Dylan & Caitlin at the
New York City Opera
The New York City Opera will showcase excerpts from Dylan & Caitlin, a new opera composed by Robert Manno with libretto by Gwynne Edwards, on May 11. Candlewood Digital is proud to have produced and engineered the recording that helped lead to this honor (see photo at left). Reserve free tickets here: http://www.vox-nyco.com/html/current.html
Robert Craft's
Continuing Legacy
Candlewood Digital's engineers continue their longstanding relationship with conductor Robert Craft, remastering the acclaimed Naxos releases of Maestro Craft's seminal Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Webern collections. Next out in the Schoenberg series: the major early work for huge orchestra, Pelleas und Melisande, paired with the dramatic
Erwartung, with the Philharmonia of London and soprano Anja Silja; in the Stravinsky series, the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Philharmonia in Stravinsky's Octet, Dumbarton Oaks, and the Symphonies in C and Three Movements.
Major Choral Works of Schnittke and Ginastera
On February 13 in New York City, Kent Tritle led his virtuoso Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola in two remarkable major works: Ginastera's Lamentations of Jeremiah, and the landmark Concerto for Choir of Alfred Schnittke. Candlewood Digital was there to record this spectacular concert live for release this spring on MSR Classics.
In the Studio
A collection of premieres from composer Richard Wilson; Christmas music for double reeds with Double Entendre; a new traversal of the Bach cello suites with soloist Mary Costanza; a new project from flutist John Solum; a program of rarities for flute and organ with Linda Marianiello and Keith Reas; St. Louis Symphony members in two CDs of the chamber music of Barbara Harbach, to be recorded on location in St. Louis; a recital of major works for flute and piano with Dallas Symphony flutist
Kara Kirkendoll Welch, on location in Dallas;
the art of the Klezmer Flute, featuring Adrienne Greenbaum; French masterworks with pianist Gregory McCallum;a CD by the New Canaan Madrigals, one of the nation's finest high school choirs; and more!
Live Concerts
The spring season has arrived, and with it concerts by the Danbury Concert Chorus and Danbury Symphony Orchestra; the Connecticut Choral Society; New York City Master Chorale under Thea Kano, in the Faure Requiem; the Pro Arte Singers, celebrating their 35th season under founder/director Arthur Sjogren; Christine Howlett conducting the Vassar College Choir and Vassar Women's Chorus: Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus, under new director Nicholas White; the 20th season of the Westchester Symphonic Winds; and upcoming summer events at the Windham Music Festival and the Catskill Mountain Foundation.
In the Editing/Mastering Rooms
A new CD by the Mainstreet Brass, recorded in Bethlehem, PA; piano music of Carter and Copland, with Ann Schein, joined by Juilliard Quartet violinist (and spouse!) Earl Carlyss for the Copland Sonata; Schumann's Dichterliebe with tenor Stephen Cary and pianist Dennis Helmrich;the Hanoverian Ensemble in a Telemann program; Brahms clarinet sonatas with clarinetist Hideaki Aomori and pianist Joshua Pierce; Bach's Goldberg Variations with pianist Ronald Hawkins; new works of composer Richard Wilson; the Duo Esterhazy, featuring violinist Alexandre Djokic; a program of new music from pianist Susan Chan; Naxos' ongoing complete Stravinsky and Schoenberg series, with conductor Robert Craft and the Philharmonia of London; pianist and Grand Prix Liszt du Disque laureate Nadejda Vlaeva in an all-Russian program; virtuoso horn duo Mirrorimage; the Borealis Wind Quintet's eagerly-awaited followup to their Grammy-nominated 2006 release A la Carte, (an all-French program, working title: A la Mode!) ;bass-baritone Ode Amaize with pianist Andrew Gordon, composer Suzanne Sorkin, the Elaris Duo, new and vintage projects from Music Minus One, and more!
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Those of you who have worked with Richard and Wayne over the years can
be assured of the same level of service to which you have become
accustomed. We are very happy to welcome Robert LaPorta, new owner and
president of MSR Classics, as our live concert recording specialist. We
will also continue working in close collaboration with Rob in his
capacity as head of MSR Classics, and we know he will be a tremendous
resource to our clients.
