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New Release Highlights
Glenn Gould Remastered: The Complete Columbia Album
Collection [81 CDs]
‘Glenn Gould Remastered - The Complete Album’ Collection refurbishes
Gould’s complete approved studio
recordings using state-of-the-art
Direct Stream Digital® (DSD)
mastering technology. The set
Includes 3-CDs of interviews with
Gould and a 416 page hard-cover
book. It’s all here, from his brashly
controversial Mozart Sonata cycle
and spacious Brahms Intermezzi to his fiercely committed 20thcentury music interpretations and, of course, his bracing, joyous
and highly influential Bach. (81 CD) (Sony Classical)
81 SNYC 88875032222 $167.99 On Sale
Highlights from the 81 CD ‘Glenn Gould Remastered’ [2 CDs]
Best Of single-CD culled from ‘The Complete Columbia Album
Collection’.
2 SNYC 88875069952 $9.99 On Sale
Jean Martinon: The Late Years [14 CDs]
The box brings together recordings Martinon
made for both EMI and Erato, largely
focusing on French repertoire. It also
includes the first commercial releases of
live recordings dating from 1970 (Roussel’s
Symphony No 3), 1971 (Bartók’s Miraculous
Mandarin) and 1972 (Falla’s complete
Three-Cornered Hat). (rec. 1968-75) (14
CD) (Warner Classics)
14 WRNC 552547 $45.98
Nuance - The Piano Music of Eric Satie / Valentina Lisitsa
Following her recent, well-received
recordings of Glass, Nyman, and the Études
of Chopin and Schumann, pianist Valentina
Lisitsa now records works of Scriabin. For
the composer’s 100th anniversary in 2015,
Valentina delves into his lesser-known
works and finds some beautiful gems. All the
works included are recorded for Decca for
the very first time. (1 CD) (Decca)
DEC B002387102 $16.98
Vladimir Horowitz: Return to Chicago [2 CDs]
A world-premiere release on CD, this album
contains the live recording from Vladimir
Horowitz’s final recital in Chicago’s Orchestra
Hall on October 26, 1986. The concert program begins with two Scarlatti sonatas before
revisiting his favorite Mozart and Scriabin
pieces. The second half brings new repertoire
to the DG discography: the Schumann Arabesque and a Chopin Mazurka - 10 minutes of new Horowitz - before ending with a Chopin Scherzo and two evergreen encores. (2
CD) (Deutsche Grammophon)
2 DGG B002403702 $25.98
❦Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Franco Fagioli
A full recording of the original Italian
version (the Vienna version from 1762)
of Gluck’s beloved take on the Orpheus
myth, plus extra music written by Gluck for
later performances of his opera as well as
virtuoso arias for Franco Fagioli - a brilliant
showcase for him! The superb cast also
includes Malin Hartelius and Emmanuelle
De Negri. “This is a big spotlight for the relatively little-known
Insula Orchestra and Accentus choir, who are led by Equilbey with
verve and delicacy.” -The Times (3 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon)
3 DGG B002392902 $34.98
Mozart: Don Giovanni / Barenboim [BR or DVD]
Artists: Anna Netrebko,
Barbara Frittoli, Anna
Prohaska, Giuseppe Filianoti,
Peter Mattei, Bryn Terfel.
Daniel Barenboim/Teatro alla
Scala Opera Orchestra &
Chorus (live, 2011) (Deutsche
Grammophon) (90 min.; Pic
Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color;
Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo,
DTS HD Master Audio 5.1)
(BR) DGG B002415259 $33.98
(2 DVD) 2 DGG B002415309 $25.98
Recorded at the legendary La Scala in 2011, this
performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni features a
superb cast, all conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
Piano Legends: Michelangeli, Argerich,
Brendel [5 DVDs]
This sumptuous yet budget
priced 5 DVD collection highlights the careers of a trio of
incomparable and legendary
piano greats: Martha Argerich,
Alfred Brendel and Arturo Michelangeli. Performances of
complete works, concert footage, interviews, visits behind
the scenes & documentaries
make for a fascinating audio-visual experience. (5
DVD-Video) (Opus Arte) (Run Time: 630 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color; Sound
Fmt(s): PCM Stereo)
5 BOA 1153BD $38.99
Sibelius: Symphies Nos. 1 - 7 [3 BR or 5 DVD]
Artists: Hannu Lintu/
Finnish Radio SO Includes documentary
‘Sort of Sibelus’ (live,
Helsinki Music Centre)
. (Arthaus) (584 min.;
Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/
NTSC, 16:9, Color;
PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0)
(3 BR) 3 AHM 101797 $97.49
(5 DVD) 5 AHM 101796 $97.49
For the first time, the entirety of Sibelius’s symphonies are available in audio-visual format with the
outstanding addition of documentaries that precede each symphony narrated by Maestro Lintu.
Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri, secular
oratorio / Simon Rattle [2 SACD +BR Audio]
Artists: Sally Matthews, Kate
Royal, Bernarda Fink, Mark
Padmore, Simon Rattle/London SO & Chorus (2 SACDs
+Blu-Ray Audio) (LSO Live)
3 LSO 0782 $24.99
Simon Rattle is well-known for
being a champion of this rarely-heard work, and yet this is the first audio recording
he has made of it. Sir Simon Rattle says of the piece,
‘It’s the great masterpiece you’ve never heard... In
Schumann’s lifetime it was the most popular piece he
ever wrote, it was performed endlessly...”
New ‘White
Box’ Sets!
Eugene Ormandy conducts Sibelius [8 CDs]
Works: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7;
Finlandia; Valse triste; Violin
Concerto et al. Artists: Isaac
Stern & Dylana Jenson, violins, Eugene Ormandy/Philhadelphia Orch. (8 CD)
8 SBMG 88875108582 $23.99
Eugene Ormandy had an unprecedented 44 year
association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and
from his earliest years held an especial affinity for
the music of Jean Sibelius.
Paul Crossley plays Poulenc [3 CDs]
Works: Poulenc: The
Complete Music for Solo
Piano Artists: Paul Crossley,
piano (3 CD) (Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88875125882 $18.99
When it was originally released in 1990, Gramophone
Magazine stated this collection contained “subtle and musicianly playing...
the wistful element in his music deepened into a
slightly self-conscious ‘poetic’ lyricism...”
The Tokyo Quartet plays Haydn & Mozart [5 CDs]
Works: Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76/1-6 “Erdody”;
Mozart: String Quintets Nos.
2 & 3; Oboe Quartet; Clarinet Quintet; Flute Quartets
Artists: Tokyo Quartet;
James Galway, flute; Richard
Stoltzman, clarinet (5 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
5 SBMG 88875124582 $22.99
This 5 CD collection centers on the Tokyo Quartet’s
seminal late 1960s recordings of Haydn and Mozart.
John Williams: The Great Movie Scores [4 CDs]
Works: John Williams:
Music from Star Wars; Harry
Potter; Indiana Jones; E.T.;
Schindler’s List; Jurassic
Park & more Artists: John
Williams/Boston Pops Orch.;
London SO; Yo-Yo Ma,
Itzhak Perlman (4 CD)
4 SBMG 88875127322 $21.99
This set provides a vivid reminder of the prodigious
breadth and variety of William’s output.
Kathryn Stott: Complete Solo Recordings [9 CDs]
Works: Music of Chopin,
Rachmaninov, Liszt, Fauré,
Ravel, Debussy, Bridge,
Ireland, Walton et al. Artists:
Kathryn Stott, piano (9 CD)
9 SBMG 88875135622 $28.49
With a repertoire that includes
many of the great French
early 20th century composers, Stott has also staked
her foundation with the less heard piano compositions of British composers including William Walton
and Frank Bridge.
The Sony Opera House
Sony Opera House series offer an extensive selection of highly desirable
German pressed imports featuring the most sought-after recordings with
many titles newly re-mastered in 24bit High Resolution Audio.
Verdi: Il Trovatore / Zubin Mehta
Artists: Leontyne Price; Placido
Domingo, Sherrill Milnes,
Fiorenza Cossotto. Zubin Mehta/
Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New
Philharmonia Orch. (rec. 1969) (2
CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88883729262 $15.99
Rossini: La Cenerentola / Gabriele Ferro
1983) (2 CD)
Artists: Francisco Araiza,
Domenico Trimarchi, Enzo
Dara, Emilia Ravaglia, Marilyn
Schmiege. Gabriele Ferro/
Cappella Coloniensis; Chor des
Westdeutschen Rundfunks (rec.
2 SBMG 88697448142 $13.99
Weber: Der Freischütz / Bruno Weil
Puccini: La Bohème / Georg Solti
Verdi: Falstaff / Colin Davis
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West / Maazel
Artists: Gerhaher, Prégardien et al.; Bruno
Weil/Cappella Coloniensis Des WDR; WDR
Rundfunkchor Köln. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697856572 $11.99
Artists: Rolando Panerai,
AlanTitus, Frank Lopardo, Piero
de Palma, Ulrich Ress, Julie
Kaufmann. Colin Davis/Bavarian
RSO. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697458012 $13.99
Artists: Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé,
Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi et al.; Georg
Solti/London PO. Sherrill Milnes (Voice). (2 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697579022 $13.99
Artists: Mara Zampieri, Plácido Domingo, Juan
Pons; Lorin Maazel/Orch. del Teatro alla Scala. (2
CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88697446622 $13.99
Rossini: The Barber of Siville / La Scala Opera
Artists: Paolo Barbacini, Enzo
Dara, Marilyn Horne, Leo Nucci,
Samuel Ramey. Riccardo Chailly/
Teatro alla Scala Orch. (3 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88697527362 $18.99
Verdi: La Forza del Destino / James Levine
Artists: Price, Domingo, Milnes, Cossotto,
Giaiotti, Bacquier. James Levine/John Alldis
Choir; London SO. (rec. 1977) (3 CD) (Sony /
RCA)
3 SBMG 88697986002 $18.99
Verdi: La Traviata / Pierre Monteux
Artists: Rosanna Carteri,
Cesare Valletti, Leonard Warren.
Pierre Monteux/Rome Opera
House Orch. & Chorus (2 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88875051922 $15.99
Verdi: Luisa Miller / RCA Italian Opera
Artists: Anna Moffo, Carlo Bergonzi, Shirley
Verrett, Cornell MacNeil, Giorgio Tozzi, Ezio
Flagello. Fausto Cleva/RCA Italiana Opera Orch. (2
CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875073462 $15.99
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Emil Tchakarov
Artists: Yuri Mazurok, Anna Tomowa-Sintow,
Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Ghiuselev; Emil Tchakarov/
Sofia National Opera Chorus. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697448192 $13.99
R. Strauss: Guntram / Hungarian State Opera
Artists: Reiner Goldberg, Ilona
Tokody, Sandor Solyom-Nagy,
Istvan Gati, Janos Bandi. Eve
Queler/Hungarian Army Chorus;
Hungarian State Orch. (2 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697448162 $13.99
Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims / Claudio Abbado
Artists: Raimondi, Studer, Terrani, Gallo et
al.; Claudio Abbado/Berliner Philharmoniker;
Rundfunkchor Beriln. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697855682 $11.99
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Mozart: Magic Flute / James Levine
Artists: Ileana Cotrubas, José Van Dam, Eric
Tappy, Zdislawa Donat, Christian Boesch. James
Levine/Vienna Philharmonic (rec. 1981) (3 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88697527702 $18.99
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The
Abduction from the Seraglio) / Wallberg
Some Best-Selling
Box Sets!
Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Boulez, Paris Opera
Artists: Walter Berry, Isabel
Strauss, Fritz Uhl, Carl Doench.
Pierre Boulez/Paris Opera
Chorus; Paris Opera Orch. (rec.
1971) (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697446192 $13.99
Ambroise Thomas: Mignon / Antonio de Almeida
Artists: Marilyn Horne, Nicola Zaccaria, Frederica
von Stade et al.; John McCarthy/Ambrosian Opera
Chorus; Antonio de Almeida/Philharmonia Orch. (3
CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88697527332 $18.99
Richard Strauss: Salome / Erich Leinsdorf
Artists: Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes,
Richard Lewis, Regina Resnik, James King. Erich
Leinsdorf/London SO. (2 CD)
2 SBMG 88843058482 $15.99
Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Boston SO, Ozawa
Artists: Vladimir Atlantov, Maureen Forrester,
Mirella Freni, Sergei Leiferkus. Seiji Ozawa/Boston
SO; Tanglewood Festival Chorus (rec. 1992) (3
CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88697527712 $18.99
Verdi: Aida / MET, James Levine
Artists: Aprile Millo, Placido Domingo, Dolora
Zajick, James Morris, Samuel Ramey. James
Levine/Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan
Opera Orch. (rec. 1991) (3 CD) (Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88697527722 $18.99
Verdi: Aida / Rome Opera, Perlea
Artists: Zinka Milanov, Jussi Bjorling, Fedora
Barbieri, Leonard Warren, Boris Christoff. Jonel
Perlea/Rome Opera House Chorus; Rome Opera
House Orch. (rec. 1955) (3 CD) (Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88883729002 $18.99
Verdi: Falstaff / Vienna PO, Bernstein
Classical & Early Romantic Music in Authentic
Performances [50 CD set]
Artists: Malcolm Binns, Andras Schiff, Jaap Schroder, Christophe Coin et
al. Christopher Hogwood/
Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient
Music Chorus; New College
Choir, Oxford; Esterhazy String
Quartet; The Music Party. (50 CD) (Decca)
50 DEC B002386502 $126.98 On Sale
Following 2014’s Baroque Era box, L’Oiseau-Lyre
now focus on Classical and Early Romantic music.
Included are a significant number of albums which
have never before been on CD including the very first
period-instrument Beethoven Piano Sonatas cycle.
Previously Released - The Baroque Era
50 DEC B002072902 $145.99 On Sale
Martha Argerich: The Complete
DG Recordings [48 CDs]
Here, for the first time in a
single box set, are the 48
CDs Martha Argerich
recorded with DG and
Philips between 1960
and 2014! With this box
you can trace Martha Argerich’s recording career from the first 1960s radio
recordings of Chopin through the famous Ravel and
Prokofiev Concertos disc with Claudio Abbado, and
much, much more! (48 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 48 DGG B002364402 $149.99 On Sale
The Originals!
Artists: Siepi, Della Casa, Frick, Grummer et al.;
Dimitri Mitropoulos/Vienna State Opera Chorus. (3
CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88697985872 $18.99
Artists: Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi,
Sherrill Milnes. Georges Pretre/RCA Italiano Opera
Chorus; RCA Italiano Opera Orch. (rec. 1967) (2
CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88883727172 $15.99
Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Munich Radio SO
Verdi: Otello / James Levine
Artists: Placido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Sherrill
Milnes. James Levine/Ambrosian Opera Chorus;
National PO. (rec. 1978) (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88883729722 $15.99
A 50 CD Originals Jackets Collection celebrating
the 20th anniversary of The
Originals and featuring the
bestselling titles from the
series. Here are key recordings such as Beethoven 5th
and 7th by Kleiber, Mahler
5th from early in Karajan’s career, Dvorák Slavonic
Dances by Kubelik, Die
Schöne Müllerin from Wunderlich, Zauberflöte and Tristan
und Isolde by Böhm. This is a Special Limited Edition set - available only while quantities last.
B002171502 $149.99 On Sale
Korngold: Violanta, opera / Marek Janowski,
Verdi: Rigoletto / Renato Cellini
Karl Böhm: The Late Recordings [23 CDs]
Artists: Gruberová, Araiza, Orth, Leipnitz et al.;
Heinz Wallberg/Münchner Rundfunkorchester;
Bavarian Radio Choir (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)
2 SBMG 88697985862 $11.99
Mozart: Don Giovanni / Dimitri Mitropoulos
Artists: Renato Bruson, Eva Mei et al.; Roberto
Abbado/Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks;
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (2 CDs)
SBMG 88697856542 $15.99
Artists: Walter Berry, Eva Marton, Siegfried
Jerusalem, Horst Laubenthal, Ruth Hesse. Marek
Janowski/Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich RSO. (1
CD) (Sony / RCA)
SBMG 88697576502 $11.99
Handel: Rinaldo, opera / Jean-Claude Malgoire
Artists: Ileana Cotrubas, Carolyn Watkinson,
Jeanette Scovotti, Paul Esswood, Charles Brett,
Ulrik Cold. Jean-Claude Malgoire/La Grande
Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy. (3 CD) (Sony / RCA)
3 SBMG 88697576412 $18.99
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Artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ilva Ligabue,
Regina Resnik, Graziella Sciutti, Juan Oncina,
Rolando Panerai. Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO.
(2 CD)
2 SBMG 88843058382 $15.99
Verdi: La Traviata / Georges Pretre
Artists: Leonard Warren, Erna Berger, Jan
Peerce, Nan Merriman, Italo Tajo. Renato Cellini/
RCA Italiana Orch.; Robert Shaw Chorale. (rec.
1950) (2 CD)
2 SBMG 88883730112 $15.99
Wagner: Lohengrin / Bayreuth Festival
Artists: Peter Hofmann, Karan Armstrong,
Elizabeth Connell, Siegfried Vogel, Leif Roar,
Bern Weikl. Woldemar Nelsson/Bayreuth Festival
Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orch. (3 CD) (Sony /
RCA)
3 SBMG 88697527342 $18.99
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Karl Böhm was one of the most significant conductors
of the 20th century. The present set
makes available for the first time his
complete later recordings of orchestral
music on DG, including Mozart’s last
symphonies, Wagner’s orchestral music, the ninth symphonies of Beethoven,
Schubert and Dvorák, and the three final
symphonies of Tchaikovsky. (Deutsche Gramophone)
23 DGG B002327602 $74.48
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New Boxed Sets
New Boxed Sets
New Box Sets for December 2015
Stravinsky performs Stravinsky: Complete Columbia Collection, [57 CDs, book, bonus DVD]
Announcing a new, 56 CD plus DVD box set of legendary composer/conductor Igor Stravinsky’s complete works for Columbia Records! Featuring twenty
three performances never previously released on CD, plus seventeen performances newly remastered from the original analogue discs and tapes, as
well as mono recordings from the 1940s & 1950s and stereo issues from
the 1960s. Includes the DVD ‘Stravinsky in Hollywood’ with scenes
from 1940’s films brought together - for the very first time - with the
music that Stravinsky wrote for them. 264 page hardcover book and
original album artwork.
As the first composer in history to have conducted recordings of almost
his entire body of work, Stravinsky left the world a unique legacy of which
New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote in 1999: “In terms
of archival importance, this discography is the greatest landmark in the history of recorded music from the classical tradition.”
57 SNYC 88875026162 $167.99 On Sale
If the option above is a little rich, consider this - Works of Igor Stravinsky
“Works of Igor Stravinsky” is a re-issue of the legendary 22 CD Sony Complete Edition,
“Stravinsky: The Recorded Legacy”. All of the performances are conducted by Stravinsky
himself, and have been remastered in the best possible sound. What’s missing? There
are far fewer CDs and the set includes virtually no documentation, however, this is still a
highly desirable set, and the savings are significant! 22 SBMG 7103112CD 49.99
❦Igor Levit plays Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski
Works: Bach: Goldberg
Variations; Beethoven:
Diabelli Variations; Frederic
Rzewski (1938 - ): The
People United Will Never
Be Defeated Artists: Igor
Levit (Pno). (3 CD) (Sony
Classical)
3 SNYC 88875060962 $23.99 On Sale
“He plays with the maturity of a great artist and
looks set to be one of this century’s big names.”
-London Telegraph
Joachim Raff: Select Piano Works [6 CDs]
Artists: Tra Nguyen, piano (6 CD) (Grand Piano)
6 GRPO 728 $46.99 On Sale
Joachim Raff (1822-1882) was regarded by his
contemporaries as one of the foremost symphonists of his age, but in his extensive oeuvre of 329
compositions over half of them are for the piano.
Busch Quartet: The Warner Recordings [16 CDs]
Works: Chamber music of Bach, Beethoven,
Brahms, Geminiani, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Reger,
Schubert et al. Artists: Busch Chamber Players &
String Quartet; Rudolf Serkin, piano; Aubrey Brain,
horn et al. (16 CD) (Warner Classics)
16 WRNC 553027 $49.98
The Busch Quartet was particularly admired for its
interpretations of Brahms, Schubert and above all
Beethoven.
Earl Wild: Complete RCA Album Collection [5 CDs]
Works: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American
in Paris; Concertos by Liszt, Paderewski, Mozart,
Scharwenka plus solo piano works by D’Albert,
Balakirev & Madtner Artists: Earl Wild, piano (5
CD) (Sony) 5 SNYC 88875030742 $35.98 On Sale
A new five-CD Box that Includes three rare bonus
selections never before released on CD. .
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Yo-Yo Ma: The Classical Cello Collection [15 CDs]
.
Works: Concertos by Elgar,
Walton, Brahms (‘Double’),
Dvorák, Boccherini, Herbert,
Barber, Lalo, Saint-Saens
plus chamber works Artists:
Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern,
Kathryn Stott; Silk Road Ens.
et al. Silk Road Ensemble. (15
CD) (Sony Classical)
15 SNYC 88875130742 $45.99 On Sale
The 14 classic albums in this 15-CD originals
jackets collection have been selected by Yo-Yo
Ma from his vast discography of more than 80
original albums, recorded between 1979 and
2015. Included are five Grammy Award®-winning
recordings.
J.S. Bach: The Complete Organ Music [15 CDs]
Artists: Stefano Molardi,
organ (15 CD) (Brilliant
Classics)
15 BLC 95105 $58.49
The choice of instruments
was one that became a
serious consideration,
and Molardi plays on four
different organs all dating from the 18th century,
including the magnificent Silbermann organ in the
newly restored Dresden Cathedral from 1755.
Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings [50 CDs]
This special collector’s set features 13 programs
recorded at 25 solo recitals in 14 different concert
halls Between 1966 and 1983. While a few
extracts from these live recordings were selected
for release as award-winning albums, the vast
majority rested untouched in secure storage and
have remained unreleased for more than 30
years, until now, in state-of-the art 24bit / 96 KHz
mastering. 50 SNYC 88843054582 $156.99 On Sale
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New Year’s Concerts: Complete Works [23 CDs]
Works by: Joseph Lanner,
Johann I & II, Josef &
Eduard Strauss, Mozart,
Schubert, Weber, Brahms,
Berlioz, Suppé, Offenbach,
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Wagner
and Richard Strauss & much
more! Artists: Seiji Ozawa;
Zubin Mehta; Lorin Maazel; Clemens Krauss; Carlos
Kleiber; Herbert von Karajan; Maris Janssons;
Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Willi Boskovsky; Daniel
Barenboim; Claudio Abbado. Vienna PO (23 CD)
(Sony)
23 SNYC 88875032032 $68.99 On Sale
Issued in celebration of the 75th anniversary of
the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concerts,
this 23-CD box set contains ALL of the works ever
performed at the concerts from 1941 to 2015.
These iconic live performances are being issued
for the first time in a single box set.
Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies et al. [8 CDs]
Works: Tchaikovsky: Complete symphonies, including
‘Manfred’ and a reconstruction of sketches for a
7th symphony; Capriccio
Italien;’Rococo’ variations;
Suites from Snow Maiden,
Sleeping Beauty, Pique
Dame Artists: Lilya Zilberstein (Pno); Leonard
Elschenbroich (Clo). (8 CD) (Oehms)
8 OEH 027 $53.99
On these recordings, Mr. Kitaenko is at the helm of
the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, of which he has
held the post of Honorary Conductor since 2009.
The Mozart Recordings / Frans Bruggen [8 CDs]
Works: Mozart: Symphonies
Nos. 39-41; Violin Concertos;
Arias; Clarinet Concerto;
Requiem; Music for Horn et
al. Artists: Frans Brüggen/
Orch. of the 18th Century.
Joyce DiDonato (Mzz Sop);
Thomas Zehetmair (Vln);
Albert Bruggen (Clo); Claron McFadden (Sop);
Erwin Wieringa (Natural Horn). (8 CD) (Glossa)
8 GLS 921121 $49.99
The music of Mozart has always been one of the
raisons d’être of Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the
Eighteenth Century since its foundation back in 1981.
Sibelius: The Symphonies [4 CDs+Blu-Ray Audio]
Artists: Lorin Maazel/Vienna Philharmonic (rec.
1960s) (5 CD) (Decca)
5 DEC B002389802 $48.99
Decca and Abbey Road Studios have gone back
to the original tapes to make a definitive transfer
and present the re-mastered recordings on 4 CDs
and a High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc - an
unprecedented opportunity to hear these legendary
recordings in today’s the best possible sound. (5
CD) (Decca)
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Tout Satie!: Erik Satie Complete Edition [10 CDs]
Works: Piano works,
chamber music, songs,
choral works, orchestral
works, ballets of Eric Satie
Artists: various artists (10
CD) (Warner Classics)
10 WRNC 553008 $34.98
Erik Satie (1866-1925) was
a colorful figure in the early 20th century Parisian
avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later
artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive
music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
A Tribute to Rudolf Barshai, violist &
conductor [20 CDs]
Artists: Gilels, Kogan, Oistrakh, Sitkovetsky,
Nikolayeva et all. Rudolf Barshai/Moscow CO. (20
CD) (ICA Classics)
20 ICA 5136 $165.99
Featuring many never before released studio and
concert recordings from 1951-2012, this monumental 20 CD box set includes many first-time releases.
Les Menus Plaisirs de Louis XIV de Paris à
Versailles / Véronique Gens
Works by: Lully,
Charpentier, Delalande,
Couperin et al. Artists:
Véronique Gens,
René Jacobs; Philippe
Herreweghe/La Chapelle
Royale; William Christie/Les
Arts Florissants. (10 CD) (Harmonia Mundi)
10 HAR 2908717 $49.99
This collection presents the soundtrack to ordinary
days and grand nights at Versailles from the time
of the Sun King, Louis XIV.
Johann Melchior Gletle: Motets [4 CDs]
Works: Johann Melchior Gletle (1696-1765):
Motets, Op. 5 (Augsburg 1677) / Musica Fiorita,
Daniela Dolci Artists: Musica Fiorita, Daniela
Dolci (4 CD) (Pan Classics)
4 PAN 10337 $35.98 On Sale
With multiple hues coloring the instrumental
spectrum and the virtuosity of the vocal and
instrumental parts, the motets of Swiss Baroque
composer Johann Melchior Gletle are among the
most notable music to survive from his era.
Requiem: A collection of sacred works [16 CDs]
Works by: Ockeghem, Purcell, Mozart, Cherubini,
Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, Dvorák, Fauré, Duruflé
Artists: Theo Adam, Charles Bressler, Bonaldo
Giaiotti, Anna Tomowa-Sintow; Nicol Matt/Chamber Choir of Europe; Helmut Koch/Rundfunkchor
Berlin; Timothy Brown/Choir of Clare College,
Cambridge; Maurice Abravanel/Utah SO & Chorus.
(16 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 16 BLC 95104 $70.49
This release contains a comprehensive collection
of requiems that spans a thousand years, from the
Gregorian hymns of early Christianity right up to
modern laments of the 20th century.
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New from Naxos
NAXOS
—
New for December
New from Naxos
M asterworks of
Chamber Music
Max Reger (1873-1916): Complete Organ Works / Christian Barthen,
Stefan Frank, Bernard Haas, Edgar Krapp, Wolfgang Rubsam et al. [16 CDs]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 8 “Pathétique;”
No. 21 “Waldstein;” & No. 32 / Boris Giltburg
Brahms: Cello Sonatas, Opp. 38 & 99; Songs /
Gabriel Schwabe, cello; Nicholas Rimmer, piano
Max Reger (1873-1916) was the greatest German composer for organ after J.S.
Bach. His extensive series of works for the instrument include the popular Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Symphonic Fantasia and Fugue, and the glorious
Choral Preludes. Recorded over a fifteen-year period in stunning digital sound,
this critically acclaimed series, now available in one 16-CD box, features Reger’s
complete organ music played by twelve internationally admired organists on seven
different organs.
(16 CD) 16 NXS 8501601 $120.99 On Sale
Beethoven’s 32 piano
sonatas remain one of the
greatest and most rewarding
challenges for pianists to this
day. These three sonatas
represent Beethoven’s Early,
Middle and Late periods but
are united in the key of C.
(1 CD) NXS 8573400 $11.99 On Sale
A period of 21 years separates
Brahms’ two Cello Sonatas. Suffused with lyricism and ardour,
the First has become one of his
most popular chamber works.
The Second is more sober and
succinct than the earlier work, yet
no less original. Chosen to suit
the cello’s colour and articulation, the six songs are heard
in arrangements which stay as close as possible to the
originals. (1 CD) NXS 8573489 $11.99 On Sale
Sibelius: ‘Swanwhite’ Complete incidental
music etc. / Turku PO; Leif Segerstam (Vol. 5)
Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 3: Shostakovich,
Prokofiev, Scriabin, Rachmaninov / Septura
Works: Sibelius: Swanwhite, incidental music
for orchestra & organ,
Op. 54; The Countess’s
Portrait, for accordion
& string orchestra; The
Lizard, Op. 8 et al. (1
CD)
NXS 8573341 $11.99
“...the performances
are simply as fine as they can be.” (10/10) – David
Hurwitz, Classics Today
More in Segerstam’s Acclaimed Sibelius Series:
Vol. 1: NXS 8573299 | Vol. 2: NXS 8573300
Stretching back from
the stark Soviet soundscape of Shostakovich,
through the early modernism of Prokofiev to
the pre-revolutionary
opulence of Scriabin
and Rachmaninov,
Septura redresses a
lack of original music
for brass by these great composers with inventive
transcriptions. NXS 8573475 $11.99 On Sale
More from Septura Brass Ensemble on Naxos:
Vol. 1: NXS 8573314 | Vol. 2: NXS 8573386
John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 15
/ Marine Band of The Royal Netherlands Navy
William Bolcom: Canciones de Lorca; Prometheus
Works: Selections from Désirée; The Band Came
Back; Yorktown Centennial; Pet of the Petticoats
(1 CD)
NXS 8559745 $11.99 On Sale
“The March King” John Philip Sousa’s compositions
are known worldwide having been incorporated
into sporting events, special occasions and
military ceremonies. The Marine Band of the Royal
Netherlands Navy contribute to the vast Sousa
discography with this collection of familiar marches,
tangos, operetta excerpts and arrangements.
Pierre Rode (1774-1830): Violin Concertos
Nos. 2 & 8; Intro & Vars. on a Tyrolean Air
Artists: Friedemann Eichhorn, violin; Nicolás Pasquet/
Jena PO. (1 CD)
NXS 8573054 $11.99 On Sale
Pierre Rode was the star pupil of Viotti (the greatest
violinist of the day), in time becoming the leading
exponent of the French Violin School. A great
virtuoso - he premièred Beethoven’s last Violin
Sonata - he composed exclusively for his own
instrument and his thirteen concertos, along with his
Caprices, are his greatest compositional legacy.
Walter Saul (b.1954): Kiev 2014; Violin Concerto;
Overture for the Jubilee, Metamorphosis et al.
Artists: Theodore Kuchar/National Sym. of
Ukraine. James Buswell (Vln); Walter Saul (Pno)
(1 CD) NXS 8559791 $11.99 On Sale
Composer and pianist Walter Saul is the recipient
of 24 ASCAP awards and numerous other honors.
His mission as a composer is ‘to create musical
icons, windows of sonic light’ which point towards
Christian spirituality.
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Artists: René Barbera, tenor; Jeffrey Biegel,
piano; Carl St. Clair/Pacific Chorale; Pacific Sym.
(1 CD) (Naxos)
NXS 8559788 $11.99 On Sale
Krzysztof Penderecki: “A Sea of Dreams did
Breathe on Me” - Songs of reflection & nostalgia
Artists: Antoni Wit/Warsaw PO. Ewa Marciniec,
mzz sop. (1 CD) NXS 8573062 $11.99 On Sale
Composed for the final concert of the Chopin bicentenary celebrations in Warsaw in 2010, Powialo na
mnie morze snów... (A sea of dreams did breathe on
me... ) is an extended song cycle comparable in scale
Penderecki’s Eighth Symphony [NXS 8570450].
J.N. Eggert (1779-1813): Symphonies Nos. 1 &
3; ‘Svante Sture;’ ‘The Moors in Spain’ Suites
Artists: Gerard Korsten/Gavle SO. (1 CD) (Naxos
(USA)
NXS 8572457 $11.99 On Sale
Born on the island of Rügen off Germany’s Baltic coast,
Joachim Nikolas Eggert arrived in Sweden in 1803,
soon establishing himself as a progressive conductor
and introducing Beethoven to Stockholm audiences.
First of a two-volume set, these two symphonies alone
demonstrate that Eggert should be considered one of
the more important composers of his era.
José Viana da Mota (1868-1948): To the Homeland, sinfonia; Ines de Castro, tone poem et al.
Artists: Alvar Cassuto/Royal Liverpool PO. (1
CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573495 $11.99 On Sale
The most distinguished pianist of his generation, a
brilliant pedagogue and a highly gifted composer,
José Viana da Mota was a towering personality
in the field of Portuguese music. This recording
presents his complete orchestral works.
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Poulenc, Françaix, Martinu, Durey: 20th C.
Harpsichord Music / Christopher D. Lewis
Performing on a 1930s
Pleyel harpsichord, Christopher Lewis has chosen a
programme of 20th-century
works by French or Frenchbased composers.
Works: Louis Durey
(1888–1979): Inventions;
Jean Françaix (1912–97): Pièces; Bohuslav Martinu
(1890–1959): Harpsichord Sonata; Impromptus et
al.; Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): Suite française
FP 80. Artists: Christopher D. Lewis, harpsichord.
(1 CD)
NXS 8573364 $11.99 On Sale
Manuel Ponce: Guitar Music, Vol. 3 – Four
Guitar Sonatas / Aleksandr Tsiboulski, guitar
Although he was already
an established figure in
Mexico City, Manuel Ponce’s
life was transformed after
meeting the guitar virtuoso
Andrés Segovia in 1923.
Their subsequent life-long
friendship and artistic
collaboration started with the sprightly wit and
airy playfulness of the Sonata ‘Mexicana’. Peeling
aside Segovia’s editorial changes, Aleksandr
Tsiboulski’s virtuosic performances return as much
as possible to Ponce’s original manuscripts.
(1 CD) NXS 8573284 $11.99 On Sale
John Cage: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 1
Works: Ryoanji; Two; 3 Pieces for Flute Duet; Music for
Two Artists: Katrin Zenz & Uwe Grodd, flutes; Chara
Iacovidu, piano
NXS 8559773 $11.99 On Sale
Spanning a fifty year period, this first volume of
John Cage’s complete works for flute with Katrin
Zenz provides a way to access Cage’s music and
hear his development throughout the decades of
his impressively long career.
Francisco António de Almeida (1702-1755): Il
Trionfo d’Amore, scherzo pastorale
Artists: Marcos Magalhaes/Os Musicos do Tejo;
Voces Caelestes. 2 NXS 8573380 $22.99 On Sale
Studies in Rome equipped Francisco António de
Almeida for high musical standing at the court of
the Portuguese King, João V. Il Trionfo d’Amore
reveals de Almeida to be one of the outstanding
Portuguese composers of the eighteenth century.
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W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 35 & 41 arr.
for flute, violin, cello & piano by J.N. Hummel
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
(1778-1837) produced a series
of inspired arrangements of
Mozart’s symphonies. As a
child of eight he had lodged
and studied with Mozart and
these arrangements demonstrate a profound understanding of his teacher’s art. Vol.1: NXS 8572841
Artists: Martin Rummel (Clo); Friedemann Eichhorn (Vln); Uwe Grodd (Flt); Roland Krüger (Pno).
(1 CD)
NXS 8572842 $11.99 On Sale
Anton Arensky (1861-1906): Piano Quintet, Op.
51; String Quartet No. 2; Piano Trio No. 1
Concerts Berlin
Anton Arensky belonged to
the generation between Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov,
his early flair leading Tolstoy
to state that, “among the new
composers he is the best, he
is simple and melodious.”
Artists: Frank Dodge/Spectrum
NXS 8573317 $11.99 On Sale
Bright Sheng (b.1955): A Night at the Chinese
Opera / Shanghai Quartet; Peter Serkin, piano
Described as “a fresh voice in
cross-cultural music” by the
MacArthur Foundation, whose
Fellowship he was awarded,
Bright Sheng has become
one of today’s most widely
performed composers.
NXS 970235 $11.99 On Sale
Eleanor Cory (b.1943): Things Are; String
Quartet No. 3; Violin Sonata No. 1 et al.
Eleanor Cory’s music is performed internationally and
has been recognized by many
awards and commissions
including the National Endowment for the Arts. The shifting
musical languages that give
her compositions their unique
vibrancy include the “modal, tonal, atonal mix” of her
First Violin Sonata, as well as jazz elements.
Artists: Momenta Quartet; Jayn Rosenfeld, flute;
Stephen Gosling, piano; Curtis Macomber et al.
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NXS 8559784
$11.99 On Sale
(1 CD)
New Vocal Titles
New Vocal Titles
New Vocal Albums for December
Baroque Divas / Genaux, Nesi, Prina, Basso
Arias by: Caldara, Giovanni
Porta, Domenico Natale
Sarro, Leonardo Vinci,
Gluck, Bononcini, Hasse,
Vivaldi, Veracini Artists:
Vivica Genaux, Sonia Prina,
Mary-Ellen Nesi, Romina
Basso; George Petrou/
Armonia Atenea. (1 CD) (Decca)
DEC B002415802 $15.48
Decca Classics presents Baroque Divas, a new
album of Baroque arias featuring Vivica Genaux,
Mary-Ellen Nesi, Romina Basso and Sonia Prina.
Accompanied by the superb Greek orchestra
Armonia Atenea under conductor George Petrou,
the foursome brings to life the rich heritage of
Baroque opera
Schubert Lieder Orchestrated / Elsner, tenor
Works: Transcriptions of
Schubert songs for voice &
orchestra by Max Reger &
Anton Webern, including: An
den Mond; An die Musik; Der
Erlkönig; Greisengesang;
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus et
al. Artists: Christian Elsner,
tenor; Marek Janowski/Berlin Radio SO (1 SA Hybrid) (PentaTone)
PTE 5186394 $19.99
While it is no surprise to learn that many
composers, including Reger and Webern, made
arrangements of Schubert’s Lieder, what is
surprising is how seldom they tend to feature in
concert or on record. This release showcases
thirteen Schubert songs in orchestrated versions
by Max Reger and four such by Anton Webern.
Aribert Reimann (b.1936): Lieder
Artists: Christiane Oelze, soprano; Leipzig String Quartet (1 CD) (MD&G)
MDG 3071921 $17.99 On Sale
Composer Aribert Reiman has arranged songs by Mendelssohn, Brahms, and
Schumann for string quartet and soprano, forming a moving program covering the entire spectrum of the romantic emotional world.
❦Musorgsky: Songs and Romances
Works: Mussorgsky:
Darling Savishna; Desire
(Zhelaniye); Gathering
Mushrooms; Hebrew Song;
Noch’ (Night); Songs and
dances of death et al.
Artists: Katherine Broderick
(Sop); Sergey Rybin (Pno).
(1 CD) (Stone Records)
SOER 8058 $17.49
“Sumptuous.” -Opera Now “Broderick’s star-bright
soprano creates sensuous nocturnes of silent
love.” -BBC Music Magazine
Con eco d’Amore - Scarlatti arias for Soprano
Works: Rarely heard arias
from cantatas, serenatas
and operas by Alessandro
Scarlatti Artists: Laurence
Cummings/The English
Concert. Mark Bennett (Tpt);
Elizabeth Watts (Sop) (1
SA Hybrid CD) (Harmonia
Mundi)
HAR 807574 $19.99
Soprano Elizabeth Watts voice has been described
by International Record Review as, “one of the
most beautiful Britain has seen in a generation.”
Karl Weigl (1881-1949): Selected Songs
Artists: Sophie Klussmann, soprano; Sebastian
Noack, baritone; Oliver Triendl, piano. Soloists of
Deutsches SO Berlin. (1 CD) (Capriccio)
CAP 5259 $15.49 On Sale
Composer Karl Weigl, a prominent figure of Jewish descent, fled Nazi Germany for the US in 1938,
where he died 1949, with much of his large output lying neglected. One can hope that recordings such as
the present one will help to raise interest in his music.
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Arias for Luigi Marchesi / Ann Hallenberg, mz
Artists: Stefano Aresi/Stile
Galante (1 CD) (Glossa)
GLS 923505 $18.99
Luigi Marchesi was the great
castrato of the Napoleonic
Era, and through the discovery of contemporary accounts of the singer’s musicmaking, Ms. Hallenberg has recreated his art right
down to the ornamentation.
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Rudolf Schock
Artists: Rudolf Schock, tenor; Gerald Moore,
piano (rec. 1958) (1 CD) (Relief) RLF 3006 $18.99
On this album, the renowned lyric tenor and lied
singer, Rudolf Schock, beautifully renders Franz
Schubert’s lied cycle “Die schöne Müllerin.”
❦Arias for Benucci / Matthew Rose, baritone;
Katherine Watson & Anna Devin, sopranos
Arias: Arias written for buffo bass-baritone
Francesco Benucci by Mozart; Giovanni Paisiello;
Antonio Salieri; Giuseppe Sarti; Vicente Martin y
Soler Artists: Jonathan Cohen/Arcangelo (1 CD)
(Hyperion)
HYP 68078 $17.99 On Sale
“Although Rose is described as a baritone on
the cover, he is more of a high bass, ideal for
Benucci’s roles...” -Sunday Times
‘Im schönen Strome’ - Heine Lieder / Immler
Songs by: Robert Franz (1815-1892), Liszt &
Schumann Artists: Christian Immler (Bass);
Georges Starobinski (Pno). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS
(Sweden)
BIS 2143 $21.99
Exploring the songs of Robert Franz, Christian Immler
was moved by his findings to devise a program including 23 of the composer’s often quite brief songs.
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‘Autograph’ - Ian Bostridge, tenor [7 CDs]
Néère - French Art Songs / Véronique Gens
Works: Operatic Excerpts
and Songs of Mozart,
Handel, Monteverdi, Britten,
Schubert, Schumann, Wolf
et al. Artists: Ian Bostridge
(tenor), with Simon Rattle,
Antonio Pappano, Charles
Mackerras, Oliver Knussen
(7 CD) (Warner Classics) 7 WRNC 552551 $26.99
Ian Bostridge is a singer of compelling vocal and linguistic color who is renowned for his dynamic opera
roles and commanding presence on the recital stage.
Works: Songs by Henri
Duparc, Reynaldo Hahn,
Ernest Chausson Artists:
Véronique Gens, soprano;
Susan Manoff, piano (1 CD)
(Alpha Productions)
AHP 215 $16.99 On Sale
The French mélodie enjoyed
its golden age in the last three decades of the 19th
century. While easily approachable, these scores
foretell the passing of the era of Romanticism.
Handel: Vocal Duets & Trios / La Risonanza
Artists: Sally Silver: soprano; Richard Bonynge:
piano (1 CD) (Somm)
SOMM 151 $17.49
These songs are beautifully suited to Sally Silver’s
voice, who has had an illustrious and highly
regarded career in French song and opera.
Artists: Roberta Invernizzi, Silvia Frigato, Krystian
Adam, Thomas Bauer. Fabio Bonizzoni/La
Risonanza. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 921517 $18.99
These duets and trios come from an astonishingly
fertile, brief stay Handel made in Italy from 1707-09,
and display the influence of Corelli and Scarlatti.
‘Bridges’ - Hans Eisler: Hollywood Songbook
Works: Hans Eisler: Hollywood Songbook (1943);
Prokofiev: Pieces arranged for
trio and voice Artists: Laurent
Naouri, bass baritone; Guillaume de Chassy, piano; Arnault
Cuisinier, bass; Thomas Savy,
clarinet (1 CD) (Alpha)
AHP 210 $16.99 On Sale
The repertoire of these musicians treads a path
that skirts and blends the edges of jazz improvisation and classical repertoire.
Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde / Bernstein
Artists: Christa Ludwig, mz; René Kollo, tenor;
Leonard Bernstein/Israel PO (rec. 1972) (1 CD)
(Sony / RCA)
SBMG 88697806222 $10.49
Remastered in 24 bit High Resolution Audio.
In Memoriam Maureen Forrester
Works: Mahler: Des Knaben
Wunderhorn; Ruckert-Lieder
Artists: Maureen Forrester,
contralto; Heinz Rehfuss,
bass; Felix Prohaska/Vienna
Festival Orch.; Ferrenc Fricsay/RIAS SO Berlin. (1 CD)
PGA 250313 $21.99 On Sale
A favorite of Bruno Walter, Canadian contralto
Maureen Forrester became one of the foremost
interpreters of the Mahlerian style, and the heir
apparent to Kathleen Ferrier.
Tchaikovsky: Romances for Voice & Piano Complete Collection [6 CDs - Special Edition]
Artists: Irina Arkhipova, sop.; Elena Obraztsova,
mzz.; Muslim Magomaev, bar. et al. (6 CD)
(Melodiya)
6 MELY 1002361 $66.99
The six-disc set features all of the composer’s
103 romances for voice and piano, including rare
cycles such as 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54,
and 6 romances after French poets, Op. 65. The
recordings were made between 1962 & 1990.
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Les Amoureuses - Songs by Jules Massenet
‘’Fiançailles pour rire’ / Natalie Dessay
Works: French art songs
from the 19th & 20th centuries by Chabrier, Chausson,
Henri Duparc, Gabriel Fauré
and Francis Poulenc Artists:
Natalie Dessay (Sop); Laurent Naouri (Bar); Philippe
Cassard (Pno). (1 CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 552543 $16.99
“This Erato disc is devoted entrirely to extremely
lyrical romantic songs. The’re all about love and
passion - all great fun!” - Natalie Dessay
Vivica Genaux - Arias for Mezzo-Soprano
Arias by: Donizetti, Rossini, Handel, Hasse,
Vivaldi et al. Artists: Vivica Genaux (mz) John
Nelson/Ensemble Orch. de Paris; Fabio Biondi/
Europa Galante (3 CD) 3 WRNC 552542 $18.99
Open Your Heart - songs for voice & guitar
Songs by: Bizet, Blitzstein, Debussy, de Falla,
Seiber, Villa-Lobos, Walton Artists: Laura
Claycomb, coloratura soprano; Marc Teicholz,
guitar (1 CD) (Delos)
DEL 3483 $16.99
In these art songs, American coloratura soprano
Laura Claycomb, best known for her work in opera,
here explores a more intimate interpretive genre.
Schumann: Song Cycles / James Gilchrist
Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48;
Liederkreis, Op. 24; Liederkreis, Op. 39. Artists:
James Gilchrist (Tnr); Anna Tilbrook (Pno). (1 CD)
(Linn Records)
LINN 474 $19.99
James Gilchrist’s latest recording for Linn
encompasses three of the greatest examples of
the song cycle genre.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Shostakovich & Liszt
Works: Shostakovich: Suite on Poems by
Michelangelo; Liszt: Petrarca Sonnets Artists:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone; Ivari Ilja, piano (1
CD) (Ondine)
OND 1277 $16.99
Shostakovich’s sonnets, considered one of the
achievements of contemporary Russian vocal
music, were composed as his health worsened
and are filled wtih ruminations on mortality.
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New Opera Titles
New Opera Titles
New Opera Albums for December
❦R. Strauss: Arabella / Dutch Nat’l Opera
Artists: Jacquelyn
Wagner; Will Hartmann,
Susanne Elmark, Agneta
Eichenholz, James
Rutherford. Marc Albrecht/
Netherlands PO. Ursula
Hesse von den Steinen
(Voice). (3 SA Hybrid CD)
(Challenge)
3 CHL SACD72686 $49.99
“Jacquelyn Wagner is exceptional as she
turns each of Arabella’s arias into a heartfelt
expression of love, longing, introspection and
understanding...” -TwinCities.com
“Jacquelyn Wagner is luminous as Arabella...
she conjures a true Strauss heroine: keenly
sensitive, half-ecstatic, questing.” -Minneapolis
Star Tribune
❦Verdi: Aida / Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann
Artists: Anja Harteros, Jonas
Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott,
Ludovic Tézier; Ciro Visco/
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale
di Santa Cecilia; Antonio
Pappano/Orch. dell’Accademia
Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. (3
CD) (Warner Classics)
3 WRNC 552766 $26.99
“This would always have been an event, a major (in
several senses) studio opera recording. But it’s also
a performance absolutely worthy of the attention, and
a superb addition to the catalogue.” -Gramophone
Magazine, Awards Issue 2015
“The playing is alert and precise throughout enchantingly so in the delicious ballet music.” -The
Telegraph
Beethoven: Fidelio / Vienna PO, Maazel
Mozart: Il Re Pastore, opera / Ian Page
Artists: James King, Eva
Marton, Aage Hauglund,
Lilian Watson, Theo Adam,
Kurt Rydl, Tom Krause. Lorin
Maazel/Vienna Philharmonic.
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In this 1983 performance,
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dramatic Leonore and a Florestan in heroic voice.
Artists: Anna Devin, Sarah
Fox, Alish Tynan, John Mark
Ainsley, Benjamin Hulett. Ian
Page/Classical Opera Orch.
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Il Re Pastore is a youthful
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Handel: Partenope / Il Pomo d’Oro
Artists: Andreas Schuller/Morbisch Festival Choir;
Morbisch Festival Orch. (1 CD) (Oehms)
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The Seefestspiele Mörbisch has been the Austrian
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Handel’s sparkling opera Partenope reunites contertenor Philippe Jaroussky and soprano Karina
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Gounod: La Colombe, opera / Mark Elder
Artists: Erin Morley, soprano;
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Following his award-winning
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Jean-Philippe Rameau: Le Temple de la Gloire,
Artists: Katia Velletaz, Mathias Vidal, Alain Buet,
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Rameau composed some of his most original and
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Johann Strauss: Eine Nacht in Venedig
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: The Idiot, opera
Artists: Thomas Sanderling/
Mannheim National Theatre
Orch. (live, 2014) (3 CD)
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For many decades one of the
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Prokofiev.
Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail
Artists: Robin Johannsen, Mari Eriksmoen,
Maximilian Schmitt, Julian Prégardien, Dimitry
Ivashchenko. René Jacobs/RIAS Kammerchor. (2
CD) (Harmonia Mundi)
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Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Artists: Sebastian Weigle/
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Die Frau ohne Schatten
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specialist Weigle brought established singers and
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Nicola Vaccaj (1790-1848): Giulietta e Romeo
Artists: Paula Almerares, Maria José Trullu, Dano
Raffanti, Armando Ariostini, Enrico Turco, Elena
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“Vincenzo Bellini”; Orch. Filarmonica Marchigiana (2
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This 1996 live concert performance recording
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame / Mariss Jansons
Artists: Mariss Jansons/
Bavarian Radio SO &
Chorus, Misha Didyk,
Tatiana Serjan, Alexey
Markov (live, 2014) (3 CD)
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Maestro Jansons assembled
a group of singers for this performance (recorded
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native speakers of the language, and very familiar
with the work.
Wagner: Das Rheingold / Jaap van Zweden
Artists: Matthias Goerne, Michelle De Young, Kim
Begley, Oleksandr Pushniak, Charles Reid, Anna
Samuil, Deborah Humble. Jaap van Zweden/Hong
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg /
Hans Knappertsbusch (Bayreuth, 1960)
Artists: Josef Greindl, Theo Adam, Wolfgang
Windgassen, Elisabeth Grummer, Ludwig Weber.
Hans Knappertsbusch/Bayreuth Festival Orch. &
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Hans Knappertsbusch is regarded as one of the
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Verdi: Rigoletto / Riccardo Muti
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Rost, Dimitri Kavrakov, Mariana Pentcheva,
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Smetana: Dalibor, opera / Jirí Belohlávek
Artists: Dana Bureèová,
Alžbeta Polácková, Richard
Samek, AleÜ Vorácek, Ivan
Kusnjer, Svatopluk Sem, Jan
Stava. Jirí Belohlávek/BBC
Singers; BBC SO. (2 CD)
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Recorded live at the Barbican Hall in London,
Jiri Belohlavek leads an all-Czech cast in a
performance that, “honored the full beauty of the
score” (The Independent).
Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Artists: Vivica Genaux,
Valentina Farcas, Davide
Giusti, Fabrizio Beggi. Fabio
Biondi/Europa Galante. (2
CD) (Glossa)
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With this new Glossa
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Classical eras and into early Romanticism. In his
accompanying notes to this release, Biondi, writes
concerning issues of modern performance of the
work, including acoustical details, score markings
and tempi choices.
The Beggar’s Oprea by John Gay
Artists: 1968 London Cast Recording - Frances
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The music for this performance was reorchestrated by Benjamin Pearce-Higgins.
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❦Rodrigo: Works for guitar & orchestra / Bonell
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Works: Wagner: Music
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❦Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 In E Minor
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❦Kabalevsky: Piano Works: 24 Preludes
Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky
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❦Paganini: Complete Caprices For Solo Violin
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Martino Tirimo (Pno).
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❦Shostakovich: Violin Concerto 2; Symphony 15
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❦Elgar: Enigma Variations, et al.
Works: Elgar: Enigma Variations, In the South, Introduction
& Allegro for strings Artists:
Barry Wordsworth/Royal PO;
Yehudi Menuhin; Eduardo
Mata/London SO
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❦Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611): Easter
Week Lamentations & Responsories
Artists: Richard Marlow/Choir of Trinity College
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MSLC 1269 $10.49
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❦Khachaturian: Suites & Dances for orchestra
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Works: Edward Elgar: Cello
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G Artists: Charles Groves/
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❦Holst: The Planets & Suites for Strings
Works: Holst: Brook Green Suite; St. Paul’s Suite;
The Planets Artists: Barry Wordsworth; Vernon
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❦American Album for Flute / Jennifer Stinton
Works by: Muczynski, Hanson, Copland, Barber, Richard
Lane Artists: Jennifer Stinton,
flute; Malcolm Martineau, piano
.
MSLC 153 $10.49
“Jennifer Stinton demonstrates
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❦Beethoven Piano Sonatass / Radoslav Kvapil
Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 14
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No. 25 Op. 79 Artists: Radoslav Kvapil, piano
MSLC 152 $10.49
“Sensitive performances, which touch delicately on
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❦Brahms: String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2
Artists: Paul Watkins (Clo); Louise Williams (Vla);
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MSLC 1272 $10.49
The wholehearted character of the playing is a big
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❦Carl Nielsen: Overtures & Suites
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❦Carl Nielsen: The Concertos
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❦Classics for Choir / Trinity College Choir
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❦Debussy: Orchestral Works / Frubeck de Burgos
Works: Debussy: La mer; Nocturnes (3); Prélude
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de Burgos/London SO. Paul Edmund-Davies (Flt).
MSLC 1277 $10.49
“[These are] not conventional readings, but full of
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❦Emil Gilels in Leningrad
Works: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Funeral
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Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole Artists: Emil Gilels,
piano (rec. 1961 & 68)
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❦J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243a; Christmas Cantata BWV 63 / Herreweghe
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HAR 1951782 $10.49
“BWV 63 is surely the most celebratory of Bach’s Christmas cantatas, and I love the
way Herreweghe embraces this, revelling in the ebullience and producing something
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“The soloists excel; the music-making is robust yet yielding - Merry Christmas
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❦J.S. Bach: Motets / Collegium Vocale Gent; La Chapelle Royale, Herreweghe
Works: J.S. Bach: Motets (7), BWV 225 - 230; O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht
Artists: Philippe Herreweghe/La Chapelle Royale HAR 1951231 $10.49
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“Staier’s choice of instrument and the modern recording quality set a new
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“The instrument is undoubtedly a major star here but that need not stop us from
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“A pleasing blend of intellectual rigour, robust declamation and leisurely reflection.”
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❦Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Herreweghe
Works: Alkan: Cello Sonata
Op. 47; Liszt: Élégie I & II, La
lugubre gondola, Romance oubliée, Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth
Artists: Emmanuelle Bertrand,
cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano
.
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“A feast of beautifully sensitive cello and piano
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Artists: Philippe Herreweghe/
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Henschel; Petra Lang; Endrik
Wottrich; Melanie Diener
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❦Orlando Consort sing Antoine Busnois
Artists: Philippe Herreweghe/La Chapelle Royale.
HAR 1951185 $10.49
“Poignantly affecting... Warmly recommended.”
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Works: Antoine Busnois (c.1436-1492): Mass “O
Crux lignum”; motets; chansons Artists: Orlando
Consort
HAR 1957333 $10.49
“Full-bodied yet precise, the singing of the
Consort’s four voices brings out the glory of this
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❦J.S. Bach: Concertos / Egarr, Manze
Works: J.S. Bach: Concerto
for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1044; Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052
& 1053 Artists: Academy of
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(Hpsi); Andrew Manze (Vln)
HAR 2907283 $10.49
“While Manze draws spirited playing from
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❦J.S. Bach: French & English Suites; Toccata
Artists: Céline Frisch, harpsichord
HAR 1951707 $10.49
“A Harmonia Mundi ‘Young Artist’ when this
anthology was first released, Frisch oozes youthful
impetuosity.” -BBC Music Magazine
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❦Charpentier: Miserere, Motets /Herreweghe
❦Bouzignac: Te Deum, Motets / William Christie
Works: Guillaume Bouzignac
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Motets Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. Paul
Agnew; Stephan Van Dyck; Nathan Berg; Paul-Alexandre Dubois
HAR 1951471 $10.49
“Don’t begin to think this is just another French
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❦Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1 - 3
Artists: Jean-Guihen Queyras (Clo).
HAR 1951670 $10.49
“The influence of Bach and the artistry of the
Suites’ dedicatee, Rostropovich, is clear in
Britten’s three Suites.” -BBC Music Magazine
❦Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, cantata
Artists: Konrad Junghänel/Cantus Cölln
HAR 1951912 $10.49
“It’s a curiously beautiful work... The performances,
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Works: Brahms: Symphony
No.4; Schoenberg: Variations
for orchestra, Op. 31 Artists:
Kent Nagano/Deutsches SO
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“Nagano delivers an
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❦Charpentier: Actéon / William Christie
❦J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Andreas Staier, harpsichord
❦Music for Cello & Piano by Alkan & Liszt
❦Kent Nagano conducts Brahms & Schoenberg
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481 Artists: William Christie/Les Arts florissants
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“Christie directs the work from beginning to end
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❦Christmas Organ: Noel aux Orgues de Tende
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Artists: René Saorgin, organ
HAR 1958199 $10.49
“The playing sparkles
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❦Motets & Madrigals of Cipriano de Rore
Works: Cipriano de Rore (1515-1565): Missa
Praeter rerum seriem; Motets; Madrigals Artists:
Paul Van Nevel/Huelgas-Ensemble.
HAR 1951760 $10.49
“The performances are outstanding... The
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❦‘Mr. Corelli In London’ / Maurice Steger
Works: Arrangements by
Francesco Geminiani of the
opus 5 concertos by Corelli
for recorder & orchestra
Artists: Laurence Cummings/
The English Concert. Maurice
Steger (Recorder).
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❦Costanzo Festa: 32 Variations on ‘La Spagna’
Works: Costanzo Festa (1490-1545): 32
Variations on “La Spagna”. Artists: Paul Van
Nevel/Huelgas Ensemble. HAR 1951799 $10.49
“A remarkable testament to the man’s [Festa’s]
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❦Michel-Richard Delalande: Te Deum / Christie
Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants.
HAR 1951351 $10.49
“From the French High Baroque, Delalande’s
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❦Gabrieli: Sonate e Canzoni / Concerto Palatino
Works: Giovanni Gabrieli
(c.1555-1612): Instrumental
Canzonas in 6 - 12 parts;
Sacrae symphoniae, Book
1Artists: Bruce Dickey/
Concerto Palatino. Liuwe
Tamminga (Organ)
HAR 1951688 $10.49
“As might be expected, Concerto Palatino are well
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❦Platti: Concerti Grossi after Corelli
Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763):
Concerti Grossi after Corelli’s Sonatas, Op. 5;
Concerto for cello, 2 violin, viola & b.c.; Oboe
concerto in G minor Artists: Akademie für Alte
Musik, Berlin.
HAR 1951996 $10.49
“I find these versions the most daring, and most satisfying... The music is gorgeous.” -Early Music Review
❦Handel: Arias & Scenes ‘As steals the morn’
Works: Handel: Arias & scenes
for tenor from Alceste; Esther;
Jephtha; L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato; Rodelinda;
Samson Artists: Andrew Manze/The English Concert. Mark
Padmore; Robin Blaze; Lucy Cr
owe
HAR 2907422 $10.49
“Hearing [Padmore] in this repertoire is a delight...
Throughout, he sings with beauty of tone and
generosity of feeling.” -MusicWeb International
❦F.J. Haydn: Piano Trios nos 25 - 27
Artists: Christophe Coin (Clo); Patrick Cohen
(FtePno); Erich Höbarth (Vln).
HAR 1951277 $10.49
“Delightfully conversational playing from three
fine musicians, especially Patrick Cohen on
fortepiano.” -BBC Music Magazine
❦Freiburger Barockorchester plays Haydn
Works: Haydn: Symphonies
Nos. 49 “La Passione” & No.
80; Violin Concerto No. 1 Artists: Gottfried von der Goltz/
Freiburger Barockorchester.
HAR 1952029 $10.49
“This is an outstanding reissue.” -MusicWeb International
❦Hugo Wolf: Mörike-Lieder / Werner Güra
Artists: Werner Güra (Tnr); Jan Schultsz (Pno).
HAR 1951882 $10.49
“Harmonia Mundi’s budget series typically provides
no songtexts; but Werner Gura’s uniquely elqouent
tenor makes these settings flower so that literal
translations are barely necessary.” -BBC Music
❦J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas / Herreweghe
Artists: Philippe Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale
Gent.
HAR 1951605 $10.49
“The recording quality is state of the art... it is difficult to imagine anything finer than this... Strongly
recommended.” -International Record Review
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Aevea
Taneyev: Chamber works with piano
Works: Sergei Taneyev
(1856-1915): Piano Quartet
Op. 20; Piano Trio Op. 22; Violin Sonata; Piano Quintet Op.
30 Artists: Duo CammaranoDeljavan; Solisti dell’Officina
Musicale (2 CD) (Aevea)
2 AEVA 15004 $29.99
As a master of intellect and balance, Taneyev’s
compositions share with Brahms a sturdy structural
outline combined with a romantic heat.
Two Violin Sonatas by Cyril Scott
Works: Cyril Scott (1879-1970): Violin Sonatas
nos 1 & 3 Artists: Andrew Kirkman, violin; Clipper
Erickson, piano (1 CD) (Affetto) AFFT 1504 $16.99
This Affetto CD, titled ‘Dawn and Twilight’ contains
the first (1910) and last (1956) violin sonatas of
Cyril Scott.
The Indian Character Piece / Stephanie Bruning
Works: Native-American
influenced piano works
from the early 20th century
by Homer Grunn, Arthur
Farwell, Amy Cheney
Beach, Busoni et al. Artists:
Stephanie Bruning, piano (1
CD) (Albany)
ALB 1597 $16.99 On Sale
The Indianist Movement is a title many music
historians use to define the surge of compositions
related to or based on the music of Native Americans that took place from around 1890 to 1920.
Liebermann: Complete Works for Two Pianos
Artists: 88squared Piano Duo. (1 CD) (Albany)
ALB 1596 $16.99 On Sale
Lowell Liebermann (b.1961) is one of the most
frequently performed and recorded living American
composers. Among his lesser-known works are
those for two pianos, of which this is the first
recording.
‘American Duos’ - Works for violin & piano
Works by: Stephen Hartke + Steven Mackey;
Elena Ruehr + Dan Coleman; Barbara White
Artists: Jennifer Frautschi, violin; John Blacklow,
piano (1 CD) (Albany) ALB 1593 $16.99 On Sale
All five of these composers have written many chamber works, but their compositions for violin and piano
have not been performed nearly often enough.
Handel: Six Trio Sonatas / Ensemble Amalthée
Works: Handel: Trio sonatas (6) for oboe, violin &
continuo (doubtful) Artists: Ensemble Amalthée.
(1 SA Hybrid CD) (Aliud Records)
AIUD SACD85 $19.99
In all likelihood these sonatas with oboe, Handel’s
favorite instrument, were written when the
composer was around 11 years old.
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Alpha Productions
Chamber Music for strings from the Second
Viennese School
Works: Alban Berg: Lyric
Suite for Soprano and String
Quartet; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4; Webern:
Langsamer Satz; Movements (5), Op. 5 Artists:
Belcea String Quartet. Antonio Meneses (Clo); Nicholas Bone (Vla). (1 CD)
(Alpha)
AHP 209 $16.99 On Sale
The Belcea Quartet is considered one of the finest
quartets in the world. ‘The principle characteristic of
their playing is intensity.’ (BBC Music Magazine)
Leos Janácek: Ríkadla, for choir & chamber ens.
Artists: Reinbert de Leeuw/Collegium Vocale
Gent; Het Collectief Ensemble. (1 CD) (Alpha
Productions)
AHP 219 $16.99 On Sale
Reinbert de Leeuw with the Collegium Vocale Gent
and Het Collectief ensemble present the little known
Ríkadla, for choir & chamber ensemble by Janácek.
The Music Lover’s Percy Grainger
Works: Percy Grainger:
Lincolnshire Posy; Danish
Folk-Music Suite; The Lost
Lady Found; Spoon River;
Londonderry Air et al. Artists: Michael Colburn/Choral
Arts Society of Washington;
President’s Own Marine
Band (live, 2011) (1 CD) (Altissimo)
ALSM 04042 $15.49 On Sale
The newest release from Altissimo!, music with
English, Irish, Scottish, American, and Danish
influences, celebrates the music of Percy Grainger,
both familiar and unknown.
Analekta
Saint-Saëns: The Complete Violin Concertos
Artists: Andrew Wan, violin; Kent Nagano/
Montreal SO (1 CD) (Analekta) ANA 28770 $18.99
In 2008, Andrew Wan was named concertmaster
of the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, making him one of the youngest concertmasters of a
major symphony orchestra.
The Valley of Tears (La Vallée des Pleurs)
Works: J.S. Bach: Cantata no 165; Praetorius: Mit
Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin; Musae Sioniae VIII;
Schütz: Funeral Music, for double chorus & continuo. Artists: Daniel Taylor/Theatre of Early Music;
Schola Cantorum (1 CD) ANA 29144 $18.99
❦Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 44/1 & 2
Artists: Cecilia String Quartet (1 CD) (Analekta)
ANA 29844 $18.99
“Opulent sonority... rhythmically flexible, overtly
Romantic approach...” -The Strad
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Beethoven: The Complete String Trios
Symphony & new works for organ & orchestra
Works: Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3; works
by Samy Moussa (b.1984) and Kaija Saariaho
(b.1952) for organ & orchestra Artists: Kent
Nagano/Montreal SO; Oliver Latry, organ (1 CD)
(Analekta)
ANA 28779 $18.99
This album is the recording of the inaugural
concert of the Grand Orgue Pierre-Beique at the
Maison Symphonique in Montreal.
Alessandro Stradella: San Giovanni Crisostomo
Artists: Arianna Vendittelli,
Matteo Bellotto, Filippo
Mineccia, Luca Cervoni,
Nora Tabbush Andrea
De Carlo/Ensemble Mare
Nostrum. (1 CD) (Arcana)
ACAA 389 $18.99
Stradella’s best-known work,
San Giovanni Battista, has overshadowed the rest
of his surviving oratorio output, including this more
intimate work for five voices & basso continuo.
A Visit to the Blue House: Trio Sonatas
Works: Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 3, Op. 8, Op.
9/1-3 Artists: Jacques Thibaud String Trio, Berlin
(2 CD)
2 ADT 23430 $24.99
Beethoven’s slighting of the sting trio for the
string quartet after 1800 led to nearly a century
of dismissal of the form, despite the production of
these youthful masterpieces.
Bergen Digital
A Holberg recital II: Alla Francese / Bergen Barokk
Works: Chamber suites &
trios by Marais, Marchand,
Visée & Dieupart Artists:
Bergen Barokk. (1 CD) (Bergen)
BEGN 7067 $20.49
Ludvig Holberg, Baron
of Holberg, was the most
prominent figure of the
Nordic Enlightenment and his musical taste forms
the basis of this recording.
‘The Unknown Ole Bull’ music for violin & piano
Artists: Ricardo Odriozola, violin; Einar Rottingen,
piano (1 CD)
BEGN 7065 $20.49
Violinist Ricardo Odriozola performs works by Ole
Bull (1810-1880) that are not widely known.
Works: Trio Sonatas by J.C. Bach, Conti, Fils,
Pugnani, Sammartini, Carl & Johann Stamitz
Artists: Der musikalische Garten. (1 SA Hybrid
CD) (ARS Productions)
ARSP 38185 $19.99
These trio sonatas showcase the breadth and
talent of composers working in southwestern Germany and northern Italy in the early classical era.
Nordic Music for Two Pianos
Basson Concertos / Matthias Racz, bassoon
Works: Chamber works by Thielo, Telemann,
Weise, Scheibe, Gorber, Scholzel Artists: Bergen
Barokk (1 CD)
BEGN 7069 $20.49
Founded in 1994, Bergen Barokk is one of
Norway’s leading early music ensembles with
recording on Simax, BIS, and Toccata Classics.
Works: Basson concertos by Françaix, Tomasi,
Joilivet, Villa-Lobos Artists: Matthias Racz,
bassoon, Johannes Klumpp/Stuttgart CO. (1 SA
Hybrid CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38174 $19.99
Jacques Duphly (1715-1789): Pièces de Clavecin
Artists: Yves-G. Préfontaine, harpsichord (2 CD)
(ATMA)
2 ATMA 22716 $22.99 On Sale
Duphly’s life bookended the reigns of Louis XV
and Louis XVI, intersecting with the Baroque and
Classical eras.
Piano music of Erik Satie & Francis Poulenc
Works: Francis Poulenc:
Improvisation no 15;
“Hommage à Edith Piaf”;
Les soirées de Nazelles;
Nocturnes; Mouvements
perpétuels (3); Erik
Satie: Gymnopédies; 3
distinguished waltzes of a
disgusted dandy Artists: David Jalbert (Pno). (1
CD) (ATMA)
ATMA 22683 $15.49 On Sale
The piano music of Poulenc is eclectic, often
tongue-in-cheek, witty, even flippant, and
unapologetically sentimental.
Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano Trio, Vol. 2
Works: Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings, Op.
1/2; Piano Trio no 5 “Ghost” Artists: Swiss Piano
Trio (1 CD) (Audite)
ADT 97693 $18.99
This program displays a stimulating contrast
between Beethoven’s early and later Trios.
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Works by: Grieg, Alnaes, Groven, Sinding et
al. Artists: Jorunn Marie Bratlie and Ivar Anton
Waagaard, pianos (1 CD)
BEGN 7066 $20.49
Two Norwegian pianists perform Nordic music for
duo piano.
A Holberg Recital III: A Copenhagen Mix
Motets by J.S. Bach, Arnold Schönberg and
Fartein Valen (1887-1952)
Artists: Magnar Mangersnes, organ; Bergen
Cathedral Choir (1 CD)
BEGN 7048 $20.49
In the works on this CD, it is interesting to observe
that Bach, Schoenberg and Valen show similar
approaches to the use of melodic line.
Berlin Classics
Liebe in Variationen (Love in Variations)
Works: Variations for piano by Brahms, Clara &
Robert Schumann Artists: Ragna Schirmer, piano
(1 CD) (Berlin)
BER 300683 $16.99 On Sale
Clara and Robert Schumann borrowed from each
other’s compositions in the early years of their great
love affair in two sets of playfully intimate variations.
Charles Avison: Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti
Works: Charles Avison (1709-1770): Concerti
Grossi after Scarlatti Artists: Concerto Koln (1
CD) (Berlin)
BER 300702 $16.99 On Sale
For their new release, Concerto Köln takes us to
England and to the composer Charles Avison’s
milestone arrangements of Domenico Scarlatti’s
harpsichord sonatas for instrumental ensemble.
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BR Classic
Jansons conducts Beethoven & Giya Kancheli
Works: Beethoven: Symphony no 6 “Pastoral”; Giya
Kancheli (1935-): Dixi, for
chorus & orchestra, inspired
by Beethoven’s Ninth. Artists: Mariss Jansons/Bavarian Radio SO & Chorus (1
CD)
BRK 900136 $16.99
Jansons conducts Beethoven & Serksnyte
Works: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5;
Raminta Serksnyte (b.1975): ‘Fires’ (refering to
the “con brio” tempo marking of movement one
of Beethoven’s Fifth, which can also mean “with
fire.”) Artists: Mariss Jansons/Bavarian RSO. (1
CD) (BR Classic)
BRK 900135 $16.99
On this series of BR Classic recordings, Mariss
Jansons pairs a Beethoven symphony with contemporary works based upon the compser’s own
musical reflections on a Beethoven symphony.
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 ‘Tragic’ / Harding
Artists: Daniel Harding/Bavarian Radio SO (1 CD)
(BR Classic)
BRK 900132 $16.99
This 2014 live recording of Mahler’s Sixth
Symphony was recorded in Munich’s Philharmonie
im Gasteig.
J.S. Bach: Organ Works / Masaaki Suzuki
Works: J.S. Bach: Fantasia,
BWV 572; “O Gott, du
frommer Gott”, BWV 767;
Pastorale, BWV 590; Prelude
and Fugue, BWV 548;
Prelude and Fugue, BWV
535; Toccata and Fugue,
BWV 565 Artists: Masaaki
Suzuki (Organ). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden)
BIS 2111 $21.99
Masaaki Suzuki appears on a disc combining some
of Bach’s best-loved organ works, performed on
one of the Netherlands’ most impressive organs.
Brahms: String Quartets, Op. 51 Nos. 1 & 2
Artists: New Orford String Quartet (1 CD) (Bridge)
BDG 9464 $18.99
Playing of remarkable depth and insight casts new
light on two of Brahms’s greatest masterpieces.
❦‘Galanterie’ S.L. Weiss: Music for Lute, Vol. 3
Works: Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750):
Artists: Nigel North, lute (1 CD) (British Guitar
Society)
BGS 125 $17.49
“North speaks Weiss’s cosmopolitan language
with finely attuned fluency, consummate flair, and
seductive persuasiveness.” -BBC Music Magazine
Lajtha: Complete Works for String Orchestra
Works: László Lajtha (1892-1963): Symphony
Op. 33; Sinfoniettas Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Imre
Rohmann/Budapest Chamber Sym.; Simone
Fontanelli/Péter Csaba (1 CD) (Budapest Music)
BUAE 189 $16.49
László Lajtha, a contemporary of Bartók and
Kodály, is consdidered one of the greatest Hungarian composers of the first half of the 20th century.
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Capriccio
Bruno Maderna: Requiem / Frank Beermann
Giovanni Paolo Colonna: ‘Triumphate Fideles’
Works: Bruno Maderna
(1920-1973): Requiem, for
soloists, chorus & orchestra.
Artists: Frank Beermann/
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig;
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie. Bernhard Berchtold;
Renatus Mészár; Diana
Tomsche (1 CD)
CAP 5231 $15.49 On Sale
Bruno Maderna’s Requiem was long considered
lost and was indeed only premiered in the Teatro
la Fenice in Venice in November 2009.
Works: Giovanni Paolo
Colonna (1637-95):
Complete Motets for Solo
Voice & Instruments Artists:
Carlo Centemeri/Astrarium
Consort. Francesca
Cassinari (Sop); Salvo Vitale
(Bass); Paolo Borgonovo
(Vln); Mauro Massa (Vln); Andrea Vassalle (Hpsi).
(2 CD)
2 BLC 94647 $12.99
This valuable set brings together for the first time
on record all of Giovanni Paolo Colonna’s surviving
compositions in the form of the sacred motet.
Alla Czeca - Czech works for string quartet
Music for instruments by Federigo Fiorillo
Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces, WV 68;
Josef Suk: ‘St. Wenceslaus’ Meditation; Dvorak:
String Quartet Op. 106 Artists: Signum Quartett.
(1 CD) (Capriccio)
CAP 5257 $15.49 On Sale
Short after the most successful album “sound
escapes” (Capriccio C5239)
The young and aspiring Signum Quartet presents
an album of Bohemian Music for string quartet.
Two Concertos by Karl Weigl
Works: Karl Ignaz Weigl
(1881-1949): Concerto for
piano, left hand; Violin Concerto in D major Artists:
Manfred Lehner/Norddeutsche Philharmonie; Florian
Krumpöck, piano; David
Fruhwirth, violin (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5232 $15.49 On Sale
Since the revival of so-called Entartete Musik in
the 1990s, interest in Karl Ignaz Weigl’s music has
grown but he still remains largely unknown.
Ravel - Music for solo piano / Stefan Vladar
Works: Ravel: A la manière de. . . , for piano;
Gaspard de la nuit; Jeux d’eau; Pavane pour une
infante défunte; Sonatine for Piano Artists: Stefan
Vladar (Pno). (1 CD) CAP 5260 $15.49 On Sale
‘It is with certainty one of the most virtuoso pieces
of all’, Stefan Vladar says about the piano suite
Gaspard de la nuit, the main work on this CD.
Schumann & Hiller: Piano Quintets
Works: Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885): Piano Quintet, Op. 156; Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44.
Artists: Pleyel Quartett Köln. Tobias Koch (FtePno). (1 CD) (CAvi Music) CAVI 8553337 $16.49
This new release includes the world premiere
discovery of Schumann contemporary, Ferdinand
Hiller’s Piano Quintet.
The People United Will Never Be Defeated
Works: Frederic Rzewski (b.1938): Four Hands,
for piano 4 hands; The People United Will Never
Be Defeated, variations Artists: Ursula Oppens &
Jerome Lowenthal, duo pianists (1 CD) (Cedille)
CDL 158 $16.99
American composer Frederic Rzewski’s ‘The
People United Will Never Be Defeated!’ is a
remarkable, monumental set of solo piano
variations that leaves its listener “absorbed and
exhilarated“ (New York Times)
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Works: Federigo Fiorillo
(1755-1823): Violin
Concerto; Sinfonia
Concertante Artists:
Domenico Mason/Accademia
D’Archi Arrigoniá; Domenico
Mason, violin
BLC 95136 $8.99
Stylistically reminiscent of the late Baroque style
rather than his Classical era contemporaries,
Federigo Fiorillo was born in Germany of Neopolitan descent and eventually settled in London.
Piano Music for Children / Klara Wurtz, piano
Works: Schumann: Kinderszenen; Debussy:
Children’s Corner; Beethoven: Fur Elise; Mozart:
Rondo alla Turca; Tchaikovsky: Album for the
Young et al. Artists: Klara Wurtz, piano
BLC 95101 $8.99
Hungarian pianist, Klára Würtz, one of Brilliant
Classics’s most prolific artists brings us a delightful
collection sure to enchant children of all ages.
Arvo Pärt: Organ Music & Choral Music
Works: Arvo Pärt (b.1935):
Organ Music; Choral Music
- The Beatitudes; Berliner
Messe; Cantate Domino at
al. Artists: Daniel Justin,
organ; Benjamin Saunders/
Leeds Cathedral Choir.
Thomas Leech (Organ);
Daniel Justin (Organ).
BLC 94960 $12.99
Arvo Pärt’s music resists the easily achieved
peace of much Minimalist music of its time, even
if its economy of gesture and expression - the joy
taken in apparently simple beauty - has made him
one of the iconic composers of our time.
Music for orchestra by Cristian Carrara
Works: Cristian Carrara (b. 1977): Magnificat;
Ondanomala; In Memoriam Vivaldi; Suite per
bicicletta e orchestra Artists: Flavio Emilio
Scogna/Orchestre Lyrique et Symphonique de
Nancy
BLC 95213 $10.99
Thematically broad, Carrara’s melodic, whimsical,
and above all gorgeous compositions are of a kind
of ‘atmospheric’ classical strain reminiscent of
popular pianist Ludovic Einaudi’s works.
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New Releases
Piano Music of Jan Ladislav Dussek
Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek
(1760-1812): Sonatas Op.
35 Nos. 1-3; Leçons Artists:
Naruhiko Kawaguchi,
fortepiano BLC 95246 $8.99
Dussek’s works that are
written with virtuosity and
dramatic range are perfectly
matched with Rome Fortepiano International
Competition winner Kawaguchi’s technique and
sensitivity.
Ginastera: Complete Piano Music [2 CDs]
Artists: Mariangela Vacatello, piano (2 CD)
2 BLC 94736 $21.99
One of Argentina’s best known classical
composers, Ginastera’s works are filled with vivid
and evocative rhythms ranging from the sober to
exuberant as well as intimations of the folk music
and dance rhythms of his Argentina.
Udo Zimmerman: Weisse Rose (White Rose)
Works: Udo Zimmerman
(b.1943): Weisse Rose,
scenes for 2 soloists & 16
instruments Artists: Grazyna
Szklarecka, Frank Schiller.
Udo Zimmermann/Musica
Viva Ensemble Dresden.
BLC 95125 $12.99
Udo Zimmerman’s opera tells the true story of
brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl, who
led a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. Condemned to die for their actions, Zimmerman’s opera has us joining the two as they await
their execution in their prison cells.
de Freitas: Complete Chamber Music with Violin
Works: Frederico de Freitas (1902-1980): Allegro
appassionato; Notturno; Violin Sonata; Berceuse;
Clown Dance; 3 Short Pieces; Sonata for Violin &
cello Artists: Carlos Damas, violin; Jill Lawson,
piano; Jian Hong, cello
BLC 94734 $12.99
The Portuguese composer Frederico De Freitas’
works were distinguished by charming and melodic
scores tinged with the folkloric strains of his
homeland.
British Music for choir by / Quink Vocal Ens.
Works by: Elgar, Bridge, Vaughan Williams,
Stanford, Moeran, Parry
BLC 95216 $10.49
“Music, when soft voices” presents madrigals from
Victorian England, where the genre, despite having
fallen out of fashion across mainland Europe, saw
an unprescedented rebirth in popularity.
Yann Tiersen (b.1970): Piano Music
Artists: Jeroen Van Veen, piano (2 CD) (Brilliant
Classics)
2 BLC 95129 $21.99
Yann Tiersen, a true maestro of minimalist piano
music. Fanfare wrote of this album: “The music
needs to speak for itself, and that it does, in
this consistently enjoyable collection, I have no
reservations in recommending to anyone who
enjoys minimalism.”
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Centaur
Channel Classics
Decca
Works: Haydn: Keyboard
Trio in C major (possibly by
Wagenseil); Keyboard Trios,
H. 15/11; H. 15/30; H 15/21
Artists: Mendelssohn Piano
Trio. (1 CD) (Centaur)
CEN 3392 $16.99
“... beautifully measured warm, sonorous and lively - and the recording is
very natural and spacious.” (Audiophilia; Haydn:
Vol. 4 (CEN 3392)
Works: Brahms: Symphony
No. 4; Hungarian Dances
Nos. 3, 7 & 11 Artists: Iván
Fischer/Budapest Festival
Orch. (1 SA Hybrid CD)
(Channel Classics)
CCS 35315 $21.49
The GRAMMY winning
combination of Ivan Fischer and the Budapest
Festival Orchestra have produced a benchmark
performance of the Brahms’ Fourth.
Latin-American Duos for violin & piano
Biber: Rosary Sonatas / Rachel Podger, violin
Works: Music From Star
Wars, plus E.T., Star Trek,
The Twilight Zone, 2001,
Alien & Holst’s The Planets
Artists: John Williams/
Boston Pops Orch. (2 CD)
(Decca)
2 DEC B002416002 $16.98
Travel through the cosmos with over two hours
of space-themed music from the Boston Pops
Orchestra, conducted by the original Star Wars
soundtrack composer, John Williams.
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios, Vol. 6
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 / Ivan Fischer
Works by: Bolcom, Gustavino, Piazzolla, Ponce &
Ugarte Artists: Mark Schuppener, violin; Oscar Macchioni, piano (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3423 $16.99
Pianist Oscar Macchioni, a native of Argentina, is a
passionate performer of Latin American music. His
diverse repertory takes in music of many origins,
from Soler and Brahms to Piazzolla and Bolcom.
Artists: David Miller (Archlute); Rachel Podger
(Vln); Marcin Swiatkiewicz (Organ). (2 SA Hybrid
CD) (Channel Classics) 2 CCS 37315SA $28.49
On this recording, the incomparable Rachel
Podger reveals all the mysteries and glories of
Biber’s amazing works.
Mendelssohn: Chamber music for strings
Works: François Devienne (1759-1803): Quartets
for flute & strings and for bassoon & strings
Artists: Musica Reale. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Channel
Classics)
CCS 35415 $21.49
Celebrated in late-eighteenth-century, Devienne’s
legacy was overshadowed by his Austrian
contemporaries Haydn and Mozart.
Works: Mendelssohn: The
String Quintets; Capriccio
for String Quartet, Op. 81
Artists: Harrington String
Quartet, James Dunham,
viola (1 CD) (Centaur)
CEN 3434 $16.99
The U.S. based Harrington
String Quartet is joined by violist James Dunham
for these readings.
Chamber Music of François Devienne
‘Poetry in Music’ / The Sixteen, Christophers
Works: Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko (1896-1938):
Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Etudes (11), Op. 8; Children’s
Pieces (24), Op. 25 Artists: Natalya Shkoda,
piano (1 CD) (Centaur)
CEN 3445 $16.99
Gramaphone magazine has said of this series:
“Bravo to Shkoda for putting her accomplished
playing at the service of this music”.
Works: Choral works of
Britten, Howells, Ramsey,
Rubbra, Tippett and Tomkins
Artists: Harry Christophers/
The Sixteen. Mark Dobell;
Grace Davidson; Sally
Dunkley; Jeremy Budd; Julie
Cooper (1 CD) (Coro)
COO 16134 $18.99
“A flawless performance [showcasing their] focus,
firmness, and beauty of sound.” -The Independent
D’Anglebert (1629-1691): Pièces de Clavecin
F.J. Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
Kosenko: Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Natalya Shkoda
Artists: Charlotte Mattax Moersch, harpsichord
(1 CD) (Centaur)
CEN 3455 $16.99
In his day, D’Anglebert was considered amongst
the more notable composers for the harpsichord.
Peter Orth plays Scriabin & Rachmaninov
Artists: Harry Christophers/Handel and Haydn
Society. (2 CD) (Coro)
2 COO 16135 $29.99
Inspired by Haydn’s trips to England, where he first
heard Handel’s oratorios, ‘The Creation’ is widely
considered the composer’s crowning masterpiece.
Works: Scriabin: 24
Preludes, Op. 11;
Rachmaninov: Sonata No.
1, Op. 28 Artists: Peter Orth
(Pno). (1 CD) (Challenge)
CHL 72684 $16.99
After winning First Prize
in the 1979 Naumburg
International Piano Competition, Peter Orth was
awarded the Shura Cherkassky Prize and the
Fanny Peabody Mason Award in Boston.
8 Seasons / Salzburg Chamber Soloists
Britten: The Complete String Quartets
Works: Milhaud, Françaix, Pierne et al. Artists:
The Galliard Ensemble. (1 CD) (Deux Elles)
DEX 1149 $19.99
The Galliard Ensemble, an English wind quintet,
performs works by French composers for their
ensemble.
Works: Britten: Divertimenti (3), for string quartet;
Quartets for Strings nos 1 - 3 Artists: Brodsky
Quartet. (2 CD) (Challenge) 2 CHL 72655 $16.99
“The Brodsky Quartet are the team for the new
century.” -Gramophone
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Works: Astor Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciónes
porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle; Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons Artists: Lavard Skou-Larsen
(Vln)/Salzburg Chamber Soloists (1 CD) (Coviello)
CVEL 91514 $18.99
Piazzola’s Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
provide the perfect foil to Vivaldi’s seminal work, in
the form of four sensual tangos.
‘Jeux d’été’ - French Wind Quintets / The
Galliard Ensemble
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Bach Adagio - a compilation for relaxation
Music for String Quartet by Brett Dean
Works: Brett Dean (b.1961):
Epitaphs; Eclipse (String
Quartet No. 1); String Quartet No. 2 “And once I played
Ophelia” Artists: Allison Bell,
soprano; Doric String Quartet.
CHA 10873 $18.99
Brett Dean’s works are
performed all over the world and highly praised for
their aplomb and power of expression as well as
their ready accessibility to listeners.
Artists: Gidon Kremer, Alicia de Larrocha,
Viktoria Mullova, Benjamin Grosvenor, Janos
Starker, András Schiff, Albrecht Mayer, Pepe
Romero, Julia Fischer, Janine Jansen; Karl
Münchinger/Neville Marriner/John Eliot Gardiner/
Ottavio Dantone/Riccardo Chailly/Orpheus CO. (2
CD) (Decca)
2 DEC B002415902 $15.48
This compilation includes over two hours of
instrumental music from orchestral to chamber and
solo in world class performances.
20th Century Chamber Works for Winds
Silvestrov: Piano Works / Simon Smith
Works by: Ireland, Parry,
Panufnik, Mendelssohn,
Stanford, Tavener, Rossini,
Howells et al. Artists:
Andrew Nethsingha/St.
John’s College Choir,
Cambridge.
CHA 10872 $18.99
The composers are similarly diverse. However, all
the works recorded here have one thing in common:
they are all considered quintessential to the
Anglican choral tradition of yesterday and today.
Works: Valentin Silvestrov (b.1937): Piano
Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3; Classical Sonata; Children’s
Music I Artists: Simon Smith (Pno). (1 CD)
(Delphian Records) DELP 34151 $17.99 On Sale
This program casts a fascinating light on both the
formative and later Silvestrov canon, one that is
unique for its spatial qualities.
ECM
Works inspired by the music of Carlo Gesualdo
Works: Brett Dean (1961 - ):
Carlo, for strings, sampler
& tape; Carlo Gesualdo
(c.1566-1613): Moro, lasso,
al mio duolo; O crux benedicta; Erkki-Sven Tüür (b.1959):
L’Ombra della croce, for
string orchestra; Psalmody,
for chorus & orchestra Artists: Tönu Kaljuste/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn CO. (1
CD) (ECM)
ECM B002382402 $18.98
This absorbing project finds composers Brett Dean
and Erkki-Sven Tüür drawing inspiration in very
different ways from the music Carlo Gesualdo and
juxtaposes these works with Gesualdo’s own music.
Heinz Holliger: Machaut-Transkriptionen
Works: Heinz Holliger (b.1939): MachautTranskriptionen, for 4 voices & 3 violas; Guillaume
de Machaut Artists: Hilliard Ensemble; Murriel
Cantoreggi, Geneviève Strosser, Jürg Dähler (1
CD) (ECM)
ECM B002403302 $18.98
This is an imaginative investigation of the work of
the great 14th century French composer Machaut,
scored for four voices and three violas.
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Works: Barber: Summer Music; Hindemith: Kleine
Kammermusik; Janácek: Mládí (Youth); György
Ligeti: Bagatelles (6); Carl Nielsen: Quintet, Op. 43
Artists: Michael Collins/London Winds
CHA 10876 $18.99
London Winds was founded by Michael Collins in
1988, bringing together some of Britain’s finest wind
players to form this excellent woodwind quintet.
The Call: More Choral Classics from St. John’s
Gabriel Pierné: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Works: Gabriel Pierné
(1863-1937): Cathédrales;
Paysages Franciscains.
Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Artists: Jean-Efflam
Bavouzet, piano; Juanjo
Mena/BBC PO.
CHA 10871 $18.99
The first volume of this series, released five years
ago, was ‘a delectable aperitif’ (American Record
Review). This recording features some of Pierné
most virtuosic and yet mysterious pieces.
Brahms: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 5 / Douglas
Works: Brahms: Pieces (6), Op. 118; Hungarian
Dances; Paganini Variations, Op. 35; Variations
(11), Op. 21; Sarabande WoO 5 posth.; Pieces (8),
Op. 76 et al. Artists: Barry Douglas (Pno)
CHA 10878 $18.99
The penultimate release in a series described by
BBC Music as a ‘triumph of Brahmsian thought’,
this album may be the most virtuosic to date.
Bliss: Morning Heroes; Hymn for Apollo
Works: Arthur Bliss: Morning Heroes, oratorio;
Hymn for Apollo for orchestra Artists: Samuel
West, orator; Andrew Davis/BBC SO. (1 SA
Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5159 $19.99
The Guardian declared ‘Morning Heroes’ to be
“One fo the finest British choral
works of its time.”
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Ediciones Singulares
Dukas: Cantatas, Choruses and Orchestral
Works / [CD+Book]
Artists: Marianne
Fiset, Catherine Hunold,
sopranos; Kate Aldrich,
mz; Cyrille Dubois, tenor;
Tassis Christoyannis, bass;
Herve Niquet/Brussels
Philharmonic; Flemish Radio
Choir. (2 CD)
2 ECIO 1021 $37.49
Paul Dukas may be best known for ‘The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice’, however his superlative orchestrations, choirs and cantatas are worthy of attention.
❦Essential Giuliani, Vol. 2
Works: Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829): Duo
Concertante, Op. 25; Guitar Sonata, Op. 15;
Serenade, Op. 27, et al. Artists: Richard Savino
(Gtr); Stephanie Chase (Vln); Jennifer Ellis (Sop).
(2 CD) (Entertainment One) 2 ENTO 7693 $17.99
Magazine “... if this disc does not persuade you
that Giuliani’s music merits your attention, then
nothing will.” -Gramophone
Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Artists: Frans Brüggen/Orch. of the 18th Century.
Janusz Olejniczak (Pno); Akiko Ebi (FtePno). (1
CD) (Fryderyk Chopin Society) FYCS 42 $18.99
On this recording, both artists - distinguished Chopin specialists and laureates of Warsaw’s Chopin
Competition - play an Erard piano from 1849.
Sabaneev: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 1
Artists: Michael Schäfer, piano (2 CD) (Genuin)
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Michael Schäfer presents the first volume of
Leonid Sabaneev’s (1881-1968) piano works.
Cello Effect - transcriptions for 4 cellos
Artists: Rastrelli Cello Quartet. (1 CD) (Genuin)
GUIN 15364 $16.99 On Sale
More than just four cellos, this is cello playing to the
fourth degree playing entertaining tunes such as
Syncopated Clock, Blue Rondo à la Turk, Take Five,
St. Louis Blues, Desafinado, One Note Sambe et al.
Gimell
Motets & Mass of Taverner / The Tallis Scholars
Works: John Taverner (c.1490-1545): motets (2)
for 5 voices; Missa “Corona Spinea”, for 6 voices.
Artists: Peter Phillips/The Tallis Scholars (1 CD)
(Gimell)
GIM 046 $19.99
Taverner’s Missa Corona spinea is a challenging
mass setting, both the overall structure of the
movements and the detail within the vocal writing.
New American Choral Music series - music of
Gary Davison
Works: Gary Davison (b.1961): Choral works
Artists: Michael McCarthy/Cathedra Vocal
Ensemble; Washington National Cathedral Girl
Choristers; Christopher Betts, organ (1 CD)
(Gothic Records)
GTHC 49289 $18.99
Gary Davison’s work has been described as “persuasive ... imaginative and polished ... sumptuous
and engaging” (The Washington Post)
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Grand Piano
Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831): Complete
Dances for Solo Piano
Artists: Alexander
Kostritsa, piano (1 CD)
(Grand Piano)
GRPO 685 $15.49 On Sale
Maria Szymanowska was
greatly admired by her contemporaries, who included
Beethoven, Cherubini, Field and Tamasek.
Piano works of Henselt, Weber, Strauss et al.
Works: Adolf Henselt (1814-1889): Piano Works,
plus works by Johann Strauss I; Weber and
Dargomyzhsky Artists: Sergio Gallo, piano (1 CD)
(Grand Piano)
GRPO 661 $15.49 On Sale
Bavarian-born Adolf von Henselt was one of a galaxy of star pianist-composers of a similar age that
included Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Thalberg.
Piano Music of Johann Baptist Cramer
Works: Johann Baptist Cramer (1771-1858): Air
Anglo Calédonien Varié; Piano Soantas Nos. 1 &
2, Opp. 25 & 27; La Gigue Artists: Matteo Napoli,
piano (1 CD)
GRPO 656 $15.49 On Sale
Early in his career Mr. Napoli captured worldwide
attention winning First Prize in the International
Liszt Competition at Lucca in 1986.
W.A. Mozart: Les Mystères d’Isis (Paris, 1801)
Works: W.A. Mozart: Les
Mystères d’Isis (Paris, 1801),
adapted by Ludwig Wenzel
Lachnith after The Magic Flute
& other Mozart operas Artists: Diego Fasolis/Le Concert
Spirituel Orch. (2 CD) (Glossa) 2 GLS 921630 $29.99
When it was introduced to in Paris in 1801,
Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte was translated, adapted
and re-titled ‘Les Mystères d’Isis’, as was the
practice at the time, before the age of subtitles.
Adam: Giselle; Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite
Artists: George Weldon/Royal PO; Richard
Blareau/Orchestre du Théâtre National de L’Opéra
Paris (1 CD) (Guild)
GUI 2413 $13.99
These recordings of Giselle and the Nutcracker
Suite were made in 1953 and 1960 respectively.
George Enescu: Complete Works for Piano Solo
Artists: Raluca Stirbat (Pno). (3 CD) (Hanssler
Classic)
3 HAN 98060 $26.99 On Sale
George Enescu’s (1881-1955) expressive and
elaborate compositions for piano remain underrepresented on compact disc.
Adagio & Allegro - works for cello & piano
Works: Fauré: Après un rêve; Élégie, Op. 24; Papillon, Op. 77; Kodály: Adagio; Romance lyrique;
Mendelssohn: Song without words, Op. 109; works
by Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns & Schumann Artists: Gergely Devich (Clo); Maria Kovalszki (Pno).
(1 CD) (Hungaroton)
HGR 32756 $19.99
The present CD comprises a selection from the
popular miniatures of romantic cello literature, however, ‘romanticism’ has been slightly extended to include lyrical pieces by Kodály’s and Rachmaninov.
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The Romanic Cello Concerto, Vol. 7
Works: Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
(1848-1890): Cello Concertos nos 1 & 2; Ballade,
Op. 10; Resignation (song);
Tchaikovsky: ‘Rococo’ Variations (arr. Fitzenhagen) Artists: Stefan Blunier/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
Berlin. Alban Gerhardt (Clo). (1 CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 68063 $17.99 On Sale
This program features Fitzenhagen’s two triumphant concertos alongside his (in)famous version
of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
Stephen Hough plays Scriabin & Janácek
Works: Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5;
Deux Poemes; Vers la Flamme; Janácek: On the
overgrown path, bk 1; Piano Sonata ‘Sonatas &
Poems’ Artists: Stephen Hough (Pno). (1 CD)
(Hyperion)
HYP 67895 $17.99 On Sale
The sensual perfumes of Scriabin intertwine with
the disruptive obsessions of Janacek as Hough
casts his magic spell on it all.
❦Takács Quartet plays Janácek & Smetana
Works: Janácek: String
Quartets Nos. 1 & 2;
Smetana: String Quartet No.
1 Artists: Takács Quartet. (1
CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 67997 $17.99 On Sale
“The music touches, stirs,
excites, but at the same
time you’re aware of how strongly each quartet is
shaped as a whole.” -BBC Music Magazine
‘Brazilian Adventures’ - / Ex Cathedra
Works: Masses by José Mauricio Nunes Garcia,
José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, Theodoro Cyro de Souza, André da Silva Gomes, Luis
Alvares Pinto & Anonymous works Artists: Jeffrey
Skidmore/Ex Cathedra (1 CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 68114 $17.99 On Sale
This wonderful new recording from Ex Cathedra
and Jeffrey Skidmore casts a dazzling light on
composers of the early 18th c. whose names are
as obscure as their music is revelatory.
J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos / Alina Ibragimova
Works: J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV
1041/42; BWV 1052, 1055/56 Artists: Jonathan
Cohen/Arcangelo. Alina Ibragimova (Vln). (1 CD)
(Hyperion)
HYP 68068 $17.99 On Sale
Alina Ibragimova recently transfixed Proms
audiences with her live solo Bach performances.
Steven Osborne plays Franz Schubert
Works: Schubert: Impromptus, D935; Piano
Pieces, D946; Hüttenbrenner Variations, D576
Artists: Steven Osborne (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 68107 $17.99 On Sale
British pianist Steven Osborne shines in lyrical new
performances of seven of Schubert’s greatest late
works for piano, Four Impromptus D935 and Three
piano pieces D946, with the program rounded out
by the extended Hüttenbrenner Variations of 1817.
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Chamber music of Albéric Magnard
Works: Albéric Magnard
(1865-1914): Piano Trio Op.
18; Violin Sonata Op. 13
Artists: Oliver Triendl (Pno);
Maximilian Hornung (Clo);
Geneviève Laurenceau (Vln)
CPO 777765 $16.99
Magnard’s oeuvre is not very
extensive, but some of his consistently innovative
compositions number among the outstanding
works of French music history.
Orchestral works by Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Symphonies in C & D major; King of Ithaca,
overture Artists: Howard Griffiths/Orch. della
Svizzera Italiana
CPO 777895 $16.99
After completing forty-four symphonies by 1792.
Hoffmeister let a decade pass before composing
his last symphonies, heard on this recording.
Chamber music of Adolf Busch / Ravinia Trio
Works: Adolf Busch (18911952): Piano Trios, Opp. 15
& 48; Piano Quartet, Op. 59
Artists: Ravinia Trio. Ulrich
Eichenauer (Vla) (2 CD)
2 CPO 777528 $31.99
Adolf Busch not only was the
leading German violinist between the two world wars but also a composer who
compiled a catalogue of more than a hundred works.
Baroque Bass Cantatas from Mugeln Archive
Works: ‘Der Herr is König’ - Cantatas by
Telemann, Christian Wolff (1705-1773); Johann
Theodor Roemhildt (1684-1756) Artists: Klaus
Mertens, bass. Shalev Ad-El/Accademia Daniel
CPO 777646 $16.99
Baroque Bass Cantatas from Mu¨geln Archive
offers a representative sampling of cantatas from
the first half of the 18th century. All the composers
were from the Saxony and Thuringia regions.
Orchestral music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Violin Concertino Op.
42; Symphony No. 10; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes
Artists: Anna Duczmal-Mroz/
Agnieszka Duczmal/Polish
Radio Orch. Ewelina Nowicka
(Vln)
CPO 777887 $16.99
The Symphony No. 10 is the most stylistically
advanced and experimental composition among
Weinberg’s purely instrumental works.
Intermezzi del Verismo - orchestral interludes
from operas
Works by: Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo,
Giordano, Cilea, Wolf-Ferrari Artists: Lodovico
Zocche/Philharmonisches Orchester Graz (1 CD)
(CPO )
CPO 777953 $16.99
The focus of Intermezzi del Verismo is the famous
operas of Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo, rich
in emotions and ideas.
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Idis
Linn Records
MD&G
Works: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Cherubini: Symphony in D major;
Sven Erik Bäck: Intrada
Artists: Sergiu Celibidache/
Orch. del Teatro La Fenice di
Venezia. (1 CD) (Idis)
IDIS 6708 $14.99
With exception technical and sound quality, this
live recording presents a significant opportunity
towards a reappreciation of Celidache.
Artists: John Taverner/
Cappella Nova. (1 CD) (Linn
Records) LINN 539 $19.99
Cappella Nova, the
esteemed Scottish vocal
ensemble have assembled
nine premiere recordings
along with re-recordings of
Tavener compositions in this luminous and moving
tribute to the legacy of Sir John Tavener.
Artists: Hermann Max/
Rheinische Kantorei (1 CD)
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There has been a genuine
renaissance for the Bach pupil Gottfried August Homilius
(1714-1785) of late, and this
recording of the composers
gorgeous sacred motets demonstrates why.
Sibelius: Music for violin & orchestra or piano
Bruckner: Chamber music for strings
Works: Bruckner: Intermezzo for String Quintet;
String Quartet in C minor; String Quintet in F major
Artists: Fitzwilliam String Quartet. James Boyd
(Vla) (1 CD) (Linn Records)
LINN 402 $19.99
This is the first recording to use gut strings and
original instruments at the correct pitch for the time.
Works: Alban Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra,
Op. 6; Three Fragments from Wozzeck Op.
7; Violin Concerto Artists: Rahel Cunz, violin;
Bénédicte Tauran, soprano; Pierre-Alain Monot/
Musikkollegium Winterthur. (1 SA Hybrid CD)
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Canadian composer John Rea has re-scored
these Alban Berg works for the reduced forces of a
chamber orchestra.
Sergiu Celibidache conducts, live in 1965
Works: Sibelius: Earnest melodies, Op. 77;
Humoresques, Opp. 87b & 89; Pieces (2), Op.
2; Pieces (5), Op. 81; Pieces, Op. 2b Artists:
Alejandro Garrido Porras/Orquestra Vigo. Nicolas
Dautricourt (Vln); Juho Pohjonen (Pno). (1 CD) (La
Dolce Volta)
LDCV 23 $23.99
La Dolce Volta presents a recording entirely
devoted to unfamiliar works by Jean Sibelius.
Jaun Hidalgo: Music for the Planet King
Works: Jaun Hidalgo (16141685): Música para el Rey
Planeta - sacred tonos &
villancicos (songs) Artists:
Albert Recasens/La Grande
Chapelle. (1 CD) (Lauda
Musica) LAUD 015 $18.99
La Grande Chapelle has
selected a varied group of sacred songs known as
tonos and villancicos that illuminate the Baroque
culture of Spain at the time.
French Baroque suites for lute / Nordberg
Works: Lute Suites by François Dufaut (c.1600-c.
1671); Robert de Visée (c.1655-c.1732); Silvius
Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) Artists: Jonas
Nordberg (theorbo & baroque lute) (1 SA Hybrid
CD) (Launch Music)
LAUC EUD1502 $19.99
This recording was made in the gorgeous acoustic of
the 13th c. Spanish church of San Francisco, in Ávila.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d’Or et al.
Works: Rimsky-Korsakov: Golden Cockerel; La Grande Pâque Russe, concert overture;
Shéhérazade (extracts) Artists: Denis Podalydes,
narrator; Gerard Lecointe/Percussions Claviers de
Lyon. (1 CD) (Little Village) LTTV 69020009 $16.99
Le Coq d’Or, the most Russian of stories, is
brought to light (in French) by the magical voice of
narrator Denis Podalydès.
Bach: Under the Influence - music of /
Works by: J.S. Bach, Georg Bohm, Arnold
Brunckhorst, Nicolas de Grigny, Pachelbel, Vivaldi,
Adam Reinken Artists: Roger Sherman, organ (1
CD) (Loft Recordings)
LFT 1156 $18.99
Selected repertory of composers who influenced
J.S. Bach and conversely composers whose organ
works were influenced by Bach.
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John Tavener Conducts Tavener Choral Works
Reicha: Wind Quintets / Thalia Ensemble
Works: Antoine Reicha: Wind Quintets in G major
& B flat major; Adagio for cor anglais in D minor
Artists: Thalia Ensemble (1 CD) LINN 471 $19.99
Reicha had an uncanny gift of melding various wind
instruments into a rich sonic tapestry in his music.
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture; Symphony No. 5
Artists: Klaus Tennstedt/London PO (live, 1990)
(1 CD) (London PO)
LPO 0087 $13.99
Rarely can one hear such freedom and intensity
combined with such success as it is here in
Tennstedt’s Beethoven Fifth.
The Song of Songs: Contemporary chamber works
Works: Luciano Berio: Naturale, for viola, marimba, tam-tam & tape; David Lang (1957 - ): Just, for
viola, cello & percussion; Betty Olivero (1954 - ):
En la mar hai una torre, for viola, cello, harp & percussion. Artists: Andrew Synnott, Trio Mediaeval
with assisting instrumentalists (1 CD) (Louth Contemporary Music Society) LOUT 1502 $18.99
“An enchanting a cappella vocal group.” -NY Times
Lyrita
Early 20th c. Works for String Orchestra
Works by: Arthur Benjamin, Bernard Stevens,
Andrzej Panufnik, Arnold Bax & Lennox Berkeley
Artists: The Boyd Neel Orch.; Anthony Bernard/
London CO. (1 CD) LYTA 1117 $16.99 On Sale
In 2014, the Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust began restoring and releasing the finest BBC transmissions
recorded earlier by Lyrita founder Richard Itter.
Popular Chinese Violin Pieces / Takako Nishizaki
Works by: Li Huanzhi, Hu Huiming, Sha Hankun,
Zhang Jingping, Du Zhaozhi, Jin Yanping et al.
Artists: Takako Nishizaki, violin; Chan Siu Fan,
piano (1 CD) (Marco Polo) MCPO 8225818 $16.99
Guitars and Gamelan / John Schneider, guitar
Works: Bill Alves: Concerto for classical guitar
& gamelan orch. Artists: Nat Condit-Schultz,
microtonal guitar; John Schneider, guitar; HMC
American Gamelan; HMC Electronic Music Ens.;
Los Angeles Electric 8 Guitar Octet. (1 CD)
(MicroFest Records)
MICR 8 $14.99
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Gottfried August Homilius: Sacred Motets
Alban Berg transcribed for chamber orchestra
John Field: Complete Nocturnes, Vol. 2
Artists: Stefan Irmer (Pno) (1 CD) (MD&G)
MDG 6181850 $17.99 On Sale
A whole generation before Chopin, John Field
invented the nocturne as the quintessence of
musical poetry.
Prokofiev & Brahms: Concertos for Cello
Works: Brahms: Concerto for
Violin & Cello “Double”; Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto
for Cello & Orchestra Artists:
Evgeny Svetlanov/The USSR
State Academic SO; Oleg
Kagan (Vln); Natalia Gutman
(Clo) (1 CD) (Melodiya)
MELY 1002380 $18.99
This recording features the final orchestral works
of Johannes Brahms and Sergei Prokofiev.
Mozart: Church Sonatas (14)
Artists: Vladimir Spivakov (Vln); Yuli Turovsky
(Clo); Sergey Dizhur (Organ); Anatoly Sheinyuk
(Vln). (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1002265 $18.99
Vladimir Spivakov is celebrated for his Mozart
interpretations as a soloist, chamber ensemble
member and conductor.
Erwin Schulhoff - works for violin & piano
Works: Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942): Violin
Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Suite for Violin & piano;
Sonata for Solo Violin Artists: Eka Gogichashvili,
violin; Kae Hosoda-Ayer, piano (1 CD) (MSR
Classics)
MSR 1560 $13.99
Paul Hindemith: Sonatas (3) for Viola & Piano
Artists: David Korevaar (Pno); Geraldine Walther
(Vla). (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1593 $13.99
Geraldine Walther, violist of the Takacs String
Quartet, has also serverd as principal violist of the
San Francisco Symphony.
Amaryllis: Music for Recorders & Chalumeau
with Percussion from the 12th-18th centuries
Artists: Nina Stern, recorders & chalumeau; Glen
Velez, percussion (1 CD)
MSR 1577 $13.99
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3 CD
Sets!
New Releases
Each set here contains 3 CDs, reissued
from the full-line originals at an attractive
Baroque, Classical and Modern Arias & Scenes
for Countertenor
Works: 3 complete albums:
Ombra cara, Che puro ciel
and Down by the Salley
Gardens Artists: Bejun Mehta
3 HAR 2908736 $26.99
Three previously released
recordings by the acclaimed
countertenor Bejun Mehta. Included are the
albums Ombra cara, Che puro ciel and Down by
the Salley Gardens.
Paul Hillier conducts Arvo Pärt, Choral &
Instrumental Music
Works: 3 complete albums:
De Profundis, Da pacem and
Creator Spiritus Artists: Paul
Hillier/Theatre of Voices;
Estonian Philharmonic
Chamber Choir. Christopher
Bowers-Broadbent (Organ);
Kaia Urb (Sop); Tiit Kogermann (Tnr); Else Torp (S
op).
3 HAR 2908730 $26.99
Three previously released recordings of music by
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Included are the albums De Profundis, Da pacem and Creator Spiritus.
Andreas Staier plays Robert Schumann on
Period Piano
Works: Schumann:
Kinderszenen, Album fur die
Jugend; Waldszenen; Violin
Sonatas Nos.1 & 2; AbeggVariations; Fantasiestucke
Artists: Daniel Sepec, violin
.
3 HAR 2908739 $26.99
Three previously released recordings of music
by Robert Schumann featuring the acclaimed
keyboard virtuoso Andreas Staier.
A Vivaldi Grand Tour / Akademie fur Alte Musik
Berlin
Works: Vivaldi: The Four
Seasons; Concertos for
oboe; Concertos for Cello
3 HAR 2908745 $26.99
This specially priced set
brings together three previously released recordings
of Baroque music by the acclaimed early music
ensemble Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.
Romantic Quartets & Quintets - Schubert,
Schumann & Brahms
Works: Schubert: String Quartet No.14;
Quartettsatz; Schumann: Piano Quintet & Quartet;
Brahms: String Quartet No.2; Clarinet Quintet
Artists: Jerusalem Quartet. Sharon Kam (Clnt);
Alexander Melnikov (Pno) 3 HAR 2908733 $26.99
Three previously released recordings by the
Jerusalem Quartet with pianist Alexander Melnikov
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and clarinetist Sharon Kam.
New Releases on CD
New Releases on CD
Glinka & Tchaikovsky: Four Hand Piano Works
Musica Ficta
Oehms
Orfeo
Artists: A Deux Violes
Esgales. Thomas Dunford
(Archlute); Jonathan Dunford
(Bass Viola da gamba); Sylvia Abramowicz (Bass Viola
da gamba). (1 CD) (Musica
Ficta) MSTA 8024 $16.99
Jonathan Dunford and Sylvia
Abramowicz arrived in October 1984 to study with
Jordi Savall in Basel, and from that time on, have
worked together on these splendid suites.
Artists: Sebastian Weigle/
Frankfurter Opern und
Museumsorchesterá. (1 CD)
(Oehms)
OEH 890 $19.99
Strauss achieved his definitive
breakthrough as a composer
with Don Juan in 1888, a work
revealing a completely new
approach to instrumentation. This is Volume 3 of Sebastian Weigle’s Richard Strauss orchestral series.
Works: R. Strauss: Also
Sprach Zarathustra; Don
Quixote, Op. 35. Artists:
Herbert von Karajan/Vienna
PO. Pierre Fournier (Clo)
(live, 8/30/1964) (1 CD)
ORF 909151 $17.99 On Sale
Captured live in a gripping
concert event from 1964, a point in time many
consider the prime of von Karajan’s career.
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words / Endres
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 / Karl Bohm
Marin Marais: Suites for two violes
Dvorák: Chamber Music for Strings / Nash Ens.
Works: Dvorák: Quintet for String Quartet and
Double Bass, Op. 77/B 49; String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48) Artists: Nash Ensemble (1 CD)
(Musical Concepts) MSLC 1273 $8.99 On Sale
The String Sextet is written in a style closely related to the Slavonic Dances, incorporating folk
elements in the middle movements.
Music for vocal ensemble by Roland de Lassus
Works: Roland de Lassus (c.1531-1594): Biographie Musicale Vol. V Artists: Lionel Meunier/Vox
Luminis. (1 CD) (Musique en Wallonie)
MEWL 1579 $18.99
Roland de Lassus is the cheif representative of
the maure polyphonic syle of the Franco-Flemish
school.
Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich: String Quartets (3)
Works: Friedrich Theodor
Fröhlich (1803-1836):
Quartets for Strings in C
minor, E major, and in G
minor. Artists: Beethoven
String Quartet. (1 CD)
(Musiques Suisses)
MSS 6285 $18.99
Froehlich was a Swiss composer who wrote many
orchestral works, chamber and piano music, as
well as vocal works.
Gletsc - Music for Alphorns
Works by: Gassmann, Haider, Kaeser, Kurzen,
Scotton, Streiff, Wicky Artists: Pit Gutmann,
percussion; Hornroh Modern Alphorn Quartet. (2
CD) (Musiques Suisses)
2 MSS NV31 $29.99
An ear bending perception challenging collection
that highlights the sonority and diversity that this
seldom recorded instrument holds.
Ariane & Orphée: French Baroque Cantatas
Works by: Rameau, Lambert, Jacquet de La
Guerre, Courbois, Marais Artists: Hasnaa
Bannani/Ensemble Stravaganza. (1 CD) (Muso
Entertainment)
MUSO 009 $18.99
Orchestral music of George Frederic Bristow
Works: George Frederic Bristow (1825-1898):
Symphony No. 2 (Julien); Overture to Rip van
WInkle; Winter’s Tale Overture Artists: Rebecca
Miller/Royal Northern Sinfonia. (1 CD) (New World)
NWR 80768 $18.99
This is an essential addition to the discography of
nineteenth-century American orchestral music - a
work that is clearly “Europeanist” in orientation.
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R. Strauss: Don Juan; Symphony in F minor
Artists: Michael Endres (Pno). (2 CD) (Oehms)
2 OEH 452 $29.99
Felix Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte (Songs
Without Words), comprising 8 volumes and 48 individual works, are delightful solo piano miniatures.
❦Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Forrester
Herbert von Karajan conducts Richard Strauss
Artists: Karl Bohm/Vienna PO (live, 1980) (1 CD)
(Orfeo)
ORF 910151 $17.99 On Sale
Böhm’s penultimate concert from August 17th,
1980, just days short of a year before his death.
Richter Rarities with Orchestra
Artists: Felix Prohaska/Vienna SO; Heinz Rehfuss
(Bar); Maureen Forrester (Contralto) (1 CD) (Omega Records)
OMEG 4045 $10.49
“These songs are all superb and are lovingly
performed by Miss Forrester and Mr. Rehfuss.”
-New York Times
Works: Beethoven: Rondo, WoO 6; Ravel:
Concerto for the Left Hand; Scriabin: Prometheus,
Op. 60; Strauss: Burleske in D minor (1 CD)
(Parnassus)
PRN 96056 $13.99
Rare Unreleased Richter performances. Richter
performs with Kondrashin, Muti, Svetlanov and
George Gheorgescu.
Christoph Eschenbach conducts Hindemith
Fritz Kreisler for Violin and Piano / Mintz
Works: Paul Hindemith:
Symphony “Mathis der
Maler”; Symphony in E flat
major Artists: Christoph
Eschenbach/NDR
Sinfonieorchester. (1 CD)
(Ondine) OND 1275 $16.99
Hindemith’s Symphony in E
flat major is absolute music in the tradition of the
four-movement symphonies of Beethoven and the
romantics.
Works by: Kreisler & his
arrangements of Albéniz,
Weber, Wieniawski, Dvorak,
Glazunov, Granados Artists:
Shlomo Mintz, violin; Clifford
Benson, piano (1 SA Hybrid
CD) (PentaTone)
PTE 5186228 $19.99
Originally released in 1981, this is a collection of Kreisler’s unapologetically sentimental encore pieces.
Music of Kaija Saariaho: ‘Let the Wind Speak’
Works: Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major;
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E major Artists:
James Levin, piano; Lynn Harrell, cello; LaSalle
String Quartet. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone
Classics)
PTE 5186227 $19.99
A deeply satisfying listening experience, originally
released in 1981 and re-mastered as Super Audio.
Works: Kaija Saariaho (b.1952): Chamber music
with flute Artists: Camilla Hoitenga, flute; Anssi
Karttunen, cello; Héloise Dautry, harp; Daniel
Belcher, baritone; Da Camera of Houston. (1 CD)
(Ondine)
OND 1276 $16.99
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s flute
chamber works are the spotlight here in a program
of compositions that range from 1982-2012.
Pascal and Ami Rogé: Music for 2 pianos &
percussion
Works: Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos &
Percussion; Ravel: Bolero; Matthew Hindson
(b.1968): Pulse Magnet, for 2 pianos & 2
percussionists (1 CD) (Onyx) NYX 4128 $19.99
A fascinating album that includes the transcription
of Ravel’s Bolero written by the composer.
Perfect Landing - music of J.S. Bach,
reimagined for brass
Works: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2;
Passacaglia and Fugue; ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’’
Mozart: “Spring Quartet” et al. Artists: Canadian
Brass. (1 CD) (Opening Day Recordings)
ODET 7450 $16.49
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Schubert & Schumann Chamber Works
Tilson Thomas conducts Stravinsky in Boston
Works: Stravinsky: Le roi
des étoiles; Le sacre du
printemps Artists: Michael
Tilson Thomas/Boston SO;
Men’s Chorus of the NE
Conservatory Choir (1 SA
Hybrid CD) (PentaTone)
.
PTE 5186225 $15.99
Coming from the same time as Le Sacre is Le roi
des étoiles, a cantata for male choir and orchestra.
F.J. Haydn: The Creation / Herreweghe
Artists: Christina Landshamer, Maximilian
Schmitt, Rudolf Rosen. Philippe Herreweghe/
Collegium Vocale Gent; Orchestre des ChampsElysées. (2 CD) (PHI Group) 2 PHIG 018 $28.49
Inspired by his discovery of Handel’s Messiah,
Joseph Haydn spent two years composing his
oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation).
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Artists: Cyprien Katsaris & Alexander Ghindin,
pianos (1 CD) (Piano 21)
P21 46 $18.99
Occasional pieces, transcriptions, settings of
popular songs and original compositions, these
performances explore a little known repertoire.
Sonatas for cello by Caporale & Galliard
Works: Francis Caporale (1700-1756) & Johann
Galliard (1687-1747): Cello Sonatas, a tribute to
G.F. Handel Artists: Kristin von der Goltz, cello;
Andreas Kippers, harpsichord & organ (1 CD)
(Raum Klang)
RAUK 3302 $19.99
This new CD with Kristin von der Goltz is dedicated
to the music of two little-known composers, who
both performed leading roles in Handel’s orchestra.
The Complete Suites for Wind Quintet by Don
Gillis (1912-1978)
Artists: Madera Wind
Quintet. (1 CD) (Ravello)
RAEL 7920 $14.99
The Madera Wind Quintet
presents the debut recording
of these delightful works
by the prolific and underrepresented composer, Don Gillis.
Royal Concertgebouw
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Mariss Jansons
Artists: Dorother Roschmann, soprano. Mariss
Jansons/Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (1 SA Hybrid
CD) (RCO Live)
RCOL 15004 $19.99 On Sale
The Concertgebouw Orchestra has a very special
relationship with Mahler; the composers ‘Fourth’
was premiered in Amsterdam by the composer.
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Pittsburgh
Artists: Manfred Honeck/Pittsburgh SO. (1 SA
Hybrid CD) (Reference)
REF 718SA $19.99
This release shows there is always discovery in
the well traveled ground of Beethoven’s symphonies when played with conviction and passion.
❦Choral Music of Gary Davison
Works: Gary Davison (1961-): Banffshire Mass &
songs for chorus. ‘The Armour of Light’ Artists:
Matthew Owens/Wells Cathedral Choir. Jonathan
Vaughn (Organ) (Regent)
REGN 452 $17.49
“Persuasive ... imaginative and polished ...
sumptuous and engaging.” -Washington Post
César Franck: The last Seven Words of Christ
on the Cross; Three pieces for organ
Artists: Daniel Beckmann, organ; Karsten Storck/
Mainzer Domchor; Mainzer Domorchester. (1 CD)
(Rondeau Production)
RDAU 6110 $18.99
The question of authorship regarding this ‘Seven
Last Words’ no longer troubles musicologists;
Franck did indeed pen this substantial work.
Martin Luther: A Mighty Fortress is our God
Works: Settings of Martin Luther’s songs as
chorals, motets and sacred concertos and organ
chorales by Praetorius, Schutz & others Artists:
Matthias Grunert/Choral & Instrumental Ensemble
of Frauenkirche Dresden (1 CD) (Rondeau
Production)
RDAU 6074 $18.99
Martin Luther left a treasure trove of chorales that became inspiration for many composers who followed.
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New Releases on CD
Signum
Chamber works with clarinet / Julian Bliss
Works: Transcriptions
for clarinet of songs
and chamber works by
Brahms, Chopin, Schubert,
Schumann & Richard
Strauss Artists: Ailish Tynan
(Sop); Christopher Glynn
(Pno); Julian Bliss (Clnt). (1
CD) (Signum)
SIG 429 $17.99
This program is centered around Schubert’s ‘The
Shepherd on the Rock’, virtually the final complete
work Schubert composed before his death at age 31.
Brahms & Bruckner: Motets / Tenebrae
Artists: Nigel Short/Tenebrae. (1 CD) (Signum
Records)
SIG 430 $17.99
Considered among the finest of contemporary
vocal ensembles, Tenebrae gives movingly
gorgeous performances of these Romantic motets.
Beethoven: Mass in C; Piano Concerto No. 3
Artists: Michael Tilson
Thomas/San Francisco SO.
Emanuel Ax (Pno) (1 SA
Hybrid CD) (San Francisco
Media)
SFS 0064 $23.99
Emanuel Ax is the soloist
in Beethoven’s 3rd Piano
Concerto, followed by a
rarely performed work, Beethoven’s sublime Mass
in C major.
New Releases on CD
Great Britain - English Choral works
Chamber music of Robert Fuchs
Toccata Classics
Mozart: Requiem / Jascha Horenstein
Works by: Maxwell Davies, the Scotsman James
Macmillan, Jonathan Harvey, John Taverner and
Benjamin Britten Artists: Marcus Creed/SWR
Vokalensemble Stuttgart (1 CD) (SWR Music)
SWRM 93342 $18.99
Marcus Creed directs the SWR Vokalensemble
in a program of 20th-21st c. choral music by five
outstanding, legendary figures of British music.
Bronius Kutavicius: The Seasons, oratorio
Artists: Darius Meskauskas,
reader; Donatas Katkus/
St Christopher CO; Vilnius
Municipal Choir Jauna
Muzika (live, 2012) (1 CD)
TOC 0200 $18.99
Bronius Kutavicius’ (b.1932)
‘The Seasons’ mixes musical
modernism and folk-inspired primitivism in an
astonishingly powerful portrayal of the interaction
of human activity and natural forces.
Music of Russian composer Matvey Nikolaevsky
Leon Fleischer & Katherine Jacobson: Four Hands
Works: Matvey Nikolaevsky (1882-1942): Two
Dances for Orchestra; Piano Music; Songs
Artists: Svetlana Zlobina, mz; Mikhail Mordvinov,
piano; Filipp Chizhevsky/Moscow SO. (1 CD)
(Toccata Classics)
TOC 0324 $18.99
The Roaring Twenties roared in Russia as well,
where the songs and dances of Matvey Nikolaevsky - foxtrots, Charlestons and tangos - were hits
in the Soviet Union.
{Leon Fleischer, piano: ‘Two Hands’
Artists: Sabrina Alberti, piano (1 CD) (Tactus)
TCT 881302 $16.99
The piano pieces presented here give us an idea of
Malipiero’s (1882-1973), great spirit of creative innovation, based in tradition and colored by the influences of his contemporaries, Casella and Ravel.
Leos Janácek: Moravian Folk Songs
Works: J.S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze; Brandenburg Concerto no. 3; Sonata for 2 violins (after
BWV 1039); Gloria, BWV 191 Artists: Jeanne
Lamon/Tafelmusik Baroque Orch. & Chamber
Choir (1 CD) (Tafelmusic)
TAFL 1028 $13.99
Tafelmusik celebrates the genius of J.S. Bach with
Best of German Baroque: J.S. Bach.
Works: Piano Duets including - Bolcom: Ghost
Rags; Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes; Ravel: La
valse; Schubert: Fantasy in F minor (1 CD) (Sony
Classical) SNYC 88875064162 $13.99 On Sale
“[Leon Fleischer is [one of the outstanding
musicians of our time.” -The Independent
Works: J.S. Bach: “Herz und Mund und Tat
und Leben,”; “Was mir behagt,” (Hunt Cantata);
Chopin: Mazurka no 32; Nocturne no 8; Debussy:
Clair de lune; D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata
“Cortège”; Schubert: Sonata D.960 (1 CD) (Sony
Classical)
SNYC 88875104622 $9.99 On Sale
“This disc is a minor miracle.” -Gramophone
Artists: Martina Janková, soprano; Tomáè Král,
baritone; Ivo Kahánek, piano (1 CD) (Supraphon)
SPR 4183 $19.99
Janácek’s folk-based works have remained relatively little known, even though traditional Moravian
melodies pulsate in the very heart of all his music.
Orchestral works of Arthur Honegger
Works: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955): Pacific 231;
Rugby; Symphony no 2, for strings & trumpet;
Symphony no 3 (“Liturgique”) Artists: Stéphane
Denève/SWR RSO Stuttgart; Thomas Hannes
(Tpt). (1 CD) (SWR Music) SWRM 93343 $18.99
Stéphane Denève leads his orchestra on this
recording in interpretations of the music of French
composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), works
that count among Honegger’s best known.
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Gian Francesco Malipiero: Piano works
Best of German Baroque / Tafelmusik
Sir John Barbirolli conducts Mozart & Wagner
Works: Mozart: Symphony No. 40; Wagner:
Götterdämmerung excerpts Artists: Anita Välkki
(soprano), John Barbirolli/Hallé Orch. (live, 1964)
(1 CD) (Testament)
TES 1508 $20.49
Finnish soprano Anita Valkki’s singing must have
come as a revelation to even the most experienced
Wagnerian.
Dvorák Chamber Works / Scharoun Ensemble
Works: Dvorák: Bagatelles Op. 47; Terzetto Op.
74; String Quintet Op. 77 Artists: Scharoun Ens.
Berlin. (1 CD) (Tudor)
TDR 7187 $19.99
Dvorak’s String Quintet Op. 77 with double bass
produces a highly romantic soundscape and
inclusion of a harmonium lends the Bagatelles Op.
47, too, quite a unique magic.
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Works: Robert Fuchs (1847-1947): Piano Trio,
Op. 155; Fantasy Pieces (6); Viola Sonata, Op. 86
Artists: Maté Szucs, viola; Noah Bendix-Balgley,
viola da gamba; Oliver Triendl, piano (1 CD)
(TYXart)
TYXA 15066 $18.99
This album introduces a trio and two duos by the
Austrian composer Robert Fuchs - Romantic gems
that are performed much too seldom.
Artists: Jascha Horenstein/Vienna Friends of
Music Society Chorus; Vienna PO; Elizabeth
Hongen, Murray Dickie, Ludwig Weber, Wilma
Lipp (1 CD) (Vox)
VOXC 7811 $10.49
Legendary recording released in 2001 and revived.
Warner Classics
Brahms: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
Artists: Artemis Quartet (1
CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 551884 $16.99
Of these Brahms quartets,
Artemis’ cellist, Eckart Runge writes: “Brahms marries
a Romantic spirit with the
structure and forms of Classicism... the quartets are imbued with a sense of
warmth, immediacy, friendship and love.”
J.S. Bach: Suites for solo cello (6) / Tortelier
Artists: Paul Tortelier (Clo) (rec. 1982) (2 CD)
(Warner Classics)
2 WRNC 551669 $18.99
In these performances, the charismatic Tortelier lends
lucid, vivid, dancing expression to his interpretations.
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf sings Richard Strauss
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Artists: Gautier Capuçon,
cello; Valery Gergiev/
Mariinsky Orch. (1 CD)
WRNC 552846 $16.99
These two concertos are
different in spirit and shape:
the first is often assertive and
energetic while the second is
introspective and enegmatic.
Itzhak Perlman plays 2 Vieuxtemps concertos
Works: Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 in
D minor & 5 (“Grétry”), in A minor Artists: Daniel
Barenboim/Orchestre de Paris. Itzhak Perlman
(Vln) (rec. 1978) (1 CD) WRNC 552458 $10.99
Itzhak Perlman, born in Israel in 1945, is a reigning
virtuoso of the violin, beloved for his charm and
humanity as well as his talent.
Handel: Theodora, oratorio / William Christie
Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. (3
CD) (Warner Classics) 3 WRNC 552541 $18.99
Sabine Meyer plays Weber Concertos et al.
Works: Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2;
Concertino, Op. 26; Clarinet Quintet Artists: Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Herbert Blomstedt/Staatskapelle Dresden. (1 CD)
WRNC 552130 $13.99
Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs;
12 Songs with orchestra Artists: Elizabeth
Schwarzkopf, soprano; George Szell/Berlin RSO;
London SO. (1 CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 552136 $13.99
Clarinetist Sabine Meyer plays Mozart
Works: Mozart: Clarinet
Concerto K.622; Sinfonia
concertante K 297b Artists:
Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Hans
Vonk/Staatskapelle Dresden
(rec. 1990) (1 CD) (Warner)
WRNC 551686 $13.99
Sabine Meyer performs
Mozart’s clarinet concerto as the composer
intended, on the deeper-pitched basset clarinet.
Perlman & Argerich play Beethoven & Franck
Works: Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 “Kreutzer”;
Franck: Violin Sonata in A, Op. 23 Artists: Itzhak
Perlman (Vln); Martha Argerich (Pno) (rec. 1999)
(1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 552422 $10.99
Pianist Catherine Collard plays Schumann
Works: Schumann: Kinderszenen; Papillons; Arabeske; Romanzen Artists: Catherine Collard, piano (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 2564613833 $11.99
Mendelssohn: Psalms 42, 95 & 115 / Corboz
Itzhak Perlman plays conducts Mozart
Artists: Christiane Baumann, soprano; Joana
Silva, soprano; Pierre-André Blaser, tenor; Philippe
Huttenlocher, bass. Michel Corboz/Gulbenkian
Choir; Gulbenkian Orch. (1 CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 2564613860 $11.99
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
My Favourite Kreisler / Itzhak Perlman, violin
John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré in Elgar
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Itzhak Perlman
Works: Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3; Symphony
No. 41 “Jupiter”; Adagio and Fugue, K546 Artists:
Itzhak Perlman (Vln)/Berlin PO (rec. 2002) (1 CD)
(Warner Classics)
WRNC 552363 $10.99
Artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Pno); Itzhak Perlman
(Vln); Lynn Harrell (Clo). (1 CD) (rec. 1981)
(Warner Classics)
WRNC 552986 $10.99
Works: Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Cockaigne (In London Town), Op.
40 Artists: Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker,
mz; John Barbirolli/London SO; Philharmonia
Orch. (1 CD) (Warner)
WRNC 552132 $13.99
Menuhin plays Beethoven & Mendelssohn
Works: Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61;
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op. 64 Artists:
Yehudi Menuhin, violin; Wilhelm Furtwangler/Berlin
PO; Philharmonia Orch. (rec. 1952-53) (1 CD)
(Warner Classics)
WRNC 552122 $13.99
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Artists: Itzhak Perlman, violin; Samuel Sanders,
piano (rec. 1987) (1 CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 552366 $10.99
Artists: Itzhak Perlman, violin; Carlo Maria Giulini/
Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (Warner Classics)
WRNC 552362 $10.99
Itzhak Perlman plays Korngold & Conus
Works: Korngold: Violin Concerto in D; Julius
Conus (1869-1942): Violin Concerto in E minor
Artists: Andre Previn/Pittsburgh SO. Itzhak
Perlman (Vln) (1 CD)
WRNC 552402 $10.99
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New on DVD & Blu-ray
New on DVD & Blu-ray
New, Historic Concert & Vocal Programs
Complete Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 1 / Rudolf
Buchbinder, piano [BR or 2 DVD]
Dame Joan Sutherland’s Farewell Gala &
Performance, live 1990 [BR or 2 DVDs]
Works: Beethoven: Sonatas
Nos 1, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, ‘Sonata
quasi una fantasia’, 14, ‘Moonlight’ 17 ‘The Tempest’, 18, 22
(C Major Video) (189 min.; Pic
Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color;
PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio
4.0/PCM 2.0, PCM Stereo)
.
(BR) CME 734204 $38.99
(2 DVD) 2 CME 734108 $29.99
The Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder was invited
by the Salzburg Festival to perform Beethoven’s
magnum opus of 32 piano sonatas. The cycle is an
astonishing bounty of the best-known piano pieces
of all time. This first volume captures the initial two
concerts of these memorable performance.
Works: Johann Strauss: Die
Fledermaus, complete plus
arias & scenes Artists: With
Marilyn Horne & Luciano
Pavarotti; Richard Bonynge/
Royal Opera Orch. (Arthaus)
(224 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/
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(BR) AHM 109162 $24.99
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This video captures Dame Joan Sutherland’s farewell gala concert in London at the Royal Opera
House in 1990. As bonuses, it includes ‘Casta Diva’
the moving aria from Bellini’s “Norma” as well as
arias from both Il Trovatore and the dramatic ‘Mad
Scene’ from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.
Bernstein conducts Sibelius [BR or 2 DVD]
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [BR or DVD]
Works: Sibelius: Symphonies
Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 Artists:
Leonard Bernstein/Vienna PO
(live, 1985-90) (C Major Video)
(166 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/
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5.1) (BR) CME 732404 $38.99
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Recorded live in the intimately
sized Vienna’s Musikverein, and brilliantly filmed
to allow maximum visibility of the orchestra and
soloists, this complete symphony cycle was cut
short by Bernstein’s death in 1990.
Galuppi: Il filosofo di campagna, opera [DVD]
Works: Baldassarre Galuppi (1706-1785): Il
filosofo di campagna (A Country Philosopher),
opera Artists: Zanetti, Baldan, Unsal, Cinciripi,
Torriani, Antonini, Mezzaro, Boschin. Fabrizio
da Ros/Ensemble Barocco della Filarmonica del
Veneto (live, 2012) (Bongiovanni) (110 min.; Pic
Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; PCM Stereo) (DV)
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The deeply ‘Venetian’ aspects of librettist Carlo
Goldoni and Galuppi together created a body of
18th century comic opera of which ‘The Country
Philosopher’ is arguably Galuppi’s best known.
Benjamin Britten: Gloriana / Mark Elder [DVD]
Artists: Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson,
Jean Rigby, Richard Van Allan, Elizabeth
Vaughan, Alan Opie. Mark Elder/English National
Opera Orch. & Chorus (live, London Coliseum
1984) (DV) (Arthaus) (147 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC,
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Colin Graham’s staging of ‘Gloriana’ is full of
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Concertgebouw Orch.
Amsterdam (Arthaus) (59 min.;
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From a 1989 performance at
Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw
taped for television and remastered for Blu-Ray
and DVD, Bernard Haitink leads a masterful performance of Berlioz’s early masterpiece.
Contemporary American Operas [4 DVDs]
Works: John Adams: Doctor
Atomic; Philip Glass: The
Perfect American; Leonard
Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti plus
documentaries & interviews
Artists: Dennis Russell Davies/
Orch. of the Teatro Real;
Lawrence Renes/Netherland
PO; Paul Daniel/City of London
Sinfonia. (Opus Arte) (405
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An extraordinary 4 DVD box set that brings together
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Ivo Pogorelich, Film by Dan Featherstone [DVD]
Artists: Ivo Pogorelich, piano (Arthaus) (52 min.;
Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; PCM Stereo)
AHM 109165 $24.99
Filmed in 1983, the pianist Ivo Pogorelich is the
subject of this long out of print profile filmed in his
home, at rehearsals, in concert and in interviews,
that provide insight to this unconventional pianist.
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Bruno Moretti (b.1957): Cara Vaggio, ballet in 2
acts based on Claudio Monteverdi [BR or DVD]
New from the MET
Artists: Vladimir Malakhov, Polina Semionova. Paul Connelly/
Staatsballett Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin (live, Staatsoper,
Berlin 2008) (Arthaus) (132
min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC,
16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS
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Mauro Bigonzetti is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet. He created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia
that propelled his fame.
Lang Lang, Live at Versailles [BR or DVD]
Works: Chopin: Scherzi (4); Tchaikovsky: The
Seasons Artists: Lang Lang, piano (90 min.)
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Spectacular video of superstar classical pianist
Lang Lang performing in the Hall of Mirrors at
Versailles Palace, June 2015. ‘Lang Lang Live at
Versailles’ is a companion piece to his recently
released album, ‘Lang Lang in Paris’ and contains
the same repertoire - Chopin’s ‘Scherzi’ and
Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Seasons’.
Léhar: The Merry Widow / Renée [BR or DVD]
Artists: Renée Fleming,
Nathan Gunn, Kelli O’Hara,
Alek Shrader, Thomas Allen,
Carson Elrod. Andrew Davis/
Metropolitan Opera Orch.,
Chorus & Ballet (Decca) (90
min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9,
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(BR) DEC B002420359 $30.98
(DV) DEC B002420209 $26.98
Starring Renée Fleming in the title role, the lush
2015 Met production of Franz Lehar’s ‘The Merry
Widow’ is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Staging is by Broadway veteran Susan Stroman.
Verdi: Macbeth / Netrebko, Calleja [BR or DVD]
Artists: Fabio Luisi/
Metropolitan Opera Orch.
& Chorus. Anna Netrebko;
Joseph Calleja; René Pape;
Zeljko Lucic. (2 DVD-Video)
(Deutsche Grammophon) (170
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Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House in
October, 2014, this thrilling performance of Verdi’s
Macbeth features star soprano, Anna Netrebko, as
the scheming Lady Macbeth. “This was incisive,
exacting Verdi singing, with gleaming top notes.
She is a soprano with star power in the best
sense.” (New York Times)
Hérold, Ferdinand & Frederick Ashton: La Fille
mal Gardée, ballet / Royal OH [BR or DVD]
Karol Szymanowski: King Roger / ROH [BR or DV]
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio - a presentation
choreographed by John Neumeier [BR or DVD]
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker [BR or DVD]
Artists: Natalia Osipova,
Steven McRae, Philip Mosley,
Christopher Saunders, Paul
Kay. Barry Wordsworth/ROH
Orch. (Opus Arte) (124 min.;
Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9,
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(BR) BOA 7187D $38.99
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A classic in the Royal Ballet repertory, the Frederick Ashton choreographed La Fille Mal Gardée
(The Wayward Daughter) was an immediate hit
with the British public at its 1960 premiere.
Artists: Julian Prégardien, Mélissa Petit,
Katja Pieweck, Manuel Gunther, Wilhelm
Schwinghammer; Alessandro de Marchi/Hamburg
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester & Chorus. (C
Major Video) (180 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC,
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John Neumeier’s celebrated ballet of J.S. Bach’s
Christmas Oratorio, in Neumeier’s words, strives to
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Artists: Mariusz Kwiecien,
Georgia Jarman, Saimir Pirgu,
Kim Begley, Alan Ewing, Agnes
Zwierko. Antonio Pappano/
ROH Orche. & Chorus; (Opus
Arte) (105 min.; Pic Fmt: BluRay/NTSC, 16:9, Color; LPCM
2.0, DTS HD Master Audio/
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(BR) BOA 7162D $38.99
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Karol Szymanowski’s tragic masterpiece, Król
Roger powerfully presents the dilemmas of culture versus nature and man versus beast as told
through the stormy life of King Roger.
Artists: Iana Salenko, Marian Walter, Robert
Reimer/Ballet, Childrens Choir & Orch. of the
Deutsche Oper Berlin (Bel Air Classiques) (113
min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; PCM
Stereo)
(BR) BAC 425 $29.99
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Vasily Medvedev and Yuri Burlaka, two Russian
choreographers have developed a version for the
Staatsballett Berlin based on the historic stage
designs and choreography from the original of
1892, featuring opulent scenery and mechanically
worked stage effects.
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Ludwig Minkus: Don Quixote, ballet [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Carlos Acosta,
Marianela Nunez. Martin Yates/
Royal OH Orch. (choreography
Carlos Acosta after Marius
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This productio marks Carlos
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House, 2013.
Adolphe Adam: Le Corsaire, ballet [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Maria Gutierrez, Davit
Galstyan, Takafumi Watanabe,
Juliette Thélin, Demian Vargas.
David Coleman/Ballet du
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A bold reinvention of a 19thcentury classic, enhanced with music by composers from Massenet to Sibelius. “simply magnificent:
a miracle in two acts.’ - Le Figaro
Stravinsky: Il Segreto di Pulcinella, ballet [DVD]
Artists: Muhai Tang/Orch. Della Svizzera Italiana. Furio Zanasi; Rubén Amoretti;
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Specifically created for television in a ‘blue studio’, and combining sets with computer
animation using a technique reflecting traditional painting methods,
this highly original and suggestive version of the ballet puts a new twist on themes and
styles from classical painting and artistic avant-guards.
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie / Christie [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Christiane Karg,
Stephane Degout, Ed Lyon,
Sarah Connolly. William
Christie/Glyndebourne
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J.P. Rameau: Zoroastre / Rousset [2 DVD]
Artists: Christophe Rousset/Les Talens Lyriques.
Gerard Theruel; Ditte Andersen; Sine Bundgaard;
Lars Arvidsson; Anna Maria Panzarella (227 min.;
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Maurice Jarre: Notre Dame de Paris, ballet
[Blu-Ray]
Artists: Natalia Osipova,
Roberto Bolle, Eris Nezha, Mick
Zeni. Paul Connelly/Teatro alla
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Two world superstars take the lead roles - Natalia
Osipova (Bolshoi Ballet, now Royal Ballet) and Roberto Bolle (La Scala Ballet). Music is by the great
film composer, Maurice Jarre, with the moderndress costumes by designer, Yves Saint-Laurent.
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Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski [Blu-Ray or DVD]
Artists: Vladimir Jurowski/
Glyndebourne Chorus; London
PO. Christopher Purves; Tassis
Christoyannis; Marie-Nicole
Lemieux; Paolo Battaglia;
Alasdair Elliott. (136 min.; Pic
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Richard Jones’s production brings out the humor,
bitterness, anger and wisdom embodied in the
Shakespeare plays on which the libretto is based.
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible
City of Kitezh / Netherlands Opera [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Dmitri Tcherniakov/
Netherlands PO & Opera
Chorus. Alexander Markov;
Vladimir Vaneev; John Daszak;
Maxim Aksenov (200 min.; Pic
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Rossini: Ciro in Babilonia, opera [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Will Crutchfield/Teatro Comunale di
Bologna Orch. & Chorus. Ewa Podles; Mirco
Palazzi; Michael Spyres; Raffaele Costantini;
Robert McPherson. (165 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray,
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“...the booming contralto Ewa Podles gives the
kind of old-style, intensely felt performance that is
her trademark.” - The New York Times
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Rossini: La Gazzetta, opera [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Maurizio Barbacini/
Gran Teatre del Liceu SO;
Intermezzo Choir. Pietro
Spagnoli; Marisa Martins;
Cinzia Forte; Charles
Workman; Bruno Praticò (155
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Filmed using high definition cameras with
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Rossini: Mose in Egitto, opera [DVD]
Artists: Sonia Ganassi; Dmitry Korchak; Alex
Esposito; Riccardo Zanellato (170 min.; Pic Fmt:
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For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition
of the action to the present day releases the
energy of Rossini’s music.
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Royal OH [2 DVD]
Artists: Robin Ticciati/ROH Orch. & Chorus. Simon
Keenlyside; Diana Montague; Krassimira Stoyanova;
Peter Rose; Pavol Breslik. (154 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC,
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The youthful, ‘heartrending’ tenor of Pavol Breslik
and the idiomatic sweep of Robin Ticciati’s ‘inspired’ conducting (The Independent) were praised
at the premiere of this visually opulent staging.
Verdi: Aida / Oren, Arean di Verona [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Daniel Oren/Arena di Verona Orch. &
Chorus; Hui He, Marco Berti, Andrea Ulbrich,
Ambrogio Maestri (150 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray,
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This staging that is true to the original 1913
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filled with chorus and dancers.
Verdi: Aida / Juan Pons, Daniela Dessi [2 DVD]
Artists: Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez/Liceu Grand
Theatre Orch. & Chorus; Juan Pons; Roberto Scandiuzzi; Fabio Armiliato; Stefano Palatchi; Elisabetta
Fiorillo. (186 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; PCM
Stereo)
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Wagner: Siegfried / De Billy [3 DVD]
Artists: Bertrand De Billy/Barcelona Teatro Liceo
Orch. & Chorus. Falk Struckmann; Deborah
Polaski; Eric Halfvarson; Graham Clark; John
Treleaven. (256 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9
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❦21st Century Classics - Balada: Hangman,
Town of Greed
Works: Leonardo Balada
(b.1933): Hangman,
Hangman!, opera; The Town
of Greed, opera. Artists:
Colman Pearce/Carnegie
Mellon Contemporary Music
Ensemble. Robert Fire,
Colman Pearce (1 CD) (Naxos)
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“Balada’s music is abrasive, modern, but not
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❦Alla Borzova: Songs For Lada
Works: Alla Borzova (b.1961):
Songs for Lada, for soloists,
children’s chorus, duduk,
bagpipes & cimbalom; To the
New World, for orchestra Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Michigan
State University Children’s
Choir. Valentina Fleer (Sop);
Valentina Kozak, folk contralto (1 CD) (Naxos)
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“[The fourth movement] conjures a hypnotic
meditation...This is heavenly music, with some
overtones of Arvo Part but really like nothing else
in the repertory.” -MusicWeb International
❦Gloria Coates: String Quartets Nos. 1, 5 & 6
Artists: Kreutzer Quartet (1
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❦Jerome Moross: Frankie and Johnny, etc
Works: Jerome Moross
(1913-1983): Frankie and
Johnny, ballet; Those
Everlasting Blues, cantata;
Willie the Weeper, one-act
dance cantata. Artists:
Richard Rosenberg, Diane
Kesling; John David De
Haan; Melisa Barrick; Denise Edds (1 CD) (Naxos)
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“Draped on the kind of deceptively informal, almost
casual structure that underlies much of the best of
American music, this seductive portrait of an American grifter is a gripping piece of musical theatre with
moments of striking beauty.” - Gramophone, on
‘Willie the Weeper’
❦Maxwell Davies: Naxos Quartets no 1 & 2
Artists: Maggini Quartet (1 CD) (Naxos)
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“Wistful, thoughtful landscapes of music that whet
a listener’s appetite for the rest of the story.” - Ann
Midette, The New York Times
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Iconic Voices of Jazz
The Best of Bud Powell, Vol. 1: 1944 – 1962
Miles Davis Quintet: All of You – The Last Tour 1960 [4 CDs]
“All of You: The Last Tour 1960 compiles recordings captured during
trumpeter Miles Davis’ tour of Europe in 1960. Featured throughout is
saxophonist John Coltrane, who had already embarked on his own solo
career but re-joined Davis for this tour. Also backing Davis here are the other
members of his original quintet with Coltrane, including pianist Wynton Kelly,
bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. These are high-energy
recordings that find Davis and his group reworking their ‘50s aesthetic for a
more aggressive, outward-looking vibe that prefigures his later work.” – Matt
Collar (Acrobat)
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Jimmy Smith: The First Decade, 1953-1962 [4 CDs]
Tracks: See See Rider; Moonlight In Vermont; My Funny Valentine; The
Preacher; Summertime; Yardbird Suite; All the Things You Are; I Can’t Get
Started; Round Midnight; A Night In Tunisia; Back At the Chicken Shack;
Midnight Special; Honeysuckle Rose; Walk On the Wild Side et al.
This set includes tracks from legendary organist Jimmy Smith’s most significant
early sessions and albums along with some ‘live’ recordings, and it provides an excellent overview of both the best-known work from the formative decade of a career
that lasted half a century. (Acrobat)
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Al Cohn & Zoot Sims: Two Funky People 1952 –61
The Artie Shaw Collection: 1932 – 1954
Artie Shaw was a unique personality in jazz, big band and
swing music - as clarinettist,
bandleader, composer, and
arranger, he pursued his
own idiosyncratic approach,
and along the way produced
some of the most popular
and memorable recordings of the swing era.
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Mose Allison: The Collection, 1956 – 1962
The Benny Carter Collection 1929 – 1947
This is part of the Jazz Legends mini-series, presenting some of great and influential names of
jazz, with recordings drawn from the classic era of
the genre’s development between 1920 and 1950.
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Art Tatum: Body and Soul
The George Shearing Collection: 1939 – 1958
George Shearing, who died in 2011, was one of the
most illustrious jazz pianists of his era, overcoming blindness to become one of the truly distinctive
keyboard stylists. This collection traces his recording career over a crucial 20-year period from its
very beginnings just before the outbreak of WWII.
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Glenn Miller Orchestra: Live
at Glen Island Casino 1939
In the early years of the rapid
rise of Glenn Miller’s Orchestra to become one of the biggest names in popular music
at the end of the ‘30s and
through to his legendary status as an icon of wartime inspiration on both sides of
the Atlantic, Miller built his success through regular
appearances on radio, and many of the broadcasts,
such as the Chesterfield Shows, have been preserved on record for his many fans to enjoy.
(3 CDs) (Acrobat)
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before his death.
The Django Reinhardt Collection: 1935 – 1946
Django Reinhardt provides one of those unique
strands of jazz which was hugely significant and
distinctive, and which effectively stand on their
own as an expression of one man’s thoroughly
individual style, influences and sound.
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Charlie Christian Collection: 1939–1941
There has never been any
other partnership in jazz quite
like that of tenor saxophonists
Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. After
their initial meeting in the late
1940s Woody Herman band,
the pairing became firm musical friends, forming a union
that would last until Sims’ death in 1985.
(4 CDs) (Acrobat)
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Mose Allison is an artist who successfully straddled
the worlds of jazz, blues and R&B during a career
which has encompassed more than six decades. This
82-track, 4-CD set provides a comprehensive overview of the key first six years of his prolific recording
career during which he established his reputation.
(4 CDs) (Acrobat)
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ies of the genre.
Considered by many to be
the greatest jazz pianist of all
time, Art Tatum’s style and
technique are still envied the
world over 45 years after his
death. This sublime collection
was recorded in 1955, a year
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“Charlie Christian’s recording career was woefully
brief, cut short by his death from tuberculosis when
he was only 25 years old, but during that time, he
completely invented the use of guitar in the modern
jazz age. This two-disc set surveys the guitarist’s
brief but influential recording career, beginning in
1939 and ending in 1941.” – Steve Leggett
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Bunny Berigan: Let’s Do It
Long considered one of the
greatest trumpeters in pre-war
Jazz, Berigan’s short, tragic
life produced an exceptional
body of work. His 1938 hit “I
Can’t Get Started” caused a
sensation in live performance
and was to remain his classic. Very little is available
on Berigan’s short Big Band period, making this CD
a welcome addition to any collection.
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The Coleman Hawkins Collection, 1927–1956
Coleman Hawkins was a hugely influential exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz, being widely
regarded as the first artist to establish the instrument as an essential component of the genre’s so
und.
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Charlie Parker: Groovin’ High
This collection features many
of the original compositions
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in the 50’s along with pop
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Giants of the Big Band Era: Benny Goodman –
48 Legendary Recordings from 1935 – 1959
This is a re-issue of a title previously released by
Acrobat and now deleted, but much in demand, so
it has been re-packaged, with eight tracks added.
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2 FAUL FADCD2025 $9.99
The Bix Beiderbecke Collection 1924 – 1930
Bix Beiderbecke was one of the most important figures in the early years of jazz. This 50-track 2-CD set
brings together recordings from his first session in 1924
through to his final session with Hoagy Carmichael in
1930. It features not only Bix, but many other top names
of the era, and is a fine cross-section of Bix’s work.
(2 CDs) (Fabulous)
2 FAUL FADCD2038 $10.49
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Although Bud Powell may not
be one of the first names to
spring to mind in listing the
greats of jazz piano, he was
undoubtedly one of the most
important and influential, who
deserves to be ranked alongside the more lauded luminar2 AOAT ADDCD3116 $15.99
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The Fats Waller Collection: 1922–1943
Thomas “Fats” Waller was a hugely influential
pianist, singer, and composer during the formative
decades of jazz. His unique style, and memorable
hit songs transcended the boundaries between jazz
and popular culture.
1 FAUL FABCD356 $6.99
The Dizzy Gillespie Collection: 1937 – 1946
Dizzy Gillespie is recognized as one of the great pioneering trumpeters in bebop.
1 FAUL FABCD354 $6.99
The Lester Young Collection: 1936 – 1947
(1 CD) (Fabulous)
1 FAUL FABCD358 $6.99
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Billie Holiday: The Incomparable, Vols. 1–5
Born in 1915, ‘Lady Day’ wasdiscovered by Jazz critic John
Hammond; she recorded one
hit with Benny Goodman, then
began her classic 1935-38 association with Teddy Wilson and
many of the greatest names in
jazz. She also recorded with
Count Basie and Artie Shaw among many others.
One CD per vol: AOAT Vol. 1: ACRCD112 $10.99
Vol. 2: ACRCD113 $10.99 | Vol. 3: ACRCD114 $10.99
Vol. 4: ACRCD115 $10.99 | Vol. 5: ACRCD116 $10.99
The Ella Fitzgerald Collection, Vols. 1 & 2
Along with Billie Holiday and
other contemporaries like
Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald was one of the great
singers to emerge from the
golden age of jazz singing as
a premier exponent of an art
form which often crossed over
into the popular music world, although this crossover
very rarely compromised their artistic integrity.
Vol. 1, 1935-45: 4 CDs AOAT ACQCD7048 $21.49
Vol. 2, 1946-55: 4 CDs AOAT ACQCD7066 $23.99
Sarah Vaughan: What More Can a Woman Do?
Sarah Vaughan was one of the all-time great female
vocalists. These classic recordings show the early
stages of her style. Tracks include; “Signing Off”, “I’m
Scared”, “Time After Time” and “Don’t Blame Me”.
(1 CD) (Fabulous)
1 FAUL FABCD141 $6.99
Anita O’Day: The Early Years, 1941-1945
This 51-track, 2-CD set includes most of the sides
O’Day recorded with Grene Krupa and Stan Kenton.
(2 CDs) (Acrobat) 2 AOAT ADDCD3098 $15.99
Dinah Washington: Greatest Hits 1946-1953
This compilation includes every record Washington placed
on the Billboard charts from
1946-53, plus other releases
that were regional hits. In
support of her vocals are jazz
musicians of the highest calibre and the packaging contains full details of all the recording personel.
(2 CDs)(Fabulous)
2 FAUL FADCD2000 $9.99
Lena Horne / The Irrepressible Lena Horne
Many of Lena Horne’s classic recordings for small independent labels in the 30’s and 40’s remain unavailable
in any format. This CD provides 16 titles from her later
years and show just why she is considered by many to
be one of the 20th Century’s greatest vocalists.
(1 CD) (Fabulous)
1 FAUL FABCD125 $6.99
The Victoria Spivey Collection: 1926-1927
Victoria Spivey was a blues and jazz singer who
enjoyed significant popularity during the 1920s and
‘30s, performing with many well-known accompanists and ensembles. 2 FAUL FADCD2055 $10.49
Peggy Lee (Vocals) / The Wonderful [Acrobat]
This compilation features titles recorded with the
band of Benny Goodman including her first hit “I
Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good” and “How Deep Is
The Ocean”. A fitting tribute to a star whose career
stretched over five decades. (1 CD) (Acrobat)
1 AOAT ACRCD111 $10.99
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John Abercrombie / The First Quartet [3 CDs]
Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers &
Hammerstein
Artists: John Abercrombie,
guitars, mandolin; Richie
Beirach, piano; George
Mraz, double bass; Peter
Donald, drums (ECM)
3 ECM B002415002 $27.98
This 3-CD set, remastered
from analog recordings,
returns some historically-important material
to the catalog, namely the albums Arcade,
Abercrombie Quartet and M. This quartet was John
Abercrombie’s first touring band as a leader and the
group in which the guitarist defined some priorities,
moving away from a jazz-rock period into a more
spacious, impressionistic and original music.
Artists: Kenny Barron,
piano; John Patitucci, bass
(Motema Music)
MOEM 183 $15.49
Four-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocal star Karrin
Allyson makes her Motéma
debut with a witty, romantic and swinging take on
songs that have become a part of our cultural fabric. Allyson’s multi-faceted gem of a voice shines
brilliantly with the distinctive pairing of impeccable
jazz masters Kenny Barron and John Patitucci.
‘Utter musical fearlessness... a complete-artist one
of the jazz world’s finest.’ -The New York Times
Alex Machacek Trio / Fat: Living the Dream
Frank Sinatra / A Voice on Air [4 CDs]
Artists: Alex Machacek,
guitar; Raphael Preuschl,
bass; Herbert Pirker, drums
(Abstract Logix)
ALGX 51 $14.99
Machacek has the sensitive
touch of a jazz guitarist, the
intervallic ingenuity and harmonic density of a post-serialist composer, and a
seemingly endless capacity for improvisational empathy. Living the Dream is a compelling document
of a remarkable new ensemble as they fearless
probe the boundaries of a post-fusion universe.
Artists: Harry James Orchestra; The Pied Pipers; Tommy
Dorsey Orchestra; Jimmie
Davis; Nat King Cole Trio;
Peggy Lee; Benny Goodman
Sextet, et al. (Sony Music)
4 COLB 509971 $69.99
First official anthology of
Sinatra’s seminal radio performances. 90 previously
unreleased recordings including 48 songs never again
recorded. Packed with unique duets, parodies, comedy bits, each meticulously restored & remastered. This
is the last untapped reserve of rare Sinatra recordings.
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos / Na Dara!
Weather Report / The Legendary Live Tapes,
1978-1981 [4 CDs]
Artists: Szakcsi Lakatos
Béla, pianol Obán György,
bass; Pecek Lakatos András,
drums (Budapest Music)
BUAE 103 $16.49
The brilliant pianist’s first trio
release on BMC Records,
dating from 2004. Hungarian
and Gypsy elements fuse with the strains of Asian
music, occasionally straying into the blues, and
there is the undeniable influence of 21st-century
contemporary music ... but always pulsing with an
underlying current of jazz.
Hamilton & Hamilton / Live in Bern
Artists: Scott Hamilton,
saxophone; Jeff Hamilton,
drums; Tamir Hendelman,
piano; Christoph Luty, bass
(Capri) CAPR 74139 $15.99
This lively album features
the two Hamiltons, both veterans of the straightahead
jazz scene, holding forth in an intimate musical
conversation using the language of swing. Few on
the contemporary jazz scene speak it better. Other
than Jeff’s original, ‘Sybille’s Day’, all of the tunes
are standards, ranging from evergreens like Harry
Warren’s ‘September in the Rain’ to Billy Stayhorn’s
‘Ballad for Very Tired’ and ‘Very Sad Lotus Eaters.’
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Artists: Joe Zawinul, Wayne
Shorter, Jaco Pastorius,
Peter Erskine and Bobby
Thomas, Jr.
4 COLB 514127 $61.99
Four discs of unreleased,
never-before-heard live music
from these jazz fusion legends. Curated and produced by Peter Erskine with Joe Zawinul’s son Tony.
Pierre Bensusan, solo jazz guitar / Altiplanos
Artists: Pierre Bensusan, guitar (Dadgad Music)
DAGD DM-1009 $15.99
Those previously unfamiliar with the French acoustic fingerstyle guitar virtuoso will hear this crisp,
multi-faceted collection as a well-played, slightly
hypnotic and highly irresistible celebration of the
steel string acoustic instrument.
Geof Bradfield Quintet / Our Roots
Artists: Geof Bradfield, saxophone; Marquis Hill,
trumpet; Joel Adams, trombone; Clark Sommers,
bass; Dana Hall, drums (Origin Records)
OIGN 82701 $15.99
For his latest quintet recording, Chicago
saxophonist and composer Geof Bradfield borrows
inspiration from fellow Chicagoan Clifford Jordan’s
1965 Atlantic album, ‘These Are My Roots: The
Music of Lead Belly. The focus is on Black music
of the rural south.
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John Coltrane / A Love Supreme, The Complete
Masters
Herb Alpert / Come Fly with Me
Artists: Michael Shapiro
(vocals, percussion); Marcel
Camargo (guitar); Jeff Lorber
(keyboards); Hussain Jiffry
(guitar); Eduardo del Barrio
(strings, programming); Dorrel
Salmon (Hammond B-3 organ); Robert Greenidge (steel
drum) (Herb Alpert Presents) HERA 70200H $14.99
As with most all of Alpert’s post-2009 material, Come Fly with Me is a much more low-key
and intimate recording than the productions that
marked the best of his ‘60s Tijuana Brass period.
That said, by keeping things simple, Alpert and his
collaborators illuminate all of the tenderness and
direct lyricism of his horn playing.
Christian McBride Trio / Live at the Village
Vanguard
Artists: Christian McBride, bass; Christian Sands,
piano; Ulysses Owens Jr., drums (Mack Avenue)
MCKA 1099 $16.99
Live at the Village Vanguard finds the McBride Trio
diving headlong into a set of swaggering, lively
standards, originals and unexpected covers.
Kenny Burrell, jazz guitar / The Road to Love
Artists: Barbara Morrison,
voice; various artists
(Highnote)
HINO 757284 $15.99
On his latest disc, The Road
To Love, Burrell offers up
numerous 12-bar blues
alongside a hearty mix of
standards, bossa novas and Burrell’s other specialty, Ellington ephemera. Backed by some of his
favorite West Cost colleagues, this album was recorded live in May 2015 - his tone as smooth and
polished as ever, his touch still light and swift.
Slivovitz Septet / All You Can Eat
Artists: Pietro Santangelo, sax; Marcello Giannini,
Guitars; Riccardo Villari, acoustic and electric violin; Ciro Riccardi, trumpet; Derek di Perri, harmonica; Vinicenzo Lamagna, bass guitar; Salvatore
Rainone, drums (Moonjune)
MJUN 74 $18.99
The undisputed masters of progressive gypsy electro-ecletic jazz from Naples, Italy - septet Slivovitz
is back! The group displays an unparalleled level
of polish, inventiveness and unity throughout this
eight-course feast for the ears, pushing the envelope of modern jazz in the post-Zappa era, and in
joyous, effervescent fashion.
Nathan East/Bob James / The New Cool
Artists: Nathan East, bass; Bob James, piano with
Vince Gill, vocals (Yamaha) YMHA 23280 $14.99
A predominantly acoustic, smooth-jazz set of
eight originals and three interpretations, the album
sounds like it was easy and fun to make; one can
sense joy and deep focus in the interplay and the
material is predominantly amiable and laid-back.
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Artists: John Coltrane, tenor
sax; McCoy Tyner, piano;
Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin
Jones, drums (Verve)
3 VRV B002372702 $34.98
Included in Vibe’s 100
Essential Albums of the
20th Century, this Super Deluxe Edition of ‘A Love
Supreme’ contains an extra disc with 5 additional
tracks. Easily one of the most important records
ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was
his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all
of his innovations from his past and spoke of his
current deep spirituality.
Laurie Antonioli & Richie Beirach / Varuna
Artists: Laurie Antonioli,
vocals; Richie Beirach, piano
(Origin Records)
1 OIGN 82698 $15.99
“Antonioli uses an inspired
collection of standards that
perfectly meld with the originals. The two artists allow
Alexander Scriabin’s “Prelude in E-flat Minor” to
carefully dissolve into “My Funny Valentine.”...
Gladly, the two transmogrify the piece into something delicate and special.. and define the modern art song as if they breathed the same air as
Schubert and Wolf.” - Allaboutjazz
Seth MacFarlane / No One Ever Tells You
Artists: Orchestrations arranged and conducted
by Joel McNeely (Republic)
1 REPB B002414702 $16.48
His third full-length album, No One Ever Tells You,
is a 17 track album featuring both originals and covers. Recommended for listeners who enjoy stylish,
old-school vocals like Sinatra and Nat King Cole.
Luciana Souza / Speaking in Tongues
Artists: Luciana Souza, vocals; Lionel Loueke,
vocals, guitar; Grégoire Maret, harmonica;
Massimo Biolcati, bass; Kendrick Scott, drums
percussion (Sunnyside)
SNYS 1410 $16.99
Luciana Souza’s stunning new Brazilian-progressive album for Sunnyside Records draws on the
talents of four of the most creative musicians working in Jazz today; players who, along with Luciana,
come from five different places on the planet,
and have five different languages as their native
tongues. Together they have melded their creative
voices into an exciting new tributary of Jazz.
Fourplay / Silver
Artists: Nathan East, vocals; Chuck Loeb,
acoustic & electric guitar, synthesizer); Bob James,
piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer); Harvey
Mason, Sr., synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion
(Heads Up)
TLC HUI36688 $16.98
Their highly-anticipated, celebratory 25th anniversary
release. The 10 new original compositions comprising Silver play off of the anniversary, bearing titles
such as “Sterling,” “Precious Metal” and “A Silver
Lining.” Special guests include saxophonist Kirk Whalum, and guitarists Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton.
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