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RENé JACOBS
Haydn
The Creation | p.5
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
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Street Date: November 10, 2009
NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS November’s priority releases on the harmonia mundi label include Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with René Jacobs (p.5), a new holiday music disc Carols By Candlelight with the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford (p.7), and a limited edition, specially-priced 30-disc set of sacred music (p.9). World Village contributes a classical disc this month with the Silk Road Ensemble’s Off The Map (p.13), while Hyperion presents Schumann’s Piano Quintet with the Takács Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin (p.19) and Handel’s Messiah with Polyphony (p.21). The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas offer three new PBS “Keeping Score” DVD titles with music by Berlioz, Ives and Shostakovich (p.28). November is also a big month for world music releases. World Village presents Brazilian artist Swami Jr’s debut Outra Praia (p.34), two Argentinean music discs by Sofía Koutsovitis (p.35) and Gabriela Torres (p.36), as well as Lus by Cape Verde’s Nancy Vieira (p.38). Chant du Monde adds fado singer Joana Amendoeira’s À Flor da Pele (p.37) to the mix and Katia Labèque delivers music by Sting and Radiohead with Shape of my Heart (p.40) on KML.
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Hamelin’s Haydn in the NY Times and on NPR A recent New York Times article included Marc-André Hamelin’s Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 on Hyperion as well as two harmonia mundi discs, Die Jahreszeiten with René Jacobs and Piano Trios with Patrick Cohen, Erich Höbarth and Christophe Coin. Hamelin’s Haydn was also featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.
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“Crisp, focused playing and the kind of linear transparency that gets to the core of Haydn’s resourcefulness and originality.” – NEW YORK TIMES
World Village makes top lists at WOMEX WOMEX announced their Top 20 World Music Labels and Top 10 World Music CDs of 2009. The World Village label earned the #11 slot on the list and DuOud’s Ping Kong came in at #10 among the CDs.
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Sweelinck choral music Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss harmonia mundi • HMC 902033
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SWEELINCK Psaumes français, Magnificat, Te Deum, De profundis, In te Domine speravi
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Composer, organist, organ builder and teacher of international renown, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was known in his own time as the “Orpheus of Amsterdam.” Among his significant contributions to Franco-Flemish polyphony are psalms in French that closely follow the dictates of the Reformation and sacred vocal works in Latin, among which the Magnificat is particularly outstanding. Cappella Amsterdam is a professional chamber choir that was founded in 1970. Over the past few years the ensemble, under the direction of Daniel Reuss, has occupied a prominent position in the field of early music as well as modern and contemporary repertoires.
Ligeti: Lux Aeterna
harmonia mundi • HMC 901985 (794881892723)
“An unusually thoughtful, compelling collection.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
November 2009
Also available from Cappella Amsterdam
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A window into Chopin’s world harmonia mundi
CHOPIN Chopin chez Pleyel
Alain Planès (piano) harmonia mundi • HMC 902052
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This album is a virtual journey into Chopin’s musical world. On February 21, 1842, the Polish composer gave one of his very rare concerts. He did not enjoy appearing in public, for his music was above all an intimate art. On Chopin chez Pleyel, Alain Planès has recreated the program of this concert as closely as possible and recorded it on a Pleyel piano of 1836 that the composer might very well have played. The questions he throws up in the process are fascinating. How did Chopin play? Apart from his famous rubato, what was the role of ornamentation and indeed improvisation? This fascinating album offers very plausible and musically satisfying answers to some of these questions.
November 2009
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Schubert: Piano Sonata, Wanderer Fantasy
harmonia mundi • HMC 901790 (794881706129)
“There’s a wonderfully refreshing quality about pianist Alan Planès’ Schubert playing... Pinpoint precision colours every bar, every note crisply articulated, every phrase delicately shaped.” — THE SCOTSMAN
René Jacobs conducts Haydn’s Creation harmonia mundi
HAYDN Die Schöpfung
Julia Kleiter (soprano), Maximilian Schmi (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone) RIAS-Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs harmonia mundi • HMC 992039
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LIMITED EDITION Includes Bonus DVD — 23 Minutes If one believes an anecdote from the early 1790s, it was with his oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) that Haydn, in the autumn of his years, hoped to perpetuate his fame for posterity — even though he was already the most celebrated composer in Europe. Not surprisingly, the work’s first public performance in 1799 was a huge triumph and the work was immediately repeated twice. Five years after his much acclaimed version of Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), René Jacobs offers a new, definitive version of this masterpiece as his major contribution to the celebration of the bicentenary of Haydn’s death.
“Mr. Jacobs, more than anyone else I’ve heard, blows away the prim domesticity of our classical music world, and shows us past centuries as they really might have been.”
CONCERT REVIEW
“Haydn’s delightful touches of audio-visual detail — the sun and moon, the birds and beasts — came over with unusually vivid effect... Julia Kleiter’s pristine vocalism moved around the soprano part with the same delicacy and skill as Maximilian Schmitt’s around the tenor’s.” — THE GUARDIAN
— THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Also available with René Jacobs harmonia mundi • HMX 2961829 (794881891726)
“Jacobs is one of the few conductors who succeeds in restoring The Seasons to its rightful place on an equal footing with The Creation.” — BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
November 2009
Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten
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Piazzolla favorites & more PIAZZOLLA Piazzolla & Beyond
London Concertante harmonia mundi • HMU 907491
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“Quality musicians. Quite excellent... pursuing each new pulse with the unanimity of a shoal of fish. [They] play with tone as soft as velvet, bow strokes that really sing and a Romanticist’s wide volume range.” — THE EVENING STANDARD More than any other composer since JS Bach, Astor Piazzolla achieved the ultimate synthesis of the musical influences acting upon him — from Bach to jazz to classical music of his contemporaries — while remaining true to his Argentine roots. In this dazzling program, London Concertante goes “beyond” Piazzolla classics and introduces four newly written works by David Gordon and Adam Summerhayes that pay homage to the master.
November 2009
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Also available featuring Astor Piazzolla Piazzolla: Tangos
harmonia mundi • HML 5901595 (794881818921)
“This collection provides a superb introduction to Piazzolla’s world... totally compelling.” — BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
A new holiday music classic Carols by Candlelight
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Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Bill Ives harmonia mundi • HMU 907495
“These young choral scholars are an impressive group of musicians.” — BBC RADIO 3
Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges from quiet reflection and anticipation to the excitement and celebration of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Wise Men. In existence since 1480, the Choir of Magdalen College is one of the oldest choirs in England. This is the choir’s fifth recording for harmonia mundi. Their Orlando Gibbons disc with Fretwork was nominated for a Grammy® Award.
Also available with the Choir of Magdalen College harmonia mundi • HMU 807480 (093046748067)
“A superb realization...” — FANFARE
November 2009
Durufle: Requiem
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Paul Lewis’ Beethoven in a specially-priced boxed set harmonia mundi
BEETHOVEN Complete Piano Sonatas
Paul Lewis (piano) harmonia mundi • HMX 2901902
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“There are many prized recordings of the Beethoven sonatas from past masters and current artists. But if I had to recommend a single complete set, I would suggest Mr. Lewis’s distinguished recordings... His playing is honest and beautifully detailed, with impressive clarity and no compromises.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
Paul Lewis performed all the Beethoven piano sonatas on tour in the USA and Europe between the 2005 and 2007 seasons, in parallel with his complete recording of the cycle for harmonia mundi. His interpretation of the Liszt sonata was distinguished by the prestigious Edison Award, while his recording of the complete Beethoven sonatas received two Gramophone Awards in 2008 (Recording of the Year and Best Instrumental Recording).
November 2009
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol.1
harmonia mundi • HMC 901902 (794881782925)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol.2
harmonia mundi • HMC 901903 (794881804924)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol.3
harmonia mundi • HMC 901906 (794881848027)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol.4
harmonia mundi • HMC 901909 (794881868322)
The very best of sacred music harmonia mundi
Sacred Music
Various Artists harmonia mundi • HMX 2908304
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This spectacular set features a quintessential selection of western sacred music that that will please one and all, from an inquisitive novice to a discerning connoisseur. It features a vast array of critically acclaimed recordings of more than seventy cornerstone works, ranging from the earliest Christian chants to gospel songs and Gershwin’s blues. The performers include some of today’s finest artists, including René Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul Hillier and William Christie. Offered at a special low price, this limited edition set is packaged in a luxury clamshell style box containing 29 discs of music and one PDF disc with sung texts.
“Harmonia Mundi is always a class act. Be it medieval or modern, obscure finds or enduring masterpieces, you can count on a refreshing, ear-opening, historically aware sensibility.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES
MAJOR WORKS INCLUDE CHARPENTIER Te Deum William Christie COUPERIN Troisième Leçon de Ténèbres René Jacobs DURUFLÉ Requiem Choir of Magdalen College FAURE Requiem Philippe Herreweghe HANDEL Messiah William Christie JANEQUIN Messe “La Bataille” Ensemble Clément Janequin
JOSQUIN Missa Pangue lingua Ensemble Clément Janequin LASSUS Missa “Tous les regretz” Huelgas Ensemble MACHAUT Messe de Notre Dame Paul Hillier MENDELSSOHN Paulus Philippe Herreweghe MONTEVERDI Vespro della Beata Vergine Philippe Herreweghe MOZART Requiem Philippe Herreweghe
PALESTRINA Missa Viri Galilaei Philippe Herreweghe PERGOLESI Stabat Mater René Jacobs POULENC Mass, Motets RIAS Kammerchor RACHMANINOV Vespers Paul Hillier ROSSINI Stabat Mater RIAS Kammerchor SCARLATTI Il primo omicidio René Jacobs
SCHÜTZ Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis Philippe Herreweghe TALLIS 9 Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter Stile Antico VIVALDI Stabat Mater Ensemble 415
November 2009
BACH Christmas Oratorio René Jacobs BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis Philippe Herreweghe BERNSTEIN Mass Kent Nagano BOCCHERINI Stabat Mater Ensemble 415 BRAHMS German Requiem Philippe Herreweghe BYRD Mass for 4 Voices Hilliard Ensemble
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Specially-priced virtuoso showcases The Art of the Lute
Paul O’De e (lute) harmonia mundi • HMX 2907536
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The Art of the Violin
Andrew Manze (violin) harmonia mundi • HMX 2907541
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November 2009
Lute virtuoso Paul O’Dette has been called, “the clearest case of genius ever to touch his instrument” (Toronto Globe and Mail). One of the most influential figures in his field, O’Dette has helped infuse the performance practice movement with a perfect combination of historical awareness, idiomatic accuracy and musical self-expression. This varied selection of award-winning recordings illustrates his multi-faceted artistry.
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Andrew Manze is celebrated as, “a violinist with extraordinary flair and improvisatory freedom” (BBC Music Magazine) and, “the first modern superstar of the baroque violin” (San Francisco Examiner). Featuring Manze’s longtime duo partner Richard Egarr on harpsichord, Jaap ter Linden on gamba, the Academy of Ancient Music and The English Concert, this varied selection of award-winning recordings offers a comprehensive portrait of one of the past decade’s most influential artists.
Definitive collections at an a ractive price harmonia mundi
DEBUSSY Complete Works for Solo Piano
Alain Planès (piano) harmonia mundi • HMX 2908209
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MENDELSSOHN Elias, Paulus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe harmonia mundi • HMX 2908336
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November 2009
The individual recordings contained in this new specially-priced set of Debussy’s complete works for solo piano, recorded by Alain Planés between 2000 and 2006, have all been bestsellers for the harmonia mundi label. Planès has a special affinity for both the style and atmosphere of Debussy’s music, and this set will appeal to any fan of impressionist piano music. Similarly, conductor Philippe Herreweghe is also renowned as an interpreter of the music of Felix Mendelssohn. This collection features some of Herreweghe’s finest Mendelssohn recordings, ranging from the oratorios Elias and Paulus to his performance of the incidental music for Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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New releases in the harmonia mundi Haydn edition harmonia mundi
HAYDN String Quartets Op.33
Cuarteto Casals harmonia mundi • HMX 2962022
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HAYDN Violin Concerto, Symphonies Nos.49 & 80
Freiburger Barockorchester, Go fried von der Goltz harmonia mundi • HMX 2962029
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November 2009
The six string quartets of opus 33, though known as the “Russian Quartets” in reference to their dedicatee the Grand Duke of Russia and future Tsar Paul I, in fact have much more to in common with Austrian folk music and comic opera. Almost ten years after the extreme intensity of his opus 20 quartets, Haydn shows his wit and good humor in these works played here in a brand new recording by the Cuarteto Casals. Also new in the Haydn Edition series is this recording of music that features music from the composer’s “Sturm und Drang” period. Here, the musicians of the Freiburger Barockorchester perform the symphony known as La Passione, a work bathed in an intensely emotional atmosphere characteristic of this pre-Romantic movement. It is coupled here Haydn’s less angst-laden violin concerto No.1 and symphony No.80.
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The Silk Road Project celebrates 10 years Off the Map
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Silk Road Ensemble World Village • 468095
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Over the years, the Silk Road Ensemble has evolved from a group of strangers, brought together by artistic director Yo-Yo Ma, into a close-knit band of friends. Off the Map is a testament to that transformation, as the Silk Road Project celebrates its 10th anniversary. Gabriela Frank’s Ritmos Anchinos transports us into the Andes, with pipa and sheng imitating indigenous folk instruments. Angel Lam’s childhood memories emerge in Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain — an urban groove of Hong Kong carried by shakuhachi and bass. Creation of the world is at the center of Evan Ziporyn’s Sulvasutra. Written for India’s great tabla player Sandeep Das, the piece is an explosion of colors — cosmic particles uniting in the Big Bang, knowledge spreading like fire throughout the universe. Osvaldo Golijov’s Air to Air invokes a Sicilian protest song, prayers to Holy Mother Guadalupe and songs from the Christian Arab Easter service, known to millions across the Middle East through recordings by the incomparable Lebanese singer Fairouz. The album features the playing of such renowned superstars as Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Cristina Pato and Wu Tong, yet it is the Silk Road Ensemble’s collective spirit that shines through, proving great things can happen when strangers meet.
“This music leapt across national boundaries in a strange and wonderful way. We were reminded that multiculturalism has been a reality for many contemporary musicians for a very long time.” November 2009
— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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Paderewski’s musical poetry apr
Final Recordings 1937-38
Ignace Paderewski (piano) APR • APR 5636
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A year ago APR issued, to great critical acclaim, a double album of Ignace Paderewski’s first recordings made in Europe in 1911-12 (APR 6006). Between 1914 and 1931, the pianist recorded for Victor in the US but in 1937, after it appeared Paderewski had retired from the studio, he was persuaded to return to the HMV studios in London to make a final series of recordings. At first the plan was to record the repertoire that featured in the film “Moonlight Sonata,” a huge success at the time that featured Paderewski playing himself. But in addition to this repertoire, Paderewski went on to record works by Haydn and Mozart that were new to his discography. These works in particular reveal the extreme poetry that had mesmerized audiences for fifty years and made Paderewski the most famous pianist of his generation. This is the first time all of the 1930’s HMV recordings have been assembled together and two unissued tracks from the 1938 sessions are also included.
November 2009
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Julia Wolfe’s psychedelic landscapes
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WOLFE Dark Full Ride
Ma hew Welch (bagpipes), Lisa Moore (piano), Robert Black (double bass), Talujon Percussion Quartet Cantaloupe • CA 21058
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Julia Wolfe’s Dark Full Ride consists of four new compositions, each written for multiples of individual instruments — nine bagpipes, four drum sets, six pianos and eight double basses. Wolfe says, “Like staring for a long time at a Rothko painting, I imagined each of these pieces as an exploration of one color. But in truth an instrument isn’t really a single timbre. There are a myriad of worlds within each sound.” Working closely with the performers during the composing process, Wolfe uncovers a never-before-heard music. For example, while writing LAD, she uses the initial drone produced while filling the bagpipe with air as the piece’s introduction. Says Wolfe, “With each piece I tried to dive into a psychedelic landscape, at once multilayered, fractured, ecstatic, silent, driving, cacophonous and direct.”
Podger plays Mozart & Haydn Rachel Podger (violin), Pavlo Beznosiuk (viola), The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Channel Classics • CCS SA 29309
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MOZART Sinfonia Concertante HAYDN Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 2
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“Rachel Podger’s fiddle-playing is never remotely routine, and often astonishing.” — BBC.CO.UK SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Mozart’s father Leopold was probably the driving force behind the gloriously lyrical Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola. Leopold advised his son to master this genre for public concerts. Organizers were keen to program it, since the work offered audiences the attractive spectacle of rivaling soloists. Meanwhile, Haydn was passing his days as court chapel-master to one of the wealthiest noble families in Hungary, the Esterházys. Haydn composed most of his concertos (including the two heard here) during this period. Rachel Podger and Pavlo Beznosiuk duel on Strads in the Mozart whilst Podger solos in the Haydn works. All are accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Also available with Rachel Podger Channel Classics • CCS SA 28109 (723385281092)
“Gary Cooper and Rachel Podger give us thrillingly good performances... it doesn’t get much better than this.” — AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
November 2009
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vols.7 & 8
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The versatile voice of Johanne e Zomer channel classics
HANDEL Arias
Johanne e Zomer (soprano), Bart Schneemann (oboe), Musica Amphion Channel Classics • CCS SA 29209
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With Endless Teares
Johanne e Zomer (soprano), Fred Jacobs (lute) Channel Classics • CCS SA 26609
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November 2009
SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Handel, a child of his time, was fascinated by the poignant human dramas and emotions exemplified by Greek and Roman classical myths, dramas and poetry. A theatre composer to his very bones, he was remarkably skilled in the portrayal of human psychology. The oboe was an instrument especially beloved by Handel and it is the unifying element in this fascinating anthology of arias and cantatas focusing on themes of love and madness sung by soprano Johannette Zomer. Zomer is accompanied by oboist Bart Schneemann and the ensemble Musica Amphion.
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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DVD Johannette Zomer and Fred Jacobs started recording a series of programs devoted to 17th Century monody for which their research has unveiled many hidden treasures. This recording brings beautiful miniatures, full of English melancholy and humor, including Purcell’s famous Music for a while. Their previous recordings in this series — Splendore di Roma, Nuove Musiche and l’Esprit Galant — have received great international acclaim.
Breathtaking Nordic concertos hyperion
STENHAMMAR Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.49
Seta Tanyel (piano), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze Hyperion • CDA 67750
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These two splendid concertos by Stenhammar are offered together on one CD for the first time. The original orchestration of Stenhammar’s first concerto was long thought to be lost when the offices of the publisher were bombed during the second world war. However, in 1983 a copy of the original was found in the Library of Congress and this version is featured here. The twenty-two year old’s opus one is a masterpiece. Majestic and virtuosic at its opening, the work explores a world of Nordic mystery in the third movement and ends with music of sad, reflective sweetness. The second concerto is a distinctly different work, with a novel structure and a steady tension between soloist and orchestra that is only resolved in the virtuosic finale. Andrew Manze, makes his Hyperion debut directing the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Seta Tanyel has featured on previous RPC recordings, always gaining the highest critical acclaim.
“Andrew Manze’s performances hit with the force of revelation.” — PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.48
Hyperion • CDA 67720 (034571177205)
“Howard Shelley, conducting from the keyboard, produces blistering accounts of the solo parts, and his Tasmanians play their hearts out... Recommended with enthusiasm.” — INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
November 2009
Previous release in the series
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The piano sonatas of York Bowen BOWEN The Piano Sonatas
Danny Driver (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67751
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The recent revival of York Bowen’s music, very much spearheaded by Hyperion, has spawned a plethora of new recordings and won the composer many new admirers. Among the new releases, this disc of Bowen’s piano sonatas is a uniquely important collection. It contains three premiere recordings, including two recordings of previously unpublished sonatas performed (with special permission) from the manuscripts. It is thus the first ever recording of the complete sonatas — an unmissable opportunity for piano enthusiasts. Hyperion is delighted to welcome back the young virtuoso Danny Driver who was enthusiastically acclaimed for his masterly, stylish and technically dazzling performances of Bowen’s third and fourth piano concertos.
November 2009
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Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos.3 & 4
Hyperion • CDA 67659 (034571176598)
“Absolutely stunning... What a way to be introduced to the music of York Bowen!” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
Hamelin and the Takács play Schumann hyperion
SCHUMANN String Quartet Op.41 No.3, Piano Quintet
Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Hyperion • CDA 67631
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“This is music-making on a high plane.” — FANFARE
The peerless Takács Quartet, recently nominated for a Gramophone award for their second disc of Brahms’s string quartets, continue their exploration of the Romantic chamber music tradition with this disc of Schumann. The Piano Quintet is by far Schumann’s most popular chamber work and one of the most beloved works in the genre. Schumann was the first romantic composer to pair the piano with the string quartet. Schumann studied the string quartets of Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn and his quartet Op 41 No 3 demonstrates these influences. However, is contains many highly original strokes, particularly the casting of the scherzo as a set of variations. The Takács Quartet are joined by Marc-André Hamelin in an invigorating partnership that has already been widely acclaimed on the concert platform.
Also available with the Takács Quartet Hyperion • CDA 67585 (034571175850)
Brahms: String Quartet, Piano Quintet
Hyperion • CDA 67551 (034571175515)
Brahms: String Quartets
Hyperion • CDA 67552 (034571175522)
November 2009
Schubert: Death & The Maiden
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Ronald Corp conducts Bacewicz BACEWICZ Music for String Orchestra New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp Hyperion • CDA 67783
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November 2009
This disc featuring the New London Orchestra under Ronald Corp showcases the work of Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), whose centenary is celebrated this year. It contributes greatly to the knowledge of her music outside her native Poland, where she is still an important and well-loved cultural figure. It contains premiere recordings of both the Sinfonietta and the Symphony for string orchestra. Bacewicz was one of the most significant composers of the mid-twentiethcentury, with strong roots in the culture of Paris, where she studied both composition and violin in the early 1930s. Her most striking music is that which draws on her experience of the neoclassicism of inter-war France. Bacewicz emphasizes neoclassicism’s vitality and clarity while at the same time giving it a combination of delicacy and muscularity which is all her own.
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Also available with Ronald Corp Monckton: Songs from the Shows
Hyperion • CDA 67654 (034571176543)
“A must for any lover of British musicals.” — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
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HANDEL Messiah
Julia Doyle (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Allan Clayton (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Polyphony, Bri en Sinfonia, Stephen Layton Hyperion • CDA 67800
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“No one, but no one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton.” — THE EVENING STANDARD
Annual live performances of Handel’s Messiah at St John’s Smith Square with Polyphony and Stephen Layton have become one of the highlights of the musical season. The joyful sincerity and brilliance of the performers has brought this familiar story to vivid life again and again. Now this wonderful experience is available on disc, recorded in 2008 for a new release that will surely prove a strong competitor even in a crowded market. Polyphony is joined by the Britten Sinfonia and a quartet of magnificent young soloists — all variously acclaimed as the premier Handel singers of the new generation.
Also available with Polyphony Hyperion • NOEL 2 (034571100272)
“This is a disc for listening to in peace, after the Christmas Day festivities are over and the visitors have gone.” — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
November 2009
A Christmas Present from Polyphony
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DUBRA Hail, Queen of Heaven — Choral Music
Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough, Alexander Norman (organ) Hyperion • CDA 67799
November 2009
Rihards Dubra, born in Riga in 1964, spent his early years under a Soviet regime for which any public performances of sacred music were not permissible. During his studies with Adolfs Skulte at the Latvian State Conservatory, Dubra began to test the boundaries of political acceptance in the final years of Soviet rule. He has now emerged as a distinctive voice in the world of sacred music. Dubra describes his music as, “a style of meditation” — one instilled with the essence of the Middle Ages, through the view of a man who lives in the twentieth century.” This recording represents a selection of pieces, from early experimentation to his fully formed style, which fuses minimalism and neo-romantic melodies with the inflections and philosophy of Gregorian, Medieval and Renaissance music. The Choir of Royal Holloway is directed by Rupert Gough in this their debut recording for Hyperion.
“Of all London’s college, or college-plus choirs, that of the Royal Holloway College can justly claim to be one of the most polished and accomplished. This lucid, 28-strong chamber choir is roaring from strength to strength.” — THE CHURCH TIMES
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“What more can you possibly ask for? Here is a choir of 23 young singers, fresh of tone and fresh of mind, careful and accurate over their notes yet giving the impression that it all comes naturally. Collectively they have a keen feeling for rhythm. They enunciate clearly but without making a point of it. They blend perfectly, they shade sensitively, they appear to work with a like mind towards an agreed ideal of choral sound.” — GRAMOPHONE
The Sixteen celebrate 30 years The Golden Age of English Polyphony
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The Sixteen, Harry Christophers Hyperion • CDS 44401
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SPECIAL PRICE When The Sixteen embarked upon their recording career back in 1982, few would have been able to predict quite how successful they would become, or how far they would go towards rehabilitating the little-known and barely recorded music of the four master composers of the sixteenth century featured on this set. In this their 30th anniversary year, we join them in celebrating the Golden Age of Polyphony by presenting their twelve discs of this repertoire in an attractively packaged (and priced) remastered 10-CD set.
CONTENTS LISTING robert fayrfax Aeternae laudis lilium Missa Albanus
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john sheppard
Missa Cantate Jesu salvator saeculi, verbum Deus tuorum militum I Dum transisset Sabbatum I Salvator mundi, Domine The Western Wynde Mass Ave maris stella Sancte Dei pretiose Verbum caro factum est Second Service
Jesu salvator saeculi, redemptis Sacris solemniis Laudem dicite Deo Te Deum Spiritus Sanctus procedens II Hostis Herodes impie Reges Tharsis et insulae Spiritus Sanctus procedens I Beata nobis gaudia Dum transisset Sabbatum II In manus tuas I Iusti in perpetuum vivent In manus tuas II In manus tuas III Filiae Hierusalem Libera nos, salva nos I Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria Aeterne rex altissime In pace, in idipsum Libera nos, salva nos II
Haec dies quam fecit Dominus Paschal Kyrie Audivi vocem de caelo Impetum fecerunt unanimes
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O Lord, the maker of all things Ah, helpless wretch O Lord, the world’s Saviour The secret sins Videte miraculum Vox Patris caelestis Magnificat ‘in medio chori’ Beatus et sanctus Sive vigilem Kyrie ‘Orbis factor’ Nunc dimittis ‘in medio chori’ Adolescentulus sum ego
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chant Archangeli Michaelis Missa Corona spinea In nomine a 4 Quemadmodum a 6 Leroy Kyrie In pace, in idipsum Audivi vocem de caelo Missa Mater Christi sanctissima Missa O Michael O splendor gloriae Dum transisset Sabbatum II The Western Wynde Mass Dum transisset Sabbatum I Te Deum Hodie nobis caelorum rex
O Wilhelme, pastor bone Gaude plurimum Alleluia. Veni, electa mea Mater Christi sanctissima Missa Sancti Wilhelmi devotio Ex eius tumba Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas Magnificat a 4 - Nesciens mater
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ARNE Artaxerxes
Catherine Bo , Philippa Hyde (sopranos), Christopher Robson (counter-tenor), Patricia Spence (mezzo-soprano), Richard Edgar-Wilson, Ian Partridge (tenors), Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman Hyperion • CDD 22073
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Previously Available as CDA 67051 (034571170510) Deleted May 2009 Thomas Arne’s Artaxerxes was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne’s work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent vehicle for great singing. The aria “The Soldier, tir’d of War’s Alarms” remained a show-piece for sopranos through much of the nineteenth century and has never entirely dropped out of the repertory.
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Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony
Andrew Wa s (dulcian), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’Donnell, Iain Simcock (organ) Hyperion • CDH 55317
Previously Available as CDA 66330 (034571163307) Deleted July 2007 The Westminster Cathedral Choir is well-known for performing and recording masterworks of Spanish, Portuguese, and Mexican sacred polyphony. This CD includes works by four of the at least six major chapelmaster composers at Mexico City and Puebla from about 1575 to 1750: Hernando Franco, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Francisco López Capillas and Antonio de Salazar.
LEONIN Magister Leoninus — Sacred Music from 12th-century Paris
November 2009
Red Byrd, Cappella Amsterdam Hyperion • CDH 55328
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Previously Available as CDA 66944 (034571169446) Deleted December 2007 Leoninus and Perotinus dominated the twelfth-century musical world. Both were reputedly based at Notre Dame in Paris, and Leoninus was responsible for the Magnus liber organi, the ‘Big Book of organum’ (an organum being a polyphonic setting of plainchant), which is widely regarded as the single greatest achievement in the development of early polyphony.
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SATIE Music for Piano Four Hands
Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano) KML Records • KML 1120
“For ensemble synchronicity and fine-tuned calibration of all things pianistic, Katia and Marielle Labèque begin where most two-piano teams leave off.”
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— CLASSICSTODAY.COM
Fresh from their recent triumphs at the Proms, Katia & Marielle Labèque present their first recording of the music of Erik Satie. The disc starts with the two pianists taking turns interpreting his everpopular Gymnopédie. The other solo works are divided between Katia and Marielle in consideration of their respective temperaments. The pair are finally reunited in duets from the first and last collections of Satie’s pieces for four hands.
Also available with Katia & Marielle Labèque KML Records • KML 1111 (5060148331119)
“Thinking and breathing as one, they bend phrases and stretch them to their most expressive points. Their minute shifts of color would make Monet start over on his lily pads.” — TIME OUT CHICAGO
November 2009
Ravel: Piano Works
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A Glass world premiere
GLASS Piano Music Four Movements for Two Pianos, Etudes for Piano, The Hours
Maki Namekawa (piano), Dennis Russell Davies (piano) Orange Mountain • OMM 0060
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November 2009
Continuing his long-time association with Philip Glass, this new release features pianist Dennis Russell Davies teaming with pianist Maki Namekawa in the world premiere recording of Four Movements for Two Pianos, a major work for two pianos by one of the most recognized composers of our time. The disc is enriched by Davies’ performance of the six original Etudes for Piano which were written for the pianist in the mid-1990’s. Rounding out the album is a solo performance by Namekawa playing three selections from Glass’ Oscar(r)-nominated score to the 2002 film The Hours.
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Recently released on Orange Mountain Glass: The Secret Agent
Orange Mountain • OMM 0059 (801837005929)
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Prazák Quartet Praga • PRD 250251
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HAYDN String Quartets Op.50 Nos.3, 5 & 6
SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD The three string quartets of the Op.50 cycle performed here by the Prazák Quartet are both bright and full of humor. Haydn wrote sixty-eight quartets, all composed after he was already forty years old. They were nearly all written solely for private performance by top musicians, often with Haydn joining in as second violinist. Scholars have said that the Op.50 quartets contain some of the purest writing Haydn ever accomplished.
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MARTINU Piano Trios Nos.1-3
Kinsky Trio Prague Praga • PRD 250256
SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Bohuslav Martinu wrote no less than ten works for trio with keyboard, including four in the classic formation of piano, violin and cello, spread out between 1930 and 1951. Three of these piano trios are offered here, played by the Kinsky Trio, the latest rising star in a long line of famed Czech chamber groups from the Suk Trio, to the Talich and Prazák quartets. November 2009
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The romantic Berlioz sfs media
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Keeping Score Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media • 60022
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116 Minutes / 16:9 widescreen / 5.1 surround sound “I feel, therefore I am.” For Hector Berlioz, and for the Romantic Movement, those were more than words; they were a song of the heart. But with the unprecedented outpouring of emotion in his Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz almost overpowered Paris. This orchestral sonic spectacular, written to win the heart of a beautiful actress, demanded sacrifice from its author and his audience. From romantic daydreams to deadly displays of devotion, the symphony relates an “episode in the life of an artist,” that artist being the love-obsessed composer himself. This symphony encapsulates the inner drama — and trauma — that made Berlioz one of the masters. Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they follow Berlioz to the brink and beyond in this volume of Keeping Score. As a bonus, the disc includes a full-length concert performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
November 2009
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Keeping Score — Beethoven’s Eroica SFS Media • 60013 (821936001394)
The enigmatic Charles Ives sfs media
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Keeping Score Ives: Holidays Symphony
SFS Media • 60025
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media • 60024
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111 Minutes / 16:9 widescreen / 5.1 surround sound Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? It was an enigma Ives embodied himself. He believed that we should all be brave enough to go it alone — yet he earned his living in insurance. In this volume of Keeping Score, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony unwrap the layers of Ives’ Holidays Symphony to reveal a surprising musical portrait of New England. The symphony’s four movements journey across the terrain of the seasons. From the intimacy of the winter hearth to the explosive concussion of the 4th of July, discover the insights Ives liberates in his music’s confrontational crunch. Join Michael Tilson Thomas as he, the San Francisco Symphony and Charles Ives belt it out over truth, beauty, and the American Way. As a bonus, the disc includes a full length concert performance of the symphony.
Also available in the series SFS Media • 60014 (821936001493)
November 2009
Keeping Score — Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
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The mysterious Shostakovich sfs media
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Keeping Score Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media • 60026
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109 Minutes / 16:9 widescreen / 5.1 surround sound Shostakovich may have hidden a subversive cipher beneath the surface of his life-saving Symphony No. 5. This is all the more shocking since another bad review from Stalin’s totalitarian forces could have meant a sentence to the Gulag or worse. After his opera Lady Macbeth was publically condemned as immoral by Pravda, the Soviet newspaper, Shostakovich knew he had only one chance to redeem himself. When he penned this fifth symphony, the composer was literally writing for his life. The risk was so high that Shostakovich slept on the stairs outside his apartment so the secret police would not wake his family when they came for him, as he was sure they would. This volume of Keeping Score investigates the symphony that would either redeem Shostakovich or doom him. Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they explore the hidden language of this masterwork. As a bonus, the DVD includes a full-length concert performance of the symphony.
November 2009
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Keeping Score — Copland & The American Sound SFS Media • 60015 (821936001592)
Famous conductors in concert Price Code: A18 (Suggested Retail Price: $18.98)
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Furtwangler en Tournée
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Tahra • FURT 2007
Wilhelm Furtwängler had a unique conducting technique. He saw symphonic music as creations of nature that could only be realized subjectively into sound. This is why composers such as Beethoven and Brahms were so central to Furtwängler’s repertoire, because he identified them as great forces of nature. This disc of live, never before released recordings features Mozart’s fortieth and Brahms’ fourth symphonies, taken from a 1949 concert with the Berlin Philharmonic in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.5 SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
Dame Myra Hess (piano), Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum Tahra • TAH 672
November 2009
In 1945, Eduard van Beinum succeeded Willem Mengelberg as only the second conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and he remained in that position until his death in 1959. Despite the fact that his early tenure was clouded with controversy over his alleged Nazi sympathies, the great Dutch conductor received worldwide acclaim and is now particularly famous for his interpretations of Bruckner. This disc of previously unreleased live recordings from 1956 features two concertos played by the great English pianist Myra Hess.
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Scherchen’s Beethoven symphonies
BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies Vol.1 (1951-1954) Symphonies Nos.1-4
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen Tahra • TAH 673
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BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies Vol.2 (1951-1954) Symphonies Nos.5-8
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen Tahra • TAH 675
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BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies Vol.3 (1951-1954) Symphony No.9
Magda Laszlo (soprano), Hilde Roessl-Majdan (contralto), Petre Munteanu (tenor), Richard Standen (bass), Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen Tahra • TAH 677
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The great German conductor Hermann Scherchen began his career as a violist, playing with the Bluthner Orchestra of Berlin while still in his teens. He began conducting in 1914 and worked in Latvia and Germany until 1933, when he moved to Switzerland in protest of the Nazi regime. Although Scherchen was a major champion of contemporary composers such as Schönberg, Strauss, Webern, Berg and Varèse, he was no stranger to the classic repertoire. He is perhaps best known for his orchestral arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Also of note is his 1958 recording of Beethoven’s third symphony for the Westminster label, containing what is still one of the fastest first movements ever recorded and the closest to Beethoven’s own metronome marking. This complete set of Beethoven symphonies is culled from various recordings made between 1951 and 1954 and is a fascinating record of Scherchen’s view of these immortal works.
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STOCKHAUSEN Kontra-punkte, Refrain, Zeitmasze, Schlagtrio
Ensemble Recherche, Rupert Huber Wergo • WER 6717
The four works on this disc come from the first nine years of a compositional career that would span almost another half century. Yet today, one scarcely hears them as ‘early Stockhausen,’ but rather as a series of essential cornerstones of the emerging post-war European avant-garde on which Stockhausen, as the youngest major composer involved, exercised a crucial influence. What should strike is not what these pieces have in common, but how different they are from one another. Each exemplifies a phase of Stockhausen’s early development. The Ensemble Recherche is one of the most distinguished ensembles for new music. With more than 450 premieres to its credit since it was founded in 1985, the ensemble has made a substantial contribution to the development of contemporary chamber and ensemble music.
Henze’s ‘summa summarum’ HENZE Symphony No.9
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski Wergo • WER 6722
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November 2009
In describing his Ninth Symphony, written for mixed chorus and orchestra, composer Hans Werner Henze explains, “What happens in this symphony is an apotheosis of terror and pain. It is a summa summarum of my creative output, the attempt to come to terms with the assaults of an arbitrary and unpredictable world. A German reality, this symphony is above all an expression of enormous respect for the people who dared to resist in the time of Nazi-Fascist terror and who gave their lives to defend freedom of thought.” The symphony’s libretto is by Hans-Ulrich Treichel after the novel “The Seventh Cross” by Anna Seghers. This definitive recording features Henze specialist Marek Janowski leading the Rundfunkchor Berlin and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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WORLD Spotlight on Swami Jr. Outra Praia
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Swami Jr. World Village • 479029
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File in: World Music / South America / Brazil Anyone with a serious interest in Brazilian music will be aware of the work of Swami Jr., even if they do not realize it. Outra Praia (Another Beach) is a case of a supporting actor emphatically and justifiably stealing the limelight. Swami Jr. has long been a highly sought-after producer, arranger, composer and guitarist who has worked with a plethora of musical talent from Brazil and further afield. He recorded and toured with Chico César for ten years and has accompanied and/or produced Omara Portuondo (he is featured on Omara’s World Village recording, Gracias), Vanessa da Mata, Elba Ramalho, Zélia Duncan, Elza Soares, Zeca Baleiro, Tom Zé, Lokua Kanza, Mayra Andrade, Dori Caymmi and more. This is the debut solo album for Swami Jr. and with it he establishes himself alongside these cohorts as a major name in Música Popular Brasileira.
November 2009
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Gracias • Omara Portuondo
World Village • 479021 (794881898428)
“Portuondo is still a vibrant contemporary performer.” — LOS ANGELES TIMES
WORLD Two worlds, one voice Sube Azul
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So a Koutsovitis World Village • 498035
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File in: World Music / South America / Argentina Argentinean-born singer Sofía Rei Koutsovitis is considered one of New York’s most passionate, charismatic and inventive vocalists. On Sube Azul, her World Village debut, the listener is treated not only to the depth and fullness of a riveting voice but also to her formidable skills as a songwriter and arranger. The album is a collection of mostly original Spanish-language songs that reflect Koutsovitis’ immersion in modern and progressive jazz while also responding to the pull of ancestry and the appeal of organic, pan-musical connections. She brings to bear the folkloric traditions of Argentina and its regional neighbors, tying together diverse influences in a program full of complexity, melody and romance. Just as Sube Azul reconciles the artist’s worlds, her North and South American homes, the album strikes other balances in turn — the polish and professionalism of a seasoned artist, the hunger and wide-eyed energy of youth and the simple, sensual qualities that can spring only from the heart.
“As the Argentine singer Sofía Rei Koutsovitis led her multinational band the passion and clarity with which she assayed a tricky mix of South American rhythms and jazz-inflected harmonies made clear why she has been embraced by New York City audiences from Carnegie Hall to the hippest downtown haunts.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES November 2009
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WORLD world village
21st-century Tangos No Tan Distinta
Gabriela Torres World Village • 498031
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November 2009
File in: World Music / South America / Argentina Argentinean singer, composer and guitarist Gabriela Torres travels naturally from tango, milonga, bossa nova to Rio de la Plata rhythms. This unique mix results in a style with a personality of its own and a deep sense of rhythmic fusion.No Tan Distinta, her World Village debut, is Torres’ fifth album. On it, she is joined by Lito Vitale (a fixture on all of her albums), Juan Subirá and Pepe Céspedes for the song “Está Apunao” and Kevin Johansen, with whom she sings the last track of the album, “Panadero.” Other featured contributors include Mati Cella, Fernando Mántaras, Luciano Vitale, Juan Buonuome, Martín González, Pablo Guerra, Dorita Chávez, Pol Neiman, Javi Viña, Mariela Mendez Christie and Omar Ramirez. Torres’ next album, Señoras, is in preparation and will include guest artists such as Lila Downs and Andrea Echeverri.
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“Fuerza interpretativa y buen gusto musical. Torres canta Tangos de fuego.” — LA NACIÓN
WORLD Fado on the edge chant du monde
À Flor da Pele
Joana Amendoeira Chant du Monde • 2741747
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File in: World Music / Europe / Portugal / Fado Joana Amendoeira is considered to be one of the most important Fado singers of the “New Generation.” In her singing, Fado gains a new glow, a new attitude, without disregarding tradition. Indeed, born in 1982, Amendoeira is the youngest fadista from Portugal performing today. Her career took off in 1994 after a performance at the Lisbon Grand Fado Gala, where she received enthusiastic praise from the jury and the audience. In the following year, she won the Female Interpreter Award at the Oporto Gala. Since then she has been performing non-stop around Portugal and the world. With musical direction by Custódio Castelo, À Flor da Pele is imbued with an intensity that belies the artist’s youth. The album’s concept was to feature a Fado group, and not just a Fado singer with her accompanying musicians. Artists in the band include guitarists Pedro Amendoeira and Pedro Pinhal and Paulo Paz on bass. Their efforts are inspired by the belief that to create a strong and meaningful project, one has to live each moment in the edge.
— THE GUARDIAN
November 2009
“Amendoeira is part of a new school of fadistas (see also Mariza) who manage to put all the emotional weight of the genre’s history into their singing, yet carry themselves with a certain lightness. Indeed, her joie de vivre seems almost to betray the axis of passion and pain around which the songs unfailingly operate. It is testimony to her vocal command that she brings such exceptional conviction to these sad old songs.”
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Beguiling songs from Cape Verde
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Lus
Nancy Vieira World Village • 498033
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ADVANCE REVIEW
“Nancy Vieira is another of Cesaria’s successors... she has carved out a glittering career thanks to her winning platform manner and the dark beauty of her voice. Her new all-acoustic CD is the easiest of easy listening, but the guitar accompaniments are as beguiling as her singing, and the songs — some of them mornas, some international cabaret — set up a lovely mood.”
November 2009
— THE SCOTSMAN
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File in: World Music / Africa / Cape Verde To state that Nancy Vieira is Cape Verdean may be a way of justifying her innate musicality. But that is not the whole story. Her attitude towards life and the way she interprets it gives rise to a stream of emotions allowing us, through a succession of joys and sorrows, to get a glimpse of her personality. In her voice there is neither rage nor rebellion. Instead, it is full of tenderness and subtlety; rhythm and firmness. There is both true feeling and interpretation. Cape Verde is inspiration. The world is both the auditorium and the essential part of a cultural mix from where she draws inspiration. Vieira has worked with many top artists, both live and in recording studios, including Rui Veloso, Ala dos Namorados and Dany Silva. Lus is her third album and marks her debut on World Village. With traditional Cape Verde rhythms as a starting point, Vieira reaches beyond the borders of her home and deftly incorporates sounds from other parts of the world, especially South America.
WORLD Fiery Balkan Beats Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)
Fanfare Ciocarlia Asphalt Tango • ATR 2409
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File in: World Music / Europe / Romania Asphalt Tango presents Best of Gypsy Brass, an album of twelve magnificent hits by Fanfare Ciocarlia, the grand masters of Gypsy Brass, available only on high-quality 180g vinyl. On it, the Romanian speed-brass combo sums up thirteen years of band history and five critically acclaimed albums. Since being discovered at Womex 1997, the group has won a BBC World Music Award and toured the world to rave reviews. The tracks on this LP are taken from the group’s Piranha recordings Radio Pascani (1998), Baro Biao (1999) and Iag Bari (2001) and Asphalt Tango recordings Gili Garabdi (2005) and Queens & Kings (2007).
Price Code: A22 (Suggested Retail Price: $22.98)
November 2009
File in: World Music / Europe / Croatia During the long and bloody Balkan civil war, Darko Rundek, adventurer and cosmopolitan singer-songwriter-composer, moved to Paris where he gathered a new family around him — the members of Cargo Orkestar. The French magazine Vibrations has called him a melange of d’Higelin, Gainsbourg, Bertrand Cantat and Bashung. The Daily Times put him in the category of post-modern troubadours like Tom Waits and Paulo Conte. Recorded live in Belgrade during the promotional tour for Rundek’s previous album, Mhm A-Ha Oh Yeah Da-Da, Live in Youth Club Belgrade serves as the living proof that the ex-frontman of the legendary new wave rock band Haustor still enjoys a dedicated crowd of fans in the Balkans.
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Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar Piranha • PDS 0205
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POP/ROCK Katia Labèque duets with the stars kml
Shape of my Heart
Katia Labèque featuring Sting (vocals), Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba (pianos), David Chalmin (vocals, guitar) KML Records • KML 2119
Featuring vocals by STING
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November 2009
File in: Pop / Rock Pianist Katia Labèque is one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day. As well as her legions of fans across the globe, Katia’s friends and admirers include Madonna, who cites her as ,”one of her favorite pianists in the world,” to Miles Davis, who dedicated two songs to her on his 1985 album You’re Under Arrest. In addition to Labèque’s considerable success as one half of classical duo The Labèque Sisters, she has collaborated with artists as diverse as Sting, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. Shape Of My Heart is a fascinating album that brings together a selection of these collaborations alongside brand new recordings of the music of Satie, Chopin and Radiohead. The album opens with Sting’s “Moon Over Bourbon Street” and “Shape Of My Heart.” Here, the singer’s bold emotion combines with Labèque’s refined but assertive lyricism to excellent effect. Also of special note are piano duets with Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Labèque clearly enjoys the challenge of playing with three of jazz’s finest practitioners and on these tracks Labèque proves beyond doubt that she is an adventurous, imaginative musician at the peak of her creativity.
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Here ‘Tis
Lou Donaldson APO • CBNJ 84066 SA
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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz A dedicated disciple of Charlie Parker, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson focused his energies on the bluesier aspects of his hero’s playing and rendered it with a sweeter edge that fashioned him a viable career for decades. His work for Blue Note showed his impressive mastery of the bop style. Sidemen on Here ‘Tis include Dave Bailey on drums, Grant Green on guitar and Baby Face Willette on organ.
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Soul Samba
Ike Quebec APO • CBNJ 84114 SA
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November 2009
SACD Hybrid/ Stereo File in: Jazz Though not as well known as giants Ben Webster and Don Byas, the late Ike Quebec was a major stylist whose specialty was the big-toned, cozy, breathy, romantic tenor saxophone. Quebec made a series of soul-jazz sessions for Blue Note, as well as this 1962 rarity on which he had a go at the au courant bossa nova sound. Accompanied by the burnished guitar of Kenny Burrell and the Latin spice of Willie Bobo, Quebec brings his emotive approach to the sly, cool expression that is bossa nova. The contrast is exhilarating, making for a pleasant surprise for fans of the Brazilian style as well as for Quebec fans accustomed to his usual bluesy groove.
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Colin Currie James Ehnes
Onyx Classics Onyx Classics
Ethel
Cantaloupe
Isabelle Faust Bernarda Fink Iván Fischer Alban Gerhardt Paolo Giacome i Susan Graham
harmonia mundi harmonia mundi Channel Hyperion Onyx Onyx Classics
Marc André-Hamelin
Hyperion
Angela Hewi
Hyperion
Stephen Hough
Hyperion
Alina Ibragimova Stephen Isserlis
Hyperion Hyperion
Emma Kirkby
Hyperion
Phil Kline Paul Lewis Mariinsky Orchestra Anthony Marwood Nicholas McGegan The Newberry Consort Garrick Ohlsson
Cantaloupe harmonia mundi Mariinsky Hyperion harmonia mundi harmonia mundi Hyperion
Steven Osborne Mark Padmore Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Dorothea Röschmann Christine Schäfer Tallis Scholars
Hyperion harmonia mundi harmonia mundi harmonia mundi Onyx Gimell
Yeol Eum Son
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Tokyo String Quartet
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Pieter Wispelwey Haochen Zhang
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