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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.
$16
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A Gershwin Celebration
Lincoln Mayorga, piano
Moscow Philharmonic
Dmitri Kitayenko
$21
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A Sheffield Christmas
Various Artists
$10
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Acoustic Storm
Robert Stanton
$19
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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.
$16
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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.
$16
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Array
Jane Solose, piano
Solo piano music by American composers performed by dynamic pianist Jane Solose.
$16
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Bach for unaccompanied violin
Sonata in G Minor & Partita in D Minor
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
$16
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Bach-Malloch
The Art of Fugue
Lukas Foss
The Sheffield Ensemble
$21
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Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo
Yehuda Hanani, cello
Yehuda Hanani, 'Cellist
$25
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Beerman Unplugged, almost
A collection of innovative new works by an American master.
$16
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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.
$16
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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.
$19
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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.
$16
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Century of Aeroplanes; Slow and Drastic
Century of Aeroplanes
Contemporary music by an emerging young composer.
$16
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Changing Weights
Ronald Herrema, electronics
Electro-acoustical algorithmic music by an emerging composer.
$16
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Comin' From A Good Place
Harry James
$19
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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
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
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.
$29.95
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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.
$16
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Cornucopia
Number Nineteen in an on-going series featuring members of the Society of Composers, Inc.
$16
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David Bennett Thomas Chamber Works
A variety for chamber works for various combinations.
$16
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David Bennett Thomas: Songs of Seasons
New choral works by David Bennett Thomas performed by the Gregg Smith Singers.
$16
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Ding
A fascinating assembly of works for percussion and various instruments featuring the McCormick Percussion Ensemble, the Glass Orchestra, Timetable, Danny Tunicj and Evan Spritzer.
$16
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Direct Plus!
Tower of Power
$19
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Discovered Again! Plus!
Dave Grusin
$19
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Duos, Duologues, and a Duette
New and recent chamber compositions by Allen Brings.
$16
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Earth Chants
The Madrigals of SBHS
Santa Barbara High School Madrigal Singers
Phyllis Zimmerman
$19
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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.
$16
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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.
$16
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From a Far-off World
Demetrius Spaneas, saxophone
Music for saxophone and electronic music, bass clarinet and solo saxophone performed by Demetrius Spaneas.
$16
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Gheorghe Costinescu, A Live Retrospective: 1952-2002
A retrospective of fifty years of the works of Gheorghe Costinescu.
$16
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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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Hammers & Strings
Lisa Tipton, violin
Adrienne Kim, piano
The complete violin and piano sonatas of Charles Ives performed by Lisa Tipton and Adrienne Kim.
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Harry James & His Big Band
Harry James and His Big Band
$21
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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.
$19
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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
$19
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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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In Tandem Two: Twentieth Century Music for Two Pianos
Timmons-Cohen Duo
A collection of music for two pianos by Twentieth Century composers.
$16
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In the Stillness of Time
Chamber music by a contemporary Irish-American composer.
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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.
$19
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Jon Ward Bauman: String Chamber Music, Vol. 2
A second collection of chamber music by a distinguished American composer.
$16
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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.
$16
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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.
$25
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Karl Ulrich Schnabel: Mozart, Beethoven
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
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La Belle Ombre
Yael Archer, flute
Music for solo flute by Yael Archer and Paul Hindemith.
$16
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Laurel Firant; Music for Solo Piano and Piano and Violin
Several compositions by a gifted American composer.
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Light and Sirius
Nicholas Underhill, piano
Solo piano compositions by various contemporary American composers performed by Nicholas Underhill (piano).
$16
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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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Marimba Concerti with Percussion Orchestra
McCormick Percussion Ensemble
The reknown McCormick Percussion Ensemble performs fascinating music by several contemporary composers.
$16
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Matter of Time
Michael Allen Harrison
$19
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Melange; New Music for Piano
Jeri-Mae Astolfi, Piano
The first in a series fearturing music by members of the Society of Composers, Inc. selected and performed by a particular performer.
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Metalmorphosis; Music for Tamtams
Dominic Donato, percussion
A unique collection of works for tamtams, cymbals, and gongs by American composers.
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Milestones
Number Seventeen in an on-going series featuring members of the Society of Composers, Inc.
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Mood Shifts
Number Twenty-one in an on-going series featuring members of the Society of Composers, Inc.
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Music for Strings
A group of accessible pieces for strings that feature lyricism, rhythmic vigor, and formal clarity.
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Musings
Number Twenty-two in an on-going series featuring members of the Society of Composers, Inc.
$16
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Mutually Inclusive
Thomas Reed, clarinet
Rock Wehrmann, Piano
Arie Lipsky, Cello
Scott Garlock, Trombone
Jeff Neitzke, Marimba
Chamber music featuring the clarinet by a variety of Twentieth-Century composers. A collection of chamber works for unusual instrumental combinations by contemporary composers.
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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.
$16
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New Voices: Contemporary American Piano Music
Jeffry Jacob, piano
A compilation of contemporary piano music by American composers brilliantly performed by Jeffry Jacob.
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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.
$16
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One Piano, Four Hands
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Helen Schnabel, piano
$25
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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.
$19
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Passions
Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo
$19
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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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