Arabesque Records


Arabesque Records is an American record company and label specializing in jazz and classical music.
It was founded by Ward Botsford with Caedmon Audio as a classical music label. In 1988 it was acquired by Botsford and Marvin Reiss, becoming an independent label, and in 1992 added jazz to its production, with early releases by Craig Handy and Carmen Lundy. Its catalogue grew to include Jane Ira Bloom, Thomas Chapin, Dave Douglas, Art Farmer, Billy Hart, Myra Melford, and Charles McPherson, and Horace Tapscott.

Discography

Classical (early issues)

Schubert and Schnabel – An Historical Recording, Volume IV., Therese Behr Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sir Yehudi Menuhin Conducting the English Chamber Orchestra The Complete Chopin Piano Works – Garrick Ohlsson, piano Music of Alkan – Ronald Smith, piano The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes Brahms – Ian Hobson, piano George Gershwin: An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F – London Symphony Orchestra, Mitch Miller, conductor, David Golub, piano Mozart: Complete Works for Four Hands – Artur Balsam & Gena Raps, piano Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica; 4 Orchestral Songs – Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Benjamin Britten: Illuminations; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Simple Symphony - English Chamber Orchestra; Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor Dmitri Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto; Age of Gold Suite - Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra; Garrick Ohlsson, Piano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor

Classical (later issues)

Encore Rossini, Rockwell BlakeInner Cities, Alvin Curran, Bruce Brubaker, pianoKarol Szymanowski: Solo Piano Works, Emily White, piano