s recording, community, and music education programs.For more information about this album, please visit London Cello Connection – Navona Records.This episode of Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Apple Music Classical.Updated with new promo 3.24.23

The album includes the premiere recording of British composer John Casken’s That Subtle Knot, written in 2012-3 for Zehetmair, Ruth Killius, and the Northern Sinfonia. Inspired by the poetry of John Donne, the composition establishes a broad arc between the English Renaissance and the music of today, paints portraits of the dedicatees, and draws influence, too, from the rugged landscapes of the North of England. The title of the piece comes from Donne’s poem The Ecstasy. The poem focuses upon two lovers sitting on a riverbank, hands entwined: “Our eye-beams twisted and did thread / Our eyes upon one double string.” The image seemed to John Casken perfect for a double concerto for viola and violin.Track Listing:1 John Casken: That Subtle Knot - Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra - calm2 floating3 Bela Bartok: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra Sz. 120 - Moderato4 Adagio religioso - Allegretto5 Allegro vivace6 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 c-minor op. 67 - Allegro con brio7 Andante con moto8 Allegro9 AllegroHelp 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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

The album follows up on the soprano’s Sony Classical debut, an aria recital entitled “Rachel,” released last year to unanimous international praise. Germany’s Das Opernglas noted that “Willis-Sørensen sings marvelously with her beautifully shimmering, silvery, well-rounded soprano voice, whose slight vibrato enhances the emotions expressed.” While Gramophone Magazine recommended the album as “a rewarding and intelligent debut from a very fine singer”. French classical magazine L’Opéra praised her as “An uncommon talent, able to rival the best examples of the past”.TRACKLISTRICHARD STRAUSS 1864–1949 Four Last Songs / Vier letzte Lieder TrV 296 Four Last Songs 1. No. 1: Frühling (3:28)Text: Hermann Hesse 2. No. 2: September (4:59)Text: Hermann Hesse 3. No. 3: Beim Schlafengehen (5:44)Text: Hermann Hesse 4. No. 4: Im Abendrot (8:08) Text: Joseph von Eichendorff Final Scene from Capriccio TrV 179 A Conversation Piece for Music Text: Richard Strauss & Clemens Krauss 5. Mondscheinmusik. Andante con moto (3:36)Moonlight Interlude 6. “Wo ist mein Bruder?” (countess, major-domo) (2:51) 7. “Kein Andres, das mir so im Herzen loht” (countess) (4:36) 8. “Ihre Liebe schlägt mir entgegen” (countess) (4:53) 9. “Du Spiegelbild der verliebten Madeleine” (countess) (7:11)Help 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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Verbier Festival Gold's first release of 2023 is based on the concept of storytelling, a theme that is central to many of the festival’s performances. This offering pairs two tantalizing performances from the very first summers of the organization's history. First, Peter Ustinov narrates Jean de Brunhoff's iconic tale "L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant". Charming piano accompaniment by Poulenc, played by Roger Vignoles, serves as a backdrop to the text. Second, world-renowned soprano Barbara Hendricks is joined by Carmina Quartet for a stunning rendition of Fauré's “La Bonne Chanson”. The gorgeous poems of Paul Verlaine unfold their very own charm in Hendrick's interpretationTracks:Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 1, Introduction 00:13 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 2, Dans la grande forêt 01:44 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 3, Babar a grandi 00:49 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 4, Babar se promène très heureux sur le dos de sa maman 01:06 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 5, Tour à coup, un vilain chasseur ... 00:52 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 6, Au bout de quelques jours 02:29 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 7, Maintenant Babar habite chez la vieille dame 01:09 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 8, Tous les jours il se promène en auto 00:21 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 9, Pourtant Babar n'est pas tout à fait heureux 01:20 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 10, Deux années ont passé 00:52 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 11, Ensuite il les emmène chez le patissier 00:55 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 12, Pendant ce temps, dans la forêt 00:33 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 13, Heureusement, en volant sur la ville 00:22 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 14, Les mamans d'Arthur et de Céleste partent les chercher à la … 00:31 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 15, Babar se décide à partir avec Arthur 01:53 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 16, Ils sont partis … 00:53 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 17, Le même jour, hélas 01:57 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 18, Après l'enterrement 02:40 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 19, Babar dit alors à Cornelius 01:01 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 20, Les invités commencement à arriver 00:50 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 21, Mariage de Babar 01:31 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 22, Après le mariage et le couronnement 01:04 Peter Ustinov, Roger Vignoles No. 23, La fête est finie 02:24 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet I. Une sainte en son auréole 02:15 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet II. Puisque l'aube grandit 01:54 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet III. La lune blanche 02:47 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet IV. J'allais par des chemins perfides 02:13 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet V. J'ai presque peur 02:06 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet VI. Avant que tu ne t'en ailles 03:00 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été 02:43 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet VIII. N'est-ce pas ? 02:35 Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto, Carmina Quartet IX. L'hiver a cessé 03:47Help 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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson (continued)

‘Book of Ways’ was recorded on the 14th of July 1986 in Ludwigsburg. Rather amazing is the great variety of sound and rhythm – Jarrett played alternately one or two instruments simultaneously. Beyond unmistakeable echoes of lute music and Japanese koto, the whole range of modes of expression the clavichord is capable of is being fathomed out. All this has been supported by studio techniques, which recorded the sound of the instrument with rarely heard intensity.About ‘Book of Ways’ Keith Jarrett noted in 2002:„To my knowledge, this recording is unique in several ways. We had three clavichords in the studio, two of which were angled together so that I could play them both simultaneously, and the third off to the side. Also we miked the instruments very closely so that the full range of dynamics could be used (clavichords are very quiet and cannot be heard more than a few feet away). The two CDs were made on an off day between concerts with my Trio, and no material was organized beforehand. Everything was spontaneous. The recording was done in four hours.” – Keith Jarrett, 2002Track Listing:1 Book Of Ways 12 23 34 45 56 67 78 89 910 1011 1112 1213 1314 1415 1516 1617 1718 1819 19Help 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 Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

BorodonSymphony No. 2Petite SuitePolovtsian DancesRoyal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraGennady Rozhdestvensky

A complete, separate sentence begins the journey of a conceptual album. In the translucent sonority, something percussive, and in the melody undulating towards repose, the inspiration of the work is manifested. It is water; in itself, in its role for life to thrive, in its subjection to those who have it. Moments later, on Life Cycles, H2O's opening track, melody and harmony come together. The anticipation that precedes them highlights how symbolic, and crucial, the passage is. In it, patterns begin to emerge, intertwine and recur. The rhythm flourishes, broadly speaking, from the oscillations at the core of the note to what exceeds the bar. These are the cycles of music, a metaphor for the cycles that depend on water, those of life.Help 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 broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.         

On THE PRIESTESS OF MORPHINE, composer Rosśa Crean and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp create a beautifully haunting portrait of a Gertrud Günther, a young Jewish lesbian caught between her two selves during the Third Reich, who bravely sought her inner truth and passions while forced to live in the shadows.The monodrama’s unusual story is matched by a unique ensemble. Two sopranos represent each side of Gertrud’s life—one mature and narrative, the other youthful and poetic—as the instruments weave unexpected textures and moods. The vibraphone is pushed to its musical limits to create unusual sounds and the violin and cello float between traditional and percussive styles. Rounding out the ensemble’s ethereal sound is a brief yet powerful scene with the mysterious water phone. The opera lulls listeners into a sensual, dreamlike state to explore the young woman’s suffocating trauma with an eye toward healing.For more information about this album, please visit The Priestess of Morphine – Navona Records

The Common Ground Ensemble is English cellist Kate Ellis (Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble), Irish jazz pianist Cormac McCarthy (Peter Washington, Phil Woods), Irish traditional musician Brian Donnellan (bouzouki, concertina, harmonium, and like Hayes an alumnus of Hayes's father's Tulla Céilí Band), and New York guitarist Kyle Sanna (Bela Fleck, Chris Thile). Collectively they span the worlds of traditional, contemporary classical, jazz improvisation, and experimental music. These genres are forged with the Irish tradition and give each musician’s talents the space to shine.Help 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] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).