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T h e Six t e e n a n d T h e Academy of St.Martin in the Fields per form
Fauré’s Requiem pg.7
allegro Classical News Allegro Classical
Contents A Summit Brass Night Lars Vogt, C. Tetzlaff & T. Tetzlaff perform Schubert
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Label List Alpha Ancalagon Records Arte Nova Classics Arte Verum Bel Canto Society Bravissimo Opera Library CAvi-music Cedille Records Challenge Classics Classica d’Oro Cold Blue Music CORO DiscMedi Doremi Eclectra Records Ecstatic Records Endeavour Classics FineLine Classical Fuga Libera GB Records GM Recordings Gothic Records hänssler Classic Integra Records UK Landor Records Loft Recordings
Lyrita Meridian Records Metronome Records Moscow Studio Archives Nimbus Records Nuova Era Opera d’Oro Other Minds Palexa Records Paradizo Port Royal Quartz Records Quilisma Rubedo Canis Musica (RCM) Reference Recordings ReZound Ricercar Stradivarius Summit Records Tactus Toccata Classics Urtext Digital Classics Well-Tempered Productions Winter & Winter Zig-Zag Territoires
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Paradizo
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Skip Sempé
La Pellegrina (2 CDs) Cat # PDZ 4 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Double Digipak w/Slipcase Not Available In Canada
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Dorothée Leclair, Monika Mauch: vocal soloists Pascal Berlin, Stephan van Dyck: vocal soloists Jean-François Novelli, Antoni Fajardo: vocal soloists Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra Collegium Vocale Gent Skip Sempé: conductor Cristofano MALVEZZI, Luca MARENZIO, Giulio CACCINI, et al.: La Pellegrina (6 Intermedii, 1589) · Bonus CD of interviews with Skip Sempé “In this 400th anniversary year of the first great opera (Monteverdi’s Orfeo), it’s good to be reminded whence that art sprang … These live performances are exuberant, clean, and stylish, and convey well the flavour of an opulent but refined celebration in sound. Presentation is admirably thorough, and a bonus CD contains helpful interviews with Sempé.” — The Sunday Times Front Cover Sticker: The Birth of Opera + Interview CD with Skip Sempé. Rarely recorded, this Pellegrina by Skip Sempé is the only version on the market! Includes a bonus CD with interviews of Skip Sempé. First CD of the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra for Paradizo, with the famous Collegium Vocale Gent.
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D. SCARLATTI Duende: Harpsichord Sonatas
G.P. TELEMANN Overture for Recorder
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Summit Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Salvation Army New York Staff Band Ronald Waiksnoris: bandmaster Gordon Ward: cornet David CATHERWOOD: Forward · When I Remember · SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever · Peter GRAHAM: Swedish Hymn · Pastorale · Quicksilver · MASCAGNI (arr.): Carolloria Rusticana · Philip CATELINET: The Heralds · Terry CAMSEY: The Victor · Stephen BULLA: Blessed Assurance · Howard DAVIES: Wonder of His Grace · Bruce BROUGHTON: The Victors · Noel JONES: At Thy Foot The NYSB plays inspirational and patriotic music at a time when American unity and pride are important issues. Familiar songs connected with historical struggles head up the play list, while other songs give comfort and reassurance. Join the band in a musical portrait of our national identity. also available Salvation Army NY Staff Band God and Country
Salvation Army NY Staff Band Forward
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Salvation Army NY Staff Band United CD: SMT 1025 (R)
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Phil Snedecor: trumpet Paul Skevington: organ, piano TELEMANN: Allegro from Concerto in B-flat · SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals · W.A. MOZART: Ave verum corpus · BERNSTEIN: A Simple Song from Mass · SNEDECOR: Prayer · Variations on a Hymn · Lyric Sonata · Pastorale · Londonderry Air (arr.) · J.S. BACH: Siciliano from Flute Sonata, BWV 1031 · Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 · MAHLER: Blumine from Symphony No. 1 · CORELLI: Vivace & Allegro from Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 · DURUFLÉ: In Paradisum from Requiem · Dan LOCKLAIR: Phoenix Front Cover Sticker: The Steiner-Reck Pipe Organ Op. 104 is “a miniature cathedral of copper and chrome.” — Washington Post The success of The Lyrical Trumpet, released in 2002, led trumpet/organ duo Phil Snedecor and Paul Skevington to further explore the world of creative transcriptions, arrangements, and original works. also available Paul Skevington & Phil Snedecor The Lyrical Trumpet
Phil Snedecor & Paul Skevington
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Paul Skevington Sinfonia Festiva
The Lyrical Trumpet II
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Release Date: March 11, 2008
Summit Records
Summit Brass
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Summit Brass PLOG: Summit Fanfare · WARLOCK: Capriol Suite · RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso · VAN HEUSEN: But Beautiful · MÉNDEZ: Gallito · TURRIN: Jazzalogue No. 1 · DEBUSSY: Prelude No. 1 from Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien · ALBAM: La Brasserie · R. STRAUSS: Fanfare der Stadt Wien · RESPIGHI: Pines of the Appian Way from The Pines of Rome “America’s premiere large brass ensemble.” — American Record Guide Front Cover Sticker: The Dream Team of Brass. The dream team of brass returns—the legendary Summit Brass present their first recording in five years, live from Colorado. With performances worldwide, Summit Brass is the first and only truly American large brass ensemble to represent the US. The group has been critically acclaimed since their debut in 1984, and now the legacy continues. Also available SMT 101 (R) Toccata & Fugue (099402101927) SMT 115 (2R) Hindemith: Complete Brass Works (099402115122) SMT 127 (R) American Tribute (099402130422) SMT 138 (R) Delights (099402129723) SMT 171 (R) Paving the Way (099402171920) SMT 218 (R) Spirits of Fire (099402218922) SMT 380 (R) Summit Brass LIVE (099402380926)
Cedille Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Alex Klein: oboe Richard Young: viola Ricardo Castro: piano HINDEMITH: Trio for Viola, Heckelphone & Piano, Op. 47 · KLUGHARDT: Schilflieder, Op. 28 · LOEFFLER: Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola & piano · WHITE: The Nymph’s Complaint for the Death of Her Fawn · YANO: Modinha “Alex Klein … has an absolutely staggering technique, a sweet, pure tone, and seemingly endless breath control. His performances … are simply the last word in virtuosity.” — ClassicsToday Former Chicago Symphony principal oboe Alex Klein is a master of his instrument and one of Cedille’s best selling artists. also available Alex Klein & The Vermeer Quartet Music of Britten & Bliss Cat # CED 93 (Q)
Alex Klein
Poetic Inspirations:Works for Oboe, Viola & Piano Cat # CED 102 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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CORO The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor PARSONS: Ave Maria · O bone Jesu · TYE: Agnus Dei from Mass Euge bone · Peccavimus cum patribus nostris · WHITE: Lamentations · Christe qui lux IV “The Sixteen relish the chance to sink their teeth into some first-rate music that hasn’t been recorded before.” — Gramophone “A simply magnificent performance.” — International Record Review A gem just waiting to be discovered! A brand new recording by one of the world’s leading choirs. also available The Sixteen The Flowering of Genius Cat # CRO 16001 (Q)
The Sixteen
Treasures of Tudor England Cat # CRO 16056 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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The Sixteen Spem in alium Cat # CRO SACD 16016 (R)
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CORO
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Gabriel Fauré Requiem
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The Sixteen Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Harry Christophers: conductor FAURÉ: Requiem · MOZART: Ave verum corpus · Vesperae solennes de Confessione, K.339 “The singers of The Sixteen evoked an unearthly expressiveness.” — London Independent “Performances throughout show this marvelous choir at their most eloquent, beautifully balanced and blended. Highly recommended.” — Gramophone Exquisite and captivating—a benchmark recording! The first recording with The Sixteen and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, two of the finest modern-day exponents of classical music. Recorded at the 2007 Mostly Mozart Festival at London’s Barbican Hall, this disc reflects the unique live experience of a concert performance that captivated its audience.
also available The Sixteen Venetian Treasures Cat # CRO 16053 (Q) Not Available In Canada
VIVALDI Gloria
BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem
Cat # CRO 16042 (Q)
Cat # CRO 16050 (Q)
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Quartz Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008 David Heath: flutes, piano, conductor John Anderson: oboe Andrew Lucas: organ Simon Harmam: soprano sax Liam Hendrix Heath: trumpet Scott Mitchell: piano Clio Gould, Ittai Shapira: violin Simon Nieminski: organ BBC Concert Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble Charles Hazlewood: conductor HEATH: A Song for Daniel Pearl · Moroccan Fantasy · The Truth Will Set You Free · Piano Concerto “The Passionate” · The Celtic · Gottlieb · Only Love Can Conquer Hate · Naima · Visions of Freedom · Land of Hope and Glory? · Elegy for Daniel Pearl
David HEATH
A Song for Daniel Pearl Cat # QTZ 2058 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
The murder of Wall Street Journal writer Daniel Pearl in 2002 by Jihadi extremists shocked the world. In 2004, David Heath received a call from Pearl’s father, who had heard one of Heath’s pieces and wanted to commission a piece in Daniel’s honor. Elegy for Daniel Pearl for violin and piano was then used by Muslim filmmaker Ahmed Jamal as the theme music to his moving and powerful documentary tribute, The Journalist and The Jihadi. The film was shown on HBO and CNN in 2006, and was recently nominated for two Emmy Awards.
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Ecstatic Records Hana Chu: piano TORKE: Blue Pacific “[Torke’s] refreshing lack of neurosis, genial wit, and breezy musical charm are often exhilarating.” — Gramophone “Vibrant, appealing, well wrought music.” — New York Times [Year-End Best Classical CDs] Front Cover Sticker: The acclaimed composer’s newest release! Piano solo evokes a calming scene at the Pacific Ocean. One of the few solo pieces written by Torke. also available TORKE Ecstatic Collection
Michael TORKE
Blue Pacific [CD Single] Cat # ECR 92209 Price Code: A (SRP $2.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
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Release Date: March 11, 2008
Winter & Winter
Uri Caine
The Classical Variations Cat # WTR 145 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Smartpak Not Available In Canada
Uri Caine: piano Kettwiger Bach Ensemble, DJ Logic, DJ Olive, David Gilmore, Nguyên Lê, Ralph Alessi, Greg Osby, Dave Binney, Josh Roseman, Ralph Peterson, Jim Black, Don Byron, Chris Speed, and many more! CAINE: Variations on themes by Mahler, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Schumann, Wagner, Verdi & Mozart “Either way you view it, Caine’s The Goldberg Variations is a magnificent event for the aural senses! Highly recommended.” — All About Jazz “Don’t waste your time reading this review: beg, borrow or buy a copy of this life-enhancing disc as soon as possible … If you don’t come away from the whole experience, with a grin a mile wide … then there’s probably no hope for you.” — BBC Music magazine [on Uri Caine’s Diabelli Variations] “With this combination of piety and irreverance, his projects have endeared him to classical listeners hungry for an innovative voice that can engage seriously with a tradition while detonating its boundaries.” — New York Times Highlights of Uri Caine’s classical adaptations feature previously unreleased music.
also available Uri Caine Ensemble The Goldberg Variations Cat # WTR 54 (2O) Not Available In Canada
Uri Caine & Concerto Köln Diabelli Variations Cat # WTR 86 (R) Not Available In Canada
Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart Cat # WTR 130 (R) Not Available In Canada
Challenge Classics
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Yuri Honing: tenor & soprano saxophones Nora Mulder: piano SCHUBERT: Winterreise (sel., arr.) · Der Tod und das Mädchen (arr.) “From the very start saxophonist Yuri Honing … found new ways to move people with his slightly melancholic sound and crystal clear constructions.” — All About Jazz Yuri Honing, one of Holland’s leading jazz musicians, sinks his teeth into the “vocals” of Schubert’s Winterreise! Here, Honing joins forces with contemporary composed music specialist Nora Mulder to record the firstever instrumental version of this work.
Yuri Honing & Nora Mulder Winterreise
Cat # CHR JIM 75368 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
Gothic Records Joan Lippincott: organ J.S. BACH: Prelude, Largo and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545 · Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 · Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537 · Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534 · Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 · Prelude and Fugue in D Minor (“Fiddle”), BWV 539 · Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 “A long-established and consummate artist, Joan Lippincott deals with the intricacies of these works as if they were child’s play. But her approach is never trivial.” — Fanfare Gothic best-selling artist Joan Lippincott plays music from Bach’s Weimar period, which reflects the composer’s still-youthful exuberance paired with an emerging contrapuntal genius. also available Joan Lippincott The Fenner Douglass Organ Cat # GOT 49255 (P)
J.S. BACH
Weimar Preludes and Fugues Cat # GOT 49260 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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J.S. Bach Sinfonia Cat # GOT 49130 (P)
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Arte Verum
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Robert SCHUMANN Lieder
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Barbara Hendricks: soprano Roland Pöntinen: piano SCHUMANN: 27 songs, including Widmung, Kennst du das Land, Du bist wie eine Blume, Die Lotosblume, An meinem Herzen an meiner Brust, Mondnacht & Der Nußbaum “This disc is symbolic for the choice of the artists as well as for the superb musicality of their performances. Some of the most beautiful Lieder of the 1840s are brought together and performed with a sense of refinement, projection of text, and maturity which will leave no listener indifferent.” — La Libre Belgique First Schumann lieder recording by Barbara Hendricks, after 25 years of work with this repertory. At the heart of the romantic era and with rare perfection, Robert Schumann’s songs achieve an osmosis of two worlds: music and poetry. A foremost specialist of this repertory, Hendricks takes us on a journey of intimacy and emotion, the fruits of a long quest to grasp the very essence of Schumann’s message.
also available Barbara Hendricks Endless Pleasure Cat # AVE 3 (R) Not Available In Canada
Barbara Hendricks Canciones Españolas Cat # AVE 1 (R) Not Available In Canada
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Zig-Zag Territoires
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Raphaël Imbert: saxophones, bass clarinet, conductor André Rossi: organ Jean-Luc Di Fraya: percussion, vocals Michel Péres: double bass Manfred Quartet Gérard Lesne: countertenor J.S. BACH: Art of the Fugue (exc.) · Keyboard Concerto BWV 1056 (exc.) · Fantaisie in G minor, BWV 542 · COLTRANE: Crescent · Song of Praise · The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost · Reverend King · Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (exc.) · Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227 · Cantata No. 170 “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust” (exc.) · “O Welt, ich muss dich lassen” BWV 45 · ROSSI: Choral de Mi · LUTHER: Mit’ Freud und Freud’ ich fahr dahin · TRAD: He nevuh said a mumbalin’ word · IMBERT: Improvisations A recording off the beaten track mixes jazz, a classical quartet, and a Baroque organ. The power of Bach combined with the great themes of Coltrane!
Raphaël Imbert Project Bach-Coltrane
Cat # ZIG 80101 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
Xavier Díaz-Latorre: guitar Laberintos Ingeniosos SOR: Seguidillas Boleras (song cycle in three acts and an epilogue) Zig-Zag Territoires presents three Spanish projects with Xavier Díaz-Latorre and his ensemble Laberintos Ingeniosos. The Instruction of music for the Spanish guitar of Gaspar Sanz (ZIG 61002) explored the world of folk and aristocratic dances of the seventeenth century, and a recording of tonos humanos by José Marín and guitar pieces by Francisco Guerau (17th century) will complete this triptych in 2009.
Fernando SOR
Pieces for guitar and voice Cat # ZIG 80201 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
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Release Date: March 11, 2008
Zig-Zag Territoires
Amandine Beyer Chaconnes
Amandine Beyer: violin/Edna Stern: piano BUSONI: Chaconne · BRAHMS: Chaconne · J.S. BACH: Chaconne · Rudolph LUTZ: Chaconne “Her piano playing bears the mark of three great pianists who formed her and of whom she managed to create an improbable synthesis: the panache of Martha Argerich, the musicality of Leon Fleisher, and the impeccable finish of Krystian Zimerman.” — Diapason Transcriptions of Bach’s Chaconnes from the Partita for solo violin in D minor Bwv 1004 by three composers, as well as a timeless interpretation of the original.
Cat # ZIG 50601 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
Includes World Premiere Recordings!
Marc Antoine CHARPENTIER Tristes déserts
Gérard Lesne: countertenor/Cyril Auvity: tenor/Edwin Crossley-Mercer: bass/ Il Seminario Musicale CHARPENTIER: Tristes déserts · Epitaphium Carpentarij · Les Stances du Cid · Orphée descendant aux enfers · Selected songs “This is a zany sort of disc that shouldn’t be overlooked.” — Classic FM Charpentier left us almost nothing in the field of instrumental music.
Cat # ZIG 70302 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
J.S. BACH
Violin Concertos Gli Incogniti/Amandine Beyer: violin, conductor J.S. BACH: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041, 1042, 1052, 1056 “The intimacy and clarity of one-to-a-part Bach produces exhilarating playing.” — Gramophone
Cat # ZIG 70501 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
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hänssler Classic
Release Date: March 11, 2008 János Négyesy: violin SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg Sylvain Cambreling, Ernest Bour: conductors RIHM: Dis-Kontur für großes Orchester (1974) · Lichtzwang - Musik für Violine und Orchester (1975/76) in memoriam Paul Celan · Sub-Kontur für Orchester (1974/75) This collection documents a critical phase in the stylistic development of one of contemporary music’s most versatile and uncategorizable voices. Wolfgang Rihm is a modernist but also a poet, as these orchestral works demonstrate to the adventurous listener. Includes detailed booklet notes by the composer.
Wolfgang RIHM
also available Wolfgang RIHM Works,Vol. 1
Works,Vol. 2
Cat # HNS 93202 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
Cat # HNS 93185 (S) 5% Preorder Discount Includes World Premiere Recordings
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Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Thomas Fey: conductor MENDELSSOHN: String Symphony No. 7 in D minor · String Symphony No. 12 in G minor · Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 “Italian” Thomas Fey and the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra present the second volume of the definitive Mendelssohn symphony cycle. Fey has been a longterm advocate of the orchestral music of Mendelssohn. These performances capture the brilliance and fire of the young composer’s imagination at its most luminous.
Felix MENDELSSOHN Symphonies,Vol. 2
Cat # HNS 98281 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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also available Felix MENDELSSOHN Symphonies,Vol. 1 Cat # HNS 98275 (S)
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Lyrita
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Cat # LYR 254 Price Codc: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case
Cat # LYR 292 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case
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Arthur BLISS
Herbert HOWELLS
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Ambrosian Singers/ Hugo Rignold: conductor
Theas King: clarinet/Bernard Roberts: piano/Richards Ensemble
Music for Strings
Piano Quartet
BLISS: Music for Strings · Meditations on a Theme by John Blow · A Prayer to the Infant Jesus
HOWELLS: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 21 · Fantasy String Quartet, Op. 25 · Rhapsodic Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello, Op. 31
Legendary performances on CD for the first time!
Legendary performances on CD for the first time!
Cat # LYR 318 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case
Cat # LYR 336 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case
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Various Artists
Various Artists
London PO/London SO/Royal PO/John Pritchard, Nicholas Braithwaite, Vernon Handley, Barry Wordsworth: conductors
Philharmonia Orchestra/New Philharmonia Orchestra/London PO/London SO/English CO/Nicholas Braithwaite, Andrew Davis, Myer Fredman, Vernon Handley, Imogen Holst, Sir Adrian Boult: conductors
Premières & Encores
PIERSON: Macbeth, symphonic poem, Op. 54 · RAWSTHORNE: Fantasy Overture, Cortèges · MORGAN: Contrasts · CHAGRIN: Concert Overture, Helter Skelter · WARLOCK: Serenade for Strings · ARNOLD: Comedy Overture, Beckus the Dandipratt Legendary performances on CD for the first time!
Lyrita Classics
BALFE: Galop from The Bohemian Girl · ELGAR: Enigma Variations (ex.) · Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 · DELIUS: The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet · GRAINGER: Shepherd’s Hey · The Immovable Do · HARTY: An Irish Symphony (exc.) · WARLOCK: Capriol Suite · HOLST: St. Paul’s Suite · VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Legendary performances on CD for the first time!
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Nimbus Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi: baritone/various accompanists 18 Selections from Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, L’elisir d’amore, Don Carlo, Otello, La forza del destino, La traviata, Rigoletto, Un ballo in maschera, Zazà, Pagliacci, La fanciulla del west & L’Arlesiana For this compilation, Prima Voce has chosen early 78 rpm recordings that capture Tito Gobbi’s voice at its most lyrical, persuasive, and attractive. Very few operatic artists gain a great reputation for their vocal talent and for their ability to create a believable character on stage, but Gobbi was one such artist. He will be remembered as one of the greatest singing actors. Cat # NIM 7946 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Victoria de los Angeles Spanish Songs
Victoria de los Angeles: soprano/various accompanists GRANADOS: Collección de Tonadillas · GURIDI: Seis Canciones Castellanas · FALLA: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas · TRAD. (arr. Tarragó): 17 Spanish traditional songs This Prima Voce disc is a transfer of recordings made in the ’50s that show Victoria de Los Angeles’ voice in all its pristine, youthful, exuberant freshness. It is generally accepted that de Los Angeles possessed one of the most beautiful soprano voices of the 20th century. In Spanish song she was surely the paramount interpreter of her generation and, like her predecessor Conchita Supervia, she has left a legacy of recordings that will be treasured by all devotees of recorded vocal art. Cat # NIM 7947 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Nicolae BRETAN
The Songs of Nicolae Bretan Alexandru Agache: baritone/Martin Berkofsky: piano BRETAN: 24 songs One of the most important central European song composers rediscovered by established operatic stars. Booklet notes in Romanian and English. Song texts in Romanian, English, French, and German. Bretan’s operas can be seen as his main body of work; and yet it is song that runs like a connecting thread through his entire creative life.
Cat # NIM 5810 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Nimbus Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Raphael Wallfisch
20th Century Works for Cello & Strings Raphael Wallfisch: cello/Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim/William Boughton: conductor LUTOSLAWSKI: Metamorphoses for cello & string orchestra · MACONCHY: Epyllion · HINDEMITH: Trauermusik · Paul PATTERSON: Cello Concerto, Op. 90 (premiere) · Mark KOPYTMAN: Kaddish Premiere recording of Paul Patterson’s Cello Concerto, written for Raphael Wallfisch in 2002. The repertoire surrounding the Patterson was chosen to demonstrate the variety and richness of 20th century works for cello and string orchestra that lurk just outside the mainstream. Wallfisch is one of the UK’s most recorded cellists, and his list of works by British composers alone includes 21 concertos.
Cat # NIM 5815 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Urtext Digital Classics Split Second Piano Ensemble Junctions
Roberto Hidalgo: piano/Marc Peloquin: piano ADAMS: Hallelujah Junction · PIAZZOLLA: Le Grand Tango · RZEWSKI: Winnsboro Cotton Mills Blues · SÁNCHEZ: Calacas y Palomas Recuerdos · VELÁZQUEZ: Alebrijes Split Second has been offering works for four hands at one piano and two pianos for over a decade. The duo is widely recognized for creative programming and distinguished musicianship, described as “gifted [and] musically curious” by the New York Times. Cat # URT 146 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
Euro-American Philharmonic Orchestra Fiesta Sinfónica Mexicana,Vol. 1
Euro-American Philharmonic Orchestra/Joaquín Borges: conductor DEL RIVERO: A Tabasco · GUIZAR: Guadalajara · CARDENAS: Caminante del Mayah · Nunca · BORGES: Corrido de Monterrey · FUENTES: Camino Real de Colima · El Carretero · PALMERIN: Peregrina · BRISEÑO: El Sinaloense · CURIEL: Vereda Tropical · RUBIO, MENDEZ & D.P.: Popurri This volume presents orchestral arrangements of some of the most popular works of Mexican traditional music. The Euro-American Philharmonic Orchestra brings together the best musicians of the country splendidly conducted by maestro Joaquín Borges, who also made these spectacular arrangements.
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Doremi
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Annie Fischer
Great Performances, Vol. 1 (CD + 2 DVDs) Annie Fischer: piano/various accompanists BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Piano Concerto No. 3 · Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” · CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 · LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 · W.A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22 All live performances from the 1960s and 1970s.
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Enrico Mainardi
Works for Cello & Orchestra, V ol. 1 (3 CDs) Enrico Mainardi: cello/Carlo Maria Giulini, Carlo Zecchi, Eduard van Beinum, Richard Strauss: conductors/Carlo Zecchi: piano PIZZETTI: Cello Concerto · HINDEMITH: Cello Concerto · MALIPIERO: Cello Concerto · STRAUSS: Don Quichotte · BRAHMS: Cello Sonatas No. 1 & No. 2 · VIVALDI · Cello sonata · BOCCHERINI: Cello Sonata · MARCELLO: Cello Sonata Pizzetti Cello Concerto recorded c. 1946. Hindemith Cello Concerto recorded c. 1948. Malipiero Cello Concerto recorded 1941. Strauss Don Quichotte recorded 1933. Brahms Cello Sonatas 1 & 2 recorded c. 1950. Cello Sonatas By Vivaldi, Boccherini, Marcello recorded c. 1950. Cat # DHR 7926 Price Code: 3R (SRP $53.99) Box Set Not Available In Canada
Rostropovich & Richter
Sonatas for Cello and Piano (2 CDs) Mstislav Rostropovich: cello/Sviatoslav Richter: piano BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 1 (two versions) · BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonatas Nos. 3 & 4 · PROKOFIEV: Cello Sonata · GRIEG: Cello Sonata Most of these recordings are being released for the first time ever!
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Fuga Libera
º Bohuslav MARTIN U Orchestral Works
National Orchestra of Belgium/Walter Weller: conductor º Symphony No. 4 · Estampes · Le Départ MARTIN U: º are little known. Walter Despite their qualities, the orchestral works of Bohuslav Martinu Weller, the prestigious conductor of the National Orchestra of Belgium, reveals here an incredible symphonic music. Booklet written by Harry Halbreich, one of the great specialists º on Martinu.
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Franz SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata
Nicolas Déletaille: arpeggione/Paul Badura-Skoda: piano/Rosamonde Quartet SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata, D821 · String Quintet, D956 Nicolas Deletaille, a young graduate of the Queen Elisabeth Musical Chapel (Belgium) and of the Juilliard School, brings together exceptional partners for a special “Schubertiade.” Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda is one of the most honored and frequently recorded concert artists of the second half of the 20th century. The Arpeggione sonata is performed on a superb arpeggione, a short-lived and unknown instrument, specially built by instrument maker Benjamin Labrique. Cat # FGL 529 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
Ricercar Biagio MARINI & Dario CASTELLO
Moderne e Curiose Inventioni / In Stil Moderno (2 CDs) La Fenice/Jean Tubéry: horn, conductor/Maria Cristina Kiehr: soprano/John Elwes: tenor/ Ulrich Messthaler: baritone MARINI: Selected works · CASTELLO: Selected works This album turns its attentions to the works of two of the greatest instrumentalists of Monterverdi’s circle: Biagio Marini and Dario Castello. Both were in service at the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, the first as a violinist and the second as principal wind player. Their music was an inheritance from the polyphonic tradition of Giovanni Gabrieli, and contributed to the creation of the sonata and furthered the role of soloist virtuosity. Cat # RCE 261 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
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Alpha
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Le Poème Harmonique Vincent Dumestre: theorbo, conductor Arnaud Marzorati, Isabelle Druet, Philippe Roche: vocal soloists Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul: vocal soloists Aurore Bucher, Jan Van Elsacker: vocal soloists BELLI: Orfeo Dolente · CACCINI: Tutto’l di piango · Non ha’l ciel · Innefabile ardor · Muove si dolce · Caduca fiamma · MALVEZZI: Sinfonia quarta · SARACINI: Io moro This record delves into the ideology and the aesthetics of the early baroque to reveal a subtle and brotherly alliance between intellect and feeling. As a fitting prelude to Domenico Belli’s Orfeo Dolente, created in 1616, Vincent Dumestre chose various airs of Florentine masters of the Seconda Prattica.
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Domenico BELLI Firenze 1616
BELLI Il nuovo stile Cat # APH 2 (R)
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Vincent Dumestre Aux Marches du Palais
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Eric Le Sage: piano François Leleux: oboe Bruno Schneider: horn Paul Meyer: clarinet Antoine Tamestit: viola Jean Guihen Queyras, Christophe Coin: cellos SCHUMANN: 3 Romances for oboe & piano, Op. 94 · 3 Fantaisiestücke for clarinet & piano, Op. 73 · Pieces on a Popular Melody, for cello & piano, Op. 102 · Märchenerzählungen–4 pieces for clarinet, viola & piano, Op. 132 · Adagio and Allegro for horn & piano, Op. 70 · Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 121 · Violin Sonatas in A minor, Op. 105 Eric Le Sage continues his series of the complete piano and chamber music works by Schumann with some of the best current chamber musicians on these two CDs. also available
Robert SCHUMANN
Piano & Chamber Works, Vol. 3 (2 CDs) Cat # APH 121 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada
SCHUMANN Piano & Chamber Music Vol. 2 Cat # APH 110 (R) Not Available In Canada
SCHUMANN Piano & Chamber Music Vol. 1 Cat # APH 98 (R) Not Available In Canada
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Tactus
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Various Artists
Tiziano BEDETTI
Dan Shen: soprano/Gruppo Vocale Cantemus/Ensemble Arione/ Luigi Marzola: conductor
Tiziano Bedetti: piano
18th Century Sacred Music in Naples
JOMMELLI: Miserere in G minor · LEO: Miserere à 8 · Salve Regina · PERGOLESI: Salve Regina In 18th century Naples, rites based on miracles or the saints were innumerable, and allowed for an immediate explication of the sacred and of popular religious sentiment. In such a context, ample space was given to texts such as the Miserere and the Salve Regina, which were set to music by nearly every local composer.
Piano Works
BEDETTI: Studies · Variations Tiziano Bedetti, in collaboration with Rai Trade Edition, has returned to his background as a piano virtuoso and once again offers us a rich and original musical work detached from the mutable poetics of the present.
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Giovanni Maria CASINI
Orazio VECCHI
Francesco Tasini: organ
Cappella Musicale del Duomo di Modena/Daniele Bononcini: director
Organ Works, Op. 3
Missa in Resurrectione Domini
CASINI: 12 Pensieri l’Organo in Partitura, Op. 3 Casini’s harmonic language and treatment of melody are tributes to the “ancient” style of Domenico Zipoli.
VECCHI: Missa in Resurrectione Domini · 5 Motets · 2 Sacred Songs It is likely that Orazio Vecchi suffered from the fact that his fame in Europe was tied above all to the canzonetta, a basically “minor” genre to which other great masters periodically dedicated themselves, though it also inspired a host of less distinguished composers.
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Meridian Records
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Eduardo Monteiro Piano Music of Brazil Eduardo Monteiro: piano MIGNONE: Sonata No. 1 · VILLA-LOBOS: Impressões Seresteiras · Saudades das selvas brasileiras · Hommage à Chopin · FERNANDEZ: Três Estudos em forma de sonatina Op. 62 · MIGUÉZ: Nocturno Op. 10 · NOBRE: Tango · SANTORO: Prelúdio No. 1 Lento Expressivo · Prelúdio No.2 Andante (cantabile) · Prelúdio No. 3 Lento Expressivo · Prelúdio No. 12 Andante Expressivo · PRADO: Cartas Celestes, Vol. 1
Cat # MER 84551 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case
Eduardo Monteiro has rapidly established himself as the one of the outstanding Brazilian pianists of his generation. This recording, recently released to critical acclaim at London’s premier chamber music venue Wigmore Hall, features music from the rich yet under-explored seam of Brazilian piano repertoire.
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W.A. MOZART
Arrangements by Mordechai for Winds The Israel Woodwind Quintet MOZART (arr. Mordechai): Serenade in C minor, K.388 & 406 · Adagio, K.356 · Gigue, K.574 · Menuetto, K.355 · Adagio, K.411 · Adagio, K.410 · 3 Works for Mechanical Organ, K.594, 616 & 608
Cat # MER 84548 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case
The Israel Woodwind Quintet was founded in 1963 by the “first chair” players of the Israel Philharmonic. They have performed in many concerts in Israel, Europe, and the US, among them the Spoleto “Two Worlds” Festival and the Israel Festival. The Quintet has appeared with many well–known soloists such as Daniel Barenboim, Claude Franck, Bruno Canino, and the vocalist Mira Zakai. Their repertoire consists of original works and transcriptions from the Baroque and Classical periods and also modern works by Shoenberg, Berio, Ligeti, and others—as well as Israeli works commissioned especially for the quintet. Its members have appeared as soloists with many of the world’s great orchestras.
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Various Composers The British Double Bass
Leon Bosch: double bass/Sung-Suk Kang: piano/I Musicanti Works by Lennox Berkeley, Alan Bush, David Ellis, Gordon Jacob, Elisabeth Lutyens, Elizabeth Maconchy, John McCabe, Thomas Pitfield, Alfred Reynolds, John Walton The first CD to feature works written for the double bass by some of the most important British composers from the late 20th century.
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Stradivarius
Luigi BOCCHERINI String Quartets, Op. 2 Alea Ensemble BOCCHERINI: String Quartets, Op. 2, Nos. 1–6 Rare, valuable late Baroque repertoire on period instruments.
Cat # STV 33758 Price Code R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
Giacinto SCELSI
Scelsi Collection, V ol. 2 Ensemble 2e2m/Carlo Teodoro: cello/Nicholas Isherwood: bass/Ars Ludi Ensemble/ Marco Angius: conductor/Véronique Fevre: clarinet/Orchestra of Rome & Lazio/Luca Pfaff: conductor SCELSI: Pranam II · To the Master · Wo Ma · Rotativa · Trio for percussion · Preghiera per un’ombra · Chukrum Second installment in Stradivarius’s series devoted to one of most intriguing musical personalities of the 20th century, Giacinto Scelsi, with the authoritative supervision of the Fondazione Scelsi. Cat # STV 33802 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
Salvatore SCIARRINO Lohengrin
Daisly Lumini: vocals/Gruppo Strumentale Musica d’Oggi SCIARRINO: Lohengrin (complete chamber opera) A chamber opera by one of the leading composers of our time. Sixth installment of Stradivarius’s successful series co-produced with Universal Ricordi.
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CAvi-music
Release Date: March 11, 2008
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Goldberg-Trio Bonn
Kölner Kantorei
Goldberg-Trio Bonn
Kölner Kantorei/Volker Hempfling: conductor
BEETHOVEN: String Trio in G, Op. 9, No. 1 · Gideon KLEIN: String Trio (1944) · PURCELL: Fantasies for 3 voices in D minor, G minor, and F
MENDELSSOHN: Gloria sei Dir gesungen · Denn er hat seinen engeln · DISTLER: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme · John RUTTER: Cantate Domino · Eric WHITACRE: Lux aurumque · Hope, faith, life, love · Cloudburst · Water night · Sleep · Zdenek LUKAS: Sanctus · Knut NYSTEDT: Peace I leave with you · Wolfran BUCHENBERG: Als vil in gote · Volker WANGENHEIM: Audiam quid loquatur · Urmas SISASK: Benedictio · Merrill BRADSHAW: Sing unto the Lord
Music for String Trio
With Human Tongues, With Tongues of Angels
A rare program for string connoisseurs.
A multicultural tour of choral music—contemporary choir literature, rarely recorded.
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W.A. MOZART
Tanja Tetzlaff
Hatem Nadim: piano/Susanne Rabenschlag: violin
Tanja Tetzlaff: cello/Gunilla Süssmann: piano
MOZART: Violin Sonatas, K.301-306, 376-380, 296, 481, 402, 403, 547, 454, 526 · Variations, K.378, 379
SIBELIUS: Malinconia, for cello & piano, Op. 20 · GRIEG: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 · RACHMANINOV: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Complete Violin Sonatas (5 CDs)
This box set offers the complete Mozart violin sonatas performed by Susanne Rabenschlag, who has also recorded for hänssler CLASSIC.
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Malinconia (2 CDs)
Tanja Tetzlaff was the top prizewinner of the First International Music Competition in Vienna. She is a prominent chamber player, performing often with her brother Christian.
CAvi-music
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Lars Vogt: piano Christian Tetzlaff: violin Tanja Tetzlaff: cello SCHUBERT: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, D.929 (Op. 100) Christian Tetzlaff is internationally recognized as one of the most important violinists of his generation and was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” in 2005 by Musical America. He frequently performs with his sister Tanja, as on this release. Lars Vogt is also a prolific artist with extensive recordings on EMI. A powerful live recording of one of Schubert’s best works.
Franz SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 2
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Bruno Schneider: French horn Eric Le Sage: piano SAINT-SAËNS: Romancse, Op. 36 & 67 · FRANÇAIX: Divertimento · CHABRIER: Larghetto · DUKAS: Villanelle · POULENC: Elegie · VIGNERY: Sonata, Op. 7 Rarely recorded chamber music and solo horn pieces. World premiere recording of the Vignery sonata.
Bruno Schneider & Eric Le Sage Chamber Music for Horn & Piano Cat # AVI 8553011 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Arte Nova Classics
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Johannes BRAHMS
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello Mihaela Martin: violin/Frans Helmerson: cello/George Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra/Cristian Mandeal: conductor/Pro Arte Quartet BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 · Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson has performed with many of the best orchestras under the baton of some of today’s great conductors. Another important aspect of his musicianship is chamber music, in which capacity he is a frequent guest at some of the most important European festivals as well as being the Artistic Director of the Umeå-Korsholm International Chamber Music Festivals in Sweden and Finland. Cat # ANO 391150 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Vasily KALINNIKOV Symphony No. 1
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Samuel Friedmann: conductor KALINNIKOV: Symphony No. 1 in G minor · GLINKA: Dances from Ruslan and Lyudmila · Capriccio brillante on the “Jota aragonesa” Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. In 1973, he immigrated to Israel and began his international career. He has been 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). Cat # ANO 654140 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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César FRANCK & Gabriel FAURÉ Works for Cello and Piano
Emil Klein: cello/Sorin Melinte: piano FRANCK: Cello Sonata in A · FAURÉ: Après un rêve · Elegy, Op. 24 · Lamento · Sérénade, Op. 98 · Papillon, Op. 77 · Sicilienne, Op. 78 · Fileuse, Op. 80 Emil Klein was born in Romania in 1955 and studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and with David Geringas in Hamburg. He 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.” He performs in such halls as the Berlin Philharmonie and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and at renowned festivals such as the Rheingau and Ludwigsburg Festivals.
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Arte Nova Classics
Michael Rische: piano Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Marcus Bosch: conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 · with cadenzas by Beeethoven, Moscheles/Brahms, Alkan, Schulhoff, Ullmann & Rische This CD allows you to choose between six cadenzas. Using the program button on your CD player, you type in the desired order of the tracks. Or, you can also listen to all the cadenzas one after the other. Michael Rische has been very much at home in the biggest concert halls both nationally and internationally, and has worked with conductors like Sylvain Cambreling, Gerd Albrecht, Yuri Simonow, Christoph Poppen, Grant Llewellyn, and many more. His numerous CDs have given him international acclaim, especially in his interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, and Ravel. Since his discovery of the Erwin Schulhoff and George Antheil piano concertos (world premiere in London May 2001), Rische has put an entire musical style back into the limelight: the music of the 1920s, in which classical music and jazz came together.
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 Cat # ANO 825860 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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W.A. MOZART
Eine kleine Nachtmusik East of England Orchestra/Wolfdieter Maurer: conductor MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.477 · Seranata Notturna, K.239 · Maurerische Trauermusik, K.477 · Divertimento No. 11 in D, K.251 After his studies in Vienna, Wolfdieter Maurer was the artistic director of the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Since 1991, he has been working as a freelance conductor in Japan and Europe. This Arte Nova title features a beloved and well-known classical work at budget price.
Cat # ANO 277910 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Arte Nova Classics
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Alexander Mosolov
Russian Futurism, V ol. V : String Quartets Novosibirsk “Filarmonica” String Quartet MOSOLOV: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 24 · ROSLAVETS: String Quartet No. 1 · String Quartet No. 3 · KNIPPER: String Quartet No. 3 “In years to come I fully expect this set to become a collector’s item of fabled note … Get it now.” — MusicWeb-International.com
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Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1
Philharmonic Orchestra of Nizhny Novgorod/Samuel Friedmann: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 “Winter Daydreams” · Suite No. 4, Op. 61 “Mozartiana” The first volume of Arte Nova’s recordings of the complete Tchaikovsky symphonies.
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Stefan Johannes Bleicher
Baroque Organ Music from France Stefan Johannes Bleicher: organ F. COUPERIN: Offertoire sur les Grands Jeux · CORRETTE: 3 Noëls · GRIGNY: Pange Lingua · BALBASTRE: Air, Gavotte & Trio · MARCHAND: Suite de premier ton Stefan Johannes Bleicher studied concert organ with Lionel Rogg in Geneva and Ewald Kooiman in Amsterdam. He also studied historical performance practice with Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Recipient of numerous international awards, Bleicher performs worldwide and holds master classes at various music academies and universities in Germany and in other countries. Cat # ANO 868950 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada
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Moscow Studio Archives
The Entire Moscow Studio Archives Catalog now available at a lower price! Alfred SCHNITTKE
Sergei RACHMANINOV
Cat # MOS 19341 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99)
Cat # MOS 20001 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99)
Concertos
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Gidon Kremer, Tatiana Gridenko: violins/Natalia Gutman: cello/Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists Ensemble/Yuri Bashmet: conductor/USSR Ministry of Culture SO/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky: conductor
Symphony No. 1
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USSR Symphony Orchestra/Evgeny Svetlanov: conductor RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 · Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (tr. V. Kin)
SCHNITTKE: Concerto Grosso No. 1 for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & strings · Cello Concerto No. 1
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
Igor STRAVINSKY
Cat # MOS 19067 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99)
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Preludes & Fugues 17–24
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Rite of Spring
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Tatiana Nikolaeva: piano
USSR Symphony Orchestra/Evgeni Svetlanov: conductor
SHOSTAKOVICH: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 17–24
STRAVINSKY: Le sacre du printemps · Jeu de cartes
W.A. MOZART
Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos
Cat # MOS 17562 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Not Available In Canada
Mikhail GLINKA
Orchestral Music from the Operas
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Tatiana Nikolaeva, Eliso Virsaladze, Nikolai Lugansky: piano/ Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra/Saulius Sondeckis: conductor
USSR Symphony Orchestra/Bolshoi Theater Orchestra/Evgeni Svetlanov: conductor
MOZART: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major, K.365 · Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K.242
GLINKA: Ivan Susanin Overture · Dances from Act II of Ivan Susanin · Orchestral music from Ruslan and Ludmila · Andante cantabile and rondo in D minor
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Nuova Era
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Niccolò PICCINNI La Cecchina (2 CDs)
Maria Angeles Peters, Gabriella Morigi, Alessandra Ruffini, Giuseppe Morino, Bruno Praticò, Pietro Spagnoli, Sara Mingardo, Maria Christina Zanni: vocal soloists/Pro Arte Orchestra/Bruno Campanella: conductor PICCINNI: La Cecchina (complete opera) Rare recording!
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Gian Carlo MENOTTI Goya (2 CDs)
Cesar Hernandez, Suzanna Guzman, Andrew Wentzel, Penelope Daner, Howard Bender, Boaz Senator, Daniele Tonini, Karen Nickell, Angela Adams, Dominc Interrera: vocal soloists/Spoleto Festival Orchestra/Steven Mercurio: conductor MENOTTI: Goya (complete opera) Only version available!
Cat # NUO 223307 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Digipak w/ Slipcase Not Available In Canada
Giovanni PAISIELLO Don Chisciotte (2 CDs)
Paolo Barbacini, Romano Franceschetto, Maria Angeles Peters, Elena Zilio, Mario Bolognesi, Bruno Praticò, Bernadette Lucarini, Francesca Arnone, Annabella Rossi: vocal soloists/Rome Opera Theater Orchestra/Pier Giorgio Morandi: conductor PAISIELLO: Don Chisciotte (complete opera) One of the very few editions available!
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Opera d’Oro
Release Date: March 11, 2008 Montserrat Caballé, Franco Bonisolli, Julia Hamari: vocal soloists RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Turin Piero Bellugi: conductor ROSSINI: La donna del lago (complete opera) The Lady of the Lake, based on the narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, has been one of the most successful of Rossini’s “serious” operas to be revived in recent years. Overflowing with thrilling melodies and exciting ensembles, it gets a stellar performance here with Caballé in her prime in 1970. “Needless to say, Montserrat Caballé is ideal in the title role. Surely one of the 20th century’s finest and most beloved singers, her dark-colored, substantial soprano, with equal, impressive power at all registers including the allimportant middle, is entirely in its element … This opera is very special … bask in the sheer allure of the melodies and welcome the start of the Romantic era in opera.” — Robert Levine
Gioacchino ROSSINI
La donna del lago (2 CDs) Cat # OPD 7053 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Jewel w/ Slipcase Not Available In Canada
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Plácido Domingo, Magda Olivero: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of Arena di Verona Nello Santi: conductor PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut (complete opera) Perhaps the greatest May-December match-up in opera recording, this thrilling live performance of Manon Lescaut stars tenor Plácido Domingo near the beginning of his career, in the youthful prime of his voice, and legendary soprano Magda Olivero (“The Queen of Verismo”) in her 60th year as the young Manon. Live performance, 1970. “The kind of fanatic enthusiasm Olivero came to inspire can be heard on this recording, as can the justification for it. One of the luckiest things that ever happened to post-war Italian opera was the coaxing out of self-imposed retirement of the forty year old Magda Olivero in January of 1951. The legacy of recorded roles and concerts she has left is a treasure, and this Manon Lescaut one of its most brilliant jewels.” — Ira Siff
Giacomo PUCCINI Manon Lescaut (2 CDs) Cat # OPD 7050 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Jewel w/ Slipcase Not Available In Canada
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