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Singing at the peak of their powers, harmonia mundi’s astonishing vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 returns with Secret Voices (p.5) - an album of medieval chant and polyphony from the Las Huelgas Codex. René Jacobs, another top star on the label, presents Handel’s Agrippina (p.7) in a new production starring Alexandrina Pendatchanska. Also from harmonia mundi this month are Tarik O’Regan’s Acallam na Senórach (p.4) with the National Chamber Choir of Ireland conducted by Paul Hillier, J.C. Bach’s Missa da Requiem (p.3) with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Vivaldi Cello Concertos (p.6) featuring cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. Jordi Savall’s new Alia Vox release Hispania & Japan – Dialogues (p.9), is a tribute to the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Hyperion’s key releases for October include Angela Hewitt performing Mozart Piano Concertos (p.15) with the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and volume three in the Romantic Cello Concerto series (p.13) with cellist Gemma Rosefield performing music of Stanford. Also of note are pianist Shai Wosner’s all Schubert program for Onyx (p.21), and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s new disc of Vivaldi Violin Concertos (p.23) featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock. In non-classical highlights, jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman debuts on Chant du Monde with Hearts Wide Open (p.33) and English label First Hand presents a deluxe, two disc set entitled London Studio Recordings 1957-1964 (p.37) featuring “the world’s greatest entertainer,” Judy Garland.
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Soprano Lucy Crowe joins The English Concert led by Harry Bicket in this dazzling program of Handel arias and cantatas dating from his 1706-10 sojourn in Italy, where he was affectionately dubbed “the dear Saxon.”
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Choral music by the ‘London Bach’ harmonia mundi
J.C. BACH Missa da Requiem, Miserere
Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Ruth Sandhoff (alto), Colin Balzer (tenor), Thomas Bauer (bass), RIAS-Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Hans-Christoph Rademann harmonia mundi • HMC 902098
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IMPORT Following on his acclaimed disc of Johann Ludwig Bach, conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann continues his fascinating exploration of history’s most famous musical dynasty. Born in 1735, Johann Christian Bach was the youngest of Johann Sebastian’s sons. He seems to have remained in his father’s shadow until the age of 19, when he had the chance to travel to Italy, very likely to receive guidance from the celebrated Padre Martini, as his (future) friend Mozart was to do some years later. It was in Milan that he wrote the two works recorded here, including his incredible Requiem with its completely unorthodox formal design. In matters of style, however, the 22-year-old composer had already laid the foundations of all his later output.
“Under the assured direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann, the RlAS Kammerchor sings with emotional intensity, élan and virtuoso accuracy. This remains one of the truly elite vocal ensembles in the world.” — OPERA NEWS
Also available harmonia mundi • HMC 902080 (794881984329)
“A must-have for lovers of German Baroque.” — INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
October 2011
J.L. Bach: Trauermusik
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O’Regan tells stories from ancient Ireland harmonia frémeaux mundi
O’REGAN Acallam na Senórach
National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Stewart French (guitar), Paul Hillier harmonia mundi • HMU 807486
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Paul Hillier leads the National Chamber Choir of Ireland and guitarist Stewart French in the world premiere recording of Tarik O’Regan’s Acallam na Senórach: An Irish Colloquy. Sung in English, Middle Irish and Latin and calling for sixteen voices, guitar and bodhráin (Irish frame drum), the score takes its title from the important 12th/13th-century narrative Dialogue of the Elders, which follows two legendary heroes, Caílte and Oisín, in their travels around Ireland as they retell their ancient stories to a newly arrived Saint Patrick.
“One of the leading British choral composers of his generation.” — GRAMOPHONE
October 2011
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O’Regan: Threshold of Night
O’Regan: Sca ered Rhymes
harmonia mundi • HMU 807469 (093046746964)
“It’s not your grandfather’s choral music.”
— DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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harmonia mundi • HMU 807490 (093046749064)
“This CD is magnificent.”
— THE ABSOLUTE SOUND
Forbidden polyphony harmonia mundi
Secret Voices Chant & Polyphony from the Las Huelgas Codex
Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi • HMU 807510
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Anonymous 4 revisit their favorite era in repertoire that illuminates medieval women’s affinity for the most complex polyphony of their time. Spanning the entire 13th century — from virtuosic motets and conductus to heartfelt laments and sacred songs — the remarkable Las Huelgas manuscript was compiled for a convent of aristocratic Castilian women who (in spite of a rule forbidding Cistercian nuns from singing polyphony) sang the most beautiful, advanced and demanding music from all across Gothic-era Europe.
“Few groups afford pleasures of such purity and sublimity.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
Also available harmonia mundi • HMU 807453 (093046745363)
“Delightful... This should be a regular item every Christmas.” — FANFARE
October 2011
The Cherry Tree
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Baroque cello concertos harmonia frémeaux mundi
VIVALDI Cello Concertos RV409, 412, 416, 419, 424, 565 & 709 CALDARA Sinfonias Nos.6 & 12
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit harmonia mundi • HMC 902095
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IMPORT Among his many famous and beloved concertos, Vivaldi wrote no fewer than twenty-seven for the cello — an instrument that at the time was generally consigned to playing basso continuo. With the genuine virtuosi he had available to him at the Ospedale della Pietà, the Prete Rosso played a key role in the emancipation of the cello. On this new CD of Vivaldi concertos, acclaimed cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras is supported by the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in a fascinating program that is further enhanced by a selection of highly expressive Sinfonias by Antonio Caldara.
“Queyras has abundant virtuosity, a beautiful singing tone and imaginative musicianship.” — THE ABSOLUTE SOUND
October 2011
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Dvorak: Cello Concerto
harmonia mundi • HMC 901867 (794881782628)
“Astonishing; commanding, soulful, and heartfelt.”
— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
21st Century Cello Concertos
harmonia mundi • HMC 901973 (794881911622)
“Queyras draws out the character and color of each piece in the most compelling way.” — THE TELEGRAPH
Handel’s first great operatic success harmonia mundi
HANDEL Agrippina
Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im (sopranos), Marcos Fink, Neal Davies (bass-baritones), Jennifer Rivera (mezzo-soprano), Bejun Mehta, Dominique Visse (counter-tenors), Daniel Schmutzhard (baritone), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs harmonia mundi • HMC 902088
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CDS for the Price of 2 IMPORT Continuing his exploration of Handel operas, maestro René Jacobs now turns his attention to Agrippina — the first great operatic success of the composer’s Italian period. Composed in 1709, Agrippina is an opera seria in three acts on a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. The opera tells the story of Agrippina, the mother of Nero, as she plots the downfall of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the installation of her son as emperor. Grimani’s libretto, considered one of the best that Handel set, is full of topical political allusions. Some believe that it reflects the rivalry between Grimani and Pope Clement XI. From its opening night, the work was given a thenunprecedented run of 27 consecutive performances and received much critical acclaim. Observers were full of praise for the quality of the music — much of which, in keeping with the contemporary custom, had been borrowed and adapted from other works, including some from other composers. Jacobs performs the work in its original version.
“If it’s drama you’re looking for, René Jacobs is your man.” — CLASSICS TODAY
Also available harmonia mundi • HMD 9809028 (794881997190)
“Arrestingly realizes the oratorio’s inherent dramatic potential.”
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October 2011
Handel: Belshazzar
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Specially priced boxed sets harmonia mundi
CDS for the Price of 5 All Material Previously Released These limited edition, specially priced 10-CD boxed sets in harmonia mundi’s hmGold series features collections of music from the Baroque and Romantic periods and a collection of choral music masterpieces. All works are complete and performed by the cream of harmonia mundi’s artist roster. Romantic
Various Artists harmonia mundi • HMX 2908500
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Various Artists harmonia mundi • HMX 2908510
ROMANTIC Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben • BERNARDA FINK Brahms: Choral Music • RIAS KAMMERCHOR Chopin: Nocturnes • BRIGITTE ENGERER Schubert: Piano Trio Op.99 • LES MUSICIENS Schumann: Dichterliebe • WERNER GĂœRA Beethoven: Missa Solemnis • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE Brahms: Requiem • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE Chopin: Preludes • ALAIN PLANĂˆS Schubert: Trout Quintet • TRIO WANDERER
BAROQUE Bach: Brandenburg Concertos • AKADEMIE FĂœR ALTE MUSIK BERLIN Charpentier: Te Deum • LES ARTS FLORISSANTS
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Various Artists harmonia mundi • HMX 2908520
Monteverdi: Ballo dell’ingrate • LES ARTS FLORISSANTS Handel: Water Music • NICHOLAS MCGEGAN Schßtz: Requiem • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE Vivaldi: La Follia • ENSEMBLE 415 Corelli: Concerti • ENSEMBLE 415 Blow: Venus & Adonis • RENÉ JACOBS
CHORAL Bach: Trauerode • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE
October 2011
Monteverdi: Vespers • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE
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FaurÊ: Requiem • PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE Biber: Missa Christi Resurgentis • ANDREW MANZE Mahler: Symphony No.8 • KENT NAGANO
Supporting the people of Japan Hispania & Japan — Dialogues
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Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall Alia Vox • AVSA 9883
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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Jordi Savall’s The Road to Orient, released in 2006, presented a musical portrait of Francisco Javier and his remarkable trip from Spain to Japan. During his own travels for research and preparation for this new set, Savall met a group of talented Japanese musicians who soon became friends and with whom he performed in many concerts around the world. Created following the catastrophes in Japan, Savall’s Hispania & Japan: Dialogues is a specially priced album that features the most significant pieces from the musical dialogue between Spain and Japan. Alia Vox’s deluxe packaging includes the usual comprehensive, richly illustrated and highly informative hardcover book plus a special bonus — a miniature fold-out Japanese screen replica depicting the arrival of the first Europeans in Japan. Alia Vox is donating all profits from the sale of this set to the Japanese Red Cross.
“A master of musical multiculturalism.” — THE GUARDIAN
Also available Alia Vox • AVSA 9856 (7619986398563)
“A gorgeous visual and aural experience.” — BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
October 2011
The Route of the Orient
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The English piano tradition Complete Parlophone & Columbia Solo Recordings, 1933-1945 Eileen Joyce (piano) APR • APR 7502
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Price Code: 5A09 (5 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $49.98)
IMPORT This set is the first in a new APR series featuring pupils of the great British piano teacher, Tobias Matthay. From the 1890s to the 1930s, Matthay almost singlehandedly created and nurtured an English piano tradition. York Bowen was an early pupil, but those best remembered are a group of female pianists — Harriet Cohen, Myra Hess, Irene Scharrer and Moura Lympany — all of whom will feature in this series. Eileen Joyce studied with Matthay between 1930 and 1933 and from 1933 to 1960, she was one of Britain’s best loved pianists. Her greatest recordings are from the 78rpm period and all are featured on this set with the exception of her concerto performances and a few later Decca discs. Most of these recordings have never been transferred to CD before so this set is a ‘must’ for all enthusiasts of great piano playing from the past.
October 2011
channel classics
Europe’s love affair with jazz
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Dancing — The Jazz Fever of Milhaud, Martinu, Seiber, Burian & Wolpe Ebony Band, Werner Herbers Channel Classics • CCS 30611
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IMPORT The advent of American jazz and dance music in Europe was a gift from the gods for young composers hungry to find new paths and means of expression. Popular dance music has long been a source of inspiration for ‘serious’ composers. The Charleston meant as much to composers of the 20s and 30s as the Sarabande did to Bach and the Polonaise did to Chopin. Jazz represented a radical break with the traditional and echoed the elated expectations that had replaced wartime suffering. This CD bears witness to the ‘jazz fever’ that swept across Europe during this period. The Ebony Band, founded in 1990 by Werner Herbers, specializes in modern, adventurous music primarily from the first half of the 20th century.
Choral masterpieces by Poulenc Price Code: A21 (Suggested Retail Price: $21.98)
Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra Channel Classics • CCS SA 31411
IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD In creating the 12-part choral masterpiece Figure humaine, the poet Eluard and composer Poulenc were the perfect team. Eluard’s poignant and sinister surrealistic texts are very moving and their wonderfully expressive language depicts the horrors of the Second World War. Also featured here are Poulenc’s Mass in G, Un Soir de Niege and Sept Chansons. This stunning new super-audio recording featuring the Swedish Radio Choir led by Peter Dijkstra brings out all the colors and complexities of these key works of the twentieth century.
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POULENC Figure humaine, Mass in G Major, Sept Chansons, Un soir de neige
Folk influences in Baroque music
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TELEMANN Barbaric Beauty Telemann & 18th Century Dance Manuscripts
Milos Valent (violin), Jan Roykta (flute), Holland Baroque Society Channel Classics • CCS SA 31911
October 2011
IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD A wealth of recordings is available with music by Telemann written in the popular French and Italian styles. However, on Barbaric Beauty, the Holland Baroque Society focuses on Telemann’s music in the Polish style. Joined by Milos Valent — a specialist both in Baroque music and 18th-century Central-European folk music — the group plays a program that mixes classical and folk music of the period and demonstrates the centuries-old influence of ‘popular’ music on ‘art’ music. Alongside music by Telemann and his contemporaries, the disc features folk dance music from the Melodarium/ Szirmay-Keczer and Uhrovec Collections.
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Historic reissues from Dutton
HUBEAU Violin Concerto DELANNOY Sérénade Concertante SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No.3 Henry Merckel (violin), Pasdeloup Concert Orchestra, Piero Coppola Dutton Laboratories • CDBP 9805
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DEBUSSY La Mer, Nocturnes, Ibéria, Estampes No.2 Soirée dans Grenade Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Piero Coppola Dutton Laboratories • CDBP 9806
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BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
Fritz Kreisler (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Landon Ronald, Sir John Barbirolli Dutton Laboratories • CDVS 1917
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October 2011
eloquentia
Van Eyck’s magnum opus
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VAN EYCK Der Fluyten Lust-hof — Pleasure Garden Johannette Zomer (soprano), Ensemble Armonia e Invenzione, Luis Beduschi Eloquentia • EL 1126
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IMPORT The score for Jacob van Eyck’s Der Fluyten Lust-hof (The Recorder’s Pleasure Garden) is literally a blizzard of notes for solo recorder. Most recordings and performances of the collection are played exclusively on recorder, however, this new disc takes a totally different approach. As each work in the collection is a variation of a popular tune of the day, the performers here combine the songs that provided the original inspirations with Van Eyck’s recorder improvisations. Soprano Johannette Zomer is accompanied by the Ensemble Armonia e Invenzione led by conductor and recorder player Luis Beduschi.
The Romantic cello concerto hyperion
The Romantic Cello Concerto Vol.3 STANFORD Cello Concerto in D minor, Rondo in F major, Irish Rhapsody No.3, Ballata and Ballabile
Gemma Rosefield (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze Hyperion • CDA 67859
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IMPORT Hyperion’s third disc in their Romantic Cello Concerto series sees the brilliant young cellist Gemma Rosefield making her label debut. Rosefield was the winner of the prestigious Pierre Fournier Award at Wigmore Hall in 2007 and has garnered great acclaim for her spirited playing. Irish-born Charles Villiers Stanford is far better known for his choral music, but this disc of rarities reveals the composer’s original orchestral voice. His D minor Cello Concerto, with its continuous thematic development and lilting melodies, was a major landmark in the repertoire of British cello music. In the overtly romantic Ballata and Ballabile, Stanford displays an extraordinary lyricism. Rosefield gives thoughtful performances throughout, her tone both beautifully consistent and richly hued, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra play with their usual aplomb under the baton of Andrew Manze.
“Leave it to Hyperion with their combination of artistic curiosity and completeness to start a cello concerto series.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
Also available Hyperion • CDA 67544(034571175447)
“Gerhardt’s playing... gets right to the heart of this music and brilliantly ignites the fireworks... ” — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Romantic Cello Concerto Vol.2 CHOICE
Hyperion • CDA 67583 (034571175836)
“Gerhardt’s impassioned, dulcettoned performances are exemplary, rescuing fine music from undeserved neglect.” — THE SUNDAY TIMES
October 2011
Romantic Cello Concerto Vol.1
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Acclaimed vocalists debut on Hyperion STRAUSS The Complete Songs Vol.5
Kiera Duffy (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67746
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IMPORT The latest installment of this major Hyperion project introduces the American soprano Kiera Duffy, whose performances in the concert hall and on the opera stage have received the highest praise. The majority of the music in this recital was composed between 1888 and 1900, with the exception of the glorious Brentano-Lieder, which owe their richness and fluency to the composer’s experience of opera composition. Duffy’s performances reveal a deep understanding of the complexity of the music. The disc features perceptive booklet notes from pianist and series mastermind Roger Vignoles in addition to full texts and translations.
PORPORA Cantatas
October 2011
Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen Hyperion • CDA 67894
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IMPORT Young countertenor Iestyn Davies makes his highly anticipated Hyperion solo debut with an enchanting disc of cantatas by the Italian composer Nicola Porpora. Porpora’s ability to set the Italian language to music was widely acknowledged during his lifetime and his music is full of imaginative word painting. Davies’ luminous tone has a celestial purity and he performs with prodigious technical assurance. His astonishing breath control creates a seamless melodic line. Davies is accompanied by the ensemble Arcangelo in interpretations that go far beyond mere historical understanding.
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MOZART Piano Concertos Nos.6, 8 & 9
Angela Hewitt (piano), Orchestra da Camera di Mantova Hyperion • CDA 67840
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IMPORT The phenomenal Angela Hewitt embarks upon another Hyperion journey, this time through the piano concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The twentyseven concertos for piano and orchestra contain some of the composer’s greatest achievements. Concertos Nos. 6 and 8, two of the young Mozart’s earliest attempts at the genre, display a perfection of form and an elegant purity. Concerto No. 9, the ‘Jeunehomme,’ written in 1777 when Mozart was 21, is considered to be the composer’s first great masterpiece. The result of this creative outburst was a monument of musical originality and inventive orchestration. In these interpretations, Hewitt displays her characteristic elegance and innate musicality. She is supported by the impeccably refined playing of the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and the disc includes a personal and illuminating sleeve note by the pianist.
“Hewitt plays with great depth, beauty, passion, and originality.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
Also available Hyperion • CDA 67780 (034571177809)
“This is revelatory Schumann-playing, something to cherish.”
October 2011
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Kinderszenen
— GRAMOPHONE 15
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Unusual Bach transcriptions J.S. BACH Piano Transcriptions Vol. 10 Nadejda Vlaeva (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67873
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IMPORT Hyperion’s Bach Transcriptions series views the great Baroque composer through the prism of the Romantic musical mind. This volume, the tenth in the series, presents the complete transcriptions by Camille Saint-Saëns, interspersed with those of his friend and disciple, Isidore Philipp. Saint-Saëns was one of the many composers inspired by the continuing publications from the Bach-Gesellschaft. His transcriptions are of particular interest due to his choice of unfamiliar music that was not originally conceived for a keyboard instrument. Bulgarian pianist Nadejda Vlaeva makes her Hyperion debut, performing with a palpable energy and impressive technical assurance.
A Renaissance music discovery PARSONS Sacred Music
October 2011
Cardinall’s Musick, Andrew Carwood Hyperion • CDA 67874
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IMPORT Gramophone award-winning ensemble The Cardinall’s Musick present an album of music by Renaissance composer Robert Parsons. Very few records remain of the composer’s short life and his musical output is often overlooked, perhaps due to the long shadow of William Byrd, his successor at the Chapel Royal. However, Parsons’ vocal writing is some of the most opulent of the period. The Cardinall’s Musick give sublime performances of some of the composer’s most sumptuous works, from the remarkably sophisticated Magnificat to the dramatic O bone Jesu.
Essential collections Price Code: 8A08 (8 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $71.98)
Philip Martin (piano) Hyperion • CDS 44451
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GOTTSCHALK The Complete Solo Piano Music
IMPORT All Material Previously Released With his idiomatic and graceful style, pianist Philip Martin has established himself as the foremost exponent of Gottschalk. This music requires an impeccable technique matched with élan and joie de vivre for its most effective execution. The composer’s music was hugely popular during his lifetime and his works display a real melodic charm and a great sense of fun. Each of the eight discs in Martin’s extensive Gottschalk series has received wide acclaim and left pianophiles eagerly awaiting the next issue. The complete set is now available elegantly packaged for a special price.
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BEETHOVEN The Complete Music for Piano Trio
Florestan Trio Hyperion • CDS 44471
October 2011
IMPORT All Material Previously Released Each installment of The Florestan Trio’s Beethoven Piano Trio cycle was rapturously received by critics around the world. Reissued here as a specially-priced box-set, this superb series of benchmark recordings should not be missed. Across all the discs in this series, the playing of The Florestan Trio is particularly memorable for its lyricism, luminous timbre and firm sense of rhythm.
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Epiphany at St Paul’s
Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, John Scott, Huw Williams (organ) Hyperion • CDH 55443
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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 67269 (034571172699) Deleted January 2011 This volume from Hyperion’s comprehensive series of St Paul’s recordings is dedicated to music for Epiphany. In the Christian Church year, Epiphany is the period after Christmas commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Magi. The music on the disc features selections from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, from Bach to Bingham, and includes many long-established favorites by Wesley, Cornelius, Howells and others.
A Christmas favorite PRAETORIUS Christmas Music
October 2011
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill Hyperion • CDH 55446
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IMPORT Previously Available as CDA 66200 (034571162003) Deleted September 2011 Michael Praetorius was a hugely versatile German composer. His 1603 post as Kapellmeister in Wolfenbüttel necessitated extensive travel throughout Germany, enabling him to establish widespread acclaim as a conductor and musical advisor. Praetorius’ church music is much less known today than it should be, partly because of the sheer volume that he composed. This beautiful selection of hymns, chorales and carols attempts to reproduce the effect of a performance under Praetorius’ direction.
Balanchine at the Mariinsky Mariinsky • MAR 0516
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Jewels
Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Orchestra, Tugan Sokhiev Mariinsky • MAR 0514
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Before emigrating to the West, George Balanchine studied in St Petersburg and was a member of The State Academic Theatre, now known as the Mariinsky. Jewels dates from late in his career as a choreographer and was premiered at the New York City Ballet in 1967 and since 1999 has been a core part of the Mariinsky Ballet’s repertoire. Regarded as the world’s first abstract ballet, Jewels features music by Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. There is a stark contrast in composition and style for each of the three acts, linked only by the dancers’ dazzling costumes encrusted with colored gems. The Mariinsky Ballet (also known as the Kirov) is probably the world’s greatest ballet company. They are supported here by the Mariinsky Orchestra, led by Tugan Sokhiev. The performance was filmed by Brian Large at the Mariinsky Theatre and the both the DVD and Blu-ray discs include a bonus interview with the Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev.
October 2011
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Tchaikovsky at the Salle Pleyel frémeaux mariinsky
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphonies Nos.4, 5 & 6 Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev Mariinsky • MAR 0513
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October 2011
Valery Gergiev is widely recognized as the greatest modern interpreter of Tchaikovsky’s music and the Mariinsky Orchestra holds a peerless reputation in the repertoire. These acclaimed performances were filmed at Salle Pleyel in Paris during January 2010 and directed by Andy Sommer. The themes of fate and death pervade Tchaikovsky’s final symphonies. The composition of the fourth symphony coincided with the breakdown of Tchaikovsky’s marriage and a failed suicide attempt, and the sixth symphony premiered shortly before Tchaikovsky’s death. Both the DVD and Blu-ray discs include a bonus interview of Maestro Gergiev directed by Tommy Pearson.
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Wosner plays Schubert onyx classics
SCHUBERT Piano Sonatas D840 & 850, 6 German Dances D820, Hungarian Melody D817
Shai Wosner (piano) Onyx Classics • ONYX 4073
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IMPORT Following on his critically acclaimed disc of Brahms and Schoenberg, Shai Wosner’s second release for Onyx focuses on the music of Franz Schubert. Here he plays a selection of music including the composer’s two late sonatas in fabulous performances that are sure to enhance his rising-star status. These works are in many ways polar opposites. Written in 1825, a year when the composer’s health was robust and his finances in good order, the powerful, unfinished sonata D840 is monumental, stark and monolithic. The sonata D850, written at a time in the composer’s life when he was broke, lonely and fighting with his publishers, is remarkable for its sunny disposition. This late masterwork was one of the few sonatas Schubert was able to publish during his lifetime and it brought him a very welcome payday of 300 florins.
“Wosner is a major talent.” — CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Also available Onyx • ONYX 4055 (880040405528)
“This is an inventively conceived and impressive recording.”
October 2011
Brahms: Fantasies, Variations
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Italian music in Britain opella nova
An Italian Rant
L’Avventura London, Zak Ozmo Opella Nova • ONCD 015
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IMPORT Italian instrumental music captivated eighteenth-century Britain with its tunefulness, drama and sheer beauty. On this disc, director Zak Ozmo and his group L’Avventura London offer fresh insights into favorite works by Corelli, Vivaldi and Albinoni and shed light on less known (but equally as beautiful) works by Geminiani and Paradisi. A special highlight of the disc is Ozmo’s imaginative arrangement of the quirky country dance “An Italian Rant.” Opella Nova’s digipack presentation includes a 36-page booklet with extensive notes and the CD was recorded by GRAMMY® award-winning engineer John Hadden.
October 2011
orange mountain
Glass concertos
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The Concerto Project, Vol.IV GLASS Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra, Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Tim Fain (violin), Wendy Sutter (cello), Dennis Russell Davies (piano), Hague Philharmonic, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Jurjen Hempel Orange Mountain • OMM 0077
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DOMESTIC Orange Mountain’s fourth volume documenting the concertos by Philip Glass features the world première recording of the composer’s 2010 Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, performed by violinist Tim Fain and cellist Wendy Sutter. It is an exciting tourde-force with three orchestral movements enveloped in duets by the soloists. The second work on this disc is Glass’s first piano concerto, the Tirol Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. It is performed by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra with Dennis Russell Davies as conductor and soloist.
PBO plays favorite Vivaldi concertos philharmonia baroque
VIVALDI The Four Seasons Op.8, Violin Concertos RV271, 277 & 375
Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque • PBP 03
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DOMESTIC Our familiarity with Vivaldi’s music makes it a particular challenge to any soloist not only to measure up to the virtuosity of past performers, but also to bring to the performance something new. In the case of Elizabeth Blumenstock and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, that “something new” is actually something very old and precious in its authenticity and faithfulness — a performance that would, without doubt, have pleased the Red Priest mightily. Blumenstock is widely admired as a performer of compelling verve and eloquence. She has played with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra since 1981 as a regular soloist, concertmaster and leader. Blumenstock plays a 1660 Andrea Guarneri violin on loan from the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Period Instrument Trust.
“The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra have indeed become one of the finest American ensembles specializing in authentic Baroque performance. Their tone, flexibility, and precision of ensemble are every bit a match for the Europeans, and they have an infectious enthusiasm for the music that is all their own.” — STEREOPHILE
Also available Philharmonia Baroque • PBP 02 (852188003027)
“These are really fine performances.”
October 2011
Haydn: Symphonies Nos.88, 101 & 104
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Anthology Live 1990-2000
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra RCO Live • RCO 11004
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IMPORT The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in the archives of Dutch Radio and Radio Netherlands World Service. RCO Live has chosen not only legendary performances under chief conductors of the RCO but also concerts led by countless guest conductors of both greater and lesser renown. The sixth volume of the anthology features broadcasts from the 1990s, and presents a fascinating and colorful portrait of the orchestra’s artistic development under various conductors during that period.
October 2011
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Anthology Live 1960-70 RCO Live • RCO 05001 (5425008379906)
Anthology Live 1970-80
RCO Live • RCO 06004 (5425008375472)
Anthology Live 1980-90 RCO Live • RCO 08005 (5425008376325)
MTT’s Mahler Project sfs media
The Mahler Project MAHLER Symphonies Nos.1-9, Adagio from Symphony No.10, Kindertotenlieder, Das klagende Lied, Das Lied von der Erde, Rückert-Lieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Des Knaben Wunderhorn San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media • SFS 0039
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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD SFS Media presents The Mahler Project — a deluxe, seventeen SACD set featuring all of the label’s highly acclaimed recordings of music by Gustav Mahler, performed by the San Francisco Symphony led by Michael Tilson Thomas and recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall between 2001 and 2009. Released in installments over the past ten years, the individual volumes of the set have garnered the highest critical acclaim, including seven GRAMMY® awards. With over 18 hours of music, this deluxe edition features the original liner notes from each recording compiled into one complete easy to navigate, 324-page book. As an added bonus, this set includes a never before released recording of the Rückert-Lieder for piano and voice with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham accompanied by MTT at the piano. Additional soloists include Isabel Bayrakdarian, Laura Claycomb, Michelle De Young, Anthony Dean Griffey, Thomas Hampson, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karneus, Quinn Kelsey, Sergei Leiferkus, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, James Morris, Thomas Moser, Yvonne Naef, Marina Shaguch, Stuart Skelton and Erin Wall.
October 2011
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testament
Giulini live in Berlin HAYDN Symphony No.94 MAHLER Symphony No.1
WEBERN Six Pieces for Orchestra MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Testament • SBT2 1462
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Testament • SBT 1464
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MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
SCHUBERT Symphonies Nos.8 & 9
Brigitte Fassbaender (contralto), Francisco Araiza (tenor), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Testament • SBT 1465
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Testament • SBT 1463
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October 2011
The great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini’s answer to the question of what fascinated him about making music amounted to his Credo: “Music is a great miracle and a great mystery. Even a single note is a mystery, a miracle in itself. The note appears quite suddenly and as it is born, it has already passed away. Everything to do with music is fascinating — whether conducting or playing.” These important releases from Testament document a selection of Giulini’s live concert performances with the Berlin Philharmonic taken from radio broadcasts aired during the 1970s and 80s. All are in stereo and have been carefully remastered for optimal sound.
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JAZZ The ultimate Cole collection The Nat King Cole Story
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Nat King Cole APO • CAPP 1613 SA
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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD File in: Jazz One of Nat King Cole’s crowning achievements and a fittingly lavish celebration of a cultural and musical icon, The Nat King Cole Story offers a glorious overview of the career of one of the greatest and most beloved performers in popular music history. The set’s 38 tracks, many re-recorded in stereo for this anthology, offer a selection of amazing music spanning Cole’s career. These are some of the finest, most enduring and treasured recordings ever made. For this deluxe 2-disc hybrid SACD set, the album is featured in stereo on the standard resolution CD layer and high resolution stereo DSD layer, while the DSD multi-channel layer features high resolution 3-channel sound for all tracks recorded in 3-channels. Three songs are stereo only — “Orange Colored Sky” (track 11), “Oh, Mary, Don’t You Weep” (track 34) and “Ay, Cosita Linda” (track 35). Accompanying the discs is an eight-page booklet detailing original session notes, recording dates, studio locations and musician credits. Along with that, there is an additional 36-page booklet that includes the original liner notes and articles from George T. Simon, Ralph J. Gleason and Leonard Feather as well as additional essays by Nat King Cole expert Jordan Taylor and analog sound champion Michael Fremer.
Recently released APO • CAPP 903 SA (753088090363)
St. Louis Blues
APO • CAPP 993 SA (753088099366)
October 2011
Just One Of Those Things
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JAZZ frémeaux apo
Blue Note Classics now on SACD
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Introducing Johnny Griffin Johnny Griffin APO • CBNJ 1533 SA
Blowin’ The Blues Away Horace Silver APO • CBNJ 84017 SA
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New Soil
October 2011
Jackie McLean APO • CBNJ 84013 SA
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Davis Cup
Walter Davis, Jr. APO • CBNJ 84018 SA
JAZZ Classic jazz in high resolution audio harmonia mundi apo
On View at the Five Spot Cafe Kenny Burrell APO • CBNJ 84021 SA
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Grantstand
Grant Green APO • CBNJ 84086 SA
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Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith APO • CBNJ 84117 SA
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October 2011
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JAZZ
Archie Shepp’s Gnawa summit
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Kindred Spirits, Vol.1
Dar Gnawa, Archie Shepp Quartet Archie Ball • ARCH 0501
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IMPORT File in: Jazz Kindred Spirits Vol.1 brings together two traditions and two worlds in a powerful blend of western jazz and ethnic Gnawa music from the Maghreb. The Gnawa are the descendants of slaves brought to the Arab north from sub-Saharan Africa, and their music mixes central African rhythms with Arabian influences. Free-jazz master Archie Shepp first met the group Dar Gnawa at the Essaouira Festival in 2000, and their deep musical and spiritual connection culminated in this album. Kindred Spirits is all about rhythm and communication, with the ultimate goal of exploring cultural connections.
Brazilian jazz — with a twist Lemniscate
Mônica Passos Archie Ball • ARCH 0801
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IMPORT File in: Jazz Brazilian singer-guitarist-actress-author Mônica Passos was adopted by France twenty years ago. Her style mixes bossa nova with Brazilian folk, jazz and pop. On Lemniscate, she presents her own sensual, jazzy, irreverent versions of an eclectic selection of her own compositions and material from Leo Ferré, Duke Ellington, Tom Jobim, Moustaki, Bizet, Lully and even Jim Morrison’s “Riders on the Storm.” An ensemble of thirteen top musicians supports Passos, and guest appearances by Emmanuel Bex on organ, and Archie Shepp add to the mix.
JAZZ
The rebirth of Black Saint/Soul Note Price Code: 2A17 (5 CDs for the Price of 2, Suggested Retail Price: $35.98)
Charlie Haden Black Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1001
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IMPORT File in: Jazz Bassist Charlie Haden began his life in music almost immediately, singing on his parents’ country & western radio show at the tender age of 22 months. He started playing bass in his early teens and in 1957, left America’s heartland for Los Angeles, where he met and played with such legends as Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes and Dexter Gordon. Haden has earned countless honors from around the globe, including two GRAMMY® awards. This set includes five albums — Old and New Dreams, A Tribute to Blackwell, Etudes, Silence and First Song.
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black saint/soul note
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The Complete Remastered Recordings
The Complete Remastered Recordings
Enrico Rava Black Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1002
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October 2011
IMPORT File in: Jazz Enrico Rava is a prolific jazz trumpeter and arguably one of the best known Italian jazz musicians. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri’s Italian quintet in the mid-1960s; in the late 1960s, he was a member of Steve Lacy’s group. Rava has played with artists such as Carla Bley, Jeanne Lee, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz and Roswell Rudd. This set includes five albums — Il Giro del Giorno in 80 Mondi, Andanada, Rava String Band, Secrets and Electric Five.
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JAZZ Specially priced jazz collections black saint/soul note
The Complete Remastered Recordings Henry Threadgill Black Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1003
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Enrico Pieranunzi Black Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1004
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October 2011
Price Code: 2A17 (7 CDs for the Price of 2, Suggested Retail Price: $35.98)
IMPORT File in: Jazz Henry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. One of the most important composers and arrangers in avant-garde jazz, Threadgill came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating a range of non-jazz genres. Threadgill, aside from being a remarkable alto saxophone player, is one of the most imaginative of jazz composers today. This set includes seven albums — Live Air, Air Mail, Live at Montreal, Air Show No.1, Spirit of Nuff...Nuff, Song Out of My Trees and Flutistry.
The Complete Remastered Recordings
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IMPORT File in: Jazz Enrico Pieranunzi is an Italian jazz pianist whose specialty is fusing classical technique with jazz. He has performed with, among others, Kenny Clarke, Johnny Griffin, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins. Pieranunzi has performed widely with his own group at European and American jazz festivals and has also composed several film scores. This set includes six albums — Isis, Deep Down, No Man’s Land, Flux and Change, Seaward and Ma l’Amore No.
JAZZ A jazz guitar master Hearts Wide Open
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Gilad Hekselman Chant du Monde • 2742037
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IMPORT File in: Jazz Hearts Wide Open, Israeli-born guitarist Gilad Hekselman’s third album, is a masterful exploration of the contrast and coexistence of simplicity and depth. Comprised of simple, singable melodies, these ten new compositions, even with their complex rhythms and multifaceted harmonies, breathe a certain air of familiarity. Hekselman possesses an entirely original sound, and the songs on Hearts Wide Open are played with precision and passion by one of the finest groups of jazz artists on the NY jazz scene today.
“Mr. Hekselman has set himself roughly up in the line of Pat Metheny and Kurt Rosenwinkel, with a warm and clean guitar tone, clear articulation, crazily extended improvisational ideas, speed when he needs it, an advanced understanding of harmony, and the flexibility to go wherever his bands want.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES October 2011
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JAZZ dutton
A legend of British jazz The Zodiac Variations; $1,000,000 Collection
John Dankworth Dutton Vocalion • 2CDSML 8480
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Full Circle; Lifeline
Price Code: 2A22 (2 CD Set, Suggested Retail Price: $45.98) IMPORT File in: Jazz
John Dankworth Dutton Vocalion • 2CDSML 8484
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October 2011
Legendary British jazz musician, bandleader, arranger and composer John Dankworth (1927-2010) took the twelve astrological signs of the Zodiac as inspiration for his glorious big band suite The Zodiac Variations, originally released on the Fontana label in 1965. Dankworth’s band comprised a who’s-who of jazz including such famed soloists as Kenny Wheeler, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims and Ronnie Scott. From two years later comes Dankworth’s The $1,000,000 Collection, which forms another important entry in the Dankworth canon. On this occasion the inspiration for Dankworth’s original compositions was derived from the world of painting and art, and the cream of Britain’s jazzmen were on-hand to perform Dankworth’s scores. Born in the 1970s, the jazz-rock genre was the most significant and certainly the most controversial development in jazz since the free-jazz movement of the previous decade. The albums compiled here are two of Dankworth’s most significant forays into the jazz-rock genre. 1972’s Full Circle and 1973’s Lifeline both feature an exciting blend of rock’s energy and electric instrumentation with jazz’s intricate harmonies and melodic contours.
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Jazz from both sides of the Atlantic Conversations; Repercussion
Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson Dutton Vocalion • CDLK 4436
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IMPORT File in: Jazz This essential Dutton Vocalion jazz reissue brings together two of the greatest American drummers with two of the greatest British drummers. Conversations, originally issued on Parlophone in 1972, captures the drumnastics of Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson and Kenny Clare driving along the Bobby Lamb-Ray Premru big band. Repercussion, issued in 1967 on EMI, throws the spotlight on Eric Delaney and Louie Bellson, who power their way through twelve tunes that include superb arrangements of numbers not normally associated with jazz including “Scotland the Brave” and “The British Grenadiers.”
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Just Friends; London Swings
Paul Gonsalves, Tubby Hayes Dutton Vocalion • CDSML 8482
Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)
October 2011
IMPORT File in: Jazz Just Friends, originally released on EMI in 1965, features tenor sax masters — Paul Gonsalves and Tubby Hayes. Gonsalves, best-known as a member of Duke Ellington’s orchestra, and Tubby Hayes, considered one of the UK’s greatest tenor saxophonists, play seven superb examples of modern jazz. London Swings is a jazzy, big band set conducted and arranged by Johnny Scott. The music is centered on the city of London and features Scott’s inspired arrangements of famous numbers including “Chelsea Bridge,” “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and “London By Night.”
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JAZZ The great Bennie Maupin dutton
Slow Traffic to the Right; Moonscapes Bennie Maupin Dutton Vocalion • CDSML 8485
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IMPORT File in: Jazz American saxophonist and clarinetist Bennie Maupin came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the most distinctive new voices in jazz. After working with jazz greats including Roy Haynes, Horace Silver and Jack DeJohnette, in 1969 Miles Davis invited Maupin to participate in the sessions for Bitches Brew. From there, Maupin joined the ranks of the jazz elite, and in the early ‘70s formed an alliance with Herbie Hancock. This Dutton release marks the first ever CD reissue of Maupin’s two late ‘70s albums — Slow Traffic to the Right (1977) and Moonscapes (1978).
Bernard Herrmann conducts The Four Faces of Jazz
Bernard Herrmann Dutton Vocalion • CDLF 8148
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IMPORT File in: Soundtrack Bernard Herrmann conducts The London Festival Recording Ensemble on this album containing four intriguing orchestral arrangements — each showing a different face of the jazz genre. Best known as Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite composer, Herrmann wields the baton here on famous jazz influenced compositions by classical composers Darius Milhaud, Kurt Weill, George Gershwin and Igor Stravinsky. The Four Faces Of Jazz was produced by Raymond Few and originally released on London Records in 1973.
POP “The world’s greatest entertainer” The London Studio Recordings 1957-1964
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Judy Garland First Hand • FHR 12
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October 2011
IMPORT File in: Pop From 1955 through 1964, Judy Garland was one of the most celebrated, acclaimed and best-selling album artists on the EMI/ Capitol roster. On several occasions during those years, she had the opportunity to record at Abbey Road Studios. This two-disc set assembles her work done there between October 1957 and August 1964. Not only are twelve previously unreleased alternate takes included but, more significantly, a completely unknown/ undocumented recording of a song called ‘’Please Say ‘Ah’!’’ The set, produced by First Hand Records, is offered in a deluxe book-format package and released as a physical product only — not available for digital downloading. The recordings were digitally remastered from the original analogue tapes at Abbey Road Studios in high definition 96kHz/24bit sound.
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Concert Calendar • CLASSICAL October 2011
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Kristian Bezuidenhout Yefim Bronfman Brooklyn Rider Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Cuarteto Casals
harmonia mundi Helicon World Village Channel Classics harmonia mundi
Sir Colin Davis English Concert, Harry Bicket
LSO Live harmonia mundi
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Matthias Goerne Marc-André Hamelin
harmonia mundi Hyperion
Jerusalem Quartet
harmonia mundi
Paul Lewis
harmonia mundi
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
LSO Live Mariinsky
Nicholas McGegan Alexander Melnikov
Philharmonia Baroque harmonia mundi
National Chamber Choir of Ireland
harmonia mundi
Paul O'Dette Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas
Philharmonia Baroque
Maxim Rysanov Jordi & Ferran Savall
Onyx Classics Alia Vox
Takács Quartet Tokyo String Quartet
Hyperion harmonia mundi
Nobuyuki Tsujii
harmonia mundi
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