The World of Verdi Opera

The Cleveland Institute of Music’s Opera Theater will be presenting a concert from November 8th to 12th that includes Act 1 from Verdi’s La Traviata and other celebrated opera scenes. Below is a list of other gems from Verdi’s oevre that may be found in our recording collection.

La traviata
CDc 5109
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano; Carlo del Monte, tenor; Mario Sereni, baritone; Rome Opera House. Tullio Serafin; conductor
CDc 5875 – Anna Moffo, soprano; Richard Tucker, tenor; Robert Merrill, baritone; Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Fernando Previtali, conductor

Aida
CDc 7756
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Brigitte Fassbaender, Plácido Domingo, Siegmund Nimsgern, Robert Lloyd, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Norbert Orth, Marianne Seibel; Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper; Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Riccardo Muti, conductor

Falstaff
CDc 5117
Janet Perry, Raina Kabaivanska, sopranos; Christa Ludwig, Trudeliese Schmidt, mezzo-sopranos; Francisco Araiza, tenor; Giuseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, baritones; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Gerusalemme (I Lombardi alla prima crociata)
CDc 5092
Leyla Gencer, Mirella Fiorentini, Giacomo Aragall, Emilio Salvoldi, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Antonio Zerbini, Franco Ghitti; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia; Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor

Il corsaro
CDc 5096
Jessye Norman, Montserrat Caballé, sopranos ; José Carreras, tenor ; Gian-Piero Mastromei, bass; Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor

MacBeth
CDc 5635
Mara Zampieri, soprano; Neil Shicoff, tenor; Renato Bruson, baritone; Robert Lloyd, bass; Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Otello
CDc 5876
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor ; Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Leo Nucci, bass; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor

Rigoletto
CDc 5874
Maria Callas, soprano ; Fedora Barbieri, mezzo-soprano ; Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor ; Rolando Panerai, baritone ; Nicola Zaccaria, bass; RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Georg Solti, conductor

New library computers

You’ve probably noticed the new public computers in the library.   These computers foreshadow what will be a reality in our renovated library.  These computers include a sound card.  You may listen to digital streaming services like the Naxos Music Library from any library computer.   Each PC includes a DVD player as well.  Headphones are available at the circulation desk for in-house us.  Enjoy!

Scary Halloween Music

What was that “scary” Bach organ piece? This and other selections to set the mood for the coming week.

Johann Sebastian Bach. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

CDc 9833 – Karl Richter, organ
CDc 8759 – Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phantom of the Opera

CDc 2101 – Empire Brass
CDc 3117 – Peter Nero, piano; Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Léon Boëllmann: Suite Gothique

CDc 7863 – Simon Lindley, organ

Henri Mulet: Esquisses Byzantines. Tu es petra

CDc 7243 – Volker Ellenberger, organ

Louis Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie. Toccata

CDc 7244 – Joseph Adam, organ

What’s new in the CD Library?

The library has reached its capacity for CD shelving. The latest group of compact discs to be received are shelved at the Circulation Desk (CDc 10,510 and above). Here’s a sampling of the new arrivals.

CDc 10,511
Lamentations of the Renaissance: Music of Massaino, White, Orto, and Lassus. Huelgas Ensemble; Paul van Nevel, conductor.

CDc 10,516
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide (The Harem), a singspiel in two acts.
Academy of Ancient Music; Paul Goodwin, conductor.

CDc 10,522
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenberg Concerti 1-6
English Chamber Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor.

CDc 10,540
Voices from the Gallery: Eleven works of art ‘speak’ to their audience in words and music . Composed by Stephen Paulus ProMusica Chamber Orchestra; Timothy Russel, conductor,

CDc 10,556
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerti No. 3 and 4
Yefim Bronfman, piano. Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; David Zinman, conductor.

CDc 10,561
Paul Hindemith: Sonata No. 2 for piano; Ludus Tonalis
Sviatoslav Richter, piano.

CDc 10,567
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for two pianos in D Major, K. 448.
Franz Schubert: Fantasia for piano, four hands in F Minor, D. 940.
Murray Perahia & Radu Lupu, piano.

CDc 10,569
Ives plays Ives
The complete recordings of Charles Ives at the piano.

CDc 10,571
Lionel Tertis, viola – The father of the modern viola
The complete Columbia Recordings
Music includes the Bach Chaconne, Sonatas by Brahms, Dohnanyi, Delius and Bax, and other chamber works.

Grand opening

On Oct. 13-14th, the Cleveland Institute of Music will be celebrating the grand opening of the Fred A. Lennon Education Building. With the completion of this facility, the future performance wing, which will include Mixon Hall, is taking shape. Check out today’s photo tour of the construction at the CIM Library flickr site!

New Music

CIM’s New Music Festival begins this Thursday with a symposium featuring guest conductor David Wiley and composer Margaret Brouwer. Composers Robert Beaser and Tania León will also contribute to the week-long event which culminates in an orchestra concert on Wednesday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m. Explore the following recordings of these composers’ music.

ROBERT BEASER

CDc 6987

Song of the bells, for flute and orchestra
The old men admiring themselves in the water, for flute and piano

CDc 9682

The heavenly feast, for soprano and orchestra

CDc 8584

Little requiem with fanfares, for brass quintet
Fanfare with alleluias, for brass quintet

TANIA LEÓN
CDc 2361

Indígena, for trumpet with chamber orchestra
Parajota delaté, for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, and violoncello
Rituál, for piano
A la par, for piano and percussion
Batéy, for 6 amplified singers and 6 percussionists

CDc 2603

Journey, for soprano, flute, and harp

CDc 1910

Momentum, for piano

CDc 6511

Pueblo mulatto, for soprano, oboe, guitar, bass, percussion, and piano

CHEN YI
CDc 8243

Momentum, for orchestra
Chinese folk dance suite, for violin and orchestra
Dunhuang fantasy, for organ and wind ensemble
Romance and dance, for two violins and orchestra
Tu, for orchestra

Voices to listen to

On Sunday, October 8th soprano Pamela Hinchman will be performing a voice recital at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The following recordings of the repertoire she is presenting are at the CIM student/faculty member’s disposal to explore in the library’s audio collection.

Dominick Argento: Six Elizabethan songs

• Frederick Urrey, tenor; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; CDc 2690
• Patrice Michaels Bedi, soprano; Rembrandt Chamber Players; CDc 2213

Ernest Chausson. Le charme

• Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano; CDc 5154
• Gérard Souzay, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano; CDc 7858

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Die Zauberer

• Julianne Baird, soprano; Colin Tilney, fortepiano; CDc 1182
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano; Walter Gieseking; CDc 601

Franz Schubert. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen

• Heather Harper, soprano; Thea King, clarinet; Benjamin Britten, Piano; CDc 7585
• Benita Valente, soprano; Harold Wright, clarinet; Rudolf Serkin, piano; CDc 1015

Bach and Beethoven

Imagine how many articles, essays, books and dissertations exist about the music of Bach? One would assume that there is a similar hord of resources that focus on Beethoven, his life and music. How do you locate these resources? Two resources on the Internet provide us with extensive lists of resources related to both of these composers.

• Bach Bibliographic Database: It would be impossible to contain the list of sources on Bach in print form. Therefore, Yo Tomita, a Bach scholar developed this database to collate resources on Bach. The Bach Bibliographic Database is a compilation of over 21,000 resources on this composer & his music. The databases’ complex search enables to qualify your search by genre, aspect of discussion, language and the type of resource (article, book, etc.) . This resource is an excellent place to begin.
• Beethoven Bibliographic Database: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies in San Jose, California holds the largest collection of Beethoven resources outside of Europe. The Beethoven Bibliographic Database describes their extensive collection, including articles, books, editions, dissertations and other resources.

Once you glean a list of resources on your topic from either of these resources, you may check to see if  either the CIM or Kulas Music Library has them. It many cases, you will be able to locate them here. If not, we would be happy to assist you in accessing them through Interlibrary loan.