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October 2009 Release Date: October 13, 2009 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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& Harry Christophers — HANDEL • DIXIT DOMINUS —

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Contents Rostropovich Carnegie Hall Marathon Norrington conducts Haydn’s London Symphonies

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KAIROS Landor Records Loft Recordings Lyrita MA Recordings Marsyas Meridian Records Metronome Records Moscow Studio Archives Musique en Wallonie New Day Nimbus Alliance Nimbus Records NSS Music OMAC Records Opera d’Oro Opera Fanatic Other Minds Palexa Records Paradizo Passacaille Port Royal Quartz Records Quilisma Red Priest Recordings Reference Recordings ReZound Ricercar Royal Philharmonic Masterworks Rubedo Canis Musica (RCM) Sebastian Records Stradivarius Summit Records Tactus Toccata Classics Turtle Records Winter & Winter Zig-Zag Territoires

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cademy presents the joint activities of the Berlin Academy of Arts and edel CLASSICS, featuring contemporary recordings of songs, chamber & orchestral music, and stage & electronic music by members and artists associated with the academy. Academy comes to Allegro Classical via Berlin Classics.

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ince its inception in 1979, Etcetera’s titles have proven to be adventurous and keen on diversity, while at the same time always true to the music. Many famous artists have participated in recording special repertoire, creating an impressive back catalog and 30 new releases per year.

ecordings from Warsaw’s Fryderyk Chopin Institute realize Chopin’s complete works on historical instruments from Chopin’s time: pianos by Erard (Paris, 1849) and Pleyel (Paris, 1848). These instruments and interpretations allow Chopin’s music to be heard in benchmark recordings just as the composer intended.

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he label Musique en Wallonie protects the patrimony of the Francophone Belgian musical heritage. The artists are among the most exciting for their repertory, including Capilla Flamenca and The Clerks.

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

Endeavour Classics

Davide Cabassi Escaping

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Davide Cabassi: piano BACH: Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother in B-flat Major, BWV 992 • BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 • BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 “[Cabassi] showed an impressive command of color and touch in Bach’s expressive Capriccio … He has obvious charisma and the ability to take command of an audience.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram “He luxuriated in the joy of creating a coloristic sound world that produced an unconventional Bach.” — American Record Guide Finalist in the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition and Sony BMG recording artist, Davide Cabassi’s latest release features one of his most revered interpretations, Bach’s Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother. The work is cleverly paired with works by Beethoven and Brahms, each one ending in fugues; the title of the disc, Escaping, is the playful translation of “In Fuga.” also available Davide Cabassi Pictures Cat # END 1024 Price Code: N U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Lyrita

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Groves: conductor Philharmonia Orchestra National Youth Orchestra of Wales Arthur Davison: conductor BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra Bryden Thomson: conductor HODDINOTT: Four Welsh Dances, Op. 15 • Overture, Jack Straw, Op. 35 • Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 46 • Investitute Dances, Op. 66 • Welsh Dances, Set 2, Op. 64 • MATHIAS: Celtic Dances, Op. 60 • JONES: Dance Fantasy “This is not Hoddinott the dour and dissonant; this is Hoddinott the dance celebrant, whether in virile Chaucerian exuberance or in liquid poetry … Mathias was a brilliant orchestral magician. His Celtic Dances chime and tinkle much as we would expect from our knowledge of his dazzling Dance Overture and his orchestral psychological studies … The Daniel Jones Dance Fantasy is the most recent work here. Written for the 1976 North Wales Music Festival it has the glorious, uninterrupted, mercurial-optimistic clangour and flow of the Grace Williams Ballads for Orchestra. There’s also a touch of Copland and even Iberia about this dynamic yet bardic music.” — Musicweb-International

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Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

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CORO Le Jardin Secret CESTI: Ah quanto e vero • KERLL: Toccata • CAVALLI: Infelice che ascolto (from Giasone) • SAINT LUC: Tombeau de François Ginter • SARTORIO: Crudo serpe (from Orfeo) • SCHMELZER: Fliesse (from Staercke der Lieb) • FROBERGER: Partita 6 “Auf die Maeyerin” • LEOPOLD I: Wie dringend dan auf mich (from Die vermeinte Brueder und Schwester Liebe) • MUFFFAT: Chaconne • SARTORIO: Son amante ma sfortunato (from Orfeo) • DRAGHI: Il destin (from Leonida in Tegea) • SCHENK: [Extracts from] L’Echo du Danube • FUX: So che piace • Rondinella (from Orfeo ed Euridice) “Real vibrancy and freshness … an auspicious debut indeed.” — Goldberg (HHHHH) A brand-new recording from the supremely talented young group that brought us last year’s Musique pour Mazarin, this superb new disc contains music that is both fun and fascinating in equal measure.

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

George Frideric HANDEL Dixit Dominus

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor HANDEL: Dixit Dominus • STEFFANI: Stabat Mater “Rare vividness and expressive force … sheep can seldom have strayed so gleefully or bonds broken asunder with such exuberant relish as here.” — The Sunday Times “The Sixteen’s most exciting achievement in its impressive Handel discography.” — Gramophone The Sixteen adds to its stunning Handel collection with a brand new recording of Dixit Dominus set alongside a little-known treasure—Agostino Steffani’s Stabat Mater. Full of virtuosity, vibrant color, and dynamic energy, Handel’s Dixit Dominus is one of his earliest autographed works and captures the Italian style of the period. By comparison, Steffani’s Stabat Mater was one of his last compositions. This work is the most powerful expression of Steffani’s religious fervor and—outside opera—is his largest, most varied, and most heartfelt composition. also available HANDEL Samson (3 CDs) Cat # CRO 16008 Price Code: 3N U.S. ORDERS ONLY

HANDEL Messiah (Special Edition 2 CDs) Cat # CRO 16062 Price Code: 2N U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Clarion

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Garrison Keillor: storyteller VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Philip Brunelle: piano, conductor

Garrison Keillor

Hymn to Potatoes & other choral masterworks from A Prairie Home Companion (2 CDs) Cat # CLO 938 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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SCHUBERT/KEILLOR: Song of the Sons of Bernie • Spring Fever • KEILLOR: A Word about Schubert—An die Musik, Hymn to Potatoes • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • RUTTER: Come Live with Me and Be My Love • LENNON/ MCCARTNEY (arr. Gerike/Dworsky): Julia • BRAHMS/KEILLOR: Brahms in Love—Wiegenlied, Liebeslieder Walzer • SWENEY: Beulah Land • OHRWALL/THOMAS: Two Folk Songs—Y Bore Glas (Early Dawning), I Denna Ljuva Sommartid (Song of Summer) • HARRISON/GERIKE: Something • GERIKE/KEILLOR: The “Shenandoah” Syndrome • The Runaway Choir—Spring, the Sweet Spring, Sugar Sugar, Aquarius, Mandy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Karma Chameleon, Copacabana, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Memory • KEILLOR: Dutch Calvinism: The T.U.L.I.P. Doctrine, Our Faithful God, We Gather Together, Doxology • Norwegian Independence—Kan Du Glemme Gamle Norge, Serenade, Landkjenning, Aftensolen • Holy Trinity Lutheran Seeks Music Director • The Choral News from Lake Wobegon—Now Thank We All Our God, Sanctus, America the Beautiful, April Is in My Mistress’s Face, Hymn to the Trinity Cover Sticker: Witty and highly entertaining 2-CD set of the cleverest choral skits ‘n’ bits taken from a decade of A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor and VocalEssence dish up a generous helping of Potatoes à la Schubert, run away to Europe to indulge their “Shenandoah” habit, and enlighten us on the T.U.L.I.P. doctrine. This two-CD set includes the often-requested “Julia” (John Lennon) and a rare choral interpretation of “Karma Chameleon” (Boy George). Garrison Keillor: storyteller The Hopeful Gospel Quartet VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers Philip Brunelle: music director KEILLOR: Thanksgiving Monologue • Selections from American folk choral repertoire Cover Sticker: This 2-CD set features Garrison Keillor’s hilarious Thanksgiving monologue with a huge helping of old and new American folk choral favorites On November 23, 2004, the Hopeful Gospel Quartet—Garrison Keillor, Mollie O’Brien, and Robin & Linda Williams—traded musical moments with the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers in a concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. The evening seamlessly blended American folk traditions with choral masterpieces old and new, from “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” to “Now Thank We All Our God.” Garrison Keillor shared his Thanksgiving memories in a hilarious yet poignant monologue. Thanks to Minnesota Public Radio, the evening was captured for posterity in this charming two-CD set.

Garrison Keillor

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

DOREMI

Mstislav Rostropovich

The 1967 Carnegie Hall Marathon (6 CDs) Mstislav Rostropovich: cello/London Symphony Orchestra/ Gennadi Rozhdestvensky: conductor

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PROKOFIEV: Concertino for cello & orchestra, Op. 132 • SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 126 • TCHAIKOVSKY: Pezzo Capriccioso for cello & orchestra, Op. 62 • Rococo Variations for cello & orchestra, Op. 33 • ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 • VIVALDI: Cello Concerto in C, RV 413 • Cello Concerto in C, RV 398 • Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 417 • RESPIGHI: Adagio con Variazione for cello and orchestra • PISTON: Variations for cello and orchestra (premiere) • R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote for cello and orchestra, Op. 35 • FOSS: Concerto for cello and orchestra (premiere) • TARTINI: Cello Concerto in A • BRAHMS: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 • HINDEMITH: Cello Concerto • LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor • KHRENNIKOV: Cello Concerto in C, Op.16 • BLOCH: Schelomo for cello and orchestra • LEVITIN: Suite for cello & chamber orchestra • HONEGGER: Cello Concerto in C • BRITTEN: Symphony for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 • TCHAIKOVSKY: Partita for cello, harpsichord, piano, guitar & percussion At Carnegie Hall in 1967, Mstislav Rostropovich presented 30 cello concertos in eight concerts organized by impresario Sol Yurok. This 6-CD set includes 22 of these concertos.

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Magda Tagliaferro

Plays Chopin and More (2 CDs+DVD) Magda Tagliaferro: piano CHOPIN: Sonata in B minor Op. 58 • Mazurka No. 15 in C, Op. 24, No. 2 • Polonaise No.1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1 • Impromptu No. 1 in A, Op. 29 • Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 36 • Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat, Op. 51 • Fantasia-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op.66 • Nocturne No.8 in D-flat, Op.27, No. 2 • Nocturne No.5 in F-sharp, Op.15, No. 2 • Valse No.2 in A-flat, Op.34, No. 1 • HAHN: Piano Concerto in E • Miniatures by GRANADOS, ALBENIZ and VILLA-LOBOS • DVD: SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 103 Magda Tagliaferro was one of the leading classical pianists of the 20th century. The items on this set are appearing on CD for the first time here. DVD is playable in all regions; approx run time: 46 min; contains Tagliaferro’s live performance of works by Prokofiev, Albeniz, Chopin, and Debussy.

Cat # DHR 7961 Price Code: 3R (SRP $53.99) Box Set; Box Lot 10 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Sviatoslav Richter

Richter Archives Vol. 18 Sviatoslav Richter: piano SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A, D. 664 • Impromptu in A-flat, D. 899, No. 4 • LISZT: Funéralles (No.7 from Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses) • Gnomenreigen (No. 2 from Konzertetüden) • Liebestraum No. 2 • Liebestraum No. 3 • Valse oubliée No. 1 in F-sharp minor • Valse oubliée No. 2 in A-flat • Valse oubliée No. 3 in D-flat • Sonetto del Petrarca No. 123 (from Années de Pèlerinage II • Feux Follets (No. 5 from Études d’exécution transcendante) The 18th volume issued by DOREMI in the Richter Archives series contains live performances never released before by one of the greatest pianists of all time. Cat # DHR 7959 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Avie Records

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Jeffrey Khaner: flute/Charles Abramovic: piano GIESEKING: Sonatine for flute and piano • GENZMER: Sonata No. 2 for flute and piano in E minor • HENZE: Sonatina for flute and piano • HINDEMITH: Sonata for flute and piano • KARG-ELERT: Sinfonische Kanzone, Op. 114 “A splendid showpiece for an outstanding flautist … Khaner’s transcriptions could not be more sensitive, nor the playing more inspired.” — Gramophone Through five releases on AVIE, flautist Jeffrey Khaner has become a familiar face whose performances never cease to please and astonish in equal measure. Principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra, his extensive forays into the solo canon have cast him in a glowing spotlight. Revered by flute players worldwide, his music making has also been a delightful discovery for scores of classical music fans.

Jeffrey Khaner

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Andreas Haefliger: piano ˇ JANÁCEK: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 From the Street • BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C • Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp • BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor “Taste, imagination, no apparent technical limitations, and, very significantly, an ingrained respect for the composers he is bringing to life.” — Fanfare Andreas Haefliger’s concept of replicating his recital programs on record has been a critical and commercial success. The fourth installment in the Perspectives series juxtaposes Beethoven with works that are inspired and influenced by that composer’s great corpus of piano sonatas. This release preserves the vivid memories of Haefliger’s live performance of this repertoire in November 2008 at the Wigmore Hall, which The Sunday Times found by turns “searing and exquisite.”

Andreas Haefliger Perspectives 4

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

Avie Records

Augustin Hadelich Flying Solo

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Augustin Hadelich: violin BARTÓK: Sonata for Solo Violin • PAGANINI: Caprices 4, 9 & 21 • YSAŸE: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 3 “Ballade” • Sonata No. 5 for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 5 • ZIMMERMANN: Sonata for Solo Violin “A brilliant violinist.” — New York Times A child prodigy, Hadelich was educated at Italy’s Instituto Mascagni and was poised for a major international career. However, his rapid rise was interrupted by a horrific accident in which he was burned over most of his body. After repeated operations and months of rehab, Hadelich has made an artistic comeback of astonishing proportions. His remarkable strength of character, determination, joy of life, and passion for music meld in a soulful, witty personality who also possesses a rare talent—and all of these qualities shine brightly on his solo debut recording.

CAvi-music

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Christian Tetzlaff, Muriel Cantoreggi: violins Lars Vogt: piano, harpsichord Rachel Roberts, Antoine Tamestit: violas Rainer & Ghislaine Zipperling: viola da gamba Quirine Viersen, Tanja Tetzlaff: cellos Hiroaki Aoe: double bass Kirill Gerstein, Silke Avenhaus: harpsichords Angela Firkins: flute J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 • Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1029 • Sonata for flute, violin and continuo (from Musical Offering), BWV 1079 • Sonata for violin and piano in F minor, BWV 1018 Live recordings from the 2008 Spannungen Chamber Music Festival feature extraordinary Bach interpretations by artists who do not regularly play in the early music scene.

J.S. BACH

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Silke Avenhaus: piano SCHUBERT/LISZT: Liebesbotschaft (D957/1) • Der Wanderer (D489) • Ungeduld (D 795/1) • Ständchen (Shakespeare) (D889) • Gretchen am Spinnrad (D118) • Ständchen (D957/4) • Auf dem Wasser zu singen (D774) • Du bist die Ruh’ (D776) • MENDELSSOHN: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without words) Op. 38, Nos. 3 & 5; Op. 62, Nos. 1, 3 & 6; Op. 67, Nos. 2 & 4; Op. 53, No. 3 In celebration of Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday! The special format of songs without words—a Mendelssohn invention—got a counterpart in Liszt’s arrangement of Schubert Lieder. This concept album is based on similarities of tempo, structure, movement, and basic idea within similar pieces.

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Silke Avenhaus Piano Songs

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MusicMasters

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Aaron COPLAND

Kurt WEILL

Helene Schneiderman: mezzo-soprano/Orchestra of St. Luke’s/ Dennis Russell Davies: conductor

Concert Chorale of New York/Orchestra of St. Luke’s/ Julius Rudel: conductor

COPLAND: Dance Panels • Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson • Short Symphony

WEILL: Lost in the Stars

Dance Panels

Lost in the Stars

A masterful and innovative force in classical music, Dennis Russell Davies is considered among today’s most inventive conductors at the forefront of the orchestral, chamber, and operatic worlds. A modern, articulate, and versatile artist revered for his command of both traditional and contemporary music, Davies is also recognized as an accomplished pianist and an acclaimed collaborator.

Originally written for Broadway, Lost in the Stars is an important work of music theatre—a composition of great depth, deceptively couched in simple settings. The drama has lost none of its desperate urgency in passing years, and the recording sessions for this disc were somewhat akin to a religious experience for all involved.

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J.S. BACH

Domenico SCARLATTI

Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Vladimir Feltsman: piano, conductor

John Browning: piano

J.S. BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 • Concerto in E, BWV 1053 • Concerto in D, BWV 1054 • Concerto in A, BWV 1055 • Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 • Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 • Concerto in the Italian Style

D. SCARLATTI: Keyboard Sonatas K. 3, 6, 14, 32, 45, 53, 105, 106.109, 132, 145, 161, 175, 184, 193, 206, 215, 283, 327, 380, 391, 402, 407, 427, 443, 466, 487, 490, 496, 532

7 Keyboard Concertos (2 CDs)

“A Bach interpreter of the highest order … He has an irrefutably keen sense of rhythmic control and achieves this whilst maintaining the most careful shadings of contrapuntal voicing and crisp execution. The result is a collection of refined interpretations that is in a class of its own.” — Musicweb-International

30 Keyboard Sonatas

Grammy Award winner John Browning was known for his elegant style and sophisticated interpretations of Bach and Scarlatti, and for his collaboration with the American composer Samuel Barber.

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

Jan Dismas ZELENKA I Penitenti

Collegium 1704/Collegium Vocale 1704/Václav Luks: director/Mariana Rewerski: alto/ Eric Stoklossa: tenor/Tobias Berndt: bass ZELENKA: I Penitenti al Sepolchro del Redentore, ZWV 63 (complete oratorio)

Cat # ZIG 90803 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

Since the Sablé Festival in 2007, Collegium 1704 has won the heart of French and German audiences alike, for their fervor and for the high quality of both orchestra and choir. This oratorio was performed in Dresden under the patronage of Marie Josèphe of Austria, wife of Augustus the Strong. It tells the edifying story of an imaginary meeting between King David, Mary Magdalene, and Saint Peter around Christ’s tomb. The oratorio of the Counter Reformation in all its splendor, it was created to improve the mind and educate the heart through emotion and the sheer beauty of the music.

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Nicola MATTEIS

False Consonances of Melancholy Gli Incogniti/Amandine Beyer: violin, director/Baldomero Barciela: viola de gamba/ Ronaldo Lopes, Francesco Romano: baroque guitar, theorbo/Anna Fontana: harpsichord MATTEIS: 40 Ayrs for the violin, including extracts from The False Consonances of Musick Amandine Beyer, who released a beautiful interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in 2008, now tackles some unknown pieces of Nicola Matteis.

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Winter & Winter Hans ABRAHAMSEN Schnee

Ensemble Recherche ABRAHAMSEN: Schnee

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Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen was born in Copenhagen in 1952, and studied music theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His music is inspired by his mentors Per Norgard and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, who were two of his composition teachers. On Schnee, he says: “In the beginning of the ’90s, I arranged some of J.S. Bach’s canons for ensemble—in total seven single standing works from his entire lifespan. I became totally absorbed this music and arranged them with the intention of the music being repeated many, many times, as a kind of minimal music. Obviously, I didn’t know which durations Bach had in mind, but by listening to his canons in this way, a profound new moving world of circular time was opened to me. Schnee, consisting of canon 1 and 2, will form part of the complete work that will consist of a number of canons written for various line-ups within the Ensemble Recherche.”

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Metronome Records

Joglaresa Belinda Sykes: voice, bagpipes, director Naziha Azzouz: voice Stuart Hall: oud, tar Ben Davis: vielle Paul Clarvis, Tim Garside, Salah Dawson Miller: percussion IBN AL-KHATIB OF LOJA: Jadaka I-ghaithu • IBN QUZMAN OF CORDOBA: Yahnikum, Yahnikum • Masha s-sahar hayran • DON TODROS ABULAFIA OF CASTILE: Miyyah fi miyyah • IBN SAHL AL-ISRA’ILI: Hal dara zabyu I-hima • IBN SUHR OF SEVILLE: Ayyuha s-saqi • IBN BAJJA OF SARAGOSSA: Jarriri I-dheila • CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA: Macar ome per folia • A Sennor que mui ben soube • Quen boa dona querra • TRAD: Por fol tenno quen na Virgen • Al pasar por Casablanca • Estampida • Como poden per sas culpas “Thrilling and haunting … excellently sung.” — The Times Islamic Spain from the 8th to the 15th century allowed a great flourishing of musical traditions. This multicultural haven gave us troubadour lyrics, canto hondo, flamenco, and the guitar—fashioned by the great Arab musician Ziryab, who added a fifth string to the lute. The critical innovation in song was the strophic (verse-form) song with refrain: the muwashshah written in classical Arabic and the zajal written in Andalusian dialect of Arabic. The texts are reproduced with translations in Arabic, Hebrew, and Spanish in the booklet.

Joglaresa

Dreams of Andalusia Cat # MET 1062 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Joglaresa embraces the extraordinary character of this spectacular music. The band is drawn from a group of musicians with both classical, world music, and jazz backgrounds. Leader Belinda Sykes provides a distinctive, virtuosic voice backed by a thorough knowledge of the idiom, history, and music of this period. The band, meanwhile, displays the boldness and improvisatory chutzpah that gets straight to the heart of medieval music!

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Richard Rodney BENNETT

Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra Martin Jones: piano/RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland/David Angus: conductor BENNETT: Piano Concerto • Dream Dancing • Reflections on a theme of William Walton • Party Piece Martin Jones is joined by the RTÉ National Orchestra of Ireland and David Angus in world premiere recordings of three major works by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett—Dream Dancing, Reflections on a theme of William Walton, and Party Piece—plus a new recording of the Piano Concerto, originally premiered and recorded by a young Stephen Bishop Kovacevich. Cat # MET 1071 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT includes WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS

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Challenge Classics / FineLine Classical

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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A Imagem da Melancolia

Felix MENDELSSOHN

A Imagem da Melancolia Recorder Consort

Matangi Quartet/Maria-Paula Majoor, Daniel Torrico Menacho: violins/Karsten Kleijer, Edith van Moergastel: violas/Arno van der Vuurst: cello

The Bad Tempered Consort

String Quartet & Quintet

Selections of Renaissance recorder music by various composers, many anonymous A timeless approach to early music, with a special instrumental treatment of vocal parts that creates an almost “futuristic” experience.

MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 12 • String Quintet No. 1 in A, Op. 18 Youthful freshness seems the trademark of this ensemble—Matangi plays Mendelssohn like the ink on the scores is still wet!

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Max REGER

Jacob OBRECHT

Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer: clarinet/Hans Eijsackers: piano

Cappella Pratensis/Wim Diepenhorst: organ

REGER: Clarinet Sonata No. 3 in B-flat, Op. 107 (1908/09) • Clarinet Sonata in F-sharp, Op. 49, No. 1 • Clarinet Sonata in A-flat, Op. 49, No. 2

OBRECHT: Missa de Sancto Donatiano (Bruges 1487)

Clarinet Sonatas

This is probably the most ardent, spirited plea for the defense of Reger, to preserve his beautiful clarinet sonatas from condemnation to undeserved obscurity in the present recording catalog!

Missa de Sancto Donatiano (CD+DVD)

A recreation of an authentic 15th century polyphonic mass by Capella Pratensis, a well-known Dutch expert in this type of repertoire.

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Challenge Classics

Ton Koopman: organ BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV • Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 209 • Te Deum laudamus, BuxWV 218 • Praeludium in C, BuxWV 136 • Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BuxWV 222 • Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155 • Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 221 • Praeludium in A, BuxWV 151 • Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV152 • Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn, BuxWV 191 • Praeambulum in A minor, BuxWV 158m • Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV 204 • Magnificat Noni Toni, BuxWV 205 • Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 150 • Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV 153 • Ich dank dir, lieber Herre, BuxWV 194 • Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn, BuxWV 192 • Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 143 • Mensch, willt du leben seliglich, BuxWV 206 • Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208 • Appendix: The Complete Organ Works of Nicolaus BRUHNS: Praeludium in E minor (the larger) • Praeludium in E minor • Nun komm der Heiden Heiland • Praeludium in G The tenth part of Buxtehude’s complete works, and the fifth and final part of the organ works, containing free and chorale-based compositions. This album also contains the complete organ works of Buxtehude’s most gifted pupil Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), who further developed Buxtehude’s way of composing. The organ is one of only two surviving organs by Erasmus Bielfeldt, and has been restored on the basis of the great organ building art of the baroque in 1990 by Ahrend.

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Complete Works,Vol. 10/ Organ Works,Vol. 5 (2 CDs)

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J.S. BACH

Robert SCHUMANN

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman: conductor

Linus Roth: violin/José Gallardo: piano

J.S. BACH: Highlights from 24 Cantatas from the Complete Edition

SCHUMANN: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 • Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 (arr. Roth/Gallardo) • Aus den hebräischen Gesängen (arr. Roth/Gallardo) • Widmung (arr. Roth/Gallardo) • Abendlied (arr. Joachim)

Cantatas: 24 Highlights (2 CDs)

The perfect introduction to the Complete Cantata series!

Piano & Violin Sonatas

Inspired performances by a duo that has played together for almost 10 years. Linus Roth plays on the colorful, rich-sounding A. Stradivari “Dancla” 1703 violin.

CRD Records

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Choir of New College, Oxford

Howard Moody: organ/Choir of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom: director

Martin Hallows: organ/Collegium Novum Ensemble/Choir of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom: director

O come all ye faithful • Adam lay y bounden • Out of your sleep • The angel Gabriel • A spotless rose • Ding dong merrily on high • In the bleak midwinter • The holly and the ivy • I wonder as I wander • A babe is born • Sussex carol • This is the truth • A Virgin most pure • Here is the little door • Alleluya a new work is come on hand • Lully lulla thou tiny little child • In dulci jubilo • There is no rose • Rocking carol • Wassail Carol • Once in royal David’s city

Hark the herald angels sing • For unto us a child is born • Silent Night • O magnum misterium • Hodie Christus natus est • Angelus ad virginem • O magnum mysterium • This is the truth sent from above • Quem vidistis • Videntes stellam • Noel X • Videntes stellam • Sing lullaby • Puer natus • Lute-book carol • Of the Father’s Heart begotten • POULENC: Hodie Christus natus est • SCHEIN: Quem vidistis

The University of Oxford’s world famous choir performs a selection of famous and lesser-known carols.

The companion disc to Carols from the Choir of New College, Oxford.

Carols

For unto us a child is born

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Benjamin BRITTEN

St. George’s Canzona

Francis Kelly: harp/Choir of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom: director

St. Georges Canzona/John Sothcott: director

A Ceremony of Carols

BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols • HOWELLS: Long, long ago • BENNETT: Out of your sleep • What sweeter Music • HOLST: Four Old English Carols • LEIGHTON: Lully lulla • WARLOCK: Bethlehem Down • JOUBERT: There is no Rose • Torches • JOHNSTONE: I sing of a Maiden • ANDREWS: Before dawn • CARTER: There is no rose • WISHART: Alleluia a new work is come on hand Britten’s famous Ceremony of Carols plus other carols from the 20th century. These three discs from the Choir of New College, Oxford are also available as a 3-CD set (CRR 5001, 708093500123, Price 3J).

To Drive the Cold Winter Away

TRAD: Entry of the Minstrels and Waits • Festivities in the Tavern • A Medieval Holiday • Festivities at the Manor • To entertain a King Music from Medieval times and the Renaissance, inspired not just by Christmas but by the Winter Festivals, played on instruments of the period.

Release Date: October 13, 2009

CRD Records

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Antonio VIVALDI

Enrique GRANADOS

Simon Standage: violin/The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock: director

Thomas Rajna: piano

The Four Seasons

Piano Music

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons • Concerto “La Tempesta di Mare” • Concerto “Il Piacere” Six Concertos from Vivaldi’s opus 8, including The Four Seasons played on period instruments by one of the pioneers of the early music movement, The English Concert, directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock with Simon Standage on violin.

GRANADOS: Allegro di Concierto • Valses Poeticas • Capricho Espanol • Rapsodia Aragonesa • Carezza Vals, Op. 38 • Oriental • Dos Impromptus Volume four of CRD’s seven-volume set of the complete piano music of Enrique Granados.

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W.A. MOZART

Benjamin BRITTEN

Yuko Inoue: viola/Chilingirian Quaratet/Levon Chilingirian, Charles Sewart: violins/Susie Meszaros: viola/Phillip de Groote: cello

Psallite Women’s Choir/Nancy Hadden: director

String Quintets

MOZART: String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 • String Quintet in C minor, K. 406 The second volume of three discs devoted to Mozart’s String Quintets, and the discarded movements.

A Ceremony of Carols

BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols • ANON: Ceremonyes of Carolles (Carols and Dances from Medieval and Renaissance England) Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols along with the original poems and music from Medieval and Renaissance England on which Britten’s work is based.

hänssler Classic

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Jean-Eric Soucy: viola Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden & Freiburg Sylvain Cambreling: conductor BERLIOZ: Harold In Italy, Op. 16 • Rákóczi March from The Damnation of Faust • Ballet des Sylphes from The Damnation of Faust • Menuet des follets from The Damnation of Faust • Chasse royale et orage from Les Troyens Listening to Sylvain Cambreling’s interpretations of the music of Berlioz is an experience—a fact has already been well documented in several previous recordings. The present recording presents Berlioz’s symphony for Viola and Orchestra, “Harold In Italy,” plus exciting performances of Berlioz favorites.

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Hector BERLIOZ

BERLIOZ Concert Overtures Cat # HNS 93201 Price Code: S

Harold In Italy

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Isolde Siebert: soprano Carmen Fugiss: soprano Vokalensemble Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden und Freiburg Sylvain Cambreling, Friedrich Goldmann, Michael Gielen: conductors RIHM: Quid est Deus for chorus & orchestra (2007) • Ungemaltes Bild (1990) • Frau/Stimme for soprano & orchestra (1989) The latest release of recordings of the complete orchestral works of Wolfgang Rihm. This edition of orchestral works has been recorded and produced under the supervision of the composer, and contains many CD premieres.

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Wolfgang RIHM

RIHM Wolfgang Rihm,Vol. 3 Cat # HNS 93227 Price Code: S

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hänssler Classic

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Joseph HAYDN

The 12 London Symphonies (4 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR Sir Roger Norrington: conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 93 in D • Symphony No. 94 in G “Surprise” • Symphony No. 95 in C minor • Symphony No. 96 in D “Miracle” • Symphony No. 97 in C • Symphony No. 98 in B-flat • Symphony No. 99 in E-flat • Symphony No. 100 in G “Military” • Symphony No. 101 in D “Clock” • Symphony No. 102 in B-flat • Symphony No. 103 in E-flat “Drumroll” • Symphony No. 104 in D “London” Following his well-documented excursions into the Classical and Romantic symphonic repertoire, Roger Norrington has finally arrived at the music of Joseph Haydn. His Beethoven cycle with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR was a global success. His recordings of the “Essential” Mozart Symphonies attracted the praise of the international musical community. And now, Norrington is proud to present the “London Symphonies.” Haydn’s last 12 symphonies rank among the greatest achievements of western music and continue to inspire composers well into the 20th century. Often controversial but NEVER boring, Norrington ranks among the most significant conductors of his generation. A sure winner! also available BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies (6 CDs) Cat # HNS 93089 Price Code: 4R

MOZART Essential Symphonies (6 CDs) Cat # HNS 93230 Price Code: 6Q

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hänssler Classic

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Franz SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin

Fritz Wunderlich: tenor/Hubert Giesen: piano SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (complete song cycle) hänssler CLASSIC/SWR Music is proud to announce the latest entry to the Fritz Wunderlich discography. Wunderlich was the ideal tenor; his voice had an unmistakable sheen and a powerful radiance that breathed life into each and every performance. This recording, dating from March 5, 1964, is one the most beautiful “Müllerin” cycles ever recorded, and one to be treasured by all fans of the great Fritz Wunderlich.

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Felix MENDELSSOHN Complete Symphonies,Vol. 6

Eleonore Marguerre, Ulrika Strömstedt: sopranos/Markus Schäfer: tenor/German Chamber Choir/Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Fey: conductor MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang” The sixth and final release of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies by the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Fey. Symphony No. 2, called “Lobgesang” by the composer, is a fitting and grand conclusion to this project, released in celebration of Mendelssohn’s 200th anniversary. Thomas Fey’s recordings of Mendelssohn’s complete symphonies reveal the composer to be a passionate, energetic composer, embodying the true spirit of early Romanticism. These recordings will inspire a second look at Mendelssohn, the Symphonist. Cat # HNS 98577 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case: Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Manuel de FALLA & Sergei PROKOFIEV Les Ballets Russes,Vol. 5

Ofelia Sala: mezzo-soprano/Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden & Freiburg/Fabrice Bollon, Kirill Karabits: conductors FALLA: El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) • PROKOFIEV: Chout (The Tale of the Buffoon), Op. 21a

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When de Falla wrote “The Three-Cornered Hat” in 1916–1919 (after a story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón), he was already a well-known composer. The first version, developed as a Pantomime, Diaghilev saw in Madrid and then commissioned de Falla to develop his score into a ballet. The ballet was first performed in 1919 in London, conducted by Ernest Ansermet with set designs and costumes by Pablo Picasso. The final score was a marvelous work, one of de Falla’s most beautiful, and it is presented here in its entirety. Prokofiev’s “Chout” received its first performance in Paris 1921, where it was well received. The score, calling for a large orchestra, is richly melodic and has a typical Russian folkloric quality as well as the burlesque elements that would appear in many of Prokofiev’s most famous works. 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

Release Date: October 13, 2009

MA Recordings

Eduardo Egüez: baroque lute WEISS: Suite L’Infidèle • Suite in F • Tombeau sur la Mort de Mr. Comte de Logy arrivée • Suite in D minor MA Recordings presents their fourth solo baroque lute recording with the foremost interpreter of the genre, Eduardo Egüez, focusing solely on the music of Sylvius Leopold Weiss. A virtuoso lutenist and prolific composer, Weiss wrote over 800 pieces and heavily influenced J.S. Bach’s own compositions for the instrument. MA’s founder/producer/engineer Todd Garfinkle offers Egüez’s intimate performance to the listener as a lyrical portrait, captured in a one point digital production in the Church of Saint Bernardino in Corio, Piemonte, Italy.

also available J.S. BACH Lute Music,Vol. 1 Cat # MAJ 53 Price Code: Q U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Sylvius Leopold WEISS L’Infidèle: Lute Works

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Summit Education Georgia State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble Robert J. Ambrose: conductor John ZDECHLIK: A Centennia Fanfare • John MACKEY: Strange Humors • Eric WHITACRE: Lux Aurumque • Michael COLGRASS: The Beethoven Machine • Raag Mala • Andrew RINDFLEISCH: Mr. Atlas All of these pieces are by American composers, and all are premiere recordings! Under the direction of Dr. Ambrose, the Georgia State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble is quickly gaining recognition as one of the finest wind bands in the region. Their recent performances have been met with critical acclaim for musical artistry and innovative programming. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is comprised of the finest woodwind, brass, and percussion players in the School of Music, who are selected each semester by audition. The ensemble’s repertoire is drawn from significant literature written for wind ensemble, symphonic band, and chamber winds. Most literature is performed with one player assigned to each part. In 2004 the Symphonic Wind Ensemble was chosen to perform at both the Georgia Music Educators (GMEA) In-Service and the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conferences. In 2006, the ensemble was selected to perform again at the CBDNA Southern Division Conference, earning the coveted featured performance spot.

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin: conductor ELGAR: Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma,” Op. 36 • In the South (Alassio) Op. 50 • Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4, Op. 39 “Menuhin’s account of the Variations [represents] the interpretation of a musician who has lived long with this music and loves it. He and the engineers have taken immense care with the timbre of the upper strings in the statement of the theme and there are several passages—the prominence given to the lower strings in the middle section of ‘Dorabella,’ for example—where Menuhin directs the listener’s attention to yet another facet of this inexhaustibly fascinating score. Nothing ‘routine’ here, nor in the RPO’s playing.” — Gramophone

Edward ELGAR Enigma Variations

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Yoohong Lee: cello Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin: conductor ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 • Nursery Suite • Chanson de matin, Op. 15, No. 2 “[Lee displays] a shining tone … and light fingered fluency.” — Evening Standard Under Lord Menuhin’s tutelage, Yoohong Lee has come into his own performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the award-winning Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. While studying at the Royal College of Music in London, he was appointed a Queen Mother’s Scholar under the tutelage of Steven Doane and Late William Pleeth. He currently performs in numerous festivals across Europe, including the Casals Festival in Kronberg, Rencontres Musicales d’Evian, and the Gstaad and Colmar Festivals.

Edward ELGAR Cello Concerto

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Sir John Gielgud: narrator Vivian Troon, Roderick Elms: piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andrea Licata: conductor PROKOFIEV: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 • SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals (Grand Zoological Fantasy) • BIZET: Jeux d’enfants “Gielgud’s vocal inflections and changes of color are a continual delight to the ear.” — Gramophone “The Carnival of the Animals, with a pair of excellent pianists, Vivian Troon and Roderick Elms (who make fun of themselves with clumsy wrong notes in their self-portrait), is a vividly straightforward and lively account.” —Gramophone “Bizet’s delightful little work displays all of its naive charm.”— ClassicsToday The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra offers the most beloved children’s classics! With Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, the journey embarks on a precarious chase-turned-hunt with the timeless narration of British thespian Sir John Gielgud. With the help of swans, tortoises, and kangaroos, the expedition continues its travels through the eclectic collection of unusual creatures in Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. The tour comes marching and galloping to an end with Bizet’s charming Jeux d’enfants (Child’s Play).

Sergei PROKOFIEV

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jonathan Carney: violin, conductor MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 • Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K 216 • Adagio in E, K.261 “[He] turns out to be a thoroughly musical soloist, his sweet-toned contribution at once unforced and affectionate.” — Gramophone “Carney plays with a poetic enchantment and bewitching dynamic range.” — The Strad Jonathan Carney takes the traditional role as both conductor and soloist as he leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in these timeless violin concertos by Mozart. The additional Adagio in E was the original slow movement for the Fifth Concerto, which violinist Gaetano Brunetti originally found too studied, but has found its way back into the standard string repertoire. Carney’s delicate touch with the winds and graceful tempos provides a compelling interpretation of “the Mozart sound.”

W.A. MOZART

Violin Concertos

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Nimbus Alliance

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

The Middle String Quartets (3 CDs) Wihan Quartet BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1 • String Quartet in F, Op.14, No.1 • String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 • String Quartet in C, Op. 59, No. 3 • String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 74, “Harp” • String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”

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The Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, is heir to the great Czech musical tradition. The quartet’s outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech heritage and of the many classical, romantic, and modern masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire is widely acknowledged. They have developed an impressive international career, which includes visits to major festivals in Europe and the Far East. They visit the US and Japan regularly, and have had highly acclaimed tours of Australia and New Zealand. They are frequent visitors to the UK and can often be heard on BBC Radio 3 as well as in concert at many venues throughout the country.

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KAIROS Salvatore SCIARRINO

Sui poemi concentrici (3 CDs) Ensemble Recherche/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Peter Rundel: conductor SCIARRINO: Sui poemi concentrici, for soloists and orchestra Salvatore Sciarrino, probably Italy’s most important living composer, accepted a commission from the Italian state broadcaster RAI to compose the music for a 100-part TV series of the Divina Commedia. At the same time, he also created an orchestral version for the concert hall: Sui poemi concentrici for Soloists and Orchestra. The duration shrank to only a tenth of the original 15 hours, but the size of the forces remained the same, with the exception of the choir. Cat # KRO 12812 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Box Set; Box Lot 14 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Ricercar J.S. BACH

Christmas Cantatas Namur Chamber Choir/Les Agrémens/Jean Tubéry: conductor J.S. BACH: Cantata 64 “Sehet, welch eine Liebe” • Cantata 121 “Christum wir sollen loben schon” • Cantata 133 “Ich freue mich in dir”

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The three Christmas cantatas brought together here seem to belong to the same period, notably the first months after J.S. Bach’s assumption of his new duties as Cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. “Christum wir sollen loben schon” and “Sehet, welch’ ein Liebe” were composed for the second and the third days of Christmas in 1723 respectively, while “Ich freue mich” was composed for third day of Christmas in 1724. This third cantata is stylistically the latest of the three and is clearly separate from the first two, although the three cantatas nevertheless have one thing in common: all three make use of the cornet and the trombone, instruments that Bach rarely employed in his cantatas.

Alpha

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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La Camera delle Lacrime

J.S. BACH

La Camera delle Lacrime/Bruno Bonhoure: voice, conductor

Benjamin Alard: organ

Nicholas SABOLY: Ben urosa la naissença • Orgulhós, plen de maganha • Tu que cerques tei delices • Li a quauqua ren que m’a fat paur • Adam e sa companha • Li a pron de gens • Aquel ange qu’es vengut • Sant Jousè m’a dit • Natalis CORDAT: O monde, que tu es heureux • Mortels, assamblez tous vos voix • Aquò’s pro durmit, mainada • Soleil, de toutes parts • Sus chrestiens, préparons nous • Jean-François DANDRIEU: Adam fut un pauvre homme

J.S. BACH: Trio sonatas for Organ, BWV 525–530

Baroque Christmas in Languedoc

Trio Sonatas for Organ

Mixing popular and learned traditions, the Camera delle Lacrime perfectly catches the historical context of these works, which were very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Born in 1985, Benjamin Alard is already one of the leading figures of the young baroque generation. In 2004 he won First Prize and the Audience Award at the Bruges International Harpsichord Competition, and in 2007 he garnered First Prize at the Gottfried-Silbermann International Organ Competition in Freiberg. For his first Alpha recording, he plays the grand organ of the church of Saint-Louis en l’Île, where he was appointed in 2005.

Fuga Libera

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François-Auguste GEVAERT

Jessica Ryckewaert

Ensemble Vocal Le Petit Sablon/Thibaut Lenaerts: tenor, conductor

Jessica Ryckewaert: bass marimba, vibraphone/Gérald Bernard: timbales, small percussion/Centre de Recherches et de Formation Musicales de Wallonie (Jean-Marc Sullon): live electronics

Christmas Mass “Puer natus est nobis”

GEVAERT: Grand’Messe de Noël “Puer natus est nobis” François-Auguste Gevaert’s Christmas works are admirable pieces of harmonic and contrapuntal craftsmanship, and his Grand’Messe de Noël “Puer natus est nobis,” written shortly before his death for basilica Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille, is a masterpiece of surprising flavor. The Ensemble Vocal Le Petit Sablon wholeheartedly embraces this music, with an impressive degree of perfection, to extract its delicious substance!

Percutronique

BARTHOLOMÉE: Passacaille for marimba & live electronics (2005) • GOBERT: Pièce pour deux percussionnistes et électronique (2005) • BOESMANS: Day Dreams for marimba and synthetic instruments (1991) One of the most fascinating instruments in modern music, in the hands of its most seductive specialist! This disc will inspire a passion for percussion, electronics, and the 21st century!

Berlin Classics

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Ars Musica Zurich Sabrina Frey: recorder, director Maurice Steger: recorder GRAUPNER: Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola and b.c. in F • Sonata for flute, violin and b.c. in B minor • Sonata for flute and b.c. in G • Sonata canonica for 2 recorders, viola da gamba and b.c. in G minor • Sonata for flute, obbligato harpsichord and b.c. in G • Overture for recorder, 2 violins, viola and b.c. in F To mark the 250th anniversary of Christoph Graupner’s death, Sabrina Frey presents her personal choice of works for the recorder by the Baroque composer. Frey’s soulful playing enchants us in its facility, gracefulness, and utter virtuosity. Also featuring the Ars Musica Zurich ensemble, this is one of the most thrilling recordings made to mark the Graupner year.

Christoph GRAUPNER Per il flauto

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Academy Björn Lehmann: piano Christian Vogel: clarinet Noam Yogev: horn Christine Paté: accordion Chatschatur Kanajan: violin Dirk Beiße: violoncello Errico Fresis: conductor GOLDMANN: Line/Splinter 2 (2006, rev. 2007) for clarinet, horn, accordion, piano, violin & cello • Sonata for piano (1987) • Trio for horn, violin & piano (2004) • Four Piano Pieces (1973) • Calmo, esitando un po’ for clarinet, accordion & cello (2004) • Two Intermezzi for piano (1963) The works by Friedrich Goldmann presented on this CD span a period of over 40 years—from the two Intermezzos for piano of 1963 by way of piano works from the ’70s and ’80s to the 2006 ensemble piece “Line/Splitter 2.” For all the individualism of each piece, the common ground of their compositional technique is clearly evident.

Friedrich GOLDMANN

Piano Works & Chamber Music 1963–2007 Cat # BER ACA 85242 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Berlin Classics

Anja Harteros: soprano Wolfram Rieger: piano HAYDN: Gebet zu Gott • BEETHOVEN: An die Hoffnung • Ich liebe dich • SCHUBERT: Am See • Schwanengesang • Gretchen am Spinnrade • Wehmut • Seligkeit • SCHUMANN: Lied der Suleika • Was will die einsame Träne • Jemand • Venetianisches Lieder Nos. 1 & 2 • R. STRAUSS: Die Nacht • Meinem Kinde • Befreit • Allerseelen • BRAHMS: Dein blaues Auge • Liebestreu • Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst • Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht • An ein Veilchen • Von ewiger Liebe “Anja Harteros is a tall, dark beauty whose smoldering emotions erupt into cascades of gorgeously produced tone, all right on the mark and thrilling to hear.” — New York Magazine Anja Harteros, one of the world’s most popular singers in her field, can be seen and heard performing on all the great opera and concert stages. Even during her studies at the Cologne College of Music with Professor Liselotte Hammes, her first engagements took her at the young age of 23 to the opera houses of Gelsenkirchen and Bonn. She recently recorded an album primarily dedicated to Mozart for RCA Red Seal.

Anja Harteros Von ewiger Liebe

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Sharon Kam: clarinet Martin Helmchen: piano Gustav Rivinius: violoncello BRAHMS: Sonata for clarinet and piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 • Sonata for clarinet and piano in E-flat, Op. 120, No. 2 • Trio for piano, clarinet and cello in A minor, Op. 114 “Sharon Kam’s direct yet well-varied style of playing is consistently persuasive.” — Gramophone Kam, Helmchen, and Rivinius prove themselves sharp-witted partners as they investigate the finely woven fabric of songlike ideas and powerful thoughts and together plumb the depth of mature Brahmsian wisdom. also available Sharon Kam Souvenirs Cat # BER 16342 Price Code: S U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Johannes BRAHMS

Sonatas & Trio

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Arcana

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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Claude DEBUSSY

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Robert SCHUMANN

Chamber Music

The Four Quartets, Op. 41

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Arnold SCHOENBERG

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Antonio VIVALDI

Piano Works

Flute Concertos

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Jean-Henri D’ANGLEBERT Keyboard Works in Manuscript

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Accentus Austria Cantadas de Pasión

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Accentus Austria

Sephardic Romances in the Ottoman Empire 28

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Stradivarius

Maurizio Croci: organ J.S. BACH: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 • Canzona in D minor, BWV 588 • HANDEL: Sonata in F, HG II • Prelude & Sonata in G minor, HG II/iii/9 • D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D, I. 287 • Sonata in D, K. 282 • Sonata in G, K. 304 • Sonata in C This program shows the marvelous versatility of the Baroque organ, showcasing a multiplicity of genres and forms. Thus, from the interpreter’s fingers flow forms strictly for the organ including the prelude and the fugue, 17th century legacies like the canzona and aria con variazioni, and the two principal genres of instrumental Baroque music: the sonata and the concerto.

Maurizio Croci

1685: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti

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Massimo Lonardi: vihuela MILAN: El Maestro • NARVAEZ: Los seys libros • MUDARRA: Tres Libros de musica • VALDERRABANO: Libro de musica • PISADOR: Libro de musica • FUENLLANA: Libro de musica • DAZA GRITOS: Libro de musica The vihuela had a rather short life: little more than half a century passed from the edition of El Maestro (1535–36), which was the first tablature published in Spain, to the disappearance of the instrument. In this brief time span, however, seven books of tablatures were composed and published that, in their excellent artistic quality, place music for the vihuela at the peak of Renaissance musical production. On this CD, ancient guitar music specialist Massimo Lonardi performs this interesting, rare repertory. The result is an exhaustive and fascinating overview of this intriguing music.

Massimo Lonardi

6 Books of Music for the Vihuela

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Etcetera

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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Robin de RAAFF

Musica Temprana

Danielle De Niese: soprano/Marcel Reijans: tenor/Nieuw Ensemble/Lawrence Renes: conductor

Marisú Pavón: soprano/Xenia Meijer: mezzo-soprano/Música Temprana/Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel: director

RAAFF: Raaff (complete opera)

Selected villancicos from 18th-century Latin America

The first opera in the Dutch Composers series stars famous soprano Danielle Di Niese.

A selection of vocal works for two voices, from the rich archives of the Latin American cathedrals, by the Buena Vista Social Club of South American baroque music.

Raaff

Avecillas Sonoras

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Joseph HAYDN

Currende Consort

Edding Quartet/Baptiste Lopez, Caroline Bayet: violins/Paul De Clerck: viola/Ageet Zweistra: cello

Capella Sancti Michaelis/Currende Consort/Erik van Nevel: conductor

HAYDN: String Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. 1 • String Quartet in F, Op. 77, No. 2 • String Quartet, Op. 103

Selected works by Willaert, Rogier, Lassus, De Monte, Gombert, Isaac, Obrecht, De la Rue, Josquin, Ockeghem, Dufay, anonymous composers, and others

String Quartets

A new Belgium-based string quartet on the verge of a breakthrough, guided and supported by Philippe Herreweghe.

Masters from Flanders (10 CDs)

A box set that covers the whole history of Flemish polyphony!

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Etcetera

Simeon TEN HOLT Canto Ostinato

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Kees Wieringa, Polo de Haas: pianos TEN HOLT: Canto Ostinato The biggest classical â&#x20AC;&#x153;cultâ&#x20AC;? hit in the Netherlands is now available through Etcetera! Winner of the Golden CD Award in 2001, the first and only Golden Disc for a Dutch composer! Since their first performance more than a decade ago, Polo de Haas and Kees Wieringa still play their version of Canto Ostinato to full houses.

Etcetera

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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Gabriel FAURÉ & Francis POULENC

G.P. TELEMANN

Thomas Oliemans: baritone/Malcolm Martineau: piano

B’Rock/Jurgen Gross: concertmaster

FAURÉ: L’Horizon Chimérique • Poème d’un jour • Mirages, Op. 113 • POULENC: Tel jour telle nuit • Chansons vilageoises • La fraîcheur et le Feu, Op. 117

TELEMANN: La Bizarre (Suite for strings & continue in G, TWV 55:G2) • La Musette (Suite for strings & continueo in G minor, TWV 55:G1) • La Lyra (Suite for strings & continuo in E-flat, TWV 55:Es3)

Mirages

First release by a promising young baritone features lesser-known repertoire by Poulenc and Fauré, with master accompanist Malcolm Martineau. Has received great reviews in Europe!

Schoenberg Quartet

Suites for Strings

THE baroque orchestra of 2009, unanimously praised for their swinging, stylish performances. B is for Belgium, Rock is the way they play!

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Includes World Premiere Recordings

The Dutch Legacy (5 CDs)

Schoenberg Quartet

The Retrospective Edition (5 CDs)

Schoenberg Quartet

Selected works by Matthius Vermuelen, Jan Van Vlijmen, Otto Ketting, Bob Zimmerman, Wim Laman, Robin de Raaff, and Willem Pijper

Works by Chausson, Ravel, Debussy, Dutilleux, Brahms, Reger, Schulhoff, Bartók & Webern

The godfathers of comtemporary string quartet playing! This farewell tribute to one of the leading contemporary music ensembles contains new recordings and previously unreleased gems.

This retrospective collection showcases the unique and diverse abilities of this amazing string quartet.

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Fryderyk Chopin Society

Nelson Goerner: piano CHOPIN: Ballades • 3 Nocturnes Nelson Goerner is one of the great figures of contemporary pianistics, an artist known for his outstanding interpretations of the works of Romantic composers, especially Chopin. His first Chopin disc, recorded for EMI, caused a sensation in the music world, and was greeted with general admiration by critics and music lovers alike. In 2005 Goerner turned his interests to the sound of instruments from Chopin’s era and accepted a proposal from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute to record the complete Ballades, among which he placed selected Nocturnes.

Frédéric CHOPIN

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Dang Thai Son: piano Orchestra of the 18th Century Frans Brüggen: conductor CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 The disc features new recordings of the Chopin concertos performed on period instruments, documenting two outstanding artistic moments in the festival Chopin and his Europe. Dang Thai Son, winner of the 10th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, is accompanied by Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century—a legendary ensemble restoring to music its authentic sound.

Frédéric CHOPIN

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Globe

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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Don Carlo GESUALDO

Kassiopeia Quintet

GESUALDO: Madrigali Libro V

GESUALDO: Madrigali Libro VI

The Kassiopeia Quintet has fulfilled an almost impossible task. The ensemble recorded all six books—128 five voice madrigals—by the notorious prince Don Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613)! Now it’s time for the cycle to be completed, with brand new recordings of books 5 and 6. The only complete recordings on the market!

The Kassiopeia Quintet worked together intensively with masters like Gabriel Garrido and John Potter to come to an interpretation that shows transparency and colors. It’s a challenge not to be taken away by the unbelievable harmonic twists and turns, but to show what the function of each detail is in the whole of the madrigal.

Madrigals Book 5

Madrigals Book 6

Passacaille

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Georg Nigl

Giacomo PUCCINI

Georg Nigl: baritone/Luca Pianca: lute, baroque guitar/Vittorio Ghielmi: bass viol

Liuwe Tamminga: organ

Guerra Amorosa

Songs by Caccini, Rossi, Monteverdi, Legrenzi, Purcell & Handel Georg Nigl, former soprano soloist for the Vienna Boys’ Choir, is internationally renowned as a specialist in early music and a highly proficient interpreter of contemporary music. He released CD and DVD titles for the ECM, Col legno, and Naïve labels.

Puccini, The Organist

PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly Pot-pourri • Adaagietto • Fugue in G • Adagio • Royal Fugue in C minor • Minuets 1 & 2 • Fugue in E minor • Crysanthemums • Little Waltz • Calmo e molto lento • Solfeggio • Te Deum from Tosca • O mio babbino A compilation of pieces that Puccini composed during his studies at the Instituto Pacini or at the Milan Conservatoire, the pieces he composed for his pupil Carlo della Nina, and all kinds of transcriptions of arias, marches, opera extracts, and more.

Passacaille

Release Date: October 13, 2009

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Joseph HAYDN

Marin MARAIS & Jacques GALLOT

La Divina Armonia/Stefano Barneschi: violin/Lorenzo Ghielmi: organ, director

Vittorio Ghielmi: viola da gamba/Luca Pianca: lute, theorbo

Concertos

La Force et la Douceur

HAYDN: Organ Concerto in D, Hob. XVII:2 • Violin Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa:4 • Concerto for Violin & Organ in F, Hob. XVIII:6 • Organ Concerto in C, Hob. HVII:10 After the very successful recording of the Handel organ concertos, Lorenzo Ghielmi and La Divina Armonia bring us some jewels from Haydn’s catalog.

MARAIS: Pièces de violes (sel.) • Tombeau po’ Mr. de S.te Colombe • La Biscayenne • Rondeau moitié pincé • Le Georgienne dite la Maupertuy • Les Forgerons • Boutade • GALLOT: Prélude et Chaconne La Comète • Apollon • Gigue • Sommeil du Dufau This recording presents Vittorio Ghielmi’s original vision on the rich palette of playing techniques of the greatest gamba player of all times, Marin Marais, based on thorough study of several historical sources.

Musique en Wallonie

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World Premiere Recordings

Pietro TORRI

Johannes REGIS

Namur Chamber Choir/Les Agréments/Jean Tubéry: director

The Clerks’ Group/Edward Wickham: conductor

TORRI: Le martyre des Maccabées (complete oratorio)

REGIS: 2 Masses • Motets • 2 Chansons

The Martyrdom of the Maccabees is the birth certificate of French oratorio. Inspired by one of the darkest episodes from the Old Testament, it tackles the question of religious fanatacism through a tragic and moving plot.

Two masses, a handful of motets, and two chansons are all that remains of the oeuvre of a composer regarded by the theorist Johannes Tictoris as one of the most important of his generation. The Clerks’ Group’s expertise in the 15th-century repertoire has received many accolades. Here, the group once again displays its exceptional competence in the service of the outstanding works by one of the period’s most original composers.

The Martyrdom of the Maccabees (2 CDs)

Complete Works (2 CDs)

New Day

Release Date: October 13, 2009 Merry Miller: harp Gary Levinson: violin MASSENET: Meditation from Thais • BEETHOVEN: Für Elise • J.S. BACH: Air on the G String • Arioso • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring • VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras • PACHELBEL: Canon in D • VERDI: Ah, fors’è lui • PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro • VIVALDI: Winter • HANDEL: Passacaglia A collaboration by two amazing, well-known classical artists! Merry Miller is featured on the FOX Business Channel, and is a co-host on The View in the absence of Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Violinist Gary Levinson has been praised worldwide by critics for his intense musicality and formidable technique. He has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Christopher O’Riley, and Anne-Marie McDermott. In addition to solo concerts in the 2009 season, he has toured as a member of Trio Virtuosi with flutist Eugenia Zukerman and pianist Adam Neiman.

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H. David Meyers: oboe St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuval Waldman: violin, conductor BEETHOVEN: Oboe Concerto in F (premiere) • Romance No. 2 in F for violin & orchestra. Op. 50 • Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Beethoven classics and lost compositions rediscovered, featuring the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

Gothic Records

Dominick ARGENTO

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Elizabeth Futral: soprano Nelson James LePard Reed: treble The Very Reverend Samuel T. Lloyd III: reader Cathedral Choral Society of Washington National Cathedral J. Reilly Lewis: conductor ARGENTO: Evensong: Of Love and Angels Cover Sticker: World premiere recording of Argento’s breathtaking work written in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Washington National Cathedral. This stunning new work, written in honor of the Washington National Cathedral’s 100th anniversary, is a magnificent piece inspired by the memory of Argento’s late wife of 51 years, named Carolyn. It is filled with the classic Argento gifts for solid structure, sensitive vocal writing, and lyric melody.

Opera Fanatic

Release Date: October 13, 2009

Claudia Muzio

The Complete Legendary Italian Columbia Recordings (2 CDs) Claudio Muzia: soprano/Francesco Merli: tenor/Licinio Refice, Lorenzo Molajoli: conductors Arias from Cecilia, Cavalleria Rusticana, La forza del destino, Tosca, La bohème, Andrea Chénier, Il trovatore, La sonnambula, Norma, Mefistofele, La traviata, Adriana Lecouvreur, Otello, L’Arlesiana • Songs by Buzzi-Peccia, Delibes, Debussy, Refice, Crist, Donaudy, Parisotti & Reger

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In 1934–35 Claudia Muzio recorded a number of arias and songs for the Italian Columbia company. Columbia wouldn’t put up the money, so Lauri Volpi and others did. Although the recordings were made when she was in declining health and past her vocal prime, they came to be regarded as uniquely expressive. Her posthumous reputation rests almost entirely on them, but owing to the record industry’s woes they have become scarce. Here, they are presented in their entirety. Don Licinio Refice, who conducts the four selections written by him, composed Cecilia for Muzio, who sang the world premiere in Rome in 1934.

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Pietro MASCAGNI & Ruggero LEONCAVALLO Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (2 CDs)

Beniamino Gigli, Adelina Cambi, Irene Acompora, Piero Guelfi, Amalia Pini, Giuseppe Gentile, Piero De Palma, Pina Magarini, Saturno Meletti: vocal soloists/ Franco Patané: conductor MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera) • LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci (complete opera) Here, Gigli is perfervid throughout the performance and more involved with words than in the 1934 Pagliacci and 1940 Cavalleria recordings. His voice is heavier, and he plainly doesn’t feel the need to try to make it suit the music by darkening his tone, as he does in the 1934 Pagliacci. San Carlo, Naples, January 1952. Cat # BCS OF 57 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Georges BIZET Carmen (2 CDs)

Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Giulietta Simionato, Norma Palmieri, Loretta Di Lelio, Guido Malfatti, Enzo Viaro, Mario Rosetti: vocal soloists/Chorus and Orchestra of il Teatro Massimo, Palermo/Pierre Dervaux: conductor BIZET: Carmen (complete opera) José was the role of Corelli’s debut and the one he performed most often. Here he is in his early prime, sounding like a hungry animal in a cage, the voice brilliant and full of core and bite.Yet he also is plaintive, particularly in the final scene. Throughout it he finds an extraordinary number of vocal colors, and his desperation at the end is chilling. Palermo, February 1959. Cat # BCS OF 1 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: October 13, 2009

Igudesman&Joo

AS SEEN ON CNN IN AUGUST 2009!

Igudesman & Joo

A Little Nightmare Music (DVD) Cat # IJM 1 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Amaray; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Aleksey Igudesman, Richard Hyung-Ki Joo: comedy “A Little Nightmare Music brings surrealism to the concert hall and takes its trousers down! Very musical, very engaging and very funny.” — Terry Jones, comedian/director, Monty Python “The funniest show on music and the life of musicians I have seen since the great Victor Borge … It isn’t just entertaining, it is hilarious!” — Gidon Kremer Aleksey Igudesman and Richard Hyung-ki Joo are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. To date, their clips on YouTube have gathered over 14 million hits, and they have appeared live on television in several countries, including an exclusive interview for CNN. Equally comfortable performing in classical concert halls, or in stadiums in front of huge crowds, their unified dream is to make classical music accessible to a wider and younger audience.

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