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November 2009 Release Date: November 10, 2009 A division of Allegro Media Group

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Britten’s Orchestra Michael Stern &

Kansas City Symphony PG 3

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allegro Classical News ALLEGRO CLASSICAL WELCOMES

Contents Fauré Songs Mihaela Ursuleasa Piano & Forte Washington National Cathedral Choir

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Label List Academy æon Albion Alpha Améson Ancalagon Records Arcana Arte Nova Classics Arte Verum Audiomax Avie Records Bel Canto Society Berlin Classics Bravissimo Opera Library CAvi-music Challenge Classics Clarion Classica d’Oro Col legno Cold Blue Music CORO CRD Records DiscMedi Doremi Eclectra Records Ecstatic Records Endeavour Classics Etcetera EXTON FineLine Classical Fryderyk Chopin Society Fuga Libera GB Records Globe Records GLOR Classics GM Recordings Gothic Records Gramola Hallé hänssler Classic Indésens Integra Records

KAIROS Landor Records Loft Recordings Lyrita MA Recordings Marsyas Meridian Records Metronome Records Moscow Studio Archives Musique en Wallonie Myrios Classics New Day Entertainment Nimbus Alliance Nimbus Records NSS Music OMAC Records Opera d’Oro Opera Fanatic Other Minds Piano 21 Palexa Records Paradizo Passacaille Port Royal Quartz Records Quilisma Ramée Red Priest Recordings Reference Recordings ReZound Ricercar Royal Philharmonic Masterworks Rubedo Canis Musica (RCM) Sebastian Records Stradivarius Summit Records Tactus Toccata Classics Turtle Records Winter & Winter Zig-Zag Territoires

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yrios Classics was founded in Cologne by Stephan Cahen, a former recording producer and engineer for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, Archiv Produktion, and Sony. On Myrios, former major label artists such as Tabea Zimmermann and Alte Musik Koeln find their place alongside promising lesser-known players, and standard repertoire stands alongside first recordings. Myrios is dedicated to the highest musical and technical recording standards—most of the label’s recordings are available as hybrid multichannel/stereo SACDs, and contain valuable booklet information.

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WNC p. 21

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ashington National Cathedral CDs are recorded at one of America’s most impressive and important cathedrals. The magnificent Cathedral Organ is prominent on many recordings. WNC comes to Allegro via Loft Recordings.

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MORE OF THE CODæX FAMILY p. 30–37

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reated by master pianist Cyprien Katsaris on the first day of the 21st century, Piano 21 aims at striking a balance between mainstream repertory and lesser-known works that deserve a better reputation.

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ased out of Vienna, Gramola’s design and recordings are in the true Viennese tradition. Blending up-and-coming European artists with unique & standard repertoire, Gramola is a “jukebox” of classical gems.

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ne of the most exciting Early Music labels around, Ramée is known for stylish presentation and stunning natural sonorities, in perfect accord with the artistic objective.

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ndésens focuses on French brass music. From well-known artists like Eric Aubier to young competition prizewinners, Indésens is now amongst the prizewinners itself.

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méson is a French label with first class French artists. From a Lied recital with French prizewinner Amel Brahim-Djelloul to the Monte Carlo Symphony Orchestra with orchestra works by promising composer Marc-André Dalbavie, Améson is a highly versatile label.

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udiomax is a sub-label of MDG, the high-end German classical label, known for a unique approach to recording and repertoire.

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Release Date: November 10, 2009

Reference Recordings

Benjamin BRITTEN Britten’s Orchestra

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Kansas City Symphony Michael Stern: conductor BRITTEN: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra • Sinfonia da Requiem • Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes “The performances are as smart, atmospheric, and vibrant as the music itself … and they’re stunningly recorded.” — ClassicsToday (REF 115) The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a virtuoso orchestral spectacular that RR has wanted to record for many years. Sinfonia da Requiem is widely considered to be Britten’s finest orchestral inspiration, full of kaleidoscopic color and wide dynamic range. The music of Peter Grimes, Britten’s operatic masterpiece, is most often heard in the well-known suite of orchestral Sea Interludes and Passacaglia.

This is music of haunting atmosphere, and the final Storm brings the program to an exciting conclusion. All of this gripping music has been captured in brilliant HDCD sound by multi-Grammy Award nominee, engineer Keith O. Johnson.

also available Kansas City Symphony Shakespeare’s Tempest Cat # REF 115 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Reference Recordings

Release Date: November 10, 2009 Minnesota Orchestra Eiji Oue: conductor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers • R. STRAUSS: Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils • TCHAIKOVSKY: Mazeppa: Hopak • MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves • ˇ RABAUD: Marouf, Cobbler of Cairo: Dances • DVORÁK: Rusalka: Polonaise • RUBINSTEIN: The Demon: Ballet Music • SAINT-SAËNS: Samson et Dalilah: Bacchanale “A sonic spectacular. The orchestra sounds full, natural, warm, and nicely spread out over the soundstage. There is none of the glare that still seems to affect many orchestral digital recordings; even the highest register of the violins sounds smooth and musical. Climaxes are never congested, and the fullest textures still retain clarity … this is simply to enjoy.” — Fanfare

Minnesota Orchestra

Exotic Dances from the Opera

Amazing high resolution sound on a deluxe hybrid SACD of favorites and rarities, including Saint-Saëns’ Bacchanale, Strauss’ Dance of the Seven Veils, and Rabaud’s Dances from Marouf. This collection of wonderful performances from the Minnesota Orchestra has been a perennial favorite and best seller on CD, and can now be heard on SACD! This recording is one of legendary engineer “Prof.” Keith Johnson’s very best. Also includes HDCD encoding on CD layer for highest audiophile quality.

Cat # REF SACD 712 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Other Minds Pandit Pran Nath: vocalist Terry Riley: tamboura, composer, interview subject La Monte Young: composer, interview subject Marian Zazeela: artist, interview subject William Farley: director Bill Marpet: director of photography Jim Newman: producer In Between the Notes: A Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath, Master Indian Musician “An info-filled short that is simultaneously gorgeous and moving … a timeless document of one of the greatest musicians ever to sing a note.” — Arcane Candy This video documentary was produced by Other Minds in 1986, but never officially released.

Directed by filmmaker William Farley and photographed by Bill Marpet, it was taped in India during 1985 and traces the life and career of Pandit Pran Nath, the last in a long line of north Indian vocal masters originating in the 13th century. Pandit Pran Nath’s work has been of seminal influence to fans and devotees of Indian classical music, as well as to American avant-garde composers Terry Riley and La Monte Young, who are interviewed in the film.

Playable in all regions. Approximate run time 28 min.

Pandit Pran NATH

In Between the Notes (DVD) Cat # OTM 2002 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Amaray; Box Lot 40 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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EXTON

Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck: conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D “Titan” A recording from the inaugural concerts of Manfred Honeck as the Music Director of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, this disc has enjoyed sensational success in the Japanese market. It has received splendid reviews, both for the audio and for the artistic quality achieved due to the sheer perfectionism of the conductor, musicians, and recording crew.

Cat # EXN 26 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Joseph HAYDN

Symphonies 31, 72 & 73 Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic/Jaap van Zweden: conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 31 in D “Hornsignal” • Symphony No. 72 in D • Symphony No. 73 in D “La Chasse” For the second volume of the Haydn Symphonies series, three symphonies were selected in connection with the prominent treatment of “horns.” The music is filled with variety of nuance, while Jaap van Zweden and the orchestra bring out the lively charm of Haydn’s symphonies with fresh energy.

Cat # EXN 376 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Joseph HAYDN

Symphonies 92, 94 & 97 Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic/Jaap van Zweden: conductor HAYDN: Symphony No. 92 in G “Oxford” • Symphony No. 94 in G “The Surprise” • Symphony No. 97 in C The first volume of the Haydn Symphonies series by the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden. With transcendent musicality, the talented conductor leads these symphonies in a beautiful, lively musical world.

Cat # EXN 375 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Paradizo

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Skip Sempé

Antico/Moderno: Renaissance Madrigals Embellished (1517-2009) Cat # PDZ 8 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Skip Sempé: harpsichord, virginals Doron Sherwin: cornetto Julien Martin: recorder Josh Cheatham: viola da gamba Capriccio Stravagante PALESTRINA: Vestiva i colli • Io son ferito • Pulchra es amica mea • DE RORE: Ancor che col partier • Ben qui si mostra’l ciel • SANDRIN: Doulce mémoire • ARCADELT: O felici occhi miei • DI LASSO: Susanne un jour [all in versions by Rognoni, Selma y Salaverde, Sherwin, Rogniono, Spadi, dalla Casa, Ortiz, Jan van Lublin & Ruffo] The Italian madrigals and Franco-Flemish chansons on which the “diminution” repertoire was based included some of the most popular and memorable music of the 16th century. Skip Sempé and the soloists of Capriccio Stravagante are the best performers for this Renaissance music, with a perfect combination of mastery and musicality. also available MALVEZZI La Pellegrina Cat # PDZ 4 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Skip Sempé A French Collection Cat # PDZ 7 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

MARAIS Pièces de viole (CD+DVD) Cat # PDZ 6 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Arte Verum

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI Stabat Mater

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Barbara Hendricks: soprano Ulrika Tenstam: mezzo-soprano Drottningholms Baroque Ensemble PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater • Orfeo (chamber cantata) “Sumptuous … uncommon power and infectious enthusiasm emanate from this religious musical work that is so well served by voices of remarkable smoothness, vivacity, [and] delicacy.” — Ouest-France From the time of its creation, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater was considered the emblem of perfection and expressive beauty of 18th century Italian music—and assured the composer an immediate posthumous reputation as a genius musician who died too young. On the eve of the tercentenary of his birth (in 2010), Barbara Hendricks, accompanied by Ulrika Tenstam and the DBE, has recorded this Stabat Mater along with the exquisite chamber cantata Orfeo. also available HANDEL Endless Pleasure Cat # AVE 3 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

BEETHOVEN Lieder & Volkslieder Cat # AVE 6 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

POULENC Tel jour telle nuit Cat # AVE 4 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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DOREMI

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Felix MENDELSSOHN Menahem Pressler, Vol. 1

Menahem Pressler: piano/Guilet Quartet Members MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 • Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54 • Rondo Cappriccioso, Op. 14 • Six Children’s Pieces, Op. 72 • Sextet for piano & strings, Op. 110 Internationally renowned pianist Menahem Pressler on CD for the first time!

Cat # DHR 7889 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Yona Ettlinger

Clarinet Concertos Yona Ettlinger: clarinet MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 626 • J.C. BACH (arr. Ettlinger): Clarinet Concerto • C. STAMITZ: Clarinet Concerto No. 3 • G.F. HANDEL (arr. Ettlinger): Clarinet Concerto One of the 20th century’s greatest clarinet players! All selections are live performances, released here for first time ever.

Cat # DHR 7859 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

KAIROS Gösta NEUWIRTH L’oubli bouilli

Donatienne Michel-Dansac: soprano/Klangforum Wien/Etienne Siebens: conductor NEUWIRTH: String Quartet 1976 • Seven Pieces for String Quartet • L’oubli bouilli

Cat # KRO 12972 Price Code: T (SRP $16.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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The work’s preliminary history extends far back into Neuwirth’s Graz period. In 1974–75, an American female vocalist specializing in early music requested that Neuwirth compose a piece for tape and voice. The result was to become a forerunner to “Vanish”—even then, a three-part formal expansion had found a place in his thoughts. Due to the circumstances at the time, this was long to remain a latent wish. Then, in 2006, a commission to compose an ensemble work—resulting from an award by Erste Bank—gave the decisive impetus for Neuwirth to complete the two missing parts: one and three. In addition, on this disc listeners will find his String Quartet 1976 and the newly composed Seven Pieces for String Quartet.

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Zig-Zag Territoires

Karine Deshayes: mezzo-soprano Stéphane Degout: baritone Hélène Lucas: piano FAURÉ: Le Jardin clos, Op. 106 (song cycle) • La Chanson d’Ève, Op. 95 (song cycle) • Soir • Les Roses d’Ispahan • La Rose • Le Parfum impérissable • Arpège • Pleurs d’or Very rarely recorded, late pieces of Fauré beautifully sung by Karine Deshayes, a rising mezzo-soprano invited to the Metropolitan opera for the Cenerentola, and to be re-invited in 2012.

Gabriel FAURÉ

Songs

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La Camera della Lacrime Bruno Bonhoure: voice, director Christophe Tellart: vielle à roue, cornemuse, flute Andréas Linos: vièle à archet, tanbur Antoine Morineau: daf, tombak, udu Spyros Halaris: kunun Judith Kan: voice Christian Marzolin, Mathieu Langer, Pierre-Paul Zalio: tenors PEIROL D’AUVèRNHA: Marseille • Damascus • Jerusalem Previously unrecorded poetry of famous French troubadour Peirol d’Auvèrnha chronicles his journey from Marseille to Jerusalem in the 12th century.

PEIROL D’AUVÈRNHA

Marseille, Damas, Jerusalem Cat # ZIG 90903 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

World Premiere Recording

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Challenge Classics

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Niccolò PAGANINI Violin Concertos 1 & 2

Rudolf Koelman: violin/Netherlands Symphony Orchestra/Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6 • Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 “La Campanella” • ROSSINI: Matilde di Shabran Overture The two most popular violin concertos of Paganini, aptly linked by a Rossini overture.

Virtuoso violinist Rudolf Koelman is the former leader of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, specializing in opera, is directed by one of the leading Dutch conductors.

Cat # CHR 72343 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Klimt!

Kiss the guitar player Klimt!

Gustav on the rocks • Into ecstasy • Fandango & Dance of the seven veils (from Boccherini Guitar Quintet in D) • Beyond reminiscence-universal • Rumba de tuti • What is there to say • Toccata (from Veli-Matti Halkosalmi Trinity for string quartet) • Sunday night shuffle • Thingin’ • Catch the groove • Kiss the guitar player The most original guitar & string quartet compositions since 1805! These are not solo guitar pieces with string backgrounds, but are real dialogues between the two instruments. Nearly all of the works were newly composed especially for this CD. Cat # CHR 72333 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Ralph Rousseau Gambomania

Ralph Rousseau: viola da gamba HUME: My Mistresse hath a pritty thing • A Question • An Answere, Now I come • MARAIS: Arabesque • La Reveuse • ABEL: Sonata in D minor • DE CAIX D’HERVELOIS: Cors de chasse in D • SCHENCK: Sonata No. 5 in E minor from L’Echo du Danube The most representative survey of the evolution of music for the bass viol, from its beginnings to its extinction when the Viennese classic style emerged. A beautiful and dedicated performance!

Cat # CHR 72334 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: November 10, 2009

Challenge Classics

Ton Koopman: organ CORREA: Batalha on the 6th Tone • Todo el mundo en general • BRUNA: Tiento sobre la letania de la Virgen • CARREIRA: Cançâo a quatro glosada • CABANILLES: Corrente Italiana • RODRIGUES: 4 Susanas • CASTELLANA: Obra de 8º Tom de dous tiples • SEIXAS: Sonata in C • ARAÚJO: Consonâncias on the 1st Tone • Batalha famosa • COUTINHO: Obra de 1º Tom • ANON.: Tiento lleno 2º tono • Batalha Famoza • Ligaduras de 3º tono, para la Elevación Renowned early music specialist Ton Koopman plays unusual repertoire with audible pleasure on an unusual Belgian Spanish organ. For anyone who dislikes church music—this is battle music!

Ton Koopman

Batalha: Iberian Organ Music Cat # CHR 72320 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

moderntimes_1800 GRAUN: 15 Concertos for Strings Rarely recorded repertoire essential to the history of the violin concerto, performed on authentic instruments. moderntimes_1800 recreates this music, in its original context, without a trace of dustiness.

Johann Gottlieb GRAUN

Concertos for Strings (2 CDs)

also available moderntimes_1800 Sinfonias from the Enlightenment (2 CDs) Cat # CHR 72193 Price Code: 2N

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Avie Records

Release Date: November 10, 2009

avie records now available through allegro classical

Cat # AVR 32 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

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World premiere recordings

Consorts for Viols

Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR & ˇ Antonín DVORÁK

A 2004 Gramophone Award winner! “Laurence Dreyfus, the leader of Phantasm, has the unique ability to communicate his enthusiasm for the music he performs … there are [many] pieces here which deserve to be considered masterpieces.”

(Musicweb-International)

Gramophone Editor’s Choice! “At long last Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto has been commercially recorded … a vivacious and captivating work which I guarantee that you will come to love. ” (Musicweb-International)

Orlando GIBBONS

Violin Concertos

Cat # AVR 2056 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

Cat # AVR 2145 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

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Jean-Philippe RAMEAU

Jon LORD

Founder and conductor of period-performance orchestra the English Concert, as well as an outstanding harpsichordist, Trevor Pinnock’s solo recordings include the complete keyboard works of Rameau, Scarlatti sonatas, Handel’s harpsichord suites, and Bach’s Goldberg Variations and complete Partitas.

Fabulous orchestral music by a member of English rock band Deep Purple. “A beautifully packaged, delightful musical souvenir of Durham University’s 175th anniversary in 2007 … sensitive and glowing with much accomplished and thoughtful work for the solo instruments.” (Musicweb-International)

Les Cyclopes

Durham Concerto

Cat # AVR 2111 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)

Cat # AVR 2127 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99)

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Johannes BRAHMS

W.A. MOZART

Features violist Maxim Rysanov with pianist Evelyn Chang.

“Young Ukrainian-born Rysanov tears into this music like a prime-time cold warrior … The rich tone of the viola melds perfectly with the repeated, dramatic rhythmic motion that serves the Brahms’s structural Leitmotif.” (Fanfare)

Mozart concertos with Philippe Graffin and Noboku Imai. “These are enjoyable performances … engaging and often vibrant.

The programming is suitably novel and idiosyncratic to render rival versions pretty meaningless, so if you admire the two string players you will find nourishment in their Mozart playing.”

(Musicweb-International)

Works for Viola & Piano

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Sinfonia Concertante & Violin Concertos (2 CDs)

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Avie Records

Franz SCHUBERT Live, Vol. 2 (2 CDs)

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Imogen Cooper: piano SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in C minor, D 958 • 6 Moments Musicaux, D 780 • 16 Deutsche Tänze, D 783 • Piano Sonata in G, D 894 • 4 Impromptus, D 935 “Imogen Cooper’s live Schubert takes its deserved place alongside the greats … astonishing achievement …

Volume 1 makes one long for Volume 2.” — Gramophone “One of the interpretive elite, and on this new issue she reinforces her standing as one of the finest Schubertians in the world.”

— International Record Review Imogen Cooper’s Schubert Live, Vol. 1 was a runaway success, both critically and commercially. Now, she continues her exploration of Schubert’s late piano music with the second volume in her series for Avie, recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Her selection for volume two reflects the public appetite, in the 1820s, for shorter piano pieces, which resulted in Six Moments Musicaux, D780 and Four Impromptus, D 935. January 2010 appearances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. also available SCHUBERT Live Vol. 1 (2 CDs) Cat # AVR 2156 Price Code: 2L U.S. ORDERS ONLY

W.A. MOZART Piano Concertos 9 & 23 Cat # AVR 2100 Price Code: Q U.S. ORDERS ONLY

W.A. MOZART Piano Concertos 24 & 25 Cat # AVR 2175 Price Code: Q U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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CAvi-music

Release Date: November 10, 2009 Christian Rieger: harpsichord J.S. BACH: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 Christian Rieger, a professor at the Essen Folkwang music school, counts as one of the Bach and harpsichord experts in Europe. The Art of Fugue is a true “desert island” piece, the most complex and musically difficult piece of the entire literature.

J.S. BACH

The Art of Fugue Cat # AVI 8553185 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Trio Jean Paul Eckart Heiligers: piano Ulf Schneider: violin Martin Loehr: cello MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 • Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 “Speaking of trios, there’s one from Germany that may well be setting a new gold standard for technical fluency and expressive impact. Trio Jean Paul gave an electrifying performance Sunday night for the Shriver Hall Concert Series, a performance so rich in character[and] full of ideas that I hated for it to end.”

— Baltimore Sun The piano trios are some of the most-loved, commercial pieces of Mendelssohn.

Trio Jean Paul counts in the top tier of experts in romantic piano music.

Felix MENDELSSOHN Piano Trios 1 & 2

Cat # AVI 8553141 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: November 10, 2009

Myrios Classics

J.S. BACH

Tabea Zimmermann Solo (SACD) BUZZ ALERT

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Tabea Zimmermann: viola REGER: Suite Op. 131d No. 1 for viola solo • Suite Op. 131d No. 2 for viola solo • Suite Op. 131d No. 3 for viola solo • BACH: Suite BWV1007 for solo cello (transcription for viola) • Suite BWV1008 for solo cello (transcription for viola) “Tabea Zimmermann is one of the greatest players of our time (on any instrument).” — The Observer “In every single bar of the recording, Tabea Zimmermann convinces the listener with her polished and naturally-agravic interpretation.

Every phrase is filled with meaning and opens or closes a musical flow. Discipline and freedom, dancelike rhythm and improvisatory gesture seem to balance themselves effortlessly.” — Bayern 4 Radio (Germany) Cover Sticker: Gramophone Editor’s Choice! After more than 30 CDs released through EMI, Teldec, and Deutsche Grammophon, Tabea Zimmermann’s huge musical range is clearly evident. This is her first solo album, and her debut for Myrios Classics. Interwoven with three rarely heard suites by Max Reger, Zimmermann offers transcriptions of two Bach cello suites. Upcoming 2010 US tour with the Arcanto Quartet.

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Berlin Classics

Organ: Greatest Works II (2 CDs) Friedrich Kircheis, Christian Collum, Johannes-Ernst Köhler, Erich Piasetzki, Andreas Bushnakowski, Günter Metz, Hans-Günther Wauer, Cat # BER 12392 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Michael-Christfried Winkler: organists/Ludwig Güttler: trumpet Double Slimline + O-Card; Box Lot 25

Works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Ives, and more

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Berlin Classics

Double Bass: Greatest Works (2 CDs) Theo Adam: bass/Barbara Sanderling, Klaus Trumpf, Heinz Hermann: double bass/Camerata Musica/Zeljko Straka: conductor/ Cat # BER 12382 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Staatskapelle Dresden/Otmar Suitner: conductor Double Slimline + O-Card; Box Lot 25

Works by Rossini, M. Haydn, Couperin, Vanhal, Sperger, and Mozart

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Berlin Classics

Trombone: Greatest Works (2 CDs) Jürgen Heinel, Georg Fleischer, Gerhard Eßbach, Heinz Müller, Eberhard Uhlig, Ludwig Güttler: trombones/Berlin Staatskapelle/Heinz Cat # BER 12372 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Fricke: conductor/Blasende Music Leipzig/Heinz Wegner: conductor Double Slimline + O-Card; Box Lot 25

Works by Sachse, David, Gräfe, Reiche, Speer, Hessen, Vierdanck, Praetorius, and more

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Berlin Classics

Harpsichord: Greatest Works (2 CDs)

Isolde Ahlgrimm, Hans Pischner: harpsichords Cat # BER 12362 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Double Slimline + O-Card; Box Lot 25

Works by Poglietti, Muffat, C.P.E. Bach, Cabezón, Sweelinck, Fresobaldo, J.S. Bach, and Handel

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Berlin Classics

Guitar: Greatest Works (2 CDs) Barbara Richter, Monika Rost, Dieter Zumstieg, Klaus & Rainer Feldmann, Jürgen Rose, Konrad Ragossnig: guitars/Eckart Haupt: flute/ Cat # BER 12352 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Christian Funke: violin/Peter Schreier: tenor Double Slimline + O-Card; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Works by Galilei, Narváez, Vivaldi, Debussy, Marais, Paganini, Brahms, and more

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Berlin Classics

Mihaela Ursuleasa Piano & Forte

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Cat # BER 16542 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Mihaela Ursuleasa: piano BEETHOVEN: 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 • BRAHMS: Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 • RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit • GINASTERA: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22 • CONSTANTINESCU: Joc dobrogean–veloce “The kind of Beethoven I have not heard since the heydays of Claudio Arrau and super-musician Clara Haskil herself.”

— San Francisco Chronicle A unique mixture of vivacious playing and lyrical talent makes Mihaela Ursuleasa one of the most remarkable pianists of her generation.

Her debut recording, which brings the listener from past to present while highlighting her Romanian roots, is an outstanding adventure!

Born in Brasov, Romania in 1978, Ursuleasa’s career began when she was still a child. Following Claudio Abbado’s advice, she stopped giving concerts in 1990 to concentrate on her musical and pianistic training. Ursuleasa was rewarded for her discipline in 1995, when she won the prestigious Clara Haskil Competition. Carefully selected concerts and recitals followed, while she continued training.

After studying with Prof. Heinz Medjimorec in Vienna, she received her concert diploma cum laude in 1999. Concert promoters across the world immediately showed interest, and piano recitals followed at major music venues including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Cologne Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Zurich Tonhalle, and Carnegie Hall in New York.

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Berlin Classics

Release Date: November 10, 2009 J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concertos 1–3 • Orchestral Suite No. 4 • Famous organ works • BEETHOVEN: Symphonies 5, 6 & 9 • BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique • BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 • Hungarian Dances • ˇ CHOPIN: Famous piano works • DVORÁK: New World Symphony • Slavonic Dances • GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue • Orchestral works • GRIEG: Piano Concerto • TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 • The Nutcracker • The Sleeping Beauty • Swan Lake • HANDEL: Water Music • Fireworks Music • HAYDN: Symphonies 93, 94 & 103 • LISZT: Liebestraum • Famous piano works • MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 • MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Overtures • MOZART: Symphonies 39, 40 & 41 • Clarinet Concerto • Sinfonia Concertante • ORFF: Carmina Burana • RAVEL: Bolero • Orchestral works • SCHUBERT: Trout Quintet • SMETANA: Ma Vlast • J. STRAUSS: Waltzes and Polkas • WAGNER: Overtures This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs—the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog of all BASICS titles is included!

Berlin Classics

Basics Box Set (25 CDs) Cat # BER 149572 Price Code: 25C (SRP $149.99) Box Set; Box Lot 5 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Summit Records Katherine McLin: violin Andrew Campbell: piano FRANÇAIX: Sonatine for violin & piano (1934) • BOULANGER: Deux Morceaux for violin & piano • PIERNÉ: Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 36 • DEBUSSY (arr. Heifetz): Golliwog’s Cakewalk • Beau Soir • (arr. Roques) La Plus que Lente • (arr. McLin/Campbell) Mandoline “Concertmaster Katie McLin [was] a standout with her expressively beautiful solos.” — Ann Arbor Times

McLin/Campbell Duo Beau Soir

Cat # SMT 533 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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An all-French disc of music for violin and piano, including the first American recordings of the Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 36 by Gabriel Pierné (popular with both violinists and flutists, for whom the composer arranged the piece) and Jean Françaix’s Sonatine for violin & piano (1934). Also includes Lili Boulanger’s Deux Morceaux for violin & piano and a set of transcriptions of works by Debussy, including the artists’ own transcription of Debussy’s song “Mandoline.” The McLin/Campbell Duo has performed all over the world in a wide variety of venues, from concerti with orchestra to distinguished artist recital series, guest residencies at music schools, and national & international conferences. Formed in 1990 at the Oberlin Conservatory, the duo maintains a prolific performance schedule with dozens of international appearances each year.

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Cold Blue Music

Bryan Pezzone: piano HOBBS: Sudoku 82 “Hobbs is a master of subtle surprise … haunting music.” — Howard Skempton “Hobbs’s Sudoku pieces … are exotically listenable and remarkably varied.”

— Kyle Gann “[Hobbs’s] quietly alluring music possesses the seemingly incidental beauty that can arise in music composed under self-enforced restraints.” — The Wire Specially priced CD single stickered with glowing reviews from Howard Skempton, Kyle Gann, and The Wire. This spare, beautiful, spacious 20-minute piece for eight pianos was composed utilizing systems derived from sudoku puzzles and GarageBand software. Performed via overdubbing by noted Los Angeles pianist Bryan Pezzone, who has been featured on numerous Cold Blue CDs. Christopher Hobbs is an English experimental composer, a pioneer of British systems music, founder of the Experimental Music Catalogue, and an early member of both the Scratch Orchestra and AMM.

Christopher HOBBS Sudoku 82

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Christopher Roberts: qin ROBERTS: Remote Stories • The Channel • Travelling Alone • Last Cicada Singing “So Confucius walks into a bar, just in time for Bill Evans’s last set, and after closing time pulls out his qin for a few solos … That’s the vibe that Christopher Roberts captures in these intimate nocturnal musings, where crystalline harmonics dance among gutsy bass slides while elegant harmonies whisper their most private thoughts. A truly haunting recording.”

— John Schneider, host, KPFK Global Village Specially priced CD single stickered with Global Village quote. Last Cicada Singing is a unique and beautiful suite of four pieces for solo qin (an ancient Chinese zither). Performed by the composer, this delicate and quietly emotive work bridges the gap between traditional Chinese qin music and the spectrum of contemporary American musical sensibilities without compromising or exploiting either culture. Upon receiving his doctorate from Juilliard, Roberts set off to the jungles of Papua New Guinea to study the “natural prosody of music.” Later, as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan, he studied and mastered the qin. After years of living in Asia, Roberts returned to the States a most unusual “world” musician and now lives in Bellingham, WA. also available ROBERTS Trios for Deep Voices Cat # CBM 30 Price Code: R

Christopher ROBERTS

Last Cicada Singing Cat # CBM 34 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Loft Recordings

Release Date: November 10, 2009 Hans Davidsson: organ Anna Jobrandt: soprano Jan Börjesson: bass BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in E minor • Jesus Christus, unser Heiland • Canzonetta in A minor • In dulci jubilo • Puer Natus in Bethlehem • Magnificat primi toni • Klaglied, Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein • and 32 more works Cover Sticker: The final volume of the complete groundbreaking organ works of Buxtehude. This installment explores the relationship between Buxtehude and 17th century organ builder Arp Schnitger, and is the only set available recorded on an instrument tuned in pure quarter-comma mean-tone.

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE

Buxtehude & The Schnitger Organ, Vol. 3 (3 CDs) Cat # LOF 1094 Price Code: 3P (SRP $47.99) Double Jewel Case; Box Lot 15

also available BUXTEHUDE And the Mean-Tone Organ, Vol. 1 Cat # LOF 1090 Price Code: 2J

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Ulrika Davidsson: clavichord, fortepiano HAYDN: 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Hoboken XVI Nos. 2, 14, 23, 28, 44 & 52 In order to bring out the full expressive range and rhetorical contents of Haydn’s music, this recording uses the two dynamically most sensitive instruments. The clavichord is one of the manuals from a large two manual and pedal harpsichord, built in 2001 by Joel Speerstra and Per-Anders Terning at the Göteborg Organ Art Center workshop for the Eastman School of Music. The fortepiano was built in 2004 by Monika May, Marburg, Germany. It is a modified copy of a Viennese piano by Anton Walter, ca 1785.

Joseph HAYDN

Sonatas on Clavichord & Fortepiano Cat # LOF 1109 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case: Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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WNC

Release Date: November 10, 2009

George Frideric HANDEL Messiah (2 CDs)

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Susan Lewis Kavinski: soprano Yvette Smith: mezzo-soprano Rufus MĂźller: tenor Nathan Berg: bass Washington National Cathedral Choir & Baroque Orchestra Michael McCarthy: conductor HANDEL: Messiah (complete oratorio) Cover Sticker: Live performance at the Washington National Cathedral, with boy and girl trebles and a period instrument orchestra.

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Alpha

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Aromates

Aksak: Melodies from the Southern Balkans Aromates/Michèle Claude: conductor Eki • Dospat • Sirto • Danse 25 • Grozdena • Dajcevo • Varna • Hadshi • Prélude • Graovsko • Manaki • Oyzak Mane • Lele nedo • Draganinata • Zletosko

Cat # APH 527 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

After previous discs dedicated to the Arabo-Andalousian universe, the Aromates ensemble offers us a visit to the world of the Balkans. These Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek melodies—influenced by Persian, Ottoman, and European music—are characterized by the so-called “aksak,” or lame rhythms.

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æon James DILLON Philomela (2 CDs)

Anu Komsi, Susan Narucki: sopranos/Lionel Peintre: baritone/Remix Ensemble/ Jurjen Hempel: conductor DILLON: Philomela

Cat # AEN 986 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 20

British composer James Dillon, inspired by the myth reported by Ovid and Sophocles, created his first scenic work with this visionary work. For this recording, the best interpreters of the moment have been chosen. Philomela is one of the major contemporary lyric successes of the last decade, innovative and piercing.

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Arcana La Reverdie

Carmina Burana, Sacri Sarcasmi La Reverdie 18 selections from the medieval manuscript

Cat # ACA 353 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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With this new recording, La Reverdie explores the well-known collection of medieval songbooks known as Carmina Burana. Already the object of many recordings, these refined songs are presented here in an absolutely new approach. The recording focuses on the amorous and moralizing poems, partly because of the topicality of their messages. For the world premiere recordings, a contemporary melody is assigned to four poems not set to music in the manuscript. This recording thereby gives life to particularly vivid texts that are otherwise mute in the manuscript. Liner notes and sung texts in English, French, German, and Italian.

Includes World Premiere Recordings

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Stradivarius

Sandro Lombardi: voice Ensemble Recherche Pierre-André Valade, Roland Kluttig: conductors RAI National Symphony Orchestra BATTISTELLI: Anarca (Hommage à Ernst Jünger) • Afterthought (about a Shakespearian tragedy) • Begleitmusik zu einer Dictspielszene Powerfully struck by Ernst Jünger’s novel On the Marble Cliffs, Giorgio Battistelli resolved to transform the book into an opera—but the project was put aside out of concern for the political ramifications of the adaptation of a writer who had been so close to the Nazi ideology. At that point, drawing on sketches for the opera, Battistelli produced a symphonic work inspired by the “anarch,” a key figure in Jünger’s literary work.

Giorgio BATTISTELLI

also available BATTISTELLI Experimentum Mundi Cat # STV 33730 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

L’Anarca

Cat # STV 57013 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

De Labyrintho Walter Testolin: conductor JOSQUIN: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae Stradivarius presents another amazing disc performed by Ensemble De Labyrintho. This is music that explores man’s most intimate feelings, and creates unequalled depths of emotion. Musicologist Edgard Lowinsky gives the perfect description of one of the pinnacles of musical art of all time: “A musical work of a power, intensity, vision, grandeur of conception, and religious fervor that is comparable to, and perhaps in a certain sense, even greater than Michelangelo’s Last Judgment.”

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

also available GESUALDO Responsoria Cat # STV 33842 Price Code: R U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae

Cat # STV 33862 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 40 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Frank Shipway: conductor SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 • The Gadfly Suite Shostakovich resisted most attempts to get him to discuss the program of the Tenth Symphony, preferring to let people listen and guess for themselves.

According to one source, however, it is about the Stalin years. Of the demonic second movement in particular, the composer is supposed to have created a specific musical portrait of the recently deceased despot, and such is the savagery and violence of this music that it is hard to disagree with such an interpretation. Sharp orchestral stabs and obsessively repeating thematic figures are swept along in a wild whirlwind of sound suggestive of pure evil and malicious violence.

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

Shostakovich wrote a great deal of music for the cinema, ranging from complete scores to silent propaganda films such as New Babylon (1929) to the powerful soundtrack to the 1964 proclamation Shakespeare Pasternak Hamlet. In 1955, two years after the composition of the Tenth Symphony, he produced an extensive score for the film The Gadfly, based on E.L. Voynitch’s popular novel about Italy under Austrian domination.

Cat # RPM 28960 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jacques Delacôte: conductor BIZET: Symphony in C • L’Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2 “This is, generally, one of the playful performances [and] the two suites are superbly done.” — Fanfare Bizet composed two orchestral symphonies, both in the key of C Major, the second of which often appears on concert programs and recordings under the name of Roma. The composer himself always referred to this work as his first symphony, and indeed the real first symphony remained unpublished during his lifetime. The manuscript of the earlier work was discovered as late as 1933, received its first performance two years later, and has since been hailed as a teenage masterpiece.

Georges BIZET Symphony in C

Cat # RPM 28480 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Daudet’s play L’Arlésienne was, in his words, “a dazzling failure with the most charming music in the world.” Bizet composed 27 separate numbers for the play and compiled the First Suite, rescoring the original theater band versions for full orchestra. The Second Suite was put together after Bizet’s death by the composer Ernest Guiraud, a friend of Bizet’s who had occasionally played offstage harmonium in the original productions of L’Arlésienne.

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Royal Philharmonic Masterworks

Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yehudi Menuhin: conductor TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” • Marche Slave Tchaikovsky had a seemingly endless capacity for misery, but if the troughs of his despair were deep, his bouts of happiness could reach ecstatic heights. It was this same volatile temperament which contributed so much to his musical output, and if he was guilty of wearing his heart on his sleeve, it was a fault that was more than compensated for in the wonderfully heart-wrenching music he produced. These despairs and passionate outpourings receive perhaps their greatest expression in the Sixth Symphony, which can in many ways be seen as the culmination of his life’s work.

Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave was written in 1876 in a fit of patriotic fervor, occasioned by news of atrocities committed by the Turks against Serbia. As young Russian soldiers began to enlist, the composer expressed his pride in his country, and he wrote the highly popular Marche in about five days. The piece is colorfully orchestrated and makes use of three different Serbian folk tunes in addition to the Tsarist national anthem.

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Toccata Classics

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Cat # TOC 109 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Cat # TOC 80 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING

Alexander PRIOR

Ferdinand THIERIOT

Zhang Xiao Ming: piano/Michael Province, Simone Porter: violins/ Nathan Chan: cello/Northern Sinfonia/Alexander Prior: conductor

The Hamburg Chamber Players/Ian Mardon, Ilona Raasch: violins/ Rudolf Seippel, Julia Mensching: violas/Rolf Herbrechtsmeyer, Martin von Hopffgarten: cellos/Yuko Hirose: piano

Velesslavitsa

Chamber Music, Vol. 1

PRIOR: Velesslavitsa—Concerto for Piano, Two Violins, Cello & Orchestra In Autumn 2008, UK TV company Channel 4 sent 16-year-old composer-conductor Alex Prior to find the “World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies” and to compose a concerto for them. This live recording features 10-year-old Chinese pianist Zhang Xiao Ming, teenaged American violinists Simone Porter and Michael Province, and 15-year-old American cellist Nathan Chan.

THIERIOT: Piano Quintet in D, Op. 20 • String Sextet in D • Theme and Variations, Op. 29, for two cellos & piano Ferdinand Thieriot was, like Brahms, a student of Eduard Marxsen.

His music, especially the chamber works, was popular during his lifetime but has been totally forgotten since his death in 1919. It is time to rediscover this generous and big-hearted music, which overflows with memorable melodies.

Cat # TOC 75 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

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Hugh WOOD

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Chamber Music

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Franz LISZT

The Complete Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1

The Archduke Trio/Paul Silverthorne: viola/Roger Heaton: clarinet

Risto-Matti Marin: piano

WOOD: Variations, Op. 1, for viola and piano • Piano Trio, Op. 24 • Paraphrase on “Bird of Paradise,” Op. 26, for clarinet and piano • Poem, Op. 35, for violin & piano • Clarinet Trio, Op. 40 • Overture for piano trio

LISZT (arr. Stradal): Les Préludes • Heroïde Funèbre • Die Ideale

Hugh Wood is one of Britain’s most distinguished composers, whose music marries expressionist power and lyrical elegance. These six works expertly balance formal clarity, rigorous craftsmanship, and a high charge of energy.

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Although Liszt’s 13 symphonic poems exist in two-piano transcriptions prepared by the composer himself, it was his Czech student August Stradal who was to transcribe them for solo piano—versions that demand almost superhuman virtuosity.

As Malcolm MacDonald writes in his booklet essay, Stradal’s versions “transform these revolutionary orchestral compositions into viable and effective piano works, faithfully preserving their masterly musical substance.”

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Tactus Records

Floraleda Sacchi: harp CORRI: Introduction & Waltz • A French Air with Variations • Harp Sonata in B-flat, Op. 2, No. 1 • Harp Sonata in G, Op. 2, No. 2 • Harp Sonata in C minor, Op. 2, No. 3 • La Chasse • Harp Sonata in E-flat, Op. 2, No. 4 • Harp Sonata in F, Op. 2, No. 5 • Harp Sonata in C, Op. 2, No. 6 In the golden years of the harp (1750–1850), Sophia Giustina Corri was the only important woman composer. She left a body of about 70 compositions, including original pieces; variations (principally of Scottish airs); arrangements for harp, fortepiano, harp & fortepiano duo; and some rare arrangements for voice and harp or voice and guitar. The sonata for fortepiano was presumably composed when she was 15, and the six sonatas for harp, Op. 2 (Books 1 and 2) when she was between 16 and 19. The first volume of sonatas is the only one still in print and performed today, although for many years it was erroneously attributed to Jan Ladislav. Already in these first sonatas one can find the typical characteristics of her music: the brilliance and freshness of her writing, the originality of many passages, and a great sense of proportion that ensures that no theme—even the least original—wearies the listener. There is no evidence of presumption, vanity, or desire for grandeur; instead, there emerges a desire to sing and make music simply and sincerely.

Sophia Giustina CORRI Works for Solo Harp Cat # TCT 772801 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Important Records Ellen Fullman: strings Theresa Wong: cello Greg Davis: computer, electronics Michael Harrison: piano R Keenan Lawler: guitar Pauline Oliveros: accordion Duane Pitre: ukelin Zachary James Watkins: computer Charles Curtis: cello FULLMAN & WONG: Blue Tunnel Fields • DAVIS: Star Primes (for James Tenney) • HARRISON: Tone cloud II [from Revelation] • LAWLER: Bowshock • OLIVEROS: The Beauty of Sorrow [excerpt] • PITRE: Comprovisation for Justly Tuned Ukelin No. 1 • WATKINS: Country Western [excerpt] • CURTIS: Stanzas Set Before a Blank Surface The Harmonic Series is a compilation of musical works in Just Intonation created by three generations of contemporary composers who utilize this tuning system. The compilation, curated over the span of two years by Duane Pitre, has the goal of educating listeners about the origins and use of Just Intonation, as well as to portray the unique beauty of this tonal “color palette,” which is heard by relatively few in the Western world and explored by even fewer. Although all the artists on the compilation work within the avant-garde/experimental genre, each artist lends something unique to the collection, and each employs a different approach toward how to utilize Just Intonation. Within The Harmonic Series you’ll find an array of instrumentation such as piano, cello, accordion, electronics, guitar, ukelin, saxophone, violin, koto, and more.

Various Artists

The Harmonic Series: A Compilation of Musical Works In Just Intonation Cat # IPT 272 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 A NAIL-distributed TITLE

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CRD Records

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Toru TAKEMITSU

Complete Works for Solo Piano Paul Crossley: piano TAKEMITSU: Complete works for solo piano Toru Takemitsu’s music for solo piano is some of the most distinctive, distinguished, and best of the second half of the 20th century, and consistently represents him at his finest. His is an extraordinary and original oeuvre—a music that simply breathes differently.

Cat # CRR 3526 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

St. Georges Canzona

Merry It Is While Summer Lasts St. Georges Canzona/John Sothcott: director TRAD: Kalenda maya • Ce fut en mai • Estampie reale • Miri it is while sumer ilast • Ye have so longe keepyt o • Me lyketh ever lenger the bet • Chominciamento di gioia • Unter den linden • Amor mi fa cantar • L’alma mia pange • Cuckoo’s nest • Morris Dance-Trunkles • The cuckoo • The Merry Sherwood rangers A collection of medieval and traditional music from the spring and summer festivals, performed on instruments of the time.

Cat # CRR 3412 Price Code: P (SRP $15.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Meridian Records Joseph HAYDN

Keyboard Sonatas (2 CDs) Julia Cload: piano HAYDN: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1, 11, 12, 16, 31, 33, 40, 47 & 56 Julia Cload has long been in Meridian’s roster of world-class pianists, and this latest double album will undoubtedly satisfy her longtime fans and leave new listeners compelled to explore her back catalog. The recording features some of Joseph Haydn’s best-loved works recorded in Meridian’s revered “natural sound” as well as an insightful, comprehensive guide to the featured works, the composer, and the performer.

Cat # MER 84578 Price Code: 2R (SRP $35.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: November 10, 2009

Col legno

Herma Haselsteiner: cello 40 selections of traditional Tyrolean folk songs & dances Herma Haselsteiner is a legend in Tyrolean folk music circles. This CD is a tribute to her, drawing on her vision of a pristine folk music whose preservation and cultivation she pursued throughout her adult life. The disc features swinging and sonically rich yodelers, polkas, and waltzes, attaining a special intensity in arrangements for vocal trios and quartets.

Herma Haselsteiner Tirolirium

Cat # CNO 20288 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart SCIARRINO: 12 Madrigali (2007) The Italian composer’s 12 Madrigali, performed at the 2008 Salzburg Festival, explored the finely structured landscapes of sound and delicately shimmering moods of nature on the “continent Sciarrino.” Seventeenth-century haikus by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho waft toward the 21st century, whispering voices transform lyrical contemplations into musical matter, and onomatopoeia imitating nature sounds provides the rhythmic priming. This recording of the premiere is yet another gem in Col legno’s series of releases documenting New Music performances at the Salzburg Festival.

Salvatore SCIARRINO

12 Madrigals

also available SCIARRINO Lohengrin Cat # CNO 20264 Price Code: S

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Ricercar

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Cat # RCE 289 Price Code: 10E (SRP $79.99) Box Set; Box Lot 5

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J.S. BACH

Ricercar

Bernard Foccroulle: organ

Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken, Marc Minkowski, Philippe Pierlot, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Jean Tubéry: instrumental soloists/Les Agrémens, La Caccia, Ensemble Doulce Mémoire, La Fenice, Ricercar Consort, and more: ensembles

Complete Organ Works (16 CDs)

A Guide to Period Instruments (8 CDs+Book)

J.S. BACH: Complete works for organ This edition of the complete organ works of J.S. Bach, performed

by Bernard Foccroulle, was recorded between 1982 and 1997 on a series of splendid historical instruments and provides a clear picture of Bach’s development as a composer of instrumental music. This complete edition also contains works attributed to Bach as well as the recording of the Chorale Fantasia Wo Gott der Herr BWV 1128 rediscovered in 2008.

All selections performed on period instruments This package includes a new presentation booklet, over 200 pages long and abundantly illustrated, as well as eight CDs of recorded examples of the instruments that shed new light upon major periods of music history.

Globe

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Camerata Trajectina

Ferdinand RIES & Johannes NISLE

Camerata Trajectina

Ensemble Schönbrunn

Polyphonic settings of Genevan church melodies by Le Jeune, Goudimel, de l’Estocart, Vallet, Sweelinck, van Eyck, Camphuysen, van Lodenstein, Sluiter, Speuij, van Noordt & anonymous composers

RIES: Quartet in C, Op. 145, No. 1 • Quintet in B minor, Op. 107 • NISLE: Septet in E-flat

Calvin in the Golden Age

This CD presents French polyphonic settings of popular Genevan melodies; settings by Dutch composers that were performed in church buildings; and finally the song repertoire that gradually developed in the Golden Age, sung to tunes of psalms, secular tunes, or melodies composed specifically for this purpose.

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From the Shadow of the Masters

Once again the forces of the Ensemble Schönbrunn team up for an adventurous program with lesser-known composers! The Septet is attributed to Johannes Nisle, but this remains uncertain. The piece is a real discovery! Ferdinand Ries was a pupil of Beethoven, and composed in the style of his teacher. This disc features a very rarely performed Quartet and Quintet.

Piano 21

Release Date: November 10, 2009

W.A. MOZART

Complete Piano Concertos, Vol. 5

Cyprien Katsaris: piano/Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra/ Yoon Kuk Lee: conductor MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 8, K. 246 • Piano Concerto No. 14, K. 449 • Piano Concerto No. 15, K. 450

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Franz LISZT

Katsaris Archives, Vol. 10

Cyprien Katsaris: piano/Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy: conductor LISZT (arr. Tchaikovsky): Concerto in the Hungarian Style (premiere) • LISZT: Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes for piano & orchestra • SCHUBERT (arr. Liszt): Wanderer Fantasia for piano & orchestra

Cat # P21 22 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Includes World Premiere Recording

Fryderyk Chopin Society Frédéric CHOPIN

Polonaises, Mazurkas & Nocturnes

Janusz Olejniczak: piano Cat # FCS 11

CHOPIN: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 • Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Op. 44 • Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1 • Mazurka in A-flat, Op. 17, No. 3 • Digipak; Box Lot 26 Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30, No. 2 • Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1 • Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 • Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68, No. 2 • Mazurka in F, Op. U.S. ORDERS ONLY 68, No. 3 • Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 • Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68, No. 4

Frédéric CHOPIN Mazurkas

Fou Ts’ong: piano CHOPIN: 4 Mazurkas

Cat # FCS 1 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 27 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Frédéric CHOPIN

Polonaise-Fantasy & Sonata in B minor

Ka Ling Colleen Lee: piano CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat • Fantasy in F minor • Sonata in B minor • Selected mazurkas & preludes

Cat # FCS 2 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 28 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Indésens

Release Date: November 10, 2009

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Duo Carrière

Eric Aubier

Duo Carrière

Eric Aubier: trumpet/Orchestre de Bretagna/Toulouse National CO

RAVEL: Ma mère l’Oye • DEBUSSY: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune • SATIE: La Belle Excentrique

HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto in E • TELEMANN: Trumpet Concerto in D • L. MOZART: Concerto in D

In Ravel’s Garden

Classical Trumpet Concertos

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Marc Trénel

Eric Aubier & Thierry Escaich

Marc Trénel: bassoon/Pascal Godart: piano

Eric Aubier: trumpet/Thierry Escaich: organ

PIERNÉ: Solo de Concert • SAINT-SAËNS: Sonate • BERNAUD: Hallucinations • KOECHLIN: Trois pièces, Op. 34

ESCAICH: Tanz Fantasie • Ivan JEVTIC: Quasi una passacaglia • JOLIVET: Arioso Barocco • TOMASI: Semaine Sainte a Cuzco

Bassoon Recital

Tanz Fantasie

Améson / Audiomax

Cat # AMN 517 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 30

Cat # AMX 1574 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 25

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Franz SCHUBERT & Gustav MAHLER

Doris Hochscheid

Christophe Sökler: baritone/Anne Le Bozec: piano

Doris Hochscheid: cello/Frans van Ruth: piano

SCHUBERT: Der Musensohn • Im Freien • Der Wanderer • Der Schiffer • MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Julius RÖNTGEN: Cello Sonatas Opp. 41 & 56 • Cinq Morceaux

Wanderer Lieder

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Dutch Cello Sonatas (3 CDs)

Ramée

Release Date: November 10, 2009

J.S. BACH

Toccatas (2 CDs) Léon Berben: harpsichord, organ J.S. BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 • Toccata in G minor, BWV 915 • Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 • Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 532 • Toccata in D minor, BWV 913 • Toccata in D, BWV 912 • Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 • Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910 • Toccata in G, BWV 916 • Toccata & Fugue in F, BWV 540 • Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564 • Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 • Toccata in A, BWV Anh. III 178 • Prelude & Fugue in E, BWV 566 Among his early keyboard works, the Prelude, the Toccata, and the Fantasy represent a type of composition that allowed Johann Sebastian Bach to approach the limits of keyboard playing outside a strict formal framework. This recording by Léon Berben impressively displays the virtuosity that liberation from form allows. The early keyboard toccatas are some of the most mysterious and most fascinating of Bach’s works—they don’t exhibit any of the characteristics of Bach’s later, more mature compositions.

Cat # RME 903 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Double Digipak; Box Lot 17 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Giovanni BONONCINI San Nicola di Bari

Les Muffatti/Peter Van Heyghen: conductor BONONCINI: San Nicola di Bari—Oratorio for Four Voices with Concertino & Grosso (1693) Within the vast repertoire of the Baroque oratorio, San Nicola di Bari is unique in two ways. It is the only composition to treat a scene from Saint Nicholas’ life, and the only one that emerged from the long and successful collaboration between the librettist Silvio Stampiglia and the composer Giovanni Bononcini. Ramée hopes that this recording of Bononcini’s most successful oratorio will awaken some curiosity about the many other masterpieces of a composer who has, unfortunately and undeservedly, dwelled too long in the shadows.

World Premiere Recording

Cat # RME 806 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 20 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Juan de LEDESMA Violin Sonatas

Blai Justo: violin/Elisa Joglar: cello/Bernard Zonderman: guitar LEDESMA: Sonatas for violin & basso continuo At the time of Farinelli, Scarlatti, and Boccherini, Madrid was one of Europe’s leading cultural centers. Successive marriages between Spanish kings and Italian princesses attracted greatly talented Italian musicians to the court. Ledesma was one of the few Spanish violinists among their number, his collaboration with Farinelli indicating the extent of his connection with the Italian school. This is also made clear in his sonatas, closely related with those of Corelli and his students. Among other influences is what might be termed “Espagnolism”: the insertion of melodic turns of phrase and rhythms that recall Spanish folk music, also to be found in the music of Scarlatti and Boccherini.

World Premiere Recording

Cat # RME 901 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Gramola

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Cat # GLA 98815 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22

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Anselm HÜTTENBRENNER

Hans Gansch

Ulf Bästlein: baritone/Charles Spencer: piano

Hans Gansch: trumpet/Spirit of Europe/Martin Sieghart: conductor

HÜTTENBRENNER: Selected songs

HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto • HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto • ALBINONI: Trumpet Concerto • A. MARCELLO: Trumpet Concerto

Lieder

Trumpet Concertos

Cat # GLA 98861 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22

Cat # GLA 98864 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22

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Franz LISZT

Pal Paulikovics

Vincenzo Maltempo: piano

Pal Paulikovics: guitar

LISZT: Les Jeux d’Eaux à la Villa d’Este • Réminiscence de Norma • Polonaise mélancolique • Soirée de Vienne No. 6 • Tarantelle di bravura • Totentanz • Paganini Etude No. 2

Selected works by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Telemann, D. Scarlatti, Brescianello & Vargas y Guzmán

Piano Works

Strings of Steel

Cat # GLA 98865 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22

Cat # GLA 98843 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22

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Includes World Premiere Recording

ˇ Antonín DVORÁK

Acies Quartet

Sándor Jávorkai: violin/Ádam Jávorkai: cello

Acies Quartet

ˇ DVORÁK: Violin Concerto • Cello Concerto

DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor • PUCCINI: Crisantemi • GULDA: String Quartet in F-sharp minor (premiere)

Violin & Cello Concertos

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String Quartets

Gramola

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Barbara Moser

Voyageurs (2 CDs) Barbara Moser: piano BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in E-flat, Op. 81a “Les Adieux” • SCHUBERT: Wanderer Fantasy • Der Wanderer (arr. Liszt) • Winterreise (sel., arr. Liszt) • LISZT: Aux Cyprès e la Villa d’Este • Les Jeux d’Eaux à la Villa d’Este • Rigoletto Paraphrase • GRIEG: March of the Dwarfs • WEBER: Invitation to the Dance Barbara Moser’s first live CD is the recording of her successful piano recital at the Vienna Musikverein in June 2008. As an encore, included here on a bonus CD, is Edvard Grieg’s “March of the Dwarfs,” Carl Maria von Weber’s “Invitation to the Dance,” and Liszt’s “Rigoletto Paraphrase.”

BUZZ ALERT 2 for the price of 1

Cat # GLA 98820 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Double Slimline; Box Lot 20 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Robert SCHUMANN Works for Violin & Piano

Thomas Albertus Imberger: violin/Jörg Demus: piano SCHUMANN: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 • Sonata in A minor, Op. 105 • Sonata in D minor, Op. 121 • “FAE” Sonata (2 mvts.)

Young Salzburg violinist Thomas Albertus Imberger and legendary Viennese pianist Jörg Demus, who celebrated his 80th birthday in December 2008, have recorded works for violin and piano by Robert Schumann. Heard here are the “Fantasy Pieces” Op. 73 (which also exist in a version for cello and piano), the famous Sonata in A minor Op. 105, the second Sonata in D minor Op. 121 (which due to its technical difficulties is rarely performed), and two movements from the “FAE” Sonata composed by Schumann, Brahms, and Albert Dietrich.

Cat # GLA 98832 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 20 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Federico GARCÍA LORCA

15 Cançiones españolas y un poema Carlos Álvarez: baritone/Rafael Catalá: guitar GARCÍA LORCA: 15 Spanish folk songs (including two arr. by Catalá and never before recorded) • A poem (recited by Álvarez with guitar improvisation by Catalá) Famous baritone Carlos Álvarez (Iago in Verdi’s Othello at the 2008 Salzburg Festival) and guitarist Rafael Catalá present Spanish folk songs that the poet Federico García Lorca collected. Also features two additional, previously unpublished songs collected by Lorca (and arranged by Catalá) as world premiere recordings, as well as a poem by Lorca recited by Álvarez to a guitar improvisation.

Cat # GLA 98844 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel + Slipcase; Box Lot 22 Includes World Premiere Recordings

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Etcetera

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Franz SCHUBERT

Works for Fortepiano, Vol. 4 (2 CDs) Jan Vermeulen: piano Cat # ETC 1333 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) SCHUBERT: 6 Moments Musicaux, Books I & II, D780 • 3 Klavierstücke, Double Slimline + Slipcase; D946 • Sonata in A, D664 • Sonata in A minor, D874 • 16 Deutsche Box Lot 22 Tänze & 2 Ecossaisen, D873 • Waltz in G “Albumblatt”, D844 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Franz SCHUBERT

Works for Fortepiano, Vol. 5 (2 CDs) Jan Vermeulen: piano Cat # ETC 1334 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) SCHUBERT: Fantasie in C, D760 “Wanderer” • 32 German Dances, Double Slimline + Slipcase; D790 • Sonata in E minor, D566/506 • 36 Original Dances, D365 • Box Lot 20

Sonata in E, D157 • Andante in C, D29 • Adagio in G, D178 • Menuet in A, D334 • Menuet with 2 Trios in E, D335

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Darius MILHAUD

Viola Concerto No. 1

Susanne van Els: viola/Gerard Bouwhuis: piano/Schönberg Ensemble/ Reinbert de Leeuw: conductor Cat # ETC 1395 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

MILHAUD: Viola Concerto No. 1, Op. 108 • Quatre visages, Op. 238 • YSAŸE: Cello Sonata, Op. 28 • HINDEMITH: Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1

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Roderik DE MAN

Hear, hear! & Electroacoustic Works

Cat # ETC 1386 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Doris Hochscheid: cello/Frans van Ruth: piano/Jorge Isaac: recorders, electronics/Radio Chamber Orchestra/Peter Eötvös: conductor/ Volharding Orchestra/Jurjen Hempel: conductor/Insomnio/ Ulrich Pöhl: conductor DE MAN: Hear, hear! • Magnetic Fields • Cordes Invisibles • Chromophores • Marionette • Volatile Voices

Les Clavecins-Réunis

18th Century Music for 2 Harpsichords Les Clavecins-Réunis/Jan Devlieger, Guy Penson: harpsichords Cat # ETC 1392 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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SCHAFFRATH: Duetto in A minor • LE ROUX: Suite I in D minor • J.S. BACH: Contrapunctus 13 from The Art of Fugue, BWV 10870 • COUPERIN: Allemande à deux Clavecins • Muséte de Choisi & Taverni • C.P.E. BACH: Four Duets, Wq 115 • J.C. BACH: Sonata “a due cembali obligati” in G • SOLER: Concerto III in G

Etcetera

Release Date: November 10, 2009

Simeon TEN HOLT

Canto Ostinato Assia Cunego: harp

TEN HOLT: Canto Ostinato

Cat # ETC 1398 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Giulio CACCINI & Sigismondo D’INDIA Pianger di dolcezza

Jill Feldman: soprano/Karl-Ernst Schröder: guitar/Mara Galassi: harp CACCINI: Tutto’l di piango • Amarilli mia bella • Belle rose porporine • Cat # ETC 1901 Dolcissimo sospiro • Sfogava con le stelle • D’INDIA: Tutto’l di piango • Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Digipak; Box Lot 25 Cruda amarilli • Ma che? Squallido e oscuro • Amico hai vinto • Poco quindi lontan • Non morì già • Un dì soletto • Lamento d’Olimpia • Mentre ch’il cor • KAPSBERGER: Preludio (2) • Toccata Settima • U.S. ORDERS ONLY CASTALDI: Capriccio detto Harmafrodito

Zefiro Torna

Greghesche: A Musical Treasure of the Venetian Renaissance Zefiro Torna/Jurgn De Bruyn: director Madrigals by various Renaissance composers from the collection Il Primo Libro delle Greghesche compiled by Manoli Blessi (Antonio Molino)

Cat # ETC 4028 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN

The Dendermonde Codex

Dous Mal Ensemble/Kathelijne Van Laethem: voice/Bart Coen: recorders/Liam Fennely: fiddle, lirone Cat # ETC 4026

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: O frondens virga (antiphon) • De Sancta Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Maria—O Splendidissima Gemma (antiphon) • De Sancta Maria—Ave Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 Maria (response) • O eterna deus (antiphon) • O Clarissima Virga (response) • De Angelis—O gloriosissimi, lux vivens, Angeli (antiphon) • U.S. ORDERS ONLY De Sancta Maria—Cum Processit factura (antiphon)

Netherlands Chamber Choir

Vox Neerlandica I

Netherlands Chamber Choir/Paul van Nevel: director CICONIA: Gloria • DUFAY: Ave Regina • Alma redemptoris mater • Cat # ETC 1368 JOSQUIN: Tu solus qui facis mirabilia • La déploration de Johan Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Okeghem • OBRECHT: Salve Regina • DE LA RUE: O salutaris hostia • Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 WILLAERT: Pater Noster • CLEMENS NON PAPA: Carole magnus eras • DE RORE: Datemi pace • WAELRANT: Musiciens qui chantez • U.S. ORDERS ONLY DE KERLE: Suscipiant, Domine • LASSUS: Jubilate Deo • Io ti voria

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Opera Fanatic

Release Date: November 10, 2009 Beniamino Gigli, Adelio Zagonara: tenors Maria Caniglia, Maria Huder: sopranos Ebe Stignani: mezzo-soprano Gino Bechi: baritone Tancredi Pasero, Italo Tajo: basses Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus Tullio Serafin: conductor VERDI: Aida (complete opera) “My first reaction on hearing this recording again was that to sing Radamès, Gigli denies the sweetness of his voice and belts, making him sound more ordinary. Then I realized that he successfully redesigns his singing for this role: his objective is not to put forward beauty of sound but to feel the emotions in the music and words. No other recorded tenor sings the part with so much temperament or such variety of inflection. But the inflections aren’t a series of chiaroscuro effects, as in Butterfly; instead, they are dictated by his viscera. His fire quickly swept me away.” — Stefan Zucker

Giuseppe VERDI Aida (2 CDs)

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Antonio Melandri: tenor Lina Bruna Rasa: soprano Rina Gallo Toscani, Maria Meloni: mezzo-sopranos Afro Poli: baritone Orchestra & Chorus of Opera Italiana d’Olanda Pietro Mascagni: conductor MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera) Cover Sticker: Booklet includes interviews with Olivero and Simionato on Mascagni’s conducting.

Mascagni conducted this studio recording of the opera from 1940, and the world always has assumed that recording was definitive. When Bernstein conducted the opera, he copied its tempos and rubatos. But in this littleknown version from 1938, also conducted by Mascagni, the tempos and rubatos are different. Lina Bruna Rasa stars in both versions, but is more impassioned in this one.

Pietro MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana Cat # BCS OF 17 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Slimline; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Release Date: November 10, 2009

Opera d’Oro

Nicolai Gedda, Marilyn Horne, Roger Soyer, Dimiter Petkov: vocal soloists Rome Opera Orchestra & Chorus Georges Prêtre: conductor BERLIOZ: La damnation de Faust (complete) Including a 56-page booklet with historic photos; a complete French libretto with new, original English translation; and an essay on the performance by Robert Levine, this 1969 Rome recording is illuminated by the ravishing Swedish-Russian tenor Nicolai Gedda, superstar American mezzo Marilyn Horne, and French bass-baritone Roger Soyer.

Hector BERLIOZ

La damnation de Faust (2 CDs) BUZZ ALERT

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Mario Del Monaco, Angeles Gulin, Giulio Fioravanti: vocal soloists Teatro San Carlo Orchestra & Chorus Oliviero De Fabritiis: conductor VERDI: Stiffelio (complete opera) Currently this is not only the only mid-price version of Stiffelio with a libretto—it’s the only available recording, period! And a fine one it is, with the soaring soprano Angeles Gulin, so under-represented on records, and the clarion, heroic tones of tenor Mario Del Monaco, whose many fans will treasure this addition to his discography.

Giuseppe VERDI

Stiffelio (2 CDs)

Cat # OPD 7075 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Double Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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