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Toscanini, Cliburn, S Toscanini Unreleased - Never before seen images [DVD]
Description: Filmed at Lake Maggiore, Milan, Lucerne, New York and Riverdale (1 DVD-Video) (Concerto) (Run Time: 63 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, B&W; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby Digital 2.1) CTO 2074 $19.99 “Toscanini unreleased” is a portrait of an incredible man, one who had a phenomenal life, many virtues and a few vices. He conducted orchestras throughout the world, including the Lucerne Festival, which he opened to great acclaim in 1938, and the inaugural concert at the reopening of La Scala in Milan, which had been destroyed in World War II.
❦Handel: Giulio Cesare / Natalie Dessay, Lawrence Zazzo [2 DVD]
Artists: Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert d’Astrée. Natalie Dessay; Lawrence Zazzo; Dominique Visse; Christophe Dumaux; Nathan Berg. (2 DVDVideo) (Virgin Classics) 2 VCL 236669 $25.98 In this production of Handel’s popular opera Giulio Cesare from Paris’ splendid Palais Garnier, the role of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra is assumed for the first time by Natalie Dessay. The Wall Street Journal wrote, “not just the stellar Ms. Dessay but also counter-tenor Lawrence Zazzo as Caesar, mezzo-soprano Varduhi Abrahamyan as Cornelia and especially mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as Sesto.” -The Wall Street Journal
❦Puccini: Tosca / Gheorghiu, Kaufmann, Terfel [DVD]
Artists: Antonio Pappano/ROH Orch. & Chorus. Bryn Terfel; Angela Gheorghiu; Jonas Kaufmann; Jeremy White; Zheng Zhou. (1 DVD-Video) (EMI Classics) EMI 040639 $23.98 “...There is a good chance that this Tosca is, notefor-note, one of the finest ever sung. The only performance on DVD that generates a vaguely comparable amount of heat is from the Nederlands Opera with Terfel and Catherina Malfitano. This new one is excellent, and if you “buy” Gheorghiu’s act, you’ll have no complaints at all.” -ClassicsToday.com
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The 70 Dancers of the Igor Moiseyev Ballet - live in Paris [DVD]
Works: Highlights from 14 Ballets. (1 DVD-Video) (Bel Air Classiques) (Run Time: 107 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1) BAC 090 $24.99 The 70 dancers of the Igor Moiseyev Ballet take us on a journey through the regions of the former Soviet Union, revealing an incredible multitude of folk traditions in dance. Fourteen dazzling, joyful ballets, including major works from the repertoire of Igor Moiseyev, make this a show celebrated throughout the world!
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❦Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Hrusa [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Jakub Hrusa/London PO. Susan Bickley; Miah Persson; Toby Spence; Giselle Allen; Thomas Parfitt. (FRA Musica) (1 DVD-Video) FRAM 007 $28.49 (1 Blu-Ray) FRAM 507 $33.49 “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
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Maestro or Mephisto: The Real Georg Solti [DVD]
Happy New Year - Dresden Opera Gala [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Gustav Kuhn/Orch. Haydn di Bolzano et Trento. Ferdinand von Bothmer; Junko Saito; Thomas Gazheli; Francesco Fancini; Gustav Kuhn. (C Major Video) (115 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1) (DVD-Video) CME 721408 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray) CME 721504 38.99 Alzira is here presented for the first time on DVD and Blu-ray. The uninitiated can also get a quick introduction to the opera before moving on to this beautifully simple unstaged reading. Artists: Placido Domingo; Kiri, Te Kanawa; Murray Perahia; Angela Gheorghiu; Valery Gergiev. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (Run Time: 59 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 101662 $24.99 “Copious amounts of behind-thescenes and performance footage give the viewer a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Solti’s life, both on and off the podium... this well-structured film is highly recommended for classical music and opera lovers.” -Customer Review
Georg Solti conducts the Chicago SO [3 DVD]
Works: Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Berlioz: Rákóczy March; Mahler: Symphony no 5; W.A. Mozart: Symphony no 35 “Haffner”; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition. (3 DVD-Video) (Sony) (203 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Letterbox, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) 3 SNYC 88691975489 $29.99 To mark the occasion of what would have been Sir Georg Solti’s 100th birthday, Sony Classical presents ‘Sir Georg Solti Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’, a new 3-DVD box set featuring footage of live concert performances from Tokyo.
Georg Solti - Journey Of A Lifetime [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Program: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Sir Georg Solti (C Major Video) (107 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, B&W and Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) (1 DVD)CME 711708 $24.99 (1 Blu-ray) CME 711804 $38.99 This fantastic documentary celebrates the 100th birthday of Sir Georg Solti. His major conducting appointments are central to the film, as are the memories of great musicians like Valery Gergiev, C. von Dohnányi. A bonus concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra shows Solti at the top of his game.
Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27 Artists: Uchida, Ashkenazy, Holtmann, Kocsis, Previn, Zacharias, Lupu, Frager et al. (4 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (Run Time: 394 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1) 4 EUA 2001038 $29.99 This fantastic DVD Box includes 14 acclaimed performances of Mozart’s Great Piano Concertos performed by world-class artists and orchestras.
Artists: Diana Damrau and Piotr Beczala. Piotr Beczala/ Staatskapelle Dresden. (DG) (1 DVD) DGG B001809009 $28.48 (Blu-Ray) DGG B001803659 36.98 Features operetta hits and favorites from Countess Mariza, The Gypsy Princess, Kaiserin Josephine, The Duchess of Chicago and many more. Plus a Bonus DVD of last year’s spectacular Gala - featuring music by Lehar, Johann Strauss II, and Oscar Strauss. Over three hours of music!
Van Cliburn - Concert Pianist [DVD]
Program: A film by Peter Rosen a “Biography” series documentary narrated by Dan Rather. (1 DVDVideo) (RCA Records) (58 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4/3, B&W and Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby Digital 2.0) RCA 88765414519 $11.99 RCA presents Peter Rosen’s film, Van Cliburn - Concert Pianist on DVD. This fascinating documentary offers an intimate view from the artist himself and those closest to him including Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, Leonard Slatkin and others. ‘Van Cliburn - Concert Pianist’ was originally broadcast on A&E’s ‘Biography’’.
Mendelssohn Unknown - A Documentary by Angelo Bozzolini [DVD]
Program: A Documentary by Angelo Bozzolini. Artists: Roberto Prosseda, Steven Isserlis, Riccardo Chailly, Sonig Tchakerian. (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (98 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) EUA 2058858 $24.99 Mendelssohn Unknown is the most complete and up-to-date documentary about Felix Mendelssohn ever made. It’s narrative structure based on the letters of Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny and evocative period images that illuminate the composer’s story from early life through the recent posthumous discovery of unpublished works.
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The New “Ring” live from the Metropolitan Opera!
James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. & Chorus. Bryn Terfel, Jonas Kaufmann, Stephanie Blythe, Deborah Voigt, Hans Peter Konig, Jay Hunter Morris, Eric Owens, Gerhard Siegel, EvaMaria Westbroek. (8 DVDs) B001725109 $112.98 (5 Blu-Rays) B001725059 $123.98 This is the award winning Robert Lepage production, filmed in high definition at the famous Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The outstanding cast includes bassbaritone Bryn Terfel as “Wotan”, Deborah Voigt as “Brunnhilde”, and star tenor Jonas Kaufmann as “Siegmund.” This complete “Ring” cycle is available in both DVD format, and aurally and visually stunning Blu-Ray.
La Stupenda! The Glory of Sutherland [6 DVDs]
Works: Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; La Fille du Regiment; Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur; Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots; plus a gala concert with Lucian Pavarotti. Artists: Richard Bonynge/Australian Opera. (6 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (725 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0) 6 BOA 4029 $38.99 This unique 5 DVD collection brings together, for the first time, the legendary Australian soprano Joan Sutherland in four key dramatic coloratura roles that were cornerstones of her repertory.
Handel: Deidamia / Ivor Bolton [DVD]
Artists: Ivor Bolton/Concerto Koln. Cangemi; Pasichnyk; Chiummo; Matthews; FosterWilliams. (BBC Opus Arte) (208 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1) (1 DVD-Video) BOA 1088 $29.99 Beautifully staged, with wonderful color schemes and lighting, there’s a brightness, clarity and luxuriousness of tone that highlights the qualities of the period instruments.
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots / Deutsche Oper [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Stefan Soltesz/Deutsche Oper Berlin; Leech; Welker; Peacock; Blasius; Denning. (Arthaus DVD) (156 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) (1 DVD) AHM 102302 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray) AHM 108084 $38.99 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.
Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna [2 DVD or Blu-Ray] Artists: Dmitri Jurowski/Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Barcellona; Ulivieri; Fischer; Pratt; Mihai. (Arthaus DVD) (154 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC/Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1/ DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (2 DVD-Video) 2 AHM 101646 $38.99 (Blu-Ray Video) AHM 108060 $38.99 A few rare Rossini gems - masterpieces like Adelaide de Borgogna - have seen few revivals, which makes this world-premiere recording of Adelaide from the 2011 Rossini Festival in Pesaro so very welcome.
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Verdi: I Masnadieri / Tutto Verdi [DVD or BluRay]
Artists: Nicola Luisotti/Teatro di San Carlo Orch. & Chorus. Prestia; Machado; Luisotti; Rucinski; Garcia. (C Major Video) (135 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC/BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1; DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (DVD-Video) CME 722208 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722304 $38.99 The first production on DVD and Blu-ray of Verdi’s I Masnadieri - from the Tutto Verdi project.
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Verdi: Il Corsaro / Tutto Verdi [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Carlo Montanaro/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Bonfatti; Papi; Salsi; Irina Lungu; Ribeiro. (C Major Video) (117 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC/Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 DVD-Video) CME 722408 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722504 $38.99 As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed Il corsaro is available on DVD and -for the first time - Blu-Ray.
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Verdi: La Battaglia di Legnano / Tutto Verdi [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Boris Brott/Tiatro Lirico Orch. & Chorus; Theodossiou; Iori; Lopez Linares; Richards; López. (C Major Video) (129 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC/BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 DVD-Video) CME 722608 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 722704 $38.99 As part of the ambitious Tutto Verdi project, the rarely peformed La battaglia di Legnano is available for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray.
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Wagner Collection / Lang-Lessing, Abbado [6 DVD]
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Works: Lohengrin, Tannhauser Rienzi. Artists: Lang-Lessing / Deutsche Opera Berlin Orch. & Chorus; Claudio Abbado/Vienna State Opera Orch. & Chorus; Domingo; Studer; Meier; Lloyd; Welker; Weber; Gambill; Nylund; Jordan, Lehnhoff; Kerl; Aldrich. (644 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) 6 AHM 107527 $58.49 Three outstanding productions come together for this release - the legendary Lohengrin from Vienna with Plácido Domingo, a sensual production of Tannhäuser, and the recent staging of Rienzi at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Jurowski [2 DVD or Blu-Ray]
Puccini: La Boheme / Netrebko, Beczala [DVD]
Artists: Marco Jentzsch, Anna Gabler, Michaela Selinger, Topi Lehtipuu; Alastair Milnes. Vladimir Jurowski/Glyndebourne Chorus; London PO. (2 DVDVideo) (BBC Opus Arte) (300 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0) (2 DVD-Video) 2 BOA 1085 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) BOA 7108 $29.99 “Gerald Finley’s pivotal Sachs relish[es] this intensely verbal role with a Lieder-singer’s skill and beauty...Jurowski completes the ensemble with a beautiful account, unfolding the story with pace and details... the most uplifting performance I can recall.” -BBC Music Magazine, December 2012
An Evening at the Royal Opera House [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 features a superb performance with a cast of true Baroque specialists. Some very comic Intermezzi has been added (as was customary in 18th century).
Artists: Daniele Gatti/Vienna PO. Anna Netrebko; Carlo Colombara; Piotr Beczala; Nino Machaidze; Massimo Cavalletti. (1 DVD-Video) (Deutsche Grammophon) (Run Time: 124 mins.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color) (DVD) DGG B001777209 $28.48 (Blu-Ray) DGG B001779859 $36.98 Watch Anna Netrebko perform Mimi - a role written for her acting and singing abilities. The New York Times wrote, “You don’t often hear Mimi sung with such vivid character and sheer charisma”. Artists: ROH Orch. Bryn Terfel; Renée Fleming; Simon Keenlyside; Diana Damrau; Jonas Kaufmann; José Cura; Joseph Calleja. (1 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (95 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1) BOA 1086D $19.99 Enjoy performances from favorite operas including The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Rigoletto, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberfl÷te, and Falstaff sung by today’s stars!
Wolfgang Rihm (b.1952): Oedipus, opera [DVD] Artists: Christof Prick/Deutsche Opera Berlin. William Dooley; William Pell; Emily Golden; William Murray; Andreas Schmidt. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (Run Time: 105 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 101667 $29.99 As one of the most versatile and best-known contemporary composers in Germany, Wofgang Rihm has always impressed and shocked with the powerful expressiveness of his music. His Oedipus, here in its 1987 premiere performance, loses none of its impact over the years.
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Leonardo Vinci: La Partenope [2 DVD]
Boris Blacher: Preussisches Marchen [DVD]
Works: Boris Blacher (1903 1975): Preussisches Marchen, opera. Artists: Caspar Richter/ Deutsche Opera Berlin. Ivan Sardi; Donald Grobe; Lisa Otto; Gerti Zeumer. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (103 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 101658 $29.99 On the surface we see a comic version of the Hauptmann von Köpenick story - a devastatingly satirical ballet-opera critique of Germany’s past premired in 1952. This world-premiere recording seeks to invigorate the biting classic and introduce it to today’s audience with the characteristic vim and verve of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Donizetti: Rita, ou le Mari Battu [DVD]
Artists: Claudio Scimone. Alberto Rinaldi; Aldo Caputo; Priscille Laplace; Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera. (1 DVD-Video) (Dynamic) (Run Time: 54 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) DYN 33741 $31.99 First recording on DVD Edition of the original French version. Rita is a small but significant example of Donizetti’s musical experience in the 1840s, an experience that can truly be called European.
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More Complete Operas Daniel Catan: Il Postino / Domingo [DVD]
Artists: Grant Gershon/Los Angeles Opera Orch. & Chorus. Placido Domingo; Vladimir Chernov; Charles Castronovo; Nancy Fabiola Herrera; Cristina Gallardo-Domas. (1 DVD-Video) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88691919709 $19.99 Based on the Academy Award®winning 1994 Italian film that became a surprise hit with audiences around the world, Il Postino tells the story of a shy young postman in a tiny Italian fishing village who discovers the courage to pursue his dreams through his daily deliveries to his only customer, the esteemed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, played by Placido Domingo.
Mission / Cecilia Bartoli at Versailles [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Works: Cecilia Bartoli sings the music of Agostino Steffani (1654 - 1728) Artists: Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti. Cecilia Bartoli; Philippe Jarrousky. (Decca) (Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC/BluRay, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) (1 DVD-Video) DEC B001769009 $28.48 (1 Blu-Ray Video) DEC B001769159 $36.98 ‘Mission’ is the cinematographic vision of Cecilia Bartoli’s most recent album by the same name. This spectacular was filmed at the Chateau de Versailles and features many of its most exquisite rooms and design - including the famous Hall of Mirrors - as a backdrop to Cecilia’s fabulous performances, and stunning dresses.
Handel: Rinaldo / Walker, York, Daniels [DVD]
Artists: Harry Bicket/Bavarian State Opera Orch. & Chorus. David Daniels; Deborah York; David Walker. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (164 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1) AHM 100389 $38.99 “Rinaldo was a riot from beginning to end, brilliantly designed by Paul Steinberg and Buki Shiff. The singing was fabulous [...] A great and representative show.” The Times
Lauritz Melchior: The Voice of Firestone [DVD]
Artists: Lauritz Melchior: The Art of the Heldentenor in Opera and Song - Vol 1&2 (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. “Astounding vocal power and stamina, beauty and evenness of tone, accuracy of intonation, perfect legato-these are the qualities which come together in Lauritz Melchior” -J..B. Steane
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Artists: Ingo Metzmacher/Zurich Opera Orch. & Chorus. Jonas Kaufmann; Oliver Widmer; Isabel Rey; Liliana Nikiteanu. (Decca) (2 DVD Video) 2 DEC B001744909 $36.98 (1 Blu-Ray) DEC B001745059 36.98 Tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars in the first-ever DVD release of the beautiful fairytale opera by the composer of Hansel und Gretel - Königskinder from the Acclaimed Zurich production. “Something wonderful unearthed... A dramatically compelling evening full of glorious music.” -Financial Times
Verdi: Un giorno di regno / [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Donato Renzetti/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Paolo Bordogna; Anna Caterina Antonacci; Alessandra Marianelli; Andrea Porta; Ivan Magri. (C Major Video) (129 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1) (1 DVD) CME 720208 $29.99 (1 Blu-Ray) CME 720304 $38.99 This title is a part of the Tutto Verdi! series, in which all of the composer’s 26 Operas, as well as the Requiem will be performed and audiovisually recorded in and around Parma.
❦Korngold: Die Tote Stadt / King, Grobe [DVD]
Artists: Heinrich Hollreiser/ Deutsche Oper Berlin Orch. & Chorus. Donald Grobe; Karan Armstrong; James King; William Murray; Margit Neubauer. (1 DVDVideo) (Arthaus DVD) (130 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Stereo) (produced for TV, 1983) AHM 101656 $29.99 “Sets are darkly appropriate, costumes colorful. The opera can be a showcase for both principal singers and it surely is here... Hollreiser’s conducting cannot be faulted.” -ClassicalCDReview.com
R. Strauss: Salome / Daniel Harding [DVD]
Artists: Daniel Harding/Teatro alla Scala Orch. Iris Vermillion; Falk Struckmann; Peter Bronder; Nadja Michael. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (108 min.; Pic Fmt: DVD 9, NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1) AHM 107323 $29.99 Since its first, Salome has been well-established in the repertoire of most important opera companies. In this production Nadja Michael perfectly captures the iconoclastic title character, magnificently present in voice, body, and mind throughout.
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Mahler: Symphonies Nos.1-10 / Royal Concertgebouw, various conductors [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Works: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Symphonies nos 1 - 9. Artists: Lorin Maazel, Fabio Luisi, Marris Jansons, Mariss Jansons, Eliahu Inbal, Daniel Harding, Bernard Haitink, Daniele Gatti, Ivan Fischer, Pierre Boulez. /Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (RCO Live) (11 DVD-Video) 11 RCOL 12101 $124.99 (11 Blu-Ray Video) 11 RCOL 12102 $124.99 The videos in this boxed set of live HD recordings of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra were filmed during the 2009-2011 Mahler celebration at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. Each of the live performances is conducted by different guest conductor, including some of today’s most respected Mahler conductors.
Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Gustavo Dudamel - LA PO; SBSOV [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Gustavo Dudamel/Los Angeles Philharmonic; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. (Deutsche Grammophon) (DVD Video) DGG B001735409 $17.98 (1 Blu-Ray Video) DGG B001736859 $28.48 This could well be the most ambitious recording of any Mahler symphony - ever! This truly unique account of Mahler’s extraordinary Eighth is part of Gustavo Dudamel’s planned Mahler cycle, this time featuring BOTH orchestras with which he is most closely associated - the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela - as well as immense vocal forces including a massed choir of young Venezuelan voices and a lineup of international soloists. A bonus 17 minutes documentary lends unique insights to this mammoth Mahler performance.
Daniel Barenboim / 70th Birthday Concert [DVD]
Works: Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3; Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Artists: Zubin Mehta/Staatskapelle Berlin. Daniel Barenboim. (1 DVD-Video) (DG) DGG B001809309 $28.48 This live DVD, capturing a joyous event, is a fitting tribute to an outstanding pianist, conductor and musical educator. The proceeds from the evening were donated to the Berlin Music Kindergarten, which Daniel Barenboim founded in 2005.
Wagner: The Ring Without Words [DVD]
Works: A synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. Artists: Lorin Maazel/Berlin PO. (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (88 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) (DVD-Video) EUA 2020228 $11.99 (Blu-Ray) EUA 2057607 $11.99 Without changing a note of the Music, Lorin Maazel has created a unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner’s Ring cycle, arranged in a free-flowing and chronological cycle. The Berlin Philharmonic performs with a breathtaking depth of expression.
Bruckner: Symphonhy No. 4 / Barenboim [DVD] Artists: Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin (live, June 2010) (1 DVD-Video) (Accentus) (Run Time: 69 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: DVD 9, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5. 1) ACTS 20217 $24.99 Bruckner’s famous “Romantic” Symphony No. 4 begins a series from Accentus exploring Bruckner’s symphonic cosmos. Recorded live at Philharmonie Berlin on 20 June 2010.
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Jascha Heifetz In Performance [DVD]
Works by: Mozart, Prokofiev, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Gershwin, J.S. Bach, Bruch. Bonus: “Back home with his pupils” Artists: Jascha Heifetz, violin (1 DVD-Video) (Sony) SNYC 88691998469 $11.99 This DVD captures the legendary violinist at his peak and features selections of his favorite repertoire. Included are scenes that include some rather candid comments by Heifetz on aspects of music teaching and his personal views.
New Year’s Concert 2013 / Welser-Most [DVD or Blu-Ray]
Artists: Franz Welser-Most/ Vienna PO. (Sony) (Pic Fmt: NTSC/Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): 24-bit LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio Surround) (1 DVD) SNYC 88765440739 $14.99 (1 Blu-Ray) SNYC 88765442229 $16.99 Since 1939, the Vienna Philahrmonic’s New Year’s concert has been a tradition and the world’s most famous classical music event. For the second time in three years, celebrated conductor Franz WelserMost returns to conduct this extraordinary event.
Israel PO Anniversary Edition - [7 DVD]
Program: Historic concerts (7 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (610 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Mono & Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo) 7 EUA 2059458 $97.49 Nine glorious hours of music including Arthur Rubinstein playing Chopin and Bernstein conducting Brahms to Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim, Gil Shaham, Evgeny Kissin and Isaac Stern concluding with Coming Home, a documentary portrayal of the Israel PO.
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Top Albums: Wunderlich, a ❦Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Heger
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
Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable / Daniel Oren
Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864): Robert le Diable. Artists: Bryan Hymel; Giannattasio Carmen; Patrizia Ciofi; Alastair Miles Daniel Oren/Orch. Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi. (3 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 94604 $16.99 Renowned German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer was considered the father of the Grand Opéra thanks to his skilful combination of elements of both the German and Italian opera traditions.
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 $185.98
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❦Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato
Arias by: Antonio Cesti, Geminiano Giacomelli, Handel; Johann Adolf Hasse; F.J. Haydn; Reinhard Keiser; Claudio Monteverdi; Giuseppe Maria Orlandini; Giovanni Porta. Artists: Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco. Joyce DiDonato (Mzz Sop). (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 026542 $15.98 Alan Curtis has found a “drama queen” (in the best sense) so stupendous that he and his Complesso Barocco seem to be following her every mood... This is simply glorious.” -ClassicsToday.com
❦Verdi: Il Corsaro / Caballe, Carreras
Artists: Caballe, Carreras, Norman. Lamberto Gardelli/ Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orch. (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B001820502 $16.48 On Sale “The rival heroines are taken splendidly here, with Jessye Norman as the faithful wife, Medora, actually upstaging Montserrat Caballe as Gulnara... Excellent, firmly focused and well-balanced Philips sound.” -The Penguin Guide
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Works: Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797): Hercule Mourant, opera in 5 acts. Artists: Jael Azzaretti, Julie Fuchs, Véronique Gens, Jennifer Borghi. Christophe Rousset/ Les Talens Lyriques. (2 CD) (Aparte) 2 AART 042 $28.49 “Les Talens Lyriques are among the most stylish of Baroque ensembles, while Rousset himself is an exquisite performer.” -The Guardian Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813): Le Magnifique, opera. Artists: Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Elizabeth Calleo, Marguerite Krull, Jeffrey Thompson, Karim Sulayman. Ryan Brown/Opera Lafayette. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8660305 $9.99 “Opera Lafayette has successfully revived quite a few long-unperformed operas, and does itself proud... with this sparkling recording.” -Infodad. com
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Artists: Samuel Ramey, Maria Guleghina, Violeta Urmana, Stuart Neill, Sara Fulgoni. Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin in the Fields; London Voices. (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B001727702 $17.98 “Verdi’s first opera is an uneven work but with some fine inventive passages within a Donizettian framework. This is a fine recording, though lacks theatrical atmosphere.” -BBC Music Magazine, March 2013
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Artists: Caballe, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Milnes and Ghiaurov. Bartoletti. Bruno Bartoletti/ London Opera Chorus; National PO. (3 CD) (Decca) 3 DEC B001820902 $22.98 On Sale “Bartoletti proves a vigorous and understanding conductor presenting the blood and thunder with total commitment...” -The Penguin Guide
Artists: Mescheriakova, Giordani, Scandiuzzi. Fabio Luisi/L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. (3 CD) (Decca) 3 DEC B001821102 $22.98 On Sale “This premiere recording offers brilliant sound and fine, incisive playing from the Suisse Romande Orchestra, with electrifying singing.” -Penguin Guide
❦Britten: Albert Herring / Benjamin Britten
❦Verdi: Attila / Gardelli, Raimondi, Bergonzi
Artists: Pears, Brannigan, Noble, Fischer, Amit, Pashley, Rex, Cantelo. Britten/Englilsh CO. (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B001820402 $16.48 On Sale “Britten’s own 1964 recording of his comic opera, Albert Herring, is a delight. The recording, made in the Jubilee Hall, remains astonishingly vivid.” -The Penguin Guide
Artists: Deurekom, Bergonzi, Milnes, Raimondi. Lamberto Gardelli/Ambrosian Singers; Royal PO. (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B001822602 $16.48 On Sale “...A fine performance under Gardelli, make this version of Attila an intensely enjoyable set.” -The Penguin Guide
Leo Fall (1873-1925): The Rose of Stambul
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel, opera
Artists: Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz, Robert Morrissey. John Frantzen/Chicago Folks Opertta. (2 CD) (Naxos (USA) 2 NXS 8660326 $19.99 Fall’s The Rose of Stambul is a sparkling masterpiece that ran for fifteen months, the most successful such work since Lehár’s The Merry Widow, composed eleven years earlier. Fall’s melodies are exquisitely beautiful, with numerous hit songs.
Johann Adolph Hasse: Didone Abbandonata
Artists: Holzhauser, FerriBenedetti, Barna-Sabadus, Hinterdobler Michael Hofstetter/ Hofkapelle Munchen. (3 CD) (Naxos) 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.
Franz Lehár: Der Göttergatte (rec. 1954)
Artists: Andergast, Herze, Dermota, Borsos, Liewehr. Max Schonherr. Max Schonherr/Vienna Radio Sym. Orch. & Chorus (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777029 $31.99 This historical recording from 1945 (a few weeks prior to the end of World War II!) is a gem and could not be topped by any new recording. This is a delightful departure from CPO’s customary acoustic and historical paths. The cast is dazzling: Vienna’s then leading Mozart tenor Dermota sings the role of Amphitryon, Borsos is Jupiter, and Andergast is his wife Juno. Sosias is played by actor Liewehr.
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Artists: Nikolai Stoilov, Elena Stoyanova, Yavora Stoilova. Dimiter Manolov/Sofia national Opera Orch. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 94431 $12.99 Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky - Korsakov was best known in the Western world for his nationalist orchestral works and by the end of his life the genre was flourishing.
Donizetti: Don Gregorio, opera / Montanari
Artists: Giorgio Valerio, Giorgio Trucco, Paolo Bordogna. Stefano Montanari/Donizetti Theatre Orch., Bergamo. (2 CD) (Dynamic) 2 DYN 579 $29.99 Don Gregorio is an opera of transition between Donizetti’s late youth and the beginning of his maturity and an opera in which the composer from Bergamo found the path that would soon lead him to be one of the great names of Italian opera. Recorded at the Donizetti Theatre in Bergamo.
Millocker: The Beggar Student
Artists: Streich, Holm, Gedda, Prey, Unger, Allers. Franz Allers/Bavarian Radio Chorus; Graunke SO. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 235412 $14.98 For many years, Carl Millocker’s Der Bettelstudent was one of the most frequently-played operettas of all time. Polish resistance to Saxon rule in the 18th century supplies the political background to a romantic comedy that gave the composer the chance to spice up the Vienese operetta style with Polish mazurka rhythms. Conductor Franz Allers had several of EMI’s best signers at his disposal.
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‘Wagner at The Met’ is the first authorized release of Richard Wagner’s operatic masterpieces, including the complete Ring Cycle, captured live in historic broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera. The recordings have been newly restored from the original sources and vividly display the grandeur and immediacy of these legendary, once-in-a-lifetime performances. The casts include such celebrated Wagnerians as Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior and Hans Hotter, led by iconic conductors including Fritz Reiner, George Szell and Erich Leinsdorf. The 25 CDs are packaged in minijackets in a lift-off box that includes a 128-page book with synopses and essays about each opera. (25 CD) (Sony Classical) 25 SNYC 88765427172 $92.99
J.C. Bach: Zanaida, opera in 3 acts /
Artists: David Stern/Opera Fuoco. (1 CD) (Zig Zag Territoires) ZIG 312 $18.99 This is a particularly appealing opera by the fourth and last of Johann Sebastian’s sons, whose life was atypical for a Bach, for he carried out his career not in Germany but in Italy and England.
Arias of the Serenissima / Max Emanuel Cencic
Artists: Riccardo Minasi/ Il Pomo d’Oro. Max Emanuel Cencic (CtrTnr). (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 645452 $15.98 For today’s audiences, Vivaldi’s name exemplifies Venetian opera in the early 18th century - but he was not the only composer to shape the distinctive musical aesthetic of the great trading city known as La Serenissima. In this release of arias by Vivaldi and his contemporaries, countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic further explores Venice’s contribution to world’s rich store of Baroque opera.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act 2 / Flagstad
Artists: Kirsten Flagstad, Eyvind Laholm, Enid Szantho, John Gurney. John Barbirolli (New York, 1939) (1 CD) (Archipel) ACP 0485 $11.99 A must for serious collectors and another document about the greatness of Sir Joh Barbirolli. This Tristan document shows clearly (live!) that he has to be counted as one of the greatest Wagnerian conductors of all time.
Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Artists: Nesterenko, Mazurok Ognivtsiev, Obratsova, Atlantov. Mark Ermler/Bolshoi Theatre Orch. & Chorus (3 CD) (Musical Concepts) 3 MSLC 2504 $14.99 A superbly authentic Boris at a near-irresistible price! The old Bolshoi style was irresistible: huge choruses on stage, dozens of extras - and great personalities. In this 1982 Boris Godunov (re-mastered 1992, 2012), the voices are well forward. The edition used is now seldom heard but (formerly) the one most often used on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
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❦Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor.
Gianandrea Noseda
Works: Verdi: “Mescetemi il vino!”, song. Arias from Don Carlo; Falstaff; I due Foscari; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; Il corsaro. Artists: Gianandrea Noseda/Orch. del Teatro Regio di Tori. Rolando Villazón; Mojca Erdmann; Relja Lukic; Armando Barilli; Ugo Favaro. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001728302 $17.98 “When a solid tone and a ringing voice are needed, Villazon fits the bill: his top notes are not puny efforts but peal out.” -International Record Review, February 2013
Stanislaw Moniuszko: Verbum nobile
Works: Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819 - 1872): Verbum nobile, comic opera. Artists: Aleksander Teliga, Aleksandra Bucrzek, Leszek Skria, Michael Partyka. Warcislaw Kunc/ Zamku Opera Orch. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 783 $19.99 This on-act comic opera, like Moniuszko’s other major operatic compositions, depict the charming and unpretentious picture of old-Polish customs.
❦Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco / Gui, Callas
Artists: Maria Callas, Gino Bechi, Gino Sinimberghi. Vittorio Gui/Orch. & Chorus of the San Carlo Theater. (2 CD) (Opera d’Oro) 2 ODO 1491 $13.99 “Callas’ Naples Nabucco ... great singing, excitement ... the huge two-octave runs are breathtaking; the passion, power, and rage palpable; and an optional high E-flat at the close of the duet with Nabucco (the estimable Gino Bechi) is hair-raising ... self-recommending if you adore Callas.” -ClassicsToday Live, Naples 12/29/49.
❦Britten: The Rape of Lucretia / Knussen
Artists: Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Britton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright. Oliver Knussen/ Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble. (2 CD) (Virgin Classics) 2 VCL 026722 $33.98 “It’s hard to think of another opera where the opposite poles of male violence and tender female intimacy are made so vividly real in purely musical terms, and brought into such horrifying proximity.” -The Telegraph
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Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera / Daniel Oren
Works: Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera. Artists: Celso Albelo, Desiree Rancatore, Alastair Miles. Daniel Oren/ Orch. Filarmonica Salernitana Giuseppe Verdi. (2 CD) (Brilliant) 2 BLC 94434 $12.99 Parisian composer Georges Bizet, was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfege within six months of his arrival. He later won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1857.
❦Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Fritz Reiner
❦Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Patane
Artists: William Matteuzzi, Cecilia Bartoli, Leo Nucci, Enrico Fissore. Giuseppe Patane/Orch. del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. (3 CD) (Decca) 3 DEC B001727202 $25.98 “Cecilia Bartoli made this recording when she was still in her early 20s, a mezzo with a rich, vibrant voice who not only copes brilliantly with the technical demand but who also gives winningly provocative characterization.” -The Penguin Guide
Artists: Melchior, Flagstad, ListJansen. Fritz Reiner/London SO (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. 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
Weber: Der Freischutz / Heger
Alexander Knaifel: The Canterville Ghost
Works: Vicente Martin y Soler (1754 - 1806): Il burbero di buon cuore, opera. 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 Il Burbero di buon cuore is based on one of the most popular and amusing French comedies by Carlo Goldoni, Le bourru bienfaisant. A brilliant libretto, music that can be both graceful and captivating, and a first rate cast make of this opera a welcome rediscovery.
Works: Alexander Knaifel (1943 - ): Canterville Ghost. Artists: Michail Jurowski/ Moscow Forum Theatre Orch. Stanislaw Suleimanow; Alexander Livental; Tatiana Monogarova. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 9295 $8.99 Knaifel’s opera ‘The Canterville Ghost’ after Oscar Wilde (there is also its abridged version for two soloists and chamber orchestra), abounds in humor and youthful ardor.
❦Rossini: Armida / Claudio Scimone
Artists: Gasdia, Merritt, Matteuzzi, Ford. Claudio Scimone/I Solisti Veneti. (2 CD) (Brilliant) 2 BLC 94222 $12.99 “[Gasdia as Armida] has amazing presence and style... it is [a] pleasure to hear what is a strong voice moving with such facility... She is well served by her three cavaliers, Merritt, Ford and Matteuzzi. Each has quite a distinctive voice and you can distinguish between them, which is necessary in such a tenor-laden piece.” -MusicWeb International, August 2012
Jacapo Peri: L’Euridice, opera
Artists: Nerina Santini, Rodolfo Faroli, Adele Bona. Angelo Ephrikian/I Solisti di Milano. (2 CD) (Newton Classics) 2 NEWC 8802153 $16.99 This disc, created from a 1967 edition of L’Euridice by Angelo Ephrikian, boasts one of only two complete recordings of the opera, and stars Nerina Santini as Euridice, Rodolfo Faroli as Orpheus and Adele Bona as Venus
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Artists: Nilsson, Koth, Gedda, Berry, Crass, Anheisser, Weller. Robert Heger/Munich State Opera Chorus; Munich State Opera Orch. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 235482 $11.98 When this Electrola recording appeared in 1969, critics showered equal praise on the soloists - especially on Nilsson’s intelligent Agathe and Gedda’s vivid portrayal of Max - and on Robert Heger’s persuasive conducting.
Martín y Soler: Il Burbero di Buon Cuore
❦Twilight Of The Gods / Blythe, Kaufmann et al.
Works: Wagner: Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen. Artists: Fabio Luisi/James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. Bryn Terfel; Waltraud Meier; Jonas Kaufmann; Deborah Voigt; Mojca Erdmann. (2 CD) (DG) 2 DGG B001724902 $17.98 “Terfel is the finest Wotan before the public today... Blythe’s brief appearances as Fricka find her in superb voice...Kaufmann is extraordinary as Siegmund; the velvety-chocolate depths of his baritonal-tenor and his aristocratic phrasing...[are] worth the cost of the set alone...”-International Record Review, December 2012
Cherubini: Der Wassertrager / Koniger
Artists: Fritz Wunderlich; Hildegard Hillebrecht; Marcdel Cordes, Robert Hoyem et al. Walter Koniger/Sudfunk Choir; Sudfunk Sinfonieorchester. (Archipel) ACP 0539 $11.99
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Tributes to Van Cliburn, Britten ar ❦Pianist Van Cliburn: Tfhe Complete Album Collection [29 CDs +Bonus DVD Video]
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 the music of Brahms.This new box set features a hardcover book along with the Peter Rosen film, Van Cliburn Concert Pianist on DVD. This fascinating documentary offers an intimate view from the artist himself and those closest to him including Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, Leonard Slatkin and others. (29 CD) (RCA Records) 29 RCA 88765407232 $79.49
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Orchestral Works -
Works: Requiem, Suites, Concertos, Overtures, “Bridge” Variations, Simple Symphony, Prince of the Pagodas, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes and much, much more! (8 CD) (EMI Classics) 8 EMI 781602 $33.98 In celebration of Benjamin Britten’s 100th anniversary, EMI Classics releases this set of the composer’s orchestral music. 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 for orchestra.
Icon: Constantin Silvestri The Complete EMI Recordings
❦Brahms: Orchestral Works
German Requiem / Klemperer
In 1957, Constantin Silvestri made his debut in the UK conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Royal Albert Hall and started making recordings for EMI in London, Paris and Vienna. This 13-CD set presents the Complete Recordings made by Constantin Silvestri for EMI. With his meticulous and lengthy preparation in rehearsals, the microphones offered to this “fanatical idealist” the most favorable circumstances to let his particular talent blossom. (15 CD) (EMI Classics) 15 EMI 233472 $33.98
Works: Brahms: Academic Festival Overture; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; German Requiem, Op. 45; Symphonies nos 1-4, et al. Artists: Christa Ludwig. (4 CD) (EMI) 4 EMI 043382 $17.98 Klemperer Edition: Brahms is a comprehensive 4-CD collection of Brahms recordings. In 1961 Klemperer committed his classic performance of A German Requiem to disc with soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and baritone Dietrich FischerDieskau. It has remained a firm fixture in the EMI Classics catalog ever since.
❦Sibelius: Complete Symphonies, Tone Poems
Arturo Toscanini, The HMV Recordings: [6 CDs]
/ Paavo Berglund,
Artists: Paavo Berglund/ Bournemouth SO. (4 CD) (EMI Classics) 4 EMI 736002 $17.98 EMI Classics releases an exclusive 4-CD collection honoring the career of Finnish conductor and Sibelius specialist Paavo Berglund. Berglund leads the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in these historical recordings that have been unearthed from the archives after a long period of not being available.
Gerog Ludwig Böhm: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music / Simone
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, and who is considered to have had a major influence on the training of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Works by: Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Debussy, Elgar, Sibelius (6 CD) (EMI) 6 EMI 233342B $33.98 Toscanini’s visit to London in 1935 when he conducted a British orchestra for the first time, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, was nothing short of a sensation. The HMV recordings that result from this collaboration have simply not been surpassed.
100 Best Organ Classics [6 CDs]
This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks of popular organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics 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 wellknown organ works in a readily accessible form. (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332452 $17.98
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The Classic Talich Quartet Beethoven cycle
Artists: Talich Quartet. (7 CD) (La Dolce Volta) 7 LDCV 121 $40.49 The highly-praised Beethoven interpretations of the legendary Talich Quartet make a welcome return with this specially-priced, limited-edition reissue from La Dolce Volta. The original 7 disc set of the complete String Quartets has been digitally remastered for optimal sound.
Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Trio Sonatas, Vol. 2
Artists: Igor Ruhadze, violin. Ensemble Violini Capricciosi. (5 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 5 BLC 94423 $24.99 Renowned for exploring the very top register of his instrument, Locatelli is today considered the founding father of the modern virtuoso style; spanning 5 CDs, this compilation celebrates the genius of a man whose violin sonatas occupy a significant position in the history of the string repertoire.
❦Buxtehude: Complete Harpsichord Music
Artists: Simone Stella (Hpsi). (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 94312 $19.99 “Here we have an Italian eager to touch base with his inner Teuton, as Stella sets well-ordered lucidity above unfettered flamboyance... an unfailingly intelligent and revealing guide to a body of work that cries out to be better known.” -BBC Music Magazine
❦Beethoven: Symphonies & Overtures
Otto Klemperer
Artists: Otto Klemperer/ New Philharmonia Orch.; Philharmonia Orch. (10 CD) (EMI Classics) 10 EMI 042752B $42.48 “Every phrase, each orchestral balance, and all transitional junctures patiently unfold, and pull you in with the force of a hidden, powerful magnet. This approach proves spellbinding for the symphonies and overtures...” -ClassicsToday
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 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.
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New Release Highlights Wagner: The Complete Operas [43 CDs]
This 43 CD Box culls performances from the Decca, EMI, BBC and DG labels. Perofrmances are conducted by Solti, Sinopoli, Downes, Levine, Kleiber, Jochum with a roster of vocalists that includes Kollo, Adam, Schreier, Soltin, Domingo, Studer, Baltsa, Norman, Behrens, Morris, Price, Fassbaender, Fischer-Diesaku, Moll and many others. (43 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 43 DGG B001786402 $118.98
Furtwängler: Vienna Concerts 1944-54 [18 CDs]
Artists: Badura-Skoda, Seefried, Patzak, FischerDieskau, Bella, Boskovsky, Grummer, Edelmann. Wilhelm Furtwangler/Vienna PO. (18 CD) (Orfeo) 18 ORF 834118 $118.99 Under Wilhelm Furtwängler’s direction the Vienna Philharmonic made a whole series of radio recordings that have been carefully edited and released for the first time by Orfeo on 18 CDs. Performances include: Bach: St. Matthew Passion; Beethoven: Symphonies nos 1, 3 & 9; Brahms: Symphonies nos 1 & 2; German Requeim; Bruckner: Symphony no 8; Franck: Symphony; Mozart: Symphony no 40 and much more.
Toscanini Conducts Wagner [5 CDs]
Orchestral Music & Arias from: Die Walküre; Die Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Faust Overture; Lohengrin; Parsifal. Arturo Toscanini. (5 CD) (RCA Records) 5 RCA 88765411932 $26.99 Wagner always held a special place in the Italian maestro’s long and illustrious career. Toscanini Conducts Wagner gathers together on 5 CDs the best of Toscanini’s Wagner performances with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The set features soprano Helen Traubel and tenor Lauritz Melchior and includes new liner notes by noted Toscanini biographer Harvey Sachs.
Giacomo Carissimi: Oratorios [9 CDs]
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. Born in 1605, Now regarded as the grandfather of modern European music, Carissimi was essentially responsible for the forging of a new medium of ecclesiastical expression and it is to his cultivation of this genre that this compilation is dedicated.
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Two 50 CD Box Sets Celebrate the Le 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) 50 DGG B001797302 $147.98
EMI Eminence: Original Jacket Collection (50 CDs)
In the days when new recordings were full price and collectors on a budget had to confine themselves to reissues, EMI’s Eminence label was a bold and appealing venture. The 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 $149.98
Schubert: The Last Years - Chamber Works
Works: Schubert: Piano Trios; String Quartets; String Quintet, Octet Artists: Amsterdam Piano Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet. (6 CD) (Brilliant) 6 BLC 94424 $29.99 Spanning 6 CDs and featuring many a consummate performance, this release celebrates the genius of Schubert through detailing all of his late chamber music.
❦Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams
The Complete EMI Recordings (13 CD) (EMI Classics) 13 EMI 035672 $49.48 “The symphonies are the bedrock of the set; this was Boult’s second complete cycle on disc, and the benefits of his career-long immersion in these scores is audible... Boult gives [The Pilgrim’s Progress] remarkable breadth and transcendence. His account of Job is also extraordinary, as are the performances of the Tallis Fantasia, the 16-voice version of the Serenade to Music and In the Fen Country; the list could go on and on.” -The Guardian, 28th March 2013
❦Schubert Song Cycles /Wolfgang Holzmair
Works: Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin, Winterreise, Schwanengesang. Artists: Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Imogen Cooper (4 CD) (Decca) 4 DEC B001735202 $25.98 “Holzmair is throughout at one with the wonderfully resourceful and imaginative Cooper... a warm yet intimate recording.” -Gramophone Wolfgang Holzmair and Imogen Cooper have long formed a song partnership of deep mutual insight and understanding. An additional CD brings Holzmair and Cooper together for Beethoven’s only song cycle as well as cycles by Schumann.
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Stokowski: Columbia Stereo Recordings [10 CDs] Works: Falla: El amor brujo; Bach Transcriptions; Wagner “Symphonic Synthesis”; Beethoven: “Emperor” Concerto (Glenn Gould); Ives: Sym. no 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4; Bizet: Symphony in C. Artists: Leopold Stokowski/American SO; National PO; Philadelphia Orch. (10 CD) (Sony Classical) 10 SNYC 88691971152 $38.99 The Bizet finale was taped in one complete take and was used, with no editing, as the finished recording. Since it was the very last time Stokowski conducted, it has considerable historic significance.
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.
100 Best London Symphony Orchestra [5 CDs]
Works: Popular orchestral classics. (6 CD) (EMI Classics) 6 EMI 332322 $17.98 This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. These recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra are performed under some of the world’s greatest conductors and soloists. The recordings were made since the advent of stereo in around 1956, the technological advance that made it possible for the full range and color of orchestral performances to be captured on record and faithfully reproduced.
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century
Artists: Dietrich FischerDieskau, baritone [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition] 25 DGG B001792900 $118.98 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who died in May 2012, was undoubtedly one of the greatest artistic talents of the 20th century - and one of most recorded singers ever. Now DG is making available an impressive number of his legendary recordings, presenting his achievements as lied and opera singer and singer of sacred arias.
❦Beethoven: Symphonies, complete
Artists: Herbert Blomstedt/ Staatskapelle Dresden. (5 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 5 BLC 94289 $24.99 “Herbert Blomstedt’s Beethoven cycle with the Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the great ones, as much for the magnificent playing of this finest of all German orchestras as for Blomstedt’s effortlessly musical interpretations.” - 10/10 ClassicsToday.com
Georg Solti conducts Bela Bartok [7 CDs]
Works: Concerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite; Hungarian Sketches; Romainian folkdances for string orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Divertimento; Miraculous Mandarin suite; Cantata Profane; Piano Concertos 1-3; Violin Concertos 1&2; Bluebeards Castle; Serenade, Op. 3; Dances of Galanta; “Peacock” Variations; Háry János, Suite (6 CD) (Decca) 6 DEC B001746002 $33.98
Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas / [4 CDs]
Works: Beethoven: Sonatas for violin & piano nos 1 - 10 Artists: Klára Würtz (Pno); Kristóf Baráti (Vln). (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 94310 $19.99 Young Hungarian violinist Kristóf Baráti and pianist Klára Würtz approach the works with youthful vim and verve all their own.
Mozart Orchestal works / Otto Klemperer
Works: Mozart: Symphonies; Overtures; Serenades. Artists: Otto Klemperer/ New Philharmonia Orch.; Philharmonia Orch. (8 CD) (EMI Classics) 8 EMI 043612 $33.98 With the duplications contained in this set of Symphonies 29, 38-41 and Eine kleine Nachtmusik from both 1954 and the 1960s, it is interesting to see how Klemperer s view of the works developed. Some are also quite rare, in some cases, with the performances making their first appearance on CD.
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Limited Editions Don’t Delay! ❦Bruno Walter Conducts Mahler [7 CDs]
Works: Mahler: Symphonies nos 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9; Das Lied von der Erde, Lieder Artists: Bruno Walter/Columbia SO; New York Philharmonic. (7 CD) (Sony) 7 SNY 88691920102 $34.99 “This set belongs in the Classical Hall of Fame. If these performances aren’t already a part of your aural museum, this is the perfect opportunity to discover them.” -Fanfare
❦Munch, Late Romantic Masterpieces [7 CDs]
Works: Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Mahler et al. Artists: Farrell, Forrester, Szeryng. Charles Munch/Boston SO. (7 CD) (RCA) 7 RCAS 88697899792 $29.99 “Don’t live without this!”” -A.R.G. 2012
❦Fritz Reiner Conducts Richard Strauss [5 CD]
Works: R. Strauss: Zarathustra, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Elektra, Rosenkavalier & Salome highlights et al. (5 CD) (RCA) 5 RCAS 88697686992 $26.99 “This represents the Chicago Symphony at its peak, and Reiner had no peer as a conductor of the orchestral music of Richard Strauss.” -Fanfare
❦Guarneri Quartet Plays Mozart [6 CDs]
Works: String Quartets Nos. 14 - 19 “Haydn Quartets” & String Quintets Nos. 1-6. Artists: Guarneri Quartet (6 CD) (RCA) 6 RCAS 88691918042 $26.99 “Nowhere throughout these works is there a dull movement, or even a dull moment.” -Gramophone
❦Charles Munch Romantic Masterworks [8 CDs] Works by: Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann Artists: Heifetz, Rubinstein et al. Charles Munch/Boston SO. (8 CD) (RCA) 8 RCAS 88697826732 $29.99 “All the symphonies are competently done, energetic, and warm in spirit.” -A.R.G. 2012
Jascha Heifetz in Great Violin Concertos [6 CDs]
Works: Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Bruch, Prokofiev, Glazunov et al. (6 CD) (RCA Special Product) 6 RCAS 88697761382 $29.99 Heifetz’s concerto recordings for RCA are among the unparalleled treasures of the catalog.
Bernstein conducts Beethoven [6 CDs]
Works: Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9; Violin Concerto Artists: Isaac Stern; Bernstein/NY PO (6 CD) (Sony) 6 SNY 88697683912 $29.99
Leonard Bernstein conducts Bernstein [7 CDs]
Works: Stage works, Symphonies, Ballets, Choral Works, Mass. Artists: Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic. (7 CD) (Sony) 7 SNY 88697880862 $29.99 America’s premier composer-conductor provides his own lively and authoritative view of how his musical works should sound.
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Works: César Franck (1822 1890): Andantino quietoso, for violin & piano, Op. 6; Fantasy on themes from “Gulistan”, for piano, Op. 11; Trios for Piano and Strings nos 1&2. Artists: Mariana Sirbu (Vln); Mihail Sarbu (Pno); Mihail Dancila (Clo); Ruxandra Colan (Vln). (1 CD) (Dynamic) DYN 8030 $13.99 “This is sweet and beautiful music; every work is a treasure. Trio 1 is as attractive as any piano trio I know. A theme of heartwarming beauty recurs in every movement, and I can’t imagine any real music lover not captivated by it on hearing it.” -American Record Guide, 2012
❦Giovanni Sgambati: Symphony No. 1 et al.
Works: Giovanni Sgambati (1841 - 1914): Cola di Rienzo Overture; Symphony no 1 Artists: Francesco La Vecchia/ Orch. Sinfonica di Roma. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8573007 $9.99 “[The performances] are quite superb capturing the joy of discovery for these pieces and providing committed performances. Easily recommended for those looking for great Romantic music of the 19th century.” -Cinemusical “A fantastic performance... Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma under Francesco La Vecchi brings this harmonically rich, thematically astute, expansive music to brilliant life.” -Musical Toronto
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Felix Weingartner: Symphony no 7 / Marko Letonja
Artists: Boog, Gottwald, Romei, Bolduc. Marko Letonja/Basel SO; Tschechischer Philharmonic Chorus. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (CPO ) CPO 777103 $16.99 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.
❦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; Keeping Step with the Union. Artists: Keith Brion/Band of the Royal Swedish Navy. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8559690 $9.99 The renowned Royal Swedish Navy Band make their first appearance in the series. “a very fine ensemble by any standards.” -Infodad.com
Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 ‘Polish Flowers’
Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Symphony no 8. Artists: Rafal Bartminski, tenor; Magdalena Dobrowolska, soprano; Ewa Marciniec, alto. Antoni Wit/Warsaw PO. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572873 $9.99 The world première recording of Weinberg’s 1964 choral Symphony No.8 ‘Polish Flowers’, is set to texts by Julian Tuwim which reflect on Poland’s troubled past and ominous future.
❦Ferdinand Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 5
Works: Ferdinand Ries (1784 - 1838): Concertos for Piano Opp. 42 & 177; Introduction et Rondeau brillant, for piano & orchestra, WoO 54. Artists: Uwe Grodd/New Zealand SO. Christopher Hinterhuber (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572742 $9.99 “...this series has been and remains consistently recommendable and the recording sounds fine... If you haven’t been following the series you may as well start here - and you’ll probably be tempted to obtain some or all of the earlier volumes.” -MusicWeb International
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❦Ludvig Irgens Jensen: Symphonic Works
Works: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894 - 1969): Air; Partita Sinfonica; Passacaglia; Rondo marziale; Sinfonia in D minor; Suite (“Kong Bladvines Armring”). Artists: Eivind Aadland/Trondheim SO. (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777347 $31.99 “All of the tools of the romantic composer’s trade are evident in abundance, and cpo has given us over two hours of his beautiful and thrilling music on this new two CD set.” -ExpeditionAudio.com
Duke Ellington: Tone Poems / JoAnn Falletta
Works: Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974): Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Harlem; The River, suite; Three Black Kings; Billy Strayhorn (1915 - 1967): Take the A Train. Artists: JoAnn Falletta/Buffalo Philharmonic. (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, as this Naxos CD illustrates very well.
Georges Onslow: Sonatas for cello & piano
Works: George Onslow (1784 - 1853): Sonatas (3) for cello & piano, Op. 16. Artists: Maria Kliegel (Clo); Nina Tichman (Pno). (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 beautifully performed here by cellist Maria Kliegel.
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Discovering New Music is the Spice of Listening! Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / Rebeka, Mingardo, Meli. Pappano
Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra e Coro dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Ceilia in what is considered by many to be one of Rossini’s greatest achievements. Soloists Marina Rebeka, Sara Mingardo, Francesco Meli and Alex Esposito are also featured in this extravagant release. Part mass, part cantata, Gioacchino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle was the most substantial works of his final years. (1 CD) (EMI) EMI 167422 $15.98
Vincent d’Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 / Rumon Gamba, Louis Lortie
This is the fifth volume of Chandos’ series on the orchestral works of Vincent d’Indy, nicknamed “The Samson of Music” by Fauré for his varied and tireless work as a composer, conductor, and teacher. Standout recordings include the Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français with acclaimed pianist Louis Lortie joining the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba. (1 CD) ( Chandos) CHA 10760 $18.99
Carl Heinrich Graun: Easter Oratorio / Kolner Akademie, Willens
cpo has issued the world premiere recording of Carl Heinrich Graun’s Easter Oratorio performed by the Kolner Akademie with vocal soloists Koufochristou, Saskova, Kobow and Wolf. The Kolner Akademie is led by Michael Alexander Willens. The music is imaginative and festive and displays a musical affinity to Bach’s cantata oeuvre. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777794 $16.99
Kurt Weill: Zaubernacht, ballet pantomime / Arte Ensemble
Recording Premiere of the recently discovered original version of the children’s pantomime entitled Zaubernacht (Magic Night) composed by Kurt Weill. Listen now to the elegant toy waltzes, marches, and polkas in their original form. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777767 $16.99
❦Weinberg: Symphony No. 19 “Bright May”
❦Joachim Raff: Symphony No. 2 et al. / Jarvi
Penderecki: Piano Concerto; Flute Concerto
Villa-Lobos: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Symphony no 19 “The Bright May”; The Banners of Peace, symphonic poem. Artists: Vladimir Lande/St Petersburg State SO. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572752 $9.99 “There is another ‘Banners of Piece’ on Olympia with Fedoseyev that is quite good and is coupled with Vainberg’s 17th Symphony, the first of the trilogy. The Naxos is more incisive and has better sound.” -A.R.G. 2013 Works: Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-): Concerto for Flute; Concerto for Piano “Resurrection”. Artists: Antoni Wit/Warsaw PO. Barry Douglas (Pno); Lukasz Dlugosz (Flt). (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572696 $9.99 Scored for a large orchestra, Penderecki’s Piano Concerto renews the composer’s direct involvement with the ‘grand’ concerto tradition that culminated in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev.
❦Anton Arensky: Five Suites for Two Pianos
Works: Anton Arensky (1861 - 1906): Children’s Suite, for piano, 4 hands (Suite no 5), Op. 65; Suites for 2 pianos nos 1-4. Artists: Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777651 $16.99 “The textures that Arensky creates are crystal clear, and he affords his happy listener a constant flow of inventive and beguiling melodies...” -ExpeditionAudio.com
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Works: Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882): Overture to “The Tempest”; Overture to “Macbeth”; Overture to “Othello”; Overture to “Romeo and Juliet”; 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 “The Four Shakespeare Preludes... [are] brilliant showpieces, which really ought to be heard more regularly in the concert hall.” -The Guardian, 2013 Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959): Symphony no 3, for orchestra & brass, “War”; Symphony no 4 “Victory”. Artists: Isaac Karabtchevsky/ Sao Paulo SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573151 $9.99 Villa-Lobos’s Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 can be found on Naxos 8.573043 in “superb... fullblooded” performances. (ClassicalCDReview.com)
❦Nordic Violin Favourites / Henning Kraggerud Works by: Stenhammar, Atterberg, Sibelius, Bull, Halvorsen, Sinding, Olsen. Artists: Bjarte Engeset/Dalasinfoniettan. Henning Kraggerud (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572827 $9.99 “...these are all romantic or post-romantic works, some touched by neo-classicism and others by impressionism. They are often based upon Swedish folk tunes and are all pleasingly tonal and very pleasant to listen to. The music here is very lovely, but darkly so...” -ExpeditionAudio.com
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Two Runaway Best Sellers: K ❦Tenor Jonas Kaufmann sing Wagner
Artists: Donald Runnicles/Deutschen Oper Berlin Orch. Jonas Kaufmann (Tnr); Markus Brück (Bss Bar). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001802802 $17.98 “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 “From the baritonal colorings, unforced power and lyrical elegance of Mr. Kaufmann’s Wagner singing on the new recording, he seems born to the (Wagner) style.” -New York Times “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
❦Verdi: Requiem; Te Deum / Milanov, Castagna, Bjorling, Moscona. Arturo Toscanini
Artists: Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO; Westminster Choir. Zinka Milanov, Bruna Castagna, Jussi Bjorling, Nicola Moscona. (2 CD) (Music & Arts) 2 M&A 1269 $16.99 “Stupendous in virtually every way.” -Musical America “[Toscanini’s] 1940 concert of the Requiem was at once relaxed and powerful, and it remains one of the greatest on record.” -High Fidelity “We are unlikely to hear a more overwhelming performance of the work than this one, ever.” -Harvey Sachs “It’s the greatest Verdi Requiem I’ve ever heard, bar none.” -American Record Guide
❦Franz von Suppé: Overtures; Marches
Works: Franz von Suppé (1819 - 1895): Boccaccio, overture & highlights; Das Modell; Poet and Peasant, overture; Die schöne Galatea. Artists: artists Neeme Järvi/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5110 $18.99 “The performances are always alert, sharply focused and carefully balanced, with tempi well chosen.” -MusicWeb International, February 2013
Felix Draeseke: Complete Symphonies / Weigle Works: Felix Draeseke (1835 - 1913): Symphonies nos 1-4; Funeral March, Op. 79 Artists: Jorg-Peter Weigle/NDR Radio PO. (3 CD) (CPO ) 3 CPO 777786 $29.99 Draeseke developed a late romantic compositional style modeled on classical ideals and was one of the most gifted composers of the New German School.
❦Pianist Stephen Hough’s French Album
Works by: Charles-Valentin Alkan; J.S. Bach; Emmanuel Chabrier; Cécile Chaminade; Debussy; Léo Delibes; Fauré; Liszt; Massenet; Francis Poulenc; Ravel. Artists: Stephen Hough (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67890 $18.99 “Hough has to be considered one of the world’s top pianists and has consistently supplied intelligent, musical recordings. He has all the brilliant technique and virtuosic flair.” -ARG
Hofmann: Symphony in E flat; overture; suite
Works: Heinrich Hofmann (1842-1902): Eine Schauspiels Overtüre; Symphony, Op. 22 “Frithjof”; Hungarian suite Op. 16. Artists: Eric Solén/ Philharmonishe Orchester Altenburg-Gera. (1 CD) (Sterling) STR 1097 $16.99
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❦Hindemith: String Quartets, Vol. 2
Works: Paul Hindemith: Quartets for Strings nos 5, 6 & 7. Artists: Amar String Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572164 $9.99 “The Seventh Quartet, Hindemith’s last, is a delightfully cheerful work that he wrote in 1945 to play as hausmusik with his wife and a couple of Yale students. It is as light as the Fifth is dense, and is just as good.” -American Record Guide, March / April 2013
❦The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 59
Works: Aleksander Zarzycki (1834 - 1895): Grand Polonaise, Op. 7; Piano Concerto, Op. 17; Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837 - 1921): Concerto for Piano, Op. 60. Artists: Lukasz Borowicz/BBC Scottish SO. Jonathan Plowright (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67958 $18.99 “Zelenski’s lyrically emotional concerto shows the influence of Tchaikovsky, Franck and Grieg and offers Plowright plenty of opportunities to display his formidable talent..” -The Observer, 2013
Mayr: Il sacrifizio di Jefte, sacred oratorio
Works: Simon Mayr (1763 1845): Il sacrifizio d’Ifigenia Artists: Bassenz, Iranyi, Sellier, Kupfer. Frank Hauk (hpsi)/Simon Mayr Ensemble. Frank Hauk (Hpsi). (2 CD) (Naxos) 2 NXS 8572719 $19.99 It is only in the last few years, largely as a result of the pioneering performances of the Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble conducted by Franz Hauk, that Mayr has come to be valued as one of the most significant composers of operatic and sacred music of his time.
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❦Pierre Boulez conducts Mahler and Berg
Works: Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Berg: Lulu Suite. Artists: Prohaska, Roschmann, Larsson, Botha. Pierre Boulez/ Vienna PO. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001825502 $17.98 “The performance has both spaciousness and finely focused detail...The Lulu Suite is even more remarkable.”
Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Ashkenazy
Works: Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, op. 37; Andante semplice [fragment]; Fugue in D minor; Morceau de fantaisie in G minor; Morceaux de salon, Op. 10; Night is mournful, Op. 26/12. Artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Pno). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001808702 $17.98 ”Ashkenazy’s Rachmaninov recordings - whether of the concertos or the mature solo piano works - have long led the field with their balance of contained muscularity and lyrical insight.” -The Daily Telegraph
❦Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John / Polyansky
Works: Rachmaninov: Don Juan; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; O Mother of God vigilantly praying, motet; Panteley the Healer. Artists: Valeri Polyanskii/Russian State Sym. Capella. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 9253 $12.99 “This is one of the few currently available classic performances of the work from a Russian choir and conductor, and it may well be the best... there’s really no substitute for the raw power.” -American Record Guide, July / August 2012
❦Eugen D’Albert: Symphony in F et al. / Märkl
Works: Eugen d’Albert (1864 1932): Symphony in F; Tiefland, Op. 34. Artists: Jun Märkl/MDR Leipzig RSO. (1 CD) (Naxos) 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.
❦American Mavericks / Tilson Thomas, SFSO
Works: Henry Cowell (1897 - 1965): Piano Concerto; Synchrony of Dance, Music, Light; Lou Harrison: Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra; Edgard Varèse: Amériques, for orchestra. Artists: Michael Tilson Thomas/San Francisco Sym. Jeremy Denk (Pno); Paul Jacobs (Organ). (1 SA CD) (San Francisco SO) SFS S0056 $23.99 “Kudos to Maestro Thomas for a most entertaining and educational album.” -American Record Guide, March / April 2013
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❦Orchestral Music of Casella / La Vecchia
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 “Performances do justice to music well worth hearing.” -American Record Guide, 2013
Zador: Elegie & Dance; Studies for Orchestra
Works: Eugene Zador (1894 1977): Divertimento, for strings; Elegie and Dance, for orchestra; Oboe Concerto; Studies (8), for orchestra. Artists: Mariusz Smolij/Budapest SO. Laszlo Hadady (Oboe). (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.
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Works by: Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897 - 1948); Camargo Guarnieri (1907 1993); Alexandre Pierre Levy (1864 - 1892); Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986); Barrozo Netto (1881 1941); Henrique Oswald (1852 - 1931); Claudio Santoro (1919 - 1989); Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959). Artists: Nelson Freire (Pno). (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001717902 $17.98 “Freire is a class act - and ‘Brasiliero’, immaculately recorded by the way, is sheer delight from start to finish.” -Gramophone, 2012
❦James Whitbourn: Annelies
Works: James Whitbourn (b.1963): Annelies, for soprano, chorus, clarinet, violin, cello & piano (chamber version). Artists: James Jordan/ Westminster Williamson Voices; Lincoln Trio. Arianna Zukerman (Sop); Bharat Chandra (Clnt); incoln Trio (Trio). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573070 $9.99 “I have to say that Whitbourn does a wonderful job finding musical contexts and expressive techniques to realize them.” -ClassicsToday.com
Borodin: Symphonies 1-3 / Mark Ermler
Works: Borodin: Symphonies 1-3; In the Steppes of Central Asia Artists: Mark Ermler/Bolshoi Theatre SO. (2 CD) (Brilliant) 2 BLC 94453 $8.99 The First Symphony is notable for the rhythmic interest of the first movement and the lively second movement, with the third movement full of heartfelt romanticism - a fitting contrast to the resplendent final movement.
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❦Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Flute Concertos (4) / Gaby Pas-Van-Riet, flute Classical
Artists: Johannes Moesus/SWD Pforzheim CO. Gaby Pas-Van Riet (Flt). (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777724 $16.99 “Listeners who enjoy the Mozart flute concertos will undoubtedly enjoy these as well... Like Mozart’s, Graf’s concertos are brilliant and melodic, with exciting tutti sections, lyrical middle movements, and concluding movements that are relatively short, brisk and playfu. They are also harmonically rich and instilled with a Mozartian elegance...” -Ballyk, EA
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❦Three Cabinets Of Wonder: Music of Michael Colina Contemporary Works: Michael Colina (1956 - ): Goyescana, concerto for guitar & orchestra; Los Caprichos, for orchestra; Three Cabinets of Wonder, concerto for violin & orchestra. Artists: Ira Levin. Anastasia Khitruk (Vln); Michael Andriaccio (Gtr). (1 CD) (Fleur De Son) FDS 57999 $18.99 “The orchestration is fascinating. I’ve never heard trombone glissandi so musically scored or executed, nor a siren, nor a slide-whistle. Performances are excellent. Mr. Colina has the London Symphony Orchestra under Ira Levin at his service, and two excellent soloists. We must encourage this composer to continue writing...” -Ballyk, EA
❦Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas / Ens. Masques Baroque
❦Lord Gallaway’s Delight / Les Witches Baroque
❦Knudage Riisager (1897-1974): Violin Works Modern Artists: Johannes Soe Hansen, violin; Christina Bjorkoe, piano (1 SA Hybrid CD) (DaCapo) DACO 6220594 $16.99 “This is an enjoyable and varied hour of music performed by violinist Johannes Søe Hansen, Concertmaster of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra...” -Ballyk, EA
❦Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads / BPO Members Contemporary Works: Dan Visconti (b.1982): Black Bend, for string quartet; Drift of Rainbows, for strings, celeste, 3 blow-organs & delay unit; Fractured Jams, for clarinet, violin, cello & piano; Hard-Knock Stomp, for viola; Lawless Airs, for violin & harp; Lonesome Roads, for piano trio. Artists: Members of the Berlin PO; Horszowski Trio. (1 CD) (Bridge) BDG 9386 $16.99 [Dan Visconti] certainly doesn’t write in any one particular style, and you can’t apply a label such as minimalist, modernist or bluesman to him, even for a single work. He writes in all of these styles and more. There are no rules; anything can be done. In fact, much if it sounds improvisatory. ” -Ballyk, EA Tonal & Consonant
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Works: Dances & Gaelic Laments from the 16th & 17th centuries. Artists: Siobhán Armstrong: Irish harp. Les Witches. (1 CD) (Alpha) AHP 534 $18.99 “Listening to this is rather like listening to folk music from centuries ago. It is characteristically Celtic sounding, undemanding, and very enjoyable to be around....” -Ballyk, EA
Works: Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas for 2, 3, 4 & 5 instruments Artists: Ensemble Masques. (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22660 $14.99 On Sale “Considered by some scholars to be “the greatest master of German instrumental music before Bach and Handel” (musicologist Kurt Gudewill), the Sonate a 2, 3, 4 e 5 stromenti of 1682 on this ATMA Classique album are considered the crowning achievement of [Johann Rosenmüller’s] instrumental output. They are also deemed the most successful fusion of German and Italian styles of the early baroque” - Ballyk, EA
❦Ludwig Thuille: Violin Sonatas / Rogliano Romantic Works: Ludwig Thuille (18611907): Music for violin & piano. Artists: Marco Rogliano (Vln); Gianluca Luisi (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572870 $9.99 “Thuille’s writing remained, to a large degree, conservatively romantic, as can be heard here [samples on EA]... Although his use of harmony is sometimes adventurous, it never unsettles the beauty and flow of the music.” -Ballyk, EA
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❦Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks Contemporary
❦Sacred Choral Music of Frank La Rocca Contemporary
Works: Jennifer Higdon: 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) (Brid ge) BDG 9379 $16.99 “I enjoyed these pieces the first few times I listened to them... But it was after I got a chance to sit down and read the composer’s notes about each piece that they really came to life for me... With an understanding of the inspiration, listening to this music is very rewarding...” -Ballyk, EA
Works: Frank Larocca: Credo; Expectavi Dominum; In This Place, for violin & piano; Meditation; Miserere; O Magnum Mysterium. Artists: Jonathan Dimmock/Artists Vocal Ensemble. Christine Brandes (Sop) (1 CD) (Enharmonic) EHRM 025 $16.99 “The composer underscores the meaning of the sung texts with strong dissonances. Sometimes these resolve in the space of a few seconds but often they are suspended for much longer periods, layered over completely different musical ideas. It’s an effective expressive technique...” -Ballyk, EA
❦Nikolai Rakov: Music for Violin & Piano Modern
❦Joby Talbot: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Contemporary
Works: Nikolai Rakov (1908 - 1990): Pieces (3) for violin & piano; Violin Sonatas nos 1 & 2; Violin Sonatina no 3. Artists: Milana Chernyavska (Pno); David Fruhwirth (Vln). (1 CD) (Delta) DELT 90075 $16.99 “Much of it is similar to chamber works from Shostakovich and Prokofiev. The tonal vocabulary is similar, but Rakov’s music is lighter, not bearing the virtuosic intensity of those composers’ works. It’s more like salon music, fun, even a little mischievous at times...” -Ballyk, EA
Works: Joby Talbot (b. 1971): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Suite; Fool’s Paradise. Artists: Christopher Austin/Royal PO. (1 CD) (Signum UK) SGK 327 $16.99 “What Talbot has done to create the aural setting for the world down the rabbit-hole is extraordinary... The orchestra produces a plethora of odd and magical sounds, tumbling rhythms that seem to trip over one another and at times, walls of big beautiful sound...” -Ballyk, EA
❦Stolzel: Quadri di Dresden and Brussels Baroque
❦The Music of David Wolfson Contemporary
Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690 - 1749): Quadri di Dresda e Bruxelles, for oboe, horn, bassoon & basso continuo. Artists: Epoca Barocca. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777764 $16.99 “It’s unusual to hear such challenging music written for horn in this setting, but Stölzel makes the three upper instruments equals in the duties of handling the melodic lines... wonderful performances from the five-member period instrument ensemble Epoca Barocca...” -Ballyk, EA
Works: David Wolfson: Seventeen Windows for Solo Piano; Sonata for Cello. Artists: Jenny Lin, piano; Laura Bontrager, cello (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1407 $14.99 On Sale “Mr. Wolfson’s Seventeen Windows is performed by pianist Jenny Lin... Her command of an extraordinary breadth of textural and expressive gradients makes Ms. Lin an ideal proponent of this repertoire. Albany Records provides exceptional sound quality... I think that any listener with an adventurous bent will enjoy this album.” -Ballyk, EA
❦Buonamente: sonatas, canzonas and sinfonias Baroque
Boomslang: New Music for Marimba / Burgett Contemporary
Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente (ca. 1595 – 1642): Artists: Helianthus Ensemble (1 CD) (Brilliant) BLC 94478 $8.99 “The Helianthus Ensemble perform on various combinations of anywhere from three to five instruments... This might be the best sound quality that I’ve heard from Brilliant Classics, and the musicians - who have appeared with Concerto Köln, the Amsteram Baroque Orchestra, Concerto Italiano and Le Concert des Nations - are superb.” -Ballyk, EA
Works: Roshanne Etezady (1973 ): Boomslang; Clare Fischer (1928 - 2012): After the Rain; Douglas Fisk: Impromptu; Ryan Howard: Ki no Uta; Alejandro Viñao: Khan Variations. Artists: Gwendolyn Burgett (marimba). (1 CD) (Blue Griffin) BLGF 189 $19.99 “Most of the music is characterized by a kaleidoscopic effect of subtly shifting colors and harmonies. It is somewhat mesmerizing and rather relaxing...” -Ballyk, EA
❦Geza Frid: String Quartets / Amaryllis Quartet Modern Artists: Amaryllis Qrt. (Coviello) CVEL 50805 $20.49 “[Frid’s] music is strongly influenced by his primary early teachers, Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók, and like those two Hungarian masters, his melodies and rhythms are flavored by the folk music of the region...” -Ballyk, EA
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❦Remembranza / Rosa Antonelli, piano Various Works: Piano pieces by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos; Nazareth, Granados, Albeniz. (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1388 $14.99 On Sale “[In the] Valsa Da Dor by Villa-Lobos. It’s wonderful to hear what she does to make the 3/4 time of this unhurried and sadly beautiful waltz so supple and dreamlike...” -Ballyk, EA
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American Pop: The Works of Michael Daugherty composed from 1988 to 2005 [3 CDs]
Artists: artists (3 CD) (Naxos (USA) 3 NXS 8503267 $24.99 The exciting performances contained in this box set, wonderfully performed by renowned conductors, orchestras and soloists, represent concertos and works for orchestra I have composed for the concert stage from 1988 to 2005. The music you will experience finds its inspiration in the people (Georgia O’Keefe, Leopold Stokowski, Rosa Parks, Diego Rivera, Abraham Lincoln), places (Detroit, Route 66, Philadelphia, Sunset Strip,) and popular icons (Superman, Empire State Building, U.F.O.s) that have forged the United States. - Michael Daugherty
Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja
Works by: Rossini, Weber, Bellini et al. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8578237 $9.99 Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years by commissioning a series of masterpieces from the greatest composers of the time, such as Rossini, Donizetti and Weber, and staging them in his magnificent opera houses, performed by the most glamorous singers of the age.
Debussy: Four-Hand Piano Music
Works: Debussy: Four-Hand Piano Music - Petite Suite; Marche écossaise; 6 épigraphes antiques et al. Artists: Jean-Pierre Armengaud; Olivier Chauzu, pianos (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572979 $9.99 The recent discovery (2008) of the Premiere Suite d’orchestre for piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy’s interest in constantly evolving form. Derived in part from his incidental music for the Chansons de Bilitis and Six Epigraphes antiquesis.
Music of Ernest John Moeran
Works: Ernest John Moeran: Cello Concerto; Serenade in G; Lonely Waters; Whythorne’s Shadow Artists: Guy Johnston, cello; Rebekah Coffey, soprano (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8573034 $9.99 The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo-Irish composer E. J. Moeran’s most important works. Composed in 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark it as a work of his maturity. The much-admired Serenade is heard in the 1996 edition of the original 1948 version with eight movements.
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 / Slatkin
Works: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances. Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Detroit SO. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8573051 $9.99 Completed in 1936, two years after the hugely popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov considered this Third Symphony to be one of his finest works.
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Music of Ira Hearshen / U.S. Air Force Band
Works: Ira Hearshen: Strike Up the Band; Divertimento for Band; There’s No Business Like Show Business; Symphony on Themes of Sousa et al. Artists: Lowell Graham/United States Air Force Band; USAF Heritage of America Band. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573041 $9.99 Ira Hearshen is one of America’s most popular orchestrators and arrangers, haven written for many Hollywood films such as Toy Story and The Scorpion King. He has also written for the concert stage and wind band, notably his Pulitzer Prize-nominated Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa
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Works: Kenneth Fuchs (b.1956): String Quartet No. 5 “American”; Falling Canons; Falling Trio. Artists: Delray String Quartet; Trio 21. Christopher O’Riley, piano. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8559733 $9.99 From its ethereal opening, the trio presents a series of seven fantasy variations. String Quartet No. 5 is an exciting, large-scale work that explores the contrapuntal possibilities of a single ‘American’ theme
Orchestral music of Luigi Mancinelli
Works: Luigi Mancinelli (18481921): Scene veneziane, suite; Cleopatra, excerpts. Artists: Francesco La Vecchia/Orch. Sinfonica di Roma. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8573074 $9.99 Luigi Mancinelli wrote music of sophistication and style, such as the colorful and touching Scene veneziane (Scenes of Venice), and with the music for Cleopatra we can see why Mancinelli was admired for his orchestral mastery.
Three Iconic Pieces by Michael Daugherty
Works: Michael Daugherty (b.1954): Mount Rushmore; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee. Artists: Paul Jacobs, organ. Carl St. Clair/ Pacific Chorale; Pacific Sym. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8559749 $9.99 With these works, Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three icons of “The Greatest Generation”, a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States of America spanning the Great Depression of the 1930s through the Second World War.
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New from Naxos On Compact Disc Nino Rota: Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonata et al.
Works: Nino Rota (1911-1979): Clarinet Trio; Clarinet Sonata et al. Artists: Goran Gojevic, clarinet; Mary Kenedi, piano; Lynn Kuo, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572778 $9.99 Although he is best known for his film scores, The Godfather in particular, Rota’s concert music combines traditional tonality and forms with characteristically heartfelt melodies and appealing clarity.
Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2
Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2; Cello Sonata; The Two Fiddlers, dances. Artists: Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Bruno Canino, piano. Peter Maxwell Davies/Orch. Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573017 $9.99 This is the second disc of works focusing on Peter Maxwell Davies’ continuing artistic relationship with the Ceccanti family. Vittorio and Mauro Ceccanti can also be heard in Maxwell Davies’ Linguae Ignis and Vesalii Icones on Naxos 8.572712.
Music of Ricky Ian Gordon
Works: Ricky Ian Gordon (b.1956): Rappahannock County; Late Afternoon. Artists: Walters, Sherman, Tuell, Moreno, Lattimore. Ricky Ian Gordon, piano. Rob Fisher/Virginia Arts Festival Orch. (2 CD) (Naxos) 2 NXS 8669028 $19.99 Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Ricky Ian Gordon’s music has been described as ‘caviar for a world gorging on pizza’ ( The New York Times), and Rappahannock Countyhas been commended for its ‘effusiveness and accessibility’ by The Washington Post .
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1, et al.
Works: Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No. 1; Berceuse; Triptyque; Elégie; Romance. Artists: Fanny Clamagirand, violin; Vanya Cohen, piano (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572750 $9.99 ‘I like nothing better than chamber music,’ SaintSaens wrote. Prominent among his works for violin and piano is the technically challenging 1885 Violin Sonata No. 1 which balances passion with clarity.
Tchaikovsky piano works / Yaroshinsky, piano
Works: Tchaikovsky: Impromptus; 2 Pieces, Op. 1; 3 Morceaux, Op. 9; 6 Morceaux, Op. 21. Artists: Andrey Yaroshinsky, piano (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8573086 $9.99 Tchaikovsky wrote music for the piano throughout his life. The flamboyant and witty Scherzo a la russe is dedicated to the virtuoso pianist Nikolay Rubinstein, but more often his piano pieces evoke a sense of nostalgia and longing, with even the dances of the Trois morceaux rich in minor key sensitivities.
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The Lost City: Lamentations Through the Ages Artists: Miranda Laurence and Susanna Fairbairn, sopranos; Robert Vanryne, trumpet. Christopher Watson/Sospiri. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573078 $9.99 The Lamentations of Jeremiah may be unremittingly sad, but they have had a deep resonance for composers throughout the ages. This is a collection that reflects the diverse settings it has inspired. Two new pieces were commissioned especially for this project, and are recorded here for the first time: John Duggan’s haunting set of three Lamentations for choir, trumpet and solo soprano; and Cecilia McDowall’s exotic and powerful The Lord is Good.
W.F. Bach: Harpsichord Works, Vol. 4
Works: W.F. Bach: Sonata for 2 harpsichords; Sonatas (3) for harpsichord. Artists: Julia Brown & Barbara Baird, harpsichords (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573027 $9.99 Wilhelm Friedmann Bach was significant in developing the relatively new keyboard sonata form between the Baroque and Classical periods. Combining stylistic elements from his father’s generation and his own, the ambitious Sonata in D major was admired as “the most significant before Beethoven”.
Waitin for Benny: A Tribute to Benny Goodman
Works: Clarinet Sonatas of Poulenc and Bernstein; Gershwin: 3 Preludes; Stavinsky: 3 Pieces; Bartok: Contrasts; Morton Gould: Benny’s Gig et al. Artists: Julien Hervé, clarinet (1 CD) (Naxos (US A) NXS 8573032 $9.99 Renowned as a virtuoso jazz clarinetist and legendary bandleader, Benny Goodman is also remembered for the works he commissioned from leading composers of his day.
Fibich: Symphony No. 1 / Czech National SO
Works: Zdenek Fibich: Symphony No. 1; Impressions from the Countryside. Artists: Marek Stilec/Czech National SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572985 $9.99 Zdenek Fibich’s career overlapped those of his countrymen Smetana and Dvorak, but his music remained poised between the twin poles of Czech Nationalism and the New German School. His earliest surviving symphony is No. 1, Op. 17. Whilst it is the most conventional of his three symphonies it is excellently proportioned and reveals the influence of Schumann on his developing art. Impressions from the Countryside, Op. 54 is, in effect, a symphonic suite.
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New Complete Operas On Compact Disc
Premieres of Strauss & Humperdinck ❦Richard Wagner: “Ring” / Clemens Krauss, Windgassen, Fischer-Dieskau et al.
Artists: Hotter, Fischer-Dieskau, Greindl, Varnay, Windgassen, Varnay. Clemens Krauss/Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orch. [Bayreuth 1953] (14 CD) (Opera d’Oro) 14 ODO 1504 $49.99 “I will proceed to proclaim the 1953 Bayreuth Festival Ring conducted by Clemens Krauss the best on records ... Hotter in his prime as Wotan, Wolfgang Windgassen in his first Bayreuth Siegfried ... and Astrid Varnay as a womanly, impassioned Brunnhilde... [This] easily surpasses all other Rings ... The sound, remarkably solid and natural for a live recording of that era... Hear this Ring, and find out what this music, and Richard Wagner, are all about.” -New York Times
Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder
Artists: Banse; Gerhauer; Vogt. Ingo Metzmacher/Berliner Mädchenchor; Deutsches SO Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin. (3 CD) (Delta) 3 DELT 90044 $35.99 While Hänsel und Gretel features a happy ending, Königskinder, with a very similar storyline ends in tragedy; the grief is elaborately reflected in Humperdinck’ s music.
Great Wagner Singers [6 CDs, mono & stereo]
“There has never since been a Heldentenor to match Lauritz Melchior”. Here’s the perfect opportunity for listeners to find out for themselves: A stunning array of majestic sopranos (Flagstad, Nilsson... ), resplendent tenors (Melchior, Lorenz... ), and dark-toned baritones and basses (Hotter, Schorr, Greindl... ). Includes the entire Act 1 of Die Walkure (with Maria Muller, Wolfgang Windgassen and Josef Greindl under Ferdinand Leitner, 1951). Recordings date from the 1920s to the 1970s. 6 DGG B001826302 $33.98 On Sale
Massenet: Le Portrait de Manon; Berlioz
Works: Massenet: Le Portrait de Manon; Berlioz: Les nuits d’été. Artists: Susana Gaspar, Hanna Hipp; Pablo Bemsch. Geoffrey Paterson/Southbank Sinfonia. (1 CD) (Opera Rara) OPR C47 $24.99 This set comes with a lavishly illustrated book, including a complete libretto for Le Portrait de Manon and song translations for Les nuits d’été.
Opera anniversaries in 2013
Opera 2013 is a glittering 2-CD collection of operatic highlights and arias featuring great composers and artists who are all celebrating significant anniversaries in 2013. In the composers category are Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Benjamin Britten, Andre Gretry and Francis Poulenc and for singers we have Maria Callas singing Casta Diva, Diana Damrau’s flawless recording of Der Holle Rache from Mozart’s Die Zauberflote. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 396852 $25.98
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Igor Stravinsky
Artists: Peter Pears, Martha Modl, Helmut Krebs, Werner Hessenland. Igor Stravinsky/Cologne RSO. (2 CD) (Acanta) 2 AANT 233694 $24.99 The recordings on this album were recorded the day before Stravinsky conducted the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Funkhaus at Wallrafplatz on October 8, 1951. The success of the concert was incredible.
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Richard Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau
Artists: Franz Hawlata, Monika Straube, Andreas Kindschuh, Bernhard Berchtold, Julia Bauer, Frank Beermann/Chemnitz Opera Chorus; Robert Schumann Philharmonie. (3 CD) (CPO ) 3 CPO 777757 $44.49 On Sale Die schweigsame Frau by Strauss, premiered in 1935, represents what is perhaps his most virtuosic and technically demanding score, which is one reason this turbulent masterpiece is rarely performed today.
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra / Lu Jia
Artists: Paolo Bordogna, Dmitry Korchak, Mariola Cantarero, Kleopatra Papatheologou et al. Lu Jia/Orch. Haydn di Bolzano e Trento. (3 CD) (Dynamic) 3 DYN 567 $28.49 In this wonderful recording of La Gazza Ladra, Lⁿ Jia’s conducting is sensational and, along with the cast, has been highly praised by the international press for this performance.
Verdi: Five Great Operas / La Scala [10 CDs]
Works: - Ernani, I due Foscari; La Traviata; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto. Artists: Mirella Freni, Renato Bruson, Daniela Dessi, Franco Bonisolli et al. Coro da Camera di Bratislava; La Scala Orch. (10 CD) (Documents) 10 DOCT 233617 $19.99
Wagner: Great Scenes from The Ring / Thielemann
Artists: Bezuyen, Breedt, Dohmen, Konig, Lukas. Christian Thielemann/Bayreuth Festival Orch. (2 CD) (BBC Opus Arte) 2 BOA 9011D $19.99 “This set is essential” concluded Gramophone of the Ring cycle when this 2008 production was issued complete. Christian Thielemann leads a performance of masterful pacing and burning conviction.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Karl Bohm
Artists: Wolfgang Windgassen, Josef Greindl, Birgit Nilsson, Eberhard Waechter. Karl Bohm/ Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orch. (3 CD) (Myto Records) 3 MYT 00328 $31.99
Puccini: Turandot / Caballe, Carreras,
Artists: Montserrat Caballe, Mirella Freni, Jose Carreras, Paul Plishka, Michel Senechal. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 390052B $15.98
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New Solo Vocal On Compact Disc
Introducing a brilliant new soprano! “. . . rising to the loftiest flights with silver-bell purity and apparent ease” Alleluia - Baroque and Classical Arias / Julia Lezhneva, soprano Works: Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi Artists: Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Giovanni Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001809902 $17.98 “Clearly a name to watch…The ingredients for a great career certainly are there.” --The Sunday Times . . fresh, light timbre and proficient technique . . . Her recitals are inflected with intelligence; the arias show fine musicianship and pleasing agility and tone . . . --Opera News
❦The Songs of Gary Higginson / de Rothschild
Works: Gary Higginson (b. 1952): Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Artists: Charlotte de Rothschild, soprano; Danielle Perrett, harp. Sarah MacDonald/ Chapel Choir of Selwyn College (1 CD) (Regent Records) REGN 381 $16.99 “The singing and playing are all fine... There’s variety in the textures and voicings.” -ARG
A Life in Music / Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Works: Arias from Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Mozart and Massenet Artists: Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (1 CD) (Opera d’Oro) ODO 6013 $6.99
Sacred Music of Hammerschmidt & Rosenmuller
Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Vocal works for Passiontide and Easter; Johann Rosenmuller: Dixit Dominus. Artists: Jochen Arnold/ Gli Scarlattisti. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83377 $18.99 Though little known now, Andreas Hammerschmidt was one of the most important masters of the early German Baroque
André Caplet: Le Miroir de Jésus
Artists: Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano; Quatuor Sine Nomine. Jean-Claude Fasel/ Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne. (1 CD) (Mirare) MRR 160 $20.49 With this innovative work, Caplet is revealed as an important transitional composer between Debussy and Messiaen.
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’ete; La mort de Cleopatre
Artists: Karen Cargill, mezzo-soparno; Robin Ticciati/Scottish CO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Linn Records) LINN 421 $21.49 Conductor Robin Ticciati will relieve Vladimir Jurowski as music director of Glyndebourne at the beginning of the 2014 season.
Casa Mia - Arias performed by tenor & harp
Works: Arias by Puccini; Mascagni, Leoncavallo. Artists: Marco Berti, tenor; Floraleda Sachi, harp (1 CD) (Amadeus Arte) ADEU 501 $13.99 Notes in Italian only.
Fanny Mendelssohn: Lieder / Susan Gritton
Artists: Susan Gritton, sop.; Eugene Asti, piano (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 55360 $12.99 On sale This mid-priced reissue, featuring soprano Susan Gritton and pianist Eugene Asti, is devoted to 29 of Fanny Mendelssohn’s beautiful songs, most recorded here for the first time.
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Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder et al. / Nina Stemme, soprano
Works: Wagner: WesedonckLieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures. Artists: Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard/Swedish CO. (1 SA CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2022 $18.99 Named ‘Singer of the Year’ by the magazine ‘Opernwelt’ in 2012, Nina Stemme has been the Isolde of choice at Glyndebourne, Bayreuth and Covent Garden. She here performs the five ‘Wesendonck Songs’ - of which two in particular, ‘Im Treibhaus’ and ‘Traume’, were referred to by their composer as ‘studies’ for ‘Tristan and Isolde’.
From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry
Works: Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918): Songs. Artists: Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano. (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34117 $16.99
G.P. Telemann: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 5
Works: Six Cantatas for high voice, violin and basso continuo. Artists: Bergen Barokk. (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0102 $18.99 Presenting Vol.5 in the first complete recording of the 72 cantatas from Telemann’s collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, published in Hamburg, 1726.
Gregg Kallor - Exhilaration / Adrana Zabala
Works: Gregg Kallor: Dickinson and Yeats Songs. Artists: Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano; Gregg Kallor (Pno). (1 CD) (GKM Records) GKMR SNR2 $16.99 This is the premiere recording of composer Kallor’s acclaimed song-cycles of poems by Emily Dickinson and William Butler Yeats.
Hugo Wolf: Italienische Liederbuch / Rodgers
Artists: Joan Rodgers, soprano; Roderick Williams, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano (1 CD) (Champs Hill Records) CMPH 054 $16.99
Made of Melting Snow / Andrea Lauren Brown
Works: Elizabethan Consort Songs by Byrd, Johnson, Morley, Nicholson, Baldwine, Gibbons et al. Artists: Andrea Lauren Brown, soprano. Rayuela. (1 CD) (EtCetera Records) ETC 1909 $16.99 The members of Rayuela completed their degrees at leading European music academies (Zurich, Vienna, Basel, Trossingen) and have been active with various ensembles for Early Music.
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Solo Vocal On CD Lo Guarracino - Neapolitan songs and dances
Works: Neapolitan songs and dances spanning four centuries. Artists: Neapolis Ensemble. (1 CD) (Eloquentia) ELOQ 1235 $18.99 The music on Lo Guarracino ranges from traditional melodies and dances of the 15th and 16th centuries to an18th century Classical aria by Leonardo Vinci.
The Young Alfredo Kraus (rec. 1958)
Works: 20 arias & songs by Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Leoncavallo et al. (rec. 1958) Artists: Alfredo Kraus, tenor (1 CD) (Preiser) PSR 93482 $16.99 The small selection of songs is taken from his two 1958 LPs with Spanish and Italian Songs.
Love Songs / Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Works: Music by Puccini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Tosti and Massenet. Artists: Luciano Pavarotti, tenor (1 CD) (Opera d’Oro) ODO 6016 $6.99
Neapolitan Songs / Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Artists: Music by DeCurtis, Tosti, De Crescennzo, Bixio, Buzzi, Peccia, Lazzaro (1 CD) (Opera d’Oro) ODO 6015 $6.99 These short songs with their direct emotional impact, usually full of sweet nostalgia and a touch of melancholy, graced virtually every vocal recital Pavarotti ever gave.
Operette / Julia Migenes, soprano
Artists: Curt Cremer/Cologne Radio Orch. (1 CD) (Acanta) AANT 233673 $19.99 A colorful potpourri of melodies from the familiar Franz Lehar, Franz von Suppé - to the unfamiliar - Eduard Kuneke and Edmund Eysler.
Richard Strauss: Leider / Christiane Oelze
Artists: Christiane Oelze, soprano; Eric Schneider, piano (1 CD) (Solo Musica) SOLO 183 $18.99 This recording invites listeners to experience Strauss’ lieder from a variety of periods in his career.
Rossini: Liederabend, 1992 / Marilyn Horne
Artists: Marilyn Horne, mezzosoprano; Martin katz, piano (1 CD) (Hanssler) HAN 93721 $18.99 Although Marilyn Horne was 58 years old at the time of this Rossini concert, no weakness clouded the beauty of her voice.
Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mz
Artists: artists Julius Drake (Pno); Alice Coote (Mezzo-soprano). (1 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live) WGMR 0057 $18.99
Tenor Arnold Bezuyen sings Schumann & Berg
Works: Schumann: Dichterliebe; Berg: Sieben Fruhe Lieder. Artists: Arnold Bezuyen, tenor; Jura Margulis, piano (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 857 $19.99 Dutch tenor Arnold Bezuyen made his MET debut in New York last season.
The Hours Begin to Sing / Lisa Delan, soprano
Works: Songs by Bolcom, Corigliano, Garner, Getty, Heggie et al. Artists: Lisa Delan, soprano; Haimovitz, Krakauer, Rubtsov (1 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone Classics) PTE 5186459 $19.99
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New Toscanini D Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 “Spring”; [Blu-Ray or 2 DVD]
Artists: Spira Mirabilis (EuroArts) (131 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) EUA 3079864 $38.99 (2 DVD) 2 EUA 3079868 $38.99 The documentary “La Spira Mirabilis” is by Gérald Cailiat. Spira Mirabilis is a new project drawing together some of Europe’s finest young players. Mostly in their 20s and 30s, they study, practice and perform together without the guide of a conductor. This disc documents their way of breaking down the traditional barriers between performer and audience.
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Propper [DVD] Artists: Daniel Propper, piano. (1 DVD-Video) (Skarbo) (Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color) SKA 1048 $23.99 At an early age Daniel Propper began studying with Swedish pedagogue Gunnar Hallhagen and later worked with Tatiana Nikolaieva.
Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire: Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Blu-Ray or DVD]
Works: Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture; Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2; Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3, Op. 42. Artists: Lionel Bringuier/BBC SO. Nelson Freire, piano. (Bel Air Classiques) (95 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1) (Blu-Ray) BAC 479 $29.99 (1 DVD-Video) BAC 079 $23.99 On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto.
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Chailly [Blu-Ray or DVD]
Works: Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major. Artists: Christina Landshamer, soprano; Riccardo Chailly/ Gewandhaus Orch. Leipzig. (Accentus) (61 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio) (1 Blu-Ray) ACTS 10257 $38.99 (1 DVD-Video) ACTS 20257 $23.99 “The greatest mix of colors that ever existed” was Mahler’s description of the third movement of his Fourth Symphony. Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra transformed the entire Fourth Symphony into this kaleidoscope of sound.
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Works: Verdi’s Hymn of the Nations. Artists: Jan Peerce; Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO. (1 DVD-Video) (Sony Classical) (97 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4/3, B&W and Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby Digital 2.0) SNYC 88765437139 $15.49 Toscanini the Maestro DVD features interviews with Robert Merrill, Jarmila Novona, Herva Nelli, Licia Albanese and others, plus photographs, documents, original recordings and a selection of rare home movies. Also includes a full performance of Verdi’s Hymn of the Nations, featuring Jan Peerce.
Brahms: Piano Trios; Clarinet Trio / Maxim Vengerov (1988) [DVD]
Works: Brahms: Trio for clarinet, cello & piano, Op. 114; Trios for Piano and Strings nos 1-3; Artists: Boris Pergamenschikow; Wenzel Fuchs; Dietmar Schwalke; Maxim Vengerov; Elena Baschkirova. (rec. 1988) (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (117 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) EUA 2066748 $23.99 This DVD includes Brahms outstanding Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano as well as Trios Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for piano performed by the well-acclaimed pianist Elena Baschkirova, who established the International Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival in 1988.
Mitsuko Uchida - Mozart in Japan, a film by Tony Palmer [DVD]
Artists: Mitsuko Uchida, piano (1 DVD-Video) (United States Of Distribution) USDS TPDVD121 $16.99
Haydn Handel Bach - Helmuth Rilling, [4 DVD]
Artists: van Swieten; Stumhius; Stevenson; Schone; Kallisch, Sacca, Miles (4 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) 4 EUA 2007598 $38.99 Helmuth Rilling, founder and director of the International Bachakademie Stuttgart, is the subject of the 4 DVD set.
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / Christian Thielemann, Munich PO [Blu-Ray]
Artists: Christian Thielemann/Munich PO. (1 BluRay Video) (C Major Video) (156 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1) CME 712304 $38.99 Christian Thielemann is widely regarded as the leading Brucknerian of our age.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” / Franz Welser-Most [Blu-Ray or DVD]
Artists: Franz Welser-Most/Cleveland Orch. (Arthaus DVD) (74 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0)(1 Blu-Ray) AHM 108078 $38.99 (1 DVD) AHM 101682 $23.99 Anton Bruckner’s symphonies and the exhilarating vibrancy of St. Florian’s monastery are a perfect match - especially when they are captured on film so thrillingly by such an eminent director as Brian Large.
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A Musical Journey
Explore the World from you Armchair! A Musical Journey: Crimea, Russia, Uzbekistan [DVD]
Music by: Borodin; Glinka; Khachaturian; Rimsky-Korsakov. (1 DVD-Video) (Naxos (USA) NXS 2110291 $9.99 The tour starts in Uzbekistan, of which there are later glimpses. There is a visit to the historic Russian town of Suzdal and scenes from Crimea. Two important religious centers are seen, the Trinity Monastery at Sergiyev Posad (formerly Zagorsk) and the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev. The music for the tour is taken from Russian composers who were, by and large, thoroughly imbued with the spirit of their country and its exotic territories.
A Musical Journey: Norway, Finland, Nordic Landscapes [DVD]
Music by: Sibelius, Svendsen, Halvorsen, Sinding (1 DVD-Video) (Naxos (USA) NXS 2110320 $9.99 Scenes of Finland and its capital Helsinki, the interlinked islands of Suomenlinna, site of an ancient castle and fortifications, and the hills, valleys and fjords of Norway follow a journey through varied Nordic landscapes. Finland found its musical identity largely through the work of Jean Sibelius, whose Violin Concerto is the principal work included here.
A Musical Journey: Salzburg, Austria, City of Mozart [DVD]
Music by: Mozart (1 DVD-Video) (Naxos (USA) NXS 2110338 $9.99 The places visited are associated in one way or another with Mozart. He was born in 1756 in Salzburg, where his father was a leading musician at the court of the ruling PrinceArchbishop, and remained there, with occasional breaks for foreign concert tours, until he was finally able to break free in 1781 and settle in Vienna, where he spent the last ten years of his short life. The music chosen for the tour of Salzburg and its surroundings consists of two piano concertos by Mozart.
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New! Six DVD Box from Renée F Massenet: Don Quichotte / Rosa [DVD]
Artists: Anastasov, Sarambelieva, Kartaloff, Teneva. Francesco Rosa/Sofia National Opera Orch. & Chorus. (1 DVDVideo) (Dynamic) (125 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM 2.0) DYN 33733 $31.99 This new recording on DVD is featuring a lively and enjoyable performance features an amazing cast and a superb staging by Plamen Kartaloff. Don Quichotte is brilliantly comic!
Poulenc: La Voix Humaine / Lott, [2 DVD & BluRay]
Works: Francis Poulenc (1899 1963): La voix humaine, opera, FP 171. Artists: Felicity Lott, soprano; Graham Johnson, piano. (2 DVD-Video& Blu-Ray) (Champs Hill Records) (Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray and NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) 2 CMPH 045 $38.99 This new HD filmed performance is the worldpremiere recording of Poulenc’s one-woman opera with piano, and is here in both Blu-ray and DVD formats.
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots [Blu-Ray]
Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864): Les Huguenots. Artists: Stefan Soltesz/ Deutsche Opera Berlin Orch. Richard Leech; Hartmut Welker; Lucy Peacock; Martin Blasius; Angela Denning. (1 Blu-Ray) (Arthaus DVD) (156 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) AHM 108084 $38.99 The grand opera Les Huguenots was one of the greatest operatic successes if the 19th century, and its creator was the foremost composer of his time. Today the work is underperformed and Meyerbeer is overlooked. In this remarkable 1991 production by John Dew, divided Berlin substitutes for the opera’s Catholic/Protestant conflict to astonishing effect.
Mozart: Don Giovanni / Haitink [DVD]
Artists: Bernard Haitink/London PO. Stafford Dean; Elisabeth Gale; Leo Goeke; Pierre Thau; John Rawnsley. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (174 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) AHM 102312 $19.99
Alban Berg: Wozzeck / Barenboim [DVD]
Artists: Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsoper Berlin. Waltraud Meier; Siegfried Vogel; Roman Trekel; Franz Grundheber; Endrik Wottrich. (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (97 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) EUA 2066758 $23.99
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Renée Fleming Live at the Paris Opera in 3 complete operas / [6 DVD]
Works: Massenet: Manon; Dvorak: Rusalka; Strauss: Capriccio. Artists: Von Otter, Finley, Trost, Alvarez et al. Ulf Schirmer; Jesus Lopez-Cobos; James Conlon/Paris Nat’l Opera; (Arthaus) (467 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0) 6 AHM 107529 $58.49 Three celebrated performances from Ms. Fleming at the Paris Opera in a money-saving six DVD box.
Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani / Zanetti [Blu-Ray or DVD] Artists: Massimo Zanetti/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Leo Nucci; Fabio Armiliato; Giacomo Prestia; Daniela Dessi; Roberto Jachini Virgili. (C Major Video) (181 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS-HD 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) CME 723904 $38.99 (2 DVD) 2 CME 723808 $38.99 Not until 1855 did Verdi have a chance to try his hand at French grand opera. A setting of a libretto by Eugene Scribe, Les Vepres siciliennes proved a success in Paris. Today, the opera is usually given in the Italian version of 1861 as I Vespri siciliani.
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Artists: Yuri Temirkanov/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Leo Nucci; Marcelo Alvarez; Fiorenza Cedolins; Katarina Nikolic; Giorgio Surian. (C Major Video) (144 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) CME 723704 $38.99 (1 DVD) CME 723608 $29.99 La traviata is Verdi’s most popular opera, But modern audiences have lost sight of the fact that its plot was unprecedented at the time: with a high-class prostitute dying of consumption, Verdi raised his fondness for daring subjects to a whole new level.
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Callegari [Blu-Ray or DVD]
Artists: Daniele Callegari/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chrous. Leo Nucci; Roberto Scandiuzzi; Francesco Meli; Luca Casalin; Tamar Iveri. (C Major Video) (148 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) CME 724104 $38.99 (1 DVD) CME 724008 $29.99 The initial 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra was not a success, so in 1880/81 Verdi rewrote large sections of the score and reworked the libretto. The result was a somber work full of overwhelming sound pictures. This second version proved a great and lasting success.
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Video Premieres from Charpentier & von Winter
Charpentier: David & Jonathas /Visse, Caton et al. William Christie [DVD]
Works: Gustave Charpentier (1860 - 1956): David and Jonathas. Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. Dominique Visse; Frederic Caton; Ana Quintans; Neal Davies; Pascal Charbonneau. (1 DVD-Video) (Bel Air Classiques) (130 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1) BAC 093 $29.99 The deepest of male friendships must contend with jealousy, a witch’s premonition, and, ultimately war in the biblical tale of the King Saul’s banishment of his son’s best friend on the eve of battle. Charpentier’s stately choruses, dances, and airs unfold with conductor William Christie’s trademark rhetorical flair, transforming a neglected biblical parable into a sonically gripping psychological tableau.
Peter von Winter: Das Labyrinth, part II of The Magic Flute [Blu-Ray or 2 DVD]
Artists: Fischesser, Novikova, Hartelius, Schade. Ivor Bolton/Mozarteumorchester Salzburg. (Arthaus DVD) (158 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) AHM 108076 $38.99 (2 DVD) 2 AHM 101677 $38.99 We’re all familiar with Mozart’s Magic Flute to the libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. However, it’s not widely known that Schikaneder wrote a sequel to the story. In 2012 the Salzburg Festival presented this operatic rarity as a glittering fairytale full of magical events. Bolton brings out the best in von Winter’s charming music with its clever allusions to Mozart.
Verdi: Falstaff / Zubin Mehta [DVD]
Artists: Mehta/Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Ruggero Raimondi; Barbara Frittoli; Daniil Shtoda; Laura Polverelli; Elena Zilio. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus DVD) (128 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM 2.0, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1) AHM 107309 $29.99 Luca Ronconi’s production finds ready equivalents for Shakespeare’s Windsor in both the social context and imagery of modern Britain.
Verdi: Un Giorno Di Regno / Regia [DVD]
Artists: Maurizio Benini Regia/Orch. Sinfonica dell’Emilia Romagna “Arturo Toscanini”; Anna Antonacci, Cecilia Gasdia, Paolo Conti, Alfonso Antoniozzi. Maurizio Benini Regia. (1997) (1 DVDVideo) (Hardy Classic) HCV 4049 $35.99 Live performance from the Teatro Regio di Parma on December 19, 1997. Sung in Italian, with optional Italian, English, French and Spanish subtitles. Color, PCM Stereo, 124 minutes, 4:3.
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Hartmut Haenchen [11 DVDs]
Artists: Brocheler, Merritt, Smit, Runkel, Keyes, Rydl, Kruse, Schone, Altmeyer. Hartmut Haenchen/ Hague Philharmonic; Netherlands PO; Rotterdam PO. (11 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (1008 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1) 11 BOA 1094BD $136.99 Pierre Audi’s production for the Netherlands Opera blends the lyrical, mythical and philosophical qualities of Wagner’s tetralogy into a profound unity. The Wagner Society compliments, “Pierre Audi’s Ring really shines!”
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro / Haitink [Blu-Ray] Artists: Renée Fleming, Gerald Finley, Stephen Medcalf. Bernard Haitink/Glyndebourne Festival Orch. & Chorus (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Kultur International Films) KUL 20397 $23.99
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-- Operetta -Marco Polo (after RimskyKorsakov) [DVD]
Artists: Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow, Paul Ukena; Ross Martin, Jerome Kilty [1956 TV, B&W] (1 DVD-Video) (Video Artists International) VAI 4556 $26.99 Hailed by The New York Times as “an eye-filling version of a fascinating story, accompanied...by superior music” Marco Polo offers a rare opportunity to see the beautiful Doretta Morrow in performance. B&W, 80 minutes, 4:3
Glibert & Sullivan: The Yeoman of the Guard [DVD]
Artists: Alfred Drake; Celeste Holm; Barbara Cook; Bill Hayes [1955 TV, B&W] (1 DVD-Video) (Video Artists International) VAI 4553 $26.99 One of the most acclaimed musical productions in television history, this 1957 telecast of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeomen of the Guard features a starry cast led by Alfred Drake and Barbara Cook B&W, 79 minutes, 4:3, All regions
Victor Herbert: Babes In Toyland [DVD]
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Works: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, overture; Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever; R. Strauss: Don Juan; Operatic arias and duets. Artists: Angela Gheorghiu; René Pape. Valery Gergiev/World Orch. for Peace. (Arthaus DVD) (133 min.; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray/NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (1 Blu-Ray) AHM 108073 $38.99 (1 DVD-Video) AHM 101668 $23.99 The Solti Centenary Concert in Chicago celebrated Sir Georg Solti’s 100th birthday on October 21. This memorable evening presented musical highlights that played a significant role in Solti’s life and career, conducted by his good friend Valery Gergiev and hosted by Lady Valerie Solti.
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