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J.S. Bach: The Complete Cantatas [50 CDs] Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium

This acclaimed recording sees the works performed in their entirety by a stellar line up of musicians that includes the renowned Holland Boys’ Choir and period instrument ensemble Netherlands Bach Collegium. (50 CDs) (Brilliant Classics) 50 BLC 94365 $127.99

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❦Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Sir John Barbirolli

“Barbirolli’s famous 1969 version on any count is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting performances ever committed to disc, expansive, yet concentrated in feeling: the Adagietto is very moving... A classic version.” -The Penguin Guide EMI 332902 $11.98

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Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 2 / Overtures

Jarvi, Orchestre de la Suisse romande

This disc marks the beginning of a new series, dedicated to the engaging, albeit neglected, orchestral works of the German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff - one of the most widely performed and influential musicians of his day. CHA 5117 $19.99

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Felix Weingartner: Symphony no 7 Marko Letonja Basel SO

There is more to Weingartner than the internationally acclaimed conductor and the influential figure who left his mark on Basel’s music life; during the course of his career he also produced an extensive compositional oeuvre. The Basel Symphony Orchestra led by Letonja recorded this late romanticist’s complete symphonies for CPO. CPO 777103 $14.99 On Sale

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Britten: The Sacred Choral Music Edward Higginbottom/ Choir of New College

“For any Wagnerians who’ve been slumbering, Fafner-like, in their caves during the last few years, here’s your wake-up call: Jonas Kaufmann is the tenor we’ve been waiting for.” -Washington Post DEC B001802802 $16.48 On Sale

Benjamin Britten’s sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New College Choir was among the first to recognize its quality, and continues to sing it with passion and panache. 2 NOVM 1386 $29.99

❦James Whitbourn: Annelies (chamber version)

Anton Arensky: Five Suites for Two Pianos

“[Whitbourn’s] writing for unaccompanied voices, which constitutes a large part of the score, is superb; there are so many moments of happy inspiration throughout that you easily glide past the less shining sections.” -ClassicsToday.com NXS 8573070 $9.99

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From Expedition Audio ❦Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov

“A seldom recorded corner of Anton Arensky’s repertoire is his five suites for two pianos. Any listener who enjoys piano music of the late romantic period will find these to be a richly rewarding discovery... Arensky’s music is not simply beautiful, which it is in spades, it is also very interesting...” CPO 777651 $14.99 On Sale

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Featured New R J.S. Bach: St. John Passion

Stephen Layton leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and his own superb choral ensemble Polyphony in a powerful performance of Bach’s most dramatic masterpiece, the St. John Passion. Joined by a starry team of soloists that includes Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Ian Bostridge, Nicholas Mulroy, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams. (2 CD) (Hyperion) 2 HYP 67901 $40.49

Lutoslawski: The Symphonies nos 1-4 / Salonen, LA PO

Esa-Pekka Salonen and the LA Philharmonic join together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. Salonen and the LA Philharmonic have recorded Lutoslawski’s Symphony No. 1 live at the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles along with the composer’s “Fanfare for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.” The previously recorded Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are also included in this set. (2 CD) (Sony Classical) 2 SNYC 88765440832 $16.99

Mendelssohn: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol. 1 / Howard Shelley Howard Shelley is an acknowledged expert in the area of early Romantic piano music. With this disc, he presents the first installment of a six volume set of Mendelssohn’s complete solo piano music perhaps the least well-known part of the composer’s repertoire. This first volume in Shelley’s series includes Opp. 5, 6, and 7 and the first volume of his Lieder ohne Worte. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67935 $18.99

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Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Sir Colin Davis, London SO

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent years. The release of the monumental Grande Messe des morts marks the completion of the cycle. Recorded in St Paul’s Cathedral, this spectacular new recording features the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus joined by English lyric tenor Barry Banks (2 SA Hybrid CD) (LSO Live (London SO) 2 LSO 0729 $33.49

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Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

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This oratorio has been shrouded in mystery as its probable creator for a century. The recent discovery of two manuscripts settled the issue of authenticity once and for all and Pergolesi’s lost masterpiece was given its concert première at the Beaune Festival in July 2012 and recorded shortly after by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin led by René Jacobs. Featured soloists include soprano Sophie Karthäuser, counter-tenor Christophe Dumaux, tenor Julian Behr and bass-baritone Konstantin Wolff. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902155 $18.99 Francis Poulenc’s catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the theatre, three ballets, and a dozen works of chamber music. For this recording, Pentaèdre has chosen major chamber music works including the sextet and trio with piano and sonatas for wind instruments. (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22646 $16.99

Weinberg: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4 / Allison Brewster Franzetti

The last disc in Brewster Franzetti’s highly acclaimed four single disc survey includes the deeply expressive, technically challenging and superbly varied Sonatas Nos. 5 (1956) and 6 (1960), the last of Weinberg’s numbered sonatas.

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Romantic Violin Concerto Vol. 14

The latest release in Hyperion’s acclaimed Romantic Violin Concerto series features the brilliant young English violinist Chloë Hanslip. Glazunov’s Violin Concerto Op. 82 and Meditation Op. 32 join Othmar Schoek’s Concerto quasi una fantasia in B flat major for form a lyrical and attractive program. Hanslip is accompanied by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana led by Alexander Vedernikov. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67940 $18.99

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano was added and eventually became the focus of the piece: it is unmistakably reminiscent of Shostakovich’s vaudeville jazz suites. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9412 $8.99

Pianist Imogen Cooper plays Schumann, Vol. 1

This is Volume 1 in Imogen Cooper’s new series on Chandos Records, dedicated to the complete works for piano by Robert Schumann. This program includes Schumann’s Fantasiestucke and Kreisleriana as well as Brahms’ Theme & Variations from the String Sextet no 1. Recognized worldwide as a pianist of virtuosity and poetic poise, Imogen Cooper has established a reputation as one of the finest interpreters of the classical and romantic repertoire. (1 CD) (Chandos) CHA 10755 $18.99

Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 2; Four Shakespeare Preludes / Jarvi

This disc marks the beginning of a new series, dedicated to the engaging orchestral works of the German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff. The survey starts with Symphony No. 2 and the orchestral preludes to four plays by Shakespeare, all idiomatically performed by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by its new Artistic and Music Director, Neeme Järvi. (1 CD) (Chandos) CHA 5117 $19.99

Weingartner: Symphony no 7 / Boog, Gottwald, Romei, Bolduc. Marko Letonja

There is more to Felix Weingartner than the internationally acclaimed conductor and the influential figure who left his mark on Basel’s music life; during the course of his career he also produced an extensive compositional oeuvre. The Basel Symphony Orchestra led by Letonja recorded this late romanticist’s complete symphonies for CPO. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777103 $14.99 On Sale

New Releases Antonin Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Helmuth Rilling

The exceptional singers performing on this Hanssler Classics set include Thomas Quasthoff, Marina Shaguch, James Tayloer and Ingeborg Danz. Recorded during the Oregon Bach Festival, the performance has been described as “Beautifully crafted and very lovely” (Soundscapes) and “... A consummate performance leaving nothing to be desired” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) (2 CDs) (Hanssler) HAN 98006 $24.99

Britten: The Sacred Choral Music / Choir of New College Oxford, Higginbottom

Benjamin Britten’s sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. This new anthology (in 2 CDs) is an overarching view of his work in this domain, featuring favorites such as Rejoice in the Lamb alongside settings more rarely heard, the Hymns to St Peter and of St Columba, and the wedding anthem Amo ergo sum. (2 CDs) (Novum) NOVM 1386 $29.99

C.P.E., J.C. & J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Anastasia Injushina, piano

This new release of keyboard concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and Johann Christian Bach features the most beautiful keyboard concertos of their output. Originally written for harpsichord, they are played on a modern piano on this recording. Having a poetic, sensitive and even inner spiritual approach, Anastasia Injushina has given concerts both as a soloist and a chamber musician with the world leading musicians as partners. (1 CD) (Ondine) OND 1224 $16.99

Bach: Suites for baroque lute Nos. 1, 2, 3 / Hopkinson Smith

Smith returns to the masterpieces of Bach and records the renowned Suites BWV 1007, 1008 and 1009, transcribed by himself to the German theorbo. Along with this recording, Naïve is releasing a reissue of Smith’s famous recordings of Suites BWV 1010, BWV 1011 and BWV 1012. Hopkinson Smith is now the only musician to have recorded all of Bach’s works that can be performed on a lute or on similar instruments. (1 CD) (Naïve) NAI 8937 $16.99

J.S. Bach: The Sacred Cantatas / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium [50 CDs] Written to exalt the glory of God and to facilitate Lutheran worship, Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred cantatas stand among the highest achievements of Western musical art. This acclaimed recording sees the works performed in their entirety by a stellar line up of musicians that includes the renowned Holland Boys’ Choir and period instrument ensemble Netherlands Bach Collegium. (50 CDs) (Brilliant Classics) 50 BLC 94365 $127.99

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❦Giovanni Platti: Sonatas for Violoncello, Violin & Basso continuo

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697 - 1763): Sonata for keyboard no 12; Tro Sonatas for violin, cello & continuo. Artists: Sebastian Hess (Clo); Florian Birsak (Basso Continuo); Rüdiger Lotter (Vln). (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 836 $15.88 On Sale “With the sheer joie de vivre of both the performances and the music itself, it’s one of those discs that you can always count on to lift your spirits... I can’t imagine any music lover not enjoying this CD.”

❦Sigismund von Neukomm: Three Orchestral Fantasies; Sinfonie Heroique /

Works: Sigismund Neukomm (1778 - 1858): Dramatic Fantasia on some passages of Milton’s Paradise Lost, NV 426; Fantaisies (2) for large orchestra; Grande Sinfonie héroïque, Op. 19. Artists: Michael Alexander Willens/Cologne Academy. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777573 $14.99 On Sale “Throughout all four works, there is evident a great dramatic sense, some sections worthy of Beethoven.”

❦Heino Eller: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Sten Lassmann, piano

Works: Heino Eller (1887 - 1970): Allegretto moderato; Allegro con fuoco; Andante in E major; Chanson triste; Episode from Revolutionary Times; Estonian Dance. Artists: Sten Lassmann (Pno). (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0132 $16.99 On Sale “The deal that this would be an Uncommonly Classical recommendation was sealed about 25 minutes in as I listened to the potent and darkly beautiful Episode from Revolutionary Times (1917). This alone is worth the price of the CD.”

❦Rosenberg: Piano Pieces / Anna Christensson

Works: Hilding Rosenberg (1892 - 1985): Improvisationer; Plastiska Scener; Sonatina; Suite for piano; Tema con variazioni. Artists: Anna Christensson (Pno). (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5116 $15.87 On Sale “Adventurous listeners who enjoy exploring some of the farther reaches of the repertoire will find very much to enjoy here from this composer whose status clearly lags his apparent gifts.”

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❦Anton Arensky: Five Suites for Two Pianos

Works: Anton Arensky (1861 1906): Children’s Suite, for piano 4 hands, Op. 65; Suites for 2 pianos nos 1 - 4. Artists: Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777651 $14.99 On Sale “A seldom recorded corner of Anton Arensky’s repertoire is his five suites for two pianos. Any listener who enjoys piano music of the late romantic period will find these to be a richly rewarding discovery... Arensky’s music is not simply beautiful, which it is in spades, it is also very interesting...”

❦Kent Nagano conducts R. Strauss & Wagner

Works: R. Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll. Artists: Kent Nagano/Bavarian State SO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Farao Classics) FAR 108061 $17.87 On Sale “Following two opening strokes by the full orchestra, the dauntless Munich hornists respond with a striking fanfare. It is a flourish that is arresting not because it is powerful, but that is powerful because it is perfect – balance, intonation, tonal beauty – in all ways. And so goes the performance; we are off to the races and can only sit back and be amazed.”

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❦Paul Juon: Piano Quintet; Piano Sextet

Works: Paul Juon: Quintet in F major, for violin, 2 violas, violoncello & piano; Sextet in C minor, for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos & piano. Artists: Carmina Quartett. Oliver Triendl (Pno); Thomas Grossenbacher (Clo). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777507 $14.99 On Sale “[Juon’s] music is easy to listen to - tonal and melodic with a Russian flair and clear romantic roots.”

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❦Jean Mouton: Masses & Motets

Artists: Peter Phillips/The Tallis Scholars. (1 CD) (Gimell) GIM 047 $17.87 On Sale “We know that Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars are supreme in this repertoire. Here, they are well beyond technically polished and expressively fluent, achieving the realm the composer surely imagined. Mouton’s tranquil and gorgeous music will be a wonderful discovery for anyone who appreciates the music of this time and space.”

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Expedition Audio ❦French Chamber Music for Flute, Cello & Piano

Works: Nicolas Bacri (1961 - ): Sonata da camera, for viola & piano, Op. 67; Philippe Forget (1970 - ): Portraits au matin (2), for flute, cello & piano; Pierre Jansen (1930 - ): Vagabondage, for flute, cello & piano; Martin Kutnowski: Trio Y2K, for flute, cello & piano. Artists: Bertrand Giraud (Pno); Delphine Biron (Clo); Frédéric Chatoux (Flt). (1 CD) (Anima Records) ANNR 81200001 $15.87 On Sale “...Take note though, this is not an album for everyone. But if you enjoy listening to modern chamber music, these are all interesting compositions that you’ll probably enjoy.”

❦Orchestral Works of Christian Jost

Works: Christian Jost (1963 - ): TiefenRausch, concerto for violin & orchestra; CocoonSymphony. Artists: Christian Jost/Essener Philharmonic. Viviane Hagner (Vln). (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5118 $15.87 On Sale “This music is not easy listening, but if you bought and enjoyed an earlier recommendation from Uncommonly Classical, Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Out of Nowhere, this will be right down your alley.”

❦Gabrieli, Schutz - Polychoral Splendour

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli (1555 - 1612): Canzon no 8, for 8 parts; Canzoni et sonate (21); Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672): Psalms and Motets. Artists: Johannes Strobl/ Les Cornets Noirs; Cappella Murensis. (1 SA CD) (Audite) ADT 92652 $18.88 On Sale “Splendid performances are provided by the vocal ensemble Cappella Murensis and Les Cornets Noirs, an instrumental ensemble made up of brass, strings, and organ.”

❦Leon Boëllmann: Chamber Music with Piano

Works: Léon Boëllmann (1862 1897): Piano Trio Op. 19; Piano Quartet, Op. 10; Two Pieces, Op. 31. Artists: Trio Parnassus. Michael Gross (Clo); Gérard Caussé (Vla); Chia Chou (Pno). (1 CD) (MD&G) MDG 3031755 $17.88 On Sale “This album is highly recommended for collectors of romantic chamber music, especially for the piano quartet and for the two minutes of bliss at the end.”

❦George Onslow: Chamber Music

Works: George Onslow (1784 - 1853): Duet for Violin, Op. 15; Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 16/1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5. Artists: Trio Portici. (1 CD) (Pavane) PVN 7545 $11.47 On Sale “Two things struck me right away when I played this Pavane Records CD for the first time. One was how open, clear and warm the sonics were, with the instruments perfectly balanced and positioned in the sound space, and the other was the beautiful playing of Trio Portici.”

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❦Heinrich Kaminsky: Works for String Orchestra

Works: Heinrich Kaminski (1886 1946): Work for String Orcherstra (Orchestral version of the String Quintet in F sharp minor). Artists: Lavard Skou-Larsen/Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777578 $14.99 On Sale “The work is practically void of dissonance, and while it is certainly tonal, there are sections where you may be hard pressed knowing where the tonal center is. The music is by turns gripping and lyrical, strangely beautiful and technically interesting.”

❦Nordic Violin Favourites / Kraggerud, violin

Works by: Kurt Atterberg (1887 1974); Ole Borneman Bull (1810 - 1880); Johan Halvorsen (1864 - 1935); Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen (1903 - 1984); Sibelius; Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941); Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 - 1927). Artists: Bjarte Engeset/Dalasinfoniettan. Henning Kraggerud (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572827 $8.87 On Sale “Perhaps it is because of the cold Nordic climate or from living in a place that rarely saw the sun, but most of the works on this program have a lyrically poignant atmosphere. The music here is very lovely, but darkly so... It’s hard to imagine anyone not enjoying this.”

Carlo Zuccari: Violin Sonatas (1747) / Nikitassova

Works: Carlo Zuccari (1704 - 1792): Sonatas (8) for violin & continuo. Artists: Plamena Nikitassova, violin; Maya Amrein, cello; Jorg-Andreas Botticher, Harpsichord (1 CD) (New Pan) NEWP 10268 $18.87 On Sale “These colorful and beautifully crafted Sonatas for Solo Violin and Basso Continuo by Carlo Zuccari, written just three years before the death of Bach, are appearing on CD for the first time. If you like the trio sonatas of Handel, you’ll no doubt enjoy these sonatas too, performed by Bulgarian violinist Plamena Nikitassova.

❦La Fiesta de Pascua en Piazza Navona

Works by: Giovanni Animuccia (circa 1500 - 1571); Anonymous, Italian; Cesare Bendinelli (1540 - 1617); Bernardo Clavijo del Castillo (1549 - 1626); Giovanni Battista Conforti (1560 - after 1607); Ruggiero Giovannelli (circa 1560 - 1625); Francisco Guerro; Fernando de las Infantas (1534 - circa 1610); Jacobus de Kerle (circa 1531-1532 - 1591); Palestrina (1525 - 1594); Serafino Razzi (1531 - 1611); Tomás Luis de Victoria (circa 1548 - 1611). Artists: Albert Recasens/La Grande Chapelle. (2 CD) (Lauda Musica) 2 LAUD 12 $26.82 On Sale “...The performances, too, are superb... Even within the diversity of the program, there is a homogeneous characteristic beyond the uniform high quality of the performances alone.”

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Thuille (1861-1907): Sonatas for Violin & Piano nos 1 & 2; et al.

Works: Ludwig Thuille (18611907): Sonatas for Violin & Piano nos 1 & 2; Allegro giusto, Op. 39 Artists: Marco Rogliano, violin; Gianluca Luisi, piano (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572870 $9.99 Thuille’s chamber music, which reflects the influence of Liszt, Wagner, Rheinberger and early Strauss is undergoing a significant reappraisal. These are the only recordings of the Violin Sonatas in the catalogue.

Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 ‘Polish Flowers’, Op. 83

Artists: Rafal Bartminski, tenor; Magdalena Dobrowolska, soprano; Ewa Marciniec, alto Antoni Wit/Warsaw PO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572873 $9.99 World première recording of Weinberg’s 1964 choral Symphony No.8 ‘Polish Flowers’. Set to texts by Julian Tuwim which reflect on Poland’s troubled past and ominous future, this is one of Weinberg’s most personal and powerful artistic statements.

Artists: Dinara Alieva, soprano; Dmitry Yablonsky/New Russia State SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) . NXS 8572893 $9.99 Young Russian soprano Dinara Alieva, who has already performed many leading operatic roles in Russia and beyond, is a newcomer to the Naxos label. She has been described by Montserrat Caballé as “a natural talent... who possesses the gift of Heaven.”

Works: Goehr: Marching to Carcassonne; When Adam Fell; Pastorals Artists: Peter Serkin, piano; Oliver Knussen, BBC SO; London Sinfonietta. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573052 $9.99 A unique programme of music by Alexander Goehr unavailable elsewhere on record. The composer’s close association with conductor Oliver Knussen and pianist Peter Serkin give all of these performances definitive status.

Antony Girard (b. 1959): In Praise of Folly; et al.

Works: Girard (b. 1959): In Praise of Folly; The Marriage of Orpheus; The Circle of Life Artists: Genevieve Girard, piano; JeanMarc Fessard, clarinet; Fabrice Bihan, cello (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572993 $9.99 A wide-ranging program from a contemporary French composer for whom Minimalism, oriental music, poetry and mysticism are central to his works.

Armenian Dances for Wind Band

Works by: Alfred Reed, Bernstein, Bach, Shostakovich, Chia-Ying Chiang et al. Artists: John Boyd/Taiwan Wind Ensemble. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573028 $9.99 Orchestrations and originals from around the world, from Bach to Bernstein, as well as Alfred Reed’s colorful Armenian Dances and Taiwanese composer Chia-Ying Chiang’s mysterious and beautiful recent composition A Chasing after the Wind.

Elias Lonnrot: The Kalevala, translated and read by Keith Bosley [Naxos Poetry]

Eugene Zador (1894-1977): Elegie & Dance; Oboe Concerto; et al.

Works: Zador (1894-1977): Elegie & Dance; Oboe Concerto; Studies for Orchestra Artists: Laszlo Hadady, oboe Mariusz Smolij/ Budapest SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572549 $9.99 This second disc of orchestral works by Zádor includes his most-performed piece, the Divertimento for Strings and the composer’s own favorite, Studies for Orchestra.

Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 8 / Wolf Harden, piano

Works: 24 Preludes, Op. 37; Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572845 $9.99 Volume 8 features two compositions from Busoni’s teenage years (1881-83). Charming and engaging works which already reveal an inventive and personal accommodation with mid-19th century Romanticism.

Duke Ellington: Tone Poems

Works: Duke Ellington (1899 1974): Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Harlem; The River Suite; Three Black Kings; Work(s). Artists: JoAnn Falletta/Buffalo Philharmonic. nthony di Lorenzo (Tpt); Salvatore Andolina (Clnt); Amy Licata (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8559737 $9.99 Duke Ellington was a master of Big Band jazz but he also wrote in a variety of other forms including tone poems and ballets. The evocative Harlem pays tribute to Ellington’s roots while Black, Brown and Beige sets work songs and spirituals.

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Russian Songs and Arias by Rachmaninov; Tchaikovsky; Rimsky-Korsakov

Alexander Goehr: Marching to Carcassonne; et al.

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New from Naxos Eugen D’Albert: Prologue to ‘Tiefland’, Op. 34; et al.

Works: Prologue to ‘Tiefland’, Op. 34; Symphony in F, Op. 4 Artists: Jun Markl/MDR Leipzig RSO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572805 $9.99 Renowned as a pianist, d’Albert was also a gifted composer in the tradition of Brahms. The ambitious Symphony is his only work in this form. His two piano concertos can be heard on Naxos 8.553728.

Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano nos 1-3

Artists: Maria Kliegel, cello; Nina Tichman, piano (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572830 $9.99 Worthy of comparison with those of Beethoven, Onslow’s three Cello Sonatas are amongst the finest to have been written in France in the first half of the 19th century.

Giovanni Bottesini: Messa da Requiem

Artists: Matheu; Coma-Alabert; Prunell-Friend; MartinezCastignani Thomas Martin/Joyful Company of Singers; London PO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572994 $9.99 Remembered principally today as a composer for the double bass, Bottesini excelled in other forms, including opera and sacred music. His impressive Requiem is a large-scale work worthy of comparison with Verdi’s famous Requiem. This recording has the CD market entirely to itself.

Johann Adolph Hasse: Didone Abbandonata, opera

Artists: Holzhauser, FerriBenedetti, Barna-Sabadus, Hinterdobler, Celeng Michael Hofstetter/Hofkapelle Munchen. (3 CD) (Naxos (USA) 3 NXS 8660323 $29.99 This acclaimed Munich production offers a rare opportunity to hear a once popular opera seria from one of the outstanding composers of his day.

Leonard Bernstein: Transcriptions for Wind Band

Works: Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990): Candide; Dance Episodes (3) from “On the Town”, for orchestra; Divertimento for Orchestra; Fanfare for the inauguration of J. F. Kennedy, for brass ensemble; On the Waterfront. Artists: Scott Weiss/University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573056 $9.99 A disc of exciting wind band transcriptions from the award-winning University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble.

Muzio Clementi: Gradus ad Parnassum, Vol. 4

Works: Exercises nos 66-100 Artists: Alessandro Marangoni, piano (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572328 $9.99 The last disc in Marangoni’s highly acclaimed four single disc survey of Clementi’s monumental Gradus ad Parnassum.

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Maxwell Davis: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; et al.

Works: Piccolo Concerto; Trumpet Concerto; Maxwell’s Reel; Five Klee Pictures Artists: Stewart McIlwham, piccolo; John Wallace, trumpet; Peter Maxwell Davies/Philharmonia Orch.; Royal PO; Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572363 $9.99 A wide cross-section of Maxwell Davies’s work is represented on this programme, part of the ongoing Naxos reissues of recordings fist released by Collins Classics. The two concertos are performed by their dedicatees.

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4. Artists: Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano; Patrick Gallois/Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla. Tianwa Yang (Vln); Romain Descharmes (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572662 $9.99 Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention to one of the great 19th century violin concertos, coupled with two of Mendelssohn’s youthful yet astonishingly mature works.

Mozart: Violin Sonatas, K.376378; K. 570 Arranged for Flute

Artists: Patrick Gallois, flute; Maria Prinz, piano (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573033 $9.99 Transcribed for flute by one of the world’s greatest exponents of the instrument, these memorably tuneful works represent different stages of Mozart’s development and are beautifully suited to their new guise.

Piano Recital: Valentina Lisitsa, piano

Works: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”; Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); R. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg (1812 - 1871): Fantasia and Variations on Rosini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” for piano, Op 63. Artists: Valentina Lisitsa (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572491 $9.99 Described by critics as a ‘bona fide angel playing’ and an ‘electrifying pianist’, the young Ukrainianborn, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews ever since her debut in Avery Fisher Hall for the Mostly Mozart Festival.

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Artists: Amphion Wind Octet (1 CD) (Accent) ACT 24276 $20.49 The Amphion Wind Octet is making these appealing and charming works better known, presenting them here as a world premiere recording.

Artists: Beth Vanderborgh, cello; Theresa Bogard, piano (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1399 $16.99 August Nölck was a respected and well-published cello teacher of his day, a director of the Vienna conservatory and a voice from the great German cello tradition of the 19th century.

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Mozart: Piano Concertos / Schooderwoerd

Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos, KV 456 & KV 459. Artists: Arthur Schooderwoerd, piano. Cristofori Ensemble. (1 CD) (Accent) ACT 24278 $20.49

Giovanni Verrando: Dulle Griet - music for ensemble and electronics / Mdi Ensemble

Works: Giovanni Verrando (1965 - ): Dulle Griet, for bass flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion & electronics; First Born Unicorn, remind me what we’re fighting for, for amplified flute; Il ruvido dettaglio celebrato da Aby Warburg, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Quartet for Strings no 3; Second Born Unicorn, remind me what we’re fighting for, for piano; Third Born Unicorn, remind me what we’re fighting for, for electric violin & electronics. Artists: Pierre-Andre Valade/MDI ensemble; RepertorioZero. Sonia Formenti (Flt); Jacopo Bigi (Flt); Luca Ieracitano (Pno). (1 CD) (Aeon) AEO 1328 $18.99

Roberto Gerhard: Complete String Quartets

Works: works Roberto Gerhard (1896 - 1970): Chaconne for solo violin; Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2. Artists: artists Arditti Quartet. Ashot Sarkissjan (Vln). (1 CD) (Aeon) AEO 1225 $18.99

Johannes Ockeghem: Missa Prolationum

August Nolck: Salon Music for cello and piano

Orchestral Music of Jerome Moross / Falletta

Works: Jerome Moross (1913-1983): Symphony No. 1; The Last Judgement; Waltz Variations. Artists: artists JoAnn Falletta/London SO. (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1403 $16.99

Daniel Dorff: Music for clarinet, flute & piano

Works: Daniel Dorff: Perennials; 3 Romances; 3 Little Waltzes; Andante with Variations; Bach/ Dorff: Inventions. Artists: Shannon Scott, clarinet; Leonard Garrison, flute; Rajung Yang, piano (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1404 $16.99

Jennifer Higdon: Chamber Music

Works: “Dash” for trio; Alto Sax Sonata; Trumpet Songs; Legacy; Piano Trio. Artists: Univ. of Wyoming Music Dept. Faculty. (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1395 $16.99

Pro Pacem / Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall

Artists: Montserrat Figueras; Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Alia Vox) AVX 9894 $21.99 On Sale Pro Pacem (For Peace) consists of twenty-three excerpts from the Alia Vox catalogue, spanning five centuries of music, from Gilles Binchois to Arvo Pärt.

Peter Machajdik: Inside the Tree

Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70/1 & 2

Artists: Piero Salvatori, cello; Floraleda Sacchi, harp (1 CD) (Amadeus Arte) ADEU 11003 $13.99 Music of Peter Machajdik for cello, harp and electronics.

Winter Apples - Finnish Choral music

Works: Philip Glass: Metamorphosis; Modern Love Waltz; Trilogy Sonata Artists: Floraleda Sacchi, harp & creative mix (1 CD) (Amadeus Arte ) ADEU 12002 $13.99

Artists: Lucien Kandel/Ensemble Musica Nova. (1 CD) (Agogique) AGOQ 008 $18.99 Works: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70/1 & 2; Trio in B Flat, WoO39. Artists: Risto Lauriala, piano; Tero Latvala, violin; Marko Ylonen, cello (Alba) ABA 340 $16.99 Works: Choral music by Sibelius, Kuula, Jarnefelt, Maasalo, Madetoja Artists: Heikki Liimola/Klemetti Institute Chamber Choir. (Alba) ABA 329 $16.99

Heritage of the March, Vols. 3 & 4

Works by: Fred Jewell, Hermann Blankenburg, William Chambers, Arthur Wellesley Hughes Artists: Donald Stauffer/United States Navy Band. (2 CD) (Altissimo) 2 ALSM 03172 $19.99 The Heritage of the March Collection remains the largest single march music record series in history. Altissimo is continuing the release of this series with Volumes 3 & 4 in a 2-CD set. Volume 3 features the marches of Fred Jewell & Hermann Blankenburg. Volume 4 features the marches of William P. Chambers & Arthur W. Hughes.

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Philip Glass: Metamorphosis; Trilogy Sonata

Concerti Virtuosi / Tafelmusik Baroque Orch.

Works by: Vivaldi, Leo, Bach, Locatelli, Fasch Artists: Jeanne Lamon/Tafelmusik. Jeanne Lamon (Vln); Lucas Harris (Gtr); Charlotte Nediger (Hpsi); Alison Mackay (Dbl Bss); John Abberger (Oboe). (1 CD) (Analekta) ANA 29815 $16.99 On Sale ‘Tafelmusik’s splendid ensemble interplay and impeccable precision leave no doubt that we’re hearing Baroque instrumental music at its best.” Classics Today

Couperin: Concerts Royaux, et al.

Works: Couperin: Concerts Royaux, Clavecin en Concert. Artists: Luc Beauséjour (clavecin) (1 CD) (Analekta) ANA 29993 $16.99 On Sale

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❦ Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Preludio sinfonico; Crisantemi / Antonio Pappano,

❦Polkastra: “I Do” The Wedding Album /

Works: Eduardo di Capua (1865 - 1917): O sole mio; Walter Donaldson (1893 - 1947): My Buddy; Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Salut d’amour; Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935): Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; John Novacek (Piano) (1964 - ): Fourth Street Drag; Polkastra: Celtic Wedding Medley; Schubert; Albanian Traditional; French Traditional; Klezmer Traditional; Matt Van Brink. Artists: Matthew Otto/Polkastra. Isabel Bayrakdarian (Sop); Lara St. John (Vln); David Krakauer (Clnt); Winona Zelenka (Clo); Louise Owen (Vln); Rubin Kodheli (Clo). (1 CD) (Ancalagon Records) ALN 140 $15.99 “Wild, idiosyncratic, and gripping.” -Los Angeles Times

The Stravinsky Ballets on Piano / Jardon

Works: Stravinsky: The Firebird (Solo Piano Versions); Song of the Nightingale Artists: Lydia Jardon: piano (1 CD) (Ar Re-Se) AEE 2012 $16.99

Mandolins from Italy: 24 Popular Melodies

Artists: Joel Francisco Perri (Mandolin) (1 CD) (Arc Music) ARCM 2439 $13.99 A romantic selection of the most famous and popular Italian mandolin melodies, such as: Azzurro, O’ Sole Mio, Notte Di Christallo, Tarantella Di Napoli, Volare, Piccola Maria, Tarantella Meridionale, Marina, Che La La, Santa Lucia, O Maria, Valsa Della Primavera, Funiculi Funicula, La Passeggiata, Arrivederci Roma, Il Padrone - Rota and many more.

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French Harp Concertos / Masumi Nagasawa

Artists: Masumi Nagasawa (Harp) Michael Alexander Willens/Cologne Academy Orch. (ARS Productions) ARSP 38108 $23.99 Who would have thought that more than 30 harp concertos were written during ‘The age of Enlightenment and Romanticism’? This disc explores some of the little known works.

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Vol. 3: The Concerti

Artists: Masha Dimitrieva, piano; Alexander Neubauer, clarinet. Paul Weigold/Gyor Philharmonie. (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38813 $20.49

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Vol. 2: Sinfonien

Artists: Christian Birnbaum/Viener Symphoniker; Wiener Concert-Verein. (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38812 $20.49

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Vol. 4: Grande Concert

Works: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Vol. 4: Grande Sinfonie and Sinfonia Concertante. Artists: Anton Sarakow, violin. Paul Weigold/Savarie Kammerorchester Szombathely; Christian Birnbaum/Mitgliedern der Wiener Symphoniker. (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38814 $20.49

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Artists: Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson Antonio Pappano/ London Sym. Chorus; London SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 333012 $11.98 “In the Mass, Antonio Pappano easily outshines his rival on disc, enhancing the operatic element in the score. He has ideal soloists in Alagna and Hampson, and the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra are in incandescent form. The couplings are welcome, aptly chosen and very well played.” -The Penguin Guide

❦J.S. Bach: Piano Music / Tatiana Nikolayeva

Works: J.S. Bach: Piano Music - includes Italian Concerto, Chaconne in D Minor, Toccata & Fugue in D Minor Artists: Tatiana Nikolayeva (Pno). (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1205 $9.99 “Nikolayeva’s version of [Toccata and Fugue in D minor is] played with due majesty and sense of drama, and given something of an organ-like palette of color... [She is] a romantic at heart and so too is her view. The Chaconne is majestic and heartfelt but it isn’t ‘baroque’... As a statement of love and respect by a superb pianist this is an eloquent recording.” -Gramophone

❦Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Barenboim

Artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Daniel Barenboim/English CO; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orch.; New Philharmonia Orch. Chorus. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332932 $11.98 “The “Dies Irae” has what I can only call a fanatical attack and tempo, while ‘Hostias’, taken extremely slowly, is deeply devotional. Barenboim has, of course, a superb quartet of soloists, an absolutely first-rate chorus and an orchestra that knows how to play Mozart with the utmost artistry... You really should not overlook this exciting and most beautiful performance.” -Gramophone

❦Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Simon Rattle

Artists: Felicity Palmer; Ameral Gunson; John Mitchinson; Malcolm King; Jane Parker-Smith. Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Chorus; City of Birmingham SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332892B $11.98 “The performance itself is of the highest quality. The orchestral playing is sensitive and responsive throughout with a beautifully blended and homogeneous tonal balance. The playing is cultured but Simon Rattle also brings an awareness of the pantheistic fervor that inspires Janacek’s wonderful score.” -Gramophone

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New Releases J.S. Bach: French Suites / Caspar Frantz

Works: J.S. Bach: French Suites, BWV 812-817 Artists: Caspar Frantz, piano (2 SA CD) (ARS Productions) 2 ARSP 38115 $46.49

Pictures / The 12 Pianists

Artists: The 12 Pianists. Karlsruher Schlagzeug Percussion Ensemble. (1 SA CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38125 $23.99 On this SACD other ‘pictures’ from Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria and the Arab world were added to Mussorgsky’s exhibition without being afraid of even crossing the stylistic borders of western classical music. Much like Mussorgsky, the artists paint their ‘sound pictures’ from more or less distant perspectives, like when the Swissborn composer Daniel Schnyder mediates between oriental world music, jazz and classical avantgarde music, or when the Japanese pianist Noriko Ishikawa arranges Spain’s most prominent operatic drama, written by a Frenchman, for 2 pianos and 24 hands.

Saint-Saens: Le Deluge, oratorio Op. 45

Artists: Isabelle Muller-cant, Carolin Strecker, Daniel Schreiber, Philip Hiederberger; Alexander Burda/Figuralchor der Gedachtniskirche Stuttgart; Wurtlembergische Philharmonie. (ARS Productions) ARSP 38127 $23.99

Sontas for violin and continuo

Works by: Johann Jacob Walther (1650-1717); Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705); J.S. Bach. Artists: Uta Pape, violin; Klaus Mader, therobe; Olaf Reimers, cello (ARS Productions) ARSP 38126 $23.99

Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Vol. 1: Sinfonien / Gyor PO Artists: Paul Weigold/Gyor Philharmonie. (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38811 $20.49

Schumann: Overture Scherzo & Finale

Works: Schumann: Overture Scherzo & Finale; Violin Concerto. Artists: Elmar Oliveira, violin. Stewart Robertson/Atlantic Classical Orch. (1 CD) (Artek) ATK 0059 $16.99

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Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre;

Artists: David Jalbert, piano. Pentaedre. (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22646 $16.99 For this recording, Pentaèdre has chosen major chamber music works including the sextet and trio with piano and sonatas for wind instruments.

O Sweet Woods: Irish And Scottish Airs

Artists: Michael Slattery sings John Dowland’s songs; Meredith Hall and Matthew White perform Burns and Scottish music from the era of the Killiecrankie battle. (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 23012 $5.99

Tim Brady: Symphony No. 3 “Atacama”

Artists: Bradyworks, Vivavoce, Peter Schubert, Tim Brady (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22676 $16.99 Atacama Symphony No. 3 is a new work by Montreal-born composer Tim Brady inspired by Chilean-born poet Elías Letelier - a text that evokes “the political terror of the Pinochet era in Chile, but uses striking metaphors of hope and love in the midst of the nightmare of torture and disappearances”.

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Sonatas & Suites - Bréville, Koechlin, Tournemire Works by: Bréville, Koechlin; Tournemire. Artists: Steven Dann, viola; James Parker, piano (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22519 $16.99

Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin

Artists: Lara Hall, violin. (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 341 $18.99

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Works by: Scelsi, Pilati, Hoadley, Adams, Ferrari, Whitehead. Artists: Luca Manghi: flute; David Kelly: piano; Horomona Horo: taonga puoro (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 882 $18.99 Works: Beethoven: “Rasumovsky” Quartets, Op. 59, Nos. 2 & 3. Artists: New Zealand String Quartet. (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 402 $18.99

Sequialtera - Baroque organ works

Works: organ works by Handel and Stanley. Artists: James Tibbles at New Zealand’s historic Johannes Avery organ (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 406 $18.99

❦Christopher Blake: Angel at Ahipara

Artists: Kenneth Young/Strings of the New Zealand SO. (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 441 $18.99 Atoll and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra dominated the category Best Classical Album at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards, by capturing all three nominations! This new album, WINNER of Best Classical Album 2012, features the NZSO strings conducted by Kenneth Young performing the world premiere recordings of these works.

Christoph Delz: Complete Works, Vol. 2

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Artists: Arturo Tamayo/Ensemble Modern; Fritz Näf/Basler Madrigalisten; Peter Hirsch/Collegium Novum Zürich. (2 CD) (Audio Max) 2 AUMX 7071782 $24.99 A selection featuring outstanding recordings from this Swiss composer’s oeuvre, including the Cologne Mass, Delz’s only electronic composition, and “Solde - Lecture d’après Lautreamont,” a composed “reading” of texts by the forefather of surrealism.

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Works: Carl Stamitz’s Clarinet Quartets Op. 8 and Op. 19. Artists: Arthur Campbell, clarinet; Gregory Maytan, violin; Paul Swantek, viola; Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello (1 SA CD) (Audite) ADT 92661 $19.99

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❦Igor Stravinsky: Octet; L’Histoire du Soldat

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Works: Stravinsky: Concertino for 12 instruments; L’histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments. Artists: Jan Opalach, narrator. Mark Davis Scatterday/ Eastman Virtuosi; Mark Scatterday/Eastman Wind Ensemble. (1 CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2277 $15.99 “America’s premiere wind band.” -Fanfare

❦Antonín Dvorák: Cypresses for String

Works: Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904): Cypresses for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192. Artists: Cypress String Quartet. (1 CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2275 $15.99 “Artistry of uncommon insight and cohesion.” -Gramophone

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Artists: Jeannette Sorrell/Apollo’s Fire; Sylvain Bergeron/Ensemble La Nef. (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Avie Records) 2 AIE 2269 $21.49

Diary in G - Schubert and Schumann

Works: Schubert and Schumann: Piano Sonatas Artists: Weiyin Chen, piano (1 CD) (Azica) AZI 71278 $16.99

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Music of John Pickard / Brabbins

Works: John Pickard: Tenebrae (2009); Piano Concerto; Sea-Change. Artists: Fredrik Ullén, piano. Martyn Brabbins/Norrköping SO. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1873 $18.99 ‘A born master of the orchestra’ is how the British composer John Pickard was described by BBC Music Magazine.

Kalevi Aho: Music for Oboe / Piet Van Bockstal

Works: Kalevi Aho: Oboe Concerto; Solio IX for oboe; Oboe Sonata. Artists: Piet Van Bockstal, oboe; Yutaka Oya, piano Martyn Brabbins/Lahti SO. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1876 $18.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Ronald Brautigam

Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 19 & 23. Artists: Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano. Michael Alexander Willens/Kolner Akademie. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1964 $18.99

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Piano

Works: Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin & Piano in D minor; Octet Op. 20. Artists: Richard Tognetti, violin; Polina Leschenko, piano. Australian CO. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1984 $18.99

Prokofiev: Symphony no 6; Orchestral suites

Works: Prokofiev: Symphony no 6; Lieutenant Kijé suite, Op. 60; Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33b Artists: Andrei Bondarenko, baritone Andrew Litton/Bergen PO. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1994 $18.99

Works for alto saxophone & wind ensemble

Works by: Milhaud, Boutry, Creston, Emilsson. Artists: Claude Delangle, saxopphone. Christian Lindberg/Swedish Wind Ensemble. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1640 $18.99

Musioc of Bloch, Bridge & Hough for cello

Works: Ernst Bloch: Schelomo; Frank Bridge: Oration; Stephen Hough: The Loneliest Wilderness Artists: Steven Isserlis, cello. Hugh Wolff/ Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Gábor Takács-Nagy/Tapiola Sinfonietta. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1992 $18.99

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble in Mozart

Works: Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Divertimentos, K. 136, 137, 138. Artists: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble. (1 CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 506 $16.99

The Trio Sonata in 18th-Century Italy / London Baroque

❦Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Sir John Barbirolli

Artists: John Barbirolli/New Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332902 $11.98 “Barbirolli’s famous 1969 version on any count is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting performances ever committed to disc, expansive, yet concentrated in feeling: the Adagietto is very moving... A classic version.” -The Penguin Guide

❦Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / André Previn

Works: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F. Artists: André Previn (Pno)/London SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332882 $11.98 “Previn’s (performance of the Concerto) has great virtues; the touching solo playing at the end of the slow movement, for example, and the tremendous virtuosity of the LSO in the finale... A splendid performance of An American in Paris, full of virtuoso playing and of real character.” -Gramophone

❦Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos; Choral Fantasia / Daniel Barenboim, piano;

Artists: Otto Klemperer/John Aldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orch. (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 332722 $23.48 “These are intensely individual and newly revealing expressions of what Beethoven meant. I cannot imagine I shall ever exhaust their freshness, or stop marveling at their power, for to my ear this is the truest musical inspiration miraculously caught on the wing.” -Gramophone

❦Perlamn plays Mendelssohn & Bruch

Works: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2. Artists: Jesus LopezCobos/New Philharmonia Orch.; Bernard Haitink/ Concertgebouw Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332922 $11.98 “These are strong and purposeful readings of the Mendelssohn and Bruch First Concertos, which Itzhak Perlman plays with brilliance, ease and assurance. The recording of the Bruch Second Concerto is of the very highest quality, enjoyable and superbly played.” -Gramophone

❦Schubert: String Quartets / Alban Berg Qrt.

Works: Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 “Death and the Maiden” & 13 “Rosamunde”. Artists: artists Alban Berg Quartet. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 358702B $11.98 “Both works are marvelously played and beautifully recorded... the Quartet’s playing is breathtaking in terms of tonal blend, ensemble and intonation.” -Gramophone

Works by: Albinoni, Bonporti, Vivaldi, Bononcini, Porpora, Sammartini, Locatelli et al. Artists: The London Baroque (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2015 $18.99

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New Releases Refractions - Modern music for Chorus

Works by: Fartein Valen; Messiaen; Webern, Berg for chorus. Artists: Berit Norbakken Solset, soprano; Grete Pedersen/Det Norske Solistkor; Oslo Sinfonietta. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1970 $18.99

G.P. Telemann: Ourertures pittoresques

Works: Georg Philippe Telemann: Ourertures pittoresques Artists: Martin Gester/Arte dei Suonatori Ensemble. (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1979 $18.99

French Album, Vol. II: Homage to Pedagogy

Works by: Camus; Dubois, Bitsch, Taffanel, Gaubert, Castérede, Damase. Artists: Richard Sherman, flute; Ralph Votapek, piano (1 CD) (Blue Griffin) BLGF 259 $19.99 Flutist Richard Sherman follows up his highly acclaimed “French Album” CD (“I cannot imagine any of this music being more beautifully and lovingly played than it is here” - Fanfare Magazine) with “French Album II. Homage to Pedagogy,”

The Cello Sonatas of Bernhard Romberg

Works: Bernhard Romberg (1767-1841). Sonatas Op. 38/1-3; Op. 43/1-3. Artists: Hannah Holman, cello, Réne Lecuona, piano. (2 CD) (Blue Griffin) 2 BLGF 273 $38.99

Paul Hindemith Retrospective: Viola Sonatas

Kapsberger: Libro primo d’intavolatura di lauto

Works: Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger: First Book of Tablature of 1611, complete Artists: Yavor Genov, lute (1 CD) (Brilliant) BLC 94409 $8.99

Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos

Works: Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos; Concert Rondos. Artists: Zoltan Kocsis; Dezso Ranki, pianos. Andras Schiff/Annersoe Schmidt. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94499 $8.99

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos / Ortiz, piano

Works: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5. Artists: Cristina Ortiz, piano. Paavo Berglund/Bournemouth SO. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9412 $8.99

Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Yingdi Sun

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor; Legend no 1; Sonetto del Petrarca 47; 104; 123. Artists: Yingdi Sun, piano (Brilliant) BLC 93787 $8.99

Giovanni Albini (b. 1982): Musica Ciclica

Artists: Davide Alogna, violin; Giorgio Mirto, guitar. Dario Garegnani/Le Cameriste Ambrosiane. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9294 $8.99 This collection showcases a variety of works from Albini’s oeuvre, many of which have been praised for their mathematical significance.

S.L. Weiss: Cantabile: Music for Lute 2

Works: Paul Hindemith: Viola Sonatas Op. 11/4; Op. 25/1; Op. 8/1. Artists: Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Ralph Votapek, piano (1 CD) (Blue Griffin) BLGF 277 $16.99

Works: Sylvius Leopold Weiss: Sonatas for Lute in D, A & G. Artists: Nigel North, lute (1 CD) (British Guitar Society) BGS 120 $16.99

Théodre Dubois: Sacred Music with chorus

Works: Evan Ziporyn (1959 - ): Big Grenadilla, for bass clarinet & orchestra; Mumbai, for tabla, strings & percussion. Artists: Gil Rose/Boston Modern Orch. Project. Evan Ziporyn (Clnt); Sandeep Das (Tabla). (Canteloupe) CPE 21081 $16.99

Works: Théodre Dubois: (1837-1924): 3 short masses for choir and organ Artists: Georges Bessonnet: organ; Teddy Pentsch: contrabass Bernard Lallement/Chorale Franco-Allemande de Paris. (1 CD) (BNL) BNL 112973 $16.99

Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks et al.

Works: Jennifer Higdon (b.1962): An Exaltation of Larks - Scenes from the Poet’s Dream; Light Refracted; An Exultation of Larks Artists: Gary Graffman, piano; Todd Palmer, clarinet. Lark String Quartet. (1 CD) (Bridge) BDG 9379 $14.99 On Sale

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Miguel Llobet: Complete Guitar Music

Works: Leonesa; 13 Catalan folk songs; L’Hereu Riera; El Noi de la Mare; Cançó de Lladre; El Testament d’Amelia. Artists: Giulio Tampalini, guitar (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94335 $8.99

Evan Ziporyn: Big Grenadilla; Mumbai / BMOP

Antonio Rosetti: Concertos

Artists: Christine Schornsheim, Burkahrd Glaetzner. Berliner Barock Compagney. (1 SA CD) (Capriccio) CAP 71114 $12.99

Rhapsodie Hongroise, Ballade Roumaine

Works by: Monti, Bartok, Doppler, Wolf. Artists: Istvan-Zsolt Nagy/Budapest Strings. (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 67185 $12.99

A. Scarlatti: Sin, Repentance and Grace

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Sin, Repentance and Grace, oratorio for 3 voices. Artists: Mechthild Bach, Petra Geitner, Kai Wessel. Michael Schneider/La Stagione Orch.; La Stagione Vocal Ensemble. (Capriccio) 2 CAP 5126 $16.99

Those Liverpool Days - The great musicians & composers of Liverpool / Royal Liverpool PO

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Artists: Barbara Dickson; Barnes Theatre Group; Carl Davis/Royal Liverpool PO. (1 CD) (Carl Davis Collection) CAVS 011 $16.99 The album originally entitled ‘Liverpool Pops at Home’ grew out of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s desire to put on a concert called Sounds of the City, a concert to show the richness of the musical legacy from the great musicians and composers of Liverpool.

Flavours: Music for cello and piano

Boismortier: Sonatas for Harpsichord & Flute

Marco Frisina: Passio Céciliae, cantata

Artists: Barbara Vignudelli; David Sebasti. Coro Musicanova. Flavio Emilio Scogna/Nova Amadeus CO. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9405 $8.99 Works: Borodin: Symphonies 1-3; In the Steppes of Central Asia. Artists: Mark Ermler/Bolshoi Theatre SO. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 94453 $8.99 Works: Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen Artists: Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9416 $8.99

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Works: Boismortier: Sonatas for Harpsichord & Flute nos 1 - 6 Artists: Olga Martynova, harpsichord; Ivan Bushuev, flute (Caro Mitis) CRMT 42011 $20.49

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Recommended Prokofiev & Hindemith Ballet Music on Piano

Works: Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from Romeo & Juliet; Hindemith: The Four Temperaments. Artists: Sergey Koudriakov, piano (Caro Mitis) CRMT 12011 $20.49

J.S. Bach: Sonata BWV 1001; Partita BWV 1004 Artists: Miguel Rincon, lute (1 CD) (Carpe Diem) CARP 16295 $16.99

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Schütz: St. Luke Passion; Die Sieben Worte

Artists: Hofbauer, Kunath, Kobow, Mathger, Rumpf. Hille Perl (gamba)/Sirius Viols; HansChristoph Rademann/Dresden Kammerchor. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83253 $18.99

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Works: Transcriptions of works by Schumann, Liszt, Nietzsche, Ravel and Debussy for chorus. Artists: Georg Grun/KammerChor Saarbrucken. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83458 $18.99

Mahler: Symphony no 3; Berg: Lulu Suite

Artists: Jean Martinon/Chorus de l’ ORFT; Orchestre National de l’ ORFT. Raquel Andueza (Sop); Pau Bordas (Bass). (Cascavelle) 2 CAS 3160 $20.49 Originally recorded in 1971 and 1973, these performances show Martinon’s affinity for this repertoire.

Die Donati - Matthias Grünert plays the Donati Organ Works by: Haydn, Bassani, Stradella, Mayr et al. Artists: Jana Reiner, soprano; Matthias Grünert: organ (1 CD) (CAvi Music) CAVI 7771039 $15.99 At 250 years old, the organ heard here is the only working organ of Baroque organ master Donati.

Adolf Busch: Chamber Music for Clarinet and Strings / Wolfgang Meyer: clarinet;

Artists: Wolfgang Meyer: clarinet; Eisler Quartett. (1 CD) (CAvi Music) CAVI 8553268 $15.99 Well known as both a solo performer and leader of his Busch Quartet, his U.S. tours from the ‘30s and ‘40s are still fondly remembered.

Brahms: Cello Sonatas nos 1 & 2 / Tetzlaff

Artists: Tanja Tetzlaff: cello; Gunilla Süssmann: piano (1 CD) (CAvi Music) CAVI 8553270 $15.99

Nicolo Porpora: Cantatas / Artur Stefanowicz Artists: artists Artur Stefanowicz/Dorota Cybulska-Amsler; ensemble club europa. (1 CD) (CD Accord) CDAC 183 $18.99 This disc includes compositions by Niccolo Porpora and Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, two composers rarely known to the general public.

Music for Cello by Lera Auerbach

Works: Lera Auerbach: Celloquy; 24 Preludes for cello & piano (1999); Sonata for cello & piano; Postlude Artists: Ani Aznavoorian, cello; Lera Auerbach, piano (1 CD) (Cedille) CDL 137 $16.99

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❦Elgar: Violin Concerto; Introduction and Allegro / Kennedy

Artists: Nigel Kennedy, violin; Vernon Handley/London PO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332872 $11.98 “This remain Nigel Kennedy’s finest achievement on record, arguably even finer than the long line of versions with star international soloists from either outside or within Britain. With Vernon Handley as guide it is a truly inspired and inspiring performance and the recording is outstandingly faithful and atmospheric.” -The Penguin Guide

❦Beethoven: Symphonies / Joshua Bell, ASMF

Works: Beethoven: Symphony no 4, Op. 60; Symphony no 7, Op. 92. Artists: Joshua Bell/ Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. (1 CD) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88725491762 $14.99 “Bell alternated playing along with the first violins and conducting (with great physical animation from his seat, sculpting the air expressively with his bow to bring forth a wealth of interpretive detail from the musicians. This was as superb a Beethoven Fourth as I’ve heard, delivered by a conductor of tremendous promise and genuine ideas - who also happens to be one heck of a violinist.” -Washington Post

❦Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Artists: Kollo, Adam, Schreier, Nimsgern, Minton, Popp, Wenkl et al. Janowski marek Janowski/ Staatskapelle Dresden. (14 CD) (Sony Classical) 14 SNYC 88725462232 $65.99 “The full panoply of Wagner’s orchestra positively blooms in this warm, spacious acoustic environment and the Dresden Staatskapelleplays magnificently. Janowski never calls attention to himself as he presides over a sensitively proportioned, musically perceptive and deeply felt performance.” -New York Magazine

❦Igor Stravinsky: Octet; L’Histoire du Soldat /

Works: works Stravinsky: Concertino for 12 instruments; L’histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments. Artists: Jan Opalach, narrator; Eastman Wind Ens. Mark Davis Scatterday/Eastman Virtuosi; Mark Scatterday/Eastman Wind Ensemble. (1 CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2277 $15.99 “America’s premiere wind band.” -Fanfare

❦Music from the Age of Louis XV - Music of /

Works by: Couperin, Forqueray, Rameau and Duphly. Artists: John Kitchen (Hpsi). (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34112 $16.99 “Crisp articulation, splendidly agile fingerwork, and a strong sense of purpose.” -International Record Review

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New Releases

❦Shehori Plays Beethoven, Vol. 1 / Works:

Artists: Mordecai Shehori, piano (Cembal d’amo ur) CDA 164 $15.99 “Shehori’s instrument has the rich, deep bass sound I prefer, well captured by the engineers. The cover says “Vol. 1” and it’s a good bet Cembal d’Amour will release more in the series. Mordecai Shehori is president of the company.” -American Record Guide, July / August 2012

Mozart & Beethoven: Concertos / Mindru Katz

Works: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5. Artists: Mindru Katz, piano. Mendi Rodan/Jerusalem SO; Gary Bertini. (Cembal d’amour) CDA 163 $15.99

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Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 4

Works: Prokofiev - Concerto No. 1; Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2. Artists: Steven Staryk, violin; Mario Bernardi, piano Bernard Haitink. (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3222 $16.99

The Concertos of David Finko

Artists: Marcantonio Barone, piano; Mimi Stillman, piccolo; Mikhail Tsinman, violin. James Freeman/Orch. 2001. (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3236 $16.99

J.S. Bach: 6 Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012

Artists: Carmine Miranda, cello (2 CD) (Centaur) 2 CEN 3263 $33.49

Challenge Classics

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Zweden

Artists: Jaap van Zweden/Netherlands Radio PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Challenge Classics) CHL 72551 $18.99 The illustrious conductor Jaap van Zweden was named Best Conductor of 2012 by Musical America!

Folk Stories - Songs & Traditional folk songs

Works: Traditional folk songs and music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Britten, Respighi, Bartók, Sibelius, and Vogel Artists: Cora Burggraaf: mezzo-soprano (1 SA CD) (Challenge Classics) CHL 72346 $18.99

Bach: 6 Partitas for Harpsichord / Koopman

Works: J.S. Bach: Six Partitas for Harpsichord, BWV 825-830. Artists: Ton Koopman (Hpsi). (2 CD) (Challenge Classics) 2 CHL 72574 $20.49

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang”

Works: Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 “Lobgesang”. Artists: Machteld Baumans, Judith van Wanrooij, Patrick Henckens. De Vriend. Jan Willem de Vriend/Netherlands SO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Challenge Classics) CHL 72543 $18.99

Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works of Samuel Wesley / Choir of St. John’s College

Roman Handel: Cantatas & instrumental works

Artists: Andrew Nethsingha/Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge. (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10751 $18.99 The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing them with one of his organ works as well as a psalm chant by his father, Samuel Wesley.

Janacek: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2

Joaquin Turina: Danzas Fantasticas / Mena

Rachmaninoff and Ginastera for Cello & Piano

Artists: Evelyn Elsing, cello; Santiago Rodriguez, piano (2 CD) (Centaur) 2 CEN 3247 $33.49 Works by: Handel, Bonocini, Corelli, Lulier, Gasparini et al. Artists: Kristen Watson, soprano. Musicians of the Old Post Road. (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3246 $16.99 Artists: Arianna String Quartet. (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3198 $16.99

Heather Schmidt: Icicles of Fire / Shauna

Artists: Shauna Rolston, cello; Heather Schmidt (Piano) (1 CD) (Centrediscs) CERE 18813 $16.99

T. Patrick Carrabré: War of Angels / Pemik;

Artists: Inukshuk Aksalnik/Winnipeg SO. (1 CD) (Centrediscs) CERE 18513 $16.99 The audience at the wildly successful New Music Festival in Winnipeg has embraced the music of composer T. Patrick Carrabre for well over a decade.

Voces Boreales - Contemporary Piano Works

Works by: Brian Current; Robert Lemay; Laurie Radford; Brian Cherney; Francois Morel. Artists: Yoko Hirota, piano (1 CD) (Centrediscs) CERE 18713 $16.99

The Amsterdam Sinfonietta sings Britten

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge ; Serenade; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal. Artists: Barbara Hannigan, soprano; James Gilchrist, tenor. Candida Thompson/Amsterdam Sinfonietta. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Channel) CCS 32213 $20.49

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Artists: Clara Mouriz, soprano; Juanjo Mena/BBC Philharmonic. (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10753 $18.99

Chamber Music of Ernst Chausson

Works: Ernst Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano & String Quartet, Op. 21; String Quartet, Op. 35 Artists: Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano Doric String Quartet. (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10754 $18.99

Imogen Cooper plays Schumann & Brahms

Works: Schumann: Fantasiestucke; Kreisleriana; Brahms: Theme & Variations from String Sextet no 1 Artists: Imogen Cooper, piano (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10755 $18.99

Berlioz: Overtures / Andrew Davis, Bergen PO

Works: works Artists: Andrew Davis/Bergen PO. (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5118 $19.99 The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis here perform seven dazzling orchestral overtures by Hector Berlioz that are as widely varied in mood as are the operas from which they were drawn.

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Recommended Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 2; Overtures / Jarvi

Works: Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882): Overture to Der Sturm (The Tempest), for orchestra; Overture to Macbeth; Overture to Othello, for orchestra; Romeo and Juliet Overture, for orchestra; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op.140. Artists: Neeme Järvi/Orchestre de la Suisse romande. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5117 $19.99

Brahms: German Folk Songs

Artists: Wolfgang Seeliger/Concert Choir Darmstadt. (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 0172 $11.99

Martin Luther and his Adversary

Artists: Arno Paduch/Johann Rosenmüller Ens. (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 0170 $11.99

Thomas Selle (1599-1663): Sacred Concerts

Artists: Ensemble Metamorfosi. (Christophorus) CHR 77362 $20.49 On the 350th anniversary of the year of his death, the Hamburg church music director Thomas Selle is being acknowledged with a CD completely dedicated to his early production.

Ravel, Shostakovich: Piano Trios / Ibuki Trio

Artists: Ibuki Trio. (1 CD) (Claudio Records) CDOR CR5890-2 $18.99

Franz Kromer: Three Flute Quartets / Graf

Works: Franz Kromer: Three Flute Quartets, Opp. 17, 92 & 93. Artists: Peter-Lukas Graf, flute; Carmina Trio. (Claves) CLV 8708 $16.99 Krommer’s music is characterized by freshness, vivacity, diverse rhythms and attractive harmonies, showing a great deal of Haydn’s influence.

Sonatas for oboe “Mosaico Barocco” / Zoboil

Works by: J.S. Bach, Marcello, Vivaldi & Handel Artists: Omar Zoboli, oboe; Diego Fasolis, organ (Claves) CLV 2012 $16.99

Giovanni Palestrina, Vol. 3 / The Sixteen

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 1594): Ad coenam Agni providi, hymn; Confitebor tibi, offertory; Missa Regina coeli; Popule meus; Pulchrae sunt genea, motet; Regina coeli, motet. Artists: Harry Christophers/The Sixteen (Choir). (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16106 $15.99

J.S. Bach and Giacinto Scelsi / Barbara Lüneburg, violin

Works: J.S. Bach: Partita, BWV.1004; Giacinto Scelsi: L’ame D’Ailee; L’ame Ouverte & Xnoybis Artists: Barbara Lüneburg, violin (Coviello) CVEL 61302 $20.49 The absoluteness and the spirituality in Bach’s and Scelsi’s music fascinate the violin player Barbara Lüneburg. She loves the consequence of both composers in their work and their different ways of filling the space.

❦Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Fritz Reiner (London, 1936)

Artists: Melchior, Flagstad, ListJansen. Fritz Reiner/London Sym. (3 CD) (Opera d’Oro) 3 ODO 1490 $18.99 “Recorded live at Covent Garden in 1936, this is quite simply the greatest performance of Wagner’s masterpiece to survive in sound. It captures the definitive coupling of Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior as the doomed lovers, both singing with a sensuous ease, a purity of line, and a supreme voluptuousness of tone that eradicates all competition ...” -The Guardian

❦Jonas Kaufmann sings Wagner

Artists: Donald Runnicles/Deutschen Oper Berlin Orch. Jonas Kaufmann (Tnr); Markus Brück (Bss Bar). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001802802 $16.48 On Sale “For any Wagnerians who’ve been slumbering, Fafner-like, in their caves during the last few years, here’s your wake-up call: Jonas Kaufmann is the tenor we’ve been waiting for.” -Washington Post

❦Scriabin: The Travel Préludes / Javier Negrin

Works: Scriabin: Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 15; Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 16; Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 13; Preludes (7) for piano, Op. 17. Artists: Javier Negrin, piano. Javier Negrin (Pno). (1 CD) (Odrad ek) ODAK 305 $16.99 “As if Scriabin had written for Javier Negrφn! Demanding a virtuosic technique, but at the same time imbued with an intense musicality, [the Preludes] were in the hands of Negrφn a stunning ‘string of pearls’, magnificent in shape and expressivity... It is very unusual to feature them in a single program and even more so to capture the attention of the listener so intensely.” -La Province

❦Dvorák: Cypresses; Quartet No. 13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Cypresses, for string quartet; Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 106/B 192. Artists: Cypress String Quartet. (1 CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2275 $15.99 “Artistry of uncommon insight and cohesion.” -Gramophone

❦Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Heger

Knudage Riisager (1897-1974): Violin Works

Artists: Frick, Mathis, Putz, Litz, Wunderlich. Robert Heger/Bavarian State Opera Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 235362B $14.98 “With the recording it is difficult to find serious fault. The men are uniformly superb: Gottlob Frick an unmatched, massive-voiced Falstaff, Fritz Wunderlich as ardent, godlike Fenton, and one must pay tribute to Edith Mathis in an early appearance as a sweet, confident and characterful Anne Page.” -Gramophone

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Artists: Johannes Soe Hansen, violiin; Anne Soe Iwan, violin; Christina Bjorkoe, piano (1 SA Hybrid CD) (DaCapo) DACO 6220594 $16.99 This collection demonstrates the composer’s fascinating musical development, featuring student works from 1920s Paris and 1930s Leipzig as well as mature compositions. “For my money, Riisager is Denmark’s finest composer after Nielsen.” 10/10 Classics Today

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Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923): Chamber Works

Works: Dora Pejacevic: Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet; String Quartet Artists: Oliver Triendl, piano. Quatuor Sine Nomine. (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777421 $27.99 On Sale

G. H. Mann: Concertos; Troisieme Suite

Works: Gottfried Hendrik Mann: Clarinet Concerto (1885); Violin Concerto; Festpraludium; Troisieme Suite Artists: Sebastian Manz, clarinet; Akkiko Yamada, violin. Hermann Baumer/Osnabrucker Symphonieorchester. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777620 $14.99 On Sale

Johann Grabbe (1585-1655): Complete Madrigals & Instrumental works

Artists: Manfred Cordes/Weser-Renaissance Bremen. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777662 $14.99 On Sale

Complete Organ Works: Saxer, Dueben, Schieferdecker / Friedhelm Flamme, organ

Artists: artists (1 SA Hybrid CD) (CPO ) CPO 777502 $14.99 On Sale Vol. 10, the last edition in a discovery through the Northern German organ baroque.

Felix Weingartner (1863-1942): Symphony no 7 Artists: Boog, Gottwald, Romei, Bolduc. Marko Letonja. Marko Letonja/Basel SO; Tschechischer Philharmonic Chorus. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (CPO ) CPO 777103 $14.99 On Sale

Franz Lehár: Der Göttergatte / Max Schonherr

Artists: Andergast, Herze, Dermota, Borsos, Liewehr. Max Schonherr/Vienna Radio Sym. Chorus; Vienna RSO. (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777029 $27.99 On Sale This historical recording from 1945 is a delightful departure from CPO’s customary acoustic and historical paths.

Rarities of Piano Music 2011 / Husum Festival Works: Hurum, Bergh, Sibelius, Vierne, Cassado, Alexandrov, Eiges, Sabaneyev et al. Artists: Various performers from the 2011 Schloss vor Husum Festival (Danacord) DCD 719 $16.99 These are live performances taken from the 2011 Schloss vor Husum Festival.

The Silver Violin / Nicola Benedetti, violin

Works: Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935): Por una cabeza, tango; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lavender; Korngold: Concerto for Violin, Op. 35; Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Mahler: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Dario Marianelli (1963 - ): Jane Eyre; Howard Shore (1946 - ); Shostakovich; John Williams. Artists: artists Kirill Karabits/ Bournemouth SO. Nicola Benedetti (Vln). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001760902 $13.98 On Sale Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the original violin music written for the silver screen.

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Artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001808702 $16.48 On Sale Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy has recorded a Rachmaninov album featuring the Seven Pieces (Moments Musicaux) Op. 10, three Nocturnes, and ten shorter early works, including an unpublished ‘Song without Words’. Of Vladimir Ashkenazy’s previous Rachmaninov discs, The Guardian wrote: “An exceptional artist... Ashkenazy presents every piece immaculately”.

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Artists: Georg Solti; Karl Munchinger; Carlo Maria Giulini; Antal Dorati; Luciano Pavarotti; Joan Sutherland; Kiri Te Kanawa. (1 CD) DEC B001790602 $14.48 On Sale The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman’s comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca’s back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film score by Dario Marianelli.

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Shostakovich, Mozart, Bach: Piano Concertos

Artists: Constantine Orbelian, piano/Moscow CO. (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 1043 $13.99 Some fans of Constantine Orbelian’s work as conductor may still not be aware of his brilliant career as a concert pianist before he assumed the Moscow Chamber Orchestra’s directorship in 1991.

Classical Caffeine - Music to get you going!

Artists: various (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 1628 $9.99 A delightful array of lively and upbeat classics that are sure to wake you up and get you going.

Verdi-Briccialdi: Operatic Fantasies

Artists: Raffaele Trevisani, flute; Paola Giradi, piano (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3429 $16.99 Delos presents world premiere recordings of beautifully crafted fantasies for flute on famous Verdi melodies from Italy’s preeminent Romanticera flute virtuoso, Raffaele Trevisani.

❦Music from the Age of Louis XV

Works by: François Couperin; Jacques Duphly (1715 - 1789); Antoine Forqueray (circa 1672 1745); Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (1699 - 1782); Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764). Artists: John Kitchen, 1769 Taskin harpsichord (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34112 $16.99 “Crisp articulation, splendidly agile fingerwork, and a strong sense of purpose.” -International Record Review

Music of the Viennese Court Chapel

Works by: Eybler, Mozart, Salieri, M. Haydn, Herbeck, Fux, Randhartinger et al. Artists: Ruiten, Ritlewski, Georg, Rabl, Behle, Wortig, Kränzle, Stiefermann. Helmuth Froschauer/WDR Rundfunkchor Köln; WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln. (2 CD) (Delta Classics) 2 DELT 90085 $24.99

Reinhold Gliere: Piano Works / Corinna Simon

Works: Morceaux, Opp. 26, 21, 19; Preludes Op. 30; Mazurkas. Artists: Corinna Simon: piano (1 CD) (Delta Classics) DELT 90057 $16.99

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Recommended Music for violin & piano by Nikolai Rakov

Works: Nikolai Rakov (1908-1990): Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Sonatinas for Violin and Piano. Artists: David Frühwirth: violin; Milana Chernyavska: piano (1 CD) (Delta Classics) DELT 90075 $16.99

Mussorgsky: Pictures / Alice Sara Ott, piano

Works: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibitioin; Schubert: Sonata for Piano no. 17. Artists: Alice Sara Ott, piano (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001797102 $17.98 As the Guardian writes: “... it was good to hear live the qualities that shine through on Ott’s recordings - the crystalline tone and prodigious range of color the perfectly even, crisp technique...”

Maria Joao Pires plays Schubert

Works: Schubert: Piano Sonatas nos. 16 in A minor; Sonata in B flat. Artists: Maria Joao Pires, piano (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001622502 $17.98

Opera Gala from Dresden / Damrau; Beczala

Artists: Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Christian Thielemann/Staatskapelle Dresden. (2 CD & DVD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 2 DGG B001808910 $17.98 Recorded in Dresden’s magnificent Semperoper, the concert features operetta hits and favorites from Countess Mariza, The Gypsy Princess, Kaiserin Josephine, The Duchess of Chicago and many more - Plus!, it includes a Bonus DVD of last year’s spectacular Gala!

Introducing the Simon Bolivar String Quartet

Works: Ginastera: String Quartet no 1 (1948); Dvorak: “American” Quartet; Shostakovich: Quartet no 8. Artists: Simon Bolivar String Quartet. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001798002 $17.98

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Gustavo Dudamel

Artists: Gustavo Dudamel/Los Angeles Philharmonic. (2 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 2 DGG B001796902 $17.98 This is Dudamel’s first CD with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recorded live at LA’s famed Disney Concert Hall as part of their epic 2012 Mahler Project.

Concertos by Christopher Gunning

Works: Christopher Gunning (1944 - ): Concertino for flute & orchestra; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Concerto for guitar & orchestra (“Requerdos do Mallorca”). Artists: Christopher Gunning/Royal PO. Craig Ogden (Gtr); Michael Whight (Clnt); Catherine Handley (Flt). (1 CD) (Discovery) DSCV 104 $18.99

Menahem Pressler Plays Chopin Vol. 2

Works: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Polonaises; Mazurkas. Artists: Menahem Pressler, piano. David Josefowitz/The Vienna State Opera Orch.; Hans Swarowsky /Jean-Marie Auberson. (2 CD) (Doremi) 2 DRM 7989 $16.99

❦Gershwin, Ravel, Saint-Saëns / Grosvenor

Works: Gershwin: Goldwyn Follies; Rhapsody in Blue; Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22. Artists: James Judd/ Royal Liverpool PO. Benjamin Grosvenor (Pno). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001761002 $13.98 On Sale “In an age of ready-made virtuosos, his gifts are already distinctive - poetic, romantic, almost oldschool in the way he makes phrases teeter on the edge of a pause or when one hand hesitates before the other in laying down a texture... Grosvenor’s rendition of the Rhapsody is definitely European, warmly sensuous rather than American pizzazz.” -The Times

❦Hornist Marie Luise Neunecker plays Strauss & Britten Works: R. Strauss: Horn Concertos 1 & 2; Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31. Artists: Marie Luise Neunecker, horn; Ian Bostridge, tenor Ingo Metzmacher/Bamberg SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 235472B $11.98 “Tenor lan Bostridge’s performance is as convincing in every bar as that of Marie Luise Neunecker, the orchestra and the conductor.” -Fono Forum

❦James Whitbourn: Annelies (chamber version)

Works: James Whitbourn (1963 - ): Annelies, for soprano, chorus, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (chamber version). Artists: James Jordan/Lincoln Trio. Arianna Zukerman (Sop); Bharat Chandra (Clnt); Lincoln Trio (Trio). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573070 $9.99 “[Whitbourn’s] writing for unaccompanied voices, which constitutes a large part of the score, is superb; there are so many moments of happy inspiration throughout that you easily glide past the less shining sections.” -ClassicsToday.com

❦British Guitar Music / Alberto Mesirca

Works: music by Dowland, Britten, Fripp, Whettam, Maxwell Davies. Artists: Alberto Mesirca, guitar (1 CD) (Paladino Music) ANO 0027 $18.99 “Despite my reservations about the Whettam, this is beautifully played and imaginatively programmed. I look forward to more from this artist.” -American Record Guide, January/February 2013

Robert Lortat plays Chopin

Works: Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Sonata, Op. 35; 27 Etudes, 14 Valses Artists: Robert Lortat: piano (2 CD) (Doremi) 2 DRM 7994 $35.99 Extremely rare recordings! One of the very first recording artists, pianist Robert Lortat specialized in Chopin recordings during the 1920s and 1930s.

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New Releases Pianist Anton Kuerti plays Mendelssohn

Works: Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54; Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14; Phantasy, Op. 28; 3 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 35/1–3 et al. Artists: Anton Kuerti: piano (1 CD) (Doremi) DRM 6010 $16.99

Friedhelm Dohl Edition, vol. 8

Works by: Melancolia; Gesand der Fruhe. Artists: Edith Gabry, soprano (live, 1968 & 2006). Christoph von Dohnanyi/Cologne Radio Chorus; Cologne RSO; Roman Brogli-Sacher/Hansestadt Lubeck PO. (1 CD) (Dreyer-Gaido) DYGO 21037 $18.99

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Music of Michal Dobrzynski: Expression

Works: Michal Dobrzynski: Expression Continuum; Elegy nos 1 & 4; Illuminations; De profundis; Magnus Dominus. Artists: Jaroslaw Wolanin/Silesian Philharmonic Chorus; Silesian PO; Przemyslaw Fiugajski/Silesian CO. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 752 $17.99 On Sale

Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969): Cello Concertos

Artists: Bartosz Koziak, cello; Adam Krzeszowiec, cello. Monika Wolinska/Iuventus Orch.; George Tchitchinadze/Polish Sinfonia. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 591 $17.99 On Sale

The music of Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens

Artists: Kashkashian, Garbarek, Christopoulos, Karaindrou, Nastasa, Ripo, Gadedi et al. Alexandros Myrat/Camerata Friends of Music Orch. (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B001800002 $17.98 Recorded November 2010, with Manfred Eicher as producer, Concert in Athens gives us perhaps the fullest picture of Eleni Karaindrou’s compositional creativity to date.

David Owen Norris: Prayerbook Parts I, II & III

Works: David Owen Norris (b.1953): Prayerbook Parts I, II & III: Faith, Hope & Charity. Artists: David Owen Norris/Over-The-Bridge CloseHarmony Group, Clare College; Waynflete Singers; Edward Higginbottoom/The Choristers Of New College, Oxford. (1 CD) (EM Records) EMRE 10 $15.99

Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals

Works by: McEwen, Norris, Maconchy, Jacob, Rawsthorne et al. Artists: Louise Williams: viola; David Owen Norris: piano (2 CD) (EM Records) 2 EMRE 7 $31.99 A new CD from Louise Williams featuring Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals.

❦Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Rattle Artists: Felicity Palmer; Ameral Gunson; John Mitchinson; Malcolm King; Jane Parker-Smith. Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Chorus; City of Birmingham SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332892B $11.98 “The performance itself is of the highest quality. The orchestral playing is sensitive and responsive throughout with a beautifully blended and homogeneous tonal balance. The playing is cultured but Simon Rattle also brings an awareness of the pantheistic fervor that inspires Janacek’s wonderful score.” -Gramophone

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EMI Classics, continued

❦Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Sir John Barbirolli, Artists: John Barbirolli/New Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332902 $11.98 “Barbirolli’s famous 1969 version on any count is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting performances ever committed to disc, expansive, yet concentrated in feeling: the Adagietto is very moving... A classic version.” -The Penguin Guide

❦Elgar: Violin Concerto / Nigel Kennedy

Works: Elgar: Violin Concerto; Introduction and Allegro. Artists: Nigel Kennedy, violin; Vernon Handley/London PO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332872 $11.98 “This remain Nigel Kennedy’s finest achievement on record, arguably even finer than the long line of versions with star international soloists from either outside or within Britain.” -The Penguin Guide

❦Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Perlman

Works: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 Artists: Itzhak Perlman, violin. Jesus Lopez-Cobos/New Philharmonia Orch.; Bernard Haitink/Concertgebouw Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332922 $11.98 “These are strong and purposeful readings of the Mendelssohn and Bruch First Concertos, which Itzhak Perlman plays with brilliance, ease and assurance.” -Gramophone

❦Schubert String Quartets / Alban Berg Qrt.

Works: Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 “Death and the Maiden” & 13 “Rosamunde” Artists: Alban Berg Quartet. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 358702B $11.98 “Both works are marvelously played and beautifully recorded... the Quartet’s playing is breathtaking in terms of tonal blend, ensemble and intonation.” -Gramophone

❦Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / André Previn

Works: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto in F. Artists: André Previn (pno)/London SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332882 $11.98 “A splendid performance of An American in Paris, full of virtuoso playing and of real character.” -Gramophone

❦Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum

Artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Daniel Barenboim/English CO; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orch.; New Philharmonia Orch. Chorus. (1 CD) (EMI) EMI 332932 $11.98 “ Barenboim has, of course, a superb quartet of soloists, an absolutely first-rate chorus and an orchestra that knows how to play Mozart with the utmost artistry...” -Gramophone

❦Puccini: Messa di Gloria / Antonio Pappano

Works: Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Preludio sinfonico; Crisantemi. Artists: Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson. Antonio Pappano/London Sym. Chorus; London SO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 333012 $11.98 “In the Mass, Antonio Pappano easily outshines his rival on disc, enhancing the operatic element in the score.” -The Penguin Guide

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Artists: Rudolf Kempe/Münchner Philharmoniker. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 353022 $7.98

Bach Transcriptions

Works by Bach/: Busoni, Saint-Saens, Siloti, Hess, Liszt, Lustner. Artists: Bruno Leonardo Gelber and Elexis Weissenberg, pianos (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 353002 $7.98

Giuliani: Guitar Concertos; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Angel Romero, guitar

Works: Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez. Artists: Angel Romero, guitar. André Previn/London SO; Raymond Leppard/English CO. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 353052 $7.98

Vive Offenbach!: Operetta Arias & Overtures

Artists: Jane Rhodes. Louis Frémaux/City of Birmingham SO; Roberto Benzi/Orchestre de Bordeaux Aquitaine. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 353042C $7.98 This album offers a cross-section of music from five of his successful operettas in a thoroughly authentic and spirited interpretation by French mezzo Jane Rhodes.

A Venetian Coronation 1595 / Paul McCreesh

Works by: Andrea & Giovanni Gabrieli. Artists: Paul McCreesh/Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 026782B $11.98

Piano Music of Tauno Marttinen / Jouni Somero

Works: Tauno Marttinen (1912-2008): TaaraSuite, Op. 34; Sonata Op. 90; Kimalluksia-Gleams, Op. 134; Sonata III. Artists: Jouni Somero, piano (1 CD) (FC Records) FCR 9748 $16.99

Le Jazz et la Pavane - jazz and early music meet

Artists: Les Sacqueboutiers. (1 CD) (Flora) FORA 2812 $16.99 Le Jazz et la Pavane reveals the happy marriage of two effervescent traditions: jazz and early music. Although belonging to ages long apart, and with very different aesthetics, these two movements have the same musical identities including the aspect of improvisation.

Transitions: Dussek, Beethoven, Mendelssohn

Artists: Olga Pashchenko: piano (1 CD) (Fuga Li bera) FLA 598 $18.99 This debut album from Russian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist Olga Pashchenko - student of Alexei Lubimov and Richard Egarr depicts the rebellious yet tender metamorphosis between two states of art: Classical and Romantic.

Piano Madness - Jazz improvisations

Works: improvisations of works by Deven, Schumann, Chopin, Scriabin. Artists: Lyubomir Denev, jazz pianist (Gega New) GEG 11 $16.99

Works by Chopin and Ravel - Sonata in B minor; Scarbo; Ondine / Miao Huang, piano

Works: Chopin: Sonata in B minor; Ravel: Scarbo; Ondine. Artists: Miao Huang, piano (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 13262 $18.99

Romantic Paths - Music for violin & piano

❦A Liszt Recital / Vanessa Benelli Mosell

Artists: Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94357 $8.99 “Pianistically, this recording is every bit as thrilling as the first... dazzling with her technique and surprising with her emotional maturity... There is no call for much in the way of pathos in her programme...when it comes to virtuosity, sensibility, panache, however, she has what it takes. Her articulation in particular is outstanding, with every note - Liszt permitting! - clean and precise.” -MusicWeb International, December 2012

❦Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

Works by: J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2; Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 “Kreutzer”; Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16. Artists: Maxim Vengerov (Vln); Itamar Golan (Pno). (1 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live) WGMR 0056 $18.99 “... this was formidable music-making in which scale and prowess blended to produce edge-ofyour-seat excitement.” -The Guardian “... power and passion, humor, lightness and grace, brilliant virtuosity and deep musicianship all played their part to create a miraculous procession of musical jewels.” -Slipped Disc

❦Telemann: Fantasies for Viola Solo

Artists: Firmian Lermer, viola (1 CD) (Paladino Music) PANO 0026 $18.99 “So the excellent violist Firmian Lermer entrisssen has a dozen of “Fantasies for Solo Viola” oblivion. A wealth of sound and title-bound lot of imagination to make the small, each about seven-minute episodes always set new exciting superb audio. A masterpiece with unknown masterpieces.” -Die Presse

❦Barber: Music for solo cello; Adagio for Strings Works: Barber: Concerto for cello; Sonata for cello; Adagio for Strings. Artists: Andrew Litton/ Bergen PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1827 $18.99 “There are three hits here on one CD...[Poltera] is outstanding and invariably well-supported by the Bergen players under Litton. His high positions are effortless, as are the nasty double thirds... Poltera’s duet with the oboe in the slow movement is magical...A feature of Litton’s Adagio is the way it creeps in fat the start from nothing. Then it’s all beautifully paced, spacious and warm. Recorded quality throughout is top-drawer in a truly winning CD.” -Gramophone Magazine, February 2013

Works: Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major; Gade: Sonata no. 2; Schumann: Sonata in A minor. Artists: Annette Unger, violin; Dariya Hrynkiv, piano (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 13538 $13.99

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Konstanze Eickhorst plays Franz Schubert

Works: Franz Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie, D 760; Moments Musicaux, D 780; Sonata in C minor, D 958 Artists: Konstanze Eickhorst, piano (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 13289 $18.99

Works for Viola Solo / Jurgen Weber, viola

Works by: Paul Hindemith; Gunter Raphael Artists: Jurgen Weber, viola (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 13265 $18.99

A Christmas Collection - Favorite Songs & Carols Artists: Choir of Worcester College, London SO, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral (1 CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1173 $16.99

Good Companye: Great Music from a Tudor Court Works by: Anthony Holborne, Hayne Van Ghizeghem, William Byrd, John Dowland. Artists: The Elizabethan Consort. (1 CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1192 $16.99

Poulenc: Sacred & Secular Choral Music

Artists: Eric Ericson/Netherlands Chamber Choir. (2 CD) (Globe) 2 GLB 5254 $24.99 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Netherlands Chamber Choir, this is without a doubt the best recording the choir ever made!

William Hayes (1708-1777): Six Cantatas

Works: William Hayes (1708-1777): Six Cantatas (1748); Orpheus & Euridice (1755) Artists: Berli, Hofbauer, Tubb, Bentley, Cabena, Munderloh. Anthony Rooley/The SCB Hayes Players. (Glossa) 2 GLS 922510 $34.99 On Sale

The Golden Age of Light Music: Three Great American Light Orchestras

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Works: I’ve Got the World on a String; Bernstein: West Side Story; Cugat: My Shawl; Percy Faith: Go-Go-Po-Go; The Last Dance; Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Herbert; Jerome Kern; Frank Loesser et al. Artists: The orchestras of Percy Faith, David Rose and Paul Weston. Ray Turner (Pno). (1 CD) (Guild) GUI 5199 $15.99

Joseph Haydn: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 19

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 26, 27 & 42. Artists: Thomas Fey/Heidelberger Sinfoniker. (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 98005 $18.99 The Special “Haydn Sound” of Thomas Fey and his Heidelbergers.

Artists: Robert Reimer/Deutsche Radio Philharmonie. (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 93296 $18.99 Rarely recorded Ballets by Tommasini, Milhaud,, Scarlatti, Sauguet.

Antonin Dvorak: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 / Rilling

Music of Hasse & Mascitti

Works: Daniel Gottlob Truk: Easy Keyboard Sonatas 13-24; Piano Sonata (1783). Artists: Michael Tsalka, piano (2 CD) (Grand Piano) 2 GRPO 629 $24.99 Türk’s leichte sonatas are both aesthetically accomplished and important to our understanding of the Classical period’s pedagogical practices.

Weinberg: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas nos 3, 5 & 6; Two Fugues. Artists: Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 611 $16.99

Florent Schmitt: Complete Original Works for Piano Duet and Duo, Vol. 2

Artists: Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn, pianos (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 622 $16.99 This second of four volumes of the complete original works features two world première recordings.

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Les Ballets Russes, Vol. 9 / German Radio PO

Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 8, 14, 18, 23, 26, 32. Artists: Gerhard Oppitz (Pno). (Hanssler Classic) 2 HAN 94609 $24.99

Bach Metamorphosis - Transcriptions

Daniel Gottlob Truk: Easy Keyboard Sonatas

Indian Ragas & Medieval Song

Works: Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783): La Contadina; Michele Mascitti (1664-1760): Concerto in G major op. 7 no. 6. Artists: Oddone, Regazzo. Attilio Cremonesi/Ensemble Arcadia. (Glossa) GLS 922511 $18.49 On Sale

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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Gerhard Oppitz

Artists: Marina Shaguch, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff. Helmuth Rilling/Oregon Bach Festival Chorus & Orch. (2 CD) (Hanssler Classic) 2 HAN 98006 $24.99 “Beautifully crafted and very lovely” (Soundscapes). “... A consummate performance leaving nothing to be desired” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Artists: Dominique Vellard, tenor; Ken Zuckerman, sarod & medieval lute; Anindo Chatterjee, tabla & dhupki, et al. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 922508 $18.49 On Sale

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Works: Transcriptions by W. Braunfels, C. Tausig, R. Vaughan Williams and Others. Artists: Angelika Nebel, piano (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 98004 $18.99 Transcriptions of lesser-known organ works by JS Bach. Includes World Premiere recordings.

Haydn: The Creation / Helmuth Rilling

Artists: Juliane Banse, Ingebrog Danz, Michael Schade, Andreas Schmidt. Helmuth Rilling/Bach Collegium; Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart. (2 CD) (Hanssler Classic) 2 HAN 98007 $24.99 Re-release of a Hänssler Classic bestseller. “A great deal in its favor” (Gramophone)

Grieg: Orchestral Works & Piano Concerto

Works: Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; From Holberg’s Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces for orchestra. Peer Gynt. Artists: Neville Marriner. Garrick Ohlsson (Pno). (Hanssler) 2 HAN 94610 $24.99

Mendelssohn: Paulus, Op. 36 / Helmuth Rilling Artists: Juliane Banse; Ingeborg Danz; Michael Schade; Andreas Schmidt. Helmuth Rilling/Bach Collegium; Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart. (2 CD) (Hanssler Classic) 2 HAN 98016 $24.99 “Highly romantic sound, crystal clear, noble lines” (Fono Forum)

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Recommended Carlo Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones, Liber secundus

Artists: James Wood/VocalConsort Berlin. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902123 $18.99 These motets in six and seven voices have remained in obscurity due to the fact that several of the vocal parts were lost. Musicologist and conductor James Wood has managed to reconstruct the score for the first time and perform them as they might have been sung in 1603.

J.S. Bach: The English Suites / Richard Egarr

Works: J.S. Bach: The English Suites BWV 806811. Artists: Richard Egarr, harpsichord (2 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) 2 HAR 907591 $31.49

Heavenly Voices / St. John’s College Choir

Works: Choral music of Bach, Mozart, Stainer, Tallis & Weelkes. Artists: artists George Guest/ St. John’s College Cambridge Choir. (1 CD) (Heritage Masters) HERT 239 $14.99

Sir Adrian Boult conducts Holst and Bax

Works: Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool; Bax: Tantagel. Artists: Adrian Boult/London PO. (1 CD) (Heritage Masters) HERT 233 $14.99

The Music of Christopher Tye

Artists: Timothy Brown/Cambridge University Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Heritage Masters) HERT 238 $14.99 Christopher Tye was an important figure in the English renaissance.

❦Choral Music From Clare College Cambridge

Works: Byrd, Tallis, Bach, Mozart & Elgar et al. Artists: Timothy Brown/Choir of Clare College Cambridge. (Heritage Masters) HERT 212 $14.99 “The choral tone and discipline are exemplary. These are not dauntingly virtuosic choral pieces, but they are delivered with care and refinement” -American Record Guide

Britten: The Little Sweep; Cantata Academica

Works: Britten: The Little Sweep; Cantata Academica, Op. 62. Artists: Benjamin Britten/ English Opera Group; London SO. (1 CD) (Heritage Masters) HERT 236 $14.99

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Artists: Maria Garzon, piano (1 CD) (Heritage Masters) HERT 237 $14.99 A welcome return to the catalogue of Maria Garzon’s recording of Elgar’s piano music, including Elgar’s arrangement of Enigma Variations.

Works by: Howells, Messiaen, Elgar. Artists: James Thomas, David Humphreys, organists at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral (1 CD) (Regent Records) REGN 383 $16.99 “This is a decidedly English organ, right down to the potent 8’ Tuba. Humphreys plays the English compositions... Noteworthy interpretations include the pieces by Darke and Howells, Messiaen and Ducasse. The latter is quite difficult and requires planning ahead to convey the growing crescendo in volume and manual activity.” -American Record Guide, January/February 2013

❦Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Hrusa [DVD]

Artists: Jakub Hrusa/London PO. Miah Persson; Susan Bickley; Toby Spence; Giselle Allen; Thomas Parfitt. (1 DVD-Video) (FRA Musica) FRAM 007 $28.49 “Both picture and sound are excellent. There are bonus features in which director and conductor discuss the creation of the production, with backstage and rehearsal footage. The true competition on DVD is the film led by Richard Hickox (Opus Arte), but this new one, musically close to perfection, will please most fans of the opera and win over many others.” -ClassicsToday. com

❦Jonathan Plowright plays Johannes Brahms

Works: Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24. Artists: Jonathan Plowright (Pno). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2047 $18.99 “His warmth and sincerity combine with a superbly assured and powerful technique to create one of the finest performances [of the F minor Sonata] on record...His Handel Variations, too, are subtly and economically inflected, never searching for easy glamour or effect...One could hardly wish for more and I can scarcely wait for further volumes from this pianist...” -Gramophone Magazine, February 2013

❦John McCabe: Visions - Music for Chorus

Stanford: Violin Sonatas Nos.1 -2 / Barritt

Works: Stanford: Violin Sonatas Nos.1 -2; Caoine ‘A Lament’; Five Characteristic Pieces. Artists: Paul Barritt, violin; Catherine Edwards, piano (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55362 $12.99

Prokofiev: Sarcasms; Visions Fugitives / Osborne

Works: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22. Artists: Steven Osborne (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67896 $18.99 Steven Osborne is one of the finest pianists recording today. His recent release of Rachmaninov’s Preludes was critically acclaimed as the greatest modern version since Ashkenazy.

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❦The English Cathedral Series, Vol. 17

Works: John McCabe (1939 - ): A Hymne to God the Father; Amen/Alleluia; Great Lord of Lords; Mangan Triptych; Marian Carols (3) for voices & chorus; Proud Songsters. Artists: David Hill/ BBC Singers. Iain Farrington (Organ); Stephen Charlesworth (Bar); Olivia Robinson (Sop); Margaret Feaviour (Sop); Edward Goater (Voice). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573053 $9.99 “McCabe seems to have a natural affinity to choral writing. The works have great “singability” and beautifully wrought part writing, from modern contrapuntal to stunning harmonic blocks that sound especially well.” -Gapplegate ClassicalModern Music Review

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New Releases For His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts

String Quartets of Penderecki & Lutoslawski

Works: English Music from Henry VIII to Charles II. Artists: His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55406 $12.99 The music on this recording comes from this glorious period of pageantry and national pride, and fully displays the enchanting sound and virtuosic scope of the cornett and sackbutt, remarkable instruments seldom heard today.

Mendelssohn: Solo Piano Music Vol. 1 / Shelley

ICA Classics

Hyperion, continued

Peter Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus Artists: English Cornett & Sackbut Ens.; Rupert Gough/Royal Holloway Choir. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67945 $18.99

Works: Penderecki: String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Lutoslawski: String Quartet. Artists: Royal String Quartet. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67943 $18.99 Works: Songs without Words, Opp. 5, 6, and 7. Artists: Howard Shelley, piano (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67935 $18.99

Geoffrey Burgon: Choral Music

Artists: Matthew Owens/Wells Cathedral Choir. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55421 $12.99 This mid-priced reissue featuring the Wells Cathedral Choir conducted by Matthew Owens offers a selection of evocative and accessible choral works by English composer Geoffrey Burgon.

Brundibar: Music by the Composers in Theresienstadt (1941-1945)

Works: Krasa: Brundibár; Ullmann: String Quartet No. 3; Klein; Haas: String Quartet No 2. Artists: The Nash Ensemble (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67973 $18.99 The Nash Ensemble presents a program of works written at the Theresienstadt concentration camp by four Jewish composers who went on to be killed at Auschwitz, their music forgotten.

Chausson & d’Indy String Quartets

Works: Chausson: String Quartet Op. 35; d’Indy: String Quartet no 1. Artists: Chilingirian String Quartet. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55457 $12.99

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion / Polyphony

Artists: Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Ian Bostridge, Nicholas Mulroy, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams. Stephen Layton/Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment. (2 CD) (Hyperion) 2 HYP 67901 $40.49

Canciones Españolas - Spanish Songs

Works: Songs by Granados, Guridi, Toldrá, Turina and Montsalvage. Artists: Sylvia Schwartz, soprano; Malcolm Martineau, piano (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67954 $18.99

Tallis: Missa Salve Intemerata; Antiphons

Works: Thomas Tallis: Missa Salve Intemerata; Antiphons. Artists: David Hill/Winchester Cathedral Choir. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55400 $12.99

J.S. & C.P.E. Bach: Flute Sonatas / Oliva

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for violin & keyboard, H. 542.5; J.S. Bach: Flute Sonatas, BWV 1030, 1031, 1033, 1034 & 1035. Artists: Angela Hewitt (Pno); Andrea Oliva (Flt). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67897 $18.99

Romantic Violin Concerto Vol. 14: / Chloe Hanslip Works: Glazunov: Concerto Op. 82; Meditation, Op. 32; Schoek: Concerto Op. 21. Artists: Chloe Hanslip, violin. Alexander Vedernikov/Orch. della Svizzera Italiana. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67940 $18.99

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Klaus Tennstedt conducts Brahms & Martinu

Works: Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Martinu: Symphony No. 4. Artists: Klaus Tennstedt/SWR Stuttgart Radio Sym. (1 CD) (ICA Classics) ICA 5090 $16.99

Sir Adrian Boult conducts Brahms & Mendelssohn

Works: Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4. Artists: Adrian Boult/BBC SO (rec. 1975). (1 CD) (ICA Classics) ICA 5093 $16.99 This live 1975 Proms performance of Brahms’s Symphony No.4 has never been issued before. It was ecorded in stereo.

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Hans Rosbaud

Artists: Hans Rosbaud/Cologne RSO. (1 CD) (ICA Classics) ICA 5091 $16.99

Tchaikovsky & Brahms Piano Concertos / Anda Works: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2. Artists: Geza Anda, piano. Georg Solti/Cologne RSO; Otto Klemperer. (1 CD) (ICA Classics) ICA 5092 $16.99 This spine-tingling account of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 has never been issued before. It is a ‘live’ studio recording from 1958.

Maurice André - The Trumpet Maestro: Great hits recorded 1956 - 1961

Works: Serenata; Rhapsody in Blue; Summertime; Variations on “Carnival of Venice,”; Les 7 mercenaires; Morning of the Carnival (a.k.a. “La chanson d’Orphée”); South of the Border (Down Mexico Way), and much more. Artists: J. Faustin/ Jacques Denjean. Maurice Andre (Tpt). (2 CD) (Indesens) 2 INDS 15 $24.99 Maurice André’s first great hits, from the years 1956 to 1961.

French Music for Clarinet Quartet

Works: Feffa: Feux d’artifice; Escaich: Ground IV; Connesson: Prelude and funk; Mantovani: Face à Face. Artists: Quatuor Vendôme. (1 CD) (Indesens) INDS 44 $16.99 Four world premieres of the most active French composers of the early 21st century!

Jean Françaix: Le Gai Paris

Works: Jean Françaix: Chamber music with winds. Artists: Eric Aubier, trumpet; Philippe Cuper, clarinet; Lola Descours, bassoon. Paris Octet; Paris Wind Octet. (1 CD) (Indesens) INDS 45 $16.99

Strange Paths - works for percussion

Works: works by Michael Gordon; Iannis Xenakis; Brian Ferneyhough. Artists: Justin DeHart, percussion (1 CD) (Innova) INNO 849 $14.99

Justin Rubin: A Waltz Through the Vapor Artists: Matthew McCright (1 CD) (Innova)

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Nick Vasallo: Monuments Emerge / UCSC Wind Ensemble, Del Sol String Qrt.

Works: Nick Vasallo: Antares Rising, for taiko ensemble & band; Elements of Metal; Evanescent Revolutions, for piano; Explosions in the Sky, for piano; Five, for piano; Oblivion, for chorus. Artists: Michael McGushin/Rob Klevan/UCSC Wind Ensemble; Watsonville Taiko; Sara L. Hancock/ Contemporary Music Ensemble INNO 821 $14.99

Stream of Stars: Music of Dylan Mattingly

Works: Dylan Mattingly: Atlas of Somewhere on the Way to Howland Island, for ensemble; Lighthouse, for ensemble; Six Night Sunrise (Music of Barges & Metallic Stars), for violin & piano. Artists: David Bloom/Contemporaneous (Chamber ensemble). Sabrina Tabby (Vln); Mayumi Tscuchida (Pno). (Innova) INNO 822 $14.99

David T. Little: Soldier Songs

Works: David T. Little (1978 - ): Soldier Songs, for bass baritone & sextet. Artists: Todd Reynolds (vln)/Newspeak. Andrew McKenna Lee (Gtr); Kelli Kathman (Flt); David Adam Moore (Piccolo). (1 CD) (Innova) INNO 852 $14.99 Based on interviews with veterans of five wars conducted by the composer, Soldier Songs traces the path of the soldier through three phases of life - Youth (playing war games) Warrior (time served in the military) and Elder (aged, wise, reflective).

The Art of Andrés Segovia, Vol. 7

Works by: Frescobaldi, Weiss, Bach, Aguado, Albéniz, Granados [studio rec. 1961/62]. Artists: Andrés Segovia, guitar (1 CD) (Italian Discographic Institute) IDI 6660 $13.99 On Sale

Vespera de Beata Maria Vergine

Works: Cistercian chants and antiphons from 13th century Maulbronn Abbey. Artists: Vox Nostra Ensemble. (1 CD) (K&K) KK 108 $18.99

Lost Vegas / UNLV Wind Orchestra

Works by: Gould, Daugherty, Rodrigo, Labounty, Williams. Artists: Thomas G Leslie/UNLV Wind Orch. (1 CD) (Klavier) KLA 11195 $16.99

La Bottega Discantica

Mozart: String Quartets / Sonare Quartett

Works: W.A. Mozart: String Quartets “Milan” K.155-160. Artists: Sonare Quartett. (1 CD) (La Bottega Discantica) LABO 131 $16.99

❦Musica Religiosa a Solo by Pla, Andueza, Bordas and Centurioni

Works: Brothers Manuel and Josep Pla (both lived between 1725 and 1766). Artists: Raquel Andueza, Pau Bordas. Olivia Centurioni (La Ma de Guido) LMG 2106 $16.99 “Both soloists are excellent interpreters of this florid, almost operatic style of church music; and Olivia Centurioni along with the musicians of the orchestra supply a subtle and stylish accompaniment... this is a very satisfying release of unfamiliar repertoire.” -American Record Guide

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❦The music of Liang (b. 1972)

Works: works Lei Liang (1972 - ): Aural Hypothesis, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & vibraphone; Five Seasons, for pipa & string quartet; Tremors of a Memory Chord, for piano & grand Chinese orchestra; Verge, for 18 solo strings. Artists: Pi-hsien Chen, piano; Wu Man, pipa. En Shao/Taipei Chinese Orch.; Steve Schick/Palimpsest; Stephen Drury/Callithumpian Consort; Shanghai Quartet. Wu Man (Pipa). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572839 $9.99 “Verge, for string orchestra, seems at first forbiddingly crystalline - here, a series of jagged profusions of percussive noise; there, cool, transparent prisms of sound - but gives in, ultimately, and slides comfortingly into a folkloric sense of melody.” -WQXR (New York)

❦Helmut Walcha: Chorale Preludes, Vol. 2

Works: works Helmut Walcha (1907 - 1991): Choral Preludes nos 1; 10 - 14. Artists: Wolfgang Rubsam at the John Brombaugh Organ, Opus 35, First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Illinois. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572911 $9.99 “The Volume Two bears up very well after many hearings. Rubsam does the music full justice and the spectacular sound will give your ears and your system a good workout.” -Gapplegate ClassicalModern Music Review

❦Maurice Greene: Spenser’s Amoretti (25 Sonnet Settings)

Works: Maurice Greene (18th cent. Composer) (1696 - 1755): Spenser’s Amoretti, song cycle for soprano & continuo. Artists: Giangiacomo Pinardi (Theorbo); Benjamin Hulett (Voice); Luke Green (Hpsi). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572891 $9.99 “Greene’s settings of 25 of the 89 sonnets of Edmund Spenser’s Amoretti, written in 1738, were originally written for soprano and continuo, but transfer seamlessly to tenor; here they receive impassioned and beautiful performances by Benjamin Hulett, whose limpid and agile voice is perfect for this music.” -Early Music Today

❦Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartets Vol. 3 Nos. 7, 10 & 13 / Wieniawski Quartet

Works: Krysztof Meyer (1943 - ): Quartet for Strings no 10, Op. 82; Quartet for Strings No 7, Op 65 (in one movement); Krzysztof Meyer (1943 - ): Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 113. Artists: artists Wieniawski String Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573001 $9.99 “These are great abstract constructions, at once intimate and multivalent.” -Gapplegate ClassicalModern Music Review

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New Releases Nino Rota: Mysterium, oratorio

Works: Nino Rota: Mysterium, oratorio for soloists, children’s choir and orchestra. Artists: Angelica Tuccari, Corinna Vozza, Gino Sinimberghi, Ugo Trama. Armando Renzi/Chorus Pro Civitate Christiana di Assisi; Orch. Pro Civitate Christiana di Assisi. (1 CD) (La Bottega Discantica) LABO 124 $16.99

Sonograms / Angela Tosheva, piano

Works by: Arnaoudov, Szymanski, Steffens, Part, Xenakis, Minchev. Artists: Angela Tosheva (Pno). (1 CD) (Labor) LBC 7090 $16.99 This new release of music from Central and Eastern Europe takes traditional instruments and, with the aid of non-traditional musical notation, evokes a post-modern musical world of introspection, numerology, and mysticism.

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Beethoven for Wind Octet / Oslo Kammerakademi Works: Beethoven for Wind Octet: Symphony No. 7 (with double bass); Partita Op. 103; rondo WoO 25. Artists: David Friedemann Strunck/Oslo Kammerakademi. (1 SA CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1036 $16.99

Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group in Beethoven Works: Beethoven:Trio for flute, bassoon & piano; Serenade for flute, violin & viola, Op. 25; Trio for clarinet, cello & piano, Op. 11. Artists: Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group. (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1034 $16.99 This is the third album in a series of chamber music recordings by the Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group.

Mozart, Brahms: Clarinet Quintets

Artists: Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Group (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1015 $16.99

Music for Blue Days - Tuba concertos

Works: Concertos for tuba by Erland von Koch, Vaughan Williams and Aagaard-Nilsen. Artists: Eirik Gjerdevik: tuba; Bjørn Breistein/Pleven PO. (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1039 $16.99 The great Swedish composer Erland von Koch’s Tuba Concerto receives its recording premiere on this album.

La Gamme et Autres Morceaux de Simphonie -

Works: Antoine Forqueray (circa 1672 - 1745): Suite for viol & continuo no 1; Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): La Gamme en forme de petit opéra, for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in C major; La Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont à Paris, for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in D minor; Sonate à la Marésienne, for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in C major. Artists: Monica Huggett, violin. Trio Sonnerie. (1 CD) (Linn Records) LINN 434 $19.99

Telemann: Works for Clavier / Olivier Baumont

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Works for Clavier - Ouverture, Concerto, Fantaisies, Chorals Artists: Olivier Baumont, harpsichord (1 CD) (Loreley) LREY 052 $20.49 This recording offers a perfect introduction to Georg Philipp Telemann’s oeuvre of works for keyboard.

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Pianist Mohammad Shams plays his own works

Works: Mohammad Shams (b.1954): Un Regard Persan; Classiques Perses. Artists: Mohammad Shams, piano (1 CD) (Loreley) LREY 051 $20.49 Claiming that classical music, “has to keep its nature, but also evolve with time,” Mohammad Shams fuses his Persian artistry with elements of Western music.

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / Colin Davis

Artists: Lucy Hall, soprano; Marcus Farnsworth, baritone. Colin Davis/London SO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (LSO Live (London SO) LSO 0722 $16.99 With this eagerly awaited recording of Symphonies Nos.2 & 3, Sir Colin Davis completes his enlightening Nielsen symphony cycle. The first title in the series, Symphonies Nos.4 & 5, was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and Orchestral Choice of the Month in BBC Music Magazine.

Different Worlds / ARTE Quartet

Works by: Abou-Khalil; Armbruster; Kappeler; Riley; Sommer; Zorn. Artists: ARTE Quartet. (1 CD) (Marsyas) MAYA 1804 $16.99 On Sale The Arte Quartett is mainly committed to contemporary music and its various aspects.

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Franz Danzi: Flute Quartets, Op. 56 / Karl Kaiser Artists: Karl Kaiser, flute; Ardinghello Ensemble. (1 CD) (MD&G) MDG 6051791 $18.99 Franz Danzi’s outstanding wind quintets rank first among his works in today’s concert repertoire.

Beethoven: Symphonies / Stefan Blumier

Works: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5. Artists: Stefan Blumier/Beethoven Orch. Bonn. (1 SA CD) (MD&G) MDG 9371756 $20.49

Mendelssohn: Organ Works / Yuval Rabin

Works: Mendelssohn: Organ Works - Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 37. Artists: Yuval Rabin, organ (1 SA CD) (MD&G) MDG 9061786 $20.49 Reminiscences of Bach’s masterpieces are found in many of Mendelssohn’s compositions. In his sonatas Mendelssohn quite naturally combines Bach style counterpoint with the sensuous sound of luscious early romantic melodies.

Mompou: Musica Callada / Schleiermacher

Artists: Steffen Schleiermacher, piano (1 CD) (MD &G) MDG 6131792 $18.99 During the early 1960s, when the avant-garde was in the midst of the bitterly fought Serial-Aleatory Wars and electronic music and noise were embroiled in conflict, Mompou unwaveringly wrote music full of celestial clarity and absolute beauty.

Georg Bohm: From the House of Master Bohm

Works: Georg Bohm (1661-1733): From the House of Master Bohm. Artists: John O’Donnell, harpsichord (Melba Recordings) MELB 301143 $19.99 John O’Donnell has turned his attention from piano to organ and harpsichord to explore the 16th, 17th, and 18th century keyboard repertoire. He has introduced Australian audiences to a diversity of repertoire from the English virginalists and continental composers of these eras.

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❦Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Gerard Schwaz, Seattle SO

Melodiya

Rodion Shchedrin: Anna Karenina / Simonov

Works: Rodion Shchedrin: Anna Karenina, complete ballet. Artists: Yuri Simonov/USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orch. (2 CD) (Melodiya) 2 MELY 1002054 $35.99 Melodiya presents a recording of one of the outstanding ballet works of the late 20th century.

Debussy plays Debussy, Ravel plays Ravel

Artists: Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel (Pianists) (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1002063 $16.99 These unique phonographic documents date back to the 1910s and 1920s, when music recording was at its dawn. The composers’ own interpretations are an unquestionable model of how these pieces should sound, for both listener and professional musician.

Grigory Sokolov plays J.S. Bach

Works: J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Partita No. 2, BWV 826 ò English Suite No. 2, BWV 807 Artists: Grigory Sokolov: piano (2 CD) (Melodiya) 2 MELY 1002049 $24.99 Melodiya presents concert recordings of J.S. Bach’s compositions performed by Grigory Sokolov, arguably the most intellectual of all modern Russian pianists.

Sergey Lyapunov: Symphonic Works

Works: Sergey Lyapunov: Symphonies 1&2; Triumphal Overture, Op. 7; Polonaise, Op. 16; Hashish, Op. 53 et al. Artists: Evgeny Svetlanov/ State Academic SO of the USSR. (2 CD) (Melodiya) 2 MELY 1002046 $35.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / David Oistrakh

Artists: Galina Vishnevskaya: soprano; David Oistrakh/Moscow PO. (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1002062 $16.99

Oistrakh plays works for violin & orchestra

Works: Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. Artists: David Oistrakh: violin. Kirill Kondrashin/The State Academic SO. (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1002032 $16.99 Melodiya presents some golden hits of violin music recorded by Oistrakh in the late 1940s, at the peak of his violin mastery.

Anthology of Piano Music by Russian & Soviet Composers, Part 1, Disc 5

Works: Works of the late 1950s and the first half of the 1970s by composers of the “traditional” school. Artists: N. Mndoyants, Dorokhova, Bogdanova, Korepanova, Turpanov: piano (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1001968 $16.99

Sung-Suk Kang plays Robert Schumann

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Humoreske, Op. 20; Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 111. Artists: Sung-Suk Kang, piano (1 CD) (Meridian)

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Chopin: Solo Piano Music / Sung-Suk Kang

Works: Chopin: Solo Piano Music - Ballades nos 1-4; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Fantaisie, Op.49 Artists: Sung-Suk Kang: piano (1 CD) (Meridian) MER 84588 $16.99

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Works: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 “Winter daydreams”; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 “Little Russian”. Artists: Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Sym. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8571225 $9.99 “Symphony No. 2 is very fine indeed, well-paced and with nice instrumental details. And the middle movements of Symphony No. 1 are quite effective as well. Schwarz... makes a good, solid case for Tchaikovsky’s first two symphonies...” -Infodad. com

❦Americana / Jeremy Filsell, organ

Works: Music for organ by Weidner, Hancock, Faxton, Sowerby, Baker, Decker, Dirksen, Gawthrop, Coke-Jephcott, Purvis. Artists: Jeremy Filsell, organ (2 CD) (Raven Records) 2 RAV 942 $16.99 “The opening three busy pieces are nicely balanced by Sowerby’s tender setting of the well known spiritual. Filsell offers a superb interpretation of the Carillon. Near’s three movement sonata (Chaconne, Lento, Fugue) is dominated by a descending interval of a fourth. The outer movements are well structured, and the middle one offers a gentle buffer. An interesting composition.” -American Record Guide

❦Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 11

Works: John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932): Bonnie Annie Laurie; Globe and Eagle; Guide Right; In Parlor and Street; In Pulpit and Pew, fantasie for band; Keeping Step with the Union. Artists: Keith Brion/Band of the Royal Swedish Navy. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8559690 $9.99 “The performances here are by Sweden’s only professional military band, which is a very fine ensemble by any standards.” -Infodad.com

❦Orchestral Music of Giovanni Sgambati

Works: Giovanni Sgambati (1841 - 1914): Cola di Rienzo Overture; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 16, SG 11. Artists: Francesco La Vecchia/Orch. Sinfonica di Roma. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573007 $9.99 “Suitably solemn and dramatic, the overture is well structured and fits its subject matter well... The orchestration of the scherzo of the fivemovement symphony is particularly impressive, showing Wagnerian influence but transcending it through Sgambati’s own emotional imprint. The finale, which sums up the work both structurally (using techniques of elaboration and variation) and emotionally (with intensity plus warmth), is an effective capstone to a piece that fits firmly into the Romantic era but clearly takes its own approach to the music of its time.

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New Releases J. S. Bach: The Six French Suites / Colin Tilney,

Minmax

Artists: Colin Tilney, clavichord (2 CD) (Music & Arts) 2 M&A 1268 $26.99 On Sale

Works: Erling Wold (b.1958): A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera. Artists: Deirdre McClure. Tod Brody (Flt); Peter Josheff (Clnt); Ellen Rose (Vla); Marja Mutru (Pno); Fred Morgan (Perc). (1 CD) (Minmax) MNX 012 $16.99

Works by: Robert Ballard (circa 1525 - 1588); Gabriel Bataille (1575 - 1630); Antoine Boësset (1586 - 1643); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643); Etienne Moulinié (1600 - after 1669); Gaspar Sanz (1640 - 1710). Artists: Dagmar Saskova, soprano; Francisco Javier Manalich, tenor. Manuel de Grange/Il Festino. (Musica Ficta) MSTA 8014 $15.99 “This is a very nice program, good performances, and the sound is good as well.” -American Record Guide

Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Temirkanov

Works: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5. Artists: Yuri Temirkanov/St. Petersburg Philharmonic. (1 CD) (Mirare) MRR 196 $20.49 This new live recording features Shostakovich’s fifth symphony performed by the orchestra that premièred the work in 1937.

Dvorak: Symphony no 9 “New World”

Artists: Yuri Temirkanov/St. Petersburg PO. (1 CD) (Mirare) MRR 185 $20.49

The John Cage Edition Vol. 47: Organ Works

Works: John Cage: The Complete Organ Works “The Harmony of Maine”; Souvenir; ASLSP, Organ2/ASLSP. Artists: Gary Verkade, organ (2 CD) (Mode Records) 2 MDE 253 $33.49

Organ Masses by Vierne, Widor, Langlais, Hakim

Artists: Winifred Bonig and Ulrich Bruggemann, organists; Cologne Cathedral Choir (Motette) MOT 50814 $20.49

Organ music from Herford Minster Hall

Works: Bach, Chadwick, Langlais, Albeniz, Kunkel, Willscher. Artists: Stefan Kagl, organ (Motette) MOT 13751 $16.99

Organ Music from St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg

Works: Organ Music by Bach, Schumann, Reger, Liszt, Ives & Vierne. Artists: Christoph Schoener, organ (Motette) MOT 13691 $16.99

Cameron Watson plays CPE Bach & Beethoven Works: CPE Bach: Prelude, Variations & Fugue; Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 31 & 32. Artists: Cameron Watson, piano (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1409 $11.99

Thomas Haigh (1769-1808): 6 Concertos for Harpsichord

Artists: Barbara Harbach, harpsichord (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1441 $11.99 These are world premiere recordings of British composer Thomas Haigh’s concertos for harpsichord.

G. F. Handel: Sonatas and Suites arr. for Guitar Artists: Robert Gruca, guitar (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1417 $11.99

The Lotus Pond / Cynthia Libby, oboe

❦The Italian Air in the Time of Louis XIII

❦J.S. Bach: Piano Music / Tatiana Nikolayeva

Works: J.S. Bach: Fugue “Little”, BWV 578; Italian Concertok BWV 971; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004); Four Chorale Preludes; Toccata Transcriptions; Myra Hess (1890 - 1965): Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring), transcription (after Bach,; Wilhelm Kempff). Artists: Tatiana Nikolayeva (Pno). (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1205 $9.99 “Nikolayeva’s version of [Toccata and Fugue in D minor is] played with due majesty and sense of drama, and given something of an organ-like palette of color... [She is] a romantic at heart and so too is her view.” -Gramophone

Blisseful Kisses: Songs and Lute music by John Dowland / Fortune’s Musicke

Artists: Fortune’s Musicke. (1 CD) (Musicaphon) MSP 56943 $15.99

In Stile Italiano / Stefano Bagliano, recorder.

Works by: J.S. Bach, Marcello & Bigagllo. Artists: Stefano Bagliano, recorder. Christian Brembeck, harpsichord (1 CD) (Musicaphon) MSP 56864 $15.99

Josquin Desprez - Music at the Sistine Chapel around 1490 / Cut Circle

Works by: Josquin DesPrez; Gaspar van Weerbeke, Bertrandus Vaqueras, and Marbrianus de Orto. Artists: Jesse Rodin/Cut Circle. (2 CD) (Musique en Wallonie) 2 MEWL 1265 $24.99

O Rex Orbis: Medieval Plainchant

Works: Medieval Plainchant for Saint Charlemagne. Artists: Shannon Canavin: soprano; Eric Rice: tenor. Exsultemus. (1 CD) (Musique en Wallonie) MEWL 1267 $16.99 The CD presents a liturgical reconstruction of the services of Vespers and Compline as they might have been heard in Aachen’s collegiate church on Saturday, January 27, 1582.

Works: Chamber music by Abdel-Rahim; Tann; Quan; Soulage; Limback; Vercoe Artists: Cynthia Libby, oboe (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1421 $11.99 Cynthia Green Libby offers exotic oboe sounds with piano, harp and percussion with music of composers from Egypt, Wales, Vietnam, Peru and the U.S.

Roland de Lassus: Musical biography, Vol.2

Hommage a Debussy / Carlo Grante, piano

Bach: Suites for baroque lute Nos. 1, 2, 3

Works by: Carlo Grante; Alfredo Casella; Paul Dukas; Robert Piana Artists: Carlo Grante, piano (1 CD) (Music & Arts) M&A 1267 $14.99 On Sale

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Artists: Singer Pur. (1 CD) (Musique en Wallonie) MEWL 1268 $16.99 The works collected here sometimes reflect the function of Kapellmeister (masses and Magnificat, the event celebration), sometimes the free fancy of the composer soon everywhere celebrated as the new Orpheus. Works: J.S. Bach: Suite for Lute (Cello) solo, BWV1007 - 1009. Artists: Hopkinson Smith (Theorbo). (1 CD) (Naïve) NAI 8937 $16.99

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Works: J.S. Bach: Suite for Lute (Cello) solo, BWV 1010 - 1012. Artists: / Hopkinson Smith (Lute) (1 CD) (Naïve) NAI 8938 $16.99

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Emma Lou Diemer: Pacific Ridge

Works: Emma Lou Diemer (b.1927): Pacific Ridge - three works for orchestra. Artists: London SO; Slovak Radio SO; Czech Radio SO. Brynmore Jones; Joel Suben; Vladimir Valek (1 ECD) (Navona) NVA 5898 $16.99

Sergio Cervetti: Nazca and Other Works

Works: Sergio Cervetti (1940 - ): Chacona para el Martirio de Atahualpa, for harpsichord & orchestra; Leyenda, for soprano & orchestra; Madrigal 3, for 2 sopranos & chamber ensemble; Nazca, for orchestra. Artists: Petr Vronsky/Vit Micka. Monika Knoblochov (Hpsi); Alena Hellerova (Hpsi); Eva Kolkova (Hpsi). (Navona) NVA 5872 $16.99

Night of Light / Songs with orchestra

Works: Sophia Serghi: Cantus Integritatis, for 2 voices & orchestra; Full Moon Haiku, for voice & orchestra; Ikon, for voice & orchestra; Night of Light, for voice & orchestra; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track. Artists: artists Vit Micka. Alena Hellerova; Lucie Silkenova; Eliska Weissova. (Navona) NVA 5866 $16.99

Al Combate: Rediscovered Galant Music from Eighteenth-Century Mexico

Works by: Jerusalem & Billoni. Artists: Javier Jose Mendoza/Chicago Arts Orch. (1 ECD) (Navona) NVA 5902 $16.99 Music of Mexican composers Jerusalem, a master of the gallant style; and Billoni, who helped shape late baroque repertoire.

The GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Works: Transcriptions of J.S. Bach: Cantata 147; Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; W.A. Mozart: The Magic Flute; Rachmaninov: Songs, Op. 34; Ravel: Boléro; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise; Tchaikovsky; Richard Wagner. Artists: GrauSchumacher Piano Duo (Pno). (Neos Production) NEOS 20903 $20.49

Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt / Missy Mazzoli Artists: Missy Mazzoli (2 CD) (New Amsterdam) 2 NAD 043 $19.99

Richard Beaudoin: Microtimings

Works: Richard Beaudoin (b.1975): Études for solo piano; Études for string quartet. Artists: Kreutzer Quartet. Mark Knoop (Pno). (New Focus) 2 NEWF 125 $21.49

Fux: Oratorium germanicum de Passione

Works: Johann Joseph Fux: Oratorium germanicum de Passione. Artists: Gunar Letzbor/ Ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria; St. Florian Boys’ Choir. (New Pan) NEWP 10284 $20.49

Sebastian Duron: La Guerra de los Gigantes

Works: Sebastian Duron (1660-1716): La Guerra de los Gigantes. Artists: Eva Juarez, Camilla de Falleiro, Anna Freivogel, Maria Weiss. Rogerio Goncalves/Ensemble a Corte Musical. (New Pan) NEWP 10276 $20.49

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❦Hindemith: String Quartets, Vol. 2 / Amar Quartet

Works: Paul Hindemith (1895 1963): Quartets for Strings nos 5, 6 & 7. Artists: Amar String Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572164 $9.99 “This second volume in Naxos’ series of the complete Hindemith quartets contains two of the composer’s largest and best works in the medium... As with the previous releases in this series, the performances are all outstanding... the playing here never sounds dry or mechanical, and the sonics are first rate. Connoisseurs of chamber music will find this disc an endless source of pleasure.” -ClassicsToday.com

❦Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten [DVD]

Works: Britten: Gloriana; Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture; Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra “Rococo”. Artists: Benjamin Britten/Aldeburgh Festival Singers; English CO. Mstislav Rostropovich (Clo); Peter, Sir Pears (Tnr). (1 DVD-Video) (ICA Classics) ICA 5025 $24.99 “Rostropovich’s way with the Variations on a Rococo Theme, to which he gives rich tone and a high level of expressiveness, is altogether winning, Britten’s emotional but not overdone handling of Romeo and Juliet is a fitting capstone to the Tchaikovsky part of the program.” -Infodad.com

❦Alfredo Casella: Music for Orchestra / Sun Hee You, piano

Works: Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947): Introduzione, aria e toccata, for orchestra, Op. 55; Partita for piano & orchestra, Op. 42; Symphonic fragments from the opera La donna serpente, Op. 50. Artists: Francesco La Vecchia/Orch. Sinfonica di Roma. Sun Hee You (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA ) NXS 8573005 $9.99 “The two newest entries in Naxos’ worthwhile survey of Casella’s orchestral works display both his neoclassical side and his early modernist bent. If you don’t know Casella’s music, these discs make an excellent starting point.” -Chicago Tribune

❦Michael Dalmau Colina, Orchestral Works

Works: Michael Colina (1956 - ): Baba Yaga, fantasia for violin & orchestra; Isles of Shoals, concerto for flute & orchestra; Quinta del Sordo, symphonic poem for orchestra; The Unbearable Lightness of Being, for orchestra. Artists: Ransom Wilson/Ira Levin/London SO. Anastasia Khitruk (Vln); Lukasz Dlugosz (Flt). (1 CD) (Fleur De Son) FDS 58018 $18.99 “Colina is a Grammy-winning producer of jazz and Latin-American music (his discography includes David Sanborn). Performances by soloists and orchestra alike are fine, particularly Khitruk, the violinist on ‘Baby Yaga’.” -American Record Guide, January/February 2013

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New Releases Fantasias, Canzonas, Chaconnes Passacailles, Bergamascas played on bass instruments

Works: Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580 - 1649): Cromatica corrente, for lute; Fulminante galliarda, for ensemble; Tasteggio Soave; Giuseppe Colombi (1634 - 1694): Chiacona a Basso Solo del Colombi; Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643): Canzoni (40) da sonare, libro primo; Il primo libro delle canzoni; Adam Jarzebski (1590 - 1648); Julius da Modena (1498 - 1561); Diego Ortiz (1510 - circa 1570); Domenico Pellegrini (circa 1600 circa 1662); Francesco Rognoni (1585 - 1624); Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde (1595 - 1638); Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 - 1692). Artists: United Continuo Ensemble. (New Pan) NEWP 10272 $20.49

Joseph Byrd: NYC 1960-1963 - Chamber music Artists: American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Alan Zimmerman, percussion (1 CD) (New World) NWR 80738 $14.99 On Sale The imaginative and carefully crafted music of Joseph Byrd (b. 1937) assumes an astonishing variety of guises: he was an integral part of the experimental arts scene in New York and Los Angeles in the 1960s and he founded the psychedelic rock band The United States of America, and its successor Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies, to name just the most salient.

Mozart: Sonatas for Piano Four Hands

Recorder Bravura / Piers Adam: recorder

Works by: Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. Artists: Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 11 $15.99

Blow the Wind Northerly, music for winds

Works: Francaix: 7 Dances from Les Malheurs de Sophie; Le Gay Paris; Janacek:: Mladi’ for Wind Quintet; Klein: Divertimento for Wind Octet. Artists: Stevenson Winds. (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 6209 $10.99

A European Odyssey - Chamber music

Works by: Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Enescu, Rynkova, Ostlund, Wilson, Avram Reeman. Artists: London Schubert Players. (2 CD) (Nimbus Records) 2 NIM 6195 $31.99

Adam Fischer conducts Bartok

Works: Bartok: Wooden Prince, suite; Two Portraits; Divertimento for Strings; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Artists: Adam Fischer/Hungarian State SO. (2 CD) (Nimbus Records) 2 NIM 5362 $21.49

❦God’s Sketches / Brodsky Quartet

Works: Works by Grundman, Gordon, Fernandez, Jorge. Artists: Brodsky Quartet (Non Profit Music) NONP 1201 $26.99 “...Played beautifully.” -American Record Guide, November/December 2012

Works: W.A. Mozart: Fugue for piano in G minor (fragment) K. 401; Sonatas for Piano 4 hands K. 19d; K.358; K.381; K.501. Artists: Ilario Gregoletto (Pno); Elena Modena (Pno). (Newton Classics) NEWC 8802114 $13.99

Britten: The Sacred Choral Music

Piazzolla: Chamber Music / Interensemble Padova

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Works: Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): 2 Piezas Breves; Adiós Nonino, tango; Études tanguistiques (6), for flute solo; Five Tango Sensations; Four, for Tango; History of the Tango. Artists: Interensemble Padova. Luca Paccagnella (Clo); Bernardino Beggio (Pno); Alessandro Fagiuoli (Vln); Marco Pavin (Gtr); Stefano Antonello (Vln). (Newton Classics) 2 NEWC 8802115 $16.99

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Weber and Haydn: Trios for Flute, Cello & Piano

Works: F.J. Haydn: Keyboard Trios H. 15/15 & 17; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D major, H 15 no 16; Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, Op. 63. Artists: Hansgeorg Schmeiser (Flt); Othmar Muller (Clo); Matteo Fossi (Pno). (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 5883 $15.99

Richard Blackford: Works for Chorus & Organ

Works: Richard Blackford (1954 - ): A Lullaby of the Nativity; A Westminster Te Deum; From The Song of Songs; I Know That My Redeemer Liveth; I Will Sing To The Lord; Mirror of Perfection. Artists: David Hill; Richard Blackford/BBC Singers. Bo Skovhus; Iain Farrington (Organ); Ying Huang (Sop); Olivia Robinson (Sop). (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 6205 $15.99

J.S. Bach: Six Partitas / Vladimir Feltsman

Works: J.S. Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825 - 830 Artists: Vladimir Feltsman: piano (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 6207 $15.99

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Artists: Edward Higginbottom/Choir of New College Oxford. (2 CD) (Novum) 2 NOVM 1386 $29.99

Ravel, Scriabin and Schubert / Alexander Schimpf

Works by: Ravel, Scriabin and Schubert. Artists: Alexander Schimpf, piano (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 867 $19.99

Jan Sweelinck: Organ Works Vol. 5

Artists: Joseph Kelemen, organ. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Oehms) OEH 680 $19.99 A representative cross-section of Sweelinck’s oeuvre for keyboard music played on the organ.

Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Vol. 1

Artists: Rudiger Lotter, baroque violin (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 838 $19.99

Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele - “Rejoice greatly, O my soul” / Christian Brembeck, organ Works by: J.S. Bach; Filippo Capocci (1840 1911); Arcangelo Corelli; Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933); Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713 - 1780); Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817 - 1869); Gustav Adolf Merkel (1827 - 1885); Hans Friedrich Micheelsen (1902 - 1973); Max Reger (1873 1916); Franz Schmidt (1874 - 1939). Artists: Christian Brembeck (Organ). (Oehms) OEH 419 $16.99

C.P.E., J.C. & J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos /

Artists: Anastasia Injushina, piano. Rolf Gothoni/ Hamburger Camerata. (1 CD) (Ondine) OND 1224 $16.99 Originally written for harpsichord, they are played on a modern piano on this recording.

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Works: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Lalo: Symphonic Espganole. Artists: Bronislaw Huberman, violin; Georg Szell/Vienna PO (1 CD) (Opus Kura) OPK 2103 $15.99 These recordings come from 1928 and 1934.

Prokofiev, Britten: The Cello Symphonies

Artists: Daniel Muller-Schott, cello; Jukka-Pekka Saraste/WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln. (1 CD) (Orfeo) ORF 847121 $21.49

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major “Leningrad” / Andris Nelsons

Artists: Andris Nelsons/City of Birmingham SO. (1 CD) (Orfeo) ORF 852121 $21.49

Codaex Tarasconi diminuito / Ensemble I Fedeli Works by: Palestrina; Striggio; Willaert; Di Lasso; De Rore; Merulo; De Monte. Artists: Ensemble I Fedeli. (1 CD) (Passacaille) PSSA 983 $16.99 The codex contains music of 33 different composers, the best-represented musician being Cipriano de Rore; others include Andrea Gabrieli, Orlando di Lasso, Philippe de Monte, Alessandro Striggio, Giovanni Palestrina, and many other important Flemish and Italian composers.

Terzetti: Music for chalumeaux, clarinets and basset horns / Andrássy Trio

Artists: Andrássy Trio. (1 CD) (Passacaille) PSSA 959 $16.99 The ensemble plays original 18th- and 19thcentury music on copies of historical basset horns, clarinets, and chalumeaux.

Girolamo Frescobaldi: Ricercari (1615)

Artists: Liuwe Tamminga: organ (1 CD) (Passacaille) PSSA 966 $16.99 Liuwe Tamminga is considered one of the major specialists of 16th- and 17th-century Italian repertoire for organ.

Gordon Getty (b.1934): Piano Pieces

Artists: Conrad Tao, piano (1 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone Classics) PTE 5186505 $19.99 This album comprises all works for piano solo composed by internationally acclaimed American composer Gordon Getty between the nineteen sixties and today.

❦Asian Music for String Quartet - / New Zealand Quartet

Works: works by Ahou Long; Chinary Ung; Gao Ping; Toru Takemitsu; Tan Dun. Artists: New Zealand String Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572488 $9.99 “NZSQ recorded this at St. Anne’s Church, Toronto, Canada in the summer 2010 and is well engineered by Norbert Kraft.” -ConcertoNet.com “... the performances sound idiomatic, the notes are helpful and the recording is good.” -MusicWeb International

❦A Winter’s Light - A Christmas Collection

Artists: Jeremy Backhouse/Vasari Singers. Martin Ford (Organ); Fiona McWilliams (Sop); Dan Burges (Sop); Matthew Wood (Bar); Alysha Paterson (Bar). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573030 $9.99 “The arrangements are sensational and one is in awe before a choir that can turn in magnificent performances of the most serious and taxing works in the repertoire, yet is able to turn its collective hand, with slickness that defies description, to entertaining showstoppers such as [the Swingle Singers close harmony arrangements]” -International Record Review

❦Ravel: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Slatkin

Works: Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso; Boléro; Menuet antique; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Rapsodie espagnole. Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Orchestre National de Lyon. Jennifer Gilbert (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572887 $9.99 “Leonard Slatkin draws a vivid sound from the Lyon players, with a wide range of dynamics and colours... No one could do more for the early Scheherezade overture, where Ravel’s interest in orchestral timbres is paramount... Bolero too comes off well.” -BBC Music Magazine

Beethoven: The 5 Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Artists: Evzen Rattay, cello; Stanislav Bogunia, piano (2 CD) (Phaia Music) 2 PHIA 03536 $29.99

Bach: Sei Solo - Sonatas & Partitas

Works: J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin nos 1-3, BWV 1001-1006. Artists: Christine Busch: baroque violin (2 CD) (PHi Records) 2 PHIR 8 $28.49 Christine Busch is the leader of the orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent.

Music of Oliver Korte: Elemente

Artists: Dominik Lang; Carsten Didjurgis; Louise von Schweintz et al. Die Niederrheinischen Sinfoniker. (3 CD & DVD) (Phil.harmonie) 3 PHLH 06021 $29.99

Zelenka, Telemann: Overtures / Radek Baborak Works: Zelenka, Telemann: Overtures for Horn or 2 Horns and Strings. Artists: Bernhard Forck/ Berliner Barock Solisten. Bernhard Forck (Vln); Radek Baborák (Horn); Andrej Zust (Horn). (1 CD) (Phil.harmonie) PHLH 06018 $21.49

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❦Schubert Song Cycles / Dietrich FischerDieskau [DVD]

Works: Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/ Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89. Artists: Alfred Brendel, Andras Schiff Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bar). (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) AHM 107523 $29.99 “Two of the most interesting classical-music videos to come along in quite a while... The two-video set of late-in-life performances of Schubert’s Winterreise and Die schone Mullerin by one of their preeminent interpreters, the late Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, is a genuinely interesting musical and visual document... These particular interpretations... are superb in many ways and on many levels, and the collaborations with Brendel and Schiff - plus the rehearsal video and a Fischer-Dieskau interview recorded in 1985 - make this two-DVD set a wonderful one in wintertime or anytime.” -Infodad.com

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New Releases Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions / Katsaris

Artists: Cyprien Katsaris: piano (1 CD) (Piano 21) P21 45 $16.99 The album, largely devoted to Russian and Central European composers offers transcriptions of melodies by Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Moniuszko, Khachaturian and Karlowicz.

❦Mozart by Arrangement, Vol. 2

Works: W.A. Mozart: Adagio and Allegro for Mechanical Organ, K 594; Fantasia for Mechanical Organ, K 608; Quartet for Strings no 14 “Spring”; Sonata for 2 Pianos, K 448. Artists: Gregory Allen (Pno); Marianne Gedigian (Flt); Karl Kraber (Flt). (Pierian) PIE 0032 $18.99 “Mozart’s two late works for mechanical organ are also heard here and sound entirely natural... The writing is heavenly... The Fantasia in F minor, K 608, also sounds superb.” -ARG

Around Europe - works & transcriptoins for tuba

Works: Works & transcriptoins for tuba by Jarnefelt, Shostakovich, Dumitru, Monti, Mozart, Strauss, Puccini et al. Artists: Harri Lidsle, tuba; Tuomas Turriago, piano (1 CD) (Pilfink Records) PIFK 100 $16.99

Ludovico Einaudi: In a Time Lapse

Works: Ludovico Einaudi (1955 - ): Brothers, for strings, keyboards & tape; Burning, for piano & orchestra; Corale, for string quartet & electronics; Discovery at Night, for piano; Experience, for strings & orchestra; Life, for keyboards, strings & orchestra. Artists: Daniel Hope (Vln); Alberto Martini (Vln); Ludovico Einaudi (Pno); Svetlana Fomina (Vla); Marco Decimo (Clo). (1 CD) (Ponderosa) PDRS 105 $18.99

Jocelyn Pook: Desh / Pappenhaim,

Artists: Pappenhaim, Bulgarian Orchestra (1 CD) (Pook Music) POOK 001 $16.99 Famed for her film score to Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, Jocelyn Pook is a highly versatile composer who has written extensively for film, television, the theatre, and the concert hall.

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Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Nuits d’été (II-VI) / Eleonor Steber, mezzo-soprano

Artists: Eleonor Steber, mezzo-soprano. Pierre Monteux/Vienna Philharmonic; Dimitri Mitropoulos/ New York Philharmonic. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Praga) PGA 350071 $19.49 On Sale

Franz Schubert, Vol. 2 / Sviatoslav Richter

Works: Franz Schubert, Vol. 2: Piano Sonatas D 845 & 850. Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano (1 SA CD) (Praga) PGA 350067 $19.49 On Sale

Beethoven, Vol. 2 / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

Works: Beethoven, Vol. 2 - Piano Sonatas No. 23 ‘Appassionata’, No. 17 ‘The Tempest’; No. 18. Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano (1 SA CD) (Praga) PGA 350066 $19.49 On Sale

The Choral Music of Clifford Harker

Artists: Michael Stoddart, organ David Stevens/ Newcastle Cathedral Choir. (1 CD) (Priory) PRY 1061 $16.99 British organist/composer Clifford Harker (19121999) became organist of Bristol Cathedral in 1949.

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Denver Jubilee / Eric Plutz, Kimball organ

Franz von Suppé: Requiem / Gerd Schaller

Schumann & Schumann / Ksenia Nosikova

Works: Music for organ by Sowerby, Reger, Dupré, Bach, Whitlock, Gigout, Mendelssohn et al. Artists: Eric Plutz, Kimball organ of St. John’s, Denver (1 CD) (Pro Organo) POR 7254 $20.49 Artists: Fajtova, Gottwald, Muzek, Pesendorfer. Gerd Schaller/Philharmonie Festiva. (1 CD) (Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler) PRF 12061 $16.99 Works: Robert Schumann: Sonatas Opp. 11 & 14; Clara: Notturno; Scene Fantastique. Artists: Ksenia Nosikova, piano (1 CD) (Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler) PRF 12072 $16.99

❦Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Haitink

Works: Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony no 2 in C minor “Resurrection”. Artists: Nes, Margiono, Bernard Haitink/Staatskapelle Dresden. (Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler) 2 PRF 07040 $31.99 “The Profil sound is excellent - as good if not better than the SACD sound from Chicago.” -American Record Guide

Mora: String Quartets / Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Works: Eddie Mora (b.1965): String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3; Sula; Bocetos a Yolanda. Artists: Cuarteto Latinoamericano. Edie Mora/Heredia SO; University Contemporary Ensemble. (1 CD) (Quartz Records) QTZR 2090 $15.99 An album of sonorous textures, interpreting the magic and beauty of Latin American culture with musical sounds.

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Bruckner: Symphonie No. 9 / Blomstedt,

Artists: Herbert Blomstedt/Gewandhaus Orch. Leipzig. (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1215 $18.99

Rarely performed choral works

Works: Zdenek Lukas: Requiem; Antonín Tucapsky: Veni Sancte Spiritus; György Orbán: Stabat mater; Cor mundum. Artists: Matthias Jung/Dresdner Motettenchor. (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1232 $16.99 A specialist ensemble for rarely performed choir works! This recording includes a cappella choral works from the 1980s and 1990s by two Czech composers and one Hungarian composer.

Eberhard Böttcher “Cantate Domino”

Works: Eberhard Böttcher “Cantate Domino” Sacred music for choir; organ solo. Artists: Marek Pala, organ. Dan Kalousek/Chorus Ars Brunensis. (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1239 $16.99 This fourth CD on the Querstand label of one of the most important living composers in Norway contains a cappella works, works for choir & organ, and organ solo works as well as new settings of five early Christian chorales.

Toccatas / Jürgen Wolf: organ

Works by: Bach, Boëllmann, Liszt, Gigout, Prizeman, Franck Artists: Jürgen Wolf: organ (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Querstand) QRST 1228 $18.99 An interesting combination of works by composers from three centuries, all using a toccata style, played on Saxony’s largest organ.

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Works: Meister Schuler: Liszt: Variations, BWV 12; Crucifixioin BWV 232; Reubke: Adagio; Sonata “The 94th Psalm”. Artists: Jürgen Wolf: organ (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1227 $16.99

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Rare works by Charles-Marie Widor

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Papillons Bleues Violin Sonata no 1; Romanze, Op. 46; Méelodies Italiennes, Op. 32 Artists: Ulrike Fulde: soprano; Andreas Hartmann: violin; Irmtraut Friedrich: piano; Felix Friedrich: organ (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1225 $16.99

Günther Raphael, Vol. 4: Orchestral Works

Artists: Leopold; Stokowski/Sinfonieorchester des NDR; Carl Schuricht/Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Rolf Reinhardt/Herbert Kegel/RundfunkSinfonieorchester Berlin. (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1221 $16.99 A continuation of the Günter Raphael Edition, created to present the works of one of the most important - yet little-known - German composers of the 20th century.

Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 / Blomstedt

Artists: Herbert Blomstedt/Leipzig Gewandhausorchester. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Querstand) QRST 816 $18.99

The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen

Works: Debussy: Beau soir; Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Handel: Largo; MacDowell; Pachelbel; Ravel; Pablo de Sarasate; Erik Satie; R. Schumann; Tchaikovsky. Artists: Sheldon Cohen/Pacific Pops Orch. (1 CD) (Quicksilver Records) QSV 6016 $13.99

Guillaume Costeley - Spiritual and Love Songs Works: Guillaume Costeley (b.1530): Mignonne allons voir si la Rose - Spiritual and Love Songs Artists: artists Bruno Boterf/Ludus Modalis. (1 CD) (Ramee) RME 1301 $18.99

Poetic Images Beyond Poetry / Schwarz

Works: Orchestral Music of Marga Richter (b 1936) Artists: Gerard Schwarz/Czech RSO; Seattle Symphonty. (1 CD) (Ravello) RAEL 7867 $16.99

Scott Brickman: Winter & Construction

Works: Scott Brickman (1963 - ): Fiddleheads, for violin; Knotty Pines, for violin & guitar; L’Orfeo, for guitar; Snowball, for violin, guitar & piano; Sonatas for Piano nos 2 & 3. Artists: Duo 46; Strung Out Trio. Matt Gould (Gtr); Nathanael May (Pno). (Ravello) RAEL 7823 $16.99

Chamber music of Richard Cornell: Tracer

Artists: Boston Musica Viva; A Far Cry; Richard Pittman; Peter Zazofsky (1 ECD) (Ravello) RAEL 7869 $16.99

James Adler & Friends

Works by: Ornstein, Adler, Turok, Bedford, Liszt Artists: James Adler, Jordan P. Smith; Malcolm J Merriweather. (1 CD) (Ravello) RAEL 7871 $16.99

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❦The Glogau Song Book / Sabine Lutzenberger, soprano

Artists: Ensemble Dulce Melos. Martin Hummel (Bar); Sabine Lutzenberger (Sop); Marc Lewon (Lute). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572576 $9.99 “... listen and be charmed by the instantly ingratiating songs... all presented in a smartly organized program... There are no gimmicks here, just honest, straightforward interpretations of the songs - and happily, these are voices that you can listen to with ongoing pleasure... if you’re willing to be pleasantly surprised, then you shouldn’t hesitate to try this exceptional and very satisfying release.” -ClassicsToday.com

❦Gustav Mahler: Symphonie No. 8 / Stenz

Artists: Markus Stenz/Guerzenich Orchester Koeln. Christiane Oelze (Sop); Hanno MullerBrachmann (Sop); Petra Lang (Mzz Sop); Brandon Jovanovich (Tnr); Orla Boylan (Sop). (1 SA CD) (Oehms) OEH 653 $19.99 “Markus Stenz continues his Mahler symphony cycle with this superlative performance of Symphony No. 8... All of the soloists are just about perfect, the chorus and orchestra are top-notch, and Stenz shows he is an ideal interpreter of Mahler... Sonically, this Mahler Eight is a blockbuster, well-balanced, blazing brass, warm hall sound, and an organ that will test your subwoofers. Don’t miss this one.” -ClassicalCDReview.com

❦American Mavericks / Tilson Thomas

Works: Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965): Concerto for piano & orchestra; Synchrony of Dance, Music, Light; Lou Harrison (1917 - 2003): Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra; Edgard Varèse (1883 - 1965): Amériques, for orchestra. Artists: Michael Tilson Thomas/San Francisco SO Jeremy Denk (Pno); Paul Jacobs (Organ). (1 SA CD) (San Francisco Symphony) SFS S0056 $23.99 “This is a terrific disc of music that few if anyone can perform more powerfully than Michael Tilson Thomas. He has long been an advocate of Henry Cowell’s fascinating output, and he presents here two remarkable works that still sound as freshly radical as when they were written... I’m so happy that Thomas and his ensemble are doing what they ought to: preserving spectacular performances of non-traditional repertoire. Stunning.” -ClassicsToday.com

❦Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / [10 CDs]

Artists: Michael Korstick, piano (10 CD) (Oehms) 10 OEH 125 $53.99 “Korstick Michael is one of the great pianists of the news, and this integral registered with Oehms, remain one of the most beautiful, clear and lucid that one can listen. His game, always refined, precise, without stridency, proves that we are in the presence of an artist in full possession of his techniques.” -Music for all

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New Releases Verklingend und Ewig / Choirs of Hannover

Regent

Benjamin Britten: Choral & Organ Music

Artists: Truro Cathedral Choir, Luke Bond, organ, Christopher Gray/Truro Cathedral Choir. (1 CD) (Regent Records) REGN 349 $16.99

Verses and Voluntaries / William Whitehead

Artists: William Whitehead, organ (1 CD) (Regent Records) REGN 366 $16.99 This is the first recording of the historic 1723 Abraham Jordan organ in St. George’s Church, Southall, completely restored to its original specification by Mander Organs in 2009. Critically acclaimed organist William Whitehead presents a colorful survey of Restoration and Georgian English organ music appropriate to the restored instrument.

A Year at Truro / Luke Bond, organ

Works by: Drayton, Bednall, Hopkins, Brahms, Fauré, Bruckner, Wood et al. Artists: (Regent Records) REGN 377 $16.99

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty, suite / Fedoseyev

Artists: Vladimir Fedoseyev/Tchaikovsky SO of Moscow Radio. (2 CD) (Relief) 2 RLF 991073 $24.99

Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden / Fedoseyev

Artists: Sokolik, Arkhipova, Sakharenko. Vladimir Fedoseyev/Tchaikovsky SO of Moscow Radio. (3 CD) (Relief) 3 RLF 991049 $33.49

“Ciaconna” Music of Tomaso Antonio Vitali and Giovanni Battista Vitali / Clematis.

Works: Music of Tomaso Antonio Vitali and Giovanni Battista Vitali. Artists: Stéphanie de Failly: violin Clematis. (1 CD) (Ricercar) RCR 326 $18.99

Choral music from Berlin’s historic center

Works by: Cruger, Ebeling, Henningsen, Camerer; Westphal. Artists: Marie-Louise Schneider/Marien Ensemble; Marien Vokalconsort. (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6071 $18.99

Homage d’Amour: Love Letters of German composers / Sandra Brune, piano

Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 “Moonlight”; Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118; Liszt: Consolations, S. 172; Isolde’s “Liebestod” from Wagner’s “Tristan”, S 447; Liebesträume, S 541; Trois Études de Concert, S. 144; W.A. Mozart; R. Schumann; Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826); Spoken Word. Artists: Sandra Brune (Pno). (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6052 $18.99

Ein Hofer Koenigspaar: The Organ in St. Marien und St. Michaelis

Works: Purcell, Karg-Elert, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Mendelssohn, Bach, Brahms, Dvorak et al. Artists: Georg Stanek & Ludger Stuhlmeyer, organ (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6072 $18.99

J.S. Bach: Fame and Happiness - Cantatas

Works: J.S. Bach: Birthday Cantatas BWV 36z & 66a. Artists: Otto, Lehmkuhl, Mammel, Kruger Alexander Grychtolik/Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik. (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6058 $18.99

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Works by: Hammerschmidt, Casulana, Peetrinus, Schelle, Foerkelrath, Gibel et al. Artists: Maedchenchor Hannover; Knabenchor Hannover Gudrun Schroefel/Maedchenchor Hannover; Joerg Breiding/Knabenchor Hannover. (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6054 $18.99

JS Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Artists: Ruth Holton, Matthias Rexroth, Marcus Ullmann, Gotthold Schwarz, Georg Christoph Biller/Gewandhausorchester; Thomanerchor Leipzig. (2 CD) (Rondeau Production) 2 RDAU 402425 $29.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Edo de Waart

Artists: Edo De Waart/Royal Flemmish Philharmonic. (1 CD) (Royal Flemish Philharmonic) RYFP 4 $16.99

Signum UK

Around Britten - works for solo cello

Works: Matthew Barley: Improvisation for cello; Britten: Choral Dances from Gloriana; Folksongs (7), Volume 1; Greensleeves; Holy Sonnets, Op. 35; Oliver Cromwell (Folk Songs, Vol. 1); Gavin Bryars; John Tavener. Artists: Matthew Barley (Clo). (Signum UK) SGK 318 $16.99

Mozart - Piano Concertos / Alessio Bax, piano

Works: Mozart - Piano Concertos nos 24 & 27 Artists: Alessio Bax, piano. Simon Over/ Southbank Sinfonia. (1 CD) (Signum UK) SGK 321 $16.99

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Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos.1 & 2. Artists: Joseph Nolan, Organ (Signum UK) SGK 319 $16.99 Artists: Heimir Ingólfsson/Carmina Chamber Choir; Nordic Affect. (1 CD) (Smekkleysa) SMEK 74 $18.99 Hymnodia Sacra is Iceland’s largest manuscript songbook from the 18th century. This CD contains music from this and other Icelandic sources from the 17th and 18th centuries, performed by Icelandic singers accompanied by period instruments.

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos

Artists: Reykjavik CO. Rut Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Unnur María Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Daði Kolbeinsson: oboe. (1 CD) (Smekkleysa) SMEK 15 $18.99

Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross Works: Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross; Quartets, Op. 51/1-7. Artists: Skálholt Quartet. (1 CD) (Smekkleysa) SMEK 13 $18.99

Frederick Delius, John Ireland: Partsongs

Artists: Paul Spicer/Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 119 $16.99

Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2

Works: Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2 / Trios Op. 1/3 & Op. 70/2; Trio in E flat, WoO 38. Artists: Gould Piano Trio (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 120 $16.99 The Gould Piano Trio is Celebrating their 20th Anniversary.

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Recommended Zia / Del Sol String Quartet

Works: José Evangelista (1943 - ): Spanish Garland; Gabriela Lena Frank (1972 - ): Leyendas; Lou Harrison (1917 - 2003): Quartet for Strings Set; Elena Kats-Chernin (1957 - ): Fast Blue Village 2; Reza Vali (1952 - ): Nayshƒboorák, for string quartet. Artists: Del Sol String Quartet. (1 CD) (Sono Luminus) SUIN 92164 $16.99 The Zia Indians’ symbol for the sacred sun captures the adventurous spirit and global pulse of this CD from Sono Luminus and the award winning Del Sol String Quartet.

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Jean-Paul Penin: Paris 1930, 12 Valses

Artists: Jean Dubé: piano (1 CD) (Syrius) SYUS 141453 $16.99 These twelve waltzes, mixing classical rigueur and complete tonal liberty, give original views of Paris in the 1930s: singular, joyous, and grandiose.

Piano Pédalier / Jean Dubé: pedal piano

Works by: Alkan, Dubois, Franck, Liszt, and Schumann. Artists: Jean Dubé: pedal piano (1 CD) (Syrius) SYUS 141446 $16.99 The first French prototypes of pedal pianos date from 1789, when Pontécoulant made a piano with a two-octave pedal board. Sebastien Erard built the piano used for this recording in 1873.

The Great Chorals from Klavierübung III

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rudolf Buchbinder

Works: Chorals from Bach’s Klavierübung III and Prelude & Fugue in E major. Artists: Pierre Bardon: organ (1 CD) (Syrius) SYUS 141457 $16.99

❦Mozart In-Between

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Works: W.A. Mozart: Concertos for Piano nos 23 & 25. Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien. Rudolf Buchbinder (FtePno). (1 CD) (Sony) SNYC 88765409042 $14.99 Works: W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 “Jeunehomme”; Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87 (74a); Symphony no 23; Thamos, König in Ägypten, incidental music; Denis Schuler: In-between, for string quartet & orchestra. Artists: David Greilsammer/L’Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve. Lawrence Zazzo (CtrTnr); David Greilsammer (Pno). (1 CD) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88725430252 $13.99 “Being a David Greilsammer disc, this is no ordinary recording of Mozart...Greilsammer’s conducting and piano playing generate a freshness and imagination that allow each of the works to be enjoyed as a dynamic interpretation in its own right.” -The Telegraph, November 2012

Jesus Christ Superstar [20th Anniversary London Cast Recording]

Artists: Giovanni Feltrin: organ (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 830601 $14.99

Giovanni Morandi: Sonatas for Organ Four Hands

Artists: Chiara Cassin: organ; Federica Iannella: organ (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 771302 $14.99 These sonatas were written between 1830 and 1843 by Giovanni Morandi (1777 - 1856), one of the most important Italian composers for organ music of the 19th century.

Carmina Nova: La Tradizione nel Contemporaneo

Works by: Scattolin, Kurti and Benati. Artists: Latinobalcanica Ensemble. (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 940001 $14.99

Henry Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre

Artists: Stephen Hill. Claire Moore (Voice); Keith Burns (Voice); Paul Nicholas (Voice); Jeff Shankley (Voice); Victor Spinetti (Voice). (2 CD) (Sony Classical) 2 SNYC 88691948452 $15.99

❦Joshua Bell conducts Beethoven

Works: Beethoven: Symphonies nos 4 & 7. Artists: Joshua Bell/Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. (1 CD) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88725491762 $14.99 “This was as superb a Beethoven Fourth as I’ve heard, delivered by a conductor of tremendous promise and genuine ideas - who also happens to be one heck of a violinist.” -Washington Post

Lutoslawski: The Symphonies / Salonen, LA PO Works: Lutoslawski: The Symphonies nos 1-4; Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic (1993) Artists: Esa-Pekka Salonen/Los Angeles Philharmonic. (2 CD) (Sony Classical) 2 SNYC 88765440832 $16.99

Exiles’ Café / Lara Downes, piano

Works by: Bartok, Bowles, Sahl, Milhaud, Chopin, Fairouz, Rachmaninov. Artists: Lara Downes, piano (1 CD) (Steinway & Sons) STEI 30016 $16.99

James Bond Themes, Vol. 7

Works: 19 tracks of 007 movie themes. (1 CD) (Store for Music) STFM 1 $15.99

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Polibio Fumagalli (1830-1900): Organ Works /

Works: Purcell: Dioclesian; King Arthur; The Fairey Queen; The Indian Queen. Artists: Jeanne Lamon/Tafelmusik Baroque Orch. (Tafelmusic) TAFL 1010 $16.99

Roger Dean: Multi-Piano / Roger Dean, piano

Works: Duos of piano and precessing or prerecorded material. Artists: Roger Dean, piano (2 CD) (Tall Poppies) 2 TLP 225 $40.49 Australian composer/improviser Roger Dean exploits live piano, real-time audio processing, generative physical synthesis piano and electroacoustic sound in the music heard on this recording.

Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco: Concerti, Op. 2, 5 & 6

Artists: Concerto Koln. (1 CD) (Teldec) TLD 2564698598 $9.99

Jean-François Dandreiu: Pièce d’Orgue

Works: Noëls; Pièces de Clavecin. Artists: André Isoir, organ; Olivier Baumont, harpsichord (2 CD) (Temperaments) 2 TERS 316041 $40.49 This anthology of works for keyboard ranges from offertories to noëls and from overtures to musettes, in addition to the inclusion of a large selection of expressive character pieces. These works exemplify the stylistic evolution that occurred between the baroque and the galant.

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New Releases

Testament

Pierre Monteux conducts the Berlin PO

Works: Beethoven: Leonore Ov. 3; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto no 3; Stravinsky: Petrushka. Artists: Michel Schwalbé, violin; Pierre Monteux/Berlin Philharmonic (live, 1960) (2 CD) (Testament) 2 TES 21476 $35.99

Karajan, Berlin PO at the Salzburg Festival

Works: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 297b. Artists: Herbert von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic (live 1970). (1 CD) (Testament) TES 1474 $20.49

Johanna Martzy plays Mendelssohn & Mozart

Works: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3; Beethoven: Two Romances Artists: Johanna Martzy, violin. Wolfgang Sawallisch/Philharmonia Orch.; Paul Kletzki. (1 CD) (Testament) TES 1483 $20.49 Both concertos are receiving their world première European and American releases.

Exultate Deo / Choir of the Chapels Royal

Works by: Palestrina, Leighton, Parry, Purcell, Mendelssohn, Chilcott, Byrd, Rutter et al. Artists: Andrew Arthur: organ Colm Carey/Choir of the Chapels Royal. (1 CD) (The Classics Label) TCL 70026 $15.99

Henri Rabaud: Symphony No. 2 / Couton

Chamber Music of Bernhard Sekles

Works: Bernhard Sekles (1872-1933): Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata; Chaconne, Op. 38; Capriccio. Artists: Solomia Soroka, violin, viola; Noreen Silver, cello; Philip Silver, piano (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0147 $11.99 On Sale

String Quartets of Matthew Taylor

Works: Matthew Taylor (b. 1964): String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 and 7. Artists: Allegri String Quartet; Dante String Quartet; Salieri String Quartet. (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0144 $11.99 On Sale

American Classics / Lori Sims, piano

Works: Copland: Piano Variations; Weber: Fantasia, Op. 25; Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7; Barber: Sonata, Op. 26 Artists: Lori Sims, piano (1 CD) (TwoPianists) TWPS 1039152 $16.99

Piano works by Schumann, Brahms & Schubert

Artists: Carmen Piazzini, piano (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12014 $16.99

Artists: Boisvert, Peintre, Jacquon, Graffin, Kerdoncuff et al. (1 CD) (Timpani) TIMP 1200 $16.99 On Sale This is the final volume in the Cras series. It is entirely devoted to the works that Jean Cras composed for his wife or children, all of them musicians.

Stephanie McCallum plays Alkan

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Complete Recueils de Chants, Vol. 1 Artists: Stephanie McCallum, piano (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0157 $11.99 On Sale

Liszt: Symphonic Poems Transcribed for Piano Works: Liszt: The Complete Symphonic Poems Transcribed for Solo Piano by August Stradal, Vol. 2 Artists: Risto-Matti Marin, piano (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0092 $11.99 On Sale

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Works: Schonberg: Violin Concerto; Adorno: Six Orchestral Pieces: Stravinsky: Firebird Suite. Artists: Liana Issakadze, violin. Alexei Kornienko/ Moscow SO. (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12004 $16.99

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Yojo, 15 - music of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

Artists: Yojo Christen, piano (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12001 $16.99

Jean Cras: My Beloved Family

Violinist Liana Issakadze

Works by: Muffat, Daquin, Stanley, Bach, Krebs, Franck Artists: Peter Schnur, organ (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12008 $16.99

The Vocal Signatures: Pathé-Art, 1930-1931

Artists: Melanie Boisvert; Lionel Peintre; Alain Jacquon (1 CD) (Timpani) TIMP 1199 $16.99 On Sale This is the fourth volume in the Gaubert series, featuring his lesser knows vocal works.

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Works: Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures by Frescobaldi, Bach, Kurtag. Artists: Matthias Veit, piano (2 CD) (TYXart) 2 TYXA 12009 $24.99

Philippe Gaubert: Mélodies

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The Metzler Organ in St. Jakob Friedberg

Works: Henri Rabaud: Symphony No. 2; La Procession Nocturne; églogue Artists: Nicolas Couton/PO de Sofia. (1 CD) (Timpani) TIMP 1197 $16.99 On Sale Works: Historic recordings of works by D’Indy, Widor, Ropartz, Busser, Schmitt, Hue, Roussel et al. Artists: artists (1 CD) (Timpani) TIMP 1201 $16.99 On Sale “Vocal Signatures” is a historical recording featuring Baroque works performed on period instruments with musicians specializing in that area.

Guido Rennert (b. 1973): Sax & Moritz

Artists: Timothy Sharp, baritone; Deutsches Saxophon Ensemble (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12007 $16.99

All About Fugues / Deutsche Saxophon Ens.

Works: Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms et al. Artists: Deutsche Saxophon Ensemble. (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12012 $16.99

Orchestral music of Franz Hummel

Works: Franz Hummel (b. 1939): Symphony for Clarinet and Orchestra; Violin Symphony. Artists: Giora Feidman, clarinet; Elena Denisova, violin. Alexei Kornienko/Moscow SO. (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12002 $16.99

Voyages - Reisen, from Germany to France

Works by: Marais, Abel, Telemann, d’Hervelois, Forquery Artists: David Rattinger, viola da gamba (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12016 $16.99

Carmen Piazzini plays Brahms

Works: Brahms: “Handel” Variations, Op. 24; Piano Pieces Opp. 76 & 118. Artists: Carmen Piazzini, piano (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12011 $16.99

Out of the Blue Collective Compositions

Artists: Corinna Chapelle, violin; Alexander Suleiman, cello; Franz Hummel, piano Trio Zero. (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12003 $16.99 Trio Zero has a grand tradition of improvisation - or music “out of the blue”, as they call it.

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Recommended Anthony Coleman: End Of Summer

Works: Anthony Coleman: Aioli, for piano; KohayagawaKe No Aki (The End of Summer); Matter of Operation; The Taste of Saury, for saxophones, trombone & piano; Whorfian Hypothesis, for piano; Zendegi Va Digar Hich Artists: Anthony Coleman/Survivors Breakfast. Anthony Coleman (Pno) (1 CD) (Tzadik) TZA 8094 $15.99 The End of Summer is a collection of Anthony Coleman’s most recent chamber compositions.

United Classics

Baroque Soirée / Rachel Podger, Florilegium

Works by: Locatelli, Scarlatti, Barsanti, Vivaldi, Naudot. Artists: Rachel Podger; Ashley Solomon; Daniel Yeadon; Neal Peres Da Costa. Florilegium. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012068 $16.99

The Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble

Works by: Roman, Scheibe, Telemann, Boismortier & Vivaldi. Artists: Copenhagen Chamber Ensemble. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012073 $16.99

Handel: Coronation Anthems / Willcocks

Artists: David Willcocks/Dutch Baroque Orch.; Rein Voskuilen; Stadsknappenkoor Elburg. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012071 $16.99

Danish Romantic Duets for Mandolin & Guitar

Works by: Heinrik Rung; Frederick Rung; Søffren Degen; F. Henriques. Artists: Tove Flensborg, mandolin; Kristian Buhl-Mortensen, guitar. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012067 $16.99

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Artists: Murgu, Pasino, Otelli, Bollingino, Thazan Robert Paternostro/Budapest Opera Chorus; Budapest Opera Orch. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012066 $16.99

Santiago Lanchares: Complete Piano Works

Artists: Amanda Sukarian, piano (1 CD) (Verso) VESO 2028 $14.99 On Sale Santiago Lanchares (b. 1952) is one of the most relevant composers in the current panorama of Spanish music.

Retrato - The music of Angel Arteaga

Works: Angel Arteaga (1928-1984): Albisiphon, for flute; Divertimento; Músicas de Don Quixote; Santo de Palo, song; Segunda Palabra, for harp; Sinfonieta. Artists: José Luis Temes/Orquesta ciudad de Granada. Ana Guijarro (Pno); Juan Carlos Chornet (Flt); Isabel Maynés (Harp); María José Sánchez (Harp). (1 CD) (Verso) VESO 2035 $14.99 On Sale

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Luisi, Vienna SO

Artists: Fabio Luisi/Vienna SO (live, 2011). (2 CD) (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) 2 VSO 003 $29.99

Mozart: Requiem / Roger Norrington

Works: Mozart: Requiem; Ave verum corpus; Masonic Funeral Music. Artists: Argenta, Robbin, Ainsley, Miles. Roger Norrington/London Classical Players; Schutz Choir of London. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 352962 $7.98

Libor Pesek conducts Benjamin Britten

Works: Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Four Sea Interludes; The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Artists: Libor Pesek/Royal Liverpool PO. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 353012B $7.98

Truls Mork plays Dvorak and Tchaikovsky

Works: Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations. Artists: Truls Mork, cello; Mariss Jansons/Oslo PO. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 352972B $7.98

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

Artists: Christina Bjorkoe, piano (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012069 $16.99 This disc celebrates the piano music of Robert and Clara Schumann. Robert said that the Fantasy in C, particularly the 1st movement, ‘is probably the most passionate I have ever written’.

Artists: Various. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 026792 $22.98 Featuring a wealth of legendary artists such as Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen Hough, Leif Ove Andsnes, Richard Hickox, Ian Bostridge, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Felicity Lott, Angelika Kirchsclager, Bernard Haitink and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge - brings together some of the finest performances of Britten’s music in recent times.

Motets of the Bach Family / Clare College Choir

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion

Piano music of Clara & Robert Schumann

Works by: J.C. Bach; J.S. Bach; J.M. Bach; J.L. Bach. Artists: Liz Kenny, Helen Gough, Keri Dexter. Timothy Brown/Choir of Clare College Cambridge. (1 CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012072 $16.99

Works: a representative cross-section of Purcell’s work. Artists: Andrew Parrott/Taverner Consort Choir; Taverner Consort Players. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 352982 $7.98

Nono: La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura

The Minimalists - Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath

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Works: Luigi Nono: La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura. Artists: Miranda Cuckson and Christopher Burns (2 CD) (Urlicht) 2 UICH 5992 $24.99 Artists: Marisa Canales, Juan Carlos Laguna Patricia Morales/Coro de Ninos y Jovenes de la Escuela Nacional de Musica; El Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Ensemble 3; Tambucco. (1 CD) (Urtext (Mexico) URT 215 $14.99

Gutiérrez: Diaries - Works for Large Ensemble

Works: Carlos Sanchez Gutiérrez: Diaries - Works for Large Ensemble Artists: Cristina Valdes, Makoto Nakura, Daniel Pesca. Juan Trigos/ Eastman BroadBand Ensemble. (1 CD) (Urtext (Mexico) URT 211 $14.99

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Artists: Christopher Warren-Green, London CO (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 352992 $7.98 The 1960’s saw the arrival of a new musical style from America: minimalism fascinated classical audiences and musician alike.

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

Artists: Various Artists (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 164972 $15.98 Nicolai Gedda was exceptionally versatile artist with a magnificent lyric tenor voice and extraordinary range, who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as in the art song. This collection offers a wealth of repertoire that has helped to cement Gedda’s reputation as one of the greatest tenor of his generation.

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New Releases The Very Best of Mirella Freni

Artists: Various artists (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 164942B $15.98 Combining a stunning voice with heartfelt acting, Freni is equally at home in the lighter roles such as Mozart’s Susanna and Zerlina, as in the weightier roles of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Tosca. This collection brings together arias from throughout Freni’s illustrious career.

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Artists: Various artists (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 165022 $15.98 Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the ‘pristine beauty of her lyric soprano’ voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide and is perhaps most famous for her Mozart roles. However, she was also at home on the concert stage and this collection also includes her affecting interpretations of lieder and song-cycles.

Flower of Beauty - The Westminster Choir

Works: Choral music by Miskinis, Byrd, Clements, Hogan, Tormis, Dimitrov, des Prez, Weelkes et al. Artists: Joe Miller/Westminster Choir. (1 CD) (Westminister Choir College) WSTM 0909 $16.99 Praised by American Record Guide as the “gold standard for American academic choirs,” the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra and conductor of the past 80 years. The New York Times has applauded its “full-bodied, incisive singing.”

Villa-Lobos Orchestral Works / Blumental

Works: Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 4 “A Vitoria”; Piano Concerto no 5. Artists: Magda Tagliaferro, piano; Felicia Blumental/ONRF SO. (2 CD) (Widescreen) 2 WIEN 133 $16.99

Felix Ayo and I Musici play Vivaldi

Works: Vivaldi: Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione, Op. 8. Artists: Felix Ayo (Vln)/I Musici. (2 CD) (Widescreen) 2 WIEN 134 $16.99

Brahms & Schoenberg Chamber Music

Warner Classics

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Namouna; Scherzo / Alexandre da Costa, violin Works: Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892): Namouna, Suites nos 1 & 2 for orchestra; Scherzo in D minor; Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21. Artists: Carlos Kalmar/ Orquesta Sinfonica de Radio Television Espanola. Alexandre da Costa (Vln). (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 2564657114 $18.99

J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites / William Butt

Works: J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello solo nos 1 6, BWV 1007 - 1012 (live, St. John’s, London). Artists: William Butt (Clo). (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 2564654227 $12.99

Schoenberg: Erwartung, monondram, Op. 17

Artists: Helga Pilarczyk, soprano; Hermann Scherchen/Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. (1 CD) (Wergo) WER 6770 $23.99 In the early 1960s, Wergo launched Studio Reihe Neuer Musik, a series that would become legendary in the history of contemporary music recordings. This release, featuring Arnold Schönberg’s sprechstimme monodrama Erwartung, is possibly the most famous Studio Reihe title. Soprano Helga Pilarczyk is accompanied by the great conductor Hermann Scherchen in a riveting performance of one of the most important and influential works of the 20th century.

Luc Ferrari: Und So Weiter; Music Promenade

Artists: Gérard Frémy, piano (1 CD) (Wergo) WER 6775 $23.99 Luc Ferrari may not be the most famous name in the series, but his music had a profound impact on music of the time. His mixing of magnetic tape and instruments, inspired by Varèse, was combined with pioneering work in the area of ambient music and the use of natural sounds. This collection, which features pianist Gérard Frémy, includes a sampling of Ferrari’s fascinating compositions.

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Works: Brahms: String Quartet no 3; Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht. Artists: Isabel Charisius (viola), Valentin Erben (cello); Ysaÿe Quartet. (1 CD) (Ysa ye) YSAY 09 $18.99 The aesthetic and stylistic connections between Brahms and Schoenberg are brought to light on this recording from the Ysaÿe Quartet. Like his teacher Zemlinsky, Schoenberg was influenced by both Brahms and Wagner and sought to combine the former’s structural logic with the latter’s harmonic language.

The Ysaÿe Quartet plays Beethoven

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18/3, 74 & 135. Artists: Ysaÿe Quartet. (1 CD) (Ys aye) YSAY 510 $18.99 The Ysaÿe Quartet recently announced that, after enjoying a highly-successful thirty-year performing career, the group would disband in January 2014. To conclude their long partnership, the quartet has scheduled a series of concerts over the next fourteen months focusing primarily on the music of Beethoven. This recording, featuring a quartet from each of Beethoven’s major periods, launches the group’s celebration of a life in music.

Beethoven: Piano Sonates, Vol. 3

Works: Beethoven: Sonatas nos 1, 2, 3, 26 “Les Adieux”; 27; 29 “Hammerklavier; 30, 31, 32. Artists: François-Frédéric Guy: piano (2 CD) (Zig Zag Territoires) 2 ZIG 318 $37.49 The third, and last, volume of François-Frédéric Guy’s complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas! He chose to record the entire series live, in the course of a series of concerts at the Arsenal de Metz, France. He firmly believes that this method, in direct contact with an audience, is the best way to represent his relationship with the sonatas and his interpretation of them.

Beethoven / Liszt: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7

Works: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 transcribed by Franz Liszt for solo piano. Artists: Yury Martynov, piano (1 CD) (Zig Zag Territoires) ZIG 317 $18.99 For these two symphonies, Martynov has chosen the same Érard piano of 1837 on which he recorded the first volume of this series.

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New Opera Recordings ❦Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Janowski

❦Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Reiner

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Richard Wagner: Great Recordings [40 CDs]

Artists: Kollo, Adam, Schreier, Nimsgern, Minton, Popp, Wenkl et al. Marek Janowski/Staatskapelle Dresden. (14 CD) (Sony) 14 SNYC 88725462232 $65.99 “The full panoply of Wagner’s orchestra positively blooms in this warm, spacious acoustic environment and the Dresden Staatskapelle plays magnificently...” -New York Magazine Artists: Jeni Bern: soprano; Benjamin Hulett: tenor; Nathan Vale: tenor; Brindley Sherratt: bass Stephen Darlington/Choir of Christ Church Cathedral; Oxford Philomusica. (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 6201 $15.99

Verdi: La Traviata / Edward Spanjaard

Artists: Bonfadelli, Ombuena, Dong-Kyu, Kulikova, Roja, Cauli, Boccardo. Edward Spanjaard/Netherlands Ballet Orch. (2 CD) (United Classics) 2 UTDC 2012061 $28.49 The role of Violetta is sung by Italian soprano Stefania Bonfadelli, with Vinvente Ombuena taking the role of Alfredo and Ettore Kim Dong-Kyu as Giorgio.

Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable

Artists: Bryan Hymel; Carmen Giannattasio; Patrizia Ciofi; Alastair Miles. Daniel Oren/Orch. Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi. (3 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 94604 $16.99

Michael Williams: The Prodigal Child

Artists: Joanne Cole-Rosser: mezzo-soprano; Stephanie Acraman: soprano; Paul Whelan: baritone (1 CD) (Atoll) ATOL 306 $18.99

Stanislaw Moniuszko: Verbum nobile

Artists: Aleksander Teliga, Aleksandra Bucrzek, Leszek Skria, Michael Partyka. Warcislaw Kunc/ Zamku Opera Orch. & Chorus. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 783 $17.99 On Sale Verbum Nobile is a one-act comic opera by Moniuszko depicting the charming and unpretentious picture of old-Polish customs.

Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov

Artists: Nesterenko, Ognivtsiev, Obratsova, Atlantov, Mazurok. Mark Ermler/Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orch. (1982) (3 CD) (Musical Concepts) 3 MSLC 2504 $14.99 A superbly authentic Boris at a near-irresistible price!

Puccini: Turandot / Opera Australia

Artists: Foster, La Spina, Kwon, Arthur, Lowrencev, Moran, Corcoran et al. Graeme Murphy/Opera Australia Chorus; Orch. Victoria. (2 CD) (Opera Australia) 2 OPAU 56034CD $21.49 A fabulous production directed and choreographed by Graeme Murphy with a strong cast headed by Australia’s answer to Pavarotti, Rosario La Spina.

Mozart: Lucio Silla / Leopold Hager

Artists: Peter Schreier; Arleen Auger; Edith Mathis; Julia Varady; Hellen Donath. Leopold Hager/ Mozarteum Orch. Salsburg. (3 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 3 DGG B001797202 $33.98

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Artists: Melchior, Flagstad, ListJansen. Fritz Reiner/London Sym. (London, 1936) (3 CD) (Opera d’Oro) 3 ODO 1490 $18.99 “Recorded live at Covent Garden in 1936, this is quite simply the greatest performance of Wagner’s masterpiece to survive in sound.” -The Guardian

Works: Richard Wagner: Four complete operas plus the “Ring”; Opera Excerpts & Arias; Orchestral Works & Transcriptions. Artists: artists (40 CD) (Sony Classical) 40 SNYC 88765435042 $92.99 Legendary artist featured in the set include Lauren Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Marek Janowski, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel and many others!

Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova, opera

Artists: Andreyeva, Bulavin, Radziyevsky et al. Gennady Provatorov/Orch. & Choir of the State Moscow Stanislavsky. (2 CD) (Melodiya) 2 MELY 1002050 $35.99 Melodiya presents the first recording of Shostakovich’s opera.

Verdi: The Complete Works [75 CD Limited Edition]

Artists: Caballe, Carreras, Cotrubas, Domingo, Freni, Horne, Pavarotti, Sutherland, Abbado, Bonynge, Chailly, Karajan, Levine, Solti et al. (75 CD) (Decca) 75 DEC B001806202 $160.98 On Sale On the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth in 2013 Decca are proud to present the first ever complete collection of Verdi’s entire compositional output not just the operas!

Vicente Martín y Soler: Il Burbero di Buon Cuore Artists: Elena de la Merced; Carlos Chausson; Véronique Gens; Saimir Pirgu; Cecilia Diaz. Christophe Rousset/Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid. (2 CD) (Dynamic) 2 DYN 580 $28.49 A brilliant libretto, music that can be both graceful and captivating, and a first rate cast make of this opera a welcome rediscovery.

Wagner: Die Walkure / Valery Gergiev

Artists: Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko. Valery Gergiev/Mariinsky Orch. (4 SA Hybrid CD) (Mariinsky) 4 MARK 0527 $71.99 The Mariinsky label presents its most ambitious project to date - the first release in a complete cycle of Richard Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by Valery Gergiev.

Richard Wagner: Feuerzauber Weltenbrand

Artists: Udo Wachtveitl, Gotz Argus, Ariane Payer, Horst Sachtleben. Mariss Jansons/Bavarian RSO. (4 CD) (BR Classic) 4 BRK 900903 $38.99 Narrator Udo Wachtveitl along with other renowned voice-over artists guides us through the life and music of the composer - supported by musical selections from outstanding recordings.

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The Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition [50 CDs]

Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Edition [50 CDs]

This sensational 50 CD-Box documents the intensive, decadeslong collaboration between the Vienna Philharmonic and Deutsche Grammophon. The Symphony Edition consists of 95 Symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Mahler, Sibelius and Shostakovich with the conductors Abbado, Bernstein, Böhm, Chung, Gardiner, Giulini, Karajan, Kleiber, Levine and Maazel. All recordings were produced in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. The Symphony Edition includes a 90 page booklet. (50 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001797302 $139.98 On Sale

❦Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos; Daniel Barenboim

Artists: Daniel Barenboim, piano; Otto Klemperer/John Aldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orch. (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 332722 $23.48 “These are intensely individual and newly revealing expressions of what Beethoven meant. I cannot imagine I shall ever exhaust their freshness, or stop marveling at their power, for to my ear this is the truest musical inspiration miraculously caught on the wing.” -Gramophone

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw

Works: Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Live - the Radio Recordings 2000-2010 Artists: Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (14 CD) (RCO Live) 14 RCOL 12004 $198.99 This seventh and final installment of the Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra covers the years 2000 to 2010, a time when, in 2004, Riccardo Chailly relinquished his position as chief conductor, to be replaced by the Latvian maestro Mariss Jansons.

Brahms: The Symphonies / Berglund [3 CDs]

Artists: Paavo Berglund/CO of Europe. (3 CD) (Ondine) 3 OND 1229 $16.99 Paavo Berglund (1929 - 2012) is considered to be one of the most acclaimed Finnish conductors of the last decades. These highly praised recordings are re-released in his honor.

Brazilian Guitar Quartet [5 CDs]

Works by: Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, Bach, Miranda, Santoro. Artists: Brazilian Guitar Quartet (Delos) 5 DEL 6013 $49.49

The Very Best of Britten: Orchestral Works [8 CDs]

Works: Includes Britten: Requiem, Suites, Concertos, Prince of the Pagodas, Four Sea Interludes, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Artists: artists (8 CD) (EMI Classics) 8 EMI 781602 $31.48 One of the most innovative and imaginative composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten was a master of the orchestral genre. This extensive 8-CD collection charts the development of Britten’s orchestral voice and features some of his greatest works.

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Harnoncourt conducts Bruckner [4 CDs]

Works: Bruckner: Symphonies 3, 4, 7 & 8. Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Berlin PO; Royal Concertgebouw Orch.; Vienna Philharmonic. (4 CD) (Teldec) 4 TLD 2564656263 $29.99 “Why should Bruckner always sound heavy, sedentary, as though slowly digesting a gigantic meal? Harnoncourt gives us the light-footedness, while allowing the music to unfold at its own speed, to take time.” Gramophone 1999 on symphony 8

Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague [3 CDs]

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Artists: Jean Fournet/Czech PO; Prague SO. (3 CD) (Supraphon) 3 SPR 4122 $31.99 In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a “gentle perfectionist”, as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions of French music throughout the world. During his visits to Prague between 1963 and 1967, he and the orchestra made the enchanting and highly acclaimed, newly remeastered recordings presented on this CD for the first time: in their “Ancerl” period, the Czech Philharmonic naturally embraced Fournet’s refinement, sense of form and purity of colors.

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Felix Draeseke: Complete Symphonies / Weigle

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings [6 CDs]

Artists: artists Jorg-Peter Weigle/NDR Radio PO. (3 CD) (CPO) 3 CPO 777786 $26.99 On Sale Felix Draeseke developed a late romantic compositional style modeled on classical ideals and also gained renown as a music teacher and composer.

Artists: Sergio Fiorentino, piano (6 CD) (Piano Classics) 6 PINC 0041 $49.49 This superb, specially-priced six disc set is devoted to a complete survey of Fiorentino’s Liszt recordings. Including sessions dating back to the late fifties, this volume includes the complete first book of Années de pèlerinage (Suisse), a selection of Hungarian Rhapsodies, a disc of late piano pieces, both piano concertos, studies, character pieces, and rounded off by a magnificent reading of the B minor Sonata.

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Franck: Complete Chamber Music

Artists: David Lively: piano; Tatiana Samouil: violin; Justus Grimm: cello et al. Soloists of La Monnaie. (4 CD) (Cypress) 4 CYPS 4637 $47.99 Are there still discoveries to be made about a distinguished composer like Cesar Franck? This collection suggests that there are! Produced in collaboration with La Monnaie, this set serves as a showcase for principal members of its orchestra, who are partnered with pianist David Lively.

Gerog Ludwig Böhm: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music / Simone Stella

Artists: Simone Stella (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 94612 $19.99 Spanning 4 CDs and presenting over three hours of absorbing listening, this charming release explores the musical output of Georg Böhm - one of the most important German organists and composers around the turn of the 18th century.

Giacomo Carissimi: Oratorios / Colusso [9 CDs]

Works: Giacomo Carissimi (b. 1605): Balthazar; Cain; Daniel; Jephtha; Job; Jonas; Dives Malus; The Flood; The Last Judgement et al. Artists: Flavio Colusso/ Ensemble Seicentonovecento. (9 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 9 BLC 94491 $44.99 Giacomo Carissimi may not exactly be a household name, but during his time he was one of the most respected musicians in Europe, having a considerable influence on the music of J.S. Bach.

Grigory Sokolov in Live Performances [3 CDs]

Works by: Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns. Artists: artists (3 CD) (Melodiya) 3 MELY 1002078 $47.99 A master of the now-rare “intellectual” pianism, Sokolov preferred live concerts to studio work. Most of his recordings have been made in concert, including those featured on this set.

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The Original Jacket Collection [50 CDs]

Beethoven: The 10 Sonatas for Violin and Piano

EMI Eminence

Homage to Violinist Carlo Van Neste [5 CDs]

Works by: Beriot, Bourguignon, Devreese, Feldbusch, Vieuxtemps, Ysaye. Artists: Carlo Van Neste (Vln) (5 CD) (Pavane) 5 PVN 7550 $38.49 On Sale Carlo Van Neste was one of the great Belgian violinist of international reputation. He gave concert tours in Belgium and abroad since he was 12. In 1928 he made his first recording for Columbia. Alongside his career as a child prodigy, Van Neste pursued advanced studies with Eugene Ysaye and at the Ecole Noramle de Musique in Paris with Jacques Thibaud and with Georges Enesco.

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The EMI Eminence label launched many significant careers, such as Nigel Kennedy, Tasmin Little, Franz Welser-Möst, and captured others in their prime including Vernon Handley and Charles Mackerras. Spanning decades, here are many of the label’s finest recordings, united for the first time. 50 EMI 393872 $139.98 On Sale

Icon: Arturo Toscanini - The HMV Recordings: [6 CDs] Works: Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Debussy, Elgar, Sibelius. (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 233342B $31.48 This 6-CD set is devoted entirely to the complete HMV Recordings of Toscanini, which have simply not been surpassed. For instance, his outstanding performance of Debussy’s La Mer benefits from both a vital energy and a variety of colors.

Icon: Constantin Silvestri - The Complete EMI Recordings [13 CDs]

Artists: Constantin Silvestri/Various ensembles (13 CD) (EMI Classics) 13 EMI 233472 $31.48 In 1957 Constantin Silvestri made his debut in the UK conducting the London Philharmonic, and started making recordings for EMI in London, Paris and Vienna. With his meticulous and lengthy preparation in rehearsals he raised the standard and prestige of the orchestra to one of international standing. This 13-CD set presents the Complete Recordings made by Constantin Silvestri for EMI.

J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas / Holland Boys Choir, Leusink Artists: Pieter Jan Leusink/Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium. (50 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 50 BLC 94365 $127.99 Acclaimed recordings of the Bach Cantatas performed in their entirety by a stellar line up of musicians that includes the renowned Holland Boys’ Choir.

Karol Lipinski (1790-1861): Selected Works [6 CDs]

Artists: Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, violin. Gebski, Liwanowska-Lisiecka, Orlik, Proniewicz (violins); Chmielewski, viola; Wrobel, cello; Nur, bass (6 CD) (CD Accord) 6 CDAC 181 $49.49 “Karol Lipinski was one of the first great composers before Chopin whose work became known outside Poland and won acclaim in Europe.” -Vladimir Grigorev violinist and musicologist, Moscow University.

La Folie Francaise

Artists: Samson François, Michel Plasson, Jean Martinon, Alexandre Tharaud and Georges Prêtre (4 CD) (EMI Classics) 4 EMI 356292 $15.98 In celebration of The Folee journee de Nantes 2013, the greatest classical Festival in France, which will welcome more than 100,000 people, this special 4-CD compilation, La Folie Francaise, features some of the greatest French classical composers of all time.

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Pianist Van Cliburn: Complete Album Collection [29 CDs]

Artists: Van Cliburn (Pno) (29 CD) (RCA Records) 29 RCA 88765407232 $79.49 The Van Cliburn Complete Album Collection brings together, for the first time, all of the live and studio recordings the legendary pianist made for RCA. Beginning with his 1958 debut recording of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Piano Concerto No.1’, the ‘Complete Album Collection’ features his personal selections of favorite Chopin, Brahms and Debussy pieces, selections from his 1972 Moscow performances, his popular album of ‘Favorite Encores’ plus his last recording for RCA of Brahms pieces.

Mischa Maisky - 10 Classic Albums

Works: includes Bach Suites; Concerto and recital CDs. Artists: Mischa Maisky, cello (11 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) . 10 DGG B001801402 $58.48 In celebration of Mischa Maisky’s 65th birthday, DG has released 10 of his albums in an elegant slipcase. The set includes his classic Bach Suites recordings plus an even balance of concerto and recital CDs - all of them only available separately at full price.

Philip Glass: Solo Piano Music / Jeroen van Veen

Artists: Jeroen van Veen (Pno) (3 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 9419 $16.99 This selection of pieces showcases Glass’s music for solo piano, with each of the works baring the hallmarks of minimalism. Among the pieces featured in the collection is Metamorphosis, a set of five variations that evolve over the course of the entire work to create a stirring final movement.

Sviatoslav Richter Collection [3 CDs]

Works by: Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano (3 CD) (Melodiya) 3 MELY 1002064 $50.99 “No matter if he plays Bach or Shostakovich, Beethoven or Scriabin, every time the listener hears somewhat of a living, resurrected composer,” famous teacher Heinrich Neuhaus said about his pupil.

The Britten Collection / The Sixteen

Artists: Sioned Williams: harp; Ian Partridge: tenor; Harry Christophers/The Sixteen; Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral. (3 CD) (Coro) 3 COO 16107 $47.99 This superb collection, released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten’s birth, features all three of the The Sixteen’s celebrated Britten recordings.

The Russian Piano Concertos / Sviatoslav Richter, piano [3 CDs]

Works: Tchaikovsky; Rachmaninov; Prokofiev; Glazunov; Rimsky-Korsakov Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano (rec. 1950-1958) (3 CD) (Widescreen) . 3 WIEN 131 $26.99

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The Frans Brüggen Edition [12 CDs]

Works: pre-baroque, baroque & rococco works for recorder(s) Artists: Frans Bruggen, recorder. Various artists (12 CDs) (Teldec) 12 TLD 2564658361 $58.49 This monumental set of recordings, originally on Das Alte Werk LP, collects Frans Bruggen performing a variety of pre-baroque, baroque and rococco works for recorder(s). Frans Bruggen put the recorder on the map as a solo instrument, and no one before or since has made such a huge impact.

The Sound of Pablo Casals

Artists: Pablo Casals (Cello) (4 CD) (EMI Classics) 4 EMI 780032 $15.98 “The Sound of Pablo Casals” brings together Casals’ classic interpretations of the Elgar and Dvorak cello concertos, combined with a variety of suites, piano trios, national Catalonian dances and other showpieces.

Viktor Kalabis: Symphonies & Concertos

Artists: Petr Skvor, violin; Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichord; Josef Suk, violin; Milan Langer, piano et al. Wolfgang Sawallisch/ Prague CO; Vaclav Neumann/Prague SO; Tomas Koutnik/Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble; Zdenek Kosler/Czech PO. (3 CD) (Supraphon) 3 SPR 4109 $31.99 To mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Kalabis, one of the most distinguished 20thcentury Czech composers, Supraphon is releasing this special selection of his symphonies and concertos. This new selection of recordings bears witness to a superlative composer, as well as the dark atmosphere of the time during which this music came to life.

Viéner & Doucet: Les Années Folles, music for 2 pianos [4 CDs]

Artists: Maurice Chevalier; Yvonne Vallée; Jean Sablon, Mireille, Germaine Sablon (5 CD) (EMI Classics) 5 EMI 257032 $22.98 EMI is proud to present this set with more than a half of these recordings finding in this set their CD premiere, and with some absolute unpublished material amongst them.

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New from the “50-Best” and “100-Best” Series from EMI 100 Best Chillout Classics [6 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332062B $17.98 This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks of classical chillout music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world’s finest artists. The works range from wellloved gems of the classical repertoire by Albinoni, Bach and Vivaldi to compositions by more modern composers like Sibelius and Shostakovich and right up to modern-day film-score composers such as James Horner and Michael Nyman.

100 Best London Symphony Orchestra [5 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332322 $17.98 These recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra are performed under some of the world’s greatest conductors and with number famous soloists. This collection covers recording made since the advent of stereo in around 1956, the technological advance that made it possible for the full range and color or orchestral performances to be captured on record and faithfully reproduced in the home.

100 Best Organ Classics [6 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332452 $17.98 This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks of popular organ music performed by some of the world’s finest organist on a wide variety of instruments from all over the UK and Continental Europe. Each of the six CDs is devised as a concert program to make an enjoyable listening experience individually or together, to constitute a major collection of well-known organ works in a readily accessible form.

100 Best Romantic Piano Classics [6 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332582 $17.98 The works on this set range from well-loved gems of the classical repertoire by Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin to compositions by more modern composers like Lennon and McCartney and Michael Nyman.

100 Best Sensual Classics [6 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332192 $17.98 100 Best Sensual Classics includes music from cinema, opera, songs, ballet and orchestra. Each one of the pieces evokes a sensual feeling, from the gentle melodies of the Chants d’Auvergne to the full-blooded passion of Rave’s Bolero. This veritable treasure house of evocative music creates an atmosphere of sensual pleasure.

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50 Best Sensual Classics [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 333022 $10.98 Each one of the 50 tracks on this 3-CD set evokes a sensual feeling, from the gentle beauty of the Flower Duet from Delibes’ Lakme to the fullblooded passion of Ravel’s Bolero. This veritable treasure house of evocative music creates an atmosphere of sensual pleasure.

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 333232 $10.98 This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks popular romantic piano music for solo piano or piano & orchestra. The works range from well-loved gems of the classical repertoire by Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin to composition by more modern composers like Lennon and McCartney and Michael Nyman.

50 Best Organ Classics [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 333162 $10.98 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music. These classics are performed by some of the world’s finest organist on a wide variety of instruments from all over the UK and Continental Europe.

50 Best - Guissepe Verdi [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 338302 $10.98 This 3-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi in three separate programs: CD One: Tenors & Baritones; CD Two: Soparnos & Mezzos; CD Three: Choruses.

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 333092B $10.98 A 3-CD set of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under some of the world’s greatest conductors and with a number of famous soloists. The program focuses mainly on orchestral pieces, but there are extracts from other genres featuring famous instrumental soloists such as the cellist Steven Isserlies, the violinists Ida Haendel and Dmitry Sitkovetsky, the pianist Michel Beroff and the harpsichordist Simon Preston.

50 Best Chillout Classics [3 CDs]

Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 332942 $10.98 This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks performed by some of the world’s finest artists. These classics works ranger from well-loved gems of the classical repertoire by Albinoni, Bach and Vivaldi to compositions by more modern composers like Faure and Rachmaninov and right up to modernday film-score composers such as James Horner and Michael Nyman.

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New Vocal Recordings fo New from Matthias Goerne and Jonas Kaufmann

Schubert: Erlkönig - Schubert Edition Vol. 7

Artists: Matthias Goerne, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902141 $18.99 The seventh volume in Matthias Goerne’s superb Schubert lieder series features some of the composer’s most famous and beloved songs, including the title work, the dramatic and powerful Erlkönig. Selections include Im Abendrot, Der Wanderer, An den Mond, Auf der Bruck and Die Forelle.

❦Jonas Kaufmann sings Wagner

Artists: Donald Runnicles/ Deutschen Oper Berlin Orch. Jonas Kaufmann (Tnr); Markus Brück (Bss Bar). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001802802 $16.48 On Sale “The sheer heft and beauty of his sound, his command of legato, his ability to dial down his voice to the most tender whisper these qualities are rare in today’s Wagner tenors.” -Washington Post

Dowland: Tunes of Sad Despaire - a collection of songs

❦Maria Callas sings Verdi Heroines

Works: Arias from Aida, Aroldo, Don Carlo, Ernani, Macbeth, Otello. Artists: Maria Callas (Sop)l Nicola Rescigno/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 332912 $11.98 “[Will have] you enthralled by the vividness of characterizsation as well as musical imagination.” -The Penguine Guide

Alois Mühlbacher Sings Duets & Lieder

Works by: Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms. Artists: Alois Mühlbacher, Boy sorpano; Franz Farnberger, piano (Preiser) PSR 91207 $16.99 Three boys from the St. Florian Boy’s Choir join celebrated boy soprano Alois Mühlbacher in a program of duets and lieder.

Bach Arias with piccolo cello / Sandrine Piau

Works: J.S. Bach: Cantatas nos 68, 115, 175, 199 & 183. Artists: Sandrine Piau, soprano; Christophe Dumaux, alto; Emiliano Gonzalez, tenor. Ophélie Gaillard, cello. Ophelie Gaillard/ Pulcinella. (1 CD) (Aparte) AART 045 $18.99 Bach’s cantatas make use of an amazing diversity of instruments. One unusual one was the violoncello piccolo. The addition of a fifth, higher string provided the instrument a unique lightness and delicacy in the upper registers.

American Portraits / Andrew Garland, baritone

Works: Songs by Tom Cipullo, Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman, Stephen Paulus. Artists: Andrew Garland, baritone; Donna Loewy, piano (1 CD) (GPR Records) GPRR 20013 $14.99 Andy Garland is the kind of musical champion song composers dream of finding: a true song stylist who is passionate, creative, quick, inquisitive and possesses a beautiful lyric baritone.

Brahms: Lieder / Lenneke Ruiten, soprano

Artists: Lenneke Ruiten, soprano; Hans Adolfsen, piano (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94611 $8.99 This charming collection celebrates Brahms’ wonderfully rich; lyrical style through detailing 27 songs spanning much of his 40 year song career.

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Artists: Dominique Visse, countertenor; Renaud Delaigue, bass; Eric Bellocq: lute, orpharion; Fretwork. (1 CD) (Satirino) SRN 121 $16.99 This recording fulfills one of Dominique Visse’s life ambitions, which dates from the late 1970s and the period during which he studied and worked with Alfred Deller: to record an album of John Dowland’s songs.

Franz Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, song cycle

Artists: Karol Kozlowski, tenor; Jolanta Pawlik, piano (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 588 $17.99 On Sale

Ryland Angel, countertenor - Freud und Lust

Works: Music of Buxtehude & Bach. Artists: Ryland Angel, countertenor; Jolanta Pawlik, piano; Rick Erickson/Holy Trinity Bach Players. (1 CD) (Deux Elles) DEX 1147 $16.99 Ryland Angel performs German Baroque masterworks for countertenor and strings.

Giordani: Offertorios for voice and organ

Works: Giuseppe Giordani (1758-1971): Offertorios for voice and organ. Artists: Daniela Nuzzoli: mezzo-soprano; Marcello Rossi: organ (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 750701 $14.99 The selection of pieces presented in this CD offers an initial view of Giordani’s extensive corpus.

Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5

Artists: Sarah-Jane Brandon: soprano; Daniel Norman: tenor; William Dazeley: baritone; Sholto Kynoch: piano (1 CD) (Stone Records) SOER 8021 $16.99 Stone Records is delighted to announce its newest Oxford Lieder Live release, the fifth disc in the firstever complete edition of the songs of Hugo Wolf.

Ich will leben (I Want to Live) / Eva Lind

Artists: Eva Lind, soprano (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 98233 $18.99

Icon: Boris Christoff - The Mighty Boris [11 CDs]

Artists: Boris Christoff (bass) (11 CD) (EMI Classics) 11 EMI 829372B $31.48

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Millom Rosor: Edvard Grieg Songs / Haraldsen

Boris Christoff’s rich, sonorous voice was compact and perfectly focused and, like his physical presence, made its effect in every part of the theater. This 11-CD set features Christoff’s operatic repertoire with arias by Gounod, Gluck, and Verdi.

To Touch, To Kiss, To Die - English Songs

Works: Songs by Henry Purcell, Anthony Poole & John Dowland. Artists: Valer Barna-Sabadus, countertenor (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 870 $19.99 In September 2012, Valer Barna- Sabadus recorded English songs of Purcell, Matteis and Dowland in the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich.

Icon: Brigitte Fassbaender, The great lieder recordings

Artists: Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano (8 CD) (EMI Classics) 8 EMI 829682B $49.48 Brigitte Fassbaender’s discography is even richer in oratorio (Bach, Handel, Rossini, Schumann) and lieder than in opera. This 8-CD set focuses on her interpretative leider recordings.

Icon: John McCormack - I’ll walk beside you

Works: Lieder, Arias, Folksongs and Irish Ballads Artists: John McCormack, tenor (4 CD) (EMI Classics) 4 EMI 827642 $31.48 John McCormack was among a handful of artist of his time - others were Enrico Carusop, Fritz Kreisler, Amelita Galli-Curci and Segei Rachmaninov - whose records could be found in every middle-class parlor in the civilized world. This 4-CD set features hi celebrated operatic performances.

Ack, Libertas! Songs from the 17th Century

Songs by: Andreas Hammerschmidt (17th cent.); Hans Leo Hassler (1562 - 1612); Thomas Kingo (1634 - 1703); Johann Rosenmüller (1619 - 1684); Swedish Traditional. Artists: Martin Bagge, vocals; Mikael Paulsson, theorbo. Ensemble Mare Balticum. (Footprints) FOOT 066 $16.99

Lehar & Company / Richard Tauber, tenor

Works: 22 Arias from operettas by Strauss, Lehar and Kalman. Artists: Richard Tauber, tenor (rec. 1924 - 1946). (Preiser) PSR 90802 $16.99 Recorded between 1924 and 1946, the legendary Richard Tauber shows his affinity for light music with a collection of arias from operettas by Strauss, Lehár and Kálmán.

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments

Arias by: Scarlatti, Handel, Vivaldi, and Brahms. Artists: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto; Jeanne Lamon. Luc Beauséjour (Hpsi); Michael McMahon (Pno), et al. (1 CD) ANA 29763 $13.99 On Sale Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux’s velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. This compilation features some of the most beautiful works she has recorded for Analekta.

Melodies Passageres: Songs of Samuel Barber

Artists: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers: soprano; Stephen de Pledge: piano (1 CD) (Quartz Records) QTZR 2079 $15.99

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Artists: Hilde Haraldsen Sveen, soprano; Signe Bakke, piano (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1006 $16.99

Pascal Dusapin: O Mensch! / Georg Nigl

Works: Pascal Dusapin: O Mensch! And a collection of others songs combined to create a new lieder cycle. Artists: Georg Nigl, baritone; Vanessa Wagner: piano (1 CD) (Col Legno) CLLG 20405 $16.99 On Sale The lyrics of O Mensch! are based on selected poems by Friedrich Nietzsche.

René Kollo sings Wagner & Strauss orchestral songs / Thielemann

Artists: Christian Thielemann/Deutschen Opera Berlin Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 353162 $14.98 This Electrola recital with Kollo features Christian Thielemann on the rostrum - still at the outset of his career in 1992, but in the meantime one of the leading conductors of Wagner and Strauss.

Scarlatti and the Neapoliton Song / Calandra

Works: Scarlatti: Sonatas and Canzonas. Artists: Letizia Calandra, soprano; Francesco Cera, harpsichord (1 CD) (Brilliant) BLC 94488 $8.99 The disc combines several of Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas with Neapolitan songs by various composers of the era.

Serres Chaude: French Songs / Bettina Smith

Songs by: Chausson, Fauré, Saint-Saens. Artists: Bettina Smith, mz; Einar Rottingen, piano (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1008 $16.99

Songs of Carl Nielsen arr. for tenor, flute & guitar

Artists: Jan Lund, tenor; Karen Zarganis, flute; Michael Sorensen, guitar. Carl Nielsen Trio. (Danacord) DCD 730 $16.99 The Carl Nielsen Trio performs arrangements of Nielsen’s songs by contemporary composers for their ensemble of tenor, flute and guitar.

Songs of Love - Italian Love Songs

Works: Bellini, Puccini, Tosti, Donizetti et al. Artists: Anna Leese, soprano; Stephen De Pledge, piano (1 CD) (Champs Hill Records) CMPH 050 $16.99

Songs of Travel / Franz Grundheber, baritone

Works: Martin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Wagner, Schumann, Wolf. Artists: Franz Grundheber, baritone; Matthias Veit, piano (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 12010 $16.99 Internationally renowned operatic baritone Franz Grundheber shows himself to also be a sensitive and expressive interpreter of Lieder.

Songs without Words / Helene Wold, soprano

Artists: Helene Wold, soprano; Vegard Lund, guitar (1 CD) (LAWO) LAWO 1011 $16.99

Wild Songs: Sung by Polly Butler Cornelius

Works: Songs by Steven Heitzeg (1959 - ) and Lori Laitman (1955 - ). Artists: Polly Butler Cornelius; Heather Barringer (Perc); Victoria Fischer Faw (Pno) (Innova) INNO 825 $14.99

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Wagner Collection - Lohengrin, Rienzi, Tannhäuser [6 DVD]

Works: Wagner: Lohengrin; Rienzi; Tannhäuser. Artists: Lang-Lessing /Deutsche Opera Berlin Chorus; Deutsche Opera Berlin Orch.; Claudio Abbado/Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orch.; Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin. Placido Domingo; Cheryl Studer; Waltraud Meier; Roman Tr (Run Time: 644 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) 6 AHM 107527 $58.49 Wagner’s 200th birthday arises in 2013, giving cause for celebration. Three outstanding opera productions come together for release in this exclusive set -- the legendary Lohengrin from Vienna with Plácido Domingo, a sensual production of Tannhäuser, and the recent spectacular and provocative staging of Rienzi at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Adolphe Adam: Giselle, ballet / La Scala [DVD]

Artists: Paul Conelly/Teatro alla Scala Orch. Alessandra Ferri; Massimo Murru; Isabel Seabra; Maurizio Vanadia. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (Run Time: 116 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1) AHM 100061 $29.99

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Barenboim [DVD]

Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 22; 23 “Appassionata”; 24 “A Thérèse”; 25; “Cuckoo”; 26 “Les Adieux”; 27. Artists: Daniel Barenboim (Pno). (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (Run Time: 158 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) EUA 2066508 $24.99

Pfitzner: Palestrina / Simone Young [Blu-Ray]

Works: Hans Pfitzner (1869 - 1949): Palestrina. Artists: Simone Young/Bavarian State Orch. Michael Volle; Falk Struckmann; Roland Bracht; Christiane Karg; John Daszak. (2 Blu-Ray Video) (EuroArts) (208 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0) 2 EUA 2072524 $38.99

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / Nelson [2 DVD] Artists: John Nelson/Ensemble Orch.l de Paris; Schola Cantorum of Oxford. Lucy Crowe; Christine Rice; Matthew Brook; Werner Gura; Stephen Morscheck. (2 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (229 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1) 2 EUA 3079658 $33.49

Jerome Rose Plays Schumann, Vol 2 [Blu-Ray]

Notes: Live in Concert, Vol. 2 Artists: Jerome Rose, piano (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Medici Classics) . MEDM 60079 $26.99

Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna [Blu-Ray or DVD]

Artists: Dmitri Jurowski/Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Daniela Barcellona; Nicola Ulivieri; Jeannette Fischer; Jessica Pratt; Bogdan Mihai. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus DVD) (Run Time: 154 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray Video) AHM 108060 $38.99 (1 DVD Video) 2 AHM 101646 $38.99

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Leonardo Vinci: La Partenope [2 DVD]

Works: Leonardo Vinci (1690 - 1730): La Partenope, opera. Artists: Antonio Florio/I Turchini di Antonia Florio. Maria Grazia Schiavo; Sonia Prina; Maria Ercolano; Maria Grazia; Gustavo Tambascio). (2 DVD-Video) (Dynamic) (168 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 5.1) 2 DYN 33686 $38.99 This world premiere on DVD! Some very comic Intermezzi has been added (as was customary in 18th century).

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Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti [DVD]

Notes: Documentary and various performance excerpts. Artists: Placido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa; Murray Perahia; Angela Gheorghiu; Valery Gergiev. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (59 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 101662 $24.99 This groundbreaking film tells the story of one of the greatest and most controversial conductors of the 20th century. Includes interviews given by Solti just before his death.

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Zubin Mehta & The LA Phil., 1977 [Blu-Ray]

Works: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Dvorák: Carnival Overture; Symphony no 8; W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon, K 191 (186e). Artists: Zubin Mehta/Los Angeles PO. David Breidenthal (Bssn). (1 Blu-Ray Video) (EuroArts) (110 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1) EUA 2072244 $38.99

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte / John Pritchard [DVD]

Artists: John Pritchard/Glyndebourne Chorus; London PO. Thomas Allen; Sylvia Lindenstrand; Anson Austin; Daniele Perriers; Helena Doee (Glyndebourne Festival 1975). (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (158 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 102309 $19.99

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Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Soltesz [DVD]

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Alvarez [DVD or Blu-Ray]

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864): Les Huguenots. Artists: Stefan Soltesz/ Deutsche Oper Berlin Orch. & Chorus. Richard Leech; Hartmut Welker; Lucy Peacock; Martin Blasius; Angela Denning. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (156 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 102302 $29.99 The grand opera Les Huguenots was one of the greatest operatic successes of the 19th century, and its creator was the foremost composer of his time. Today the work is underperformed and Meyerbeer is overlooked

Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera / Harnoncourt [Blu-Ray]

Rossini: The Barber of Seville [DVD]

Dukas: Ariane de Barbe-bleue [DVD or Blu-Ray]

Russian Piano Marathon from the Miami International Piano Festival

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Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/ Zurich Opera House Orch. & Chorus. Eva Mei; Isabel Rey; Rudolf Schasching; Christoph Strehl; Liliana Nikiteanu. (1 BluRay Video) (Arthaus DVD) (187 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1) AHM 108044 $38.99 Artists: Stephane Deneve/Gran Teatre de Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre de Liceu Orch. José Van Dam; Patricia Bardon; Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet; Gemma Coma-Alabert; Elena Copons. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (Run Time: 120 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM 5.1, DTS 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray Video) BOA 7115D $29.99 (1 DVD Video) BOA 1099D $29.99

Puccini: Turandot

Artists: Andrea Licata/Opera Australia Chorus; Orch. Victoria. Rosario La Spina; Graeme Macfarlane; Shane Lowrencev; Jud Arthur; David Corcoran. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Opera Australia) (Run Time: 124 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1) OPAU

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Reynaldo Hahn: Works for Piano Solo [4 CD & DVD]

Artists: Cristina Ariagno, piano (4 CD) (Concerto) 4 CTO 2015 $58.49

Sound of Music - [45th Anniversary Collector’s Set] / [2 Blu-Ray+DVD+CD]

Artists: Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews (2 Blu-Ray Video) (Twentieth Century Fox) TFOX 2267290 $88.49

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Artists: Donato Renzetti/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus; Leo Nucci; Marcelo Alvarez; Fiorenza Cedolins; Giorgio Surian; Katarina Nikolic. (1 BluRay Video) (C Major Video) (156 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722904 $38.99 (1 DVD Video) CME 722808 $29.99 This tale of love, disguised nobility, murder, and love lost may sound like any other opera to some. But Verdi’s Luisa Miller is a gem of the verismo genre.This release is part of the Tutto Verdi project.

Artists: Joseph Keilberth/Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orch. Fritz Wunderlich; Hans Hotter; Erika Koth; Hermann Prey; Max Proebstl. (1 DVD-Video) (HBDirect Import) PID 898240 $37.49 This is an historic account of Fritz Wunderlich’s Count Almaviva in a first-time release in any format. This unique film of Rossini’s comedy, sung in German, was taped in black and white for a TV broadcast at the Residenztheater Munich in 1959.

Works: Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84; Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32. Artists: Ilya Itin (Pno). (1 DVD-Video) (Video Artists International) (Run Time: 175 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Stereo) . . VAI 4561 $26.99

Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano

Artists: Boris Brott/Tiatro Lirico Chorus; Tiatro Lirico Orch. Dimitra Theodossiou; Enrico Iori; Andrew Richards; Leonardo López. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (C Major Video) (Run Time: 129 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722704 $38.99 (1 DVD Video) CME 722608 $29.99

Verdi: Alzira (1991 live Teatro di Parma)

Artists: Pasquetto, Frusoni, Fukushima, Prestia. Benini Maurizio Benini/Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma della Cooperativa; Orch. del Conservatorio di Music. (1 DVD-Video) (Hardy Classic) HCV 4050 $35.99

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More New DVDs! Verdi: Il Corsaro / Montanaro [DVD or Blu-Ray]

A Musical Journey

Artists: Carlo Montanaro/Teatro Regio di Parma Chorus; Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. Gregory Bonfatti; Andrea Papi; Luca Salsi; Irina Lungu; Bruno Ribeiro. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (C Major Video) (Run Time: 117 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722504 $38.99 (1 DVD Video) CME 722408 $29.99 As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed Il corsaro is available on DVD and -for the first time - Blu-Ray.

Explore the World from you Armchair! A Musical Journey: Austria

Works: Schubert: Viennese Vineyards, Steyr, Gmunden (1 DVD-Video) (Naxos (USA) NXS 2110332 $9.99 Viennese Vineyards, Steyr and Gmunden.

A Musical Journey: Norway

Works: Grieg: The Peer Gynt Road; Lake Mjosa; Oslo (1 DVD-Video) (Naxos (USA) NXS 2110319 $9.99 The Peer Gynt Road, Norwegian landscapes including Lake Mjosa, Oslo.

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Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony Simon Rattle & The Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

Artists: Simon Rattle/Berlin PO. (1 DVD-Video) (Kultur International Films) KUL D4366 $23.99 Together with a high-caliber film team, director Thomas Grube accompanied the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle on their concert tour through Asia - in six pulsing metropolishes, with their tremendous oppositional forces of thousand-year-old traditions and breathless hypermodernity. This clash of Western traditions and Far Eastern philosophy, of presentday Europ and Aisa becomes a journey into the mysterious and tension-ridden inner workings of one of the world’s best orchestras and into the emotional universes of tis very different musician personalities. A moving film on art - the art of harmony and the art of living.

Rhythm Is It! – You Can Change Your Life in a Dance Class

Artists: Simon Rattle/Berlin Philharmonic. (2 DVD-Video) (Kultur International Films) (Run Time: 177 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color) 2 KUL D4365 $23.99 In a former omnibus depot in an industrial backwater something amazing is happening. 250 pupils from 25 nations are dancing to Stravinsky’s ‘Sacre du Printemps’, which they have rehearsed for nearly three months, trained by the British choreographer Royston Maldoom and accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under its chief conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. RHYTHM IS IT! Follows the fascinating process leading to the Sacre performances. This program is a insightful journey into new, and undreamed-of world for aspiring young dancers.

Lauritz Melchior: – The Voice of Firestone

Works: The Art of the Heldentenor in Opera and Song - Vol 1&2. Artists: artists (1 DVD-Video) (Kultur International Films) KUL D4794 $19.99 The voice of Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior (1890 - 1973) has come to be regarded as the standard by which all other Wagnerian tenors are judged. This program devoted to Melchior’s appearances on The Voice of Firestone further reveals the tenor as a consummate artist and a thoroughly engaging personality.

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J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / John Nelson

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