HBD Holiday Classics & Jazz catalog

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We are pleased to present the HBDirect Holiday 2024 Classics & Jazz catalog, with a wide array of releases we’re sure will be of great interest to our customers. The holiday season is here, and we’re proud to feature an extensive collection of new holiday titles and seasonal favorites! Also featured are 20% sale promotions on select titles from Orfeo, BIS, and Oehms as well as a discounted selection of box sets from Brilliant Classics! Also, you’ll find a sampling of some of the best classical offerings available on vinyl LP, and a wealth of discounted releases in our Fall Overstock sale!

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James Joyce: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 / Choral Scholars of UC Dublin

An album of world premiere recordings of works written to accompany poems by celebrated Irish novelist and poet James Joyce, Desmond Earley and the University Choral Scholars of University College, Dublin release their fourth album on Signum Classics. A tenor himself, it was Joyce’s wish that his words be set to music, and the choir are proud of their unique connection to Joyce’s Dublin story. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD864 $20.99

A Ukrainian Wedding / Cappella Romana

Ukrainian American folklorist and singer Nadia Tarnawsky lead the women of Cappella Romana with special guest folklorists from Ukraine, Inna Kovtun and Hanna Tishchenko, to perform this unique offering of Ukrainian wedding songs. The songs sung in preparation for the wedding employ the vocal techniques of village singers, while the chants and choral works sung during the wedding ceremony itself reflect the sublime style more prevalent in church singing. (Cappella Romana)

1CD# CR431 $17.99

The Christmas Album / Benjamin Appl German baritone Benjamin Appl celebrates Christmas through the enduring tradition of Bach chorales and popular carols, from as far afield as Germany, Austria, America, Britain, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands. For this truly universal Christmas celebration, he is accompanied by Germany’s most famous children’s choir, of which he was a member in his youth, the Munich Radio Orchestra, and instrumentalists. “Christmas evokes intense memories and emotions in all of us. It takes us back to our childhood: that sense of magic and excitement...” – Benjamin Appl (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1079 $20.99

Bruckner: The Symphonies – Complete Versions Edition [18 CDs]

Released to coincide with Bruckner’s 200th birthday in 2024, 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 in the authoritative Neue Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe, making this the most comprehensive Bruckner Symphonies cycle available today. (Naxos) 18CD# 8501804 $99.99

Assisi Christmas Cantatas

This album presents a unique collection of Christmas music from the library of the Sacro Convento in Assisi, previously inaccessible to researchers. Spanning 700 years, the works offer a glimpse into Assisi’s 18th-century musical culture, heavily influenced by the Neapolitan tradition. Featuring chamber music characterised by its simplicity and contemplative nature, the album showcases forgotten Christmas cantatas brought to life by conductor Werner Ehrhardt and L’Arte Del Mondo. Soprano Ruth Ziesak and trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich add their talents to this captivating rediscovery. (Capriccio) 1CD# C3032 $16.99

Handel: Jephtha [2 CDs]

The great baroque composer George Frideric Handel’s final masterpiece! Recorded live in September 2022, Jephtha is performed by Music of the Baroque - Chorus & Orchestra, conducted by acclaimed British conductor Dame Jane Glover, who has been its music director since 2002. Now in its fifth decade, Music of the Baroque is one of the leading professional ensembles in America devoted to 17th and 18th-century works. Andrew Megill directs the Chorus and six outstanding vocal soloists in this definitive performance. (Reference) 2CD# FR-755 $24.99

Chopin: Voyage / Yulianna Avdeeva

Fourteen years after her victory at the XVI International Chopin Piano Competition, Yulianna Avdeeva documents her journey with the music of Frédéric Chopin. Voyage focuses on his late works, all composed while surrounded by nature, and Avdeeva has recorded them at the rustic Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana. (Pentatone)

Männerliebe und Leben / Malcolm Martineau; Günther Groissböck

Internationally acclaimed bassist Günther Groissböck and one of the most distinguished pianists in his field, Malcolm Martineau, dedicate their new program to the subject of love; under the title Männerliebe und Leben (A Man’s Love and Life), they explore love from a man’s point of view – based on Schumann’s well-known cycle “Frauenliebe und leben” (A Woman’s Love and Life). (Gramola)

Violin Sonatas, Op. 5. Rachel Barton-Pine

[2 CDs]

For her 24th recording for Cedille Records, violinist Rachel Barton Pine joins forces with period instrument specialists David Schrader, John Mark Rozendaal, and Brandon Acker to record Arcangelo Corelli’s seminal set of 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5. Published in 1700, Corelli’s Twelve Violin Sonatas are foundational in the evolution of both the sonata and concerto forms. (Cedille)

2CD# CDR 232 $19.99

Dvorak: Evening Songs / Adam Plachetka; David Svec

Renowned bass-baritone Adam Plachetka celebrates the Year of Czech Music with an anthology of Czech evening songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich, and Josef Suk. All based on love poems for Vítezslav Hálek’s Vecerní písne (Evening Songs), these songs provide a panorama of great Czech music, also zooming in on lesser-known repertoire. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187219 $17.99

Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 / Czech Chamber PO

Paul Wranitzky was a characterful composer with a masterful sense of orchestration, as this series has demonstrated. The composer’s mature Symphony in C major is a fine example of his abilities, and the finale of the Symphony in D major bursts into life in true Janissary style. Wranitzky’s command of singspiel and music for the stage shows equal excellence in these fields. World premiere recordings. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574562 $19.99

Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Suite, for two guitars, is one of the finest duo works in the repertoire, offering fireworks and percussive effects as well as exquisite melancholy. Yuri Liberzon has arranged the much-loved Oblivion for guitar, while Leo Brouwer’s arrangement of La muerte del ángel is full of vivacity and color. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574457 $19.99

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Stavanger SO

“The second and last installment in Jan de Vriend and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra’s complete survey of Robert Schumann’s symphonies. Such accomplished, high-class musicmaking makes the imminent follow-up with the Rhenish and Fourth Symphony an enticing prospect.” – Gramophone (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72959 $16.99

Around Gershwin / Richard Galliano

Around Gershwin is star accordionist Richard Galliano’s tribute to George Gershwin, intertwining his music with works by early twentieth-century composers such as Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Satie, Ravel, and Fauré, as well as new compositions of his own. Seen through the lens of Galliano’s masterful musicianship, these pieces create the sensation of a sonic odyssey. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187229 $17.99

Shakespeare, Ruiz: Venus & Adonis / Grace Davidson; George Herbert

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

Venus & Adonis is the premiere recording of the eponymous song cycle by Billboard-charting composer Rodrigo Ruiz. Released to celebrate William Shakespeare’s 460th anniversary, these seventeen songs, performed by British duo Grace Davidson (soprano) and George Herbert (piano), exemplify the enormous variety of expression that Ruiz is able to conjure in his writing. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD876 $20.99

This new album of two piano quartets by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) consists of pianist Lars Vogt’s last recordings. A project to record Brahms’ complete piano quartets was left unfinished upon his passing, but with the help of recording producer Christoph Franke, we are now able to offer this recording together with a live recording of Piano Quartet No. 3. (Ondine)

2CD# ODE 1448-2 $24.99

Piazzolla: Music for Guitar

Made in USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber / Claire Huangci

Presented as “An Experiment in Modern Music” when it was premiered in 1924, “Rhapsody in Blue” made George Gershwin famous, and he soon set to work on a version for solo piano, recorded here by Claire Huangci. In her first solo disc for Alpha Classics, Claire was keen to celebrate this centenary alongside her roots in America, where she made her debut as a concert artist at the age of nine. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1071 $20.99

Bruckner from the Archives, Vol. 4 / Berlin Radio SO [2 CDs]

SOMM Recordings is delighted to release Volume 4 in its “major commemorative series” (ConcertoNet.com) Bruckner from the Archives. This fourth installment offers the first ever release of a live radio broadcast of Bruckner’s Symphony No.5 by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnányi (1963). (SOMM)

2CD# ARIADNE 5031-2 $29.99

Destinees / Sophie de Bardonneche

Baroque violinist Sophie de Bardonnèche pays tribute to a selecton of female composers in this release. No fewer than ten female composers are brought back to life in this program of sonatas, overtures, and dances devised by de Bardonnèche, a founder member of Le Consort, who is accompanied on her first solo album by her partners Lucile Boulanger and Justin Taylor. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1078 $20.99

A Tribute to María Luisa Anido / Cinzia Milani

The ‘grande dame of the guitar’ remembered through a new recording of her own music. This is only the second album ever dedicated to Maria Luisa 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

NEW RELEASES IN BRIEF

Overtures / German Brass

Block: Chamber Works / ARC Ensemble

Chamber works by German composer Frederick Block, performed by the ARC Ensemble. Bloch (Frederick Block once he arrived in America) was born in Vienna in 1899. After emigrating in 1940 to New York, his output remained high, and included three symphonies, Sunrise for mixed chorus and orchestra, an opera, Esther, several sets of piano pieces, and a large body of suites, sonatas, and chamber works. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20358 $20.99

Arnold, Horovitz, Stanford / Michael Collins; Michael McHale

Together with pianist Michael McHale, Michael Collins continues his exploration of the chamber repertoire for clarinet. After exploring French music and the Brahms Sonatas, he now turns to British music with this recital covering a hundred years of music for clarinet and piano which reflects the special relationship between English composers and this instrument. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2097 $21.99 $17.59

Beethoven: The Late Quartets, Vol. 1 / Alma Quartet

As much as the now-popular sentence naming Shostakovich “the Beethoven of the 20th Century” is debatable, nobody can deny the numerous points of contact between the two composers. However, we believe that nothing like their Late String Quartets can offer material for comparative listening and analysis. (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72988 $16.99

D. Scarlatti: A Man of Genius / Francesco Corti

Having dedicated his first two albums for Arcana to Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Handel, Francesco Corti turns to Domenico Scarlatti, the third great keyboardist of the 1685 generation. For this recording, he selected a group of sonatas copied in the years 1752 and 1753, strictly organized in pairs. (Arcana)

1CD# A568 $20.99

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the internationally acclaimed German Brass ensemble, the album Overtures features a captivating program of opera overtures. (Berlin Classics)

1CD# 0303409BC $19.99

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 33 / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin continues its Pentatone Mozart series with the composer’s 29th and 33rd symphonies. These works are coupled with his ravishingly beautiful Clarinet Concerto. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187208 $17.99

Bizet, Reger: Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 49 [2 CDs]

Karl Böhm and the Staatskapelle of Dresden Historical Recordings 1937, 1939, 1942. Every season, Böhm conducted nearly all the Staatskapelle concerts and about 70 opera performances. (Profil)

2CD# PH20056 $24.99

Duos for 2 Violins / Fabrizio Falasca; Gianmaria Melis

Giovanni Battista Viotti’s renowned cantabile style is echoed in the violin writing of both Beethoven and Brahms, and is amply represented in the four violin duos on this album. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96629 $12.99

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 / Saint Louis SO

Sergey Rachmaninov’s concertos for piano and orchestra continue to be his most successful compositions together with his second symphony. The piano concerto No. 3 belongs to the most demanding repertoire ever written for this genre. The composer himself cited it as his favorite. (Vox Classics)

Infinite

Voyage / Bertrand Chamayou; Barbara Hannigan

The title of this album evokes not only the life-long journey of all these musicians, but also a lasting friendship between soprano Barbara Hannigan and the Emerson String Quartet. To round out the album, pianist Bertrand Chamayou joins Barbara and the Emersons for another deeply moving encounter by way of Chausson’s heartbreaking Chanson perpétuelle. (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1000 $20.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 [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 and is filled with extreme emotion. (BIS)

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, & 9 / Czech PO [2 CDs]

The Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov present a new recording of Antonín Dvorák’s Symphonies 7, 8, and 9, coupled with the composer’s concert overtures In Nature’s Realm, Carnival, and Othello. (Pentatone)

2CD# PTC5187216 $26.99

Fucík: Dances & Marches

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

Bruckner: Mass No. 3 / Mariss Jansons

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. This reissued version presents the work in all of its glory! (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900017 $19.99

John Adams: City Noir, Fearful

Paganini: Music for Violin & Strings

Paganini was the first great ‘star’ of instrumental music, the precursor of the rock stars of today, able to induce collective hysteria as well as to dictate fashion and to influence the behaviour of entire generations. This program is particularly interesting, both for the quality of the performances as well as the new chamber-string versions created by Francesco Fiore and Salvatore Lombardo. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96375 $13.99

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, drawn from the music of seven composers, and I have added an orchestral version of my choral setting of “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.” (Collegium)

1CD# CSCDS 402 $10.99

Sibelius: Karelia Suite / Helsinki PO

Symmetries

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra can with justification be regarded as ‘Sibelius’s own orchestra’, as it was this orchestra, usually conducted by the composer, that premièred most of his major works. On this disc of three such pieces, the orchestra is conducted by Susanna Mälkki. (BIS)

BIS-2638 $21.99 $17.59

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)

Favorites

Eck: Three Violin Concertos

Friedrich Eck, eleven years younger than Mozart and three years older than Beethoven, caused a sensation in the music capitals of Europe towards the end of the 18th century, before suddenly retiring around 1800. These enchantingly melodic, intuitive and beautifully soundingworks are in no way inferior to the five Mozart concertos. Listen for yourself! (CPO)

1CD# 777975-2

Sacred Works / St. Thomas Choir [2 CDs]

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 9 / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet; Manchester Camerata

$18.99

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)

2CD# SIGCD776 $32.99

Maliszewski: Symphonic Works [3 CDs]

Witold Maliszewski was a prolific Polish composer who is remembered not only for his compositional oeuvre, but also his contribution to education. The present release is a showcase of his symphonic works, performed by the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Przemyslaw Neumann. (Dux)

3CD# DUX1716-18 $32.99

Guy Braunstein: Abbey Road Concerto

This large-scale rhapsody, based on a dozen Beatles songs, pays tribute to a group of musicians who were greatly influenced by Classical and Romantic composers. To accompany this first recording, two English works for violin and orchestra are included: “The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams and the rarely performed Violin Concerto of Frederick Delius. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA869 $20.99

FAVORITES IN BRIEF

The three concertos featured on this album were composed together in 1782 / 83 – shortly after Mozart had left his patron and position in Salzburg to establish himself as a freelance composer and performer in Vienna. The concertos were all performed by the composer in a series of subscription concerts that he gave in the city. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20286 $22.99

Saint-Saëns: Dances & Ballet Music

This album presents a selection of Saint-Saëns’ incidental music and music from his operas. From Samson et Dalila– the only one of Saint-Saëns’ operas to remain in the repertory – we hear two memorable and adrenalinfueled dances including the famous Bacchanale. (Naxos)

Symphonic Suites

1CD# 8574463 $19.99

In Puccini’s anniversary year, Chief Conductor of Welsh National Opera Carlo Rizzi has created new, purely orchestral versions of some of his most well-known and beloved works. Staying pure and faithful to Puccini’s original orchestration, the brilliance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Tosca and other works shine through in this album of world premiere recordings. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD778 $20.99

Smetana: Ma vlast / Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov present a new recording of Bedrich Smetana’s masterpiece Má vlast (My Homeland). The album celebrates both the bicentenary of Smetana’s birth and, the start of 2024’s Year of Czech Music. (Pentatone) 1CD# PTC5187203 $17.99

W. Kaufmann: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

This recording of Walter Kaufmann’s works features four tightly structured, mostly playful works, and his vivacious ‘Indian Symphony’ and the ‘Indian Miniatures.’ All works on this CD are first recordings! (CPO) 1CD# 555631-2 $18.99

Moravec: 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. (Pentatone) 2CD# PTC5187036 $32.99

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - Smetana: Bartered Bride

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). (Vox) 1CD# VOX-NX-3043CD $18.99

Cello Spice: A Celebration of Cellos

When it was originally released in 1995, this album was the very first to be devoted to works for cello ensemble, a genre which has since become much more popular. (Divine Art)

1CD# DDA25002 $19.99

Puccini:

Sony Box Sets

Charles Ives: The Anniversary Edition [5 CDs]

5CD# 19658885972

$47.98

Boulez Conducts Schoenberg [13 CDs] 13CD# 19658831502

$55.98

Julliard String Quartet Plays Arnold Schoenberg [7 CDs]

7CD# 19658827202

$47.98

Louis Lane Conducts the Cleveland Orchestra [14 CDs] 14CD# 19658833742

$59.98

Steinberg: Complete RCA Victor Recordings [4 CDs]

4CD# 19658829882

$39.98

Eugene Ormandy Conducts Richard Strauss [4 CDs] 4CD# 19439709532

$22.98

Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet: Complete Columbia Albums [12 CDs] 12CD# 19658813262

$59.98

Chavez: Complete Columbia Album Collection [7 CDs] 7CD# 19439977412

$46.98

Joplin: The Complete Works for Piano / Dick Hyman [3 CDs] 3CD# 19658792362

$24.98

Leonard Bernstein –10 Album Classics [11 CDs] 11CD# 19658791342

$49.98

Sir Colin Davis Conducts Mozart Serenades & Overtures [4 CDs] 4CD# 19439912922

$22.98

Yo-Yo Ma – Crossing Borders –A Musical Journey [9 CDs] 9CD# 19439916202

$28.98

Juilliard String Quartet –The Early Columbia Recordings [16 CDs] 16CD# 19439831102

$54.98

David Zinman conducts Strauss [7 CDs]

7CD# 19075945482

$24.98

Itzhak Perlman –Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection [18 CDs] 18CD# 19439752272

$59.98

Brilliant Box Sale

Monteverdi Edition [30 CDs]

30CD# BRI96910

$87.99 $70.39

Legnani: Complete Music for Guitar Solo [8 CDs]

8CD# BRI95205

$34.99 $27.99

Italian Violin Sonatas [7 CDs]

7CD# BRI97323

$32.99 $26.39

Bach: Cello Suites [3 CDs]

3CD# BRI96390

$16.99 $13.59

Rheinberger: Complete 20 Organ Sonatas [6 CDs]

6CD# BRI96457

$22.99 $18.39

Baroque Piano Collection [12 CDs]

12CD# BRI97483

$52.99 $42.39

Franco: Music for Guitar [3 CDs]

3CD# BRI96481

$19.99 $15.99

Chopin Edition [17 CDs]

17CD# BRI96906

$64.99 $51.99

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [5 CDs]

5CD# BRI97084

$39.99 $31.99

Boccherini: Complete Duets for 2 Violins [3 CDs]

3CD# BRI97260

$15.99 $12.79

Nordic Symphonies [10 CDs]

10CD# BRI96936

$42.99 $34.39

Couperin Dynasty [19 CDs]

19CD# BRI97051

$64.99 $51.99

Boccherini Edition [52 CDs]

52CD# BRI97172

$125.99 $100.79

Italian Cello Sonatas [6 CDs]

6CD# BRI97278

$39.99 $31.99

Liszt: Faust Symphony, Beethoven Symph. No. 9 [3 CDs]

3CD# BRI95749

$18.99 $15.19

Michael Tilson Thomas: Grace / San Francisco SO; Bay Brass [4 CDs]

In celebration of his 80th birthday, this four-disc set spans more than five decades of Michael Tilson Thomas’ compositional career. It features 18 works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time. The deluxe collection also includes an extensive booklet containing composer’s notes, original essays, and a timeline of archival photos. (Pentatone) 4CD# PTC5187355 $96.99

Ton Koopman 80 [4 CDs]

For his 80th birthday, Ton Koopman has chosen some of his favorite tracks from the many recordings he has made for Challenge Classics / Antoine Marchand since 2002. This is a celebratory collection in four parts: music for organ, for harpsichord, chamber music, and recordings with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir. (Challenge)

4CD# CC 72998 $24.99

Handel, Bach, Mozart / Berliner Barock Solisten [6 CDs]

On concert podiums from Tokyo or Seoul to Berlin, from London to New York, from Paris to Shanghai or Taipei, everywhere the Berliner Barock Solisten perform, they have left an indelible musical mark, ensuring that the ranks of their true fans are continually enlarged. Their exceptional quality has been widely acknowledged by music critics. (Hanssler Classic)

6CD# HC24028 $37.99

Beethoven, Bruckner: Bernard Haitink, Vol. 2 [9 CDs]

BR-Klassik is dedicating a second portrait edition to the eminent Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink, containing a total of 9 CDs. These exceptional live recordings document the long-standing and intensive collaboration between Bernard Haitink, the Bavarian Radio Chorus, and the BRSO. (BR Klassik)

Belcea Quartet [15 CDs]

9CD# BRK900720 $85.99

This boxed set of fifteen CDs brings together all the recordings made by the Belcea Quartet for Outhere Music. This anthology features benchmark performances of works by eight different composers, plus prestigious guests such as Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Till Fellner, and Piotr Anderszewski. (Alpha) 15CD# ALPHA1096 $44.99

Smetana: The Complete Operas [17 CDs]

Amongst the works of Bedrich Smetana, operas are at the forefront alongside the cycle of symphonic poems Má vlast as the linchpins of the composer’s creative legacy. This luxurious 17-CD box contains seven separately packaged 2-CD sets plus one 3-CD set with detailed information about the individual operas. (Supraphon)

17CD# SU4335-2

$128.99

Schmidt: Complete Symphonies [4 CDs]

Vassily Sinaisky’s widely acclaimed cycle of Schmidt symphonies with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra is now available as a 4-CD box set. Also included are the popular orchestral excerpts from the opera Notre Dame, Variations on a Hussar’s Song, the Fuga Solemnis for organ, brass, and percussion, as well as the monumental Chaconne. (Naxos)

4CD# 8504059

Polish Chamber Music [5 CDs]

$42.99

The five-disc album contains recordings made by the DAFO String Quartet over the past 30 years. Coming from the milieu of the Cracow music academy, the ensemble celebrates a round anniversary by taking the listeners on a time-travel adventure. It is no coincidence that the album’s repertoire consists of recordings of Polish contemporary music. (Dux) 5CD# DUX2040-44 $59.99

Schubert: Complete Symphonies [4 CDs]

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas [4 CDs]

The acclaimed Schubert symphonies recordings by B’Rock Orchestra and René Jacobs now appear in a complete box set. Finally recording Schubert offered Jacobs the opportunity to return to his first great musical love. His interpretation is rooted in profound research into early nineteenth-century developments and ideas, as well as a thorough exploration of Schubert’s music and persona. (Pentatone) 4CD# PTC5187353 $53.99

The leap that Beethoven makes from his first violin sonata compared to his last is huge. “On a personal level, I’ve always felt that Beethoven is the composer to whom I feel closest; the first sonata I ever played was a Beethoven sonata, and so I immediately became enthusiastic about this project.” – Annedore Oberborbeck (Hanssler Classic) 4CD# HC23083 $32.99

Banks: 7, 6, 5 [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. His success in composing for films led to the acclaimed Seven – A Suite for Orchestra. The intense orchestral sound pictures in Seven, Six, and Five rank among some of Banks’s most accomplished works. (Naxos)

3CD# 8503300 $35.99

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 Philharmoniker. Zimmermann plays the 1711 Antonius Stradivari violin “Lady Inchiquin,” which is kindly provided by the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf. (Hanssler Classic)

4CD# HC24002 $32.99

George Lloyd: The Symphonies Nos. 7–12 [4 CDs]

In an article for the June 1939 issue of the Musical Monthly Record, Harry Farjeon wondered why music for George Lloyd was ‘not centred in the concert hall but in the theatre’ and quoted the young composer as being ‘interested only in opera’. It is to his courageous, life-affirming twelve symphonies that we must look to chart his development, recovery and eventual triumph. (Lyrita)

4CD# SRCD2418 $32.99

Sacred Works – Günter Wand [4 CDs]

Günter Wand described his mission as “serving music”, a cause to which this totally unpretentious man remained committed for seventy years. He rose to be one of the true “greats” of the twentieth century, a figure standing head and shoulders above our restless times, his name synonymous with the highest musical quality. (Haenssler)

4CD# HC24031 $32.99

Nielsen: The Symphonies [4 CDs]

From the ‘imminent storm of genius’ of the First Symphony to the disarming outlandishness of the Sixth, Nielsen’s symphonies are recognized as among the greatest in their genre, heard here in recordings made with a league of conductors whose bond with Denmark and Nielsen’s music is second to none. (Naxos)

4CD# 8574650-53 $69.99

Bruckner: Complete Symphonies [10 CDs]

This cycle of the nine canonical symphonies of Bruckner is graced with the addendum of the Mass No.3, in which Bruckner clearly gears his style towards that of the symphonic–orchestral Mass paradigm of composers ranging from Haydn to Schubert, and most emblematically, Beethoven’s Missa solemnis. (Brilliant Classics)

10CD# BRI97082 $48.99 $39.19

& 2012 [4 CDs]

The Queen Elisabeth Competition 2024 gives us the opportunity of diving back into the performances of 4 prizewinning 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 CanvasKlaraprijs. (QES) 4CD# QECDUO24 $39.99

Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 11 – Op. 30 & 31 [3 CDs]

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

The most emblematic work among Boccherini’s descriptive music is his quintet with two cellos La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid, which ‘depicts’ a cross-section of the night in Madrid, from the sound of the Ave Maria on the city’s church bells to the soldiers’ patrol announcing the curfew. Both versions of the Quintet are presented in this recording.

(Brilliant Classics)

3CD# BRI95203 $15.99 $12.79

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

Rendez-Vous with Martha Argerich, Vol. 3 [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. (Avanti)

Reger: Complete Organ Music [17 CDs]

First released in individual albums on the Fugatto label, this box compiles Roberto Marini’s impressive Reger albums. (Brilliant Classics)

Queen Elisabeth Competition: Violin 2024 [4 CDs]

The 4-CD box set of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition features performances of the Mozart Concertos with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie conducted by Vahan Mardirossian. (QEC)

Violin 2009

Orfeo Sale

The Orfeo Recordings / Carl Seemann [7 CDs]

Carl Seemann was the kind of pianist who didn’t try to impress audiences with brilliant virtuosity. Instead, he understood the piano as his ideal medium for revealing a polyphonic structure on a single instrument. On the occasion of his 40th year of death, Orfeo releases this 7-CD anniversary box with all his recordings on the label. (Orfeo)

Christmas Concert (Live) / Helen Donath; Kurt Eichhorn

Recorded here is something which normally is evanescent over the airwaves or in the Philharmonie am Gasteig: the pre-Christmas evening in the series of Munich Sunday concerts, featuring Helen Donath as one of the most distinguished lyric sopranos of her times, the boys’ choir Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows and the Munich Radio Orchestra under the musical direction of Kurt Eichhorn. (Orfeo)

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: 100th Anniversary Mozartfest Würzburg [6 CDs]

Germany’s oldest Mozart festival celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2021. The present jubilee boxed set presents previously unpublished treasures from the archive of the Bavarian Broadcasting. All live recordings from the Baroque Imperial Hall are digital remasters. The Mozart Festival, like the Salzburg Festival, ranks among the most well-known festivals of classic music in the German-speaking world. (Orfeo)

Edvard Grieg: The Cello Works – Transcriptions and Songs

Edvard Grieg, arguably the most popular composer ever to emerge from the Scandinavian peninsula, made substantial contributions to the chamber music canon with his violin sonatas rather than with his works for cello: only one sonata for cello and piano (Op. 36) was written for this line-up. (Orfeo).

1CD# ORF-C240221 $20.99 $16.79

Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Bayan & Rejoice!

For the five movements of the duo composition Rejoice! for violin and cello (1981), Gubaidulina chose various quotations from the writings of the Ukrainian ‘travelling philosopher’ Grigori Skoworoda (1722–1794), who called for poverty and self-deepening as a prerequisite for finding God. (Orfeo)

1CD# ORF-C230121 $20.99 $16.79

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. The baritone Bo Skovhus, whose international career began in Vienna in the early 1990s, gave a perfect Billy Budd – for the last time in his career, as he considered himself too old for the role at 40. (Orfeo)

Britten: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto

Winner of the first prize of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2001) Baiba Skride performs Britten’s Double Concerto with violist Ivan Vukcevic, who has appeared in some of the most important venues and festivals in Europe. They are accompanied by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop, whose performances won her many Gramophone Awards. (Orfeo)

Egk: Columbus / Bavarian Radio SO [2 CDs]

Columbus – An Opera for Listening By the term “radio opera”, people understood, above all, the adaptation of stage works for radio. Werner Egk sensed the fascination emanating from this avant-garde genre. His chief model here was Igor Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex. The booklet contains liner notes and synopsis in German and English language and the German libretto.

(Orfeo)

R. Strauss: Capriccio / Vienna Philharmonic [2 CDs]

Capriccio was the last contribution of, by then, nearly 80-year-old Richard Strauss to 20th-century musical theatre and from the very beginning intended for the Salzburg Festival. From a charming plan sketch by Stefan Zweig, Richard Strauss and his pupil and friend Clemens Krauss created a highly witty and elaborate late work. (Orfeo)

2CD# ORF-C230152 $32.99 $26.39

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1–5 – Choral Fantasy [3 CDs]

These Bavarian Radio recordings, first released in 2005, constitute Rudolf Serkin’s third and final edition of the Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos, and were the only performances to be recorded in the concert hall, not in the studio. As such, they fittingly complete both his discography and his artistic legacy as one of the 20th century’s indisputably great pianists. (Orfeo)

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

BIS Sale

Brahms & Schubert / Alexandre Kantorow

Although by no means Brahms’s very first composition, the Sonata in C major bears the number ‘Op. 1’ and is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant debuts in musical history. No wonder no less than Robert Schumann saw Brahms as the saviour of German music. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2660

$21.99 $17.59

The Salvage Men / Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and its chief conductor Fredrik Malmberg present a program devoted to a cappella works in a modern yet accessible style by American or American-born composers. The album opens with a triptych based on adaptations of ancient Gaelic poems. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2599

$21.99 $17.59

Confidenze / Nicolo Balducci; Anna Paradiso

After two albums devoted to Italian music from the 17th and 18th centuries, male soprano Nicolo Balducci now offers us a recital devoted to the greatest representatives of Viennese Classicism – Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven – in the company of the fortepianist Anna Paradiso, whom we recently heard in a recording devoted to the work of Caroline Ridderstolpe. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2695

Mozart: Horn Concertos / Swedish Chamber Orchestra

$21.99 $17.59

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# BIS-2696 $89.99 $71.99

Stravinsky: Symphonies, Vol. 1

Concerto, Quintet

After Alec Frank-Gemmill’s critically acclaimed recordings of nineteenthcentury works for horn and piano, chamber music by Brahms, and pre-Mozart horn concertos, a version of Mozart’s famous horn concertos from him has been eagerly awaited. As on his disc of concertante works, he is accompanied here by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2635

BIS TITLES IN BRIEF

$21.99 $17.59

Liszt: Faust-Symphony

The first major work Stravinsky composed entirely in the United States, the Symphony in Three Movements seems to pick up where the Rite of Spring left off with its rhythmic ostinatos and shock effects. It can be interpreted as the composer’s response to the Second World War, which was ravaging Europe at the time of its composition. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2441 $21.99 $17.59

Although the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho is best known as a symphonist, his constantly expanding catalogue includes numerous concertos as well as countless chamber works and arrangements of works by other composers. This disc brings together works from these three genres. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2666 $21.99 $17.59

Bach: The Vocal Works / Bach Collegium Japan [78 CDs]

Hailed by the international music press and highly praised by music connoisseurs, the recordings of Bach’s entire body of vocal music made by the Bach Collegium Japan (BCJ), its conductor Masaaki Suzuki and numerous prestigious soloists are here brought together to form the only complete set of these works in SACD format. (BIS)

78CD# BIS-9061 $479.99 $383.99

This recording presents the original, purely instrumental version of the Faust Symphony from 1854. This gigantic work is complemented by the first of the Mephisto Waltzes. (BIS)

BIS-2510 $21.99 $17.59

Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D 959 & D 960

Less than a year after the release of his recording of Schubert’s Impromptus, Ronald Brautigam now presents two of Franz Schubert’s late masterpieces, the Sonatas D 959 and D 960. (BIS)

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 3 / Sitkovetsky Trio

This recording includes 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 arrangement. (BIS)

Hungarian String Trios / Trio Boccherini

This recording brings together four Hungarian composers who, each in their own way, contributed to the development of a new national musical style at the beginning of the twentieth century. (BIS)

Georges Prêtre – The SWR Recordings [8 CDs]

“Given the quality of the recording, playing and conducting and the selection of real masterpieces it makes for an enjoyable listen from start to finish for any listener. Maybe the Respighi and Bizet are more minor masterpieces than the rest, but they all represent composition of a very high order.” – Classical Music Sentinel (SWR Classic)

8CD# SWR19155CD $55.99

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 $20.99

Hartmann Rediscovered / Joshua Bel; Lviv National Philharmonic SO

“Here, the Romanticism inherent in De Hartmann’s pen is substantially amplified by harmonically modern passages and an assertive orchestral muscularity that would not have displeased Prokofiev. Joshua Bell masters this kind of repertoire and sound universe perfectly....”

– PanM360 (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187076 $17.99

Parry: Scenes from Prometheus Unbound

“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

& Arias

$23.99

“One of the things that separates this issue from the traditional recital is that Castronovo opts for complete scenes and not only separate arias. This means that there are other singers involved, as well as chorus a couple of times. This contributes to a significant degree to the feeling that this is not another stand-up-and-sing programme, but gives a sense of the opera stage.”

– MusicWeb (Delos)

1CD# DE 3605 $20.99

Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Gile Bae

“The origins of the most famous and often-played of the keyboard concerts, No. 1 in D minor, are murky: some sources claim that it came from a long-lost violin concerto. If we think in terms of this conjecture, Bae’s interpretation of the keyboard part seems to correlate with the strings bow phrasing. Her plucky, crisp articulation is reminiscent of a violin’s spiccato.”

– The Classic Review (Arcana)

1CD# A542 $20.99

Byrd: Organ Works / Pieter-Jan Belder [2 CDs]

“Byrd was the organist of Lincoln Cathedral, and a member of the Chapel Royal. Along with Shakespeare he was an important figure of the English Renaissance. At times he was dubbed the English Lassus and/or the English Palestrina. This is a CD that any and all serious pipe organ music collectors should acquire.” – Classical Music Sentinel (Brilliant Classics)

2CD# BRI97125 $14.99

Center: Instrumental and Chamber Music, Vol. 3

“Volumes one and two of this admirable series have featured Center’s main works for solo piano and his complete string quartets. One word which can be applied to the entire disc is “energy”, creative and physical. There are quirky insistences, something of the self-knowing world of cabaret, and a capacity for mystery occasionally verging on the disturbing.”

– MusicWeb (Toccota Classics)

1CD# TOCC0723 $20.99

Weinberg: String Quartets, Vol. 3 / Ardacia Quartet

“The Arcadia Quartet continues its excellent recording of the 17 quartets by Mieczysław Weinberg, a 20thcentury composer who is increasingly well known and recognised. Quartet No. 6, Op. 35 was written in 1946. It is an ample work, with a Beethovenian breath and an instrumental colour that is often bold and piquant.” – PanM360 (Chandos)

Langgaard: Antikrist [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

“Any new version of so rarely recorded a work is welcome. And although this enterprising production – vividly filmed – does little to persuade a sceptic of Antikrist’s viability as drama, it certainly leaves one freshly convinced of the individuality of Langgaard’s voice and the undeniable power of his conviction.” –

(Naxos)

Noble Renegades. Verdi: Scenes

Choice

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel / John Wilson; Sinfonia of London [2 CDs]

“Throughout, Wilson exacts precise rhythms, knowing just how to differentiate percussive dance tunes from Puccini-esque melody.. It is hard to imagine Carousel will get a more inspired rendering than this one anytime soon. Fans of the great American musical should not hesitate to add it to their collections.”

– MyScena (Chandos)

2CD# CHSA 5342(2) $43.99

Kuula: Complete Solo Songs, Vol. 1

“The disc is the first of two which will comprise Kuula’s complete songs. It should be said right off that soprano Jenni Lättilä and pianist Kirill Kozlovski exceed all expectations in their performances. Ms. Lättilä’s singing is especially notable for the varied characterizations in each song, and her enunciation appears flawless.” – MusicWeb (Toccata Classics)

1CD# TOCC0719

Saint-Saëns: Déjanire {2 CDs]

Mozart: Double & Triple Concertos

“This pleasing programme highlights the gifts of a rather special musical family, one that recalls the similarly gifted Busch/Serkin, Menuhin and Casadesus families of yesteryear. This project has more than just fulfilled our expectations. A dream has come true.”

– Gramophone (Pentatone) 1SACD# PTC5187202 $21.99

Wonderland / The King’s Singers

$20.99

“What impresses me most of all is how beautiful the music is and how eclectic. The work does not indulge in the odd harmonic progressions that Berlioz enjoyed creating, but it is far from conventional in this regard, reveling in passages that use somewhat unusual scales, presumably intended to evoke the ancient world.” – Artsfuse (BruZane)

2CD# BZ1055 $42.99

Bliss: Works for Brass Band

“Many of the works on this release were originally composed for traditional orchestral forces and are heard in arrangements for brass band. ‘Kenilworth’ and ‘Belmont’ are the only works on this disc that were originally composed for these forces, the latter being composed for brass band but formally arranged by a leading band arranger at Bliss’ request.”

– Classical Music Sentinel (Chandos) 1SACD# CHSA 5344 $21.99

Fauré: Requiem – Gounod: Messe de

Clovis

“The two works share a reflective and intimate character that gives the impression of a return to the purity of Gregorian chant, although this does not detract from the jubilant character of Fauré’s Requiem: ‘this warm, luxuriant sound leads to an elevation of the spirit,’ says Hervé Niquet.”

– The Classic Review (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1014 $20.99

“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 $19.99

Oquin, Parker & Rouse: Organ Concertos

“The organ is perfectly set as the core internal fabric of the orchestra. All in all, this is a welcome release for any pipe organ music enthusiasts looking to hear divergent facets of the instrument. It also, in historical context, sheds light on the instrument’s evolution and adaptation over the last century.” – Classical Music Sentinel (Naxos) 1CD# 8559936 $19.99

Brahms: Double Concerto – Viotti: Violin Concerto, No. 22

“Viotti’s Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor was a favorite of both Brahms and Viotti, and hints of Viotti’s music seem to recur in the Brahms concerto. The album ends with a warm performance by Tanja Tetzlaff of Silent Woods from Dvořák’s From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68. It is a fine conclusion to a powerful album.” – AllMusicGuide (Ondine) 1CD# ODE 1423-2 $18.99

Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 2

“This completes Blue Heron’s two-disc 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 $21.99

New Holiday Titles

Christmas with the Bevan Family Consort

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. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD909 $20.99

Rutter: Brass at Christmas

Following on from the critically acclaimed Anthems, Hymns and Gloria released in 2020, Nicholas Childs and the Black Dyke Band return to the music of John Rutter with this album of Christmas carols arranged for brass. The Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus is also featured on O Clap Your Hands, Nativity Carol, and Te Deum. Includes twelve world premiere recordings. (Naxos) 1CD# 8574564 $19.99

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker / State Academic SO of Russia (Reissue)

Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” continue their Tchaikovsky ballet series on Pentatone with this recording of The Nutcracker. Vladimir Jurowski and his players tell this story about the power of fantasy with unprecedented zeal, demonstrating the symphonic refinement and orchestral brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5187347 $17.99

Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum / Mark Viner

Christmas chez Liszt, imagined by one of the UK’s most exciting piano virtuosos. Composed and compiled by Liszt between 1873 and 1881, the ‘Christmas Tree’ suite has more to offer than carol transcriptions and twinkly sketches of festive joy. It begins with one of the composer’s typically free transcriptions of a plainsong Christmas hymn harmonised in the 17th century by Michael Praetorius. (Piano Classics) 1CD# PCL10315 $12.99

What Christmas Means to Me / BYU Noteworthy

BYU Noteworthy welcomes the Christmas spirit with some holiday favorites. Songs include “Mary, Did You Know?”, “What Child Is This?,” “The First Noel,” “Underneath the Tree,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and more. (BYU) 1CD# YCD0323WCM $17.99

Yuletide Treats / Duo Pleyel

With Yuletide Treats, Duo Pleyel joins the holiday spirit and tradition, with some of the greatest classical hits for your festive delight. Comprising keyboardists Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya and Richard Egarr, Duo Pleyel begins with three beautiful, transcendental, and intimate movements from Franz Liszt’s ‘Christmas Tree Suite’. (Linn) 1CD# CKD757 $20.99

Orthodox Christmas

Chants

/ Moskow Rybin Choir; Sofia

Klinge

Radio Choir

This album presents a collection of traditional Russian Orthodox Christmas hymns and carols, performed a cappella in the rich, sonorous style characteristic of Russian sacred choral music. From angelic hymns to joyful proclamations, this recording transports listeners to a realm of spiritual beauty and reverence. from Scandinavia. (Capriccio)

skal et jubelkor /

1CD# C3033 $16.99

Various Artists

The annual Christmas concert series at Oslo Cathedral, ‘Klinge skal et jubelkor’, has long been a highlight of the pre-Christmas period in Norway’s capital city. The choirs perform Christmas carols central to the traditions of the Church of Norway. This recording of Oslo Cathedral’s Christmas program demonstrates that the cathedral continues to thrum with its rich musical tradition. (Lawo)

1CD# LWC1272 $16.99

Christmas in the Austrian Alps / Ranten Vocal Quartet; Ranten Choir

Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree)

Most popular and traditional Christmas music and songs from the Austrian mountain regions. Performers include the ‘Kaiser-Stoandl’ Family Ensemble, Murau Christmas Brass, Murau Christmas Music Group, Ranten Choir, Ranten Vocal Quartet, and the Brunner Sisters. (Capriccio)

1CD# C3030 $16.99

Franz Liszt’s Weihnachtsbaum (‘Christmas Tree’) is an all-embracing impression of Christmas that includes traditional carols alongside childhood and adult views of the season. The dark chromaticism of Die Trauergondel II is a tribute to Wagner, contrasting with the brighter range and yearning lyrical lines of the Wiegenlied. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574380 $19.99

Holiday Favorites

A Golden Christmas / Felix Klieser; Wiener Concert-Verein [CD or LP]

Felix Klieser meets the renowned ensemble of the Wiener Concert-Verein in a magical Christmas sound. All pieces are the highlights of Christmas music. Handel’s “Tochter Zion”, Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” to traditional such as “Deck the hall”, “Veni, veni Emmanuel”, “Carol of the Bells” or “Silent Night” round off the program. Available on CD or LP. (Berlin Classics)

1CD# 0303074BC $21.99

1LP# 0303131BC $26.99

Magical Christmas Fantasies / Caroline Fischer

Pianist Caroline Fischer has put together an evocative holiday gift with her new CD. For the recording, she sought out old and new Christmas melodies, well-known and unknown, and combined them to form a harmonious whole. Included are treasures such as Otto von Walden’s tender fantasy on “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” and Gustav Lange’s enchanting version of “Silent Night”. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 23849 $20.99

The John Rutter Christmas Album

Tracks on this beloved perennial include “Wexford Carol,” “Joy to the World,” and more. “This album gathers together most of the carols I have composed over the years, plus a sprinkling of my arrangements of traditional carols, grouped to form a program which narrates, reflects upon, and celebrates the Christmas story.”

– John Rutter (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD510

$12.99 $10.39

Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

This recording is a snapshot of a series of five sold-out performances by Apollo’s Fire & the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra in the Cleveland area in 2005, under the directon of Jeanette Sorrell. The first half of the program highlights an Advent service, one of the four weeks preceding Christmas, when the liturgical focus is on thoughtful preparation of the soul before the birth of the Messiah. (Avie)

1CD# AV2306 $19.99

FAVORITES IN BRIEF

A Renaissance Christmas / The Sixteen

Carol of the Bells

Following The Sixteen’s hugely successful album, Song of the Nativity, which featured Christmas music from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, this new seasonal offering explores a stunning selection of festive works from the Renaissance. The Sixteen captures the joy and sincerity of the most wonderful of seasons. (Coro)

1CD# COR16167 $20.99

The Sixteen contrasts traditional with contemporary in this choral feast of festive music. Bob Chilcott’s sumptuous Advent Antiphons based on plainsong melodies anticipate the coming of Christmas and feature alongside Mykola Leontovich’s muchloved Carol of the Bells, Richard Rodney Bennett’s stunning Susanni and Eric Whitacre’s shimmering Lux aurumque. (Coro)

1CD# COR16188 $20.99

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

Peter Wright’s timeless and enchanting interpretation of The Nutcracker has been in The Royal Ballet’s repertory for over thirty years. Presented in a festive period setting, this charming and magical production features Marianela Nuñez as the exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy and Vadim Muntagirov as her charming Prince. (Opus Arte)

Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration

Christmas Album / Ultimate W Band; Adela Rehorová

In this celebration of the American immigrant experience, fiddlers, medieval harp, hammered dulcimer, bagpipes and singers join with children’s voices to evoke the Celtic roots of an Appalachian Christmas. Apollo’s Fire follows the journeys of the Irish and Scottish settlers who bravely crossed the Atlantic, settled in the mountains and welcomed Christmas with love, singing, dancing and prayer. (Avie) 1CD# AV2396 $19.99

Oboist Vilém Veverka presents an album of Christmas works for 2024. In addition to pieces by other baroque masters, it includes a musical account of Argentinean tango-flavoured winter. (Supraphon)

1CD# SU4316-2 $21.99

Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve / Night On Mount Triglav

Conductor Igor Golovschin leads the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in this recording of Christmas Eve, Night on Mount Triglav, and the Tsar’s Bride. (Naxos)

1CD# 8553789 $19.99

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

Viol consort Fretwork and mezzo soprano Helen Charlston explore the more reflective and somber Christmas celebrations of Elizabethan England, in this collection of works. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD680 $19.99

Traditional Christmas Collection [2 CDs]

The Sixteen’s Traditional Christmas Carol Collections Volumes I and II feature some of our best-known and best-loved Christmas carols in arrangements with traditional harmonies and original words. (Coro)

2CD# COR16136 $20.99

In Winter’s House – Christmas with Tenebrae

Their fourth Christmas release, BBC Music Magazine Award winning choir Tenebrae return under the expert direction Nigel Short with a sumptuous album of Carols, Hymns and other celebratory works for Christmas. Songs include: “The Shepherd’s Carol,” “In Winter’s House,” “O magnum mysterium,” “Sing Lullabye,” “In the Stillness,” and more. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD690 $19.99

Georg Philipp Telemann: Christmas Cantatas, Vol. 3

Telemann World-Premiere Recordings! This album features four cantatas by Telemann that may be regarded as world-premiere recordings. They are musical gems that impress us with their melodic originality and musical character and even after more than 250 years are very much worth being performed again! (CPO) 1CD# 555396-2 $18.99

Handel: Messiah [2 CDs]

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir present an intimate and stirring performance of Handel’s Messiah. This 2-CD recording of the full score on period instruments features a stellar cast of soloists. Tafelmusik presents this baroque masterpiece with the spirit and vitality of Handel’s own 18thcentury productions. (Tafelmusik)

2CD# TMK1016CD2 $26.99

Christmas in Medieval England (Live)

Christmas in Medieval England allows listeners to share the beauty, excitement, intensity and variety found in a Blue Heron concert performance. It includes plainchant, carols, and other music for Advent and Christmas from 15th c. England. It is comprised entirely of tracks recorded live at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational in December 2013. (Blue Heron)

1CD# BHCD1006 $21.99

A Christmas Festival / Cambridge Singers

Festive celebration of the Christmas season by The Cambridge Singers, Farnham Youth Choir, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Songs include “Adeste fidelis,” “Ave Maria,” “I Wonder as I Wander,” “Born on a New Day,” “Magical Kingdom,” “Mary’s Boy Child,” and more. (Collegium)

1CD# COLCD133 $18.99

Christmas carols are such an essential part of the Advent and Christmas season that one might almost think they have existed since the birth of Christianity. The earliest examples of Christmas carols are written either in Latin or a combination of Latin and German. Several of them are familiar to everyone: In dulci jubilo can be traced back to approximately 1335. (Coviello) 1CD# COV41310 $20.99

One of Canada’s most prominent virtuoso violinists, Angèle Dubeau has performed on the world’s greatest stages in a spectacular career that has spanned more than thirty years and over thirty countries. Tracks on this holiday recording include “Huron Carol Interlude,” “The Bells of Christmas,” “Concerto Pastorale,” and more. (Analekta)

1CD# AN28730 $20.99

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker [DVD]

This all-time ballet favorite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright’s glorious production – as fresh as ever in its 25th year. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1036D $32.99

Handel: Messiah / Handel and Haydn Society [2 CDs]

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / San Francisco Ballet [DVD]

Handel’s ever-popular Messiah was recorded live in the superb acoustics of Boston’s Symphony Hall, to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Handel and Haydn Society, America’s longest-standing performing arts organization. Messiah was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and H+H gave the first complete performance of the work in the USA in 1818. (Coro) 2CD# COR16125 $32.99

Featuring some of the world’s most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together some of the best scenes from your favorite ballets—from the graceful elegance and passion of Swan Lake, to the humor and wit of the Clog Dance from La Fille mal gardee and the exuberant liveliness of The Nutcracker. This is a perfect collection for any ballet beginner. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1002D $32.99

In dulci jubilo / Simon Halsey; Berlin Radio Choir

Noel / Angèle Dubeau; La Pietà

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Gossec: Christmas Oratorio - Requiem - Motettum Christe Redemptor

La Nativite to a text by Gossec’s contemporary Chabanon is his most famous oratorio. It was premiered on Christmas Eve in 1774 and went on to be performed no fewer than nine times in the Concert Spirituel. The impact was immediate, and critics vied with each other to formulate poetic descriptions of the work. This is moving music! (CPO)

1CD# 777869-2 $18.99

Christmas Portraits / Rick Wakeman

Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman, famous the world over for his hugely successful and high-profile rock career is pleased to celebrate the festive season with Christmas Portraits With all tracks personally chosen and arranged by Wakeman himself, this special holiday album celebrates Wakeman’s favourite time of the year. (Sony)

1CD# 19075967592 $11.98

Telemann: Christmas Cantatas, Vol. 2

The three cantatas brought together here are from Telemann’s last printed annual cycle. As in his other annual cycles issued in printed form, the compositions were presented in Hamburg churches prior to their publication or along with it. These are joyful works of dancy verve to which Telemann supplied additional splendor in many movements through the use of trumpets. (CPO)

1CD# 555166-2 $18.99

Nutcracker Suite / Modern Mandolin Quartet

The Modern Mandolin Quartet presents a delightful alternative to a Christmas classic with the Dorian Sono Luminus release of Nutcracker Suite, an enchanting collection of music reenvisioned with instruments from the mandolin family: two mandolins, a mandola and mandocello. (Sono Luminus)

1CD# DSL-92121 $18.99 $15.19

HOLIDAY DVDS IN BRIEF

Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral / Matthew Owens

Organist Matthew Owens presents a diverse recital of some of the greatest Christmas music ever written for the instrument. Traditional tunes, whether Lutheran chorales, plainchant, French noëls, or medieval carols, have provided the inspiration for much Christmas organ music throughout the years, with much of this program made up of pieces based on such tunes. (Resonus)

1CD# RES10293 $18.99

Christmas Carols, Vol. 1 (Weihnachts Lieder)

Exclusive Collection of Christmas Carols! Many renowned Germanspeaking singers – amongst others, Jonas Kaufmann, Angelika Kirchschlager and Christoph Prégardien – and ensembles have recorded their Christmas carol exclusively for the song project. (Carus)

1CD# CV83009 $20.99

Hodie! Choral Works of Benjamin Britten & Daniel Pinkham

In this live recording – the second in The Dale Warland Live series- selected works of two 20th century composers, one British and the other American, are performed with exquisite choral acumen. The program consists of Benjamin Britten’s acclaimed ‘A Ceremony of Carols’ and Daniel Pinkham’s ‘Christmas Cantata’ with brass and organ. (Gothic)

1CD# G-49317 $20.99

The Swingle Sisters Christmas

“The Swingle Singers’ Christmas album, ...Unwrapped, is a pure delight. First of all, the group’s eight members have fresh, youthful, unmannered voices and absolutely pure intonation. The variety of selections, which include pop and rock songs, folk songs, Baroque instrumental music, classical anthems, and even a few traditional carols, makes the collection very attractive.” – AllMusic (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD107 $19.99

The Nutcracker / Bolshoi Ballet; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra [DVD]

This masterpiece of classical dance was filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre. Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich immerses himself in Hoffmann’s fantastic imagery. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC073 $32.99

A Musical Journey – A Christmas Musical Tour [DVD]

A pleasant musical tour through Venice, Austria, Switzerland, and Germany as cities and towns are preparing for Christmas Day. (Naxos)

1DVD# 2110254 $13.99

A Musical Journey – Christmas Goes Baroque [DVD]

Enjoy a musical holiday tour through Central Europe while enjoying a collection of Christmas songs performed in a Baroque style. (Naxos)

1DVD# 2110546 $13.99

A Musical Journey – Christmas in Austria [DVD]

This beautiful Christmas tour starts in Steyr, in Upper Austria, bringing scenes associated with Christmas there, then travels to Salzburg, the Salzkammergut and finally Switzerland. (Naxos)

1DVD# 2110344 $13.99

Christmas

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 15th 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) 2CD# AN953 $26.99

Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir [2 CDs]

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

Celebration of Christmas / BYU Combined Choirs & Men’s Chorus

The music presented on this album was recorded during the live performances of the December 2021 and 2022 Celebration of Christmas concerts in the de Jong Concert Hall at Brigham Young University. Tracks include “The Holly and the Ivy,” “The Work of Christmas,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and more songs of the festive season! (BYU)

Directed by Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College has one of the most exciting and varied ranges of choral endeavours among Oxbridge choirs. Alongside their primary responsibility of contributing to worship in the College’s Chapel, they engage in regular artistic collaborations, media appearances and outreach work. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD724 $19.99

A Very English Christmas / Tenebrae

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

1CD# SIGCD902 $19.99

A Caroling Christmas / Gloriae Dei Cantores [2 CDs]

Sing Noel with Gloriae Dei Cantores is a Christmas treat from beginning to end. The recording opens with “Sing Noel” – a colorful set of carols moving seamlessly from one to another. From Caroling, Caroling to My Dancing Day and The Holly and the Ivy – this recording brings you a traditional Christmas experience that will brighten your Christmas cheer and warm your heart. (GDC)

The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album

Christmas never sounded so good! For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. Tracks on this festive release include “In Dulci Jubilo,” “The Infant King,” and more. (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD512 $12.99 $10.39

Telemann: Christmas Oratorios

Our most recent Telemann album is a special highlight for the Christmas season! It brings together three Christmas oratorios from Telemann’s Oratorischer Jahrgang for the church year 1730/31 and a cantata from the annual cycle Musicalisches Lob Gottes printed in score form in Nuremberg in 1744. The oratorios are new discoveries and premiere recordings. (CPO) 1CD# 555254-2 $18.99

A Choral Tapestry / Voces8

2CD# GDWR07 $27.99

Christmas with The Westminster Choir

A Choral Tapestry explores the rich vocal timbres of sacred vocal music spanning five centuries. Interweaving genres create an ethereal sonic tapestry that centres around the haunting beauty of William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices. The programme includes anthems and motets from the English Chapel Royal, the Sistine Chapel in Rome and St. Thomas’ Church, Leipzig. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD283 $19.99

Joseph Flummerfelt leads The Westminster Choir in this collection of 27 songs to celebrate the Christmas season. Songs include “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “O Come Emmanuel,” “Angels We Have Heard,” “Silent Night,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Coventry Carol,” Go Tell it on the Mountain,” and more. (WCC)

$18.99

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A Star Over Bethlehem: Choral Jewels for Christmas

A Star Over Bethlehem – Choral Jewels for Christmas. Excellent choral program recorded at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, McLean, VA in June 1999. Performances by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Choral Arts Society of Washington. Songs include “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree,” “In dulci jubilo,” “Deck the Halls,” and more. (Naxos)

1CD# 8555049 $19.99

Choral Music / St. John’s Cathedral Choir

Highly recommended disc from the St. John’s Episcopal Choir! Songs on this festive recording include “Holly and the Ivy,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Carol of the Angels,” “Away in a Manger,” “O Holy Night,” “Little Road to Bethlehem,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “I Saw Three Ships,” and more. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3128 $18.99

A Belfast Christmas / Belfast Cathedral Choir

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An American Christmas – Shapenote Carols from New England & Appalachia

The vigorous beauty of shape-note singing seems apt for Christmas. Most traditional carols come from Germany and Victorian England, but these New England and Appalachian songs were once as familiar to rural Americans as “Silent Night.” The unvarnished sound of Seattle’s Tudor Choir is thrilling in this palate cleanser. – The Oregonian (Loft)

1CD# LRCD-1060 $18.99

Christmas Echoes / Dale Warland Singers

Choral music has always played a significant and central role at Belfast Cathedral, since its consecration in 1904. This ‘new’ cathedral choir brings together some of the finest singers in Northern Ireland who lead the liturgy and worship of Belfast Cathedral and are featured here in their debut album for Resonus Classics. Featuring a varied program of seasonal carols. (Resonus)

1CD# RES10292 $18.99

Choral Christmas / Trinity Church of the City of Boston

From the first few seconds of this new recording from Brian Jones and his Trinity Choir, you know it’s Christmas. The flute and bell sounds, the dancing rhythm from the organ, the prodigiously joyful voices, and the catchy, unmistakably Rutter-esque melody combine to set off the sparks that promise a bright, happy, thoughtfully and lovingly compiled program.

(Sono Luminus)

1CD# DOR-93240 $18.99

CHORAL IN BRIEF

2003 GRAMMY nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America’s preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.

(Gothic)

1CD# G-49230 $18.99

Britten: Choral Works, Vol. 2 – A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy Was Born

Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols is a masterpiece composed as Britten returned to England from the U.S.A. in 1948, a touching evocation of boyhood lost but never forgotten. A Boy was Born is a work that first made Britten famous, based on a theme and variations of astonishing ingenuity. (Coro)

1CD# COR16034 $18.99

Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers

Celebration of Christmas / BYU Combined Choirs

Dale Warland’s group stands on more than 30 years of first-rate performances and acclaimed recordings, and this one from 2002 is a fine representative of its sound and singing style, and of its wellloved Christmas repertoire. It’s a warm, unaffected, unforced sound colored by natural resonance rather than the excessive vibrato that defines so many American choirs. (Gothic)

1CD# G-49208 $18.99

The various BYU ensembles combine to celebrate the season in song. This CD includes favorite carols as well as new arrangements of lesser-known Christmas music. (BYU) 1CD# YCD0613CLJ $14.99

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

The Choir of St. John’s College along with their director Andrew Nathsingha present this new release featuring brand new Christmas Music. (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD458 $19.99

He Is Born / BYU Vocal Point

He Is Born features songs such as “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” “Sleigh Ride,” and more performed by BYU Vocal Point. (BYU)

Christmas / Voces8

Holiday songs on this recording from the international award-winning octet, VOCES8 include “Coventry Carol,” “Away in a Manger,” and more. (Signum)

Holiday Instrumentals

A Canadian Brass Christmas

This holiday perennial by the Canadian Brass will remain in your holiday music rotation! A beloved favorite, songs include “Ding Dong, Merrily on High,” “God Rest You Merry Gentemen,” “I Saw Three Ships,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “The Huron Carol,” and many more. (Sony)

1CD# SONY39740 $17.99

Vintage Christmas Trio

Vintage Christmas Trio is David Ian’s long-awaited full-length follow up to his debut success Vintage Christmas. His purest release to date, this album features instrumental-only jazz trio interpretations of Christmas favorites using the most minimal elements – highlighting Ian’s craft as pianist and arranger. (Prescott)

1CD# PR0005 $14.99

Christmas Harp Music / Anna Pasetti

Christmas has always been a source of inspiration for musicians, and this harp album contains many Christmas pieces and famous melodies. Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa (1789–1856) wrote much harp music, including his fantasy on Adeste fideles. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96678 $16.99

Christmas Organ Music

Kevin Bowyer performs 21 Christmas works at the organ of Chichester Cathedral. Songs include “Noel,” “Hallelujah Chorus,” “Sinfonia from the Christmas Oratorio,” “What Child is This?” “Prelude on The Holly and the Ivy,” and more. (Nimbus)

1CD# NI7711

Weihnachtliche Harfenmusik: A Pastoral Christmas with Harp

$16.99

Christmas On Guitar / Giovanni De Chiaro

The New York Harp Ensemble shines on this splendid holiday recording with the New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. The perfect CD for a tranquil background in your home over the holiday season. Included are works from composers including J.S. Bach, Tartini, Handel, Valentini, Marcello, and more. (Orfeo)

1CD# ORF-C122841 $20.99 $16.79

Pastorale: Baroque Instrumental Music for Christmas

It was in the Baroque period that composers first began to compose music for Christmas that reflected the special character of the Feast. Each of these tracks has been taken from the extensive Christophorus recording catalog and features the very best early music ensembles, including Musica Fiorita, Ars Antiqua Austria, Harmonie Universelle, La Petite Bande, and many more. (Christophorus)

1CD# CHR77466 $21.99

A delightful selection of holiday songs arranged for classical guitar. Giovanni De Chiaro presents 11 tracks including “Silent Night,” “O Holy Night,” “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” “Deck the Halls,” “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” and more. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC210 $18.99

Colours in Christmas / Trumpets in Concert

In this wonderful recording, baroque splendor, atmospheric and stylish elegance and cheerful Christmas melodies are put together in masterful arrangements for a festive Advent trumpet gala. The outstanding trumpeters Gernot Kahofer, Manuel Lichtenwöhrer and Leonhard Leeb are supported by the organist Bernhard Macheiner and the drummer Thomas Mair. (ARS)

1CD# ARS38292 $21.99

Jingle Them Bells – Christmas Favorites Reimagined by Julie Giroux

Horns for the Holidays / Dallas Wind Symphony

Symphonic band recordings of Christmas favorites, rearranged by Julie Giroux. The UNT Symphonic Band, under conductor Dennis Fisher presents 11 holiday songs including “Nutcracker Fantasia,” “Three Wise Guys,” “Jingle Them Bells,” “Away in a Manger,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Christmas Toons,” and more. (Klavier) 1CD# K 77043 $18.99

If you are a lover of Christmas music, you’ll love this extraordinary recording by the first-rate Dallas Wind Symphony. This is a terrific program, in exemplary sound, that not only celebrates the Christmas music tradition but exemplifies the best of the wind ensemble genre. (Reference)

1CD# RR-126 $18.99

Carols for the Season

Christmas Carols with The King’s Singers

This Christmas album from The King’s Singers features 25 tracks covering everything from contemporary choral gems and folk songs through to wellloved carols. Dotted throughout the album are several of the most famous English church carols, which take The King’s Singers right back to their earliest singing days, and which also reflect the group’s heritage at King’s College, Cambridge. (Signum)

1CD# SIGCD683 $19.99

Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity

The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries. Some of these carols have long been widely known and loved; others have become so thanks to the annual Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge; a few are newly written. (Collegium)

1CD# CSCD526 $12.99 $10.39

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

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

1CD# SIGCD460 $19.99

Enchanted Carols – A Feast of Christmas Music / Various Artists

Excellent compilation that will take you back to 1860s London. Delightful collection of recordings from Victorian music boxes, handbells, church bells, organ and brass bands. Songs include “Jingle Bells,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Carol Medley,” “Silent Night,” “Down in Yon Forest,” and more. (Saydisc) 1CD# SDL327 $20.99

CAROLS IN BRIEF

Christmas Cantata & Carols

Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols

Christmas masterpieces and familiar carols performed by the Westminster Choir, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and members of the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia. Tracks include “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen,” “The Shepherd’s Carol,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” and more. (WCC)

1CD# WCC069 $18.99

What Sweeter Music – Songs and Carols for Christmas

What Sweeter Music is a real festive treat, with a sumptuous collection of songs and carols for Christmas –touching on traditional favourites (Silent Night, Away in a Manger), modern classics (The Lamb, What Sweeter Music) and some new light-hearted arrangements (Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas). (Signum) 1CD# SIGCD182 $19.99

Star of Wonder / San Francisco Choral Artists

The San Francisco Choral Artists are featured on this perennial favorite from Reference Recordings! Accompanied by harp, flute, bellringers and organ, tracks include “Silent Night,” “Nativity Carol,” “We Three Kings,” “Caroling, Caroling,” “What Child is This?” and more. (Reference) 1CD# RR-21 $13.99

A collection of traditional Christmas Carols from The Sixteen, sung in wellknown and well-loved arrangements with traditional harmonies and original words. This is the perfect Christmas disc - everyone will recognize the carols and be able to sing along with The Sixteen, or just create a relaxing and convivial mood, enjoying the familiar sounds of that special season of the year where love and hope surround us. (Coro)

1CD# COR16043 $18.99

Christmas Cantatas & Carols, performed in German by Konzertchor Darmstadt and the Kammerorchester Darnstadt. Songs include “In Dulci Jubilo,” “Alle Jahre Wieder,” and more. (Christophorus)

Christmas Star: Carols for The Christmas Season

“Christmas Star is an entertaining collection of familiar holiday tunes and carols from the Cambridge Singers. This is good, straight a cappella holiday music and should satisfy fans of that style.” – AllMusic (Collegium) 1CD#

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Christmas Carols / On Christmas Night

Vaughan Williams’ seasonal compositions reflect his love of Christmas in general and of carols in particular. Songs include “The First Nowell,” “The Sussex Carol,” “Fantasia on Christmas Carols,” and more. (Chandos) 1CD# CHAN 10385 $22.99

A Tapestry of Carols / The Carnival Band; Maddy Prior

This recording from Maddy Prior is a collection of ancient carols from across Europe. Tracks include “The Sans Day Carol,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman,” “The Holly & the Ivy,” and more. (Saydisc) 1CD# SDL366 $20.99

A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection, Vol. 1 / The Sixteen

Christmas Around the World

A Danish Christmas

Scandinavian Christmas

This festive album showcases a variety of traditional Christmas songs from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. These recordings are heartily recommended to anyone interested in hearing traditional Christmas melodies from Scandinavia. The unmistakable, typical Scandinavian melancholic tones are almost meditative and provide a relaxed and contemplative listening experience. (Capriccio)

1CD# C3031 $16.99

Ukrainian Christmas

The Ukrainian violin virtuoso Solomiya Ivakhiv presents a selection of Ukrainian Christmas carols arranged for violin and orchestra by Bohdan Kryvopust—the much-lauded composer whose works have been performed internationally. Accompanying Ivakhiv in these world premiere recordings is the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serhii Khorovets. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574677 $19.99

Hodie – An English Christmas Collection / The Sixteen

A collection of English Christmas music of the 20th century by Howells, Britten, Tavener, Leighton and Warlock. Based around Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, this disc highlights music by many of the finest contemporary composers and demonstrates their keen awareness of the past when writing festive music. (Coro)

1CD# COR16004 $18.99

Christmas in Switzerland / Schweizer Vokalconsort

“The 31 Yuletide songs contained here are not merely occasional pieces to be dusted off in December and put back on the shelf on Boxing Day. There are some real gems, the best being Nielsen’s ‘My heart always wonders,’ in a choral arrangement by Paul Hellmuth. This may sound familiar to British ears, as will Gade’s ‘The infant Jesus lay in a crib,’ one of only two to be available in other recordings...” – Gramophone (Naxos)

1CD# 8554627 $19.99

Folkjul II: A Swedish Folk Christmas

Gunnar Idenstam and St. Jacobs Chamber Choir have performed their Folkjul concerts more or less every year since 2002. The concept stem from a rich interplay between ‘folk culture’ and ‘high culture’ and in Idenstam’s arrangements a newly composed halling or polska entwines itself round the old Christmas melodies. (BIS)

1CD# BIS-2334 $21.99 $17.59

Christmas Around the World / West Edge String Quartet

A holiday favorites for many! The West End String Quartet performs soothing versions of songs including “Carol of the Bells,” “The First Nowell,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Coventry Carol,” “The Bells of Christmas,” “Silent Night,” and more. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC3087 $18.99

A German Christmas

At Christmas, we are especially touched by vocal music. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio ensures sold-out churches for organizers. Even in a secular world, Advent and Christmas maintain their central importance in the course of the year. The focus has evolved from the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus to a festival of mutual affection. (Prospero)

Polish Christmas Carols

1CD# PROSP0059 $22.99

Dux Recordings brings back two of Poland’s most noted classical singers performing Polish carols once again. This CD is a new release of an original album produced in 1994. The vocalists are accompanied by the Poznan Nightingales directed by Stefan Stuligrosz. The Plock Symphony Orchestra directed by Jacek Boniecki provides the background music for this recording. (Dux)

1CD# DUX346 $21.99

The Gifts of Odin – A Nordic Christmas Revels

This 31st collection of Christmas Revels music derives from the uniquely robust traditions of the Nordic nations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, where the winter solstice is marked with folkloric festivity and gorgeously haunting music. “Revels Records has produced some of the liveliest Christmas albums I have ever heard!” – The Washington Post (Revels)

1CD# REVCD2018 $16.99

The pieces on this album originate largely from the Christmette by Michael Praetorius. In addition, nativity hymns by a range of different composers from the same era have been compiled. In Lutheran style the compositions on this album include solo pieces, choir arrangements, double choral motets, instrumental pieces and of course the church organ repertoire. (Naxos)

1CD# 8551398 $19.99

Sacred Holiday

Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 [2 CDs]

The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach’s greatest masterpieces and this recording is one of The Sixteen’s finest. Includes solo performances by Lynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod) and Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo). (Coro)

2CD# COR16017 $18.99

The songs contained in the volumes of the Catholic Classics series have stood the test of time. Songs that are always popular, that everyone sings, knows by heart, and wants to hear over and over again. Perhaps best of all, Catholic Classics is not “for Catholics only.” Catholics are joined by Christians across the other denominations in singing these wonderful and beloved hymns. (Gia)

1CD# GIA CD-590 $18.99

Praetorius: Advent and Christmas Music

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Christmas works from Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) are included on this delightful recording, performed by the Bremer Barock Consort and Manfred Cordes. Tracks include “In dulci jubilo,” “Vom Himmel hoch,” “Gelobet sest de Jesu Christ,” and more. (CPO)

1CD# 777327-2 $18.99

– An Early English Christmas /

A medley of carols ranging from the demure to the rustic; a simple expression of joy and wonder. Some have an element of dance in them, even in the carols. A collection of appropriate medieval instruments, including fiddles, harps, lutes and drums, accompanies the singers. (Coro)

1CD# COR16027 $18.99

Saint-Saens: Oratorio De Noel

Life of Christ in Gregorian Chant / Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola [3 CDs]

Follow the life of Christ: from the Great O Antiphon “O Emmanuel” heralding His birth, to the triumphant chants proclaiming his glorious Resurrection. The Coming of Christ is the first of a series of three albums using the exquisite music of Gregorian chant to describe and illuminate the life of Christ. (GDC)

3CD# GDCD27 $32.99

Christmas at America’s First Cathedral

In addition to familiar seasonal music by Mendelssohn, Handel, Rutter, and others, Christmas at America’s First Cathedral features music from South Africa, Canada, and the United States, including the premiere recordings of seven new works by two of America’s most important African American composers, Dr. Rosephanye Powell and Dr. James Lee III. (Gothic)

1CD# G-49277 $18.99

Sacred Music – Christmas History [DVD]

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join Simon Russell Beale for two special Christmas programmes that look beyond the familiar carols and festive songs to reveal two millennia of music and texts from across Europe. (Coro)

COR16094 $20.99

The Season’s Sacred Mysteries / Gloriae Dei Cantores [2 CDs]

This Christmas, give and receive the gift of music and be lifted out of the ordinary stresses of life to contemplate the timeless and unchanging love of God and the mystery of the Christmas Story. In The Chants of Christmas, the ancient Gregorian “melodies” deliver a mystical aura that envelops the listener, and the mesmerizing impact is equally effective during the holiday season and throughout the year. (GDC)

2CD# GDWR06 $27.99

An uplifting and lovely adaptation of the Christmas Oratorio, performed by a stellar cast. Also included is Musique religieuse: Kleinere Wekre. (Carus)

1CD# CV83352 $21.99

Mozart: Handel – Messiah [2 CDs]

A stellar lineup of soloists, conductor, choir & orchestra combine forces in the remastered 2-CD set of Mozart’s arrangement of Handel’s much-loved Messiah. (Signum)

2CD# SIGCD074 $27.99

The Chants of Christmas / Gloriæ Dei Cantores

The Chants of Christmas presents some of the most beautiful Gregorian chants, including the Christmas Day Mass. (GDC)

1CD# GDCD125 $18.99

Handel: Sing-Along Messiah [DVD]

Resplendent in his powdered wig and 18th-century garb, Maestro Handel leads Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, and a mass audience choir as they perform Handel’s baroque masterpiece. (Tafelmusik) 1DVD# TMK1008DVD $26.99

Catholic Classics, Vol. 8: Catholic Christmas Classics

The Sixteen

Oehms Sale

The Bruckner Symphonies (Organ Transcriptions), Vol. 9 [2 CDs]

2CD# OC 485

$19.99 $15.99

Rihm: Jakob Lenz / Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra

1CD# OC 981

$25.99 $20.79

Traumglück – Songs by Pejacevic, Viardot, Faure & Strauss

1CD# OC 1737

$19.99 $15.99

Roots – Telemann, Hindermith, Feldbusch

1CD# OC 1733

$19.99 $15.99

Elgar: Symphony No. 1 & Cockaigne

1CD# OC 1730

$19.99 $15.99

Clarke: Sonatas for Violin, Viola & Piano

1CD# OC 1731

$19.99 $15.99

Byrd, Gibbons & Tallis: Various Keyboard Works

1CD# OC 1727

$19.99 $15.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Essen Philharmoniker [2 CDs]

2CD# OC1718

$25.99 $20.79

1CD# OC1729

$19.99 $15.99

1CD# OC497

$19.99 $15.99

Lachner, R. Strauss & Schubert: Works for Piano Duet

1CD# OC486

$19.99 $15.99

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor

1CD# OC1717

$19.99 $15.99

2CD# OC498

1CD# OC495

$19.99 $15.99

1CD# OC1724

$19.99 $15.99

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde –An Orchestral Passion

Sonatas for Cello and Duplex Piano

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1–6 [2 CDs]

$25.99 $20.79

Chopin Piano Favourites

William Byrd: Keyboard Works

Bruckner Overstock Sale

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7 & 9 / WDR SO Cologne [5 CDs]

5CD# SWR19528CD

$37.99 $19.00

Bruckner: Symph. No. 8 (1890 version) / Mozarteum Orchestra

1CD# OC751

$14.99 $7.50

Mahler: Symph. No. 7 –Bruckner: Symph, No. 4 [2 CDs]

2CD# CDX2-5520

$13.99 $7.00

Mahler: Symph. No. 1 –Bruckner: Symph, No. 9 [2 CDs]

2CD# CDX2-5508

$13.99 $7.00

Bruckner: Symph. No. 4 / Mozarteum Orchestra

1CD# OC407

$14.99 $7.50

Bruckner: Symph. No. 6 / Mozarteum Orchestra

1CD# OC404

$14.99 $7.50

Bruckner: Symph. No. 2 in C Minor, WAB 102 (1872 Version)

1CD# 8554006

$19.99 $10.00

Bruckner: Symph. No. 5, Wab 105

1CD# 8553452

$19.99 $10.00

Bruckner: Motels; Mozart: Requiem & Ave verum corpus

1CD# C8018

$16.99 $8.50

Bruckner: Symph. No. 3 (1889 Version)

1CD# OC722

$14.99 $7.50

Bruckner: Symph. No. 9 [DVD]

1DVD# OA 0976D

$26.99 $13.50

Bruckner: Symph. No. 4 / Norrington; WDR SO Cologne

1CD# 93218

$20.99 $10.50

Bruckner: Symphonies No. 8 & No. 0 “Nullte” [2 CDs]

2CD# 8554215-16

$29.99 $15.00

Bruckner: Symph. No. 00 “Study Symphony”

1CD# 8554432

$19.99 $10.00

Bruckner: Symph. No.1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (Linz Version)

1CD# OC436

$14.99 $7.50

Brahms: Handel Variations & 4 Ballades

Fall Overstock

The incomparable, soul-searching playing of the veteran Russian pianist Nelly Akopian-Tamarina is captured in a rare studio recording with a luminous performance. (Pentatone)

1CD# PTC5186677 $17.99 $9.00

Private Concerts with Daniel Barenboim & Martha Argerich [DVD]

What if chamber music returned to its traditional venue: within well-loved artists’ homes? This double program rekindles the origins of the genre by showing itself inside the living rooms of grand artists. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC189

26.99 $5.40

Scriabin: 150th Anniversary – Piano Works [12 CDs]

Sofronitzki’s Scriabin performances have often been praised for their idiomatic rubato – “poetic” rubato together with a flair for musical architecture and rhythmic precision. (Profil)

12CD# PH22006 $37.99 $19.00

Opéra de Paris – A (Very) Special Season Documentary [Blu-ray]

This film witnesses a unique moment in the history of the Paris Opera Ballet and follows the dancers from their first day back in the studios, to the reopening of the venues. (BelAir)

1BLU-RAY# BAC496 $26.99 $5.40

Gospel Christmas (Live)

This live recording was produced in honor of the 20th anniversary of Gospel Christmas with the Northwest Community Gospel Chorus and the Oregon Symphony. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5186720 $21.99 $11.00

Bolshoi – A Renaissance Documentary [DVD]

In this remarkable film, Denis Sneguirev invites us to witness the rescue and revival of Moscow’s legendary Bolshoi Theatre. He recounts the history of the Bolshoi from its origins to the present day. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC075 $21.99 $4.40

Liszt: Italian Inspiration & Paraphrases [2 CDs]

This double CD live recording is dedicated to the great pianistic romanticism of the 19th c. Here we can clearly feel how much Italian culture influenced the genius of Franz Liszt. (Tactus)

2CD# TC811290 $27.99 $14.00

Vivaldi: Concerti per molti istromenti

Vivaldi, more than any of his Italian contemporaries, left a great number of works composed for diverse and highly imaginative combinations of wind and string instruments, as seen on this recording. (Tactus)

1CD# TB672257 $13.99 $7.00

Rachmaninov: Piano Works / Beata Bilinska

Selection of piano works from Gergey Rachmaninov, performed by leading Polish pianist Beata Bilinska. (Dux)

1CD# DUX438 $21.99 $11.00

Bossi: Complete Four-Hands Piano Works

This CD includes the world premiere recording of Marco Enrico Bossi complete works for piano four hands. Bossi’s compositions for four hands were inspired by Brahms and by Hamburg chamber music. (Tactus)

1CD# TC862706 $18.99 $9.50

Yuri Grigorovich – The Golden Age [DVD]

Denis Sneguirev’s documentary about Yuri Grigorovitch, in which the director also includes several extracts of Grigorovitch’s ballets, set in context with the history of Soviet Ballet and with history in general. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC137 $26.99 $5.40

Sabino: Vespro a 5 Voci

This album is the second of the recording project of the Opera omnia of the Sabinos of Turi by the Baroque Ensemble “Giovanni Maria Sabino.” (Digressione)

1CD# DIGR82 $19.99 $10.00

Midsummer Phantasy / Ensemble Contraste

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

Transcriptions for Strings & Organ of the 20th Century

Beethoven: Piano Works

For this album Jean-Claude Henriot has opted to record Beethoven’s Bagatelles, Fantasia in G minor, Andante Favori, and 32 Variations in C minor, all late-period works. (Dux) 1CD# DUX1231 $21.99 $11.00

Guitar Recital / Fabbri Chiara

The recording project combines two greatest passions that synthesize Chiara Fabbri’s personal history: the classical guitar and her hometown, Ferrara, Italy. (Digressione)

1CD# DIGR65 $19.99 $10.00

Beethoven & Tchaikovsky / Tchaikovsky SO [DVD}

Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Fedoseyev has been the orchestra’s principle conductor and artistic director since 1974. (BelAir)

1CD# BAC083 $26.99 $5.40

The latest Tactus CD from I Solisti Laudensi features works by six Italian composers (two by Vivaldi) active from the Baroque to the 20th c., in transcriptions for organ and strings accomplished in the 19th c. (Tactus)

1CD# TC900004 $18.99 $9.50

Scriabin: Portrait D’un Visionnaire

With a revolutionary compositional style, Scriabin remains one of the most original musicians in the history of music. His earliest works show a romantic language. (Digressione)

1CD# DIG56 $18.99 $9.50

Vivaldi: Works for Flute & Recorder

The concertos and the sonata of Antonio Vivaldi offered here are seldom performed and recorded. Recorder virtuoso Maria Giovanna Fiorentino leads I Fiori Musicali in this recording. (Tactus)

1CD# TC672255 $18.99 $9.50

Kuhlau: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1

With this recording Duo Åstrand/Salo lends new luster to the music of Friedrich Kuhlau that has only rarely been performed in our time. (Dacapo)

1CD# 8226082 $16.99 $8.50

Sale

Young American – Choral Works by Gordon Getty

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus in this collection of great American choral works. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5186040 $21.99 $11.00

Christmas: Oratorios & Concertos [6 CDs]

This 6 album set combines oratorios and concertos by Schütz, Telemann, Bach, Corelli, Rinck, Saint-Saëns, Herzogenberg, Clarke, & Nicolai. (Haenssler Classic)

6CD# HC22034 $32.99 $16.50

Sacred Music in Saint Peter’s Basilica

Collection of sacred works that see how today’s composers deal with the holy texts, ideally proceeding along the paths that since the first centuries of the Christian era. (Tactus)

1CD# TC940002 $18.99 $9.50

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 performed by pianist Shura Cherkassky and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. (Profil)

1CD# PH04015 $18.99 $9.50

Tero Saarinen Company -Third Practice - Rooted with Wings [DVD]

The Tero Saarinen Company and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra join forces to create a gripping contemporary fusion of dance, live music, opera and design. (BelAir)

1DVD# BAC198 $26.99 $5.40

Bossi: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 6

Andrea Macinanti is the featured organist in this 6th volume of Bossi’s complete organ works from Tactus. (Tactus)

TC862716 $18.99 $9.50

Nielsen: Symphonies 2 & 3 / NY PO

With this new series of recordings, Nielsen crosses the Atlantic as the New York Philharmonic and Music Director Alan Gilbert shed new light on the composer’s uniquely Nordic symphonic sound. (Dacapo)

1SACD# 6220623 $13.99 $5.60

Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV 1066–1069 [2 CDs]

Bach’s Orchestral Suites (Overtures) BWV 1066–1069 performed by the Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra with Helmuth Rilling. (Haenssler Classic) 2CD# 94605 $12.99 $6.50

Haydn & Stamitz

Flautist Ana de la Vega teams up with oboist Ramón Ortega Quero and the Trondheim Soloists to explore the relationship between flute and oboe in concertos by Joseph Haydn and Carl Stamitz. (Pentatone) 1CD# PTC5186823 $17.99

Telemann: Cantatas No. 18 A

Chopin: Piano Works

Bronislawa Kawalla, the first prize winner at the International Bach Competition in Washington, comes from a well-known musical family. For this Dux release she has chosen a program of music by Chopin. (Dux)

Bach’s Musical Offerings

1CD# DUX1419 $21.99 $11.00

The Dutch reed quintet Calefax celebrates 35 years of adventurous and versatile musicianship with a collection of Musical Offerings from Johann Sebastian Bach. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5186840 $21.99 $11.00

Transfigured Night / Alisa Weilerstein

Transfigured Night brings together two outstanding composers associated with Vienna: Joseph Haydn and Arnold Schoenberg. (Pentatone)

1SACD# PTC5186717 $21.99 $11.00

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11–13, 15, 22 & 27 [2 CDs]

This double SACD is the penultimate release in the complete Beethoven piana sonatas Edition by Mari Kodama for Pentatone. (Pentatone)

2SACD# PTC5186390 $32.99 $16.50

Telemann’s Kantaty performed by soprano Olga Pascicznik, alto Ewa Mikulska,violinist Maria Papuzinski, cellist Justyna Reksc-Raubo and organist Lilianna Stawarz. (Dux) 1CD# DUX249 $21.99 $11.00

Schubert: Late Symphonies [2 CDs]

While Schubert’s six earlier symphonies were esteemed, his last two are known as works of immense beauty and complexity. (Profil) 2CD# PH12062 $24.99 $12.50

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

Bach adopted the then quite common form of the Italian trio-sonata not only for compositional but also for pedagogic reasons. This music is performed on The Organ of Joachim Wagner in Siedlce. (Dux) 1CD# DUX1339 $21.99 $11.00

Tchaikovsky & Miaskovky, Vol. 4 / Tchaikovsky SO [DVD]

Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra in performances of Tchaikovsky and Miaskovsky. Filmed live in concert at the Musikverein, Vienna, Austria, in March 2009. (BelAir) 1DVD# BAC085 $26.99 $5.40

Orff: Carmina Burana

Chopin: Piano Works

Pianist Maria Korecka-Soszkowska presents this selection of Chopin waltzes, mazurkas and excerpts from 24 Preludes, Op. 28. (Dux)

1CD#

$21.99 $11.00

Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, performed by the NDRSinfonieorchester under the baton of Gunter Wand. (Profile) 1CD# PH05005 $10.99 $5.50

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 – Britten: Cello Symphony

Following his extraordinary, critically acclaimed recording of concertos by Martinu, Hindemith, and Honegger, Johannes Moser returns with a stunning new release. (Haenssler Classic) 1CD# 98643 $20.99 $10.50

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)

AV2668 $32.99

Heger: Stilles Leuchten / Basler Madrigalisten

Raphael Immoos leads the Basler Madrigalisten in this collection of Swiss choral music from the late Romantic era. This collection includes works from Hans Huber, Friedrich Hegar, Hermann Suter, Rudolf Moser, Conrad Beck, and more. (Prospero)

Missa Benevola / I Fagiolini; The City Musick

I Fagiolini continues its rediscovery of multi-choir masses from mid-17th-century Rome by maestro and ‘fixer’ Orazio Benevoli. The four-choir work on this new recording, ‘Missa Benevola’, is accentuated with even more instrumental colour to allow the ear to appreciate the dance between the four separated ensembles. All the Masses in I Fagiolini’s Benevoli series are premiere recordings. (Coro) 1CD# COR16208 $19.99

Bernstein; Boulan: Les chansons des roses / Jervaulx Singers

“Everyone involved in Jervaulx Singers has a passion for vocal music in all its forms. The varied repertoire of Les chansons des roses encompasses all that this choir is about – giving singers the freedom to sincerely express themselves through choral music, song, and opera. This repertoire, all connected to earth and nature, reminds us to cherish the world around us.”

– Charlie Gower-Smith (Convivium)

1CD# CVI101 $16.99

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

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

Choir Concertos / SWR Vokalensemble

Vedel and Berezovsky are among the most important composers of Ukrainian classical music of the 18th century. The works attributed to Vedel, including 31 choral concertos, are all set to liturgical texts or Bible verses. Bortniansky is highly credited with bringing the genre of the sacred concerto to fruition.

(SWR Classic)

1CD# SWR19150CD $20.99

Coccia: Sacred Music / Cardiff University Chamber Choir

The Roman Maria Rosa Coccia (1759–1833) was a musical phenomenon of almost Mozartian precocity, becoming the first female composer to be awarded the professional distinction of maestra di cappella – at the age of fifteen. The freshness and buoyancy of her writing up to that point give an indication of what might have been. (Toccata)

TOCC0359 $20.99

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)

ALPHA1029 $20.99

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

Titles

Close Harmony / The King’s Singers [2 CDs]

Close Harmony is the latest musical offering from Grammy Award-winning and internationally acclaimed vocal group The King’s Singers. It takes a deep-dive into one of the most beloved and unique corners of their music library: the close-harmony arrangements. New arrangements feature from composers Daryl Runswick and John Rutter. (Signum) 2CD# SIGCD912 $32.99

Then and Now / Gregory Kunde

Acclaimed tenor Gregory Kunde marks his 70th birthday by making his first foray outside operatic repertoire with an album inspired by his childhood jukebox favorites. With this album, he realizes a long-held dream to follow in the footsteps of legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin, using his vast operatic experience to create personal and unique interpretations. (Delos)

1CD# DE 3606 $20.99

Ester Magi: Complete Songs – Female Voice

For the latter part of her long life, Ester Mägi (1922–2021) was known as ‘the First Lady of Estonian music’. Many of the earlier songs are openly romantic, but Mägi soon began to tap into the hypnotic energy of Estonian runic folksong, with its echoes of village life and its incantations intended to placate a hostile environment. (Toccata)

1CD# TOCC0741 $20.99

African Art Song / Omo Bello; Rebeca Omordia

“Songs are the heart of the African people.” – Rebeca Omordia SOMM Recordings is excited to announce African Art Song, a continuation of pianist and “African classical music pioneer” (BBC World Service), Rebeca Omordia’s exquisite exploration of African classical music repertoire in her African Pianism series, in which she partners award-winning soprano Omo Bello. (SOMM)

1CD# SOMMCD 0691 $18.99

VOCALS IN BRIEF

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)

1CD# GRAM99314 $24.99

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

Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace

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

Untold Tales / Kristina Hammarstrom; Anna Paradiso

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

Caroline Ridderstolpe’s music remained virtually unknown for almost 200 years until Anna Paradiso rediscovered it as part of her research into nineteenth-century Swedish salon music. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2675 $21.99 $17.59

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 “Italian”, 5 “Reformation”

These ever-popular works by Mendelssohn are performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director (1969–84), Sergiu Comissiona. (Vox Classics)

Transcriptions by Gottwald / Kammerchor Stuttgart; Florian Pedarnig

At the center of this recording with the Kammerchor Stuttgart under the direction of Frieder Bernius are ten songs by Richard Strauss, to which Gottwald breathes a choral soul with seemingly infinite creativity. (Carus)

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)

Organ Titles

Bach: The Festival Organ / Johannes Zeinler

If you look at the European repertoire for organ from around 1642, you quickly realize that much of it can be performed very well on Johann Freundt’s Great Organ. This portrait CD is intended to give a small insight into the great variety and possibilities of the organ and also demonstrate its modernity. (Gramola) 1CD# GRAM99326 $24.99

Weckmann: Complete Organ Works / Leon Berben [2 CDs]

Léon Berben plays Weckmann’s organ works in this two-disc collection. Berben plays the Friedrich Stellwagen order (1637) of St. Jacobi, Lubeck on CD 1, and the Han Scherer organ (1624) of St. Stephanus, Tangermunde on CD 2. (Aeolus)

2CD# AE11431 $31.99

Bach: Organ Landscapes Dresden / Jorg Halubek [2 CDs]

The large-scale Bach Organ Landscapes project, featuring J.S. Bach’s entire organ oeuvre recorded on a range of instruments, aims to provide an overview of organ-playing and organ-building traditions that were key to Bach’s composing. The recordings are accompanied by digital material that offers an almost tactile access to the great composer’s sound universe. (Berlin Classics)

2CD# 0303285BC $19.99

Nordic Journey, Vol. XVI – Germanic Connections / James D. Hicks [2 CDs]

American organist James D. Hicks continues his exploration and rediscovery of pipe organ literature from Nordic nations with Volume 16 in his Nordic Journey series, sub-titled “Germanic Connections,” recorded in the Pauluskirche of Ulm, Germany. (Pro Organo)

2CD# PO7310 $24.99

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 $60.79

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

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

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)

1CD# RES10339 $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)

TOCC0705 $20.99

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

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

Organ Works / Thomas Corns

Kodály:

Piano Releases

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos / Apollo’s Fire; Jeannette Sorrell

Jeannette Sorrell’s blazing interpretation of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (for Harpsichord, flute & violin), generally regarded as the first-ever harpsichord concerto, has become legendary, her solo cadenza a “brilliant take-no-captives rendition” (American Record Guide), that is “swaggering” (The Sunday Times) and “nothing short of spectacular” (Audiophile Audition). (Avie)

1CD# AV2489 $19.99

Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos, KV 365

This tenth volume in the ‘Next Generation Mozart Soloists’ series presents works that are less frequently recorded, including a concerto for two pianos (in its original orchestration), separate movements for violin and orchestra (an Adagio and two Rondos), and following in the footsteps of the Baroque concerto grosso, the Symphonie concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and orchestra. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1087 $20.99

Bach & Chick Corea / Luiza Borac [2 CDs]

With that invitation to experience the intelligence and emotion of both composers and the performer, Luiza Borac, please experience the pieces on this recording singly, as whole compositions, or in whatever order brings you pleasure or peace, and enjoy! (Profil)

2CD# PH24018 $24.99

Winterreise / Rachel Fenlon

When Rachel Fenion was considering her first recording, Schubert was the obvious choice, though deciding which piece was challenging. During 2020, Fenlon began studying “Winterreise”, and the work resonated deeply with her feelings of loneliness and solitude, and over two years she meticulously learned the piece, often reflecting on the text while walking in the forest to connect with the music.

(Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100343

PIANO WORKS IN BRIEF

$16.99

Rediscovering Maria Herz / Aude St-Pierre

Among the wealth of great music by female composers that has finally reclaimed the world’s stages in recent years, the works of Cologne-born Maria Herz, who died in American exile, stand out as rare treasures. The internationally rising Canadian pianist Aude St-Pierre earns great acclaim with her new album, which brings the piano music of this exceptional composer to light. (Genuin)

1CD# GEN 24863 $20.99

Palmgren: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 8 / Jouni Somero

Jouni Somero’s acclaimed survey of Palmgren’s complete piano works continues with this eighth volume (of ten) in the series. The album features a diverse range of styles from concert studies to country dances, and all but one of the tracks are world premiere recordings. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP952 $19.99

Piano Works by Faik Bey Franz Della Sudda / Zeynep Üçbasaran

Faik Bey Franz Della Sudda was Liszt’s pupil from Turkey. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Der Pasha’ by Liszt, Della Sudda had a growing reputation among the musical press and society’s elite for brilliant pianism and lyrically picturesque compositions. Prizewinning Turkish pianist, Zeynep Üçbasaran, performs this programme of all world premiere recordings. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP923 $19.99

Stefan Heucke: Piano Works / Ana-Marija Markovina

Stefan Heucke’s work is an impressive testimony to the musical interweaving of genres and themes, of new and historical forms and techniques of expression, of music and literature. The fact that Heucke’s complete piano works from 2010 to 2020 are being released on CD for the first time with this box set makes one literally ‘sit up and take notice’. (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC24005 $38.99

Fauré: Ballade & Fantaisie – Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Aubade

Romain Descharmes is one of the foremost French pianists of his generation. This album includes Poulenc’s alluring and seductive Piano Concerto and Fauré’s Ballade in F sharp minor. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574570 $19.99

Reflections: American music for Violin & Piano

This is an album of first-rate contemporary American works for violin and piano, with superb performances by Pia Liptak, violin, and Yi-Wen Chang, piano. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4085 $15.99

Piano and Chamber Music by Mikhail Volchok

Mikhail Volchok was born in 1950 into a family of pianists at the bitter end of the Stalinist era in the Soviet Union. He attended the Moscow Conservatory. This album features some of his piano and chamber works. (Centaur)

1CD# CRC4092 $15.99

Kaleidoscope – Contemporary Piano Music by Female Composers

Featuring works by multi-award-winning composers including Dobrinka Tabakova, Julia Wolfe and Gabriela Ortiz, the music here ranges across continents, cultures and traditions. (Grand Piano)

1CD# GP944 $19.99

Opera Titles

Verdi: Giovanna d’Arco [Blu-ray Video]

Giuseppe Verdi wanted his seventh opera to be passionate, fiery, and action-packed, and he wanted a real prima donna to take center stage. He found the ideal subject in one of the most famous female figures in world history: Joan of Arc. (Coviello)

Donizetti: Il diluvio universale [Blu-ray Video]

Initially composed for performance during the season of Lent, Donizetti’s Il diluvio universale (‘The Great Flood’) takes a Biblical story and mixes it with the human nature of the main characters, creating a uniquely intense drama. (Dynamic)

Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide [2 CDs]

Since the Baroque revival of the late 1980s, Iphigénie en Aulide is Gluck’s only French opera to have remained unrecorded on period instruments. To celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2024, Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge, and a top-flight cast have filled that gap with a new recording of the work which revolutionised the aesthetics of French opera. (Alpha)

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

Paisiello: La finta amante [2 CDs]

La finta amante was composed during Paisiello’s time at the Russian court of Catherine II, and it soon became a triumph across Europe. The opera features only three characters and was composed for a small travelling ensemble, part of the monarch’s entourage on a journey to visit the Emperor of Austria, Joseph II. Stefano Parisse conducts this world premiere recording. (Naxos)

2CD# 8660563-64

Donizetti: Chiara e Serafina [2 CDs]

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

$29.99

Chiara e Serafina was the young Donizetti’s first opera composed for La Scala in 1822. A tardy librettist and an incoherent plot resulted in the premiere being a fiasco but Donizetti’s music is characterful with delightful duets, trios, and ensembles. This 200th anniversary live recording from the 2022 Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo is performed on period instruments and conducted by Sesto Quatrini. (Naxos)

2CD# 8660552-53

$29.99

Jacqueline is a powerful, awardwinning new opera that dives into the real-life struggle between famed cellist Jacqueline du Pré and the multiple sclerosis that ravaged her body, mind, and talent. The story is brought to life by celebrated American soprano Marnie Breckenridge and former du Pré protégé and world-renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz, giving voice to the role of her constant companion: her cello. (Pentatone)

2CD# PTC5187341 $26.99

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 $26.99

Der Taucher / Hofkapelle Stuttgart; Kammerchor Stuttgart

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 $22.99

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

Woolf: Jacqueline / Marnie Breckenridge; Matt Haimovitz [2 CDs]

Vinyl LP Releases

Close Harmony / The King’s Singers [LP]

Close Harmony is the latest musical offering from Grammy Award-winning and internationally acclaimed vocal group The King’s Singers. Accompanying the new album, this limited edition LP features a selection of the newly recorded tracks, recorded in 2020 and 2024. (Signum Classics)

1LP# SIGLP912

$24.99

Carols from King’s / David Goode Choir of King’s College, Cambridge [LP]

An LP transfer for one of the bestselling items in the Brilliant Classics catalogue, pressed on audiophile grade 140-gram ‘biovinyl’. This generous 66-minute sequence from The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge features carols old and new, familiar and less well-known, from “The First Nowell” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem” to modern classics. (Brilliant Classics)

1LP# BRI90019

$34.99

Sarahbanda / Sarah Willis; The Sarahbanda [LP]

Meet the Sarahbanda — the Cuban band with a twist! Formed as part of the popular Mozart y Mambo project by Sarah Willis of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Sarahbanda explores captivating Cuban dance rhythms in a way never heard before. The Sarahbanda brings a whole new sound — fresh, innovative, irresistible, and one you simply have to get up and dance to! (Alpha)

1LP# ALPHA1109

Mozart: Two Pianos – Vinyl Edition [LP]

$20.99

This new collection of music for two pianos by Mozart features pianists Ivo Varbanov and Fiammetta Tarli, alongside the English Chamber Orchestra and Muhai Tang. Renowned for their wide-ranging careers as soloist and ensemble players, Varbanov and Tarli present performances of Mozart’s Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra K. 365, and Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra K. 242. (Orchid)

1LP# ORC100316 $33.99

VINYL LPS IN BRIEF

Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie

[LP]

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 5 & 6 / Sonia Wieder-Atherton [2 LPs]

“I waited a long time before recording these suites. Then one day, or rather one night, I began. Then there was my meeting with Sarah Moon. When I first felt my longing to record the Bach suites, I dreamt constantly of her images; because whenever I look at them I think of the creation of the world, the separation of the waters, the earth appearing, all before the beginning of history.” – Sonia Wieder-Atherton (Alpha)

2LP# ALPHA1077 $31.99

Monteverdi: Messa a quatro voci (LP)

Audiophile-quality LP transfer of two Monteverdi Masses from an acclaimed complete survey of the composer’s vocal music. While the Vespers of 1610 remain the most celebrated example of his application of madrigal-style writing to music for the church, Monteverdi continued to compose liturgical music in older styles, such as the two Masses presented on this LP. (Brilliant Classics)

Haydn2032, Vol. 11 [2

LPs]

1LP# BRI90018 $34.99

The eleventh volume of the complete HAYDN2032 symphony cycle moves its focus to Paris. This limited and numbered edition contains two vinyl LPs along with an album of photos by Jean Gaumy and a magnificent unpublished text by writer Hanns-Josef Ortheil. (Alpha)

2LP# ALPHA689 $39.99

Vivaldi: Flute Concertos, Op. 10 [LP]

Vivaldi was one of the first composers to focus on the transverse flute as a viable solo instrument, and he may have even been the first to dedicate a whole publication to the flute family. Performing these works is Italian flautist Mario Folena, principal flautist of the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto since 1982. (Brilliant Classics) 1LP# BRI90017 $34.99

Vladimir Jurowski’s award-winning interpretation of Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie returned in a limited vinyl edition to celebrate the orchestra’s centenary anniversary in October 2023. (Pentatone) 1LP# PTC5187131 $32.99

Scarlatti: Sonatas [2 LPs]

On its CD release in 2022, this personal choice from Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas won an enthusiastic welcome from Gramophone. A luxury-grade vinyl transfer in a gatefold 2-LP set for a beautifully engineered 2021 album of Scarlatti on the piano from a master German pianist. (Piano Classics)

Beethoven & Schimidt: Klavierkonzert, Op. 61 [2 LPs]

By popular demand, this Berlin Classics recording is reissued on Vinyl. Featured on it are Beethoven’s Concerto in D Major, originally written for the violin, and Concertante Variations by lesser-known composer Franz Schmidt played by virtuoso pianist Ragna Schirmer and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. (Berlin Classics)

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations [LP]

Parallel to the release of the first of a total of three CD boxes with Alfredo Perl’s new complete recording of all of Beethoven’s piano works, the “Diabelli Variations” are available exclusively on LP. (Audite)

ADT82544 $33.99

Fiorentino Opera Collection, Vol. 1: Baroque [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

All of these excellent Maggio Musicale Fiorentino productions were recorded in Florence, a city that was witness to the origins of opera and saw its rise in popularity with leading names such as Monteverdi and Vivaldi. Lully and Handel represent opera’s spread throughout Europe and its adaptation to national tastes. (Dynamic) 9DVD# DYN-38051

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht – Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

On the program: Richard Strauss’ monumental Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony). This work, often regarded as the final and climax of the “symphonic poem” genre, is juxtaposed with Arnold Schönberg’s probably most famous tonal composition, the orchestral version of the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night). (C Major)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / The Royal Ballet [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker is the quintessential Christmas ballet. When her nutcracker toy comes to life, young Clara is transported by the magician Drosselmeyer to a magical world of excitement and delight. “The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, always handsomely traditional, has become a tradition of its own.”

– The Independent (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1252D $32.99

1BLURAY# OA BD7229D $42.99

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 $26.39 1BLURAY# 766604 $45.99 $36.79

MacMillan: Manon [DVD or Blu-Ray Video]

MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel L’Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut embodies his acute insight into human psychology and his mastery of narrative choreography. This is MacMillan at his best, finding full expression in the impassioned duets of the central couple, visceral and urgent in their desire. (Opus Arte)

1DVD# OA 1390D $32.99

1BLU-RAY# OA BD7327D $42.99

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

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) 1DVD# DYN-38016

1BLURAY# DYN-58016

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

$27.99

$27.99

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)

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)

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [DVD or Blu-ray Video]

In this performance Christian Thielemann together with the Wiener Singverein, the choir that first performed the first three movements of the Requiem in December 1867, and a duo of outstanding singers, “conjures unforgettable moments” (BR Klassik ). Soloists of the evening were French-Danish soprano Elsa Dreisig (“delicate”, Der Standard ) and German baritone Michael Volle. (Unitel)

Blu-ray

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 $26.39 1BLURAY# 764604 $45.99 $36.79

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

1BLURAY# NBD0160V $32.99

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 $26.39

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)

Wagner: Siegfried [DVD or Blu-ray Video}

Exhibition on Screen

Exhibition on Screen – Hopper: An American Love Story [DVD]

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 $21.99

Exhibition on Screen – Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition [DVD]

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 $21.99

Exhibition on Screen – Klimt and The Kiss [DVD]

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

Exhibition on Screen – Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman [DVD]

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)

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Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual, curious and engaging, which was a major shift in the way women appeared in art. Presenting her astonishing prints, pastels and paintings, this film introduces us to the often-overlooked Impressionist whose own career was as full of contradiction as the women she painted. (Seventh Art)

1DVD# SEV226 $23.99

Exhibition on Screen – Van Gogh and Japan [DVD]

Through indepth research, print collecting and detailed discussions with other artists – Van Gogh’s encounter with Japanese artworks gave his work a new and exciting direction. Featuring Van Gogh’s personal letters, written accounts from friends and contemporaries as well as insights from artists and experts, Van Gogh & Japan provides a fresh and revealing understanding of this extraordinary artist. (Seventh Art)

1DVD# SEV206 $23.99

Children’s Corner

Children’s Stories / Illinois PO

Children’s Stories features world premieres of works based on beloved children’s literature by superstar classical composers Michael Abels and Augusta Read Thomas. Both pieces bring children’s literary narratives stunningly to life through music. (Cedille)

1CD# CDR 233 $19.99

Children’s Corner – Music for Guitar / Johan Smith [CD]

This selection of transcriptions celebrates childhood in a variety of ways, featuring popular works –Schubert’s Erlkönig, Granados’s atmospheric Tales of Youth, Mozart’s elegant Sonata facile, Schumann’s Scenes of Childhood and Debussy’s Children’s Corner – presented in a totally natural and idiomatic manner within the guitar’s distinctly expressive soundworld. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574442 $19.99

Those Amazing Musical Instruments! / Marin Alsop [BOOK]

From the cello to the bassoon, the tuba to the timpani, Those Amazing Musical Instruments! takes you on an exciting musical tour! With featured guide, conductor Marin Alsop, you’ll even know your heckelphone from your sackbut and your tom-tom from your tam-tam – all by spending hours of fun with words, pictures and music tracks. (Naxos)

1BOOK# 9781781983584 $13.99

My First Classical Music Book [BOOK]

A delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, aimed to fire the imagination of young children aged 5–7 years. Readers are introduced to a selection of famous composers including Mozart and Beethoven, and learn about each of the musical instrument families, from woodwind to percussion. This book is also available in Español! (Naxos)

1BOOK# 1843791188 $21.99

Mi primer libro de música clas [BOOK]

1BOOK# 9781781984253 $21.99

Magic: Disney Through Time [CD]

From new to classic Disney songs, this new album features collaborations with Adassa (the original voice of Delores in “Encanto”), Laura Osnes, Anthem Lights, One Voice Children’s Choir, The All-American Boys Chorus, and more! Vocal Point was founded in 1991 by two students at Brigham Young University. (BYU)

1CD# YCD0122MGC $17.99

My First Orchestra Album [CD]

The ‘My First’ album series from Naxos is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. This release introduces the wonder of the orchestra to young ears! (Naxos)

1CD# 8578253 $19.99

My First Lullaby Album [CD]

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play, or press play, they know that music so often soothes with success. Composers have written lullabies for different reasons – here is a variety of restful tracks to foster the sweet dreams of all! (Naxos)

1CD# 8578213 $19.99

My First Violin Album [CD]

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it and the top performers make it sound beautiful. They can also do clever things on it, with their fingers whizzing up and down, and the bow moving so fast you can hardly see it. Here is the violin in the spotlight: listen to it sing! (Naxos)

1CD# 8578215 $19.99

My First Classical Music Album [CD]

My First

An introduction to classical music for young listeners! ‘Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH’: listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It’s one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written. This recording is the perfect introduction to timeless classical music! (Naxos)

1CD# 8578203 $19.99

Piano Album [CD]

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250 years ago but he carries on being famous – so he must have been special. He giggled a lot. He was also good at playing the piano and the violin. And he wrote this amazing music, which people still love hearing today. (Naxos)

1CD# 8578207 $19.99

Audiobiographies

Naxos Great Composers in Words & Music minibiography series. Includes musical excerpts!

Handel: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578376

$19.99

Wagner: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578377

$19.99

Schubert: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578374

$19.99

Mendelssohn: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578373

$19.99

Mussorgsky: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578365

$19.99

Dvorák: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578368

$19.99

Tchaikovsky: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578369

$19.99

Chopin: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578367

$19.99

Satie: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578366

$19.99

Debussy: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578364

$19.99

Beethoven: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578363

$19.99

Bach: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578362

$19.99

Mozart: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578361

$19.99

Schumann: Great Composers in Words & Music

1CD# 8578375

$19.99

Sacred Music

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, Dvorák 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

A German Passion – 17th Cent. Music for 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)

Bach & McMillan: Motets & Sacred Songs

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]

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

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

Harmonies of Devotion / Owen Rees; Contrapunctus

$18.99

Harmonies of Devotion is both an exploration of the Italian motet repertory of the seventeenth and early eighteenth 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

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) 1CD# SIGCD777 $20.99

Sacred Works / Protean Quartet

Vidi Speciosam – Sacred Choral Music

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

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

Sweet Musicke / Johanna Carter

Although the repertoire survives mainly in manuscript, a handful of collections printed in London between 1600 and 1612 include music for lyra viol. The music on this album is drawn from two prints, Ferrabosco II’s Lessons for 1, 2. and 3. Viols, 1609 and Corkine’s The Second Book of Ayres, 1612, and four manuscript collections. (Fra Bernardo)

1CD# FB2409281 $22.99

The Orpheus of Amsterdam / The Royal Wind Music

With The Royal Wind Music, we will make the music of the most famous composer of the Netherlands sound like it never sounded before. Our ensemble is often compared to a “walking organ”. The idea of how the ‘Sweelinck Organ’ sounded in his own hands in the Old Church in Amsterdam stimulates our interpretation of his beautiful keyboard works. (Pan Classics)

1CD# PC10462 $20.99

Gesange der Zisterzienser [3 CDs]

Sabine Lutzenberger and Ensemble Officium have built up an outstanding reputation for sacred vocal music from the early Middle Ages through the Renaissance to the Baroque. This 3-CD box set contains the beautiful chants of the Cistercians. (Christophorus)

3CD# CHR77481 $21.99

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

This double album accompanies the eponymous book by Anthony M. Cummings, Music in GoldenAge 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

EARLY TITLES IN BRIEF

A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court

At the end of the fourteenth 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

Ingegneri, Vol. 4: Missa Gustate et Videte & Motets

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. (Tactus)

1CD# TC480001 $18.99

Brandt: German Songs of the Renaissance

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

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

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. (Ramee)

1CD# RAM2303 $20.99

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. (Audite)

1CD# ADT97818 $22.99

The Huehuetenango Songbook

Tenor Jonatan Alvarado and vihuelist Ariel Abramovich browse through the folios of the Huehuetenango song manuscript: 15 volumes of polyphony and Gregorian chants from Northern Guatemala. (Glossa) 1CD# GCD923542 $20.99

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. (CRD)

1CD# CRD3548 $23.99

Herba mirabilis / Fortuna Reditus

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach is always seen as a keyboard virtuoso, but he must also have been a very good violinist. Two of Bach’s violin concertos have survived, which the violinist duo Florian Deuter and Mónica Waisman split between them, as well as the Double Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra, BWV 1043. (Accent)

1CD# ACC 24403 $20.99

Pieces de viole / Francois Joubert-Caillet L’Acheron

The Sainte-Colombe family remains a source of mystery to this day: the first name and the origins of the father, who taught Marin Marais and composed numerous pieces for one or two viols, remains hidden in the mists of time. These five suites of dances in the French style, including a Tombeau pour Mr de Sainte-Colombe le père, have survived in a non-autograph manuscript. (Ricercar)

1CD# RIC466 $20.99

Bonizzi: Complete Works for Viola Bastarda

Vincenzo Bonizzi is remembered by music historians for writing the last work for the viola bastarda published in 1626. The viola bastarda was described as ‘the queen of instruments’ – it stands midway between tenor and bass viols in terms of size and tuning. Bonizzi’s Alcune opere di diversi auttori is a mixture of original music and pieces drawn from numerous sources. (Dynamic)

1CD# DYN-CDS8045 $16.99

Handel in Rome / Dunedin Consort; John Butt

In Handel in Rome, Dunedin Consort and its director John Butt set out to convey Handel’s response to this stimulating and somewhat paradoxical environment with three Italian cantatas. Winner of the Rising Talent award at the 2022 International Opera Awards, Nardus Williams is the star soprano in this recording. (Linn)

1CD# CKD747 $20.99

Italian Baroque Trumpet Concertos / Interpreti Veneziani

The brilliant dynamism of Italian Baroque music is at its most virtuosic and thrilling in works featuring the solo trumpet, whether in original compositions or transcriptions. Albinoni’s astonishing ornamentations and the luminous dexterity of Vivaldi’s concerto both represent each composer’s distinctive character, heard alongside works by Corelli, Zipoli, Baldassare, and Torelli. (Naxos)

1CD# 8551467 $19.99

Telemann: 12 neue Fantasien für Oboe

Georg Philipp Telemann has gone down in musical history as a highly productive composer, working systematically to produce more works than most of his contemporaries. In the years 1732/33 and 1735, he wrote 4 collections of 12 Fantasies for flute, violin, harpsichord, and viola da gamba—all for solo instrument, without bass continuo or other accompanying instruments. (Campanella)

1CD# C130229 $20.99

J.S. Bach: Friede auf Erden

Johann Sebastian Bach’s incomplete surviving works have a very special appeal. The music seems to be within our grasp and yet it still leaves us puzzled. What might these works have sounded like? The cantatas Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, Alles, was von Gott geboren, and Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied have also only survived in fragments—and yet they fascinate us with their musical power. (Carus)

1CD# CAR83532 $20.99

La Naissance de Versailles

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas brings together the great Messe à double chœur by Formé, principal composer of La Chapelle Royale for Henri IV and then Louis XIII, Motets by Bouzignac and Du Caurroy, and a garland of fanfares where the trumpets compete in splendour with the soloists, the children of the Maîtrise du CRR de Paris, the Chœur de l’Opéra Royal and the Consort Musica Vera: jubilant! (CDV) 1CD# CVS140 $20.99

Fasch: Vier Tageszeiten (Serenata)

This program is complemented by an equally colorful four-movement Fantasia, which unusually requires three different soloist scorings: first 2 oboes, then 2 transverse flutes, and the last two movements are a first version of Fasch’s concerto for chalumeau, the preliminary form of the clarinet. All works are world premiere recordings. (Christophorus)

1CD# CHR77480 $20.99

Cuisean: Missa Solennis - Musik zum Kölner Gereonfest 1663

The Cologne-based Josquin Capella has produced a grand event of this piece, which is as enigmatic as it is beautiful. Framed and interspersed with organ pieces by his—anything but unknown—contemporary Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667), a liturgy of magnificent sound is created with no need for further “research”. (CPO)

1CD# 555669-2 $18.99

Schutz: Weihnachtshistorie / Vox Luminis

Heinrich Schütz continued to set himself challenges throughout his long career. Of all the genres of sacred music that he undertook, the oratorio offers us his most contrasting ideas. His Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi (1664) is, in many respects, the model for the genre that would later be employed by the musicians of Johann Sebastian Bach’s generation. (Ricercar)

1CD# RIC467 $20.99

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Philharmonia Orchestra

Bassoonist and conductor Robin O’Neill’s reinterpretation of the Goldberg Variations offers a mixture of full orchestral variations interspersed with concertante ones involving two, three, or four solo instruments, at times close to St. Matthew Passion-style writing. (BIS)

1SACD# BIS-2658 $21.99 $17.59

Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto, archi e continuo

The group of concertos for bassoon by Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, 4 March 1678 – Vienna, 28 July 1741) is the largest such collection in terms of quantity after those for violin: no less than thirtynine are in fact extant, and only two are incomplete. Paolo Carlini is the soloist of this selection of the most important concerts dedicated to the instrument by Vivaldi. (Tactus)

1CD# TB672262 $13.99

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 5 & 6 / Sonia Wieder-Atherton

“I waited a long time before recording these suites. Then one day, or rather one night, I began. Then there was my meeting with Sarah Moon. When I first felt my longing to record the Bach suites, I dreamt constantly of her images; because whenever I look at them I think of the creation of the world, the separation of the waters, the earth appearing, all before the beginning of history.” - Sonia Wieder-Atherton (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1076 $20.99

TITLES IN BRIEF

Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni / Amandine Beyer; Gli Incogniti

A bestselling recording since its first release in 2008, Amandine Beyer and Gli Incogniti’s memorable performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been reissued by Alpha Classics for a second time. These superb pieces are a fine addition to this performance of the famous Four Seasons, which established Gli Incogniti among the top reference ensembles for historically informed performance. (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1047 $11.99

Bach’s Coffeehouse / Apollo’s Fire; Jeannette Sorrell

Bach’s Coffeehouse brings together a selection of Apollo’s Fire recordings –old and new alike – featuring repertoire that is believed to have been performed at Café Zimmerman in Leipzig, the city where Johann Sebastian Bach served as Cantor. Coffeehouses were all the rage at the time, centers for socializing and musical soirees. (Avie)

1CD# AV2520 $19.99

D’Alessandro: Arie dall’opera Adelaide

This recording production rebuilds the complex events of a composition by Gennaro D’Alessandro believed to be hopelessly lost after the bombing in Dresden during the Second World War: the “Ottone”, opera on the libretto by Antonio Salvi accommodated by Carlo Goldoni. (Tactus)

1CD# TC710401 $18.99

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor [2 CDs]

Purcell: Love Songs / Dorothee Mields; Lautten Compagney

25 years of La Cetra Basel! To celebrate this anniversary, La Cetra and Arcana are releasing the “greatest musical masterpiece of all time,” as the work was called in the 19th century: Bach’s Mass in B minor. “It is a dream come true to have recorded this work for La Cetra’s 25th jubilee - the best birthday present ever!” says maestro Andrea Marcon.(Arcana)

2CD# A567 $29.99

It is one of the Lautten Compagney Berlin’s most popular programs, performed together with the wonderful Dorothee Mields: The Love Songs of Henry Purcell. (Accent)

1CD# ACC 24407 $20.99

J.S. Bach: The English Suites / Zhu Xiao-Mei [2 CDs]

After a six-year hiatus, acclaimed pianist Zhu Xiao-Mei returns with a deeply personal and masterful recording of J.S. Bach’s English Suites. (Accentus)

2CD# ACC30428 $29.99

Vision Bach Vol. 4 – The First Cantata Year [2 CDs]

Johann Sebastian Bach – The First Cantata Year on 2 CDs. The ensemble of the Bachakademie, the Gaechinger Cantorey, plays under the direction of Hans-Christ. (Haenssler Classic)

2CD# HC23028 $32.99

Paradeis / Lee Santana; Antje Rux

Antje Rux and Lee Santana venture on an unconventional spiritual journey in their latest release. They found inspiration for their song cycle in the poet Angelus Silesius. (Coviello)

1CD# COV92403 $20.99

Haydn: Late Symphonies, Vol. 4 – Nos. 102–104 / Adam Fischer; Danish CO

Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra continue their ground-breaking survey of Haydn’s late symphonies. This fourth volume presents Haydn’s final three London symphonies performed with the same excitement and energy that can be found in Volumes 1–3 of this critically acclaimed series. (Naxos)

1CD# 8574519 $19.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 / Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 recorded by Jean Efflam-Bavouzet and the Manchester Camerata, with Caroline Pether. Works include the Overture to ‘Apollo et Hyacinthus, KV 38, Overture to ‘Bastien und Bastienne, KV 50, and more. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20323 $20.99

Beethoven: The Late Quartets, Vol. 1 / Alma Quartet

In 2015, pianist Jonathan Biss initiated the Beethoven/5 commissioning project with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Volume Two sees “City Stanzas,” written by British composer Sally Beamish to pair with Beethoven’s first piano concerto, marking a thematic departure from Beamish’s earlier works often inspired by nature. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100339 $16.99

Platti: Violoncello & Harpsichord Sonatas, Vol. 1

This CD is the first of three albums of music by Giovanni Benedetto Platti, on which we plan to record all twelve cello sonatas and the harpsichord sonatas

Op. 1. Platti is a classic example of one of the many underestimated composers of the 18th century. Today, his name is familiar only to specialists and his music known to but a very few, yet his work is well worth discovering. (Solo Musica)

1CD# SM460 $20.99

Baldassarre: Sonatas for Harpsichord, Vol. 2 / Alvise De Piero

This is the second album of the collection dedicated to Baldassare Galuppi’s Harpsichord Sonatas by Alvise De Piero. About the first releases, it has been said: “As for the performance, harpsichordist Alvise de Piero does these works proud. His pace is always appropriate for the music, and his touch on the instrument can vary from decisive to delicate.” – Fanfare Magazine (Urania)

1CD# LDV14117 $19.99

Dreyer: 6 Sonatas for Oboe & Continuo

Dreyer’s sonatas may be enjoyed on their own terms, however, as stylish examples of Italian Baroque chamber writing at its zenith. They are performed here by Bernadini on a copy of a 1730 instrument by Giovanni Maria Anciuti (1674–1744), the most important Italian wind instrument maker of the time.

(Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96738 $12.99

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 $17.59

Abel: Between Two Worlds

Carl Friedrich Abel’s updated catalogue includes 420 works, of which 29 are concertos for solo instruments. These follow the typical pattern, with three movements (first and third played fast in the home key, the second more slowly in a separate albeit related key) starting and ending in orchestral ritornellos, which are also interposed between each solo. (Brilliant Classics) 1CD# BRI97437 $12.99

C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas with Varied Reprises / Tom Beghin [2 CDs]

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Sonatas with Varied Reprises (comp. 1758–9, publ. 1760) constituted a bold experiment. Spelling out every repeat, Bach applies to each the art of variation. Starting off as a service (“play this and you’ll sound as if you’re improvising”), the opus ends up a masterclass in variation. Tom

Beghin, playing his own beloved clavichord, enacts the role of the keyboardist-composer. (EPR Classic)

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

2CD# EPRC 0066 $16.99

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

Era

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4

Often discussed and a subject of many controversies when tackling the Baroque repertoire, the debate regarding temperament is often cut short in Classical and Early Romantic performance. We do know of Beethoven’s preference for Kirnberger III, which we have used for the Fourth Concerto, whilst Young proved a better fit for the tonal discrepancies in the Third Concerto. (IBS)

1CD# IBS-72024 $17.99

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

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

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)

1CD# 8574529 $19.99

CLASSICAL ERA IN BRIEF

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)

1CD# BRI97021 $12.99

Mozart: Requiem / Mariss Jansons; Bavarian Radio Chorus

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

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#

$17.59

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

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

Beethoven: String Quartets, Vol. 2 by the Doric String Quartet. The Quartet perform the Op. 18 Quartets using a set of classical bows by Luis Emilio Rodriguez Corrington. (Chandos)

2CD# CHAN 20300(2) $20.99

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. (Glossa)

1CD# GCDC80035 $12.99

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Hans Graf; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Acclaimed pianist and organist Jae-Hyuck Cho, one of the most active concert artists in South Korea, returns to Orchid with an album of piano concertos by Mozart. (Orchid Classics)

1CD# ORC100329 $16.99

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. DanielBen’s choice of Haydn’s 48 Piano Sonatas is based on his own meticulous research. (Avie)

8CD# AV2578 $69.99

Smetana – Schubert: Piano Trios / Trio Bohème

As a composer, Smetana left his mark most clearly in the cycle of symphonic poems titled Má vlast (My Country) and through chamber music in his Piano Trio and the String Quartet “From My Life”. The ensemble reaching the depths of the two composers’ music on their debut album is the youthful Trio Bohémo, who have been appearing for several years with great success at prestigious competitions. (Supraphon)

Schubert: Dances for Piano / Dominic Cheli

These delightful dances, including waltzes and Ländler, may be small-scale, but they are quintessential Schubert. Containing 99 tracks, many of which are rare gems, this album presents the composer’s lighter side with beautifully balanced works that are accessible to pianists. (Naxos)

1CD# 8573089 $19.99

Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 / Bamberger Symphoniker; Eschenbach, Christoph

In September 2024, the music world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth in 1824.

To coincide with the anniversary itself, and following the release of Bruckner’s Ninth earlier in 2024, Accentus Music presents the recording of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 with the Bamberg Symphony, this time under the musical direction of their conductor laureate Christoph Eschenbach. (Accentus)

Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Natalia van der Mersch; Olivier Roberti

Olivier Roberti: “Despite all my experience, I see playing Brahms as a real challenge. Even in his chamber music works he is quite symphonic and when playing the piano you have to be able to imagine orchestral colours that are not typical for the piano or violin.” (ARS)

1CD# ARS38663

$20.99

Václav Neumann conducts Dvorák & Smetana

Three live recordings from Lucerne, released for the first time, commemorate Václav Neumann, one of the most distinguished podium stars of the so-called Eastern Bloc. The aim of this edition is to unearth hitherto largely unpublished treasures from the first six decades of the Festival, which was born in 1938 with a “Concert de Gala” conducted by Arturo Toscanini.

(Audite)

1CD# ADT97832

Mendelssohn | Albrecht | Dvorák / Gropius Quartett

$20.99

Walter Gropius is regarded as a revolutionary visionary who founded the Bauhaus style in the 1920s. Following Gropius’ example, and influenced by personal encounters with Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich, the Gropius Quartett has set itself the goal of crystallizing the clear structure of the composition and bringing it to life through their own passionate playing style.

(Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC23076 $20.99

Schubert: The String Quartets, Vol. 3 / Alinde Quartett

Looking ahead to 2028 and the 200th anniversary of Schubert’s death, the Alinde Quartet will annually release a disc of Schubert string quartets for the next eight years, alongside a specially commissioned work. Finding the ideal sound world for Schubert’s quartets is by no means easy, yet the Alinde strikes a near-ideal balance between internal clarity and textural warmth.

(Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC24020 $20.99

Dvorak: Cello Concerto & Pieces

Benedict Kloeckner, one of the most remarkable cellists of his generation, presents a new album featuring the beloved Dvorák Cello Concerto. Recorded in collaboration with the SWR and accompanied by the Romanian Chamber Orchestra led by conductor Cristian Macelaru, this album highlights Kloeckner’s exceptional sense of melodic expressiveness.

(Berlin Classics)

1CD# 0303412BC $19.99

Mendelssohn: Transcriptions

Reinecke: Symphony No. 2 & Overtures

From seven selected ‘Songs without Words’—typically Romantic short piano pieces—Andreas N. Tarkmann creates a fascinatingly dense suite for oboe and string orchestra. Tarkmann takes up this instrumentation and gives Mendelssohn’s concerto, originally scored for violin, piano, and chamber orchestra, a completely new tonal guise. (Coviello)

1CD# COV92408 $20.99

Anyone interested in Romantic music will inevitably come across the name Carl Reinecke. Not only does his compositional technique stand up to scrutiny, but also his music as a sonic experience. This is particularly true of his three symphonies, all of which are now available in our catalog with the release of the powerful Second in C minor. (CPO)

Liszt / Kasparas Uinskas

Kasparas Uinskas is an internationally acclaimed pianist, praised by critics for his virtuosity and romantic style. Mr. Uinskas is performing at most important world concert halls . “… great pianist and musician…” Carnegie Hall – New York Concert Review “…his interpretations overcome all limits…” Berlin Philharmonie – Klassik in Berlin (Haenssler Classic)

1CD# HC24037 $20.99

Golden Horizon – Works for Horn and Orchestra by Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss is considered to be both the last ‘Classical’ composer and a champion of modernity. His spirited and compact First Horn Concerto was the product of his teenage years, while the Second Horn Concerto came six decades later, echoing the expressively lyrical and dynamic character of its youthful predecessor. (Naxos)

1CD# 8551473 $19.99

Ries: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Janne Nisonen; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Second installment in the ongoing complete Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838) symphony cycle by Tapiola Sinfonietta and conductor Janne Nisonen includes the composer’s Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5. Often remembered in music history as Beethoven’s ‘right hand’, these new recordings by the Tapiola Sinfonietta reveal a major symphonist. (Ondine)

1CD# ODE 1454-2 $16.99

Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10 & Op. 25 / Anastasia Zorina

Even though the arias have been “stripped” of their text (using the historical techniques of transcription, of course, which were very fashionable at the time), they showcase Farinelli’s artistry and evoke the noble sound and his open-throated messa di voce that inspired composers such as his brother Riccardo Broschi to write such charming arias as “Ombra fedele” or “Son qual nave”. (Tyxart)

1CD# TXA24186 $20.99

Mendelssohn Project, Vol. 5 / Dogma Chamber Orchestra

Witness first hand the developmental process of one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of music with Dogma Chamber Orchestra’s ambitious Mendelssohn Project. With esprit and verve, the 20-strong ensemble led by Mikhail Gurewitsch combines increasing musical demands with youthful freshness to create an impressive feast for the ears. (MDG) 1SACD# 9122330-6 $24.99

Smetana 200 / NDR SO; Boston SO

The long journey that has led me to the recording of one of Liszt’s longest cycles for piano solo began many years ago, in the early stages of my piano studies. At that time, while casually tuned in to what is now known as “Radio Clásica”, I happened to stumble upon one of the Hungarian composer’s most important works—the Faust Symphony.” – Miriam Gomex

Moran (IBS Classical)

3CD# IBS-52024

$26.99

ROMANTIC ERA IN BRIEF

SOMM Recordings is proud to celebrate the bicentennial of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana with worldpremiere and never-before-released recordings of George Szell conducting the NBC Symphony and Boston Symphony Orchestras. (SOMM)

1CD# ARIADNE 5032 $18.99

Mayer: Three Violin Sonatas

Dvorák: Complete Works for Violin and Piano [2 CDs]

Born a year before Richard Wagner and dying two months after him, the apothecary’s daughter Emilie Mayer from Friedland in Mecklenburg represents a type of composer who clearly moved away from the foundations of the classical masters and into her own orbit. The artist composed eight symphonies, several concert overtures, a piano concerto, songs, and a plethora of chamber music. (CPO)

1CD# 555602-2 $18.99

This is a unique collection of Dvořák’s complete works for violin and piano recorded by the virtuoso Jirí Vodicka of the Czech Philharmonic, accompanied by David Marecek at the piano. (Supraphon)

2CD# SU4340-2 $36.99

A Private Story - Piano Works / Lestari Scholtes

“To me, this album is both a personal story and a musical narrative about one of the (piano) composers I find the most fascinating: Frédéric Chopin.” – Lestari Scholtes (Challenge)

1CD# CC 72996 $16.99

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Wiener Concert Verein

The Austrian-Croatian conductor Milan Turkovic, who also has an unparalleled career as a bassoonist, presents a varied Mozart program with the Wiener Concert-Verein chamber orchestra. (Gramola)

1CD# GRAM99322 $24.99

Schubert: The Secret Melody / Mathieu Gaudet

For the tenth volume in his series of Schubert’s Complete Sonatas and Major Works for Piano, Mathieu Gaudet turns to a work of unabashed Romanticism: Sonata No. 4 in A minor. (Analekta)

1CD# AN954 $20.99

Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage / Miriam Gomez Moran [3 CDs]

Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra / James Ehnes; Bergen PO

Sibelius wrote only one violin concerto. Although there was no second concerto, Sibelius’s numerous other works for violin and orchestra are no mere miniatures, as the recordings on this album amply demonstrate. The acclaimed international virtuoso James Ehnes is accompanied here by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner. (Chandos)

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)

Wagner: Siegfried [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. (Profil)

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

Herz: Piano Concerto, Cello Concerto & Orchestral Works

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)

Stravinsky: Chamber Works

1CD# C5510 $21.99

In this latest collaboration, Barbara Hannigan directs students from both institutions in an all-Stravinsky program, including the Octet, Dumbarton Oaks, Ragtime, and Three Japanese Lyrics. Recently appointed the Reinbert de Leeuw Professor of Music at the Academy, Hannigan conducts this transatlantic group in a wonderfully intelligent and engaging program of Stravinsky’s most iconic ensemble repertoire. (Linn)

1CD# CKD722

$20.99

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

Shostakovich: String Quartets, Vol. 3 / Quartetto Nous [2 CDs]

With this latest volume in their ongoing cycle, recorded in 2023, the Quartetto Noûs passes the halfway mark of Shostakovich’s 15 quartets. The Second Quartet proper was composed in 1944, soon after the Leningrad Symphony which had won the composer international celebrity. (Brilliant Classics) 2CD# BRI96422 $16.99

Vaughan Williams Live Vol. 4

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

1CD# ARIADNE 5020 $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

Post Romantic

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

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

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

TITLES IN BRIEF

Holmès: Symphonic Poems

The Irish-French composer Augusta Holmès (1847–1903) is one of those female composers who knew how to overcome all hindrances with natural élan. This artistry is present whether she is writing works with a national flavour or bringing mythical figures to life in song, as in the enchanting Andromède, who is saved from the “Battle of the Titans” by the loving Perseus. (CPO)

1CD# 555593-2 $18.99

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)

Cilea: Concertante Suites

1CD# PCL10169 $20.99

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

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 Classics)

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. (Alpha)

1CD# ALPHA1008 $20.99

Medtner: Sacred Place, Vol. 5

An unprecedented and critically praised series reaches its fifth and final volume with richly evocative settings of German and Russian poets, from Pushkin to Nietzsche and beyond. (Brilliant Classics)

BRI96072 $14.99

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. (EPR Classic)

EPRC 0061 $18.99

Partsongs, Pastorals / The Sixteen

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

20th Century

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem

Andrew Lloyd Webber is world-famous as the composer of the musicals Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, but his Requiem has also achieved international acclaim. This recording of a concert by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester on June 15, 2023, is a tribute to the British composer who celebrated his 75th birthday in March 2023, and is now presented on CD. (BR Klassik)

1CD# BRK900352 $19.99

Still: Songs & Piano Music

This album is dedicated to William Grant Still’s impressive art songs. Two dozen works, including simple spirituals, expansive, declamatory, and captivating scenes, touching miniatures, and provocative challenges, paint a portrait of a self-assured man asserting his musical authority. (CPO) 1CD# 555627-2 $18.99

Winterberg: Chamber Music, Vol. 1

Hans Winterberg, born in Prague in 1901, studied with Alexander von Zemlinsky and Alois Hába. EDA records dedicates a focus to this most important Czech-Jewish composer of the generation of the socalled “Terezín composers” alongside Ullmann, Krása, and Haas. (EDA)

Henry Mancini Centennial

The Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, led by Maestro José María Moreno and with José Carra as a crucial collaborator in arranging a notable selection of the repertoire, celebrates Mancini’s centennial through this recording. As befits a classic, Henry Mancini’s artistry evolves with each passing day. (IBS Classical)

1CD# IBS-82024 $17.99

Howells; Wood: Quartets / London Chamber Ensemble Quartet

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce an exciting new album from the London Chamber Ensemble and violinist and director Madeleine Mitchell of premiere recordings of early 20thcentury English string music by Herbert Howells and his Royal College of Music teacher Charles Wood, including the recently discovered earlier version of “In Gloucestershire”. (SOMM)

1CD# SOMMCD 0692 $18.99

Silvestrov: Echoes of Harmony, Vol. 3 / Tomasz Kamieniak

21st-century piano music by the most distinguished Ukrainian composer of our time, recorded by a Polish pianist who has already won acclaim for his interpretations of Silvestrov’s music. This second installment continues to document the fertile creativity which Silvestrov has found in the last quarter-century, especially in the field of music for the piano and for choirs. (Brilliant Classics)

1CD# BRI96809 $14.99

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

Lindberg: Viola Concerto; Absence

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

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

Contemporary Works

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

Ostlund: Reveries / Belarus State SO [2 CDs]

Rêveries is the highly anticipated new album from acclaimed composer Jonathan Östlund. Renowned for his evocative and cinematic compositions, Östlund weaves together classical elegance with contemporary innovation. Rêveries showcases Östlund’s ability to craft immersive soundscapes and ignite the imagination. (Divine Art)

2CD# DDX21247 $25.99

Adams: An Atlas of Deep Time / South Dakota SO

As Grammy-winning composer John Luther Adams puts it, his latest work An Atlas of Deep Time “...is grounded in my desire, amid the turbulence of human affairs, to hear the older, deeper resonances of the earth.” Commissioned and recorded with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Delta David Gier. (Cantaloupe)

1CD# CA21199 $19.99

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

TITLES IN BRIEF

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

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 $19.99

Fools

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 program begins with And tired from happiness, they started to dance, in which feverish rhythms are followed by moments of ecstasy. (Alpha) 1CD# ALPHA1056 $20.99

Nikolaus Heyduck: Horizonte

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 Horizonte 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

New Music for String Orchestra

This is an album featuring seven works for string orchestra by Philadelphia-area composers; all are new commissions. This is absolutely first-rate new music for string orchestra. (Centaur) 1CD# CRC4103 $15.99

Constantinides: Works for Violin

Dinos Constantinides, Kurt Nikkanen, and Maria Asteriadou collaborated to create this CD, spotlighting the violin’s sound when playing Constantinides’ own pieces for violin. (Centaur) 1CD# CRC4101 $15.99

Fitkin: Loosening [2 CDs]

Loosening is a double album featuring five works by award-winning composer Graham Fitkin. Each piece revolves around the string quartet as its core, accompanied by its own additional soloist. (Signum)

Violin Concerto / Fenella Humphreys; BBC Philharmonic

Four new recordings from the pen of Adrian Sutton: Violin Concerto, Five Theatre Miniatures, A Fist Full of Fives, Short Story are included, along with the War Horse Orchestral Suite. (Chandos)

Jüri Reinvere: Ship of

Johny Carlsson & the MegaBones [2 CDs]

Johny Carlsson, a devout jazz fan, born and raised in Sweden. All of the jazz greats and jazz styles have a place in his heart. However, ever since he first heard the great trombone player J.J. Johnson with the Miles Davis group, the mighty sound of a trombone group playing jazz has fascinated him. In Johny’s mid-teens and early 20’s, he was writing music and playing the piano in small combos in Sweden. (Prophone)

2CD# PCD348-349 $37.99

Lumen / Danilo Perez; Bohuslan Big Band

Bohuslän Big Band and Danilo Pérez collaborate on a new and unique album. Danilo Pérez and the Swedish jazz orchestra, Bohuslän Big Band, release a record where Pan-American rhythms meet the Nordic big band sound. The album, characterized by improvisation and playfulness, is evidence of music’s power to unite cultures. (Prophone)

1CD# PCD343 $20.99

Impressions of Evans / Ellen Andersson

60 years have passed since the release of a recording that would change Swedish jazz forever. Bill Evans, with his incredible touch and mastery of harmony, has made an undeniable imprint on jazz musicians all over the world – and through his collaboration with Monica Zetterlund on ‘Waltz for Debby’ in 1964, a new era for Scandinavian music was born. (Prophone)

1CD# PCD344 $20.99

Heart Full of Rythm – Live / Carin Lundin

“We recorded this album live at Jazzklubb Syd in Ladan, Farsta, on a cold winter’s night in January 2024, but it didn’t take long for the temperature to rise in that small wooden barn. There, the warmth of the connection between the musicians, the music, and the audience was palpable.” – Carin Lundin (Prophone)

1CD# PCD364 $20.99

A Good Day / Jacob Christoffersen Trio

Danish jazz pianist Jacob Christoffersen unveils his latest album, A Good Day, showcasing a seamless collaboration with fellow veterans Thomas Fonnesbæk on bass and Rasmus Kihlberg on drums. This recording marks a significant milestone in their collective careers, combining their individual expertise into a compelling musical narrative. (Storyville)

Out in Space / Markus Harm

Saxophonist Markus Harm’s tone and expression are consistently captivating, regardless of whether on the alto or the soprano sax. His playing does not lose its warm, vocal, narrative quality even in intense pieces and passages. Out In Space is an impressive step forward for the saxophonist. No wonder that he also wants to establish this well-balanced quartet as a future working band. (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71454 $14.99

As if it Were Tomorrow / Pantadox

Jazz trio with Bram De Looze on Piano, Sylvain Debaisieux on Saxophone, and Samuel Ber on Drums. What do we like in music? Flow, playfulness, melody, mystery, rhythm, imaginary spaces, counterpoint, the act of folding and unfolding sounds and ideas, fun, dance, trust, patience, multidimensional time and structures, calling on the subconscious. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73581 $16.99

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 $14.39

Moving On / Jacky Terrasson

Celebrated pianist Jacky Terrasson unveils Moving On. Back in France after three decades in New York, his new release mixes Chopin and Jazz, with guest artists including Kareen Guiock-Thuram, Camille Bertault and Gregoire Maret. Each piece tells an adventure, a story, a delicate celebration of happiness. (Naive)

1CD# BLV8419 $18.99

“The special moment creates a great feeling of lightness and relief, implies full honesty to ourselves and makes us feel human. Life is like music and music is also about honesty. This music reflects my entire life experience. In that spirit, I would like to thank everyone who enriched my life, enabling me to become what I am.” – Bernhard Wiesinger (Double Moon)

1CD# DMCHR71457 $14.99

Enlightened / Bernhard Wiesinger

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

Quiet Yesterday / Mads Vinding Trio

Arugula

– Jazz

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. This is jazz of the highest order! (Storyville)

1CD# SVL1014356 $17.99 $14.39

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

Tonight / Jazz Dock Orchestra

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

Silently Held / Chantal Acda

Silently Held comes to life with the collaborative brilliance of accomplished musicians including Bill Frisell, Eric Thielemans, Jozef Dumoulin, Thomas Morgan & Shahzad Ismaily joining Chantal Acda. In the quiet embrace of the music, Chantal unveils a raw and authentic portrayal of vulnerability, where every flaw and feeling is held close. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73574 $18.99

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

Brightlight / Avishai Cohen

$18.99

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

In hiis new album Brightlight, A)vishai Cohen showcases his multifaceted talents alongside a stellar ensemble of musicians. Among these are some of the brightest young talents from the new jazz scene, including drummer Roni Kaspi, pianist Guy Moskovich, his working core trio as the center on many of the titles, and saxophonist Yuval Drabkin. (Naive)

1CD# BLV8583 $16.99

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

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 $28.99

SWR New Jazz Meeting 2021 / Tabula Rasa Sasha Berliner

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 $19.99

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

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 $19.99

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

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 $27.99

Zbigniew Seifert –Live Recordings 1973 & 1976

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

Baden 1959 / Oscar Pettiford

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 $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 $19.99

Maria Schneider & SWR Big Band [2 CDs]

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 $27.99

Lost Tapes: The Modern Jazz Quartet

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 $19.99

Legends Live – Cannonball Adderley Quintet

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

Baden

Alice Babs Meets Erwin Lehn

Challenge Jazz

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

Northwest / Carsten Lindholm; Jasper Somsen; Jan Gunnar Hoff

Norwegian pianist/composer Jan Gunnar Hoff, Dutch bass player/ composer Jasper Somsen, and Danish drummer/composer Carsten Lindholm made this step in 2023 and brought their individual voices together for some concerts that year. A bit of US jazz tradition mixed with a European classical sensibility. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73579 $16.99

Fratellanza / Zoeteman; Schafer; de Vries; Somsen

Fratellanza means brotherhood. And there is no better term to describe what Paulus, Joost, Jasper and Wim have together musically. This album is a musical journey where these musicians fuse the charm of Italy with the infectious swing, virtusosity and melancholy of gypsy jazz. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73571 $18.99

Galland & The Rhythm Hunters / Stephane Galland

Stephane Gallande: “A few years ago, the musicians in this band and I began a specific practice on unusual mixes of rhythmic ideas, inspired by traditions from various parts of the world, with the intention of integrating them until they became a personal vocabulary and means of expression. The result is on this album.” (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73582 $18.99

Catharsis / Michiel Stekelenburg

Michiel Stekelenburg: “This album is more than just a collection of pieces; it is a journey through my soul, a quest for balance between my inner world and the expectations of the outer world. I invite you to join me in exploring the boundaries of emotion and identity together.” (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73570 $16.99

Traveller’s Ways / Somsen; Pieranunzi;

Mirabassi

A melody you never heard before takes you back to a place where you have never been. Immediately, from the first notes, you as the listener feel that wondrous combination of familiarity and astonishment. On this magnificent album, Somsen, Pieranunzi and Mirabassi create music that feels like coming home and at the same time leads to numerous unknown destinations you have never visited before. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73569 $18.99

Jasper Somsen notes “Our 30 March 2023 recordings turned out to be a lucky shot in the dark. Paul, Bert and I instantly agreed and selected the best tracks for an album. The music on this album perfectly reflects the same spontaneity as many other concerts of that series: live music, up-close and personal, for a wonderful audience.” (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73567 $18.99

In Between / Jan Geijtenbeek

“In 2019, my wife Anne Metje and I spent an extended period in Cambridge (MA, USA). The music on this record reflects what we’ve experienced there. That ranges from a bike ride on a sunny day in Cambridge, the beautiful view over Boston while walking across the Longfellow Bridge on a lush summer evening, to hearing the heartbreaking news from Dayton, Ohio.” - Jan Geijtenbeek (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73565 $18.99

CHALLENGE TITLES IN BRIEF

Heaven On My Mind / Yuri Honing Quartet

Heaven on My Mind is the fifth album by the Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet. An album on which the quartet’s now decade-long existence undoubtedly pays off. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73561 $18.99

Master St. / The Dam Jawn

The Dam Jawn have shaped their own sound, inspired by the energy and feeling of the current Philadelphia Jazz scene, as well as its rich musical past. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73559 $18.99

Joyful Noise / Eric Vloeimans

Eric Vloeimans creates a Joyful Noise – the product of a tremendous collaboration and the confluence of a range of musical currents. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73544 $18.99

Blues & Bach / Enrico Pieranunzi

A little more than two decades after his passing, “Blues and Bach” wishes to pay tribute to pianist John Lewis. His tunes have been reworked and orchestrated for a jazz trio. (Challenge)

1CD# CR 73550 $18.99

Jasper Somsen Invites