October 2016

October 2016
New Release Sampler from Divine Art Recordings Group
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NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH:
Divine Art DDA 25136
Mozart: Serenades for Wind Instruments
Divine Art DDA 25142
Russian Piano Music, volume 12: Sergei Bortkiewicz
Métier MSV 28551
‘Sea to the West – contemporary vocal music
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W. A. Mozart:
Wind Serenades
European Union Chamber Orchestra Wind Octet
conducted by Santiago Mantas
Mozart’s Wind Serenades are among his most joyful and melodious
compositions, and this fine performance by the young musicians of
the EUCO Wind Octet certainly displays the exuberance and high
spirits of the young composer. The Gran Partita K. 361, needs little
introduction, being so popular. Its seven movements make it one of
Mozart’s most extended chamber works.
K. 375, in E major, has an interesting history revealed in the album
booklet. Originally written for sextet, Mozart revised it for Octet, but
when the score was published, it was found that the second minuet
had been omitted, and a spurious bar added. This is the first
recording (as far as we know) of the Octet version as Mozart
intended.
Santiago Mantas has toured over thirty countries as both conductor
and concert pianist, and is also a successful composer of music for
feature films and documentaries. He has been preparing a
performing edition of Schumann’s Fourth Piano Sonata of which the
sketches were recently discovered.
WORKS LISTING
Serenade for Wind Instruments in B flat, K. 361
Serenade for Wind Instruments in E flat, K. 375
https://youtu.be/Gy2cyX4WfCs
LINKED TITLES
MOZART: Piano Sonatas
New insights into popular works
Diana Boyle (piano)
Divine Art DDA 21227 (2CD)
‘UNHEARD MOZART’
Completions and reconstructions
of unfinished pieces – all premiere recordings
Anthony Goldstone (piano)
Divine Art DDA 25051
RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2016
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Popular works from core repertoire
Mozart – everyone’s favourite!
PREMIERE recording of corrected version of K.
375, the E major Serenade
Lively and invigorating performances by fine
ensemble of young musicians
Recorded in London, November 2015
Album duration 77:21
Booklet notes in English
Sample track on YouTube
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Order #: DDA 25136
Barcode: (0)809730513626
Artist: European Union Chamber Orchestra
(Wind Octet), Santiago Mantas conducting
Price Point: standard full price
Label: Divine Art
Genre: Classical (chamber/orchestral)
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‘MOZART ON REFLECTION’
Works for two pianos including transcriptions,
completed sketches and rarities
Goldstone and Clemmow (piano duo)
Divine Art DDA 25046
Divine Art Recordings Group
2 Lady Hamilton Drive, Swarland, Morpeth NE65 9HH, UK
333 Jones Drive, Brandon, VT 05733, USA
[email protected] www.divineartrecords.com
Distribution by Naxos
Russian Piano Music, vol. 12:
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Alfonso Soldano (piano)
Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) was born in the Ukraine, spent time in
Germany and became an Austrian citizen but always remained truly
Russian at heart, and as such is a true successor of the Romantic
tradition of Tchaikovksy. Only recently has his music found popularity
in the west, which is very strange since, as a contemporary of
Rachmaninov, his music has every wonderful characteristic of the
popular romantic genre.
Alfonso Soldano is professor of piano performance at the Braga
Conservatory in Teramo, Italy. He was a student of Ciccolini and is
renowned for his virtuosity. He was awarded the International Gold
Medal for ‘Best Italian Artist’ in 2013 and has won many other
compositions. He is also the biographer of Bortkiewicz, and has
therefore studied this music in great depth, and has produced magical
performances.
WORKS LISTING
Lyrica Nova, Op. 59
Etude in D flat major, Op. 15 No. 8
Nocturne, Op. 24 No. 1
Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 8
Prelude, Op. 13 No. 5
Prelude, Op. 40 No. 4
Prelude, Op. 66 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 60
https://youtu.be/vTMuUynNL0U
LINKED TITLES
RUSSIAN PIANO MUSIC SERIES:
DDA 25080 vol. 1 Shostakovich and Comrades (Murray McLachlan)
DDA 25081 vol. 2 Vladimir Rebikov (Anthony Goldstone)
DDA 25083 vol. 3 Reinhold Glière (Anthony Goldstone)
DDA 25084 vol. 4 Sergei Lyapunov (Anthony Goldstone)
DDA 25085 vol. 5 Anton Arensky (Anthony Goldstone)
DDA 25095 vol. 6 Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Dukachev)
DDA 25096 vol. 7 Sergei Prokoviev (Sergei Dukachev)
DDA 25100 vol. 8 Modest Mussorgsky (Anthony Goldstone)
DDA 25105 vol. 9 Mieczysław Weinberg I (Murray McLachlan)
DDA 25107 vol. 10 Mieczysław Weinberg II (Murray McLachlan)
DDA 25130 vol. 11 Galina Ustvolskaya (Natalia Andreeva)
Divine Art Recordings Group
2 Lady Hamilton Drive, Swarland, Morpeth NE65 9HH, UK
333 Jones Drive, Brandon, VT 05733, USA
[email protected] www.divineartrecords.com
RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2016
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Composer with a rapidly growing following
Artist with special closeness to composer as his
biographer
Popular style, related to Tchaikovsky, Chopin and
Rachmaninov
Highly virtuosic performance
Recorded in Italy in 2016
Album duration 69:39
Detailed programme notes
Booklet notes in English
Part of successful and popular series
Much opportunity to cross sell vols 1-11
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Order #: DDA 25142
Barcode: (0)809730514227
Artist: Alfonso Soldano (piano)
Price Point: standard full price
Label: Divine Art
Genre: Classical – instrumental / piano
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Distribution by Naxos
Sea to the West
contemporary vocal music
Elizabeth Hilliard (soprano)
This album of contemporary works for solo voice with occasional
electronics is a snapshot of all that is best in the world of new vocal music.
The six works by four composers are all different in every possible way,
except that they are written for the solo voice. In each of these pieces, the
exquisite soprano Elizabeth Hilliard demonstrates amazing virtuosity,
vocal dexterity and amazing control over techniques such as microtones
and lengthy glissandi.
Two works are contributed each by leading English composer Christopher
Fox, for whom these pieces are relatively less adventurous than his
instrumental material, and by Irish composer Gráinne Mulvey: each a real
modern masterpiece. Add music from Linda Buckley and David Bremner
for an experience out of the ordinary, but still not inaccessible – in fact
this type of programme might persuade many to investigate more
modern music.
Each of the works is receiving its first recording.
WORKS LISTING
RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2016
Christopher Fox : Sea to the West : Magnification
Gráinne Mulvey: Phonology Garden : Eternity is Now
Linda Buckley: Númarímur
David Bremner: Logic Ballad #2
Marketing Points
https://youtu.be/xgVu5ryHEWE
LINKED TITLES
Christopher Fox: You, Us, Me: MSVCD 92031
Christopher Fox: Inner: MSVCD 92022
Christopher Fox: Straight Lines in Broken Times: MSVCD 92081
Christopher Fox: Catalogue Irraisonnée: MSVCD 92104
Christopher Fox: Natural Science: MSV 28526
More Fox on:
Feldman and Fox Clarinet Quintets: MSVCD 92082
Contours, works for Clarinet: MSVCD 92074
Greatest Hits of All Time: MSV 28513
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Fine contemporary compositions
All world premiere recordings
Advanced music but also accessible to fans of
ambient, Eastern, meditational, and other genres
Recorded in Ireland in April 2016
Album duration 69:43
Song texts printed in booklet
Booklet notes in English
Sample track on YouTube
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Order #: MSV 28551
Barcode: (0)809730855122
Artist: Elizabeth Hilliard, soprano
Price Point: standard full price
Label: Métier
Genre: Classical / vocal (contemporary/avant-garde)
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Gráinne Mulvey’s Etude included on ‘Gothic’ –
modern Irish piano music: MSV 28549
Divine Art Recordings Group
2 Lady Hamilton Drive, Swarland, Morpeth NE65 9HH, UK
333 Jones Drive, Brandon, VT 05733, USA
[email protected] www.divineartrecords.com
Distribution by Naxos
COMING SOON
November releases:
VYACHESLAV ARTYOMOV –
Symphony ‘On the Threshold of a Bright World’ and other orchestral works
NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC OF RUSSIA cond. VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
DDA 25143
VYACHESLAV ARTYOMOV –
Symphony ‘Gentle Emanation’ and other orchestral works
RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA cond. TEODOR CURRENTZIS & VLADIMIR PON’KIN
DDA 25144
‘WIND BLOWN’
Sonatas for Wind instruments by Peter Hope (composer of the BBC TV News theme!)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
DDA 25137
‘I AM WIND ON SEA’
Contemporary vocal music from Ireland
AYLISH KERRIGAN (mezzo-soprano), DEARBHLA COLLINS (piano)
MSV 28558
2017 (just a selection of releases from the first few months of the year)
‘MIND MUSIC’ works for clarinet and orchestra
ELIZABETH JORDAN & LYNSEY MARSH (clarinets); NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
DDA 25138
CD ISSUED TO AID PARKINSON’S UK
JIM PARKER - INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Superb instrumental works by one of the world’s leading TV composers (Music for House of Cards, Foyle’s War, Midsomer
Murders, etc..)
JOHN TURNER, SOLEM QUARTET, etc
DDA 25146
SCHOENBERG & BODLEY
Vocal works
AYLISH KERRIGAN (mezzo-soprano), DEARBHLA COLLINS (piano)
MSV 28560
‘THE PIANO AT THE BALLET, VOLUME 2’
Following the very popular first volume, we have here transcriptions of music from ballet with a French connection, from
the relatively well-known ‘Les Biches’ by Poulenc and Stravinsky’s ‘Pulcinella’ to some really fascinating rarities.. in piano
version these are all world premiere recordings
ANTHONY GOLDSTONE (piano)
DDA 25148
‘HYMNUS’
The fourth in our series featuring the superb organ music of American composer Carson Cooman, this selection following
the earlier ’Litany’ in being calmer music with a liturgical aspect though written for concert performance.
ERIK SIMMONS (organ)
DDA 25147
RHONA CLARKE: PIANO TRIOS
The appearance of Clarke’s 2nd Piano Trio on the recent ‘Dancing in Daylight’ album attracted much critical praise. Here
are several of Clarke’s works for the genre, again wonderfully performed by the acclaimed
FIDELIO TRIO
MSV 28561
and many more ... including the complete Schubert works for piano duet (7CDs), contemporary works for flute and
piccolo,, baroque harpsichord works by Johann Matheson, solo violin works by J S Bach , classical piano sonatas, chamber
works by Lydia Kakabadse, “The English Romantics”, the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, French music for piano duo,
chamber works by Rob Keeley and Kevin Raftery, piano music of Szymanowski.. all in preparation.
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