Kleos Classical Records

The Music of: Isidor Achron, Lazar Saminsky, Ernest Bloch. Conductor: David Amos — The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Barry Goldsmith, Piano

Three mid-twentieth century composers, two of whom have had little of their music performed or recorded in the last 50 years. Offered here are two piano concertos by Isidor Achron, never before recorded, performed by Barry Goldsmith, a work by Lazar Saminsky, titled, "The Vow," intended for piano and orchestra, but never completed, then discovered by Barry Goldsmith in a two piano version with sketching including orchestral orchestration. Here it has been completely orchestrated for piano and orchestra and offered as a newly discovered work.

The third composer is Ernest Bloch. His composition, "Helvetia, A Land of Mountains and its Peoples," is one of his least known works and has rarely been heard outside of Switzerland. It is the last major work by this Swiss-American composer to be recorded.

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Missa Christi Resurgentis, The New York Collegium
Andrew Parrott, Music Director and Conductor
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber

Although Biber is thought of as a composer of mystical violin sonatas, he was also a prolific composer of liturgical music. One of his most spectacular work is his large scale Missa Christi Resurgentis.

This is a Super Audio CD (SACD) that will play on standard and SACD players

KL5135 19.95

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Bassoon Concertos
Franz Danzi, Johann Baptist Vanhal
John Heard, Bassoon
Camerata Kiev, Alexandra Ostrowski, Conductor

John Heard has performed as bassoon soloist and chamber musician all over the world. He is the founder and bassoonist of the internationally recognized Miami Wind Quintet, a resident ensemble at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio where he is Professor of Bassoon and Chamber Music.

In this recording, he performs bassoon concertos by Franz Danzi and Johann Baptist Vanhal. The Chamber Orchestra is the Camerata Kiev conducted by Alexander Ostroski.

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Music for Piano and Orchestra
Joshua Pierce, Piano; Slovak State Chamber Orchestra, Zilina; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava; Kirk Trevor, Conductor

Joshua Pierce, a most versatile virtuoso of the piano was born and raised in New York City. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. He has recorded a wide range of the piano repertoire which includes familiar and lesser known works of Brahms, Respighi, Tchaikovsky, Cage, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Lizst and many others. This CD contains music for piano and orchestra of repertoire by important composers that have not been represented on CD in many years.

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Da Salo Trio, Ani Kavafian, Barbara Westphal, Gustav Rivinius

A new and formidable Trio perform the Beethoven trio in C. Op. 9, No. 3 and Mozart Divertimento in E Flat, KV 563. The Trio da Salo was founded as the festival "Incontri in Terra di Sienna" by violinist Ani Kavafian, violinist Barbara Westphal and cellist, Gutave Rivinius.

Their subsequent recital at the Schleswig - Holstein Festival was met with overwhelming enthusiasm by the press. "A master Trio, technically perfect, with the warmest sound, brilliant, elegant, and energetic - three virtuosi, melting together in a transparent ensemble on the highest level." (Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munich)

KL5138 16.95

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