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$16 <- Buy Now Diane Walsh - JDR1006
33 Variations
Beethoven

Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120.
Sonata in F-sharp major, Op. 78

The latest recording by celebrated pianist Diane Walsh, a CD of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, has just been released by Jonathan Digital Recordings, Ltd. This cd release coincides with Diane Walsh’s appearance in 33 Variations, a new play about Ludwig van Beethoven and his obsession with Anton Diabelli’s “little waltz”. This compelling drama by award-winning playwright and director Moisés Kaufman (I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde), premieres August 30th for a month’s run at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Ms. Walsh, who performs the variations on stage as the play unfolds, has been fascinated by them since her student days at The Juilliard School. Tickets for the play are available for purchase online at http://www.arenastage.org/season/07-08/33-variations/

“The Diabelli has always intrigued me more than any other set of variations,” Diane Walsh writes in the essay accompanying the CD. “Even the august Goldberg has not attracted me as much as this ‘gigantic cycle of bagatelles’, as Beethoven biographer Maynard Solomon called them. These pieces, many of them only a minute or so in length, show the full range of Beethoven’s difficult and complex character: his rough humor, his impatience, his rages and abrupt mood changes, his delight in parody and practical jokes, his gift for the simple, the pastoral, and the sublime characteristics that surface dramatically in Mr. Kaufman’s play.”

Click here for more about Diane Walsh, including samples of her music.

$16 <- Buy Now Nordic Voices - JDR1005
Sense & nonSense

Otherworldly . . . Breathtaking . . . Pure . . . These words describe the singing of Nordic Voices, a six-voice a capella ensemble and one of Norway’s favorite groups. Sense & nonSense presents one of the ensemble’s several concept programs and explores in a sophisticated but playful way the use of text in music from abstract phonemes to pictorial storytelling. This new CD ranges from the medieval to modernist with works by Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Stenhammar, Poulenc, Petrassi, Ligeti and Hellstenius, and highlights the vast performance register of the ensemble. The voices combine in a seemingly effortless way with amazing balance and precision. Just as the group members blend their individual voices into dissonant but strikingly beautiful harmonies, they weave such disparate works into a cohesive whole and somehow make it all make ‘Sense’.

“Every soloist had an exceptional voice, and they all combined to make the perfect instrument. The singing was excellent, sharp as a knife and the balance was beyond reproach.”

Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, Iceland June 6, 2001

Click here for more about Nordic Voices, including samples of their music.

$16 <- Buy Now Christopher Taylor, piano - JDR1001
Works of William Bolcom and Derek Bermel

Christopher Taylor´s recording of works by William Bolcom and Derek Bermel, serves as a statement by Christopher Taylor of his deep interest in music of his time. Indeed, Christopher performed Olivier Messiaen´s complete Vingt regards sur l´Enfant-Jésus at Columbia University´s Miller Theatre on February 3, 2001. JDR looks forward to releasing a recorded version of this remarkable Messiaen work as played by Christopher in the near future.

Click here for more about Christopher Taylor, including samples of his music.

$16 <- Buy Now Gary Schocker, flute - JDR1002
Airborne
The music of composer/flutist Gary Schocker with guests

Composer/flutist Gary Schocker´s Airborne is a CD representing both a fine composer and a brilliant flutist. The Philadelphia Inquirer says of Gary Schocker, ``What sets his performance apart from others is the directness of the playing ... Schocker uses the flute to communicate his own enthusiasm and considerable insights.´´

Click here for more about Gary Schocker, including samples of his music.

$16 <- Buy Now Israel Camerata Jerusalem on Tour - JDR1003
Works of Elgar, Beethoven and Haydn
Avner Biron, conductor
Ilya Itin, pianist

The Israel Camerata Jerusalem on Tour. The remarkable pianist Ilya Itin, first prize winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition collaborates here with one of the great chamber orchestras performing today in a most lyrical and definitive rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. With Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro and the Symphony No 78 in C-minor by Haydn this CD is completed most remarkably.

Click here for more about Ilya Itin and the Israel Camerata Jerusalem including samples of their music.

$16 <- Buy Now Gary Schocker, flute - JDR1004
Regrets and Resolutions

Regrets and Resolutions is a CD which takes its title from one of Gary Schocker´s compositions, extending the long line of works by composer/flutist performers - Boehm, Kuhlau, Gaubert and Taffanel among them - into later 20th-century techniques and a jazz influenced style.

Click here for more about Gary Schocker, including samples of his music.

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$16 <- Buy Now	Diane Walsh - JDR1006 33 Variations Beethoven *Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120.* *Sonata in F-sharp major, Op. 78* The latest recording by celebrated pianist Diane Walsh, a CD of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, has just been released by Jonathan Digital Recordings, Ltd. This cd release coincides with Diane Walsh’s appearance in 33 Variations, a new play about Ludwig van Beethoven and his obsession with Anton Diabelli’s “little waltz”. This compelling drama by award-winning playwright and director Moisés Kaufman (I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde), premieres August 30th for a month’s run at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Ms. Walsh, who performs the variations on stage as the play unfolds, has been fascinated by them since her student days at The Juilliard School. Tickets for the play are available for purchase online at http://www.arenastage.org/season/07-08/33-variations/ “The Diabelli has always intrigued me more than any other set of variations,” Diane Walsh writes in the essay accompanying the CD. “Even the august Goldberg has not attracted me as much as this ‘gigantic cycle of bagatelles’, as Beethoven biographer Maynard Solomon called them. These pieces, many of them only a minute or so in length, show the full range of Beethoven’s difficult and complex character: his rough humor, his impatience, his rages and abrupt mood changes, his delight in parody and practical jokes, his gift for the simple, the pastoral, and the sublime characteristics that surface dramatically in Mr. Kaufman’s play.” Click here for more about Diane Walsh, including samples of her music.

$16 <- Buy Now	Nordic Voices - JDR1005 Sense & nonSense Otherworldly . . . Breathtaking . . . Pure . . . These words describe the singing of Nordic Voices, a six-voice a capella ensemble and one of Norway’s favorite groups. Sense & nonSense presents one of the ensemble’s several concept programs and explores in a sophisticated but playful way the use of text in music from abstract phonemes to pictorial storytelling. This new CD ranges from the medieval to modernist with works by Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Stenhammar, Poulenc, Petrassi, Ligeti and Hellstenius, and highlights the vast performance register of the ensemble. The voices combine in a seemingly effortless way with amazing balance and precision. Just as the group members blend their individual voices into dissonant but strikingly beautiful harmonies, they weave such disparate works into a cohesive whole and somehow make it all make ‘Sense’. “Every soloist had an exceptional voice, and they all combined to make the perfect instrument. The singing was excellent, sharp as a knife and the balance was beyond reproach.” Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, Iceland June 6, 2001 Click here for more about Nordic Voices, including samples of their music.

$16 <- Buy Now	Christopher Taylor, piano - JDR1001 Works of William Bolcom and Derek Bermel Christopher Taylor´s recording of works by William Bolcom and Derek Bermel, serves as a statement by Christopher Taylor of his deep interest in music of his time. Indeed, Christopher performed Olivier Messiaen´s complete Vingt regards sur l´Enfant-Jésus at Columbia University´s Miller Theatre on February 3, 2001. JDR looks forward to releasing a recorded version of this remarkable Messiaen work as played by Christopher in the near future. Click here for more about Christopher Taylor, including samples of his music.

$16 <- Buy Now	Gary Schocker, flute - JDR1002 Airborne The music of composer/flutist Gary Schocker with guests Composer/flutist Gary Schocker´s *Airborne* is a CD representing both a fine composer and a brilliant flutist. The Philadelphia Inquirer says of Gary Schocker, ``What sets his performance apart from others is the directness of the playing ... Schocker uses the flute to communicate his own enthusiasm and considerable insights.´´ Click here for more about Gary Schocker, including samples of his music.

$16 <- Buy Now	Israel Camerata Jerusalem on Tour - JDR1003 Works of Elgar, Beethoven and Haydn Avner Biron, conductor Ilya Itin, pianist The Israel Camerata Jerusalem on Tour. The remarkable pianist Ilya Itin, first prize winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition collaborates here with one of the great chamber orchestras performing today in a most lyrical and definitive rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. With Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro and the Symphony No 78 in C-minor by Haydn this CD is completed most remarkably. Click here for more about Ilya Itin and the Israel Camerata Jerusalem including samples of their music.

$16 <- Buy Now	Gary Schocker, flute - JDR1004 Regrets and Resolutions Regrets and Resolutions is a CD which takes its title from one of Gary Schocker´s compositions, extending the long line of works by composer/flutist performers - Boehm, Kuhlau, Gaubert and Taffanel among them - into later 20th-century techniques and a jazz influenced style. Click here for more about Gary Schocker, including samples of his music.