Classical Music Discoveries

Sergio Cervetti, born in Uruguay, immigrated to the United States in 1962 to study contemporary composition, and his work contains a certain cosmopolitan quality reflective of his past and present. Although essentially a minimalist since 1970, he has branched out to embrace and incorporate diverse elements from a variety of aesthetics. The versatile creator understands how to pull the virtually unimaginable from its metaphysical realm into the here and now, a sudden manifestation of spirituality transcending dissonance. Ever-present is the nexus of nature and science, of the mundane and the miraculous. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/parallelrealms/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p861/Parallel_Realms.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p862/Parallel_Realms_%28digital_download%29.html

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65 Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102 Featuring CMD Piano Competition Winner - Viktoria Shevchenko Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Orchestra Joana Filipe Martinez - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain Orchestra Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p860/Shostakovich%3A_Symphony_No._8_and_Piano_Concerto_No._2.html

"The Abduction from the Seraglio" is an opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail. The plot concerns the attempt of the hero Belmonte, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the seraglio of Pasha Selim. The work premiered on 16 July 1782 at the Vienna Burgtheater, with the composer conducting. Dominique Beaulieu - conductor CMD Paris Philharmonic and Chorus in Orleans Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p859/Mozart%3A_The_Abduction_from_the_Seraglio_%28digital_download%29.html

DEVIANT RESONANCES carries the concept of "creative listening" into new dimensions. In addition to the unconventional ways in which the everyday listener is called on to interpret the music, composer David Rosenboom literally uses the action of "listening" as an instrument. For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/deviantresonances/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p857/Deviant_Resonances_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p858/Deviant_Resonances_%28digital_download%29.html

Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody Smetana: The Moldau Ravel: Bolero Resphigi: Church Windows Khatchaturian: Sabre Dance Resphigi: Pines of Rome Sylvia Wagner - conductor Ken Hedgecock - producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p856/Private_Concert_for_Dignitaries_%28digital_download%29.html

This concert from April 15, 2018 features: Paganini: Terzetto Concertante in D Major Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet in F Major Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 For more information, please visit: LaMusicaFestival.org

This show has been archived to YouTube and it now available at: https://youtu.be/qRrf_KCX5GE

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100 Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/Producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60 Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Orchestra Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p854/Prokofiev%3A_Symphony_No._5_in_B-flat_Major%2C_Op._100_and_Lieutenant_Kije%2C_Op._60_%28digital_download%29.html

SOULS IN TRANSITIONS CARL VOLLRATH SUMMA TRIO MAIANI DA SILVA VIOLIN JENNIFER BEWERSE CELLO KAROLINA ROJAHN PIANO Beginning with just the spark to write three trios, composer Carl Vollrath created an intense yet reflective collection of works in SOULS IN TRANSITIONS. This Navona Records release moves through waves of contemplation on life, history, and the evolution of spirituality through the performances of violin, cello, and piano by acclaimed pianist Karolina Rojahn. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p852/Souls_in_Transitions_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p853/Souls_in_Transitions_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/soulsintransitions/

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 Popper: Requiem in F-sharp minor for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66 Rachmaninoff: Trio Elegiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 For more information, please visit: LaMusicaFestival.org

Composer Garth Baxter calls his commitment to form and aesthetic "modern traditionalism." And indeed, his new album RESISTANCE may just offer the best of both worlds in one captivating experience. Each piece has certain features in common: they are immediately, intuitively accessible to the listening ear, and all of them draw upon Baxter's ability to evoke sincere emotions with every note. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p848/Garth_Baxter_-_Resistance.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p849/Garth_Baxter_-_Resistance_%28digital_download%29.html

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112 Sylvia Wagner - conductor/producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 Joana Filipe Martinez - Piano Soloist Dominique Beaulieu - conductor/producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain Orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 (titled Leningrad), was written c. 1939–40. Initially dedicated to the life and deeds of Vladimir Lenin, Shostakovich decided instead to dedicate the symphony to the besieged city of Leningrad on its completion in December 1941. The Leningrad première of the piece was staged while the city was under siege by Axis and Finnish forces. The work remains one of Shostakovich's best-known compositions. The piece soon became very popular in both the Soviet Union and the West as a symbol of resistance to Nazi totalitarianism and militarism. It is still regarded as the major musical testament of the estimated 27 million Soviet citizens who lost their lives in World War II. The symphony is played frequently at the Leningrad Cemetery, where half a million victims of the 900-day Siege of Leningrad are buried. Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Orchestra Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p846/Shostakovich%3A_Symphony_No._7_%22Leningrad%22%2C_Op._60.html

Prima la musica e poi le parole (First the music and then the words) is an opera in one act by Antonio Salieri to a libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti. The work was first performed on 7 February 1786 in Vienna, following a commission by the Emperor Joseph II. The opera (more specifically, a divertimento teatrale) was first performed at one end of the orangery of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna by an Italian troupe; simultaneously, Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor was staged at the other end. The title of the opera is the theme of Richard Strauss's opera Capriccio which debates the relative importance of music and drama in opera. Kathryn Cavanaugh - conductor/producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p845/Salieri%3A_Prima_la_musica_e_poi_le_parole.html

This broadcast has been archived to YouTube and is now available at: https://youtu.be/hbUVIfsWk5A