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allegro Classical News Contents Jon Lord Alexei Volodin Gavin Bryars

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ounded in 1998, BMC’s catalog has now surpassed 160 releases. The label features recordings by Hungarian artists in the contemporary, classical, and jazz fields. BMC’s strategy is to be open to carrying over traditional musical values as well as representing acts with a new, experimental approach. Through its releases over the years, BMC has built international recognition for a number of Hungarian artists and initiated successful collaboration between Hungarian and international musicians, workshops, and orchestras. The awards of Midem, Jazzman, and Gramofon-Klasszikus es Jazz—as well as over 1,000 reviews in the international press—signify the fact that Budapest Music Center has become an important player in the international music industry.

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Arte Verum

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Franz SCHUBERT

Die schöne Müllerin (CD+DVD) BUZZ ALERT

Cat # AVE 8 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Double Digipak; Box Lot 15 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Barbara Hendricks: soprano Roland Pöntinen: piano SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin, D795 (complete song cycle) “It is precisely the fresh, un-hidebound approach to even the most well-aired Lieder which makes this such an attractive recital. Hendricks’s girlish, smiling phrasing refresh both word and music.” — Gramophone Traditionally sung by male voices, Die schöne Müllerin is one of the masterpieces of the Viennese composer. This special edition includes a bonus DVD of Barbara Hendricks performing extracts from Schubert’s other great masterpiece, the Winterreise. DVD is NTSC, playable in all regions. Approximate run time 15 minutes.

also available SCHUBERT Ave Maria Cat # AVE 199 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

BEETHOVEN Lieder & Volkslieder Cat # AVE 6 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

SCHUMANN Lieder Cat # AVE 2 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

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Avie Records

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Franz SCHUBERT

Schubert Live, Vol. 3 (2 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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Imogen Cooper: piano SCHUBERT: Sonata in B-flat, D960 • Allegretto in C minor, D915 • Four Impromptus, D899 • Deutsche Tanze, D790 • Sonata in A minor, D784 • Sonata in C, D840 • Ungarische Melodie, D817 “Perfection … [a] natural Schubert player … she really makes the piano sing.” — NPR, All Things Considered “The most wonderful Schubert-playing I have ever heard … held me spellbound.” — Gramophone, Editor’s Choice “Celestial Schubert … second to none.” — BBC Music magazine, Instrumental Disc of the Month Acclaimed pianist Imogen Cooper is enjoying something of a renaissance with her ongoing series of Schubert’s solo piano works on Avie. Accolades for the recordings abound, from NPR and the BBC to Gramophone and the New York Times. Now, Cooper continues her exploration of the composer’s late piano music with Volume 3, recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in December 2009. also available

SCHUBERT Schubert Live, Vol. 1 Cat # AVR 2156 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99)

SCHUBERT Schubert Live, Vol. 2 Cat # AVR 2157 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99)

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Avie Records

Jon LORD

To Notice Such Things BUZZ ALERT

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Jon Lord: piano Jeremy Irons: speaker Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra LORD: To Notice Such Things • Evening Song • For Example • Air on a Blue String “Considerable skill at imaginative soundscapes … undeniably powerful and gripping.” — Gramophone Classically trained composer and keyboard player Jon Lord was diverted for over 40 years by his involvement in the rock group Deep Purple. He returned to full-time classical composing in 2002, and achieved great acclaim for his Durham Concerto, which made the Top 10 in the UK’s Classical Artist Chart and was the highest new entry (#75) in Classic FM’s 2009 Hall of Fame. On this follow-up, the title work is a poignant tribute to Lord’s longtime friend, the late John Mortimer, QC. Lord played To Notice Such Things at Mortimer’s memorial service in November 2009, in front of an illustrious audience that included Alan Rickman, Peter O’Toole, Sir Tom Stoppard, and Jeremy Irons, who closes the album with his reading of the poem “Afterwards.” also available Jon LORD Durham Concerto Cat # AVR 2145 Price Code: Q U.S. ORDERS ONLY

CORO

Release Date: May 11, 2010 The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra Harry Christophers: conductor Carolyn Sampson, Libby Crabtree: sopranos Robin Blaze: countertenor James Gilchrist: tenor Simon Birchall: bass BUXTEHUDE: Membra Jesu Nostri “Sensational vocal and dynamic control.” — BBC Music magazine Buxtehude’s cantata cycle, Membra Jesu Nostri, is a totally unique work. Based on texts from a Medieval Latin hymn, “Salve mundi salutare,” the cycle contains seven cantatas, each dedicated to a different part of Christ’s crucified body. Buxtehude plays cleverly with musical colors and textures, changing the mixture of voices and instruments to dramatic effect as the work develops.

Dietrich BUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu Nostri

also available J.S. BACH Cantatas Cat # CRO 16039 Price Code: Q

Cat # CRO 16082 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra Harry Christophers: conductor Simon Russell Beale: presenter ANONYMOUS: Vexilla Regis • PALESTRINA: Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli • Assumpta est Maria • PÉROTIN: Viderunt omnes • DE MONTE: Super flumina Babylonis • BYRD: Quomodo cantabimus? • Ye sacred muses • Agnus Dei from Mass For Four Voices • Haec Dies • J.S. BACH: Komm, Jesu, Komm • TALLIS: Salvator mundi, salva nos • ANERIO/PALESTRINA: Stabat Mater • ALLEGRI: Miserere This 90-minute concert was especially recorded at LSO St. Luke’s in London as a finale to the Sacred Music TV series. The concert, performed by Harry Christophers & The Sixteen and presented by Simon Russell Beale, features a selection of glorious music from the Sacred Music series culminating in Allegri’s famous “Miserere.” Playable in all regions. Approximate run time 90 minutes.

The Sixteen

Sacred Music: An Easter Celebration (DVD) Cat # CRO 16079 Price Code: H (SRP $12.98) Number of Discs: 1 Amaray; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

also available The Sixteen Sacred Music Series One (Single DVD) Cat # CRO 16078 Price Code: 2H U.S. ORDERS ONLY

KAIROS

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Hèctor PARRA

Hypermusic Prologue (2 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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Charlotte Ellett: soprano James Bobby: baritone EIC electronics, IRCAM Clement Power: conductor PARRA: Hypermusic: Prologue (complete opera) • Bonus disc interview with the composer and librettist Lisa Randall “Since writing a bestselling book on her fascinating and complex extra-dimensional theory of the universe, Harvard physicist Lisa Randall has been busy re-imagining it as an appropriately cerebral art form—opera. After three years of development, Hypermusic Prologue premiered at Paris’ prestigious Centre Pompidou in June and, like Randall’s book … it manages to translate the impenetrable world of theoretical physics into something that not only appeals to scientists, but to anyone willing to look beyond the obvious for clues about the nature of reality.” — Seed magazine Harvard physicist Lisa Randall, Spanish composer Hèctor Parra, and artist Matthew Ritchie collaborate on a new site-specific monodrama, which inverts and renovates the genre of opera with an experimental score suggesting the expanding reality of a fifth dimension. The CD was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Contemplating The Void: Interventions at the Guggenheim Museum, which was on view from February 12 through April 28, 2010.

Challenge Classics

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Gustav MAHLER

Symphonic Poem “Titan” The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra/Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor MAHLER: Symphonic Poem in Two Parts “Titan” (Symphony No. 1 in D—Hamburg 1893 version) In 1893 Mahler restored his First Symphony. The movement called “Blumine” was put back in, and the Symphony got the nickname “Titan.” This version of the First Symphony is performed here in a lively, deeply musical, and powerful performance by the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jan Willem de Vriend. Cat # CHR SACD 72355 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Jelena Ocic

Works for Cello and Piano Jelena Oˇci´c: cello/Frederico Lovato: piano ŠENDEROVAS: “Two Songs of Shulamith” • KABALEVSKY: Sonata in B-flat, Op. 7 • GINASTERA: Sonata, Op. 49, “Canción al Arbol del Olvido,” Op. 3, No. 2 The debut recording on Challenge Classics from a young Croatian cellist who is well on her way to international acclaim! Energetic, poetic, and virtuosic, her playing is a rich kaleidoscope of colors and emotions that immediately touches a chord deep within the audience.

Cat # CHR 72358 Number of Discs: 1 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Charles MOUTHON

The Mystery of Sign. Mouthon: 10 Concerti à 5 Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor: conductor MOUTHON: Concertos (10) It is not certain whether the lutenist Mouton and the composer Mouthon were the same person. What we do know is that this relatively unknown music from 17th century Austria, played by the early music specialist ensemble Ars Antique Austria, is enchanting and rich!

Cat # CHR 72336 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Challenge Classics

Frédéric CHOPIN Piano Works

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Alexei Volodin: piano CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 1 A Flat Major Op. 29 • Impromptu No. 2 F Sharp Major Op. 36 • Impromptu No. 3 G Flat Major Op. 51 • Impromptu No. 4 C Sharp Minor Op. 66 • Barcarole F Sharp Major Op. 60 • Polonaise-Fantaisie A Flat Major Op. 61 • Sonata No. 3 B Minor Op. 58 “The 31-year-old Volodin is light years removed from the generic Russian firebrand type of keyboard artist. His finely calibrated rendition of Beethoven’s most introspective piano concerto revealed a sensitive musician who emphasized the score’s subtle interplay of sun and shadow rather than a flashy display of pianistic bombast.” — Music & Vision “The 31-year-old Russian virtuoso runs up and down the keyboard with seamless fluidity, every note precisely placed and released, yet his emphasis is solely on the music and not the performer.” — San Diego Arts An internationally known pianist who plays all over the world, Alexei Volodin has won prizes at various international competitions. In 2003 he won the First Prize at the ninth edition of the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich, which launched his international career. A modest virtuoso, Volodin is not a “showman”—rather, his goal is to convey a sense of inspiration to his audience. Upcoming US performances: May 7–8 with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall; May 9 solo recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

GB Records

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Gavin Bryars: double bass Holly Cole: voice Gwen Hoebig: violin CBC Radio Orchestra Owen Underhill: conductor BRYARS: I have heard it said that a spirit enters • Planet Earth • The Apple Track • Violin Concerto (“The Bulls of Bashan”) • The Porazzi Fragment • By the Vaar A major recording of works for chamber orchestra and soloists Holly Cole and Gavin Bryars, including the rare appearance of a piece written for Charlie Haden. One of the last recordings by the last radio orchestra in North America!

Gavin BRYARS

I have heard it said that a spirit enters Cat # GVB 12 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

also available BRYARS A Listening Room Cat # GVB 8 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Gavin Bryars: double bass, piano John Christie, John Berger: speakers Bill Hawkes: viola James Woodrow: electric guitar Sophie Harris: cello Melanie Pappenheim: singer BRYARS: Cadmium Red • The red whose father is the knife • Yves Klein Blue • The Blues: I am yours or you are mine • Black/Darkness • Blackness: a touching you didn’t know existed • A Patch of Light • Yellow/Gold • A Quality of Light • Genevieve • Triangular Yellow • Saffron • Substance • Three Insomniac Poems • Coda: our need of colour • The Island Chapel An extremely beautiful meditation on color, and a highly original collaboration between visual artist, writer, and composer.

Gavin BRYARS

I Send You This Cadmium Red Cat # GVB 6 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

also available BRYARS Glorious Hill Cat # GVB 9 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

GB Records

Gavin Bryars: double bass, piano Arve Henriksen: trumpet Anna Maria Friman: soprano John Potter: tenor Morgan Goff: viola Nick Cooper: cello James Woodrow: electric guitar BRYARS: Lauda 29 “O divina virgo, flore” • Lauda 13 “Stomme allegro” • Lauda 19 “Omne homo” • No.1 from Tre Laude Dolçe • Lauda 4 “Oi me lasso” • Lauda 35 “L’alto prençe archangelo” • Lauda 37 “Ciascun ke fede sente” • Lauda (con sordino) • Lauda 36 “Gloria in cielo” • Lauda 28 “Amor dolçe sença pare” This is the first time that Gavin Bryars has issued a live recording of his ensemble, which includes singers Anna Maria Friman and John Potter plus guest Arve Henriksen, performing at the 2008 Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.

Gavin BRYARS

Live at Punkt

also available BRYARS Amjad Cat # GVB 10 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Cat # GVB 15 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Zig-Zag Territoires La chapelle Rhénane Benoît Haller: conductor J.S. BACH: Passio secundum Johannem (St. John Passion complete oratorio) The St. John Passion is a drama of outstanding intensity whose edition was not definitively set by Bach. There were four public concerts that gave different organizations of pieces: 1724, 1725, 1728, and 1746/47. To convey the importance of this work, which goes far beyond purely liturgical purpose, Benoît Haller chose his ideal version from the four—the one he felt was the most “balanced, correct, and edifying.”

J.S. BACH

St. John Passion (2 CDs) Cat # ZIG 100301 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 20 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Meridian Records

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Anna Hashimoto: clarinet Daniel Smith: piano LOVREGLIO: Fantasia da Concerto • BENJAMIN: Le Tombeau de Ravel • DEBUSSY: Première Rhapsodie • Petite Pièce • POULENC: Clarinet Sonata • SAINT-SAËNS: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167 • CAVALLINI: Carnevale di Venzia “Stylish phrasing and lovely, liquid tone.” — New York Times

Anna Hashimoto

Meridian Records is delighted to announce the release of A Touch of France by the young and extremely talented clarinetist Anna Hashimoto, with pianist Daniel Smith. The album opens with Lovreglio’s virtuosic paraphrase on Verdi’s La Traviata, an exquisite Italian opera based on a French story, followed by Le Tombeau de Ravel, which Australian composer Arthur Benjamin wrote using the style of the French composer Maurice Ravel. The next three works by Debussy, Poulenc, and Saint-Saëns are very important French repertoire for clarinetists and classical music lovers alike. Debussy’s Petite Piece is a lovely miniature encore piece, and the sparkling variations on Cavallini’s Carnival of Venice close this album with a real sense of joy and excitement.

A Touch of France

Cat # MER 84581 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Winter & Winter Susanne Rydén: soprano Die Freitagsakademie HANDEL: Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G • Mi palpita il cor • Delirio Amoroso • CORELLI: Violin Sonata in A, Op. 5, No. 6 • A. SCARLATTI: Da sventura a sventura Winter & Winter’s first audio production with Die Freitagsakademie and soprano Susanne Rydén presents Handel in Italy! In the 250th year after his death, the group seeks out the “Italian” Handel, combining his works with compositions by Corelli and Scarlatti.

George Frideric HANDEL Travelogues of Italy Cat # WTR 158 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Smartpak; Box Lot 20 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Budapest Music Center

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Sviatoslav Richter: piano SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 • BRAHMS: Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118, No. 1 • Intermezzo in E-flat minor, Op. 118, No. 6 • J.S. BACH: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Books 1& 2 • French Suites in C minor, BWV 813 • PROKOFIEV: Sonata in B, Op. 84, No. 8 • Visions fugitives, Op. 22 • RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte • Gaspard de la nuit No. 2 • Valses nobles et sentimentales • Jeux d’eau • Alborada del gracioso • SCHUBERT: Sonata in C minor, D958 • Moment musical in C, Op. 94, No. 1 • 3 Pieces for Piano, D946 • Wanderer Fantasy in C, D760 • Hüttenbrenner Variations, D576 • Sonata No. 13 in A, D664 • SCHUMANN: Toccata in C • Novellettes (2) • Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 • LISZT: Gnomenreigen • Liebesträume Nos. 2 & 3 • Valses oubliées Nos. 1–3 • Sonnet 123 of Petrarch • Ariettes oubliées Nos. 1 & 5 • Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses No. 9 • BEETHOVEN: Sonata in B-flat, Op. 22 • Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101 • Sonata in F minor, Op. 2 • Sonata in D, Op. 10, No. 3 • Sonata in E, Op. 14, No. 1 • Sonata in A-flat, Op. 26 • HANDEL: Suite No. 5 in E • SHOSTAKOVICH: Six Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87 • MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 2, K. 280 • CHOPIN: Scherzos Nos. 2, 3 & 4 • Rondo à la mazur • Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1 • Waltzes (2) • Mazurkas (4) • HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 48 in C • DEBUSSY: Preludes for piano, Books 1 & 2 • Images, Book 1 • Hommage à Haydn

Sviatoslav Richter

Richter In Hungary (14 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

Wonderful recordings of Richter’s Hungarian performances, spanning the years 1954–1993!

Cat # BMH 171 Price Code: 9Q (SRP $143.99) Number of Discs: 14 Box Set; Box Lot 13 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

WNC The Choirs of Washington National Cathedral Washington Symphonic Brass Michael McCarthy: director Erik William Suter, Scott Hanoian: organists WILLCOCKS: America • WARD: America the Beautiful • SOUSA: Washington Post March • Stars and Stripes Forever • TIPPETT: Steal Away • Deep River • FUNK: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need • DAWSON: There Is a Balm in Gilead • COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man • PARRY: O Love of God • CARTER: Lord of the Dance • MANZ: Aria • MONK: Abide with Me • DIRKSEN: Father, in Thy Gracious Keeping • STEFFE: Battle Hymn of the Republic • SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner Cover Sticker: “A breathtaking collection of patriotic music that boldly articulates the triumphs and travails of the American experience.” The choirs of the Cathedral, joined by organists Erik William Suter and Scott Hanoian plus guests Washington Symphonic Brass, offer a musical celebration of America’s heritage of faith. The recording, directed by Michael McCarthy, features his setting of “O Love of God” (Jerusalem) sung at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan, R. W. Dirksen’s “Father, in Thy Gracious Keeping,” and a selection of beloved American anthems and spirituals.

The Choirs of Washington National Cathedral

America the Beautiful Cat # WNC 501 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Fryderyk Chopin Society

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Nikolai Demidenko: piano CHOPIN: Rondo in C minor, Op. 1 • Rondo in E-flat, Op. 16 • Bolero in C, Op. 19 • Berceuse in D-flat, Op. 57 • Variations in B-flat on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, Op. 2 Nikolai Demidenko is famous for highly valued, almost model performances of the Russian concerto repertoire, including the works of Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, and Tchaikovsky. Within this series, he presents piano works full of passion and artistry. Recorded live at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw, on December 15–17, 2008.

Frédéric CHOPIN 2 Rondos & Bolero Cat # FCS 14 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Aleksandra Kurzak: soprano/Mariusz Kwiecie´n: baritone/Nelson Goerner: piano CHOPIN: Songs (sel.) Features talented Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and baritone Mariusz Kwiecie´n, a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindeman Young Artist Development, performing in March and June of 2009 at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw. Both artists are closely connected with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and with London’s Covent Garden. Also features Nelson Goerner, a great figure among contemporary pianists known for his performances of the works of romantic composers.

Frédéric CHOPIN Songs

Cat # FCS 16 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Fryderyk Chopin Society

Frédéric CHOPIN

Piano Concertos 1 & 2 BUZZ ALERT

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Jan Lisiecki: piano Sinfonia Varsovia Howard Shelley: conductor CHOPIN: Piano Concerto in F minor • Piano Concerto in E minor Critics call Jan Lisiecki an “aristocrat of the piano,” an “extraordinary talent,” and praise him for “remarkably poetic and imaginatively executed [playing].” At age 14, he has already made a name for himself on Canadian and international stages. This recording of the Piano Concertos in F minor and E minor, which were performed at the National Philharmonic Concert Hall during the festival “Chopin and His Europe” in 2008 and 2009 respectively, features the great Canadian talent. He is accompanied by the Sinfonia Varsovia, conducted by British conductor and pianist Howard Shelley. Multiple US & Canadian tour dates throughout April–December 2010, including the Rancho Mirage Public Library Concert Series, Calgary’s Jack Singer Concert Hall, Montreal’s Place-des-Arts, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, and more.

Toccata Classics

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Friedrich GERNSHEIM The Two Piano Quintets

Edouard Oganessian: piano/Art Vio String Quartet GERNSHEIM: Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 35 • Piano Quintet No. 2 in B minor, Op. 63 The music of German composer Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1918) is gradually beginning to emerge in recordings, revealing him as one of the finest composers of his age. His two piano quintets are tightly constructed, powerfully argued, and full of rhythmic energy, abounding with memorable tunes. They are both masterpieces, among the very best of German Romantic chamber music, ranking alongside the Brahms and Schumann works. Cat # TOC 99 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

World premiere recordings

Alfred SCHNITTKE Discoveries

Liora Grodnikaite: mezzo-soprano/Drosostalitsa Moraiti: piano/Oleh Krysa: violin/Alexander Ivashkin: cello/Bolshoi Soloists’ Ensemble/Alexander Lazarev: conductor SCHNITTKE: Six Preludes for Piano • Dialogue • Yellow Sound • Magdalina for mezzo-soprano and piano • Variations for String Quartet

Cat # TOC 91 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

The output of Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998) has been documented in recordings more thoroughly than that of any other Russian composer since Shostakovich. But there are a number of works that have not yet been released on CD, and four of the five here are not only first recordings—they also document Schnittke’s stylistic evolution over more than four decades of creative activity, moving from the relatively traditional Preludes, via the serial Dialogue and the experimental Yellow Sound, to the elliptical Variations, one of his last works.

includes World premiere recordings

Anatol LYADOV

Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1 Olga Solovieva: piano LYADOV: Birulki, Op. 2 • Six Morceaux, Op. 3 • Arabesques, Op. 4 • Etude, Op. 5 • Impromptu, Op. 6 • Deux Intermezzi, Op. 7 • Deux Intermezzi, Op. 8 • Deux Morceaux, Op. 9 • Trois Morceaux, Op. 10 • Trois Morceaux, Op. 11

Cat # TOC 82 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

The Russian composer Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914), a friend of Balakirev and the ‘Mighty Handful’ of Russian nationalist composers, is remembered these days chiefly for his Musical Snuffbox, once a favorite encore. Lyadov was indeed a miniaturist, but a far more productive one than his reputation for laziness suggests. His substantial output for piano, never previously recorded in its entirety, reveals a composer with an energetic keyboard manner reminiscent of Schumann, often colored with a hint of Russian folk music.

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Toccata Classics

Carolyn Foulkes: soprano Sally Pryce: harp Adam Walker: flute Adam Summerhayes: violin Nicola Eimer: piano Wendy Dawn Thompson: mezzo-soprano London Concertante Gregory Rose: conductor WALTERS: Cân y galon (Song of the Heart), for soprano and string quartet (1970) • Little Suite for Flute and Harp (1960s) • Violin Sonata (1989–96) • Berceuse for harp (1965) • Poésies du soir (Poems of the Evening), for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (1961) Welsh composer Gareth Walters (b. 1928) studied with Jean Rivier and Olivier Messiaen in Paris in the early 1950s, inheriting a formal elegance that has characterized his music ever since, enhanced on this disc by a nocturnal, serenade-like quality. The two song-cycles on this disc—Cân y galon (‘Song of the Heart’), set in Welsh, on aspects of love; and Poésies du soir, which evoke the calm of summer evenings—share the songwriting clarity of Britten, whose early encouragement galvanized Walters’ career as a composer. They enclose the buoyant, Celtic-colored Little Suite for Flute and Harp, the expansive Violin Sonata, and the gentle Berceuse for harp.

Gareth WALTERS

Song of the Heart

Cat # TOC 90 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

World premiere recordings Originally advertised in january 2009—finally available!

Kreutzer Quartet Peter Sheppard Skærved, Mihailo Trandafilovski: violins Morgan Goff: viola Neil Heyde: cello MATTHEWS: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 27 • Adagio for String Quartet, Op. 56a • String Quartet No. 6, Op. 56 • String Quartet No. 10, Op. 84 To date David Matthews (b. 1943) has written seven symphonies and eleven string quartets. This first volume of his complete string quartets presents works written between 1981 and 2001.

David MATTHEWS

Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1

Cat # TOC 58 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

World premiere recordings

Summit Records

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Rex Richardson: trumpets, flugelhorn, cornet Dmitri Shteinberg: piano Great American Music Ensemble Doug Richards: conductor Ensemble Instrumental Appassionata Daniel Myssyk: director Dana WILSON: Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (A Meditation on Yeats) • Rex RICHARDSON: 016 Fantasy for Trumpet and Piano • Doug RICHARDS: Intercontinental Concerto for Trumpet and Jazz Orchestra “Epic sound and rock solid technique.” — Chicago Tribune

Rex Richardson

Magnum Opus: 21st Century Trumpet Concertos Cat # SMT 542 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

The title Magnum Opus has always referred to the largest or greatest work of a particular artist. For Rex Richardson, this recording represents his entire evolution as an interpreter of new music, and as a composer. Featuring the work of some of his favorite collaborators, the recording demonstrates how a traditional form—the classical concerto—can continually be injected with new life. Dana Wilson’s Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchesta, written for Richardson in 2005, features an idiomatic language that stretches from Shostakovich to modern jazz and makes tremendous demands on the orchestra and soloist alike. Doug Richards’ Intercontinental Concerto for Trumpet and Jazz Orchestra, written for Richardson in 2009, is as vast in scope as its name would imply. In between the two larger works, Richardson’s own 016 Fantasy serves as a short but fiendishly challenging interlude.

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The Chicago Chamber Musicians Larry Combs: clarinet Gail Williams: horn Joseph Genualdi, Jasmine Lin: violins Rami Solomonow: viola Clancy Newman: cello Robert McDonald: piano BRAHMS: Quintet in B minor for Clarinet & Strings, Op. 115 • Horn Trio in E-flat, Op. 40 “One of the indispensables of classical music in Chicago.” — Chicago Tribune “Impressive skill and palpable involvement.” — New York Times

Johannes BRAHMS

Chamber Music for Winds & Strings Cat # SMT 541 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Grammy finalists the Chicago Chamber Musicians present Brahms at its best! Founded in 1986, the Chicago Chamber Musicians (CCM) enjoys an outstanding reputation for artistic excellence and a strong commitment to community service. With members including past and present members of the Chicago Symphony, CCM was named 2007 Chamber Ensemble of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras.

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Cavi-music

Maki Namekawa, Dennis Russell Davies: pianos HAYDN (arr. Zemlinsky): The Creation • The Seasons World premiere recording of this treasure! Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies are well known experts in digging out Zemlinsky arrangements of famous classical scores in piano four-hands versions.

Joseph HAYDN & Alexander ZEMLINSKY

The Creation & The Seasons for Piano 4-Hands (4 CDs) Cat # AVI 8553190 Price Code: 3N (SRP $38.99) Number of Discs: 4 Box Set; Box Lot 14 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

World premiere recording

Fabio Armiliato, Fulvio Oberto: tenors Daniela Dessì, Elena Borin: sopranos Lucio Gallo, Giacomo Prestia: baritones Alessandro Svab: bass Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Regio di Torino Bruno Campanella: conductor VERDI: Ernani (complete opera) Fabio Armiliato, Daniela Dessì, and Lucio Gallo are household names for every opera lover in the world!

Giuseppe VERDI

Ernani (2 CDs)

Cat # AVI 8553170 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Berlin Classics

Release Date: May 11, 2010

THE BIRTHDAY BOYS OF 2010: CHOPIN, SCHUMANN & MAHLER! 2010 brings three important anniversaries: the bicentenary of the births of Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Mahler. To celebrate, Berlin Classics has compiled a “highlights” package for each composer.

Gustav MAHLER Highlights (3 CDs)

Siegfried Lorenz: baritone/Uta Priew, Birgit Finnilä: altos/Peter Schreier: tenor/Dresden Philharmonic/Herbert Kegel: conductor/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur: conductor/Berlin Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner: conductor/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Heinz Rögner: conductor/Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra/Berlin Symphony Orchestra/ Günther Herbig: conductor/Berlin Radio Choir/Václav Neumann, Kurt Sanderling: conductors MAHLER: Highlights from Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9 • Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen • Des Knaben Wunderhorn • Rückert Songs • Kindertotenlieder • Das Lied von der Erde Cat # BER 300022 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 3 Double Digipak; Box Lot 17

Gustav Mahler composed sublime and simple music, but in his works those opposites are directly juxtaposed. The openness with which he wanted to “create a world from the trivial” made him one of the last Romantic composers, and a forerunner of modern music at the same time. This selection brings home how his songs—with or without words—found their way into his symphonies.

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Robert SCHUMANN Highlights (3 CDs)

Peter Rösel, Walter Olbertz, Norman Shetler, Annerose Schmidt, Bruno Canino: pianists/ Jürnjakob Timm, Jan Vogler: cellos/Arleen Auger: soprano/Peter Schreier: tenor/Vienna Mozart Trio/Leipzig Gewandhaus Quartet/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Franz Konwitschny, Kurt Masur: conductors

Cat # BER 300021 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 3 Double Digipak; Box Lot 17 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

SCHUMANN: Highlights from Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 & 4 • Piano Concerto in A minor • Cello Concerto in A minor • Kinderszenen • Album für di Jugend • Frauenliebe und Leben • Dichterliebe • Kreisleriana • Faschingsschwank aus Wien • Piano Quintet in E-flat • Piano Quartet in E-flat • Piano Trio No. 2 • Fünf Stücke in Volkston Robert Schumann exploited the entire range of musical expression. In addition to extracts from the “great” symphonies and concertos, this collection includes more intimate works like piano & chamber music, and lieder. The breadth of Schumann’s imagination unfolds between the simplicity of the “Scenes from Childhood” and the exuberance of the “Rhenish” Symphony.

Frédéric CHOPIN Highlights (3 CDs)

Annerose Schmidt, Andreas Pistorius, Elfrun Gabriel: pianists/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/ Kurt Masur: conductor CHOPIN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 • Mazurkas Nos. 2, 13 & 32 • Fantasie-Impromptu No. 4 • Fantasie in F minor • Berceuse in D-flat major • Nocturnes Nos. 1, 9 & 17 • Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 2 • Ballades Nos. 2 & 4 • Polonaises Nos. 1 & 6 • Scherzo No. 3 • Waltzes Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 7

Cat # BER 300020 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 3 Double Digipak; Box Lot 17 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Chopin’s music centers on the piano; he elicited an amazing range of tones and moods from the instrument. Both of his piano concertos are heard here, in addition to an extensive selection of the most popular solo works that include favorites like the Fantasie-Impromptu and the Minute Waltz.

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Berlin Classics

Kristóf Baráti: violin J.S. BACH: Sonatas & Partitas for violin solo, BWV 1001–1006 A universe on four strings—Bach’s music for solo violin represents a source of unique musical riches. At every turn, the young Hungarian violinist Kristóf Baráti has a knack for finding the right balance between the vigorous energy of Baroque dance forms and the high demands of complex fugues.

J.S. BACH

The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Violin (2 CDs) Cat # BER 16732 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Dresden Kreuzchor Roderich Kreile: conductor MENDELSSOHN: Am Himmelfahrtstage • Jauchzet dem Herrn • STANFORD: Coelos ascendit hodie • PALESTRINA: Viri Galilaei • ANONYMOUS: Veni creator • Alta trinita beata • PRAETORIUS: Komm heiliger Geist • AICHINGER: Factus est repente • ECCARD: Der heilig Geist vom Himmel kam • J.S. BACH: Kommt Seelen, dieser Tag • WALTER: Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist • PENDERECKI: Veni creator • BECKER: Komm heiliger Geist • SCHÜTZ: Ich bin der rechte Weinstock • GESIUS: Der Du bist Drei in Einigkeit • PEPPING: Jesus und Nikodemus The Kreuzchor Vespers represent the long tradition of songs sung in the Dresden Kreuzkirche on Saturday evenings. In this recording, the period around Whitsuntide is the focal point—the time between the Ascension and Trinity Sunday. Anthemic and mystic choral works from the Middle Ages to the present day extol and illuminate the Holy Trinity. An impressive example of wonderful boys’ choral singing!

Dresden Kreuzchor

Kreuzchor Vespers Cat # BER 16482 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

DOREMI

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Jascha Horenstein

Symphony No. 9 (DVD) Pilar Lorengar: soprano/Marga Höffgen: alto/Josef Traxel: tenor/Otto Wiener: bass/ORTF French National Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein: conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” First release on DVD! Jascha Horenstein is one of the 20th centuries’ most respected conductors. Playable in all regions. Run time 65 minutes. This DVD is packaged in a CD jewel case, not a DVD Amaray.

Cat # DHR 7960 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Emil Gilels

Legacy, Vol. 8 Emil Gilels: piano VLADIGEROV: Piano Pieces, Op. 29, Nos. 1, 3 & 6 • BARTÓK: Six Romanian Folk Dances • SMETANA: Dreams: Bohemian Peasant Festival No. 6 • Polkas “Memories of Bohemia” Nos. 2 & 3 • RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales • MENDELSSOHN: Etude No. 3 • CHOPIN: Variations on “La ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 • KHACHATURIAN: Piano Sonata On CD for the first time! This is the eighth volume in DOREMI’s series on one of the most admired pianists of the 20th century. Cat # DHR 7920 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

First time on CD!

Johanna Martzy

Johanna Martzy, Vol. 2 Johanna Martzy: violin/Radio Svizzera Italiana Orchestra/Otmar Nussio: conductor/Jean Antonietti: piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 • MOZART: Violin Sonata in B-flat, K. 454 This release from legendary cult figure Johanna Martzy features her first recordings of these pieces.

Cat # DHR 7778 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Alpha

Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 14

MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis: conductor/Julia Korpacheva: soprano/ Petr Migunov: bass SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 14 After a striking version of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Teodor Currentzis and his Siberian orchestra have recorded a version of Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony that leaves listeners breathless. He conserved the same approach: a scrupulous respect of the score, the manuscript source, and the musicological context in order to inspire a new energy to the music. Cat # APH 159 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Robert SCHUMANN

Piano & Chamber Music, Vol. 9 (2 CDs) Eric Le Sage: piano/Gordan Nikolitch: violin/Christophe Coin: cello/Paul Meyer: clarinet SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 63 • Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 80 • Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 110 • Fantasiestücke, Op. 88 • Six pièces en Canon, Op. 56 Schumann is, before all, a pianist. This album is devoted to the piano trio, the favorite formation of the 19th century that combines the economy of chamber music with the prestige of instrumental music. Pianistic and orchestral at the same time, the keys have the main role—but with the richness of the sometimes unbelievable sonorities of the strings and their strange voices. Cat # APH 158 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

J.S. BACH

Clavier Übung Book 1 (2 CDs) Benjamin Alard: harpsichord J.S. BACH: Clavier Übung, Book 1 Bach is known for having composed a lot, but only a few parts of his Clavier Übung (“keyboard practice”) have been published. The first collection, published in 1731, contains Six Partitas for the harpsichord composed “for the recreation of the amateur’s spirit.” Few contemporary musicians are able to compete with this collection, which requires perfect control of the harpsichord. Benjamin Alard, first prizewinner at the Bruges’ competition (harpsichord) and first prize of the Freiberg’s Bach competition (organ) is one of them! All four parts of the Clavier Übung will be released on Alpha by 2013.

Cat # APH 157 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

æon

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Cat # AEN 1098 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

Cat # AEN 1087 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

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World Premiere Recording

Edvard GRIEG

Benedetto MARCELLO

Dietrich Henschel, Inger Dam-Jensen, Sophie Koch, Eun Yee You, Jana Iliev, Victoria Reiche, Theodore Zorg, Wolfgang Barta: vocal soloists/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Ensemble Vocal Le Motet de Genève/Vegar Vardal: violin/Guillaume Tourniaire: conductor

Kai Wessel: countertenor/David Blunden: harpsichord

Peer Gynt

Cassandra

GRIEG: Peer Gynt (complete incidental music) The version of Peer Gynt that included music and text received the Diapason d’Or for 2007. Now, Aeon offers the purely musical version!

MARCELLO: Cassandra (complete cantata) (premiere) The many extant copies of this cantata for alto and harpsichord, here given its world premiere recording, testify to the impact it had in its own time. This is a real, technical performance of about 50 minutes, completed by the concerto (from Marcello) BWV 981 from J.S. Bach.

Arcana

Cat # ACA 323 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

Cat # ACA 355 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

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INCL. World Premiere Recording

Alessandro SCARLATTI

Ferrara Ensemble

Rinaldo Alessandrini: harpsichord

Ferrara Ensemble/Crawford Young: director

A SCARLATTI: Toccate per cembalo

RODERICUS: Angelorum psalat tripudium (premiere) • ANONYMOUS: Principio di virtu • Passerose flours excellente • Medee fu en amer veritable • SENLECHES: Fuions de ci fuions povre compaigne • Tel me voit et me regarde

Toccatas for Harpsichord

350th Anniversary Release! On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti’s birth, Arcana releases an anthology of toccatas and fugues by the elder Scarlatti, father of the better-known Domenico.

Corps femenin: l’avant-garde de Jean Duc de Berry

A long-awaited new release from one of the world’s most respected medieval music ensembles includes the first-ever recording of what has been called the “Mt. Everest of music notation puzzles,” the Angelorum psalat tripudium.

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Fuga Libera

Lorenzo Gatto & Milos Popovic Deconstructing the Wall

Lorenzo Gatto: violin/Miloˇs Popovi´c: piano ENESCO: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25 “Dans le caractère populaire roumain” • MARTINU: Five Madrigal Stanzas for violin & piano • MOKRANJAC: Violin Sonata in G minor An exciting artistic journey at the heart of Europe, proposing 25 years of creation in the countries separated by an ideological wall from Western Europe. Three works go from the confirmation of a Romanian masterpiece to the discovery of a cry coming from Serbia, passing by a unknown jewel composed by a Czech in the US.

Cat # FGL 565 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”

Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra of Moscow/Alexander Rudin: conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral” Fuga Libera invites Beethoven in the prestigious Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and leaves him in the hands of the surprising new generation of Russian musicians. Musica Viva, recently appointed Moscow Chamber Orchestra, is a marvelous orchestra regularly conducted by Roger Norrington, Christopher Hogwood, and Teodor Currentzis. As its founder and artistic director, prestigious cellist Alexander Rudin knows everything about European Baroque music, but still conserves the qualities that made Moscow one of the most important musical places during the 20th century.

Cat # FGL 564 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Ricercar Pierre ATTAINGNANT

Que je chatoulle ta fossette: Danceries Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin-Dadre: conductor ATTAINGNANT: Selected dances The several volumes of Danceries occupy an important place among the numerous works published by Pierre Attaingnant in Paris. Although they were principally intended to give pleasure to instrumentalists, the order of the various pieces suggests that they also could have been used to accompany dancers. Here, the members of Doulce Mémoire have added a number of songs to these dances, whose titles or character provide a reminder of the close connections that existed between music for dancing and vocal music at that time.

Cat # RCE 294 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Ramée

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Mezzaluna Susanna Borsch, Raphaela Danksagmüller, Patrick Denecker, Thomas List, Sébastien Marq, Peter Van Heyghen: recorders Works by Févin, Henry VIII, Isaac, Van Wilder, Verdelot, Arcadelt, Willaert, Ruffo, Lassus, Byrd, Ferrabosco, Ferretti, Marenzio & Bassano Although the recorder is probably known primarily as a baroque instrument amongst the general public, it is the 16th century that should be considered its golden age. At that time, single recorders were used in mixed ensembles of instruments, but from numerous sources there is clear evidence that it was especially the homogeneous recorder consort that enjoyed an unprecedented popularity with both amateurs and professionals. The group Mezzaluna plays on copies of the most complete group of surviving Renaissance recorders, found in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum. The instruments represent the great diversity of musical idioms offered by the recorder consort at the beginning of the 16th century.

Mezzaluna

Recorders Greate and Smale Cat # RME 907 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Hana Blaˇzíková: soprano Peter Kooij: bass L’Armonia Sonora Mieneke van der Velden: conductor Works by Tunder, Meder, Weckmann, Biber, Bernhard & Buns The Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) was the stage for bloody clashes, resulting not only in destruction but also a deep demoralization. This recording presents some of the most moving 17th century settings of Penitential Psalms and biblical texts. One is struck, listening to this music, by the depth of feeling on the one hand—a blend of humility, pain, and anguish—and by the power of the musical composition itself on the other. Seventeenth-century sacred music was not intended as an end in itself, but as a means to move the spirit of the faithful and render them open to the word of God and the message of Jesus Christ.

L’Armonia Sonora Harmoniae Sacrae

Cat # RME 905 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Includes World Premiere Recordings

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Karate Body Records

Rachel Grimes Book of Leaves

Cat # KBR 700 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number Of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 40

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A nail-distributed title

Chosen as one of Time Out Chicago’s Top Ten Classical Albums of 2009! At turns ambient, dense, and rich with patience and narrative, Book of Leaves reveals Rachel Grimes at a new level in her artistic evolution. Following the years of recording and touring with Rachel’s, this album of piano solos invites the listener to settle in. “Simply an absorbing turn from a true pioneer.” — BBC “One of American independent music’s few truly inspired technicians.” — The Wire “Like a warm embrace from an old friend.” — Pitchfork “Book of Leaves’ piano essays are distinguished by an intimate lyricism, invoking autumnal wistfulness without recourse to maudlin soundtrack cliché.” — Mojo

Ar Ré-Sé

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Renoir Quartet MIASKOVSKY: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 33 • String Quartet No. 5, Op. 47 • String Quartet No. 13, Op. 86 “The Renoir Quartet maintains the standard. They are, indeed, a remarkably well-organised group, with perfectly matched bow strokes and tone colours, and complete unanimity of purpose.” — Gramophone

Nikolaï MIASKOVSKY Quartets 1, 5 & 13

Cat # ARR 20101 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Indésens Eric Aubier: trumpet Pascal Gallet: piano Pieces by Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, Fauré, Enesco, Ibert, Gaubert, Saint-Saëns, Tailleferre, Scriabin & Françaix From 1995, Eric Aubier has devoted himself to a career as an international soloist and professor. He can be heard regularly at Radio-France, Salle Pleyel, Graveau, Lincoln Center (New York), and the festivals of Comminges, Auvers-sur-Oise, Monte-Carlo, Vézère, Lieksa (Finland), Hamamatsu (Japan), and Taipei (Taiwan). His discography includes over 100 works produced by Sony Classical, Arion/Pierre Vérany, Calliope, Mandala, Bis, and Accord/Universal.

Eric Aubier

Balade Impressionniste Cat # IDS 14 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Améson

David Bismuth: piano J.S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in A minor. BWV 543 (arr. Liszt) • Overture from Cantata No. 29, “Wir danken dir” (arr. Saint-Saëns) • Siciliano from Sonata No. 2, BWV 1031 (arr. Kempff) • Adagio from the Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in D, BWV 564 (arr. Busoni) • Chorale Prelude “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 639 (arr. Kempff) • Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Busoni) • Aria “Erbarme dich mein Gott” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (arr. Beffa) • Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a (arr. Siloti) • SCHUMANN: Fugue No. 2 on the theme of B.A.C.H., Op. 60 • VILLA-LOBOS: Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 A series of Bach & Bach-inspired works transcribed for the keyboard, recorded with the innovative Neumann’s numerical microphones.

J.S. BACH

B.A.C.H.ianas & Transcriptions Cat # AMN 815 Price Code: R (SRP) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Audiomax Max Brod Trio Kerstin Straßburg: piano Petr Mateják: violin Maximilian von Pfeil: cello SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D898 • Notturno, D897 The Max Brod Trio symbolizes the process of unification in Europe. Responding to an initiative of the European Union in support of intercultural concerts in 2005, these three musicians joined forces with the goal of contributing to understanding between cultures in an ensemble named in honor of Jewish author Max Brod. The ensemble’s concerts and CD recordings quickly met with remarkable international success.

Franz SCHUBERT

Piano Trio & Notturno Cat # AMX 7031608 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Etcetera

Release Date: May 11, 2010 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Residentie Orkest The Hague Netherlands Wind Ensemble Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Ernest Bour, Bernard Haitink, Otto Ketting, David Porcelijn, Hans Vonk: conductors KETTING: Symphony No. 1 • Due Canzoni per Orchestra • Variazioni per Orchestra • Collage No. 9 for 22 musicians • Concertino for 2 trumpets & orchestra These works by Otto Ketting were composed between 1957 and 1963. They are characterized by the fact that they all, in true brotherly fellowship, have their origins in the musical styles of previous times. The First Symphony and the Due Canzoni were written at the same time, and mark a unique moment in Ketting’s work and in Dutch music as a whole: these were the first works by a Dutch composer in which the legacy of the Second Viennese School is explicitly expressed this way.

Otto KETTING

Early Orchestral Works Cat # ETC 1349 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra Arturo Tamayo: conductor STERNEFELD: Mater Dolorosa • Four Interludes & Finale • Symphony No. 1 in C Two symphonies and one opera was all it took for Daniel Sternefeld to gain a place in the pantheon of Flemish music. During the Second World War he worked on a symphony that reflects its oppressive atmosphere and the intense, determined struggle for freedom. The first performance, on Christmas Eve 1944, was a pinnacle in Sternefeld’s career, and in the history of Flemish symphonic music.

Daniel STERNEFELD

The Flemish Connection, Vol. 9 Cat # ETC 4029 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Etcetera

Benjamin Van Esser, Elisa Medinilla, Marc Masson: piano NUYTS: 4th Sonata “Adde parum parvo” • 5th Sonata “Blue rays—Ry’s blues” • 6th Sonata “Outlaw’s Exit” Frank Nuyts was born in Oostende in 1957. In 1989, with Iris De Blaere, he set up the seven-member crossover band Hardscore, recording four CDs and undertaking international tours. Since that time he has produced an extensive oeuvre, characterized by a postmodernist idiom. Benjamin Van Esser studied with Jan Michiels at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and also made an in-depth study of the piano works of Olivier Messiaen under Håkon Austbø at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 2004. He performs with various ensembles and orchestras alongside his solo work. Elisa Medinilla concluded her formal training with distinction under Boyan Vodenitcharov at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. She has subsequently worked with Luk Vaes and Ian Pace, and has taken part in master classes under Menahem Pressler, Daniel Pollack, Evelyne Brancart, and Andreas Staier. She has been a member of the contemporary music ensemble Nadar since 2006. Marc Masson gained his master’s degree in piano with distinction under Claude Coppens. Prizes he has won include the Bach Prize (Aalst, 1993) and the Board of Governors’ Prize ‘De Link’ (Tilburg, 2002) for the best performance of a piece of contemporary music.

Frank NUYTS

Thoughts about stacking, stomping and starting out CAT # ETC 1377 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Attacca Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart: conductor Radio Chamber Orchestra Peter Eötvos: conductor Nieuw Ensemble Ed Spanjaard: conductor ROOSENDAEL: Tala • Irama • Windows • Static Motion • Space of Time • Echo • Facetten • Psalm 139 • The Beatitudes What would Mozart’s 75th symphony have sounded like if it were written in 1821? How would Mahler’s world have developed after his Tenth symphony? Could Claude Vivier have grown into one of today’s most important composers, if he were given a longer life? The fact is that many composers died too young, and it leaves an unsatisfactory feeling when a composer lets go of life in the middle of a tantalizing musical development. This problem is the same with Jan Rokus van Roosendael, who passed away in February 2005 at the age of 44 while his music was in a transitional phase. But this double CD offers a good representation of everything Van Roosendael stood for in his short life, paying tribute to the legacy he left behind for his fellow man.

Jan Rokus van ROOSENDAEL

Static Motion (2 CDs) Cat # ATC 28113 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Solal

Release Date: May 11, 2010 André De Groote: piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1–32 Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth (Brussels) and ARD (Munich) competitions, eminent Belgian pianist André De Groote has been widely heard not only in the main European centers, but also in America. He has appeared with such distinguished conductors as Dean Dixon, Neeme Järvi, Arpad Joó, Michael Gielen, Christoph Eschenbach, and Igor Markevitch. An honorary professor at the Brussels Royal Conservatoire, he has given many master classes in France, Germany, Spain, and Japan. In 1986 he was Visiting Professor at Arizona State University, and in 2007–08 at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

The Complete Piano Sonatas (10 CDs) Cat # SLA 6 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 10 Box Set; Box Lot 10 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Passacaille Kateˇrina Chroboková: organ C.P.E. BACH: Sonata No. 1 • VANHAL: Fugues in F & C • MUFFAT: Toccata Duodecima et Ultima • CLÉRAMBAULT: Suite du deuxième ton • GALUPPI: Sonata in D minor The refreshing Kateˇrina Chroboková is a regular guest at many organ festivals. Here, she plays a recital on the historical organ of Haringe (1778), an adapted repertoire that perfectly fits this very fine instrument. She was the winner of the Oundle International Organ Festival in England in 2000, and has since appeared with several orchestras including Anima Eterna, the Janáˇcek Chamber Orchestra, and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kateˇrina Chroboková

Van Peteghem Organ, Haringe Cat # PAS 949 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Phaedra

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Robert SCHUMANN Piano Quintet & Quartet

Josef de Beenhouwer: piano/Panocha String Quartet/Jiri Panocha, Pavel Zeifart: violins/ Miroslav Sehnoutka: viola/Jaroslav Kulhan: cello SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44 • Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47 For his outstanding efforts on behalf of the works of Robert and Clara Schumann, Jozef de Beenhouwer was awarded the 1993 Robert Schumann Prize of the city of Zwickau. Twice he has been awarded the Cecilia Prize of the Belgian Music press. He has performed in most European countries, in South Korea, and in the US. He is also a renowned accompanist of lieder, performing with famous singers such as Robert Holl, Werner van Mechelen, and Nina Stemme. He is a member of the Robert Schumann Piano Trio, which he co-founded with Kees Hülsmann and Marien van Staalen, leader and first cellist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

Cat # PHA 292020 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Frits CELIS

Cello Works: A Tribute Jan Sciffer: cello/Hans Ryckelnyck: piano CELIS: Cello Sonata, Op. 6 • Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 71 • VIERNE: Cello Sonata Frits Celis (b.1929) is an indefatigable promoter of both performance and study of music by Flemish and Belgian composers of the 19th century, and the first half of the 20th century. As a composer Celis did not aspire to be a modernist trailblazer, but what he achieved as a composer, teacher, and conductor is certain to make his name indelible in the annals of Flemish and Belgian musical history. His oeuvre consists of compositions in all genres and for all kinds of forces including choral works, symphonic works, and chamber music, for which his preference has increased over the years.

Cat # PHA 92060 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Piet SWERTS

Concertos for Guitar and Orchestra Wim Brioen: guitar/Slovak Sinfonietta, Zilina/Tom van den Eynde, Ivo Venkov: conductors SWERTS: Fantasia para un Marqués • CABUS: Concerto classico per chitarra ed archi • VAN LOOY: Guitar concerto Piet Swerts’ Fantasia para un Marqués is intended as a memoriam for Joaquín Rodrigo. Just as Rodrigo, Swerts’ exposition of the beautiful theme is followed by a series of variations. But his Conclusio is different: the reintroduction of the theme leads to a buleria, a fast, sunny, and bright flamenco dance that sweeps all before it. Composer Peter Cabus was a pianist, a chamber musician, and a teacher at the Brussels Royal Conservatory and at the Mechelen Municipal Conservatory, where he succeeded Godfried Devreese as director in 1959. This concerto, dedicated to Wim Brioen, is among his last compositions. Jozef Van Looy was a choral conductor and a teacher at the Lemmensinstituut. Like Cabus’s Concerto classico, Van Looy’s Concerto for guitar and orchestra (1980) is dedicated to Wim Brioen. World premiere recordings

Cat # PHA 92057 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Gramola

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Cat # GLA 98833 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

Cat # GLA 98847 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

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Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD

Josef HAYDN

Thomas Albertus Irnberger: violin/Evgueni Sinaiski: piano

Richard Fuller: fortepiano

Works by Korngold, Goldmark, Zemlinsky & Schönberg

HAYDN: 4 Piano Sonatas

Fin-de-siècle in Vienna

4 Piano Sonatas

Cat # GLA 98831 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

Cat # GLA 98853 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

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Manfred Wagner-Artzt

Franz LISZT

Manfred Wagner-Artzt: piano

Dora Deliyska: piano

Works by Haydn, Debussy, Ravel, Dukas, et al.

LISZT: Piano pieces (sel.)

Homage to Josef Haydn

Piano Works

Cat # GLA 98851 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

Cat # GLA 98856 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30

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Violarra

Concertino Amarilli

Violarra/Helfried Fister: violin/Johann Palier: guitar

Marelize Gerber: soprano/Concertino Amarilli/Ulli Nagy: harpsichord: director

An die Musik PAGANINI: 2 Sonatas • GIULIANI: Gran Duetto concertante • SCHUBERT: An die Musik • Arpeggione Sonata • SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen • BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5

Amor hai vinto

Works by Vivaldi, Steffani, Caldara, Porpora & Mancini

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Gramola

Rudi WILFER Allein

Rudi Wilfer: piano Works by Wilfer, Schumann, Bach, et al The Austrian pianist Rudi Wilfer, who was born in 1936, has for decades counted among “the very few jazz pianists and composers whose importance goes beyond the borders of Austria” (Klaus Schulz). He has worked with Joe Zawinul, Friedrich Gulda, Fatty George, Leo Wright, Oliver Nelson, Karl Drewo, and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, and has also composed masses, a violin concerto, and an opera. On this CD he presents a program that combines jazz standards as “Lush Life” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So” with his own compositions and arrangements of pieces in the classical tradition, such as Schumann’s “Von fremden Ländern and Menschen” from the “Kinderszenen” and the Aria from Bach’s “St Matthew Passion.” Upcoming performance May 28, 2010 in Washington DC at the Austrian Embassy.

Cat # GLA 98830 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Ensemble Mikado Can She Excuse? Ensemble Mikado Works by Byrd, Dowland, Tomkins, Hume, et al The young Austrian Renaissance music ensemble Mikado, built around recorder player Maja Osojnik (2008 Bank Austria Artist of the Year), presents music from the time in which England dominated the world’s seas and controlled world trade, yet also experienced a period of cultural bloom: Queen Elisabeth I directed her power with theatrical display, which also included a discourse on love that she deliberately promoted. Her writing on the phenomenon of love contains an almost public character and should also be understood as a mirror of her time. In the compositions selected here, the beloved, the marriage-seeking, the pious, the spurned, the unapproachable, and the longed-for women all make themselves heard.

Cat # GLA 98850 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Johannes BRAHMS 21 Hungarian Dances

Krassimira Jordan, Thomas Kreuzberger: pianists BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances (21) Perhaps the most popular of Johannes Brahms’ works are his Hungarian Dances, which are first and foremost arrangements of melodies by Hungarian gypsy bands. The works, arranged in various instrumentations since, are worth hearing in their original form for piano four-hands, which demonstrates how subtly and inspired Brahms worked with the material, as Wilhelm Sinkovicz emphasizes in his text in the accompanying booklet. The works are played by Krassimira Jordan, trained in Vienna and primarily active in the United States, and by the Viennese pianist and professor Thomas Kreuzberger.

Cat # GLA 98848 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel w/ Slipcase; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Overture to “Fidelio” & Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” Cat # RPM 28160 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Guenther Herbig: conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Fidelio,” Op. 72c • Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 “Eroica” “Herbig has had a long, solid career, including stints as music director of the Toronto and Detroit symphonies. He is a musician’s musician, and the performance bespoke rapport and respect between him and the orchestra.” — Washington Post (live performance review) Guenther Herbig has established himself as a prominent conductor in the international music scene, building a strong career in the US since 1980. He began his music training with Hermann Abenroth at the Franz Liszt Academy in Weimar. He continued his studies with Hermann Scherchen, and was one of only a few students chosen for intensive study with Herbert von Karajan, with whom he worked for two years. Because of the political situation in East Germany, Herbig’s first opportunity in the West came quite late—he was invited to be Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1979. Since moving to the US in 1984, he has appeared with all the great American orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. He has toured America to great acclaim with the Detroit Symphony, as well as the Far East and Europe with the Toronto Symphony.

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Henryk GÓRECKI Symphony No. 3

Cat # RPM 28260 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Simonov: conductor GÓRECKI: Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” • Three Pieces In Old Style “An awfully active and decisive conductor, who sang to the orchestra as they went along and sang each singer’s part with him.” — The Guardian “A towering inspiration to his players.” — The Times “Without sacrificing drama, Simonov brought out rarely heard nuances in Verdi’s rich, inventive orchestral score.” — San Diego Union-Tribune (live performance review) Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich, and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in the Saint Cecilia Conductors Competition in Rome in 1968, he was invited to make his debut at the Bolshoi Opera (Aida) in 1969 and was almost immediately appointed Chief Conductor—the youngest in history, and with his appointment ending in 1985, also the longest-serving. Highlights of his period with the Bolshoi Opera were the reintroduction of Wagner to the repertoire after a 40-year absence and several memorable tours led to Paris, Japan, Vienna, New York, Milan, and Washington DC. He has recorded with the Bolshoi company for Melodia, and for Collins Classics with the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tactus

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Girolamo FRESCOBALDI Recercari et Canzoni Franzese Francesco Tasini: organ FRESCOBALDI: 16 selections of ricercars and canzoni This CD is recorded on the newly renovated Malamini organ (1580), care of the San Procolo church in Bologna, Italy. With this disc, Tactus completes its recordings of Frescobaldi’s complete works. A must for organ music lovers!

Cat # TCT 580608 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Cappella Musicale San Giacomo Maggiore Pinxit: Musical Fresco of the Renaissance in Bologna

Cappella Musicale San Giacomo Maggiore/Roberto Cascio: director 21 selections by Rossino de Mantova, Cara, Pifaro, Dalza, Pesenti, Fogliano, Demophon, Guglielmo il Giuggiola, Borrono, Tromboncino, Festa & Anonymous Italian music lovers are quite well acquainted with the Renaissance music of Naples, Rome, Ferrara, and Venice, but seem to ignore the musical development of Bologna, where more than nine centuries ago the oldest European university was founded. Here, frottolas, dances, carnival songs, and playful, irreverent—even bawdy!—word games provide the musical background to sonnets by Michelangelo and Raphael as well as poetry by Petrarch. Cat # TCT 450002 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Marco Enrico BOSSI Complete Piano Trios

SchuberTrio/Giulio Giurato: piano/Roberto Noferini: violin/Andrea Noferini: cello BOSSI: Trio in D minor, Op 107 • Trio Sinfonico in D, Op. 123 This recording presents the music of Marco Enrico Bossi, the great organist and composer of the late Romantic period and an authentic, emblematic witness of instrumental writing in a 19th-century Italy overwhelmingly dominated by opera.

Cat # TCT 862704 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: May 11, 2010

Musique en Wallonie

Fernand Faniard: tenor Selections from Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, and French melodies This anthology is devoted to the Brussels tenor Fernand Faniard, who sang at the Paris opera and at Monte Carlo. Essentially a Wagnerian tenor, he was also a remarkable recitalist. The album reveals this unexpected aspect of him in a recital of French melodies and a number of lieder by Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf, all recorded at the end of his career but never before released!

Fernand Faniard

Mélodies: Airs d’opéra Cat # MEW 850 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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