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A Bouquet of Familiar Classics
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Twenty-one of the most beloved short pieces written for piano are brought together in this collection by pianist Lincoln Mayorga. This is an essential collection for all lovers of the grand instrument and its literature.
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A Gershwin Celebration
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Moscow Philharmonic
Dmitri Kitayenko
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A Sheffield Christmas
Various Artists
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Acoustic Storm
Robert Stanton
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American Snapshots:
Two Hundred Years of American Song
Sheri Bauer-Mayorga
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
American Snapshots is a program of songs and piano solos representing a "core sample" of American music; from traditional ballads to music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, John Jacob Niles, Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Carmichael & Mercer, Annie Ross, John Fogerty, Otis Jackson, Bix Beiderbecke, Phil Ochs, Tom Lehrer, Malvina Reynolds, and each of the Mayorgas. Through the songs, the Mayorgas wend their way from America's mountaintops, to the ballads and be-bop of the city, and into the storm of American politics.
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Antonin Dvorak
From The Bohemian Forest/Legends
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Joan Rowland
One piano, four hands. Music of an intensely pastoral and nationalistic flavor, these are among the most romantic and folk inspired pieces ever composed. The feeling of an enchanted atmosphere is present at all times in this music. The Duo Schnabel generates just the right feeling of dance throughout.
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Bach for unaccompanied violin
Sonata in G Minor & Partita in D Minor
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
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Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo
Yehuda Hanani, cello
Yehuda Hanani, 'Cellist
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Billy May for President
Pat Longo's Super Big Band featuring Frank Sinatra, Jr
A swinging collection in which several composers pay joyful and imitative tribute to the dean of arrangers, Billy May. Featured is the outstanding West Coast big band of our time led by alto saxophonist Pat Longo. Billy May himself arranged the five accompaniments for Frank Sinatra, Jr.
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Brahms in Autumn
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
This music constitutes Brahms' most important contribution to the piano literature. A lifelong Brahmsian, Mayorga plays these pieces with an orchestral approach that is direct and personal. Sheffield's piano recording is warm, intimate and immediate. Produced and engineered by Greg Steele.
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Cantares
for Soprano and Guitar
Anna Bartos, voice
Gregg Nestor, guitar
A stunning collection of Spanish and Latin American songs spanning five centuries. Includes the haunting "Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?" by Diego Pisador, and other works by 16th-century composers, "Estrellita" and "Seis poemas arcaicos" by Manuel Ponce, and two elegant Columbian folksongs arranged by Miguel Sandoval. The recording also contains three rare gems: the Spanish cantata: "No se emendera jamas" by Handel, seven Catalonian folksongs arranged by Roberto Gerhard, and Salvador Moreno's "Cuatro Canciones Aztecas," sung in the Aztec language.
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Comin' From A Good Place
Harry James
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Commissioned Works for Keyboard
Ralph Grierson, keyboard
Keyboard artist Ralph Grierson takes on and masters the most formidable challenges of the avant garde music of the 1970's. Each composition was written for and in collaboration with the performer. Grierson displays his talent within a wide spectrum of acoustic and electronic sound, utilizing prepared piano, Rhodes electric piano, piano modified by an electronic ghost score, and synthesizers.
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Con Brio
KARL ULRICH SCHNABEL: MASTER TEACHER OF PIANO
Schnabel (1909-2001), the son of famed pianist Artur Schnabel, began playing piano at the age of five and made his concert debut in 1926. In the following decades, he pursued a brilliant solo career as well as reviving the piano duo tradition, first performing four-hands with his father, then his American wife, Helen Fogel, and later with Joan Rowland. During his long career, he was also the teacher of several of the great pianists of our time, including Leon Fleisher, Peter Serkin, Richard Goode and Claude Frank.
This video includes biographical material about the Schnabel family, comments by Schnabel’s famous former students, and concentrates on Schnabel's later years as a master teacher. "Con Brio" is a musical term meaning spiritual fire, a cornerstone of Schnabel's teaching. The effect of this passion upon both pupil and audience is deeply moving. Schnabel also possessed a special genius to teach what most believe to be unteachable--musicality. Through the power of his dedication and example, he touched thousands during his remarkable life and career.
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Continental Flavors
Clayton Haslop, violin
Jack Sanders, guitar
A very pleasing and substantial collection of music for violin and guitar, including Astor Piazzola's Histoire du Tango, a stunning example of the Argentinian "New Tango". Haslop and Sanders are a beautifully integrated duo who perform together all the time, with the finest ensemble and blend.
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Direct Plus!
Tower of Power
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Discovered Again! Plus!
Dave Grusin
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Earth Chants
The Madrigals of SBHS
Santa Barbara High School Madrigal Singers
Phyllis Zimmerman
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Encounter Near Venus
Wally Snow
Colin Bailey
Victor Feldman
Larry Bunker
Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman, Colin Bailey and Wally Snow, well-known jazz musicians, are the remarkable percussionists on this recording.
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Fiddle-de-Bop
A recital of upbeat American music for violin and piano
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Linda Rosenthal
A recital of upbeat American music.
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Gare Du Nord
duo parnas
Madalyn Parnas, violin
Cicely Parnas, cello
duo parnas’ second recording is a collection of fascinating and rarely-heard violin/cello duos written by 20th century composers each with a “Parisian Influence”.
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Grassroutes
A Concert Tour of the Central Californnia Coast
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
A concert tour of the central California coast with Pianist Lincoln Mayorga.
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Harry James & His Big Band
Harry James and His Big Band
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Heartbeat Drummers of Japan
Kodo
This unedited, live recording will test the mettle of any sound system - not to mention the good will of neighbors. - LA TIMES
**CAUTION** This disc contains music of extraordinarily wide dynamic range, encompassing long passages at the threshold of audibility that build to levels of extreme intensity.
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Helen Schnabel Plays Artur Schnabel
Helen Schnabel, piano
Charles F. Adler, conductor
Vienna Orchestra
Erika Francoulon, soprano
The first in a distinguished series of recordings from the Schnabel Music Foundation, this disc features compositions by the late Artur Schnabel from several periods of his life. The performer, pianist Helen Schnabel, was his daughter-in-law, and one the most prominent pianists among his pupils.
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Helen Schnabel Plays Beethoven, Weber, and Malipiero
Helen Schnabel, piano
Charles F. Adler, conductor
Vienna Orchestra
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I've Got The Music In Me
Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker
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In Memoriam
Aube Tzerko
Aube Tzerko
"...that sound of Aube's, that amazing sound that sang, and roared, and danced, and leaped, and spoke, and was so radiant with power and passion and the life force itself."
- Gabriel Chodos
Vintage performances by the great musician who taught many important pianists of our time.
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James Newton Howard & Friends
James Newton Howard
David Paich, Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro, Drums
Joe Porcaro, Percussion
Steve Porcaro, Keyboards
This is a Sheffield landmark recording of keyboardist/composer James Newton Howard and his friends from the group "Toto" (James Newton Howard, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, keyboards; Jeff Porcaro, drums; Joe Porcaro, percussion) in original compositions for synthesizers and percussion. The music is sophisticated rock with jazz flavor, energetic and fresh. Produced and engineered by Bill Schnee.
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Just Preludes
Music for Solo Guitar
Jack Sanders, guitar
Praised as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Jack Sanders' performances have included the Kapalua Music Festival of Hawaii, the Arrowhead Bach Festival, radio broadcasts, and solo performances with numerous orchestras, including the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Santa Fe, Modesto Symphony, Orange County Chamber Orchestra and South Coast Symphony. In this recording, Sanders features his broad range of playing styles, performing selections from Ponce, Carlevaro and Villa-Lobos.
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Karl Ulrich Schnabel
The Tenth Decade - A Celebration
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
A 70-year retrospective of solo recordings of pianist Karl Ulrich Schnabel, and duo-piano collaborations with Joan Rowland, Helen Schnabel, and Leonard Shure.
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Karl Ulrich Schnabel 100th birthday Celebration
Schubert
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
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Karl Ulrich Schnabel: Mozart, Beethoven
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
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LINCOLN MAYORGA AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES
The recordings, which raised the audiophile recording industry to high profile status, are presented in this 2-CD set, containing the three Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues albums from 1968, 1972, and 1973. All three have been Mastered from Analogue Disc Originals by Seth Winner. Volume I (formerly Sheffield S9) appears for the first time on Compact Disc. Deluxe colorful packaging includes technical and session photos, as well as historical notes.
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Lincoln Mayorga presents Gershwin & Friends
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
The music of American composer George Gershwin, the composers who influenced him, and his piano-playing and songwriting colleagues in New York's "Tin Pan Alley"
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Matter of Time
Michael Allen Harrison
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My Disc
The Sheffield/A2TB Test Disc
Various Artists
For critical evaluation of audio components, listening environments and your critical listening ability.
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On The Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks
Sheri Bauer-Mayorga
This TownHall CD is a compilation of songs that arise when confronting political, social, racial, economic, or spiritual "railroad tracks" or boundaries. The twelve tracks include songs by each of the Mayorgas, Duke Ellington, Ewan MacColl, Dorsey Dixon and traditional songs in original arrangements.
Sheri Bauer-Mayorga's unique and expressive voice establishes her as a skillful and innovative interpreter capable of handling this unusual mix of musical genres. This collaboration with husband, Lincoln Mayorga, as pianist and producer, has turned out an original and beautifully transparent sounding recording. Instrumentation includes vocals, guitar, and accordion by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga, Lincoln Mayorga on piano, Pete Toigo on bass, Jeff Kraus on percussion and Trevor Caldwell on Low D whistle. The town of Chatham, New York makes a guest appearance on one tune with its local marching bands, the 2002 Chatham Fair, the local espresso bar, and the mayor's barking beagle.
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One Piano, Four Hands
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Helen Schnabel, piano
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Opus 1 No. 1
Nascence and Child
The Very Us Artists
The theme of this album is "beginnings": the dawn, the pioneers, the flash of a newborn star. It is the point of origin, the genesis of some thing yet unknown. It is the first step down that shadowed path, into that hitherto undiscovered land. It is all of these things. Or it is none of them. What it is shall be left up to you and how you interpret these creations. The calm has broken, and the storm is upon us.
This is square one, where it all begins, that place to which we can never return... not truly, not ever quite the same. What lies herein explores the concept of beginnings, innocent, insular or singular. The Very Us Artists has cracked open the board and laid out the pieces. Roll the dice or draw a card. It's your turn now.
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Parnas Double
Madalyn Parnas, violin
Cicely Parnas, cello
This debut recording for the Parnas Duo, Madalyn Parnas, violin and Cicely Parnas, cello, features well-known and well-loved staples of the 20th Century and a few delightful discoveries. Duos by Kodaly and Ravel, the giants of this sparse repertoire, are obviously included. But you may consider adding the Tcherepnin Duo written in 1932 to this short list after hearing this enchanting and often beautifully lyrical piece with its driving folk dance rhythms and energy. The romantic Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia and a truly charismatic string duet by Jonah Thomas composed before and after the 20th century respectively, complete the listening adventure.
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Passions
Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo
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Pianist On Tour
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Live performances of Mayorga's unique piano recitals in which he demonstrates connections between European music and American jazz and popular music. The music is interspersed with informative commentary and amusing anecdotes.
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Piano Duo Schnabel: Mozart/Schubert
Joan Rowland
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Mozart Sonata in F Major (K. 497); Schubert Divertissement (Sonata in E minor) on original French themes (D. 823); Schubert Eight Variations on a theme from Herold's opera, "Marie" (D. 908)
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Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms & Prokofiev
A fresh and brilliant recording of a cornerstone of romantic piano literature, the Twenty-four Preludes of Frederic Chopin. These compositions explore the full range of the composer's musical and emotional palette, inspiring Franz Liszt to call them "poetic preludes, like those of a great contemporary poet." The preludes are supplemented by Brahms' last opus for piano and three pieces by Prokofiev: a waltz from his opera "War and Peace" and the contradance and waltz from the motion picture, "Lermontov."
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Prime Cuts, Vol. II
Various Artists
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Reflexions de France
A Recital of French Songs
Claudine Carlson, mezzo-soprano
Robert Hunter, piano
Claudine Carlson brings her rich and colorful voice to this varied collection of French songs. The Ravel song cycle about animals is unique in the literature, evocative and humorous. The lighter material contains beloved Parisian cabaret songs, in addition to music by Poulenc and others.
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Road To Joy
Freeway Philharmonic
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Schemes and Dreams
Pat Coil
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Schubert
The Complete Works for Violin/Viola and Piano
Abba Bogin, piano
Masako Yanagita, violin/viola
Schubert Bi-centennial
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Schubert: Sonata in C Major "Grand Duo" (Op. 140)
Variations on an original theme in B flat Major (D. 603)
Joan Rowland
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
This is the 1983 debut album of Joan Rowland and Karl Ulrich Schnabel as Duo Schnabel. Schubert's Grand Duo is a towering masterpiece for one piano, four hands. The work has the proportions and the quality of a major symphony. It is surely no less important than any of Schubert's symphonies, and the Duo Schnabel performs the piece in this recording with an orchestral approach, without sacrificing the pianistic sonorities. The Variations in B flat are light-hearted, charming, and brilliantly conceived for the piano.
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Schumann
Fantasie, Carnaval and Other Pieces
Joan Rowland
Winner of international prizes in Darmstadt and Salzburg, Joan Rowland gave her first performance with the Toronto Symphony at the age of eleven. Since then, she has given countless solo and orchestral concerts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. A specialist in romantic repertoire, she presents on this recording the most important of Schumann's piano music.
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Schumann Piano Trios
The West End Trio
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Sheffield Drive
Various Artists
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Sofia Cosma
plays Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, Brahms & Chopin
Sofia Cosma, piano
Prize winner in the Viennese International Piano Competition, Sofia Cosma's promising career was tragically interrupted by arbitrary imprisonment of seven years in a Stalinist labor camp. She resumed her career in mid-life to become the most celebrated pianist in Romania. This CD, her first American recording, is presented in celebration of her eightieth birthday.
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Sonata Boogie
and other music by Victor Steinhardt
Victor Steinhardt, piano
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
Mary Elizabeth Parker, piano
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Sonic Detour
Freeway Philharmonic
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Sophisticated Innocence:
American Novelty Piano Solos
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
The vitality and playfulness of the jazz era is captured in this collection of novelty piano solos composed by colleagues of George Gershwin. Pianist Lincoln Mayorga's light-spirited and virtuosic playing brings life to this rarely recognized American genre of music. Included on the Compact Disc is a nineteenth century precursor of the novelty piano solo, Louis Moreau Gottschalk's "The Banjo".
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Sorrel Doris Hays plays the Piano Music of Henry Cowell
Cowell Centennial
Sorrel Doris Hays, piano
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Speaking in Melodies
Michael Ruff
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Steinhardt & Mayorga
Violin & Piano
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
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Steps
Pat Coil
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Still Harry After All These Years
Harry James and His Big Band
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Strauss & Dvorak
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
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Symphonic Jazz
Ferde Grofe & George Gershwin
Al Gallodoro, saxophone
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Steven Richman and Harmonie Ensemble/New York
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The Amanda Albums
Growing Up In Hollywood Town/West of Oz
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Amanda McBroom
Singer songwriter Amanda McBroom with pianist/arranger/conductor Lincoln Mayorga. Two complete albums on one CD.
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The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert
Tenth Anniversary
The American Russian Youth Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
Malin Fritz, mezzo-soprano
Jung-Hack Seo, baritone
The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York
The New Amsterdam Singers
The American Russian Youth Orchestra in Concert at Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, June 14, 1997 Leon Botstein, Conductor and Music Director Malin Fritz, Mezzo-soprano; Jung-Hack Seo, Baritone The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York and the New Amsterdam Singers under the direction of Nicolal Kachanov.
In this tenth anniversary concert recording, this vital youth orchestra, with chorus and soloists, presents the rarely heard Moscow: Coronation Cantata for Czar Alexander III. Another rarity is John Knowles Paine's "As You Like It" Overture.
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The Art of Fuguing
An arrangement by William Malloch of Bach’s Art of the Fugue
Lukas Foss
The Sheffield Ensemble
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The Ciompi Quartet
Ciompi Quartet
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The Competition
A piano recital of music from the Motion Picture
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Solo piano music from the motion picture "The Competition," starring Richard Dreyfus and Amy Irving, performed by sound track artist Lincoln Mayorga. This collection includes original piano music written for the film by composer Lalo Schifrin.
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The French Collection
Daniele Arpajou
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The Irving Berlin Century/Say It With Music
Songs of Irving Berlin
Margie Gibson, voice
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
This extensive collection of songs by the most important songwriter of this century, Irving Berlin, commemorates his 100th birthday. Pop singer Margie Gibson is featured with the jazz trio arrangements of Lincoln Mayorga.
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The King James Version
Harry James and His Big Band
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The Leinsdorf Sessions, Vol. I
Erich Leinsdorf
LA Philharmonic
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The Leinsdorf Sessions, Vol. II
LA Philharmonic
Erich Leinsdorf
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The Moscow Sessions I
Dmitri Kitayenko
Lawrence Leighton Smith
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The Moscow Sessions II
Lawrence Leighton Smith
Dmitri Kitayenko
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The Schnabels - A Musical Legacy
Unpublished or Lost Historical Recordings
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The Sheffield Jazz Experience
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The Sheffield Pop Experience
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The Sheffield Track/Drum Record
For component testing, demonstration and evaluation of sound systems.
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The Snow Queen
John LaSala
The Snow Queen is an eclectic, yet cohesive blend of sounds and styles, mixing acoustic instruments and voices with electronically generated textures and soundscapes, written by new-music composer, John LaSala. The music was originally commissioned to accompany the Off-Off Broadway modern dance-theater piece of the same name.
Doug DeVita from Off-Off Broadway Review comments, "LaSala's vibrant, eclectic score is always sensitive to the icy hot moods of the story, not afraid to sacrifice melody for dramatic thrust. It is also ravishing; a witty and lush marriage of romance and minimalism."
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The Song Recital
Alive in America
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Douglas Webster, baritone
Having been booked in over one hundred cities for the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons, Douglas Webster and Lincoln Mayorga are proving that the song recital is alive and well in America.
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The Sound of Debussy
Preludes Book 1 & 2
Joan Rowland
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The Usual Suspects
THE USUAL SUSPECTS represents a cross section of a vital music community, the top music professionals of the Los Angeles recording industry in full creative flower. Producer Jeff Weber has assembled an astonishing array of composing and performing talent in an exciting and varied program containing compelling vocals and high powered instrumentals.
The recording was mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Al Schmidt. Al is a fifty year veteran who continues to be at the forefront of the industry, working with Diana Krall, George Benson, Natalie Cole, Steely Dan, and other prominent artists of our time.
Here is the great sound and the unique musical lineup of THE USUAL SUSPECTS, all guilty as charged!
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up-front
The Power of Seven
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