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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSSTREET DATE: JANUARY 13, 2015

2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. One of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, it tore the country apart, pitting family against family and neighbor against neighbor. For 1865, their final album, Anonymous 4 chose to explore the songs of hope and home that bolstered the spirits of Civil War soldiers and their loved ones. Joined by folk music superstar Bruce Molsky, the album completes their popular trilogy of Americana recordings (p.9). Paul Lewis is one of the finest pianists of his generation. On his latest release, he plays Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in its original version for solo piano (p.10). Violinist Philippe Graffin is the soloist in works by Joseph Jongen’s on the latest volume of Hyperion’s acclaimed Romantic Violin Concerto series (p.15). Mozart’s four Horn Concertos are among the composer’s most popular works. English natural-horn virtuoso Pip Eastop offers superb readings of these gems, paired with the equally cheery Horn Quintet (p.17). Other classical releases worthy of note include a disc of Handel’s music for Queen Caroline with Les Arts Florissants (p.19) and a DVD of Handel’s opera Rodelina with Nicolaus Harnoncourt (p.5). In non-classical releases, jazz takes the spotlight. Discovered by Quincy Jones and featured in an Oscar-worthy documentary on Clark Terry, pianist Justin Kauflin makes his solo début this month on Jazz Village with Dedication. Playing with soul and emotion well beyond his years, Kauflin offers a superb set of twelve originals (p.23). Three new titles from Smalls Live round out the month with swing (p.25).

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“The performances are immaculate... the sheer accomplishment of Les Arts Florissants is hard to resist.”—THE GUARDIAN

“A powerful, polished account...”—THE NEW YORK TIMES

“This program is one of the more intelligent, thoughtfully designed, and best played you’ll ever hear...”—CLASSICS TODAY

René Jacobs explores the roots of Baroque operaComposed at a time when neither oratorio nor opera existed, Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s magisterial musical drama Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo combines song, stage action, dance, and instrumental music in perfect harmony. On this new recording, maestro René Jacobs illuminates this key work, written at the dawn of the Baroque revolution.

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IMPORTThroughout his life, the oboe played a key role in the music of Georg Friedrich Handel. For no other instrument did he compose such passionate, dramatic and virtuosic music. On this disc, the Batzdorfer Hofkapelle presents a selection of

Handel’s most beautiful works featuring the oboe. Xenia Löffler, member of the Akademe für Alte Musik Berlin, is the soloist. Vocal parts in the arias with oboe are sung by the young coloratura soprano Marie Friederike Schöder, a shooting star of the baroque music scene.

IMPORTJean-Marie Leclair, ordinaire de la musique du roi in the court orchestra of Louis XV, was considered “The Corelli of France” by his contemporaries — and not without reason. The duos for two violins without basso continuo stand out in his oeuvre,

not least because of their unusual instrumentation. In them, Leclair introduced a new art of violin-playing that combined Italian virtuosity with the elegance of French dance. On this release, two proven baroque specialists, Florian Deuter and Mónica Waisman, perform a selection of these spectacular works.

My Favourite Instrument — Concertos, Sonatas & Arias with OboeHANDEL Oboe Concerto, Almira Suite, Oboe Sonata, Double Concerto, Trio Sonata, Teseo Overture, Arias

Xenia Löffler (oboe), Marie Friederike Schöder (soprano), Batzdorfer HofkapelleAccent • ACC 24295

LECLAIR Sonatas for Two Violins Op.12

Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)Accent • ACC 24298

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IMPORTFrom the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, plainchant was sung polyphonically all over Europe — in a great variety of ways. It is no exaggeration to say that for centuries it epitomized the sound of church music for congregations. Fauxbourdon

was a means of solemnizing the Divine Office by embellishing the plainchant melody. This double CD featuring Dominique Vellard and the Ensemble Gilles Binchois offers a selection of this music that reflects the variety and diversity of four centuries of French polyphonic plainchant.

IMPORTLouis Schwizgebel has been described as ‘a pianist with a profound gift’ (The Guardian, August 2013) and an ‘insightful musician’ (The New York Times, May 2013). Born in 1987, he is already well-known on the international scene. His third album

for Aparté is devoted to two early masterpieces by Beethoven. Schwizgebel was selected by BBC Radio 3 as a BBC New Generation Artist. Here he plays with one of Britain’s finest orchestras, the London Philharmonic, conducted by Thierry Fischer.

Polyphonies oubliéesFaux-bourdons from the 16th-19th Centuries

Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Maîtrise de Toulouse, Dominique VellardAparté • AP 097

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos No.1 & 2

Louis Schwizgebel (piano)London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thierry FischerAparté • AP 098

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IMPORT All zones; 189 minutes; 16:9 Aspect; PCM2.0; In Italian with SubtitlesThis DVD from Belvedere features Nikolaus Harnoncourt leading the period-instrument Concentus Musicus Wien in a definitive, reference quality production of Handel’s operatic masterpiece Rodelinda. Nicolaus’s brother Philipp Harnoncourt’s staging translates the Baroque opera into a modern context, which helps tell the timeless story in an impressing and direct way. The production’s outstanding cast includes soprano Danielle de Niese, countertenor Bejun Mehta and tenor Kurt Streit.

HANDEL Rodelinda

Danielle de Niese (soprano), Bejun Mehta, Matthias Rexroth (countertenors), Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano), Kurt Streit (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone), Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus HarnoncourtBelvedere • 10144

Recently releasedRavel: Concert for a Deaf SoulBelvedere • 10150 (4280000101501)

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDThe Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms was composed in the summer of 1877. Its cheery and almost pastoral mood often invite comparisons with Beethoven’s sixth symphony. On this SACD from Channel Classics featuring Iván Fischer leading his Budapest Festival Orchestra, Brahms’s ‘pastoral’ symphony is paired with two overtures. The Tragic Overture offers a somber contrast to the sunny mood of the symphony, while the Academic Festival Overture ends the program on a positive and uplifting note.

BRAHMS Symphony No.2, Tragic Overture, Academic Festival Overture

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván FischerChannel Classics • CCS SA 33514

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—THE BUFFALO NEWS

Brahms: Symphony No.1Channel • CCS SA 28309 (723385283096)

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IMPORTJohn Kitchen has established a hugely popular se-ries of concerts at Usher Hall, and draws on its rep-ertoire to follow up his 2004 recording of the then newly restored instrument with a program that fur-ther represents the vast variety of music that draws

in the Edinburgh crowds. Kitchen was a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Edinburgh, where he continues as University Organist. Following the restoration of the Usher Hall organ in 2003, he was appointed Edinburgh City Organist with promotional and curatorial duties, a post he still holds.

IMPORTRohan de Saram, one of the world’s most distinguished cellists, teams up with the equally eminent pianist Benjamin Frith in a very interesting and distinctive selection of works for cello and piano that span eight decades. From the

sunny romanticism of Brahms to the melancholy of Sibelius to the modernity of Ivor Keys, this release is a fascinating recital disc performed by two outstanding British musicians.

The Usher Hall Organ Vol.2

John Kitchen (organ)Delphian • DCD 34132

KEYS Cello SonataSIBELIUS Malinconia Op.20BRAHMS Violin Sonata No.1 (arr. Paul Klengel)

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IMPORT Hindemith composed more than thirty sonatas for an incredibly diverse collection of instruments – all of which he was capable of playing himself. This fascinating selection of works written between 1935 and 1948 is played by some of today’s finest soloists, with the guiding spirit of Alexander Melnikov at the piano. Soloists include violinist Isabelle Faust, cellist Alexander Rudin, trumpeter Jeroen Berwaerts, trombonist Gérard Costes and Teunis van der Zwart playing the rarely heard althorn.

HINDEMITH Sonatas for...

Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Rudin (cello), Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet), Teunis van der Zwart (althorn), Gérard Costes (trombone), Alexander Melnikov (piano)harmonia mundi • HMC 905271

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—THE BAY AREA REPORTER

Bethoveen: Piano Trios Opp.70 & 97harmonia mundi • HMC 902125 (3149020212523)

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IMPORT SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDAnonymous 4 and special guest Bruce Molsky commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War with songs that were in the air in the year 1865. It includes ballads and choruses originally intended for the stage and the parlor, as well as songs and instrumental tunes from the hills and back roads of America. They portray the highly emotional, personal stories of soldiers, widows and others who lived through one of the bloodiest wars in American history.

1865Songs of Hope and Home from the American Civil War

Anonymous 4Bruce Molsky (fiddle, banjo, guitar & vocals)harmonia mundi • HMU 807549

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“Beauty, strength, and timelessness...”—EARLY MUSIC AMERICA

American Angelsharmonia mundi • HMU 907326 (093046732622)

“A stunning disc of old-time Americana...”—BILLBOARD

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“Exuberant and haunting.” —GRAMOPHONE

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IMPORT On this recording, Paul Lewis performs two major works of the keyboard repertoire. Decidedly programmatic, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is more commonly heard today in Ravel’s orchestral version. However, the original for solo piano is both a technical tour-de-force and a brilliant example of the composer’s coloristic gifts. The pairing is Schumann’s Fantaisie Op.17, a work whose movements originally had evocative titles (Ruin, Triumphal Arch, Constellation). The ‘program’ was removed before publication, but the ‘pictures’ Schumann intended listeners to imagine remain.

MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an ExhibitionSCHUMANN Fantasie Op.17Paul Lewis (piano)harmonia mundi • HMC 902096

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“Firmly in the company of great contemporary pianists...”—THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Schubert: The Late Piano Sonatasharmonia mundi • HMC 902165 (3149020216521)

“A mandatory purchase...”—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

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IMPORTFortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout continues his multi-disc survey of Mozart’s music for solo keyboard with volume seven of the series. The first six have been met with universal critical acclaim from around the world. This program of this release

explores the elegance and drama that are ever-present in Mozart’s music. Most notably, Bezuidenhout performs two works influenced by the composer’s 1778 stay in Paris — the grandly proportioned Sonata in A minor, K.310 and the dazzling Variations in C on “Lison dormait”, K.264.

IMPORTThe name Astor Piazzolla is synonymous with the word tango. A musical ambassador who carried the signature sounds of Argentina’s cafes and nightclubs to concert halls around the world, his instantly recognizable compositions (attractively arranged

here for harp, violin and bandoneón) are infused with elements of jazz, fusion and even classical baroque. Featured performers include former Boston Symphony principal harpist Ann Hobson Pilot, violinist Lucia Lin and Juan Pablo Jofre on bandoneón.

MOZART Keyboard Music Vol.7Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)harmonia mundi • HMU 907531

PIAZZOLLA Escualo, Histoire du Tango, Valísimo, Tango-Étude No.3, Chiquilín de Bachin, Ángel SuiteAnn Hobson Pilot (harp), Lucia Lin (violin), Juan Pablo Jofre (bandoneón)harmonia mundi • HMU 907627

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ROSSINIPetite Messe solennelle

RIAS KammerchorMarcus Creed

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RAMEAUNouvelles suites

Alexandre Tharaud (piano)harmonia mundi • HMX 2901754


ROTALa Strada, Il gattopardo, Concert-Soirée

Orquesta Ciudad de GranadaJosep Ponsharmonia mundi • HMX 2901864


J.S. BACHGoldberg VariationsAndreas Staier (harpsichord) harmonia mundi • HMX 2902058 IMPORTRemains Available as HMC 902058 (794881950324)

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DVORÁKViolin Concerto, Piano Trio Op.65

Isabelle Faust (violin)Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)Alexander Melnikov (piano) Jirí Belohlávekharmonia mundi • HMX 2901833

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VIVALDIThe Four Seasons

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlinharmonia mundi • HMX 2902061


Music for Compline

Stile Anticoharmonia mundi • HMX 290741

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Mr. Corelli In London

Maurice Steger (recorder)The English ConcertLaurence Cummingsharmonia mundi • HMX 2907523

IMPORTRemains Available as HMU 907523 (093046752323)

MOZARTDie Zauberflöte (Famous Scenes)

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin René Jacobsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908716

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HANDELAs steals the morn

Mark Padmore (tenor)The English ConcertAndrew Manzeharmonia mundi • HMX 2907422

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IMPORTOn these recordings, Schoenberg is revealed as a master of the art of lush orchestration, frequently changing tone-colors and expressing powerful emotions. Maestro Zubin Mehta has succeeded in drawing the more conservative listener closer to this

composer, both by the selection of the works and by the compelling performance of the orchestra.

IMPORT This program of works by Prokofiev and Respighi demonstrates the magic that comes from the baton of Zubin Mehta. With Maestro Mehta on the podium, the orchestra responds immediately, and the conductor never hesitates to make the music as

appealing as possible to the audience.

SCHOENBERG Pelleas und Melisande, Variations for OrchestraIsrael Philharmonic OrchestraZubin MehtaHelicon • 02.9665

PROKOFIEV Romeo & Juliet (Excerpts)RESPIGHI Pines of Rome, Trittico Botticelliano

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin MehtaHelicon • 02.9666

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IMPORTThe Romantic Violin Concerto series reaches Belgium and the music of Joseph Jongen, a composer more celebrated for his organ music now, but who was equally admired in his day for his orchestral and chamber works. On this new album, Philippe Graffin collaborates with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic and Martyn Brabbins in Jongen’s Violin Concerto, one of the composer’s first substantial works. Also included are other works for violin and orchestra, and a Rapsodie by Italian Romantic Sylvio Lazzari who was influenced — as was Jongen — by the music of César Franck.

Romantic Violin Concerto Vol.18JONGEN Violin Concerto, Adagio symphonique, FantasiaLAZZARI Rapsodie

Philippe Graffin (violin), Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn BrabbinsHyperion • CDA 68005

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Romantic Violin Concerto Vol.17Hyperion • CDA 68050 (034571280509)

“Jack Liebeck is in superb form in both works.”—THE WHOLE NOTE

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IMPORT The Cardinall’s Musick and their inspirational director Andrew Carwood present a further volume of their Gramophone award winning series of Tallis’s sacred music. This new album contains some of the most sublime works of the entire period, performed with The Cardinall’s Musick’s familiar committed, full-blooded and beautiful singing. By including both Tallis’s English and Latin settings, this program demonstrates the composer’s mastery of the changing edicts imposed on him from above in this turbulent time.

TALLIS Ave, rosa sine spinis and other choral music

Cardinall’s Musick, Andrew CarwoodHyperion • CDA 68076

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Tallis: Puer natus est nobisHyperion • CDA 68026 (034571280264)

“The Cardinall’s Musick is absolutely breathtaking, and as always, Tallis’s music is a revelation...”—CD HOTLIST

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IMPORT Mozart’s Horn Concertos are perhaps the most popular works ever written for the instrument. This album presents all the works Mozart wrote for his lifelong friend, horn player Joseph Leutgeb, who was one of the foremost players of his day. In these five works Mozart captures the public persona of an instrument most readily associated with all things hunting, but he also brings it indoors: lyrical episodes, and especially the slow movements, show the very soul of the instrument. Natural horn player Pip Eastop’s technical ability and musical inventiveness are palpable in these hugely enjoyable renditions. He is accompanied by the Eroica Quartet and The Hanover Band led by Anthony Halstead (who has also provided an ending for the unfinished K417, Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major).

MOZART Horn Concertos Nos.1-4, Horn Quintet

Pip Eastop (french horn)Eroica QuartetHanover Band, Anthony HalsteadHyperion • CDA 68097

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SCRIABIN Complete Études

Piers Lane (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55242

SCRIABIN Complete Préludes Vol.1Piers Lane (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55450

SCRIABIN Complete Préludes Vol.2Piers Lane (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55451

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IMPORT These three mid-priced reissues in Hyperion’s Helios series feature Piers Lane bringing his admired technical bravura and innate musicality to the music of Scriabin. On his disc of the complete Études, one can hear the gradual but total transformation of Scriabin’s musical language. He began with a richly romantic and strongly emotional style centered on Chopin. After 1900, the texture and rhythmic structure of the music became increasingly intricate and fluid, while his sense of form grew ever more focused and concentrated. Lane’s two discs of the complete Préludes are bold and compelling, matching technical bravura with a rich vein of poetry and color and communicating the composer’s vivid and exceptional imagination.

IMPORTQueen Caroline was an emblematic female figure of the 18th century: the wife of King George II of England, a woman of great beauty, a champion of science and the arts, Caroline d’Ansbach was also the friend and patroness of Handel. The latter was entrusted with the solemn music composed for the grand ceremonies that marked the reign. This recording featuring William Christie and Les Arts Florissants brings together, for the first time, three works underlining the strong link between the monarch and her favorite composer.

Music for Queen CarolineHANDEL Coronation Anthem, Te Deum, Funeral Anthem

Les Arts Florissants, William ChristieLes Arts Florissants • AF 004

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“The performance is a revelation, sung and played with remarkable theatrical finesse...”—LOS ANGELES TIMES

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IMPORTThis recording pairs works by two composers who were in regular contact at the court of Esterházy. The piano trio occupies a significant place in the output of Joseph Haydn. Some forty years separate his Trio in G minor from the Piano Trio No.2 of

Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a remarkable virtuoso whose melodic gift won him the admiration of Mendelssohn. The Trio Chausson is featured on this recording, which brings out both the connections and contrasts between these great composers.

IMPORTDomenico Scarlatti was born in 1685 — the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Only a small fraction of his compositions were published during his lifetime; his 555 keyboard Sonatas were published long after his death. These

virtuosic single movement works display remarkable harmonic originality and contain influences from Iberian folk music. Pierre Hantaï’s three-disc Scarlatti series dating from the early 2000s is now available in a boxed set at mid-price. Upon release, each of the volumes was met with the highest critical acclaim.

HAYDN Piano Trios Hob. XV:1, 12 & 27HUMMEL Piano Trio No.2

Trio ChaussonMirare • MIR 271

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Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)Mirare • MIR 273

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IMPORTA major musical figure of the 18th-century, in his time, Telemann was more popular than Bach. This master of instrumental music was open to French and Italian influences and to the new galant style that flourished in Germany. Telemann wrote music

notable for its considerable panache. This is especially true of his chamber music, a selection of which is offered here on this recording featuring the ensemble La Rêveuse.

IMPORTSince winning two prizes at the ARD International Music Competition in 2005, Serbian sisters Sanja and Lidija Bizjak have achieved worldwide praise for their solo piano and piano duo performances alike. For their debut recording on Onyx, they have

created a superb program underpinned by two brilliant concertos for two pianos and orchestra by Poulenc and Martinu. These major works frame equally challenging compositions for two pianos alone by Stravinsky and Shostakovich.

TELEMANN Trios & QuartetsLa RêveuseMirare • MIR 267

MARTINU Concerto for Two PianosPOULENC Concerto for Two Pianos SHOSTAKOVICH Concertino; STRAVINSKY SonataBizjak Piano Duo Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Radoslaw SzulcOnyx Classics • ONYX 4148

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IMPORTChina Meets Europe is the second in Wergo’s series of ten recordings of the music of Enjott Schneider. Schneider is a German composer, musicologist and music educator. He is known for his film work, having won the Bavarian Film Award in 1990, the

Filmband in Gold in 1991, and the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in 2007. China’s rich culture has fascinated Schneider for a long time. This recording presents two works which, though they owe their sound primarily to western symphonic ideas, also incorporate spiritual and musical influences from the East.

IMPORTWolfgang Riehm is a prominent figure in the European new music scene. Riehm’s early work, combining contemporary techniques with the emotional volatility of Mahler and of Schoenberg’s early expressionist period, was regarded by many as

a revolt against the avant-garde generation of Boulez and Stockhausen (with whom he studied). This disc offers a portrait of Riehm’s recent compositions, including the fascinating recorder concerto Au bord d’une source, which is loosely based on Franz Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage.

China Meets EuropeSCHNEIDER Changes - Concerto for Sheng & Orchestra, Chinese Seasons - Symphony No.3Vesselina Kasarova (alto), Wu Wie (sheng), Tonkünstler-Orchester, Xincao LiWergo • WER 5111

RIEHM Lenz in moskau, Im nachtigallental, Ton für Ton (weiße straßen babylons), Au bord d’une source Jeremias Schwarzer (recorder), Theo Nabicht (clarinet), Erik Borgir (cello), Ensemble Ascolta, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Sian EdwardsWergo • WER 7314

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IMPORTFile in: JazzProduced by Quincy Jones, Dedication is the Jazz Village debut by piano prodigy Justin Kauflin. The album features twelve original compositions by Kauflin. His style embodies — without being derivative — the “quiet fire” lyricism of Bill Evans (whom Kauflin credits as his “biggest influence at age 14”), the nimble and mercurial qualities of Bud Powell, the genial melodiousness of Herbie Hancock and a bit of Dave Brubeck’s gregarious percussiveness. Kauflin’s side men on the album are Billy Williams on drums, Chris Smith on bass, Matt Stevens on guitar and Etan Haziza on nylon guitar. Kauflin is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Keep On Keepin’ On, which chronicles his mentorship and friendship with the legendary musician and teacher Clark Terry. The film won Best New Documentary Director and the Heineken Audience Award at New York’s prestigious Tribeca Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Boulder Film Festival.

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“Simply a beautiful cat... you can feel it in every note he plays”

—QUINCY JONES

“He’s a monster on the piano!And one of the greatest people I know”

—Clark Terry

Faces (bonus tracks)

Gabor SzabóDutton • CDSML 8503

Nightflight (bonus tracks)

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IMPORTFile in: JazzGábor Szabó was an influential jazz guitarist famous for mixing jazz, pop-rock and his native Hungarian music. Szabó escaped Soviet-dominated Hungary in 1956 and moved to the United States where he attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston. After a stint with Chico Hamilton in the early 60s, Szabó recorded a well-received span of albums under his own name on the Impulse! label. His playing strongly influenced Carlos Santana. Indeed, Santana’s 2012 instrumental album Shape Shifter includes a song called “Mr. Szabo,” played in tribute in the style of Gábor Szabó. These two reissues from Dutton feature albums originally on the Mercury label. Faces was released in 1977 and Nightflight was released in 1976. Nightflight produced the biggest hit of Szabó’s career, a remake of producer Bunny Sigler’s song “Keep Smilin’.” Both discs include bonus tracks.

Spike Wilner TrioLive at Smalls

Spike Wilner TrioSmallsLIVE • SL 0042

Ian Hendrickson-Smith QuartetLive at Smalls

Ian Hendrickson-Smith QuartetSmallsLIVE • SL 0043

Theo HillLive at Smalls

Theo HillSmallsLIVE • SL 0044

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DOMESTICFile in: JazzThe SmallsLIVE label features recordings made at the famous Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. Established in 1993, the venue earned a reputation in the 1990s as a hotbed for jazz talent and one of the best places in the city to see rising talent in the New York jazz scene. These three recordings live up to that reputation. Spike Wilner Trio: Live at Smalls is the pianist’s second release on the label. Wilner’s improvisation and compositional depth is reminiscent of jazz masters of the 40s and 50s. Ian Hendrickson-Smith Quartet: Live at Smalls is his second release. Hendrickson-Smith has worked and recorded with such world-class artists as Amy Winehouse, Al Green and Michael Buble. Theo Hill: Live at Smalls is pianist Theo Hill’s debut recording as a leader. The recording pays homage to Hill’s first appearance as a professional pianist at Smalls Jazz Club.

IMPORTFile in: World / Africa / Ivory CoastGRAMMY® award winner and BBC Radio3 Music Award nominee Dobet Gnahoré is one of the freshest talents in new African music. She sings in seven languages and embraces musical styles from

West African Mandinka melodies to Congolese rumba and from Ivory Coast’s ziglibiti to Cameroonian bikoutsi. On her fourth album, Na drê, Gnahoré returns with force. She is accompanied by guitarist Colin Laroche de Feline, bass player Clive Govinden & drummer Boris Tchango. Lokua Kanza & Paco Sery also sit in for two of the album’s tracks.

IMPORTFile in: World / Europe / PortugalWith Rua da Emenda, António Zambujo continues on his mission to revolutionize fado. On this album, he leaves the well-beaten track of traditional fado behind and turns it into his very own musical genre

— a new, elegant, vocal art that mixes saudade and ardent choruses. The appealing ambience of Rua da Emenda, which blends Zambujo’s velvety voice with sparkling guitar and melancholic clarinets, evokes the flavors of historic Lisbon.

Na Drê

Dobet GnahoréContre-Jour • CJ 031

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António ZambujoWorld Village • 479106

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Pops Goes the Trumpet; The Pops Goes Latin; Glenn Miller’s Biggest Hits

Al Hirt, Boston PopsArthur FiedlerDutton • CDLK 4541IMPORT

Jalousie; Tenderly; All the Things You Are

Boston Pops, Arthur FiedlerDutton • CDLK 4545IMPORT

Goodnight Sweetheart;Love Walked In; Beyond the Blue Horizon

Morton GouldDutton • CDLK 4543IMPORT

You Light Up My Life;Andre Kostelanetz Plays the theme from Superman and other pop hits of today!

Andre KostelanetzDutton • CDLK 4551IMPORT

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Fantasy and Improvisations;Nero Goes Pops

Peter Nero, Boston Pops, Arthur FiedlerDutton • CDLK 4552IMPORT

Skitch… Tonight!; More Skitch Tonight!

Skitch HendersonDutton • CDLK 4542IMPORT

Hollywood Award Winners!;Lush and Lovely

Skitch HendersonDutton • CDLK 4546IMPORT

Caterina Valente Singers;Happy Caterina

Caterina ValenteDutton • CDLK 4555IMPORT

Dallas;The Best of the West

Floyd CramerDutton • CDLK 4548IMPORT

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Bouzouki Magic; Bouzouki King

Roberto DelgadoDutton • CDLK 4537IMPORT

IMPORTFile in: RockJazz Village’s exciting new Magma series primarily focuses on classic recordings, reissued in celebration of the band’s 45th anniversary. However, Slag Tanz — a masterpiece of symphonic metal — has previously only been heard in live performance. Not surprisingly, the album radiates with all of Magma’s singular intensity. Powerful, hypnotic and unclassifiable, there has been absolutely nothing to compare to them in the last fifty years.

Slag Tanz

MagmaJazz Village • JV 570051

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Feb 12 Memphis TN St. Mary’s Episcopal CathedralFeb 13 Little Rock AR Christ Episcopal ChurchFeb 28 Clinton NY Wellin HallMar 1 Westport CT Christ & Holy Trinity ChurchMar 2 Washington DC National Museum of Women in the ArtsMar 3 Davis CA Mondavi CenterMar 7 Los Angeles CA Bradbury BuildingMar 8 La Jolla CA St. James by the SeaMar 11 St. Louis MO St. Louis Art MuseumMar 12 Loudon TN Community Church at Tellico VillageMar 15 Boca Raton FL St. Gregory’s Episcopal ChurchApr 18 New York NY Town HallApr 23 New York NY Cooper Union

Jan 8 Vienna VA The BarnsJan 9 New York NY Joe’s PubJan 10 Chicago IL Maurer Concert HallJan 11 St. Paul MN Ordway Music TheaterJan 14 Appleton WI Stansbury TheatreJan 15 Ann Arbor MI Michigan Theater

Jan 18, 21 New York NY Lincoln CenterJan 20 West Palm Beach FL Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert HallJan 23 North Bethesda MA Music Center at StrathmoreJan 25-26 San Francisco CA Davies Hall

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Feb 21 Durham NC Duke ChapelFeb 22 Davidson NC Davidson United Methodist ChurchFeb 27 Kansas City MO Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionFeb 28 New York NY Church of St. Mary the VirginMar 01 Cambridge MA St. Paul ChurchMar 03 Miami FL Tropical BaroqueFestMar 06 Columbus OH First Congregational Church

Jan 24 Kalamazoo MI Dalton Recital HallFeb 01 Durham NC Baldwin AuditoriumFeb 17 Austin TX Bates Recital HallFeb 20 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchFeb 22 Stanford CA Bing Concert HallFeb 21 Rohnert Park CA Weill HallFeb 23 Portland OR Kaul AuditoriumApr 13 New York NY Weill Recital Hallital HallApr 15 New York NY Barnes HallaApr 16 New York NY Zankel Hall

Jan 15 New York NY Carnegie HallJan 29 Sarasota FL Neel Performing Arts CenterJan 30-31 Sarasota FL Van Wezel Performing Arts HallFeb 5, 7 Rochester NY Kodak HallFeb 14-15 Stamford CT Palace TheatreFeb 21-22 Witchita KS Century II Performing Arts CenterFeb 24 Coral Gables FL Coral Gables Congregational ChurchMar 25 Palm Beach FL Palm Beach SymphonyMar 29 Morrow GA Spivey Hall

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