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XIAOGANG YE
Xiaogang Ye - Sichuan Image Xue Yang (erhu & zhonghu) Yue Li (di & xiao) Yang Jiang (pipa) Lei Wang (sheng) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra [ BIS / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] Born in Shanghai in 1955, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of China's leading contemporary composers. He has written music in a variety of genres, including symphonic and chamber works as well as scores for the stage. |
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POUL RUDERS
Selma Jezkova [Dancer in the Dark] (complete opera recorded in 2010) Ylva Kihlberg / Palle Knudsen / Hanne Fischer / The Royal Danish Opera / The Royal Danish Orchestra / Michael Schønwandt [ Dacapo DVD / DVD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "Musically, the work is descended from Berg, in that its free tonality provides an expressive focus yet without the schematic framework becoming inflexible...The cast is dominated, as it needs to be, by Ylva Kihlberg's Selma: her dramatic soprano... |
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ELGAR
Cello Concerto / Nursery Suite / Chanson du matin Yoohong Lee (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi menuhin (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] The world's largest-ever classical recording contract with one of the most outstanding orchestras, was begun in September 1993 and has been built into a collection of over 150 albums of the world's best classical music. |
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ERNEST BLOCH
Violin Concerto / Baal Shem / Suite hebraique Zina Schiff (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Nov/2007 ] "This disc has to be given a real thumbs-up, giving us as it does all Bloch's major works for violin and orchestra in thrilling performances and with demonstration sound quality. Don't hesitate." (recording of the Month MusicWeb Dec 2007) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D / Serenade Melancolique / etc Zino Vinnikov (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |