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STREET DATE November 14, 2006 ORDER DUE DATE October 27, 2006

Bronfman photo by Deborah Feingold

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Frank Foster/SWR Big Band page 3

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Woody Guthrie page 37 • Steven Halpern page 43

Rilling explores Goethe page 19 • 5 more Lyrita releases!

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Beethoven’s Majestic Emperor Concerto starring YEFIM BRONFMAN with DAVID ZINMAN page 15

New Label: Berkshire Snow page 39

Libor Novacek page 29

06 NOVEMBER RE-RELEASES

JAZZ “Jazz educator and all-around musician Dan Moretti adds to his considerable and impressive resume with a new recording from his band Once Through. Stories is Moretti’s outing from academia, giving ample proof that he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Featured Artists Dan Moretti, tenor & soprano sax/Tim Ray, keyboards/Bruce Bartlett, guitar/Marty Ballou, acoustic bass/Marty Richards, drums/Marcelle Berger, vocals

Track Listing Cousin Hal · The Moment · Pelican Blues · Midnight’s Call · Straight to Bed · Marian’s Room · November Sun · And I Love Her · Crescent Walk · San Giorgio · Club 43 · Jamji

Selling Points

Dan Moretti & Once Through Stories

· Features saxophonist Dan Moretti and his ensemble Once Through · As usual, this gathering of musicians explores the jazz worlds of Latin, straight-ahead, balladry, and even funk, bringing them to life on Stories · While recording, these musicians recorded each track “once through,” remaining true to the excitement of spontaneity in music · Vocalist Marcelle Berger appears on “The Moment,” singing beautifully in Portuguese

Key Markets CD: WCS 19 (Q )

Hometown: Boston. Also: New Bedford, Providence, New York

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Also Available · WCS 2 (Q) Once Through (687606000223) · WCS 28 (Q) Passing Place (687606002821)

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“Her saucy style suggests two of New York’s finest, blending the authoritative pizzazz of Ann Hampton Callaway with the polished panache of Bernadette Peters.” — JAZZTIMES

Featured Artists Marcelle Gauvin, vocals/Dino Govoni, tenor sax/John Harrison, piano/Brian Torff, bass/Alan Hall, drums

Track Listing Believe In You · Saturday · Monk’s Dream · Limao · Double Rainbow · Fixing a Hole · Dedicated to You · By Myself · L’Etang · You Stepped Out of a Dream · Laughing at Life · Doodlin’

Selling Points · Gauvin’s vocals are strong, sweet, and clear as she makes each song her own masterpiece, and her ensemble has a seamless feel throughout, demonstrated through both intuitive accompaniment and creative solos · Features a great variety of standards and original compositions, varied stylistically from Monk to Lennon & McCartney, French to Brazilian, and sorrowful emotion to playful grooves. The varied selections demonstrate Gauvin’s skill and creativity; her intensity and interpretation have only continued to strengthen since her debut!

Marcelle Gauvin The Edge of the Pond

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J A Z Z / H O L I D AY Track Listing Counter Block · Mean What You Say · Ode to Joe Newman · Winners · Love Handles · Basic-Ally Yours · Victorious Blues · Now That She’s Away · The Biddle-De-Bop Samba · Lady in Lace · A Fresh Taste of the Blues

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Selling Points · A swinging program of big band jazz from the SWR Big Band—destined to be another Grammy winner for the band! · Saxophonist/composer/arranger Frank Foster, born in Cincinnati in 1928, is one of the last prominent exponents who played a substantial role in the success of Count Basie’s legendary orchestra both as soloist and arranger · Besides Neal Hefti and Quincy Jones, it was particularly Frank Foster and Thad Jones (celebrated on this CD) who determined the distinctive sound of the Basie Band with their arrangements in the fifties and sixties. After Basie’s death in 1984, Foster advanced to the position of the new bandleader of the Basie Organization from 1986 until 1995 · Frank Foster’s engagement as a guest conductor for the SWR Big Band (then called the SDR Big Band) took place within the context of a production and concert series created in the late nineties by then-SDR jazz producer Hans Thomas

Frank Foster & The SWR Big Band

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A Fresh Taste of Thad Jones and Frank Foster

· HNS 93118 (S) Sammy Nestico/SWR Big Band No Time Like the Present (040888311829) · HNS 93123 (R) Sammy Nestico/SWR Big Band Basie-Cally Sammy (040888312321) CD: HNS 93178 (Q ) Digipak File Under: Jazz

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Track Listing Jimmy Witherspoon: How I Hate to See Christmas Come Around · Mabel Scott: Boogie Woogie Santa Claus · Lloyd Glenn: Sleigh Ride · Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers w/ Frankie Ervin: Christmas Everyday · Jesse Thomas & Lloyd Glenn: Christmas Celebration · Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers: Merry Christmas Baby · Lowell Fulson: Lonesome Christmas (Pt. 1)/Lonesome Christmas (Pt. 2) · Dexter Gordon: Jingle Jangle Jump · Joe Turner: Christmas Date Boogie · Pete Johnson: Pete’s Holiday Boogie (Instrumental) · Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers: Xmas Eve Baby · Lloyd Glenn: Sleigh Ride (Take 3) · Cecil Gant: Hello Santa Claus · Cecil Gant: It’s Christmas Time Once Again · Lowell Fulson: Christmas Party Shuffle

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Glenn/Fulson/Scott/Turner Swing Time Christmas

· Night Train Records proudly presents Swing Time Christmas, a compilation of classic Central Avenue R&B with a holiday theme featuring R&B pioneers Charles Brown, Lowell Fulson, and Big Joe Turner as well as jazz greats in their prime: Jimmy Witherspoon, Lloyd Glenn, Jesse Thomas, Pete Johnson, Johnny Moore, Frankie Ervin, and Cecil Gant · Late forties rhythm, blues, and swing: this is the finest collection of Christmas blues ever assembled, painstakingly restored from the original master tapes · Includes previously un-issued material and alternate takes · Not in the history of black music did so many superstars of a genre (who graced the soundtrack of Denzel Washington’s Devil in a Blue Dress) record as many Christmas songs as those of the late forties California blues scene · These soulful tunes from the Swing Time label (1947-1952) bring a touch of classy nostalgia to the Christmas season

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JAZZ

CD: HEP 2091 (R)

CD: HEP 2022 (R)

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Joe Temperley

Don Lanphere Quintet

A Portrait

Into Somewhere

Featured Artists

Joe Temperley/John Bunch/John Webber/Joe Farnsworth/ Andy Farber

Don Lanphere Quintet/Jon Pugh

Track Listing

Noble Indian Song · Dear Old Stockholm · Take the A Train · I Heard You Cried Last Night · Not Here, There Silly · Last Night When We Were Young · Brown Rock · For Kai · In the Garden

The Goof and I · I Should Care · Swing House · Can’t We Be Friends · This Time the Dream’s on Me · Polka Dots · East St Louis Toodleoo · Sweet and Lovely · Poor Butterfly · A Flower is Lovesome Thing · Mainstem · Single Petal of a Rose.

Selling Points A tribute to Harry Carney, Serge Chaloff, and Gerry Mulligan features full saxophone section arrangements with multi-tracking on five tracks recorded in New York in 2006. Arrangements by Andy Farber and David Berger.

Track Listing

Selling Points Don Lanphere’s second album, with added tracks recorded in Seattle in 1984. The beloved jazz great, who passed away in October 2003, was a respected teacher and elder statesman of jazz.

CD: SBJ SBV 4572 (Q )

CD: SBJ 2139 (Q )

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MHCC Jazz Band & Combo 2006

Full Spectrum Jazz Big Band

My Foolish Heart

Pursuits

Featured Artists

Andrew Washburn, piano/Dave Speranza, bass/Brian Sprague, drums

Walter Bankovitch, piano/Mike Cohen, guitar/John Pursel, electric bass/Carlos Almeida, drums

Track Listing Basso Urnesto · Stellar · Li’l James · Gently · 88 Basie Street · Sonho · Mas Production · My Foolish Heart · Libertango · Isn’t It Prime?

Selling Points With elaborate compositions and arrangements, this ensemble from Portland’s Mt. Hood Community College is a model of precision and self-assurance. Mailing to NPR, college, and community radio stations.

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Track Listing Au Privave · No Persigas A Las Mujeres · Almost Like Being In Love · Raggy Waltz · Suenos · The Way You Look Tonight · This Is Not Here · Somewhere Out There · So Many Stars · Willowcrest · Night in Tunisia

Selling Points A big band junkies delight! Baritone Duane Lawrence embellishes four numbers with this band comprised of Silicon Valley high tech professionals who know their jazz. Mailing to NPR, college, and community radio stations.

· SBJ SBV 4560 (Q) I’m New Here (017231456025)

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JAZZ “Unique and beautiful music—and best of all—very original.” — PAT METHENY

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Featured Artists Rez Abbasi, guitar, sitar-guitar, percussion/Gary Versace, Hammond organ/Danny Weiss, drums, tabla, rhythm scat/Kiran Ahluwalia, vocals/Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto sax/Marc Mommaas, tenor & soprano sax/Gautam Siram Mridnagam, hand drum/Naren Budhakar, whistling

Track Listing Bazaar · Leather · Thin Elephant · Life Goes · You People Intro · You People · Mid-Life · Hindu-Myth · Destiny Owes You

Selling Points · Pakistani/American guitarist Rez Abbasi’s fifth CD, and his first on ZOHO · New York guitarist Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of his varied influences: born in Pakistan, exposed to the surf sounds of California at age four, and schooled at the Manhattan School of Music as well as with master percussionist Ustad Alla Rakha · Abbasi has performed or recorded with many jazz greats including Grammy winner Ruth Brown, Peter Erskine, Kenny Werner, Barre Phillips, and more · Performance at New York’s Oswego Jazz Festival 11/11/2006; CD release party at Jazz Standard 11/28/2006 · Press & radio by Jazz Promo Services; additional radio service by Jazzzdog Promotions · Ads will run in Down Beat and JazzTimes November 2006–January 2007

Rez Abbasi Bazaar

CD: ZMR 200613 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

Key Markets Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle

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“[Willis’] sound mingles Pharaoh Sanders with David Sanborn … the swinging side of tension-and-release is never out of view for a moment.” — JAZZIZ

Featured Artists Dan Willis, tenor & soprano sax, oboe, English horn, duduk, sinai, suona, zura, piccolo, bass clarinet, samba whistle/Chuck MacKinnon, trumpet, flugelhorn, EFX/Pete McCann, electric guitar/Kermit Driscoll, electric bass/Stephan Crump, bass, electric bass/Ron Oswanski, Fender Rhodes, accordion/John Hollenbeck, drums, percussion

Track Listing Many Worlds Theory · Nothing Is Real · Place of Enlightenment · Door to Yesterday · Velvet Gentlemen · Closed Loops in Time · I’m Not the Reverend · Uncertainty Relation · 3:10 Local · Gentle Soul · Grandparent Paradox

Selling Points

Dan Willis Velvet Gentlemen

CD: OTI 15216 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz

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· Cross-inspired by Erik Satie and the precision-randomness paradox of quantum physics; infused with creative improvised music, jazz, and psychedelic seventies and eighties rock. Dan Willis is known for his work in jazz, Broadway, classical, and improvised new music · Versatile, limber septet includes prolific drummer/composer John Hollenbeck, leader of the Grammy-nominated John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble and Claudia Quintet · Mix of jazz, rock, psychedelia, and classical appeals to baby boomer audience starved for engaging new music, as well as new music and jazz fans · Press and radio promotion by Braithwaite & Katz Communications · Radio promotion to CMJ and JazzWeek reporter stations; emphasis on NPR stations

Key Markets Hometown: New York. Also: Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago

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RECORDINGS!

JAZZ

RECORDING! INCLUDES

FIRST TIME WORLD PREMIERE ON CD! Count Basie Orchestra RECORDING! Count Plays Duke

CD: MAA 1024 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

SPECIAL WORLD SUPER-BUDGET The MAMA debut of the seventeen-time Grammy winning Count Basie PREMIERE RECORDINGS! PRICE! Orchestra is a new recording of thirteen Duke Ellington classics.

1999 Grammy

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Stan Kenton Best of Back to Balboa CD: MAA 1004 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

This “best of ” disc, featuring the finest selections from the five-disc set, includes Kenton alumni Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Bill Holman, Buddy Childers, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and many more.

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Stan Kenton More Back to Balboa CD: MAA 1028 ( J) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

A brand new release of over seventy minutes of Kenton music! These never-before-heard tracks were recorded live at the Back to Balboa Festival, arguably the greatest Stan Kenton tribute ever produced.

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Anthony Wilson Anthony Wilson On this Grammy-nominated debut, Wilson leads his nine-piece band through a collection of imaginative originals and innovative arrangements.

CD: MAA 1018 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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Anthony Wilson Goat Hill Junket On his second album, Wilson takes another giant step toward carving a niche for himself among the masters of jazz. Hailed by Down Beat as “classic jazz … elegant and relaxed.”

CD: MAA 1022 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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Anthony Wilson Adult Themes Produced by the legendary Bones Howe (Tom Waits, Ahmad Jamal, Elvis Presley), Adult Themes confirms Wilson’s stature as one of the great talents in jazz.

CD: MAA 1026 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Jazz Previously Available

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BLUES Featured Artists

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Eddie Taylor Jr., guitar, vocals/Manua, rhythm guitar/Tim Taylor, drums/ Pete Rubber, bass/Larry Taylor, drums/Illinois Slim, rhythm guitar/ Detroit Jr., piano/Brenda Taylor, vocals

Track Listing I’ve Made Nights By Myself · Use What You Got · Pink Champagne · That’s All I Need · I’m So Blue · Look On Yonder’s Wall · You’ve Got Me Licked · Let Me Love You Baby · Trying to Play a Mind Game · Forty-Four · Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home · Eddie’s Groove

Selling Points · Eddie Taylor Jr. has inherited his extraordinary talent from his father, blues god Eddie Taylor · Taylor’s sophisticated playing allows him to bring back old favorites and add his own new tunes, which are too tricky for average blues bands · Other so-called “blues artists” often mix their music with R&B, funk, jazz, or swing, but Eddie Taylor Jr. stands for pure blues! · Service to various radio stations · Ads will run in Living Blues and Blues Revue

Eddie Taylor Jr.

Key Markets

Mind Game

Hometown: Chicago

Also Available · WLF 120711 (R) Bad Boy (799582071125) · WLF 120811 (R) Worried About My Baby (799582081124)

CD: WLF 120813 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Blues

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“Eric Burdon, the former leader of the Animals, is back with a stunning new disc. The Brit who helped reintroduce Americans to the blues in the early sixties with classics like ‘House of the Rising Sun’ fills these fourteen tracks with his big, bad baritone, echoing the wisdom in the saying: it’s the singer, not the song.” — NEW YORK POST

Track Listing Dragon Lady · Jim Crow · Ghetto Child · Mind Arc · River of Blood · Cum · Jamie’s Last Ride (Story of Jesus) · First Sight · Dey Won’t · Do You Feel It · Funky Fever · I’m a Wicked Man · Stop What You’re Doing · Street Walker · Sweet Blood Call · The Royal Canal · Wall of Silence · Who Gives a F**k

Selling Points · Eric Burdon was the legendary lead vocalist of the Animals, who had more hit records than any other British R&B group of the sixties except the Rolling Stones · Burdon relocated to California in the late sixties and became a leader of the West Coast psychedelic scene. He discovered the group War and recorded with them from 1969–1971 before going solo in the mid-seventies and recording prolifically for the next three decades · A great companion to his new hit CD Soul of a Man, Wild & Wicked includes live recordings from Los Angeles’s Roxy in 1976 and rare studio recordings from an unreleased soundtrack to an unreleased film

Eric Burdon Wild & Wicked

Also Available CD: AIM 1090 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Rhythm & Blues

· AIM 1066 (M) Burdon Tracks (752211106629) · AIM 1054 (M) Misunderstood (752211105424)

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BLUES

CD: MAY 250151 (Q )

CD: MAY 250152 (Q )

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Barry Goldberg & Friends

Freddie King

Chicago Blues Union

Texas Guitar Blues

Track Listing

Sweet Home Chicago · Mess Ada Blues · Big Boss Man · Low Down Funk · I’m Losing You · Lost Love · Hoochie Coochie Man · You Got Me Cryin’ · I Got to Love My Woman

Introduction · Your Move · Ain’t Gonna Worry No More · Hideaway · Guitar Blues · Meet Me in the Morning · Sweet Home Chicago · Boogie on Down · Have You Ever Loved a Woman · Mojo Boogie · Hey Baby · Look Over Yonder Wall · Woman Across the River

Selling Points “Born and raised to play the blues” pretty much sums up the life and times of keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Barry Goldberg, who the Los Angeles Times once described as “the greatest blues organist in the world.” The tracks on Chicago Blues Union were recorded between 1964 and 1965 and feature Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie Hoh, Bobby Jones, Roy Ruby, Mike Bloomfield, and Harvey “The Snake” Mandel.

Freddie King was one of the linchpins of modern blues guitar. Although originally from Texas, King spearheaded Chicago’s modern blues movement in the early sixties, and helped set the stage for the blues-rock boom of the late sixties. The first eight tracks here were recorded live at the Texas Opry House in 1976, accompanied by the Bugs Henderson Band. The others were recorded live in Texas and Oklahoma.

CD: MAY 250153 (Q )

CD: MAY 250154 (Q )

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Willie Dixon & Johnny Winter

Muddy Waters

Spoonful of Blues

Hoochie Coochie Mannish Boy

Track Listing

Sittin’ and Cryin’ the Blues · Spoonful · I Just Wanna Make Love To You · Chicago Here I Come · Tore Down · You Know It Ain’t Right · Mean Mistreater · Baby What You Want Me To Do · Roach Stew · Killing Floor

Honey Bee · Hoochie Coochie Man · Walking Through The Park · Trouble No More · Just To Be With You · Introduction To Nineteen Years Old · Nineteen Years Old · Long Distance Call · Mannish Boy · Crawlin’ Kingsnake · I Got My Mojo Working · Hold It · Long Distance Call · Where’s My Woman · I Got My Mojo Working · BONUS: Interview with Muddy Waters

Selling Points It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Willie Dixon, who was without doubt the ultimate blues songwriter, sideman, and producer, the creative force who helped Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, and others find their most triumphant voices. In 1995, Dixon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a blues museum in his honor has also been initiated in his name.

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Selling Points The single most influential recording artist in the new amplified blues idiom was undoubtedly Muddy Waters, who released a number of groundbreaking, classic records. The performances here were recorded live at the University of Washington & University of Oregon in 1971, and during the Newport Jazz Festival in 1973.

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SOUL/FUNK Track Listing Where Is Love · Humpback · Gone, Gone, Gone · Without a Word · Until the End · Love Problem · Working in a Coal Mine · What’s Your Name · Love Affair · Where Is Our Love · Now That I’ve Lost You · Beverly · If I Were a Carpenter · Lovely Woman · No Substitute · The Book · Cheatin’ Woman · I Like What You Do · Wait For Me Baby

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Selling Points · First-ever complete Eldridge Holmes release features legendary recordings produced by Allen Tousaint and includes the cream of New Orleans musicians (Meters, Neville Bros., Dr. John, and more) · Born in New Orleans in 1942, Eldridge Holmes recorded almost exclusively with producer Allen Tousaint from 1962-1972 · 1960s New Orleans was full of incredible singers who didn’t achieve the fame they deserved outside that city. Eldridge Holmes, one of the most soulful vocalists to record in the Crescent City, is also one of it’s most obscure. Between 1962 and 1972 he recorded just over thirty soul and funk sides, many among the best to come out of the city (Funky16Corners) · His music encompassed R&B, pop, gospel, country, and more. After 1972 there is no evidence that Holmes ever recorded again before he passed away (Funky16Corners) · Considered by soul music scholars to be one of the greatest southern singers of the genre to come out of New Orleans, Holmes recorded for Alon, Jet Set, Desu, Sansu, Decca, Atco, Brown Sugar, Kansu, and Pama in his ten-year career before succumbing to heart disease in 1998 · Eldridge Holmes is long overdue for a proper tribute!

Eldridge Holmes Deep Southern Soul

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Track Listing Whacha Want Us To Do · Call Me · It’s No Big Deal · I Think I Finally Got You Girl · Funky Beat · Don’t Be Kissed By a Fool · Forevermore · The Greatest Is You · On the Dirt Road · Willie’s Boogaloo · Voices · Tonight · I’ve Been Waiting · My Home · Hold On Baby · Now That You’ve Left Me · Forever More · Closer to the Isle

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Willie Feaster & The Mighty Magnificents On the Dirt Road: Rare & Unreleased NY Funk & Soul 1969–1979

· Rare recordings buttressed by unreleased jams from Willie Feaster’s own tape stash! · Includes previously unpublished photos from Feaster’s collection and comprehensive liner notes by Dan Nishimoto that include Feaster’s most in-depth interview · Willie Feaster and the Mighty Magnificents were one of metropolitan New York’s premier working bands during the funky seventies. The pride of Jamaica, Queens, they crossed the same paths as Newark’s Kool & The Gang and Harlem’s Flame n’ King · While the Magnificents had a hit with “Funky 8 Corners” on All Platinum (the label that preceded Sugar Hill), Feaster also recorded a fair amount of material for Al Brown and his own Smog City Records · Includes the best cuts from Smog City Records, including the hip Latin rhythms of “Willie’s Boogaloo” and the Kool & The Gang-inspired horn charts of “Voices (Calling So Loud)” · Also features underground funk gem “Whacha Want Us to Do,” a Soul Train-inspired collaboration with the Dynamic Concepts

CD: FDL 75 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Funk

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A LT R O C K Samsara Sound System Tales of the Red Dawn CD: BAB 6 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Alt Rock/Alt World Previously Available

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A kaleidoscopic voyage through a crackhouse wonderland … those without rhythm need not apply. — ETHNOTECHNO

Press Quotes “Ritual of Carousel is both gritty and sublime, conjuring the dusty alleyways just outside the incense’s reach.” — SF WEEKLY “[Ritual of Carousel] was undoubtedly the most under-distributed breakthrough album of 2003. It may take the world a few years to catch up, but when they do, everyone will be in for quite a shock.” — GLOBAL RHYTHM

Featured Artists Professor Shehab, beats, electronics, flute/Alan Kushan, santur, voice/Bill Laswell, bass/Grandmixer DXT, turntables/Mark Deutsch, bazantar, bass, sitar, banjo/Francois Lardeau, electronics/Saam Schlamminger, zarb, daf/Mark Pistel, electronics/Soulsalaam, percussion /Fumio Toshiro, bass, stand-up bass/Seth, guitar, mandolin/JT, trumpet/Jaffrey, vocals/James Delatacoma, guitar

Track Listing Orchid Go To Heaven · Sataya · Shiraz · Between Copper Walls · Dawn at the Devils Tower · Ahoura & Ahriman · Witnessed by the Owl · Suspended Desires · Baanaa · Pendulum Precision · Round the Corner · Kung Fu Anthem · Fight for Flight · Cycle in Progress · Annar · Encircled

Selling Points · The latest project from Professor Shehab (a.k.a. Sassan Ghahri) and Alan Kushan, Tales of the Red Dawn continues to push the boundaries of electronic world music, building on the worldwide critical acclaim garnered by Samsara Sound System’s first release, Ritual of Carousel · Tracks from Ritual of Carousel have been featured on many international compilations, including Arabian Travels 2 (Six Degrees Records) · Features guest contributions from the legendary Bill Laswell, GrandMixer DXT, and Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto); introduces the mighty talents of Mark Deutsch on the bazantar · The rhythms and grooves on Tales of the Red Dawn are unlike anything heard from the underground world electronic music scene, and will cement Professor Shehab’s reputation as one of its leading innovators! · Targeted national press and college radio campaign by Massive Music America · Press support tied into Fall 2006 tour

Key Markets Hometown: New York. Also: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Boulder, Chicago, Philadelphia

Also Available Samsara Sound System Ritual of Carousel CD: BAB 4 (M)

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A LT R O C K Echo Helstrom

NOVEMBER NEW

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The Veil CD: MAH 200 (M) Digipak File Under: Alt Rock

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The birth of Echo Helstrom is a blessing. — PORTLAND TRIBUNE

Press Quotes “With Ross Seligman’s voice and guitar (most often acoustic) mixing with the violin, the songs have a bit of a symphonic quality that the stringed instrument inevitably brings, but it’s done in a very unique, poppy setting that brings to mind the mid-nineties college-rock of bands like REM and Sordid Humor with a more modern, soaring quality that’s highly infectious … beautiful and catchy all at once, clearly evident of more stellar releases to come.” — DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY “Consider them your geek art band of the week that just might stick around … everyone from the White Stripes to the Moody Blues seems to wander through this disc at one point or another as the band veers from arena rock to rural folk, chamber music to postmodernism.” — SPLENDID “Rock enough for the parents currently subjected to their children’s emo band of the week, indie enough for the kids tired of hearing their forty-something parents blasting Wilco on NPR.” — REBEL X

Featured Artists Ross Seligman, guitar, lead vocals/Will Amend, upright bass, electric bass/Mike Mcdaniel, drums/Alessandra Dinu, violin/ Dave Basaraba, Fender Rhodes/Tahlia Harrison, backing vocals

Track Listing I Am Not a Murderer · I’m Leaving Today · The Veil · Space Invader · Ocean Mile · Burning Sun · Hungry Ghost · True Love Waits · Where I Sleep · Davy Jones · I See Everything

Selling Points · Echo Helstrom has been called an “orchestral rock band” due to their instrumentation and wild arrangements, and their new album runs the gamut of genres, from chamber music to punk rock and everything in between · Echo Helstrom is not quite straight-ahead rock or the latest pop band in the Top 40, but rather a unique combination of your favorite band with a symphony · Echo Helstrom may have an incomparable sound, but their influences are apparent, ranging from Radiohead and Coldplay to Neil Finn and Ireland’s Donal Lunny · Vocalist/guitarist Ross Seligman is also a member of Blanket Music (HUSH Records) · U.S. tours throughout Fall/Winter 2006 · Publicity campaign by XO Publicity · Radio, e-media, and MySpace publicity

Key Markets Hometown: Portland

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ROCK/COUNTRY/WORLD

CD: MAY 250075 (Q )

CD: MAY 250110 (Q )

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Chris Spedding

Emmylou Harris/Carl Jackson

Café Days Revisited

I’ve Always Needed You

Track Listing

Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots · Catch 22 · New York City · Smoke My Cigarette · Café Days · Hey Little Boy (Little Girl) · Girl in the Video · 99 Lbs. · Pseudo Blues · Louisanne · Portobello · Hostage · Parchman Farm · Flirt · Put It On Hold · Save a Life · Call of the Wild

Walk Through This World With Me · Something Draws Me To You · When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold · I Take the Chance · I’ve Always Needed You · We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds · Gone, Gone, Gone · To Keep Your Memory Green · Under Your Spell Again · I’ll Never Love Another · You Made a Memory of Me · Before I Met You · Dying On Sorrows Wine · The Best We Could Do · Nobody’s Darlin’ But Mine

Selling Points One of the world’s most talented and versatile guitarists, Chris Spedding’s long career has seen him tackle nearly every style of rock ‘n’ roll to come down the pike. Spedding periodically releases solo material such as Café Days, the 1990s release now expanded with bonus six bonus tracks and re-titled Café Days Revisited. Features guest performances by Southside Johnny and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders).

Selling Points In 1984/85 eleven-time Grammy winner Emmylou Harris recorded I’ve Always Needed You, a duets album with accomplished bluegrass banjo player Carl Jackson, a long-time member of Glen Campbell’s band. Forever consumed by her passion for music, Harris remains a graceful and dedicated artist in a class all her own.

“A shining star in our lord’s great sky.” — LATINO CHRISTIAN TIMES

Track Listing Vale la Pena · Vencedor · Nada que temer · Cristo Va Conmigo · La alabanza · Si quieres Ser Libre · Senor · Estando Contigo

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· Katherine is a Latina Christian singer who calls New York home. She has performed all over the Northeastern U.S., singing both as a soloist and with various church choirs · Vale La Pena is full of uplifting and beautiful original songs by this artist, who has performed the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium and has been invited several times to participate in the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade and Dominican Day Parade. · Having been televised on several cable networks including Time Warner and CableVision (which combined reach well over three million Hispanic homes), Katherine is a gifted young woman whose time has yet to arrive · A shining star among the Christian choirs of the Northeast U.S., in November 2006 Katherine will be singing lead in the Consilio de Allentown, the largest choir of Hispanic Christians in the U.S. · The Hispanic Christian market is the largest untapped and under-developed genre within the Hispanic music business. There are over twenty million Hispanic Christians in the U.S., and the numbers are growing · Upcoming U.S. tour

Key Markets Hometown: New York. Also: Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix

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Born in Cape Verde, Lena Timas has a voice that music fans will instantly fall in love with. Influenced by Fantcha, Tony Azevedo, and Danny Carvalho, she has collaborated with popular singers such as Lutchinha, Vuca Pinheiro, Tony Lopes, and Tony Neves.

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Air Mail Music Steel Band – Trinidad The steel band, an ensemble of tuned percussion instruments made from pans or oil drums, began to spread beyond its native Trinidad in the 1940s. The drums are played with rubber-headed sticks, and their diversity is such that musicians can play almost any style of music, from classical and waltzes to calypso.

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Ensemble Azad Armenia – Traditional Music The traditional music ensemble Azad performs festive and nostalgic music from Armenia. This recording, consisting mainly of instrumental pieces, takes us to visit the various regions of this mountainous country through dance music—“aparani” from north of Yerevan, “kotchari” from eastern Anatolia, and “shatakhi dzenapar” from the Shatakh region — as well as pieces that accompany the daily lives of its people.

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François Kokelaere/Cédric Ricard Percussion & Saxophone From Morocco to Guinea, these artists make us discover new sonorities between meditation and initiatory voyage. Guinea percussionist François Kokelaere, returning to France, randomly met saxophonist Cédric Ricard, who was working in Indian music, reggae, jazz (with Vincent Courtois) and electronic music (with Steve Arguelles). One of the many results of their amazing collaboration is this fantastic disc!

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Saukat Khan

Spira Bose

Indian Jazz

Sipra Bose in Concert

Featured Artists

Ustad Saukat Khan, sax

Sipra Bose, vocals (Hindi Bhajans)

Track Listing

Taehezib · Sraddha · Yakeen · Ashaa · Sabre · Aanand

Kamala rupini shakti swarupini · Sunder ho toom Manmohan ho · Toom ho ananda Ghanshyam · Shyam agar toom Radha hote · Aaj madhur gagan madhur pavan · Raghukulpati Ramchandra avadh ke adhikari · Chakra Sudershan chor ke Mohan

Selling Points The first-ever jazz album produced from India! Ustad Saukat Khan, affectionately known as “Saukatbhai,” has been one of the very few artists in India able to master the saxophone for over two decades. A graded artist from Doordarshan TV (Indian National TV) and All India Radio, he is a highly sought-after musician with numerous hit film soundtracks to his name.

Selling Points Sipra Bose is one of the most highly acclaimed names in Indian classical music. Bose’s captivating voice, controlled eloquence, and lyrical grace make each performance truly magical. Her enunciation of Urdu, enriched by her spontaneous expressionism, has put her in a niche amongst today’s most established performers.

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Romi Banerjee

Shurjo Bhattacharya

Nazm-E-Guldastan

Sublime Moods

Featured Artists

Romi Banerjee, vocals (Urdu Ghazals)

Shurjo Bhattacharya, vocals (Hindi)

Track Listing

Roya karenge aap · Gulkhile chand raat yaad aai · Kabhi Aaha lagke machal gai · Dhooan banake fizame uradia mujhko · Karoon ne yaad magar kis terha · Hairaton ki silsile soze nigahon tak · Dil ki baat labontak laaker

Tum Bin Jeevan · Sur Na Saje Keya · Poochona Kaise Maine · Kasme Wade Pyar Wafa Sab · Tujhe Suraj Kahoon ya · Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen · Hasne ki Chah ne · Bhay Bhanjana · Tere Naina Talash · Aye Mere Pyare Watan

Selling Points

Romi Banerjee is equally as comfortable with simple film songs as she is with intricate compositions straight from the depths of the Indian classical arena. This disc features highly popular Ghazals previously sung by legends, remixed for the first time.

Shurjo Bhattacharya’s stupendous talent and unflagging passion have already resulted in nineteen albums from Tips Music, Sony BMG, T-Series, and more. A versatile artist, he is quite comfortable singing and performing in various Indian languages and dialects. After a few massive hit movies, his name in the realm of Bollywood commands respect.

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“If you’ve followed David Zinman’s Beethoven symphony cycle, this will need little introduction or special pleading from me. This is a tremendous disc that I’ve already played many times. Yefim Bronfman is a superb pianist and in Zinman he has a partner who has the ability to make this music sound dangerously new. Well worth its very modest price!” — GRAMOPHONE EDITOR’S CHOICE, DECEMBER 2005 [ANO 640100, CONCERTOS 3 & 4] “These are sensational performances. They have everything: drama, poetry, and a real point of view … the result is a wonderfully combustible mixture that marries style and spontaneity, discipline and improvisational freedom in a true partnership of equals. This, after all, is what a classical concerto is all about. Exceptionally natural sonics allow the musical excellence of the readings to speak for itself. A marvelous disc!” — CLASSICSTODAY, 10/10 RATING [ANO 640100, CONCERTOS 3 & 4] Yefim Bronfman, piano/Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Swiss Chamber Choir/ David Zinman, conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 “Emperor” · Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80 · Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN · Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1958, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel at the age of thirteen and later to the U.S., where he pursued his training at the Juilliard School and the Marlboro and Curtis Institutes under Rudolf Serkin, Rudolf Firkusny, and Leon Fleisher · Bronfman celebrated his international debut in 1975, accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Zubin Mehta. He soon acquired an excellent reputation as a pianist on the stages of the world’s major concert halls · Highlights of recent years include concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, and the Vienna Philharmonic · Other long-term musical partners include Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Shlomo Mintz, and Pinchas Zukerman · Born in 1936, American conductor David Zinman has risen to the pinnacle of his career in the last decade. After bringing the Baltimore Symphony to major status, he became musical director of the Aspen Music Festival and then took the helm of Zurich’s beloved Tonhalle Orchestra · Zinman’s discography of some one hundred recordings has won five Grammys and two Grands Prix du Disque · Ever since 1999, when the Tonhalle Orchestra was awarded the German Record Critics’ Award for its seminal recording of all Beethoven’s symphonies, the oldest symphony orchestra in Switzerland has been the focus of international interest · Beethoven’s “Emperor” concerto is the most dramatic of his five piano concertos, and one of the most popular in the entire genre. First performed in 1812, it is still a concert staple · First-time listeners to Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy are inevitably taken aback by its similarities to the far more famous final movement of the Ninth Symphony, and indeed it was to become a sort of model or study for that magnificent finale · Seldom heard in concert today, Beethoven’s dramatic choral piece Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage was composed in 1814/15 to two poems by Goethe and dedicated to the great German poet, who received a copy of the score from Beethoven in 1822, the year of its first performance

Piano Concerto No. 5

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The Sixteen A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection

· The definitive album of household favorite carols, beautifully and expertly sung · This collection of well-loved traditional Christmas carols is perfect for creating a warm seasonal atmosphere, and to sing along with · The Sixteen is one of the jewels in the musical crown of Britain, and enjoys a worldwide reputation · Founded in 1977 by director Harry Christophers, its eighty CDs have received nearly every major prize of the recording industry, including the prestigious Gramophone Award for Early Music · The Sixteen’s special reputation for early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance, and a diversity of twentieth century music is founded on a naturalness of performance, a revealing clarity and beauty of sound, precision, and a dramatic intensity of delivery · Ads in Gramophone, BBC Music, and more

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“The music is superb, and it’s given a superb performance here.” — GRAMOPHONE The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers, conductor/Lynda Russell & Gillian Fisher, sopranos/Ian Partridge, tenor/ Michael George, bass J.S. BACH: Magnificat in D, BWV 243 · VIVALDI: Gloria in D, RV 589

· A joyful choral Christmas classic, Bach’s Magnificat takes its text (in Latin) from the story of the angel’s revelation to Mary that she will bear the Savior, and her poetic response, “My soul shall magnify the Lord” · The Gloria in D is the most famous of Vivaldi’s choral works, and justly so. The celebrated opening bars are among the most joyfully triumphant in Baroque music · To date, The Sixteen and The Symphony of Harmony and Invention have made over ninety recordings, many award-winning, in a range of work spanning the music of 600 years, rediscovering and performing lost and little-known repertoire as well as recording the standard choral repertoire as here · After twenty-seven years of worldwide performance, The Sixteen is recognized as one of the world’s greatest vocal ensembles, with a special reputation for clarity and beauty with precision and dramatic intensity · Repertoire includes early European polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque, and the choral highlights of the twentieth century, reflecting the passions of conductor Harry Christophers · The Sixteen are “the voices of Classic FM” in the UK and from the 2006/7 season will become Associate Ensemble at the South Bank Centre, London · Polished singing and playing from soloists, The Sixteen, and The Symphony of Harmony and Invention make this disc a must for all music lovers · Ads in BBC Music and Gramophone

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The Sixteen Sing Bach and Vivaldi

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The Final Release of Ton Koopman’s Epic Bach Cantata Cycle! Sandrine Piau, soprano (BWV 30, 30a, 80)/Johannette Zomer, soprano (BWV 233, 234)/Bogna Bartosz, Nathalie Stutzmann, contraltos (BWV 80)/ James Gilchrist, tenor (BWV 30, 80)/Christoph Prégardien, tenor (BWV 30a)/ Jörg Dürmüller, tenor (BWV 233-6)/Klaus Mertens, bass/The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman, conductor J.S. BACH: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 · Missa in G, BWV 236 · Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30 · Missa in F, BWV 233 · Missa in A, BWV 234 · Angenehmes Wiederau, BWV 30a · Missa brevis in g, BWV 235 · W.F. BACH: Gaudete omnes populi, F103

· This twenty-second—and final—volume of cantata recordings contains two of Bach’s latest cantatas (BWV 30 and 80), including the secular model for BWV 30 and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’s arrangement of two movements from BWV 80 dating from after 1750 · Also included are the four Kyrie-Gloria masses of the late 1730s; they are very closely associated with the cantata repertoire of the 1720s. These masses are based on selected movements of cantatas dating from the period 1723-26; after an interval of ten or so years, Bach reworked them, in most cases very thoroughly · Maestro Ton Koopman was awarded the 2006 Bach Medal by the city of Leipzig on June 5, 2006, the final day of this year’s annual Leipzig Bach Festival. The award honors the significant contribution of the sixty-one-year-old Dutchman to Bach performance and scholarship · Born in 1965, French contralto Nathalie Stutzmann made her debut in Paris at the age of twenty singing Bach, and since then her dark-grained, expressive singing has brought her to the forefront of her vocal category · The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with the Amsterdam Baroque conducted by Ton Koopman, originally begun on the now-defunct Erato label, has been revived by Challenge Classics · Koopman and his choir & orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach’s most impressive opus · The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1979 by Ton Koopman, are a group of musicians from all over the world with a particular passion for the Baroque. Their recordings have won numerous awards · The Amsterdam Baroque Choir, founded in 1992, consists mainly of young Dutch professional singers · Born in Zwolle, Holland in 1944, Ton Koopman decided very early in his musical studies to specialize in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, using authentic instruments combined with a performing style based on sound scholarship · Koopman’s extensive activities as a soloist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LPs and CDs for labels including Erato, Teldec, Philips, and Deutsche Grammophon · Begun in 1994, this series was called “the recording project of the nineties” by The Guardian in England, and was awarded 1997’s Deutsche Schallplattenpreis Echo Klassik in Germany · The series continues to feature the scholarly contributions of Professor Christoph Wolff, one of the world’s leading experts on the music of Bach · Includes illustrated booklet with extensive documentation and complete texts of the cantatas in German, English and French

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CLASSICAL SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern Railroad Rhythms: Classical Music About Trains SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern/Jirˇí Stárek, conductor HONEGGER: Pacific 231 · LUMBYE: Kopenhagen Eisenbahn-Dampf Galopp · COPLAND: John Henry, A Railroad Ballad · VILLA-LOBOS: The Little Train of the Caipira from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 · ROSENBERG: Railway Fugue · BERNSTEIN: Subway Ride and Imaginary Coney Island · J. STRAUSS, JR.: The Pleasure Train Polka · E. STRAUSS: Free Track Galop · REVUELTAS: Construction of the Railroad · DVORˇÁK: Humoresque · IBERT: Le Metro · and more

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This CD brings together compositions from slightly more than a hundred years, featuring treatments of the “railroad” theme—now idyllic or impressionistic, now realistic or even smacking of social criticism, but in classical form. The feeling of intoxication induced by sheer speed, the implacability of mechanical forces, the menace inherent in acceleration, the clatter of the wheels, the whistling and hooting of the valves, but also the stillness following a thunderous journey—all these are found with varying degrees of accentuation in the colorful and exciting orchestral works featured on this disc. A highly enjoyable, thematic program, presented with great enthusiasm by the Kaiserslautern ensemble.

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Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart/Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor

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Bruckner had started to compose his Ninth Symphony immediately after finishing his Eighth in August of 1887. This work took up more than nine years of his life. Bruckner worked longer on it than on any of his other symphonies, yet never finished it. The work is, as the Bruckner scholar Manfred Wagner expresses it, a “compendium generale” of the composer’s life work, bringing together all he had previously accomplished. The late Carlo Maria Giulini was one of the twentieth century’s greatest orchestral conductors, and rare recordings like this one are in high demand by collectors. Over the years Giulini held posts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic, and worked with many others. Although for many years an outstanding conductor of Italian opera, from 1967 onwards Giulini decided to focus instead on the concert repertory, where he could have more control and less need for compromise. In this performance, recorded live in September of 1996, the legendary conductor’s Bruckner tends to be long-breathed and glowing. Giulini is an absolute master of the difficult transitions and uses slight, natural-sounding fluctuations in tempo.

Igor STRAVINSKY Three Symphonies SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg/Michael Gielen, conductor STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements · Symphony in C · Symphony of Psalms

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The Symphony in Three Movements was composed during the height of WWII (1942–45) and reflects the composer’s impressions, mostly gained through cinematic representations, of the ongoing war. The Symphony in C was composed during one of the darkest periods in Stravinsky’s life—years marked by illness and the death of his mother, his wife, and a daughter. However, in trying to focus on formal concerns in the music, Stravinsky tried to keep his personal feelings out of the symphony. The first two movements were composed in Europe and reflect more of a traditional style. The third and fourth movements were composed after Stravinsky moved to America and herald his growing experiments with rhythmic meter change. The final composition on this CD, Symphony of Psalms, is based on various Psalms from the Bible and consists of three parts. The score’s inscription à la gloire de Dieu, “to the glory of God,” reveals Stravinsky’s purpose for the work. Born in Dresden in 1927 but reared in Argentina, in the 1950s Michael Gielen began to gain a reputation as a conductor of both the Viennese classics and contemporary music, of which he is now an acknowledged master. His mastery of twentieth century idioms is unquestioned. 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [OCTOBER 2, 2006 – OCTOBER 30, 2006]

CLASSICAL Lioba Braun, alto/Carsten Süss, tenor/Gächinger Kantorei/SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling, conductor

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BRAHMS: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 · “Auf dem Meere” (final chorus) from Rinaldo, Op. 50 · SCHUBERT: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D.714

· German conductor Helmuth Rilling (b. 1933) has long been acknowledged as one of the world’s experts on the music of J.S. Bach. He founded the Gächinger Kantorei in 1954 and gained an international reputation · Often referred to as “the master-singers of Stuttgart,” the Gächinger Kantorei are distinguished from other choirs by requiring superior music training of all candidates for membership, and by suiting themselves to the requirements of the works to be performed, from twenty-four to over one hundred singers. Its members come from all over southwest Germany and the German-speaking regions of Switzerland · The choir has played a considerable part in the rediscovery and representation of the Romantic choral repertoire, especially works by Brahms and Mendelssohn · Since 1965 Helmuth Rilling has also been conductor of the Stuttgart Bach Collegium and has toured with both ensembles around the world · Maestro Rilling presents a program of sweeping German Romanticism inspired by the works of Goethe and represented by the immortal Alto Rhapsody of Brahms, Schubert’s Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, and an excerpt from the Brahms rarity Rinaldo · Rilling and his Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart are joined by the world-class talents of alto Lioba Braun and tenor Carsten Süss in performances that unquestionably establish Rilling as the preeminent interpreter of the Germanic choral tradition · This program is further evidence of the continuing vitality of Helmuth Rilling’s musical concept as well as the relevance of Goethe for the twenty-first century · Destined to become one of the great choral discs of the decade, this album will be a most valuable addition to any choral music collection · Towards the end of the 1860s, Brahms was lodging with the Schumann family and began to realize a growing affection for Clara’s daughter, Julie. On subsequently being told that Julie was engaged to be married to an Italian count, Brahms’s reaction was to turn to composition as a solace and to set a piece for contralto, his favorite voice. The result was the Alto Rhapsody, two anguished verses of Goethe set to music of intense yearning · Written in 1820, Gesang der Geister über den Wassern (Song of the Spirits Above the Waters) is one of Schubert’s most complex choral works, a virtuoso setting of a poem by Goethe for eight-part men’s chorus and low strings. The poem is part Romantic mysticism and part dramatic description of nature, with waterfalls gushing forth from rocky crags and tumbling over stones & boulders until the water gathers into a gentle stream flowing into the glassy sea · The cantata Rinaldo is among the largest of Brahms’s works for vocal and orchestral forces. Indeed, only Ein deutsches Requiem surpasses it in length and breadth, and yet it is almost never heard today · Completed in 1868, Rinaldo is again a setting of Goethe, with a theme taken from the time of the Crusades. The closing chorus, presented on this album, is its most famous highlight

Helmuth RILLING Conducts Brahms & Schubert

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J.S. BACH

Complete Sinfonias from the Cantatas (2 CDs)

Excerpts from the Christmas Oratorio

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Sibylla Rubens, soprano/Ingeborg Danz, alto/James Taylor, tenor/ Markus Ullmann, tenor/Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass/Gächinger Kantorei/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling, conductor

J.S. BACH: Sinfonias and Introductory Sonatas from Cantatas Nos. 4, 12, 18, 21, 29, 31, 35,42, 49, 52, 75, 76, 106, 146, 150, 152, 156, 169, 174, 182, 188, 196, 209, 248/2 & 249

This 2-CD collection features the complete instrumental introductory Sinfonias and Sonatas for the Cantatas of J.S. Bach. While many of these movements have come down to us in versions as violin or harpsichord concertos, Bach would as often rearrange pre-existing works for use in his cantatas. The breathless Prelude for the Third Partita for solo violin would be transformed into a festive score with trumpets, drums, oboes, and organ, and even the Third Brandenburg Concerto would be recycled as the Sinfonia to Cantata No. 174. All performances and recordings taken from the multi-award winning Edition Bachakademie.

J.S. BACH: 20 Excerpts from the Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

A wonderful CD to celebrate the Christmas season! Nominated for a Grammy in 2000 (for Best Choral Recording), Helmuth Rilling’s recording of Bach’s festive Christmas Oratorio has been critically acclaimed as one of the highlights of the epic Edition Bachakademie. Hänssler Classic is proud to present this specially priced disc of the most beautiful and popular movements from the Christmastime favorite. Attractive packaging and price-point make this an appealing mass-market selection.

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Gloria SAARINEN

Winter Moods

Plays Mussorgsky & Ravel

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart/ Sir Neville Marriner/Iona Brown/Helmut Rilling/Andreas Schmidt/ and more

“Gloria Saarinen is without doubt the finest keyboard player this reviewer has heard in Canada. Her technique is impeccable—her musicianship Utopian.” — EDMONTON JOURNAL

VIVALDI: Winter from The Four Seasons · SIBELIUS: The Tempest · SCHUBERT: Winterreise (sel.) · HAYDN: The Seasons (exc.) · TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker (sel.) · and more

Gloria Saarinen, piano

With selections featuring an international roster of some of the finest musicians in Europe, Winter Moods provides a restful and romantic soundtrack to this festive season. Titles include the late Iona Brown in a performance of Vivaldi’s “Winter” from the Four Seasons, Schubert’s Winterreise, and extended excerpts from Haydn’s The Seasons. An attractive, mid-priced, entry-level disc.

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MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition · RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit

A thrilling performance by leading Canadian pianist Gloria Saarinen issued in the new audiophile series Sorcery at the Keyboard. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, better known in the orchestral transcription by Maurice Ravel, was originally a work for solo piano and is equally dramatic on the keyboard. Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit is one of his most difficult and demanding keyboard compositions.

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MOZART: Piano Sonatas (17) · Fantaisie in C minor, K.475 · Rondo, K.494 · Fantaisie in C minor, K.396 · Rondo in A minor, K.511

· The legendary French pianist Reine Gianoli (1915-1979) studied with Alfred Cortot and Yves Nat. Throughout her career she appeared with leading orchestras and such conductors as Paul Paray, Felix Weingartner, George Enescu, Hermann Scherchen, Louis Auriacombe, Milan Horvat, and Georges Sebastian, and in recitals with Pablo Casals, Pierre Fournier, George Enescu, and Edwin Fischer · Gianoli was featured several times in performances at the Strasbourg and Lucerne Festivals, and made numerous recordings for the Westminster, BAM and Ades labels. In 1947 she was appointed professor of piano at the École Normale de Musique in Paris · These live recordings were made between 1947 and 1955 · Although Reine Gianoli is not a “household name” among pianists like Horowitz and Rubinstein, she has a very active and ever-growing cult following who look forward to any new releases of her hard-to-find recordings · Mozart’s seventeen piano sonatas are cornerstones of the keyboard literature. Often deceptively simple to play (the sonata in C, K.545 is affectionately known to students as “the beginner’s sonata”), they are full of poetry, humor, and drama · Reine Gianoli thankfully avoids the trap of treating these works like fragile china, as was once the tradition; she plays them for their full red-blooded qualities · These monumental recordings in the Legendary Treasures series have been re-mastered in excellent twenty-bit DLC® sound

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“[The Beethoven Quartet’s] view of this cycle carries special authority. Collectors who were lucky enough to get the old Melodiya LPs from the 1950s and 1960s, and who still treasure them, will welcome their reappearance … no other group was closer to Shostakovich’s mind.” — PENGUIN GUIDE TO COMPACT DISCS The Beethoven String Quartet/The Comitas Quartet SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartets Nos. 1-15 · Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 11

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Complete String Quartets (5 CDs)

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· A priceless treasury of the complete string quartets of Shostakovich recorded in the early 1960s by the legendary Beethoven String Quartet, with a bonus of the Two Pieces played by the Comitas Quartet · Although Shostakovich had been acquainted with the members of the Beethoven Quartet since 1925, their professional relationship blossomed in 1938, when the composer attended the Beethoven Quartet’s extremely successful Moscow premiere of his first string quartet · Shostakovich would go on to dedicate quartets number three and five to the Quartet, while quartets number eleven through fourteen honored specific members of the Quartet · The Beethoven String Quartet premiered all but two of the fifteen Shostakovich quartets · Though the Comitas Quartet naturally consisted of different musicians throughout its eighty-year history, their performances have always been marked by a high caliber of professionalism and sense of tact · DOREMI’s restoration process is a very special one, as your ears will confirm. The utmost care is taken in lovingly reprocessing only the most significant and truly treasurable historic recordings

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Lyrita Returns To The American Marketplace! This Month’s Featured Composer: Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986) Lyrita Recorded Edition is one of the UK’s longestestablished and most highly regarded independent Classical record labels. Few independents have specialized in British music to the extent Lyrita has—and none with Lyrita’s devotion and flair! Lyrita founder Richard Itter produced a remarkable catalogue, which includes many world premieres and composer-conducted recordings. His pioneering efforts on behalf of the major twentieth century English composers Arnold, Alwyn, Bax, Finzi, Holst, and Ireland (to name only the most familiar) set a benchmark for technical quality and musical judgment. Lyrita also shed international light on composers previously known mostly in England, such as the skillful symphonist Edmund Rubbra. As a child, Rubbra gave a complete piano concert of Cyrill Scott’s works and impressed Scott so much with this performance that he accepted Rubbra as a private student. Through Scott, Rubbra met and began to study with Gustav Holst and later Ralph Vaughan Williams. Rubbra’s uncertain career gained momentum and respect after the completion of his first three symphonies. These symphonies’ premieres caused such a rumble that they were enough to establish his position among the top contemporary British composers. The third symphony, Rubbra’s breakthrough, was for years in the active repertory of orchestral programs in the UK. “Commentators have noted a certain Sibelian cut to its opening idea but everything else strikes you as being completely personal,” says Gramophone’s Good CD Guide. It is a very genial work, filled with lovely pastoral tones, and featuring a brilliant variations and fugue in its finale. Active service in World War II forced Rubbra to delay the completion of his fourth symphony until 1942. Appropriately, Rubbra conducted its premiere performance in military dress. The fourth symphony, also featured on this month’s Rubbra release, exemplifies many of his compositional techniques. The Penguin Guide calls the opening of the symphony “among the most beautiful in all English music of our time.” The first movement begins with a germinal phrase, which reappears in varying transformations creating a focused, cohesive effect. This is the symphony in which Rubbra, afraid he was sounding too much like his teacher, broke away from the “Holst sound” and really established his own voice. Rubbra went on to complete eleven symphonies, which are among the most significant contributions to the twentieth century repertory. Last month, the release of LYR 235 featured Symphonies 2 & 7, and early next year LYR 234 will bring us Symphonies 6 & 8. These are essential recordings for any collector of twentieth century symphonies.

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“This music possesses eloquence and nobility, and clearly tells of deep and serious things. Let me say that the performances by the Philharmonia under Norman Del Mar are as dedicated as their earlier accounts of the Sixth and Eighth Symphonies. The recorded sound is pretty much state-of-the-art, with superb clarity and presence and transparent well-defined textures. This is an important issue and is strongly recommended.” — GRAMOPHONE Philharmonia Orchestra/Norman Del Mar, conductor RUBBRA: Symphony No. 3, Op. 49 · A Tribute, Op. 56 · Overture Resurgam, Op. 149 · Symphony No. 4, Op. 53

· Edmund Rubbra (1901–1986) was a fundamentally conservative English composer of working-class origins who wrote large symphonic works that seem at once very much of their time and place, and yet universal in appeal · Rubbra began piano study at the age of eight, but at fourteen was compelled to take a job as a railway clerk · At age sixteen he gave a recital of the music of Cyril Scott, a British composer he much admired at that age, and hearing of it Scott took the young lad as a private pupil · Rubbra went on to win a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied composition with Gustav Holst and wrote his first works · In later years Rubbra lectured at Oxford University and taught composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama · His eleven symphonies, along with other works, have been growing steadily in public awareness and appreciation since his death, and he has developed a strong, almost cult, following · Conductor Norman Del Mar, who began his career as assistant to Sir Thomas Beecham, specialized in British composers and made more than seventy recordings

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Symphonies 1 & 4

“A very valuable addition to the Walton discography, particularly when the sound is outstanding, among the finest of its period … with his feeling for rhythms and line he still provides unique insights.” — GRAMOPHONE

“Splendidly played and the Lyrita recordings (from the 1970s) have been re-mastered most skillfully: the sound has body, weight, brilliance, and fine presence and clarity too.” — GRAMOPHONE

London Symphony Orchestra/London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Sir William Walton, conductor

ALWYN: Symphony No. 1 · Symphony No. 4

WALTON: Portsmouth Point Overture · Siesta · Music for Children · Suite - The Quest · Sinfonia Concertante with piano obbligato · Scapino, A Comedy Overture · Capriccio Burlesco

William Alwyn (1905–1985) was a British composer whose appeal has been steadily widening in recent years. This is one of two Lyrita recordings Alwyn made of his own orchestral music.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, William Alwyn, conductor

Sir William Walton (1902–1983) may be said to have continued the tradition of Elgar in British music up to the present. In developing an original voice, neither radical nor unduly conservative, he managed to remain both distinctively personal and English.

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Symphonies 1 & 7

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“This Lyrita release is most welcome … both recordings still sound very well, and both performances are excellent. Returning to Leppard’s Seventh, with the almost Elgarian breadth that he draws from the theme of its finale’s variations, was an even more absorbing experience” — GRAMOPHONE

“What a valuable and rewarding release! These vintage recordings … have come up as fresh as new paint.” — GRAMOPHONE

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Myer Fredman, conductor & Raymond Leppard, conductors

RAWSTHORNE: Symphony No. 1 · Symphony No. 2 (A Pastoral Symphony) · Symphony No. 3

BAX: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat · Symphony No. 7

Alan Rawsthorne (1905–1971) is perhaps the only notable composer who started a career as a dentist. Tiring of teeth, he turned to music but didn’t achieve any recognition until age thirty-three. His twenty-six film scores eventually made him wealthy, but he wrote also a fine body of concert works.

Arnold Bax was unique among British composers in creating a sound world that evokes a wild, romantic, legendary landscape. His seven symphonies are all pictures of northern seas and forests, bathed in mystical light. The Seventh (1939) rounds off the series with a serene, autumnal epilogue.

Tracey Chadwell, soprano/London Philharmonic Orchestra/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Pritchard, Nicholas Braithwaite & Norman Del Mar, conductors

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CLASSICAL W.A. MOZART Requiem Stefanie Kopinits, soprano/Gabriella Bessenyei, alto/Gerhard Hörl, tenor/Janusz Monarcha, bass/Philharmonic Chorus of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca/Cornel Grozea, chorusmaster/ Europa Symphony/Wolfgang Gröhs, conductor MOZART: Requiem in D minor, K.626

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Mozart’s final composition, the Requiem, remains one of his most beloved works and one of the great choral works of all time. This fresh, inspiring performance features middleEuropean artists whose talents were long obscured behind the Iron Curtain. Immediately after its foundation (in 1992 as the “Philharmonia Romania” by its principal conductor, Wolfgang Gröhs), critics praised the Europa Symphony for its extraordinary sonority and transparency, as well as its well balanced sound and dynamic. The orchestra is composed of the best Romanian orchestral musicians and benefits from support by the Austrian government. Since 1994, the orchestra has been known by the name of Europa Symphony, indicating on one hand its international alignment and on the other hand expressing its intense collaboration with artists and orchestra instrument players of the whole of Europe. The orchestra plays periodically in Romania, participates in numerous festivals, and collaborates with soloists of international reputation.

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11 Jena Philharmonic Orchestra/David Montgomery, conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11, Op. 103 “The Year 1905”

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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), though one of the most original of Russian modernists, was accused in such works as the Symphony No. 11 (1957) of bowing to official demands and restrictions upon his art. Indeed, at first glance, the title of this massive work brings to mind those state-inspired spectacles so highly prized by Soviet cultural officialdom during the years of Communist domination. In four tableaus the work reflects the events of the tragically unsuccessful revolution of 1905, in which the participants were slaughtered unmercifully by Czarist troops, an event which provided the composer with some of the starkest and strongest feelings imaginable. David Montgomery was the last pupil of the legendary conductor René Leibowitz. He made his debut in 1969 at the Schoenberg Festival in Lyon. That same year he began his work as associate conductor with the Santa Fe Opera. Numerous appearances as conductor and pianist in Europe and the United States followed. His film debut took place at Columbia Pictures as conductor in 1993 and—behind the scenes— as historical consultant for Martin Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence.

Igor STRAVINSKY L’histoire du Soldat Jason O’Mara, narrator/London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople, conductor STRAVINSKY: L’histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale)

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In exile in Switzerland following the turmoil attendant on the Russian Revolution and forced by the aftermath of World War I to make a virtue out of the unavoidable shortage of means, Igor Stravinsky created something extraordinary, marking the beginning of modern music theatre: The Soldier’s Tale—to be read, played and danced (1918). He worked in lively and amicable cooperation with the librettist Charles Ferdinand Ramuz; with René Auberjonois, the painter responsible for the set design; and finally with conductor Ernest Ansermet. The content of the economical and clearly articulated work is based on folk tales from the collection by the Russian author Alexander Afanasiev (for example, The Deserter and the Devil), but is also reminiscent of the Orpheus myth, in which music has power over life and death. A Faustian conflict is played out in the world of itinerant theatre companies and traveling entertainers: a young, credulous soldier fatefully sells his violin to the devil, causing him to fall under the latter’s diabolic spell and be lured down to hell. Another excellent recording from Ross Pople and the London Festival Orchestra. 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [OCTOBER 2, 2006 – OCTOBER 30, 2006]

CLASSICAL “Exemplary articulation, the subtlest melodic inflection, a wide but never self-indulgent tonal palette, a keen and elegant gift for characterisation— all are present and correct here, beautifully matched by orchestra and conductor.” — BBC MUSIC

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Matthias Kirschnereit, piano/The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Frank Beermann, conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K.459 (Cadenzas by Mozart) · Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 (Cadenzas by Géza Anda)

· The piano concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) stand as a lonely and magnificent peak in the history of music. Every one of his concertos is unique, a foray on unexplored musical territory pressing forward to new understandings of form and content · The Bamberg Symphonic Orchestra was founded in 1946 by former members of the German Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague and musicians from Karlsbad and Silesia who had been stranded in Bamberg in the wake of the floods of World War II refugees · Matthias Kirschnereit is one of the leading German pianists of his generation. His international solo career has taken him to five continents and he has toured the U.S.

W.A. MOZART The Piano Concertos, Vol. 3

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“[Gerhaher’s] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau’s, also exhibits many of that master-singer’s stylistic virtues … this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level.” — GRAMOPHONE [ANO 531720] Christian Gerhaher, baritone/Gerold Huber, piano SCHUBERT: Schwanengesang, D.957 (14 songs) · 4 Lieder (Totengräbers Heimwehe, Nachtstück, An den Mond & Im Frühling)

Franz SCHUBERT Schwanengesang

· Schubert’s “Swan Song” cycle of fourteen Lieder, written at the very end of his tragically brief life, contains some of his most perfect and moving songs, including “Liebesbotschaft,” “Ständchen,” and “Abschied” · The album is rounded out with an additional four Schubert songs of sublime beauty, including the hypnotic “Nachtstück” · The performance of these sublime works is generally reserved for the most insightful vocal artists, and one of those who has attracted worldwide notice recently is the young German baritone Christian Gerhaher · Born in Straubing, Germany, Gerhaher studied with Paul Kuen and Raimund Grumbach. He also took courses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Inge Borkh · In 1998, he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York · In 2002, he was awarded the German prize Echo Klassik for Best Lied Interpretation for his recording of Schubert’s Winterreise · As a Lied accompanist Gerold Huber has performed at the most prestigious festivals and also enjoys a career as solo pianist

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CLASSICAL Rubin Quartet Works for String Quartet Rubin Quartet HAYDN: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42 · DEBUSSY: String Quartet, Op. 10 · WEBERN: 6 Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 · FELDHANDLER: “Nacht und Nacht”

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The repertoire of this CD is intended to give an example of the skills of the Rubin Quartet while still demonstrating their expertise in as many different stylistic areas as possible. After three familiar works from the Classical, Late Romantic, and Second Viennese schools, this CD ends with a piece by the contemporary composer Jean-Christophe Feldhandler (b. 1962), in which notes, extent, dynamic, development, and even symmetry come into their own. It was written as the first part of a trilogy (with differently arranged parts) and was first performed on the occasion of the 1994 Festival in Nancy by the Rubin Quartet (to whom it is also dedicated). When founding the Rubin Quartet in 1992, four female musicians from Cologne, Paris, and Amsterdam had in mind the ruby, the key to all hearts. Since then, playing in the quartet has been the center of their lives and their work has produced a widely varied range of concerts, awards, and CD recordings.

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Maurice RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé SWR Symphony Orchestra/Michael Gielen, conductor/EuropaChorAkadamie/Joshard Daus, director RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet)

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In 1909 Maurice Ravel received a commission from the Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev for a ballet for his already legendary ensemble, the Ballets Russes, which had just completed its first successful season in Paris. The idea and scenario for Daphnis et Chloé were from Mikhail Fokine, Diaghilev’s former star choreographer, who turned to an antique Greek shepherd romance as subject. The premiere took place in 1912, at the Théâtre du Châtelet, with only modest success. The music to Daphnis et Chloé finally found triumph in form of the two orchestral suites, which Ravel formed from the most important of the ballet’s themes and brought to performance in 1911 and 1913. Daphnis et Chloé, which he preferred to call a “choreographic symphony,” is Ravel’s greatest work for the stage and numbers among his most impressive works overall. The main aim of the SWR Symphony Orchestra since it was founded in 1946 has been to increase audience awareness not only of the symphonic repertoire of the past two centuries but also of the music of the twentieth century.

Felix MENDELSSOHN Paulus (2 CDs) Hellen Kwon, soprano/Elzbieta Ardam, alto/Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor/Peter Lika, bass/Bach Ensemble of the EuropaChorAkademie/SWR Symphony Orchestra/Joshard Daus, conductor MENDELSSOHN: Paulus, Op. 36 (complete oratorio)

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Mendelssohn’s oratorio Paulus—besides the great oratorios of Handel and Haydn, and Bach’s Passions—counts among the most important works in the history of the genre, along with his own Elijah. Paulus was composed between 1834 and 1836, and the premiere took place in 1836 in Düsseldorf, bringing Mendelssohn his first European fame. The Bach Ensemble of the EuropaChorAkademie was founded in 1986 by Joshard Daus and, under his artistic directorship, has won an excellent reputation in the concert halls of Germany and abroad. For many years now Professor Joshard Daus has been considered an authority in the field of symphonic choral music. His regular musical collaboration with maestro Sergiu Celibidache, which began in 1986, led to his appointment as choral director of the Munich Philharmonic from 1990 to 1993. He has appeared as guest conductor with the Munich Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR & WDR Radio Orchestras, and the SWR Symphony Orchestra.

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Dallas Wind Symphony/Jerry Junkin, conductor MASLANKA: A Child’s Garden of Dreams · In Memoriam (premiere) · Symphony No. 4

· The Dallas Wind Symphony is America’s premier professional wind band, and Jerry Junkin is the worthy successor of Frederick Fennell, the “godfather of wind bands” · David Maslanka is the most important living composer for wind band. A Child’s Garden of Dreams is his greatest hit, and In Memoriam is a world-premiere recording · Here, Symphony No. 4 and A Child’s Garden of Dreams receive their first professional recordings · The entire Dallas Wind Symphony catalog continues to enjoyWORLD robust sales · Review copies to classical, band, and audiophile magazines including PREMIERE RECORDING! e-zines, Gramophone, Musical America, New York Times, Stereophile, Classics Today, International Record Review, and more IN CL UD ES · Service to classical radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Advertising WORLD with Gramophone, Stereophile, AEC Connoisseur, and ClassicsToday

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“The North German Baroque Organ at Örgryte nya kyrka is full of baroque majesty and Davidsson gets his point across in many different ways using written, visual, and aural evidence leading to a performance that is both exemplary and nothing short of stunning. This is a set that I implore you to buy, as it is an absolute must for the collector.” — ORGAN MAGAZINE Hans Davidsson, organ WECKMAN: Variations on Die lieblichen Blicke · Gelobet seystu Jesu Christ · Gott sëy gelobet und gebenedeyet · Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott · Magnificat Secundi Toni · Nun freut euch Lieben Christen Gemein · and more

Matthias WECKMAN Complete Works (3 CDs)

· The complete organ works of an important German baroque composer who highly influenced the works of J. S. Bach, in definitive performances · Organist Hans Davidsson, a professor at the Eastman School of Music, has done more research on Weckman than any other music historian · The 3-CD collector’s edition contains two booklets totaling fifty-six pages with extensive text describing the landmark German Baroque organ in Gothenburg, Sweden · The 24-bit technology recording was made with the new ULSI technique developed by recording engineer Erik Sikkema · Service to major media points

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CLASSICAL Mily BALAKIREV Piano Works Julian Jacobson, piano BALAKIREV: The Skylark · Sonata in B-flat minor · Nocturne No. 3 in D minor · Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor · Valse di Bravura

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Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)—composer, pianist, conductor, arranger, teacher, organizer, and tireless champion of Russian music—was one of the most significant figures in his country’s musical history. With his brilliant and forceful personality he became the natural leader of a group of composers who became famous as the “Mighty Handful”: Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cui, and himself. Balakirev was a complete master of the art of piano writing, a rarity among Russian composers, and his sadly neglected works are in urgent need of revival. Julian Jacobson’s career has been almost as varied as that of Balakirev; he is a solo pianist, ensemble and duo partner, composer and arranger, conductor, and teacher. In 2003 his marathon performance of all thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas in a single day (repeated in 2004) attracted international media coverage as well as great critical and public enthusiasm. He has recorded more than a hundred solo works for the BBC as well as several solo albums for Meridian, and has toured in over thirty countries on five continents.

W.A. MOZART Chamber Music with Piano Diana Ambache, piano/Ambache Chamber Ensemble MOZART: Piano Quartet in E-flat, K.493 · Piano Trio in E, K.542 · Sonata for Violin & Piano in G, K.301

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“I am sure he will like the Trio and the Quartet,” wrote Mozart to his sister in June 1788 of the works on this recording, asking her to play them to Michael Haydn (brother of Joseph). Mozart himself loved playing chamber music, as both a pianist and string player, and this must have been an important reason why he wrote such original and vital music in this genre. Mozart’s enthusiasm is reflected in our time in the remarkable career of pianist Diana Ambache, who has specialized for years in the music of Mozart, made seven CDs of his music, and founded the Ambache Chamber Orchestra to play it. The Ambache Chamber Ensemble, founded in 1984, is an offshoot of the orchestra and consists of its principals; it too plays only the music of Mozart and his contemporaries. Over the years the group has given regular performances at St. John’s Smith Square and the South Bank, and recorded several Mozart CDs for the Meridian label. They toured the U.S. in 1987. Diana Ambache herself has toured extensively internationally, performing in thirty-three countries on five continents.

The Frankenstein Consort Classical A-Go-Go “Erik Lindgren is a model of musical schizophrenia … the type who’ll play Stravinsky and ‘Louie Louie’ back-to-back, with one foot in the conservatory and the other in the garage.” — BOSTON GLOBE The Frankenstein Consort/Erik Lindgren, keyboards and director/Sonare Wind Trio WINTER: Frankenstein · SCOTT: Powerhouse · The Toy Trumpet · Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner · Twilight in Turkey · SATIE: Reverie · LINDGREN: Baroque-a-go-go · and more

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A program of invigorating musical novelties for woodwinds, piano, and percussion, Classical A-Go-Go is the third contemporary classical solo album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic pianist/composer Erik Lindgren. This body of work integrates scored acoustic chamber music with a rock aesthetic, reinforced by the use of drum kit scattered throughout the CD. The Frankenstein Consort proves that art music can be both elevating and entertaining; this is one ensemble that can swing and sway, rock out, dazzle you with its virtuosity, and surprise you with a truly unique and hip musical vision. The CD concludes with Lindgren’s first serious work, “Baroque-a-go-go” (1973), conceived as a parody of progressive rock. This NAIL-distributed title available from your Allegro account manager!

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CLASSICAL “Beautifully phrased, subtly coloured, and acutely characterised, Novacek’s playing is outstanding.” — GRAMOPHONE

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Libor Novacek, piano LISZT: Années de Pèlerinage, 2nd year: Italy (7 pieces) · Mephisto Waltz No. 1

· Libor Novacek’s critically acclaimed debut of French and Czech repertoire for Landor Records has been variously described as “outstanding” (Gramophone), “infectious” (BBC Music), and “riveting” (MusicWeb International) · Novacek is the winner of the Landor Competition 2005, fourth prizewinner in the Axa Dublin International Piano Competition 2005, and a YCAT artist · 2005/2006 has brought many important debuts, including several recitals at Wigmore Hall, London, Brighton Festival, tours to India and Zimbabwe, concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a triumphant debut at the Barbican’s Mostly Mozart Festival · Upcoming inclusion in Gramophone’s “Who’s Hot” feature in October or November · Zest PR (UK) signed to promote album worldwide. Launch of disc at Wigmore Hall, London on October 3, 2006. Review copies to all major UK and U.S. classical music magazines and radio stations

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Mauricio Kagel, voice, bandoneon, director KAGEL: Pandorasbox · Tango Alemán · Bestiarium · Radiophonic Art (Hörspiel) Aufnahmezustand I · Ludwig van [DVD video]

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· On December 24, 2006 the great contemporary composer, performer, and film director Mauricio Kagel celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday · In honor of this event, Winter & Winter publishes in a special hardcover package three most important, hand-picked, historic works produced by WDR, an extraordinary German radio station critical in the realization of Kagel’s works in the last fifty years: the Mauricio Kagel Edition, in a limited numbered disc set · The first CD presents the historic solo performance of Pandorasbox for bandoneon, created and recorded by Mauricio Kagel in 1965; Tango Alemán, sung by Mauricio Kagel in 1978, and Bestiarium, an “animal concert for humans” created in 1967 by recording whistles imitating birds and other animals · In 1969 Mauricio Kagel and WDR producer Klaus Schöning started to create acoustic art. The first project, called Aufnahmezustand I, is a recording, manipulation, and collage of sounds, noises, music, and conversations made in a radio studio · In the DVD directed by Mauricio Kagel, we are in the year 1970 and Beethoven returns to see his hometown in the year of his 200th birthday. A wondrous 35mm film shot in black and white tells of his experiences in the twentieth century

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Jesús VILLA-ROJO Chamber Music LIM (Laboratorio de Interpretación Musical)/Jesús Villa-Rojo, conductor VILLA-ROJO: Vosotros y…, for clarinet, flute, bassoon, percussion, cello & double bass · Divertimento III for 2 saxophones · Eglogas, for 3 trumpets, 3 horns & 3 trombones · Commemorativa, for flute, clarinet, cello & piano · Musica sobre unos modulos, for 2 flutes & viola · Espirales, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, violin, viola & cello

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Duo Alterno

Massimo BOTTER & Alessandro SOLBIATI

The Contemporary Voice in Italy, Vol. 2

Agli inquieti spiriti

Duo Alterno (Tiziana Scandaletti, soprano & Riccardo Piacentini, piano)

Orchestra of Spanish Radio & Television/Arte Quartet/Laghi Chamber Orchestra/Laura Catrani, conductor/Turin String Quartet

MORRICONE: Epitaffi sparsi (exc.) · MADERNA: Liriche su Verlaine (exc.) · GENTILE: La giomata di Betty Boop · MOSSO: 12 canzoni piemontesi (exc.) · BERIO: Quattro canzoni popolari · SCIARRINO: Vanitas (exc.)

BOTTER: Les Algues for orchestra · Sheet of Sound, for saxophone quartet · SOLBIATI: Seven Pieces for string orchestra · O vere beata nox, for soprano & string quartet

Following the successful first volume of vocal music by Corghi, Guaccero, Dallapiccola, Petrassi, Piacentini, Scelsi and Nono, this second volume of contemporary Italian vocal music presents works by six additional composers, including Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, and a composer better known for film scores than concert works, Ennio Morricone. An invaluable document for anyone interested in the state of classical vocal music today, or the whole spectrum of modern Italian composition.

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Sylvano BUSSOTTI

Jupiter Symphony & Clarinet Concerto

Fragmentations–Labirinti

Paolo Beltramini, clarinet/I virtuosi di Aquileia/Alfredo Barchi, conductor

Giovanna Reitano, harp

MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C, K.551 “Jupiter” · Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 · Overture to Le nozze di Figaro

Although the artists on this recording are not widely familiar outside of Italy, Stradivarius decided to release this album in view of the exceptional artistic quality of the performances, which have continued to win admiration since the original concert of November 6, 1999, held in the Teatro Regio in Parma. This was a presentation of the Italian Mozart Association, which that season offered a cycle of Mozart concertos and other works including his seldom-heard stage piece Il sogno di Scipione.

The present recording of works by Alessandro Solbiati and Massimo Botter is dedicated to the “unquiet spirits.” This music throws open the door onto visions that are as boldly grandiose as they are, perhaps, out of step with the present time: the gothic, luminous sense of space present at sacred sites and the forgotten immensities of nature. Solbiati and Botter each avoid writing music that merely consoles and tempers the soul. Be it sacred or secular, the unquiet is not something to get rid of in the name of fulfillment, but is the principle that generates life.

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BUSSOTTI: Fragmentations · Labirinti

Sylvano Bussotti (b. 1931) has long been considered one of the most controversial of all contemporary composers. He is best known for his wildly theatrical works, for which he coined the term “Bussottioperaballet,” so it is all the more intriguing to come upon an album of music for the harp! Composed in 1962, Fragmentations is unique in that one performer plays two instruments, each tuned differently. Labirinti, written 1987–1992, was dedicated to Alain Danièlou, painter, musicologist, philosopher, and writer; it is an outstanding example of Bussotti’s ability to create subtle shades of tone color and sophisticated ideas.

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J.S. BACH: Motet, “Komm, Jesu, komm” BWV 229 · Motet, “Jesu, meine Freude” BWV 227 · Motet, “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf ” BWV226 · Motet, “Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir” BWV 228 · Motet, “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” BWV 225

· Founded by Sigiswald Kuijken in 1972 to explore Baroque orchestral practice, La Petite Bande quickly established the performance standards for all who followed · Noted for their impeccable artistry, attention to detail, and refined stylish musicianship, La Petite Bande have impressed audiences and critics throughout the world with their “new” interpretations · The orchestra takes its name and constitution from Lully’s own orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. All its members are internationally renowned specialists in the early music field · The German motets by J.S. Bach were written for specific occasions. They form part of the German a cappella tradition, in which the instruments play colla parte—that is, doubling the vocal parts · Bach’s motets are among the high points of his output. We are told that when Mozart inspected the handwritten parts during his visit to Leipzig, he was moved to tears · Some historical research has suggested that Bach never had more than eight singers at his disposal, even for double-choir pieces, and so Sigiswald Kuijken has chosen to assign only one singer per part in this recording of the motets. Maestro Kuijken feels that the smaller vocal quartet greatly improves the clarity of the musical lines · Many recordings of the Bach motets include the four-part motet “Lobet den Herren, alle Heiden,” but it has not been included here because Maestro Kuijken has serious doubts about its authorship

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Jacques van OORTMERSSEN The French Symphonic Organ at Artisten Jacques van Oortmerssen, organ FRANCK: Fantaisie idylle in A · SAINT-SAËNS: Prelude & Fugue in B, Op. 99, No. 2 · WIDOR: Symphony No. 5, Op. 42 (exc.) · ALAIN: Variations on a Theme by Clément Jannequin · DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue in F minor, Op. 7, No. 2 · Lamento, Op. 24 · Symphonie Passion, Op. 23

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When a new building, the Artisten, was erected for the School of Music at Gothenburg, Sweden in 1988, three organs were commissioned, the principal one being a nineteenth-century-style French symphonic organ of forty-three registers in the style of the great organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The result, built by the Dutch Verschueren firm, is one of the finest instruments in its class in the world. All the works on this album were written for exactly this type of instrument, and are performed by Holland’s greatest living organist, Jacques van Oortmerssen, a former student of the legendary Marie-Claire Alain and successor to Gustav Leonhardt at the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam.

Franz SCHUBERT Winterreise Thomas Oliemans, baritone/Bert van den Brink, piano SCHUBERT: Winterreise (“Winter Journey”) (complete cycle of 24 songs)

Schubert’s cycle of twenty-four songs, Winterreise, is a powerfully eloquent, heartrending diary of the winter journey of a rejected lover, whose unquenchable pain leads him to quiet madness and a longing for death. The piano accompaniment is often vividly wrenching, suggesting falling leaves, growling dogs rattling their chains, or the ominous beating of the wings of a crow, yet Schubert’s pure harmonies keep the music well away from the edge of melodramatic hysteria. Born in Amsterdam in 1977, baritone Thomas Oliemans studied with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, among others. He is by now an experienced, prize-winning concert artist who recently recorded a successful CD of songs by Poulenc and Fauré. Pianist Bert van den Brink (b. 1958) is an accomplished artist in both classical music and jazz.

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Joseph Banowetz & Adam Wodnicki, pianists/Russian Philharmonic of Moscow/Thomas Sanderling, conductor/Vladimir Ashkenazy, narrator TANEYEV: Piano Concerto in E-flat · Theme with Variations · March · Elegy · Berceuse · Prelude in F · Andantino semplice · Sonata-movement “The Composer’s Birthday” · Improvisation (with Arensky, Glazunov & Rachmaninov)

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The piano music of Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915) is one of the hidden secrets of Russian music. Student and friend of Tchaikovsky, Taneyev was called “a formidable pianist and composer IN CL U DThis ES CD couples a first-ever of the first rank,” but he has never had the attention he deserves. FIRST WORLD WORLD recording of the only two movements he completed of his youthful piano concerto with PREMIERE RECORDING PREMIERE more premiere recordings of music RECORDING! for solo piano from across his career, most of them first EVER! RECORDING! recordings. Since the Improvisation—composed jointly by Taneyev, Rachmaninov, Arensky, I N CLU D E S INCLUDES and Glazunov—is a first recording, itWORLD provides premieresWORLD by all four composers! This recording is published to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth PREMIERE of Sergei Taneyev, on November 13, PREMIERE RECORDINGS! RECORDING! 1856. The Birthday Joke is a ballet parody, featuring narration from famous pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, reading a text that is satirical stage directions for characters. Another IN Cthe LU Dballet's ES FIRST TIME WORLD exciting release from the one label dedicated to recording unjustly neglected repertoire!

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Julius Burger had to wait till his mid-nineties to receive even a portion of the recognition he deserved as a composer. That was when, in 1991, several of his compositions were given for the IN CL U D ES first time at Alice Tully Hall in New York. An assistant conductor of the Berlin Opera in his FIRST WORLD WORLD youth, Burger had joined the Met inPREMIERE New York in the 1920s, then returned to Europe to work RECORDING PREMIERE with Otto Klemperer at the Berlin RECORDING! Staatsoper and arrange music for the BBC in London. EVER! RECORDING! In 1939, after escaping the Nazis, he returned to the Met as an assistant conductor. He had I N C L U D ES INCLUDES written a number of original works over the years, but these were only discovered in 1990 by WORLD WORLD his attorney, Ronald S. Pohl, who then arranged the concert. Some of these works had been PREMIERE PREMIERE RECORDINGS! written fifty years before! Julius Burger died at his homeRECORDING! in Queens in 1995, at the age of ninety-eight. IN C LU D E S

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“I have been completely taken by Russian cellist Alexander Kniazev’s reworking of three of Mozart’s sonatas for violin and piano. Mozart has not only been transcribed for cello and piano; he has been Romanticized. And it works wonderfully well in these meltingly lovely performances by Kniazev and Russian pianist Edouard Oganessian. This is a special release, particularly if you already know this music. You will be surprised.” — CRISIS Alexander Kniazev, cello/Edouard Oganessian, piano MOZART: Violin Sonata in G, K.301 (tr.cello) · Violin Sonata in F, K.376 (tr. cello) · Violin Sonata in G, K.379 (tr. cello)

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Although Mozart wrote no fewer than thirty-four sonatas for violin and keyboard, he didn’t compose even one for cello. Alexander Kniazev’s remarkable transcriptions of three of the violin sonatas for cello and piano go some way to remedying that deficiency. They transform the works, too: the cello brings out the rich, proto-Romantic sonorities implicit in the music.

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OPERA “This 1968 performance certainly makes a strong case for the opera, with a fine cast and conductor, pulling out all the stops … there is much here to admire and enjoy … Suliotis was a fascinating singer … the Scala forces, under the inspired direction of Gianandrea Gavazzeni, play beautifully.” — OPERA NEWS

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Elena Suliotis, Piero Cappuccilli, et al., vocal soloists/Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan/Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor CATALANI: Loreley (complete opera)

· This performance, recorded live at the La Scala opera house in Milan on February 13, 1968, is the only recording of this opera ever issued with complete libretto at mid-price · Alfredo Catalani (1854–1893) was long ignored internationally among the numerous Italian opera composers of the late nineteenth century · In recent years Catalani has become more familiar with a revival of interest in his masterpiece, La Wally, one aria from which has always had currency and which achieved even wider fame in recent years from its use in films and commercials · This has led to further explorations, including a revival of Catalani’s nextbest stage work, Loreley, the first of his operas to attract attention outside of Italy · Like La Wally, Loreley has always had one excerpt which has kept the opera’s title in circulation, the atmospheric “Dance of the Ondine” (also known as “Dance of the Water Spirits”) from Act III, occasionally heard in concert programs and on recordings of light Romantic orchestral music · Greek soprano Elena Suliotis was a musical “comet” whose first appearances in the late 1960s caused considerable critical excitement— a voice, the New York Times said, with “the potential for greatness” · After a short career, Suliotis developed vocal problems and her career was truncated. This is one of the rare recordings preserving that short period of vocal splendor that has become a modern legend

Alfredo CATALANI Loreley (2 CDs)

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“Franco Corelli never recorded the role of Carlos commercially so this is instantly valuable; and indeed the tenor is in magnificent voice —pungent, emotionally forward, thrilling … Eberhard Wächter is surprisingly Italianate as Posa and Shirley Verrett almost walks away with the whole show with her fiery Eboli. Nicolai Ghiaurov is at his grandest as poor Philip II, and his scene with the terrifying Grand Inquisitor of Martti Talvela will take your breath away.” — CLASSICSTODAY Franco Corelli, Gundula Janowitz, Shirley Verreett, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Eberhard Wächter, Martti Talvela, Judith Blegen, et al., vocal soloists/ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus/Horst Stein, conductor VERDI: Don Carlo (complete opera)

Giuseppe VERDI Don Carlo (3 CDs)

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· Don Carlo has an unusual place in Verdi’s canon: it is one of his greatest operas, yet one of the least performed · Originally written in French as Don Carlos for the Paris Opéra in 1867, it is more often heard today translated back into Italian, as in this exciting performance recorded live in Vienna on October 25, 1970 · Verdi believed almost fanatically in the merit of the work, and his tinkering with it extended over a period of twenty years · Don Carlo is a work of overwhelming musical and dramatic impact when produced as on this 3-CD set, and once digested often becomes a favorite with anyone with a taste for Verdi · This is one of the most spectacular casts ever assembled on one stage for Don Carlo. Nicolai Ghiaurov was the leading bass of his era, Franco Corelli the most exciting Verdi tenor, and then-mezzo Shirley Verrett at the peak of her career; Verrett has remained for most opera fans the Princess Eboli on disc — a thrillingly dramatic portrayal

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OPERA “Auber’s music has an irresistible snappiness, and the Offenbach-like energy of the exchanges is compelling … the patter songs (reminiscent of Rossini), sparkling coloratura, and decadent waltzes are beguilingly slick.” — ROUGH GUIDE TO OPERA Le domino noir: Janine Micheau, Joseph Peyron, Liliane Berthon, et al., vocal soloists/Lyric Orchestra & Chorus of Radio France/Jules Gressier, conductor/ Fra Diavolo highlights: Aldo Noni, Giuseppe Campora, Mitì Truccato Pace, Fernando Corena, et al., vocal soloists/RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Milan/Alfredo Simonetto, conductor AUBER: Le domino noir (complete opera)

· A complete performance of Auber’s sparkling opera Le domino noir, plus highlights from another Auber opera, Fra Diavolo · Performances recorded live in Paris (1950) and Milan (1952) respectively · Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) produced a series of thirty-six operas, all in collaboration with the famous librettist Eugène Scribe, who also provided texts for Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, and more · Le domino noir (“The Black Mask”) was one of the most successful of Auber’s many operas. First given on December 2, 1837 at the OpéraComique in Paris, it ran for some 1,000 performances until 1882, and is still revived often in France · Fra Diavolo (“Brother Devil”) is perhaps his best-known work today, and its famous Romance favorite, often known in English as “On Yonder Rock Reclining,” has long been a popular French encore · Janine Micheau was the most famous soprano in France in the immediate post-World War II era, in both lyric and coloratura roles. She had equally successful careers in opera and on the recital stage, starring at the Paris Opéra in the role of Mélisande in Debussy’s opera · Among the many interesting artists in these performances is Giuseppe Campora, perhaps one of the most underrated tenors of his generation. Campora did not have the vocal weight of a Domingo or Pavarotti, but he was distinguished by elegance of sound and a pure tone of great charm

Daniel AUBER Le domino noir (2 CDs)

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Claire Watson, Karl Ridderbusch, Brigitte Fassbaender, et al., vocal soloists/ Bavarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus/Carlos Kleiber, conductor R. STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier (complete opera)

· A live recording from Monaco in 1974 conducted by the legendary, elusive Carlos Kleiber · Kleiber never recorded Der Rosenkavalier commercially, and this live recording boasts very good sound · Born in 1930, the son of another fine conductor (Erich Kleiber), Carlos Kleiber is widely recognized as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. He had a cult following through much of his career, and since his death in 2004 it has only increased in intensity · He seldom appeared in public and was more famous for canceling appearances than making them. His behavior may have been eccentric, but his artistry was sublime · The premiere of the opera on January 26, 1911, at the Hofoper in Dresden, was a magnificent success, and Der Rosenkavalier’s luster has scarcely dimmed in the ensuing years. It remains the most popular and oft-performed opera by Richard Strauss, who in turn is the most famous German opera composer of the twentieth century · The music is a deft blend of Viennese schmaltz and modernisms, making the listener feel warm, comfortable, and dreadfully chic at the same time · Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929) created seven librettos for Strauss, of which this was the second, achieving perhaps the most perfect operatic collaboration since Da Ponte and Mozart

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SOUNDTRACK Ernst Reijseger/Werner Herzog

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An extraordinarily haunting score … [this] soundtrack is destined for greater things. — HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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“The film—a hybrid of documentary material, footage of the actor Brad Dourif as an extraterrestrial resident in America, hallucinatory images from space and the sub-arctic, and a soundtrack featuring a Senegalese singer, five Sardinian voices, and a Dutch cellist—is mesmerizing and beyond categorization.” — SUNDAY TELEGRAPH “Entrancing and often funny pic spins a tall tale about deep-space voyages to and from Earth via a mixture of original material, archival clips, and footage shot in space by astronauts. Achingly beautiful music by Ernst Reijseger completes the ace package.” — VARIETY

“A work of hypnotic beauty with an original soundtrack of bewitching music by Ernst Reijseger with the enchanting voice … of Mola Sylla from Senegal.” — CINEEUROPE

Featured Artists Ernst Reijseger, cello/Molla Sylla, vocals/Tenore e Cuncordu de Orosei, vocals

Track Listing Intro Dank sei dir Gott · Dank sie dir Gott · Longing for a Frozen Sky · A una Rosa · Libera me, Domine · In Search of a Hospitable Place · Sanctus · Bad News from Outer Space · Su Bolu ‘e s’Astore · Mura/Ballu Turturinu · Song of the Desert · Kyrie

Selling Points · Music has always played a central role in Werner Herzog’s art. For the director of such award-winning films as Grizzly Man and Woyzeck, the music is never an “add-on” but always an integral part of any creation, whether feature film or documentary · In 2004, Werner Herzog came to Munich to see Stefan Winter because he wanted to find some very special music for his films The Wild Blue Yonder and The White Diamond. Winter played him Ernst Reijseger’s recordings, and Herzog found what he was looking for · Herzog’s musical vision led to extraordinary recording sessions in Paris and Ludwigsburg with Dutch cellist Ernst Reijseger, Senegalese vocalist Mola Sylla, and the Voches de Sardinna Tenore e Cuncordu de Orosei · An initially unlikely assemblage led to this powerful, unique, and extraordinary work. Uniting it with vintage recordings from Friedrich Händel’s “Dank sei dir Gott” featuring contralto Emmi Leisner, a very original score was produced · Ernst Reijseger and Stefan Winter remixed the music recorded for Herzog to create an autonomous album. Requiem for a Dying Planet is dedicated to this wonderful planet and the beauty of living

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Colla Voche

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Various Artists Messianic Praise and Worship from Israel

Jonathan Settel and the Jerusalem Gospel Singers

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Gospel from Jerusalem

Hine Yeshua · Kadosh · For the Sake of Zion · Baruch Ata Adonai · Jerusalem of Gold · Song of Healing · The Promised Land · The Shofar · As a Thousand Years · Hava Nagila · Hevenu Shalom Alechem

Selling Points The soundtrack from the award-winning video, which won the prestigious 2001 Silver Angel Award for excellence in broadcasting. Also includes a variety of other favorites. If you are seeking a wellrounded taste of Messianic classics, this is it!

Track Listing Who Can Satisfy · Hallelujah, Hallelujah · Just a Little While to Stay Here · Didn’t it Rain · How Can We Sing · All that has Breath · Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem · Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho · Trouble of the World · My Salvation · Great Compassionate God · Amazing Grace

Selling Points Includes classic Christian songs, traditional tunes, and new songs specially composed for this album. Features renewed performances of three of Mahalia Jackson’s classic songs.

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As a Thousand Years

Jewface

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As a Thousand Years · Tabernacle · Roni V’Simchi · Weep, Wail, Blow the Trumpet · Sha’alu Shalom/Hine Lo Yanum/Od Yishama · The Promised Land · The Shepherd · Heart to Heart · On Holy Ground · Come Let us Go Up · Ufduyei Adonai Yashuvun · Hava Nagila Medley · For the Sake of Zion · The Shofar · Song for Zion · Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

16 tracks include: Monroe Silver: Pittsburgh, Pa · Irving Kaufman: My Yiddisha Mammy · Rhoda Bernard: Cohen Owes Me 97 Dollars · Edward Meeker: I’m a Yiddish Cowboy · Ada Jones: Under the Matzos Tree · and more

Selling Points The most comprehensive Messianic collection yet, this millennial production focuses on the true “reason for the season.” All songs are in Hebrew, English, or a combination of the two.

Order Date: October 27, 2006

Overview What did the dawn of American pop music sound like? The answer can be found on Jewface, consisting of Jewish minstrel songs that took vaudeville stages by storm at the turn of the twentieth century. Composed by legendary tunesmiths like Irving Berlin and Gus Kahn, these recordings reveal one of the dirty little secrets of American culture: some of the very first hit records were fiendishly catchy Jewish musical creations!

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FOLK Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie

NOVEMBER NEW

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Canciones de las brigadas internacionales Featured Artists Pete Seeger, vocals, banjo/Tom Glazer, vocals, guitar/Balbwin “Butch” Hawes, vocals, guitar/Bess Lowax Hawes, vocals, accordion/Ernest Busch, vocals/Brigade Thaelmann, choir/Woody Guthrie, vocals, guitar/Paul Robeson, vocals/Lawrence Brown, piano/Lee Hays, vocals/Fred Hellerman, vocals, guitar/Ronnie Gilbert, vocals

Track Listing 25 tracks include: Jarama Valley · Cookhouse · Young Man from Alcala · Quartermaster’s Song · Viva la quince brigade · The Four Insurgent Generals · Si me quieres escribir · Venga jaleo · and more

Track Listing · The international brigades had their own songs: some were an adaptation of their homeland music, and some were written to honor the memory of the soldiers · Compiles performances of these songs by famous artists Pete Seeger, Ernest Busch, Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, and The Weavers · Deluxe booklet with detailed liner notes in English, Spanish, and French

CD: DMB 4231 (R) Digipak File Under: Folk

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Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land: The Original Dust Bowl Ballads and Other Folk Songs Featured Artists Woody Guthrie, vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica/Cisco Houston, vocals, guitar/ Sonny Terry, vocals, harmonica/Leadbelly, vocals, guitar

Track Listing 36 tracks include: The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster) · I Ain’t Got No Home · Talking Dust Bowl Blues · Vigilante Man · Dust Can’t Kill Me · Dust Pneumonia Blues · Blowin’ Down This Road (I Ain’t Going To Be Treated This Way) · Dust Bowl Refugee · Do Re Mi · and more

Track Listing · Oklahama-born singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie is one of the most important and influential figures in folk music · An activist, a hero, and a gifted bluesman, Guthrie penned songs later covered by Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, and Wilco, among many others · This Land Is Your Land, an in-depth view of his early discography, includes a deluxe booklet with extensive liner notes in English, Spanish, and French

2XCD: DMB 4223 (2N) Double Digipak File Under: Folk

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Miguel Poveda Desglaç [CD+DVD] Featured Artists Miguel Poveda, vocals/Joan Albert Amargós, piano/Andrés Serafíni, doublebass/Gustavo Llull, doublebass, piano/Juan Gómez “Chicuelo”, guitar/Xavier Figuerola, sax/Ferran Cubedo, doublebass/Roger Blavia, percussion/and more

Track Listing A Most Bescantadors · Tant Se Val · No Et Veure Més · Cançó Del Bes Sense Port · Final! · Declaració · Boca Seca · Plany De Maragdes · Ara · Jo, L’invertit De Cos I D’ànima · Posseït · Pare-Esparver

Selling Points · Desglaç is the new Miguel Poveda album featuring a selection of poems in Catalan · Fifth record of a career begun in 1993 after Poveda won four of the most important prizes in the Festival Nacional de Cante de las Minas · An internationally acclaimed and respected artist, Poveda has discovered the impulse of the Catalan language, which he has managed to make his own

CD+DVD: DMB 4125 (2N) Double Digipak File Under: Folk

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N AT I V E A M E R I C A N / N E W A G E Jana American Indian Story Featured Artists Jana, drums, keyboards, guitar, bass, Native American vocals, percussion

Track Listing The Great Storm · The Journey · The New World · The Sacred Gifts of Mother Earth · The Hunt · The First Celebration · The Spirit of One · The Enlightened Time · The Medicine Woman’s Vision · The Vistors

Selling Points

CD: SOA 227 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Native American/New Age

· One of the multiple Nammy winner’s best recordings to date features a unique story sung in both English and Native language · This top selling Native American female artist recently won two 2006 Nammys for Record of the Year and Best Producer. Endorsed by designer Roberto Cavalli, Jana has received great press from NPR, Billboard, Glamour, New York Times, and more · National publicity by Rogers & Cowan; service to NPR, college, and native radio · Ads will run in Billboard and various native publications

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Also Available · SOA 226 (R) American Indian Christmas (722871122628)

Black Eagle Voice of the Drum Featured Artists Black Eagle, traditional drums, vocals

Track Listing Morning Star · Adidias · For the People · Your Precious Smile · The Rhythm of Love · Black Eagle · Angel’s Song · Three Ways · Summer Breeze · Oh My Darling · Pueblo Song · Let’s 49 · Coast to Coast

Selling Points

CD: SOA 228 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Native American/New Age

· 2001 Grammy Nominee, 2003 Nammy Winner, 2004 Grammy Winner, 2006 Nammy Winner · Black Eagle performs at all of the major powwow events across the country · Opened up the 47th annual pre-Grammy telecast show Los Angeles in 2004 · Service to NPR, college, and native radio; ads will run in various native publications

Also Available QTY NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA

· SOA 222 (Q) Straight Up Northern (722871122222) · SOA 213 (Q) Flying Free (722871121324)

Brulé Kinship Featured Artists Brulé, keyboards, guitar, flute, drums, Native American percussion, chants

Track Listing Spirit of the Plains · Within the Red Circle · Family Altar · Walk With Honor · Year of the Buffalo · Humble Man · Clouds of Fire · Voice of a Nation · Beaded Dreams · Strenght of Humility · Kinship Cycle · With a Warrior’s Heart · White Horse Rider

Selling Points

CD: NVR 140 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Native American/New Age

· · · ·

These top-selling artists tour regularly Their music has been used in major films and documentaries Major fan base throughout the country Service to NPR, college, and native radio; ads will run in various native publications

Also Available QTY NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA

Order Date: October 27, 2006

· NVR 137 (R) The Collection (748022113727) · NVR 128 (R) One Nation (746022112825) · NVR 133 (R) Star People (746022113327) 8% ALLEGRO RESTOCK DEAL [OCTOBER 2, 2006 – OCTOBER 30, 2006]

ELECTRONICA/NEW AGE “A breathless masterpiece.” — MARK CALDWELL, WAWL

NOVEMBER

NEW & RE- RELEASES

Featured Artists Craig Padilla, electronic manipulations, instruments/Skip Murphy, additional electronic textures and sequences

Track Listing The Light in the Shadow

Selling Points · A new, deep-space long-form work from the acclaimed fourteen-year veteran of electronic music! · The Light in the Shadow is an electronic/space ambient evolutionary sound environment that is dense and organic in texture, and otherworldly in experience · A single track features over sixty minutes of continuous music · RIYL: Brian Eno, early Klaus Schulze · National radio promotion with Echoes and Hearts of Space · College radio service, print media reviews, email, and internet advertising

Craig Padilla The Light in the Shadow

Key Markets Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, New York, Boston

CD: SPM 1403 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Electronica

Also Available · SPM 1402 (M) Genesis (600028140223) · SPM 1401 (M) Vostok (600028140124)

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ALLEGRO WELCOMES BERKSHIRE SNOW PRODUCTIONS TO ITS ROSTER! Instrumental music inspired by the beauty of the Northwest—a mix of classical, folk, jazz, and country.

J. Michael Kearsey Suite for the Columbia Gorge Featured Artists J. Michael Kearsey, guitar, bass, piano, banjo, hand drum, percussion/and more

Track Listing Introduction · Spirit of the Gorge · Dawn on the River · The Ancient Message · Welcoming Song · Immigrants, Pioneers, and Hoboes · Lancaster’s Folly · Coming of Age: Threats and Hopes · Spring Theme Reprise · Who Is Watching?

Selling Points CD: BLD 10007 (Q)

This music was used in a traveling show to raise awareness for protection of the natural wonders of Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. A sense of timelessness infuses this instrumental mix of jazz, classical, and folk featuring some of Oregon’s best musicians.

Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age Previously Available

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J. Michael Kearsey Silverthaw Featured Artists J. Michael Kearsey, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, tambur, percussion/and more

Track Listing Voyage Northwest · Listen to the River · Touch · The Eyes of Kabul · Silverthaw · Sparrow’s Song · Now That You’re Gone · The Rain

Selling Points Inspired by the beauty of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, this music could be heard throughout the nineties on PBS, The Wave, and The Breeze radio. Brothers of the Baladi bassist Kearsey mixes instrumental folk, jazz, classical, and country music to create soaring melodies and beautiful rhythms.

CD: BLD 2271 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: New Age Previously Available

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C H I L D R E N / H O L I D AY

David Young

Village of Dreams [BOOK+DVD]

Village of Dreams [DVD]

BOOK+DVD: UMC 9000 (Q)

DVD: UMC DVD 9001 (P)

Book File Under: Children/Holiday

Amaray File Under: Children/Holiday

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Selling Points · Village of Dreams is a story about a boy who wants to become a musician, but loses his hearing in a winter accident. An angel of music (David Young) is sent to teach him of the three golden keys, which are necessary in order for any wish to be fulfilled · Available in two formats: a DVD movie and a hardcover book (9.25” x 12”) that includes the DVD movie · This heartwarming film features twelve musical performances by the Grammy-nominated Young, who plays two recorders at one time · Film soundtrack includes music from Young’s albums Merry Christmas, A Renaissance Christmas, Deep Spirit, Renaissance, and The Mystery of Destiny · Filmed in historic Rothenburg, Germany · Screenplay by David Young and Peter Benkowitz; directed by Peter Benkowitz · David Young’s unique approach of creating music by playing two recorders in harmony offers you an invitation to take a journey to the deepest, most precious place inside yourself. These melodies fill you with gentle peace and healing energy while drawing you inward and upward, like a soft heavenly breeze · Sample copies available

Order Date: October 27, 2006

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H O L I D AY David Young

NOVEMBER NEW

RELEASES

A Christmas I’ll Remember CD: UMC 1111 (Q ) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Holiday

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Achieve[s] a relaxing sense of peace and tranquility. — AMERICANRECORDER.ORG

Featured Artists David Young, recorders, lead guitar, vocals/Noah Levy, drums/Jeff Victor, piano

Track Listing Ode to Joy · What Child Is This · Amazing Grace · Joy To The World · Little Drummer Boy · Silent Night · Medley · The Herald Angels Sing · A Christmas I’ll Remember

Selling Points · Imagine Jethro Tull and Santana playing Celtic Christmas songs! · Features Noah Levy, who has worked with Five for Fighting, Mandy Moore, Honeybogs, John Gorka, and Martin Zellar; and Jeff Victor, who has worked with Peter Himmelman, Soul Asylum, Mandy Moore, and Keri Noble · David Young’s unique approach of creating music by playing two recorders in harmony offers you an invitation to take a journey to the deepest, most precious place inside yourself. These melodies fill you with gentle peace and healing energy while drawing you inward and upward, like a soft heavenly breeze · Perhaps it’s because what David Young does with the instrument has never been done before. Perhaps it’s because so many listeners have had their lives touched by the angelic quality of his modern instrumental music · Whatever the many reasons for his success, David Young has parlayed his talents into one of the phenomena of the music business, performing over forty weeks a year worldwide and selling well over 800,000 albums · Title track has been receiving AC airplay for three years

Key Markets Louisville, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Austin, Minneapolis

Also Available David Young

David Young

Merry Christmas

A Renaissance Christmas

CD: UMC 2000 (Q )

CD: UMC 3456 (Q)

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David Young

A Christmas Dream

Christmas Morning

CD: UMC 95 (Q)

CD: UMC 6789 (Q)

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Order Date: October 27, 2006

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R E L A X AT I O N

CD: GJR CPI 12 (C)

CD: GJR CPI 9 (C)

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Relaxation

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Impressions Series

Endless Sunny Days

Coffee Heaven

Track Listing

Soleil, Soleil · Autumn Gold · Simple Sun · Ray of Light · The Warmest Day · Indian Summer · Sundance · Summer Palace · Garden Party · The Happy Ending

The Spanish Taverna · Blue Skies · Tranquility · Coffee Heaven · Linger · Endless Days · Dreams of Andalucia · Solitude · Aroma Harmony · Morning Light · Silhouette · Indulgence

Selling Points

A very relaxing, feel-good album that features beautiful nature sounds blended with excellent guitar work and gentle flute by Paul Carroll. Generates a blissful sense of well-being.

Put your feet up and imagine yourself sitting outside a Spanish taverna with this superbly relaxing homage to the coffee break featuring amazing Spanish guitar duets as well as tamblas, castanets, and keyboards by Peter Allen and Keith Halligan.

CD: GJR CPI 7 (C)

CD: GJR CPI 3 (C)

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Relaxation

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Impressions Series

An Evening at Home

Drive and De Stress

Track Listing

Sublime · Eternity · Dreams · Moonlit · Radiance · Harmony · Paradise · Nocturne · Awakening · Solitude

Drive & De Stress (one continuous track)

Selling Points Selling Points Serene, relaxing music is the ideal soundscape for a contemplative evening. Let the tension and stress of the day drift away into the night air with this multi-layered, evocative release featuring guitar, piano, drums, keyboard, tambourine, jingle bells, flute, and saxophone by Steve Hogarty and Steve Oates.

Order Date: October 27, 2006

Take the stress out of rush-hour traffic with this beautifully ambient soundtrack! A very soothing, continuous piece of music with subtle changes of tune throughout is ideal stress-busting music for commuters. Features keyboard by Suzanne Flowers.

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CHILDREN Featured Artists

NOVEMBER NEW

RELEASES

Steven Halpern, grand piano, electric piano, synths/Daniel Kobialka, violin/Bob Stohl, Lyricon wind synthesizer/Kat Epple, silver flute

Track Listing Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) I · Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) II · Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star · Happy Birthday · Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) III · Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) IV · Frere Jacques · Rockabye Baby · My Bonnie · Alphabet Song · Frere Jacques II · Mary Had a Little Lamb · Three Blind Mice · Beautiful Dreamer · Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) Reprise

Selling Points · Steven Halpern’s soothing music surrounds babies and parents with a warm blanket of sound, helping babies fall asleep easier and faster · Beautiful, beloved melodies include Brahms’ Lullaby (Cradle Song) · Steven Halpern has been a lifesaver for parents for over thirty years! · Allegro Media will handle publicity

Key Markets San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Miami

Steven Halpern

Also Available · · · ·

IPM 7786 (Q) Comfort Zone (093791778623) IPM 8000 (Q) Chakra Suite (093791800027) IPM 8003 (Q) Ocean Suite (093791800324) IPM 2012 (N) Sleep Soundly (093791201220)

Music for Babies

CD: IPM 8020 (Q) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Children

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“Harrison’s greatest asset is his melodic facility, and that’s well in evidence throughout his latest work … his touch is clear and precise yet relaxed and warm.” — THE OREGONIAN

Featured Artists Michael Allen Harrison, solo piano

Track Listing Unborn Child · Lucy Rose · Lullaby for Samuel · All Through the Night · Brahm’s Lullaby · February’s Child · New Friend · All the Pretty Little Horses/ All the World is Sleeping · Tahlia’s Lullaby · Kendra’s Lullaby · Taylor’s Lullaby · Ode to Joy · Lullaby for Carol · Rockabye Baby · Shayna’s Lullaby · Tina and Gina Bobina · Tum-Balalayka · Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Selling Points

Michael Allen Harrison Nightingale Lullaby

· Michael Allen Harrison is a man of extraordinary talents: producer, composer, arranger, and concert pianist. His unique brand of music ranges from movie scores to passionate arrangements for piano, orchestra, ballet, jazz, fusion, new age, Broadway musicals, and adult contemporary · Since his professional debut in 1984, Michael Allen Harrison has gained notoriety with his well loved concerts and popular recordings. He has released over thirty albums worldwide and is by far one of the most recognized, loved, and sought after musicians from the Pacific Northwest

Key Markets Hometown: Portland CD: MAH 11 (M) Digipak File Under: Children

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Order Date: October 27, 2006

06 NOVEMBER RE-RELEASES

CHILDREN Susie Tallman Classical Baby CD: RMB 91006 (M) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Children Previously Available

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“

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Beautiful, soothing melodies. — LOS ANGELES FAMILY

“Classical Baby has rich layers of sound with the human voice accompanied by string quartets, piano, cello, or organ … because Classical Baby’s performance quality is so high, it’s pleasurable to listen to—even for adults—meaning you won’t go nuts when your children play it over and over again.” — ALBUQUERQUE ARTS

Featured Artists Susie Tallman, vocals/Kathleen Clawson, vocals

Track Listing Brezairola Lullaby-Auvergne Lullaby · Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring-Johann Sebastian Bach · Brahms’ Lullaby-Johannes Brahms · The Swan-Camille Saint-Saens · Hansel & Gretel-Engelbert Humperdink · Largo from Symphony #9 “From the New World”-Antonin Dvorak · Ave Maria-Johann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gonoud · Canon in D-Johann Pachelbel · Ombra Mai Fu-Xerxes-George Frederick Handel · Hymn to the Moon-Antonin Dvorak · Sleep On, Little One-Johannes Brahms · Now the Day Is Over-Sabine Baring-Gould & Sir Joseph Barnby · Evening Hymn-Felix Mendelssohn (from Elijah) · Claire de Lune-Claude Debussy · Ave Maria-Gerard Sars · Little Children-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Moonlight Sonata-Ludwig van Beethoven · Mozart’s Lullaby-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Selling Points · Winner of iPARENTING’s 2005 Media Award · Soothing melodies, both vocal and instrumental, by some of the most important classical composers in history including Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven! · Most classical music for children is instrumental only, so this CD assists in language development in addition to introducing complex classical melodies and harmonies · Susie Tallman has a classical music background, singing with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Oakland Symphony Chorus, and New Mexico Symphony Chorus · Kathleen Clawson is an accomplished classical musician, having performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, the Santa Fe Opera, and Lincoln Center. She is currently directing at the Santa Fe Opera · Recommended by Working Mother, Los Angeles Family, ParentLife, Metro Parent, Parents Express, Georgia Family, and Albuquerque Arts Magazine

Key Markets Los Angeles (Hometown). Also: San Francisco, Albuquerque

Also Available Susie Tallman

Susie Tallman

Lullaby Themes for Sleepy Dreams

Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes

CD: RMB 91001 (M)

CD: RMB 91002 (M)

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Susie Tallman

Classic Nursery Rhymes

Children’s Songs

CD: RMB 91003 (M)

CD: RMB 91005 (M)

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Order Date: October 27, 2006

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SOUNDTRACKS/SHOWS “Bold, remarkable, and thoroughly fascinating. A show not to miss.” — CHICAGO TRIBUNE

NOVEMBER N E W & RE-R E L E A S E S

Featured Artists Cristen Paige/Jenny Powers/Bernie Yvon/Cindy Gold/Zach Ford/ Harriet Nzinga Plumpp/Christine Mild/Travis Turner

Track Listing 28 tracks include: I Spy a Fly · Loving Repeating · There Are Many That I Know · A History · Sonatina Song · A Lyrical Opera · My Wife Is My Life · Come Firefly · Caramel · A Cow Is Coming · Kiss My Lips · The 13th of April · As A Wife Has a Cow · Do As They Do So · Gertrude’s Monologue · The 13th of October · and more

Selling Points · The latest musical from Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, Once on this Island) · Loving Repeating was premiered in Chicago earlier this year, produced by The About Face Theatre in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art · With the entire libretto and lyrics taken from Gertrude Stein’s writings, this is one of the few musicals to explore women’s conditions and gay sexuality

Original Cast Recording

Also Available

Loving Repeating

· JAY 1243 (R) Once on this Island (605288124327) · JAY 1369 (R) A Man of No Importance (605288136924) · JAY 1392 (2R) Dessa Rose (605288139222)

CD: JAY 1397 (R) Standard Jewel Case File Under: Sndtrk/Shows

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Featured Artists Judi Dench/Fred Ebb/Gregg Edelman/Maria Friedman/Jonathan Pryce/ John Mark Ainsley

Track Listing 32 tracks include: Willkommen · So What · Telephone Dance · Perfectly Marvellous · Two Ladies · Tomorrow Belongs To Me · Why Should I Wake Up? · Sitting Pretty · Married · Fruit Shop Dance · Meeskite · Tomorrow Belongs To Me · Kickline · Married · If You Could See Her · What Would You Do? · Cabaret · Money ‘87 · Don’t Go · I Don’t Care Much · Mein Herr · Maybe This Time · Money Money · Tiller Girls · and more

Selling Points

Judi Dench/Various Artists

· Fully remixed and re-mastered for improved sound and dynamics! · Cabaret is Kander & Ebb’s greatest musical, though the duo also wrote the smash hit musical Chicago and such hit songs as “New York, New York” and “My Coloring Book” · This is the first and only complete recording of the original Broadway version, with the original orchestrations. In addition to hit songs from the Broadway stage version, this disc also includes the film’s hit songs · Original orchestrations played by the National Symphony Orchestra · New packaging—double slimline case

Cabaret Also Available

2XCD: JAY 1311 (2R) Double Slimline File Under: Sndtrk/Shows Previously Available

· JAY 9012 (N) The Musicality of Kander & Ebb (605288601224) · JAY 1372 (R) 70, Girls, 70 (605288137228) · JAY 1336 (R) Flora the Red Menace (605288133626)

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RELEASES

VOCALS

CD: SEP 1080 (M)

CD: SEP 1081 (M)

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Vocals

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Thelma Carpenter

Tex Beneke and His Orchestra

Seems Like Old Times

‘S Wonderful

Track Listing

26 tracks include: Love Grows on the White Oak Tree · She’s Funny That Way · Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’ · Bill · Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man · Bali Ha’i · Doin’ the New Low-Down · This Is The Moment · and more

27 tracks include: Stardust · Sentimental Music · Palladium Patrol · Down In Nashville, Tennessee · ‘S Wonderful · Tennessee Central · Blue Moon · Unforgettable · One of these Days · You Blew Out the Flame · Singin’ in the Rain · Chattanooga Choo Choo · Danny’s Hideaway · Mister Peepers · and more

Selling Points Jazz vocalist Thelma Carpenter is best remembered for her film roles in The Cotton Club and The Wiz, but she started her career much earlier as vocalist with the bands of Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Duke Ellington, and Coleman Hawkins. The twenty-six tracks on this CD feature her early recordings, from 1939 through the early 1950s. Many are appearing on CD for the first time, and include performances by Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and Teddy Wilson.

Selling Points Texan-born Tex Beneke was featured tenor sax soloist and sometimes vocalist with the Glenn Miller Band in its most popular period from 1939–1942, and quickly attained prominence as a foremost asset of the band with his smooth, warm sax solos. All twenty-seven tracks on this disc are from the fifties, and are making their CD debut.

CD: SEP 1083 (M)

CD: SEP 1082 (M)

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Vocals

Standard Jewel Case File Under: Sndtrk/Shows

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Frances Wayne/Neal Hefti & His Orchestra

Jane Powell & Gordon Macrae

Mr. & Mrs. Music

3 Sailors and a Girl

Track Listing

25 tracks include: Cheatin’ On Me · Didja Ever · Corner To Corner · If You Hadn’t Gone Away · Kissin’ Bug Boogie · Bing Bong Bing · Cabin in the Cotton · Regular Man · Don’t Be That Way · Always · Ev’rytime · Lonesome And Blue · Siboney · Jambalaya· Two-Faced Clock · Stormy Weather · and more

29 tracks include: Kiss Me Or I’ll Scream · Face to Face · Home Is Where the Heart Is · Cara Mia · Something Wonderful · Mind If I Make Love To You · True Love · Follow Your Heart · Why Break the Heart That Loves You · and more

Selling Points Track Listing Frances Wayne sang with the Charlie Barnet Band before joining Woody Herman’s outfit, where she met and wed trumpeter-arranger Neal Hefti, who was an integral member of the Herman organization. The Neal Hefti Orchestra toured and recorded in the late forties and early fifties, and these recordings are featured here, many making their first appearance on CD.

Order Date: October 27, 2006

The first nine tracks here are from the film soundtrack of the fifties musical 3 Sailors and a Girl, starring Gordon MacRae and Jane Powell. Gordon MacRae was the baritone star of classic movie musicals Oklahoma! and Carousel, while Jane Powell was the star of movie musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and many other MGM films. Bonus tracks include rare solo offerings, many making their first appearance on CD.

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ALLEGRO ARTISTS ON TOUR! For additional performance dates check out www.allegro-music.com/tour.asp DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

10/5/06

New York, NY

Detour

11/10–12/06

Fountain Hills, AZ

Art Festival

10/16/06

Jersey City, NJ

NJCSU

11/21/06

Omaha, NE

Orpheum Theatre

1/7–9/07

New York, NY

IAJE

11/28/06

Milwaukee, WI

Marcus Center for the Arts

12/2/06

Duluth, MN

DECC Auditorium

12/15/06

Colorado Springs, CO

Pike’s Peak Center

Brulé

Dan Willis Velvet Gentlemen

Kinship

CD: OTI 15216 (Q ) UPC: 686281521627

CD: NVR 140 (R) UPC: 746022114027

see page 5

DATE

CITY/STATE

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DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

10/24/06

Amherst, MA

U of Mass. at Amherst

10/15/06

Nashville, TN

Christ Church Cathedral

11/19/06

New York, NY

Merkin Concert Hall/Kaufman Center

11/3–6/06

Baltimore, MD

Peabody Institute

2/5/07

Norfolk, VA

Kaufman Theater/Chrysler Museum of Art

2/19/07

Montreal, QC

Church of St. Andrew’s and St. Paul’s

Lark Quartet

Felix Hell

Klap Ur Handz

Organ Sensation

CD: END 1018 (Q ) UPC: 723721241858

CD: REF 101 (R) UPC: 030911101015

Susan Egan Winter Tracks

see page 38

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

10/7/06

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach Arena

10/11/06

Chicago, IL

Chicago Cultural Center

10/19/06

Dover, DE

Schwartz Center

10/13/06

Ann Arbor, MI

EdgeFest

11/2/06

Pomona, CA

California State Polytechnic University

10/23/06

Culver City, CA

Club Tropical

11/13/06

New York, NY

The Metropolitan Room

10/28/06

Seattle, WA

Earshot Festival

12/9/06

Portland, ME

Windham Perfoming Arts Center

11/1-5/2006

New York, NY

BAM

John Hollenbeck Joys & Desires

VENUE

CD: INU 33862 (Q ) UPC: 750447338623

CD: LML 212 (Q ) UPC: 711788021223

DATE

CITY/STATE

10/7/06

Denver, CO

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

Paramount Theatre

VENUE

10/12/06

Cambridge, MA

Lizard Lounge

10/8/06

St. Louis, MO

Sheldon Hall

10/18/06

New York, NY

Tonic

10/12/06

Newport News, VA

Ferguson Center for the Arts

10/20/06

Great Barrington, MA

Club Helsinki

10/14/06

Bloomington, IL

Center for the Performing Arts

10/21/06

Newmarket, NH

The Stone Church

The Capitol Steps

10/27/06

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University

I’m So Indicted

10/28/06

Milwaukee, WI

Pabst Theater

Now I Understand

11/5/06

Los Angeles, CA

University of Judaism

CD: ACR 5054 (Q ) UPC: 743431505422

CD: CTL 1026 (M) UPC: 095632102638

Taj Mahal

Club d'Elf

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

10/3/06

San Diego, CA

Rhythm & Blues Cruise

12/1/06

Portland, OR

Scottish Rite Theater

2/15/07

Medford, OR

Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre

12/8/06

Washington, DC

Lizner Auditorium

2/16/07

Davis, CA

Jackson Hall/Univ. of California

12/9/06

Houston, TX

Moores Opera House

12/15–17/06

Cambridge, MA

Sanders Theatre/Harvard University

2/17/06

Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz Auditorium

3/31/06

Denver, CO

Denver Folk Festival

Music Makers w/Taj Mahal

The Revels Rose & Thistle CD: REV 2005 (M) UPC: 738871200525

CD: MMB 49 (Q ) UPC: 601163000496

DATE

CITY/STATE

VENUE

DATE

CITY/STATE

10/3–4/2006

Cleveland, OH

Nite Town

11/18/06

Waldeboro, ME Waldo Theatre

10/17/06

New York, NY

The Regency

12/1/06

Boston, MA

Dave Frishberg

Ann Sweeten

Retromania: At the Jazz Bakery

A Place in the Sun

CD: ARB 19334 (Q ) UPC: 780941133424

VENUE Museum of Fine Arts

CD: ORB 61892 (Q ) UPC: 768273979422

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