Pianist Michael Adcock has been hailed for his prodigious technique and praised by the Washington Post for an “unusually fresh and arresting approach to the piano.” He enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and pre-concert lecturer. He has won many prestigious awards, including the 1998 Lili Boulanger Memorial Award, and prizes at the 1996 Washington International Competition and the Kosciusko Foundation Chopin Competitions in Chicago and New York. He has degrees from Oberlin College-Conservatory and Peabody Conservatory. This release is a showcase of transcriptions for piano, featuring works by Sergei Prokofiev, Robert Schumann, George Gershwin, Georges Bizet, and Camille Saint-Saens.

• The piano sonatas of Haydn need no introduction. Russian pianist Daria Gloukhova is one of today's most exciting pianists. She infuses these works with an intensity and poetry that make these performances rise far beyond the norm.

• Prolific composer Georg Philip Telemann was a contemporary of J. S. Bach and as, if not more, famous in his day than Bach. • The Apollo Ensemble play a selection of Telemann's chamber works, of varying instrumentation. • The Apollo Ensemble is a superb period instrument ensemble based in The Netherlands.

Joseph Livingstone is a British composer and artist. Livingstone writes widely enjoyable and accessible music for any listener to enjoy. This release marks his third album on Centaur Records. Livingstone keeps listeners on their toes with this electronic recording - often times it's difficult to tell if it's electronic or orchestral. Livingstone really brings this modern classical music to life.

Classical Music

Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was known for his tango compositions, particularly those that revolutionized the traditional tango into a new genre called Nuevo tango, which incorporated elements of classical and jazz music. For this album, Piazzolla’s works for violin and piano have been paired with excerpts from The Magic Fire, by Argentine playwright Lilian Garret-Groag. Performing these works are pianist Nancy Roldan, violinist Jose Cueto, and vocalist Gabriella Cavallero.

Classical Music

This release presents an eclectic collection of works by Peter Croton for lute, voice, and additional instruments.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Musica Ficta is an early music ensemble, founded in 1988. The ensemble specializes in the performance of Latin-American and Spanish renaissance and baroque music. The pieces selected for this album were 17th century xacaras and dances.

Marco Katz is a contemporary composer who writes very accessible music. Here he has composed a wonderful group of songs, based on texts by the great poet, Pablo Neruda.

Virtuoso saxophonist Farrell Vernon performs a program of works that span the centuries. All works are for soprano sax.