Category Archives: 20th Century

Some More Staff Picks by Alex

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky This collection puts together a huge amount of Stravinsky’s work. What I like about it is that every group either features Stravinsky as a soloist or as the conductor. The result is a series of recordings that … Continue reading

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New Arrivals — April 18

Enjoy this wonderful batch of music ranging from classical guitar to bamboo music. Messa da Requiem; Quattro pezzi sacri – Giuseppe Verdi (CD 9679) Istanpitta vol. 1: a Medieval Dance Band — Ensemble for Early Music (CD 9680) Oklahoma! — … Continue reading

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The Highly Anticipated Staff Picks by Johanna

I know that my last staff picks post offered some great CDs but this time around, the CDs will be even better, hopefully. Here we go! Stokowski Encores – This recording is as exciting as it gets, just the pieces … Continue reading

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New Stuff!!!!

~~~~CDs~~~~ Le groupe de six: Selected Works ~ CD 9664 Guarneri Quartet: Mozart’s Complete Viola Quintets Vol. 1 ~ CD 9666 Cultures electroniques: Bourges 2001 ~ CD 9663 Punch Brothers: Punch  ~ CD 9665 Paul Posnak: Gershwin’s Piano Improvisations ~ … Continue reading

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New Stuff

New Scores to the Music Library: First 2 very LARGE and very EXCITING scores: Vox Balaenae For Three Masked Players  by George Crumb for electric flute, electric cello, electric piano (M 322 .C88 V6 1972) Symphony No. 4 by Charles … Continue reading

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Fresh CDs for Spring!

Contemporary Francis Dhomont – Les Dérives du Signe (CD 9653) Society of Composers, Inc. – Musings (CD 9649) Society of Composers, Inc. – Inspirations (CD 9650) Film Soundtracks Star Trek: The Next Generation – “Encounter at Farpoint” (CD 9654) Star … Continue reading

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New CDs

Feast your ears on the new batch new CDs at the Music Library! Philip Glass & Robert Wilson – Einstein on the Beach (CD 9615) Philip Glass & Constance DeJong – Satyagraha (CD 9617) To What A Strange Place – … Continue reading

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A lot of Noise — Staff Picks by Alex

So here we are. With all the CD’s to pick from its hard to choose only 5 to recommend. Oh well, here we go… Symphony No. 5 — Petyr Illych Tchaikovsky: performed by Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester – CD … Continue reading

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First New Scores of 2012!

Martin Bresnick – Pan Penseroso: for 2 flutes and piano (M1021 .B73 P36 2011) Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 656: for 2 violins and piano (M1113 .V837 E8 no. 11 1964) Eugène Bozza … Continue reading

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Early Christmas Presents

DVD In the Shadow of the Stars – DVD 191 CDs Alec Wilder – Music for Piano, John Noel Roberts (Piano) – CD 9536 Gyogy Ligeti – 1 – String Quartets and Duets, Arditti String Quartet – CD 9540 Gyogy … Continue reading

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