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KABALEVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 50; MUCZYNSKI: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 7; A Serenade for Summer, Op. 38; Suite, Op. 13: James Johnson, Piano; Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor.

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SYMPHONY NO. 5, Op.106; SYMPHONY NO. 6, Op. 132: Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Jiri Malat.

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Flute Sonatas: in a, Op. 85; in G, Op. 69; in F, Op. 79, No. 1.: Keith Pettway, Flute; Paul Transue, Piano.

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LOST TREASURES - SONGS 1905-14. A. SCIOLLA, SOP.; B. KOVACH, PF

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STRING QUARTETS NOS. 1 & 2; AUDUBON QT.

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KEYBOARD WORKS; C. KEYES, PIANO & COMPUTER

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THE WANDERING LUTENIST; OLEG TIMOFEYEV, LUTE

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FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE; KESATUAN (FLUTE & MARIMBA)

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KENT KENNAN: RETROSPECTIVES; RUSSELL RIEPE: THE PHILOSOPHER'S PATH; DAVID ASHLEY WHITE: FIVE GLIMPSES; KATHYRN MISHELL: FIVE PRELUDES; DAN WELCHER: PACHEL'S BELLS; THE DIGITAL WATCH - Timothy Woolsey, piano - Here is a fine overview of the state of contemporary American piano composition.

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THE COMPLETE SONGS FOR SOPRANO - Trois Poèmes (1918-19); Chrysilla (1915); Roses du Soir (1915); The Poplars (1915); l’Heure Exquise (1916); Vocalise (1916); I was not Sorrowful (1917); l’Étang (1917); Hymne à Aphrodite (1916); Appartition (1916); (Trois Chants)(1941); Trois Fêtes Galantes (1919?); I’Irrémédiable (1927); Arabesque (1920); Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Margaret Kampmeier, piano Sorabji is best known for his many piano compositions; indeed, his piano works have developed a substantial cult following in recent years. His songs are not well-known, but are important works that deserve a wider audience. This disc includes all of Sorabji's songs for soprano, all receiving their World Premiere Recordings.

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Trio for piano, violin and cello, Op. 4; Trio for piano, violin and cello, Op. 33

Mendelssohn Piano Trio: Ya-Ting Chang, piano; Peter Sirotin, violin; Fiona Thompson, cello

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DANIEL KESSNER (*1946): Circling (1981 – 82); FRANK CAMPO (*1927): Fantasy, solo clarinet (2003); DANIEL HOSKEN: Clarinet, Interrupted (2002); LIVIU MARINESCU: Homage Collage (2005); GARY SCHOCKER (*1959): Dear Diary (1995); WILLIAM TOUTANT (*1948): Sonatina (2002)

Julia Heinen, clarinet; Shari Raynor, piano
Clarinetist, Julia Heinen performs extensively throughout the United States and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. She has been a featured soloist on Minnesota Public Radio’s “Live from Landmark” and Chicago Public Radio’s “Dame Myra Hess” broadcasts and has twice been a finalist in the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition with Trio Chiaroscuro, a trio of violin, clarinet and piano. She has performed on a number of international music conferences, including several appearances at the International Clarinet Society’s Clarfest and the College Music Society International Conferences. Pianist Shari Raynor made her debut at the age of eleven with the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony, proceeding to win many national competitions, culminating with her receipt of the Presidential Medallion in the Arts at the White House. After playing a command performance for the President, Miss Raynor was chosen as one of only ten pianists to represent the United States in the prestigious, world renowned International Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Performing in the competition to universal acclaim, Miss Raynor launched a major series of national and international chamber music concerts and solo performances that continue to the present day.

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WOMEN OF FIRSTS – ART SONGS BY THE FIRST IMPORTANT TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN
COMPOSERS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC, POLAND, UNITED STATES AND FRANCE
VITEZSLAVA KAPRALOVA (1915 – 1940): Navzdy, Op. 12 (Navzdy; Cím je muj zal; Ruce)
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ (1909 – 1969): Trzy piesni do slow arabskich z X wieku (Mamidlo; Inna; Samotnosc)
AMY BEACH (1867 – 1944): Three Browning Songs, Op. 44 (The Year’s at the Spring; Ah, Love, but a Day!; I send my heart up to thee!)
LILI BOULANGER (1893 – 1918): Clairières dans le Ciel

Daniel Weeks, tenor

Naomi Oliphant, piano

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CHALUMEAU BELA KOVACS (*1937): Hommage à M. de Falla (1994) FRANCO DONATONI (1927 – 2000): Clair (1980) LESLIE BASSETT (*1923): Soliloquies (1976) JANOS KOMIVES (1935 – 2005): Flammes, 5 etudes pour clarinette seule EDISON DENISSOW (1929 – 1996): Sonate für Klarinette in B (1972) WILLIAM BOLCOM (*1938): Chalumeau for Solo Clarinet (2005) IDA GOTKOVSKY (*1933): Sonate pour Clarinette Solo (1984) KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (*1933): Prelude for Solo Clarinet (1987) CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714 – 1788): Solfeggietto (1766) Caroline Hartig, clarinet Acclaimed as a clarinet soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan, CAROLINE HARTIG has appeared with orchestras and contemporary-music ensembles in major concert halls including Carnegie Hall, where she also made her solo debut; Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Hall (Boston), and the Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music. Hartig has performed as a guest artist for the International Clarinet Association and has been heard on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and Center Stage from Wolf Trap. Widely recognized and sought after for numerous new-music collaborations, Hartig recently performed the world premiere of Chalumeau for Solo Clarinet by Pulitzer- Prize-winning composer William Bolcom in Tokyo, Japan.

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KENT HOLLIDAY – A PIANO ODYSSEY
Four Evocations (Intense; Ethereal; Languid; Presto)
Tango Exótic
Recuerdos Peruanos (Cusco: Dance of the Korikancha Sun Virgins; Sacsayhuaman: Childrens’ Procession at Festival of Capac Inti-Raïmi; Tambopata-Candamo Rain Forest: Tropical Birds at Dusk; Yucay: Song of the Rio Vilcanota; Ollantaytambo: Pizzaro’s Defeat by Inca CapacII)
Sonata for Piano
Milongalgusto
Hawaiiana (Maui: Slowing the Sun Over Haleakala; Oahu: First Gathering aat Leahi Heiau; Lanai: Remorse for Pu’u Pehe; Kauai: Rainbows and Shimmering Cliffs; Hawaii: Invocation to Pele; Molokai: Festival at Pòpòhaku Beach)

Nicholas Ross and Emily Yap Chua, pianists
Kent Holliday is a contemporary composer and professor of music and humanities at Virginia Tech, where he has taught since 1974. Chua, an associate professor of music at Randolph, and Ross, an associate professor of music at Sweet Briar, first met in 1995 at the Aspen Music Festival, where each studied with John Perry. They became friends after both moved to Central Virginia in 2002 for teaching posts at their respective colleges.
The working title of this CD is “A Musical Odyssey: Piano Music by Kent Holliday.” The title suggests and Holliday’s program notes confirm that his music is inspired by the places he’s visited and the indigenous music he has encountered in various travels. One suite, “Hawaiiana,” was included in a concert series that Chua and Ross performed together in 2006.