May08 nrclassical by Allegro Media Group

May 2008 Release Date: May 13, 2008 A d i v i s i o n o f A l l e g ro M e d i a G ro u p

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Christoph Prégardien FRANZ SCHUBERT

Die schöne Müllerin PG 7

allegro Classical News Contents Norrington conducts Bruckner Lyrita Richter Archives Vol. 15

p. 12 p. 18–19 p. 26

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

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Allegro Classical Congratulates On Their Continued Success! “From the 1960s to the 1990s, those with a taste for obscure English classical composers, or for the obscure works of the well-known ones, needed only one port of call: Lyrita Records. Founded in 1959 by Richard Itter, the label specialised in finding the great unknowns of our musical canon, and putting them before the public. It did so on vinyl LPs that became renowned both for the high standard of their pressings and their performances; LPs that today change hands for up to £150 on the internet … In time, when the whole catalog is [available on CD], many will be able to hear for the first time works long out of print, such as the Moeran violin concerto, the Lyrita recordings of three of George Lloyd’s symphonies, and Parry’s Ode on the Nativity. It is like coming across long-buried treasure, and represents perhaps the finest exhibition [British] music has ever had.” — The Telegraph After Lyrita’s return to the North American marketplace, the legendary label has experienced unprecedented success. Lyrita recordings inspire acclaim and rabid devotion from fans and critics alike. A greatly respected independent label, Lyrita will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009. There have been few (if any!) independents that have specialized in British music to the extent that Lyrita has—not to mention with the label’s devotion and flair! The consistent approach and high standards of Lyrita founder Richard Itter has produced a remarkable catalog that includes many world premieres and composer-conducted recordings. His pioneering efforts on behalf of the major twentieth century English composers like Arnold, Alwyn, Bax, Finzi, Foulds, Holst, Ireland, Rawsthorne, Rubbra, and Wordsworth set a benchmark for technical quality and musical judgment. Richard Itter says, “I am proud of the Lyrita recordings. I have been privileged to work with the most wonderful orchestras, conductors, soloists, and instrumentalists and incredibly dedicated producers and engineers. They all became deeply involved in this marvelous neglected, forgotten, or unknown music and breathed vibrant new life into it … I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.” In 2006, Lyrita concluded a comprehensive license deal with Allegro’s business partner Wyastone Estate Limited, producers of Nimbus Records. Antony Smith and Adrian Farmer, directors of Wyastone Estate Limited, have worked closely with the Lyrita catalog for many years, and this agreement was the fulfillment of a long-held ambition to restore a truly magical catalog to its rightful place. Allegro Classical looks forward to upcoming Lyrita releases including titles by Fricker, Morgan, Banks, Brian, and Cooke.

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Alpha

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Arthur HONEGGER Rugby

Grand Orchestre Symphonique/Various singers/Arthur Honegger: conductor HONEGGER: Rugby • Pacific 231 • Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique” • 15 songs for voice & orchestra A series of recordings related to composer, director, and pianist Arthur Honegger from the abundant archive service of the Discothèque Centrale de Radio France. Includes “Pêcheurs de Perles,” a rare Decca version of Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique” under the direction of the author. Also includes fifteen rare melodies, presented and sung here by voices chosen by Honegger, all the more interesting since the composer himself sat at the piano.

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THESE ALPHA TITLES NOW AVAILABLE FROM ALLEGRO CLASSICAL W.A. MOZART Dans un bois solitaire

BERLIOZ La Belle Voyageuse

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GOUNOD/SAINT-SAENS Vivent les vacances!

CHOPIN Mazurkas, valses & autres danses

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SCHUBERT Kennst du das Land?

DONIZETTI Un Italien à Paris

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Fuga Libera

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Garth Knox: viola d’amore United Instruments of Lucilin J.S. BACH: Goldberg Variations • Garth KNOX: Goldberg’s Ghost • Improvisations • Marcel REUTER: Interludio • Désert/forêt • Brice PAUSET: Four Variations • Ton de KRUYF: Metamorphosis I & II • Bernard STRUBER: Hotberg Stories At the crossroads between period and modern instruments, Goldberg’s Ghost takes possession of the score of the Goldberg Variations (of which the aria, the Quodlibet, and the complete canons have been retained), spiced up for the occasion with creations by Garth Knox, Bernard Struber, Ton de Kruyf, Brice Pauset, and Marcel Reuter—an astonishing, inspired, and prestigious mix.

J.S. BACH & Friends Goldberg’s Ghost

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FRANCESCONI United Instruments of Lucilin Cat # FGL 501 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

Astoria Christophe Delporte: director, accordion Isabelle Chardon: violin Dirk Van de Moortel: violin Anne Pingen: alto Eric Chardon: cello Alain Denis: bass Leonardo Anglani: piano Santo Scinta: percussion PIAZZOLLA: Michelangelo 70 • Otoño Porteño • Tristeza de un doble A • Nuestro tiempo • Escualo • Milonga sin Palabras • Regreso al amor • Oblivion • Libertango • Primavera Porteña • Adios Noniño

Astor PIAZZOLLA Adios Noniño

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A string quintet, a grand piano, and the fluttering chromatic accordion of leader Christophe Delporte: at first sight Astoria’s approach is classical, like the background of its members. The group’s first Piazzolla CD was awarded Disc of the Month in October 2006 by Argentine tango magazine La Salida. This second album, with the added sensation of percussionist Santo Scinta, was recorded during a concert at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Ricercar

Release Date: May 13, 2008

François Joseph GOSSEC Symphonies Op. 8

Les Agrémens/Guy van Waas: conductor GOSSEC: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3, Op. 8 • Sabinus—ballet A second recording devoted to the composer who can rightly be considered the father of the symphony in France: François Joseph Gossec. These three Symphonies Op. 8 proclaim their modernity through their use of clarinets and of a Minuet and Trio, this being quite rare in Paris during that period.

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THESE RICERCAR TITLES NOW AVAILABLE FROM ALLEGRO CLASSICAL SINGELEE The Sax Players

LANTINS Missa Verbum Incarnatum

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GOSSEC Symphonies, Op. 12

Marie Cristina Kiehr Il Canzoniere

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La Fenice Dialoghi Venetiani

LEGRENZI Dies Irae

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Challenge Classics

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Johannette Zomer, Lisa Larsson, Deborah York, Caroline Stam, Elisabeth von Magnus: sopranos Bogna Bartosz: alto Jörg Dürmüller, Paul Agnew, Gerd Türk: tenors Klaus Mertens: bass Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir Ton Koopman: director J.S. BACH: Missa in F, BWV 233 • Missa in G minor, BWV 235 • Magnificat, BWV 243 • Missa in A, BWV 234 • Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 • Missa in G, BWV 236 • Sanctus, BWV 232III With this extensive summary of Bach’s church music from his period as a cantor and music director in Leipzig, Koopman and his crew once more provide an excellent supplement to their unsurpassed interpretation of the complete cantatas. also available J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion

J.S. BACH

Latin Church Music,Vol. 1 (2 CDs) Cat # CHR 72188 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Cat # CHR DVD 72233 Price Code: 2P Not Available In Canada

J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion (2 CDs) Cat # CHR 72232 Price Code: 2M Not Available In Canada

Akira Tachikawa: countertenor Annemieke Cantor: mezzo-soprano Ensemble Syntagma Alexandre Danilevski: director Emilia Danilevski: narrator D’ÉPINAL: 10 songs & dances • MUSET: Trop volontiers chanteroie • DE CYSOING: Chanson • DE COINCY: Chanson • DE L’ESCUREL: Estampie • ANON: Chanson & Estampie from Roman du Fauvel Contrary to many medieval music performances with very short pieces in a variety of settings and tempi, this CD contains pieces with an average length of four minutes, all with a character of lamentation in a rather lofty grave tone, but in a very dense lyrical style.

Gautier d’Épinal Remembrance

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Release Date: May 13, 2008

Challenge Classics

Franz SCHUBERT

Die schöne Müllerin (SACD) Cat # CHR SACD 72292 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 20 Not Available In Canada

Christoph Prégardien: tenor Michael Gees: piano SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin D795 (Op. 25)—complete song cycle “Mr. Prégardien, who has an important European career, has only recently been singing in North America. But his recordings have won him admirers here. His light, lyric tenor voice is focused and warm. The top notes are sometimes a bit tight. But it is the character of his artistry, not exquisite vocalism, that makes him a great lieder singer. He shapes phrases with arching lyricism and delivers words with incisiveness. His singing is poised yet urgent. When he sings a Schubert song, the text leaps from the stage.” — New York Times With this performance of the immortal Müllerin, Christoph Prégardien plants a remarkably bright, clearly waving flag amidst his many fine recordings as well as in the worldwide discography of this famous song cycle. Accompanied by one of his two favorite pianists, this is a historically reliable, recently recorded performance.

Challenge Classics

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Pauline Oostenrijk & Ivo Janssen Oboesession

Pauline Oostenrijk: oboe/Ivo Janssen: piano SAINT-SAËNS: Oboe Sonata, Op. 166 • DUTILLEUX: Oboe Sonata (1947) • POULENC: Oboe Sonata • MIHALOVICI: Oboe Sonatina, Op. 13 • SHINOHARA: Obsession (1960) “Pauline Oostenrijk” and “oboe” are almost synonymous, and this is the perfect repertoire to show off the special qualities of the instrument. After six years of painful unavailability, this reissue of the valued Vanguard Classics album is a wonderful addition to any oboe recording collection.

Cat # CHR 72062 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

J.S. BACH

Organ Works,Vol. 9 Jacques van Oortmerssen: organ J.S. BACH: Praeludium und Fuge in C minor, BWV 549 • Einige canonische Veränderungen über das Weihnachtslied ‘Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her’ BWV 769 • Fuge in C minor, BWV 575 • Sonata in G à 2 Clav. et Ped. BWV 530 • Vor deinen Thron tret ich/Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 668 • Praeludium und Fuge in E minor, BWV 548 A well-chosen and thoroughly documented selection of Bach organ works, imaginatively performed on one of the most beautiful, historic church organs in the Netherlands.

Cat # CHR 72175 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Edward ELGAR & Edvard GRIEG Sonatas for violin and piano

Charlie Siem: violin/Andrei Korobeinikov: piano ELGAR: Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 82 • Serenade (arr. Szigeti) • Adieu (arr. Szigeti) • GRIEG: From “Hjertets Melodier” (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5, No. 4 (arr. Siem) • To Brune Øine (Two Brown Eyes) • Du Fatter Ei Bølgernes Evige Gang (You Cannot Grasp the Waves’ Eternal Course) • Sonata in C minor for violin and piano, Op. 45, No. 3 These young, ambitious musicians deliver inspired performances of two major sonatas as well as some lesser-known miniatures.

Cat # CHR 72293 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Endeavour Classics

Davide Cabassi Pictures

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Davide Cabassi: piano MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition • DEBUSSY: Estampes • L’isle joyeuse “Cabassi entered the stage with the ease and pleasure of stepping into a warm bath. He luxuriated in the joy of creating a coloristic sound world that produced … a ravishing Debussy Estampes.” — American Record Guide “A subtle and highly atmospheric performance of Debussy’s Estampes.” — Dallas Morning News “Davide Cabassi relishes both the musical and technical challenges … using a wide spectrum of dynamics and keyboard colours.” — International Piano 2005 top prizewinner of the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Davide Cabassi made his orchestral debut at age 13 with the RAI Symphony Orchestra. Abroad, Cabassi has played concerts all over the world, highlighted by appearances at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall, Moscow’s Rachmaninov Hall, Salzburg’s Mozarteum, and Gasteig in Munich. Cabassi’s debut disc for Arte Nova, Dancing with the Orchestra, received worldwide attention and acclaim. He was featured prominently in the film documentary about the Van Cliburn Competition, In the Heart of Music, aired on PBS stations.

hänssler Classic

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Friedemann Eichhorn: violin Thomas Müller-Pering: guitar PIAZZOLLA: Histoire du Tango • Concert d’Aujourd’hui • Milonga del Ángel (arr. Müller-Pering) • Decarísimo (arr. Vidal) • GISMONTI: Agua e Vinho (arr. Müller-Pering) • IBERT: Entr’acte • ALBÉNIZ: Mallorca • FALLA: Suite Popular Española • Pantomime from El Amor Brujo A unique program not available anywhere else, this is a delightful disc of Spanish and Latin-flavored music for violin and guitar.

Astor PIAZZOLLA Tangos y Historias

Cat # HNS 98508 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

also available PIAZZOLLA Le Grand Tango Cat # HNS 93205 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden & Freiburg EuropaChorAkademie Michael Gielen, Marcello Viotti: conductors RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé • POULENC: Les biches When complete, the Ballets Russes collection will be the only integral documentation of all the musical scores commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes. An epic achievement!

Maurice RAVEL & Francis POULENC Les Ballets Russes,Vol. 2 Cat # HNS 98197 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

also available STRAVINSKY Les Ballets Russes,Vol. 1 Cat # HNS 93196 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Release Date: May 13, 2008

hänssler Classic

Joseph HAYDN Theresa Mass

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Simona Saturova, Ruth Ziesak: sopranos Roxana Constantinescu, Ingeborg Danz: contraltos Corby Welch, Christoph Prégardien: tenors Yorck Felix Speer, Michel Brodard: basses Oregon Bach Festival Chorus Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Helmuth Rilling: conductor HAYDN: Mass No. 12 in B flat, “Theresa Mass” • Mass No. 9 in Time of War, “Paukenmesse” Helmuth Rilling’s international celebration of Haydn continues! In sparkling performances, drawing upon some of the finest singers and instrumentalists from both sides of the Atlantic, Rilling’s recordings are a triumph. Released in preparation for the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death in 2009.

also available HAYDN Masses Cat # HNS 98279 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

hänssler Classic

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR Roger Norrington: conductor BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor Roger Norrington brings his unique historically informed performance perspective to the music of Anton Bruckner. Utilizing the 1873 version of the Symphony, Norrington brings to light the many programmatic elements that were integral to Bruckner’s concept of this symphony, and reveals that he was a master of musical imagery and not just a composer of “abstract” music.

Anton BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3

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Johannes Moser: cello Paul Rivinius: piano H. von HERZOGENBERG: Cello Sonata No. 3 • R. STRAUSS: Cello Sonata in F • BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 1 The young rising star of the cello, Johannes Moser, delivers yet another fascinating and highly musical program on this, the second volume of his critically acclaimed Brahms and His Contemporaries series. As with the previous volume, Moser explores the lyric tradition of Brahms as well as his friends, rivals, and musical descendants. A third volume will follow.

Johannes BRAHMS

Brahms and His Contemporaries,Vol. II Cat # HNS 93207 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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BRAHMS Brahms and His Contemporaries,Vol. 1 Cat # HNS 93206 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

Release Date: May 13, 2008

CORO

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor PADILLA: Deus in adiutorium • Mirabilia testimonis tua • Salve Regina • Missa Ave Regina caelorum • Pater peccavi • Stabat Mater • Transfige dulcissime Domine • Tristis est anima • Versa est in luctum • Lamentations for Maundy Thursday • Ave Regina caelorum • Dixit Dominus “Exultant and agile singing.” — The Guardian A brand new recording from one of the world’s leading choirs. Exquisite choral music from a “Golden Age” of New World composition. The music of this period is as varied as it is distinctive, with a harmonic richness and color found nowhere else. also available

D. SCARLATTI Iste Confessor Cat # CRO 16003 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

The Sixteen A Golden Age of Portuguese Music Cat # CRO 16020 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

Juan Gutiérrez de PADILLA

Streams of Tears

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Summit Records Jacek Muzyk: French horn J.S. BACH (tr. Muzyk): Cello Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3, BWV 1007–1009, transcribed for French horn These Suites, written for a string instrument, are extremely challenging masterpieces that only an excellent artist with the highest level of virtuosity and musicianship can pull off. Principal Horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic Jacek Muzyk succeeds—and makes the French horn sound as sweet, colorful, and beautiful as a cello on this visceral recording.

J.S. BACH

Bach Muzyk for French Horn Cat # SMT 497 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

MA Recordings

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MA Recordings Catalog now available from allegro classical Ask your account manager for a complete list.

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Re-Release

Calamus

Begoña Olavide

This collection of Andalusian pieces is MA’s best selling title. Features music from the mid-7th through the 15th century in the southern area of Spain controlled by Muslims originally from North Africa and as far away as Iraq.

Virtuoso Olavide performs medieval works on seven different psalteries, each beautifully handcrafted by her husband, worldrenowned luthier Carlos Paniagua.

The Splendor of Al-Andalus

Salterio

Cat # MAJ 54 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

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Re-Release

J.S. BACH

Argentinean Eduardo Egüez is one of the principal representatives of the new generation of lute players. Recorded in the beautiful church at the Convento dell’Annunziata in Rovato, Brescia, Italia.

“These CDs rank among the very best. I have heard many fabulous recordings of Bach on the lute, but none of them exceed Egüez’s performances.” — Edward Martin, Lute Society of America

The Lute Music,Vol. 1

The Lute Music,Vol. 2

Cat # MAJ 63 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

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Re-Release

La Chimera

ClassicsToday 10/10! Music that inspired both the old Italian madrigal and the Buenos Aires tango.

A musical journey that leaps between Spain and Latin America. Features two lovely sopranos from Argentina and Spain.

Buenos Aires Madrigal

Tonos y Tonadas

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Arte Verum

Franz SCHUBERT Ave Maria

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Special CD Single!

Barbara Hendricks: soprano Roland Pöntinen: piano SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • Heiß mich nicht reden • So laßt mich scheinen • Kennst du das Land • Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt “Barbara Hendricks’ voice, above all, is gorgeous, a glowing and vulnerable instrument with thrilling range, overflowing with emotion in its upper register. Her intonation and control is virtually flawless … and she brings a volatile earthiness to her readings.” — All Music Guide Barbara Hendricks pays a memorable homage to the melodic genius of Franz Schubert in a 20-minute CD of five Lieder including the celebrated Ave Maria, a work inseparable from the Swedish soprano’s repertoire.

also available SCHUMANN Lieder Cat # AVE 2 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

HANDEL & PURCELL Endless Pleasure

Barbara Hendricks Spanish Songs

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Loft Recordings

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Christa Rakich: organ, harpsichord Alice Robbins: cello, viola da gamba Dana Maiben: violin Wendy Rolfe: flute J.S. BACH: Trio Sonatas Nos. 1–6, BWV 525–530 • Prelude & Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 • Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 “One of this country’s foremost Bach interpreters, Christa Rakich has enjoyed the company of Bach’s Great Eighteen for most of her career as both student and performer. These exquisite performances reveal her intimacy with and love of Bach’s transcendent commentaries on the chorale … a connoisseur’s delight.” — The American Organist [LOF 1078] Front Cover Sticker: Features six different organs! Bach’s sonatas for organ played on a variety of organs and instruments. Features six sonatas for organ interspersed with preludes and fugues. Two of the sonatas feature a combination of different instruments including flute, violin, cello, harpsichord, and viola da gamba.

J.S. BACH

Six Trio Sonatas (2 CDs) Cat # LOF 1102 Price Code: 2P (SRP $31.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25

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J.S. BACH The Leipzig Chorales (2 CDs)

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CAvi-music Olga Kozlova: piano Orchestra of Franz Liszt Music School, Weimar Nicolás Pasquet: conductor LISZT: Sonata in B minor for piano • Sonata in B minor, arr. for orchestra by Leo Weiner Front Cover Sticker: World Premiere Recording. Never before performed or recorded—the orchestra arrangement of the famous Liszt Sonata performed by a First Prize winner in the Liszt competition!

Franz LISZT

Sonata in B minor (2 Versions) Cat # AVI 8553012 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

World Premiere Recording!

Release Date: May 13, 2008

CAvi-music

Severin von Eckardstein Portrait (2 CDs)

Severin von Eckardstein: piano/Andrea Lieberknecht: flute/Andrej Bielow: violin/ Nicolas Altstaedt: cello MOZART (arr. Hummel): Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 arr. for flute, cello, violin & piano • Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503 (same arr.) • SCHUBERT: Moments musicaux Nos. 1–6, Op. 94 (D780) • RAVEL: Miroirs • PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor A discovery of a young German pianist and some unknown arrangements of Mozart piano concertos. Part of the Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr. Cat # AVI 8553064 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Box Set; Box Lost 14 Not Available In Canada

W.A. MOZART Chamber Music

Christian Tetzlaff, Priya Mitchell, Elisbeth Kufferath, Florian Donderer: violins/Hanna Weinmeister, Stefan Fehlandt, Krzysztof Chorzelski: violas/Julian Steckel, Danjulo Ishizaka: cellos/Stefan Dohr: French horn/Chiara Tonelli: flute/François Leleux: oboe MOZART: String Quartet in G, K.515 • Horn Quintet in E-flat, K.407 • Flute Quartet in D, K.285 • Oboe Quartet in F, K.370 Live recordings of popular chamber music pieces performed on various wind solo instruments by young, world-class artists.

Cat # AVI 8553045 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Franz SCHUBERT 3 Song Cycles (3 CDs)

Bernhard Berchtold: tenor/Irina Puryshinskaja: piano SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin • Winterreise • Schwanengesang Schubert’s core cycles of his Lieder oeuvre interpreted by a young Austrian singer. Part of the Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr.

Cat # AVI 8553029 Price Code: 3N (SRP $38.99) Box Set; Box Lot 14 Not Available In Canada

Lyrita

Release Date: May 13, 2008 London Philharmonic Orchestra Myer Fredman, Raymond Leppard: conductors BAX: Symphony No. 2 • Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Legendary performances on CD for the first time.

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BAX Boult Conducts Bax Cat # LYR 231 Price Code: P

Arnold BAX

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Symphonies 2 & 5

BAX Symphonies 1 & 7

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Jack Brymer: clarinet Alan Civil: French horn Thea King: clarinet The Music Group of London Aeolian Quartet RAWSTHORNE: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello • BERKELEY: Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 17 • Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet, Op. 47 • A. BUSH: Three Concert Studies for Piano Trio, Op. 31 • The Cruel Sea Captain, from Two Ballads of the Sea, Op. 50 • Galliard & Air from Suite, Op. 54 • Corentyne Kwe-Kwe, Op. 75 Legendary performances on CD for the first time. also available

BERKELEY Symphonies 1 & 2 Cat # LYR 249 Price Code: P

Rawsthorne, Berkeley & Bush Chamber Music

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BUSH Overture,Yorick Cat # LYR 252 Price Code: P Not Available In Canada

Lyrita

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Yfrah Neaman: violin BBC Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis: conductor GERHARD: Symphony No. 4 “New York” (1967) • Violin Concerto (1942-5) Legendary performances on CD for the first time.

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IRELAND Sextet, Trios & Sonatas (3 CDs)

Roberto GERHARD Symphony No. 4

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Benjamin Luxon: baritone David Willison, Sheila Randell: pianos Christopher Hyde-Smith: flute Marisa Robles: harp ALWYN: Mirages—A Song Cycle for Baritone and Piano • Divertimento for Solo Flute • Naiades, Fantasy-Sonata for Flute and Harp • Fantasy-Waltzes • Sonata alla Toccata for piano Legendary performances on CD for the first time. Includes the first of the Lyrita RCS Mono recordings.

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ALWYN Symphonies 1 & 4 Cat # LYR 227 Price Code: P

William ALWYN

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Mirages (2 CDs)

ALWYN Symphonies 2, 3 & 5

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Winter & Winter

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Lorenzo Ghielmi: fortepiano Vittorio Ghielmi: viola da gamba Gianluca Buratto: bass C.P.E. BACH: Solo a Viola da Gamba e Basso in D, H 559 • Freie Fantasie in A, H 278 • Trio in G minor per Viola da Gamba e Fortepiano concertato, H 510 • Freie Fantasie in C minor, H 75 “Hamlet, der über den Selbstmord raisoniert” / “Hamlet, reasoning on suicide” • La Stahl, H 94 • Solo a Viola da Gamba e Basso in C, H 558 • Les Langueurs Tendres, H 110 The sonatas for viola da gamba and pianoforte are a true anticipation of Beethoven’s sonatas for cello and piano, the latter not having the magic sound quality of the viol and the Silbermann pianoforte. also available

J.S. BACH On Johann Sebastian Bach

C.P.E. BACH

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J.S. BACH Bach and the Romanticist

Gamba Sonatas & Fantasies

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Joseph Beuys, Günther Böhnert, Carlos Feller, Werner Höfer, Rudolf Körösi, Linda KlaudiusMann, Klaus Lindemann, Heinz-Klaus Metzger, José Montes, Diter Rot, Schuldt, Victor Staub, Otto Tomek, Ferry Waldoff, Stefan Wewerka, and others. Ludwig Van (complete film) Gramophone’s DVD of the Month/Editor’s Choice for March 2007! Mauricio Kagel directs a surreal story about the return of Beethoven. We are in the year 1970 and Beethoven returns to see his hometown and his house in the year of his 200th birthday. A wondrous 35mm B&W film tells of Beethoven’s experiences in the 20th century from his own perspective.

Mauricio Kagel Ludwig Van

Cat # WTR DVD 915006 Price Code: X (SRP $31.99) Amaray Smartpak; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

Nimbus Records

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Leonard BERNSTEIN Kaddish

Samuel Pisar: narrator/Lucerne Symphony Orchestra/John Axelrod: conductor/ Rundfunkchor Berlin/Staats-und Domchor Berlin BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 3 “Kaddish” (1963, rev. 1977) for narrator, full orchestra, mixed choir, boys choir, and soprano solo—European premiere with words written by Samuel Pisar • WEILL: Ein Berliner Requiem • SCHOENBERG: A Survivor from Warsaw for narrator, male choir, and orchestra, Op. 46 Schoenberg and Weill, both born in Europe and forced to emigrate after the National Socialists seized power, went on to develop rather contrasting forms of musical expression in their American exile. Samuel Pisar, born in Poland, survived two years of Soviet occupation and four years deportation to Auschwitz and other death camps. Pisar became a US citizen in 1961, and in 1989 lifelong friend Leonard Bernstein invited him to write the words for the international concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Cat # NIM 5807 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Sergei PROKOFIEV

Cinq Mélodies for Cello & Orchestra Raphael Wallfisch: cello/Southbank Sinfonia/Simon Over: music director PROKOFIEV (arr. Shchedrin): Cinq Mélodies Op. 35, arr. for cello & orchestra (premiere) • SHCHEDRIN: Parabola Concertante for cello, strings & timpani • PROKOFIEV (orch. Blok): Concertino, Op. 132 • Classical Symphony, Op. 25 Prokofiev’s Cinq Mélodies was originally a set of five wordless songs with piano, later rearranged by the composer for violin and piano (Op. 35). In 1920, he orchestrated the second of them for voice with accompaniment.

Cat # NIM 5816 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Includes World Premiere Recording!

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Zinka Milanov

Zinka Milanov in Recital Zinka Milanov: soprano various accompanists 22 song selections by Schumann, Brahms, R. Strauss, Giordani, Kunc, Hageman, traditional, and more For many years one of the richest opera houses in the world, the Metropolitan Opera could afford to contract some of the greatest voices ever to be heard in any theater. One such voice was that of Zinka Milanov. She was an outstanding dramatic soprano: a relaxed and resonant lower register and beautiful, full-bodied, warm middle tones coupled with a brilliant upper extension, which she could soften at will to produce superb floated pianissimi.

Cat # NIM 7948 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Zig-Zag Territoires

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Ensemble Spirale Cross-Portraits

Ensemble Spirale (Marianne Muller: viola da gamba, director/Violaine Cochard: harpsichord/Claire Antonini: theorbo, lute/Charles Edouard Fantin: guitar, lute/ Emily Audouin: bass viola da gamba) STE COLOMBE: Prelude from the Tournus MS • Concert à deux violes égales “Le retrouvé” • MARAI: Tombeau pour Mr. De Ste Colombe • Tombeau pour Mr. Lully • La Marianne • FORQUERAY: La Laborde • La Rameau • La Leclair • La Forqueray • La Couperin • D. GAUTIER: Tombeau de Gautier • V. GAUTIER: Les Larmes de Boesset, Courrante • RAMEAU: La Rameau • La Forqueray

Cat # ZIG 80302 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

“Marianne Muller … successfully evokes a sense of adventure: in her imaginative performance she explores the music as it unfolds, just as one would a labyrinth.” — Gramophone An intimate series of portraits of one composer by another. Marianne Muller became a success with Les folies d’Espagne, her previous record with Zig-Zag Territoires.

Pierre Danican PHILIDOR Oboe Suites

L’Assemblée des honnestes curieux (Antoine Torunczyk, Alfredo Bernardini: oboes/ Baldo Barciela: bass viol/Benjamin Perrot: theorbo, guitar/Chiaopin Kuo: harpsichord) PHILIDOR: Oboe Suites Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5 • Suite of Trios No. 3 in C “These players offer intelligent, idiomatic, and often brilliant performances.” — The Strad First recording exclusively dedicated to Pierre Danican Philidor. Antoine Torunczyk is the leader of the project and offers a very interesting interpretation with ornamentation and special vibrato. Cat # ZIG 80203 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Stefano LANDI

La Morte d’Orfeo (2 CDs) Cyril Auvity, Guillemette Laurens, Dominique Visse, Jan van Elsaker, Damien Guillon: vocal soloists/Akademia/Françoise Lasserre: conductor Stefano LANDI: La Morte d’Orfeo • USPER: Sonata a 8 • CASTELLO: Sonata decima a 3 • G. GABRIELI: Canzon VIII a 8 • FALCONIERI: Battala de Barabaso • MARINI: Canzon nona a doi Chori “The performers of Akademia are marvelous: the singers are full of character and extremely agile and committed, with a truly noble Orfeo sung by Cyril Auvity.” — Early Music Review UK Cat # ZIG 70402 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Digipak; Box Lot 16 Not Available In Canada

First new recording of the opera after 20 years.

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Zig-Zag Territoires

Les Plaisirs du Parnasse David Plantier: violin, director Maya Amrein: cello Andrea Marchiol: harpsichord Shizuko Noiri: theorbo WALTHER: Suites Nos. 6, 8 9 & 20 • Aria No. 14 in G minor • Serenata a un coro di violini • Passagagli No. 7 in D minor “David Plantier responds to the demands: multiple stoppings, breathless moto perpetuo, and some huge splashes of sound at cadences.” — BBC Music magazine David Plantier is a rising young violinist, a graduate of Schola Cantorum Basiliensus who studied with Chiara Banchini. This disc presents unknown music of Johann Jakob Walther.

Johann Jakob WALTHER

Hortulus Chelicus Mainz, 1688 Cat # ZIG 60902 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Anima Eterna Jos van Immerseel: conductor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Shéhérazade, Op. 35 • Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 • BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia • Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor “The immediate impression here is of a solidly based orchestral sound—not surprising, as the band balances 12 violins and four violas with three cellos and three double basses.” — BBC Music magazine A major step in Anima Eterna’s journey towards 19th century music. The period instruments and the group’s experience—they have already recorded Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and, Johann Strauss’s waltz—are very effective.

Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Shéhérazade

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3

Kyrill Rodin: cello/Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Samuel Friedmann: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations sur un thème Rococo, Op. 33 (“Rococo Variations” for cello & orchestra) • Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 The soloist who here presents the Rococo Variations is one of Russia’s most exceptional cellists—proved as such by his spectacular win of the gold medal at the 8th Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1986.

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Richard STRAUSS & Hans PFITZNER Works for Cello & Piano

Guido Schiefen: cello/Olaf Dreßler: piano R. STRAUSS: Sonata for cello & piano in F, Op. 6 • Romance in F • PFITZNER: Sonata in Fsharp minor, Op. 1

Cat # ANO 870720 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

Guido Schiefen took courses under Maurice Gendron and Siegfried Palm, and received a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes. In 1990 he was a prizewinner at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and was a recipient of the patronage award from the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in 1993. Olaf Dreßler studied with Prof. Webersinke in Dresden and with Rudolf Kehrer and Ludwig Hoffmann. Numerous successes and prizes have marked his career, among them the first prize at the “Maria Canals Competition” in Barcelona, the first prize of the “Finale Ligure,” and a special award at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

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W.A. MOZART

A Soprano Portrait Elena Moşuc: soprano/Iaşi “Moldova” Philharmonic Orchestra Romania/Camil Marinescu: conductor MOZART: 7 arias from Zaïde, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni & Die Zauberflöte • 2 concert arias • Motet “Exsultate, jubilate,” K.165 • Mass in C minor, K.427 “Et incarnatus est” “Make a note of this name: Elena Moşuc. [Her debut recital] is a knockout … she is absolutely ready for prime time.” — ClassicsToday

Cat # ANO 811910 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Elena Moşuc began her studies at the Academy for Art and Song before moving to the “George Enescu” Conservatory. She made her debut in 1990 at the Iasi Opera, where she appeared as the Queen of the Night, Lucia, and Gilda. Since the 1991/1992 season, Elena Moşuc has been part of the ensemble of the Zurich Opera House.

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Arte Nova Classics

Ekaterina Dershavina: piano J.S. BACH: Aria with 30 Variations BWV 988 “Goldberg-Variationen” (Klavierübung Teil IV) “There is something impalpable in this performance of the Goldberg Variations. Ekaterina Dershavina gives a fine performance of this work, perhaps one of the best available on the piano. She allies both subtle phrasing, for the slow variations, and breathtaking energy for the fast ones. In spite of a few small moments where the magic is lost, this is a brilliant recording, and at a budget price as well! Snap it up for a rare example of pianistic excellence.”   — MusicWeb International

J.S. BACH

Goldberg Variations Cat # ANO 340110 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Ricardo Castro: piano Sinfonia Varsovia Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach: conductor CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor • Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat, Op. 22 • Ballades Nos. 1–4 • Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1 • Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 Ricardo Castro was the first South American pianist to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition. He has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan and in England with Sir Simon Rattle, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the BBC London Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

Frédéric CHOPIN

Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (2 CDs) Cat # ANO 592170 Price Code: 2C (SRP $11.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Doremi

Release Date: May 13, 2008 Georgina Dobrée: clarinet Loewenguth String Quartet MOZART: String Quartet in E-flat, K.171 • String Quartet in G, K.387 • String Quartet in E-flat, K.428 • String Quartet in B flat, K.458 • String Quartet in C, K.465 (2 versions) • Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K.581 • HAYDN: String Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5 “The Lark” • String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 “Quinten” • String Quartet in D, Op. 76, No. 3 A legendary classical string quartet! First time on CD!

Loewenguth String Quartet

Plays Mozart & Haydn,Vol. 1 (3 CDs) Cat # DHR 7846 Price Code: 3R (SRP $53.99) Box Set; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

Sviatoslav Richter: piano SCHUBERT: Sonata No. 9 in B, D.575 • Sonata No. 3 in E, D.459 • Impromptus D. 899, Nos. 3 & 4 • Moment Musical No. 1 in C, D.780 • March in E, D.606 • BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10/1, 2 • Piano pieces, Op. 118, Nos. 1, 3 & 6 • CHOPIN: 4 Scherzi • RAVEL: Oiseaux from Miroirs • RACHMANINOV: Prelude, Op. 32, No. 12 • Etude Tableau Op. 39, Nos. 3 & 9 A new volume in this important and successful series. First time on CD!

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Sviatoslav Richter Richter Archives,Vol. 14 (2 CDs) Cat # DHR 7909 Price Code: 2R

Sviatoslav Richter

Richter Archives,Vol. 15 (2 CDs) Cat # DHR 7940 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Sviatoslav Richter Richter Archives,Vol. 13 Cat # DHR 7892 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

Stradivarius

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Alessandro STRADELLA Santa Pelagia

Laura Antonaz: soprano/Alessandro Carmignani: alto/Fabio Furnari: tenor/ Walter Testolin: bass/Ensemble Vocale Festina Lente/I Musici di Santa Pelagia/ Maurizio Fornero: conductor STRADELLA: Santa Pelagia (complete oratorio) World premiere recording of a hidden Baroque treasure.

Cat # STV 33792 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 World Premiere Recording!

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Luigi NONO

Quando Stanno Morendo Roberto Fabbriciani: flute/Ciro Scarponi: clarinet/Giancarlo Schiaffini: tuba/ Alvise Vidolin: live electronics NONO: A Pierre. Dell’azzurro silenzio, inquietum • Quando stanno morendo, Diario polacco No. 2 • Post-Prae-Ludium per Donau Reference performances for a major cult composer of the ’70s avant-garde.

Cat # STV 57007 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Astor PIAZZOLLA & Chick COREA Milonga del Angel

Mario Marzi: saxophones/Simone Zanchini: accordion/Paolo Zannini: piano/ Matteo Scaioli: tablas PIAZZOLLA: La muerte del angel • Milonga del angel • Libertango • Oblivion • Escualo • COREA: Children’s Songs Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7 & 20 • GISMONTI: Cego Aderaldo • Palhaço • Karate • NAZARETH: Cavaquinho • ZANCHINI: Walzer storto • PASCOAL: Chorinho pra ele Very lively arrangements of tangos, milongas, and children’s songs by a first-class saxophone player. Cat # STV 57906 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Tactus

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Lodovico da VIADANA Requiem Mass

Cappella Musicale di Viadana/Vocale Consortium/Giovanni Battista Columbro: director VIADANA: Officium defunctorum (Office for the Dead at Matins) • Missa pro defunctis (Requiem Mass) Lodovico da Viadana is now considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time, not just “the inventor of the basso continuo.” The most recent research and transcription of da Viadana’s music has enabled us to get a better idea of the importance of this musician, who was not only emblematic of his age but also an enlightened prophet. The Missa da Requiem and the Responsori from the Officium pro Defunctis in this recording, composed in 1604, are proof of this: the works are extremely lively and original. Cat # TCT 562201 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Domenico SCARLATTI Messa di Madrid

Melodi Cantores/Elena Sartori: director D. SCARLATTI: Messa di Madrid • Stabat Mater • Messa “La Stella” Although Domenico Scarlatti’s success in the 18th century and continued fame after his death are due exclusively to his sonatas for harpsichord, he left a significant corpus of sacred music, most of which was composed when he was serving in the important ecclesiastical institutions Santa Maria Maggiore (1707–08), Cappella Giulia (1714–19), and Capella Patriarchal (1719– 29). Most of these works for choir and organ continuo are written in the stylus antiquus, the imitative counterpoint that in the 18th century was still modeled on 16th century polyphony by Palestrina. Cat # TCT 681906 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Gregorian School of V enice Crucem Tuam Adoramus

Ensemble Oktoechos/Gregoriana School of Venice/Lanfranco Menga: director ANON: Crucem Tuas Adoramus—Gregorian Chant concert for Ash Wednesday, 2007 A significant characteristic of modal liturgical song is that it manifests, reinforces, and completes the meaning of texts by intensifying the sound. It is a characteristic that can easily be heard in the works in this program, especially those in the Roman liturgical tradition.

Cat # TCT 210001 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Tactus

Guido DONATI

Donati Plays Donati Guido Donati: organ DONATI: 17 pieces for organ This CD, entirely dedicated to the compositions of Guido Donati and interpreted by the composer himself, is truly unique. Donati is not simply an organist (albeit a fine one) who composes on the side. On the contrary, he is a composer who fearlessly takes on grand genres and loves challenges. In his music, there is a great deal of humor and subtle self-irony concealed behind a veil of serious aplomb and solid discipline in the areas of harmony, counterpoint, and other aspects of musicianship. Cat # TCT 940401 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Vincenzo COLLA

Chamber Music for Flute Mario Carbotta: flute/Carlo Balzaretti: piano/Guido Fichtner: guitar/Marco Bianchi: violin/Alice Bisanti: viola COLLA: Fantasia for piano & flute, Op. 25 • Duo for flute & guitar • Quartet for flute, violi, viola & guitar The pieces contained here represent the complete series of Colla’s original compositions with flute, and belong to two clearly distinct creative periods. The Duo for flute & guitar dates from 1808 and was one of the very earliest plates to be engraved by the Milanese publisher Ricordi. The Quartet for flute, violi, viola & guitar is a later work (1817–1822) and may be placed in Colla’s second stylistic period alongside the Fantasia for piano & flute, Op. 25, published around 1829.

Cat # TCT 780301 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Vincenzo Antonio PETRALI Works for Organ Marco Limone: organ PETRALI: Six Verses for the Gloria in D • Grand Sonata for organ with echo • Adagio for the Elevation in E minor • Sonata in F • Adagio for the Elevation in B-flat • Sonata in D minor Vincenzo Antonio Petrali was the central figure in the nineteenth century Italian organ world. He was the link between symphonic-theatrical creativity, supported by the organ orchestra, and the revival of organs and organ playing, of which he was the strongest advocate. Cat # TCT 834101 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Nuova Era

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Antonio SALIERI

La Locandiera (2 CDs) Alessandra Ruffini, Gastone Sarti, Oslavio di Credico, Piero Guarnera, Luigi Petroni, Paola Leolini: vocal soloists/Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Emilia Romagna “A. Toscanini”/ Fabio Luisi: conductor SALIERI: La Locandiera (complete opera)

Cat # NUO 224185 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 17

Salieri’s lean, simple scoring might cause us to think of the immaturity of the young Venetian musician, but in this score—especially in the vocal parts—there is no lack of technically complex and well-mediated pieces. Salieri has an individual ability to filter the lively moods of traditional Italian opera buffa with his watchful critical intelligence and transform them into something drier, more analytic, and effectively “simple.” The many “mannerist” solutions of the score do not, however, suffocate its strong tendency towards deliberate renewal that often brings out brilliant, sparkling atmospheres that are all the more surprising since they come from the hand of the “scholastic” Salieri.

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Gaetano DONIZETTI Gianni di Parigi (2 CDs)

Luciana Serra, Angelo Romero, Giuseppe Morino, Elena Zilio, Enrico Fissore, Silvana Manga: vocal soloists/RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Milan/Carlo Felice Cillario: conductor DONIZETTI: Gianni di Parigi (complete opera) Gianni di Parigi is a semi-serious opera, the most successful of its kind until Elisir d’amore, with careful doses of comic and sentimental moments. What is so pleasantly surprising is the richness and variety of the music that it offers. Luciana Serra is one of today’s best female opera singers from Italy. Cat # NUO 224184 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 17 Not Available In Canada

Giuseppe VERDI Ernani (2 CDs)

Vicenzo La Scola, Daniela Dessì, Paolo Coni, Michele Pertusi, Marina Giorgio, Diego Cossu, Riccardo Ristori: vocal soloists/Bratislava Chamber Choir/Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia/Giuliano Carella: conductor VERDI: Ernani (complete opera) Giuseppe Verdi’s name has become symbolic for Italian opera—synonymous with the art form—and no other composer has managed to establish as many works as an integral part of international opera repertoire. More than half of Verdi’s twenty-six operatic compositions have become standard repertoire and it is hard to imagine an opera program without Ernani. Cat # NUO 223303 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 17 Not Available In Canada

Release Date: May 13, 2008

Opera d’Oro

Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Mario Sereni: vocal soloists Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples Arturo Basile: conductor GIORDANO: Fedora (complete opera) Enrico Caruso sang in the premiere of this opera in 1898, and it became a favorite worldwide. Giordano’s opera Andrea Chenier eventually surpassed it in popularity, and today it is a staple mainly of Italian opera houses—but its great tenor aria “Amor ti vieta” still thrills audiences everywhere. Live performance, Naples, 1961.

Umberto GIORDANO Fedora (2 CDs)

Cat # OPD 7054 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Montserrat Caballé, Renato Bruson: vocal soloists Giorgio Casellato Lamberti, Bianca Maria Casoni: vocal soloists Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo Armando Gatto: conductor DONIZETTI: Gemma di Vergy (complete opera) This historic 1975 recording with the great Montserrat Caballé presents the first revival of this once-popular Donizetti opera, which had been unperformed for over seventy years! In the mid-19th century it was one of Donizetti’s most-produced operas, surpassing even Lucia di Lammermoor in number of performances. Gemma is one of the most taxing soprano roles ever written. Live performance, Naples, December 12, 1975

Gaetano DONIZETTI Gemma di Vergy (2 CDs) Cat # OPD 7055 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

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