Fall 2022 Mixed-Genre catalog

HBDirect Mixed-Genre

HBDirect is pleased to present our 2022 Fall Mixed-Genre catalog – bringing you the widest selection of classical, jazz, world music, folk, blues, film & stage music, oldies, and so much more, including a wealth of new Shakespeare video releases from Opus Arte! There is much to choose from in this catalog, including special label sales on titles from Challenge Jazz, ARC Music, and Altissimo! Recordings. We have dedicated label pages for Yellowbird, Acrobat, and Klavier, as well as an excellent selection of Chandos film favorites. Call in your order at 800 222 6872, mail it to us, or browse our digital catalog online! To access the digital catalog online, visit ArkivMusic.com and click on the “HBDirect” tab at the top of the screen to begin your online shopping experience.

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Chopin / Valentina Lisitsa

A new recording of Chopin’s complete legendary Scherzos by leading pianist Valentina Lisitsa – ‘a set full of contrasts and characters, including some of the most beautiful melodies ever written’. The famous “Andante Spianato” and other works complete this new milestone recording on Naïve. Newly signed leading artist on Naïve, pianist Valentina Lisitsa offers a new performance of Chopin’s four Scherzos, her core repertoire since the beginning of her career. Those long, highly virtuosic and expressive works are milestones in Chopin’s output and were composed over a decade, between 1831 and 1842. (Naïve)

1CD# V7700 $16.99

The London Violin Sound

A unique demonstration of massed instrumental playing, featuring no less than 48 violinists under the baton of Geoffrey Simon. Three of Londonʼs finest sections drive the concept of the violin ensemble to new heights in these innovative, hugely sonorous treatments of repertoire from Debussy to Gershwin.

“Montiʼs Csardas of course sounds appropriately passionate: and when it gets going the 48 players clearly enjoy their own virtuosity: the result is exhilarating” (Gramophone) (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD2008 $17.99

Grieg: The Cello Works

Daniel Müller-Schott, always driven to expand the musical repertoire for his instrument and with a keen sense of transcriptions, for this all-Grieg album – which is his 20th album on the label Orfeo – hence transcribed and recorded for the first time the violin sonata in C minor, Op. 45, No. 3, for the cello.

Accompanied by his long-standing duo-partner Herbert Schuch on piano, the short Intermezzo in A minor (EG 115) guides us to the second part of the album, where the duo presents selected songs of various characters transcribed for cello and piano. (Orfeo)

1CD# ORF-C240221 $18.99

Villa-Lobos: Complete String Quartets [6 CDs]

Heitor Villa-Lobos once confessed that he loved to write string quartets, stating ‘one could say that it is a mania.’ His 17 quartets form a substantial part of his chamber music output, covering a long career that embraced national pride and musical experimentation leading to the rarefied atmosphere of the final masterpieces. Often drawing on the musical folklore of Brazil, these quartets are an outpouring of spontaneous and daring invention. Ranging from austere polyphony to compelling expressiveness and virtuosity, they represent one of the most distinctive bodies of chamber works in 20th-century music. (Naxos) 6CD# 8206006 $53.99

Handel: Salve Regina / Julie Roset, Millenium Orchestra

Julie Roset, a young French soprano from Avignon, immediately attracted attention with her first recital for Ricercar (Nun danket alle Gott with Clematis) and went on to record a recital of works by Sigismondo dʼIndia with Mariana Flores that met with great critical acclaim. In this new recording she tackles several of Handel’s masterpieces on religious themes: his Salve Regina, Gloria and the motet Silete venti were all composed at the time when the young Handel had been inspired to new heights by his discovery of Roman musical life. (Ricercar)

1CD# RIC442 $18.99

Wanda Landowska Plays Bach, Mozart, Handel [10 CDs]

The conductor Arthur Nikisch described Wanda Landowska as the high priestess of the harpsichord, “prima clavicembalista assoluta” and “Bachante”, not least on account of her intensive Bach studies. The historic recordings presented here should be of interest not just to lovers of Early Music but throughout the music world. They range from Jacques Champion de Chambonnières to Henry Purcell and François Couperin, from Domenico Scarlatti and George Frideric Handel. (Profil)

10CD# PH22027 $34.99

new classical

Handel: Coronation Anthems

As a lover of large orchestral formations, Hervé Niquet has assembled a number of instrumentalists and singers close to the (gigantic) forces used at the premiere, with a large band of oboes, bassoons and trumpets. Niquet speaks of the glittering power of this ceremonial music concocted by a Handel conscious of placing the best of his genius at the service of the crown and of history. (Alpha)

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Violin Concertos by Black Composers –25th Anniversary Ed.

American violinist Rachel Barton Pine marks the 25th anniversary of her 1997 recording of violin concertos by Black composers of the 18th and 19th centuries with Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries. This special-edition reissue updates and expands the original program into the 20th century with Pine’s recent recording of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2, composed in 1952. (Cedille)

Bach: 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo / Giuliano Carmignola [2 CDs]

An eminent interpreter of Vivaldi, Giuliano Carmignola’s latest project took shape during the Covid lockdowns of 2020 and offers a new and sometimes experimental reading of Bach’s Suites à Violoncello Solo senza Basso, in which he highlights new details and exalts the choreatic character and the brilliance of many of the suites’ movements. (Arcana)

2CD# A533 $27.99

Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 1

Somm Recordings celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birth with definitive, newly remastered performances by Lani Spahr of his ever-popular The Wasps Overture and two symphonies the startling Sixth and, in its world premiere performance, the valedictorian Ninth – with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. (SOMM)

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As We Are / Julian Velasco

Saxophonist Julian Velasco headlines an inventive, virtuosic, and diverse album of contemporary classical works for soprano, alto, and tenor sax. The album opens with works for saxophone and piano, performed with collaborative pianist extraordinaire Winston Choi. These include the world-premiere recording of classical saxophonist and composer Steven Banks’ “Come As You Are” with Velasco on tenor sax. (Cedille)

1CD# ARIADNE 5016 $18.99

Chopin: 4 Ballades

“Chopin’s four ballades occupy a special place in the collective mind of classical pianists. To many, each is a jewel of the Romantic era, models of poetic lyricism.” (Sam Reich) Israeli pianist Dror Biran performs these works with great mastery and sensitivity. Biran is one of Israel’s most admired and gifted pianists. His superb tonal control combined with interesting phrasing and voicing has won him consistent critical acclaim. (Centaur)

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The Genius of Ysaÿe

The Genius of Ysaÿe presents several masterpieces by the legendary Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931), including three world premiere recordings – the first recording of his recently discovered Introduction for Solo Viola, as well as the world premiere recordings of Ysaÿe’s final versions of his Two String Trios for violin, viola and cello (Op. 33 and Op. 34). (Affetto)

Shining Night / Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

Anne Akiko Meyers has amassed a multitude of fans and admirers for her exquisitely curated recordings, often exploring her passion for new music. Her quest for creative collaborations infuses Shining Night, an album that embraces themes of love, poetry and nature. Anne’s association with composer Morten Lauridsen led to the arrangement of his popular work “Sure on this Shining Night” for violin and piano. (Avie)

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1CD# CRC3918 $15.99

Rheingold: Music by Reinecke, Wagner, Bruch & Silcher

Previous Brilliant Classics albums by this Dutch string orchestra, based in The Hague, have focused on late-Romantic ‘American Pioneers’ and composers in early 20th-century Paris. Under their founder-director Dick van Gasteren, they now turn to the rich history of Rhineland music from the high-point of its immortalisation in operatic culture as the bedrock of Wagner’s Ring cycle. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI95426 $9.99

Buenos Aires Resonances / Massa Trio

For Omar Massa, it is important to break new ground to bring the music of Buenos Aires into the 21st century. This is his passion: to write contemporary tango. Together with Markus Däunert and Kim Barbier, Massa presents music that is almost congenial for exploring and exploring extreme ranges of sound possibilities. The classical musicians Däunert and Barbier discover new sides of themselves through the Argentine tango. (ARS)

1SACD# ARS38342 $19.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 / Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic

Sony presents the next installment of Christian Thielemann’s complete cycle of Anton Bruckner’s symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic- the orchestra’s first Bruckner cycle under a single conductor. The Vienna Philharmonic premiered four of Anton Bruckner’s nine symphonies, including No. 4 in 1881 and has enjoyed a unique relationship with the Austrian composer’s music since 1873. (Sony)

1CD# 19658706142

Blech: Complete Orchestral Works –Orchestral Songs

The closest Leo Blech (1880–1959) gets to fame these days is being mistaken for Ernest Bloch. Actually, some might still remember his seminal work as an opera conductor in Berlin, where he worked for almost half a century. But his compositions have disappeared from the repertoire. What a shame, because his music is very charming in the style of, say, Humperdinck or Rheinberger. (Capriccio)

1CD# C5481

Haydn: Complete Piano Trios

Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard has become one of the most sought-after piano trios of its generation, whose members are praised for their unique and fresh approach to the score. Haydn has been central to the Trio’s repertoire since its inception, to the extent that it is rare for them to perform a program that does not include his music. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20244 $18.99

Lost & Found / Sean Shibe

Sean Shibe’s second PENTATONE album Lost & Found is an ecstatic journey containing music by outsiders, mystics, visionaries, who often have more than one identity and lay claim to various artistic traditions, genres, or audiences. The repertoire ranges from Hildegard von Bingen to Olivier Messiaen, Moondog, Julius Eastman, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Meredith Monk, Shiva Feshareki, Oliver Leith and Daniel Kidane. (Pentatone)

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David Loeb: Between Sea & Sky

This is a composer-focused release of works by David Loeb, emphasizing his guitar music, but also including pieces for viols, and for Japanese mouth organ, clarinet quartet, and violin with string orchestra. The composer writes: “My formal studies (1959-1964) coincided with the midpoint of that thankfully brief time when twelve-tone and serial techniques seemed to dominate the world of composition.” (FUA)

1CD# FA6828

Serenata Española – Spanish Guitar Classics

As a guitarist, Brad DeRoche has explored a wide variety of musical styles ranging from classical masterpieces to modern works by living composers. He is an active concert artist, appearing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist. The present release is a showcase of Spanish guitar music, including works by Isaac Albéniz, Julian Arcas, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Malats, and Antonio Jiménez Manjon. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC3920

$16.99 Centro Luca Marenzio 1580 in his “First Book of Madrigals” revive the Roman dolce vita of the 1580s and 1590s. (Glossa)

Rachmaninoff: Concerto

This release features American organist Cameron Carpenter in his first orchestral recording as well as his first live-concert recording. An original version of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini recorded live at Berlin’s Konzerthaus is paired with Poulenc’s popular Concerto for Organ Strings and Timpani. These pieces brilliantly showcase Carpenter’s artistry. (Sony)

Finlandia (Ormandy)

Eugene Ormandy leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in these performances of works of Edvard Grieg, Hugo Alfvén and Jean Sibelius. In this superb compilation, youʼll enjoy one of the best versions of “Finlandia” available, as well as the magnificent “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1”. Youʼll also hear selections from Sibeliusʼ The Swan of Tuonela, En Saga, and Valse triste, as well as Alfvenʼs “Swedish Rhapsody No. 1.” (Sony)

1CD# 88985390822

Haydn: Eight Early Sonatas [2 CDs]

An album of Joseph Haydn’s eight delightful early keyboard sonatas by Tuija Hakkila performed on two fortepianos. Of the sonatas selected for this project, Haydn wrote all of these over a period of about 15 years before his 40th birthday. Hakkila has selected an Italian-style instrument for two Sonatas (E major and G minor), a copy of a Gottfried Silbermann fortepiano. (Ondine)

1CD# 88697689752 $11.99

Chopin: Nocturnes (Rubenstein) [2 CDs]

To say these are some of Rubenstein’s finest Chopin recordings is no small statement – he is regarded as one of the top Chopin interpreters to have ever lived.

2CD# ODE 1360-2D

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5-Triple Concerto

Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart received the rank of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite in 2006 and then was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2008. Elizabeth continues this Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle with the third installment featuring the mighty fifth piano concerto as well as his ever-popular triple concerto, featuring Duncan Riddell on violin and Richard Harwood on cello. (Signum)

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Schumann / Emerson String Quartet

In their Pentatone debut, the Emerson String Quartet presents a recording of Schumann’s three string quartets. Written during the summer of 1842, the three quartets marked the beginning of a six-month period wherein Schumann’s best chamber works were penned. Ranked among the world’s most renowned chamber ensembles, the Emerson String Quartet performs these works with aplomb. (Pentatone)

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Romantic Songs / Jonas Kaufmann

Selige Stunde is the first recital in a small series of recordings that Jonas Kaufmann made during the Corona crisis. Recorded at home, the intimate sound reflects the warm, personal and endearing mood of the songs. The varied and heartfelt selection of songs covers the most prominent Lieder composers, including Schubert, Grieg, Liszt and Beethoven. (Sony)

1CD# 19439783262

“Rubenstein in Chopin is a magician in matters of colour…nuance and the seeming inevitability of his rubato demonstate a very special musical imagination in this repertoire. The recordings were the best he received in his Chopin series for RCA.”

– Penguin Guide (Sony)

2CD# 88697690412 $13.99

Korngold: Symphony in F Sharp

John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London shine in an all-Korngold program full of wit, romanticism, sensitivity, and virtuosity – an orchestral tour de force! Conductor John Wilson has earned a reputation for his interpretations of British and American repertoire in particular. He is a favorite of many of the UK’s orchestras and festivals including the BBC Proms and Aldeburgh Festival. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5220 $19.99

Julius Röntgen: Piano Concertos 3, 6, & 7

This recording presents impressive Romantic music by Julius Röntgen, who was an outstanding pianist and often interpreted his own compositions. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is more reminiscent of Brahms and not at all of the New German School of Liszt adherents. It is Röntgen’s posthumous triumph that his two last concertos have never disappeared from the repertoire. (CPO)

1CD# 555055-2

$16.99

Vladimir Horowitz: The Great Comeback [15 CDs]

After taking a 12-year hiatus during the 1950s and early 1960s, Vladimir Horowitz returned to the concert stage on Sunday, May 9, 1965. The performance was one of New York City’s most exciting musical events. This release includes that GRAMMY Award winning performance, as well as rehearsals, additional recitals, and other unreleased recordings. (Sony)

15CD# 19075935332

Baroque [25 CDs]

The 17th and 18th centuries marked the era of Enlightenment, and the birth of the greatest composers in history. From concertos to fantasias, suites to sonatas, Brilliant Classics presents a comprehensive and concise overview of this innovative and groundbreaking period in musical history, the Baroque era. Composers include Albinoni, Corelli, J.S. Bach, Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, and more. (Brilliant)

Busch: Songs of William Busch

British mezzo-soprano Diana Moore has established herself as a firm favorite with audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, acclaimed for her unique voice which ‘combines the range of a mezzo with the tone quality of a contralto’ (Gramophone) – has led to repeat engagements with many of the world’s leading music ensembles, and frequent collaborations with eminent conductors. (Lyrita)

25CD# BRI95886

Bruckner: Complete Piano Music

While some of Bruckner’s piano music was composed early on in his career, the majority of his piano output comes from the early 1860s, around the same time as his first (unnumbered) symphony. This album from Francesco Pasqualotto explores all of Bruckner’s piano output, from a young man’s first writings to a seasoned and successful composer’s masterworks. (Brilliant)

1CD# SRCD409 $18.99

Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies [6 CDs]

From the crisp vitality of the youthful ‘Classical’ Symphony to the viscerally exciting Third, the Fifth Symphony which for Prokofiev represented ‘the grandeur of the human spirit’ and the deeply moving and heartfelt Sixth Symphony, this is an unforgettable collection crowned by the bittersweet Seventh Symphony, the composer’s final significant work. (Naxos)

6CD# 8506038 $49.99

1CD# BRI95619

British Tone Poems, Vol. 2

Chandos presents the eagerly anticipated second volume of Rumon Gamba’s fascinating survey of lesser-known British musical gems. This 8-track edition features works from composers including Sir Arthur Bliss, Patrick Hadley, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Herbert Foulds, and more. This album features two world premiere recordings. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 10981 $18.99

Kathleen Ferrier in New York

Kathleen Ferrier in New York presents historic performances of Mahler and Bach by the much-loved contralto during her triumphant visits to the U.S. in 1948 and 1950. this remarkable account predates Ferrier’s often-reissued 1952 recording by four years and finds her in exhilarating fresh voice – a vivid, vital display of a great artist at her peak. (SOMM)

1CD# ARIADNE 5007 $18.99

Great composers in words & music

Debussy – Great Composers Series

Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. This biography is illustrated with several musical excerpts. (Naxos)

Satie – Great Composers Series

Erik Satie’s eventful life is told in this fascinating revue of a composer whose unique music is still influential today. The narrative is illustrated with musical excerpts from works including Gymnopédie No. 3 (Naxos)

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Bermel: Intonations –Music for Clarinet and Strings

In Derek Bermel’s music, seemingly antithetical qualities merge and transform each other unpredictably, their inspiration ranging from theatre, to gestalt psychology, to meditations on cosmology. Thracian Sketches explores and reimagines Bulgarian folk music, while the Violin Etudes distill Bermel’s intellectual creativity into its purest form. (Naxos)

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Digital Mist – Works for Violin & Piano

This recording represents a survey of American music composed for violin and piano between 1980 and 2010.These masterpieces are by four American composers distinguished by the highest honors of their profession, and whose international careers and creative voices have been shaped by major political, social, and cultural events during the last 50 years. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559912

Burge: Sinfonia Antiqua – One Sail –Forgotten Dreams

John Burge is a JUNO Award-winning composer and a passionate advocate for Canadian music who has a strong affinity with writing for string instruments. All of the works in this recording were commissioned and premiered by the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. The Upper Canada Fiddle Suite blends tradition and nostalgia with entirely original inventiveness. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559903

Walton: The Complete Facades

This recording – which includes not only Façade – An Entertainment, but also Façade 2 – A Further Entertainment and world premiere recordings of additional verses –features acclaimed narrators Hila Plitmann, Kevin Deas and Fred Child alongside the Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players conducted by JoAnn Falletta. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574378 $13.99

Brahms: Complete Symphonies [3 CDs]

1CD# 8579073

Flauta Andina – 20th Century Andean Music

The rich variety of colors and rhythms in South American culture and music are an essential feature of this program, which focuses largely on music by composers from the Ecuadorian Andes. Opening with Durán’s popular and crowd-pleasing Leyenda incásica, the theme of Ecuadorian dances continues in Jacinto Freire’s Suite, which also celebrates the flight of the condor. (Naxos)

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Vieuxtemps transformed the technique aesthetic violin as a virtuoso composer he was considered a worthy successor to Paganini. His works for violin notable

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Tomasi: Complete Violin Works

Henri Tomasi’s violin works are little known but they offer a compact insight into the direction of French 20th-century composition. The Violin Concerto ‘Périple d’Ulysse’ is a late work, by turns alluring, tragic and violent, conveyed through rhapsodic virtuosity and a rich sense of color. The Capriccio is full of elegance and refinement with emotional intensity in its slow movement and brilliance in its finale. (Naxos)

1CD# 8579091

Brahms was 43 years old when, after a long period of maturation, his First Symphony was published. Felix Weingartner commented on it ‘taking hold like the claw of a lion’ and its urgency marked a new phase in Brahms’ musical development. The Second Symphony is traditionally seen as the pastoral element in the cycle, while the Third has the courage to end quietly, an act of astonishing serenity. (Naxos)

3CD# 8574465-67 $29.99

Peter Boyer: Balance of Power

This album presents eight of the most recent works by Peter Boyer, one of the leading American orchestral composers of his generation. Each of these pieces displays Boyer’s vivid soundscapes and tuneful American sensibilities, from the cinematic sweep of Rolling River to Radiance, composed especially for this album. (Naxos)

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Danielpour: 12 Études for Piano –Piano Fantasy

Richard Danielpour is one of the most decorated, frequently performed and recorded composers of his generation. Each of these Twelve Études is dedicated to a particular pianist with its own substantial technical demands, but all are conceived as concert pieces with a self-contained narrative. All of these world premiere recordings were made in close collaboration between the composer and pianist Stefano Greco. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559922

Wolf-Ferrari: Suite Veneziana – Triptychon 1CD# 8573583 $13.99

Soler: Keyboard Sonatas, Nos. 93–95 1CD# 8574344 $13.99

Lord Berners: Ballet Music – Les Sirènes –Cupid and Psyche 1CD# 8574370 $13.99

Works for Two Cellos 1CD# 8574386 $13.99

Tan Dun: Piano Music / Ralph van Raat, piano 1CD# 8570621 $13.99

Roussel: Le testament de la tante Caroline (1964 version) 1CD# 8660479 $13.99

Farnon: Westminster Waltz –Colditz Waltz – State Occasion 1CD# 8574323 $13.99

Sommer: Lied Edition 2 1CD# 8574142 $13.99

Korngold: Complete Incidental Music 1CD# 8573355 $13.99

Soler: Keyboard Sonatas, Nos. 96–98 1CD# 8574418 $13.99

Clementi: Piano Jewels 1CD# 8574233 $13.99

McClelland: Where the Shadow Glides 1CD# 8559906 $13.99

Belevi: Cypriana – Works for Violin & Guitar 1CD# 8579104 $13.99

Čiurlionis: On the Harp Strings / Joana Daunytė, harp 1CD# 8579108 $13.99

Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 1CD# 8574341 $13.99

Light classical

An English Country Garden –Gentle Music for a Quiet Moment

A welcome break after a hard day’s work! The lark, the ash and the English country garden are celebrated in gentle piano music and English folk song. The plaintive oboe and the haunting sounds of the lute and flute add to the atmosphere of calm and contemplation. Includes works from Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mace, and more. (Gift of Music)

Music for Book Lovers – Gentle Classics for Reading

1CD# GCDC1219

The Teddy Bear’s Picnic: Musical Menagerie from America’s Golden Age

Musical depictions of weather, animals and other flora and fauna dot the classical landscape. SaintSaëns’s “Carnival of the Animals” and Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” being but two enormously popular, conspicuous examples. The modern interpretations of a choice selection of such works on The Teddy Bear’s Picnic offer a wonderful re-introduction of this music to adults and children alike! (Dorian)

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Coffee & Classical

Enjoy this full-flavored selection of music whilst sipping on a coffee from your favorite cup. Let our blended brew of aural aromas bring you down to earth from the day’s highs, and experience how our choice of works gives grounds for escape from the grind of the day. This release features works from famous classical composers like Chopin, Beethoven, and Brahms, as well as modern composers like Bernstein and Scriabin. (Naxos)

1CD# GCDG1194

Gentle music makes a perfect accompaniment to reading. Selections for this album have been chosen with the reader in mind. Many of the tracks began life with a literary theme or program, taken from old legends, from Shakespeare’s tales or from famous books. Composers include Schubert, Mendelssohn, Macdowell, Berlioz, Coates, and more. (Gift of Music)

Classic Hauser With the London Symphony Orchestra

As one half of the cello duo 2Cellos, Stjepan Hauser has now branched out on his own with this debut album. This 16-track album with The London Symphony Orchestra includes some of the most beloved classical melodies ever written, each one a personal favorite curated for this release and arranged for cello by Hauser. Songs include “Nessun Dorma,” “Air on a G String,” “Swan Lake,” and more. (Sony)

1CD# 19075988532 $11.99

Beatles Go Baroque 2

Just as The Beatles recognized classical music as an inspiration, classical musicians in turn have always recognized the musicality and originality of The Beatles. This album, a sequel to the multi-platinum first volume, juxtaposes 18th-century masterpieces like The Four Seasons and The Beatles’ most enduring melodies to create a new genre. Also avalable is the first volume Beatles Go Baroque! (Naxos)

1CD# 8578358

The Piano Guys: Limitless

The newest release from The Piano Guys lives up to the name Limitless as the foursome once again leaps past boundaries in this 13-track collection. The album’s title track sets the groundwork for the breadth of the album, ebbing and flowing from cinematic piano into expansive strings. Included are favorites from the award-winning film The Greatest Showman as well as original compositions. (Sony)

1CD# Phantom Regiment

Leroy Anderson touches the same place in an American’s heart as Norman Rockwell. Although his music doesn’t sound sophisticated – in fact, much of it sounds as straightforward as an afternoon on Main Street – it’s obvious that he had a genius for melody. Numbers such as “Blue Tango” and “Belle of the Ball,” which are carried by strings in their versions for full orchestra, sound wonderful on this recording. (Klavier)

1CD# 8574078 $13.99

Beatles Go Baroque

1CD# 8555010 $13.99

Box of Delights: British Light Music Gems

A unique and utterly delightful program of rarely-heard orchestral works by rarely-heard British composers! Meet, for example, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, mentored by Ferruccio Busoni, student of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Gibbs’s choral works and songs were once widely known in Britain, and the slow waltz “Dusk” from the Fancy Dress suite recorded here was virtually a pop hit on the BBC in the late 1940s and ‘50s. (Lyrita)

1CD# SRCD214 $18.99

2Cellos: Let There Be Cello

2Cellos, which is made up of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, present Let There Be Cello, the follow up to their wildly successful 2017 album, Score. The 14 tracks on this album exemplify their genre-bending style and showcase the talent of these two young Croatians. Some of the latest pop hits are included as well as reimaginings of classical works like their arrangement “Vivaldi Storm” and “Asturias Meets Carmen.” (Sony)

1CD# 19075869722

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briTISH light music

Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips – The Prince & the Showgirl

World-famous for the Warsaw Concerto from the film Dangerous Moonlight, Richard Addinsell was one of Britain’s leading composers for stage and screen. This selection ranges widely over every area of his achievement and includes the theme from his first international film success, Goodbye Mr. Chips, and the overture from Tom Brown’s Schooldays, which contains some of his finest music. The Isle of Apples reflects his importance as a composer of music for radio plays. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555229

$13.99

Binge: Elizabethan Serenade –Scottish Rhapsody

Ronald Binge was one of the most highly respected and successful English composers of his generation. He played a significant role in creating the Mantovani sound, but his big breakthrough came with the Elizabethan Serenade, which became an international hit. The evocative moods and memorable melodies of his best works saw their regular use as themes for TV and radio, and the soothing tones of Sailing By are still in use today as the close-down music for BBC Radio 4. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555190

$13.99

Coates: London Suite – The Merrymakers

With orchestral works at the core of his output, the supreme melodic gift that distinguishes the music of Eric Coates earned him a reputation as the ‘uncrowned king of light music’. It was the London Suite that made Coates a household name, with the Cockney exuberance of its third movement, Knightsbridge, capturing the nation’s imagination as a BBC theme tune, as did the rousing march Calling All Workers. The Dambusters March was one of Coates’ last pieces, and remains one of the most iconic movie themes ever written. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555178

$13.99

Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha Overture –Petite Suite

The Hiawatha trilogy, with its stirring overture, established ColeridgeTaylor as one of Britain’s leading young composers and stimulated commissions in a wide variety of music. The Othello Suite was written for a stage production of the play, its powerful and contrasting themes illustrating the composer’s prowess in characterization. The charming Romance of the Prairie Lilies shows Coleridge-Taylor’s lasting influence on future generations of British composers. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555191

German: Merrie England Suite – Neil Gwyn

Curzon: Robin Hood Suite – In Malaga

Frederic Curzon started his career as a virtuoso organist, touring countless British theatres and concert venues. From 1938 he devoted himself to composition, creating a catalogue of works that is truly astonishing for its size and scope. This recording reveals Curzon’s fascination with Spain, and also features orchestral showpieces and evocations of cultured gentility, from the swagger of The Boulevardier to the wistful nostalgia of Simonetta. The Robin Hood Suite represents Curzon at the height of his melodic inspiration. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555172

$13.99

Docker: Three Contrasts – Scènes de ballet

Robert Docker was one of the giants of light music – a composer and arranger whose works graced stage, screen, radio and television. Two of his best pieces were written for piano and orchestra: Legend, which can rank alongside Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto; and the brilliantly witty inventions of the Pastiche Variations. Docker’s early training as a classical violinist fully equipped him to explore the British pastoral tradition in the languid and beautiful Air. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574322

$13.99

Duncan: 20th Century Express – A Little Suite

Allied to his melodic gifts, early experiences as a sound and balance engineer equipped Trevor Duncan with a profound understanding of instrumental color. During the 1950s he composed music that became instantly recognizable in the light music tradition. The Girl from Corsica was heard almost daily on British radio and the theme tune for the BBC TV series Dr Finlay’s Casebook remains one of his most celebrated works (it’s part of A Little Suite, heard here in full). (Naxos)

1CD# 8555192

$13.99

Coates: Springtime Suite – Four Ways Suite

Eric Coates was a master of refined and beautiful melodies, making him a household name during the golden years of British light music in the first half of the 20th century. The Four Ways Suite takes us to all four points of the compass, including exotic China and the jazz rhythms of America, while Springtime evokes both sweeping optimism and soulful memories of a lost age. The virtuoso Saxo-Rhapsody is one of the era’s major saxophone works, and Sleepy Lagoon remains famous as the signature tune to BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555194

$13.99

Acknowledged by Sir Arthur Sullivan as his musical heir, Edward German enjoyed huge acclaim during his lifetime. His dances are ‘charged with the fragrant essence of the greenwood’ and the Overture to Nell Gwyn, with its richly English themes, explains Elgar’s liking for German’s music. The gloriously romanticized Gipsy Suite pays subtle homage to Dvořák; the dances from Henry VIII were responsible for his early celebrity; and Tom Jones and Merrie England were two of his greatest stage successes. (Naxos)

box sets

Ormandy: MSO – Complete RCA Album Collection [11

Before the advent of Ormandy/ Philadelphia, there was another historic partnership – Ormandy/ Minneapolis – which, though much briefer, was hardly less pivotal in the Hungarian conductor’s career. This 11-disc set contains major symphonic works which were still rarely heard when these recordings introduced them to music lovers all across the world. (Sony)

Bruckner: Complete Symphonies / Philharmonie Festiva [20 CDs]

Conductor Gerd Schaller directed his festival orchestra, the Philharmonie Festiva, in recordings of all of Anton Bruckner’s symphonies. Nearly all the recordings were made during concerts in the cathedral acoustics of Ebrach’s abbey church. The cycle of symphonies is supplemented by the F minor Mass, the rarely performed Psalm 146 and his organ works. (Profil)

11CD# 19439952392

The Young Friedrich Gulda / Vienna Phil, LPO, LSO [6 CDs]

In the 1950s Friedrich Gulda was celebrated and considered the leading interpreter of Beethoven in his generation. In addition to Beethoven, Gulda’s repertoire encompasses works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel and Strauss, whose Burleske in D minor and lieder are included in this release, with Gulda accompanying soprano Hilde Güden. (Profil)

6CD#

Queen Elisabeth Competition: Cello 2022 [4

This four-album box set with the best moments of the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition highlights the great diversity of the repertoire for this instrument, reflecting the performances offered by the candidates of this session. It opens with the masterful performance of Lutoslawski’s Concerto by the first laureate Hayoung Choi, followed by the Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 performed by Yibai Chen (2nd Prize). (QEC)

4CD# QEC2022 Organ

Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784) was born in Bologna, in that era part of the Papal States. Having received his education in classics from the priests of the “Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri”, he became a priest himself, later receiving the appointment of chapel-master at the Basilica of San Francesco in Bologna, where his compositions attracted attention. (Brilliant)

20CD# PH22007

Ivry Gitlis – In Memoriam [9 CDs]

Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis enjoyed a long and successful career performing alongside the world’s top orchestras including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. This present collection has been conceived as a double tribute to Ivry’s Art: posthumous, in memoriam of his death, and, in perspective, as a celebration for the Centenary of his birth. (Rhine Classics)

9CD# RH 019 $119.99

Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies [3 CDs]

In a release that marks the centenary of Camille Saint-Saëns’ death in December 1921, the Orchestre National de France, conducted by it’s music director Cristian Măcelaru, performs the composer’s five symphonies: Nos 1, 2 and 3 and two unnumbered works, the early Symphony in A major and the Symphony in F major, ‘Urbs Roma’. (Warner Classics)

3CD# MOB533433 $26.99

Handel: Semele [3 CDs]

Semele is a masterpiece. For what else can one call a drama in which the perfect symbiosis of text and music conjures up such suggestive power? ‘To hold the mind, the ears and the eyes equally spellbound’: this recommendation by La Bruyère refers to the ‘machine plays’ so adored by the public in the Baroque period. Handel’s oratorio involves us in the tragic fate of his heroine with supreme skill. (Ricercar)

3CD# RIC437 $36.99

Guillaume de Machaut / Marc Mauillon [4 CDs]

9CD#

The

The abundant legacy of Gustav Leonhardt’s recordings for Telefunken’s Das Alte Werk series invites us to follow his trajectory as a performer from the early 1960’s onwards, a time when the new codes of early music had yet to be invented. Leonhardt was strengthened by dialogue: with a range of partners whose variety defies all preconceived ideas. (Warner Classics)

35CD#

This triptych devoted to the music of Guillaume de Machaut is important in several respects: firstly, L’Amoureus Tourment was the very first recording of the young Marc Mauillon, who has since made a remarkable career, and not just in early music. Then again, each of these volumes has received massive critical acclaim, starting with the Diapason d’Or awarded in 2008 for Le Remède de Fortune (Eloquentia)

4CD# EL2160 $36.99

Quintessence box sets

Mozart:

Brahms:

Bach:

Vivaldi: BRI96045

Telemann:

Mozart:

Grieg:

J.S.

Sibelius: BRI96113

Shostakovich:

Beethoven:

Haydn:

box sets

Les Ballets Russes [10 CDs]

Les Ballets Russes was founded by director Sergei Diaghilev in 1909. SWR Classic has released many of the ballets commissioned or produced by Diaghilev, featuring music by composers from Stravinsky through to Richard Strauss. These are now being re-released as a 10 album boxed set. (SWR)

10CD# SWR19431CD

Perfect Moods – Contemplative, Contemporary Piano Miniatures [6 CDs]

This six album boxed set includes Tanya Ekanayaka’s Twelve Piano Prisms performed by the composer, as well as works by Valentin Silvestrov performed by Elisaveta Blumina. These contemplative contemporary piano miniatures have been expertly curated from the Grand Piano discography, and are sure to leave listeners and critics alike extremely satisfied. (Grand Piano)

Schubert: The Symphonies [4 CDs]

In a style above all oriented on Haydn and Mozart, Schubert’s symphonic works are youthful in the best sense of the word and display a disarming freshness which the present performances convey to perfection. The four discs gathered here were released singly between 2010 and 2014, receiving critical acclaim in the international music press. (BIS)

4SACD# BIS-2514 $59.99

Stabat Mater / Various Artists [4 CDs]

6CD# GP898X

Passions / Sofia Gubaidulina, Osvaldo Golijov [4 CDs]

These works were commissioned by the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart to write works to mark Bach Year 2000. Osvaldo Golijov’s Pasión Según San Marcos is the work of one who moves back and forth between different worlds and can scarcly be pigeonholed as representing a specific culture. Both works originally had Russian words, drawn mostly from St John’s gospel and the Book of Revelation. (Hanssler Classic)

4CD# HC22036

Staffan Biörklund-Jullander: All You Need [3 CDs]

Staffan Biörklund-Jullander is a pianist, piano teacher, composer, church musician. In addition to his work as a church musician, he is a composer and improviser on piano and organ. Among his compositions and arrangements are music for choir, organ, piano and various chamber ensembles as well as church operas. His concerto for piano and orchestra has been performed several times with himself as soloist. (Sterling)

3CD# CDA1864

This amazing box celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the most influential and seminal Baroque ensembles of the recording history: La Petite Bande and its conductor, Sigiswald Kuijken. The box contains the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John Passion, the Christmas Oratorio and the Mass in B minor. (Challenge)

9CD# CC 72917

Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Catholic hymn to Mary’s suffering as Jesus Christ’s mother at his crucifixion and has been set to music by many Western composers. This four-album box presents timeless interpretations of the most important compositions of Stabat Mater Soloists featured on the release include Margot Guilleaume, Ingeborg Danz, Marta Benackova, Thomas Quasthoff and many more. (Hanssler Classic)

4CD# HC22051 $29.99

Hassler: Complete Organ Music [11 CDs]

Born in Nuremberg in 1564 within a musical family, Hans Leo Hassler received his formative musical instruction from his father and quickly developed into a keyboard player of formidable gifts. On this set, Manuel Tomadin plays a collection of historically appropriate instruments in Italian churches, and the collection is highly attractive as a gallery of Italian organ-building in its own right. (Brilliant)

11CD# BRI95331

Capriccio – Instrumentalist Soloists Box Set [10 CDs]

Capriccio continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary with this retrospective of some of the greatest instrumental recordings in its catalog. The keyboard mavens: Ton Koopman, Christine Schornsheim, and Tzimon Barto. Wind-aces Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Eckart Haupt (flute) and Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet). A generous and tasty synopsis of what this plucky label is about! (Capriccio)

10CD# C7399

$34.99

Rosbaud Conducts French Music [4 CDs]

This release is the 12th volume in the SWR CLASSIC Hans Rosbaud series – an extensive and in-depth exploration of the conductor’s artistic legacy. With the exception of two pieces by Debussy composed in the 1890s, this present anthology of French orchestral repertoire comprises compositions from the 20th century alongside works by French-Swiss composer Honegger and Milhaud, both members of the legendary Groupe des Six. (SWR)

4CD# SWR19115CD

Sony classical mAsters

Monteverdi: L’Orfeo [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The opera’s dramatic power is brought to life in this acclaimed production conducted by the great Monteverdi expert and interpreter Jordi Savall. Filmed at the Opéra Comique in Paris, L’Orfeo features a virtuoso cast with the service of text and music always at its core. (Naxos)

1Blu-ray# An Allem ist Hutchen Schuld!

This recording of Siegfried Wagner’s An Allem ist Hütchen Schuld! is of an acclaimed live performance of the Bayreuth production from the year of the composer’s 125th birthday in August 2019. The production uses a new critical edition of the score created by Ulrich Leykam. It is the first complete audio recording, recorded live at the Margravian Opera House Bayreuth, 9–10 August, 2020. (Marco Polo)

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’ulisse In Patria [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Claudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony. Recorded in Venice’s historical Teatro La Fenice, this semi-staged production is part of John Eliot Gardiner’s acclaimed celebration of Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary, a true milestone in Western cultural history. (Opus Arte)

1Blu-ray# OA BD7299D $39.99

1DVD# OA 1348D $29.99

Heat of the Moment / Lars Cleveman, tenor [2 CDs]

3CD# 8225378-80

Opera Suites for Nonet – Act II / ensemble minui

Located between chamber music and orchestra, the Carinthian-based ensemble minui has dedicated itself to the musical possibilities for large chamber music ensembles. In the arrangements of clarinettist Stefan Potzmann, the nine versatile orchestral musicians offer listeners with their second album recording stylish new perspectives on three large-scale opera works, reduced to what is essential for them: the music. (ARS)

1SACD#

Puccini: La bohème [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Set in the artistic but impoverished milieu of early 19th-century Paris, the tragic love of the poet Rodolfo and seamstress Mimì is one of the most affecting in all opera. This exceptional Oslo production, strongly cast and conducted, and staged by internationally acclaimed director Stefan Herheim, explores the work as never before. (Naxos)

1Blu-ray# NBD0148V

1DVD# 2110728

Rossini:

Gioachino Rossini was only 20 when he was commissioned to compose La scala di seta. It is one of four farsa comica operas which fed popular demand for this genre in Venice in the early 19th century and was wildly successful with its original audiences. One of Rossini’s most successful comedies! (Naxos) 8660512-13

Lars Cleveman is a sought-after soloist in Europe. He had the title role as Tannhäuser in Bayreuth in 2011. He has appeared as a replacement as Tristan in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde alongside Nina Stemme at Covent Garden and as Parsifal in Albert Hall in 2013. He has released a number of records as a rock artist, mainly as the founder and leading figure in Dom Dummaste, but also in his own name. (Sterling)

2CD# CDA1858 $29.99

Mozart: Don Giovanni [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production of Don Giovanni for the Royal Opera offers a glimpse inside the mind of one of opera’s most notorious seducers. With a spectacular revolving set by awardwinning designer Es Devlin, ingenious video projections by Luke Halls, and an ‘ideal cast on world beating form’ (The Independent ), this staging brings Mozart’s dazzling score to life, in all its wit and glamour. (Opus Arte)

1Blu-ray# OA BD7295D $39.99

1DVD# OA 1344D $29.99

Büchner: Woyzeck [DVD]

One of the most important dramas in the German language, Georg Büchner’s fragile fragment is based on the case of the soldier J.Ch. Woyzeck, who stabbed his lover to death in 1824. Büchner explores the question of our dependence on social conditions, while also addressing the role of individual freedom and of fatalistic determination in our lives. (Naxos)

1DVD# THE08064 $22.99

Weber: Der Freischütz [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Christian Räth’s inspired staging of Der Freischütz, Weber’s seminal Romantic opera, at the Haus am Ring stands out due to the bold set and costume design by Gary McCann. It was “a festival of singers, that the young conductor Tomas Netopil underscored with the State Opera Orchestra with warmth. The production was recorded live at the Wiener Staatsoper in June 2018. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 760104 $41.99

2DVD# 760008 $46.99

choral & vocals

Vivaldi’s Women – Instrumental & Vocal Sacred Music

La Serenissima explore the sacred works of Vivaldi, many of which were composed for the Ospedale della Pietài – a Venetian institution that cared for unwanted children. The album includes several firsts, including a new recording of a ‘lost’ Concerto that has recently been credited to Vivaldi, and performances on a newly built Violin in Tromba Marina – an instrument thought unique to the Ospedale which Vivaldi composed for. (Signum)

Eden: Joyce DiDonato

The 16 tracks, some instrumental, open with Charles Ives’s The Unanswered Question and rove freely, from a premiere recording of Rachel Portman’s prayer-like The First Morning of the World to the baroque composers we associate with DiDonato, to Mahler and, yes, Wagner. Made with such dedication, Eden provokes thought and asks us to engage. – The Guardian (Warner Classics)

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Soul Sanctuary – Spirituals & Hymns

Soprano Maria Clark and pianist Maria Thompson Corley navigate the intense emotion, scars of suffering, and religious passion in the hymns and gospels on Soul Sanctuary from Navona Records. Featuring empowering spirituals from the past two centuries, the duo brings to life religious songs that have stood the test of time and find deep relevance today. (Navona)

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The King’s Singers: The Library, Vol. 4

This is the fourth volume in The King’s Singers’ “The Library” EP series. The idea behind it is to explore, maintain and grow the library of close-harmony repertoire. Their vocal line-up was (by chance) two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones and a bass, and the group has never wavered from this formation since. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD718 $9.99

1CD# NV6406

Best of the King’s Singers [2 CDs]

British a cappella vocal group The King’s Singers has been around since 1968. This two disc set features 40 total tracks on two discs and showcases the very best of the ensemble’s recording history. The first disc is dedicated to classical works, and features songs such as William Byrd’s “Gloria” and Kodaly’s “Esti Dal” while the second disc includes lighter works like Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies.” (Signum)

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Magic – Disney Through Time / Vocal Point

From new to classic Disney songs, this new album features collaborations with Adassa, Laura Osnes, Anthem Lights, One Voice Children’s Choir, The All-American Boys Chorus, and more! Vocal Point was founded in 1991 by two students at Brigham Young University. Vocal Point is BYU’s world-renowned all-vocal ensemble and has earned acclaim the world over. (BYU)

Colourise London Choral Sinfonia

The London Choral Sinfonia and director Michael Waldron are joined for their latest recording by baritone Roderick Williams, tenor Andrew Staples and violinist Elena Urioste. The album opens with the Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Tenor Andrew Staples beguiles in his performance of Lennox Berkeley’s Variations on a Hymn by Orlando Gibbons, also never recorded before. (Orchid)

Vox in Bestia / Laura Catrani

Laura Catrani writes: “This idea came about in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, while thinking about Dante’s upcoming anniversary. I envisioned a Dante-esque bestiary, a sort of exploration of the real and fantastical animals found in The Divine Comedy, observed and perceived through the prism of my voice. (Stradivarius)

1CD# STR37207 $16.99

Villa-Lobos: Choral Transcriptions

Choral music holds a central position in Villa-Lobos’s catalogue of works, but among these famous pieces is a series of little-known transcriptions for a cappella choir taken from the standard classical repertoire. This album also includes the first ever recording of Villa-Lobos’s complete set of a cappella transcriptions from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier (Naxos)

1CD# 8574286

Stranger – Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly

Twice GRAMMY-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan is “one of the world’s most remarkable singers” (Boston Globe). Nico Muhly is one of today’s most sought-after composers. Nick and Nico’s collaboration began with a commission, and the resulting song cycle, Stranger, finds common ground in the musicians’ reflections on identity and immigration, themes that resonate as much today as they have through the centuries. (Avie)

1CD# AV2517

$17.99

1CD#

The music of brazil

Pedro I of Brazil: Te Deum – Credo 1CD# 8574404 $13.99

Nepomuceno: Symphony in G minor 1CD# 8574067 $13.99

Villa-Lobos: Complete Violin Sonatas 1CD# 8574310 $13.99

Serenata – Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra 1CD# 8574405 $13.99

Guarnieri: Choros, Vol. 1 / Seresta 1CD# 8574197 $13.99

Prado: Complete Cartas Celestes, Vol. 4 1CD# GP747 $16.99

Guerra-Peixe: Suites Sinfonicas Nos. 1 & 2 1CD# 8573925 $13.99

Santoro: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 “Brasília” 1CD# 8574402 $13.99

Villa-Lobos: Complete Symphonies [6 CDs] 6CD# 8506039 $49.99

Guarnieri: Choros, Vol. 2 / Flor de Tremembé 1CD# 8574403 $13.99

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, Harmonica Concerto 1CD# 8574018 $13.99

Oswald: Works for Piano 1CD# GP682 $16.99

Prado: Piano Concerto No. 1 1CD# 8574225 $13.99

Miguez: Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 14 1CD# 8574118 $13.99

Images of Brazil 1CD# 8573923 $13.99

Musical Journey DVD Series

You can now arm-chair travel to the most thrilling cities and countries on Earth with these beautifully filmed musical journeys. These DVDs combine stunning visual images backed by lovely classical music. Itʼs time to pack your bags and travel! Each DVD is full color and recorded in Dolby and DTS surround sound. Each Musical Journey DVD only $12.99!

Austria: Musical Tour of the 2110533 Countryʼs Past and Present

Austria: Viennese Vinyards Steyr and Gmunden 2110332

Beijing Tour with Traditional Chinese Music 2110551

Berlin: Tour of Germanyʼs Capital City 2110340

Czech Republic: Prague and Lednice Castle 2110309

Finland: Helsinki and the Finnish Landscape 2110508

Finland: Helsinki, Lake Haapavesi, Savonlinna, 2110316 Kerimaki

France: A Musical Tour of Provence 2110544

France: Brittany & Normandy 2110514

France: Musical Tour of the South of France 2110545

Gardens and Parks of Europe 2110301

Germany: Bavarian Lakes and 2110244 Schloss Herrenceiemsee

Italy: Brixen & Austria: Innisbruck 2110245

Italy: Verona, Romeo and Juliet, Florence, Naples 2110253

London and Oxford 2110501

Moscow: The Golden Ring 2110507

Norway: From Gaupne to Sogndal 2110240

Norway: The Peer Gyny Road, 2110319 Lake Mjosa, and Oslo

Oxford: Visit to the Town & University 2110343

Paris: The Seine, Les Tuileries, The Louvre, 2110248 Sacre-Couer

Rome: Piazzas, Fountains, 2110239 and the Remains of the Empire

Rome: Tour of the Cityʼs Past and Present 2110504 Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 2110295

Salzburg: The City of Mozart 2110338 Scotland and its Castles 2110341

Scotland: Edinburgh 2110529

The Highlands and the Hebrides

Scotland: Musical Tour of the 2110519 Countryʼs Past and Present Sicily: Tour of the Islandʼs Past and Present 2110518 Spain: Madrid, La Mancha, Toledo 2110509

Spain: Musical Tour of Seville 2110543

St Petersburg: Palaces of the Tsars 2110511

Summer Palaces of the Tsars 2110294

Switzerland: From Zurich to Zermatt 2110241

Switzerland: The Canton of Ticino 2110313

Switzerland: Tour of the Graubunden 2110541

Tibet: Cultural Tour with 2110559 Traditional Chinese Music

Tuscany: Tour of the Past and Present 2110520

Venice: A Musical Visit to the 2110306 Lagoons and Islands of Venice

Venice: City of Water and Light 2110238

Leonard Bernstein Box, Vol. 2

This Blu-ray box contains legendary concerts from 1977 – 1990 of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestre National de France and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Also included is the Centennial Celebration Concert at Tanglewood, featuring John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, and more, performing works by Bernstein, Williams, Mahler and Copland. (C Major)

5Blu-ray#

Metanoia – A Music Documentary

Metanoia – the word itself –means beyond thought; to broaden and change the way of seeing. Together with her ensemble, K, the choir Sequenza 9.3, and violinist Manon Galy, Simone Menezes travels across Italy and invites us to experience the thought-transcending aspects of music, and to uncover the personal journeys of Metanoia of some of the greatest figures in music and art. (Accentus)

1Blu-ray#

1DVD#

Bruckner: 11, Vol. 2 / Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Blu-ray

On the occasion of the Bruckner bicentenary, the Wiener Philharmoniker recorded its first ever complete Bruckner cycle under the baton of Christian Thielemann. In addition to the well-known canon of nine symphonies, the two earliest Bruckner symphonies in F minor and D minor, which are a world premiere on DVD and Blu-ray, were also recorded for the first time in the orchestra’s history. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# Art of Lauren Cuthbertson Video]

Since joining The Royal Ballet in 2002, Lauren Cuthbertson has become a much-loved member of the Company and this special boxed set showcases whycombining five outstanding performances by one of the world’s leading ballerinas. This collection includes two iconic roles: the funfilled, Alice (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) and Jacqueline du Pré in the biographical work Cellist. (Opus Arte)

Anne-Sophie Mutter & Herbert Von Karajan

For the first time available on Blu-ray is this extraordinary artistic

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos No. 1–5 / Margarita Höhenrieder [3 DVDs]

Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano works occupy a special place in Margarita Höhenrieder’s artistic work. For the recordings of all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos, Margarita Höhenrieder has top-class orchestras and conductors at her side, including the Staatskapelle Dresden under Fabio Luisi and the Bamberg Symphony under Martin Haselböck. (Accentus)

3DVD# ACC-70551 $58.99

Bruckner 11, Vol. 1 / Christian Thielemann; Weiner Phil [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

On the occasion of the Bruckner bicentenary, the Wiener Philharmoniker recorded its first ever complete Bruckner cycle under the baton of Christian Thielemann. This uniquely complete edition from the Musikverein and Salzburg Festival, featuring 11 symphonies, also includes extensive conversations with Christian Thielemann about each symphony and insights into his rehearsal work. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 806804 $41.99

2DVD# 806708 $36.99

The Royal Ballet Collection [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Over a decade of dance is represented here with no fewer than 22 ballets in this magnificent 15-disc collection of stunning performances by The Royal Ballet, including spectacular stagings of well-known narrative ballets, era-defining abstract works and showstopping shorter ballets. (Opus Arte)

15DVD# OA 1338BD $134.99

15Blu-ray# OA BD7292BD $134.99

Honegger, Brahms / Herbert Blomstedt [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Now in his nineties, Herbert Blomstedt, former conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, is still a powerful interpreter of the symphonic repertoire. His program with the Wiener Philharmoniker is straightforward: it begins with Honegger’s brilliant Third Symphony and ends with Brahms’ Fourth. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 806204

1DVD# 806108

Kit Armstrong Plays Wagner, Liszt, Mozart [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Kit Armstrong performed at the famous Margravial Opera House Bayreuth, a masterpiece of Baroque theatre architecture, works by Wagner, Liszt and Mozart in a concert that was “technically sophisticatedand poetically poignant”. (Der Opernfreund ). Alfred Brendel ascribes to him “an understanding of the great piano works that combines freshness and subtlety, emotion and intellect.” (C Major)

1DVD# 756508

1Blu-ray#

blu-ray video

Three Tenors – Voices for Eternity DVD

The documentary Three Tenors –Voices for Eternity, tells the story of the most successful concert in the history of classical music, featuring recent interviews with José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, and many more. Behind-thescenes-footage, showing the emotional highlights of the first concert and the sequel in Los Angeles offers a fascinating insight into what took place beyond the spotlight. (C Major)

Beethoven / Idil Biret [DVD]

In November 1949, at the age of eight, Idil Biret entered the studios of ORTF in Paris and made her first recordings; these were works by Couperin, Bach, Beethoven and Debussy. In the following decades she made nearly 100 LPs and CDs, released on ten record labels. The present album features Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Pathetique, Moonlight, Waldstein, and Appassionata. (Naxos)

1DVD# 2110687

1DVD# 760908

Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors [DVD]

A father ends up in the wrong country on the wrong day as a government makes hasty proclamations about travel. A lonely son, while searching for his brother, loses himself. Will anything ever be the same again. Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, a fairy tale farce of everyday miracles, mistaken identity and double vision, is directed by comedy master Phillip Breen. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1358D $24.99

Beethoven: Missa solemnis [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Since the death of Herbert von Karajan in 1989, the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts around Ascension Day (15 August) have firmly been in the hands of Riccardo Muti. Always sold out, they are among the highlights of every festival summer. For this year’s concert and on occasion of his 80th birthday, the maestro was acclaimed for his interpretation of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 806604

1DVD# 806508

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos rank among the most popular works of Baroque music. To mark their 300th anniversary in 2021, Collegium 1704 played all six Brandenburg Concertos on historical instruments in Köthen Castle. Given the great stylistic and structural diversity of these concertos, they were the perfect choice to record these musical gems the historical location of their inception. (Accentus)

Ballets – Teatro Alla Scala [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The present release showcases five outstanding ballets from the legendary Teatro alla Scala. Romeo and Juliet stars Roberto Bolle and Misty Copeland in a masterly performance. Next is The Sleeping Beauty which received fantastic reviews. Three other dazzling performances are included: Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, and The Lover’s Garden. (C Major)

7DVD# 758608 $79.99

5Blu-ray# 758704 $79.99

The Original Three Tenors –In Concert, Rome 1990 [Blu-ray Video]

This very special release includes the legendary concert of the Original Three Tenors – José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by Zubin Mehta at the Terme di Caracalla, Rome 1990 on the eve of the Football World Cup in Italy, watched by 1.6 billion spectators worldwide. This edition includes the new documentary The Three Tenors – From Caracalla to the World (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 758804 $31.99

The Six Brandenburg Concertos [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The Brandenburg Concertos consist of six concerti grossi, in which Bach deploys the instruments from the baroque orchestra in different, often audacious constellations. Against this backdrop, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker sets sixteen dancers originating in different Rosas generations. The concertos are played live by the baroque ensemble B’Rock, conducted by violinist Amandine Beyer. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC197

1Blu-ray# BAC497

The Royal Opera Collection [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

This 18-opera collection displays the scope of The Royal Opera’s work. From the picturesque realism of John Copley’s La bohème to the psychological intensity of David McVicar’s Salome, the impressive collection spans more than two hundred years of great operatic works from the classical period to the present day. Featuring some of the company’s most popular guest artists, including Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann. (Opus Arte)

22DVD# OA 1337BD $134.99

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Bach to Folk / Lodestar Trio

Lodestar Trio present their striking debut album, one that not only exhibits the three performers’ outstanding musicianship but also presents new interpretations of baroque classics (Bach, Lully, Couperin...), folk tunes and new compositions. Together, they push the boundaries of their mystical and magical Scandinavian string instruments. (Naxos World)

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Battle of Kings / Saor Patrol

Saor Patrolʼs Battle of Kings contains a selection of rousing songs focusing on Scotlandʼs wars of independence during the reign of Robert the Bruce. This album rocks its way through history with driving triple drums, electric guitars and bagpipes. The cover art is a powerful reminder of losses incurred in the historical struggle for Scottish independence. (ARC Music)

1CD# NXW76158-2

Netsa / Minyeshu

‘Netsa’, meaning ‘free’, explores nature, love and unity and the empowerment of artistic endeavor. It is a reflection on what has been and how she would like to shine her light going forward – an album of creative freedom, expression and defiance. By fusing Ethiopian and western instrumentation, she delicately balances exhilarating Ethiopian grooves with beautifully soft jazzy melodies. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2788

De Ayer Para Siempre / Mariachi Los Camperos

Mariachi Los Camperos beautifully represents the heart and soul of traditional Mexican music. The GRAMMY-winning group’s new album, De Ayer para Siempre (From Yesterday to Forever), revitalizes classic sones, rancheras, and boleros with unparalleled artistry and spirited ingenuity. The group is richly emblematic of the social status and artistic recognition that mariachi has finally attained. (Smithsonian Folkways)

1CD# MOB058220 $14.99

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / Pakistan, Vol. 2

The tradition of qawwali, originally limited to mausoleums and brotherhoods, has now spread everywhere, carried by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – an exceptional performer: Sufi poems and incandescent lyricism. While the Mongols conquered by the sword and oppression, the Sufis attracted peoples through the richness of their culture. (Ocora)

Do You Love / Otava Yo

A group of professional folk musicians from St. Petersburg, Russia formed the group Otava Yo in 2003, presenting new, fresh interpretations of Russian folk music so that their beloved art didn’t fall by the wayside and become forgotten by today’s ears. On the nine-track album Do You Love, the group performs works like “Once Upon a Time on a High Hill,” “Maidens Have Sown the Flax,” and more. (ARC Music)

1CD# 581659

Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde explores the historical and musical interactions of various travelling groups, and how they have influenced the different toques heard today in flamenco music. While exploring the origins of these different styles, and how they have been established, developed, and transmitted over the centuries, he crafts his own beautiful avant-garde compositions. (Naxos World)

1CD# EUCD2862 $16.99

Best of Irish Fiddle

This release presents Irish fiddle music performed by musical virtuoso Florie Brown, a fiddle player who has toured the world and cultivated her own flair and unique playing style. She is well-versed in Celtic, Bluegrass, Cajun, Country, Blues and Swing. Here she presents traditional Irish classics that will be loved by all fiddle music fans. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2832 $13.49

1CD# NXW76159-2

ARC Music Ultimate Guide Series

This ARC Music Ultimate Guide collection comprises three albums of stellar folk music from Spain, Wales, and England. (ARC Music)

The Ultimate Guide to Welsh Folk

2CD# EUCD2744 $19.79

The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Folk

1CD# EUCD2450 $13.49

The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Folk [2 CDs]

2CD# EUCD2671 $19.79

Celtic Thunder: Inspirational, Vol. 2

A soul-stirring collection of some of Celtic Thunder’s most inspirational recordings, combining contemporary classics such as “Both Sides Now” and “I Want to Know What Love Is” with traditional favorites including, “A Place in the Choir” and “My Land.”

Celtic Thunder has been hailed as Billboard’s Top World Music Artist, along with Top World Music Imprint and Top World Album four times. (Green Hill)

North India – The Music Room

“For this film, as composer, I chose the great sitar virtuoso Vilayat Khan who was most ably assisted by his younger brother Imrat Khan, also a sitar virtuoso. The two of them provided superb solos and duets for the music for which – with the exception of violins – only Indian instruments were used. All the background score is raga-based.” – Satyajit Ray (Ocora)

1CD# MOB639429

Sultan / Alune Wade

Few artists would dare to tackle quite such a kaleidoscope of music styles and accompanying socio-political issues in the space of 12 songs and 66 minutes. And yet, in this fifth solo album in 15 years, Alune Wade achieves this with effortless mastery. On this epic record, the 43-year-old journeyman is accompanied by his faithful band and a couple dozen guest stars. (Yellowbird)

1CD# C 582022

Masterpieces for Sarod & Violin / Amjad Ali Khan [2 CDs]

This double-album presents Amjad Ali Khan’s compositions for Sarod and Violin as a collection comprising the works previously premiered in three separate albums. The recordings included in this collection represent the culmination of a collaboration that came about through a serendipitous meeting of the artists in 2014 – Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. (Affetto)

1CD# YEB-7826

Bondona / Khiyo

Khiyo are a London-based BritishBengali band known for their unique style of blending traditional Bengali heritage music with contemporary rock ‘n roll vibes. Through Khiyo, Sohini Alam and Oliver Weeks have succeeded in preserving Bangladesh’s cultural identity for a new generation, and have introduced Bangladesh to a whole new audience. (ARC Music)

2CD# AF2101

Live at Gnawa Festival / Shakuar

Shakuar unites vocalists Shishani & Karima el Fillali who perform with a deep sense of intimacy, creating enchanting and transformative music. The concert took place on September 12, 2020 in The New Church in The Hague, built in 1649. A historic place of worship transformed into the scenery for a contemporary musical ritual grounded in intimacy despite the physical borders. (Buzz-Challenge)

1CD# ZZ76136

1CD# EUCD2901

Dhrupad Fantasia / Various Artists

Dhrupad is the oldest and purest genre within the North Indian classical music and can trace its origins to the recitation of Sanskrit texts in ancient Hindu temples. Dhrupad reached the Mughal courts in Rajasthan in the 16th century, where it developed into a classical art form. Romina Lischka has created a wondrous fantasy in which the modality of Indian ragas is interwoven with the polyphony of Elizabeth I’s England. (Fuga Libera)

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Best of Welsh Choirs

This new release features a varied collection of beautiful music from Welsh choirs, both a cappella and with instrumental accompaniments. This album presents a wide repertoire, covering three decades of choirs formed in Wales from 1986 to the present day. Well-known traditional classics, sacred music and fresh approaches to choir singing with modernized arrangements of traditional songs. (ARC Music)

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Del Canto Gitano – Music of Ancient Andalusia

Del Canto Gitano portrays the unique, historic blend of Greek, Roman, Arabic, Sephardic, Indian and Castilian traditions, that create the mystical symbiosis of Ancient Andalusia. Arranged for flamenco guitar, with baroque guitar, Greek violin and original Iberian rhythmic interactions, combined with the vocals of Victoria Couper and Hindustani tenor Rupesh Gawas. This is music of great resonance and feeling. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2929 $16.99

Celtic Journey

Celtic Journey is an album of music and song from Scotland and further afield, with pipes, fiddle, choir, courting songs, lullabies, humorous stories of whiskey smuggling and sad laments for love lost. The music comes from the Isle of Skye, Nova Scotia, Glasgow, Stornoway, Inverness, and the Scottish Highlands. With award-winning musicians and singers including Cliar, Author Cormack, and Blair Douglas. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2870

$13.49

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New age / relaxation

Mornings, Evenings & Late Nights –Calm Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Peter Breiner

Peter Breiner is one of the world’s most recorded musicians with over 200 releases and more than two million albums sold, of which his Beatles Go Baroque alone reached sales of a quarter of a million copies. In addition to being a multifaceted composer, arranger and conductor, Breiner is also a pianist, and the third of his ‘Calm Romantic Piano Music’ series melds melodic substance with delicate musical expressiveness. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574474

Tranquility – Music for Relaxtion

A beautiful album of gentle music, ideal for meditation, yoga or simply for ʽchillingʼ with a glass of something delicious and refreshing. An hour of gorgeous, tranquil, relaxing music from Nepal, Russia, Egypt, India, the UK, and the USA (Native American flute). (ARC Music)

World’s Most Relaxing Spa Music, Vol. 1

Indulge yourself with this calm and tranquil album that is filled with the most serene music imaginable. Leave the stress of everyday life with these 8 instrumental tracks. Whether you use this CD for sleeping, studying, or for bringing the spa right into your home, it is sure to relax and inspire! (Global Journey)

1CD# MOB900126 $10.99

Quiet Places / Andreas Vollenweider

Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider has sold out tours worldwide in auditoriums like Radio City Music Hall in New York and the Palladium in London, and has released 18 albums over the last forty years. The present release features ten thematic improvisations – calm, moving, intimate, and personal. Quiet Places is a musical treat for precious, quiet moments, and a source of strength for this crazy world. (AVAF Music)

1CD# MOB022622 $14.99

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Ultimate Yanni [2 CDs]

The most complete retrospective of Yanni’s work, Ultimate Yanni is a 2-CD, 24-track set featuring remastered versions of definitive songs from throughout his career. Tracks include “You Only Live Once,” Flight of Fantasy,” “Marching Season,” and many more! This collection also includes tracks from his earliest albums as well as his compositions for the Olympics, Tour de France, and Wide World of Sports. (Sony)

Solace: Music for Quiet Meditation

Timeless plainsong from a medieval abbey centered around one of the most popular mass melodies, ‘cunctipotens genitor deus’. The music was used for major feasts and church celebrations and its eternal beauty perfectly captures a need for calm and contemplation: solace indeed for those hours where peace is needed by the listener. (Gift of Music)

1CD# GCDG1260 $16.99

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Classical Music for Reading

This new installment in the Naxos Lifestyle Series is titled Music for Book Lovers: Classical Music for Reading. This is an ideal special edition for book lovers. Nestle into your favorite reading spot and experience how this music speaks volumes as the perfect accompaniment to your pageturning. Works include pieces from composers like Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Boulanger, Ravel, Godowsky, and more. (Naxos)

A Journey – Calm Romantic Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Peter Breiner

Slovak-born Peter Breiner is one of the world’s most versatile musicians. He is an acclaimed pianist, arranger and conductor with compositions that are universally admired, and whose Beatles Go Baroque album has to date sold a quarter of a million copies. In this recording, beguiling original pieces sit alongside serenely beautiful new arrangements drawn from the classical repertoire. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574257 $13.99

1CD# 8578359

Native American Flute

Atmospheric and haunting, meditative flute melodies, solo and in duets, in unaccompanied purity or accompanied with drums, rattles, nature sounds (forest, rain, wind, thunder, eagles calling, wolves howling) or gentle guitars. Relax, close your eyes, let your spirit soar and echo from the stars. Tracks include “A Warrior Sleeps,” “Sundown,” “Rite of Passage,” “Thick Snow,” “Wolf Tracks,” and more. (ARC Music)

Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral [CD

Clannad the Irish family group responsible for such timeless music as ‘Theme From Harry’s Game’, ‘In A Lifetime’, and ‘I Will Find You’ make an international welcome return to mark their 40th Anniversary. Over the decades, Clannad have made music that entwines the traditional and the modern, the past and the future, with stunningly beautiful results. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2441 $13.49

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Hollywood Soundstage / Sinfonia of London

Sinfonia of London and John Wilson present an album that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Sinfonia of London rose to fame in the 1950s as the leading recording orchestra of the day, appearing in the musical credits of more than 300 films, including the 1958 soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann for Hitchcock’s Vertigo The Orchestra was reformed by John Wilson in 2018 as a recording orchestra. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5294

Star Wars Stories – Music from The Mandalorian, Rogue One and Solo

A collection of the most famous melodies and fan favorite tracks from the recent Star Wars universe including The Mandalorian, Solo and Rogue One. The compilation features main themes, epic orchestral tracks and emotional songs, paying tribute to the originals by John Williams, Michael Giacchino and Ludwig Göransson. (Sony)

1CD# 19439929282

Mortimer Wilson: The Thief of Bagdad / Frankfurst Radio Symphony

Written almost 100 years ago, The Thief of Bagdad is one of the greatest ever film scores and incredibly, has never been recorded until now – FHR are honored to be able to release the first recording of this wonderful score. Recorded in 2019, this recording features one of greatest European orchestras, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. (First Hand)

The Movie Music of Dmitri Tiomkin

Composer and conductor Dimitri Tiomkin, born in Russia in 1894, but who emigrated to the USA after the First World War, is one of the most successful and celebrated composers of film music in the history of cinema. This 55-track, 2-CD set comprises themes and music from original soundtrack compositions, along with recordings of his movie songs from the first and highly significant first quarter-century of his career. (Acrobat)

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Great Classic Film Music, Vol. 2

Lights, Camera, Action! as SOMM Recordings says “Hooray for Hollywood” with its second volume of Great Classic Film Music

A half century of unforgettable music is captured here, from the swashbuckling romance of Korngold’s The Sea Hawk to the sci-fi heroism of Goldsmith’s Star Trek: The Next Generation. Cinema icons John Williams, John Barry, and Maurice Jarre aralso featured. (SOMM)

1CD# ARIADNE 5009 $18.99

Chaplin The Kid Soundtrack

1CD# FHR126

The Film Music of Miklós Rózsa

The Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa scored ninety-five films during his lifetime, including some of the most famous cinematic works of all time. Rumon Gamba, a great champion of film music, conducts the BBC Philharmonic in suites from several of these films, among them Ben-Hur, regarded by many as the composer’s magnum opus among the film scores, which won Rózsa an Oscar in 1960. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 10806

Two Classic Political Film Scores

Revueltas and Copland wrote prolifically for film, and these scores are their greatest achievements in the medium. Redes drew from Revueltas passionate music that Copland himself admiringly described as ‘vibrant and colorful’. The City is a documentary that reveals the musical missing link between Copland’s ‘urban’ and ‘country’ idioms. Without narration or dialogue, both scores are heard here for the first time in full. (Naxos)

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The album The Kid is a suite with film music, in the style of early jazz, jazz waltzes, ragtimes, and very emotional pieces; it faithfully reflects the nature of the scenes contained in Charlie Chaplin’s film and perfectly conveys the atmosphere of silent cinema. The Ludwik Sarski Orchestra is an artistic collective founded by two multi-instrumentalists and composers. (BR Klassik)

1CD# DUX1770 $19.99

Film Music / Munich Radio Orchestra

Michael Jary’s works on this release are just some of the sound film hits that are still popular today and that, if not already commissioned, were later perfidiously misused for propaganda purposes. This 2021 release was produced as a studio recording, and all songs were played in their purely orchestral form – thus exposing the core of the individual compositions while allowing the necessary historical distance. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900333 $18.99

Lang Lang at the Movies

Lang Lang has contributed to the soundtracks of blockbuster films like My Week with Marilyn and Kung Fu Panda 3. In this compilation, he also plays legendary original movie tunes in piano arrangements, as well as some all-time classics that found new fame when they were used as film music. A fascinating journey through the cinematic universe. (Sony)

1CD# 19075951522 $11.99

great film composers

Ennio Morricone: Cinema Suites

For twenty years Marco Serino was Ennio Morricone’s violinist, the soloist on his film soundtracks and on world tours where they were reworked for the concert hall. In January 2020, after his last public concert, at the Italian Senate in Rome, Morricone finished the transcription of this magnificent and unpublished collection, which recasts the themes of his most famous scores in suites transcribed for violin and orchestra. (Arcana)

1CD# A495 $18.99

Malcolm Arnold: A Centenary Celebration

SOMM Recordings is delighted to mark the 100th anniversary of Sir Malcolm Arnold’s birth with seven first recordings of arrangements for violin and piano. A prolific composer with a prodigious gift for memorable melodies and technical brilliance, Malcolm Arnold – A Centenary Celebration reflects both the serious and lighter sides of one of the most distinctive voices of post- war British music. (SOMM)

1CD# SOMMCD 0640 $18.99

Alfred Schnittke: Film Music, Vol. 5

A self-described polystylist, Alfred Schnittke began writing for film in the 1960s, penning 66 film scores between 1962 and 1984 for Soviet film companies. This release presents music from the films The Stars of the Day, The Audience’s Favourite and Father Sergius, authoritatively recorded by Strobel and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. (Capriccio)

The Fantasy Film World of Bernard Herrmann

Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, François Truffaut and Martin Scorsese are four giants who would be on most film-lovers list of top ten directors of all time. These four, very different, men had one thing in common; all their landmark films shared the same composer, Bernard Herrmann. Many of the most famous musical moments in film history came from the pen of this exceptional composer. (E1)

1CD# MOB331235

Movie Legends – The Music of John Barry

This CD celebrates the wonderful motion-picture themes written by Britain’s leading film score composer John Barry. Highlights include themes from many of the movies for which his music won prestigious awards –Born Free, Out Of Africa, Dances With Wolves and Midnight Cowboy –plus Chaplin, Somewhere In Time, and many more. (RPO)

1CD# RPOSP042 $16.99

Charles Gerhardt Conducts Classic Film Scores [12 CDs]

American conductor and producer Charles Gerhardt first became interested in film music when he heard Korngold’s score to the 1946 Warner production, Deception. He made his name in Europe during the 1970s recording the works that are heard on this 12-disc set. Classic film scores from Hollywood’s Golden Age are featured, including music from King Kong, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, and many more. (Sony)

12CD# 19075920642 $33.99

1CD# C5350

Spotlight on John Williams – City Light Symphony Orchestra [2 CDs]

Prospero honors American composer, conductor and producer John Williams with this lavishly designed double-album: Disc one features the well-known and extremely popular themes from Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Star Wars and more, while disc two presents soloist-influenced works by the composer, interpreted by renowned classical artists such as clarinetist Paul Meyer and trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich. (Prospero)

2CD# PROSP0012

The Way of Light – The Music of Nigel Hess Stage and screen would be the poorer without the award-winning soundtrack scores of Nigel Hess. The acclaimed British composer’s melodious music for stage, film and television has touched millions around the world over the past forty years. The Way of Light – The Music of Nigel Hess boasts a stellar cast of performers, among them the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Singers and Sir Derek Jacobi. (Orchid)

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The Film Music of Gerald Schurmann

This rousing Chandos release focuses on film music from esteemed British composer Gerard Schurmann. Schurmann created a reputation as a composer for action films and horror while continuing to be in demand as an orchestrator, with projects including Lawrence of Arabia and Exodus. Tracks include music from films like The Long Arm, The Gambler, Claretta, Horrors of the Black Museum, and more. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 10979 $18.99

Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time –Arrangements for Guitar

The maestro of Spaghetti Western music in unfamiliar guise: new arrangements of hit themes from Morricone’s greatest film-scores. While piano versions of Morricone’s scores are widely available, his music fits the guitar admirably, as Enea Leone demonstrates on this new recording. Leone has enjoyed a 20-year career as a performer and teacher and made several well-received recordings for Brilliant Classics. (Brilliant)

1CD# BRI95855

Chandos film music

The Film Music of Arthur Benjamin & Leighton Lucas

1CD# CHAN 10713 $18.99

The Film Music of Brian Easdale

1CD# CHAN 10636 $18.99

The Film Music of Nino Rota (arr. for piano)

1CD# CHAN 9771 $18.99

The Film Music of Georges Auric

1CD# CHAN 9774 $18.99

The Film Music of William Alwyn

1CD# CHAN 9243 $18.99

The Film Music of Bernard Herrmann

1CD# CHAN 10577 $18.99

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 1

1CD# CHAN 10007 $18.99

The Film Music of Mischa Spoliansky

1CD# CHAN 10543 $18.99

The Film Music of Erich Korngold

1CD# CHAN 10336 $18.99

The Film Music of Constant Lambert & Lord Berners

1CD# CHAN 10459 $18.99

The Film Music of John Addison

1CD# CHAN 10418 $18.99

The Film Music of Sir Arnold Bax

1CD# CHAN 10126 $18.99

The Film Music of Richard Addinsell

1CD# CHAN 10046 $18.99

The Film Music of Francis Chagrin

1CD# CHAN 10323 $18.99

The Film Music of Stanley Black

1CD# CHAN 10306 $18.99

Stage favorites

David Campbell on Broadway

As part of the big musical concert, musical stars Carin Filipcic, Maya Hakvoort, Vanessa Heinz, and others perform the most beautiful melodies from the famous musicals Tanz der Vampire (Dance of the Vampires), Mozart!, Rebecca, Elisabeth, Schikaneder and more in the impressive ambience of the Vienna Ronacher. (C Major)

West Side Story

1CD# 88697675502

On Broadway sees Australian actor and singer David Campbell interpreting a host of beloved musical theatre songs on record for the first time. The album combines songs from hit shows in which David has starred (Les Miserables, Guys & Dolls, Carousel) with songs from other hit musicals (Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly!) (Sony)

Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [DVD]

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The original soundtrack recording of Robert Wise’s West Side Story with Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer. Side one includes “Prologue,” “Jet Song,” “Something’s Coming,” “Dance at the Gym,” “Maria,” “America,” “Tonight.”

Side two features “I Feel Pretty,” “One Hand One Heart,” and “I Have Love, Somewhere.” (Sony)

Barbra Streisand: Encore – Movie Partners Sing Broadway

My! The woods outside Athens are a busy place on this magical night! Fusing music dance and some serious comedy, Emma Rice’s first production as Artistic Director brings the Dream crashing into the Globe’s magical setting. Naughty, tender, transgressive and surprising, it is truly a festival of theatre. (Opus Arte) Kern to Webber, Showboat tuneful Great White 38 bona fide Broadway showstoppers! Includes The Sound Of Music Mary Martin; Hello Dolly! Carol Channing; “Wunderbar” (from Kiss Me Kate ) Alfred Drake and Patricia Morrison, and much more. (Sony)

Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway features 10 new Barbra Streisand duets of Broadway classics with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The inspired new musical pairings include Anne Hathaway, Daisy Ridley, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Chris Pine, and a spectacular virtual duet with Anthony Newley. (Sony)

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As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age of Jewish Stage & Film Music [2 CDs]

The New Budapest Orpheum Society’s third and newest project focuses on Jewish stage and film music from the early to mid-20th c., ranging from a turn-of-the-century Viennese broadside to songs from the 1948 Billy Wilder-directed film A Foreign Affair. (Cedille)

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Anchors Aweigh – Best of the US Navy Band [2 CDs]

On Anchors Aweigh – The Best of The United States Navy Band, Altissimo! Recordings celebrates the musical accomplishments of the U.S. Navy Band. This album features patriotic classics like “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” and “Amazing Grace,” as well as some concert band favorites like “The Fairest of the Fair,” and Vaclav Nelhybel’s tour de force, “Trittico.” (Altissimo)

2CD# ALT03052

Legacy of Randall Thompson / US Army Field Band

This album is the first in the “Legacy” series in which the United States Army Field Band honors the lives and music of individuals who have made significant contributions to choral music and education. Randall Thompson, an American composer, composed three symphonies and numerous vocal works, however he is most noted for his choral works. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT60722

Commodores Live! / Commodores Jazz Ensemble

The United States Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble features some of the best musicians the United States Navy has to offer. This collection features the band’s extraordinary talents in their first live concert recording! Commodores Live! Features classic jazz charts like Juan Tizol’s Caravan, and Duke Ellington’s Don’t Get Around Much Anymore and many

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Night the Miracle music was presented each from 1962 to 1987 in Washington, D.C. by The United States Army Orchestra and Chorus as a musical the

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A tribute to our nation’s finest that, generations after generation hold steady bearing the deepest scars of war in the fight for peace. General Douglas MacArthur said it best in his farewell speech to the cadets at West Point: “Duty, Honor, Country. These three words build courage when courage seems to fail; regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; create hope when hope seems forlorn.” (Altissimo)

50 American Patriotic Military Songs [3 CDs]

50 American Patriotic Military Songs is presented as a three-disc set of the greatest patriotic music available! This album features over fifteen, traditional favorites such as “This Land is Your Land,” “God Bless America,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and “God Bless the USA,” along with all the service songs, and Naval and Air Force hymns. (Altissimo)

3CD# ALT63462 $17.99

Music of Richard Strauss / US Marine Band

Strauss: Music of Richard Strauss is a unique collection of works by a man referred to as “one of the most innovative composers the world has ever known”. Performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, this album is a compilation of works that are romantic and profound. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT70762 $15.99

Rolling Along! The Best of The U.S. Army Bands [2 CDs]

1CD# Honor, Country / US Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus

On Rolling Along! – The Best of The United States Army Bands, Altissimo! Recordings celebrates the musical accomplishments of these amazing musicians by offering some of the greatest hits of The U.S. Army Band and The U.S. Army Field Band. This album features concert band classics like John Barnes Chance’s Variations on a Korean Folk Song, and all of your favorite patriotic songs and hymns. (Altissimo)

2CD# ALT03062 $17.99

The Legacy of Aaron Copland

The Legacy of Aaron Copland is an eclectic collection of works written by the great American composer Aaron Copland. Regarded as the “dean of American music”, Copland’s works are said to evoke the limitless American landscape as they achieve a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT60692

$15.29

John Williams for Band / Bands of the US Armed Forces

John Williams for Band is performed and recorded by the Bands of the United States Armed Forces. Selections include “Sounds the Bells,” “The Cowboys Overture,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Music from The Patriot,” “Yoda’s Theme & Main Theme” from the Star Wars Trilogy, “Adventures on Earth,” from E.T. and many more rousing works. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT05062

The Music Lover’s Grainger

Performed and recorded live in observation of the 50th anniversary of Grainger’s death. The title The Music Lover’s Grainger was borrowed from one of Grainger’s many unfinished publishing projects, reflecting the world première recordings featured on the program. The composer drew music from English, Irish, Scottish, American, and Danish folksong for the works on this album. (Altissimo)

Heritage of the march

Heritage of the March, Vol. 1

Heritage of the March, Vol. 1 features The U.S. Navy Band performing great marches of Robert Brown Hall and Carl Teike. Tracks include “General Mitchell,” “Fort Popham,” “The Oberver,” “Greeting to Bangor,” “Peace and Progress,” “Headliner,” “Land of Moa,” and more. (Altissimo)

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Heritage of the March, Vol. 2

The Heritage of the March, Vol. 2 features The U.S. Navy Band performing great marches of John Klohr and Alex Lithgow. Tracks include “Arch of Steel,” “Flagship,” “March of the Anzacs,” “Flagship,” “Peace and Progress,” “Headliner,” “Land of Moa,” and more. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT04042

Across the Pond – 50 European Marches CDs]

Around the turn of the twentieth century, military marches entered their golden age. These tracks themselves range from the most traditional of military marches, to more theatrical and concert marches, to Spanish paso dobles, all representational of the march’s golden age. The album comes as a two-disc set, featuring a booklet with biographical information on the composers. (Altissimo)

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Heritage of the March, Vols. 3 & 4 [2 CDs]

The Heritage of the March, Vol. 3 & 4. This two-disc set contains both Volumes 3 and 4 of this historic collection, featuring the marches of Fred Jewell, Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg, William Paris Chambers, and Arthur Wellesley Hughes. (Altissimo)

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Heritage of the March, Vols.

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Morton Gould – An American Salute

Morton Gould was a prominent American composer during the twentieth century. During his time, he received countless commissions from American orchestras and ensembles, and many of these works have been adapted for the wind band. This album features military band classics like “American Salute” and “Ballad for Band,” as well as settings of American folk tunes like “Yankee Doodle.” (Altissimo)

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Truly a his European music, American popular jazz to form a would come to American music. In spite of a relatively short career, many of this songs and compositions remain among the most beloved of all time. This album explores his original compositions and the legacy he left behind. (Altissimo)

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Heritage of the

The Heritage of the March, Vol. 5 & 6. This two-disc set contains both Volumes 3 and 4 of this historic collection, featuring the marches of Frank Losey, Gian Mantagazzi, Charles Barnhouse, and Viktor Widqvist. (Altissimo)

The Heritage of the March, Vol. 7 & 8. This two-disc set contains both Volumes 7 and 8 of this historic collection, featuring the marches of Fred Jewell,Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg, William Paris Chambers, and Arthur Wellesley Hughes. (Altissimo)

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Be Glad Then, America / U.S. Marine Band

The title of this release, “Be Glad Then, America,” is taken from New England Triptych by William Schuman, which is included on this album. Particularly notable are the three world premiere recordings: “For The President’s Own,” by John Williams, Aaron Copland’s “Third Symphony,” and a set of songs by Charles Ives set for this world class ensemble. (Altissimo)

Spirit of America / US Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only musical unit of its kind in the United States military, being a special ceremonial unit in The Old Guard, the ceremonial escort to the President. In addition to ceremonies, the Corps performs traditional fife and drum music throughout the National Capital Region, including performances for visiting heads of state at the White House. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT04032

Bernstein: Rhapsody in Blue – An American in Paris

This tremendous release from Sony’s Great Performances series pairs two separate Leonard Bernstein recordings of George Gershwin classics. Leading the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein’s 1959 recording of “Rhapsody in Blue” is coupled with his 1958 performance of “An American in Paris,” with the New York Philharmonic. (Sony)

1CD# ALT55622

Patriotic Salute to the Military Family

1CD# 88697700432

American Classics for Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a time to celebrate all of the brave men and women who have fought for our great nation. It is a day for thanking our veterans, both young and old, and to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. American Classics for Veterans Day captures the solemn and celebratory moods of this holiday with classics by The United States Military Bands. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT55612

This 37-track collection of America’s ultimate marches, bugle calls, ceremonial and Americana music features performances from the bands of all branches of the United States military. A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family offers classic songs like John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and “The Washington Post,” and the songs of each branch of the military. (Altissimo)

Pops Roundup / Boston Pops Orchestra

This Living Stereo release is considered one of the finest orchestral recordings of traditional Western songs and folk melodies ever made. “Pops” Fiedler leads the band in spirited tunes of the American West including “Home on the Range,” “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” “Riders in the Sky,” “Don’t Fence Me In,” and “Shenandoah.” (Altissimo)

2CD# ALT03082

Under the Big Top / US Military Bands

Welcome to the Big Top, where feats of amazement happen every day! While circus music encompasses many musical genres, including the waltz, ragtime, Latin rhythms and more, none are as popular as the circus march, also known as screamers. Close your eyes and smell the popcorn as you are entertained with the fabulous circus marches presented on this album. (Altissimo)

1CD# 09026616662

Karl King’s Greatest Hits

Karl L. King wrote more than one hundred and fifty marches over his lifetime, many of which live on and are frequently performed to this day. His name exists among a pantheon of American march composers. Tracks include “Barnum and Baileys Favorite,” “The Big Cage,” and “The Melody Shop.” This album is one of the few collections of Karl Kings marches, and easily the best among them. (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT02552

Remembering the Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra

Remembering the Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra is a premiere collection of the Air Force’s finest tunes in tribute to the one and only Glenn Miller. Performed by The United States Air Force Orchestra, this album features a series of classic jazz charts like “Chattanooga Choo-Choo”, “American Patrol”, and everyone’s favorite, “In the Mood.” (Altissimo)

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The Pipes of the Mighty Wurlitzer / Tom Hazleton

Known for their strong exciting pieces, filled with pure power, the Mighty Wurlitzer is the one of most complex and enchanting organs ever played. This CD features favorite classics that make full use of all the unique tones and strengths that the Wurlitzer is known and loved for.

Includes: Garrick Gaieties, On a Spring Note, Caravan, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Stormy Weather, and more. (Altissimo)

1CD# K77014

Fireworks for Brass & Organ / USAF Academy Band

The United States Air Force Academy Stellar Brass is a brass and percussion ensemble that has performed all over the US. This 14-track release showcases not only the ensemble’s full, rich sound, but also the impressive capabilities of the organ. Works featured on this disc include Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ,” Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, and more. (Altissimo)

Americana / US Coast Guard Band

Webster’s Dictionary defines “Americana” as “things typical of America.” The “typical American” optimistic spirit is captured in the sweeping melodies and triumphant sonorities of composer James Beckel’s “American Dream.” Directed by Commander Lewis J. Buckley, the United States Coast Guard Band strives to express its great patriotism on this album, Americana (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT60832 $15.29

1CD# ALT10824

The Spirit of Freedom: Patriotic Songs & Service Hymns

Gothic Record’s original recording, The Spirit of Freedom, features the outstanding Washington Men’s Camerata in a spectacular collection of patriotic classics. The 23 selections include the complete “National Anthem” (all 4 verses!), “God Bless America,” “National Hymn” (“God of Our Fathers”), “Chester,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Hail to the Chief,” and many more beautifully-sung favorites! (Gothic)

Aaron Copland Collection 1948–1971 [2 CDs]

Sony’s third release in the Copland Collection, with most works conducted by the composer along with the London Symphony. This 2-disc compilation includes “The Red Pony,” “Music for a Great City,” “Down a Country Lane,” “Dance Panels,” “Three Latin-American Sketches,” and more! (Sony)

2CD# S2K47236

$15.99

Let Freedom Sing! – An Independence Celebration

1CD# G-49103

I Love a Parade / Boston Pops Orchestra

A varied and enjoyable program of 16 marches performed by the one and only Boston Pops! Tracks include “Midway March,” “Hands Across the Sea,” “El Capitan,” “Washington Post March,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Under the Double Eagle,” the title track, and more! (Sony)

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This is Navy Country!

The United States Navy Country Current is the premier country-bluegrass group of the United States Navy Band that showcases traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass compositions. This is... Navy Country features new arrangements of great country classics along with several original compositions. Tracks include faovirites like Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” and Josh Turner’s “Long Black Train.” (Altissimo)

1CD# ALT71952

We love to sing, and nothing is more gratifying than singing the great patriotic songs of America. Let Freedom Sing is a unique choral album, featuring world famous choruses and soloists of the US Military Services. There are no instrumental tracks here; only the vest best of choral and solo performances. (Altissimo)

Please Don’t Shoot the Piano Player

Old ragtime piano player music at it’s best. Featuring classics like: Hello, My Baby!, Tiger Rag, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Satin Doll, Pretty Baby, Yes Sir, That’s My Baby, Bumble Boogie, Me and My Shadow, Yes! We Have No Bananas, Charleston RagVarsity Rag, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, and more. All passionately played on the Steinway player piano. (Klavier)

1CD# K77033

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Westminster Church Bell Choir: Let Freedom Ring

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Sousa’s Greatest Hits & Some that Should Have Been is a historic compilation of John Philip Sousa’s most beloved marches. Premiers of classics like “The Washington Post,” “Semper Fidelis,” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever” thrilled audiences of his day, and continue to resonate with the American spirit in us all. (Altissimo)

1CD# WCC1606

Some of America’s favorite patriotic songs have been gathered together on this disc, including “I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy,” “God Bless America,” and “This Land Is Your Land.”

Performing on the worlds largest handbell range, The Westminster Concert Bell Choir brings a complex and rich sound to this recording that cannot be matched by other handbell choirs. (Sony)

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John Philip Sousa

Sousa: Deep Cuts, Vol. 1

The Sousa: Deep Cuts series from Altissimo! Recordings, seeks to highlight his more obscure works, from less-familiar marches, to waltzes and suites. This collection, all recorded by The President’s Own United States Marine Band, is the only way to hear some of these pieces, and is perfect for hardcore fans of “The March King.” (Altissimo)

Semper Fidelis: The Music of John Philip Sousa

1CD# ALT05032

A Sousa Celebration / Royal Scottish NO

The exhilarating conductor Kristjan Järvi exploits the style and panache of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a festive program of works by the American John Philip Sousa, “The March King”. Including such famous pieces as “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Semper Fidelis,” and “The Liberty Bell,” this album is a celebration in its own right, enhanced by brightly colored sound captured in high-quality surround-sound. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5182

Box of Sousa [4 CDs]

Celebrate America’s heritage with this outstanding box set collection of rousing recordings. We are proud to offer you the ultimate John Philip Sousa collection featuring the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band performing 61 selections of memorable marches, thrilling melodies, and historic recordings. Over three and a half hours of stirring, glorious classics on 4 CDs. Contains Sousa Original, Vols. 1 – 4. (Altissimo)

4CD# ALT55712

Arthur Pryor: Trombone Soloist of the Sousa Band

Known as the “Paganini of the Trombone”, Arthur Pryor was a star attraction for John Philip Sousa’s band in the late 1800’s. On these remastered historic recordings from 1901-1911, you’ll hear 26 tracks such as “Blue Bells of Scotland,” “Intermezzo-Forever,” “We Won’t Go Home Until Morning,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “The Patriot-Polka,” and more. “Beautifully remastered” Fanfare (Crystal)

1CD# ALT09722

John Philip Sousa will always be known as the “March King.” As a composer he wrote over 100 marches, as well as operettas, waltzes, and suites. Performed by the United States Marine Band, this disc offers up Sousa classic marches like “King Cotton” and “Easter Sunday on the White House Lawn,” as well as his waltz “La Reine de la Mer” and his suite for band “Looking Upward.” (Altissimo)

Sousa: At the Symphony, Vol. 2

There is no disputing John Philip Sousa as the premiere composer of music for military band. A concert by Sousa was always an event to be savored with its selection of Overtures, Marches, Light Classics, and novelty numbers. Conductor and Sousa expert Keith Brion recreates just such a concert in “At the Symphony”. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559013

Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 22

“The March King”, expressing the brash energy of an emerging United States of America in famous pieces such as The Stars and Stripes Forever! The commemorative Assembly of the Artisans mixes light-hearted tunes with more serious hymn-like music, finishing with the “Anvil Chorus” from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, while “The Messiah of Nations” sets a patriotic text by James Whitcomb Riley. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559880 $13.99

Sousa’s Greatest Marches [2 CDs]

This 2-CD set showcases 34 of Sousa’s most popular marches. From the first note to the last cymbal clang, Sousa’s music excites and inspires fans of all ages. Includes: Bullets and Bayonets, Semper Fidelis, King Cotton, Daughters of Texas, The Thunderer, The Washington Post March, The Fairest of the Fair, Pathfinder of Panama, Sabre and Spurs, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and more. (Naxos)

1CD# MOB745125

Music for Wind Band, Vol. 23

This final volume in the John Philip Sousa series explores some of the lesser-known corners of Sousa’s output. These include fantasies and humoresques that use renowned classical works and fashionable melodies of their day. Featured are the rarely heard processional hymn with choir “We March,” “We March to Victory” and “The Fancy of the Town,” which offers up a world tour of traditional and popular songs. (Naxos)

2CD# 8572651-52

Herbert L. Clarke: Cornet Soloist of the Sousa Band

Herbert Lincoln Clarke is acknowledged to be the greatest cornetist of his time, and certainly one of the most celebrated. On this complete collection of original doublesided recordings made between 1900–1922 you’ll hear Clarke’s beautiful playing on 26 historic tracks including “Carnival of Venice,” “Bride of the Waves,” “Sounds from the Hudson,” “Love’s Old Sweet Song,” and more. (Crystal)

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Klavier records

Gypsy Jazz Style / Pietro Lazazzara

“This album represents an innovative and renewed production path started in 2020 with my first album My Art of Gypsy Jazz. Already in the previous work, my aim was to immediately highlight in the title a personal vision of the Gypsy style, starting from its stylistic peculiarities, and adding “color” in a harmonic and stylistic combination with my experience.” – Pietro Lazazzara (Stradivarius)

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Solo in Denmark / Michel Petrucciani

This album features French piano prodigy Michel Petrucciani in a solo recording from Silkeborg Church, 1990. MP was one of the most popular pianists in the 1990’s due to his extraordinary technique, his astounding musical outlook and extremely dynamic playing style. His music is simply timeless and magical, seemingly coming straight from his soul. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018495

This excellent 48-track, 2-CD set features Cab Calloway releases on the Brunswick, Victor, Variety, Vocalion, Okeh, Columbia and ABCParamount labels which were credited with chart positions, plus a few bonus tracks. Those 45 hits include the No. 1 “Minnie The Moocher” and the Top 5 hits “Kickin’ The Gong Around”, “St. James Infirmary”, “Tickeration”, “Moonglow”, “Angels With Dirty Faces” and “The Jumpin’ Jive”. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB342227

Live at the Berlin Philharmonie 1969 / Sarah Vaughan, vocals

Recorded live on November 9, 1969 at the Berlin Philharmonie, this Sarah Vaughan recording has never before been released in its entirety. That is, until now! The emotionally intense concert is remarkable, with Vaughan constantly maintaining her balance throughout between her vocal technique and interpretive skills. She bares her soul and gives us a unique lesson in music as a form of the art of living. (Challenge)

New Jazz

Veer Quartet / Sarah Bernstein

Violinist/composer Sarah Bernstein presents the debut release from her new ensemble, Veer Quartet. Chamber jazz string quartets represent a fascinating sub-genre, a small cross section of string players who are improvisers and have absorbed a diversity of stylistic feels with those inclined to apply those skills to this venerated instrumentation. (Panoramic)

1CD# PAN026 $16.99

There is No Greater Love / Moroni, Lundgaard, Pearson

Internationally renowned Italian pianist Dado Moroni collaborates with prominent Danish bassist Jesper Lundgaard and versatile American drummer Lee Pearson on the brand new release There Is No Greater Love. Their professionalism lies in their sympathy for each other and naturally in years of training in the great American piano trio tradition. The music speaks for itself! (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018493 $15.99

Peace / Chet Baker

Trumpet player Chet Baker (1929–1988) came to sudden fame as partner of Gerry Mulligan in the early fifties. Recorded in 1982, Peace is a lovely example of his intimate combo work. The uncommon instrumentation with marimba and the original, somewhat challenging music by David Friedman inspired Chet Baker to one of his most intense and most thoughtful recordings. (Yellowbird)

1CD# YEB-9225 $14.99

Green of Winter / Battle Trance

Green of Winter is the third album-length composition for tenor saxophone quartet Battle Trance. The album marks the final work of an album trilogy that also includes Palace of Wind and Blade of Love Green of Winter is the culmination of the musical cultivation and deep friendship between the four band members over the past eight years. (New Amsterdam)

1CD# NWAM166 $13.99

Escale / Carl Mayotte

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Abbey Sings Billie / Abbey Lincoln

Strongly influenced by jazz icons Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, both of whom she met early in her career, Abbey Lincoln’s distinctive vocal style, thoughtprovoking writing, and spirited personality secured her a place among the jazz luminaries. Lincoln recorded her first album with jazz great Benny Carter in 1956 and appeared in the 1957 film, The Girl Can’t Help It. (Yellowbird)

1CD# AN28836

Virtuoso jazz bassist, Carl Mayotte presents his third album, in which he explores jazz fusion and world music. He writes: “I am happy and honored to finally present my new album Escale This album is a musical journey that differs from my usual musical universe and it was composed in a different way. Improvisation and instinct taking the place of reflection and hours of doubts that usually inhabit my composition techniques.” (Analekta)

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Horace Tabscott Quintet: Live in Hollywood 1995

Horace Tapscott Quintet – “Legacies for Our Grandchildren – Live in Hollywood, 1995” – Horace Tapscott (piano), Michael Session (soprano, alto, tenor saxophones), Thurman Green (trombone), Roberto Miranda (double bass), Fritz Wise (drums). Tracks include “Motherless Child,” “Close to Freedom,” “Little Africa,” and more. (Jazzwise)

Live at the Kurhaus 1967 / Dave Brubeck Quartet

1CD# DKTE16.2

Double Vision, Triple Vision / Peter Scharli [2 CDs]

Three wonderful trumpeters from two generations get together to play, supported by a rhythm section that provides everything a soloist on stage needs to take off. The two concerts presented here are each the first of a longer series. The rhythm section sets the standard for what is to be played: standards, namely – swinging and contemporary jazz. (TCB)

During one of their last concerts in 1967 which remained unreleased until now, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, comprising more or less the same members since its inception, had already been playing for 16 years. Naturally, they were more than well acquainted. That evening of October 24, 1967 in Scheveningen, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was not only a band playing jazz. They were the worthy ambassadors of American music in Europe.

(Fondamente)

1CD# FON-1704025 $17.99

Live at Rotterdam 1967 / Theloneous Monk [2 CDs]

2CD# TCB 37302

Clark Terry: Live in Holland 1979

Clark Terry is one of the greatest and most important trumpeters in jazz history. Now, Storyville Records presents a live recording with his fantastic orchestra, Clark Terry’s Big Bad Band – Live in Holland 1979. The whole band is in great form, and besides Clark Terry himself, this recording showcases many of the very best musicians from the heyday of big bands. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018529

Duke Ellington: Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival

In 1969, the Berlin Jazz Fest took an audacious stand: it was Duke Ellington’s 70th birthday and not only did they welcome him at the head of his big band for the first time, but part of the program focused on his heritage; as a bonus and birthday gift, Ellington was featured on the publicity poster of the festival’s sixth edition. (TLR)

1CD# TLR

In June of 2007, Christian McBride returned to the Village Vanguard after a nine-year break, with Inside Straight, a group consisting of Steve Wilson, Eric Reed, Carl Allen, and Warren Wolf. Although many iterations of his groups have played there, Inside Straight was birthed inside the Village Vanguard. This particular set was recorded in December of 2014, and is titled Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)

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When he set foot on the stage of Club Doelen on Oct. 28, 1967 in Rotterdam, Thelonious Monk had just turned 50. This concert is a testament to his genius. Opening and ending with two “classic pieces”, “Ruby, My Dear” and “Blue Monk”, he led for over 80 minutes the quartet and his accomplices, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley, and guests.

(Fondamente)

2CD# FON-170402 $24.99

Live at Singer Concert Hall 1973 / Dizzy Gillespie

In view of the work of new musicians of the same period, at this specific moment in his career Dizzy Gillespie might conceivably have given his peers the impression that he was resting on his laurels. However, the passing of time and there discovery of unpublished recordings such as the one of this 1973 concert in Laren give a fresh, dispassionate perspective on the music that the artist was making then. (Fondamente)

1CD# FON-1704028 $17.99

The Lost Sessions from The Netherlands / Blossom Dearie

There were many highlights to Blossom Dearie’s musical career: the concerts she gave in the Netherlands between 1968 and 1989 feature prominently among them. This release is a faithful rendition, thanks especially to the remarkable audio quality. Dearie masterfully performed in all the instrumental formations, from solo shows to the great Metropole Orchestra. (Fondamente)

1CD# FON-1804033 $17.99

Live in Scheveningen 1958 / Art Blakey [2 CDs]

It was the evening of 29 November 1958. On the stage of the Kurhaus in Scheveningen, Art Blakey grabbed the microphone to say, “I would like to take a moment and say good evening on behalf of the Jazz Messengers and myself.” The crème de la crème of the jazz world was on stage that evening, their performance fallen into oblivion until this recording. (Fondamente)

2CD# FON-1804034 $24.99

In-Between Flow / Maik Krahl

The continuing growth of Maik Krahl as a melodic improviser, bandleader, and composer is distinctly evident in his new release In-Between Flow. Krahl belongs to a new generation of improvisers who have acquired a breadth of technical and theoretical facility, while not losing the spontaneity and rawness of this music we call jazz. As a bandleader, for this date he is joined on a few tracks by the visionary guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. (Challenge)

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Flying Home / Reinhardt Winkler

This new release features famous standards played by a remarkable ensemble lead by drummer Reinhardt Winkler. The recording features Harry Allen on tenor saxophone, John di Martino on piano, Boris Kozlov on bass. “I’ve selected each song on the album because it speaks to my heart in a very personal way. Making music takes my mind to a special place.”

– Reinhardt Winkler (Challenge)

1CD# 73551

Voyage In Time / Enrico Pieranunzi & Jasper Somsen

Pieranunzi: This fourth encounter – our second album for Challenge Records, is a completely special recording, both in terms of line-up and material. The movements , composed by Jasper and arranged together during our recording session, reflect our shared love of classical music and combine classical forms with a very open improvisational approach. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73539

Jessica de Boer belongs to the newest generation of Dutch jazz singers and stands out because of her disarming and narrative style. During her studies at Utrecht Conservatory she fell in love with the rich harmonies and freedom of jazz. Soon she started writing her own compositions; light, colorful jazz with flexible melody-lines and a hint of world music. Her lyrics express universal themes in a disarming way. (Challenge)

The Vienna Sessions / Markus Burger

“In August 2019, I had the privilege of spending two afternoons in Vienna, the music capital of Europe, recording. I found my time in Vienna relaxing, inspiring, and deeply spiritual. I hope you, the listener, will enjoy the music as much as I enjoyed playing it.” – Markus Burger (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73535 $15.29

Gershwin on Air / Massimiliano Rolff

Massimiliano Rolff, in these arrangements for his trio, discovers some hidden facets in these famous songs, such as those penned by George Gershwin that have now entered the Golden Age repertoire of American Song. The album starts off with his work “Porgy and Bess,” to which a specific and poignant suite is dedicated, and moves on to a series of single songs that were composed for other shows, including great classics and rediscoveries that fit in well. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73527 $15.29

1CD# CR 73533

Nordic Bop / Pekka Pykkanen; Eric Ineke

Eric Ineke: “When Pekka Pylkkanen invited me in 2017 to play a couple of concerts with him in Finland and Estonia, I immediately responded with an enthusiastic YES!! Having played together before, I knew the music would be great and swinging! Pekka got the idea of putting together a repertoire of tunes written by some of the great Jazz legends I played with during my earlier career.” (Challenge)

The Bari Sessions / Wertico, Helliwell, Lupi, Scaglia

“I believe this new album speaks for itself. We had a really wonderful experience making this recording and the music just seemed to “play itself,” which is always a great sign that the music is “ready” and “cooked to perfection,” just like the best Italian dishes! Godetevi un buon ascolto!”

– Paul Wertico (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73529 $15.29

Chapter One / Marieke Koopman

1CD# CR 73542

Carnet Imaginaire / Joachim Badenhorst

“The very moment intuition, knowledge and craftsmanship collide as one the chain reaction creates an energy in which a masterpiece is created. The audience senses the quality of the event instantly, without any explanation. On this beautiful album we hear four masters at work in total synergy. Carnet Imaginaire grabs a hold on you, pulls you in and doesn’t let you go until the very end.”

– Jasper Somsen (Challenge)

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For this release Marieke Koopman has chosen jazz-standards which had strong lyrics or were little gems melody wise and mixed them with her own style. Never being afraid of opinions or stepping out of the box, Marieke loves to transform songs and has found a way of communicating her emotions through playful rhythmic and melodic interpretations, improvisations, as well as her use of lyrical timing. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73525 $15.29

Grow

Jazz Voices of Today

Origin / Joey Alexander

Mack Avenue Music Group is proud to announce the signing and first label release for Joey Alexander. The pianist, composer and bandleader is one of the most emotive and compelling pianistcomposers active on the scene today, and while his accomplishments to this point are significant—including being the youngest artist ever nominated for a GRAMMY® Award in a jazz category. (Mack Avenue)

Star Crossed Lovers / Patty Lomuscio, Kenny Barron

Patty Lomuscio writes: “My dream has finally come true, to make a record in NY with jazz legend, maestro Kenny Barron. The pieces we have chosen resonate beautifully thanks to the piano touch of Kenny Barron, the deep sound of Peter Washington, the poignant notes of Vince Herring and the pressing rhythm of Joe Farnsworth.” (Challenge)

1CD# MAC1198

It’s a Foreign Language / Klaus Koenig Jazz Live Trio

Klaus Koenig writes: “In my view, it only makes sense for us as Europeans to become engaged with the fascinating world of jazz if we stay true to our European identity, and reflect the cultures that we come from. On that note, I hope that with this music I have been able to present a contribution to the fascinating world of jazz which shows that it is our own music, the music of the “Jazz Live Trio”. (TCB)

1CD# TCB 36602

Magic Realism / Chai Masters

“This album was recorded during the 2nd Covid lockdown. Circumstances were against us, as the two shows we planned to do before recording were cancelled, and we felt like we weren’t fully prepared to go into the studio. After we started playing, we began to relax and focus on the music, and some magic started to happen. After two intense days of recording, we were happy with the final takes.” – Antonio Moreno Glazkov (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73543 Grasso

Guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso presents Be-Bop! a brilliant new tribute to be-bop pioneers Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. BeBop! kicks off in exhilarating fashion with Dizzy’s quintessential 1942 composition, “A Night in Tunisia.” Grasso achieves an astonishing balance of technical wizardry and swing, sounding like two guitarists coming out of the gate on the challenging head on top of the syncopated Latin rhythm. (Sony)

1CD# CR 73548

The Wailing Sounds of Ricky Ford – Paul’s Scene

Ricky Ford, tenor sax legend, needs no introduction. He is, quite simply, a national treasure. His latest recording, a tip of the hat to his early roots and a focused, fabulous blast of multi-hued bebop and traditional jazz, reflects tremendous taste and virtuosity, with nods to his heroes and affirmation that the guy can still play with the best of them. (Whaling City)

1CD# WCS135 $16.99

Rituals / Frankfurt Big Band & Chris Potter

Chris Potter writes: “Jim McNeely has always been one of my favorite composer/ arrangers, so I was thrilled to get the chance to work with him on his piece inspired by one of my favorite compositions, “The Rite of Spring.” The band was a total delight to work with and played beautifully throughout, and I’m very proud of the results.” (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71404 $14.99

The Lights Are Always On / Lynne Arriale Trio

The Lights Are Always On is pianist/ composer Lynne Arriale’s 16th album as leader, and her third recording on Challenge Records International. On this session Lynne is joined by bassist/co-producer Jasper Somsen and drummer E.J. Strickland, both outstanding, in-demand musicians on the international jazz scene. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73532 $15.29

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Drummer, percussionist, composer, producer and bandleader, T. S. Monk, also known as “Toot”, leads his sextet with an innovative and dynamic approach. The seven songs on the album are taken from two performances at two similar jazz rooms over a two-year period; three are from Ginny’s Supper Club on May 7, 2014, while others were recorded at Marians Jazzroom in Bern, Switzerland on April 24, 2016. (Storyville)

Sketches of MD – Live at the Iridium / Kenny Garrett

With Sketches of MD, Garrett adds several historic firsts to his résumé: the first live recording of the Kenny Garrett/Pharoah Sanders pairing, Garretts’ first recorded set at New York City’s famed Iridium Jazz Club, and his first release on Mack Avenue. In addition to Sanders, Garrett is joined on stage by Nat Reeves on bass, Benito Gonzalez on keys and Jamire Williams on drums. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1042 $17.99

Yellowbird Records

Lemon the Moon

Lemon The Moon features Nitai Hershkovits’s long-time collaborators – drummer Amir Bresler, who played in Avishai Cohen’s trio, along with Nitai, and bassist Or Bareket. Like in his previous albums, Nitai teams with Rejoicer (Yuvi Havkin) to produce this ten- track braid of music; an abundance of musical terrains. (Yellowbird)

Smile / Isabelle Olivier

1CD# YEB-7798

Samba Do Mar / Dusko Coykovich

Best known for his unmistakably melodic phrasing and his ballad renditions on the trumpet, muted trumpet, and fluegelhorn, Dusko Goykovich’s eventful life is like a mirror of 50 years of jazz history. Ranging from one of Villa-Lobos’ Baroque-influenced compositions and some wonderful originals by Argentinian artist Sergio Mihanovich, the program opens up new spaces for his and his band’s ever-soulful imagination. (Yellowbird)

1CD# ENJ-9797

To celebrate her 30 years of performing, harpist Isabelle Olivier releases her eleventh album Smile with a tribute to Charlie Chaplin. Isabelle Olivier explores new textures with her harp combining acoustic and electronic sounds to create a sophisticated, captivating, and stunning universe. The album contains eight original compositions and rearranged pieces by Charlie Chaplin, James Blake, and Cannonball Adderley. (Yellowbird)

$18.99

Soné Ka-La 2 (Odyssey) / Jacques Schwarz-Bart

1CD# YEB-9224

John Scofield Live

1CD# ENJA-9777

Reviewer & commentator Chip Stern noted back in 1979: “Spirited soloing and studio savvy stand as trademarks of 28-year-old John Scofield, a jazz guitarist who in a few short years already has garnered an impressive catalogue of gigs and LPs with top jazzers. So whether he’s soaring on flights of improvisational fantasy, or getting down to some smoking bebop, John Scofield has come of age in the world of electric jazz.” (Yellowbird)

1CD# YEB-9223

Water from an Ancient Well / Abdullah Ibrahim

Water from an Ancient Well is a jazz album by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim that was first released in 1986. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Water From An Ancient Well features the pianist/composer with a very strong septet, including tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford, altoist Carlos Ward, baritonist Charles Davis, and trombonist Dick Griffin. (Yellowbird)

1CD# YEB-9222

One of the most potent and creative voices on Germany’s modern jazz scene, saxophonist Johannes Enders has brought a profound understanding of the jazz tradition and an urge to swing to his previous 12 albums as a leader. With Dear World & Hikikomori, he takes things up a couple of notches. A dynamic double-album, Enders’ latest Enja outing finds him pushing the envelope in two wildly different directions.

The original Soné Ka-La came out in 2005. 15 years later, Jacques Schwarz-Bart is back to his Ithaca, his musical landscape of Guadeloupe, with a new vision of the original concept. Soné Ka-La 2 Odyssey ’s main innovation is to fuse the singing and the saxophone into one voice, carrying the melodies, might they be tumultuous, angular, mysterious or serene. (Yellowbird)

$18.99

In His Own Sweet Time / Tommy Flanagan

This is the story of a Tommy Flanagan concert, which almost didn’t happen. A story of a strong woman, who wants to shelter her husband at any price. And a story of a very special recording, which slumbered in the archives for over 26 years and would now see the light of day for the first time. So it is also a story with a happy-end, which nobody would have expected in this manner – other than Manfred Rehm and Matthias Winckelmann. (Yellowbird)

1CD# ENJ-9687

Where We Go / Rebecca Trescher

Rebecca Trescher writes: “The album Where We Go presents my work of the last two years. All compositions were written during the Ensemble 11 concert series at the Tafelhalle Nuremberg, which started in 2017 and is about to be continued. Being able to regularly perform my music, test new ideas and develop my own sound in this venue is a wonderful thing.” (Yellowbird)

1CD# ENJ-9771

Sahar / Or Bareket

$18.99

Enja Records is pleased to announce bassist Or Bareket’s enthralling third album as a bandleader, Sahar Bareket, who is known widely as a first-call bassist for such artists as Leon Parker, Joel Ross, and Camila Meza, demonstrates his compositional mastery and instrumental acuity on Sahar. The album’s tracks are adorned with potent melodic refrains, rife with deep harmonic intrigue bubbling with intensity. (Yellowbird)

1CD# ENJA-9801

$18.99

roots favorites

Samantha

On her new album Faster, Samantha Fish joins forces with super producer Martin Kierszenbaum (Lady Gaga, Sting) and imbues even more intensity into her electrifying brand of blues/rock-and-roll. With Fish accompanied by legendary drummer Josh Freese and bassist Diego Navaira, the result is a singular body of work both irresistibly galvanizing and emotionally raw. Tracks include “All Ice No Whiskey,” “Hypnotic,” “Better Be Lonely,” the title track, and more! (Rounder)

1CD# ROUP101350.2

Sharecropperʼs Son / Robert Finley

Following Robert Finley's semi-finalist appearance on America's Got Talent, he returned to the studio to followup his critically acclaimed record, Goin' Platinum! This resulting Dan Auerbach produced album is a soulful masterpiece, rooted in the vintage sounds of southern harmony, rhythm and blues. Finley's formidable vocals and lyrical stylings take center stage, and his tales of pain and joy uplift the listener. (Easy Eye)

1CD# MOB238169

Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musslewhite: 100 Years of Blues

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvin Bishop and GRAMMY-winning harmonica great Charlie Musselwhite join forces for a fun and historic collaboration of front porch blues. Amonth the most famous bluesmen in the world, with over five decades each of recording and performing. Elvin and Charlie perform tracks including “Birds of a Feather,” “Good Times,” “If I Should Have Bad Luck,” and more. (Alligator)

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Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign

Born Under a Bad Sign, originally released in 1967, is Albert King’s most celebrated and remembered album. It has been recognized by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and Rolling Stone Magazine. Here, the legendary album is presented in an all-new, digitally remastered edition, with the inclusion of five previously unreleased bonus tracks. (Fantasy)

1CD# MOB343344

The Best of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt’s career boasts a long list of accolades. With more than 15 million album sales, nine Grammy Awards, and a membership in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she sits among the top female artists in the rock and soul blues genre. This is the first “best of” compilation of Bonnie’s work, and features 18 hit tracks like “Something to Talk About,” “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” “Lover’s Will,” and more. (Capitol)

1CD# MOB049120

William Thomas Dupree was born in 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Chicago in 1939 and joined a circle of recording artists including Big Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red, who introduced him to record producer Lester Melrose. After WWII he moved to New York, where he made multiple recordings for many labels, including his legendary 1958 album for Atlantic Records, Blues From The Gutter. (Storyville)

4CD# SVL1088619

Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton / John Mayall

In the late 1960s, Great Britain experienced a “blues boom,” and this 1966 album was a key catalyst in the movement. Not only did it bring John Mayall the attention he deserved, it also carried Eric Clapton to the brink of stardom. The 14 tracks on this album make up what could possibly be the best British blues album ever, featuring songs like “All Your Love,” “Little Girl,” “Ramblin’ On My Mind,” “Lonely Years,” and more. (Polydor)

1CD# MOB296720

Blues in my Heart / Fiona Boyes

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Fiona Boyes is the only Australian ever recognized by The Blues Foundation in Memphis, earning 8 Blues Music Awards nominations. This remastered 20th anniversary edition of her debut solo album includes Fiona’s diarystyle liner notes, photo memories and original folk art in a single album package. Quoting Fiona, “The 16 tracks capture a unique performance moment, much like the historical recordings of the early players I so admire.” (Reference)

1CD# FR-740

The Blues is Alive and Well / Buddy Guy

For a staggering 60 years, Guy has been dazzling fans with a potent style of blues that includes nods to both B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix. Decades ago, Guy’s grit, chops and authenticity inspired many British Invasion rock musicians, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards—all of whom show up as guests on this remarkable new album. - DownBeat Magazine (Sony)

1CD# 19075812472

The Chicago Blues Box 2 / Various Artists [8 CDs]

Storyville presents another outstanding extensive collection from the vaults of MCM Records. The live atmosphere of these unedited performances shines through, revealing the true ambiance of the Chicago Blues club scene in the mid-1970s. In this superb collection, you will find rare tracks by Eddie Taylor, Big Mojo Elem, Andrew “Blueblood” McMahon, Big Voice Odom, Hip Lankchan, Eddie Clearwater, Jimmy Dawkins, and more. (Storyville)

8CD# SVL1088620 $64.99

Blues

The Folk Era

Joan Baez: Early Years – The First Albums 1959–1961 [2 CDs]

Joan Baez is one of the most revered and important names in contemporary folk music. In 1959, she recorded a number of songs that became the album Folk Singers’ Round Harvard Square, from which all the titles featuring Joan are included here. Also hwr first two albums for Vanguard from 1960 and 1961, Joan Baez and Joan Baez Vol. 2, comprise the rest of this collection. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB341220

Judy Collins: Early Years 1961–1962

The legendary folk artist Judy Collins has been a respected personality on the music landscape for the last six decades, a singer, guitarist, and songwriter.This collection comprises the complete original contents of her first two Elektra albums “A Maid Of Constant Sorrow” and “Golden Apples Of The Sun”. The repertoire is a blend of traditional songs interpreted by Judy and her own original compositions. (Acrobat)

1CD# MOB440428

The Kingston Trio – Collection 1958–1962 [2 CDs]

The Kingston Trio were one of the most popular and successful groups to emerge from the growth in popularity of folk music during the 1950s. This 55-track 2-CD includes tracks such as their No. 1 US chart debut with “Tom Dooley”, which also made the UK Top 5, and classics like “All My Sorrows”, “M.T.A.”, “A Worried Man”, “San Miguel”, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone”, “Everglades” and “Greenback Dollar”. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB323721

The Essential Bob Dylan [2 CDs]

2014 best of compilation. Definitive, career-spanning and comprehensive! An incredible value, this 2-CD package features classic hits and signature songs by Bob Dylan, plus full liner notes and photos for the complete experience. Tracks include “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” “Maggie’s Farm,” “Like A Rolling Stone’’ and more. (Sony)

2CD# Great American Folk

It was a time when music could change the world. Relive that special time with this compelling 3-CD collection of 75 the biggest folk music hits of the

A Living Tradition: Selections from Folk-Legacy Recordings

The songs on A Living Tradition: Selections from Folk-Legacy Records offer a small sample of the vast catalog of Folk-Legacy Records, which was started by Sandy and Caroline Paton and their friend Lee Haggerty in 1961. The 15-track compilation includes the skillful oldtime banjo picking of Hedy West on “Barbara Allen”, and Frank Proffitt’s rendition of the old-time standard “Little Birdie”. (Smithsonian)

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The Very Best of Paul Robeson [2 CDs]

In addition to his acting talents, Paul Robeson also possessed a superbly rich and emotive bass-baritone singing voice, and in 1925 signed a contract with the Victor record label and began his recording career with a repertoire that included a few popular songs of the day but mainly consisted of a range of spirituals, work songs (like “Shortnin’ Bread”) and folk songs (like “Shenandoah”), many of which are to be found on this 2-CD set. (Not Now UK)

2CD# MOB183304

20 Best Folk Songs of America

Margie Butler and Paul Espinoza sing some of the most famous and influential folk songs ever written. The songs reflect a wide range of musical styles that have influenced the multitute of singers and songwriters who have contributed to American folk music. Songs include “500 Miles,” “Tom Dooley,” “Sweet Betsy from Pike,” “Lemon Tree,” “If I Had a Hammer,” and more. (ARC Music)

1CD# EUCD2194 $12.99

Pete Seeger: Sing Out America [2 CDs]

An amazing 2-CD collection featuring 50 of iconic folk music legend Pete Seeger’s greatest hits as a solo artist and with The Weavers, including “Turn, Turn, Turn,” “Goodnight Irene,” “If I Had A Hammer,” “We Shall Overcome,” “This Land Is Your Land,” “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?,” “Wayfaring Stranger,” “John Henry,” “Midnight Special” and more. This is the essential Pete Seeger collection! (Dynamic)

1CD# MOB493127 $17.99

50 Years with Peter, Paul & Mary [DVD]

50 Years with Peter, Paul & Mary is a documentary by four-time Emmy Awardwinning producer/ director Jim Brown and features rare and previously unseen television footage including a BBC program from the early 1960s that embodies many of the trio’s best performances and most popular songs. This is Peter, Paul and Mary at the peak of their artistry, a time when this popular and influential trio dominated the Billboard music charts. (PP&M)

1DVD# MOB962298 $19.99

Country / Bluegrass

Patsy Cline: She’s Got You – 1962

Among the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, Patsy Cline was one of the first female artists to successfully cross over from Country to mainstream pop. This compilation includes stellar hits like ‘She’s Got You’, ‘When I Get Thru With You’, ‘Imagine That’, ‘So Wrong’, ‘Heartaches’, ‘Why Can’t He Be You’ and ‘Leavin’ On Your Mind’. (Jasmine)

Homer & Jethro: Kings of Comedy Country 1949–1962 [2 CDs]

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The Essential Alan Jackson [2 CDs]

Enjoy 37 of Alan Jackson’s best tunes on this two-disc compilation, including the top 10 songs that made him a superstar. Tracks include “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” “Dallas,” “Midnight in Montgomery,” “Chattahoochie,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” and more! (Sony)

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Pioneering Women of Bluegrass

These 26 tracks from Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard have been remastered, resequenced, and newly annotated. Includes “Long Black Veil,” “The One I Love Is Gone,” and “I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling.” “Hazel and Alice blast out vintage bluegrass-country soundsongs with fierce, raucous energy.”

– Time Magazine (Smithsonian)

1CD# MOB006528 Lee & Stoney Cooper: Singles

Husband and wife duo Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, who performed and recorded through most of their career with their group The Clinch Mountain Clan, had their roots in the gospel, folk and hillbilly musical traditions of the Appalachian mountain country of their native West Virginia. This 58-track 2-CD set features hits like “Come Walk With Me”, “Big Midnight Special”, “There’s A Big Wheel” and “Wreck On The Highway”. (Acrobat)

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Homer and Jethro were a country duo who worked together on radio in the 1930s and reunited after service in WWII, developing an act which featured exaggerated hillbilly comedic routines. This 58-track 2-CD set brings together releases from this era. Tracks include “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “How Much Is That Hound Dog In The Window”, and the Top 20 hits “Hernando’s Hideaway” and “The Battle Of Kookamunga”. (Acrobat)

The Bristol Sessions – Country Music’s Big Bang [4 CDs]

The sessions held in 1927 in Bristol, TN have been described as the “Big Bang of Country Music’’. No other description will suffice. Apart from Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, few of the other artists involved had enduring recording careers, which makes this collection even more fascinating – it’s a glimpse at a long-vanished America. (JSP)

4CD# MOB715625

The Bob Wills Collection 1935–1950 [2 CDs]

Bob Wills pioneered the style of Western Swing music during the 1930s and ‘40s, combining the standard approach of hillbilly country with jazz, blues and pop styles. This 53-track 2-CD collection cherrypicks the highlights from the 300 or so recordings he made during the period, including “New San Antonio Rose”, “Smoke On The Water”, “Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima”, “Sugar Moon” and “New Spanish Two Step”. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB316327

Kitty Wells: Complete Country Hits 1952–1962 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342524

Ultimate Bluegrass Gospel

Continuing the ongoing Instrumental “Ultimate” series from Pinecastle Records, Ultimate Bluegrass Gospel is a collection of instrumental renderings of the most iconic gospel tunes in the songbook. Expertly played by Ultimate

2CD# MOB312329

Kitty Wells was the first female country artist to establish herself as a major hitmaker in the genre, and paved the way for the many female artists who made their names in the ‘60s and ‘70s. This 49-track 2-CD set comprises every record by Kitty which made the US country charts during the decade following her debut hit, including “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels,” “Release Me,” “Hey Joe,” and more. (Acrobat)

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music DVD

From age-old archival footage to ‘90s performances from Monroe’s last years, here’s the most intimate, detailed portrait of the bluegrass icon you’ll find. Jerry Garcia, Roy Acuff and Bill himself shed light on his career, and you’ll see performances by Bill (“Uncle Pen,” “Muleskinner Blues”), Lester Flatt, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton and more! (MVD Visual)

1DVD# MOB457794

Blue Tango: The Leroy Anderson Collection

Leroy Anderson was an American composer and conductor of light orchestral music, specializing in short pieces including “The Syncopated Clock” and “Sleigh Ride” as well as his biggest hits, the US No. 1s “Blue Tango”, “The Typewriter” and “A Christmas Festival”. This 49-track, 2-CD collection comprises A and B sides of Decca singles by Leroy Anderson’s Pops Concert Orchestra from this era. (Acrobat)

Retro Music

Frank Sinatra: Triple Gold [3 CDs]

The legend that is Francis Albert Sinatra has brought so much pleasure to music lovers the world over that it’s hard to over-estimate just how important his work has been. He is, unquestionably the finest interpreter of classic American popular song ever, capable of turning base metal into gold. This is prime Sinatra, at the peak of his powers! (Start)

3CD# MOB033126 $12.99

2CD# MOB343026

Judy Garland: In Person

This is the Judy Garland July 11, 1955 concert at the Long Beach, California Municipal Auditorium and issued as a celebration of her centenary and dedicated to her fans, past and present. Featuring the Hi-Lo’s plus Jerry Gray and his Orchestra. Tracks include “Let’s Have a Party,” “Embraceable You,” “But Not For Me,” and more. (Sepia)

The Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Carpenters received the royal treatment on this fantastic 2018 release! The Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra features timeless hits and favorites, pairing Karen Carpenters’ original vocal and instrumental tracks with new orchestral arrangements from Richard Carpenter, who conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) at Abbey Road Studios. (A&M)

1CD# MOB113744

Essential Ragtime

An albums of ragtime fun to get your fingers and toes tapping. Brilliant piano music by Scott Joplin and other light-hearted American composers of the day. Highlights include “The Entertainer,” “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Solace,” and “Elite Syncopations” (Gift of Music)

1CD# MOB014253 $13.99

Arthur Lyman: The Singles Collection [2 CDs]

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3CD# MOB355920

Jackie Gleason will be remembered as one of the funniest entertainers ever, as well as a groundbreaking TV maverick. Gleason was also a #1 recording artist, specializing in “mood music” compilations. He conducted the orchestra for beautiful renditions of standards, 75 of which are captured on this 3-CD collection. Tracks include “Melancholy Serenade,” “Body and Soul,” “The Man I Love,” “Unforgettable,” and more. (Dynamic)

Vera Lynn: The MGM Years

This CD features many of Vera Lynn’s earlier hits she re-recorded in glorious stereo for the MGM label in 1961 with the superb Geoff Love Orchestra. Many of the tracks here are appearing on CD for the first time such as “Yours,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “As Time Goes By,” Autumn Concerto,” and more contemporary numbers like “Theme From a Summer Place” and “Young at Heart.” (Sepia)

1CD# MOB112976

This is the first package to look at collate Arthur Lyman’s incredible singles releases. His music has been labeled “exotica”, “lounge”, even “world music”. For those who do not need to put Arthur Lyman’s music into any specific bag, it is simply “easy listening” music at its very best. Comprehensive liner notes and attractive packaging complete this release. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB500320 $17.99

The Essential Roy Orbison [2 CDs]

This truly definitive 2-CD set includes 40 of Roy Orbison’s most significant songs, from “Ooby Dooby,” which was his first hit in 1956 to “Claudette,” “The Clown,” and “You’re My Baby.” Roy’s talent is proven through these remastered recordings. Nicknamed “the Big O”, Roy had an outstanding 22 songs appear on the Billboard Top 40 between the years of 1960-1964, and they’re all here! (Sony)

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#1 Hits of the 1940s / Various Artists

Step back in time and relive the music that defined “America’s Greatest Generation.” These ten tracks will have you grabbing a partner and heading to the dance floor. The best bandleaders have brought their ensembles to this release, including Benny Goodman, Les Brown and his Band of Renown, and they’re singing hits like “Darn This Dream,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Love Somebody,” and more. (Sony)

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Elvis – Motion Picture Soundtrack

Original motion picture soundtrack to the 2022 film Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The soundtrack features original music by Elvis Presley plus modern remixes of classic Elvis tracks plus performances by Doja Cat, Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak, Eminem & CeeLo Green, Swae Lee & Diplo, Yola, Kacey Musgraves, Lenesha Randolph, Jazmine Sullivan, Jack White, and the movie’s star, Austin Butler. (Sony)

Joni Mitchell: Blue

The quintessential singer/songwriter album, it’s essence is just Joni Mitchell on acoustic guitar or piano, alone with her intimate, confessional songs. And, oh, those songs! “River,”

“A Case of You,” “Carey,” “This Flight Tonight,” “All I Want,” the title track, and more! An undeniable classic! (Warner)

1CD# MOB719926

The Andrews Sisters in Hollywood [2 CDs]

1CD# 19658710042

Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall was a benefit concert for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, which stayed on the charts for over three years and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959 GRAMMY Awards. Tracks on this timeless chestnut of American song include “Man Smart (Woman Smarter)”, “Danny Boy,” “Jamaica Farewell,” “John Henry,” “Mama Look a Boo Boo,” “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)” and more! (Sony)

2CD# MOB113546

The hits are here but these are recordings the sisters made for the film studios to be used for playback when filming. Fans of the Andrews Sisters will love this 2 CD set of rare recordings that were never released commercially. Songs include “Hit the Road,” “Oh, He Loves Me,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Rhumboogie,” “Three Little Sisters,” and more. 50 tracks in all! (Sepia)

Elvis Presley: Way Down in the Jungle Room [2 CDs]

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Liza Minnelli: Live in New York 1979 [3 CDs]

Live 3-CD archive release from the one, the only Liza Minnelli! Start spreading the news: Minnelli’s long-lost live album recorded in the very heart of New York, New York is getting the deluxe treatment. Tracks include “London Town,” “Cabaret,” “Some People,” “City Lights,” and more. None of this material has ever been available at music retail... this is indeed the ultimate Liza package! (Real Gone)

In 1976, the decision was made to convert the “Jungle Room” a room in Elvis’ Graceland estate, into a recording studio. Presley would sporadically record in the “Jungle Room” and Down in the Jungle Room recontextualizes those recordings over two discs. Tracks include a far-ranging mix of country and pop covers, such as “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,” “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Danny Boy,” “Solitaire” and other late-period classics. (Sony)

2CD# 88985318102 $13.99

Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1956–1959

3CD# MOB013792

Early Deep Soul Divas 1954–1962

Early Deep Soul Divas gives us an excellent insight into the emerging Black female sound of church-based Soul music that stayed with us for the rest of the 1960s decade. Features great early soul tracks by: Mitty Collier, Betty Everett, Barbara Lynn, Ann Cole, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples & The Staple Singers, Ruth Brown, Etta James, Betty Lavette and more! (Jasmine)

1CD# MOB115123

The Electifying Mario Lanza – Rarities

The Electrifying Mario Lanza is a multi-genre compilation showcasing his versatility from lyrical love songs to the most dramatic opera. Spanning the years 1946 to 1959, it includes restored versions of a number of gems from his legacy and for the first time on CD, the original acetates of material that he recorded for two films and three of his final albums. Tracks include “Because,” “All the Things You Are,” “Only a Rose,” and more. (Sepia)

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As if filling a disc with 29 classic hits isn’t enough, this new import compilation features 21 tracks in stereo for the first time ever! Highlights include stereo mixes of classics like Buddy Holly’s “Oh, Boy!” and “Peggy Sue,” Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues,” and Link Wray’s “Rumble.” More most-requested early R&R hits include Mickey & Sylvia’s “Love Is Strange,” Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and Phil Phillips’ “Sea of Love.” (Hit Parade)

Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1960–1965

Of these 29 tracks an astonishing 22 Sixties classics make their stereo debuts! Here are a few highlights from this great new import: The Crystals’ “Da Doo Ron Ron,” The Chiffons’ “One Fine Day.”

“The Twist,” “Let’s Twist Again” James Brown’s groundbreaking “Out of Sight,” “Tossin’ And Turnin’” by Bobby Lewis, “Amen” by The Impressions, “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean, and more – all in wide stereo. (Hit Parade)

1CD# MOB232327

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Ray Charles:

The Singles Collection 1949–1962 [5 CDs]

5CD# MOB751623

Texas Blues: The Classic Years 1944–1950 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB343729 $16.99

The Chantels: Complete Singles & Albums [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB343125 $17.99

Blossom Dearie: The Early Years Collection 1948–1960 [4 CDs]

4CD# MOB716622 $24.99

Buddy De Franco: The Bebop Years 1949–1956 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342920 $16.99

Sammy Davis, Jr.: The Singles Collection 1949–1962 [3 CDs]

3CD# MOB912123 $19.99

Eileen Barton: The Singles Collection 1944–1962 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB343620

Willie Smith: 100 Classic Recordings 1925–1953 [4 CDs]

4CD# MOB716523 $16.99

The Anne Shelton Collection 1940–1962 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342623 $16.99

Redd Foxx: Early Years Collection 1946–1960 [3 CDs]

3CD# MOB912222

Mr. Drums:

The Buddy Rich Collection 1946–1955 [3CDs]

3CD# MOB912024 $19.99

Carioca Hits – Latin Magic & More 1932–1947 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342821 $16.99

Freddie Slack: The Singles Collection 1940–1949 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB343521

The Jayhawks & Vibrations: The Story So Far 1955-1962 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342722 $16.99

The Many Sides of Phil Harris 1931–1952 [2 CDs]

2CD# MOB342425 $16.99

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Shep

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Sixteen

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Fats

Wanda

Doris

Patti

Ivory

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