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Music: Neitsyt Marian Kuolonuneen Nukkuminen Neljä Laulua: Kontakki(Four Hymns for the Dormition of the Mother God: Kontakion)
Composer: Peter Mirolybov
Album: Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music
Artists: Cappella Romana

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This sumptuous collection of choral works from the Orthodox Church of Finland was first performed by Cappella Romana to sold-out audiences in 2007. The choir was directed by one of the world’s foremost experts in the repertoire, Rev. Dr. Ivan Moody, a composer, Orthodox priest, and professor of Orthodox Church Music at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu.

Arctic Light: Four Hymns for the Dormition of the Mother God: Kontakion

Music: Schumann: Quintet for piano & Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante
Artists: The Alexander String Quartet and Pianist Joyce Yang
Composer: Robert Schumann
Album: Brahms & Schumann: The Piano Quintets
Label: Foghorn Classics — FCL 2014

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“If you enjoy these two works, you owe it to yourself to hear what the Alexander Quartet and Joyce Yang make of them.” —Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare Magazine

Two of the greatest and most popular piano quintets in the standard repertoire, performed by the renowned Alexander String Quartet with sensational, electrifying, and much-lauded pianist Joyce Yang. Produced by multi-Grammy® winner/nominee Judith Sherman in just four days under optimal conditions in California in April 2013, this is a truly celebratory collaboration between well-met and likeminded 21st-century contemporaries.

Schumann: Quintet for piano & Strings in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Brillante

Music: Piano Quintet In F Minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo: Allegro
Composer: Brahms
Artists: The Alexander String Quartet and Joyce Yang, piano
Album: Brahms & Schumann: The Piano Quintets
Label: Foghorn Classics - FCL 2014

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“If you enjoy these two works, you owe it to yourself to hear what the Alexander Quartet and Joyce Yang make of them.” —Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare Magazine

Two of the greatest and most popular piano quintets in the standard repertoire, performed by the renowned Alexander String Quartet with sensational, electrifying, and much-lauded pianist Joyce Yang. Produced by multi-Grammy® winner/nominee Judith Sherman in just four days under optimal conditions in California in April 2013, this is a truly celebratory collaboration between well-met and likeminded 21st-century contemporaries.

Brahms: Piano Quintet In F Minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo: Allegro

Brahms String Sextet No. 1 In B - Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio. Animato — Coda. Più animato
Brahms: The String Quintets & Sextets
The Alexander String Quartet; Toby Appel, viola; David Requiro, cello;
FCL 2012 Foghorn Classics
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The perennially beloved complete string quintets and sextets of Johannes Brahms, performed by the Alexander String Quartet with their cherished and beloved collaborators, violist Toby Appel and cellist David Requiro. These new recordings were produced by multi-Grammy® winner Judith Sherman in February 2013. Gorgeous and warmly blended, beautifully balanced sound are the dependable hallmarks of this stunning combination.

“It is almost as if this Quartet and their additional players for these Quintets and Sextets visualize the music as if it were a modern construction by Bartók or Stravinsky, and then work to modify the line according to those lights. What is amazing, then, is not that their performances are exciting and dynamic but that they still work within the parameters of Romantic-era music. … An excellent album…and well worth acquiring. The Quintets alone will simply blow you away.” —Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare Magazine

Brahms String Sextet No. 1 In B - Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio. Animato

Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace Ma Non Troppo Presto
Brahms: The String Quintets & Sextets
The Alexander String Quartet; Toby Appel, viola;
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The perennially beloved complete string quintets and sextets of Johannes Brahms, performed by the Alexander String Quartet with their cherished and beloved collaborators, violist Toby Appel and cellist David Requiro. These new recordings were produced by multi-Grammy® winner Judith Sherman in February 2013. Gorgeous and warmly blended, beautifully balanced sound are the dependable hallmarks of this stunning combination.

“It is almost as if this Quartet and their additional players for these Quintets and Sextets visualize the music as if it were a modern construction by Bartók or Stravinsky, and then work to modify the line according to those lights. What is amazing, then, is not that their performances are exciting and dynamic but that they still work within the parameters of Romantic-era music. … An excellent album…and well worth acquiring. The Quintets alone will simply blow you away.” —Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare Magazine

Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace Ma Non Troppo Presto

Music: Excerpt from Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber — I. Allegro
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Artists: Michael Stern, conductor; The Kansas City Symphony
Album: Miraculous Metamorphoses
Label: Reference Recordings RR-132

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This magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony contains three classic modern masterpieces. It is also the premiere recording made in the orchestra's new home, Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Conductor Michael Stern's interpretations of these great works have been captured in brilliant HDCD sound by GRAMMY®–winning engineer Keith O. Johnson. Producer David Frost won GRAMMY awards in 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2014 for Classical Producer of the Year.

This is Reference Recordings' fourth release with the Kansas City Symphony, and we are most honored to work with them again. The Kansas City Symphony is the region's only full-time professional symphony orchestra, setting the standard for musical excellence. Led by Music Director Michael Stern since 2005, the Symphony has experienced impressive artistic growth, garnering national and international acclaim. The orchestra's 80 full-time musicians are area residents, and each season they touch the hearts of more than a million people through their concerts, educational programs and community outreach performances. They also serve as the orchestra for the Lyric Opera and the Kansas City Ballet.

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber — I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Track: “Strewn Across A Bridge”
Composer: Austin Wintory
Artists: Taylor Davis, violin; Jerry Junkin, conductor; Dallas Wind Symphony
Album: The Banner Saga
Label: Fresh! From Reference Recordings

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GRAMMY-nominated, composer Austin Wintory created an earthy, multi-layered orchestral score for the single player role-playing tactical game from Stoic Studios, currently available on PC and Mac. The soundtrack score features the Dallas Wind Symphony, recorded by GRAMMY-winning engineer Keith O. Johnson and the Reference Recordings team at the Meyerson Symphony Center,in Dallas, TX. In addition the score features a trio of famous YouTube soloists: vocalists Malukah and Peter Hollens, and violinist Taylor Davis.

The Banner Saga: Strewn Across A Bridge

Live recording from the ARD Competition 2008. Markus Hadulla (piano)

Brahms Viola Sonata no.1 op.120  I. Allegro

Brahms Viola Sonata No 2 in E Flat Major by William Primrose & Rudolf Firkusny

02 Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45  II.  Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras

Troels Roland: Vier Ernste Gesänge Op. 121. Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelzungen redete

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major - David Grimal & Les Dissonances

Jungle Book AAM

Mowgli's Song Against People (concert band) - Grainger/C. Ragsdale

Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem

Erika Tordeus, sopran
Mats Persson, baryton
Domkyrkokören
Gustavi Ungdomskör
Gustavi Vokalensemble
Orkester ur Göteborgs symfoniker
Michaels Sager, dirigent

00:00 1. Selig sind die da Leid tragen
10:01 2. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras
25:13 3. Herr, lehre doch mich, dass ein Ende
34:40 4. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
40:35 5. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
47:14 6. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
58:51 7. Selig sind die Toten

Ein Deutsches Requiem 051117

Johannes Brahms / Serenade No. 1 in D major for Large Orchestra, Op. 11 - Allegro Molto - Scherzo. Allegro non troppo. Trio. Adagio non troppo - Menuetto I - Menuetto II - Menuetto II
New York Philharmonic - Avery Fischer Hall - January 22, 1999, 8:00 pm - Live recording
Ricardo Muti - Conductor (New York Philharmonic debut)

Johannes Brahms -  Serenade No. 1 in D major - Riccardo Muti

Walter Morales, piano
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor
All University Orchestra
November 20, 2011
Carnegie Music Hall

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (First Movement)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69
Benjamin Capps, cello; David Kaplan, piano

Recorded at Vermont Public Radio, Colchester, VT
Producer: Joe Goetz
Audio Engineers: Sam Sanders, John Billingsley