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Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Gilbert Kaplan Marlis Petersen Janina Baechle

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Marlis Petersen: soprano Janina Baechle: mezzo-soprano Vienna Chamber Orchestra Gilbert Kaplan: conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” (arr. Gilbert Kaplan & Rob Mathes) “This is the ‘Resurrection’ for a new, and troubled, century.” — Wall Street Journal Gilbert Kaplan is one of today’s most authoritative and acclaimed interpreters of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, having conducted the work at the invitation of more than 65 orchestras. His 1987 recording with the London Symphony Orchestra is the best-selling Mahler recording in history, named a New York Times “Record of the Year.” A second recording, with the Vienna Philharmonic, is the best-selling recording of Mahler’s Second since its date of release. Now, with his third recording based on a live performance at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Kaplan is set to make history once again, providing an opportunity for chamber, community, and regional opera orchestras to perform this work that normally requires more than 100 musicians (there are only 56 musicians performing on this recording).

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Bettina Pahn: soprano Klaus Mertens: bass Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir Ton Koopman: conductor BUXTEHUDE: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BuxWV 101 • O clemens, o mitis BuxWV 82 • Gen Himmel zu dem Vater mein BuxWV 32 • Surrexit Christus hodie BuxWV 99 • Lauda anima mea Dominum BuxWV 67 • Mein Herz ist bereit BuxWV 73 • Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BuxWV 98 • Canon BuxWV 121 • Gigue BuxWV 121 • Meine Seele, willtu ruhn BuxWV 74 • Herr, ich lasse dich nicht BuxWV 36 • Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BuxWV 100 • O Gottes Stadt BuxWV 87 • Wie soll ich dich empfangen BuxWV 109 • Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem BuxWV 97 • Salve desiderium, salve clamor gentium BuxWV 93 • Gott hilf mir, denn das Wasser geht mir bis an die Seele BuxWV 34 16 Challenge Classics is proud to present the final volume in the phenomenal series of Dieterich Buxtehude’s complete vocal and instrumental works! On this last set, Ton Koopman and the great Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir showcase vocal compositions Buxtehude wrote during his time in Lübeck. also available — Ask your account manager for a complete list!

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Undercover Bach: Orchestral Suites & Concertos Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra, Hamburg/Jürgen Groß: concertmaster J.S. BACH: Overture in A minor BWV 822 • Partita in D major BWV 1006 • Concerto in G major BWV Anh. 152 • Overture in F major BWV 820 • Overture in B minor BWV 1067a • Concerto in G major BWV 571

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The tradition of adapting other composers’ works was a common convention in the early 18th century; adopting a piece by another composer was regarded as a sign of the highest esteem for fellow composers. As he grew older, Bach practiced this frequently for his own works. He arranged concertos written in Köthen for other ensembles in Leipzig, adapted Weimar cantatas to suit Leipzig conditions, and transformed chamber music into orchestral music (and vice versa). This CD by the Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra of Hamburg features five works by Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded in orchestral arrangements specially created by Jörg Jacobi, as well as the presumed original version of the Overture in B minor (BWV 1067) in a reconstruction by Werner Breig.

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Krossover: Opera Revisited [Hybrid SACD] Tania Kross: vocals/Netherlands Symphony Orchestra/Jurjen Hempel: conductor OUWEHAND & GOEDEREN: Mea Culpa • FONDS & MATUOKA: O mar • OUWEHAND & GIROD: Golden leaves • HEIN & DIEGO: Undyed • The wedding night • FONZ III & KROSS: Rebiba • KONIJNENBURG & MEIJER: Nichts macht mehr Sinn • GIROD: To the end of the world • STIPS: Not a some time thing • VAN AGT: Go slow • LUBBE: Voor geen goud • KONIJNENBURG & BUSSOLETTI: Vivo • SPINVIS: Nocturne

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This new disc features opera music written by popular contemporary composers, performed by famous opera singer Tania Kross. Recorded with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jurjen Hempel, the music was produced with Reyn Ouwehand and arranged by Bob Zimmerman.

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Eugène YSAŸE & César FRANCK Poème: works for violin and piano

Lisa Jacobs: violin/Ksenia Kouzmenko: piano YSAŸE: Poème Elégiaque, Op. 12 • Extase, Op. 21 • FRANCK: Sonata in A major Fabulously rich and evocative violin works by Eugène Ysaÿe and César Franck, performed by young Dutch virtuoso Lisa Jacobs, winner of second prize at the International Jascha Heifetz Violin Competition in 2005. Lisa has followed masterclasses with Thomas Brandis, Julian Rachlin, Philip Graffin, and Maxim Vengerov.

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Dietrich Henschel: baritone Royal Flemish Philharmonic Philippe Herreweghe: conductor WOLF: Karwoche • Auf ein altes Bild • Er ist’s • Neue Liebe • In der Frühe • Schlafendes Jesuskind • Seufzer • Wo find ich Trost • Gebet • Herr, Was trägt den Boden hier (orch. by Stravinsky, extract from Spanish Songbook), Wunden trägst Du, mein Geliebter (orch. by Stravinsky, extract from Spanish Songbook), Gesang Weylas, Denk es, o Seele!, An den Schlaf Although Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) does not enjoy the present-day fame of his contemporary and friend Gustav Mahler, he graced art music with songs of an unusually concentrated intensity that are second to none. Wolf ’s most poignant lieder were inspired by poet-priest Eduard Mörike, whose lifelong struggle with the (moral) turmoil caused by an early love affair appealed to similar sexual traumas in Wolf. On this new production, acclaimed baritone Dietrich Henschel performs Wolf ’s Mörike songs with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. The package also includes a film (on DVD), which dramatizes the content of the songs, exploring the thin line between erotic and mystic love. Both the poems Wolf chose, and the music he set them to, conjure a Wagnerian universe that has been situated, by film director Clara Pons, in the late summer lushness of Upper Austria, in a celebration of sensuality but also a premonition of pending decay…

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CORO The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor PALESTRINA: Kyrie (from Missa Regina caeli) • Improperium exspectavit cor meum • Agnus Dei I–III (from Missa Regina caeli) • Stabat Mater a8 • Vineam meam non custodivi (from Song of Songs) • Regina caeli laetare a8 • Pulchrae sunt genae tuae (from Song of Songs) • ALLEGRI: Miserere – Its Evolution • MACMILLAN: O radiant dawn (from The Strathclyde Motets) • Videns Dominus (from The Strathclyde Motets) • Miserere The Sixteen toured The Queen of Heaven program around the UK in 2013, performing to some 30,000 audience members — it has proved one of their most popular programs to date! Allegri’s Miserere is the single most famous piece of sacred music ever written. Although it is instantly recognizable, with its haunting tones and the mythology that surrounds it, on this CD Harry Christophers and The Sixteen explore its evolution and enduring appeal, and shed light on its complicated history. This new version of the Miserere entitled “Its Evolution” takes the listener on a journey of Discovery, showing how the piece has evolved over the centuries into the version audiences know and love today.

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor SHEPPARD: Libera nos I & II • In manus tuas I & III • In pace • Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria • DAVY: Ah, mine heart, remember thee well • O Domine caeli terraeque • MUNDY: Vox patris caelestis • Adolescentulus sum ego In 2014, The Sixteen returns to its roots, revisiting the golden age of Renaissance polyphony in England. In this new program, the award-winning ensemble presents a stunning selection of music by Richard Davy, John Sheppard, and William Mundy. Little is known about the life of Richard Davy, although he is the second most-represented of all the composers in the Eton Choirbook, and his beautifully florid style may well have had an impact on later composers. The mere fact that his music survived the Reformation is nothing short of a miracle. John Sheppard’s musical style contains all the grandness and idiosyncrasies of English harmonic invention, as is aptly displayed on this recording, which includes one of the gems of Tudor music: the glorious seven-part Trinity antiphon Libera nos. William Mundy was one of the few composers whose career bridged the Reformation and allowed him to develop his style through a variety of important periods. His Votive antiphon, Vox patris caelestis, probably written for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, can be considered the culmination of the great antiphon tradition with its elaborate and virtuosic vocal writing and daunting range.

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EM Records Duncan Honeybourne: piano MOERAN: Stalham River • Theme and Variations • Two Folksong Arrangements • Two Legends • Three Piano Pieces On a May Morning • Three Fancies Toccata • Summer Valley • Bank Holiday • Two Pieces • HOWELLS: Sonatina for Piano • The Chosen Tune • FLEISCHMANN: Suite for Piano (premiere) • SWAFFIELD: Rapallo • Sailing Along (premiere) • Intermezzo alla Pastorale (premiere) • PITFIELD: Prelude • Minuet and Reel • BAINES: Seven Preludes • WILLIAMS: Hymn Tune Prelude on Song 13 (Gibbons) • The Lake in the Mountains “Honeybourne at the piano with a generation of British works … this collection of music by Moeran and his contemporaries, living on both sides of the Irish Sea, is immensely valuable.” — Gramophone EM Records presents the complete, deeply atmospheric piano music by E.J. Moeran alongside works by Moeran’s English and Irish contemporaries.

Included on this disc are premiere recordings of works by Aloys Fleischmann and Ronald Swaffield, while music by Howells, Vaughan Williams, Baines, and Pitfield complete a set of discs that open musical vistas of the rugged mountains and grandeur of wild Ireland and the verdant pastorality of England’s lush hills.

E.J. MOERAN

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Richard Edgar-Wilson: tenor Eugene Asti: piano Andrew Leach: piano Sam Wilson: marimba BRITTEN: Winter Words • J. PARRY: Six Songs to poems by Catharina Marriott (premiere) • B. PARRY: Season Songs to poems by Cecil Lay • LEACH: Four Songs to poems by R.S. Thomas 1913–2000 (premiere) “Edgar-Wilson and Asti are perfectly attuned to the worlds they convey, with Leach providing his own accompaniment and Sam Wilson, Edgar-Wilson’s son, playing the marimba. It is one of those projects where everything gels and speaks in the most compelling way.” — International Record Review EM Records presents Benjamin Britten’s skillfully composed and colorful song-cycle “Winter Words” complemented by three other cycles by living composers, each of which sets striking and idiosyncratic poetry including works by two of Britain’s most prominent poets: Thomas Hardy and R.S. Thomas.

Richard Edgar-Wilson Season Songs

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Avanti Classic Frédéric Lamantia: organ BREL: Voici • Grand Jacques (C’est trop facile) • Rosa • Sur la place • L’aventure • La tendresse • Bruxelles • La Fanette • Le dernier repas • Fernand • La valse à mille temps • Jojo • Litanies pour un retour • Le plat pays • Quand on n’a que l’amour • La lumière jaillira • Mon enfance • Les flamandes • Ne me quitte pas • La chanson des vieux amants • Les bigotes • Sans exigences • Les vieux • Voir un ami pleurer • Vesoul • Orly • Amsterdam • Jaurès • La quête • Les Marquises In this unique homage celebrating the 35th anniversary of the passing of this tremendous artist, discover 30 songs of Jacques Brel, performed for the first time on the organ! In collaboration with Les Editions Jacques Brel, Frédéric Lamantia performs a selection of eternal masterpieces at the organ of Le Grand Temple Protestant de Lyon. Recorded in 5.0 Surround Sound, with a booklet that includes lyrics and a presentation by daughter France Brel, this is a superb double album at a special price.

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Jacques BREL

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Summit Records Mark Hetzler: trombone Pro Arte String Quartet John Stevens: conductor JONES: Bone Moan • Ohio River Journal • Heather Lake • Hannah y la Luna • Strong Water • Messalonskee Nocturne “One of the world’s great trombone players.” — American Record Guide Bone Moan — featuring the intriguing, at times stunning, trombone music of Seattle-based composer David P. Jones — offers a varied mix of music for trombone with percussion and string quartet, including a performance with the Pro Arte String Quartet!

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Cappella Romana Cappella Romana Ivan Moody: conductor ATTINEN: Kerubiveisu No. 3 • Saata, oi Kristus • JAKUBOV: Ehtooveisu • BASHMAKOV: Paasiaissunnuntain Iikossi • Paasiaisen Eksapostilaari No. 2 • RUOTTINEN: Alkupsalmi • MOODY: Te Apostolit • RUOTTINEN: Trisagion • SIDOROFF: Kerubiveisu No. 4 • MIROLYBOV: Eksapostilario • Kontakki • Ylistysveisu • Kiitosstikiira “There is no denying the sheer beauty of this music.” — Fanfare “A performance of luminous beauty.” — Washington Post This sumptuous collection of choral works from the Orthodox Church of Finland was first performed by Cappella Romana to sold-out audiences in 2007.

The choir was directed by one of the world’s foremost experts in the repertoire, Rev. Dr. Ivan Moody, a composer, Orthodox priest, and professor of Orthodox Church Music at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu.

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SOMM Recordings George Emmanuel Lazaridis: piano SCHUBERT: Sonata in A major D664 • Wanderer Fantasy in C major • Sonata in B flat major D960 “Special enough to be beyond comparison.” — BBC Music Magazine “His recording of Papillon Op. 2 ranks among the top 5 best performances including Richter’s and Arrau’s.” — International Piano When George Lazaridis made his debut CD on SOMM in 2004 as a young rising star with Schumann’s Carnaval and Papillons, he received glowing reviews.

Schubert’s B flat major Sonata and the Wanderer Fantasy have been in Lazaridis’ repertoire since he was a music student, and he now gets the opportunity to show his close affinity with the composer’s music on this new disc from SOMM.

Franz SCHUBERT

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Piano Music

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col legno Patrick Pulsinger: modular synthesizer Christian Fennesz: guitar, electronics PULSINGER/FENNESZ: Part One • Part Two • Part Three • Part Four Equipped with a modular synthesizer, guitar, and electronics, Patrick Pulsinger and Christian Fennesz present an homage to the master of all things silent: John Cage. The pieces on this album, recorded live at the Vienna Konzerthaus, were inspired by the underlying attitude of Cage’s String Quartet in Four Parts. Upon invitation by the Vienna Modern festival, the two legendary electronic music protagonists tackled the composer’s early string quartet, took it apart, and adapted it for two players, always bearing in mind the original instrumentation. The synthesizer, wholly analogue and musically flexible, took its bearings from the viola and violoncello. The two violins were represented

by Fennesz’s guitar, which is coupled with electronics to generate an intense world of sound. With tiny phrases, microtonal elements, and complex sounds, Pulsinger & Fennesz create an intense musical experience that permits an interplay between active listening and passive absorption, stimulating the listener’s imagination in wondrous ways.

Patrick PULSINGER & Christian FENNESZ In Four Parts: Tribute to John Cage CD: CNO 20410 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Wolfgang Holzmair: baritone Thérèse Lindquist: piano MENDELSSOHN: Jagdlied • Andres Mailied • VON WEBER: Mein Schatzerl is hübsch • REICHARDT: Wassersnot • R. SCHUMANN: Käuzlein • Marienwürmchen • BRAHMS: Schnitter Tod • LOEWE: Herr Oluf • FRANZ: Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz • BRAHMS: Der Überläufer • D’ALBERT: Knabe und Veilchen • STRAUSS: Für Funfzehn Pfennige • SINDING: Fuge • MAHLER: Verlorne Müh • Lob des hohen Verstands • KIENZL: An einen Boten • STREICHER: Weinschröterlied • KNAB: Abschiedszeichen • ZEMLINSKY: Altdeutsches Minnelied • Das bucklichte Männlein • SCHOENBERG: Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selber sang • HUMPERDINCK: Christkindleins Wiegenlied • SCHREKER: Das hungernde Kind • WOLFF: Ach hartes Herz • WEIGL: Zum Einschlafen • ZEISL: Im Frühling, wenn die Maiglöckchen läuten • Auf dem Grabstein eines Kindes • SUDER: Urlicht • SCHOLLUM: Schneckenlocken • Wenn das Kind etwas nicht gern ißt Of all the musical adaptations based on this book of 723 songs, those by Gustav Mahler are probably the most famous, yet Des Knaben Wunderhorn was an inspiration for many other composers, too. Wolfgang Holzmair is both a brilliant singer and an expert in discovering associations and interrelations. His intense and masterly performance, skillfully accompanied

by Thérèse Lindquist, sheds light on the different interpretations by composers from Schumann and Strauss to Zemlinsky and Schoenberg.

Wolfgang Holzmair Wunderhornlieder

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Allegro Classical Wecomes Eurydice To Our Roster François-Joseph GOSSEC & Marie-Alexandre GUÉNIN Trio Sonatas

Ensemble Hemiolia GUÉNIN: Trio Op. 1, No. 4 • Trio Op. 1, No. 6 • GOSSEC: Sonata and Trio in E flat major Op. 9, No. 1 • Sonata and Trio in F major Op. 9, No. 3 Guénin and Gossec were certainly friends. But did the French Revolution change that? They were both inspired by the Mannheim school, but how did their political ideas influence their style?

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Pierre CRÉMONT

String Trio, Op. 13 (1826) Concordia Trio/Emmanuel Resche, Patrizio Germone: violins/Claire Lamquet: cello CRÉMONT: Trio II in D major, Op. 13 (1826) • 2e Duo, Op. 10 • Trio III in G major, Op. 13 • 2e Duo, Op. 10 • Trio I in F major, Op. 13 The Concordia Trio is a historical performance ensemble that investigates the repertoire for two violins and cello. Their first recording, of Cremont’s trios, is part of their important research of this unknown composer, and a historically informed interpretation makes this music even more charming.

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George Frideric HANDEL

Paths of Exile: 9 German Arias & Trio Sonatas Ensemble Hemiolia HANDEL: Meine Seele hört im sehen HWV 207 • Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle HWV 205 • Die Ihr aus dunkeln Grüften HWV 208 • Trio Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 • Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer HWV 202 • Singe Seele HWV 206 • Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken HWV 204 • Trio Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 • Flammende Rose HWV 210 • In der angenehmen Büschen HWV 209 • Das Zitternde Glänzen HWV 203

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Handel moved to London in 1712; after that, England was his second homeland. He knew what sort of music the British audience loved, and adapted his style to the British taste. In 1729, Handel traveled back to Germany to visit his elderly mother. He returned to England with the manuscript of the German Arias, which were his last compositions written in German.

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Cobra Records Hannes Minnaar: piano BACH/LISZT: Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 • BACH/BUSONI Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 • Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 • Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein BWV 734 • FRANCK: Prélude, Chorale and Fugue, M. 21 • BACH/RACHMANINOV: Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 • BACH/BAUER: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen, uit BWV 127 • BACH/VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649 • LISZT: Fantasy and Fugue on the theme B-A-C-H, S. 529 • GRAINGER: Blithe Bells “The sensational young pianist … displays his extravagant gifts in this debut disc … His musical intelligence, sense of line and structure, delicacy, subtlety of texture, and discipline set him apart.” — The Observer Hannes Minnaar’s debut album in 2011, featuring Rachmaninov’s rarely performed first piano sonata and Ravel’s Miroirs, was awarded the Edison Award in 2012. The Dutch pianist has received international acclaim after winning prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (third prize, 2010) and the Geneva International Music Competition (second prize, 2008). He studied with Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating with the highest distinction in 2009, and took lessons with Alfred Brendel, Willem Brons, Menahem Pressle,r and Ferenc Rados. In addition, he studied organ with Jacques van Oortmerssen.

Hannes Minnaar Bach Inspirations

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Joris van der Berg: cello Martijn Willers: piano PROKOFIEV: Sonata for cello and piano in C, Op. 119 • LUTOSLAWSKI: Grave (Metamorphoses for cello and piano) • BRITTEN: Sonata in C for cello and piano, Op. 65 Cellist Joris van den Berg and pianist Martijn Willers present their first CD, named after the first movement of the cello sonata by Benjamin Britten. This CD represents dialogue in all its forms: an intense conversation between two outstanding musicians, constantly challenging and inspiring one another, reaching new heights in that process; a dialogue between musicians and audience; and finally, the dialogue between musician and composer, a fascinating process that the two sonatas on this CD demonstrate perfectly.

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Stradivarius Giacinto SCELSI

Scelsi Collection Vol. 5 Michiko Hirayama: soprano/Frank Lloyd: horn/Maurizio Ben Omar: percussion/Arditti String Quartet SCELSI: String Quartet No. 1 • String Trio • String Quartet No. 2 • Khoom • String Quartet No. 3 • String Quartet No. 4 • String Quartet No. 5

CD: STV 33805 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline, Box Lot 25

This double CD again makes it possible to experience the pleasure of listening to the complete version of the string quartets by Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988) in the masterly interpretation by the Arditti Quartet, accompanied by two cornerstones of his production: Khoom and the Trio for strings.

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Gianluca Littera

Concert for Harmonica and Orchestra Gianluca Littera: harmonica/Orchestra Stesichoros/Francesco Di Mauro: conductor WHETTAM: Concerto Scherzoso • FAURÉ: Pavane (arr. Gianluca Littera) • HOVHANESS: Seven Greek Folk Dances, Op. 150 • PIAZZOLLA: Oblivion • TAUSKY: Concertino for harmonica and orchestra

CD: STV 33875 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 55

From the liner notes by Gianluca Littera: “When Stradivarius proposed that I present the discographic project that they had finished recording I immediately accepted with great enthusiasm.

I must say that this task for me is easy in some ways, since a CD for harmonica and orchestra has the advantage of being something extremely rare. In addition, the repertory here proposed enables me to illustrate the possibilities of the instrument in sound, in a broad and varied way.”

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John DANYEL

Like as the lute delights Michael Chance: countertenor/Paul Beier: lute DANYEL: Can doteful notes? • No, let chromatic tunes • Uncertain certain turns • Dost thou withdraw thy grace? • Pavan “Rosamund” • Eyes, look no more • Coy Daphne fled • Like as the lute delights • Thou pretty bird • Grief keep within • Drop not mine eyes • Have all your passions • Daniells Jigge • I die whenas I do not see • Time cruel time • Stay cruel stay • If I could shut the gate • Mrs. Anne Grene her leaves be green • and more

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In modern production, the tendency has always been to present each work of the Danyel songbook with the maximum forces possible: four voices plus instruments in the two songs where that is possible, and the lute together with a bass viol. But this recording uses a different approach: although it is specified on the title page, it does not employ the bass viol. This makes for a more intimate experience of the songs, and shifts the focus to the subtle interplay between the literary text and the supreme artistry of Danyel’s musical language.

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Stradivarius Agustín BARRIOS Medallon Antiguo Enea Leone: guitar BARRIOS: Mazurca appassionata • Medallon antiguo • Las Abejas • Julia Florida • Dinora • Preludio in C minor • Tarantella • La Catedral • Choro de saudade • Valzer 3, Op. 8 • Villancico de Navidad • Valzer 4, Op. 8 • Serenata morisca • Habanera • Una limosna por el Amor de Dios This program highlights all the complicated sides of Barrios’ soul and, at the same time, is very enjoyable for the marked presence of the melody. Enea Leone plays a 1929 Francisco Simplicio guitar, the same luthier who made the instrument that belonged to Agustín Barrios.

CD: STV 33947 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Arcangelo CORELLI

Sonatas, Chaconne, and Follies Lorenzo Cavasanti: recorder/Luisa Busca: recorder/Antonio Fantinuoli: cello/Ugo Nastrucci: theorbo, guitar/Claudia Ferrero: harpsichord CORELLI: Chaconne in G major Op. II, No. 12 • Trio Sonata in D minor Op. III, No. 5 • Sonata in F major Op. V, No. 4 • Follia in G minor Op. V, No. 12 • Trio Sonata in D major Op. II, No. 1 • Sonata in G minor Op. V, No. 8 • Trio Sonata in F major Op. II, No. 3 • Trio Sonata in A minor Op. III, No. 9 A new production from Stradivarius, focusing on the music of Arcangelo Corelli.

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Arnold SCHOENBERG Pierrot Lunaire Op. 21

Livia Rado: voice/Ensemble Prometeo/Marco Angius: conductor SCHOENBERG: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 • EVANGELISTI: Die Schachtel The three Cantiche of the Pierrot Lunaire are offered as a series of musical psychodramas linked or juxtaposed in a pattern of twenty-one microfroms. The esoteric connotation of the individual movements (designedly seven for each cycle) reveals within itself markedly aphoristic structures, to the point that each piece shows its fragmentary essence, close to an incomplete or open draft.

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Querstand Peter Kofler: organ REGER: Nine Pieces for Organ, Op. 129 • RHEINBERGER: Sonata No. 8 in E minor, Op. 132 • Sonata No. 7 in F minor, Op. 127 The style and work of composers Max Reger and Josef Rheinberger can be seen as opposite in many ways. But as much as their techniques and approaches may differ, there are also strong parallels. They can both be understood as central representatives of German romantic organ music, and there is also some intersection in their personal biographies (such as transitional working periods in Munich). Thus, it makes perfect sense that Peter Kofler would choose to contrast one with the other. The way that the St. Michael’s organist juxtaposes Reger and Rheinberger is particularly charming on this new recording.

Max REGER & Josef Rheinberger Organ Music

CD: QUE 1302 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Martin Strohhäcker: organ Michael Flade: electronics Peter Krauss, Andreas Bauer: bass Hartmut Lissner: electronics Franca Hartung: solo flute Dresden Philharmonic Christfried Brödel: conductor Cornelius Volke: conductor Michael Sanderling: conductor HERCHET: kantate zum erntedankfest • kantate zum 5. sonntag nach • trinitatis • kantate zum 3. sonntag nach • epiphanias • kantate zum fest des apostels jakobus des älteren One of the most important composers in Germany today, a longtime professor of composition at Dresden Conservatory! This new set contains four large works from Jörg Herchet’s cycle Das Geistliche Jahr (“The Spiritual Year”), in progress since 1977 and still unfinished today.

Jörg HERCHET

Das Geistliche Jahr 2 CD: QUE 1307 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Querstand Albrecht Koch

Silbermann: French Albrecht Koch: organ J.S. BACH: Fantasy in G BWV 572 • Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott á 2 Clav e Ped. BWV 652 • Fantasy in C BWV 562 • Passacaglia in C BWV 582 v • GRIGNY: Veni creator • OTTO: Hommage á Silbermann • DANDRIEU: Magnificat in D

CD: QUE 1311 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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The Great Silbermann organ of Freiberg Cathedral is one of the best-preserved organs of Baroque times, as well as one of those that is most true to the original although the legendary instrument represents a special case even within the oeuvre of organ builder Gottfried Silbermann. He had just studied the handcraft of organ building with his brother Andreas in Strasbourg, and thus experienced the sound world of French baroque organs. Coming back to Germany, Silbermann brought together the influences of the French Alsation and the central German tradition. The two apparently diverging characters of the Freiberg cathedral organ merge in a unique way, into a marvelous sonority.

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Peter Mönkediek & Peter Roth

Vivaldissimo: Music for two trumpets and organ Peter Mönkediek: trumpet/Peter Roth: trumpet/Markus Lehnert: organ SCHNEIDER: Vivaldissimo for two trumpets and organ (premiere) • DE GANT: Concerto in D major for two trumpets and orchestra (arr. Jean Thilde) • FRANÇAIX: Suite from “L’Apocalypse selon St. Jean” • STAMM: Suite 1 for two trumpets and organ • Pavane uber ein provencalisches Weihnachtslied (Pastres dei Montahnas) • VIVALDI: Concerto in C major for two trumpets and orchestra (arr. Markus Lehnert) CD: QUE 1231 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

An interesting mixture of original works for two trumpets and organ contains an arrangement of Vivaldi’s Concerto in C for two trumpets and orchestra, the godfather of all works for two solo trumpets, as well as the world premiere recording of the title track, Schneider’s “Vivaldissimo.”

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Various Artists

Historical Keyboards from the Leipzig University Museum Christine Schornsheim, Walter Heinz Bernstein, Winfried Schram-mek, Roland Götz, Armin Thalheim: keyboards SCARLATTI: 3 Sonatas: F major, D major & D minor • PALADINI: Divertimento in G major • GARDANE: Passemezzo Nuovo • J.S. BACH: 3 Minuets BWV 841–843 • GALUPPI: Sonata in C major • C.P.E. BACH: Fantasia in C minor Wq. 63/6 • BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 10

CD: QUE 1240 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

An instrument collection of great interest in the old musical city of Leipzig contains more than 6,000 musical instruments of all genres and approximately 330 historical keyboard instruments, eight of which are presented on this wonderful new CD!

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CAvi-music Tango Amoratado Corazón al sur

Tango Amoratado/Jürgen Karthe: bandoneón/Fabrian Kletzke: piano/Sergio Gobi: vocals PIAZZOLLA: Jeanne y Paul • Tanti anni prima • GUZMÁN/NEGRO: De Buenos Aires morena • AROLAS: La cachila • BLA´ZQUEZ: El corazón al sur • BARBERO: Francia • FEDERICO: Yuyo verde • ROSSI/CADÍCAO: Cuando tallan los recuerdos • CEGLIE: De pura cepa • GARELLO: Buenos Aires, conoce • GARDEL/LE PERA: Recuerdo malevo • AROLAS: La racha • GOBI: Pateranl • MORES/DISCÉPOLO: Cafetín de Buenos Aires CD: AVI 7771062 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30

Most of these pieces are concert tangos, written for the concert hall, and all of them represent the eternal longing for Buenos Aires that many tangos express.

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Mauricio KAGEL Piano Trios I–III

Trio Imàge/Gergana Gergova: violin/Thomas Kaufmann: cello/Pavlin Nechev: piano KAGEL: Piano Trio No. 1 • Piano Trio No. 2 (premiere) • Piano Trio No. 3 (premiere) Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) was one of the most creative, progressive composers of his time.

Although his name is known in many circles, his chamber music is almost completely unknown.

Trio Imàge is a fairly new ensemble featuring two Russians and one German, whose performance at the Chelsea Music Festival in 2011 received coverage from the New York Times.

CD: AVI 8553278 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT includes world premieres

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Sergei PROKOFIEV Piano Works

Evgenia Rubinova: piano PROKOFIEV: Piano Pieces, Op. 12 • Piano Pieces, Op. 96 • Sarkasms, Op. 17 • Piano Sonatas No. 4, Op. 29 • Scheherazade Fantasy Prokofiev’s Sonatas are fairly popular, but his early pieces for solo piano are not as well known.

Evgenia Rubinova, born in Tashkent, is an ideal interpreter of this emphatic music, easily overcoming the enormous technical challenges it presents.

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Phaedra David Desimpelaere: double bass Erik Desimpelaere: piano GISTELINCK: Song for Agnes • JONGEN: Prélude, Habanera & Allegro, Op. 106 • DEVREESE: Circles • GISTELINCK/DESIMPELAERE: Song for Agnes II • Song for Agnes III • HENDERICKX: Il Pendolo • CORYN: Riflessioni for double bass and piano • DESIMPELAERE: Sonata for double bass and piano The mutual influences and interaction between those two different musical personalities is fascinating: Erik’s philosophical reflection and creativity, David’s tempestuous passion for the double bass, and both of them having an open mind for all musical genres turns them into a fascinating pair, despite their young age. By means of this CD, they realize David’s ambition to get the double bass away from its accompanying role in the orchestra and demonstrate the numerous possibilities of the instrument as a soloist. Moreover, for Erik it was an opportunity to write a new sonata for his brother!

David & Erik Desimpelaere

Reflections on a song: Belgian music for double bass & piano CD: PHA 92079 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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I Giocatori Piano Trio Hans Ryckelynck: piano Hendrik Ide: violin Ludo Ide: cello RASSE: Trio, Op. 16 (dedicated to Eugène Ysaÿe) • RYELANDT: Trio No. 1, Op. 57 • VREULS: Trio, Op. 1 After study and read-throughs of some 50 piano trios by Belgian composers, I Giocatori selected the three works featured on this CD. They are real discoveries of three composers of the same generation who, throughout their lives and each in his own way, remained faithful and true to an esthetic with deep roots in romanticism. Like Richard Strauss and Sergei Rachmaninov, they let the musical revolutions that characterized the beginning of the 20th century pass them by. In Joseph Ryelandt’s words: “The only thing that matters is to create true beauty, to have something to say. Whether one is ahead of one’s time or behind the times, he will be of the future. Did Bach follow the new trend of his day? No. But we couldn’t care: he is of all times.”

I Giocatori Piano Trio

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Air Note Edna Stern: piano GALUPPI: Sonata in C minor • Sonata in D minor • J.S. BACH: Fantasy in C minor BWV 906 • HAYDN: Capriccio in G major Hob. XVII:1 • Andante and Variations in F minor XVII:6 • W.A. MOZART: Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman” K. 265 • C.P.E. BACH: Fantasy in F sharp minor Wq. 67 Though the sound on this record may surprise some by its directness and closeness, this is part of the artist’s intention. She believes that especially for this music, written in the 18th century, performed at home and in courts, it is a great advantage to hear it within the context of intimacy and with the awareness to the articulation’s details and the hammer’s relationship to the strings.

Edna Stern

Piano des Lumières CD: AIR 4 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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British Guitar Society Tetra Guitar Quartet Stephen Goss: guitar Graham Roberts: guitar Carl Herring: guitar Stewart French: guitar ELGAR (arr. Herring) Sevillana (Scène Espagnole), Op. 7 • GOSS: Mahler Lieder • BEETHOVEN: Sonata, Op. 101 • DYENS: Comme un rond d’eau • MORLEY (arr. Goss): Four Pieces from the First Book of Consort Lessons • GARLAND: Canterbury Bells “One of the best guitar ensemble recordings I have ever heard.” — Gramophone (on By Arrangement)

Tetra Guitar Quartet About Time

The 25th anniversary album from the Tetra Guitar Quartet, comprising new arrangements and commissions! All works on the disc are premiere recordings, including two new Guitar Quartet works commissioned by Tetra from Roland Dyens (Comme un rond d’eau) and Tim Garland (Canterbury Bells). The program also includes Stephen Goss’s arrangement of “Four pieces from the First Book of Consort Lessons” by Thomas Morley, the very first work performed by the group at their debut concert in 1988.

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IBS Classical Granada Wind Orchestra García Lorca Choir Lauda Choir Miguel Sánchez Ruzafa: conductor FAUS: Seven Spanish estampes • Paisajes de Granada • Aires de Andalucía • Almansa en Fiestas (March) • Salobreña • Motríl: Playa de las Azucenas • La Dolorosa de Hellín • Cristo de los toreros • Virgen de las Maravillas Plegaria • Plegaria sin palabras • Jueves Santo en Sevilla • Fugue in D minor, Op. 21 • Los Preámbulos • La Alhambra Iluminada IBS Classical presents the start of a series celebrating the complete works of Spanish composer José Faus. The series will present his Spanish marches and celebration music, Easter music, hymns, and “bullfight” music through to his symphonies inspired by Andalusian symbols such as the Alhambra, the Sierra Nevada, and the Mediterranean Sea.

José FAUS

Complete Works 1931–1984 CD: IBC 11002 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak, Box Lot 30 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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The Classics Labels Michael Duke: saxophones David Howie: piano Alexa Still: flute Anna Duke: alto saxophone HIGDON: Dash • Lullaby • DECRUCK: Pièces Français • GARROP: Fragmented Spirit • ABBOTT: UndercurrenT • GOTKOVSKY: Incandescence Saxophonist Michael Duke presents his second CD on the Saxophone Classics label, this time with longtime collaborator David Howie. Opening and closing the CD are two polar opposite trio works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, while “Dash” leaps off the page with unceasing high energy, “Lullaby” sings with a calming great beauty. The world premiere recording of Stacy Garrop’s “Fragmented Spirit” shows why she is such a powerful force in new music, with deeply emotive music that truly runs the gamut, while Ida Gotkovsky’s premiere tour de force of lyricism and virtuosity shows why she is of the most prolific contributors to the saxophone repertoire.

Michael Duke

Incandescence: music by women composers for saxophone and piano CD: TCL SC 14002 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT includes world premieres

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