Allegro Classical May 2011 New Release Book

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allegro Classical News Contents John Luther Adams Unsuk Chin MusicAeterna & Teodor Currentzis

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Melodiya

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For 47 years, Melodiya has collected over 60,000 unique recordings including classical music, folklore, works by composers of the former Soviet republics, and masterpieces performed by outstanding Soviet conductors, ensembles, orchestras, and music theatres. Melodiya was founded in 1964 as a state-owned company for production, storage, and distribution of sound recordings. As a successor of the All-Union Studio of Gramophone Recording, Melodiya was the only sound recording company in the country until the disintegration of the Soviet Union. This disintegration could not help but have an impact on Melodiya’s activities, but in 2003 new impetus for development was linked with the coming of a young leadership team as a result of an open competition announced by the Ministry of Property Relations of the Russian Federation. Today, Melodiya is a fast-moving company that, on the one hand, tries to preserve its unique archives by restoring and releasing recordings of the Soviet era on modern media, and on the other hand, actively develops to meet all new conditions of the music market. Melodiya releases its recordings on CD, but plans to begin producing DVDs and vinyl as well. Melodiya comes to Allegro Classical via Codaex.

querstand

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Querstand has been famous for its high-quality classics since 1994. More than 200 CD releases are distributed worldwide, and the label has put a special focus on organ music. The 10-CD set of Johann Ludwig Krebs’ Complete Works for Organ is one of the highlights of catalog, as well as the 8-CD set the Organs of Gottfried Silbermann. The catalog also boasts several CDs published in the genres of chamber music and symphony, including artists like the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and MDR Symphony Orchestra. Querstand comes to Allegro Classical via Codaex.

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7. Ghiaurov/Bruscatini/Kraus Don Giovanni OPD 7080 8. Eric Le Sage Piano & Chamber Music XI APH 169 9. Hallé Debussy Complete Preludes HLE 7527 10. Various Artists The Real Chopin FCS 2000

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Myrios Classics

Hagen Quartet Hagen Quartet 30

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ONLY Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt: violins Veronika Hagen: viola Clemens Hagen: cello

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 “Rasumovsky” • MOZART: String Quartet in E-flat, K. 428 (421b) • WEBERN: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 • Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 “High surface polish and ensemble refinement characterize the Hagen Quartet.” — ClassicsToday The Hagen Quartet—unchallenged at the head of the international string quartet elite for 30 years—captivates its listeners again and again. Five years have passed since the end of the group’s exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon, and now the quartet presents its first recording with Myrios Classics. The anniversary album, produced in the historic Siemens Villa in Berlin, contains works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Webern—three composers of central importance for the ensemble.

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Melodiya

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Alexander GLAZUNOV Symphonies

USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra/Gennady Rozhdestvensky: conductor GLAZUNOV: Symphonies 1–8

Cat # MYD 1001790 Price Code: 5C (SRP $29.99) Number of Discs: 5 Box Set; Box Lot 10

It is difficult to overestimate the role that Alexander Glazunov, one of the most prominent Russian composers, played in the world music culture. His eight symphonies became his eminent contribution to the development of Russian symphonism. Continuing the traditions of his great predecessors, Glazunov’s sublime and monumental symphonic canvases unfold slowly, amazing us with the clarity of their musical language. Gennady Rozhdestvensky (b. 1931) is one of the outstanding conductors of the 20th century, and also a pianist, composer, and researcher. In his enormous repertoire, has performed and recorded all the symphonies by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky.

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Sergei TANEYEV

At the Reading of a Psalm Adelina Kozlova: soprano/Raissa Kotova: mezzo-soprano/Yuri Antonov: tenor/Yuri Belokrinkin: bass/A.A. Yurlov State Republican Russian Choir Capella/Yuri Ukhov: conductor/USSR State Symphony Orchestra/Evgeny Svetlanov: conductor TANEYEV: At the Reading of a Psalm (Cantata No. 2), Op. 36

Cat # MYD 1001807 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 25

Taneyev’s composing heritage is vast: he composed in almost every genre typical for his time, but his most significant achievements were in the genres of choral music and cantatas. At the Reading of a Psalm (1812–1814), a monumental work composed to the poetry of Alexey Khomyakov, was the embodiment of Taneyev’s prominent professional achievements.

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Nicolai LYSENKO Taras Bulba Highlights

Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Taras Shevchenko National Opera Theatre of Ukraine/ Konstantin Simeonov: conductor LYSENKO: Taras Bulba (highlights)

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Heroic opera Taras Bulba was based on Gogol’s well-known story of the same name. After taking the composer ten years to finish, the premiere took place only after the great socialist revolution in October 1924. It has been conceived as a deeply national work, singing of the heroic feat of the people struggling for independence. Konstantin Simeonov (1910–1987) was an outstanding Soviet conductor and the People’s Artist of the USSR (1962), who had an illustrious career conducting many of the orchestras of the USSR.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Melodiya

David Oistrakh: violin Nicolai Petrov: piano USSR State Symphony Orchestra Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra Aram Khachaturian: conductor KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto in D minor • Piano Concerto in D-flat The second disc from the series Khachaturian Conducts Khachaturian includes two concertos for piano and orchestra played by Nikolai Petrov, and a concerto for violin and orchestra played by David Oistrakh. The piano concerto was written in 1936, when Khachaturian was a postgraduate student under teacher Nikolay Myaskovsky. He wanted to create somewhat of a symphony-concert expressing the spiritual world of the modern man, a piece deeply national in its language yet innovative in its way of using expressive means of the piano and orchestra. The violin concerto is among Khachaturian’s best compositions and a classic of contemporary violin music, frequently played by violinists all over the world. It was composed in the summer of 1940 and first performed by David Oistrakh, to whom the piece was dedicated on November 16, 1940.

Aram KHACHATURIAN

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Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra Gennady Rohdestvensky: conductor PROKOFIEV: Symphonies 1–7 A classic of Soviet symphonic music! Prokofiev’s works reflect the whole palette of a tempestuous 20th-century history, from the greatest and most glorious accomplishments to the most bitter and tragic events. It was the composer’s emotional response to the pressing problems of the era, and his name became a symbol of one of the main phases of musical culture development. The composer’s symphonic heritage (seven symphonies composed from 1917 to 1952) is one of the brightest pages in the history of classical music, and the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, brilliantly captured the works for this legendary project.

Sergei PROKOFIEV

Symphonies

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Melodiya

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Various Artists

Songs of the World Revolution 1 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR/Gennady Rozhdestvensky: conductor/Republican Russian Choir Capella/State Moscow Choir/State Academic Russian Choir of the USSR/and more 15 selections of revolutionary songs The history of mankind is a continuous sequence of changes in politics, the economy, and social systems. This project, dedicated to songs of revolution, features lyric poetry of revolutionary transformations embodied in song. Although it focuses on Russian revolutionary songs and the speeches of movement leaders, these songs have no nationality. They belong to the whole world.

Cat # MYD 6001690 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Alexander SCRIABIN Sonatas

Igor Zhukov: piano SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas 1–10 Russian pianist and conductor Igor Zhukov studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where two outstanding pianists influenced his talent: Heinrich Neuhaus and Emil Gilels. Alexander Scriabin’s musical legacy ranks high among Zhukov’s concert repertoire. From his first concert performances, the pianist turned to the works of this distinguished master, receiving great critical acclaim. The ten sonatas included on this Melodiya release are milestones of the composer’s piano works.

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Various Artists

Anthology of Folk Music: Ukrainian Music 30 selections of songs, ballads, & instrumental compositions from various regions of Ukraine A fantastic new CD entirely devoted to Ukrainian folklore! The program includes songs, ballads, and instrumental compositions from various regions of Ukraine, performed by non-professional ensembles and soloists, as well as several field recordings. All recordings from 1961–1989.

Cat # MYD 3001788 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Release Date: May 10, 2011

Melodiya

Oleg Klenov, Lyudmila Simonova: vocal soloists Lev Kuznetsov, Evgeni Vladimirov: vocal soloists Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Gennady Provatorov: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: The Enchantress Melodiya presents one of the best records of the 20th century: The Enchantress, conducted by Gennady Provatorov and featuring the leading singers of the Moscow theaters. Russian conductor Gennady Provatorov worked at the Minsk Philharmonic and National Opera & Ballet Theatre of Belarus. He is a Belarus State Award holder, and a Russian National Artist. Libretto by Ippolit Shpazhinsky.

Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY

The Enchantress

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Mikhail Alexandrovich: tenor Natalia Gureyeva: organ Olga Erdeli: harp Moscow Radio Orchestra I. Piatigorsky, A. Kovalev: conductors J.S. BACH/GOUNOD: Ave Maria • HAYDN: In native worth from The Creation • MOZART: Concert aria, “Per pietà, non ricercate,” K. 420 • MÉHUL: Champs paternel from Joseph • STRADELLA: Sei miei sospiri • GIORDANI: Caro mio ben • GLUCK: O del mio dolce ardor from Paride ed Elena • ROSSINI: Inflammatus et accensus from Stabat Mater • DONIZETTI: Una furtiva lagrima from L’elisir d’amore • DARGOMYZHSKY: Prince’s Cavatina from Rusalka The fourth disc in the Legends of the 20th Century project features one of the greatest singers of the 20th century offering an example of bel canto.

Despite his popularity and the enormous demand for his records, Mikhail Alexandrovich decided to leave Soviet Union in 1971. He lived in Israel from 1971 to 1979, when he moved to the United States.

Mikhail Alexandrovich

Legends of the 20th Century Cat # MYD 1001787 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Winter & Winter

Release Date: May 10, 2011 Arditti String Quartet Teodoro Anzellotti: accordion Nicolas Hodges: piano RIHM: Fetzen for Accordion and String Quartet In 1999 Wolfgang Rihm wrote his piece “Fetzen I,” which he describes as “something incomplete.” Here played by Teodoro Anzellotti, the work becomes an integral part of Rihm’s 12th string quartet in one movement (2000/2001). The material first appears unchanged in the quartet, and is later interspersed throughout the new material. Then, Rihm goes a step further, transferring the whole string quartet into a third piece: “Interscriptum” (2000/2002), a quintet that Rihm ironically describes as a duo for string quartet and piano.

Wolfgang RIHM Fetzen

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Summit Records Mark Hetzler: trombone Matthew BURTNER: AES/AER • Robert ROWE: Arcturus • James FULKERSON: Wood and Stone • To work and rework to come close to intentions is not experimental • Chester UDELL: Brass Alchemist: Dances with Fire and Ice • Mark HETZLER: Unnatural Disaster “One of the world’s great trombone players.” — American Record Guide As a member of the Empire Brass Quintet for 13 years, Mark Hetzler performed in recital and as a soloist with symphony orchestras worldwide. Here, he further proves why American Record Guide calls him one of the best trombone players in the world. Dynamic Elements is a musical depiction of the perpetual cosmological unfolding; an introspective journey and an artistic exploration, from the microscopic to the astronomic. The program includes a diversity of musical aesthetics and compositional styles, with music by Matthew Burtner, Robert Rowe, James Fulkerson, Chester Udell, and Hetzler himslef.

Mark Hetzler

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Cold Blue Music

Release Date: May 10, 2011

John Luther ADAMS Four Thousand Holes Cat # CBM 35 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Stephen Drury: piano, conductor John Luther Adams: electronic processing Jeffrey Means: chimes Joseph Becker: vibraphone John Andress: orchestra bells Joseph LaPalomento: bowed vibraphone Bill Holden: bowed crotales ADAMS: Four Thousand Holes • … and bells remembered Cover Sticker: “Adams’ major works have the appearance of being beyond style; they transcend the squabbles of contemporary classical music.” — Alex Ross, The New Yorker. “His music is haunting and quite unforgettable.” — MusicWeb-International “Four Thousand Holes” is an evocative, beautiful, virtuosic work for piano, percussion, and an electronic “aura” of processed instrumental sounds, in which shimmering cascades of lush harmonies and rich polyrhythmic textures are built from layers of simple elements. The work was commissioned by renowned pianist Stephen Drury, whose repertoire extends from Bach, Schubert, and Liszt to Ives, Cage, and Carter. The disc also features Adams’ work “…and bells remembered,” a lovely, quiet, pensive percussion quintet scored for bell-like instruments: chimes, vibraphone, orchestral bells, and crotales.

Recently featured in the New York Times: “His music evokes, and in some cases adapts, the complex interplays of light, sound, space, and motion found in nature, to mesmerizing effect.” (2/21/11).

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EXTON

Release Date: May 10, 2011 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy: conductor ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1–6 • Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 The “Composer Festival,” presented by the Sydney Symphony conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, featured Edward Elgar in 2008. This CD features the complete Pomp and Circumstance marches including the sixth, unfinished but later completed by Anthony Payne. The disc also contains the sweet gem Serenade for Strings.

Edward ELGAR

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy: conductor ELGAR: Symphony No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 63 This CD features the composer’s second, and last, completed symphony.

Though it was dedicated to “the memory of His late Majesty King Edward VII,” it also reflects the composer’s unique personality.

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Edward ELGAR Symphony No. 2

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Edward ELGAR Enigma Variations & Overture “In the South” Cat # EXN 29 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Edward ELGAR Symphony No. 1 Cat # EXN 27 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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The Sixteen

O Guiding Night: The Spanish Mystics BUZZ ALERT

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The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor Robert Quinney: organ, piano Tarik O’REGAN: Beloved, all things ceased • Fleeting, God • O vera digna hostia • Roderick WILLIAMS: Let nothing trouble you • O Guiding Night • O Adonai • Ruth BYRCHMORE: Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila • The Dark Night • A Birthday This year, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen embarked on their second new commissions project with The Genesis Foundation, the UK-based charity established in 2001 by John Studzinski. New works by Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams, and Ruth Byrchmore—three of the UK’s most talented up-and-coming composers—feature on this stunning new disc, which contains six new works based on St. Teresa of Avila’s “Let nothing disturb you” and St. John of the Cross’s “Dark Night.” The works will be premiered in Westminster Cathedral on June 14, 2011 by The Sixteen. also available MACMILLAN Padre Pio Prayer Cat # CRO 16071 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

The Sixteen A la Gloire de Dieu Cat # CRO 16013 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

MARTIN Mass for Double Choir Cat # CRO 16029 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

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Challenge Classics

Release Date: May 10, 2011 Linus Roth: violin José Gallardo: piano BRAHMS: Violin Sonatas 1–3 • Scherzo in C minor for Violin & Piano, WoO No. 2 “F-A-E” Linus Roth’s playing combines an exceptional cultivated sound with technical brilliance, accompanied by musical intuition and a vast knowledge of different styles. This recording is genuine and pure, featuring two musicians who are so well attuned to one another that they create the most beautiful unity. Intimate and magnificent!

Johannes BRAHMS Violin sonatas

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Kuijken Quartet Veronica Kuijken, Sigiswald Kuijken: violins Sara Kuijken: viola Wieland Kuijken: cello BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1 • String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 • String Quartet in C, Op. 59, No. 3 “Razumovsky” • String Quintet in C, Op. 29 In this interpretation by the famous Kuijken family, the musicians play on modern instruments instead of period ones. The Kuijkens are advocates of authentic instrumentation, but that does not mean that specific music can be played better on modern instruments. It all depends on the piece, and with this music, with all its technical difficulties and its depth, these modern strings fit so well.

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

String Quartets Op. 59 & String Quintet Op. 29 Cat # CHR SACD 72362 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT playable in all CD players

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Release Date: May 10, 2011

Challenge Classics

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman: harpsichord, organ, direction Catherine Manson, David Rabinovich: violins Jonathan Manson: viola da gamba Mike Fentross: lute Christine Sticher: violone BUXTEHUDE: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1, Nos. 1–7, BuxWV 252–258 The second volume of Buxtehude’s chamber music presents some of his least known works, which makes it all the more interesting!

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE

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Audiomax Max Brod Trio Kerstin Straßburg: piano Petr Mateják: violin Maximilian von Pfeil: cello ˇ DVORÁK: Piano Trio, Op. 65 • Dumky, Op. 90 After the great success of Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1, the Max Brod Trio turns to another master of the art of chamber music. Following an initiative of the European Union in support of intercultural concerts in 2005, Kerstin Straßburg, Petr Mateják, and Maximilian von Pfeil—three musicians of varied origins and diverse artistic experience—came together with the goal of contributing to understanding between cultures in an ensemble named for the German-language Jewish writer Max Brod. Their concerts and CD recordings have quickly brought them remarkable international resonance and recognition.

ˇ Antonín DVORÁK

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: May 10, 2011

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he art of brass at the highest level—that’s GERMAN BRASS, the world-famous brass ensemble from Germany.

Now, especially for music lovers with a passion for this very special sound, Berlin Classics presents the second half of the COLLECTOR’S EDITION, a reissue of the 10 most successful CDs on the GERMAN BRASS label.

German Brass Spirit of Brass Cat # BER 1055017 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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CRESPO: Spirit of Brass—Fanfare & Overture • Bruckner Etüde für das tiefe Blech • CHOPIN: 6 Preludes from Op. 28 • RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte • PROKOFIEV: March from The Love for Three Oranges • MASCAGNI: Intermezzo • SPARKE: Jubilee Overture • VERDI: Caro nome • ROSSINI: La gazza ladra Overture • WIDOR Toccata • J. STRAUSS JR.: Pizzicato Polka

German Brass Panamericana Cat # BER 1055016 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

JOPLIN: Pineapple Rag • Solace • Ragtime Dance • CRESPO: Spiritual Waltz • Suite Americana No. 1 • Bronce Malevo • ANON. (arr. Crespo): 4 spirituals

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On Stage / Overtures Cat # BER 1055015 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

HANDEL: Royal Fireworks Music • MOZART: The Magic Flute • RAMEAU: Les Fêtes de L’Hymen et de L’Amour ou les Dieux d’Égypte • ROSSINI: La scala di seta • GLUCK: Alceste • WEBER: Abu Hassan • VERDI: Nabucco • GLINKA: Russlan and Ludmila • SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture

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R. STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra • CRESPO: Odyssee in Brass • Concerto alla Pergolesi • T-Bone Blues • Al son de Cuba • J.S. BACH: Partita in C minor • Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ • SMETANA: Dance of the Comedians • VELASQUEZ: Bésame mucho • VILLOLDO: El Choclo (Tango) • ROBINSON-CONRAD: Singin’ the Blues • PUENTE: Oye cómo va (Cha-Cha)

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Around the World 2 Cat # BER 1055013 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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15 works & arrangements by Enrique Crespo, including The 20th Century Fox Fanfare, Star Wars Theme, Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West, Rumanian Dance No. 2, Homage to Count Basie, Homage to Jobim, Wiener Blut, and more

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Berlin Classics

Mikhail Ovrutsky: violin Sonya Ovrutsky: piano J.S. BACH: Sonata in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001 • PROKOFIEV: Five Melodies, Op. 35b • TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42 • GERSHWIN (arr. Heifetz): Summertime • It ain’t necessarily so • MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in F Ovrutsky’s debut CD with Berlin Classics features him making music with his sister Sonya, and as the title suggests, this is a very personal album. All of the pieces recorded here have a special meaning for him; they reflect places, memories, and special moods, which he discusses in the detailed booklet notes. The release allows us a musical look into his biography, which ranges far and wide, and we experience a sensitive artistic personality via glimpses of turning points in his life.

Mikhail & Sonya Ovrutsky

Turning Points

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Passacaille Caroline Weynants: soprano Damien Guillon: alto Marcus Ullman: tenor Lieven Termont: baritone Il Gardellino Marcel Ponseele: conductor J.S. BACH: Cantata “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 177 • Cantata “Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir” BWV 131 • GRAUPNER: Aus der Tiefen rufen wir The second volume of Il Gardellino’s cantata series is a call for liberation.

The recordings testify to the way we approach Bach at the beginning of the 21st century, and above all the manner in which the group is attempting to pass on his universal message, which shines out from the music.

J.S. BACH

De Profundis Cat # PAS 969 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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Querstand

Release Date: May 10, 2011

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Thomas SCHMIDT-KOWALSKI

Holger Gehring

Erzgebirgische Philharmonie Aue/Naoshi Takahashi: conductor/ Emilian Dascal: viola/Julian Riem: piano

Holger Gehring: organ

Works for Orchestra

SCHMIDT-KOWALSKI: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 108 • Viola Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 111 • Symphonic Fantasy for Large Orchestra on “Das Lied von der Glocke,” Op. 112 This fourth CD for Erzgebirgische Philharmonie Aue on the Querstand label contains three works by Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, which were all premiered during the recorded concert.

The Jehmlich Organ in the Church of the Holy Cross, Dresden

MERKEL: Variations for Organ on a Theme from Beethoven’s Sonata in E (Op. 109), Op. 45 • J.S. BACH: Chorale “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele,” BWV 654 • Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 • SCHUMANN: Sel. from Six Fugues on the Name BACH, Op. 60 • REUBKE: Sonata in C minor, “The 94th Psalm” First CD recorded on the Jehmlich organ in the Church of the Holy Cross, Dresden after its enlargement in 2008.

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Johann Justus KAHLE

Robert SCHUMANN

Maria Skiba: soprano/Collegio Halense/Christoph Schlütter: organ, conductor

Gotthold Schwarz: baritone/Michael Schönheit: fortepiano

Zions Trost

KAHLE: Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth (Psalm 84) • Wie der Hirsch schreyet nach frischem Wasser (Psaml 42) • Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen (Psalm 121) • Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt (Psalm 100) • Joachim PAULI: Zion, gib dich nur zufrieden, from Zions Trost • Der Tag ist hin, nun kömmt die Nacht World premiere of four baroque church cantatas by Johann Justus Kahle, performed in the same church where two of the four were performed at the consecration of the new building in 1704.

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An den Mond: Lieder

SCHUMANN: Belsazar • Der Handschuh • Die feindlichen Brüder • Liederkreis, Op. 39 SCHUBERT: Der Fischer, D225 • Erster Verlust, D226 • Meeres Stille, D216 • Der König in Thule, D367 • Erlkönig, D328 • Grenzen der Menschheit, D716 • Liebe schwärmt auf allen Wegen, D239/6 • Wandrers Nachtlied, D768 • Wandrers Nachtlied, D224 • ZELTER: Der König von Thule • Wandrers Nachtlied (2 versions) • SCHUBERT/ZELTER/SCHUMANN: An den Mond Third in Querstand’s Jubilee Edition series, dedicated to composers’ anniversaries and celebrating Schumann’s 200th in 2010. Features Leipzig-based baritone Gotthold Schwarz and Leipzig Gewandhaus organist Michael Schönheit, here playing a historical fortepiano.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

KAIROS

Pila Komsi: soprano Samuel Favre: percussion Dimitri Vassilakis: piano Ensemble intercontemporain Patrick Davin, David Robertson, Kazushi Ono, Stefan Asbury: conductors CHIN: Fantaisie mécanique • Xi • Akrostichon-Wortspiel • Hide and Seek • The Puzzle of the Three Magic Gates • The Rules of the Game—sdrawkcab emiT • Four Seasons in Five Verses • Domifare • The Game of Chance • From the Old Time • Double Concerto “A formidable ear for sonority and for mining the expressive potential of the slightest nuances of pitch and pulse.”

— The Guardian Like “Xi” and “Fantaisie mécanique,” the Double Concerto for prepared piano, percussion, and ensemble (2002) was written for the Paris-based Ensemble intercontemporain.

Its central compositional idea is that of combining its two antagonists—soloists and ensemble—to create a single homogeneous body of sound. Unsuk Chin uses the idea of metamorphosis to realize a coherent musical texture that is nonetheless constantly growing, and the sonorities and complex rhythmic layering of the piece are to some extent influenced by Balinese gamelan music.

Unsuk CHIN Xi

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Bernhard LANG

Die Sterne des Hungers Sabine Lutzenberger: mezzo-soprano/Klangforum Wien/Sylvain Cambreling: conductor LANG: Die Sterne des Hungers Bernhard Lang’s Die Sterne des Hungers (“The Stars of Hunger”), composed in 2007, is based on three poems by Austrian poet Christine Levant.

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Olé Schmidt: conductor SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Op. 82 • En Saga Op. 9 • The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 • Valse Triste, Op. 44 Olé Schmidt was born on Copenhagen in 1928. He studied at the city’s Royal Conservatoire of Music, where his main courses were in composition, piano, and conducting. After leaving the Conservatoire he continued his conducting studies abroad with Albert Wolfe, Nils Grevilius, Rafael Kubilek, and Celibidache. Schmidt has held titled positions with the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Danish Opera, Hamburg Symphony and, in the US, with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared with several of Europe’s leading orchestras as a guest conductor and worked extensively in Britain with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Jean Sibelius

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A devotee of contemporary music, Olé Schmidt conducted many premieres while gradually resuming his own composing activities during his productive years at the podium. His own works ranged across several disciplines and involved pieces for symphony orchestra, symphonic wind band, music for classic silent films, and incidental music for radio and television. Schmidt, who died in March 2010, was a larger than life figure known for hosting legendary parties that included many of the great musicians of Europe.

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Howard Shelley: conductor Michael Roll: piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 • Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 “Performances of quite special quality which transcend professional excellence and which were played with breathtaking freedom of expression.”

— The Independent As pianist, recording artist, and conductor, Howard Shelley has enjoyed a distinguished career since his highly acclaimed London recital debut in 1971 and a televised Prom the same season. He has performed regularly in the US, Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, Australia, and the Far East. As Principal Guest Conductor of the London Mozart Players, Shelley has appeared frequently throughout Britain and on international tours.

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Born in England of Viennese parents in 1946, Michael Roll commenced his piano studies with Fanny Waterman when he was six. At 10 he made his debut with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra followed, at age 12, by his debut at London’s Royal Festival Hall under Sir Malcolm Sargent.

Since that time his career has taken him worldwide, appearing with the Royal Philharmonic, London Symphony, London Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony orchestras under such conductors as Boulez, Masur, Haitink, Sir Colin Davis, Giulini, Leinsdorf, Sawallisch, Mehta, Frühbeck de Burgos, Sanderling, and Andrew Davis.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ronan O’Hora: piano MENDELSSOHN: Songs Without Words Born in Manchester in 1964, Ronan O’Hora studied with Professor Ryszard Bakst at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he won several awards, including the Dayas Gold Medal and the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. While still at college he received invitations to appear with many leading orchestras, including the Hallé, Bournemouth Symphony, Ulster & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras, and has since returned regularly to all of these orchestras. O’Hora is now firmly established as one of Britain’s leading pianists. He has performed extensively in every major country in Europe and in the US, Canada, and South Africa performing with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra.

Felix MENDELSSOHN Song Without Words

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Claude Casadesus: conductor MUSSORGSKY: Pictures At An Exhibition • RAVEL: Daphnis Et Chloé: Suite No. 2 • La Valse Jean-Claude Casadesus was born into a family of musicians and actors in Paris, where he studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris.

He started his musical career as a percussionist, but also continued to study composition—composing several pieces for the cinema and the theatre—and conducting, working under Pierre Dervaux in Paris and Pierre Boulez in Basel. In 1968, he was appointed resident conductor at the Opera de Paris and the Opera Comique. Then in 1971, he helped Pierre Dervaux set up the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire, where he was to remain Assistant Director until 1976.

He then created the Orchestre National de Lille, was appointed its Music Director, and since then has devoted most of his energy to this orchestra.

Under his leadership, the orchestra has built a reputation as a dynamic group with an excellent repertoire, making it one of the leading orchestras in France today. Casadesus set up one of the most important series of subscription concerts in France, as well as giving over 70 concerts every year throughout the Nord/Pays-de-Calais Region and on tour. His guest conducting includes the Prague Symphony, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Vienna Tonkunsrler, Dresden Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, and Mozarteum Salzburg orchestras.

Modest MUSSORGSKY Pictures At An Exhibition

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jonathan Carney: director ˇ DVORÁK: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “The American” • BORODIN: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major Jonathan Carney comes from a unique musical family background; as all six members of his family graduated from the Juilliard School, music was a constant influence from an early age. After leaving Juilliard, where he studied from the age of eight with Christine Dethier and Ivan Galamian, he moved to England on a Leverhulme Fellowship Award and continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London. Carney is an avid exponent of 20th century music and his repertoire includes works by Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, and William Bolcum.

ˇ Antonín DVORÁK String Quartets

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Fuga Libera Daniel Blumenthal: piano ABSIL: Trois impromptus, Op. 10 • Sonatine, Op. 27 • Marines, Op. 36 • Cinq Bagatelles, Op. 61 • Grande suite, Op. 62 • Hommage à Schumann, Op. 67 • Esquisses sur les 7 péchés capitaux, Op. 83 • Échecs, Op. 96 • Danses Bulgares, Op. 102 • Deuxième Grande Suite (Hommage à Chopin), Op. 110 • Sonatine, Op. 125

Jean ABSIL

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Jean Absil doesn’t just have the honor of occupying the first pages of all musical dictionaries; he is also one of the most important Belgian composers of the 20th century. In the course of a long and prestigious career, which gave him access to the main European editors, he wrote works that brought him friendship and respect from composers as diverse as Florent Schmitt, Darius Milhaud, and Béla Bartók. Sometimes harsh, often appealing, and almost always polytonal and contrapuntal, his refined language earned him international recognition which was halted by World War II but truly took off afterwards. Here, Daniel Blumenthal gives us his personal exploration of a fascinating and colorful piano repertoire.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Alpha

Simone Kermes: soprano Stéphanie Houtzeel: alto Markus Brutscher: tenor Arnaud Richard: bass New Siberian Singers MusicAeterna Teodor Currentzis: conductor MOZART: Requiem • ZAGNY: Hosanna (premiere) An absolute masterpiece in the history of music, intrinsically linked to the Mozart myth, Mozart’s Requiem is revisited under the energetic baton of director Teodor Currentzis.

This fascinating, striking interpretation is reinforced by a remarkable array of soloists: Simone Kermes, Stéphanie Houtzeel, Markus Brutscher, and Arnaud Richard. Thanks to optimal recording conditions (seven days of studio recording) led by Hugues Deschaux (responsible for recording Le Poème Harmonique and Café Zimmermann), the interpretation is enriched by the particular care with which the sound was recorded. Mirroring the Requiem, the world premiere of the contemporary Hosanna, written by young Russian composer Sergei Zagny, reflects the Requiem in its aesthetics, describing the story of the composing of the Requiem.

W.A. MOZART

Requiem

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Hans-Jörg Mammel

Psalms of David in 17th Century Northern Germany Hans-Jörg Mammel: tenor/La Fenice/Jean Tubéry: conductor/Gebhard David: cornet Works by Bruhns, Buxtehude, Weiland, Sommer, Förtsch, Bernhard & Sweelinck After the Thirty Years War, a brilliant musical culture was able to flourish in the churches of Northern Germany. Organists such as Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Bruhns, and Sommer started to compose their own works. This new musical culture in the North of Germany fundamentally differed from what was going on in the Center or the South of the country. In these regions there remained a scholarly and speculative conception of music, inspired by the humanist spirit of the Reformation. On the shores of the Baltic and North seas it was the prosperous Hanseatic League that considerably influenced musical life. Aristocrats and burghers insisted that the members of local chapels should be allowed to practice their art, like the organists and musicians attached to the service of the different towns, and thus a generation of musicians was born. Assembled on this disc, their music probably never achieved the recognition it deserved.

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CAvi-music

Release Date: May 10, 2011 Szymanowski Quartet Andrej Bielow, Grzegorz Kotów: violins Cladimir Mykytka: viola Marcin Sieniawski: cello SZYMANOWSKI: String Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 37 • BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in G, Op. 18, No. 2 • SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D.703 “Quartettsatz” • WEBERN: Slow Movement for String Quartet Vienna is the second of three CDs highlighting Szymanowski’s career as a composer, and the different influences he distilled into his work. The Szymanowski Quartet, totally committed to his name, continues in their quest to help the world understand this fascinating Polish composer.

Karol SZYMANOWSKI Vienna

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CAvi-music

Arcana

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Matthias Grünert

Carlo GRAZIANI

Matthias Grünert: organ

Gaetano Nasillo: cello/Luca Guglielmi: harpsichord/Sara Bennici: cello

J.S. BACH: Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 • Jesus bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147 • 3 Chorale arrangements, BWV 637, 641 & 635 • Schuebler chorales BWV 645-650 • ANON.: Sinfonia • HIDAS: Sonata • WOLSTENHOLME: Allegretto • RHEINBERGER: Allegro moderato • TCHAIKOVSKY: Chanson triste • OFFENBACH: Galop infernal

GRAZIANI: 6 Cello Sonatas • Capriccio in C

Organ Dreams

This unique CD presents an excerpt of an organ marathon, in which Matthias Grünert played 10 different organs on one day in the geographical region of Vogtland (at the border to the Czech Republic).

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The Journey to Wroclaw: Sonatas for Cello and Bass

Carlo Graziani was one of the greatest Italian cellist-composers of the 17th century. With few exceptions, his output consists of sonatas for cello and basso: 18 sonatas published in three sets (Opp. 1–3), and 18 others, most of which remain in manuscript form. On this disc Gaetano Nasillo offers a representative sample from his catalog, with four published sonatas and three additional works.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

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Avie Records

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Hans GÁL

Elizabeth Hainen

Northern Sinfonia/Thomas Zehetmair: conductor

Elizabeth Hainen: harp

GÁL: Symphony No. 2 (premiere) • SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 “Great”

ALVARS: Harp Concerto in G minor, Op. 81 • ALBRECHTSBERGER: Harp Concerto in C • SAINT-SAËNS: Morceau de concert for harp & orchestra

Symphony No. 2

Harp Concertos

Hot on the heels of the world premiere recording of Hans Gál’s First Symphony, internationally celebrated conductor Thomas Zehetmair follows with a superb two-CD set including the first-ever recording of Gál’s Second Symphony alongside Schubert’s “Great” Ninth.

Elizabeth Hainen, solo harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is known internationally as one of classical music’s great harp ambassadors. Her first recording for Avie features three concerti spanning as many centuries.

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Herwig Zack

Richard STRAUSS

Herwig Zack: violin

Joan Rodgers: soprano/Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra/ Jan Latham-Koenig: conductor, piano

Four Strings Only

BLOCH: Suite No. 2 for violin solo • Suite No. 1 for violin solo • J.S. BACH: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 • BEN-HAIM: Sonata in G for violin solo • BERIO: Sequenza VIII for violin solo Violinist Herwig Zack, who produced a compelling and imaginative solo recording with Essentials, follows with an equally inspired recital that casts the spotlight on the “four strings only” of his unaccompanied violin.

Don Juan, Metamorphosen & Lieder

R. STRAUSS: Don Juan, Op. 20 • Four Songs from Op. 10 • Begegnung, Op. 72 • Rote Rosen, Op. 76 • Die erwachte Rose, Op. 66 • Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 • Metamorphosen Latham-Koenig’s valedictory recordings in Strasbourg illuminate his brilliant ability to shape phrases and extract orchestral color—ideal for Strauss’ vividly pictorial tone poems.

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Delphian Records

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Charles Villiers STANFORD Choral Music

Laurence Kilsby: treble/Nicholas Scott: tenor/Christopher Borret: bass/Carleton Etherington: organ/Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum/Benjamin Nicholas: director STANFORD: Evening Service in G, Op. 81 • The Lord Is My Shepherd • Bible Songs and Six Hymns, Op. 113 • Crossing the Bar • For lo, I raise up, Op. 145

Cat # DPH 34087 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

For their fourth recording for Delphian, the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum turns its attention to that doyen of Anglican church music, Charles Villiers Stanford. Alongside familiar gems from the Evensong repertoire, sung with characteristic vigor and freshness, the program includes the six little-known Bible Songs, each followed by its associated hymn. Amongst the soloists is Laurence Kilsby, 2009 BBC Chorister of the Year, making his solo debut on disc.

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The Marian Consort

O Virgo Benedicta: Music of Marian Devotion from Spain’s Century of Gold The Marian Consort/Gwendolen Martin, Emma Walshe: sopranos/Rory McCleery: countertenor, director/Nicholas Scott: tenor/Steffan Jones: baritone/Christopher Borrett: bass NAVARRO: Regina caeli • GUERRERO: Maria Magdalene • Ave Virgo sanctissima • Pastores loquebantur • Agnus Dei from Missa Sancta et Immaculata • LOBO: Kyrie, Sanctus & Benedictus from Missa Maria Magdalene • Ave Regina caelorum • ESQUIVEL: Gloria & Credo from Missa Ave Virgo sanctissima • CABALLOS: O Virgo benedicta • VIVANCO: O sacrum convivium • Magnificat Primi Toni Cat # DPH 34086 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT

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For their debut recording, the six-strong Marian Consort explores music from late 16th- and early 17th-century Spain. This fascinating program celebrates the rich compositional fruits of the Siglo de Oro’s intensely competitive musical culture. The luminary works—all dedicated to the Virgin Mary—demand performances of great intelligence and vocal commitment. The youthful Marians respond absolutely, bringing hushed intimacy and bristling excitement to some of the most gorgeously searing lines in the history of European polyphony.

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Choral Evensong from Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum/The Abbey School Choir, Tewkesbury/Benjamin Nicholas: director/Carleton Etherington: organ HOWELLS: Master Tallis’s Testament • Te Deum • TALLIS: Introit: Sancte Deus • STATHAM: Preces • Responses and Collects • ALCOCK: Psalm 91 • Michael PETERSON: Psalm 131 • Gabriel JACKSON: Magnificat • Nunc Dimittis (premieres) • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Anthem: Valiant-for-Truth • John SCOTT: The day thou gavest • VIERNE: Toccata in B-flat minor Cat # DPH 34019 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT World Premiere Recordings

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For 32 years the Abbey School Choir sang daily evensong in Tewkesbury Abbey. One of their final services was captured for posterity by Delphian. In this recording swansong, the choir offers a treasured memento of a uniquely English Office; complete with lessons and prayers, this sumptuous tapestry of Anglican jewels also includes the first recording of Gabriel Jackson’s refulgent new setting of the Evening Canticles. Reborn as Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, the choir was immediately signed

by Delphian and has embarked on a series of much-lauded recordings.

Nimbus Records

Release Date: May 10, 2011

The Bach Family

Chamber Music for Two Flutes Hansgeorg Schmeiser, Jan Ostry: flutes/Eszter Haffner: viola/Othmar Müller: cello/Ingomar Rainer: harpsichord W.F. BACH: Trio in D for 2 flutes & b.c., Falck No. 48 • Trio in A minor for 2 flutes & b.c., Falck No. 49 • J.C. BACH: Trio in C for 2 flutes & bass, Terry 317/2 • J.C.F. BACH: Trio in C for 2 flutes with harpsichord obbligato, HW VII/7 • C.P.E. BACH: Trio in E for 2 flutes & b.c., Wqu 580 With musicians, talent that runs throughout families is not unusual in the history of Western music.

But it was given to only a few families to remain above average over several generations! The Bach Family males were all able musicians, three of them famous, and perhaps in the late 18th century even more famous than their father.

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Nimbus Alliance J.S. BACH

Goldberg Variations Nick van Bloss: piano J.S. BACH: Goldberg Variations This recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations marks Nick van Bloss’s first venture back into professional life since his retirement. In April 2009, he performed a “comeback” concert at London’s Cadogan Hall, playing a concerto by Bach and Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto with the English Chamber Orchestra.

The concert, uniformly reviewed as a triumph by London’s critics, attracted media interest from all over the world.

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British Music Society Ernest J. MOERAN

Complete Solo Folksong Arrangements Adrian Thompson: tenor/Marcus Farnsworth: baritone/John Talbot: piano MOERAN: Six Folksongs from Norfolk • Six Suffolk Folksongs • Songs from County Kerry • Six Suffolk Folksongs • Songs from County Kerry • 7 songs In addition to using folksong-related material in a number of his original works, Ernest J. Moeran also made many direct arrangements of folksongs he collected throughout his lifetime, including the 25 for solo voice and piano recorded here together for the first time. Included in the program, which contains a number of premiere recordings, are Six Folksongs from Norfolk, Six Suffolk Folksongs, Songs from County Kerry, and a further six individual folksong arrangements. A first recording of Moeran’s earliest known and recently discovered solo song, “The North Sea Ground,” provides an attractive bonus to this delightful recital.

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Stradivarius

Release Date: May 10, 2011

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Claudia Giottoli & Raffaele D’Aniello

Giacinto SCELSI

Claudia Giottoli: flute/Raffaele D’Aniello: piano

Ensemble 2e2m/Ars Ludi Ensemble/Marco Angius: conductor/ Orchestra of Rome and Lazio/Luca Pfaff: conductor

Dedicatoria

BROTONS: Sonata, Op. 21 • TORROBA: Dedicatoria • MENENDEZ: Nocturno • GURIDI: Tirana • INFANTE: Chanson gitane • TORRAS: Three Movements for Sarah • RODRIGO: Aria antigua • MONTSALVATGE: Serenata a Lydia de Cadagués • ESPLAE: Chants d’antan • BLANQUER: Sonatina Jovenivola • PALAU: Dolçainers This release is entirely devoted to flute music in 20th century Spain, featuring flutist Claudia Giottoli and pianist Raffaele D’Aniello.

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Scelsi Collection Vol. 2

SCELSI: Pranam II • To the Master (premiere) • Wo Ma • Rotativa (premiere) • Trio • Preghiera per un’ombra • Chukrum Previously deleted, the second volume in the Scelsi Collection features recordings made live at Rome’s Scelsi Festival at the end of 2005 with the exception of “Rotativa,” recently recorded in Montepulciano.

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Asko Ensemble

RAI National Symphony Orchestra

Asko Ensemble/Stefan Asbury: conductor/Marieke Koster: mezzo-soprano

RAI National Symphony Orchestra/Lothar Koenigs: conductor

Milan Music Festival Live Vol. 2

XENAKIS: Phlegra • Anaktoria • Dhipli Zyia • Waarg • VARÈSE: Octandre • ROMITELLI: Mediterraneo I e II The second release dedicated to the prestigious Milan Music Festival features Dutch mezzo-soprano Marieke Koster and the prestigious Asko Ensemble, an outstanding contemporary music ensemble founded in 1965 and directed here by Stefan Asbury.

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Milan Music Festival Live Vol. 3

GERVASONI: Metà della ripa (premiere) • MANZONI: Ode • Sembianti • WEBERN: Passacaglia, Op. 1 The third chapter Milan Music Festival series features the world premiere of Metà della ripa by Stefano Gervasoni, two orchestral works by Giacomo Manzoni, and Passacaglia, Op. 1 by Anton Webern.

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Toccata Classics

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Eyvind ALNÆS

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

Erling R. Eriksen: piano

Bergen Barokk

ALNÆS: Ten Piano Pieces on Norwegian Folk Melodies, Op. 39 • Romance • Variations sur un Thème Original, Op. 5 • 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 4 • Trois Morceaux, Op. 32 • Stemning • Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 9

TELEMANN: Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, Vol. 3 (7 cantatas)

Piano Music

Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst Vol. 3

Third CD in the first complete series of the 72 cantatas from Georg Philipp Telemann’s collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst, published in Hamburg in 1726.

The piano music of Norwegian composer Eyvind Alnæs (1872–1932) shows the influence of Grieg and likewise marries an essentially lyric style with the melodies and rhythms of Norwegian folk music.

Toccata Classics

Ramée

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Havergal BRIAN

Orchestral Music Vol. 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Garry Walker: conductor

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Rebecca Ockenden & Sofie Vanden Eynde Mistress Elizabeth Davenant, Her Songes: Lute Songs from an Oxford Manuscript of 1624 Rebecca Ockenden: voice/Sofie Vanden Eynde: lute

BRIAN: Legend, Ave atque vale • Elegy • Burlesque Variations on an Original Theme • English Suite No. 5, Rustic Scenes English composer Havergal Brian (1876–1972) had one of the longest creative careers in all music: the music on this CD spans 65 years, from the early Burlesque Variations, written in 1903 in partial response to Elgar’s Enigma Variations, to the second-to-last work he ever composed, 1968’s Legend Ave atque vale.

Robert JOHNSON: Woodes, rocks & mountaines • Galliard (My Lady Mildemays Delight) • Almain • Pavan • Carman’s Whistle • Galliard • Care charming sleepe • Mary WROTH: When nights black mantle • How well poore hart • Good now bee still • John WILSON: Go happy hart • Henry LAWES: Like to the damaske rose • Thomas CAMPION: Com, you prettie false eyd wanton This fascinating collection explores the emancipation of feminine creative energy in the turbulent 17th century.

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Release Date: May 10, 2011

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Bruno MANTOVANI

Diabolus in Musica

Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit: violas/Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Pascal Rophé: conductor

Diabolus in Musica/Antoine Guerber: conductor

Concerto for two violas

Historia Sancti Martini

MANTOVANI: Concerto for 2 Violas & Orchestra • Time Stretch • Finale Notable for the exemplary quality of the chosen works as well as the excellence of the artists involved, this disc presents some of Bruno Mantovani’s recent output. Named Composer of the Year at the 2009 Victoires de la Musique awards, Mantovani has confirmed his place among the leading creators of his generation.

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Complete Ritual of Péan Gatineau (A.D. 1226–1237) in celebration of the feast of St. Martin of Tours This recording includes Diabolus in Musica’s reconstruction of the great solemn service for the “winter Saint Martin” as it was sung in the early 13th century in the basilica of Saint-Martin of Tours, according to the Ritual of Péan Gatineau written between 1226 and 1237.

Ricercar

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Edith Canat DE CHIZY

Elisabeth JACQUET DE LA GUERRE

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Kazuki Yamada: conductor/Orchestra of Besançon Montbéliard Franche-Comté/Peter Csaba: conductor/ New Philharmonic Orchestra/Michiyoshi Inouë: conductor/ Poitou-Charentes Orchestra/Peter Csaba: conductor/French National Orchestra/Alain Altinoglu: conductor

Les Dominos/Florence Malgoire: violin, conductor /Guido Balestracci: bass viol/Jonathan Rubin: theorbo, guitar/Blandine Rannou: harpsichord

DE CHIZY: Times • La Ligne d’ombre • Yell • Alio • Omen

This new series will explore the history of the sonata in France at the beginning of the 18th century. The first volume also marks the debut of Florence Malgoire and her ensemble Les Dominos on the Ricercar label.

Times: Complete Orchestral Works

These five symphonic milestones span 20 years of Edith Canat de Chizy’s production, which now includes some 50 vocal and instrumental works.

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Sonatas for violin and basso continuo

JACQUET DE LA GUERRE: Violin Sonatas 1–6

Previously Available

OMAC Records

STOCK UP NOW ON TOP SELLERS FROM MULTI-GRAMMY WINNER MARK O’CONNOR

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Mark O’CONNOR

Mark O’CONNOR

Featuring Mark O’Connor, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop.

Featuring Gloriæ Dei Cantores and Mark O’Connor.

Double Violin Concerto

Folk Mass

“A double violin concerto that prompted the kind of mid-performance applause usually heard in a jazz club.” — Chicago Sun-Times In the Double Violin Concerto O’Connor utilizes some of his most important musical inspirations: blues and jazz. The CD also features O’Connor’s much-loved “Appalachia Waltz,” the “Johnny Appleseed Suite,” and a beautiful rendition of “Amazing Grace.”

“In view of the range of his musical activities and his ability to dazzle listeners with things both new and personal, [O’Connor] stands apart in the faint afterglow of great violinistic tradition.”

— Fanfare A choral CD masterpiece sung by one of the great virtuoso church choirs in the world. Featuring the acclaimed Massachusetts-based Gloriæ Dei Cantores, this disc comprises the choral works to date of one of America’s most gifted composers and musicians.

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Mark O’CONNOR

Mark O’CONNOR

Featuring Mark O’Connor and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop.

Featuring Mark O’Connor, Ida Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, and Matt Haimovitz.

This CD contains the latest Mark O’Connor orchestral scores: Americana Symphony “Variations on Appalachia Waltz” (2006) and Concerto No. 6 “Old Brass” (2003).

O’Connor’s String Quartet No. 2 “Bluegrass” features intricate rhythms, soulful harmonies, and achingly beautiful melodies. The String Quartet No. 3 “Old-Time” was composed on commission for the Quadricentennial of the Hudson River.

Americana Symphony

String Quartets 2 & 3

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Opera d’Oro

Release Date: May 10, 2011

Giuseppe VERDI Rigoletto

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Kostas Paskalis, Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Scotto, Paolo Washington: vocal soloists Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro Comunale of Florence Carlo Maria Giulini: conductor VERDI: Rigoletto (complete opera) “Here, taped live in 1966, we find the tenor [Pavarotti] at his most engaging as the dangerous, carefree Duke, absolutely certain of himself, singing with great passion and energy. At the same time Scotto paints a lovely, fragile picture of Gilda—eager and innocent.”

— ClassicsToday Although not well known in America, Kostas Paskalis (1929–2007) was one of the leading baritones in Europe during the 1960s and ’70s.

As Paskalis made few recordings, this album is a rare and treasured chance to hear one of the great Rigolettos of recent times. At this writing, it is his only available recording of the role that also features the legendary Luciano Pavarotti and magnificent diva Renata Scotto.

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! Featuring a 64-page booklet with historic photos, a complete Italian libretto and new original English translation, and an essay on the performance by Bill Parker.

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Release Date: May 10, 2011

Meridian Records

Cat # MER 84595 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Number of Discs: 2 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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J.S. BACH

Carl NIELSEN

Ruth Waterman: violin

New London Chamber Ensemble

J.S. BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006

NIELSEN: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon, Op. 43 (including three extracts as they appear in Nielsen’s autograph manuscript) • Serenata in vano for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello & Double Bass • Fantasy for Clarinet & Piano • Fantasy Pieces for Oboe & Piano, Op. 2 • Canto serioso for Horn & Piano • Fantasy Pieces for Flute & Piano, and Solo Flute • Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59

Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001–1006

Meridian Records is proud to announce the release of a radically new interpretation of these sublime solo violin works from distinguished Bach interpreter Ruth Waterman.

Music for Wind and Piano

Meridian is delighted to announce the release of Carl Nielsen’s Music for Wind and Piano, the New London Chamber Ensemble’s second album for the label.

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