HBD Fall Classics & Jazz Catalog

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Wagner: Preludes & Overtures / Jerzy Semkow; St. Louis SO

This sequence of Wagner’s preludes and ovetures ranges across his compositional output, from Rienzi, his first distinctive opera, to this last work, Parsifal from which we hear the Good Friday Music. This classic recording of Wagner’s preludes and overtures with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jerzy Semkow, the orchestra’s music director from 1975 to 1979. Digitally mastered in high definition from the original analogue tapes. (Vox Classics) 1CD# VOX-NX-3044CD $18.99

Butterfly Lovers & Paganini / Chloe Chua; Singapore SO

Rising star violinist Chloe Chua presents a recording combining Chen Gang and He Zhanhao’s Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto with Niccolò Paganini’s First Violin Concerto, performed together with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Rodolfo Barráez, and Mario Venzago. Chen and He deftly combine a Western classical idiom with elements from Chinese opera, such as grace notes and portamento effects, and the work has become one of the most famous and acclaimed pieces of Chinese classical music. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187230 $17.99

Carousel / John Wilson; Sinfonia of London [2 CDs]

Following the success of last year’s release of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London turn their attention to Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. As in the case of the previous release in the series, this world première recording of the complete score features every note of music played at the first Broadway performance, here in the full thirty-five-piece orchestration made by Don Walker for the original production. (Chandos) 2SACD# CHSA 5342(2) $43.99

Beyond the Years / Karen Slack; Michelle Cann

With an ever-increasing awareness of the excellence that defined her career, Florence Price is finally receiving the recognition that she deserves. Beyond the Years hones in on Price the composer of songs. This recording highlights Price’s affinity for themes of faith, nature, love, and loss. Performed by Karen Slack and Michelle Cann, these songs are receiving new life in the hands of two of the greatest artists of our generation. (Azica)

1CD# ACD-71370 $15.99

Christmas with the Bevan Family

Following their first successful album on Signum Records, the Bevan Family Consort presents a collection of Christmas Carols and compositions for Advent. The collection includes familiar works such as Darke’s setting of ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’, which is presented here in a new arrangement by Francis Bevan, as well as works newly transcribed for this album such as Palestrina’s ‘Missa sine nomine a5 Kyrie’ and Weelkes’ ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’. (Signum Classics)

1CD# SIGCD909 $20.99

Louis Lane Conducts The Cleveland Orchestra [14 CDs]

Between 1959 and 1972 – with the full Cleveland Orchestra, the somewhat smaller Cleveland Pops, and the chamber-sized Cleveland Sinfonietta – Louis Lane made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Columbia. They display the “exceptional breadth and impeccable taste” for which this gifted but perennially undervalued conductor was lauded in a tribute by the orchestra’s executive director. Sony Classical is pleased to present them now – many for the first time on CD – in a new 14-disc set. (Sony) 14CD# 19658833742 $59.98

Coates:

Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 / BBC Philharmonic

John Wilson’s fourth volume devoted to music by Eric Coates opens with “Music Everywhere,” a rousing march commissioned by Britain’s first independent TV and radio service, Rediffusion, for use as its signature tune. The concert waltz “Footlights” is a life-affirming evocation of the glamour of the inter-war West End, created just weeks before the start of the Second World War. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20292 $20.99

Turkish Flavours – 100 Years of Turkish Symphonic Music [2 CDs]

Howard Griffiths, who has a strong emotional and professional connection with Turkey, has recorded exemplary works that demonstrate the diverse classical music culture in Turkey. This recording features the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchestre Berlin. (Prospero Classical)

2CD# PROSP0093 $30.99

This Land / Lara Downes

This Land is a probing, nuanced reflection on the kaleidoscopic diversity of stories and journeys that have converged and collided throughout American history. Lara Downes celebrates the beauty of the American experiment while offering an unflinching acknowledgement of its flaws and failings, ultimately embracing the power of hope and humanity. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187200 $17.99

Lomeiko & Klinton / Dinara Klinton; Natalia Lomeiko

In their latest collaboration, violinist Natalia Lomeiko and pianist Dinara Klinton explore themes of resilience, mythology, and enchantment through the works of Clara Schumann, Karol Szymanowski, and Sergei Prokofiev. Clara Schumann’s “Three Romances” offer introspective reflections on personal journeys with themes of perseverance and emotional expression. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100313 $16.99

Music for Strings / Sinfonia of London

For this their fourth album of music for string orchestra, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London present a program of works by three composers from the Franco-Belgian school of string pedagogy, who were all themselves virtuosic string players. (Chandos) 1SACD# CHSA 5325 $23.99

Pierre Monteux Conducts Weber, Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky & Dvořák [2 CDs]

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce Pierre Monteux Live, a two-CD set comprised entirely of first releases including never-before-issued performances led by the renowned conductor. Among these is a legendary 50th Anniversary performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with the composer in attendance! (SOMM)

2CD# ARIADNE 5028-2 $29.99

Fucík: Dances & Marches

Braunstein: Abbey Road Concerto

Guy Braunstein’s lifelong passion for the music of the Beatles led him to compose this suite for violin and orchestra, which includes all the greatest hits of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. It is performed here with the Liège Royal Philharmonic. These works, like so many Beatles hits, were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London! (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA869 $20.99

Hartmann Rediscovered / Joshua Bell; Lviv National Philharmonic SO

This album brings the glowing, cinematic Violin and Cello Concertos of Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann, an important compositional voice in his own time, back into the limelight. Using an international all-star cast, the recording not only aims to re-establish de Hartmann’s oeuvre, but also to bring musicians together in times of war. (Pentatone) 1CD# PTC5187076 $17.99

Ibert, Jolivet & Rodrigo: Flute Concertos / Helsinki CO

The flute concertos by Jacques Ibert, André Jolivet, and Joaquín Rodrigo together embody a distinctive musical heritage written for the flute in the twentieth century, exploring the instrument’s limits. These works are now heard together for the first time on one album. Flautist Sami Junnonen is joined by the Helsinki Chamber Orchestra under the direction of conductor James S. Kahane. (Resonus) 1CD# RES10335 $16.99

One of the great ‘march kings’ of his time, Julius Fucik gained worldwide fame for his immortal Entry of the Gladiators, but after the composer’s death in 1916 many scores were lost. Painstaking editorial work has been carried out allowing us to hear the full range of Fucik’s works in these premiere recordings. (Marco Polo) 1CD# 8225381 $19.99

Releases

Franck; Strohl: Sonata for Cello & Piano

In this recording, Sandra Lied Haga and Katya Apekisheva present two French cello sonatas from the late 19th century. César Franck (1822–90) composed his Violin Sonata when he was 63 years old, and this Sonata was later arranged for cello. Franck’s younger colleague Rita Strohl (1865–1941) composed her “Great Dramatic” Cello Sonata in 1892. (Simax)

1CD# PSC1377 $20.99

Mozart: Flute Concertos / Ana de la Vega; English CO

Flautist Ana de la Vega made a sensation in 2018 with her debut recording of Mozart and Myslivecek flute concertos, now returning in an affordable stereo re-issue. With sensuous melodies and elegant virtuosity, Mozart’s Flute Concertos in G major (K. 313) and D major (K. 314) are the most cherished pieces composed for the instrument. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187239 $17.99

For a Younger Self / Charles Yang; American Youth Symphony

Academy Award-winning composer Kris Bowers and Grammy-winning violinist

Charles Yang present For A Younger Self, with the inspiring young musicians of the American Youth Symphony conducted by Carlos Izcaray. The collaboration is a heartfelt testament to resilience, self-discovery, and empowerment. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100322 $16.99

Show Me the Way / Will Liverman [2 CDs]

Grammy Award-winning, “velvet voiced” (NPR ) baritone Will Liverman presents a recital program honoring women in classical music, past and present, on Show Me The Way. Praised as “nothing short of extraordinary” (Opera News), Liverman has curated a moving and poignant recital celebrating American female composers. (Cedille)

2CD# CDR 226 $18.99

NEW TITLES IN BRIEF

Diaries / Tiffany Poon

John Boyden – A Celebration [2 CDs]

Performed by the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra. “John Boyden, a Celebration” pays homage to one of the British music industry’s most esteemed individuals, ensuring his legacy resonates with classical music enthusiasts. This is a testament to the profound impact of John’s contributions to the world of classical music.

(Divine Art)

2CD# DDX21244 $27.99

Scarlatti & Dvořák: Stabat Mater [2 CDs]

Simon-Pierre Bestion has chosen to mirror two Stabat Mater that are more than 150 years apart: “in these two works I can feel the same tonal language, the same expression of sorrow” says the founder of La Tempête… “I have decided to ‘augment’ Scarlatti’s orchestration and ‘diminish’ Dvořák’s, so they can meet on even ground. (Alpha)

2CD# ALPHA1054 $26.99

Orchestral Works / Sinfonia of London

The three composers whose works appear on this album are interconnected: Ravel was a mentor to Lennox Berkeley, and Berkeley to Pounds. Le Tombeau de Couperin marks Ravel’s movement towards neoclassicism, its forms and style a re-invention of ones from the French baroque. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5324 $23.99

Songs of Late Season – French Music for Bassoon & Harp / Ted Soluri

“I chose harp for this album since I have the pleasure of working with one of the finest harpists in the world every week, Emily Levin. The Andrés and Jolivet were absolute musts since they were written for the instruments and are both fantastic pieces. With the Jolivet involving a flute, I went right to my friend and colleague, David Buck, who was more than happy to join us.” – Ted Soluri (Azica)

1CD# ACD-71363 $15.99

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Tiffany Poon, “classical pianist of the new generation”, who makes her Pentatone debut with her album Diaries: Schumann. (Pentatone)

PTC5187128 $17.99

Venice / Anastasia Kobekina

Anastasia Kobekina’s first album on Sony Classical – Venice – showcases many facets of her artistry and her ultimate command of both baroque and modern instruments. (Sony)

19658828072 $11.98

Beach & Corigliano: Violin Sonatas

Violinist Usha Kapoor and pianist Edward Leung present an album of violin sonatas by American composers Amy Beach and John Corigliano. (Resonus)

RES10321 $18.99

Ravel, Schulhoff, Erkin / Klenke Quartett

On this new recording, the Klenke Quartett enter a unique and fascinating musical field with string quartets by Maurice Ravel, Erwin Schulhoff, and Ulvi Cemal Erkin. (Accentus)

ACC30607 $27.99

Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra / James Sinclair; Orchestra New England

Ives’ Sets for Chamber Orchestra are largely based on his songs, and display a panoply of style and technique. Set 9 includes “The Unanswered Question” in its original form, and this recording contains world premiere recordings of new realizations and editions, as well as being the first recording of the complete edition of the Sets. (Naxos)

Smetana Collection [8 CDs]

The most complete collection available of music by the father of Czech nationalism in music. Má Vlast, The Bartered Bride and the String Quartet ‘From My Life’: all written within a decade of each other, all so fundamental in their different genres in forming a Czech national identity in music that it can seem incredible they were the work of a single composer. (Brilliant Classics)

Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, ‘Vespers’

The Clarion Choir and its Artistic Leader Steven Fox make their Pentatone debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Russian repertoire. The All-Night Vigil is a nocturnal hymn that gradually moves towards daybreak, symbolizing the Resurrection of Christ. (Pentatone)

PTC5187019 $17.99

Schubert, Loewe: Mythos / Konstantin Krimmel, Ammiel Bushakevitz

Passion, solitude, nostalgia, the pain of the world, flight, death — these are the typical themes of Romanticism. Konstantin Krimmel had already explored the extreme emotions that characterize this era of extreme emotion in Saga, his first recital album; he now plunges even deeper into this cosmos with collaborative pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1088 $20.99

Hollywood Soundstage / Sinfonia of London; John Wilson

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

1CD# CHSA 5294 $23.99

Beethoven: The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos [3 CDs]

Great Performances, Great Sound and World-Renowned Artists! Reference Recordings is proud to present The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos played by Grammy-winning Garrick Ohlsson, performing with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. (Reference)

3CD# FR-751SACD $37.99

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies / Leonard Slatkin; Detroit SO [3 CDs]

Sergey Rachmaninov considered his Third Symphony to be one of his finest works, alongside the exquisitely abd virtuosic Symphonic Dances. The enduring attraction of these symphonies is enhanced by the ‘impressive, highly desirable interpretations’ (Gramophone) in this acclaimed edition conducted by Leonard Slatkin. (Naxos)

3CD# 8503278 $35.99 $28.79

Shostakovich / Rachmaninoff: Sonatas for Cello & Piano

Navona Records presents Shostakovich/Rachmaninoff: Sonaas for Cello & Piano, an album that highlights the musical expression and virtuosity of these renowned works. Acclaimed award-winning soloist Carmine Miranda and Nashville Symphony pianist Robert Marler deliver the highest quality performances of these works. (Navona) 1CD# NV6475 $16.99

Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Notturno, Rondo brillant [2 CDs]

Delius, Elgar: Music for Strings / Sinfonia of London

This new double-album by pianist Lars Vogt, violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff includes some of Franz Schubert’s greatest works of chamber music, including the Arpeggione Sonata in a breathtaking interpretation. Pianist Lars Vogt tragically passed away on September 5, 2022 due to a serious illness before this album of Schubert’s chamber music was released. (Ondine) 2CD# ODE 1394-2D $26.99

This keenly anticipated album from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson features two of the greatest British works for string orchestra: Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, and Sir Edward Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro. (Chandos)

1CD# CHSA 5291 $23.99

Favorites

Byrd: Sacred Works [2 CDs]

Marking the quadricentenary of Byrd’s death in 2023, the Men & Boys Choir of Saint Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York, recreates the Catholic Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi as Byrd might have experienced it in the late 16th century. This new recording includes various Latin motets written by Byrd for the feast, along with the remarkable Mass setting in four parts. (Signum Classics)

2CD# SIGCD776 $32.99

Classical Tranquillity / Manchester Camerata

John Rutter writes: “Music has an extraordinary power to evoke tranquillity – as is revealed in the eleven pieces I have chosen to make up this collection. Ten of them happen to be among my personal favourites, plus the treasure trove of anonymous folk music, and I have added an orchestral version of my choral setting of a text formerly believed to be by St Francis of Assisi.” (Collegium)

1CD# CSCDS 402 $10.99

Gershwin: Piano Concerto, Second Rhapsody, & Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin’s epochal Rhapsody in Blue is heard here alongside his Concerto in F, one of the most popular American works in the genre, Second Rhapsody and Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’. These classic Vox recordings date from 1974, with the piano material last released on a Vox Box in 1990. (Vox Classics)

1CD# VOX-NX-3018CD $18.99

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

Louis Couperin (1626–1661) has long been a fabled name among French keyboard composers. Among his works, the unmeasured Preludes stand out as a kind of controlled improvisation in which Couperin gives us 16 examples of a genre that began life in the hands of the lutenists and now finds itself at the very peak of 17th century French harpsichord music. (Brilliant Classics)

5CD# BRI96238 $22.99

TITLES IN BRIEF

Edward Power Biggs Plays Historic Organs of Europe [6 CDs]

The legendary English organist E. Power Biggs became a household name when his Sunday morning CBS broadcasts introduced radio listeners all over North America to the sound of historic pipe organs and the classical organ repertoire from every period. This 6-CD reissue compilation includes his “Historic Organs of Europe Series” from the 1960s. (Sony)

6CD# 19658826772 $47.98

Rodgers & Hammerstein: Oklahoma! [2 CDs]

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 (no cuts) and in the original orchestrations for twenty-nine-piece orchestra made by Robert Russell Bennett for the original production. (Chandos)

2CD# CHSA 5322(2) $47.99

Schubert: Waltzes & Écossaises / Didier Castell-Jacomin

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. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574165 $19.99 $15.99

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 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 that has only been rediscovered in 2008. (Ricercar)

16CD# RIC459 $44.99

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. (Reference)

1CD# FR-752SACD $21.99

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. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187029 $17.99

Mass in 40 Parts / I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini’s re-discovery and recording of Striggio’s long-lost Mass in 40/60 Parts was ground-breaking when it was released in 2011. Eight further works by Striggio are also included. (Coro)

1CD# COR16199 $21.99

Gershwin: Orchestral Works

These Vox recordings from 1974 capture Leonard Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in classic performances of Gershwin’s most popular orchestral works. (Vox Records)

1CD# VOX-NX-3019CD $18.99

Sacred Works – Günter Wand [4 CDs]

Selected sacred works under the direction of Günter Wand. Wand’s music-making moved those who heard it with its impeccable balance of perfection coupled with faithfulness to the original, emotional fulfilment, intellectual control, utmost sensitivity, and spiritual penetration. (Haenssler Classic) 4CD# HC24031 $32.99

Julliard String Quartet Plays Arnold Shoenberg – Quartet Recordings [7 CDs]

Sony Classical is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Arnold Schoenberg’s birth with the reissue of recordings from CBS/American Columbia. The company was a pioneer in documenting Schoenberg’s achievements and already demonstrated that commitment during his lifetime (he died in 1952). (Sony) 7CD# 19658827202 $47.98

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1–10 / Minnesota Orchestra [11 CDs]

Each of Gustav Mahler’s ten symphonies is a sprawling epic, full of emotional turmoil. According to the composer, the symphony ‘must be like the world. It must embrace everything’. The music covers a wide range of genres and emotions, often contradictory, which follow one another at a frantic pace, and it is precisely these extremes that form the building blocks of his symphonic universe. (BIS) 11CD#

Violin 2009 & 2012 / Andrey Baranov; Lorenzo Gatto [4 CDs]

The Queen Elisabeth Competition 2024 gives us the opportunity of diving back into the performances of 4 prize-winning laureates of the 2009 and 2012 sessions devoted to the violin. Ray Chen starts off this box set with the concerto of Tchaikovsky with which he made such an impression in 2009, and also winning the audience’s Canvas-Klaraprijs. (QEC)

4CD# QECDUO24 $39.99

Hèctor Parra: Les Bienveillantes [3 CDs]

Commissioned by Opera Ballet Vlaanderen at the suggestion of director Calixto Bieito, Les Bienveillantes is based on Jonathan Littell’s novel, a harsh and monumental work in terms of its length, subject, scope, and depth told in the first person by Maximilian Aue, a former SS officer. Together with Händl Klaus, who wrote the libretto, Hèctor Parra has achieved a musical, intellectual, and human tour de force. (B Records)

3CD# LBM062 $39.99

Mozart: Don Giovanni [3 CDs] / Vienna Philharmonic [3 CDs]

This is a physical-only re-issue of a former Orfeo bestseller. In this recording from 1970, the top-class cast of singers also remained similar, with only two roles being recast. From today’s perspective, the live recording from 1970 presents a Don Giovanni which takes its place among the legendary performances of the Salzburg Festival. (Orfeo)

3CD# ORF-C230113 $37.99

Boulez Conducts Schoenberg –The Columbia & Sony Recordings [13 CDs]

Arguably no recordings have done more to further the cause of Arnold Schoenberg’s orchestral and vocal works than those of Pierre Boulez, while none have done more to promote his chamber music than those by the Juilliard Quartet. Sony Classical now presents all of Boulez’s Schoenberg for CBS/Columbia in a 13-CD box, and all of the Juilliard’s in a 7-disc set. (Sony)

13CD# 19658831502

$55.98

Weinberg: Der Idiot (Russian language) [3 CDs]

This live recording from the Mannheim National Theatre in 2014 documents the production with which Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s ‘Idiot’ had received its world premiere one year previously in Mannheim, unanimously celebrated by audiences and critics alike. The renowned specialists’ journal Die Opernwelt named the production ‘World premiere of the year’. (Pan Classics) 3CD# PC10460 $23.99

70 – A Life in Music / The Sixteen; Handel & Haydn Society [3 CDs]

Featuring 39 tracks hand-picked by the conductor, the works on this collection document Harry Christophers’ life in music—from his early years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral, through his time at Magdalen College, Oxford, and subsequent founding of The Sixteen, to more recent years as Artistic Director of America’s renowned Handel and Haydn Society. (Coro) 3CD# COR16206 $32.99

Bartok: Complete Works for Piano Solo / Andreas Bach [9 CDs]

“The complete recording of Bartók’s works for piano gave me the chance to experience this music even more intensively than before and to gain a better understanding of Bartók’s artistic journey, to recognize the young Bartók in the late composer and the late Bartók in the young man.” – Andreas Bach (Haenssler Classic)

9CD# HC24001 $64.99

Sets

Queen Elisabeth Competition: Violin 2024 [4 CDs]

4-CD box set of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition. The laureates of this year are heard in their performances of the Mozart Concertos with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie conducted by Vahan Mardirossian, as well as the major concertos from the repertoire from the finals with the Belgian National Orchestra under the baton of Antony Hermus. (QEC)

4CD# QEC2024 $42.99

Italian Cello Sonatas / Various Artists [6 CDs]

The origins of the cello as a solo instrument, and of the kind of solo repertoire compiled in the present set, lie in the gradual emancipation of the cello from its function as a primarily supportive, accompanying bass. This process began in the second half of the 17th century, firstly in Naples, and then farther afield across the Italian provinces and principalities.

(Brilliant Classics)

6CD# BRI97278 $39.99

Mozart, Bach & Beethoven: Violin Concertos [4 CDs]

Frank Peter Zimmermann is widely regarded as one of the foremost violinists of his generation. He has performed with all major orchestras worldwide, including the Berliner Philharmonike. Zimmermann plays the 1711 Antonius Stradivari violin “Lady Inchiquin,” which is kindly provided by the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.

(Haenssler Classic)

4CD# HC24002 $32.99

Nielsen: The Symphonies [4 CDs]

The Royal Danish Orchestra’s performing history stretches back to 1448, making it the oldest orchestra in the world, with Carl Nielsen counted amongst its distinguished former members. His 16 years of experience as one of the orchestra’s second violinists helped shape him as a composer, and it was this ensemble that introduced his symphonies to the world. (Naxos)

4CD# 8574650-53 $69.99 $55.99

BOX SETS IN BRIEF

Wagner: Siegfried – Bayreuther Festspiele 1955 [3 CDs]

Wieland Wagner’s Siegfried live in Bayreuth (1955) Mödl is present from the very first note, and, just for a moment, Wagner’s idea of the union of man and woman into the perfect human being seems to have become reality. Brünnhilde’s visions of fear are then of oppressive intensity, before she unconditionally relinquishes her divinity. (Profil)

3CD# PH23003 $24.99

Martucci Collection [10 CDs]

An Italian Brahms is an unlikely idea, but it encapsulates a superficial acquaintance with the music of Giuseppe Martucci (1856–1909). Any listener curious to take a deeper dive into the richly Romantic melodies and impassioned large-scale structures of Martucci will find no better place to start than this survey of his major works in every instrumental genre.

(Brilliant Classics)

10CD# BRI96920 $51.99

The Complete RCA Album Collection / Cleveland Quartet [23 CDs]

Immediately upon their debut at the 1969 Marlboro Festival, four brilliant young American musicians calling themselves the Cleveland Quartet were hailed as a chamber ensemble of exceptional quality. Over the next quarter century, they performed on every continent, including nearly 30 complete Beethoven cycles in the US and Europe. (Sony)

23CD# 19439998052 $63.98

Bach: A Guitar Collection [6 CDs]

Baroque Piano Collection / Various Artists [12 CDs]

This rich set of music by J.S. Bach (or connected to him by attribution or publication) and transcribed for the guitar provides a stunning example of the versatility of the composer’s music, the unquestionable genius of which renders it universally successful on any instrument with polyphonic capabilities. (Haenssler)

6CD# BRI97289 $29.99

Masterpieces of Baroque piano literature, in critically acclaimed recordings by pianists with a fine sensibility for the 18th century. (Brilliant Classics)

12CD# BRI97483 $52.99

Georges Prêtre – The SWR Recordings [8 CDs]

On the occasion of conductor Georges Prêtre’s 100th birthday, SWR Music presents this 8-CD box-set containing a wonderful collection of representative orchestral works by eleven composers. (SWR Classic)

8CD# SWR19155CD $55.99

Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet [12 CDs]

The vast majority of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet’s recordings; 8 out of 12 CDs; are presented in this collection for the first time in digital format mastered from the original analogue master tapes. (Sony)

12CD# 19658813262 $59.98

Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50 (Live) [3 CDs]

This is a re-issue of one of the bestsellers of Orfeo’s catalogue. It contains the Austrian premiere of the Britten opera, in the rarely performed original version in four acts. (Orfeo)

3CD# ORF-C230133 $48.99

Box Sets

Mozart: Complete Divertimenti / Amati Chamber Ensemble [9 CDs]

This new collection brings together historically informed Mozart recordings made by Brilliant Classics together with digital-era versions of rarer repertoire, initially issued by Berlin Classics and Capriccio, featuring stylish German ensembles with a natural feeling for the Mozart idiom. (Brilliant Classics)

9CD# BRI97308 $44.99

Kabelác: Complete Chamber Music [3 CDs]

Miloslav Kabelác (1908–1979) is a Surprised-by-Beauty composer of the first water whose eight symphonies and grand orchestral Passacaglia Mystery of Time absolutely merit being brought nearer to the repertoire after having spent decades out in the cold. Anyone who has explored these will unlikely be able to resist this offering of the collected chamber music on this 3 CD-Set. (Cappricio)

3CD# C5522 $29.99

Bax: Complete Symphonies, Orchestral Works / Royal Scottish NO [7 CDs]

Sir Arnold Bax wrote his seven symphonies between 1921 and 1939, embracing a prolific period that drew inspiration from a variety of sources. From the dramatic impact of the Second Symphony through to the seascapes of the Fourth and hints of Sibelius in the later works, Bax’s powerful symphonic world is one of stormy vigor contrasting with the most intense lyrical expressiveness and serenity. (Naxos)

7CD# 8507014 $54.99 $43.99

In Memoriam Françoise Groben [6 CDs]

Vol. 2 of the portrait of the exceptional cellist who died far too young. Françoise Groben’s fascinating dedication to music, her large number of international concerts and her encounters with the most prominent artists of her time –that is what this collection shows par excellence. (Haenssler)

6CD# HC23015

Nordic Symphonies / Various Artists [10 CDs]

$32.99

This generous 10-CD set presents a comprehensive collection of symphonies written by Nordic composers: Sibelius (1865–1957), Grieg (1843–1907), Stenhammar (1871–1927), Alfvén (1872–1960), Nielsen (1865–193)and Svendsen (1840–1911). (Brilliant Classics)

10CD# BRI96936

$42.99

The Complete String Quartets [6 CDs]

With their recording of Dmitri Shostakovich’s complete string quartets, the Quatuor Danel has crafted an impressive opus that delves into the composer’s life with deep musical understanding. These new live recordings, stemming from their 2022 residency at the Mendelssohn Hall of the Gewandhaus Leipzig, capture the full spectrum of emotions embedded in Shostakovich’s quartet cycle. (Accentus)

6CD# ACC80585 $92.99

Rachmaninoff: Edition [3 CDs]

The music of Rachmaninoff is of “enormous significance” to Kirill Petrenko. In it, he finds his “musical home”. His third edition together with the Berliner Philharmoniker is dedicated to the Russian composer, and presents four key works: the Second Symphony, the Piano Concerto No. 2 and The Isle of the Dead – and the Symphonic Dances, which the composer wrote shortly before his death. (Berlin Phil)

3CD# BPHR230461 $74.99

Mozart: Chamber Music [8 CDs]

Sigiswald Kuijken, one of the most important pioneers of the early music scene, celebrated his 80th birthday in February 2024. To mark his anniversary, the Accent label is now bringing together all of Sigiswald Kuijken’s Mozart chamber music recordings in an 8-CD box set. The recordings date from 1982 to 2021 and include Mozart’s complete violin sonatas. (Accent)

8CD# ACC 24401 $42.99

Faure: Complete Music for Solo Piano / Lucas Debargue [4 CDs]

Monteverdi: Tutti I Madrigali [11 CDs]

For his latest release, pianist Lucas Debargue turns to one of the unsung treasuries of the piano repertoire — the works of Gabriel Fauré. Throughout each recording, he retraced Fauré’s musical path, from his earliest works to his final compositions. (Sony)

4CD# 19658849882 $39.98

This recording of the whole Monteverdi opus, with the addition of two hitherto unpublished books, complete a monumental work, already widely and unanimously praised, and also crown a cycle which began at the Barcelona Liceu in 2021. (Naive)

11CD# OP7547 $42.99

Shostakovich:

Chamber Music

Boccherini: Chamber Works for Flute / Sally Walker

Late 18th century Italian composer Luigi Boccherini produced a vast catalogue of compositions, several of which were chamber works featuring the flute. Australian flautist Sally Walker has taken a deep dive into the provenance of Boccherini’s works for her instrument to produce a 90-minute, 2-for-the-priceof-one volume of music that is infinitely elegant, virtuosic and beautifully refined. (Avie)

1CD# AV2698 $19.99 $15.99

Thomas Pitfield: String Chamber Music / Pleyel Ensemble

This is a remarkable collection of 5 compositions for strings by Thomas Pitfield, performed with thoughtful skill by members of the Pleyel Ensemble. These albums serve to shed light on Thomas Pitfield’s considerable contribution to British music. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA21137 $17.99

Zelenka: Trio Sonatas ZWV 181 [2 CDs]

The six trio sonatas recorded on this CD represent the largest collection of Zelenka’s chamber music for a single ensemble. Despite their high quality, they were forgotten for centuries and only rediscovered a few decades ago. Our fascination with this rich and profound music has driven us to delve deeper into the special tonal language, evocative complexity, and audacious invention of Zelenka’s compositions on this CD. (Alpha)

2CD# CC 72977 $19.99

Impressions parisiennes / Quatuor Van Kuijk

Having recorded the ‘great’ French quartets of Debussy and Ravel, the Van Kuijk Quartet now takes another path and explores treasures by Fauré, Debussy, Satie, Ravel and Poulenc that were originally composed for piano or voice. The mark of the string quartet is secretly apparent in this program, which includes Debussy’s Petite Suite pour piano à quatre mains. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1067 $20.99

CHAMBER TITLES IN BRIEF

The Privileged Oboe

The last piece on this recording, Mozart’s Adagio K. 580a in a version for cor anglais and strings, exists only as a fragment and shares thematic material with K. 618, Ave Verum Corpus, which was written in 1791, six months before Mozart’s death, and which is thought to anticipate elements of the Requiem. (ARS Produktion)

1CD# ARS38596 $20.99

Reicha: Chamber Music / Albert Schweitzer Ensemble [2 CDs]

A full ten months older than Ludwig van Beethoven and a friend since their years together in Bonn, the Bohemian Antonín Reicha is to a certain extent a complementary addition to the revolutionary achievements of the “Titan”. You can hear at every turn that he also had a pronounced tendency towards experimentation. (CPO)

2CD# 555397-2 $36.99

Manifesto on Love / Barbican Quartet

As 1st prize winner of the 2022 ARD Music Competition, the Barbican Quartet is one of the most sought-after young string quartet formations. The internationally composed ensemble is now releasing its debut album on Genuin: “Manifesto on Love”, with works by Leoš Janácek and Robert Schumann. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 24878 $20.99

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete String Quartets

The award-winning Quartetto Adorno present Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s complete works for string quartet. He began composing chamber music during the 1920s, and these works date from 1929, 1948 and 1964 respectively. Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 are world premiere recordings. This is a major addition to the comprehensive catalogue of Castelnuovo-Tedesco albums on Naxos. (Naxos) 1CD# 8574580 $19.99 $15.99

Patrick Stoyanovich: Rue Paradis

This unique album of chamber music by Patrick Stoyanovich features performances by the composer ’s daughter, the violinist, Sophia Stoyanovich. (Bridge) 1CD# BCD9593 $18.99

Price & Sowerby: Music for String Quartet

Naxos’s exploration of the works of Florence Price continues with this album of music for string quartet. Sowerby’s String Quartet in G minor is a world premiere recording. (Naxos)

8559941 $19.99 $15.99

Ferdinand Thieriot: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 / Hamburg Chamber Players

Musicologist Wilhelm Altmann wrote that ‘Ferdinand Thieriot’s chamber music is without exception noble and pure. He writes with perfect command of form and expression’. (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0101 $20.99

Mystic Encounters / Ektoras Tartanis

Programme music as chamber music? There is an obvious common denominator between Greek mythology and Paul Celan’s poetry: mysticism. (Tyxart)

1CD# TXA24190 $20.99

Hidden Flame / Yoshika Masuda; Hyejin Kim

Japanese-American cellist Yoshika (“Yoshi”) Masuda makes his recording debut with Hidden Flame, an album containing music by Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Rita Strohl, Nadia Boulanger, Maria Theresia von Paradis, and a world-premiere by Reena Esmail. The works on Hidden Flame span over two centuries. (Avie)

The Irish Seasons / Lynda O’Connor

As responses to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons go, the world-premiere of The Irish Four Seasons by Ailbhe McDonagh instantly ranks amongst the most evocative and ear-catching. Presented alongside the “Red Priest’s” monumental opus, McDonagh’s The Irish Four Seasons resonates with a shrewd synthesis of Baroque style and Irish culture. (Avie)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios Nos. / Croise; Baranov; Panfilov

Versatile cellist Christoph Croise indulges in his passion for romantic Russian repertoire, coming together with close collaborators violinist Andrey Baranov and pianist Alexander Panfilov for a recording of works by a young Rachmaninoff. All of the works on this album were written before 1917, the year that the composer left Russia in the wake of the Revolution, and eventually emigrated to the United States. (Avie)

1CD# AV2691 $17.99 $14.39

Sea of Stars / Lauren Scott

Harpist Lauren Scott’s debut album, Beyond the Horizon, was a breakout sensation. Her scintillating follow-up, Sea of Stars, promises to follow in its footsteps. Sea of Stars casts Lauren’s own compositions and arrangements alongside original works by Grace Evangeline Mason and Monika Stadler. (Avie)

1CD# AV2675 $19.99 $15.99

Ija Mia / East of the River

The spirited New York City-based ensemble East of the River debuts on AVIE with Ija Mia: Music of the Sephardic Diaspora. Spanning a vast range of Sephardic folk and traditional musics – stories and dances, prayers and anthems – Ija Mia is by turns haunting, soulful, and exuberant. (Avie)

1CD# AV2665 $19.99 $15.99

Schubert. Vasks: In Evening Light / Sebastian Bohren

Sebastian Bohren’s world-premiere recording of “In Evening Light”, the second violin concerto by Peteris Vasks, comes 25 years after the celebrated Latvian composer’s first, “Distant Light”, one of the most successful, oft-performed and recorded concertos by a living composer. (Avie)

1CD# AV2662 $19.99 $15.99

Beyond The Wall / Akmi Duo

Biber: Mystery Sonatas / Apollo’s Fire [2 CDs]

The Mystery Sonatas by Austrian composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, believed to have been penned in the 1670s, remain unsurpassed for their virtuosity and extended use of scordatura, a unique tuning system that underscores different aural colours and timbres of the violin. Singaporean violinist Alan Choo, headlines a dynamic and descriptive recording of the Mystery Sonatas. (Avie)

2CD# AV2656 $26.99 $21.59

Ravel: V1: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1 / Vincent Larderet

French pianist Vincent Larderet inaugurates a definitive, four-volume series of the composer’s complete works for solo piano, signifying Vincent’s fulfilment of a decades-long devotion his compatriot. This first-ever Urtext compilation of Ravel’s complete works for solo piano is a landmark collection that embraces numerous world-premiere renditions. (Avie)

1CD# AV2623 $19.99 $15.99

1883 / Chirstoph Croise; Oxana Shevchenko 1883 was a fruitful year for cello composition as Christoph Croise’s new recording reveals. That year marked Edvard Grieg’s return to composition after a period of conducting the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Sonata in A minor, his only work for cello and piano. (Avie)

1CD# AV2632 $19.99 $15.99

The award-winning AKMI Duo debut on AVIE with Beyond the Wall, an album of contrasting 20th century sonatas linked by history and geography. Edison Denisov’s Soviet serialism, tinged with forbidden jazz influences, took a cue from the American modernism of William Albright. (Avie)

1CD# AV2641 $19.99 $15.99

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Soul of Brazil / Delgani String Quartet

Hailed as Oregon’s “finest chamber ensemble” (ArtsWatch) the Delgani String Quartet’s first AVIE appearance was on Icarus, an album of chamber works by award-winning composer Elena Ruehr. A leading musical light of the Pacific Northwest, the Delganis devote their new release to music from south of the border. (Avie)

1CD# AV2620 $19.99 $15.99

Handel: Israel in Egypt / Apollo’s Fire

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Nickel: The Gospel According to Mark [7 CDs]

Apollo’s Fire adds to their distinguished AVIE discography that includes Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Messiah, with her own adaptation of the composer’s oratorio Israel in Egypt. This colourful orchestral showcase takes the listener on a biblical journey from the Israelites lamentations on the death of Joseph to Moses’ miraculous parting of the Red Sea. (Avie)

1CD# AV2629 $19.99 $15.99

Violin’s Life, Vol. 3

Frank Almond’s life is intertwined with that of his violin, the “Lipinski” Strad, an exceptional instrument named for the famed 19th-century Polish violinist Karol Lipinski and first owned by legendary 18th-century Italian composer-violinist Giuseppe Tartini, represented on A Violin’s Life, Volume 3 by his Sonata Prima in D, Op. 2, a trio sonata in all but name. (Avie)

1CD# AV2612 $19.99 $15.99

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

Legends of the period-performance community Sarah Cunningham and Richard Egarr need little introduction. They join forces for their AVIE

Records debut recording of J.S. Bach’s celebrated Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord together with Cunningham’s dazzling Organ Trio Sonata and Flute Partita arrangements to conclude the program. (Avie)

1CD# AV2491 $19.99 $15.99

AVIE IN BRIEF

Multi-award-winning Canadian composer Christopher Tyler Nickel has created a truly unique magnum opus: The Gospel According to Mark, a seven-hour oratorio setting the disciple’s text from the King James bible in its entirety. (Avie)

7CD# AV2562 $64.99 $51.99

Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms: Variations / Sarah Beth Briggs

Beethoven wrote in his diary that he wanted “to show the British what a treasure they have in God Save the King”, a reference to his set of variations on the national anthem, composed in 1803. Sarah Beth Briggs recorded the virtuoso set precisely one month before the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, and the recording heralds the coronation of King Charles III in May 2023. (Avie)

1CD# AV2569 $19.99 $15.99

Forgotten Voices – A Song Cycle for Voices and Strings

Forgotten Voices is a song cycle commissioned by Music Kitchen – Food for the Soul, with support from Carnegie Hall, comprising works by 15 of today’s foremost composers featuring evocative and poignant texts by homeless shelter clients that have provided a profound source of inspiration and reverence. (Avie)

1CD# AV2582 $19.99 $15.99

Mysterium / Anne Akiko Meyers; Los Angeles Master Chorale

Bach: St. John Passion / Cantata Collective [2 CDs]

Superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers’ imagination and ingenuity knows no bounds. 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. Anne rounds out this 4-track EP with three other arrangements for violin and chorus of ever-popular works by J.S. Bach. (Avie)

1CD# AV2601 $9.99 $7.99

Cantata Collective, an ensemble of San Francisco early music luminaries inaugurates a major series of J. S. Bach’s choral works with a live recording of the composer’s St. John Passion. (Avie)

AV2605 $29.99 $23.99

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Apollo’s Fire

Baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire presents their first recording of the perennial audience favourite, Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, featuring the phenomenal Spanish-born fiddler Francisco Fullana. (Avie)

AV2485 $19.99 $15.99

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. (Avie) 1CD# AV2635 $19.99 $15.99

Croise: Voyage Exotique / Christoph Croise

Christoph Croise channels his prowess as a cellist into compositional ingenuity on the first album devoted entirely to his own works. (Avie)

AV2598 $19.99 $15.99

Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 2

“This completes Blue Heron’s twodisc set of Ockeghem’s complete songs, coming just four years after the parallel collection from Cut Circle. To say that Ockeghem composed some of the loveliest songs of the 15th century seems almost a cliché. But Scott Metcalfe and his musicians confirm that in spades. Just listen to Ma bouche rit or Presque transi to convince yourself.” – Gramophone (Blue Heron)

1CD# BHCD1013

Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations / Michael Stern; KCSO

Rachel Baptist: Ireland’s Black Syren

$21.99

“Filled with extremes of emotion, clocking in at more than 100 minutes, and scored for an enormous orchestra, alto soloist, women’s chorus, and boys’ choir, Mahler’s Third Symphony is an epic force of musical nature. Indeed nature, particularly humanity’s place within it and Mahler’s own connection to it, was the symphony’s initial source of inspiration.” – WRTI (Reference)

1CD# RR-152 $18.99

Ernesto Lecuona: Piano Music

Piano music of another celebrated composer and virtuoso pianist of Hispanic ancestry, Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963), is taken up here by Belgian pianist Solot. Admired by George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel, the Cuban wrote music of romantic passion and virtuosity, celebrating native dance forms as well as the decadence of old Vienna.

– WRTI (Fuga Libera)

1CD# FUG829

Zemlinsky: Eine florentinische Tragodie

$20.99

“Marc Albrecht, the conductor on this recording from the Dutch National Opera, is a devotee of Zemlinsky’s period, and makes the most of his task here. Several other strong takes on the work have emphasized Romantic sweep.” – New York Times (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5186739 $17.99

The Lost Generation / The Orchestra Now

“Featured in the recent Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, The Orchestra Now is a New York-based graduate-level training orchestra of young musicians from around the globe. Their fascinating new recording illuminates works by three 20th-century German-speaking composers whose music was suppressed by the Nazis. A trio of welcome discoveries awaits the curious listener.” – WRTI (AVIE)

1CD# AV2684 $19.99 $15.99

“Soprano Rachel Baptist sang regularly in Dublin, London, Liverpool and other cities during the 18th century. Featuring acclaimed soprano Rachel Redmond, also of African ancestry, this album recreates a “Grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick” that took place in Dublin in 1752 as a benefit for Baptist and includes several premiere recordings.” – WRTI (LINN)

1CD# CKD740 $20.99

Bach: Transcriptions / Julian Martin; Olivier Fortin

“Bach’s music for the type of flute we now call the recorder lamentably eschews the sonata genre. Seeking to redress this situation through the art of transcription are two long-standing musical partners: recorder-player Julien Martin and harpsichordist Olivier Fortin. In so doing, they present a selection including sonatas for transverse flute, violin and organ.” – BBC Music (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA939 $20.99

Wonderland / The King’s Singers

“The six Nonsense Madrigals are the centerpiece, divided up and interspersed with other works. They are full of unexpected twists, often quite funny, but also technically difficult, and they are at their best when sung by really top-notch vocalists like those of the durable King’s Singers.” – AllMusicGuide (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD739 $15.99

Profesion / Sean Shibe

“There are certainly contemporary guitarists who can match Sean Shibe for technical facility, but very few can match him for an ability to entrance an audience with a single stroke or strum. He has recorded Spanish music in the past in strikingly unusual ways, but this is his first album of South American works. It is splendid.” – AllMusicGuide (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187054 $17.99

Chopin Edition [17 CDs]

“This Edition, based on the previously released Edition of 2015, contains some marked changes: the Etudes are played by Zlata Chochieva, a recording for which she received a Gramophone Editor’s Choice. The works for piano and orchestra are brand new and played by the brilliant Ekaterina Litvintseva.” – Gramophone (Brilliant Classics)

17CD# BRI96906 $64.99

Choice

Richard Lambert: Music for Brass & Organ

“The two works for brass ensemble make the strongest impression. The Partita for brass quintet is ‘a divertimento-like compilation of earlier material for alternatively scored forces, recomposed idiomatically for standard quintet formation’. Two reworkings of choral pieces appeared on the earlier Toccata disc. The performances are first rate.” – MusicWeb (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0718

Paysage / Veronique Gens

Parry: Scenes from Prometheus Unbound

$20.99

“While a release comprising twentytwo songs might sound like a lot, those on Paysage are for the most part miniatures of two to three minutes duration. No time is wasted as composers rapidly set the scene, be it in the countryside or the city and in France, Brittany, or Persia, and establish the song’s emotional temperature with dispatch.” – Textura (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1030

$20.99

Bertin: Fausto [2 CDs]

“The period-instrument orchestra plays magnificently, and Christophe Rousset (better known for his Baroque recordings) is attuned at every moment to shifts in the drama. He allows the brass to snarl a bit and the cymbals to sizzle. This is, orchestrally, one of the most colorful recordings I’ve heard recently, and always to some dramatic purpose.”

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The Arts Fuse (Bru Zane)

2CD# BZ1054

$42.99

Echoes / Katharina Konradi; Catriona Morison; Ammiel Bushakevitz

“This dual song recital by Katharina Konradi and Catriona Morison is something to cherish. One must look decades back to the 1992 ‘Duets’ by Elisabeth Söderström and Kerstin Meyer to find an album so charming...” – Gramophone (Cavi Music)

1CD# AVI 8553547 $17.99

Smetana: Ma Vlast / Czech PO

“Few works enjoy a more distinguished discography than Má Vlast, the crowning glory of Smetana’s orchestral output. Semyon Bychkov began immersing himself in Má Vlast not long after being appointed as the orchestra’s music director in 2018, but has waited until now to record the cycle of six tone poems, with the release timed for Smetana’s bicentenary.”

–

BBC Music (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187203 $17.99

“This a superb interpretation of Parry’s first major choral work on Shelley’s radical poem. References to Wagner and Brahms belie Parry’s own radicalism and an Englishness. The performers bring enthusiasm and telling insights to Parry’s colourful score and remind us that this work merits its accolades as one of the first significant scores of modern British music.” – Gramophone (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5317 $23.99

So Romantique! / Cyrille Dubois

“In this seductive anthology of arias on the Alpha Classics label, with Pierre Dumoussaud conducting the Orchestre National de Lille, Dubois gives us a few famous French-tenor showpieces—most familiarly, “Ah! mes amis,” from Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment,” with its battery of high C’s.” – The New Yorker (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA924 $20.99

Elysian / Jonathan Ostlund [2 CDs]

“We always like Östlund’s work but this one is really good, ranging from other-worldly ethereal sounds to more traditional chamber orchestral sections and lovely instrumentals. It’s almost true to say no two tracks are the same. Music is often used to take the listener to a different place, and Östlund does this better than most.” – Congleton Chronicle (Divine Art) 2CD# DDX21242 $27.99

Tailleferre: Her Piano Works, Revived, Vol. 1 / Nicolas Horvath

“Some of the tracks contain pieces which are either harmonic exercises, while others are fairly straightforward transcriptions. A fine disc which displays the enormous breadth of Tailleferre’s achievement, and celebrates her outstanding musical gifts. I look forward to the next volume in this exciting series.” – MusicWeb (Grand Piano) 1CD# GP891 $19.99

Folk Songs / Magdalena Kozena

“Magdalena Kožená’s recorded catalogue includes several albums exploring the intersection of folk and classical music. That exploration continues here, with music by Bartók, Berio, Ravel, and Montsalvatge. Kožená’s voices retains most of its youthful luster, a slender yet warm coloring.” – The Classic Review (Pentatone) 1CD# PTC5187075 $17.99

Diary of the Bee: Chamber Works by Helen Leach

Composer Helen Leach, known for her enchanting compositions that evoke rich landscapes and deep emotions, releases her album titled Diary of the Bee. This new collection features a series of rich, tonally traditional compositions. With all tracks being world premiere recordings, the album showcases Leach’s remarkable ability to blend lyrical melodies with profound storytelling. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA21104 $17.99

M. Brouwer: Rhapsodies / Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien; Marin Alsop

Rhapsodies is the fourth album on Naxos dedicated to the lauded American composer Margaret Brouwer. Marin Alsop conducts the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in this program of world premiere recordings including Symphony No. 1, ‘Lake Voices’ and the dazzling Rhapsody, Concerto for Orchestra. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559933 $19.99 $15.99

Sirmen: Six String Quartets

A renowned English ensemble revives little-known 18th-century chamber music with period charm and elegant phrasing. When the Allegri Quartet made this recording in 1994, almost no one had encountered even the name let alone the music of Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI97008 $13.99

Avec elles / Aurèle Marthan; Mathilde Calderini

Each of the works on this recording was either composed by or inspired by a woman. Debussy’s famous nymph Syrinx and a transcription of his prelude La Fille aux cheveux de lin are on the program, as are his Six épigraphes antiques, inspired by the Chansons de Bilitis, named after an (entirely fictional) ancient poetess. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1061 $20.99

Barefoot / Jasper String Quartet; Natalie Zhu

For many years, composer Tina Davidson has written music that endeavors to connect with issues larger than herself. Featuring chamber works performed by the Jasper String Quartet and Natalie Zhu, “Barefoot” is an earthy invitation to a subtly powerful musical world. (New Focus)

1CD# FCR415 $16.99

Alberga: Orchestral Works / Castalian String Quartet; BBC SO

British composer Eleanor Alberga is renowned for her mastery of orchestral color and form. With her distinctive blend of lyricism and rhythmic dynamism, Alberga crafts a sonic journey that is both exhilarating and deeply moving. (Resonus)

1CD# RES10340 $16.99

This pair of piano trios make a complementary pairing despite their contrasting idioms. Completed in 1846, the G minor Piano Trio of Clara Schumann is accordingly a much more mature and accomplished work. Its counterpart in the early years of the 20th century is the Piano Trio composed in 1921 by Rebecca Clarke. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96861 $12.99

Beach: Piano Music / Martina Frezzotti

A wide-ranging introduction to the distinctive compositional voice of Amy Beach through her solo piano music, featuring both well-known and unfamiliar pieces. The pianist Mark Viner introduces her life and music in a detailed but approachable essay to accompany this new recording of her piano music on Piano Classics. (Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10277 $21.99

Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / BBC SO

The three works on this album were all composed between 1943 and 1953. Despite the extreme experiences and difficulties she faced during this undoubtedly most tragic time in Poland’s history, Grazyna Bacewicz managed to compose outstanding works which constitute splendid testimony to the vibrant creative potency for which she was renowned. (Chandos)

1CD# CHSA 5316 $23.99

Pejacevic: Chamber Music / Trio RoVerde

With her colleagues in Trio RoVerde, pianist Ekaterina Litvintseva now turns to Croatian composer Dora Pejacevic’s chamber music. The Cello Sonata dates from 1913, the same year as Pejacevic wrote the first piano concerto by any Croatian composer. Like Brahms’s First Cello Sonata and Elgar’s Cello Concerto, it is cast in a moody E minor. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI97020 $16.99

Clara Schumann & Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trios

Composers

Auerbach: 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano / Ramez Mhaanna; Christine Bernsted

A Renaissance artist for our times, Lera Auerbach is internationally renowned as a composer whose exquisitely crafted, emotional, and boldly imaginative music reaches a global audiences. Her 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano is a cycle of compact but ‘meaningful and complete’ works that follows the key scheme of Chopin’s 24 Préludes. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574464 $19.99 $15.99

Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright Named ‘2022 Composer of the Year’ by Musical America, Missy Mazzoli inhabits an exquisite and mysterious sound-world in which indie-rock sensibilities meet American minimalism, European modernism and classical traditions. The first woman ever to receive a commission from the Metropolitan Opera, she has also composed for prominent soloists, ensembles and orchestras around the world. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2572 $21.99

The Passionate Amy Beach

Solungga Liu has been acclaimed as a pianist of great breadth. She is a champion of early twentiethcentury American music and underrepresented works of the standard repertoire. She is also known as an uncanny interpreter of new music. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC3990 $17.99

La Femme – Journey of Female Composers

From the very earliest medieval verses by Kassia via the blind virtuoso Maria von Paradis’ famed Sicilienne and holocaust victim Ilse Weber’s moving Wiegla, to powerful modern statements by the likes of Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Flaka Goranci’s own contribution, The Speech of Love- this entire project is dedicated to all creative women in music. (Naxos)

1CD# 8551470 $19.99 $15.99

Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

– Études

Louise Farrenc was one of the most respected pianists and composers in the 19th-century Parisian music scene, and her four sets of Études are her most important compositions for piano. Beautiful melodies and distinctiveness of character have made the Études, Op. 26 the most popular set, but all of these pieces are full of grace and charm. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP912-13 $29.99

Sacred Chants

/ Grace Davidson

Grace Davidson presents her third release with Signum Classics, an intimate disc of Sacred Chants by Hildegard von Bingen, translations by Jeremy Summerly. Grace Davidson is a British soprano who specializes first and foremost in the performance and recording of Baroque music. (Signum Classics)

1CD# SIGCD717 $19.99

Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Music / Martina Frezzotti

This album focuses on a part of Fanny Mendelssohn’s piano works written between 1838 and 1841, which are particularly interesting. The piano cycle Das Jahr (The Year) (1841) is the main work of this collection, written during her Italian journey. (Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10238 $20.99

3 Centuries of Female Composers / Various Artists [10 CDs]

This collection of critically acclaimed recordings explores the significant contribution to solo piano repertoire made by a wide variety of women composers. These rare and important pieces include the works of the celebrated pianist Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy and of Hélène de Montgeroult, whose sonatas are distinctive additions to the Classical and early Romantic periods. (Grand Piano)

10CD# GP897X $60.99

Tower: Strike Zones - Small - Still/Rapids - Ivory and

Ebony

Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of today’s most important American composers. The works heard here in their world premiere recordings are part of a growing legacy that one pundit has described as “The Power of Tower.” Strike Zones is tailor-made for percussionist Evelyn Glennie’s dazzling technique and impeccable musicianship.(Naxos)

1CD# 8559902 $19.99 $15.99

Backer Grøndahl: Piano Works / Sara Aimée Smiseth

The beautiful Sérénade from Trois Morceaux, Op. 15 may well be Backer Grøndahl’s most popular piano composition, but her concert études are virtuoso masterpieces –the folk-tune arrangements drawn from her Op. 30 and Op. 33 sets illustrate her perceptive absorption of her country’s folk music. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP902 $19.99

Bruckner 200th

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 / Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich

Following their recordings of Bruckner’s Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8, Paavo Järvi and the TonhalleOrchester Zürich here conclude their tribute to the Austrian composer in this bicentenary year with a recording of his 9th symphony. (Naxos)

1CD# ALPHA1068 $20.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 & 2 [2 CDs]

François-Xavier Roth and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne explore the beginnings of Anton Bruckner‘s symphonic oeuvre on the way to the complete recording of the symphonies. Between Linz and Vienna, the organist from the modest provinces, “half genius and half fool“, as contemporaries described him, found his symphonic language. At the age of over 40, he composed his first “real” symphony. (Myrios)

2CD# MYR035 $24.99

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. “0” Ð9 [18 CDs]

This 18-CD set brings together the entire recorded cycle of Bruckner’s symphonies in the Capriccio label’s The Complete Versions Edition. Markus Poschner’s acclaimed recordings of Bruckner’s symphonies feature all of the versions identified as having significant revisions and changes, making this the most comprehensive Bruckner Symphonies cycle available today. (Naxos)

18CD# 8501804 $99.99 $79.99

Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 3 / Münchner Philharmoniker [2 CDs]

SOMM Recordings is pleased to release Volume 3 in its “major commemorative series” (ConcertoNet.com) Bruckner from the Archives. Many of the expertly restored and remastered recordings, like these performances of the Third and Fourth Symphonies, are appearing for the first time in any form. (Somm)

2CD# ARIADNE 5029-2 $29.99

Bruckner: Mass No. 3 / Mariss Jansons; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

At the end of January 2019, for the first time in his Munich era, Mariss Jansons, highly regarded as an expert on Anton Bruckner’s symphonies, conducted one of the composer’s masses: the magnificent Mass No. 3 in F minor (1867/68) for vocal soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900017 $19.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 / Markus Poschner; Linz Bruckner Orchestra [2 CDs]

This final release of Capriccio’s Bruckner Symphonies – The Complete Versions Edition includes his very first and last Symphony. Bruckner’s Ninth: his best (as some say) symphony, certainly his most daring and, thanks to the missing finale, his most mysterious. It is where Bruckner meets Mahler and, while working on it, his maker. (Capriccio)

2CD# C8096 $21.99

Bruckner & Klose: String Quartets / Quatuor Diotima

Quatuor Diotima celebrates the bicentennial anniversary of Anton Bruckner with a recording of his String Quartet in C Minor, Rondo in C Minor and Theme with Variations in E-flat Major, alongside the String Quartet in E-flat Major from his pupil Friedrich Klose. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187217 $17.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit / Pittsburgh SO

Reference Recordings proudly presents Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in a new interpretation from conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It is coupled with the first recording of Mason Bates’ Resurrexit, composed in 2018 on a commission from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Maestro Honeck’s sixtieth birthday. (Reference)

1CD# FR-757SACD $24.99

Bruckner: Mass in E Minor & Motets [2 CDs]

On this BR-Klassik CD, marking the Bruckner Year 2024, the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester conducted by Peter Dijkstra present Bruckner’s Mass No. 2 together with five wellknown motets and the two short Aequali for three trombones from 1847. (BR Klassik)

2CD# BRK900940 $20.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 / Bamberger Symphoniker

In 2024, the music world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth on September 4, 1824. On this occasion, the Bamberg Symphony – an orchestra well-versed in the interpretation of Bruckner’s symphonic cosmos – and their music director Jakub Hruša present a new recording of the composer’s last and unfinished symphony, his Ninth. (Accentus)

1CD# ACC30605 $27.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor / Gurzenich-Orchester Koln

Countless composers and Bruckner scholars have attempted to undo the body-snatching and reconstruct the manuscripts of the fourth movement into a whole “in the spirit of the composer”. François-Xavier Roth and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne remain true to the original three-movement version in their highly acclaimed Bruckner cycle, and this album marks an important milestone in the work’s discography. (Myrios)

1CD# MYR034 $19.99

Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 1 / Koeckert Quartet; Vienna Academie CC [2 CDs]

SOMM Recordings announces Bruckner from the Archives, a major new, six-double-CD-volume series celebrating the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth in 1824. The series features rare archival recordings of Bruckner’s 11 symphonies and selected other important works. (Somm)

2CD# ARIADNE 5025-2 $32.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 for 2 Pianos

The two pianists, Julius Zeman and Shun Oi, have made an exquisite and historic contribution to the Bruckner Year 2024 – celebrating the 200th birthday of the great symphonist by recording Anton Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony in a version for two pianos. (ARS)

1CD# ARS38653 $22.99

Bruckner: Symphony in D Minor, WAB 100 “Nullte” (2023 Version) [Live]

The 2023 edition of Brucknertage Festival St. Florian was presenting a very rare specialty: Rémy Ballot and the Altomonte Orchestra St. Florian’s premiere performance of the critical new edition of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony in D minor, WAB 100, “The Nullified” (formerly known as “Die Nullte” or “No. 0”) by David Chapman. (Gramola)

1CD# GRAM99306 $24.99

Bruckner: Complete Symphonies [10 CDs]

Recording the symphonies of the iconic Austro-German Romantic, Bruckner, with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – an orchestra with roots in the French musicperformance tradition – was a courageous decision. Conductor Marek Janowski attests to the fact that exploring and working on this repertoire was a joyful process for all musicians involved. (Brilliant Classics)

10CD# BRI97082

Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (1891 revision) / Markus Poschner; Linz Bruckner Orchestra

The changes Anton Bruckner made in the revised version of the First Symphony are not as extensive as those he made to the Third, Fourth, and Eighth Symphonies during the late 1880s and early 1890s. The 1891 autograph score is, nevertheless, the composer’s final word on how he wanted his First Symphony to be performed and understood. (Capriccio)

1CD# C8094 $21.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (ed. P. Hawkshaw)

Arthur Nikisch conducted the first performance of this work in the Stadttheater, Leipzig, on 30 December 1884, with Bruckner in the audience. During the composer’s lifetime, the Seventh, especially its Adagio, was his most popular symphony, and it remains among his most beloved and frequently performed works. (Capriccio)

1CD# C8091 $21.99

Bruckner: Cut or Uncut Symphony No. 7 in E major

Enjoy this most interesting recording concept from Tacet. Anton Bruckner’s 7th Symphony is presented twice in full length, each time on one CD. A live recording (uncut) and a studio production (cut) under identical conditions. Compare them, and don’t allow your judgement to be swayed by different recording circumstances! (Tacet)

1CD# TACET255CD $21.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (1889 Version) / Linz Bruckner Orchestra

Bruckner’s Third Symphony had always been something of a problem child among Bruckner’s symphonies. While some cherish the uncompromising originality of the first version, Bruckner himself wanted the third, much tightened Edition performed, finding it “incomparably better”. It is that final version that is here recorded – and listeners can now easily decide for themselves. (Capriccio)

1CD# C8088 $21.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor –Version 1877 / Philharmonie Festiva

$48.99

Anton Bruckner’s Second Symphony is certainly one of the most interesting symphonies in the cycle, even for musical amateurs, due to a number of special features. Inside Bruckner 2024: The complete symphonies in all essential versions. (Profil)

1CD# PH23085 $19.99

Bach: French Suites / Lilianna Stawarz [2 CDs]

Liliana Stawarz presents a program of Bach’s French Suites. In 2018 she received the Fryderyk Award of the Polish recording industry in the category ‘CD of the Year.’ (Dux)

2CD DUX1739-40 $32.99 $16.50

Ives, Copland, Corigliano: Sonatas for Violin and Piano

On this release, esteemed violinist Adam Bruderek presents a program of works by Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and John Corigliano. (Dux)

1CD DUX1744 $21.99 $11.00

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Bo Holten is regarded as Denmark’s most prolific composer of lyric theatre. This newly-recorded retrospective includes three of his most cherished concert works. (Dux)

1SACD 6220701 $17.99 $9.00

Chopin: Transcriptions for Cello & Piano

This release features Chopin’s piano works transcribed for cello and piano. This project is performed by outstanding artists Tomasz Strahl and Janusz Olejniczak. (Dux)

1CD DUX1381 $21.99 $11.00

Holmboe: String Quartets, Vol. 2 / Nightengale String Quartet

In the second installment, the Nightingale’s continues convincingly with energetic, precise, yet lively and poetic interpretations of the Holmboe quartets. (Dacapo)

1SACD 6220717 $17.99 $9.00

Estonian Piano Trios

The piano trio began to be embraced by Estonian composers around the turn of the 20th century. Works by Estonian composers including national classics Artur Lemba and Heino Eller. (Dux)

1CD DUX1809 $21.99 $11.00

Buxtehude & His Copenhagen Connections

A glimpse of the richness represented by the music from the Baltic region in the latter half of the 17th century is presented by bass-baritone Jakob Bloch Jespersen and Concerto Copenhagen. (Dacapo)

1SACD 6220651 $17.99 $9.00

Piano Pieces / Christina Bjørkøe

Fini Henriques’s best works maintain a high level with their honesty and that brilliant touch which few of his contemporaries could rival. (Dacapo)

1CD 8226150 $16.99 $8.50

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Song of the North / Anna Wilczewska

This album is a presentation of contemporary choral music originating from countries of the North, mainly from Scandinavia. (Dux) 1CD DUX1405 $21.99 $11.00

Langgaard: Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 1

In this recording of Rued Langgaard’s complete works for violin and piano, violinist Gunvor Sihm and pianist Berit Johansen Tange perform three late, incitingly Romantic works. (Dacapo)

8226130 $16.99 $8.50

Chopin: Piano Works

Bronislawa Kawalla, International Bach Competition winner, comes from a well-known musical family. Appropriately, for this release she has chosen a program of music by Chopin. (Dux)

1CD DUX1419 $21.99 $11.00

Purcell: Suites for Harpsichord

This recording features extremely meticulous interpretations of eight harpsichord suites by Purcell, performed by Ewa Rzetecka Niewiadomska. (Dux)

1CD DUX1437 $21.99 $11.00

Chopin: Songs

Many of Fryderyk Chopin’s early songs were composed spontaneously, mostly during his youth in Warsaw. These songs are presented here, imagined and realized by the young pianist Blazej Kwiatkowski. (Dux) 1CD DUX1282 $21.99 $11.00

Bach: Trio Sonatas (Arr. for Organ, Viola da gamba & Harpsichord)

These trio sonatas from Bach are performed on The Organ of Joachim Wagner in Siedlce, an instrument discovered in 2002 in the village church in Pruszyn. (Dux)

DUX1339 $21.99 $11.00

Chopin: Piano Concertos, Opp. 11 & 21

Chopin piano concertos, performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow, a high profile ensemble, which is famous for its precision and flexibility. (Dux)

DUX1350 $21.99 $11.00

Reinecke: Chamber Music

This release contains a set of Carl Reinecke’s compositions for clarinet, horn and piano. The works featured here come from different periods of Reinecke’s career. (Dux)

DUX1219 $21.99 $11.00

Ysaye: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin

Eugene Ysaÿe was considered to be one of the world’s best violinists and was mentioned in one breath alongside such celebrities as Paganini, Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski. (Dux) 1CD DUX1226 $21.99 $11.00

Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956

The String Quintet in C major, was Schubert’s final chamber work. It is widely regarded as Schubert’s finest chamber work and one of the best in the entire chamber music repertoire. (Dux) 1CD DUX1189 $21.99 $11.00

Kuhlau, Lumbye & Others: Orchestral Works [4 CDs]

This limited edition set celebrates two very unique King/orchestra relationship, namely King Frederik IX’s close affiliation with the Royal Danish Orchestra and Danish National Symphony Orchestra. (Dacapo) 4CD 8204001 $51.99 $26.00

Bert Sørensen: Concertos

This recording assembles three recent concertos from Bent Sørensen performed by distinguished Nordic soloists. (Dacapo) 1CD 8226095 $16.99 $8.50

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Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

The ‘Sinfonia Amabile’ Choir and Orchestra conducted by Piotr Wajrak along with the best of the cadre of up and coming singers in Poland with Mozart’s canonical Requiem in D Minor. (Dux)

1CD DUX1210

$21.99 $11.00

Music for Clarinet by 20th-Century Polish Composers

This album of twentieth century clarinet music by Polish composers features works by composers such as Penderecki, Kisielewski, Lutoslawski, and more. (Dux)

1CD DUX1258

$21.99 $11.00

Kuhlau: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1

Beethoven: Piano Works

Jean-Claude Henriot ventures outside of the frequently performed piano sonatas by programming Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Fantasia in G minor, Andante Favori, and 32 Variations in C minor. (Dux)

1CD DUX1231

$21.99 $11.00

Telemann: Recorder Music

For this recording, three outstanding period instrumentalists perform Telemann’s Concerto di camera in G minor, Double Concertos in A minor and E minor, and Suite in A minor.

1CD DUX1245

$21.99 $11.00

Jarzebski, Vivaldi, Bach, Pachelbel, Haydn & Lutoslawski: Works for Violin & Orchestra

Violinist Krzysztof Jakowicz and the Witold Lutoslawski Chamber Philharmonic in Lomiza bring us this album of beautiful violin works from Jarzebski, Vivaldi, Bach, Pachelbel, Haydn, and more. (Dux)

1CD DUX0993 $21.99 $11.00

Polish Music Through the Ages

This recording includes works from Anonim, Janiewicz, Stowinski, Radziwitt, and Augustyn performed by the Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra. (Dux)

1CD DUX198 $21.99 $11.00

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 –Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 (Live)

Sir Neville Marriner, one the finest living interpreters of these masterpieces, is heard live in concert with the Poznań Philharmonic conducting Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. (Dux)

1CD DUX1196 $21.99 $11.00

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Marking the beginning of Carl Nielsen’s 150th anniversary year, this recording concludes the acclaimed cycle of Carl Nielsen symphonies by the NY Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert known as The Nielsen Project. (Dacapo)

1SACD 6220625 $16.99 $8.50

Midsummer Phantasy

The typically English musical ‘phantasy’ form appeared near the end of the 16th c., prominently in the work of Byrd and Gibbons. These works are performed by The Ensemble Contraste. (Dux) 1CD DUX1126 $21.99 $11.00

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Performances of Carl Nielsen’s 1st and 4th symphonies, featuring the NY Philharmonic with director Alan Gilbert. “If there is any composer that Alan Gilbert conducts to perfection, it is Carl Nielsen.” The New Yorker

1SACD 6220624 $16.99 $8.50

German composer Friedrich Kuhlau fled to Denmark as a young man and became a key figure in the Danish Golden Age. Duo Åstrand/Salo lends new luster tto these rarely performed works. (Dacapo)

Through the Looking Glass

Denmark’s four leading composers have allowed the experimental trio Alpha to take their music ‘behind the looking glass’ and let their works re-emerge in the trio’s very own sound world. (Dacapo) 1CD 8226579 $13.99 $7.00

Sacred Music in Poland

Various artists perform this collection of sacred music, including “Psalm 88 for Chorus,” “Veni Sancte Spiritus,” “O Adonai,” and more. (Dux) 1CD DUX108 $21.99 $11.00

Rossini: 6 Sonatas for Strings

The ARSO Ensemble plays Rossini’s lesser-known Six sonatas a quarttro, penned by Rossini in 1804 at the age of 12. (Dux) 1CD DUX948 $21.99 $11.00

Vivaldi & Piazzolla: 8cho Estaciónes

The NFM Wrocław Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum brings together high-calibre musicians and has earned substantial critical and popular acclaim. Here, they perform works from Vivaldi & Piazzolla. (Dux) 1CD DUX904 $21.99 $11.00

Penderecki: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

In celebration of Krzysztof Penderecki’s 80th birthday, DUX presents the best performances of his works with the Sinfonia luventus. (Dux) 1CD DUX897 $21.99 $11.00

German Clarinet Sonatas

Clarinetist Dawid Jarzynski and pianist Tamara Chitadze perform this selection of clarinet sonatas by Stravinsky, Penderecki, von Weber, Schumann, and Mendelssohn. (Dux) 1CD DUX931 $21.99 $11.00

Phantasmagoria – Danish Piano Trios

In this new recording, Trio con Brio Copenhagen displays a keen awareness of the dreamlike idiom of the Danish composers Nørgård, Sørensen and Abrahamsen. (Dacapo) 1CD 8226108 $13.99 $7.00

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Barcarolle

Third prize winner in the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2010), Daniil Trifonov beautifully performs select works of Chopin. (Dux) 1CD DUX832 $21.99 $11.00

Christensen: Pipes and Reeds

This album presents three of composer Mogens Christensen’s key works that travel through the realm of the incorporeal, from the esoteric Logitanion through the exoteric Couronne. (Dacapo) 1CD 8226574 $13.99 $7.00

New Piano

Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 – Rondeaux / Maria Stratigou

Louise Farrenc’s Rondos – heard here in world premiere recordings – were composed within the period of a decade, and are delicious examples of her art: graceful, elegant, and expressive. Some of them are based on operatic themes or on songs, while others are simpler and intended for younger performers. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP942 $19.99

Forgotten Dances / Alessio Bax

Alessio Bax combines exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique and is without a doubt “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone). Here he presents an album of works for dancing, including tangos and waltzes spanning three centuries. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD910 $20.99

Opus V: Works for Harpsichord / Minué Ensemble; Inés Moreno Uncilla

In addition to working on his own compositions, arranging the works of other composers was a constant in Mozart’s life. In 1766, Johann Christian Bach was to publish his ‘Six Sonatas for Pianoforte or Harpsichord Opus 5’ in London. Wolfgang liked these so much that he arranged three sonatas from the collection as concertos for harpsichord. (ARS)

1CD# ARS38660 $20.99

Rendez-Vous with Argerich, Vol. 3 / Martha Argerich [7 CDs]

The third installment of Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich brings together captivating recordings from the international Festival Martha Argerich in Hamburg, showcasing an extraordinary lineup of soloists. This boxset stands as a jubilant tribute to the unparalleled artistry of Martha Argerich and to the incredible array of musical friendships she has developed through the years. (Avanti)

7CD# AVA10702 $71.99

C.P.E. Bach: Solo Keyboard Music, Vol. 41 / Miklos Spanyi

This disc features solo keyboard arrangements of works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach originally scored for other instruments. In the second half of the eighteenth century the demand for keyboard music increased rapidly, as musical skills became a social requisite for young ladies of the upper classes. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2397 $21.99

Couperin: Sonatas, Variations, & Rondos / Simone El Oufir Pierini

This first recording of a selection of Gervais-François Couperin’s keyboard works aims to give an overview of the youngest member of the Couperin family with works that have survived to the present day. The selection of pieces presented here is meant to demonstrate his compositional exploration of the fortepiano. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI97190 $12.99

Ries: Grande Sonata Fantasia

Bach – Echoes of Eternity / Guoda Gedvilaite

Embark on a captivating journey bridging time and soundscapes with Lithuanian pianist Guoda Gedvilaité’s latest GENUIN album. Featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach at its core, this recording interlaces Bach’s original compositions, his arrangements of other Baroque pieces, and romantic piano works by famous pianists such as Wilhelm Kempff and Egon Petri. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 24875 $20.99

Grunewald: 7 Partiten / Fernando De Luca [2 CDs]

Gottfried Grünewald was a successful opera singer in 18th-century Germany, based at the theatre in Hamburg for many years, but a familiar figure in German courts and theatres across Germany. Only seven keyboard partitas are known to have survived to modern times, and they receive their first complete recording here in the spirited hands of Fernando de Luca. (Brilliant Classics)

2CD# BRI97290 $14.99

Schuyler: Travelogue / Sarah Masterson

Pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler (1931–1967) performed in nearly eighty countries. Her piano compositions are based upon musical cultures from the many places she visited. Sarah Masterson has made a specialty of performing Schuyler’s works. (Centaur) 1CD# CRC4102 $15.99

Ferdinand Ries’s own instrument was naturally the piano, and his catalogue of works for the instrument spans light-hearted miniatures and ambitiously scaled, dramatic sonatas, much as Beethoven’s did. In the latter category falls the Grande Sonata Fantasia which Ries composed in 1811 (the same year as Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony). (Grand Piano)

1CD# PCL10269 $12.99

Releases

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 9

The three concertos featured on this album were composed together in 1782 / 83 – shortly after Mozart had left his patron and position in Salzburg. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is joined by the Manchester Camerata and Gábor Takács-Nagy, who open the album with a dazzling performance of the Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which dates from the same period. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20286 $22.99

Claudio Arrau Live, Vol. 2 [2 CDs]

Chilean virtuoso Claudio Arrau (1903–1991) was one of the greatest and most recorded pianists of all time. Doremi is pleased to present here Claudio Arrau in two concerts of Chopin and Liszt: two concertos from Copenhagen with the Danish Radio Orchestra (September 1967), and his recital at the Helsinki Festival in September 1972, which includes Liszt’s Sonata in B Minor. (Doremi)

2CD# DHR-8235/6 $37.99

Bufaletti: Piano Works [2 CDs]

This very interesting monographic recording is dedicated to the figure of Federico Bufaletti, a forgotten artist and main exponent of that Neapolitan piano school that, at the end of the nineteenth century, moved to Turin. The album is based on an in-depth investigation into the dual role of Bufaletti as composer and pianist. (Tactus)

2CD# TC860290 $27.99

20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 6: Southern Europe / Gottlieb Wallisch

This sixth volume of seven of Gottlieb Wallisch’s acclaimed 20th Century Foxtrots series takes us to Southern Europe, featuring composers from across the Mediterranean, such as Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Camilleri, Mompou and Skalkottas, among many others. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP926

PIANO WORKS IN BRIEF

$19.99

Beethoven/5, Vol. 1 / Swedish Radio SO

In 2015, pianist Jonathan Biss initiated the Beethoven/5 commissioning project with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and more than fifteen other orchestras, resulting in a groundbreaking collaboration over nine years. The project yielded five extraordinary new piano works by some of today’s most significant composers, responding to Beethoven’s own concerti.

(Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100291 $16.99

Defying Destiny / Anna Zassimova

Anna Zassimova invites us to embark on a third journey through the musical landscape of Russian destiny. This exploration of the uniquely Russian Ouroboros of the tumultuous twentieth century allows us to unearth rare compositions and the unexplored realms from which they emerged.

(Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC23052 $20.99

Khachaturian: Piano Transcriptions / Mikael Ayrapetyan

These idiomatic piano transcriptions of Khachaturian’s ballet scores and incidental music are performed by Armenian music specialist Mikael Ayrapetyan. The collection includes iconic pieces such as the famous ‘Sabre Dance’ and ‘Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia’. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP946 $19.99

Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos, K. 242 and 365 & Sonata for 2 Pianos, K. 448

Latin American Piano Gems / Gila Goldstein

This new collection of music for two pianos by Mozart features pianists Ivo Varbanov and Fiammetta Tarli. Renowned for their wide-ranging careers as soloists and ensemble players, Varbanov and Tarli present performances of Mozart’s Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra K. 365, Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra K. 242, and Sonata for 2 Pianos K448/375a. (Orchid Classics) 1CD# ORC100315 $16.99

This is a wonderful program of Latin American piano works, performed by Israeli pianist Gila Goldstein. (Centaur) 1CD# CRC4083 $15.99

Piano Dances / Anna Vinnitskaya

Anna Vinnitskaya celebrates dance, or rather the dances of composers from very different periods and styles: Ravel, Shostakovich and Widmann. (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1044 $20.99

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Rondo à la krakowiak

Abbey Simon’s recording of Chopin’s complete works for piano and orchestra has been a classic since its first release in 1973. (Vox Classics) 1CD# VOX-NX-3036CD $18.99

Visionaries of the Keyboard / Juho Pohjonen

Juho Pohjonen, celebrated as one of today’s most dynamic pianists, presents his debut album featuring works by JeanPhilippe Rameau and Alexander Scriabin. (Orchid Classics) 1CD# ORC100312 $16.99

Klemetti: Works for Organ / Jan Lehtola

Heikki Klemetti (1876–1953) was one of the most important figures in the Finnish music of his day: author, organizer, musicologist, editor, educator, folksong collector, and, above all, choral composer. His work as an organist and composer for the organ has largely been forgotten, an omission this first-ever album of his organ music seeks to correct. (Toccata)

Organ Works / Thomas Corns

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) and Dame Judith Weir (b. 1954) may diverge in musical style, yet their organ compositions converge through evocative storytelling. On this album, their works for organ intertwine, revealing a shared fascination with the organ’s pictorial prowess, particularly in the depiction of watery motifs. (Resonus)

Byrd: Organ Works [2 CDs]

In 2023, Brilliant Classics released a 9-CD box of the complete keyboard music by William Byrd, marking the tercentenary of the composer’s death. Extracted from that critically acclaimed set, the present album presents all the pieces recorded bv Pieter-Jan Belder on the Albert Kiespenning organ of the Grote Kerk in Wijk bij Duurstede. (Brilliant Classics)

Kodály: Organ Works / Iain Quinn

This album brings together all of Kodály’s extant pieces for organ, along with works by his contemporaries. The performances take place on the Chancel Organ at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, featuring the acclaimed Welsh organist Iain Quinn, who is also a professor of organ at Florida State University. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574544 $19.99 $15.99

Bruckner: The Symphonies (Organ Transcriptions) [13 CDs]

This series to mark the 200th birthday of Anton Bruckner in 2024 is dedicated to his symphonic works. Hansjörg Albrecht performs all of Bruckner’s symphonies in many new transcriptions for organ at important locations such as Zurich, Leipzig, Linz, Vienna, and London. (Oehms Classics)

13CD# OC 499 $75.99

Howard Skempton: 50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ [2 CDs]

Howard Skempton is recognized as one of the UK’s most renowned and respected living composers. Skempton’s music inhabits its own unique sound world. His major new work, 50 Preludes and Fugues for Organ, is given its world premiere recording by Matthew Owens on two of the finest organs in the UK, St George’s Church, Hanover Square, London, and Merton College, Oxford. (Resonus)

2CD# RES10336 $22.99

The organ music of Gerald Hendrie encompasses a huge range of influences, among them the organistcomposers who went before him, dodecaphony, mediaeval plainchant and modality and jazz. The resulting works are as varied as the styles that fed into them, from grandiose to gentle, from severe to whimsical, from lyrical to lively. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0731 $20.99

Liszt: Piano Works (arr. for organ) / Diederik Blankesteijn

The organ played a relatively large part in Franz Liszt’s oeuvre, and there are dual organ and piano versions of a number of his works, but some of the pieces specifically intended for piano also translate well to the organ. This album consists of four organ transcriptions of such piano works. It begins with a wedding (Sposalizio) and ends with a funeral procession (La lugubre gondola). (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96855 $16.99

French Organ Music from the Golden Age Vol. 8

J.S. Bach: Organ Transcriptions / Wolfgang Rübsam

David Ponsford is an organist, harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, and an authority on keyboard music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The present CD is volume 8 in the series ‘French Organ Music from the Golden Age’, performed by David Ponsford on French historic organs. (Nimbus)

1CD# NI6438 $20.99

Over the course of more than half a century, Wolfgang Rübsam has consistently brought new insights to bear on the keyboard music of Bach. As in his fairly free transcription of the Chaconne, Rübsam has made full use of the instrument at his disposal, a magnificent Casavant instrument (1998) at the Church of St. Louis, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96846 $13.99

Gerald Hendrie: Complete Organ Music, Vol. 2 / Tom Winpenny

Guitar/Lute

Capricci / Albane Imbs; Rolf Lislevand

The works of the theorbist Bellerofonte Castaldi and the guitarist Domenico Pellegrini are little known but nonetheless remain fascinating to their performers today. Lutenist, theorbist and baroque guitarist Albane Imbs here presents her first solo album performing these works. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1066 $20.99

A Tribute to Maria Luisa Anido / Cinzia Milani

The ‘grande dame of the guitar’ remembered through a new recording of her own music. María Luisa Anido (1907–1996) was born in Argentina. This is only the second album ever dedicated to Anido’s music, making Cinzia Milani’s recording a landmark contribution to guitar music on record, and to the extensive guitar library on Brilliant Classics. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI95954 $14.99

Krouse & Pearl: East Meets West – Solo Guitar Works

East meets West offers a series of geographical and musical connections that bind the music of composers Ian Krouse and Ronald Pearl. The album includes the first recording of Krouse’s Roderick Usher’s ‘Phantasmion’ (in its 2009 revision), as well as the eloquent tone poem La Petite Fille aux Allumettes (“The Little Match Girl”) (Naxos)

1CD# 8559948 $19.99 $15.99

Chamber Sonatas with Guitar

Franco Margola (1908–1992) was an Italian composer who was active throughout the 20th century. Margola’s sonatas often provide opening movements that are diatonic and atonal, followed by lyrical cantabile second movements that culminate in sparkling third movements evoking a medieval or baroque feel. (Brilliant)

1CD# BRI97148 $14.99

GUITAR/LUTE IN BRIEF

Paganini: Complete Guitar Works, Vol. 2 / Mauro Bonelli [2 CDs]

This recording dedicated to Paganini’s opera omnia for guitar is divided into two double CD volumes; the first volume includes the 43 Ghiribizzi and other various compositions (sonatas, sonatinas, and free forms). Mauro Bonelli, for the realization of this work, used a period guitar with catgut strings, tuned to 415 Hz. (Tactus)

2CD# TC781692 $27.99

Vallet: Lute Music / Yavor Genov

The lute master Nicolas Vallet (c.1583–c.1642) lived and worked in a borderland between musical categories. This album shows that Vallet’s output covers the three instrumental genres of the Renaissance: free abstract pieces (preludes and fantasias), dances and settings of vocal pieces. For this recording a ten-course lute is used, strung in gut at 415 Hz.

(Brilliant Classics)

Virtuosi / David Starobin

1CD# BRI96925 $13.99

Renowned classical guitarist David Starobin pays homage to seven leading composer/guitarists of the past two centuries. Virtuosi presents eight previously unissued tracks, alongside remastered versions of five Starobin classics. (Bridge) 1CD# BCD9600 $18.99

Da Crema: Lute Music / Domenico Cerasani

This recording represents a highly personal selection of Giovanni Maria da Crema’s lute works dictated solely by the performer’s taste and artistic needs. Like Da Crema’s contemporaries, Domenico Cerasani believes this music to be of extraordinary value, able to engage today’s listeners and immerse them in the fascinating and multifaceted world of the 16th-century lute. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96419 $13.99

Forqueray: Integrale des piece / Myriam Rignol [2 CDs]

“No one has surpassed Marais: only one has equalled him, and that is the famous Forqueray”: with these words, in 1752, a contemporary praised one of the last great virtuosos of the viola da gamba. (CDV) 2CD# CVS120 $29.99

Fantaisie Romantique: 19th-Century Eastern European Guitar Music

Guitarist James Akers presents Fantaisie Romantique – a collection of premier recordings of significant works by little-known Eastern European guitarist composers of the nineteenth century. (Resonus) 1CD# RES10334 $18.99

The Charm of the Lyre-Guitar / Domenico Lafasciano

This album contains some lovely musical gems written in the early 19th century by lyre/guitar-playing composers who remain largely unknown today. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI97346 $12.99

Guitar Recital / Marko Topchii

Ukrainian guitarist Marko Topchii presents a diverse programme of music from across the centuries. Includes the world premiere recording of his countryman Konstantin Bliokh’s Sonata No. 6 ‘Kharkiv’. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574630 $19.99 $15.99

Bach: Matthaus-Passion / The Bach Choir of Bethlehem [2 CDs]

For nearly 74 years from the death of J.S. Bach in 1750 to Mendelssohn’s fifteenth birthday in 1824 the Matthäus Passion had all but disappeared. A first complete reconstruction of Mendelssohn’s material by Malcolm Bruno and Caroline Ritchie was published in December 2023, and the first recording by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem is presented here. (Analekta)

Bach: Mass in B Minor / Cantata Collective [2 CDs]

San Francisco-based early music ensemble Cantata Collective continues its major series of J. S. Bach’s choral works with the Mass in B Minor, a towering testament of sacred music and the composer’s crowning achievement of his final years. (Avie)

The Lamb’s Journey: A Choral Narrative from Gibbons to Barber

The American countertenor Christopher Lowrey founded the vocal ensemble Altera ‘to form the beating heart of professional choral music in the United States’. Altera has devised this musical tour through sacred territories which focuses on epic narratives from various periods, from Renaissance music to the present day. (Alpha)

Radiance Untethered: The Choral Music of John Wykoff

Poetry and music accomplish together what neither can accomplish alone. For the majority of the works on this album, John Wykoff collaborated with one of the best choral lyricists of our time. In writing the words for many of the works, Charles Anthony Silvestri was finely sensitive to the ways in which music transforms a text and is transformed in return. (Gia)

1CD# GIACD-1136 $18.99

Bononcini: How Are The Mighty Fallen / Academy of Ancient Music

This is the first recording not only of Ave Maris stella and Laudate pueri but also the original D-major version of Bononcini’s Te Deum. The work has been newly edited here from its English eighteenth-century sources. These works were written during Bononcini’s time in London. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD905 $19.99

Mendelssohn: Choral Works

David Temple conducts the Crouch End Festival Chorus and London Mozart Players with a formidable group of soloists on this album celebrating the works of the siblings Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel (nee Mendelssohn). Fanny’s cantata Hiob, based on the Book of Job, is the second of three cantatas composed between February and November 1831, although it remained unpublished until 1992. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5318 $25.99

Ellen Andrea Wang: Magnificat / Women’s Choral Society of Univ. of Oslo

The Women’s Choral Society of the University of Oslo (KSS) under the direction of conductor Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde has established itself over the course of many years as one of the country’s leading female choirs. On this release, the choir takes a new direction in its collaboration with two of Norway’s most trendsetting jazz musicians. (Lawo Classics)

1CD# LWC1266 $18.99

Heaven to Earth / London Voices

Heaven to Earth is a collection of tuneful, singable, sacred choral pieces by the best-selling RSCM composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange. Joanna began her musical life as a chorister in her local parish church choir and although she became a professional soprano, singing with ensembles including The Swingles, Tenebrae and London Voices. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD790 $20.99

Lambert: Choral Music, Sacred & Secular

Faith, Hope & Love – Choral Music by

Fredrik Sixten

The choral music of Richard Lambert, born in Bath in the English West Country in 1951, covers a wide range of expressio.. It also encompasses the timeless and the timely, with a number of contributions to the age-old tradition of Christmas music to a cantata inspired by the Covid pandemic. (Toccata) 1CD# TOCC0713 $20.99

Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962) is one of the leading Swedish composers of his generation. Over the years his eclectic and heartfelt compositional style has developed, deepened and taken on surprising, new and exciting elements. On this album, selected choral works are performed with singers handpicked by conductor Ragnar Bohlin. (DB) 1CD# DBCD211 $18.99

Titles

The French Album / James Orford; London Choral Sinfonia

“Fast becoming the go-to champions for contemporary British choral music” (Gramophone), the London Choral Sinfonia presents a captivating blend of French choral music under the direction of Michael Waldron, with soloists Nick Pritchard and Miriam Allan. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100317 $16.99

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 $18.99

Rheinberger & Mendelssohn: Choral Works

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 $17.99

Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem / Dario Ribechi; Erato Choir

The three Italian choral works on this album cast new light on pre-existing musical material. Corrado Margutti’s Missa Lorca fuses the words of Federico Garcia Lorca with an evocation of Monteverdi’s polyphonic textures to create fascinating sounds, as the two movements from the Mass reveal. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS8017 $16.99

CHORAL IN BRIEF

Expanding the Choral Canon

A Serenity of Soul (Westminster Choir 100th Anniversary Recording)

One of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century, William Sloan Coffin, often remarked that music in most cases was more powerful than the spoken word. All the music on this recording reflects, in sound, that serenity is within all of us if we choose to go there. This recording celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Westminster Choir in 1920 by John Finley Williamson. (Gia) 1CD# GIACD-1145 $18.99

Waldeslust / Anne Kohler; Bundesjugendchor

Stanford:

Under the direction of Anne Kohler, the National Youth Choir explores the forest and nature musically and presents its first CD with this project. The CD features works composed especially for the Federal Youth Choir, such as Jan Kopp’s Ode to Sawdust. (Carus)

1CD# CAR83539 $20.99

Te Deum & Elegiac Ode

By the time Stanford received a commission from the Norfolk and Norwich Festival to write a choral work for them in 1884, he had, at the age of 32, already begun to assert himself as one of Britain’s leading composers. The Elegiac Ode was, however, his first mature foray into the world of major British choral festivals. (Lyrita) 1CD# SRCD435 $20.99

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 Copeland’s “I Bought Me a Cat”. This is a surprising and entertaining collection. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX21106 $20.99

This is a collection of great choral works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods that deserve to be heard far more often. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4072 $15.99

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky & Lieutenant Kijé Suite

These classic Vox recordings of Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky (sung in English) and Lieutenant Kije; have been praised as ‘powerful and compelling performances’. (Vox Classics)

1CD# VOX-NX-3033CD $18.99

Choral Music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor [2 CDs]

On this essential new release, sacred and secular choral works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor are performed by the London Choral Sinfonia with James Orford at the organ. (Orchid Classics)

2CD# ORC100247 $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. (Fuga Libera)

1CD# FUG800 $20.99

Catalan Violin Works / Laia Martín; Janna Gandelman

Stellar Moldovan-Israeli violinist Janna Gandelman presents a programme of original violin pieces by Catalan composers alongside transcriptions by luminaries such as Fritz Kreisler and Joseph Szigeti. She is accompanied by the Spanish pianist Laia Martín. (Naxos) 1CD# 8579096 $19.99 $15.99

Broughton: And on the Sixth Day & String Theory / London SO

This album presents a small selection of Bruce Broughton’s concert works including String Theory for string orchestra and his oboe concerto And on the Sixth Day in a performance by Olivier Stankiewicz, Principal Oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. (Naxos) 1CD# 8559958 $19.99 $15.99

Taneyev: Violin Sonata & Piano Quintet

Sergey Taneyev’s supreme mastery of European classical technique placed him outside the more nationalist trends of the day. The Violin Sonata in A minor is neo-Classical in its reserved and often songlike moods and expressions, and contrasts dramatically with the grand scale of the Piano Quintet in G minor. (Naxos)

Bacevicius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 / Lithuanian National SO

Lithuanian composer Vytautas Bacevicius spent the latter part of his life in exile in the US. The two piano concertos heard here interweave Lithuanian folk songs into the musical fabric, while Symphony No. 3 strikes a positive and optimistic tone. Includes two world premiere recordings. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574414 $19.99 $15.99

Samaras: Tigra, Epinikeia & Chitarrata

A product of Samaras’s operatic maturity, Tigra, heard here in a faithfully orchestrated version by Byron Fidetzis, is a ravishing love story set in medieval Venice. With its innovative harmonic language, musical Orientalism, and Franco-Italian influences, it helped pave the way for the emerging Greek National School. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574358 $19.99 $15.99

Haydn: Late Symphonies, Vol. 3 – Nos. 99–101

Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 99 in E flat major was his first ever symphony to use clarinets; No. 100 in G major gained its ‘Military’ appellation due to its grand second movement featuring cymbals and triangle; and No. 101 in D major has long been nicknamed ‘The Clock’ due to the ticking rhythm in the second movement for plucked strings and bassoons. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574518 $19.99 $15.99

Bossi: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1–2 / Luca Delle Donne; Emmanuele Baldini

Marco Enrico Bossi was a renowned Italian composer and organ virtuoso, admired by Verdi and Puccini. The two violin sonatas heard on this program reveal a composer whose chamber music stands equal to the most renowned works produced in the late 19th century. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574515 $19.99 $15.99

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 (arr. G. Mahler) & Ichmouratov: Concerto Grosso No. 3

Airat Ichmouratov’s Concerto Grosso No. 3, subtitled ‘Liechtenstein,’ receives its world premiere recording in this release. The concerto was composed specifically for Alexander Gilman and the LGT Young Soloists, one of the world’s most successful touring youth orchestras. (Naxos)

1CD# 8579165 $19.99 $15.99

Grace Williams: Songs

Part of the British Music Society series, this work presents Williams’ songs and folk-song arrangements in world premiere recordings. The acclaimed Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams is accompanied by the Australian pianist and composer Wendy Hiscocks. (Naxos)

1CD# 8571384 $19.99 $15.99

Dietrich: Symphony in D Minor, Violin Concerto & Overture in C Major

Albert Dietrich – a composer and friend of the Schumanns and Brahms – has largely been forgotten since his death in 1908. However, the Symphony in D minor heard here was one of the most performed symphonies of its day. Christoph König conducts the acclaimed ensemble Solistes Européens, Luxembourg. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574507 $19.99 $15.99

Sale

Mozart: Complete Masses, Vol. 3

Christoph Poppen and his Cologne forces continue their critically acclaimed exploration of Mozart’s Masses. Featuring Mass No. 7 ‘Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis’ and two Missae brevis in D major and B flat major respectively. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574514 $19.99 $15.99

Mignone: Concertos & Concertinos

Franscisco Mignone was a leading figure in the Brazilian music scene during the 20th century. The concertos and concertinos heard here all share a Brazilian nationalist idiom. Neil Thompson and Giancarlo Guerrero conduct the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Includes two world premiere recordings. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574573 $19.99 $15.99

Franchetti: Symphony & Nella Foresta Nera –Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera

Alberto Franchetti and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari shared a dual heritage, and all three of the works on this album were written while the composers were respectively in Germany. Franchetti’s Symphony in E minor is a colorful, evocative, and majestic work, heard here alongside Nella Foresta nera, which was inspired by the wild beauty of the forests of the Rhine valley. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574271 $19.99 $15.99

John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance

John Adams’ City Noir was inspired by the cultural and social history of Los Angeles, with the composer himself calling it ‘an imaginary film score’, while Fearful Symmetries exemplifies his steamroller motor rhythms. The album ends with a capricious ‘Spider Dance’ – a work dedicated to Marin Alsop who leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in these performances. (Naxos) 1CD# 8559935 $19.99 $15.99

NAXOS IN BRIEF

Ausiàs Parejo Guitar Recital

Guerra-Peixe: A Retirada da Laguna, Concertino for Violin & Chamber Orchestra

César Guerra-Peixe was one of the most versatile Brazilian musicians of the 20th century, gaining a particular mastery of orchestration and creating his own inimitable sound through extensive work in radio, television and cinema. This album presents three of his best-known compositions. (Naxos)

1CD# 8573924 $19.99 $15.99

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue & Cuban Overture

The Gershwin titles included on this album are from the new Gershwin Critical Edition which seeks to publish the definitive versions of the composer’s works. All are premiere recordings. Joan Tower’s 1920/2019 is a propulsive study in rhythm and texture, while ghostly waltz evocations can be heard in Steven Stucky’s Dreamwaltzes. (Naxos)

1CD# 8559934 $19.99 $15.99

Bollon: The Folly [2 CDs]

“The Folly – Tragedy of Erasmus of Rotterdam” is the latest release on Naxos from the renowned conductor and composer Fabrice Bollon. The opera focuses on Erasmus of Rotterdam, the influential Renaissance reformer, cosmopolitan humanist, and intellectual who, in old age, reflects on the events of his life. World premiere recording. (Naxos) 2CD# 8660545-46 $29.99 $23.99

Lopes-Graça: Canções portuguesas

Fernando Lopes-Graça’s importance to 20th-century Portuguese music cannot be overestimated. His study of native songs and traditions has been compared to that of Bartók, and the soulful melodies of the Três canções corais are an early example of his highly effective integration of folk style into rigorous historically established forms. (Naxos).

1CD# 8574309 $19.99 $15.99

Ausias Parejo won the 2022 ‘Alhambra’ International Guitar Competition at the age of 17. In this program, he includes works by Leo Brouwer, Ponce, and Guastavino. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574623 $19.99 $15.99

Piazzolla: Buenos Aires – Arrangements for Violin & String Orchestra

All the arrangements on this album are of instrumental works that Astor Piazzolla composed for his Quinteto Nuevo Tango. Most prominent is the Vivaldi-inspired Las cuatro estaciones porteñas. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574308 $19.99 $15.99

Fernández: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & Reisado do pastoreio

Oscar Lorenzo Fernández was a key figure in the cultural life of Rio de Janeiro. Symphony No. 1 is a world premiere recording. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574412 $19.99 $15.99

Toshio Hosokawa: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

This is the fourth volume of orchestral works by Toshio Hosokawa, Japan’s leading living composer. These world premiere recordings were recorded in the presence of the composer. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574543 $19.99 $15.99

Forgotten Songs, Forgotten Love – Songs by Willy Heinz Muller

Melanie Adami has discovered the Lieder of Willy Heinz Müller, her great-grandfather. These charming Lieder have been combined with vocal works by composers who were closely related to Willy Heinz Müller. (Prospero)

Monde es Mystere / Christina Baader; Gert Hecher

Stuttgart-born mezzo-soprano Christina Baader has been a much sought-after musician for many years, not only as an opera singer and soloist, but also as an internationally successful visual artist. To mark the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death, Christina Baader and Gert Hecher, piano, are presenting this album featuring a selection of Fauré’s songs as well as those by Henri Duparc. (Gramola)

Messiaen: Vocal Works / Bertrand Chamayou, Barbara Hannigan

Soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianist Bertrand Chamayou unite to record the vocal music of Olivier Messiaen, presenting his two major song cycles from the 1930’s. Existing in both the sensual and sacred realms, the Poèmes pour Mi are inspired by the precious relationship of Messiaen and “Mi” - the nickname of his first wife; violinist and composer Claire Delbos. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1033 $20.99

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Smetana: Bartered Bride: Overture & Dances

These classic Vox recordings feature two former music directors of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in their prime – Walter Susskind (Smetana) and Jerzy Semkow (Rimsky-Korsakov). Newly remastered from the original tapes. (Vox Classics) 1CD# VOX-NX-3043CD $18.99

Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace / David Temple; Hertfordshire Chorus

Their third release on Signum Classics, David Temple and Hertfordshire Chorus present Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man. This is the first recording of the ensemble version of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. This recording features celebrated mezzo soprano Kathryn Rudge as well as muezzin Osama Kiwan and cellist Jamal Aliyev. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD779 $20.99

Berlioz: Herminie - Les Nuits d’été - Cléopâtre

For this new recording made in 2016, Swedish soprano Barbara Hendricks pays homage both to her singing teacher and mentor, the great American mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel, and to the creative genius of Hector Berlioz. If the Nuits d’été have long formed part of her repertory, the two cantatas Herminie and Cléopâtre are new. (Arte Verum)

1CD# ARV-016 $20.99

LICHT! 800 Years of German

With the present program we want to explore the history of the German Lied throughout a period spanning some 800 years, from that first light of dawn represented by the earliest music scored with modern notation - courtly love songs down to such presentday emissaries of the Lied tradition. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72965

El cant de la Sibil.la & Draumkvedet / Hirundo Maris

$18.99

Mystical chants between the visible and the invisible: The great ancient mystery chants of Spain and Norway. Ensemble Hirundo Maris presents the enigmatic chants of the Middle Ages, Spain’s El cant de la Sibilla and Norway’s Draumkvedet. This album evokes the mysteries of winter, blurring the boundaries to the otherworld, transporting the listener to mystical realms.(Carpe Diem)

1CD# CD-16333 $20.99

Tenebrae Responsories / I Fagiolini

Silence and Music / East Carolina University Chamber Singers

In the late 16th century when vocal polyphony was developing into the excesses of the late Italian madrigal and the powerplay of multi-choir writing in Venice, Victoria, in Rome, chose to write his 18 Tenebrae settings with the simplest texture imaginable: four voices with internal sections for just two or three parts. (Coro)

1CD# COR16204 $21.99

The award-winning East Carolina University Chamber Singers, under the direction of James Franklin, perform a nuanced musical meditation of hopeful celebration and comfort. The album represents a journey through a period of silence; isolation gives way to the sounds of voices singing. (Gothic)

1CD# G-49340 $20.99

Releases

Enigma / Sarah Aristidou

‘Enigma’ is the Greek word for ‘riddle’, ‘mystery’, ‘secret’. At the moment of entering or leaving life, there is always a sound: the cry of a newborn baby or the last sigh of a dying person giving up the ghost. Soprano Sarah Aristidou searches for the original sound in this program, which opens with Andreas Tsiartas’s Lamento Turco. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA740 $20.99

Schubert in English, Vol. 4 / Roderick Williams; Rowan Pierce

Christopher Glynn continues his Schubert in English series by joining baritone Roderick Williams and soprano Rowan Pierce for songs of loneliness and companionship, nature and the seasons, faith and doubt, wandering and homecoming, caution and consolation - all in new English versions by Jeremy Sams. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD770 $19.99

La Caramba / Maria Hinojosa

This album is dedicated to María Antonia Vallejo Fernández (1751–1787), known as La Caramba, a famous Spanish actress/singer. There is probably no comparable ensemble like Forma Antiqva, which has dedicated itself to the incomprehensibly little-known Spanish baroque music and has made rousing compositions known worldwide. (Winter & Winter)

1CD# 910289-2 $20.99

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

1CD# DDX21110 $20.99

VOCAL RELEASES IN BRIEF

Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances

Luzzaschi: Il Concerto Segreto

An exceptional amount of musical activity took place in the court of Ferrara during the latter years of the 16th century, in particular 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 $20.99

Wonderland / The King’s Singers

Wonderland is full of magic and myth. Containing exclusively works commissioned by The King’s Singers across their 55 years; the album celebrates their trademark musical storytelling; with no shortage of comedy. 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 $19.99

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 $20.99

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 from the first round and the semi-final with piano, as well as those from the final, accompanied by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu. (QEC)

2CD# QEC2023 $29.99

Star tenor Piotr Beczala presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5186866 $17.99

Verissimo / Vittorio Grigolo; Czech National SO

The Italian tenor sings the world’s greatest Italian tenor arias, including the hit “Nessun dorma” – without question one of the most famous opera arias. (Sony)

1CD# 88875100342 $13.98

Bizet: L’Arlésienne

Somm Recordings is delighted to announce a revelatory new perspective on Georges Bizet’s much-loved L’Arlesienne with the re-issue of his complete stage music for Alphonse Daudet’s play. (Somm)

1CD# SOMMCD 0681682 $20.99

Vecchi: 6-Voice Motets / Cappella Musicale Eusebian

This world premiere recording has been made by musicians involved in recovering the wealth of unpublished materials held in Vercelli Cathedral, where Orfeo Vecchi worked for much of his career. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS8001 $18.99

Siren’s Song / The Sixteen

The English Tenor / Scott Robert Shaw

Opus Arte Sale

Verdi: Aida [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA 1383D

$32.99 $26.39

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Shakespeare: Henry V [DVD]

1DVD# OA 1377D

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Gounod: Faust [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA 1330D

$21.99 $17.59

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Britten: Albert Herring [DVD] 1DVD# OA 1375D

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Dvořák: Rusalka [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA 1384D

$32.99 $26.39

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Prokofiev: Cinderella [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA1378D

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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice [DVD] 1DVD# OA 1372D

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

1DVD# OA1315D

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Shakespeare: All’s Well That Ends Well [DVD]

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream [DVD] 1DVD# OA 1373D

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA 1356D

$37.99 $30.39

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Shakespeare: Henry IV [DVD] 1DVD# OA 1226D $21.99 $17.59

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov [DVD or Blu-ray Video] 1DVD# OA 1376D $32.99 $26.39

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin [DVD] 1DVD# OA 1374D $21.99 $17.59

Talbot: Like Water for Chocolate [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

1DVD# OA 1366D

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Fiskeren – Der Fischer / Norwegian National Opera Orchestra [2 CDs]

In 2024, the Norwegian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra’s recording of Hjalmar Borgstrøm’s Fiskeren was finally released. This opera encompasses a forced marriage, a pact with the devil, divine punishment, and forgiveness. The recording, initiated in 2008, has now taken its definitive form in this Simax release. (Simax)

2CD# PSC1221

Der Taucher / Hofkapelle Stuttgart; Kammerchor Stuttgart

Lully: Armide [2 CDs]

$26.99

Konradin Kreutzer wrote his opera Der Taucher for the Stuttgart court theatre. Many years after the Stuttgart premiere in 1813, Kreutzer reworked the work for Vienna. Subsequently, this version was always performed. A recording of the original version is now available for the first time. (Carus)

1CD# CAR83536

$24.99

Donizetti: Chiara e Serafina [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Despite the triumphant reception of his first opera, Gaetano Donizetti was young and inexperienced when he was commissioned to write Chiara e Serafina in 1822 for La Scala. Thanks to this revival at the Bergamo Donizetti Festival, after exactly 200 years Chiara e Serafina has returned to the stage with a fine production that brings to life an entertaining tale. (Dynamic)

1DVD# DYN-37987

$29.99

1BLURAY# DYN-57987 $29.99

Jules Massenet: Werther / Hungarian National PO [2 CDs]

In adapting Goethe’s novel Werther, Massenet and his librettists gave greater prominence to the character of Charlotte, thus placing the struggle between duty and passion at the centre of the narrative. The role of Werther, originally assigned to a tenor, was also sung by the baritone Mattia Battistini with the composer’s approval. (Bru Zane)

2CD# BZ1056 $42.99

Wagner: Siegfried [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Christian Thielemann conducts this Ring tetralogy, and Dmitri Tcherniakov led the playful all-star ensemble coherently through the panorama of characters, situations, and events that unfolded like a universe and consistently interpreted the sheer vastness and the manifold twists and turns of the Ring cosmos. (Unitel)

2DVD# 810208

$51.99

1BLURAY# 810304 $45.99

Armide was Lully and Quinault’s last tragédie lyrique: undoubtedly Quinault’s finest dramatic achievement, and the culmination of the tragédie en musique conceived by Lully. Here, Vincent Dumestre passionately conducts Lully’s last masterpiece, whose eponymous character, played by the immense Stéphanie d’Oustrac, never ceases to bewitch us. (CDV)

2CD# CVS124 $29.99

Le Astuzie Femminili [2 CDs]

Le astuzie femminili, “Feminine wiles”, may only have six characters, but they stir up such a frenzy that even today one cannot help but grin. Underscored by the exuberant and extraordinarily melodic music of the once-successful composer Domenico Cimarosa, this Buffa is the ideal counterpart to Il matrimonio segreto, which joined the CPO catalog just three years ago. (CPO) 2CD# 555595-2 $36.99

Wagner: Die Walküre [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Raising the curtain on a work of superlatives: the Staatsoper Unter den Linden represents the ultimate challenge for any opera house, Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. Christian Thielemann conducts the Ring tetralogy, and Dmitri Tcherniakov led the playful all-star ensemble. (Unitel) 2DVD# 810008 $51.99 1BLURAY# 810104 $45.99

Wagner: Siegfried [3 CDs]

“Individual elements of this Siegfried live up to the high standards set by the previous instalments of the BRSO/Rattle concert Ring cycle. There is no shortage of volume and high voltage to Simon O’Neill’s account of the title-role, first and foremost in the brave and free top of his voice on display in the Forging Song. He holds nothing back.” – Gramophone (BR Klassik) 3CD# BRK900211 $45.99

Donizetti: Alfredo il Grande [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Alfredo il Grande is influenced by Rossini, but also shows hints of great things to come. Revived two centuries after the spectacular failure of its premiere, this little-known opera seria can now stand as a reflection on humanitarian values and gestures of resistance against the destructiveness of war. (Dynamic) 1DVD# DYN-38031 $27.99 1BLURAY# DYN-58031 $27.99

Domenico Cimarosa:

Exhibition on Screen – Hopper: An American Love Story

Edward Hopper’s work is the most recognizable art in America –popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art – but who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush. (Seventh Art)

1DVD# SEV224

Exhibition on Screen – Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

Boerio: Bello tiempo passato [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

$21.99

In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. This film offers you the chance to experience the once-in-a-lifetime, sold-out exhibition on the big screen. The Times called the film “thrilling” and “your ticket to the show of the century”.

(Seventh Art)

1DVD# SEV227

Exhibition on Screen – Klimt and The Kiss

This is the oldest surviving Neapolitan comic intermezzo, and, along with its Prologue, seems to have been written by other authors. This video preserves a historically informed performance given by Antonio Florio with Pino De Vittorio that explores the tradition of the intermezzo in 17th-century plots. (Dynamic)

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

$21.99

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognized and reproduced paintings in the world. Painted in Vienna around 1908, the evocative image has captivated viewers with its mystery, sensuality and dazzling materials. Discover the rich tapestry of extraordinary influences behind one of the world’s favourite paintings. (Seventh Art)

1DVD# SEV229 $21.99

Brahms: Violin Concerto; Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

As a counterpoint to Carl Nielsen’s exciting experimentation, Greek star violinist Leonidas Kavakos interprets Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto, one of the most beloved and frequently performed works in the violin concerto repertoire. “Leonidas Kavakos, together with the Philharmoniker, makes this beautiful work a true celebration.” (C Major)

1DVD# 766508 $32.99

1BLURAY# 766604 $45.99

Langgaard: Antikrist [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (1932–2016) managed to unite every faction of progressive Danish music in admiration. After their acclaimed first volume in this new chronological cycle of the composer’s complete string quartets, the Nordic String Quartet arrives at the works that reveal the composer’s musical imagination in all its unbridled joy, brilliance, and eccentricity. (Naxos)

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 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. (Naxos)

The Vienna Recital / Yuja Wang [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Pianist Yuja Wang has become an integral part of the world‘s major stages, inspiring young and old alike. Her playing displays technical brilliance and a seemingly endless range of emotions. The Piano Recital from the Wiener Konzerthaus allows her to display her fiery virtuosity as well as her mature musicality and imagination with an eclectic, personally chosen program. (C Major)

1DVD# 767308 $32.99

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. Programs include Of Mirables & Superheroes – The Stuttgart Ballet; Marcia Hardee – The Seduction to Dance; Friedemann Vogal – Incarnation of Dance. (Unitel)

Springtime in Amsterdam [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Springtime in Amsterdam is a joyful feature film created by director Christof Loy, world renowned for his work in international opera houses. A richly varied musical score that includes Viennese operetta, Dutch and French chansons, and songs from the American song book, is performed by a renowned cast of singers and conducted by Marko Letonja. (Naxos)

Blu-ray Titles

Schumann: Piano Concerto – Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The Subscription Concert Series of the Wiener Philharmoniker from the Golden Hall of the famous Musikverein, are special concerts reserved for subscribers, hence the name. With Zubin Mehta and Martha Argerich “two veteran musicians gave rise to real storms of enthusiasm in the Musikverein.” (Wiener Zeitung) (C Major)

1DVD# 764508 $32.99

1BLURAY# 764604 $45.99

Wagner: Götterdämmerung [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Götterdämmerung (‘Twilight of the Gods’) is the final opera of Wagner’s epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’) in which his visionary masterpiece reaches its cataclysmic conclusion. Betrayal and death, murder and remorse, lie at the opera’s heart, in a work that draws together every plot element in writing of blazing intensity. (Naxos).

2DVD# 2110745-46 $32.99 $26.39

1BLURAY# NBD0160V $32.99 $26.39

New Year’s Concert: Teatro la Fenice 2023

The Teatro La Fenice opened in 1792 and is one of the most renowned and most beautiful theaters in the world. Since nearly 20 years it has celebrated the traditional New Year‘s concert every year, which became immediately vast popularity in Italy and abroad making it one of the best-known and desired New Year’s events. (C Major)

1DVD# 766208 $32.99

Nielsen: Maskarade (Sung in German) [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Nielsen’s Maskarade is regarded as Denmark’s national opera. It combines folksong character, Mozartean elegance and virtuoso surprises to create what conductor Titus Engel describes as ‘musical comedy that’s both witty and of the highest calibre’. (Naxos)

1DVD# 2110762 $29.99 $23.99

1BLURAY# NBD0174V $29.99 $23.99

Schumann & Brahms: Love Songs / Damrau; Kaufmann [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

A radiant concert at the Great Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein: Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann, luminaries of the classical realm and celebrated interpreters of Lieder, breathe life into love songs of two titans of romanticism, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. (C Major)

1DVD# 766008 $32.99 1BLURAY# 766104 $45.99

Wagner: Siegfried [DVD or Blu-ray Video}

Siegfried is the third of the four operas that comprise Wagner’s epic tetralogy “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’). Siegfried, raised by the evil dwarf Mime, discovers that he is the son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, and must negotiate betrayals and dangers in a landscape of dragons and magic. (Naxos)

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. (C Major)

The Christopher Wheeldon Collection [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The Christopher Wheeldon Collection showcases three of Wheeldon’s most acclaimed recent productions for The Royal Ballet, including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2018), The Winter’s Tale (2014) and Like Water for Chocolate (2022). (Opus Arte)

Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

“Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt” (‘None but the lonely heart’), probably the best known of Tchaikovsky’s songs, lends its name to an intimate theatrical evening in which Christof Loy has combined songs or ‘romances’ and instrumental music to create a chamber opera of striking beauty and intensity. (Naxos)

Wagner: Das Rheingold [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Wagner’s epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’) received its first complete performance in 1876. Sir Donald Runnicles conducts an internationally acclaimed cast in this innovative new production of “Der Ring” by Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. (Naxos)

Sacred Music

Harmonies of Devotion / Owen Rees; Contrapunctus

Harmonies of Devotion is both an exploration of the Italian motet repertory of the 17th and early 18th centuries and a celebration of the devotion to this sacred repertory displayed by English antiquarian collectors of the eighteenth century. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD914 $20.99

Lechner: Of Death and Resurrection / Capricornus Ensemble Stuttgart

The theme of death and resurrection is a central topos of Protestant belief which consequently became a fertile source of inspiration for composers of sacred music. This statement is particularly pertinent for Leonhard Lechner who converted to Protestantism at the age of 18 and was described in his funeral sermon as a learned theologian. (Coviello)

1CD# COV92409 $20.99

Magnificat 4 / Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge; Alexander Semple

Continuing their Magnificat series, and marking the final album of Andrew Nethsingha’s tenure as director, The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge presents Magnificat 4. This album features works from composers including Judith Weir, Jonathan Dove, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, and Charles Villiers Stanford. (Signum)

Selections from King of Kings: Organ Music of Black Composers

This recording highlights the tremendous contribution of black composers to the repertoire of church and concert organists. Includes organ works by composers from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The masterfully arranged spirituals and dynamic original compositions can add the perfect touch to a worship service. (Gia)

1CD# GIACD-1124 $18.99

Sacred Works / Protean Quartet

Protean Quartet makes its Linn debut with an eclectic program that transcends musical eras. Taking polyphony as a starting point, the versatile young quartet ventures into various epochs. Although different in style, these works show equal care in the treatment of every individual voice, each one meticulously played by Protean Quartet’s outstanding musicians. (Linn)

1CD# CKD744 $20.99

Sacred Music / Collegium Vocale Gent [11 CDs]

Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent have made a lasting impression on the Bach discography with their many recordings devoted to the Kantor. 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 $53.99

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German Passion – 17th Cent. Music for the Time of Lent and Easter

The Hanseatic wealth of North Germany in the 17th century is reflected in its magnificent cathedrals, and the enormous grandeur of its church music was composed to fill the rich acoustics of these spaces. This program presents a wide range of Easter music that displays the wealth of inventiveness in this period. (Naxos) 1CD#

Bach & McMillan: Motets & Sacred Songs

$15.99

Tenebrae bring their trademark passion and precision to this live performance of music by J. S. Bach and Sir James MacMillan, to be recorded live at Snape Maltings in May 2023. Renowned for their technical difficulty, Bach’s motets are pillars of the choral repertoire Here, Tenebrae performs the three most well-known of the set, culminating in the joyful Singet dem Herrn. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD773 $19.99

Roger Norrington Conducts Sacred Music [4 CDs]

Vidi Speciosam - Sacred Choral Music

Sir Roger Norrington has been chief conductor of the former Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (today the SWR Symphonieorchester) for thirteen years. The present re-issue brings together in a boxed set three of most the important works of Sacred Music from the 19th century: Berlioz’ Requiem, Brahms’ A German Requiem and Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. (SWR Classic)

4CD# SWR19532CD $37.99

Soprano Mary Bevan writes: “In 1975, the original Bevan Family Choir released their debut album, featuring a program of sacred choral works, Welsh folk songs, and piano music. To honour David (brother), this disc consists of music that was introduced to us by him during his years at the Holy Redeemer Church and that have since become beloved by us as a choir.” (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD746 $19.99

Early Music

In My Heart of Hearts –Music in Shakespeare’s Plays

Ingegneri,

Vol.

It is clear that music’s role in Shakespeare’s plays can hardly be overestimated. In this recording, Hannah Morrison, Marnix De Cat, and the Hathor Consort bring to life a wealth of sensual Renaissance sounds from the time of Elizabeth I in pieces that could well have been performed at the Globe Theatre. (Ramee)

1CD# RAM2303 $20.99

4: Missa Gustate et Videte & Motets for Holy Week and Easter

The Cremonese composer

Marc’Antonio Ingegneri (c. 1535/36–92) is chiefly remembered as the teacher of Claudio Monteverdi. The striking range of moods heard here will confound conventional expectations of Renaissance polyphony: Ingegneri’s emotional palette extends from tender intimacy in some of these motets to dancing – all of it music of breathtaking richness and beauty. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0716 $20.99

From the rich musical scene of the early 16th century comes a repertoire that sings the praises of the vegetable world comprised in the vast geographic horizon stretching up from verdant meadows full of flowers to the mountain pastures where shepherds and shepherdesses playfully send back the echo of their own voices.

(Cappella Romana)

1CD# TC480001 $18.99

A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court

At the end of the 14th century, musical worlds collided in England as Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos spent Christmas at King Henry IV’s royal court. For the first and only time, florid chant, polyphony, royal ceremonial, and imperial acclamations from both kingdoms and rites echoed antiphonally in London’s Eltham Palace.

(Cappella Romana)

1SACD# CR427 $21.99

EARLY MUSIC IN BRIEF

Fortuna / Consort Mirabile

On Byrd’s Wings: William Byrd and his Circle

The heyday of English consort music coincides with the exciting change in style from musical Renaissance to early Baroque between 1580 and 1630. William Byrd and his successors played a decisive role in shaping it with sacred and secular songs, fantasies and dances. This production on the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death shows how diverse and colorful the repertoire of consort music is. (Audite)

1CD# ADT97818 $22.99

Chansons musicales, Paris 1533 / Nancy Hadden; Zephyrus Flutes

As songs that had a vibrant life beyond the words, we are here afforded an entrance into the evergreen world of instrumental music of the Renaissance, into music that filled the taverns and dwellings of Paris and beyond. This is why these works maintain such relevance for us today. (CRD)

1CD# CRD3548 $23.99

Music in Golden-Age Florence, 1250–1750 [2 CDs]

This double album accompanies the eponymous book by Anthony M. Cummings, Music in Golden-Age Florence, 1250–1750. They are designed to enable readers and listeners to enter the sound world of late-medieval and early-modern Florence. Through the integration of the contents of the book and the CDs, we offer our listeners the possibility of a fascinating metaphoric time travel. (Ramee)

2CD# RAM2206 $29.99

Brandt: German Songs of the Renaissance

With this CD, we present a composer who is almost completely unknown. An astonishing admission, because his work is well documented in Georg Forster’s songbooks and his compositions have also been published in print. Georg Forster himself held vom Brandt in high esteem, so much so that he dedicated the third volume of his “Teutschen Liedlein” to him. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC22018 $20.99

Fortuna Desperata was the most popular Italian song of the 15th century and one of the most popular works of the entire Renaissance. (Prospero)

1CD# PROSP0104 $21.99

Ronsard et la musique / Doulce Memoire; Denis Raisin Dadre [2 CDs]

2024 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Ronsard, known as the Prince des Poètes, whose poems have been set to music more than four hundred times over the centuries. (Alpha)

O felice occhi miei / La Compagnia del Madrigale; Eduardo Egüez

2CD# ALPHA1069 $29.99

O felici occhi miei marks a welcome first solo outing for lutenist Eduardo Egüez on Glossa, adding to the label’s long succession of releases devoted to Italian Renaissance music. (Glossa)

1CD# GCD923541 $20.99

Alegoria del Amor / Capella de Ministrers

In this album, we can listen to a selection from this songbook of works for two and three voices, some of them instrumental works under the title ‘Polyphonic song themes”. (Capella De Minstrers)

1CD# CDM2457 $20.99

Herba mirabilis / Fortuna Reditus

Bach’s Roots / Voces Suaves; Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

This first joint project by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the Basel-based vocal ensemble Voces Suaves is dedicated to the musical milieu into which Johann Sebastian Bach was born, and especially to those composers who had a demonstrable influence on the work of the man who would later become Thomaskantor in Leipzig. (Arcana)

Le Retour des Dieux / Alexis Kossenko; Chantal Santon [2 CDs]

“Le Retour des Dieux sur la Terre” and “Le Caprice d’Érato” are part of the tradition inherited from Louis XIV of occasional pieces that served to illustrate major events at Court. Composed four years apart, the first to celebrate the wedding of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska in 1725 and the second for the birth of their first son in 1729, these two divertissements are veritable little concert operas. (CDV)

Scarlatti: Sonatas / Philippe Thuriot

Accordionist Philippe Thuriot doesn’t only play the repertoire that is specifically composed for his instrument. In the past, he has transposed the music of François Couperin and Johann Sebastian Bach for his instrument. Scarlatti’s Sonatas are baroque gems, full of sparkling melodies and Spanish swing. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72994 $16.99

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846–869 [2 CDs]

Christopher O’Riley’s The WellTempered Clavier Book I delves into the subtle intricacies of Bach’s famous masterwork, revealing the composer’s nuanced craftsmanship through an exploration of the spaces between notes. Inspired by Bach’s profound lyricism and informed by historical insights, O’Riley’s interpretation transcends conventional keyboard traditions. (Navona)

2CD# NV6645 $19.99

The Real John Bull / Maciej Skrzeczkowski

Maciej Skrzeczkowski, the winner of the MA Competition in Bruges in 2023, devotes his new album to John Bull (1562–1628). There could be nothing more logical in this context than to use copies of English virginals as well as of a typical Dutch adaptation of the instrument known as the moeder en kind (mother and child). (Ricercar)

Monteverdi: L’Orfeo [2 CDs]

1CD# RIC462 $20.99

In 1607, Claudio Monteverdi premiered his Orfeo for the Carnival opening in the Court Theatre of Duke Vincenzo I of Gonzaga in Mantua. With this exceptional dramatic power, modern opera is born. Stéphane Fuget has brought together some of the finest vocal and instrumental virtuosos for this new Orfeo. (CDV)

2CD# CVS103 $29.99

Monteverdi: Messa et Salmi / Le Nuove Musiche [2 CDs]

In 1610 Monteverdi began a churchmusic career that to the end of his life was notable for the enormous variety of styles he employed. We should be grateful that Francesco Cavalli and Alessandro Vincenti, perhaps driven by commercial interests, left us this extra treasure. (Brilliant Classics) 2CD#

$14.99

A follow-up to their album Vivaldi X2, this new offering from baroque specialists Las Serenissima combines further double concerti by Antonio Vivaldi with works for violin, cello, oboe, recorder, and continuo. These are some of Vivaldi’s most colorful and joyful works. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD908 $20.99

Affective contrasts, seducing vocality, effortless virtuosity, and a penchant for intimacy; these are some of the lures of Italian music around 1600. Peter Van Heyghen and Kris Verhelst, two leading specialists in this field, have dedicated their latest recording to this music. (Passacaille)

1CD# PAS1139 $20.99

Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Jonathan Bloxham; Tianqi Du

After his first recording for naïve of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, the Chinese pianist Tianqi Du returns to the composer closest to his heart, this time performing four Concertos with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. The four works chosen here by Tianqi Du are among the most famous and remarkable of Bach’s keyboard Concertos. (Naive)

1CD# V7957 $16.99

Vivaldi X2 / La Serenissima

Dolce accenti, passaggi e legature: Florid Italian Solo Music Around 1600

Pohle: Complete Sonatas & Ballet Music [2 CDs]

David Pohle was one of Heinrich Schütz’s most talented pupils although, unlike his master, Pohle did not compose only sacred vocal works; he also created a substantial body of instrumental music, including some thirty sonatas for four to eight instruments and a number of ballet suites. This is a revelatory first recording of Pohle’s complete sonatas. (Ricercar)

2CD# RIC460 $29.99

Recomposed – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons / Daniel Rowland

Max Richter’s The Recomposed Four Seasons has become an iconic piece. Richter discarded about three quarters of Vivaldi’s original and substituted his own music. The new version sounds a little hipper, lighter on its feet in places, darker and more cinematic in others. This new recording enjoys the flamboyant fantasy and the technical prowess of Daniel Rowland as solo violin. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72978 $18.99

Badia: Cantate per soprano e continuo

Carlo Agostino Badia was one of the many Italian musicians making his fortune at the court of Vienna where he was hired as a composer in 1694. From his musical writing it is clear how he was a ‘ferryer’ of that late Baroque (followed by Antonio Caldara who succeeded him at the Viennese court) anticipating the forms of the imminent galant style. (Tactus)

1CD# TC670204 $18.99

Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni & La Follia

More than 300 years after Antonio Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons, the most famous work in the history of music is still as lively and invigorating as ever. Now Le Concert de la Loge has recorded this Baroque treasure with its founder and director, the violinist Julien Chauvin, as soloist. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1005

$20.99

BAROQUE TITLES IN BRIEF

Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 [3 CDs]

Vision Bach, Vol. 2: The First Cantata Year [2 CDs]

The Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart is performing all these cantatas in chronological order exactly 300 years later. The 23 concerts in all are taking place in and around Stuttgart; the refined live recordings are being released in this CD series on the Hänssler Classic label. (Haenssler) 2CD# HC23026 $32.99

Colin de Blamont: Les fêtes grecques et romaines [2 CDs]

Les Fêtes grecques et romaines, Colin de Blamont’s first opera, was a resounding success from the moment it premiered in 1723. A synthesis between the nobility of the tragédie lyrique created by Lully and the more playful tone, with its choreographed divertissements, of the opéra-ballet created by Campra, its libretto brings to life the best-known festivals of ancient History. (CDV)

2CD# CVS141 $29.99

Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt

Vox Luminis has teamed up with the Freiburger Barockorchester again, and together they celebrate music for Ascension Day. The festive and colourful Cantata BWV 128 was composed towards the end of Bach’s second year in Leipzig. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1032 $20.99

Corradini: Canzonas and Sonatas / Ensemble Il Narvalo

Works attributable with certainty to Nicolò Corradini (1585–1646) – likely from Cremona as opposed to Bergamo or Rome as erroneously suggested in the past – are limited to a few printed editions, among them the Primo libro de Canzoni francesi a 4 e alcune suonate (printed by Gardano in Venice in 1624). (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96191 $13.99

Among Handel’s seventeen English oratorios, Theodora (1750) is unique. Today, Theodora is regarded as a benchmark “thinking person’s opera”, both deeply stimulating and powerfully moving. (Alpha)

$39.99

Bach: Violin Concertos / Leonidas Kavakos; Apollon Ensemble

For his latest release on Sony Classical, violinist Leonidas Kavakos goes back to Bach – varied and vivid orchestral works from the first half of the 18th century. (Sony)

19658868932 $13.98

Total Eclipse: Handel at Home, Vol. 2

The London Handel Players present here “Handel at Home Vol 2.” A second selection of popular operatic arias inspired by the original luscious scoring. (Somm) 1CD# SOMMCD 0676 $20.99

An English Concert / Matthias Hofs; Matthias Janz Matthias Hofs (trumpet) and Matthias Janz (organ) present a program of works by English masters from the Renaissance to the late Baroque. (Berlin Classics) 1CD# 0303105BC $21.99

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 and Variations on Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Cello, Op. 5 are revolutionary works, with neither instrument subservient and the piano fully independent. This release also features his vivacious variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ and ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fu¨hlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. (Naxos)

8574529 $19.99 $15.99

J.E. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin / Susanna Pisana; Maurizio Paciariello

J.E. Bach’s 6 Sonatas for fortepiano & violin are among the few works the composer managed to have published during his lifetime: the first three in 1770 and the remainder in 1772. Although critics deemed them to be ‘too modern’, they were received so well by the public that a new edition was released in 1775. (Brilliant Classics)

BRI97021 $12.99

Mondonville: Le Carnaval du Parnasse [2 CDs]

Le Carnaval du Parnasse, Mondonville’s heroic ballet, was a dazzling triumph at its premiere in 1749. Dedicated to the Marquise de Pompadour, muse of the arts and the omnipotent favorite of the King, this whimsical carnival is nothing short of a delicious marivaudage. (CDV)

Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 4

This disc couples the last Violin Concerto (1769) by Joseph Haydn with the Double Concerto for Viola and Harpsichord (1762) by his brother Michael: two rarely recorded early Classical gems. This is the debut recording of Pearls in Baroque Chamber Orchestra. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72983 $18.99

A Tribute to Mozart / Vladimir Feltsman [2 CDs]

Mozart wrote numerous works for solo piano: fantasias, rondos, adagios, and other assorted pieces of short and moderate length. We don’t know exactly why these works were written, but we know that Mozart had to come up with new material for his many public and private appearances. But no matter why these marvelous works were written, we are lucky to have them. (Nimbus)

2CD# NI6448 $23.99

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 3 / Sitkovetsky Trio

With the three piano trios published in 1795, Op. 1, Ludwig van Beethoven took a genre still largely associated with salon music and raised it up to rival the string quartet. The recording concludes with an arrangement by the trio’s cellist, Isang Enders, of a catchy and eloquently simple Ukrainian Cossack tune from a collection of Beethoven’s folk song arrangements. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2699 $21.99

Giannotti: 12 Sonate per Violino solo [2 CDs]

Pietro Giannotti, who in the title page of Op. 1 (entirely written in Italian), is described as native of Lucca, was born in that independent Tuscan city. Pierluigi Mencattini, accompanied by the ensemble Labirinto Armonico, in this double CD performs the full version of the Op. 1 collection. (Tactus)

2CD# TC690790 $27.99

Double & Triple Concertos / Mari

Despite belonging to different ages in music history, Mozart and Poulenc share a combination of playfulness and seriousness, and the latter composer manages to integrate touches of Mozartian neoclassicism into his genuinely French and twentieth-century double concerto. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5187202

Haydn: Die Schopfung [2 CDs]

Boccherini: String Quintets / Karski Quartet

$21.99

Marek Janowski, the Dresdner Philharmonie, and the MDR Leipzig Radio Choir present Haydn’s oratorio Die Schöpfung (1798). From the legendary breakthrough of light in the orchestral introduction all the way to the hymn to the almighty creator in the finale, Haydn offers a sweeping, colorful tableau of God’s creation of the world. (Pentatone)

2SACD# PTC5187205 $32.99

Raphaël Feye and the Karski Quartet have collaborated on an exhilarating new album, paying a tribute to Luigi Boccherini’s string quintets. These selected quintets showcase the composers exceptional ability to craft melodies that are both elegant and emotionally resonant while maintaining a graceful interplay between the instruments. (EPR)

1CD# EPRC 0057 $18.99

Mozart:

Kodama; Momo Kodama

Era

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 33, 34 & 35 / Philharmonia Orchestra

These three Mozart symphonies are performed here by the Philharmonia Orchestra, an ensemble that has performed them with the greatest conductors throughout its almost 80-year history. Here the conductor is the eminent Mozartian Michael Collins, whose recordings have earned him the highest praise. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2757 $21.99

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 $69.99 $55.99

C.P.E. Bach: The Hamburg Symphonies Wq 182 / Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Mozart: Requiem

The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century continues true to its original guiding spirit, with a new recording of the six Hamburg Symphonies, Wq 182 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The Orchestra responds with evident pleasure to Bach’s rich harmonies, bold dynamics and flowing melodies and with much appetite for his virtuosic instrumental writing. (Glossa)

1CD# GCD921134 $22.99

It is difficult to say anything about Mozart’s famous Requiem. A true highlight in the performance history of the Requiem was Mariss Jansons’ interpretation of it in May 2017. Under Jansons’ direction, the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks gave of their best, with an excellent quartet of vocal soloists rounding off the outstanding ensemble. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900117 $19.99

CLASSICAL ERA IN BRIEF

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 33

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 $21.99

Viotti: Sinfonie Concertanti 1 & 2 – Concerto per Violino 2

Already during his lifetime Viotti was regarded as one of the most brilliant violin virtuosos, and his violin concertos also enjoyed special renown. As a composer Viotti brings in the schemes of the Italian School but also weaves in romantic motifs far ahaead of their times. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC23062 $20.99

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 $23.99

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. (Glossa) 1CD# GCDC80035 $12.99

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin continues its Pentatone Mozart series with the composer’s 29th and 33rd symphonies. (Pentatone)

Beethoven: Symphonies, Vol. 5 / Tessa Uys; Ben Schoeman

SOMM Recordings proudly announces this fifth and penultimate release in the complete cycle of the Beethoven Symphonies arranged for piano four-hands. (Somm)

SOMMCD 0687 $18.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 25 & 27 / Academy of Ancient Music; Louise Alder Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) releases the final volume of an acclaimed project to record Mozart’s complete works for keyboard and orchestra. (AAM)

AAM045 $24.99

Beethoven: Quartets, Vol. 2 / Calidore String Quartet [3 CDs]

The second in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet returns with a three-disc album of the Middle Quartets. Their Beethoven performances have been described as ‘shockingly deep’ by the LA Times. (Signum)

The Romantic

Verdi: Scenes & Arias

Tenor Charles Castronovo celebrates his first Delos solo album with an all-Verdi program, showcasing the composer’s spellbinding use of theatrical devices. “Noble Renegades” offers a collection of complete scenes from operas such as Don Carlos, Luisa Miller, and I Lombardi, encompassing the emotional arc the protagonists experience as the story unfolds. (Delos)

Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 [2 CDs]

This new album of two piano quartets by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) consists of pianist Lars Vogt’s last recordings. Before his premature death and between treatments, Lars Vogt was able to record a multi-award-winning album of piano chamber music works by Schubert, as well as albums of Mozart’s and Mendelssohn’s piano concertos. (Ondine)

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Michal Balas; Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester

Michal Balas passionately presents two cello concertos by Joseph Haydn. The young Polish cellist devotes himself to the C major and D major concertos, which are highly esteemed among cellists. ‘All cellists were brought up to play these pieces with great respect – like Bach’s cello suites or Beethoven’s sonatas,’ says Balas. (Berlin Classics)

1CD#

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 on Period Instruments / Mahler Academy Orchestra

This recording of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is an event because it was made with period instruments of the kind the composer used in Vienna. The Mahler Academy Orchestra set itself the task of reconstructing this instrumentarium and researching it was played by musicians of the time. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1057 $20.99

Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos / Arabella Steinbacher

Nine years after its initial release, Arabella Steinbacher’s acclaimed interpretation of two of the greatest concertos ever written for the violin is presented in this stereo re-issue. Steinbacher joins forces with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the baton of Charles Dutoit, one of the most eminent conductors of our age. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187325 $17.99

Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Silent Woods - RondoRomance - Mazurek

Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is considered the finest of his concertos, and arguably the greatest of all such works for the cello. These Vox recordings from 1974 performed by Zara Nelsova in the Concerto, Silent Woods and the Rondo, and Ruggiero Ricci in the Romance and Mazurek, with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind, are acclaimed classics. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3034CD $18.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Minnesota Chorale; Minnesota Orchestra [2 CDs]

The Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä bring us Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony, an extraordinary work by any standards. Scored for extended Wagnerian woodwind and brass sections, posthorn, a large array of percussion, women’s chorus, alto soloist and boys’ choir, the symphony has a duration of over 100 minutes. (BIS)

2CD# BIS-2486 $42.99

Chopin: Dreamscape / Brussels Philharmonic [2 CDs]

Accomplished Brazilian pianist Eliane Rodrigues interprets Chopin with a highly combustible melange of precision, expressiveness and dynamism on her newest release, DREAMSCAPE. With her trademark crystal-clear tone and larger-than-life interpretation, Rodrigues brings LateRomantic grandeur to the Romantic composer. (Navona)

2CD# NV6636 $19.99

Cherubini: 6 Sonate per cimbalo / Chiara Cattani [2 CDs]

Luigi Cherubini is one of the most interesting artistic personalities in a historical period of great changes that straddled two centuries, the eighteenth and the nineteenth. His musical career met the best possible conditions in a city, Florence, that was extremely rich in culture and dotted with important events, including the performance of Handel’s Messiah in Italian. (Tactus) 2CD# TC760391 $27.99

Grieg: Piano Concerto, Old Norwegian Melody with Variations, 2 Lyric Pieces & In Autumn

Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony Orchestra are joined by Grant Johannesen in this classic Vox recording of Grieg’s Piano Concerto. The program is completed with the overture In Autumn, the Two Lyric Pieces, and the Old Norwegian Melody with Variations. Newly remastered from the original tapes. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3040CD $18.99

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Brahms: The Piano Concertos [2 CDs]

The two piano concertos by Johannes Brahms occupy an uncontested place in the pantheon of the greatest works of this genre. At the same time, they play a unique role in the development of the concerto form in the 19th Century, particularly in view of their uneven history of reception. (Haenssler Classic)

2CD# HC23082

$24.99

Liszt: Piano Works / Emmanuel Despax [2 CDs]

Emmanuel Despax’s eighth release for Signum Classics delves into the dramatic and visionary world of Franz Liszt, from the great Sonata in B minor to the celestial Benediction de Deur dans la solitude. Despax offers a unique perspective on Liszt’s work through a very personal connection to the composer. (Signum)

2CD# SIGCD798 $19.99

Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine / Kammerorchester Basel

The 15th volume of the Haydn 2032 cycle is entitled ‘La Reine’. One might think that this nickname refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, queen of numerous territories, but in fact the monarch honoured by the popular title of Symphony No. 85 is her daughter, Marie Antoinette. It was said to be the favourite of ‘La Reine de France’, which is the full nickname of the work. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA696 $20.99

Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Lyric Suite, 3 Orchestral Pieces & 2 Elegiac Melodies

Edvard Grieg’s ambitiously scaled Symphonic Dances use a compelling selection of regional melodies and jaunty rhythms to brilliant effect. Elsewhere, his music ranges from the eloquent drama of Sigurd Jorsalfar to the deeply felt intimacy of the Two Elegiac Melodies. These classic Vox recordings by Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony Orchestra were originally issued in 1976. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3038CD $18.99

ROMANTIC ERA IN BRIEF

Tchaikovsky: Overtures, Vol. 2 / BBC Scottish Orchestra

Alpesh Chauhan’s début recording for Chandos met with widespread critical acclaim and awards, including the BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestral Choice. This second volume – with the same forces – offers equally crisp and attentive playing from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5331 $23.99

Mahler, Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its Music Director Rafael Payare extend their Pentatone discography with a recording of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben and Gustav Mahler’s RückertLieder, sung by star soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The pairing of works may seem odd at first, with Strauss at his most exuberant and Mahler at his most introspective.

(Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187201 $17.99

John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume Four

Harpist to Queen Victoria, the Welsh composer John Thomas (1826–1913) also wrote prolifically for his own instrument, both for solo harp and for duos of two harps or harp and piano – a combination where the different sounds of the two instruments enhance the clarity of the texture. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0582 $20.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Sir Simon Rattle; Bavarian Radio SO

Schumann: Symphonies / Dresdner Philharmonie [2 CDs]

Among Simon Rattle’s first concert programs as the new chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra was Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. The performances marked the beginning of a new chapter in Mahler interpretation, for Rattle, like his predecessors Jansons, Maazel and Kubelík, is an ardent admirer of the composer. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900217 $19.99

Marek Janowski presents Schumann: Complete Symphonies, a comprehensive collection recorded together with the Dresdner Philharmonie. (Pentatone)

2SACD# PTC5186989 $32.99

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

This commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) includes previously unreleased recordings of concerts. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900220 $19.99

Schubert + Brahms / Can Cakmur

For his series called Schubert+, pianist Can Çakmur juxtaposes the complete major piano solo compositions by the Viennese composer with works by other composers who were inspired by his music. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2680 $21.99

Paganini: Sonata a Preghiera (World Premiere Recordings)

Bringing together works both well known and entirely new, this remarkable Paganini program is packed with world premieres. The most important of these is the Sonata a preghiera. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS8015 $18.99

Cilea: Concertante Suites

Several recent albums on Brilliant Classics have expanded our understanding of Francesco Cilea beyond his status as the composer of L’Arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur. Completing this unique survey of Cilea’s output is a modern work, the first recording of the Canto dell’amore by Raffaele Cacciola, born in 1965. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96761 $14.99

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 / Ural PO; Dmitry Liss

The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra under Dmitry Liss has repeatedly performed Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony in both Russia and abroad. The orchestra’s interpretation of Ravel’s La Valse is similarly iconic; this gained particular recognition from European critics and opened the doors to the world’s leading stages. (Fuga Libera)

1CD# FUG821 $20.99

Stravinsky: Orchestral Works / WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

Performances of less-recorded orchestral works by Igor Stravinsky showcase the versatility of the Russian composer. His constructivism could be kindled by Italian Baroque music, but just as well by the polyphonous structures of the Renaissance, by jazz, or by Anton Webern’s serial tone complexes. (SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19156CD $20.99

Music In Time Of War – Debussy [Book + CD]

Music in Time of War, the new doublealbum from pianist Kirill Gerstein, places the music of Komitas, pioneer of ethnomusicology and founder of the Armenian national school of music, alongside that of Claude Debussy, a seminal composer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who held a deep admiration of Komitas’s music. (Myrios)

2CD# MYR905

Partsongs, Pastorals / The Sixteen

Herz: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto & Orchestral Works

$79.99

Celebrating Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford’s centenary, this new album from The Sixteen includes a number of premiere recordings of Stanford’s Irish Folksongs and Partsongs. (Coro)

1CD# COR16207

$18.99

Forgotten Sounds / Samuel Suggs;

Keiko Yamaguchi

Unheard since two performances in 1897, Charles Martin Loeffler’s Octet is recorded here for the first time, owing to the persistence of Graeme Steele Johnson, a versatile clarinetist. A gem that blends Brahmsian warmth with Impressionist harmony, very much reflecting the American composer’s German and French roots. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3603 $20.99

Maria Herz was born in 1878 in Cologne. By the 1920s, she became recognized as a dynamic element of the contemporary music scene. New music’s ‘chief theoretician,’ Theodor W. Adorno, became interested in her works and their style, which was rooted in Late Romanticism and aimed at Modernism by way of Expressionism, New Objectivity, and Neo-Baroque. (Capriccio)

1CD# C5510 $21.99

Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 / Bruxelles PO

Initially focusing on piano compositions, Alexander Scriabin later expanded to larger orchestral works, crafting five symphonies between 1899 and 1910. A noticeable evolution in composition unfolds, transitioning from a late Romantic style to a more modernistic approach. (EPR Classic) 1CD# EPRC 0061 $18.99

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead

Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 / Gothenburg SO

Leonard Slatkin’s Vox recordings of Rachmaninov’s orchestral works revealed him to be a great advocate for this composer’s music. These recordings with the St. Louis Symphony achieved classic status upon release in the early 1980s. This is the seventh issue with these artists in the Vox series of Rachmaninov’s orchestral works newly remastered from the original tapes. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3042CD $18.99

The Fourth is Sibelius’s most difficult symphony. For some, it is his masterpiece. It is fittingly a Finn, conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who explores this symphony that lays bare our emotions. With his Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, he continues his cycle of the complete Sibelius symphonies, with the addition of the symphonic poem inspired by Swedish folklore called The Wood Nymph. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1008 $20.99

Romantic Works

Debussy and Ravel for Two / Alessio Bax; Lucille Chung

Their third duo album on Signum Classics, husband and wife Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung unite to bring an album of French works by Debussy and Ravel in versions for piano duo and four hands. With arrangements by Dutilleux and Ravel himself key works include ‘Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune’ for four hands and La valse for two pianos. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD787 $20.99

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suites Nos. 1 & 2 –Ma mère l’oye

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski’s legendary association with the Minnesota Orchestra yielded many classic recordings – and this selection of orchestral works by Ravel is one of them. Recorded in 1974 these Vox recordings have been newly remastered from the original tapes. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3037CD $18.99

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 $18.99

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 $18.99

TITLES IN BRIEF

Ravel: In Search of Lost Dance

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 $32.99

Stravinsky: Piano Music / Emanuele Delucchi

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

(Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10169 $20.99

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 $20.99

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 $26.99

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 with Le Tombeau de Couperin. (Cavi)

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. (Naive) 1CD# V7958 $18.99

Stravinsky: Symphonies, Vol. 1 / Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia

With this disc, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia and Dima Slobodeniouk present a fascinating aspect of the multifaceted output of a composer whose style was constantly evolving. (BIS) 1CD# BIS-2441 $21.99

Lie: Songs, Vol. 1 / Marianne Beate Kielland

It is an adventure to immerse oneself in the Norwegian treasury of song. The songs on this release — volume 1 — are all songs that were published during Sigurd Lie’s lifetime (1871–1904). (Lawo) 1CD# LWC1256 $18.99

20th Century

Weinberg: String Quartets, Vol. 4 / Arcadia Quartet

The Arcadia Quartet’s acclaimed survey of Weinberg’s String Quartets continues with this fourth volume containing Quartets Nos. 6, 13, and 15. Quartet No. 6 was composed in 1946 in Bïkovo, a town some twenty miles from the south-eastern perimeter of Moscow. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20281 $20.99

Martin: Complete Music with Flute

One of music’s late starters, Frank Martin grew up surrounded by the music of Bach and Mozart. Almost all these works have attracted no more than one or two recordings, but gathered together by these expert Italian musicians, they paint a new and compelling portrait of Martin as a spiritually engaged modernist. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI97061 $14.99

Gerhard: Don Quixote (Complete Ballet) / BBC PO

Roberto Gerhard’s ballet on episodes from Cervantes’s Don Quixote evolved for almost a decade, from a work for chamber orchestra, to the work recorded here, in its full and final orchestration for performances at the Royal Opera House in 1950. Robert Helpmann danced the title role and Margot Fonteyn Dulcinea. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20268 $20.99

Lindberg: Viola Concerto; Absence

Composer Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) is one of Europe’s leading names in contemporary music. This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra features some of the most recent orchestral compositions by Magnus Lindberg, culminating with his new Viola Concerto. (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1436-2 $18.99

Poltera Plays Prokofiev / Christian Poltera; Joho Pohjonen; Lahti SO

The three works gathered here date from Sergei Prokofiev’s last years. Performed by Christian Poltéra, these three works bear witness to Prokofiev’s creative vitality in the evening of his life, expressed in a simple, clear musical language linked to a new sense of vitality in the face of adversity. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2617

$21.99

Hannikainen: Lieder / WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

The Finnish pianist Ilmari Hannikainen (1892–1955) composed over one hundred solo songs. His songs are dedicated to her and to many other renowned Finnish singers of the time, some of whom he also performed with. In the 1950s, he recorded several songs for Finnish Radio, but unfortunately, only a few of these recordings have survived. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC23087 $20.99

Busch: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / BuschKollegium

As with his friend Max Reger, Adolf Busch combines effortless counterpoint, warm harmonies, a strong sense of orchestral color, and an ear for a good tune – as witness the five works to be heard here, four of them in their first recordings and the other in its first modern recording. (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0671 $20.99

Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto for Violin

One of Gubaidulina’s special merits is that at the end of the 1970s she discovered the sound characteristics and expressive possibilities of the bayan, a button accordion that had previously only been popular as a folk music instrument in Russia. (Orfeo).

1CD# ORF-C230121 $20.99

George Lloyd: The Violin & Cello Concertos [2 CDs]

It is significant that when Lloyd turned his attention to writing concertante works for the violin, he avoided using full orchestral forces. His sensitivity to issues of balance and scrupulousness in scoring in his operas was matched by his determination that the solo instrument in his concertos should not be overwhelmed by thick orchestral textures. (Lyrita)

2CD# SRCD2422 $20.99

Thomas Pitfield: His Friends & Contemporaries [2 CDs]

“Thomas Pitfield: His Friends & Contemporaries” pays homage to the multifaceted talent of Thomas Baron Pitfield (1903–1999). This album sheds light on Pitfield’s contributions to the classical music landscape, showcasing his compositions alongside those of his contemporaries including John Joubert, E. J. Moeran, Ernst Hermann Meyer, John McCabe, and many more. (Divine Art)

2CD# DDA21246 $25.99

Titles

Weinberg: The Four Sonatas for Solo Cello

Polish-born Mieczyslaw Weinberg settled in Moscow, where for more than 30 years he was Shostakovich’s closest musical friend. Composer of 26 symphonies, seventeen string quartets and seven operas, he was also a master of the solo string sonata, a genre not touched by Shostakovich and little cultivated in the Soviet Union. (Arcana)

1CD# A559 $20.99

Pál Hermann: Complete Surviving Music, Vol. 3

Pál Hermann, born in Budapest in 1902, was not only one of the leading cellists of his generation.The works on this second volume of his surviving compositions have the wiry humour, sprung and spiky rhythms and Hungarian melos that mark him out as a worthy successor to Bartók. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0623 $20.99

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8

The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra enjoyed a long and intensive artistic collaboration. BRKlassik is now presenting outstanding live recordings of concerts from the past years that have not yet been released. This recording of Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony documents a concert given in September 2006 at Munich’s Philharmonie im Gasteig. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900214 $19.99

Britten: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto

The story of the discovery and resurrection of Britten’s Double Concerto for Violin and Viola is one of those rare moments of musicological spice that can capture the interest of even the more casual music love. Unlike it, the Violin Concerto Op. 15 found itself thrust onto the world stage of music right away, its genesis having been rather straightforward – if hardly smooth. (Orfeo)

1CD# ORF-C220021 $20.99

20TH CENTURY IN BRIEF

Arnold Rosner: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 / London PO

The musical language of the New York-based Arnold Rosner (1945–2013) clothes the modal harmony and rhythm of pre-Baroque polyphony in rich Romantic colours, producing a style that is instantly recognizable and immediately appealing. This fourth Toccata Classics album of his orchestral music opens with an engaging and energetic early Scherzo and a Concerto Grosso. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0710 $20.99

Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1 – Bernstein: Serenade

The St. Louis Symphony and their music director Stéphane Denève present a wonderful program featuring two of the most accomplished American composers in history: Leonard Bernstein with his Serenade and John Williams with his Concerto for violin and orchestra. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187148 $17.99

Kaufmann: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

This recording marks Walter Kaufmann’s debut release, featuring four tightly structured, mostly playful works, and his vivacious ‘Indian Symphony’ and the ‘Indian Miniatures’ may now claim a worthy place in the ranks of renowned ‘exotic’ works. All works on this CD are first recordings! (CPO)

1CD# 555631-2 $18.99

Smetana: Má vlast / St. Louis SO; Walter Susskind

Composed after the onset of Smetana’s incurable deafness, Má vlast (‘My Fatherland’) is an unprecedented cycle of six related symphonic poems that evoke ancient Czech legends and celebrate the majestic beauty of the country’s landscapes. Heard here in critically acclaimed performances by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Walter Susskind. (Vox)

1CD# VOX-NX-3041CD $18.99

American Violin Music 1947 to 2000 / Ursula Oppens; Rolf Schulte

Violinist Rolf Schulte presents a program of great American violin works composed between 1947 and 2000. He is joined in two of them by pianist Ursula Oppens. (Centaur) 1CD# CRC4070 $17.99

The Songs of Thomas Pitfield

Divine Art presents the songs of Thomas Pitfield, a revered composer whose catalogue boasts over 150 songs crafted over a lifetime of creativity and dedication. (Divine Art)

DDX21119 $20.99

Schmidt: The Book with Seven Seals & Symphony No. 4 [2 CDs]

SOMM Recordings honors Franz Schmidt, one of the great symphonic composers of the 20th century, on the 150th anniversary of his birth with this double-disc set featuring two of his masterworks. (Somm) 2CD# ARIADNE 5026-2 $32.99

Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 21

Bridge Records announces the release of Volume 21 the Complete Crumb Edition, a monumental recording project begun in 1982, and completed 42 years later with this final installment. (Bridge)

BCD9592 $18.99

Banks: 18 Pieces for Orchestra [3 CDs]

Famous for his role as the keyboard player in rock band Genesis and as a solo artist, Tony Banks was always fascinated by the idea of writing orchestral music. The intense orchestral sound pictures in Seven, Six, and Five rank among some of Banks’s most accomplished works, marrying experimentation with form and structure, and a trademark melodic character. (Naxos) 3CD# 8503300 $35.99 $28.79

David Lang: composition as explanation / Eighth Blackbird

Four-time Grammy-winning sextet, Eighth Blackbird (8BB), described as ‘one of the smartest, most dynamic contemporary classical ensembles on the planet’ by the Chicago Tribune, presents the world premiere recording of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s composition ‘as explanation,’ based on Gertrude Stein’s seminal 1926 lecture of the same name. (Cedille)

1CD# CDR 230 $18.99

Khumalo: Tracing Hollow Traces

South African composer Andile Khumalo releases his debut portrait album, including chamber and solo works that reflect the rich tapestry of influences at play in his music. Featuring Ensemble Dal Niente, Argento Ensemble, Wet Ink Ensemble, and several acclaimed contemporary soloists and chamber musicians. (New Focus)

1CD# FCR365 $16.99

Loosening is a double album featuring five works by awardwinning composer Graham Fitkin. Each piece revolves around the string quartet as its core, accompanied by its own additional soloist. The string quartet, a homogenous group with timbrally similar instruments, embodies a rich history and tradition, creating a well-honed sound through trusted communication and shared purpose. (Signum)

2CD# SIGCD792 $32.99

Scott Wollschleger: Between Breath

Scott Wollschleger’s Between Breath contains four works for different duo and solo combinations that are presented here as a multi-movement complete work. Wollschleger’s music balances exuberance and intimacy with characteristic sensitivity to timbre and structural proportions. (New Focus)

1CD# FCR408 $16.99

Musica Viva, Vol. 44 – Milica Djordjevic

The music of composer Milica Djordjevic, born in Belgrade in 1984, is based on an exuberant and imaginative use of sound. Her already extensive oeuvre, which is performed by leading international soloists and ensembles, includes pieces for solo instruments, vocal works, and large-scale orchestral compositions. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900644 $19.99

Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

Nickel: Requiem

The world-premiere recording of Canadian composer Christopher Tyler Nickel’s Requiem marries the placidity of plainchant to complex rhythmic energy, powerfully communicating an intensely personal listening experience. (Avie)

1CD# AV2659 $19.99 $15.99

Berkeley: Collaborations

Zero Hour’ harkens back to Michael Berkeley’s earlier days as a pop musician, with this new track bringing together an illustrious lineup featuring Neil Tennant’s vocals, David Gilmour’s guitar solo, and production by Hugh Padgham (Sting and The Police) and Paul “Wix” Wickens (musical director of Paul McCartney’s touring band). (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100321 $16.99

Robert Kyr: Earth Vigil

With the world premiere recording of the environmental oratorio Earth Vigil, GRAMMY Award-winning choir Conspirare and conductor Craig Hella Johnson celebrate their long-time artistic relationship with composer Robert Kyr. Earth Vigil tells a tender and moving story of two characters and their dramatic journey amidst great challenges caused by the intensifying climate crisis. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3604 $20.99

Sinfonia of London’s second album of works by Kenneth Fuchs features four world première recordings. Two of the works feature soloists: the Bass Trombone Concerto loosely follows sonata form whilst utilizing the full range of the instrument, reveling in its lyrical side. (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5326 $23.99

Fitkin: Loosening [2 CDs]

Era

Danielpour: Songs in Three Languages

Richard Danielpour is one of the most recorded American composers of his generation, with a large number of albums released on Naxos. The stellar soprano Hila Plitmann, a regular collaborator with Danielpour, is the soloist in these song cycles, featuring texts by Rumi, Vivaldi, and the composer’s father. World premiere recordings! (Naxos)

1CD# 8559946

Jüri Reinvere: Ship of Fools

$19.99 $15.99

Jüri Reinvere, born in Tallinn in 1971, is an Estonian composer with a passion for theology and psychology. His collaboration with Paavo Järvi began in Pärnu, the birthplace of the Estonian Festival Orchestra, in 2016. This programme begins with And tired from happiness, they started to dance, in which feverish rhythms are followed by moments of ecstasy. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1056

Nikolaus Heyduck: Horizonte

The Shining / Lyric Opera of Kansas City [2 CDs] Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents the world-premiere recording of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s opera The Shining (2016). Based on the novel by Stephen King, this opera “elevates the tale from horror story to a human drama” (Wall Street Journal ) thanks to Moravec’s atmospheric, electrifying score and Campbell’s deft libretto. (Pentatone)

2CD# PTC5187036 $32.99

Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten, Messe des Malades

$20.99

Intermedial, occasionally multimedia, radiophonic, instrumental, improvisational, notated, installative, and often collaborative. This is how Nikolaus Heyduck, born in Kassel in 1957, can be described. The CD “Horizons” features seven of his works that have been created in recent years as joint projects with artists and composers who are also predominantly polyaesthetically active. (Coviello)

1CD# COV92402 $22.99

Edward Cowie: The Kreutzer Effect

Considered one of the most influential composers inspired by the natural world, Edward Cowie’s collaboration with the exceptional Kreutzer String Quartet spans nearly a decade. This partnership has resulted in the recording of Cowie’s first six quartets, as well as remarkable solo and duo works showcasing the quartet’s unparalleled skill. (Metier)

1CD# MEX77103 $20.99

TITLES IN BRIEF

Cappella Records proudly announces the release of Frank La Rocca’s Requiem for the Forgotten – Messe des Malades, performed by Benedict XVI Choir and Orchestra, directed by renowned international conductor Richard Sparks. This is the Benedict XVI Choir’s début recording of these works. Sung in Latin and English. Booklet includes all translations. (Cappella)

1SACD# CR430 $19.99

Walking The Dog / Joseph Moog

A surprising and refreshing journey which explores the confines of the repertoire for saxophone and piano, Walking the Dog unites two formidable virtuosos of the contemporary classical scene, the Austrian Andreas Mader and the German Joseph Moog. Walking the Dog is a multifaceted witness to the richness of the international musical scene at the beginning of the 20th century. (Naive) 1CD# V8453 $18.99

Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone

The project ‘Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone’ is a creative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent obliteration of livelihoods for freelance musicians. The 23 world premières presented on this album were all composed specifically for Anders Paulsson so that he and they could keep growing artistically during the pandemic when all concerts and touring came to a standstill. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2644 $21.99

Robert Saxton: Scenes from The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written literary text in Middle Eastern/Western cultural history The work thus traces a cyclical path as it progresses towards a sense of resurrection, re-birth and hope. (Nimbus) 1CD# NI6447 $20.99

The Art of Dreaming / Martin Herzberg; Felix Rauber

Embark on a transformative musical journey with “The Art of Dreaming,” a visionary collaboration between Martin Herzberg and Felix Räuber. (Neue Meister)

1CD# 0302963NM $21.99

Parallels / Alexander Ffinch

Parallels is meticulously curated album that explores the organ’s remarkable breadth and sonority. Featuring three monumental organ works and delightful arrangements of English classics. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDX 21112 $20.99

Nikolai Myaskovsky: Symphonies No. 17 & 20

Alexander Rudin and the Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra here present two symphonies by Nikolai Myaskovsky — one of the most undiscovered composers of the 20th century. (Fuga Libera)

1CD# FUG820 $20.99

Open Wide / Kira Martini

Danish/Swedish jazz-vocalist and songwriter, Kira Martin presents her new album Open Wide. On this recording, Martini serves us a handful of her own compositions in a borderland between genres – a fusion of Nordic folk and jazz with notes of the warm seventies songwriter sound and mentality, inspired by the likes of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Nick Drake. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014358 $17.99

Plateaux / Clara Haberkamp Trio

Kaiju Project

Downbeat critic Josef Woodard has called Clara Haberkamp “a commanding presence” and anyone listening to this album, or watching the trio in action live or on video will instantly hear and see how all that works, why it functions so well, and in so many ways and stylistic directions. She chooses to work with strong, infinitely subtle, topflight players from a slightly older generation. (Tyxart)

1CD# TXA24184 $20.99

The Kaiju Project is a Japaneseinspired jazz group led by the half Japanese-Austrian pianist Aseo Friesacher. Originally conceived to reinterpret old folk songs in a modern context, the group has evolved its own distinctive musical direction, blending traditional Japanese music with meditative and creative jazz. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73589 $16.99

Rosalie’s Dream / Joe Haider; Lorenz Beyeler; Tobias Friedli

With Rosalie’s Dream, recorded a few days after his 88th birthday in Zurich, Joe Haider builds on previous productions with string quartet, this time in combination with one of his current trio lineups. Six new Haider pieces are in between, specially created for this album. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71450 $14.99

Impressions of Evans / Ellen Andersson

60 years have passed since the release of a recording that would change Swedish jazz forever. Bill Evans, and his collaboration with Monica Zetterlund on ‘Waltz for Debby’ in 1964, a new era for Scandinavian music was born. Impressions of Evans is an effort to pay tribute to this – a gesture of gratitude. (Prophone)

1CD# PCD344 $20.99

New Jazz

35 Years – Bundesjazzorchester

The BuJazzO premiere took place in January 1988. The first record release was in the same year. 35 years…This new album in an impressive series acts like a cornucopia of ideas and stylistic ingredients. But it can hardly be more than a kind of opulent teaser for all that BuJazzO currently is. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71442 $14.99

Arugula – Jazz Thing

Next Generation

His compositions are ambitious, idiosyncratic, and imaginative. Nevertheless, the purely physical component of making music is an essential factor for Jonathan Salvi. The impression of dancing is reinforced by the fact that the Swiss musician always plays with four mallets. His excellent technique goes hand in hand with improvisational brilliance. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71441 $14.99

Summer Me, Winter Me / Stacey Kent

“Which album is that song on?” is a question I often get asked after a concert at signings. Since our set lists invariably include a mixture of old and new repertoire, the answer is sometimes, “it’s not on any album.” So, whilst not exactly a requests album, Summer Me, Winter Me is a response to that informal and unscientific sounding, a representative selection of some of these “requests”. – Stacey Kent (Naive)

1CD# BLV8224 $18.99

Tonight / Jazz Dock Orchestra

Jazz Dock Orchestra, whose career was established by their first gig in January 2018, is a “house bigband” for Jazz Dock, the renowned Prague jazz club, a magic and favourite place on the riverside, where top players form the Czech jazz scene and from abroad meet and play. The Orchestra consists of some of the best Czech and Slovak musicians. (Animal Music)

1CD# ANI116-2 $21.99

Quiet Yesterday / Mads Vinding Trio

Danish bassist Mads Vinding, Italian pianist Dado Moroni and Italian / Swedish drummer Niclas Campagnol join forces to deliver an exceptional, previously unreleased live performance in the form of the brand new album Quiet Yesterday on Storyville Records on November 17, 2023. This is jazz of the highest order! (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014356 $17.99

Releases

Acda: Silently Held

Silently Held comes to life with the collaborative brilliance of accomplished musicians. Bill Frisell with his beautiful understanding of Chantal’s flow of melody, Eric Thielemans who brings his percussive mastery to the mix, and pianist Jozef Dumoulin. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73574 $18.99

Softer Than You Know / Sinne Eeg; Hans Ulrik Hans

Renowned Danish composer and pianist, Frans Bak, unveils his latest project, the ballads album Softer Than You Know, marking a nostalgic return to his musical origins. Softer Than You Know is a collection of 10 songs featuring lyrics by Helle Hansen, performed by the internationally acclaimed vocalist Sinne Eeg. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014359 $17.99

Sakobi – Banzai! / Vilem Spilka Quartet

Sakobi is a new project of the Vilém Spilka Quartet. The band consists of Radek Zapadlo on saxophone, Vilém Spilka on double bass, and Martin Kleibl on drums. Since they have been together for a long time in other ensembles, they are closely connected musically. Radek Zapadlo has been successfully active on the Czech jazz scene for two dozen years. (Animal)

1CD# BR009 $21.99

For All We Know / Adonis Rose

Moving On / Jacky Terrasson

The celebrated pianist Jacky Terrasson, hailed by the New York Times as “One of the thirty artists poised to shape the trajectory of American culture,” unveils “Moving On”. Back in France after three decades in New York, he organizes a double nationality treasure hunt, mixing Chopin and jazz, with guest artists such as Kareen GuiockThuram, Camille Bertault and Grégoire Maret. (Naive)

1CD# BLV8419 $18.99

Porgy’s Dream / Reiner Winterschladen; Hans Ludemann

Porgy’s Dream represents a personal homage of Lüdemann and trumpeter Reiner Winterschladen is not content with competent interpretations in the usual jazz style. The duo is based on selected themes and unfolds an intense atmosphere in its freely interpreted pieces, which thoroughly lives up to the original work.

(Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71449 $16.99

Trio

Renowned drummer and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Adonis Rose, releases his new ballads album For All We Know, featuring his trio and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. Cavassa (winner of the Sarah Vaughan competition in 2021) represents a new generation of wonderful and very talented vocalists who know the tradition. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018535 $17.99

Being Human / Lynne Arriale

In Being Human, Lynne’s compositions celebrate the ways our lives are enriched by passion, courage, love, persistence, heart, soul, curiosity, faith, and joy. Responding to the negative effects of polarization in society and culture, Lynne created this album as an affirmation of love, hope, and unity.

(Challenge)

1CD# CR 73572 $18.99

Greatest Hits 4000 / Ondrej Pivec

GRAMMY-winning producer and musician Ondrej Pivec is coming back to his homeland after years overseas with the project “Greatest Hits 4000.” It blends elements of genres like jazz, funk, gospel, hip-hop, and soul in the tradition of American music with a fresh twist. (Animal Music)

1CD# BR008 $23.99

Tranesformation / Brian Melvin, Soren Lee, Mads Sondergaard

American drummer Brian Melvin and Danish guitarist Søren Lee spearhead a brand new trio alongside Danish organist Mads Søndergaard. The trio released their tribute album to the legendary John Coltrane, Tranesformation in October of 2023. Tranesformation pays homage to the revered John Coltrane. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018536 $17.99

Espen Berg: The Hamar Concert

Following the internationally acclaimed improvised solo piano album The Trondheim Concert and the digital album release The Nidaros Concert, NXN now release The Hamar Concert recorded in front of a live audience in The Hamar Concert Hall. (NXN)

1CD# NXN2019 $16.99

Joplin: The 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. Now at last, Sony Classical is issuing Hyman’s entire Joplin album on three well-filled silver discs. (Sony)

3CD# 19658792362

Billie Holiday – Masters of Jazz, Vol. 11

$24.98

This compilation features Billie Holiday singing many classic standards. Her musicians on these sessions, recorded between 1944–1951, include Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Jimmy Rowles, Oscar Pettiford, and “Big” Sid Catlett. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018511 $6.99

Piano Genius at Work / Earl Hines [8 CDs]

This stunning box set, featuring highlights from Earl Hines long career, represents a truly invaluable cross-section of his output from 1928 1970! Tracks include “Mood Indigo,” “Glad Rag Doll,” “Body & Soul,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Caravan,” and more. (Storyville)

8CD# SVL1088615

Copenhagen Coda / Dexter Gordon

$84.99

Jazz giant and tenor saxophonist

Dexter Gordon bids Copenhagen farewell on his new album

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

1CD# SVL1018489 $17.99

On Vacation / Till Brönner & Bob James

Together with jazz legend and Grammy award winner Bob James, Till Brönner – Germany’s most successful jazz musician –has recorded his long-awaited new studio album. One a musician from the birthplace of jazz and the other immersed in European tradition. (Sony)

1CD# 19439700122 $11.98

The Legendary Radio Broadcasts, Vol. 2 / Ella Fitzgerald; Mildred Bailey [2 CDs]

This is the second volume in Storyville’s series of famous radio broadcasts, featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Mildred Bailey. Radio was the most important media before television took over, with many different broadcasts all over USA. Tracks include “Let’s Get Together,” “Summertime,” “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” “It Had to Be You,” and more. (Storyville)

2CD# SVL1038412 $22.99

Ben Webster in Norway / Ben Webster Quartet

A newly-found session featuring Ben Webster in Trondheim, Norway. Webster came to London in December 1964 for a gig at Ronnie Scott s club, and stayed in Europe the rest of his life. In March 1970 he was invited to Trondheim in Norway to play five concerts in three days. The concert on March 17 was privately recorded, and now this unissued recording is available on CD! (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018433 $17.99

Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950 (The Complete Recordings)

Charlie Parker was one of the first artists to play what would eventually become known as bebop. By the time of 1950 he was at the top of his game both musically and in popularity. This 1950 recording from a Swedish concert consists of 10 tracks in total, ranging from Parkers own Anthropology with high tempo to smooth ballads. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018355 $17.99

Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five

Archie Shepp and the Contemporary Five recorded live at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen in November of 1963. Tracks include “Consequences,” “Monk’s Mood,” “The Funeral,” “When Will the Blues Leave?” “Emotions,” “Trio” and more. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018385 $22.99

The Louis Armstrong Box [8 CDs]

This box makes Louis Armstrong’s All Stars period come alive again with a variety of tracks spanning the years 1947 to 1967. In addition to containing many previously unreleased tracks, there is also a DVD capturing some of Armstrong’s finest moments from television in the 1950s, including meetings with Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Teagarden and Hoagy Carmichael. (Storyville)

8CD# SVL1088609 $84.99

Legends

The Legendary Radio Broadcasts, Vol. 3 / Cab Calloway; Fats Waller [2 CDs]

Two of the most towering talents to emerge from the jazz age are on beautiful display. These radio broadcasts capture Cab Calloway in ‘40 and ‘45 and FatsWaller in ‘36 and ‘43; includes Cab’s Minnie the Moocher; Limehouse Blues; Russian Lullaby; Hard Times ; Fats’ Honeysuckle Rose; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Cash for Your Trash; Your Feet’s Too Big, and 42 more! (Storyville)

2CD# SVL1038413

Masters of Jazz, Vol. 12 / Earl Hines

$22.99

Earl Hines was one of the greatest keyboard innovators in jazz. This compilation includes three sessions from the Hangover Club in San Francisco (1954), a session from Aalborg in Denmark (1965), featuring a medley of some of his own compositions, and a studio recording from New York (1974) featuring Harold Arlen standards including Over The Rainbow and Come Rain Or Come Shine. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018512

Out of the Shadows / Billy Strayhorn [8 CDs]

$9.99

This superb box set celebrating the work of William Thomas Strayhorn echoes the basic paradox of this extraordinary jazz musician’s life and career. The 7 CDs contain material presenting 62 of Strayhorn’s compositions, not only focusing on his work outside of the Ellington orchestra, but also presenting him in Duke’s company. (Storyville)

8CD# SVL1088614 $84.99

Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors –Embrace the World

After World War II, the U.S. State Department sponsored the tours that sent America’s Jazz Ambassadors around the world from 1955 through the 1970s. The Jam Session CD contains music with some of the Ambassadors including Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter Quartet, Dave Brubeck Quartet, and more. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018527 $17.99

Masters of Jazz, Vol. 3 / Art Tatum

29 solo piano recordings with Art Tatum from 1932 to 1953. There are radio broadcasts with “Chinatown, My Chinatown”, “Lulu’s Back In Town”, “Where Or When” and Club recordings from The Embers in New York with “Memories Of You” and “Don’t Blame Me”. You will also find two rare private recording from a night club in Toronto 1949. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018503 $9.99

The Duke in Munich / Duke Ellington Orchestra

This previously unissued Duke Ellington Orchestra CD contains 24 numbers (66 minutes, including two 9-minute suites), recorded live in Munich, Germany, in 1958. The musicians are obviously having a ball and playing at the top of their powers; there is never a dull moment with many fine solos: check out Johnny Hodges on “Jeep’s Blues”. (Storyville)

1CD# SVLSTCD8324 $22.99

Uppsala 1971 / Duke Ellington Orchestra

A hidden sound source excavation board made by Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1971 in Upsala, Sweden. Join the modern Johnny Coles as well as the Ellintonian of Kooti Williams, Paul Gonsalves, and Harry Carnei. This is a rare sound source that plays Louis Armstrong’s hit song “Hello Dolly”, and is a passion for Ellington collection! (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018482 $17.99

Duke Ellington in Coventry, 1966 / Duke Ellington Orchestra

Duke Ellington’s 1966 Coventry concert had its centerpiece in “In The Beginning God”, but apart from that it was no ordinary sacred concert: Two numbers, “Come Sunday” and “Tell Me It’s The Truth” would have a vocal on the issued record and in other performances of A Concert of Sacred Music the previous year, but were purely instrumental here. (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1018448 $17.99

Berlin / Duke Ellington Orchestra [2 CDs]

What we have here is the welcome memento of the Duke Ellington’s 1959 European tour. Recorded at Berlin’s Sportpalast, the music starts with the Ellington Medley, by then a standard concert opener in varied embodiments. Other songs include “St. Louis Blues,” “Mood Indigo,” “Sophisticated Lady” and more. (Storyville)

2CD# SVL1038315 $20.99

The Treasury Shows Vol. 25 / Duke Ellington Orchestra [2 CDs]

Storyville Records presents Volume 25 in the Duke Ellington Treasury Shows series, the final volume of this collectors’ special broadcast series. The release begins with the last known Treasury broadcast. It is from the Blue Note in Chicago, recorded in June 1953, and broadcast on August 1st 1953 as part of the series “All Star Parade of Bands,” launched by NBC. (Storyville)

2CD# SVL9039025 $22.99

Mack Avenue Sale

Epic Cool / Kirk Whalum

Saxophone icon Kirk Whalum blasts off with his highly-anticipated new album Epic Cool, an electrifying collection of original grooves.

Teaming up with producer Greg Manning, Whalum focuses on his songwriting to craft an album that’s passionate and spirited on a monumental scale, but with his trademark soul. (Artistry)

1CD# ART7084 $17.99 $14.39

Mustard n’Onions / Ghost-Note

Since 2014, drummer/bandleader

Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth have led an incredible collective of musicians brought together as a groove-based funk, hip-hop, and jazz group which has amassed a global audience. With Mustard n’Onions the band brings the funk to new levels with an album of originals. (Artistry)

1CD# ART7085 $19.99 $15.99

Who Killed AI? / Kenny Garrett

For more than three decades saxophonist Kenny Garrett has been on the forefront of the most adventurous and creative collaborations in jazz, having performed with generations of innovators such as Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and more. The living legend charts yet another path in his illustrious career with the release of his first ever electronic album, an avenue to explore new sounds. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1210 $19.99 $15.99

But Who’s Gonna Play the Melody? Christian McBride; Edgar Meyer

The meeting of great minds usually happens behind closed doors, but for two of the world’s foremost bassists – Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer – the collaboration proved so fruitful that a duo album exploring their collective backgrounds in jazz, folk, classical, bluegrass and funk was born. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1155 $19.99 $15.99

Coral Way / Cimafunk; Sinkëy, Alana; Rodríguez

Alfredo Rodriguez’s new album, Coral Way, embodies the sound of Miami: a melding of the Latin Pop, Timba, Salsa, Bachata, Tango, Reggaeton and Bolero that permeate the city’s diverse community of Latinos living together while individually sharing their unique musical backgrounds from their cultural regions. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1194DG $19.99 $15.99

East Bay Archive, Vol. 1 / Tower of Power [2 CDs]

American R&B band Tower of Power has been continuously performing since 1968. Hailing from Oakland, California, they found their biggest commercial success during the early 1970s. The present release was taken straight from Tower of Power’s personal archives, and is a historic recording from the band’s formative years. (Artistry)

2CD# TOP300201 $19.99 $15.99

A Night at the Movies / Erroll Garner

This newly restored classic Erroll Garner album contains music from some of the last studio sessions of Garner’s longest-running trio, with Eddie Calhoun (bass) and Kelly Martin (drums). Here are a dozen of his favorite deep cuts from the movies he loved as well as the previously unreleased “You and Me”. (Mack Avenue)

1CD# MAC1161 $11.99 $9.59

Sketches of MD / Kenny Garrett [2 Vinyl LPs]

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

2LP# MAC1042LP $32.99 $26.39

Oakland Zone / Tower of Power

Founding member David Garibaldi returned to Tower of Power for the recording of this classic 2008 album. Longtime fans widely regard this as a return to the band’s classic sound, and one of the best albums in its catalog. Emilio Castillo has curated and produced this album, and it features some of the band’s biggest hits. (Artistry)

1CD# TOP300202 $19.99 $15.99

[Vinyl LP]

Oscar Peterson’s trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen is widely regarded as Peterson’s “classic trio,” considered by fans as the most popular and in-demand of his long and storied career. Recorded during their creative peak in 1964, this previously unheard and unreleased live performance is destined to become a fan favorite from the Oscar Peterson vaults. VINYL (Mack Avenue)

1LP# MAC1207LP $26.99 $21.59

Con Alma / Oscar Peterson Trio

SWR Jazzhaus

Treffpunkt Jazz / Oregon [2 CDs]

Soon after the band’s formation in 1970, the band Oregon became well known, did a lot of performing and recorded even more. In time they have developed from the style laboratory of the early years into a chamber jazz authority. Tracks on this release include “June Bug,” “Kingfont,” “Hand in Hand,” “Yet To Be,” “Waterwheel,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

2CD# JAH-485

SWR New Jazz Meeting 2021 / Tabula Rasa Sasha Berliner

Baden Baden 1959 / Oscar Pettiford

$28.99

The SWR NEWJazz Meeting, the legendary sound laboratory for improvised music brings together musicians so that they can develop their creative ideas free. The 2021 edition gave the then 23-year-old American vibraphonist Sasha Berliner the opportunity to put together her own dream band. Songs include “Are You, Am I?”, “Reason,” “A Deeper Blue,” and more.

(SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-480

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

One of Oscar Pettiford’s big fans was Joachim-Ernst Berendt who went straight to work organizing various studio appointments and band members for the American guest, who had decided after an All Star tour of Europe in 1958. Tracks on these recordings from that era include “But Not For Me,” “Sophisticated Lady,” “The Nearness of You,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-419

Alice Babs Meets Erwin Lehn

$19.99

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. Anita O’Day joins the Benny Goodman Orchestra for this 1959 recording. Tracks include “Let’s Dance,” “Body and Soul,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” “Honeysuckle Blue,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-404

Volker Mainz – Mainz Studio Recordings (1963–1969) [2 CDs]

$19.99

Alice Babs, the Swedish singer and actress, was mostly seen by the industry as the “Swedish Girl”. But she continued to make excursions into the realms of jazz and swing. These recordings that were made on various occasions between 1952 and 1955 in Stuttgart. Songs include “Bluer than Blue,” “Opus in Scat,” “Shanghai,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-472

Maria Schneider & SWR Big Band [2 CDs]

$19.99

This two-disc collection include Volker Kriegel’s Mainz Studio Recordings from 1963–1969. Tracks include “Israel,” “St. Louis Blues,” “Connie’s Blue,” “Traffic Jam,” “Norwegian Wood,” “Royal Harp,” “Little Pear,” and more. 29 tracks in all! (SWR Jazzhaus)

2CD# JAH-426

Zbigniew Seifert –Live Recordings 1973 & 1976

$19.99

This original recording was made in May 2000 when Maria Schneider appeared alongside the SWR Big Band. And for the SWR Big Band, those days in May 2000 are some of the highlights of their orchestral history. Tracks include “Mack the Knife,” “Speak Low,” “Some Circles,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

2CD# JAH-469

Lost Tapes: The Modern Jazz Quartet

$27.99

Zbigniew Seifert (1946–1979) had studied violin in his hometown of Krakow, was converted to woodwinds on the way to jazz, only then to devote himself again increasingly to the strings in the late sixties. These live recordings from 1973 and 1976 include tracks such as “Duodaction I,” “Opus de Folk,” “Rubato,” “Angel Wings,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-479

$19.99

$27.99

The Modern Jazz Quartet was formed in 1952, largely by the rhythm section of the Dizzy Gillespie Band. When these 1956-1958 recordings were made, John Lewis was attempting to make a unique style of jazz, free of cliche. Tracks include “Ralph’s New Blues,” “I’ll Remember April,” “Django,” Tenderly,” and more. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-431

Legends Live – Cannonball Adderley Quintet

$19.99

When Nat Adderly and his older brother Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley came together again in 1959, they had both matured and were ready to lead one of the most successful jazz bands of the 1960s. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet produced hits like “Sweet Emma,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Work Song,” “Somewhere,” all of which are included here. (SWR Jazzhaus)

1CD# JAH-402

$19.99