Die Fledermaus this weekend

The CIM Opera presents the opera, Die Fledermaus from Wednesday, February 28 to Saturday, March 3. For those who would like a preview, explore the following resources.

Scores:

• CIM Reserve M1500.St81f
• CIM Stacks (In English) M1503.St81f

DVDc 176
Judith Howarth (Adele); Nancy Gustafson (Rosalinde); Bonaventura Bottone (Alfredo); Louis Otey (Gabriel von Eisenstein); John Dobson (Dr. Blind); Anthony Michaels-Moore (Dr. Falke); Eric Garrett (Colonel Frank); Jochen Kowalski (Prince Orlofsky); Royal Opera Chorus; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Richard Bonynge, conductor

Complete Recording: CDc 5817
Lucia Popp, Julia Varady, sopranos; René Kollo, tenor ; Hermann Prey, Bernd Weikl, baritones; Iwan Rebroff, bass; supporting Bayerisches Staatsorchester; Carlos Kleiber, conductor

Selected Arias:

Klänge der Heimat
CDc 5513
Renée Fleming, soprano; English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor

Mein Herr Marquis
CDc 8504
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Ronald Schneider, piano

Komm mit mir zum Souper
CDc 4544
Jerry Hadley, tenor; Thomas Hampson, baritone; Orchestra of Welsh National Opera; Carlo Rizzi, conductor

Overture:

CDc 8117
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts due Conservatoire; Bruno Walter, conductor

CDc 5673
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor

Classical Music Library expands

Alexander Street Press has announced that it has the rights to add 54,000 tracks to the Classical Music Library. This will double the contents of this resource. Included in the new content are over 150 operas. Labels represented are EMI, Virgin Classics and Angel Records. These new recordings are in the process of being added to Classical Music Library.

Here is a small sample of artists that you’ll now find on CML:

• Leif Ove Andsnes
• Alban Berg Quartet
• Eroica Trio
• Thomas Hampson
• Gideon Kremer
• Dinu Lipatti
• David Oistrakh
• Christopher Parkening
• Itzhak Perlman
• Jacqueline Du Pre
• Sir Simon Rattle
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
• Deborah Voight
• Franz Wesler-Most

Preparing for Comps? Tip #2

It might be tempting to go to the ML 410 section and check out every book on each composer you are researching. While these books will give a biographical portrait of the composer and help you understand the context in which your piece was written, they might not discuss the piece from an analytical or theoretical perspective.

When searching the library catalog by subject , check the subheading “Criticism and Interpretation” after the composer’s name as subject. (E.g. Chopin Frederic 1810 1849 Criticism And Interpretation). This search will lead you to some more indepth resources.

In the MT section, you will also find books that discuss works of individual composers by genre. This section is organized as follows:

MT 90 – General guides to musical works
MT 92 – Guides to the music of individual composers .
MT 95 – General guides to operas.
MT 100 – Guides to the operas of a specific composer.
MT 110 – Guides to cantatas and oratorios
MT 115 – Guides to the cantatas and oratorios of specific composers.
MT 125 – General guides to orchestral music.
MT 130 – Guides to the orchestral music of specific composers
MT 140 – General guides to solo and ensemble music.
MT 145 – Guides to solo and ensemble music of specific composers.
ML 390 – Books about many composers.
ML 395 – Books about a specific composer and his/her music.

Horacio Gutiérrez

Pianist Horacio Gutiérrez will be performing this coming weekend with the Cleveland Orchestra. The following recordings feature this pianist.

CDc 546
Brahms, Johannes – Piano concerto no. 1, op. 15; Tragic overture, op. 81
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor

CDc 2141
Brahms, Johannes – Piano concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83; Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; André Previn, conductor

CDc 2147
Rachmaninoff, Sergei – Piano concerto no. 2, op. 18 in C minor; Piano concerto no. 3, op. 30 in D minor
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor

Other pieces being performed this weekend:

Falla, Manuel de – Sombrero de tres picos (The three-cornered hat)

CIM Stacks M1003.F19s no.2 Br726
CIM Miniature Scores M1003.F19s no.2

CDc 4398
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor

CDc 9466
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich – Romeo et Juliette (Fantasy-overture)

CIM Miniature Scores M1004.T219r

CDc 9738
Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

CDc 9221
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

This week at the Cleveland Orchestra

This week, we are featuring the Baroque repertoire that will be performed by the Cleveland Orchestra from February 15-18th. You will find a playlist in the Classical Music Library under the course folder CIM Library Featured Playlists. Or explore the following scores & recordings in the library:

Vivaldi, Antonio, Four Seasons.
CIM Stacks M1112.V836ci no.1-4 Ev27

• CDc 5127 – Orchestre National de France; Lorin Maazel, director
• CDc 2262 – Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, violin and conductor

Bach, Johann Sebastian, Brandenburg Concertos.
CIM Stacks M1040.Ba122 no.1-6

• CDc 5343 Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor
• CDc 10,522 English Chamber Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor

Bach, Johann Sebastian, Orchestra Suites.
CIM Stacks M1040.Ba122 no.1-6

• CDc 9465 – Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor

Handel, George Frederick. Solomon. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
CIM Stacks M2003.H118so (Vocal score)

• CDc 7408 – Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, conductor
• CDc 9569 – Collegium Musicum; Victor Alexeyev, conductor

Preparing for Comps? Tip #1

It is that time of the year again. Comprehensive exams are scheduled on March 30th. For CIM master’s students, this means an intensive study of the literature from one of their two recitals. The student must prepare an analytical and historical essay for each piece.

It is time to begin collecting resources. Interlibrary loan requests must be submitted by March 9th in order for us to acquire the materials for you in a timely manner. The annotated bibliography is due on March 16th.

Please feel free consult with me (Bonnie Houser) during this process.

Tip #1 : Consult the article in Grove Music Online on your composer. Search the bibliography for resources related to the composition etc.

New Music Festival

CIM’s New Music Series begins this Wednesday, February 7th with a symposium by Marc Satterwhite. Guest composers Melinda Wagner and Andrew Rindfleisch will also participate. Explore the following compositions in the library.

Guest Composer Marc Satterwhite

• CDc 9319
• Satterwhite, Marc – And what rough beast
• Gene Pokorny, tuba; with assisting instrumentalists

Guest Composer Melinda Wagner

Recordings:

• CDc 5653
• Wagner, Melinda – Concerto for flute, strings and percussion
• CD includes an interview with the composer. Paul Lustig Dunkel, flute; Westchester Philharmonic; Mark Mandarano, conductor

• CDc 8584
• Wagner, Melinda – Brass quintet no. 1
• American Brass Quintet
• Arabesque (via Naxos Music Library)

Scores:

• CIM Stacks M1120.W1245
• Wagner, Melinda – Concerto for flute, strings and percussion
• Bryn Mawr Pa.: Theodore Presser, c1999.

Guest Composer Andrew Rindfleisch

• CDc 6675
• Rindfleisch, Andrew – Lady Evergreen song
• Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor

New books

Our February 2007 Recent Acquisitions List is full of books about music. You’ll find books about Gershwin, Schubert, Mozart, and Brahms; discussions about music and meaning, Schoenberg’s musical language, and the symphony in Beethoven’s Vienna.; a new guide to Tuba literature; and much more.

Each month you’ll find the latest list of new books and scores in our Recent Acquisitions List (see the top of the library’s home page). All of these books are an the shelves ready for you to explore.