Bjarnason/ Kullberg/ Torbjornsdottir - From Earth to EtherThere is an evaporating quality to the music of Icelandic composer and conductor Danel Bjarnason, with sounds that can start softly or loudly, serenely or fiercely, but ultimately dissipate into intangible air. This album, conducted by the composer himself, showcases this characteristic in three captivating works in all new versions. In Bow to String, the three movements undergo a mesmerizing transformation from a pounding passacaglia to an exhale of

Two of these magnificent pieces from the late 1830s - the Piano Trio op

Scarlatti/ Sudbin - Yevgeny Sudbin Plays Scarlatti

she sings through it all

By the time of it's completion the nation was at war and the music seems to reflect the composer's anxious mood as the world faced an uncertain future

The new group were quickly signed to ABC Records after playing a series of showcase gigs around Los Angeles

Various Artists - Greece

harmonically sophisticated originals that cover a range of stylistic food groups

the soprano Jodie Devos

traditions of both composition and performance were fostered

The two sonatas in particular challenge the technical limits of the instrument

Great admirers of composer Philip Glass

major labels during the late 1950s along with 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros