HBD - Fall 2023 Classics & Jazz Catalog

Classics & Jazz

Fall 2023

All Prices Good through 12/31/23

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We are very pleased to present the HBDirect Fall 2023 Classics & Jazz catalog, packed with a wide array of featured titles we’re sure will be of great interest to our valued customers. This issue features eight pages of holiday music titles to help prepare for the festive season ahead. You’ll find brand new releases as well as holiday chestnuts! We’re proud to feature select C Major video titles at 25% off through the end of 2023. These titles can be great gift items for a friend, or a treat for yourself! Also, look for sale pricing from select Avie Records (page 14) and Divine Art & Metier titles (pages 18-19), as well as a special feature of new classical & jazz vinyl LP releases (page 50). Also, be sure to complete our Customer Survey included on the order form. All orders over $150 receive free shipping!

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Veronica Swift, Aaron Diehl & the Knights, Christian McBride, Joey DeFrancesco, Oscar Peterson, Connie Han See Page 50

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Adonis Rose Trio, Gerry Gibbs, Artemis, Mathias

Heise Quintet, Carsten Dahl, Dexter Gordon See Page 52

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John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Anita O’Day, Abbey Lincoln, Duke Ellington, Norah Jones

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 24 / Lars Vogt

The early death of award-winning pianist and conductor Lars Vogt on September 5; 2022 profoundly shocked the international music world. For this Mozart album Lars Vogt previously coupled two concertos: the early; exuberant Piano Concerto No. 9; ‘Jeunehomme’; written by Mozart in his early 20s; together with the melancholic and nostalgic Piano Concerto No. 24; which is considered by many as Mozart’s greatest piano concerto – a perfect closure to Lars Vogt’s final concerto album. (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1414-2 $16.99

Folk Songs / Magdalena Kozena

Magdalena Kožená’s fourth Pentatone album Folk Songs brings together folkinspired song cycles from across the globe. Ranging from Berio’s Folk Songs to sets by Bartók, Ravel and Montsalvatge, this collection provides a kaleidoscope of twentieth-century orchestral song composition. Kožená performs them together with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Folk Songs is star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená’s fourth album as part of her exclusive collaboration with Pentatone. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187075 $15.99

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! / John Wilson [2 CDs]

John Wilson’s long-held fascination for researching original musical theatre scores and bringing them anew to modern audiences reaches a milestone with this world première recording of the original score of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! in its entirety (no cuts) and in the original orchestrations for twenty-nine-piece orchestra. His outstanding cast is ably supported by the ‘Oklahoma Ensemble' – twenty-two artists drawn from London’s West End.

2SACD# CHSA 5322(2) $43.99

Sounds & Sweet Airs – A Shakespeare Songbook

The 37 songs in this recital, written by 27 composers – male, female, English, French, Swiss, German, Romantic, modern and contemporary – bear witness to the richness of Shakespeare’s works to which this recital is dedicated. Organized in the form of a play in five acts, including prologue and epilogue, the songs, which include several duets, are in turn cheerful and sad, light and profound, classical and jazzy – thus allowing, in Carolyn Sampson’s words, ‘a breadth of responses to these great texts’. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2653 $19.99

Chopin Edition [17 CDs]

This year sees a refreshed 17–disc Chopin Edition from Brilliant Classics; retaining many of the definitive recordings from its predecessor of 2015 but boasting some exiting updates. The Concertos and piano concertante music are consolidated in a bright new cycle from Czechia; recorded last autumn by Siberian superstar Ekaterina Litvintseva and the KFPar under Mardirossian. Schmitt-Leonardy’s sonatas are joined by No.1 – recorded late in 2015 and therefore just missing inclusion in the previous edition – bringing the complete cycle under his fingers. (Brilliant Classics)

17CD# BRI96906 $59.99

The Stuttgart Ballet Documentary Collection [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Three documentaries on the Stuttgart Ballet and its outstanding dancers Marcia Haydée and Friedemann Vogel. These stories trace the extraordinary success story of the Stuttgart Bellet, from its rise to fame as the "Stuttgart Ballet Miracle" during the Cranko era to the ensemble's acclaim of today. (Videos 1 & 3 in English & German. Video 2 – Marcia Haydée in German with English subtitles).

1Blu-ray# 808604 $42.99

2DVD# 808508 $32.99

New Release Highlights New Classical

New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 / Orchestre Metropolitan; Nicholas Ellis

The Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance, and celebration of excellence in music composition. Further aims of AMP are to educate the public about the universal appeal and artistic importance of both Jewish and Canadian music. Composers on this fourth collection of music include Iman Habibi, Aharon Harlap, and Rita Ueda. (Analetka)

1CD# AN29264 $18.99

Rheinberger & Mendelssohn: Choral Works / Netherlands Radio Choir

On their Pentatone debut, the Netherlands Radio Choir and its chief conductor Benjamin Goodson bring together choral works by Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn, presenting some of the greatest choral compositions of the nineteenth century. This recording begins with Rheinberger’s rarely-recorded Mass in E-Flat Major and closes with the composer’s stirringly beautiful Abendlied. (Pentatone) 1CD# PTC5187039 $15.99

Morricone: Cinema Rarities for Violin & String Orchestra

After twenty years as Ennio Morricone’s chosen violinist, Marco Serino continues his exploration of the compositions for violin and orchestra, but this time with a particular focus on pieces that share a degree of “Italianness”. The main nucleus of the program consists of three suites named after Italian film directors (Silvano Agosti, Mauro Bolognini and the Taviani brothers), with whom Morricone worked closely. (Arcana)

1CD# A554 $18.99

Weill, Brecht, Hauptmann: L’opéra de quat’sous

This album presents the songs from The Threepenny Opera in a new French translation by Alexandre Pateau, recorded at the 2023 Festival d’Aix-enProvence. In this parody of an opera, the songs are the driving force behind the action and the characters ape the bourgeois lifestyle of the audience, the better to denounce the period of moral confusion they are going through.

(Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1015 $18.99

Wassenaer: VI Concerti Armonici

GRAMMY Award-winning Chicagobased percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion presents Between Breaths, an album of world premieres of works by four contemporary composers, plus a work by the quartet itself. Known for their captivating performances and innovative approach to modern classical music, TCP has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72955 $18.99

Dinescu; Solo Violin Works / Irina Muresanu

Violinist Irina Muresanu’s performance of Dinescu’s work is astonishing, the combination of her technique and Violeta Dinescu’s imagination is so contemporary, visceral and intellectually thrilling as to create the feeling that we are hearing an entirely new instrument. This is solo work at its best, derived from wholly successful collaboration.

(Metier)

1CD# MEX77106 $18.99

Motets & Sacred Songs / Tenebrae

Tenebrae bring their trademark passion and precision to this live performance of music by J. S. Bach and Sir James MacMillan. Renowned for their technical difficulty, Bach’s motets are pillars of the choral repertoire, requiring minute attention to detail as well as a full emotional range. Here, Tenebrae performs the three most well-known of the set, culminating in the joyful Singet dem Herrn. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD773 $17.99

Wanderlust / Adam Cicchillitti; Lara Deutsch

Wanderlust is a voyage around the world of folk and the traditions that emerged from each countries’ unique blend of traditional music. From the rolling hills of Romania to the jagged cliffs of Newfoundland, flutist Lara Deutsch and guitarist Adam Cicchillitti have compiled a survey of folk music naturally suited to the flute and guitar. (Leaf Music)

1CD# LM269 $16.99

Santoro: Symphony No. 8; Cello Concerto

This recording focuses on Claudio Santoro’s output from the 1960s – a significant decade in the composer’s ever-eventful life. It features world premiere recordings of his charged Cello Concerto, fuelled by his experiences in East Berlin, the dramatic Eighth Symphony and the encore piece One Minute Play, alongside Três Abstrações and Interações Assintóticas, Santoro’s only work to use quarter-tone tuning. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574410 $17.99

Trumpet & Piano in the 20th Century

This CD is devoted to some of the most significant pieces for trumpet and piano, a formation that was born, literally, at the beginning of the last century. No prominent nineteenth–century composer has left us chamber pieces, let alone duo pieces, that involve the solo use of the trumpet. (Urania)

1CD# LDV14102 $19.99

Tcherepnin: Chamber Music / Michelangelo Quartett [2 CDs]

For more than a century, the members of the Tcherepnin family shaped European music history. All started with Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873–1945) followed by his son Alexander (1899–1971) and finally Ivan (1943–1998) who continued the family tradition of composing. These recordings show us the different characteristic styles from late romantic to modernity. (Capriccio)

2CD# C5503 $20.99

Brahms, Viotti, Dvořák: Double Concerto / Christian Tetzlaff; Tanja Tetzlaff

This album by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff together with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is dedicated in the memory of pianist Lars Vogt. At the heart of this album is Brahms, one of Lars Vogt’s favourite composers, and his late orchestral masterpiece, the Double Concerto (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1423-2 $16.99

50 Years Recording / Johan Brouwer [2 CDs]

The present double CD is a selection from fifty years of recording. They are recordings of Johann Browerʼs work as organist, harpsichordist, conductor and orchestra leader. This CD includes a delightful section of studio and live recordings, many performed on his collection of harpsichords built by the renowned David Rubio. (Aliud)

2CD# ACDOE1402 $19.99

Rachmaninoff; Gershwin: Transcriptions by Earl Wild / John Wilson

John Wilson brings us a double helping of Earl Wild’s exquisite solo piano distillations following the Gershwin–Wild Virtuoso Etudes that featured on his Avie Records debut: This album gives listeners a chance to hear singing carried in a different; very deftly crafted musical vehicle; that of Wild’s skill as a transcriber. (Avie Records)

1CD# AV2635 $17.99 $14.39

TITLES IN BRIEF

Blue / Beth & Flo; Grace Davidson

This is Oliver Davis’ first album dedicated to the piano, and specifically two pianists, Dutch piano duo Beth & Flo. The album features this dynamic duo playing four hands piano and also on two pianos with full orchestra. The song cycle ‘Siren Songs’ features sopranos Grace Davidson and Julia Doyle. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD743 $17.99

Mozart: Paris & Haffner Symphonies / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin launches a series of Mozart symphonies starting with the composer’s “Paris” and “Haffner” symphonies. These works are coupled with his enchanting Oboe Concerto and the bold overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail in Mozart’s own woodwind arrangement. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187059 $15.99

Alter Ego – Music for Flute & Piano / Rebecca Taio; Marco Grisanti

Rebecca Taio’s choice to program these well-known pieces from the great repertoire for violin and piano has to do with the technical challenges they pose. While the transcription of the Five Pieces by Respighi is a first, the sonatas by Faureì and Franck are already a part of the chamber tradition for flute and piano. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96977 $12.99

Johnson: De Organizer; The Dreamy Kid (Excerpts)

James P. Johnson flourished as a composer of opera and of show tunes in the 1920s and 1930s. The Dreamy Kid and De Organizer offer contrasting stories of African American life at that time, set to an eclectic and powerful mixture of jazz, swing, blues and ragtime. The Dreamy Kid is a world premiere recording. (Naxos)

1CD# 8669041 $17.99

J.S. Bach, Gruchmann, Mahler-Werfel: Genug

For us all there will come a time when it is “enough” (“genug”) on this earth. Composers through history explore this theme, fearful yet hopeful in their belief in the afterlife. (MDG-Gold)

1SACD# 9232259-6 $22.99

Schubert by Candlelight – Live in Madrid / Sergei Kvitko

Sergei Kvitko’s new album, Schubert by Candlelight – Live in Madrid is a stunning collection of Schubert’s piano works, featuring works that showcase the beauty and depth of Schubert’s music. (Reference)

1CD# FR-753 $16.99

Kalinnikov: Orchestral Works

Symphonic works by the long-forgotten Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov. Russian folk themes color Kalinnikov’s entire compositional output. (MGD-Scene)

1SACD# 9522240-6 $22.99

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14; Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva

John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic continue their survey of Shostakovich’s late symphonies with this recoding of the 14th, with Elizabeth Atherton and Peter Rose as soloists. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5310 $21.99

Recommended New Releases New Classical

Dependent Arising / Rachel Barton Pine

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s 26th recording for Cedille Records, Dependent Arising, reveals surprising confluences between classical and heavy metal music by pairing Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 with Earl Maneein’s “Dependent Arising” — Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of Tito Muñoz. (Cedille)

1CD# CDR 223 $16.99

The Legendary New York Concerts / Jascha Heifetz [2 CDs]

Two of Jascha Heifetz’s most important concerts in his career, never released before: Korngold’s violin concert first broadcasting and Heifetz and Piatigorsky’s last concert at Carnegie Hall. “The total effect was of two powerful musicians in a stunning exhibition of musicianship and skill...” New York Times, October 1966 (Rhine)

2CD# RH 025 $29.99

Apollo & Dionysus / Danae Dörken; Kiveli Dörken

After the successful release of Odyssey, pianist Danae Dörken presents her second album on Berlin Classics. Together with her sister – Kiveli Dörken – she invites the listener to embark on an emotional and psychological journey through a very personal selection of music that characterizes the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus. (Berlin Classics)

1CD# 0302969BC $19.99

Unbounded – Music by American Women / Dawn Wohn; Emely Phelps

Unbounded: Music by American Women builds on the success of Perspectives, Dawn Wohn’s premiere album that showcased music by women from around the world. Unbounded features works including Amy Beach’s Sonata for Violin and Piano. Works by two African American women, Dorothy Rudd Moore and Irene Britton Smith complete this exciting new recording. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3599 $16.99

Voyage A Paris (Live) / Various Artists

For this new edition of the OrsayRoyaumont Academy, four duos of young singers and pianists have created original and inspired programs that navigate between the arts, styles and cultures, under the supervision of masters of the Lied and melody repertoire. From Schubert to Debussy, from Duparc to Korngold, from Liszt to Poulenc, they share the results of an exceptional year of artistic experimentation. (B Records)

1CD# LBM053 $18.99

Brahms: Volkslieder – Glanzburg:

Holocaust Lieder / Thilo Dahlmann

An extraordinary disc. Baritone Thilo Dahlmann couples the innocence and beauty of Brahms’ Volkslieder with the the despair and mourning of Glanzberg’s Holocaust Lieder. Through the juxtaposition of these two masterworks, the musicians highlight one of the most tragic cultural ruptures in history.

(Challenge)

1CD# CC 72934 $16.99

Overtures from Finland / Oulu SO; Rumon Gamba

From the middle of the nineteenth century there was a blossoming of nationalism within the creative arts –very notably in music – in Finland that reflected the political mood in the country. From an international perspective, the dominant stature of Sibelius can often overshadow the wide-ranging works of his peers – something that this album goes some way to redressing. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5336 $21.99

Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 17 / Various Artists [2 CDs]

His renown as an interpreter of Scandinavian composers has obscured Thomas Jensen’s excellence as a conductor of the central-European classics. On this collection of newly remastered recordings, he brings authority and a forthright pulse to bear on Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms, in excellent sound from the 1950s and 60s. (Danacord)

2CD# DACOCD 927 $16.99

Slavonic Journey – Czech Works for Flute & Piano / Sarah Rumer; Ulrich Koella

Sarah Rumer is principal flutist of the renowned Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and, together with Ullrich Koella (piano), presents here rather lesser-known works for flute and piano from the pen of Czech composers. Works are included by Geraldine Mucha, Bohuslav Martinů, Jindřich Feld, Leoš Janáček, Erwin Schulhoff and Fritz Kreisler. (Prospero)

1CD# PROSP0049 $21.99

Revelations – Music for Flute & Piano

Over a century of captivating French music for the flute, from Mélanie Bonis (1858–1937) to Élise Bertrand (b. 2000), including a premiere on disc. From the shepherds-pipe dances of Lully to the pan-flute of Debussy’s faun and beyond, French music has always had a special affinity with the flute. Anna Wierer explores some lesserknown byways of this rich repertoire. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96743 $14.99

Mison: The Five Sevillian Flute Sonatas

Luis Misón is an essential composer in the history of Spanish music. This recording is the culmination of a long process of recovery of Spanish 18th-century musical heritage that deserves to be disseminated, studied and enhanced. After more than two centuries of silence, Misón's music is heard again. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96858 $12.99

Hugo: Poésie chantée d’un visionnaire / Trio Cenacle

The Trio Cénacle was founded in 2015 by German soprano Evelyn Czesla, Dutch bass-baritone Nico Wouterse and Luxembourgish pianist Michèle Kerschenmeyer. The name Cénacle refers to Le Cénacle de Victor Hugo, a changing group of artists who met between 1827 and 1830 in the house of Victor Hugo to perform their latest works to each other. (Dreyer Gaido)

1CD# DGCD21147 $18.99

Insegnatemi a morire – Antonio Cesti Cantatas

The selection of cantatas presented on this CD is based on the critical edition prepared by Alice Borciani for the Istituto Italiano per la Storia della Musica under the direction of the musicologist Luigi Collarile. The volume brings together the twelve cantatas by Antonio Cesti on texts by the poet Giovanni Filippo Apolloni.

(ARS Produktion)

1CD# ARS38640 $18.99

Aus dem Schatten ins Licht / Duo Rubikon

Cellist Nargiza Yusupova and pianist Polina Spirina have attracted attention with their brilliant and sensitive, transparent sound. The listeners and spectators are glued to their lips, their ears follow the passionate and sensual playing of this chamber music fusion. (Solo Musica)

1CD# SM430 $18.99

NEW RELEASES IN BRIEF

Love at Last / Lara Downes

Tales of the Sea / Lydia Maria Bader

“Piano pieces that represent water musically have always fascinated me. Thus the idea for this CD program was born. The sea shows itself in all its facets: from meditative silence on the water to the unleashed force of nature”. – Lydia Maria Bader (ARS Produktion)

1CD# ARS38617 $18.99

Bartok, Kodaly & Ligeti: Hungarian Songs

The Ten Hungarian Folk Songs from 1906, Bartók’s earliest and still quite rudimentary but imaginative and very sensitive folk-song arrangements, were collected by the 25-year-old himself mostly in three regions of the Hungarian countryside: near Budapest, Békéscsaba, and the lake Balaton. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96926 $14.99

Treasures from the New World, Vol. 3

Somm Recordings announces the eagerly anticipated Volume 3 of Treasures from the New World throwing revealing new light on music from the Americas. Pianist Clélia Iruzun returns, accompanied by feted guitarist Fabio Zanon and celebrated flautist Marcelo Barboza, both making their label debuts.

(Somm)

1CD# SOMMCD 0669 $18.99

Shadow Dances – British Works for Flute

For his second album for Chandos, the flute virtuoso Adam Walker explores the music of British composers with pianist Huw Watkins. Vaughan Williams’s Suite de ballet was commissioned by the French flute virtuoso Louis Fleury. The work uses 18th Century French dance forms, a common practice in ‘neoclassical’ composition. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20265 $20.99

Pianist Lara Downes presents 24 splendid pieces, many of them in world premiere recordings of works by living composers around the globe. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187018 $15.99

Montsalvatge, Tailleferre & Korngold / Andrist-Stern-Honigberg Trio

These are three great piano trios that deserve to be heard far more often. Hopefully this album will help greatly with this regard. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4037 $15.99

Hotel Tango / Trio Agora

With their new CD Hotel Tango, Trio Agora invites us on a journey through the history of tango. The trio explores the various modes of the genre from an explicitly personal perspective. (Accentus)

1CD# ACC30604 $25.99

Weissundblau / Renner Ensemble Regensburg

Thsee selected pieces look beyond the cliché of Bavaria and show new, previously unknown aspects of Bavarian cultural diversity. (ARS Produktion)

1CD# ARS38627 $18.99

Box

New Recommendations

Sylvain Cambreling Conducts Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky [10 CDs]

On the occasion of Sylvain Cambreling’s 75th birthday the label SWR Classic releases on a 10-CD boxed set recordings made by the SWR between 1999 and 2011. Cambreling was the chief conductor of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg between 1992–2016. Works are included from Debussy, Berlioz, Ravel, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Webern, and more.

(SWR Classic)

10CD# SWR19135CD $53.99

Sacred Music / Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe [11 CDs]

Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent have made a lasting impression on the Bach discography. They have also explored other sacred repertoires by Beethoven, Haydn, Dvořák and Bruckner, to which they have brought all their excellence and sensitivity. Here they are together for the first time in a boxed set of 11 CDs. (PHI)

11CD# LPH042 $49.99

475 Jahre Sachsische / Staatskapelle Dresden [10 CDs]

This CD box is an invitation to a musical journey through time with one of the world’s best orchestras and one one of the world’s oldest, founded in 1548. The former Hofkapelle, the court orchestra of Saxony, now proudly bears the name Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductors on this 10-disc collection include Fritz Busch, Richard Strauss, Karl Böhm, Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Thielemann and many more. (Profil)

10CD# PH23007 $79.99

J.S. Bach: Complete Organ Works / Bernard Foccroulle [16 CDs]

This edition of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Bernard Foccroulle was recorded between 1982 and 1997 on a series of splendid historical instruments and provides a clear picture of Bach’s development as a composer of instrumental music. This complete edition also contains works attributed to Bach as well as the recording of the Chorale Fantasia Wo Gott der Herr

BWV 1128. (Ricercar)

16CD# RIC459 $41.99

Explorer Set – Slavic Edition / Various [10 CDs]

A 10-disc box of critically acclaimed piano albums exploring the rich diversity of Slavic piano music: an ideal introduction to the Romantic and post-Romantic world of Slavic pianism beyond the canon of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. A worthwhile investment for collectors and newcomers alike!

(Piano Classics)

10CD# PCL10281 $44.99

Telemann: Essercizii Musici / La Visione [4 CDs]

In the long series of more than fifty printed works that Telemann presented to the musical public in the course of the half-century from 1715 to 1765; the “Essercizii musici” assume a prominent place. They have to be considered the most representative of his instrumental collected works. (Querstand)

4CD# VKJK 2208 $59.99

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies / Zubin Mehta [5 CDs]

Beethoven’s symphonic cycle is one of the most quintessential in the Western classical canon. They chart a course from the influence of Haydn and Classical models in the early symphonies; through works of startling innovation and the birth of Romanticism; to his monumental Ninth Symphony. Zubin Mehta conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in these live recordings from 2021/22. (Dynamic)

5CD# DYN-CDS7950.05 $27.99

Alfredo Kraus: The Early Years [20 CDs]

This 20-CD-set documents Alfredo Kraus’ early years from 1958–1963 in live recordings. After his stage debut in 1956 in Cairo, his career took off very quickly: Traviata alongside Maria Callas in Lisbon in 1958, followed by Rigoletto, Lucia, Barbiere at the great houses of Italy. In these early years Kraus also sang the typical tenore lirico and tenor di grazia roles documented in this box. (Pan Classics)

20CD# PC10449 $69.99 Legendary Singers [6 CDs]

A slipcase containing four 1CDs and a 2CD with archive recordings of the SWR which go as far back as 1952. The recordings belong to some of the greatest singers of all times, the repertoire consists of art songs (lied), arias and baroque arias. (SWR Classic)

6CD# SWR19436CD $34.99

Couperin: Complete Harpsichord Music / Massimo Berghella [5 CDs]

Louis Couperin (1626–1661) has long been a fabled name among French keyboard composers. Performers and listeners alike have long gravitated to Couperin’s music more than to that of any other member of the French keyboard school of the time, probably because of its fascinating and surprising harmonic language. (Brilliant Classics)

5CD# BRI96238 $20.99

Sets

Cherkassky: Complete 78 RPM Recordings [3 CDs]

In his later years, Shura Cherkassky (1909–1995) was regarded as one of the last ‘Romantics’. Here are his complete early recordings, starting in the acoustic era with the young prodigy’s 1923 Victor discs. Much of the repertoire is unique in his discography, including his only recording of chamber music. (APR)

3CD# APR7316 $29.99

From Jewish Life [5 CDs]

Much Jewish folk music was collected by the Society for Jewish Music and the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music. Most of this music had then lain dormant for decades until it was unearthed by pianist Jascha Nemtsov and his collaborators. This collection contains the recordings realized between 1999 and 2004. (SWR Classic)

5CD# SWR19434CD $39.99

Wagner: Siegfried [3 CDs]

Following the 2015 release of “The Rhinegold” – the Vorabend or preliminary evening of Richard Wagnerʼs The Ring of the Nibelung – and of The Valkyrie in 2019, BR-Klassik is now releasing Siegfried as the second day of the enthusiastically received tetralogy under Sir Simon Rattle – recorded live in February 2023. (BR Klassik)

3CD# BRK900211 $42.99

Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Booke / Pieter-Jan Belder [3 CDs]

The only complete available recording of a landmark in Elizabethan keyboard music. PieterJan Belder focuses his attention on the greatest English composer of that age, with a volume dedicated to William Byrd, and to his largest single collection of music for the keyboard. (Brilliant Classics)

3CD# BRI96887 $16.99

BOX SETS IN BRIEF

French Violin Sonatas [7 CDs]

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893 [4 CDs]

Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier was written at a time when composers had begun to expand the limited tonal compass of keyboard instruments through far wider use of keys and; ultimately; equal temperament. The work remains one of the most important and influential in Western classical music.

(Dynamic)

4CD# DYN-CDS7997.04 $27.99

Hugo Alfvén: Complete Symphonies, Suites & Rhapsodies [7 CDs]

Hugo Alfven’s music ranks among some of the most significant and representative of the spirit of Sweden. Alfven is known as a cheerful entertainer in compositions such as Den forlorade sonen (‘The Prodigal Son’), but his symphonies reveal a different, more elegiac and often more dramatic side. (Naxos)

7CD# 8507015 $50.99

Beethoven: Complete Chamber Music with Flute [3 CDs]

These new Beethoven recordings are led by the flautist Ginevra Petrucci. ‘A a very talented and well-educated musician,’ according to the Fanfare magazine review of her Brilliant Classics album of flute concertos by Briccialdi. (Brilliant Classics)

3CD# BRI96494 $16.99

The Many Passions of Leoš Janácek [4 CDs]

The choice of compositions deeply reflects Janácek’s greatly varied music, paying homage to the most remarkable 20th-century Czech composer on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of his death. An original selection of Leoš Janácek’s works released on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the composer’s death. (Supraphon)

4CD# SU4328-2 $29.99

The works in this collection emerged from the genre of duo concertant conceived as showcases for Nicolò Paganini and his successors in the Franco-Belgian school of violin playing. (Brilliant Classics)

7CD# BRI96549 $34.99

Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies [6 CDs]

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vaughan Williams, we are proud to reissue this outstanding symphony cycle. (Chandos)

6SACD# CHSA 5303(6) $43.99

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies [3 CDs]

Sergey Rachmaninov’s symphonic career had a rocky start with the premiere of his First Symphony, now recognized as one of the Russian symphonic works of the late 19th century. (Naxos)

3CD# 8503278 $32.99

Bruckner: The 9 Symphonies / Blomstedt; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra [10 CDs]

Blomstedt’s unique Bruckner cycle impressively reflects the extraordinary spirit of the long-standing partnership between the legendary conductor and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. (Accentus)

10CD# ACC80575 $89.99

Sony Classical Recommendations Sony Classical

Complete Columbia Album Collection / Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet [12 CDs]

The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet; founded in 1950; comprised the principal woodwinds and French horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra. They made their recording debut for Columbia in 1953. The vast majority of the ensemble’s recordings; 8 out of 12 CDs; are presented in this collection for the first time in digital format mastered from the original analog master tapes. (Sony)

12CD# 19658813262 $59.98

Bruckner: 11 Symphonies / Vienna Philharmonic; Christian Thielemann [11 CDs]

The ultimate release for the Bruckner anniversary and for every lover of symphonic music. This is the first Bruckner symphony cycle recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic with Christian Thielemann. Along with the 9 symphonies, this edition also includes two lesser known symphonies and two alternative versions of movements by the composer himself. (Sony)

11CD# 19658760172 $79.98

Carlos Chavez – Complete Columbia Album Collection [7 CDs]

Sony Classical is pleased to announce an important reissue of works by Carlos Chávez, one of the most influential figures in the history of Mexican music. Most of these recordings, which span the years 1938 to 1980, are conducted by Chávez himself and have never appeared before on CD. This box set contains a treasure trove of recordings! (Sony)

7CD# 19439977412 $46.98

Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas / Mao Fujita [5 CDs]

Mao Fujita is an extraordinary performer who has the ability to instantly captivate any audience with his incredible musicianship. This album, presented in a 5-CD special clamshell box, with softtouch lamination, is a stunning debut from Fujita – undoubtedly one of the world’s most extraordinarily gifted young pianists. (Sony)

5CD# 19658710762 $59.98

Joseph Szigeti – The Complete Columbia Album Collection [17 CDs]

Sony Classical is pleased to announce the release of a 17-album box set collecting the recordings made between 1940 and 1956 for American Columbia by the renowned Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti. This collection also displays many treasures of Szigeti’s passionate dedication to chamber music. (Sony)

17CD# 19075940352 $59.98

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas / Igor Levit [9 CDs]

Igor Levit’s work on the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas has been the most important endeavour of the past 15 years of his life. His new studio recording of the complete sonata cycle represents the recorded testament to almost half his life spent in the study and performance of these sonatas. The release of this momentous 9-album cycle is one of the most eagerly awaited recordings for the 250year Beethoven anniversary. (Sony)

9CD# 19075843182 $79.98

From Hollywood to the World – Rediscovered Recordings / Jose Iturbi [16 CDs]

This 16-CD edition is a tribute to an era when classical music from films made its journey around the world. It contains all the recordings made by José Iturbi and his sister Amparo Iturbi for RCA Victor from 1933 to 1955, painstakingly restored and remastered from the original records and tapes, including numerous previously unreleased recordings. (Sony)

16CD# 19439836502 $125.98

Leonard Bernstein – 10 Album Classics [11 CDs]

The ultimate selection of Leonard Bernstein’s benchmark recordings & perfect introduction to his work as a conductor, composer and pianist. Includes Mahler’s Third Symphony, Stravinsky’s legendary Rite of Spring, among others. The re-masterings in this new collection are the best ever issued, selected from the recent Leonard Bernstein – The Composer and Leonard Bernstein – Remastered editions. (Sony)

11CD# 19658791342 $49.98

John Williams – Conductor [20 CDs]

John Williams Conductor is a new 20-CD box set that features all of his definitive recordings for Sony Classical including The Star Wars Trilogy, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration, Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams, American Journey, Summon the Heroes and more plus a 40 page perfect-bound book. (Sony)

20CD# 88985417792 $149.98

Evgeny Kissin – Complete RCA & Sony Classical Recordings [25 CDs]

Evgeny Kissin was a master of broad-ranging repertoire. Staples by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Stravinsky, Scriabin, and more are all here. This specially priced hardcover box set documents many of Kissin’s extraordinary achievements, as it holds all of Kissin’s recordings for both RCA and Sony Classical. (Sony)

25CD# 88875127202 $83.99

Box Sets

Daniel Barenboim – A Retrospective –The Complete Sony Recordings [46 CDs]

Symphonic and opera conductor Daniel Barenboim is also one of the most extensively recorded artists of all time. Sony Classical is proud to present the first complete retrospective collection of his albums for CBS/Sony and RCA on 46 CDs and DVDs. (Sony)

46CD# 88985393632 $117.98

Peter Serkin – The Complete RCA Album Collection [35 CDs]

In 1962, Peter Serkin made his earliest recordings of concertos, sonatas and other works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Reger and Busoni for Columbia Masterworks, even playing harpsichord continuo in Pablo Casals’s famous set of the Brandenburg Concertos. RCA Victor has compiled his entire RCA output in this box set. (Sony)

35CD# 19439713872 $108.98

The Murray Perahia Awards Collection [15 CDs]

Murray Perahia’s prolific recording career has spanned some 45 years to date, encompassing music of three different centuries, from Bach to Bartók. This set is devoted to Perahia’s award-winning discs for Sony Classical / CBS Masterworks. (Sony)

15CD# 88985413952 $47.98

Glenn Gould – Complete 1981 Studio Sessions [11 CDs]

There’s no doubt that serious musicians and recording producers will find the Complete 1981 Studio Sessions from legendary pianist Glenn Gould illuminating and revelatory. It’s a priceless document of an iconic pianist revisiting his signature work in his favored working environment, at the height of his powers. (Sony)

11CD# 19439977422 $99.98

SONY BOXES IN BRIEF

Boston Symphony Chamber Players – Complete RCA Album Collection [10 CDs]

RCA Victor recorded the Boston Symphony Chamber Players regularly in Symphony Hall from October 1964 until the orchestra changed labels at the end of decade. Each recording represented a judicious balance of classical and modern works. Their entire RCA output is included in this collection. (Sony)

10CD# 19439946802 $49.98

Juilliard String Quartet – The Early Columbia Recordings [16 CDs]

Following up its widely acclaimed reissues of the Juilliard Quartet’s complete Epic and RCA Victor albums – originally issued between 1956 and 1960 – Sony Classical is excited to present a new box set collecting the earliest albums of this august American ensemble. (Sony)

16CD# 19439831102 $54.98

Itzhak Perlman – The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection [18 CDs]

In celebration of the great IsraeliAmerican violinist’s 75th birthday, Sony Classical is proud to present the first-ever collection of Itzhak Perlman’s complete recordings for RCA and CBS/Sony in a single box set: 18 CDs spanning the years 1965 to 2012. Itzhak Perlman has dominated the world of violin virtuosos for half a century. (Sony)

18CD# 19439752272 $59.98

Issac Stern – Complete Columbia Analogue Recordings [75 CDs]

Isaac Stern would have turned 100 in 2020. To mark this beloved artist’s centenary, Sony Classical is proud to present a new edition of his entire American Columbia analog discography: 75 CDs of the recordings that established the Ukrainianborn American violinist’s worldwide reputation as one of the outstanding musical figures of his time. (Sony) 75CD# 19439724252 $221.98

Vladimir Horowitz – The Great Comeback [15 CDs]

This box set invites the listener to hear Vladimir Horowitz enjoying the freedom of improvisation in previously unheard, sparkling performances follwing his 1966 return to the stage. (Sony)

15CD# 19075935332 $99.98

Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma – A Celebration [21 CDs]

The complete recordings for cello & piano from internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax and revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a single 21-CD edition. (Sony)

21CD# 19075929282 $55.98

Festival – Classical Music in Switzerland [13 CDs]

This 13-CD release features the fascinating variety and the many facets of the classical festival scene in Switzerland. (Sony)

13CD# 88985476732 $83.98

Richard Stoltzman – Complete Album Collection [40 CDs]

Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman is known as an enchanting recitalist, chamber musician, and jazz performer, as well as a prolific recording artist. (Sony)

40CD# 88985389642 $89.98

The Compelte Beethoven Piano Concertos / Garrick Ohlsson [3 CDs]

“Ohlsson’s tone rings deep into the soundstage and his technique is sure-footed. A fabulous performance to cap off a great cycle. The orchestra is a wonderful accompanist throughout and Runnicles negotiates the conducting difficulties, especially the 4th and 5th (pizzicato timing) superbly well. And he coaxes beautiful solos out of the proud members, some coming back every summer for 40 years.” – Audiophilia

(Reference)

3CD# FR-751SACD $34.99

Franck: Hulda [3 CDs]

“As Hulda, Jennifer Holloway copes wonderfully well with what is a fearsomely demanding role of Wagnerian proportions, even if her tone sometimes hardens uncomfortably, while as Eiolf, the opera’s closest thing to a hero, Edgaras Montvidas, certainly brings some charisma. The rest of the cast is very capable, too... Connoisseurs of operatic curios shouldn’t hesitate.”

– The Guardian (Bru Zane)

3CD# BZ1052 $41.99

Because / Reginald Mobley; Baptiste Trotignon

“In recent years, Reginald Mobley has emerged as among the most indemand countertenors on the earlymusic scene, performing in venues as varied as the high mountains of Montana and Buckingham Palace. With Because, his first solo album, he offers a powerful portrait addressing the musical legacy of Black spirituals....” – Early Music America (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA936 $18.99

18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms / Tanya Ekanayaka [2 CDs]

“Ekanayaka provides a new and good soundtrack to calm moments. I have played this one a few times, and occasionally think I hear a quote from Rachmaninov or Beethoven. There are in fact a lot of familiar classical echoes in here, but Miss Ekanayaka is simply improvising with a strong basis in the classical repertoire.” – Muzikfan (Naxos World)

2CD# NXW76163-2 $21.99

Mealli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 3 & 4 / Eva Saladin

“Both these early 1960s works display the probing lyricism associated with their dedicatee, Rostropovich. This is neither facile, authorities-pleasing Communist agitprop or thorny modernism –instead, it resides in a recognisably late-Romantic world. Cellist Marina Tarasova inhabits her compatriots’ music.” – BBC Music (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72948 $16.99

Broken Branches / Karim Sulayman; Sean Shibe

“Broken Branches, by the guitarist Sean Shibe and tenor Karim Sulayman, is an eclectic album, built on friendship, which explores the performers’ own sense of identity, memory, diaspora, often in their own arrangements.” – The Guardian (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187031 $15.99

Handel: Serse [3 CDs]

“This opera inspired some of Handel’s most ingenious musical architecture and his gentle but persistent disruption of formal conventions.... Mark Seow referred to Bicket and The English Concert as a ‘crack team of Handelians’. I couldn’t agree more: this new Serse is surely one of the most charismatic recordings now available.”

– Gramophone Recording of the Month (Linn)

3CD# CKD709 $27.99

Bagatelles – Piano Music by Bernard Hughes / Matthew Mills

“Bernard Hughes has a wide-ranging knowledge of music, married to an insightful and idiosyncratic sense of humour. Hughes and his virtuoso pianist Matthew Mills have been friends for years. They are twelve piano studies, some of them fiendishly difficult demanding our full attention like the musical equivalent of plate spinning or complex juggling. Mills plays with joyful élan.” – British Music Society (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX21107 $18.99

Echoes of Bohemia – Czech Music for Wind

“For their second recital for Chandos, the Orsino Ensemble turns to the rich tradition of Bohemian wind music. This program offers works by Reicha, Haas, Janáček, and Martinů. Many collectors will know of the rich Czech wind tradition, and enjoyed the characteristic sound of players of that region. Here is a selection of the finest players of today grouped as the Orsino Ensemble.” – Classical Explorer (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5348 $21.99

Schubert & Purchell: String Trios / Sakuntala Trio

“Dynamics and accents are keenly observed, without exaggeration. Gut strings and confined use of vibrato create a lean, lithe sound – characteristics that suit the Purcell too, in transcriptions by Peter Warlock. Every aspect of the recording quality (it was made in St Silas church, Kentish Town, London) is admirable.” – The Guardian (Resonus)

1CD# RES10320 $16.99

Choice

Postcards from Italy – Italian Music for Film / Marco

Albonetti

“The film themes on this album capture the magical combination of romance, melancholy, friendship, and violence. The notes vibrate with such passion that the compositions continue to engage the listener, bringing the work of these great Italian composers to life wherever and whenever it is performed....”

Classical Music Daily (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20291 $20.99

From Mannheim to Berlin / Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde

“You won’t know what you’re hearing, on this fabulously freaky record by Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde. The Canadian cellist, never shy about an eccentric experiment, came up with the idea of tuning the smaller baroque cello she was able to pick up in 2018, along the lines of the mythical “cello piccolo”. The result was a revelation: at times sweetly and liltingly humming....”

De Standaard (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72961 $16.99

Močnik: Johannes-Passion / Ivan Repušic; Slovenian Philharmonic Choir;

“The interpretations and recording are of a fantastic quality, with a superb Munich Radio Choir. In the solo roles, the two impeccable sopranos Siobhan Stagg and Lydia Teuscher stand out, who give life to a truly heavenly angel and a particularly dramatic narrator. Ivan Repušić amazingly manages to unify in a natural way all the disparate languages of Močnik....” – Ritmo (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900343 $17.99

Handel: Water & Fire / B’Rock Orchestra; Dmitry Sinkovsky

“This recording captures a live performance in Gent, Belgium, with the B’Rock Orchestra almost matching the approximately 50 musicians that Handel originally employed, conveying the pomp and splendor of the occasion while also highlighting the coloristic richness and refinement of the score.”

– WFMT (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187013 $15.99

Bacewicz: Piano Concerto, Concerto for 2 Pianos / Peter Jablonski; Elisabeth Brauss

“An excellent collection of Bacewicz’s works, from committed advocates of her music. Bacewicz’s music certainly thrives on its high metabolic rate, its impatience, even, for which this brilliantly executed new album makes no apology. Altogether this is a disc as thought-provoking as it is engaging.” – Gramophone (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1427-2 $16.99

Chorinho – Music for Viola & Piano from Brazil

“Chilean violist Georgina Isabel Rossi plays the music of Brazil with intensity of feeling and smooth elegance. Ms. Rossi impressively delivers solid performances of the complexly structured compositions of Ernani Aguair, and then enchants the listener with heartfelt readibgs of João de Souza Lima’s Chorinho for viola and piano and Osvaldo Lacerda’s Appassionato, Cantilena, e Toccata.” – AllAboutTheArtsComs (Navona)

1CD# NV6537 $14.99

Music from the Ghetto / Simca Heled; London CO

“What a difference great playing can make! Nothing on this album is a masterpiece, and yet it presents a very satisfying programme, framed by some of the richest cello playing I’ve heard from Simca Heled in Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and Leib Ailenberg’s Lelero. Heled commands an army of generals in the extraordinarily fine London Chamber Orchestra, including many fine players from other top orchestras.” – BBC Music (Signum Classics)

1CD# SIGCD653 $17.99

Stevenson: Piano Music, Vol. 6 / Christopher Guild

“Christopher Guild, the pianist in the sixth volume of Ronald Stevenson’s piano music, has performed a signal service, particularly for those of us who were lucky enough to meet the composer in his later years. The music on this issue all dates from between 1945 and 1950 and offers fascinating insights into the composer’s development.”

– MusicWeb (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0662 $18.99

Holst: The Planets / Daniel Harding

“Horns and woodwind are expressive, strings lithe, the layers of wordless high voices perfectly blended. From the menace of Mars, bringer of war, to the serene beauty of Venus, the mix of jollity and nobility in Jupiter, the unworldly sadness of Saturn and the pianissimo dissonance of Neptune, this is a revelatory performance.”

The Guardian (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900208 $17.99

Bruckner: Motets

“Complete recorded collections of Bruckner’s Motets are not as common as one might expect. Blessed with the longest nave of any English cathedral, St Albans copes easily with Bruckner’s frequent pauses and demanding wide dynamic range. Andrew Lucas’s three dozen singers are on impressive form, combining tonal beauty with sheer stamina.”

– Gramophone (First Hand)

1CD# FHR143 $12.99

AVIE Records Sale

Soul of Brazil / Delgani String Quartet; Clarice Assad

AV2620 $17.99 $14.39 A Violin’s Life, Vol. 3 –Music for the ‘Lipinski’ Stradivari

AV2612 $17.99 $14.39 Voyage Exotique / Christoph Croise

Price – Coleman – Montgomery / NY Youth Symphony

AV2503 $17.99 $14.39 Nickel: The Gospel According to Mark / Vancouver CO [7 CDs]

Mozart, Beethoven: Variations / Sarah Beth Briggs

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion / Cantata Collective [2 CDs] 2CD# AV2605 $27.99 $22.39

Forgotten Voices –A Song Cycle for Voices and Strings

This Island / Susan Narucki; Donald Berman 1CD# AV2592 $17.99 $14.39

M. Bonds: Credo & Simon Bore the Cross / Dessoff Choirs 1CD# AV2589 $17.99 $14.39

Byrd: Pavans & Galliards / Daniel-Ben Pienaar [2 CDs]

20 for 2020 / Inbal Segev [2 CDs]

Heavenly Bach –Arias & Cantatas of J.S. Bach / Amanda Forsyth

The Scriabin Mystery / Vincent Larderet 1CD# AV2500 $17.99 $14.39

The Kreutzer Project / The Knights

AV2555 $17.99 $14.39

Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein: Music for String Quartet – Copland: Elegies for Violin and Viola

Navona Records presents Music for String Quartet; the world premiere recording of renowned composer Leonard Bernstein’s long-lost work. Composed by an 18-yearold Bernstein during his studies at Harvard; the piece has been steadfastly shepherded from its rediscovery to this historic release by former Boston Symphony Orchestra Librarian John Perkel. (Navona)

1CD# NV6557 $14.99

Mass / Leonard Bernstein [2 CDs]

Instead of a straightforward, purely musical setting of the Latin liturgy, Bernstein created a broadly eclectic theatrical event by placing the 400-year-old religious rite into a tense, dramatic dialog with music and lyrics of the 20th century vernacular. Time has revealed MASS to be a visionary piece that continues to be relevant and move audiences as it enjoys performances around the world. (Sony)

2CD# 19439890562 $16.98

Bernstein: Complete Solo Piano Music

Bernstein’s piano output reflects the various strands of his multifaceted personality, in works as different as Touches (1981) and, at the other end of the scale, his often tender, sentimental Anniversaries. Taken together his piano works form a musical diary tracing the breadth of his experiences and ideas. (Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10174 $19.99

Leonard Bernstein, Vol. 2 [Blu-ray]

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. The set also includes the Centennial Celebration Concert at Tanglewood, featuring John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tony Yazbeck and many more. (C Major)

5Blu-ray# 762304 $95.99 $71.99

Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

At the age of 21, Leonard Bernstein wrote what he described as a ‘Hebrew song’ using a text from the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Three years later the song became the final movement of his Symphony No. 1 and in January 1944 Bernstein himself conducted the premiere of the work. Being a setting of the biblical text, the third movement is naturally more literary: the cry of Jeremiah, as he mourns his beloved Jerusalem. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2298 $19.99

Bernstein: West Side Story (arr. for violin and saxophone quartet)

Concerts from the GAIA Music Festival in Switzerland have been recorded in collaboration with Orchid Classics, capturing the energy and spontaneity of these special live performances. This recording is of Leonard Bernstein’s seminal musical, West Side Story, in a unique arrangement for violin and saxophone quartet made by composer-conductor Henk Huizinga. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100145 $16.99

Bernstein: Marin Alsop’s Complete Naxos Recordings [9 CDs]

This celebration of Bernstein’s centenary brings together all of the acclaimed Naxos recordings of his music conducted by his protégé Marin Alsop as well as new and world premiere recordings, and an insightful documentary DVD in which colleagues and family sum up this boundlessly brilliant and charismatic musical giant of the 20th century. 9 discs in all! (Naxos) 9CD# 8508018 $69.99

Bernstein Conducts Beethoven [10 CDs]

Sony Classical is proud to re-release Bernstein’s first recorded cycle of Beethoven symphonies, made with the New York Philharmonic between 1958 and 1964. Also included are a collection of Beethoven overtures, first released in 1970, and the Missa solemnis recording of 1960. All recordings in this 10-CD set are newly or recently remastered. (Sony) 10CD# 19075970482 $55.98

Bernstein: Broadway to Hollywood (Live)

This is a remarkable 1993 live broadcast recording – never before issued and newly mastered –with the Hannover Philharmonie conducted by Iain Sutherland. Five of Bernstein’s era-defining works for Broadway and Hollywood revel in his inexhaustible gift for memorable melodies, his vivid sense of drama, infectious playfulness and captivating sense of poetry. (SOMM Recordings)

1CD# ARIADNE 5002 $18.99

Bernstein at 100 – The Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood features a kaleidoscopic array of artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, film, and Broadway. The entire first half of the program is dedicated to selections from such brilliant Bernstein works as Candide, West Side Story, Mass, and Serenade (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 747704 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 747608 $29.99 $22.49

Now Available!

2023 Naxos Music Group Catalogue + Sampler CD

The new Naxos Music Group 2023 Catalogue is now available, containing 940 pages of the best in classical music! Browse album information on recordings from the Naxos Music Group and affiliated labels. This catalogue comes bundled with a new sampler CD featuring recordings from renowned artists including Leonard Slatkin, Boris Giltburg, JoAnn Falletta, Christian Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt, and more. (Naxos)

Book# 8551483 $13.99

Haydn: Late Symphonies, Vol. 2 – Nos. 96–98

The Danish Chamber Orchestra present more vibrant performances of Haydn’s ‘London’ symphonies with their chief conductor Adam Fischer. These recordings are the product of a two-decade partnership between Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra during which they have explored the most effective technical solutions necessary for performing these masterpieces. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574517 $17.99

Lully: Acis et Galatée [2 CDs]

Acis et Galatée is acknowledged as one of Lully’s finest masterpieces. This recording from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is conducted by the early music specialist Federico Maria Sardelli, and features tenor Jean-François Lombard and soprano Elena Harsányi in the principal roles. (Naxos)

2CD# 8660529-30 $27.99

Penderecki: Symphony No. 6; Trumpet Concertino

Antoni Wit adds to his extensive Naxos Penderecki discography with Symphony No. 6 ‘Chinese Songs’ – the composer’s last completed work in the genre. Jaroslaw Brek is the featured bass-baritone soloist in one of the last recordings he made before his untimely death. Wit conducts the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra in this selection of recent works from the 2010s. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574050 $17.99

Armenian Brilliance / Nikolay Madoyan; Armine Grigoryan

A selection of delightful miniatures for violin and piano in original versions and arrangements by some of Armenia’s most admired composers. This album marks the Naxos debut of acclaimed violinist Nikolay Madoyan.

(Naxos)

New from

Schubert: Waltzes & Ecossaises

Featuring more than a hundred pieces, this album showcases the charming dances Schubert composed for the many fashionable salons in Vienna between 1815 and 1823. It joins other Naxos albums dedicated to Schubert’s piano dances and miniatures by Yang Liu and Daniel Lebhardt. French pianist Didier Castell-Jacomin is a Steinway Artist. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574165 $17.99

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 / Hong Kong PO

The HK Phil won Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year award in 2019, and Jaap van Zweden has been the orchestra’s music director since 2012, receiving much critical acclaim. This new recording of Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9 follows on from their acclaimed release of Shostakovich and Mahler’s Tenth Symphonies in November 2022. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574549 $17.99

Raff: Symphony No. 5 “Lenore”

Joachim Raff’s Fifth Symphony is one of his most popular works in the genre. The overture Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott uses Martin Luther’s famous melody to commemorate the drama of the Thirty Years’ War. This release follows on from the reissue of Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 by the same forces in July. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555541 $17.99

Albéniz: Piano Music, Vol. 9

This is the ninth and final volume in the Albéniz pano music series. The focus here is on Albéniz’s compositional evolution and his use of inspired folk-based melodies, Hispanic nostalgia and vivid dance rhythms, encapsulated by the intoxicating Chants d’Espagne. The album also includes five works heard in exciting new arrangements for two pianos made expressly for this recording. (Naxos)

1CD# 8573927 $17.99

Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 27

From the virtuoso Essercizi (K.12 and 15) to the touching cantabile eloquence of the Sonata in G major, K.144, most of the repertoire on this album consists of lesser-known works incorporating elements of dance forms from Spain and Portugal, with the Sonata (Fuga) in D minor heard here in its world premiere recording. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574374 $17.99

1CD# 8574535 $17.99

Naxos

Raff: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 / Slovak State PO

1CD# 8555499 $17.99

Grau: Concertos for Soloists and String Orchestra

1CD# 8579107 $17.99

Alberto Williams: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3

1CD# 8579120 $17.99

Burgess: Complete Guitar Quartets

1CD# 8574423 $17.99

Sacchini: L’abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri [2 CDs]

2CD# 8574526-27 $27.99

Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen (chamber version arr. Bollon) [2 CDs]

2CD# 8660526-27 $27.99

Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra

1CD# 8574531 $17.99

Chihara: Complete Piano Works

1CD# 8559894 $17.99

Clarke: The Prophecies of Merlin

1CD# 8579127 $17.99

Violin Conversations

1CD# 8574560 $17.99

Coste: Guitar Works, Vol. 6

1CD# 8574321 $17.99

Harbison: Piano Works

1CD# 8559918 $17.99

Smith Brindle: Complete Works for Solo Guitar, Vol. 1

1CD# 8574476 $17.99

Zelenski: Janek [2 CDs]

2CD# 8660521-22 $27.99

Durante: Psalms & Magnificat

1CD# 8579131 $17.99

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Recommended Titles

Beethoven, Scriabin, Prokofiev & Debussy: Piano Sonatas

Natalia Andreeva is a Russian pianist who is currently Lecturer in Piano at the University of Sydney, Australia. Though there is a Beethoven sonata here, probably the best known work is Prokofiev’s Second ; with the Scriabin sonata, the three works paint different aspects of the Romantic movement. The disc is completed with a bonus work: Debussy’s Estampes. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25140 $17.99 $8.99

Rising at Dawn: Chamber Music with Brass by Carson Cooman

This album is devoted to the works of Carson Cooman, organ scholar at Harvard, and one of the most prolific, inspired and increasingly popular American composers. It contains three short piano solo works and pieces for tuba and piano, trumpet and piano and flugelhorn with harp; the first work is an atmospheric song cycle for soprano with trumpet and piano. (Metier)

1CD# MSV28538 $17.99 $8.99

The Music of 9/11, Vol. 1 / New World Ensemble; Kevin Malone

Kevin Malone visited Ground Zero, met with 9/11 commission officials and others, and wrote ‘Eighteen Minutes’. Using recordings of the air traffic controllers, he came up with ‘Requiem 77’ for solo cello. He then wrote “Angels and Fireflies” as a result of an evening visit to the crash site of UA93. All of the three pieces are completely engrossing, highly accessible and extremely thought provoking. (Metier)

1CD# MSV92106 $13.99 $6.99

Mind Music – Music for neurodegenerative conditions [2 CDs]

This album was released to raise funds for research into cures for degenerative brain diseases, through Parkinsons UK. Both the soloists lost parents to these diseases, and have chosen works by composers all of whom were similarly afflicted – either in themselves or their close families. The works here are serious, often poignant, but also humorous and full of hope, performed with the Northern Chamber Orchestra.

(Divine Art)

2CD# DDA25138 $17.99 $8.99

Henderson: From the Old World to the New World / The Green & Pleasant Band

This outstanding release features the world premiere recording of each of these compositions from Philip Henderson. Henderson has composed a number of choral works, orchestral pieces, film scores, and more. He is also the founder of the ensemble featured here, The Green & Pleasant Band, and the composer of the popular musical The Far Pavilions. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25141 $17.99 $8.99

Music from Armenia for Cello and Piano

Cellist Heather Tuach and pianist Patil Harboyan present a recording of tuneful folk-inspired works by Gomidas, Stepanian, Babajanian and Arutiunian. These works will appeal to many, being brilliantly lyrical and romantic in style throughout. Almost all of the works are receiving their first recording. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25075 $17.99 $8.99

My Song is Love / Aberdeen Youth Choir

The remarkable voices of the Aberdeen Youth Choir were honed to perfection each year by their conductor Christopher Bell, who continues to build his reputation internationally. This album, co-produced with Aberdeen International Youth Festival and BBC Scotland, presents choral music from any ages on the themes of ‘The Four Loves’ as defined by C.S. Lewis. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25004 $17.99 $8.99

Mystery Lights – Nightflower / Clive Bell; David Ross

Clive Bell is Britain’s leading player of the Japanese shakuhachi, and a founder member of Jah Wobble’s Deep Space project. David Ross was drummer for the instrumental combo Kenny Process Team. But none of this would prepare you for Mystery Lights, their first duo recording. This is a spacious, intimate music, full of colour and melody, exploratory but highly accessible.

(Metier)

1CD# MJ0402 $17.99 $8.99

Tapestry – Chamber Music by Elliott Schwartz

Elliott Schwartz (b. 1936, NYC) studied composition at Columbia University. His music on this CD is performed by the Kreutzer Quartet who is dedicated to performing and recording new works, both collectively and as soloists, Longbow, Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Aaron Shorr and Nicole Johnson.

(Metier)

1CD# MSV 28537 $17.99 $8.99

Camilleri: Celestial Harmonies / Murray McLachlan

The late Charles Camilleri was not only Malta’s leading composer, but one with an international reputation for a wide range of musical styles from opera to solo piano music – and from light and frothy works to the deep, resonant pieces on this release. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25012 $17.99 $8.99

Metier Sale

Handel: Suites for Harpsichord, Vol. 2 [2 CDs]

Handel’s solo keyboard music has been overshadowed by his operas, oratorios, and orchestral music. Handel was one of the first composers to free the keyboard suite from the formal constraints used by German composers of the 17th and early 18th century. (Divine Art)

2CD# DDA 21220 $25.99 $12.99

Beethoven Explored, Vol. 5 / Peter Sheppard

The fifth volume in Metierʼs ‘Beethoven Explored’ series brings superlative performances of the Opus 12 Violin Sonatas and the relatively unknown B flat sonata by Beethovenʼs contemporary Andreas Romberg. Celebrated English violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved is highly regarded in the U.S. due to his now annual tours. (Metier)

1CD# MSVCD2007 $13.99 $6.99

Reminiscences of Brazil / Justin Badgerow

The debut Divine Art album from American pianist Justin Badgerow is a program of exotic dance rhythms, sensual textures and colors from four Brazilian composers together with the exquisite Saudades do Brasil of Milhaud. Highly influenced by the landscapes of Brazil, this is music of infectious delight! (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25201 $17.99 $8.99

The Mystery of Christmas – Carols of Joy and Celebration

There is a tradition among the Greek peoples of the singing of carols (‘Kalanda’) on Christmas Eve. This album is a set of carols newly composed by Greek-Cypriot composer Cilia Petridou. For those who love Christmas music but want something new, this album will fit the bill. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25186 $14.99 $8.99

TITLES IN BRIEF

Ambiguous Dialogues / Philip Clemo

Fortmann, Nelson, Lieuwen & Grainger: Orchestral Works

Four major world premieres – two from American composers, one by a Swiss and one American orchestration of a Percy Grainger fantasy – includes the Second Symphony of Thomas Fortmann, inspired by the Tuscan landscape but enlivened by jazz, rock rhythms, and pastoral idylls. (Metier)

1CD# MSV28554 $17.99 $8.99

A Celebration of Cellos / Cello Spice

This 1995 album was among the very first to be devoted to works for cello ensemble. The release includes mainly works of the Romantic school, with gorgeous melodies and rich harmonies from the four cellos, for example in the Mainardi Notturno and the works by Marie Dare. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25002 $17.99 $8.99

Natalia Andreeva plays Preludes & Fugues

Natalia Andreevaʼs recording of classical and Romantic works is the result of many years of study. There are various links between the works – in fact Liszt, Franck and Shostakovich were all influenced by Bach generally, as well as composing in the Prelude and Fugue form that he made a staple of the keyboard repertoire. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25139 $17.99 $8.99

Piccoloworks / Natalie Schwaabe; Jan Philip Schulze

This fabulous album presents top German piccolo virtuoso Natalie Schwaabe in an international program of recent works. These works are modern and freely composed but contain elements of traditional tonality and jazz and utilizing the middle and lower ranges of the piccolo which can be ethereal and smooth. (Metier)

1CD# MSV28562 $17.99 $8.99

Clemo is a composer who integrates jazz with contemporary classical, rock and electronic sources to produce music which is unique and reflective of life. (Metier)

1CD# MJ0401 $17.99 $8.99

Rihm: Lieder / Clare Lesser; David Lesser

The song output of Wolfgang Rihm is one of the most significant bodies of new vocal music. Here sung with great expression by Clare Lesser, this is an important recital for all connoisseurs of art-song. (Metier)

1CD# MSVCD92068 $13.99 $6.99

Cantica Sacra / Lydia Kakabadse

Lydia Kakabadse shows her multicultural heritage through her choral music. Written in the Western church tradition, her music is also highly influenced by middle-eastern music and ancient Greece. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25135 $17.99 $8.99

Steinmetz: Absolutely! Music for Jazz Soloists + String Quartet

This album features one of the top names in European modern jazz, sax player Uwe Steinmetz, in a program of his own compositions and arrangements for jazz soloist with string quartet. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25112 $17.99 $8.99

Skærved

Organ Recommendations Organ Titles

J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 4 / Masaaki Suzuki

The fourth volume of Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach works for organ series features one of the most important surviving instruments of Bach’s time, made by the German organ builder Christoph Treutmann the Elder. Suzuki now takes up the Orgel-Büchlein, a collection of 45 short chorale preludes on melodies from the Lutheran hymn book. (BIS) 1SACD# BIS-2541 $19.99

Hylander: Greetings to Sweden

Swedish organist-composer, Mats Hylander, started composing his great work, “The Counties of Sweden” as a kind of greeting to and comfort for the Swedish people when many was in lockdown. In this organ suite, each one of Sweden’s 25 counties has been honored with its own piece. At the pipe organ of the Church of Lomma in the south of Sweden, Hylander performs his own melodious, tonal music. (DB) 1CD# DBCD209 $16.99

Mozart & the Organ / Anders Eidsten Dahl

Mozart’s original music for organ consists of 17 one-movement “Epistle sonatas” — chamber music written between 1772 and 1780 for masses in Salzburg. The instrumentation for 14 of these is two violins and basso continuo, while the remaining three are written for more instruments. The pieces are short — this is music written to be played between the reading of texts. (Lawo)

1CD# LWC1257 $16.99

L’Orgue Soliste: Music for Organ & Orchestra

When we think of a concerto for solo instrument and orchestra, the organ is certainly not the first instrument that comes to mind. And yet, the symphonic organ is perfectly adapted to the role of soloist, being capable of duelling as well as duetting with the orchestra. The Concerto for organ, strings, horns and timpani Op.100 by Marco Enrico Bossi, for example, is a shining example of the repertoire. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96955 $14.99

R. Schumann: Complete Organ Works / Tom

Winpenny

Schumann’s studies into counterpoint during 1845 climaxed in what he described as a ‘Fugenpassion’, with the resulting character pieces becoming a significant cornerstone of the organ repertoire. They are performed here by Tom Winpenny, who has also written the booklet notes, on the historic and recently restored Furtwängler organ in Gronau, Germany. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574432 $17.99

Companions: Contemporary Organ Music

A new album of ten contemporary organ works from nine composers representing six countries. Carson Cooman presents a program of contemporary music for organ recorded on the remarkable post-romantic Thomas Gaida organ of the Pauluskirche in Ulm, Germany. The music varies widely in character and scope, from smaller character pieces and meditations to several dramatic, largescale works. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25241 $18.99

J.S. Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530

Highpoints of virtuosity in Bach’s output and the Baroque organ repertoire, in new recordings by an organist with a rich catalogue of success on Brilliant Classics to his credit. As well as a host of obscure composers, Manuel Tomadin has recorded many central figures in the organ repertoire, from Buxtehude to Rheinberger. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96438 $12.99

Sally Jo Rüedi: Organ Works on Metzel Organs

This CD recording not only represents a complete show of organ works composed and played by Sally Jo Rüedi during the last 20 years. It also presents four outstanding organs built during the same period by Metzler Orgelbau AG of Dietikon ZH (Switzerland). Each of these four organs, and of course the room in which they are located, has its own unique sound personality. (Solo Musica)

1CD# SM422 $18.99

The Bruckner Symphonies (Organ Transcriptions), Vol. 6

This series marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner, which falls in 2024. It’s dedicated to Bruckner’s symphonies, most of them recorded in new transcriptions for organ by Hansjörg Albrecht. The 7th recording was made on the church organ of Hofkirche in Luzern with the transcription of Bruckner’s 6th Symphony by Eberhard Klotz. (Oehms Classics)

1CD# OC 482 $14.99

10 Famous Cathedral Organs / Stephen Cleobury

These are not only renowned organs with splendid sound, but here as recorded by renowned sound engineers with great experience and success with organ recordings. Featured organs include those from Westminster Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, York Minster, Winchester Cathedral, Guildford Cathedral, King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, and as a bonus, Royal Albert Hall. (Alto Music)

1CD# MOB414640 $10.99

New Piano Releases

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 8 / Jean-Efflam

Bavluzet

Volume 8 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s survey of Mozart’s piano concertos with Gábor Takács-Nagy and Manchester Camerata features two late concertos – Nos. 26 and 27 –along with the overtures to Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), and La clemenza di Tito (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20246 $20.99

Chopin: Complete Mazurkas, Vol. 2 / Peter Jablonski

This second and final volume of Chopin’s Mazurkas by Peter Jablonski includes the composerʼs Mazurkas Nos. 30

51 alongside six posthumous mazurkas. This album also includes Chopin’s final composition that was written just few weeks before his death, the Mazurka No. 49 in F minor (1849). (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1431-2 $16.99

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes

The Transcendental Études form a cycle of twelve pieces. Starting from the idea of an encyclopædic collection which, in the manner of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Liszt’s Transcendental Études became something of a seismograph of his compositional aesthetic. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2681 $19.99

Mompou: Piano Works / Marina Staneva

Following her acclaimed début recital, Marina Staneva returns with a program of works by the Spanish-Catalan composer Federico Mompou. The first two pieces are dedicated to the Catalan pianist Carmen Bravo, whom Mompou met after his return from Paris to Barcelona in 1942, and subsequently married. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20276 $20.99

PIANO RELEASES IN BRIEF

Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 / Maria Stratigou

This second of six volumes dedicated to Louise Farrenc’s complete works for piano focuses on her Theme and Variations sets. Maria Stratigou’s recording of the Études was considered ‘beguiling piano music’ in BBC Music Magazine. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP934 $17.99

British Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 / Simon Callaghan; BBC NO of Wales

Jacob’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat was completed in 1957 and premiered on 11 July of that year at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth by the soloist Edith Vogel. A Proms performance took place at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 August 1957 with the same soloist. (Lyrita)

1CD# SRCD416 $18.99

Franck: Piano Works

In February 1835, the young César Franck gave his first public performance as a pianist in his home town of Liège. Following more successful performances in the same year, he completed his studies in Liège and went with his father to Paris to receive further training from Anton Reicha and Pierre Zimmerman. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC22055 $18.99

Borenstein: Piano Works

The music of Nimrod Borenstein (b. 1969) is becoming increasingly popular on concert stages worldwide and on record, with a series of high-profile commissions and performances in recent years. The two sets of Études featured on this album are inspired by the model of Chopin. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP851 $17.99

1CD# GEN 23807 $18.99

Ravel, Beethoven, Chopin / Georgiana Pletea

Piano recital of Georgiana Pletea, a young romanian pianist, winner of the competition Rahn Kulturfonds. (Prospero Classical)

1CD# PROSP0040 $21.99

Hummel: Piano Quintets, Op. 74 & 87

Lively and colourful period-instrument accounts of pioneering works in the genre that later gave us masterpieces by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96901 $19.99

Early Piano Works by by Burgmüller, Schumann, Schuncke, Chopin

This recording brings together early compositions by Chopin and Schumann with selected virtuoso works by Burgmüller and Schuncke. (Audite)

1CD# ADT97811 $20.99

The Degenhof Sessions / Jacob Leuschner

The names Leopold Godowsky, Ignaz Friedman, Federico Mompou can be found on this new recording from Jacob Leuschner, as well as a premiere recording by the Dutchman Dirk Schäfer. (Genuin)

Choral

Recommended Choral Titles

Rutherford: I Slept and Dreamed that Life was Beauty / English CO; London Voices

In an album of world-premiere recordings, Ben Parry conducts London Voices and the English Chamber Orchestra in choral music by British composer Jonathan Rutherford. This release features Rutherford’s setting of Psalm 13 for choir and strings, in which lamentation gives way to peace; The Artist and The Master, in which he adds musical layers to Wilde’s spiritual storytelling. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100249 $16.99

American Choral Classics / Alban Voices

A fantastic collection of American choral classics ranging from Thompson’s sublime “Alleluia” to the terrific choral arrangement of Gershwin’s “Summertime” from Porgy & Bess. Conductor Robin White’s excellent arrangement of the traditional “Shenandoah” balances the program nicely along with Copland’s “I Bought Me a Cat”. This is a surprising and entertaining collection. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX21106 $18.99

Great Music of Small Forms / Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir

The Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir presents Great Music of Small Forms, an album of works by Russian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. These include works by Varlamov and Glinka as representatives of the St. Petersburg school, by Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Balakirev and Cui (The Mighty Handful), and by Arensky, Anton Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky. (Fuga Libera)

1CD# FUG800 $18.99

House of Belonging / Miro Quartet;

Craig Hella Johnson

Conspirare, the nonpareil and GRAMMY-winning choral ensemble from Austin, Texas, presents an emotionally rich and wide-ranging program. Known worldwide for “expanding the boundaries of choral performance” (Wall Street Journal), Conspirare has for this album teamed up with the superb Miró Quartet to present a tapestry of intriguing new works by both well-known and emerging American composers. (Delos)”

2CD# DE 3601 $16.99

Choral Music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [2 CDs]

On this essential new release, sacred and secular choral works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – many of them never recorded before – are performed by the London Choral Sinfonia directed by Michael Waldron, with James Orford at the organ. (Orchid Classics)

2CD# ORC100247 $16.99

Mendelssohn: Choral Works

The MDR Leipzig Radio Choir and its artistic director Philipp Ahmann present a collection of Felix Mendelssohn’s choral music, which arguably represents the pinnacle of German nineteenthcentury religious music. Ranging across psalm settings, motets, Latin verses, the Deutsche Liturgie as well as the ethereal chorus Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5187064 $19.99

Love & Light / iSing Silicon Valley

Love & Light celebrates the 10th anniversary of the inspirational girls choir iSing Silicon Valley, and features a diverse range of sacred music from Hildegard of Bingen to James MacMillan, new works by South Korean Guggenheim Fellow Sungji Hong, multidisciplinary composer Kenyon Duncan, and many more. (Avie Records)

1CD# AV2602 $17.99 $14.39

Vidi Speciosam – Sacred Choral Music

Soprano Mary Bevan writes: In 1975, the original Bevan Family Choir released their debut album on vinyl, featuring an eclectic program of sacred choral works, Welsh folk songs, and piano music. The Choir consisted of 11 of the 14 Bevan siblings and was conducted by their father, Roger.

(Signum Classics)

1CD# SIGCD746 $17.99

All Angels – Choral Works by George Arthur [2 CDs]

Explore this new album of choral works by British composer, George Arthur, performed by The Choir of Royal Holloway. George is a multi award-winning composer, published by Universal Editions, Music Sales, Shorter House and the Guild of Church Musicians. He has been commissioned by various cathedrals and chapel choirs at home and overseas. (Convivium)

2CD# CVI078 $19.99

Ligeti: Complete Works for a Cappella Choir [2 CDs]

In addition to his popular compositions such as orchestral works and chamber music, György Ligeti also wrote vocal music, among them numerous and demanding a cappella choral works. Ligeti exclusively set Hungarian poetry to music, showing a marked preference for texts by Balint Balassa (1554-1594) and Sándor Weöres (1913-1989). (SWR Classic)

2CD# SWR19128CD $26.99

Vocal Releases

Siren’s Song / The Sixteen

What would singing be without words? When you combine wonderful poetry with exquisite music, the result is magical. In a rare break from the sacred collections they are famed for, this album from The Sixteen features a whole program of secular music devoted to English partsongs. (Coro)

1CD# COR16198 $18.99

We Have Tomorrow / Eric Ferring

The emotive young American tenor Eric Ferring delivers a moving and ambitious collection of art songs with a chamber music emphasis. In this follow-up release to his acclaimed debut album No Choice but Love, Ferring is joined to great effect by pianist Madeline Slettedahl and the French ensemble Quatuor Agate. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3593 $16.99

Luzzaschi: Il Concerto Segreto

An exceptional amount of musical activity took place in the court of Ferrara during the late 16th century, thanks to a remarkable trio of female voices who had been trained by Luzzasco Luzzaschi, the court’s maestro di cappella. The singers of La Néréide here devote their first recording to this collection in its entirety. (Ricercar)

1CD# RIC455 $18.99

Wonderland / The King’s Singers

Wonderland is full of magic and myth. This album celebrates The King Singersʼ trademark musical storytelling. Gyorgy Ligeti’s six Nonsense Madrigals; each setting playful children’s poetry or extracts from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; provide a musical spine to the album. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD739 $17.99

VOCAL TITLES IN BRIEF

J.S. Bach: Judas - Arias & Recitatives

Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances

Star tenor Piotr Beczala presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch. The romance was the most popular musical genre in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Russia. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff both enriched this genre. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5186866 $15.99

The English Tenor / Scott Robert Shaw

Scott Robert Shaw's debut The English Tenor takes us on a beautifully performed journey through a whoʼs who of great English composers and their vocal works. This personal album stands as testament to Shawʼs background, and as a homecoming to his earliest steps as artist. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX21110 $18.99

Queen Elisabeth Competition – Voice 2023 (Live) [2 CDs]

The box set of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2023 consists of 2 CDs that include all 12 laureates of this tenth session of the Competition devoted to the voice. You will hear these young artists in their performances, accompanied by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu. (QEC)

2CD# QEC2023 $27.99

There is Home / Bella Adamova; Michael Gees Bella Adamova narrates these songs as her own story, at the same time accentuating the life stories of the composers as well as their relationship to their home or their feeling of being outcast. Rather than a typical song recital, this recording is an invitation to the musicians’ own world where every word has its deep meaning. (Supraphon)

1CD# SU4329-2 $36.99

Benedikt Kristjánsson selects individual arias and recitatives to paint his picture of Judas, and indeed succeeds in what is so often fascinating about Bach: He once again appears completely new. (Coviello)

1CD# COV92307 $18.99

The Spanish Album / Nuria Rial [2 CDs]

This compilation puts Catalan singer Nuria Rial her incomparable voice at the service of Spanish music from the 16th to the 18th centuries and demonstrates its unique richness. (Glossa)

2CD# GCDC80036 $15.99

The African Serenades / Andrew Chukwuka; Echezonachukwu Nduka

This album features a selection of African Art Music songs for voice and piano. The genre typifies the creative convergence of Western Art Music with African Folk Music traditions. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4018 $15.99

Remembering Tebaldi / Melody Moore

Melody Moore pays tribute to the legendary soprano Renata Tebaldi, presenting a selection of arias and scenes by Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, and Alessandro Scarlatti. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5187070 $19.99

New Holiday

The Christmas Album / Phoenix Chorale

This is a Christmas album with something for everyone whether they prefer serious or light festive fare. There is Mexican influence in the repertoire choices; which include Catalan folksongs as well as Hispanic Renaissance music.

Songs include “Wexford Carol,” “Sleigh Ride,” “El Nino Querido,” “Jingle Bells,” “Veni veni Emmanuel,” “Noche de Paz,” “Christ the Appletree,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD762 $17.99

Music on Christmas Morning – A Festive Mix of Fresh & Favorite Carols

Vasari Singers is one of the UK’s leading chamber choirs with a series of acclaimed albums released on Naxos. Music on a Christmas Morning presents an uplifting seasonal program including the premiere recording of Helena Paish’s beautiful setting of words by the youngest of the Brontë sisters.

Songs include “Jesu Dormi,” “Ding, Dong, Merrily on High,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” and more. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574542 $17.99

Angelus ad Pastores – Weinachtsgeschichte

Howard Arman’s Christmas Story follows the tradition of works such as Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio”, where newly-composed settings of the Gospel alternate with chorales. Here, Gregorian and polyphonic chorales as well as several motets from the 17th century are woven into Arman’s composition and form a second narrative level. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900531 $17.99

Merry Christmas Pianomania / Jeroen van Veen

[2 CDs]

Jeroen van Veen has collected both well-known and lesser-known Christmas songs and arranged many of them for his own piano performance. Highlights include the ‘Christmas Fantasy’ by Alexander Rosenblatt, and the Fred Oldenburg version of ‘Silent Night’. Other tracks include “The First Noel,” “O Holy Night,” and more. (Brilliant Classics)

2CD# BRI96916 $24.99

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This classic Vox recording is a fine example of Robert Shaw’s expertise as a choral conductor. The album features a selection of carols, choral works and orchestral Christmas favorites performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Songs include “Coventry Carol,” “Adestes fideles,” “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” and more. (Vox Classics)

1CD# VOX-NX-3027CD $16.99

Noel! / Emily Wenman; Alexander Hume

Their second Christmas album on Signum Records, Armonico Consort and Christopher Monks return with a new album featuring a collection of carols both old and new. They have created the perfect soundtrack for Christmas with songs including “O Adonai,” “On Christmas Night,” “The Shepherd’s Carol,” “O Magnum Mysterium,” “Silent Night,” and more.

(Signum)

1CD# SIGCD754 $17.99

Cesta Svetla (Path of Light) – Bohemian & Moravian Christmas Carols

Many a time with a breath-taking directness, traditional Christmas carols clearly capture the poetics of the Nativity and the story of those who were there. When we let tranquillity take over our minds, we may touch upon a secret. The Nativity story in Bohemian and Moravian Christmas carols.

(Supraphon)

1CD# SU4321-2 $21.99

Christmas in Switzerland / Schweizer Vokalconsort

At Christmas, we are especially touched by vocal music. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio ensures sold-out churches. Last Christmas, Silent Night and Feliz Navidad are played over and over again in department stores. Advent and Christmas maintain their central importance in the course of the year.

(Prospero Classical)

1CD# PROSP0059 $20.99

Christmas Harp Music / Anna Pasetti

This harp album contains many Christmas pieces and famous melodies. Joseph Mazzinghi’s (1765–1844) Andante from Sonata Op. 30, No. 3 consists of a series of variations on the melody that almost a century later would become the famous song Deck the Halls. Charles Oberthür’s (1845–1924) “Virgo Maria” is based on the ancient Marian hymn O Sanctissima. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96678 $14.99

Christmas Concerts / Marcus Creed; SWR Vokalensemble [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

These special concerts with the awardwinning SWR Vokalensemble represent two Christmas gifts from the Gaisburg Church. English conductor Marcus Creed brings an authentic depth of experience with the fine selection of popular Christmas Carols from the British Isles, including “The Holly & the Ivy,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” and “Ave Maria.” (SWR Classic)

1Blu-ray# SWR19126BD $19.99

1DVD# SWR19125DVD $19.99

Christmas Concert with Robert Shaw / Atlanta SO Chorus

Promise of Peace – The St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2022 / St. Olaf Singers [2 CDs]

Promise of Peace is the audio recording of the full-length 2022 St. Olaf Chrstmas Festival, held in Minneapolis on December 2–3, 2022. Recorded live in Orchestra Hall, this album features performances from the St. Olaf Choir, St. Olaf Orchestra, Manitou Singers, and Viking Chorus. Tracks include: “Carol of the Bells,” “This Little Light of Mine,” “Noel,” “Keep Your Lamps!” and more. (St. Olaf)

2CD# E-3686/3687 $19.99

Festklänge (Festive Sounds) / Deutsche Radio

Philharmonie

In December 2022 the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie performed a festive concert in Saarbrücken. Entitled “Festklänge” (Festive Sounds), the concerto was a compilation of Christmas music featuring soprano Sarah Romberger and mezzo-soprano Elsa Benoit. It also contains excerpts from Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel as well from Tchaikovskys’

The Nutcracker. (SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19131CD $18.99

Tchaikovsky by Arrangement: The Nutcracker & the Mouse King (Music with Narration)

Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, which has its origins in a novella by E. T. A. Hoffmann, contains some of the best-loved music ever written. John Mauceri has brought the ballet back to its inspiration, calling on music from elsewhere in Tchaikovsky’s orchestral output to fashion this ‘re-telling’, marrying Hoffmann’s text and Tchaikovsky’s music for the first time. (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0704 $18.99

Miracle of Miracles – Music for Hanukkah / Chicago A Cappella

Chicago a cappella presents Miracle of Miracles: Music for Hanukkah, a new recording aimed at unveiling the richer meaning of the Festival of Lights, with music that ranges from heartfelt prayers to jazzy and playful holiday favorites, showcasing the creativity and vitality of American Jewish musical traditions. Songs include “Chanukah Lights,” “S’vivon,” “Funky Dreidl,” and more. (Cedille)

1CD# CDR 225 $16.99

Season of Light – Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra [CD or DVD Video]

Brand new 2023 Christmas live release from The Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra at Temple Square! Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet join the Choir, Orchestra, the Bells at Temple Square, and the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble in proclaiming a joyful “Noel!” at the good news of Christ’s birth. Songs include “O Holy Night,” “On Christmas Night,” and more. (MTC)

1CD# MTC6026862 $14.99

1DVD# MTC6026860 $19.99

Christmas and its singular atmosphere have inspired numerous musicians and composers over the centuries. This album’s leitmotif is Antonio Vivaldi’s L’inverno (most likely performed on the oboe for the very first time!). In addition to pieces by other Baroque Masters (Bach, Handel), it includes a musical account of Argentinean tangoflavoured winter (Ástor Piazzolla).

(Supraphon)

1CD# SU4316-2 $19.99

Nova! Nova! Joy to the World! / Hertfordshire Chorus; Rufus Frowde

Nova! Nova! is a collection of new arrangements of many of the most well-known and beautiful carols from as far back as medieval times. Hertfordshire Chorus and David Temple have recorded 24 of these carols in this beautifully presented new collection. Tracks include “In dulci jubilo,” “O Tannenbaum,” “Unto Us a Son is Born,” “Deck The Halls,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD755 $17.99

One of Britain’s most popular contemporary composers; Patrick Hawes; has teamed up with the excellent Voce Chamber Choir of Connecticut to create an album of twenty brand-new Christmas choral works. Specially written for the choir; songs include “This Endernight,” “Behold the King,” “The Nativity,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD752 $17.99

Morgen, Kinder, wird’s was geben (A Musical Advent Calendar)

A

Baroque Christmas at Sono Luminus / Felipe Dominguez

From the pipe organ at the Sono Luminus studio in Boyce, Virginia, we are pleased to present a fine selection of baroque organ music for the Christmas season. Felipe Dominguez (b. 1983) is a Chilean/ American organist, harpsichordist, clavichordist and musicologist.

(Sono Luminus)

1CD# DSL-92260 $15.99

With this musical Advent calendar from the Landesmusikakademie Ochsenhausen, there is a new surprise each day! Each day of Advent has its own song for children and families, with old and new Christmas carols in enchanting arrangements. With the children’s choir SingalaSing, the Ulmer Spatzenchor, and many more. (vocals in German) (Carus)

1CD# CV83538 $20.99

Christmas Album / Vilem Veverka; Ultimate W. Band

The Nativity / Voce; Stephen Scarlato

Christmas

Holiday Recommendations

Christmas / Voces 8

“Voces 8 has put together an exceptionally attractive collection of classic carols and anthems mixed with less familiar works....Highly recommended.” (All Music Guide) Tracks include “Away In a Manger,” “Gabrielʼs Message,” “The Three Kings,” “In dulci jubilo,” “I Wonder As I Wander,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD291 $17.99

Christmas Portraits / Rick Wakeman

Keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, famous the world over for his hugely successful and high-profile rock career – most notably with leading bands Yes and The Strawbs – is pleased to celebrate the festive season with his album Christmas Portraits. Songs on his festive collection include “The First Noel,” “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” “I Saw Three Ships,” “A Winter’s Tale,” and more. (SWR Classic)

1CD# 19075967592 $13.99

Christmas Carols / SWR Vokal Ensemble

In Great Britain, Christmas carols are an integral part of Christmas just like plum pudding and turkey, paper crowns and mistletoe. This album contains traditional, centuries old Christmas Carols, arranged by British composers like Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Byrd, to name just a few. (SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19094CD $18.99

Songs of the Nativity / The Sixteen

On this release, the Sixteen contrasts the dramatic intensity of music by some of today’s most admired composers with such traditional and modern carols as Boris Ord’s Adam Lay Ybounden and Henry Walford Davis’ version of O Little Town of Bethlehem. Much-loved classics appear on this album including “The Christ-Child,” “My Lord Has Come,” “Now may we singen,” and more. (Coro)

1CD# COR16146 $18.99

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Expanded) / Vince Guaraldi Trio

One of the most popular and beloved holiday albums of all-time! This remastered edition of the multi-platinum A Charlie Brown Christmas includes three bonus tracks that did not appear on the original 1965 LP, adding touches from other Peanuts presentations: "Greensleeves," "Thanksgiving Theme" and "Great Pumpkin Waltz". (Fantasy)

1CD# MOB340275 $14.99

100 Christmas Meditation / Various Artists [5 CDs]

Christmas Meditation features five discs of 100 choral and vocal works from across the centuries. The set encompasses sacred Renaissance treasures including Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Bach/Gounod’s Ave Maria, Handel’s Baroque masterpiece Messiah and classic Christmas carols such as “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear,” “Stille Nacht (‘Silent Night’)” and more. (Capriccio)

5CD# C7371 $30.99

Christmas with the Canadian Brass

A Christmas evergreen! The Canadian Brass perform this outstanding collection of holiday tunes with accompaniment from John Grady and the Great Organ of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC. Songs include “Joy to the World,” “O Holy Night,” “The First Noel,” “Hallelujah Chorus,” “Silent Night,” and more. (RCA)

1CD# RCA4132 $17.99

Traditional Christmas Collection [2 CDs]

Due to continued demand, CORO has packaged The Sixteen’s two most popular Christmas titles into one boxed-set. The ensemble’s Traditional Christmas Carol Collections Volumes I and II feature some of their best-known and best-loved Christmas carols in arrangements with traditional harmonies and original words. (Coro)

2CD# COR16136 $18.99

Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius / Apollo’s Fire

The historical-performance ensemble Apollo’s Fire presents an outstanding selection of works from Michael Praetorius. “The end result is an unusually satisfying recording of early Baroque Christmas music, with a stirring finale built from another familiar carol melody, In dulci jubilo. Highly recommended.” – AllMusicGuide (Avie Records)

1CD# AV2306 $17.99 $14.39

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / SF Ballet & Orchestra [DVD]

This visually brilliant production of The Nutcracker is a graceful and timeless adventure on a grand scale! The scenic design, setting the tale at the time of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition is sensational. Recorded in HighDefinition video and surround sound, this age-transcending production offers a dazzling magical journey! (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1002D $29.99

Favorites

Christmas Day in the Morning / Orchestra at Temple Square

Celebrate the Christmas season with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square as they are joined by Kelli O’Hara, as well as Emmy Award–winning actor Richard Thomas. The musical selections include charming American folk carols and selections from timeless Broadway productions by Rodgers & Hammerstein. (MTC)

1CD# MTC5244327 $15.99

Carol of the Bells / The Sixteen

The Sixteen contrasts traditional with contemporary in this choral feast of festive music. Bob Chilcott's sumptuous Advent Antiphons feature alongside Mykola Leontovichʼs much-loved “Carol of the Bells.”

Interspersed with the beautiful simplicity of traditional carols, this is a Christmas collection to savor.

(Coro)

1CD# COR16188 $18.99

A Christmas Festival: Favorite Christmas Carols

This disc combines two different but complementary recordings, the first being a 1968 outing with the Gregg Smith Singers, and the New York Brass, the second being a 1965 recording with André Kostelanetz and his Orchestra. Songs include “Joy to the World,” “Away In a Manger,” “O Holy Night,” and more. (Sony)

1CD# SONY64354 $17.99

Christmas in Norway / St. Olaf Choir

For more than a century, the St. Olaf Choir has set a standard of choral excellence and remained at the forefront of choral artistry. In June of 2013 the St. Olaf Choir returned to Norway for a tour that celebrated the ensemble's first visit to the Scandinavian country in 1913. This CD is the audio from their acclaimed PBS special from that tour. (Resonus)

1CD# E-3501 $14.99

A Belfast Christmas / Belfast Cathedral Choir

This cathedral choir recording brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral. Featuring a varied program of seasonal carols from composers, this album celebrates Christmas with songs include “Maryʼs Lullaby,” “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree,” “Immortal Babe,” and more. (Resonus)

1CD# RES10292 $16.99

Anderson: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites / BBC Concert Orchestra

This special collection of Leroy Anderson’s holiday music features a wonderful collection of beloved holiday favorites. Songs include “Sleigh Ride,” “Horse & Buggy,” “A Christmas Festival,” “Coventry Carol,” “Angels in Our Fields,” “O Come Little Children,” “Suite of Carols for Brass Choir,” and more.

(Naxos)

1CD# 8559621 $17.99

Christmas on Guitar / Giovanni De Chiaro

A genuine dose of Christmas cheer, Christmas on Guitar is the perfect accompaniment for your spiced apple cider, presents, and family time this holiday season. Enjoy solo classical guitar versions of songs such as “Festival of Carols,” “Jesu, Joy of Manʼs Desiring,” “What Child is This?,” “Silent Night,” “Deck the Halls,” and more. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC210 $16.99

A Musical Christmas Tree / Morton Gould

A beloved Christmas staple, A Musical Christmas Tree continues to delight holiday revelers of all ages. Morton Gould conducts on tracks including “Adestes fideles,” “The First Nowell,” “Waltz of the Flowers,” “The Little Drummer Boy,” “Jingle Bells,” “Good King Wencelas,” and more. 16 tracks in all! (Sony)

1CD# RCA7931 $17.99

CHRISTMAS FAVORITES IN BRIEF

Polish Christmas Carols

The two most popular Polish folk singing groups, Mazowsze and Slask, lend their voices to traditional Polish Koledy (Carols), with beautiful orchestration. (Dux)

1CD# DUX346 $19.99

The Bells of Christmas / Gloriae Dei Ringers

This holiday season, infuse your home with the joyful sounds of handbell arrangements of carols including “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and more! (Gloriae Dei Cantores)

1CD# GDCD122 $14.99

Christmas in Medieval England (Live)

Christmas in Medieval England includes plainchant, carols, and other music for Advent and Christmas from 15th c. England. It is comprised of tracks recorded live at First Church in Cambridge. (Heron Renaissance)

1CD# BHCD1006 $19.99

Folkjul II: A Swedish Folk Christmas

For this second Folkjul album release, the choir and Idenstam are joined by violinist Sandra Marteleur and Ulrika Bodén, one of Sweden’s most well-established folk singers. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2334 $19.99

Signum Holiday

Recommended Titles

A Pembroke Christmas

Anna Lapwood conducts the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge and the Pembroke Girls’ Choir in this outstanding collection of Christmas songs. Tracks include “The Evening Star,” “A Tender Shoot,” “Archangelus,” “My Heart, O God,” “The Huron Carol,” “The Very Best Time of the Year,” “Silent Night,” “On Christmas,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD724 $17.99

In Winter’s House – Christmas with Tenebrae

Their fourth Christmas release, BBC Music Magazine Award winning choir Tenebrae return under the expert direction Nigel Short with a sumptuous album of carols, hymns and other celebratory works for Christmas. Songs include “The Shepherd's Carol,” “In Winterʼs House,” “In the Stillness,” “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree,” “The Quiet Heart,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD690 $17.99

Christmas

Carols

with The King’s Singers

This Christmas album from The King’s Singers features 25 tracks covering everything from contemporary choral gems and folk songs through to well-loved carols. Dotted throughout the album are several of the most famous English church carols. Songs include “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Once in David’s Royal City,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD683 $17.99

An Elizabethan Christmas: Byrd, Holborne, Gibbons, Peerson, Weelkes

Viol consort Fretwork and mezzo soprano Helen Charlston explore the more reflective and sombre Christmas celebrations of Elizabethan England, in a collection of works by William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, Orlando Gibbons and Martin Peerson. Tracks include “An Earthly Tree,” “Attendite,” “Out of the Orient Crystal Skies,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD680 $17.99

Advent Live, Vol. 2

The sublime Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge return with the second volume in their Advent series – celebrating the advent season from within the Christian tradition; a season celebrated since at least the sixth century. This splendid live recording, from within the Chapel of St. John’s College itself, features Christmas favorites, including Britten’s Deo Gracias and Bach’s 18 Chorales, BWV 651–668. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD661 $17.99

Now May We Singen / Westminster School Choir

The Choir of Westminster School blends the ancient and modern in this festive collection of choral works, drawing on Advent and Christmas music by composers including Judith Weir, James MacMillan, John Tavener, Roxanna Panufnik and Ralph Vaughan Williams. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD595 $17.99

Britten: Saint Nicolas – A Ceremony of Carols

Crouch End Festival Chorus presents two Britten classics: Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols. Full of vibrancy and drama, Saint Nicolas is performed alongside the fabulous BBC Concert Orchestra and features tenor Mark Le Brocq as well as Coldfall Primary School Choir, members of Hertfordshire Chorus and Hannah Brine Choirs. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD649 $17.99

A Winter’s Night / Winchester College Chapel Choir

The addition of a brass ensemble to Christmas concerts and carol services, combining with the more traditional sounds of choir and organ, has become increasingly popular in recent years. This recording brings together a number of works for the specific forces of choir, brass quintet, organ and percussion, some of which have been arranged specially for this release. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD646 $17.99

Be All Merry / Choral Scholars of UCD

Be All Merry is one of three new pieces especially composed for the Choral Scholars. This lively carol for choir, orchestra and violin by Irish composer Eoghan Desmond evokes the joyful play of Christmas. The recording contains a remarkable setting of the Advent plainsong hymn Christe Redemptor Omnium for tenor solo, chorus, violin and violoncello by Ivo Antognini.

(Signum)

A Ceremony of Carols / Queen’s College Choir

1CD# SIGCD643 $17.99

A glorious collection of Christmas music spanning over 900 years, centered around Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Owen Rees and the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford present this alongside works that alternate between the early 17th century. Selections include “The Three Kings,” “Drop Down, Ye Heaves from Above,” “Now may we singen,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD627 $17.99

Releases

Adeste Fideles – Christmas Carols from Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal

This new release from The Choir of Chapel Royal features Christmas carols both old and new. These songs were recorded in St. James’s Palace, London, and the stunning acoustics can be heard in each track. Huw Williams currently serves as Director of Music at Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace.

(Signum)

1CD# SIGCD460 $17.99

Christmas Songbook / The King’s Singers

This new release is the Christmas equivalent of The King’s Singers’ release, Great American Songbook Paying homage to the a capella group’s heritage, the group mixes Christmas classics like “In the Bleak Midwinter,” and “The Holly and the Ivy,” with modern tunes such as “Winter Wonderland,” and “Sleigh Ride.”

(Signum)

1CD# SIGCD459 $17.99

Christmas with St. John’s / Choir of St. John’s College

The Choir of St. John’s College present this release featuring new Christmas music. Opening the album is a work commissioned by organ scholar Stephen Cleobury: “The Shepherd’s Carol” by Bob Chilcott. Two works commissioned by the choir include Michael Finnissy’s “John The Baptist,” and Judith Bingham’s “The Clouded Heaven.”

(Signum)

1CD# SIGCD458 $17.99

A Very English Christmas / Tenebrae; Nigel Short

Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone), the BBC Music Magazine Award award-winning choir Tenebrae, one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision return on Signum with a sumptuous album of celebratory works for Christmas.

(Signum)

1CD# SIGCD902 $17.99

SIGNUM IN BRIEF

On Christmas Night / Armonico Consort

Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir

This new album, a companion to author Andrew Gant's book of the same name “Christmas Carols from Village Green to Church Choir ” include 24 carols brimming with Christmas spirit! Songs include “What Child is This?,” “Adestes fideles,” “O Tannenbaum,” “The Holly and the Ivy,” and many more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD387 $17.99

A Choral Christmas / Rodolfus Choir

This Christmas program mixes the familiar with pieces not usually heard in carol services – such as Tomas Luis de Victoria's stunning eight-part Ave Maria, and more recent works like Eric Whitacreʼs Lux Aurumque Such a program is well-suited to a group with the versatility and enthusiasm of the Rodolfus choir.

(Signum)

Handel: Messiah [2 CDs]

1CD# SIGCD257 $17.99

The Huddlesfield Choral Society present this beloved musical work more than two and a half centuries after the celebrated first performance in Dublin. “....it is hard to believe that – apart from specialist baroque ensembles – there is a band which is better equipped to accompany current Messiah performances.”

Huddlesfield Examiner (Signum)

2CD# SIGCD246 $25.99

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols – Poston: An English Day-Book

Joined by Claire Jones, Christopher Bell leads performances of Benjamin Brittenʼs A Ceremony of Carols, An English Day-Book – an exciting rarity by English composer Elizabeth Poston – and two contemporary works by Scottish composer Oliver Iredale Searle and Irish composer Stephen Deazley. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD228 $17.99

Armonico Consort return to disc on Signum with a festive selection of classic carols and hymns alongside new commissions and arrangements. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD386 $17.99

Incarnation / Various Artists

Paul McCreesh leads the Gabrieli Consort (joined by the Trebles of Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir) in this evocative and contrasting collection of festive works from the 12th century to present day. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD346 $17.99

Bednall: Welcome All Wonders, A Christmas Cantata / Queen’s College Choir, Oxford

Performed by the Choir of the Queen’s College, Oxford, tracks on this release include “Alleluia,” “In the Beginning,” “Shepherds, Rejoice,” “I Saw a Stable,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD335 $17.99

Journey Into Light – Music for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany & Candlemas

A festive release from the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Journey into Light include tracks such as “Away in a Manger,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Hymn to the Virgin,” “The Lamb,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD269 $17.99

Choral & Vocal

The John Rutter Christmas Album

This definitive compilation brings together John Rutter’s own Yuletidecentric original compositions and arrangements from past Collegium recordings. No living composer is more closely associated with the Christmas season than John Rutter, whose piece “Shepherd’s Pipe Carol” first placed him on the map of Yule some 35 or so Christmases ago. (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD510 $11.99

He Is Born / BYU Vocal Point

Brigham Young University’s nineman a cappella sensation! He Is Born, featuring songs such as “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” “Sleigh Ride,” and more, BYU Vocal Point’s debut Christmas album is destined to become a family favorite among Christmas albums! (BYU Records)

1CD# YCD0315HIB $16.99

Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers

The acclaimed Dale Warland Singers present a beautiful Christmas program featuring imaginative arrangements of carols from around the world. The sound is incomparable! Songs include “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Carol of the Bells,” “The Friendly Beasts,” “Silent Night,” “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day” and more. (Gothic)

1CD# G-49208 $16.99

A Christmas Choral Spectacular / Various Artists

This glorious collection of carols old and new brings a touch of glamour to the holiday season with Peter Breiner’s lavish arrangements for choir and orchestra adding a fresh twist to familiar melodies. Songs include “Coventry Carol,” “Deck the Halls,” “The Infant King,” “Silent Night,” “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” “O Come All ye Faithful,” and more. (Naxos)

1CD# 8557585 $17.99

Angels Among Us / Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square [CD or DVD]

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square join with superstar singer Kristin Chenoweth for a Christmas performance before a combined audience of 60,000.This show sparkles with excitement as Kristin’s renditions of Christmas classics breathe new life into old favorites. Available on both CD and DVD!

(MTC) 1CD# MTC5228832 $16.99

1DVD# MTC5228847 $19.99

It’s Christmas! / Jonas Kaufmann [2 CDs]

In a Christmas album that is a gift itself, Jonas Kaufmann – the most acclaimed operatic tenor of the age – echoes his own holiday memories and joys with It’s Christmas! This uniquely rich and diverse holiday album features 40 favorites that reflect the many facets of Christmas, from ancient Christian hymns to contemporary pop classics. (Sony)

2CD# 19439786762 $16.98

The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album

For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. Songs on this collection include “O Holy Night,” “A New Year Carol,” “The Holly & the Ivy,” and more. (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD512 $11.99

Wishes & Candles – American Christmas Music / The Ebor Singers

The Ebor Singers, with director Paul Gameson, returns to the Resonus Classics label with an album of American Christmas music. The contemporary American Christmas choral tradition is a remarkable confluence of stylistic confluences, sacred and secular, which reflect the country’s cultural vibrancy more so than other times of year. (Resonus)

1CD# RES10309 $16.99

Messe Da Requiem / Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks [2 CDs]

The Munich performances of Verdi’s Messa Da Requiem in October 1981 with Jessye Norman, Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras and Yevgeny Nesterenko conducted by Riccardo Muti were concert events that have hardly been equaled since, let alone surpassed. Finally – four decades later – BR-Klassik presents this pinnacle in the performance history of Messa De Requiem on album. (BR Klassik)

2CD# BRK900199 $21.99

Catholic Classics, Vol. 8: Catholic Christmas Classics

This incredible recording is filled with all of the most beloved Catholic Christmas repertoire! Relish in “O Holy Night” as only the Cathedral Singers can perform it. “Gesu Bambino” will evoke memories of Christmases gone by. “For Unto Us” from Handel’s Messiah is a masterpiece. Add in all your favorite carols, and you’ve got the perfect Christmas recording! (Gia)

1CD# GIA CD-590 $16.99

Holiday Music

Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir [2 CDs]

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys’ Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart, Schubert and Bruckner. Capriccio presents this two disc set of what the choir is best known for, traditional Christmas songs. (Capriccio)

2CD# C5160 $20.99

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Toronto SO [2 CDs]

Experience the transcendent glory of Messiah in Sir Andrew Davis’s majestic, must-hear edition of Handel’s beloved classic. Recorded live on SACD, this unique version makes use of all the colors available from the modern symphony orchestra to underline the mood and meaning of the individual movements. (Chandos)

2SACD# CHSA 5176(2) $43.99

Sing We Noël – Choral Music / St. John’s Boys & Girls Choir; St. John’s Cathedral Choir

Conductor Donald Pearson leads the St. John’s Cathedral Boys & Girls Choir in this collection of 22 choral holiday songs. Tracks include “Adeste fidelis,” “What Child is This?”

“Ding, Dong Merrily on High,” “Sing We to this Merry Company,” “The Little Road to Bethlehem,” “Carol of the Bells” and more. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3128 $16.99

Christmas Star: Carols for The Christmas Season / John Rutter; Cambridge Singers

The Cambridge Singers’ debut recording – a universal favorite! This recording was the first to be made by the choir after their formation in 1981. Featuring classic carols and carol arrangements, it is one of the label’s most popular Christmas releases. Highlights include John Rutter’s arrangements of such favorites as “Three Kings of Orient,” “Away in a Manger” and “Silent Night.” (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD503 $11.99

A Renaissance Christmas / Harry Christophers;

The Sixteen Choir

This seasonal offering from The Sixteen explores a stunning selection of festive works from the Renaissance. The Sixteen captures the joy and sincerity of the most wonderful of seasons, from the joyous simplicity of plainsong chants ‘Resonemus laudibus’ and ‘Veni, veni Emmanuel’ to the shining purity of Lassus’ polyphonic ‘Videntes stellam Magi’. (Coro)

1CD# COR16167 $18.99

Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity / John Rutter; Cambridge Singers

The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries. All focus on the central event of the Christmas story – the birth at Bethlehem – and on the characters in that story: the angels, the shepherds, the wise men, and the mother with her child. (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD526 $11.99

Festival of Carols / Indianapolis Symphonic Choir

This collection of best-loved Christmas repertoire was recorded live at the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Festival of Carols concerts in 2015 and 2016. The tranquillity and magic of Christmas eve and thrilling new compositions all combine to capture the celebratory excitement of the holiday season. Songs include “Joy to the World,” “Christmas Hosanna,” and more. (Naxos)

1CD# 8579065 $17.99

Keeping Christmas: Beloved Carols and the Christmas Story

Each year at Christmas, Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrates the “dawn of redeeming grace” with a traditional candlelit Service of Readings and Carols, retelling the stories of Christ’s birth that stir us with memories and hopes for peace and love. Just for a time as you listen to these carols and stories, let your heart fill with gratitude for our many blessings, and with goodwill toward others. (Gloriae Dei Cantores)

1CD# GDCD050 $16.99

A Scattered Light in Winter / Westminster Williamson Voices

The Westminster Williamson Voices present this outstanding collection of songs including “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Brightest and Best,” and more. James Jordan writes: “This recording leads you musically through the Christmas journey, from simple chant to stories in the carols. And all of the music on the album reflects our hope for the future…”

(Gia Choral Works)

1CD# GIACD-1118 $16.99

Christmas: The King’s Singers

Christmas, the label debut for the King’s Singers, comprises 24 carols for each day of Advent, and a bonus 25th track which pays homage to one of their famous songs. Featured on the disc are such celebrated carols as “Away in a Manger,” “Veni, veni Emmanuel,” “Nowell Sing We Now,”

“There is No Rose,” “The Lamb,” and many more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD502 $17.99

Early Music Recommendations Early

Striggio: Mass in 40 Parts / I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini’s re-discovery and recording of Striggio’s long-lost Mass in 40/60 Parts was groundbreaking when it was released in 2011. The premiere recording won awards around the world including the Gramophone Early Music Award and a Diapason d’Or de l’Année in France and remains a trailblazing account of this Renaissance epic. It is complemented by Tallis’ Spem in alium which it is said to have inspired. (Coro)

1CD# COR16199 $19.99

Music & Musicians in Isabella D’Este’s Letters

Here the Anonima Frottolisti ensemble continues its research in a deep introspection into the meanders of the music of Humanism, focusing on a repertoire drawn from the letters of the Marquise of Mantua Isabella d’Este, whose strong cultural and artistic sensibility deeply marked her time. (Tactus)

1CD# TC490002 $16.99

Monteverdi: Complete Madrigals [15 CDs]

The madrigal, written for courts and patrons, was the ultimate secular song. The genre reached its zenith with the works of Claudio Monteverdi in successive books that trace his technical and expressive innovations. The editions used in these recordings are the most authentic and uncut, and, in keeping with 17th-century practice, employ male voices only. (Naxos)

15CD# 8501505 $49.99

Intermedi della Pellegrina – Firenze 1589

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in collaboration with Galleria Degli Uffizi produces the first staging in modern times of the Intermedi della Pellegrina through an itinerant show in Palazzo Pitti’s Boboli Gardens. Conductor Federico Maria Sardelli leads Modo Antiquo and Chorus Master Alberto Allegrezza is at the head of Coro Ricercare Ensemble and Compagnia Dramatodìa. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7856 $16.99

Two Lutes with Grace – Plectrum Lute Duos of the Late 15th Century

This album, inspired by the Ferrarese virtuoso Pietrobono dal Chitarino (c. 1417–1497), acclaimed in his lifetime as ‘the foremost lutenist in the world,’ includes the earliest printed lute duos by Francesco Spinacino and Joan Ambrosio Dalza and the twovoice instrumental works by Johannes Tinctoris. (Naxos)

1CD# 8573854 $17.99

Lessons for Solo Lyra Viol / Paolo Biordi

The lyra viol was a typical English instrument of the viola da gamba family mounted with six gut strings; more than fifty different tunings are documented. Among these pieces rank the Lessons for 1, 2 and 3 viols, which include the works for solo lyra viol here collected for the first time as a monographic edition and recorded by Paolo Biordi. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7852 $16.99

From Byrd to Byrd / Friederike Chylek

William Byrd’s oeuvre stands out above all by virtue of the diversity of its genres and structural principles. The influence Byrd exerted on the continental development of clavier music is also remarkable. With Hornpipe, this program of keyboard works from Friederike Chylek finally ends, the key element of which is William Byrd’s oeuvre.

(Oehms Classics)

Gosswin: Selected Works

1CD# OC 1702 $14.99

Antoine Gosswin was recruited at a very young age by the Bavarian court chapel, where he was in frequent contact with Orlando di Lasso and accompanied the Emperor Maximilian II on his travels. Extremely prolific, Gosswin produced several masses and motets as well as madrigals and German songs in which he continued the musical developments initiated by his master Lasso.

(Ricercar)

Palestrina, Vol. 9

1CD# RIC450 $18.99

Palestrina’s music is exquisite and sumptuous – characterised by a richness of texture and purity of sound. From his sacred Masses to settings of the secular Song of Songs, The Sixteen brings this serene and delicate soundworld to sparkling life. Palestrina was a towering figure in Renaissance polyphony and arguably the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. (Coro)

1CD# COR16197 $19.99

Splendours of the Gonzaga – Sacred Music from Wert to Monteverdi

Mantua and the Gonzaga family represent one of the summits of European humanistic and Renaissance expression. This project addresses one of the city’s greatest periods with sacred works by the leading musicians of the Gonzaga court, at a time when music was the primary tool employed by the Gonzaga dukes to assert their prestige over other Italian cities. (Arcana)

1CD# A545 $18.99

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Arcadelt: Missa Noe Noe / Choeur de Chambre de Namur

Given that not one of the Masses by Jacques Arcadelt was included in our boxed set that revealed his immense musical personality to the world, we now remedy this situation with an indispensable addition. Leonardo Garcia Alarcon chose the Missa Noe Noe, which is presented here in the context of the Christmas liturgy. (Ricercar)

1CD# RIC456 $18.99

Unicum – New Songs from the Leuven Chansonnier

The discovery in 2015 of a 15thcentury parchment chansonnier still in its original binding was made still more startling because it contained twelve previously unknown, anonymous chansons. Most are rondeaus, many bearing musical indications that they are the work of the greatest composers of the period. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574395 $17.99

Monteverdi: Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria [3 CDs]

Claudio Monteverdi took vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony into an era in which genuine feelings and emotions could be expressed. Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria is part of a late flowering in Monteverdi’s illustrious career, and is considered the most profoundly tender and moving of his operas. (Dynamic)

3CD# DYN-CDS7927.03 $22.99

William Byrd: Keyboard Works

William Byrd's work stands out above all for the variety of genres and structural principles. This is particularly evident in his unique keyboard music. With William Byrd, Friederike Chylek follows up on her last albums From Byrd To Byrd and Time stands Still. (Oehms Classics)

1CD# OC 1724 $14.99

Marenzio: Missa Jubilate – Magnificat Sexti Toni

Complex research in the manuscripts of the Vercelli archives has led to the attribution of known and unknown works to Luca Marenzio, one of the great masters of the late Renaissance in Italy. These works, recorded for the first time here, share a common thread: the composer’s activity in Rome and Poland. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7958 $16.99

The Guerra Manuscript, Vol. 6

The final volume in this critically acclaimed series presents the last 18 of the one hundred magnificent and varied secular vocal works contained in the so-called Guerra Manuscript Seven of these tonos (secular Spanish songs) are by Juan Hidalgo, one of the leading composers of the Spanish Baroque. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574390 $17.99

In dulci jubilo – Christmas Concert by Michael Praetorius

Michael Praetorius saw his most important mission as a composer in the promoting and spreading of the German-language chorale. The Christmas hymns in Musae Sioniae, today just as popular as in that time, were of particular importance for Praetorius. (SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19109CD $18.99

Cavalli: Hymns and Psalms

Francesco Cavalli was of great importance to the history of 17th century Italian music – his fame established in the then new and swiftly evolving world of opera. The originality in Cavalli’s style was in finding an ideal means of expression for the feelings and emotions suggested by the text, creating a more serene merging of artistic and religious sensibilities. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7902 $16.99

EARLY MUSIC TITLES IN BRIEF

El Cant de la Sibil La and Other Sacred Medieval Works

This release features the Catalan version of the Song performed in all its expressive intensity by the poignant interpretation of the native language singer Eugenia Amisano. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7875 $16.99

Gregorian Blue Notes

The timeless chants of the Gregorian chant in contrast to the transience of the improvisation by jazz saxophonist Jürgen Seefelder. (Christophorus)

1CD# CHE02302 $7.99

Charpentier: Serious Airs & Drinking Songs

Under the direction of Stéphane Fuget, the cream of French vocalists restores the original aura of these gems, with glittering ornamentation. (CDV)

1CD# CVS089 $18.99

Bingen: Ad Lucem

Based on Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum (ca. 1151), an electro-medieval oratorio combining Gregorian chant, samplers, synthesizers and cello. (Cypres)

1CD# CYP0618 $18.99

The Baroque

Recommended Titles

Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI

Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante expand the Vivaldi Edition with this eleventh volume of violin concertos; bearing the name of one of the most famous performers of the early eighteenth century; Anna Maria. A child prodigy and an exceptional performer; Anne Maria was an accomplished violinist; but also skilled on the viola d’amore and theorbo; as well as the harpsichord; cello; lute and mandolin. (Naive)

1CD# OP7368 $16.99

J.S. Bach: Mysterium / Anne Akiko Meyers (EP)

Superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers’ imagination and ingenuity knows no bounds, as evidenced on this EP release. Her idea to persuade leading living composer Morten Lauridsen to transform his choral masterpiece, “O Magnum Mysterium”, into a work for violin and choir is a masterstroke.

(Avie Records)

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

1CD# AV2601 $8.99 $7.19

La Nuova Musica and its artistic director David Bates present Henry Purcell’s most widely admired work Dido and Aeneas. With Nathum Tate’s libretto based on Virgil’s Aeneid Book IV; Dido and Aeneas is a miniature opera; as well as the only all-sung opera Purcell ever composed. Constantly juxtaposing different moods; colours; orchestrations; this semi-opera enjoys the popularity for its tunefulness. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187032 $15.99

J.S. Bach: Cantatas, BMV 6-99-147 / Collegium Vocale Gent

After a St. John Passion that won widespread critical acclaim, Philippe Herreweghe and his ensemble Collegium Vocale Gent continue the journey to the heart of Bach’s oeuvre that has made them world-famous with a program of cantatas. The three recorded here were composed between 1723 and 1725 for St. Thomas’s Church in Leipzig. (Phi)

1CD# LPH041 $18.99

Unico (Music for Recorder From the Baroque Era) / Teun & Teun

This disc is devoted to the Dutch music for recorder during the Baroque era. The music is highly original, although we can feel a strong influence by contemporary Italian composers like Corelli. Teun Wisse plays different period instruments, each fitting the single Sonata. The strictly historical approach is accomplished by the recording venue, a Dutch 18th Century church, whose acoustic perfectly fits the music. (Challenge)

1SACD# CC 72943 $16.99

Rossi, Venosa & Vivier: Eros und Gewalt

The Schola Heidelberg covers a wide range of musical styles in this CD with works from the Renaissance and today. Under the title “Eros und Gewalt” (Eros and Violence), the virtuoso vocal ensemble juxtaposes works by Gesualdo di Venosa and Michelangelo Rossi with those by Claude Vivier. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 23830 $18.99

The Three Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi / Giuliano Carmignola [3 CDs]

The violin concerto accompanied Vivaldi throughout his life. And more than any other genre, the circa 220 extant violin concertos reflect the biographical and professional events relating to the “Red Priest”. Hence the idea – proposed, we believe, for the first time on disc – of recording 18 concertos, divided into three “seasons” that illustrate the evolution of Vivaldi’s art through the three different stages of his career.

(Arcana)

3CD# A550 $36.99

J.S. Bach: Minimaliste / La Tempete

J. S. Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto in D minor is the centrepiece of this program. Bach’s Passacaglia (‘a single musical theme heard forty-one times’) and Jehan Alain’s Litanies complete this programme, which brings together the Bestion brothers, with Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas as soloist in the concertos. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA985 $18.99

Charpentier: Te Deum

In 1692, Charpentier wrote the Te Deum that would make him famous into the 20th century. Played for the military victory of Steenkerque, most probably at the church of Saint-Louisdes-Jésuites, this masterpiece, which glorified the armies of Louis XIV, is a powerful fresco whose prelude opens with the martial rhythms of the timpani and trumpets, symbolising the Grand Siècle of the arts, but also Louis XIV’s conquests. (CDV)

1CD# CVS098 $18.99

Bononcini, Caldara / Cantate e sinfonie

Among the musical genres that were most appreciated and cultivated in Vienna in the early eighteenth century, one that stands out decidedly is the chamber cantata. The Italian cantatas were abundantly circulated in manuscript form and collected in a great quantity of books produced in the early 1800s. (Tactus)

1CD# TC680002 $16.99

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Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 2

/ Frank Peter Zimmermann

Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the world’s leading violinists, admired for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence. On this new release, he now offers us the Sonata No. 1 in G minor, as well as the B minor Partita No. 1 and the Sonata No. 3 in C major. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2587 $19.99

Handel: Un’alma innamorata / Boris Begelman; Arsenale Sonoro

Soprano Francesca Aspromonte and violinist Boris Begelman present an all-Handel program exploring the vicissitudes of love, together with Arsenale Sonoro. The program consists of several worldly cantatas with violino concertante. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187083 $15.99

Gilles: Messe Des Morts / Fabien Armengaud

Jean Gilles, Chapel Master of Toulouse Cathedral from 1697, was a genius struck down at the age of just 37. and his Mass for the Dead was played at his own funeral. Fabien Armengaud and his ensemble perform this masterpiece with the addition of a new motet, Domine Deus Meus, replete with dramatic effects including an awe-inspiring tempest. (CDV)

1CD# CVS104 $18.99

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1059

The harpsichord concertos of J.S. Bach form the origins of the keyboard concerto genre that was to continue to flourish through the music of his sons, C.P.E. Bach and J.C. Bach, and onwards. Here, celebrated keyboardist Steven Devine is joined by members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in this recording.

(Resonus)

Lovers & Mourners – Variations & Sonatas from 17th Century Germany

Lovers and Mourners: Variations and Sonatas from 17th-century Germany, offers a comprehensive glimpse into the lives of virtuoso composerperformers Johann Jakob Walther, Heinrich Biber, and Johann Georg Pisendel. Bandy nimbly guides the listener through a labyrinth of variation sets and themes.

(Leaf Music)

1CD# LM263 $16.99

J.S. Bach & J.C. Bach: Motets / Solomon’s Knot [2 CDs]

This recording features the complete motets by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), set in the context of music from the previous generation of his family which inspired him. Although Johann Sebastian took the motet genre to the limits of possibility, one can also hear the strong influence of the family tradition. (Prospero)

2CD# PROSP0073 $27.99

Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 28

This 28th volume in the series features another selection of Scarlatti’s original, imaginative and colourful works. Pianist Sang Woo Kang is an active chamber musician, concerto soloist and recitalist whose Naxos album of Mozart’s fugues, rondos and fantasias received critical acclaim upon its release in December 2014. (Naxos)

1CD# 8573938 $17.99

Handel: 8 Great Suites for Harpsichord

Like Bach and Scarlatti, Handel was a virtuoso keyboard player, but his concentration on opera and oratorio has perhaps obscured this fact for many. He wrote keyboard music throughout his life, his output including some 22 suites for keyboard. (First Hand)

1CD# FHR142 $17.99

1CD# RES10318 $16.99

BAROQUE TITLES IN BRIEF

Scarlatti: …ma cantabile / Tatjana Vorobjova

Vorobjova’s very personal “cantabile” collection from the extensive Scarlatti virtuosic harpsichord repertoire. (MDG-Scene)

1SACD# 9212252-6 $22.99

Cantatas of J.S. Bach, Vol. 2

This is Volume 2 in the anticipated complete set of Cantatas of JS Bach, performed by Cantata Collective, a period instrument vocal and instrumental ensemble based in San Francisco. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4035 $15.99

Hume: The Spirit of Gambo

Emma Kirkby at the zenith of her artistic abilities, literature that seems tailor-made for her, and an unleashed instrumental ensemble under Paolo Pandolfo. (Toccata).

1CD# GCDC80419 $11.99

Dicen que hay amor – Cancionero de Mallorca

The tonos and instrumental pieces included on this CD reflect the richness in musical styles and the diverse influences during the transition from the Baroque period to the Enlightenment. (IBS Classical)

1CD# IBS-92023 $15.99

Classical Era Picks The Classical

Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 74 & 130 / Chiaroscuro Quartet

After the six Op. 18 quartets, the much-acclaimed Chiaroscuro Quartet now turns to two masterpieces from Beethoven’s middle and late periods. String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74, nicknamed ‘Harp’ because of the abundant pizzicati in its first movement, comes across as a genial work that has remained one of the composer’s best-loved quartets. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2668 $19.99

Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 / Handel & Haydn Society

Mozart’s Violin Concertos need little introduction and are some of his most well-known and bestloved works. Despite being written when the composer was just 19 years old, they feature Mozart at his elegant, witty and beguilingly changeable best. Handel and Haydn Society with their inspirational Concertmaster, Aisslinn Nosky, bring Mozart’s musical magic to life in these live recordings from Boston’s glorious Symphony Hall. (Coro)

1CD# COR16200 $19.99

Haydn: 48 Piano Sonatas / Daniel-Ben Pienaar [8 CDs]

Daniel-Ben Pienaar recorded this inspired eight-CD set of Haydn’s Piano Sonatas over a four-month period. Daniel-Ben’s choice of Haydn’s 48 Piano Sonatas is based on his own meticulous research. The cycle comprises authenticated works plus earlier compositions presumed by scholars to be penned by Haydn. (Avie)

8CD# AV2578 $64.99 $51.99

Haydn: String Quartets, Vol. 16

The LSQ celebrates Haydn’s ideas with wit and charm as well as brilliance in the expansive solo passages which revive the hype of 1790s Vienna and London. This is Haydn at the height of his creative powers and a quartet to the highest performance standards. The natural, unobtrusive recording technique elevates these Classical masterpieces to their rightful pedestal. (MDG-Gold)

1CD# 3072275-2 $21.99

C.P.E. Bach: Works for Keyboard & Violin

Leila Schayegh and Jörg Halubek, two first-class interpreters, have embarked here upon a voyage of discovery through C. P. E. Bach’s works for violin and keyboard instruments. The Swiss baroque violinist is distinguished by her blossoming, singing tone of a great and powerful radiance, and her technique seems boundless. (Glossa)

1CD# GCDC80035 $11.99

Mozart: Serenades / Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

Chamber-musical transparency, articulatory clarity, and nuanced sonority are a trademark that makes the Mozarteum Orchestra special and recognizable, also when playing the music of other composers. This CD is the first release of a series, which begins at the orchestras’ programmatical core: Mozart, and ventures onto Richard Strauss, Anton Bruckner and Hans Werner Henze.

(Berlin Classics)

1CD# 0302997BC $19.99

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 / Sitkovetsky Trio

With the three piano trios, Op. 1, Ludwig van Beethoven took a genre still largely associated with salon music and raised it up to rival the string quartet. After the success of its Ravel and Saint-Saëns trios recording, the Sitkovetsky Trio presents the eagerly awaited second instalment of its series devoted to Beethoven’s piano trios. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2539 $19.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 15, K.450 & No. 20, K.466

In this recording, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli presents a life-affirming, even vigorous Mozart with almost Olympian pride. His manner of playing is always forward-pushing, at times boisterously passionate. In his interpretation there is no exaggerated sensitivity, no fiddling with sound, no over-reflectiveness and, in particular, no sentimentality in the slow movements.

(SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19129CD $12.99

Boccherini: Flute Concertos / Gaetano Nasillo [2 CDs]

Gaetano Nasillo is one of the most renowned baroque cellist. On the current recording, Nasillo plays ten cello sonatas by Luigi Boccherini dating from his early period which were specifically created to showcase the composer’s virtuoso performances on concert tours. (Glossa)

2CD# GCDC80034 $15.99

Dandrieu: Trios Livres De Pieces De Clavecin [4 CDs]

Jean-François Dandrieu was born in August or September 1682 on rue Saint-Louis, Île de la Cité, Paris. He was the eldest of at least four children and showed such musical precocity that it is reported he played the harpsichord for Louis XIV and his court at the age of five. It can be assumed that his reputation led to great demand for his services as a performer. (Brilliant Classics)

4CD# BRI96125 $18.99

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Mozart Y Mambo – La Bella Cubana / Sarah Willis

With this album – subtitled La Bella Cubana – the ‘Mozart y Mambo’ trilogy is complete. After two critically acclaimed albums, three documentary films, and two international tours, Sarah Willis concludes this adventure by recording Mozartʼs Concerto No. 4 with its famous final Rondo. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA937 $18.99

Beethoven: 9th Symphony, Op. 125 –Transcription for Violin & Piano

Hans Sitt was an extremely important personality in the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries, and was also a remarkably prolific composer. Astonishing in his catalogue is the enormous number of his transcriptions of the most important 19th-century symphonic works for the duo of violin and piano. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96711 $12.99

Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93, 94, 95

Building upon the critically acclaimed cycles of complete symphonies by Beethoven and Brahms, stellar Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra turn their attention to Haydn’s late symphonies. Fischer and his Danish forces presents these works in the most exciting and colourful way possible. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574516 $17.99

C.P.E. Bach: Fantasias

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was widely known for his passionate, incomparable improvisations on the clavichord, most characteristically in the form of free fantasia. His compositions were unique in style, full of contrasts, and universally admired by several generations.

(Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96567 $12.99

CLASSICAL ERA IN BRIEF

Beethoven: For the King of Prussia – Sonatas for Fortepiano & Cello, Op. 5

Marco Ceccato and Anna Fontana are well-known performers on the international baroque circuit. Now they have come together to tackle the two revolutionary works for piano and cello composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796 and dedicated to King Frederick William II of Prussia. (Arcana)

1CD# A546 $18.99

Haydn 2032, Vol. 14 – LʼImperiale

The fourteenth volume of the Haydn2032 edition is entitled LʼImperiale, after the nickname given to Symphony No. 53 in the nineteenth century. This was perhaps Haydn's most famous symphony during his lifetime. Its melodious Andante was arranged more than thirty times for various instruments between 1783 and 1820. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA694 $18.99

Mozart: The Piano Quartets

In late 2022, Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, and Federico Colli headed into the studio to record Mozart’s Piano Quartets. The first quartet is written in of G minor, with a dark mood. The second quartet, in E flat major, is by contrast much sunnier. Consequently, the two works together make for a very satisfying program. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20179 $20.99

C.P.E. Bach: Piano Concertos & Other Works for Solo Piano

Of all the genres of composition, C. P. E. Bach’s keyboard concertos have guarded their secret longest as unpublished music—that is, precisely the genre of works that qualify as the most personal and most advanced of his compositional oeuvre. (Haenssler)

1CD# HC23008 $18.99

1SACD# 9012292-6 $22.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 7 / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Volume 7 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Mozart series features two late concertos coupled with a spirited reading of the Marriage of Figaro overture. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20192 $20.99

Stamitz: Six Trios, Op. 14

Spanish Baroque ensemble L’Apothéose has quickly established itself as a key player on the historically informed music scene, and makes its debut for Linn with a program of music by Carl Philipp Stamitz. (Linn)

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15, 16, 17 (KV 450, 451, 453)

The Orpheum Foundation, which has been supporting young musicians for more than thirty years, has joined forces with Alpha Classics for a series of recordings devoted to Mozart’s concertos for various instruments. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA928 $18.99

1CD# CKD684 $18.99

F.J. Haydn & M. Haydn: Overtures & Symphonies

The Austrian-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonic presents works by brothers Joseph & Michael Haydn. A double Haydn program with passion and impact! (MDG-Scene)

The Romantic

Recommended Titles

Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra / Benjamin Appl

Baritone Benjamin Appl has compiled nineteen arrangements from the 19th and 20th centuries of Schubert’s work for this new CD. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester, conducted by Oscar Jockel, provides accompaniment that is subtle and in keeping with the work. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900346 $17.99

Chopin: Ballads & Nocturnes / Jonathan Phillips

Following the success of Jonathan Phillips’ debut release, Bach: Tranquillity, Divine Art brings you his carefully curated selection of Chopin’s finest ballades and nocturnes. This selection naturally follows Phillips’ debut as Chopin himself was known to be strongly influenced by Bach. Recorded to replicate a “live” performance, Jonathan recorded two takes, deliberately avoiding all the usual editing. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX21111 $18.99

Schumann: Missa Sacra / Swedish Radio Choir

These two fascinating works from Schumann are performed by the Swedish Radio Choir under the direction of Kaspar Putninš. Among his recordings for BIS is the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom by Rachmaninov, which has received widespread critical acclaim, for example being awarded a prestigious Diapason d’Or by the French magazine Diapason. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2697 $19.99

Parry: Scenes from Shelley’s Prometheus

Unbound

Hubert Parry (1848 – 1918), regarded by many (including Edward Elgar) as the finest English composer since Purcell, and as the father of the modern English tradition, is best known for his hymn Jerusalem. Commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival, in Gloucester in 1880, his Scenes from Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound is an outstanding early work which received rave reviews. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5317 $21.99

Brahms: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin

Brand new recordings of Brahms’ Sonatas according to period performance practice. Basic features: changing of rhythm and tempo within the same movement, expressive legato, portamento and vibrato. Brahms himself played his chamber workd very freely and stated any ‘sane musician’ would play differently every week. (Challenge)

1SACD# CC 72964 $18.99

Schubert: Impromptus, Opp. 90 & 142 / Ronald Brautigam

Ronald Brautigam performs some of Franz Schubert’s most profound and beloved works: the eight Impromptus Schubert’s name has become closely associated with this genre, often characterized by a lyrical melody and a free-flowing structure, with a sense of spontaneity. With it, Schubert seems to have found an ideal setting for the expression of his genius. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2614 $19.99

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes & Piano Sonatas [2 CDs]

Francesco Piemontesi is among the most-cherished pianists of our age, and presents the fourth fruit of his exclusive collaboration with Pentatone, having released the acclaimed Schubert – Last Piano Sonatas (2019), Bach Nostalghia (2021) and Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Jonathan Nott (2022). (Pentatone)

2CD# PTC5187052 $15.99

Ingrid Haebler Plays Schubert

Ingrid Haebler (born in 1929) belongs to the same generation of Viennese pianists as Badura-Skoda, Brendel, Gulda and Demüs. In 1954 she won the ARD competition, then as today a quality seal and a guarantee for a successful career. For some she is a model because of her flawless technique and the absolute poise of her music-making; for others, she is virtually a symbol of academic discipline. (SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19435CD $12.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 (1877 Version)

Despite Bruckner managing a wellenough regarded premiere of the early version of his Second Symphony, he set about to rework it during his period of revision in 1877 where he and his eager helpers set about to radically trim any perceived fat. This version follows Bruckner’s cuts unflinchingly which cannot, however, alter the Symphony’s expansive proto-Brucknerian structure first heard here. (Capriccio)

1CD# C8089 $19.99

Schubert: Symphonies Unfinished & Great

Marek Janowski presents his first purely-orchestral Schubert recording, performing the composer ’s two final, groundbreaking and most famous symphonies. While the two movements of the “Unfinished” symphony in B Minor reach a level of perfection despite the work’s apparent incompleteness, Robert Schumann praised the “Great” symphony in C Major for its “heavenly length”. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5187065 $19.99

Era

Martin Owen Plays Strauss, Schumann & Weber

Regarded as one of Europe’s leading horn players, Martin Owen appears as a soloist and chamber musician around the world. Schumann’s riotous Concertstück for four horns opens the program, and features three more outstanding soloists: Christopher Parkes, Alec Frank-Gemmill, and Sarah Willis. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20168 $20.99

Champagne! The Original Sound of Lumbye & His Idols

For this recording, Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Concerto Copenhagen – Scandinavia’s leading period instruments ensemble –studied Hans Christian Lumbye’s original scores and used instruments from the era to recreate an authentic sound. This collection showcases Lumbye’s enchanting music.

(Dacapo)

1CD# 8224750 $15.99

Brahms Songbook, Vol. 1 / Malcolm Martineau; Thomas Oliemans

Malcolm Martineau is the brilliant initiator of this new one-ofa-kind series on Linn. The Brahms Songbook has set the unprecedented goal to record Brahms’s lieder by complete opus number. For its first installment, Martineau has teamed up with famed Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans in the expansive Romanzen aus Magelone, Op. 33. (Linn)

1CD# CKD693 $18.99

Hofmann: Six Divertimenti, Op. 1

World Premiere Recording of a sophisticated and elegant collection of gallant String Trios. Leopold Hofmann, pupil of Wagenseil, was a major figure in the late 18th Century Vienna. A new meaningful find by the ever investigating Musica Elegentia and its leader Matteo Cicchitti.

(Challenge)

Loewe: Jan Hus [2 CDs]

Based on a libretto by August Zeune, Carl Loewe’s Jan Hus premiered on 16 December 1841 in a performance by the Berliner Singakademie. This rarely performed work is now finally available with this world premiere recording by the Arcis Vocalisten and the Baroque Orchestra L’arpa festante. (Oehms Classics)

2CD# OC 1720 $23.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic and Music Director, Semyon Bychkov, continue their acclaimed Mahler cycle with the composer’s First Symphony, one of the most evocative and colourful symphonic debuts in the history of the genre. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187043 $15.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / Paavo Järvi; Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich

Anton Bruckner called his Symphony No. 8 in C minor a ‘mystery’; others have seen it as an ‘apocalyptic’ work. For Paavo Järvi, it is the composer’s ‘most unusual symphony’ and the ‘pinnacle’ of his symphonic output. The Eighth Symphony occupies a special place, since it was the first Bruckner the orchestra performed.

(Alpha)

Schubert: Piano Music

1CD# ALPHA987 $18.99

One of the most celebrated pianists of our time performs Schubert's posthumously published works for piano – remixed & remastered for SACD. “The recorded sound on the present Dabringhaus und Grimm disc is marvellous, warm and yet detailed.… Highly recommended.” – MusicWeb (MDG-Gold)

1SACD# 9431194-6 $22.99

1CD# CC 72931 $16.99

ROMANTIC ERA IN BRIEF

Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder; Kindertotenlieder

One of the finest Mahlerians of our time, Dame Sarah Connolly brings her fierce intellect and glorious voice to the music she has spent a life-time studying and performing. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD741 $17.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” / Bernard Haitink

This recording of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony documents concerts from January 2012 in Munich‘s Philharmonie im Gasteig. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900213 $17.99

Chopin: The Complete Recordings / Robert Lortat [2 CDs]

This is the tenth release in APR’s ongoing French Piano School series which presents important recordings from pianists who represent the very distinctive French style of playing in the early 20th century. (APR)

2CD# APR6042 $19.99

Liszt: A Faust Symphony; Mephisto Waltz

The Faust Symphony demonstrates the power of sound, of tone painting, to evoke a fantastic, epic and psychological world. (Audite)

1CD# ADT97761 $20.99

Gal: Concertinos for Violin, Cello, Piano & String Serenade

As a young man, the composer Hans Gál witnessed an artistic turning point, for it was during the First World War that late Romanticism met the modern musical era. In his adherence to tonality and use of sophisticated formal progressions, he created a distinctive style of his own that he steadfastly embraced throughout his life. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC23049 $18.99

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet

Reference Recordings proudly presents Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in a significant new interpretation from conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It is coupled with Erwin Schulhoff’s Five Pieces for String Quartet, newly arranged for large orchestra by Manfred Honeck and Tomáš Ille. This album was recorded in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall, in superb audiophile sound. (Reference)

1SACD# FR-752SACD $19.99

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex; Pizzetti: Three Orchestral Preludes CD

Stravinsky’s opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex was written in his neo-Classical style, with a central role for narrator. In a stark, stylised and formal setting, the use of Latin, and Stravinsky’s instruction for the leading characters to wear masks, add timeless, impersonal elements to a work that culminates in catharsis. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7981 $16.99

D’Ambrosio: Quartetti e quintetti d’archi

According to the composer and conductor Clarence Lucas, writing in 1935, “of the merits of d’Ambrosio... he always maintains his standard of elegance and never becomes commonplace”. By the way d’Ambrosio’s instrumental music was highly appreciated by contemporaries and played by the most acclaimed interpreters of his time, though nowadays seems hélas almost neglected. (Tactus)

1CD# TC870401 $16.99

Rachmaninoff 150 / Berlin Philharmonic

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s contribution to the great Russian composer’s anniversary year places a landmark performance of his perennially popular C minor Concerto by Kirill Gerstein and Kirill Petrenko in the illuminating context of his solo music. (Berlin Phil)

1SACD# BPHR230469 $29.99

Late & Post-

Lie: Songs, Vol. 1

It is an adventure to immerse oneself in the Norwegian treasury of song. There is so much magnificent music, and so much of it bears witness to the time in which it was written. The songs on this release – Vol. 1 – are all songs that were published during Sigurd Lie’s lifetime (1871–1904). (Lawo)

1CD# LWC1256 $16.99

Lincke: Overtures, Vol. 1

Like Franz Lehár, Paul Lincke was a master of instrumentation, but remained true to the classical orchestral movement, like his models Jacques Offenbach and Franz von Suppé. And he took special care with overtures, whether to a farce or an operetta, whereas most Viennese operettas of the time had to make do with a short prelude. (CPO)

1CD# 555428-2 $16.99

Scriabin: Visionary & Poet

The enigmatic Alexander Scriabin, mystic and herald of new music, was taught composition by Arensky and Taneyev and piano by Safonov. His earliest works, presented on this album, belong to a stage of development much influenced by Chopin and Liszt. The Preludes, Op. 13, whether solemn or playful, contain explicit references to Chopin but also moments of visionary originality that presage his future modernity. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7984 $16.99

Ravel: Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2

In Ravel’s output, themes of Classical order and choreographic gesture run parallel to a sensibility in touch with the macabre and grotesque. All these aspects of his music are illustrated by the second volume of Oleg Marshev’s Ravel survey, from the elegance of the Sonatine to the vertiginous fantasy of Gaspard de la Nuit. “Marshev is a phenomenon.” – BBC Music Magazine. (Danacord)

1CD# DACOCD904 $16.99

Hubay: Works for Violin & Piano

Today Vieuxtemps Hubay belongs to that group of artists that musicology is slowly rediscovering with results both in concert and recording practice. The present CD represents a summary of his production for violin and piano, capable of synthesizing the elegant Central European taste with elements of the Hungarian. (Urania)

1CD# LDV14100 $19.99

Romantic Eras

Stravinsky: Piano Music

‘Delucchi has done us a great service’, noted Fanfare magazine in January 2022 after the release of his Czerny album (PCL10204) on Piano Classics. This young Italian pianist continues to go from strength to strength and to broaden his already diverse catalogue of recordings for the label – spanning Bach, Godowsky and his own music – with this new album of Stravinsky’s works for the piano. (Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10169 $18.99

Debussy / Jean-Paul Gasparian

The French pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian has chosen Debussy for his first album with Naïve, an album full of sensitivity and color, including the first ever recording of the transcription of the Rondes de printemps. With this album devoted solely to Debussy, JeanPaul Gasparian invites listeners to integrate the atmospheres, colours and timbres that make up Debussy’s world. (Naïve)

1CD# V7958 $16.99

Vaughan Williams Live Vol. 4

Somm Recordings continues its acclaimed Vaughan Williams Live series celebrating the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ birth with Volume 4 featuring his signature Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, the Concerto for Two Pianos and Eighth Symphony in recordings conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos and Sir John Barbirolli. (Somm)

1CD# ARIADNE 5020 $18.99

Ravel: In Search of Lost Dance

The Linos Piano Trio’s In Search of Lost Dances recording centres on the time of greatest change in Ravel’s life, juxtaposing his seminal Piano Trio, written weeks before the outbreak of the First World War, with Le Tombeau de Couperin, written between 1914 and 1917 – each of its six movements dedicated to a friend lost to the war. (Cavi)

1CD# AVI 8553526 $17.99

Rachmaninoff:

Piano Concertos; Paganini

Rhapsody [2 CDs]

Lukáš Vondrácek and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Scarcely do we encounter a connection between a musician and a composer so close, strong and energising. This recording was made with the superb Prague Symphony Orchestra, capturing performances rendering every detail, teeming with emotion, colour and contrast. Rachmaninoff in Lukáš Vondrácek’s hands. A lavish musical feast. (Supraphon)

2CD# SU4323-2 $24.99

Sitt: Works for Viola & Piano

Ann Marie Brink has served as Associate Principal Viola of the Dallas Symphony for two decades, and has performed in solo and chamber music recitals at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Brink’s performances with the Amernet String Quartet were praised by the New York Times as “an accomplished and intelligent ensemble. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC3951 $15.99

Debussy:

C’est L’Extase – La Mer

Debussy’s song cycle Ariettes oubliées of 1888 set six poems from Paul Verlaine’s collection Romances sans paroles, beginning with C’est l’extase and Il pleure dans mon cœur – penetratingly poetic images of love’s ecstasy and rainlike tears of despair. The six Ariettes are the departure point for the arrangement realized in 2012 by British composer Robin Holloway. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA981 $18.99

Myaskovsky & Rimsky-Korsakov: Cello Concerto Cello Sonatas

For the last ten years or so, there has been a gratifying renewal of interest in the eminent Russian composer Nikolai Myaskovsky, whose career spanned the late Romantic to early Modern periods. His creative legacy deserves far greater attention than is currently paid to him: Myaskovsky’s music demonstrates the highest level of craftsmanship. (CPO)

1CD# 555420-2 $16.99

Labor: Quintets & Clarinet Trio [2 CDs]

What the concert pianist, organist, and composer Josef Labor lost in eyesight when smallpox left him blind at age three, must have been added to his ears. Although roughly a Brahmsian (and a friend of the composer), Labor wrote in an original style, informed by his knowledge of and love for early music. As a piano teacher, he taught Arnold Schoenberg, Alma Schindler, and Paul Wittgenstein. (Centaur)

2CD# C5473 $16.99

Piano Works of Maurice Ravel [2 CDs]

Italian pianist Cinzia Bartoli presents a wonderful album of the complete piano works of Maurice Ravel. Works include Sonatine, Miroirs, Gaspard de la nuit, Valses nobles et sentimentales (version for piano), Le tombeau de Couperin (version for piano), and more. (Centaur)

2CD# CRC3983-84 $15.99

Recommended New Releases 20th Century

Korngold: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 16 / Alma Quartet

Second and last volume of Krongold’s complete String Quartets survey by the Alma Quartets. The disc contains the First Quartet (composed in 1923) and the Piano Quintet (1921). Music from Vienna raging Twenties in flawless performances by one of today leading string quartets. Ideal match between Alma Quartet and a specialist pianist as Severin von Eckardstein. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72932 $16.99

Bartok: Piano Concertos / SF Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen for a recording of Bartók’s complete piano concertos. The result is a fascinating slice of his musical life. This all-Bartók release marks the first Pentatone collaboration between Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187029 $15.99

Glass; Villa-Lobos: Amazonia

Two Brazilian artists pay tribute to Villa-Lobos and the Amazon rainforest. The music of this monumental project has been recorded with the Philharmonia Zürich and soprano Camila Provenzale. Ten photos by Salgado; each more striking than the last; are included in the booklet that accompanies this recording; which is completed by another tribute to Amazonian nature; by Philip Glass. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA990 $18.99

Respighi: Roman Trilogy

After recordings of Beethoven’s complete symphonies; two Ravel albums; one Rautavaara album; and the awardwinning album ‘Americascapes’; Robert Treviño now turns his focus on the symphonic poems by Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936).Together with the Orchestra Nazionale Sinfonica della RAI; Robert Treviño presents the composer’s famous Roman Trilogy. (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1425-2 $16.99

Henze: Das Floss Der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa)

Théodore Géricault’s larger-than-life painting The Raft of the Medusa has stimulated a great many artists ever since its creation in 1819. Also Hans Werner Henze and his Librettist Ernst Schnabel were inspired by Géricault and wrote a political oratorio on the painting’s tragic historical subject in 1967. The agitation at the premiere lifted the work into the canon of great classical scandals. (Capriccio)

1CD# C5482 $19.99

Leiviskä: Piano Concerto, Op. 7, Symph. No. 1 [2 CDs]

The piano concerto in D minor was composed between 1931–1935 and premiered on November 23, 1935, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Toivo Haapanen, with Ernst Linko as the soloist. For this recording, Leiviskä’s original solo part was restored. After 1948, the symphony was performed three more times until 1951. After 70 years of silence, the symphony was resurrected in 2022. (Haenssler Classic)

2CD# HC23050 $22.99

Stohr: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2

Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson

Virko Baley was born in Ukraine in 1938 and came to the USA as a refugee in 1949, eventually making his home in Las Vegas. He has long been fascinated by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, as can be heard in the two moving works recorded here – one an orchestral songcycle setting her texts, the other a suite for violin and piano inspired by those settings. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0681 $18.99

La Flute a l’ecole de Paris / Tatjana Ruhland; Oliver Triendl

After the signal event that was World War I, gifted young composers trooped into the French metropolis full of hope. These composers came to Paris from Eastern Europe and all five initially addressed the difficult task of translating their countries’ folk music idioms into standard musical notation. Several works on this program are heard in their world premiere recordings. (Oehms)

1CD# OC 494 $17.99

Boatwright: Selected Music for Voice & Instruments

Howard Boatwright (1918–1999) wrote works for voice for his wife and lifelong musical partner, Helen Boatwright. This album follows Centaur’s previous release of Boatwright songs, Howard Boatwright: Selected Songs for Voice and Piano, also featuring soprano Diana Livingston Friedley. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4001 $15.99

This second volume of the orchestral music of the Austro-American composer Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) reveals further marvels: the first of his two suites for string orchestra encases a moving slow movement between a charming prelude and an elegant fugue; and the four imposing spans of the expansive First Symphony offer grandeur and heartfelt profundity. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0472 $18.99

Weinberg: Dawn Symphony No. 12 / BBC Philharmonic

The symphonic poem Dawn (Zarya), Op. 60, dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of the October 1917 Soviet Union Revolution, seems to have remained unperformed during his lifetime. Its première was finally given in the BBC studios in Manchester, on 15 May 2019, by the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20165 $20.99

Stained Glass / Johan Dalene; Christian Ihle Hadland

This recital brings together two established classics from the 20th century with lesser-known works from the repertoire for violin and piano. Alongside Ravel’s Sonata and Prokofiev’s wartime Sonata, Op. 94a, we find compositions by Arvo Pärt, Lili Boulanger and Grazyna Bacewicz. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2730 $19.99

Piazzolla: Aconcagua; Oblivion; Adios Nonino; Tangazo

It is largely due to Astor Piazzolla that the bandoneon has become inextricably linked to the languid, sensual art of the tango. His renewal of its traditions – the so-called Nuevo tango – is exemplified by Aconcagua, a concerto for bandoneon, string orchestra and timpani of vivid imagination and rapid changes of mood. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS7985 $16.99

Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich

On June 16, 2023, GRAMMYnominated musical collective Wild Up releases Julius Eastman Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich. This is the third entry in Wild Up’s multi-volume anthology celebrating Eastman, the late composer whose musical vision is now being unearthed to critical acclaim. (New Amsterdam)

1CD# NWAM174CD $14.99

20TH CENTURY IN BRIEF

Nørgård: Orchestral Works / Bergen PO

Glass: Patientia / Sara Övinge

A theme that violinist Sara Övinge aimed to pursue in the project was the juxtaposition of the electronic and the organic. Philip Glass’s 2nd Piano Concerto is arranged for synthesiser and strings, a kind of updated version of Vivaldi’s string orchestra with continuo. (Lawo)

1CD# LWC1255 $18.99

Flury: Four Song Cycles / Stephanie Bühlmann; Margaret Singer

The output of Richard Flury (1896–1967), one of Switzerland's most prolific composers, ranges from operas and ballets to symphonies, instrumental concertos, sacred and secular vocal works, chamber music and no fewer than 181 songs with piano accompaniment. These four song-cycles contain 45 of them, their concision nevertheless embracing an expansive, Romantic style. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0685 $18.99

Topos – 20th Century Greek Orchestral Music

The folk music of Greece is the ‘topos’ shared by the four composers on this album. Greek-Cypriot composer Solon Michaelides’s evocative Dawn at the Parthenon is infused with impressionist elements whereas Manolis Kalomiris turns more to the voluptuous richness of Rimsky-Korsakov in his Island Pictures. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574436 $17.99

A Celebration of Paul Reade / Philippa Davies; English CO

2023 marks 25 years since the death of British composer Paul Reade. He is remembered for his delightful Victorian Kitchen Garden music (Ivor Novello Award) and television themes such as Antiques Roadshow. Included here are premiere recordings (except for the Chants du Roussillon) and show Paul’s music at its best. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD758 $17.99

Celebrating his 90th birthday in 2022, Per Nørgård is undoubtedly one of the most important Danish composers since Nielsen. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2502 $19.99

Scott: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 / liepaja SO; Paul Mann

Derek Scott, born in Birmingham in 1950, has an international reputation as an historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0700 $18.99

Urbancic:

Vorahnung

The vast majority of these songs were created in the time before Victor Urbancic’s exile, as he was confronted with an extremely demanding workload in Iceland. (Gramola)

1CD# GRAM99296 $22.99

Cooke: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 / Bridge Quartet

This first album, of two presenting all five of Arnold Cooke’s string quartets, underlines his reputation for resourceful craftsmanship, presented in a style which sits downstream from Paul Hindemith. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0696 $18.99

Contemporary Picks Contemporary Music

Between Breaths / Third Coast Percussion

A live recording of van Wassenaer’s Concerti Armonici by the well established Dutch ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa. These are beautiful Concerti in the Italian style (until the 80s the work was actually attributed to Pergolesi). This is the third instalment in La Sfera Armoniosa survey of most important Baroque orchestral works from the Netherlands. (Cedille)

1CD# CDR 224 $16.99

Higdon:

Duo Duel; Concerto for Orchestra

This is Naxos’s fourth all-Higdon album in the American Classics series. The world premiere recording of Duo Duel for two pitched percussion instruments and orchestra is a double concerto of scintillating, high-speed virtuosity. Concerto for Orchestra demands the utmost in technical accomplishment from all members of the orchestra. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559913 $17.99

Aho: Concertante Works for Recorder, Saxophone & Accordion

Concertante works featuring the recorder, tenor saxophone and accordion are few and far between. Stimulated by daring soloists, the prolific Finnish composer Kalevi Aho has composed such works, contributing in his own way to the development of an original and attractive repertoire. The Concerto for Recorder requires the soloist to play four types of recorder, from bass to sopranino. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2646 $19.99

Voces, Senales / Eva Zollner

On her new Genuin CD, accordionist Eva Zöllner gathers the leading names of Colombia’s younger generation of composers: voices that express diversity, creativity, and energy, as well as violence and darkness. In Colombia, the accordion is a popular instrument for folk and dance music, and the CD reflects the traditions of their country in its range. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 23838 $18.99

Chizy: Suono

Suono, the sound from which all music originates: how to cause it? How to write it, the better to discover it? All of those are questions to which each of the seven pieces in this recording attempts to provide an answer. In their own way, these pieces aim to embark listeners on a voyage to the “elsewhere” that threads through the imagination of E´dith Canat de Chizy. (Signature)

1CD# SIG11122 $18.99

Groslot: Now, Voyager, sail… / Linus Roth; Brussels Philharmonic

Now, Voyager, sail… (First Symphony), Op. 130 is Robert Groslot’s first symphony. The title refers to a poem by the American author Walt Whitman. And the “Scherzo” movement shares a link with the Beatles song, “Getting Better”. Groslot borrows musical motives and paraphrases them in his musical language. (Antartica)

1CD# AR 046 $14.99

Idenstam: Lofoten Meditations

In 2019, the Swedish organist and composer Gunnar Idenstam was commissioned to provide the music to a film, The Vegan Toothbrush. Idenstam is one of the few remaining organists who maintain the centuries-old tradition of improvisation at the console, and his extemporisations for the film, all of which are concerned with water, developed into a kind of powerfully atmospheric sea symphony. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0694 $18.99

Ospald: Mas Raiz, Menos Criatura

Born in Münster/Westphalia in 1956, Klaus Ospald is one of the most renowned German composers of contemporary music. It is important to Ospald that extended sounds become an integral part of the composition and are given their space. This form of live electronics requires a sound director in the performance who – like the musicians – “plays” the electronics according to the score. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900642 $17.99

Walking on Water Drops / Anser

In this new work from the duo Anser, the music was entirely born in the here and now of the sound, in the very moment. Violin and piano dialogue without boundaries, finding the very essence of the duo in improvisation. Anser’s music is created in the very moment it is performed; composition and performance overlap in the same gesture and instant. (Stradivarius)

1CD# STR37254 $16.99

Isotonic – Commissions for Clarinet / Robert Plane; Gould Piano Trio

1CD# RES10319 $16.99

This album celebrates the results of the intense and very personal collaborations between Robert Plane and the composers Diana Burrell, Huw Watkins, Mark David Boden and Sarah Frances Jenkins. Plane is joined by pianist Benjamin Frith, the Gould Piano Trio and the BBC Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Geoffrey Paterson.(Resonus)

Opera Releases

Rossini: La donna del lago [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Rossini’s La donna del lago, premièred in 1819 at the Teatro San Carlo, is a masterpiece based on the poem The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott, which is full of passion and romantic frisson. “With characteristic boldness, Michieletto reformulates this glittering music into something otherworldly.” – Financial Times (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 764404 $42.99 $32.24 2DVD# 764308 $47.99 $35.99

Janacek: Káta Kabanová from Salzburg Festival [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Janácek’s opera Káta Kabanová is set in a small Russian town and is based on the play The Storm by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. The story revolves around the central character, Káta – sung by “the phenomenal Corinne Winters” – Neue Musikzeitung (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 809204 $42.99

1DVD# 809108 $32.99

Puccini: Tosca [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

It is impossible to imagine today’s opera repertoire without Puccini’s Tosca, but rarely has an opera been so brutal: Murder, torture and love, jealousy and passion – everything is present in abundance. Marc Albrecht conducting the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in “...a masterly achievement.”

Opernwelt. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 809704 $42.99

1DVD# 809608 $32.99

Ho: Chinatown [2 CDs]

Alice Ping Yee Ho, City Opera Vancouver, and Leaf Music are proud to present Chinatown, a sweeping opera that tells the collective story of thousands of Chinese immigrants who left their homeland between the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries in search of a better life for them and their families. (Leaf Music)

2CD# LM281 $20.99

OPERA IN BRIEF

Donizetti: Don Pasquale [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this exhilarating production of Donizetti’s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Damiano Michieletto’s production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains. (Opus Arte)

1Blu-ray# OABD7274D $39.99

1DVD# OA1315D $29.99

Corigliano: The Lord of Cries [2 CDs]

Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Gil Rose present the world premiere recording of The Lord of Cries, a breathtaking opera by John Corigliano and Mark Adamo. Telling the story of Euripides’s The Bacchae with the characters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the piece explores the power of sexual desire and human tendency. (Pentatone)

2SACD# PTC5187008 $33.99

Verdi: Rigoletto [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Verdiʼs Rigoletto, one of his most successful operas, is based on Victor Hugo’s play Le roi s’amuse, which for Verdi was the greatest drama of the present day. The “spectacular production” (La Vanguardia) at the Gran Teatre del Liceu “under excellent musical direction” by Riccardo Frizza. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 763804 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 763708 $32.99 $24.74

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

From the headlong rush of the overture, Mozart’s timeless comedy is a breathless journey through one very eventful day in the life of an 1830s château. Mozart’s music unfolds with beautiful solos and ensembles to amplify the deep emotions behind the seemingly farcical surface. (Opus Arte)

Moniusko: Paria / Poznan Opera House Orchestra [2 CDs]

Following on from their widely acclaimed recording of Halka, the Poznan Opera presents this new recording of Moniuszko’s last opera, Paria, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk. (Naxos)

2CD# 8660516-17 $27.99

Gluck: Echo & Narcisse / Le Concert Spirituel [2 CDs]

After five triumphs at the Paris Opéra, Chevalier Gluck, reformer of French opera and protégé of MarieAntoinette, created his last work in 1779: Echo et Narcisse, based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses. (CDV)

2CD# CVS095 $27.99

Hasse: L’Olimpiade [2 CDs]

Hasse’s Olimpiade was the last opera seria to be premiered in Dresden before the start of the fateful Seven Years’ War – and it was performed to great acclaim, as usual and deservedly so. (Profil)

2CD# PH21053 $29.99

Massenet / Ariane [3 CDs]

The libretto for Massenet by Catulle Mendès is part ancient drama, part symbolist poem, and sets Phaedra and Ariadne, two sisters in love with Theseus, in violent conflict with each other. (Bru Zane)

3CD# BZ1053 $41.99

DVD &

The John Cranko Stuttgart Ballet Collection [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Three legendary performances from the Stuttgart Ballet in the choreography of John Cranko: Onegin, Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew. Including bonus conversations on each ballet and three documentaries on the Stuttgart Ballet and its outstanding dancers Marcia Haydée and Friedemann Vogel. The three documentaries are for the first time available on DVD and Blu-ray!

(Unitel)

4Blu-ray# 808404 $95.99

8DVD# 808308 $95.99

J.S. Bach: Dona Nobis Pacem [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

A Historic Document – The film version of Dona Nobis Pacem takes us close to the creative evolution of this ballet. Even though there were very high expectations; John Neumeier agreed for the first time in his career to have one of his ballets filmed during the week of the world premiere. Thus; the film became an impressive document of the outstanding quality of the Hamburg Ballet ensemble.

(C Major)

1Blu-ray# 764804 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 764708 $32.99 $24.74

Kissin – The Salzburg Recital [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Evgeny Kissin appeared in Salzburg in 2021 with compositions of the late Romantic and classical modern periods in the Großes Festspielhaus. Since his debut in 1987, the pianist has been a welcome guest at this festival, impressing with the maturity and brilliance of his playing. Kissin loves the dialogue with the audience and the direct power of the concert moment. (Unitel)

1Blu-ray# 809404 $42.99

1DVD# 809308 $29.99

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 Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Zubin Mehta, Pavarotti‘s widow Nicoletta Mantovani, and many more. Includes behind-the-scenesfootage, showing the emotional highlights of the first concert and the sequel in Los Angeles. (C Major)

1DVD# 760908 $29.99 $22.49

Verdi: Ernani [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Based on a play by Victor Hugo, Verdi’s Ernani was an immediate success, and as his most popular and frequently performed opera it became a cornerstone of his burgeoning reputation in the mid1800s. Contemporary critics remarked that ‘coming out of the theatre, people were already singing [those] catchy tunes … Few scores have made a stronger, more powerful impression.’ (Dynamic)

1Blu-ray# DYN-57972 $27.99

1DVD# DYN-37972 $27.99

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story of all time. In Charles Gounod’s operatic adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. “Saimir Pirgu and Aida Garifullina mesmerize as the tragic lovers.” – Euronews (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 764204 $42.99 $32.24

2DVD# 764108 $47.99 $35.99

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [DVD]

Glyndebourne’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is pure magic. In Peter Hall’s remarkable staging, the very wood comes alive as logs and trees move and rustle, creating ambiguous silhouettes in the dark mysterious woodland, lit only by designer John Bury’s wonderful rising sun and moon. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1373D $22.99

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex: Pizzetti: Three Orchestral Preludes [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Both Pizzetti and Stravinsky were drawn to the subject of Oedipus Rex, but in very different contexts. Stravinsky’s operaoratorio was written in his neo-Classical style, with a central role for narrator. In a stark, stylised and formal setting, the use of Latin, and Stravinsky’s instruction for the leading characters to wear masks, add timeless, impersonal elements to a work that culminates in catharsis. (Dynamic)

1Blu-ray# DYN-57981 $27.99

1DVD# DYN-37981 $27.99

Britten: Albert Herring [DVD]

Benjamin Britten’s comic opera, which is gently laced with moments of farce, is a jocular parody on life in East Suffolk at the turn of the 20th century. Albert Herring is a quaint, nostalgic journey to a bygone England and the journey has come full circle back to Glyndebourne where this piece was premiered in 1947. The ensuing antics are brilliantly characterised by a strong British cast in this production. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1375D $19.99

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Mussorgsky was inspired to compose his masterpiece Boris Godunov after reading Pushkin’s Shakespeare-inspired play of the same name. Bryn Terfel is “a powerful new Boris” (The Observer ) in Richard Jones’ new production of the original 1869 score. Antonio Pappano conducts an outstanding cast that also includes John Graham-Hall as the crafty Prince Shuisky and John Tomlinson as the vagabond monk Varlaam. (Opus Arte)

1Blu-ray# OA BD7314D $39.99

1DVD# OA 1376D $29.99

Blu-ray Video

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

Beethoven’s symphonic cycle is one of the most quintessential in the Western classical canon. They chart a course from the influence of Haydn and Classical models in the early symphonies; through works of startling innovation and the birth of Romanticism; to his monumental Ninth Symphony for soloists; chorus and orchestra. (Dynamic)

2Blu-ray# DYN-57950 $29.99

3DVD# DYN-37950 $29.99

Music Under the Swastika – The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz [DVD]

This film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the Third Reich – albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Archive film footage, restored and colorized, brings the story to life, and bears witness to an agonizing chapter in history.

(C Major)

Bruckner 11 [4 Blu-ray]

1DVD# 762808 $29.99 $22.49

Anne-Sophie Mutter – Vivace [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world’s leading concert venues. In this video documentary, Mutter talks candidly about her personal life and the demands of her international career. This unprecedented portrait of a socially active artist is supplemented by archive material from her stellar career. (SWR Classic)

1Blu-ray# SWR19133BD $22.99

1DVD# SWR19132DVD $22.99

Pavarotti in Central Park [Blu-ray]

When more than 500,000 people gathered in New York’s Central Park on 26 June 1993, they wanted to hear only one thing: The voice of the greatest tenor of the twentieth century: the voice of Luciano Pavarotti. He is accompanied by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Leone Magiera, featuring the flutist Andrea Griminelli and The Boys Choir of Harlem. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 762704 $32.99 $24.74

Verdi: Messa da Requiem [Blu-ray]

On the occasion of the Bruckner bicentenary; the Vienna Philharmonic recorded its first ever complete Bruckner cycle with a single conductor; Christian Thielemann. This uniquely complete edition from the Musikverein and Salzburg Festival; featuring 11 symphonies also includes extensive conversations with Thielemann about each symphony and insights into his rehearsal work. (Unitel)

4Blu-ray# 809504 $95.99

Orff: Carmina Burana [DVD]

With Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana; one of the most popular pieces in music history and the most performed choral/orchestral work of the 20th century; Teatro La Fenice returns to the Piazza San Marco in Venice; in front of the magnificent façade of the Basilica di San Marco. Conducted by the great master Fabio Luisi; it was a magnificent event. (C Major)

1DVD# 765508 $29.99 $22.49

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin [DVD]

Graham Vick’s acclaimed production of Eugene Onegin sets Pushkin’s tale of doomed love, tragedy and rejection against an acutely observed backdrop of Russian society, with spectacular choruses and dances. This special, archive recording took place in the first season at Glyndebourne’s new opera house in 1994. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1374D $19.99

The history of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem’s interpretation is inextricably bound up with the name of Herbert von Karajan. In addition to its profound spirituality, this masterpiece brings together the finest qualities from Verdi’s operas: endless melodic lines and captivating musico-dramatic effects. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 761704 $42.99 $32.24

Herbert Blomstedt – When Music Resounds, the Soul Is Spoken To [DVD]

The feature-length film portrait When Music Resounds, the Soul Is Spoken To was created between Herbert Blomstedt's 90th and 95th birthdays. It accompanies Blomstedt in his work with selected orchestras, which are representative of the many international ensembles he has either led or with which he still works regularly, and observes the gifted communicator during rehearsals and concerts. (Accentus)

1DVD# ACC20417 $24.99

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 2 [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

For Riccardo Chailly, celebrating Rachmaninoff in Lucerne is something dear to his heart. In 2022, the the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and their music director devoted themselves to the Second Symphony and the Piano Concerto No. 2, the most famous of all four Rachmaninoff concertos. (Accentus)

1Blu-ray# ACC10583 $32.49

1DVD# ACC20583 $38.99

Helene Grimaud at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Hélène Grimaud headlines a spectacular evening with the illustrious Camerata Salzburg, directed from the front desk by concertmaster Giovanni Guzzo, at the famed Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. She selected pieces that are all in minor keys yet composed during intensely creative periods in both Mozart’s and Schumann’s careers. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 765004 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 764908 $29.99 $22.49

Pavarotti in Hyde Park [Blu-ray]

This legendary concert of Luciano Pavarotti in Hyde Park,1991, was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of Pavarotti’s operatic career. Pavarotti thrilled the electrified audience with a popular program from Verdi to Puccini (Nessun Dorma), from Mascagni and Leoncavallo to Bixio (Mamma) and Di Capua (`O sole mio), which is now available for the first time available here, digitally remastered! (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 762404 $32.99 $24.74

Horowitz in Moscow [Blu-ray]

In 1986, the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz, who left his homeland 61 years ago, announced that he would return to the Soviet Union for the first time since 1925 to give recitals in Moscow and Leningrad. This sensational historic recital from Moscow includes works by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, whom Horowitz knew both, Scarlatti, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Moszkowski. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 761804 $42.99 $32.24

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

This very special release includes the legendary concert of the Original Three Tenors – Jose Carreras, Placido 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. (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 758804 $32.99 $24.74

Teatro alla Scala Ballets [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The present release showcases five outstanding ballets from the legendary Teatro alla Scala. First is Romeo and Juliet. Next is The Sleeping Beauty which received fantastic reviews. Don Quixote follows, and finally, The Lover’s Garden: “The creative genius of the choreographer Volpini leaves a strong mark on this new production, confirming the talent.”

– giornaledelladanza (C Major)

5Blu-ray# 758704 $85.99 $64.49

7DVD# 758608 $85.99 $64.49

C Major

Beyond Perfection – The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli [DVD]

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – even among fellow pianists this name almost evokes reverence, because it stands for the highest perfection, for a cult of beauty that perhaps no other master pianist has ever practiced. This program is the result of a 30-year old journey, which has not only led to interesting contemporary witnesses, but in particular has brought to light a wealth of new archive material. (C Major)

1DVD# 755208 $29.99 $22.49

Great Conductors [Blu-ray]

This impressive four-DVD set features four documentaries that revolve around the lives and careers of four of history’s finest conductors. The first is I Am Lost to the World, a documentary about Carlos Kleiber;.The second is Journey of a Lifetime, which focuses on Sir Georg Solti. Larger Than Life revolves around Leonard Bernstein, and finally, Maestro for the Screen, is about the life of Herbert von Karajan. (C Major)

4Blu-ray# 760604 $76.99 $57.74

Plácido Domingo at the Arena di Verona [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Opera legend Placido Domingo returns to the spectacular Arena di Verona, where he more than 50 years ago made his debut. Placido Domingo and Saioa Hernandez perform a program dedicated to the great Italian composers Verdi and Giordano. It was an extraordinary evening, where “the duets saw the artists perfectly in harmony.” – OperaClick (C Major)

1Blu-ray# 758104 $42.99 $32.24 1DVD# 758008 $29.99 $22.49

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1–9 [Blu-ray]

This release contains the international acclaimed Bruckner cycle of Christian Thielemann, a “magician of the Bruckner sound” (Kurier on Symphony No. 5) and the Staatskapelle Dresden, whose own Bruckner tradition dates back more than a century. Outstanding reviews emphasize the exceptionally high artistic quality of the concerts. (C Major)

9Blu-ray# 757504 $110.99 $83.24

Arena di Verona [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The present release features three great performances from Arena di Verona, featuring some of opera’s finest artists including Luca Salsi, Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Irina Lungu, Marko Mimica, and many more. Each of these recordings has garnered critical acclaim. (C Major)

3Blu-ray# 762004 $85.99 $64.49

6DVD# 761908 $85.99 $64.49

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Brahms: Double Concerto –Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1Blu-ray# 757204 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 757108 $29.99 $22.49

Salzburg Festival – 100th Anniv. Edition [DVD or Blu-ray Video] 10Blu-ray# 755704 $232.99 $174.74 17DVD# 755608 $232.99 $174.74

Karajan New Year’s Concerts 1987 & 1988 [Blu-ray]

1Blu-ray# 759704 $42.99 $32.24

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

1Blu-ray# 756604 $42.99 $32.24 1DVD# 756508 $29.99 $22.49

Bernstein: Larger than Life [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1Blu-ray# 736004 $42.99 $32.24

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons –Beethoven: Violin Concerto [Blu-ray]

1Blu-ray# 755304 $42.99 $32.24

Juan Diego Flórez Sings Mozart [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1Blu-ray# 754904 $42.99 $32.24

1DVD# 754808 $29.99 $22.49

The

Project – Cello Suites

LA Phil 100 – Centennial Birthday

Classical &

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin [LP]

Vladimir Jurowski’s award-winning interpretation of Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie with the RundfunkSinfonieorchester Berlin returns in a limited vinyl edition to celebrate the orchestra’s centenary anniversary, taking place in late October 2023. The recording, first released in 2021, was crowned with an Opus Klassik Award in 2022. (Pentatone)

1LP# PTC5187131 $29.99

Weill: L’opera de quat’sous [2 LPs]

This album presents the songs from The Threepenny Opera in a new French translation by Alexandre Pateau. The recording was made at the 2023 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence during the run of the new production of the legendary work by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann, which features the troupe of the ComédieFrançaise and the musicians of Le Balcon. (Alpha)

2LP# ALPHA1016 $28.99

Chopin: Piano Concertos / Margarita Hohenrieder

Orchestra La Scintilla Orchester [LP]

For years, Margarita Höhenrieder was searching for the authentic sound of Frédéric Chopin’s piano works. The choice for the recording therefore fell on a Pleyel fortepiano, built 1848 in Paris and expertly restored using historical materials and methods. It is absolutely identical in construction to the instrument that Chopin owned.

(C Major)

1LP# SMLP431 $44.99

Campaign Songs / Kronos Quartet [LP]

Recorded in isolation by each member of the Quartet, the eight short pieces that comprise Campaign Songs were accompanied by specially-made video works touching on racial, climate, and economic justice issues. The pieces, arranged by Michael Gordon, draw from the canon of American patriotic, political, and folk music. (Limited edition 7-inch vinyl) (Cantaloupe)

1LP# CA21187 $19.99

A Time for Love / Oscar Peterson [3 LPs]

A Time for Love documents the final gig of jazz immortal Oscar Peterson’s 1987 European tour, recorded in Helsinki. A stunning addition to the continuing legacy of this beloved master of music, tracks include “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “How High the Moon,” “Cakewalk,” and more. Standard weight black vinyl in print for the first time. 3 LPs in all!

(Mack Avenue)

3LP# MAC1151LPR $44.99

Bach: Guitar Music / Luigi Attademo [LP]

A newly recorded collection of highlights from Bach’s great corpus of instrumental writing; in transcriptions by Luigi Attademo himself. On this new recording he turns to pieces originally conceived for cello, violin, harpsichord and flute which have gained iconic status in the three centuries since their composition for their surface simplicity and expressive depth.

(Brilliant Classics)

1LP# BRI90013 $32.99

Beethoven: Emperor Concerto / BBC NO of Wales; Stewart Goodyear [LP]

Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear’s Beethoven concerto cycle of 2020 was met with huge critical acclaim. This fall sees this very special; limited production vinyl release for Beethoven’s final; and arguably greatest piano concerto; the Emperor. (Orchid Classics)

1LP# ORC100221 $33.99

Mary Lou Williams: Zodiac / Aaron Diehl & The Knights [LP]

Critically acclaimed pianist/composer Aaron Diehl’s penchant for the past influencing the future has come full circle with his fully realized suite of Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite –the first fully-fledged professional recording of this incredible music. Diehl’s mission is to give honor and praise to one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and the forgotten rich history of Black Classical Music. (Mack Avenue)

1LP# MAC1201LP $29.99

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Violin Concerto – Sonata for 2 Violins [LP]

With 22 symphonies, 17 string quartets, 9 concertos, and 7 operas, the composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg left behind an extensive oeuvre. Musically, one can hear the composer’s close friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich, although Weinberg’s music is more lyrical and romantic in nature. (Accentus)

1LP# ACC40518 $36.99

Reger: Piano Concerto – Live [LP]

Vinyl Version – The only LIVE recording of this colossal piece of the German composer Max Reger. The Piano Concerto is a fairly special pieces: very heavy, very long, very difficult, it requires a permanent and nonstop action of the soloist.

(Cavi Music)

1LP# AVI 8553524 $29.99

Jazz Vinyl LPs

Rodgers: Oklahoma! / John Wilson; Sinfonia of London [2 LPs]

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! was first performed in 1943; and was a significant turning point in the history of musical theatre. John Wilson’s long-held fascination for researching original musical theatre scores of this period and bringing them anew to modern audiences reaches a milestone with this world première recording of the original score in its entirety and in the original orchestrations. (Chandos)

2LP# ABRD 5322(2) $87.99

Project Freedom / Joey DeFrancesco [2 LPs]

Joey DeFrancesco was adored for his buoyant, moody sense of swing and balladry as a composer and as a player. Jazz lovers also dig DeFrancesco’s second instrument, the trumpet, and the inspiration gleaned from his first big boss, Miles Davis – with whom DeFrancesco gigged when the organist was in his late teens. (Mack Avenue)

2LP# MAC1121LPR $34.99

Peter Schreier Sings Christmas (German) [LP]

Peter Schreier sings Christmas Carols was one of the best-selling records of the GDR. Beyond the borders of the East, the album of the legendary record label Eterna enjoyed great popularity. This rerelease (in German) available on vinyl is intended to trace the life of the “world Saxon” (Der Spiegel ) almost 50 years after its first release. (Berlin Classics)

1LP# 0302763BC $20.99

Mozart y Mambo / Sarah Willis [2 LPs]

Following the phenomenal success of the first Mozart y Mambo album, Sarah Willis returns to Cuba not only to record two more Mozart horn concertos but also to create a landmark original work that takes its place in Cuban music history. In Mozart y Mambo – Cuban Dances, Sarah commissions the very first Cuban horn concerto – calling on six young talented Cuban composers to each write an original dance. (Alpha)

2LP# ALPHA943 $36.99

Secrets of Inanna / Connie Han [2 LPs]

Featuring Katisse Buckingham (alto flute and piccolo), John Patitucci (bass), Rich Perry (tenor saxophonist) and drummer Bill Wysaske, Secrets of Inanna is the latest release from Connie Han, which creates a new world open to interpretation, harkening back to the ethereal soundscapes of 1970s spiritual jazz with modern composition. (Mack Avenue)

2LP# MAC1193LP $39.99

Bruckner:

Symphony

No. 7 / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic

[2 LPs]

Bernard Haitink farewell concert to Amsterdam and the Netherlands, dated June 2019. One of his most beloved works, Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, in a first ever release. An outstanding account in a compelling sound, furtherly enhanced by the 180 grams double-vinyl format.

(Challenge)

2LP# CC LP72919 $79.99

Prime / Christian McBride’s New Jawn [2 LPs]

Christian McBride’s New Jawn — trumpeter Josh Evans, saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland, and drummer Nasheet Waits — is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Prime Featuring original compositions from each band member as well as fresh takes on songs from Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Larry Young. (Brother Mister)

2LP# BRO4004LP $34.99

My Rachmaninoff / Alexander Krichel [2 LPs]

For his eighth album, Alexander Krichel has selected works that have shaped his strong connection to Rachmaninoff. From the worldfamous Prélude Op. 3, No. 2 in C-sharp minor to the virtuosic Corelli Variations and Études-Tableaux, some of the most difficult repertoire written for piano, to the concluding Vocalise, Krichel invites listeners to discover Rachmaninoff’s biography musically. (Berlin Classics)

2LP# 0302959BC $24.99

Veronica Swift / Veronica Swift [LP]

Vocal sensation Veronica Swift took the jazz world by storm with her critically acclaimed 2021 release This Bitter Earth. For her new album – aptly entitled Veronica Swift – the versatile artist stretches her wings and opens up her wide range of influences to share who she truly is: a once-in-a-generation vocalist with unabashed confidence. (Mack Avenue)

1LP# MAC1202LP $24.99

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Symphony No. 9 [LP]

Shostakovich’s (first) Piano Concerto features impressive pianistic virtuosity, bold experimentation, satire, and caricatures of different musical styles. This concerto in particular demonstrates the immense versatility and magnificent talent of the still carefree 26-year-old Shostakovich. He blends a wealth of musical thoughts and ideas into a colorful and fascinating kaleidoscope. (BR Klassik)

1LP# BRK900204 $39.99

Veronica Swift / Veronica Swift

Vocal sensation Veronica Swift took the jazz world by storm with her critically acclaimed 2021 release This Bitter Earth. For her new album – aptly entitled Veronica Swift – the versatile artist stretches her wings and opens up her wide range of influences to share who she truly is: a once-in-a-generation vocalist with unabashed confidence.

1CD# MAC1202 $17.99

Joplin: Complete Works for Piano / Dick Hyman [3 CDs]

Between January and April 1975, the classically trained, multi-awardwinning jazz pianist and composer Dick Hyman went into RCA’s Studio A in New York City and set down the definitive recording of ragtime legend Scott Joplin’s piano works. In 1988, an hour-long selection from the five LPs was released on CD. Now at last, Sony Classical is issuing Hyman’s entire Joplin album on three well-filled silver discs. (Sony)

3CD# 19658792362 $24.99

For All We Know / Adonis Rose Trio

Renowned drummer and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Ochestra, Adonis Rose, releases his new ballads album For All We Know, featuring vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa on Storyville Records. Cavassa represents a new generation of wonderful and very talented new vocalists who knows the tradition. Behind her she has the Adonis Rose Trio. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018535 $15.99

Family / Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People [2 CDs]

Welcome to the “FAMILY” by Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People, where jazz boundaries are pushed, and a new musical family is born. This two-disc recording unveils an extraordinary story, with unexpected twists and a cast of talented yet unknown musicians that will ignite your curiosity. Join Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People as they redefine jazz and create an unforgettable musical experience. (Whaling City)

2CD# WCS138 $24.99

Chet Remembered / Enrico Pieranunzi

Enrico Pieranunzi: “This CD has a very special meaning for me. Remembering Chet takes me back to 1979 when I first met him. That meeting would soon prove to be a turning point in my musical life. Playing together, sharing concerts or recording sessions with him allowed me to be in close contact with an artist of rare Jazz experience who caused an enormous change in my playing.” (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73555 $16.99

New Jazz

Mouth Games / Mathias Heise Quintet

Danish harmonica virtuoso

Mathias Heise launches his highly anticipated acoustic jazz album, titled Mouth Games. The project, described by Heise as his ‘first acoustic jazz album’, is a result of years of meticulous groundwork. Mouth Games features a captivating interplay between Heise and a carefully selected group of highly talented musicians. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014343 $15.99

Grateful Dedication 2 / Dave McMurray

Dave McMurray returns with Grateful Deadication 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 tribute album which once again finds the saxophonist reimagining the songs of the Grateful Dead with his gritty and soulful Detroit sound. Grateful Deadication 2 is a 9-song set that offers up Dead favorites and deep cuts including “Truckin’,” “China Cat Sunflower,” and “To Lay Me Down.” (Blue Note)

1CD# MOB229502 $15.99

Heaven on my Mind / Yuri Honing Quartet

Heaven on my Mind is the fifth album by the Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet. Not only is the almost telepathic way the band members communicate with each other an important feature; this fifth quartet album also clearly shows Honing’s love for Charles Lloyd, Pharoah Sanders and the freer acoustic jazz that emerged along with the 1960s hippie movement. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73561 $16.99

The Solo Songs of Keith Jarrett / Carsten Dahl

Recognized as one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation, Carsten Dahl pays a mesmerizing tribute to the legendary Keith Jarrett on his new album The Solo Songs of Keith Jarrett. This remarkable recording showcases Dahl’s extraordinary talent, as he collaborates with a host of acclaimed musicians. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014353 $15.99

Intizar – Songs of Longing / Rembrandt Trio

The adventurous Rembrandt Trio releases a third album on which they collaborate with an Iranian musician; this time they push their musical boundaries with vocalist Mohammad Motamedi. Born out of a special friendship, improvisation is the guiding principle. Motamedi, a celebrated singer in Iran, is a masterful improviser and has a head full of Iranian poetry. (Just Listen)

1CD# JL031 $18.99

In Real Time / Artemis

Artemis returns with their second Blue Note album In Real Time, a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of it’s members as well as their respective gifts as composers. A dynamic new line-up of the collective features founding members Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda, and Allison Miller joined by newcomers Nicole Glover and Alexa Tarantino.

(Blue Note)

1CD# MOB728562 $15.99

Unperfect Buildings / Openthebox Trio

The trio combines familiar sounds with new rhythms and influences and creates independent, organic soundscapes in the field of tension between composition and improvisation. The OpenTheBox trio moves mainly within the chamber music framework – sometimes delicate, sometimes fragile, but also edgy and idiosyncratic.

(Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71430 $14.99

The Layers / Julian Lage

The Layers is a stunning companion piece to guitarist Julian Lage’s acclaimed 2022 album View With A Room. The collection features six original pieces featuring the trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King with the addition of guitar icon Bill Frisell. Intimate and gorgeous, The Layers is a welcome additional offering from this meeting of two of modern jazz’s most distinctive voices. (Blue Note)

1CD# MOB669124 $15.99

Blink 6 / Marcus Klossek

This multi-dimensional unity filters Klossek’s compositional explorations of melody, harmony and rhythm through the lens of six master improvisers, arranged in a way that allows the music to sound differently every time. Music that features many influences and genres from contemporary jazz, experimental rock, new music and beyond as well as dynamic interplay between all the musicians. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71433 $14.99

Composer; trumpet and flugelhorn player Jakob Buchanan writes music specifically with the musicians he is working with in mind. Joining him on this important project are regular collaborators the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, conductor Carsten Seyer-Hansen and percussionist Marilyn Mazur. Together they conjure landscapes of beauty, power and sometimes deep melancholy. (Our)

1CD# 8226918 $18.99

The Magic of Moonlight / Brian Bromberg

Guided by the music, Brian Bromberg crafts a spirited new set of contemporary jazz tunes that foreground vibe and soulfulness rather than aggressive virtuosity. The Magic of Moonlight is an apt title for this evocative piece of work which is deeply imbued with the shadow-cloaked mystery and twilight romance of an evening under the full moon. (Artistry)

1CD# ART7082 $17.99

Faces / Mainz04

Faces is the title of jazz quartet MAINZ 04’s debut album. Four distinct characters which are all passionate musicians and saxophonists. The quartet could be described as interdisciplinary, with its players coming from such diverse directions as jazz, classical, and heavy metal, playing off each other and swapping influences from modern and Latin jazz, funk, rock, and tango. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71432 $14.99

Copenhagen Coda / Dexter Gordon

Jazz giant and tenor saxophonist

Dexter Gordon bids Copenhagen farewell on his new album

Copenhagen Coda – Live at Montmartre 1983. This album marks Gordon’s final farewell to friends and fans in the Danish capital, with which he had had a twenty year love affair. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018489 $15.99

An Evening with Lee Konitz & Frank Wunsch

“Lee knew all the standards, but in his last 25 years he always played the same ones, drawing from a repertoire of about 25 pieces. We played together for the first time in Dortmund in 1986. Eventually Lee and I began playing more as a duo. The recording of our concert from the LOFT in Cologne, 1996, is documented on this CD.” – Frank Wunsch (Jazzwerkstatt)

1CD# JW213 $16.99

Solo in Barcelona / Mulgrew Miller

Mulgrew Miller, one of the most important pianists of jazz’ modern era, proudly delivers his brandnew album Solo in Barcelona via Storyville Records. The occasion of a new release by this remarkable musician is a very rare and extraordinary occasion. This album is truly a rare gem for the admirers of a man and piano player, who was loved by so many fans and the entire jazz global community. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018537 $15.99

Song & Wind / Jakob Buchanan

Recommended Jazz Titles Jazz

John Coltrane: Complete Ray Draper Quintet Sessions 1957–1958

A fascinating and engaging footnote to John Coltrane’s career, these two albums have been in and out of print for years but this is the first ever to bring them together on one CD release. Complete with a comprehensive booklet essay by noted saxophonist Simon Spillett, this album is a forgotten gem of modern jazz. Tracks include “Two Sons,” “Yesterdays,” “Under Paris Skies,” and more. (Acrobat)

1CD# MOB643752 $16.99

Duke Ellington at Newport [2 CDs]

A modern classic! When Duke Ellington took his orchestra to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, the band was in need of an uplift, some humongous event that would revitalize its image in the wake of bebop, hard bop, and so many more jazz currents. Ellington got the lift he needed when he called “Diminuendo in Blue” with set-closer “Crescendo in Blue” tacked on the end. (Sony) 2CD# C2K64932 $17.99

Pick Me Up Off the Floor / Norah Jones

Norah Jones’ seventh solo studio album Pick Me Up Off The Floor features collaborators from Brian Blade to Jeff Tweedy, and grew out of her acclaimed singles series of the past two years as the songs she hadn’t yet released unexpectedly congealed into an album of tremendous depth and beauty connected by the sly groove of her piano trios. (Decca) 1CD# MOB748844 $16.99

Full Circle: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Watching Joni Mitchell morph from acoustic chanteuse to sophisticated interpreter of jazz, accompanied by geniuses like Pastorius, Shorter, Metheny and Brecker, among others, truly floored Debra Mann. The piano/ voice teacher and Berklee grad seized on the idea of taking Mitchell’s material further into jazz and began trying it out at clubs. (Whaling City)

1CD# WCS109 $14.99

Selected Clef, Norgran & Verve Recordings

1952–56 / Anita O’Day [2 CDs]

Anita O’Day has long been admired as one of the very best jazz singers of the post-war era, with a rhythmic and dynamic style that she could readily deploy in big band, small group and sophisticated orchestral environments. Songs include “Let’s Fall in Love,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Stars Fell on Alabama,” “I Can’t Get Started,” and more. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB331528 $16.99

Live in Holland 1979 / Clark Terry

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 $15.99

Nightconcert / Erroll Garner

Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival / Duke Ellington

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. Songs include “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “Satin Doll,” and more. (TLR)

1CD# TLR 2204041 $16.99

Live At The Cafe Bohemia November 1955 / Art Blakey [2 CDs]

Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers were a major influential creative force in modern jazz for over three decades, with Blakey actively leading different incarnations of the band through to his death in 1990. This 2-CD collection includes “Like Someone in Love,” “I Waited For You,” “Yesterdays,” “Prince Albert,” “Lady Bird,” and more. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB328924 $16.99

My Art of Gypsy Jazz / Pietro Lazazzara

Pietro Lazazzara writes: “The work My Art of Gypsy Jazz consists of 14 compositions. 11 pieces are originals that have never been published, while 3 pieces were created by [Romani] music composers. The title of the album fully expresses my vision of traditional Gypsy Jazz and it’s possible projection into the future.” (Stradivarius)

1CD# STR57920 $16.99

Octave Music, in partnership with Mack Avenue Records, presents Nightconcert, a newly-restored live performance from the Erroll Garner archives, recorded at the height of his 1964 sold-out European tour. Nightconcert is a midnight jazz performance held at The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, one of the premiere concert halls in the world. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1142 $17.99

Favorites

Big Bands Live! / Anita O’Day; Benny Goodman

A singer with an exciting presence and a voice to immerse yourself in. A band that lit up with high wattage a repertoire including both standards and popular songs. Songs include “Body and Soul,” “Let’s Dance,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Don’t Be That Way,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-404 $18.99

The Legendary New Testament Band 1952–55 / Count Basie [3 CDs]

This 63-track 3-CD collection comprises just about all the Count Basie recordings which were released on the albums The Count, Basie Jazz, Basie Rides Again, The Swinging Count, Dance Session, Dance Session No. 2, and Basie

Itʼs a substantial snapshot of Basieʼs music at a key moment in his career.

(Acrobat)

3CD# MOB913120 $19.99

Best Of Miles Davis & John Coltrane

John Coltrane & Miles Davis – the two most important modern jazz legends! The recordings that launched the careers of two giants and began Miles Davis’ 30, year association with Columbia Records! Track listing includes “Two Bass Hit,” “Dear Old Stockholm,” “Bye Bye Blackbird,” plus lots more. (Sony)

1CD# CK61090 $7.98

Collection 1952–1953 / Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker [2 CDs]

This 46-track 2-CD set comprises most of the recordings Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker made together during this time as part of Gerry Mulligan's quartet, initially comprising informal ‘live’ recordings at The Haig jazz club in Los Angeles as well as more formal studio environments. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB333928 $16.99

JAZZ FAVORITES IN BRIEF

The Early Years 1945–50 / Oscar Peterson [2 CDs]

This 2-CD collection specifically addresses the early year of Oscar Peterson, and comprises studio recordings in trio, quartet and duo settings with a variety of line-ups, performing well-known Great American Songbook standards which were the staple repertoire of jazz improvisers in that era along with original compositions. (Acrobat)

2CD# MOB335625 $16.99

Live at Singer Concert Hall 1973 / Dizzy

Gillespie

The discovery of unpublished recordings such as the one of this 1973 Dizzy Gillespie concert in Laren give a fresh, dispassionate perspective on the music that the artist was producing in the 1970s. During these years, Gillespie would return to the framework of his usual small bands that were familiar yet experimental. (Fondamenta)

1CD# FON-1704028 $17.99

Just in Time – The Final Recordings / Buddy Rich

A previously unreleased treasure. This is the final ever recording of the legendary, influential drummer, whose impact across Rock, Funk and Soul, as well as Jazz, is unrivalled to this day. Recorded over 2 nights, 19th & 20th November 1986, at Ronnie Scott’s in London, England. (Gearbox)

1CD# MOB610050 $17.99

The Benny Goodman Small Bands Collection 1935–45 [3 CDs]

This 70-track 3-CD set brings together a significant proportion, but excluding vocal performances, of the titles Benny Goodman recorded in Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet and Septet environments the heyday of his swing orchestra. Features “Dinah,” “Tea for Two,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Stardust" and more. (Acrobat)

3CD# MOB910327 $19.99

Live in Scheveningen 1958 / Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers [2 CDs]

On November 29, 1958 the crème’ de la crème of the jazz world was on stage at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen, and that performance had fallen into oblivion until this recording. (Fondamenta)

2CD# FON-1804034 $24.99

Abbey Sings Billie / Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln’s distinctive vocal style, thought-provoking writing, and spirited personality secured her a place among the jazz luminaries. (Yellowbird)

1CD# YEB-9221 $14.99

This Bitter Earth / Veronica Swift

With Veronica Swift’s second Mack Avenue release This Bitter Earth, she flips the script by crafting an ingenious song cycle that tackles several modern issues head-on. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1177 $17.99

Live in Rotterdam 1957 / Thelonious Monk [2 CDs]

Opening and ending with the classics “Ruby, My Dear” and “Blue Monk”, Monk led for over 80 minutes the quartet and his accomplices, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley, and guests. (Fondamenta)

2CD# FON-170402 $24.99