June08 nrclassical by Allegro Media Group

June 2008 Release Date: June 10, 2008 Order Due Date: May 19, 2008

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

Cedille Records

Jennifer Larmore Royal Mezzo

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Jennifer Larmore: mezzo-soprano Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar: conductor BARBER: Andromache’s Farewell • BERLIOZ: Death of Cleopatra • RAVEL: Shéhérazade • BRITTEN: Phaedra “Larmore delivers with faultless technique … one just has to take off one’s hat.” — BBC Music magazine A tour de force showcasing the power and poise of one of America’s leading opera stars. Jennifer Larmore is a major international opera star familiar to record buyers for her opera and recital recordings on several major labels. Will be featured on the front cover of Fanfare’s July 2008 issue.

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos 1 & 5

Jasminka Stanˇcul: piano/Haydn Orchestra/Gustav Kuhn: conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 • Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 “Emperor” On the occasion of her performances with the Haydn Orchestra under Gustav Kuhn, critics praised the Beethoven interpretations by Serbian-Austrian pianist Jasminka Stanˇcul as “exemplary.” This album finally establishes the winner of the Beethoven competition as one of the new important voices in the international league of Beethoven pianists. Cat # CNO 60010 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Salvatore SCIARRINO Lohengrin

Alfonso Alberti: piano/Marianne Pousseur: soprano/Ensemble Risognanze/ Tito Ceccherini: conductor SCIARRINO: Lohengrin • Vento d’ombra This first-ever live recording of Salvatore Sciarrino’s Lohengrin, namely of the production performed at the Tyrolean Festival Erl, now finally documents the original intention of the Sicilian composer. The intense voice of Marianne Pousseur hurls the dream projections of Elsa’s affair with Lohengrin against the fragile sound wall created by Sciarrino’s compositional language, while the Ensemble Risognanze intensifies the physical listening space by its sensitive sound gestures. Cat # CNO 20264 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Bernhard LANG

I Hate Mozart (2 SACD+DVD) Florian Boesch, Dagmar Schellenberger, Andrea Lauren Brown, Salome Kammer, Mathias Zachariassen, David Pittman-Jennings, Rupert Bergmann: vocal soloists/ Klangforum Wien/Vokalensemble NOVA/Johannes Kalitzke: conductor LANG: I Hate Mozart (complete opera on SACD with “backstage insights” on DVD)

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With their provocatively named contribution to the Viennese Mozart Year 2006, composer Bernhard Lang and librettist Michael Sturminger succeeded in creating a parody of the opera business that loses none of its sharp wit in this CD recording. The “backstage insights” on the DVD reveal the abysses of singerdom and the respective worlds of conductors, managers, and agents.

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Col legno

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies

Haydn Orchestra/Gustav Kuhn: conductor BEETHOVEN: Complete Symphonies “A complete set of all nine Beethoven symphonies, played with amazing liveliness and verve.” — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Five CDs including a comprehensive booklet with texts by Franz Winter.

Cat # CNO 60006 Price Code: 5L (SRP $59.99) 5 Digipaks in Slipcase; Box Lot 6 Not Available In Canada

Vinko GLOBOKAR

Der Engel der Geschichte SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg/Fabrice Bollon, Martyn Brabbins: conductors GLOBOKAR: Der Engel der Geschichte • Les Otages The deeply moving expressiveness of the orchestral trilogy Der Engel der Geschichte (“The Angel of History”), inspired by Paul Klee’s painting “Angelus Novus” and documented by this recording of the exemplary SWR production, speaks for itself. The second composition, “Les Otages,” was inspired by Jean Fautrier’s war hostage paintings. Cat # CNO SACD 20609 Price Code: 2S (SRP $37.99) Multipak; Box Lot 15 Not Available In Canada

Ali N. ASKIN Eisenhans!

Ali N. Askin: director/Branko Samarovski: narrator/Wilfried Zelinka, Martin Mairinger, Theresa Dlouhy, Ulla Pilz, Andreas Janowitsch: vocal soloists/Diana KiendlSamarowski: violin/Stephanie Hacker: piano/Margit Schoberleitner: drums ASKIN: Eisenhans! (complete opera) Following the great success of Wolfgang Mitterer’s Brave Little Tailor, the second children’s opera production staged by the Wiener Taschenoper is now available on CD. Berlin composer Ali N. Askin delights in merging all sorts of different sounds into an amazing listening experience. Cat # CNO 20802 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Lyrita

Release Date: June 10, 2008 London Philharmonic Orchestra Myer Fredman, Nicholas Braithwaite: conductors Havergal BRIAN: Symphony No. 6 “Sinfonia Tragica” • Symphony No. 16 • Arnold COOKE: Symphony No. 3 in D Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

BRIAN/COOKE Symphonies

also available COOKE Symphony No. 1 Cat # LYR 203 Price Code: P

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Yfrah Neaman, Erich Gruenberg: violins Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Norman Del Mar, Vernon Handley: conductors Peter Racine FRICKER: Concerto for Violin & Small Orchestra, Op. 11 • David MORGAN: Violin Concerto • Don BANKS: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

also available Various Artists Premières & Encores Cat # LYR 318 Price Code: P

BANKS/MORGAN/FRICKER Violin Concertos

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GERHARD Symphony No. 4 “New York” Cat # LYR 274 Price Code: P

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

Nimbus Records

Hansgeorg Schmeiser, Jan Ostrý: flutes Ingomar Rainer: harpsichord Othmar Müller: cello J.S. BACH Sonata in D, BWV 1028 (arr. Rainer-Schmeiser) • Sonata in G, BWV 1039 • Sonata in D minor, BWV 1036 • Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029 (arr. Rainer-Schmeiser) • Sonata in G. BWV 1038 (arr. Rainer-Schmeiser) “With this recording, Hansgeorg Schmeiser makes a breakthrough for the flute solo.” — Kleine Zeitung [NIM 5522] Hansgeorg Schmeiser makes regular guest appearances with the Vienna Philharmonic, and his busy program of solo and chamber music work takes him all over Europe. In 1993 he founded the quintett.wien, and in 1996 the Mozartensemble der Wiener Volksoper. also available Hansgeorg Schmeiser Plays Music for Solo Flute Cat # NIM 5522 Price Code: P

J.S. BACH

Sonatas for 2 Flutes and Continuo Cat # NIM 5817 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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W.A. MOZART The Early Sonatas Cat # NIM 5754 Price Code: P

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Rolando Panerai: baritone 13 arias from Così fan tutte, I Puritani, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Il trovatore, La traviata, Rigoletto, Otello, Pagliacci, Andrea Chenier & Amelia al Ballo This disc features selections from Rolando Panerai’s recorded legacy dating from the 1950s. His fresh, opulent, virile, and vibrant tone must surely be rated as one of the most beautiful baritone voices of the 20th century. The Mozart excerpts show why he was admired for his sense of style, amply demonstrated by his brilliant execution of “Donne miei la fate a tanti” from Così fan tutte. This is particularly welcome as this aria was for many years omitted from performances and rarely recorded.

also available Prima Voce Legendary Baritones Cat # NIM 7867 Price Code: J

Rolando Panerai

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Rolando Panerai

Giuseppe De Luca De Luca Cat # NIM 7815 Price Code: J Not Available In Canada

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hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: June 10, 2008

J.S. BACH Bass Arias

Gächinger Kantorei/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Württembergisches Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn/Helmuth Rilling: conductor J.S. BACH: 18 arias for the bass voice A wonderful collection of the most beautiful Bach arias for the bass voice. All titles selected from the multi-award winning, critically acclaimed Edition Bachakademie!

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Mel BONIS

La Joueuse de flûte Tatjana Ruhland: flute/Florian Wiek: piano/Members of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR BONIS: Suite for flute, violin & piano, Op. 59 • Andante et Allegro for flute & piano, Op. 133 • Air vaudois for flute & piano, Op. 108 • Septuor-Fantaisie ou Concerto for piano, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & cello, Op. 72 (premiere) • Scènes de la forêt for flute, horn & piano, Op. 123 (premiere) • Suite dans le style ancien for flute, violin, viola & piano, Op. 127, No. 1 (premiere) • Pièce for flute & piano, Op. 189 • Une flûte soupier for flute & piano, Op. 121 • Scherzo Final for flute & piano, Op. posth. 187 (premiere) Cat # HNS 93204 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

A further exploration of the forgotten music of female composers of the Romantic era.

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Anton BRUCKNER

Mass and Other Choral Works SWR Vocal Ensemble/Marcus Creed: director BRUCKNER: Mass in E minor • Os justi • Inveni David • Ave Maria • Locus Iste • Virgus jesse • Pange lingua • Afferentur • Christus factus est in D minor Masterful performances of Bruckner’s rarely heard sacred vocal music by one of the greatest contemporary choirs in the world.

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hänssler CLASSIC

Benjamin BRITTEN War Requiem (2 SACDs) Cat # HNS SACD 98507 Price Code: 2S (SRP $37.99) Box Set; Box Lot 15 Not Available In Canada

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Annette Dasch: soprano James Taylor: tenor Christian Gerhaher: bass Aurelius-Sängerknaben Calw Festival Ensemble Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling: conductor BRITTEN: War Requiem Seldom performed or recorded, Britten’s War Requiem may be one of the largest and most shaking works of the 20th century. The work was an immediate success following its premiere in May 1962 for the rededication of Coventry Cathedral, which had been destroyed during the Battle of Britain in World War II. In this performance by Helmuth Rilling, the maestro has called upon some of the finest singers in Europe and presides over the massive canvas with a deep sensitivity to the work’s texts and intent, creating a truly shattering performance. also available

HAYDN Theresa Mass Cat # HNS 98509 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Franz SCHUBERT Piano Works, Vol. 1 Gerhard Oppitz: piano SCHUBERT: Sonata in A for piano • Sonata in E-flat for piano The premier German pianist of his generation! Following his celebrated Beethoven Sonata cycle, Gerhard Oppitz now tackles the piano music of Franz Schubert.

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W.A. MOZART

Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 Dmitry Sitkovetsky: violin/Konstantin Lifschitz: piano MOZART: Violin Sonata in G, K.301 • Violin Sonata in D, K.306 • Violin Sonata in F, K.376 • Violin Sonata in A, K.526 Musical, intelligent interpretations on modern instruments. Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Konstantin Lifschitz return as duo partners for the second volume in their cycle of Mozart’s Sonatas for piano and violin. These two gifted musicians deliver fresh, fullblooded interpretations that transcend any notion of sterile academic theorizing. Cat # HNS 98252 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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W.A. MOZART

Essential Symphonies, Vol. IV Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR/Roger Norrington: conductor MOZART: Symphony No. 22 in C, K.162 • Symphony No. 33in B-flat, K. 319 • Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 “Prague”

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Recorded live at the 2006 Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart. This is the fourth of six CDs from Roger Norrington offering a survey of the essential Mozart symphonies. Norrington is one of the pioneers of historically informed performance practice, and he has carefully programmed each CD with representative works from Mozart’s early, middle, and late periods to provide examples of the composer’s brilliant development from child prodigy to immortal genius.

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

hänssler CLASSIC

Jascha Nemtsov

Zimro: A Broken Concert Tour Cat # HNS 93209 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Jascha Nemtsov: piano Chen Halevi: clarinet Vogler String Quartet PROKOFIEV: Overture on Hebrew Themes • Grigori KREJN: Prélude (premiere) • Joseph ACHRON: Children’s Suite • 2 Pieces from the incidental music for Kiddush Hashem (premieres) • Joseph ACHRON/Simeon BELLISON: Scher (premiere) The final CD of the six-part documentation of the music of the Moscow New Jewish School, a revelatory survey of the folk-inspired modernism of the Soviet Union’s most creative Jewish composers. The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow New Jewish School takes place in April 2009.

also available Jascha Nemtsov On Wings of Jewish Songs Cat # HNS 93041 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Jascha Nemtsov Hebrew Melodies Cat # HNS 93028 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Jascha Nemtsov Jewish Chamber Music Cat # HNS 93008 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Quartz

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1

Ksenia Bashmet: piano/Vladislav Lavrik: trumpet/Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet: conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet & Orchestra, Op. 35 • J.S. BACH: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 • SCHNITTKE: Piano Concerto

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All three of these concertos are by composers who enjoyed a lasting association with the keyboard. Johann Sebastian Bach was among the leading organists and harpsichordists of his era. Dmitri Shostakovich was a finalist at the 1927 Warsaw Chopin Competition and appeared often as an exponent of his piano music. Alfred Schnittke was no virtuoso, but as an ensemble pianist he was able to travel abroad in the late 1970s.

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Kristine Blaumane Cello Sonatas

Kristine Blaumane: cello/Jacob Katsnelson: piano ˚ BARBER: Cello Sonata, Op. 6 • GRIEG: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 • MARTIN U: Variations on a Slovakian Theme Each of the composers featured in this recital had a highly individualistic approach to composition, coupled with a gift for lyrical, emotive writing.

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Frédéric CHOPIN

Complete Nocturnes (2 CDs) Israela Margalit: piano CHOPIN: Complete Nocturnes Long-awaited release of the complete Nocturnes by one of the world’s most acclaimed international pianists and Chopin specialists.

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

Landor Records

Sinfonia Classica Gernot Süssmuth: director Arco Van Zon: solo oboe Mark Paine: solo horn HAYDN: Divertimento in A, Hob.X.10 • Symphony No. 22 in E-flat “Philosopher” • Divertimento in B-flat, Op. 1, No.1, Hob.III.1 • Symphony No. 49 in F minor “La Passione” An ensemble of players handpicked from all over Europe combines two of Haydn’s best-loved symphonies with rarely-heard divertimenti. Led by German violinist Gernot Süssmuth, a former member of the celebrated Peterson Quartet and leader of the Berliner Staatskapelle Orchestra.

Joseph HAYDN

Symphonies and Divertimenti Cat # LND 282 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Michael Dussek, John Reid: pianos BENSON: Six Pieces • Three Pieces • Mozart Goes to Town for piano duet • Réflexions • Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star The compositional legacy of one of the most loved pianists of the last 50 years, recorded shortly before his tragic death in 2007. Throughout his distinguished career, Clifford Benson formed long-lasting partnerships with prominent performers including clarinettist Thea King, violinist Levon Chilingirian, flautist William Bennett, and singers such as Ian Partridge and Stephen Varcoe. Although he was internationally regarded as a performer, it is less well known that Benson was also a gifted composer. This recording, personally overseen and endorsed by Benson shortly before his death last year, presents a profusion of colors and moods, capturing the spirit of this much-loved character.

Clifford BENSON Piano Works

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Toccata Classics

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Robin MILFORD

Piano Music and Songs Phillida Bannister: contralto/Raphael Terroni: piano MILFORD: My Lady’s Pleasure • Cradle Song • Daybreak • Reputation Square • Jenifer’s Jingle • Swan Songs Showcases piano music and songs from four decades of Milford’s prolific and varied career, providing examples of all three periods of his musical development. A 44-page booklet includes full texts of the songs.

Cat # TOC 9 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Phillip RAMEY

Piano Music, Vol. Two: 1966–2007 Mirian Conti: piano RAMEY: Diversions • Epigrams, Book One • Leningrad Rag (Mutations on Scott Joplin) • Winter Nocturne • Toccatas Nos. 1 & 2 • Ode for F.D.R. • Piano Sonata No. 4 • Primitivo

Cat # TOC 77 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

After the huge critical success of the first CD of Phillip Ramey’s piano music (TOC 29), Toccata is pleased to announce the release of a second disc! For this volume, the composer has designed a program around important works omitted from the first volume: the Piano Sonata No. 4, the early (1966) Diversions, and a collection that represented a crucial stylistic breakthrough: Epigrams, Book One. A 48-page booklet includes music examples and photographs, full analytical texts by Benjamin Folkman, and an essay by Mirian Conti.

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Charles-Valentin ALKAN Organ Works, Vol. 2 Kevin Bowyer: organ ALKAN: 11 Pièces dans le Style Réligieux, Op. 72 • Six Études pour les pieds seulement, Nos. 7–12 • Pro Organo

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Building upon the outstanding success of the first volume of organ works by CharlesValentin Alkan (TOC 30), Toccata is pleased to announce the release of a second disc dedicated to Alkan. First recording of Pro Organo; first complete recording of 11 Pièces dans le Style Religieux, Op. 72. A 44-page booklet, written by Martin MacDonald, contains detailed notes on each work along with background information on the composer and technical details on the Blackburn Cathedral organ.

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Toccata Classics

Release Date: June 10, 2008 Mirian Conti: piano LEES: Toccata • Six Ornamental Etudes • Three Preludes • Sonata Breve • Odyssey Nos. 1–3 A long overdue disc dedicated to the piano music of Benjamin Lees! For the many listeners new to Lee’s music, be prepared to discover a unique, individual compositional voice. Lees’ music charts a course that has avoided all “isms” (serialism, folklorism, Americanism, or minimalism). Instead, it focuses on a creative vision that equally embraces superb craftsmanship and a deep expressiveness. The works on this CD span almost 60 years of compositional activity but are unified by a number of consistent stylistic features: a wiry and muscular athleticism with distant roots in Prokofiev and Bartók, a quasi-Impressionist awareness of piano sonority, a no-nonsense sense of humor, and exhilarating onward drive. A 36-page booklet includes a profile of Benjamin Lees by Martin Anderson, the composer’s own commentary on the music, and an essay by pianist Mirian Conti.

Benjamin LEES

Piano Music 1947–2005 Cat # TOC 69 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT World Premiere Recordings!

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Intuition Music Mikis THEODORAKIS

The Metamorphoses of Dionysus (2 CDs) Przemyslaw Neumann, Beata Kosko-Kreft, Johanna Sperska, Marcin Tlalka, Kostas Dinos, Jakub Jarmula, Jocelyn B. Smith, Marcin Tomczak, Hagen Matzeit, Grzegorz Zieba, Marek Wieclawek, Henning Schmiedt, Volker Schlott: vocal soloists/Orchestra di Musica Difficile, Gdansk/Chor Concentus/Marcin Tomczak: chorus master/Mikis Theodorakis: conductor THEODORAKIS: The Metamorphoses of Dionysus (complete opera) Mikis Theodorakis’s first opera, from 1985, exclusively released for the first time by Intuition Music. Outstanding recording by the RBB-Radio, Berlin, Germany, 1999.

Cat # INU 34002 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT World Premiere Recording!

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Stradivarius

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Luigi CHERUBINI

Complete String Quartets (2 CDs) Quartetto Savinio/Alberto Maria Ruta: violin/Rossella Bertucci: violin/Francesco Solombrino: viola/Lorenzo Ceriani: cello CHERUBINI: String Quartets (Nos. 1–6) The only complete set of Cherubini string quartets, on just two CDs.

Cat # STV 33800 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Double Jewel Case; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

Terry RILEY

Keyboard Studies 1–2 Fabrizio Ottaviucci: piano, digital tape RILEY: Keyboard Study #1 • Keyboard Study #2 • Tread on the Trail Minimalism milestones in a brand new performance by one of Riley’s favorite musicians.

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Augustín CHARLES Seven Looks

Salvador Salvador: clarinet/Community Orchestra of Madrid/José Ramón Encinar: conductor CHARLES: Seven Looks for orchestra • Concertino for clarinet & chamber orchestra • Concerto for orchestra A spectacular orchestral showcase by a Spanish composer deeply influenced by American music.

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CORO

Release Date: June 10, 2008 Le Jardin Secret Elizabeth Dobbin: soprano Sofie Vanden Eynde: theorbo David Blunden: harpsichord Romina Lischka: viola da gamba Marian Minnen: cello MICHI: Spera mi disse amore • LULLY: Tranquilles Coeurs from Le Triomphe de L’Amour • Assez de Pleurs • Ritournelle des Fees • Deh piangete from Psyché • Le perfide Renaud me fuit from Armide • Chaconne des Harlequins • CHARPENTIER: Ah! Qu’ils sont courts • Tristes Déserts • Sans Frayeur • CARISSIMI: Deh Memoria • L. ROSSI: Mio core languische • Non pianga e non sospiri from Orfeo • L. COUPERIN: Chaconne • DEMACHY: Allemande • GUÉDRON: Aux plaisirs • M. ROSSI: Toccata • PASQUALINI: Si ch’io voglio sperare • CAMPRA: Ad un cuore from L’Europe Galante • ANON. (arr. Blunden): La chasse donnée à Mazarin par les paysans des bourgs et des villages sur le tocsin (Mazarinade) • Avertissement des enfarinez à Mazarin sur ce qu’il doit craindre (Mazarinade) Le Jardin Secret won both the first prize and the audience prize at the 2007 Early Music Network International Young Artists’ Competition in York, UK. This music is not only intimate and beguiling, it is exuberant and fun!

Le Jardin Secret

Music for Mazarin!

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ReZound Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra: organ RUITER-FEENSTRA: Improvisation: Prelude on Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme • Improvisation: Chorale Fantasy on Vom Himmel hoch, da kom’ ich her • Improvisation: Dance Suite on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern • Improvisation: Chorale Prelude on O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden • Improvisation: Fantasia on Christ lag in Todesbanden • Improvisation: Fugue on Jesus, meine Zuversicht • Improvisation: Theme and Variations on Pentecost Baptism • J.S. BACH: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599, from the Orgelbüchlein • Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 • In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 • Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 • Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, BWV 721 • Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651 An unusual program features Bach’s chorale preludes mixed with improvisations and organized by the Liturgical year. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra is an internationally renowned recitalist and recording artist specializing in early music and historical styles of improvisation. She is currently Professor and University Organist at Eastern Michigan University. also available Franz TUNDER Organ Works (2 CDs) Cat # LOF 1048 Price Code: 2F

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J.S. BACH

Bach, Improvisations and the Liturgical Year Cat # RZD 5016 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Camerata Iberia

Alberto GINASTERA

Fourth in the continuing series of early music produced and recorded in Spain. Recorded in a beautiful church in the Basque region.

The first in a two-volume set of piano compositions by Argentina’s premier composer Alberto Ginastera, performed by one of Argentina’s premier pianists. Recorded in one day at Kirara Hall in Japan.

Songs and Dances from the Spanish Renaissance

Music for Piano, Vol. 1

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J.S. BACH

Grzegorz Krawiec

This second recording by Spanish virtuoso psaltery player Olavide reveals her adoration for the Arabic roots of her country’s traditional and renaissance music. Recorded in the beautiful cathedral of La Monasterio de la Santa Espina.

The debut recording of Polish guitarist Grzegorz Krawiec takes the listener on a musical journey through Europe with a program that travels from Spain to his home in Warsaw, Poland, passing through France, Italy, Germany, and Hungary along the way.

Journey-Podró˙z

Mudejar

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Robert de VISÉE

De CARLO & MARAIS

A collection of suites by French Baroque composer Robert de Visée, Louis XIV’s guitar teacher, elegantly performed by Eduardo Egüez on lute, theorbo, and baroque guitar.

Presents three viola da gamba suites from the massive collection of works “Pieces de Viol” by the renowned French Baroque composer and viola da gamba player Marin Marais.

The King’s Teacher, Vol. 1

Tombeau pour Mr. De Ste. Colombe

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Albion Records

Sarah Fox: soprano Roderick Williams: baritone Andrew Staples: tenor Juliette Pochin: mezzo-soprano Iain Burnside: piano VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Ten songs from Hugh the Drover • Two songs from Sir John in Love • Seven Songs from The Pilgrim’s Progress Gramophone Editor’s Choice March 2008! The first CD issued by Albion Records, The Sky Shall Be Our Roof is comprised of 19 songs from Ralph Vaughan Williams operas. An astonishing 12 of these songs are world premiere recordings, and all are deeply characteristic, noble, and beautiful.

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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Challenge Classics moderntimes_1800 Ilia Korol, Julia Moretti: artistic direction HASSE: Sinfonia in D from Alcide al bivio • GRAUN: Sinfonia in E-flat • C.P.E. BACH: Sinfona in B-flat • Sinfonia in E-flat • W.F. BACH: Sinfonia in D from the cantata Dies ist der Tag • HAYDN: Symphony No. 39 in G minor • MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A, K.201 Revives the musical times of Frederick the Great with little-known works of well known composers.

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Sinfonias from the Enlightenment (2 CDs) Cat # CHR 72193 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 Includes World Premiere Recordings!

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Challenge Classics

Release Date: June 10, 2008

J.S. BACH

Ascension Cantatas Sandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer, Sibylla Rubens: sopranos/Bogna Bartosz, Bernhard Landauer: altos/James Gilchrist, Christoph Prégardien, Jörg Dürmüller: tenors/ Klaus Mertens: bass/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen” BWV 11 • “Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen” BWV 43 • “Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein” BWV 128 • “Wer da gläubet und getauft wird” BWV 37

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A perfect introduction to Koopman’s impressive Complete Cantata Cycle as well as a splendid sixth volume in the small series of single CD compilations from the cycle, giving new shine to the term “highlights.”

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J.S. BACH

Wedding Cantatas Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Barbara Schlick, Lisa Larsson: sopranos/Bogna Bartosz, Annette Markert: altos/James Gilchrist, Guy de Mey: tenors/Klaus Mertens: bass/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Dem Gerechten muß das Licht” BWV 195 • “Der Herr denket an uns” BWV 196 • “Gott ist unsre Zuversicht” BWV 197 • “Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten” BWV 202 Fifth volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of Complete Cantatas by Koopman. Cat # CHR 72284 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

J.S. BACH

Solo Cantatas for Bass Klaus Mertens: bass/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Ich habe genug” BWV 82 •”Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen” BWV 56 • “Der Friede sei mit dir” BWV 158 • “Amore traditore” BWV 203 Fourth volume in a series of excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the series of Complete Cantatas by Koopman. A perfect alternative for the buyer who hesitates to acquire the complete cycle. Cat # CHR 72283 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Challenge Classics

J.S. BACH

Solo Cantatas for Alto and Tenor Christoph Prégardien: tenor/Bogna Bartosz, Andreas Scholl: altos/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” BWV 170 • “Gott soll allein mein Herze haben” BWV 169 • “Widerstehe doch der Sünde” BWV 54 • “Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht” BWV 55 • “Bekennen will ich seinen Namen” BWV 200 Third volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of Complete Cantatas by Koopman. Cat # CHR 72282 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

J.S. BACH

Cantatas for Marian Feasts Deborah York: soprano/Bogna Bartosz, Elisabeth von Magnus: altos/Paul Agnew, Jörg Dürmüller: tenors/Klaus Mertens: bass/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” BWV 1 • “Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin” BWV 125 • “Komm, du süße Todesstunde” BWV 161 Second volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of Complete Cantatas by Koopman. Cat # CHR 72281 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

J. S. BACH

Kaffee-Kantate Anne Grimm, Els Bongers: sopranos/Paul Agnew: tenor/Klaus Mertens: bass/ Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: harpsichord, conductor J.S. BACH: “Schweigt stille plaudert nicht” BWV 211 (Coffee cantata) • “Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet” BWV 212 (Peasant Cantata) • Aria, “Amore traditore” BWV 203 The first release in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of Complete Cantatas by Koopman. Originally released in February 2007, this re-release features brand-new artwork! Cat # CHR 72280 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 New Artwork! Re-Release

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Zig-Zag Territoires

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Iannis XENAKIS Psappha [CD+DVD ]

Pedro Carneiro, Matthew Rich: djembes, percussion/Stephen John Gibson: djembes XENAKIS: Psappha • Rebonds B • Rebonds 1 • Okko • plus DVD on the making of the album “Pedro Carneiro is a young performer with technique to burn, and he shows great mastery of this music … exhilarating.” — Fanfare This deluxe CD+DVD set includes video interviews of Makis Solomos and Makhi Xenakis. Cat # ZIG 40901 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Slim Digipak; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Giuseppe VALENTINI

Concerti Grossi for 4 Violins Olivia Centurioni, Odile Edouard, David Plantier, Stéphanie Pfister: violins/Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini: violin, director VALENTINI: Concerti Grossi for 4 Violins Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, 10 & 11 Chiara Banchini’s first album with Zig-Zag Territoires! Received a Diapason d’or, 10 de Répertoire, and Recommandé de Classica in France.

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Frédéric CHOPIN Etudes & Ballades

Nima Sarkechik: piano CHOPIN: 12 Études, Op. 10 • 4 Ballades • Hugues DUFOURT: La Ligne gravissant la chute hommage à Chopin First record from a talented Iranian pianist, student of Paul Badura-Skoda and François Frédéric Guy.

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Zig-Zag Territoires

Blandine Rannou: harpsichord Valérie Balssa: flute Catherine Girard: violin Emmanuel Balssa: viola da gamba RAMEAU: Premier livre (1706) • Pièces de clavecin (1724) • La Dauphine (1747) • Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin (1728) • Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741) Complete set of Rameau’s solo and chamber harpsichord works. Revolutionary playing by Blandine Rannou features excellent interpretations.

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU

Complete Harpsichord Works (4 CDs) Cat # ZIG 10301 Price Code: 4I (SRP $43.99) Box Set; Box Lot 15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Racha Arodaky: piano D. SCARLATTI: Sonatas K.1, 9, 30, 32, 87, 159, 193, 208, 209, 213, 247, 427, 457, 462, 466, 474, 481 & 551 A very poetic interpretation of Scarlatti’s sonatas by a passionate pianist.

Domenico SCARLATTI

Piano Sonatas

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Summit Records

Release Date: June 10, 2008 Simeon Bellison, Kalman Bloch, Michele Zukovsky: clarinets Brian Head: guitar The Neginot Clarinet Ensemble Sarah Elbaz: director BEETHOVEN: Variations on a theme of Mozart from Don Juan • TCHAIKOVSKY: Autumn Song from The Seasons • Russian Dance from Swan Lake • KREIN: Hebraic Sketches No. 1 • SCHUBERT: Sehnsucht Waltz • GLINKA: Waltz from A Life for the Tsar • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Oriental Song • J.S. BACH: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 [all arranged by Simeon Bellison] • and more The legacy of Simeon Bellison has had a deep impact with clarinetists past and present, and will continue for those waiting in the wings. Here, the Principal Clarinetist of the LA Philharmonic has put together the perfect tribute to himself! also available ˚ Bohuslav MARTIN U Otiose Odalisque Cat # SMT 214 Price Code: R

Simeon Bellison

Arrangements for Clarinet Cat # SMT 503 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Ricercar Guy Penson: virginals van SOLDT: 23 selections Dated 1599, the manuscript by Susanne van Soldt is a fascinating anthology of music for the virginal at the end of the Renaissance. The manuscript includes not only versions of such famous pieces as the Lassus song Suzanne un jour, but also a fair number of Psalms in Dutch. Guy Penson performs this anthology on a characteristically Dutch instrument—a “mother and child” virginal that contains a complete smaller virginal within its resonance chest, which can be played separately or coupled with the keyboard of the mother instrument.

Susanne van SOLDT

The Susanne van Soldt Virginal Book Cat # RCE 264 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

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Release Date: June 10, 2008

Alpha

Robert SCHUMANN

Piano & Chamber Music, Vol. 4 (2 CDs) Eric Le Sage: piano SCHUMANN: Humoreske, Op. 20 • Piano Sonata, Op. 2 • Bunte Blätter, Op. 99 • Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 This set contributes to the strengthening of Eric Le Sage’s complete works as the reference among great Schumann interpreters. With this fourth volume of the complete works for piano and chamber music, Le Sage takes on four monuments of Schumann’s solo piano repertoire. Cat # APH 124 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Alpbarock

Simmelibärg: Old Swiss Melodies Alpbarock/Gyslaine Waelchli, Nando Brügger: singers/Odile Edouard: violin/ Nikita Pfister: timpani/Henri-Charles Caget: percussions/Yves Rechsteiner: chamber organ, direction 18 selections from the Swiss folk repertoire The Alpbarock group is comprised of six musicians from various backgrounds who came together to bring new life to old melodies from the Swiss popular repertoire. The surprising program of this recording revives ballads, love songs, and death dances hailing from unwritten traditions. Cat # APH 525 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Francesco GEMINIANI Cello Sonatas, Op. 5

Les Basses Réunies/Bruno Cocset: cello, director/Luca Pianca: lute GEMINIANI: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 1,6 • Cello Sonata Op. 1, No. 11 • “Tendrement” • “Tendrement” from Pièces de Clavecin tirées des differens Ouvrages Acclaimed for their interpretation of Vivaldi and Barrière’s sonatas, Bruno Cocset’s Les Basses Réunies return to Italian 18th century music in this recording.

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Fuga Libera

Release Date: June 10, 2008 Victoria Lyubitskaya: piano Russian State Academy Symphonic Orchestra Mark Gorenstein: conductor SCHNITTKE: Piano Concerto, Op. 136 • Variations on One Chord, Op. 39 • Improvisation & Fugue, Op. 38 Victoria Lyubitskaya, one of Lew Naumov’s and Vladimir Krainev’s most talented students, is a soloist with the Moscow State Philharmonia. For her very first recording outside Russia, we discover her phenomenal talent in an innovative program that reaches back to the very roots of Schnittke’s creativity.

Alfred SCHNITTKE Piano Concerto

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Jocelyne Cuiller: clavichord C.P.E. BACH: Cantabile, Rondos Nos. 1 & 2, & Fantaisies in F and B from Sonate für Kenner und Liebhaber • Sonata in A minor, Wq 65/33 • Freie Fantasie in F-sharp minor, Wq 67 • Abschied from Silbermannschen Klavier, Wq 66 A disc played on the clavichord, Carl Philipp’s favorite instrument and the most intimate of the keyboard instruments.

C.P.E. BACH

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CAvi-music

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Robert SCHUMANN & Max BRUCH Works for Clarinet & Basset Horn

Sabine Meyer: clarinet, basset horn/Trio di Clarone/Reiner Wehle: clarinet, basset horn/ Wolfgang Meyer: clarinet, basset horn/Kalle Randalu: piano SCHUMANN: Three Romances, Op 94 • Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tale Stories), Op. 132 • Fantasies, Op. 73 • BRUCH: 6 Pieces, Op. 83 Sabine Meyer, a member of the Trio di Clarone, is a worldwide star on the clarinet. This release features lesser-known Bruch works for clarinet.

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W.A. MOZART & Max REGER Clarinet Quintets

Wolfgang Meyer: clarinet/Carmina Quartet/Matthias Enderle, Susanne Frank: violins/ Wendy Champney: viola/Stephan Goerner: cello MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581 • REGER: Clarinet Quintet in F minor, Op. 114 A very rare coupling of two of the most important clarinet quintets of the classical and late romantic genres.

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W.A. MOZART

Le nozze di Figaro for String Quartet Marcolini Quartet/Joerg Buschhaus: violin/Markus Hoffmann: violin/Stefan Schmidt: viola/Martin Fritz: cello MOZART (arr. Anon. for string quartet): Le nozze di Figaro Mozart’s best-known opera in a nutshell—a world premiere performance of this string quartet version.

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: June 10, 2008 Wolfgang Hock, Willi Lehmann: violins Alexander Ott: oboe Martin Ostertag: cello Will Sanders: horn SWR Symphony Orchestra Michael Gielen: conductor MOZART: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K.543 • Concertone in C, K.190 • Horn Concerto in E-flat, K.495

W.A. MOZART

Symphony No. 39 & Horn Concerto

The main aim of the SWR Symphony Orchestra since its foundation in 1946 has been to increase audience awareness not only of the symphonic repertoire of the past two centuries, but also of the music of the 20th century. Apart from its four chief conductors—Hans Rosbaud, Ernest Bour, Kazimierz Kord, and Michael Gielen—the orchestra has worked on a regular basis with conductors such as Sir John Barbirolli, Karl Böhm, Pierre Boulez, Ferenc Fricsay, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Sir Georg Solti. Michael Gielen has been Chief Conductor of the Royal Opera Stockholm, the Orchestre National de Belgique, and the Netherlands Opera, as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC in London. He is a frequent guest conductor with all the major European and American orchestras.

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Rudolf Gähler: violin (played on the curved bow) J.S. BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006 Rudolf Gähler counts among the few violinists who are masters of the modern curved bow. After studying with Prof. Schroeder in Kassel and Prof. Brero in Berlin, he appeared on numerous international stages, both as a soloist with orchestra and in duet with piano or harpsichord. Gähler prefers to perform polyphonic music on the curved bow, especially Bach’s works for solo violin. His many recordings and performances on radio and TV demonstrate the diversity of his repertory as well as the richness of timbres and tone colors made possible by both the traditional bow and the curved bow. Besides his solo performances, Rudolf Gähler is a much sought-after specialist at conferences, symposiums, and festivals.

J.S. BACH

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Arte Nova Classics

Emil Klein: cello Arnulf von Arnim: piano CHOPIN: Introduction & Polonaise brillante in C, Op. 3 • Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 • Grand Duo Concertante on Themes from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable • Eutde in E minor, Op. 25, No. 7 (arr. Glazunov) Emil Klein achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the US, and Africa. He appears as a soloist with orchestras such as the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra. Alongside his solo career, he spends time playing chamber music and in 1990 founded the chamber orchestra “Hamburg Soloists.” Taking advantage of the scholarship given by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes in 1970, Arnulf von Arnim studied with Pierre Sancan, Jürgen Uhde, Dora Metzger, and Günter Louegk. He attended master classes by Claudio Arrau and Wilhelm Kempff. Apart from his career as a soloist and chamber music interpreter, von Arnim teaches at the conservatory in Frankfurt since 1977, and at the conservatory of Dortmund since 1980. In 1989, he founded the International Summer Academy of Cervo/Italy.

Frédéric CHOPIN

Works for Cello and Piano

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State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan Samuel Friedmann: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 • The Nutcracker Suite Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964, and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. Until 1973, Friedmann performed throughout the Soviet Union. In 1973 he emigrated to Israel and began his international career. His concert activities led him to the US and various European countries. During this time, Friedmann took over the positions of the Musical Director or Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony in Israel (1973–75), the Württembergische Philharmonie in Germany (1979–83), and the St. Gallen Opera House in Switzerland (1983–89).

Peter Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony No. 4 & The Nutcracker Suite Cat # ANO 563590 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Tactus

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Oreste RAVANELLO Sonata in F Minor

Cristiano Rossi: violin/Andrea Macinanti: organ RAVANELLO: Fantaisie, Op. 31 • Sonata in F minor • Preludio romantico, Op. 39, No. 1 • Contemplazione, Op. 117, No. 3 • Prélude gothique, Op. 40, No. 1 • Chanson nordique, Op. 40, No. 2 • Quattro pezzi • Andante, Op. 117, No. 1 • Organ Sonata in D minor Oreste Ravanello was a virtuoso and incredible improviser, and he and Bossi were considered to be the greatest Italian organists. He was a profound scholar of early polyphony, and was a strong supporter of the Cecilian Movement. His numerous compositions were mainly written for liturgy. Cat # TCT 874301 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Vittore VENEZIANI

Melodramas on Texts of Domenico Tumiati Arnoldo Foà: narrator/Instrumental Ensemble of the Music Conservatory of Adria & Ferrara/Giorgio Fabbri: director VENEZIANI: La Badia di Pomposa • Parisina

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An Italian soundtrack before its time. Felicitous musical illustrations are drawn either through simple onomatopoeia, by means of environmental word-painting (such as the bells in the finale of “La Badia”), or by recreating an expressive climate relative to the plot. Compositional cohesion is achieved through the cyclical nature of the musical structure, with its recurring themes, and also through Veneziani’s remarkably skillful orchestration. This excellence is maintained in Giordano Tunioli’s reduced version of the original score for chamber ensemble. Such are the results of a craft, which Veneziani assimilated well and which in successive years would extend to some ventures in the field of opera. 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

Domenico SCARLATTI Organ Works

Marco Ghirotti: organ D. SCARLATTI (attr.): Six Sonatas • Lorenzo de ROSSI: Six Sonatas

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Four of the six sonatas contained on this CD (unnumbered in the K catalogue) are held in the archives of the Escolania de Montserrat. Attributed to Domenico Scarlatti by Bengt Johnsson, they were published for the first time in the first of three volumes dedicated to the sonatas of Scarlatti issued by the Henle Verlag. The six sonatas in the collection are all divided into two movements, the first of which is invariably lyrical in character and moderato in tempo, while the second is always an allegro. The collection has an additional peculiarity: all six of the sonatas are in major keys.

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Opera d’Oro

Release Date: June 10, 2008

Giuseppe VERDI Ernani (2 CDs)

Bruno Prevedi, Montserrat Caballé, Peter Glossop, Boris Christoff: vocal soloists/ RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Milan/Gianandrea Gavazzeni: conductor VERDI: Ernani (complete opera) “Bruno Prevedi … sings ardently, is stylistically right, has all the notes, and makes a good bandito. Peter Glossop [is] … a superb Carlo, dignified and noble … Boris Christoff is his usual cavernous self as the villainous Silva, and to say he’s imposing is an understatement … And the icing on the cake is Caballé, her voice in absolutely pristine condition … This set is full of thrills, and the sound is very good. What a bargain!” — Robert Levine, ClassicsToday Cat # OPD 7051 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Richard STRAUSS Arabella (2 CDs)

Montserrat Caballé, Siegmund Nimsgern, René Kollo, Kurt Moll, Oralia Dominguez: vocal soloists/RAI Orchestra & Chorus, Rome/Wolfgang Rennert: conductor R. STRAUSS: Arabella (complete opera) Arabella was first heard in 1933. A kind of sequel to Der Rosenkavalier of 1911, it was to take its place as one of Richard Strauss’s more popular operas, thanks to its good-natured story and pleasing, romantic music. Originally conceived as an operetta in the style of Lehár, it blended together features of operetta, opera, and musical theater. This live broadcast from 1973 features great singers in a crackling performance. Cat # OPD 7056 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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Arthur BLISS

The Olympians (2 CDs) Ann Pashley, William McAlpine, Raimund Herincx, Forbes Robinson: vocal soloists/ Polyphonia Orchestra & Ambrosian Singers/Bryan Fairfax: conductor BLISS: The Olympians (complete opera) In the 1920s, Arthur Bliss was probably the most talked-about composer in England, and certainly the most widely performed abroad. He was knighted in 1950 one year after composing his first opera, The Olympians, heard here in a live performance from the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1972. Cat # OPD 1480 Price Code: 2K (SRP $11.98) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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