Crystal Records — New Releases

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This page lists all new releases starting October 2010. The newer CDs are at the top. 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.  We are changing our format for the sound samples, so some of the samples are mp3 files, but others use RealPlayer.  RealPlayer is free at http://www.realplayer.com

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CD221: TUBBY’S REVENGE. New York Tuba Quartet & New York Brass Quintet. UPC 009414722126. ORDER NOW

N.Y. Tuba Quartet: Gunther Schuller, Five Moods for Tuba Quartet; George Heussenstamm, Tubafour; Henry Purcell, Allegro and Air; Walter Ross, Fancy Dances for Three Bass Tubas; John Stevens, Music 4 Tubas; Charlie Parker, Au Privave; N.Y. Brass Quintet: Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Brass Quintet; Jan Bach, Laudes.

The New York Tuba Quartet, formed in 1973, consisted of some of the top tubists in New York City: Toby Hanks, Stephen Johns, Tony Price, Sam Palafian. The New York Brass Quintet, formed in 1954 and in existence for over 30 years, was called “the homogenized cream of wind ensembles.” (Chicago Tribune): Robert Nagel and Allen Dean, trumpets; Paul Ingraham, horn; John Swallow, trombone; Toby Hanks, tuba. This CD is derived from two critically acclaimed LPs released in 1976 and 1978, resp.

CD221 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Schuller: Five Moods for Tuba Quartet Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Heussenstamm: Tubafour Purcell: Allegro and Air Ross: Fancy Dances Galop Sarabande Saltarello Stevens: Music 4 Tubas Lively Chorale Rock Parker: Au Privave Persichetti: Parable for Brass Quintet Bach Laudes Reveille Scherzo Cantilena Volta

CD272: Anton Reicha Woodwind Quintets, Vol. 12. Opus 100, Nos. 5 & 6. UPC 009414727220. Westwood Wind Quintet. ORDER NOW

This is the 11th volume in the Westwood Wind Quintet’s spectacular series of the 12 woodwind quintets of Anton Reicha. This volume has the last two of Reicha’s monumental 24 woodwind quintets. (there is still one volume to be released in the complete set on Crystal) They are symphonies in scope, “each one a masterpiece…those who ignore this legacy are missing out not only on some terrific wind music but on some of the finest music ever penned.” (Ritter, Audiophile Audition). This CD is just under 80 minutes long. Click here for further information about Reicha and the Westwood Wind Quintet.

The two quintets are mature works, with wonderful fugues and counterpoint, along with Reicha’s gorgeous melodies. Reicha was the teacher of Liszt, Berlioz, Adam, Gounod, and Franck, and was one of the most influential and respected composers of the period. “The Westwood Wind quintet has a standard of ensemble playing that is nothing short of breathtaking” (International Record Review). About a previous volume in the Westwood Wind Quintet’s 12 volume series of the Reicha Woodwind Quintets, the Flutist Quarterly (Pettway) wrote “It is seldom that one comes across a recording that with careful listening displays no major flaws, in performance or engineering. This is such a recording. The players understand the music, each other, their instruments, and how they fit into the mix. The result is simply beautiful ensemble playing.”

CD272 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Quintet in A Minor, opus 100, no. 5 Mvmt 1: Lento Mvmt 1: Allegro Mvmt 2: Andante (theme) Variation 1 (horn) Variation 2 (bassoon) Variation 3 (oboe) Variation 4 (clarinet) Variation 5 (flute) Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4 Quintet in Bb Major, opus 100, no. 6 Mvmt 1: Poco adagio Mvmt 1: Allegro Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4: Andante Mvmt 4: Allegro assai

CD949 & CD970: American Images 4 & 5. These two CDs are volumes 19 and 20 of the Making of a Medium series by the Verdehr Trio – Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Silvia Roederer, piano. The Trio has commissioned over 200 works by some of the world’s most prominent composers. “The breadth of these commissions is amazing” (Fanfare). “The quality of the results is astonishingly high” (Strad). Click here for more details about the Verdehr Trio. EXTRA SPECIAL: The Verdehr Trio now has 20 CDs in its Making of a Medium series. You can get all 20 of these at more than a 36% discount, total $215, plus the usual shipping of only $2 per order for US, $5 per order for Canada, and $10 per order for other countries. If interested in the 20 volume set, click here: ORDER NOW

CD949: Ricardo Lorenz, Compass Points; Kevin Puts, Three Nocturnes; August Read Thomas, Dancing Helix Rituals; Lee Hoiby, Rock Valley Trio; Stefan Freund, Triodances. UPC 009414794925 ORDER NOW

CD949 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Lorenz: Compass Points Verde que te quiero Verdehr In memoriam Robert Avalon Scherzarengue Puts: Three Nocturnes Con moto Flowing; non troppo lento Molto adagio Thomas: Dancing Helix Rituals Hoiby: Rock Valley Trio Freund: Triodances Freunuet and (Verdehr) Trio Pastorale Tarantelly

CD970: Margaret Brouwer, Trio; Roberto Sierra, Recordando una melodia olvidada; Gernot Woflgang, Sketchbook; William Wallace, Sonata a Tre. UPC 009414797025 ORDER NOW

CD970 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Brouwer Trio: Mvmt I Joyful Moment Mvmt II Reverie Mvmt III Escaping Sierra: Recordando una melodia olvidada Wolfgang Sketch Book: Green Island Night Breeze Chromatic Train Wallace Sonata a Tre: Mvmt I Allegro Mvmt II Andante semplice Mvmt III Dance

CD662: Trumpet Sounds. Michael Chunn, Trumpet • Ned Gardner, Trumpet. UPC 009414766229. ORDER NOW

These recordings were originally on Crystal LPs S369 (Ned Gardner) and S662 (Michael Chunn).

Michael Chunn, Trumpet, with Bruce Gibbons, Piano: Jean Maire, Coq et Frelon; Marcel Bitsch, Quatre Variations sur un Theme de Domenico Scarlatti; Jacques Casterede, Sonatine pour Trumpette Ut et Piano; Eugene Bozza, Rustiques; H. Maury, Premier Solo de Concours (cornet); John Hartmann, Facilita (cornet). Ned Gardner, Trumpet, with Richard Reid, Piano, and Susan Walker Gardner, Cello: André Jolivet, Air de Bravoure; Jules Semler-Collery, Evocation et Scherzetto; Fernando Trovadorica; George Enesco, Legend; Yves Chardon, Sonata for D Trumpet and Cello.

Michael Chunn is trumpet professor at Kent State University in Ohio and principal trumpet of the Opera Cleveland Orchestra. Ned Gardner recently retired from a lifetime of superb playing.

CD662 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
Jolivet Air de Bravoure Semler-Collery Evocation et Scherzetto Sulpizi Suite Trovadorica: Estampie Chanson Dramatique Lai Descordant Enesco Legend Chardon Sonate for D Trumpet and Cello: Allegro vivo Lento Andante Lento Vivace Marie Coq et Frelon Bitsch: Quatre Variations Casterede Sonatine: Allegro energico Andantino Allegro giocoso Bozza Rustiques Maury Premier Solo Hartmann Facilita (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD823: Eclecticism; Carolyn Hove, English Horn. UPC 009414782328. ORDER NOW

Beethoven, Seven Variations on the Theme “Bei Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen” from Mozart’s Magic Flute; Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. for English horn and piano); Richard Lane, Introduction and Allegro; Patricia Morehead, Elegy; Rolf Rudin, Rezitativ und Arie; Jeffrey Rathbun, Suite for Oboe and English Horn; John Steinmetz, Suite from an Imaginary Opera. Vicki Ray, Piano; Rebecca Henderson, Oboe.

Carolyn Hove has been solo English horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1988. This is her third solo recording on Crystal Records. All have met great critical acclaim. Bruce Gbur in American Music Magazine wrote “I cannot describe Carolyn Hove’s English horn playing without ascending into superlatives. It is simply one of the most gorgeous, “juicy” sounds I have ever encountered.”

CD823 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown. (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)
Beethoven: Seven Variations Lane: Introduction and Allegro Morehead: Elegy Ravel: Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Rudin: Rezitativ und Arie Rathbun: Suite for Oboe and English Horn Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Steinmetz: Suite from an Imaginary Opera Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4 Mvmt 5

CD251: Danzi and Taffanel. Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet. UPC 009414725127. ORDER NOW

Franz Danzi, Quintets in F Major, op. 68, no. 2; and D Minor, op. 68, no. 3. Paul Taffanel, Wind Quintet in G Minor. The two Danzi Quintets presented here were likely the last two of his nine woodwind quintets. They and the Taffanel Quintet are superb examples of woodwind writing in the early and late 19th century.

Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet was active as a concert and recording ensemble from 1961 through 2001. The group was formed when Pablo Casals asked the players to become the woodwind faculty of his newly founded Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. For many years Soni Ventorum was the woodwind and horn faculty at the University of Washington. Members on this recording are Felix Skowronek, flute; Laila Storch, oboe; William McColl, clarinet; Arthur Grossman, bassoon; and Christopher Leuba, horn.

CD251 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
Danzi: Quintet in F Mvmt 1 Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Quintet in D Minor Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Taffanel :Quintet in G Minor Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your birowser back button)

CD769: Trumpet Panoply, John Holt, Trumpet. UPC 009414776921. ORDER NOW

Concertos for Trumpet and Orchestra by Arutiunian, Hummel, Tartini. Also Richard Peaslee, Nightsongs. John Holt, Trumpets and Flugelhorn; with UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Anshel Brusilow & Clay Couturiaux, conductors; and Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor. Click here for more information.

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first six CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist with perfect technique and intonation.” The three concertos herein are standards for the trumpet and the Peaslee is a wonderful 20^th-century work featuring flugelhorn.

CD769 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.

Arutiunian Concerto Hummel Concerto in E flat Major Allegro con spirito Andante Rondo Tartini Concerto Grandioso Andante Allegro Grazioso Peaslee Nightsongs (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD839: American Weavings, Carol Rodland, Viola; Catherine Rodland, Organ. UPC 009414783929. > ORDER NOW

John Weaver, Concert Piece for Viola and Organ; Christopher Gable, Teshuvah for Viola and Organ; Augusta Read Thomas, Incantation and Pulsar for Solo Viola; Daniel Pinkham, A Proclamation for Organ and Sonata da Chiesa for Viola and Organ; Craig Phillips, Toccata on ‘Hyfrydol’ for Organ Solo; John Weaver, Three Chorale Preludes for Viola and Organ.

Carol Rodland is Viola Professor at the Eastman School of Music and is an international soloist. About her previous solo CD on Crystal, Fanfare Magazine wrote “her tone is larger than life, sweetly in tune, and infinitely variegated.” Catherine Rodland is artist-in-residence at St. Olaf College and also concertizes throughout the U.S. and Canada. The unusual combination of viola and organ is shown to great advantage in these premiere recordings.

CD839 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.

Weaver Concert Piece for Viola and Organ Gable Teshuvah Thomas Incantation Pulsar Pinkham A Proclamation for Organ Pinkham Sonata da Chiesa Adagio; Allegro Andantino Presto; Adagietto Giocoso Phillips Toccata on ‘Hyfrydol’ Weaver Three Chorale Preludes Wondrous Love Land of Rest Foundation (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD262, Anton Reicha Woodwind Quintets, vol. 2 – op. 88, nos. 3 & 4. Westwood Wind Quintet. UPC 009414726223. > ORDER NOW

This is the tenth CD in the 12-CD series of the 24 Woodwind Quintets of Anton Reicha (released January 2010). These quintets continue to garner the highest praise from musicians and critics. Reicha was a friend of Beethoven and Haydn, and was Profesor of counterpoint at the Paris Conservatory. He was one of the most respected composers and teachers of his time. Berlioz, Liszt, Franck, and Gounod were students of his. These 24 quintets are a pinnacle of achievement, “glorious quintets…constant freshness, a feeling of unquenchable invention…with radiant good humour. The Westwood Wind Quintet has a standard of ensemble playing that is nothing short of breathtaking.” (International Record Review)

The Westwood Wind Quintet, now in its 52nd season, is “one of the finest wind quintets in the world” (International Double Reed Society Journal). “One listens to the Westwood Wind Quintet as one listens to the finest of string quartets. It is a complete and completely satisfying musical experience.” (Robert Shaw, formerly conductor, Atlanta Symphony) Click here for further information.

CD262 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.

 Quintet in G Major    Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4    Quintet in D Minor Mvmt 1 Mvmt 2 Mvmt 3 Mvmt 4 (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS, Then and Now. Dawn Weiss, Flute; David Weiss, Oboe; Abraham Weiss, Bassoon. with Zita Carno, Piano. UPC 009414735423. > ORDER NOW

Vivaldi, Sonata in G Minor (flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord); Messiaen, Le Merle Noir (flute, piano); Bourdeau, Premier Solo (bassoon, piano); Hindemith, Sonata (oboe, piano); Tomas Svoboda, Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon); Worthey, Sandcastles (flute, oboe, bassoon).

Dawn Weiss was principal flute 25 years Oregon Symphony; David Weiss was principal oboe 30 years Los Angeles Philharmonic; Abraham Weiss is principal bassoon Rochester Philharmonic (40 years).

The Svoboda and Worthey pieces were recorded live at their world premieres on April 3, 2010 at the University of Southern California. The other pieces were originally on Crystal Records LP S354, released in 1978, and digitally remastered for this CD in 2010.

CD354 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.

Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor Allegro ma cantabile Largo Allegro molto Messiaen: La Merle Noir Bourdeau: Premier Solo Hindemith: Sonata Munter Sehr Langsam; Lebhaft Svoboda: Trio Andante Vivace Lento Vivace Andante maestoso Worthey: Sandcastles (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD630, Yizhak Schotten’s Tribute to Lionel Tertis and William Primrose. UPC 009414763020. > ORDER NOW

Tertis and Primrose were the most influential violists of the 20^th century. Yizhak Schotten, a protégé of Primrose and “one of America’s finest viola players”, (STRAD Magazine) performs 20 of their viola transcriptions. Click here for more viola recordings by Yizhak Schotten.

This CD includes Haydn, Allegro from Divertimento in D; Liszt, Liebestraum; C.P.E. Bach, Solfeggietto; J.S. Bach, Komm Süsser Tod; Paganini, Caprices 5 & 13; Fauré, Après un réve; Rameau, Tambourin; Mendelssohn, Auf Flugeln des Gesanges and May Breezes; Boccherini, Allegro from Sonata #6; Schubert, Nacht und Träume; Brahms, Minnelied; Benjamin, From San Domingo and Jamaican Rumba; Grieg, Ich Liebe Dich; Kreisler, La Chasse and Praeludium & Allegro; Saint-Saëns, The Swan.

Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
Haydn: Allegro di Molto from Divertimento in D Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 CPE Bach: Solfeggietto JS Bach: Komm Süsser Tod Paganini: Caprice No. 13 Fauré: Après un Rêve Kreisler: Tambourin en Rondeau Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Boccherini: Allegro from Sonata No. 6 in A Schubert: Nacht und Träume Benjamin: From San Domingo Fauré: Élégie Paganini: Caprice No. 5 Brahms: Minnelied Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba Grieg: Jeg Elsker Dig (Ich Liebe Dich) Mendelssohn/Kreisler: May Breezes (Song Without Words) Kreisler: Le Chasse Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (The Swan) Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

CD876, Wizards! Finale. UPC 009414787620. > ORDER NOW

Music for Double Reed Ensemble: Gilman Collier, Fantasy; Graham Powning, Sextuor; Phil Freihofner, Das Golem Part 2; Louis-Emmanuel Jadin, Nocturne No. 1 in d-moll; Ange Flégier, Quatuor; Jerzy Mlodziejowski, Kwartet; Mladen Pozajic, Tri Stavka.

Wizards! Was an active performing group for 18 years until the death in 2008 of its leader and founder Mark Weiger. These seven gems come from the group’s research library of over 500 pieces. The first Crystal release by Wizards! elicited the comment from Fanfare Magazine: “Miraculous playing…magic abounds.” The magic still abounds in this one.The core group is Mark Weiger, oboe, Andrea Gullickson, oboe d’amore; S. Blake Duncan, English horn; and Greg Morton, bassoon. On some of the pieces they are joined by Jack McCauley, English horn; and Jeff Tlighman, bassoon.

Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown. Jadin: Nocturne No. 1 Theme & Variations Allegro Flégier: Allegretto giocoso Andante sostenuto Allegro Mlodziejowski: Allegretto moderato Andante cantabile Allegro scherzando Pozajic: Tri Stavka Andante Largo Allegretto Collier: Fantasy Powning: Sextuor Serenade: Allegro Minuetto and Trio Largo Finale: Aperto Freihofner: Das Golem Part 2 (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

Coming (watch this page for release dates):

Reicha Woodwind Quintets, vol. 1: op.88, nos. 1 and 2. Westwood Wind Quintet. This will complete the Westwood Wind Quintet’s CDs of allof Reicha’s 24 Woodwind Quintets.

Voices of Trumpet and Organ. Byron Pearson & Donald Tyson, Trumpets; Arthur Vidrich, Organ. Music by Albinoni, Torelli, Langlais, Tomasi, Plog, Hovhaness, Pinkham, Manfredini, Schilling, Gervais, and Valente..

Zelenka, Six Trio Sonatas for two oboes and continuo, featuring oboist Erin Hannigan.

Dallas Symphony Brass Quintet.

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