Classical Music Discoveries

The album Aria presents favorite scenes and arias from some of the greatest Romantic operas, in arrangements for violin and piano by some of Faulisi’s most illustrious forbears.Track Listing:1 Addio, del passato2 Carmen Fantasie Air des cartes3 Carmen Fantasie Coda4 Carmen Fantasie Prelude - Habanera5 Carmen Fantasie Pres des remparts de Seville6 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Epilogue7 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Hymn to the Sun8 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Prologue9 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor The Tsars Dream10 Concert Phantasy on Le coq dor Wedding March11 Eugene Onegin Lenskys Aria12 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Il se fait tard, adieu!13 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Introduction14 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Mephisto15 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Valentins Aria16 Fantasia on Themes from Gounods Faust, Op. 20 Waltz17 Finale18 Krol Roger Roxanas Song19 Libiamo, ne lieti calici20 Sempre liberaHelp 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).

I GIVE YOU MY HOME is a site-specific chamber opera inspired by Rose Standish Nichols and the Nichols House Museum in Boston MA that premiered June 3, 2022. This elegant new opera paints a portrait of Rose, a professional Bostonian woman, and highlights her professional work as a landscape architect as well as her efforts to affect change through activism in the Women’s Peace Movement and Women’s Suffrage. Soprano Aliana de la Guardia portrays Rose in this opera, and is joined by saxophonist Philipp A. Stäudlin and percussionist Mike Williams.For more information about this album, please visit:I Give You My Home – Navona Records

Navona Records presents JOYS ABIDING, an album of vocal duets by female composers including previously unpublished duets by British-American composer Rebecca Clarke, the text of which inspired the album title. The extensive track list of duets from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods is performed by Dana Zenobi, soprano, Oliver Worthington, baritone, Chuck Dillard, piano/harpsichord, and David Murray, double bass. JOYS ABIDING aims to elevate the important work of female composers who have historically been excluded from the male-dominated classical duet canon.For more information about this album and to purchase, please visit:You searched for joys abiding – Navona Records

American violinist Stella Chen releases her debut album, Stella x Schubert, with pianist Henry Kramer. Performing on the 1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius violin, Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. Stella x Schubert Tracklist1. Schubert – Rondo in B minor, D.895 [13:54]Schubert – Fantasie in C Major, D. 934     2. I. Andante molto – [3:32]   3. II. Allegretto – [5:14]     4. III. Andantino – [11:31]     5. V. Allegro vivace – [4:45]6. Schubert – Sei mir gegrüsst, D.741 – [3:45]7. Schubert –Ständchen, D. 920 – [3:30]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 Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.

Acclaimed pianist Anna Kislitsyna stuns on PIANO SPECTRUMS, a profoundly emotive selection of aesthetic contemporary pieces – and a world-class interpretation ranging from tender filigree to unbridled, seething virtuosity.Ten contemporary composers share their works on this album with an eclectic program, both in terms of styles and subject matters. All the more outstanding, then, is how Kislitsyna scintillates with her wonderful, singing touch and musical sensitivity, effortlessly unifying ten unique voices into an album that is greater than the sum of its parts.For more information please visit:Piano Spectrums – Navona Records

There are great singers, and then there are great singers who break the mold, pushing both the musical and organizational boundaries of their craft. American mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen impressively demonstrates her affiliation with the latter group on CURRENTS IN TIME, once more employing her formidable talents as both a 21st-century vocalist and impresaria to shine a light on a varied array of contemporary composers.CURRENTS IN TIME showcases the profundity of the human voice in a prime selection of a cappella and subtly orchestrated compositions, whose lyrical foundations are as diverse as the emotional states transported: from grief to joy, modesty to hubris, and self-doubt to unshakable faith and valor. A joint effort which, thanks to Ihnen’s competent aegis and musicianship, proves to be far more than the sum of its parts.For more information about this album and to purchase, please visit:Currents in Time – Navona Records

UNCOMMON VOICES from Natasha Stojanovska explores the music of female composers from Eastern Europe. This collections of piano works includes the music of Croatia, North Macedonia, the former Soviet Union, and other Eastern European countries, combined with elements of the western musical tradition. The album includes two of Stojanovska’s compositions, Phantasy No. 1 and Phantasy No. 2. The former borrows metrical patterns found in Macedonian folk music; along with elements of tonality and atonality, the piece examines the uncertain boundary between the Macedonian and American cultures. The album also features the works of contemporary composers like Bojana Petrovic Aleksova, as well as historical composers like Maria Szymanowska. Stojanovska is especially proud to bring the music of Szymanowska to the attention of modern listeners; while Szymanowska’s music is not performed as often today, her compositions—including the enchanting Nocturne in B-flat major—likely inspired Frederic Chopin. UNCOMMON VOICES offers a long overdue celebration of female composers from Eastern Europe, as interpreted by the capable hands of Natasha Stojanovska.For more information about this album, composer, performers and to purchase, please visit:Uncommon Voices – Navona Records

Every pianist makes a piece their own, adding flourishes and signature accents, but Marta Brankovich takes artistic interpretation to a new level. Leveraging her passion and irreplicable touch on the piano, the black swan of piano conjures an unforgettable storm on MARTA, THE TEMPEST. This long-awaited exploratory deep-dive into the classical canon delivers fresh interpretations of works by Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Kaufman, Jirásek, and Webber, complete with a solo piano composition by Brankovich herself that offers an inside look into her artistic emergence. Weaving themes of adversity, opposing forces, and oneness with a profoundly emotive approach, Brankovich delivers a powerful program in this Navona Records release.For more information on this title, tracklist, artist, and composers and to purchase, please visit:Marta, The Tempest – Navona Records

As part of Riccardo Chailly’s seventieth birthday celebrations in February 2023, Decca is delighted to announce a new album of Verdi choruses conducted by the Maestro with the orchestral and choral forces of La Scala, where he is Music Director. The album also marks two other remarkable milestones: it will be forty-five years since Chailly’s debut at La Scala, and also since he first signed an exclusive contract with Decca.Track Listing:1 al_Gli arredi festivi2 al_Va, pensiero (Pt. 1)3 al_Va, pensiero (Pt. 2)4 Gerusalem5 al_O Signore, dal tetto nati`o6 Preludio7 al_Si ridesti il leon di Castiglia8 al_Spuntato ecco il di` d'esultanza9 al_Che faceste Dite su!10 al_Coro di Streghe S'allontanarono11 al_Patria oppressa! Il dolce nome12 al_Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie13 al_Nella guerra, e` la follia14 al_Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside15 al_Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside Triumphal March16 al_Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside Vieni, o guerriero vindice17 al_Viva SimonHelp 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).

Sarah Neutkens (Eindhoven, 1998) is a composer, pianist, visual artist, model, art historian, and author. Both in music and other arts she always strives for total freedom. Adhering to strict rules does not appeal to her. She is not only active in classical music - her compositions have been performed by the Dutch Chamber Choir, the Dutch Saxophone Octet, the Intercontinental Ensemble and the Dutch String Collective - but she also establishes connections with jazz, pop music, literature and other arts and fashion scenes. This has resulted in fascinating cooperations such as an artist residency at Into the Great Wide Open and the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, articles in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and being appointed ambassador for the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.Track Listing:1 Bright_Edge_Deep2 The_Block_Split3 Wicklow_Also4 The_Plough5 Its_Low_Sills6 Hexagon7 Other_Echoes_18 Other_Echoes_29 Other_Echoes_310 Other_Echoes_411 Rigel12 I_Saw_A_CrowdHelp 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).