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CMS Recordings
Throughout its history, the Chamber Music Society has made some forty recordings. Recent recordings have been released through our own record label called CMS Studio Recordings, along with selected live recordings on Deutsche Grammophon’s DG Concerts label. Prior to the launch of CMS Studio Recordings, CMS released numerous recordings on such distinguished labels as Sony Classical, Arabesque, Delos, Telarc, Erato, and Columbia.
Below are recent releases from CMS. View our entire CD catalog and purchase CDs in our online shop.
Releases on the CMS Studio Recordings label:
BEACH AND SMITH
Amy Cheney Beach: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Wu Jie, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Andrew Janss, cello)
Alan Louis Smith: Vignettes: Covered Wagon Woman (from the Daily Journal of Margaret Ann Alsip Frink, 1850) for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano Trio
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Priscilla Lee, cello
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ELGAR AND WALTON
Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 74
Wu Han, piano; Ani Kavafian and Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
Walton: Piano Quartet in D minor
Wu Han, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
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BEETHOVEN AND DVORAK
Dvorak: Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74
Arnaud Sussman, Erin Keefe, violins; Beth Guterman, viola
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 16
Wu Han, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; David Finckel, cello
Dvorak: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 87
Wu Han, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; David Finckel, cello
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Releases from CMS in partnership with DG Concerts and Digital DG Concerts:
DEBUSSY/STUCKY/SAARIAHO/DALBAVIE
(available by download; also available in disc format in limited quantities)
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Ransom Wilson, flute; Paul Neubauer, viola; Heidi Lehwalder, harp
Stucky: Sonate en forme de preludes for Harpsichord, Oboe, and Horn
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Stephen Taylor, oboe; William Purvis, horn
Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Gary Hoffman, cello; Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Saariaho: Je sens un deuxieme Coeur (I Feel a Second Heart) for Piano, Viola, and Cello
Inon Barnatan, piano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Elmar Oliveira, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Dalbavie: Axiom for Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Trumpet
Gilbert Kalish, piano; David Shifrin, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Chris Gekker, trumpet
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A BAROQUE FESTIVAL
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Telemann: Trio Sonata in C minor for Flute, Oboe, and Continuo
Carol Wincenc, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Colin Carr, cello; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Handel: Concerto in B-flat major for Harpsichord and Ensemble, Op. 4, No. 6
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord; Ani Kavafian, violin; Ian Swensen, violin; David Kim, viola; Julie Albers, cello; Daxun Zhang, double bass; Carol Wincenc, flute; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
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BARTOK/DVORAK
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Bartok: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Erin Keefe, violin; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Dvorak: Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 81
Wu Han, piano; Yoon Kwon, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello
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ART OF FUGUE
(available by download only)
Bach, arr. Baron: The Art of Fugue for String Quartet and Wind Quintet, BWV 1080
Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, violin; Todd Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello) and Windscape (Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Randall Ellis, oboe; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Frank Morelli, bassoon; David Jolley, horn)
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AMERICAN VOICES
(available by download only)
John Antes: Trio in D minor for Two Violins and Cello, Op. 3, No. 2
Nelson Lee, violin; Meg Freivogel, violin; Daniel McDonough, cello
George Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet
Nelson Lee, violin; Meg Freivogel, violin; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Samuel Barber: Quartet for Strings
Nelson Lee, violin; Meg Freivogel, violin; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Ruth Crawford Seeger: String Quartet
Nelson Lee, violin; Meg Freivogel, violin; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
David Shifrin, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Joan Tower: A Gift for Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; William Purvis, horn
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THE PRESSLER CONNECTION
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Mozart: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493
Menahem Pressler, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello
Dvorak: Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Beth Guterman, viola
Schubert: Quintet in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass, Op. 114 (D. 667), “Trout”
Menahem Pressler, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello; Daxun Zhang, double bass
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DREAMS OF FANCY, TALES OF LOSS
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Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach Air for Cello
David Finckel, cello
Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor for Harpsichord, BWV 903
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Respighi: Il tramonto (The Sunset), Lyrical Poem for Contralto and String Quartet
Ewa Podles, contralto; Ani Kavafian, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Julie Albers, cello
Janacek: Pohadka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
Bolcom: Dream Music No. 2 for Harpsichord, Celesta, Xylorimba, Vibraphone, Antique Cymbals, Bongos, and Tom-toms
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord; Ayano Kataoka, percussion; John Ferrari, percussion; Tom Kolor, percussion
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