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Rhythm & Colours / Sir Simon Rattle & The Berlin Philharmonic [7 CDs]From the moment he first raised the baton as principal conductor of the

Berliner Philharmoniker in 2002, Sir Simon Rattle brought electrifying energy and a unique vision to the traditions established under his illustrious

predecessors, Karajan and Abbado. The Rhythm & Colours box set celebrates this long and fruitful partnership with seven bestsellers and

prize-winning Berlin Philharmoniker albums from the Rattle years. From monumental Mahler to the explosive rhythms of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana; from the sensual colours of Debussy to the soaring anthems of The Planets by Rattle’s countryman Gustav Holst,

Rhythm & Colours showcases the very best of Rattle’s legacy in Berlin. (7 CD) (Warner Classics) 7 WRNC 560929 $34.98

The Complete Album Collection: Richard Stoltzman [40 CDs]Two-time Grammy Award-winning clarinetist Richard

Stoltzman is known as an enchanting recitalist, chamber musician, and jazz performer, as well as a prolific recording

artist. To celebrate his 75th birthday which will occur in July of 2017, Sony has released for the first time ever a collection of his complete recordings for RCA Victor and Columbia/Sony made between 1974 and 2007. This set includes his two

recordings for BMG Japan “Lamento” and “plays Bach” and his complete recordings with the “Tashi” Quartet.

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Murray Perahia - The Awards Collection [15 CDs]Artists: Murray Perahia (pno), various assistin artists (15 CD) (Sony / RCA) 15 SBMG 88985413952 $47.48 Murray Perahia’s prolific recording career has spanned some 45 years to date, encompassing music of three different centuries, from Bach to Bartók. Ever since his first LP, soon after his triumph at the 1972 Leeds International Piano Competition, aged 25, the great American pianist’s performances have more than stood the test of time; and along the way they have been recognized with an astonishing crop of awards. In this an-tholgy, Sony has collected together Mr. Perahia’s winners from The Gram-mys, The Gramophone Awards, Diapason d’or and ECHO Klassik Awards.

The Anthology of Classical Guitar Music [40 CDs]This set spans several centuries of guitar music: from the Baroque

period where the guitar gained preference over its ancestor the Lute, to the Classical Period in which the instrument was emancipated

and gained its rightful place as a serious concert instrument, through Spain, its country of origin, right into the twentieth century where

famous composers extended its sonic possibilities to the very borders of the spectrum. What lies within this release is a treasure trove of

unprecedented scope and substance, for both connoisseur and music lover, performed by world class guitarists. Among these guitarists are Paganini expert Luigi Attademo, Cristiano Porqueddu who is currently

preparing his Carnegie Hall debut, Frederic Ziganti, Giulio Tampalini, and many more. (40 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 40 BLC 95480 $175.99

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Medieval & Renaissance [50 CDs]This L’Oiseau-Lyre set presents some of the most

significant Medieval & Re-naissance albums recorded by one of the most authori-tative Early Music labels. Ranging from Anonymous 13th century hymns to Dow-land’s Lachrimae, the works explored in this 50 CD col-

lection effectively represent the dawn of the Western Music Tradition. 50 DEC B002550302 $124.98

Renaissance Choral Music - “Luther & Music” Artists: Wilfried Rombach/Ensemble Officium; Arno Paduch/Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble; Bernhard Klebel/Musica Antiqua Wien; Chant 1450; Concerto Romano; Stimmwerck; Wiener Motettenchor. (9 CD) (Christophorus) 9 CHR 77403 $49.99 The music spans over a century of Reformation history, and paints a vivid musical portrait of Luther and his successors. The discs are not limited to a single European region. Instead, pieces are taken from across Europe, displaying the entire conti-nent’s struggles with faith.

❦Orchestral Vaughan Williams / Previn [6 CDs]Works: Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Violin Concerto; Tuba Concerto; 3 Portraits Artists: André Previn/ London SO; Heather Harper (Sop); John Shirley-Quirk (Bar); James Buswell (Vln). (6 CD) (Sony / RCA) 6 SBMG 88875126952 $24.99 ClassicsToday.com ranked this set as “arguably the best such offering on the market today”.

Opera Gold: 100 Great Tracks from Decca [6 CDs]Enjoy classic arias and overtures, performed by the greatest opera stars of all time. Artists include Pavarot-ti, Bartoli, Fischer-Dieskau, Tebaldi, Calleja, Sutherland, Bergonzi, Ghiaurov, Freni, Nilsson, del Monaco, Domin-

go, Horne, Te Kanawa, Solti, von Karajan, Terfel, Price, Caballe, Kaufmann, Gheorghiu and more. (Decca) 6 DEC B002503602 $19.98

Mozart: The Complete Operas on DVD Video [33 DVDs]This deluxe 33-DVD set of the complete Mozart operas as staged at the 2006 Salz-burg Festival include every opera and Singspiel, rarities and scenic fragments, plus “making-of” bonus material, artist interviews and rehears-

al excerpts, all of which is presented in High-Def-inition and 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound. (33 DVDs) (Decca) 33 DEC B002571709 $109.98

Spohr: The Complete Symphonies (10) [5 CDs]Artists: Howard Griffiths/NDR Radiophilharmonie (5 CD) (CPO) 5 CPO 555105 $45.99 In the categories of widespread attention and recogni-tion during the first half of the nineteenth century, Lou-is Spohr was second, only to the master, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Since Spohr withdrew his tenth sympho-ny, it is found on this release as it’s world premiere.

Soprano Kathleen Battle: The Complete Sony Recorordings [10 CDs]This edition combines soprano Kathleen Battle’s foremost recording achievements, rang-ing from gems of the classical soprano repertoire to jazz, folk, spirituals, pop, and more.

She is partnered by such great artists as James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Wynton Marsalis, Jessye Nor-man, Christopher Parkening, André Previn, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Frederica von Stade, Vangelis and many others. (10 CD) (Sony / RCA) 10 SBMG 88985381362 $31.99

Beethoven: The Symphonies / Klemperer [5 CDs]This truly fantastic live set of the complete Beethoven symphonies plus the Creatures of Pro-metheus, Egmont & Coriolan overtures as played by the Philharmonia Orchestra in Vienna in 1960 under the direction of the legendary conductor Otto Klemperer has now returned to the Androm-eda catalog in completely re-mastered, superb 24bit/96kHz sound, taken directly from the original master tapes. 5 ADM 9079 $22.99

Fritz Wunderlich: Complete Studio Recordingson DG [32 CDs]Fritz Wunderlich’s lyricism, boundless musicianship and exquisite diction made him one of the great tenors of the 20th century. To commemo-rate the 50th anniversary of

his death, DG released this compre-hensive box set of sacred works, opera and oper-etta, lieder and popular song, some being released for the very first time. (Deutsche Grammophon) (32 CDs) 32 DGG B002565802 $80.98

French Baroque Favorites. “Le Parnasse Français” / Renhard Goebel [10 CDs]Works by: Charpentier, Clérambault, Couperin, Gilles, Marais, Rebel, Corrette, Leclair, Lambert, Cambert, Buffardin, Boismortier, Quentin, Blavet, Guilleman, Francoeur, Philidor, Quentin Artists: Musica Antique Köln. (10 CD) (DG) 10 DGG B002520002 $43.99 The complete recordings of French Baroque Music by Musica Antiqua Köln under Reinhard Goebel.

The Sony ‘Vivarte’ Collection, Vol. 2 [60 CDs]Among the artists which recorded for Vivarte, special-ists in historically informed performance practice, are Anner Bylsma, Gustav Leon-hardt, Tafelmusik, Jos Van Immerseel, Tafelmusik, Huel-gas Ensemble, L’Archibudelli

and many others. Most of the recordings received critical acclaim all over the world, many of them won prestigious awards and many are reference recordings. (60 CD) (Sony Classical) 60 SNYC 88985332072 $65.99

Schoenberg, Berg & Webern Quartets [5 CDs]In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Quatuor Diotima releases this set dedicated to music of the 2nd Viennese School - the complete works for string quartet by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern. The ensemble

has been researching this music for years and is considered leading proponents of this repertoire. (5 CD) (Naïve) 5 NAI 5380 $31.99

J.S. Bach: ‘Great Cantatas’ / Harnoncourt [7 CDs]Works: Cantatas BWV 6, 19, 21, 29, 36, 50, 58, 62, 68, 80, 82, 101, 123, 137, 140, 147, 178, 192, 196, 199, 205, 208 Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Amster-dam CO; Chorus Viennensis; Concentus Musicus Wien; Tolzer Knabenchor. (7 CD) (Warner) 7 WRNC 556696 $26.99 Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s interpretations of Bach can-tatas formed a pillar of an ambitious project launched in the 1970s: the first complete recording on historical instruments. Gramophone praised these recordings as “vivid explorations of marvelous music”.

Steven Isserlis: The Complete RCA Recordings Artists: Steven Isserlis, cello, with Michael Tilson, Thomas Vladimir Spivakov, Roger Norrington, Christoph Eschenbach (12 CD) 12 SBMG 88985312572 $28.49The English cellist Steven Isserlis’ complete recordings

for RCA Victor – including concertos and chamber works by Haydn, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Brahms, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Anton Rubinstein, Fauré, Richard Strauss, Janácek, Bloch, Proko-fiev, Shostakovich and John Tavener – are now available in this 12-CD box.

Sir Thomas Beecham conducts Delius [7 CDs]“No conductor has yet sur-passed him in conjuring up to sheer perfection the hidden beauties of Delius’s scripts.” Those were the words of Eric Fenby, Delius’s aide and amanuensis, on Sir Thomas Beecham, a tireless

and eloquent champion of the composer’s music. This wide-reaching collection includes rarely-heard pieces Beecham only recorded once. (7 CD) (War-ner Classics) 7 WRNC 559985 $26.99

❦Pianist Wilhelm Kempff - Complete Schubert Recordings on DG [9 CDs]“Kempffs play of light and shade and poetic cha-risma colour every page, whether freely experi-mental or ideally structured. No other pianist has communicated Schubert with a greater sense of his final transcendence of earthly pain and travail.” -Gramophone 9 DGG B002520202 $34.98

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier [7 CDs]Artists: Daniele Boccaccio, organ (7 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 7 BLC 95157 $24.99 The great advantage of the organ is that the notes are sustained, which enhances the harmonic and contrapuntal writing to a great extent.

Alfred Brendel plays Mozart [7 CDs]Works: Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3-4; 8-15, 17-18; Rondo; Fantasias (7 CD) (Decca) 7 DEC B002560502 $22.98 As part of the celebrations of pianist Alfred Brendel’s 85th birthday, his collected Mozart solo recordings are presented for the first time on 7 CDs, featuring the Mozart Piano Sonatas he recorded between 1975 and 2008, along with other solo piano works. Included are multiple recordings of several of the works (Sonatas 4, 8, and 11), offering the chance to explore and contrast this thoughtful pianist’s more recent interpretations.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon [10 CDs]Works by: Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, and more Artists: Carlo Maria Giulini/Vienna SO; Cord Garben/Orchestre de Paris; Daniel Barenboim/NDR SO. (10 CD) (DG) 10 DGG B002559502 $48.99 In this edition Deutsche Grammophon brings together for the first time all the performances by pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli that have appeared on the “Yellow Label” as well as the legendary early recordings of Beethoven and Scarlatti made for DECCA. Excellent documentation includes numerous rare photographs and a new appreciation of the enigmatic pianist by Cord Garben.

Toscanini: The Essential Recordings [20 CDs]Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Arturo Toscanini’s birth, RCA has released

this specially priced 20-CD box set! It features Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

The recordings for ‘Arturo Toscanini - The Essential Recordings’ were all made for RCA Victor between 1929, when Arturo Toscanini was 62 years old, and 1952,

when he was 85, and provide a great representation of his prefered repertoire. (20 CDs) (RCA Records) 20 RCA 88985376042 $64.99

Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition [200 CDs]This New Complete Edition - the most authoritative edition ever created - presents Mozart’s entire output, including every last performable fragment! Five hours of new recordings have been

commissioned specifically for this Edition including premieres of previously-lost compositions. Moreover, a further 25 CDs present key works in great alternative

versions, while five more CDs present legendary and historic performances, making this Edition a document of the greatest Mozart performances as well as of his com-

plete works. (200 CDs) (Decca) 200 DEC B002549202 $471.98


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Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov plays Franz LisztWorks: Complete Concert Etudes; Paganini Etudes; Five Concert Etudes Artists: Daniil Trifonov, piano (DG) 2 DGG B002560402 $17.98Pianist Daniil Trifonov, whose playing the New York Times called “simply electrifying,”

plays Franz Liszt’s complete concert etudes on his new two-disc album, Transcendental from DG.

Orchestral works by KhachaturianWorks: Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978): Sympho-ny No. 2; Lermontov Suite Artists: Dmitry Yablon-sky/Russian PO NXS 8570436 $12.99 Khachaturian described his powerful Second Symphony, written during the final years of World War II, as ‘a requiem of wrath, a requiem of protest against war and violence’.

Louis Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 9Artists: Alfred Walter/Slovak State PO (1 CD) NXS 8555540 $10.49 Composed in London, Spohr’s (1784-1859) Second Sym-phony was received with real enthusiasm at its premiere, the audience responding to the

work’s tasteful Haydnesque flourishes, wide emotion-al palette and delightful writing for wind instruments.

Verdi: Rigoletto / Pavarotti, Levine, MET [DVD]Discovered in the MET archives and available here for the first time, this is the only Rigoletto stage production on film featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Recorded in 1981, it presents Pavarotti at the peak of his career, support-ed by an outstanding cast that includes Louis Quilico, Christine Eda-Pierre and Isola Jones, with James Levine on the podium. DEC B002232309 $12.98

J.S. Bach: The French Suites / Perahia [2 CD]Artists: Murray Perahia, piano. (Deutsche Grammophon) 2 DGG B002575402 $21.98 One of the worlds best-loved artists, and a longtime propo-nent of Bach on the modern piano, Murray Perahia has

been hailed as one of the composer’s most impor-tant interpreters. Bach’s French Suites are new to Mr. Perahia’s recording catalogue.

John Adams (b.1947): Scheherazade.2 / Leila Josefowicz, violinArtists: David Robertson/St. Louis Symymphony; Leila Josefowicz (Vln); Chester Eng-lander (Cimbalom). (1 CD) (Nonesuch) NON 557170 $15.99 The debut recording of

American composer John Adams’ Schehe-razade.2, a new dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra informed both by the Rimsky-Korsakov piece “Scheherazade” as well as the “Arabian Nights” collection of folk stories.

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 69 / Lane Works: Alfred Hill (1869-1960): Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata; George Frederick Boyle (1886-1948): Piano Concerto Artists: Piers Lane, piano; Johannes Fritzsch/Ad-elaide SO. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68135 $19.99

Though lesser-known today, composers Alfred Hill and George Boyle enjoyed distinguished careers, both in their native Australia and abroad.

Haydn: Opera Overtures / Czech Chamber Orch.Works: F.J. Haydn: The Deliberations of the Gods; Life on the Moon; Fidelity Rewarded; La vera costanza; The Soul of the Philosopher, or Orpheus and Eurydice; The Fisherwomen Artists: Michael Halász/Czech Cham-

ber PO Pardubice. (1 CD) NXS 8573488 $12.99 The overtures featured here display Haydn’s talent and flair for condensing the emotions of the operas as a whole.

❦Twenty Gems of Viennese Operetta“... For listeners wanting the lollipops sung by fa-mous singers ... With Schwarzkopf, Loose, Kunz and Gedda on top form [this is] self-recommend-ing... But there are many other tracks to treasure: Wunderlich, fresh & ardent; Rudolf Schock brilliant & heroic; Jussi Bjorling, uninhibitedly brilliant...” -MusicWeb International (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1249 $11.99

Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concertos, Vol. 68Works: Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925): Piano Con-certo; Adolf Schulz-Evler: Russian Rhapsody Artists: Vladimir Kiradjiev/BBC Scot-tish SO. Ludmil Angelov (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68109 $19.99

The eagerly awaited first recording of Moritz Mo-szkowski’s long-lost early Piano Concerto makes for a particularly important addition to Hyperion’s popular Romantic Piano Concerto series.

In War & Peace - Joyce DiDonato Sings AriasArias from: Handel: Agrip-pina; Giulio Cesare; Jeptha; Rinaldo; Susanna; Niccolò Jommelli: Attilio Regolo; Leonardo Leo; Claudio Mon-teverdi; Purcell. Artists: Max-im Emelyanychev/Il Pomo D’Oro. Joyce DiDonato (Mz).

(1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 557754 $16.99 Joyce DiDonato reminds us with her new album ‘In War and Peace’ that music “soothes turmoil, threatens power and the status quo, and gloriously exalts the spirit”.

Very Best of Leroy Anderson Light ClassicsWorks: Leroy Anderson (1908-1975): Sleigh Ride; Blue Tango; Belle of the Ball; Trumpeter’s Lullaby; Plink Plank Plunk; Sarabande; The Waltzing Cat; Serenata; Sandpaper Ballet; The Typewriter et al. Artists: Iain Sutherland Concert Orch. (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1324 $11.99Anderson was described by John Williams as “one of the great American masters of light orchestral music”. Blue Tango reached No.1 in Billboard and was the first purely orchestral piece to sell a million copies.

Molter: Orchestral Music & CantatasWorks: Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765): Sinfonia in D; Cantatas in G and E flat; Concerto in A; Sonata a quadro in F Artists: Julia Kirchner, soprano; Roberto De Franceschi, oboe. Camerata Bachiensis. (1 CD)

(Brilliant Classics) BLC 95273 $8.99 Molter’s work is characterized by ceremonial and festive tunes. His happy mix of German counter-point, French grandeur, and Italian brilliance create a charming and intricate listening experience.

Hovhaness: Symphony No. 48; Prelude & Fugue; Soprano Saxophone Concerto Artists: Greg Banaszak, sax; Gerard Schwarz/Eastern Music Festival Orch. (1 CD) NXS 8559755 $12.99 “Inspired by the wonders and mysteries of astrono-my” and appearing here in its première recording, the Symphony No. 48 ‘Vision of Andromeda’ expresses the vastness of this galaxy through giant melodies, shimmering orchestral colors and a transcendent apotheosis.

Czerny & Viotti Piano Concertos / BoldriniWorks: Carl Czerny (1791-1857): Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824): Piano Concer-tos Nos. 3 & 19 Artists: Da-vid Boldrini (piano), Augusto Vismara (violin), Augusto Vismara/Rami Musicali Orch.;

Massimo Belli. (2 CD) BLC 94899 $12.99 The concertos featured on this two-disc set have two things in common: they are rarely performed, and the piano plays the leading role.

❦Max Bruch: Complete String QuartetsWorks: Quartet for Strings in C minor, Op. posth.; Quartet for Strings no 1, in C minor, Op. 9; Quartet for Strings no 2, in E major, Op. 10. Artists: Diogenes Quartett. BLC 95051 $8.99 “The Diogenes Quartet play with ardour and a symphonic sweep, with first violinist Stefan Kirpal’s brilliant tone giving a high polish to Bruch’s swirling passagework.” -Gramophone Magazine

Randall Thompson: Requiem / Phila. SingersArtists: David Hayes/The Philadelphia Singers (1 CD) NXS 8559789 $12.99 Randall Thompson’s (1899-1984) choral works retain the affection of American choral singers and conduc-tors alike, and the Requiem is his masterpiece. Re-corded here for the first time in its complete form, this Requiem is entirely unique within American music history or the requiem tradition as a whole.

Orchestral Works by Vincent d’IndyWorks: Vincent d’Indy (1851-1931): Symphony No. 2; Souvenirs; Istar & Fervaal Artists: Jean-Luc Tingaud/Royal Scottish Nat’s Orch. (1 CD) NXS 8573522 $12.99 Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major has a powerful architectural design within which tensions between tradition and innovation are played out, and through which the composer draws on folk motifs and his religious faith alike.

❦Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on the Lord’s Prayer / The King’s SingersWorks by: Bernstein, William Byrd, Josquin Des Prez, Maurice Duruflé, William H. Harris, Hans Leo Hassler, Lassus, Palestrina, Poulenc, Purcell, Schütz, Stravinsky, Tavener et al. Artists: The King’s Singers NXS 8572987 $9.99

“Find out for yourselves what a rewarding CD this is, gloriously sung and perfectly recorded.” -Gramophone

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Film ClassicsWorks: Themes from Coastal Command; 49th Par-allel Prelude; The Story of a Flemish Farm; Three Por-traits from England of Eliza-beth Artists: Andrew Penny/RTÉ Concert Orch. (1 CD) NXS 8573658 $10.49

Ralph Vaughan Williams composed in a wide vari-ety of genres, and film music became a significant part of his output in the latter decades of a long and distinguished career.

Daniel Auber: Overtures, Vol. 1Works: Auber: Overtures from Fra Diavolo; La Circassienne; La Fiancée; Le Domino noir; L’Enfant prodigue; Les Diamants de la couronne; Marco Spada Artists: Wolfgang Dorner/Orchestra de Cannes. (1 CD

) NXS 8573553 $12.99 Daniel Auber’s (1782-1871) amiable personality can be heard in music that reflected his own very particular Parisian elegance.


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Puccini: Le Villi / Scotto, Domingo, NucciArtists: Renata Scotto; Placido Domingo; Leo Nucci; Lorin Maazel/National PO; Ambrosian Opera Chorus. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88985333682 $9.99 The 24-year-old Puccini was already being hailed as

Verdi’s successor - including by Verdi himself - after he produced his first opera, Le villi, in 1883.

Alberto Ginastera Bomarzo, Op. 34Artists: Salvador Novoa; Brent Ellis; Isable Penagos; Richard Torigi; Julius Rudel/Chorus & Orch. of the Opera Society of Washington. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88985350882 $13.99 This first recording of Alberto

Ginastera’s (1916-1983) opera Bomarzo tells the anguished true story of a deformed 16th-century Italian duke who, spurned in love and consumed by jealousy, demanded the creation of a series of fantastical sculptures for his “park of monsters”.

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in PatriaArtists: Frederica von Stade; Richard Stilwell; Patrick Power; Ann Murray; Raymond Leppard/London PO; Glyndebourne Chorus (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88985345922 $17.99 Revived in 1979, this production - a legend in the annals of recorded opera - was recorded by CBS. This is the first CD release of this magnificent recording.

❦Puccini: Gianni Schicchi / Domingo [BR or DVD]Artists: Placido Domingo, Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Andriana Chuchman. Grant Gershon/Los Angeles Opera Orch. (produced by Woddy Allen, rec. live, 2015) (Sony) (BR) SNYC 88985315099 $21.99(DV) SNYC 88985315089 $17.99 “The staging features the revival of Woody Allen’s recent

clever, humorous and witty production. It infuses the opera with a touch of Hollywood flair.” -Forbes

❦Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana / Kaufmann, Agresta [BR or DVD]Artists: Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Agresta, Dimitri Platanias, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Annalisa Stroppa. Christian Thielemann/Staatskapelle Dresden (Sony) (BR) SBMG 88875193419 $19.99 (2 DVD) 2 SBMG 88875193409 $16.99

❦Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros [BR or DVD]Artists: Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros, Ludovic Tézier, Nadia Krasteva, Vitalij Kowaljow. Asher Fisch/Bavarian State Opera Orch. & Chorus (con-temporary view of the revised 1869 vers.) “Opera could never have been better or more grand.” -Die Welt “Kaufmann’s singing is dashing, heroic, melting and easy.” -Financial Times “Munich has done Verdi proud here - Kaufmann and Harte-ros are both on top form.” -The Times (Sony) (BR) SBMG 88875160659 $19.99 (2 DVD) 2 SBMG 88875160649 $16.99

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / VarvisoArtists: Joan Sutherland, Richard Tucker, Frank Guarrera, Nicola Moscona, Thelma Votipka, Silvio Varviso/MET (rec. 1961) (2 CD) (Sony / RCA)2 SBMG 88985333902 $13.99 As virtually the only serious

opera of Donizetti to survive the advent of Verdi and the later Verismo school of Puccini et al, ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ was also the most adapted to fit the prevailing notions of style.

❦Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Ricciarelli, RameyArtists: Katia Ricciarelli; Lucia Valentini-Terrani; Dalmacio Gonzalez; Dano Raffanti; Samuel Ramey; Maurizio Pollini/Prague PO Chorus; CO of Europe (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88985397962 $17.99 “This tuneful, delicately orchestrated opera of innocent Romantic charm is given a splendid performance by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Maurizio Pollini and its cast could hardly be bettered... The recording is admirably clear and sensibly balanced.” - BBC Music Magazine

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles / GeddaArtists: Janine Micheau; Nicolai Gedda; Ernest Blanc; Jacques Mars Pierre Der-vaux/Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557372 $17.99Pierre Dervaux leads

the forces of the Opéra-Comique and a cast of emblematic French singers of the post-War era. They are joined by Nicolai Gedda – Swedish-born, but characteristically and idiomatically elegant as the romantic hero Nadir.

Massenet: Thais / Moffo, CarrerasArtists: Anna Moffo, Gabriel Bacquier, José Car-reras, Justino Diaz. Julius Rudel/Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orch. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88985397882 $17.99 Anna Moffo is heard in the title role of Massenet’s Thais in one of her last and most controversial re-cordings. Dramatically Moffo inhabits the outsized role of a courtesan-turned-saint completely.

Gounod: Mors et Vita / Hendricks, van DamArtists: Barbara Hendricks, (sop); Nadine Denize, (alt); John Aler, (tnr); José van Dam, (bar); Michel Plasson/Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 559445 $17.99 Michel Plasson, as ever a master of French Ro-mantic music, is joined by a splendid quartet of soloists, with Barbara Hendricks illuminating the soprano line and José van Dam taking command of the baritone’s pronouncements.

Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de GerolsteinArtists: Lucia Valentini-Ter-rani; Carla Di Censo; Carlo Allemanno; Thomas Morris; Richard Plaza; Etienne Ligot; Emmanuel Villaume/Orch. Internazionale d’Italia. (2 CD) (Dynamic) 2 DYN 7764 $20.99 On Sale

Offenbach composed the music to La Grande-Duchesse during the height of his compositional career and premiered the opera in Paris in 1867.

Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Freni, Nucci, MutiArtists: Mirella Freni; Sesto Bruscantini; Leo Nucci; Gösta Winbergh; Riccardo Muti/Philharmonia Orch.; Amborsian Opera Chorus. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557373 $17.99 Riccardo Muti is proverbial for his precision, brilliance and integrity in Italian opera.

Monteverdi: L’Orfeo / Dessay, BostridgeArtists: Natalie Dessay; Ian Bostridge; Patrizia Ciofi; Alice Coote; Véronique Gens; Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d’Astrée European Voices. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557375 $17.99Emmanuelle Haïm directs a

full-blooded performance with star singers like Ian Bostridge, Patrizia Ciofi, Natalie Dessay, Carolyn Sampson, Véronique Gens, Alice Coote, Sonia Prina, Christopher Maltman and Lorenzo Regazzo.

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / SchwarzkopfArtists: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Irmgard Seefried; Sena Jurinac; Erich Kunz; George London; Herbert von Karajan/Vienna Philharmonic; Chor der Wie-ner Staatsoper. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557377 $17.99

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Bartoli, TomlinsonArtists: Lella Cuberli; Cecilia Bartoli; Ferruccio Furlanetto; Kurt Streit; Joan Rodgers; John Tomlinson; Daniel Barenboim/Berlin Philhar-monic; RIAS Kammerchor (3 CD) 3 WRNC 557374 $23.99Mozart’s ‘School for Lovers’

is peopled by a captivating cast of singers, including the bel canto pairing of Lella Cuberli and Cecilia Bartoli as the deceived sisters and John Tomlinson as a Don Alfonso of Wagnerian stature.

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Hampson, GruberovaArtists: Thomas Hampson; Edita Gruberova; Roberta Alexander; Barbara Bonney; Hans Peter Blochwitz; László Polgár; Anton Scharinger; Rob-ert Holl; Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Royal Concertge-bouw Orch.; Netherlands Opera Chorus (3 CD) 3 WRNC 557376 $23.99

Puccini: Tosca / Scotto, Domingo, LevineArtists: Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson; James Levine/Philharmonia Orch.; Amborsian Opera Chorus. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557378 $17.99

Verdi: Macbeth / Milnes, Carreras, Muti [2 CD]Artists: Sherrill Milnes, Fiorenza Cossotto, José Car-reras, Ruggero Raimondi. Riccardo Muti/New Philhar-monia Orch. (rec. 1976) 2 WRNC 557380 $17.99

Verdi: Falstaff / Gobbi, Schwarzkopf, KarajanArtists: Tito Gobbi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anna Moffo, Luigi Alva, Rolando Panerai. Philharmonic Orch. & Chorus, Karajan (rec. 1957); Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orch.; Philharmonia Orch. Chorus. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557379 $16.99

Weber: Der Freischütz / Schafer, MollArtists: Luba Orgonasova, Christine Schafer, En-drik Wottrich, Matti Salminen, Gilles Cachemaille, Wolfgang Holzmair, Kurt Moll. Nikolaus Harnon-court/Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin. (2 CD) 2 WRNC 557381 $16.99

❦Rameau: Les Indes Galantes / Jean-Claude Malgoire [3 CDs]Artists: Christian Tréguier; Anne-Marie Rodde; Rachel Yakar; Pierre-Yes Le Maigat; Jean-Marie Gouélou; Jean-Claude Malgoire/La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88985338292 $17.99 “I know of no Rameau work more colourful, more melodious, more replete with inventive vitality,” wrote Gramophone in reviewing this 1973 premiere recording of the French Baroque master’s 1735 “heroic ballet” Les Indes galantes. Conducted by Rameau specialist Jean-Claude Malgoire, it is now being issued for the first time on CD.

❦Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896): Il GuaranyArtists: Hao Jiang Tian, Verónica Villarroel, Plácido Domingo, Marcus Haddock, Carlos Álvarez, Graham Sanders. John Neschling/Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn (Sony/RCA)2 SBMG 88985334982 $13.99

“Both chorus and orchestra are excellent, and [con-ductor] John Neschling invests the whole with a real dramatic sense. Those who like full-blooded roman-tic opera should not miss this.”- Gramophone

❦Arrigo Boito (1842-1918): MefistofeleArtists: Samuel Ramey, Michéle Crider, Vincenzo La Scola; Riccardo Muti/Orch. e coro del Teatro alla Scala. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88985334942 $13.99 There are numerous com-plete versions of record-

ings of Mefistofele on disc, but BBC Music Magazine gave its highest rating to this 1995 live recording from La Scala, conducted by Ric-cardo Muti.


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❦Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Grigory SokolovArtists: Grigory Sokolov, piano; Witold Rowicki/Munich PO. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88875194722 $14.99 $10.50 “No comparisons. An extraor-dinary document, with Solo-kov’s integrity and humanity

illuminating every bar.” -Gramophone, May 2016

❦Maazel conducts Beethoven & SchubertWorks: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Artists: Lorin Maa-zel/Vienna Philharmonic. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88697712982 $8.99 $6.30 “Get this for a brilliant vision of Beethoven, and a commanding reminder of the stature of Lorin Maazel: hats off, gentlemen, a genius.” -Customer Review

❦The Early Placido Domingo - [5 CDs]Works: Arias of Verdi, Puc-cini, Bizet, Massenet, Mas-cagni, Leoncavallo, Bellini et al. Artists: Placido Domingo, tenor with various conduc-tors & orchestras (5 CD) 5 SBMG 88691975792 $23.99 $16.80

“Quite remarkable to hear the consistency of Domin-go’s instantly recognizable and thrilling sound from the beginning of his career.” -Customer Review

Handel: Rinaldo, opera / Jean-Claude MalgoireArtists: Ileana Cotrubas, Carolyn Watkinson, Jea-nette Scovotti, Paul Esswood, Charles Brett, Ulrik Cold. Jean-Claude Malgoire/La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88697576412 $20.99 $14.70

❦Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 et al. / George SzellWorks: Dvorák: Carnival - Concert Overture; Symphony no 7; Bedrich Smetana: The Maldau; The Bartered Bride Artists: George Szell/Cleve-land Orch. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88883767192 $8.99 $6.30

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❦Beethoven: Symphonies / Carlo Maria GiuliniWorks: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-8; “Corio-lan” & “Egmont” Overtures Artists: Carlo Maria Gi-ulini/Filarmonica della Scala. (5 CD) (Sony / RCA) 5 SBMG 88875168002 $23.99 $16.80 “This is a throwback to an older style of Beethoven playing ... The sound is massive, full, and beautifully blended ... [The performances] have a wonderfully spacious quality, and the slowish tempi allow the in-ner parts to sound with unusual clarity.” -BBC Music

❦Brahms: Symphonies, et al. / Mehta [4 CDs]Works: Brahms: Sympho-nies Nos. 1-4; Tragic Over-ture; Variations on a Theme by Haydn Artists: Zubin Mehta/Israel PO (4 CD) 4 SBMG 88875166762 $28.98 $20.29 “A marriage of passion ...

performances fine enough to recommend to any listener who wants his Brahms in a single collec-tion. The Symphony No. 1 receives a heroic, turbu-lent performance... The Symphony No. 2... may be even better...” -Baltimore Sun

❦Wagner: Das Rheingold / Janowski [2 CDs]Artists: Theo Adam; Roland Bracht; Matti Salminen; Peter Schreier; Yvonne Minton; Mar-ita Napier; Marek Janowski/Staatskapelle Dresden (2 CD) . 2 SBMG 88985334952 $13.99 $9.80 Reviewing this recordings,

ClassicsToday wrote: “It has stood the test of time remarkably well... “The Staatskapelle Dresden plays spotlessly for Marek Janowski ... An excel-lent ‘Ring’ experience.”

Encores for Piano / Denis Matsuev, pianoWorks by: Bizet, Horowitz, Rossini, Ginzburg, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Li-adov, Scirabin & Grieg (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88875189262 $14.99 $10.50

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, highlights Artists: Helmuth Rilling/Stuttgart Bach Collegium. Arleen Augér; Philippe Huttenlocher; Aldo Baldin (Tnr) (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88697839762 $8.99 $6.30

❦Eric Le Sage plays Poulenc solo piano pieces and chamber worksArtists: Eric Le Sage, piano; various artsts; Stephane Deneve/Orchestre Philhar-monique de Liege. (6 CD) (Sony / RCA) 6 SBMG 88985321992 $24.99 $17.50

The enchanting piano music of Francis Poulenc deserves to be better known. ClassicsToday.com called Eric Le Sage’s recording of the concertos the finest single disc available, “better even than the composer’s recordings, and that’s saying a lot...” and BBC Music wrote “Eric Le Sage is an outstanding Poulenc pianist.”

❦Kissin: The RCA & Sony Recordings [25 CDs]Artists: Evgeni Kissin (Pno); Vladimir Spivakov; Seiji Ozawa; James Levine; Carlo Maria Giulini; Valery Gergiev (25 CD) (Sony / RCA) 25 SBMG 88875127202 $88.49 $61.95 Each and every piano masterwork is included in this set, as Kissin was a master of broad-ranging repertoire. Staples by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Stravin-sky and Scriabin are here and much more! “There was a lot of music in this package that was new to me and very enjoyable... Splendid!” -Customer Review

David Zinman Conducts Beethoven [11 CDs]Works: Beethoven: Symphonies nos 1-9; Over-tures; Piano Concertos; ‘Triple’ Concerto; Violin Concerto; Romances; Choral Fantasy et al. Artists: David Zinman/Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich; Bronfman, Tetzlaff, Shaham (11 CD) (Sony / RCA) 11 SBMG 88843077922 $32.99 $23.10

❦Bruno Walter conducts Beethoven [7 CDs]Works: Bruno Walter con-ducts Beethoven - Sympho-nies 1 - 9 (complete); Violin Concerto, Op. 61; Leonore II, overture; Bruno Walter in rehearsal Artists: Bruno Wal-ter/Columbia SO. Zino Fran-cescatti (Vln) (7 CD) (Sony /

RCA) 7 SBMG 88875123912 $25.99 $18.20 “The two overtures here are played with brooding majesty... The inclusion of the Violin Concerto is real bonus as this has long been a celebrated ver-sion.” -MusicWeb

❦Byron Janis: The RCA Recordings [5 CDs]Works: Concertos by Schumann & Rachmaninov; Sonatas by Beethoven & Chopin; Solo piano pieces by Mussorgsky Liszt, J. Strauss, Gershwin et al. (rec. 1950-1959) Artists: Byron Janis, piano; Hugo Winterhalter/;

Fritz Reiner/Chicago SO (5 CD) (Sony / RCA) 5 SBMG 88985313302 $23.99 $16.80 “Bracing, virile interpretations [that] sound as fresh and modern today as they must have 60-plus years ago...” -ClassicsToday.com on the Beethoven Sonatas

❦James Galway / Great Flute Concerto EditionArtists: Claudio Scimone; Andre Prieur; Neville Marriner; Hiroyuki Iwaki; Jörg Faerber et al. 12 SBMG 281227 $42.99 $30.10 “This is a wonderful set of flute concertos, 12 CD’s, an amazing bargain. The music runs the gamut from baroque up to 20th century compos-ers, though seven of the discs are “classic” flute concerti by Bach/Vivaldi through Mozart and their contemporaries. The five remaining discs contain more “modern” music... The sound quality is excel-lent... Highly recommended.” -Customer review

❦Mozart: Don Giovanni / Maazel, Paris OperaArtists: Ruggero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Teresa Berganza, Edda Moser, José van Dam; Malcolm King, Kenneth Riegel. Lorin Maazel/Paris Opera Orch. (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88697527262 $20.99 $14.70 “It’s among the best on the market, lacking only a charismatic Don to rise to the very top. If you object to Wachter’s brutishness on the Giulini set or dislike the gloss of Karajan’s conducting on the stary DG set, this one from Maazel may turn into a first choice.” -Customer review

❦Pierre Boulez conducts Ravel [5 CDs] Artists: Philippe Entremont (Pno); Jill Gomez (Sop); Jessye Norman (Sop); José van Dam (Bar); Heather Harper (Sop); Pierre Boulez/BBC SO; Camerata Singers; Cleveland Orch.; Ensemble Intercontemporain; New York PO (5 CD) (Sony / RCA) 5 SBMG 88875108732 $24.99 $17.50 “This box set is cause for rejoicing. On this set of Ravel works, we hear Boulez at his most expres-sive on record. His affinity and affection for Ravel are lovingly displayed all through this collection...” -Customer review

❦Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Nielsen [6 CDs]Works: Nielsen: The 6 Sym-phonies; Violin Concertos; Aladdin Suite; Masquerade, et al. Artists: Esa-Pekka Salonen/Philharmonia Orch.; Swedish RSO. (6 CD) (Sony / RCA) 6 SBMG 88875167972 $24.99 $17.50

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the six masterful sym-phonies by Nielsen with the Swedish Radio Orches-tra. “Performances of great thrust and unflagging energy, played with the necessary sharp rhythmic focus, and vividly recorded” -ClassicsToday.com

❦‘Under the Stars’ / Charlie Siem, violinWorks bu: Kreisler, De-bussy, Brahms, Elgar, Dvorák, Fauré, Jenö Hubay, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Ole Bull et al. Artists: Paul Goodwin/Münchner RSO; Charlie Siem (Vln) (1 CD) (Sony Classical)

SNYC 88883787642 $16.99 $11.90 “Charlie Siem makes a much more beautiful sound than Stern did, and he sounds more relaxed and “laid-back” - almost Central European... It’s beauti-ful music.” -ARG

Sergei Leiferkus sings Mussorgsky [4 CDs]Artists: Sergei Leiferkus, baritone; Semion Skigin, piano (4 CD) (Sony / RCA) 4 SBMG 88985323342 $28.98 $20.29 The great Russian baritone Sergei Leiferkus sings the songs of his compatriot Mus-sorgsky. “Absolutely riveting,” wrote Gramophone’s reviewer, praising the singer’s “amazing variety of tone colour and textual inflexion” and pianist Semion Skigin “a wonderfully responsive partner.”


New Recordings of Renaissance Music

Baroque and Before

Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553): Masses and Motets Artists: Jeremy Filsell/Videntes, The Schola Can-torum of the Church of the Epiphany, Washington D.C. (1 CD) (Raven Records) RAV 998 $19.99 The Morales Mass is based

on a song, Mille Regretz, by Josquin des Prés. Filsell plays three organ pieces by Antonio de Ca-bezón, including one based on a tune by Josquin.

Monteverdi: The Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol. 1 - 3Artists: The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (3 CD) (Coro) 3 COO 16156 $33.49 “There are subtleties and shades in the overall ensem-ble’s interactions, but there is no shortage of splendour

unleashed in the magnificent passages of the vir-tuosic eight-part Dixit Dominus.” - Gramophone

O Florens Rosa: La Rosa nella Musica del RinascimentoWorks: Sacred and secular songs by Erasmus Widmann (1572-1634); Johannes Ciconia (1335-c.1411); Thomas Weelkes (1576-c.1623); John Dunstable (1390-c.1453); Innocentius Dammonis (1460-?); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643); Monteverdi Artists: La Rossignol (1 CD) (III Millennio) IIIM 0195 $17.99 This release, recorded live in a fifth century church in Santa Maria in Bressanoro in Castelleone, creates particularly varied and rich atmospheres. The compositions are presented in an aesthetical rather than in a chronological order.

Antonio Caldara: Mass & Motets Works: Antonio Caldara (1670-1736): Missa Dolo-rosa; Crucifixus; Motets; John Ravenscroft (?-c.1709): Sonata da chiesa in B minor Artists: Nanneke Schaap /Ensemble La Silva. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics)

BLC 95482 $8.99 Formed in 1984, Ensemble La Silva mainly per-forms Baroque music. They are interested in ex-ploring new ways of performing, particularly pursu-ing the connections between music and dance.

J.S. Bach: Trio Sonatas in arrangementArtists: Marek Toporowski, (organ); Irmina Obon-ska, (hpsi); Mark Caudle, (viola da gamba) (1 CD) (Dux (Poland)) DUX 1339 $19.99At first sight these pieces may look rather complex, but in fact the upper voices with their richly embel-lished lines proceed from a quite normal solid har-monic structure that is essentially a product of the basso continuo style.

Music of Arcangelo Corelli & Bernardo PasquiniWorks: Arcangelo Corelli: SonataI, III, IV, VI, XI, XII; Pasquini: Toccata Ottava; Tastata Quarta; Toccata Seconda Artists: Hugo Rey-ne, (flt); La Simphonie du Marais (1 CD) (Continuo Re-cords) CNTO 107 $17.99

On this recording Hugo Reyne, with his ensemble La Simphonie du Marais, offers us an outstanding testimony of that enduring practice of adaptation and ornamentation that marked the Opus V by Corelli since it was first published in 1700.

The Well-Tempered Accordion / Mie MikiWorks: Selected Preludes & Fugues from Bach’s Well Tempered Klavier, books 1 & 2 Artists: Mie Miki, (accor-dion) (1 SA CD) (BIS (Swe-den)) BIS 2217 $19.99 Mie Miki performs from the original keyboard score with

no alterations and the result is ear-opening. The accordion’s capacity for sustained notes brings out Bach’s fugal counterpoint, while the fast and light action of the instrument lends a particular fleetness to the preludes.

Giovanni Battista Serini (ca.1710 - fl.1765): Sonatas for Cembalo SoloArtists: Marco Ruggeri, (cmblo) (1 CD) (MV Cremo-na) MVC 002010 $17.99 Like all of Serini’s musical output, these three sonatas are in the galant style. They are authentic masterworks

that in some way give us the scope of his compo-sitional talent with the elegance of their writing and the remarkable originality of the themes and their developments.

G.F. Handel: Water Music; Concerto grosso ‘Alexander’s Feast’, HWV 318 Artists: Laurence Cummings/FestspielOrchester Göttingen. (1 CD) (Accent) ACT 26407 $18.99 Countless richly decorated boats following the freshly crowned King George I, and behind him, Georg Friedrich Händel with his 50 musicians: on July 17, 1717, the first suite of Händel’s famous “Water Mu-sic” was performed in the middle of the Thames.

Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747): Stabat MaterArtists: Giovanni Dagnino; Daniela Aimale; Claudia Cla-rich; Marco Perrella; Silvia Piccollo; Giampiero De Paoli; Estévan Velardi/Alessandro Stradella Consort (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95486 $8.99

The Stabat mater is complemented here by a much less-familiar sacred cantata, Dio e la vergine: an anonymous six-movement text in which Mary stands before her Lord and proclaims her love for him.

J.S. Bach: Cantatas ‘Pour L’éternité’Works: J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 106, 9, 181 Artists: Elaine Lachica, Odéi Bilodeau, Drew San-tini; Philippe Gagné; Eric Milnes. Eric Milnes, Mon-tréal Baroque (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22406 $16.99 Pour L’éternité is volume 7 of ATMA’s cycle of J.S. Bach’s sacred cantatas and as the title suggests, these works evoke the quest for the great beyond.

Perti: Grands Motets for Ferdinando de Medici Works: Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756): 3 motets Artists: Cristina Grifone & Jessica Jans, soprano; Flavio Ferri-Benedetti & Kaspar Kro-ner, countertenor; Ivo Haun & Nicolas Savoy, tenor; Raitis Grigalis & Ismael Arroniz,

bass. Daniela Dolci/Musica Fiorita; Basler Madrigali-sten (1 CD) (Pan Classics) PAN 10357 $18.99 These grand motets are unique in the Bolognese tradition and are scored for two or three vocal solo-ists, with choir, solo trumpets and cornetti, orches-tra and basso continuo.

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Soprano / SampsonArtists: Carolyn Sampson, (sop); Andreas Wolf, (bass); Petra Mullejans/Freiburger Barockorchester (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902252 $16.99 On SaleFrom the ravishing duets for soprano and oboe of

BWV202 to the penitential strains of BWV199, the radiant voice of Carolyn Sampson and the virtuosos of the Freiburger Barockorchester do full justice to the composer’s infinite variety.

J.S. Bach: Clavier-Übung, Book 3 “Orgelmesse”Artists: Johannes Lang, (org); Raphael Höhn/Vokalquartett der J.S. Bach-Stiftung. (2 CD) (J.S. Bach Stiftung) 2 JSBS 535CD $38.99 J. S. Bach’s Clavier-Übung III, which is frequently referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collec-tion of works for organ which was begun in 1735 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach’s most important and extensive work for organ.

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, sung in EnglishArtists: Sophie Bevan, Robin Blaze, Benjamin Hulett, Rob-ert Murray, Andrew Ashwin, Neal Davies, Ashley Riches; David Temple/Bach Camera-ta; Crouch End Festival Cho-rus (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Chan-dos) 2 CHA 51832 $19.99

For its very first excursion on Chandos, the Crouch End Festival Chorus presents a landmark record-ing of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion sung in English - the first in over forty-five years! Alongside the Bach Camerata, this choir of more than 100 voices lends precision and power to the performance.

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Parnassi MusiciArtists: Parnassi Musici. (1 CD) (MV Cremona) MVC 005012 $17.99 Time and time again, Parnassi Musici surprises its audiences with its novel programs and superb musical standards. Their own transcription of the Goldberg Variations as a Baroque trio sonata allows the listener to forget that the work was in-tended for the harpsichord.

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, arranged for String Trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky

Artists: Hartmut Schill; Mat-thias Worm; Tilman Trüding-er (1 CD) (Auris Subtilis) AURS 5078 $17.99 Bach’s Goldberg Variations is possibly the music which is played the most in various arrangements for different

instruments. This new release features a transcrip-tion for violin, viola and cello by the phenomenal Russian violinist, Dmitry Sitkovetsky.

J.S. Bach: Sonata & Partitas / Enrico OnofriWorks: J.S. Bach: Sonata & Partitas, BWV 1001, 1004, 1006 Artists: Enrico Onofri, (vln) (1 CD) (Passacaille) PSSA 1025 $18.99 Rediscovered halfway through the 19th century, these works quickly entered the repertoire of works per-formed by violinists during the Romantic period. Enrico Onofri’s interpretation inspires listeners with unbeliev-able detail in terms of embellishments and dynamics.

J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for solo Violin Works: J.S. Bach: Violin Partitas nos 1 & 2 & So-natas nos 1-3 for solo violin Artists: Tamás Fejes, (vln) (2 CD) (Discovery) 2 DSCV 120 $18.99 Tamás Fejes writes: “The sonatas and partitas have been an integral part of my musical develop-ment. These works have been a source where I find the essence of violin playing.”

Leclair: Violin Concertos / Fabio BiondiWorks: Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764): Violin Concertos, Op. 7 Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5 Artists: Fabio Biondi, (vln); Europa Galante (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 923407 $18.99 Leclair’s uncompromising ideal of performance was of a truly Appolonian nature: precision and integrity in execution, economy with the use of effects, accurate intonation and nobility of expres-sion - all features brought to this new recording by Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.


The Classical Era

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Op. 70 & 121Artists: Hamlet Piano Trio. (1 CD) (Channel Classics) CCS 39117 $21.49 World-class musicians Paolo Giacometti, Candida Thomp-son and Xenia Jankovic joined forces in 2011 as the Hamlet Piano Trio. All three have

earned their stripes, both as soloists and as cham-ber musicians. Their début release of Mendelssohn Piano Trios received international critical acclaim. On this new release, they focus on Beethoven.

Mozart: The String Quartets / Budapest QrtArtists: The Budapest String Quartet. (2 CD) (Praga) 2 PGA 250370 $31.49 Mozart’s six String Quintets include the unusual com-bination of two violas. The Budapest Quartet, recorded at their peak (joined by the

great Walter Trampler on viola), provides listeners with the ultimate interpretation of these remarkable masterpieces of chamber music.

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7Artists: Stefan Blunier/Beethoven Orchester Bonn. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (MD&G) MDG 9371995 $16.99 On SaleThe Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn concludes its complete recording of the symphonies of the composer whose name

it bears with an absolutely rousing performance.

Michael Sanderling Conducts Beethoven & ShostakovichWorks: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Shostakov-ich: Symphony No. 10 Artists: Michael Sander-ling/Dresdner Philharmonie. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88985408842 $15.99 Michael Sanderling decided to pair Beethoven’s symphony no. 3 and Shostakovich’s symphony no. 10 because of the similar motivation of both com-posers: to display the current political situation, i.e. Napoleon’s reign and Stalin’s dictatorial regime.

Johann Simon Mayr: Sacred MusicWorks: Johann Simon Mayr (1763-1845): Missa in c; Sta-bat Mater Artists: Katja Stu-ber, (sop); Marion Ackstein, (alt); Fernando Guimaraes, (tnr); Tareq Nazmi, (bass); Florian Helgath/Concerto Köln (1 CD) (Carus)

CRS 83480 $16.99 On SaleGiven his renown in his day, it is remarkable that Mayr is practically unknown today. The quality of the music cannot be the reason, as is proved by the present re-cording of the Mass in C minor and the Stabat Mater.

Gossec: Works for Flute, Violin & Strings Works: François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829): Sym-phonie “La Chasse”; Sinfo-nia, Op. 6/3; Symphone con-certante “Mirza”; Symphonie a 17 parties Artists: Andrea Keller, (vln); Martin Sandhoff, (flt); Werner Ehrhardt/Con-

certo Koln. (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 8019 $12.99 This Encore album features violinist Andrea Keller, flutist Martin Sandhoff alongside the Concerto Koln playing works by Francois-Joseph Gossec.

Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783): Arcadian CantatasArtists: Filippo Mineccia, (tnr); Il gioco de’Matti. (1 CD) (Pan Classics) PAN 10361 $18.99 The countertenor Filippo Mineccia, acclaimed as one of the best early music

singers of his generation, has selected for this al-bum four Cantatas based on texts by Metastasio, employing a pastoral musical idiom (called “Arca-dian”) featuring happy innocent shepherds, and the celebratory style that European courts enjoyed so much.

Luigi Boccherini: Stabat MaterArtists: Dorothee Mields, (sop); Salagon Quartett. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83470 $16.99 On SaleOne could wish for no better performer of this subtle sacred music than the incomparable Doro-thee Mields; she is accompanied by the Salagon Quartet augmented by double bass.

Mozart: Wind Serenade No. 10 ‘Gran Partita’Artists: LSO Wind Ensem-ble. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (LSO Live (London SO)) LSO 5075 $14.99 A sprightly interpretation of Mozart’s intriguing Gran Par-tita, this release celebrates the wealth of talent in the London

Symphony Orchestra’s wind section with an en-semble that includes Italian bass clarinetist Lorenzo lsco, renowned clarinettist Andrew Marriner and cel-ebrated young oboist Olivier Stankiewicz.

Mozart: Sacred WorksWorks: Mozart: Coronation Mass; Vesperae solennes de confessore Artists: Sandrine Piau, (sop); Renata Pokupic, (alt); Benjamin Bruns, (tnr); Andreas Wolf, (bass); Laurence Equilbey/Insula Orch.; Accentus (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 560926 $17.99 The Times praised conductor Laurence Equilbey for the “verve and delicacy” of her conducting and the Financial Times concluded that “Laurence Equilbey’s ensemble showcases the best in peri-od-instrument performance.”

Mozart & Bruckner Sacred WorksArtists: Gotthold Schwarz; Max Emanuel Cencic; Derek Lee Regin; Peter Marschik; Michael Knapp; Peter Marschik/Volksoper Wien SO; Chorus Vien-nensis; Wiener Sängerknaben. (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 8018 $12.99 This Vienna Boys’ Choir alongside the Sym-phonieorchester der Wiener Volksoper perform Mozart’s Requiem in D minor and Ave verum cor-pus, along with Anton Bruckner’s Motets.

Mozart: QuintetsWorks: Mozart: Quintet in C minor, KV 406 (516b); Quintet in C major, KV 515 Artists: Nobuko Imai, (vla); Auryn Quartet. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Tacet) TAC 223 $22.99 The String Quartet offers countless possibilities of interplay between the different instruments. If you

Yo-Yo Ma Plays J.S. Bach Works: J.S. Bach: Prelude; Allemande; Courante; Sara-bande; Gigue; Orchestral Suite No. 3; Goldberg Varia-tions BWV 988; Ave Maria; Fancy on a Bach Air; et al Art-ists: Yo-Yo Ma, (clo); Kenneth

Cooper, (hpscd); Kathryn Stott, piano; Bobby McFer-rin, (vcls); Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch. (1 CD) (Sony) SNYC 88985345442 $14.99 Inspired by Bach’s own practice of recycling his music, the renowned Dutch conductor-organist, Ton Koopman transcribed this selection of Bach works for solo cello and chamber ensemble.

Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de VersaillesWorks by: Charpentier, Lully, Royer, Leclair, Cam-pra, Rameau, Cherubini, et al Artists: Capriccio Strava-gante; Concert Spirituel; Galilei Consort; Le Poeme Harmonique; Les Enfants D’Apollon; Pygmalion et al.

(1 CD) (Alpha Production) AHP 969 $18.99 Waterfalls and cascades, gushing fountains, ca-nals, pools, grottoes and lily ponds, miroirs d’eau calmly reflecting the light: the water displays at Versailles are as varied as the secrets of its groves - and the music it inspired is the theme of this var-ied collection from Alpha.

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; J.S. Bach: CantatasWorks: J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 54 & 170; Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Artists: David Bates/La Nuova Musica. Lucy Crowe (Sop); Tim Mead (cnrtnr) (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 907589 $18.99 David Bates leads La Nuova

Musica in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater of 1736. Pergolesi’s popular 18th century Stabat Mater bridges the gap between austere Lutheran piety and searing Mediterranean emotionalism. It is paired with two of Bach’s cantatas for solo alto.

J.S. Bach: Mass in b minor Artists: Julia Doyle, (sop); Alex Potter, (alt); Dan-iel Johannsen, (tnr); Klaus Mertens, (bar); Rudulf Lutz/Choir & Orch. of the J.S. Bach Foundation. (2 CD) (J.S. Bach Stiftung) 2 JSBS 384 $33.49 After the Matthäuspassion in 2014 and the release of over 100 cantatas, the Swiss label comes for-ward with its second big work of Bach.

Sacred Baroque Concertos / I SonatoriWorks by: Samuel Scheidt; Melchior Franck; Johann Erasmus Kindermann; Andreas Hammer-schmidt; Thomas Selle; Bartolomeo de Selma y Sa-laverde; Vinco Jelic Artists: Knut Schoch/I Sonatori (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 77411 $18.99 The Ensemble I Sonatori and the tenor Knut Schoch offer a pleasant insight into, among others, the vocal religious works of Samuel Scheidt - a hith-erto little known contemporary of Heinrich Schütz.

The Excellency of Hand - viola da gamba duosWorks: English Viola da Gamba Duos of Simon Ives, John Jenkins, Christopher Simpson Artists: Robert Smith & Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gambas (1 CD) (Resonus Records) REOA 10186 $16.99 This album is packed with divisions for duo, which are often intensely virtuosic. Also featured are a selection of preludes from Christopher Simpson’s The Division Viol and an addional prelude by Rob-ert Smith himself.

The Neapolitan Muses Works: Works for Cello by Pergolesi, Ruvo, Scripriani, Lanzetti, Alborea Artists: Gaetano Simone, (clo); Simone Colavecchi, (lute); Gaetano Magarelli, (org) (1 CD) (Digressione Music) DIGR 51 $17.99 These composers were some of the first to utilize the cello as more than just a basso continuo instru-ment, and this instrument is the centerpiece of

Classical Concertante

Mozart: Concertos for Piano No. 21, No. 24Artists: Jean-Claude Pennetier, (pno); Christoph Poppen/Orchestre Phiharmonique de Radio France. (1 CD) (Mirare) MRR 316 $23.99 French pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier performs two piano concertos that highlight the authenticity of Mozart’s gift perfectly. The tenderness and fire of Piano Concerto No.21 mirrors the anguish and inner intensity of Piano Concerto No. 24.

Giovanni B. Costanzi: Sinfonie per violoncelloWorks: Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778): Sinfo-nias in D Major, B Flat Major, G Major, E Flat Major, C Ma-jor; Sonata da camera for 2 cellos in F Major; The Hunting Sonata Artists: Giovanni Sol-lima, (clo); Monika Leskovar/

Arianna Art Ensemble (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 923802 $18.99 With this new release, Sollima demonstrates once more the melodic inventiveness and harmonic liberty to which Costanzi was given together with a virtuoso’s capacity for technical flourish.

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Jennifer StintonWorks: C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos H 426; H 438; H 445 Artists: Jennifer Stinton, (flt); John Lubbock/Orch. of St. John’s Smith Square (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1347 $11.99 “Stinton finds plenty of interest

in the music and interprets it with spirit and virtuosity. Her phrases are well thought-out and articulation clear and effective... Crisp, responsive orchestral playing, well-chosen tempos and clean, incisive ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed this...” -Gramophone

Baroque... continued


The Romantic PeriodThree Slants on Anton Bruckner

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Esther YooArtists: Esther Yoo, (vln); Vladimir Ashkenazy, Phil-harmonia Orchestra (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B002666902 $16.98 Coming off her BBC Proms debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall last year, Esther

Yoo releases her second DG album with Vladimir Ashkenazy. In addition to the Tchaikovsky Concer-to, the program includes short works from the com-poser, including “Pas de Deux,” “Danse Russe” from Swan Lake, “Sérénade mélancolique,” “Valse-Scherzo” and “Souvenir d’un lieu cher.”

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875): Wind Sextet; Trios Artists: Linda di Carlo, (pno); OperaEnsemble (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95319 $12.99 This music is played with brio and zest by I Solisti del Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma, an elite group led by pianist

Linda di Carlo, who has already successfully re-corded an earlier Farrenc album.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto; Brahms: SymphonyWorks: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Artists: Kalle Randalu, (pno); Neeme Järvi/Estonian Nat’l SO (1 CD) (Es-tonian Record Products) ESON 9416 $18.99 The grand man of Estonian msuic, Maestro Neeme Järvi, is probably one of the best known Estonian musicians in the world and since 2010 he has again been chief conductor and artistic director of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

Dvorák: Stabat Mater / Belohlávek, Czech POArtists: Nakamura; Kulman; Spyres; Park; Jirí Beloh-lávek/Czech PO; Prague PO Choir (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B002666602 $16.98 Following his recent return as music director, Jiri Belohlavek and the Czech Philhar-

monic Orchestra present a new Decca recording of Dvorak’s Stabat Mater. Belohlavek and the CPO were praised by The Guardian for their “unbounced lyricism and Czech melancholy” as well as “authen-citicty that only this orchestra can bring.”

Balakirev: Symphony Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Gennady Rozhdest-vensky/Moscow Radio Sym.; Herbert von Karajan/The Philharmonia, London (1 CD) (Praga) PGA 250363 $23.99 Mily Balakirev was the leader of the famous ‘Mighty Hand-ful’ collective of Russian new

school composers. On this ‘Russian Symphonies’ program, Praga pairs performances of his Sym-phonies Nos.1 and 2 performed by prestigious conductors Herbert von Karajan and Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

Brahms: Complete String SextetsArtists: Mandelring Quartett (1 CD) (Audite) ADT 97715 $18.99 In Brahms’ oeuvre, the sextets broke new ground. Their dark hues and their inclination towards sym-phonic sonorities are often accentuated. This record-ing completes the Audite series of Brahms’ Chamber Music for Strings with the Mandelring Quartet.

Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Artists: Sunwook Kim, (pno); Mark Elder/Hallé Orch. (2 CD) (Halle Records) 2 HALE 7546 $29.99 Sunwook Kim has enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder, performing in a variety

of repertoire across a number of seasons. Here they return to Brahms’ two masterworks - pieces which were separated by two decades and which display very differing musical and emotional outlooks.

Grzegorz Nowak Conducts Mieczyslaw KarlowiczWorks: Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (1876-1909): Return-ing Waves; Eternal Songs; Lithuanian Rhapsody; Bianca da Molena Artists: Grzegorz Nowak/Royal PO (1 CD) (Orchid Classics) ORPO 052 $16.99 This new release from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is an exciting new interpretation of emo-tional works by Karlowicz. The vibrant playing on this release lingers long in the memory after the music has ceased sounding.

Paganini: 24 Caprices for solo violin et al.Works: Paganini: Introduction & Variatinos in G; 24 Caprices for solo violin; Duo Merveille, Op 6; Caprice d’Adieu, Op. 65; Rachel Barton Pine: Intro-duction, Theme & Variations Artists: Rachel Barton Pine, (vln) (2 CD) (Avie Records)

2 AIE 2374 $24.99 Billboard chart-topping violinist Rachel Barton Pine tra-verses Paganini’s ground breaking set of 24 Caprices with virtuosic flair and, in equal measure, reverence for the bel canto style of the composer’s generation. Ms. Pine performs on a Guarneri violin made by the same maker and in the same year as Paganini’s own violin.

Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms Works: Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op. 77; Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 78; Scherzo for violin & piano, WoO2 Artists: Vadim Gluzman, (vln); Angela Yorre, (pno). James Gaffigan/Lausanne SO (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden)) BIS 2172 $19.99 Vadim Gluzman, who on BIS has previously re-leased Romantic war-horses such as the concer-tos by Tchaikovsky and Bruch to critical acclaim, now takes on Brahms with the support of the Lu-zerner Sinfonieorchester under James Gaffigan.

Franz Doppler & Carl Doppler: Flute Music, Vol. 3Works: Franz Doppler (1821-1883) & Carl Dop-pler (1826-1900): The Complete Flute Music, Vol. 3 Artists: Claudi Arimany, (flt); with Alan Branch, (pno); C. Icart, (hrp); S. Kudo, (flt) (1 CD) (Capric-cio) CAP 5297 $16.99 This is the third release in a set of ten comprising of Dopplers’ complete music for flute(s), including vari-ous arrangements. Flautist Claudi Arimany spent decades researching this project, inspiring many fa-mous musicians to become involved in its realization.

Mayseder: Chamber Music, Vol. 1Works: Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863): Soubenir a Baden; Concert Variations; Divertimento; Artists: Lissy Quartet (1 CD) (Gramola) GRAM 99103 $18.99 The Austrian violinist, teacher and composer Jo-

seph Mayseder played under the baton of Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert and wrote an impressive number of own compositions. More than 900 print-ed editions of his works illustrate the popularity of his music, now virtually unknown.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Iván FischerArtists: Herhild Romberger, alto; Iván Fischer/Budapest Festival Orch.; Cantemus Children’s Choir; Bavarian Radio Chorus (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Channel Classics) 2 CCS 38817SA $28.49 Iván Fischer and the Buda-

pest Festival Orchestra continue their highly ac-claimed Mahler cycle with Symphony No.3. At over 90 minutes, it is not only the composer’s longest work but an exuberant ode to nature, mankind, the world and indeed, life itself.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites & OverturesWorks: Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden; Golden Cockerel; Pan Voyevoda; Maid of Pskov; Russian Eas-ter Festival; Dubinushka Art-ists: Evgeni Svetlanov/Bol-shoi Theatre Orch.; USSR State SO (1 CD) (Musical

Concepts) MSLC 1345 $11.99 “..excellent performances of some captivatingly co-lourful music. (Russian Easter Festival) splendidly exuberant playing from players who naturally have the stuff of the music in their bones... marvellous gravity and resonance....” - Gramophone

Ackermann Conducts Beethoven & DvorakWorks: Beethoven: Symphonies nos 5 & 7; Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Symphony no 9 Artists: Otto Ackermann/Orchester der Tonhalle Zurich. Paul Tortelier (Clo). (2 CD) (Datum) 2 DTUM 12324 $24.99 This album is a tribute to the great Romanian con-ductor Otto Ackermann (1909-1960) and includes live recordings from 1952 to 1956. In the Dvorak Cello Concerto, the famous French cellist Paul Tortelier (1914-1990) is the soloists.

Gypsy - Works for Piano Trio Works: Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Haydn: Keyboard Trio; Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2; Josef Suk: Trio for Piano and Strings Artists: Piano Trio Impression. (1 CD) (Aliud Records) AIUD 0882 $16.99 The masterpieces from these Czech composers that are featured on this release are less known to larger audiences. The challenge in finding less-performed works is what inspired this release.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3; Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture / NelsonsArtists: Andris Nelsons/Gewandhausorchester. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B002656302 $16.98 This album kicks off Deutsche Grammophon’s new Bruckner Symphony cycle fea-turing Grammy-winning conductor Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. To highlight not only Wagner’s influence on Bruckner, but also the differ-ences between the two composers, selected instrumental works by Wagner will be included in each release in the cycle.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor / SchallerArtists: Gerd Schaller/Philharmonie Festiva. (2 CD) (Profil Edition Gunter Hans-

sler) 2 PRF 16089 $31.99 “[Gerd Schaller embarked] upon his completion of the finale by comparing all available

drafts back to the very earliest sketches, in order as far as possible to close the existing gaps in the score on the basis of original manuscript documents... He also supple-

ments, completes and orchesrtrates missing parts of the score (Dr. Rainer Boss)

Anton Bruckner: Orchestral Works / GimenoWorks: Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 (Vienna version); March in D minor WAB 96; Three Pieces for orchestra, WAB 97 Artists: Gustavo Gimeno/Luxembourg PO. (1 SA CD) (PentaTone Classics) PTE 5186613 $19.99 These intriguing but sometimes overlooked works give a fascinating insight into Bruckner’s developing compositional style. “Yesterday, a true conductor was born in the Concertgebouw”, wrote the Dutch newspaper Het Parool of Gustavo Gime-no’s conducting debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2014.


‘Kind of Satie’ - New Music around Erik SatieArtists: Andrea Pandolfo; Paolo Pandolfo; Michelan-gelo Rinaldi (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 30416 $18.99 Every once in a while Paolo Pandolfo likes to slip away from the world of Baroque-era manuscripts brimming

with virtuoso compositions for the viola da gamba in order to create a free-form improvisatory pro-gram surrounded by like-minded musical spirits: and so, away from stylistic rules and regulations, “Kind of Satie” has come into being.

Nordic Suites for Strings OrchestraWorks: Grieg: ‘Holberg’ Suite; Bridge: Suite, H.93; Carl Nielsen: Little Suite, Op. 1; Holst: St. Paul’s suite, Op. 90/2 Artists: Ensemble Es-peranza. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38227 $19.99

With their debut release the Ensemble Esperanza are embarking on a new challenge, for which the venerable musical form of the suite provides an appropriate setting.

Ravel: Piano Music / Stewart GoodyearWorks: Ravel: Jeux d’eau; Sonatine; Miroirs; Gaspard de la nuit; Pavane pour un infante defunte Artists: Stewart Goodyear, (pno) (1 CD) (Orchid Classics) ORPO 100061 $14.99 Stewart Goodyear, of British and Trinidadian heritage, is one of Canada’s foremost pianists and this is his debut recording on Orchid Classics.

Post-Romantic Highlights for June

Post RomanticAnton Arensky: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

Artists: Wilkomirski Trio. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland)) DUX 1320 $19.99The honor to bear the name of the Wilkormirski Trio, which had been active for more than sixty years, was granted to this group in March of 2015

by the Wilkomirski siblings, founding members of the original Wilkomirski Trio.

Fauré, Debussy & Ravel Historical RecordingsWorks: Fauré: Requiem; De-bussy: La Damoiselle élue; Ravel: Shéhérazade Artists: Victoria de los Angeles (sop); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar); Carole Smith (cnalto) et al. Boston SO; Paris Con-servatoire Orch. Radcliffe

Choral Societe (1 SA CD) (Praga) PGA 350137 $23.99 These historical recordings from 1962 are conduct-ed by Charles Munch and André Cluytens.

Youthful Passion - Music for Piano TrioWorks: Shostakovich: Trio No. 1; Henze: Sonata da Camera; Giger: Caprice; Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiaque No. 1; Debussy: Trio in G major Artists: Trio Rafale (1 CD) (Coviello) CVEL 91703 $18.99 For this recording the Swiss piano trio, Trio Rafale, have selected several pieces by young composers, all characterized by an astonishing mastery. Upon hearing these early works of Shostakovich, Henze, Giger, Rachmaninoff and Debussy, it is difficult to believe they were composed by teenagers!

❦Svetlanov Conducts ScriabinWorks: Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony No. 1, Op. 26; Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 Artists: Evgeni Svet-lanov/The Russian Choir; USSR SO. (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1329 $11.99

“This ‘poème de l’extase’ is something else alto-gether... this develops into a thrillingly intense, even intimidating experience... What a pity the ap-plause was edited out-I was on my feet long before the end!” -Gramophone

‘Aubade’ - Music of Gabriel Fauré & Francis PoulencWorks: Gabriel Fauré: Masques et bergamasques; Pavane; Francis Poulenc: Au-bade for Piano and 18 instru-ments; Sinfonietta Artists: Howard Shelley/Västerås Sinfonietta. Howard Shelley

(Pno). (1 CD) (DB Productions) DBP 177 $16.99 British pianist and conductor Howard Shelley is featured here on a new album with the Swedish chamber orchestra Västerås Sinfonietta; French music is on the menu!

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé, Complete BalletArtists: François-Xavier Roth/Ensemble Aedes; Les Siècles (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 905280 $16.99 On SaleMaking his harmonia mundi début, François-Xavier Roth has gone through Ravel’s much-amended score with a fine-tooth comb. He leads the musicians of Les Siè-cles in a ‘historically informed’ performance that reproduces all the original trans-parency and stylistic precision of this impressionist masterpiece.

For Solo Piano

Vladimir Feltsman Plays J.S. BachWorks: J.S. Bach: The Two Part Inventions; The Three Part Sinfonias; 6 Preludes; 4 Duettos Artists: Vladimir Feltsman, piano (1 CD) (Nimbus) NIM 6223 $18.99 Like most of Bach’s works, the Inventions and Sinfonias

were not published during his lifetime. Neverthe-less they became widely known in multiple hand-written copies and were used as teaching material for young keyboard students.

Franz Schubert: Piano Duets / Staier, MelnikovWorks: Schubert: Fantasie, Op. 103; 4 Landler; Marche Caractertique; Variations on an original Theme; Grande Marche; Polonaise, Op, 61; Rondo, Op. 107 Artists: Andreas Staier, (pno); Alex-ander Melnikov, (pno) (1 CD)

(Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902227 $18.99 This collection of music for four hands featuring Andreas Staier and Alexander Melnikov playing a period fortepiano includes the powerful Fanta-sie in F minor, one of the tragic masterpieces of Schubert’s last year.

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 960 & D. 664Artists: Javier Perianes, (pno) (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902282 $18.99 Schubert’s Piano Sonata D664 showcases the fine craftsmanship of a composer still writing in the shadow of Beethoven. Javier Perianes’ previous volume of Schubert works for harmonia mundi won over audiences and critics.

Piotr Anderszewski, piano [CD & DVD Video]Works: Mozart: Fantasy K.475; Piano Sonata K.457; Schumann: Fantasia, Op. 17; Geister-Variationen, WoO24 Artists: Piotr Anderszewski, piano (CD & DVD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 559513 $18.99 This two disc set includes a 36 minute bonus DVD ‘Je m’appelle Varsovie’ (Warsaw is my name) by Piotr Anderszewski

András Schiff Plays Encores After Beethoven; Works by: Schubert, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, J.S. Bach Artists: András Schiff, piano (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B002587202 $18.98 Between 2004 and 2006 András Schiff performed and recorded a complete cycle of

Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas (ECM B002587102). This collection presents encores from these con-certs that were carefully selected by the pianist to closely relate to the previously heard sonatas.

‘Legendary Treasures’ - Emil Gilels Legacy Vol. 1Works: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5; Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3 Artists: Kirill Kondrashin/USSR State SO. Emil Gilels (Pno); Elisabeth Gilels (Vln). (1 CD) (Doremi) DRM 7747 $18.99

‘Legendary Treasures’ - Emil Gilels Legacy Vol. 2Works: Alexander Alyabyev (1787-1851): Piano Quintet in E flat Major; Violin Sonata in E Minor; Piano Trio in A Minor Artists: Beethoven Quartet; Emil Gilels (Pno); Sergei Shirinsky (Clo); Dmitri Tsiganov (Vln). (1 CD) (Doremi) DRM 7755 $18.99 Gilel’s great career was truly launched when he won First Prize at the Brussels competition in 1938. He was the first Soviet pianist to perform in the United States during the Cold War era, and he subsequently toured the West numerous times. All items are receiving here their first release.

Arcadi Volodos Plays BrahmsWorks: Brahms: Acht Klavierstücke, Op. 76; Inter-mezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88875130192 $12.99 “For this intimate music in particular a wide range of colours and nuances is a basic precondition.” -Volodos

Debussy & Hosokawa Etudes “Point and Line” Artists: Momo Kodama, piano (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B002625102 $18.98 Born in Osaka, educated in Paris, Momo Kodama interweaves etudes of Claude Debussy and Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955) into a mesmerizing program.

Grigory Sokolov Plays Mozart, Rachmaninov [CD + Bonus DVD Video]Works: Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23; Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 Artists: Yan Pascal Tortelier/BBC PO; Trevor Pinnock/Mahler CO. Grigory Sokolov (Pno) (CD & DVD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 2 DGG B002635200 $21.98 Dedicated to his late wife, Inna Sokolova, the DVD documentary titled ‘Grigory So-kolov - A Conversation That Never Was’ by Nadia Zhdanova, features rare footage from the reclusive artist’s private archives.

Dinu Lipatti - 100th Anniversary Celebration [3 CDs]Works: Schumann: Piano Concerto; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21; Solo piano

works by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Brahms, Enescu, Bach, Mozart, Schubert Artists: Karajan/Lucerne Festival Orch; Philharmonia Orch. (3 CD) (Warner Classics)

3 WRNC 559346 $21.99 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti,

Warner released this 3 CD budget box including the 1950 Besancon Recital, which benefits from a 24-bit/96kHz remastering made for a Japanese SACD edition in 2011.


New Modern Era Albums

Recommended New Releases for June 2017

Edward Gardner Conducts Edward ElgarWorks: Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra; Symphony no 1 Artists: Edward Gard-ner/BBC SO; Doric String Quartet. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos) CHA 5181 $19.99 The “Introduction and Al-

legro” is one of Elgar’s masterpieces. Gardner here captures the subtle contrast between the solo quartet and the string ensemble, while also recon-ciling a wide variety of musical ideas, not least the ever-popular “Welsh” solo viola melody.

Ernest Bloch: Music for Cello and PianoWorks: Ernest Bloch: Cello Sonata; Suite for cello & pia-no; Nigun; From Jewish Life; Méditation Hébraique Artists: Raphael Wallfisch, (clo); John York, (pno) (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 5943 $18.99 Central to any survey of Bloch

must be the so-called “Jewish” music which occu-pied him for just a decade and includes his greatest and most popular score, Schelomo of 1916.

Kurt Weill: A Portrait - from Berlin to New YorkWorks: Kurt Weill (1900-1950): Die Dreigrosche-noper; Happy End; Berlin Requiem; French Songs; Lady in the Dark; Street Scene; Love Life; Lost in the Stars; et al Artists: Torsten Mossberg, (tnr); Karin Hultenberger; Stina Hellberg Agback; Jan Bergnér; Curt Hedlund; Lars-Olof Norées Trio (2 CD) (Sterling) 2 STR 1820 $29.99 On this recording, Sterling has striven to portray the musical development of Kurt Weill, from Berlin to Broadway, from 1928 to 1950, and have select-ed songs that are characteristic for each period.

Josef Suk (1874-1935): Asrael SymphonyArtists: Tomas Netopil/Es-sen Philharmoniker. (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 1865 $17.99 On SaleThis is one of the few record-ings of Josef Suk’s rarely performed Symphony. It was while writing this work that

the composer came to terms with personal blows of fate, captured in this recording with sensitivity and meticulous detail.

Simone Lamsma Plays Shostakovich, GubaidulinaWorks: Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 77; Gubaidulina: In tempus praesens Artists: Sim-one Lamsma, (vln); James Gaffigan/Netherlands Radio Philaharmonic Orch. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Challenge) CHL 72681 $16.99 On SaleMuch more so than Offertorium, In tempus prae-sens is a spectacular work for the violinist, who plays virtually from start to finish and barely has a chance to pause for breath. The virtuosity demand-ed by the work, however, is never an end in itself.

Jongen: Works for Cello & OrchestraWorks: Joseph Jongen (1873-1953): Cello Concerto; Poeme Nos. 1 & 2 for Cello & Orchestra Artists: Henri Demarquette, (clo); Christian Arming/Liège PO. (1 CD) (Musique en Wallonie) MEWL 1785 $18.99

These three pieces are performed by the brilliant French cellist Henri Demarquette, accompanied by the Liege Royal Philharmonic- whose reputation is well known- conducted by the Austrian chef Chris-tian Arming.

Julián Carrillo (1875-1965): Orchestral WorksWorks: Julián Carrillo (1875-1965): Primera Sinfonia en Re Mayor; Theme and varia-tions for orchestra, Op. 2; First Suite for Orchestra, Op. 1 Artists: José Miramontes Zapata/San Luis Potosí SO (1 CD) (Sterling)

STR 1107 $18.99 The San Luis Potosi Symphony Orchestra achieved great international renown under José Miramontes Zapata’s direction, having been invited to important festivals in Italy and France.

Ilya Gringolts Plays Korngold, Adams Works: John Adams: Violin Concerto; Korngold: Violin Concerto, Op. 35. Artists: Julian Salemkour/Copenhagen PO; Santtu-Matias Rouvali/Toshiyuki Kamioka. Ilya Gringolts (Vln) (1 CD) (Orchid Clas-sics) ORPO 100066 $14.99 Written by two very different composers who nevertheless, each in his own time, rejected the mid-20th century ascendancy of atonality and the serial composition of music, these pieces provide an interesting take on mid-century music.

Shostakovich: ‘From the Movies’Works: Shostakovich: The Gadfly, suite; Georgy Sviri-dov: The Snowstorm Artists: Saulius Sondeckis/Lithuanian CO. (1 CD) (Cugate Classics) CGAT 026 $13.99 During the 1920s, Shostakov-ich earned his living as a pia-

nist at silent movie theatres, and the influence of this new media went along with the composer for a life-time, testified by an output of nearly 40 film scores.

Moritz Ernst Plays Viktor UllmannWorks: Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944): Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata No. 7; Varia-tions, Op. 3A Artists: Moritz Ernst, (pno); Gabriel Feltz/Dortmunder PO (1 CD) (Ca-priccio) CAP 5294 $16.99 It can be only roughly sur-

mised what striking musical movement was practi-cally, completely destroyed by the Holocaust and was hence unable to continue its thrilling develop-ment into the second half of the 20th century.

Cage: The Works for Percussion, Vol. 4Works: John Cage: A Flower; 51’15.657” for a speaking percussionist; Music for Two (By One); The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs Art-ists: Bonnie Whiting, (perc); Allen Otte, (pno) (1 CD) (Mode Records) MDE 296 $16.99 On Sale Percussionist Bonnie Whiting has created uniquely virtuosic solo-simultaneous realizations of some of these works for “speaking percussionist.” 51’15.657” for a speaking percussionist is Whit-ing’s solo-simultaneous realization of all of 45’ for a speaker and 27’10.554” for a percussionist.

Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950): Cello SonatasArtists: Luca Magariello, (clo); Cecilia Novarino, (pno) (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics). BLC 95437 $12.99 The perfect relationship be-tween the simplicity of the themes and the intensity of the dialogue between soloist

and accompaniment is such that the two instruments seem locked in a flurry of warmth and passion.

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931): 6 Sonatas for Solo ViolinArtists: Sharon Park, (vln) (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1631 $13.99 American violinist Sharon Park has captivated au-diences across the United States with her vibrant performances as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral musician. Park earned top prizes at the Ekstrand Memorial Competition and Stradivarius International Violin Competition.

Hommage à Camillo TogniWorks: Camillo Togni (1922-1993): Sonata for Flute & Piano; Helian di Georg Trakl, for voice & chamber orches-tra; Rondeaux for 10 players; Sei Notturni dal Sesan zur Nacht di Georg Trakl; String Trio Artists: Dorothy Dorow,

(sop); Severino Gazzelloni, (flt); BBC Symphony Orchestra (1 CD) (Datum) DTUM 90002 $13.99 This release is a sampling of some of Camillo Togni’s finest works, including his Sonata for Flute and Piano (1954) and a live recording of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soprano Dorothy Dorow performing Helian di Georg Trakl, from June 6, 1962.

Whettam: Complete Cello WorksWorks: Graham Whettam (1927-2007): Concerto Drammatico; Romanza Nos. 1 & 2; Solo Cello Sonata; Ballade Hebraique Artists: Martin Rummel, (clo); Ian Hobson/Sinfonia da Camera; Woolaston Festival Orch. (1

CD) (Paladino Music) PANO 0041 $18.99 British composer Graham Whettam’s pieces are invariably dramtic, feature skillful construction and a deep sense of poignancy. His Cello Concerto from 1999 is his last concerto and an appealing mix of various traditions of the twentieth century from Mahler to Shostakovich.

In Memoriam: Saulius SondeckisWorks: Shostakovich: Hamlet Suite; Concerto for Trumpet & Piano; Quartet No. 8 Artists: Timofei Dokshitser, (tpt); Sergei Solodvnik, (pno); Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (1 CD) (Cugate Classics) CGAT 025 $13.99 This album presents the eight movement ‘Hamlet’ Suite which Shostakovich’s friend Lev Atovmian arranged with the approval of the com-poser. This condensed version is very effective, painting vivid pictures of the protagonists and the scenes.

Ysaÿe: Sonatas for Solo ViolinArtists: Giovanni Guzzo, (vln) (1 CD) (Rubicon) RBCN 1005 $19.99 Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas, together with J.S Bach’s Sonatas & Partitas, are among the most important works for solo violin. Ysaÿe composed each one of them with a particular violinist in mind, capturing the personality and characteristics of their playing.

❦Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2; Suite from ‘Alone’Artists: David Oistrakh, (vln); Rozhdestyensky /USSR State SO; Yevgeni Mravin-sky/Leningrad PO; Kyrill Kon-drashin/Moscow Philharmon-ic. (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) . MSLC 1337 $11.99

“Taken as a whole, this is a most rewarding work and gets a most eloquence performance from Oistrakh who plays with his familiar virtuosity and sweetness of tone.” -Gramophone

❦De Falla: Songs & DancesWorks: De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain; The Three Cornered Hat; Life is Short; The Bewitched Love Artists: Mari Kadama (pno); Sophie Harmsen (mz); Ka-zuki Yamada/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1 SA Hy-

brid CD) (PentaTone) PTE 5186598 $19.99 Yamada’s previous recordings with the OSR for Pentatone have been widely praised - “Exquisite and passionate...grace abounds” (BBC Music Magazine) and “tastefully refined” (Gramophone).

❦Shostakovich: Orchestral Works / Gustavo Gimeno Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1; Scherzo for orchestra, Op. 1; Theme and Variations, Op. 3; Five Fragments, Op. 42 Artists: Gustavo Gimeno/Luxembourge PO. (1 SA CD) (PentaTone Classics) PTE 5186622 $19.99 “His musical rhetorics are refined, his grip on the structure of the compositions is accurate and convincint” observed Joep Stapel in the NRC Handelsblad, “Gimeno knew how to keep the tension and made the musicians...excel.”


Pianomodern

Contemporary Music

Master Composers of our Time

Conversations: Contemporary Music for Two HarpischordsWorks: Works by Sergei Prokofiev, Netta Aloni, Peter Planyavsky, Jakov Jakoulov, Anna Segal, et al. Artists: Minkin-Shemer Harpsichord Duet (1 CD) (Omnibus Re-cords) OMN 5012 $13.99

While both artists specialize in early music, this release is unique in that all of these pieces were written in the last forty years save for the Prokofiev which was penned in 1936.

‘Diamorpha’ - Music for Saxophone & PercussionWorks: Devin Maxwell: Seven Hills, OH; Christopher Bruns: Roulettes; Amy Wil-liams: Child’s Play; Amelia Kaplan: You Don’t Need Eyes to See Artists: Jan Berry Baker, (sax); Stuart Gerber, (perc) (1 CD) (Cen-

taur) CEN 3541 $15.49 On SaleAll of the works featured on this new release were composed specifically for this duo, who have com-missioned over twenty new works. Gramophone Magazine hailed them as “one of the brightest new music ensembles on the scene today.”

Ketil Hvoslef (b.1939): Chamber Works No. IIIWorks: Ketil Hvoslef (b.1939): Inventiones I-III; Kvartoni; Bel Canto; Kirkeduo; Sextet Artists: Ricardo Odriozola, (vln); Einar Røttingen, (pno) (1 CD) (LAWO Classics) LAWO 1117 $16.99 The catalyst for this project was the fact that most of Hvoslef’s chamber works had not been recorded and that, in view of their consistently high quality, they deserved larger international attention.

Penderecki: Works for Trumpet & ViolinWorks: Penderecki: Violin & Cello Concerto; Piano Concerto; Trumpet Concerto Artists: Jakub Houfa, (vln); Marcel Markowski, (clo); Szymon Nehring, (pno); Aleksander Kobus, (tpt); Ma-ciej Tworek; Krzysztof Pend-

erecki/Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orch. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland)) DUX 1345 $19.99Penderecki’s international position was consolidat-ed in the 1960s thanks to such pieces as Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, the St. Luke Passion, and Dies irae.

Molly Kien (b.1979): Pyramid; Song of Brit-omartis; Smarginatura Artists: Eva Ollikainen & Anna-Maria Helsing/Västerås Sinfonietta (1 CD) (DB Productions) DBP 173 $16.99 Västerås Sinfonietta and dB Productions present an album portrait of American composer Molly Kien. Renowned Finnish conductors Anna-Maria Helsing and Eva Ollikainen lead the sinfonietta through Kien’s attractive music.

Robin de Raaff (b.1968): Cello Concerto, ‘En-tangled Tales’Artists: Marien van Staalen, (clo); Neeme Jarvi/Rotterdam PO; Het Gelders Orkest; Residentie Orkest, The Hague. (1 CD) (Challenge) CHL 72747 $15.49 On SaleFor the occasion of its 125th anniversary in 2015, the Het Gelders Orkest asked Robin de Raaff to write a special composition. The result is a symphony of three movements on the con-cepts of light and dark, referred to as illumination and eclipse.

Brotons: The Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 1Works: Salvador Brotons (b.1959): Sonata for Flute & Piano; Fantasia Concertante; Coloured Skies; Sonata No. 2; Three Divertimenti; El Port de la Selva Artists: Roberto Álvarez, (flt) (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3554 $15.49 On Sale

This is the first volume in Roberto Alvarez’s project to record Broton’s entire compositional output for flute. Born in Asturias, on the Northern coast of Spain, Roberto Alvarez currently serves as Princi-pal Piccolo of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Werner Pirchner (1940-2001): Piano TriosArtists: Eggner Trio. (1 CD) (Gramola) GRAM 99121 $18.99 The Austrian Eggner Trio is among the best-known piano trios of the present day. Founded in 1997 by the three brothers Georg (violin), Florian (cello), and Christoph Eggner (piano), this ensemble is regularly a guest in important concert halls such as the Wigmore Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Tom Schnauber (b.1969): Death and Waltzes, Music for Strings Artists: Misha Rachlevsky/Russian String Orch. (1 CD) (Quartz Records) QTZR 2120 $16.99 The nine works featured were written between 1995 and 2014; some specifically for

the R.S.O., all linked by themes suggested in the album’s title, “Death and Waltzes’. Some are single-movement “in memoriam” - type pieces in fond and sometimes aching memory of other musicians.

Susan Kander: Song Cycles Works: Susan Kander: Hermestänze; Solo Sonata; A Garden’s Time Piece Art-ists: Jacob Ashworth, (vln); Jessica Petrus, (sop); Lee Dionne, (pno) (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1578 $13.99 Susan Kander has received

numerous commissions from notable ensembles and organizations, including the National Sym-phony Orchestra, Southampton Chamber Music Festival, Kansas City Chorale, Copland Fund, Co-lumbia Foundation and a variety of instrumentalists and ensembles.

Kent Olofsson (b.1962): Champs d’étoilesArtists: Mikael Bellini, (tnr); Kerstin Frodin, (rcdr); Anna Lindal, (vln); Lipparella (1 CD) (DB Productions) DBP 178 $16.99 Since the start, the ensemble Lipparella has spe-cialized in contemporary works for baroque instru-ments and countertenor. Kent Olofsson’s “Champs d’étoiles” is an hour-long musical suite for counter-tenor, recorder, baroque violin, viola da gamba and theorbo.

Orchestral Music of George BenjaminWorks: George Benjamin (b.1960): Into the Little Hill; Dream of the Song; Flight Art-ists: Hila Plitmann, (sop); Susan Beckley, (contralto); Bejun Mehta, (cntnr); George Benjamin/London Sinfonietta; Nederland Kamerkoor; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (1 CD) (Nimbus Records) NIM 5964 $18.99 There are images of ravishment and wonder here - moonlight, the celestial tent of the sky, a dream of a gazelle - above all, it’s the gossamer rapier of Benjamin’s music that cuts to the heart of these settings.

Penderecki: Viola Concerto; Violin Concerto No. 2Artists: Pawel Gusnar, (saxophone); Sergej Krylov, (violin); Krzystof Penderecki; Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra (1 CD) (Dux (Po-land)) DUX 1344 $19.99This release in the Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra’s

Penderecki series features his Concerto per viola ed orchestra (version for saxophone, 2015), and his Concerto per violin ed orchestra no. 2 Meta-morphosen (1995).

Philip Glass (b.1937): Aguas da AmazoniaArtists: Kristjan Järvi/MDR Leipzig RSO; Absolute Ensemble. (1 CD) (Orange Mountain Music) OMM 0115 $19.99 Aguas da Amazonia became the launching point and in-spiration for arranger Charles

Coleman who worked with conductor Kristjan Jarvi on adapting Glass’s music for symphony orches-tra, displaying it in all its majesty and showcasing the inherent symphonic possibilities of the music.

Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music, Vol. 2Works: Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015): Hebridean Seascape; Three Scots Fairy Tales; A Carlyle Suite; Rory Dall Morison’s Harp Book; Three Scottish Ballads; Lament for a Blind Harper Artists: Christopher Guild,

(pno) (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0388 $18.99 “Gorgeous Steinway, strong and rich bass, clear treble - absolutely everything I could want in a piano, and Guild is a fantastic advocate for this almost unknown music. I can’t wait for volume 2.” – ARG on Vol. 1

Godowsky: Studies on Chopin Op. 10Artists: Emanuele Delucchi, (Steinway piano 1906) (1 CD) (Piano Classics) PINC 0122 $18.99 The aim of these studies is to develop the techni-cal and musical possibilities of piano playing, to expand the player’s polyphonic, polyrhythmic and polydynamic abilities and to widen his range of possibilities in tone coloring.

Richter Plays Prokofiev: Musical FriendshipWorks: Prokofiev: Piano Sonata Nos 6 & 9; Piano Pieces from Cinderella; Legende; Vision Fugitives; Piano Pieces, Op. 4 Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, (pno) (2 CD) (Divox) 2 DVX 2525232 $29.99

DIVOX proudly presents a re-release of these quite spectacular recordings of Sviatoslav Richter’s live performances in Tokyo in 1981, which were unavailable for several years.

Rued Langgaard: Piano Works, Vol. 3Works: Rued Langgaard (1893-1952): As a Thief in the Night; Insektarium; Shadow Life; In the Flickering Autumn Lamplight; Le Beguinage; Chiesa Madre; Sponsa Christi Taedium vitae Artists: Berit Johansen Tange, (pno) (1 SA

Hybrid CD) (DaCapo) DACO 6220631 $16.99 Including three world premiere recordings, Berit Jo-hansen Tange captures the mysterious forces, poetic gracefulness and absurd hysteria that are all part of Langgaard’s both dark and wondrous expression.

‘A la Russe’ - Alexandre Kantorow Plays Russian ComposersWorks: Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata, Op. 28; Tchaikovsky: Morceaux, Op. 72 (exc); Scherzo a la Russe; Balakirev: Islamey, Op. 18; Stravinsky: Firebird (exc) Artists: Alexandre Kantorow, (pno) (1 SA CD) (BIS) BIS 2150 $19.99 “I’m here to tell you that Alexandre Kantorow is Liszt reincarnated” wrote Fanfare Magazine of Kantorow’s first BIS album. Not yet 20 years old, the French pianist and son of violinist Jean-Jacques Kantorow now explores his Russian roots.

Piano Works of Prokofiev, Popov, Shostakovich, Rebikov, FeinbergWorks: Samuel Feinberg: Sonata for Piano no 6; Popov: Suite; Prokofiev: Etudes; Rebikov: On the Other Side; Shostakovich: Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 12. Artists: Yuri Favorin (Pno). (1 CD) (Melodiya) MELY 1002459 $18.99 The album also includes works by domestic classical composers of the 20th century - one of Prokofiev’s first opuses (Four Etudes, Op. 2) written when the composer was 18 years old, and Shostakovich’s First piano sonata (1927), one of the boldest and experimental pieces of the young composer who was not afraid of getting involved in the maze of “free atonality.”

Worlds Apart, Piano works by Canadian Composers Artists: Christina Petrowska-Quilico, (pno) (2 CD) (Centrediscs) 2 CERE 23717 $24.99 An incredible variety of styles is presented here, ranging from the virtuosic romantic to the radical improviser performing from graphic notation. David Jaeger’s composition, for instance, features a trio for piano, computer and electronics, inspired by Dante’s inferno.


New Solo Vocal Albums

Emoke Baráth Sings Debussy SongsArtists: Emőke Baráth (sop); Emese Virágh (pno) (1 CD) (Hungaroton) HGR 32795 $19.99 This album features some of the best French songs of the era performed by the wonder-ful soprano, Emoke Baráth,

accompanied on the piano by her former teacher at the Liszt Academy of Music, Emese Virág.

Eternal Life: Sacred Songs and AriasWorks: Eternal Life, Panis Angelicus, Laudate Domi-num, Ave Maria, O Divine Redeemer, Hear Ye, Israel!, The Lord’s Prayer, The Holy City, His Name So Sweet et al. Artists: Amy Pfrimmer (soprano); Dreux Montegut

(piano) (1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1525 $13.99 The composers represented in this collection give us works of praise, thanksgiving, encouragement, prayer and reflection, in a broad spectrum of the best-loved and often performed sacred songs and arias from the soprano repertoire.

Forever Sing / Elem Eley, baritoneWorks: Songs by Dvorak, Honegger, Isadore Freed; Leo Sowerby, Laurie Altman, J. Donal Dumpson Artists: Elem Eley, (baritone); J.J. Penna, (pno) (1 CD) (Affetto) AFFT 1703 $16.99 For this album, Elem Eley

chose beloved songs evoking memories of his youth, some that he has since called on in decades of performing around the world, and as Professor of Voice at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.

Ghosts Fools and Seers / Katja Webb, soprano Works: Songs by Gallienne, Sitsky, Maddox, Allen, Pav-iour, Penberthy Artists: David Wickham, (pno); Aaron Wyatt, (vla); Michael Waye, (flt) (1 CD) (Stone Records) SOER 5060192780703 $17.99 Ghosts, Fools and Seers

is a collection of Australian art songs performed by Katja Webb and David Wickham. Good songs need good characters and here is a gallery of strange, visionary people from fine poems given voice in exciting, bold music.

Heroes in Love - Gluck Operatic AriasWorks: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Arias from Sofonisba; Demofoonte; Demetrio; Ezio; Ippolito; Telemaco; Iper-mestra; et al Artists: Sonia Prina, (alt); Ruben Jais/la-Barocca. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 924101 $18.99

Much of this repertory remains unexplored and of course unrecorded: with this new program, Glossa tries to help filling a somewhat unexplainable gap. Sonia Prina, one of the leading altos of her genera-tion, presents her first full-scale opera recital album.

Poldowski (1879-1932): Art SongsWorks: Songs by Louis Aubert; Banville, Blake, Debussy, Hahn, Yeats, et al Artists: Angelique Zuluaga (sop); Swendolyn Mok (pno); Alexander String Quartet. (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3538 $16.99 Poldowski was the professional pseudonym of Belgian-born British composer Régine Wieniawski, daughter of Henryk Wieniawski. The 26 art songs heard here reveal a range of color, mood and emotion that make listeners wonder why these beautifully crafted gems ever fell into obscurity in the first place.

My Soul Has Nought but Fire and IceWorks: Song Cycles by J.S. Bach, Barbetti, Holst, Vaughan William, de Pablo, Schulz Artists: Hartmut Schulz, (bar); Maurizio Bar-betti, (vla) (1 CD) (Stradivari-us) SVS 37056 $16.99 As the listener may imagine,

the charm of this music lies in its total reduction to the essential needs of music making: a single voice, a single instrument to support it.

Norman Peterkin (1886-1982): SongsArtists: Charlotte de Roths-child, (sop); Adrian Farmer, (pno) (1 CD) (Lyrita) LYTA 362 $18.99 “History will give Norman Peterkin an unusual position in the hierarchy of twentieth century British music and

musicians. For some of his songs he will be known as a subtle, imaginative composer of considerable distinction.” - Alastair Chisholm

Songs and Duets by Robert & Clara SchumannArtists: Liesbeth Devos, (sop); Peter Gijsbertsen, (tnr); Jozef de Beenjouwer, (pno) (1 CD) (Phaedra) PHAE 292036 $16.99 The heart of this album is Liebesfrühling, a sizeable se-ries of love poems by Fried-

rich Rückert. When Clara had offered Robert her first three songs, set to poems by Heinrich Heine, as a Christmas present, Robert conceived the plan to compose a volume of songs together with Clara.

Tales of Sound and FuryWorks: Works of Biber, John Eccles, Purcell, Telemann Artists: Karin Dahlberg, (sop); Terje Tønnesen/Cam-erata Nordica. (1 SA CD) (BIS (Sweden)) BIS 2256 $19.99 Throughout this program, the members of Camerata Nor-

dica with equal conviction play their instruments, bay as a pack of hounds and groan as wounded musketeers, telling tales of madness and love, of battles and delusions. The result is a pageant fit for a street performance during a carnival - at turns absurd, burlesque, frightening and moving.

Venazzio Rauzzini (1746-1810): Opera Arias and ScenesArtists: Meredith Hall, (sop); Stefanie True, (sop); Mary Terey-Smith/Capella Savaria. (1 CD) (Cen-taur) CEN 3416 $15.49 On SaleThis album presents some of the finest work from Ruazzini’s operas, beautifully sung and accompa-nied by the superb Hungarian period instrument orchestra Capella Savaria, conducted by Mary Terey-Smith.

The Carlo G ManuscriptWorks: Virtuoso Liturgical Music from the Early 17th Century Artists: Perrine Devillers (sop); Doron Schle-ifer (tnr); Elam Rotem/Profeti della Quinta. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 922516 $18.99 These are liturgical pieces

dating from the early seventeenth century. The acoustic of the Chiesa dei Santi Eusebio e Vittore de Peglio, Italy provides added authenticity to a project which is entrancing from every angle.

Sacred Salterio: Lamentations for the Holy WeekWorks: Work by Gennaro Manna; Domenico Merola; Anonymous Artists: Miriam Feuersinger/Il Dolce Conforto (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 77408 $18.99 In the Lamentations for the Holy Week for obbli-gato psaltery, soprano and basso continuo coming from the Benedictine monastery of San Severio (Apulia), we find a fine example of the Italian ro-coco, full of colorful textures and unusual sounds.

Christiane Karg Sings Britten, Debussy and Duparc Artists: Christiane Karg,

(sop); David Afkham/Bam-berger Symphoniker. (1 CD) (Berlin Classics) BER 0300832 $18.99This album is pure poetry - taking its spark from Chris-

tiane Karg’s engagement with the poetical works of Charles Baudelaire, leconte de Lisle, Paul Verlaine, Tristan Klingsor and Victor Hugo. A poetry in diction that has a wonderful affinity with Impressionist mu-sic at the turn from the 19th to the 20th century.

Brian Elias (b.1948): Electra MournsWorks: Brian Elias: Electra Mourns, for mezzo-soprano, cor anglais & orch.; Songs Artists: Clark Rundell/Britten Sinfonia; Nicholas Kok/Psappha; Roderick Williams, baritone; Susan Bickley, mz; Iain Burnside, piano. (1 CD) (NMC Recordings) NMC 235 $18.99 In this new release, Brian Elias’s large ensemble works are inspired by Greek Dance (Geranos) and a 5th Century BC play by Sophocles (Electra Mourns). In contrast, the song cycles for solo voice (Meet me in the Green Glen) and solo voice and piano (Once did I breathe another’s breath) are set to text by English poets.

Heather Gilligan: Songs for Voice and EnsembleArtists: Margot Rood, (sop); Patrick Owen, (clo); Seelan Manickam, (tpt); Kenneth Radnofsky, (sax); Apple Hill String Quartet (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1666 $18.99 This recording contains five song cycles -- each set for soprano -- but the instrumentation is varied. Living in Light is scored for soprano and cello; Garden Songs for soprano, trumpet, and piano; Mixed Metaphors for soprano and piano; Winged Reflections for soprano, saxophone, and piano; Battlegrounds for soprano and string quartet; and Finer Points for soprano and percussion.

Matthias Goerne Sings Schumann LiederWorks: Schumann: Sechs Ge-didcte und Requiem, Op. 90; Myrthen; Gesange; Poemes Artists: Matthias Goerne, (bar); Markus Hinterhauser, (pno) (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902243 $16.99 On SaleMatthias Goerne’s acclaimed

nine volume exploration of Schubert songs further cemented his formidable stature as an interpreter of lieder. This anthology traverses an entire world - from the fragrant flowers of Myrthen to the noctur-nal atmosphere of the Six Poems and Requiem.

Meyerbeer: Grand Opera Arias / Diana DamrauWorks: Meyerbeer: Arias from Le Prophète; Robert le Diable; Les Huguenots; L’Africaine; Il Crociato in Egitto; et al Artists: Diana Damrau, (sop); Emmanuel Villaume/Orch. & Choir de L’Opera National de Lyon (2

CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 560930 $16.99 With her brilliant coloratura, lyricism and dramatic power, Ms. Damrau rises triumphantly to the vocal and expressive challenges of arias from 10 of Meyer-beer’s operas, singing in French, Italian and German.

Perfido!, Sophie Bevan Sings Concert Arias Works: Works by Beethoven, Cigna-Santi, Haydn, Mozart, Petrarch, et al Artists: Sophie Bevan, (sop); Ian Page/The Mozartists (1 CD) (Signum Records) SIG 485 $15.99 On SaleBevan is accompanied on this new recording by The Mozartists, recently launched by Ian Page’s internationally renowned period ensemble Classical Opera as an expansion of its continuing exploration of Mozart and his contemporaries.


Music for ChorusJohn Rutter (b.1945): Magnificat

Artists: Patricia Forbes, (sop); John Rutter/Cam-bridge Singers; City of Lon-don Sinfonia. (1 CD) (Colle-gium) COL 401 $12.99 John Rutter’s Magnificat for soprano soloist, choir, and orchestra was written in 1990

and this album is a re-issue of the original record-ing. The works has a distinct Latin flair, as Rutter was also inspired by “jubilant celebrations of Mary in Hispanic cultures.

Daniel Börtz: Choral Works / Eric Ericson CCWorks: Daniel Börtz (b.1943): Voices in the Darkness; Göran Sonnevi: Klangernas Sanger, song cycle Artists: Fredrik Zetterstrom, (bar); Thomas Schuback, (pno); Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Choir. (1 CD) (Footprints) FOOT 090 $16.99 In Voices in the Darkness, the justly famous Eric Ericson Chamber Choir documents significant work by Börtz and Sonnevi, two of the most impor-tant figures in Sweden’s contemporary creative life.

First Drop, Contemporary Choral MusicWorks: Louis Andriessen: Un Beau Baiser; Michael Gordon: He saw a skull; Gabriel Jack-son: L’homme armé; David Lang: When we were children; Pablo Ortiz: Motets (5); Steve Reich: Clapping Music; Terry Riley; Howard Skempton;

Kevin Volans Artists: Paul Hillier/Ars Nova Copen-hagen (1 CD) (Canteloupe) CPE 21127 $16.99 “Almost all the works on this [release] are first recordings… Ideally we wanted the idea of First Drop to remain ambiguous, but the diligent listener will sooner or later notice that it originates with Ralph Waldo Emerson.” – Paul Hillier

A New Heaven / Queen’s College ChoirWorks: Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven; Bednall: The Seventh Angel; Cooke: The World on Fire; Dubra: Stetit Angelus; Galvani: Et vidi an-gelum, for; Harris: Bring Us, O Lord God; Jackson; Leighton; MacMillan; Rutter; Young Art-

ists: Owen Rees/Queen’s College Choir, Oxford. Da-vid Bednall (Organ) (1 CD) (Signum) SIG 475 $17.99 This second disc with the Choir of the Queen’s College Oxford is centered on the concept of “revelation”, both divine revelation (particularly the apocalyptic visions of the book of Revelation) and revelatory visions of earth and heaven.

Pangue Lingua, Music for Corpus ChristiArtists: Graham Ross/Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi)HAR 907688 $16.99 On SaleGraham Ross directs the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a sequence for Corpus Christi, one of the most important

feasts in the liturgical calendar. Thomas Aquinas’s celebrated Eucharistic hymns appear in settings from the 16th, 20th and 21st centuries, framed by two mas-terpieces celebrating the Holy Communion.

Acapella Music, “Sagenhaft! 25 Jahre”Works by: John Cage; Joseph Renner Jr; Wolf Kerschek; Ivan Moody; Wenzel Heinrich Beit; Ligeti; Beljo Tormis; Jim Croce; and more Artists: Singer Pur (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 1853 $19.99 The vocal ensemble Singer Pur will celebrate its 25th performing jubilee in 2017. The first public performance of the ensemble on March 8, 1992 at a benefit concert at the Cologne Philharmonie laid the cornerstone for an international career.

Sea Songs & Shanties, Songs of Oral TraditionsWorks by: Sean Dagher; Nils Brown; Michiel Schrey; Clayton Kennedy; Davod Gossage; Nelson Carter; Andrew Horton Artists: Nils Brown; Michiel Schrey; Clay-ton Kennedy; Seán Dagher/La Nef. (1 CD) (ATMA)

ATMA 22749 $16.99 Sea Songs didn’t start out as music to be heard. They were songs to sing, songs to help with the work, songs to pass the time. These songs were spread by the oral tradition, resulting in many variations.

Jos minä puhuisin sinulle: Works for Female ChoirArtists: Naiskuro KYN. (1 CD) (Alba) ABA ABACD15 $18.99 KYN is a bright and versatile female choir whose members are either students or young women just commencing their careers. They have played a pioneering role in combining choir music with a jazz band.

Choral Music of Byrd, Britten Works: Britten: A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to St Peter; Jubilate Deo; Missa Brevis; Te Deum; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Anthems; Motets Artists: Mark Williams/The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. Bertie Baigent

(Organ) (1 CD) (Signum Records) SIG 481 $17.99 The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge continue their critically-praised series of recordings on Sig-num with this new recording of works by British composers Benjamin Britten and William Byrd.

The Best of The Red Army ChoirWorks: Abramov: My Army; Alexandrov: Echelon’s Song, Red Guard Song; National Anthem of the USSR; Alexandrov: My Country; On The Raod, A Soldier’s Song; Blanter; Dzerzhinsky; Glinka; et al Artists: The Red Army Choir. Alexei Martynov (Tnr). (2 CD) (Silva America) 2 SLA 6034 $22.99

Winter Sounds - Choral worksWorks: Works by Chilcott, Debussy, Ellington, Karlfeldt, Lindberg, Menelssoh, Poulenc, Reger, Rutter, et al Artists: Stefan Parkman/Uppsala Academic Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Footprints) FOOT 085 $16.99 On the new release Winter Sounds, the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala, conducted by Stefan Parkman, performs music that in various ways is inspired by the winter period.

Erik Bergman: Choral Works 1936-2000Artists: Nils Schweckendiek/Helsinki Chamber Choir. (2 CD) (BIS (Sweden)) 2 BIS 2252 $38.99 This recording focuses primarily on his works for mixed choir that have not appeared on disc before, and gives a broad picture of Bergman’s (1936-2000) production for the medium over a period of more than 60 years.

Before the Ending of the Day / Exon SingersWorks by: Howard Skemp-ton, Richard Wilberforce, Matthew Martin, David Briggs, Toby Young, Gabriel Jackson, Gareth Treseder et al. Art-ists: Richard Wilberforce/The Exon Singers. (1 CD) (Rubi-con) RBCN 1004 $19.99

To mark the occasion of their 50th anniversary, The Exon Singers present a program full of attrac-tive and accessible music, by modern and con-temporary composers, which will appeal to choral enthusiasts everywhere.

Tõnu Kõrvits (b.1969): Moorland Elegies for Choir & StringsArtists: Risto Joost/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn CO. (1 CD) (Ondine) OND 1306 $16.99 This album features Moorland Elegies, a nine-part cycle for mixed choir and string orchestra, a crowning achievement of its composer Tõnu Kõrvits’s magical impressionism.

Camillio Cortellini (1561-1630): The MassesArtists: Luigi Di Tullio/Coro Polifonica Sant-Antonio Abate; Pier Paolo Scattolin/Coro da camera di Bologna; Stefania Pineider/Studium Canticum; Mauro Marchetti/Coro Citta Di Roma et al. 3 TCT 560380 $38.99

From the grandeur of the Italian Renaissance, this release forcuses on the work of a very little known and performed composer from Bologna: Camillo Cortellini. Cortellini’s music is an important link between the late Renaissance and the Baroque.

James Weeks (b.1978): Mala PunicaArtists: EXAUDI Vocal En-semble; Hortus Ensemble. (1 CD) (Winter & Winter) . WNWN 910239 $18.99“The sun increasingly catches the leaves of the plans over the eight minutes of the first piece; the wind rises and falls

across the span of the second piece, and in the last there are slight, unpredictable fluctuations of gently rustling foliage.” - James Weeks

Max Reger: The Works for Men’s Choir, Vol. 1 Artists: Ensemble Vocapella Limburg (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 6126 $18.99 The Ensemble Vocapella Limburg presents the first part of the first ever complete cycle of these sometimes humorous, sometimes yearning songs.

Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves! Works: Various American Spirituals & Gospel Music of Moses Hogan, Larry Farrow, Howard Roberts, Glann Blurleigh, Paul Christiansen et al. Artists: Peggy Dettwiler/Mansfield Univ. Concert Choir (2 CD) (Mark Custom Recording) 2 MKCR 52239 $14.99 The African American Spiritual has reemerged as one of the most significant genres in choral litera-ture. The Mansfield Choir celebrates its 50th anni-versary with this compilation of Gospel music.

Edie Hill (b.1962): Choral Music / The CrossingWorks: Edie Hill (b.1962): From the Wingbone of a Swan; The Fenix; Cancion de el Alma; Clay Jug; We Bloomed in Spring; Alma Beata et Bella Art-ists: Donald Nally/The Crossing. (1 CD) (Navona) NVA 6073 $14.99 The works on Clay Jug for a cappella choir and choir with chamber enemble feature a musical language that pairs beautifully with choir, employ-ing dissonance with care and purpose, as well as freely shifting texture to serve Hill’s compositional designs.

‘Hushers’, Contemporary Choral WorksWorks: Warren Enström: Hushers; Kate Soper: Songs for Nobody; Kaija Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams; Giacinto Scelsi: Suah Art-ists: Carrie Henneman Shaw/Quince Contempo-rary Vocal Ensemble (1 CD) (New Focus) NEWF 177 $16.99 Hushers is very much a work for the 21st century vocal ensemble, with extended techniques woven into the fabric of a timbre and sound driven texture.

Richard Harvey: Original Choral MusicWorks: Richard Harvey (b.1953): Anthem: All I Am Is Thee; Kyrie for the Magdalene; O Be Joyful; O Moth-er Earth; Recordare; Evanescence et al. Artists: Nicholas Trapp/Sinfonietta Riga; Tui Hirv/Latvian Radio Choir; Richard Harvey/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (Altus) ALTS 0012 $14.99 “Kyrie for the Magdalene is a stunning plainsong-inspired liturgical lament which the internationally celebrated modern choral composer John Tavener would be proud to call his own.” - Movie Music UK

Sing Me to Heaven / Susquehanna ChoraleWorks by: Jake Runestad, Eriks Esenvalds, Dan Forrest, Mack Wiberg, Morten Lauridsen, Bob Chil-cott, et al Artists: Linda L. Tedford/Susquehanna Chorale. (1 CD) (Mark Custom Recording) MKCR

Jubilate: 500 Years Of Cathedral MusicWorks: Gardiner: Evening Hymn; Goodall: The Lord Is My Shepherd; Greene: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End; Handel: Coronation Anthem; Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man; Mealor: Ubi caritas et al. Artists: Andrew Carwood/Cathedral Choristers of Brit-ain; St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002645602 $15.48 This latest Decca recording from the St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir features the best-loved cathedral music spanning 500 years, from Tallis to Rutter, with Handel, Mendelssohn and more in between. Recorded in the stunning acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Northern Lights, Norwegian Choral MusicWorks: Vuelie; Dona Nobis Pacem; Northern Lights; Winter’s Night; Sacred; Ae-jlies; Njoktje; Kyrie; Me Vaib-mu; Psalm; Pater Noster; Night Yoik Artists: Cantus (1 CD) (Decca) . DEC B002653802 $16.98

Known for “Vuelie,” the opening musical number of Disney’s Frozen, the all-female Norwegian choir Cantus releases its Decca debut, Northern Lights, featuring “Vuelie” and other pieces of captivating Norwegian choral music.

Talbot (b.1971): Path of Miracles; Park (b.1993): FootstepsArtists: Fellows of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain; Tenebrae. (1 CD) (Signum Records) . SIG 471 $15.99 On Sale“The music weaves together diverse themes and styles

encompassing sparse, clear writing with subtle use of harmony portraying the text ... It is a tour de force and absolutely stunning.” Choir and Organ “... a real achievement.” International Record Review


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Edita Gruberova is an undisputed queen of bel canto opera. When this recording first appeared, Gramophone praised her Lucia for combining the best qualities of such legendary interpreters as Joan Sutherland, Maria Callas and Toti dal Monte.

Massenet: Thaïs / Sills, Milnes, GeddaArtists: Beverly Sills; Sherrill Milnes; Nicolai Gedda; Ann Murray; Richard van Allan; Norma Burrowes; Patricia Kern; Lorin Maazel/New Phil-harmonia Orch.; John Alldis Choir. (2 CD) (Warner Clas-sics) 2 WRNC 560935 $17.99

Nicolai Gedda charms as Milnes hedonistic lover, Nicias, and not only does Lorin Maazel conducts Mas-senet’s perfumed score with exemplary finesse, he also plays the violin solo in the celebrated Meditation.

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Deluxe hard-back edition with original cover of this classic recording featuring Birgit Nilsson and Wolf-gang Windgassen in Karl Böhm’s incandescent reading. This set includes the libretto in original Ger-man with English translations. The 3CDs are pre-sented alongside a High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc containing the complete opera in 24-bit audio.

Prokofiev: War and Peace / VishnevskayaArtists: Galina Vishnevskaya; Lajos Miller; Wieslaw Ochman Nicolai Gedda; Nicola Ghiuselev; Stefania Toczyska; Dimiter Petkov; Mstislav Rostropovich/Orchestre & Chœurs National de France (4 CD) (Warner Classics) 4 WRNC 560942 $32.99 “At the end of his life,” Rostropovich wrote, “Pro-kofiev was obsessed with the hope that one day his greatest masterpiece, War and Peace, would triumph in its definitive form… Now I fervently hope that this recording will satisfy my old friend.”

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila / Vickers, GorrArtists: Rita Gorr; Jon Vickers; Ernest Blanc; Anton Diakov; Georges Prêtre/Orchestre du Theatre Na-tional de l’Opera de Paris; Chœurs Rene Duclos. (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 560939 $17.99 The full grandeur, passion and nobility of Saint-Saëns’ biblical drama is embodied in the interpre-tations of two supreme singers of their era, Jon Vickers and Rita Gorr.

Rachmaninov: Aleko, opera in one actArtists: Evgeni Nesterenko, (bass); Alexander Fedlin, (tnr); Vladimir Matorin, (bass); Svetlana Volkova, (sop); Raisa Kotova, (mez); Dmitri Kitaenko/Moscow Phil-harmonic SO; USSR TV & Radio Large Chorus (1 CD)

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Debussy: L’Enfant Prodigue; Ravel: L’Enfant et les Sortileges Artists: Alagna, Briot, Courjal, Devieilhe, Devos, Gauvin, Lapointe, Pasturaud, Piolino, Stutzmann. Mikko Franck/French National Radio Orch. & Chorus (2 CD) (Warner) 2 WRNC 559340 $17.99

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687): ArmideArtists: Marie-Adeline Hen-ry; Antonio Figueroa; Judith van Wanroij; Marie-Claude Chappuis; Marc Mauillon; Douglas Williams; Cyril Auvity; Emiliano Gonzalez Toro; Etienne Bazola; Chris-tophe Rousset/Les Talens

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Rossini: The Barber of Seville / Sills, GeddaArtists: Beverly Sills; Nicolai Gedda; Sherrill Milnes; Renato Capecchi; Ruggero Raimondi; James Levine/London SO; John Alldis Choir. (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 560940 $17.99 James Levine conducted this high-powered perfor-mance of Rossini’s most popular comedy just before his directorial appointment to the MET. The Met’s charismatic star baritone, Sherrill Milnes, takes the title role and bel canto specialist Beverly Sills is Rosina.

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“Quite simply, Natalie Dessay is the most accomplished and the most affecting Amina on record since Callas,” wrote BBC Music Magazine, awarding five stars to this recording.

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2 WRNC 560936 $17.99 “Without hesitation I would proclaim this the most satisfactory version of the opera yet to be recorded…” - Opera Magazine

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‘Der Wanderer’ - Duo Transcriptions for GuitarsWorks: Brahms: Theme & Variations, Op. 18; Schubert: ‘Death & the Maiden’; Quar-tet, D.173; Franck: Prelude, Fugue et Variations, Op. 18; Mertz Artists: Wanderer Guitar Duo. (1 CD) (Stradi-varius) SVS 37069 $16.99

Early 20th century instruments are employed for the transcribed repertoire of Brahms, Schubert and Franck while the works of Mertz are played on the traditional 19th century romantic instruments.

Music for Theorbo by / Simon Linne, theorboWorks by: Angelo Michele Bartolotti; Robert de Visée; Estienne le Moyne (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95426 $8.99 The theorbo is a plucked instrument of the lute family, with a long neck, giving the instrument an extended bass range, and a second peg-board.

Music for Guitar Duo / Duo AmythisWorks: Albeniz, Bogdanovic, Duurling, Falla, Percy, et al Artists: Duo Amythis. (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38539 $18.99 Featured composers include Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albeniz, Percy Grainger, Johannes

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J.S. Bach Arranged for Guitar QuartetWorks: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Italian Concerto, Chorals, Fugues; Orchestral Suite No. 3; Art of the Fugue, highlights et al. Artists: Quartetto Chitarristico Ars Nova. (1 CD) (III Millennio)

IIIM 0247 $17.99 In this ensemble, the interaction of four instru-ments already individually adept for polyphony give the possibility for the articulation of multi-part musical discourses, and to build a consistent body of sound with a mixture of timbres - even the or-chestral pieces here work wonderfully well.

D-Tunes - pieces in the key of D for guitarWorks by: Colonna, Fracchia, Mangoré, Fracchia, Ponce, Lauro, Bacalov et al. Artists: Gregorio Fracchia, guitar (1 CD) (Musica Viva) MSCV 105 $16.99 For this discographical project , Gregorio Fracchia has purposely chosen to bring the classical guitar into uncustomary settings. Each of these songs is in the key of D, hence the title “d-Tunes,” which creates a homogenous unity of sound across the album.

Easy Studies for Guitar, Vol. 1 - Music of Eduardo Garrido (b.1975); Nikita Koshkin (b.1956); Reginald Smith-Brindle (1917-2003); AlexandreTansman (1897-1986) / Cristiano Porqueddu, guitarWorks: works Reginald Smith Brindle (1947 - 2003): Simple Preludes (10), for guitar; Eduardo Garrido (1975 - ): Alebrijes de la ciudad de México, 8 short studies for guitar; Nikita Koshkin (1956 - ): Da Capo, 24 easy studies for guitar; Alexandre Tansman (1897 - 1986): Pièces (12) facile, for guitar, Vol. 1. Artists: artists Cristiano Porqueddu (Gtr). (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95402 $22.99 On SaleMaster guitarist Cristiano Porqueddu embarks on a praiseworthy and ambitious recording project: Easy Studies for Guitar, works written by famous or less well known composers with the special aim to educate, challenge, develop and entertain the aspiring guitar student. The works focus on certain


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❦All in the April Evening, Music for Chorus & StringsWorks by: Hugh S. Rob-ertson, Vaughan Williams, Bantock, Thomas Morley, Byrd, Charles Parry, Elgar, Warlock, Stanford, Sullivan Artists: Temple/Philhar-monic Chamber Choir (1 CD) HYP 55243 $14.99

“The programme is deftly chosen and Laudibus give heart-warming accounts” -BBC Music

❦Albinoni & Vivaldi Oboe ConcertosArtists: The King’s Consort. Paul Goodwin (Oboe) (1 CD) HYP 55349 $14.99 “Delightful ... played with vivacity and finesse’ (Gramophone) ‘Delightful’ (BBC Music Magazine)

❦Ancient Airs & DancesMusic of: Simone Mo-linaro, Vincenzo Galilei, Fabrito Caroso, Jean Bap-tisteBesard, Antoine Boës-set, Bernardo Gianoncelli et al. Artists: Paul O’Dette (Lute); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tnr); Nigel North

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Arvo Pärt: Choral MusicArtists: Stephen Layton/Polyphony. (1 CD) HYP 55408 $14.99 “Pärt’s music remains an object of unstinting won-der.” – BBC Music Magazine

❦Arvo Pärt - ‘Triodion’, music for choirArtists: Stephen Layton/Polyphony. David James (CtrTnr); Christopher Bow-ers-Broadbent (Organ). (1 CD) HYP 30013 $14.99 ‘a triumph ... warm melo-dies and bursts of colourful chords ... sublime, ethereal beauty ... Polyphony’s is a

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Beethoven: Cantatas / Matthew BestArtists: Matthew Best/Corydon Orch.; Corydon Singers. (1 CD) HYP 55479 $14.99 Featured are two rarely performed and fascinating early works, the Cantatas to mark the death of Jo-seph II and the accession of his brother Leopold II.

Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah WalkerWorks by: David Baker; Leonard Bernstein; William Bolcom; Madeleine Dring; Gershwin; Jerome Kern; Liza Lehmann; Jeremy Nicholas; Cole Porter; Ar-nold Schoenberg; Donald Swann; Geoffrey Wright Artists: Roger Vignoles

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❦Bach: Cantatas BWV 54, 169, 170Artists: Robert King/The King’s Consort. John Mark Ainsley (Tnr); James Bow-man (CtrTnr); Robert King (Hpsi); Gillian Fisher (Sop); Charles Pott (Bar). (1 CD) HYP 55312 $14.99 ‘James Bowman is on im-pressive form and his ad-

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Boccherini: Stabat Mater; D’Astorga: Stabat Mater Artists: Robert King/The Choir of the King’s Consort; The King’s Consort. Paul Agnew; Susan Gritton (Sop); Sarah Fox (Sop). (1 CD) HYP 55287 $14.99 Boccherini’s most enduring work has proved to be this setting of the Stabat mater, his only known sacred composition.

Anton Bruckner: Symphony 3 / VanskaArtists: Osmo Vanska/BBC Scottish SO. (1 CD) HYP 55474 $14.99 This recording features the inclusion of an 1876 version of its Adagio con-taining much new material, which was discovered pasted over in the orches-

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❦Bach: Toccatas and FuguesArtists: Christopher Herrick (Organ). (1 CD) HYP 30004 $14.99 ‘If you only have one disc of organ music in your collection this must be it’ (The Good CD Guide)

Britten: Choral Dances from GlorianaArtists: Stephen Layton/Polyphony. (1 CD) HYP 55438 $14.99

Charles Stanford (1852-1924): String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Horn FantasyArtists: RTE Vanbrugh Quartet. Stephen Stirling (Horn). (1 CD) HYP 55459 $14.99 The RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet plays with a rare sensitivity and a natural eloquence. Also included

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Chopin: Chamber Music / Garrick OhlssonWorks: Cello Sonata, Op. 65; Piano Trio, Op. 8; Introduction & Polonaise brillante, Op. 3 Artists: Garrick Ohlsson (Pno); Leila Josefowicz (Vln); Carter Brey (Clo) (1 CD) HYP 55384 $14.99 Hyperion has excerpted

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William Byrd: Consort Songs / Robin BlazeArtists: Concordia (Viol Consort). Robin Blaze, countertenor (1 CD) HYP 55429 $14.99 This mid-priced reissue draws the listener into the richly layered world of Queen Elizabeth I.

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❦Mayr: Medea in Corinto / Vargas, MilesArtists: Ivor Bolton/Bayerische Staatsorchester. Ramón Vargas (Tnr); Nadja Michael (Mzz Sop); Alastair Miles (Bass); Alek Shrader (Tnr). (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus) AHM 108030 $42.99 $30.10 “There is venom but also a freedom that enables Michael’s to deal effectively with quicker flights. Her acting conveys Medea’s anger, envy and de-sire for retribution.” -International Record Review

❦Le Songe / Les Ballets de Monte-CarloArtists: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus) AHM 108035 $42.99 $30.10 This choreographic film by Jean-Christophe Mail-lot is based on ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Shakespeare with music by Mendelssohn, Teruggi & Maillott. “This is an unusual piece which is fun and funny, and which is so whimsical it should overcome most people’s initial qualms. Highly rec-ommended.” -Blu-ray.com

❦Aribert Reimann (b.1936): Medea, operaArtists: Michael Boder/Vienna State Opera Orch. Marlis Petersen (Sop); Michaela Selinger (Mz); Max Emanuel Cencic (CtrTnr); Michael Roider (Tnr); Elizabeth Kulman (Mz) (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus) AHM 101552 $42.99 $30.10 “The music is modern but not offensively so. Ger-man soprano Marlis Petersen... is crystal clear and under amazing control...” -ARG

30% OffFive Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 [5 DVD]Works: Beethoven: Fidelio; Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria; Stravinsky: Rake’s Progress; Verdi: Falstaff; Macbeth Artists: John Pritchard/London PO; Ray-mond Leppard/Bernard Haitink. Elisabeth Söderström (Sop); Donald Gramm (Bass); Kostas Paskalis (Bass); Felicity Lott (Sop); Ugo Trama (Bass). (5 DVD-Video) (Ar-thaus) 5 AHM 101109 $88.49 $61.95 All of these productions are jewels of the classical opera tradition. Now all of these true diamonds of opera history are collected and available in this box set.

❦Verdi: La Forza Del Destino & FalstaffArtists: Loukas Karytinos/Rovigo Teatro Sociale Chorus; Venice PO “G.F. Malipiero”; Paolo Arrivabeni/Wallonie Royal Opera Orch. Ruggero Raimondi; Paolo Battaglia; Susanna Branchini; Luca Salsi; Tiberius Simu (2 DVD-Video) (Dynamic) . 2 DYN 33717 $27.99 $19.60 “This is one of the most musi-

cally enchanting Falstaffs I’ve ever encountered.” -International Record Review

❦Verdi: Don Carlo / Villazon, RoocroftArtists: Riccardo Chailly/Netherlands Opera Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orch. Rolando Villazón; Amanda Roocroft; Dwayne Croft; Gior-gio Giuseppini; Robert Lloyd (2 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) 2 BOA 0933 $42.99 $30.10 “The singing is very good,

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Documentary and Concert Programs

Pianist Andras Schiff plays BachWorks: J.S. Bach: Capriccio in B flat major on the De-parture of his Most Beloved Brother; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue; French Suite no 5; Italian Concerto in F ma-jor Artists: Miah Persson; Andras Schiff (Pno). (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) EUA 2066768 $27.99 $19.60

Always a thoughtful and persuasive performer, Schiff shows his deep understanding Bach’s music - A highly enjoyable performance.

Beethoven String Quartets, Vol. 1Works: Beethoven: Quartets for Strings nos 1, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14 Artists: Alban Berg String Quartet. (2 DVD-Video) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 385739 $39.99 $27.99

Andre Previn: A Bridge Between Two WorldsWorks: Mozart: Piano Quartets nos 1 & 2 Artists: Franz Bartolomey (Clo); Rainer Kuchl (Vln); André Previn (Pno); Gunter Seifert (Vla). (1 DVD-Video) (C Major Video) CME 703208 $27.99 $19.60 Andre Previn, one of the leading musicians of our day, has received no fewer than four Academy awards for his film adaptations.

André-Modeste Grétry: Guillanme TellArtists: Claudio Scimone/Orch. & Chorus of the Op-era Royal de Wallonie. Patrick Delcour; Anne-Cathe-rine Gillet; Marc Laho; Stefan Cifolelli; Roger Joakim. (1 DVD-Video) (Dynamic) DYN 37694 $27.99 $19.60 Guillaume Tell is one of the operas that Grétry wrote to endorse - we do not know with how much conviction - the French Revolution’s freedom ideals.

❦Takemitsu & ShostakovichWorks: Shostakovich: Sym-phony no 5; Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time Artists: Yutaka Sado/Berlin PO (1 DVD-Video) (Eu-roArts) EUA 2058748 $27.99 $19.60 “Much in the two chosen works is both complementary and appropriate... what he

achieves in performance is unquestionably beyond words.” -BBC Music Magazine

Beethoven: Fidelio (1956 B&W feature film directed by Walter Felsenstein)Artists: Fritz Lehmann/Vienna SO & State Opera Chorus. Heinz Rehfuss; Richard Holm; Georg Wieter; Magda László; Fritz Berger (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus) AHM 101301 $21.99 $15.40 “Arthaus’s scholarly and imposing” Walter Felsen-stein Edition “offers a fascinating glimpse of an im-portant moment in operatic history now vanished.” The New York Times

Berlin Opera Night / Bumbry, Banse, PapeWorks: Dvorák: Rusalka; Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Le-oncavallo: Pagliacci; Massenet: Werther; Mozart: Don Giovanni; Puccini; Saint-Saëns; Strauss II; R. Strauss; Wagner Artists: Kent Nagano/Berlin Deutsche Oper Orch. Juliane Banse; Grace Bum-bry; Vesselina Kasarova; René Pape; Adrianne Pieczonka (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) EUA 2053589 $27.99 $19.60 Proceeds from the sales of this title help support the work of the AIDS Foundation.

Berlin Opera Night 2011 / Kermes, GenauxArias from: Semiramide; Il Trovatore; Emma di Res-burgo; Tannhauser; Lakme; Tosca et al. Artists: Donald Runnicles/Deutsche Oper Berlin. Simone Kermes; Vivica Genaux; Adrianne Pieczonka; Alex Esposito; Francesco Demuro. (1 DVD-Video) (Eu-roArts)

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❦Wagner: Das RheingoldArtists: Hartmut Haenchen/Residentie Orch. John Brocheler; Reinhild Runkel; Henk Smit; Anne Gjevang; Graham Clark. (2 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) 2 BOA 0946D $42.99 $30.10 “The drama is played straight, the mythical ele-ments respected. Musically, this is equally promis-ing....two discs, but with an involving documentary to compensate.” -BBC Music Magazine

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / CelibidacheArtists: Sergiu Celibidache/Orch. Sinfonica di Torino della RAI. (2 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) 2 BOA 0977 $27.99 $19.60 Sergiu Celibidache was a leg-end in his own lifetime, mes-merising orchestras with his intensity and brilliance, both in rehearsals and in performanc-

es - which were always conducted from memory.

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / AbbadoArtists: Claudio Abbado/Berlin PO. (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) EUA 2051158 $27.99 $19.60 Listening to the music, one hears how the Berlin Philharmonic transforms Abbado’s musical inten-tions into sound.

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / AbbadoArtists: Claudio Abbado/Berlin PO. (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) EUA 2051178 $27.99 $19.60 “The most wonderful symphonic cycle of the past decade!” - la Repubblica

❦Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeArtists: Polaski, Treleaven, Halfvarson, Struckmann, Braun, Rauch, Vas, Vier, Barcelona Opera - de Billy (3 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) 3 BOA 0935D $54.49 $38.15 “The singers carry the day with their voices and their acting. I could not imagine a better cast today... I expect to

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Bernstein conducts Brahms SymphoniesWorks: Brahms: Symphonies nos 1 & 3 Artists: Leonard Bernstein/Israel PO (live, 1978) (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) EUA 2072048 $27.99 $19.60 Bernstein cited the Israeli orchestra as one of his favourites with which he worked in his long career. “My head has been full of Brahms - full of questions about him to which I can’t always find an answer, except through his music. “ (Leonard Bernstein, 1982).

❦Rossini: Demetrio e PolibioArtists: Corrado Rovaris/Orchestre Sinfonica Giovanni Rossini. Yijie Shi; Victoria Zaytseva; Maria José Moreno. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus) . AHM 108061 $42.99 $30.10 “This first-ever opera by the legend is about family, iden-tity, secrets and royal power in a truly underrated work that

should have and deserves much more attention than it gets... the singing is great.” -Fulvue Drive-in

❦Stravinsky: The Rake’s ProgressArtists: Vladimir Jurowski/Glyndebourne Chorus; London PO. Miah Persson; Matthew Rose; Topi Lehtipuu; Clive Bayley; Elena Manistina (1 Blu-Ray Video) (BBC Opus Arte) BOA 7094D $42.99 $30.10 “[Persson] underpins [Anne’s] heartfelt love with a steely determination...An absolute triumph.” -BBC Music Magazine

Beethoven: “Triple” Concerto; Symphony no 6Artists: Itzhak Perlman/Israel PO. Zuill Bailey (Clo); Navah Perlman (Pno); Giora Schmidt (Vln). (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Eu-roArts) EUA 2058594 $42.99 $30.10 The Israel Philharmonic Orches-tra is regarded as one of the top orchestras in the world. Record-ed in the Mann Auditorium of Tel

Aviv in 2010, this concert sees the orchestra in a chal-lenging all-Beethoven program conducted by eminent conductor and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

❦Verdi: Giovanna d’Arco / Bruson, VassilevaArtists: Bruno Bartoletti/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Renato Bruson; Luigi Petroni; Maurizio Lo Piccolo; Svetla Vassileva; Evan Bow-ers. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (C Major Video) CME 721304 $37.49 $26.25 “Evan Bowers is a sturdy Carlo, burlier village lout than dauphin. Bruson is artist enough to conceal his flaws. Bruno Bartoletti leads a lively perfor-mance; his coronation march, commendably, does not sound like a cheap town band.” -Opera News

❦Verdi: I Due Foscari / Nucci, BonfattiArtists: Donata Renzetti/Coro & Orch. Del Teatro Regio Di Parma. Leo Nucci; Gregory Bonfatti; Marcella Polidori; Roberto de Biasio; Tatiana Serjan. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (C Major Video) CME 721104 $37.49 $26.25 “Maestro Donato Renzetti leads a very sympathetic

performance and receives excellent vocal con-tributions from the principals of this cast. Audio and video recording is also very well done.” -Blu-rayDefinition.com

30% Off❦Schumann: Piano & Chamber Works

Works: Schumann: Kreisle-riana; Symphonic Etudes (Andras Schiff); Kinderscenen (Zoltan Kocsis); Piano Quintet Op. 44 (Takas Quartet) Art-ists: Takacs Quartet; Andras Schiff (1 DVD-Video) (Euro-Arts) EUA 2066828 $27.99 $19.60 “A Schumann treasure-trove.

Kocsis is at his peak in Kinderszenen and the Piano Quintet. Schiff is a charismatic fantasist in the Symphonic Studies and Kreisleriana.” -BBC Music Magazine

❦Andris Nelsons - From the New WorldWorks: Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox; Dvorák: Symphony no 9; Ives: The Unanswered Question no 2; Stravinsky: Chant du rossignol Artists: Andris Nelsons/Bavarian Radio SO (1 DVD-Video) (C Major Video) CME 713408 $27.99 $19.60 Stuttgarter Zeitung raved,

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❦Pierre Boulez: Inheriting the Future of Music Artists: Pierre Boulez/Lucerne Festival Academy Orch. Works by: Ondrej Adamek; Pierre Boulez; Karlheinz Stockhausen; Stravinsky Artists: Pierre Boulez. (1 DVD-Vid-eo) (EuroArts) EUA 2058048 $27.99 $19.60 “The Boulez enigma is richly displayed throughout this fascinating and deeply satisfy-ing disc, which mixes documentary material from masterclasses, rehearsals and social events with extracts from concert performances.” - Gramophone Awards, 2010 / DVD Documentary nominee


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❦Mose Allison, piano / Ramblin’ with MoseWorks: I Got a Right to Cry; Old Devil Moon; The Min-strels; You Belong to Me; Stringer in Paradise; The Kissin’ Bug; Ramble; Saritha; Old man John et al. Artists: Addison Farmer (bass) Ron-nie Free (drums).

PRSG OJCCD1109 $11.98 “[Allison’s] unique, often unorthodox interpretations of standards and pop songs set him apart from virtually every one of his peers.” - All Music

Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz GiantsWorks: Swing Spring; ‘Round Midnight; Bemsha Swing; The Man I Love (takes 1 & 2) Artists: Milt Jackson; John Coltrane; Thelonious Monk; Red Garland; Percy Heath; Paul Chambers; Kenny Clarke;

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❦Red Garland Quintet / All Mornin’ LongWorks: All Mornin’ Long; They Can’t Take That Away From Me; Our Delight Artists: Red Garland (piano); John Col-trane (tenor sax); Donald Byrd (tpt); George Joyner (bass); Art Taylor (drums) PRSG OJCCD293 $11.98

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❦The Best of Etta Jones: The Prestige SinglesWorks: Don’t Go to Strang-ers; If I Had You; Canadian Sunset; Till There Was You; All the Way; I’ll Be There; Nature Boy; Hi Lili, Hi Lo; Love Walked In; Old Folks and more Artists: Etta Jones, vocals; Oliver Nelson;

Roy Haynes; Kenny Burrell; Frank Wess; George Duvivier; Charli Persip; Bucky Pizzarelli PRSG PRECD11021 $11.98 “...An excellent introduction to Jones’ work...” - JazzTimes

❦Grover Washington, Jr. / Discovery: The First RecordingsWorks: No Way; Between the Sheets; Sunshine Alley; Our Love Will Never Die; I Feel the Earth Move; L and J; Inside Job; Fadin’; Killer Joe Artists: Charles Ear-land; Johnny “Hammond”

Smith; Leon Spencer, Jr.; Melvin Sparks; Idris Mu-hammad PRSG PRECD11020 $11.98 “The 27-year-old saxophonist definitely makes his presence felt on the 9 tracks here with his big, rich tone and aggressive horn attack...” - JazzTimes

❦Art Pepper, alto sax / The Art of the BalladWorks: Winter Moon; Body and Soul; ‘Round Mid-night; Imagination; Over the Rainbow; Why Are We Afraid?; All the Things You Are; Come Rain or Come Shine; You Go to My Head Artists: Warne Marsh; Herb Geller; Bill Perkins; Conte Candoli; Jack Sheldon; Red Garland; George Cables PRSG PRECD11010 $11.98 “...this sampler is potent enough to give newcom-ers to Art Pepper a depth charge. ~All Music Guide

❦King Curtis, tenor sax / Soul MeetingWorks: Da-Duh-Dah; Have You Heard?; Willow Weep for Me; Little Brother Soul; In a Funky Groove; Soul Meet-ing; Lazy Soul; All the Way Artists: Nat Adderly (cornet); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Oliver

Jackson (drums) PRSG PRECD24033 $11.98 “King Curtis, an influential and greatly in-demand R&B tenorman, made relatively few jazz dates in his career... Highly recommended, this set serves as proof that King Curtis could have been a viable jazz player.” ~ All Music

Duke Ellington / Second Sacred ConcertWorks: Praise God; Supreme Being; Heaven; Something ‘Bout Believing; Almighty God; The Shepherd; It’s Freedom; Meditation PRSG PRECD24045 $11.98 The music, while eons re-moved from his 1920s and

‘30s jams, is still distinctively Ellington, with deco-rative, richly textured arrangements and contribu-tions from famous sidemen like Jimmy Hamilton, Cootie Williams and Johnny Hodges.

❦Booker Ervin, tenor sax / Setting the PaceWorks: Setting the Pace; Dexter’s Deck; The Trance; Speak Low Artists: Dexter Gordon (tnr sax); Jaki Byard (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); Alan Dawson (drums) PRSG PRECD24123 $11.98 “This CD reissue has the complete contents of two former LPs, both recorded at the same session... [Booker is] in top form, sounding quite distinctive and completely original playing inside/outside mu-sic. An exciting set.” ~ All Music

❦Shirley Scott, organ / Soul Shoutin’Works: The Soul is Willing; Yes, Indeed!; Stolen Sweets; I Feel All Right; Secret Love; Remember; Soul Shoutin’; Serenata; Gravy Waltz; In the Still of the Night Artists: Stanley Turrentine (tnr sax); Major Holley (bass); Grassel-

la Oliphant (drums) PRSG PRECD24142 $11.98 “Organist Shirley Scott and her then-husband, tenor great Stanley Turrentine always made potent music together... Highly recommended.” -All Music

❦King Curtis, saxophones / Night TrainWorks: Fever; Honky Tonk; So Rare; Tippin’ In; You Came a Long Way From St. Louis; Tuxedo Junction; Lean Baby; Harlem Nocturne; Night Train; Soft; Free for All Artists: Billy Butler (guitar); Jack McDuff (organ); Bob Bushnell (bass); Ray Lu-cas (drums); Willie Rodriguez (bongoes, congas) PRSG PRECD24153 $11.98 “Engineer Rudy Van Gelder keeps the sound squeaky clean and the levels balanced. Excellent party or card game music.” ~ All Music

❦John Coltrane, tenor sax / The Stardust SessionWorks: Spring Is Here; Invita-tion; I’m a Dreamer, Aren’t We All?; Love Thy Neighbor; Don’t Take Your Love From Me; My Ideal; Stardust; I’ll Get By Artists: Wilbur Harden (tpt, fglhrn); Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy

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❦Hank Mobley, tenor sax / MessageWorks: Bouncing With Bud; 52nd Street Theme; Minor Disturbance; Au Privave; Little Girl Blue; Xlento; The Latest; I Should Care; Crazeology Art-ists: Jackie McLean (alto sax); Donald Byrd (tpt); Barry Harris (piano); Doug Watkins (bass);

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❦The Gene Ammons Story / Gentle JugWorks: Till There Was You; Answer Me, My Love; Willow Weep for Me; Little Girl Blue; I Remember You; Someone to Watch Over Me; Two Different Worlds; But Beautiful; Dkylark; Three Little Words; and more Artists: Gene Ammons (tenor

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Jack McDuff, organ / Brother Jack McDuff Live!Works: Rock Candy; It Ain’t Necessarily So; Sanc-tified Sambe; Undecided; Blues 1 & 8; Passing Through; Dink’s Blues; Jive Samba Artists: George Benson (guitar); Red Holloway (flute, tnr sax); Joe Dukes (drums) PRSG PRECD24147 $11.98 On this energetic 1960s soul-jazz live album, Ham-mond B-3 organ master “Brother” Jack McDuff cuts loose with a top-notch ensemble that includes a young George Benson on guitar.

Billy Taylor Trio / Billy Taylor TrioWorks: They Can’t Take That Away From Me; All Too Soon; Accent on Youth; Give Me the Simple Life; Man With a Horn; Let’s Get Away from It All; Lover; Cool and Caressing; Who Can I Turn To?; Tenderly; Hey Lock; That’s All; Nick Work If You Can Get It; and more Artists: Billy Taylor (piano); Charlie Smith (drums). PRSG PRECD24154 $11.98 The collection proves that Taylor has jazz chops equal to his ability to speak about the music.

Get Jazz Legends from Prestige On Sale!❦Chet Baker, trumpet / The Art of the Ballad

Works: Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Autum in New York; My Old Flame; Alone Together; I Should Care; When Lights Are Low; Stair-way to the Stars; Indian Sum-mer Artists: Herbie Mann; George Coleman; Zoot Sims;

Kenny Drew; Al Haig; Bill Evans; Kenny Burrell; Philly Joe Jones PRSG PRECD11011 $11.98 The ballad was Baker’s specialty and his approach is extremely natural, melodic, and deceptively, disarm-ingly simple. This extremely romantic compilation brings together tracks from the late ‘50s and mid ‘60s.

❦Mongo Santamaria / Afro-RootsWorks: Afro Blue; Che-que-Re-que-Che-Que; Rezo; Aye-nye; Onyae; Bata; Meat Rum-ba; Los Conguitos; Imaribayo; Mazacote; Ye Ye; Congobel; Macunsere; Timbales y Bon-go; Yambu; Bricamo PRSG PRECD24018 $11.98

Afro Roots features not only an all-star percussion section, including Willie Bobo, Francisco Agua-bella, Carlos Vidal, and Armando Perazza, but also musicians such as flutist Paul Horn, vibist Cal Tjader, and saxophonist Jose “Chombo” Silva. “...An impressively genuine album… ~ All Music

❦Cal Tjader, vibraphone / Monterey ConcertsWorks: Doxy; Afro Blue; Laura; Walkin’ With Wally; ‘Round Midnight; Love Me or Leave Me; Tu Crees Que?; S.S. Groove; A Night in Tunisia; Love, Come Back to Me; Tumbao Artists: Paul Horn (flute), Lonnie Hewitt (piano), Willie Bobo (drums); Mongo Santamaria (bongos) PRSG PRECD24026 $11.98 “‘The Monterrey Concerts’ captures Tjader’s best band at their collective peak, and is essential listening for all fans of Tjader’s unique brand of Latin jazz.” -All Music


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Red Garland, piano / The Albums Collection, Part 1: 1956-1959By the turn of the 1950s, Garland’s stature as a musi-cian had increased incalcu-lably, having performed with a plethora of jazz greats as well as leading his own trio. This collection, containing

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Red Garland, piano / The Albums Collection, Part 2: 1959-1961This boxed set, containing over five hours of music across four discs, demonstrates the depth of Red Garland’s artistry dur-ing this transition period of his career. Housed within are eight fully-remastered albums which

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Wynton Kelly, piano / Nine Complete Albums: 1951-1961This 4 CD collection, presented in digitally re-mastered format, contains undoubtedly the finest recordings of a criminally underrated musician. He single-handedly managed to change what it meant to be a sideman, expertly holding together every band he worked with. This compilation, featuring almost five hours of music in total, is a fitting testa-ment to one of the unsung heroes of jazz. 4 EGHT EN4CD9063 $17.99

Ben Webster, tenor sax / The Complete Recordings: 1959-1962Undoubtedly one of the most important tenor saxophon-ists in jazz history, Ben Webster’s legacy is one that remains untouched to this day. Earning himself the nicknames “The Brute” and

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Herbie Mann, flute / The Complete Recordings: 1957-1958This collection, featuring eight original Herbie Mann albums, all now in fully remastered format and providing over five hours of music across four CDs, documents perfectly the beginnings of this master mu-

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Herbie Mann, flute / The Complete Recordings: 1959-1962This four disc collection features eight complete albums from one of the most exciting and ex-perimental phases of Herbie Mann’s career, and serves as a perfect illustration of how this unique, exciting and ultimately fearless musician favoured the exotic over the traditional or mainstream and in so doing ended up among the most respected jazz men of all time. 4 EGHT EN4CD9075 $17.99

Ben Webster, tenor sax / The Complete Recordings: 1959-1962This collection brings togeth-er the complete recorded work, including something of a rarity in his 1952 10” release Tenor Sax Stylings, of Ben Webster as leader throughout one of his most

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Art Blakey, drums / The Complete Blue Note Collection: 1954-1957This four disc set contains the first eight original Art Blakey LPs - all presented here in a lovingly re-mastered format - illustrating perfectly just how pivotal this master musician was in laying the foundations for some of the century’s most profound, challenging and ultimately exhilarating music. 4 EGHT EN4CD9060 $17.99

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Oscar Pettiford, bass / Classic Albums: 1953-1960This set, containing a total of 11 remastered recordings, demonstrates clearly the depth of Oscar Pettiford’s extraordinary talent over his decorated but unfortunately short career. Featuring ap-

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Chico Hamilton, drums / The Complete Recordings, 1959-1962This set, containing over six hours of music across 10 complete, original albums - all presented here in re-mastered glory - is a fitting testament to the defining era of Chico Hamilton’s career. As one of the hardest-working and longest-serving musicians to ever grace the genre, this eclectic, engaging and extraordinary body of work remains as important today as it ever was. 5 EGHT EN5CD9058 $21.99

Thelonious Monk, piano / Complete Albums Collection, 1954-1957 Thelonious Monk was one of the finest pianists and composers in American jazz history. His unique improvi-sational style made heavy use of dissonances and angular melodic twists and

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Thelonious Monk, piano / The Complete Albums Collection: 1957-1961Following a stream of magnificent and hugely influential albums in the early to mid-1950s, the latter part of the decade and the lead up towards his signing for Columbia Records proved a major transitional period for jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. 5 EGHT EN5CD9049 $21.99

Buddy Rich / The Classic Albums, 1957-1962By the late 1950s, Buddy Rich was already an estab-lished figure in the world of jazz. Often credited as one of the finest drummers in the world due to his virtuoso technique, power, groove and speed, by 1957 Rich

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Art Pepper, alto sax / 12 Classic Albums: 1954-1962This collection demonstrates lucidly why this pioneering musician continues to re-ceive such vast acclaim and praise in the jazz community. The 12 albums, here in their newly digitised re-mastered

glory, that Pepper released between 1954 and 1962, are from a period during which he undoubt-edly made the finest music of his career. This set showcases some of the most exhilarating and challenging work Pepper ever produced. 6 EGHT EN6CD9046 $21.99

Yusef Lateef, multi-instrumentalist / Complete Recordings: 1959 - 1962This four disc collection contains all eight albums recorded by Yusef Lateef as bandleader between the years 1959-1962, documenting as it does the period considered by cognoscenti and enthusiasts alike to be the defining era of this master musi-cian’s career. Capturing all at once the form, skill and genius that was Yusef Lateef, this boxed-set serves as unique testimony to a truly visionary art-ist. 4 EGHT EN4CD9051 $17.99

Featuring the Drummer as Band LeaderArt Blakey, drums / The Complete Blue Note Collection: 1960-1962

This collection, contain-ing the next eight, fully re-mastered releases in the Art Blakey catalogue, documents an era when the Messengers were at the very top of their game. Featuring many of the greatest record-

ings ever made, this set will leave nobody in doubt as to how Art Blakey became one of the most im-portant and influential figures in jazz history. 4 EGHT EN4CD9062 $17.99

Chico Hamilton, drums / The Complete Recordings, 1953-1958This set contains the entirety of Chico Hamilton’s recorded output during his formative yet undoubtedly crucial early years, 1955 - 1958. With over six hours of music and featuring 10 fully remastered albums in total, this collection provides a fascinating and thoroughly exhilarating insight into the evolving sound of one of the finest drummers and bandleaders in American jazz history. 5 EGHT EN5CD9057 $21.99

Buddy Rich, drums / The Complete Collection: The Classic Albums, 1946-1956

This 5 CD set contains the entire remastered recorded works of Buddy Rich from his initial sessions with Lester Young through to the mid-1950s, where he began to establish his position as a true jazz legend. Over the

course of these 10 albums the pure natural tal-ent of Rich is undeniable, and it becomes easy to see why his skill as a musician has seldom been matched since. 5 EGHT EN5CD9052 $21.99


Concord Jazz is 3 for $30!Latin Jazz All-Stars on Concord Records

❦Maynard Ferguson, trumpet; Big Bop Nouveau / These Cats Can Swing!

Songs: Sugar; Caravan; I Don’t Want to Be a Hoochi Coochie Man No Mo’; Sweet Baba Suite; I’ll Be Around; He Can’t Swing; It’s the Gos-pel Truth CNC 4669 $12.98 “Each member of the ensemble holds his own

against the legendary trumpeter, and the section work and soloing abilities of these players are impressive, to say the least.” –All Music Guide

❦Vinnie Colaiuta, drums / Vinnie ColaiutaArtists: Steve Tavaglione (sop. & ten. sax); Jeff Beal (tpt); Ron Moss (trb); David Goldblatt (keys); Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock (organ); Michael Landau (guitar); John Patitucci, Sal Monilla (bass); Bert Karl

(percussion) CNC SCD9007 $12.98“...a multi-influential, hardcore player’s fiesta rife with moody effects, monster expressions by all his high-powered pals, and decadent experimenta-tion.” –All Music Guide

❦Scott Hamilton / Scott Hamilton With StringsSongs: My Foolish Heart; Goodbye Mr. Evans; The Singing Sea; Angel Eyes; Heart’s Desire; The Look of Love; Nancy; Young and Foolish; I Concentrate on You; Tonight I Shall Sleep Artists: Scott Hamilton (tenor sax); Alan Broadbent (conductor, piano, arranger); Bob Maize (bass); Roy McCurdy (drums) CNC 4538 $12.98“Hamilton’s sound on tenor is perfectly suited to the 20-string setting...” - JazzTimes

❦Dave McKenna, piano; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet / You Must Believe in Swing

Songs: You Must Believe in Swing; Invitation; The Song Is You; If You Could See Me Now; Darn That Dream; Autumn Nocturne; Poor Butterfly; You Must Believe in Spring; Anthropology; Detour Ahead

CNC CCD4756 $12.98 mainstream jazz of the highest order, with the pianist a one-man rhythm section and DeFranco at his warmest and most creative.” -JazzTimes

❦Kenny Burrell, guitar / Lotus BlossomSongs: Satin Doll; Warm Valley; There Will Never Be Another You; Lotus Blossom; If You Could See Me Now; The Night Has a Thousand Eyes; I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance; Minha (All Mine); For Once in My Life; I’m Falling for You Artists: Kenny Burrell (acoustic & electric guitars); Ray Drummond (bass); Yoran Israel (drums) CNC 4668 $12.98 “This should appeal not only to Burrell’s many fans but to jazz lovers in general. Perfect for those quiet times.” -All Music Guide

❦Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass / Don’t Get Around Much AnymoreSongs: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; The Waltz You Knew Was Blue; Jobim Medley; Crazy Rhythm; Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You; The Back Beat; and more CNC 4661 $12.98 “...some of the cleverest and best-crafted big band arrangements being written today... ..the charts are performed with orchestral exactitude and lots of zest and are punctuated by fine improvised solos...”” - JazzTimes

❦Dave McKenna, piano / Easy StreetSongs: Broadway; Basin Street Blues; Street of Dreams; Don’t Forget 127th Street; Easy Street; On Green Dolphin Street; Cat’s Cradle; My Hon-ey’s Lovin’ Arms; After You’ve Gone; Gone with Wind; and more CNC 4657 $12.98

“This is an enjoyable set that gives listeners a strong example of Dave McKenna’s talents.” - All Music Guide

❦Karrin Allyson, vocals, piano / Azure-TéSongs: Gee Baby; Night and Day; Blame It On My Youth; Yardbird Suite; Azure-Te; Some Other Time; Good Morning, Heartache Artists: Bryan Hicks (vcls); Kim Park (sax); Stan Kessler (tpt); Rod Fleeman gtr); Bob Bowman (bass); Todd Strait (drums) CNC 4641 $12.98 “...Allyson has a tight, tidy instrument, with touches of smoke and nasality as well as snappy vibrato and careful diction...” – Down Beat

❦Gene Harris Quartet / BrotherhoodSongs: I Remember You; For Once in My Life; The Brotherhood of Man; When You Wish Upon A Star; The Sidewinder; I Told You So; September Song; This Little Light of Mine; A Beautiful Friendship Artists: Gene

Harris (pno); Ron Eschete (gtr); Luther Hughes (bass); Paul Humphrey (drums) CNC 4640 $12.98 “In terms of straight ahead, no-frills swing, very few groups are equal to the Gene Harris Quartet....spare but thoughtful arrangements...” - JazzTimes

❦Jimmy Bruno, guitar / Burnin’Songs: Eternal Triangle; Pastel; One for Amos; Love Is Here to Stay; Burnin’ Moon-light in Vermont; Central Park West; Giant Steps; Witchcraft; On the Sunny Side of the Street; A Rose for Peg; That’s All Artists: Craig Thomas

(bass); Steve Holloway (drums) CNC 4612 $12.98 “An unrelenting cooker.... mixes single string and chordal passages, both delivered with a forceful, steely attack. As keeper of the bebop and hard bop flame, he is a guitarist to be reckoned with.” - Jazz-Times

❦Gene Harris Quartet / Funky Gene’sSongs: Blues for Basie; The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye; Old Funky Gene’s; Everything Happens to me; Nice ‘n’ Easy; Ahmad’s Blues; Bye Bye Blues; Children of Sanchez; Blues in Hoss’ Flat Artists: Gene Harris (pno); Ron Eschete (gtr); Luther Hughes (bass); Paul Humphrey (drums) CNC 4609 $12.98 “...an album balanced by restraint...The pianist’s forte is the blues, of which there are four...uses dynamics effectively...” – Down Beat

❦Scott Hamilton, tenor sax / East of the SunSongs: Autumn Leaves; Stardust; It Could Happen to You; It Never Entered My

Mind; East of the Sun; Time After Time; Setagaya Serenade; All the Things You Are; Indiana Artists: Brian Lemon (piano); Dave Green (bass); Allan Ganley (drums) CNC 4583 $12.98“With the assistance of an English rhythm section Hamilton is in typically swinging form on this fine set of standards and ballads.” -All Music Guide

❦George Van Eps & Howard Alden, guitars / Seven & SevenSongs: I Surrender, Dear; I May Be Wrong, But I Think You’re Wonderful; Lullaby of Birdland; Stella by Starlight; Skylark; My Romance; Last Night When We Were Young; Salute to Basie; Night and Day; Ja-Da; Just Friends CNC 4584 $12.98 “Alden’s step up to the more versatile instrument en-ables him to use a bassline when needed while also enabling him to achieve chord voicings that weren’t possible on a six-string instrument.” - All Music Guide

Marian McPartland, piano / In My LifeSongs: Grooveyard; In My Life; In the Days of Our

Love; Red Planet; What’s New?; Gone with the Wind; Close You Eyes; For Dizzy; Moon and Sand; Naima; Belas; Ramblin’; Singin’ the Blues Artists: Chris Potter (alto & tnr sax); Gary Mazzaroppi (bass); Glenn

Davis (drums) CNC 4561 $12.98 The veteran jazz pianist shows both technique and versatility in selection of originals and standards, in-cluding the Lennon/McCartney title track and an upt-empo version of the classic ballad “Moon and Sand.”

❦Charlie Byrd / The Washington Guitar QuintetSongs: Sarambeque; Espa-noleta da Camara; Django; Swing 39; Derradeira pri-mavera; Correnteza; Tears; El Noy de la Mare; Nuages; Conierto de Aranguez; Asho-kan Farewell; and more Art-ists: Joe Byrd (bass); Chuck

Redd (drums) CNC 2014 $12.98 “...The playing is so compelling and exquisite that it should appeal to both guitar lovers and music

fans generally.” -All Music Guide

❦Steve Allen, piano / Steve Allen Plays Jazz TonightSongs: Tangerine; The One I Love; Body and Soul; After You’ve Gone; Don’t Cry Little Girl; Steve’s Blues; Gone With the Wind; You Go to My Head; I Can’t Get Started et al. Artists: Glenn Zot-tola (tpt), Ken Peplowski (clarinet, tnr sax), Howard Alden (guitar), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Frank Capp (drums) CNC CCD4548 $12.98 “This Steve Allen jazz release is clearly his finest effort.” - All Music

❦Poncho Sanchez / Memories of Cal TjaderSongs: Soul Sauce (Guachi Guara); Tropicville; I Showed Them; Somewhere in the Night; Song for Cal; Morn-ing; Tu Crees Que? Artists: Scott Martin (sax, vocals); Stan Martin (tpt); Alex Hen-derson (trb); Ruben Estrada

(vibes); David Torres (piano); Tony Banda (bass, vocals) CNC 4662 $12.98 “On Soul Sauce, Poncho Sanchez pays tribute to his late boss and hero vibraphonist Cal Tjader.” –All Music Guide

❦Pete Escovedo, percussion / Flying SouthSongs: Flying South; All This Love; Cabo Frio; Tiemblas; Flying Easy; Still Life; Esta Noche; Como Rien Artists: Nikita Germaine, Lalah Ha-thaway (vocals); John Santos (perc); Gerald Albright, Najee, Norbert Stachell (flute, sax);

Robbie Kwock, Louis Fasman (trumpet); Familia Escovedo et al CNC 4684 $12.98“An active force in Latin jazz since the ‘60s, Pete Escovedo is well-known in the San Francisco Bay area... this disc is a worthwhile buy.” –All Music

❦Poncho Sanchez / A Night with Poncho Sanchez Live: BailarSongs: Siempre Me Va Bien; Bien Sabroso; Alafia; A Time for Love; Sonado; Manteca; Tito Medley; La Familia Artists: Poncho Sanchez, vocals & percussion; Gene Burkert (alto & tnr sax); Sal Cracchiolo (tpt, fglhrn), Art Velasco (trb); David Torres (piano) CNC 4558 $12.98 “Conguero Poncho Sanchez’s Latin jazz octet is heard on a variety of group originals and obscurities, including ‘A Time for Love’ [and] ‘Manteca,’ ... As usual, the playing is spirited, rhythmic, danceable, and quite fun.” - All Music


Cellar Live Jazz is On Sale!The Artistry of Saxman Cory Weeds

The Cory Weeds Quintet / Let’s Go!Works: Corrida De jangada; Sonho Meu; Agua De Beber; Boce Es Com Deus; Aguas De Marco; Lua Soverana; Romaria; Loro; Meu Pais; Gema; Once I Loved; A Feli-cidade Artists: Cory Weeds, tnr sax; Tilden Webb, pno;

Ken Lister, bass; Jesse Cahill, drums CARL CL013013 $14.99 Steve Davis’s lyrical, hard-swinging style gained him broad recognition during the 1990’s while working with the bands of jazz legends.

Craig Wuepper, drums / StorytellingWorks: The Children and the Warlock; Snapshot; A Little Monkish Music, Please; Angilalanga; Sam-son; Song For Joe; Blues For the Piano Player; For All We Know Artists: Craig Wuepper (drums), various artists CARL CL010114 $14.99 Recorded in NYC during the aftermath of 9//11, Storytelling is a hard swinging, spiritual, playful and healing record, performed by a great combination of like-minded musicians.

Curtis Nowosad, drums / DialecticsWorks: Speak No Evil; Empirically Speaking; Dialec-tics; 159 & St. Nick; A Casual Test; Reconciliation; Bye-Ya; Gleaning & Dreaming; I Remember You Artists: Curtis Nowosad (drums); Jimmy Greene (sop. & tnr sax); Derrick Gardner (tpt); Will Bonness (piano); Steve Kirby (bass) CARL CL010115 $13.99 Nowosad’s sophomore album, Dialectics, finds him propelling his world-class quintet through a program of hard-swinging, accessible and exciting original music.

Fraser MacPherson Trio / Live at Puccini’sWorks: I Got Rhythm; All the Things You Are; Body and Soul; Goose Pimples; Some-day You’ll Be Sorry; Sweet Georgia Brown; Struttin’ with Some BBQ; Sophisticated Lady; Honeysuckle Rose; Young and Foolish

CARL CL010177 $14.99 A Vancouver Vintage performance by world re-nowned tenor saxophonist Fraser MacPherson and his working trio of Oliver Gannon on guitar and Wyatt Ruther on bass.

David French, saxophone / Dance of the BeesArtists: David French (sax); Reg Schwager (gtr); Andrew Sowning (bass); Nick Fraser (drums) CARL CL020410 $14.99 David French’s tunes were inspired by influences as di-verse as Monk, the blues and

Brazilian styles, while “Malarkey” is a playful sax and drums improvisation. The result is a pleasingly varied collection from an artist worth watching.

Metalwood / TwentyWorks: The Past Before You; Bodybeard; For-tune Smniles; Gargantua; Rooftops; Clutch; Good Things; Extra Salty; Push; Soliarite Artists: Brad Turner; Ian Froman; Mike Murley; Chris Tarry CARL CL013016 $13.99 Cellar Live is proud to say that the wait is finally over - “Twenty” is more than a comeback. It is ar-guably Metalwood’s best album to date.

Oliver Gannon & Miles Black / BroadwayWorks: I Remember You; Triste; My Funny Valentine; I Want To Be Happy; Easy Living; You & the Night & the Music; Have You Met Miss Jones; Nature Boy; The Nearness of You; Broadway Artists: Oliver Gannon, gui-

tar; Miles Black, piano CARL CL011214 $13.99 On this CD, Oliver and Miles have chosen classic tunes from the Great American Songbook and play those songs with a youthful exuberance almost as if they’re playing them for the first time.

Joel Haynes Trio / TransitionsWorks: Transitions; House of Haynes; Cham-pagne Supernova; The Wobbler; Here and Now; L’Espace; Always There; Impress Me Artists: Joel Haynes (drums); Tilden Webb (piano); Jodi Pro-znick (bass) CARL CL020908 $14.99 What a fun night this must have been! The working group of Haynes with pianist Tilden Webb and Jodi Proznick plays together like the Celtics defense - absolutely air tight.

Mike Allen Quartet / PanoramaWorks: Get Back; Labyrinth; Modalitee; Two Summers; Panorama; Sun Shine; The Ways of Love; Let Go Rise Atone; San Miguel; Sing Out Artists: Mike Allen (saxes); Hugh Fraser (trb); Miles Black (piano); Adam Thomas

(bass); Julian Macdonough (drums) CARL CL012013 $14.99 Whether it’s exciting solo work, intimate accompa-niment or fiery horn lines that cut through bluesy grooves, there is a depth to this music that is remi-niscent of the classic jazz albums of the 1960s.

Jennifer Scott Brasileira / Sonho MeuSongs: Corrida De Jangada; Sonho Meu; Agua De Beber; Aguas De Marco; Lua Sobera-na; Romaria; Loro; Meu Pais; Gema Artists: Jennifer Scott, vocals, piano & Ukulele; Bill Coon, guitars; Cory Weeds: tnr sax; Rene Worst, bass;

Nino DiPasquale, drums CARL CL012312 $14.99 There are moments here that come too close to the middle of the road for my left-field tastes, but on the whole Sonho Meu is carefully crafted, en-gagingly performed, and beautifully recorded.

Brian Lynch Quartet / Fuschia/Red Works: Intro; Cory’s Strut; Fuschia/Red; ma-genta’s Waltz; Aurora; Mysteries of Travel; J.B.’s Dilemma Artists: Brian Lynch, tpt; Brad Turner, Fender Rhodes piano; André Lachance, bass; Ber-nie Arai, drums CARL CL020201 $14.99 Hard bop trumpeter Brian Lynch played formerly with Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers in addition to the Phil Woods Quintet and his own combo.

Chris Davis, trumpet / A Night RememberedWorks: The Traffic; Eleva-tion; Happy-Go-Lucky Local; Gypsy Jingle Jangle; Infant Eyes; Nothing Serious Art-ists: Mike “Suga” Allen, Mike Allen (alto & tnr sax); John Van Dewsen (trb); Tilden Webb (piano); Tommy Babin

(bass); John Davis (drums) CARL CL010807 $14.99 Since moving to Vancouver just a few short years ago, Chris Davis has established himself as not only one of Vancouver’s premiere trumpeters but one of Canada’s!

Chris Davis, trumpet / Baile BonitaWorks: Sweetie Pie; West 42nd Street; All That Glitters; Baile Bonita; You Dig?; In-iquity; Walk in the Rain; He Be Struttin’; King of Hearts Artists: Chris Davis (tpt); Ian Hendrickson-Smith (alto sax); Adam Thomas (bass);

Jesse Cahill (drums) CARL CL020510 $14.99 Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Davis moved to Vancouver about 5 years ago. His first release on Cellar Live called ‘A Night Remembered’ re-ceived rave reviews.

John Webber Quartet / Down for the CountWorks: Look Love Away; Down For the Count; Lulu’s Lope; The Thrill is Gone; This Love of Mine; Big G Blues; Twilight in Seville; Minor March; Make Someone Happy Artists: John Webber (guitar); Harold Mabern (piano); Nat Reeves (bass); Joe Farnsworth (drums) CARL CL021914 $14.99 John Webber remarked on this date “I got the guys I was comfortable working with, because I know that with them, it’s always going to be swinging.” And swing it does!

Brad Turner, trumpet / It’s That TimeWorks: It’s That Time; Nicole; Nevile; Bread Sand-wich; Silence World; Scrappy; Wishing Won’t Make It So; Underdog; The Peacocks Artists: Brad Turner (tpt, fglhrn); Bruno Hubert (piano); André Lachance (bass); Dylan van der Schyff (drums) CARL CL022011 $14.99 The Brad Turner Quartet has garnered interna-tional attention as an ensemble of keen interactive sense, formidable improvisational skills as well as having developed a strong and varied repertoire.

The Chris Tarry Group / Sorry to Be StrangeWorks: Then There Was One; Yeah Guys!; Vi-enna in the Spring; Merry-Go-Round; P.G.O.A.T.; Universal Traveler; McCann Can Blues; For the Quiet heart; Here We Go Again Artists: Chris Tarry (electric bass); Leah Siegel (vocals); Kelly Jefferson (sax); Jon Cowherd (piano); Dan Weiss (drums) CARL CL023106 $14.99 “Tarry’s terrain is a muscular and acrobatic electric bass, a world where deep rock might saddle to deep swing in a moment.” – Down Beat

Cory Weeds / Everything’s Coming Up WeedsWorks: Bb’s Blue Blues; Biru Kirusau; Ell’a Walk; Little Unknown One; I’ve Never Been in Love Before; Bailin’ on You; 323 Shutter; Cyclaman; The Pour Artists: Cory Weeds (tnr sax); Jim Rotondi (tpt); Ross Taggart

(pno); John Webber (bass); Willie Jones III (drums) CARL CL01009 $14.99One could suppose that, given Cory Weeds’ posi-tion as owner of The Cellar jazz club and associated label, that his records are mere vanity projects, but if the first album from his quintet didn’t convince you otherwise (and it should have), then this one will.

Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton / DreamsvilleWorks: Who Can I Turn To; Lady Wants to Know; How Do You Like Them Apples; Blue Daniel; Dreamsville; Hammer’s Tones; Nothing to Lose; Bennissimio; Love Is A Now And Then Thing; Robbin’s Nest; She Walks

This Earth Artists: Cory Weeds (sax); The Jeff Hamilton Trio CARL CL072216 $13.99 Tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds and the Jeff Ham-ilton Trio are at it again with a followup release to their critically acclaimed This Happy Madness re-cording. Dreamsville, a decidedly more melancholy recording, features some lesser known gems.

Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio / This Happy MadnessWorks: Blow Your Horn; Get Out of Town; Early Morning Rain; Max; Out of the Night Came You; This Happy Madness; Young at Heart; I Thought About You; There’s a Lull in My Life; Secret Love; Mr. Baggy Pants Artists: Cory Weeds (tenor saxophone); Tamir Hendelman (piano); Christoph Luty (acoustic bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums). CARL CL042015 $13.99 Cory Weeds is at it again with another stellar addition to his impressive discography... If you like music that swings This Happy Madness will not disappoint.

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