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JS BACH:
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS, BWV 988
Peter Tomasz, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1791
The 30 famous Goldberg variations, with
opening and closing Aria, are masterfully
interpreted and performed by Polish pianist
Peter Tomasz.
MOZART: COMPLETE SONATAS
FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
Andrew Smith, violin,
and Joshua Price, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1800
A special limited edition 6-CD box set
featuring lively and joyful live-in-concert
recordings from WSHU radio, with a
detailed booklet essay by Mozart scholar
Cliff Eisen.
SHOSTAKOVICH: PIANO SONATA
NO. 2 AND BRIDGE: PIANO SONATA
Sally Pinkas, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1679
Two emotional and complex pieces,
both written during times of war by the
composers, masterfully executed by pianist
Sally Pinkas.
CME PRESENTS:
THE ART OF TRANSCRIPTION -
CLARINET & STRINGS
Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet
MSR Classics, MS 1778
Featuring clarinetist Johnson and artists
from the Center for Musical Excellence,
a collection of classical, jazz, tango,
and popular works arranged for small
ensembles, offering an alternative to large
concert group performances.
GLASS CEILINGS:
SONG CYCLES OF JAKE HEGGIE
Melissa Davis, soprano,
and Jerry Wong, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1783
Three song cycles by American composer
Jake Heggie—Eve Song, Songs and Sonnets
to Ophelia, and Camille Claudel - Into the
Fire—performed with sensitivity by Davis
and Wong.
GRIEG:
VIOLIN SONATAS FOR FLUTE
Kaleb Chesnic, flute,
and Nathália Kato, piano
MSR Classics, MS 1743
A personal favorite of Grieg, his three violin
sonatas are expertly transcribed for flute
and performed by Chesnic in an effort to
expand the Romantic sonata repertoire
available.
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