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Virtual Virtuosity
CD 1496 (BAR 7 89658 14962 0)
Tre Regali La Musica (Cello Solo), John Russo; Halling for Cello, Gregory Hall; Passacaglia for Unaccompanied Cello, John Schlenck; Piano Sonata, John Schlenck; Tro for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, John Schlenck

New York Chamber Players Orchestra
CD 1395 (BAR 7 89658 14952 0)
3 Variations on a Thema of Michael Levy, Giacomo Franci; Adagio in C for Orchestra Op.1b, Eric Neil Koenig; Concertino in a for Cello & Orchestra, Eric Neil Koenig; Woodwind Quintet, No.1, Howard Quilling; Fanfare & Variations for Orchestra, John Schlenck

A Celebration of Quintet Music – The Kallima Quintet
CD 1393 (BAR 0 00007 89658 3)
Five Pieces for Woodwind Quintet, John Russo; Woodwind Quintet, John Schlenck; Qind Quintet No. 2, Larry Hoffman; Aires Tropicales, Paquito D’Rivera

Scenic Landscape
CD 1394 (BAR 0 00007 89658 3)
Three Pieces for Woodwind Quintet, John Russo; Quintet for Winds No. 2, Howard Quilling; Duo for Bassoon & Viola, John Schlenck; Duo for Bass Clarinet & Marimba, John Schlenck; The Earthy & Ethereal Bond For Flute & Cello, Wendy Wan-Ki Lee; Fantasy Pieces, John Russo; Three Songs, (Songs Without Words), Felix Mendelssohn/Russo

CD 8840 (BAR 0 89658 88402 4)
THE CLARINET & FLUTE SOLOISTS: Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto, Walter Piston; Variations for Clarinet & Orchestra, Gioacchino Rossini; Studie fur Klarinette, Gaetano Donizetti; Ballade for Clarinet, Harp & Strings*, Eric Ewazen; Still Voices for Clarinet Solo, David E. Jones; Partita for Solo Clarinet, William Presser; Ballade for Flute, Frank Martin; John Russo, Clarinet Samuel Baron, Flute Billings Symphony Orchestra, Uri Barnea, Conductor *Society Orchestra of New York City, Thomas Crawford, Conductor

CD 8949 (BAR 7 89658 89492 4)
CHAMBER MUSIC: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Leonard Bernstein; Cambridge Trio, William Alexander, PremiereSolo DeConcours, Pierre Francois-Aubert; Pierrot’s Fancy, James Fry; divertimento a tre, Ernesto Pellegrini; Variations for Piano Four Hands, Emma Lou Diemer John Russo, Clarinet Carolyn Englert, Oboe Lydia Walton Ignacio, Piano Arthur Houle, Piano David N. Joseph, bassoon Michael Schmidt, Cello Vivian Barton, Cello Marjorie & Wendell Nelson, Pianists

CD 9051 (BAR 7 89658 90512 4)
DONAUESCHINGEN: Clarinet Sonata, Paul Hindemith; Suite fur Trompete, Saxophon Und Posaune, Ernst Pepping; Drei Lustige Marsche, Ernst Krenek; Kleine Serenade fur Militarorchester, Ernst Pepping; Spiel fur Blasorchester, Ernst Toch; Konzertmusik fur Blasorchester, Paul Hindemith John Russo, Clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, Piano Mostly Modern Chamber Players Furman Civic Wind Ensemble, John C. Carmichael, Conductor

CD 9052 (BAR 7 89658 90522 4)
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Fort Washington Overture, Elegy for Oboe Solo, John Russo; Concerto Brevis, Missa Brevis, Mary J. Van Appledorn; Three Koans for String Quartet, Jamie Kowalski; Introduction & Rondo Fantastico, Allan Blank; Anachronisms, Peter Lieuwen; Metamorphoses on a Theme by Paul Hindemith, James H. Fry National Festival Orchestra John Russo, Conductor John DeLancie, Oboe Soloist Susan Blinderman, Piano Billie Hagemeier, Soprano Judson D. Maynard, Organ Chamber Art Soloists String Quartet Arthur Weisberg, Bassoon MartinGoldray, Piano Jeffry Lerner, Clarinet Chester Rowell, Bass Clarinet David Tomatz, Cello Werner Rose, Piano Furman Civic Wind Ensemble, John Carmichael, Conductor

CD 9153 (BAR 7 89658 91532 4)
KALEIDOSCOPE: Tre Madrigali Concertati, Allen Brings; Two Songs on Latin Fragments, From Holy week in Genoa, Raoul Pleskow; Impromptus for Cello & Piano, Randall Snyder; Festival Fantasia, Theldon Myers; Cornucopia for Solo Trumpet, Mary J. Van Appledorn; Duo for Clarinet & Percussion, Stuart Glazer; Clarinet Sonata No. 1, John Russo; Aria, Jacques Ibert Jennifer Cable, Soprano Mirjam Ingolfsson, Cello Ursula Ingolfsson, Harpsichord Kenneth Merrill, Piano Kari Ravnan, Cello Audun Ravnan, Piano Paul Binko, Organ Richard Tolley, Trumpet John Russo, Clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, Piano Steven Dinion, Percussion

CD 9154 (BAR 7 89658 91542 4)
PIANO MUSIC OF GABRIEL FAURE: Ballade in F# major, Nocturne No. 6 in Db major, Nine Preludes, Barcarolle No. 3 in Gb major, Barcarolle No. 5 in f# minor, Barcarolle No. 8 in Db major, Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Impromptu No. 5 in F# minor, Theme and Variations in C# minor Samuel Dilworth-Leslie, Piano

CD 9255 (BAR 7 9658 92552 4)
CONTEMPORARY/CLASSIC MASTERS: Pastoral for Clarinet & Piano, Elliott Carter; Sonata No. 4 for clarinet & Piano, Larghetto for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, John Russo; Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet & Piano, Francois Devienne; Gray Dawn Clarinet Solo, Robert Dusek; Introduction & Dance, John Davison; Partita No. 1 for Violoncello, David Hush; Songs from a Child’s Garden, Carl Harrison John Russo, clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano Sidney Curtiss, viola Mirjam Ingolfsson, cello Barbara Ford, soprano Billy K. Vaughn, piano

CD 9257 (BAR 7 89658 92572 4)
EXCURSIONS: Caprice-Improvisation, Eugene Bozza: Sonata for Flute & Piano, Four Pieces for Clarinet Unaccompanied, John Russo; Hydra Sonata for Flute & Piano, Enric A Zappa: Ayre for Strings, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn; String Quartet No. 1, Sonata for Violoncello & Piano, David Hush John Russo, clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano Loren Lind, flute Priscilla Call, flute; Miles Graber, piano Chamber Art Soloists Strings

CD 9358 (BAR 7 89658 93582 4)
ALBUMLEAF: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op. 49, Albumleaf, Tarantella, Max Reger; A Quiet, Lovely Piece for Clarinet & Piano, Emma Lou Diemer; Four Songs for Medium Voice, Clarinet, Bassoon & Piano, William Bergsma; Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Nora Wendelburg; Trio for Violin Cello and Piano, Michael Phillip Zak; Serenata a tre, Ernesto Pellegrini John Russo, clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano Mark D. Gigliotti, bassoon Georgine Resick, soprano Heidi Jacob, violoncello Gloria J. Schenk, violin Marilyn Costello, harp

CD 9459 (BAR 7 89658 94592 4)
VIRTUOSO WORKS FOR CLARINET & ORCHESTRA: Concertino for Clarinet & Orchestra, Gaetano Donizetti; Premiere Rhapsodie, Claude Debussy; Concertante for Clarinet & Orchestra, Norman Dello Joio; Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo, Igor Stravinsky; Symphony No. 2 in one movement, Irwin Swack; Pangaea for Orchestra*, Henry Wolking John Russo, clarinet soloist Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, David Amos, conductor Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra*, Madeline Schatz, conductor

GS Cassette 1059 (BAR 0 89658 10594 7)
PANORAMA OF THE 20TH CENTURY: Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, Harrison Kerr; Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No. 3, Variations on a Kyrie, John Russo; Sonatina for Clarinet & Piano, Bernard Heiden; Fantasia Brevis for Clarinet & Piano, Otto Luening. Lorne Munroe, cello John Russo, clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano

CD 9460 (BAR 7 89658 94602 4)
WIZARDS: Concerto in C, Tommaso Albinoni; Bionic Music, Graham Powning; Sevilla, Cadiz, Isaac Albeniz; Pastoral Quartett, Friedrich Gustav Lange; Pastorle, Tarantella, John Russo; Sonata en Quatours, Louis Antoine Dornel; Time is Vicious, Scott L. Miller; Three Preludes, George Gershwin; Tri Stavka, Mladin Pozajic Mark Weiger, oboe, oboe d’amour Andrea Gullickson, oboe, oboe d’amour S. Blake Duncan, English horn Greg Morton, bassoon

CD 9561 (BAR 7 89658 95612 9)
MASTERWORKS FOR CLARINET & PIANO: Dialogues for Clarinet & Piano, George Rochberg; Six Casual Developments, Henry Cowell; Two Studies/Three Preludes, John Russo; Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Jeremy Beck; Three Polemics, Randal Snyder Clarinet Sonata, Carolyn Bremer; Tune & Chase with Quickstep Dirge, Stephan Chandler John Russo, clarinet Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano

CD 9662 (BAR 7 89658 96622 4)
ART SONG HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS: With Strawberries, Leo Sowerby; A Persian Love Song, Dream Rivers, Stephen Paulus; Archaic Torso of Apollo, The Dance, Moor Swan, Alberto Ginastera; Chacarera, Triste, Zamba, Arorro, Gato, Heitor Villa-Lobos; Na corda da viola, Pobre Peregrino, Nesta Rua, Manda tiro tiro la, Maurice Dela: An Immorality, She Walks in Beauty, John Russo; Far beyond all Dreams, New Love, O lovely Venus, Jean Coulthard; The Return from Town, Branch by branch, Midas Poor Midas, From a Hotel Room, Leslie Adams Frederick Kennedy, tenor Henri Venazi, piano

CD 9763 (BAR 7 89658 97632 4)
PAUL DEPASS/WARNIAN EORTHE: Alexander Scriabine, etudes op. 42, Nos. 3,4,5/po.65, No. 3: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude in d, op. Posthumous, Fragments, Moment Musicaux, op. 16, No. 2 in eb min.; Chopin/Godowsky, etude in bouble sixths for left hand; Franz Liszt, Solree de Vienna, Valse Caprice No. 4 after Schubert; Robert Schumann, Presto Passionato in g minor, op. 22: Saint-Saens/Liszt/Horowitz-Danse Macabre; Samuel Barber, Ballade; francis Poulenc-Presto in Bb; Anne Conrad-Antoville-Elegy of Existence to Extinction. Paul Depass, pianist Anne Conrad-Antoville, Cellist Anthony C. Antoville, Speaker

CD 9664 (BAR 7 89658 96642 4)
DANISH/AMERICAN COMPOSERS: Goldranken, Abgrund, Bent Lorentzen; Contrasts, Mary J. Van Appledorn; Immotus, Ferruccio Germani; Prelude One, Prelude two, Lars Hegaard; Piano Sonata No. One, Toccata, Jeremy Beck; Five Dialogues, Gudrun Lund; Toccata No. 1, Toccata No. 2. John Russo Kristian Rasmussen, piano

CD 9665 (BAR 7 89658 96652 3)
LE VIOLON DE LA MORT: Sonata No. 2, Op. 27/2, E. Ysaye; Poeme Elegiaque, Op. 12, E. Ysaye; Le Violon de la Mort, Grete v. Zieritz Vivian Hoffman, violin Jennifer Huntly, piano

CD 9766 (BAR 7 89658 97662 1)
CHAMBER ART SOLOISTS/et al: Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, Gordon Jacob; Clarinet Trio,* (for clarinet, viola & piano), Gundrun Lund; String Quartet*, Theldon Myers; Serenade Magique, Kenneth Olson; Ragged Tree at Olive Ridge, John Drumheller, Chamber Ensemble/members Lindsayan Quartet CHAMBER ART SOLOISTS members with (John Russo, clarinet, Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano, Valerie Johnson, viola);Chester String Quartet* Lensayan String Quartet, with (Karen Haid, flute, Jeanmarie Riccobono, clarinet, Tina Tung, harp

CD 9867 (BAR 0 89658 98672 0)
PRELUDIO: Preludio, Intermezzo & Finale, Ernesto Pellegrini; Sonata for Cello & Piano*, John Russo; Vice Versa, Sheila Forrester; Montage, James Lentini; Mien, Paula Diehl; Io, Michael Zak John Russo, clar./Lydia Ignacio, piano/Cecylia Barczyk, cello/ Raynaldo Reyes, piano* Lalu Ensemble members St. Clair Trio Entrances Chamber Ensemble

CD 9868 (BAR 0 89658 98682 9)
MOSTLY FRENCH: Premiere Rhapsodie, Debussy ; Three Gymnopedies, Satie; Piece En Forme de Hobanera, Ravel; Petite Piece, Debussy; Clair Matin, Arabesques, Jeanjean; Alla Gitana, Dukas; Caprice, Milhaud; Sonatine, Suite for violin, clarinet & piano, Milhaud ;Trio for Clarinet in Bb, Khachaturian John Russo, clarinetist Lydia Walton Ignacio, pianist Sergiu Schwartz, violinist

CD 9970 (BAR 0 89658 99702 3)
FOUR PAINTINGS: Piano Sonata (1946), Elliott Carter; Four Paintings, (Kevin Class, piano) Lament for Cello, John Russo; Cellano Rhapsody*, (Cecylia Barczyk, cello, Reynaldo Reyes, piano), A Liszt Fantasie, M. J. van Appledorn Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano; Tokkata for piano*, Andrey Kasparov, Oksana Lutsyshyn*, piano; Piano Quartet, Georgia* Shreve (Oksana Lutsyshyn, piano/Jorge Aguirre, vln./Amadi Hummings, vla./Janet Kriner, vc.); Short Stories (1994) Robert Reno, (Althea Holdcroft, fl./Janna Hall, cl./David Clemensen, pf.

CD 9971 (BAR 0 89658 99712 3)
HUNGARIAN SYMPHONY: Concertino Op. 26, C. M. vonWeber; Clarinet Concerto in Eb Major, S. Mercadante(1795/1870); Flight of the Bumble Bee, Rimsky-Korsatov; Schnell, J. P. Russo; Psalm of an Orange Angel, Doug Davis; Concerto for Trumpet, M J van Appledorn; Tango, Millenium Fanfare, Henry Wolking: Matyas Antal, conductor; John Russo, clarinetist; Zoltan Molnar, trumpet

CD 0069
MUSIC FOR SOLO CLARINET & ORCHESTRA: Clarinet Concerto, John Russo; Five Miniatures, Sheila Forrester; Lament, Alan Hovhaness, Concertino, CMWeber, Presto, J.S. Bach Suite of Homages, Emma Lou Diemer

CD 0072 (BAR 0 89658 00722 7)
EXULTANT VOICES: Still Life with Sea and Whales, Lawrence Axelrod; Piano Sonata, Steven Roy Janow; Three Vocalises, R. Vaughan Williams; Dos Poemas, Joaquin Rodrigo; Gestures for Clarinet Quintet/ Five psalms/ Galilean Galaxies, Mary J. van Appledorn; Come Ready and See Me, Richard Hundley; Early One Morning, Percy Grainger; The Song of Black Max, William Bolcom Diane Ragains, soprano/Mary Stolper, flute/Fareed Haque, guitar/Brian Tarosian guitar; David Foley, piano; Nanette Canfield, soprano/David Bell, clarinet/Sean Gabriel, flute; Richard Diefenderfer/Trent Turner/Paul Skinner/Marcia Diehl-(Annapolis Clarinet Quartet); Karl Dent, tenor/Will Strieder,/trumpet/Clinton Barrick, piano; Michael Stoune, flute/Richard Meek, bassoon/Jane Ann Wilson, piano; Lesley Pryde, soprano, Laura Leon-Cohen, piano

CD 0173 (BAR 0 89658 01732 5)
AMERICAN COMPOSERS PIANO WORKS: Narrative, Op. 41, Nocturne, Op. 6, Lee Hoiby; Interlude 1, Op. Post. Souvenirs, Op. 28, Sonata, Op. 26, Samuel Barber, 1910-1981, Susan Sobolewski, Pianist

CD 0174 (BAR 0 89658 01742 4)
A TRIBUTE TO GERMAN LIEDER: Sechs deutsche Lieder Op. 103 Ludwig Spohr; Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Franz Schubert; Three Songs for Clarinet Soprano & Piano, John Russo; Echo, The Moon for sopraino & piano, Paul Hindemith; Drei Romanzen for clarinet & piano, Op. 94, Robert Schumann: John Russo, Clarinetist, Nkenge Simpson, Soprano, Lydia Walton Ignacio, Pianist

CD 0275 (BAR 0 89658 02752 2)
TRIO MASTER WORKS: Trio Op. 11 Ludwig van Beethoven; John Russo, clarinet, Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano ( Mirjam Ingolffson, vc.), Trio in A minor, Op. 114, BrahmsJohn Russo, clarinet, Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano (Cecilia. Barczyk, vc.); Trio for Piano, Clarinet & Cello, Vincent D’Indy:, John Russo, clarinet, Lydia Walton Ignacio, piano (Lorne Munroe, vc.)

CD 0276 (BAR 0 89658 02762 1)
COMPILATION: Amara Vigil, Rob Burbea, Jeoffrey Burleson, piano; Sonata for Violin & Piano, Myron Fink, Alyze Dreiling, violin, Myron Fink, piano; Peculiarities, Alice Moerk, Harry Faulk, clarinet, John Vaughan, guitar; Fidelio (excerpt) Beethoven, Angela Cadelago, soprano, Svetlana Gorzhevskaya, piano, J.D. Van Gagen, flute, Eric Gjovaag, violin, Robert Howard, cello
Queen of Spades, (excerpt) Tchaikovsky, Angela Cadelago, soprano, J.D. Van Gagen, flute, Eric Gjovaag, violin, Robert Howard, cello: Turandont, Puccini (excerpts), Angela Cadelago, soprano, Svetlana Gorzhevskaya, piano, J.D. Van Gagen, flute, Eric Gjovaag, violin, Robert Howard, cello, Parquet Musique, Mary J. van Appledorn, Mimi Noda, piano, Miniatures for Trombone Quartet, Mary J. van Appledorn Annapolis Trombone Quartet Sym. For Perc. Orch., Mary J. van Appledorn, Texas Tech Percussion Ensemble, Dr. Lisa Rogers, Director

CD 0377 (BAR 0 89658 02772 1)
CANTATA: Bard and the Prophet, John Schlenck, Moscow Choir/State Radio Television Orchestra; Elegie, Tchaikovsky; Two Sketches, Gordon Jacob, Chamber Society Orchestra of Philadelphia; Fanfare for Orchestra, van Appledorn, Lviv Philharmonic (Ukraine)

CD 0378 (BAR 0 89658 02782 1)
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN COMPOSERS: SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO, William Bolcom; Thomas Rutishauser, cello, Giacomo Franci, piano; DUO FOR CLARINET & CELLO, John Russo, John Russo, clarinet, Mirjam Ingolfsson, cello STRING QUARTET, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN, Lazar Trachtenberg, PACIFICA QUARTET; SONIC MUTATION, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Gail Barber, harp; DUO FOR FLUTE AND HARP, Noreen Inglesi Angela R. Mullins, flute, Su-ting Hsu, Harp; ARIA, William Grant Still ) Adagio (6:29), William Popp, Accordion; PARTITA, Alexander Tcherepnin William Popp, Accordion; SONATA DA CHIESA, for Oboe and Accordion (1981) Robert Young McMahan James Ostryniec, Oboe, Robert Young McMahan, Accordion

CD 0379 (BAR 0 89658 379 1)
ILLUSIONS: Clarke: Sonata in D Major for Violin & Piano; Helen Armstrong, violin/ Kazuko Hayami, piano Schlenck:, Sonata in Two Movements for cello & piano ,Wolfram Koessel, cello/Kazuko Hayami, piano Hindemith: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano, Armstrong Chamber Concerts: John Russo, clarinet/Helen Armstrong, violin/Wolfram Koessel, cello/ Robert Kulek, piano

CD 2380 (BAR 7 89658 03802 2)
MUSIC FROM UKRAINE: Clarinet Concerto, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Clarinet Concerto, Paul Hindemith; Passacaglia and Chorale, Mary Jeanne Van Appledorn; Volante, Randall Snyder:
Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuriy Lutsiv, Conductor; John Russo, Clarinetist

CD 0481 (BAR 7 89658 04812 0)
CANADIAN – AMERICAN COMPOSERS: CHERYL L. COONEY, SHAPES for Two Pianos and Percussion, Anita Bhadresa, Piano, Cheryl Cooney, piano, Nicholas Jacques, Percussionist; JOHN SCHLENCK, SONATA FOR CLARINET & PIANO; John Russo, clarinet, Emi Nakajima, piano; JOHN BURGE, SONATA BREVE NO. 2, John Russo, clarinet, Emi Nakajima, piano; EMMA LOU DIEMER, SIX SONGS, Nanette Canfield, soprano, Carla McElhaney, piano; JENS HANSON, SONGS OF THE MUSIC SCHOOL, Nanette Canfield, soprano, Carla McElhaney, piano; ÉRIC MARTY, BUOYANCY, Angela R. Mullins, flute, Su-Ting; Hsu, harp

CD 0482 (BAR 7 89658 04822 2)
JOHN RUSSO, Alto Saxophone, BassClarinet, LYDIA IGNACIO, Pianist; HINDEMITH, Sonata for Alto Saxophone & Piano, BOZZA,Gavotte des Damoiselles, Chanson A Bercer, Improvisation et Caprice; ROUSSEL, Vocalise; IBERT, Melopee RAVEL, Five o’clock, RUSSO, *Jaded Garden, (w. KAZUO TOKITO, flute/piccolo), Six Contemporary Studies

CD 0583 (BAR 7 89658 85832 8)
LVIV PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Ritual Piano Concerto, Yuriy Oliynyk, Oksana Rapita, Piano; Token for Soprano & Orchestra, Doug Davis, Susanna Raymond, Dramatic Soprano; Brunnhilde’s Immolation Scene from Gotterdammerung, Richard Wagner, Susanna Raymond, Dramatic Soprano, Yuriy Lutsiv, Conductor

CD 0584 (BAR 7 89658 05842 6)
FROM MOSCOW WITH LOVE: Aaron Copland, Clarinet Concerto; American Triptych for solo clarinet, John Russo; Clarinet Concerto, John Schlenck; Moment X for solo clarinet, Ernesto Pellegrini; Symphony No. 2, John Schlenck: John Russo, Clarinet/Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra, Sergei Skripka, conductor

CD 0685 (BAR 089658 06852 5)
CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ART: Sonata No. 2 for violin & piano, Fink, Alyze Dreiling, violin, Myron Fink, piano; Jonathan Edwards for organ, Michael Zak, Marie Zak, organ, Starburst for three vibraphones & marimba, M. Zak, (medi generated); Love Songs for a Mediterranean God, Ken Walicki, Galvez, fl. Kyle Champion,cello, Brian Head, guitar; Two Songs, Norene Inglesi, Three Songs, John Russo, Fredrick Redd, baritone, John Russo, clarinet, Stephen Framil, cello, Mary Jo Pena, piano

CD 0686 (BAR 7 89658 06862 3)
CONTRASTS: Serenade & Capriccio, Bruce J. Taub; Three Ostinati, John Russo; Matrices, Mary J. Van Appledorn; Harvey Pittel, Alto Saxophone, Craig Williams, piano; Studi for Saxophone alone, Anthony E. Vazzana; Duolog, for alto saxophone & piano, Ernesto Pellegrini; Concerto for saxophone & piano, Robert Cuckson, Harvey Pittel, Saxophone, Michelle Schumann, piano

CD 0887 (BAR 1 25002 74135 0)
St. Petersburg Orchestra; John Russo, clarinet/Chester Quartet
Carl Nielsen, Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra, Op. 57; John Russo, Bagatelles for Clarinet & Orchestra; Emma Lou Diemer, Poem of Remembrance; JohnSchlenck, Jazz Raga for Clarinet; Paul Hindemith, Quintet for Clarinet & Strings

CD 0988 (BAR 7 89658 09882)
CONTEMPORARY ART: Clarinet Concerto, Robert Dusek, U.C. Colorado Orchestra, Olson, cond., Russo, Cl.; Concerto for 2 Pianos, Cheryl Cooney; St. Petersburg Orch, Shteinlukht, conductor, Cooney/Bhadresa, pianos; Scream, Vittorio Furgeri, Moravian Phil. Orch. ,Suben, cond.; Scale Countdown, John Schlenck, Li, piano; Memory of Splendid Music, Mary J vanAppledorn, Burroughs, mez sop,./Sifford, piano

CD 0989 (BAR 7 89658 09892)
CLASSICAL/ROMANTIC/MASTERS:John Russo, clarinet- Unkyoung Kim, viola William Heiles, piano- Vertigo String Quarte: Trio, KV 498, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Fairy Tales, Opus 132, Robert Schumann; Quintet, Opus 115, Johannes Brahms; John Russo, Clarinet/Unkyoung Kim, viola/William Heiles, piano/Vertigo String Quartet

CD 1190 (BAR 7 89658 011902)
SONATAS/BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata Op. 120 No. 1 Johannes Brahms, (Ang Li, Piano): Clarinet Sonata Op. 120 No. 2, Johannes Brahms; Clarinet Sonata No. 6, John Russo; (Liza Stepanova, Piano) Clarinet Sonata No. 2, John Schlenck; (Liza Stepanova, Piano)

CD 1191 (BAR 7 89658 1191)
MOZART & THE CONTEMPORARY, JOHN RUSSO, CLARINET; THE OLD CITY STRING QUARTET Quintet for Clarinet & String Quartet, K.581, W. A. Mozart CD 1191; Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, John Russo; Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, John Schlenck; String Quartet No. 2, Mina Fan; String Quartet No. 2, Lary Hoffman

CD 1192 (BAR 7 896811927)
MUSIC FROM PRAGUE John Russo, Clarinet, Ang Li, Piano; Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet & Orchestra, C. M. von Weber; Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra, Darius Milhaud; Monologue for unaccompanied Clarinet, Ernst Krenek; Concerto for Piano & Chamber Orchestra, John Schlenck, Swans for Orchestra, Bruce Reiprich: Hradec Kralove Orchestra, A. Sebastian Weiser, Conductor

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