New CDs for October 2018
Chamber Music & Concertos
American Wild Ensemble – Music In The American Wild
Lisa Bielawa – In Medias Res
Lisa Bielawa – The Lay of the Love
Glenn Kotche – Adventureland
David Lang – Peirced
David Lang – Writing On Water
Brad Mehldau – After Bach
Salvadore Spina – Robert Lombardo + M. William Karlins – Piano Works, 1961-1993
Jazz
Brad Mehldau Trio – Seymour Reads The Constitution!
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels + Lucinda Williams – Vanished Gardens
Opera, Art Songs, Vocal Music
Kati Agocs – The Debrecen Passion
Lisa Bielawa – Chance Encounter
Gavin Bryars – The Fifth Century
Hildegurls – Electric Ordo Virtutum
David Lang – The National Anthems
Musicals
Joe Iconis – Be More Chill
Kevin Murphy – Heathers The Musical
Benj Pasek – Dear Evan Hansen
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Popular Music
Ben Folds Five – Whatever and Ever Amen
Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Hills and Home – High Fidelity
Schlong – Punk Side Story
Shovels & Rope – Busted Jukebox Volume 1
Shovels & Rope – Busted Jukebox Volume 2
Shovels & Rope – Little Seeds
New CDs added – September 2018
New CDs for September 2018
Concertos and Chamber Music
Jane Antonia Cornish – Constellations
Jane Antonia Cornish – Continuum
Jazz
John Coltrane – Both Directions At Once : The Lost Album
Mary Halvorson – The Maid with the Flaxen Hair
Takaaki – New Kid In Town
Musicals
David Hein – Come From Away
Jeanine Tesori – Caroline, Or Change
Various Artists – Spongebob Squarepants, The New Musical
David Yazbeck – The Band’s Visit: Original Broadway Cast Recording
New CDs added – Summer 2018
New CDs for Summer 2018
Concertos & Chamber Music
Lou Harrison – Works for Percussion, Violin, and Piano
Steve Reich + SO Percussion – Drumming Live
Various Artists – Kaleidoscopic
Piano Music
William Appling – Scott Joplin: The complete rags, waltzes and marches
Beth Levin – Inward Voice
Jazz
Hector Barez – El Laberinto del Coco
Masayoshi Fujita – Book of Life
Danny Green Trio plus Strings – One Day It Will
Maria Schneider Orchestra – The Thompson Fields
Woody Shaw – Tokyo ’81
Cantatas & Choral Music
Eighth Blackbird – Olagon : A Cantata in doublespeak
Tigran Mansurian – Requiem
Musicals
Sara Bareilles – Waitress: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Stephen Flaherty – Once On This Island: The Musical: New Broadway Cast Recording
Electronic Music
Jaan Raats – Marginalia
Various Artists – Electronic Chamber Music
Popular Music
Art of Time Ensemble with Steven Page – A Singer Must Die
Kendrick Lamar – Damn
New CDs added in August!
New CDs for August 2017
Chamber Music, Concertos and Orchestral Music
Frederic Chopin – Paul Badura-Skoda plays the Chopin Piano Concertos
Aaron Copland and Benjamin Britten – Piano Concertos
Howard Hanson – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth
Jascha Heifetz – Beethoven & Brahms Concertos
Sergiu Luca & Malcom Bilson – Mozart Sonatas for Fortepiano and Violin: Late Viennese Sonatas
Gwendolyn Mok – The Composer’s Piano: Brhams Late Piano Works Op. 116-119
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Piece de Clavecin en Concert
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Concerto in C for Two Pianos; Job: A Masque For Dancing
Manuela Wiesler & Julian Jacobson – Schubert*Reinecke*Boehm
Band Music
Frederick Fennell – Screamers (Circus Marches)
Johan Willem Friso Military Band – Alliance of the Free
Jack Stamp – Cloudsplitter
U.S. Marine Band – Picture Studies
Popular Music
Betty – Carnival
Betty – Limboland
Betty – Snowbiz
The Human League – Dare!
Humor/Parody
The Capitol Steps – Obama Mia!
The Capitol Steps – Take The Money and Run for President
Musicals & Film Soundtracks
Irving Berlin – Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun: The New Broadway Cast Recording
Laurence O’Keefe – Bat Boy : The Musical
Jule Styne – Bells Are Ringing
Betty – Betty Rules
Galt MacDermot & Bill Dumaresq – The Human Comedy: A Modern Opera
Frank Wildhorn – Jekyll & Hyde : The Musical
Various Artists – Repo Man: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Marvin Hamlisch – Sweet Smell of Success
Boy George – Taboo: Original London Cast
Boy George – Taboo: Original Broadway Cast
Jeanine Tesori – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Michael John LaChiusa – The Wild Party
Folk / World Music
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – One
New CDs added in July!
New CDs for July 2017
Orchestral Music
Ernest Bloch – America (An Epic Rhapsody)
Margaret Brouwer – Orchestral and Percussion Music
Diana Cotoman – Symphonie No. 1
Diana Cotoman – Symphonie No. 2
Diana Cotoman – Tableaux & Poemes
Frederick Delius – Appalachia / The Song of the High Hills
Henri Dutilleux – Metaboles / The Shadows of Time
Henri Dutilleux – Symphony No. 2
G.F. Handel – Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks
Hans Werner Henze – Drei sinfonische eduden / Quattro poemi / Nachstucke und arien / La selva incantata
Hans Wener Henze – Ode to the West Wind / Five Neapolitan Songs / Three Dithyrambs
Vincent D’Indy – Jour d’ete a la montagne, Op. 61 & Symphonie sur un chant montagnard “Chevenole”, Op. 25
King’s Consort – The Coronation of King George II
Olivier Messiaen – Turangali^la symphony
Christopher Rouse – Odna Zhizn / Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Prospero’s Rooms
Bright Sheng – The Phoenix
Chamber Music and Concertos
Martha Argerich – Debut Recital: Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Ravel, Prokofiev
Ludwig van Beethoven – Bearbeitungen Fur Blaser
Ludwig van Beethoven – Legacy: The Spirit of Beethoven – Gwendolyn Mok
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Ebb & Flow Arts – Explorations
Soovin Kim; Jeremy Denk; Jupiter String Quartet – Concert in D Major; Chausson / Sonata No. 1 in A Major; Faure
Steven Mackey – Banana Dump Truck: Music of Steven Mackey
Sphinx Virtuosi – Live in Concert
Richard Strauss – Violin Concerto / Sonata in Eb
Charles Wuorinen – Ashberyana / Fenton Songs
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Violin Concerto / Rituals
Popular Music
The Chainsmokers – Bouquet
Kaia Kater – Nine Pin
Josh Ritter – Sermon on the Rocks
Duncan Sheik – Legerdemain
Various artists – Tamla Motwon : Connoisseurs
Suzanne Vega – Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
Band Music
Thomas Coates – Thomas Coates : The Father of Band Music in America
Cantatas, Choruses, Operas and Oratorios
J.S. Bach – St. Mark Passion
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Psalmen un Moetetten / Oratorium Christus Op. 97
Ludwig van Beethoven – Fidelio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Missa Solemnis
George Frideric Handel – Amor e gelosia : Operatic Arias
George Frideric Handel – Delirio : Italian Cantatas
George Frideric Handel – Rinaldo
Witold Lutoslawski – Twenty Polish Christmas Carols
Musica Ficta – Danske julesalmer og sange
Ariel Ramirez – Missa Criolla / Navidad Nuestra
Paul Schoenfield – Concerto for Violin & Orchestra / Four Motets / The Merchant and the Pauper (excerpts)
John Tavener – Lament for Jerusalem
Kurt Weill – The Seven Deadly Sins
Jazz
Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek with Reeds Ramble – Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
Jane Ira Bloom – Early Americans
Avishai Cohen – Into The Silence
The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart
Fred Hersch Trio – Alive at the Vanguard
Harold Lopez-Nussa – El Viaje
Joe Mulholland Trio – Runaway Train
Musicals & Film Music
City of Prague Philharmonic – Psycho : The Essential Alfred Hitchcock
Osvaldo Golijov – Youth Without Youth : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Maury Yeston – Titanic : A New Musical
World / Folk Music
Sheila Chandra – Monsoon
Maarja Nuut – Une meeles = In the hold of a dream
Various Artists – Why The Mountains Are Black : Primeval Greek Village Music : 1907-1960
Various Artists – Women of Africa
Arachnophonia: The Color Purple
Editor’s Note: Our music review column “Spider Sounds” has had a name change and will now be known as “Arachnophonia”. The name has changed, but the idea remains the same — members of the UR community can share their thoughts about items from the Parsons Music Library‘s collection. All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question or to additional relevant information from around the web.
Today’s installment of Arachnophonia comes courtesy of Music Library student worker Susie (class of 2019), and features the 2005 cast recording for the Tony award winning Broadway adaptation of The Color Purple. Thanks, Susie!
This is one of the best cast recordings for a Broadway musical I have ever listened to. Often it can be difficult to understand the musical and truly appreciate it when you only listen to the soundtrack without ever seeing the show. The Color Purple is different, the plot, heartbreaks, triumphs, and best moments are all captured within the cast recording.
While listening to the “Opening/Mysterious Ways”, the listener can imagine being in this small town filled with gossip and hardships.
In the series of songs “Big Dog”, “Lily of the Field”, and “Dear God” the listener is experiencing horrific events with Celie and mourning with her. Even a person who does not have strong faith can feel the glory of God in the musical’s title song “The Color Purple”. And the strength Celie shows in her songs “Miss Celie’s Pants” and “I’m Here” can give any listener the strength to get through the toughest of times. This soundtrack gives listeners the incredible experience of listening to an amazing musical, but it also takes listeners on Celie’s journey to hell and back and her strength and wisdom can lift up anyone.
I recommend laying back, closing your eyes, and letting this cast recording take you on a journey that will surprise and uplift you.
Cover of the Playbill for the 2016 revival of the show — which won the Tony award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2017.
New CDs added in February!
New CDs for February 2017
Classical
Francis Poulenc – Gloria for soprano solo, chorus and orchestra
Charles Rosen – The Complete Columbia and Epic Album Collection
Pop/Rock/R&B
The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
The Avett Brothers – True Sadness
De La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody
Prince – HITnRUN Phase One
Prince – HITnRUN Phase Two
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Jill Scott – Woman
A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here Thank You 4 Your Service
Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface
Musical Theatre
Jay Kuo – Allegiance: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Spider Sounds: Les Misérables
Editor’s Note: “Spider Sounds” invites members of the University of Richmond community to share their thoughts about CDs (or other items in the Parsons Music Library’s collection). The links included will take you to the library catalog record for the item in question, or to additional relevant information. Today’s installment of “Spider Sounds” is by Rebecca, one of our student workers, and features the original Broadway cast recording of the acclaimed musical Les Misérables. Thanks, Rebecca!
In the thirty years following its English-language debut, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical Les Misérables has rightly earned its status one of the world’s most beloved Broadway shows. Adapted from Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name, Les Misérables appeals to bookworms, history buffs, and music lovers alike. The musical tells the story of Jean Valjean, an ex-convict whose journey from Prisoner Number 24601 to upstanding citizen and finally fugitive on the run from a relentless police inspector tragically intersects with the unfolding of the fateful June Rebellion in Paris.
This original Broadway cast recording brings to life all of the stunning lyricism and vitality of the stage production. The heartbreakingly melodic vocal themes and nearly seamless musical accompaniment weave the listener into the gritty realities of life in Orléanist France, and are well worth revisiting for those already familiar with the show.
Catch the revolutionary spirit this spring by listening to the original Broadway cast recording of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables!
Spider Sounds: Wicked
Editor’s Note: “Spider Sounds” invites members of the University of Richmond community to share their thoughts about CDs (or other items in the Parsons Music Library’s collection). The links included will take you to the library catalog record for the item in question, or to additional relevant information. Today’s post is by KyungSun, one of Parsons Music Library’s student workers and features the Broadway musical Wicked based on “The Wizard of Oz” and Gregory Maguire‘s literary reimagining of the story. The musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz premiered in 2003 and is still going strong on Broadway and on tour. Thanks, KyungSun!
It’s one thing to see Broadway or even claim you love live musical theater. But we all know that as artists or avid fans, we LOVE to sing along (or at least try to).
Wicked is one of my favorite musicals. I saw it twice, and teared up both times. Why? If you haven’t seen it, it’s more than cheesy story about friendship. It’s also about the political manipulation, perception, and the power of language. Even more than that, Wicked has gotten me through some pretty tough times. If you haven’t heard of the song “The Wizard and I,” I highly recommend you listen or even better – sing it! – to find your inner confidence. The line, “My future is unlimited. And I’ve just had a vision almost like a prophecy. I know – it’s truly crazy. And true, the vision’s hazy. But I swear, someday there will be a celebration throughout Oz, that’s all to do with me.” This line reminds me to keep dreaming even when your own hometown is literally against you. If you’ve seen the beginning of The Wizard of Oz film, you’ll know why this particular lyric is important. Sure, other songs like “Popular” aren’t something we can (or should) sing as our life anthem, but it’s so much fun to try out…in your own room. Be sure to check out the Parsons Music Library‘s extensive collection of your favorite musicals if you’re ever in need of a sing your heart out moment!
New CDs added in November!
New CDs for November 2015
Classical
Eighth Blackbird – Filament
Antonio Vivaldi – Complete Viola D’Amore Concertos
Franz Schubert – The Unauthorised Piano Duos
Pablo Villegas – Americano
Kontras Quartet – Origins
Early Music
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir – Music From The Peterhouse Partbooks, Vol. 4
Vocal/Opera
Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano – Joyce & Tony: Live At Wigmore Hall
Musicals
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Pop/Rock/Country/Blues
Juan Diego Florez – Sentimiento Latino
Shemekia Copeland – Talking To Strangers
Shemekia Copeland – Outskirts of Love
Janelle Monae – The Archandroid
Janelle Monae – Metropolis: The Chase Suite
Jazz
John Scofield – Past Present
Sun Ra – Four Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
Sun Ra – Soundtrack to the Film Space Is The Place
Kenny Clarke – Kind of Clarke
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra – Dee Dee’s Feathers
