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NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTSPlease note that we now have multiple street dates for each month. The red box in the upper right hand corner of each page will indicate the street date for titles on that page. In most cases, release dates will be the first and third Fridays.

The key titles in our March release feature both established stars and up-and-coming talents. Acclaimed conductor and keyboard virtuoso Christophe Rousset completes his traversal of Bach's monumental Well Tempered Clavier with a recording of the 24 Preludes & Fugues of Book 1 for Apart. His partner once again is the glorious 1628 Ruckers double-manual harpsichord located at the Palace of Versailles. Celebrate the Easter season with another album of sublime choral singing from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge led by Graham Ross. The choir is on top form on Haec Dies, the latest release in harmonia mundi's series of albums devoted to the seasons of the church year. Britain's top cellist, Steven Isserlis, performs concertos by Elgar and Walton on his latest release for Hyperion. Unflinchingly challenging the ghost of Jacqueline du Pr, Isserlis brings the full range of his formidable technique and keen musicality to bear in Elgar's evergreen masterpiece. American composer Mason Bates is a rising star. His fascinating music connects the seemingly disparate worlds of classical and electronic dance music. The latest release from MTT and the San Francisco Symphony features a selection of Bates's groundbreaking compositions. Baritone Christopher Purves stars as Walt Disney in one of Philip Glass's most controversial works, his opera The Perfect American, which receives its world premire recording this month on Orange Mountain. On the jazz front, young Israeli-American bassist Omer Avital headlines on an exciting new release for Jazz Village.

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Stephen Hough PLAYS DVORAK & SCHUMANNThis album presents two rich piano concertos played by the unparalleled Stephen Hough. Schumann and Dvork each wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being performed here in its fearsomely challenging original version. The eminent Andris Nelsons, making his Hyperion dbut, conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Dvok & Schumann: Piano ConcertosStephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris NelsonsHyperion CDA 68099

LEYLA MCCALLA DEBUTS ON JAZZ VILLAGEA Day For the Hunter, A Day for the Prey, the follow up to singer and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla's critically acclaimed Vari-Colored Songs, is a musical exploration of two cultural identities one sprouted in the United States and the other firmly planted in Haiti. McCalla alternates between cello, tenor banjo and guitar, and sings in English, French and Haitian Creole. Whether she tackles fresh versions of traditional pieces or original compositions, there is a timelessness to all of her songs.

A Day for The Hunter, A Day for the PreyLeyla McCallaJazz Village JV 570116

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4Duphly: Pieces de ClavecinChristophe Rousset Apart AP 043 (3149028024425)$27.98 US / $29.98 CA

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Each appearance of Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset leaves an unforgettable memory with those who have had the good fortune to hear them in concert. Long-standing partners, they now join together for the first time on disc for a composer they revere: the mysterious Antoine Forqueray. Born in 1672 in Paris, he was one of the greatest gambists of all time. Famed for his virtuosic improvisations, he published none of his 300-odd pieces before dying in 1745. Aside from a few handwritten works copied in the collections of other composers, all of Forquerays music has been lost.

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Forqueray Pices de viole

Atsushi Sakai (viola da gamba), Marion Martineau (viola da gamba), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

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Trumpet ConcertosRomain Leleu, Orchestre dAuvergne, Fors VesesApart AP 103 (3149028059526)$21.98 US / $22.98 CA

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Japanese harpist Naoko Yoshino is one the of the worlds leading musicians. Upon their first meeting in 2013, Yoshino felt as if she had found her musical soulmates in Roberto Fors Veses and the Orchestre dAuvergne. This recording is the result of their special relationship, which has grown and matured over their continued collaboration. The works they have recorded are some of the most beautiful of the harp repertoire.

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Harp ConcertosMusic of Rodrigo, Turina, Debussy & Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Naoko Yoshino (harp), Orchestre dAuvergne, Roberto Fors Veses

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5Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 2Christophe RoussetApart AP 070 (3149028041224)$31.98 US / $33.98 CA

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Rousset's WTC now complete Performed on the Ruckers harpsichord at the Chteau of Versailles Rousset is a leading baroque music specialist

Following up his critically acclaimed recording of Book 2, Christophe Rousset completes Bachs masterpiece of preludes and fugues with The Well-tempered Clavier Book 1. With modesty and rigor, he gives a very rich, varied interpretation of this universal monument of art, revealing its secrets to us in a highly informative introductory text. Performed on the magnificent Ruckers harpsichord at the Chteau of Versailles, Nicolas Bartholomes recording ideally reproduces the full flavor of this miraculous instrument.

BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

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Violinist Nicolas Dautricourt and pianist Dana Ciocarlie present the world premire recordings of Benjamin Godards Violin Sonatas. A prolific composer as well as a talented violinist and pianist, Godards works are written in the tradition of Beethoven. They combine the qualities of inspiration, intensity of emotion and the easy virtuosity that defined romanticism. These works allow us to see different faces of Godard - from the first sonata, crafted in the ardor of his youth, to the fourth, regarded as a masterpiece of the form.

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GODARD Sonatas for Violin & Piano

Nicolas Dautricourt (violin), Dana Ciocarlie (piano)

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The mlodies of Benjamin Godard (1849-1895) are little-known, and yet, Godard was one of the most prolific composers in the genre. Focusing on opera after the success of his dramatic symphony Le Tasse in 1878, Godard composed several lyric works that overshadowed his 162 published songs. Today, they remain one of the most interesting parts of his catalogue. The pieces selected here by Tassis Christoyannis and Jeff Cohen, most of them recorded for the first time, illustrate the composers literary sensibilities.

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GODARD Mlodies

Tassis Christoyannis (tenor), Jeff Cohen (piano)

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Artist dbut recording 2015 International Early Music Competition First Prize 2013 International Young Artist's Presentation Winner

Notturno, the dbut recording by the ensemble LEscadron Volant de la Reine, is the result of several years work studying Italian music of the late 17th century. The group chose to record this repertoire for its beauty and rarity. The music lets each musician speak and the instruments carry on a dialogue as equals. The name LEscadron Volant de la Reine means The Queens Flying Squad. This was a designation for the ladies-in-waiting recruited by Catherine de Mdici, who were given the responsibility of diplomacy at the court.

NotturnoCaresana Lectio Prima del Venerd SantoScarlatti SinfoniasVeneziano Lectio Terza del Primo Notturno del Venerd Santo

LEscadron Volant de la Reine

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8Bach: St. John PassionRIAS Kammerchor, AMM Berlin, Jacobsharmonia mundi HMC 802336 (3149020223666)$33.98 US / $35.98 CA

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Written to celebrate 1,000 years of Christianity Performances interpreted from original manuscript Schnittke is one of Russia's best-known contemporary composers

Hans-Christoph Rademann leads the RIAS Kammerchor in an essential work from contemporary Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. The Penitential Psalms were created in Moscow in 1988 in celebration of a thousand years of Christianity. The texts are culled from anonymous 16th century writings about religion. The performances here have been interpreted from the original manuscript of the composer. Also included are Schnittkes Three Sacred Hymns, a trilogy of works rooted in Russian romanticism.

SCHNITTKE Penitential Psalms

RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann

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9Requiem - Music for All Saints & All SoulsChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Rossharmonia mundi HMU 907617 (093046761721)$19.98 US / $20.98 CA

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A selection of sacred music for Eastertide Latest release in an ongoing series Produced by composer John Rutter

"That most elegant of mixed Oxbridge choirs (Gramophone), The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, directed by Graham Ross release their sixth recording in Rosss brilliantly conceived series based on the major festivals in the Anglican calendar. This Easter collection spans five centuries, including a world premire by Matthew Martin, in a program exploring the rich tapestry of repertoire across Europe. Haec dies was produced by John Rutter, composer and former Director of Music at Clare College, in the glorious acoustics of All Hallows Church.

Haec DiesMusic for Easter

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham RossMatthew Jorysz (organ)

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Rameau: Castor & PolluxEnsemble Pygmalion, Pichonharmonia mundi HMC 902212 (3149020221228)$23.98 US / $25.98 CA

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Features acclaimed mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink 2014 winner of the Fondation Bettencourt-Schueller Choral Prize Ensemble Pygmalion performs on period instruments

Rheinmdchen is a collection of works and scenes for female choir by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wagner. Raphal Pichon leads the Ensemble Pygmalion and internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink through a program that is guaranteed to delight any fan of vocal music.

RheinmdchenMusic of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms & Wagner

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano)Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphal Pichon

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Sonatas by Bach, Handel & ScarlattiSteven Isserlis, Richard EgarrHyperion Records CDA 68045 (034571280455)$19.98 US / $20.98 CA

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Steven Isserlis is on tour now with Stephen Hough Stephen Isserlis was appointed a CBE by England in 1998 Paavo Jrvi was awarded Estonia's Order of the White Star in 2013

Sir Edward Elgars sublime Cello Concerto receives an impassioned new performance from Steven Isserlis, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Paavo Jrvi. With additional works by Sir William Walton and Gustav Holst, as well as a miniature suite for solo cello by Imogen Holst, this is unquestionably one of the years most eagerly awaited releases.

ELGAR Cello Concerto Walton Cello ConcertoHolst InvocationIMOGEN Holst The Fall of the Leaf

Steven Isserlis (cello)Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Jrvi

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Bach: Piano Transcriptions Vol. 1Nadejda VlaevaHyperion CDA 67873 (034571178738) $19.98 US / $20.98 CA

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Nadejda Vlaeva is a young piano virtuoso poised to make a lasting mark on the world of classical music. This program of alluring piano works by Sergei Bortkiewicz includes the Piano Sonata No.2, the Six Preludes and more. Many of these works have only been recently discovered and are recorded here for the first time.

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BORTKIEWICZ Piano Sonata No.2, Three Mazurkas, Jugoslavische Suite, Fantasiestcke, Lyrica nova, Six Preludes

Nadejda Vlaeva (piano)

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Hyperion's trio of master-medievalist tenors John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman, Rogers Covey-Crump present the final installment of their Conductus trilogy. This intimate form of music and poetry from thirteenth century France is done its full justice by this talented trio.

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Conductus Vol.3Music & Poetry from Thirteenth Century France

John Potter (tenor), Christopher O'Gorman (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)

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Haydn: String Quartets Op.33The London Haydn QuartetHyperion CDA 67955 (034571179551)$19.98 US / $20.98 CA

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2 CDs for the price of 1 One of the world's leading period instrument quartets Latest release in the LHQ's acclaimed Haydn series

The London Haydn Quartet turns to the String Quartets of Op.50. Written in 1787, they are more serious and intellectually taut than his previous set, Op.33, written in 1781. This set was dedicated to King Frederick William II of Prussia and is commonly known as the "Prussian Quartets." They dazzle in such committed performances as these.

HAYDN String Quartets Op.50 Nos.1-6

The London Haydn Quartet

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2005 winner ot the International Johannes Brahms competition All works recorded in just over three months Deluxe 6-disc boxed-set

Only passion and time permit a thorough knowledge of a composer such as Johannes Brahms. The link between Brahms and Geoffroy Couteau is visceral, fundamental and vital. This recording represents Couteau's personal journey to reveal the soul and intellect of the composer. Aware of the magnitude of the project, Couteau devoted himself to it exclusively for almost two years. The choice to record the complete works for solo piano by Brahms in just over three months was undoubtedly one of the greatest artistic adventures Couteau has ever experienced.

BRAHS Complete Piano Works

Geoffroy Couteau (piano)

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Gounod: RequiemEnsemble Vocal de Lausanne, CorbozMirare MIR 129 (3760127221296)$23.98 US / $24.98 CA

On this release from Mirare, beloved choral conductor Michel Corboz leads the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne in a collection of French music written in honor of the Virgin Mary. Featured composers include Franck, Ladmirault, Alain, Berthier and Ropartz. One of the album's highlights is the inclusion of two versions of Franck's beloved Panis angelicus one for soprano and one for tenor.

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Schola Aeterna

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Michel Corboz

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Tchaikovsky: Piano WorksBoris BerezovskyMirare MIR 200 (3760127222002)$23.98 US / $24.98 CA

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Titanic, romantic, impassioned Tchaikovskys Grande Sonate is like an Russian epic novel full of landscapes and battles. The composer's more intimate cycle, The Seasons, is like a musical diary depicting the frailty of human existence. These two works, performed here by Jonas Vitaud, are respectively imposing and delicate, and demonstrate Tchaikovskys love of the piano.

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Tchaikovsky Les Saisons, Grande Sonate

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Gounod: La ColombeThe Hall, ElderOpera Rara ORC 53 (792938005324)$57.98 US / $59.98 CA

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First studio recording of Donizettis unfinished opera of 1839 American soprano Angela Meade's Opera Rara dbut Deluxe boxed-set

Le Duc dAlbe stars the glorious American soprano Angela Meade, making her dbut recording for Opera Rara. A rising star, Meade is one of the most exciting singers in the opera world today. Joining her, following his astonishing performance on the labels award-winning recording of Donizettis Les Martyrs, is tenor Michael Spyres, as well as Laurent Naouri, who sang on Opera Rara's recent recording of Gounods La Colombe. Le Duc dAlbe was composed to a libretto by Eugne Scribe and Charles Duveyrier in 1839, but Donizetti set it aside after completing only two acts, never to return to the score. It is those two magnificent acts that are recorded here.

DONIZETTI Le Duc dAlbe

Angela Meade (soprano), Michael Spyres (tenor), Laurent Naouri (bass-baritone), Gianluca Buratto (bass)Hall Orchestra, Mark Elder

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World Premire recording Explores the death of Walt Disney Glass's most controversial work

Orange Mountain Music presents the premire recording of Philip Glass's 2013 opera The Perfect American, which explores the death of Walt Disney. An exceptional roster of soloists, including Christopher Purves as Disney and the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real Madrid under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies, presents a fictionalized biography of his final months. We discover Disney's delusions of immortality, his utopian visions and his tortured life. Characters include Wilhelm Dantine, a cartoonist who worked for Disney who desperately seeks his recognition, Disney's wife Lillian, his confidante Hazel, his brother Roy, his children Diane and Sharo and his close (and ill-treated) collaborators. All contribute to the opera's remarkable 'animation' of the life of Disney.

GLASS The Perfect American

Christopher Purves (baritone)Teatro Real Madrid, Dennis Russell Davies

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The music of Scotland has long inspired classical composers. Scottish reels were first immortalized by Beethoven. Playing Bruchs Scottish Fantasia, violinist David Oistrakh pays tribute to the countrys rugged beauty, conjuring up the ancient, remote feel of Caledonia. The program here is completed by classic performances of Mendelssohns Scottish Symphony and Hebrides Overture.

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Strains of CaledoniaBRUCH Scottish Fantasia; Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Symphony No.3

David Oistrakh (violin), George Szell, Leonard Bernstein

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Great Hungarian conductor Ferenc Fricsay contended that musicians had to work on Bartks major works to master Mozarts unique combination of profundity and playfulness. His compatriot, pianist Annie Fischer, provides eloquent proof of that theory in this program which features Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos.21 and 23 and Bartk's Piano Concerto No.3.

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MOZART Piano Concertos Nos.21 & 23Bartk Piano Concerto No.3

Annie Fischer (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Sir Adrian Boult, Ferenc Fricsay, Wolfgang Sawallisch

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Stravinsky Apollon Musagte, Orpheus, Ode, Fireworks, Song of the Volga Boatmen

Igor Stravinsky, Yevgeny MravinskyPraga PRD 250330

SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos.1 & 4, Manfred Overture

Wilhelm FurtwnglerPraga PRD 350119

PROKOFIEV Symphonies Nos.5 & 6

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny MravinskyPraga PRD 350121

Russian born, naturalized French and later American citizen, Igor Stravinsky made a triumphant return to the USSR for three days in October of 1962 at the invitation of Khrushchev. In concert, he conducted Apollon Musagte and the Song of the Volga Boatmen. This disc celebrates that historic visit. Also featured here is Yevgeny Mravinsky leading the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in Stravinsky's Orpheus, Ode and Fireworks.

Wilhelm Furtwngler was an excellent pianist and accompanied leading singers at opera rehearsals and lieder recitals by Wolf, Schubert and Schumann. He did not consider Schumann to be a great orchestral composer, yet refused to authenticate Mahlers versions of Symphonies Nos.2 and 3. Here we have what Furtwngler chose to bequeath to posterity, including his consummate reading of Schumanns Symphony No.4.

This is a logical, albeit rare, combination of works presented to the Politburo to reflect victory and irresistible force. Understandably they favored the fifth but unjustifiably disliked the sixth. The 'two-headed symphony' had the misfortune to displease Stalin, who expected an ode to his glory. Yevgeny Mravinsky seldom performed these symphonies but has left for posterity a few ardent concert recordings.

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Adams: Absolute JestSan Francisco Symphony, Tilson ThomasSFS Media SFS 0063 (821936006320)$24.98 US / $25.98 CA

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World premire recordings Recently named the second most-performed living composer First composer-in-residence of the Kennedy Center

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release an exhilarating album of composer Mason Batess large-scale works for orchestra and electronica. Hear the first-ever recordings of his colossal Liquid Interface and the SFS-commissioned The B-Sides alongside Batess supercharged work, Alternative Energy. One of the most creative and ingenuous synthesists of our time, these works show Bates reimagining the dimensions of symphonic music by integrating jazz, techno, drum-n-bass, field recordings of a FermiLab particle collider and more.

BATES Works for Orchestra - The B-Sides, Liquid Interface, Alternative Energy

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

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Edition Records has developed a formidable reputation as one of Europes most innovative and forward-thinking record labels in recent years. Founded in 2008, Edition is driven by an uncompromising love of music and a quest in producing the highest quality music by world-class creative musicians. Edition excels at amplifying their presence globally with a local and personal feel. Following on the release of the label's first classical titles, this month we welcome the label's complete catalog. Be sure to watch for upcoming new releases from Phronesis, Gerard Presencer, Jason Rebello, Andr Fernandes and Aki Rissanen.

A full list of catalog titles is available on our B2B website.

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Live at SmallsThe Omer Avital GroupSmalls Live SL 0014 (884501418355)Price Code: A14 - SRP: $14.98

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Hailed as the "Israeli Charles Mingus" A star on the New York jazz scene Avital's music incorporates Middle-Eastern grooves

Bassist and composer Omer Avital has been praised by critics as, "extraordinary" (The New York Times), "a pioneer in combining jazz with myriad world music elements" (Los Angeles Times) and, "one of the most exciting musicians to come onto the jazz scene in the last twenty years" (DownBeat). Avital is a visionary composer and virtuoso musician whose genre-defying ensembles push the boundaries of jazz expression. On his new album Abutbul Music, Avital delivers a strong statement, with a powerful sound, joyful rhythms and melodies that draw on gospel and soul.

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Performing as a duo since 2000 Awarded the German World Music Prize 2006 Leading exponents of tango

With a career spanning 20 years, bandonon player Juanjo Mosalini is one of the leading musical figures in Argentina. On Delta y Mar, he is joined by guitarist Vicente Bgeholz. These two artists met in 2000 and performed together as Duo Bgeholz Mosalini all across Europe and Latin America. Winners of the German World Music Award, they have made it their mission to honor the legacy of the tango.

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Roque 'Jarrito' Montoya, more than many others, was just as happy singing fandango, cantes de Las Minas and la buleria. The timbre of his voice, depending on the style, alternately prays, implores, fades into silence, blazes, screams, whispers, murmurs and expresses a thousand other subtle feelings. With his well-stocked 'bag of tricks,' Jarrito is a genuine walking encyclopedia of flamenco cante.

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Great Masters of Flamenco Vol.26

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Curro de Utrera's performances provided an opportunity to marvel at his sturdy, powerful and sonorous voice. For Curro, singing was obviously a way to call forth and express things hidden deep inside him. In his hands, the cante was a vast concept seeming to come from the very depths of his heart, his belly his very gut. Curro stretched his melody out in time, showing he had not only big lungs but also a big heart.

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