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JANUARY 2014 Release Date: January 14, 2014 A division of Allegro Media Group

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Hallé

Gustav HOLST The Hymn of Jesus

CD: HLE 7535 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Hallé Orchestra Hallé Choir Hallé Youth Choir Roderick Williams: baritone Sir Mark Elder: conductor HOLST: The Hymn of Jesus • DELIUS: Sea Drift • Cynara Following unparalleled success with recordings for orchestra and choir, including awards in recent years from both Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine, the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder present a compelling program of evocative and rarely-performed works. The performances of these works perfectly illustrate the renaissance that has been achieved at the Hallé under Sir Mark Elder, including from the two Hallé choirs. The recording also features acclaimed British baritone Roderick Williams, a soloist at the height of his powers, in repertoire that is perfectly suited to his lyrical, dramatic, and musical expertise. also available ELGAR The Apostles CD: HLE 7534 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2

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John TAVENER

Ikon of Light: 70th Birthday Special Edition CD: CRO 16116 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Slipcase Jewel, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor TAVENER: A Hymn to the Mother of God • Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God • The Lamb • The Tyger • Ikon of Light • Today the Virgin • Eonia “There are surprises in this remarkable collection … presented in an authoritative performance under the direction of Harry Christophers.” — BBC Music Magazine In celebration of Sir John Tavener’s 70th birthday on January 28, The Sixteen is proud to re-release its acclaimed recording Ikon of Light in a special slipcase version. The program features a number of works including “The Lamb,” “The Tyger,” and “Eonia,” which Sir John especially requested The Sixteen record. Review Copies sent to U.S. press and radio stations. Radio Coverage on Classic FM and BBC Radio 3 (available worldwide via digital radio). Print Advertising includes Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, online outlets, and more. also available BRITTEN Fen and Meadow: Choral Works III CD: CRO 16038 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 d

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Avie Records Sounds Baroque Anna Dennis: soprano Andrew Radley: countertenor Julian Perkins: harpsichord, director GASPARINI: Io che dal terzo ciel (Venere e Adone) • CALDARA: Trio Sonata Op. 1, No. 5 • D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in G major, K 63 • Sonata in D minor, K 32 • A. SCARLATTI: Questo silenzio ombroso (Il Sonno) • HANDEL: Sonata in G major (alt. version of HWV 579) • Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amoroso), HWV 82 • Rondeau in G major (attributed) Following an acclaimed first release exploring the wealth of vocal and instrumental music presented at the artistic gatherings of 18th-century Rome’s Arcadian Academy, harpsichordist extraordinaire Julian Perkins and his period-instrument ensemble follow with a scintillating concept album. Ads in Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, LISTEN, and Early Music Today. Priority For Airplay, including specialist outlets such as WFIU’s Harmonia. E-Blast to AVIE mailing list (c. 5,000).

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Conversazioni II: Duelling Cantatas

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Daniel-Ben Pienaar: piano J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 South African-born, London-based pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar is a completist. He has surveyed, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio, Mozart’s Complete Sonatas (AVR 2209), Chopin’s Complete Waltzes, Schubert’s Complete Sonatas, and the complete keyboard works by Orlando Gibbons. For AVIE he has also scaled the heights of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations (AVR 2260) and Bach’s Goldberg Variations (AVR 2235). The Royal Academy of Music professor now adds Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier to the list, enhancing a growing discography that has earned him plaudits from around the world. Ads in Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, LISTEN, International Piano, and more. Priority For Coverage in classical press. Priority For Airplay on classical radio. E-Blast to AVIE mailing list (c. 5,000).

J.S. BACH

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2

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Challenge Classics

Manfred TROJAHN

Orest (2011) [Hybrid SACD] CD: CHR SACD 72605 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel+Book, Box Lot 20 World premiere recording

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Dietrich Henschel, Sarah Castle, Romy Petrick, Rosemary Joshua: vocal soloists Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam Marc Albrecht: conductor TROJAHN: Orest (2011 premiere) “It starts with a blood-curdling scream. And there is plenty of blood to curdle. Manfred Trojahn’s Orest enjoyed its world premiere in Amsterdam amid spectacular splashes of gore and commensurate splatters of sound … for all its brutality, this is the most lush and lyrical of Trojahn’s stage works yet.” — Financial Times Live recording of Manfred Trojahn’s new opera Orest in its world premiere in Amsterdam! In this fine production, new chief conductor Marc Albrecht is firmly in command of a first-rate cast. De Nederlandse Opera is the Netherlands’ largest opera company, having grown into one of Europe’s most prominent and progressive opera companies under the leadership of artistic director Pierre Audi and managing director Truze Lodder. PLAYABLE IN ALL CD PLAYERS. For optimal sound, use compatible surround sound system. also available STRAUSS Elektra (2011) CD: CHR SACD 72565 Price Code: 2U (SRP $39.99) Number of Discs: 2 d

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Challenge Classics Lisa Larsson: soprano Jan Willem de Vriend: violin Maarten Konigsberger: baritone Combattimento Consort Amsterdam HAYDN: Arias from Scena di Berenice, Armida, L’anima del filosofo, Arianna a Naxos, L’isola disabitata, La Methilde ritrovata, and L’infedelta delusa The operas of Joseph Haydn are far less known today than those of his contemporaries Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714–1787) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). In 1790 Haydn was generally considered the most famous composer of his age, but the relative obscurity of his operas in comparison with his other works was also the case in the 18th century. How is it possible that Haydn’s operas are still relatively unknown, despite a remark Empress Maria Theresia expressed upon hearing Haydn’s L’ Infeldelta Delusa in 1773: “If I want to hear good opera, I am going to Esterhaza!” PLAYABLE IN ALL CD PLAYERS. For optimal sound, use compatible surround sound system.

Joseph HAYDN

Ladies First! Opera Arias by Joseph Haydn [Hybrid SACD] CD: CHR SACD 72622 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Gunar Letzbor: violin, direction Ars Antiqua Austria BIBER: Sonata I in B minor • Sonata II in F major • Sonata III in D minor • Sonata IV in G minor • Sonata V in C major • Sonata VI in A minor • Sonata VII in D major • Sonata VIII in B flat major • Sonata IX in G major • Sonata X in E major • Sonata XI in C minor • Sonata XII in A major Richly colored string chamber music from the ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria directed by Gunar Letzbor, an experienced virtuoso. Together with Ars Antiqua Austria, he has often performed Biber’s music in concert and brings this rich experience to a wonderful recording. PLAYABLE IN ALL CD PLAYERS. For optimal sound, use compatible surround sound system.

Heinrich Ignaz Franz BIBER

Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum [Hybrid SACD] CD: CHR SACD 72575 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Challenge Classics Jelena Oˇci´c: cello Ljerka Oˇci´c: organ VIVALDI: Cello Sonata No. 5, RV 40 • Cello Sonata No. 3, RV 43 • Cello Sonata No. 6, RV 46 • BARRIÈRE: Cello Sonata No. 3 • Cello Sonata No. 2 • Cello Sonata No. 1 This unorthodox debut recording from two Croatian sisters, which couples cello and organ, includes repertoire that is famous but seldom recorded. Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) is a household name as a composer of accessible and pleasing concertos for all sorts of solo instruments. And Vivaldi’s chamber music? Vivaldi wrote concertos and sonatas mainly for the all-girl pupils in the Ospedale della Pietà in his home city of Venice, an institution he had been associated with since 1703. Recorded here are the Sonatas in A minor RV 43, E minor RV 40, and B-flat major RV 46. The performing musicians replaced the two Allegro movements of the A minor Sonata with the two of the Sonata in A minor RV 44, preserved in two of the manuscripts.

Antonio VIVALDI

The BaRock Experience: Masterpieces for cello & organ CD: CHR 72607 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Osiris Trio Ellen Corver: piano Peter Brunt: viola Larissa Groeneveld: cello SCHÖNBERG: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 • WEIGL: Trio for violin, cello, and piano in D minor This new release from the award-winning Osiris Trio features Schönberg’s masterpiece “Verklärte Nacht” in a seldom-recorded arrangement by Eduard Steuermann, combined with a lesser-known piano trio by Karl Weigl. Since its formation in 1988, the Osiris Trio has toured five continents and was twice given the honor to accompany Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands on an official state visit abroad. Over the past 19 years, the group has won a number of Dutch awards, including the Philip Morris Finest Selection award and the Annie Bosboom Prijs.

Arnold SCHÖNBERG

Verklärte Nacht: Works for Piano Trio CD: CHR 72614 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Challenge Classics Capella de la Torre Cécile Kempenaers: soprano José Pizarro: tenor Matthias Gerchen: bass Katharina Bäuml: director Tracks feature a collection of instrumental and vocal music from the time of Martin Luther including works by Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl, Josquin Desprez, Johann Walter, Michael Praetorius, and Claudin de Sermisy Instrumental and vocal music from the time of Martin Luther, historically informed and transformed for our century, gives a spectacular view of the celebration of Luther’s wedding as it could have happened! Capella de la Torre gathers together musicians that have made an international name for themselves as specialists in historically informed performance. The ensemble’s goal is to perform the rich and hitherto neglected music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with authentic instruments, thus putting it in the spotlight of general cultural awareness.

Capella de la Torre Luther’s Wedding Day CD: CHR 72598 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 d

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Sinfonietta Riga Claus Efland: conductor BELLOLI: Concerto for clarinet, horn & orchestra (premiere) • DANZI: Concertino for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra in B flat major, Op. 47 • LACHNER: Concertino for horn, bassoon & orchestra, Op. 43 (premiere) • JADIN: Symphonie Concertante for clarinet, horn, bassoon & orchestra (premiere) Wind concertos of the 18th and 19th centuries, which are particularly striking for their soloistic arrangements! All the pieces on this CD, with the exception of one, are premiere recordings. Danish-born Claus Efland is one of the most widely respected and versatile conductors of his generation. Appointed as the Bardi Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director in 2008, his inspirational leadership has developed the Orchestra to consistent critical acclaim. Efland has received numerous awards for his conducting, including the Theodore Stier Prize and the prestigious Scandinavian Léonie Sonning Award. In addition, he was a prizewinner in the 2004 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition in London.

Sinfonietta Riga

Concertante: Virtuosic Wind Concertos CD: CHR 72621 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 O-Card Jewel, Box Lot 22 Includes world premieres

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Stradivarius Antonio VIVALDI Violin Concertos

Paolo Perrone: violin/Insieme Strumentale di Roma/Giorgio Sasso: violin, conductor VIVALDI: Concerto in F major, RV 287 • Concerto in C major, RV 508 • Concerto in G minor, RV 517 • Concerto in C major, RV 113 • Concerto in G minor, RV 321 • Concerto in D minor, RV 240 • Concerto in D major, RV 123

CD: STV 33944 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

The seven concertos presented on this CD constitute an anthology of Vivaldi’s repertory for strings in his most preferred forms: the four-part concerto without a solo instrument, and the concerto with one or two solo violins. Although the three types of the genre were already well known when Vivaldi began to cultivate them in the first decade of the 18th century, the advent of the Red Priest caused a revolution in the repertory.

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Sylvano BUSSOTTI Four Pianos

Sylvano Bussotti: piano/Aldo Orvieto: piano/Ciro Longobardi: piano/Giovanni Mancuso: piano/Debora Petrina: piano/Carlo Lazari: violin/Claudio Ambrosini: inside piano/Alvise Vidolin: live electronics BUSSOTTI: Quattro Pianoforti • 12 Folie d’apres François Couperin le Grand • La vergine ispirata • Per tre sul piano • Bartók-Busoni, capriccio di 34 mikrokosmos • Olof Palme • Le pietre di Venezia

CD: STV 33952 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

There are not many composers of Sylvano Bussotti’s generation for whom the piano has represented an authentic center. Not really a composer-pianist, nor still less a musician linked to a craft learnt on and by means of the keyboard, notwithstanding this at the end of the fifties Bussotti succeeded in defining a contemporary language of the piano at the same time idiomatic, experimental, and imbued with history.

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Zephyrus Flute Orchestra ...in un soffio!

Zephyrus Flute Orchestra J.S. BACH: Aria from Suite in D major • W.A. MOZART: Divertimento, K. 136 • MENDELSSOHN: Andante con moto from Symphony No. 4 • TCHAIKOVSKY: selections from The Nutcracker • MASCAGNI: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana • VERDI: Prelude from La Traviata • Sinfonia from La Forza del destino • ROSSINI: Sinfonia from L’Italiana in Algeri • Finale from William Tell

CD: STV 33955 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

In these musical transcriptions we can travel within the sound of the flute: here Zephyrus, the ancient son of Aeolus and the goddess of Dawn, composes and decomposes in several dimensions as the sound of the winged flute expands almost materially.

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Stradivarius Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN Stockhausen for basset horn Michele Marelli: basset horn STOCKHAUSEN: Traum-Formel • Evas Spiegel • Susani • Die 7 Lieder der Tage • Freia • In Freundschaft This CD contains some of the most intense and relevant solo pieces that Karlheinz Stockhausen has composed for the basset horn, an instrument that the German composer helped to rediscover after its exclusion from the history of Western music for more than a century. CD: STV 33958 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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César FRANCK

La Guitare et L’organiste Laura Mondiello: guitar/Giuseppe Carrer: guitar FRANCK: Ave Maris Stella • March in B minor • Suite in A flat major • Elévation • Suite in E flat major • Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18 Inspired by the enlightened arrangement for guitar of four pieces by César Franck by the young Andrés Segovia at the beginning of his dazzling career (1922), Laura Mondiello proposes an exhaustive interpretative program of pieces “transduced” by her from the work L’organiste, the monumental and incomplete legacy of the great Belgian composer. CD: STV 33960 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Claudio MONTEVERDI

The Fourth Book of Madrigals La Dolce Maniera/Luigi Gaggero: director MONTEVERDI: The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1603 The madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi (published in collections called “Books”) clearly show a path to a new psychological sensitivity. The Fourth book, first published in Venice in 1603, is located right in the middle of this path, and this is probably one of the reasons for its unprecedented splendor.

CD: STV 33963 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Summit Records Raymond Mase: trumpets, cornet, flugelhorn Kevin Cobb: trumpets, cornet, flugelhorn David Wakefield: horn Michael Powell: trombone John D. Rojak: bass trombone WIDMANN: Canzone • WHITTENBERG: Little Fantasy on Bach’s Advent Chorale “Nun komm, der helden Heiland” • WARD: Two Fantasies • TROILO: Duo Nono • GURECKIS: Fixated Nights • MORLEY: Elizabethan Ayres • MAHONEY: Brass Quintet • MAURER: Five Pieces The 2013 recipient of Chamber Music America’s highest honor, the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award for significant and lasting contribution to the field, the American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time. Now in its sixth decade, the ABQ’s history includes performances in Europe, Central & South America, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and all fifty states. Produced by Grammy® winner Judith Sherman.

American Brass Quintet Snapshot

CD: SMT 617 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Stone Records James Gilchrist: countertenor Marcus Farnsworth: baritone Mary Bevan: soprano Sholto Kynoch: piano Anna Huntley: mezzo-soprano Daniel Norman: boy soprano Raphaela Papadakis: soprano SCHUBERT: Songs • Der Vatermörder • Klaglied • Die Schatten • Gretchen am Spinnrade • Erlkönig • Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen • Die Blumensprache • Lob der Tränen • Die Götter Griechenlands • Frühlingsglaube • Der Blumen Schmerz • Nachtviolen • Auf dem Wasser zu singen • Abendstern • Auf der Brücke • Im Frühling • Frühlingslied • Der Winterabend • Die Taubenpost

Franz SCHUBERT Lieder Year By Year CD: SNR 8032 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

This wonderful cross-section of Schubert songs presents one song from every year of his composing life. Presented by the world-famous Oxford Lieder Festival in anticipation of their 2014 Festival — where they will perform every single Schubert song — their first studio recording provides a unique insight into the compositional progression of the master song composer, as well as a tantalizing taste of what will surely be a groundbreaking live event. It features eight world-class Lieder singers, all Festival favorites, together with Festival director Sholto Kynoch at the piano. The booklet contains full texts, English translations, and detailed notes by Gavin Plumley. A delightful and enlightening CD for all those interested in Schubert’s songs!

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Stone Records Su Zhen: viola Simon Lepper: piano COATES: First meeting • RICHARDSON: Rhapsody for viola and piano • DELIUS: Violin Sonata No. 2 (adapted for viola) • SAMUEL: Blythswood • BOWEN: Phantasy for viola and piano Chinese virtuoso Su Zhen is joined by her longtime recital partner, leading UK accompanist Simon Lepper, for this wonderful disc of British viola music. Renowned both in China and the UK for her beautiful playing, Su Zhen’s career has seen her win many prizes and much acclaim, and she is now one of the world’s leading violists. The two musicians met while they were students at the Royal Academy of Music, and their playing on this disc shows the great musical communication born of their long association. The repertoire is 20th-century, Romantic, and British, inspired by the famous violist Lionel Tertis, who arranged the Delius sonata and premiered the Coates and the Bowen pieces. Together with Richardson’s “Rhapsody,” and “Blythswood” by living composer Samuel, the CD encompasses music from England, Wales, and Scotland.

Su Zhen

British Rhapsody CD: SNR 8035 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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William Dazeley: baritone Chorus Angelorum Bath Philharmonia Gavin Carr: director CARR: Seven Last Words from the Cross • Air for Strings • Ave Maria • The Beatitudes of Jesus • The Cloths of Heaven Popular English composer Paul Carr produces his second choral disc with the Bath Philharmonia, following his highly successful Requiem for an Angel (Classic FM CD of the Week). Premiered in Bath, UK earlier this year — and receiving a standing ovation — Carr’s “Seven Last Words from the Cross” is a profoundly moving work, dramatically describing Christ’s last hours on earth. On this disc, it is followed by the contemplative “Air for Strings,” offering a moment of reflection before “Ave Maria,” the prayer to Christ’s Mother, who watched him die on the cross. Christ’s most famous message, “The Beatitudes of Jesus,” is then offered as testament to his legacy before Carr’s breathtaking a cappella setting of Yeats’ “The Cloths of Heaven” lifts the listeners’ thoughts and souls to Christ’s ultimate destination in paradise.

Paul CARR

Seven Last Words from the Cross CD: SNR 8037 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Berlin Classics Sebastian Knauer Vienna 1789

Sebastian Knauer: piano/Zurich Chamber Orchestra/Sir Roger Norrington: conductor W.A. MOZART: Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 27 • HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 19 • BEETHOVEN: Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 2

CD: BER 300551 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

The year 1789 was the year of the storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution. But on his new CD, Hamburg pianist Sebastian Knauer makes it clear that there were things happening in Vienna too! In the Zurich Chamber Orchestra under Sir Roger Norrington — following their acclaimed joint project Bach & Sons — Knauer has found kindred spirits who endorse his commitment to an historically informed approach on modern instruments.

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Vocal Consort Dresden All Praise and Glory to God

Sebastian Knebel: organ/Vocal Consort Dresden/Peter Kopp: conductor Tracks feature a selection of German hymns Vocal Concert Dresden, an ensemble famous for its aural clarity and warmth of tone, has ventured to make a selection of hymns in settings ranging from the Reformation to the 20th century, and recorded them in the resonant atmosphere of a village church. The resulting CD offers a simple but moving account of church singing, performed as it were by an ideal congregation. CD: BER 300553 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Georg Frederic HANDEL Concertos

Ragna Schirmer: piano, Hammond organ/Ensemble DaCuore/Bernhard Forck: conductor/ Handel Festival Orchestra Halle/Andreas Seidel: conductor HANDEL: Concertos Op. 4, No. 1–5, HWV 296a • Concertos Op. 7, No. 1–3, HWV 295 • Concertos Op. 4, No. 6; Op. 7, No. 4–6 • CONNESSON: Concertino for piano

CD: BER 300554 Price Code: 3P (SRP $50.99) Number of Discs: 3 Triple Digipak, Box Lot 11 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

For this exciting new set, Ragna Schirmer focuses on the multifaceted work of Handel. On the first CD Ragna plays the concertos Op. 4 on a period fortepiano, accompanied by the famous Handel Festival Orchestra Halle. Her instrument on the second CD is a modern Steinway, and she plays with an ensemble named “Da Cuore,” founded for this project. As a special bonus, CD2 presents the first recording of a piece by contemporary French composer Guillaume Conesson, commissioned by Ragna especially for this project. The third CD is perhaps the most exciting and surprising: here, Ragna plays a Hammond organ to create a unique rock/jazz style!

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CAvi-music Feininger Trio

Suk, Smetana & Dvoˇrák Piano Trios Feininger Trio/Adrian Oetiker: piano/Christoph Streuli: violin/David Riniker: cello ˇ SUK: Piano Trio, Op. 2 • DVORÁK: Piano Trio, Op. 26 • SMETANA: Piano Trio, Op. 15 Piano trios of the most important Czech composers, performed by members of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Antje Weithaas

Beethoven & Berg Violin Concertos Antje Weithaas: violin/Stavanger Symphony Orchestra/Steven Sloane: conductor BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 • BERG: Violin Concerto Antje Weithaas’ first major concerto release includes two famous concertos that have rarely been coupled. The disc features the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, regarded as one of the top Scandinavian orchestras, conducted by longtime music director Steven Sloane. CD: AVI 8553305 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Christian Rieger

Partimenti: Improvisations on basso continuo Christian Rieger: harpsichord J.S. BACH: Fantasia and Fughetta BWV 907 & BWV 908 • DURANTE: Partimento in B flat major • PASQUINI: Partimento in E minor • RISTORI: Sonata per l’Accompagnato in G minor • A. SCARLATTI: Partimenti in D & G • MATTHESON: 22nd exercise of intermediate difficulty in F sharp major (premiere) • 17th exercise of intermediate difficulty in A major (premiere) • 19th exercise of intermediate difficulty in F sharp minor (premiere) CD: AVI 8553282 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

Featuring world premiere recordings, these are extremely unusual and very rare musical pieces.

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Doremi Tossy Spivakovsky: violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 • BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 • MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 • BARTOK: Violin Concerto No. 2 • PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 63 • MARTIN: Violin Concerto • TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 • W. SCHUMAN: Violin Concerto • J.S. BACH: Chaconne for violin solo from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Tossy Spivakovsky (1906–1998) was one of the 20th century’s leading solo violinists, a regular guest soloist with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony, as well as top orchestras around the world. This set includes live recordings, mostly with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, dating from 1943 to 1966.

Tossy Spivakovsky

Tossy Spivakovsky Live CD: DHR 8024 Price Code: 4R (SRP $71.99) Number of Discs: 4 Box Set, Box Lot 10 First time on CD

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SOMM Recordings Sally Silver: soprano Richard Bonynge: piano WALLACE: Why do I weep for thee? • Through the pathless forest drear • Bird of the wild wing • Orange flowers • Softly, ye night winds • Happy birdling of the forest • The gipsy maid • Alice • Seabirds wing their way • Over the silvery lake • It is the happy summer time • Wild flowers • Go! Thou restless wind • Cradle song • The star of love • The spring and summer both are past • The winds that waft my sighs to thee • Good night and pleasant dreams • Old friends and other days • The leaves are turning red Conductor/pianist Richard Bonynge’s love affair with William Vincent Wallace began when he recorded the beautiful opera Lurline, which led him to explore Wallace’s song repertoire. The songs on this disc are all first recordings. Soprano Sally Silver has triumphed in several operatic roles, her latest including Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Greek, to be performed at Covent Garden, and Thomas Ades’ Powder Her Face.

William Vincent WALLACE Songs by William Vincent Wallace

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col legno Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart Sarah Maria Sun: soprano Susanne Leitz-Lorey: soprano Truike van der Poel: mezzo-soprano Martin Nagy: tenor Guillermo Anzorena: baritone Andreas Fischer: bass SCHÖLLHORN: Madrigali a Dio • SÁNCHEZ-VERDÚ: Scriptvra Antiqva • DOHMEN: infra • GADENSTÄTTER: WEH Throughout their existence as a chamber music Ensemble, the Neue Vocalsolisten have shaped two genres: vocal chamber music theatre, and the madrigal. In collaboration with present-day composers they transfer the historic form of the madrigal to a contemporary musical universe. Over the years the singers have continuously expanded their specialized repertoire by commissioning numerous compositions and, in doing so, have brought an entire music genre back to life — an outstanding example of an artistic long-term concept and its realization!

Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart Madrigali

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Winter & Winter Forma Antiqva Aarón Zapico: organ, harpsichord Daniel Zapico: theorbos Pablo Zapico: baroque guitar, archlute Alejandro Villar: recorder David Mayoral: percussion François Joubert-Caillet: viola da gamba Lluís Coll i Trulls: cornetto El León de Oro W.A. MOZART: Deh vieni alla finestra from Don Giovanni • Batti, batti, o bel Masetto from Don Giovanni • RAMEAU: Air pur les Sauvages from Les Indes galantes • CALDARA: Quella Clizia innamorata from Il più bel nome • J.C.BACH: Overture from Artaserse • LANDI: O morte gradita from Il Sant’Alessio • HANDEL: Lascia ch’io panga from Rinaldo • Ritorna, oh caro e dolce mio tesoro from Rodelinda, Regina de’ Longobardi • Se giunge un dispetto from Agrippina • NEBRA: A Dios, prenda de mi amor from Amor aumenta el valor • CAVALLI: Mogli mie sconsolato from La Calisto • MONTEVERDI: Vi ricorda ò boschi ombrosi from L’Orfeo • PURCELL: Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman from The Fairy Queen • When I am laid in earth from Dido and Aeneas • Thanks to these lonesome vales from Dido and Aeneas

Forma Antiqva Opera Zapico

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The Zapico Brothers at the opera! Aarón, Daniel, and Pablo — artistic leaders of the Spanish Baroque ensemble Forma Antiqva — have carefully chosen a wonderful collection of popular opera pieces and arias from Monteverdi to Mozart, and arranged the music as instrumental works.

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Nimbus Records Mark Anderson: piano VON BÜLOW: Mazurka-Fantaisie, Op. 13 • Elfenjagd, Op. 14 (Impromptu) • Mazurka-Impromptu, Op. 4 • Invitation à la Polka, Op. 6 • Chant Polonais (alla Mazurka), Op. 12 • Trois Valse caractéristique, Op. 18 • Königsmarsch, Op. 28 Conductor, pianist, teacher, writer, and composer Hans von Bülow was a key figure in 19th-century music. In the book Hans von Bülow: A Life for Music, published in 2011, Kenneth Birkin observes that he “never really made the grade as a composer.” However, while it is true that Bülow is perhaps best known for his editions of keyboard works by other composers, he also wrote a substantial number of solo piano pieces, songs, chamber works, and choral music. The pieces here represent Bülow at his best as a composer, proving that his creative talents were not negligible, even if they were no match for his remarkable powers as a promoter and interpreter of the works of others.

Hans VON BÜLOW von Bülow 2

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Charlotte de Rothschild: soprano Adrian Farmer: piano R. SCHUMANN: Der Nußbaum (Mosen) Op. 25, No. 3 • Volksliedchen (Rückert) Op. 51, No. 2 • Die Lotusblume (Heine) Op. 25, No. 7 • Marienwürmchen (Das Knaben Wunderhorn) Op. 79, No. 13 • Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann Zur Erinnerung an die Dichterin, Op. 104 (1851) • Die Soldatenbraut (Mörike) Op. 64, No. 1 • Das verlaßne Mägdelein (Mörike) Op. 64, No. 2 • Liebeslied (Goethe) Op. 51, No. 5 • Frauenliebe und – Leben (Chamisso), Op. 42 (1840) • Lied der Suleika (Marianna von Willemer, attrib. Goethe) Op. 25, No. 9 • Schneeglöckchen (Rückert) Op. 79, No. 26 • Gedichte der Konigin Maria Stuart, Op. 135 (1852) • Herzeleid (Ullrich) Op. 107, No. 1 (1851) • Mädchen – Schwermut (Bernhard) Op. 142, No. 3 (1840) Of the thirty-one songs that make up this recital, all but four are concerned with the intimate emotional experiences of a woman or young girl. All the events, expectations, disappointments, joy, and sorrow are communicated directly by the person experiencing them. The four observational songs (“Der Nußbaum,” “Die Lotusblume,” “Herzeleid,” and “Schneeglöckchen”), in which the poet acts as our intermediary, also share a preoccupation with private, youthful yearning and heartbreak, with only “Schneeglöckchen” falling into the archetypal lieder catch-all of gender-neutral nature song.

Robert SCHUMANN An Intimate Recital

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Nimbus Alliance Nick van Bloss: piano CHOPIN: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 • 24 Preludes, Op. 28 The last of Chopin’s three sonatas for piano was finished in 1844. The piano writing is at once perfect for the instrument and taxing for the pianist, because everything is so clear that even the smallest misjudgment of dynamics makes itself heard. Chopin’s Preludes have come to be regarded as one of the monuments of the early Romantic movement in music. He worked on the Preludes between 1836 and 1839, but it’s possible some of them were in his mind before that. The idea of a set of 24 pieces in all keys obviously stems from Bach’s “48,” but Chopin went about the task in his own unique way.

Frédéric CHOPIN

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Steinberg Duo Louisa Stonehill: violin Nicholas Burns: piano SAWYERS: Violin Sonata No. 1 • Violin Sonata No. 2 • ELGAR: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82

Edward ELGAR & Phillip SAWYERS Violin Sonatas

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If at first glance the pairing of Sawyers with Elgar seems strange, it is worth considering the similar musical environment in which all three works were written. Both composers were compelled to write in their own very individual style, which proved unfashionable within musical circles for some of their career. Indeed, much of Sawyers’ output was initially dismissed for failing to embrace the more esoteric, experimental, and avant-garde techniques embraced by many of his contemporaries, but he was always compelled to write music that he “could hear,” with every note serving an expressive purpose. Similarly, by 1918 Elgar had become dejected with the modernist trends already gaining momentum in Europe and would write very little for the final 20 years of his life. For Sawyers, a busy professional life as a violinist in the Royal Opera House Orchestra left a 20-year hiatus in his output, and this disc marks the first commercial release of his chamber music.

Allegro Classical Welcomes IBS Classical To Our Roster

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George Frideric HANDEL

Numen Ensemble

David Hernández Anfruns: tenor/Granada Baroque Orchestra/ Darío Moreno: conductor

Numen Ensemble/Héctor E. Márquez: conductor

Ciel e Terra: Heaven and Earth

Audi, Audi

HANDEL: Overture from Giulio Cesare • Brockes Passion • Il trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno • La Ressurrezione • Alexander’s Feast • Alcina Suite • Alcina Aria “Un momento di contento” • Rodelinda Arias “Io già t’amai” and “Pastorello d’un povero armento” • Acis and Galatea Aria “Where shall I seek” • Tamerlano Aria “Ciel e terra armi di sdegno” IBS Classical present a wonderful album celebrating Handel’s “celestial” and “earthly” masterpieces, presenting works from Handel’s “English” period.

MASSAINO: Audi, dulcis amica mea • PALESTRINA: Sicut lilium inter spinas • SENFL: Tota pulchra es • TOMKINS: It Is my well beloved´s voice • FRANCK: Du bist aller dinge schön • L’HERITIER: Nigra sum • DE CEBALLOS: Hortus conclusus • PRAETORIUS II: Surge propera, surge propera (1611) • DI LASSO: Osculetur me osculo oris sui • GABRIELI: Quam pulchra es The Song of Songs finds one of its most effective means of representation and expression in the polyphonic music of the Renaissance. Audi, Audi contains examples of masterpieces from the age of the Renaissance, including those of varied origins and others rarely recorded and performed.

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Lazhar Cherouana

Sanja Plohl

Lazhar Cherouana: guitar

Sanja Plohl: guitar

DE FALLA: Homenaje pour le tombeau de Debussy • TURINA: Sevillana • PALACIOS: Sonata (1933) • RODRIGO: Junto al Generalife • Elogio de la guitarra • MANGORÉ: Un sueño en la Floresta

DE NARVÁEZ: Fantasia del octavo tono • Fantasia del quarto tono • Baxa de contrapunto • PONCE: Variations and Fugue on “La Folía de España” • SÁINZ DE LA MAZA: Zapateado • Petenera • GILARDINO: Sonata del Guadalquivir

IBS Classical presents a musical tour of Spanish and South American guitar music including works related to Andalucía and, more specifically, to Granada. The title paints a picture of afternoons in the “Banos del Nogal” (Banuelo Baths) in the city of Granada.

This album takes us into the world of dance, from the instrumental music of the Renaissance through la Folia de España, Spanish folklore dances, and contemporary works for guitar, where popular Spanish melodies are stylized and acquire a renewed appearance.

Evening in Granada

Dances in Granada

EM Records Rupert Marshall-Luck: violin Matthew Rickard: piano GURNEY: Sonata for violin and piano in E flat major (premiere) • SAINSBURY: Soliloquy for solo violin, Op. 21 • ELGAR: Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op. 82 “The recording is warm and perfectly balanced.” — BBC Music Magazine “Beautifully played by Rupert Marshall-Luck.” — Gramophone This disc features the passionate Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat by Ivor Gurney, a composer celebrated primarily for his song settings, yet who is revealed here as an incredibly skilled author of chamber music. This emotionally intense and compelling piece is complemented by the much-loved Violin Sonata by Edward Elgar, and Lionel Sainsbury’s virtuosic “Soliloquy” for solo violin. Recorded in the outstanding acoustic of Wyastone Concert Hall in Monmouthshire, the CD features two critically acclaimed artists: violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck and pianist Matthew Rickard.

Ivor GURNEY

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Maya Iwabuchi: violin Peter Adams: cello Chamber Ensemble of London Peter Fisher: violin, director PURCELL: Overture and Rondeau from Abdelazer • DARKE: Fantasy in E major for string orchestra, Op. 39, orch. by Clive Jenkins (premiere) • IRELAND: The Holy Boy, arr. for cello and strings by Christopher Palmer • FARNABY: Seven Pieces for string orchestra, arr. Sir Granville Bantock (premiere) • JENKINS: Sinfonietta for strings (premiere) • ELGAR: Elegy for strings, Op. 58 • ARNOLD: Concerto for two violins and string orchestra, Op. 77 • FISHER: Variations on Widecombe Fair in the style of Paganini (premiere) “This beautiful collection of English string music features some real discoveries … exquisite lost works, including some by towering figures of English music. A beautifully recorded and performed album with something new for all listeners.” — Classic FM Over Hill, Over Dale features English music for string orchestra played by the Chamber Ensemble of London directed by Peter Fisher. The focal point of the disc is Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for Two Violins, which is placed alongside the premiere recordings of Seven Pieces for String Orchestra by Giles Farnaby in an arrangement by Sir Granville Bantock, Harold Darke’s Fantasy in E major, the Sinfonietta for Strings by Clive Jenkins, and a witty pastiche by Peter Fisher. These are complemented by Purcell’s Overture and Rondeau from Abdelazer, Elgar’s Elegy for Strings, and the solo cello version of Ireland’s The Holy Boy. The disc is dedicated to Frances Andrade, a member of the CEOL, whose recent passing deeply affected the Ensemble.

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Music & Media Alexander Chapman Campbell: piano CAMPBELL: First Light • Light in the Morning • Light through the Day • Light on the River • Light on the Sea • Light on the Clouds • Light and the Breeze • Light on the Fields • Light in the Storm • Light in the End Alexander Chapman Campbell’s music is highly accessible and will appeal to lovers of melodic, contemplative piano pieces. Every track is airplay-friendly, and the different moods reflected in each piece will entrance the listener, particularly “Light through the Day” and “Light on the River.”

Alexander Chapman CAMPBELL Ten Sketches of Light CD: MME 105 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Jonathan Ansell: tenor Gerard Delrez: bass baritone Marta Fontanals-Simmons: mezzo-soprano Omega and Alpha Orchestra Omega and Alpha Chorus Martin Emslie: conductor EMSLIE: Omega and Alpha: The End and The Beginning (premiere) Omega and Alpha, the new oratorio written by Martin Emslie, FLCM, is a powerful re-telling of the Easter Passion story. It takes us from the prophecy of the arrival of the Messiah into Jerusalem, to the traumatic events of the crucifixion and the subsequent resurrection. It examines the confusions that must have been in the minds of the people around Jesus as he embarks on his journey to death and his unwillingness to save himself, and charts the Omega (the end) of Jesus’ life and the Alpha (the beginning) of Christianity.

Martin EMSLIE

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Sleeveless Records W.A. MOZART Piano Sonatas

Warren Mailley-Smith: piano W.A. MOZART: Sonata in D major K. 311 • Sonata in A minor K. 310 • Sonata in F major K. 332 • Sonata in A K. 331: Rondo “alla turca,” Allegretto

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This sparkling recording has immediate appeal in its beauty of tone and well-rounded musicianship. British pianist Warren Mailley-Smith reveals an alternative side of his pianistic armory in highly refined renditions of three of Mozart’s masterpieces for the piano: the Sonata in D major K311, the ever-popular Sonata in F major K332, and a moving account of Mozart’s pianistic tour-de-force, the tragic Sonata in A minor K310. The Turkish Rondo provides some light-hearted respite at the conclusion of the disc. Featured as a recommended disc on BBC Radio 3!

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Meridian Records Katarzyna Musial

Come Dance With Me Katarzyna Musial: piano GINASTERA: Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 • TURINA: Danzas Gitanas, Op. 55 • MESSIAEN: Prélude No. 1, “La Colombe” • Prélude No. 8, “Un reflet dans Ie vent” • LECUONA: La Comparsa • Malagueña • MATHIEU: Prélude No. 5, “Prélude romantique” • STOJOWSKI: Vision de danse Op. 24, No. 4 • Intermezzo-Mazurka Op. 15, No. 2 • Mazurka fantasque Op. 28, No. 1 • GERSHWIN: Prelude No. 3, “Spanish Prelude” • GÓRECKI: Four Preludes, Op. 1 • MOMPOU: Canciones y Danzas • GINASTERA: Suite de Danzas Criollas CD: MER 84621 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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“A major talent, blessed with an astounding technique.” — Chicago Classical Review For her Meridian Records debut, rising Polish-Canadian pianist Katarzyna Musial offers a deliciously diverse program of early 20th century piano works. Works by nine composers evoke the dances of Argentina, Andalusia, France, Cuba, Catalonia, Quebec, the U.S., and the pianist’s native Poland.

Oboe Classics Various Artists

English Accents: Oboe Players Active in England During the 1950s Michael Winfield, Roger Winfield, Leonard Brain, Sidney Sutcliffe, Edward Selwyn, Janet Craxton, Léon Goossens, Evelyn Rothwell, John Barnet: oboes

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DELIUS: Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda • MOZART: Minuet from Divertimento K. 289 • Concerto, 1st mvmt • C minor Serenade, 1st mvmt • J.S. BACH: Ich habe genug • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, 2nd mvmt • HANDEL: G minor Concerto, 1st mvmt • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba • Concerto Grosso Op. 3, No. 2, 2nd mvmt • Fireworks Music, Bourrées and Minuets • CORELLI: Concerto, 1st & 2nd mvmts • BRITTEN: Prince of the Pagodas (excerpt) • Arethusa • J. C. BACH: Symphony Op. 18/2, 2nd mvmt • TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake (excerpts) • BRAHMS: Violin Concerto (excerpt) To hear Michael Winfield playing Delius, Terence MacDonagh playing J.C. Bach, or John Barnett playing Benjamin Britten is to hear a masterclass in the art of ebb and flow. There is also an exciting Mozart Serenade with Sidney Sutcliffe, a limpid Mozart Concerto with Léon Goossens, and a Corelli Concerto with Evelyn Rothwell (Lady Barbirolli). Add some detailed booklet notes, and you have a CD that is both a record of the period and a pleasure to listen to!

Tactus Giuseppe VERDI

Overtures for Organ four hands Silvio Celeghin: organ/Federica Iannella: organ VERDI: Overture from Giovanna d’Arco • Prelude from La Traviata • Overture from I Vespri Siciliani • Và pensiero and Overture from Nabucco • Overture from La forza del destino • Prelude from Macbeth • Marcia Trionfale from Aida This new disc featuring organ playing by Silvio Celeghin and Federica Iannella includes beautiful overtures from operas such as La Traviata, Nabucco, La forza del destino, and more. CD: TCT 812204 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Guido Alberto FANO

Complete Works for Violin and Piano Roberto Costa: violin/Filippo Farinelli: piano FANO: Sonata Fantasia in D minor (1941) • Pagine d’album • Andante appassionato in D flat major • Ansietà (1932) • Sonata BWV 1016 by J.S. Bach (trans. Fano) Within the context of the work that is currently being done to rediscover and reappraise the chamber music repertoire by Italian composers of the last twenty years of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, Duo Komma presents the complete works of the Paduan composer Guido Alberto Fano. CD: TCT 870602 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Paolo Carlini Bassoon Works

Paolo Carlini: bassoon/Matteo Fossi: piano/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Orchestra della Toscana/ Francesco Lanzillotta: conductor GASLINI: Koralfandango • PIERANUNZI: Tango Bassoon • DE PABLO: Per Fagotto • BETTA: Sonata for bassoon and piano • SANI: AchaB • FABRIZIO: Sad City • MORRICONE: Totem No. 3 (Segnali) • CARDINI: Fiore Perduto • TACCANI: Dura Roccia

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This rare and flamboyant program, designed by Paolo Carlini, brings to light an instrument that is given insufficient consideration as a soloist by composers today, despite being among the first to evolve technically. In the Sixties, it was the bassoon that identified and pioneered the new sounds of wind instruments, following research on multiples (the playing of more than one sound at a time) by Bruno Bartolozzi and Sergio Penazzi.

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