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● Eclecticismhasbeenanimportantandpopularstylistic movement in 21st-century classical music, and few do eclecticism as well as composerandperformerDerek Bermel.Hehaspremiered and performed on four continents,hascollaboratedwithaneclecticarrayofartists,and received commissions globally. His work Voicesforclarinetandorchestrawasnominatedfor a GRAMMY® Award.

● GRAMMY® Award winner Luciana Souza is a leading jazz singer and interpreter. Herwork as a performer transcends the traditionalboundariesofmusicalstyles,withrootsinjazz,asophisticated lineage inworldmusic,andanenlightenedapproachtonewmusic.

● TheJuilliard Jazz Orchestra(JJO),thepremierlargeensemblefor Juilliard Jazz, was founded when the program beganin 2001. Led by resident conductor Jerome Jennings, theensemble performs a wide spectrum ofAmerican jazzmusic,to contemporary composers including Jimmy Heath, WyntonMarsalis and Ted Nash,amongmanyothers.

● The Albany Symphony Orchestra conducted by David AlanMillerhasproducedsomeofourmostacclaimedrecentAmericanClassics releases in recent years, including Daugherty’sDreamachine (8.559807): ‘Kudos…to David Alan Miller, whoshapes each work most thoughtfully, and never allows theforwardmotion to flag. TheAlbany Symphony plays brilliantlythroughout the well-recorded disc’ (Fanfare), and Corigliano’sGRAMMY® Award-winning Conjurer (8.559757): ‘David AlanMiller’s Albany players gleam under the solo spotlight thatCoriglianooftenshinesonthemandalsorespondwithplentyofwhump–faithfullycaptured–onthefewoccasionsthatheletsthemripasanensemble.’(International Record Review)

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Derek BERMEL (b. 1967)MigrationsMigration Series 1 • Mar de Setembro 2

A Shout, a Whisper, and a TraceLuciana Souza, Vocals 2 • Ted Nash, Saxophones 1 Derek Bermel, Clarinet 1 • Juilliard Jazz Orchestra 1 Albany Symphony • David Alan Miller

Migrations provides a generous view of Derek Bermel’s superbcraftsmanship and eclectic style, in which classical forms, worldmusic,jazz,bluesandAmericanfolkmusiccreateamixthatreachesdirectly into the body and the heart. Commissioned by WyntonMarsalis, Migration Serieshas its roots inAfricanAmericanmusic,its impeccable counterpoint andbiting rhythmsexpressed throughorchestrationthatsoundslikeacitycomingtolife.Mar de Setembro was inspiredbyLucianaSouza’sbell-toned voiceand the intensefeelings of Portuguese saudade, while A Shout, a Whisper, and a Trace honors Bartók’s last years in New York, referring to theConcerto for OrchestraaswellastojazzandBalkanmusic.

About David Alan MillerGRAMMY® Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller hasestablishedareputationasoneoftheleadingAmericanconductorsof his generation.Music director of theAlbany Symphony since 1992,Millerhasprovenhimselfacreativeandcompellingorchestrabuilder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educationalprogramming, community outreach and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as one ofthenation’s leadingchampionsofAmericansymphonicmusicandmost innovativeorchestras.AnativeofLosAngeles,MillerholdsaBachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyandaMaster’sdegreeinorchestralconductingfromTheJuilliardSchool.

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Charles GOUNOD (1818–1893)La Nonne sanglante(‘The Bleeding Nun’)Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain DelavigneVannina Santoni, Soprano • Marion Lebègue, Mezzo-sopranoMichael Spyres, Tenor • accentus • Insula orchestraLaurence Equilbey, Conductor • David Bobée, Stage Director

TheplotofGounod’soperaLa Nonne sanglante(‘TheBleedingNun’) is drawn from Matthew Lewis’s once famous 1796 novel The Monk. The subject is a Gothic melodrama featuring warringfamilies, two lovers,andthevengefulspectreof theNun, towhichGounod responds with music that fuses Romanticism with thesupernaturalonthegrandestscale.Thisground-breakingproductionfeaturesmemorablesetpiecesenhancedbythestarkdramaofthestagesettingandbrilliantcinematiclightingeffects.

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● Gounod’swork isunjustly forgottenafter itspremiere in1854.In2008theoperawasproducedforthefirsttimeonaGermanstage,andin2018hadarareParisrevivalattheOpéraComique,in commemoration of the bicentenary of the composer’s birth,staged by David Bobée.

● Opera News wrote about the performance:‘TheproductionwasdirectedbyDavidBobéeand conducted by Laurence Equilbey, leading her Insula orchestra of period instrumentswith passion and precision. There was a‘HammerHorror’ quality to Bobée’s directionofthecast;thecrowdsceneswereparticularlysuccessful, with the Accentus chorus andthedancerscaughtinachaoticmaelstromofcinematicmovement,whichhadanaturalismrarelyseenontheoperastage.’

● In praise of the cast, Opera News added: ‘Anotherreasonfortherarityofrevivalsofthisoperaisthedemandsthatthescoreplacesonthe singers, particularly in the central role ofRodolphe.TenorMichael Spyres conqueredthewide rangeof the rolewithdisconcertingease, combining caressing lyricism with firmheroism when required. His perfect Frenchdiction and tireless commitment more thanwarranted his triumphant reception… As the bleeding nun,mezzo Marion Lebèguehadtherighttouchofthesepulcherinher voicewhile rising to defiant heightswhere necessary andactingwithaghostlyairofglazed,eye-rolling intensity.As theill-fatedAgnès–acharacterinaconstantstateofdistress–theattractivesopranoVannina Santoniprovidedsomethrillinghighnotesontheedgeofhervocalpossibilities.’

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Companion Titles – Italian Operas

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Franco FACCIO (1840–1891)Amleto (‘Hamlet’)Libretto by Arrigo Boito after William ShakespeareIulia Maria Dan, Soprano • Dshamilja Kaiser, Mezzo-sopranoPavel Černoch and Paul Schweinester, TenorsClaudio Sgura, Baritone • Eduard Tsanga, BassPrague Philharmonic Choir • Wiener Symphoniker • Paolo Carignani

Firstperformed in1865,Amleto (‘Hamlet’) representeda radicalnewdevelopment in Italianopera,thenuovo melodramma.ComposerFrancoFaccioandhislibrettistArrigoBoitosoughtagreaterdegreeofmusicalunityinstagedproductionsandamoreequalrelationshipbetweentext and music. In Hamlet,aplaythatmanythenconsideredun-operatic,theyfoundtheperfectmediumthroughwhichtoexplorethework’sphilosophicalanddramaticpower–notleastthegreatset-piecescenes:Amleto’ssoliloquy‘Essere o non essere!’(‘Tobeornottobe’),Ofelia’sMadSceneandthefightscenes– inawaythatstrikinglyprefigurestheverismo operasyet to come.

Key Features:● ThisrecordingofFaccio’soperaproducedbytheBregenzFestivalisalready

availableonaudiovisualformats,sothisnewaudioreleasewillverymuchattractcompletists/connoisseurs.Reviewing theproduction,The Telegraph (UK) wrote: ‘this marvellous opera, anticipating the musical languageof later Italian verismo composers, combines lovely musical interludeswith superb vocal writing, and under the baton ofPaolo Carignani withthe Wiener Symphoniker and Prague Philharmonic Choir it carried terrificpunch.’

● ThetitlerolewassungbythetenorPavel Černoch. Opera Newspraisedhis performance: ‘The role of Amleto, as it’s billed, is demanding bothdramaticallyandvocally,withmuchofthewritingparkinginandabovethepassaggio.PavelČernochprojectsthepartinfull,brilliant,ringytones…Hismanic,alienatedgazeandhunched,stiff-armeddemeanorworkwellforthisrole…’(Critic’sChoice)

● Romanian soprano Iulia Maria Dan (Ofelia) graduated from the NationalUniversityofMusicinBucharestandmadeherdebutattheOperaNaționalăBucureștiasGildainRigoletto.Since2018shehasbeenamemberoftheSemperoperDresdenensemblewhereshehasappearedinrolessuchasContessa di Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Micaëla (Carmen) and Musetta (La Bohème).

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Louis KARCHIN (b. 1951)Jane EyreLibretto by Diane OsenBased on the novel by Charlotte BrontëJennifer Zetlan, Jessica Thompson, Katrina Thurman and Kimberly Giordano, SopranosJessica Best, Mezzo-soprano • Ryan MacPherson, TenorThomas Meglioranza and Adam Cannedy, Baritones • David Salsbery Fry, BassOrchestra of the League of Composers • Louis Karchin

Over four decades the American composer Louis Karchin has produced a much-admiredportfolio of compositions.His one-act operaRomulus (8.669030) won numerous accolades. Jane Eyre ishislargestprojecttodate,inwhichheandlibrettistDianeOsenfashionCharlotteBrontë’s belovednovel into a vivid andmoving opera cast as a fluid and continuous entity.Karchin’s wide-ranging harmonic language and his flair for contrast ensure that the novel’sdrama,itspastoralelements,andmostimportantlyitscharacterizationarefullydevelopedviaarias,monologues,ariosiandaquartet,tocreateaboldlyengagingnewwork.

Key Features:● Louis Karchin hasproducedover 90 compositions, and co-foundednew

musicgroups including theOrchestra of the League of Composers, theChamberPlayersoftheLeague/ISCM(InternationalSocietyforContemporaryMusic),theWashingtonSquareEnsembleandtheHarvardGroupforNewMusic.Thedebutalbumofhisfirstopera,Romulus(8.669030),washailedasoneofthebestrecordingsof2011byFanfaremagazine,andachoiceofthemonthinBBC Music Magazine.

● Thisrecordingfeaturestheoriginalcastoftheworldpremiereproductionin2016.ThetitlerolewassungbysopranoJennifer Zetlan, inwhichOpera Newsdescribedherperformanceas‘nothingshortofheroic.’ZetlanwasalsofeaturedinarecentreleaseofFalla’sEl amor brujo and El retablo de Maese Pedro with the Perspectives Ensemble and conductorAngel Gil-Ordóñez(8.573890).

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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)The Creatures of PrometheusVersion for PianoWarren Lee, Piano

LudwigvanBeethovenwascommissionedbythedancerandchoreographerSalvatoreViganòtowrite theballetThe Creatures of Prometheus –anallegoricalstorybasedon themythofPrometheus – and the composer’s piano version of the orchestral scorewas published notlong after its premiere in 1801. Beethoven turned his symphonic style and skill in pictorialrepresentation to conjure scenes of stormy excitement alongside elegant dances and thesublimeauraofbeautysurroundingthelegendarymusiciansOrpheus,AmphionandArion.TheFinale iscrownedbyathemethatwouldlaterbeusedinthe‘Eroica’ Symphony.

Key Features:● 2020seesthe250thbirthdayanniversaryofBeethoven.Thisnewrecordingisoneofmany

upcomingreleasesincelebrationofthebigevent.● While not being as ubiquitous as the symphonies and piano concertos, Beethoven’s

sublime score for The Creatures of Prometheus isjustlypopularinorchestralrecordings.Theversionforpianopresentedhereishowevervirtuallyunknownondisc,andwillbeareleaseofgreatinteresttocollectorsandfansallovertheworld.

Dan LOCKLAIR (b. 1949)Symphony No. 2 ‘America’ 1Hail the Coming Day 2 • Concerto for Organ and Orchestra 2 • PHOENIX 1

Peter Mikula, Organ 2 • Slovak National Symphony Orchestra • Kirk Trevor 1 • Michael Roháč 2

This world premiere recording of four recent orchestral works by acclaimed composer DanLocklairopenswiththepowerfulSymphony No. 2 ‘America’,theorchestralfireworksofwhichcelebrate threesignificantAmericanholidays.ThisworkwassummedupbyClassical Voice North Carolina as‘soon-to-be-a-hit’foritshighlyrhythmicalandlyricalcharacter,typicalfeaturesofLocklair’smusic.Hail the Coming Day isafestivecelebrationoftheconsolidationofthetownsofWinstonandSalemin1913,whiletheantiphonaldialoguesofPHOENIX celebrate new life. TheConcerto for Organ and Orchestra movinglyunitesancientandmodernmusicaltechniquestocreateaworkofdazzlingandexquisitebeauty.

Key Feature:● ThemusicofDan LocklairiswidelyperformedthroughouttheUS,Canada

andtheworld.HismanyawardshaveincludedconsecutiveASCAPAwardssince1981.Renownedasanorganist,Locklair is famouslyknown forhisorgan work Rubrics,consideredoneofthemostpopular20th/21st-centuryAmericansoloorganpieceallovertheworld.

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Companion Titles – Dmitry Yablonsky and the Kyiv Virtuosi

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Sergey Ivanovich TANEVEV (1856–1915)Suite de Concert, Op. 28Nikolay Andreyevich RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844–1908)Fantasia on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33Annelle K. Gregory, Violin • Kyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra • Dmitry Yablonsky

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is the quintessential national virtuoso showpiece, but otherRussiancomposershavecontributedstronglytothegenreofworksforsoloviolinandorchestra.Tchaikovsky’sstudentTaneyev,whorosetoeminenceinMoscow,wroteamemorableSuite de ConcertthatfollowedthemodeloftheBaroquesuitewhileinfiltratingitwithwarmlyricismandbrilliantvariations.Earlier,Rimsky-KorsakovhadwrittenaFantasia on Two Russian Themes thatexploredvirtuosopotentialinaconcertoformthatisbothseductiveandvibrant.

Key Feature:● TheUkraine-basedKyiv Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra,togetherwithitsartisticdirector

DmitryYablonsky,haspresentedseveralrecordingsofworksby20th-centurycomposers.Their recordingofValentinSilvestrov’sMoments of Memory II, The Messenger – 1996 and Silent Music (8.573772) was nominated for an International Classical Music Award (ICMA), and described by Fanfareas‘beautiful,sensitiveperformancesthatmakeastrongimpressioneventhoughtheyneverraisetheirvoices.’

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Companion Titles – Uwe Grodd, Flute

Companion Titles – Kazunori Seo, Flute

Companion Titles – Martin Rummel, Cello

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Franz LISZT (1811–1886)Complete Piano Music, Vol. 53Harmonies poétiques et religieusesWojciech Waleczek, Piano

A central element in Franz Liszt’s life was his religious conviction, these deepest of sentiments being expressedinmuchofhismusic.OneofthegreatestachievementsfromamonghisastonishingquantityofreligiousworksisacycleofpiecesentitledHarmonies poétiques et religieuses.ThesewereinspiredbythepoetryofAlphonsedeLamartine,andtheechoesofthesestrikingversesresoundinpiecesthatarebothimpassionedandmovinglymeditative,theworksincludedherepresentingthecycle’soriginalintentiontoadherecloselytoLamartine’seponymouscollectionofpoems.

Carl Maria von WEBER (1786–1826)Chamber Music for FluteFlute Sonata • Grand Duo Concertant • Trio in G minorKazunori Seo, FluteShohei Uwamori, Cello • Makoto Ueno, Piano

CarlMariavonWeber’sachievementsasacomposerwereconsiderableandinfluential,demonstratingnewpossibilitiesinoperaandorchestration,particularlyinthehandlingofwindinstruments.Hisattractive,lyricalstyleisidealforthemakingofarrangements,andtheimpressiveandbeautifullyproportionedFlute Sonata isavirtuosomasterpiece,asistheoperaticGrand Duo Concertant.ThereisafeelingofsolemnityintheG minor Trio,anunusualworkwithanenigmaatitsheart:thesong-likeSchäfer’s Klage or‘Shepherd’slament’–theoriginsofwhichremainasourceofconjecture.

Leopold HOFMANN (1738–1793)Flute Concertos, Vol. 3Uwe Grodd, FluteCzech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice • Michael Halász

Leopold Hofmann was among the most prominent Viennese composers of his generation, his musicperformed all over Europe. Hofmann’s radiant flute concertos follow the conventions of the day withsuperlativeeleganceandadeceptivefacility.Thesolowritinghasalightness,graceandagilityperfectlysuited to the instrument’sstrengths,particularly in the lovelyandoften rhapsodicslowmovements. It ishardlysurprisingthatmusiciansandaudiencesfoundtheseconcertossobeguiling,andtheyhavelostnoneoftheirmagictoday.

Ferdinand RIES (1784–1838)Complete Works for Cello, Vol. 2Sonatas • Trio * • Three Russian Airs with VariationsMartin Rummel, CelloEric Lamb, Flute * • Stefan Stroissnig, Piano

FerdinandRies is rememberedasBeethoven’sone-timepupil, secretaryandcopyist, but thediscoveryofhismanycompositionsshowedhimtobeaforward-lookingcomposerinhisownright.The1799Cello Sonata in C minor isamongthefirstofitsgenre,the15-year-oldRiesalreadyshowingremarkabletalentinits‘SturmundDrang’moods.TheTrio, Op. 63 wasadmiredinitsdayforits‘ingenuityofmodulations’,andfashionableLondonsocietylappeduptheexoticthemesofworkssuchasIntroduction and a Russian Dance andthevirtuosicTrois Airs Russes Variés. Volume 1 ofthiseditioncanbefoundonNaxos8.573726.

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George KONTOGIORGOS (b. 1945)Dancing with CentaursStories for SaxophoneStathis Mavrommatis, Saxophone • Christina Panteli, PianoThe Orchestra of Colours • Miltos Logiadis

ThemusicofGeorgeKontogiorgosgeneratesamysticalsoundworld inspired largelyby thestoriesandcreaturesofGreekmythology.Althoughprimarilytonal,hiscompositionsencompassabroadspectrumofmusic from minimalism to atonality. Dancing with Centaurs contains melodic elements found in fragments ofancientHellenicmusicandtraditionalsongsfromAsiaMinor,interwovenwiththepentatonicscale.Night Walk is redolent of the Hellenicmainland in its structure and freely expressive performance, while theConcertino ‘Testosterone’ featuresnovelsoundeffectsincludingsaxophonemultiphonics.

Olivier MESSIAEN (1908–1992)Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité(‘Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity’)Tom Winpenny, Organ

OlivierMessiaen’sMéditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité grewoutofimprovisationsthatheperformedattheinaugurationoftherebuiltorganofLaTrinitéin1967.ItbecamehislargestcycletodateandmarksMessiaen’sfirstuseof‘communicablelanguage’,inwhicheachletterofthealphabetisassignedauniquepitchandnote-value,therebytranslatingtext intomusic.Hauntingharmonies,awe-inspiringmonumentalgrandeurandthedeepestprofundityofexpressionarecontrastedbythe innocenceofbirdsongwiththerecurrentcalloftheyellowhammer,atranquilvoicefromnatureamidkaleidoscopicBiblicalthemes.

Thomas SIMAKU (b. 1958)Solos and Duos for violin and pianoPeter Sheppard Skærved, ViolinChris Orton, RecordersJoseph Houston, Roderick Chadwick, Piano

ThomasSimaku,whosemusichasbeendescribedas ‘visionaryandentirelyoriginal’ isoneof themostfascinatingandimportantofcontemporarycomposers.Hisblendofintensityandmodernismisexemplifiedinthisselectionofchamberandinstrumentalworks,allperformedbythededicatees,eachofwhichrevealsdifferentfacetsofhisart.PlayfulnessoftexturecanbesavouredinSignals,whereasvirtuosityisafeatureof Capriccioso.ThearchitectureandvocalqualityofENgREnageshow the richvarietyofcontrastsandharmoniccoloursthatSimakuevokesinhismusic.

Alí Arango Guitar Laureate RecitalFirst Prize2018 Tárrega International Guitar Competition, BenicàssimARANGO • BARRIOS MANGORÉ • BROUWER • CLERCH • PAGANINI • TÁRREGA

AlíArango,FirstPrizewinnerofthe2018TárregaInternationalGuitarCompetition,Benicàssim,hasselectedtherepertoireforthisrecitalintributetohisyearsinCubawherehelearnedmanyoftheseworks.HehaschosenTárrega’sbrilliantGran jota,BarriosMangoré’smasterpiece,La catedral andthepowerfulSonata No. 1 byhis fellowCuban, thecontemporarymasterLeoBrouwerwithwhosemusicArango isstronglyassociated.Also included is theguitarist’s ownTríptico para guitarra, a large-scalework that embracessarabande-likemotifs,polyphonyandAfro-Cubaninfluences.

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Companion Titles – Greek Classics Series8.557992 | 8.579037 | 8.572369 | 8.573322

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