MARCH 2016
CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET
MAR 2016
MARCH 2016
NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS Please note that we now have multiple street dates for each month. The red box in the upper right hand corner of each page will indicate the street date for titles on that page. In most cases, release dates will be the first and third Fridays. The key titles in our March release feature both established stars and up-and-coming talents. Acclaimed conductor and keyboard virtuoso Christophe Rousset completes his traversal of Bach's monumental Well Tempered Clavier with a recording of the 24 Preludes & Fugues of Book 1 for Aparté. His partner once again is the glorious 1628 Ruckers doublemanual harpsichord located at the Palace of Versailles. Celebrate the Easter season with another album of sublime choral singing from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge led by Graham Ross. The choir is on top form on Haec Dies, the latest release in harmonia mundi's series of albums devoted to the seasons of the church year. Britain's top cellist, Steven Isserlis, performs concertos by Elgar and Walton on his latest release for Hyperion. Unflinchingly challenging the ghost of Jacqueline du Pré, Isserlis brings the full range of his formidable technique and keen musicality to bear in Elgar's evergreen masterpiece. American composer Mason Bates is a rising star. His fascinating music connects the seemingly disparate worlds of classical and electronic dance music. The latest release from MTT and the San Francisco Symphony features a selection of Bates's groundbreaking compositions. Baritone Christopher Purves stars as Walt Disney in one of Philip Glass's most controversial works, his opera The Perfect American, which receives its world première recording this month on Orange Mountain. On the jazz front, young Israeli-American bassist Omer Avital headlines on an exciting new release for Jazz Village.
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COMING IN APRIL LEYLA MCCALLA DEBUTS ON JAZZ VILLAGE A Day For the Hunter, A Day for the Prey, the follow up to singer and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla's critically acclaimed Vari-Colored Songs, is a musical exploration of two cultural identities — one sprouted in the United States and the other firmly planted in Haiti. McCalla alternates between cello, tenor banjo and guitar, and sings in English, French and Haitian Creole. Whether she tackles fresh versions of traditional pieces or original compositions, there is a timelessness to all of her songs. A Day for The Hunter, A Day for the Prey Leyla McCalla Jazz Village • JV 570116
Stephen Hough PLAYS DVORAK & SCHUMANN
This album presents two rich piano concertos played by the unparalleled Stephen Hough. Schumann and Dvorák each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version. The eminent Andris Nelsons, making his Hyperion début, conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Dvořák & Schumann: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons Hyperion • CDA 68099
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Harp Concertos Music of Rodrigo, Turina, Debussy & Castelnuovo-Tedesco Naoko Yoshino (harp), Orchestre d’Auvergne, Roberto Forés Veses Aparté • APA 113
CLASSICAL A21 / CA22 $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
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Japanese harpist Naoko Yoshino is one the of the world’s leading musicians. Upon their first meeting in 2013, Yoshino felt as if she had found her “musical soulmates” in Roberto Forés Veses and the Orchestre d’Auvergne. This recording is the result of their special relationship, which has grown and matured over their continued collaboration. The works they have recorded are some of the most beautiful of the harp repertoire.
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APARTÉ
Trumpet Concertos Romain Leleu, Orchestre d’Auvergne, Forés Veses Aparté • AP 103 (3149028059526) $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
Forqueray Pièces de viole Atsushi Sakai (viola da gamba), Marion Martineau (viola da gamba), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) Aparté • APA 122
CLASSICAL 3A16 / 3CA17 $50.98 US / $53.98 CA
Duphly: Pieces de Clavecin Christophe Rousset Aparté • AP 043 (3149028024425) $27.98 US / $29.98 CA
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Each appearance of Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset leaves an unforgettable memory with those who have had the good fortune to hear them in concert. Long-standing partners, they now join together for the first time on disc for a composer they revere: the mysterious Antoine Forqueray. Born in 1672 in Paris, he was one of the greatest gambists of all time. Famed for his virtuosic improvisations, he published none of his 300-odd pieces before dying in 1745. Aside from a few handwritten works copied in the collections of other composers, all of Forqueray’s music has been lost.
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APARTÉ
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BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1 Christophe Rousset (harpsichord) Aparté • AP 120
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Rousset's WTC now complete Performed on the Ruckers harpsichord at the Château of Versailles Rousset is a leading baroque music specialist
Following up his critically acclaimed recording of Book 2, Christophe Rousset completes Bach’s masterpiece of preludes and fugues with The Well-tempered Clavier Book 1. With modesty and rigor, he gives a very rich, varied interpretation of this universal monument of art, revealing its secrets to us in a highly informative introductory text. Performed on the magnificent Ruckers harpsichord at the Château of Versailles, Nicolas Bartholomée’s recording ideally reproduces the full flavor of this miraculous instrument.
CLASSICAL 2A15 / 2CA16 $31.98 US / $33.98 CA
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also available Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 2 Christophe Rousset Aparté • AP 070 (3149028041224) $31.98 US / $33.98 CA
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APARTÉ
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GODARD Mélodies Tassis Christoyannis (tenor), Jeff Cohen (piano) Aparté • AP 123
CLASSICAL A21 / CA22 $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
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The mélodies of Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) are little-known, and yet, Godard was one of the most prolific composers in the genre. Focusing on opera after the success of his dramatic symphony Le Tasse in 1878, Godard composed several lyric works that overshadowed his 162 published songs. Today, they remain one of the most interesting parts of his catalogue. The pieces selected here by Tassis Christoyannis and Jeff Cohen, most of them recorded for the first time, illustrate the composer’s literary sensibilities.
APARTÉ
David: Mélodies Tassis Christoyannis, Thanassis Apostolopoulos Aparté • AP 086 (3149028049923) $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
GODARD Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nicolas Dautricourt (violin), Dana Ciocarlie (piano) Aparté • AP 124
CLASSICAL 2A15 / 2CA16 $31.98 US / $33.98 CA
also available Sibelius: Humoresques Nicolas Dautricourt, Juho Pohjonen La Dolce Volta • LDV 23 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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Violinist Nicolas Dautricourt and pianist Dana Ciocarlie present the world première recordings of Benjamin Godard’s Violin Sonatas. A prolific composer as well as a talented violinist and pianist, Godard’s works are written in the tradition of Beethoven. They combine the qualities of inspiration, intensity of emotion and the easy virtuosity that defined romanticism. These works allow us to see different faces of Godard - from the first sonata, crafted in the ardor of his youth, to the fourth, regarded as a masterpiece of the form.
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EVIDENCE
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Notturno Caresana Lectio Prima del Venerdì Santo Scarlatti Sinfonias Veneziano Lectio Terza del Primo Notturno del Venerdì Santo L’Escadron Volant de la Reine Evidence • EVCD 021
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Artist début recording 2015 International Early Music Competition First Prize 2013 International Young Artist's Presentation Winner
Notturno, the début recording by the ensemble L’Escadron Volant de la Reine, is the result of several years’ work studying Italian music of the late 17th century. The group chose to record this repertoire for its beauty and rarity. The music lets each musician speak and the instruments carry on a dialogue as equals. The name L’Escadron Volant de la Reine means ‘The Queen’s Flying Squad.’ This was a designation for the ladies-in-waiting recruited by Catherine de Médici, who were given the responsibility of diplomacy at the court.
CLASSICAL A21 / CA22 $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
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HARMONIA MUNDI
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SCHNITTKE Penitential Psalms RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann harmonia mundi • HMC 902225
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Written to celebrate 1,000 years of Christianity Performances interpreted from original manuscript Schnittke is one of Russia's best-known contemporary composers
Hans-Christoph Rademann leads the RIAS Kammerchor in an essential work from contemporary Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. The Penitential Psalms were created in Moscow in 1988 in celebration of a thousand years of Christianity. The texts are culled from anonymous 16th century writings about religion. The performances here have been interpreted from the original manuscript of the composer. Also included are Schnittke’s Three Sacred Hymns, a trilogy of works rooted in Russian romanticism.
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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COMING APRIL 2016 Bach: St. John Passion RIAS Kammerchor, AMM Berlin, Jacobs harmonia mundi • HMC 802336 (3149020223666) $33.98 US / $35.98 CA
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Haec Dies Music for Easter Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross Matthew Jorysz (organ) harmonia mundi • HMU 907655
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A selection of sacred music for Eastertide Latest release in an ongoing series Produced by composer John Rutter
"That most elegant of mixed Oxbridge choirs” (Gramophone), The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, directed by Graham Ross release their sixth recording in Ross’s brilliantly conceived series based on the major festivals in the Anglican calendar. This Easter collection spans five centuries, including a world première by Matthew Martin, in a program exploring the rich tapestry of repertoire across Europe. Haec dies was produced by John Rutter, composer and former Director of Music at Clare College, in the glorious acoustics of All Hallows’ Church.
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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also available Requiem - Music for All Saints & All Souls Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Ross harmonia mundi • HMU 907617 (093046761721) $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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Rheinmädchen Music of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms & Wagner Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon harmonia mundi • HMC 902239
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Features acclaimed mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink 2014 winner of the Fondation Bettencourt-Schueller Choral Prize Ensemble Pygmalion performs on period instruments
Rheinmädchen is a collection of works and scenes for female choir by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wagner. Raphaël Pichon leads the Ensemble Pygmalion and internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink through a program that is guaranteed to delight any fan of vocal music.
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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also available Rameau: Castor & Pollux Ensemble Pygmalion, Pichon harmonia mundi • HMC 902212 (3149020221228) $23.98 US / $25.98 CA
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HYPERION
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ELGAR Cello Concerto Walton Cello Concerto Holst Invocation IMOGEN Holst The Fall of the Leaf Steven Isserlis (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Järvi Hyperion • CDA 68077
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Steven Isserlis is on tour now with Stephen Hough Stephen Isserlis was appointed a CBE by England in 1998 Paavo Järvi was awarded Estonia's Order of the White Star in 2013
Sir Edward Elgar’s sublime Cello Concerto receives an impassioned new performance from Steven Isserlis, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Paavo Järvi. With additional works by Sir William Walton and Gustav Holst, as well as a miniature suite for solo cello by Imogen Holst, this is unquestionably one of the year’s most eagerly awaited releases.
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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2016 CONCERT PERFORMANCES MAR 9 MAR 10 MAR 13 MAR 15 MAR 16
Williamstown, MA West Hartford, CT Mamroneck, NY New York, NY New York, NY
Williams College* University of Hartford* Emelin Theatre 92nd Street Y* Julliard**
* With Stephen Hough ** Masterclass
also available Sonatas by Bach, Handel & Scarlatti Steven Isserlis, Richard Egarr Hyperion Records • CDA 68045 (034571280455) $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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HYPERION
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Conductus Vol.3 Music & Poetry from Thirteenth Century France John Potter (tenor), Christopher O'Gorman (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor) Hyperion • CDA 68115
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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Hyperion's trio of master-medievalist tenors John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman, Rogers Covey-Crump present the final installment of their Conductus trilogy. This intimate form of music and poetry from thirteenth century France is done its full justice by this talented trio.
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Conductus Vol.2 Potter, O’Gorman, Covey-Crump Hyperion • CDA 67998 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
BORTKIEWICZ Piano Sonata No.2, Three Mazurkas, Jugoslavische Suite, Fantasiestücke, Lyrica nova, Six Preludes Nadejda Vlaeva (piano) Hyperion • CDA 68118
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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Nadejda Vlaeva is a young piano virtuoso poised to make a lasting mark on the world of classical music. This program of alluring piano works by Sergei Bortkiewicz includes the Piano Sonata No.2, the Six Preludes and more. Many of these works have only been recently discovered and are recorded here for the first time.
also available Bach: Piano Transcriptions Vol. 1 Nadejda Vlaeva Hyperion • CDA 67873 (034571178738) $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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HYPERION
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HAYDN String Quartets Op.50 Nos.1-6 The London Haydn Quartet Hyperion • CDA 68122
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2 CDs for the price of 1 One of the world's leading period instrument quartets Latest release in the LHQ's acclaimed Haydn series
The London Haydn Quartet turns to the String Quartets of Op.50. Written in 1787, they are more serious and intellectually taut than his previous set, Op.33, written in 1781. This set was dedicated to King Frederick William II of Prussia and is commonly known as the "Prussian Quartets." They dazzle in such committed performances as these.
CLASSICAL A19 / CA20 $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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also available Haydn: String Quartets Op.33 The London Haydn Quartet Hyperion • CDA 67955 (034571179551) $19.98 US / $20.98 CA
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LA DOLCE VOLTA
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BRAHS Complete Piano Works Geoffroy Couteau (piano) La Dolce Volta • LDV 170
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2005 winner ot the International Johannes Brahms competition All works recorded in just over three months Deluxe 6-disc boxed-set
Only passion and time permit a thorough knowledge of a composer such as Johannes Brahms. The link between Brahms and Geoffroy Couteau is visceral, fundamental and vital. This recording represents Couteau's personal journey to reveal the soul and intellect of the composer. Aware of the magnitude of the project, Couteau devoted himself to it exclusively for almost two years. The choice to record the complete works for solo piano by Brahms in just over three months was undoubtedly one of the greatest artistic adventures Couteau has ever experienced.
CLASSICAL 6A14 / 6CA15 $89.98 US / $95.98 CA
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MIRARE
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Tchaikovsky Les Saisons, Grande Sonate Jonas Vitaud (piano) Mirare • MIR 308
CLASSICAL A23 / CA24 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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Titanic, romantic, impassioned – Tchaikovsky’s Grande Sonate is like an Russian epic novel full of landscapes and battles. The composer's more intimate cycle, The Seasons, is like a musical diary – depicting the frailty of human existence. These two works, performed here by Jonas Vitaud, are respectively imposing and delicate, and demonstrate Tchaikovsky’s love of the piano.
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Works Boris Berezovsky Mirare • MIR 200 (3760127222002) $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
Schola Aeterna Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Michel Corboz Mirare • MIR 262
CLASSICAL A23 / CA24 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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On this release from Mirare, beloved choral conductor Michel Corboz leads the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne in a collection of French music written in honor of the Virgin Mary. Featured composers include Franck, Ladmirault, Alain, Berthier and Ropartz. One of the album's highlights is the inclusion of two versions of Franck's beloved Panis angelicus – one for soprano and one for tenor.
also available Gounod: Requiem Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Corboz Mirare • MIR 129 (3760127221296) $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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OPERA RARA
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DONIZETTI Le Duc d’Albe Angela Meade (soprano), Michael Spyres (tenor), Laurent Naouri (bass-baritone), Gianluca Buratto (bass) Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder Opera Rara • OPE 54
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First studio recording of Donizetti’s unfinished opera of 1839 American soprano Angela Meade's Opera Rara début Deluxe boxed-set
Le Duc d’Albe stars the glorious American soprano Angela Meade, making her début recording for Opera Rara. A rising star, Meade is one of the most exciting singers in the opera world today. Joining her, following his astonishing performance on the label’s award-winning recording of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs, is tenor Michael Spyres, as well as Laurent Naouri, who sang on Opera Rara's recent recording of Gounod’s La Colombe. Le Duc d’Albe was composed to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier in 1839, but Donizetti set it aside after completing only two acts, never to return to the score. It is those two magnificent acts that are recorded here. CLASSICAL 2A28 / 2CA29 $57.98 US / $59.98 CA
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also available Gounod: La Colombe The Hallé, Elder Opera Rara • ORC 53 (792938005324) $57.98 US / $59.98 CA
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ORANGE MOUNTAIN
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GLASS The Perfect American Christopher Purves (baritone) Teatro Real Madrid, Dennis Russell Davies Orange Mountain • OMM 0102
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CLASSICAL 2A19 / 2CA20 $39.98 US / $41.98 CA
Orange Mountain Music presents the première recording of Philip Glass's 2013 opera The Perfect American, which explores the death of Walt Disney. An exceptional roster of soloists, including Christopher Purves as Disney and the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real Madrid under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies, presents a fictionalized biography of his final months. We discover Disney's delusions of immortality, his utopian visions and his tortured life. Characters include Wilhelm Dantine, a cartoonist who worked for Disney who desperately seeks his recognition, Disney's wife Lillian, his confidante Hazel, his brother Roy, his children Diane and Sharo and his close (and ill-treated) collaborators. All contribute to the opera's remarkable 'animation' of the life of Disney.
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also available Glass: Galileo Galilei Portland Opera, Manson Orange Mountain • OMM 0091 (801837009125) $25.98 US / $26.98 CA
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World Première recording Explores the death of Walt Disney Glass's most controversial work
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PRAGA
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MOZART Piano Concertos Nos.21 & 23 Bartók Piano Concerto No.3 Annie Fischer (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Sir Adrian Boult, Ferenc Fricsay, Wolfgang Sawallisch Praga • PRD 250326
CLASSICAL A23 / CA24 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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Great Hungarian conductor Ferenc Fricsay contended that musicians had to work on Bartók’s major works to master Mozart’s unique combination of profundity and playfulness. His compatriot, pianist Annie Fischer, provides eloquent proof of that theory in this program which features Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos.21 and 23 and Bartók's Piano Concerto No.3.
Strains of Caledonia BRUCH Scottish Fantasia; Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Symphony No.3 David Oistrakh (violin), George Szell, Leonard Bernstein Praga • PRD 250328
CLASSICAL A23 / CA24 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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The music of Scotland has long inspired classical composers. Scottish reels were first immortalized by Beethoven. Playing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasia, violinist David Oistrakh pays tribute to the country’s rugged beauty, conjuring up the ancient, remote feel of Caledonia. The program here is completed by classic performances of Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony and Hebrides Overture.
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Stravinsky Apollon Musagéte, Orpheus, Ode, Fireworks, Song of the Volga Boatmen Igor Stravinsky, Yevgeny Mravinsky Praga • PRD 250330 CLASSICAL A23 / CA24 $23.98 US / $24.98 CA
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Russian born, naturalized French and later American citizen, Igor Stravinsky made a triumphant return to the USSR for three days in October of 1962 at the invitation of Khrushchev. In concert, he conducted Apollon Musagéte and the Song of the Volga Boatmen. This disc celebrates that historic visit. Also featured here is Yevgeny Mravinsky leading the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in Stravinsky's Orpheus, Ode and Fireworks.
SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos.1 & 4, Manfred Overture Wilhelm Furtwängler Praga • PRD 350119
CLASSICAL A24 / CA25 $24.98 US / $25.98 CA
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Wilhelm Furtwängler was an excellent pianist and accompanied leading singers at opera rehearsals and lieder recitals by Wolf, Schubert and Schumann. He did not consider Schumann to be a great orchestral composer, yet refused to authenticate Mahler’s versions of Symphonies Nos.2 and 3. Here we have what Furtwängler chose to bequeath to posterity, including his consummate reading of Schumann’s Symphony No.4.
PROKOFIEV Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky Praga • PRD 350121
CLASSICAL A24 / CA25 $24.98 US / $25.98 CA
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This is a logical, albeit rare, combination of works – presented to the Politburo to reflect victory and irresistible force. Understandably they favored the fifth but unjustifiably disliked the sixth. The 'two-headed symphony' had the misfortune to displease Stalin, who expected an ode to his glory. Yevgeny Mravinsky seldom performed these symphonies but has left for posterity a few ardent concert recordings.
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SFS MEDIA
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BATES Works for Orchestra - The B-Sides, Liquid Interface, Alternative Energy San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media • SFS 0065
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World première recordings Recently named the second most-performed living composer First composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release an exhilarating album of composer Mason Bates’s large-scale works for orchestra and electronica. Hear the first-ever recordings of his colossal Liquid Interface and the SFS-commissioned The B-Sides alongside Bates’s supercharged work, Alternative Energy. One of the most creative and ingenuous synthesists of our time, these works show Bates reimagining the dimensions of symphonic music by integrating jazz, techno, drum-nbass, field recordings of a FermiLab particle collider — and more.
CLASSICAL A24 / CA25 $24.98 US / $25.98 CA
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Edition Records has developed a formidable reputation as one of Europe’s most innovative and forward-thinking record labels in recent years. Founded in 2008, Edition is driven by an uncompromising love of music and a quest in producing the highest quality music by worldclass creative musicians. Edition excels at amplifying their presence globally with a local and personal feel. Following on the release of the label's first classical titles, this month we welcome the label's complete catalog. Be sure to watch for upcoming new releases from Phronesis, Gerard Presencer, Jason Rebello, AndrÊ Fernandes and Aki Rissanen. A full list of catalog titles is available on our B2B website.
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JAZZ VILLAGE
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Abutbul Music Omer Avital Jazz Village • JV 570114
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Hailed as the "Israeli Charles Mingus" A star on the New York jazz scene Avital's music incorporates Middle-Eastern grooves
Bassist and composer Omer Avital has been praised by critics as, "extraordinary" (The New York Times), "a pioneer in combining jazz with myriad world music elements" (Los Angeles Times) and, "one of the most exciting musicians to come onto the jazz scene in the last twenty years" (DownBeat). Avital is a visionary composer and virtuoso musician whose genre-defying ensembles push the boundaries of jazz expression. On his new album Abutbul Music, Avital delivers a strong statement, with a powerful sound, joyful rhythms and melodies that draw on gospel and soul. JAZZ A18 / CA19 $18.98 US / $19.98 CA
JAZZ 2A16 /2CA17 $33.98 US / $35.98
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Live at Smalls The Omer Avital Group Smalls Live • SL 0014 (884501418355) Price Code: A14 - SRP: $14.98
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APARTÉ
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Delta y Mar Juanjo Mosalini, Vicente Bögeholz Aparté • AP 119
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Performing as a duo since 2000 Awarded the German World Music Prize 2006 Leading exponents of tango
With a career spanning 20 years, bandonéon player Juanjo Mosalini is one of the leading musical figures in Argentina. On Delta y Mar, he is joined by guitarist Vicente Bögeholz. These two artists met in 2000 and performed together as Duo Bögeholz Mosalini all across Europe and Latin America. Winners of the German World Music Award, they have made it their mission to honor the legacy of the tango.
WORLD A21 / CA22 $21.98 US / $22.98 CA
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LE CHANT DU MONDE
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Great Masters of Flamenco Vol.25 Curro de Utrera Chant du Monde • CDM 2742388
WORLD A09 / CA10 $9.98 US / $10.98 CA
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Curro de Utrera's performances provided an opportunity to marvel at his sturdy, powerful and sonorous voice. For Curro, singing was obviously a way to call forth and express things hidden deep inside him. In his hands, the cante was a vast concept seeming to come from the very depths of his heart, his belly — his very gut. Curro stretched his melody out in time, showing he had not only big lungs but also a big heart.
Great Masters of Flamenco Vol.26 Roque 'Jarrito' Montoya Chant du Monde • CDM 2742389
WORLD A09 / CA10 $9.98 US / $10.98 CA
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Roque 'Jarrito' Montoya, more than many others, was just as happy singing fandango, cantes de Las Minas and la buleria. The timbre of his voice, depending on the style, alternately prays, implores, fades into silence, blazes, screams, whispers, murmurs and expresses a thousand other subtle feelings. With his well-stocked 'bag of tricks,' Jarrito is a genuine walking encyclopedia of flamenco cante.
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