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Great Moments at Carnegie Hall - Selected highlights from 125 Years of Performances [43 CDs]Artists: Battle, Bernstein, Björling, Bolet, Cliburn, Feltsman, Fleming, Gould, Horowitz, Kissin, Koussevitzky, Menuhin, Richter, Rubinstein, Toscanini, Walter and many others! (43 CD) (Sony / RCA) 43 SBMG 88875032272 $138.99 Ever since its opening night in May 1891 Carnegie Hall has held sway as the undisput-

ed shrine of classical music in America. It was and remains the essential venue for all great artists. To celebrate Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary Sony Clas-sical in cooperation with Carnegie Hall presents this extraordinary 43-CD box set of treasures from the RCA and Columbia archives, Great Moments at Carnegie Hall, featuring live recordings from many of the world’s greatest mu-sicians. This unique deluxe edition contains a complete previously unreleased piano recital by Sviatoslav Richter and is accompanied by a 104-page coffee

table book which contains notes by Carnegie Hall archivist Gino Francesconi as well as many facsimile documents and rare photographs.

Artists: Kozena, Capucon, Kavakos, Batiashvili, Pahud, Shaham, Pires, Ax, Studer, Domingo, Zimmermann, Pletnev et al. Rattle, Muti, Zubn Mehta,

Jansons, Haitink, Dudamel, Boulez, Barenboim, Abbado & many, many more! (25 DVDs) (EuroArts/Warner) (2,468 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo,

DD 5.1, DTS 5.1) 25 EUAW 26098E $109.99 This exclusive edition is a unique compilation of 25 years of the much-loved

Europakonzert and features more than 41 hours of world-class music! Many of the 25 DVDs also include fascinating and informative bonus material relating to the particular European city in which the concert takes place. The box itself is

a work of art, one which will take pride of place on the shelves of music lovers worldwide.

Simon Rattle conducts & explores Music of the 20th Century [3 Blu-ray or 5 DVD Videos]Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle this series forms a fascinat-ing introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century.

Each of the seven programs features specially-shot music in perfor-mance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Or-

chestra. He then leads viewers on an exhilarating journey of discovery, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each program is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film

and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change. The range is wide, with this se-ries sampling the work of over thirty composers. (Arthaus) (361 min.; Region: All; Pic Fmt: Blu-Ray, 4:3, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo)

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Archiv Produktion: The Analogue Recordings of 1959 - 1981 [50 CDs]Artists: Karl Richter/Munich Bach-Orch.; Simon Preston/Christ Church Choir Oxford; Trevor Pinnock/English Concert; Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus; John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists; Pierre Fournier/English

Baroque Soloists; Hesperion XX. (avail. 5/20) 50 DGG B002490502 $93.98 Bringing listeners closer to the composer’s intentions is what the

period instrument movement is all about. This mission, however, is impossible without supreme sound quality and that’s why Analogue Stereo Recording Technology revolutionized the way

Archiv Produktion recorded between 1959 and 1981. This 50-CD box set celebrates the Golden Age of Archiv Produktion by presenting the label’s finest analogue recordings, 9 of which are released on CD here

for the first time!

Berlin Philharmonic Europakonzert 1991-2015 [25 DVD, 41+ hours]

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 / Berlin PO, Simon Rattle [2 BR, 1 Blu-ray Audio; 5 CDs]This Beethoven cycle was performed at the end of 2015 - in Berlin, Paris, Vienna and New York. The reaction was overwhelming, with audiences responding with standing ovations. The recordings of the Berlin performances are now available in this exclusive hardcover edition which includes the cycle on CD as well as in

HD video and high-resolution audio on Bluray. This beautifully produced edition includes many extras including a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings. (397 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM

Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0) 8 BERP 160091 $112.99 On Sale

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New Boxed Sets for May Prokofiev: The Complete Ballets [9 CDs]Artists: Gennady Rozhdestvensky/

Bolshoi Theater Brass Band; USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orch.; Sergei Prokofiev/USSR Ministry of Culture SO. Arkady Futer (Vln); Mikhail Cherniakhovsky (Vln). (9 CD) (Melodiya) 9 MELY 1002430 $89.99

In honor of the 125th anniversary of Prokofiev’s birth, Melodiya presents a set of the composer’s complete ballets: Chout, The Steel Step, The Prodigal Son, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, On the Dnieper and The Tale of the Stone Flower. A bonus recording of the second suite from Romeo and Juliet is conducted by none other but the composer himself!

The György Ligeti Project [5 CDs] Works: György Ligeti (1923-2006): Orchestral works, incl. Apparitions; Atmosphères; Melodien, Piano Concerto; Lontano, San Francisco Polyphony; Concert Roma-nesc, Cello Concerto; Violin Concerto; Hamburg Con-

certo; Double Concerto for flute & oboe; Ballad and Dance; Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments Art-ists: Jonathan Nott/Berlin PO; Schonberg Ens. Re-inbert de Leeuw/ASKO Ens.; London Voices. Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Pno); David Geringas (Clo); Frank Peter Zimmermann (Vln) 5 WRNC 553649 $34.98 Ligeti has been described as “one of the most impor-tant avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century” and “one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time”.

Bamberg Symphony: The First 70 Years [17 CDs]Works: Works by Smetana, Dvorak, Beethoven, Mozart, R. Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Mahler, Schubert, Brahms Wagner, Bruckner, Stravinsky et al. Artists: Gi-useppe Sinopoli, Ferdinand Leitner, Fritz Lehmann, Jo-

seph Keilberth, Antal Dorati, Christoph Eschenbach, Jascha Horenstein, Eugen Jochum, Rudolf Kempe, Istvan Kertesz, Clemens Krauss, Jonathan Nott, Witold Rowicki, Gunther Wand (17 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 17 DGG B002474902 $39.99 Featuring recordings licensed from multiple record la-bels by conductors who shaped the orchestra’s unique “bohemian” style, this box set paints a complete pic-ture of one of the greatest German orchestras.

Vivaldi: Complete Concertos & Sonatas [20 CDs]Artists: Federico Guglielmo (Vln)/L’Arte dell’Arco. Francesco Galligioni (Clo); Pierluigi Fabretti (Oboe); Mario Folena (Flt). (20 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 20 BLC 95200 $66.99 Diapason wrote: “[L’Arte dell’Arco] understand the secret language of Vivaldi... rich and generous instrumental textures envelop the expressive lines of the solo violin...”

Erik Satie: Complete Solo Piano Music [6 CDs]Artists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (avail 5/13) (6 CD) (Decca) 6 DEC B002493102 $34.98 2016 marks 150 years since the birth of the world’s first minimalist composer, Erik Sa-tie. This indefinable fixture of the avant-garde landscape of Paris in the early 20th century

influenced composers as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Philip Glass and Claude Debussy. Decca’s 6 CD set includes a bonus CD of four-handed piano music per-formed by Pascal Rogé and Jean-Philippe Collard.

French Harpsichord Music [29 CDs]Works by: Chambonnières, Clérambault, Couperin, d’Anglebert, Forqueray, Marchand et al. Artists: Pieter-Jan Belder, Michael Borgstede, Yago Mahúgo, Francesco Cera, harpsichordists (29 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 29 BLC 95250 $89.99 Spanning over a century and a half, this extensive an-thology of French harpsichord music is the most com-prehensive set in existance. The recordings, made in the Netherlands and in Italy between 2005 and 2015, feature some of the leading exponents of the genre.

Handel: Complete Harpsichord Music [8 CDs]Artists: Roberto Loreggian; Michael Borgstede; Elisa Fanchini (8 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 8 BLC 95235 $38.99 Like his colleagues Scarlatti and Bach, Handel was an impressive keyboard player. Despite the composer’s primary interest in oratorio and opera, his harpsichord music is also held in high regard. Handel’s 8 great suites are his most famous works for harpsichord. He also wrote a great deal of fugues, preludes, dances, lessons, and chaconnes.

J.S. Bach: Orchestral & Chamber Works [13 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: Branden-burg Concertos; Orchestral Suites; Art of the Fugue; Trio Sonatas; Musical Of-fering; Cello Sonatas; Violin Sonatas Artists: Reinhard Goebel/Musica Antiqua Köln. (13 CD) (Deutsche Grammo-

phon) 13 DGG B002485602 $33.98 In Dresden and Leipzig after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Reinhard Goebel secured access to original manuscripts which allowed him and his Musica Antiqua Köln to record some of the most insightful Bach albums in DG’s history.

The Kurt Sanderling Edition [11 CDs]Works: Bruckner: Symphony No. 4; Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Brahms: Symphonies No. 1-4; Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Symphonies Nos. 1-3 Artists: Kurt Sanderling/Berlin SO; Leningrad PO; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Bavarian Radio SO et al.; Sviatoslav Richter (Pno); Thomas Zehetmair (Vln); Antonio Meneses (Clo). (11 CD) (Profil) 11 PRF 13037 $66.99 This incredible 11-disc set cuts a vast path through the career of conductor Kurt Sanderling. The discs include works by powerhouse composers such as Bruckner, Beethoven, Brahms, and Rachmaninov.

Mahler: The Symphonies / Markus Stenz [13 CDs]Artists: Markus Stenz/Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 13 OEH 029 $53.99 Mahler wrote 9 complete symphonies, and was in the midst of writing his tenth at the time of his death. Only the one movement from the tenth

symphony that Mahler completed - the Adagio - is performable here. The Gurzenich-Orchester Koln under Markus Stenz performs these works.

Matthias Weckmann: Complete Works [5 CDs]Artists: Jean Tubery/La Fenice; Ricercar Consort; Siebe Henstra, harpsichord; Bernard Foccroulle, organ (5 CD) (Ricercar) 5 RCR 369 $28.49 A disciple of Schütz, nurtured on Italian music and, in particular, that of Claudio Monteverdi, Matthias Weckmann (1616-1674) shone in all genres. Over the years, Ricercar has recorded his complete works, and the year of the 400th anniversary of his birth imposed itself for bringing together the first complete release of these recordings.

Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works [4 CDs]Artists: Yuja Wang, piano; Ray Chen, violin; Lionel Bringuier/Tonhalle-Orch. Zurich. (4 CD) (DG) 4 DGG B002463002 $34.98 This is the first release by celebrated Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich together with young, stellar con-ductor Lionel Bringuier, who became music director of the orchestra in 2014/15. The set includes all of Ravel’s orchestral works, including the popular pi-ano concertos and the famous Tzigane, performed by Yuja Wang and Ray Chen.

Haydn: 107 Symphonies - The first complete cycle on period instruments [35 CDs]Artists: Christopher Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music; Ottavio Dantone/Accademia Bizantina; Franz Brüggen/Orch. of the 18th Century (35 CD) (Decca) 35 DEC B002488702 $65.98 Decca marks a milestone in recording history: the first time ever that Haydn’s Complete Symphonies - all 107 - can be heard in historically-informed performance style, on period instruments! This 35CD set features two of the most prominent period instrument pioneers, the late and much-admired Christopher Hogwood and Frans Brüggen. Notably, the collection also includes 4 newly-recorded symphonies by Accademia Bizantina under Ottavio Dantone especially for this project - Nos 78 to 81.

Zubin Mehta conducts Symphonies and Symphonic Poems [23 CDs]Works: Includes Beethoven: Symphony no 7; Mahler: Symphonies

1-5; Dvorak: Symphonies 7-9; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9; Complete Symphonies of Schubert & Tchaikovsky Artists: Zubin Mehta/Israel PO;

Los Angeles PO; New York PO; Vienna PO (23 CD) (Decca) 23 DEC B002488802 $56.98

Marking conductor Zubin Mehta’s 80th birthday, Decca is pleased to present this 23-CD box set featuring most of his finest recordings.

Recorded between 1965 and 1980, these albums include performances with the orchestras of Los Angeles, Vienna, New York and Israel with works

by Beethoven, Dvorak, Mahler, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and others.

500 Years of Organ Music [50 CDs]Works: Music for organ from

the Renaissance, Ba-roque, Classical, Roman-tic & 20th Century (50 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 50 BLC 95310 $118.99 The pieces presented here

offer a survey of the diversity and historical importance of mu-

sic written for organ. This set fea-tures many kinds of instruments, each

corresponding to the repertoire being performed. The performers are all outstanding in their field.

Béla Bartók: The Complete Works [32 CDs]Artists: Dohnanyi, Kova-cevich, Iván Fischer, Solti, Boulez, Doráti, Kocsis, Argerich, Anda, Fricsay 32 DEC B002459502 $191.98 This set brings together Bartók’s monumental or-chestral and stage works, folk music arrangements, extensive piano works as

well as chamber and solo instrumental works. Fea-tured are 3 bonus CDs with additional interpreta-tions, including never before recorded early piano works and vocal works. Performers include many of the greatest Bartók interpreters of all time.

The Sound of Shakespeare [3 CDs]Works: Music by John Downland, William Byrd, Thomas Morley & Robert Johnson Artists: Various artists (3 CD) (Warner) 3 WRNC 555057 $15.99 The times of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) were years when music flourished - a time of saucy street ballads, melancholy lute-songs and madrigals - a seemingly distant world brought to life in this recording.

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New from Naxos Ravel: Orchestral Works Vol. 3: Orchestrations

Works: Chabrier: Dix Pièces pittoresques; Debussy: Pour le piano; Tarentelle styri-enne; Mussorgsky: Pictures; Schumann: Carnaval, nos 1 (“Préambule”) & 16 (“Valse allemande”) Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Orchestre National

de Lyon NXS 8573124 $12.99 Ravel’s incomparable skill in orchestration and com-mand of orchestral color is evident both in his own works and in his orchestrations of music by others.

Robert Schumann - Rare piano pieces / ChauzuWorks: Schumann: Beethoven Studies; Ghost Variations; Schubert Varia-tions; Chopin Variations et al. Artists: Olivier Chauzu, piano NXS 8573540 $12.99 Some of Robert Schumann’s rarest piano music can be

heard in this disc, which ranges from his preco-cious Titania Overture arrangement to the Ghost Variations, the theme of which, he told his wife Clara, had been sung to him by angels.

Music for Wind Band by / Ohio SU BandsWorks: Steven Bryant, Benjamin Britten, Kevin Puts & Gustav Mahler Artists: Katherine Rohrer, soprano; Russel C. Mikkelson/Ohio State University Bands NXS 8573446 $12.99 One of the most recognized wind bands in the United States, the Ohio State University Wind Sym-phony has been a strong advocate for the composi-tion of new works for wind band. Soprano Katherine Rohrer is featured for Mahler’s ‘Um Mitternacht.’

Bergman Suites: The Classic Film Music of Eric NordgrenWorks: Eric Nordgren (1913-1992): Waiting Women; Wild Strawberries; The Face; The Pleasure Garden Artists: Adriano/Slovak RSO NXS 8573370 $12.99 Classical composer Erik Nordgren wrote sev-enteen film scores for Ingmar Bergman and the closeness of the collaboration between composer and director can be compared with that of Proko-fiev and Eisenstein and Herrmann and Hitchcock.

John Ireland - Music for String OrchestraWorks: John Ireland (1879-1962): A Downland Suite; Arrangements for string orchestra of chamber & piano works: Bagatelle; Berceuse; Cavatina; Sarnia; Soliloquy Artists: David Curtis/Orch. of the Swan.

Raphael Wallfisch (Clo) NXS 8571372 $12.99 ‘A Downland Suite’ is one of Ireland’s most attrac-tive compositions. Ireland’s evocative piano works lend themselves well to string orchestra arrange-ment, as do his chamber works for violin & piano.

Duos by Hoffmeister & BeethovenWorks: Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812): Duos, Op. 6; Beethoven: Duos (3) for Clarinet & Bassoon Artists: John Mills, violin; Bozidar Vukotic, cello (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573541 $12.99 Hoffmeister answered the call to the popularity of violin and cello duos for the amateur market with these interesting works. Beethoven’s popular Duos have appeared in numerous arrangements.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3Artists: Gerard Schwarz/Berlin RSO. NXS 8573581 $12.99 When the 21 year old Rim-sky-Korsakov’s Symphony No.1 in E minor was pre-miered in December 1865 it was hailed in some quarters

as the first truly Russian symphony.

Joan Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5, et al. Works: Joan Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5; Dumbarton Quintet Artists: Blair McMillen, piano;Daedalus Quartet; Miami String Quartet. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8559795 $12.99 Widely regarded as one of America’s pre-eminent living composers, Joan Tower is particularly devoted to chamber music.

Paul Bowles - Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 Artists: The Invencia Piano Duo (Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn) NXS 8559786 $12.99 The challenging but outstanding Sonata for Two Pianos is one of the best-kept secrets of American piano music.

Domenico Zipoli: Complete Keyboard Music Works: Sonata d’intavolatura, Books I (organ) & II (harpsi-chord) Artists: Carlo Guan-dalino, organ; Laura Farabol-lini, harpsichord (2 CD) (Bril-

liant Classics) 2 BLC 95212 $12.99 Domenico Zipoli’s (1688-1726) sonatas, structured as four- and five-movement dance suites, are per-formed on an historical 1612 organ of Castelnuovo Scrivia, and on a copy of a 17th century French Taskin harpsichord.

Edward Elgar: Organ Works / Benjamin NicholasArtists: Benjamin Nicholas, organ (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34162 $17.99 On SaleBenjamin Nicholas couples Elgar’s two original major works for the organ with three transcriptions - including a

first recording of the superb ‘Prelude to The King-dom’, an arrangement made by Herbert Brewer.

J.S. Bach - Harpsichord works on the OrganWorks: J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue; Italian Concerto; 4 Duets; Partita in B minor Artists: Jean-Sébastien Bardon (Organ). (1 CD) (BNL) BNL 112982 $18.99 Jean-Sébastien Bardon is

convinced that any of Bach’s music for keyboard can be interpreted just as beautifully on the organ - especially on the world-famous instrument in the Basilica of the Royal Convent of Saint-Maximin.

Max Reger: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 1Works: Max Reger (1873-1916): Fantasie and Fugue on B-A-C-H; Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor; Symphonic Fantasy and Fugue; Organ Sonata No. 2 Artists: Martin Schmeding, organ (1 SA CD) (Cybele)

CYBL 51501 $22.99This is a three-volume edition of the complete works for organ by Max Reger performed by Martin Schmeding on the Wilhelm-Sauer Organ at St. Petri Dom Bremen.

Max Reger: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 2Works: Max Reger (1873-1916): Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E minor; Nine Pieces for Organ, Op. 129 Artists: Martin Schmeding, organ (1 SA CD) (Cybele) CYBL 51502 $22.99

Max Reger: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3Works: Max Reger (1873-1916): Fantasia and Fugue D minor; Seven Organ Pieces Op. 145 Artists: Martin Schmeding, organ (1 SA CD) (Cybele) CYBL 51503 $22.99

Bach: Toccata & Fugue - Famous Organ Music Works: J.S.Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Das Orgel-Büchlein, BWV 599-644; Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV564; Organ Concertos & Sonatas; Chorale Preludes et al. Artists: Stefano Molardi (Organ). (2 CD) (Brilliant Clas-

sics) 2 BLC 95166 $12.99 Award-winning organist Stefano Molardi presents this two-disc set of Bach’s most famous organ works, from his intimate Choralvorspiele to his monumental Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

John Worgan: Complete Organ MusicWorks: John Worgan (1724-1790): Organ Pieces nos. 1 - 15 Artists: Timothy Roberts (Organ). (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0332 $18.99 Most of John Worgan’s music is lost. His only surviving pieces are performed here on the organ of St Botolph’s without Aldgate, perhaps England’s oldest surviving church organ.

Organ works by Max Reger & Heinrich ReimannWorks: Max Reger (1873-1916): Chorale Fantasias (7) for organ, Opp. 27, 30, 40 & 52; Heinrich Reimann (1850-1906): Chorale Fantasy, Op. 25 Artists: Balazs Szabo, or-gan (2 SA Hybrid CD) (MD&G) 2 MDG 9201945 $41.99

Max Reger is regarded as the most important German composer of organ music since J.S. Bach.

Organ Music of Vincenzo Antonio PetraliWorks: Vincenzo Petrali (1830-1889): Adagio per Voce Umana; Allegretto per Clarinetto; Andante - Pastorale; Sei versetti per il Gloria; Sinfonia; Sonata finale Artists: Marco Ruggeri, Serassi organ (1862), Gottolengo, Italy & Lingiardi organ (1877), Cremona, Italy (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95160 $12.99 Organist Marco Ruggeri, first prize winner of the In-ternational Organ Competition of St. Elpidio a Mare, paints a vivid portrait of the composer.

Organ Music of William Humphreys Dayas Works: William Humphreys Dayas (1863-1903): Organ Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Arthur H. Bird (1856-1923): Theme various Artists: Jan Lehtola (Organ). (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0285 $18.99 American composer Dayas left only a handful of compositions, but they include two major organ sonatas - passionate, Lisztian works that have remained completely unknown until now.

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Trio Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Kare Nordstoga, organWorks: J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Trio Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Artists: Kåre Nordstoga (Organ). (2 SA Hybrid CD) (LAWO Classics) 2 LAWO SACD1087 $24.99 This is the fourth recording in Kåre Nordstoga’s series of Bach’s organ works.

The King of Instruments Music for Pipe Organ

Stokowski Transcriptions / José SerebrierWorks: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; J.S. Bach: Air on the G String; ‘Little’ Fugue in G minor; Sheep May Safely Graze; Boccherini: Minuet; Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain; Tchaikovsky: Wagner Artists: José Ser-

ebrier/Bournemouth SO. Timothy Walden (Clo) NXS 8578305 $12.99 José Serebrier was Stokowski’s associate conduc-tor in New York, and drawing on memories of his special orchestral sound has revived and revised the best of these sumptuous arrangements.

Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos / KosowerWorks: Victor Herbert (1859-1924): Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Irish Rhapsody Artists: JoAnn Falletta/Ulster Orch. Mark Kosower (Clo). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573517 $12.99 Irish-born Victor Herbert

was one of the most celebrated names in American music in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A cellist, conductor, and composer of light operas, he was also a record-ing artist. His two Cello Concertos are full of gra-cious melodies.

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Early Music & The BaroqueJehan de Lescurel (? - 1304): The Love Songs /

Artists: Paulin Bungden/Ensemble Céladon. (1 CD) (Ricercar) RCR 366 $18.99 Jehan de Lascurel was most likely trained at Notre-Dame. His oeuvre consists of some thirty secular songs written in the waning tradition of the art

of the Parisian troubadours and even broaches po-lyphony. In this complete recording, the three voices of Céladon are backed up by richly colored instruments.

Johannes Heroldt & Teodoro Clinio: PassionsWorks: Johannes Heroldt (1550-1604): Matthauspas-sion; Teodoro Clinio (1548-1601): Passio Secundum Joannem Artists: Michael Paumgarten/Ensemble Triagonale. (1 CD) CPO 555025 $15.49 On SaleUnfortunately, the works of Johannes Heroldt and Teodoro Clinioare somewhat obscure, and rarely recorded. This new release is the premiere recording of Heroldt’s St. Matthew Passion.

Western Wynde Mass / Andrew ParrottWorks by: Hugh Aston (1485-1558); William Cornysh (c.1470-1523); John Taverner, plus Gregorian Chant, English Traditional & Anonymous works Artists: Andrew Parrott/Taverner Choir & Players (1 CD) (Avie) AIE 2352 $16.49

With Taverner’s Western Wind Mass as its corner-stone, this program ventures beyond the chapel door to the parallel world of courtly vernacular song and instrumental music. “Keen and dramatic ... technically brilliant.” -BBC Music Magazine

Claudio Merulo (1533-1604): Motets Artists: Mauro Marchetti/Modus Ensemble. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95243 $8.99 This is the fifth book of Meru-lo’s motets, which reveal an interplay of musical spaces and colours anticipating the

concertato style of the rising Baroque period. The Italian Modus Ensemble is accompanied by viola da gamba, violone, theorbo and organ.

El Aire Se Serena / Seldome Sene, recorder ens.Works by: Cabezon, Geurrero, Vasquez, Penalosa, Victoria, Milano, Morales, Lobo, Torre, and Caroso Artists: Seldome Sene (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95304 $8.99 This illustrious album presents music from the Courts and Cathedrals of 16th-century Spain. Seldom Sene is a recorder ensemble from the Netherlands.

Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre DameArtists: Björn Schmelzer/Graindelavoix. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 32110 $18.99 Machaut’s (1300-1377) work, described as a medieval monstre sacré, is performed by an all-male ensemble featuring both high tenors and very low basses - in an approach that emphasizes the individuality of the sing-ers rather than a homogeneous ensemble.

A. Scarlatti: Sedecia, re di GerusalemmeWorks: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme, oratorio (1705) Artists: Gérard Lesne, Virginie Pochon, Philippe Jaroussky, Peter Harvey, Mark Padmore. Gé-rard Lesne/Il Seminario Mu-

sicale. (2 CD) (Warner) 2 WRNC 554475 $11.99 ‘Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme’ tells of the struggle between the Judean king Sedecia, sung by countertenor Gerard Lesne, and the Babylonian king Nabucco, sung by bass Peter Harvey.

‘An Evening with Wilhelmine’ / GalanterieWorks: Adam Falckenhagen (1697-1754): ‘Opera Nuova’, concertos for flute & b.c. Art-ists: John Schneiderman, lute; Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute; William Skeen, cello (2 CD) (Hanssler) 2 HAN 15048 $29.99

These six sonatas are the only works left intact from Falckenhagen’s output. In these works, the flute and the lute are treated equally, performing a dia-logue that is rarely seen in music from this period.

Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus (Crucified)Artists: Ben Palmer/Orch. of St Paul’s; The Syred Consort. (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34182 $17.99 On SaleAntonio Lotti’s (1667-1740) use of modulation and structure was at the cutting edge of the galant style that prefigures the Classical era. The music is excit-ing, poignant, and throughout, Lotti’s luscious har-mony, makes this music nothing short of addictive.

Bach and ‘Stile Antico’ (Old-style)Works: Spiritual Works by J.S. Bach based on works of Giovanni Battista Bassani, Antonio Caldera & Giovanni Palestrina Artists: Tom Wilkinson/Ars Eloquentiae; St. Salvator Chapel Choir; Fitzwil-liam String Quartet. (1 CD)

(Odradek) ODAK 603 $17.99 an exploration of J.S. Bach’s relationship with the compositional style associated with renaissance polyphony, this disc also reveals influences Bach seems to have absorbed when planning and composing his great Mass in B minor.

Baldassare Vialardo: Mass Vestiva i colli Works: Baldassare Vialardo (fl.c.1620): Mass Vestiva i colli & works by Bassano, Della Casa, De Selma, Rognoni, Grancini, Cima, and Donati Artists: Daniela Dolci (organ)/Musica Fiorita. (1 CD) (Pan Classics) PAN 10344 $18.99 The madrigal “Vestiva i colli” originated as a five-voice setting by Palestrina in the 16th century, but it gained so much popularity that many other authors made parodies and variations on it, which is the theme to this fascinating program.

Baroque Masterpieces / Il Giardino ArmonicoWorks by: Bach, Vivaldi, Al-binoni, Marcello, Telemann, Handel, Pachelbel & Purcell Artists: Giovanni Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554597 $13.99 The very best of baroque

repertoire in sensitive, compelling performances played on period instruments by the tempestuous Il Giardino Armonico.

Antonio Bertali: La MaddalenaArtists: Nicolas Achten/Scherzi Musicali. (1 CD) (Ricercar) RCR 367 $18.99 It was in the sphere of influence of Italian oratorios that Antonio Bertali (1605-1669) devoted a most moving sepolcro to Mary Magdalene, a genre traditionally played during Holy Week.

Marino: Concertos & Sonatas for Strings & Continuo Artists: Natale Arnoldi/Carlo Antonio Marino Baroque Ensemble; Stefano Montanari, violin (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 671302 $16.99 With this second CD (the first is: TC671301) Tactus contin-ues the re-discovery of the

instrumental music by Carlo Antonio Marino (1670-1735). The writing by Marino is marked by his solid compositional skill and innovative freshness.

Bien que l’amourà airs sérieux et à boire Works: Airs by Michel Lambert (1610-1696), Couperin, Charpentier, Honoré d’Ambruys et al. Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 8905276 $19.99 The airs on this recording, models of refined skill which make light of the paradoxes of our hearts, alternate between invocations to Bacchus and invitations to love.

Daniel Bollius (1590-1642): St. John’s Oratorio Artists: Arno Paduch/Johann Rosenmüller Ens. (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 77389 $18.99 Bollius’ St. John’s Oratorio is a tonally and technically diverse composition, inspired by Monteverdi and ori-ented towards the new Italian operatic style making it a unique work coming from 17th century Germany.

Dario Castello: Sonate Concertate / Musica FiataWorks: Dario Castello (1600-1644): Sonate Concertate in Stile Moderno, 1629 (book 2) Artists: Roland Wilson/Mu-sica Fiata (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 555011 $15.49 On SaleInstrumental music devel-oped into a phenomenon

independant of vocal music in Castello’s revolu-tionary sonatas. The virtuosic solos occuring in the middle of most of his sonatas above all would have struck his contemporaries as innovative elements.

Dresden Treasures - Six Anonymous Concertos Works: Six anonymous concertos for recorder, violin, cello and basso continuo Artists: Ludger Rémy (harp-sichord, organ)/Les Amis de Philippe (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777780 $15.49 On SaleIn the Staats-und Universi-

taetsbibliothek, Dresden, exists a treasure trove of anonymous compositions, among which are counted the superb and elegant concertos on this cpo release.

Gaetano Veneziano (1665-1716): St. John PassionArtists: Raffaele Pe, countertenor; Luca Cervoni, tenor; Marco Bussi, bass; Antonio Florio/Cappella Neapolitana; Ghisleri Choir. (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 922609 $18.99 This Baroque Italian Passiontide setting, appearing here in a performing edition by Antonio Florio,displays a surprising blending of modernity and an older style in its instrumental accompaniment.

Georg Telemann (1681-1767): 12 Fantasias Artists: Thomas Fritzsch, viola da gamba (1 CD) (Coviello) CVEL 91601 $18.99 Although the creation of these pieces was document-ed, for centuries a copy could not be found. For this reason, this recording is rare and revelatory.

Tomasso Albinoni: Trio Sonatas Nos. 1-12Artists: L’arte Dell’arco. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 94789 $12.99 Albinoni is most recognized for his instrumental compositions, sonatas, and concertos. This new release is the beginning of a series on Brilliant Clas-sics of the composer’s complete instrumental music.

❦An Excess of Pleasure / Palladian EnsembleWorks by: Uccellini, Matteis, Locke, Purcell, Geminiani, Simpson, Blow, Marini, and Anonymous pieces Artists: Palladian Ensemble - Pamela Thorby, recorders; Rachel Podger, violin; Joanna Levine, cello; William

Carter, theorbo (1 CD) (Linn) LINN 010 $19.99 Winning instant critical acclaim upon its initial re-lease, ‘An Excess of Pleasure’ was awarded a 1993 Diapason d’Or Award and was named a Gramo-phone ‘Critics’ Choice’. The recording is centred on seventeenth century English music and the music of the Italians who lived and worked in England.

❦J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin / Rachel Barton Pine

Artists: Rachel Barton Pine (Vln) (2 CD) (Avie Records) 2 AIE 2360 $23.99 Rachel Barton Pine returned to St. Paul’s Church in Chicago where she first played Bach’s music (at the age of four!) to record these

Bach masterpieces. “...the most charismatic, the most virtuosic, and the most compelling American violinist of her generation. --All Music Guide

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Telemann: Tafelmusik / Amsterdam Baroque Artists: Ton Koopman (hpsi)/Amsterdam Baroque Soloists.

Jaap ter Linden (Clo); Andrew Manze (Vln); Monica Huggett (Vln); Crispian Steele-Perkins (Tpt). (2 CD) (Warner) 2 WRNC 554476 $11.99 Telemann’s Tafelmusik (table music) was intended to accompany feasts and banquets. Recorded in 1988 and 1993, this has not been available since the early 2000s.

Handel at Vauxhall, Volume OneWorks: G.F. Handel, Arne & Hebden: Sinfonias, concertos, organ pieces, arias, orchestral inter-ludes Artists: Bridget Cunningham/London Early Opera. Daniel Moult, organ; Sophie Bevan (Sop) et al. (1 CD) (Signum Records) SIG 428 $24.99 This album contains a treasure trove of pieces by Handel, Thomas Arne and John Hebden, all cen-tered on the Vauxhall Gardens- a now-forgotten entertainment of the era.

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244Artists: Hannah Morrison, Tilman Lichdi, Peter Harvey, Sophie Harmsen, Christian Immler. Frieder Bernius/Barockorchester Stuttgart; Kammerchor Stuttgart (Carus) (3 CD) 3 CRS 83285 $33.49

[Limited Edition SA Surround] (3 SA Hybrid CD) 3 CRS 83286 $37.49 Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is one of the most important sacred works in the history of Western Music. It’s hard to believe that, following Bach’s death, his St. Matthew Passion fell into oblivion until Felix Mendelssohn directed the work in a revival performance in 1829. This performance is available in two audio versions as noted above.

Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672): JohannespassionArtists: Jan Kobow, Harry van der Kamp, Ulrike Hof-bauer, Marie Luise Werne-burg, Friedemann Condé, Lee Santata. Hans-Christoph Rademann/Dresdner Kam-merchor (1 CD) (Carus) . CRS 83270 $18.99

With this release of the St. John Passion, the triad of Schutz’s Passion settings are all now available in this series from the Dresdner Kammerchor under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann.

J.S. Bach for Three Recorders - ‘Badinerie’ Works: Arrangements from Bach’s assorted keyboard, choral, chamber & orchestral works for recorders Artists: Ensemble Dreiklang Berlin (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 15052 $18.99 The title of this light-hearted album, ‘Badinerie’, comes from the baroque dance which was fre-quently paired with a Gavotte, Sarabande, Minuet, and other dance movements to form a suite.

J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 6 ‘Trauerode’ Works: J.S. Bach: Cantata no 53; Psalm 51 (after Per-golesi), BWV 1083; Trauer-Ode Artists: Masaaki Su-zuki/Bach Collegium Japan; Carolyn Sampson (Sop); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe). (1 SA Hybrid CD)

(BIS (Sweden) BIS 2181 $21.99 What Bach’s Sacred cantatas were all written to be part of a church service, in the case of the secular cantatas, their respective purpose is as varied as their subject matter. Most were commissioned for occasions such as weddings, funerals and birthdays.

J.S. Bach: St. Mark Passion / Peter UehlingArtists: Ulrike Eidinger, soprano; Ulrich Weller, alto; Samir Bouadjadja, tenor; Peter Uehling/Ensemble Wunderkammer. (1 CD) (Coviello) CVEL 91605 $18.99 Most of the music for Bach’s

Markus-Passion, BWV 247, has been lost. For this recording, instead of reconstructing a recitative, St. Mark’s gospel is spoken.

Music for vocal ensemble by Dowland & ByrdWorks: John Dowland: Ayres; William Byrd: Songs of Sundrie Natures Artists: Paul Hillier/London Baroque; The Hilliard Ensemble (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 554477 $11.99 The Dowland collection comprises four-part versions of the composer’s famous songs, typically performed by solo voice with lute. The Byrd collection comprises a variety of vocal music, both sacred and secular.

Mondonville: Grand Motets / Purcell ChoirWorks: Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772): De profundis; Magnus Dominus; Cantate Domino; Nisi Dominus Artists: Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Daniela Skorka, Mathias Vidal, Jeffrey Thompson, Alain Buet. György Vashegi/Orfeo Orch.; Purcell Choir. (2 CD) (Glossa) 2 GLS 923508 $29.99 Mondonville continued and developed the French tradition of the grand motet set in place by Lully and Lalande of spectacular religious works, often performed in the public sphere. The four presentedare fine examples of Mondonville’s art.

Purcell: England, My England (music from the film by Tony Palmer) / John Eliot GardinerWorks: Monteverdi: music from L’Orfeo; Selec-tions from the madrigals, books 7 & 8; Scherzi mu-sicali, vol. 1; Purcell: music from Dido and Aeneas; Come, ye sons of art; The Indian Queen Artists: John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists. James Bowman; Stephen Varcoe; Paul Agnew; Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Michael Chance (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 554474 $11.99 Balli e Balletti includes music written for Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo. The ballo e baletto were favorite forms of 17th century Italy; combining singing and dancing, they often served as intermezzi in full-length operas.

Michel Pignolet de Montéclar: CantatasWorks: Michel Pignolet de Montéclar (1667-1737): La mort de Didon; Il dispetto in Amore; Le triomphe de l’amour; Morte di Lucretia; Pyrame et Thisbé, cantatas Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 8901280 $10.49 Michel Pignolet de Montéclar, a predominately orchestral composer who became famous with his opera Jepthé wrote no fewer than 25 cantatas, 5 of which are recorded on this disc.

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion / René Jacobs

Artists: Sunhae Im, Benno Schachtner, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Werner Güra, Johannes Weisser. René Jacobs/Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; RIAS Kam-merchor (3 SA Hybrid CD) 3 HAR 802236 $31.99 The familiar 1739 version of the score is heard in this package, which also includes a ‘making of’ DVD.

Moulinié: Le Cantique de Moÿse / William ChristieWorks: Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676): Le Cantique de Moÿse Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) HAR 8901055 $10.49 Etienne Moulinié created a sophisticated musical setting in concertante style for these

texts, deliberately making them works destined for concert performance.

Cantatas by André Campra / William ChristieWorks: André Campra (1660-1744): Cantatas françaises Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) HAR 8901238 $10.49 ‘I have attempted as well as I could to mix the delicacy of French music with the vivacity of Italian music,’ wrote André Campra in the Preface to his first book of cantatas.

Rameau & the Acte de Ballet / William ChristieWorks: Rameau: Pygmalion; Nélée et Myrthis, acte de ballet Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) HAR 8901381 $10.49 The acte de ballet was an autonomous sung and danced stage work that finds its justification in its own subject.

Luigi Rossi: chamber oratorios / William ChristieWorks: Luigi Rossi (1597-1653): Un peccator pentito, O cecità, chamber oratorios Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 8901091 $10.49 First released in 1982, this

classic recording features a pair of oratorios by Luigi Rossi, both based on penitential texts by the poet Giovanni Lotti.

Luigi Rossi: Oratorio per la Settimana Santa Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 8901297 $10.49 Luigi Rossi’s (1598-1653) Oratorio per la Settimana Santa is a masterpiece of the period. Its moralistic intent was to move the listener through compassion to repentance.

Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants, H.487 Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants, H.487 (an allegory on the power of the arts) Artists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 8901083 $10.49 ‘Les Arts Florissants’ is a chamber opera in five scenes written in 1685. This benchmark recording was originally released in 1982.

mid-priced❦J.S. Bach: ‘Hunt’ & ‘Peasant’ Cantatas

Artists: Yvonne Kenny, Maria Blasi, soprano; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Robert Holl, bass; Niko-laus Harnoncourt/Concentus musicus Wien (1 CD) (War-ner) WRNC 554600 $13.99 “Harnoncourt tops off the complete Das Alte Werk set

of Bach’s church cantatas with admirably ebullient accounts of (these two) secular cantatas... no scholarly rectitude here - and the recording is first rate.” -Penguin Guide

❦J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Handel: ‘Utrecht’ Te DeumArtists: Felicity Palmer, Marjana Lipovsek, Philip Lan-gridge, Kurt Equiluz, Thomas Moser, Ludwig Baumann. Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Con-centus musicus Wien. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554601 $13.99

“The combined Vienna Boys Choir and the Chorus Viennesis are simply marvelous, their contributions beyond praise.[...] this is a great disc.” -Classics Today

❦Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Violin Concertos Artists: Enrico Onofri, violin; Paolo Grazzi, oboe; Giovanni Antonini/Il Giardino Armonico. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554598 $13.99 “Onofri is as good a soloist as may be met in a long march, pitch-perfect, incisive but not ‘edge’ and effortlessly alert to every nuance.” -Gramophone

The Baroque Era, continued

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PianoTwo Interesting Beethoven Programs

❦Haydn: Symphonies; & Violin ConcertoWorks: Haydn: Symphony No. 7 ‘Le Midi’; Symphony

No. 83 ‘The Hen’; Violin Concerto in C major Artists: Harry Christophers/Handel and Haydn Society. Aisslinn Nosky (Vln). (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16139 $15.49 On Sale“This series, recorded live, is showing us that Haydn’s early symphonies are as daring and fresh in their own way as the latest.” -Sunday Times

C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos Wq. 170 - 172Artists: Jlian Steckel, cello; Susanne von Gutzeit/Stuttgart CO (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 15045 $18.99 In 1750 C.P.E. Bach began to compose his three cello con-certos, written for the middle-

class musical society in Berlin and Potsdam, not, as usual, for the composer’s royal benefactor.

Weber: Clarinet Concertos / Paul MeyerWorks: Carl Maria von We-ber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2; Concertino Op. 26 Art-ists: Paul Meyer (clarinet)/Lausanne CO (1 SA Hybrid CD) (MD&G) MDG 9401922 $21.49 All of the pieces on this disc

were written by Weber for Heinrich Baermann, first clarinetist of the Munich Court Orchestra.

Ferdinand Ries: Cello Sonatas / Geatano NasilloWorks: Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838): Cello Sonatas, Opp. 20, 21 & 125 Artists: Gaetano Nasillo (Clo); Alessandro Commellato (FtePno) (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95206 $8.99 German composer Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) was a friend and pupil of Ludwig van Beethoven, and his compositional style is inevitably similar to that of his teacher.

Haydn & Boccherini: Cello Concertos / du PréWorks: Haydn: Cello Con-certos Nos. 1 & 2; Luigi Boc-cherini (1743-1805): Cello Concerto Artists: Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Daniel Barenbo-im/English CO; John Barbirolli/London SO. (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 554929 $13.99

In his memoir ‘A Life in Music’, Daniel Barenboim wrote: “I have never encountered anyone for whom music was such a natural form of expression as it was for Jacqueline...”

Johann George Lickl: Chamber music with windsWorks: Johann George Lickl (1769-1843): Three Oboe Quartets, Op. 26; Cassation for oboe, clari-net, horn & bassoon; Trio for clarinet, horn & bas-soon (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0350 $18.99 The Cassation for winds on this recording was once thought to have been written by Mozart, which gives some indication of the quality of Lickl’s work.

Hoffmeister: Complete Works for Viola (2 CDs)Works: Franz Anton Hoff-meister (1754-1812): Viola Concertos in B flat major & D major; Studies (12) for solo viola Artists: Christopher Hog-wood/Gulbenkian Orch. (2 CD) (Oehms) 2 OEH 071 $7.99 An OehmsClassics sampler is

included with the Hoffmeister program offering re-cordings by such artists as Dmitrij Kitajenko, Michae-la Schuster, Sebastian Weigle, and Adrien Boisseau.

Pleyel: Concertos & the Symphony in B flatWorks: Iganz Joseph Pleyel (1757-1831): Violin Con-certo; Viola Concerto; Symphony in B-flat major Art-ists: Christian Birnbaum/Camerata pro Musica; Cor-nelia Löscher, violin; Robert Bauerstatter, viola (1 SA Hybrid CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38199 $19.99 The works here are especially appealing as they are written in a very familiar style, but full of surprises and unexpected turns.

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Ronald BrautigamWorks: Mozart: Piano Con-certos No. 5, K.175 & No. 6, K.238; Three Concertos after J.C. Bach, K 107 Artists: Michael Alexander Willens/Die Kolner Akademie. Ron-ald Brautigam (FtePno) (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS)

BIS 2084 $21.99 Working their way backwards through the compos-er’s catalog, here, on the penultimate disc, these artists have reached the earliest of the original works, composed in 1773 and 1776 respectively.

Mozart: Symphony Nos. 38-41 / HarnoncourtArtists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Royal Concertgebouw Orch. (2 CD) (Warner) 2 WRNC 554937 $18.99 Illuminating interpretations of Mozart’s last four sym-phonies from Harnoncourt & The Concertgebouw.

❦Mozart: Mass & Vespers / HarnoncourtWorks: Mozart: Coronation Mass in C major; Vesperae solennes de confessore Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Concentus musicus Wien (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554602 $13.99 “...Harnnoncourt’s never treats [the music] simply for what it seems to be but looks more deeply into the score to see if he can bring out something fresh.” -Gramophone

Mozart: Serenade ‘Gran Partita’; Haydn: Notturno Works: Mozart: Serenade K.361 ‘Gran Partita’; Haydn: Notturno No. 8 for 2 Hurdy-Gurdys & Orchestra Artists: Trevor Pinnock/Royal Acad-emy of Music Soloists Ensem-ble (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Linn Records) LINN 516 $22.99

Pinnock adds ‘Gran Partita’ to his impressive Mozart discography, performed on modern instruments with the very best of the next generation of wind players.

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Ingrid Jacoby, pianoWorks: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 K. 453, 20 K. 466, 1 K. 37 Artists: Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Ingrid Jacoby (Pno). (1 CD) (ICA Classics) ICA 5137 $16.99

Mozart: String Quartets dedicated to HaydnWorks: Mozart: String Quartets K.387 “Spring” & 458 “Hunt” Artists: Hagen Quartett (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Myrios Classics) MYR 017 $19.99 This is the Hagen’s first recording using the ‘Paga-nini Quartet’ - the only complete set of Stradivarius instruments known to exist today.

Giordani: 6 Sonatas / Lina Uinskyte, violinWorks: Tommaso Giordani (1733-1806): 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 Artists: Lina Uinskyte, violin; Marco Ruggeri, organ, piano, harpsichord (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95149 $8.99 These six sonatas are scored for violin and keyboard, and are each 2-movement works in the Galante style, similar to that of Johann Christian Bach.

The Classical Era

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Atlanta SO, Robert ShawArtists: Benita Valenta, Janice Taylor, Richard Leech, William Stone (Robert Shaw’s final concert in Atlanta, May 21, 1988). Robert Shaw/Atlanta SO. (1 CD) (ASO Media) ASOM 1007 $18.99 When it came time to preserve this May 20, 1988 performance, taken in a single concert just prior to the ASO’s triumphant 1988 tour to Europe, Mr. Woods wrote: “This performance is one of those in which all of the participants were playing for the sake of the music and were caught up in a vortex of musical union and humanity the likes of which you just don’t encounter very often, if ever in a lifetime.”

Field: Complete Nocturnes / Elizabeth Joy RoeArtists: Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002488602 $15.48 John Field, an Irish com-poser who predates Chopin, is regarded as the “Father of the Nocturne.” This release is the first recording of all 18

Nocturnes on a single album.

Mozart: Piano Sonatas / William YounWorks: Mozart: Sonata No. 1, K.279; Sonata No. 11, K.331; Sonata in F, K.533 Artists: William Youn, piano (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 1830 $19.99 Late in 2014, part of Mozart’s manuscript of the Sonata, K. 331 was discovered in Budapest, where differences were found from the commonly heard version. In this album, the famous Rondo alla turca sounds new!

Antonio Soler (1729-83): 16 Keyboard Sonatas Artists: Christopher Hinterhuber (Pno). (1 CD) (Paladino Music) PANO 0042 $18.99 A musical visionary of his era, the works of Antonio Soler (1729-1783) have largely and unfortunately

been forgotten.

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 Artists: Christian Leotta, piano (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22485 $16.99 Christiian Leotta has established a reputation as “a pianist of the highest order: technician, musician and interpreter all at once” (La Presse).

C.P.E. Bach: Complete Keyboard VariationsArtists: Andrea Coen (FtePno). (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95305 $12.99 The pieces here are played on a Kerstin Schwarz fortepiano, modeled after Silbermann 1749. Andrea Coen, one of the

foremost keyboardists of Italy, is the recording artist.

Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos.31, 33, 47 & 59Artists: Enrique Bagaria (Pno). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Launch Music) LAUC EUD1601 $19.99 First prize winner of the María Canals Competition, Bagaría’s refined, elegant, and virtuosic perfor-mances bring these seminal works the grandeur, yet intimacy they deserve.

Mozart: Piano Sonatas / Diana Boyle, pianoWorks: Mozart: Piano Sonatas K.279, K.283, K.330; K.457; K.281; K.282; K.533; K.570 Artists: Diana Boyle, piano (2 CD) (Divine Art) 2 DVT 21227 $22.99 On SaleDiana Boyle hardly ever uses pedal, creating a sound which is warm and rich, never tense or agitated; her fast passages are light and bright.

music for solo

Beethoven: Chamber Music for Winds / Il GardellinoWorks: Beethoven: Octet for winds, Op. 103; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet,

Bassoon & Horn, Op. 16; Rondino for Wind Octet in E flat major, WoO 25 Artists: Il Gardellino. Arthur Schoonderwoerd (FtePno); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe) (1 CD)

(Passacaille) PSSA 1016 $18.99 With the exception of the Quintet for Piano & Winds Op.16, Beethoven’s chamber

music for winds, unfortunately, is still not well-known.

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The Romantic EraLittle recorded Romantic chamber works

Dvorak & Suk for Violin & Orchestra / TetzlaffWorks: Dvorák: Violin Con-certo; Romance; Galop for orchestra, B.119 Josef Suk (1929-2011): Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra Artists: John Storgårds/Helsinki PO. Christian Tetzlaff (Vln). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Ondine)

OND 1279 $16.99 Musical America named Christian Tetzlaff “In-strumentalist of the Year” in 2005 and his record-ing of the violin concertos by Mendelssohn and Schumann (OND 1195), received the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik”.

Franck: Symphony in D minor / New York POWorks: César Franck (1822-1890): Symphony in D minor; Les Eolides (The Breezes) Artists: Kurt Masur/New York PO. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554933 $13.99 Aptly, both idealism and daring inform the splendid Symphony in D minor by César Franck, who fused the French and German traditions at a time of heated Pa-risian controversy over the cultural identity of music.

Piano Trios of Brahms & Frank BridgeWorks: Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8; Frank Bridge: Phantasie No. 1 in C minor for piano trio Artists: Thomas Carroll (Clo); Rafal Zam-brzycki-Payne (Vln); Hyung-Ki Joo (Pno) (1 CD) (Paladino Music) PANO 0076 $18.99

Programmed alongside a dazzling reading of Brahms’ all-time favorite B Major Trio is Frank Bridge’s gorgeous Phantasie Trio, a much under-estimated gem of 20th century chamber music.

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 & Op. 72 Artists: Václav Neumann/Czech PO. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554934 $13.99 Recorded in the ‘70s, these performances exude au-thenticity of spirit. “This is as enchanting a set of en-chanting music as one could hope for.” - Gramophone

Dvorak & Schumann: Piano Concertos / HoughWorks: Dvorák: Piano Con-certo, Op. 33; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Artists: Andris Nelsons/City of Birmingham SO. Stephen Hough (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyper-ion) HYP 68099 $19.99 Schumann and Dvorák each

wrote just one piano concerto, the latter being per-formed here in its fearsomely challenging original version.

Dvorak & Martinu: Cello Concertos / PoltéraWorks: Dvorák: Cello Con-certo in B minor; Martinu: Cello Concerto No. 1 Art-ists: Christian Poltéra, cello; Thomas Dausgaard/Deutsch-es SO Berlin (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS) BIS 2157 $21.99 Critics around the world have

used adjectives such as ‘glowing’, ‘lyrical’, ‘ripe’ and ‘singing’ to describe cellist Christian Poltéra tone - qualities that will enhance any repertoire, but especially the concertos on this program.

Dvorak: Symphony No. 8; Suk: Serenade et al. Works: Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Symphony no 8; Josef Suk (1874 - 1935): Serenade for strings, Op. 6 Artists: Mariss Jansons/Bavarian Radio SO (1 CD) (BR Klassic) BRK 900145 $15.49 On SaleEvery movement and melody in Dvorák’s Eighth reflects the fact that it was inspired by the landscape of Bohemia, and informed by the symphonic ouevre of Tchaikovsky.

Martucci: Complete works for cello & pianoArtists: Jacopo Francini, cello; Alessandro Deljavan, pianoforte (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 851303 $16.99 Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909) gave new life to the Italian symphonic and chamber music reper-toire through the delicate passage from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

Édouard Lalo: Works for Violin, Cello & PianoWorks: Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Cello Concerto; Piano Concerto; Concerto russe; Fantaisie norvégienne; Introduction et Scherzo on themes from Namouna Artists: Soloists of the Queen Elisabeth Music

Chapel; Jean-Jacques Kantorow/Liège Royal Philharmonic (3 CD) (Alpha) 3 AHP 233 $37.49 Édouard Lalo’s concertante music rewards the at-tentive ear with a brilliant, skillfully constructed style, studded with fresh rhythmic and harmonic inventions.

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites & Norwegian DancesWorks: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2; Four Norwegian Dances Artists: Raymond Leppard/English CO (1 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone) PTE 5186231 $19.99 Over the centuries, a number of composers dis-played a particularly distinct flair for writing melodies that captured the essence of a people - Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is certainly one of them.

Mendelssohn: Elijah, oratorio / RademannArtists: Hans-Christoph Rademann/Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; RIAS Kammerchor. Marlis Petersen; Thomas Oliemans; Maximilian Schmitt; Lioba Braun. (2 CD) (Accentus) 2 ACTS 30356 $29.99

This new release is an outstanding recording of Felix Mendelssohn’s Elias. This performance was recorded live at Konzerthaus Berlin in July of 2015.

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night DreamArtists: Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554931 $13.99 This performance of Mendelssohn’s incidental mu-sic to Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ both glows with enchantment and sparkles with wit.

Thomas Zehetmair conducts & plays SchumannWorks: Schumann: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 1 ‘Spring’; Phantasie Artists: Thomas Zehetmair (piano)/Orchestre de chambre de Paris. (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B002476302 $18.98 In 2012, Thomas Zehetmair

was appointed principal conductor of the Paris Chamber Orchestra and on this recording does double duty as both soloist and conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Spanish CapriccioArtists: Mstislav Rostropovich/Orchestre de Paris. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554932 $13.99 “Setting Rostropovich.. in front of such an unmistak-ably French orchestra produces an intriguing and most attractive blend of Russian fire and colour with Gallic elegance and sentiment.” -Gramophone.

Schubert: String Quintet; Songs / Quatuor ÉbèneWorks: Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D 956; Songs arranged for voice & string quartet Artists: Quat-uor Ébène; Matthias Goerne (Bar); Gautier Capuçon (Clo) (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554925 $16.99

Quatour Ebene complements Schubert’s sublime String Quintet with a group of his songs, arranged for string quartet accompaniment and sung by the

great German baritone Matthias Goerne.

Schubert by harpist Ieuan JonesWorks: Schubert: Impromptus, ‘Diabelli’ variations; Moment Musiceaux D780; Scherzi Artists: Ieuan Jones, harp (1 DVD-Audio) (Claudio) CDOR 6032 $24.99 Harpist Ieuan Jones was appointed Professor of Harp at the Royal College of Music in 1997, and in 2016 was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Music.

Schumann: Cello Concerto; Piano Trio No. 1Artists: Pablo Heras-Casado/Freiburger Barockorchester. Isabelle Faust (Vln); Jean-Gui-hen Queyras (Clo); Alexander Melnikov (Pno). (2 CD & DVD) (Harmonia Mundi) 2 HAR 902197 $19.99 This is the final installment in

harmonia mundi’s Schumann trilogy, and it pairs the composer’s Cello Concerto with his first Piano Trio.

String Quartets by Schubert & Daniel SchnyderWorks: Schubert: String Quartets D.353 and D.112; Daniel Schnyder (b.1961): String Quartet No. 4 ‘Great Places’ Artists: Belenus Quartett (1 CD) (Acousence Records) AOUE 12716 $18.99 This album is the award-winning Belenus Quartet’s second, and was inspired by their success at the 2015 competition “Franz Schubert and Modern Music.”

Schumann: Paradise and the Peri, oratorio Artists: Magdalena Hajossyova, Marga Schiml; Wolf-Dieter Hauschild/Leipzig Radio Choir and SO (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95306 $12.99 Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri, an orato-rio in three parts, is an innovative form of dramatic cantata for solo voice, choir, and orchestra.

Schumann: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 / Trio KarénineArtists: Trio Karénine (1 CD) (Mirare) MRR 311 $23.99 Winner of the ARD International Competition in 2013, Trio Karénine has been highly praised for their musical integrity and technical prowess.

Wagner: Complete Overtures and Orchestral Music from the Operas Artists: Alois Springer/Hamburg SO; Yuri Simonov/Luxemborg Radio SO; Philharmonia Orch.; St. Lou-is SO; Jerzy Semkow/Heinrich Hollreiser/Bamberg SO. (3 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 94937 $16.99 Wagner’s operas are stunning not only for their rich and dramatic vocal lines but also for containing some of the most sublime orchestral music of the 19th century.

Sergei Taneyev: Piano Quintet & SongsWorks: Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915): Piano Quintet Op. 30; Poems for voice & piano, Op. 34 Artists: Leipzig String Quartet. Olga Gollej (Pno); Marina Pruden-skaya (mz). (1 CD) (MD&G) MDG 3071917 $19.99

Hard to believe that it was not until 1910 that the first passacaglia made its appearance in Russian music. It was Taneyev who combined this magnificent formal model from the baroque era with an original Slavic tone in the slow movement of his piano quintet - per-haps the high point of this majestic and mighty work.

Chamber music of Max Bruch / Piers LaneWorks: Max Bruch: Piano Quintet in G minor; String Quartet No. 1; Swedish Dances, Op. 63 Artists: Goldner String Quartet. Piers Lane (Pno); Dene Olding (Vln) (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68120 $19.99

New recordings from the Goldner String Quartet are always a treat. Here, once again, they are joined by pianist Piers Lane for the intriguing Bruch Piano Quintet. This program pairs it with his youthful String Quartet No.1 and a catchy set of Swedish Dances for violin and piano.

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Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931): 6 Violin Sonatas Artists: Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554936 $13.99 Eugène Ysaÿe, one of the most celebrated and influential instrumentalists of his time, drew inspiration from Bach

for his six sonatas for solo violin, producing works of extraordinary richness and formidable virtuosity.

Gustav Holst: The Planets / Simon RattleArtists: Simon Rattle/Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 555213 $13.99 Sir Simon Rattle’s original 1980 recording of The Planets with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Roentgen: Works for Violin & Cello, solo & togetherArtists: Oliver Kipp, violin; Katharina Troe, cello (3 CD) (Thorofon) 3 THO 2628/3 $22.99 These solo works for violin and cello and duets combin-ing the two make up a small but influential portion of

Roentgen’s (1855-1932) compositions. The breadth of this album gives the listener a broad spectrum of Roentgen’s compositional styles.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 / Otto KlempererArtists: Otto Klemperer/New Philharmonia Orch. (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 554935 $18.99 “There is no more irony, sarcasm, no resentment whatsoever. There is only the majesty of death,” said Otto Klemperer of the closing Adagio of Mahler’s 9th Symphony.

Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (1911) Artists: Giordano Bellincampi/Duisburger Philharmoniker. Kolja Blacher (Vln). (1 CD) (Acousence Records) AOUE 22115 $18.99 After studying at the Julliard School of Music and then in Salzburg with Sandor Vegh, Kolja Blacher has enjoyed international success in concerts with the world’s greatest orchestras.

Mravinsky conducts Sibelius & DebussyWorks: Sibelius: Symphony No. 3; The Swan of Tuonela Op. 22 No. 3; Symphony No. 7; Debussy: Nocturnes - Nuages; Fêtes Artists: Yevgeny Mravinsky/Leningrad PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Praga) PGA 350106 $23.99

Sibelius’s Symphony No.3 was composed in 1907. It is the link between the romantic intensity of his first two symphonies and the more cold complexity of his later symphonies.

Moveable Feast - 3 very different voices in Paris in 1907 / Stockholm Syndrome Ens.Works: Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C Minor; Ravel: Frontispice; Le Tombeau de Couperin; de Falla: El Amor Brujo Artists: Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble. (1 CD) (Channel Classics) CCS 36916 $21.49 The music on this disc has a very specific location and time at its heart: Paris in 1907. This program is built around the tantalizing thought that these three very different composers were all in Paris at the same time discussing music and inspiring one another.

Glazunov & Dvorak Violin Concertos Works: Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor; Sibelius: Humoresques (6); Dvorak: Violin Concerto Artists: Efi Christodoulou, violin; John Carewe/Bournemouth SO. (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 0153 $16.99 On Sale

Debussy, Ravel & Fauré for Piano & OrchestraWorks: Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano & Orchestra; Fauré: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Artists: Valerie Tryon, pinao; Jac van Steen/Royal PO (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 258 $16.99 On Sale

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies / BarbirolliWorks: Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5; Fantasies Artists: John Barbirolli/Halle Orch.; Philharmonia Orch.; Sinfonia of London (rec. 1957 and 1962) (2 CD) (Urania (Italy) 2 URA 121.160 $29.99

Paul Juon: Complete String QuartetsWorks: Paul Juon (1872-1940): String Quartets, Opp. 5, 11, 29 & 67 Artists: Sarastro Quartett. (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777883 $29.99 On SaleAll the essential traits of Juon’s compositional style

are brought together in these splendidly crafted quartets: his predilection for irregular rhythms and rhythmic-metrical peculiarities, bold harmonies,

Robert Fuchs (1847-1927): Symphonies 1 & 2 Artists: Karl-Heinz Steffens/WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777830 $15.49 On SaleThis highly imaginative music, rich in ideas, makes a very strong impression. Audible quotations and reminiscences

of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms repeatedly surface particularly in the second symphony.

The Post Romantic Era where the 19th century meets the 20th

Gottfried Huppertz: The Nibelungs, suite Artists: artists Frank Strobel/Frankfurt RSO. (1 CD) (Pan Classics) PAN 10346 $18.99 Gottfried Huppertz (1887-1937) wrote in a lush, late-Romantic idiom. With “Die Nibelungen”, he evokes Wagner’s take on Teutonic mythology through a highly lyrical and orchestrally expansive score that resists being imitative. pour le piano

romantic & post-romantic works

Claudio Arrau plays Franz Schubert

Works: Schubert: Moment Musical; 3 Piano pieces; Wanderer Fantasy Artists: Claudio Arrau, piano (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 554930 $18.99 “Schubert is for me the ultimate problem of interpre-tation... There is the dramatic scope of Beethoven and the simplicity of Austrian folksong; wonderful lyric writing ... and great chastity.” -Claudio Arrau

Pianist Dennis Lee plays DebussyWorks: Debussy: Ara-besques (2); Estampes (3); Images, Set 1; Images inédites (3); La plus que lente; L’isle joyeuse Artists: Dennis Lee (Pno). (1 CD) (Launch Music) LAUC ICSM80060 $19.99

Debussy, like Chopin and Liszt, took the genre in a new direction due to his groundbreaking approach to texture, chords, shifting harmonies, and the use of the pedal, among other features.

Peter Kairoff plays Franz SchubertWorks: Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D. 780; Variations on a Theme of Anselm Hüttenbrenner, D 576; Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946 Artists: Peter Kairoff (Pno). (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3473 $16.99 This release features the rarely recorded Variations on a Theme of Anselm Huttenbrenner, D. 576.

Tänze aus Wien / Paul Badura-Skoda, pianoWorks: Schubert: Waltzes; Lerchenwalzer in D flat major, D.145; Johann Strauss II/Otto Schulhof: Polkas Artists: Paul Badura-Skoda (Pno) (rec. 2015) (1 CD) (Gramola) GRAM 99104 $18.99

There is an incredible wealth of melodic and harmonious invention behind the apparently ever so simple waltzes and dances by Schubert.

❦Schubert: 8 Impromptus / Amir Katz, pianoWorks: Schubert: Impromp-tus, D 899 & 935; Artists: Amir Katz (Pno). (1 CD) (Or-feo) ORF 898151 $22.99 “The sensitivity, tonal refine-ment and occasional micro-management typifying Amir Katz’s Chopin Nocturnes,

Ballades and Impromptus and Mendelssohn Songs Without Words prevail throughout his Schubert Im-promptus...” -Gramophone Magazine

Adrienne Krausz plays Rachmaninov & LisztWorks: Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 2 (1931 revised vers); Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor Artists: Adrienne Krausz (Pno) (1 CD) (Budapest Music) BUAE 223 $16.49 What persuaded pianist Adrienne Krausz that the 1931 version of the Second Sonata is the definitive one, was that Rachmaninov remarked at the be-ginning of the new edition that it was revised and modified by the composer.

Debussy & de Falla: Piano musicWorks: Debussy: La soirée dans Grenade; Linda-raja; Préludes, Book 2; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; El sombrero de tres picos; Fantasía Baetica Artists: Vanessa Perez, piano STEI 30036 $17.99 Iridescent musical sketches of Spain are brought to life by Vanessa Perez, who has been praised for her bold performing style aligned to sensitivity.

Chopin: Complete Mazurkas / Rem UrasinArtists: Rem Urasin, piano (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95215 $12.99 Russian pianist Rem Urasin won 4-th Prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and First Prize in the Moscow Chopin Competition.

Paul Badura-Skoda plays SchubertWorks: Schubert: Sonata in D major D 850 “Gas-tein Sonate”; Drei Klavierstucke, D 946 Artists: Paul Badura-Skoda (Pno). (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 16425 $16.99 On Sale

❦Khatia Buniathisvili - ‘Kaleidoscope’ Works: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Ravel: La Valse; Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka Artists: Khatia Buniathisvili, piano (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88875170032 $12.99

‘Kaleidoscope’ is an album of pieces that are very different, yet all have their own identity and colors. Khatia’s new recording, a unique combination of masterful and challenging pieces shows her true virtuosic playing. “Khatia Buniatishvili offers a very individual and often imaginative account of Mus-orgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.” -BBC Music

Walter Gieseking plays Schubert & Schumann

Works: Schubert: Complete Impromptus Op. 90 & Op. 142; 6 Moments Musicaux D. 780; Schumann:

Waldszenen Op. 82; Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13 (2 CD) (Urania (Italy) 2 URA 121.223 $29.99

Walter Gieseking (1895-1956) was an outstanding German pianist, teacher, and composer. Originally

recorded between 1951 and 1955, these recordings have been remastered for optimal sound quality.

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Modern Era: Early 20th c.Bartók, Schnittke, Lutoslawski, Janácek

Bartók by Arrangement: Music for Viola Works: Bartók: Viola Sonata No. 2; Sonata for Solo Viola; Rhapsody No. 1 for Viola & Strings Artists: Péter Nagy, piano; Vidor Nagy (viola)/Di-vertimento Budapest. (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0351 $18.99 The Hungarian viola virtuoso Vi-

dor Nagy has transcribed three of Bartók’s violin cham-ber works for the viola, enriching the repertoire of his own instrument with three fiercely challenging works.

Benjamin Britten - works for chamber orchestraWorks: Britten: Lachrymae, for viola & strings; Prelude & Fugue for string orchestra; Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings; Young Apollo, for piano quintet & strings Artists: Markus Daunert/Aldeburgh Strings. Richard Watkins (Fr

Hrn); Allan Clayton (Tnr); Lorenzo Soules (Pno); Mate Szucs (Vla). (1 CD) (Linn Records) LINN 478 $19.99 This international ensemble of crack musicians reveals the next generation’s star soloists in these fresh and energetic performances of some of Britten’s finest music for string ensemble.

Bohuslav Martinu: The Complete Piano Trios Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Trios Nos. 1 - 3; Bergerettes, H 275 Artists: Smetana Trio. (1 CD) (Supraphon) SPR 4197 $22.99 The piano trios span two decades of Martinu’s life, and his compositional evolution can be seen as the pieces progress.

The Clarinet in Modern Concertos / CollinsWorks: Britten: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (realization of sketches by C. Matthews); Arnold Cooke: Clarinet Concerto no 1; Gerald Finzi: Baga-telles for clarinet & piano; William Mathias: Clarinet Concerto Artists: Michael Collins (clarinet)/BBC SO (1 CD) (Chandos) CHA 10891 $16.99 On SaleThis second volume of British Clarinet Concertos follows ‘a stunning recording’ made a Critic’s Choice of the Year in Gramophone (2013).

James Ehnes in four violin sonatasWorks: Elgar, Debussy & Respighi: Violin Sonatas; Sibelius: Berceuse, Op. 79/6 Artists: James Ehnes (Vln); Andrew Armstrong (Pno). (1 CD) (Onyx Classics) NYX 4159 $19.99 After the rapturous critical

reception for their Franck & Strauss Violin Sonatas, violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong turn their attention to three works from the World War I era.

Piano Quintets of Brahms & GernsheimWorks: Friedrich Gernsheim (1839-1916): Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 63; Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34 Artists: Formosa Quartet; Reiko Uchida, piano. (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3497 $16.99 Late-Romantic German

composer Friedrich Gernsheim was acknowledged by Brahms as a master composer; despite this, his music fell into obscurity.

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 / Mark ElderWorks: Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in E flat; Symphony No. 7 in C; En Saga Artists: Mark Elder/Hallé Orch. (1 CD) (Halle Records) HALE 7543 $18.99 This exhilarating album contains stunning live performances. “... raw, massive, glacial, thrilling. Elder and the Halle have a strong track record in this repertoire.” (The Observer)

Joachim Stutschewsky: Chamber MusicArtists: Aron Zelkowicz, cello; Luz Manriquez, piano; Jennifer Orchard, violin; Marissa Byers, clarinet. Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival members (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0314 $18.99 Joachim Stutschewsky (1891-1982) confronted his identity as a Jewish musician by melding the Medi-terranean sounds of his adopted Israel with the early klezmer influences of his youth in Ukraine.

Kurt Atterberg: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 Works: Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974): Symphony No. 3; Nocturnes (3), Op. 35bis; Vittorioso, Op. 58 Artists: Neeme Järvi/Gothenburg SO. (1 CD) (Chandos) CHA 10894 $16.99 On SaleThe warm and tuneful music of

Atterberg meets the idiomatic spirit and commitment of the Neeme Järvi & the Gothenburg Orchestra.

Otmar Schoeck: Complete Violin Sonatas Works: Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957): Violin So-nata in D major, WoO 22; Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Maristella Patuzzi (Vln); Mario Patuzzi (Pno). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95292 $14.99 Swiss composer Othmar Shoeck (1886-1957) succeeded in adopting stylistic elements of his contemporary 20th century composers while main-taining his own style of lyricism.

Pierre Boulez - Young Composer & ConductorWorks: Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol; Symphonies of Winds; Concertino for 12 instruments; Boulez: Le Soleil des Eaux; Bartok: Violin Con-certo No. 1; Debussy: Jeux Artists: Pierre Boulez/BBC SO; Royal Concertgebouw

Orch.; Yehudi Menuhin, violin (1 CD) (Praga) PGA 250332 $23.99 These recordings offer a foretaste of Boulez’ con-ducting genius and allow us to remember a great artist the world recently lost.

Shotakovich: String Quartets Vol. 1Works: Shotakovich: String Quartet No. 1 Op. 49, No. 2 Op. 68, Op. 5 Op. 92 Artists: Borodin Quartet (1 CD) (Praga) PGA 250323 $23.99 This release is taken from the Borodin’s first stereo recordings of the quartets, recorded for Melodiya in the late 60s and early 70s and carefully remastered.

Chamber music of Visilije MokranjacWorks: Visilije Mokranjac (1923-1984): String Quartet; Violin Sonata; Old Song, for violin & piano; Dance, for violin & piano Artists: Thomas Christian, violin; Evgeny Sinayskiy, piano; Thomas Christian Ensemble (1 CD) CPO 777893 $15.49 On SaleThe Thomas Christian ensemble, along with pianist Evgeny Sinayskiy, present this album of works by Vasilije Mokranjac (1923-1984).

William Wordsworth - Orchestral WorksWorks: William Wordsworth (1908-1988): Overtures ‘Conflict’; Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 Artists: Stewart Robertson/BBC Scottish SO; James Loughran. (1 CD) (Lyrita) LYTA 1121 $13.99 On SaleVarious influences such as Sibelius, Bartok, Nielsen and Bax may be detected in some of Wordsworth’s writing.

Witold Lutoslawski Orchestral WorksWorks: Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994): Concerto for Orchestra; Little Suite; Symphony No. 4 Artists: Krzysztof Urbanski/NDR SO. (1 CD) (Alpha Productions) AHP 232 $18.99

Bartók, Schnittke & Lutoslawski Violin SonatasWorks: Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 2; Alfred Schnittke: Violin Sonata No. 2 ‘Quasi una Sonata’; Lutoslawski: Partita for Violin & Piano Artists: Miranda Cuckson, violin; Blair McMillen, piano (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B002484702 $18.98 Violinist Miranda Cuckson has always been drawn to the colorations and charac-teristics of Slavic music with its dark-hued tones and harmonies, mordant wit, and detailed shaping of folk ornamentation.

❦Leos Janacek - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 Works: Janácek (1854-1928): Adagio, JW 6/5; Glagolitic Mass”; Otcenás, for tenor,

chorus, harp & organ; Ave Maria, for tenor, chorus, violin & organ Artists: Edward Gardner/Bergen PO & Chorus; Thomas Trotter (Organ); Susan Bickley (Mzz Sop);

Stuart Skelton (Tnr) (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos) CHA 5165 $17.99 On Sale“Gardner steers the clash of brass, strings, chorus and soloists with confidence, the instrumental outer movements ablaze with excitement, the whole well balanced but

still dangerous and invigorating.” -The Guardian

Pianomusic for solo

Sergei Bortkiewicz: Piano music / Nadejda VlaevaWorks: Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952): Piano Sonata No. 2; Three Mazurkas; Ju-goslavische Suite; Fanta-siestücke; Lyrica nova; Six Preludes Artists: Nadejda Vlaeva, piano (1 CD) (Hype-rion) HYP 68118 $19.99

Many of these alluring pieces have only been recent-ly discovered and are recorded here for the first time.

Alexander Mosolov: Complete Solo Piano WorksArtists: Olga Andryushchenko, piano (2 CD) (Grand Piano) 2 GRPO 703 $24.99 Alexander Vasilyevich Mossolov (1900-1973) is best known for his orchestral piece, ‘The Iron Foundry’. His piano pieces employ motor rhythms, percussive at-tacks, and melodic angularity.

Bartók: Mikrokosmos 6 & other piano piecesWorks: Bartók: Mikrokosmos 6; Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs; Suite, Op. 14; Out of Doors; Three Burlesques Artists: Cedric Tiberghien (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68123 $19.99 The gifted French pianist

Cédric Tiberghien turns to the music of Bartók in this wide-ranging program

American Visions / Ian Gindes, pianoWorks: Copland: Four Piano Blues No. 3; Rodeo; Our Town; Gershwin/Wild: 2 Etudes; Kris Becker: Elegy; Passacaglia; Roders & Hammerstein (1 CD) (Centaur) CEN 3475 $16.99 The works included on this release all focus on American compositional vision.

Schulhoff: Piano Works, Vol. 3 / WeichertWorks: Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942): Piano Works, Vol. 3 - Suite Dansante en Jazz; 9 Kleine Reigen; Ostinato; 5 Jazz Etudes; Confrey: Kitten on the Keys Artists: Caroline Weichert (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 723 $16.99

In this program of rare works spanning 20 years of Schulhoff’s life, the influences of jazz, ragtime, Expressionism, and Dada can be clearly heard.

Michael Nyman: Complete Piano Music Artists: Jeroen Van Veen, piano (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95112 $18.99 The pieces on this album by Michael Nyman (b.1944) were either composed specifically for piano, or have been arranged for solo piano by the composer.

Touches & Traces: Music of Tan Dun & BernsteinWorks: Bernstein: Four Anniversaries; Five Anniversaries; Touches; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercorlor Artists: Warren Lee, piano (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 970252 $12.99 ‘Dew-Drop-Falls’, featured here, is one of Tan Dun’s most intricate and ethereal sound pictures.

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Contemporary - Music of our Time

David Chesky: The Venetian ConcertosDavid Chesky’s Venetian Concertos are a tribute to the classical Concerto Grosso form. Cast in the style of the great works of Corelli and Vivaldi, these radically origi-nal compositions replace the Baroque line contour with

dense chromatic polyphony, weaving a tapestry of interlocking grooves by turns Urban, Brazilian, and Latin inspired. CSK JD379 $16.99 On Sale

Peteris Vasks (b. 1946): The SeasonsArtists: Marcel Worms, piano (1 CD) (Zefir) ZEFR 9643 $18.99 Vasks makes splendid use of the possibilities of the pia-no in his ‘The Seasons’. The nature is the Baltic nature: a seemingly endless winter, an often blustery spring, a short but intense summer and a colorful autumn.

‘Noravank’: String Quartets of Petro ShoujounianWorks: Petro Shoujounian (b.1957): String Quartets nos 3 - 6 Artists: Quatuor Moli-nari. (1 CD) (ATMA) ATMA 22737 $16.99 To mark the 100th an-niversary of the Armenian genocide in which 1.5 million

Armenians died, Canadian composer Petros Shou-jounian has written four string quartets, each based upon various Armenian liturgical chants.

‘Blurred Boundaries’ / Apollo Chamber PlayersWorks: String Quartets by Libby Larsen, Henry Thacker Burleigh, Florence Beatrice Price, Erberk Eryilmaz, Hajime Komatsu, Marty Regan Artists: Apollo Chamber Players. (1 CD) (Navona) NVA 6038 $14.99 ‘Blurred Boundaries’ features commissioned works as part of Apollo Chamber Players’ 20x2020 com-position competition - an initiative to commission 20 new folk music-inspired works, each to explore culturally-specific musical traditions.

Dawn to Dust - Commissions from the Utuh SOWorks: Augusta Read Thomas: EOS (Goddess of the Dawn), ballet; Nico Muh-ly: Control (5 Landscapes for Orchestra); Andrew Norman: Switch Artists: Colin Currie, percussion; Thierry Fischer/Utah Sym. (1 SA Hybrid CD)

(Reference Recordings) REF 719SA $19.99 The pieces on this album are world premieres, commissioned for the Utah Symphony’s 75th an-niversary.

Hand Eye / Eighth BlackbirdWorks: Works for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & piano by Timo Andres (1985 - ); Christopher Cerrone; Jacob Cooper; Ted Hearne; Robert Honstein & Andrew Norman Artists: eighth blackbird. (1 CD) (Cedille) CDL 162 $16.99 Multiple Grammy award-winning Eighth Blackbird have been hailed as “super musicians” by the Los Angeles Times. Each of the commissioned works here take inspiration from contemporary art.

January: Songs & Chamber Music of Mark RimpleArtists: Early-new music ensemble Mélomanie with Carl Cranmer, piano; Mark Rimple, archlute; Drew Minter, countertenor; Tracy Richardson, harpsichord; Van Stiefel, electric guitar (1 CD) (Furious Artisans) FUR D6814 $16.99 Mark Rimple blend’s ancient and modern, such as the words of Catullus with the electric guitar, or the textures of the Romantic piano sonata with the structures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

John K. Leupold, II: Exasperating PerpetuationWorks: John K. Leupold, II (b.1952): Exasperating Perpetuation; Envisaging a Supercluster; Charismatic Thaumaturge et al. Artists: Inscape CO members (1 CD) (Ravello) RAEL 7931 $16.99 John K. Leupold II’s work has been called “an imag-inative exploration of instrumental timbres,” by the Washington Post. His music consistently delivers vigorously rhythmic and tonally sensitive works.

Sheffer: The Conference of the Birds / DiDonatoWorks: Jonathan Sheffer: The Conference of the Birds, for orchestra (2 versions, with and without narration) Artists: Joyce DiDonato, narrator; Jonathan Sheffer/Moravian PO (1 CD) (Navona) NVA 6037 $14.99

Depicting 12th-century Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar’s dramatic narrative, in Jonathan Sheffer’s ‘The Conference of the Birds’, the birds of the world seek to find an illustrious leader, ultimately ending with new insight into their spiritual identities.

Music is choir by Martin Romberg (b.1978)Works: Martin Romberg (1978 - ): Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, for chorus; Rúnatal, for chorus; Streghe, for chrous. Artists: Grex Vocalis; The Norwegian Girls’ Choir; Vox Nova Chamber Choir. (1 CD)

(LAWO Classics) LAWO 9 $16.99 Composer Martin Romberg’s Witch Mass, his sec-ond CD on the LAWO label, features choral com-positions on the subject of ancient magic spells and hymns to nature spirits rituals of rural Italy.

Symphonic Music of Mats Larsson GotheWorks: Mats Larsson Gothe (b.1965 ): Symphony No. 2; Apotheosis of the Dance; Autumn Diary Artists: Fredrik Burstedt/Helsingborg SO; Vast-eras Sinfonietta. (1 CD) (DB Productions) DBP 172 $16.99 Award-winning Mats Larsson Gothe is one of Swe-den’s most important contemporary composers. This portrait contains some of his most important or-chestral works, notably the great Symphony No. 2.

Michael Pelzel (b.1978): Chamber Music Works: Chamber works for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, pianos, percussion, string quartet Artists: Peter Rundel/Collegium Novum Zürich; Ensemble This / Ensemble That; Quatuor Diotima.

Marino Formenti (Pno) MSS 149 $18.99 The tracks included in this album focus on his cham-ber music written between 2004-2015. Michael Pel-zel has received numerous commissions and awards throughout South America, Berlin, and India.

New World Serenade / Sinfonietta of RiverdaleWorks by: Byron Adams, Oliver Caplan, John Corigliano, Walter Piston & Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Artists: Mark Mandarano/Sinfonietta of Riverdale. (1 CD) (Albany Records) ALB 1623 $18.99 With a program that ranges from America’s past through present with works by Walter Piston, John Corigliano, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Byron Adams, and Oliver Caplan, this survey shows us where we have been, and where we are headed.

Choral Music of Ola Gjeilo / Voces8, TenebraeWorks: Ola Gjeilo (b.1978): Northern Lights, for chorus; Dreamweaver; Reflections, for string quartet & piano; Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III), for chorus & string quar-tet; Sanctus, for chorus; Serenity (O magnum myste-

rium), for cello & chorus. Artists: Thomas Gould/CO Of London; Voces8, Tenebrae (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002464602 $15.48 Rising composer Ola Gjeilo (pronounced “Yay-lo”) releases his major label debut with Decca, Ola Gjeilo, an album of ethereal choral music inspired by his Nordic roots. The self-titled album contains rich vocal textures sung by Voces8, enhanced by radiant instrumentation: piano performed by Gjeilo himself, exquisite strings and acoustic guitar.

Raymond Murray Schafer: Apocalypsis Artists: Various artists (1 CD) (Analekta) 2 ANA 287845 $29.99 Schafer’s (b.1933) ‘Apoca-lypsis’ ranks in size and scale to Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand. Initially imag-ined as a way to create a

grassroots community of performers, ‘Apocalypsis’ blends professional and amateur talents in its cast of 1,000 choir singers, musicians, conductors, ac-tors, and dancers. The National Post called the production, “a work of cultural heroism”.

Sephardic Journey / Cavatina DuoWorks: Chamber music for flute, guitar, violin and string quartet by Alan Thomas, Joseph Williams, Carlos Rafael Rivera & David Leisner Artists: Ca-vatina Duo; Avalon String Quartet (1 CD) (Cedille) CDL 163 $16.99 When Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner and Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic learned they each had distant roots in the Sephardic Jewish world of Old Spain, the husband-and-wife duo of “consummate virtuosos” (American Record Guide) decided to explore their mutual heritage by commissioning works based on ancient Sephardic melodies.

The Curtis Project / PRISM Saxophone QuartetWorks: Music by Jennifer Higdon, David Ludwig, Thomas Oltarzewski, Gabri-ella Smith, Kat Souponetsky, Daniel Temkin & Tim Woos Artists: PRISM Saxophone Quartet (1 CD) (Prism Quar-tet) PSMQ 101 $14.99

In 2012, the PRISM Quartet conducted a residency with the composition department of the acclaimed Curtis Institute of Music. The residency culminated in new works by five gifted Curtis students, each now emerging as significant voices in contemporary music.

The Panufnik Legacies II - Orchestral Variations Works: Variations on a theme from Panufnik’s ‘Universal Prayer’ by Kim Ashton, Leo Chadburn, Bushra El-Turk, Matthew Kaner, James Moriarty, Elizabeth Ogonek, Aaron Parker, Alastair Putt &

Duncan Ward. Artists: François-Xavier Roth/London SO. (1 CD) (LSO Live) LSO 5070 $12.99 Orchestral works by composers participating in the Panufnik Composers Scheme 2011-2013.

Watercolors: Songs of Robert Nelson (b.1941) Artists: Sonja Bruzauskas, mz; Tali Morgulis, piano; Christopher Neal, violin; Wayne Brooks, viola; Anne Leek, oboe, Alexander Potiomkin, clarinet; Brian Thomas, horn (1 CD) (Delos) DEL 3499 $16.99 The pieces featured here reflect Nelson’s compositional characteristics, and display a range of colors, textures, and emotions. Mezzo-soprano Sonja Bruzasukas leads an accomplished group of musicians for this recording.

String Quartets by Adès, Norgard & AbrahamsenWorks: Thomas Adès: Arca-diana (1994), Per Norgard: Quartetto Breve (1952), Hans Abrahamsen: 10 Pre-ludes (1973) Artists: Danish String Quartet. (1 CD) (ECM) ECM B002484802 $18.98 The Danish String Quartet

has quickly established a worldwide reputation through a combination of technical and interpretive talents matched by an infectious joy for music-making and “rampaging energy,” (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). They make their ECM debut with a recording of fresh and intensely vivid works by Abrahamsen, Adès, & Nørgåd, performed with an extraordinary precision of nuance, warm and intelligent closeness of voices and command of form.

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New Solo Vocal Albums

RomanticSongs

❦Mozart: Arias / Christian Gerhaher, baritoneWorks: Mozart: Arias from Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Magic Flute; Symphony No. 36 “Linz” Artists: Gottfried Von der Goltz/Freiburger Barockorchester. Kristian Bezuidenhout (Pno); Avi

Avital (Mandolin) (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88875087162 $7.99 “Sung with freshness, clarity and vigour in crisply enunciated Italian and given all the simple charm that the composer intended... you may think you know this music inside out; Gerhaher will prove that you don’t.” -The Telegraph

‘Great Verdi Voices’ / L. Price, Carreras, GeddaArtists: Leontyne Price, soprano; Jose Carreras, Nicola Gedda, tenor; Piero Capuccilli, baritone; Kurt Eichhorn/Munich Radio Orch. and Chorus. (1 CD) (BR Klassic) BRK 900313 $15.49 On Sale

The radio recordings on this album were made be-tween 1962 and 1984, and as such document the development of how Verdi’s music was received in Germany during the two decades in question.

Arias for Domenico Annibali / Ferri-BenedettiWorks: Songs by Johann Adolph Hasse, Handel, Francesco Feo, Gaetano Latilla, Nicola Porpora, Jan Zelenka, Giovanni Ristori Artists: Flavio Ferri-Benedetti, alto; Carla Babelegoto, soprano; Il Basilico. (1 CD) (Pan Classics) PAN 10341 $18.99 Flavio Ferri-Benedetti, one of today’s referential countertenors for Italian baroque, pays homage to castrato Domenico Annibali. Half of the program has here been recorded for the first time.

Britten: Songs with Guitar / Ivonne Fuchs, mzWorks: Britten: Songs from the Chinese, Op. 58; Folksong Arrangements, Vol. 6 England; Nocturnal after John Dowland, for guitar Artists: Georg Gu-lyás (Gtr) (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Proprius) PRPR 2075 $22.99 The program presented

includes works by Benjamin Britten, as well as John Dowland’s Come, Heavy Sleep.

Anthony Milner: songs with orchestra & chorusWorks: Anthony Milner (1925-2002): The Song of Akhenaten; The Water and the Fire Artists: Meredith Davies/Manchester School Boys Choir. John Elwes (Tnr); Stephen Roberts (Bar); Janet Price (Sop) (1 CD) (Lyrita) LYTA 1125 $13.99 On SaleArguably the highpoint of the Milner’s large-scale choral writing is ‘The Water and the Fire’. Lasting around 55 minutes, this is a truly visionary piece, the music unfold-ing in a natural arc, from the jagged harmonies of the opening scene to the tranquil, diatonic closing melody.

Ginastera - The Vocal Album / Domingo, TolaWorks: Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983): 5 Canciones Populares Argentinas; Don Rodrigo; Milena Artists: Gisele Ben-Dor/Santa Barbara SO. Placido Domingo; Ana Maria Martinez (Sop); Virginia Tola (Sop) (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 554596 $16.99

Heart Songs / Miriam Feuersinger, sopranoWorks: Vocal works by J.S. Bach, Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) & Johann Kuhnua (1660-1722) Artists: Capricornus Consort Basel (1 CD) (Christophorus) CHR 77399 $18.99 For this program with the musical and spiritual aim of refreshing and reviving the heart through song, the vocal soloist is Austrian soprano Miriam Feuersinger, Echo award winner in 2014 for her recording of can-tatas by Graupner (CHR 77381).

Hasse: Complete Solo Cantatas, Vol. 1 Artists: Jana Dvorakova, soprano; Veronika Mrackova Fucikova, mz; Rozalie Kousalikova, cello; Ondrej Macek, hpsi. Hof-Misici (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0228 $18.99 An enormously popular op-

eratic composer in his day, Johann Adolf Hasse’s (1699-1783) chamber cantatas were written for pri-vate performance in the palaces of the powerful, yet still reveal the keen sense of drama that animated his operas.

Laudato Si: In the Spirit of St. Fancis of Assisi Works: Vivaldi, Traetta, Boccherini, Rossini, Haydn, Poulenc, Dvorak (1 CD) (Navona) NVA 6036 $14.99 Soprano Charlene Canty, countertenor Andrey Nemzer, and organist Nicholas Will present a fresh musical take on the Franciscan poetic tradition witha collection of Stabat Mater settings transcribed for voice & organ.

Jón Liefs (1899-1968): Complete SongsArtists: Finnur Bjarnason, tenor; Orn Magnusson, piano (1 CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 2170 $21.99 Something of a cult figure, Jón Leifs is especially known for his spectacular orchestral works, yet he also composed a number of solo songs, which reflect his more personal side.

Bjorling: The Copenhagen Concert, 10/15/59Songs & Arias by: Brahms, Mozart, Liszt, Wolf, Schubert, Bizet, Peterson, Sibelius, Grieg, Strauss & Puccini Artists: Jussi Bjorling, tenor; Bertil Bokst-edt, piano (1 CD) (JSP Records) JSP 682 $18.99

‘Carneval Oriental’ - arias & songs, Alla TurcaArias by: Allegri, Campra, Cesti, Handel, Lully, Monteverdi, Sartorio, A. Scarlatti; Uccellini Artists: Mehmet Cemal Yesilçay/Pera Ensemble; Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, soprano; Charlotte Quadt, mz (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5263 $16.99 The ‘Alla Turca’ fashion found expression in Turkish operas - ‘Il Seraglio’ by Mozart is probably the best-known work on this topic.

Voces de Sefarad / Romina Basso, mzSongs by: Falla, Federico García Lorca, José Marín, Mompou, Alonso Mudarra, Juan Hidalgo de Polanco & Rodrigo Artists: Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano; Alberto Mesirca, guitar (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95222 $14.99 This interesting program is a tribute to Spain’s Sephardic heritage, its Moorish roots, and its place as a melting pot of the East and West. A Turkish Ensemble performing on traditional instruments enhances several of the selections.

Virgil Thomson (1896-1989): Complete Songs Artists: Sarah Pelletier, soprano; Lynne McMurtry, contralto; William Hite, tenor; Aaron Engebreth, baritone; Alison D’Amato, piano; Linda Osborn, piano (3 CD) (New World) 3 NWR 80775 $47.99 On Sale

Decca Sound: 55 Great Vocal Recitals [55 CDs]Artists: Danco, Ferrier, Siepi, Del Monaco, Flagstad, Souzay, Bergonzi, Sutherland, Resnik, Krause, Pears, Nilsson, Horne, Tebaldi, Hotter & many more. (55 CD) (Decca) (avail. 5/20) 55 DEC B002495002 $118.98 Vocal recordings lie at the heart of The Decca Sound. Throughout the years the label and its producers discovered, signed and nurtured the defining voices of the age. The list of vocalists here reads like a who’s who of the greatest singers since 1950 - from Pavarotti, Sutherland and Flagstad to Gheorghiu, Fleming and Kaufmann. This 55

CD box set puts the spotlight on 55 unique voices who have defined classical musical in the past 60 years.

‘Aria’ - J.S. Bach’s Most Beautiful AriasArtists: Magdalena Kozena, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff, Christine Schafer, Andreas Scholl, Fritz Wunderlich (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B002489302 $8.98 ARIA presents over one

hour of J.S. Bach’s most beautiful arias, performed by some of the greatest artists. This 18-track compilation will be a ray of sunshine for any dreary mood.

❦Il Mio Canto (My Song) / Saimir Pirgu, tenorWorks: Songs & arias by Ver-di, Puccini, Gounod, Strauss, Cilea, Donizetti & Massenet Artists: Speranza Scappucci/Orch. del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1 CD) (Opus Arte) BOA 9041D $19.99 “Pirgu’s timbre isn’t quite

Italianate but he sounds rather like Giuseppe di Stefano... The heroic ring in Macduff’s aria from Macbeth hints at heavier Verdi roles that could come... A disc that promises much.” -Gramophone

Franz Schubert: Songs for Voice & Guitar Works: Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Ave Maria; Der Abend; Der blinde Knabe; Der Tod und das Mädchen; Des Mädchens Klage II Artists: Anna Huntley, mz; Jens Franke (Gtr). (1 CD) (Quartz

Records) QTZR 2115 $16.99 All of these Schubert songs were arranged in the 19th century, at the time Schubert lived for guitar, making this a very unique album!

‘L’Hiver a Cesse’ (Springtime Reveries)Songs by: Fauré, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Hugo Wolf, Samuel de Lange & Edvard Grieg Artists: Nienke Oostenrijk, soprano; Laura de Lange, piano (1 CD) (Cobra) CBR 47 $18.99 This selection of vernal songs

depicts spring in various ways; a common thread in most is that Spring is seen as the force of nature that chases away Winter.

Schubert: Winter Journey / Fischer-DieskauArtists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano (rec. 1955) (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 554938 $13.99 This 1955 recording of Win-terreise with pianist Gerald Moore is as exceptional for

the youthful beauty of Fischer-Dieskau’s singing as for the insight and immediacy of his interpretation.

Songs of Pauline Viardot / Ina Kancheva, sopWorks: Pauline Viardot (1821-1910): 15 Russian Songs; Mazourkes de Frederic Chopin, I & II Artists: Ludmil Angelov (Pno); Ina Kancheva (Sop); Christo Tanev (Clo). (1 CD) (Toccata Classics)

TOC 0303 $18.99 Pauline Viardot studied piano with Liszt, counterpoint and harmony with Reicha, and inspired Chopin, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Schumann and Wagner - and she was no mean composer herself, as these passionate songs demonstrate.

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Klemens Artists: Klemens Sander (Bass); Uta Sander (Pno). (1 CD) (ARS Productions) ARSP 38535 $19.99 Bass-baritone Klemens Sander is winner of the Richard Tauber Prize (2003) and the International Robert Schumann Competition (2000).

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Two World Premieres from Different ErasComplete Opera Titles

❦Beethoven: Fidelio / Kurt MasurArtists: Jeannine Altmeyer; Siegfried Jerusalem; Siegmund Nimsgern; Kurt Masur/Berlin Radio Choir and Gewandhaus Orch. Leipzig. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875194822 $11.99

Reviewing this distinguished 1979 recording, Gramophone praised: “the finely wrought but never overheated orchestral playing of the Gewandhaus.” adding “They are backed by perhaps the most suc-cessfully engineered recording yet for this work.”

Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893): La Wally, opera Artists: Alan Titus, baritone; Eva Marton, soprano; Francisco Araiza, tenor; Pinchas Steinberg/Munich Radio Orch. & Bavarian Radio Choir (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875194872 $11.99

This opera requires “artists with glamour, presence, star quality”, which the reviewer at Gramophone duly found in the “huge, gleaming and effortlessly produced” dramatic soprano of Eva Marton in the title role.

Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Torino della RAI Orch. Artists: Sesto Bruscantini, Mario Borriello, Cesare Valletti, Ada Noni, Armando Benzi. Mario Rossi/Orch. Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI. (2 CD) (Urania (Italy) 2 URA 121.212 $29.99

Donizetti’s Don Pasquale has not been recorded an extensive number of times, and the 1952 version featured here remains one of the reference classics of the work.

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, opera / LevineArtists: Thomas Allen, Mirella Freni, Anne Sofie von Otter, Neil Shicoff, Paata Burchuladze. James Levine/Rundfunkchor & Staatskapelle Dresden (2 CD) 2 DGG B002475502 $16.98 James Levine’s distinguished recording of Tchai-kovsky’s Eugene Onegin stars Mirella Freni, Thom-as Allen, Neil Shicoff and Anne Sofie von Otter.

Ferdinando Bertoni (1725-1813): Orfeo, opera Artists: Vivica Genaux, Francesca Lombardi-Mazzulli, soprano; Jan Petryka, tenor; Roberto Zarpellon/Ensemble Lorenzo da Ponte; Ferrara Coro Accademia di Santo Spirito. (1 CD) (Fra Bernardo)

FRAB 1601729 $18.99 The 70 operas by Ferdinando Bertoni (1725 to 1813) are almost all forgotten, except for his Orfeo. Unlike Gluck’s Orfeo, Bertoni created a true-opera seria, which celebrates its rediscovery here in recording with Vivica Genaux.

Francesco Morlacchi (1784-1841): Il Barbiere di Siviglia Artists: Romano Franceschetto; Alessandra Ruffini; Maurizio Comencini; Giorgio Gatti; Aurio Tomicich; Massimo Valentini. Gabriele Catalucci/Orch. Giovanile ‘In

Canto’. (2 CD) (Bongiovanni) 2 BGV 2085 $16.99

❦Donizetti: La Favorite (The Favorite), opera Artists: Vesselina Kasarova, mezzo soprano; Ramon Vargas, tenor; Marcello Viotti/Bavarian Radio Choir; Munich Radio Orch. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875194762 $11.99 This production was praised by Gramophone as “a beautifully conceived and performed version of an opera too often encountered in its Italian guise, but here brought vividly to life in the original French.”

Gaetano Donizetti: L’Elisir d’Amore Artists: Cesare Valletti, tenor; Sesto Bruscantini, baritone; Alda Noni, soprano; Gianandrea Gavazzeni/RAI National SO (rec. 1952) (2 CD) (Urania (Italy) 2 URA 121.187 $29.99 Donizetti’s ‘The elixir of Love’ was written hurriedly in only six weeks. It has remained massively success and is one of Donizetti’s most performed works.

Wagner: Die Walkure / Marek JanowskiArtists: Jeannine Altmeyer, Siegfried Jerusalem, Theo Adam, Marek Janowski/Staatskapelle Dresden. (4 CD) (Sony / RCA) 4 SBMG 88875196452 $14.99

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864): The Prophet Artists: Marilyn Horne, Renata Scotto, James McCracken; Henry Lewis/Ambrosian Opera Choir; Royal PO. (3 CD) (Sony / RCA)3 SBMG 88875194782 $13.99 “The role calls for a

Brünnhilde-range with an Amneris-type voice: the vocal flexibility and dramatic punch needed are extraordinary. Miss Horne has them all...” -Gramophone

Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato, Artists: Patrizia Kwella, Marie McLaughlin, Jennifer Smith, Michael Ginn, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe; John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir. Martyn Hill. (2 CD) (Warner Classics) 2 WRNC 554478 $11.99 The line-up of singers under John Eliot Gardiner comprises leading British early music specialists of the time (1980). Not available since 2012.

Joao de Sousa Carvalho (1745-1798): L’AngelicaArtists: Joana Seara, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Fernando Guimaraes, Maria Luisa Tavares, Sandra Medeiros. Pedro Castro/Concerto Campestre. (2 CD) (Naxos (USA) 2 NXS 8573554 $24.99

Setting a libretto by the great poet Metastasio, Joao de Sousa Carvalho brings out every ounce of dramatic intensity in his richly expressive score, the story of how the beautiful Angelica uses and misuses her seductive charms.

Johann Strauss Jr.: The Gypsy BaronArtists: Nikolai Schukoff, Claudia Barainsky, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Khatuna Mikaberidze. Lawrence Foster/NDR Radiophilharmonie (2 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone Classics) 2 PTE 5186482 $29.99 This new release features the operetta by Johann Strauss Jr., Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron).

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Price, Troyanos, MilnesArtists: Leontyne Price, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Raskin, soprano; Sherrill Milnes, baritone; Erich Leinsdorf/Ambrosian Opera Choir; New Philharmonia Orch. (rec. 1967) (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88875196382 $13.99 “The set boasts gorgeous, grand voices, headed by Leontyne Price, stately, imposing... [Tatiana]. Troyanos is a lively, palpitating Dorabella with a good sense of style... The orchestral playing is beguiling...” -Gramophone

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Varady, Auger, MathisArtists: Alan Titus, baritone; Julia Varady, Arleen Auger, Edith Mathis, soprano; Rolando Panerai, baritone; Rafael Kubelik/Bavarian Radio Choir and SO (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88875194802 $13.99 Opera magazine praises Titus as he “generates lively spirit in his scenes with Rolando Panerai, a Leporello into in 60s but still able to inflect his lines with verbal point as well as expressive colour”

John Corigliano: The Ghosts of VersaillesArtists: James Conlon/LA Opera. Victoria Livengood; Kristinn Sigmundsson; Scott Scully; Patrick Blackwell; Vanessa Becerra (2 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone Classics) 2 PTE 5186538 $29.99

Commissioned by the MET to celebrate its 100th anniversary, the success of Ghosts resulted in many performances in the 25 years to follow, one of which took place in February 2015 at the LA Opera, to great critical acclaim.

Nicola De Giosa (1819-1885): Don CheccoArtists: artists Matteo Bel-trami/Choir of the State Philhar-monic “Transylvaniaö; InterNat’l Orch. of Italy. (2 CD) (Dynamic) . 2 DYN 7737 $29.99

“‘Don Checco’ represents the best comic tradition of the Neapolitan musical theatre in the 19th century... This opera was a real surprise, pleasant and funny...” - Bachtrack, A world première on CD

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, opera Artists: George London, Lisa della Casa. Erich Leinsdorf/Vienna State Opera Orch. & Choir (3 CD) (Urania (Italy) 3 URA 121.304 $38.99 This recording, taken in 1953, was originally re-leased by RCA, and was available to the public for many years, and is again now on the Urania label.

Verdi: Luisa Miller / MET, James LevineArtists: Aprile Millo; Placido Domingo; Vladimir Chernov; James Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. and Choir (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875194772 $11.99 “Energy and internal

combustion were the special features of Levine’s reading... Domingo’s Rodolfo is generous in tone and phrase... this is Verdi singing of the highest class in both tone and feeling.” -Gramophone

Verdi: Otello / Vickers, Rysanek, GobbiArtists: Jon Vickers, tenor; Leonie Rysanek, soprano; Tito Gobbi, baritone; Tullio Serafin/Rome Opera Orch. and Choir. (2 CD) (Sony / RCA) 2 SBMG 88875196362 $11.99 This recording by RCA was deemed by BBC Music Magazine as the “preferred version and benchmark recording” of the work.” Further, Penguin Guide wrote: “No conductor is more understanding of Verdian pacing than Serafin.”

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Pavarotti, AbbadoArtists: Luciano Pava-rotti, Piero Cappuccilli, Gabriele Lechner, Ludmila Schemtschuk, Magda Nador, Georg Tichy, Franco De Gran-dis (live, 1986) Claudio Abba-do/Vienna State Opera Orch.

& Chorus (2 CD) (Orfeo) 2 ORF 907162 $38.99 In this recording of a live radio broadcast from the Vi-enna State Opera in 1986, we can hear Pavarotti in a performance both highly nuanced and possessed of an immense radiance, from his very first “Amici mei” to his touching death scene.

Wagner: Siegfried / Marek JanowskiArtists: Rene Kollo, Peter Schreie, Theo Adam, Ortrun Wenkel, Marek Janowski/Staatskapelle Dresden. (4 CD) (Sony / RCA) 4 SBMG 88875196442 $14.99 In review of Marek Janowski’s ‘Ring’, ClassicsTo-day wrote“The Staatskapelle Dresden plays spot-lessly for Marek Janowski ... An excellent ‘Ring’ experience.” Now two music dramas from this ac-claimed cycle are again available separately.

❦Alessandro Scarlatti: La Gloria di Primavera Artists: Diana Moore, Susa-na Ograjensek, Clint van der Linde, Nicholas Phan, Doug-las Williams. Nicholas McGe-gan/Philharmonia Baroque Orch. (2 CD) (Philharmonia Baroque) 2 PHBQ 09 $29.99

The San Francisco Chronicle called Scarlatti’s La Gloria di Primavera a “feast of vocal invention” after the opera’s western hemisphere premiere. PBO and McGegan present the world premiere recording of this newly discovered 300 year old serenata.

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Music for Choir❦How Fair Thou Art: Palestrina Motets

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594): Motets for 4 & 5 voices; Hodie Christus natus est; Nigra sum sed formosa Artists: The King’s Singers. (1 CD) (Signum) SIG 450 $17.99 “The King’s Singers maintain an admirably cool approach to these 16th-century sizzlers.” -The Guardian, 6th March 2016

Aetheria: Music of the Sky, Air & Atmosphere / The EsotericsWorks by: Aulis Sallinen, Erik Banks, Jaakko Mantyjarvi, Dale Trumbore, Greg Simon, Stef Conner, Kirke Mechem and Zachary Wadsworth Art-ists: The Esoterics (1 CD)

(Terpsichore Records) TER 1915 $18.99 The Esoterics, hailing from Seattle, are dedicated to performing a capella choral settings of philosophy, poetry, and spiritual writings from all over the globe.

‘Snowbells’ - Bent Sorensen Works for Choir Works: Bent Sorensen (1958 - ): Benedictus; Gråfodt (Greyborn); Havet står så blankt og stille; Lacrimosa; Livet og doden; Mo-tets Artists: Paul Hillier/Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Adam Riis (1 SA Hybrid CD) (DaCapo) DACO 6220629 $16.99

In ‘Snowbells’, the listener is guided through an almost unearthly landscape of human voices interwoven with the recorded sound of the bells of the village churches around the forest. ‘Bouillabaisse’: French Cantatas & Chansons Works by: Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Artists: Ensemble 392 (1 CD) (Fra Bernardo) FRAB 1603721 $18.99 Named after the French pitch for operas, A = 392 Hertz, Ensemble 392 is mainly interested in French music of the 17th & 18th centuries. On this recording they present rare French cantatas and chansons.

Berlioz: Te Deum / Claudio AbbadoArtists: Claudio Abbado/Euro-pean Community Youth Orch.; London SO Chorus; Wooburn Singers. Francisco Araiza DGG B002475302 $10.98 Claudio Abbado’s acclaimed

1981 recording of Berlioz’s monumental Te Deum: an album that still leads the field 35 years later.

Mozart: Horn Concertos (4) / Gunter HognerArtists: Gunter Hogner, horn; Karl Böhm/Vienna PO DGG B002475602 $10.98 Here, the Wiener Philharmoniker principal Gⁿnter Hogner demonstrates his skill and agility on the Viennese horn in Mozart’s four horn concertos.

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / ZimermanArtists: Krystian Zimerman, piano; Carlo Maria Giulini/Los Angeles PO DGG B002476202 $10.98 A young Krystian Zimerman’s distinguished recording of the

Chopin Piano Concertos.

Smetana: Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) / LevineArtists: James Levine/Vienna PO DGG B002475802 $10.98 The sumptuously toned Vienna Philharmonic play Smetana’s monumental cycle of symphonic poems.

Renaissance masterpieces from WestminsterWorks: Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Allegri: Miserere; Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo; Nanino: Haec dies Artists: Simon Preston/Westminster Abbey Choir. DGG B002476102 $10.98

Simon Preston’s fascinating album of Italian Renaissance vocal music.

Bernstein conducts Copland, Schuman & BarberWorks: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Barber: Adagio for Strings; Bernstein: Candide Overture; Schuman: American Festival Overture Artists: Leonard Bernstein/Los Angeles PO DGG B002475402 $10.98 The famous recording of American music by Leonard Bernstein and the LA Phil.

Brahms: Lieder / Jessye Norman, sopranoWorks: Brahms: Liebestreu; Sapphische ode; Zigeunerlieder; Regenlied Artists: Jessye Norman, soprano; Daniel Barenboim, piano DGG B002476002 $10.98

This CD contains many favorite Brahms songs including the gypsy-influenced Zigeunerlieder.

Prokofiev: The Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Shlomo Mintz, violin; Claudio Abbado/Chicago SO. DGG B002475902 $10.98 Shlomo Mintz’s commanding and benchmark performances of Prokofiev’s Violin Concertos.

Buxtehude and his Circle / Theatre of VoicesWorks: Music for voices with continuo and/or organ by Nicolaus Bruhns; Dietrich Buxtehude; Kaspar Förster; Christian Geist; Franz Tunder Artists: Paul Hillier/Theatre of Voices. llan Rasmussen

(Organ); Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann (Clo) (1 SA Hybrid CD) (DaCapo) DACO 6220634 $16.99 This CD gives rare insight into the circle around Bux-tehude - a musical circle of time, place, friendships, teacher-pupil relationships and even family ties - a net-work of excellent composers from northern Germany.

Choral Music by Samuel Barber Works: Samuel Barber - Reincarnations, Op. 16; Choruses from Anthony & Cleopatra; Motetto on Words from the Book of Job; Two Choruses Artists: Ben Kennedy, piano; Matthew

Firkins, timpani; Paul Spicer/Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir & Brass Ensemble (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 0152 $16.99 On Sale

Claudio Merulo: Organ-Alternately Masses Works: Claudio Merulo (1533-1604): Missa Apostolorum; Missa in Dominicis Diebus; Missa Virginis Mariae Artists: Alberto Turco/In Dulci Jubilo. Federico Del Sordo (Organ). (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95145 $12.99 This album contains three masses by Claudio Merulo. His compositional style in here alternates the organ and the choir in the different mass sections.

Claudio Monteverdi: Sacred Music Works: Monteverdi (1567-1643): Cantate Domino; Christe, adoramus te a 5; Christe, adormus te; Domine, ne in furore Artists: La Compagnia del Madrigale. Luca Guglielmi (Organ); Marta Graziolino (Harp) (1 CD) (Glossa) GLS 922805 $18.99 With this release, a collection of spiritual compositions by Monteverdi, La Compagnia del Madrigale provide a stunning follow-up to their award-winning recording of the Fifth Book of madrigals by Luca Marenzio.

Choral Music of Galina Grigorjeva ‘Nature Morte’ Works: Galina Grigorjeva (1962 - ): Diptych, for male chorus; In paradisum; Lament, for recorder; Nature Morte; Salve Regina; Svjatki, for soloists & chorus Artists: Paul Hillier/Theatre of Voices. Kaia

Urb (Sop); Conrad Steinmann (Recorder) (1 CD) (Ondine) OND 1245 $18.99

King’s College Choir Remembers David TrendellArtists: Gareth Wilson/The Choir of King’s College London (1 CD) (Delphian Records) DELP 34146 $17.99 On SaleThe choir which David Trendell directed for twenty-two years pays tribute with a collection of specially chosen pieces by David’s friends and former students.

Howells: Collegium Regale / Trinity College ChoirWorks: Herbert Howells (1892-1983): Psalm Settings 121 & 122; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus & organ (Collegium Regale); Rhapsody for organ no 1 Artists: Stephen Layton/

Trinity College Choir, Cambridge. Owain Park (Organ) (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68105 $19.99 Howells’ ‘Collegium Regale’ is truly one of the glories of the Anglican repertoire, recorded here in the glorious acoustic of Coventry Cathedral.

Hymns: Ancient & Modern / David SkinnerWorks: Includes Light’s glittering morn bedecks the sky; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; O God Our Help in Ages Past; God of mercy, God of grace; Jesu, lover of my soul; Jesu, the very thought of thee; Crown him with many crowns Artists: David Skinner/Sidney Sussex College Choir, Cambridge. Jamal Sutton (Organ). (1 CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1287 $16.99 This collection of favorite Victorian hymns is taken from an early edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern, which is one of the most influential hymnals in spiritual music.

Sacred Music of J.S. Bach & J.F. DolesWorks: J.S. Bach: Cantata “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir” BWV 29; Johann Friedrich Doles (1715-1797): Motets (2) Artists: Albrecht Koch/Batzdorfer Hofkapelle; Capella Vocale des Freiberger Dom-chores (1 CD) (Querstand) QRST 1511 $18.99 World premiere recording of two cantatas by Johann Friedrich Doles (student of Bach). The Great Silbermann Organ of Freiberg Cathedral accompanies all three works.

‘The Deer’s Cry’ - Byrd, Tallis & PärtWorks: William Byrd: Pieces (6) from Cantiones sacrae for 5, 6 or 8 voices; Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis; The Deer’s Cry; Thomas Tallis Artists: Harry Christophers/The Sixteen (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16140 $15.49 On SaleThis program includes Byrd’s monumental Tribue Do-mine and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The Arvo Pärt works speak in his un-mistakable voice, with its blend of ancient and modern.

Carl Reinecke: The Wild Swan, Op. 164Works: Carl Reinecke (1824-1910): Die wilden Schwäne, Op. 164, for soloists, wom-ens chorus, harp, cello, 2 horns & piano Artists: Hagen Enke/Schwanen-Ensemble (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777940 $15.49 On SaleThe unappreciated composer Carl Reinecke may have modeled his music on Men-delssohn, Schumann and Brahms but he did not copy them. This highly romantic music of the highest compositional craftsmanship is destined to win listeners’ hearts.

The Originals Series offers listeners the opportunity to explore key al-bums from the Yellow Label’s LP era and experience the power and passion of performances by a host of visionary artists.

The Originals

‘Amuse-Bouches’ - 20th Century French Choral Music / I FagioliniWorks: Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur: Le cantique des cantiques; Jean Françaix: Ode à La Gastronomie; Darius Milhaud: Poèmes (2), for vocal quartet, Op. 39; Francis

Poulenc: Hôtel, FP 107/2; Sept chansons, FP 81; Un soir de neige, chamber cantata; Ravel; Satie Artists: Robert Hollingworth/I Fagiolini. Anna Markland-Crookes (Pno)

(1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002464502 $16.98 Inspired by the famous Physiologie du goût and the French obsession with food, Amuse-Bouche is I Fagiolini’s delicious departure from early music. The album contains large works

interspersed with smaller ‘amuse-bouches’ - a musical tasting menu.

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❦An Introduction to Edward ElgarWorks: Elgar: Chanson de matin; Cello Concerto; Corona-tion Ode; Enigma Variations Artists: Alexander, Gibson; Norman del Mar/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch.; Ralph Kirshbaum (Clo). CHA 2021 $12.99

“Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance”-The Penguin Complete Guide

Gounod, Poulenc, Ibert - Music for WindsWorks: Gounod: Petite symphonie for wind octet; Jacques Ibert: Pièces brèves, for wind quintet; Poulenc: Sextet for piano & winds Artists: Athena Ensemble. CHA 6543 $12.99

Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Name, etc Works: John Ireland: A London Overture; Epic March; Greater Love Hath No Man, motet; The Holy Boy; These Things Shall Be; Vexilla Regis Artists: Richard Hickox/London SO & Chorus; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone CHA 10110 $12.99

❦Folk Inspirations - Bartók, Kodaly, Enescu Works: Bartók: Hungarian Sketches; Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsodies (2); Leó Weiner: Hungarian Folk Dance Suite Artists: Neeme Järvi/Philhar-monia Orch. Hugh Bean (Vln). CHA 6625 $12.99

“Jarvi and the Philharmonia play for all they are worth... this disc is highly recommended.” -Fanfare

Concertos for Brass / Besses o’ th’ Barn BandWorks: Edward Gregson (1945 - ): Concerto for French horn; Concerto for tuba; Gordon Langford (1930 - ): Rhapsody for Cornet & brass Band Artists: Roy Newsome/Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band. Ifor James (Fr Hrn); James Watson (Cornet); John Fletcher (Tuba). CHA 4526 $12.99

❦French Orchestral Favourites / Järvi, DetroitWorks: Debussy: La mer; Mil-haud: Suite provençale; Ravel: Boléro; La valse Artists: Neeme Järvi/Detroit SO CHA 6615 $12.99 “The virtuosity is simply strong staggering, and Jarvi conducts

the most convincing performances I have ever heard.” -American Record Guide

Delius: Works for choir, solo voice & orchestraWorks: Delius: Sea Drift; Songs of Farewell; Songs of Sunset Artists: David Hill; Richard Hickox/London SO Chorus; Waynflete Singers; Bryn Terfel; Sally Burgess (Mzz Sop). CHA 10868 $12.99

Both Sea Drift and Songs of Sunset belong to the fertile first decade of the 20th c. when Delius produced a string of masterpieces.

❦Percy Grainger: Famous Folk-SettingsWorks: Percy Grainger: Blithe Bells; Country Gardens; Green Bushes; Handel in the Strand; Mock Morris; Molly on the Shore Artists: Kenneth Montgomery/Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Philip Martin (Pno) CHA 6542 $12.99

❦Howells: Works for vocal solo, choir & orch. Works: Herbert Howells (1892-1983): A Kent Yeoman’s Wooing Song; Hymnus Paradisi Artists: Richard Hickox/BBC SO. Joan Rodgers; Alan Opie CHA 10727 $12.99

“The performance is extremely successful, convey-ing the dynamism and energy very well...” -Music-Web International, on Hymnus Paradisi

Dukas: Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Saint-Saens, etc Works: Paul Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier; Respighi: La boutique fantasque; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre Artists: Alexander, Gibson/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. CHA 6503 $12.99

❦Harty: John Field Suite, etc / Bryden ThomsonWorks: Hamilton Harty (1879-1941): A John Field Suite; Danny Boy; In Ireland; Suite from Handel’s Water Music Artists: Bryden Thompson/Ulster Orch. Denise Kelly (Harp); Colin Fleming (Flt);

Pan Hon Lee (Vln). CHA 6583 $12.99

Marilyn Hill Smith Sings Ivor NovelloWorks: Ivor Novello (1893-1951): Arc de triomphe; Careless Rapture; Dancing Years; Fairy Laughter; Gay’s the Word; Glamorous Night. Artists: Stuart Barry/Chandos Concert Orch. Marilyn Hill Smith (Sop). CHA 6677 $12.99

❦Holst: The Wandering Scholar, et al. Works: Holst: The Wandering Scholar; Suite de ballet; A Song of the Night Artists: Ingrid Attrot, Neill Archer, Alan Opie, Donald Maxwell. Richard Hickox/Northern Sinfonia CHA 10725 $12.99

These early Holst works are “lightly romantic, though more substantial than British Light Music.” -A.R.G.

Michael Tippett: A Child of our Time / London Artists: Cynthia Haymon, Cynthia Clarey, Damon Evans, Willard White. Richard Hickox/London SO & Chorus CHA 10869 $12.99

Milhaud: Music for Wind InstrumentsWorks: Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Divertisse-ment; La cheminée du roi René; Pastorale; Sketch-es (2), Op. 227b; Suite d’après Corrette, Op. 161b Artists: Athena Wind Ens. CHA 6536 $12.99

❦Howells: Music for Strings / Richard Hickox Works: Herbert Howells: Concerto for string orchestra; Elegy, for viola, string quartet & string orchestra; Serenade for strings; Suite for String orchestra. Artists: Richard Hickox/City of London Sinfonia CHA 10780 $12.99

W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni, arr. for Wind Ens.Artists: Athena Wind Ensemble CHA 6597 $12.99

❦Korngold: Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto et al. Works: Korngold: Cello Concerto; Piano left-hand Concerto; Military March; Symphonic Serenade for string orch. Artists: Matthias Bamert/BBC PO. Howard Shelley (Pno); Peter Dixon (Cl

o) CHA 10433 $12.99 “First-rate playing and opulent, well-balanced recording. Well worth exploring.” -Penguin Guide

Mozart: Requiem / George Guest, English COArtists: George Guest/English CO. Sarah Walker, Yvonne Kenny, David Wilson-Johnson, William Kendall CHA 10208 $12.99 “The choir is first class... I was very much struck by the clarity and balance of the recording.” - Gramophone

❦Korngold: Lieder des Abshieds, etc / DownesWorks: Korngold: Abschied-slieder, Op. 14; Symphony in F sharp major Artists: Linda Fin-nie, contralto; Edward Downes/BBC PO. CHA 10431 $12.99 “Korngold’s lush orchestration needs sound with a full

bloom, and the Chandos engineers provide that in spades.” -The Times

Mozart: Serenade for 13 Wind ‘Gran Partita’Works: Mozart: Divertimento, K. 213; Serenade ‘Gran Partita’ Artists: Järvi Paavo/Scottish Nat’l Orch. Wind Ensemble. CHA 6575 $12.99

❦Korngold: Märchenbilder, etc / Bamert, et alWorks: Korngold: Der Schneemann, ballet-panto-mime; Fairy Tale Pictures; Schauspiel Overture; Violanta, highlights Artists: Matthias Bamert/BBC PO. Peter Man-ning (Vln) CHA 10434 $12.99

“An altogether excellent account of these scores and are recorded with remarkable realism.” -Classic FM

❦Nielsen: Aladdin, suite Op. 34 / RozhdestvenskyArtists: Gennady Rozhdestvensky/Danish National Orch. & Chorus. Guido Paevatalu; Franz Lemsser CHA 10498 $12.99 “Nielsen at his symphonic best... you will be thrilled and captivated throughout.” -The Daily Telegraph

❦Korngold: Sursum Corda, etc / Bamert, et alWorks: Korngold: Sinfonietta, Op. 5; Sursum Corda, overture Artists: Matthias Bamert/BBC PO. CHA 10432 $12.99 “Bamert’s performances of both works are beautiful, sensitive and sympathetic...” -BBC Music

Nielsen: Symphony no 5, etc; Sibelius / GibsonWorks: Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture; Symphony no 5; Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite; Spring Song (Vårsång), tone poem Artists: Alexander, Gibson/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. CHA 6533 $12.99

❦Marilyn Hill Smith sings Lehar & Kalman Works: Operetta arias by Imre Kálmán (1882-1953) & Franz Lehár (1870-1948) Artists: Barry Knight/Chandos Concert Orch. Marilyn Hill Smith (Sop) CHA 6649 $12.99 The perfect foil to any lousy mood. A.R.G. stated of Marilyn Hill Smith: “...her charm is inescapable...”

‘O for the Wings of a Dove’ - Choral WorksWorks by: Hubert Parry, Herbert Howells, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bach, Standord, Wesley, Elgar et al. Artists: Westminster Abbey Choir; Ely and Worcester Cathedral Choirs CHA 6519 $12.99

❦French Ballet Music of the 1920s / SimonWorks: ‘L’Éventail de Jeanne’ by 10 French composer; ‘Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel’ by members of the ‘Groupe des Six’ Artists: Geofrey Simon/Philharmonia Orch. CHA 10290 $12.99 “The zany exuberance of Les mariés, concocted by five of Les Six in the 1920s, is infectiously captured in this colourful reissue” -BBC Music

❦Lovenskiold: La Sylphide, balletWorks: Herman Severin Lovenskjold (1815-1870): La Sylphide, ballet (“Sylfiden”) Artists: David Garforth/Royal Danish Orch. CHA 6546 $12.99

❦Louis Lortie Plays Schumann & ChopinWorks: Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Schumann: Piano Concerto Artists: Neeme Järvi/Philharmo-nia Orch. Louis Lortie (Pno). CHA 10603 $12.99 “A very rewarding listen, with beautiful touch from Louis Lortie.” -BBC Music Magazine

❦Bach Orchestral Transcriptions by Stokowski Works: J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; “Little” Fugue, BWV 578; Komm, süsser Tod; Passacaglia & Fugue, BWV 582; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Toccata, Adagio &

Fugue in, BWV 564 Artists: artists Robert Pikler/Sydney SO. CHA 6532 $12.99 “One could search the music of the world and never find a melody of such intolerable beauty and tende-ness -Charles O’Connell on “Komm Susser Tod”

❦Favourite Encores / Järvi, Detroit SOWorks: Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui; Glinka: Kamarinskaya; Si-belius: Andante festivo; Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie; Bolzoni: Minuetto; Ellington: Solitude; Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy fair; Shostakovich: The Gadfly, etc.

Artists: Neeme Järvi/Detroit SO CHA 6648 $12.99 “The Detroit Symphony has never sounded better, and the engineering of the recording is outstand-ing.” -Fanfare

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❦Beethoven / Shaham, Bronfman, ZinmanWorks: Beethoven: ‘Triple’ Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello; Septet in E flat major, Op. 20. Artists: David Zinman/Zürich Tonhalle Orch. Gil Shaham (Vln); Truls Mork (Clo); Yefim Bronfman (Pno)

AVA 640150 $8.99 “Even if this budget-priced disc were listed at five times the cost, it would be a bargain.” -Classics Today (10/10)

A Soprano Portrait - Mozart / Elena MosucWorks: Mozart: Arias from the operas plus Mass in C minor, “Great” & Exsultate jubilate Artists: Camil Marinescu/Iasi Moldava PO. Elena Mosuc (Sop). AVA 811910 $8.99 Elena Mosuc performed regularly at the Zurich Opera House.

❦Handel: Water Music, Concerto Grosso Works: Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op.3/3; Water Music, suites nos 1 & 2 Artists: Ross Pople/London Festival Orch. AVA 304980 $8.99 “Ross Pople’s performances confirm that he senses an

ongoing revelation.” -Gramophone

❦Mahler: Symphony no 1 / Adrian LeaperArtists: Adrian Leaper/Grand Canary PO. AVA 433140 $8.99 “The Grand Canary Philharmonic provides playing of notable freshness, precision, and color... The spacious recording presents a solid sound-image, with wide dynamic range.” -Classics Today

Williams: Symphony no 7 / Adrian LeaperWorks: Alberto Williams (1862-1952): Poema del Iguazu; Symphony no 7 “Eterno Reposo” Artists: Adrian Leaper/Grand Canary PO AVA 433290 $8.99 Alberto Williams is a com-

poser whose works are little known outside his homeland of Argentina, where they are held in the highest esteem.

Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank BridgeWorks: Britten: Lachrymae, for viola & strings; Simple Symphony, Op. 4; ‘Bridge’ Variations, Op. 10 Artists: Ross Pople/London Festival Orch. Malcolm Allison (Vla) AVA 340520 $8.99

At 26, Ross Pople was invited by Sir Colin Davis and Pierre Boulez to be principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the youngest ever.

❦Messiaen: Preludes & Etudes / Martin ZehnWorks: Olivier Messiaen: Cantéyodjayâ; Études (4) de rhythme; Preludes (8) Artists: Martin Zehn (Pno). AVA 578330 $8.99 “Like a young Peter Serkin, Zehn has an intrinsic grasp of the mysterious beauty of this music.” - Fanfare

Fauré: Requiem, etc / Pople, English VoicesWorks: Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Messe basse; Requiem, Op. 48 Artists: Ross Pople/English Voices. Stephen Farr (Organ); Ang-harad Gruffydd Jones (Sop) AVA 304670 $8.99 The Requiem is Fauré’s most famous composition, an exquisitely beautiful work that takes a serene and comforting view of death.

❦Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 10 / KirschnereitWorks: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 25 & 27; Rondo, K 386 Artists: Frank Beermann/Bamberg SO AVA 640160 $8.99 “But who is Matthias Kirschenreit? On this evidence, he’s a Mozartian who can hold his own with anyone in the catalogue.” - BBC Music

❦Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 1 / KirschnereitWorks: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 12 & 14; Rondo K.382 Artists: Frank Beermann/Bamberg SO AVA 721170 $8.99 “Exemplary articulation, the subtlest melodic inflection, [and] a wide but never self-indulgent tonal palette...” -BBC Music

❦Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 4 / KirschnereitWorks: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 5, 6 & 8 Artists: Frank Beermann/Bamberg SO. Matthias Kirschnereit (Pno). AVA 927720 $8.99 “A keen and elegant gift for characterisation... beauti-fully matched by orchestra and conductor.” -BBC Music

❦Prokofiev: String Quartets, Quintet, Overture Works: Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes; String Quartets nos 1 & 2; Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola & double bass, Op. 39 Artists: Russian String Quartet, Tatiana Berkul, Maria

Suchkova, Elena Ozol AVA 654270 $8.99 “The four works on this recital [are] brilliantly and thoughtfully played throughout...” -MusicWeb

Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 2 / KirschnereitWorks: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 18 & 20 Artists: Frank Beermann/Bamberg SO. Matthias Kirschnereit (Pno). AVA 807840 $8.99

Fanny Mendelssohn: 27 Songs / Lan RaoArtists: Micaela Gelius (Pno); Lan Rao (Sop). AVA 563420 $8.99 Fanny Mendelssohn’s music was unjustly neglected on the long-held patriarchal assumption that women could not be serious composers.

Dvorak: Symphonic Poems / Neumann, ZinmanWorks: Dvorák: In Nature’s Realm; Noon Witch; The Water Goblin; Wood Dove Artists: David Zinman/Southwest German RSO; Walter Weller/Václav Neumann AVA 277760 $8.99

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Wagner: Tannhauser / Barenboim [BR or DVD]Artists: Peter Seiffert, Ann Petersen, Peter Mattei, René Pape, Marina Prudenskaya, Peter Sonn. Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor. (Bel Air Classiques) (192 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1) (BR) BAC 422 $38.99 (DVD) 2 BAC 122 $38.99 A brand new production of ‘’Tannhauser’’ at the Staat-soper Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim, staged and choreographed by Sasha Waltz. Recorded at Staatsoper, Im Schiller Theater Berlin, April 2014.

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The reception of Joyce DiDonato’s performances in the MET’s production of Rossini’s La Donna del Lago garnered universal critical acclaim and ce-ments this as a signature role for DiDonato.

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Beethoven: Fidelio / Kaufmann [BR or DVD]Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Zurich Opera Orch. & Chorus; Jonas Kaufmann, Camilla Nylund, Laszlo Polgar, Alfred Muff (Arthaus) (128 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DD 5.1/DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (BR) AHM 109224 $38.99 (DVD) AHM 109223 $38.99Filmed at the Zurich Opera House in 2004. Jonas Kaufmann stars in the role of Florestan- a role for which he became famous.

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Two Masses by Mozart & Galuppi [DVD]Works: Galuppi: Mass for the Delivery of Slaves; Mozart: Mass in C major ‘Coronation’ Artists: Ro-berta Canzian, Laura Polverelli, Aldo Caputo, Marco Bussi; Claudio Scimone/I Solisti Veneti; Lege Artis Choir of St. Petersburg (DVD) (Dynamic) (69 min.; 16:9, Color; DD 5.1, PCM 2.0) DYN 37740 $29.99 This Galuppi “Mass” of 1765 shows the extraordi-nary contrapuntal mastery of the composer, more, perhaps, than do his stage works. Galuppi’s Mass is a world première recording.

Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers [BR or DVD]Artists: Patrizia Ciofi, Dmitry Korchak, Dario Solari, Roberto Tagliavini. Gabriele Ferro/Teatro di San Carlo Orch. & Chorus (C Major Video) (118 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0). (BR) CME 719604 $38.99

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Handel: Hercules / Les Arts Florissants [DVD] Artists: Joyce DiDonato, William Shimell, Ingela Bohlin, Toby Spence, Malena Ernman, Simon Kirkbride. William Christie/Les Arts Florissants (2 DVD) (Bel Air Classiques) (190 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DD 5.1) 2 BAC 213 $38.99 Half theatrical performance, half secular oratorio, Hercules

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Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann [BR or DVD]Artists: Kerstin Avemo, Mandy Fredrich, Rachel Frenkel, Daniel Johansson, Vichael Volle. Johannes Debus/Vienna SO. (C Major Video) (174 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0) (BR) CME 735604 $38.99 (2 DVD) 2 CME 735508 $38.99 The New York Times praised the “thoughtfulness and creativity” of Stefan Herheim’s new production, and remarked that a “shining-toned” Hoffmann is embodied by tenor Daniel Johansson in the title role.

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Ludwig Minkus: Don Quizote, ballet [BR or DVD]Works: Ludwig Minkus (orchestrated by John Lanchbery): Don Quizote, ballet - Rudolf Nureyev, choreography Artists: Alexander Titov/Teatro alla Scala Orch. & Ballet; Giuseppe Conte, Gianluca Schiavoni, Matthew Endicott, Natalia Osipova (C Major Video) (120

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Ronnie Scott / Not So Fast - 1951Tracks: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was; Nearness of You, The; All of Me; Not So Fast; Bat-tle Royal; Fast; Twin Bed, et al. 1 AOAT ACMCD4384 $16.99 This Acrobat release containins

all of the original Esquire 78rpm releases recorded during 1951 together with two previously unissued alternative takes of Scott’s sextet with guies Spike Robinson.

Soho Blues: The Ronnie Scott Anthology ‘56-’62Tracks: Autumn Leaves; I’ll Take Romance; Speak Low; Bass House; You Leave Me Breathless; Squeeze Me; It Don’t Mean a Thing; Give Me the Simple Life et al. Artists: Tony Crombie; Zoot Sims; Jimmy Deuchar, Tubby Hayes, Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece 2 AOAT ADDCD3092 $16.99 A 2-CD set comprising all the LPs recorded under Scott’s own name from 1956-62, plus tracks recorded with other line-ups. Of the 28 tracks, 22 are appearing on CD for the first time.

The Roy Eldridge Collection: 1935-1945Tracks: Swing is Here; Blue Lou; Stealin’ Apples; Jangled Nerves; Blues In C# Minor; Shoe Shine Boy; Wabash Stomp; Florida Stomp Artists: Benny Good-man, Gene Krupa, Benny Cart-

er, Teddy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Anita O’Day et al. 1 FAUL FABCD353 $8.99 This is one of many Fabulos recordings of jazz takes drawn from the classic era of the genre’s development between 1920 and 1950.

Savannah Churchill / I Want to Be LovedTracks: All Alone, Sincerely Yours; I’m Too Shy; Tell Me So; All of Me; In’t No Sin; Just Whisper; Try to Forget et al. 2 AOAT ADDCD3008 $16.99 Savannah Churchill is one of the forgotten female vocalists of the 40’s and 50’s. This 40-track 2 CD set includes her huge 1947 hit “I Want To Be Loved” which topped the charts in America for 8 weeks.

Woody Herman & Friends - live from Rome ‘69Tracks: Instrumentalal Big Band - Say a Little Prayer; Woodchop-per’s Ball; Rose Room; Mellow Tone; The Shadow of your Smile; Somewhere; Carolina et al. 1 FAUL FABCD123 $8.99

Woody Herman led some of the greatest Big Bands in history. Not afraid to re-arrange the pop songs of the day, this live concert from Italy in 1969 presents storming versions of “Light My Fire”, “Hey Jude” and “I Say A Little Prayer”.

Woody Herman / The Third Herd Live 1952Tracks: Harlem Nocturne; Moten Swing; You Belong To Me; This is New; The Goof and I; Early Autumn; Blues In Advance; Woodchoppers Ball; Terressita et al. Artists: Dolly Houston; Dinah Washington 2 AOAT ADDCD3083 $16.99 This two-CD set features Woody Herman’s highly regarded line-up from the mid-’50s, the Third Herd.

Woody Herman / Woodsheddin’ with WoodyTracks: Apple Honey; Northwest Passage; Woodsheddin’ with Woody; Mambo Herd; I Got It Bad; I Cover the Waterfront; Baby I Need You; Fan It; Down Under

et al. 1 FAUL FABCD184 $8.99 The great Woody Herman band featured on 18 classics from their hit making heyday, including the band’s theme song “Woodchopper’s Ball” and “Blues In The Night” a No 1 US hit in 1941

Zoot Sims / At Ronnie Scott’s 1961Tracks: Love for Sale; Haunted Jazz Club, The; Desperation; Tangerine; Blues in E Flat; Some-body Loves Me; Stompin’ at the Savoy; Autumn Leaves et al. 1 AOAT ACMCD4377 $16.99 The first American guest artist to grace the tiny stage of the original Ronnie Scott’s club in London’s Soho in the autumn of 1961, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims was among the most consistently inventive jazzmen of his generation.

The Apollo TheatreThis compilation pays tribute to some of the great artists who trod the stage of the Apollo Theatre during its first 50 years. Tracks include; “Second Balcony Jump” - Earl Hines Ork, “Apollo Jump - Lucky Millinder Ork, “I Got An Uncle In Harlem” - Hot Lips Page Ork, “Pompton Turnpike” - Charlie Barnet Ork, “Sweet Sue” - The Mills Brothers. 1 AOAT ACRCD172 $12.99

Various Artists / New Orleans Dance BandsTraditional New Orleans music was primarily per-formed and recorded for dancing, as is reflected by this compilation recorded between 1923 & 1929. Tracks include The Halfway (House) Dance Orchestra (“Snookum”), Oscar Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra (“It’s Jam Up”), Jones And Collins Astoria Hot Eight (“Astoria Strut”) and “Bud-dy Christian’s Creole Five (“Sugar House Stomp”) 1 AOAT ACRCD184 $12.99

Various Artists / The Cotton Club - 1930sA tribute to the legendary Harlem night-club of the 30’s. The greats of black music played to an all-white audience in the famous club owned by New York gangsters. All the tracks feature acts who

performed at the club during its heyday. Tracks in-clude; “Cotton Club Stomp” - Duke Ellington, “Stormy Weather” - Ethel Waters, “Fifteen Minute Intermis-sion” - Cab Calloway, “West End Blues” - Louis Arm-strong, “Your Heart And Mine” - The Nicholas Broth-ers. 1 AOAT ACRCD171 $12.99

Tubby Hayes / The Very Best of Tubby HayesTracks: Cheek to Cheek; Serpent, The; Round About Midnight; Monk, The; If This Isn’t Love; Tin Tin Deo; Cherokee; Pint of Bitter; Down in the Village et al. Art-ists: with Clark Terry 1 AOAT ACMCD4374 $16.99 Tenor sax prodigy Tubby Hayes burst on to the UK jazz scene during the 1950’s and became the most important personality to grace British jazz.

Sidney Bechet / Blues in the Air - 1932-44Tracks: Summertime; Maple Leaf Rag; Mood Indigo; One O’Clock Jump; Dear Old Southland; Saturday Night Blues et al. Artists: With Charlie Howard, Ted-dy Bunn, Henry “Red” Allen, Charlie Shavers, Earl Hines et al. 1 FAUL FABCD143 $8.99 Sidney Bechet was one of the most skilled and influ-ential clarinettists in New Orleans. His style and tone set the model for the Dixieland and Trad Jazz move-ments of the 1950s.

Syd Lawrence / Syd Lawrence OrchestraTracks: In the Mood; Sentimental Journey; Opus One; Skyliner; Take the “A” Train; Sun Valley Jump; I Can’t Get Started; St. Louis Blues; April in Paris; Serenade in Blue; Sing Sing Sing et al. 1 FAUL FABCD178 $8.99 The tracks on this compilation sum up the sound of Syd Lawrence who founded his orchestra in 1966, having become disillusioned with the big band scene at the time.

Tubby Hayes / The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59 Tracks: In Salah; Star Eyes; The Monk; My Funny Valentine; Day in, Day Out; Wait and See; The Toff; Lakeland; Sadie’s Song; Copper on the Beat; Let Nature

Take Its Course; Slick Riff; Big Ben Bounce; Mirage; Autumn in Cuba & much more 6 ACSCD6002 $29.99“As a document this 6 CD set is as invaluable... it Includes some extra tracks from ‘Tubby’s Groove’ that had been auditioned by Blue Note and then lost... The restoration of sound quality is excellent and you have to constantly remind yourself that these recordings date back almost 60 years.” -MusicWeb International

Tony Kinsey / The Tony Kinsey Collection: 1953-61 [Box]Tracks: Hey There; Starboard Bow; Ballet; Body and Soul; Stompin’ at the Savoy; China Boy; Isolation; Lullaby of the Leaves; Smooth One, A; In a Ditch; Love

for Sale; Wednesday Night Special, A; Supper Party; Mean To Me; Caravan; Cambridge Blues; In a Mellow Tone 6 AOAT ACSCD6001 $29.99 Active well into 2012, drummer Tony Kinsey is one of the true godfathers of British post-war modern jazz. This anthology of his recordings during the frenetic decade from the early 50s through to the early 60s is near comprehensive.

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❦Monty Alexander / Monty Alexander in TokyoTracks: Just in Time; Sweet Lady; Tricotism; Never Let Me Go; Montevideo; Pawnbroker; See See Rider; Impessions; Nature Boy; St. Thomas Artists: Monty Alexander (piano); Andy Simpkins (double bass);

Frank Gant (drums) OJC OJCCD1098 $12.98 “An 1979 outing with his trio this excellent studio set features pianist Monty Alexander displaying his bop chops and creativity in a straightahead setting.” -All Music Guide

❦McCoy Tyner, piano / 13th House (1980)Tracks: Short Suite; 13th House; Search for Peace; Love Samba; Leo Rising Artists: McCoy Tyner Big Band with Hubert Laws (flute); Ricky Ford (tenor sax); Slide Hampton (trombone); Ron Carter

(bass); Oscar Brashear (trumpet) OJC OJCCD1089 $12.98 After a decade of consistent recordings for Mile-stone, pianist McCoy Tyner ended his association with the label with this big band set. “Everyone wanted to play with McCoy Tyner! The powerful music lives up to its potential...” -All Music Guide

❦Duke Pearson, paino / Dedication! (1961)Tracks: Minor Mishap; Number Five; The Nearness of You; Apothegm; Lex; Blues for Alvina; Time After Time Artists: Duke Pearson (piano); Pepper Adams (baritone sax); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Willie Wilson (trombone); Thomas Howard (bass); Lex Humphries (drums) OJC OJCCD1939 $12.98 “Pearson would make a number of other fine recordings for Blue Note during the ‘60s, but none finer than this one. Dedication! serves as a fine introduction to a talented pianist.” -All Music Guide

❦Chuck Wayne, guitar, banjo / Morning MistTracks: Goodbye; See Saw; Li’l Darlin’; I’ll Get Along; Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; Shalimar; Someone to Watch Over Me; Alone at Last; Lovely Artists: Chuck Wayne (guitar, banjo); Joe Williams (bass); Ronny

Bedford (drums) OJC OJCCD1097 $12.98 “Morning Mist is a likable album and guitar lovers unfamiliar with Wayne’s gifts will be glad Original Jazz Classics reissued it in 2003.” -All Music Guide

❦Nat Adderley / Naturally! (1961)Tracks: Naturally; Seventh Son; Love Letters; This Man’s Dream; Chloe; Images; Oleo; Scotch and Water Artists: Nat Adderley (trumpet, cornet); Joe Zawinul, Wynton Kelly (piano); Louis Hayes (drums) OJC OJCCD1088 $12.98 “[Adderley] was 29 when he recorded this solid and pleasing (if less than essential) album.” - All Music Guide

❦Barry Harris, piano / Bull’s Eye (1968)Tracks: Bull’s Eye; Clockwise; Off Monk; Barengo; Off Minor; Oh So Basal Artists: Barry Harris (pia-no); Charles McPherson (alto & tenor sax); Pepper Adams (baritone sax); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Billy Higgins (drums) OJC OJCCD1082 $12.98 “Die-hard bop enthusiasts can’t go wrong with Bull’s Eye, which Fantasy reissued on CD in 2002 under its Original Jazz Classics (OJC) imprint.” -All Music Guide

❦Johnny Griffin / Tough TenorsTracks: Tickle Toe; Save Your Love for Me; Twins; Funky Fluke; Imagination; Soft Winds Artists: Johnny Griffin (saxophones); Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (tenor sax); Eddie Griffin (tenor sax); Junior Mance (piano); Ben Riley (drums) OJC OJCCD1094 $12.98 Tough Tenors is one of the many amazing jazz recordings from 1960, and will please saxophone fans, Davis/Griffin fans, and anyone who enjoys classic hard bop. -All Music Guide

The Dave Brubeck Quartet / Jazz at the College of the Pacific, Vol. 2 (1953)

Tracks: Crazy Rhythm; Let’s Fall in Love; Stardust; How High the Moon; Way You Look Tonight, The; Love Walked In; Give a Little Whistle; I Found a New Baby Artists: Dave Bru-beck (piano); Paul Desmond (alto sax); Ron Crotty (bass);

Joe Dodge (drums) OJC OJCCD1076 $12.98 “Although not essential, this is a pleasing effort that serious Brubeck devotees will enjoy.” -All Music Guide

❦McCoy Tyner, piano / The Greeting (1978)Tracks: Hand in Hand; Fly with the Wind; Pictures; Naima; The Greeting Artists: McCoy Tyner (piano); George Adams (saxophones, flute); Joe Ford (alto sax, flute); Guilherme Franco (congas, percussion); Charles Fambrough (bass) OJC OJCCD1080 $12.98 “An excellent example of McCoy Tyner’s playing in the 1970s.” -All Music Guide

Charles Earland, organ / Black Drops (1970)Tracks: Sing a Simple Song; Don’t Say Goodbye; Lazy Bird; Letha; Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head; Buck Green Artists: Maynard Parker (guitar); Jimmy Heath (flute, saxophones); Virgil Jones (trumpet) OJC OJCCD1078 $12.98

❦George Cables, piano / By George (1987)Tracks: Bess, You Is My Woman Now; My Man’s Gone Now; I Got Rhythm; Embrace-able You; Someone to Watch over Me; A Foggy Day; Sum-mertime Artists: George Cables (piano); John Heard (bass); Ralph Penland (dru

ms) OJC OJCCD1056 $12.98 “George Cables explores six very familiar George Gershwin compositions. The fact that he was able to come up with fresh statements on these warhorses (and still stay melodic) says a great deal about Cables’s inventiveness.” -All Music Guide

❦Hampton Hawes, piano / The Sermon (1958)Tracks: Down by the River-side; Just a Closer Walk With Thee; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; When the Roll Is Called up Yonder; Go Down Moses; Blues N/C Artists: Hampton Hawes (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Stan

Levey (drums) OJC OJCCD1067 $12.98 “[This music] is full of intense emotion, strong melodies and a little more variety than one might expect... Hawes’ treatments of [some of the spirituals] are quite haunting. -All Music Guide

❦Etta Jones, vocals / Hollar! (1960-62)Tracks: And the Angels Sing; I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good); Give Me the Simple Life; More I See You, The; Our Love Is Here to Stay; Reverse the Charges; Looking Back Artists: Oliver Nelson (tenor sax); Lem Winchester

(vibraphone); Sam Bruno (piano); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Ernest Hayes (bass); Bobby Donaldson (drums) OJC OJCCD1061 $12.98 “Etta Jones had the spark that made each of her vocals special... This is easily one of her best recordings” -All Music Guide

❦Charlie Byrd, guitar / Blues Sonata (1961)Tracks: Polonaise pour Pietro; Ballad in B Minor; Scherzo For an Old Shoe; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; Jordu; That Old Devil Called Love; Zing, Went the Strings of My Heart Artists: Charlie Byrd (acoustic & electric guitars); Barry Harris (piano); Keter Betts (bass); Buddy Deppenschmidt (drums) OJC OJCCD1063 $12.98 “... Whatever you call the music, the whole CD goes down easily and musically.” -All Music Guide

❦McCoy Tyner, piano / Sama LayucaTracks: Sama Layuca; Above the Rainbow; Cuba-ña, La; Desert Cry; Paradox Artists: Bobby Hutch-erson (vibraphone); Gary Bartz (alto sax); Azar Lawrence (saxophones); John Stubblefield (oboe, flute); Buster Williams (bass); Billy Hart (drums); Mtume (congas) OJC OJCCD1071 $12.98 Pianist McCoy Tyner is heard at the height of his powers throughout this rewarding set... The results are quite rewarding.” -All Music Guide

❦Red Garland, piano / Red’s Good Groove (‘62)Tracks: Love Is Here to Stay; This Time the Dream’s on Me; Take Me in Your Arms; Excerent!; Falling in Love With Love Artists: Pepper Adams (baritone sax); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Sam Jones (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums) OJC OJCCD1064 $12.98 “Although this is a one time studio blowing session, things obviously gelled quickly for everyone as they got underway... [a] very enjoyable session.” -All Music Guide

❦Red Garland, jazz piano / Red AloneRed Garland recorded 16 ballads during a single 1960 session for Prestige and half these cuts appear on this CD. Although these selections were intended as mood music for lovers, Garland’s imaginative arrangements keep things inter-

esting in such tunes as “When Your Lover Has Gone,” “These Foolish Things,” “My Last Affair,” “You Are Too Beautiful” and “The Nearness of You.” “This remarkable collection of standards should appeal to any fan of jazz piano” -All Music Guide OJC OJCCD1102 $12.98

❦Frank Wess / The Frank Wess QuartetRecorded in New York on May 9, 1960, flute player and tenor saxman Frank Wess appear here wtih piano mas-ter Tommy Flanagan, bassist Eddie Jones and drummer Bobby Donaldson. Tracks include Alec Wilder’s rarely

performed ballad “It’s So Peaceful in the Country,” plus “Star Eyes,” “But Beautiful,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Stella by Starlight” and “Rainy Afternoon.” “Highly recommended.” -All Music Guide OJC OJCCD1103

Johnny Griffin & Eddit “Lockjaw” Davis, tenor saxophones / PiscesJohnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis recorded this program of ballads together, but interestingly, they do not appear together on any of the tracks. With a rhythm section made up of Horace Parlan, bassist Buddy Catlett and drummer Art Taylor, both are in fine form in such standards as “Willow Weep for Me”, “Sophisticated Lady”, “Midnight Sun” and “Yesterdays.” OJC OJCCD1104 $12.98

❦Ella Fitzgerald / Dream Dancing - music of Cole

Porter (‘72 & ‘78)Tracks: Dream Dancing;

I’ve Got You Under My Skin; Love for Sale; So Near and Yet So Far; Down in the Depths; After You; Just One of Those Things; I Get a Kick out of You; All of

You Artists: Nelson Riddle & his orchestra OJC OJCCD1072 $12.98

“Fitzgerald is in wonderful voice, and the arrange-ments by Nelson Riddle, played by his orches-

tra, are simply sublime. Whether you’re a fan of Fitzgerald, Riddle, or Porter--if not all three--this

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