LR-853  $14.99


March 2008 Release

*** AUGUST 2008 RELEASE ***
ERNEST BLOCH
Suite Hebraique for Viola and Orchestra
Suite for Viola and Piano
Suite for Viola Solo
"Nigun" for Viola and String Quartet

Karen Elaine, viola
London Symphony Orchestra, David Amos, conducting
Delores Stevens, piano

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LR-853  $14.99



Finally Arrived!

ERNEST BLOCH
String Quartet No. 5 (1956)
Quintet No. 1 for Piano & Strings (1923)

Pro Arte Quartet
Norman Paulu & Jae-Kyung Kim, violins
Richard Blum, viola - Parry Karp, cello
Howard Karp, piano

Finally on CD, the Bloch Fifth String Quartet. Laurel Reconds now has all 5 Bloch String Quartets performed by the Pro Arte Quartet

Sample mp3 | | String Quartet No.5 - I Grave
Sample mp3 | | String Quartet No. 5 - III Presto
Sample mp3 | | Piano Quintet No. 1 - I Agitato

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LR-820  $14.99

Review

ERNEST BLOCH
Quatuor á Cordes (String Quartet No. 1 - 1916)
Quintet No. 2 for Piano & Strings

Pro Arte Quartet
Norman Paulu & Martha Blum, violins
Richard Blum, viola - Parry Karp, cello
Howard Karp, piano

This long awaited remaster of the Bloch First String Quartet is now available along with the second Piano Quintet formerly on LR-848, which is now out of print

Sample mp3 | | String Quartet No.5 I-Grave
Sample mp3 | | String Quartet No. 1 III-Andante molto
Sample mp3 | | String Quartet No. 1 IV-Vivace

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LR-865  $14.99

[Karp] brings to all of the works on this disc a tone of glowing warmth and profoundly felt emotion.

Review

ERNEST BLOCH - Violoncello Music

Parry Karp, cello
Frances Karp, piano

Suites No. 1, 2, & 3 for Cello Solo

Prayer, Supplication, Jewish Dance

Meditation Hebraique

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LR-834   $14.99

Review

ERNEST BLOCH - Concerto for Violin & Orch
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Freeman, Conductor
Mischa Lefkowitz, violin

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra

Suites 1 and 2 for Violin Solo

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LR-851    $14.99
1995 Critic's Record of the Year
Review

MUSIC BY ERNEST BLOCH
London Symphony Orchestra
David Amos, Conductor
Micah Yui, piano

Concerto Symphonique for Piano & Orchestra

Scherzo Fantasque for Piano & Orchestra

Concerto Grosso No. 2 for String Orchestra

Sample wav | aif | (Concerto Symphonique: I Pesante)
Sample wav | aif | (Concerto Grosso No. 2, I Maestoso)

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LR-841   $14.99

String Quartet No. 3 String Quartet No. 4 North, Alpestre, Tongatoboo (From Paysages) Dusk, Rustic Dance (From "In the Mountains")

Sample mp3 | (String Qt No. 3: I Allegro Deciso)
Sample mp3 | (String Qt No. 4: II Andante)
Sample mp3 | (Tongataboo)

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LR-826    $14.99
Reviews

String Quartet No. 2 Prelude (from "In the Mountains") Night (from "In the Mountains") Two Pieces for String Quartet

Sample wav | aif | (String Qt No. 2: Andante)

The original LP of this Bloch 2nd String Quartet CD was nominated for 4 awards including: International Record Critics Awards, Ovation Magazine; Two "Best Album of the Year" awards in Fanfare Magazine; Six continuous months of Critics' Choice in High Fidelity.

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LR-848    $14.99
Reviews

OUT OF PRINT

Quintet No. 1 for Piano & Strings Quintet No. 2 for Piano & Strings Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo

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