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TABLE OF CONTENTS Ameson 20 Antarctica 15 Atoll Records 28 Avanti Classic 6 AVIE Records 5 BGS Records 24 Challenge Classics 8–9 Clarinet Classics 24 CORO 3–4 CRD Records 23 CuGate Classics 10–11 EM Records 19 Eudora Records 20 HERMESensemble 20 LAWO Classics 25 Lindoro 28 Louth Contemporary Music Society 7 Lyrita 16 Nimbus Records 17 Phaedra 27 Piano 21 15 Priory Records 12–14 Quartz 21 Querstand 27 Regent Records 22 SOMM Recordings 23 Stone Records 18 Stradivarius 26 Summit Records 21

“The music’s moody outbursts and vivacity come fully alive in elegant readings that are attentive to quicksilver changes in dynamics and articulation.”

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gramophone “An important and exciting release … definitely a disc to savour … a cappella textures spread variously and luxuriantly … sopranos soar with jewel-like brilliance”

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CUGATE CLASSICS p.10–11 CuGate Classics is a new classical label with extensive experience in state-of-the-art recordings. As part of the CuGate New Media Publishing House, its catalog comprises more than 200 programs, all produced in outstanding 24 bit /96 khz technology at the turn of this century in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Tbilisi (Georgia). CuGate Classics comes to Allegro Classical via New Arts International.

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ANTARCTICA p.12

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Antarctica, daughter of Evil Penguin Classics, is a landing place for rare line-ups (such as the four violoncellos of the Tansman Quartet), but also a breeding ground for unusual one-offs and experiments (such as baroque ensemble Red Herring’s exploration of baroque gestures in French music). Antarctica comes to Allegro Classical via New Arts International.

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CORO

Joseph HAYDN The Creation

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CD: CRO 16135 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Sarah Tynan: soprano Jeremy Ovenden: tenor Matthew Brook: bass-baritone Handel and Haydn Society Harry Christophers: conductor HAYDN: The Creation Inspired by Haydn’s trips to England, where he first heard Handel’s oratorios, The Creation is widely considered the composer’s crowning masterpiece. Set for three vocal soloists, four-part chorus, and large orchestra, there seems little doubt that Haydn wanted a big sound (by the standard of his day). Based on both the biblical Genesis and Milton’s Paradise Lost, the oratorio was premiered in the U.S. by the Handel and Haydn Society in 1819. One of America’s oldest continuously performing arts organizations, Handel and Haydn Society celebrated its bicentennial season in 2014/15. Harry Christophers has been Artistic Director since 2008.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCE DATES October 2 & 4 Boston, MA – Symphony Hall October 30 & November 1 Boston, MA – NEC’s Jordan Hall November 27–29 Boston, MA – Symphony Hall December 17 & 20 Boston, MA – NEC’s Jordan Hall

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CORO

The Sixteen

Poetry in Music CD: CRO 16134 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor

HARRIS: Faire is the heaven • TIPPETT: Dance, Clarion Air • WEELKES: When David heard • MACMILLAN: The Gallant Weaver • GURNEY: Since I believe in God the Father Almighty • RAMSEY: When David heard • BRITTEN: Hymn to Saint Cecilia • RUBBRA: There is a spirit • EAST: When David heard • HOWELLS: Take him, earth, for cherishing • PEARSALL: Lay a Garland • RUBBRA: Eternitie • TOMKINS: When David heard • HARRIS: Bring us, O Lord God “A flawless performance [showcasing their] focus, firmness, and beauty of sound.” — The Independent Does music add substance to words, or is music inspired by them? The transcendent nature of music and the power of poetry to challenge and alter perceptions of reality — harnessed by English composers over many centuries — flow through a program that invites contemplation of life and death, love and loss, creation and eternity. In a journey covering six centuries of musical history, The Sixteen performs a cappella anthems with powerful texts by writers as varied as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Fry, and W.H. Auden.

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AVIE Records

George Frideric HANDEL

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Apollo’s Fire Amanda Forsythe: soprano Jeanette Sorrell: harpsichord, director HANDEL: Ariodante: Il primo ardour • Giulio Cesare: Piangerò • Da Tempeste • Dances from Terpsichore: Entrée • Air • Ballo • Chaconne • Partenope: Qual farfalletta • Almira: Geloso tormento • Rinaldo: Dunque I lacci, Ah crudel • Alcina: Tornami a vagheggiar • Xerxes: Un cenno leggiadretto • Teseo: Amarti si vorrei • Orlando: Amor è qual vento Love, angst, and revenge are the timeless themes of Handel’s operas, as brought to vivid life in this recording by the acclaimed baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire. Grammy®-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe, described as “simply dazzling” by the New York Times, joins conductor/harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell to explore the gamut of emotions, from fiery coloratura arias to tragic laments.

The recording includes rarely-heard arias and a few favorite chestnuts, drawn from eight of the composer’s operas.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCE DATES November 17 State College, PA – Penn State University November 18 Annapolis, MD – U.S. Naval Academy November 19 Washington, DC – Library of Congress November 22 Poughkeepsie, NY – Vassar College

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Avanti Classic

Antonio VIVALDI

The Four Seasons [Hybrid SACD] BUZZ ALERT

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Roby Lakatos: violin, electric violin, drums Brussels Chamber Orchestra VIVALDI: The Four Seasons • CSÉKI: Alpha • Omega • ILIA II OF GEORGIA: Ave Maria “The fastest-fingered fiddler in the world.” — The Daily Telegraph A totally unique encounter between the most-loved classical work and the most formidable violinist ever! For the first time, violin genius Roby Lakatos records a universally acclaimed work from the classical repertoire in its entirety: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

In a highly personal vision of this baroque masterpiece, the Gypsy Maestro mixes the solo part with some improvisations featuring his mighty arsenal of fiddle showmanship.

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Roby Lakatos Klezmer Karma CD: AVA SACD 10242 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Louth Contemporary Music Society

Trio Mediaeval Song of Songs

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Includes world premieres

Trio Mediaeval Garth Knox: viola Agnes Vèsterman: cello Sylvain Lemêtre: percussion Cliona Doris: harp LANG: just (premiere) • OLIVERO: en la mar hai una torre (premiere) • BERIO: naturale “The members of Norway’s Trio Mediaeval have a pure, lustrous sound… impeccable.” — NPR “An enchanting a cappella vocal group.” — New York Times This remarkable new recording from NPR darlings Trio Mediaeval features world premieres by David Lang and Betty Olivero.

Lang’s piece is particularly notable, as it provides the soundtrack to Youth, the latest film from Academy Award® winner Paolo Sorrentino starring Rachel Weisz, Michael Caine, and Harvey Keitel. With lifetime scans nearing 80,000 units, Trio Mediaeval have proven themselves a force to be reckoned with!

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Challenge Classics

Sergei PROKOFIEV

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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra James Gaffigan: conductor PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 • Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47 (first version) The first installment in a projected survey of the complete symphonies by Prokofiev, performed by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under Principal Guest Conductor James Gaffigan! This is an important contribution to the discography of the orchestra, which previously recorded the complete symphonies of composers such as Bruckner (under Jaap van Zweden), Rachmaninov (under Edo de Waart), and Hartmann (under various conductors). James Gaffigan, born in 1979, is one of the leading conductors of his generation alongside Kirill Petrenko, Andris Nelson, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin.

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Challenge Classics

Benjamin BRITTEN

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Brodsky Quartet BRITTEN: Three Divertimenti • String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 “The players gave unstintingly of their passion and energies, playing with a spirit so transformational you felt they were actually improving the world.” — The Strad “The Brodsky Quartet are the team for the new century.” — Gramophone This 2-CD set includes the String Quartets written by Benjamin Britten, finally assembling the celebrated recordings by the Brodsky String Quartet. These are major works by a major composer, in a specially-priced reference account.

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Brodsky Quartet The Opus 18 Project CD: CHR 72009 Price Code: 3Q (SRP $47.99) Number of Discs: 3 d

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Allegro Classical Welcomes CuGate Classics

80th Anniversary Collection

Djansug Kakhidze

Djansug Kakhidze

CD: CUG 1 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Slipcase Double Jewel, Box Lot 15

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Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra Djansug Kakhidze: conductor VOL. 1 – RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 • HOLST: The Planets VOL. 2 – TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 • Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 • MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) Famous Georgian conductor Djansug Kakhidze belonged to the small but highly prestigious group of East European conductors who set up a cultural counterdraft to the political conflicts in the times of Cold War. Together with the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, which he founded in 1993, he shaped the character of music. This 80th Anniversary collection consists of four volumes, which provide a summary of Kakhidze’s artistic legacy. These releases come from the 24 bit /96 khz state-of-the-art recordings out of the St. Petersburg Classics archive, carefully remastered by the prestigious B-Sharp Studio in Berlin using the original source material.

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CuGate Classics Label Feature

DJANSUG KAKHIDZE My Father, My Mentor, My Friend My father Djansug was quite a rigid person, concerning both musical and human rules.

He followed his own criteria and had no problems to give voice to it. When he once told some singers they were bad they were upset. And then, after many years, they confessed he was right and were grateful for this lesson. Same strict ethics he kept in private life, with a very plain concept, of what was wrong or right. Betrayal? Very evil. Debts? Unimaginable.

Speaking ill behind somebody’s back? Unforgivable.

His agenda was unmistakably clear.

Knowing this it was obvious that he was my biggest critic. He was honest but always constructive and it helped me as it had helped the singers he criticized.

As he had an excellent sense of taste I mostly followed his advice. Maybe he could not always recommend how to orchestrate or which harmony to chose, but when it was about structure and form – he was in his element.

And his proposals how to bring musical ideas on to paper became indispensable to me.

My father sang, he danced and played instruments – he was like a mosaic consisting of many facets.

His way of composing was polyphonic – this was why he could compose songs with such an ease. And just like Bernstein he did not differ between serious and light music, provided there was true content in it.

This was his credo.

My father left the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra, as he and the new power did no longer pull together.

Exactly at that time, father’s close German friend Memo Rhein made a contact with SONY. The two men just had realized their mutual vision of a state-of-the-art concert hall, which resulted in the new Music Center, and Memo kept on helping to make it a success story.

He negotiated an agreement with SONY which guaranteed a significant number of recordings for the years to come. As a result Djansug collected the best musicians that were available and founded the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra.

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It was during this time when he began to ruin his health, regardless and without any compromise. In summer 1997 he had to undergo a bypass operation. His doctors there warned him that his remaining life time might be limited if he would proceed with the old pattern.

Their forecast did not expand more than five years since his life by travelling on tour, plus the tight schedule of concerts and rehearsals would take a toll on him.

But who could stop a workaholic? He was firmly determined to fulfill what he would call his mission.

It is true – my father was never ever a man for the armchair. He was a candle burning on both sides instead and he was very clear about the consequences.

So he did it his way.

For all of us he left behind, it is some consolation that he will survive in his art. The Djansug Kakhidze Legacy therefore is to honour the amount of his artistry and I am proud to assume the patronage for all releases still to come.

By Vakhtang Kakhidze

Priory Records

Gustav HOLST The Planets

CD: PRI 1144 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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Simon Johnson: organ of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London HOLST: The Planets • The St. Paul’s Suite “Fantastic performance … the playing sparkles.” — International Record Review “Spine-tinglingly sublime.” — Gramophone One of the most staggering organ recordings ever made! Simon Johnson was originally skeptical when Priory’s Callum Ross suggested that The Planets would make an ideal recording in the vast acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The discovery of Peter Sykes’ brilliant arrangement answered all doubts, and so he set about learning this incredible score. The organ was, of course, a willing partner and the notorious acoustic — so often the cause of debate in relation to musical performances — seems to help project the scale and metaphysical properties of Holst’s original conception in a positive and dramatic way. An organ recording not to be missed!

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Priory Records Timothy Wakerell: Drake organ in the OBE Chapel of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London BUXTEHUDE: Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155 • BULL: Bull’s Goodnight • SWEELINCK: Onder een linde groen • BOHM: Vater unser im Himmelreich • Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig • J.S. BACH: Trio super Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her, BWV 664 • Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540 • C.P.E. BACH: Sonata in F (Wq70/3, H84) • GADE: Moderato in F from Drei Tonstucke Op. 22, No. 1 • BRAHMS: Herzlich tut mich verlangen from Elf Choralvorspiele, Op. 122 • SAINT-SAËNS: Allegro giocoso from Sept. Improvisations, Op. 150 St. Paul’s Cathedral, unlike most cathedrals, does not just possess one instrument to lead the services but several, housed within different parts of the vast building! This CD is the first recording of the new William Drake organ in the OBE Chapel (2012), his last complete new instrument.

The integrity of the new organ stems from Drake’s own cosmopolitan eclecticism: a recipient of the German Certificate of Master Organ Builder, his opus list owes as much to Teutonic rigor as to English organs of the 18th and early 19th centuries. At the time of the recording, Timothy Wakerell was Assistant Organist at St. Paul’s but is now Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford, and is considered one of the finest organists of his generation.

Timothy Wakerell The St. Paul’s Gem

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Choir of Worcester Cathedral Christopher Allsop: organ Peter Nardone: director ATTWOOD: Psalm 105 • HOWELLS: Psalm 106 • ASHFIELD: Psalm 107 • HOW: Psalm 108 • LUCAS: Psalm 109 • NARDONE: Psalm 110 • TURLE: Psalm 111 • HAYES: Psalm 112 • GRINDLE: Psalm 113 • EDEN: Psalm 114 • DOVETON: Psalm 115 • MACPHERSON: Psalm 116 • GUEST: Psalm 117 • NARES: Psalm 118 This acclaimed series in Priory’s second survey of the Complete Psalms of David is sung by Worcester Cathedral Choir. At 80 minutes, this volume covers Psalms 105–118. Fitting with the aim of the series, all of the chants feature composers well-known within the cloisters of many of Britain’s cathedrals.

Choir of Worcester Cathedral

The Complete Psalms of David, Volume 8 CD: PRI 1140 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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Priory Records Marco Lo Muscio

Great European Organs No. 94 Marco Lo Muscio: Schmid organ of the Stadtpfarrkirche ANONYMOUS: “Quant ien congneu a ma pense” • KNELLER: Praeludium in D minor • HANFF: Helft mir Gottes Gute preisen • BUTTSTETT: Praeludium and Capriccio in D minor • J.S. BACH: Sinfonia from “Easter Oratorio” BWV 249 • Pedalexercitium, BWV 598 • WAKEMAN/ LAZZERI: “Neogothic” Catherine Parr • PART: Fur Alina • DISTLET: Five Pieces from the “Thirty Pieces” • TORRES: Saeta IV • LO MUSCIO: Visions from Minas Tirith - The White Tree • WILLSCHER: Variations on a theme by Paganini CD: PRI 1124 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

This stunning organ in southern Germany is housed in a beautiful case, and Italian organist Marco Lo Muscio provides an exciting and diverse program to demonstrate its qualities.

From an Anonymous Dance via Bach to the present day, this little-recorded organ is a worthy addition to this long-running series.

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Marco Lo Muscio

Great European Organs No. 96 Marco Lo Muscio: Matz & Luge organ of St. Bernard’s Church, Baden-Baden

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ORFF: “Odi et amo” from Carmina Catulli, arr. Lo Muscio • LO MUSCIO : White: Prelude “Hommage to Boccaccio” • Variations on Gabriel’s Message • BUXTEHUDE: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BuxWV 198 • HASSE: Jesus Christus unser Heiland • BUTTSTETT: Fuga in G minor • HANDEL: Fuga in D minor from “Messiah” • GOETTSCHE: Prelude on Adeste Fidelis • J.S. BACH: Bist du bei mir BWV 508, arr. Lo Muscio • Prelude in F minor, BWV 534 • RINCK: Prelude Op. 37, No. 21 in F minor • Prelude Op. 37, No. 20 in F minor • Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H., Op. 55 • WILLSCHER: Prelude, Choral and Variations on “Greensleeves” • WAKEMAN: Symphonic Poem: “Judas Iscariot”, arr. Lo Muscio Marco Lo Muscio’s third CD for Priory features a wide selection of composers, from Bach to two substantial pieces by Rick Wakeman (arranged by Lo Muscio) and the Hamburg organist Andreas Willscher, who has composed over 1,000 pieces for organ. Virtuoso playing and another exciting release from Priory!

Francesca Massey

Bravura! Francesca Massey plays the Organ of Durham Cathedral Francesca Massey: organ of Durham Cathedral BOWEN: Fantasia, Op. 136 • MESSIAEN: Diptyque • LINDBERG: Sonata in G minor: Marcia elegiaca • DUPRE: Prelude and Fugue in F minor Op. 7, No. 2 • MATHIAS: Variations on a Hymn Tune, Op. 20 • ALAIN: Choral Cistercien pour une elevation • HOVLAND: Nu la oss takke Gud (Organ Toccata) • POTT: Empyrean

CD: PRI 1137 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

As the title suggests, this is a virtuoso organ recital from a brilliant young organist who is the assistant to James Lancelot at Durham Cathedral. This is her first commercial CD for Priory, and the program is centered on Oskar Lindberg’s superb Sonata. Massey’s playing is accomplished and exciting, and the recital is a tour de force on one of Britain’s most versatile instruments.

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Allegro Classical Welcomes Antarctica Tansman Cello Quartet Marinela Doko: cello Fernando Lima de Albuquerque: cello Dider Poskin: cello Karel Steylaerts: cello TANSMAN: Two Movements for cello quartet • JONGEN: Two pieces for cello quartet, Op. 89 • PETIT: Suite for cello quartet • MATZ: Quartet in D minor • DE SWERT: Pensée élégiaque (Elégie) The repertoire for cello quartet is not large; nevertheless, it does include some jewels that deserve to be discovered. On this new CD, the debut recording from new Belgium label Antarctica, the Tansman Cello Quartet presents a few of them for listeners to enjoy.

Tansman Cello Quartet Légende

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Piano 21 Katrin Hagen: clarinet Cyprien Katsaris: piano BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120, No. 1 • SAINT-SAËNS: Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op. 167 • CRUSELL: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11

Katrin Hagen

Cyprien Katsaris Presents Katrin Hagen CD: P21 53 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

On this recording, Cyprien Katsaris presents young German-Luxembourg clarinetist Katrin Hagen. In 1891, Johannes Brahms was so moved at hearing clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld play the Mozart and Weber concertos that he decided to compose a trio and a quintet with strings for the instrument, followed in 1894 by his two Sonatas for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano, Op. 120; they were to be his last instrumental works. Like Brahms, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his Sonata for Clarinet, Op. 167 just a few months prior to his death.

This Sonata, dedicated to Auguste Périer — professor at the Conservatoire and soloist in the Opéra Comique Orchestra — makes wondrous use of every last resource of the clarinet. A virtuoso musician who helped popularize the works of Mozart and Beethoven, Finnish clarinetist Bernhard Henrik Crusell composed a host of chamber works chiefly for the clarinet. His seven concertante works include three clarinet concertos. Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 11 (1807?) starts with two movements similar in style to Weber and Mozart, while the third movement Alla Polacca is a distinct nod towards the finale Rondo alla Polacca of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

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Lyrita Boyd Neel Orchestra Boyd Neel: conductor London Chamber Orchestra Anthony Bernard: conductor BENJAMIN: Ballade for string orchestra • STEVENS: Sinfonietta for strings • PANUFNIK: Lullaby “Kolysanka” for 29 strings and 2 harps • BAX: Variations on the name Gabriel Faure for harp and string orchestra • BERKELEY: Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra In 1952 Richard Itter, the founder of Lyrita, began to make domestic recordings of BBC transmissions using state-of-the-art disc and tape recorders. He documented his collection but rarely listened to it, thus preserving a pristine archive. The Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust began a transfer program in 2014 with the intention to release the best and rarest of these recordings to the public.

The Boyd Neel Orchestra Works for String Orchestra CD: LYR 1117 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Teresa Cahill: soprano Philip Langridge: tenor Michael Rippon: bass-baritone Scottish Philharmonic Singers BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Trinity Boys Choir BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Vernon Handley: conductor ROOTHAM: Symphony No. 2 • Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity It has been said that Cyril Rootham has done much for other contemporary composers; unfortunately, he has been deficient in peddling his own wares.

This verdict may serve to explain the neglect Roothan’s music suffered during his lifetime. However, the general indifference it has encountered subsequently is unfathomable. It is to be hoped that this Lyrita release, which echoes the enterprise of the same label’s pioneering 1976 studio recording of the First Symphony, will reawaken interest in this key figure of early 20th century British music.

Cyril ROOTHAM Orchestral Works

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Nimbus Alliance Vladimir Feltsman: piano SCHUBERT: Sonata in A major, D. 664 • 12 Grätzer Walzer, D. 924 • Sonata in B flat major, D. 960 After charting four albums simultaneously on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Albums chart last year, eminent pianist Vladimir Feltsman returns with a disc dedicated to Schubert. He has been described as the last “classical” and first “romantic” composer, but it is really impossible to pin a meaningful label on Schubert. He was and still is a very special case: a lonely figure in musical history and a dreamer who brought into music a degree of intimacy, despair, hope, and disappointment previously unknown. Schubert was a sincere, shy, and vulnerable man (though he did not lack confidence in himself as an artist), and his personality is clearly reflected in his music.

Franz SCHUBERT

Piano Sonatas Volume 2 CD: NIM 6298 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Nimbus Records

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Niek de Groot

Richard Lester

Niek de Groot: double bass/Catherine Klipfel: piano

Richard Lester: harpsichord, organ

BRAHMS: Sonata for piano and violoncello in E minor, Op. 38 • GUBAIDULINA: Sonata for double bass and piano • HINDEMITH: Sonata for double bass and piano • VASKS: Sonata for solo double bass

GUAMI: Toccata in the 2nd tone • A. GABRIELI: Canzona francese detta Qui la Dira • Canzona alla francese Petit Jacquet • Ricercar Settimo tono • Ricercar Arioso • Canzona alla francese detta Je ne diray moy bergiere • Intonazione primo tuono • Ricercar Quinto tuono • G. GABRIELI: Ricercar in the 7th and 8th tones • Ricercar mode X • Canzona • La Spiritata • Intonazione mode I • Intonazione Secondo Tono • Intonazione Duodecima Tono • PADOVANO: Toccata 6th tone • WILLAERT: Ricercar à 3 • and more

Masterworks and Miniatures

The Sonatas

Niek de Groot is a leading classical double-bassist. In 2010 he found the supreme instrument to give his style a voice: the Amati double bass made in Cremona, 1680. Niek has been given the lifelong privilege to play this famous — and only remaining! — double bass from that era.

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Renowned keyboardist Richard Lester explores Italian keyboard music of the 16th century.

Stone Records Aaron Larget-Caplan: guitar FUJII: The legend of Hagoromo • BROUWER: Hika, in memoriam Toru Takemitsu • TAKEMITSU: Equinox • UENO: Ed è subito sera (premiere) • NAKAMURA: Sui-hou (premiere) • ARLEN: Over the rainbow • GERSHWIN: Summertime • SCHREINER: Japanese idyll No. 1 (premiere) • Japanese idyll No. 2 (premiere) “Aaron Larget-Caplan is a riveting artist … a treasure.” — Washington Post Aaron Larget-Caplan is more than one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation; he is an evangelical ambassador for his art, as is shown by his first solo CD for Stone Records. Comprising an intoxicating mixture of Japanese and American music, this fusion recital is brilliantly conceived and performed by the young American virtuoso. The disc includes a number of premiere recordings, some written specifically for him, as well as the eponymous tour de force The Legend of Hagoromo, a modern masterpiece presented here with stunning vitality.

Aaron Larget-Caplan The Legend of Hagoromo CD: SNR 8056 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Street Date September 25, 2015

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Includes world premieres

Stanislao Marco Spina: marimba J.S. BACH: Prelude in C minor, BWV 847 • Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Fugue • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria • Goldberg Variations BWV 988, No. 1 • Concerto Italian, BWV 971: Andante • Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 • W.A. MOZART: Fantasia in D minor This debut release from marimba virtuoso Stanislao Marco Spina is a wonderful selection of Bach’s most popular works, reinterpreted on the marimba. The result is a recital that intoxicates and astonishes both in terms of the sheer technical brilliance of the performer, and in the illuminating effect that this new instrumentation has on these baroque masterpieces.

This casts new light on old masters in a way that is constantly entertaining, and a wonder to behold. The bonus track by Mozart is the icing on the cake, completing a beautiful and imaginative performance.

Stanislao Marco Spina Baroque Marimba

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EM Records Rupert Marshall-Luck Dream Shadows

Rupert Marshall-Luck: violin/Matthew Rickard: piano SOMERVELL: Two Conversations about Bach for two violins and piano (premiere) • KELLY: Sonata for violin and piano in G major (premiere) • BAX: Second Sonata for violin and piano

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Born in Australia, Frederick Septimus Kelly attended Eton College from the age of 12, where his talents both as an oarsman and as a musician were first recognized. The new release from EM Records features the world premiere recording of his Sonata in G major, alongside two other works composed in 1915. The Second Sonata by Arnold Bax was written as a direct response to the First World War, and the influence of contemporary events can be heard in the work’s overall dark coloration and the intensity of its textures. By contrast, Arthur Somervell’s Two Conversations about Bach displays a lighter aspect: although short, the pieces display a beauty of craftsmanship and elegance of construction that makes them most compelling.

Includes world premieres

Chamber Ensemble of London Set in Silver

Chamber Ensemble of London/Peter Fisher: director

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AVISON: Concerto in A Op. 9, No. 11 • PURCELL: Chacony in G minor for strings • JENKINS: Pastorale and Allegro • WALTON: Two Pieces for strings from Henry V • LEWIS: Rosa Mundi • DANKWORTH: Mariposas • DARKE: Meditation on Brother James’s Air • BROOKES: To My Love (Adagio for Strings) • ELGAR: Salut d’Amour • BRIDGE: A Christmas Dance (Sir Roger de Coverley)• SMITH: Overture to The Fairies • DE THORNLEY HEAD: Aria • MUDGE: Concerto No. 5 in B flat major • IRELAND: Cavatina • Bagatelle • DELIUS: Légende • WILSON: Tros an Treys • JENKINS: Thames Reflections • Tarte au Citron As ClassicFM commented on their previous CD for EM Records, “the Chamber Ensemble of London is developing quite a reputation for discovering and championing little-known or lost repertoire for string orchestras.” This new two-disc set will only enhance that reputation, including English music from the Baroque to the present day. CEOL was founded in 1997 by its director, Peter Fisher, and in addition to concerts at the main London venues it has had a particular association with the Wavendon Festival established by the late John Dankworth and Cleo Laine.

Eudora Records Ferdinand REBAY

Sonatas for Violin and Guitar [Hybrid SACD] Pedro Mateo González: guitar/José Manuel Álvarez: violin/Joaquín Riquelme: viola REBAY: Sonata in E minor (premiere) • Sonata in C minor (premiere) • Sonata in D minor (premiere)

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Eudora presents three world premiere recordings on one SACD — and the opportunity to hear one of the most exciting rediscoveries in guitar music from Austrian composer Ferdinand Rebay (1880–1953)! Rebay’s style is highly sophisticated, and he stands out for having established his own unique style, combining folk music and the Austro-German compositional tradition to create works of great lyricism, maturity, and organic unity. Pedro Mateo González and José Manuel Álvarez (both teachers at the Balearic Conservatory of Music), along with Berlin Philharmonic member Joaquín Riquelme, give performances of commanding authority and intensity.

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Ameson

Marc-André DALBAVIE

Sonnets & Sextine-CyclusYuriy Mynenko: countertenor CD: AMN 1326 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Jean-Paul Fouchécourt: countertenor Gulbenkian Orchestra DALBAVIE: Sonnets • The keel row • Nous n’irons plus au bois • Do, do, I’enfant do • Sextine-Cyclus

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With a well-established reputation in orchestral writing, following his recent opera Charlotte, Marc-André Dalbavie further demonstrates his great talent for vocal writing with three works written for countertenor. The piece Sonnets was inspired by the poetry of Louise Labbé, Sextine-Cyclus is based on texts by 13th-century French troubadours, and Three Popular Songs is a tribute to HERMESensemble Claude Debussy’s Images pour orchestre. Young Ukrainian countertenor Yuriy Henderickx: composer, conductor Mynenko, in his first recitalWim recording, performs the works with full orchestra, while celebrated French countertenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt interprets HENDERICKX: Nada Brahma • On the Road • Atlantic Wall Sextine-Cyclus, which he had premiered in France.

HERMESensemble

In Sanskrit, “Nada Brahma” literally means “God is Sound.” It is also the name of the third part of the Tantric Cycle, a composition series based on Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, written by Wim Henderickx between 2004 and 2010. In this work the instruments represent the earthly dimension, whereas the electronics refer to the cosmos. “On the Road” was inspired by Jack Kerouac’s autobiographical novel from 1957. The electronics embroider a smooth carpet of sound, above which the bass flute evokes an Asian melody. “Atlantic Wall” is a lyrical poem about the freedom of the elements, observed from a concrete prison. The electronics merge with the sounds of acoustic instruments, exploring the concepts of sound, resonance, and voice as well as the underlying natural forces of water and fire. The work looks back on war in an introspective manner.

Wim HENDERICKX Triptych

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Quartz Irina Bogdanova: piano CHOPIN: Etudes, Op. 10 • Etudes, Op. 25 • Etudes, Op. posth “HHHH” — BBC Music Magazine Irina Bogdanova’s debut disc for Quartz features Chopin’s complete Etudes, including the three published posthumously. Upon release in the UK, the album received a four-star rating from BBC Music Magazine.

Frédéric CHOPIN Etudes

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Summit Records Western Brass Quintet Scott Thornburg: trumpet Stephen Jones: trumpet Lin Foulk: horn Daniel Mattson: trombone Jacob Cameron: tuba BITENSKY: For Then and Now • MONTEVERDI: Four Monteverdi Madrigals • JALBERT: Brass Quintet • COLSON: A Flying Circus • LAFOSSE: Suite Impromptu • PEASLEE: Distant Dancing “The Western Brass Quintet gave unremitting evidence of their individual talents and ensemble training; chords were precisely weighted and registered, instrumental blends were sensitively arranged, and there was rarely a tentatively attacked or released note.” — New York Times

Western Brass Quintet For Then and Now

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Founded in 1966, the Western Brass Quintet is one of the oldest and most distinguished brass chamber music ensembles still active in the United States.

The ensemble has performed around the world, including concert tours in Russia, Thailand, China, Sweden, Germany, and in prestigious American venues such as the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. The Quintet is a resident faculty ensemble in the School of Music at Western Michigan University. Committed to promoting the composition of significant works for the brass quintet, the ensemble has premiered numerous works including the newly commissioned works on this recording.

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Regent Records Wells Cathedral Choir Matthew Owens: director Jonathan Vaughn: organ DAVISON: My song shall be always • Zion, at thy shining gates • The Armour of Light • Easter • Banffshire Mass • The Wells Service • Trumpet Rondo on “Laudes Domini” • Sing, my soul, his wondrous love • O Lord, support us • Never weather-beaten sail • The Santa Fe Canticles • Palace Garden Canticles • Glory to thee, my God, this night “Persuasive … imaginative and polished … sumptuous and engaging.”

— Washington Post American composer Gary Davison is one of the leading composers of sacred choral music in the U.S. He is steeped in the rich Anglican choral tradition, and brings a deep love of this heritage to all of his writing. Through the lens of the post-modern era, he embraces many of the modal and tonal techniques of Western music to inform his own artistry. Performers and audiences alike favorably regard his compositional style for its idiomatic expression and freshness of voice. This is the first recoding entirely devoted to Davison’s choral music, and is sung by the renowned choir of Wells Cathedral conducted by Matthew Owens. This is the choir’s sixth recording on the Regent Records’ label, and previous releases have all received superlative critical acclaim.

Gary DAVISON

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Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge Sarah MacDonald: director THOMPSON: Alleluia • TAVENER: Hymn to the Mother of God • MCDOWALL: Regina caeli • WHITACRE: Lux aurumque • QUINN: Adoreums in aeternum • COOKE: The eternal ecstasy • BEDNALL: The law of the Lord • BULLARD: The spacious firmament • MACMILLAN: Christus vincit • DUGGAN: Nunc autem manet • LAURIDSEN: O magnum mysterium • MEALOR: Now sleeps the crimson petal • HARRIS: Bring us, O Lord God “Sensitive, precise, and well-balanced.” — Gramophone Over the last 50 years a new style of choral writing has emerged from the U.S. that has captured the imagination of church- and concert-goers, and record buyers, across the globe. This style can be summarized as timeless, spacious, and rapturous, with an innate depth of visionary and transcendental spirituality. These features have led to the simple, but apposite, description of the “Ecstatic Style.” This collection of unaccompanied choral works from the choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge was recorded in the incomparable acoustics of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral. It explores the development of the “Ecstatic Style,” from its beginnings in 1940s America to the present day.

Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge The Eternal Ecstasy CD: REG 427 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 d

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SOMM Recordings Cordelia Williams: piano R. SCHUMANN: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: Books 1 and 2 • Fantasie in C, Op. 17 • Geistervariationen “On the evidence of this new recording it’s not hard to understand her success. Her playing has warmth and finely judged flexibility … The spontaneity of the performance as well as the beauty of the piano tone linger in the mind.” — BBC Music Magazine This disc features the unusual compilation of three of Schumann’s finest works for piano. All three pieces are rhapsodic and passionate, and they showcase pianist Cordelia Williams’ exceptional artistic skills. She is acclaimed for her power and sensitivity as well as the poetry and conviction of her playing.

Since winning First Prize in BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2006, Cordelia’s career has taken off. She has given concerts worldwide, from the U.S. and Mexico to the UK and Europe, and as far afield as Thailand, China, Kenya, and the Gulf States.

Robert SCHUMANN Piano Music

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CRD Records Virginia Black: piano SCARLATTI: Keyboard Sonatas: K. 159 • K. 124 • K. 132 • K. 492 • K. 27 • K. 87 • K. 461 • K. 401 • K. 260 • K. 114 • K. 208 • K. 427 “Virginia Black has abundant technique and sentient musicality …

Had I been restricted to a one-word review it would have been: ‘irresistible.’ ” — Gramophone Following a dazzling international career specializing in the virtuoso repertoire for the harpsichord, Virginia Black has turned full circle and returned to her roots as a pianist.

Domenico SCARLATTI Keyboard Sonatas

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BGS Records Sylvius Leopold WEISS

Galanterie: Music for Lute,Vol. 3 Nigel North: lute WEISS: Parthie in D minor • Sonata in C minor • Sonata in F minor “North speaks Weiss’s cosmopolitan language with finely attuned fluency, consummate flair, and seductive persuasiveness.” — BBC Music Magazine HHHHH (on BGS 120)

CD: BGS 125 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 32

Nigel North continues his series of iconic lute recordings with the third volume in his series of works

by Sylvius Leopold Weiss. Galanterie charts music for 13-course lute thought to have been composed between 1720 and 1730, while Weiss was employed as a royal chamber musician for the Elector August II of Saxony.

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VIDA Guitar Quartet The Leaves Be Green

VIDA Guitar Quartet/Mark Eden: guitar/Mark Ashford: guitar/Amanda Cook: guitar/Christopher Stell: guitar VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: English Folk Song Suite, arr. Ashford (premiere) • BOWERS: Fantasy on an Old English Melody • WARLOCK: Capriol Suite, arr. Susans (premiere) • DODGSON: Intermezzo • BRITTEN: Simple Symphony, Op. 4, arr. Susans/ Eden (premiere) • ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39, arr. Ashford CD: BGS 126 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 32 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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“Exquisite tonal and dynamic control … and unerring musical instinct.” — Gramophone VIDA Guitar Quartet return to BGS Records with a new CD of quintessentially British music composed and arranged for guitar quartet. Featuring works by iconic composers such as Britten, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams, The Leaves Be Green blends folk melodies and beloved compositions in a collection of never-before-heard arrangements for guitar quartet, featuring several world-premiere recordings.

Clarinet Classics W.A. MOZART A Mozart Soirée

Colin Lawson: basset horn, clarinet/Michael Harris: basset horn, clarinet/Timothy Lines: basset horn/Barnaby Robson: basset horn/James Maltby: clarinet/Hannah Sandison, Rose Setten: soprano/ Timothy Nelson: bass W.A. MOZART: Divertimenti in F K. 439b, No. 3 • Three transcriptions from The Marriage of Figaro • Six Notturni • Adagio in B flat, K. 411 • Divertimento in F K. 439b, No. 5 • Rondo in F “These are the best kind of period-instrument performances: secure and undidactic.” — Fanfare CD: TCL CC 10069 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Clarinet Classics is proud to present a program of Mozart, played by three of the UK’s most renowned historical wind instrumentalists. Colin Lawson, Michael Harris, and Timothy Lines combine historical knowledge and taste in their exploration of the remarkable sound-world of the 18th-century basset horn. Their rich program of Mozart’s music ranges from exquisite divertimenti and aria transcriptions to intimate nocturnes.

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LAWO Classics Ensemble Allegria

Volt 22: Works for String Orchestra Ensemble Allegria/Frida Fredrikke Waaler Waervågen: cello BARTÓK: Divertimento • HAYDN: Concerto in C • SHOSTAKOVICH: Chamber Symphony, Op. 110A

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The talented young string players in Ensemble Allegria release their second album on the LAWO Classics label! On Volt 22, they present a viscerally elegant repertoire, with music rich in contrast and excitement. The featured soloist is the young Norwegian cellist Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen, who has won a number of prizes both in Norway and abroad. Each of the works on this recording is, in its own way, extreme in its contrastive display of energy, and Ensemble Allegria has garnered favorable reviews for their refreshingly energetic approach.

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Laurence CRANE

Drones, Scales and Objects Cikada Ensemble CRANE: Simon 10 Holt 50 • Sparling • Riis • Four Miniatures • Come Back to the Old Specimen Cabinet John Vigani, John Vigani Part 1 • Erki Nool • Trio • Estonia Cikada Ensemble’s first release on LAWO Classics, Drones, Scales and Objects, consists of contemporary chamber music by acclaimed British composer Laurence Crane. The Norwegian ensemble started performing Crane’s music in 2011, and the result of their successful collaboration is presented on this CD. CD: LAW 1083 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

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Ensemble Ernst …but…

Ensemble Ernst/Thomas Rimul: conductor MATRE: Atem • … But I must have said this before … • NORDHEIM: Tenebrae • SCIARRINO: … Da un Divertimento

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Exciting, contemporary music by Matre, Nordheim, and Sciarrino, played by the Norwegian Ensemble Ernst. The group was established in 1996, an offspring of the contemporary music ensemble at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Thomas Rimul has been the conductor from the start, and most of the musicians have been members since the very beginning. The ensemble has specialized in recent contemporary music, focusing on composers such as Beat Furrer, Salvatore Sciarrino, Jonathan Harvey, and Iannis Xenakis, as well as actively commissioning music from Norwegian composers.

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Stradivarius

CD: STV 37021 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

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Secondo CASADEI & Simone ZANCHINI

Marco MOMI

Simone Zanchini: accordion, live electronics/Stefano Bedetti: saxophones/Stefano Senni: double bass/Zeno De Rossi: drums

Maria Grazia Bellocchio: piano/Maria Ronchini: viola/ Divertimento Ensemble/I piccoli musicisti di Divertimento Ensemble/Sandro Gorli: conductor

Casadei Secondo me

CASADEI/ZANCHINI: In bocca al lupo • Non c’è pace tra gli ulivi • Romagna e sangiovese, la mia gente • Marietta • Verso casa mia • Romagna mia A special tribute to Secondo Casadei, “because if you’re born in Romagna and you decide, when you’re seven, to play the accordion, Casadei automatically becomes a necessary stage that invades your life.” (Simone Zanchini)

Almost Quiver

MOMI: ICONICA II • ICONICA IV • Due nudi • Hox on Beckett • Tre Nudi • ALMOST QUIVER FOR E.P. • LUDICA III The figural poetic of Marco Momi seems to unfold around three main junctures: transmuting the private space from which the voice necessarily departs, believing in a form of subjectivity only as a horizon to be reconstructed, and coordinating a grace of movement capable of accepting the gaps that consume it.

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Marco UCCELLINI

Simone Beneventi & Flavio Virzì

Davide Monti: baroque violin/Maria Christina Cleary: double harp

Simone Beneventi: percussion/Flavio Virzì: electric guitar

UCCELLINI: Sonatas, Op. 5 (first complete recording)

MANFRIN: Embodying surfaces • MANCUSO: George, Nick e il mistero del nastro distrutto • MANCA: Modello di coincidenze II • NOVA: Primes seventeen • MONTALBETTI: La nostra rabbia intatta

Sonate Over Canzoni

Primes

This collection of twelve sonatas, of Opus 5 by 17th-century violinist and composer Don Marco Uccellini is the earliest extant collection of pieces for solo violin and basso continuo.

Beneventi and Virzì work together frequently, and with composers who write for them. They are known for inventing both functional and spectacular solutions, such as Beneventi’s “percussion cage.”

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Querstand Ute Pruggmayer-Phillip Dream & Ecstasy

Ute Pruggmayer-Phillip: piano PRUGGMAYER-PHILLIP: Impressions between Ravel and Scriabin • Minimalist associations with Messiaen • Turbulenzen um ein Abendlied • Ostinato with Evans-Anklängen • Chaotic dialogues, quotes and contrasts

CD: QUE 1516 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 d

Among classical pianists, improvisation is still extremely rare and — in terms of public awareness — remains virtually unknown. Ute Pruggmayer-Philipp is one of the rare artists who brilliantly masters the playing of classical literature, but also the techniques of piano improvisation. On this CD, the musician improvises on stylistic tendencies of different styles and schools of younger music history.

The brilliant playing opens a fantastic sound world!

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Various Artists

Luther: Most Famous Hymns Ullrich Böhme: organ/Jean Ferrard: organ/Felix Friedrich: organ/Rainer Goede: organ/ Christoph Krummacher: organ/Christine Schornsheim: harpsichord/Anne-Marie Seager: mezzo-soprano and more

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J.S. BACH: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 • Vom Himmel hoch (from BWV 248) • Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot, BWV 635 • Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680 • Wir gläuben all an einen Gott, BWV 681 • Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 • Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 685 • Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand, BWV 626 • VULPIUS: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott • Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich • Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (Psalm 130), BWV 687 • KREBS: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, Krebs-WV 500 • Vater unser im Himmelreich, Krebs-WV 506 • Christ lag in Todesbanden, Krebs-WV 503 • Mitten wir im Leben sind, Krebs-WV 539 • and more A selection of the most famous Lutheran chorales, in various versions.

Phaedra Jan Devlieger

Five Centuries of Flemish Harpsichord Music Jan Devlieger: harpsichord/Sandra Van der Gucht: harpsichord

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ISAAC: La Morra • JOSQUIN: Fault d’argent • ANONYMOUS: Prima toni Delasoire from The Klavier Book of Arendonk • Daphne from Klavier Book of Dimpna Isabella Reijnders • Och Liefste from The Klavier Book of Arendonk • Ciaconne from The Klavier Book of Dimpna Isabella Reijnders • Courante Slapen gaen from The Klavier book of Arendonk • BOUTMY: Suite in D minor, Op. 2/3 • RAICK: Allemande in C minor from Suite in C minor, Op. 1/4 • VAN HELMONT: Suite in G major, Op. 1/2 • KRAFFT: Four Minuets for two harpsichords • Divertimento in F major, Op. 5/6 • GHEYN: Prelude in G minor • Fugue in G minor • SCHROYENS: “Halt im Gedächtnis” Concert Rondo for harpsichord This CD ambitiously undertakes to cover a 500-year span, from Isaak to Schroyens, offering a colorful kaleidoscope of styles played on a variety of Flemish harpsichords.

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Lindoro José Luis Pastor

The Evidence: The Medieval Art of the Plectrum José Luis Pastor: laúd español, cítola, vihuela de péñola, çinfonía, laúd italiano, guitarra medieval MEDIEVAL: Cantiga de Santa María 384 • Stella Splendens • Danza Inglesa • El Lamento de Tristano - La Rotta • De toutes Flours • Cantiga de Santa María 179 • La VII Estampida Real • Douce Dame Jolie • Inperayritz de la Cuitat Iojosa • Saltarello • Cantiga de Santa María 393 • Trotto • Estampida Ghaetta • Polorum Regina

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A natural question arises from the rich iconography of stringed, wind, or percussion ensembles and chant in the Middle Ages: how did a lute performer behave when facing a medieval piece on its own, given that this music was not written for any particular instrument? It is almost impossible to assert that the medieval musician did not face this repertoire as a soloist, but all the iconographic evidence seems to indicate that both collective and soloist interpretation were possible.

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Atoll Records Various Artists

Auckland Town Hall Organ Inaugural Concert John Wells: organ/Indra Hughes: organ/Paul Tarling: organ/Musica Sacra/The Graduate Choir, New Zealand/Viva Voce Choir/John Rosser: conductor/Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra/Antun Poljanich: conductor PARRY: I Was Glad • BRAHMS: Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren mit Trauren (Geistliches Lied), Op. 30 • WELLS: Organ Symphony in C Major • BAIRSTOW: Blessed City, heavenly Salem • GUILMANT: Symphony No. 1 in D minor for organ and orchestra, Op. 42 CD: TOL 117 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

This inaugural concert marks the official opening of the rebuilt Orgelbau Klais Opus 1860 organ in a variety of roles: as a solo instrument, accompanying choirs, with orchestra, and as a ceremonial civic instrument.

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Nikki Chooi

Works for Violin & Piano Nikki Chooi: violin/Stephen De Pledge: piano GERSHWIN/HEIFITZ: Three Preludes • RAVEL: Sonata in G for violin and piano • “Tzigane” concert rhapsody • PROKOFIEV: Sonata No 1 in F minor, Op. 80

CD: TOL 117 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25

This recording is an element of the First Prize of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, won by Nikki Chooi in June 2013. The competition aims to recognize and encourage excellence and musical artistry, and to expand performance opportunities for young violinists from all over the world.

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