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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABC Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–17 Ar Ré-Sé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Atoll Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 AVIE Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 BGS Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cameo Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Cappella Romana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CAvi-music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Challenge Classics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8 Col legno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CORO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CRD Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 DOREMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Eudora Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hallé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ICSM Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Just Accord Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 KAIROS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LAWO Classics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Nimbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23–25 Phaedra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Piano 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Quartz Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Querstand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Reference Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SOMM Recordings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Stradivarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28–29 Summit Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

JUST ACCORD MUSIC

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Working with well-known musicians, UK-based label Just Accord Music creates recordings built around a central theme. Detailed booklet notes accompany each CD, setting the musical works in the context of their times. Just Accord Music’s particular focus is on 20th-century English song repertoire, and the label has worked with such distinguished exponents as baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Iain Burnside on a celebration of classic children’s writers, Classic Children’s Songs, and with tenor Ian Partridge and pianist Jennifer Partridge on a collection of 19th- and early 20th-century songs about sport, Play the Game. Just Accord Music comes to Allegro Classical via Launch Music Group Intl.

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AVIE Records

Nicholas Phan A Painted Tale

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Nicholas Phan: tenor Michael Leopold: lute Ann-Marie Morgan: viola da gamba PURCELL: O Solitude • I attempt from Love’s Sickness to fly • Sweeter than roses • She loves and she confesses, too • Not all my torments • Evening Hymn • ANONYMOUS: Have you seen but a white lily grow • BLOW: The Self Banished • Fairest Work of Happy Nature • O Turn Not those Fine Eyes Away • Of All the Torments, All the Cares • LANIER: Fire, Fire • No More Shall Meads be Deck’d with Flowers • Stay, Silly Heart • DOWLAND: My Thoughts Are Winged With Hopes • Can She Excuse My Wrongs • In darkness let me dwell • Now O now I needs must part • Come Heavy Sleep • FERRABOSCO: So, So Break Off This Last Lamenting Kiss “A stylish young tenor for whom great things lie ahead.” — Time Out New York For his third AVIE album, tenor Nicholas Phan turns to a group of Renaissance and Baroque English composers who greatly influenced Benjamin Britten, the muse of his acclaimed recordings Still Falls the Rain (AVR 2258) and Winter Words (AVR 2238), his solo debut recording that topped the Best Classical Recordings lists of NPR, The New Yorker, and The New York Times.

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AVIE Records Daniel-Ben Pienaar: piano BEETHOVEN: The 32 Piano Sonatas “Pienaar has a technique at once athletic and graceful … fresh, spontaneous, original readings that shed new light on the keyboard player’s Bible.” — BBC Music Magazine HHHHH / HHHHH (for AVR 2299) Having scaled the heights of J.S. Bach’s “48,” The Well-Tempered Clavier (AVR 2299), as well as Bach’s Goldberg Variations (AVR 2235) and Mozart’s Piano Sonatas (AVR 2209), Daniel-Ben Pienaar turns to arguably the most revered body of works in the piano repertory, Beethoven’s “32.” Training his sharp intellect and formidable technique on this touchstone of classical canons, Pienaar’s interpretations are altogether as stimulating as they are engaging.

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Benjamin Hochman: piano BRAHMS: Handel Variations • KNUSSEN: Variations for Piano • BERIO: Cinque Variazioni • BENJAMIN: Meditation on Haydn’s Name • LIEBERSON: Piano Variations “Excellent and inquisitive … vibrant and stylish.” — New York Times (for AVR 2281) Pianist Benjamin Hochman follows his critically acclaimed AVIE debut Homage to Schubert (AVR 2281), which paired two sonatas by the 19thcentury master with modern-day tributes by Kurtág and Widmann, with a like-minded program centered on the age-old musical form of variations.

At the heart of the album is the Handel Variations by Brahms, a grand master of the art form. The four shorter Piano Variations on this recording are by major composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries: Oliver Knussen, Luciano Berio, George Benjamin, and Peter Lieberson. Each composition is a piece of great beauty, but with results that are strikingly diverse.

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Reference Recordings

Anton BRUCKNER

Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD] BUZZ ALERT

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck: conductor BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “The playing is gloriously rich and dramatic.” — Gramophone Thrilling live performances from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in brilliant audiophile sound! Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 in E flat major (“Romantic”) is one of the composer’s most popular works. Manfred Honeck and the PSO offer us a fresh and powerful new interpretation of this great music on third release in the “Pittsburgh Live!” series of multi-channel hybrid SACD releases.

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DVORÁK Symphony No. 8 CD: REF SACD 710 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 d

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Challenge Classics

Christoph & Julian Prégardien Father and Son [Hybrid SACD] CD: CHR SACD 72645 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Christoph Prégardien: tenor Julian Prégardien: tenor Michael Gees: piano SILCHER: Frisch gesungen • Aennchen von Tharau • O wie herbe ist das Scheiden • Loreley • SCHUBERT: Erlkönig, D. 328 • Wandrers Nachtlied, D. 768 • Zum Rundetanz, D. 983b • Die Nacht, D. 983c • Im Abendrot, D. 799 • Des Fischers Liebesgluck, D. 933 • Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 • Der Zwerg, D. 771 • Meeres Stille, D. 216 • Widerspruch D. 865 • Licht und Liebe D. 352 • Nacht und Träume, D. 827 • ZILCHER: Fruehlingsstrophe • Der betrunkene Sternseher • Ein Traum ist unser Leben • Ueber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh • Guter Rat • BRAHMS: Die Sonne scheint nicht mehr • Erlaube mir, fein’s Mädchen • SCHUMANN: Nachtlied • ANONYMOUS: Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen • BRESGEN: O du stille Zeit An intriguing project from the greatest living masters of the Lied, Christoph Prégardien and his son Julian Prégardien. Julian recently released his own debut CD, described by BBC Music Magazine as a “first and highly auspicious Lied album.”

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Christoph Prégardien Wanderer CD: CHR SACD 72518 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 d

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Challenge Classics

Felix MENDELSSOHN

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Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor Challenge Classics is proud to present the final release in Jan Willem de Vriend’s cycle of Mendelssohn’s symphonies! The conductor’s fresh, innovative approach to the classical/romantic repertoire is acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, and in the case of Mendelssohn, he comes to the recording session after deep musicological research on the composer’s life and work.

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 “Italian” • Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 “Reformation” PLAYABLE IN ALL CD PLAYERS. For optimal sound, use compatible surround sound system.

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Challenge Classics Raaf Hekkema: saxophone J.S. BACH: Partitas BWV 1002, 1004 and 1006 World premiere of the three Violin Partitas arranged for saxophone! Raaf Hekkema is well known for his daring arrangements of classical masterpieces, including Paganini’s Capricci. On this disc, the virtuoso explores the technical and spiritual depths of Bach’s great works with a brave new perspective.

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J.S. BACH

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Tini Mathot: fortepiano Ton Koopman: organ C.P.E. BACH: Sonata in A minor, Wq 70/4 • Sonata in F major, Wq 70/3 • Sonata in G minor, Wq 70/6 • Sonata in D major, Wq 70/5 • Sonata in B flat major, Wq 70/2 • Sonata in D minor, Wq 69 • Fantasia in F sharp minor H 300, Wq 67 • Rondo in G major H 271, Wq 57/3 • 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne H 263, Wq 118/9 • Fantasia in C major H 284, Wq 57/1 • Rondo in E major H 265, Wq 61/3 • Fantasia in B flat major H 289, Wq 61/3 • Sonata in F minor H 173, Wq 57/6 • Rondo in D major H 261, Wq 56/3 Two CDs for the price of one! Ton Koopman and his wife Tini Mathot recorded this limited anniversary edition CD to celebrate C.P.E. Bach’s 300th anniversary, Tini’s 65th birthday, and Ton’s 70th birthday.

C.P.E. BACH 300 years

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Hallé

Colin MATTHEWS No Man’s Land

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Hallé Roderick Williams: baritone Ian Bostridge: tenor Hallé Choir Nicholas Collon: conductor Hallé Youth Choir Richard Wilberforce: conductor MATTHEWS: Aftertones • Crossing the Alps • No Man’s Land Hallé marks the centenary of the First World War with a recording of award-winning work by Composer Emeritus Colin Matthews. The main work on the recording, No Man’s Land, follows Matthews’ very positive collaboration with Christopher Reid on Alphabicycle Order, written for Hallé in 2007, and stages a dialogue between the ghosts of two dead soldiers whose corpses are strung up on the barbed wire of no man’s land.

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

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GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD: BEST CHORAL RECORDING

CORO

Francisco GUERRERO & Alonso LOBO Flight of Angels

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor GUERRERO: Duo Seraphim • Gloria from Missa Surge propera • Laudate Dominum • Maria Magdalene • Vexilla regis • Agnus Dei I and II from Missa Congratulamini mihi • LOBO: Libera me • Credo Romano • Sanctus from Missa Prudentes virgines • Versa est in luctum • Ave Maria The Sixteen takes a trip back to 16th-century Spain and, more specifically, to one of the biggest, richest, and most cosmopolitan cities on earth: Seville. It was during this “golden age,” when arts and culture flourished, that Francisco Guerrero and Alonso Lobo made their mark. Between them, the two composers captured an astonishing variety of moods within their music, from ecstasy and joy to despair, longing, and devotional stillness.

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BGS Records

Eden Stell Guitar Duo Samba!

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Chris Stell: guitar Mark Eden: guitar Sally Flann: cello ASSAD: Pintoe • Jobiniana No. 1 • Suite Brasileira • GNATTALI: Suite Retratos • Sonatina for two guitars and cello • VILLA-LOBOS: A lenda do Caboclo • Preludio (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4) • Alma Brasileira (Choro No. 5) • BELLINATI: Jongo “There’s something here for everyone, whether guitar aficionados or not.” — Classic FM “Of the highest quality … the Eden Stell Duo is one of the best around.” — Gramophone Editor’s Choice The Eden Stell Guitar Duo reaffirm their reputation as one of the world’s leading guitar partnerships with Samba!, an intoxicating program of Latin American-inspired works by Sergio Assad, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and more. This release comes in the group’s 25th anniversary season, which will begin with several concerts followed by a new CD of works by Federico Mompou in Summer 2015.

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KAIROS Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra Lucerne Festival Academy Ensemble Sylvain Cambreling: conductor Matthias Hermann: conductor LACHENMANN: Schreiben • Double (Grido II) It is all too easy to dismiss the work of Lachenmann as “musica negativa,” in the manner that term was used by Hans Werner Henze in his attack on the composer. Lachenmann’s music forces the listener to confront and question their ingrained expectations from, and responses to, music in an attempt to extend and further illuminate one’s powers of perception. Schreiben, for orchestra, and Double (Grido II), the string orchestra version of his third string quartet, are perfect examples of Lachenmann’s approach to musical material and his idea of music.

Helmut LACHENMANN Schreiben & Double (Grido II) CD: KRO 13342 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Ajana Raj, Claudio Otelli, Daniel Kluge, Hans Kremer: vocal soloists Staatsoper Stuttgart Orpheus Vokalensemble Ensemble Gageego!

Stefan Schreiber: conductor Rei Munakata: conductor TSAO: Die Geisterinsel • Serenade • If ears were all that we needed...

Ming Tsao’s Die Geisterinsel (“The Ghost Island,”) is a chamber opera after the eponymous singspiel by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, Kapellmeister at the Württemberg court and a contemporary of Mozart. Ming Tsao is Professor of Composition at Göteborg University in Sweden, and holds a PhD in Music Composition from UCSD as well as an MA in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University. His compositions have been performed by ensembles such as the Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche, ELISION Ensemble, Ensemble SurPlus, and Ensemble Ascolta.

Ming TSAO

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Col legno Samy MOUSSA Cyclus

Emanuele Torquati: piano/Armida Quartet/DSO Berlin/ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna/Kent Nagano: conductor MOUSSA: 4 Études • L’autre frère: Prélude • À l’assaut des jardins • String Quartet • Chamber Converto • Cyclus

CD: CNO 40409 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 d

Upon the first listen, there is no doubt that music is a matter of personal expression and direct bodily experience for Samy Moussa. The physical dimension of his compositions presents itself undistorted, in its overwhelming power and sonic quality. Moussa values the energetic, virile gesture; he would rather his listener be riveted than merely touched.

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Luis Codera PUZO Multiplicidad

Sarah Maria Sun: soprano/Ensemble Modern/ensemble recherche/UMS ‘n JIP/CrossingLines PUZO: aproximación a lo indivisible • kaolinite [Al2Si2O5(OH)4] quartet • multiplicidad y relación • oscillation ou interstice • Pi Multiplicidad is not intended to be a disc that offers unity of listening but, rather, conceptual unity. The disc contains five different pieces written over a period of four years — in which time the composer’s music changed considerably — that reflect diverse visions about the concept that gives the disc its title.

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Brigitta MUNTENDORF It may be all an illusion

Nicola Gründel: voice/Ensemble Modern/Mariano Chiacchiarini: conductor/Ensemble Musikfabrik/Manuel Nawri: conductor/Ensemble Garage/Calefax Reed Quintet/IEMAEnsemble/Vimbayi Kaziboni: conductor MUNTENDORF: Sweetheart, Goodbye • shivers on speed • reinhören • durchhören • Missing T

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In Brigitta Muntendorf ’s compositions, material is by no means limited to the purely musical.

In each of her works she poses the question anew: what is the aesthetic foundation of a sonic artwork, and what can it achieve? The central question is always as follows: under what circumstances, and by what means, can music be presented as a valid contemporary art form?

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Cappella Romana

Cappella Romana

Good Friday in Jerusalem CD: CPE 413 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Cappella Romana Alexander Lingas: artistic director Tracks include a collection of Medieval Byzantine Chant for the 8th and 9th century commemorations of Great and Holy Friday in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher “Music of purity and radiance in perfect realizations.” — Gramophone “A performance of luminous beauty.” — Washington Post This collection features Medieval Byzantine Chant composed for 8th- and 9th-century commemorations of Great and Holy Friday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by some of Jerusalem’s great Church Fathers: Patriarch Sophronios, Kosmas the Melodist, and St. John Damascene. This never-before heard music from Jerusalem opens a window into an ancient world.

PERFORMANCE DATES March 14 Southhampton, NY – Kimisis Church March 15 Atlanta, GA – Emory University

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Piano 21 Cyprien Katsaris: piano W.A. MOZART: Rondo all Turca • Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan” • Butterbrot • BEETHOVEN: Für Elise • Ode to Joy • Moonlight Sonata • ORFF: Carmina Burana • GOUNOD: Ave Maria • MANCINI: The Pink Panter • LISZT: Love Dream • Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 • BERNSTEIN: West Side Story • CHOPIN: Polonaise Héroïque • Revolutionary Etude • J.S. BACH: Badinerie • Toccata and Fugue • Goldberg Aria • DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune • SCHUMANN: Träumerei • RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez • ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • Moment Musical No. 3 • SHOSTAKOVICH: Waltz No. 2 • KHACHATURIAN: Sabre March • Spring Song • TCHAIKOVSKY: Flower Waltz • HANDEL: Hallelujah • Sarabande • PIAZZOLA: La Misma Pena • RACHMANINOV: Concerto No. 3 • ADDINSELL: Warsaw Concerto • ALBINONI: Adagio • PACHELBEL: Canon • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumble Bee, arr. Cziffra • GERSHWIN: Liza • STRAUSS II: Tales from the Vienna Woods • HILL: Happy Birthday to you • GRUBER: Silent Night • MASSENET: Méditation (Thaïs) • DELIBES: Coppélia • MARCELLO: Adagio • SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan • VIVALDI: The Four Seasons • WEILL: Die Dreigroschenoper • WAGNER: Walkürenritt • DE FALLA: Ritual Fire Dance • GUANG/JIANZHONG: Silver Clouds chasing the moon • KATSARIS: Sakura

Cyprien Katsaris 111 Piano Hits

Improvisation • Arirang Improvisation • and 58 more

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Cyprien Katsaris assembles 111 popular pieces to lead listeners on a tour of the world, illuminated by his manual pyrotechnics! With over six hours of music embracing every age and genre, these five CDs invite us to discover the various facets of the pianist’s talents.

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Ar Ré-Sé Vincent Lièvre-Picard: tenor Emmanuel Olivier: piano KOSTER: Des cendres encor’ chaudes • Geôle • Présence aimée • Silence vers vous tendu • Ma Douleur • Printemps • Chanson lunaire • Pluie sur l’eau • La lune blanche (O bien-aimée) • Chanson d’automne • Le piano que baise une main frêle • En sourdine • Avant que tu ne t’en ailles • Pantomime • Sérénade à Nina • Chanson de Fortunio • Chanson de Barberine • Chantant tout bas • Illusions • Tournois • Garde ton coeur encor’ • C’est la simple histoire • Le rossignol Who is Lou Koster, this first female composer in Luxembourg music history?

Well-known in her own country, she has also begun to find international recognition, which this release can only help. When renowned tenor Vincent Lièvre-Picard and pianist Emmanuel Olivier first listened to her French songs, they were immediately charmed, and thus excited to produce a premiere recording of these compositions. A concert pianist and teacher at the conservatory of Luxembourg, Koster’s first compositions were French songs. In addition, her oeuvre includes choir music, a series of pieces for piano or orchestra, stage works, and the operetta An der Schwemm (“At the baths”).

Lou KOSTER French Songs

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ABC Classics Simon Tedeschi: piano The Queensland Orchestra Richard Bonynge: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 • GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 This release couples Australia’s most gifted young pianist, Simon Tedeschi, with one of the world’s most legendary conductors, Richard Bonynge.

Together, the two have recorded two of the most-recognized piano concertos of all time! Two of the best-known pieces in the Romantic repertoire, this very special recording explores the emotional power, frankness, and force of these popular works. Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto was completed in seven weeks, and was championed by the great virtuoso Nikolai Rubinstein.

The work contains some of his most melodic writing, and is noted for its boldness and emotion. From the famous opening chords of the Grieg Piano Concerto to the spirited dance of the finale, the influence of Norwegian folk music can be heard throughout. The idyllic character of the concerto is a poignant tribute to the happiness Grieg was experiencing at the time in his personal life.

Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY & Edvard GRIEG Piano Concertos

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jeffery Tate: conductor MENDELSSOHN: Overture: The Hebrides • ELGAR: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 These live recordings from Jeffrey Tate and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra put the listener in the best seat in the house! The recorded sound is exceptional, with Melbourne’s Hamer Hall clearly suiting the large symphonic resources deployed here. This is the first release in a series called “MSO Live,” and first impressions would indicate that it will be a series to watch. Conductor Jeffrey Tate is no stranger to Australia, having conducted there on many occasions, most notably his acclaimed Wagner Ring cycle in 1998. Tate’s approach to the Hebrides Overture allows the gorgeous themes to unfold, expand, and develop in a leisurely fashion. Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 is a richly considered and spacious reading, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra more than capable of expressing Elgar’s virtuosic orchestration, changes of mood, and dynamic flow of ideas.

Sir Edward ELGAR Symphony No. 1

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ABC Classics Li-Wei Qin: cello London Philharmonic Orchestra Zhang Yi: conductor WALTON: Concerto for cello and orchestra • BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from the opera Peter Grimes, Op. 33a • ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 “Untarnished sensitivity… impeccable tuning, a distinct quality of tone, and a fine sense of yearning nostalgia.” — Classic FM An offering of two iconic British cello concertos, separated by an atmospheric recording of Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, recorded by distinguished cellist Li-Wei Qin and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zhang Yi, one of today’s most influential Chinese conductors. Li-Wei Qin first recorded for ABC Classics 20 years ago in 1994, after receiving first prize in Australia’s Young Performer of the Year in 1993. This new recording reveals a performance with musical maturity in abundance, with Li-Wei fully evoking the sadness of compassion and yearning in Elgar’s writing.

Li-Wei Qin

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The Song Company Roland Peelman: director Tommie Andersson: lute ISSAC: Virgo prudentissima • O weiblich Art • Mein Müterlein • Greiner, Zancker • Isbruck, ich muss dich lassen • Wann ich des Morgens frü auffstehe • In Gottes Namen • VON BRUCK: O almechtiger Got • Alls von Gott • VAET: Salve Regina • Christe servorum • Currite, felices • REGNART: Venus, du und dein Kind • Nach meiner Lieb • Merkt alle • Von Nöthen ist • LASSUS: Audite nova! • Frölich und frey • O Mensch, gedenck • Wohl kombt der May • Hort zu ein neus Gedicht • Ich sprich, wann ich nit leuge • Von Gott wil ich nit lassen The Song Company showcases a range of extraordinary vocal music from the northern European Renaissance, and with their small forces offer intimate and affectionate interpretations of lesser-known repertoire. The 1500s witnessed an unprecedented musical flourishing within the German Empire, the diverse mosaic of medieval traditions providing the perfect breeding ground. This album presents the vocal works that were the jewel in this cultural crown: soaring polyphony composed for the most important chapels and courts of the day, alongside bawdy ballads to entertain in banquet halls and private chambers, blending the high art Flemish school with the sensuous freedom of the Italian style.

The Song Company

For Emperor and Pope: Music for a Renaissance Court CD: ABA 4810191 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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CRD Records London Oratory Choir Thames Chamber Orchestra, London John Hoban: conductor VALLS: Mass “Scala Aretina” Little is known of Francisco Valls prior to his 1696 appointment as joint chapelmaster at Barcelona Cathedral, but the award of such an important and lucrative post shows that Valls already enjoyed a considerable reputation.

The Mass “Scala Aretina” was first performed in 1702, and was something of a cause celebre in its day, as it contradicted the then-acceptable rules of harmony. The original full score is lost, and the parts survive in one set only.

The first performance in modern times was by the artists featured on this CD, at the Barcelona International Music Festival in October 1978.

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Paul Crossley: piano GRIEG: Arietta, Op. 12 • Waltz, Op. 12 • Berceuse, Op. 38 • Butterfly Op. 43 • Solitary Wanderer, Op. 43 • Little Bird, Op. 43 • Erotic, Op. 43 • Spring, Op. 43 • Album Leaf, Op. 47 • Fling Dance, Op. 47 • Shepherd Boy, Op. 54 • Notturno, Op. 54 • Scherzo, Op. 54 • Home sickness, Op. 57 • Vision, Op. 62 • Ballad, Op. 65 • Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 • At Your Feet, Op. 68 • Evening in the Mountains, Op. 68 • By the Cradle, Op. 68 • Once upon a Time, Op. 71 • Puck Op. 71 • Peace of the Woods, Op. 71 • Remembrance, Op. 71 As Paul Crossley says, “Choosing a group of Grieg Lyric Pieces is not easy — they are that good. Even when I had recorded them, there were more than would fit on one CD, so ‘culling them’ was even worse. The pieces were published as 10 separate books, so I wanted to include at least one piece from each (if I seem to favor Book 3, Op. 43, it does have some of the best!), and I have listed the pieces in chronological order because there is a distinct emotional journey to be followed.”

Edvard GRIEG Lyric Pieces

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Just Accord Music Roderick Williams: baritone Elizabeth Atherton: soprano Iain Burnside: piano HELY-HUTCHINSON: The Owl and the Pussy-cat • The Duck and The Kangaroo • WILLIAMSON: My Bed is a Boat • The Lamplighter • LEHMANN: Henry King • BLAKE: Singing • FRASER-SIMSON: Vespers • The Engineer • How Doth the Little Crocodile • Buckingham Palace • CARTER: Pancake Tuesday • BENNETT: Dream-song • Sweet Isabell • DOUGHERTY: The Lady Who Loved a Pig • HOWELLS: Full Moon • DALE: Malice at Buckingham Palace • Hello Jolly Guardsman • Granny • GERMAN: Merrow Down • Of All the Tribe of Tegumai • ROE: My Boy Jack • Mr. Kartoffel • BERKELEY: Poor Henry • LE FLEMING: A Smuggler’s Song • SWANN: Bilbo’s Last Song • Namarie • STEVENSON: The Swing • When the Golden Day is Done • IVES: Slow March • REYNOLDS: Ducks’ Ditty • DE SOUZA: Mr. Majeila’s Song • ARMSTRONG GIBBS: Five Eyes • BERNERS: Theodore or The Pirate King • SOMERVELL: Wynken, Blynken and Nod “A delightful recital for children ages 4 to 94.” — Gramophone

Roderick Williams

A musical celebration of classic British children’s writers, featuring songs to poems by Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Hilaire Belloc, Kenneth Grahame, A. A. Milne, Walter de la Mare, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Spike Milligan. Leading international baritone Roderick Williams (seen by millions as soloist in BBC Television’s 2014 “Last Night of the Proms”), is joined by pianist Iain Burnside and soprano Elizabeth Atherton.

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DOREMI Sviatoslav Richter: piano Oleg Kagan: violin SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 21 • Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 • Mythes - Trois poèmes for violin and piano, Op. 30 Sviatoslav Richter is considered one of the greatest pianists of all time. This 23rd volume of the Richter Archives series on DOREMI presents a recital held in Warsaw in 1982 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Karol Szymanowski’s birth.

PREVIOUSLY available Sviatoslav Richter Richter Archives Vol. 22 CD: DHR 8022 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 2

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Sviatoslav Richter Richter Archives Vol. 20 CD: DHR 7999 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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ICSM Records Ivo Varbanov: piano BEETHOVEN: Bagatelles, Op. 126 • SCHUMANN: Gesänge der Frühe (Songs of Dawn), Op. 133 • BRAHMS: The Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (trans.

by Busoni) Beethoven’s Bagatelles, written three years before his death, were considered by the composer the best things of their kind that he had done, a true cycle of miniatures. Schumann’s Morning Songs, with their visionary intimacy inspired by the great German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, were written just a few months before Schumann’s tragic attempt to drown himself in the Rhine, due to his mental illness; his content is in stark contrast to his early piano works. As for Brahms’ Chorale Preludes, written after the death of his beloved Clara Schumann, they are works of lonely self-communing and consolation, the ultimate fruit of Brahms’ lifetime immersion in early music. In these rarely performed transcriptions, Busoni has re-imagined them in the style of Brahms’ own late piano pieces.

Ivo Varbanov

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Fiammetta Tarli: piano SCHUBERT: Moments musicaux D. 780, Op. 94 • SCHUMANN: Phantasiestücke, Op. 12 • SCHOENBERG: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 This recording’s title, Freedom, reflects the disc’s exploration of what composers produced when they did not start with a codified musical form but rather with a poetic idea. In this thought-provoking program, both Schubert and Schumann’s cycles show powers of evocation and characterization at their height, while in Schoenberg’s music, pared back beyond its essentials, we catch a glimpse into the elements of a psychological crisis. Fiammetta Tarli’s playing reveals details of the music unheard before, and in such central repertoire that’s quite an achievement; especially impressive is the sense of buoyant fun that she found in Schoenberg’s short piano pieces, fun being seldom associated to Schoenberg’s music.

Fiammetta Tarli

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Eudora Records Josep Colom: piano W.A. MOZART: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397 • Rondo in D major, K. 485 • Gigue in G major, K. 574 • Adagio in B minor, K. 540 • Rondo in A minor, K. 511 • Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 • CHOPIN: Ecossaise in D major, Op. 72, No. 1 • Prelude in G major, Op. 28, No. 3 • Prelude in B minor, Op. 28, No. 6 • Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4 • Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 • Prelude in A major, Op. 28, No. 7 • Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 • Prelude in F minor, Op. 28, No. 18 • Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 20 • Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 Who knows what Mozart and Chopin might have played had they actually come face to face in or around 1830, if the former had not died so prematurely? They might both have improvised on a given theme, or played together on two pianos. And, given the custom of the day, each would very probably have performed something the other had written. Had that happened, the results might not have been that far removed from what we hear on this recording: a journey towards an imaginary encounter made reality by the exceptional vision and artistry of Josep Colom. The album leads us gradually from the dazzling luminosity of the first works towards a gathering darkness, and it doesn’t seem to matter much who wrote which piece: along the way Mozart often turns into Chopin, and vice versa.

Josep Colom

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Quartz Music Trio Pirandello Frederic Steinbruchel: cello Delphine Hensler: piano Litsa Levendis: violin SCHUMANN: Trio No.3 in G minor, Op. 110 • SHOSTAKOVICH: Trio No.2 in E minor, Op. 67 • PIAZZOLLA: Otono Porteno Debut album for Quartz from this young, vibrant trio described in the press as an ensemble “with strong temperament and communicative sensitivity.”

Trio Pirandello

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SOMM Recordings Judith Howarth: soprano Simon Callow: speaker London Symphony Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra John Wilson: conductor Orchestra of St Paul’s Ben Palmer: conductor ELGAR: The Spirit of England, Op. 80 • With Proud Thanksgiving • Carillon, Op. 75 • The Complete Incidental Music to Binyon’s Play “Arthur” (premiere) Poet Laurence Binyon is known today for one famous verse from “For the Fallen,” the complete poem being the most substantial part of Elgar’s The Spirit of England and the other two poems being “The Fourth of August” and “To Women.” With this important new release SOMM commemorates World War I, and the courage and patriotism of those who fell defending England.

The war inspired Elgar to write some of his most moving pages of music, which he dedicated “To the memory of our glorious men.” The Philharmonia Orchestra, under the baton of John Wilson, and the London Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Simon Halsey, bring these pages to life in the most inspiring way. Another “plus” is the premiere recording of Elgar’s Complete Incidental Music to Binyon’s Play Arthur, edited and conducted here by Ben Palmer and his Orchestra of St Paul’s.

Edward ELGAR

The Spirit of England CD: SMM 255 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Mark Bebbington: piano Innovation Chamber Ensemble Richard Jenkins: conductor JACOB: Piano Concerto No. 1 (premiere) • WILLIAMSON: Piano Concerto No. 2 • CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto Bebbington’s acclaimed collaboration with SOMM yields new riches in this important release featuring three exhilarating works for piano and string orchestra, including the world premiere recording of Jacob’s First Piano Concerto. A prolific composer, Jacob was also renowned as an expert on orchestration, and composers such as Vaughan Williams and Noel Coward entrusted him with arrangements of their music. Australian composer Malcolm Williamson was Master of the Queen’s Music in the 1970s. Of his four concertos, No. 2 is the most immediately accessible, displaying a variety of stylistic affinities from Stravinsky to Gershwin. Doreen Carwithen was married to her former teacher, composer William Alwyn, but was an accomplished composer in her own right. She completed her Piano Concerto in 1948, and it remains among her most substantial and beautiful scores.

Mark Bebbington

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CAvi-music Joseph HAYDN Piano Trios

Trio Jean Paul/Eckardt Heiligers: piano/Ulf Schneider: violin/Martin Löhr: cello HAYDN: Piano Trio in C major Hob. XV:27 • Piano Trio in D minor Hob. XV:23 • Piano Trio in E minor Hob. XV:12 • Piano Trio in F sharp minor Hob. XV:26 Trio Jean Paul is one of the world’s best-known trios, regularly touring around the globe.

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Nimbus Alliance Amphion String Quartet

String Quartets: Wolf, Grieg & Janácek Amphion String Quartet/Katie Hyan: violin/David Southorn: violin/Wei-Yang Andy Lin: viola/ Mihai Marica: cello WOLF: Serenade “Italienische Serenade” 1887 • GRIEG: String Quartet in G minor • JANÁCEK: String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate letters”

CD: NIM 6289 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

Hailed for its “precision, assertiveness and vigor” (New York Times), its “gripping intensity” and “suspenseful and virtuoso playing” (San Francisco Classical Voice), and for a “hair-raising performance (Strad), the Amphion String Quartet is a winner of the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. The Quartet served as the Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-In-Residence at the Caramoor Festival for the 2012–13 season, and has recently joined the roster of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center CMS Two program.

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Alfred SCHNITTKE Sonata No. 1

Vladimir Feltsman: piano SCHNITTKE: Sonata No. 1 • SCHUBERT: Sonata “Reliquie” D.840 After the death of Shostakovich in 1975, Alfred Schnittke became one of the leading composers in Russia. Despite official resistance, obstacles, and restrictions on travelling abroad, his music was being performed in the USSR and his status as a major, internationally recognized composer was apparent.

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Nimbus Alliance Phillip SAWYERS Cello Concerto

Louisa Stonehill: violin/Nicholas Burns: piano/Maja Bogdanovic: cello/Orchestra of the Swan/ Kenneth Woods: conductor SAWYERS: Cello Concerto • Symphony No. 2 • Concertante for violin, piano and strings

CD: NIM 6281 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

When encountering a composer’s work for the first time, it’s a perfectly natural response to compare it to music we already know. We all do it, and this instinct to relate the new to the familiar can help us begin to understand new musical languages and idioms. However, if we really want to come to grips with new voices, to fully understand what we’re hearing and how it’s affecting us, it’s important to move past reacting to music in terms of what it is like, and to move on to engaging with what it is.

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Johannes BRAHMS & Max BRUCH Violin Concertos

Hideko Udagawa: violin/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras: conductor BRAHMS: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 77 • BRUCH: Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

CD: NIM 6270 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

Perhaps the most well-known direct comparison between both the Brahms and Bruch violin concertos comes from Hans von Bülow, who commented that while Bruch had written a concerto for the violin, Brahms had composed one against it. And while this is perhaps a little harsh toward Brahms, one can see von Bülow’s point: Bruch uses the orchestra to support his soloist, while Brahms attempts to treat both soloist and orchestra as equals. Comparisons aside, both concertos are towering examples of the genre that are, and will remain, firmly established staples of concerto repertoire.

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Petrof Piano Trio

Piano Trios: Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn Petrof Piano Trio/Jan Schulmeiser: violin/Kamil Zvak: cello/Martina Schulmeisterova: piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in D major “Ghost” Op. 70, No. 1 • TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 • MENDELSSOHN: Songs Without Words

CD: NIM 6288 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

The Petrof Piano Trio was created in 2009 by Wihan Quartet violinist Jan Schulmeister. The members are renowned chamber music players, and together bring over 60 years of experience in concert activity. In the same year it was formed, the ensemble became the resident trio of the PETROF Piano Company. The company, known for its long tradition and quality, immediately recognized that the Petrof Trio was an ensemble whose performances were at the highest level, and was keen to support it.

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Nimbus Alliance William WALTON Symphony No. 2

Roberto Diaz: viola/New Haven Symphony Orchestra/William Boughton: conductor WALTON: Symphony No.2 • Viola Concerto • Spitfire Prelude and Fugue • Crown Imperial The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library are pleased to collaborate on the William Walton Project. The Frederick R. Koch Collection, housed at the Beinecke Library, contains the world’s largest archive of Walton’s original manuscripts. This project presents a unique opportunity for Walton’s music to be “brought to life,” using these manuscripts as the source of preparation for performances.

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David Ponsford

French Organ Music from the Golden Age Vol. 4 David Ponsford: organ NIVERS: Suite du premier ton • Offertoire en fugue et dialogue • Suite du premier ton • LEBÈGUE: Three Noëls • Offertoire sur le chant d’O Filii et Filiae • Two Elévations • Les cloches

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French organ music from the period of Louis XIV to the Revolution has always held fascination for performers and listeners alike. The kaleidoscope of colors, the rich and varied styles, and the sheer exuberance of the music never fail to captivate. Yet, performance practice of this music has never been fully understood. David Ponsford has spent much of his career studying this repertoire, resulting in his book French Organ Music in the Reign of Louis XIV (Cambridge University Press, 2011). This series of recordings, on the most important historical organs in France, is therefore the fruit of many years of research by a seasoned performer whose aim is to combine technical brilliance with intellectual understanding, to bring the music alive with authority and meaning.

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RCS Symphonic Wind Orchestra

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: The Sampler RCS Symphonic Wind Orchestra/Musiclab/Les Sirenes Female Chamber Choir/Ian Watt: guitar/ RCS Jazz/Barluath/Sinea Lee: piano/Stevenson Winds/RCS Winds/RCS Chamber Orchestra/Peter Manning: conductor GRAHAM: Fanfares • DUNCAN: Twine • BRITTEN: Deo gracias • JOSÉ: Allegro con brio, Sonata para guitarra • JOHNSTONE: Simple Things • BARLUATH: The Fox Hunter • LISZT: Chapelle De Guillaume Tell • JANÁČEK: Allegro from “Mladi” • BOYLE: Fl(ut)ing • MAHLER: Sehr behaglich, arr. Simon • LAL: Alap CD: NIM 6293 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Cardboard Wallet, Box Lot 25

A new sampler from Nimbus Alliance, featuring the RCS Symphonic Wind Orchestra!

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Cameo Classics Royal Corps of Signals

Spirit of England: Sounds of Military Band Vol. 1 Michael Birchill: baritone/The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals/Major Keith R.R. Boulding: conductor HOLST: Moorside March from a Moorside Suite • JACOB: An Original Suite • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Vagabond • VINTER: Newcastle Frolie from Suite “New Lamps for Old” • QUILTER: A Children’s Overture • IRELAND: Sea Fever • WALTON: March, Orb and Sceptre

CD: CCL 9003 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

The Band of The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the twelve Major Staff Bands of the Army, and is well known throughout the British Isles and Europe. It frequently appears in programs for the BBC, and at band venues in the various resorts. The band regularly carries out overseas tours, visiting Units of the Corps. Sixty-five musicians comprise the band, and together form the many musical combinations required by the modern Services.

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Douglas YOUNG

The Hunting of the Snark Leicestershire Chorale/Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra/Peter Easton: director YOUNG/CARROLL: Fit The First – The Landing • Fit The Second – The Bellman’s Speech • Fit The Third – The Baker’s Tale • Fit The Fourth – The Hunting • Fit The Fifth – The Beaver’s Lesson • Fit The Sixth – The Barrister’s Dream • Fit The Seventh – The Banker’s Fate • Fit The Eighth – The Vanishing

CD: CCL 9019 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

The Hunting of the Snark tells the tale of several characters that go on a sea journey, searching for a mythical creature called “The Snark,” whatever it may be … for the Snark is different things to each of the characters. The Baker’s uncle once told him, “If your Snark be a Boojum! ...

You will softly and suddenly vanish away, And never be met with again!” Through this journey relationships develop, tensions rise, and the Baker’s worst nightmare comes true.

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J.S. BACH

Six Suites for Solo Cello Alfia Nakipbekova: violin J.S. BACH: Suite No. 1 BWV 1007 in G major • Suite No. 4 BWV 1010 in E flat major • Suite No. 6 BWV 1012 in D major • Suite No. 3 BWV 1009 in C major • Suite No. 2 BWV 1008 in D minor • Suite No. 5 BWV 1011 in C minor

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Alfia Nakipbekova was born in Karaganda, a mining town in Central Kazakhstan. At the age of seven, she began her cello studies with exiled cellist and Gulag survivor Roman Mazanov.

She was accepted by the Moscow Central Music School for gifted children, and three years later entered the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire to study with Mstislav Rostropovich, as well as receiving an extensive series of master classes from Soviet cello legend Daniel Shafran. In 1981 Alfia defected to the UK, where she realized her dream to study with Jacqueline Du Pré. She soon established herself as a leading soloist and chamber musician (with The Bekova Trio), and has appeared at major festivals and concert halls throughout the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Canada, and Australia.

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Atoll Records

CD: TOL 541 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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world premieres

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Puertas Quartet

NZTrio

Puertas Quartet/Ellie Fagg: violin/Tom Norris: violin/Juia Joyce: viola/Andrew Joyce: cello

NZTrio/Justine Cormack: violin/Ashley Brown: cello/Sarah Watkins: piano

RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major • TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet No. 1 in D major • RACHMANINOV: Romance from String Quartet No.1

UNG: In Memorium (for Piano Trio) • SOPHY: The First Strike, Part I • The First Strike, Part II • BODY: O Cambodia • WHITEHEAD: The River Flows On…

The Puertas Quartet’s first CD for Atoll, featuring the music of New Zealand composer Keith Statham, spent six weeks at No. 1 in the Radio New Zealand Classical Chart. For this second disc, they have chosen to record repertoire that formed the backbone of their two most recent tours: Ravel’s impressionist masterpiece and Tchaikovsky’s first quartet.

This recording documents an extraordinary collaborative project initiated by NZ composer and Asian specialist Jack Body, launched for the 2011 Auckland Arts Festival. NZTrio performs alongside three Cambodian musicians, premiering four new and incredibly unique works from NZ and Cambodian composers.

Works for String Quartet

O Cambodia

CD: TOL 413 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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Donald Maurice & Richard Mapp

Douglas LILBURN

Donald Maurice: viola/Richard Mapp: piano

Justine Cormack: violin/Michael Houstoun: piano

LILBURN: Salutes to Seven Poets • ENESCU: Sonata in the Romanian Folk Character • PIGOVAT: Sonata for viola and piano

LILBURN: Sonata for violin and piano • Allegro Concertante • Sonata in E flat • Sonata in C

Douglas Lilburn translates into music the sentiments of seven New Zealand poets, each expressing the pioneering experiences of European settlers in the colony. In the hands of these three master composers, the essence of cultural heritage is raised to something higher than nationhood.

Prominent New Zealand musicians Justine Cormack and Michael Houstoun present Lilburn’s three Sonatas for violin and piano as well as the sparkling Allegro Concertante, written between 1942 and 1950 (with some later revisions), the fruitful period when he wrote his Aotearoa Overture and other well-known works.

Home Is Where…

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Duos for Violin & Piano

Stradivarius

CD: STV 15001 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 60 d

CD: STV 33970 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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Includes world premieres

Johann David HEINICHEN

Matthias PINTSCHER

Ensemble Sans Souci/Giuseppe Nalin: oboe, leader/Nicolò Dotti: oboe/Paolo Tognon: bassoon/Fabiano Merlante: theorbo, archlute, viola da gamba/Massimiliano Varusio: cello, viola da gamba/ Michele Gallo: bass/Marco Vincenzi: harpsichord

Alfonso Alberti: piano/Marisol Montalvo: soprano

Unpublished Dresden Sonatas

On a clear day

HEINICHEN: Triosonata in B flat major • Triosonata in G major • Triosonata in B flat major • Sonata in G minor • Triosonata in F major • Sonata in D major • Sonata in C minor The focus of this album, consisting almost entirely of world premiere recordings on period instruments in modern times, is on Johann David Heinichen.

PINTSCHER: Monumento I [in memoria di Arthur Rimbaud] for piano • Nacht. Mondschein [Szene für Klavier] for piano • Lieder und Schneebilder for soprano and piano on texts by E. E. Cummings • Tableau/Miroir [Threnos in zwei Teilen] for piano • On a clear day for piano A monographic CD devoted to Matthias Pintscher’s compositions from 1991–2004. All pieces on the album were written for solo piano except “Lieder und Schneebilder,” for soprano and piano on texts by the poet and artist E.E. Cummings.

CD: STV 33999 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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Germano Scurti

John JENKINS

Germano Scurti: bayan/Carlo Lazari: violin/Francesco Lovato: violin/Mario Paladin: viola/Carlo Teodoro: cello/Francesco Dillon: cello/Gareth Davis: clarinet/Ex Novo Ensemble/Filippo Perocco: conductor/Francesco Dillon: cello/Gareth Davis: clarinet

Accademia Strumentale Italiana/Alberto Rasi: alto viol/Claudia Pasetto: bass viol/Leonardo Bortolotto: bass viol/Riccardo Coelati Rama: violone

Am Horizont

‘Tis a singing age

JENKINS: Fantasias 1–16 RIHM: Am Horizont • FEDELE: Deystiviya • GUBAIDULINA: Silenzio • in croce • HOSOKAWA: In Die Tiefe Der Zeit The bayan is an acoustic instrument born in Russia towards the end of the 19th century, and patented in 1907. It takes its name from Bojan, a singer, poet, and a legendary figure in medieval traditional Russian literature.

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John Jenkins was a virtuoso of the lute and the viola da gamba, a prolific composer with over 800 works, almost completely instrumental and preserved in manuscript. The context of circulation of his music was that of private societies, thus copies made by hand and preserved in family archives.

Stradivarius Fabio SELVAFIORITA Fleurs d’X, Quaderni I-II-III Elena Càsoli: guitar SELVAFIORITA: Fleurs d’X, Quaderni I-II-III A series of short (and very short) pieces for solo guitar, written during the summers from 2007 to 2012. This corpus of musical scraps, today collected into three notebooks, registers sudden déja vus, elaborates intuitions grabbed in fortuitous moments, and returns echoes of a musical memory, always in balance between enchant and dream, fracture and distance.

CD: STV 37017 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 D

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Summit Education Janice Minor

The Recital Clarinetist Janice Minor: clarinet/Paulo Steinberg: piano WAGNER: Adagio for clarinet • CAVALLINI: Adagio-Tarrantella • VERDI: Andante from La Forza del Destino • WEBER: Introduction, Theme and Variations • SCHUMAN: Phantasiestucke • MOUQUET: Solo de Concours • RABAUD: Solo de Concours • STRAVINSKY: Three Pieces for solo clarinet CD: SMT 645 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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The motivation for this recording came to Janice Minor upon a study of her inspiring mentors and teachers, notably Ben Armato, clarinetist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 45 years. Ben compiled the solos in the “Recital Clarinetist,” published by Carl Fisher, to provide a resource of clarinet repertoire for students of the clarinet. This recording serves two purposes: the first is to provide audio recordings (a companion to the published music) of the repertoire for pedagogical learning, the second is a tribute to Ben Armato, a distinguished musician, teacher, and mentor.

Summit Records Mike FORBES

Forbes Plays Forbes Mike Forbes: tuba, euphonium/The Sotto Voce Quartet/Demondrae Thurman, Mark Carlson: euphonium/Nat McIntosh, John Stevens: bass tubas/Stephanie Frye, Blaine Cunningham: contrabass tubas/The University of Alabama Wind Ensemble/Dr. Kenneth Ozzello, Randall Coleman: conductors FORBES: Commemorative Fanfare • The Grumpy Troll • Tapestries • David & Goliath • 6 Roundabouts • Capriccio • Lullaby for tuba and euphonium duet with Brass Tentet CD: SMT 649 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30

A compilation of his own musical work through the first half of his life, from one of the finest tuba players around!

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LAWO Classics Elvind BUENE Into the Void

Norwegian Wind Ensemble/Christian Eggen: conductor BUENE: Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Blacklight • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 Into the Void was written for the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and POING by composer Eivind Buene. The title suggests a space that emerges where the notes and text end and the interaction between the musicians continues. The work has grown organically, in an atmosphere of trial and error, and exploration and learning.

CD: LAW 1068 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Morten Gunnar Larsen Creole Connections

Morten Gunnar Larsen: piano NAZARETH: Odeon • Labirinto • Batuque • Carioca • Tenebroso • Nenê • Turbilhão de beijos • Vem cá, branquinha • GOTTSCHALK: Danza, Op. 33 • O, Ma Charmante, épargnez-Moi!-Caprice • Suis Moi!-Caprice • Mazurk • PIAZOLLA: Retrato de Alfredo Gobbi • La muerte del angel • ISBITZ: Danza No. 2 • ROBERTS: Maria Antonieta Pons • CERVANTES: Te Quiero Tanto! • LECUONA: A La Antigua • La Comparsa • BELASCO: Venezuelan Little Tune, arr. Larsen

CD: LAW 1070 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen celebrates 40 years as a musician with the release of his ninth solo album, Creole Connections. The listener is presented with music from Latin America, with special focus on the Brazilian tango composer Ernesto Nazareth (1863–1934). His “Odeon” is as familiar to pianists in Brazil as “The Entertainer” is to pianists in the U.S.

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Magne H. Draagen

The Steinmayer Organ in Nidaros Cathedral Magne H. Draagen: organ

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GRIEG: Morgenstemning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 • DUPRÉ: Piacare Christe servulis from Tombeau de Titelouze, Op. 38 • HOWELLS: Master Tallis testament from Six pieces • WIDOR: Marche nuptiale from Conte d’Avril, Op. 64 • REGER: Benedictus from 12 Stücke, Op. 59 • HOVLAND: Toccata over Kjaerlighet er lysets kilde • DUBOIS: In Paradisum from 12 Pieces • NIELSEN: Orgelfantasi • KARG-ELERT: Hommaga a Handel, Op. 75b • SANDVOLD: Adagio, Op. 9 • EBEN: Moto Ostinato from Sonntagsmusik • HANDEL: Hornpipe from Water Music, Suite in F HWV 348 • DRAAGEN: Improvisation over a folktune • GIGOUT: Grand Choeur Dialogue from 6 organ pieces The installation of one of northern Europe’s largest church organs in Nidaros Cathedral was completed in 1930 for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Stiklestad. In the years that followed, with constant exposure to dampness and draft, the organ became virtually unplayable. In 2012, an agreement was reached regarding the restoration of the organ, and by May 2014 it had been restored to its original splendor.

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Phaedra 5 Beaufort Brussels Woodwind Quintet/Baudoin Giaux: flute/Bram Nolf: oboe/Jean-Michel Charlier: clarinet/Luc Loubry: bassoon/Ivo Hadermann: horn/Hans Ryckelynck: piano JONGEN: Rhapsodie, Op. 70 for woodwind quintet and piano • Lied for horn and piano • Méditation, Op. 21 for English horn and piano • Deux Pièces, Op. 98 • Danse lente, Op. 54 bis • Concerto, Op. 124 In spite of Joseph Jongen’s admiration for Debussy and Ravel — their rich tone colors and daring harmonies strongly appealed to him — his musical style continued that of the school of César Franck. All of his compositions are suffused with warm, glowing intensity, alternately enthusiastic and meditative, reflective and exuberant, playful and tender, and always fascinating. Jongen is and remains a dyed-in-the-wool late romanticist: honest, open, and passionate. However, his rich and subtle orchestral colors betray both the influence of impressionism and the organist’s craft.

Joseph JONGEN

On the Wings of Winds CD: PHA 92085 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Nikolaas Kende: piano BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 • Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann, Op. 9 Clara Schumann wrote in her diary: “A visit by Brahms. There is one that comes as if sent by God. He played us sonatas, scherzos, etc., all showing exuberant imagination, depth of feeling and mastery of form. Robert said he could not tell him to leave something out of or to add to his music.” Brahms’ Third Piano Sonata (1853) is a work of symphonic proportions, his largest for piano solo, and indeed his last piano sonata. It is a passionate piece of music, masterfully combining a strict classical sonata structure with romantic spirit and content. The Variations on a Theme of Schumann (1854) are among the most satisfying and successful works of the young Brahms, and they are a moving homage to his mentor and to Clara.

Johannes BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3 CD: PHA 292031 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Querstand Barbara STROZZI Lagrime mie

Fons Musicae/Dorothée Leclair: soprano/Jory Vinicour: harpsichord/Lea Rahel Bader: cello/ Yasunori Imamura: theorbo, baroque guitar, conductor STROZZI: Lagrime mie, Op. 7 • Se volete cosi me ne contento, Op. 6 • Che v’ho fato, Op. 7 • Chiudi l’audaci labra, Op. 6 • L’Eraclito Amoroso “Udite Amanti”, Op. 2 • Lilla mia, non ti doler, Op. 6 • Che si può fare? • PICCININI: Toccata XII • Corrente V • STORACE: Ciaccona • FRESCOBALDI: Canzon Prima • KAPSBERGER: Kapsberger • Canario CD: QUE 1303 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Recently a composer who had been largely forgotten over the centuries has been gaining more and more recognition within the musical world: Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677). This recording aims to emphasize the richness of forms and the affected style of the vocal music of the Venetian master, and thus to open it to a wider audience. A selection of her compositions marks the focus of this CD.

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Ensemble diX Concerto Italiano

Ensemble diX/Andreas Knoop: flute/Albrecht Pinquart: oboe, English horn/Hendrik Schnöke: clarinet/Roland Schulenburg: bassoon/Liane Pinquart: harp J.S. BACH: Italienisches Konzert • ROTA: Sarabanda • VIVALDI: Concerto Op. 3, No. 9 • PASCULLI: Ommagio a Bellini • De LORENZO: Divertimento No. 2 • MASCAGNI: Intermezzo sinfonico • PUCCINI: E lucevan le stelle • DENZA: Funiculi, Funicula

CD: QUE 1403 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Within the Italian Concertos presented on this CD, the musicians of the diX woodwind ensemble and harp player Liane Pinquart discover several Italian moments in the world of music. Hendrik Schnöke, spiritus rector of the diX ensemble, has created the arrangements. Covering the spectrum, from a fantasy on themes of Puccini’s opera “Tosca” to the first movement of Bach’s “Italian Concerto,” the repertoire is as diverting as it is demanding.

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Colin MAWBY Cantate Domino Cantate Domino MAWBY: Festliches Jubilate • Cantate Domino • Missa brevis in D major • Lobt den Herrn, Ps. 150 • Ubi caritas et amor • Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur • Der Herr ist mein Hirte, Ps. 23 • Halleluja-Coda • Tu es Petrus • Cantantibus Organis • Missa Princeps Pacis • Ave Maria • Laudate Dominum • Der Abend kommt • Grosser Gott, wir loben dich

CD: QUE 1418 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Colin Mawby is one of today’s most successful composers of sacred choral music. The former music director of Westminster Cathedral, and founder of a new Irish tradition of chant, is highly estimated for his sonority, influenced by the Gregorian school. Challenging the interpreters, but nevertheless featuring the viability within liturgical practice, the musician has created an incredibly huge oeuvre. This CD gives an impression of this musical richness and variety, presenting two mass compositions as well as several psalm compositions and other sacred chants.

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