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May 2016 Release Date: May 6, 2016 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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Barbara Hannigan Erik Satie

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AUGUSTIN HADELICH Superstar violinist Augustin Hadelich has won his first Grammy Award® this year for a recording with the Seattle Symphony, which will surely increase the prominence of the already critically-adored violinist who has released several records with AVIE.

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With a launch album from the Tafahum Ensemble itself, Tafahum Records has arrived. The label unites ensembles and musicians from across the globe with repertoire that features new works, adaptations of traditional forms, and cross-genre commissions. Founded by critically-acclaimed British conductor and composer Benjamin Ellin and Syrian-born ney soloist and composer Louai Alhenawi, the label further mirrors the desire of both to learn about other musical traditions and to help create a platform where musicians and audiences can enjoy a musical landscape without boundaries or restrictions. Tafahum Records comes to Allegro Classical via Launch Music International Ltd.

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Hannes Minnaar: piano Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 “To say these performances are ravishing is an understatement. Hannes Minnaar … is already an artist whose maturity defines itself at every turn.” — Fanfare Second volume in the ongoing series of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos with Hannes Minnaar and Jan Willem de Vriend conducting the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. Surely among the most interesting and sought-after pianists of his generation, Hannes Minnaar received international acclaim after winning prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (3rd Prize) and the Geneva International Music Competition (2nd Prize). Volume one of this series received raves from Gramophone, Fanfare, Crescendo, Classical Candor, and more.

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Barbara Hannigan: soprano Reinbert de Leeuw: piano SATIE: Trois Mélodies • Trois Autres Mélodies • Hymne • Socrate Coming off the immense success of the Billboard-charting Let me tell you — which received rave reviews from the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Wall St. Journal, and many more — Barbara Hannigan turns her attention to the work of Erik Satie as the musical world celebrates his 150th birthday. The disc focuses on one of the minimalist composer’s few elaborate masterpieces: the almost-forgotten vocal piece “Socrate,” on three Plato dialogues in French translation.

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E rik Satie4150 t h A nniversary4S ocrat e A brilliant soprano.

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Erik Satie’s 150th birthday on May 17, 2016 gives us the perfect chance to rediscover the works of this original and unique composer who was a friend of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Léonide Massine, Man Ray, and a close friend of Jean Cocteau, all important figures of the avant-garde movement in Paris so beautifully captured

by Woody Allen’s award-winning film Midnight in Paris.

For this Satie celebration year, the venerable label Winter & Winter recorded a selection of works with the world-famous soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, known for his outstanding Satie interpretations. “Socrate” is the central focus of the album, heard alongside “Trois Mélodies” from 1886, “Trois Autres Mélodies” from 1886–1906, and “Hymne” from 1891.

“ Breathtaking.

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Barbara Hannigan and Reinbert de Leeuw are two of the most important representatives of the contemporary classical music world.

In January 2016, Winter & Winter released her critically-acclaimed, Billboard-charting album Let me tell you, composed by Hans Abrahamsen. She is world-renowned for her superb virtuosity and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. And Reinbert de Leeuw is the most original piano interpreter of Eric Satie’s music. His tempi are unique; he creates time-expanding sounds. It seems like Erik Satie has written his songs specifically for these two artists!

Erik Satie’s life was full of up and downs, and he struggled with financial worries and health problems. In 1925, he died from prolonged alcohol abuse. But his music lives on, and with this stunning new release Barbara Hannigan and Reinbert de Leeuw allow us feel the spirit of Erik Satie, reborn.

– Stefan Winter

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Cypress String Quartet BEETHOVEN Early String Quartets: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No 1 • String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 • String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6 • String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 • String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 • String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 BEETHOVEN Late String Quartets: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127 • String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 • String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 • String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130: Original finale (1825): Grosse Fuge: Overtura - Fuga (Op. 133) • String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 • String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 “This young quartet is among the most impressive I have heard … [combining] the utmost scrupulousness and seriousness with a sense of discovery.” — Stereophile The Cypress String Quartet completes their cycle of the genre’s greatest oeuvre with a two-album set of Beethoven’s six ground-breaking quartets, Op. 18, alongside a reissue of their previously self-released recording of the late quartets. For the past several seasons, the Cypresses have immersed themselves in performing Beethoven on tours throughout the U.S. and Europe as well as recording all 16 works plus the “Grande Fugue” (Große Fuge). The completion of their Beethoven cycle is a fitting celebration of the Bay Area-based ensemble’s 20th anniversary, as well as their valedictory season: their final performance will take place in June 2016, preceded by a month-long Beethoven celebration performing all of the quartets throughout San Francisco.

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Cecily Ward, violin Tom Stone, violin Ethan Filner, viola Jennifer Kloetzel, cello In nearly 20 years on the concert stage, the four members of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet (CSQ) have played thousands of concerts together throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Praised by the New York Times for “tender, deeply expressive” interpretations, they have recorded over 15 albums and are played regularly on radio stations throughout the world. They have been heard on the Netflix original series “House of Cards,” and have collaborated with leading artists ranging from Michael Franti of Spearhead to modern dance companies.

Since its inception, the CSQ has created a niche in the world arts community as one of the most passionate, insightful, and innovative ensembles of their time. Whether performing for seasoned concert-goers or listeners being exposed to classical music for the first time, the CSQ has a unique ability to articulate what is enthralling about the masterpieces they perform.

In addition to definitive interpretations of masters such as Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, the CSQ has commissioned some of the most important composers of our time including Kevin Puts, Philippe Hersant, Jennifer Higdon, George Tsontakis, and Elena Ruehr.

CSQ members were educated at the world’s most prestigious conservatories including the Juilliard School, the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Indiana University-Bloomington, and the Eastman School of Music. Early in their musical career, the CSQ mentored with members of the Amadeus Quartet in London.

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English Symphony Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra Rodolfus Choir Kenneth Woods: conductor ELGAR (orch. Donald Fraser): Piano Quintet in A Minor • Sea Pictures “A triumph in its recreation of Elgar’s rich orchestral sound-world … The ESO certainly played with an enthusiastic awareness that they were making history, and the devoted, unassuming Kenneth Woods conducted with an easy flexibility that recalled the work’s chamber-music origins.” — Birmingham Post “One of the most exciting events I have experienced during a reviewing career approaching half a century,” was the verdict of the Birmingham Post’s critic after hearing the premiere performance of Elgar’s Piano Quintet in a new orchestration by Donald Fraser, with Kenneth Woods conducting the English Symphony Orchestra. This version, which was also named a “Premiere of the Year” by Classical Music magazine, appears in a studio recording alongside Fraser’s choral arrangement of Elgar’s Sea Pictures, with Woods conducting the English Chamber Orchestra and the Rodolfus Choir. Fraser has frequently orchestrated works by Elgar at the behest of individuals and organizations including Yehudi Menuhin and the Elgar Society.

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AVIE Records Sarah Beth Briggs: piano Royal Northern Sinfonia Kenneth Woods: conductor GÁL: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 57 (1948) • MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K. 482 (1785) “Hats off to conductor Kenneth Woods [for] making a case for Gál’s elegantly built orchestral pieces … Here’s hoping this is the beginning of a substantial Gál revival.” — NPR, All Things Considered Bringing to light another of Hans Gál’s gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the world premiere recording of the Austrian émigré’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with English pianist Sarah Beth Briggs supported by Gál aficionado Kenneth Woods conducting the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Written in 1948, Gál’s large-scale romantic concerto abounds with sweeping phrases and pyrotechnics, yet at the heart of the piece lies the composer’s signature clarity and precision, making the work an ideal coupling for his 18th century Viennese compatriot Mozart’s great E-flat major concerto of 1785.

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

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Frank Almond: violin William Wolfram: piano BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 • MAIER-RÖNTGEN: Violin Sonata in B minor • TUBIN: Sonata for Solo Violin In 1715, famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari constructed what would become one of his most legendary violins. In 1817, the violin was bequeathed to Polish virtuoso violinist Karol Lipinski, who inspired many works for the instrument. In 2008, the ‘Lipinski’ Strad arrives in the hands of Frank Almond, through an anonymous donor. In 2013, Almond releases A Violin’s Life, an album that traced the provenance of the ‘Lipinski’ Strad.

In January 2014, a shocking twist in the violin’s life occurs: following a concert, Frank Almond is tasered by an assailant and the ‘Lipinski’ Strad is stolen. An FBI pursuit results in its recovery a few weeks later, and media coverage goes viral, including national TV coverage as well as features by Vanity Fair, NPR, BBC, and many more. And now, in May 2016, Frank Almond releases A Violin’s Life Vol. 2. The ‘Lipinski’ Strad lives on!

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Goeyvaerts String Trio Kristien Roels: violin Kris Matthynssens: viola Pieter Stas: cello GÓRECKI: Genesis I: Elementi, Op. 19 • KORNDORF: In Honour of Alfred Schnittke (AGSCH), string trio for violin, viola and violoncello (1986) “The absolute control and pinpoint perfection required by pieces such as these is masterfully achieved: the result is incredibly, movingly, beautiful.” — Gramophone This “meeting of titans” features Górecki’s String Trio (1962), a rarely-recorded and performed work, alongside Korndorf ’s String Trio (1986), a masterpiece of personal minimalism. And as far as we know, these are the only currently available recordings of both pieces!

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Challenge Classics Mayke Rademakers: cello GRANADOS: Spanish Dance No. 5 (Andaluza) • DE FALLA: Suite popular española • ABRIL: No por amor, no por tristeza • CASSADO: Suite for Cello Solo • GUASTAVINO: La rosa y el sauce • NIN: Seguida Espanola • PIAZZOLLA: Le Grand Tango • GINASTERA: Triste This second release from versatile cellist Mayke Rademakers on Challenge Classics features a well-thought-out selection of Spanish and Latin American works based on flamenco and tango music. Rademakers first undertook tuition from Hungarian cellist György Schiffer, and graduated with honors under his guidance. Her previous recordings — with works by composers such as Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Bridge, and Bach — have been highly acclaimed by the international press.

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Ebonit Saxophone Quartet Simone Müller: soprano saxophone Dineke Nauta: alto saxophone Johannes Pfeuffer: tenor saxophone Paulina Marta Kulesza: baritone saxophone Claron McFadden: spoken voice A brand-new arrangement, for saxophones, of Haydn’s Seven Last Words featuring famous soprano Claron McFadden reciting the words before each movement. A totally original project!

HAYDN: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross • REGER: Nachtlied, Op. 138/3 • WEBERN: Langsamer Satz • SIBELIUS: String Quartet “Voces intimae” • SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108

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Stone Records Katja Webb: soprano David Wickham: piano Allan Meyer: clarinet Peter Facer: oboe SUTHERLAND: Five songs • The orange tree • Three songs for voice and clarinet • The gentle water bird • ALLEN: 9 Nursery Rhymes, Op. 7 • Stile and Stump, Op. 68 • Four Songs, Op. 64 • GALLIENNE: Four Nursery Songs • Two Songs • IRIK: The vase Stone Records is delighted to present its third disc of Australian art songs.

This CD, containing works by Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984), Geoffrey Allen (b.1927), Dorian Le Gallienne (1915–1963), and Michiel Irik (b.1953), features rising-star soprano Katja Webb together with David Wickham, a pianist who is rapidly becoming a leading expert in the genre of Australian chamber music. Wickham’s extensive and informative notes provide an excellent guide to this rarely-heard repertoire.

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Allegro Classical Welcomes Tafahum Records Tafahum Ensemble Louai Alhenawi: ney, percussion Benjamin Ellin: conductor ELLIN/ALHENAWI: Wiladah • Loulou • Samai Chromatic • Tim’s Fair • Sufi Mood • Three Fishes Laughing • Crossing Green • Sketching Jeffrey Osmosis is the eagerly awaited debut album from contemporary fusion ensemble Tafahum. It is perhaps the end of one chapter but equally the beginning of a new one that will continue to treat the world of music without boundaries or limits. If you want pigeonholes and neat labels this is not the journey for you, but if you love the idea of embracing without bias then welcome this new extract of ideas.

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Quartz Roman Mints: violin Katya Apekisheva: piano Olga Martynova: harpsichord Andrey Doynikov: percussion Dmitri Vlassik: percussion SCHNITTKE: Sonata No. 3 • Sonata No. 2 • Stille Nacht • Suite in Old Style • Sonata No. 1• Polka Roman Mints presents the complete works for violin and piano by Alfred Schnittke.

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Summit Records Vincent LePape: trombone Eglantina Grapshi: piano Filarmonica Teatro Regio Torino Stephanie Praduroux: conductor SCHUMANN: Three Romances • SANSON: Concerto for trombone and orchestra • STOJOWSKI: Fantaisie • TOMASI: Concerto • KROL: Capriccio da Camera, Op. 35 • BERNSTEIN: Elegy for Mippy II The trombone was used for the first time in Orfeo by Monteverdi, which required five different types. With the evolution of technology, the instrument took on new features and a new quality of sound. The program on this CD allows listeners to explore the possibilities and character of this noble instrument, in a path from Romanticism to the present day.

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Eudora Records Petrit Çeku: guitar J.S. BACH: Suites for Solo Cello (6), BWV 1007–1012 (arr. Valter Despalj) First prizewinner of the prestigious Parkening International Guitar Competition and Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition, Petrit Çeku is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of his generation; his exquisite sensibility and expressiveness have attracted and engaged audiences worldwide. Bach’s Cello Suites have become a monument and are often revisited by cellists and guitarists, but in this recording, Çeku gives an amazing rendition of these works in the extraordinary arrangement of cellist Valter Despalj. Recorded in the spacious and fantastic acoustic of the 13th-century Spanish church of San Francisco in Ávila, Spain, Çeku’s vision of Bach’s suites is personal, seductive, nuanced, and passionate; a wonderful revelation!

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ICSM Records Jozef Luptak: cello Ivo Varbanov: piano BRAHMS: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (1862–1865) • Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886) “Brahms on the Piano … is notable for a number of reasons: his big sound in chordal playing, his overall lightness of touch … and his lovely sense of line and lyrical playing.” — Fanfare Johannes Brahms often consolidated his mastery of freshly-explored domains by writing two examples in a specific genre in quick succession. A notable exception to this trend is provided by the two sonatas for cello, which are separated by some 21 years and reflect the composer’s changing circumstances: the first is the product of a young man serving notice of his scholarship and maturity, while the second is the work of an older man writing at the peak of his powers with remarkable vigor and intensity.

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Regent Records Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Carleton Etherington: organ Edward Turner: organ Simon Bell: conductor STEEL: People, Look East • CHILCOTT: There Is No Rose • BEDNALL: Alleluya, A New Work Is Come On Hand: FRENCH TRADITIONAL (arr.

Kenneth Leighton): O Leave Your Sheep • WOOD: Nunc Dimittis In B Flat • TALLIS: In Ieiunio Et Fletu • BRUCKNER: Tota Pulchra Es Maria • IVES: Ubi Caritas • BAIRSTOW: Sing ye to the Lord • WALTON: Antiphon • FORBES: Gracious Spirit • ELGAR: Give Unto The Lord • BAIRSTOW: I sat down under his shadow • STANFORD: Benedictus In C • MARTIN: I Sing Of A Maiden • WEELKES: Alleluia. I Heard A Voice • TAVENER: Funeral Ikos • MARTIN: Laudate Dominum “An excellent choir … [with] an excellent musician in Bell as its director. A fine recording of uncommon musical interest.” — International Record Review

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In the eighth release of Regent’s A Year at… series we visit the Abbey Church in Tewkesbury, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. Appropriately, the program includes music for the major Marian feasts, as well as other main feasts of the church’s year. The choir commissions a new work annually, and three recent works — from David Bednall, Grayston Ives, and Matthew Martin — are included here.

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Hereford Cathedral Choir Peter Dyke: organ Geraint Bowen: director WOOD: This joyful Eastertide • SANDERS: Preces • MONK: Easter Anthems • TONUS PEREGRINUS: Psalm 114 • STANFORD: Te Deum in C • Jubilate in C • SANDERS: Responses • Ye choirs of new Jerusalem • BYRD: In resurrectione tua • LANGLAIS: Messe solennelle • TAVERNER: Dum transisset I • HOWELLS: St. Paul’s Service WESLEY: Blessed be the God and Father “A glowing recording by this fine choir.” — The Observer Join the Choir of Hereford Cathedral as they celebrate Easter Sunday!

This new recording, their first in three years, showcases the range of music typically sung in Hereford Cathedral during the three main services on this major day in the church’s year. We have all the music for Matins, including Responses and Psalms. The Canticles and Anthem focus on Charles Villiers Stanford with the Te Deum and Jubilate in C, and the exuberant Easter favorite Ye choirs of new Jerusalem. As befitting this major festival, Evensong features Herbert Howells’ largest-scale setting of the Evening Canticles — the St Paul’s Service – and the disc concludes with another Easter favorite: Blessed be the God and Father, with its beautiful treble solo “Love one another” written by Samuel Sebastian Wesley while he was organist of Hereford Cathedral.

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Resonus Classics James Akers: guitar SOR: Variations on a Scottish Theme • MAURO GIULIANI: The Soldier’s Return • Prelude and Scotsoises (1) • Blue Bells of Scotland • Jenny’s Bawbee, A Reel • Coming through the Rye • Prelude and Scotsoises (2) • This is no my ain Lassie • The Old Country Bumpkin • LEGNANI: Variations on Rossini’s ‘La Marcia’ (La Dona del Lago) • Variations on Rossini’s ‘Oh Quante Lagrime’ (La Dona del Lago) • MERTZ: Fingal’s Cave Increasingly in-demand guitarist and lutenist James Akers makes his Resonus solo debut with a stunning album of works for romantic guitar. Akers provides a captivating program of works, consisting almost entirely of world premiere recordings, by guitar legends from continental Europe. Featuring Mauro Giuliani & Luigi Legnani (from Italy), Fernando Sor (from Spain), and Johann Kaspar Mertz (from Hungary), this seductive album draws the listener into the magical, diverse, Scottish influences that bewitched each of these 19th-century composers.

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James Akers

The Soldier’s Return: Guitar works inspired by Scotland CD: RSN 10165 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Rie Kimura: baroque violin Robert Smith: viola da gamba Guillermo Brachetta: harpsichord GRAUN: Concerto for Viola da Gamba in C major, GraunWV A:XIII: 2 • LECLAIR: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 10, No. 6 • W.F. BACH: Concerto for Harpsichord in F major “A white-hot addition to the early music scene.” — BBC Music Magazine

HHHHH Following several exciting and critically acclaimed albums as a Baroque trio, this Amsterdam-based group is now augmented to become a chamber orchestra for the first time, and with a new moniker — Fantasticus XL! Their debut recording as an expanded group features three diverse early concerti that chart the differing forms of French and German forms of this evolving genre. The album consists of one concerto for each original member of the trio: Rie Kimura (Jean-Marie Leclair), Robert Smith (Johann Gottlieb Graun), and Guillermo Brachetta (Wilhelm Freidemann Bach).

Fantasticus XL

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Hérisson David Grimal: violin Mathieu Dupouy: piano MOZART: Die Kurfurstin-Sonaten KV301–306 This collaboration between Hérisson and the Musée de la Musique (Paris) is an opportunity to hear the precious pianoforte Gräbner (1791), the newest addition to museum’s collection, recorded here for the first time! The label also has the pleasure of opening a new collaboration with violinist David Grimal, who presents his first recording on period instruments. Mathieu Dupouy always looks for a perfect match between repertoire and instrument, and has so recorded for Hérisson at the harpsichord (Scarlatti), the fortepiano (Haydn), the clavichord (C.P.E. Bach), and the organ (Couperin).

W.A. MOZART

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Aliud Records Key2Singing Margot Kalse: mezzo-soprano SCARLATTI: Te Deum • Stabat Mater • Laetatus sum • Selections from the opera Tolomeo e Alessandro (ed. Alan Curtis) In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Aliud Records, the label offers a delightful new CD featuring an enthusiastic group of singers.

Domenico SCARLATTI Vocal Works

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Priory Records J.S. BACH

The Orgelbüchlein James Lancelot: organ BACH: Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599–644 In the booklet notes, James Lancelot suggests that “the Orgelbüchlein has become the organist’s Bible. No organist should be ignorant of the collection, and every organist should master some at least of these chorales, which have adorned the liturgy of churches throughout and far beyond Lutheran communities.”

CD: PRI 1139 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Choir of Salisbury Cathedral

The Complete Psalms of David Vol. 9 Choir of Salisbury Cathedral Tracks feature Psalms 119–132 by various composers

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The penultimate volume in Priory’s series of The Complete Psalms of David. Returning to Salisbury Cathedral, where volume two was recorded, the choir sings the Psalms 119–132. Psalm 119 is the longest of all 150, and takes just over 42 minutes to sing, although in the context of services it is divided into sections for morning and evening use. This is the first recording where it is sung in its entirety on a single CD. As with the other volumes, all the chants are new to the catalogue and receiving their first recordings.

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Choir of Buckfast Abbey

Gregorian Chant: Music of Paradise Choir of Buckfast Abbey/Philip Arkwright: director Tracks include a selection of Gregorian chant music A beautifully sung and recorded CD, in which Philip Arkwright shows his expert knowledge of this repertoire.

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Priory Records Ashley Grote

Organ Spectacular!

Ashley Grote: organ BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 • VIERNE: Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54, No. 6 • ELERT: Nun danket alle Gott, Op. 65, No. 59 • WALTON: Coronation March “Crown Imperial”• WELY: Andante ‘Choeur des voix humaines’ • Sortie in E flat• ELGAR: Imperial March, Op. 32 • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Prelude on “Rhosymedre”• WESLEY: Choral Song and Fugue • GROTE :Prelude on ‘Cross of Jesus’ • BOELLMANN: Suite Gothique, Op. 25 • WIDOR: Toccata from Symphonie No. 5 in F major, Op. 42 CD: PRI 1153 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

Just as the title suggests, this is a CD of very popular works for the instrument, played on one of the largest cathedral organs in the UK by Ashley Grote, former assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral and distinguished organ scholar of King’s College, Cambridge.

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Anthony Hammond

Great European Organs No. 98: The Organ of St.Vincent, Roquevaire Anthony Hammond: organ HAKIM: Ave Maria: Fantasy on a Lied by Franz Schubert • COCHEREAU: Suite Française Improvisée • Thème et Variations sur “Ma jeunesse a une fin” (Op. 16) • MONNIKENDAM: Toccate Concertante • ROTH: Triptyque: Hommage à Pierre Cochereau • HAMMOND: Improvisation: Triptyque • BOUVARD: In Memoriam Pierre Cochereau

CD: PRI 1156 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

The huge organ now standing at the west end of St. Vincent’s Church, Roquevaire in the south of France was, during the lifetime of Pierre Cochereau, his house organ. This four-manual instrument is a welcome addition to this series, in a program played by stunning British organist Anthony Hammond, who specializes in the French repertoire.

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August RITTER

The Complete Organ Sonatas Michael Harris: organ RITTER: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 23 • Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 11 • Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 19 • Sonata No. 4 in A major, Op. 31

CD: PRI 1162 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

Born in 1811, August Ritter — a contemporary of Wagner and Liszt — made an early decision to concentrate his energies on organ music and performance. He held significant posts at Merseburg and Magdeburg Cathedrals, and was renowned as a teacher. Ritter developed an interest in musicology, and his interest in collecting old music eventually led to the publication of his most significant historical work, Zur Geschichte des Orgelspiels.

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LAWO Classics Lars Haugbro: fortepiano HAYDN: Sonata in F major, Hob.XVI:29 • Andante and Variations in F minor: Sonata, un piccolo Divertimento, Hob.XVII:6 • Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20 • Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI Lars Haugbro, who received his doctoral degree from Cornell University, made his brilliant piano debut in Oslo in 1982 and has since performed as soloist and chamber musician in Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the U.S. He has appeared as soloist with a number of symphony orchestras, including the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and has made television and radio recordings for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). He is often invited to serve as a jury member at the International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition in Bergen, and at the Young Musicians Competition in Oslo, among others.

Joseph HAYDN

Piano Sonatas and Variations CD: LAW 1094 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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iTinerant Classics Dieter Hennings: guitar Gonzalo Salazar: guitar Leopoldo Saracino: guitar Emanuele Segre: guitar Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia Orchestra Sinfonica Tito Schipa Juan Trigos: conductor Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Cleobury: conductor TRIGOS: Clarinet Concerto • Concerto for Four Guitars I–VII • Danza Concertante

An overview of 20 years of the work of Mexican composer and conductor Juan Trigos (b. 1965). Trigos is a very prolific composer, creator of the concept “Abstract Folklore,” a process in which he abstracts and assimilates various literary and vernacular musical traditions into a modern compositional rhetoric.

Juan TRIGOS TRIGOS

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Syrius

CD: SYR 141467 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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Alexander GLAZUNOV

Massimo NOSETTI

Jean Dubé: piano

Domenico Severin: organ

GLAZUNOV: Prélude, Op. 25 • Pastorale Op. 42, No. 1 • Etude, Op. 31, No. 2 • La Nuit, Op. 31, No. 3 • In Modo Religioso, Op. 38 • Prélude, Op. 49, No. 1 • Barcarolle, Op. 22, No. 1 • Novelette, Op. 22, No. 2 • Première Sonate, Op. 74 • Valse de Concert, Op. 47

NOSETTI: Suite sur “O Filii et Filiae” • Paraphrase sur “Veni Sancte Spiritus” • Rondo-Scherzo • Pastorale • Preludio corale su “Die Gulde Sonne voll Freud und Wonne” • Melodia Variata • and more

In his abundant catalog, Alexander Glazunov reserved only a relatively modest number of solo piano compositions; in total, there are officially 19 opus numbers staggered from 1883–1926.

An exceptional composer who died prematurely at only 53 years of age, Massimo Nosetti was an artist of international stature — an organist and improviser with exceptional harmonic mastery, inventiveness, and an infallible sense of form.

Piano Music

Complete Organ Works,Vol. 2

VANITAS

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G.F. HANDEL

Javier Lorenzo Candel

Muriel Rochat Rienth: recorder

Javier Lorenzo Candel: words/Andres Alberto Gómez: virginal

HANDEL: Sonata in G Minor HWV 360 • Sonata in C Major HWV 365 • Sonata in A Minor HWV 362 • Sonata in F Major HWV 369 • Sonata in B-Flat Major HWV 377 • Sonata in D Minor HWV 367a

Tracks include poetic writings interspersed with works by Dowland, Gibbons, and more

The Complete Recorder Sonatas

Amoretti: o las tribulaciones de John Thomas Farwell

What greater gift can there be for a recorder player, than Handel’s Sonatas for recorder and basso continuo? Having loved the masterpiece since she came across it in her studies, Muriel Rochat Rienth simply hoped that someday, she would have the opportunity to record this opus magnum.

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Written as a tribute to the little-known poets who wrote during the Elizabethan period, intended to be accompanied by the music of the period, this new CD features writing by Javier Lorenzo Candel interspersed with works by Dowland, Gibbons, and more.

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