harmonia mundi usa • new releases June 2011

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JUNE 14, 2011

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Valery Gergiev triumphed at this year’s BBC Music Magazine Awards with his stunning recording of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Other winners included René Jacobs’ Magic Flute, Alexander Melnikov’s Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues and Werner Güra’s Winterreise. We warmly congratulate all of the winners at this year’s awards.

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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev LSO Live • LSO 0682

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues

Schubert: Die Winterreise

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Alexander Melnikov

Werner Güra, Christoph Berner

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António Zambujo’s breakthrough recording

Por Meu Cante António Zambujo harmonia mundi • HMC 902066

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NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS

In June, harmonia mundi presents the eagerly anticipated release of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations (p.5) played by the magnificent English pianist Paul Lewis. Other priorities include Iván Fischer leading the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 on Channel Classics (p.8) and Hyperion’s new disc of choral music by Herbert Howells (p.13) with the Winchester Cathedral Choir under new director Andrew Lumsden. Also, Katia and Marielle Labèque return with a disc of American music for KML Records and PBO presents a disc of Haydn symphonies with Nicholas McGegan leading the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (p.20). Worthy of special note are two DVD releases — Handel’s Belshazzar on harmonia mundi (p.4) and Lully’s Armide on FRA Musica (p.9) — and the debut of two new labels — Piano Classics (p.21) and Retrospective Revival (p.25). In non-classical priorities, African blues legend Boubacar Traoré offers Mali Denhou (p.30) — his first new album in six years — and Tuareg desert-blues band Terakaft presents their second album for World Village, entitled Aratan N Azawad (p.31). Other highlights include four more SACD remasters from APO featuring original masters from Impulse (p.35).

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Por Meu Cante – the literal meaning of the title is “Through My Singing” – was recorded live and released in Portugal in 2004 to immediate critical acclaim. Today, in hindsight, this album reveals not only an outstanding singer, but also the key influences at the core of António Zambujo’s unique style: the cante of Alentejo (polyphonic singing from southern Portugal), Brazilian music and West Coast cool jazz. Zambujo further refined this blend in the albums that followed, Outro sentido (2008) and Guia (2010).

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Acclaimed recordings now at mid-price Price Code: 2A09 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel harmonia mundi • HMG 501813

IMPORT Previously Available as HMC 901813 (794881719723) Deleted December 2007 Performance with solo voices has become the trademark of Cantus Cölln. In this recording of Bach’s B minor Mass it should not be seen as a dogmatic position, but rather as an alternative style of interpretation. It allows the often extremely complicated contrapuntal web of Bach’s polyphonic style to be presented with great clarity, illuminating many passages that are usually drowned in generalized sonic exhilaration.

In such movements as the “Et incarnatus” and “Crucifixus” the personal emotional statement becomes much more individual and striking. What is more, the altered performing conditions result in new, unexpected and surprising balances and sonorities.

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J.S. BACH Mass in B minor

MAHLER Symphony No.8

Lynne Dawson, Sylvia Greenberg, Sally Ma hews (sopranos), Sophie Koch, Elena Manistina (altos), Robert Gambill (tenor), Detlef Roth (baritone), JanHendrik Rootering (bass), Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Windsbacher Knabenchor, Sigurd Brauns (organ), Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, Kent Nagano harmonia mundi • HMG 501858

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IMPORT Previously Available as HMC 901858 (794881767229) Deleted June 2005 When it was first performed in 1910, Mahler’s eighth symphony received a highly enthusiastic reception. In many ways, this composition, which he considered his magnum opus, takes up where Beethoven’s ninth left off nearly a century before.

Scored for an eight-part double choir, boys’ choir, eight soloists and a huge orchestra including organ, the work gained its nickname “The Symphony of a Thousand” as indeed, 1,004 performers took part in its Munich premiere. In this recording led by Kent Nagano, the symphony’s rich drama and fervid passion are revealed as never before.

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Jacobs conducts Handel’s Belshazzar harmonia frémeaux mundi

HANDEL Belshazzar

Rosemary Joshua, Christina Sampson (sopranos), Kristina Hammarström, Lucy Taylor (mezzo-sopranos), Bejun Mehta, Andrew Radley, Richard Wilberforce (counter-tenors), Vernon Kirk, Kenneth Tarver (tenors), Neal Davies, Andrew Davies (basses), RIAS-Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs harmonia mundi • HMD 9909028

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel’s oratorio Belshazzar. Written in 1745, Belshazzar stands with Messiah as one of Handel’s finest efforts in the genre. Based on a libretto by Charles Jennens, the story, from the book of Daniel, recounts the fall of Babylon at the hands of the Persian prince Cyrus who brought Belshazzar’s tyrannical reign to an end — an eternally relevant story with significant current resonance. Featured soloists include countertenor Bejun Mehta, a rising star in the world’s opera houses and concert halls.

June 2011

Recently released

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Private Music Lessons Jacobs

harmonia mundi • HMD 9909030 (794881986293)

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Paul Lewis returns to Beethoven harmonia mundi

BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations

Paul Lewis (piano) harmonia mundi • HMC 902071

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“His playing is honest and beautifully detailed, with impressive clarity and no compromises.”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

IMPORT Beethoven’s 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli was completed in 1823. Alfred Brendel has described it as, “the greatest of all piano works” and in his textbook St r u c t u r a l Functions of Harmony, Arnold Schoenberg writes that, “in respect of its harmony, it deserves to be called the most adventurous work by Beethoven.” The piece was composed after Diabelli, a well-known music publisher and composer, sent his waltz to all the important composers of the Austrian Empire, asking each of them to write a variation on it. His plan was to publish all the variations in an anthology to benefit orphans and widows of the Napoleonic Wars. Upon hearing Beethoven’s submission, Diabelli proclaimed that it was, “a great and important masterpiece, worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics and to occupy a place beside Sebastian Bach’s famous masterpieces of the same type.” On this eagerly anticipated release, Paul Lewis, protégé of Alfred Brendel, brings his sharp intellect and remarkable technique to bear on this towering masterwork of the period.

Also available harmonia mundi • HMC 2901902 (794881915620)

“Lewis has absorbed this music into his being and gives it back to the listener with fingers, mind and heart operating in inspired harmony with Beethoven’s intentions.”

— CHICAGO TRIBUNE

June 2011

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

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Baroque treasures from Venice Venezia ROSENMÜLLER Sonatas LEGRENZI Sonatas STRADELLA Sinfonias

The Rare Fruits Council, Manfredo Kraemer Ambronay • AMY 028

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IMPORT In late 17th century Venice, a trinity of highly talented composers — Rosenmüller, Legrenzi and Stradella — enjoyed flourishing careers. They were men whose lives were bound together by fame and persecution as well as peerless musicians whose innovative, passionate compositions were uniquely complementary. On this new disc featuring Sonatas and Sinfonias by this remarkable trio of maestri, Manfredo Kraemer leads his group The Rare Fruits Council in performances that illuminate the virtuosity and tenderness of their compositional art.

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A delightful song recital Till Solveig...

GRIEG Songs RANGSTRÖM Pan SIBELIUS Songs DEBUSSY Chansons de Bilitis, Apparition, Beau Soir

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June 2011

Karen Vourc’h (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano) Aparté • AP 002

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IMPORT Prize winning French soprano Karen Vourc’h is joined here by accompanist Susan Manoff for Till Solveig…, a delightful recital disc featuring songs by Grieg, Sibelius, Rangström and Debussy. Vourc’h is a student of Christa Ludwig and has an active career on the operatic stage. She has appeared as Musetta at the Opéra de Monaco, Mélisande at the Opéra Comique and in the title role in Saariaho’s new opera Émilie. A special highlight of this disc is Vourc’h’s seductive interpretation of Debussy’s passionate Chansons de Bilitis.

Gaillard revisits Bach’s solo works Price Code: 2A13 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $27.98)

Ophélie Gaillard (cello) Aparté • AP 017

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J.S. BACH Cello Suites Nos.1-6

IMPORT Over the years, Bach’s Cello Suites have become a monument to which all cellists pay homage. Though some of the greats waited until late in their careers to record them, (Casals, Rostropovich), others have recorded several versions (Yo-Yo Ma and Pieter Wispelwey two, Janos Starker three). Ophélie Gaillard is among the latter group. Her first recording earned international praise and a French Classical Music Award. Ten years later, she revisits Bach’s masterworks — performing on a cello made in 1737 by Matteo Goffriller, a contemporary of the composer.

The glory of the classical harp Lavinia Meijer (harp) Channel Classics • CCS SA 31711

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June 2011

IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Prize-winning harpist Lavinia Meijer’s third CD for Channel Classics brings together popular Fantasies and Impromptus by Spohr, Fauré, Pierné, Saint-Saëns, Roussel and Glière. Added to these are world premiere recordings of works by two completely forgotten composers for the instrument, Johannes Snoer (1868-1936) and Gabriel Verdalle (1845-1912). Meijer’s fluid technique and keen musicality are heard to great effect here and Channel’s superb multi-channel sonics add an unmatched level of clarity to the production.

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Fantasies & Impromptus

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Iván Fischer conducts Schubert channel frémeaux classics

SCHUBERT Symphony No.9, Five German Dances

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Channel Classics • CCS SA 31111

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IMPORT ACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD The partnership between Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra has proved to be one of the greatest success stories in classical music. On their latest recording for Channel Classics, these great artists present a new perspective on Schubert’s powerful and romantic ninth symphony. As a contrast to the majestic sounds of the Great C Major, Fischer’s pairing is a charming early work, the Five German Dances. As usual, Channel provides masterful sonic engineering that compliments the performers’ consummate musicality.

June 2011

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.4 & 6

Channel Classics • CCS SA 30710 (723385307105)

“The results are spectacular... You’ll be hard pressed to find a more emotionally involving, yet technically perfect performance.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

“Fischer continues to sustain his reputation as one of the finest conductors around in any repertoire.”

— CLASSICS TODAY

Lully’s operatic masterpiece Price Code: 2A21 (2 DVD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $43.98) IMPORT All zones/ 167 Minutes plus 30 minutes Bonus Material/ Dolby Digital Stereo DTS 5.1/ Format 16:9

Stephanie D’Oustrac, Isabelle Druet (mezzo-sopranos), Paul Agnew (counter-tenor), Claire Debono (soprano), Marc Callahan, Anders Dahlin, Andrew Tortise (tenors), Laurent Naouri (bass-baritone), Nathan Berg, Marc Mauillon (basses), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie FRA Musica • FRA 005

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LULLY Armide

Twenty-four years ago, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing success, and marked a pivotal moment in the history of period performance practice. Christie became a tireless champion of the music of Lully and helped rehabilitate the composer’s once stodgy reputation. In Armide, the “tragédie en musique” (a genre that Lully and his librettist Quinault jointly invented) reaches its peak of emotional and musical expression. Robert Carsen’s highly acclaimed 2008 production of Armide at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées rekindled interest in French Baroque music. On this new video from FRA Musica, filmed at the Château de Versailles, Carsen and stage director Jean-Claude Gallotta present an opulent and powerful vision of Lully’s poignant masterpiece.

Also available from FRA Musica FRA Musica • FRA 003 (3770002003046) & FRA 503 (3770002003053)

“Utterly brilliant!”

June 2011

Janacek: Katia Kabanova

— GRAMOPHONE 9

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Don Giovanni live in Tel Aviv MOZART Don Giovanni

Maria Luigia Borsi, Chen Reiss, Anna Samuil (sopranos), Dimitry Korchak (tenor), Maurizio Muraro, Simon Orfila, Nicola Ulivieri (bass-baritones), Marco Spo i (bass), New Israeli Vocal Ensemble, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Helicon • 02.9627

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IMPORT Don Giovanni is one of Mozart’s most popular operas. Its rich characterizations, intense drama and tragic humor combine in a perfect blend, offering entertainment and thoughtprovoking social commentary in equal measure. Maestro Zubin Mehta has received broad acclaim for his previous recordings of the composers’ operas. This new live set from Helicon, recorded in Tel Aviv’s Mann Auditorium in 2009, is like a force of nature. The quality of both the vocalists and orchestra heighten the mythical power and the musical beauty that are the hallmarks of Don Giovanni.

Mehta favorites in concert BRAHMS Symphonies Nos.1 & 3

June 2011

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Helicon • 02.9630

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IMPORT Brahms is one of Maestro Zubin Mehta’s favorite composers. During the fifty years that he has been the music director of the Israel Philharmonic, Mehta has included the famed German composer’s works in countless concert programs. These performances of the first and third symphonies were recorded live in concert in 2009. The orchestra sounds warm and the performances are alive with the beauty of the music. Mehta’s tempi for both symphonies feel just right — not too fast in the outer movements, and not to sluggish or drawn out in the slower sections.

Blomstedt conducts Mozart & Dvorák Price Code: A19 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt Helicon • 02.9638

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MOZART Symphony No.35 DVORÁK Symphony No.8

IMPORT Herbert Blomstedt is a regular (and very welcome) guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Best known to US audiences from his ten-year tenure with the San Francisco Symphony, Blomstedt currently holds the position of Honorary Conductor with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Under his baton, these symphonies by Mozart and Dvorák, recorded live in 2005, receive treatments full of elegance, charm, brilliance and joy.

Bronfman plays favorite Romantic concertos

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BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.2

Yefim Bronfman (piano), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Helicon • 02.9644

June 2011

IMPORT For over three decades, the acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman has been a regular guest with the Israel Philharmonic. The deep friendship between Bronfman, Zubin Mehta and the IPO makes itself felt in these wonderful performances captured in concert — the Saint-Saëns from 1991 and the Brahms from 2009. Bronfman sculpts the Brahms concerto with great bravura and a burnished tone, coupled with a depth of expression and seemingly effortless virtuosity. In both concerti, Maestro Mehta provides the soloist with the ideal orchestral support.

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DALE Piano Sonata, Prunella, Night Fancies BOWEN Miniature Suite Danny Driver (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67827

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IMPORT The monumental Piano Sonata in D minor was composed by a young Benjamin Dale while he was still a student at the Royal Academy of Music. Dale’s contemporaries included the composer-pianists Arnold Bax and York Bowen. Dale dedicated the sonata to his close friend Bowen, who gave the premiere of the work at the Academy in February 1905 and astonished listeners with its daring structural originality, thematic integrity and breathtaking tonal colors. Also featured here are Dale’s charming Prunella and Night Fancies in which the composer explores impressionistic colorings. Rather aptly, the final work on the disc is the first recording of York Bowen’s Miniature Suite in C major, the “Humoresque” of which is dedicated reciprocally to Dale. His expressive sensibility and remarkable dexterity make young British pianist Danny Driver the ideal advocate for this repertoire.

June 2011

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Bowen: The Piano Sonatas

Hyperion • CDA 67751 (034571177519)

“Driver is beautifully sensitive to the dynamics and flow of the music… masterly interpretations.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Late works by Herbert Howells hyperion

HOWELLS The Winchester Service

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden, Simon Bell (organ) Hyperion • CDA 67853

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IMPORT Hyperion’s recordings with the Winchester Cathedral C h o i r a re a m o n g t h e brightest jewels in the label’s choral music catalog. Led by the choir’s new director of music, Andrew Lumsden, this disc features a composer who was at the center of the English twentieth-century choral tradition. Herbert Howells, a unique and distinctive voice in church music, is best known for his lyrical compositions of the 1940s and 50s including the celebrated anthem Like as the Hart. However, Howells’ unjustly neglected late works are equal in beauty and intensity and it is these works that are featured on this superb recording. The Winchester Service, written in 1969, has its roots in plainchant and demonstrates the sophistication and depth of the composer’s harmonic palette. The choir displays a clear affinity with the composer, performing with sensitivity and precision and producing a glorious sound that is quintessentially English.

“The Winchester Choir produce as fine and luminous an English cathedral sound as one can ever expect to hear.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Also available Hyperion • CDA 66400 (034571164007)

“Never before has Spem in alium so closely resembled The Last Judgement as it does in this vast and awesome performance.”

— GRAMOPHONE

June 2011

Tallis: Spem in alium

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The Ballad Singer

Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67830

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IMPORT This latest release from the award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake features the ballad — a literary and musical form that inspired the greatest voices of German Romanticism. This disc contains some of the greatest examples of the form, including Schubert’s Erlkönig, as well as some fascinating and lesser-known works. Gerald Finley’s unrivalled gift for characterization and story telling makes him the ideal performer of these works.

Miniature masterworks for cello Casals Encores

June 2011

Alban Gerhardt (cello), Cecile Licad (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67831

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IMPORT This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world’s greatest cellists, had a vast repertoire of encores that were adored by his audiences. The disc features transcriptions of works by composers including Fauré, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Popper, Boccherini and Wagner. Gerhardt performs these miniature masterworks with extraordinary finesse and verve and is intelligently partnered and perfectly matched by pianist Cecile Licad in her Hyperion debut.

Deeply spiritual choral music

Wells Cathedral Choir, Ma hew Owens, Jonathan Vaughn (organ) Hyperion • CDA 67867

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MACMILLAN Jubilate Deo, Tremunt videntes angeli, Le tombeau de Georges Roualt, Give me justice, To my successor, The Lamb has come for us, Here in hiding, Serenity, Magnificat and Nunc dimi is

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IMPORT James MacMillan is renowned for his highly original yet accessible choral music.

His prolific output displays an intrinsic understanding of the human voice and his music will undoubtedly stand the test of time. MacMillan’s work is inseparable from its composer’s committed adherence to Roman Catholicism. A sense of this religious belief imbues much of his work, which seeks to combine the sacred with the everyday. This disc highlights the astonishing variety prevalent in his music, from the powerful and stylistically complex Magnificat and Nunc dimittis to the beautiful and intimate On Love composed in Macmillan’s student days for the wedding of close friends. Wells Cathedral Choir is in fine voice and they tackle the more challenging works with aplomb and conviction. With their sensitive interpretations and luminous sound, it is easy to see why they have been labeled England’s finest cathedral choir.

Also available Hyperion • CDA 67768 (034571177687)

“This disc offers some moments of pure magic and many truly uplifting experiences.”

June 2011

Dove: Choral Music

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW 15

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Essential back-catalog reissues LA RUE Missa De Feria, Missa Sancta Dei genitrix

J.S. BACH Complete Flute Sonatas

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) Hyperion • CDD 22077

Shirley Rumsey (lute), Christopher Wilson (lute), Gothic Voices, Christopher Page Hyperion • CDH 55296

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POULENC Voyage à Paris

My Spirit Hath Rejoiced

Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, John Sco , Christopher Dearnley (organ) Hyperion • CDH 55402

June 2011

Felicity Lo (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano), The Songmaker’s Almanac Hyperion • CDH 55366

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Joyful American music for 2 pianos kml records

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue BERNSTEIN (arr. KOSTAL) West Side Story

Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano), Gonzalo Grau (percussion), Raphaël Séguinier (drums), Pablo Bencid (timbales) KML Records • KML 1121

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IMPORT Katia and Marielle Labèque present an inspired and uplifting program of American music for two pianos that marks the duo’s return to repertoire they pioneered in the 1980s. The Labèques’ innovative interpretation for Phillips of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue launched a stellar international career and was one of the first gold records in classical music. This new release from KML Records features the sisters’ new look at Gershwin’s immortal Rhapsody coupled with Irwin Kostal’s arrangement of music from Leonard Bernstein’s beloved musical West Side Story. Kostal penned the original orchestration of West Side Story and his work won both an Oscar® and a GRAMMY® Award.

“For ensemble synchronicity and fine-tuned calibration of all things pianistic, Katia and Marielle Labèque begin where most two-piano teams leave off.”

— CLASSICS TODAY

Also available “This recording is like a tutorial in how to perform both the solo and four-hand pieces... revelatory… compelling.”

— POST-BULLETIN

June 2011

Satie: Music for Piano 4 Hands

KML • KML 1120 (8033712871202)

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HAYDN The Seasons

Miah Persson (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis LSO Live • LSO 0708

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD In 2009, LSO Live released an acclaimed recording of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation) conducted

by Sir Colin Davis. This month, Sir Colin returns to the music of Haydn with a superb cast of young singers for his later oratorio Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons). Following the success of Die Schöpfung, which had swiftly gained popularity throughout Europe, Haydn’s librettist Baron Gottfried van Swieten suggested another project, based on James Thomson’s pastoral epic, The Seasons. One of Haydn’s last major works, Die Jahreszeiten is music of thrilling vitality and creativity, depicting the yearly cycle of life in the countryside through the eyes of three peasants. Sir Colin’s recent LSO Live release of Nielsen symphonies received an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and was a BBC Music Magazine Choice of the Month.

“Sir Colin Davis ranks among Britain’s finest conductors. For 50 years he has presided over most of the greatest English musical institutions, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra to the London Symphony Orchestra, from the Sadler’s Wells Opera to the Royal Opera at Covent Garden.”

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— THE GUARDIAN

Haydn: Die Schopfung

LSO Live • LSO 0628 (822231162827)

“A lively, light-footed rendition... another huge triumph for LSO Live.”

— MUSICAL CRITICISM

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Neven Henk (baritone), Hans Eijsackers (piano) Onyx Classics • ONYX 4052

IMPORT Baritone Henk Neven is a major new vocal talent. He studied with Maarten Koningsberger and Margreet Honig at the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he graduated cum laude in 2003. In 2002, Neven received a diploma cum laude from the New Opera Academy. He was awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship in 2009, is a BBC New Generation Artist and received the coveted Netherlands Music Prize in April 2011. Neven has performed at the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall and in opera houses across Europe. On his debut recording for Onyx Classics, Neven performs Schumann’s Liederkreis and a selection of lieder by Carl Loewe.

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Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) Paradizo • PA 0009

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IMPORT This special multimedia project from Paradizo illustrates the encounter between an artist and an exceptional venue. The Temple de la Musique Ancienne was the first center of performance and learning for the harpsichord and for Baroque music to be created in the twentieth century. This project commemorates Wanda Landowska’s vital impact on music making between the years 1927 and 1940. This museum quality publication, featuring Paradizo’s elegant packaging and presentation, includes recordings and documents witnessing one of the most important projects of the entire harpsichord revival and early music movement.

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HAYDN Symphonies Nos.88, 101 & 104

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DOMESTIC San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season in 2010-11. Led by Music Director Nicholas McGegan since 1985, Philharmonia Baroque is recognized as one of the finest chamber orchestras, as well as one of the most exciting periodinstrument ensembles, in the country. This trio of Haydn symphonies displays the remarkably consistent quality and inventiveness of the composer’s output. From the clever and concise symphony No.88 to the humorous “Clock” to the dazzling and sonorous symphony No.104 (Haydn’s swan song to the genre), this superb collection bears eloquent witness to Haydn’s consummate mastery.

June 2011

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Berlioz: Nuits d’Ete • Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Philharmonia Baroque • PBP 01 (852188003010)

“I can’t imagine anyone who loves the human voice at its expressive best living without this disc.”

— SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

“McGegan can endow even the slightest phrase with a significance that seizes the attention, leaving the listener wondering what the next phrase will bring… It is what makes Philharmonia Baroque experiences so exciting.”

— SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

Piano Classics — A label for the piano connoisseur

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First announced at the MIDEM conference in January, the début releases on the new classical label Piano Classics are now available in the US. Specializing in classic piano recordings of the past and present, the label’s goal is to build a comprehensive ‘piano library’ covering the widest possible range of repertoire. Piano Classics is the brainchild of established industry figures Pieter van Winkel and Jeremy Elliott who were all too aware that important recordings by respected artists were languishing in archives with no possible access for music lovers. Staying specialist gives the label greater focus. As Pieter van Winkel explains, “In today’s difficult market, specialization is everything. To know your customer, and to offer what he/she is interested in is our ultimate goal.

RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No.2, Variations on a Theme of Corelli

Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0001

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IMPORT Nikolai Lugansky, now a household name on the international concert stages, began his recording career in his early twenties for the label Vanguard Classics. This Rachmaninoff recital contains a lyrical and transparent performance of the famous second sonata, several song transcriptions, the well known Corelli Variations and a hair-raising performance of Rachmaninov’s transcription of Mendelssohn’s “Scherzo” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Lugansky, hailed by his teacher Tatiana Nikolaeva as “the next one,” has enjoyed an impressive career, and now performs with the world’s most famous orchestras and conductors.

June 2011

We offer the piano connoisseur a ‘delicatessen’ label made for and made by people who are passionate about piano.” The label’s initial release features recordings

by Nicolai Lugansky, Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Artur Pizarro. Future releases include celebrations of the Liszt Bicentenary with special edition double albums of the great Liszt interpreters including Jorge Bolet, Alfred Brendel, Sviatoslav Richter, Boris Berezovsky and Earl Wild. In addition to these classic archive recordings, Piano Classics will also offer brand new recordings by exciting young and established talents such as Lukas Geniusas, Katia Skanavi, Naum Grubert and Klára Würtz.

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Classic keyboard recordings

FRANCK Piano Works

Jörg Demus (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0002

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No.1

KABALEVSKY Piano Sonatas Nos.1-3

Artur Pizarro (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0005

Vladimir Ovchinnikov (piano), John Wallace (trumpet), The Philharmonia, Maxim Shostakovich Piano Classics • PCL 0004

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Jörg Demus’ landmark recording of Franck piano works from the 1970s captures the great Austrian pianist at the height of his insightful powers. In performances of great tonal finesse, Demus illuminates the complex harmonic language of this beautiful romantic music. Winner of the 1987 Leeds competition, Russian virtuoso Vladimir Ovchinnikov offers up staggering performances of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Shostakovich’s first Piano Concerto. The talented Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro gives full blooded and highly athletic performances of Kabalevsky’s three Piano Sonatas. Among the finest keyboard works of the 1940s, these are works of stature, rich with intense lyricism and rhythmic vigor and an almost symphonic scope.

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Acclaimed artists — top-flight sonics harmonia piano classics mundi

BRAHMS Piano Sonata No.3, Variations on a Theme of Handel Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0006

CRUMB Makrokosmos Vols.I & II

Robert Groslot (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0007

J.S. BACH Goldberg Variations

Evgeni Koroliov (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0010

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Argentinean virtuoso Bruno-Leonardo Gelber has been a fixture in concert halls and recording studios ever since his dramatic performance of the Schumann concerto with Lorin Maazel in 1957 at age 15. This superb reissue of Gelber’s 1992 Denon recording of Brahms’ third piano sonata, engineered by the great Peter Willemoës, features performances that range from infinite delicacy to amazing technical wizardry. George Crumb is one of the foremost composers of the American avant-garde. Belgian pianist Robert Groslot is heard here in Crumb’s two-volume series Makrokosmos (a parallel to Bartók’s Microkosmos). Evgeny Koroliov’s recording of the Goldberg Variations has become a bit of a cult recording. Composer György Ligeti chose Koroliov’s Bach as his desert island disc, proclaiming that, “forsaken and dying of thirst, I would listen to it up till my last breath.”

June 2011

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Timeless piano music favorites

MOZART Piano Concertos Nos.20, 23, 24 & 25

Ivan Moravec (piano), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Piano Classics • PCLD 0008

VORISEK Piano Works

Artur Pizarro (piano) Piano Classics • PCLD 0009

LISZT Années de Pèlerinage II — Italie, Liebesträume, Bénédiction de Dieu dans le Solitude, Sone i del Petrarca, Sonata Après une lecture de Dante, Funérailles, Valse Oubliée No.1, Variationen über ein Motiv aus der Kantate, La No e

Michel Dalberto (piano) Piano Classics • PCLD 0011

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The great Czech pianist Ivan Moravec is one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation. His sparkling and witty Mozart concerto recordings from the 1990s feature conductor Sir Neville Marriner leading The Academy of St. Martin-in-theFields. Portuguese virtuoso Artur Pizarro, is featured on Piano Classics’ collection of music by Jan Vaclav Vorisek, whose music can be roughly described as a fusion of Beethoven and Schubert, with the former’s strong musical structures and the latter’s lyricism. The first installment in Piano Classics’ Liszt Bicentenary Series features French pianist Michel Dalberto playing a fascinating selection of the composers numerous masterworks.

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Retrospective Revival — The return of Collins Classics

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Founded in 1989, Collins Classics grew to become a significant British Independent label, but sadly closed its doors in 1998. Key British artists such as the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, pianist Joanna McGregor and Harry Christophers, founder and conductor of The Sixteen, reacquired their respective catalogues following the closure of Collins. However there remains a treasure trove of nearly 130 fabulous classical recordings that have not seen the light of day for nigh on twelve years. The goal of the new Retrospective Revival label is to reissue these gems

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Retrospective Revival • RETR 0006

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from the Collins Classics back catalogue worldwide at mid-price. The first nine releases include landmark recordings that were all highly acclaimed by the press. All Retrospective Revival titles are re-mastered from the original recordings and feature completely new artwork with original notes.

A further 20-30 titles will be released over the next year.

IMPORT Composed in the 1940s, these symphonies find Vaughan Williams at his creative zenith. The fifth draws on influences from the opera The Pilgrim’s Progress whilst the sixth owes its dramatic flavor to the composer’s film and incidental scores. Both works on this Collins Classics reissue are performed by The Academy of Saint Martin-In-The-Fields led by Sir Neville Marriner. These superb artists need no introduction. They are among the most accomplished performers of English music of the 20th century.

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TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony

Rod Elms (organ), London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Simonov Retrospective Revival • RETR 0001

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BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra KODÁLY Concerto for Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Retrospective Revival • RETR 0002

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SIBELIUS Symphony No.2, Karelia Suite

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson Retrospective Revival • RETR 0003

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Tchaikovsky’s spectacular Manfred Symphony dates from 1885, composed between the fourth and fifth symphonies. The great Yuri Simonov conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in this much-acclaimed recording from 1989. By coincidence, Bartók and Kodály wrote works entitled Concerto for Orchestra. Both works are heard here performed by the great Rafael Frübeck de Burgos conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. In a particularly welcome reissue, the great Sibelian Sir Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in an attractive coupling of the second symphony and the popular Karelia Suite.

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BRAHMS/SCHÖNBERG Piano Quartet Op.25 RACHMANINOV/RESPIGHI Cinq Études-Tableaux

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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Retrospective Revival • RETR 0005

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ELGAR Symphony No.1, In the South

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Retrospective Revival • RETR 0007

This truly fascinating recording pairs Arnold Schönberg’s arrangement of the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor with Ottorino Respighi’s orchestration of Rachmaninov’s Cinq Études- Tableaux. Both works show the influence of arranger and orchestrator whilst maintaining the balance and integrity of the original works. This fascinating reissue from Retrospective Revival features Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting the London Philharmonic. Described by Hans Richter as, “the greatest symphony of modern times,” Elgar’s first has been established in the concert repertoire for over one hundred years.

It is paired here with In The South, a gloriously expansive tone poem based on Elgar’s time in Italy in the early 1900’s. Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields offer up outstanding performances of these key Elgar works.

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World-class artists — beloved repertoire

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves, Oboe Concerto, The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Julia Girdwood (oboe), David Juritz (violin), Consort of London, Robert Haydon Clark Retrospective Revival • RETR 0004

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ELGAR Violin Concerto WALTON Violin Concerto

Salvatore Accardo (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox Retrospective Revival • RETR 0008

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JANÁCEK String Quartets Nos.1 & 2 DVORÁK String Quartet No.10

Vanbrugh Quartet Retrospective Revival • RETR 0009

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Vaughan Williams’ Fantasias and the violin concerto The Lark Ascending are evergreen works of English music. His Oboe Concerto, written for the great Leon Goossens, is not as well known, but has the same flavor and melodic richness. All are superbly performed here by the Consort of London under Robert Haydon Clark. More English music is featured on Salvatore Accardo’s disc of Elgar and Walton concertos accompanied by Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra. In 1994, the Vanbrugh Quartet’s Collins Classic recording of quartets by Janácek and Dvorák was highly praised by the critics. The group offers taut and vibrant performances of these popular works.

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An unjustly neglected virtuoso harmonia mundi testament

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Johanna Martzy’s solo Bach has acquired SCHUBERT iconic status. Deploying the sturdy rhythm Complete Works for Violin & Piano — and glowing tone that are features of all her Violin Sonatas Nos.1-3, Rondo brillant, recordings, she gives balanced, middle-ofFantasie, Sonata D574 the-road interpretations, unhurried and Johanna Martzy (violin), free of self-indulgence. The three original Jean Antonie i (piano) LPs were well received on both sides of the Testament • SBT2 1468 Atlantic. Her interpretations are directly in the tradition of Hungarian fiddlers such as Szigeti, Telmányi and Varga with her native flair and un-showy virtuosity. Franz Schubert was a competent violinist and violist and his four violin sonatas pose no problems for skilled players. It is strange, then, that so few really recommendable recordings of them have been made. It is therefore no surprise that these beautiful interpretations by Martzy and Jean Antonietti have become legendary. These performers bring beautiful, meticulously prepared playing to all half dozen pieces. Their interpretations, which are well balanced and clearly recorded for the time, have an inherent strength but also pliancy, transparency and unsentimental sweetness where required.

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Boubacar Traoré: king of the African blues Mali Denhou

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ADVANCE REVIEW IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Mali Malian superstar Boubacar Traoré is the undisputed king of the African blues. Only his voice can blend the Niger and Mississippi river styles with such moving authenticity. His unique, inimitable, self-taught guitar technique owes a great deal to his kora influences, but its shades and phrasing also show influences of legendary American bluesmen such as Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Mali Denhou, Traoré’s first new release in six years, finds the great singer on top form, earthy and biting. The album features stellar harp playing by Frenchman Vincent Bucher.

“A superbly atmospheric set.... as deep and dark and desolate as anything that ever came out of the Mississippi Delta.”

— SONGLINES

June 2011

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Je chanterai pour toi

Lusafrica • 562472 (3567255624728)

“His acoustic guitar and despondent voice are impressively haunting.”

— BLUESRAG

Kongo Magni

Lusafrica • 562482 (3567255624827)

“A stellar CD…Traoré lays down a long, sweet, feel-good groove.”

— BILLBOARD

WORLD

Compelling desert blues from Teraka Aratan N Azawad

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Teraka¦ World Village • 479052

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File in: World / Africa / Mali Formed in 2001, the Malian group Terakaft (whose name is Tamashek for ‘caravan’) affirms its reputation as a genuine desert blues-rock band in this, its hypnotic third album. With their swirling guitar riffs, subterranean bass and shattering percussion, these blue bloods of the Sahara mine the legacy of master guitarists John Cipollina and Jimi Hendrix. The stark, harsh conditions of the desert permeate their wild riffs, and they are the perfect embodiment of all that is wild and free in desert blues today. Terakaft was formed in 2001 with a line-up that included two former members of Tinariwen. The band features a perfect mix of two rhythm guitars (one keeping the beat effortlessly, the other soaring and sweet) and the deep, heartbeat tones of the bass, resembling the delicate but strong steps of a camel making its way through the desert.

“About as good as Tuareg desert blues gets.”

— FROOTS

Also available World Village • 468084 (713746808426)

“The starkest and most compelling excursion yet into the sonic world of the Sahara.”

— THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

June 2011

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WORLD The ultimate Marina Rossell collection world village

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Marina Rossell World Village • 498041

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Price Code: 7A09 (7 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $69.98) IMPORT File in: World / Spain This box set contains seven of Catalan superstar Marina Rossell’s albums released by CBS from 1977 to 1990: Si volíeu escoltar (1977), Penyora (1978), Bruixes i maduixes (1980) Cos meu, recorda (1982), Barça del temps (1985), Rosa de foc (1988) and Cinema Blau (1990).

The collection includes an 80-page booklet with lyrics in Catalan and Spanish, insights from the artist for every album and exclusive pictures.

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Cosmonautix Piranha • PIR 2544

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IMPORT File in: World / Russia Berlin’s own sonic space explorers, Cosmonautix, have just landed from their journeys to the outer reaches of the Slavic musical universe. What have they brought back? Their debut album Energija (Energizer), which features twelve carefully arranged songs from the folk and polka tradition of Eastern Europe, seasoned with the best parts of Ska and Punk — a pumping mix of what they call “Russian Balalaika Speedfolk.” Shura Lipovsky from the Netherlands was invited into their spaceship to sing with them on the Yiddish song “Rabejnu Tam.” Yuri Gagarin would be proud.

WORLD 21st-century Balkan electro-roots music Revolve

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File in:World / Europe / Balkans Balkan music innovators La Cherga are back with a new album entitled Revolve. Their sound, which mixes dub, Balkan brass, jazz, drum ‘n’ bass and electronic, is broadened here to include funk and soul, laced with a dash of pop. Adisa Zvekic from Bosnia, La Cherga’s new high-powered front woman, is using her extraordinary voice to lead the band into a new era. As its title implies, the album deals with transformations and renewals.

Always rooted in their home countries of Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Jamaica, La Cherga remain true to themselves and continue to swim against the tide.

Also available Asphalt Tango • ATR 1708 (4047179132428)

“Irina Karamarkovic’s light voice aims verbal blows at schlock-culture in up-tempo floor-fillers.”

— FROOTS

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WORLD The Brazilian Leonard Cohen chant du monde

O Tempo

Márcio Faraco Chant du Monde • 2742000

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IMPORT File in: World / Brazil Márcio Faraco is the Brazilian Leonard Cohen. Each one of his songs is exemplary in its finesse and fragile balance between gentleness and seriousness. His distinctive style is free of pathos but has traces of his illustrious influences, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. O Tempo evokes the primitive sound of Portuguese music — the longing expressed by fado mixed with African and Cuban sounds. The themes are always autobiographical creating an intimate journey through time and memory.

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Teofilo Chantre Lusafrica • 562512

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IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Cape Verde meStissage is the sixth studio album by Cape Verdean Teofilo Chantre. As Cesaria Evora’s appointed composer, Chantre has penned many beautiful songs such as “Ligereza,” “Um Pincelada” and “Crepuscular Solidão.” His work is characterized by a strong melodic sense and harmonic sophistication that blends in a kind of swinging Creole jazz. meStissage features Marc Estève as well as a guest appearance by Bernard Lavilliers who, after covering a Teofilo Chantre song on his latest release, joins him here for a duet.

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McCoy Tyner Trio APO • CIPJ 18 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz The aptly titled Inception is the astounding album on which the great pianist McCoy Tyner debuted as a leader. Though only in his mid-’20s, Tyner plays with a power and confidence that bespeaks his musical maturity. He is joined by the mighty bassist Art Davis and the uncanny drumming powerhouse known as Elvin Jones, Tyner’s band mate with John Coltrane. In all, this session is a true classic in the piano trio format and a particularly special recording of one of the instrument’s most celebrated masters.

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Shelly Manne APO • CIPJ 20 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz This recording contains five selections from a session featuring tenor Coleman Hawkins, pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Shelly Manne. It features classics such as the “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Cherokee” and “Avalon.” The album is aptly named 2 3 4, as the musicians perform in duo, trio, and quartet format. This is a unique set, full of surprises.

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The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard APO • CIPJ 27 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz This 1962 effort was Freddie Hubbard’s first recording under his own name for Impulse.

Fellow Jazz Messenger Curtis Fuller and newcomer John Gilmore color the proceedings with trombone and tenor saxophone, respectively. These rock-solid, post-bop horn players are backed by the formidable rhythm section of Tommy Flanagan on piano, Art Davis on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Hubbard’s style shows a clear debt to the late Clifford Brown and a nod to the bold sonic curiosity of John Coltrane.

Sonny Rollins on Impulse!

Sonny Rollins APO • CIPJ 91 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz Sonny Rollins made some excellent recordings for Impulse in the mid-1960s — a time when his unassailable skills and acrobatic approach made him a leading saxophonist and one of the few to rival John Coltrane. This album has only five tracks, but each tells the complex, glorious story of Rollins’ talent. “On Green Dolphin Street,” “Everything Happens to Me,” and “Three Little Words” are among the standouts on this collection.

JAZZ Blending French chanson and Gypsy swing Rodolphe Raffalli Frémeaux • LLL 331

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IMPORT File in: Jazz This set contains both of the Georges Brassens tributes by Rodolphe Raffalli — albums that brought the guitarist wide international recognition. Although the guitarist was already well known to Django Reinhardt fans, upon its release, the first disc came as a revelation to the public. The second consecrated Raffalli and his quartet as some of the best improvisers and melodists in the jazz world. The music here is a sensitive, brilliant fusion of the potent melodic style of French Chanson and the fiery lyricism of Gypsy Swing.

Jazz pianist Frank Woeste debuts on World Village Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

June 2011

IMPORT File in: Jazz Frank Woeste originally trained as a classical pianist and organist. He discovered jazz at age 16 and never looked back. Woeste has won several prizes at national and international competitions for jazz and improvised music, including first prize at Jazz à Mennecy in 1998, first prize at the Concours Charles Trenet in 1999 and second prize at the Montreux International Solo Piano Competition in 2003. Double You, Woeste’s debut album for World Village, is inspired by the dualities in life and music. This recording explores the balance between melody and harmony, composition and improvisation.

Supported by Woeste’s tight trio arrangements, Double You continues to surprise the listener throughout the album with its astonishing melodic and harmonic invention.

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Ian Bostridge Christine Brewer Brooklyn Rider Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Lucy Crowe Cuarteto Casals The English Concert

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Bernard Haitink Olga Kern

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The King's Singers Angelika Kirchschlager Katia & Marielle Labèque

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Les Arts Florissants, William Christie London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

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