Crystal Records — New Releases

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This page lists all new releases starting April 2007. We will add to the list as necessary. Please check back frequently; we usually issue one or two new releases each month. SOUND SAMPLES are available for selected movements of most of the new releases and more will be added when available.  You will need RealPlayer to hear these.  RealPlayer is free at  http://www.realplayer.com

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CD774: TEXAS HORNS.  Combined horn sections of Dallas and Houston Symphonies. UPC 00941477742-3    ORDER NOW

12 of the finest horn players in the world recording works composed or transcribed specifically for them. Principals are renowned hornists Gregory Hustis and William VerMuelen.

James Beckel, Portraits of the American West; Kerry Turner, Bronze Triptych; John Williams, Hooked on Williams (arr. Anthony Di Lorenzo); Samuel Barber, Adagio (arr. Roger Kaza); Thad Jones, A Child is Born (arr. Dick Meyer); Furber, Limehouse Blues (arr. Dick Meyer); Tommy Wolf, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (arr. Dick Meyer); Sterling Procter, Amazing Grace.

 

CD820: ERIN HANNIGAN, OBOE. With Simon Sargon, piano; Scott Walzel, bassoon; Dan Florio and Drew Lang, percussion. (released May 2008)  UPC 00941478202-1   ORDER NOW

Simon Sargon, Homage to Hafiz; Henri Dutilleux, Sonate pour Hautbois et Piano; Dan Welcher, Firewing: The Flame and the the Moth; Thomas Dunhill, Friendships Garland: A Suie of Five Miniatures; Simon Sargon, Haas Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and iano; Paul Patterson Duologue for Oboe and Piano. 

This CD has wonderful works that have become standards in the oboe repertoire plus premiere recordings of pieces also destined to become oboe masterworks.

 

Erin Hannigan is principal oboist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She has been guest principal oboist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the summer, she performs with the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, Calif., and the Music in the Mountains Festival in Durango, Colo. 

 

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Sargon, Homage to Hafiz, mvt. 1; Sargon, Homage to Hafiz, mvt. 2; Sargon, Homage to Hafiz, mvt. 3; Dutilleux, Sonata, mvt. 1; Dutilleux, Sonata, mvt. 2; Dutilleux, Sonata, mvt. 3; Welcher, Firewing; Dunhill, Friendships Garland, mvt. 1; Dunhill, Friendships Garland, mvt. 2; Dunhill, Friendships Garland, mvt. 3; Dunhill, Friendships Garland, mvt. 4; Dunhill, Friendships Garland, mvt. 5; Sargon, Trio, mvt. 1; Sargon, Trio, mvt. 2; Sargon Trio, mvt. 3; Patterson, Duologue, mvt. 1; Patterson, Duologue, mvt. 2; Patterson, Duologue, mvt. 3; Patterson, Duologue, mvt. 4.

 

CD264:  Reicha: Woodwind Quintets Vol 4: opus 91, nos. 1 & 2.  Westwood Wind Quintet
This is the fifth release in Crystal Records' series of Anton Reicha's 24 woodwind quintets.  UPC 00941472642-1 ORDER NOW    Click here for further information

TheWestwood Wind Quintet has now recorded 23 of the 24 quintets.

We have been performing Reichas woodwind quintets since the Westwood Wind Quintet was formed almost 50 years ago. His music never fails to excite us.  With every performance and every recording we are more convinced that Reicha is one of the greatest composers of the period, a period that includes some very great composers indeed: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, to mention a few. I trust that this recorded series of his quintets will bring more attention to this giant of the time. The music features gorgeous melodies, thrilling allegros, and wonderful tonalities and composition. (Peter Christ; founder Westwood Wind Quintet & President Crystal Records)


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Quintet in C Major, opus 91, no. 1: Allegro moderato/Andante/Tempo primo   Andante   Menuetto   Rondo Finale
   Quintet in A Minor, opus 91,  no. 2: Adagio/Allegro assai   Andante   Menuetto   Finale



CD757: THEODOR BLUMER Woodwind Music, Vol. 3.  John Bailey, Flute, Mark Clinton, Piano, Moran Woodwind Quintet.  Serenade and Theme and Variations, op. 34 for Woodwind Quintet.  Ten Waltzes (Hausmusik), op. 56 for Flute and Piano.  From the Animal Kingdom, op. 57a for Flute and Piano.  From the Plant World, op. 57b for Flute and Piano.  UPC 00941477572-4    ORDER NOW  


Theodor Blumer (1881-1964) was director and principal conductor of the Dresden Radio Orchestra and the Middle German Radio Orchestra in Leipzig.  Blumers lush, late-romantic style reminds me of Richard Strauss. [His music] is refreshing and enlightening. American Radio Guide

 

 

CD716: DEDICATED TO BARRRE, VOL. 2.  Leone Buyse, Flute; Martin Amlin, Piano, Paula Page, Harp. Edgard Varse, Density 21.5; Charles Griffes, Poem; Wallingford Riegger, Suite for flute alone; Albert Roussel, Andante and Scherzo; Philippe Gaubert, Sonatine quasi Fantasia, and Invocation; Leonardo De Lorenzo, Sogno Futuristico; Christiaan Kriens, La Nymphe Bocagre; H. Maurice Jacquet, Nocturne for flute and harp; Marion Bauer, Forgotten Modes;  Richard Franko Goldman, Two Monochromes.  UPC 00941477162-9     ORDER NOW    Click here for CD further information.

Music composed for the celebrated flutist Georges Barrre, who was principal flutist of the New York Symphony 1905-1928.  Leone Buyse is former principal flute of the Boston Symphony and now teaches at Rice University in Houston.

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Gaubert: Sonatine   Allegretto   Andante quasi Adagio    De Lorenzo:  Sogno Futuristico   Kriens:  La Nymphe Boocagre     Jacquet:  Nocturne   Riegger:  Suite:   Moderato   Vivace  
Molto con sentimento     Allegro ironico   Griffes:  Poem    Bauer:  Forgotten Modes:  Idyll   Hymn to Pallas Athene   Paean   Threnody   Dithyramb    Gaubert: Invocation     Goldman: Two Monochromes:  Rather slowly    Fast    Roussel:  Andante and scherzo    Varse:  Density 21.5  dalbum: Reverie    Invocation    Petite Valse    Woollett: Sonata in B-flat Minor:  Allegretto con moto

 

CD659: SAXOPHONE VOICES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES, featuring Keith R. Young, soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone.  Heitor Villa Lobos, Fantasia; Astor Piazzolla, Tango; Rudy Wiedoeft, Saxophobia; Ron Nelson, Danza Capriccio; Charles Koechlin, Andante & Le Reps de Tityre; Paul Bonneau, Caprice en Forme de Valse; Elliot Del Borgo, Canto; Toshiyuki & Naomi Honda, Four Jazz Etudes.   UPC 00941476592-5     ORDER NOW

Keith R. Young was principal saxophonist with the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. until 1998. Since then he has been an international soloist and Professor of Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. This collection contains some of the best recital literature for the saxophone, featuring music of composers from the U.S.A., Japan, France, Brazil, and Argentina.

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Nelson: Danza Capriccio    Koechlin:  Andante    Bonneau:  Caprice en Forme de Valse   Del Borgo:  Canto    Villa-Lobos:  Fantasia  Anim   Lent  
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    Koechlin:  Le Repos de Tityre     Honda:  Four Jazz Etudes   Greeting    Fake    Interval    Session    Piazzolla:  Tango    Wiedoeft:  Saxophobia

 

CD838: Finale: Sonatas for Viola.  Paul Cortese, Viola.  With Juan Carlos Garvayo, Piano.  Dmitri Shostakovich, Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147; Grazyna Bacewicz, Sonata for Viola Solo; Aram Khachaturian, Sonata for Viola Solo; Bohuslav Martinu, Sonata for Viola and Piano.  UPC 00941478382-0    ORDER NOW


Shostakovitchs Viola Sonata was written just before his death, inspiring Khachaturian to write his Solo Sonata just months later. Bacewicz last published work was a viola concerto, and Martinu returned to the viola near the end of his life.  The music on this CD are profound works, possibly among the most moving pieces ever written by these composers.

Paul Cortese has been principal viola with the Gothenburg Symphony, Neeme Jarvi, conductor.  He has been guest principal in over a dozen European orchestras and is featured chamber player in numerous worldwide festivals. This is his third CD on Crystal Records. The American Record Guide said his performances are elegant. The technique of Cortese is superb.


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Shostakovich Sonata:  Moderato    Allegretto    Adagio    Bacewicz Sonata: Adagio, Allegro, Adagio   Presto    Khachaturian Sonata    Martinu Sonata:  Poco andante, Moderato    Allegro non troppo

 

CD269: Reicha Woodwind Quintets Vol 9: opus 99, Nos. 5 & 6. Performed by the Westwood Wind Quintet.
This is the fourth release in Crystals exciting project of recording the complete 24 Reicha Woodwind Quintets.  The Westwood Wind Quintet has already recorded 23 of these, and we are expecting a new volume to be released every few months.  Anton Reicha (1770-1836), one of the most respected composers of the period, was a friend of Beethoven and Haydn, and teacher of Berlioz, Franch, Gounod, and Liszt.  UPC 00941472692-6   ORDER NOW     Click here for further information

Reichas 24 wind quintets have been and probably always will be regarded as the summit and foundation of the literature.  The Westwood Wind Quintet is known far and wide to lovers of this sort of music. American Record Guide
Fanfare has said of this series only top-notch playing that can only be envied by lesser ensembles.

The Westwood Wind Quintet has a standard of ensemble playing that is nothing short of breathtaking. [It is] something to be cherished. International Record Review

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Quintet in B Minor, opus 99, no. 5: Andante/Allegro    Andante   Menuetto   Finale
    Quintet in G Major, opus 99,  no. 6: Andante/Allegro Poco Vivo   Air En Fantaisie. Andante   Menuetto   Finale


CD398: Rainbo-bo; The Man With the Golden Tuba: Roger Bobo.  J.S. Bach, Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on the G string); Franz Schubert, Stndchen (Serenade); Meyer Kupferman, Saturnalis; Morton Subotnick, The First Dream of Light; Thomas Stevens, Encore Bōz. UPC 00941473982-7   ORDER NOW   Click here for further information
            Roger Bobo, a legendary tuba virtuoso, performed the first-ever tuba recital in Carnegie Recital Hall. He then became tubist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, moving then to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he played principal tuba for 25 years. His solo recordings on Crystal Records have been a sensation, eliciting comments like The Heifetz of the tubaastonishing performance. (Stereo Review)

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Bach: Air     
Schubert:  Stndchen    Kupferman:  Saturnalis    Subotnick:  The First Dream of Light    Stevens: Encore: Bōz

CD122: The Venetian Brass Album. Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony Brass sections. Four, five, and eight part music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Guami, Correggio, Antegnati, Frescobaldi, Chilese, Bartolino, and Lappi.  Special bonus work:  Peter Sacco, Three Psalms for Brass Quintet and Tenor Voice. UPC 00941471222-6    ORDER NOW
            Music of the 16th century lends itself very well to brass ensembles. This recording, originally released on LP in 1978, features some of the best brass players around at that time. Most of these players, including Thomas Stevens, Malcolm McNab, Miles Anderson, Jeffrey Reynolds, and Roger Bobo have become icons of excellence in the brass world.

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Ricercar Del Duodecimo Tuono    Canzon 6    Canzon Vigesima Terza a 5    Ricercar Del Sesto Tuono    Canzon Vigesima     Canzon 9    Canzon Vigesima Prima a 5    Canzon Seconda    Canzon Vigesimaquarta a 8    Canzon Trigesigesimaseconda     Canzon Trigesima a 8     Canzon 26 (La Negrona)     Canzon Vigesimatottava    Canzon Vigesimanona a 8     Psalm 13, How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, O Lord?     Psalm 18, the Sorrows Of Death Compassed Me     Psalm 83, Keep Not Thou Silence, O God

CD766: Trumpet Colors.  Trio Chromos: Ismael Betancor, Trumpet; Jos Luis Castillo, Piano; Carlos Rivero, Cello.   William Schmidt: Jazzberries; Alex Shapiro: Elegy; Astor Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteas; Scott Robbins: Three Blues for Cello & Trumpet; Robert J. Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding.  UPC 00941477662-4     ORDER NOW
This CD explores various colors of trumpet in ensemble with piano and cello. William Schmidt, one of the worlds leading exponents of brass writing, explores his Jazzberries: Raspberry Riffs, Blackberry Blues, Boysenberry Boogie, and Strawberry Jam. Piazzolla, the best known composer of tangos, contributes four wonderful tangos, transcribed from bandoneon here for trumpet, piano, and cello. American composers Shapiro, Robbins, and Bradshaw round out this wonderful album featuring the Spanish group Trio Chromos, all members of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra in Spain.

Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement shown.   Schmidt: Jazzberries  Raspberry Riffs    Blackberry Blues    Boysenberry Boogie    Strawberry Jam    Shapiro: Elegy    Piazzolla:  Las cuatros estaciones porteas:  Primavera Portea   Verano Porteo   Otoo Porteo   Invierno Porteo    Robbins: Three Blues  Mvt.1    Mvt.2    Mvt.3    Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding   George Washington    Theodore Roosevelt