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A tribute to prominent musicologist and pioneering ethnomusicologist Dr. Curt Sachs, this compilation of Western classical music tours Greek, Jewish and Gregorian chant traditions; early polyphony of... more

Recorded in stereo in 1965 in New York by the American Brass Quintet, Music for Brass Quintet features two trumpets, tenor and bass trombones, and French horn performing seven chamber music... more

The predecessor of the modern brass quintet had it's heyday in the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, phasing out with the advent of the violin and wind instruments. This 1967 recording,... more

Ah, yes…how to describe this album? Well, basically Indeterminacy is just that; 90 stories read by Cage that have nothing to do with each other, while David Tudor provides random sound as... more

Unlike other contemporary Klezmer reocrdings, Khevrisa presnts gorgeous violin-led instrumentals from 19th-century Eastern Europe. A must hear!

First released in 1955 by Ducretet-Thomson (EMI), the LP anthology is said to be the "first of this music to become available in the West in which the recorded pieces were not presented as 'folklore'... more

These aren't really all of the national anthems out there, but you do get to hear a sampling, from Belgium to Turkey, Mexico to Japan. Liner notes provide background and lyrics. This release combines... more

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bressa and released in 1962, this first in a series "primer" on the violin comprises key baroque works by Bach, Corelli, LeClair, and Tartini.... more

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1962, this third album in a series "primer" on the violin comprises key works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Kreisler, and... more

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1963, this is the fifth and final album in a series "primer" on the violin. Detailed liner notes include a history of the... more

On this album, Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and noted accompanist Charles Reiner play three Stravinsky violin compositions. Each piece pulses with Stravinsky's signature rhythmic force and equal... more

The repertoire of melody patterns in traditional Persian art music is organized into systems or modes. The seven main systems are called dastagh, and the five secondary systems are avaz. Classical... more

Classical Music of Iran, Vol. 2: The Dastgah Systems continues the presentation of classical Persian music featured in Classical Music of Iran, Vol. 1: The Dastgah System, compiled in 1966 by Ella... more

This collection represents the product of Marie Pierik's groundbreaking work to resurrect Gregorian chant in both the Church and the concert hall. From her published academic works to her musical... more

This recording juxtaposes two contrasting classical musical styles: Bruce Prince-Joseph performs Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart on a two-manual pedal harpsichord and the Hufstader Singers perform largely... more

Written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1838 and revised in 1851, these études are piano transcriptions of six of Niccolo Paganini's caprices for violin. Paganini was an Italian violinist known... more

This two-part series, performed by Professor Franzpeter Goebels, takes the listener through a soundscape of three keyboard instruments in use before the invention of the modern-day piano: The... more

This two-part series, performed by Professor Franzpeter Goebels, takes the listener through a soundscape of three keyboard instruments in use before the invention of the modern-day piano: The... more

This 1979 recording features American pianist Ludwig Olshansky as he tackles two of Beethoven's notoriously difficult sonatas, No. 30 in E Major and No. 31 in a Flat Major. Beethoven composed these... more

"Robert Starling Pritchard (b. 1927) is the first African American pianist playing Western classical music ever commercially recorded and published, affording him a unique place in music history,"... more

Charles Ives has grown into one of the most important American classical composers of international distinction, but it wasn't always like this: Ives was frustrated by indifferent audiences and... more

Israeli pianist Amiram Rigai gives US a tour through the Middle East, with stops in Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Turkey. This exquisite 20th-century music was inspired by national... more

The harpsichord of the Elizabethans and Jacobeans was known as the virginal. The name "virginal" does not come, as one may think, from the "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I, nor from the instrument's being... more

One of Felix Mendelssohn's first passions was string chamber music. His two cello sonatas and set of Variations in D , Op. 17 confirm "his love for the cello." the Sonata in B-flat Op. 45, written... more