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October 2010 Release Date: October 12, 2010 A division of Allegro Media Group

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allegro Classical News Contents Lars Vogt Christoph Prégardien

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August 2010 TOP 10 NEW RELEASES 1. Luciano Pavarotti OPD 6002 Pavarotti Passion, Vol. II 2. Varga/RPO RPM 28690 CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor 3. Hallé Orchestra HLE 7525 WAGNER: Götterdämmerung 4. Petrenko/Royal Liverpool PO AVR 2193 WOLF-FERRARI: Susanna’s Secret 5. Peress/New Palais Royale Orchestra NIM 2567 ANTHEIL: Ballet Mécanique 6. Wordsworth/RPO RPM 28990 BEETHOVEN: The Consecration of the House 7. American String Quartet NSS 9

ARIOSO CLASSICS p. 7

rioso Classics is committed to providing only the highest quality recordings by today’s leading soloists, orchestras, and conductors. Great care goes into each aspect of the recording, mastering, and production of every CD. Additionally, the label uses experienced designers and successful brand managers to create packaging that is both appealing and innovative to maximize in-store and online presence. Arioso Classics firmly believes in the principle that artists should share in the “fruits” of their artistry on an ongoing basis. When appropriate, artists will also be invited to participate in unique promotional opportunities created through strategic partnerships. David Thomas, who has more than 20 years of experience in the recording industry, founded Arioso Classics. During this time, he has produced recordings for Sony/BMG Masterworks and EMI among other labels, with a number of prominent artists and orchestras including classical guitarist Christopher Parkening, soprano Kathleen Battle, baritone Jubilant Sykes, and the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

Schubert’s Echo 8. Ensemble Calliopée APH 164 DUROSOIR: Jouvence & Other Chamber Music 9. Raphael Wallfisch NIM 5862

“Times may have changed, styles may have changed, but what has not changed is the ability of classical music to move and inspire people.” — David Thomas

Cello Sonatas 10. Kalitzke/German SO KRO 13022 LÒPEZ-LÒPEZ: Concertos

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Ancalagon Records

Lara St. John

Mozart, Scott & Lara St. John, The Knights BUZZ ALERT

Cat # ANC SACD 136 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 33

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Lara St. John: violin Scott St. John: violin, viola The Knights Orchestra Eric Jacobsen: conductor MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola, K. 364 • Violin Concerto No. 1, K. 207 • Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216 “An extremely fine player who mixes quicksilver technique with gripping spontaneity to captivating effect.” — The Strad Violinists Lara & Scott St. John present a new Mozart recording, on which the focal point is the monumental Sinfonia Concertante, the last and greatest of his string concerti (K. 364). This piece is rarely recorded, especially in its original form with viola in scordatura. Innovative New York-based ensemble The Knights accompanies the pair on all the works (also led by the sibling-act of conductor Eric Jacobsen and concertmaster Colin Jacobsen). also available VIVALDI The Four Seasons Cat # ANC SACD 134 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

HINDSON Hindson, Corigliano, Liszt Cat # ANC SACD 133 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

J.S. BACH Six Sonatas & Partitas Cat # ANC SACD 132 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99)

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: October 12, 2010

he cinema is teeming with vampires, and books and plays are full of them too. And now, Berlin Classics presents three double-CD virtual soundtracks to stimulate the dark side of the imagination! Offered in a high-quality digipak with exclusive cover illustrations, these unique collections will prove irresistible to just about everybody who has a sense of the sinister. Full Moon Classics Danse Macabre

MUSSORGSKY: A Night on the Bare Mountain • The Hut on Hen’s Legs from Pictures at an Exhibition • SAINT-SAËNS: Danse macabre • LISZT: Dance of Death • DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice • STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring (exc.) • BERLIOZ: Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie fantastique • PROKOFIEV: The Evil God and the Dance of the Pagan Monsters from Scythian Suite • plus other works by Mendelssohn, Mahler, Shostakovich, Blacher, Egk, Dessau, Bruckner & Rossini

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An invitation to the grisly dance, when “Friend Hein strikes up,” as Gustav Mahler wrote above the second movement of his Fourth Symphony. We hear the bones rattle in waltz time in the pale moonlight, and the witches gather for their Sabbath. Massively macabre!

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Full Moon Classics Immortal Romance

BEETHOVEN: Moonlight Sonata (exc.) • RACHMANINOV: Vocalise • FALLA: Ritual Fire Dance • LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3 • DEBUSSY: Clair de lune • The snow is dancing • RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte • The fairy garden from Mother Goose Suite • SCHUBERT: String Quartet “Death and the Maiden” • WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman Overture • plus other works by Boëllman, Reger, Enescu, Berlioz, Vivaldi, Shostakovich, Bach, Poulenc, Couperin, Grieg & Schoenberg

Cat # BER 300104 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Images of unquenchable desire: beings from different worlds, who can touch but cannot unite, who can only dream of gardens of paradise. A demon mourns for his mortal lover, with only the full moon as his faithful companion…

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Full Moon Classics Voices In The Dark

ˇ MOZART: Lacrimosa from Requiem • SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela • DVORÁK: Song to the moon, from Rusalka • MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (exc.) • MENDELSSOHN: The First Walpurgis Night (exc.) • BERLIOZ: Dance of the Will-o’-the-Wisps from The Damnation of Faust • VERDI: Dies irae, from Messa da Requiem • ORFF: O fortuna, from Carmina Burana • plus other works by Mahler, Schubert, Prokofiev, Matthus, Barber, Ravel, Bruckner, Reger, Schoenberg & Stravinsky

Cat # BER 300105 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Voices in the dark—are they to be feared, or should we follow them? Do they bring wrath and tears, or lead us to the peace of eternal rest? The way into the darkness is also the way to our selves, tiptoeing to the edge of a personal, inner abyss.

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Berlin Classics

Franz LISZT

Sonata in B minor BUZZ ALERT

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Lars Vogt: piano LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor • SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C, Op. 17 “Modern pianism at full throttle.” — New York Times (performance review) “Fascinating and gutsy … the pianist’s unorthodox phrasing, never mannered or willful, made Grieg sound consistently fresh.” — Los Angeles Times (performance review) Robert Schumann’s Fantasy in C major & Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B flat minor: two singular musical creations, virtually unrivalled in the piano literature, by two very different composers who nevertheless dedicated the two works to each other. The link between the 200th anniversaries of their births, in 2010 und 2011 respectively, is only a superficial framework for the much closer connections that were key to the decision to make this new recording. A pianist of Lars Vogt’s caliber, with his emphatic and transparent style of playing, reveals the composers’ multi-faceted emotional lives, explaining the works without making a meal of the task and leading the listener through the unique heights and depths of Romantic style.

CORO

Release Date: October 12, 2010 The Sixteen Harry Christophers: director MONTEVERDI: Selva morale e spirituale (11 selections) “The Sixteen under Harry Christophers respond with breathtaking assurance.” — Gramophone Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionized the music of the theatre and the church with his dramatic, imaginative use of voices and instruments, and with his daring harmonies and rhythms. Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 is his most significant and virtuosic collection of sacred music. Over the next few years, The Sixteen will record the complete publication with a variety of forces for CORO. also available

Claudio MONTEVERDI

D. SCARLATTI Iste Confessor Cat # CRO 16003 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: director Robert Quinney: organ Of the Father’s heart begotten • The truth from above • Gabriel’s Message • Masters in this hall • Past three a clock • Jesus Christ the apple tree • In the bleak midwinter • Gloucestershire Wassail • The three Kings • In dulci jubilo • O come, O come Emmanuel • Adam lay ybounden • Wither’s Rocking Hymn • The Cherry Tree Carol • It came upon the midnight clear • Personent Hodie • Down in yon forest • Wexford Carol • Joys Seven • As with gladness men of old • Unto us a boy is born The Sixteen’s first volume of traditional Christmas carols was a resounding success, and now CORO is very proud to release a second volume containing more wonderful, festive music that deserves to be better known. The collection is both traditional and genuine, and performances have been kept as close as possible to the original texts.

The Sixteen

A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection, Vol. II Cat # CRO 16085 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Arioso Classics

Jubilant Sykes

Sings Copland and Spirituals BUZZ ALERT

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Jubilant Sykes: baritone London Symphony Orchestra Andrew Litton: conductor COPLAND: The Boatmen’s Dance • The Dodger • Long Time Ago • Simple Gifts • I Bought Me a Cat • The Little Horses • Zion’s Walls • The Golden Willow Tree • At the River • Ching-a Ring Chaw • TRADITIONAL: City Called Heaven • Ride On, King Jesus • Were You There? • Weepin’ Mary • Go Down, Moses • Leanin’ on That Lamb • My God Is So High • Witness “Jubilant Sykes is an artist who feels at home with all kinds of music—from Bach to Billboard Top 40 to Broadway standards.” — NPR’s All Things Considered “Charismatic baritone Jubilant Sykes … gave a volatile and courageous performance.” — New York Times (performance review) Perhaps no vocalist of our time possesses a more exquisitely versatile instrument than the Grammy-nominated (Best Classical Recording 2010) American baritone Jubilant Sykes. This album shines with hallmark brilliance, a revelation of rich vocal timbre and expressive interpretation, and the results are stunning. Sykes’ first recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, made at Abbey Road Studios, will endure as one of his finest—and, perhaps more than any other, help to define this great singer’s artistry.

Challenge Classics

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphonies 4 & 6

Cat # CHR SACD 72361 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60 • Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral” A refreshing new recording of the Beethoven symphonies through the eyes of conductor Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra. De Vriend’s name as a symphonic conductor is quickly emerging in the music world, and this first volume of the Beethoven series is a fine musical signature.

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MAHLER Symphonic Poem “Titan” Cat # CHR SACD 72355 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Challenge Classics

Hugo WOLF

Italienisches Liederbuch (Italian Songbook) BUZZ ALERT

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Christoph Prégardien: tenor Julia Kleiter: soprano Hilko Dumno: piano WOLF: Italienisches Liederbuch (Italian Songbook) “The silvery-toned tenor … is still among the best. Honey-voiced Christoph Prégardien [presents a program] refreshing and freshly, elegantly sung.” — Gramophone Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Hugo Wolf ’s birth, this new CD from world-famous musicians Christoph Prégardien, Julia Kleiter, and Hilko Dumno presents poems by Paul Heyse (1830–1914) based on texts in Italian from folk poetry or song tradition. Prégardien is well known for his recent recordings of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin and Schwanengesang, both released in 2008. Die schöne Müllerin was honored with the 2009 MIDEM Record of the Year Award and highly praised by Gramophone (including Editor’s Choice & Best of 2008). also available SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin Cat # CHR SACD 72292 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

SCHUBERT Schwanengesang Cat # CHR SACD 72302 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

WOLF Between Life and Death Cat # CHR 72324 Price Code: 2P (SRP $31.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Winter & Winter

Release Date: October 12, 2010 Teodoro Anzellotti: accordion J.S. BACH: The Goldberg Variations “Anzellotti ended the evening in refined beauty with Luciano Berio’s ‘Sequenza XIII,’ written for him in 1995. The accordion, here, is like a vessel of memory: haunted sounds and hints of melodies come as if from afar through veils of time.” — Los Angeles Times (performance review) One of the most important accordionists of the contemporary classical scene transfers baroque performance practice to his modern instrument, unfolding a firework display of colors, musical lines, and rhythms! also available SATIE Sports et Divertissements Cat # WTR 31 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99)

J.S. BACH

The Goldberg Variations

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CAGE 3 Compositions By John Cage Cat # WTR 80 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99)

Cat # WTR 170 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Smartpak; Box Lot 20

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Avie Records The Brook Street Band J.S. BACH: Trio Sonatas Nos. 1–6, BWV 525–530 “The smartest new baroque band around … if you need instant sunshine, play this disc.” — The Times The Brook Street Band burst onto the scene in 2003 with their Avie debut, the world premiere recording of Handel’s “Oxford” Water Music, which earned the period-instrument ensemble an Editor’s Choice from Gramophone. Now, the all-girl group presents their first recording of the music of J.S. Bach, adapting his Organ Sonatas to their own instrumentation of two violins, harpsichord, and cello. also available HANDEL “Oxford” Water Music Cat # AVR 28 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

J.S. BACH

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Trio Sonatas

HANDEL Seven Trio Sonatas Cat # AVR 2068 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Zig-Zag Territoires

Edna Stern: piano Orchestre d’Auvergne Arie van Beek: conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271 “Jeunehomme” • Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K. 414 • Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat, K. 449 “The panache of Martha Argerich, the musicality of Leon Fleisher, and the impeccable finish of Krystian Zimerman.” — Diapason After two impressive Bach CDs, Edna Stern presents her first release of concertos. Together with the chamber orchestra of Auvergne, she selected early Mozart period concertos to create this moving and pure interpretation. also available Edna Stern Chaconnes Cat # ZIG 50601 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

W.A. MOZART

Piano Concertos 9, 12 & 14

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SCHUMANN Piano Works Cat # ZIG 70201 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

Cat # ZIG 100901 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

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Audiomax BeethovenQuartett BEETHOVEN: String Quartet, Op. 135 • SCHUMANN: String Quartets, Op. 41, Nos. 1 & 2 (first version) Four measures on this new recording will strike string quartet fans as odd. It was with these measures that Schumann, in June 1842, linked the quartets known today as his Opus 41, Nos. 1 and 2, in the version originally intended to form one single immense work of almost Beethovian dimensions. The effect of this originally intended version of the Quartets Op. 41 is enormous—one can hear connections between the two individual quartets, and their symmetrical design is astonishing. A well-known work by Schumann becomes an entirely new experience through the addition of only four measures!

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN & Robert SCHUMANN String Quartets (SACD+DVD) Cat # AMX 9461623 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings Cat # RPM 28190 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Simonov: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings • GRIEG: Holberg Suite • MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik “One of the most remarkable conductors before the public today … a virtuoso.” — Financial Times “A towering inspiration to his players.” — The Times Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in the Saint Cecilia Conductors Competition in Rome in 1968, he was invited to make his debut at the Bolshoi Opera (Aida) in 1969 and was almost immediately appointed Chief Conductor—the youngest in history, and also the longest serving. He has recorded for Melodia with the Bolshoi Company, for Collins Classics with the LSO and the LPO, and for Philharmonia with the Royal Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. also available MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major Cat # RPM 28630 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

GORECKI Symphony No. 3 Cat # RPM 28260 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

GLINKA Overtures, Marches & Dances Cat # RPM 28350 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Eric SATIE

Gymnopédies Cat # RPM 28530 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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Ronan O’Hora: piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra SATIE: Gymnopédies Nos. 1–3 • Embryons Desséchés • Valse Ballet • Fantaisie Valse • Avant Dernières Pensées Nos. 1–3 • Nocturnes Nos. 1–5 • Gnossiennes Nos. 1–6 • Je Te Veux “His sound is lustrous; his playing is lyrical and full of feeling.” — Washington Post Ronan O’Hora is firmly established as one of Britain’s leading pianists. He has performed extensively in every major country in Europe and in the US, performing with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. His performances have been broadcast many times on television and radio, including a televised recital at the Chopin Society in Warsaw, a performance of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra for the Dutch TV series Young Artists on the Concert Platform, and two televised concerts of Mozart chamber music for BBC TV, as well as countless performances with the BBC Radio 3.

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: October 12, 2010

J.S. BACH

The Organ in Splendor and Majesty Cat # RPM 28580 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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James Parsons: organ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra J.S. BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 • Wachet Auf • Jesu, Joy • Gigue Fugue • ALBINONI: Adagio • VIERNE: Berceuse • Final • THALBEN-BALL: Elegy • KARG-ELERT: Now Thank We All Our God • YON: Toccatina for Flutes • BOËLLMANN: Prière à Notre Damè • Toccata • WHITLOCK: Folk Tune • ALBRIGHT: Sweet Sixteenths • WIDOR: Toccata James Parsons is one of the organ’s most articulate advocates on today’s musical scene. He is well known both for his international career as a concert organist and recording artist, and as founder of the Oundle International Festival, with its unique and influential summer school for young organists. Following his tenure of the Parry/Wood Organ Scholarship at Exeter College Oxford, where he was an organ pupil of Sir David Lumsden and Ralph Downes, Parsons achieved wide recognition as an organ recitalist. Regular engagements throughout the British Isles and annual tours in the US have received warm critical acclaim. Works by contemporary British composers feature frequently in his programs, while his interpretation of older repertoire has been enriched by periods of study with Jacque van Oortmerssen and Peter Hurford.

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Carl ORFF

Carmina Burana Cat # RPM 28880 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Cooke: conductor ORFF: Carmina Burana Richard Cooke has worked in collaboration with the many of the world’s leading conductors, including Solti, Haitink, Muti, Mehta, Bernstein, Abbado and, most notably, the late Klaus Tennstedt. He has received a Grammy Award and four Grammy nominations, most notably for his work as Chorus Master for Tennstedt’s spectacular recording of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony and for Haitink’s recording of Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony, both of which were also voted for top awards by Gramophone. Richard Cooke’s career in the UK includes a long association with the Canterbury Choral Society and the University of Essex Choir, both of which have established strong reputations in their respective parts of the country. Performances at the Canterbury Festival have included Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Berlioz’s Grand Messe des Morts, and Bach’s Mass in B Minor.

CAvi-music

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Robert SCHUMANN & Johannes BRAHMS Robert Schumann—1854

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Sheila Arnold: piano SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 • BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by G.F. Handel, Op. 24 • 16 Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9 This concept album highlights the year that the specific relationship between Brahms and the Schumann couple started, based around the Brahms’ Schumann Variations Op. 9, the key work reflecting on the human feelings between Robert, Clara, and Johannes Brahms.

also available BRAHMS Piano Works Cat # AVI 8553048 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Ramée

Cyril Auvity: tenor L’Yriade Léonor de Recondo, Birgi Goris: violins Elisa Joglar: cello Isabelle Sauveur: harpsichord André Henrich: theorbo BONONCINI: Barbara ninfa ingrata • Sinfonia nona, Op. 4 • Quando parli • Ecco Dorinda il giorno • Sinfonia duodecima, Op. 4 • Alle sue pene intorno Amongst several contemporaries of Scarlatti who devoted themselves to the solo cantata, one of the most prolific was influential globetrotter Giovanni Bononcini, who wrote up to 283. During the first quarter of the 18th century, Bononcini’s cantatas represented the principal trend of this genre. In these works, a fluent and effective technique is combined with a real gift for the composition of melodies. These lamenti are the central element of Bononcini’s dramatic works; his genius is perfectly adapted to tender and pathetic emotions. Another important aspect of his music is the magnificent use of the text. In 1789, Charles Burney called Bononcini “the most prolific cantatas composer” and claimed that Bononcini’s recitatives were universally perceived as the best of their time. Now, Cyril Auvity and his ensemble L’Yriade offer an enthusiastic and totally committed interpretation of some of Bononcini’s cantatas, revealing the extreme force of those magical works.

Giovanni BONONCINI

Barbara ninfa ingrata: Cantatas for Tenor and Instruments Cat # RME 1006 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Dmitry Badiarov: cello J.S. BACH: Cellos Suites Nos. 1–6, BWV 1007–1012 This recording suggests a fascinating and convincing interpretation of the Bach’s Cello Suites on violoncello da spalla by one of the leading figures in the reconstruction of this instrument, and one of its most promising players! For which instrument did Bach actually write his six suites for unaccompanied violoncello? Pictures, writings, and surviving instruments show that early violoncellos were made in different sizes, ranging from the size of a large viola to the modern full-sized cello. Bach possessed several violoncello piccolos, with both four and five strings, made by Johann Christian Hoffmann. Historical evidence suggests that the appropriate type of violoncello for Bach’s suites is that made by Hoffmann, and that, when played on the arm like a violin, the number of unavoidable shifts is no more than average for baroque music.

J.S. BACH

Cello Suites

Cat # RME 1003 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

DOREMI

Release Date: October 12, 2010

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DOREMI REISSUES THREE DELETED TITLES! Catherine Wilson Trio Performs the Romantics

Catherine Wilson: piano/Adele Armin: violin/Jack Mendelsohn: cello FAURÉ: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 148 • BLOCH: Three Nocturnes for piano, violin & cello • WIDOR: Four Pieces for piano, violin & cello (premiere) Catherine Wilson is an admired Toronto-based pianist and composer specializing in light, popular classical music. She has recorded numerous albums and is heard a few times every day on Canadian radio. Cat # DHR 71112 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Includes world premiere recording

Boris Zarankin Lieder, Vol. 2

Boris Zarankin: piano SCHUBERT/LISZT: Wohin? • Ungeduld • Frühlingsglaube • Sterbeglöcklein • Ständchen von Shakespeare • Der Doppelgänger • Der Lindenbaum • Trockne Blumen • Gretchen am Spinnrade • Der Wanderer • Der Leiermann • Täuschung • Die Forelle Boris Zarankin is a leading Russian-born pianist and professor, several times a guest soloist of the Toronto and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. Cat # DHR 71115 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Ida Haendel Lieder, Vol. 2

Ida Haendel: violin/John Newmark: piano J.S. BACH: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 • CHAMPAIGNE: Habanera for violin & piano • BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C, Op. 30, No. 2 A document of a great, historic event! Recorded at the Canadian Expo 1967.

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DOREMI

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Steven Staryk

Vol. 1 (2CDs+DVD) Steven Staryk: violin/Oscar Shumsky: viola/Sir Thomas Beecham, Bernard Haitink, Alexander Schneider: conductors MOZART: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 • Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola & orchestra • BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto • PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1 First time on CD! Steven Staryk is known as the “King of Concertmasters.” He was appointed by Sir Thomas Beecham to lead the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at age 24, and later became concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Chicago Symphony, and the Toronto Symphony. DVD Specs: Region Code 0, NTSC, Mono, B&W/Color, Full Screen (4x3). Box set dimensions: 5.5” x 5” x 1”.

First time on CD

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Sviatoslav Richter

Richter Archives, Vol. 19 Sviatoslav Richter: piano/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch: conductor/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Witold Rowicki: conductor/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/ Kiril Kondrashin: conductor BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 • BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 • SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 5 First time on CD! Featuring Richter’s debut with the Boston Symphony, here is volume 19 of the prestigious DOREMI series featuring one of the most admired pianists of all time at the height of his power. Cat # DHR 7972 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 25

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Claudio Arrau Vol. 1

Claudio Arrau: piano BRAHMS: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 • Handel Variations First time on CD! Claudio Arrau was one of the top leading pianists of the 20th century.

Cat # DHR 7890 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 First time on CD

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Alpha

Release Date: October 12, 2010 Eric Le Sage: piano Gordan Nikolitch, Daishin Kashimoto: violins Lise Berthaud: viola François Salque: cello SCHUMANN: Quintet, Op. 44 • Quartet, Op. 47 Schumann’s chamber music is an absolute benchmark for the first half of the century in Europe. From Brahms to Fauré, from Saint-Saëns and Lalo to Borodin, nobody could escape from his emotional power or his formal model. Of Schumann’s works for piano & strings, posterity seems to have operated a firm rating: the Quintet is at the top, followed by the Trios and the Quartet. If we follow this logic, the Quintet for Piano & Strings would be one of the summits of the chamber music repertoire. Its little brother, the Quartet for Piano & Strings, would be a lesser replica. In this, we think that history’s judgment should be open to question!

Robert SCHUMANN

Piano & Chamber Music, Vol. 10 Cat # APH 166 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Summit Records Robert Spring: clarinet Andrew Campbell, Mike Kocour, Gail Novak: pianos Katherine McLin: violin Thomas Landschoot: cello Timothy McAllister: alto saxophone Thomas Bacon: horn J.B. Smith: percussion and conductor Ellon Simon, Ben Dumbauld, Valerie Hagstrom, Joseph Goglia, Mat Solace: percussion Mark SCHULTZ: Ashfall • Ring of Fire • John MACKEY: Damn • Breakdown Tango • Roshanne ETEZADY: Glint • WANAMAKER: Duo Sonata • Departure • Mike KOCOUR: Oncoming Traffic • Scott McALLISTER: Freebirds “Robert Spring’s technical prowess is undeniable.” — BBC Journal

Robert Spring Oncoming Traffic

Cat # SMT 534 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Not your father’s clarinet CD! From the opening drum solo to the first recordings of Scott McAllister’s rock ‘n’ roll concerto Freebirds (based on the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic) and John Mackey’s Damn, this CD breaks barriers never even thought of before! Robert Spring’s astonishing virtuosity and superb musicianship have sparked tremendous praise from the clarinet community. A wizard at special techniques like ultra-fast multiple articulation and circular breathing, Spring has published numerous articles on these and other contemporary procedures.

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

Summit Records

Raymond Mase, Kevin Cobb: trumpets David Wakefield: horn Michael Powell, John D. Rojak: trombones Billy CHILDS: Two Elements • Joan TOWER: Copperwave • Robert MAGGIO: A Sense of Space • Gordon BEEFEMAN: Brass Quintet • Paul MORAVEC: Cornopean Airs • Adam SCHOENBERG: Reflecting Light • Robert DENNIS: Il Ritorno • Justin DELLO JOIO: Blue and Gold Music • Huan RUO: The Three Tenses • Nolan GASSER: Glast Prelude • David SAMPSON: Chants and Flourishes “Of all the brass quintets, the most distinguished—in the world.” — American Record Guide In celebration of their 50th anniversary, the ABQ releases a milestone recording! The eleven works on this specially priced two-disc set—all written for the ABQ since the year 2000—epitomize the work of this legendary ensemble in promoting serious brass chamber music for a half-century.

American Brass Quintet

State of the Art: The ABQ at 50 also available American Brass Quintet American Visions Cat # SMT 365 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)

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Carolina Brass NC Master Chorale Al Sturgis: conductor MONTEVERDI: Deus in Adjutorium from Vespers of 1610 • SCHÜTZ: Hodie Christus Natus Est • DIRKSEN: Welcome All Wonders • SUSA: Three Mystical Carols “A high-energy, highly competent ensemble that delivers polished brass on the spot with a spark.” — NPR This critically acclaimed brass group powers ahead with the NC Master Chorale to create an unforgettably warm and tasty holiday recording.

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Passacaille

Release Date: October 12, 2010 Nicolau de Figueiredo: harpsichord J.C. BACH: Sonata in C minor, Op. 17, No. 2 • Sonata in G, Op. 5, No. 3 • Sonata in B-flat, Op. 17, No. 6 • Sonata in D, Op. 5, No. 2 • Sonata in E, Op. 5, No. 5 After several successful recordings of harpsichord music by Scarlatti, Soler, and Haydn, Nicolau de Figueiredo turns his musical attention to Johan Christian Bach. The London Bach was such an inspiration to the young Mozart that he actually used some of the sonatas recorded here and transformed them into concertos. With this recording, Figueiredo proves that Johan Christian is all but a secondary composer. Too often he is regarded as a passing stage leading to Mozart, but performed in this way—by one of the best harpsichordists of our times—this music reveals itself as a real masterpiece. As in all Passacaille recordings, Nicolau de Figeuiredo uses a splendid harpsichord made by Emile Jobin.

J.C. BACH Sonatas

Cat # PAS 961 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Sergei Istomin: cello Apollo Baroque Ensemble David Rabinovich: director HAYDN: Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VII b:1 • Cello Concerto in D, Hob. VIII b:2 • Symphony No. 16 in B-flat, Hob. 1:16 Passacaille welcomes the Apollo Baroque Ensemble to its family, under the artistic direction of David Rabinovich. This performance of Haydn’s famous cello concertos is full of liveliness and refreshing musicality. The small setting of the orchestra, inspired by the scale of orchestra Haydn had in mind, guarantees an interaction between soloist & orchestra that is comparable with the highest standards of chamber music playing.

Joseph HAYDN

Cello Concertos in D and C Cat # PAS 960 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Indésens

Francis POULENC

Complete Chamber Music for Winds Wind Soloists of the Orchestra of Paris Claire Désert, Emmanuel Strosser: pianos POULENC: Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines • Sonata for clarinet & bassoon • Sonata for 2 clarinets • Trio for piano, oboe & bassoon • Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone • Sextet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn • Sonata for clarinet & piano • Sonata for flute & piano • Sonata for oboe & piano • Elégie for horn & piano For all fans of Francis Poulenc! Cat # IDS 13 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 19 Includes World Premiere Recording

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Camille SAINT-SAËNS

Complete Chamber Music for Winds Wind Soloists of the Orchestra of Paris SAINT-SAËNS: Trumpet Septet, Op. 65 • Romance for French horn & piano, Op. 36 • Tarentelle for clarinet, flute & piano, Op. 6 • The Swan & The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals • Romance for flute & piano, Op. 37 • Cavatine for trombone & piano, Op. 144 • Romance for French horn & piano, Op. 67 • Caprice on Danish & Russian Airs, Op. 79 • “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Samson et Dalila (tr. bassoon & piano) • Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167 • Prière for bassoon & piano, Op. 158 • Oboe Sonata, Op. 166 • Odelette for flute & piano, Op. 162 • Bassoon Sonata, Op. 168 The Complete Chamber Music for Winds demonstrates that Saint-Saëns is the origin of the world-famous “French winds tradition.” In a century mostly inspired by German Romantic orchestral pieces, Saint-Saëns considered the wind instruments on the same level with the violin and piano. In the twilight of his life, at age 85, Saint-Saëns came back to wind sonatas. Although being very classical, the three 1921 sonatas announce the “Groupe des Six” neo-classicism, and particularly Poulenc. In that respect, even at the very end of his life, Saint-Saëns stands as an innovator.

Cat # IDS 21 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 18 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Florence Delaage

Plays on the Piano of Alfred Cortot Florence Delaage: piano CHOPIN: Impromptus • Fantaisie-impromptu • Waltzes, Opp. 42 & 61 • SCHUMANN: Scènes d’enfants, Op. 15 • SCHUBERT: Impromptus, Op. 20 • FAURÉ: Improvisation, Op. 84, No. 5 • Impromptu No. 3, Op. 34 • LISZT: Rève d’amour • Nocturne No. 3 • WAGNER: Arrival of the Black Swan • Album Leaf for Mrs. Betty Schott • Song to the Evening Star (arr. Liszt) • Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman (arr. Liszt) • Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (arr. Liszt) • RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte • Jeux d’eaux • DEBUSSY: Reflets dans l’eau from Images, Book I • Feux d’artifice (Prelude No. 12, Book II) • J.S. BACH: Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, BWV 903 CD 1 was recorded in September 2009. Florence Delaage plays the personal piano belonging to Alfred Cortot, a Steinway B #91814 built in 1896. In a perfect state, the piano has never been modified and strictly respects Cortot’s adjustments. CD 2 was recorded in March 2009 at Temple Saint-Marcel (Paris) on a Steinway D #499495, built in 1986.

Cat # IDS 20 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Gramola

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Joseph HAYDN Piano Sonatas Iván Eröd: piano HAYDN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23, 31, 41, 44, 48–52 In the 1960s and 1970s, world-renowned composer Iván Eröd, pursued a career as a pianist. At the piano, he won the Bösendorfer Prize in 1961 and the Busoni prize in 1962. He has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and song accompanist, and was one of the first people to devote himself to Haydn’s piano sonatas, the majority of which he has recorded. From the radio recordings made between 1970 and 1973, Eröd himself selected nine sonatas for this double CD, which presents them on CD for the first time! Cat # GLA 98862 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot unknown U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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J.S. BACH and Sons Family Matters

musica novantica vienna Works by J.S. Bach, J.C. Bach, W.F. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach Family matters must have been of great significance to Johann Sebastian Bach. He kept the family tradition alive by passing on the best possible musical education, and at least three of his children still have sonorous names today. This CD presents works by Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, and Johann Christian as well as Johann Sebastian Bach himself, performed by the young ensemble musica novantica vienna. Cat # GLA 98877 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot unknown U.S. ORDERS ONLY

W.A. MOZART Works for Piano

Yoshiko Okada: piano MOZART: Sonata in A minor, K. 310 • Sonata in C, K. 330, Sonata in B-flat, K. 333 • Fantasia in D minor, K. 307 • Adagio in B minor, K. 540 Japanese pianist Yoshiko Okada studied in Paris with Yvonne Loriod and Anne Queffélec and began her career after continued studies with Nikita Magaloff and Alicia de Larrocha. In addition, she has been a frequent jury member at piano competitions, the organizer of her own Okada Festival in Warsaw, the founder of the Okada Foundation, and the head of the Mozart Music School in Brussels. Cat # GLA 98838 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot unknown U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Foghorn Classics

Release Date: October 12, 2010

THE ASQ’S STUNNING RECORDINGS OF BEETHOVEN’S COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS AVAILABLE IN 3-CD SETS! “The ASQ can take considerable credit from these superb interpretations. Their dedication and insight has paid off as this set is one of the very finest available. This Foghorn set is unquestionably one of my ‘Records of the Year’ for 2009.” — Musicweb-International

hese stunning recordings, made in just 19 days in 2008 at New York City’s famed American Academy of Arts and Letters, constitute a splendid contemporary survey of this indispensable cycle. The packaging is gorgeous, the exceptional liner notes by Eric Bromberger are wonderfully insightful, and the production by multiple Grammy Award winner Judith Sherman is flawless. The respective voices are exquisitely exposed & supported, and always balanced to perfection. Pathos, humor, and agony are expressed without reserve and these uniquely vital, loving, and essential interpretations constitute a landmark accomplishment for this splendid ensemble.

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Cat # FCL 1996 Price Code: 3O (SRP $41.99) Number of Discs: 3 Double Digipak; Box Lot unknown

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Fuga Libera

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Astor PIAZZOLLA Histoire du Tango

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Cat # FGL 608 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Astoria Christophe Delporte: accordion Isabelle Chardon: violin Eric Chardon: cello Léonardo Angiani: piano Santo Scinta: percussion Marc Grauwels: flute PIAZZOLLA: Allegro Tangabile • Concierto para quinteto • Tanti Anni Prima • Histoire du Tango • Soledad • Chin Chin • Milonga carrieguera The excellent Astoria ensemble’s third dive into the world of Piazzolla! This new Fuga Libera CD gathers different compositions from the tango nuevo master around a masterpiece: Histoire du Tango. The work was especially written for the International Guitar Festival in Liège and performed for the first time by flautist Marc Grauwels, who is featured as a special guest on this CD, bringing his magical sonorities to life alongside Christophe Delporte’s beautiful ensemble. also available

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Ricercar

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Alexander AGRICOLA Missa in myne zyn

Capilla Flamenca/Dirk Snellings: director AGRICOLA: Missa in myne zyn Alexander Agricola, born in Ghent, was not only a contemporary of Josquin Desprez but also one of the most exciting composers of his period. Of his eight Masses that have survived, the Missa in myne zyn is the most demanding to perform and the most elaborate, making use of every possible technique to include the thematic material of Agricola’s own three-part song In myne zyn. The secular pieces recorded here lend themselves particularly well to the techniques of ornamentation and improvisation that the composer himself suggests. The Capilla Flamenca has long advocated the use of a group of soloists for the performance of polyphonic music; Agricola’s compositions suit the ensemble to perfection.

Cat # RCE 306 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

André-Modeste GRÉTRY Céphale et Procris

Pierre-Yves Pruvot: baritone/Katia Velletaz, Bénédicte Taurann, Isabelle Cais, Caroline Weynants: sopranos/Aurélie Franck: mezzo-soprano/Les Agrémens/Namur Chamber Choir/ Guy Van Waas: conductor GRÉTRY: Cephale et Procris Only a few years were necessary before Grétry became one of the most prominent personalities of the French musical world. The successes that he booked after his first opéra comique Le Huron (1769) won him the high esteem and personal friendship of the Dauphine, after which the Court opened its doors to him and several of his works were performed there in succession. Official confirmation of his status came in 1773, when Louis XV commissioned him to write a large-scale work for a special occasion: this was to be Céphale et Procris.

Cat # RCE 302 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Marin MARAIS

Trios for the King’s Bedtime Ricercar Consort/Philippe Pierlot: director MARAIS: Suites Nos. 1–6 These Trios enable us to see a totally different side of Marin Marais’ work: he is no longer writing for himself and his own bass viol, but rather for his colleagues, the musicians of the Chambre du Roi. In 1692, Marais opened the gates to a new instrumental genre in France with this collection.

Cat # RCE 298 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 2 for the price of 1

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Various Artists

A Guide to Period Instruments (8 CDs+Book) Cat # RCE 100 Price Code: 8G (SRP $71.99) Number of Discs: 8 Box Set; Box Lot 5 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

This package includes a beautiful presentation booklet, over 200 pages long and abundantly illustrated, as well as eight CDs of recorded examples of the instruments that shed new light upon major periods of music history. A perfect synthesis of the music loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thirst for knowledge with the sheer pleasure of hearing these historical instruments, this is an affordable instructional tool for teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the perfect way to introduce students to historical instruments!

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Giulio CACCINI

Millenarium

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Danza: Medieval Dances

Thomas MORLEY

Franz SCHUBERT

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The First Book of Consort Lessons

Death and the Maiden & Rosamunde Quartets

Biagio MARINI & Dario CASTELLO

Antonio VIVALDI

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Moderne e Curiose Inventioni/In Stil Moderno

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La stravaganza

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Ensemble Mare Nostrum

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Le Concert des Violes

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Arcangelo CORELLI

Le Libre Vermell

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Corelli In London

Alfonso FERRABOSCO & William BYRD

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Consort Music

Johann PACHELBEL

Carlo FARINA

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Christ lag in Todesbanden

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Capriccio Stravagante & Sonatas

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Tactus

Release Date: October 12, 2010

Roberto Fabbriciani

The Flute in the 21st Century Roberto Fabbriciani: flute Luca LOMBARDI: Echo de Syrinx • Marcello PANNI: L’inverno del fauno • Alessandro GREGO: Balingenesi • Alessandro SBORDONI: L’inaugurazione dell’eco • Giacomo MANZONI: 708 • Roberto FABBRICIANI: Quando sorge il sole • Adriano GUARNIERI: Sull’onda notturna del mare infinito, a Roberto Fabbriciani

Cat # TCT 950601 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Carlo RAINALDI

Cantatas and Duets, Vol. 2 Rosita Frisani, Cristina Iannicola: sopranos/Romabarocca Ensemble/Renato Criscuolo: viola da gamba, bass viol/Marco Pesci: theorbo/Lorenzo Tozzi: harpsichord, director RAINALDI: E chi me’l crederà • Luci belle • Meraviglia non fia • Ch’io sciolga il nodo • Su le famose sponde • All’invito d’amata • Uccidetemi pur • Fiumicelli che correte • Entro a stanze reali • Vaghi rai, pupille ardenti • CARISSIMI: Vaghi rai, pupille ardenti

Cat # TCT 611802 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Claudio MERULO Missa Apostolorum

Schola Gregoriana Scriptoria/Dom Nicola Bellinazzo: director/Roberto Loreggian: organ MERULO: Missa Apostolarum (Mass of the Apostles, on the Feast of St. John the Apostle)

Cat # TCT 533803 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Release Date: October 12, 2010

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Luciano Pavarotti

A Passion for Pavarotti: Art Songs & Leider Cat # OPD 6003 Price Code: 2B (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Luciano Pavarotti: tenor DONIZETTI: Me voglio fa’ na casa • Il barcajuolo (Voga Voga) • BEETHOVEN: In Questa Tomba Oscura • BELLINI: Vaga Luna Che Inargenti • Dolente Immagine Di Filla Mia • Malinconia Ninfa Gentile • Vanne, O Rosa Fortunata • Bella Nice, Che D’amore • Ma Rendi Pur Contento • BIZET: Agnus Dei • GIORDANI: Caro mio ben • LISZT: Pace Non Trovo • PERGOLESI: Tre giorni son che Nina • RESPHIGI: Nevicata • Pioggia • Nebbie • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • ROSSINI: La Promessa • La Danza • TOSTI/D’ANNUNZIO: A Vucchella • DENZA: Occhi di fata • LEGRENZI: Che Fiero Costume • MASCAGNI: Serenata • SIBELLA: Girometta 24 groundbreaking historical performances by the legendary Luciano Pavarotti! In addition to Pavarotti’s brilliant career on the opera stage, he was also known for his immensely popular recital performances featuring art song and lieder. This newest album, volume one of the Passion for Pavarotti series, features recordings made at the peak of his career, including works such as Giordani’s “Caro mio ben,” Beethoven’s “In Questa Tomba Oscura,” and Schubert’s “Ave Maria.”

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