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SEPTEMBER 2008 Release Date: September 9, 2008 A division of Allegro Media Group

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RACHEL BARTON PINE BEETHOVEN & CLEMENT VIOLIN CONCERTOS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA JOSÉ SEREBRIER PG 7

allegro Classical News ALLEGRO CLASSICAL WELCOMES

Contents Britten conducts Albert Herring Barbara Hendricks sings Poulenc

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New Labels Marsyas

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Label List Albion Alpha Ancalagon Records Arte Nova Classics Arte Verum Bel Canto Society Berlin Classics Bravissimo Opera Library CAvi-music Cedille Records Challenge Classics Clarion Classica d’Oro Col legno Cold Blue Music CORO DiscMedi Doremi Eclectra Records Ecstatic Records Endeavour Classics FineLine Classical Fuga Libera GB Records GM Recordings Gothic Records hänssler Classic Integra Records UK Landor Records

Loft Recordings Lyrita MA Recordings Marsyas Meridian Records Metronome Records Moscow Studio Archives Nimbus Records Nuova Era OMAC Opera d’Oro Other Minds Palexa Records Paradizo Port Royal Quartz Records Quilisma Rubedo Canis Musica (RCM) Reference Recordings ReZound Ricercar Stradivarius Summit Records Tactus Toccata Classics Urtext Digital Classics Well-Tempered Productions Winter & Winter Zig-Zag Territoires

MARSYAS

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arsyas was the name of a satyr in ancient Greek mythology.

He was the first mortal who played the aulos, the reed instrument that goddess Pallas Athena had created. His playing on the aulos was so masterful that Phrygian peasants considered him to be a better musician than even Apollon, the god of music. When Apollon heard this he challenged Marsyas in a competition—lyre vs. aulos. When there was no winner after the first round, Apollon changed the rules, stipulating that both of them play their instruments upside down and sing while playing.

With these unfair conditions, Marsyas had no chance and was punished by Apollon, who tortured him to death. Marsyas lived on in the memory of the peasants, who thought of him as an invisible helper against armed invaders. Statues of Marsyas became symbols of freedom, especially in the Greek colonies. .

The new classical label by ENJA Records draws upon this myth for its name. Marsyas is dedicated to contemporary classical music with a special flair. Founded in 2005, Marsyas presents music from the 20th and 21st centuries, uniting the European classical tradition with fresh and surprising sounds that come out of diverse origins such as world music, jazz, or pop. Upcoming titles will include a new release from Sabine Meyer and world premiere recordings from Daniel Schnyder.

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CORO

George Frideric HANDEL

Messiah [Special Edition] (3 CDs) Cat # CRO 16062 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Triple Jewel Case; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

3 for the Price of 2

Carolyn Sampson: soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers: alto Mark Padmore: tenor Christopher Purves: bass The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor HANDEL: Messiah (complete oratorio) • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon • The Lord our enemy has slain from Esther • Nell dolce dell’obblio • Harp Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, No. 6 from Alexander’s Feast • Sinfonia to Act 2 of Ariodante • Scherza infida from Ariodante • Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson “What a winning combination: Handel’s Messiah, the most popular oratorio ever written, sung by The Sixteen, the most richly sonorous of early music choirs.” — The Telegraph “The Sixteen are on fine form in a repertory that sees them at their most confident.” — Gramophone Front Cover Sticker: Special edition free CD includes “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.”

Brand new recording by one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world features distinguished soloists revered for their performances of Handel.

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Marsyas

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Janina Baechle Chansons Grises

Cat # MRS SACD 1803 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Janina Baechle: mezzo-soprano Charles Spencer: piano HAHN: Chanson d’automne • Tous deux • L’allée est sans fin • En sourdine • L’heure exquise • Paysage triste • La bonne chanson • ZEMLINSKY: Die drei Schwestern • Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen • Lied der Jungfrau • Als ihr Geliebter schied • Und kehrt er einst Heim • Sie kam zum Schloss gegangen • BOULANGER: Dans l’immense tristesse • Attente • Reflets • Le retour • MILHAUD: Chant de nourrice • Chant de Sion • Chant de laboureur • Chant de la pitié • Chant de resignation • Chant d’amour • Chant de forgeron • Lamentation • Alma MAHLER: Lobgesang “Baechle convinces her audience profoundly in each of her superb interpretations … The artist carries an overwhelming voice, a beautiful middle range, a dramatically coloured contralto, and a brilliant and radiant height including perfect intonation and clearest articulation.”

— Austrian Kurier After only a few years, Janina Baechle has become one of the great mezzo-sopranos of our time. Her debut album as a recitalist documents a song selection both exclusive and unexpected, yet overtly charming. Baechle’s intonation is as soulful as it is precise, ravishingly melting with these rarely-heard jewels born out of art nouveau and symbolism.

SACD/CD Hybrid can be played on any standard CD player.

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Nimbus Records

Benjamin BRITTEN Albert Herring (3 CDs) Cat # NIM 5824 Price Code: X (SRP $31.99) Multibox; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

English Opera Group Benjamin Britten: conductor BRITTEN: Albert Herring (complete opera) Live recording of a performance given by the English Opera Group, conducted by the composer, in Copenhagen’s Theatre Royal on September 15, 1949. It is a fascinating document, coming only two years after the first performance of the opera and with no less than eleven members of the original cast still in the team. This is a wonderful survivor and one of the earliest recorded examples of Britten and the English Opera Group in performance.

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Winter & Winter

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Franz SCHUBERT & Robert SCHUMANN Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

Barbara Sukowa: voice/Reinbert de Leeuw: piano/Schönberg Ensemble SCHUBERT & SCHUMANN (arr. de Leeuw): Im wunderschönen Monat Mai—Three Times Seven Songs A special production featuring German actress Barbara Sukowa, who sings and performs the new song cycle adapted and re-composed for orchestra by Reinbert de Leeuw for the Schönberg Ensemble. Playable in all regions. Approx run time 60 min.

Cat # WTR 915007 Price Code: X (SRP $31.99) DVD Smartpak; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

Zig-Zag Territoires Heinrich Ignaz Franz von BIBER Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum

Les Plaisirs du Parnasse/David Plantier: violin, conductor BIBER: Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Sonatas Nos. 1–12) “Westhoff had a fine reputation as a violinist, dazzling Louis XIV with his virtuosity. David Plantier responds to the demands: multiple stoppings, breathless moto perpetuo, and some huge splashes of sound at cadences.” — BBC Music magazine [HHHHH ] David Plantier attracted widespread press attention with his Westhoff CD. Here, he continues his exploration with a rarely recorded piece by H.I.F. BIBER. Cat # ZIG 80701 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

The Atrium Quartet

String Quartets at Bordeaux Atrium Quartet/Alexey Naumenko, Anton Ilyunin: violins/Dimitri Pitulko: viola/Anna Gorelova: cello BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat, Op. 74 “Harp” • SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 92 “A beautifully balanced group with a fine, burnished tone and excellent blend.” — The Strad This program strikes a balance between the quartet’s Russian origin and the influence of their mentor, Joseph Levinson of the Taneyev Quartet.

Cat # ZIG 80702 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

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Cedille Records

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN & Franz CLEMENT Violin Concertos (2 CDs) Cat # CED 106 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Includes World Premiere Recording!

2 For The Price Of 1

Rachel Barton Pine: violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra José Serebrier: conductor BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 • CLEMENT: Violin Concerto in D (premiere) “Recordings don’t get any better than this … Astounding!” — ClassicsToday [CED 68] Front Cover Sticker: Two CD Program, Single CD Price.

World premiere recording of a major classical work: the 1805 violin concerto by Franz Clement, the violinist for whom Beethoven wrote his Violin Concerto in 1806. First recording to put the Beethoven Violin Concerto into historical context features major artists putting their interpretive stamp on these important works. also available BRAHMS Violin Concerto Cat # CED 68 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

Rachel Barton Pine Scottish Fantasies Cat # CED 83 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

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Landor Records

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Arada Guitar Duo Simon Davies, Nicholas Lee: guitars Kiriakos GIORGINAKIS: Panighiri & Therismos from Greek Memories • Song without Words (premiere) • Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Sonatina Canonica, Op. 196 • Prelude & Fugue in A minor • Prelude & Fugue in E • Dimitri FAMPAS: Corfu • Joaquin RODRIGO: Tonadilla • Claudio DECORTI: Arabesque (premiere) • Pierre PETIT: Tarentelle “A beautiful CD worth hearing.” — Acoustic Guitar (Germany) The Arada Guitar Duo’s second release looks to the sun-drenched Mediterranean for inspiration: all the shades, colors, and textures of Mediterranean life are here, from sunrise to sunset, dance to stillness, water to fire, ocean to sky, anguish to joy. Mediterranean is the follow-up to 2006’s highly successful Grand Duo, which won many new fans, including the BBC’s Rob Cowan, and received considerable radio airplay on Classic FM, BBC Radio, and on radio stations all over Germany.

Arada Guitar Duo Mediterranean

Arada Guitar Duo Grand Duo Cat # LND 275 Price Code: P

Cat # LND 284 Price Code: P Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

also available

Includes World Premiere Recordings!

Not Available In Canada

Libor Novacek: piano BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 • Eight Piano Pieces, Op. 76 • Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 “There seems something very special about this artist. It’s evident in the hushed, reflective passages, in the whole sense of a pianist who knows how a piece should go. One to watch indeed.” — Gramophone Editor’s Choice [LND 278] The third release from award-winning young Czech pianist Libor Novacek spans a wide chronological range, mapping Brahms’ path from youthful brilliance to mellow maturity. Novacek needs little introduction, as his previous two recordings for Landor have firmly established him among the best young pianists, with Gramophone Editor’s Choice and Liszt Society Diplôm d’Honneur accolades among worldwide critical acclaim. also available

Johannes BRAHMS

LISZT Liszt Cat # LND 278 Price Code: P

Piano Works

Cat # LND 285 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

Libor Novacek Plays Janácˇek Cat # LND 274 Price Code: P Not Available In Canada

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Arte Verum

Francis POULENC

Tel jour telle nuit: Mélodies Cat # AVE 4 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 22 Not Available In Canada

Barbara Hendricks: soprano Love Derwinger: piano POULENC: Trois poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin • Airs chantés • Tel jour telle nuit • Les chemins de l’amour “This is the first CD of French music for Arte Verum and also the first CD of Poulenc recorded by Barbara Hendricks. These songs are real jewels, ideal for Barbara Hendricks, who has the necessary mischievous spirit to carry them off.” — Crotchet (UK) The song is one of the areas in which Francis Poulenc has most successfully asserted his personality. His output for voice follows directly from those of Debussy and Ravel. Barbara Hendricks presents a superlative selection, including the cycle Tel jour telle nuit (“Such a day such a night”) that many have compared with Schubert’s Winterreise.

also available Barbara Hendricks Cançiones Españolas Cat # AVE 1 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

SCHUMANN Lieder Cat # AVE 2 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

HANDEL Endless Pleasure Cat # AVE 3 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

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CAvi-Music

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Cat # AVI 8553023 Price Code: 5K (SRP $29.99) Box Set; Box Lot 14

Cat # AVI 8553048 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

Ruhr Piano Festival

Johannes BRAHMS & Clara SCHUMANN

Claude Frank, Nicolai Tokarev, Kirill Gerstein, Tiom Horton, Tamara Stefanovich, Chu-Fang Huang, Benjamin Hochmann: pianos

Sheila Arnold: piano

Portraits Vol. 11 (5 CDs)

Piano Works

RAVEL: La Valse • Miroirs Nos 2-5 • DEBUSSY: Estampes Nos 1&3 • SCHUBERT: Variations, D 813 • Sonata, D 960 • Sonata, D 784 • 4 Impromptus, Op. 90 • SCHOENBERG: Piano pieces, Op. 23 • BACH: BWV 532, 855, 1006, 989 • LIGETI: 6 Etudes from Books 1 & 2 • LISZT: 4 Schubert Lieder arrangements • BRAHMS: Handel Variations, Op. 24 • BEETHOVEN: Sonata Op. 7 • RACHMANINOV: Corelli variations • 6 Etudes from Opp. 33 & 39

BRAHMS: Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 • Intermezzi, Op. 119 • Clara SCHUMANN: Romance in B minor Brahms’ best piano works on one disc, presented by a phenomenal young piano player.

A rare recording of Claude Frank, as well as first recordings of young masters Tokarev and Gerstein.

Cat # AVI 8553115 Price Code: 3N (SRP $38.99) Box Set: Box Lot 14

Cat # AVI PRE 401446 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

Ruhr Piano Festival

Vincenzo La Scola

Tamara Stefanovich, Olga Scheps, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa, Roland Pöntinen, Siegfried Mauser: pianos/ Christoph Prégardien: tenor

Vincenzo La Scola: tenor/Universal Orchestra of Rome/The School Choir/Giuseppe Martucci: conductor

Beethoven & Contemporary Piano Music (3 CDs)

Passione Mediterranea

16 Neapolitan songs (arr. Martucci) BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 • 12 Variations in A, WoO 71 • Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 14, No. 2 • Piano Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 • Bagatelles, Op. 119 & 126 (sel.) • HAYDN: Piano Sonata No. 49 in E-flat • SCHUMANN: 3 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 111 • MEDTNER: Piano Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 38 • CHOPIN: Grande polonaise, Op. 22 Live recordings featuring highlights of the 2007 Piano Festival Ruhr.

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A fabulous tenor presents some of the loveliest Italian songs.

Arrangements by Giuseppe Martucci.

Release Date: September 9, 2008

CAvi-Music

Lars Vogt: piano Christian Tetzlaff, Antje Weithaas, Radoslaw Szluc: violins Tatjana Masurenko: viola Claudio Bohórquez, Gustav Rivinius: cellos SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44 • ELGAR: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 “Major rarities from the great masters … wonderful and balanced playing.”

— Aachen Newspaper Live recording of two exciting piano quintets that have never appeared together on one disc before. Elgar’s piano quintet is almost nonexistent in the marketplace. also available SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 Cat # AVI 8553099 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

Robert SCHUMANN & Sir Edward ELGAR

SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 2 Cat # AVI 8553044 Price Code: Q Not Available In Canada

Piano Quintets

Cat # AVI 8553127 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Sharon Kam, Diemut Schneider: clarinets Lars Vogt, Paul Rivinius: pianos Antje Weithaas: violin Gustav Rivinius: cello HINDEMITH: Quartet for clarinet and piano trio • DEBUSSY: Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano • TROJAHN: pour clarinette (“pastiche en hommage à Olivier Messiaen”) • POULENC: Sonata for two clarinets • Sonata for clarinet and piano An impressive portrait of clarinet player Sharon Kam as well as the chamber music works of the early 20th century. The Hindemith and Trojahn pieces are almost nonexistent on CD. Sharon Kam counts as one of the best contemporary clarinet players, specializing in music of the 20th century.

Sharon Kam

Pour Clarinette/For Clarinet Cat # AVI 8553128 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Nimbus Records

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Hilde Güden: soprano various accompanists Arias from Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo, Il re pastore, La traviata, Rigoletto, Falstaff, La bohème, Turandot & Der Rosenkavalier • Songs by R. Strauss, Coward, & Novello “On the singing side, the performance offered several newsworthy items, chief among them being the new Gilda—a Viennese girl named Hilde Güden who was lovely to look at and lovelier to listen to. The voice blossomed into a rich flower, every note in its place like a petal—a voice clear, true, and confident.”

— New York World-Telegram and Sun, November 1951 It becomes evident from the first note that Hilde Güden possessed a truly beautiful vocal timbre. Her singing of the various arias from Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Le Nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo, Il Re Pastore, and the Exsultate jubilate perfectly mirror the style of Mozart-singing pertaining to her generation. The tone is always unforced and due consideration is given to dynamics so that score markings are scrupulously adhered to and achieved with a floating quality that is never too thin or threadbare, but full of color.

Hilde Güden

Hilde Güden (2 CDs) Cat # NIM 7952 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Alpha Les Witches Dances, songs & psalms by anonymous composers, from Susanne van Soldt’s copybook (1599) For this new release, Alpha asked Les Witches to work on Susanne van Soldt’s famous manuscript from the late 16th century, comprising dances, songs, and psalms adapted to the virginal or the harpsichord. The majority of pieces in the manuscript are reductions for the keyboard. Based on these reductions, Les Witches had to imagine the “original” versions for instrumental ensembles, then recreate the tonal colors that we see in Brueghel’s country fairs, weddings, and village feasts. Let’s get up and dance! also available Les Witches Nobody’s Jig Cat # APH 502 Price Code: R

Les Witches

The Van Soldt Manuscript Cat # APH 526 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

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Not Available In Canada

Les Witches Mr. Francis Tregian Cat # APH 63 Price Code: R Not Available In Canada

Stradivarius

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Antonio VIVALDI Sacred Motets

Susanne Rydén, Gemma Bertagnolli: sopranos/Max Mauthe von Degerfeld: alto/Harmonices Mundi/Bozen Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Claudio Astronio: conductor VIVALDI: Lauda Jerusalem RV 609 • Laudate Pueri Dominum RV 602 & 602a • Salve Regina RV 618 • Kyrie RV 587 Gorgeous choral/orchestral music on period instruments. Presents alternative versions of some Laudate Pueri movements.

Cat # STV 33798 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

I Percussionisti della Scala Percussion Masterpieces

I Percussionisti della Scala/Renato Rivolta: conductor REICH: Drumming • CHÁVEZ: Tambuco • STOCKHAUSEN: Zyklus • CAGE: Third Construction • VARÈSE: Ionisation A collection of percussion masterpieces composed between 1931 and 1971, performed by the best group of percussionists in Italy.

Cat # STV 33816 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Luisa Sello & Johannes Jess Kropfitsch Biedermeier

Luisa Sello: flute/Johannes Jess Kropfitsch: piano CZERNY: Duo Concertant, Op.129 • CHOPIN: Variations on a Theme by Rossini • PIXIS: Pot Pourri • KALKBRENNER: Grand Duo, Op.63 World premiere and rare recordings of Romantic chamber music includes music from major figures of Beethoven’s time: Czerny and Kalkbrenner.

Cat # STV 33817 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 World Premiere Recordings!

Not Available In Canada

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hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Anton BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sir Roger Norrington: conductor BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 6 in A, WAB106 The second recording of a Bruckner Symphony by Roger Norrington for hänssler CLASSIC features romantic music performed in the historical “non vibrato” sound of the RSO Stuttgart. Bruckner’s 6th Symphony has remained one of the composer’s least performed orchestral works. It is Norrington’s goal to reveal the hidden “dramas” that exist in Bruckner’s vast musical canvases.

Cat # HNS 93219 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Joseph HAYDN

Complete Symphonies, Vol. 10 Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Fey: conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 60 in C “Il Distratto” • Symphony No. 61 in D • Overture in D Thomas Fey has established himself as a master of performing on modern instruments and approaching the music from a historically informed performance perspective. This is the latest release in the Complete Symphonies series, which has received very positive reviews.

Cat # HNS 98522 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Joachim Held

Music for the King: French Lute Music of the Baroque Joachim Held: lute, theorbo Jacques GALLOT: Suite in F-sharp minor • Robert de VISÉE: Suite in G • Charles MOUTON: Suite in A Minor • François COUPERIN: Les Silvaines • Ennemond “Vieux” GAULTIER: Suite in D minor The latest solo CD from acclaimed German lutenist and Echo Classics award winner Joachim Held. Following his recitals of Italian and German lute music, Held now turns his artistry on a program of works from the French Baroque lute masters.

Cat # HNS 98523 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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hänssler CLASSIC

Denis Patkovi´c: accordion J.S. BACH (arr): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 • Jukka TIENSUU: Erz (14 Interludes for Bach’s Goldberg Variations) A kaleidoscopic interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on the accordion!

The accordion has tonal possibilities that transcend those of the piano and harpsichord, providing the listener with a new sonic experience. Denis Patkovi´c is a young accordion virtuoso eager to explore and redefine the instrument’s capabilities and horizons. In this unique interpretation, Patkovi´c includes a series of musical interludes—specifically conceived for insertion into Bach’s score—composed by Finnish composer Jukka Tiensuu. The juxtaposition of the familiar and the unexpected makes this unique concept CD well worth exploring.

J.S. BACH

Goldberg Variations for Accordion Cat # HNS 98527 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington: conductor MOZART: Symphony No. 28 in C, K.200 • Symphony No. 31 in D, K.297 “Paris” • Symphony No. 32 in G, K.318 • Symphony No. 35 in D, K.385 “Haffner” The most beautiful Mozart symphonies, interpreted by the indefatigable Sir Roger Norrington! Recorded live at the Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart 2006, this is the fourth of six CDs offering a survey of the essential Mozart symphonies. Norrington, one of the pioneers of historically informed performance practice, has carefully programmed each CD with representative works from Mozart’s early, middle, and late periods in order to provide examples of the composer’s brilliant development from child prodigy to immortal genius. also available W.A. MOZART The Essential Symphonies, Vol. IV Cat # HNS 93214 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

W.A. MOZART The Essential Symphonies, Vol. III Cat # HNS 93213 Price Code: S Not Available In Canada

W.A. MOZART

The Essential Symphonies, Vol. VI Cat # HNS 93216 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Not Available In Canada

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Ricercar

Release Date: September 9, 2008

André-Modeste GRÉTRY La Caravane du Caire (2 CDs)

Jules Bastin, Phliippe Huttenlocher, Guy de Mey, Gilles Ragon, Isabelle Poulenard: vocal soloists/Namur Chamber Choir/Ricercar Academy/Marc Minkowski: conductor/John Elwes, Mieke van der Sluis, Jules Bastin: vocal soloists/Choir of the Royal Chapel, Paris/Philippe Herreweghe: conductor/La Petite Bande/Gustav Leonhardt: conductor GRÉTRY: La Caravane du Caire (complete opera) • Le jugement de Midas (sel.)

Cat # RCE 268 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Digibox; Box Lot 10

La Caravane du Caire is one of the rare works that Grétry composed for the Académie Royale that respected the conventions of the institution. Full of verve and color, this opera was one of the greatest successes of his career. A few exotic touches and the presence of a ballet also contributed to the score’s success.

Not Available In Canada

Fuga Libera Olivier MESSIAEN

Quartet for the End of Time Het Collectief/Thomas Dieltjens: piano/Toon Fret: flute/Wibert Aerts: violin/Benjamin Dieltjens: clarinet/Maartijn Vink: cello Kee-Yong CHONG: Mourning the Murder of an Old Banyan Tree • MESSIAEN: Quatuor pour la fin du temps The Flemish ensemble Het Collectief is back with a truly fascinating program: Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps combined with a recent work by foremost contemporary Malaysian composer Kee-Yong Chong. The Messiaen piece is just in time for the celebration of the composer’s 100th anniversary.

Cat # FGL 540 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Luc Bergé

O, du schöner Hörnerklang Luc Bergé: French horn/Jan Michiels, Inge Spinette: piano/Marcel Ponseele: oboe/ Yves Saelens: tenor BEETHOVEN: Sonata for horn & piano, Op. 17 • SCHUBERT: Auf dem Strom, for tenor, horn & piano, Op. 119 • REINECKE: Trio for horn, oboe & piano, Op. 188 • SCHUMANN: Adagio & Allegro for horn & piano, Op. 70 • BERGÉ: Sterrenprinses, after a theme by A. Waignein Outstanding musicians join Luc Bergé (acclaimed horn soloist of the l’Orchestre des Champs Elysées/Philippe Herreweghe) to celebrate the beauties of the classic and romantic horn.

Cat # FGL 541 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

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Release Date: September 9, 2008

Lyrita

E. J. MOERAN & Gordon JACOB Piano Music

Iris Loveridge: piano MOERAN: Irish Love Song • Theme & Variations • On a May Morning • Three Fancies • Summer Valley • Three Piano Pieces • JACOB: Piano Sonata Legendary performances from the RCS Mono Series.

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Alexander GOEHR Little Symphony

London Symphony Orchestra/Norman Del Mar: conductor/Orion Trio/Allegri Quartet GOEHR: Little Symphony, Op. 15 • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 23 • Piano Trio, Op. 20 Legendary performances on CD for the first time.

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Harrison BIRTWISTLE

Nenia: The Death of Orpheus Jane Manning: soprano/Alan Hacker: clarinet/The Matrix/London Sinfonietta & Chorus/David Atherton: conductor BIRTWISTLE: The Fields of Sorrow • Verses for Ensembles • Nenia: The Death of Orpheus Legendary performances on CD for the first time.

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Cat # BER 13982 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Jewel Case: Box Lot 25

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G.P.TELEMANN

George Frideric HANDEL

Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler: conductor, trumpet

Eberhard Büchner: tenor/Monika Frimmer: soprano/Händel Festspielorchester Halle/Christian Kluttig: conductor

Tafelmusik

Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day

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Peter Damm & Hansjürgen Scholze

J.S. BACH

Peter Damm: horn, discant horn/Hansjürgen Scholze: organ

Johannes Ernst Köhler: organ

Music for Horn & Organ

The Art of Fugue (2 CDs)

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J.S. BACH

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Karl Suske: violin

Peter Rösel: piano

Violin Sonatas & Partitas (2 CDs)

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Piano Concertos Nos. 1–4 (2 CDs)

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Berlin Classics

Peter Schreier: tenor Hermann Prey: baritone Walter Olbertz: harpsichord Dresden Staatskapelle Otmar Suitner: conductor MOZART: 24 arias from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, Don Giovanni, & Le nozze di Figaro Peter Schreier, the renowned German tenor and conductor, made his professional debut in Fidelio. He later worked at the Berlin State Opera and was also an annual guest at the Vienna State Opera. His career is most notable for roles as Ottavio, Ferrando, Rossini’s Almaviva, and Wagner’s David. His lieder recordings are considered the reference recordings of Schubert’s song cycles.

W.A. MOZART

Opera Arias (2 CDs) Cat # BER 149342 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 25

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Dresden Staatskapelle Siegfried Kurz: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor One of Tchaikovsky’s most popular works, performed by the Dresden Staatskapelle and Siegfried Kurz.

Peter Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony No. 5

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: September 9, 2008

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Various Artists

Various Artists

Peter Rösel: piano/Dresden Philharmonic/Kurt Masur: conductor/ Staatskapelle Dresden/Kurt Sanderling: conductor/more

Peter Schreier: piano/Berlin Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Koch: conductor/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Franz Konwitschny: conductor/Staatskapelle Dresden/Berlin RSO/more

Meditation Classics (4 CDs)

Classics In Heaven (4 CDs)

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Various Artists

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Thomas Zehetmair: violin/Peter Rösel: piano/Dresden Philharmonic/Herbert Kagel: conductor/Staatskapelle Dresden/ Rudolf Kempe, Kurt Sanderling: conductors/more

Karl Suske: violin/Walter Olbertz: piano

4 Elements (4 CDs)

Violin Sonatas (2 CDs)

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Gustav MAHLER

W.A. MOZART

Jadwiga Rappé: alto/Harald Winkler: trombone/Ludwig Güttler: posthorn/Jolan Berta: violin/Berlin RSO/Heinz Rögner: conductor

Werner Tast: flute/Katharina Hanstedt: harp/Thorsten Rosenbusch: violin/Erich Krüger: viola/“Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach” Chamber Orchestra/Hartmut Haenchen: conductor/more

Symphony No. 3 (2 CDs)

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Sinfonia Concertante (2 CDs)

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Berlin Classics

Modest MUSSORGSKY

Pictures at an Exhibition (2 CDs) Peter Rösel: piano/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Igor Markevitch: conductor MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version) • Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) • A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) The successful Basics series is expanding its range with 2-CD sets: repertory classics in magnificent recordings that should be in every CD collection—at a favorable price for those just starting their classical music library!

Cat # BER 149352 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 25 2 for the price of 1

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Various Artists

French Symphonies (2 CDs) Dresden Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner, Kurt Sanderling: conductors/Joachim Daltz: organ/Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Klaus-Peter Flor, Günther Herbig: conductors/ Jutta Czapski: piano BIZET: Symphony in C • SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ” • FRANCK: Symphony in D minor • Symphonic Variations for Piano & Orchestra

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Various Artists

Operetta Melodies (2 CDs) Peter Schreier, Elisabeth Ebert, Harald Neukirch, Rosemarie Rönsch: vocal soloists/ Dresden Staatskapelle/Berlin Staatskapelle/Leipzig RSO/Berlin SO/Dresden PO/Otmar Suitner, Klaus-Peter Flor, Rudolf Neuhaus, Heinz Rögner, Günther Herbig: conductors J. STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus (sel.) • Eine Nacht in Venedig (sel.) • Der Zigeunerbaron (sel.) • MILLÖCKER: Der Bettelstudent (sel.) • KÁLMÁN: Die Csárdasfürstin (sel.) • LEHÁR: Gold and Silver Waltz • Die lustige Witwe (sel.) • SUPPÉ: Die schöne Galathée Overture • Leichte Kavallerie Overture • KÜNNEKE: Der Vetter aus Dingsda (sel.)

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Tactus

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Tomaso da VITTORIA Mass, Motets & Hymns

Il Convitto Armonico/Stefano Buschini: director VITTORIA: Missa O quam gloriosum • 8 Motets • 3 Hymns

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Includes World Premiere Recordings!

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Cettina Cadelo: soprano/Carlo Gaifa, Vincenzo Manno: tenors/Ensemble “Concerto”/ Roberto Gini: director MONTEVERDI: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda • 6 madrigals & canzonetti

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Ensemble Oktoechos Jubilemus Exultantes

Ensemble Oktoechos/Schola Gregoriana di Venezia/Lanfranco Menga: director 15 antiphons, responses, tropes, alleluias & sequences from the Cathedral of Parma in the 14th & 15th centuries

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Tactus

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Consort Veneto

Petrarca in the Music of the Early 16th Century Elena Bertuzzi: solo voice/Filippo Crispo: reciting voice/Consort Veneto/Gianpaolo Capuzzo, Giovanni Toffano: recorders/Paolo Tognon: dulciana/Pier Luigi Polato: lute 15 short pieces by Tromboncino, Razzi, Liulino, D’Ana, Dalza, Cara, Stringari, Festa, & Anonymous • 10 poems by Petrarca

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Costanzo ANTEGNATI

L’Antegnata: Works for Organ Paul Kenyon: organ ANTEGNATI: 26 Ricercars & Canzonas for organ

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World Premiere Recording!

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Emilio DE’ CAVALIERI

Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah I Madrigalisti (Center for Early Music of Padua)/Livio Picotti: director DE’ CAVALIERI: Lamentationes Hieremiæ Prophetae cum Responsoriis Officii Hebdomadæ Maioris

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Emil Klein: cello Wolfgang Manz: piano BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 • Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 Emil Klein studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and with David Geringas in Hamburg. He achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the US, and Africa. He appears as a soloist with orchestras such as the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Alongside his solo career, he spends time playing chamber music and in 1990 founded the chamber orchestra “Hamburg Soloists.”

Wolfgang Manz has proved to be one of Germany’s most distinguished and successful pianists. He has won prestigious prizes in the world’s most important piano competitions and has performed in more than 400 concerts.

Since 1994 he has been a professor at the Karlsruhe Conservatory.

Johannes BRAHMS Cello Sonatas

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Russian Philharmonic Orchestra Samuel Friedmann: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique” • Suite from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a Samuel Friedmann graduated from the Kharkov Conservatory as a violinist in 1964 and from the Leningrad Conservatory as a conductor in 1966. Till 1973, Friedmann performed throughout the Soviet Union. In 1973, he immigrated to Israel and began his international career. His concert activities led him to the US and many European countries. During this time, Friedmann took over the positions of the Musical Director or Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony in Israel (1973–75), the Württembergische Philharmonie in Germany (1979–83), and the St. Gallen Opera House in Switzerland (1983–89).

Peter Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6

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Release Date: September 9, 2008

Arte Nova Classics

Frédéric CHOPIN

The Complete Nocturnes (2 CDs) Cat # ANO 304941 Price Code: 2C (SRP $11.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Ricardo Castro: piano CHOPIN: Nocturnes Nos. 1–21 Ricardo Castro studied with Esther Cardoso in Salvador de Bahla and had his first official piano performance at the age of eight. He moved to Europe in 1984, studying with Maria Tipo at the Geneva Conservatory and working with various piano virtuosos, such as Dominique Merlet in Paris. He achieved numerous prizes, among them first prize of the International Piano Competition in Leeds in 1993. His concerts throughout Europe have led him to Vienna, Hamburg, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, London, and more. He has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan and with Simon Rattle, but also with the English Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in England.

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Berlin Bach Academy Heribert Breuer: director Leipzig String Quartet Aglaia Bätzner, Cristina Marton: pianos Edgar Guggeis: vibraphone J.S. BACH (tr. Breuer): The Art of Fugue [tr. for four string quartets] In a cultural center like Berlin, establishing a new orchestra and chorus might be considered a risky undertaking. Heribert Breuer successfully passed the test in 1991 with the first Bach festival at St. Matthäus, which critics hailed as “a brilliant debut.” In the following period, the ensemble’s joy in performance and unconventional but musical playing continued to be highly praised. The orchestra is made up of members of the major Berlin orchestras, its personnel varying with the program. For the Art of Fugue project, the Leipzig String Quartet, piano duettists Aglaia Bätzner and Cristina Marton, and vibraphone player Edgar Guggeis joined as guests.

J.S. BACH

The Art of Fugue (for Four Quartets) Cat # ANO 744650 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Loft Recordings Carole Terry: organ MENDELSSOHN: Allegro, Chorale & Fugue • SWEELINCK: Unter den linden grüne • ALBRIGHT: Sweet Sixteenth, a Rag for Organ • J.S. BACH: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 • STANLEY: Trumpet Tune • SCHUMANN: Sketch No. 4 in D-flat • Etude in A-flat • VIERNE: Carillon de Westminster from Pièces de fantasie • WIDOR: Symphony No. 5 “From the opening [work] it is clear that this is playing of the highest order.”

— Gramophone Front Cover Sticker: First solo recording on this organ!

First solo recording of the Watjen Concert Organ at Seattle’s famous Benaroya Hall. The Watjen Concert Organ from the renowned C. B. Fisk Company is a unique instrument, one of the few large modern organs designed and built expressly for a symphonic concert hall. Carole Terry is an international performer and was resident organist and curator at the Watjen organ for the Seattle Symphony from 2000 to 2003.

Carole Terry

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Release Date: September 9, 2008

Col legno

Davide Cabassi: piano SOLER: Fandango • Sonatas 6, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 48, 84, 88, 90 & 117 • Libero MUREDDO: Soler delirium (after an idea by Gustav Kuhn) This monk was no stranger to worldly joys: in his cembalo suites, Antonio Francisco Soler made the keys dance a veritable flamenco. Davide Cabassi is a highly esteemed virtuoso and finalist of the prestigious G. B. Viotti and Van Cliburn competitions. In his interpretation of Soler’s famous Fandango and several master sonatas, Cabassi confidently transforms brilliant cembalo music into the brilliant sound of a modern grand piano.

Davide Cabassi’s debut CD for Arte Nova, Dancing with the Orchestra, featured works by Bartók, De Falla, Ravel, and Stravinsky and was released worldwide in the spring of 2006. He won the Italian Critics Award for “best debut recording of the season.” This season of 2007/2008, Cabassi records “Brahms Concerti” and the Schumann Concerto with the Haydn Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Gustav Kuhn for Col legno, and produces Pictures and Escaping on Endeavour Classics in the US.

Antonio SOLER

Fandango & Sonatas Cat # CNO 60012 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

Gianluca Zampieri, Michela Sburlati, Monika Wäckerle, Kurt Rydl, Michael Kupfer: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of Tyrolean Festival Erl Gustav Kuhn: conductor WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera) Recorded at the Tyrolean Festival Erl in 2007.

Richard WAGNER

Tristan und Isolde (3 CDs) Cat # CNO 60013 Price Code: 3L (SRP $35.99) Digibox; Box Lot 10 Not Available In Canada

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Cat # BER 16222 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 25

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Anton SCHWEITZER

Anton SCHWEITZER

Simone Schneider, Christoph Genz, Cyndia Sieden, Josef Wagner: vocal soloists/Michaelstein Chamber Choir/Concerto Köln/Michael Hofstetter: conductor

Simone Schneider, Christoph Genz, Cyndia Sieden, Josef Wagner: vocal soloists/Michaelstein Chamber Choir/Concerto Köln/Michael Hofstetter: conductor

SCHWEITZER: Alceste (complete opera)

SCHWEITZER: Alceste (complete opera)

An operatic event to celebrate the reopening of the Anna Amalia library in Weimar.

Alceste—now on DVD! Playable in all regions. Approx run time 156 min.

Alceste (2 CDs)

Alceste (DVD)

Meridian Records

Cat # MER 84544 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Giovanni BOTTESINI

Vitezslav NOVÁK

Leon Bosch: double bass/Sung-Suk Kang: piano

Niel Immelman: piano

BOTTESINI: Elegy • Tarantella • Romanza Patetica (Mélodie) • Gavotta • Reverie • Meditazione (Aria di Bach) • Fantasie Sonnambula • Romanza Drammatica (Elégie) • Adagio par Ernst • Capriccio di Bravura

NOVÁK: Bagatelles, Op. 5 • Sonatina, Op. 54, No. 1 • Mládi (Youth), Op. 55 • Two Slovak Children • Two Bohemian Dances • Serenades, Op. 9

Virtuoso Double Bass

A virtuosic, impassioned performance of beautiful music for the “Cinderella of instruments.” Rarely recorded works feature a virtuosic and intense performance by Leon Bosch, reunited with pianist Sung-Suk Kang especially for this recording.

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Piano Music, Vol. 1

Volume one of the piano music of Novák, performed by distinguished pianist Niel Immelman, is a must-have for all Romantic piano music lovers.

Release Date: September 9, 2008

Opera d’Oro

Giuseppe VERDI Luisa Miller (2 CDs)

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Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Lucy Kelston, Mitì Truccato Pace: vocal soloists RAI Orchestra & Chorus Mario Rossi: conductor VERDI: Luisa Miller (complete opera) “Very much a collector’s item, primarily on account of the casting of the legendary tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. This remarkable showman is in amazingly dynamic voice … and the thrill of the upper register, and the ease of the phrasing, are irresistible … for the rare thrill of hearing one of Puccini’s favorite tenors in a complete and well-recorded performance, it should definitely be heard if it becomes available.” — Rough Guide to Opera

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Opera d’Oro

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Magda Olivero, Renato Cioni: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro San Carlo Nicola Rescigno: conductor PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) “Although the term ‘legendary’ is all too frequently coined, its usage is both appropriate and justified when describing Magda Olivero. She was an unorthodox soprano whose career—notwithstanding various interruptions—spanned over half a century, from 1932 to 1990.”

— Opera Quarterly

Giacomo PUCCINI

Madama Butterfly (2 CDs) Cat # OPD 1484 Price Code: 2K (SRP $11.98) Double Slimline; Box Lot 15 Not Available In Canada

Alanna Records New Century Saxophone Quartet Michael Stephenson: soprano saxophone Chris Hemingway: alto saxophone Stephen Pollock: tenor saxophone Connie Frigo: baritone saxophone David Cutler: piano Jeff Grubbs: bass Tim Adams: drums Jacob TER VELDHUIS: Heartbreakers • Barbara KOLB: Franciscan Chant • David LANG: Revolutionary Etudes • John Fitz ROGERS: Prodigal Child • Ben JOHNSTON: O Waly Waly Variations “A virtuosic display of dexterity and keen ensemble work … The quartet demonstrated both the liquid sinuosity and the pointillist snap of the saxophone.” — New York Post

New Century Saxophone Quartet On Track (Commissions, Vol. 2) Cat # ALA 6006 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 Not Available In Canada

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Premier recordings of works by the world’s foremost composers such as Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang, microtonal composer Ben Johnston, international sensation Jacob ter Veldhuis, and more. An amazing collaboration between the exquisite NCSQ, outstanding improvisational pianist David Cutler, and Pittsburgh Symphony members Tim Adams and Jeff Grubbs.

Nuova Era

Release Date: September 9, 2008 Paolo Coni, Adelisa Tabiadon, Giuseppe Morino, Alessandro Veducci, Michele Farruggia, Alessandra Ruffini: vocal soloists Orchestra Internazionale D’Italia Coro Filarmonico di Bratislava Fabio Luisi: conductor DONIZETTI: La favorita (complete opera) Fabio Luisi is one of the hottest conductors in opera conducting today! He is getting rave reviews at the Met in New York and winning various awards. He works on a regular basis with orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, Royal Philharmonic Stockholm, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and many more.

Gaetano DONIZETTI La favorita (2 CDs)

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Cinzia Forte, Paoletta Marrocu, Stefano Ferrari, Lorenzo Regazzo: vocal soloists Accademia I Filarmonici Orchestra & Chorus Maurizio Ciampi: conductor BELLINI: Mass in G • Mass in D World premiere recordings of Bellini’s Catanian Masses.

Vincenzo BELLINI

Catanian Masses

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