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September 2009 Release Date: September 8, 2009 A d i v i s i o n o f A l l e g ro M e d i a G ro u p

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VA L S AH DK I E MN I A RZ Y

PIANO CONCERTOS 17 & 20

Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto piano & conductor PG 5

allegro Classical News ALLEGRO CLASSICAL WELCOMES

Contents The Sixteen Essential Collection Barbara Hendricks

p. 9 p. 15

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

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

EXTON p. 4–7

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t has been just 10 short years since the EXTON label released its first title in July 1999. In this time the label has issued more than 800 titles to the market, mainly in Japan, and launched into the worldwide market in 2006.

And now, EXTON has sister labels: TRITON (specializing in piano music) and CRYSTON (specializing in brass and wind music). EXTON’S product has been highly acclaimed by prestigious sources such as Gramophone, Diapason d’Or, Opus d’Or, Telerama, and newspapers around the world. The labels name comes from the pursuit of “Extraordinary Tone,” meaning that it strives to create the very best music using the very best sound. EXTON creates music without compromise, incorporating cutting-edge recording technologies and equipment as a starting point in all of their projects.

ALLEGRO CLASSICAL WELCOMES

OPERA FANATIC p. 37

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n North America, taste in opera to a high degree has been formed by the Met, where typically the musical preparation of Italian repertory has been undertaken by German refugees and their pupils. Opera Fanatic offers recordings of insiders steeped in tradition, nearly all of them native speakers. Most of the recordings were made in Italy by the greatest singers, both in the studio and live. The label’s objective is to perpetuate their legacies, as the equivalent of a museum. All of Opera Fanatic’s booklets include essays about the performances, or interviews with these renowned opera stars.

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“These are smoothly expert performances by Ensemble 415 …This is music in which Albinoni seems to have been concerned less with shouting his name from the rooftops than with letting his ability and attractive personality have their gentlemanly say, an objective that Ensemble 415 realize perfectly.”

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“Elegant and impassioned, a completely compelling account of the work.

The ensemble brings a piercing musical intelligence to the score … executed with exquisitely nuanced sensitivity … an ideal introduction to anyone coming to it for the first time, and should delight listeners who already love it. Highly recommended.” — All Music Guide (HHHHH performance/ HHHHH sound)

“The playing is so good that it might well dislodge one’s own sentimental favorite in either the ‘Surprise’ or ‘Drum Roll,’ and as most listeners haven’t encountered ‘Il Distratto,’ this wacky, six-movement effort will come as a nice surprise.” — All Music Guide (HHHH performance/ HHHH sound)

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“The Sixteen, ideally recorded ‘in the round,’ fashion a transcendent performance of the 40-part motet.” — BBC Music magazine [July 2009]

“Keenly heard improvisations unlock the cage of the prepared piano sound world.” — Gramophone [July 2009]

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Richard STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

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Michael Rusinek: clarinet Andres Cardenes: violin Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck: conductor R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 • VERDI: La forza del destino Overture • FLETCHER: Clarinet Concerto (premiere) The very first recording of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with new Music Director Manfred Honeck! The result is a presentation of wonderful chemistry between PSO’s great musicians, a very talented conductor, and splendid recording quality by EXTON’s Japanese recording crew.

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EXTON

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A NEW RELEASE FROM THE SIX-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER!

W.A. MOZART

Piano Concertos 17 & 20 Cat # EXN 170 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Vladimir Ashkenazy: piano & conductor Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 • Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 “Sharp-edged and brilliant.” — ClassicsToday “Boundless but impeccably controlled energy.” — San Francisco Chronicle “A master musician.” — Sydney Morning Herald Vladimir Ashkenazy’s latest Mozart recording features him both playing and conducting. At the height of his musical maturity, he creates a fine harmony and sound with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, with whom he has established a long relationship.

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Gustav MAHLER

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Zdenˇek Mácal: conductor Birgit Remmert: alto Prague Philharmonic Choir (women) Jan Svejkovsky: chorus master The Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir Jiri Chvala: chorus master Miroslav Kejmar: posthorn MAHLER: Symphony No. 3 in D minor “Zdenˇek Mácal … conducts with authority and insight. All of the rhythms are tight and accurate; Mácal’s conceptualization is assured and on the mark.” — ClassicsToday The combination of Zdenˇek Mácal and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is surely one of the best in their history, and this disc is the finest record of their glory. Mácal succeeds in bringing out the special Czech Philharmonic sound, backed by a long tradition of Mahler interpretation, and creates a beautiful Mahler world.

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Igor STRAVINSKY Petrushka

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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Jaap van Zweden: conductor STRAVINSKY: Ballet “Petrushka” (1911 version) • STRAVINSKY: Concert Suite from Ballet “Pulcinella” (1949 version) • Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version) “At nineteen, Jaap van Zweden was the youngest concertmaster ever for the Concertgebouw but since his mid-thirties he has also been building a glowing reputation as a conductor.” — MusicWeb-International Two excellent orchestras of Dutch radio and television—the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic—have the genius of music. With Jaap van Zweden as their Chief Conductor/Artistic Director, they have enjoyed one of the greatest eras in their history. This disc includes splendid performance of Stravinsky’s outstanding works by these two orchestras.

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CORO

Release Date: September 8, 2009 The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor J.S BACH: Christmas Oratorio • Cantata No. 34 “O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe” • Cantata No. 50 “Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft” • Cantata No. 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben” • Mass in B minor • Chorale Preludes, “Vater unser im Himmelreich” & “Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’” “All hail the über-choir.” — The Independent Three of The Sixteen’s celebrated Bach recordings in one stylish box set!

The rich variety of Bach’s writing for solo voices and orchestra, along with thrilling choral textures, is well represented here.

also available VIVALDI Gloria Cat # CRO 16042 Price Code: Q

The Sixteen

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The Bach Collection (5 CDs)

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Toccata Classics

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Bellerofonte CASTALDI

World premiere recordings

Battaglia d’amore

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Joseph HAYDN Haydn in London

Il Furioso/Gian Paolo Fagotto: tenor/Victor Coelho: lute/Neil Cockburn: harpsichord/David Dolata: lute, director

La Gaia Scienza/Marco Brolli: transverse flute/Stefano Barneschi: violin/Paolo Beschi: cello/Federica Valli: fortepiano

CASTALDI: O Clorida • Saetta pur saetta • O crudel • Quella che tanto • Echo • Quagliotta canzone • Hor meno lieti • Fuor di noia • Occhi belli • Lo sdegno • Felice e contento • Pieno di bellezze • FRESCOBALDI: Canzon quinta detta Bellerofonte

HAYDN: Trios in D, G & F • Symphony No. 94 “Surprise”

The Bob Dylan of his day, Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580–1649) set his poems to music in a lyrical style that captured the dynamism of the emerging Baroque.

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In 1790, London musician/impresario Johann Peter Salomon hired Haydn for a concert series of six symphonies. One of these, premiered in London in 1792, was “The Surprise.” La Gaia Scienza’s recording presents a colorful quartet arrangement of the famous symphony by Haydn’s contemporary Ludwig Venceslav Lachnitt in addition the three flute trios 15, 16, and 17 from Hob. XV.

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The Sixteen

Sounds Sublime: The Essential Collection (2 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor J.S. BACH: Magnificat anima mea Dominum • Sel. from Mass in B minor • Chorales from Cantatas Nos. 147 & 50 • MOZART: Ave verum corpus • Laudate Dominum • TALLIS: Spem in alium • PURCELL: Man that is born of a woman • Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts • HANDEL: Zadok the Priest • “I will sing unto the Lord” & “Moses and the children of Israel” from Israel in Egypt • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba • Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah • “Let the bright seraphim” from Samson • BRAHMS: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen • LOTTI: Crucifixus • TAVENER: A Hymn to the Mother of God • The Lamb • BERNSTEIN: Chorus from “The Lark” • Spring Song • FAURÉ: “Pie Jesu” from Requiem • BRITTEN: A Hymn to Saint Columba • Advance Democracy • ALLEGRI: Miserere • PALESTRINA: Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli • PADILLA: Deus in Adiutorium • BARBER: Agnus Dei • VIVALDI: Gloria in Excelsis Deo from Gloria “As time goes by, I find Harry Christophers’ music-making more and more captivating.” — BBC Radio 3 “Performances throughout show this marvelous choir at their most eloquent, beautifully balanced and blended.” — Gramophone Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble, in a beautiful 2-CD digipak set.

Equally appealing to fans of The Sixteen as well as listeners who are unfamiliar with the group, this set provides a definitive collection of familiar classics and lesser-known treasures.

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Avie Records

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Rudens Turku & Oliver Schnyder Homelands

Rudens Turku: violin/Oliver Schnyder: piano GRIEG: Sonata in C minor, Op. 45 • RACHMANINOV (arr. Press/Gingold): Vocalise, Op. ˇ 34, No. 14 • DVORÁK: Sonatina in G, Op. 100 • PIAZZOLLA: Milonga en Re • SARASATE: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 “A highly gifted violinist with seductive tone.” — International Record Review

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On Homelands, violinist Rudens Turku brings together composers who each created unique musical evocations of their native countries. All were world travelers who, through their compositions, found the means to produce a striking homage to their respective lands, from iconic sonatas by Dvoˇrák and Rachmaninov’s exquisite Vocalise (in the edition by Josef Gingold) to lesser-known works by a young Piazzolla and the Spanish virtuoso Sarasate.

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Antonio VIVALDI

The French Connection La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler: violin, director VIVALDI: “Paris” Concertos, RV 114, 157 & 119 • Bassoon Concerto in F, RV 488 • Violin Concertos in C & D, RV 185 & 211 • Flute Concertos in G & F, RV 438 & 100 • Concerto Fragment for Bassoon in C, RV 468 • Concerto Fragment for Flute in E, RV 432 “Adrian Chandler leads La Serenissima with just the right mix of brains, bravado, and passion.”

— Sunday Times

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After the extremely successful and acclaimed series The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto, Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima return to Avie to explore the Red Priest’s fascination with le gout francaise!

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Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

More Divine than Human: Music from the Eton Choirbook Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford/Stephen Darlington: director John FAWKYNER: Gaude rosa sine spina • William CORNYSH: Salve regina • Walter LAMBE: Magnificat • Richard DAVY: In honore summe matris • John BROWNE: Stabat mater “Stephen Darlington gives majestic shape to this monumental work.” — BBC Music magazine [AVR 2123]

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The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, under director Stephen Darlington, returns to Avie with its second release for the label. Recorded in the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, it commemorates the 500th anniversary of the coronation of King Henry VIII with music from the Eton Choirbook, one of the greatest jewels of choir music in the world.

Avie Records

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Frédéric CHOPIN Études

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Luiza Borac: piano CHOPIN: 12 Études, Op. 10 • 12 Études, Op. 25 • LISZT: 6 Transcriptions of Polish Songs by Chopin, S. 480 “A fabulously gifted young pianist.” — BBC Music magazine “There is an appealing youthful fire here, tempered with poetic flair.” — International Record Review Award winning pianist Luiza Borac returns to Avie Records with a recording of Chopin’s groundbreaking Études and Six Polish Songs (transcribed Liszt). These virtuoso works were showcases for Chopin’s friendly rival Franz Liszt, who went on to transcribe six of Chopin’s Polish Songs. For Borac, this recital has musical as well as personal significance as it pays tribute to her longtime supporter and producer, John Barnes. This was Barnes’ last studio recording, and the CD booklet features tributes from numerous colleagues including Glyndebourne General Director David Pickard and conductor Vladimir Jurowski. also available ENESCU The Three Piano Suites Cat # AVR 13 Price Code: Q U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Stradivarius

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Arditti String Quartet Pierre-Laurent Mainard: piano Marco Stroppa: sound projection STROPPA: Traiettoria • Spirali A new CD in the Ricordi Oggi series dedicated to Italian composers of the 20th century, this is a portrait of Marco Stroppa performed by the amazing Arditti String Quartet with Pierre-Laurent Mainard. Traiettoria is a cycle of three pieces for piano and electronics. During performance, the piano is amplified through two speakers that are placed beside the instrument. The electronics, meanwhile, are played through a set of speakers surrounding the audience. The same happens with Spirale, where the quartet surrounds the audience while playing a various number of different objects. An amazing listening experience!

Marco STROPPA Traiettoria/Spirali

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Enrico Pompili, Gabriele Baldocci: pianos WILLIAMS: Five Abstract Pieces • Suite for piano • Canzicranz Dance Voilà! Here is an uncommonly attractive and varied hour with the piano, the work of a California-based musical jack of all trades—symphonic, choral, electronic, pop, free jazz, you name it! Michael Glenn Williams has tried on all these hats, and all of them seem to fit. On this new CD, two Italian pianists perform his music.

Michael Glenn WILLIAMS Digital Animation

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Release Date: September 8, 2009

Marsyas

Edith Orloff: piano Roger Wilkie: violin John Walz: cello GERSHWIN: Porgy & Bess Medley • Second Prelude (arr. Stone) • BERNSTEIN: Piano Trio • COPLAND: Vitebsk—Study on a Jewish Theme • MUCZYNSKI: First Piano Trio “The members of the Pacific Trio played with warmth, expertise, and unanimity … elegantly tapered, yet directly emotive playing.” — New York Times “Top string quartets pop up everywhere, but first-rate piano trios are rare. A concert by the Pacific Trio was a special treat, as the trio demonstrated in convincing manner why it should be considered one of the best.” — LA Times Each member of the Pacific Trio has enjoyed a celebrated career on the international music scene, rich in recital, ensemble, and concerto performances.

Founded in 1979, the renowned ensemble has concertized annually throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. In 1986, the trio made its New York debut at Lincoln Center in a concert benefiting the New York chapter of the Alzheimer’s Foundation. In addition to touring, they serve as trio-in-residence at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program in Southern California.

Pacific Trio

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Beat Hofstetter: soprano saxophone Sascha Armbruster: alto saxophone Andrea Formenti: tenor saxophone Beat Kappeler: baritone saxophone ARMBRUSTER: Chintro • SOMMER: Moos-Ruef • ABOU-KHALIL: Dreams of a Dying City • Arabian Waltz • ZORN: Tiferet • Nevalah • Mahshav • Mikreh • KAPPELER/RILEY: Indian Trail • TRAD: L’Hioba • Schönster Abendstern “A hailstorm of short notes attacks the ears in a wild presto: this music doesn’t want to just entertain, it wants to rouse you up and this it does effectively. Long applause for a perfect, highly musical performance.” — Minimal Tendencies Founded in 1995, the ARTE Quartett consists of musicians that have classical backgrounds, yet are stylistically open-minded—a fact that is shown by their intense cooperation with musicians and composers of various styles. The ARTE Quartett is mainly committed to contemporary music and its various aspects.

ARTE Quartett Different Worlds

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CAvi-music

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Francois Leleux, Barbara Stegemann: oboes Sharon Kam, Diemut Schneider: clarinets Stefan Schweigert, Dag Jensen: bassoons Marielusie Neunecker, Sibylle Mahni, Ozan Çakar: horns Tanja Tetzlaff, Gustav Rivinius: cello Antje Weithaas, Christian Tetzlaff: violins ˇ DVORÁK: Serenade for winds, cello and double bass in D minor, Op. 44 • String Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 106 The Serenade for winds is one of the most popular Dvoˇrák pieces, played here in a stunning live performance from the 2008 Spannungen Festival. In contrast, the String Quartet Op. 106 shows the composer’s development. also available SCHUBERT Piano Trio No 1 Cat # AVI 8553099 Price Code: Q

ˇ Antonín DVORÁK

Wind Serenade & String Quartet Cat # AVI 8553164 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Christian Tetzlaff, Isabelle Faust, Antje Weithaas, Lisa Batiashvili, Kathrine Gowers: violins Rachel Roberts, Ori Kam, Antoine Tamestit: violas Tanja Tetzlaff, Quirine Viersen, Gustav Rivinius: cellos MENDELSSOHN: Octet for strings in E-Flat, Op. 20 • ENESCU: Octet for strings in C, Op. 7 Mendelssohn’s octet for strings is most likely the crown of the genre, played here by superb chamber musicians. Conversely, the Enescu octet is an amazing piece written in 1900, when the composer was just 19 years old.

also available MOZART Chamber Music Cat # AVI 8553045 Price Code: Q

Felix MENDELSSOHN & Georges ENESCU Octets for Strings

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SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 2 Cat # AVI 8553044 Price Code: Q

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Arte Verum

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Lieder & Volkslieder Cat # AVE 6 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Barbara Hendricks: soprano Love Derwinger: piano Christian Bergqvist: violin Leo Winland: cello BEETHOVEN: Maigesang, Op. 52, No. 4 • Marmotte, Op. 52, No. 7 • Sehnsucht, WoO 134 • 3 songs from Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 75 • Drei Gesänge von Goethe, Op. 83 • An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 • In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 • La partenza, WoO 124 • Ich liebe dich so wie du mich, WoO 123 • Der Wachtelschlag WoO 129 • O might I but my Patrick love! WoO 153 No. 16 (from 20 Irische Lieder) • Sally in our Alley op. 108 No. 25 (from 25 Schottische Lieder) • 7 folksongs from Lieder verschiedener Völker, WoO 158 With these 28 Lieder and Folk Songs—veritable little masterpieces of tenderness, humor, emotion, and poetry—Barbara Hendricks reminds us that Beethoven was also a brilliant and pioneering song composer. A repertory that is rarely recorded and infrequently performed in concert, this disc is a magnificent discovery! also available Barbara Hendricks Canciones Españolas Cat # AVE 1 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Red Priest Records / Lyrita

Release Date: September 8, 2009

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Angela East

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Edward MacDOWELL & Paul HINDEMITH

Illuminations

Piano Sonatas (2 CDs)

Angela East: baroque cello

Sheila Randell: piano ECCLES/BONPORTI: Cello Sonata No. 11 in G minor (tr. from Violin Sonata) • DE FESCH: Cello Sonata in D mino, Op. 8, No. 3 • VIVALDI: Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor, RV 40 • COUPERIN: Pièces en Concert from Les Gouts Reunis • SAMMARTINI: Cello Sonata in G, Op. 1a, No. 3 • J.S. BACH: Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007

MacDOWELL: Piano Sonata No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 45 “Tragica” • Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 59 “Keltic” • HINDEMITH: Tanzstückem Op. 19 • Piano Sonata No. 2 • Piano Sonata No. 3 (1936) Legendary performances on CD for the first time.

Played by a member of Red Priest, these pieces commonly taught to cello students assume a completely different dimension!

Hallé / Nimbus Records

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John IRELAND

Ljuba Welitsch

Hallé Orchestra/John Wilson: conductor

Ljuba Welitsch: soprano

IRELAND: A London Overture • Mai-Dun • The Forgotten Rite • Satyricon Overture (arr. Mackerras) • The Overlanders Suite • Epic March

15 arias from Don Giovanni, Der Freischütz, Un ballo in maschera, Aïda, Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, Tosca, Salome, Die Fledermaus, Die lustige Witwe, Zigeunerliebe & The Dubarry

Following well-received releases of works by Debussy and Sibelius, the Hallé Orchestra returns to English repertoire in a disc of the principal orchestral works by John Ireland, spanning over 30 years from 1913 to 1947.

For this compilation, Prima Voce has carefully chosen recordings of music covering a number of roles that Viennese, British, and American fans associated with Ljuba Welitsch.

A London Overture

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Ljuba Welitsch (2 CDs)

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Zig-Zag Territoires

Doulce Mémoire Denis Raisin Dadre: director Taghi Akhbari: Persian chant Nader Aghakhani: târ 10 Lauds by Lassus, de Farrare, and anonymous composers of the Renaissance • 3 Sufi songs to poetry by Rumi This striking disc aims to highlight the parallels between Italian lauds released during the Counter-Reformation (1560–1648) with Sufi songs based on Rumi’s Persian poetry. It is a call for peace between Eastern and Western worlds.

Doulce Mémoire

also available LUZASSCHI Secret concert of the ladies of Ferrare Cat # ZIG 71001 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Laudes

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Jean Christophe Candau, Gianni de Gennaro: superii Jean Etienne Langianni, Luc Terrieux: countertenors Antoine Sicot: tenors Ensemble Organum Marcel Pérès: tenor, director ANON: Missa Gotica A recreation of a polyphonic mass that testifies to the aesthetic change in the liturgy during the 14th century, when the papacy moved to Avignon. The intense energy that radiates from this 700-year-old music conveys the enthusiasm that filled the minds of composers when they contemplated the new forms that, thanks to the mathematical mastery of musical durations, explored previously undreamt-of sonic territories. also available Ensemble Organum Incarnatio Verbi Cat # ZIG 81001 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Ensemble Organum

Missa Gotica

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: September 8, 2009

BERLIN CLASSICS’ REFERENCE GOLD SERIES CONTINUES!

Featuring world-class performers, varied repertoire, and high-quality design: each gold-coated CD comes with a comprehensive booklet, all housed in a high-quality digipak.

Virtuosi Saxoniae

Famous Trumpet Concertos

Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler: trumpet, conductor Cat # BER 115242 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Richard MUDGE: Trumpet Concerto in D • F.A. LAZZARI: Sonata à 6 for 2 Trumpets in D • TELEMANN: Trumpet Concerto in D • Petronio FRANCESCHINI: Sonata for 2 Trumpets in D • L. MOZART: Trumpet Concerto in D • VIVALDI: Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C • HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat

Antonio VIVALDI

The Four Seasons

Camerata Bern/Thomas Zehetmair: violin, conductor Cat # BER 115212 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons (Violin Concertos RV 269, 315, 293 & 297) • Violin Concerto in E-flat, Op. 8, No. 5, RV 253 “La Tempesta di Mare” • Violin Concerto in B-flat, R 583

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Robert SCHUMANN Lieder

Michaela Kaune: soprano/Burkhard Kehring: piano Cat # BER 115202 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

SCHUMANN: Frühlingslust, Op. 125, No. 5 • Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a, Nos. 1, 3, 5 & 9 • Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann, Op. 104, Nos. 1–7 • Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135, Nos. 1–5 • Blume der Ergebung, Op. 83, Nos. 2, 3 &11 • Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, Nos. 1–8 • Schneeglöckchen, Op. 79, No. 26

Schütz-Akademie

Funeral Music

Schütz-Akademie/Howard Arman: conductor Cat # BER 115192 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

SCHÜTZ: Musikalische Exequien, Op. 7, SWV 279-281 (1636) • 2 sel. from Geistliche Chormusik (1648) • PRAETORIUS: 3 sel. from Musae Sioniae, Book 8 • SCHEIN: Threnus (1617) • DEMANTIUS: Threnodia “Quis dabit oculis” (1611)

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Symphonies 1 & 4

German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen/Heinrich Schiff: conductor Cat # BER 115162 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 • Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Berlin Classics

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN The Parting Kiss

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Lynne Dawson: soprano Alida Schat: violin Jaap ter Linden: cello Bart van Oort: fortepiano BEETHOVEN: 22 folk song settings from: Irish Songs, WoO 152, 153 • Welsh Songs, WoO 155 • Scottish Songs, Op. 108 “Lynne Dawson sings beautifully in her firm and resonant soprano and her usual poised and unaffected style.” — Gramophone After having received endless requests from Edinburgh publisher George Thomson, in 1809 Beethoven finally agreed to write accompaniments, preludes, and postludes for piano, violin, and cello to 43 Scottish, Welsh, and Irish folk songs. But Beethoven would not have been Beethoven if this modest task had not stimulated his musical curiosity and compositional creativity. And Thomson, who published music as a sideline, was motivated by a genuine passion for the rich heritage of British song. Here, these folk songs are performed by one of Britain’s most versatile and popular sopranos. Lynne Dawson enjoys a diverse career that combines concerts, recitals, recordings, and opera productions, appearing all over the world with the world’s leading orchestras.

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FineLine Classical / Challenge Classics

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Cat # CHR FL 72413 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Abbie de Quant

Aurelia Saxophone Quartet

Abbie de Quant: flute/Elizabeth van Malde: piano

Johan van der Linden: soprano sax/André Arends: alto sax/Arno Bornkamp: tenor sax/Willem van Merwijk: baritone sax

Music in Motion

French Saxophones (2 CDs)

PROKOFIEV: Flute Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 • Rob DU BOIS: Bewegingen (movements) • Otar TAKTAKISHVILI: Flute Sonata • Robert ZUIDAM: Four Movements • GUBAIDULINA/ RACHMANINOV: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 A well-balanced program of some of the finest flute compositions of the 20th century, both classic and modern, by Holland’s most adventurous flute soloist.

DEBUSSY: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (arr. Arends) • RAVEL: Quartet in F major • ROUSSEL: Quartet in D major, Op. 45 (arr. Arends/van der Linden) • BOZZA: Andante et scherzo • DESENCLOS: Quatuor pour saxophones • RIVIER: Grave et presto • SCHMITT: Quatuor pour saxophones, Op. 102 • PIERNÉ: Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire This anticipated reissue draws a clear link between the work of the French “saxophone composers” and their illustrious predecessors.

Cat # CHR 72315 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Felix MENDELSSOHN

Isabelle van Keulen

Jos van der Kooy: organ

Isabelle van Keulen: violin/Ronald Brautigam: piano

MENDELSSOHN: 6 Sonatas for Organ, Op. 65

R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op. 18 • ROTA: Violin Sonata • RESPIGHI: Violin Sonata in B minor

Organ Sonatas, Op. 65

There is no organ more apt to perform Mendelssohn’s impressive sonatas than the Müller instrument of the St. Bavo in Haarlem—and no one better to perform them than master organist-in-residence Jos van der Kooy!

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The Violin Sonata Around 1900

After Shostakovich & Grieg and Elgar & Sibelius, the celebrated duo surprises once again with newly recorded early 20th century violin sonatas by Respighi, Rota, and Strauss.

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Challenge Classics

J.S. BACH

Mass in B minor (2 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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La Petite Bande Sigiswald Kuijken: violin, director J.S. BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 “Sigiswald Kuijken is a musician who has frequently charmed my sensibilities by the numerous little insights he brings to Bach’s music, and by his respect for detail.” — Gramophone A unique recording in the vocal setting of the period (single voices, with no choir) by the world famous Early Music ensemble.

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hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: baritone SCHÜTZ: Frohlocket mit Händen, SWV 349 • Der Herr ist meine Stärke, SWV 345 • Die sieben Worte unseres lieben Erlösers, SWV 478 • Venite ad me, SWV 261 • Eile mich, Gott zu erretten, SWV 282 • O miscericordissime Jesu, SWV 309 • Fili mi, Absalon, SWV 269 • Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 3 • Ich liege und schlafe, SWV 310 A newly available recording of the young Fischer-Dieskau performing Baroque repertoire. Only original source tapes were used for the digital transfer—these are not transfers from vinyl. During the 1950s, the voice of the young Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau exuded a special lyricism and melodic naturalness as no other had before—and this claim is borne out by this program of sacred songs by the great, early Baroque master Heinrich Schütz.

This unusual setting for Fischer-Dieskau’s magisterial voice will appeal not only to fans of early recordings of Baroque repertoire, but to all aficionados of great singing. Experience one of the greatest voices of the 20th century at the summit of its beauty!

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Sings 1953–59 Cat # HNS 94206 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Elisabeth Grümmer: soprano Hugo Diez: piano Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Karl Münchinger: conductor MOZART: Non piu, tutto ascoltai, KV 490 • Basta vincesti, KV 295a (486a) • Im Frühlingsanfang, KV 597 • Abendempfindung, KV 523 • Die Verschweigung, KV 518 • Das Veilchen, KV 576 • WOLF: Sie blasen zum Abmarsch • Liebe mir im Busen zündet • Mögen alle bösen Zungen • Bedeckt mich mit Blumen • In dem Schatten meiner Locken • BRAHMS: An eine Äolsharfe, Op. 9, No. 5 • Von waldbekränzter Höhe, Op. 57, No. 1 • Geheimnism Op. 71, No. 3 • Das Mädchen, Op. 95, No. 1 • SCHUBERT: Suleika II, D 717 • Daß sie hier gewesen, D 775 • Rastlose Liebe, D 867 • Wiegenlied, D 867 • Frühlingsglaube, D 686

Elisabeth Grümmer Sings 1956–58

Cat # HNS 94209 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Elizabeth Grümmer was one the outstanding sopranos of the 20th century but only a few of her song recitals were ever recorded, making this CD particularly valuable. Ranking among the 20 most important sopranos of the last century, Grümmer rose to prominence in the ’50s and ’60s as one of the leading lyric sopranos, performing to acclaim on the world’s stages.

Additionally, she was an outstanding interpreter of song and lied—however, this side of her career was scarcely documented. This recording of a song recital, exactly as she performed it on May 30, 1958 features her regular accompanist, Hugo Diez, as well as a short program of three Mozart arias recorded in 1956 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Karl Münchinger.

Release Date: September 8, 2009

hänssler CLASSIC

ˇ Antonín DVORÁK New World Symphony Cat # HNS 93251 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Roger Norrington: conductor ˇ DVORÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World” • Carnival Overture, Op. 92 One of the most well known works of the symphonic canon, performed by a modern symphony orchestra but with an understanding of historical performance practices. The fact that Roger Norrington and his historically sensitive orchestra would turn to the music of Dvoˇrák following their recordings of Tchaikovsky was to have been expected. And naturally, he has chosen the most well-known symphony of the Czech master: the Ninth, composed in America, utilizing the melodies he heard performed by Native American tribes and African Americans during his travels of the continent. Dvoˇrák called his symphony “From the New World,” and Roger Norrington and company provide a performance as exciting as discovering a new world! The remainder of the program is filled out by a surprising performance of Dvoˇrák’s popular Carnival Overture.

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hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Eliott CARTER Choral Works

Stuttgart SWR Vocal Ensemble/Marcus Creed: conductor CARTER: Defense of Corinth • Harvest Home • Tarantella • Heart not so heavy as mine • Musicians wrestle everywhere • To music • Emblems • Let’s be gay

Cat # HNS 93231 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Last year, in celebration of Elliot Carter’s 100th birthday, the thoroughbred of choral ensembles performed and recorded a program of the great man’s complete works for choir—a cappella, men’s voices, and accompanied. Now, for the first time, a thoroughly modern recording of Carter’s complete works for choir is available—and in performances that will serve as the template for all future ensembles. Once again, the SWR Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Marcus Creed has distinguished itself as one of the most adventurous and capable choirs performing in the world today!

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

Complete Piano Sonatas (9 CDs) Gerhard Oppitz: piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1–32 The critically acclaimed recording by Gerhard Oppitz of the 32 complete Beethoven Sonatas (previously only available separately) is now available as a box set! A valuable addition for any collector looking for an exciting new set of Beethoven’s sonatas.

Cat # HNS 98200 Price Code: 4S (SRP $75.99) Box Set; Box Lot 7 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Felix MENDELSSOHN

The Complete Symphonies,Vol. 5 Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Fey: conductor MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (“Scottish”) • String Symphony No. 11 in F The fifth volume of the complete Mendelssohn symphonies includes the famous “Scottish” Symphony. 2009 is not only the anniversary of Haydn’s death, but also the bicentennial of Mendelssohn’s birth! Thus, Thomas Fey and the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra have decided that 2009 will become their “Mendelssohn Year,” with a series of new recordings of the complete “symphonies”—both the well-known orchestral scores and the amazingly accomplished string symphonies composed while Mendelssohn was still a youth.

Cat # HNS 98552 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: September 8, 2009

Alpha

Los Músicos de Su Alteza Luis Antonio González: harpsichord, director SAMANIEGO: Jácara • Sirenas del viento—Villancico a la Virgen del Pilar a 12 • Tocata de ministriles • Con tal prisa y fuego baja—Que se abrasa Belén • Tierno manjar • De esplendor se doran los aires—Villancico a la Virgen del Pilar a 12 • Quien goza del amor goza lo mejor—Villancico a la Expectación a 8 • Sonoras voces el aire pueblan—Villancico a la Virgen del Pilar a 14 • No puedo más • Para deshacer el mundo/Venga norabuena We know very little about Joseph Ruiz Samaniego, Kapellmeister in Saragossa during the second half of the 18th century. However, he left an abundant music production, including some villancicos. These polyphonic vocal works of theatric origin have been adopted by the Church to celebrate the main feasts. Sung in Spanish, they are built on a religious theme, mostly in the form of dialogues, and frequently use music elements of popular origin. Very little explored, the world of Spanish Baroque vocal music is rich with artistic treasures. The villancicos of Ruiz Samaniego are part of this treasure, witnesses of an artistic universe specific to Spain in which spirituality and sensuality are inextricably linked.

Joseph Ruiz SAMANIEGO

La vida es sueño

Cat # APH 153 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Elisabeth Joyé: harpsichord DUPHLY: La Forqueray • Rondeau • Médée • Allemande en do • Courante La Boucon • Rondeaux • La Millettina • La Pothoüin • Rondeau • Chaconne • Allemande en ré • Courante • La Vanlo • Les Grâces • La De Belombre • La Félix During the 18th century, the manufacture of harpsichords reached its climax; very soon after, a victim of changing tastes, the harpsichord abandoned its dominance to the pianoforte, seen as an incarnation of progress. Jacques Duphly, then, wrote the final pages of French harpsichord history, in works where nobility vies with eloquence.

Born in 1715 (the year of Louis XIV’s death) and buried in July 1789 (just before the Revolution), he represents the perfect summary of an art form that once radiated throughrout Europe.

Jacques DUPHLY Pièces de clavecin

Cat # APH 150 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Ricercar

Release Date: September 8, 2009 La Pastorella Frédéric de Roos: flute, conductor VIVALDI: Concerto No. 1 in B flat • Concerto No. 3 in G • Concerto No. 4 in A Minor • Concerto No. 5 in A • Concerto No. 6 in G Minor • Concerto No. 9 in F • Concerto No. 11 in D Vivaldi seems to have been partial to the particular ensemble of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon accompanied by the basso continuo, for he wrote ten concertos for this combination of instruments. Having studied these works assiduously and in depth, we can only regret that he composed so few of them—or that so few have come down to us.

With this new release, La Pastorella presents some of the finer works of the Venetian master to a new generation of listeners.

Antonio VIVALDI La stravaganza

Cat # RCE 288 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Joris Verdin: organ WIDOR: Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor • Organ Symphony No. 2 in D • Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor • Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor The choice of a hot air balloon for the cover of this recording is a reference to “Soar above,” the motto that appears in the published edition of the Symphonies, Op. 13. Widor was simultaneously alluding to his descent from the Montgolfier brothers on his mother’s side, and stating his vision of what the modern organ should be: symphonic in scale and of dimensions that should go beyond the limited horizons of everyday life.

Charles Marie WIDOR Symphonies, Op. 13 (2 CDs) Cat # RCE 286 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: September 8, 2009

KAIROS

Arditti String Quartet Nicolas Hodges: piano Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Nott, John Axelrod: conductors RIHM: Dithyrambe Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra • Sotto voce Notturno for piano & small orchestra • Sotto voce 2 Capriccio for piano & small orchestra The Dithyrambe Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra consciously does without the classic concerto form. Instead of a dialogue between the string quartet and the orchestra, we have a positively manic monologue. As for the other pieces featured on this disc, “I wanted to write a sister work for the one that already existed,” says Rihm. “Or a brother work? Sotto voce is a slow, relatively quiet piece. Sotto voce 2 is something like an answer to it—another answer, so to speak, a fast movement, a motion-filled piece that whispers. It has to do with motion sequences and with velocity.”

Wolfgang RIHM Sotto Voce

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Geneviève Strosser: viola XASAX Saxophone Ensemble Marcus Weiss: tenor saxophone Pierre-Stephane Meugé: soprano saxophone APERGHIS: Crosswind, for viola & 2 saxophones • Alter ego for saxophone • Rasch, version for viola & saxophone • Volte-face, for viola • Signaux, version for 12 saxophones Georges Aperghis was not the first well-known composer for musical theatre who neglected the less “spectacular” varieties of music. But unlike the “symphonic form,” which Aperghis has rarely considered since his initial attempt in 1972, chamber music recurs throughout his oeuvre. As though staging a theatrical work, Aperghis plays his game in a chamber music hall with new instrumental combinations, creating a connection between the instruments and European musical tradition.

Georges APERGHIS Crosswind

Cat # KRO 12942 Price Code: T (SRP $16.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Col legno

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Thomas Gazheli, Michael Doumas, Manfred Hemm, Michael Baba, Michael Kupfer, Martina Tomcic, Giorgio Valenta, Johannes Wimmer, Jae Hee Kim, Dinah Berowska, Paul Schweinester, Marwan Shamiyeh, Emanuela Barazia: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of the Tyrolean Festival Wiltener Sängerknaben Gustav Kuhn: conductor WAGNER: Parsifal (complete opera) Yet another sound document from the Tyrolean Festival Erl! Under the musical direction of Gustav Kuhn, Parsifal is not only turned into a thrilling music theater performance but also takes on a sensitive, spiritual quality. This live recording conveys the dramatic atmosphere at the Passionsspielhaus. Space is turned into sound, illuminated by the festival orchestra and navigated by the singers. As befits the setting, the sound of the organ and the celebration of Grail music make the opera appear almost like an azione sacra. The remarkable lyrical qualities of Michael Baba in the title role enhance the performance of the entire cast of singers.

Richard WAGNER Parsifal (3 CDs)

Cat # CNO 60016 Price Code: 3L (SRP $35.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 10 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Fuga Libera Oxalys Toon Fret: flute Nathalie Lefêvre: clarinet Shirly Laub, Frédéric d’Ursel: violins Elisabeth Smalt: viola Martijn Vink: cello REGER: Serenade in D, Op. 77a • Serenade in G, Op. 141a • Clarinet Quartet in A, Op. 146 For many music lovers, Max Reger (1873–1916) still has the image of a “difficult” composer. Despite a very shortened career, this young Wagnerian succeeded in creating a beautiful and personal synthesis that the listener can easily admire. But first, great musicians must play the works! On this new release, the Oxalys ensemble discovers the beauty of two essential pages written in 1915: the Serenade in G, Op. 141a and the magnificent Clarinet Quartet in A, Op. 146. A real treat!

Max REGER Serenades

Cat # FGL 553 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: September 8, 2009

Loft Recordings

Kimberly Marshall

A Fantasie Through Time (CD+DVD) Cat # LOF 1108 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Kimberly Marshall: organ J.S. BACH: Fantasy in G (“Pièce d’Orgue”), BWV 572 • Fantasy in C minor, BWV 562 • Fantasy in G minor, BWV 542/1 • NEWMAN: A Fansye (from the Mulliner Book) • FERRABOSCO: Fancy • SWEELINCK: Fantasia chromatic • MOZART: Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397 • FRANCK: Fantaisie in C (Version III) • ALAIN: Two Fantaisies Cover Sticker: Includes Bonus DVD with artist interview and performance footage!

To exploit the full resources of the organ, Kimberly Marshall has selected a program of fantasies, beginning with the earliest English “Fancys” of the 16th century and culminating with the exotic Fantaisies of early 20th-century French composer Jehan Alain. In between, we are treated to Baroque examples by Sweelinck and Bach, as well as classical and romantic examples by Mozart and Franck. The recording is bookended with Fantasies by J. S. Bach, showing the different ways in which the composer developed the genre.

also available J.S. BACH Bach and the Italian Influence Cat # LOF 1023 Price Code: P

J.S. BACH Bach and the French Influence Cat # LOF 1024 Price Code: P

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Kimberly Marshall Sienese Splendor Cat # LOF 1046 Price Code: P U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Meridian Records

Release Date: September 8, 2009

The Quiristers of Winchester College

Songs by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart & Schubert Quiristers of Winchester College/Robert Bottone: piano BRAHMS: Vergebliches Ständchen • Wiegenlied • Barcarole • Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund • Märznacht • MENDELSSOHN: Herbstlied • Gruss • O wert thou in the cauld blast • On wings of song • Das Ahrenfeld 2 • Ich wollt’ meine Lieb’ ergösse sich • You spotted snakes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream • MOZART: Ridente la calma, KV 152 • An Chloe, KV 524 • “Hm, hm, hm, hm,” Quintet & “Seid uns zum zweitenmal willkommen,” Terzetto from The Magic Flute, KV 620 • SCHUBERT: Son of the Muses • Gott in der Natur • Who is Sylvia? • The Lord is my Shepherd • Nacht und Träume Cat # MER 84507 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Meridian Records is proud to announce a new issue of the Winchester Quiristers singing part-songs, duets, and solos by four great composers of the classical and romantic age, accompanied on the piano by the incomparable Robert Bottone. Features brand new artwork and includes notes on the performers as well as all the song texts in English, German, and Italian, with translations.

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Franz LISZT

Fantasias, etc. derived from operas Antony Peebles: piano LISZT: Réminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) No. 1 • Réminiscences de Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) No. 2 • La Sonnambula (Bellini) • Illustrations du Prophète (Meyerbeer) No. 1 • Fantasy on motives from Ruins of Athens (Beethoven) • March to the scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique (Berlioz)

Cat # MER 84563 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Meridian Records is proud to announce a new issue of Franz Liszt’s Fantasias and other works derived from operas, expertly performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Antony Peebles. Peebles is widely recognized as being the leading interpreter of Liszt’s arrangements, transcriptions, and variations. Having performed in 132 different countries across the globe and recording a total of five albums of Liszt’s music on the Meridian label, Peebles has been at the forefront of stylishly sharing the delectable flavors that Liszt has injected into this marvelous music. Includes insightful booklet notes on the theory side of the music, including image excerpts from the music score.

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Luis Jorge GONZALEZ

Las Puertas del Tiempo: Music of Luis Jorge Gonzalez Alejandro Cremaschi: piano/Beth Kipper: violin/Thomas Heinrich: cello GONZALEZ: Las puertas del tiempo • De fiestas y danzas • Sonatina estival • Luces de medianoche Meridian Records is thrilled to uncover another outstanding record of contemporary South American music by the multi-prize-winning Argentinean composer Luis Jorge Gonzalez!

With expert playing by an ensemble cast whose flair and passion create a head-turning performance, the CD contains extensive booklet notes that touch on the musical makeup of South American music as well as descriptions of Gonzalez’s compositions by music expert Karl Kroeger, the performers, and the composer himself.

Cat # MER 84571 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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World premiere recordings

GM Recordings

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Yesaroun’ Duo Eric Hewitt: saxophones Samuel Z. Solomon: percussion Daniel Bauch: xylophone Chris Thompson: vocals, electronics CROM-TECH/Jefferson FRIEDMAN: Eight Songs • Tolga YAYALAR: Inflect • Yannis XENAKIS: Dmaathen • Curtis K. HUGHES: Two-Faced • Louis ANDREISSEN: Workers’ Union • Lei LIANG: Parts for a Floating Space • Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN: Saxophone • Dominique SCHAFER: Triplex Unity • Robert HASEGAWA: Ajax is all about the attack • John CAGE: Ryoanji Hair-raisingly virtuosic and explosive! A tremendous collection of 17 modern works by major avant-garde composers—John Cage, Xenakis, Louis Andriessen, Stockhausen, and Jeff Friedman—with a stylistic range from heavy metal and minimalism to new age and complex atonality. In particular, Andriesen’s “Worker’s Union” is a minimalist masterpiece.

Yesaroun’ Duo

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Western Vinyl Peter Broderick: violin, piano BRODERICK: An Introduction to the Patient • Patient Observation • Pill Induced Slumber • The Dream • Awaken / Panic / Restraint • Electroconvulsive Shock • The Path to Recovery “Emotive soundscapes comparable to the works of Michael Nyman, Max Richter, and Harold Budd.” — Other Music In late 2008, Adrienne Hart contacted Peter Broderick about scoring her new work, set in a psychiatric hospital and centered around one man’s struggle to retain his identity in the most extreme of circumstances.

Broderick, excited by the thought of scoring a dance, camped out in his father’s barn with some minimal recording equipment, a violin and viola, and an old broken piano. Most of the sections have a small core that is composed, and the rest is improvised. Broderick tours as a member of Efterklang and Horse Feathers (Kill Rock Stars), and will tour with Balmorhea in 2009. He has contributed to recordings by M. Ward, She & Him, Laura Gibson, and many more.

Peter Broderick

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Evelino Pidò: conductor Selections from Il barbiere di Siviglia, La scala di seta, L’italiana in Algeri, Il Signor Bruschino, Il turco in Italia, La Cenerentola, La cambiale di matrimonio, La pietra del paragone “This disc is exceedingly pleasurable. The performances are brilliantly played, and conductor Pidò finds the right balance between warmth and wit.” — Fanfare The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s unique collection of Rossini Comic Overtures provides a comforting balance between well-known favorites and long-lost treasures. The recording quality is superb, and paired with Pidò’s keen attention to voicing, what could be old-hat Rossini crescendos are transformed into trilling orchestral acrobatics.

Gioachino ROSSINI Comic Overtures

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Mark Ermler: conductor BIZET: Carmen Suites 1 & 2 • GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 This collection of orchestral suites is ample evidence of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s strengths: beautifully balanced winds, sweeping strings, and unhurried tempos illuminate the narratives of these programmatic works by Bizet and Grieg.

Georges BIZET Carmen Suites

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley: conductor WAGNER: The Ride of the Valkyries • Overture to Rienzi • Introduction to Act III of Lohengrin • Siegfried Idyll • Overture to The Flying Dutchman • Overture to Tannhäuser Wagner’s rich orchestration presents these gems from his most treasured operas, with the added bonus of the charming chamber ensemble lullaby to his son in Siegfried Idyll. While some operatic overtures may seem bare on their own, these collected works offer up a rich and cohesive tapestry of favorite Wagner leitmotifs and soaring melodies.

Richard WAGNER

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Barry Wordsworth: conductor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade • Capriccio Espagnol With its exceptional sound quality and riveting performance, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s rendition of Scheherazade is a favorite among critics. Wordsworth illuminates Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral narratives, and solos from the orchestra’s section leaders bring the characters of these fantastical works to life.

Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Scheherazade

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N’Vision Entertainment

Release Date: September 8, 2009

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

J.S. BACH

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 • Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” (finale) • Für Elise • Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique” (exc.) • Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral” (exc.)

J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 • Partita No. 3 for Violin in E. BWV 1006 (exc.) • Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 (exc.) • Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (exc.) • Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042 (exc.)

The Best of Beethoven

The Best of Bach

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W.A. MOZART

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan” KV 467 (exc.) • Serenade No. 13 in G. K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” KV 525 • Piano Sonata No. 11 in , K. 331 • Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Overture • Die Zauberflöte (Magic Flute), K. 620 Overture

HANDEL: Cantata, “Dalla guerra amorosa” • J.S. BACH: Orgelbüchlein (7 sel.) • 3 Chorale Preludes • MOZART: Coronation Mass in C, K. 317

The Best of Mozart

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Classical Hymns of the Masters

Release Date: September 8, 2009

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Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

VIVALDI: Winter from The Four Seasons (exc.) • Violin Concerto in D, R. 230 (exc.) • BEETHOVEN: Romance for violin & orchestra in F, OP. 50 • String Quartet in D, Op. 18, No. 3 (exc.) • HAYDN: String Quartet in B-flat “La Chasse” (exc.) • MOZART: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat, K. 468 (exc.) • Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” (exc.) • SCHUBERT: String Quartet ˇ No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” (exc.) • DVORÁK: Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22 (exc.) • TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 (exc.)

DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune • TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture • Sleeping Beauty ballet, Op. 66 (exc.) • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (exc.) • OFFENBACH: Barcarolle from Les contes d’Hoffmann • BEETHOVEN: Für Elise • J. STRAUSS, JR.: Blue Danube Waltz

Romantic Strings

Classical Romance

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Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Tatiana Balazs

Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Tatiana Balazs: piano

PALESTRINA: Missa Brevis • Missa “Tu es Petrus” • MONTEVERDI: Missa “In illo tempore”

LISZT: La Campanella • Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 • Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 • Liebestraum No. 3 • RAVEL: Jeux d’eau • CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantaisie • Waltz

Classical Hymns of the Renaissance

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Latvian born pianist Tatiana Balazs has been praised by critics for her solo and orchestra appearances in the US, Europe, and Japan.

She has performed with the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, Garland Symphony, Hungarian National Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, and many more.

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Arte Nova

Release Date: September 8, 2009

Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 7

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Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria Adrian Leaper: conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 7 “Adrian Leaper’s light, fresh-sounding Mahler … emphasizes the music’s bucolic nature and evokes the youthful Mahler of the Wunderhorn songs.” — Classics Today Mahler’s Seventh Symphony has accumulated the German moniker “Lied Der Nacht” for its overtly romantic melodies and distinctly complex orchestration. The Symphony is infrequently performed, and this recording by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria captures the magic behind Mahler’s winding labyrinths that always yield strikingly transcendent resolutions.

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Opera Fanatic

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Beniamino Gigli

Francesco CILEA

Beniamino Gigli: tenor/Enrico Sivieri: piano/RAIS Symphonie/ Zoltán Fekete: conductor/Victor Orchestra/Nathaniel Shilkret: conductor

Magda Olivero, Renato Capecchi, Ferrando Ferrari, Mimi Aarden, Franco Ventriglia, Mario Carlin: vocal soloists/Fulvio Vernizzi: conductor

20 selections: Arias from L’Africana, Serse, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Aïda, Rigoletto, Manon, La bohème, Tosca & Pagliacci • Songs by Gastaldon, Melichar, Bach-Gounod, Cecconi, Cardillo, Leoncavallo, De Crescenzo & Di Capua

CILEA: Adriana Lecouvreur (complete opera)

In Concert Berlin, 1953

Adriana Lecouvreur (2 CDs)

As this concert reveals, no tenor on record had as many colors in his palette as Gigli. At this point in his career, his interpretations were more imaginative than almost any other Italian tenor.

Cover Sticker: Booklet includes Olivero interview on her return to the stage as Adriana. In Olivero’s performance here, from Holland, she has great nuance, bringing the words alive through inflections and intensions.

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Giacomo PUCCINI

Giuseppe VERDI

Magda Olivero, Pier Mirando Ferraro, Giangiacomo Guelfi: vocal soloists/Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Venice/Oliviero De Fabritiis: conductor

Franco Corelli, Fedora Barbieri, Ettore Bastianini, Graziella Parutto, Agostino Ferrin: vocal soloists/Chorus and Orchestra of the Rome Opera/Oliviero De Fabritiis: conductor

PUCCINI: La fanciulla del West (complete opera)

VERDI: Il trovatore (complete opera)

Cover Sticker: Contains 16-page booklet with interview of Olivero.

This is her only available recording of La fanciulla del West, in excellent sound.

This performance is very serious business! Corelli is aflame, singing his scenes with Azucena with warmth, fervor and—in Act II—frenzy!

La fanciulla del West (2 CDs)

Il trovatore (2 CDs)

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Opera d’Oro

Release Date: September 8, 2009 Luciano Pavarotti: tenor Montserrat Caballé, Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Gundula Janowitz, Ruggero Raimondi, Sesto Bruscantini, et al: vocal soloists Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Riccardo Muti, Francesco Pradelli, et al: conductors 15 arias from Rigoletto, Luisa Miller, I puritani, Lucia di Lammermoor, La bohème, Manon, Idomeneo, La favorita, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, I lombardi & La figlia del reggimento “Pavarotti’s … ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era.” — New York Times “Luciano Pavarotti’s popularity and fame is perhaps unique in the history of opera singing … Pavarotti’s dazzling virtuosity and glowingly expressive phrasing have moved and thrilled an extraordinary range of people.”

— Gramophone

Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti Passion

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Born in Modena, a small town in northern Italy, Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) was the son of a baker and amateur tenor. He grew up surrounded by his father’s recordings of the day’s leading opera singers—including Giuseppe di Stefano, Jan Kiepura, and Enrico Caruso—and he went on to become one of the most popular vocalists of all time. This collection features favorite arias BUZZ ALERT from classic operas, including La bohème, Rigoletto, and Lucia di Lammermoor.

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OPD 1137 (2K) DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor OPD 1141 (2K) BELLINI I puritani OPD 1143 (2K) PUCCINI La bohème OPD 1147 (2K) DONIZETTI La figlia del Reggimento OPD 1153 (2K) VERDI Rigoletto OPD 1164 (2K) MASSENET Manon OPD 1171 (2K) BELLINI I Capuleti e i Montecchi OPD 1182 (2K) VERDI I lombardi alla Prima OPD 1191 (2K) MOZART Idomeneo OPD 1196 (2K) DONIZETTI La favorita OPD 1270 (2K) MASSENET Manon OPD 1352 (2K) VERDI Requiem OPD 1383 (2K) VERDI Luisa Miller OPD 1439 (2K) BELLINI I Capuleti e i Montecchi OPD 5005 (8B) Great Performances: Luciano Pavarotti

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Opera d’Oro

Gioachino ROSSINI

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Sesto Bruscantini, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luigi Alva, Nicolai Ghiaurov: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Gabriele Santini: conductor ROSSINI: Il barbiere di Siviglia (complete opera) “[Ghiaurov has] the most beautiful of bass voices heard since the Second World War.” — Gramophone “This performance was recorded live at La Scala on January 20, 1964. Gabriele Santini—who would pass away toward the end of that year—brings the authority of a life saturated in this repertoire to his pacing. Sesto Bruscantini hams up Figaro’s sense of self-regard, nicely matching the other big voices on hand: Nicolai Ghiaurov is a positively thunderous Basilio who all but brings the house down, while the underrated Carlo Badioli is alone worth the price of admission for his hilariously characterized Bartolo. Alva brings wonderful variety to the role, encompassing its lovesickness in his serenades as well as the swagger of the soldier and the unctuousness of the music teacher—the two fake identities Figaro plots out for him.” — Thomas May

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