harmonia mundi usa • new releases July 2011

harmonia mundi usa NEW RELEASES

JULY 12, 2011

STEPHEN LAYTON

THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

Beyond All Mortal Dreams

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This month, Hyperion presents a collection of American a cappella choral works by little-known composers entitled Beyond All Mortal Dreams (p.15), recorded by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and directed by Stephen Layton. Also on Hyperion is the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s invigorating performance of William Walton’s virtuosic Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (p.16), led by Martyn Brabbins. Onyx launches a series of the complete Britten songs this month, curated and accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau and featuring a stellar group of vocalists (p.20). Worthy of special mention are seven new titles in Dutton’s Epoch series, six new DVDs in harmonia mundi’s Private Music Lesson series and a new installment in RCO Live’s Mahler symphony cycle. In non-classical releases, Cuban jazz pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa returns with El País de las Maravillas (p.29), a new album on World Village recorded with his trio. Gypsy band Bratsch debuts on World Village with Plein du Monde (p.32), a reissue of a favorite album featuring cameos with several famous artists. Also on World Village is Por Meu Cante (p.33), the first album by fado singer António Zambujo, introducing his unique blend of traditional and international styles.

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Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto...

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi • HMC 902082

July 2011

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Alia Vox • AVSA 9874

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Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI

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Three years before the Midsummer Night’s Dream overture, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an amazing double concerto for fortepiano and violin, built on the Classical model but brimming with new, even iconoclastic ideas. When it had its first performance in May 1823, the composer was aged just fourteen, however, he had already written around one hundred works, including a piano concerto premiered a year earlier. It was not until the late 20th century that these works appeared in a critical edition, on which this recording is based.

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Figueras sings Catalan songs alia vox

Cançons de la Catalunya mil•lenària Planys & Llegendes

Montserrat Figueras (soprano), La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XX, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall Alia Vox • AVSA 9881

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Originally released in 1988, this re-issue in Alia Vox’s Heritage series features soprano Montserrat Figueras in a program of traditional Catalan songs — a repertoire she embodies like no one else. This performance is the natural continuation of her exploration of the great works of Catalunya. A landmark of her career, this disc showcases Figueras’ innovative style of interpretation — one that combines fidelity to the historical sources with an extraordinary creative and expressive power.

Recently released Alia Vox • AVSA 9879 (7619986398792)

“The whole experience is quite riveting.

Alia Vox have matched the project with superb sound.”

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El Cant de la Sibil•la

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Sacred choral music of Vivaldi ambronay frémeaux

VIVALDI Vespro a San Marco

Choeur de chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens, Leonardo García Alarcón Ambronay • AMY 029

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IMPORT The motets presented here are laid out as for a vesper service, starting with an invitatory followed by five psalms with antiphon and finally the Magnificat. Leonardo Garcia Alarcón has opted for the antiphons for the feast of St. Mark, patron saint of Venice. This recording is, rather than a reconstruction, an evocation of the Office of Vespers, whose principal framework is the appropriate music composed by Vivaldi. Alarcón has been artistic director of the Choeur de Chambre de Namur since January 2010. In the same year, he began a three-year residency at the Centre Culturel de Rencontre d’Ambronay.

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Also available Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

Ambronay • AMY 024 (3760135100231)

“One of the top contenders on the market.”

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Contemporary music by French composers Price Code: A19 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

Yossif Ivanov (violin), Orchestre de l’Opera national de Lyon, Kazushi Ono Aparté • AP 007

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DUTILLEUX Arbre des songes, Sur le même accord D’HAENE Violin Concerto

IMPORT Dutilleux’s concerted works for violin are among the composer’s finest and this is the first time L’Arbre des songes and Sur le même accord have been presented together on the same CD. A parallel is drawn between these two works and the Violin Concerto by Rafaël D’Haene, a composer who studied with Dutilleux. 23-year-old violinist Yossif Ivanov is accompanied here by the Orchestra of the Lyon Opéra conducted by Kazushi Ono.

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Soli BARTHOLOMÉE Oraisons, Deux études, Face à face, Livre d’orgue

Ophélie Gaillard (cello), Dominica Eyckmans (viola), France e Bartholomée (harp), Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ) Aparté • AP 014

July 2011

IMPORT Pierre Bartholomée was artistic director and resident conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège for twenty-two years. Co-founder of the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, he has worked with Messiaen, Xenakis, Berio, Boulez and Schnittke. This disc presents five of his recent works for solo instruments. Oraisons for cello and Face à Face for viola were written for Ophélie Gaillard and Dominica Eyckmans.

Le Livre d’orgue is dedicated to Belgian organist Bernard Foccroulle and played here by Jean-Philippe Merckaert.

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English concertos for viola & cello JACOB Viola Concertos Nos.1 & 2, Concert Piece, Three Pieces, Passacaglia Stereophonica

Helen Callus (viola), BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Bell Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7258

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IMPORT Dutton presents a pioneering traversal of Gordon Jacob’s complete music for viola and orchestra. These world premiere recordings cover over fifty years of the composer’s life. Included are the two numbered concertos, the tuneful Concert Piece and Graham Parlett’s orchestration of the Three Pieces from 1930. All are played with fine style and characteristic tone by viola soloist Helen Callus, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell.

BOWEN Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra BUSH Concert Suite for Cello and Orchestra BRIAN Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

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Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martin Yates Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7263

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IMPORT Dutton presents a fascinating exploration of unknown cello concertos by York Bowen, Alan Bush and Havergal Brian. York Bowen calls his big romantic piece a Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, while Alan Bush terms his four-movement virtuoso vehicle a Concert Suite. Brian’s Cello Concerto dates from 1964 but is in an unexpectedly light and engaging style quite different to his writing in most of the symphonies. All three notable discoveries are performed here by cellist Raphael Wallfisch.

Delius rarities Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)

Royal Sco ish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7264

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DELIUS Poem of Life and Love, Life’s Dance, A Village Romeo and Juliet — Suite, Irmelin — Suite

IMPORT The four Delius works contained on this new Dutton release are seldom heard, yet each is of outstanding musical interest. Life’s Dance teems with an almost Straussian richness of thematic material and calls for a degree of orchestral virtuosity that is rarely found in Delius. The more extended Poem of Life and Love (receiving its premiere recording) had to be slightly reconstructed and was first published only in 1999; it is the last in the composer’s great series of works for orchestra.

Chamber music of Stephen Dodgson

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DODGSON String Quartets Nos.2, 8 & 9, Flute Quintet, Clarinet Quintet, String Sextet

Tippe Quartet Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7265

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IMPORT Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Stephen Dodgson has written works in almost every form. An acute ear and sharp sense for instrumental sonorities have drawn him particularly to chamber music. His nine acknowledged string quartets (four more were withdrawn) are among the most important written by a modern English composer and range from works of an almost Bartókian intensity to pieces in which his light touch and sometimes mischievous wit shine through. His most recent quartet, the ninth, is a fine example of how serious things can be said in a light-hearted manner.

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English film music premières CARWITHEN Film Music Men of Sherwood Forest Overture, Boys in Brown Suite, To the Public Danger, East Anglian Holiday, Mantrap Suite, Three Cases of Murder Suite, Travel Royal Suite

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BBC Concert Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7266

IMPORT Here, recorded for the first time, is music from seven of the thirty-four films scored by British composer Doreen Carwithen between 1947 and 1954. The films represented here range from drama to documentaries. Carwithen is adept in providing the right mood and scoring for each of these titles. From the gentle pastoralism of East Anglian Holiday to the swashbuckling Men of Sherwood Forest to the bold and dramatic score for Mantrap, this disc offers an enjoyable and varied listening experience.

Havergal Brian symphonies BRIAN Symphonies Nos.10 & 30, Concerto for Orchestra, English Suite No.3

July 2011

David Bendall (organ), Royal Sco ish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7267

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IMPORT Dutton’s first modern Havergal Brian disc features the brilliant Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Martyn Brabbins. The large array of percussion in Symphony No.10 is caught in demonstration-worthy sound, as are the mighty climaxes and Brian’s quiet, atmospheric Sibelian interludes. In contrast, the gentler textures of Brian’s delightfully tuneful English Suite No.3, heard here on CD for the first time, are sympathetically conveyed in a rewarding acoustic.

Du on’s Arnell series Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)

Tippe Quartet Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7268

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ARNELL String Quartets Nos.1-5

IMPORT Dutton’s groundbreaking Arnell series has garnered much attention and warm praise from critics. Arnell’s music – widely admired by such artists as Sir Thomas Beecham and Leopold Stokowski – fell out of musical fashion in the late 1950s. Thankfully, Arnell’s superbly conceived and original compositions were rediscovered by later generations, who have responded with notable enthusiasm. This new recording contains the first five of his six string quartets, performed by the Tippett Quartet.

Cello favorites Price Code: 2A13 (Suggested Retail Price: $27.98)

Luigi Piovano (cello), Nazzareno Carusi, Luisa Prayer (piano), Orchestra del Teatro Marrucino, Piero Bellugi Eloquentia • EL 1024

July 2011

IMPORT On this new set from Eloquentia, Luigi Piovano performs the complete works for cello

by Camille Saint-Saëns. Included are both sonatas and concertos as well as a selection of smaller works including the famous “Swan” movement from the Carnival of the Animals. Piovano is accompanied by pianists Nazzareno Carusi and Luisa Prayer and the Orchestra del Teatro Marruchino led by Piero Bellugi.

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Complete Works for Cello SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2, Cello Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Romances, Allegro appassionato, Le cygne, Chant saphique, Gavo e, Suite

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Private Music Lessons

Kenneth Gilbert, Harpsichord & Organ — A film by Michel Follin Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.7 Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909036

July 2011

José Van Dam, Singer & Teacher — A film by Jean-François Jung Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.8

Marek Janowski (conductor) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909037

Jose Van Dam (baritone) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909041

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All zones/ 4:3 aspect/ Stereo/ In French with English Subtitles/ 109 minutes

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Marek Janowski, Conductor & Teacher — A film by Michel Follin Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.9

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harmonia mundi’s Private Music Lessons series concludes this month with six more DVDs brimming with fascinating musical insights.

Keyboard master Kenneth Gilbert renews acquaintance with Olivier Baumont in a ‘private lesson’ filmed in 1990 by Michel Follin.

Karajan protégée and Belgian national treasure, Jose Van Dam is featured in a film by Jean-François Jung where he helps his students see inside some of the greatest masterpieces of vocal music. Marek Janowski, chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, dispenses interpretative advice to the young conductor Olivier Dejours in a 1989 film by Michel Follin.

Master classes with master musicians harmonia mundi

Gérard Poulet, Violinist & Teacher — A film by Catherine Zins Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.10 Gérard Poulet (violin) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909038

Yuri Bashmet, Playing & Teaching the Viola — A film by Jacques Deschamps Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.11 Yuri Bashmet (viola) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909039

Nikita Magaloff, Pianist & Teacher — A film by Thierry Bénizeau Private Music Lessons / Les leçons particulières de musique Vol.12

Nikita Magaloff (piano) harmonia mundi • HMD 9909040

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All zones/ 4:3 aspect/ Stereo/ In French with English Subtitles/ 54 minutes

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harmonia mundi’s Private Music Lessons series concludes this month with six more DVDs brimming with fascinating musical insights. Violinist Gérard Poulet shares his interpretive and technical skills with five young violinists in a film by Catherine Zins. Violist Yuri Bashmet, is featured in a 1990 film by Jacques Deschamps that recounts the trajectory of this supremely gifted musician. In a film by Thierry Bénizeau, pianist Nikita Magaloff modestly recounts episodes from his life and gives private lessons to three young students in the intimate surroundings of his home.

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hmGold series reissues SCHÜTZ Italian Madrigals

KODALY, KURTAG & VERESS Cello Works

Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel harmonia mundi • HMG 501686

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Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano) harmonia mundi • HMG 501735

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DUFAY O gemma lux

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SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trios Op.8 & 67 COPLAND Vitebsk Trio, Trio Wanderer

Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel harmonia mundi • HMG 501700

harmonia mundi • HMG 501825

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German Baroque Lieder

July 2011

Anne e Dasch (soprano), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin harmonia mundi • HMG 501835

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Great performers, great recordings BOCCHERINI Stabat Mater, Symphonies

Agnès Mellon (soprano), Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini harmonia mundi • HMG 501933

Ginesa Ortega, Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure, Josep Pons harmonia mundi • HMG 505213

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PURCELL King Arthur

Price Code: 2A09 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

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BIBER Violin Sonatas

Deller Consort, The King’s Musick, Alfred Deller harmonia mundi • HMG 50252

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FALLA El Amor brujo, El retablo de maese Pedro

Romanesca harmonia mundi • HMG 507344

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BERLIOZ L’Enfance du Christ

Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe harmonia mundi • HMG 501632

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Remembering Yitzhak Rabin frémeaux helicon

SELTZER Lament for Yitzhak

Sharon Rostorf (soprano), Hadar Halevy (mezzo-soprano), Vincenzo La Scola (tenor), Haya Samir (vocals), New Israeli Opera Chorus, Ankor Children’s Choir, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Helicon • 02.9637

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IMPORT The text and music of Dov Seltzer’s Requiem, which follows closely the deeds and tragic death of Yitzhak Rabin, has become a hymn to peace and understanding and a statement against violence and war.

Although parts of the text are taken from Hebrew prayers, Hebrew literature and the Bible, Lament for Yitzhak is a secular work. In the Hebrew religion, the tradition of the requiem does not exist, thus the five movements of the work follow the musical form of the Catholic mass. The Hebrew prayers used in this context parallel the Christian texts. A 69-minute bonus DVD is included and the disc features a track with the voice of Yitzhak Rabin reading excerpts of three of his most important speeches.

July 2011

Recently released

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Mozart: Don Giovanni

Helicon • 02.9627 (7293627962728)

American choral music discoveries Beyond all Mortal Dreams

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Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton Hyperion • CDA 67832

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IMPORT On Beyond All Mortal Dreams, Stephen Layton and his acclaimed Trinity College Choir perform a magnificent selection of American a cappella choral works. The recording is a showcase of little-known American composers unearthed by Layton during his travels.

These distinctive and luminous compositions illustrate the context in which better-known composers such as Lauridsen and Whitacre — already championed by Layton — learned their craft. The choir is in perfect voice here, and their purity of tone, flawless intonation and depth of feeling are truly exceptional. This wonderful disc is a must for all choral music fans.

“Any new album from Layton’s choirs is cause for celebration.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Also available Hyperion • CDA 67747 (034571177472)

“A choral tour-de-force”

July 2011

Baltic Exchange

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

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Brabbins conducts Walton frémeaux hyperion

WALTON Symphonies Nos.1 & 2, Siesta

BBC Sco ish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins Hyperion • CDA 67794

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IMPORT On this new disc, Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra offer invigorating and authoritative performances of William Walton’s two symphonies. The musicians balance stunning control with breathtaking energy and character.

Following the resounding success of his Belshazzar’s Feast, Walton spent three years perfecting his dramatic first symphony. The immensely virtuosic work displays an astounding range of colors and emotional volatility, reflecting the turbulence of Walton’s private life. The second symphony is more concise and refined. Somewhat out of kilter with the austerity of its time, this masterpiece was slow to emerge from the shadow of its predecessor. Also included on the disc is Walton’s intimate orchestral work Siesta, written in 1926.

“Martyn Brabbins is a fine conductor, enthusiastic in everything he does.”

— FANFARE

July 2011

Also available Walton: Viola Concerto

Hyperion • CDA 67587 (034571175874)

“Outstanding in every way.”

— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

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Elgar’s intimate chamber music Goldner String Quartet, Piers Lane (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67857

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ELGAR Piano Quintet, String Quartet

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IMPORT Inspired by the rural beauty of the surroundings at his country retreat in 1917, Edward Elgar embarked on the composition of some of his most inspired and imaginative chamber works. Both the String Quartet and the Piano Quintet are works of great depth and elegance. Their conservative style disregards the compositional trends of the time and displays an unabashed late-romanticism. The disc features sumptuous playing from the acclaimed Goldner String Quartet, who are joined by pianist Piers Lane for Elgar’s sublime Piano Quintet, a large-scale work of almost orchestral sonority. These masterpieces are accompanied by four previously unrecorded works for solo piano, the last of which was written by Elgar at the age of 72. They are intimate, charming rarities, superbly performed by Lane.

Also available Hyperion • CDA 67805 (034571178059)

“Ideal balance and intimacy in a beautifully recorded coupling.”

July 2011

Dvorak: Piano Quintets

— GRAMOPHONE 17

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Helios series reissues PEÑALOSA Missa Ave Maria peregrina, Missa Nunca fue pena mayor, Sacris solemniis

Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’Donnell Hyperion • CDH 55326

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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 66629 (034571166292) Deleted October 2007 Francisco de Peñalosa was born around 1470 near Madrid. His career as a composer and singer coincided with the beginning of Spain’s Golden Age, spanning the time of the conquest of Granada and the final expulsion of the Moors, the discovery of the New World, the unification of the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and the beginnings of Spain’s rapid rise as a world power. Peñalosa was the most important figure of his generation. This disc with the Westminster Cathedral Choir led by James O’Donnell presents two of the composer’s glorious mass settings.

MOSCHELES Complete Concert Studies

July 2011

Piers Lane (piano) Hyperion • CDH 55387

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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 67394 (034571173948) Deleted May 2009 Given Moscheles’ contemporary fame, it is surprising how much his reputation has faded.

His downfall was surely that his transitional idiom was quickly overshadowed by the titans of the new Romantic movement. This CD brings together all his works that could be described as ‘concert studies.’ These works offer many foretastes of later composers such as Schumann and Brahms and reveal the influence that Moscheles had on later generations.

Piers Lane does his customary magnificent job in presenting these studies, most of which are premiere recordings.

Bach’s inspiration Price Code: A19 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

Raphaële Kennedy (soprano), Da Pacem K617 • K 617227

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BUXTEHUDE Une Alchimie Musicale

IMPORT This ‘themed’ program by Da Pacem and soprano Raphaële Kennedy derives from a series of concerts devoted to Bach’s infamous journey on foot to hear Buxtehude play. Did he have leave of absence from his employers? Did the four-month absence change his style forever?

Buxtehude achieved a staggering synthesis of the polyphonic, numerical and rhetorical traditions of his predecessors with a very personal poetry, taking care to make his music accessible to everyone, from the specialist to the layman. It is not surprising that Bach took him as his model.

Early French vocal music Price Code: A21 (Suggested Retail Price: $21.98)

La Rêveuse Mirare • MIR 125

July 2011

IMPORT Sébastien de Brossard, an enthusiastic collector of music, pedagogue and author of the first dictionary of music, was also a very talented composer. This champion of Italian music and great connoisseur of the music of Carissimi probably took the Roman master as the model for his two oratorios. Leandro, a dramatic work in Italian, is a miniature masterpiece and one of the earliest cantatas by a French composer. On this new disc from the enterprising Mirare label, the ensemble La Rêveuse offers up brilliant performances of these shining examples of early French vocal music.

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Onyx launches a Bri en Song series frémeaux onyx

BRITTEN Complete Songs Vol.1

Katherine Broderick (soprano), Caryl Hughes (mezzo-soprano), James Geer (tenor), Ben Johnson (tenor), Nicky Spence (tenor), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Philip Smith (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Onyx Classics • ONYX 4071

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IMPORT Throughout his creative life, Benjamin Britten was a prolific composer of songs, producing over 100 settings for voice and piano, in addition to the works for voice and orchestra. His songs for voice and piano – of which this is the first in a two volume 4CD cycle — contain settings by poets as diverse as Michelangelo, Hölderlin, Hardy, Pushkin, Auden and Soutar. The earliest songs date from 1922, when Britten was just nine years old. These rarities display little of the mature composer’s style, but they are confident and charming settings. Many of these early songs are receiving their premiere recordings here. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Winter Words and The Poet’s Echo represent mature Britten. This survey of all Britten’s songs for voice and piano is a major project, and Malcolm Martineau has assembled some of the finest young singers of our time for this fascinating journey through this important repertoire.

“If there’s such a thing as an accompanist of genius, it is Malcolm Martineau’ — THE GUARDIAN

July 2011

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Bri en: Cello Symphony, Cello Suite No.1 Onyx Classics • 4058 (880040405825)

“With this Britten disc, Wispelwey restores and enhances his reputation as one of the world’s leading cellists.”

— FANFARE

A Verdi triumph Price Code: 3A25 (Suggested Retail Price: $77.98)

Eglise Gutiérrez (soprano), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Stephen Costello (tenor), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Alessandro Corbelli (baritone), Bálint Szabó (bass), Elizabeth Sikora (mezzo-soprano), Luciano Botelho (tenor), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Mark Elder Opera Rara • ORC 43

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DONIZETTI Linda di Chamounix

IMPORT One of the biggest successes of Donizetti’s career, Linda di Chamounix was performed all over the operatic world in the decades following its 1842 Viennese premiere, before it fell into neglect. The live concert performances recorded by Opera Rara at Covent Garden in 2009 were its first there since 1887. The work is one of Donizetti’s finest achievements, aimed at the musically sophisticated Viennese public and featuring some of his best arias, ensembles and choruses. Sir Mark Elder conducts the recent critical edition of this outstanding score.

The three-disc set comes with a lavishly illustrated book including a complete libretto with an English translation, comprehensive article and synopsis by eminent 19th-century musical scholar, Jeremy Commons.

Mercadante highlights

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MERCADANTE I Normanni a Parigi

Judith Howarth (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Barry Banks (tenor), Aled Hall (tenor), Riccardo Novaro (tenor), Graeme Broadbent (baritone), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Stuart Stratford Opera Rara • ORR 249

July 2011

IMPORT Opera Rara continues to explore the fascinating figure of Saverio Mercadante with this world premiere recording of substantial highlights from I Normanni a Parigi, written for Turin in 1832. With Rossini in retirement, Mercadante was then in competition with Bellini and Donizetti for the crown of Italian opera. As this work demonstrates, he was easily in the running. The libretto is set in Paris following the death of the mighty King Charlemagne and offers personal and political drama of the highest order. This is the seventh opera in the Essential Opera Rara series and, once again, a vivid impression of the work is captured on a single disc, accompanied by a complete libretto and article by the eminent 19th century musical scholar, Jeremy Commons.

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Glass & Suso GLASS The Music of Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso From the Philip Glass Recording Archive Vol.6 Various Artists Orange Mountain • OMM 0066

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DOMESTIC The Music of Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso is the sixth volume of Orange Mountain’s series From the Philip Glass Recording Archive. Suso is one of the most prominent musicians to come out of Africa in the last forty years. This album re-releases the music that Glass and Suso wrote for the Jean Genet play The Screens (previously released on Point Music) and includes two live bonus tracks of Glass & Suso playing live in New York in 2009.

Modernist masters Pianos in The Kitchen From the Kitchen Archives No.5

July 2011

Various Artists Orange Mountain • OMM 0070

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DOMESTIC Pianos in the Kitchen, the fifth volume of Orange Mountain’s series From the Kitchen Archives, features piano music played at New York City’s famous venue The Kitchen.

Performances include music by Philip Glass (Mad Rush), Meredith Monk (Traveling, Paris), Charlemagne Palestine, Anthony Davis (A Walk Through the Shadow), Harold Budd (Preludes for Solo Piano), and Dennis Russell Davies performing music by Keith Jarrett (Ritual for Solo Piano).

Chamber music on SACD Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)

Prazák Quartet, Miguel Borges Coelho (piano) Praga • PRD 250275

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STRAUSS Piano Quartet Op.13, Cello Sonata Op.6; Capriccio String Sextet

IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD This disc contains pieces from both the beginning and the end of Strauss’ career. A master of the lyrical stage, Strauss is not known for his chamber music. However, before he was twenty-one, he had already composed two piano trios, a string quartet, a cello sonata and a piano quartet. All these compositions were worthy of a young prodigy. In 1940, he composed the Sextet for his opera Capriccio. Performed here by the Prazák Quartet, the juxtaposition of these works fully illustrates the art of this post-romantic composer.

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BORODIN String Quartet No.2, Cello Sonata, Piano Quintet

Prazák Quartet, Michal Kanka (cello), Jaromír Klepác (piano) Praga • PRD 250282

July 2011

IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD An amateur cellist, the composer of Prince Igor was the only one of the Group of Five to have written some ten chamber works for his personal pleasure. Of these, Alexander Borodin’s second string quartet is a pure masterpiece. Its irresistible Nocturne has been played around the world in various arrangements. This new disc from Praga, the first volume in a Borodin series, also features his cello sonata and piano quintet, all performed by members of the Prazák Quartet, joined by pianist Jaromír Klepác.

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Romantic piano favorites SCHUMANN Carnaval Op.9 CHOPIN Ballade Op.47, Nocturne Op.48, Scherzo Op.54, Fantaisie Op.49 Slávka Pechocová (piano) Praga • PRD 250283

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Slávka Pechocová’s playing reflects the rigor of her first teacher, Martin Hrsel, and the almost Impressionistic expressiveness of her second, the famous Ivan Moravec. Here she performs Schumann’s Carnaval and a selection of works by Chopin including the Ballade No.3, Nocturne No.13, Scherzo No.4 and the Fantaisie Op.49. All are animated by her lively, naturally virtuosic style. This program represents the very essence of the Romantic piano.

Zemlinsky rarities ZEMLINSKY Maiblumen blühten überall, Cello Sonata, Two Pieces for String Quintet, Three Pieces for cello and piano

July 2011

Lucie Hájková (soprano), Zemlinsky Quartet, Prazák Quartet, Vladimír Fortin (cello), Jaromír Klepác (piano) Praga • PRD 250284

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD A pianist and composer, Zemlinsky’s primary musical influence was Johannes Brahms. The centerpiece of this program is Maiblumen blühten überall, a short (possibly unfinished) masterpiece of chamber music for soprano and string sextet. The text is based on the first twenty lines of a morbid, mystical poem by Richard Dehmel. We owe the resurrection of these youthful scores by Zemlinsky to the scholarship of musicologist Antony Beaumont.

Performers include the Zemlinsky Quartet, the Prazák Quartet, soprano Lucie Hájková and pianist Jaromír Klepác.

The Concertgebouw Mahler series continues rco live

MAHLER Symphony No.3

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Netherlands Radio Choir, Boys of the Breda Sacrament Choir, Rijnmond Boys’ Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons RCO Live • RCO 10004

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD For the latest highly anticipated release in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Mahler symphony cycle under the direction of its chief conductor Mariss Jansons, the orchestra now turns its attention to the Third Symphony. Once again, Jansons stands out in this performance for his astonishingly keen eye for the minutest details.

Like no other, Jansons possesses the ability to integrate all this beautiful detailing into the virtually infinite overarching climaxes that can make listening to Mahler’s symphonies such an exciting experience.

Also available RCO Live • 07001 (5425008375489)

Mahler: Symphony No.2

RCO Live • 10102 (5425008377339)

Mahler: Symphony No.5

RCO Live • 08007 (5425008376349)

Mahler: Symphony No.6

RCO Live • 06001 (5425008375304)

July 2011

Mahler: Symphony No.1

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Scherchen’s Mahler MAHLER Symphonies Nos.1, 5 & 7

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Vienne, Hermann Scherchen Tahra • TAH 716

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IMPORT In his day, Hermann Scherchen was considered a pioneer of avant-garde music. However, he also regularly interpreted the works of Bach, Schoenberg and especially Mahler. He performed Mahler’s Fifth Symphony at his first concert in Berlin in February of 1914 and at his last concert in Bremen in May of 1966. Over his 54-year career, his performances of all of Mahler’s symphonies totaled 89, and included 22 performances of Mahler’s fifth. This new set from Tahra includes symphonies 1, 5 & 7 recorded in the mid 1950s.

July 2011

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125 years of Furtwängler

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BRUCKNER Symphony No.5 — Live 1942

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Testament • SBT 1466

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IMPORT This recording of Bruckner’s fifth has been published several times by various companies, with many containing questionable sound quality. Closer investigation revealed that various sources lay behind those reissues. The present release is sourced from the original tape kept in the archive of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. The tape needed only minimal reworking, as the sound quality is very good. It is indeed quite astonishing how natural, transparent and full the orchestra sounds. After nearly seventy years, the odyssey of this recording concludes in time to commemorate Wilhelm Furtwängler’s 125th Anniversary year.

Contemporary music from Germany Price Code: A23 (Suggested Retail Price: $23.98)

Katia Guedes (soprano), Uta Buchheister (mezzosoprano), Guillermo Anzorena (baritone), Olivier Nitsche (speaker), Tobias Dutschke (percussion), Ensemble Courage und Gläste, Neue Vocalsolisten Stu gart, Ensemble Recherche, Titus Engel Wergo • WER 6580

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MENDOZA Scenes from Niebla, Fe de erratas, Gramática de lo indecible

IMPORT After completing her studies, Spanish-born composer Elena Mendoza moved to Berlin. In addition to her work as a composer, she also teaches at the Universität der Künste Berlin.

This new disc from Wergo includes a selection of scenes from her music theater stage work Niebla based on the novel of the same title by the Spanish author Miguel de Unamuno. Fe de erratas pursues the idea of inventing a musico-theatrical situation by constantly correcting things just heard. Gramática de lo indecible for instrumental ensemble was inspired by a saying

by Wittgenstein that is interpolated into the composition at the end of the spoken material.

Mendoza’s works are a sonic and semantic kaleidoscope of extraordinary sensual presence.

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ZIMMERMANN Initiale — Lieder and Early Chamber Music

Anna Prohaska (soprano), Höfer Cordelia (piano), Cappone Alessandro (violin), Rachel Schmidt (violin), Trio Berlin Wergo • WER 6735

July 2011

IMPORT This CD is the first recording of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s complete vocal works. His eleven songs are interpreted here by renowned singer Anna Prohaska, who captivates the opera world with her light and lyric soprano voice. Never had Zimmermann been as close to the neo-romantic tonal language as he was in his songs. They reflect both an expression of intimate feelings and his strong interest in literature. The CD also contains his early chamber music. Members of the Berlin Philharmonic, including the Trio Berlin, present his Trio, Kleine Suite and Aria and Sonate.

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JAZZ A hot new live set from Romane Roots & Groove — Live at The Sunset

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Romane Frémeaux • FA 537

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Also available on DVD Frémeaux • FA 4022

File in: Jazz Four years have gone by since Romane’s last record as a leader. Today he fronts an exceptional quartet that explores new musical territories inherited from Django Reinhardt in a unique blend of roots, GypsySwing and American jazz. Recorded at The Sunset club, Romane wanted Roots & Groove to capture the creative urgency of a live set. It shows his determination to be part of music that is still very much alive, and includes original compositions as the basis for artistic exchanges that look resolutely to the future. This red-hot release is available as both a CD and a DVD.

July 2011

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Swing For Ninine — Complete Romane Vol.1 Frémeaux • FA 538 (3448960253826)

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All zones / Stereo / 4:3 / 60 minutes IMPORT

Virtuoso Latin jazz

JAZZ

El País de las Maravillas

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Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio World Village • 479061

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File in: Jazz Harold Lopez-Nussa was born into a Cuban musical dynasty — the nephew of famous pianist Ernan Lopez-Nussa and the son of drummer Ruy Lopez-Nussa. He is probably best known for his work with Buena Vista Social Club singer Omara Portuondo, who also had a cameo on his previous World Village album, Herencia. Today, backed by his brother on a drums, double bass player Felipe Cabrera and master saxophonist David Sanchez, Lopez-Nussa is taking a new step forward. Recorded at studios La Buissonne in November 2010, El País de las Maravillas features Lopez-Nussa asserting himself as a stylish composer and a powerful pianist, whose exciting and emotional music defies easy categorization.

“A virtuosic pianist brimming with passion and tempered by self-knowledge and sensitivity... there’s keyboard mastery and a rich rhythmic vocabulary combined with heart-and-soul harmonies.”

— THE MONTREAL GAZETTE

Also available World Village • 479035 (794881933129)

“A striking display of talent and creativity..”

July 2011

Herencia

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JAZZ Classic jazz from Blue Note apo

Introducing The 3 Sounds The 3 Sounds APO • CBNJ 81600 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz What is remarkable about Introducing The 3 Sounds is how the trio’s lightly swinging sound arrived fully intact. From the basis of this album, it sounds as if pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andrew Simpkins and drummer William Dowdy have been playing together for years.

There is empathetic, nearly intuitive interplay between the three musicians and Harris’ deft style already sounds mature and entirely distinctive.

The Time is Right

July 2011

Lou Donaldson APO • CBNJ 84025 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Saxophonist Lou Donaldson is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker. Donaldson has worked with jazz greats including Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Blue Mitchell, Horace Silver and Art Blakey. First released in 1959, The Time is Right is a warm, mellow affair overall, definitely post-bop. His group features Horace Parlan on piano, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Laymon Jackson on bass and Dave Bailey on drums. Ray Baretto is featured on conga, which gives the session a bit of Latin flavor.

JAZZ Audiophile SACD remasters Dizzy Reece APO • CBNJ 84033 SA

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Soundin’ Off

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Maybe not exactly the first Dizzy that comes to mind when discussing jazz, the Jamaicanborn, British-raised trumpeter Dizzy Reece overcame any confusion the nickname may have created to become a highly respected player on the New York scene. He enhanced that rep by recording some truly excellent albums for the Savoy, Blue Note and Prestige labels among others. His robust and passionate playing styles always seemed to inspire other musicians in his company. The contributions of the esteemed trio invited; pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor unilaterally match the front man’s fire and bold approach to each tune.

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Flight to Jordan

Duke Jordan APO • CBNJ 84046 SA

Price Code: A29 (Suggested Retail Price: $29.98)

July 2011

DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz An imaginative and gifted pianist, Duke Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker’s so-called “classic quintet” (1947-48), featuring Miles Davis. He had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards. The 1960 album Flight To Jordan was Jordan’s first as a leader and features the distinctive frontline of Stanley Turrentine and Dizzy Reece.

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WORLD Bratsch and friends Plein du Monde

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Bratsch World Village • 479056

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IMPORT File in: World / Gypsy Bratsch, formed in 1972 by guitarist Dan Gharibian and violinist Bruno Girard, has released more than ten albums to date. The group is renowned for the diversity of its musical influences and for the virtuosity of its members and guest artists. Bratsch’s primary focus is on gypsy (Roma) music, but they blend in sounds from klezmer, jazz and many diverse folk traditions. Plein du Monde was originally issued by EMI in 2007 in celebration of Bratsch’s 35th anniversary. Instead of going with the usual ‘greatest hits’ concept, they decided to record an album of ‘duets.’

The album’s mix of traditional songs and originals and features guest appearances from famed vocalists including Khaled, Olivia Ruiz, Juliette, Lhasa and Charles Aznavour. The album’s title translates not only as ‘the whole world’ but also ‘to all people’ — an appropriate choice for this uniquely global band.

“A quarter century on and still going strong.”

— SONGLINES

July 2011

Also available Nomades en Vol — Portrait

Network • 25193 (785965105129)

“A lively retrospective, capturing some of Bratsch’s greatest moments.”

— FROOTS

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WORLD The roots of a fado master Por Meu Cante

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António Zambujo World Village • 479058

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IMPORT File in: World / Europe / Portugal 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 vocalist, 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). Por meu cante is a seminal album for understanding how fado remains alive, blending with other types of contemporary music without ever losing its own identity.

“Zambujo has emerged as one of his generation’s greatest talents.”

— SIGNAL TO NOISE

Also available World Village • 479024 (794881905720)

“The highlights on this CD are just too many to mention: it is one not to be missed.”

— SONGLINES

Guia

World Village • 479049 (794881964826)

“Charming and delicate, each word is sung as if the world’s most beautiful woman is Zambujo’s only audience.”

— SONGLINES

July 2011

Outro Sentido

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WORLD A Gypsy music summit Balkan Brass Ba le

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Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia Asphalt Tango • ATR 2911

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Also available on LP Asphalt Tango • ATR 3011

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IMPORT File in: World / Europe / Balkans On this new recording, the two titans of East European Gypsy music go head to head in a Balkan brass encounter of epic proportions.

Following the tradition of brass battles, from Serbia’s legendary Guca Brass Festival to New Orleans’ mean streets, Balkan Brass Battle showcases the wit, passion and musical genius of Europe’s Romany Gypsy people. In the left corner: Fanfare Ciocarlia. These Romanian rockers rose from rural obscurity to international fame as one of the world’s most explosive live bands. In the right corner: the Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar. Featuring young gun Marko Markovic, the fastest trumpet in town, these survivors of the Yugoslav civil war are the Guca Festival’s greatest champions. Recorded across a feverish, sleepless forty-eight hours in a Transylvanian hotel right outside Graf Dracula, both bands laid down their very hottest grooves.

July 2011

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Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar: Devla Piranha • PIR 2339 (826863233924)

“One of the best bands in the business.”

— SONGLINES

Fanfare Ciocarlia: Queens & Kings

Asphalt Tango • ATR 1207 (4015698138924)

“Some of the most sizzling music on the planet.”

— LONDON EVENING STANDARD

WORLD Trio Chemirani & friends Price Code: A21 (Suggested Retail Price: $21.98)

IMPORT File in: World / Middle East / Iran Seven years after their previous recording, Persian percussionists Trio Chemirani return, nourished by their own rich musical experimentation and by meetings with musicians from around the globe. For their new album Invite, based upon a concert series of the same name, Trio Chemirani have put together a spectacular list of invitees, including kora master Ballaké Sissoko, jazz pianist Omar Sosa and Titi Robin on bouzouki. The musical interplay between these great artists is nothing short of revelatory.

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Trio Chemirani Accords Croisés • AC 143

The diva of Arab song Aïcha Redouane Chant du Monde • 2742024

Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

July 2011

IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Morocco Known to many as “the diva of Arab song,” Moroccan singer Aïcha Redouane has been delighting Arab and Western audiences since the 90’s. A resident of France since her earliest childhood, Redouane has sung in various styles. In the late 80s, she devoted herself to the musical tradition of the Arab maqâm, establishing a name for herself not only as a singer but also as a qânun player. Her latest release, Maqâm d’amour, is based on 8th century poems written by the Sufi saint Râbi’a Al-’Adawiyya, but the message is timeless.

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WORLD The bu erfly from Benin daqui

Awada Kpè Kpè Perrine Fifadji Daqui • 332045

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IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Benin Perrine Fifadji’s Awada Kpè Kpè (The Chrysalis) is a musical adaptation of her stage show of the same name that combines dance and music. It is a one-of-a-kind musical journey from caterpillar to butterfly, combining the music of Fifadji’s African roots with influences from many other cultures and styles. She is accompanied by Francis Passicos, Emmanuel Arné, Ewa Tohinnou and Ersoy Kazimov on a variety of instruments including flute, sitar, ocarina, Tibetan bowls, harmonium, guitar and darbuka.

Abed Azrié revisits Gilgamesh doumtak

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Abed Azrié Doumtak • DOM 002

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July 2011

BONUS DVD

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IMPORT File in: World / Middle East / Syria Abed Azrié has brought new life to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh in this new recording from 2011. Ancient Mesopotamia’s most famous work dates back to 2500 B.C. and tells the story of a tragic friendship and a quest for immortality. Azrié’s music embraces all the different cultures of the Middle East. Combining traditional oriental and occidental instruments, provides a unique showcase for his deep, warm voice. His unique style is a timeless fusion whose vital spirit is derived from Arabo-Andalusian culture. From the very first note, the listener will be fascinated. A 96-minute bonus DVD is included.

WORLD Djelimady’s best solo album Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

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Djelimady Tounkara Lusafrica • 562702

IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Mali Malian guitarist Djelimady Tounkara is one of Africa’s finest musicians. He was one of the founders of the legendary Super Rail Band, a group that launched the careers of such greats as Salif Keita and Mory Kante. Solon Kôno, his second solo recording, features Tounkara giving free reign to his prodigious improvisational talents. He is accompanied

by Samba Diabate on guitar, Mariam ‘M’Bau’ Tounkara, Mariam ‘Djodjo’ Diabate, Samba Sissoko and Mountaga Diabate on vocals. Originally released in 2005 on Marabi, Lusafrica’s reissue of this, his best solo album to date, is particularly welcome.

The colorful music of Cape Verde

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Mariana Ramos Lusafrica • 562532

Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

July 2011

IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Senegal Born in Senegal to Cape Verdean parents, singer Mariana Ramos has enjoyed a very successful career. The music she was steeped in from childhood had a Cape Verdean beat, since her father, Toy Ramos, played guitar for the famous group Voz de Cabo Verde. Her music combines international influences with Cape Verdean tradition in a subtle blend of jazz, Brazilian music and African sounds. Ramos’ new album SuaviDança is a colorful program that features traditional Cape Verdean mornas and coladeras, as well as sambas and other global flavors.

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NOSTALGIA

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The Faithful Hussar Rare Transcription Recordings of the 1950’s Vol.2

Me and the Man in the Moon

Turner Layton, Clarence Johnstone Du on Vocalion • CDEA 6188

July 2011

Ted Heath Du on Vocalion • CDEA 6186

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In a Monastery Garden Immortal Works of Ketèlbey

New Symphony Orchestra of London, Robert Sharples Du on Vocalion • CDLF 8143

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NOSTALGIA Werner Müller, Paul Mauriat & Helmut Zacharias harmonia mundi dutton

Learn to Love; Sentimental Journey Werner Müller Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4432

Rhythm and Blues; The Paul Mauriat Orchestra

Paul Mauriat Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4433

On Lovers’ Road; Candlelight Serenade Helmut Zacharias Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4442

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Acker Bilk, Michel Legrand & Robert Delgado

Fiesta; Fiesta For Dancing

July 2011

Robert Delgado Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4444

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Horn of Plenty; Mood for Love Acker Bilk Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4445

Plays Richard Rodgers; Broadway is My Beat

Michel Legrand Du on Vocalion • CDLK 4447

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NOSTALGIA James Last, Mantovani & Melachrino harmonia mundi dutton

Voodoo-Party; Well Kept Secret James Last Du on Vocalion • CDSML 8477

An Album of Favourite Tangos An Album of Favourite Waltzes Mantovani Du on Vocalion • CDVS 1967

The Music of Victor Herbert & Sigmund Romberg George Melachrino Du on Vocalion • CDVS 1968

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July 2011

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Concert Calendar • CLASSICAL

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Kristian Bezuidenhout

harmonia mundi

Ian Bostridge Christine Brewer Yefim Bronfman Brooklyn Rider Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Cuarteto Casals James Ehnes English Concert

Hyperion Hyperion Helicon World Village Channel Classics harmonia mundi Onyx Classics harmonia mundi

Lucy Crowe Gloriae Dei Cantores

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Matthias Goerne Marc-André Hamelin

harmonia mundi Hyperion

Olga Kern

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Angelika Kirchschlager Katia & Marielle Labèque

Hyperion KML Records

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

harmonia mundi harmonia mundi LSO Live Mariinsky

Robert McDuffie Nicholas McGegan

Orange Mountain harmonia mundi

Alexander Melnikov

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Davi Moroney Paul O'De e Philip Glass Ensemble Maxim Rysanov Takács Quartet Tokyo String Quartet

Hyperion harmonia mundi Orange Mountain Onyx Classics Hyperion harmonia mundi

Nobuyuki Tsujii Joyce Yang

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Bates Recital Hall St. Mary of the Assumption Zankel Music Center Symphony Hall Benaroya Hall Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Hollywood Bowl Zellerbach Hall Zankel Hall Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Weill Recital Hall Seligman Performing Arts Center Walt Disney Concert Hall Zankel Hall Mostly Mozart: Lincoln Center PAC Theater Swasey Chapel Palladium Center for the Performing Arts McCain Auditorium Walton Arts Center St. Louis Cathedral Yardley Hall Taylor Performing Arts Center Wait Chapel Hodgson Hall Dreyfoos Hall Phillips Performing Arts Center Northland Church Peabody Auditorium Verizon Hall Aspen Music Festival: Benedict Music Tent International Keyboard Festival Sherwood Auditorium Folly Theater Herbst Theatre Bear Valley Music Festival Sherwood Auditorium Hollywood Bowl Zankel Hall Hollywood Bowl Walt Disney Concert Hall BAM Kaufmann Concert Hall Avery Fisher Hall State Theatre Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Center for the Arts Segerstrom Center for the Arts Zellerbach Hall Segerstrom Center for the Arts Valley Performing Arts Center Benaroya Hall Copley Symphony Hall Hollywood Bowl Verizon Hall 92nd Street Y San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall Hertz Hall Kaufmann Concert Hall Hollywood Bowl Cabell Hall Auditorium Hertz Hall Austin Chamber Music Center Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Lillie Auditorium First Congregational Church Li le Theater Sherwood Auditorium Stude Concert Hall Morse Recital Hall Mendelssohn Hall 92nd Street Y Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Hollywood Bowl

July 2011

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Date

City

State

Venue

World Village

Zakir Hussain

Network

Huun Huur Tu

World Village

Amjad Ali Khan Klezmatics

World Village Piranha

Ana Moura

World Village

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Omara Portuondo Catherine Russell

World Village World Village World Village

Sierra Maestra

World Village

Tinariwen

World Village

Boubacar Traoré

Lusafrica

Watcha Clan

Piranha

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Parade Plaza Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Presco Park Duke Island Park Ballard Park Le Club Calumet Narrows Center for The Arts Bayfront Park Walt Disney Concert Hall Zellerbach Hall Citifolk Cleveland Museum of Art University of Kentucky One World Theatre Conservatory of Music Sruti: Independence Seaport Museum Stepping Stone Waterside Theatre Center for the Arts Walt Disney Concert Hall Bloomington Centre for the Performing Arts Zeiterion Theatre University of Massachuse s The Broad Stage Zellerbach Hall Zellerbach Hall Hollywood Bowl WaMu Theater Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall The Mountain Winery Santa Barbara Bowl Greek Theatre Brady Theater WinStar Casino Murat Theatre Fox Theatre PNC Pavilion Toledo Zoo Amphitheater Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center Ives Concert Park Tanglewood: Koussevitzky Music Shed MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino Borgata Casino Sympathy Space Pearson Lake Arts Center The Mill Restaurant and Club Riverside Casino Jazz at The Lincoln Center Kennedy Center Jazz Club Music Without Borders: Millennium Park Artisphere Finger Lakes Grass Roots Festival Lincoln Hall The Cedar Belly Up The Troubadour Bimbo's Neumos Highline Ballroom Chicago World Music Festival Stone Mountain Arts Center Iron Horse Narrows Center for the Arts First Congregational Church New England Conservatory Summer Stage Grand Performances

July 2011

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C.J. Chenier

Concert Calendar • POPULAR

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