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Artists: The Bach Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/JohnRutter. (1 CD) DEC B001609202 $20.98 $14.98 Special Low Price!A major new collection of Christmas music, featuringarrangements of carols and original compositions - allperformed and conducted by John Rutter, the Bach Choir,and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra!

Video HighlightsThere’s a particularly good selection ofvideo releases on DVD and Blu-Ray thismonth - here’s a sampling...

Glenn Gould: On TelevisionThe Complete CBCBroadcasts 1954-1977For the first time, thedozens of televisionprograms Glenn Gouldmade with the CanadianBroadcasting Corporationfrom 1954 to 1977 arecollected in their entirety

in Glenn Gould on Television - TheComplete CBC Broadcasts. (10 DVDs)(Sony) (Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, Color) 10SNYC 521094 $109.99 $98.99

Restored in Widescreen andHi-Definition, with the musicconducted by Sir Georg Solti,this 3 DVD set boasts a castthat includes Richard Burton,

Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud, VanessaRedgrave, Gwyneth Jones, Sir William Walton -the list goes on! (3 DVD-Video) (420 min.;NTSC 16:9, Color) 3TPF 157 $35.99 $31.99

Richard Wagner, by Tony Palmer“One of the most beautifulmotion pictures in history”

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Barenboim’s Legendary “Ring”This is the acclaimedproduction of Wagner’sRing Cycle filmed at theBayreuth Festival underDaniel Barenboim with acast that included JohnTomlinson, SiegfriedJerusalem and Poul

Elming. Performed over a five-year periodand filmed at the conclusion when the"Bayreuth Workshop" had raised "thequality of the performance to an almostunsurpassable level" (Der Tagesspiegel). 11KUL D4755 $105.99 $85.99 On Sale

"The two Liszt concertos were trulymiraculous.” -The Telegraph“With Boulez wielding the baton overBarenboim's Staatskapelle Berlin asthe pianist tackles these two pillars ofLiszt's musical temple, a magicalbalance is achieved that allows the

music's character to surge forth with no recourse to theeasy victories of cliché." -The Independent (1 CD) DGG B001606802 $20.98 $17.98

Joan Sutherland: The Complete DeccaStudio RecitalsDecca pays tribute to Joan Sutherlandwith a limited-edition 23-CD set of hercomplete studio recitals. The CDs arepresented in sleeves with originalcover art a 48-page booklet contains

an appreciation of Joan Sutherland by opera criticGeorge Hall. (23 CD) DEC B001619502 $108.48 $91.98

Artists: Maurizio Pollini (Pno);Staatskapelle Dresden/ChristianThielemann. (1 CD) DGG B001612002 $20.98 $17.98In June this year, after an absenceof a quarter-century, the legendaryMaurizio Pollini returned to

Dresden’s Semperoper to play Brahms’s First PianoConcerto under the baton of Christian Thielemann. Notat all surprisingly, they brought the house down.

Donizetti: Anna Bolena Artists: AnnaNetrebko (Sop); Elina Garanca (Mzzo);Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Bass). EvelinoPido/Vienna State Opera. (2 DVD) 2DGG B001620309 $42.98 $36.98Hot off her opening 2011 seasonappearance at the NY MetropolitanOpera, Anna Netrebko takes the lead

role her much anticipated appearance in AnnaBolena. As with her previous Videos fromDeutsche Grammophone, expect qualityhigh-definition transfer and bonus features.

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October2011

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What’s New?Featured New Releases2-3New Naxos, On Sale! 4-5New Releases 6-35New Recommendations

7-29Boxed Sets 36-37Opera 38-39Vocal 40-41Kultur Video Sale 42New on DVD / Blu-Ray

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Mozart: Piano Concertos / Hélène GrimaudWorks: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major,K488; Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459; Ch'iomi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505.Artists: Hélène Grimaud (Pno)/Kammerorchester desBayerischen Rundfunks; Mojca Erdmann (Sop).Deluxe: (CD&DVD) DGG B001620500 $35.98 $29.98

Standard: (CD) DGG B001620402 $20.98 $17.98This album marks two 'firsts' for Hélène Grimaud - her first live DGrecording and her first ever Mozart concerto recording!

❦ French Impressions / Rachel Kolly d'Alba, ViolinWorks: Chausson: Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op.25; Ravel: Tzigane; Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op. 61; Ysaye: Berceuse Op. 20; Rêved'enfant, Op. 14. Artists: Orchestre National desPays de la Loire/John Axelrod; OrchestreSymphonique Bienne/Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

(1 CD) WRNC 2564671814 $20.99 $16.99 On Sale"The way she gently eases into the magical final section of Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto’s slow movement is unforgettable, so tooher beguilingly seductive handling of Ravel’s volatile gypsyinflections and introspectively dreamy Chausson... This is a perfectshowcase for a young player whose musical insights are of thehighest calibre." -Classic FM

❦ Toshio Hosokawa: LandscapesWorks: Hosokawa: Landscape V for sho and stringquartet (arranged for string orchestra); CeremonialDance for string orchestra; Sakura für Otto Tomek forshô solo; Cloud and Light. Artists: Mayumi Miyata(shô); Münchener Kammerorchester/AlexanderLiebreich. (1 CD) ECM B001607302 $20.98 $17.98

“It is poetic and beautiful, always evocative.” -Sunday Times“It's exquisite in a self-conscious way, with every texture preciselycrafted and placed” -The Guardian

❦ Delius: Concertos / Tasmin Little, Paul WatkinsWorks: Delius: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto;Double Concerto. Artists: Tasmin Little (Vln); PaulWatkins (Clo); Sir Andrew Davis/BBC Symphony. (1 CD) CHA 5094 $21.99 $19.99"A magical, sensuous flow is the presidingquality of this superior performance by Little.

Watkins is no less captivating in the Cello Concerto, and they aresuperb together in the Double Concerto, with its heart-easing slowsecond section." -The Sunday Times

❦ The Liszt Concertos / Barenboim, BoulezArtists: Daniel Barenboim (Pno); Pierre Boulez/Staatskapelle Berlin. (1 CD) DGG B001606802 $20.98 $17.98"The two Liszt concertos were truly miraculous.”-The Telegraph “With Boulez wielding the batonover Barenboim's Staatskapelle Berlin as the

pianist tackles these two pillars of Liszt's musical temple, a magicalbalance is achieved that allows the music's character to surge forthwith no recourse to the easy victories of cliché." -The Independent

❦ Schumann: String Quartets, Op. 41 / Doric (1 CD) CHA 10692 $20.99 $18.99"The Dorics play with warmth, finesse andexciting attack." -The Observer"Among numerous affecting details: the sinuousallegro opening of No 2; the driven upsurge of itsscherzo; and the plangent sigh that is No 3’s

andante espressivo introduction." -The Sunday Times

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La Fille du Régiment (1940)Works: Donizetti: La Fille duRégiment. Artists: Lily Pons, RaoulJobin, Salvatore Baccaloni, IrraPetin. Gennaro Papi/MetropolitanOpera Orchestra and Chorus.

(1 CD) SNYC 961912 $18.49 $16.49

Thomas: Mignon (1945)Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon.Artists: Risë Stevens; JamesMelton; Mimi Benzell; Ezio Pinza.Wilfred Pelletier/Metropolitan OperaOrchestra and Chorus.

(1 CD) SNYC 961922 $18.49 $16.49

Offenbach: Les Contesd'Hoffmann (1955)Works: Jacques Offenbach: LesContes d'Hoffmann. Artists:Richard Tucker; Roberta Peters;Lucine Amara; Risë Stevens;

Martial Singher. Pierre Monteux/Metropolitan OperaOrchestra and Chorus.

(1 CD) SNYC 961902 $18.49 $16.49

Bizet: Carmen (1952)Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen.Artists: Risë Stevens; RichardTucker; Nadine Conner; PaoloSilveri. Fritz Reiner/MetropolitanOpera Orchestra and Chorus.

(1 CD) SNYC 961892 $18.49 $16.49

Joan Sutherland: CompleteDecca Studio Recitals (23 CD) DEC B001619502 $108.48 $91.98Decca pays tribute to JoanSutherland with a limited-edition 23-CD set of her

complete studio recitals. The CDs are presentedin sleeves with original cover art a 48-pagebooklet contains an appreciation of JoanSutherland by opera writer and critic George Hall.

❦ Charlie Siem Plays Bruch,Bull & WieniawskiWorks: Bruch: Violin ConcertoNo. 1 in G minor; Bull, O:Cantabile doloroso e Rondogiocoso; Wieniawski: ViolinConcerto No. 1 in F sharp minor.

Artists: Charlie Siem (Vln); Andrew Gourlay/LSO. (1 CD) WRNC 2564666612 $20.99 $16.99 On Sale"What impresses most is Siem's tonal purity andemotional intensity, which combine in the Bruchto create a reading of tender sincerity andcoruscating brilliance." -Classic FM

Les Héroïques Romantiques,Tragédiennes, Vol. 3 / GensWorks: Berlioz, Gluck, Gossec,Kreutzer, Massenet, Méhul,Mermet, Meyerbeer, Saint-Saëns,Salieri & Verdi. Artists:Véronique Gens (Sop);

Christophe Rousset/Les Talens Lyriques. (1 CD) VCL 709272B $17.98 $15.98“Passion, ardour, rage, tenderness – the fullgamut of human expression emerges in thisselection of works created for French operaticfemmes fatales” -BBC on Vol. 2

Colors Of Christmas / RutterArtists: The Bach Choir & RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra/JohnRutter. (1 CD) DEC B001609202 $20.98 $17.98A major new collection ofChristmas music, featuring

arrangements of carols and original compositions- all performed and conducted by John Rutter &ensemble!

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 /Pollini & ThielemannArtists: Maurizio Pollini (Pno);Staatskapelle Dresden/ChristianThielemann. (1 CD) DGG B001612002 $20.98 $17.98

In June this year, after an absence of a quarter-century, the legendary Maurizio Pollini returned toDresden’s Semperoper to play Brahms’s FirstPiano Concerto under the baton of ChristianThielemann. Not at all surprisingly, they broughtthe house down.

Donizetti: Anna Bolena / AnnaNetrebko, Elina GarancaArtists: Anna Netrebko (Sop); ElinaGaranca (Mzzo); IldebrandoD'Arcangelo (Bass). Evelino Pido/Vienna State Opera. (2 DVD) DGG B001620309 $42.98 $36.98

Hot off her opening 2011 season appearance atthe NY Metropolitan Opera, the Queen of TheMet Anna Netrebko takes the lead role her muchanticipated appearance in Anna Bolena. As withher previous MET Opera Performances on DVDfrom Deutsche Grammophone, expect qualityhigh-definition transfer and bonus features.

R. Strauss: Capriccio / FlemingArtists: Peter Rose (Bass); MortenFrank Larsen (Bar); Joseph Kaiser(Tnr); Renee Fleming (Sop); SarahConnolly (Mzzo); Russell Braun (Bar).Andrew Davis/Metropolitan Opera. (2 DVD) DEC B001619609 $32.98 $28.48

Following the success of Fleming’s DerRosenkavalier DVD, comes Fleming’sinterpretation of Strauss’ chamber-opera,Capriccio.

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❦ Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 1Works: Howard Hanson (1896 -1981): Lament for Beowulf forchorus & orchestra; Symphony no1, Op 22 “Nordic”. Artists: GerardSchwarz/Seattle SO. (1 CD)

(Naxos) NXS 8559700 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale“This is confident, generous, beautifully mademusic, richly (and sensitively) scored. Schwarz,and his splendid Seattle orchestra do not short-change us on any of this and they are beautifully,ripely, recorded here.” (Gramophone on theoriginal Delos release)

Jeffrey Ryan: Fugitive Colours / ToveyWorks: Jeffrey Ryan: Symphony no 1 (“Fugitive

Colours”); The Linearity of Light, for orchestra; TripleConcerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra(“Equilateral”). Artists: Bramwell Tovey/VancouverSO; Gryphon Trio. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572765 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleMaurice Saylor: The Hunting Of The SnarkWorks: Phil Carluzzo: Stolen Goods, for band; Maurice

Saylor: Publicity Pays, for band; The Hunting of theSnark; Andrew Earle Simpson: Too Many Mammas,for band. Artists: Gisèle Becker/Holton-arms LowerSchool Chorus; Snark Ensemble. Susan Rider(Cornet); Julian Dale Barton (Reeds); Ben Redwine(Reeds). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572685 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleRobert Helps: Chamber Music With PianoWorks: Leopold Godowsky (1870 - 1938): Studies on

Chopin’s Études; Robert Helps (1928 - 2001): Duo forCello and Piano; Fantasy for violin & piano; PianoQuartet; Postlude, for horn, violin & piano; Quintet forflute, violin, clarinet, cello & piano; John Ireland;Mendelssohn; Francis Poulenc. Artists: ATOS Trio.Marieke Schneemann (Flt); Robert Helps (Pno);Naomi Niskala (Pno); Thomas Hoppe (Pno); LarsWouters van den Oudenwijer (Clnt). (2 CD) (Naxos(USA) 2NXS 8559696 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale

Malcolm Arnold: Cello Concerto;Symphony For Strings, et al.Works: Malcolm Arnold (1921 -2006): Concertino for flute & strings,Op. 19a; Fantasy for recorder &string quartet, Op. 140; Saxophone

Concerto; Shakespearean Cello Concerto, Op. 136;Symphony for Strings, Op. 13. Artists: NicholasWard/Manchester Sinfonia; Richard Howarth/NorthernCO. Raphael Wallfisch (Clo); John Turner (Recorder);Esther Ingham (Flt); Carl Raven (Flt). (1 CD) (Naxos(USA) NXS 8572640 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Ildebrando Pizzetti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 - 1968): Quartet for

Strings no 1 in A major; Quartet for Strings no 2 in Dmajor. Artists: Lajtha Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8570876 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleJesus Villa-Rojo: Music for CelloWorks: Jesus Villa-Rojo (1940 - ):Expresiones, for cello; Lamento, forcello & piano (“Version B”); Oraciónserena, for cello & piano; Sonata forcello & piano no 2. Artists: AsierPolo (Clo); Rafael Romero (Voice);

Gerardo Lopez Laguna (Pno); Amaia Zipitria (Pno). (1CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572564 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleMcleod: The Emperor And The NightingaleWorks: Jenny McLeod: Celebrations (3), for orchestra;

Rock Concerto, for piano & orchestra; The Emperorand the Nightingale, for narrator & orchestra. Artists:Uwe Grodd/New Zealand Sym. Eugene Albulescu(Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572671 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleDonizetti: Marino Faliero / Cinquegrani, Surian,Stanisci, Magri, Grassi, Dall’amicoWorks: Donizetti: Marino Faliero, opera. Artists:

Bruno Cinquegrani/Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus.(2 CD) (Naxos (USA)

2NXS 8660303 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale

❦ James Whitbourne: Living VoicesWorks: James Whitbourn (1963 - ):A brief story of Peter Abelard, forchorus, saxophone & organ; APrayer from South Africa, forchorus; All shall be Amen and

Alleluia, for chorus, percussion, piano & organ; Giveus the wings of faith, for chorus & organ; LivingVoices, for narrator, chorus & saxophone; Requiemcanticorum, for chorus, saxophone & organ. Artists:James Jordan/Westminster Williamson Voices. (1CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572737 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

“Here’s another welcome collection from a trulyoriginal communicator in modern British choralmusic. Whitbourn’s interest in the compellingcombination of voices and the sopranosaxophone dominates here...The Princeton choiris directed by James Jordan with precision andpoise” -The Observer.

❦ Arvo Part: Piano MusicWorks: Arvo Pärt (1935 - ): FürAnna Maria for solo piano; FürAlina; Lamentate for piano &orchestra (Hommage to AnishKapoor and his sculpture

‘Marsyas’); Partita, for piano, Op. 2; Sonatinas forpiano nos 1 & 2. Artists: JoAnn Falletta/NetherlandsRadio Chamber PO. Ralph van Raat (Pno). (1 CD)(Naxos (USA) NXS 8572525 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

“From the outset Part offered a new and totallypersonal view of melody and musical content, thedisc opening with the piano Sonatinas from 1958,works that launched his international presencewhile he was still a student at the TallinnConservatory. They speak of one seeking tocommunicate as economically as possible, stylesimpinging on one another as if in recollection ofthe music of others he had already heard...” -David’s Review Corner

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Modern Music For Viola And PianoWorks: Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 -1960): Sonata for violin & piano in Csharp minor, Op. 21; GeorgeEnescu (1881 - 1955): ConcertPiece, for viola & piano; JosephJoachim (1831 - 1907): HebrewMelodies for viola & piano, Op 9;

Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Adagio for Violin, Viola,Cello and Piano; Bohuslav Martinu (1890 - 1959):Sonata for viola & piano, H. 355. Artists: Sarah-JaneBradley (Vla); Anthony Hewitt (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos(USA) NXS 8572533 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Scriabin: Piano Sonatas No 1, 4 & 8, PoemesWorks: Scriabin: Deux Pièces, Op. 59; Poèmes for

Piano, Op. 71/1&2; Op. 32/1&2; Op. 44/1&2; Op. 63/1&2; Op. 69/1&2. Artists: Alexander Ghindin (Pno).(1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572440 $10.99 $8.99 On SalePenderecki: Viola Concerto; Cello ConcertoWorks: Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - ): Concerto for

Cello no2; Concerto for Viola. Artists: Antoni Wit.Grigori Zhislin (Vla); Tatjana Vassiljeva (Clo). (1 CD)(Naxos (USA) NXS 8572211 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Turina: Piano Works, Vol. 7 / Jordi Maso, pianoWorks: Joaquín Turina (1882 -1949): Album de viaje for piano, Op.15; Evocaciones, 3 pieces forpiano, Op. 46; Fiesta, for piano(Viaje maritimo no 2), Op. 49/2;Llegada al puerto, for piano (Viajemaritimo no 3), Op. 49/3; Luz en el

mar, for piano (Viaje maritimo no 1) Op. 49/1;Mallorca, suite for piano, Op. 44. Artists: Jordi Masó(Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572455 $10.99 $8.99 On SalePierre Rode: Violin Concertos No 3, 4 & 6

Works: Jacques Pierre JosephRode (1774 - 1830): Concerto forViolin no 3 in G minor, Op. 5;Concerto for Violin no 4 in A major,Op. 6; Concerto for Violin no 6 in Bflat major, Op. 8. Artists: NicolasPasquet/Jena PO. Friedemann

Eichhorn (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8570767 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleM.K. Ciurlionis: Piano Works Vol 2 / RubackyteWorks: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875 -

1911): Autumn VL.264; Fugue for piano in B flatminor, Op. 34; Pater Noster VL.260; Prelude for pianoin A major; Prelude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 16/2;Prelude for piano in C major, Op. 31/2. Artists: MuzaRubackyté (Pno). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572660 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleRimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, OverturesWorks: Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34;

Dubinushka (The Little Oak Stick) (I), tone poem fororchestra, Op. 62; May Night; Overture on RussianThemes (ii), for orchestra, Op. 28; Russian EasterFestival Overture, Op. 36; The Maid of Pskov.Artists: Gerard Schwarz/Seattle SO. (1 CD) (Naxos(USA) NXS 8572788 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Richard Strauss: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; QuartetWorks: R. Strauss: Concertante forpiano, 2 violins & cello; Festmarsch(No. 2) in D major for piano quartet;Pieces (2) for piano quartet;Ständchen, for piano quartet in Gmajor; Trio for Piano and Strings no1 in A major, Op. 37 (TrV 53, AV

37); Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in D major, Op.53. Artists: Amelia Piano Trio. Max Mandel (Pno). (1CD) (Naxos) NXS 8570896 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Ludvig Irgens-Jensens: Symphony in D minorWorks: Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894 - 1969): Air, for

orchestra; Passacaglia for orchestra; Sinfonia in D.Artists: Bjarte Engeset/Bournemouth SO. (1 CD)(Naxos (USA) NXS 8572312 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Sibelius: Symphonies No 6 & 7, Finlandia / InkinenWorks: Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26;Symphony no 6 in D minor, Op.104; Symphony no 7 in C major,Op. 105. Artists: Pietari Inkinen/New Zealand Sym. (1 CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572705 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleThe tranquil and sunny poetry of

Symphony No. 6 joins the majestic single-movement Symphony No. 7, coupled withFinlandia, the work which established Sibelius'sfame and became a symbol of Finnish freedom.

Idil Biret: Solo Edition, Vol. 2 / Franz LisztWorks: Liszt: Études (12), S. 136; Études de concert

(3), S. 144; Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145;Overture zu Tannhäuser, transcripion for piano (afterWagner), S. 442; Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi’s“Rigoletto”, S 434. Artists: Idil Biret (Pno). (1 CD)(Naxos) NXS 8571286 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

Chausson: Concerto for Violin,Piano & String Quartet; Piano TrioWorks: Ernest Chausson (1855 -1899): Concerto for violin, piano &string quartet, Op. 21; Trio for Pianoand Strings, Op. 3. Artists:

Meadowmount Trio. Erik Larsen (Pno); StephenShipps (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572468 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleOrchestral works of Gian Francesco MalipieroWorks: Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973):

Impressioni dal vero I, for orchestra; Impressioni dalvero II, for orchestra; Impressioni dal vero III, fororchestra; Pause del silenzio I, for orchestra; Pausedel silenzio II, for orchestra. Artists: Francesco LaVecchia/Rome SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA)

NXS 8572409 $10.99 $8.99 On SaleRolla: Sonatas for Viola and PianoWorks: Alessandro Rolla (1757 - 1841): Duetto, for

violin and viola, Op. 18/1; Esercizio (Caprice) no 1 forviola; Esercizio (Caprice) no 2 for viola; Esercizio eArpeggio (Caprice no 3) for viola in G major; Sonatafor viola & double bass in C major; Sonata for viola &piano, in D minor, Op. 3/2. Artists: Liza Ferschtman(Vln); Jennifer Stumm (Vla); Connie Shih (Pno). (1CD) (Naxos) NXS 8572010 $10.99 $8.99 On Sale

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ACA DigitalCircles Of Motion: Works by Vivaldi, Britten, Rutter/ Spivey Hall Children’s ChoirWorks: Jeffery L. Ames (1969 - ): A Psalm of Praise;

Britten: Ceremony of Carols; David L. Brunner: OMusic; On Christmas Morn; Pablo Casals (1876 -1973): Nigra Sum; Bob Chilcott (1955 - ): Circles ofmotion; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889 - 1960); RuthWatson Henderson (1932 - ); Ron Jeffers; JohnRutter (1945 - ); Traditional; Christmas Traditional;Vivaldi. Artists: Martha Shaw/Spivey Hall Children’sChoir. Elizabeth Murphy (Clo); Adam Hayes (Tpt). (1CD) (ACA Digital) ACD 20112 $18.99 $16.99

Orlando Furioso: Madrigals on Ludovico Ariosto’sEpic PoemWorks: William Byrd (1543 - 1623): La verginella;

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1065; René Duchiffre (aka René Schiffer) (b.1961 - ):Concerto for 2 violas da gamba in D minor (“Tango”);Jeannette Sorrell: La Folia, concerto grosso for 2violins, continuo & orchestra (after Vivaldi’s Sonata,Op. 1/12); Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor,RV 531; Concerto for 4 violins, cello, strings &continuo in B minor (“L’estro armonico” no 10);Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315“L’estate”. Artists: Jeannette Sorrell/Apollo’s Fire.Susan Napper (Clo); Julie Andrijeski (Vln); PaulJenkins (Hpsi); Michael Sponseller (Hpsi); EmlynNgai (Vln). (1 CD) (Avie Records)

AIE 2211 $17.99 $15.99Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 / Douglas BoydWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major

(“Pastoral”), Op. 68; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op.93. Artists: Douglas Boyd/Manchester Camerata. (1CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2242 $17.99 $15.99

Douglas Boyd has proven to be an eminentBeethovenian. After he conducted the composer’sFidelio at the 2009 Garsington Opera Festival,The Times noted “his grasp of Beethovenian

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Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 /Timothy Ehlen, pianoWorks: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor

(“Appassionata”), Op. 57; Sonata for Piano no 3 in Cmajor, Op. 2/3; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major,Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 6 in F major, Op. 10/2.Artists: Timothy Ehlen (Pno). (1 CD) (Azica)

AZI 71269 $18.99 $16.99The New York Times raved that Timothy Ehlen’s“playing was filled with elegant personality...recalled bygone artists like Robert Casadesusand, especially Walter Gieseking in their masteryof both 18th century and impressionist music...immaculate technique.”

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Suite no 1; Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39; Chopin:Nocturne no 10, Op. 32/2; Debussy: Clair de lune;Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op. 16; F.J. Haydn;Mendelssohn; W.A. Mozart; Poulenc; Rachmaninov;Respighi; R. Schumann; Vivaldi; Carl Maria vonWeber (1786 - 1826). Artists: Jörg-Peter Weigle/Berlin Radio Music Orch.; Kurt Sanderling/Staatskapelle Dresden; Max Pommer/Leipzig RSO;Kurt Masur/Dresdner PO; Herbert Kegel/GüntherHerbig/Staatskapelle Berlin; Gitarren-Duo Klaus &Rainer Feldma BER 300255 $12.49 $10.99

Bach & Sons: J.S.; C.P.E. & J.C: Piano ConcertosWorks: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788):

Concerto for harpsichord in E major, H. 417; J.S.Bach: Concertos for harpsichord, strings & continuonos 1 & 2, BWV 1052/53; Johann Christian Bach(1735 - 1782): Concerto for keyboard & stringorchestra in E flat major, Op. 7/5. Artists: RogerNorrington/Zurich CO. Sebastian Knauer (Pno). (1CD) (Berlin Classics) BER 300270 $20.99 $18.99

Harlequin seeks Columbine: Mozart & the Women;piano pieces / Gudrun Landgrebe, speakerWorks: W.A. Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K

475; Rondos for piano nos 1 & 2; Sonata C major;Sonata C minro, K 457; Variations (12) for Piano in Cmajor on “Ah vous dirai-je maman”, K 265 (300e);Spoken Word. Artists: Sebastian Knauer (Pno). (1CD) (Berlin Classics) BER 300263 $15.99 $13.99

Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Cello Sonata /Jens Peter Maintz, celloWorks: F.J. Haydn: Concertos for Cello & Orchestra

nos 1 & 2; Anton Kraft (1749 - 1820): Sonata for cello& continuo in G major, Op. 2/2. Artists: Jens PeterMaintz (Clo); Dávid Adorján/German CO Bremen. (1CD) (Berlin Classics) BER 300262 $15.99 $13.99

Sensual Classics: VisionHighlights from: Beethoven: Symphony no 3 “Eroica”;

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(6 CD) (Newton Classics) 6NEWC 8802077 $37.49 $33.49“There has not been a Beethoven cycle like thissince Klemperer’s heyday, or Bruno Walter’s, àinformed by an imaginative vision that derives àfrom a certain sense of fundamental wholeness,the conductor and his fellow musicians sufficientlyat ease with themselves and the music they areplaying to render the task of performing it nothingless than a physical pleasure and a private joy.” -Gramophone

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“For a 14-year-old [Midori’s playing] isstupefyingly good; indeed, in the two double violinconcertos she plays with Zukerman on prettyequal terms. This is an accomplishmentrestricted, you might say, to only a very few 14-year-olds, girls and boys, Japanese, European, oranything else.” -Gramophone

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3NEWC 8802080 $23.49 $21.49“Doráti’s Coppélia [is] a revelation. Never beforehas a top conductor taken such care over musicof this calibre or made it sparkle so freshly.Doráti’s tempi are sometimes faster than thosefavoured by ballet companies... and he doesmake Delibes sound a much better composerthan usual. There is an excitement about thesediscs, an air of occasion, that makes themsomething rather special.” -Gramophone

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VCL 709222B $17.98 $15.98“Is there a more characterful foursome than theQuatuor Ebène? Their wonderfully vivid playinghere suggests not. Without beingmannered or sensationalist, theydisclose worlds of feeling. Just listento the infinite variety of theirphrasing in the finale of the stern DMinor Quartet, K421, as they leavethe enigmatic ending hovering with aquestion mark.” -The Times

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“[folksongs] are overlaid with Crumb’s traditional‘night music’ gestures - amplified piano stringsplucked and beaten, bowed cymbals and gongs,chanting, whistling, and whispering. All thisactually makes for an easy-listening experience,and the over-the-top setting of Forster’s ‘BeautifulDreamer’, bordering on self-parody, addswelcome levity.” -BBC Music

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brillante, Op. 22; Ballades for piano nos 1 - 4;Scherzo for piano no 4 in E major, Op. 54, CT. 200.Artists: Mordecai Shehori (Pno). (1 CD) (Cembald’amour) CDA 160 $17.99 $15.99 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

CentaurMusic from Bowling Green / Steve Duke, BurtonBeerman, Roger B. Schupp, Craig HultgrenWorks: Burton Beerman: Dayscapes, for clarinet & live

interactive electroacoustics; Gregory Cornelius: Earthand Green, electroacoustic music; Shane Hoose:Balance, for percussion & electroacoustic music;Mikel Kuehn: Chiaroscuro, for cello & live interactiveelectroacoustics; Elainie Lillios: Veiled Resonance,for saxophone & live interactive electroacoustics;Marilyn Shrude (1946 - ): Trope, for acoustic & pre-recorded alto saxophones; Michael Thompson(Composer); Dan Tramte. Artists: Craig Hultgren(Clo); John Sampen (Electronics); Marilyn Shrude(Electronics); Burton Beerman (Clnt); Roger Schupp(Perc). (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3081 $18.99 $16.99

Rachmaninoff: Piano Trio; Vinnytsky: Lost TangoWorks: Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943): Trio

élégiaque, for piano & strings in Dminor, Op. 9; Volodymyr Vynnytsky:Lost Tango. Artists: Two Plus OneTrio (Piano Trio). (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3101 $18.99 $16.99

J.S. Bach: Partitas for Keyboard BWV 825-830Works: J.S. Bach: Partitas for keyboard nos 1-6,

BWV825-830. Artists: Peter Sykes (Hpsi). (3 CD)(Centaur) 3CEN 3122/4 $37.49 $33.49

Robert Schumann: Carnaval; Phantasie / AudreyAndrist, pianoWorks: R. Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Fantasia in C

major, Op. 17. Artists: Audrey Andrist (Pno). (1 CD)(Centaur) CEN 3143 $18.99 $16.99

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2 / PaulKim, pianoWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major;

Symphony no 2 in D major. Artists: Paul Kim (Pno).(1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3088 $18.99 $16.99

Young Hearts On Fire / Music for Strings byKorngold, Rossini & MendelssohnWorks: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957): Sextet

for strings in D, Op. 10; Mendelssohn: Sinfonia forstring orchestra no 10 in B minor; Rossini: StringSymphony no 6 in D major. Artists: EnsembleCaméléon. (1 CD) (Challenge Classics)

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Chandos❦ Bartok: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, ViolaConcerto / Ehnes, Noseda, BBC PhilharmonicWorks: Bartók: Concerto for Viola (completed in 1949

by Tibor Serly), Sz. 120; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz.36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112.Artists: Gianandrea Noseda/BBC PO. James Ehnes(Vln). (1 CD) (Chandos Records)

CHA 10690 $20.99 $18.99“His sinewy, lean tone is perfect for the matureBartok’s stark, rebarbative harmonic language,yet he perceives the lyrical, folkloric vein that runsthrough the composer’s greatest masterpieces.Ehnes makes the attractive but uncharacteristicearly concerto worth hearing, but he really warmsto the late lyrical manner Bartok adopted for theViola Concerto” -The Sunday Times

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orchestra, Op. 65; Herr K entdeckt Amerika, fororchestra, Op. 101; Nachtmusiken, for orchestra, Op.104. Artists: HK Gruber/BBC PO. (1 CD) (ChandosRecords) CHA 10687 $20.99 $18.99

“The effectiveness of [Schwertsik ‘s] reconstitutedlanguage is shown in the three orchestral worksby his close friend that Gruber conducts here.Nachtmusiken is the most recent: first performedby the BBC Philharmonic last year, it’s asequence of Viennese nocturnes, elegies andreminiscences of composers including Janácek,Mahler and Shostakovich.” -The Guardian

Wagner: Meistersinger Orchestral Tribute / Jarvi,Royal Scottish National OrchestraWorks: Henk de Vlieger: Meistersinger, an orchestral

tribute; Wagner (1813 - 1883): Columbus Overture fororchestra in E flat major; Entreactes tragiques (2), fororchestra (fragments); Faust Overture. Artists:Neeme Järvi/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. (1 SA HybridCD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5092 $21.99 $19.99


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CHA 0782 $20.99 $18.99“Even with just two or three musicians, the soundthey create is often remarkably opulent. Savanand company have a seemingly instinctive feel forthis repertoire, their persuasive performancesdelivered with terrific flare and panache...it isimpossible to dip into it and not discover awonderful gem.” -BBC

Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Jean-EfflamBavouzet, pianoWorks: F.J. Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas Nos 16, 29 &

33; Sonata for Keyboard in G major. Artists: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (Pno). (1 CD) (Chandos Records)

CHA 10689 $20.99 $18.99The multi-award-winning pianist Jean-EfflamBavouzet continues his great survey of Haydn’spiano sonatas. This is Volume 3 in a series, ofwhich The Times wrote: ‘Who is the bestcomposer for refreshing the spirit and making youlaugh? Haydn, of course, especially when in thehands of a pianist like Bavouzet, another masterof delight.’

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keyboard in F major, Wq. 53/6; Sonata in A major, H.186; Sonata in B minor, H. 182; J.S. Bach: Partita forFlute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 - 1944): The Cathedral, for guitar;Gregorio Huet (bef 1550 - circa 1616): Fantasia forlute (from the Varietie of lute lessons); D. Scarlatti.Artists: Francois Fowler (Gtr). (1 CD) (Clear Note)

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❦ Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Antal DoratiWorks: Brahms: Symphonies nos 1- 4. Artists: Antal Dorati/LondonSO; Minneapolis SO. (2 CD)(Newton Classics) 2NEWC 8802079 $18.99 $16.99“This is about the most extrovertperformance of Brahms’s First

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“This is a live recording made in the Wigmore Hallin February 2010, remarkable for its robustness,force and energy. Maltman is the most virile,bitterly impassioned and angry of wanderers,whose determination is evident from the first barsof Gute Nacht to the final black desolation of DerLeiermann.” -The Daily Telegraph

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Composers ConcordanceAndrew Violette: Sonata for the Creation of theWorldWorks: Andrew Violette (1953 - ): Sonata for the

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Deutsche GrammophonThe Liszt Project: Bartok, Berg, Messiaen, Ravel, etal. / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianoWorks: Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Négy siratóének

(Four Dirges), Op. 9a; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano,Op. 1; Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, S. 160; S. 163; S.175; La Lugubre gondola I (in 6/8), S. 200/1;Messiaen; Ravel; Scriabin; Marco Stroppa (1959 - );Wagner. Artists: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Pno). (2 CD)(Deutsche Grammophon)

2DGG B001594402 $27.98 $23.48Pierre-Laurent Aimard honours Franz Liszt’s200th birthday with this extensive 2-CD set,

Aimard juxtaposes a selection ofLiszt’s works with compositionsby Liszt’s contemporaries andsuccessors who were inspired bythe Hungarian composer.

Mostly Mozart / Mojca Erdmann, sopranoWorks: Ignaz Holzbauer (1711 - 1783): Günther von

Schwarzburg; Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782):Amadis de Gaule; W.A. Mozart: The Magic Flute; DonGiovanni; Idomeneo; Le Nozze di Figaro; GiovanniPaisiello (1740 - 1816); Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825).Artists: Andrea Marcon/La Cetra. Mojca Erdmann(Sop). (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon)

DGG B001621702 $20.98 $17.98 Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 3 & 21 “Waldstein”, et al./ Alice Sara Ott, pianoWorks: Beethoven: Andante in F major, “Andante

Favori”; Rondo a Capriccio in G major (“Rage Over aLost Penny”); Sonata for Piano no 21 “Waldstein”;Sonata for Piano no 3, Op. 2/3. Artists: Alice SaraOtt (Pno). (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon)

DGG B001594502 $20.98 $17.98Creepy Classics: Halloween’s Greatest HitsAll of the beloved classics that resonate within allof us as the creepiest (yet spooky fun) musicwe’ve come to associate with Halloween. This isthe perfect compilation for any Halloween party orunsuspecting trick-or-treaters and is the ultimateway to stir goose bumps on every ghoul andgoblin. Featuring 11 classic tracks of ghastlyhorror fun - including themes from “Jaws” and“Fantasias”, to undeniable scary compositionssuch as Toccata (JS Bach) and Wagner’s ‘TheRide of the Valkyries” - Creepy Classicsexemplifies why we love to be spooked onHalloween! DGG B001594802 $12.48 $10.48

Late Night Liszt / various artistsWorks: Liszt: Années I/2, S.160/2; Harmonies

poétiques no 3, S. 173/3; Consolation, for piano no 2in E major “Un poco pi— mosso”, S. 172/2;Consolations, for piano nos 3 - 5. Artists: VladimirHorowitz (Pno); Daniel Barenboim (Pno); ClaudioArrau (Pno); Wilhelm Kempff (Pno). (1 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon) DGG B001606702 $13.98 $10.98

Played by present-day and past masters of thekeyboard, here is the ideal follow-up andcomplement to DG’s Wild and Crazy Lisztcompilation.Charles Ives: Four Sonatas / Hilary Hahn, violinWorks: Charles Ives (1874 - 1954): Sonatas, for violin

& piano nos 1 - 4. Artists: Hilary Hahn (Vln);Valentina Lisitsa (Pno). (1 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon) DGG B001608202 $20.98 $17.98

Mozart: Horn Concertos / Alessio AllegriniWorks: W.A. Mozart: Concertos for Horn & Orchestra

nos 1 - 4. Artists: Claudio Abbado/Orch. Mozart.Alessio Allegrini (Horn). (1 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon) DGG B001589802 $20.98 $17.98

Peer Gynt Suites/Holberg; Peer Gynt suitesWorks: Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34;

From Holberg’s Time, Op. 40; Peer Gynt Suites fororchestra nos 1 & 2; Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56. Artists:Neeme Järvi. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon Import)

PID 872000 $13.99 $11.99 Heavenly Voices: Gregorian ChantWorks: Gregorian Chant: Agnus Dei; Ascendit Deus in

jubilatione, offertory for Ascension; Communion;Crucem tuam adoramus; Domine, exaudi, tractus;Ecce lignum crucis, acclamation. Artists: Godehard,Pater Joppich. (1 CD) (Deutsche GrammophonImport) PID 925589 $13.99 $11.99


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Symphony no 9 “From the New World”. Artists:James Levine. (1 CD) (Deutsche GrammophonImport) PID 872004 $13.99 $11.99

Beethoven: Symphony Nos. 5 & 7 / KarajanWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 5, Op. 67;

Symphony no 7, Op. 92. Artists: Herbert vonKarajan. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon Import)

PID 872001 $13.99 $11.99 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / AbbadoWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 9 (“Choral”), Op.

125. Artists: Claudio Abbado. (1 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon Import) PID 871995 $13.99 $11.99

Mozart: Symphonies 29, 32, 33, 35 - 41 (Box)Artists: Herbert von Karajan. (3 CD) (Deutsche

Grammophon Import) 3PID 819553 $23.49 $21.49 Toccata & Fuge BWV 565Works: J.S. Bach: Concerto for solo organ no 2 in A

minor (after Vivaldi Op. 3/8, RV 522), BWV 593;Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 “Great Gminor”; Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter,chorale prelude for organ, BWV 65; Nun danket alleGott, chorale prelude for organ, BWV 657 ; Preludeand Fugue for Organ, BWV 534; Schmücke dich, oliebe Seele (I), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 654.Artists: Simon Preston (Organ). (1 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon Import) PID 925585 $13.99 $11.99

In Darkness Let Me Dwell /Works: John Dowland (1563 - 1626): A Pilgrimes

Solace; Captain Piper his Galiard, for 5 viols/violins &lute (from “Lachrimae”); Clear or cloudy sweet asAprill showring, for 4 voices & lute (Second Book ofSongs); Earl of Essex, his Galliard, for lute, P 89;Farewell; Firste Booke of Songes. Artists: SiriusViols. Hille Perl (Bass Viola da gamba); Lee Santana(Lute); Dorothee Mields (Sop). (1 CD) (Deutsche H.M.Import) PID 821305 $24.99 $22.99

Nuove Proposte Sonore 1965-1972Works: Nuove Proposte Sonore: Filtro 1, for

electronics; Freq. Mod. 2, for electronics; Funzione 4,for electronics; Hardlag II, for electronics; Insiemi, forelectronics; Interferenze 2, for electronics. Artists:Nuove Proposte Sonore. Nuove Proposte Sonore. (1CD) (Die Schachtel) DISC 23 $23.49 $21.49 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Divine ArtMozart & Beethoven Sonatas / Jill Crossland, pianoWorks: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor

(“Tempest”), Op. 31/2; Sonata for Piano no 31 in Aflat major, Op. 110; W.A. Mozart: Sonata for Piano inF major, K. 533/494. Artists: Jill Crossland (Pno). (1CD) (Divine Art) DVT 24147 $13.99 $11.99

Russian Piano Music Vol. 7: Prokofiev / SergeiDukachev, pianoWorks: Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Sonata for

Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Sonata for Piano no 7in B flat major (“War Sonata 2/Stalingrad”), Op. 83;Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75; VisionsFugitives, Op. 22. Artists: Sergei Dukachev (Pno). (1CD) (Divine Art) DVT 25096 $17.99 $15.99

Russian pianist Sergei Dukachev distinguishedhimself by being a prizewinner in the internationalBeethoven Competition in Vienna.

❦ Janacek: Sring Quartets; Wolf / Hagen QuartetWorks: Leos Janácek (1854 -1928): Quartet for Strings no 1(“Kreutzer Sonata”); Quartet forStrings no 2 (“Intimate Letters”);Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903): ItalianSerenade, for string quartet in Gmajor. Artists: Hagen Quartet. (1

CD) (Newton Classics) NEWC 8802072 $15.99 $13.99“These are studied performances, superblypolished and gorgeously rich of sound (a hugerange of both colour and dynamic, finely realisedby the ample recording).” -Gramophone

❦ Howard Blake: Spieltrieb, String Trio, A Month InThe Country / Edinburgh QuartetWorks: Howard Blake (1938 - ): Leda and the Swan,

for string quartet, Op. 249a; Spieltraub, for stringquartet, Op. 594; String Trio, Op. 199; Suite forstrings “Month in the Country”; Walking in the Air, forstring quartet, Op. 615. Artists: Edinburgh Quartet. (1CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572688 $10.99 $9.99

“...This entire disc makes for a very pleasant hourof listening... the entire recital [is]imbued with a spirit of sharedenjoyment among the players. Thisprogram not only opens the door forlistening to more of Blake’s music(his Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet,and Passion of Mary are also availablefrom this same label), but certainly initiates anorder for more from the Edinburgh Quartet.” -Classics Today

❦ Walton: Violin Concerto; Barber: Violin ConcertoWorks: Samuel Barber (1910 -1981): Adagio for Strings; Concertofor Violin, Op. 14; William Walton(1902 - 1983): Concerto for Violin;Pieces (2) for strings (from HenryV). Artists: Joseph Swensen/Malmo Opera Orch. Thomas Bowes

(Vln). (1 CD) (Signum UK) SGK 238 $18.99 $16.99“Bowes is hardly a household name, but theseexceptional accounts of Walton’s and Barber’snear-contemporaneous Violin Concertos...shouldincrease his stock value...Bowes yields to none ofthe Walton’s great interpreters...in his dazzlingpassage work, and he brings a deliciously laid-back italianita to the canzonetta of the middlemovement with his gorgeous portamento andrubato.” -Sunday Times****

❦ Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / JerusalemArtists: Michael Gielen/SQR SO Baden-Baden and

Freiburg. Siegfried Jerusalem (Tnr). (1 CD) (HansslerClassic) HAN 93269 $20.99 $18.99

“What has been released is actually anamalgamation of two session exactly a decadeapart...[Kallisch] evinces real finesse in the fourth,with its evocations of beauty andenchantment...Yet this is ultimately Gielen’s‘performance’, and those familiar with his Mahlerwill encounter the expected combination of formalprecision and expressive spontaneity here.” -International Record Review


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DivoxMusic for Strings in Venice: 1615 - 1630Works: Dario Castello: Sonata Concertate II/15 & 16;

Giovanni Battista Fontana: Sonata no16 for violin, 2cornettos, harp & continuo; Biagio Marini: Pass’emezo in 10 Parti Doi Violini e chitarone Op 8; Sonataa tre violini “in eco”, for chamber instruments &continuo; Giovanni Picchi: Canzon No 5 a 2; GiovanniRovetta; Giuseppe Scarani; Francesco Turini.Artists: Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca. (1 CD) (Divox)

DVX 79707 $18.99 $16.991615 & 1630 are the dates delimiting the periodfrom which the pieces on this CD were drawn.

Suites Françaises: Chamber music by Ravel,Debussy, Pierné / Pyramide Ens.Works: Debussy: Épigraphes antiques (6), for piano, 2

or 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 131; Petite suite forPiano 4 hands; Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937): Albumpour mes petits amis, Nos 1-6, Op. 14; Ravel: Letombeau de Couperin. Artists: Ensemble Pyramide.(1 CD) (Divox) DVX 21005 $18.99 $16.99

Gulsin Onay plays Liszt, Haydn, SchubertWorks: F.J. Haydn: F Minor Variations; Liszt: Années

de pèlerinage, S 161 “Italie”; Grand Paraphrase de laMarche composée pour le Sultan Abdul Médjid-Khan(I & II); La Leggierezza in F minor, S. 144/2;Schubert: Piano Sonata no 19, D. 958. Artists:Gulsin Onay (Pno). (1 CD) (Dorian Recordings)

DRN 92140 $18.99 $16.99Beethoven & Kernis String Quartets / Jasper Qrt.Works: Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 9

“Rasumovsky”, Op. 59/3; Aaron Jay Kernis (1960 - ):Quartet for Strings no 2 “musica instrumentalis”.Artists: Jasper String Quartet. (1 CD) (DorianRecordings) DRN 92142 $18.99 $16.99

Ames Piano Quartet Plays Hahn, Schmitt, DuboisWorks: Théodore Dubois (1837 - 1924): Quartet for

Piano and Strings in A minor; Reynaldo Hahn (1875 -1947): Quartet for Piano and Strings in G major;Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958): Hasards (Petit Concerten Quatre Parties), for piano, violin, viola & cello, Op.96. Artists: Ames Piano Quartet. (1 CD) (DorianRecordings) DRN 92141 $18.99 $16.99

Sylvia Colasanti: In-Canto / Massimo Quarta,Cristiano Gualco, Paolo AndreoliWorks: Sylvia Colasanti: Chaos, for string quartet &

speaker; Il canto di Atropo, for violin & orchestra; LaRosa que no canto, for orchestra; To Muddy Death,for ensemble. Artists: Gyorgy Gyorgivanyi Rath/Damian Iorio/Orch. Verdi; Marco Angius/EnsembleAlgoritmo. Massimo Quarta (Vln). (1 CD) (Dynamic)

DYN 671 $20.99 $18.99Handel: Aci, Galatea e PollifemoWorks: George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759): Sorgi

il dì, HWV 72 “Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo”. Artists:Antonio Florio/Cappella della Pieta de Turchini . (2CD) (Dynamic) 2DYN 645/1-2 $20.99 $18.99

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EMIMichael Nyman: Peter Greenaway Film MusicWorks: Michael Nyman (1944 - ): A Zed & Two

Noughts, film score; Drowning by Numbers, filmscore; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, filmscore; The Draughtsman’s Contract, film score.Artists: Michael Nyman. Sarah Leonard (Sop);Michael Nyman (Hpsi); Elizabeth Perry (Vln);Alexander Balanescu (Vln). (1 CD) (EMI Classics)

EMI 847752 $13.98 $10.98Michael Nyman: Three ConcertosWorks: Michael Nyman (1944 - ): Concerto for

harpsichord & strings; Concerto for saxophone, cello& orchestra; Concerto for trombone & orchestra.Artists: Michael Nyman. Christian Lindberg (Trb);Julian Lloyd Webber (Clo); John Harle (Sax);Elisabeth Chojnacka (Hpsi). (1 CD) (EMI Classics)

EMI 847502 $13.98 $10.98Affirming Michael Nyman’s status as an innovatorin orchestral music, these three concertosdemonstrate a bold reinterpretation of musicaltraditions.

❦ Lamentazione: Scarlatti, Leo, Legrenzi, Lotti,Caldara / Les Arts FlorissantsWorks: Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736): Caldara -

Crucifixus a 16; Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 - 1690):Quam amarum est, Maria, motet; Leonardo Leo (1694- 1744): Miserere mei deus, concertanto for 8 voices& continuo; Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740): Crucifixus,Motet a 6; Crucifixus, Motet a10; D. Scarlatti: StabatMater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor.Artists: Paul Agnew/Les Arts Florissants. HannahMorrison (Sop); Sean Clayton (Sop); Maud Gnidzaz(Sop); Virginie Thomas (Sop). (1 CD) (EMI Classics)

EMI 709072B $17.98 $15.98“Paul Agnew’s direction throughout is exemplary,rendering Domenico Scarlatti’s “Stabat Mater”with poise and piety, and expertly navigatingLeonardo Leo’s ingenious interplay of choirs andplainsong in his “Miserere a due cori”.” -TheIndependent

Michael Nyman: Four QuartetsWorks: Michael Nyman (1944 - ): Quartet for Strings

no 4; Three Quartets for saxohpone quartet (or brassquartet or string quartet). Artists: Michael Nyman/Michael Nyman Band. (1 CD) (EMI Classics)

EMI 847512 $13.98 $10.98Baby to Be / Tender Classical Music for YourUnborn BabyBaby to Be is a beautiful collection of tenderClassical music for the unborn child. With sereneClassical music from greats like Mozart, Brahms,Bach and Chopin, this is the perfect soundtrack tohelp soothe and relax both mother and baby. Thiscollection encourages the special bond betweena mother and her child with gentle lullabies andambient melodies. EMI 288422 $7.98 $6.48Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4, Nutcracker SuiteWorks: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a;

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EtCeteraErik Satie: Uspud / Reinbert de Leeuw, pianoWorks: Satie: Danses gothiques (9), for piano; Prélude

de la porte héro‹que du ciel; Préludes (3) du fils desétoiles; Sonneries (3) de la Rose + Croix; Uspud,Christian ballet in 3 scenes for piano (orchestrated byCanby). Artists: Reinbert de Leeuw (Pno). (2 CD)(EtCetera Records) 2ETC 1427 $27.99 $24.99

Harmonic Labyrinth: The Con Gioia RecordingsWorks: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788):

Variationes über die Folie d’Espagne (12), forkeyboard, Wq. 118/9; J.S. Bach: Sonata for viola dagamba & keyboard no 3, BWV 1029; Suite for solocello no 3, BWV 1009; Hindemith: Sonata for CelloSolo, Op. 25; Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 - 1764):Caprice no 23, Op. 3 “Il labirinto armonico”; Preethide Silva: Pieces for Harpsichord. Artists: Rohan deSaram (Clo); Preethi de Silva (Hpsi). (1 CD) (FirstHand) FHR 11 $20.99 $18.99

Rohan de Saram was a member of the legendaryArditti Quartet for over twenty years.

Johann Jacob Frobeger on the 1658 de Zentis /Pamela Ruitar-Feenstra, harpsichordWorks: Johann Jacob Froberger (1616 - 1667):

Canzona No.6 in A minor; Capriccios for keyboardnos FbWV 502; FbWV 508; FbWV 501; FbWV 518;Fantasias for keyboard No. 2; Toccatas for keyboardnos 4, 1, 2, 20, 25, 17. Artists: Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (Hpsi). (1 CD) (Fleur De Son)

FDS 58002 $20.99 $18.99Chopin: Piano Sonatas / Howard Shelley, pianoWorks: Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op.

4, CT. 201; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op.35, CT. 202; Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op.58, CT. 203. Artists: Howard Shelley (Pno). (1 CD)(Fryderyk Chopin Society) FYCS 22 $18.99 $16.99

César Franck, Eugène Ysaÿe: Works for Cello andPiano / Alexander Kniazev, celloWorks: César Franck (1822 - 1890): Nocturne, M 85;

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; EugèneYsaÿe (1858 - 1931): Berceuse in F minor, for voilin &orchestra, Op. 20; Poème élégiaque for violin &orchestra (or piano) in D minor, Op. 12. Artists:Alexander Kniazev (Clo); Plamena Mangova (Pno). (1CD) (Fuga Libera) FLA 587 $20.99 $18.99

Cornelis Schuyt: Madrigali, Padovane & GagliardeWorks: Cornelis Schuyt (1557 - 1616): Bewaert Heer

Hollandt, canon; Candide perle e care, madrigal;D’adamantine tempre, madrigal; Domine fiant animamea, motet; Filli, come sei bella, madrigal; FortunaGuida, canzon. Artists: Camerata Trajectina. (1 CD)(Globe) GLB 6068 $18.99 $16.99

Aliyah - Israel: 60 Anniversary Celebration FoundWorks: Samuel Adler (1928 - ): L’chah Dodi, for

cantor, flute, chorus & organ; Mah Tovu, for cantor,chorus & organ; Leonard Bernstein: ChichesterPsalms; Alan Hovhaness: Make a Joyful Noise, Op.105; Darius Milhaud: Cantata from Proverbs; NedRorem: Two Psalms and a Proverb; Robert Starer(1924 - 2001); Virgil Thomson. Artists: Elizabeth C.Patterson. Fred Fried (Gtr); Linda Houle (Vla); EmilyLewis (Harp); Siobhan Kelleher (Gtr). (1 CD) (GloriaeDei Cantores) GLDC 120 $15.99 $13.99

❦ Handel: Theodora / Bolton,Schafer, Mehta, Fink [2 DVD]Artists: Ivor Bolton/Freiburg BaroqueOrch.; Salzburg Bach Choir. ChristineSchäfer (Sop); Ryland Davies (Tnr);Bernarda Fink (Mzz Sop); BejunMehta (CtrTnr); Johannes MartinKränzle (Bass). (C Major Video)

(2 DVD-Video) 2CME 705708 $42.99 $38.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 705804 $42.99 $38.99“Full of gorgeous, achingly lyrical melodies andsome brilliantly evocative choral moments, this isan oratorio which may leave some scratchingtheir heads from a dramatic standpoint whilenever questioning the supreme artistry of themusic... The cast is wonderfully voiced, and theorchestra and chorus sound marvelous, andreally that’s all that matters in the long run...Highly recommended.” -Blu-Ray.com

“The music is warmly rapturous, the singingheavenly and the choruses inspiringly uplifting...This is a stunningly beautiful work, perfectlyperformed and very well presented in HighDefinition, with a terrifically detailed image andtwo fine audio tracks in LPCM Stereo and DTSHD Master Audio 5.1, where every element of themix is crystal clear and perfectly balanced.” -Opera Journal

❦ Schumann: Requiem; Der Königssohn; NachtliedWorks: R. Schumann: Der Königssohn, for soloists,

chorus & orchestra, Op. 116; Nachtlied, for chorus &orchestra, Op. 108; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra,Op. 148. Artists: Georg Grün/Deutsche Radio POSaarbrucken Kaiserslautern. Christoph Prégardien(Tnr); Sibylla Rubens (Tnr); Adolph Seidel (Tnr);Yorck Felix Speer (Tnr). (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic)

HAN 93270 $20.99 $18.99“Der Königssohn is one of four ballads thatSchumann composed in 1851, which areprecursors of a whole genre of narrative concertpieces in the second half of the 19th century. Itmay not be top-drawer Schumann, but it offers asense of the composer creating something new.”-The Guardian**

❦ Biber: Vesperae longiores ac brevioresWorks: Vesper settings by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von

Biber (1644 - 1704); Leopold I (1640 - 1705);Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 - 1690); Ruprecht IgnazMayr (1646 - 1712). Artists: Simon Carrington/YaleCollegium Players. Robert Mealy (Vln); Ian Howell(CtrTnr); Stephen Fraser (Organ); Mellissa Hughes(Organ); Derek Chester (Organ). (1 CD) (Carus)

CRS 83348 $20.99 $18.99“It’s a remarkably rich sound that Carrington getsfrom his singers and instrumentalists. Theirperformances are confident, suave, full ofelegance and yet vigorous in all theright ways. The Yale ScholaCantorum is a 24-strong chambergroup whose star is still on the rise.There is a steadiness to theirarticulation, and sense of ownershipof the music performed here which trulydelight.” -MusicWeb-International


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GuildGreat Pianists, Vol. 2: Brailowsky, Cherkassky,SerkinWorks: Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S

418; W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in Amajor, K. 488; R. Strauss: Burleske for piano &orchestra in D minor, Op. 85; Artists: DimitriMitropoulos/Philharmonic SO of New York; SergeyKoussevitzky/Boston SO. Rudolf Serkin (Pno); ShuraCherkassky (Pno); Alexander Brailowsky (Pno). (1CD) (Guild) GUI 2367 $15.99 $13.99

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Prospero’s Isle: Chamber Music by James F. BrownWorks: James Francis Brown (1969 - ): Piano Quartet;

Prospero’s Isle, for cello & piano; Sonata for violin &piano; String Trio, for violin, viola & cello. Artists:Sarah-Jane Bradley (Vla); Katya Apekisheva (Pno);Jack Liebeck (Vln); Gemma Rosefield (Clo); NicolaEimer (Pno). (1 CD) (Guild) GUI 7354 $18.99 $16.99

Musical Colours Of Guitar: Turina, Tedesco, RudnevWorks: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 - 1944):

Barcarole; Chôro da Saudade (A Lament); UnaLimosna por el Amor de Dios (“El Ultimo Trémolo;Waltz for guitar in D minor, Op. 8/3; MarioCastelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella, Op. 87b; ManuelPonce (1882 - 1948): Sonata no 5 “SonatinaMéridional”; Sergey Rudnev (1955 - ); FedericoMoreno Torroba (1891 - 1982); Joaquín Turina (1882- 1949). Artists: Jens Stibal (Gtr). (1 CD) (Guild)

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HansslerFurtwängler conducts Furtwängler & BeethovenWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 1, Op. 21; Wilhelm

Furtwängler (1886 - 1954): Symphony no 2 in Eminor; Spoken Word: Hans Müller-Kray talks withWilhelm Furtwängler. Artists: Wilhelm Furtwängler.(2 CD) (Hanssler Classic)

2HAN 94215 $27.99 $24.99Mahler: Symphony No. 6 / Kiril KondrashinWorks: Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor (“Tragic”).

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Boccherini: Chamber Music / Casals QuartetWorks: Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Guitar quintet

in D major, G 448; Quartet for Strings in G minor Op.32/5; Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in, Op.30/6 “Musica notturna di Madrid”; String Quintet for 2violins, viola & 2 cellos Op. 11/5. Artists: CuartetoCasals. Eckart Runge (Clo); Carles Trepat (Gtr). (1CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902092 $20.99 $18.99

Paul McCartney’s Ocean Kingdom / Wilson, TheLondon Classical OrchestraWorks: Paul McCartney (1942 - ): Ocean’s Kingdom,

ballet. Artists: John Wilson/TheLondon Classical Orch. (1 CD) (HearMusic) HRMC HRM33250 $20.98 $17.98

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HeliconMahler: Symphony No. 6 / Antal DoratiWorks: Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor (“Tragic”).

Artists: Antal Dorati/Israel PO. (1 CD) (HeliconRecords) HEL 9642 $20.99 $18.99

Helicon Records’ new ‘Heritage Series’ presentshistoric recordings of the Israel PhilharmonicOrchestra and features some of the finestconductors to have led the orchestra since itsinception.

Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 / ParayWorks: R. Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op.

61; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (“Rhenish”), Op.97. Artists: Paul Paray/Israel PO. (1 CD) (HeliconRecords) HEL 9640 $20.99 $18.99

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 / Monteux, IsraelPhilharmonicWorks: Beethoven: Symphony no 4, Op. 60; Edward

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé,suite no 2. Artists: Pierre Monteux/Israel PO. (1 CD)(Helicon Records) HEL 9641 $20.99 $18.99

Dancing Day / Music for Chorus & OrganWorks: Bob Chilcott (1955 - ): Mid-Winter; Paul

Edwards (1955 - ): No Small Wonder; Henry JohnGauntlett (1805 - 1876): Once in Royal David’s City,carol; William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921): Awayin a manger; Andrew Millington: Eastern Monarchs;Robert Millington: There is no rose; John Rutter (1945- ); Christmas Traditional. Artists: Paul Morgan(Organ); Elmley de la Cour (Voice); Laura Baker(Voice); Freddy Barnes (Voice); Peter Oakley (Voice).(1 CD) (Herald) HRLD 279 $18.99 $16.99

Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings SymphonyWorks: Howard Shore (1946 - ): The Lord of the Rings

Symphony, for chorus & orchestra. Artists: LudwigWicki/21st Century SO. Kaitlyn Lusk (Voice). (2 CD)(Howe Records) 2HOWE 1005 $31.49 $28.49

Orchestra music of Sándor BalassaWorks: Sándor Balassa: Excursion to Naphegy, Op.

81; Summer Music, for flute & string orchestra, Op.89; Overture and Scenes, Op. 103; SzegediConcerto, Op. 88. Artists: Richárd Weninger/BélaDrahos. Béla Drahos (Flt). (1 CD) (Hungaroton)

HGR 32636 $18.99 $16.99 Richter plays Haydn, Weber, Chopin & DebussyWorks: Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major,

Op. 60; Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; F.J. Haydn:Sonata for Keyboard no 62; R. Schumann: 8Novelletten, Op. 21; Carl Maria von Weber (1786 -1826): Sonata for Piano no 3 Op. 49. Artists:Sviatoslav Richter (Pno). (1 CD) (ICA Classics)

ICA 5004 $18.99 $16.99Maki Ishii Live / Ryan Scott, percussionWorks: Maki Ishii (1936 - 2003): Concertante for

Marimba & percussion ensemble, Op 79; Saidoki(Demon), for percussion & orchestra, Op. 86; South -Fire - Summer, for percussion & orchestra, Op. 95.Artists: Alex Pauk/Esprit Orch. Ryan Scott (Perc). (1CD) (Innova) INNO 809 $16.99 $14.99

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Intim RecordsSeven Magnificat Settings for Organ by HeinrichScheidemann and Two Anonymous SettingsWorks: Heinrich Scheidemann (1595 - 1663):

Magnificat im in Tone for organ, 1-7; Magnificat-fantasy in Tone 8. Artists: Karin Nelson (Organ). (2CD) (Intim Records) 2IIM 116 $32.99 $29.99

Renato de Barbieri, violin; Tullio Macoggi, piano /The Historical HMV Recordings, 1956Works: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Alt Wien;

Grigoras Dinicu (1889 - 1949): Hora staccato; EdwardElgar: La capricieuse, Op. 17; Henryk Wieniawski:Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1, Op. 4;Joseph Achron (1886 - 1943): Hebrew Melody forviolin & orchestra, Op.33; Moritz Moszkowski (1854 -1925): Guitarre, Op. 45 no 2; Niccolò Paganini; MariaTheresia von Paradis; Prokofiev; Ravel; R.Schumann. Artists: Renato de Barbieri (Vln); TullioMacoggi (Pno). (1 CD) (Italian Discographic Institute)

IDI 6622 $16.99 $14.99Rossini: Stabat Mater; Gounod: Missa SolemnisWorks: Gounod: Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile;

Rossini: Stabat mater. Artists: Jürgen Budday/SWRBaden-Baden and Freiburg SO. Nikita Storojev(Bass); Willi Stein; Svetlana Strezeva; JolantaMichalski-Taliaferro. (2 CD) (K&K)

2KK 63 $32.99 $29.99 The Art of Pan: Concert for Pan Flute & OrganWorks: Anonymous: Rumänische Doina; Rumänische

Suite; J.S. Bach: Sonate no 2, for flute & bassocontinuo, BWV 1031; John Barbirolli: Concerto foroboe & orchestra in A major based on movementsfrom concerti by Arcangelo Corelli; Béla Bartók: FromGyergó, for recorder & piano, Sz. 35; César Franck:Prélude, fugue, et variations, Op. 18; UlrichHerkenhoff (1966 - ); Ennio Morricone (1928 - ); W.A.Mozart; Telemann. Artists: Ulrich Herkenhoff (PanFlute); Matthias Keller (Organ). (1 CD) (K&K)

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Linn RecordsPhilippe Rogier: Polychoral WorksWorks: Giovanni Palestrina (1525 - 1594): Domine in

virtute, motet for 8 voices; Philippe Rogier (circa 1561- 1596): Domine Dominus noster, motet; MissaDomine Dominus noster, for 12 voices; Missa Dominein virtute tua; Verbum caro factum est, motet for 12voices & organ; Videntes stellam, motet. Artists:Philip Cave/His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts. (1SA Hybrid CD) (Linn Records)

LINN 348 $23.49 $19.49 On Sale❦ James MacMillan: Who Are These Angels?Works: James MacMillan (1959 - ): Advent Antiphon,

for chorus; And lo, the Angel of the Lord, for chorus;Benedicimus Deum caeli, for chorus; BenedictusDeus, for chorus; Bring us, O Lord, for chorus;Canticle of Zachariah, for chorus. Artists: AlanTavener/Canty. John Kitchen (Organ); William Taylor(Harp). (1 CD) (Linn Records)

LINN 383 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale“undeniably beautiful” -The Financial Times

❦ Piano Works by The Mighty HandfulWorks: Mily Balakirev (1837 -1910): Oriental Fantasy for Piano,Op. 18 “Islamey”; AlexanderBorodin (1833 - 1887): Petite Suitefor piano; Scherzo for piano in A flatmajor; César Cui (1835 - 1918):Nocturne for piano in F sharp minor,

Op. 22/3; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition;Rimsky-Korsakov: Four Pieces, Op. 11. Artists:Philip Edward Fisher (Pno). (1 CD) (ChandosRecords) CHA 10676 $20.99 $18.99

“[Pictures and Islamey] give him a chance toshow off his virtuosity and assuredtechnique...Still, the real interest here resides inthe more modest works that come inbetween...This music may be light, but it stillstands up to repeated listening.” BBC MusicMagazine****

❦ Volkslieder, Vol. 1Works: German Folksongs byJohannes Brahms; Johann FriedrichGlück (1789 - 1860); Heinrich Isaac(circa 1450 - 1517); Mendelssohn;Wenzel Müller; W.A. Mozart;Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 -

1814); Schubert; Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860);French Traditional; German Traditional; JewishTraditional; Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio(1803 - 1869); Karl Zöllner (1800 - 1860). Artists:Frieder Bernius/Les Escapades Ensemble. DietrichFischer-Dieskau (Bar); Peter Schreier (Tnr); DanielBarenboim (Pno); Helmut Deutsch (Pno); KlausMertens (Bass). (1 CD) (Carus)

CRS 83003 $20.99 $18.99“The singing of Julian Prégardien inSchubert’s Das Wandern hasdramatic touches...I enjoyed thefocused countertenor of FranzVitzhum, elegant in ‘Innsbruck, ichmuss dich lassen’...Lydia Teuscher’ssilvery vocal hue is very pleasing in a sixteenth-century Dutch melody...The sound of every itemis the acme of clarity.” -International RecordReview

❦ Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Elgar: EnigmaVariations / Sir Adrian BoultWorks: Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68;

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Enigma Variations;Spoken Word: John Douglas Todd interviews SirAdrian Boult. Artists: Adrian Boult/BBC SO. George,Sir Thalben-Ball (Organ). (1 CD) (ICA Classics)

ICA 5019 $18.99 $16.99“This Brahms 1 is superbly paced: hard-driven yetflexible, virile yet richly expressive. The opening’s6/8 - relentless, tragic - has, rightly, the samepulse as the ensuing allegro (where Boult,unusually, observes the repeat). In Elgar, Boultcould sometimes misjudge tempo, but not here.From the theme onwards (exquisitely judged), histouch is sure and masterly.” -The Sunday Times


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Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas & Partitas forSolo Violin / Pavlo Beznosiuk, violinWorks: J.S. Bach: Sonatas for solo violin nos 1-3;

Partita for solo violin nos 1 - 3. Artists: PavloBeznosiuk (Vln). (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Linn Records)

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Lipkind ProductionsMiniatures & Folklore: 23 Challenges for Cello &Piano / Gavriel Lipkind, celloWorks: Isaac Albéniz: España, Op. 165; Ernest Bloch:

From Jewish Life, Op. 1; Brahms: Hungarian Dancefor piano, 4 hands, WoO 1/1; Gaspar Cassadó;Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato; Jean-Louis Duport:Etude for cello no 7; Fauré; D. Gabrielli; AlexanderGlazunov; Wieniawski; Jacques Ibert; Fritz Kreisler;Mendelssohn; Moritz Moszkowski; Paul Ben-Haim;Alfredo Piatti; David Popper; Pokofiev; Scriabin;Joachim Stutschewsky; Tchaikovsky; AlexanderTcherepnin; Sulkhan Tsintsadze. Artists: GavrielLipkind (Clo); Alexandra Lubchansky (Pno). (1 CD)(Lipkind Productions)

LPKD 001-C01-NE $21.99 $19.99Folkloristic flavors and origins together with thepicturesque-ness and compactness of theMiniature serve as a perfect framework for anexciting investigation of the very limits of celloplaying. Each of the 23 pieces introduces anelement that goes beyond the common notion ofwhat is possible to do with the cello. The daringproactive style of playing could be seen as arevival of the late-19th-century romantic virtuosotradition of string playing.

Cello Heroics I: Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto /Gavriel Lipkind, celloWorks: R. Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor,

Op. 129. Artists: Misha Katz/Sinfonia Varsovia.Gavriel Lipkind (Clo). (1 CD) (Lipkind Productions)

LPKD 005-H01-NE $16.99 $14.99Cello Heroics II: Shostakovich Cello Concerto /Gavriel Lipkind, celloWorks: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Concerto

for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107. Artists:Wojciech Rodek/Sinfonia Varsovia. Gavriel Lipkind(Clo). (1 CD) (Lipkind Productions)

LPKD 008-H02-NE $16.99 $14.99Cello Heroics IV: Ernst V. Dohnányi: Cello Concerto/ Gavriel Lipkind, celloWorks: Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 - 1960):

Konzertstück, for cello & orchestra in D major, Op. 12.Artists: Ivan Meylemans/Het Gelder Orch. GavrielLipkind (Clo). (1 CD) (Lipkind Productions)

LPKD 014-H04-NE $16.99 $14.99Saint-Saens: Music for Piano; for Cello and PianoWorks: Camille Saint-Saëns: Album for Piano, Op. 72;

Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano, Op. 43;Allegro appassionato for piano in C sharp minor, Op.70; Mazurka no 1 for piano, Op. 21; Six Études,Op.

52; Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in Cminor, Op. 32. Artists: ChristineCroshaw (Pno); Christina Shillito(Clo). (1 CD) (Meridian) MER 84433 $18.99 $16.99

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MD&GEl Canto Quiere Ser Luz: Cuban Choral MusicWorks: Leo Brouwer (1939 - ): Son Mercedes; Wilma

Alba Cal: Canciones (5), for chorus; César AlejandroCarrillo (1957 - ): Missa Sine Nomine; Rene Clausen(1953 - ): Prayer, for chorus; Frank Fernández: Lascasas, for chorus; Vértigo de lluvia, for chorus; OscarHernandez (1891 - 1967); Miguel Matamoros (1894 -1971); Francisco Repilado (1907 - ); Silvio Rodríguez(1946 - ); Electo Silva; Roberto Valera. Artists: DignaGuerra/National Choir of Cuba. (1 CD) (MD&G)

MDG 6021704 $20.99 $18.99The CD offers an extremely colorful depiction ofthe classical Cuban choral song.

Complete Music for Fife & DrumWorks: John Stafford Smith (1750 - 1836): The Star-

spangled Banner; Walter Sweet: Chicken Reel / PigTown Fling, medley for fife & drum ensemble; CityGuards / Father O’Flynn / The Eighth Volunteers /Fifty Cents, medley for fife & drum ensemble;Cloverdale Jig / The Moon and Seven Stars / The Petof the Pipers, medley for fife & drum ensemble;Granny, Will Your Dog Bite? / Drums and Guns,medley for fife & drum ensemble; Harum Scarum /Seven-and-Flam Streetbeat / Nine-Stroke Rolloff /The Sailor’s Hornpipe. Artists: Jim Clark (Fife); CapCorduan (Fife); Walter Sweet (Fife). (1 CD) (Mel BayPublications Inc.) MEBY 95483 $16.99 $14.99

Chamber Music By John Veale & Robert CrawfordWorks: Robert Crawford (1925 - ): Elegiac Quintet, for

recorder & string quartet; Quintet for clarinet & stringquartet; Two-part Inventions (3), for recorder & viola;John Veale (1922 - 2006): Impromptu for recorder;String Quartet; Triptych, for recorder & string quartet.Artists: Adderbury Ensemble. John Turner(Recorder); Jane Fenton (Clo); Linda Merrick (Clnt);Christopher Windass (Vln); Simon Lewis (Vln). (1 CD)(Metier) MTI 28520 $18.99 $16.99

Inward: Contemporary Flute Music / Richard CraigWorks: Malin Bång: Alpha waves, for alto flute;

Richard Barrett (1959 - ): Inward, for flute &percussion; John Croft: ...ne l’aura che trema, for altoflute & electronics; Brian Ferneyhough (1943 - ): UnityCapsule, for flute solo; Evan Johnson: L’art detoucher le clavicin 2, for piccolo & violin; DonimikKarski: Streamforms, for bass flute; SalvatoreSciarrino (1947 - ). Artists: Richard Craig (Flt); KarinHellqvist (Vln); Pontus Langendorf (Perc). (1 CD)(Metier) MTI 28517 $18.99 $16.99

White Dawn: Songs and Soundscapes by DavidLumsdaineWorks: David Lumsdaine (1931 - ): A Little Cantata

(Tracey Chadwell in Memoriam), for ensemble; ANorfolk Songbook, for voice & recorder; A tree tellingof Orpheus, for voice & ensemble; Blue Upon Blue,for cello; Cambewarra, for piano; Metamorphosis atMullet Creek, for recorder. Artists: Gemini Ensemble.John Turner (Recorder); Peter Lawson (Pno);onathan Price (Clo); Lesley-Jane Rogers (Recorder).(2 CD) (Metier) 2MTI 28519 $39.99 $35.99

The songs and soundscapes of Australiancomposer David Lumsdaine are presented on this2-CD set.


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Russian RaritiesWorks: Vladimir Mikkaylovich Deshevov (1889 -

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Although the musical distance among the workson this set is vast, the chronological time is fairlyshort. Were it not for the eventual Stalinistsuppression, the group of composers representedhere could well have led their Europeancounterparts in their sheer audacity andexuberance.

Christmas with the Pro Arte SingersWorks: The Shepherds Had an Angel; Sleep, Holy

Babe; Once in Royal David’s City; Here is the littledoor; There Is No Rose. Works by:Gustaf Nordquist;Edmund Rubbra; Christmas Traditional; PierreVillette; William Garrett James; Jan Dismas Zelenka.Artists: Arthur Sjögren/Pro Arte Singers. JoanKrause; Olav Van Hezewijk. (1 CD) (MSR Classics)

MSR 1050 $13.99 $11.99This recording of Christmas music is for thebenefit of Save The Children.

Telemann: Concertos for Two FlutesWorks: Telemann: 3 Concertos for 2 flutes, “bass”

(bassoon?), strings & continuo TWV 53; 3 Concertosfor 2 flutes, calchedon (mandora or bassoon), strings& continuo, TWV 53. Artists: Hanoverian Ensemble.(1 CD) (MSR Classics) MSR 1113 $13.99 $11.99

Sing We Now of Christmas / Taylor Festival Choir,Eric WhitacreWorks: Mrs. Hooligan’s Christmas Cake, music-hall

song; The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum),carol; Michael McGlynn (1964 - ): Celtic Mass;Patapan; David Mooney: Lord of the Dancing Day, forchorus, violin & harp; Václav Nelhybel (1919 - 1996):Estampie Natalis; Caspar Othmayr (1515 - 1553);Geoffrey Shaw (1879 - 1943); John Tavener (1944 - );Christmas Traditional; Eric Whitacre (1970 - ).Artists: Robert Taylor/Taylor Festival Choir. DannyMallon (Bells); Natalia Khoma (Clo); Mary Taylor(Vln); Kim Robertson (Celtic Harp); Richard Jobe(Pno). (1 CD) (MSR Classics)

MSR 1292 $13.99 $11.99Bassoon & Friends - Winning Works of the 2010Bassoon Chamber Music Composition CompetitionWorks: Jonathan Bartz: Concertino for bassoon, piano

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MSR 1367 $13.99 $11.99This recording features Paula Brusky performingthe winning compositions from the 2010 BassoonChamber Music Composition Competition.

❦ Verdi: La Traviata / Pappano,Fleming, Hampson Artists: Anthony Pappano/Orch. ofthe ROH; Royal Opera Chorus.Renée Fleming (Sop); ThomasHampson (Bar); Joseph Calleja (Tnr);Eddie Wade (Bar); Richard Wiegold(Bass). (BBC Opus Arte)

(1 DVD-Video) BOA 1040D $27.99 $24.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) BOA 7076D $32.99 $29.99“Renée Fleming is in complete command asVerdi’s courtesan, facing down the awesomedifficulties of her big first act solo scene withassurance and maintaining a strong tone inflectedwith appropriate colours... Music director AntonioPappano takes charge of this revival, searchingout the meaning of Verdi’s score in a supple,sentient reading that sweeps you along.” -TheGuardian

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Quintet for piano & strings, Op. 57. Artists: VladimirJurowski. Martin Helmchen (Pno). (1 CD) (LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra) LPO 0053 $18.99 $16.99

“Helmchen shows himself adept in all aspects ofNo. 1’s quirky humour and satirical modernism,No. 2’s playful high spirits and - in the famousAndante - a nostalgic romanticism Rachmaninovmight have been proud of... What makes this discmore special is a truly superb account ofShostakovich’s Piano Quintet... this is one of themost impressive performances of the work thatI’ve heard in recent years.” -BBC Music Magazine

❦ Brahms: The CompleteSymphonies / GiuliniWorks: Brahms: Symphony nos 1 -4; Tragic Overture, Op. 81;Variations on a Theme of Haydn,Op. 56a “St. Anthony”. Artists:

Carlo Maria Giulini/Vienna PO. (4 CD) (NewtonClassics) 4NEWC 8802063 $31.49 $28.49

“The amazing performances of the ViennaPhilharmonic, especially in their own hall of theMusikverein, brings to this beautiful music anadditional richness without the additionalweightiness that some conductors can sometimesbring to Brahms. Giulini’s tempi are steady andanimated, and one can see the sun, shade, life,and beauty of the Austrian countryside in thisgreat music.” -MyClassicalNotes.com

❦ Puccini: Tosca / Covent GardenWorks: Puccini: Tosca. Artists: France Molinari-

Pradelli/Covent Garden Opera Orch. FerruccioTagliavini (Tnr); Michael Langdon (Bass); HowellGlynne (Bass). (2 CD) (ICA Classics)

2ICA 5022 $27.99 $24.99“With an imposing presence, a fine voice, and asure judgement of dramatic gesture she madeTosca credible and sympathetic in phrases thatwere moulded to exploit every intonation of hervoice” -The Times


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Musical ConceptsJanácek: Piano Music / Radoslav Kvapil, pianoWorks: Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928): In the mists,

pieces (4) for piano; On the overgrown path; Sonatafor Piano “From the Street, 1 October, 1905”. Artists:Radoslav Kvapil (Pno). (1 CD) (Musical Concepts)

MSLC 1127 $9.49 $8.49Sacher, Schweiz, Nachhall / Jun Mo Yang, BaritoneWorks: Cristobal Halffter (1930 - ): Tiento del premer

tono y Batalla Imperia, for orchestra; Arthur Honegger(1892 - 1955): Symphony no 4 “Deliciae Basiliensis”,H. 191; Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957): Nachhall,song cycle (12) for voice & orchestra, Op. 70. Artists:Roman Brogli-Sacher/PO of Lübeck. Jun Mo Yang(Bar). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Musicaphon)

MSP 56931 $17.99 $15.99The Muisic of Daniel SchnyderWorks: Daniel Schnyder (1961 - ): Around the World;

Concerto for Cello; Concerto for chamber orchestra;Four Winds (Auftragswerk des Internationalen RostalViolin-Wettbewerbs), for violin; Orlando Furioso, forsoprano saxophone & bass trombone; String Trio.Artists: Bruno Weinmeister. Daniel Schnyder (Trb);David Taylor (Trb); Joel Marosi (Clo); Janka Mekis(Vla); Hinrich Alpers (Pno). (1 CD) (MusiquesSuisses) MSS 128 $18.99 $16.99

Grammont Selection 4Works by: Oscar Bianchi; Caroline Charriere; Xavier

Dayer (1972 - ); Franz Furrer-Munch (1924 - 2010);Fritz Hauser; Urban Mäder; Cécile Marti; RolandMoser (1943 - ); Michael Pelzel; Nadir Vassena (1970- ). Artists: Michael Wendeberg; Peter Siegwart/Collegium Novum Zürich; Helix Ensemble; ElisabethZawadke (Organ); Bettina Boller (Vln); Susanne Zapf(Vln). 2MSS 130 $39.99 $35.99

Grammont Selection 4 showcases the remarkableSwiss music from 2010. The recording first tookplace at the Federal Festival, which wasorganized with the Swiss musicians at the 2010Lucerne Festival day. The music covers a numberof genres & instrumentations, includingorchestral, chamber music, solo, theatre music,vocal set, organ, sound installation, andimprovisation.

Médée Furieuse / Stephanie D’Oustrac, Mzz Sop.Works: Michel de La Barre (1675 - circa 1744): Suite

in E minor (Book 3); Nicolas Bernier (1665 - 1734):Médée, cantata; Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676 -1749): Médée, cantata for voice & ensemble; JacquesDuphly (1715 - 1789): La Forqueray, Rondeau;Médée, vivement & fort; Domenico Gabrielli (1651 -1690): Balletti opus 1, instrumental pieces (excerpts);Giovanni Antonio Gianettini (1648 - 1721); Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687); Pierre Gautier deMarseille (1642 - 1696). Artists: Ensemble Amarillis.Violaine Cochard (Hpsi); Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Sop).(1 CD) (Naïve) NAI 8934 $15.99 $13.99

Following the success of the first 40 recordings inthe ‘Baroque voice’ series, a further ten volumes

have been added under thesame, easyily identifiablepresentation offering music fromMonteverdi to Handel, throughBach, Vivaldi and Scarlatti.

Monteverdi: The Sixth Book of Madrigals /Concerto ItalianoWorks: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643): A Dio,

Florida bella, madrigal for 5 voices, SV 110; Batto, quipianse Ergasto, madrigal for 5 voices, SV 115; Ilsesto libro de madrigali; Lagrime d’amante alsepolcro dell’amata, madrigal in 6 sections for 5voices and instruments; Misero Alceo, madrigal for 5voices, SV 114. Artists: Rinaldo Alessandrini/Concerto Italiano. Rinaldo Alessandrini (Hpsi). (1 CD)(Naïve) NAI 30522 $15.99 $13.99

The the Naïve ‘Baroque voice’ series.

Beethoven: The Birth of a MasterWorks: Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Leonore

Overture; No, non turbarti! . . . Ma tu tremi, o miotesoro, scena and aria for soprano & orchestra, WoO92a; Romance for violin & orchestra no 2; Symphonyno 1, Op. 21; The creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43.Artists: Jérémie Rhorer/Le Cercle de L’Harmonie.Alexandra Coku (Sop); Julien Chauvin (Vln). (1 CD)(Naïve) NAI AM204 $18.99 $16.99

Alessandro Scarlatti: Magnificat; Dixit Dominus /AlessandriniWorks: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725): Arsi un

tempo e l’ardore; Dixit Dominus (No. 1) (Psalm 109),for chorus & organ; Magnificat for soloists, chorus, 2violins, viola & continuo in D major; Mori, mi dici; Omorte; O selce, o tigre, o ninfa. Artists: RinaldoAlessandrini/Concerto Italiano. (1 CD) (Naïve)

NAI 30525 $15.99 $13.99The the Naïve ‘Baroque voice’ series.

A Spiritual Concert in Rome, ca. 1650 / Carissimi,Colista, FrescobaldiWorks: Lelio Colista (1629 - 1680): Sinfonia in B flat

major for 2 violins, theorbo & continuo; Sinfonia in Dminor for 2 violins, viola & continuo; GiacomoCarissimi (1605 - 1674): Felicitas beatorum, motet for3 sopranos & continuo; Jephte, oratorio for 6 voices &continuo; Lamentatio damnatorum, motet for alto,tenor, bass & continuo; Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 -1643): Diversarum modulationum 2 voices &continuo. Artists: Martin Gester/Le Parlement deMusique. Stephan Van Dyck; Elisa Franzetti (Sop);Luca Dordolo (Tnr); Marion Fourquier (Harp); StephanImboden (Harp). (1 CD) (Naïve)

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for voice, boy’s choir, chorus & orchestra, Op. 96.Artists: Vladimir Fedoseyev/Prague PhilharmonicChoir. Elena Kelessidi (Sop). (1 SA CD) (NeosProduction) NEOS 11127 $22.49 $20.49


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Newton Classics❦ Delibes: Coppelia; Sylvia / Dorati, FistoulariWorks: Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891): Coppélia, ou La

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3NEWC 8802080 $23.49 $19.49 On Sale“Doráti’s Coppélia [is] a revelation. Never beforehas a top conductor taken such care over musicof this calibre or made it sparkle so freshly.Doráti’s tempi are sometimes faster than thosefavoured by ballet companies, but ... he doesmake Delibes sound a much better composerthan usual. There is an excitement about thesediscs, an air of occasion, that makes themsomething rather special.” -Gramophone

❦ Brahms: The 4 Symphonies / Antal DoratiWorks: Brahms: Symphonies nos 1 - 4. Artists: Antal

Dorati/London SO; Minneapolis SO. (2 CD) (NewtonClassics) 2NEWC 8802079 $18.99 $14.99 On Sale

“This is about the most extrovert performance ofBrahms’s First that I have ever heard. Even I, adevotee of Klemperer and Walter, find the bloodstirred by Dorati’s crisp, clean-cut attack andguiltily enjoy some of the outrageously fastspeeds.” -Gramophone

❦ Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / GergievWorks: Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943):

Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27. Artists: ValeryGergiev/Kirov Orch.. (1 CD) (Newton Classics)

NEWC 8802082 $15.99 $11.99 On Sale“As in his opera recordings, Gergiev gives astrong and well-paced reading. Although he takeswhat one might think of as a more traditionalapproach, he brings an appropriate warmth andalso possesses considerable command of thearchitecture.” -Penguin Guide

❦ Bach, Vivaldi: Violin Concertos / MidoriWorks: J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor,

BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo no2, BWV 1042; Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in C minor,RV 199 “Il sospetto”; Double Violin Concerto, for 2violins, strings & continuo in A minor (“L’estroarmonico” no 8), Op. Artists: Pinchas Zukerman/St.Paul CO. Pinchas Zukerman (Vln); Midori (Vln). (1CD) (Newton Classics)

NEWC 8802078 $15.99 $11.99 On Sale“For a 14-year-old [Midori’s playing] isstupefyingly good; indeed, in the two double violinconcertos she plays with Zukerman on prettyequal terms. This is an accomplishmentrestricted, you might say, to only a very few 14-year-olds, girls and boys, Japanese, European, oranything else.” -Gramophone

❦ The Complete RIAS Recordings / CelibidacheWorks by: Ferruccio Busoni; LuigiCherubini (1760 - 1842); AaronCopland (1900 - 1990); HaraldGenzmer (1909 - 2007); Gershwin;Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963);Ravel; Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling(1904 - 1985); Heinz Tiessen (1887

- 1971). Artists: Sergiu Celibidache/BerlinPhilharmonic. Siegfried Borries (Vln); Gustav Scheck(Flt); Gerhard Puchelt (Pno). (3 CD) (Audite)

3ADT 21406 $32.99 $29.99“Romanian Sergiu Celibidache (1912-96), famousfor his slow speeds and high salary with theMunich Philharmonic Orchestra, came out ofnowhere to take charge of the BerlinPhilharmonic in 1946 while Wilhelm Furtwänglerwas being de-Nazified... Celibidache’spenetrating vision is brought to other rarerepertoire as well, by Schwarz-Schilling, Genzmerand Busoni, plus Hindemith’s Piano Concerto, afinely manicured Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue(both with Gerhard Puchelt), and a full-bloodedCopland Appalachian Spring.” -The Irish Times

❦ Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversay ConcertWorks: Bernstein: Fanfare for theinauguration of J. F. Kennedy, forbrass ensemble; SymphonicDances from West Side Story;Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in Fmajor; Rhapsody in Blue, for piano& orchestra; Peter Lieberson:

Remembering JFK, for narrator & orchestra; John LaMontaine (1920 - ): From Sea to Shining Sea,overture for orchestra; John Stafford Smith (1750 -1836); Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984). Artists:Howard Mitchell/National SO; Christoph Eschenbach.Earl Wild (Pno); Tzimon Barto (Pno). (2 CD) (Ondine)

2OND 1190 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale“The musical highlight is Rhapsody in Blue, towhich pianist Earl Wild and the NationalSymphony under Howard Mitchell bring arhythmic flexibility that’s dizzyingly idiosyncraticbut unmistakably effective, memorable, and fun.Wild’s playing, at once brawny and subtlynuanced, makes the work sound brand new andis by itself worth the price of the disc.” -All MusicGuide

❦ Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert: Cello sonatasWorks: Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3,

Op. 69; Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2, Op.99; Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione, D 821. Artists:Llyr Williams (Pno); Thomas Carroll (Clo). (1 CD)(Orchid Classics) ORPO 100016 $18.99 $16.99

“Both are intensely musical accounts, with nodetails overlooked and no challenges ducked,and there is never any sense of either partnerhogging the limelight. Yet Williamsappears the dominant partner, takingthe lead with forceful confidence inthe scherzos of both works...whilealways allowing Carroll’s warm, richtone to have its say as well. InSchubert’s Arpeggione Sonata the roles arereversed” -The Guardian****


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NIM BMS439 $17.99 $15.99Kenneth Leighton wrote his first work for solocello as a 20-year-old student at The Queen’s

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❦ Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 / MichaelKorstickWorks: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 24 “A

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OEH 662 $21.99 $19.99Bach ‘n’ Blues: Poulenc, Ravel, Bach / IskandarWidjaja, violin; Anastassiya Dranchuk, pianoInterpretations of: J.S. Bach: Partita no 2; Heinrich

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OEH 822 $18.99 $16.99Violinist Iskandar Widjaja with pianist AnatassiyaDranchuk breathe new life into old classics byemphasizing pop themes to make Poulenc,Ravel, Biber and Bach cool again.

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“What a wonderful disc! You may possessindividual recordings of these winning pieces, butas assembled here, they make an immenselycherishable collection.”-london24.com

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Marsch, Op. 111; Couragiert!, Op. 401; The Life forour Emperor, march; Der Herr Leutnant, march, Op.527; The father of the regiment; The magic of theregalia, march, Op. 493. Artists: HansSchadenbauer/Original Carl Michael Ziehrer Orch. (1CD) (Preiser) PSR 91183 $18.99 $16.99

Great European Organs, Vol. 83 / Daniel CookeWorks: Walter Alcock (1861 - 1947): Fantasia;

Norman Cocker (1889 - 1953): Interlude; Paean;Arnold Cooke (1906 - 2005): Organ Sonata no 1;David Halls: Meditation; William Harris (1883 - 1973):A Fancy; William Lloyd Webber (1914 - 1982); ArthurMilner (1894 - 1972); John Stainer (1840 - 1901).Artists: Daniel Cook (Organ). (1 CD) (Priory)

PRY 1052 $18.99 $16.99The Father Willis Organ in St. Bees Priory isrenowned throughout the world as one of thefinest romantic organs ever constructed.

Chopin: Complete Preludes; Nocturnes, et al.Works: Chopin: Ballade for piano no 4, Op. 52;

Nocturne for piano no 13, Op. 48/1; Preludes (24) forPiano, Op. 28; Scherzo for piano no 2, Op. 31.Artists: Llyr Williams (Pno). (1 CD) (Quartz Records)

QTZR 2040 $17.99 $15.99 JS Bach Keyboard works / Jacob Katsnelson, pianoWorks: J.S. Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of his

Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; Prelude and Fugue,BWV 544; Suite for keyboard, BWV 818a; Sinfoniasfor keyboard nos 1, 10 & 11. Artists: JacobKatsnelson (Pno). (1 CD) (Quartz Records)

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The Music of Aryvdas MalcysWorks: Arvydas Malcys: Cleaved Silence, for

orchestra; Concerto for clarinet & chamber orchestra;Concerto for viola & chamber orchestra (In perpetuammemoriam); Concerto no 1 for flute & chamberorchestra (Vox clamantis in deserto); Milky Way, fororchestra. Artists: Robertas Servenikas/LithuaniaCO. Hartmut Rohde (Vla); Camilla Hoitenga (Flt);Roger Arve Vigulf (Clnt). (1 CD) (Quartz Records)

QTZR 2085 $17.99 $15.99 Kurt Boáler: Songs and Chamber MusicWorks: Kurt Bossler: Der Blick, for voice, flute & string

quartet; Kapriziöse Musik, for flute & piano; Lieder zurErmutigung (3), for voice, flute & string quartet;Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn;Sonata, for piano, 4 hands; Sonate für Violine solo.Artists: Wind Quintet 5 Beaufort. Julie Kaufmann(Pno); Bernhard Kastner (Pno); Irmela Bossler (Flt);Omer Bouchez (Vln); Anthony Kondo (Clo). (1 CD)(Querstand) QRST 1119 $18.99 $16.99○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

RavenTidings / Choir Of Wellington Cathedral / Works forChorus & OrganWorks: Peter Aston (1938 - ): Tidings, tidings that be

true; Andrew Baldwin (1986 - ): Lullay my liking; Omagnum mysterium; Bob Chilcott (1955 - ): For himall stars have shone; Geoffrey Coker: Splendours ofnature; The Salutation; Henry John Gauntlett (1805 -1876); Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983); William JamesKirkpatrick (1838 - 1921); Morten Lauridsen (1943 - );Mendelssohn; John Tavener (1944 - ); ChristmasTraditional; John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786); PeterWarlock (1894 - 1930); Eric Whitacre (1970 - ).Artists: Michael Fulcher/Choir Of WellingtonCathedral. David Hill (Descant); Richard Apperley(Organ); Lisette Wesseling (Sop); Thomas Gaynor(Organ); John Beaglehole (Organ). (1 CD) (RavenRecords) RAV 924 $18.99 $16.99

Fabulous cathedral acoustics compliment theorgan and brass on this album.

Organ Music of René Louis BeckerWorks: René L. Becker (1882 - 1956): Cantilena, Op.

42; Ite missa est, marche triomphale; Organ Sonatano 2, Op. 41; Organ Sonata no 3, Op. 43; Sortiesolennelle, Op. 70; Supplication, Op. 81a. Artists:Damin Spritzer (Organ). (1 CD) (Raven Records)

RAV 925 $18.99 $16.99Cole Porter: Anything GoesWorks: Cole Porter (1891 - 1964): Anything Goes,

musical play. Artists: James Lowe; Sutton Foster;Joel Grey. (1 CD) (Razor & Tie)

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RegisEnglish Violin Sonatas / Susan Stanzeleit, violin;Gusztav Fenyo, pianoWorks: Granville Bantock (1868 - 1946): Sonata for

violin, No 3 in C; Thomas Dunhill (1877 - 1946):Sonata for violin in F, Op 50; Charles Villiers Stanford(1852 - 1924): Sonata for violin, Op. 11. Artists:Susanne Stanzeleit (Vln); Gusztav Fenyo (Pno). (1CD) (Regis Records) REGS 1376 $12.99 $10.99

Music for Viola da Gamba / Weiland KuijkenWorks: Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787): [Arpeggio]

for solo viola da gamba, WKO 205; [Moderato] forsolo viola da gamba, WKO 208; Adagio, for viola dagamba (Ms Drexel 5871), WKO 209; Allegro for soloviola da gamba, WKO 207; Piece in D minor for bassviol, WKO 206; Diego Ortiz (1510 - circa 1570):Recercada no 1 (Trattado de glosas); JohannesSchenck (1660 - 1712); Christopher Simpson (1605 -1669); Telemann; Tobias Hume (1569 - 1645).Artists: Wieland Kuijken (Bass Viola da gamba). (1CD) (Regis Records) REGS 1346 $12.99 $10.99

❦ Baroque Masterpieces for Harpsichord / TrevorPinnock, harpsichordWorks: Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778): Sonata for

harpsichord no 6; Maurice Greene (1696 - 1755):Overture for harpsichord in D major; Handel: Suite forkeyboard, “The Harmonious Blacksmith”; Rameau:Pièces de clavecin en concerts; La Pantomime, forharpsichord, violin & viol; La Timide, version for soloharpsichord; D. Scarlatti. Artists: Trevor Pinnock(Hpsi). (1 CD) (Regis Records)

REGS 1332 $12.99 $10.99“Pinnock chose a mellow instrument here, makinghis stylish, crisply rhythmic performances evenmore attractive. Excellent recording.” -PenguinGuide (On Rameau) “The playing is first rate andthe recording outstanding in its presence andclarity. There are few better anthologies ofScarlatti in the catalogue.” -Penguin Guide (OnScarlatti)

Rachmaninov: Piano Music / John Lill, pianoWorks: Rachmaninov: Moment musical, Op. 16/2;

Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 36; Variations on a themeof Corelli, Op. 42. Artists: John Lill (Pno). (1 CD)(Regis Records) REGS 1331 $12.99 $10.99

Christmas From Winchester / Winchester CathedralChoir, Simon Bell, organWorks: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Bob Chilcott

(1955 - ): Shepherd’s Carol; Harold Darke (1888 -1976): In the Bleak Midwinter; Garth Edmundson(1900 - 1971): Toccata Prelude for organ no 4 (“VonHimmel Hoch”); John Linton Gardner (1917 - ):Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day; Alfred Hollins(1865 - 1942): A Christmas Cradle Song for Organ;Morten Lauridsen (1943 - ); Christmas Traditional;Vaughan Williams; John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786).Artists: Andrew Lumsden/Winchester CathedralChoir. Frances Kelly (Harp); William Kendall (Tnr);Simon Bell (Organ); Simon Gallear (Bass); JamesPicton-Turbervill (Voice). (1 CD) (Regent Records)

REGN 350 $18.99 $16.99Johannes Ciconia: Opera Omnia / La Morra,Diabolus MusicaWorks: Johannes Ciconia (circa 1335 - 1411): Albane,

misse celitus/Albane, doctor maxime; Aler m’en veus,virelais; Caçando un giorno; Che Nel Servir Antichofor 3 voices; Chi vole amar, ballata; Con lagremebagnandome nel viso, for 2 voices. Artists: CorinaMarti/La Morra; Antoine Guerber/La Morra; ; Diabolusin Musica; Michal Gondko/Diabolus in Musica; ; LaMorra. Philippe Roche (Tnr); Raphael Boulay (BssBar); Olivier Germond (Bss Bar); A‹ Lund-Lavoipierre(Organetto); Guillermo Pérez (Organetto)

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Royal PO MasterworksChopin: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / RonanO’Hora, pianoWorks: Chopin: Fantasie, Op. 49; Mazurka in A minor,

Op. 59/1; Nocturne no 7, Op. 27/1; Nocturne no 8,Op. 27/2; Polonaise for piano no 1, Op. 26/1;Polonaise no 6 “Héroique”, Op. 53. Artists: RonanO’Hora (Pno). (1 CD) (Royal PhilharmonicMasterworks) RPM 28970 $7.99 $6.99

Beethoven: Quartets, Op. 18, Vol. 1 / SacconiQuartetWorks: Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1, Op. 18/1;

Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 18/4; Quartet for Stringsno 6, Op. 18/6. Artists: Sacconi Quartet. (1 CD)(Sacconi Records) SACC 103 $18.99 $16.99

Hadyn: The Private Pleasure of Prince Esterházy /the Finnish Baryton TrioWorks: F.J. Haydn: Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/66;

Baryton Trio in A minor, H. 11/87; Baryton Trio in Dmajor, H. 11/63; Baryton Trio in D major, H. 11/97;Baryton Trio in G major, H. 11/32. Artists: FinnishBaryton Trio. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Siba Records)

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Signum UK❦ London Chamber Orchestra plays Ravel, Fauré,Poulenc, IbertWorks: Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Jacques Ibert (1890 -

1962): Divertissement, for chamber orchestra; FrancisPoulenc: Concerto for Piano in C sharp minor; Ravel:Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infantedéfunte. Artists: Christopher Warren-Green/LondonCO. Pascal Rogé (Pno). (1 CD) (Signum UK)

SGK 211 $18.99 $16.99“The latest of the LCO Live series offers anengaging and varied programme of FrenchRomanticism...The centrepiece of the programmeis Poulenc’s “Piano Concerto”, the openingsection of which alone seems to incorporate moredisparate styles than most composers cover in acareer.” -The Independent

Songs of Cricket / The London Vocal QuartetWorks: Rory Bremmer: Stop It, Aggers!, song;

Cantabile - The London Quartet: Cricket Tea Towel(The Ins and Outs of Cricket); Greg Champion: IMade a Hundred in the Backyard at Mum’s, song;Howard Dietz (1896 - 1983): That’s Not Cricket, song;Neil Hannon: Jiggery Pokery, song; Horace Harman:Radnage Cricket Song; Roy Harper (1941 - );Matthew Holst; Frederick Kelly (1881 - 1916); RichardStilgoe (1943 - ); Peter Warlock; Andrew LloydWebber (1948 - ); William Henry Havergal; TheYetties (1961 - ). Artists: London Vocal Quartet;Chris Hatt (Pno); Richard Stilgoe (Speaker). (1 CD)(Signum UK) SGK 217 $18.99 $16.99

“Brilliant moments - a droll psalm-chantrecitation of the “rules” and aningenious Pärt-style setting of apleasingly circular explanation ofthe game (“Cricket Tea Towel”) -show just what these singers cando.” -The Independent

Joby Talbot: Tide HarmonicWorks: Joby Talbot (1971 - ): Tide Harmonic, for

violin, viola, cello, harp, celeste, harmonium, piano &percussion. Artists: Jeremy Holland-Smith. MorganGoff (Vla); Everton Nelson (Vln); Rob Farrer (Perc);Joby Talbot (Vln); Manon Morris (Harp). (1 CD)(Signum UK) SGK 260 $18.99 $16.99

“The former Divine Comedian’s latest project isan engrossing concept album about water,evoked in its various elemental states across afive-part suite bookended with a brief orchestraltorrent supplanted by the resonant ringing ofTibetan temple bowls.” -The Independent

❦ J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor / Yorkshire Bach ChoirArtists: Peter Seymour/Yorkshire Bach Choir. Bethany

Seymour; Sally Bruce-Payne; Jason Darnell (2 CD)(Signum UK) 2SGK 265 $39.99 $35.99

“The Gloria is delightfully sprung...the sense ofuninhibited joy and praise is exhilarating...Bethany Seymour’s glorious soprano is subtle butunaffected, especially in some strikingornaments... Sally Bruce-Payne is remarkablycountertenorish, entrancing in a slow, tenderAgnus Dei...this excellent performance ranksamong the best.” -BBC Music Magazine

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Soli Deo GloriaJ.C. Bach: Welt, Gute Nacht / The English BaroqueSoloists - J.E. GardinerWorks: Johann Christoph Bach (1642 - 1703): Ach,

daß ich Wassers genug hätte, vocal concerto; DerGerechte, ob er Gleich zu zeitlich stirbt; Herr, wendeDich und sei mir gnädig, vocal concerto; MeineFreundin, du bist schön, vocal concerto, for 4 voices& instruments; Mit Weinen hebt sich an, aria, for fourvoices & continuo; Motet “Fürchte dich nicht”, for 5voices; J.S. Bach. Artists: John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists. James Gilchrist; ClareWilkinson (Mzz Sop); Nicholas Mulroy (Tnr); MatthewBrook (Bar). (1 CD) (Soli Deo Gloria)

SDG 715 $20.99 $16.99 On SaleCentral Europe: Works for Cello & PianoWorks: Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (7), Sz. 56;

Dvorák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94; Silent Woods(Klid) Op. 68; Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928): Fairy tale;Presto for cello & piano, JW 7/6; Bohuslav Martinu(1890 - 1959): Variations on a Slovak folksong;Schubert. Artists: Adam Mital (Clo); Olimpia Tolan(Pno). (1 CD) (Solo Musica)

SOLO 153 $20.99 $18.99Harald Genzmer: works for flute & piano / PahudWorks: Harald Genzmer (1909 - 2007): Fantasie des

Abschieds (“Wie ein Traum am Rande derUnendlichkeit”); Miniatures (6) for piano; Sonata forflute & piano no 3; Sonata for solo pan flute. Artists:Emmanuel Pahud (Flt); Margarita Hohenrieder (Pno).(1 CD) (Solo Musica) SOLO 159 $20.99 $18.99

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Chamber Version);Berlioz: Nuits d’ÉtéWorks: Berlioz: Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, (arr. for Solo

Voice & Chamber Ensemble); Mahler: Symphony no4 in G major. Artists: David Curtis/Orch. of the Swan.Heather Shipp (Mzz Sop). (1 CD) (Somm)

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Ian Venables: Piano Quintet Op. 27, et al.Works: Ian Venables (1955 - ): Elegy for cello & piano,

Op. 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 27; Pieces (3), for violin &piano, Op. 11; Poem, for cello & piano, Op. 29;Soliloquy, for viola & piano, Op. 26. Artists: MarkBebbington (Pno); Gustav Clarkson (Vla); Roger Coull(Vln); Philip Gallaway (Vln); Graham J. Lloyd (Pno).(1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 101 $18.99 $16.99

Wagner: Rienzi, Ov.; Delius: In a Summer Garden;Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Sir Thomas BeechamWorks: Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934): In a Summer

Garden, rhapsody for orchestra; Schubert: Symphonyno 9 (“The Great”); Richard Wagner: Rienzi Overture.Artists: Thomas Beecham/Royal PO. (1 CD) (Somm)

SOMM BEE2900 $18.99 $16.99Live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall inDecember 1956; Usher Hall, Edinburgh Festivalin August 1956; and Royal Festival Hall in 1955.

Chopin: Piano Works / Leon McCawley, pianoWorks: Chopin: Ecossaises (3), Op. 72/3; Fantasie in

F minor/A flat major, Op. 49; Fantasy-Impromptu in Csharp minor, Op. 66; Impromptus for Piano nos 1 - 3.Artists: Leon McCawley (Pno). (1 CD) (Somm)

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Sony ClassicalSimply Baroque / Yo-Yo Ma, cello & Ton KoopmanWorks: J.S. Bach: BWV 163; BWV 22; Cantata no

126, “Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort,” BWV 126;Cantata no 147, “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”BWV 147; Cantata no 167, “Ihr Menschen, rühmetGottes Liebe,” BWV 167; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr JesuChrist (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchleinno 41), BWV 639; Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805).Artists: Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orch.Yo-Yo Ma (Clo); Ton Koopman (Organ). (1 CD) (SonyClassical) SNYC 56136 $12.99 $10.99

Arrivederci / Tenor Vittorio GrigoloWorks: Enrico Cannio (1874 - 1949): ‘O Surdato

‘Nnammurato; Salvatore Cardillo: Core’ ngrato;Francesco Cilèa: L’arlesiana; Ernesto de Curtis: Nonti scordar di me; Ti voglio tanto bene; Torna aSurriento; Lucio Dalla; Vincenzo d’Annibale; GiovanniD’Anzi; Friedrich von Flotow; Umberto Giordano; Eldodi Lazzaro; Ruggero Leoncavallo; Puccini; RenatoRascel; Rossini; Verdi. Artists: Pier G. Morandi.Vittorio Grigolo (Tnr); Daniele Bonaviri (Gtr); DanThomas (Mandolin). (1 CD) (Sony Classical)

SNYC 911352 $16.99 $14.99 (18 track vers.) SNYC 37742 $11.99 $10.49Liszt - My Piano Hero / Lang Lang, pianoWorks: Liszt: Ave Maria (after Schubert), S. 558/12;

Concerto for Piano no 1; Consolation for piano no 3“Lento placido”; Grand galop chromatique, S 219;Hungarian Rhapsody no 15, S. 244/15; HungarianRhapsody, for piano no 6, S. 244/6. Artists: ValeryGergiev/Vienna PO. Lang Lang (Pno). (1 CD) (SonyClassical) SNYC 14125 $15.99 $13.99

Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos / Yo-Yo Ma, PrevinWorks: Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Concerto for

Cello; William Walton (1902 - 198. Artists: AndrePrevin/London SO. Yo-Yo Ma (Clo). (1 CD) (SonyClassical) SNYC 55168 $8.99 $7.99

Lalo, Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos / Yo-Yo MaWorks: Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892): Concerto for Cello

in D minor; Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in Aminor, Op. 33. Artists: Lorin Maazel/French Nat’lOrch.. Yo-Yo Ma (Clo). (1 CD) (Sony Classical)

SNYC 53971 $12.99 $10.99 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Kent NaganoWorks: Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB

107. Artists: Kent Nagano/Bavarian State SO. (1 CD)(Sony Classical) SNYC 94529 $13.99 $11.99

The Four Elements / violinist Nigel KennedyWorks: Nigel Kennedy (1956 - ): The Four Elements,

for violin & orchestra. Artists: Nigel Kennedy (Vln). (1CD) (Sony Classical) SNYC 271524 $13.99 $11.99

Il Progetto Vivaldi, Vol. 2 / Sol Gabetta, celloWorks: Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744): Concerto for

Cello in D major, L. 10; Giovanni Benedetto Platti(1697 - 1763): Concerto for cello, 2 violins, viola &continuo; Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV416; Concerto for Cello in A minor, RV 420; Concertofor Cello in B flat major, RV 423; Sonata for cello &continuo no 9 in G minor, RV 42. Artists: AndresGabetta/Cappella Gabetta. Sol Gabetta (Clo). (1 CD)(Sony Classical) SNYC 32302 $13.99 $11.99

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8; Grosse Fuge /Kent Nagano, Montreal SOWorks: Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major Op.

133; Symphony no 6 “Pastoral”; Symphony no 8;Spoken Word: Déclaration d’interdépendance;Declaration of INTERdependence. Artists: KentNagano. (2 CD) ( Sony Classical)

2SNYC 36028 $15.99 $13.99 Mendelssohn, Schubert & Brahms, piano piecesWorks: Brahms: Pieces (6), Op. 118; Mendelssohn:

Song Without Words no 18 in A flat major (“Duetto”);Songs (6), Op. 19a; Variations Sérieuses (17) in Dminor, Op. 54; Schubert: Pieces (3), D 946. Artists:David Theodor Schmidt (Pno). (1 CD) (Sony ClassicalImport) PID 845566 $23.49 $21.49

“Without Words” / works for viola & pianoWorks: Mendelssohn: Andres Maienlied, Op. 8/8; Im

Grünen, Op. 8/11; Schilflied, Op. 71/4; Song WithoutWords no 18 “Duetto”, Op. 38/6; Suleika (“Ach, umdeine feuchten Schwingen”), Op. 34/4; Schubert: Aufdem Wasser zu singen, D 774; R. Schumann.Artists: Nicholas Rimmer (Pno); Nils Mönkemeyer(Vla). (1 CD) (Sony Classical Import)

PID 838640 $13.99 $11.99 Martin Stadfeld plays Bach Well-TemperedWorks: J.S. Bach: Preludes & Fugues BWV 851; BWV

847; BWV 857; BWV 866; BWV 846; Prelude andFugue, for keyboard no 3 in C sharp major (WTC I/3),BWV 848; Sonata for Flute and Cembalo No. 2, BWV1031. Artists: Martin Stadtfeld (Pno). (1 CD) (SonyClassical Import) PID 824273 $16.99 $14.99

Concerti Brillanti / Works for cello & orchestraWorks: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788):

Concerto for cello, strings & continuo (“No. 3”) in Amajor, H. 439, Wq. 172; Friedrich Hartmann Graf(1727 - 1795): Concerto for Cello in D major; JohannAdolf Hasse (1699 - 1783)Michael Haydn (Composer)(1737 - 1806): Concerto for Cello in B flat major, MHdeeest (spurious). Artists: Reinhard Goebel. JanVogler (Clo). (1 CD) (Sony Classical Import)

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Sounds of YesteryearWaltzing and MarchingWorks: Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Bogey; Edwin

Eugene Bagley: National Emblem; Gershwin: Strikeup the Band; Emmerich Kálmán: Sari; AndréKostelanetz: Anchors Aweigh / The Marines Hymn;The Caissons Go Rolling Along / The Army Air Corps;Franz Lehár; Frank W. Meacham; Rudolf Sieczynski;John Philip Sousa; Robert Stoltz; Oscar Straus;Johann Strauss II (Junior); Meredith Willson. Artists:André Kostelanetz. (1 CD) (Sounds Of Yesteryear)

SOYY 861 $17.99 $15.99 Music of Keeril Makan: TargetWorks: Keeril Makan (1972 - ): 2, for ensemble;

Resonance Alloy, for percussion; Target, for voice &ensemble; Zones d’accord, for cello. Artists: DavidShively/California E.A.R. Unit. David Shively (Perc);Keeril Makan (Perc); Alex Waterman (Clo); LaurieRubin (Clo). (1 CD) (Starkland)

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StradivariusTchaikovsky & Shostakovich Piano TriosWorks: Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2,

Op. 67; Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in Aminor, Op. 50. Artists: David Trio (Piano Trio). (1CD) (Stradivarius) SVS 33861 $18.99 $16.99

Doppia Traccia / Works for Soprano Sax & PianoWorks: Massimo Colombo: Duo Fantasia, Op. 624;

Immagini, Op. 480; La linea di spago; L’insaziabiletono; Notturni, Op. 581. Artists: Massimo Colombo(Saxophone); Felice Clemente (Pno). (1 CD)(Stradivarius) SVS CS3 $18.99 $16.99

Songs for voice & piano by Guido Alberto FanoWorks: Guido Alberto Fano (1875 - 1961): Ad Annie;

Astrea; Il sogno della vergine; La mia sera; Lungilungi; Nebbia. Artists: Sara Mingardo (contralto);Aldo Orvieto (Pno). (1 CD) (Stradivarius)

SVS 33866 $18.99 $16.99Sara Mingardo interprets some lyrical pieces forvoice and piano by Guido Alberto Fano.

Georg Muffat: Propitia Sydera; Concerti GrossiWorks: Georg Muffat (1653 - 1704): Concerti Grossi

no 11(“Delirium Amoris”); no 12 (“Propita Sydera”); no8 (“Coronatio Augusta”); no 9 (“Victoria Maesta”);Sonata for solo violin. Artists: Irene de Ruvo(hpsi)/LaConcordanza. Stefano Rossi (Vln). (1 CD)(Stradivarius) SVS 33897 $18.99 $16.99

From the Milano Musica FestivalWorks: Ivan Fedele: Duo en résonance, for 2 horns &

ensemble; Luca Francesconi (1956 - ): Rest, concertofor cello & orchestra; Giovanni Verrando (1965 - ):Quartet for Strings no 2. Artists: Pierre Boulez/Ensemble InterContemporain; Roberto Abbado/RAINational SO. Jens McManama (Horn); JeanChristophe Vervoitte (Horn); Enrico Dindo (Clo). (1

CD) (Stradivarius) SVS 33891 $18.99 $16.99Stradivarius & Milano Musicaproudly present chapter five of theMilan Music Festival collection.

Aureliano Cattaneo: Trazos; Trio; ConcertinoWorks: Aureliano Cattaneo (1974 - ): Concertino, for

trombone & ensemble; Trazos, for voice, flute, oboe,clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola & cello; Trio,for violin, cello & accordion. Artists: Voro Garcia/Ens.Espai Sonor. Petra Hoffmann (Sop); Carlos Gil (Trb).(1 CD) (Stradivarius) SVS 33893 $18.99 $16.99

Benedetto Marcello: Psalms & other worksWorks: Benedetto Marcello (1686 - 1739): Harpsichord

Sonata in D minor; L’uomo coll’opre sue, psalmsetting for 2 voices & continuo; Mentre io tutta ripongoin Dio, psalm setting for 4 voices; O beati color cuil’opre inique, psalm setting for 3 voices & continuo; OSignor chi sarà mai, psalm setting for soprano &continuo. Artists: Alessandro Casari/Gli Erranti.Gianluca Ferrarini (Tnr); Elisa Franzetti (Sop); WalterTestolin (Bass); Alessandro Casari (Organ). (1 CD)(Stradivarius) SVS 33679 $18.99 $16.99

Treasures of Italy / Roberto Mucci, organWorks by: Marcello/J.S. Bach; Padre Davide da

Bergamo (Felice Moretti) (1791 - 1863); Marco EnricoBossi (1861 - 1925); Jean-François Dandrieu (1682 -1738); Girolamo Frescobaldi; Giovanni Morandi (1777- 1856); Ilario Tiraboschi; Louis Vierne; JohannGottfried Walther. Artists: Roberto Mucci (Organ). (1CD) (Syrius) SYUS 141440 $18.99 $16.99○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

TactusNino Rota: works for Flute & Piano / FabbricianiWorks: Nino Rota (1911 - 1979): Allegro vivace;

Elegia; Fantasia on themes from Rota’s films; Pieces(3) for 2 flutes; Pieces (5) for flute & piano; Sonata forflute & piano. Artists: Massimiliano Damerini (Pno);Roberto Fabbriciani (Flt); Luisella Botteon (Flt). (1CD) (Tactus) TCT 911801 $16.99 $14.99

Giovanni Sgambatti: The Complete Piano Works, IIIWorks: Giovanni Sgambati (1841 - 1914): Fantasie

Alpestri; Fogli Volanti, Op. 12; Pieces (4) “di Seguito”;Prima Sinfonia, Op. 16; Quartetto for piano 4 hands,Op. 17; Romanza in A major. Artists: FrancescoCaramiello (Pno); Pasquale Russo (Pno). (1 CD)(Tactus) TCT 841903 $16.99 $14.99

George Onslow: Complete Chamber Music for WindInstrumentsWorks: George Onslow (1784 - 1853): Grand septet

for piano, wind quintet & double bass, Op. 79; Nonetfor flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola,violincello & double bass, Op. 7; Quintet for winds,Op. 81/3; Sextet for Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon,Horn and Bass, Op. 30. Artists: Ens. Contraste; Ens.Initium. (2 CD) (Timpani) 2TIMP 2185 $32.99 $29.99

Philip Ramey: Piano Music, Vol. 3 / Gosling, pianoWorks: Phillip Ramey (1939 - ): Bagatelle on Dies

Irae; Blue Phantom; Burlesque-Paraphrase on aTheme of Stephen Foster; Djebel Bani; 2 ShortPieces; Slavic Rhapsody. Artists: Stephen Gosling(Pno). (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 114 $18.99 $16.99

Shostakovich: Complete Music for Piano DuoWorks: Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 2; Concertino for

2 pianos, Op. 94; Korzinkina’s Adventures, Op. 59;Merry March; Song of the Great Rivers, film music,Op. 95 (incomplete); Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 6.Artists: Jakob Fichert (Pno); Vicky Yannoula (Pno).(1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 34 $18.99 $16.99


New Releases

Sergei Vasilenko: Complete Music for Viola & PianoWorks: Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko (1872 - 1956):

Lullaby; Oriental Dance, Op. 47; Pieces (4) on OldLute Music, Op. 35; Pieces (4); Sleeping River; ViolaSonata, Op. 46. Artists: Nicholas Walker (Pno);Elena Artamonova (Vla). (1 CD) (Toccata)

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Virgin Classics❦ Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, et al.Works: Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.

11; Élégie for cello & orchestra, Op. 24; Pavane, Op.50; Requiem, Op. 48; Super flumina Babylonis, forchorus & orchestra (Psalm 126). Artists: Järvi Paavo/Orch. of Paris Chorus. Mathias Vidal (Tnr); EricPicard (Clo); Ugo Rabec (Clo); Marie VirginiaSavastano (Clo). (1 CD) (Virgin Classics)

VCL 709212 $17.98 $15.98“Jaroussky, breathtakingly angelic in what Saint-Saëns considered the only “Pie Jesu” worthperforming” -The Independent

❦ Mozart Dissonances: String Quartets KV 421 &465; Divertimento KV 138 / by Quatuor EbeneArtists: Quatuor Ebene. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) VCL 709222B $17.98 $15.98“Is there a more characterful foursome than theQuatuor Ebène? Their wonderfully vivid playinghere suggests not.” -The Times

❦ J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 5 & 7Works: J.S. Bach: Concerto for 4 Harpsichords, BWV

1065; Concertos for harpsichord, strings & continuo,BWV 1052; BWV 1054; BWV 1056; BWV 1058;Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after Oboe concertoby Alessandro Marcello, arr. Tharaud-Labadie).Artists: Bernard Labadie/Les Violons du Roy.Alexandre Tharaud (Pno). (1 CD) (Virgin Classics)

VCL 709132 $17.98 $15.98Music of Erik Satie / Joanna MacGregorWorks: Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; Avant-dernières

pensées, pieces (3); Café-concert songs (3);Embryons desséchés; Gnossiennes; Heuresséculaires et instantanées. Artists: JoannaMacGregor (Pno). (1 CD) (Warner Classics)

WRNC 2564672635 $16.99 $12.99 On SalePiano Works By Ives, Bartok, Debussy / MacgregorWorks: Barber: Excursions, Op. 20; Sonata for Piano,

Op. 26; Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Out of Doors,suite for piano, Sz. 81; Debussy: Études (6) for piano,Book 1, L. 136/1-6; Charles Ives (1874 - 1954):Sonata no 1, for piano, S. 87 (K. 3A1); Ravel. Artists:Joanna MacGregor (Pno). (2 CD) (Warner Classics)2WRNC 2564672037 $20.99 $16.99 On Sale

Scarlatti: Keyboard SonatasArtists: Joanna MacGregor (Pno). (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 2564672698 $16.99 $12.99 On SaleBull, Wieniawski & Bruch Violin ConcertosWorks: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 26;

Ole Borneman Bull (1810 - 1880): Cantabile dolorosoe Rondo giocoso, for violin & orchestra; HenrykWieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor,Op. 14. Artists: Andrew Gourlay/London SO. CharlieSiem (Vln). (1 CD) (Warner Classics)

WRNC 2564666612 $20.99 $16.99 On Sale

Cage, Nancarrow: Sonatas and Interludes forPrepared Piano & other piano piecesWorks: Django Bates: You Live & Learn; Mary Black:

Dead Sheep; John Cage: Bacchanale; Sonatas andInterludes; The Perilous Night; Matthew Fairclough:Inside Out; Deirdre Gribbin (1967 - ); Robin Hartwell;Jonathan Harvey (1939 - ); Conlon Nancarrow (1912 -1997); Peter O’Brien; Stephen Pratt (1947 - ); TalvinSingh / Joanna MacGregor; Andrew Toovey (1962 - );Mike Wilson. Artists: Joanna MacGregor (Pno); LuluBates (Voice); Talvin Singh (Tabla); Keith Turnbull(Voice). (2 CD) (Warner Classics)

2WRNC 2564678566 $20.99 $16.99 On SaleGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano ConcertoWorks: Harold Arlen (1905 - 1986): It’s Only a Paper

Moon; Sammy Fain (1902 - 1989): I’ll Be Seeing You;Erroll Garner (1921 - 1977): Erroll’s Blues; Erroll’sBounce; Gershwin: A Foggy Day; But Not for Me;Jerome Kern; Thelonious Monk; Alasdair Nicolson;Cole Porter; Richard Rodgers. Artists: Carl Davis.Joanna MacGregor (Pno). (2 CD) (Warner Classics)

2WRNC 2564678306 $20.99 $16.99 On SaleHarrison Birtwistle; Hugh Wood; Lou Harrison:Works for piano & orchestra / Joanna MacgregorWorks: Harrison Birtwistle (1934 - ): Antiphonies;

Harrison’s Clocks; Lou Harrison (1917 - 2003): HughWood (1932 - ): Piano Concerto, Op. 31. Artists:Michael Gielen/Radio Filharmonisch Orkest; SŒanEdwards/Sydney SO; Andrew Davis/BBC SO. JoannaMacGregor (Pno). (2 CD) (Warner Classics)

2WRNC 2564671990 $20.99 $16.99 On SaleThe Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Walt DisneyConcert Hall / Chalifour, Salonen, MarrinerWorks: Witold Lutoslawski: Chain 2, dialogue for violin

& orchestra; W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 K.219; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Lachen Verlernt; StevenStucky (1949 - ): Tres Pinturas. Artists: NevilleMarriner/Andrey Boreyko. Joanne Pearce Martin(Pno); Martin Chalifour (Vln). (1 CD) (Yarlung)

YARL 67893 $21.99 $19.99Evening ConversationsWorks: Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor

(doubtful); W.A. Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor,K 475; Rachmaninov: Preludes, Op. 32; D. Scarlatti:Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 32/L 423;Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 34/L S7; R.Schumann; Tan Dun (1957 - ). Artists: David Fung(Pno). (1 CD) (Yarlung)

YARL 95992 $21.99 $19.99Dialoghi - Dialogues for cello & piano - Elinor Frey& David FungWorks: J.S. Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1, BWV

1007; Britten: Tema “Sacher,” for solo cello; Manuelde Falla (1876 - 1946): Siete Canciones PopularesEspañolas; David S. Lefkowitz: Amour et BiautéParfaite, for cello & piano; Witold Lutoslawski (1913 -1994): Metamorphoses, for cello & piano; SacherVariation, for cello solo; Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929 -1997); Christopher Rouse (1949 - ); Kaija Saariaho(1952 - ); Steven Stucky (1949 - ). Artists: DavidFung (Pno); Elinor Frey (Clo). (1 CD) (Yarlung)

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This Month’s New Boxed Not to be missed, don’t overlook these two sets

❦ Cherubini: Masses; Overtures; Motets [7 CDs] Artists: Riccardo Muti/NevilleMarriner. Ruth Ziesak (Sop); BarryTuckwell (Horn); Harald Feller(Organ); Herbert Lippert (Sop);Camilla Tilling (Bass). (EMIClassics) 7EMI 294622B $52.98 $45.48

“To anyone interested in mining this terrain, theset is heartily recommended. The performancesare uniformly very good; the sound is fine, evenon the older recordings...”-A.R.G.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: The Great EMIRecordings [11 CD]Artists: George Szell; John Barbirolli; Gerald Moore

(Pno); Sviatoslav Richter (Pno); Daniel Barenboim(Pno); Hartmut Höll (Pno). (12 CD) (EMI Classics)

12EMI 563522 $81.48 $69.48This 11-CD set brings together Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s landmark recordings for EMI, amongthem the song cycles of Schubert, Schumann,Brahms, Wolf and Mahler. The eleventh CDcontains ten special tracks that consist of extractsfrom two interviews famed producer Jon Tolanskyhad with Dietrch Fisher-Dieskau - much of whichhas never appeared on disc before.

J.S. Bach: Art of the Fugue; 6 French Suites [3 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080;

French Suites for keyboard nos 1 - 6, BWV 812-817.Artists: Joanna MacGregor (Pno). (Warner Classics)

3WRNC 2564672352 $23.49 $19.49 On SaleJoanna Macgregor is back with this 3-CDperformance of selected works by Johann

Sebastian Bach. A trueRenaissance woman, Macgregor ismore than just a musician, she isan educator, promoter, artisticdirector, and record label owner.

Canadian Brass: The ClassicsArtists: Canadian Brass. (3 CD)(Opening Day Recordings) 3ODET 7400 $32.99 $29.99Three exciting CDs in one greatboxed set survey the music of

Canadian Brass - the world’s most famous brassensemble. There are 49 incredible tracks in all,with many available in the US for the first time,including all-time favorites Pachelbel Canon,Amazing Grace, Hallelujah Chorus, TrumpetVoluntary and Theme from Masterpiece Theatre.

150 German Folksongs / PeterSchreier, Hermann Prey, [5 CDs]Artists: Jörg-Peter Weigle; GerhardSchmidt-Gaden; Roland Buchner;Peter Schreier (Tnr); GeoffreyParsons (Pno); Hermann Prey

(Bar); Konrad Ragossnig (Lute); Pamela Coburn(Sop). (5 CD) (Capriccio) 5CAP 7106 $21.99 $19.99

This Volkslied-Edition offers on 5CDs the mostfamous and most beloved German Folksongs,performed by well known singers like HermannPrey, Peter Schreier, and famous Choirs,especially Boys Choirs, like the ThomanerchorLeipzig, Dresden Kreuzchor, the RegensburgerDomspatzen - all at a very special price!

Great Masterworks of the GuitarWorks by: Zequinha de Abreu (1880 - 1935); Isaac

Albéniz; J.S. Bach; Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885 -1944); Britten; Leo Brouwer; Gershwin; AntonioCarlos Jobim (1927 - 1994); John W. Duarte (1919 -2004); Bruce MacCombie (1943 - ); Joaquín Rodrigo;Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896 - 1981); JosephSchwantner (1943 - ); Francisco Tárrega (1852 -1909); Joan Tower (1938 - ); Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887- 1959); William Walton (1902 - 1983). Artists: HughWolff; Lawrence Foster. Sharon Isbin (Gtr). (4 CD)(Liberty Import) 4PID 960252 $34.99 $31.99

Rachmaninov: The 4 PianoConcertos et al. / John LillWorks: Rachmaninov: Concertosfor Piano nos 1 - 4; Rhapsody ona theme of Paganini; Sonata forPiano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36.Artists: Tadaaki Otaka/BBC Nat’l

Orch. of Wales. John Lill (Pno). (3 CD) (NimbusRecords) 3NIM 1720 $32.99 $29.99

Arguably Britain’s most well-known pianist, whorecently celebrated his 60th birthday with a seriesof concerts throughout the UK, John Lill firstcame to international attention when he won thecoveted Tchaikovsky award in Moscow in 1970.Known for his aristocratic interpretations ofBeethoven and the great masters of the 19th and20th century piano repertoire, Lill performs allover the world and was awarded a CBE in the2005 New Year’s Honors List.

Carl Nielsen: The Masterworks,Vol. 1 - Orchestral MusicWorks: Carl Nielsen (1865 -1931): Symphonies Nos. 1 -6; Animaginary trip to the FaeroeIslands; Cupid and the Poet, Op.54; Helios Overture Op. 17; Master

Oluf Rides, incidental music; Maskarade; Pan andSyrinx, Op. 49. Artists: Michael Schoenwandt/Thomas Dausgaard. Niels Thomsen (Clnt). (6 CD &DVD) (DaCapo) 6DACO 8206002 $35.99 $31.99

This unique collection consists of prizewinningrecordings by the Danish National SymphonyOrchestra. These performances stand as thebest modern recordings of these symphoniesavailable. (10/10 Classics Today on 8.203130). “Itcomes about as close to the ideal as I ever hopeto hear, and it eclipses almost all others in itsfield. Dacapo’s recording quality is top-drawer.”(Gramophone on 6.220518)


SetsNew Releases

Newton & BrilliantClassics Boxed Sets

Cello Jewels / Esther Nyffenegger, celloWorks by: Beethoven; Brahms;Chopin; Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 -1960); César Franck (1822 - 1890);Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927); Grieg;Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928);Mendelssohn; Hans Pfitzner (1869 -1949); Schubert; R. Schumann; R.

Strauss. Artists: Gerard Wyss (Pno); EstherNyffenegger (Clo); Annette Weisbrod (Pno). (7 CD)(Divox) 7DVX 55257 $64.49 $58.49

To celebrate the 70th birthday of cellist EstherNyffenegger, DIVOX presents the box set, CelloJewels - An 8 hour, 7 CD set which catalogs thegreat breadth of 19th century chamber musicliterature for cello as performed by Nyffenegger.

Radu Lupu: Complete Decca Concerto RecordingsArtists: Uri Segal; Andre Previn; Zubin Mehta;

Lawrence Foster; Edo De Waart; Han de Vries(Oboe); George Pieterson (Clnt); Brian Pollard (Bssn);Vicente Zarzo (Fr Hrn). (6 CD) (Decca)

6DEC B001581402 $37.48 $31.48Iconic pianist Radu Lupu first recorded for Deccain 1970 and his recorded repertory has centeredround a small number of composers - chieflyBeethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mozart andSchumann. This set brings together all of RaduLupu’s concerto recordings for Decca.

Famous OverturesOvertures by: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782 -

1871); Beethoven; Bizet: Carmen; Luigi Cherubini;Christoph Willibald Gluck; Conradin Kreutzer (1780 -1849); Mendelssohn; W.A. Mozart; Otto Nicolai (1810- 1849); Jacques Offenbach; Peter Cornelius (1824 -1874); Rossini; Schubert; Bedrich Smetana; JohannStrauss II; Franz von Suppé; Verdi; Wagner; CarlMaria von Weber. Artists include: Hans Vonk;Otmar Suitner; Zeljko Straka; Heinz Rögner; KurtMasur; Siegfried Kurz; Rudolf Kempe; Herbert Kegel;Marek Janowski; Willi Boskovsky. (3 CD) (BerlinClassics) 3BER 300249 $16.99 $14.99

50 Best ViolinWorks by: J.S. Bach; Antonio Bazzini (1818 - 1897);

Beethoven; Luigi Boccherini; Brahms; Max Bruch;Arcangelo Corelli; Grigoras Dinicu (1889 - 1949);Edward Elgar; Manuel de Falla; Fauré; HenrykWieniawski; Aram Khachaturian; Fritz Kreisler;Massenet; Mendelssohn & many others. Artistsinclude: Christian Tetzlaff; John Pritchard; SeijiOzawa; Herbert von Karajan; Salvatore Accardo;Europa Galante. Sviatoslav Richter (Pno); YehudiMenuhin. 3EMI 484942B $12.48 $10.48

Classical Top 100This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 verybest tracks in the best available performances,by: London Symphony, Orchestra, RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra and many more. (BrilliantClassics) (5 CDs) 5BLC 94027 $27.99 $24.99

❦ Beethoven: CompleteSymphonies / Sir Colin DavisWorks: Beethoven: Egmont, Op.84; Leonore Overture no 3 in Cmajor, Op. 72b; Symphonies nos 1 -9. Artists: Colin Davis/

Staatskapelle Dresden. (6 CD) (Newton Classics) 6NEWC 8802077 $37.49 $29.49 On Sale“There has not been a Beethoven cycle like thissince Klemperer’s heyday, or Bruno Walter’s...” -Gramophone

❦ Vivaldi: Concertos & Sonatas Opp. 1&2 CompleteArtists: Bruno Canino (Hpsi); Salvatore Accardo (Vln);

Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Felix Ayo (Vln); Rohan deSaram (Clo). (19 CD) (Newton Classics)

19NEWC 8802034 $108.49 $86.49 On Sale“What comes over again and again whenlistening through some 19 hours of marvellousmusic, is the consistently high level of Vivaldi’sinvention... The recording is excellent”-Gramophone

❦ Hermann Baumann Collection [7 CDs]Works by: Beethoven; EmmanuelChabrier; Gaston Chalmel; CarlCzerny; Paul Dukas; ReinholdGlière; F.J. Haydn; Nikolaus VonKrufft; Michel Corrette; W.A. Mozart;Franz Xaver Pokorny; Charles Pont;Rossini; Camille Saint-Saëns &

many more! Artists: Pinchas Zukerman; Kurt Masur;Iona Brown; Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten; FolkwangHorn Ensemble. (7 CD) (Newton Classics)

7NEWC 8802035 $42.99 $34.99 On Sale“He plays the whole programme very well...Excellent recording too” -Gramophone

Boccherini: String Quintets Op. 10, 11, 13 / LaMagnifica ComunitaArtists: La Magnifica Comunita. (6 CD) (Brilliant

Classics) 6BLC 93153 $32.99 $29.99Contained in this beautiful 6-CD box set areBoccherini’s string quintets; perfect for fans oftrue classical chamber music.

Bach: Complete Orchestral Works / BrandenburgConcertos, Suites, Concertos / Manze, BelderArtists: Andrew Manze/La Stravaganza Köln;

Burkhard Glaetzner/New Bach Collegium; MusicaAmphion; Amsterdam Bach Soloists; NetherlandsBach Society 9BLC 93578 $49.99 $44.99

This massive 9-CD box set includes the completeorchestral works of J.S. Bach. Superbperformances and recording quality.

Beethoven: Favourite Sonatas / Alfred BrendelWorks: Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 14; “Moonlight”; 15

“Pastoral”; 17 “Tempest” 21 “Waldstein” 23“Appassionata”; 26 “Les Adieux” (3 CD) (BrilliantClassics) 3BLC 94272 $18.99 $16.99

This is Alfred Brendel’s first recordings of thesepieces - performances of youthful exuberance,full of vigor, virtuosity and spontaneity.1/800/222-6872

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New Releases

New Opera Albums for New, Complete Opera Recordings

Rutland Boughton: The Queen ofCornwall, operaArtists: Ronald Corp. Philip Tebb(Bass); Patricia Orr (Voice). (2 CD)(Dutton) 2DUT 7256 $49.99 $44.99To mark the fiftieth anniversary

of the death of the Rutland Boughton (1878-1960), Dutton Epoch presents this world premierecomplete recording. Based on the play of thesame name by Thomas Hardy, Boughton’sglorious, lyrical score is vividly realized. Includedin this deluxe 2CD set is a 32page bookletcontaining the full libretto text.

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Freni, CarrerasWorks: Puccini: Madama Butterfly. Artists: Giuseppe

Sinopoli/Ambrosian Opera Chorus. José Carreras;Mirella Freni; Teresa Berganza. (2 CD) (DeutscheGrammophon) 2DGG B001572002 $20.98 $17.98

Available for the first time on 2 CDs- with MirellaFreni as model Butterfly. Very moving...Extremelybeautiful” - Gramophone

Wagner: Die Walkure / James Levine / METArtists: James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. Gary

Lakes, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman (4CD) (DG) 4DGG B001571902 $35.98 $29.98

“Unsurpassed in any other recording”-Gramophone.

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Karajan, Vienna POWorks: R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier. Artists:

Herbert von Karajan/Vienna PO. Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Janet Perry, Kurt Moll. (3 CD)(DG) 3DGG B001572402 $27.98 $23.48

❦ Michael Berkeley: For You, operaArtists: Michael Rafferty. Alan Opie (Bar); Christopher

Lemmings (Tnr); Jeremy Huw Williams (Bar); HelenWilliams (Bar); Allison Cook (Bar). (2 CD) (SignumUK) 2SGK 208 $39.99 $35.99

“...the overall effect is powerful...It is wellrecorded, and the singers play their parts withpassion”-American Record Guide

Puccini: La bohème / Tulio Serafin, TebaldiWorks: Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca;

Turandot. Artists: Tullio Serafin/Accademia de SantaCecilia, Rome. France Molinari-Pradelli; AlbertoErede; Renata Tebaldi; Mario Del Monaco; CarloBergonzi; Piero de Palma; Cesare Siepi. (2 CD)(Musical Concepts) 2MSLC 2017 $15.99 $13.99

The Gilbert & Sullivan Edition / D’Oyly Carte Opera Co. [25 CDs]Works & Recordings Dates: Arthur Sullivan: Gondoliers (1960); The Grand Duke(1976); H.M.S. Pinafore (1959); Iolanthe (1960); The Makado (1973); Patience (1961);Pirates of Penzance (1967); Princess Ida (1965); Pineapple Poll (1982); Ruddigore(1962); Cox and Box (1961); The Sorcerer (1966); The Zoo (1977); Utopia Limited(1975); The Yeomen of the Guard (1964); Trial by Jury (1963); Bonus CD: Songs andSnatches. (25 CD) (Decca) 25DEC B001566702 $154.98 $132.48

Decca’s earliest recordings of G&S with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company were made between1949 and 1955 in MONO. In 1957, the first in a new series of stereo recordings was initiated, thenbetween 1967 and 1979 a second series of recordings was made. The performances on this setare drawn largely from the first series of stereo recordings.

❦ Vivaldi: Il Farnace, operaArtists: Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti.Max Emanuel Cencic; RuxandraDonose; Mary Ellen Nesi; AnnHallenberg. (3 CD) (VirginClassics) 3VCL 709142B $26.98 $23.98

“The performance fairly crackles, withaccomplished singing by the flamboyantcountertenor Max Emanuel Cencic in the virtuosotitle role.” -The Daily Telegraph

Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ezio, opera in 3 actsArtists: Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco. Prina;

Cencic; Hallenberg; Lehtipuu; Karasawa; Pregardien.(2 CD) (Virgin) 2VCL 709292B $26.98 $23.98

Described by Alan Curtis as “from a dramaticpoint of view, perhaps the finest of Gluck’s pre-Orfeo operas,” this is the original version of Ezio,which premiered in Prague in 1750.

Ferruccio Busoni: Doktor Faust /Sir Adrian BoultArtists: Adrian Boult/London PO.Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Bar);Heather Harper (Sop); RichardLewis (Tnr); John Cameron (Bar);

Ian Wallace (Bss Bar). (1 CD) (London PO) LPO 0056 $18.99 $16.99A world première performance, this archiverecording from 1959 presents what isunquestionably one of the experimental operaticmasterpieces of the twentieth-century.

Franz Lehar: Frasquita, operetta / PraxmarerArtists: Vinzenz Praxmarer/Franz Lehar Festival

Choir. Schirrmacher; Bergmann; Scherwitzl. (2 CD)(CPO ) 2CPO 777592 $35.99 $31.99

Dukas: Ariane Et Barbe-bleue, opera / De BillyArtists: Bertrand De Billy/Slovak Philharmonic Choir.

Youn; Henschel; Polaski; Arman. (2 CD) (BrilliantClassics) 2BLC 94254 $14.99 $12.99

Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)Artists: Sebastian Weigle/Frankfurt Opera Orch.

Michael Nagy (Bass-Bar); Hedwig Fassbender (MzzSop); Klaus Florian Vogt; Tatiana Pavlovskaya. (2CD) (Oehms) 2OEH 948 $37.49 $33.49

Bonus feature includes a 43 page color bookletwith notes on the performance, musicians andsung texts.


NovemberNew Releases

Verdi: La Traviata /Sills, Gedda, PaneraiArtists: Aldo Ceccato/John AldisChoir; Royal PO. Nicolai Gedda(Tnr); Rolando Panerai (Bar);Robert Lloyd (Bass); Beverly Sills(Sop); Richard van Allan (Voice).(EMI Classics) EMI 948912 $13.98 $10.98

Wagner: Lohengrin / Fischer-Dieskau, LudwigArtists: Rudolf Kempe/Vienna PO. Dietrich Fischer-

Dieskau (Bar); Christa Ludwig (Mzz Sop); GottlobFrick (Bass); Elisabeth Grummer (Voice); Otto Wiener(Bass). (EMI Classics) EMI 948942 $13.98 $10.98

Mozart: Marriage of Figaro / Schwarzkopf, MoffoArtists: Carlo Maria Giulini/Philharmonia Chorus; PhilharmoniaOrch. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Sop);Piero Cappuccilli (Bar); GiuseppeTaddei (Bar); Fiorenza Cossotto(Mzz Sop); Anna Moffo (Sop). (EMIClassics)

EMI 948932 $13.98 $10.98 Verdi: Rigoletto / Sills, Milnes, KrausArtists: Julius Rudel/Ambrosian Opera Chorus;

Philharmonia Orch. Alfredo Kraus (Tnr); Ann Murray(Mzz Sop); Sherrill Milnes (Bar); Beverly Sills (Sop);Dennis O’Neill (Tnr). (EMI Classics)

EMI 948882B $13.98 $10.98 Verdi: Il Trovatore / Corelli, Tucci, Simionato,MerrillArtists: Thomas Schippers/Rome Opera Orch. Franco

Corelli (Tnr); Robert Merrill (Bar); Giulietta Simionato(Mzz Sop); Angelo Mercuriali (Tnr); Ferruccio Mazzoli(Bass). (EMI Classics) EMI 948392 $13.98 $10.98

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci; Mascagni: CavalleriaRusticana / Scotto, Carreras, Caballé , BenelliArtists: Riccardo Muti/Philharmonia Orch. José

Carreras (Sop); Montserrat Caballé (Sop); RenataScotto (Sop); Thomas Allen (Bar); Astrid Varnay(Sop). (EMI Classics) EMI 948382B $13.98 $10.98

❦ René Pape sings WagnerArtists: Daniel Barenboim/BerlinState Orch. René Pape (Bass);Placido Domingo (Tnr).“His approach is very much thatof a Lieder singer... His liquidityof tone is balm in higher-lying

passages... Barenboim deserves equal praise forsome of the most sensitive Wagner conductingheard in a long time...this remains Wagnersinging of a rare beauty that will give muchpleasure.” -International Record Review (1 CD)(DG) DGG B001529702 $20.98 $17.98Anna Netrebko: Live At The MetThe forthcoming season marks the 10thanniversary of Anna Netrebko’s debut with theMetropolitan Opera. The new album celebratesthis milestone by bringing together her greatestMET moments throughout the past 10 seasons -performances never before issued on record andmost never commercially released on any format.(1 CD) (DG) DGG B001598702 $20.98 $17.98Arrivederci / Tenor Vittorio Grigolo

With his new album, Vittorioshows his credibility beyond theopera stage and reaches out toa much broader audience.‘Arrivederci’ is comprised ofbeloved arias and famous Italiansongs popularized by the great

tenors, all sung in Vittorio's distinctive andpassionate style. (1 CD) (Sony) SNYC 911342 $15.99 $13.99A Passion for Pavaraotti: The Barcelona RecitalRecorded live in concert in the exciting, vibrant,and colorful Spanish city of Barcelona, the DVDfeatures Pavarotti performing live in front of aninternational audience. The set also includes aBONUS CD of 20 unforgettable live performancescelebrating over 25 years of Pavarotti’s legendarycareer. (Opera d’Oro) [DVD +2CD] 3ODO 6007 $13.99 $11.99A Fool for Love: Popular arias from Mozart toStravinsky / Michael Spyres, tenorEmerging American tenor Michael Spyres isalready known to European audiences havingappeared in Milan’s La Scala and Deutsche OperBerlin. His debut album ‘A Fool for Love’ is acollection of well-known arias ranging fromMozart to Stravinsky. (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3414 $18.99 $16.99 Icon - Luciano Pavarotti / ‘O Sole Mio, NessunDorma!, Mattinata, et al.Many of the classics the Pavarotti was associatedwith are contained here. From the passionate“Nessun Dorma!” and “Una Furtiva Lagrima” tothe joyous pop-leaning “‘O Sole Mio” and“Funiculi Funicula,” the voice was thunderous,resonant, pure and natural. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001591602 $7.99 $6.99

Opera Scenes, Arias & Songs / Ruggero RaimondiThis album is selective in its assortment ofpopular opera scenes and arias featuring thevoice of Ruggero Raimondi. (1 CD) (Apex) APX 2564673146 $8.99 $7.99

Mozart: An Italian Journey / Jeremy Ovenden, tenor“In technical terms, and particularly in hisoutstandingly idiomatic Italian enunciation,Ovenden proves complete master of his chosenrepertory... I have only admiration.” -BBC MusicMagazine (1 CD) (Signum UK) SGK 251 $18.99 $16.99

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Giuseppe BorgattiGiuseppe Borgatti was Italy’s first greatWagnerian tenor. His first Wagnerian opera wasLohengrin, when he appeared at the productionin Milan in 1894. He was later a favorite ofToscanini for Wagnerian roles. (1 CD) (Preiser) PSR 89747 $18.99 $16.99

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Medieval Love SongsArtists: Ensemble A Chantar.Regina Kabis, Manuela Mohr, MarcLewon, Baptiste Romain, MuratCoskun. (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 77349 $22.49 $20.49

Medieval poets took the famous words by Virgilas their motto for an entire literary era: “Amorvincit omnia” (Love conquers all). The subject oflove on a variety of levels runs through the entireCD as a common theme: in the chansons by theCountess Beatritz of Diá; the monophonic Italiansongs of the Codex Rossi, the adoration of theVirgin Mary in works by Oswald von Wolkenstein,and in the Cantigas d’amigo of the troubadorMartin Codax.

Bariton Roman Trekel sings Mahler, Martin, WolfWorks: Wolfgang Fortner (1907 - 1987): Songs (4)

nach Worten von Hölderlin; Mahler: Songs of aWayfarer; Frank Martin: Monologes (6) ausJedermann; Hugo Wolf: Drei Gedichte vonMichelangelo. Artists: Burkhard Kehring (Pno);Roman Trekel (Bar). (1 CD) (Berlin Classics)

BER 300264 $15.99 $13.99Bariton Bo Skovhus Leise Flehen Meine LiederWorks: Schubert: An den Frühling, D 338; An die

Musik, D 547; An Schwager Kronos, D 369/Op. 19 no1; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Wer wegt es,Rittersmann; Schwanengesang, D. 957/9; R.Schumann. Artists: Stefan Vladar. Bo Skovhus (Bar).(1 CD) (Sony Classical Import)

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The Naïve Baroque Voice seriesFollowing the success of the first40 recordings in the ‘Baroquevoice’ series, a further tenvolumes have been added.From Monteverdi to Handel,

through Bach, Vivaldi or Scarlatti, the worksgathered represent the wondeful vocal health ofthe sixteenth, seventheenth and eighteenthcenturies.

The Bach Family / counter tenor Gerard LesneWorks: Songs & Arias by J.C. Bach; J.M. Bach; J.S.

Bach. Artists: Gerard Lesne (counter tenor)/IlSeminario Musicale. (1 CD) (Naïve Baroque Voiceseries) NAI 8933 $15.99 $13.99

Handel: Arias & Duos / Sandrine Piau, sopranoWorks: Handel: Arias from: Alessandro; Amadigi di

Gaula; Ezio; Flavio, Re dei Longobardi; Orlando;Ottone, re di Germania. Artists: Rinaldo Alessandrini/Concerto Italiano. Sandrine Piau (Sop); SaraMingardo (contralto). (1 CD) (Naïve Baroque Voiceseries) NAI 30521 $15.99 $13.99

Handel: A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day / Lucy CroweArtists: Marc Minkowski/Les Musiciens du Louvre -

Grenoble; Lucy Crowe, soprano; Richard Croft, tenor.(1 CD) (Naïve Baroque Voice series)

NAI 5279 $15.99 $13.99Pablo Casals: Piano Pieces & SongsArtists: Marco Evangilisti (Pno); Rosa Mateu (Sop);

Mac McClure (Pno). (1 CD) (Klassic Cat) KSCC 1011 $17.99 $15.99

❦ Wolf: The Italian Songbook /Prégardien & Kleiter“Hugo Wolf’s Italian Songbookis a treasure trove of subtle,exquisite evocations... Thevoices of Julia Kleiter andChristoph Prégardien are

perfectly contrasted - one shadowy, denselytextured, the other clear and shining - and theyhave devised their own narrative from the 46songs, following lovers from innocent wooingthrough the trials of love and rejection toreconciliation. Together with the superb pianistHilko Dumno, they create an atmosphere of spine-tingling intimacy, savouring the often startling,bittersweet taste of Wolf’s harmonies.” -BBC MusicAwards nominee, 2011 (1 SA Hybrid CD)(Challenge) CHL SACD72378 $20.99 $18.99

❦ Lutowslawski: Vocal Workswith orchestra / Lucy Crowe Artists: Edward Gardner/BBCSymphony Orch. Toby Spence(Tnr); Christopher Purves(Bass); Lucy Crowe (Sop).“What comes across in this

anthology is that he wrote just as beguilingly forvoice as for orchestra...[Les Espaces dusommeil] is a dark dreamscape hauntinglycaptured by Christopher Purves, while TobySpence underlines the Britten-esqueassociations of Paroles tissées, written for PeterPears...With music ranging from youth to oldage, the disc adds up to a fascinating traversalof Lutoslawski’s style.” -The Financial Times (1CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10688 $20.99 $18.99

❦ Arias from the Bach: Cantatas / Andreas Scholl, countertenorAndreas Scholl first sang the music of J.S. Bach as a boy chorister. Now theleading countertenor of our time, he returns to his musical roots with his ownselection of arias from Bach’s Cantatas - including one of the best-loved of allBach’s vocal works, “Ich habe genug”. “There are more excellent countertenorsbefore the public today than ever before, but one of them stands out above allothers as Caruso among tenors a century ago: Andreas Scholl” -Fanfare Magazine

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Tenor Matthew Polenzani singsSchubert, Beethoven, BrittenWorks: Beethoven: An die ferneGeliebte, Op. 98; Britten: Sonnets(7) of Michelangelo; Reynaldo Hahn(1875 - 1947): Venezia, song cycle;

Schubert: An Sylvia; Der Einsame; Fischerweise; IrishTraditional. Artists: Julius Drake (Pno); MatthewPolenzani (Tnr). (1 CD) (Wigmore Hall Live)

WGMR 48 $18.99 $16.99Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 1Works: Hugo Wolf: Mörike Lieder. Artists: James

Gilchrist; Sophie Daneman (Sop); Stephan Loges(Bar); Sholto Kynoch (Pno); Anna Grevelius (MzzSop). (1 CD) (Stone Records)

SOER 80086 $17.99 $15.99Stone Records is delighted to announce its firstOxford Lieder Live release, a unique collaborationwith the famous Oxford Lieder Festival.

Songs of Benjamin Britten / Nicholas PhanWorks: Britten: Winder Words; 6 Folk Songs from

Vols. 1 & 3; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, Op. 22.Artists: Nicholas Phan (Tnr); Myra Huang (Pno). (1CD) (Avie Records) AIE 2238 $17.99 $15.99

Winter Words is the solo debut release byAmerican tenor Nicholas Phan. The recordingwas made in the wake of a recital tour in 2010 -11, which culminated in his Carnegie debut atWeill Hall.

Barbara Strozzi: Ariette a Voce Sola, Op. 6, 1657Works: Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1664): Ariettas for solo

voice, Op 6; Che si può fare?. Artists: TadashiMiroku (CtrTnr); Rambaldi (Hpsi). (1 CD) (Tactus)

TCT 616901 $16.99 $14.99This program presents some Ariette, enriched byshort pieces for solo harpsichord. Theharpsichord introductions to the Ariette comefrom a 17th-century manuscript preserved in theBiblioteca Vaticana in Rome.

Claude Debussy: The Musician of LoveWorks: Debussy: Songs for voice and piano. Artists:

Inge Spinette (Pno); Jan Van der Crabben (Bar). (1CD) (Fuga Libera) FLA 583 $20.99 $18.99

Jan Van der Crabben’s art has seduced the mostdemanding lovers of French melody. His previousCD with Fuga Libera, devoted to Fauré,demanded a follow-up. In this recital, the Belgianbaritone is ideally accompanied by pianist IngeSpinette.

Great Hungarian Voices: Soprano Veronika KincsesWorks: Arias from Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Karl

Goldmark: Die Königin von Saba; W.A. Mozart: Cosifan tutte; La Clemenza di Tito; Le Nozze di Figaro;Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Respighi; Verdi. Artists:Giuseppe Patanè; Géza Oberfrank; Ervin Lukacs;Lamberto Gardelli; Fischer Adam. Peter Dvorsky(Tnr); Veronika Kincses (Sop). (1 CD) (Hungaroton)

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❦ Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / MaltmanWorks: Schubert: Die schöneMüllerin, D 795/Op. 25. Artists:Graham Johnson (Pno);Christopher Maltman (Bar). (1 CD)(Wigmore Hall Live) WGMR 44 $18.99 $14.99 On Sale“This is an extraordinarily subtle

performance of Schubert’s first great cycle.Wonderfully recorded, with an ideal balancebetween soloist and pianist, it leaves youwondering, at times, who is accompanyingwhom... Maltman, with his gloriouslywarm light baritone, is born alongon the stream of the piano’suncertainties, and the total effect isdisturbing and unique...indispensable for anyone wanting toprobe beneath its adorable surface.” -BBC Music Magazine

Franz Schubert: Winterreise / HendricksWorks: Schubert: Winterreise, song cycle. Artists:

Love Derwinger (Pno); Barbara Hendricks (Sop). (1CD) (Arte Verum) AVE 10 $18.99 $16.99

"Hendricks's girlish, smiling phrasing refreshesboth word and music. She and the pianist, in fact,sing and play like innocents... [a] beautiful vocalperformance." -Gramophone

Joseph Calleja / The Maltese TenorSongs and Arias from: LaBoheme; Simon Boccanegra;Tosca; Mefistofele; Faust; ManonLescaut; Manon; Luisa Miller; Unballo in maschera; The PealFishers. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B0015474702 $20.98 $18.98

"His is a bright, warm, unmistakablyMediterranean timbre, with a distinctive quickvibrato that recalls great tenors of the wind-up-gramophone era. Yet he is a thoroughly modernmusician... His ‘Che gelida manina’ is surely themost glamorous and thrilling on disc sincePavarotti’s famous complete recording, but it isno carbon copy...In short, a golden-age voice inits prime." -The Sunday Times

Mostly Mozart / Soprano Mojca ErdmannWorks: Arias from Zaide; Idomeneo; Don Giovanni;

Marriage of Figaro; The Magic Flute; Salieri: LesDanaides; Paisiello: Nina, o sia La pazza per amore;Holzbauer: Gunther von Schwarzburg; J.C. Bach:Amadis de Gaule. Artists: Mojca Erdmann (Sop);Andrea Marcon/La Cetra. (1 CD) (DeutscehGrammophon) DGG B001621702 $20.98 $18.98

"The two arias from Zaide show off Erdmann'sstrengths: the outer sections of 'Tiger!' are full offire, and 'Ruhe sanft' is delicate without beingmerely pretty... Erdmann's spirited, impeccablytuned soprano is a delight to hear, and thisunhackneyed recital is richly enjoyable." -Gramophone


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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Barenboim, Bayreuth [11 DVD]Artists: Daniel Barenboim/Bayreuth Festival Orch. John Tomlinson (Bass); SiegfriedJerusalem (Tnr); Graham Clark (Tnr); Poul Elming (Tnr); Anne Evans (Sop).(Run Time: 917 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color; Sound Fmt(s):LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1) (11 DVD-Video) 11KUL D4755 $105.99 $85.99 On SaleThe Kupfer/Barenboim Ring was performed over a five-year period and recordedat the conclusion when the "Bayreuth Workshop" had raised "the quality of theperformance to an almost unsurpassable level" (Der Tagesspiegel).

Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler /Film by Peter Rosen [DVD](Run Time: 87 min.; Region: All;Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, B&Wand Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby2.0) (1 DVD-Video)KUL D4729 $25.99 $21.99 On SaleThis insightful film portrays anartist for whom only perfection

would do, a musical wunderkind who went on toset the standards for nearly a century.

Heifetz: Master Classes [2 DVD](Run Time: 221 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3,

B&W; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 2.0) (2 DVD-Video) KUL D1550 $34.49 $28.49 On SaleMaestro Jascha Heifetz, becomes ProfessorHeifetz in these rare filmed master classes fromthe early 1960s.

Esa-Pekka Salonen in RehearsalWorks: Debussy: La mer. Artists: Esa-Pekka

Salonen/Los Angeles PO. (Run Time: 58 min.;Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s):Stereo) (1 DVD) KUL D4577 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale

This DVD gives fascinating insight into Salonen’srapport with his musicians.

Extraordinary Minds: Yo-Yo Ma [DVD](Run Time: 52 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9

anamorphic, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 2.0) (1 DVD-Video) KUL D4715 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale

Dr. Howard Gardner sits down with featuredguest Yo-Yo Ma during this candid interview.

The Joy of Sharing / Leonard Bernstein in JapanWorks: R. Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C major, Op.

61. Artists: Leonard Bernstein/Pacific Music FestivalOrch. (Run Time: 58 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt:NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 2.0) (1 DVD-Video) KUL D4714 $21.99 $17.99 On Sale

A testament to Bernstein’s lifelong desire to sharehis musical knowledge with the young. By doingso his legacy grows as he is remembered as ateacher who truly conveyed the joy of music.

Bach: Sacred Music / Helmuth Rilling [DVD](Run Time: 58 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3,

Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 2.0) (1 DVD-Video) KUL D4730 $21.99 $17.99 On SaleRilling examines Bach’s greatest sacred music,with excerpts from Bach’s organ chorales,oratorios, passions and cantatas.

The Story of the Symphony /André Previn/Royal PO [3 DVD]Works: Beethoven: Symphonies 5& 7; Berlioz: Symphoniefantastique; Brahms: Symphony 4;Haydn: Symphony 87; Mozart:Symphony 39; Shostakovich;Tchaikovsky. Artists: AndrePrevin/Royal PO. (Run Time: 525

min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; SoundFmt(s): LPCM) (3 DVD-Video)

3KUL D4572 $39.99 $31.99 On SaleEach symphony is introduced by Andre Previntalking about the piece to be performed andgiving illustrations of aspects of the music.

Art of Piano / Great Pianists of the 20th CenturyArtists: Sviatoslav Richter (Pno); Vladimir Horowitz

(Pno); Artur Rubinstein (Pno); Glenn Gould (Pno);Claudio Arrau (Pno). (Run Time: 107 min.; Region:All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby2.0) (1 DVD) KUL D4732 $32.99 $26.99 On Sale

From Ignaz Jan Paderewski in 1936 to ClaudioArrau in 1970, The Art of Piano features some ofthe most fascinating material, from the world’sfilm and television archives.

The Art of Singing / Golden Voices of the CenturyArtists: Maria Callas (Sop); Enrico Caruso (Tnr);

Beniamino Gigli (Tnr); Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tnr);Jussi Björling (Tnr). (Run Time: 116 min.; Region: All;Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, B&W and Color; Sound Fmt(s):Dolby 2.0)(1DVD)KUL D4733 $32.99 $26.99 On Sale

Many illustrious opera stars of the twentiethcentury are featured in sound and vision in rarefootage, much of it previously unavailable.

Bach: Secular Music / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [DVD](Run Time: 55 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3,

Color; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby 2.0)(1 DVD-Video) KUL D4731 $21.99 $17.99 On SaleIn this DVD Harnoncourt strives to revealsomething of the mystery and fascination ofBach’s compositional art in the domain of non-sacred music.

Christoph von Dohnányi in Rehearsal [DVD]Works: F.J. Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1

no 88. Artists: Christoph von Dohnányi/PhilharmoniaOrch. (Run Time: 58 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC,4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo)

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New Videos for NovemberGlenn Gould: On Television

The Complete CBC Broadcasts 1954-1977 [10 DVD]For the first time, the dozens of film and television programs Glenn Gould made withthe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1954 to 1977 are collected in theirentirety in Glenn Gould on Television - The Complete CBC Broadcasts. Thisspecially priced 10-DVD set contains all the original broadcasts unedited and uncut,as they were originally conceived by Gould and the CBC. More than 19 hours of TVspecials, concert performances, interviews and discussions make it possible todiscover what Gould always considered some of his most significant and originallife’s work, most of which has not been seen since it was first broadcast. (10 DVDs)

(Sony) (Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, Color) 10SNYC 521094 $109.99 $98.99

“This DVD collection is a must have for any person who loves music, and for anyone who wants tolearn more about music. It will most certainly entertain, educate, and delight.” -Customer Review

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies /Thielemann, Vienna PO [9 DVD or 3 Blu-Ray]

Artists: Christian Thielemann/ViennaPO. (C Major Video) (Run Time: 956min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC,16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCMStereo, DTS 5.0 Surround) (9 DVD-Video) 9CME 705308 $131.99 $118.99 (3 Blu-Ray Video) 3CME 707204 $131.99 $118.99

This set, available on DVD and Blu-Ray, presentsperformances of Beethoven’s Nine Symphoies aswell as nine hour-long documentaries - one foreach symphony. Maestro Thielemann andJoachim Kaiser (the respected German musiccritic) discuss and analyze in an entertainingconversational exchange Thielemann’sinterpretation, complemented by excerpts fromrehearsals as well as by comparisons ofBeethoven cycles with Karajan, Bernstein, Böhm,and Järvi.

Daniel Barenboim / Mozart: 18 Piano Sonatas [3 DVD]Artists: Daniel Barenboim (Pno). (3 DVD-Video)

(EuroArts) (Run Time: 330 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt:NTSC, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo)

3EUA 2066528 $32.99 $29.99This collection includes all 18 sonatas, as well asmany lesser-know piano pieces.

Beethoven: Symphonies / Abbado - Berlin PO [4 DVD]Artists: Claudio Abbado/Berlin PO. (4 DVD-Video)

(EuroArts) 4EUA 2057378 $37.49 $33.49Waltzes by Johann Strauss arranged by Godowsky,Schoenberg, Berg, Kreisler & Webern [DVD]Artists: The Philharmonics. (1 DVD-Video) (Accentus)

(Run Time: 64 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9,Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1,DTS 5.1) ACTS 20228 $27.99 $24.99

The Philharmonics, founded by members of theVienna PO, fill the Café Sperl with the mostauthentically Viennese sounds imaginable.

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8; Job [DVD]Works: Vaughan Williams: Job. Artists: Sir Adrian

Boult/London PO. (1 DVD-Video) (ICA Classics)(Run Time: 73 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC,B&W) ICA 5037 $27.99 $24.99

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 - 6 / ValeryGergiev - Mariinsky Orchestra [DVD or Blu-Ray]

Artists: Valery Gergiev/MariinskyTheater Orch., St. Petersburg.(Mariinsky) (Run Time: 140 min.;Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC / Blu-Ray,16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCMStereo, LPCM 5.1) (1 DVD-Video) MARK 0513 $41.49 $37.49 (1 Blu-Ray Video) MARK 0515 $49.99 $44.99

Both the DVD and Blu-ray discs include a bonusinterview of Maestro Gergiev by Tommy Pearson.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Welser-Most [Blu-Ray]Artists: Franz Welser-Möst/Cleveland Orch. (1 Blu-

Ray Video) (Arthaus DVD) (160 min.; Region: All; PicFmt: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCMStereo, DTS 5.1) AHM 108033 $42.99 $38.99

Christian Thielemann ConductsFaust / Wagner & Liszt [DVD]Works: Liszt: Faust Symphony;Wagner: Faust Overture. Artists:Christian Thielemann/DresdenStaatskapelle. Endrik Wottrich (Tnr).(C Major Video) (Run Time: 90 min.;Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC / Blu-Ray,

16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1) (1 DVD-Video) CME 707708 $27.99 $24.99 (1 Blu-Ray Video) CME 707804 $42.99 $38.99“ ...A top orchestra and a top conductor havefound one another” -Die Welt.

Europa Konzert from Lisbon / Boulez/BPO, MariaJoao Pires (special price!) [DVD]Works: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Mozart: Piano

Concerto no 20; Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin.Artists: Pierre Boulez/Berlin PO. Maria-Joao Pires(Pno). (1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (Run Time: 121min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; SoundFmt(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1)

EUA 2020218 $10.99 $9.99The Borodin Quartet Live / Schubert & Brahms [DVD]Works: Brahms: String Quartets nos 2 & 3; Schubert:

String Quartets nos 10 & 12 “Quartettsatz”. Artists:Borodin Quartet. (1 DVD-Video) (ICA Classics) (83min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, B&W; SoundFmt(s): LPCM Stereo) ICA 5044 $27.99 $24.99


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“One of the most beautiful motion pictures inhistory” - Opera News

The stellar cast assembled for thisepic film which was originally made in1982-83 includes Richard Burton,Lawrence Olivier, John Gielgud,Vanessa Redgrave, Gwyneth Jones,Sir William Walton... the list goes on!Filmed in 200 locations throughout

Europe, it has been restored in Widescreen and Hi-Definition, with the music conducted by Sir GeorgSolti. (3 DVD-Video) (Tony Palmer Films) (Run Time:420 min.; Region: 1; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color)

3TPF 157 $35.99 $31.99“Positively indelible are a few scenes involvingold stagers named Gielgud, Richardson andOlivier as the trio of court advisers. “WAGNER” isnotable for the care it lavishes on the details ofthis strangely magnetic man’s extra-musical aswell as musical life.” -The New York Times

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