JOHN ADAMS
John Adams - Collected Works San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, London Sinfonietta, Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Leila Josefowicz (violin), etc [ Nonesuch Records / 40 CD Box Set - released 17/May/2024 ] Nonesuch Records releases the forty-disc John Adams Collected Works, a box set featuring recordings spanning more than four decades of the composer's career with the label. |
BARTOK / PAGANINI / YSAYE / ERNST / KREISLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Leila Josefowicz - Solo music Leila Josefowicz (violin) [ Philips / CD - released 22/Feb/2001 ] Distinctive solo works for the violin |
BERND ALOIS ZIMMERMANN
Zimmermann: Violin Concerto, Photoptosis, Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony Leila Josefowicz (violin), Anu Komsi (soprano), Jeni Packalen (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "An outstanding release, in terms both of music and performance and, indeed, recorded sound." MusicWeb |
JERRY BOCK / SHELDON HARNICK
Bock: The Rothschilds Paul Hecht, Leila Martin / Original Broadway Cast [ Sony Broadway / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] The Rothschilds is a musical with a book by Sherman Yellen, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock. |
Leila Adu
Cherry Pie [ Hen Records / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] London born, New Zealand raised and of Ghanaian heritage, Leila Adu's sultry voice and captivating music are unique and very much her own. |
Leila Adu
Dark Joan [ Frizz Records / CD - released 28/Jun/2010 ] With a voice like hot treacle on broken glass, whether singing of love or social change, fans consistently return to Leila Adu to be "taken away to a parallel dimension of music and thought." |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz (violin) / St. Louis Symphony, David Robertson [ Nonesuch / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Throw into the mix David Robertson's bold interpretation with the excellent St Louis Symphony Orchestra and this recording sets a new benchmark...Faultless." Gramophone Awards 2019 Finalist - Concerto |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Messian-Theme and Variations Leila Josefowicz (violin) / John Novacek (piano) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD ] |
JOHN ADAMS
John Adams: Scheherazade.2 Leila Josefowicz (violin) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Dec/2016 ] "Josefowicz, who has been a champion of the composer's music for decades, gives a performance here that explains why Adams has such faith in her: suave and sensual, yet assertive and full of longing...beautifully balanced." (Gramophone) |
ANTONIO CALDARA
Caldara: Trio Sonatas Amandine Beyer (violin), Leila Schayegh (violin), Jonathan Pesek (cello), Jörg-Andreas Bötticher (harpsichord & organ), Matthias Spaeter (liuto attior [ Glossa / CD - released 18/Sep/2015 ] These trio sonatas are full of colour and sonority, even though the scoring is for just two violins and continuo. Corelli is clearly the model. |
CHOPIN
Complete works (16 CD set) Garrick Ohlsson (piano) with Ewa Podles (contralto) Leila Josefowicz (violin) Carter Brey (cello) [ Hyperion / 16 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2009 ] 'The collaborative works receive particularly rewarding performances… Ohlsson arguably offers more consistent artistry than Biret, Ashkenazy, Magaloff, and Harasiewicz' (ClassicsToday.com) |
Leila
Blood Looms & Blooms [ Warp Records / CD - released 28/Jul/2008 ] Ten years after her genre-obliterating debut, Leila finally delivers her third full-length, with a few old friends in tow (Luca Santucci & Roya Arab) plus a host of new guest vocalists, such as Terry Hall + Martina Topley-Bird. |
Leila
Courtesy Of Choice [ Beggars Banquet Records / CD - released 5/Jan/2004 ] |
Leila
U&I [ Warp Records / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] Both intimate and universal, personal yet detached 'U&I' cooks up the usual leftward leaning electronic musings of the very talented Leila. |
COLIN MATTHEWS
Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] To celebrate Colin Matthews' 70th birthday NMC release this new album featuring a star-studded line-up of artists, including conductors Riccardo Chailly, Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba, and soloists Leila Josefowicz (violin) and Anssi Karttunen... |
ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
Pizzetti: Piano Trio / Violin Sonata / 3 Canti Leila Rasonyi (violin) / Laszlo Fenyo (cello) / Alpaslan Ertungealp (piano) [ Naxos Italian Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Ildebrando Pizzetti was hailed in 1921 by The Musical Times as 'doubtless the greatest musician in Italy today'. |
J. S. BACH
Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019 Leila Schayegh (violin) & Jörg Halubek (harpsichord) [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "..she does so with distinction is testament to her secure technique and shining tone…as well as to the clear vision she and Halubek share of how each of the sonata expresses itself…this recording is a true joy." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2016 |
FRANZ BENDA
Violin Sonatas (ornamented versions from a Berlin manuscript) Leila Schayegh (violin) / Vaclav Luks (harpsichord/fortepiano) / Felix Knecht (cello) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] |
OLIVER KNUSSEN
Autumnal Alexandra Wood (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) Leila Josefowicz (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ NMC / CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary |