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FEBRUARY 2008 Release Date: February 12, 2008 Order Due Date: January 21, 2008 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT January 1–31, 2008 SA# 885431

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allegro Classical News ALLEGRO CLASSICAL WELCOMES

Contents Barbara Hendricks performs Spanish Songs Rilling conducts Gubaidulina Franz Schreker and His Students

New Labels Zig-Zag Territoires

CAvi-music

Zig-Zag Territoires & CAvi-music

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Label List Alpha Ancalagon Records Arte Nova Classics Arte Verum Bel Canto Society Bravissimo Opera Library CAvi-music Cedille Records Challenge Classics Classica d’Oro Cold Blue Music CORO DiscMedi Doremi Eclectra Records Ecstatic Records Endeavour Classics FineLine Classical Fuga Libera GB Records GM Recordings Gothic Records hänssler Classic Integra Records UK Landor Records Loft Recordings

Lyrita Meridian Records Metronome Records Moscow Studio Archives Nimbus Records Nuova Era Opera d’Oro Other Minds Palexa Records Paradizo Port Royal Quartz Records Quilisma Rubedo Canis Musica (RCM) Reference Recordings ReZound Ricercar Stradivarius Summit Records Tactus Toccata Classics Urtext Digital Classics Well-Tempered Productions Winter & Winter Zig-Zag Territoires

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am increasingly becoming a real fan of the label Zig-Zag Territoires.

So many of their recordings seem to contain a world of riches.

— Gramophone With a catalog of over 100 titles, Zig-Zag Territoires recently celebrated 10 years of bringing their unique and indispensable music to the public.

“We consider our role as record producers to be that of mediators between artists and public. The choice of programmes, venues, and sound balance is the result of a constant dialogue with the artists. As the catalogue has grown, the approach to sound recording developed by Franck Jaffrès has become established as one of the label’s hallmarks.”

Zig-Zag Territoires wishes to offer a genuine intellectual and aesthetic complement through in-depth booklet notes and original artwork by the painter Anne Peultier. The CDs are unique objects, halfway between individual craftsmanship and industry. It has turned out to be an exciting adventure, enriching the experience of record making, which becomes an artistic exchange between label, musicians, sound engineer, painter, and designer.

“We have built the label on artists whom we have succeeded in bringing forward ourselves, such as the harpsichordist Blandine Rannou [complete keyboard works of Rameau, English and French Suites of J. S. Bach, works

by Couperin] and on the arrival of artists of international reputation: Ensemble 415 and Chiara Banchini, Anima Eterna and Jos van Immerseel.”

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CAvi-music is an artist-centric label focusing on collaborative projects that support artists’ personal ideas and performances. With a focus on chamber music, CAvi-music offers hand-picked, beautiful music in outstanding performances featuring classical stars such as Christian Tetzlaff, Dennis Russell Davies, Lars Vogt, and Sabine Meyer.

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CORO

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Guillaume DUFAY Hilliard Live 4

Cat # CRO 16055 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

The Hilliard Ensemble DUFAY: Kyrie & Gloria from Missa Se la Face ay Pale • Flos Florum • Credo • Anima Mea • Moribus • Sanctus & Benedicturs • Vergene bella • Ave Regina • Agnus Dei • Exultet celum laudibus “Eloquence of worshipful music, winding through some amazing counterpoint.” — London Times “Supremely musical and overflowing with food for thought.” — The Guardian Rare repertoire from the 15th century’s most influential composer.

This live recording from one of the world’s most celebrated vocal ensembles has not been previously available at retail.

The Hilliard Ensemble’s first release on CORO (Perotin and the Ars Antiqua) won a Diapason d’Or.

also available BRUMEL Hilliard Live 3 Cat # CRO 16052 (Q) Not Available In Canada

OCKEGHEM Hilliard Live 2

PEROTIN Hilliard Live 1

Cat # CRO 16048 (Q)

Cat # CRO 16046 (Q)

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

Zig-Zag Territoires

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Antonio VIVALDI

Concertos for Four Violins Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini: violin, conductor VIVALDI: Concertos for 4 Violins, Rv. 549, 551, 553, 567 & 580 from L’Estro Armonico “Ensemble 415 turns in exciting and intelligent performances of Vivaldi’s music … this album, with vibrant, original artwork by Anne Peultier, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the record label Zig-Zag Territoires. On the strength of this release, I hope it prospers for many years to come.” — Classic FM, November 2007

Cat # ZIG 70902 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Maurice RAVEL Orchestral Works

Claire Chevallier: piano/Anima Eterna/Jos van Immerseel: conductor RAVEL: Boléro • Pavane pour une infante défunte • Concerto for the Left Hand Alone • Rapsodie espagnole • La valse “Ravel on period instrument brings results of striking clarity … this is the perfect showcase for period instruments from the early 20th century. With Claire Chevallier a most sensitive soloist, very French in style, the piano is more clearly defined over the highly original, generally low-lying orchestration, growling up from nowhere at the start.”

— Gramophone, October 2006 Cat # ZIG 60901 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Béla BARTÓK

String Quartets 2 & 5 The Parker String Quartet BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 2 • String Quartet No. 5 “Their international experience is nonetheless already considerable and their performances mature—hardly a surprise, perhaps, from a group which would choose for its CD debut a program such as this … their performance of the Bartók 2nd quartet is a commanding one, with the ebb and flow of tension in the first movement firmly and persuasively directed.” — International Record Review, October 2007

Cat # ZIG 70601 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Zig-Zag Territoires

Doulce Mémoire

The Secret Concert of the Ladies of Ferrara Doulce Mémoire/Denis Raisin Dadre: director LUZZASCHI: 7 Madrigals • AGOSTINI: 5 Pieces • BARBETTA: 2 Pieces Fascinated by voices and instruments during the Renaissance, Denis Raisin Dadre studied the music commissioned by Earl Alfonso II of Ferrara at the end of the 16th century, and especially the music sung privately every evening by his ladies.

Cat # ZIG 71001 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Enrico Onofri

The Voice of the Violin Enrico Onofri: violin Short pieces by Cima, Uccelini, Fontana, Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Castello, Frescobaldi, Veracini, Rognono & Pandolfi Mealli Enrico Onofri illustrates the emancipation of the violin’s role from accompaniment to soloist!

Cat # ZIG 71102 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Gabriel FAURÉ

Pieces for Cello & Piano Xavier Gagnepain: cello/Jean-Michel Dayez: piano FAURÉ: Cello Sonatas Op. 109 & 117 • Romance, Op. 69 • Vocalise (Etude) • Elégie, Op. 24 • Serenade, Op. 98 • Sicilienne, Op. 78 • Berceuse, Op. 16 • Morceau de lecture Gramophone Editor’s Choice 2007!

“Fauré favourites frame delightful accounts of the often-ignored cello sonatas … a fine issue, well recorded, and issued in celebration of the label’s 10th anniversary.”

— Gramophone, Awards 2007 Cat # ZIG 70602 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

CAvi-music

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Cat # AVI 553002 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case

Cat # AVI 553006 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.98) Standard Jewel Case

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

J.S. BACH

J.S. BACH

Christoph Genz: tenor/New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig/ Albrecht Winter: director

Eva Maria Leonardy: soprano/Ruth Sandhoff: alto/Gerd Türk: tenor/Peter Brechbühler: baritone/Klaus Mertens: bass/Kölner Kantorei/Johann Christian Bach-Akademie/Ingeborg Scheerer: violin, director/Volker Hempfling: conductor

Arias

St. John Passion (2 CDs)

J.S. BACH: 10 tenor arias from the cantatas • 4 Sinfonias “Christoph Genz is presenting himself as a Bach tenor with remarkable and natural musicality, perfect in his voice, clear in his pronunciation, stylistically secure.” — FonoForum, August 2005 Difficult and rarely recorded arias from the early cantatas, by one of the best and most profound tenor voices for baroque music. A trendy album for voice and baroque orchestra!

J.S. BACH: St. John Passion (version 1749) “Clear intonation, clean articulation, and strong ensemble performance.” — Schw. Zeitung, August 2006 A live recording of an unusual version (1749)!

Cat # AVI 8553060 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Digipak

Cat # AVI 8553099 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case

Not Available In Canada Not Available In Canada

Franz SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1

Antonio VIVALDI Concertos for Strings

Berlin Baroque Soloists/Reiner Kussmaul: violin

Lars Vogt, Silke Avenhaus: piano/Antje Weithaas: violin/Tanja Tetzlaff: cello/Chiara Tonelli: flute

VIVALDI: String Concertos Rv 156, 413, 522, 531, 553, 565 & 580

SCHUBERT: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat, D.898, Op. 99 • Trockne Blumen for flute & piano, D.802

“A recording that more than matches the high standard of the Berlin Baroque Soloists’ playing.” — Klassik.com, September 2007

“Spontaneity and expression … risk-taking musicians … a very lively performance.” — Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne

A fresh and brilliant approach to playing Vivaldi, with a handselected program of string concertos. Most players are members of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Live recording from an exciting festival, with director Lars Vogt!

Rare recording of the variations D.802 for flute and piano on the song “Trockne Blumen” of Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin.

CAvi-music

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Dennis Russell Davies: piano Maki Namekawa: piano MOZART (arr. Zemlinsky): Die Zauberflöte, opera arranged for piano four-hands “A curiosity and a follow-up of the ‘house music’ times, when there were no LPs, CDs, or radio stations.” — FonoForum, April 2006 Rare arrangements of Mozart’s most popular opera set! Grammy Award winner Dennis Russell Davies has recorded extensively for EMI, Nonesuch, and Sony.

W.A. MOZART

The Magic Flute—for Four Hands (2 CDs) Cat # AVI 553019 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.98) Double Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

World Premiere Recording!

Sabine Meyer: clarinet Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble “World class playing … technical perfection and a lot of fun.”

— Deutschlandfunk, November 2007 R. STRAUSS: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E-flat, Op. 7 • Sonatine No. 2 for 16 wind instruments in E-flat “Fröhliche Werkstatt” (“Cheerful ˇ workshop”) • DVORÁK: Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 Rarely recorded, sparkling, and extremely well-played music for wind instruments. Sabine Meyer is called the “queen of the clarinet” and is one of the most popular clarinet players in Central Europe. Newest recording of the entire Strauss works for wind instruments.

Richard STRAUSS

Music for Wind Instruments Cat # AVI 553014 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Loft Recordings

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Colin Andrews: organ MESSIAEN: La Nativité du Seigneur • Lionel ROGG: Hommage à Messiaen (premiere) Messiaen’s French Catholic mysticism is reflected in his unique musical vocabulary—it forms the basis of one of the most important organ repertoires of the 20th century. The organ works are among the most-played modern repertoire for organists. His earlier work, such as the Nativity Suite included here, is tonal and impressionistic, but employs an extended harmonic language. Colin Andrews is an internationally recognized concert organist and expert in Messiaen’s music. 2008 is the anniversary of Messiaen’s birth.

Olivier MESSIAEN Hommage à Messiaen Cat # LOF 1099 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

also available Janette Fishell Pas de Dieu: Music Sublime & Spirited Cat # LOF 1082 (P)

Includes World Premiere Recording!

Not Available In Canada

ReZound Derek Chester, Douglas Williams: vocal soloists Ilya Poletaev: organ William Perdue: cello Cameron Arens: double bass Yale Schola Cantorum Simon Carrington: conductor J.S. BACH: St. John Passion (1725 version) “A startlingly magnificent disc that will be a revelation to anyone not familiar with this criminally neglected composer of the Hapsburg Court.”

— CDHotList.com [RZD 5013] Rarely performed 1725 version! A live performance on original instruments of the 1725 version of Bach’s St. John Passion, which is rarely heard or recorded.

The Yale Schola Cantorum is directed by Simon Carrington, co-founder of the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers and an eminent Early Music scholar and clinician.

J.S. BACH

St. John Passion–1725 Version (2 CDs) Cat # RZD 5017 Price Code: 2P (SRP $31.98) Double Slimline Not Available In Canada

Arte Verum

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Barbara Hendricks: soprano Love Derwinger: piano Gustav Sjökvist Chamber Choir Gustav Sjökvist: conductor GRANADOS: 14 songs • OBRADORS: 4 songs • MONTSALVATGE: 5 songs • FALLA: 7 songs • TRAD.: El Cant dels Ocells “Barbara Hendricks commands, with her masterful voice and warm timbre, the poetry of this music. She is at the same time tender, brash, and sweet. And, Love Derwinger is an admirable accompanist, whose excellent piano playing is enough to convey the character of each piece, and make us dance with him.” — Le Monde de la Musique, January 2007 For this second disc from her new label Arte Verum, Barbara Hendricks has chosen gems of Spanish song. Rooted in the tradition of folklore and traditional song, these Canciones españolas show the great soprano’s unique voice in a favorite repertory, rendered with vitality and emotion.

also available Barbara Hendricks Endless Pleasure Cat # AVE 3 (R) Not Available In Canada

Barbara Hendricks

Canciones españolas–Spanish Songs Cat # AVE 1 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

Paradizo Julien Martin: recorder Josh Cheatham: viola da gamba Capriccio Stravagante Skip Sempé: conductor, harpsichord TELEMANN: Overture for Recorder in A minor • Recorder Concerto in A minor • 3 Fantasias for recorder “Julien Martin is a sensitive musician with an irreproachable technique. In his performances, we witness a respect for the instrument, translated both by a beautiful sonority and by an incredible fluidity of musical discourse.”

— Crescendo, Summer 2007 The debut recording of one of the most talented recorder players of the new generation: Julien Martin. A superb album that will make you love both recorder and Telemann. Features Capriccio Stravagante and Skip Sempé in major pieces of the high baroque repertoire!

G.P. TELEMANN

Works for Recorder & Orchestra Cat # PDZ 2 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak Not Available In Canada

hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Jenny Lin: piano SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kaiserslautern Jiˇrí Stárek: conductor BLOCH: Concerto symphonique for Piano and Orchestra • Concerto grosso No. 1 for Strings and obbligato Piano • Scherzo fantasque for Piano and Orchestra Exciting, revelatory performances of rare and interesting repertoire from one of today’s outstanding young pianists. Bloch’s works rank among the most distinguished achievements in the neo-classic and neo-romantic idiom of early 20th century music. Appealing yet unfamiliar repertoire will interest the serious collector. also available Jenny Lin Preludes to a Revolution Cat # HNS 98480 (S)

Ernest BLOCH

Works for Piano & Orchestra Cat # HNS 93192 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

SILVESTROV Nostalghia: Piano Works Cat # HNS 98229 (S) Not Available In Canada

Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Thomas Fey: conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 41 in C • Symphony No. 44 in E minor, “Trauersinfonie” • Symphony No. 47 in G The latest release in the critically acclaimed Haydn cycle from Thomas Fey. Fey and his unique ensemble have been receiving enthusiastic critical acclaim for their performances of Haydn’s Symphonies. This ambitious project offers a unique chance to experience firsthand the development of the classic symphony.

also available HAYDN Complete Symphonies,Vol. 7 Cat # HNS 98268 (S)

Joseph HAYDN

Complete Symphonies,Vol. 8 Cat # HNS 98238 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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Not Available In Canada

HAYDN Complete Symphonies,Vol. 6 Cat # HNS 98236 (S) Not Available In Canada

hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Sofia GUBAIDULINA

St. John Passion/St. John Easter (2 CDs) Cat # HNS 98289 Price Code: 2S (SRP $37.98) Double Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

World Premiere Recordings!

Julia Sukmanova: soprano Corby Welch: tenor Bernd Valentin: baritone Nicholas Isherwood: bass Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Chamber Choir of the Musikhochschule Trossingen SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling: conductor GUBAIDULINA: St. John Passion • St. John Easter Front Cover Sticker: World Premiere German Version.

Gubaidulina’s mammoth St. John was written in two parts: the Passion to a commission from the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart to celebrate the 250th anniversary of J.S. Bach in September 2000, and the second part at the request of North German Radio. also available

GOLIJOV St. Mark Passion (2 CDs)

RIHM Deus Passus (2 CDs)

Cat # HNS 98404 (2S)

Cat # HNS 98397 (2S)

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

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hänssler CLASSIC

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Sergei RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos 2 & 3

Henri Sigfridsson: piano/SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart/Stefan Solyom: conductor RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op.18 • Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 Two of the most popular Russian Romantic Piano Concertos on one CD! Since Sigfridsson won First Prize, Chamber Music Prize, and Audience Prize at the Beethoven-Wettbewerb Competition in 2005, it has become abundantly clear that he is one of the most impressive pianists of the younger generation. Evergreen repertoire with broad popular appeal.

Cat # HNS 98259 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Bettina Pahn & Joachim Held German Popular Songs

Bettina Pahn: soprano/Joachim Held: lute TRADITIONAL: 25 German folk songs & dances, including “Kein schöner Land,” “Am Brunnen vor dem Tore,” “Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust,” and more A fascinating exploration of German popular song, which can be traced back approximately 500 years. Over the centuries, new generations grew up and stood in admiration of the powerful, nearly unlimited canon of German popular song, experiencing their heartwarming texts and melodies like a revelation.

Cat # HNS 98284 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Sumina Arihashi

Revolution for Harpsichord Sumina Arihashi: harpsichord RAVEL: D’Anne jouant de l’espinette • MASSENET: Menuet • DONIZETTI: Variazioni in G • DELIUS: Dance • Francis THOME: Rigaudon, Op. 97 • BUSONI: Sonatina ad usum infantis • R. STRAUSS: Suite from Capriccio • TANSMAN: Prelude et Fugue • Kiyoshi NOBUTOKI: Folksongs of North North-eastern Japan • TCHEREPNIN: Suite, Op. 100 • SHOSTAKOVICH: Dance of Ophelia, Op. 116, No. 7 • WEINBERG: Vinni Pukh • RODRIGO: Prelude et Ritornello • Akira IFUKUBE: Santa Maria • Petite Romance • Jean Jean-Jacques PERREY & Gershon KINGSLEY: Baroque Hoedown

Cat # HNS 98503 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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A delightful program of rare harpsichord works performed by one of Japan’s most gifted musicians. Features two works specially commissioned for this compilation by the late, great Akira Ifukube.

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Summit Records

Sotto Voce Quartet

Refractions: Old & New Music for Low Brass Sotto Voce Quartet Joan TOWER: Fifth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman • Patrick SCHULZ: Refractions • Jan KOETSIER: Wolkenschatten, Op. 136 • Frank Lynn PAYNE: Quartet for Tubas • Mike FORBES: Cosmic Voyage • Go • SCHEIDT (tr. Stevens): Canzon • G. GABRIELI (tr. Forbes): Canzona per sonare No. 2 • ANON. (tr. Forbes): With This Love • TRAD. (arr. Forbes): Elizabethan Consort Music • Loch Lomond The works selected for this recording represent a spectrum of unique and colorful works for tuba and/or euphonium quartet. Presents a musical snapshot of current developments in the tuba/euphonium quartet idiom.

Cat # SMT 493 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

DOREMI Vladimir Orloff

Vladimir Orloff, V ol.2 Vladimir Orloff, Marietta Demian: piano/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Sergiu Commisiona, Victor Desarzens: conductors/Munich Chamber Orchestra/Hans Stadlmair: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 33 • BOCCHERINI (arr. Piatti): Sonata No. 6 in A • VALENTINI (arr. Piatti): Sonata in E • HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D, Hob. VIIb No. 2 • Movements 2 & 3 from Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb No. 1 Tchaikovsky piece by Lausanne Chamber Orchestra with Sergiu Commisiona conducting. Live performance, March 7, 1970. Boccherini/Valentini pieces by Marietta Demian. Live broadcast, Hessen State Radio, May 5, 1969. Haydn piece by Munich Chamber Orchestra with Hans Stadlmair conducting. Recorded 1970. Bonus Haydn piece by Lausanne Chanber Orchestra with Cat # DHR 7896 Victor Desarzens conducting. Live performance, November 7, 1972.

Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS Triple & Double Concertos

Christian Ferras: violin/Paul Tortelier, Janos Starker: cello/Eric Heidsieck: piano/National Orchestra of Radio France/Charles Bruck, Jean Martinon: conductors BEETHOVEN: Triple concerto for violin, cello and piano in C, Op. 56 • BRAHMS: Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102 Beethoven Triple concerto in a live performance, March 11, 1970. Brahms Double Concerto in a live performance, October 17, 1969.

Cat # DHR 7716 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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Lyrita

Release Date: February 12, 2008

William BAINES & E. J. MOERAN Piano Music

Eric Parkin: piano BAINES: Silverpoints • Paradise Gardens • Coloured Leaves • Twilight Pieces • Tides • Seven Preludes • MOERAN: Stalham River • The White Mountain • Toccata • Prelude • Berceuse • Bank Holiday • Two Legends Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

Cat # LYR 266 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Malcolm WILLIAMSON Sinfonia Concertante

Martin Jones, Malcolm Williamson: piano/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Sir Charles Groves: conductor WILLIAMSON: Overture “Santiago de Espada” • Elevamini—Symphony No. 1 • Sinfonia Concertante for three trumpets, piano and strings • Piano Sonata No. 2 Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

Cat # LYR 281 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Gerald FINZI

Before & After Summer (2 CDs) John Carol Case: baritone/Robert Tear, Neil Jenkins: tenors/Howard Ferguson: piano FINZI: Before & After Summer (10 songs for baritone & piano) • Till Earth Outwears (7 songs for tenor & piano) • I Said to Love (6 songs for baritone & piano) • A Young Man’s Exhortation (10 songs for tenor & piano) • Earth and Air and Rain (10 songs for baritone & piano) Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

Cat # LYR 282 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Double Slimline Not Available In Canada

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2 For The Price Of 1

Lyrita

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Allegri Quartet Tunnell Trio BRIDGE: String Quartet No. 3 • String Quartet No. 4 • Piano Trio No. 2 • Phantasy Piano Quartet Legendary performances on CD for the first time!

also available Frank BRIDGE Boult Conducts Bridge & Ireland Cat # LYR 242 (P) Not Available In Canada

Frank BRIDGE Music of Frank Bridge Cat # LYR 243 (P) Not Available In Canada

Frank BRIDGE

Chamber Music (2 CDs) Cat # LYR 302 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Double Slimline Not Available In Canada

2 For The Price Of 1

Raphael Wallfisch: cello Piers Lane: piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley: conductor BUSCH: Cello Concerto • Piano Concerto Brand new recordings!

also available Constant LAMBERT Music of Constant Lambert Cat # LYR 215 (P) Not Available In Canada

Gordon JACOB Symphonies 1 & 2 Cat # LYR 315 (P) Not Available In Canada

William BUSCH

Cello & Piano Concertos Cat # LYR 320 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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Nimbus Records

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Ruxandra Donose: mezzo-soprano Julius Drake: piano BRETAN: 17 Songs “There’s at least one more volume of Bretan’s Liederland songs in the Nimbus pipeline, due out shortly after this one. If it’s as good as this, it will be well worth looking forward to.” — International Record Review One of the most important central European song composers rediscovered by established operatic stars. Booklet notes in Romanian; English song texts in four languages—Romanian, English, French, and German.

also available Nicolae BRETAN Sacred Songs Cat # NIM 5584 (P)

Nicolae BRETAN

The Songs of Nicolae Bretan

Not Available In Canada

Cat # NIM 5809 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case

Nicolae BRETAN Golem and Arald Cat # NIM 5424 (P)

Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

quintett.wien ˇ MOZART (arr. Rechtman): Serenade in C minor, K.388 • JANÁCEK: Mládí– Suite for wind quintet & bass clarinet • Werner PIRCHNER: String Quartet for Wind Quintet, PWV 15 “The performances reflect enjoyment in the whole exercise; the recording is bright and true. It is fun to listen to. This is also a record which could make cheerful background listening, which surely none of its composers would think wrong.” — Gramophone [NIM 5479] The pieces in this program represent highly contrasting examples of what might be termed the Central European tradition of wind music. The ensemble plays with a Vienna oboe and a Vienna horn, which is why they count as one of the few wind quintets in the tradition of the Vienna tonal style. Booklet notes in German and English. also available

quintett.wien

Chamber Works of Nielsen & Hindemith

quintett.wien

Cat # NIM 5728 (P)

Music of Mozart, Janáˇcek & Pirchner Cat # NIM 5812 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Not Available In Canada

quintett.wien Strauss in Vienna

Cat # NIM 5542 (P) Not Available In Canada

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Release Date: February 12, 2008

Nimbus Records

Franz SCHREKER

Franz Schreker and His Students Cat # NIM 5808 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

Dietrich Henschel: baritone Lucerne Symphony Orchestra John Axelrod: conductor SCHREKER: Intermezzo for string orchestra • Scherzo for string orchestra • BÜRGER: 2 Songs for baritone & orchestra • KRENEK: Symphony No. 1, Op. 7 “Not only does Axelrod have a phenomenal stick technique, he also has something you probably can’t learn in school: the power of creative suggestion which fires up even the last stand of the orchestra.” — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Second release in a series of projects between the LSO and Nimbus Records. It is unlikely that Schreker, Burger, or Krenek would have wanted to be remembered for such early works, but each of these well-crafted and richly expressive pieces stands very ably on its own, quite apart from any consideration of its composer’s subsequent evolution. John Axelrod has established his profile as one of today’s leading young conductors and is sought after by orchestras throughout the world. Booklet notes in German, French, and English.

also available Franz SCHREKER Dance Expressions Cat # NIM 5753 (P) Not Available In Canada

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Stradivarius

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THESE PREVIOUSLY DELETED STRADIVARIUS TITLES AVAILABLE NOW! Bruno MADERNA

Claude DEBUSSY

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Electronic Music

Bruno Maderna, Marino Zuccheri: synthesizer/Cathy Berberian: voice/Renato Rivolta: flute

Preludes

Bruno Canino: piano DEBUSSY: Preludes, Books I & II

MADERNA: Notturno • Syntaxis • Continuo • Musica Su Due Dimensioni • Dimensioni II—Invenzione Su Una Voce • Serenata III • Le Rire

Giorgio Federico GHEDINI

Alfredo CASELLA

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Complete Piano Trios

Music

Aldo Orvieto: piano/Arturo Bonucci: cello/Rodolfo Bonucci: violin

Edison Trio

GHEDINI: Sette ricercari • Divertimento contrappuntistico • Capriccio • Ricercare super sicut cervus (Psalm 41) • Canoni for violin & cello

CASELLA: Siciliana e Burlesca • Sonata a Tre, Op. 62 • Sonata (1934) • Trio in D Major

Corda Quartet

Guillaume DUFAY

Chamber Music of Schoenberg & Zemlinsky

Mass Fragments

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Corda Quartet

Cantica Symphonia/Kees Boeke, Giuseppe Maletto: directors

SCHOENBERG: String Quartet in D Major • Trio, Op. 45 • ZEMLINSKY: 2 Movements for String Quartet (1929) • 2 Movements for String Quartet (1894-96)

DUFAY: Fragmenta Missarum

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Stradivarius

Bruno MADERNA

Maderna Edition,Vol.VII Luca Avanzi: oboe/Alda Caiello: soprano/Fabio Buonocore: tenor/Christian Senn: bass/ Divertimento Ensemble/Sandro Gorli: conductor MADERNA: Venetian Journal (1972) for tenor, orchestra and tape • Juilliard Serenade (Tempo libero II) (1971) for chamber orchestra and tape • Konzert fuer Oboe und Kammerensemble (1962) • Kranichsteiner Kammerkantate (1953) for soprano, bass and chamber orchestra Seventh volume in Stradivarius’s survey of one of Europe’s major figures in avant-garde music.

Features masterpieces such as Juilliard Serenade and Venetian Journal.

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J.S. BACH

Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord (2 CDs) Francesco D’Orazio: violin Giorgio Tabacco: harpsichord J.S. BACH: Sonatas for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019 • Alternative movements of Sonata BWV 1019 A brand new version of violin sonatas on period instruments at budget price.

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Giorgio BATTISTELLI Prova d’orchestra

Stephen Owen: baritone/Philip Sheffield: tenor/Corinne Romijn: mezzo-soprano/ Xenia Konsek: soprano/Flanders Opera Company Orchestra/Flanders Opera Chorus/ Luca Pfaff: conductor BATTISTELLI: Prova d’orchestra (complete opera) World premiere recording of an opera whose libretto is adapted from the screenplay of Federico Fellini. One of the most frequently performed contemporary operas!

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Fuga Libera

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Alexander GLAZUNOV

Piano Concerto 1 & Symphony 5 Severin von Eckardstein: piano/National Orchestra of Belgium/Walter Weller: conductor GLAZUNOV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92 • Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 55 A first recording with orchestra for Severin von Eckardstein, the brilliant 1st laureate of the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Music Competition, and the first recording of a radiant National Orchestra of Belgium under its new musical director, Walter Weller.

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Robert SCHUMANN Piano Works

Miloš Popović: piano SCHUMANN: 3 Romances, Op. 28 • Piano sonata, Op. 11 • Kinderszenen, Op. 15 This new Fuga Libera album, in collaboration with the Queen Elisabeth College of Music, reveals Miloš Popović, a young Belgo-Serbian pianist who was a pupil of Eugène Moguilevsky and Abdel-Rahman El Bacha, in a program entirely devoted to Schumann.

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Variations for Piano

Plamena Mangova: piano BEETHOVEN: Variations on the Duo “La Stessa, La Stessissima,” WoO73 • Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata” • Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 In this program, chosen by the young and talented Plamena Mangova, Beethoven can be approached at three stages of his life and in three different forms: variations, the sonata, and a short form—forms that would continue throughout the Romantic German 19th century, giving rise to some of its finest masterpieces.

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Alpha

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Michael PRÆTORIUS Pro Organico

Jean-Charles Ablitzer: organ PRÆTORIUS: Hymnus in festo trinitatis (O lux beata trinitatis) • Hymnus in festo nativitatis Christi (A solis ortus cardine) • Hymnus in festo nativitatis Christi (Summo Parenti gloria) • Choralfantasia (Wir gläuben all an einen Gott) • Hymnus in adventu domini (Alvus tumescit virginis) • Nun lob mein Seel den Herren (Prima variatio/ secunda variatio) • Choralfantasia (Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam) • Hymnus in festo trinitatis (Te mane laudum carmine) • Hymnus in festo resurrectionis (Vita Sanctorum) • Choralfantasia (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott) Jean-Charles Ablitzer gives the first recording of 10 organ pieces by Prætorius on a historic organ, almost identical to the one described in Prætorius’ Syntagma Musicum.

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The Musicians of St. Julien

In the Shadow of an Elm/Brunettes & Country Dances Les Musiciens de St. Julien/François Lazarevitch: conductor/Annie Dufresne: soprano Brunettes & contredanses of the 18th century (sel.) • BOISMORTIER: Fourth Ballet de Village in G The Brunettes, popular 17th and 18th century French songs and refrains, are an important part of French musical landscape although they have not attracted much attention so far.

A great discovery!

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Guillaume DUFAY Missa Se la face ay pale

Diabolus in Musica/Antoine Guerber: conductor DUFAY: Missa Se la face ay pale The reference version of Guillaume Dufay’s Missa Se la face ay pale, highly lauded by the press when it came out in 2004. Includes a full catalog of the entire Alpha 2008 collection.

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Ricercar

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Giovanni GABRIELI

For the Feast of the Holy Trinity Namur Chamber Choir/La Fenice/Jean Tubéry: conductor G. GABRIELI: Selections of choral and organ works for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity La Fenice and the Namur Chamber Choir give a second life to the music of Gabrieli.

Devoted to the Feast of the Trinity, a major event of the liturgical year at the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. Includes a full catalog of the entire Ricercar 2008 collection.

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César FRANCK

Organ Music (2 CDs) Joris Verdin: organ FRANCK: Six Pièces • Trois Pièces • Trois Chorals Joris Verdin on three instruments by the genius organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

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Millenarium Llibre Vermell

Millenarium: instrumental ensemble/Namur Chamber Choir/Psallentes/Hendrik Vanden Abeele: conductor/Les Pastoureaux/Philippe Favette: conductor/Christophe Deslignes: general conductor ANON: Le Libre Vermell de l’abbaye de Montserrat (medieval manuscript) This CD illustrates the music contained within the famous medieval manuscript from the Abbey of Montserrat: the Llibre Vermell.

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Tactus

Andrea MATI

Fragments & Quartets Luca Magni: flute/Opera Armonica Instrumental Ensemble MATI: Sonata for flute & antique organ • Fragment for Organ • Fragment for Flute • Fragment for Harp • Fragment for Contrabass • Quartetto 3112 Infinito, for flute, organ, harp & contrabass • Introduction, Theme & Variations • Colloquio Sonoro • Nuziale • Haba con Tempo A continuous balancing act between melody and harmony in a dialogue between the two elements, and the instinctive sound of Luca Magni’s flute is the protagonist of each piece.

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Amilcare Castore ZANELLA Chamber Works

Marco Rogliano: violin/Frieder Berthold: cello/Marco Alpi: piano ZANELLA: Poemetto, Op. 76 for violin & piano • Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 71, for violin & piano • Sonata in A, Op. 72, for cello & piano The true master of archaic imagery in early twentieth-century Italian music was Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876–1948). The Idillio Concertino Op. 15 for oboe (1932) and the Piccolo Concerto Op. 34 for English horn (1947) are fine examples of Wolf-Ferrari’s “unevolved” musical language, for both stylistic and chronological reasons. Their very titles reflect the principles that distinguish the composer’s poetry: freshness, references to eighteenth-century models, and a spiritualized play with forms.

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Omni-Parc Luciano Pavarotti A Song to Remember Luciano Pavarotti: tenor A Song to Remember (complete filmed recital in Barcelona, including 23 selections) Virtuoso performances accompanied by solo piano in a concert recital that ranges from classical to traditional Neapolitan airs. Approx run time: 80 min. Region free.

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Challenge Classics

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Veronica Kuijken: violin Sigiswald Kuijken: violin Sara Kuijken: viola Marleen Thiers: viola Wieland Kuijken: cello BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 “Razumovsky” • String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 The continuing story of the most remarkable musical family since Bach! After successfully recording Debussy (Sonatas and String Quartet) and Schumann (String Quartets), now it is Beethoven’s turn.

ALSO AVAILABLE W.A. Mozart Quartets & Quintet Cat # CHR SACD 72145 Price Code: T

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Kuijken: Two Generations

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W.A. Mozart Requiem (SACD) Cat # CHR SACD 72121 Price Code: T Not Available In Canada

Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra Micha Hamel: conductor Thierry Fischer: conductor OTTERLOO: Symphonietta, for triple woodwind & 4 horns • Suite for string orchestra • Serenade, for 12 brass players, harp, piano, celesta & percussion • Intrada, for brass instruments & percussion • SCHUBERT (arr. Otterloo): Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 103, D.940 Rarely recorded compositions with a world-famous conductor.

Willem van OTTERLOO Instrumental Music

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Challenge Records

Astor PIAZZOLLA Tango Romances

Devich Trio (Hanna Devich: piano/Sarah Oates: violin/Jasper Havelaar: cello) PIAZZOLLA: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires • Oblivion • Le Grand Tango, for cello & piano • PIAZZOLLA (arr. Bragato): Revolucionario • La Muerte del Angel • José BRAGATO: Milontan What started as the trio’s concert encore resulted in a whole CD filled with nine musical gems from the Argentinean tango master and his arranging disciple.

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Franciscus Quartet Special Arrangements

Franciscus Quartet (Diana Morris, Pamela Kubik: violin/Frank Brakkee: viola/Sebastiaan van Eck: cello) PIAZZOLLA: La Muerte del Angel • BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in F • SHOSTAKOVICH: Adagio & Allegretto • DVORÁK: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55, No. 4 • HAYDN: String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 2, No. 3 • Luis GIANNEO: Lamento Quichua from Piezas criollas • SCHUBERT: Moment Musical, Op. 94, No. 3 A performance by one of Holland’s leading string quartets, this CD is a valuable addition to any collection. Very few connoisseurs are familiar with these works. Features exceptional versions of works by famous composers, and string quartet arrangements of their own works by Beethoven and Shostakovich.

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Fineline Classics Aventure

Renaissance Vocal Music Aventure (Nancy Mayer: voice/Christopher Kale: voice/Arnont Lems: voice/Piet Stryckers: Renaissance viol/Peter de Clercq: recorder/Patrick Denecker: recorder/Ita Hijmans: recorder) Selections from the Koning manuscript (ca. 1500), including “Adieu, naturlic leven mijn” A fine collection of medieval monophonic and polyphonic songs related to the transition from life to death, alternated with their instrumental settings.

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Emil Klein: cello Sorin Melinte: piano CASSADÓ: Sonata (in old Spanish style) • Lo Fluviol, el Titi y l’Escarbat • CASALS: Song of the Birds • GRANADOS: Intermezzo from Goyescas • Madrigal • Orientale • Playera • FALLA: Suite populaire espagnole Emil Klein was born in Romania in 1955, and studied at the Bucharest Conservatoire and with David Geringas in Hamburg. He achieved an international reputation on his concert tours of Europe, the US, and Africa. He appears as a soloist with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra. Alongside his solo career, he spends time playing chamber music and in 1990 founded the chamber orchestra Hamburg Soloists.

He performs in the Berlin Philharmonie and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and at renowned festivals such as the Rheingau and Ludwigsburg Festivals.

ALSO AVAILABLE FRANK/FAURÉ Sonato for Cello & Piano

Emil Klein

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Spanish Cello Rhapsody Cat # ANO 391090 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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HINDEMITH Works for Cello & Piano Cat # ANO 433070 Price Code: C Not Available In Canada

Matthias Kirschnereit: piano The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Frank Beermann: conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503 • Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bflat, K.595 • Rondo for piano & orchestra in A, K.386 “But who is Matthias Kirschenreit? On this evidence, he’s a Mozartian who can hold his own with anyone in the catalogue. Exemplary articulation, the subtlest melodic inflection, a wide but never self-indulgent tonal palette, and keen and elegant gift for characterization—all are present and correct here, beautifully matched by orchestra and conductor.” — BBC Music magazine ALSO AVAILABLE W.A. MOZART The Piano Concertos,Vol. 9 Cat # ANO 640140 Price Code: C

W.A. MOZART

The Piano Concertos,Vol. 10 Cat # ANO 640160 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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W.A. MOZART The Piano Concertos,Vol. 8 Cat # ANO 640110 Price Code: C Not Available In Canada

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Arte Nova Classics

Christian CANNABICH Orchestral Works

Joachim Schmitz: flute/Rainer Schick: oboe/Jörg-Michael Thomé: bassoon/Sebastian Schmidt, Nanette Schmidt: violins/Kurpfälzisches Chamber Orchestra/Jiˇri Malát: conductor CANNABICH: Sinfonia in D • Concerto in C for flute, oboe, bassoon & orchestra • Sinfonia in G • Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for 2 violins & orchestra When on his grand tour of Europe, Leopold Mozart visited the electoral residence with his children and had the opportunity to experience the Mannheim Hofkapelle. Shortly thereafter, Leopold related his impressions to his friend Lorenz Hagenauer in Salzburg. This expert on the European music scene, who was anything but lavish with his praise, wrote, “This orchestra is beyond dispute the best in Germany.” Director of this first-class ensemble was the 31-yearold Christian Cannabich. No one else’s biography is bound as closely with the history of the Mannheim School as his.

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World Premiere Recording!

Joseph HAYDN Piano Concertos

Lisa Smirnova: piano/Sinfonia Varsovia/Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach: conductor HAYDN: Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 • Piano Concerto in F, Hob.XVIII:3 • Piano Concerto in G. Hob.XVIII:4 Lisa Smirnova was born in Moscow in 1972 and had piano lessons with Anna Kantor and Lev Naumov. Since 1991 she has been a student in the master-class of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. 1991–93 she won several prizes in international competitions.

She made her US debut in 1992 at Carnegie Hall, in Japan at Suntory Hall, and in 1993 with the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and as a chamber musician at Wigmore Hall. Her repertoire features a range from Bach to Ligeti. The young artist has established an excellent reputation, especially with remarkable interpretations of works of the “Wiener Klassik” and Schubert.

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Johannes KUGELMANN Concentus Novi

Sibyl Kubelka, Michael Posch: Renaissance recorders/Bernhard Landauer: countertenor/ Clemencic Consort/René Clemencic: Renaissance recorder, conductor KUGELMANN: Concentus Novi (1540) The Clemencic Consort is an ensemble of international artists that performs in variable combinations of instrumental forces depending on the respective program, and is directed by its founder René Clemencic. These singers and instrumentalists devote themselves to the interpretation of early music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, playing on historical instruments and thereby aiming for a lively authenticity.

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Arte Nova Classics

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Charles-Marie WIDOR Organ Symphonies 5 & 10 Christian von Blohn: organ WIDOR: Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42/1 • Organ Symphony No. 10, Op. 73 “Romane” Christian von Blohn graduated from the Saarbrücken Music Academy in Church Music and Music Teaching. He then went on to study at the Lausanne Conservatory with André Luy and was awarded First Prize for organ. Further studies with Daniel Chorzempa took him to the Basle Music Academy and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Since 1993, he has been deanery music director for the region of Saarpfalz in the diocese of Speyer.

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Johannes BRAHMS German Requiem

Ramona Eremia: soprano/George-Emil Crasnaru: bass/Cluj-Napoca State Philharmonic Choir/Cornel Grozea: chorusmaster/George Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra/ Cristian Mandeal: conductor BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 With the German Requiem, Johannes Brahms created his most ambitious work, one that was to pave the way to international recognition.

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Peter I.TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto

Rouben Aharonian: violin/Irina Kandinskaja: piano/Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Konstantin Krimets: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin concerto in D, Op. 35 • Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42 • Sérénade mélancholique, Op. 26 • Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 Rouben Aharonian studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Prof. Jankelevich and Prof.

Leonid Kogan. He has won several important international prizes, including First Prize at the Concours de Montreal (1972), and Second Prizes at the Enescu-Competition in Bucharest (1970) and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1974). Since 1985 he has been artistic director of the Armenian Chamber Orchestra.

Cat # ANO 391100 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Standard Jewel Case Not Available In Canada

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hänssler CLASSIC

Price drop on key hänssler CLASSIC titles!

“O

f all the blockbuster sets on the market, Hänssler’s Edition Bachakademie and its imposing contents are enough to make you speechless at first glance … No Bach collection is more comprehensive … This, folks, is the real deal.” — Inside Schwann “In recording after vastly enjoyable recording, the music’s simple pleasures are set in a loving, human scale.

Yet again and again that scale is transcended, and the power of Bach’s work resounds in the soul long after the music has stopped. This is a monumental, beautiful achievement.” — SF Chronicle

J.S. BACH

J.S. BACH

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St. Matthew Passion (3 CDs)

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The 2000 performance of the St. Matthew Passion, with Matthias Goerne as a passionate and heartbreaking Jesus, joins the select list of all-time best interpretations of this greatest of Bach scores.

Cantatas Vol. 2

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“Rilling exudes magnificence and splendor in his performance of Bach’s moving Christ Lag In Todesbanden.” — Bach-cantatas.com

J.S. BACH

J.S. BACH

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Cantatas Vol. 44

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“If you want a skipping, sparkling neo-traditionalist romp in this work, Rilling is certainly good for the ride.” — Classical Music: The Listener’s Companion

Cantatas Vol. 34

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The best selling volume of the complete Bach Cantatas, featuring the immortal Arleen Augér in a moving performance of Bach’s tender Cantata 106, “Actus Tragicus.”

J.S. BACH

J.S. BACH

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A Book of Chorale

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“The singing, playing, and recording are all of a high standard, and every effort has been made to provide variety.” — MusicwebInternational

Secular Cantatas

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“Rilling’s approach to these four secular cantatas is emphatically bright, blithe, and brisk.” — American Record Guide

J.S. BACH

J.S. BACH

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Cantatas Vol. 25

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“Anybody wanting to sample Rilling’s cantata series should start with this.” — JSBach.org

B Minor Mass (2 CDs)

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“A satisfying, definitive performance on modern instruments.”

— Classic CD

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Opera d’Oro

Release Date: February 12, 2008 Birgit Nilsson, Set Svanholm, Ferdinand Frantz: vocal soloists Günther Treptow, Max Lorenz, Elisabeth Höngen, Ludwig Weber: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Wilhelm Furtwängler: conductor WAGNER: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle) This 1950 performance is the only live complete recording of The Ring conducted by the legendary Wilhelm Furtwängler. Although it has been available on several labels in the past, this is its first appearance at budget price.

At last, this “crucial, living document,” as opera critic Robert Levine called it, has been made affordable by Opera d’Oro!

Richard WAGNER The Ring (14 CDs)

Cat # OPD 1501 Price Code: 14B (SRP $55.86) Box Set Not Available In Canada

“Wilhelm Furtwängler was the ultimate Ring experimenter, the bender of bar-lines, the constructive thief of time, the manufacturer of extraordinary tempo and dynamic gradations. Leitmotifs are integral hints in the musical structure rather than stick-out signposts. Limpet-like attention to the drama is achieved by timing and musical tension. With the Italian orchestras of his only post-war Rings Furtwängler eschews virtuosity in favour of speeds and effects where all the notes can be clearly played. These performances were cast as if the singers were instrumentalists. Furtwängler could have had Hans Hotter, but he took Ferdinand Frantz, the ‘straighter’ less word-colouring singer. He stuck with Flagstad in 1950 for her grand, unfussy vocalisation of Brünnhilde … essential vocal listening.” — Gramophone

Special Street Date: 2/26/08

José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Renato Bruson: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Francesco Molinari-Pradelli: conductor VERDI: Un ballo in maschera (complete opera) Spain’s famous opera stars Carreras and Caballé, who are professional colleagues and friends in real life, are an irresistible pairing at the head of a wonderful cast in this La Scala production, recorded live in Milan in 1975.

Renato Bruson, considered by many to be the best Italian baritone of recent years, is another major bonus for this set. Includes complete Italian-English libretto and historical notes.

Giuseppe VERDI

Un ballo in maschera (2 CDs) Cat # OPD 7048 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.98) Double Jewel w/ Slipcase Not Available In Canada

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Opera d’Oro presents Grand Tier, a deluxe edition of the most beloved Opera d’Oro performances, with original artwork by Rafal Olbinski and Opera d’Oro’s best remastered sound! Including a 64-page booklet with historic photos, a complete Italian libretto and new original English translation, and an essay on the performance by Ira Siff, this unforgettable, passionate performance captures its three principals at exactly the right moment in their vocal development.

“Francesco Molinari-Pradelli leads a searing performance with the Scala forces responding beautifully to his exciting shaping of the score. Carreras recalled later that these performances were the greatest of his career to that point. We can only be grateful for their documentation and continue to yearn for a Verdi renaissance that gives us this kind of unbridled passion, first-rate singing and innate understanding of style in the opera house again. In the meanwhile, we have this amazing Ballo.” — Ira Siff

Release Date: February 12, 2008

Opera d’Oro

Claude DEBUSSY

Pelléas et Mélisande (3 CDs) Cat # OPD 7047 Price Code: 3L (SRP $35.97) Double Jewel w/ Slipcase Not Available In Canada

Henry Guy, Jeanette Pilou, Gabriel Bacquier, Nicola Zaccaria: vocal soloists RAI Orchestra & Chorus, Rome Lorin Maazel: conductor DEBUSSY: Pelléas et Mélisande (complete opera) This live 1969 broadcast performance of Debussy’s operatic masterpiece, one of the seminal vocal works of the twentieth century, joins the Grand Tier catalogue with full documentation and a complete libretto newly translated. Real French singers in the three principal roles make a vast difference stylistically, and a major world conductor at the height of his fresh powers is a special bonus.

Opera d’Oro presents Grand Tier, a deluxe edition of the most beloved Opera d’Oro performances, with original artwork by Rafal Olbinski and Opera d’Oro’s best remastered sound! Including a 72-page booklet with historic photos, a complete French libretto and new original English translation, and an essay on the performance by Robert Levine, this sweeping masterpiece stars authoritative French stars from opera’s golden era with Lorin Maazel at the helm.

“This opera, mysterious, ethereal, indefinably beautiful, makes us feel deeply. The music–or the effect of the music (you may substitute ‘impression’ for ‘effect’)—washes over us, moves us and makes us wonder. Like the greatest of art, it stirs the soul and fills it with awe.

Sonically handsome and featuring three of the major French-speaking singers of their generation in the three main roles, this recording and performance will work on your senses. Prepare them for an adventure.” — Robert Levine

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