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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
CONSPIRARE CRAIG HEL JOHNSON Sing Freedom!
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This month, harmonia mundi features Sing Freedom! (p.5) — Conspirare’s celebration of the African-American spiritual and the final disc of Mark Padmore’s and Paul Lewis’ Schubert triptych — Schubert’s Schwanengesang (p.7). Other September highlights on harmonia mundi include a recital of nineteenth and twentieth century English songs with countertenor Bejun Mehta accompanied by Julius Drake (p.3), Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain (p.4) with pianist Javier Perianes and Paul Hillier’s Christmas Story (p.6). New on Hyperion, Alina Ibragimova rejoins Cedric Tiberghien for a disc of violin sonatas by Ravel and Lekeu (p.15), Martin Roscoe is featured on the latest Romantic Piano Concerto disc with works by Somervell and Cowen (p.17) and The Binchois Consort sings Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster (p.19). On LSO Live, Valery Gergiev completes his acclaimed Mahler cycle with the powerful Symphony No. 9 (p.22). Also of note, the Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola presents a glorious Super-Audio CD of Gregorian chant entitled The Chant of Angels (p.13). Important non-classical releases include World Village zydeco artist C.J. Chenier’s spicy Can’t Sit Down (p.27), and The Lord of the Rings Symphony (p.31) — a work created from Howard Shore’s film music and performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra.
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Anonymous 4 revisit their favorite era in repertoire that illuminates medieval women’s affinity for the most complex polyphony of their time. Spanning the entire 13th century — from virtuosic motets and conductus to heartfelt laments and sacred songs — the remarkable Las Huelgas manuscript was compiled for a convent of aristocratic Castilian women who (in spite of a rule forbidding Cistercian nuns from singing polyphony) sang the most beautiful, advanced and demanding music from all across Gothic-era Europe.
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An English song anthology harmonia mundi
Down by the Salley Gardens 19th & 20th Century English Songs
Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor), Julius Drake (piano) harmonia mundi • HMC 902093
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“Bejun Mehta is a phenomenon among today’s countertenors... [with] extraordinary range and versatility he explores a universe of color and emotion.”
IMPORT Down by the Salley Gardens offers a vivid and varied cross-section of English song, ranging from the Edwardian aesthetic of Quilter and early Vaughan Williams to the intensely expressive style of Howells and Finzi. The Purcell realizations by Britten and Tippett, meanwhile, are products of two great 20th-century composers engaging with their musical heritage. In all these different styles, Bejun Mehta shows the same verbal and vocal mastery that won such acclaim for his debut Handel recital on harmonia mundi.
— THE SCOTSMAN
Also available harmonia mundi • HMC 902077 (794881968626)
“Showcases Mr. Mehta as the dynamic star that he is.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
September 2011
Handel: Ombra Cara
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Colorful Spanish piano music harmonia frémeaux mundi
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Javier Perianes (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons harmonia mundi • HMC 902099
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IMPORT “I never thought of becoming a virtuoso. Virtuosity, with its concert tours, has always repelled me,” Manuel de Falla told a journalist in 1915, by which time he had virtually turned his back on composition for solo piano. He did occasionally return to the genre, but his complete solo works for piano can be contained on a single CD, along with the famous Nights in the Gardens of Spain. The music proclaims its indebtedness to other composers, yet the music is still highly personal. To produce this exciting new recording, Javier Perianes and Josep Pons carefully studied the composer’s original manuscripts held in the Archivo Manuel de Falla in Granada.
“A pianist of such sensitivity and sensibility that he is already one of the greatest of his generation.” — THE BUFFALO NEWS
September 2011
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Blasco De Nebra: Piano Sonatas Nos.1-6
harmonia mundi • HMC 902046 (794881943920)
“His natural introversion, delicate touch and controlled tone are ideal for the still waters of Nebra’s adagios.” — GRAMOPHONE
Songs of faith and hope harmonia mundi
Sing Freedom! African-American Spirituals
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson harmonia mundi • HMU 807525
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD 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.
“You would have to search long and hard to find a choral group which sings with such precision and poise... the choral blend is flawless...a rich and luxuriant sound.”
Also available harmonia mundi • HMU 807518 (093046751869)
“A ravishing choral album... The performances are immaculate.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert
harmonia mundi • HMU 907534 (093046753429)
“Some of the lushest, loveliest, and most exquisitely balanced choral singing on record.”
— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
September 2011
Requiem
— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
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A new Christmas favorite harmonia frémeaux mundi
The Christmas Story Told in Chant, Motets, Dialogues & Traditional Folk Carols Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier harmonia mundi • HMU 807565
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Inspired by the much-loved service of Nine Lessons and Carols given every Christmas Eve in England, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th-century dialogues and traditional folk carols. Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voices and Ars Nova Copenhagen in music he has culled and arranged from Italian, German, Danish, English and American sources.
“Hillier’s Theatre of Voices operate at such a refined level of specialized technique that radically new expressive territory emerges.” — GRAMOPHONE
September 2011
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A New Joy — Orthodox Christmas
harmonia mundi • HMU 907410 (093046741020)
“Rich and colorful sound — on top of supreme technique, exquisite nuance, and blissful spirituality.” — CLASSICS TODAY
Revelatory Schubert from Padmore & Lewis harmonia mundi
SCHUBERT Schwanengesang
Mark Padmore (tenor), Paul Lewis (piano), Richard Watkins (horn) harmonia mundi • HMU 907520
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“Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis may be on their way to cornering the Schubert Lieder franchise.”
IMPORT Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis conclude their acclaimed Schubert triptych with this revelatory account of Schwanengesang, the third and last of the great Schubert cycles, collected and published after the composer’s death. “Auf dem Strom” for tenor, horn and piano and the gently hopeful song “Die Sterne” complete the program.
— CLASSICS TODAY
Also available harmonia mundi • HMU 907484 (093046748425)
“A great occasion, of two deeply thoughtful artists pushing each other ever onwards.” — GRAMOPHONE
Schubert: Die schöne Mullerin
harmonia mundi • HMU 907519 (093046751920)
“Padmore delivers a rare combination of depth, vulnerability, and linguistic precision.” — THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
September 2011
Schubert: Winterreise
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Du on discoveries HURD The Window of Ephesus, Mr. Owen’s Great Endeavour
Pippa Goss (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano), Michael Bundy (baritone), Orchestra Nova, City of Canterbury Chamber Choir, George Vass Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7269
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IMPORT Michael Hurd’s 1971 chamber opera The Widow of Ephesus was commissioned by the Stroud Festival. The story is taken from an episode in the Satyricon of Gaius Petronius — director of court entertainment under the Emperor Nero. A masterpiece of black humor, the story has attracted the attention of numerous composers. Mr Owen’s Great Endeavour is one of several cantatas Hurd wrote for school performance. The work was first performed at New Lanark Mills in April 1991. This new recording features George Vass leading The City of Canterbury Chamber Choir, Orchestra Nova and narrator Michael Bundy.
JOUBERT Symphony No.2 ALWYN The Fairy Fiddler — Prelude, Derrybeg Fair MARTELLI Symphony
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Royal Sco ish National Orchestra, Martin Yates Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7270
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IMPORT John Joubert is a British composer of South African descent. His Symphony No.2 was inspired by Alan Paton’s novel Cry the Beloved Country, written in memory of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre of March 1960. William Alwyn’s opera The Fairy Fiddler was his first attempt at a stage work, but was never completed. Only the “Prelude” and “Derrybeg Fair” sequence exist in final form. English composer Carlo Martelli is best known for his horror film scores of the 1960s. Here we find his majestic Symphony, written when he was a 19-yearold student at the Royal College of Music. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Martin Yates gives evocative, rousing performances of each of these works.
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Entertaining Miss Austen Newly discovered music from Jane Austen’s family collection
Amanda Pi (soprano), John Lo house (baritone), David Owen Norris (piano) Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7271
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IMPORT This fascinating new Dutton recording features the first recordings of Jane Austen’s three favorite songs — and a dozen more premières, including the first chance to hear the only piece of music specifically mentioned in the novels. The piano featured on these recordings is an 1817 Broadwood grand signed by the composer J.B. Cramer. Broadwood is the only make of piano, and Cramer the only composer, mentioned by Jane Austen in Emma (1815). The pieces recorded here are drawn from seventeen music albums that belonged to Jane Austen and her female relations. Performers include soprano Amanda Pitt, baritone John Lofthouse and pianist David Owen Norris.
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A find from Finland KUULA Merenkylpijäneidot, South Ostrobothnian Suite No.2, Four Songs with orchestra, Orjan Poika Concert Suite, Impi Ja Pajarin Poika, Prelude and Fugue Susan Gri on (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7272
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IMPORT This disc presents a survey of music by Finnish composer Toivo Kuula, a pupil of Sibelius. Best-known for his songs and choral music, Kuula’s arresting orchestral music draws heavily on folk influences and constitutes some of the most striking Finnish music of its time. Renowned soprano Susan Gritton and the BBC Concert Orchestra under the inspired baton of Martyn Brabbins give spellbinding accounts of this gloriously colorful repertoire.
Schmi transcriptions SCHMITT Music for Two Pianos
September 2011
Leslie De’Ath (piano), Anya Alexeyev (piano), Kimberly Barber (mezzo-soprano), James Mason (oboe) Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7273
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IMPORT Florent Schmitt’s output includes some of the most impressive and influential orchestral music of the first two decades of the twentieth century. Not surprisingly, these works are equally gorgeous in their piano versions. Pianists Leslie De’Ath and Anya Alexeyev have recorded a ripe selection for this set, all but two of which are world premiere recordings in these versions. This enjoyable traversal of Schmitt’s piano music is presented here in immaculate, heartfelt performances.
Godard world premières Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)
Victor Sangiorgio (piano), Royal Sco ish National Orchestra, Martin Yates Du on Laboratories • CDLX 7274
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GODARD Piano Concerto No.1, Introduction et Allegro, Symphonie Orientale
IMPORT Until now, French composer Benjamin Godard was known only for his violin concertos. This disc features his equally delectable first piano concerto, brought brilliantly to life by pianist Victor Sangiorgio with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates. It is accompanied by the showpiece Introduction et Allegro of 1880 and the Symphonie Orientale of 1884, which reflects the highpoint of French Orientalism.
York Bowen’s chamber music
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BOWEN Suite for Violin & Piano, Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata Op.112, Viola Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Phantasy for Viola & Piano
Endymion Ensemble, James Boyd (viola), Bengt Forsberg (piano) Du on Laboratories • LXBOX 2011
September 2011
IMPORT Previously Available as CDLX 7120 (765387712020) and CDLX 7126 (765387712624) Deleted August 2005 This two disc set gathers two York Bowen chamber music releases from the Dutton catalogue and makes them available again at a bargain price. Both discs were critically acclaimed at the time of their original release and feature sparkling, authoritative performances by the Endymion Ensemble, joined here by violist James Boyd and pianist Bengt Forsberg.
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Harmonic Labyrinth BACH Cello Suite No.3, Sonata No.3 CPE BACH Variations on Folies d’Espagne LOCATELLI Il labirinto armonico HINDEMITH Sonata for Solo Cello DE SILVA Four Pieces for Harpsichord Rohan de Saram (cello), Preethi de Silva (harpsichord) First Hand • FHR 11
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IMPORT Rohan de Saram was a member of the legendary Arditti Quartet for over twenty years and has performed as a soloist with major orchestras around the world. Preethi de Silva is the director of the celebrated US early music ensemble Con Gioia. A multi-award winner for her performances and literature, de Silva has performed with many internationally famous period instrument musicians including Chiara Banchini, Monica Huggett and Wieland Kuijken. Harmonic Labyrinth, a special collection from First Hand, celebrates these two great Sri Lankan musicians and features repertoire from their recent, highly acclaimed concert tour with Con Gioia.
September 2011
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First Hand Records • FHR 09 (5060216340043)
“Ingeniously Westernized music for sitar.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
Heavenly melodies The Chants of Angels
gloriae dei cantores
Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola Gloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 051
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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Gloriae Dei Cantores presents The Chants of Angels, a new super-audio CD collection of glorious sacred melodies focused on these heavenly guardians, guides and friends. Using the ancient melodies and texts of the early Christian church, each Gregorian chant depicts a new aspect or story about angels. For those who are new to Gregorian chant and for seasoned scholars, The Chants of Angels allows listeners to simply close their eyes and be surrounded by these songs of prayer and comfort. Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola’s “expert renditions of Gregorian chant” (New York Times) are the result of years of study with the late Dr. Mary Berry CBE of the Schola Gregoriana (Cambridge, England) and the Monks of St. Peter’s Abbey, Solesmes, France, as well as daily practice of Gregorian chant in worship.
“This group has become an elite choir...” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
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Gloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 123 (709887012327)
“This release inspires you to capture anew the spiritual and cultural essence of the season.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
September 2011
The Chants of Christmas
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From the vaults of the Israel Philharmonic
SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos.2 & 3
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Paray Helicon • 02.9640
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4 ELGAR Enigma Variations RAVEL Daphnis & Chloe Suite No.2
MAHLER Symphony No.6
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati Helicon • 02.9642
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Monteux Helicon • 02.9641
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Helicon Records’ new ‘Heritage Series’ presents historic recordings of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and features some of the finest conductors to have led the orchestra since its inception. Paul Paray was Musical Director of the IPO from 1948 to 1951 and returned frequently thereafter as guest conductor. Paray’s disc of Schumann symphonies dates from the mid 1970s. The great Pierre Monteux was a favorite of the musicians. This disc from 1964 features Beethoven’s fourth symphony, Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Ravel’s second suite from Daphnis and Chloé. Antal Doráti rose from being the youngest ever conductor of the Royal Opera House in Budapest to being appointed “Conductor Laureate for Life” of three orchestras. This disc from 1963 features Mahler’s sixth symphony. All three Helicon recordings are carefully remastered and feature high-quality mono sound.
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Ravel’s exotic soundscapes hyperion
RAVEL Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Tzigane, Berceuse dur le nom de Gabriel Fauré LEKEU Violin Sonata
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67820
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IMPORT Maurice Ravel’s works for violin and piano have established a central place in the core recital repertoire. These diverse works acknowledge the influences of a range of musical styles from jazz to Impressionism and fuse the tonal colors of Debussy with the lyricism of Franck. The posthumously published one-movement Sonata, written by Ravel as a student, is a lyrical precursor to the composer’s stunning Violin Sonata in G major with its unique character and adoption of the ‘blues’ idiom. The spontaneity, tonal colors and exotic soundscapes in Ravel’s violin music call for immense skill in interpretation, and passages in the frenzied Tzigane test the limits of the performers’ virtuosity. Violinist Alina Ibragimova rises to these challenges with extraordinary verve. She is accompanied by pianist Cédric Tiberghien, who gives elegant and flawless performances and relishes Ravel’s iridescent piano parts.
“Ibragimova does not play or perform — she utterly possesses.” — FANFARE
Also available Hyperion • CDA 67703 (034571177038)
“Full of virtuosity, nuance, and wonderful coloristic imagination.” — THE BOSTON GLOBE
September 2011
Szymanowski: Violin Music
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The Leopold String Trio plays Bach BACH Goldberg Variations
Leopold String Trio Hyperion • CDA 67826
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IMPORT The Goldberg Variations stand as one of the greatest keyboard works ever written. The work’s universal musical language and distinct voicing has made it a popular subject for arrangement. Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s trio arrangement was made in 1985 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s birth. It is dedicated to the memory of Glenn Gould, whose celebrated 1955 Columbia recording of the work introduced a whole generation of listeners to this extraordinary music. Sitkovetsky’s arrangement produces fascinating and delightful results, especially in this vigorous and sensitive performance from the Leopold String Trio.
Dramatic piano works by Clementi CLEMENTI Capriccios & Variations
September 2011
Howard Shelley (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67850
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IMPORT Howard Shelley’s survey of the piano sonatas of Clementi has been acclaimed not only as a set of benchmark performances, but also as a rediscovery of a composer who was uniquely important in his lifetime. This set of Capriccios and Variations is something of a footnote to the series. These works demonstrate Clementi’s lighter and more whimsical side, with many fantastical virtuoso flourishes of an improvisatory feel. Dramatic, radically experimental, often determinedly chromatic, these works show the aging composer still at work in the forefront of the most modern keyboard style.
Romantic concerto premières hyperion
The Romantic Piano Concerto - Vol.54 SOMERVELL Piano Concerto in A minor ‘Highland’ Normandy COWEN Concertstück
Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Sco ish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins Hyperion • CDA 67837
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IMPORT Hyperion presents another entertaining addition to the renowned Romantic Piano Concerto series catalogue, this time with three world première recordings featuring the complete works for piano and orchestra by Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen and Sir Arthur Somervell. In his day, Cowen was a hugely successful contemporary of Stanford and Parry. His Concertstück was written in 1897 for Paderewski, who gave the premiere to much acclaim. Somervell is best known for his songs and he wrote comparatively little orchestral music. His symphonic variations, entitled Normandy, were premiered in 1913 by the great scholar and pianist Donald Francis Tovey who did much to champion them. The “Highland” concerto is a late work written for, and premiered by, the Scottish pianist Jessie Munro. It is an uncomplicated and enjoyable romp based on Scottish-sounding themes, which are nevertheless original Somervell. As usual, Martin Roscoe and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are on scintillating form throughout.
“Roscoe is a pianist who both thinks and offers full-blooded playing of breadth and depth.” — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Recently released Hyperion • CDA 67635 (034571176352)
“Both works at their best.”
— SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
September 2011
The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.53
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String quartet landmarks HAYDN String Quartets Op.20
London Haydn Quartet Hyperion • CDA 67877
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IMPORT Haydn’s remarkable Opus 20 quartets are rightfully regarded as landmarks in the history of the string quartet. Throughout the six contrasting works, the composer employs compositional techniques that were to shape and define the genre. We witness a deviation in style from the lightness and wit of his previous quartets to a mood of emotional intensity and darker musical imagery. They are exquisite masterpieces and demonstrate a composer at the height of creative maturity. They display an astonishing consistency of excellence and a huge variety of form and style. The London Haydn Quartet is the ideal advocate for these works and gives elegant, radiant and exhilaratingly assured performances.
Herrick’s Buxtehude series continues BUXTEHUDE The Complete Organ Works, Vol.4
September 2011
Christopher Herrick (organ) Hyperion • CDA 67876
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IMPORT This latest addition to Christopher Herrick’s acclaimed Buxtehude series is performed on the magnificent Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Everything heard on this disc was composed over three hundred years ago when printed music was a rarity and organists were required to be highly proficient in the art of improvisation. Certainly none of Buxtehude’s organ works was printed in his lifetime, and it was not until 1875 that they first became available. Herrick’s communication is exceptional in these stimulating performances and his inspired interpretations are so vivid that they appear improvisatory in their approach.
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Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster
The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman Hyperion • CDA 67868
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IMPORT The Bi n c h o i s C o n s o r t presents a disc that demonstrates the beauty and grandeur of the music performed daily in princely chapels of fifteenth-century England. It illustrates the sheer variety of types of singing, some of it virtuosic in its brilliance. Specifically it offers sacred ceremonial pieces written either for Henry V or to invoke the saintly patron of the House of Lancaster, John of Bridlington. Scholarly notes by Philip Weller place this music firmly in its historical context, and the Binchois performances represent the highest standard of early music singing of the present day. Every nuance is considered and each phrase is relished in this immaculately polished disc.
“The Binchois Consort have established themselves as one of the very finest ensembles in the field.” — GRAMOPHONE
Also available Hyperion • CDA 67129 (034571171296)
“Excellent. It is a perfect example of that alltoo-rare marriage of first-rate scholarship and high-quality musicianship.” — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
September 2011
Marriage of England & Burgundy
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Essential reissues VICTORIA Missa Vidi speciosam, Motets
A Song for Francesca Music in Italy, 1330-1430
Gothic Voices, Christopher Page Hyperion • CDH 55291
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Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill Hyperion • CDH 55358
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Joan Rodgers (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion • CDH 55371
Corydon Singers, Ma hew Best Hyperion • CDH 55332
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MOZART Songs
BRUCKNER Mass in F minor, Psalm 150
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SCHELLE Sacred Music
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Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Lisa Beckley, Julie Cooper (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin Blaze (counter-tenors), Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist, Angus Smith, Ma hew Vine (tenors), Peter Harvey, Charles Po (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert King
Hyperion • CDH 55373
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Gems from the back catalog RACHMANINOV Etudes-Tableaux Opp.33 & 39
Room Music Hyperion • CDH 55379
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Howard Shelley (piano) Hyperion • CDH 55403
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LAMBERT
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Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’Donnell Hyperion • CDH 55452
Hyperion • CDH 55388
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Summer’s Last Will & Testament, The Rio Grande, Aubade héroïque Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano), William Shimell (baritone), Jack Gibbons (piano), Chorus of Opera North, Leeds Festival Chorus, English Northern Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
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HAHN Chamber Music
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KNÜPFER Sacred Music
Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Susan Hamilton (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin Blaze (counter-tenors), James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels (tenors), Peter Harvey, Michael George, Robert Evans (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert King
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September 2011
Hyperion • CDH 55393
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Gergiev’s Mahler cycle now complete frémeaux lso live
MAHLER Symphony No.9
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev LSO Live • LSO 0668
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD The final release in Valery Gergiev’s acclaimed Mahler cycle features the composer’s Symphony No.9, recorded at the Barbican in March 2011. Mahler wrote his ninth symphony during a time of great personal suffering and heartache. This is reflected in the music, at times manic and fierce, at others delicate and serene, as it explores many emotions and ultimately concludes with the heart-stopping coda of the Adagio, seemingly conveying the composer’s acceptance of his own mortality.
“One of the most fascinating Mahler cycles in recent years.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
September 2011
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Mahler: Symphony No.5
LSO Live • LSO 0664 (822231166429)
“This is a magnificent performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in every respect.” — INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
German choral music Price Code: A21 (Suggested Retail Price: $21.98)
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BRUCKNER IMPORT Motet Locus iste a Deo factus est Op.92, Motet Os The award-winning octet Voces8 justi Meditabitur sapientiam, Motet Virga Jesse floruit has established itself as one of the Voces8 foremost young British a cappella Mirare • MIR 154 groups. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique jazz and pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performances, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color. Founded in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster Abbey, Voces8 first achieved success in 2005, winning first prize at the International Choral Grand Prix in Gorizia, Italy. This collection of German choral music for Mirare finds the group in top voice.
Glass on Steel Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)
NYU Steel, Josh Quillen Orange Mountain • OMM 0075
September 2011
DOMESTIC In 1998, percussionist Jonathan Haas commissioned Philip Glass to compose a concerto. The Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpani has turned out to be one of Glass’s most frequently performed concert works. Haas worked closely with Josh Quillen and NYU Steel to create the arrangements and recording of Philip Glass’ piano Etudes on steel drums. The result is a fantastic re-imagining of Glass’ music, giving new light to the color and structure of this very popular repertoire.
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Glass’ cello concerto GLASS Cello Concerto No.1
Wendy Su er (cello), Orchestra of the Americas, Dante Anzolini Orange Mountain • OMM 0076
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DOMESTIC Philip Glass’ 2001 Concerto No.1 for Cello and Orchestra has a unique story. Following the terror attacks in New York in September 2001, Glass was discouraged from traveling in the immediate aftermath and consequently missed the world première of the work in Beijing in October with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. It was not until 2007 that Glass had the chance to hear the work live in the concert hall when Wendy Sutter performed the US première in California. Glass encouraged Sutter to perform the work extensively and this recording was made during a tour with the Orchestra of the Americas.
September 2011
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Martinu’s powerful symphonies
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MARTINU Symphonies Nos.1-6
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek Onyx Classics • ONYX 4061
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IMPORT Onyx presents the first complete CD cycle of Martinu’s symphonies, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jirí Belohlávek. These works, which are a major contribution to 20th century symphonic literature, are still undervalued. Spanning the years surrounding the Second World War, they capture the turmoil, hopes and fears of the composer and his homeland — a homeland that suffered unimaginable cruelties under the Nazis. At the end of the war, Martinu was the only major Czech composer of his generation to have survived. Throughout these sometimes-turbulent works, the irrepressible Czech spirit survives.
Dutch music for violin Price Code: A21 (Suggested Retail Price: $21.98)
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PIJPER Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Sonata for Solo Violin ESCHER Violin Sonata VOORMOLEN Pastorale DE LEEUW Sonatina
Philippe Graffin (violin), Jelger Blanken (piano) Onyx Classics • ONYX 4080
IMPORT Willem Pijper and Rudolf Escher are two major figures in 20th-century Dutch music. Pijper was a symphonist, composer of operas and a noted writer on music. The music of Escher, a student of Pijper, is influenced by Debussy, Schoenberg and Ravel. Ton de Leeuw and Alexander Voormolen are little-known outside of Holland. This is an important release of rarely heard music by the most influential Dutch composers of the last century, performed with passion and virtuosity by Philippe Graffin and Jelger Blanken.
Spanish Baroque opera Price Code: 3A19 (3 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $59.98)
Sunhae Im, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Di e Andersen, Raffaella Milanesi (sopranos), Kenneth Tarver, Tom Randle (tenors), Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara, Juan Bautista Otero RCOC Records • RCOC 1102
September 2011
IMPORT Spanish Baroque composer Domènec Terradellas was born in Barcelona but lived more than half his life in Italy. He possessed a great aptitude to create colorful environments and contrasts in his operas, many of them based upon stories from ancient Egypt and Persia. Following on RCOC’s première recording of the composer’s Artaserse, Juan Bautista Otero and his highly accomplished singers and musicians turn to another unpublished work of Terradellas, Sesostris. This fascinating work will surely be a welcome discovery for opera fans.
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An American master frémeaux wergo
As fast as possible NANCARROW Suite for Orchestra, Studies for Player Piano Nos. 16, 20, 26, 32 & 44, Three Movements for Chamber Orchestra, Septet Fragment USHER Nancarrow Concerto for Pianola and Chamber Orchestra Bugallo-Williams Duo (piano), Amy Briggs (piano), Ingrid Karlen (piano), Rex Lawson (pianola), Ensemble Modern, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Kasper de Roo, Stefan Asbury Wergo • WER 6733
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IMPORT American composer Conlon Nancarrow is best known for the groundbreaking compositions he wrote for player piano. Nancarrow was one of the first composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, making them play far beyond human performance ability. His central works in this new genre were the Studies for Player Piano, written between 1948 and 1992. Nancarrow’s ‘live’ instrumental compositions can be classified in three groups, piano, chamber and orchestral. Each of those genres is represented on this new disc. The composer’s late creative period is characterized by transcriptions of both his own works and works by other composers. Paul Usher’s Nancarrow Concerto is a shining example of the ongoing creative development of Nancarrow’s music.
September 2011
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Nancarrow: Studies & Solos
Wergo • WER 6670 (4010228667028)
Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano Vols.1-5 Wergo • WER 6907 (4010228690729)
CAJUN/ZYDECO Smokin’ zydeco from C.J. Chenier Can’t Sit Down
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C.J. Chenier World Village • 468109
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IMPORT File in: Cajun & Zydeco C.J. Chenier was literally born into the musical tradition of southwest Louisiana and Texas Zydeco, a chugging, accordionled blend of French Creole and African-derived influences. Born the son of great Zydeco king Clifton Chenier, the first GRAMMY® Award winning musician in the genre, the young Chenier was totally immersed in R&B, funk and jazz from childhood. Despite his family ties, or maybe because of them, Chenier was not terribly interested in his father’s music as a teenager and he spent his college years exploring his own musical style. Chenier’s interest in the music of his ancestors grew and after graduating from college, he joined his father’s legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band. Chenier assumed leadership of the band following his father’s death in 1987. While he continued to develop his personal accordion style, Chenier also gradually began grafting on influences from his boyhood. He explains, “I play it the way I play it. All my father really told me was to do the best I could do with my own style.”
“C.J. Chenier embodies the probable future of zydeco, stirring contemporary influences like R&B, soul, and funk into his spicy musical gumbo.” — THE CHICAGO READER
Also available World Village • 468041 (713746804121)
“His most risk-taking and diverse affair yet, an adventurous plunge into zydeco-less frontiers while still honoring the family legacy.” — OFFBEAT
September 2011
Desperate Kingdom of Love
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JAZZ
The smooth tenor of Ben Webster
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Gentle Ben Ben Webster, Tete Montoliu Trio APO • CAPJ 040 SA
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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Gentle Ben was recorded ten months before Ben Webster’s death in 1972. Webster, who had left the United States in 1965 to settle in Europe, was visiting fellow musician and friend Tete Montoliu in Barcelona. Webster and Montoliu went back a ways, and in fact, Montoliu cited Webster and Don Byas as his two chief musical influences. Webster and Montoliu understood each other deeply, and their accompaniment of one another is seamless. They are joined by Montoliu’s regular working trio-mates, Eric Peter on bass and Peer Wyboris on drums.
The immortal Nat King Cole Just One Of Those Things
Nat King Cole APO • CAPP 903 SA
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Price Code: A34 (Suggested Retail Price: $34.98) DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD
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File in: Jazz APO presents two new collector’s item releases featuring the music of the immortal Nat King Cole. These deluxe hybrid SACDs include mono and stereo versions of the tracks in standard resolution on the CD layer, high resolution audio on the DSD stereo layer and high-resolution 3-channel sound on the DSD multi-channel layer. On Just One Of Those Things, Cole is backed by a top flight big band that downright sizzles
St. Louis Blues
Nat King Cole APO • CAPP 993 SA
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in stellar arrangements by the distinctive Billy May. The album is among its era’s finest recordings of popular music. When Nat King Cole and Nelson Riddle undertook an album dedicated to the music of W.C. Handy, the results were at once a worthy tribute and transformative. On St. Louis Blues these icons of popular music give the varied facets of Handy’s songs a lastingly freshened interpretation.
JAZZ Hank Mobley at his finest apo
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Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan APO • CBNJ 81574 SA
Price Code: A29 (Suggested Retail Price: $29.98)
DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Peckin’ Time, badged as a Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan joint effort, is really a Hank Mobley album. All the compositions (except for the Weil/Nash standard “Speak Low”) are Mobley originals. Morgan’s playing lacks none of his characteristic fire and clarity. However, recognizing Mobley as the main creative force here is yet another necessary step in his ongoing re-evaluation. The rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip is stellar and delivers dynamic hard bop. Mobley plays with perhaps the greatest assurance of any point of his career, with long, beautifully crafted solos that match Morgan’s in their strength and inventiveness.
Swingin’ with Freddie Hubbard
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Freddie Hubbard APO • CBNJ 84115 SA
Price Code: A29 (Suggested Retail Price: $29.98)
September 2011
DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Already the most formidable new trumpeter in jazz in 1962, Freddie Hubbard came into his own as a composer with this album. Hub-Tones is packed with great originals that range from the complex, ferocious title track swinger to his poignant “Lament For Booker,” written for the later Booker Little. James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Clifford Jarvis are all at their peak, bringing the brilliant music to life with artistry and feeling.
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JAZZ Soulful jazz from Lee Morgan apo
The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan APO • CBNJ 84157 SA
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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD File in: Jazz Lee Morgan’s spectacular 1964 album The Sidewinder is a true jazz classic. The title track was one of the defining recordings of the soul jazz genre and quickly became a popular standard. The album was a huge seller and highly influential — many subsequent Lee Morgan albums (and other Blue Note discs) would emulate this album’s format by following a long, funky opening blues with a handful of conventional hard bop tunes. The album features tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, drummer Billy Higgins and double bassist Bob Cranshaw, who would soon switch to electric bass and begin a decades-long association with Sonny Rollins. All of the compositions were written by Morgan, and all but the Cole Porter-like “Hocus Pocus” are heavily blues-based.
Honoring Django’s legacy
September 2011
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New Quinte¬e du Hot Club de France
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New Quinte e du Hot Club de France Frémeaux • FA 542
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IMPORT File in: Jazz The original Quintette du Hot Club de France was founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. One of the earliest and most significant jazz groups in Europe, the Quintette was described by critic Thom Jurek as “one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz.” Babik Reinhardt, Django’s son, revived the group as the New Quintette du Hot Club de France and in 1998, made this album in partnership with guitarists Romane and Philippe “Doudou” Cuillerier, violinist Florin Niculescu and bassist Gilles Naturel. Together, they also brought a resolutely modern approach to an honored tradition and stamped the pages of contemporary jazz with the heritage of the Master.
FILM MUSIC A brilliant musical depiction of Tolkien’s universe The Lord of the Rings Symphony
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21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Ludwig Wicki Howe Records • HWR 1005
Price Code: 2A14 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $29.98) S E E R TO U INFO 35 Page
DOMESTIC File in: Soundtrack / Film Music Howe Records proudly presents the world première recording of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony, a work created from the nearly twelve hours of music written for The Lord of the Rings films. Working with Maestro John Mauceri, Shore adapted the scores into six movements that reflect each of the books of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. The symphony is performed here by The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludwig Wicki. There has been a resurgence of interest in Tolkien’s works. Sales of the coffee-table book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films have been robust, and Warner Music is re-releasing each of the three Complete Recordings box sets. In addition, a stadium tour of the The Lord of the Rings Live-to-Projection concert will be mounted this fall in the United States.
Also available Howe Records • 1001 (899158002017)
“Howard Shore’s score provides unobtrusive strength.” — VARIETY
September 2011
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WORLD African music giants in concert Acoustic Africa in Concert
IMPORT DVD: All Zones/ 110 Minutes/ Dolby Digital Stereo File in: World / Africa Acoustic Africa was initially a compilation album released by Pu t u m a y o s h o w c a s i n g s i n g e r songwriters in a stripped-down context, focusing on the melody, the rhythm and a unifying message of hope. In 2006, an internationally Price Code: 2A13 celebrated companion tour of the same name brought together singers Vusi (CD+DVD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $27.98) Mahlasela, Habib Koité and Dobet Gnahoré. Five years later, the second installment of Acoustic Africa’s exhilarating musical journey focuses on the richness of the African guitar tradition. Contre-Jour’s Acoustic Africa set features three of the continent’s most indomitable touring artists, songwriters and social commentators — Malian superstar Habib Koité, Oliver Mtukudzi, the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe, and Afel Bocoum, a guitarist, singer, and composer from Mali whose songs evoke the evolution of traditional Malian society. Performing solo, duo and trio — and backed by an ensemble of traditional stringed and percussion instrumentalists — the concert weaves a collection of traditional songs among contemporary popular ones from each of the leaders.
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Foly! Live Around the World
World Village • 468021 (713746802127)
Muso Ko
World Village • 468055 (713746805524)
WORLD Lusophone treasures Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)
Bonga, Wazimbo, Mingas, Tété Alhino, Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique, Dulce, Reziana Jaime, Terezinha Araújo, Ghorwane, Gui-Marães Piranha • PIR 2441
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Luso Noir Music from Portuguese-speaking Africa
IMPORT File in: World / Africa On Luso Noir, eleven major voices from Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique sing praises to various forms of the Saudade, a poignant musical expression of world-weariness inherited from the Portuguese conquistadors. Sadness, longing, gentle melancholy — none of these translations can quite capture the full depth of Saudade’s emotional pull. The Portuguese empire ruled its African colonies for 500 years, dissolving in 1975 after a series of bloody revolutions. The Saudade remained, not only as a musical genre but also as an approach to life, a unifying cultural legacy that has not only survived, but thrived. The post-independence, African perspective is presented musically by the singers on this compilation.
Blending tradition and innovation Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)
September 2011
IMPORT File in: World / India / Asia Talvin Singh is known for his groundbreaking tablatronic style combining Indian traditions and modern European aesthetics. His groundbreaking 1996 compilation Anokha – Sounds of the Asian Underground was followed by the Mercury Prize winning OK (recently re-released as part of Island’s 50th anniversary celebrations). Since then, Talvin has worked and collaborated with and for a vast variety of artists from all parts of the world. Niladri Kumar, a fifth generation sitar player, has an equally fresh, experimental approach to his instrument and is recognized as one of the finest players and most open minded musicians of his generation. Coming together for their first time in 2009, Singh and Kumar combine their deep-rooted Indian classical training with a modern, contemporary perspective to create an altogether extraordinary sound.
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Kristian Bezuidenhout
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Yefim Bronfman Brooklyn Rider Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Cuarteto Casals
Helicon World Village Channel Classics
Sir Colin Davis James Ehnes English Concert Gloriae Dei Cantores
LSO Live Onyx Classics harmonia mundi Gloriae Dei Cantores
Ma hias Goerne Marc-André Hamelin
harmonia mundi Hyperion
Jerusalem Quartet
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Katia & Marielle Labèque Les Arts Florissants, Christie Paul Lewis
KML Records harmonia mundi harmonia mundi
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
LSO Live Mariinsky
Nicholas McGegan Alexander Melnikov National Chamber Choir of Ireland
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Paul O'De e Maxim Rysanov Jordi & Ferran Savall
harmonia mundi Onyx Classics Alia Vox
Andreas Scholl Takács Quartet Tokyo String Quartet
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Joyce Yang
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World Village
Kayhan Kalhor Klezmatics
World Village Piranha
Lord of the Rings: In Concert
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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
World Village
Fernando Otero So¤a Rei Koutsovitis Catherine Russell
World Village World Village World Village
Sierra Maestra
World Village
Tinariwen Boubacar Traoré
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