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AUGUST 9, 2011

BEZUIDENHOUT

Mendelssohn Double Concerto | Piano Concerto

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This month, harmonia mundi label explores rarely heard gems by Mendelssohn. Written when the composer was still in his teens, the joyful and virtuosic Double Concerto and Piano Concerto are given insightful and sparkling performances by Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Freiburger Barockorchester, with Gottfried von der Goltz conducting from the violin. Alia Vox presents L’orchestre de Louis XV (p.9), the latest disc in Jordi Savall’s ongoing French music series, which focuses on the orchestral music of Jean-Philippe Rameau. On Hyperion, Stephen Hough’s disc of the complete Waltzes by Chopin will be another sure-fire hit (p.13), while on Mariinsky, Valery Gergiev leads his orchestra in the label’s fifth opera recording, a fiery reading of Donizetti’s immortal Lucia di Lammermoor (p.15) featuring Natalie Dessay. Violinist Viktoria Mullova plays a selection of twentiethcentury gypsy-influenced classical and jazz works on her new Onyx album, The Peasant Girl (p.17). In non-classical releases, World Village offers the lovely, lilting Tewesta: Remembrance (p.23) by Ethiopia’s Addis Acoustic Project.

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Paul Lewis’ Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations debuts on Billboard

“This album is beautifully connected, taking on a large challenge across a hundred years, and succeeding at every turn.” ¬ AUDIOPHILE AUDITION ★★★★

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Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson harmonia mundi • HMU 807525

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Even the most intense variations never lose their lilt.” ¬ LOS ANGELES TIMES

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“An elegant, sly and richly characterized performance, providing rollicking humor in the clattering 16th variation, infectious exuberance in the cascading 18th variation… Mr. Lewis again proves himself a major Beethoven interpreter.” ¬ NEW YORK TIMES

A musical “masterpiece” from Joel Frederiksen

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One of the seminal American musical traditions, the spiritual is dramatic, powerful and profoundly beautiful — the bedrock for much of the American music that was to follow. On their new album Sing Freedom!, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare explore the genre’s wide range of expression and its eloquence in speaking to universal aspects of the human condition.

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BOCCHERINI String Quintet Op.30 No.6 — La musica no urna delle strade di Madrid, Guitar Quintet No.6, String Quintet No.6, String Quartet Op.32 No.5

Cuarteto Casals, Eckart Runge (cello), Carles Trepat (guitar) harmonia mundi • HMC 902092

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IMPORT Boccherini owes his celebrity to more than just the Minuet of his string quintet Op.11 No.5. This recording proves that fact with stunning brilliance: from the castanets of the Fandango to the much more Viennese style of the string quartet, the musicians of the Cuarteto Casals and their guests demonstrate the infinite creative resources of the composer. It culminates in the La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Night Music from the Streets of Madrid), a vivid example of musical realism in which, as Boccherini put it, ‘the strict rules of counterpoint’ would be out of place.

Also available “Cuarteto Casals deliver a profoundly exciting performance of these challenging pieces.”

August 2011

Metamorphosis

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The best of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson A Tribute

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano), Freiburger Barockorchester, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan harmonia mundi • HMU 907471

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IMPORT This set is a tribute to the supreme artistry of mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954-2006). It gathers together some of the finest recordings of arias and duets made during her acclaimed association with harmonia mundi. Highlights include selections from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Handel’s Messiah. Hunt Lieberson is accompanied by Nicholas McGegan, leading the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and the Freiburger Barockorchester.

August 2011

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Berlioz: Nuits d’Ete

Philharmonia Baroque • PBP 01 (852188003010)

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MENDELSSOHN Double Concerto, Piano Concerto

Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Freiburger Barockorchester, Go fried von der Goltz (violin & conductor) harmonia mundi • HMC 902082

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IMPORT Three years before the Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an amazing concerto for fortepiano and violin, built on the Classical model but brimming with new, even iconoclastic ideas. Astonishingly, when it had its first performance in May 1823, the composer was just fourteen. 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 either work appeared in a critical edition, and it is those rediscovered scores upon which this recording is based.

Kristian Bezuidenhout is joined by the Freiburger Barockorchester and their violinist/conductor Gottfried von der Goltz.

“An immensely talented player of great imagination.”

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Also available harmonia mundi • HMU 907497 (093046749729)

“In terms of inspirational reach and gravity towards content, Bezuidenhout is light years removed.”

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Mozart: Keyboard Music Vol.2

harmonia mundi • HMU 907498 (093046749828)

“Perfectly proportioned accounts, with every rhythm neatly sprung, and inflected with a splendid range of keyboard touch and color.”

— THE GUARDIAN

August 2011

Mozart: Keyboard Music Vol.1

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French music for harpsichord

LOUIS COUPERIN Pièces de Clavecin — The Complete Harpsichord Works Richard Egarr (harpsichord) harmonia mundi • HMU 907511

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CDS for the Price of 3 IMPORT Hailed for his “revelatory” account of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (The New York Times), Richard Egarr turns to one of the least-known and most entrancing collections in the repertory for solo harpsichord. This complete recording of the works for solo keyboard by Louis Couperin (c.1626-1661) revels in the music’s rich harmonic and contrapuntal textures, which are marked by a poignant use of dissonance. None of Couperin’s music was published during his lifetime, but manuscript copies of some 200 pieces survive, some of them only rediscovered in the mid-20th century. The first historically important member of the Couperin family, Louis Couperin made seminal contributions to the development of both the French organ school and French harpsichord school. His innovations included composing organ pieces for specific registrations and inventing the genre of the unmeasured prelude for harpsichord, for which he devised a special type of notation.

August 2011

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Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Vol.1

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“Bach’s musical argument in clearly and generously punctuated phrases and with an engaging conversation eloquence.”

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Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Vol.2

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“Egarr is a conscientious, indeed meticulous artist who shapes the phrases of Bach’s music carefully and persuasively.”

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Voyage en France

Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Philippe Bernold (flute), Ronald Van Spaendonck (clarinet) harmonia mundi • HMX 2908450

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Le violoncelle romantique

Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano) harmonia mundi • HMX 2908452

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Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Ewa Kupiec (piano), Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek harmonia mundi • HMX 2908454

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Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) harmonia mundi • HMX 2908458

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The Art of Lied

Werner Güra (tenor), Christoph Berner (fortepiano), RIAS-Kammerchor, Marcus Creed harmonia mundi • HMX 2908460

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Sonata

Paul Lewis (piano) harmonia mundi • HMX 2908456

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Sets include pianist Alexandre Tharaud and friends playing a French-themed selection of piano and chamber music, cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand in a selection of Romantic works for cello, Isabelle Faust in a collection of violin concertos and sonatas, pianist Paul Lewis in a selection of sonatas, countertenor Andreas Scholl singing Baroque cantatas and acclaimed tenor Werner Güra in a program of lieder.

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English music world premières frémeaux albion

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Garden of Proserpine, In The Fen Country, The Captain’s Apprentice HADLEY Fen and Flood

Jane Irwin (mezzo-soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Joyful Company of Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel Albion • ALBCD 012

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IMPORT Vaughan Williams completed The Garden of Proserpine, scored for soprano soloist, chorus and full orchestra, in 1899. For the twenty-something composer, it was a first attempt at a large-scale work. Given that Vaughan Williams had only produced a handful of songs and some chamber pieces by this date, it is an impressive achievement that achieves that combination of radiance and nobility that is characteristic of the composer’s later works.

In the Fen Country was completed in 1904. The melodic outlines and spirit of folk music are prevalent in this work. Patrick Hadley’s Fen and Flood was inspired by the devastating events of the night of January 31, 1953 when a deadly hurricane force wind created a storm tide up to 18 feet above mean sea level. Overall, 2,400 people lost their lives. Vaughan Williams persuaded his friend Hadley to allow him to arrange the work for chorus. The new arrangement was first performed in 1956 and was dedicated to Vaughan Williams. All of the recordings presented here are world premières.

August 2011

Also available Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 Albion • ALBCD 011 (5060158190119)

“Makes for absorbing listening... another bold anthology from Albion Records.”

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Savall conducts Rameau favorites alia vox

L’Orchestre de Louis XV RAMEAU Orchestral Suites — Les Indes Galantes, Naïs, Zoroastre, Les Boréades

Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall Alia Vox • AVSA 9882

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Following the success of the albums L’orchestre de Louis XIII (Philidor) and L’orchestre du Roi Soleil (Lully), Jordi Savall explores another dynastic opus, this time focusing on music by Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Once again, Le Concert des Nations sparkles in these four orchestral suites, which exemplify the genius of the great French composer.

With glistening orchestral colors and breathtaking virtuosity, Savall and his group demonstrate their special affinity with the repertoire of the XVIIIth century. Offered at a special price, this high-resolution recording is a must-have for anyone interested in this repertoire.

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Lully: L’orchestre de Louis XIII Alia Vox • AV 9824 (7619986098241)

August 2011

Lully: L’Orchestre du Roi Soleil

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channel classics

The perils of love BARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle

Ildikó Komlósi (mezzo-soprano), Laszlo Polgár (bass), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Channel Classics • CCS SA 90311

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD In the album notes, Iván Fischer discusses Bluebeard’s Castle. “Despite occasional successful stagings of this opera, it is concert performances that stir up the feelings of audiences most. Usually, after the opera has ended, discussions break out, dividing men and women.

Whereas everybody seems to understand why Judith cannot resist her desire to open all the doors, Bluebeard’s character remains controversial. Bartók, who was himself a closed, shy man, seems to have been fascinated by strange-looking characters who turn out to feel endless love.”

August 2011

eloquentia

A magnum opus of counterpoint

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BACH Die Kunst der Fuge Sit Fast Eloquentia • EL 1125

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IMPORT Elizabethan music for viol consort maintains a miraculous balance between complexity, virtuosity and melodic beauty. Although the group’s name refers to a magnum opus of the Elizabethan era, the consort Sit Fast performs music from many periods and repertoires.

Bach’s Art of Fugue is one of the mainstays of the group’s repertoire, and this new recording explores all of the works’ many facets and colors in performances that are both insightful and joyous.

Medieval mischief Price Code: A19 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

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Carmina Burana

Ensemble Obsidienne, Emmanuel Bonnardot Eloquentia • EL 1127

IMPORT Best known thanks to the epic 1936 version by Carl Orff, the original Carmina Burana, a manuscript containing poems and songs from the 11th and 12th centuries, is one of the most important collections of Goliard and vagabond songs. Its songs originate from all over Europe, and include works from Occitania, France, England, Scotland, Aragon, Castile and the Holy Roman Empire. In these songs, satire is the dominant theme, often at the expense of the Catholic Church. On this new recording, the Ensemble Obsidienne strikes an appropriately delicate balance between the devilish and the angelic.

Romantic choral music Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

Gloriae Dei Cantores, Elizabeth Pa erson Gloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 121

August 2011

DOMESTIC This disc is a re-release of Gloriae Dei Cantores’ classic 1994 recording of music by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, one of nineteenth-century Germany’s most gifted teachers and composers. Rheinberger wrote works reminiscent of those of Brahms and Schumann and yet their attractive lyricism is unique. This tribute to the composer includes a rich and fascinating selection of the composers’ masses and motets.

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RHEINBERGER Motets, Masses and Hymns

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A 16th-century innovator LASSUS Prophetiae Sibyllarum

Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice Hyperion • CDA 67887

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IMPORT Orlande de Lassus was an undisputed master of all the vocal genres of the late Renaissance, from German lied to Latin mass. He was extraordinarily prolific, and this recording features the glorious polyphony of the Missa Amor ecco colei and Prophetiae Sibyllarum, two of his most celebrated works. With the latter’s extreme chromaticism and constant modulation, Lassus stretched the compositional boundaries of the time to produce one of the most important and advanced works to come from the sixteenth century. With their immaculate and instinctive performance style, Stephen Rice and the Brabant Ensemble prove the perfect advocates for this challenging music.

French organ music SAINT-SAËNS Organ Music Vol.2

August 2011

Andrew-John Smith (organ) Hyperion • CDA 67815

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IMPORT British organist Andrew-John Smith once again brings his compelling artistry to the service of Camille Saint-Saëns. Smith’s commanding sense of architecture, breathtaking musicality and astonishing control of dynamics and nuance is thrilling. As with Volume 1, this disc provides a rare opportunity to hear Saint-Saëns’s organ works played on the very instrument for which they were composed — the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll at La Madeleine, Paris. Saint-Saëns was renowned for his extraordinary organ improvisations and it was said that ‘his genius was of an indescribable splendor.’

A modern master of Chopin hyperion

CHOPIN The Complete Waltzes

Stephen Hough (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67849

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IMPORT Stephen Hough has a unique affinity for the music of Chopin, whose music has always been a central part of his repertoire. His earlier Chopin recordings for Hyperion garnered huge critical acclaim. Hough’s name has become synonymous with pianistic elegance, flawless technique and immense musicianship and he has become globally renowned for his engaging and refined Chopin interpretations. In his Waltzes, Chopin brought a new level of sophistication to this popular dance form. The disc is rounded off with the famous E flat major Nocturne, which gives a more lyrical expression to the meter of the waltz. These illuminating and compelling performances are not to be missed.

“A Chopin proponent of the first rank.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

Also available Hyperion • CDA 67764 (034571177649)

“A masterclass in pianistic command and stylistic poise with the most heartfelt playing of any of his recent recordings.”

— GRAMOPHONE

August 2011

Chopin: Late Masterpieces

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hyperion

Essential reissues JOSQUIN DES PREZ Missa Pange Lingua, Planxit autem David, Vultum tuum deprecabuntur Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’Donnell Hyperion • CDH 55374

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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 66617 (034571166148) Deleted May 2009 The Missa Pange Lingua is probably the most famous work written by Josquin des Prez and is generally thought to be his last mass. Rather than being a summation of his previous compositional techniques, Josquin’s mass synthesizes several contrapuntal trends from the late 15th and early 16th centuries into a new style that would become the predominant compositional technique used by Franco-Flemish composers in the first half of the 16th century. On this classic Hyperion recording, the Choir of Westminster Cathedral is led by James O’Donnell.

MOZART Wind Quintets

August 2011

Gaudier Ensemble Hyperion • CDH 55390

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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 67277 (034571172774) Deleted April 2010 Mozart’s contribution to the repertoire of music with wind instruments is of considerable significance. Not only did he write concertos for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, but he also made frequent use of these instruments in his chamber music. His interest in varied textures and colors led to unusual, sometimes unique, combinations of wind or wind and strings, and many of these works have become cornerstones of the repertoire.

These important works could not be in more talented hands than those of The Gaudier Ensemble, who effervesce outstanding playing throughout in performances that Mozart himself would surely have been proud of.

Gergiev conducts a Donize i masterpiece mariinsky

DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor

Natalie Dessay (soprano), Piotr Beczala (tenor), Vladislav Sulimsky (baritone), Ilya Bannilk (bass), Mariinsky Orchestra, Mariinsky Chorus, Valery Gergiev Mariinsky • MAR 0512

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD T h e Ma r i i n s k y l a b e l’s o p e r a recordings have garnered acclaim and awards from around the world, most recently for Valery Gergiev’s recording of Parsifal released in 2010. For the label’s fifth opera, Gergiev conducts Donizetti’s masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor with a magnificent cast led by Natalie Dessay. Donizetti’s tragic opera depicts a family feud set in the Lammermuir hills of Scotland. Inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor, the central character of Lucia Ashton is torn between her family and true love and eventually descends into madness. Dessay is one of the world’s most sought-after sopranos and an admired interpreter of lyric heroines. She is particularly renowned for her interpretation of the role of Lucia, which she has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and the Mariinsky Theatre.

“One would be hard pressed to find a tauter ensemble performing today.”

— MUSICAL CRITICISM

Also available Mariinsky • MAR 0508 (822231850823)

“Valery Gergiev and his orchestra at their best, in a glowing, spacious, near-flawless performance.”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

August 2011

Wagner: Parsifal

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mirare

Brahms favorites for four hands BRAHMS Liebeslieder-Walzer, Dix Danses Hongroises Brigi e Engerer (piano), Boris Berezovsky (piano) Mirare • MIR 134

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IMPORT Piano music for four hands could be considered as the highest expression of musical friendship. Under the golden fingers of two major artists such as Boris Berezovsky and Brigitte Engerer, these famous works of Johannes Brahms are tenderly outlined with poetry and deep emotion. The rhythmic energy of Hungarian folklore drives the Hungarian Dances in a joyful expression of rustic revelry. These consummate artists bring a keen sense of beauty and style to these beloved piano pieces.

English music for harpsichord Mr Tomkins, his Lessons of Worthe Keyboard Music of Byrd, Bull, Tomkins & Tallis

August 2011

Bertrand Cuiller (harpsichord) Mirare • MIR 137

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IMPORT With his anthology Lessons of Worthe, the great Renaissance composer Thomas Tomkins placed his seal of approval on some the finest works of his time. This important manuscript features Tomkins’ selection of masterpieces for keyboard by English composers such as John Bull, William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. On this disc, Bertrand Cuiller plays excerpts from the anthology using three different and fascinatingly different instruments — a claviorganum and harpsichords from England and Spain.

The Gypsy violin Price Code: 2A17 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $35.98)

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The Peasant Girl

Viktoria Mullova (violin) Onyx Classics • ONYX 4070

IMPORT The music in this eclectic program reflects the deep influence of gypsy music on both classical and jazz music in the 20th century. Even when wearing ‘classical’ clothes, the music of the gypsies cannot disguise its honesty, directness and driving rhythmic pulse. This new set features music by classical greats Bartók and Kodály alongside selections from the world of jazz, including John Lewis’s Django and tracks by the band Weather Report. All of this music has strong connections for Ukrainian violinist Viktoria Mullova. Only two generations ago, her family lived off the land in a small village and the simplicity and ethnic flavor of peasant life is very much part of her. The music on these CDs allows us to glimpse another side of this fascinating artist.

Respighi’s Roman trilogy

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RESPIGHI Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome, Roman Festivals

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Josep Caballé-Domenech Onyx Classics • ONYX 4083

August 2011

IMPORT The works of Respighi’s “Roman Trilogy” are probably among the most spectacularly orchestrated compositions in the repertoire. The vivid colors and sounds of Imperial Rome are brought to life — from the violence in the Coliseum and the legions marching with grim determination along the Appian Way, to children playing around a fountain on a hot Roman summer’s day. Josep Caballé-Domenech, who studied with Sir Colin Davis and David Zinman, leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in glorious performances that bring out every nuance of these beloved masterpieces.

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piano classics

New recordings for the piano music aficionado CHOPIN Piano Works Vol.1

Roberto Poli (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0012

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IMPORT It takes courage to start a Chopin Edition in an overcrowded market, well after the Chopin festivities of 2010 and with a virtually unknown pianist. Roberto Poli, born in Venice, is a true Renaissance man, much involved in music, painting and poetry and deserving of discovery. He is considered an eloquent and authoritative communicator and exponent of Chopin’s music, which he has studied extensively using manuscripts and first editions.

Poli studied with Philippe Cassard, Vladimir Tropp and Boris Petrushansky at the famous Imola Piano Academy. He currently lives and works in Boston, where he plays, teaches and paints. This is the first volume in a complete edition of Chopin’s piano music.

SCHUBERT Impromptus

August 2011

Klára Würtz (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0013

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IMPORT The Hungarian-born pianist Klára Würtz has made a name for herself through her international concert career and her numerous recordings, including award-winning sets of Mozart and Schumann. Now she turns to the deceptively simple word of the Schubert Impromptus — popular pieces often attempted by amateur pianists. She discovers a world of intense emotions, from peaceful beauty to tragic despair, the musical language of the late piano sonatas and Winterreise. Würtz was nurtured in the rich musical environment of the Liszt Academy in Budapest in the seventies and eighties, surrounded by such musical giants as Zoltán Kocsis, András Schiff, Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág.

Keyboard discoveries Price Code: A19 (Suggested Retail Price: $19.98)

Arnaldo Cohen (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0014

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LISZT Scherzo & March, Dante Sonata, B Minor Sonata

IMPORT Arnaldo Cohen, one of Brazil’s finest pianists, began his international career by winning the 1972 Busoni Competition. Since then he toured the world, hailed by critics as “a model of balance and Imagination,” praising his “burnished, unforced bronze-like sound, in the Rachmaninoff manner” (Harold Schonberg), and “one of the greatest pianists I have ever heard” (Yehudi Menuhin). Cohen’s recording of the Liszt Sonata and other works, made in the nineties, is one the consistently most satisfying recordings he ever made, displaying a strong sense of structure, deep poetic involvement and colossal technique.

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RACHMANINOV Moments Musicaux SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No.5 PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No.7

Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano) Piano Classics • PCL 0037

August 2011

IMPORT At only 26, Russian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk can already boast of an impressive international career. After having won several prestigious competitions (first prize Hamamatsu Competition in Japan at 16 and first prize at the Rubinstein Competition in 2005), he has played with such prestigious orchestras as Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His last recital at the International Piano Series in Amsterdam was a triumph and was recorded red hot by Piano Classics right after the event.

Gavrylyuk’s technique knows no limits, as is proven in the virtuoso Russian repertoire on this disc. However, there is so much more then technique here. He shapes phrases with striking sensitivity and possesses a nearly boundless palette of pianistic colors.

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Three legendary Liszt interpreters

LISZT Piano Sonata, Dante Sonata, Piano Concertos — Rare Live and Historic Recordings

August 2011

Claudio Arrau (piano) Piano Classics • PCLD 0015

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LISZT Hungarian Rhapsodies, Paganini Studies, Opera Paraphrases Alfred Brendel (piano) Piano Classics • PCLD 0016

LISZT Transcendental Etudes, Consolations, Paraphrases — The Ensayo Recordings

Jorge Bolet (piano) Piano Classics • PCLD 0017

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Claudio Arrau was steeped in the music of Liszt from his early teens, having studied in Berlin with the famous Martin Krause, himself a student of Liszt. The legendary “Arrau sound,” with its deep and ringing sonority, gave Liszt’s piano music an unheard spectrum of emotions. This disc features historic live performances of Arrau from his early career. Alfred Brendel has long been one of the foremost champions of Liszt’s music. This new set compiles revelatory Liszt recordings Brendel made in the 60s and 70s for the Vox and Vanguard labels. It took a long time before the musical establishment recognized the genius of the great Cuban pianist Jorge Bolet. It was through his recordings for Decca, starting in the 80s, that the world got to know Bolet’s superb interpretative skills. This set from Piano Classics features Bolet’s youthful recordings for the Spanish label Ensayo, in which the young lion of the keyboard displays his abundant virtuosity.

The birth of the string quartet Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)

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String Quartet Masterworks of the First Viennese School HAYDN String Quartet Op.76 No.3 MOZART String Quartet K456 ‘Dissonance’ BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op.18 No.6

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Praga • PRD 250287 IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Defined and codified by Haydn, the string quartet became an opera without words in the works of Mozart and an expression of powerful metaphysical concepts in the works of Beethoven. The Zemlinsky Quartet, trained by the Czech school and acclaimed by the Viennese, offer three stellar examples from among the most famous chamber music works of the period known as the First Viennese School.

Furtwängler’s Beethoven on  Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Tahra • FURT 2008

August 2011

IMPORT Hybrid SACD/ Stereo This SACD is the first of a series dedicated to Wilhelm Furtwängler’s live concerts.

The inaugural disc features the famous Vienna Philharmonic Eroica recorded in December 1944 at the Musikvereinssaal, with Friedrich Schnapp at the controls. Tahra has carefully remastered the original tapes from the archive of the Deutsche Rundfunk.

Future releases in the series will include a Bruckner eighth, recorded two months earlier, the famous Brahms concert in Hamburg (October 1951) and the Berlin concerts (Beethoven symphonies). The Super Audio CD format serves as the ideal medium to ensure optimal sound quality.

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The symphonies of Henze HENZE Symphonies Nos.3-5

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski Wergo • WER 6723

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IMPORT Hans Werner Henze recently celebrated his 85th birthday. In his essay “Über Instrumentalkomposition” of 1963, Henze states, “Everything moves toward the theatre and comes back from there. In the orchestral pieces it is visibly close, although the typical of certain traditions of symphonic music is borne in mind.” Henze’s symphonies Nos. 3, 4 and 5 clearly demonstrate this unique symbiosis between music theatre and symphonic music.

These three key works of the modern era are performed here in definitive readings by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the direction of maestro Marek Janowski.

Organ music by Stockhausen STOCKHAUSEN Tierkreis

August 2011

Dominik Susteck (organ) Wergo • WER 6736

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IMPORT This recording of Stockhausen’s Tierkreis (Zodiac) features the composer’s version for organ.

Originally composed for musical boxes, the work is played here by Dominik Susteck, organist at St. Peter’s in Cologne. The recording features an unusual instrument. Since the 1980s, this Catholic chapel has strived to connect the church with contemporary art.

Its organ, built by Willy Peter, was designed for contemporary music. The four-manual great organ and the three-manual choir organ has104 stops, including such unusual sound additions as siren, saxophone and percussion orchestra. Susteck describes his interpretation of Stockhausen’s work as, “a frozen musical movement. The instrument no longer sounds like an organ but proves to be a colorful, agile and dynamic being.”

WORLD Seductive grooves from Ethiopia Tewesta: Remembrance

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Addis Acoustic Project World Village • 468091

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ADVANCE REVIEW “An updated brand of old-school Ethiopian jazz that irritates, insinuates, then ultimately seduces with snaking clarinet, itchy mandolin and jaunty accordion doing most of the best come-hither work.”

— FROOTS

IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Ethiopia Making its World Village début, the Addis Acoustic Project, directed by guitarist and arranger Girum Mezmur, transports Ethiopia’s instrumental popular hits of the 1950s and 1960s into the 21st century. Inspired by East-African, Jazz, and Latin musical styles, the group creates an intoxicating blend of sounds that Mondomix.com called, “a gentle groove with carefully rounded edges.” Mezmur’s stylistic revival echoes that of the famous Buena Vista Social Club, in its goal of bringing back the glories of lost traditions.

August 2011

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Best of Lura

Lura Lusafrica • 562632

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IMPORT File in: World / Africa / Cape Verde Ever since Lura burst onto the world music scene in 1997, her deep, sensual voice has been a favorite of World music fans everywhere. Di Korpu Ku Alma, the Cape Verdean diva’s solo debut, was a worldwide hit that was nominated for a BBC Music award and launched her international career. Lura’s next two albums, 2006’s M’bem di Fora and 2009’s Eclipse, confirmed her status as a worldwide superstar. Lusafrica’s Best of Lura collection offers a selection of some of her finest hits as well as two exclusive tracks — “Amor E Tão Sabe” (recorded during the M’bem di Fora sessions) and a duet entitled “Moda Bô” featuring Cesaria Evora.

August 2011

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Focus on the samba

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Le Samba Contemporain Samba Recordings by CPC UMES — 1998-2007

Various Artists Frémeaux • FA 5301

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Price Code: 2A15 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $31.98)

IMPORT File in: World / South America / Brazil The rhythms and music of Brazil have become famous worldwide, and today they’re fully recognized as an integral part of international music-culture. This anthology represents the cream of contemporary samba with 36 titles from the independent São Paulo label CPC UMES, whose commitment to the artistic tradition and the heart of Brazilian culture guarantees its vivacity. Featured artists include Walter Alfaiate, Luiz Carlos da Vila, Quinteto em Branco e Preto, Adriana Moreira, Chico Buarque de Holanda, Nei Lopes, Dona Inah, MPB 4, Eliseu do Rio, Carmen Queiroz, Osvaldinho da Cuica, Teca Calazans, Cláudia Savaget and Perímetro Urbano.

WORLD Music of hope and revolution Various Artists Network • 495135

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Our Dreams Are Our Weapons From the Kasbah to Tahrir Square and Back

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IMPORT File in: World /Africa / Egypt The revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt were uprisings by real people that effected real change and brought hope to millions. In the organization of these opposition movements, the Internet played a major role as an alternative news agency. Gradually, new music by various groups turned up on sites like YouTube, along which film footage of the protests, attracting millions of visitors. In close collaboration with the musicians, Network has now issued the first CD of some of the most important soundtracks of these revolts. From Tunisia there is Zorah Lejnef with her revolutionary hit “Free Tunis,” Skander Guetari with an oriental ballad encouraging the demoralized young people to engage in honorable protest, the rapper El General with a candidly presented list of the many abuses being suffered and Alia Salimi with a subtle song about the new light at the end of a tunnel of silence. In Egypt, the song “The Sound of Freedom” by Bani Adel became a hymn of the revolution and together with “Ezzay” by pop-star Mohammed Mounir, had more than three million visitors on YouTube. Also from Egypt, the Sufi singer Aida champions the peaceful coexistence of the different religions. This is music that accuses, that unites in protest, that expresses hopes and longings, that invites us to reflect and that encourages a new self-determined beginning.

August 2011

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Sunny Side Up

Lou Donaldson APO • CBNJ 84036 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Recorded in 1960, Sunny Side Up features alto master Lou Donaldson paired with a fine cadre of up-and-coming sidemen. In particular, trumpeter Bill Hardman and pianist Duke Pearson contribute a healthy dose of soul to the arrangements, which, combined with rock solid drumming from Al Harewood and tight bass work from Sam Jones and Laymon Jackson, are highlights of this particularly fine album. Tracks include originals

by Donaldson (“The Truth,” “Goose Grease”), pianist Horace Parlan (“Blues for JP”) and Hardman (“Politely”).

Up At Minton’s Vol.1

Stanley Turrentine APO • CBNJ 84069 SA

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August 2011

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz This 1961 live date from the legendary (and now-defunct) New York City jazz club is one of saxophonist Stanley Turrentine’s finest. APO’s remaster for SACD features the first volume of the original two disc set. Tracks include standards and a couple of blues numbers and feature Turrentine at the height of his youthful power. Guitarist Grant Green and pianist Horace Parlan push the vibe forward, and the excitement of the audience at Minton’s Playhouse seems to drive the group to the top of their game.

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Hub Cap

Freddie Hubbard APO • CBNJ 84073 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard arrived in New York in 1960 and immediately wowed the jazz scene with his burnished tone and staggering technique. Hub Cap was Hubbard’s third album in less than a year and it yielded several masterpieces. The album was originally released in 1961, three years before Hubbard worked with Eric Dolphy on Out To Lunch and Herbie Hancock on Maiden Voyage — two landmark recordings in the jazz discography. On Hub Cap, Hubbard leads a particularly talented sextet, including Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Philly Joe Jones. Four tracks are Hubbard originals, and APO has included an alternate take of “Plexus” as an added bonus.

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Midnight Special

Jimmy Smith APO • CBNJ 84078 SA

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August 2011

DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz On Midnight Special, organist Jimmy Smith, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and guitarist Kenny Burrell make up a potent quartet, backed with style by drummer Donald Bailey. The group plays with heart and soul in five red hot numbers including “Jumpin’ the Blues” and “One O’Clock Jump.” Midnight Special was culled from the same sessions that produced Smith’s classic album Back to the Chicken Shack, and for those familiar with that album, this set features musicianship of comparable quality and inspiration.

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Hank Mobley APO • CBNJ 84080 SA

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Workout is the perfect title for this rousing set from tenorman Hank Mobley, featuring guitarist Grant Green and the stellar and swinging rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Muscular is the operating principle here, with title track and the aptly titled “Smokin’” showing off the strength and technique of these master musicians. Highlights include Mobley’s “Uh Huh” and masterful takes on the standards “The Best Things in Life Are Free” and “Three Coins in the Fountain.”

Gypsy jazz from Latcho Drom

August 2011

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Live 2001

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Latcho Drom Frémeaux • FA 530

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IMPORT File in: Jazz Live 2001 contains the quintessence of Latcho Drom. This selection of the best moments from their 2001 tour is a demonstration of the ease with which the group formed by Christophe Lartilleux can build a relationship with its audience. You can feel the band loves all the risks of a live situation, and the easy interaction between all the musicians — including an extraordinary Florin Niculescu on violin — just adds to the fun. Every title (and performance!) of Christophe Lartilleux and his musicians here proves that Latcho Drom is one of the most eclectic bands around, combining a healthy respect for tradition with a huge thirst for new horizons.

JAZZ Archie Shepp duets with Joachim Kuhn Wo!Man

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Archie Shepp, Joachim Kuhn Archie Ball • ARCH 1102

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new label IMPORT File in: Jazz With hypersensitive lyricism and dialogue taken to an art form, jazz greats Archie Shepp and Joachim Kuhn demonstrate a rare ability to flow totally with the energy of the moment. Their playing is supreme, the improv sparkling, and there’s unabated faith in the moment, in instinct and in each other. Whether conjuring up standards, interpreting their own compositions or letting loose in free improvisation, they stand on the same continental divide, fully engaging body and soul and holding nothing back.

Also available Dawn of Freedom • DOF 0901 (794881919420)

“Shepp’s characterful mix of bent-note multiphonics and battered old-time swing rolls on.”

August 2011

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Yefim Bronfman Brooklyn Rider Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer Lucy Crowe Cuarteto Casals

Helicon World Village Channel Classics harmonia mundi harmonia mundi

Sir Colin Davis James Ehnes The English Concert, Harry Bicket Gloriae Dei Cantores

LSO Live Onyx Classics harmonia mundi harmonia mundi Gloriae Dei Cantores

Ma hias Goerne Marc-André Hamelin

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Jerusalem Quartet Olga Kern

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Katia & Marielle Labèque Les Arts Florissants, William Christie Paul Lewis

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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

LSO Live Mariinsky

Nicholas McGegan National Chamber Choir of Ireland

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Paul O'De e Philip Glass Ensemble Maxim Rysanov Jordi & Ferran Savall

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Tokyo String Quartet

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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

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