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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Arnold Rosner - The Chronicle of Nine. The Tragedy of Queen Jane (Gil Rose)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Queen Jane, Op. 81

Megan Pachecano; James Demler
David Salsbery Fry; Aaron Engebreth
Krista River; Eric Carey
William Hite; Rebecca Krouner
Stephanie Kacoyanis; Gene Stenger

Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Odyssey Opera
Gil Rose, conductor

Date: 2021
Label: BMOP/sound

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Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman - Chamber Works (London Piano Trio)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner; Carson Cooman
  • Rosner - Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 103
  • Rosner - Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano, Op. 54
  • Rosner - String Quartet No. 6, Op. 118
  • Cooman - Kaleidoscope Sky, Op. 1359
  • Cooman - Sonata No. 3 for Violin & Piano, Op. 950

London Piano Trio
    Robert Atchison, violin
    David Jones, cello
    Simon Callaghan, piano

Jackie Hartley, violin
Elisa Bergersen, viola

Date: 2022
Label: Convivium

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Arnold Rosner - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 18 (2004 Revised Version)
  • Danses à la mode, Op. 101
  • Bassoon Sonata, Op. 121
  • Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 89 "La divina commedia"

Curtis Macomber, violin
Maxine Neuman, cello
David Richmond, bassoon
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Carson Cooman, piano

Date: 2017
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Requiem (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Requiem, Op. 59

Kelley Hollis, soprano
Feargal Mostyn-Williams, countertenor
Thomas Elwin, tenor
Gareth Brynmor John, baritone

Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2020
Label: Toccata

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Scherzo for Orchestra, Op. 29a
  • Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 74
  • Variations on a Theme by Frank Martin, Op. 105
  • Canzona secundi toni, Op. 63
  • A My Lai Elegy, Op. 51

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Nocturne, Op. 68
  • Tempus Perfectum, Op. 109
  • Symphony No. 6, Op. 64

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (Nick Palmer)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • 5 Ko-ans, Op. 65
  • Unraveling Dances, Op. 122
  • Parable of the Law, Op. 97

Christopher Burchett, baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nick Palmer, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Toccata

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Arnold Rosner - Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (David Amos)


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Composer: Arnold Rosner
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 30
  • Gematria, Op. 93
  • 6 Pastoral Dances, Op. 40
  • From the Diaries of Adam Czerniakow, Op. 82

Peter Riegert, speaker
Peter Vinograde, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Amos, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Toccata

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Snow Maiden (Kristjan Järvi)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 (incidental music to Ostrovsky's play)

Vsevolod Grivnov, mezzo-soprano
Annely Peebo, tenor
Leipzig Radio Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Sony Classical

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Tchaikovsky; Beethoven - 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Wellington's Victory (Antal Doráti)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ludwig van Beethoven
  1. Tchaikovsky - 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
  2. Commentary to the 1812 Overture / sound effects / bells
  3. Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
  4. Beethoven - Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: I. Battle
  5. Beethoven - Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: II. Victory Symphony
  6. Commentary to Wellington's Victory / sound effects

University of Minnesota Brass Band
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor

Date: 1958; 1955; 1960
Label: Mercury

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romances (Christianne Stotijn; Julius Drake)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. At the Ball, op. 38 no. 3
  2. None but the lonely heart, op. 6 no. 6
  3. Over burning ashes, op. 25 no. 2
  4. My genius, my angel, my friend!
  5. Lullaby, op. 16 no. 1
  6. Reconciliation, op. 25 no. 1
  7. The sun has set, op. 73 no. 4
  8. The Fearful Moment, op. 28 no. 6
  9. Mild stars looked down, op. 60 no. 12
  10. Had I only known, op. 47 no. 1
  11. The lights were being dimmed, op. 63 no. 5
  12. Not a word, my friend, op. 6 no. 5
  13. Why?, op. 6 no. 5
  14. The Bride's Lament, op. 47 no. 7
  15. The Gypsy Song, op. 60 no. 7
  16. Do not believe, my friend, op. 6 no. 1
  17. It was in early spring, op. 38 no. 2
  18. Cuckoo, op. 54 no. 8
  19. Can it be day?, op. 47 no. 6
  20. Again, as before, alone, op. 73 no. 6

Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2008
Label: Onyx

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romances (Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Ivari Ilja)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  1. None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6 No. 6
  2. Night, Op. 60 No. 9
  3. At Bedtime, Op. 27 No. 1
  4. I Opened the Window, Op. 63 No. 2
  5. My Genius, My Angel, My Friend
  6. Not a Word, O My Friend, Op. 6 No. 2
  7. Why?, Op. 6 No. 5
  8. To Forget So Soon
  9. The Heroic Deed, Op. 60 No. 11
  10. Death, Op. 57 No. 5
  11. I Should Like in a Single Word
  12. Oh, If Only You Could, Op. 38 No. 4
  13. The Love of a Dead Man, Op. 38 No. 5
  14. On the Golden Cornfields, Op. 57 No. 2
  15. Tell Me, What in the Shade of the Branches, Op. 57 No. 1
  16. The Fearful Moment, Op. 28 No. 6
  17. Reconciliation, Op. 25 No. 1
  18. Does the Day Reign, Op. 47 No. 6
  19. Frenzied Nights, Op. 60 No. 6
  20. Serenade (O Child, beneath thy window), Op. 63 No. 6
  21. It Was in The Early Spring, Op. 38 No. 2
  22. Dusk Fell on the Earth, Op. 47 No. 3
  23. I Bless You, Forests, Op. 47 No. 5
  24. Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38 No. 1

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ivari Ilja, piano

Date: 2009
Label: Delos

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Arno Babajanian - Piano Trios (Gluzman; Moser; Sudbin)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Arno Babajanian; Alfred Schnittke
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
  • Babajanian - Piano Trio in F sharp minor
  • Schnittke - Tango from the opera 'Life with an Idiot' (arr. Yevgeny Sudbin)

Vadim Gluzman, violin
Johannes Moser, cello
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

Date: 2019
Label: BIS

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Anton Arensky - Piano Trios (Trio Wanderer)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Anton Arensky
  • Arensky - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
  • Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Trio Wanderer
    Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin
    Raphaël Pidoux, cello
    Vincent Coq, piano

Date: 2012
Label: harmonia mundi

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - String Quartets; Souvenir de Florence (Borodin Quartet)


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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

CD1:
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
  • String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22
CD2:
  • String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30
  • String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70

Borodin Quartet
    Mikhail Kopelman, violin
    Andrei Abramenkov, violin
    Dmitri Shebalin, viola
    Valentin Berlinsky, cello
&
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Natalia Gutman, cello

Date: 1982
Label: EMI

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