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Release Date: March 13, 2012
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A d iv i s ion of Allegro MediA group
Paul NiloN & StePheN Gadd BouRNemouth SymPhoNy oRcheStRa
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allegro ClAssiCAl news COntentsThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers p. 4–5Matthias Kirschnereit p. 6Richard Blackford p. 7San Francisco Ballet Orchestra & Martin West p. 8The Stone Records Songbook p. 10–11
tOp 10 ReCent ReLeAses
1. ACS 13 Natasha Paremski Brahams, Kahane & Prokofiev
2. SRC 51 Harold O’Neal Marvelous Fantasy
3. OPD 6006 Luciano Pavarotti Duets/Trios/Ensembles
4. CRO 16096 The Sixteen MacMillan: Miserere
5. AVR 2236 Monica Huggett Bach: Saint John Passion BWV 245
6. EXN 450 Manfred Honeck Mahler: Symphony No. 3
7. AEN 1109 Arne Deforce Xenakis: Complete Cello Works
8. RPM 29220 Shipway/RPO Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
9. AVR 2241 Taverner Consort Bach: Trauer-Music
10. PHY 3 Philippe Herreweghe Brahms: Works for Chorus and Orchestra
ALLeGRO CLAssICAL WeLCOMes
lawo classics p. 34
LAWO Classics is a young Norwegian recording company whose vision is to find outstanding musicians and make recordings of exquisite sound quality.
Core repertoire, contemporary music, unusual combinations, and new means of presentation—everything is produced and recorded with the utmost
attention to detail. LAWO Classics comes to Allegro Classical via Codaex.
ALLeGRO CLAssICAL WeLCOMes
product manager lisa naufulWith over 20 years of experience in the music industry, Lisa has worked as the Product and Advertising Manager for Philips Classics, Publicity Manager for Telarc Records, Senior Director of Publicity for Atlantic
Records, and US Label Manager for Warner Classics & Jazz. She is also an accomplished bassoonist and graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Lisa will be based in Arroyo Grande, CA and will spend a good amount of her time in our Portland office. For those who have not met her, she will be attending MIDEM this year with the rest of the Allegro team!
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Hagen QuartetLukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt: violins
Veronika Hagen: violaClemens Hagen: cello
Jörg Widmann: clarinet
GRIEG: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 • BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
The Hagen Quartet, winner of the Echo Klassik Award 2011, presents a second album commemorating its 30th anniversary on the Myrios Classics label. The disc combines two works, which are particularly revealing as regards the emotions of their composers: Edvard Grieg’s introspective String Quartet, Op. 27, and Johannes Brahms’s retrospective legacy, the Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115, masterfully performed
with Jörg Widmann.
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PERFORMANCE DATESFebruary 23 Ann Arbor, MI – Rackham Auditorium
February 24 Kalamazoo, MI – Dalton CenterFebruary 26 Boston, MA – Jordan Hall
February 27 Montreal, QB – New Hall, Place des ArtsFebruary 28 Cleveland, OH – Plymouth Church
edvard GRIeG & Johannes bRAHMsintrospective—retrospective [Hybrid sACd]Cat # MYR SACD 7Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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The SixteenHarry Christophers: director
A. SCARLATTI: 4 works incl. Te Deum & Stabat Mater • LOTTI: Crucifixus • PALESTRINA: Stabat Mater Dolorosa, Assumpta est Maria, 4 more • ALLEGRI: Miserere mei, 2 more • ANERIO: 4 works • MARENZIO: Che fa oggi il mio sole • CALDARA: Crucifius &
Stabat Mater • A. GABRIELI: De profundis • MONTEVERDI: Domine ne in furore tuo • CAVALLI: Salve Regina • G. GABRIELI: Hodie completi sunt • LASSUS: 2 works • STEFFANI: Stabat Mater • HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
Featuring five of The Sixteen’s most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri’s hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity, vibrant color, and dynamic energy of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, this collection spans three centuries of glorious Italian choral music. Little-known treasures such as Anerio’s glorious 12-part setting of the Stabat Mater sit side by
side with Palestrina’s Assumpta Est Maria and Lotti’s Crucifixus.
the sixteenThe italian ConnectionCat # CRO 16099 Price Code: 3Q (SRP $47.99) Number of Discs: 1 Box Set, Box Lot 5 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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ALsO AvAILAbLethe sixteenpalestrina volume 1Cat # CRO 16091Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)Number of Discs: 1
MOnteveRDIselva morale e spiritualeCat # CRO 16087Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99)Number of Discs: 1
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An easter CelebrationCat # CRO 16079 Price Code: N Number of Discs: 1
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sacred Music: series oneCat # CRO 16078 Price Code: 2N Number of Discs: 2
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A Christmas HistoryCat # CRO 16094 Price Code: N Number of Discs: 1
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A Handel CelebrationCat # CRO 16083 Price Code: N Number of Discs: 1
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The SixteenHarry Christophers: director
Simon Russell Beale: presenter
VICTORIA: Sancta Maria Succure Miseris • Salve Regina • Super flumina Babylonis • Tenebrae Responsory for Maundy Thursday No. 6 “Seniores populi” • Vidi Speciosam • O Quam Gloriosum • Lamentation for Holy Saturday Lectio I • Communio & Kyrie from
Requiem • Congratulamini mihi
Broadcast on the BBC in December 2011, this celebratory episode of the acclaimed Sacred Music series marks the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest choral composers of the Renaissance. Interwoven with Victoria’s music, the documentary follows Simon Russell Beale as he takes us through the life and times of the composer. Bonus features include six free audio tracks, exclusive interviews,
and artist biographies. NTSC, Region 0, 16:9 (Widescreen), Color, English w/ Spanish Sub (Stereo), Not Rated, Run Time: 60 min.
tomás Luis de vICtORIAsacred Music: god’s ComposerCat # CRO 16100 Price Code: N Number of Discs: 1 Amaray, Box Lot 25 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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Matthias Kirschnereit: piano
SCHUBERT: Hungarian Melody in B minor, D 817 • March in E, D 606 • Scherzo in B-flat, D 593, No. 1 • Sonata in A minor, D 845 • Andante in C, D 29 • “Wanderer Fantasy” in C, D 760 • Allegretto in C minor, D 915
“This is a recital so extraordinarily played that comparisons become superfluous—no matter how many other good versions you might own, you simply have to sample artistry as exalted as this.” — Fanfare
Matthias Kirschnereit sees a theme running like a thread throughout his new Schubert CD: “It comprises for the most part works from his early and middle periods, in which the dark, despairing, and brusque side of the composer is revealed as well as a Schubert who squarely faces life, and who is exuberant and even boldly daredevil.” Matthias Kirschnereit displays a highly developed sense of the
nuances, as well as the rough contrasts, required to follow in Schubert’s footsteps.
Franz sCHUbeRtwanderer fantasieCat # BER 300302 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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ALsO AvAILAbLesCHUMAnnscenes for pianoCat # BER 16682Price Code: S (SRP $18.99)Number of Discs: 1
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Paul Nilon: tenorStephen Gadd: baritone
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & ChorusGavin Carr: conductor
BLACKFORD: Not In Our Time
“A paean of and to hope, a proclamation of shared humanity … this is a serious piece, but infinitely rewarding.” — Gramophone
“Fiercely paced and vividly dramatic, it’s a huge sing and a grateful one. Blackford has proceeded fearlessly,intuitively, but with confidence in his own craft, which is considerable. Not In Our Time is a terrific piece whose textual content may
cause choirs and audiences to think: is this for us? Emphatically it is.” — The Telegraph
Not In Our Time was commissioned by the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus to mark their centenary in 2011. It takes the attack on the World Trade Center as the focal point of a work that explores the theme of war declared in the name of religion, from the speeches of George Bush and Barack Obama to the 11th-century texts of the First Crusade. This poignant juxtaposition of texts, alongside the vast
emotional range of the symphony orchestra, gives voice to the complex questions that surround these events.
Richard bLACKFORDnot in our TimeCat # NIM 6161 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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San Francisco Ballet OrchestraMartin West: conductor
DELIBES: Sylvia (extended suite from ballet) • Coppélia (extended suite from ballet)
Léo Delibes’ Coppélia is a pure delight, a feast of musicality and humor for all ages, and probably the greatest ballet comedy ever written! This disc also presents Delibes’ Sylvia, a romance filled with sighs of longing and the thrill of infatuation. Set in antiquity, the ballet
literally places love on a pedestal in the person of the Greek god Eros. The San Francisco Ballet, the oldest professional ballet company in America, was also one of the first dance companies to have its own permanent body of musicians. By the 1990s the San Francisco
Ballet Orchestra was generally regarded as one of the finest ballet orchestras in the world. Notably, in 1995, the Orchestra accompanied 12 international dance companies, as well as San Francisco Ballet, during the ambitious weeklong United We Dance Festival, which
promoted international communication and understanding.
Léo DeLIbessylvia & CoppéliaCat # REF 125 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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ALsO AvAILAbLeCHIHARAThe TempestCat # REF 10Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1
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Dorothee Mields, Hana Blazikova: sopranosDamien Guillon: countertenor
Thomas Hobbs: tenorPeter Kooij: bass
Collegium Vocale GentPhilippe Herreweghe: conductor
J.S. BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Philippe Herreweghe’s lasting interest in the works of the Cantor of Leipzig has turned him into a man whose views evolve as he delves deeper into his subject matter. The joy & pride that he feels in having forged musical tools that have reached maturity, has led him to
come back on a Missa that has never ceased to intrigue him: the Catholic Missa of Protestant composer Bach. Together with a handful of excellent soloists and a Collegium vocally and instrumentally at its best, Herreweghe delivers a work that must be savored.
J.s. bACHMass in B minor, Bwv 232Cat # PHY 4 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak, Box Lot 18
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ALsO AvAILAbLeMAHLeRsymphony no. 4Cat # PHY 1Price Code: S (SRP $18.99)Number of Discs: 1
J.s. bACHMotets Bwv 225–230Cat # PHY 2Price Code: S (SRP $18.99)Number of Discs: 1
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stone records
Geraldine McGreevy: sopranoMark Stone: baritoneSholto Kynoch: piano
WOLF: The Italian Songbook (complete)
Stone Records is delighted to announce the third volume of the acclaimed complete edition of the songs of Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)! This latest disc comprises all 46 songs of his Italian songbook. Written in frenzied bouts of composition, these songs show Wolf at his most quixotically quirky, ranging in emotion from comic to divinely beautiful. A collaboration with the famous Oxford Lieder Festival, the UK’s largest art song festival, the series will be the first complete edition of Wolf Lieder—a considerable number of which remain unrecorded! Starting in 2010, the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, Oxford Lieder is promoting a series of concerts encompassing every song, all of which will be recorded and released on the Stone Records label.
Mark Stone: baritoneStephen Barlow: piano
DELIUS: 34 songs, including 20 world premieres
Stone Records is thrilled to announce the concluding CD in a two-disc series that comprises the first complete recording of the songs of Frederick Delius (1862–1934) for voice and piano. Produced in association with 217 Records and supported by the Delius Society and the Ireland Trust, the series is being released in time for the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. This second volume, which includes 20 premiere recordings, features all of Delius’ songs to German, French, Swedish, and Danish texts, the Scandinavian being sung in English translation. Mark Stone is critically acclaimed for his performances on stage and in concert, and his forthcoming engagements include his debut for Cologne Opera, concerts around Europe, and return visits to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and The Opera Company of Philadelphia.
Hugo WOLFThe Complete songs, vol. 3
Frederick DeLIUsThe Complete delius songbook, vol. 2
Cat # SNR 80116 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25
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Cat # SNR 80109 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 WORLD pReMIeRe ReCORDInGs
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ALLEGRO CLASSICAL PRESENTS THE STONE RECORDS SONGBOOK
“Baritone Mark Stone has it all: a terrific technique, theatrical presence, and a voice guaranteed to tingle bits of your spine never tingled before.” — Classic FM
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Hugo WOLFThe Complete songs, vol. 1
Stone Records’ first Oxford Lieder Live release, a unique collaboration with the famous Oxford Lieder Festival.
Frederick DeLIUsThe Complete delius songbook, vol. 1
The first CD issue in a set of the complete recordings of the songs of Frederick Delius (1862–1934).
Ronald CORpThe songs of ronald Corp
First-ever recording of songs by living composer Ronald Corp, including his settings of Housman and Whitman.
George bUtteRWORtHThe Complete Butterworth songbook
The first complete recording of all 30 songs by George Butterworth (1885–1916).
Cat # SNR 80086 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 pRevIOUsLY AvAILAbLe
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Internationally renowned baritone Mark Stone founded Stone Records in 2008 to produce high quality, comprehensive editions of English song. In a short time, the label has developed an impressive range of repertoire and artists, including song, choral, chamber, orchestral, and live recordings. With a current and soon-to-be-released catalog that boasts premieres of the complete songs of George Butterworth, Frederick Delius, C.W. Orr, Havergal Brian, John Ireland, Roger Quilter, and Hugo Wolf—as well as new works by composers Ronald Corp and Paul Carr—Stone Records is undoubtedly one of the most exciting new UK classical labels!
Hugo WOLF The Complete songs, vol. 2
The second volume in a series that comprises the first complete recording of the songs of Hugo Wolf (1860–1903).
Cat # SNR 80093 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 pRevIOUsLY AvAILAbLe
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soMM recordings
Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSir Thomas Beecham: conductor
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 10 • R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28 • Don Juan, Op. 20 • J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 • RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole
This amazing Beecham/Furtwängler release contains works from two concerts that Furtwängler was to have conducted at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in January 1955. Sadly, he passed away in November 1954 and Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the two concerts with the repertoire as arranged, in memory of their friendship and as an affectionate tribute to the great German conductor. The two has been friends since the 1920s, each playing host when visiting the other’s country. The source material comes from off-the air recordings of these live performances, and is absolutely unique!
Peter Katin: piano
RACHMANINOV: The Complete Preludes
“These recordings were made when Katin was at the height of his formidable powers, a much-loved figure on concert platforms around the world. A renowned specialist in 19th- and 20th-century Romantic and Impressionist repertoire, Rachmaninov was one of Katin’s particular strengths.” — Sunday Times
This beautifully remastered CD by revered pianist Peter Katin appeared in the SOMM catalog recently as a tribute to Peter Katin’s 80th birthday. It was first recorded on two LPs on the Unicorn label in 1972, when the artist was at the height of his powers. It then reappeared on two CDs on the Olympia label in 1987, and made another brief reappearance in 1994 on the Pickwick label.
sergei RACHMAnInOvThe Complete preludes
sir thomas beeCHAMBeecham and furtwängler
Cat # SMM 110 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 5% pReORDeR DIsCOUnt
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Benjamin-Joseph Steens: clavichordJacques-Antoine Bresch: flute
J.S. BACH: Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 • Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-flat, BWV 998 • Sonata in E-flat, BWV 1031 • C.P.E. BACH: Fantasia in C, Wq 61, No. 6 • Sonata in C, Wq 87 • J.C.F. BACH: Sonata in C for flute & keyboard • W.F. BACH: Sonata No. 6 in A minor
for keyboard
Sometimes, commercial risks can become unexpected bestsellers! In keeping with 18th-century home entertainment preferences, the Evil Penguin asked keyboard virtuoso Benjamin-Joseph Steens to record Bach’s Goldberg Variations on a clavichord instead of a harpsichord, and this recording became a hit (first on YouTube, now on CD)! On his new album, Steens confronts the delicacy of his clavichord with
the colorful intimacy of Jacques-Antoine Bresch’s flute, in an unprecedented exploration of keyboard and flute music.
benjamin-Joseph steensBach and sonsCat # EPR 11 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25
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ALsO AvAILAbLeJ.s. bACHorgan worksCat # EPR 3 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1
J.s. bACHgoldberg variations Bwv 988Cat # EPR 7 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Number of Discs: 1
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Sergei Edelmann: piano
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 • Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 • Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 • Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 • Nocturne No. 14 in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, No. 2
A double CD filled with beautiful, grand Chopin works played by Sergei Edelmann, including the two sonatas composed at the height of Chopin’s powers. Edelmann, a pianist celebrating a sensational return to the recording market after a long silence, shows a maturity full of nuances, colors, and expressions. His masterful playing is beautifully captured on this splendid recording by the EXTON crew.
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Sergei Edelmann: piano
J.S. BACH: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 • Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 • Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
During his silence from the recording market, Sergei Edelmann devoted a considerable amount of time to teaching. Of course, J.S. Bach is one of the most important composers students must learn, and it seems that Edelmann has deepened his understanding of this great giant from the Baroque period through teaching, researching, and analyzing. The playing in this recording reflects those profound experiences.
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J.s. bACHChromatic fantasy and fugue [Hybrid sACd]
Frédéric CHOpIn piano sonatas 2 & 3 [Hybrid sACd]
Cat # EXN TRI 5021 Price Code: Y (SRP $24.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30
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summit education
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra Jan Willem de Vriend: conductor
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 • Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”
A refreshing new recording of the Beethoven symphonies, through the eyes of conductor Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra! De Vriend’s name as a symphonic conductor is emerging fast in the music world, and this first volume of the Beethoven series is a fine musical signature.
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JD Shaw: French hornUniversity of New Mexico Wind SymphonyEric Rombach-Kendall: conductor
MERTENS: Poseidon • BECKEL: The Glass Bead Game • PIAZZOLLA: A Piazzolla Trilogy • DEJONGE: Mystic Dance
Music and imagination have always been linked together as a symbiotic pair. Whether by intention or by chance, music inspires, touching that part of the human mind that imagines things. Here, world-class hornist JD Shaw (former Boston Brass hornist) joins with the experienced conducting of Eric Rombach-Kendall and the talented musicians of the University of New Mexico Wind Symphony to perform a collection of works in which artistry, colors, passion, and sorrow illustrate “Tales of Imagination.” JD Shaw is currently Professor of French Horn at the University of New Mexico and was formerly the French hornist with internationally acclaimed Boston Brass, where he was creative director, music arranger, and co-owner of the ensemble. JD is an active solo artist and travels extensively throughout the United States as well as many countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2010, he was the featured recitalist at the 42nd International Horn Symposium in Brisbane, Australia. He has been a featured performer on NPR’s Performance Today and the CBS Morning Show.
Ludwig van beetHOven symphonies 2 & 3 [Hybrid sACd]
UnM Wind symphonyTales of imagination
Cat # CHR SACD 72532 Price Code: 3J (SRP $29.99)
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Melodiya
Various pianists
CIURLIONIS: Piano works
Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875–1911)—the father of Lithuanian professional music, a composer, artist, philosopher, and poet—embodied the idea of a synthesis of arts including music, painting, and poetry. His works have secured a special place not only in the history of Lithuania, but also in the global culture. Through his paintings he tried to express music with color, and as a gifted musician and painter, he felt the need to express himself in both creative spheres. In his bright yet short life ( Ciurlionis died at the age of 35), he created about 300 paintings and about 350 musical compositions, most of which were piano miniatures. He penned symphonic poems In the Forest (1901) and The Sea (1907); overture Kestutis (1902), cantata for mixed choir and symphonic orchestra De Profundis (1899); and compositions for a capella choir to the texts of the psalms.
USSR State Symphony OrchestraEvgeny Svetlanov: conductor
LYADOV: From the Apocalypse • About Olden Times • Baba Yaga • The Enchanted Lake • Kikimora • Eight Russian Folk Songs
Anatoly Lyadov was born in 1855 and grew up surrounded by arts and music. A teacher in the St. Petersburg Conservatory, a conductor, and a composer, his musical heritage presents a truly outstanding phenomenon of Russian musical culture. Although relatively small, it is a bright testimony of his creative search as well as his interest in, and proximity to, Russian folklore. He mostly composed pieces of a smaller scale for instruments, orchestra, and choir. The composer’s works for orchestra have something in common with the folk-genre symphonism of Mikhail Glinka and Alexander Dargomyzhsky, or the symphonic pictures of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Anatoly LYADOvsymphonic works
Mikalojus CIURLIOnIspiano works
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The USSR State Academic Symphony OrchestraEvgeny Svetlanov: conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake • The Sleeping Beauty • The Nutcracker (complete ballets)
The repertoire of any ballet company always has three performances penned by the same author—Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. These are Swan Lake (1877), The Sleeping Beauty (1889), and The Nutcracker (1892). Today, these works are well known to the whole world, but in Tchaikovsky’s time they ushered in a new era of the Russian ballet. Tchaikovsky was one of the first Russian composers who turned to the genre of ballet, adding a self-reliant artistic value to the music. This Firma Melodiya program features music performed by the USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra lead by prominent conductor Evgeny Svetlanov. The wealth of Tchaikovsky’s scores, performed by the celebrated orchestra, allows the listeners to become immersed in the magical world of the characters of Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker!
Moscow Chamber ChoirVladimir Minin: conductor
RACHMANINOV: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Musicologists have time and again noted the immediate connection between great 20th century composer Sergei Rachmaninov and Russian culture. Loving church singing with all his heart, comparing it with folk music and considering both in aggregate the primary sources of Russian music, Rachmaninov took up the composing of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with zest. The work was first performed by the Synodal Choir conducted by Danilin in November 1910. In his liturgy, Rachmaninov extensively used intonations of popular vocal music and plainchant, continuing the traditions of his predecessors.
sergei RACHMAnInOvliturgy of st. John Chrysostom
pyotr Il’yich tCHAIKOvsKYThe Ballets
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Peter Rösel: pianoRobert Schumann Quartet
KIRCHNER: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 84 • Caprices for piano, Op. 27 • “Only Drops” (Nur Tropfen)—small pieces for string quartet
Theodor Kirchner was a close friend of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, famous as a pianist for small piano miniatures and a typical Central European composer of the late Romantic period.
Hartmut Schill: violin
J.S. BACH: Six Sonatas & Partitas for violin solo, BWV 1001–1006
Celebrating the wonderful Chemnitz church from the 13th century, this recording features leading violin player Hartmut Schill. The sound is very special; it has been recorded without any technical high-end equipment and, therefore, the sound is original as it can be.
Hartmut schillBach in Jakobi: solo sonatas & partitas
theodor KIRCHneRChamber Music
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Trio Jean Paul
SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat, D 28 • Piano Trio in B-flat, D 898 • Piano Trio in D, D 929 • Adagio in E-flat “Notturno” D 897
Trio Jean Paul have been performing around the world for over 20 years, but they have never recorded the Schubert trios before!
Howard Shelley: piano, conductor Sinfonia Varsovia
LESSEL: Piano Concerto in C, Op. 14 • DOBRZYNSKI: Piano Concerto in A-flat, Op. 2
This album restores the magical world of 19th-century Warsaw—the city as it was in Chopin’s youth. Charming piano concertos by Lessel and Dobrzynski (a school friend of Chopin) provide perfect examples of the sources of Chopin’s style. World-famous British pianist and conductor Howard Shelley regularly gives concerts in Warsaw, invited by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.
Franz sCHUbeRtpiano Trios
Franciszek LesseL & Ignacy Feliks DObRYnsKIpiano Concertos
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Simon Zaoui: tenorDavid Lefort: piano
GOUNOD: Biondina • Venise • La Rondinella pellegrina • Oh! Dille tu! • A la lune • La Veneziana • La Pervenche • Le Ruisseau • TOSTI: Non t’amo più • Tormento • L’ultima canzone
Since the beginning of their collaboration in 2004, David Lefort and Simon Zaoui have regularly performed in recital with various programs: French song (Gounod, Poulenc, Fauré, Ravel) and lieder (Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn). In 2007 they attended a master class in interpretation with Ruben Lifschitz at the Abbey of Royaumont. This great specialist of lied and art song led them to discover the little-known score of Biondina by Charles Gounod. They thereupon developed a real affinity for this work, and—encouraged by Ruben—decided to compose a program around this cycle. Biondina, composed in 1872, is historically speaking the first cycle of songs written by a French composer in the 19th century.
Jozef de Beenhouwer: pianoJanácek Philharmonic OrchestraIvo Venkov: conductor
DE BOECK: Piano Concerto • Prelude to the opera Théroigne de Méricourt • Orchestral Suite from the opera Francesca
The suite from the opera Francesca finally rescues this accomplished musical drama by late romantic Belgian composer August De Boeck from obscurity! Alongside it, his piano concerto is highly original, fresh, and effervescent, yet solidly constructed.
Charles GOUnODBiondina: souvenir d’italie
August De bOeCKpiano Concerto
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Julian von Karolyi: pianoBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraRobert Heger: conductorMunich Philharmonic OrchestraEdmund Nick: conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 • SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 43 • LISZT: Hungarian Fantasy
Julian von Karolyi was one of the leading pianists of the 20th century, but has now unjustly faded into obscurity. These concertos were recorded in the early 1950s, at the height of his power. Both are with the famed Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and both are appearing on CD for the first time!
Boris Zarankin: piano
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 143, D 784 • Piano Sonata in B-flat, Op. Posth., D 960
The latest CD from one of Canada’s leading pianists! This is a new audiophile recording made in Summer 2011. Zarankin programs Schubert piano sonatas frequently, and considers them the “specialty” of his artistry.
boris Zarankinschubert: sonatas
Julian von KarolyiTchaikovsky & schumann: piano Concertos
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do.gma chamber orchestraMikhail Gurewitsch: conductor
DIAMOND: Rounds for String Orchestra • FOOTE: Suite in E, Op. 63 • BARBER: Serenade Op. 1 • Adagio, Op. 11 • SCHUMAN: Symphony No. 5
“Presented with youthful élan, magnificent in sound, and with just the right dose of refinement.” — SWR
On its second album, American Stringbook, the young do.gma chamber orchestra led by Mikhail Gurewitsch demonstrates its high sound culture mixed with nonstop performance joy and an absolutely enthusing freshness!
Playable in all CD players. For optimal sound, use compatible surround sound system.
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, ViennaEnsemble “die reihe”Friedrich Cerha: conductorORF ChorErwin Ortner: director
CERHA: Und du… • Verzeichnis • Für K
“Und Du,” composed in 1963, is a piece about nuclear war, living in a bunker, and Hiroshima. “Für K” was composed for the 70th birthday of sculptor Karl Prantl. The piece is structured into two movements. In the far-shorter second movement, there are no new events; the goings-on are simply turned in a different direction, which lends the music a new “face.” The piece is scored for seven brass instruments (one horn, two trumpets, and four trombones), piano, three percussionists, viola, and violoncello. “Verzeichnis” is a piece based on a list of “witches” burned in 17th century Würzburg, Germany.
do.gma chamber orchestraAmerican stringbook [Hybrid sACd]
Friedrich CeRHAund du…
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Cyprien Katsaris: piano
CHOPIN: Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 15, 20, 6, 7 & 4 • Souvenir de Paganini • Polonaise, Op. 16, No. 1 • Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 • Wiosna, Op. 74, No. 2 • Contredanse • Valse, Op. 34, No. 2 • Ecossaises, WN 27 • Largo from Cello Sonata, Op. 65 (tr. Cortot) • Etudes, Op. 10, Nos. 12 & 3 • Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 1, Op. 67 • Allegreto • Mazur • Nocturnes, Op. 15, No. 3 & Op. 9, Nos. 2 & 20 • Larghetto from Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 (arr. Chopin for piano solo)
Frédéric Chopin is a composer to whom Cyprien Katsaris has returned time and again, notably with his recordings of the complete Sonatas, Ballades, Preludes, Waltzes, Scherzos, and Polonaises and with his memorable “Homage to Chopin” recital at Carnegie Hall on October 17, 1999, the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death. This new recording bears witness to Cyprien Katsaris’ devotion to the prodigious pianist and composer. Distilled from various recitals, the program comprises a set of universally loved pieces garnished with lesser-known compositions and some rare transcriptions.
Frédéric CHOpInKatsaris plays Chopin
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Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Julian Davies, James Goddard, Ra Twilley, Jonathan Kilhams: vocal soloistsCity of London Choir & Chamber Choir of St. Paul’s Girls’ SchoolRichard Pearce: organTimothy End: pianoHolst OrchestraHilary Davan Wetton: conductor
HOLST: The Coming of Christ • Psalm 86 • Psalm 148 • I love my love • Nunc Dimittis
The Coming of Christ was commissioned in 1927 by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, George Bell, as a setting of a text by John Masefield, forming a Mystery Play reminiscent of medieval religious dramas. Although the work received its premiere the following year to critical acclaim, it was thereafter abandoned until its resurrection at the English Music Festival in 2010. It is presented here, in recorded form, for the first time!
Gustav HOLstThe Coming of Christ
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Ensemble CairnGuillaume Bourgogne: director
CENDO: Charge • Furia • Décombres • In vivo • Tract
Raphaël Cendo’s music captures all of the senses! His biography is a legend; upon graduating from the Paris Conservatoire, the jury dared not grant him his full legitimacy. The institution bestowed only a second prize, but his music was already first. He had turned his back on his peers quite some time ago, and chosen shortcuts at the risk of being misunderstood. The principle of his music is “a thwarting of the limit, thanks to an excess of energy,” and this calls for mad virtuosity from the performers.
OrganumMarcel Pérès: director
DIVITIS: Lux Perpetua • FÉVIN: Requiem
This Requiem is known in five sources: two of them mention no composer, two attribute it to Antoine de Févin, and the Occo Codex attributes it to Antoine Divitis. The work is recorded here in the version transmitted by the Occo Codex, a sumptuous, richly illuminated 16th-century manuscript. Composed at the very end of the 15th century, shortly after Iohannes Ockeghem’s setting, this Requiem presents a perfect synthesis of the plainchant tradition and the supreme technical skills of the Franco-Flemish polyphonists who diffused their art throughout Western Europe. The luminous work was discovered at the end of the 20th century, and has not yet received the full measure of attention it deserves.
Anthonius DIvItIs & Antoine de FÉvInlux perpetua & requiem
Raphaël CenDOfuria
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J.S. BACHKeyboard Concertos
Nick van Bloss: piano/English Chamber Orchestra/David Parry: conductor
J.S. BACH: Concerto in A, BWV 1055 • Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 • Concerto in D, BWV 1054 • Concerto in E, BWV 1053 • Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
These performances remain true to my personal ideal and I hope that the irresistible drive and inherent emotional potency of the concertos has to some extent been realized. — Nick van Bloss, 2011
Wissam BoustanyThis Invisible World
Wissam Boustany: flute/Aleksander Szram: piano
BONIS: Sonata • HINDEMITH: Sonata • JONGEN: Sonata, Op. 77 • WITT: This Invisible World • STAKOVYCH: Sonata of The Serenade • BOUSTANY: “… And the Wind Whispered…” • KHOURY: Après un rêve • SIBELIUS: Scaramouche, Op. 71
This Invisible World is inspired by the blind, but dedicated to the world within us all … the world that defines our deeper reality, which remains elusively invisible. The recording will be used as a catalyst for a Towards Humanity initiative supporting the blind and raising awareness about their challenges and achievements.
Ian WattInvocación: Impressions of Spain
Ian Watt: guitar
ALBÉNIZ: Chants d’espagne, Op. 232 • RODRIGO: Invocacion y Danza (Homenaje a Manuel de Falla) • JOSE: Sonata para guitarra • FALLA: Homenaje pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy • TARREGA: Capriccio Arabe
Since making his debut in November 2005, Scottish guitarist Ian Watt has toured throughout the US, Europe, and China. An advocate of contemporary music, Watt has collaborated with a number of composers including Gordon McPherson, Rory Boyle, and John McLeod, whose Guitar Concerto, written for and dedicated to the guitarist, Watt premiered in March 2010.
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Hans von BÜLOWPiano Works
Mark Anderson: piano
BÜLOW: Ballade for piano, Op. 11 • Carnevale di Milano from Ballabili e Intermezzi, Op. 21 • La certa—Impromptu for piano, Op. 2 • Marche héroïque d’après des motifs hongrois populaires, Op. 3
Bülow wrote a substantial number of solo piano pieces, songs, chamber works, and choral music. His piano works are as technically challenging as one might expect, yet the finest of them also require a light touch and a degree of sensitivity and depth of feeling that demands from the performer something beyond mere bravura. Unsurprisingly, they are idiomatically written for the keyboard.
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London Symphony OrchestraYondani Butt: conductor
WAGNER: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde • Tannhäuser Overture • Magic Fire Music • Entry of the Gods into Valhalla • Siegfried’s Rhine Journey • Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung • Ride of the Valkyries
“Yondani Butt conducts with much verve and accurate color.” — Financial Times
Yondani Butt, born in Macau, studied music at Indiana University and the University of Michigan. He also has a Ph.D. in Chemistry, on which subject he has published numerous research papers. As founder of Symphonie Canadiana, he has led the orchestra on major tours throughout North America. In addition, since 1983, he has held the position of Resident Conductor of the Victoria International Festival, creating the highly successful Concerti Extravaganza series. Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Yondani Butt has recorded and performed in the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He has conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, American Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic of Canada, Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, Singapore Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, Japan Gunma Symphony, and Het Gelders Orkest, among many others.
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John Charles Thomas: baritone
J. STRAUSS, Jr.: “Open Road” from The Gypsy Baron
Featured in the new Audi commercial!
The prestigious German car manufacturer, Audi, has selected an unusual piece of music to highlight the light and agile properties of the new A6 Avant estate. The highly stylized TV and web advertisement depicts a fantasy world and features a metallic “Audi hummingbird” that is able to nimbly fly among trees, flowers, and fauna made from petrol pumps, road signs, and traffic cones. The campaign aims to emphasize the advantages of the model’s new “ultra-lightweight” construction. The soundtrack for this innovative advert is a 1939 recording of “Open Road” by Johann Strauss, sung by American baritone John Charles Thomas. This transfer was originally released by Nimbus Records on the Prima Voce Series in 1992, on a CD titled An American Classic which featured 22 popular songs recorded by John Charles Thomas between 1931 and 1941.
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Edinburgh Quartet
CRAWFORD: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 4 • String Quartet No. 2, Op. 8 • String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
“A bright sound with a ring of steel around it that is ideal for modern music.” — Daily Telegraph
The Edinburgh Quartet is Scotland’s foremost exponent of new music; they have enjoyed a long relationship with Robert Crawford, who is surely Scotland’s musical elder statesman. His three quartets are given characteristically vivid readings on this recording, offering a fascinating overview of Crawford’s development over the last 40 years. The second in particular—with its inspired wit and infectious musicality—deserves far greater renown.
National Youth Choir of Great BritainMike Brewer: director
AUGUSTINUS: Tau Bet Kokios Suternos Sviesios • Hymne à St. Martin • URBAITIS: Lacrimosa • PLAKIDIS: Nolemtiba (Destiny): Symphony for Choir • GRIGORJEVA: Svjatki: Choir Concerto • JACKSON: Cantus Maris Baltici
“Brewer fashions from these talented young singers a radiant wash of sound that is simply stunning.” — Choir & Organ
East meets West on this new recording, as two great singing traditions are brought together to thrilling effect. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the three Baltic States have emerged as powerhouses of choral innovation and imagination. Mike Brewer and the NYCGB bring all their customary fervor and virtuosity to bear on this program of masterworks from three of Europe’s smallest, yet musically richest, countries.
national Youth Choir of Great britainsongs of the Baltic sea
Robert CRAWFORDstring Quartets 1–3
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Jean Dubé: piano
ALAIN: piano pieces
The destiny of those who die young—Mozart, Schubert, or Jehan Alain—has a special impact on posterity; their precocious genius is an object of endless speculation. It is thus that Jehan Alain, who died during the war in his 30th year, seemed to have been conditioned by the premonition of his tragic death. Working without a break or rest, Jehan Alain expressed himself in music, drawing, and poetry, and this artistic output represented the happiness and purpose of his life.
Jean Dubé: piano
Works by Alfvén, Bonis, Chopin, Delafosse, Elgar, Fauré. Heller, Hengeveld, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moeran, Nevin, Ravel, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky
The Barcarolle is a song evoking the sea and water and, more to the point, the Venetian gondoliers: "Barcarolo" in Italian means “gondolier.” Its characteristic rhythm suggests the motion of a boat on the water. Jean Dubé, 29 years old, is internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists at the present time, appreciated for his musicality and power. He has been playing all over the world since he was four years old, and won his Steinway piano at the age of nine during the national competition “Young Mozart Prodigies in Paris.”
Jean DubéBarcarolles
Jehan ALAInworks for piano
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release date: March 13, 2012 Meridian records
Leon Bosch: double bassSung-Suk Kang: piano
VALLS: Gran introducció i tarantella • Fantasia para Contrabajo “Homenaje a Bottesini” • Fantasia para Contrabajo • Colección de cuatro juguetes para contrabajo y piano • Romança • Suite Andaluza
Meridian Records is proud to announce this exciting new release from Leon Bosch and Sung-Suk Kang featuring the music of Pedro Valls, which includes the world premiere recordings of The Second Fantasy, “Homenaje a Bottesini,” and the Four Juguetes. After expertly portraying the music of one of the most influential and innovative double bass composers of the romantic period, Bottesini, it was a natural journey for Leon to discover Spaniard Pedro Valls’ colorful and virtuosic instrumental writing for the Salon. His personal search to explore and unearth these surprisingly overlooked works from 100 years ago led him to uncover the fact that a few of the pieces had never been recorded before!
Onyx BrassMark Stone: voice
COPLAND: Rodeo • BARBER: Dover Beach, Op. 3 • MacRAE: Two Cairns • JACKSON: Time to Time • DUDDELL: Still Life • IVES: In the Alley • The Circus Band • Slow March • Variations on “America”
Meridian Records is delighted to announce the release of their second recording with Onyx Brass. After their last collaboration, Onyx was dubbed “easily the classiest brass ensemble in Britain” by BBC Music Magazine, a reputation cemented by their innovative and groundbreaking approach to brass chamber music. Time to Time features the works of American masters alongside new works from up-and-coming stars of the British music scene. It also marks the start of a musical relationship with the formidable young British baritone star Mark Stone, who features in a stunning arrangement of Barber’s “Dover Beach” as well as some early Ives songs and the eponymous “Time to Time” by Timothy Jackson.
Onyx brassTime to Time: Music by Barber, Copland, and more
pedro vALLsMusic for double Bass and piano
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Johannes BRAHMSPiano Trios Gould Piano Trio/Lucy Gould: violin/Alice Neary: cello/Benjamin Frith: piano
BRAHMS: Trio No. 1, Op. 8 (revised version) • Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87
Volume one of the complete Brahms Piano Trios.
John McCABEUpon Entering a Painting Joseph Tong, Waka Hasegawa: pianos
McCABE: Two Scenes from Edward II • Basse Danse • Gaudi (Study No. 3) • Sonata (Study No. 12)
A brand-new selection of piano works from respected British composer John McCabe—written in 1970, 1995, 2008, and 2009—played by four hands.
Chisato KusunokiPiano Works
Chisato Kusunoki: piano
RACHMANINOV: Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 • MEDTNER: Sonata in G minor, Op. 22 • SCRIABIN: Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28 • LIAPUNOV: Études d’execution transcendente, Op. 11
Debut CD from this outstanding Japanese pianist, who has an affinity for neglected piano music.
Heitor VILLA-LOBOSComplete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2 Marcelo Bratke: piano
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 • A lende do Caboclo • Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras • Choros No. 5 “Alma Brasileira” • Cielo Brasileiro
Volume two of the complete Heitor Villa-Lobos piano music, from Brazilian pianist Marcelo Bratke.
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Toshio HOSOKAWAOrchestral Works German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern/ Andrea Pestalozza: conductor
HOSOKAWA: Metamorphosis • Re-turning—In memory of Kunio Tsuji • Ferne Landschaft III—Seascapes of Fukuyama
The impressive number of international awards received by Toshio Hosokawa is proof of the music’s appeal for people of different musical and aesthetic convictions, and of the intellectual prestige gained by the burning ideality of his aims as composer.
Giulio REGONDI & Napoléon COSTESouvenir Enea Leone: guitar
REGONDI: Air varié de l’opera de Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi “L’amo, tanto e m’è si cara” • Fantasie über Mozarts Don Giovanni • Introduction et Caprice, Op. 23 • Nocturne Rêverie, Op. 19 • COSTE: Les Soirées dAyteyuk—Serenade, Op. 23 • Souvenirs du Jura, Op. 44
Giulio Regondi is the most famous and precocious enfant prodige in the history of the guitar. As an artist, he was a genius but unhappy, famous but tormented. With an existence that was intense but short and scarred by illness, he fully represented the figure of the Romantic musician.
Jhon William Castaño MONTOYAEl Viaje: Fabrica Musica Vol. 14 Jhon William Castaño Montoya: violin/Riccardo Carli, Francesco Novara: double bass/Jaime Andres Castaño Montoya, Geremia Vinattieri: drums/Thiago Oliveira De Almeida: guitar
MONTOYA: Sur • Tierra labrantia • 100 Pasos • Le Corbusier • Alunizaje • Last Minute • Rios • Chibcha Soul
A passionate journey and a thoughtful, non-linear, energetic trip through soundscapes. Travel hills, valleys, and seas, expressed through guitar chords, percussion, and the always-vibrant voice of the violin.
J.S. BACHBach Off Beat Omar Zoboli: oboe, English horn, soprano saxophone/Massimo Colombo: piano/Yael Zamir: English horn, vocal/Sergio Delmastro: bass clarinet/Ferdinando Faraò: drums
J.S. BACH: Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526 • Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat, BWV 525 • Trio Sonata No. 6 in G, BWV 530 • ZOBOLI: Agra off beat • COLOMBO: So sad off beat • Folk off beat
Released in cooperation with Crocevia Di Suoni Records, this recording presents Bach’s Trio Sonatas, which offer an inexhaustible source for developing new ideas.
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TactusBernardo PASQUINIOrgan Works
Letizia Romiti: organ
PASQUINI: 14 pieces for organ
After publishing titles dedicated to Girolamo Frescobaldi and Gregorio Strozzi, the label from Bologna is now going back to Bernardo Pasquini, born in Massa Valdinievole (Lucca). Mainly chosen from the original manuscript Ms. L.215 c/o the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin—considered the most reliable source of Pasquini’s works—the 14 pieces on this unmissable CD feature great performances by Letizia Romiti.
Francesco DivitoIn turbato mare irato: Virtuoso Arias of the Second Baroque
Francesco Divito: male soprano/Benedetto Marcello Chamber Orchestra/Flavio Emilio Scogna: director
VIVALDI: In turbato mare irato, Rv 627 • DUNI: Misero Pargoletto from Demofoonte • HANDEL: Ombra mai fu from Serse • Lascia ch’io piango from Rinaldo
This CD presents a beautiful selection of arias, finely matching the Ombra mai fu e Lascia ch’io pianga by Handel to two arias from the Demofoonte by Duni and Sposa non mi conosci from the Merope by Giacomelli, which became famous some years ago when sung by Cecilia Bartoli. The repertoire is completed by a beautiful sacred music page, In turbato mare irato, a virtuosic motet by Vivaldi!
Franz LISZTItalia, sogno d’amore: The Sonetti of Petrarca
Chiarastella Onorati: mezzo-soprano/Giulio De Luca: piano
LISZT: Tre Sonetti del Petrarca (1st & 2nd versions) • O Lieb • Mignons Lied • Angiolin dal biondo crin • La Perla • Die Macht der Musik
During his entire life, Franz Liszt kept a very tight connection with Italy. The repertoire presented on this CD includes the two versions of the Tre Sonetti del Petrarca, written at a distance of almost 30 years, and a series of works that give us the chance to appreciate the refined art of a very different Liszt, very far from the virtuoso of the Sonata in B minor and the Transcendental Studies. These works are presented by mezzo-soprano Chiarastella Onorati, a singer gifted with an incredible feeling that allows her to display even the slightest nuances of the Lisztian writing, accompanied with great elegance and brilliance by the excellent Giulio De Luca.
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release date: March 13, 2012 gramola
Franz SCHUBERT Wandererfantasie & 4 Piano Sonatas Meira Farkas: piano
SCHUBERT: Wanderer Fantasy • Sonata in E, D 459 • Sonata in E minor, D 566 • Sonata in C, D 840 • Sonata Fantaisie in G, D 894
The great Schubert pianist Meira Farkas, a pupil of Rosina Lhévinne, Wilhelm Kempff, and Leonard Shure, presents a wonderful Schubert disc!
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICHString Quartets 3 & 5
Acies Quartet
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 3 • String Quartet No. 5 • Polka from The Golden Age
As Dmitri Shostakovich’s music was composed in politically troubled times, it seems obvious to associate his works with such influences—in the String Quartet No. 3, for example, one might hear the joy at surviving the Second World War along with painful and aggressive memories of the time of suffering.
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Concertos 1 & 2 Paul Gulda: piano/Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Fedoseyev: conductor
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 • Piano Concerto No. 2
Paul Gulda recorded these two piano concertos in 1992/93 with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev, one of the most distinguished Russian conductors. The CD was accompanied by much acclaim on the part of critics, and has not been available for many years until this reissue!
Mobilis Saxophone QuartetLigeti, Desenclos, Bozza, Nagao Mobilis Saxophone Quartet
LIGETI: 6 Bagatelles • NAGAO: Saxophone Quartet • plus works by Desenclos and Boza
The young, international Mobilis Saxophone Quartet—recipient of Bank Austria Artist of the Year 2011—introduces its first recording. The ensemble sets great store in its varying cultural influences, which are also mirrored in its diverse repertoire.
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lAwo Classics
Aimo Pagin: piano
ROMBERG: Valaquenta • Tableaux fantastiques
The debut CD from a young Norwegian composer! Performers the world over regularly include Romberg’s music in their programs, and leading Paris editor Éditions Gérard Billaudot has recently begun publishing his works. The CD features two sets of piano pieces, interpreted by French pianist Aimo Pagin. The collections were inspired by the text Valaquenta by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, and by a selection of paintings by Polish fantasy painter Jacek Yerka. At present Romberg lives and works as a full-time composer in Paris, writing music based largely on themes from fantasy literature, the visual arts, Celtic mythology, and comic strips.
Benjamin Isachsen: male sopranoMagne H. Draagen: organBerit Cardas: violin
HANDEL: “How beautiful are the feet” from Messiah • J.S. BACH: “Ich halt treulich still,” BWV 466 • “Bist du bei mir,” BWV 508 • BACH/GOUNOD: Ave Maria • FAURÉ: “Pie Jesu” from Requiem • KVERNO: Cantilena from Jeremia • HAYDN: Benedictus from Missa Brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • KARLSEN: Og Natta ror sin lette båt • BURGON: Nunc Dimittis • MENDELSSOHN: O For the Wings of a Dove • KARG-ELERT: Nun ruhen alle Wälder • ANON.: I himmelen, i himmelen
A unique opportunity to experience a gifted young person with a big heart for serious music! When the time came for Benjamin to find a title for this CD, he suddenly lit on the idea of putting a slightly new twist on Descartes’ famous maxim on doubting, thinking, and being—he sings, therefore he is. The CD presents a broad repertoire, with reference to varied musical periods, languages, and traditions.
benjamin IsachsenCanto ergo sum
Martin ROMbeRGvalaquenta & Tableaux fantastiques
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release date: March 13, 2012 passacailleJ.S. BACHKeyboard Works
Jovanka Marville: clavichord
J.S. BACH: Sonata in D minor, BWV 1003 • Preludes, BWV 939–943 & 999 • Concerto in D, BWV 972 • Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 • Partita in E, BWV 1006
Bach’s first biographer Forkel, writing 50 years after the composer’s death, links Bach and the clavichord: “He considered the clavichord the best instrument for study, and, in general, for private musical entertainment. He found it the most convenient for the expression of his most refined thoughts, and did not believe it possible to produce from any harpsichord or pianoforte such a variety in the gradations of tone as on this instrument, which has, indeed, a soft tone, but is on a small scale extremely flexible.”
Berenguer de PALOLJoys amors et chants
Ensemble Cantilena Antiqua/Stefano Alborello: director
PALOL: 8 songs • ANONYMOUS: 2 songs
Berenguer de Palol was born in Catalonia, the land of the Count of Rossillon. We know very little about his life; the only date regarding his life that can be established with certainty is 1164, the year in which his patron Jaufre’ III died. Berenguer’s artistic activity has reached us through a series of passionate compositions of rare musical and poetic beauty. His poetry shows an evident research of the supreme love, or joy; a way paved with suffering for love joined to the cult of feminine beauty. The main subject is woman, seen partly as an abstract goal in the search of love, and partly real.
Bruce DickeyLa Bella Minuta: Florid Songs for Cornetto around 1600
Bruce Dickey: cornetto/Liuwe Tamminga: organ/Claudia Pasetto, Leonardo Bartolotto, Alberto Rosi: violas da gamba/Maria Christina Cleary: harp
18 songs by Ippolito, Mayone, Guami, Palestrina, Josquin, Trabaci, Brunelli, Luzzaschi, Cipriano de Rore & Barbarino
One of the wonderful things about playing divisions on the cornetto is that you are playing a single line of a polyphonic texture. When the other voices are played on an Italian Renaissance organ, with its wonderfully vocal timbre and articulation, the cornetto becomes part of the organ. As the Italians phrased it, the cornetto plays nell’organo (“in the organ”) or, in the words of English diarist John Evelyn, the cornetto “gives life to the organ.”
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Querstand
Lajos RovatkayHispaniae Ars Organi Lajos Rovatkay: organ
CABEZON: 3 pieces • PERAZA: Tiento de medio registro alto de 1. tono • AGUILERA DE HEREDIA: 3 pieces • XIMÉNEZ: 3 pieces • BRUNA: 7 pieces • CABANILLES: 3 pieces • ANON.: Obra de falsas cromaticas de 1. tono
Different versions of the Corpus Christi hymn “Pange lingua” featuring several compositions that are rarely performed or recorded, played by Lajos Rovatkay, one of the best-known protagonists of rediscovering forgotten music from past centuries.
kammerchor cantamus dresden Dass du ewig denkst an mich kammerchor cantamus dresden/Stefan Vanselow: conductor
16 German folk songs in arrangements
The third CD from kammerchor cantamus dresden, prizewinner in several national and international competitions, contains famous German folk songs in new arrangements from the last 20 years.
Johann Joseph FUXMusic for Court, Church, Opera, and Home
Neue Hofkapelle Graz/Lucia Froihofer, Michael Hell: directors
FUX: Overture in C from “Concentus Musicus” K 356 • Sinfonia in G minor from “Il mese di Marzo” K 306 • Intraa in C from “Pulcheria” K 303 • Sonata in F for 3 violins, E 67 • Sinfonia in G minor, K 336 • Sonata in G, K 390 • Sonata in G minor, K 389 • Overture in C for 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & b.c. in C, K 334
Debut CD for Neue Hofkapelle Graz, made up of artists with longtime experience in historically informed performance. Features world premiere recordings of all pieces, except for K 303 and K 334!
Various ArtistsEhre sei Gott für alles Jerewaner Chamber Choir/Harutyun Topikyan: director/Halle Octet for Orthodox Choral Music
VARDAPET: Hayr mer • Ter Voghormea • Hreschtakajin • GOLTZ: Festansprache • BUCHHOLZ: Armenia Clamans • JEKMALJAN: Surb Surb • Bittektenie • Vaterunser • Mildes Licht • Herr nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren
In memory of Hermann Goltz (1946–2010), one of the most important activists in the cultural exchange between Armenia and Germany, this disc contains recordings by Jerewaner Kammerchor, one of the most important Armenian vocal ensembles.
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release date: March 13, 2012 Alpha
Melodiya
Scherzi MusicaliNicolas Achten: director
MAZZOCCHI: La Catena d’Adone (complete opera)
La Catena d’Adone was first performed in 1626 and marked the arrival of opera in Rome. With all the characteristics of the genre, a pastoral tale in one prologue and five acts, it chronicles the tumultuous love lives of Adonis, Apollo, Venus, and Falsirena. The frivolous and sensual—even erotic—tone is placed in sharp contrast with Christian morality in a perfectly mastered Recitarcantando style supported by a wealth of instruments. Besides being a world premiere recording, the opera inaugurates the arrival of a very young conductor to the Alpha catalog. Nicolas Achten is also a director, singer, and player of theorbo, harpsichord, and harp, and follows the path set by great musical pioneers such as Vincent Dumestre and Pablo Valetti.
Soloist, Chorus & USSR State Academic Bolshoi TheatreYuri Temirkanov: conductor
SHCHEDRIN: Dead Souls (complete opera)
Nikolai Gogol’s heritage has played a tremendous role in the evolution of the Russian musical culture. Many of the greatest Russian composers turned to his works, finding inspiration in the author’s romantic stories. The Fair at Sorochyntsi, May Night, and Christmas Eve are all masterpieces that have seen rebirth on the operatic stage in compositions by Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Outstanding contemporary composer Rodion Shchedrin set himself a very different task in the 20th century. While continuing the Gogolian traditions in Russian operatic music, he turned to the great writer’s realistic prose—the epic poem “Dead Souls.” The composer worked on it for 10 years, undertaking a seemingly impossible task of realizing all the richness of the ideas and characters in opera. Humor and tragedy, emotional tension and extraordinary poetic value all make Dead Souls a masterpiece of the operatic art and the composer’s greatest achievement.
Premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR in Moscow, 1977. Directed by Boris Pokrovsky, designed for stage by Valeri Levental, and conducted by Yuri Temirkanov.
Domenico MAZZOCCHIla Catena d’Adone
Rodion sHCHeDRIndead souls
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Melodiya
Soloists, Chorus & Symphony Orchestra of All-Union RadioGemal Dalgat: conductor
PROKOFIEV: The Love for Three Oranges (complete opera)
The Love for Three Oranges, an opera by Sergei Prokofiev, is one of the 20th centuries’ best examples of a musical work for theatre stage. Prokofiev composed the opera in 1919, and it was first staged in Chicago in 1921 with the composer himself behind the conductor’s stand. This double CD features a legendary recording of the opera performed by the soloists, choir, and Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio conducted by Gemal Dalgat, recorded in 1961.
Soloists, Chorus & State Academic Bolshoi Theatre OrchestraBoris Khaykin: conductor
MUSSORGSKY: Khovanshchina (complete opera)
Awarded the Prix “Michel Hofmann” du Disque Academie Charles Cros in France in 1976, and First Prize for the section of foreign recordings in Japan in 1975! Famous critic Vladimir Stasov, a close friend of Mussorgsky, brought the story of Khovanshchina to his attention, and the composer dedicated this work to him. Mussorgsky began to compose the opera in the summer of 1872, when Boris Godunov had not been completed. He was engrossed in the new opera, and had every reason to say, “I am living in Khovanshchina like I used to be in Boris.” Mussorgsky wrote the libretto himself, without relying on a literary source. He wrote in one of his letters that he was possessed with one thought—“to tell people a new word of friendship and love, a direct word and one as wide as the Russian fields, a word resonating with the truth from a humble musician yet a fighter for the right idea of the art.” He said this word in his great works, among which the popular musical drama Khovanshchina takes one of the highest places.
Modest MUssORGsKYKhovanshchina
sergei pROKOFIevThe love for Three oranges
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release date: March 13, 2012 delphian records
Beth Mackay, Rónan Busfield, Rónan Busfield: vocal soloistsEdinburgh Studio Opera Chorus
CUNNINGHAM: The Okavango Macbeth (complete opera)
“McCall Smith’s succinct libretto is spun by composer Tom Cunningham into gorgeous tuneful melodies that linger.” — The Scotsman, HHHHH
The Macbeth story as played out in a troupe of baboons in Botswana? This fanciful idea inspired writer Alexander McCall Smith and the composer Tom Cunningham to come up with their chamber opera, The Okavango Macbeth! Set in the Okavango Delta in northern
Botswana, the opera deals with the efforts of an ambitious female baboon, Lady Macbeth, who encourages her husband to become the alpha male of the group. The response to the opera’s premiere, in the No. 1 Ladies’ Opera House, led many to conclude that in this
extraordinary and unusual tale, a new operatic gem has emerged!
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