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(1 saxophonists of the moment” -The Times. SA CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1991 $18.99 Bartók: Complete Works for Violin, Vol. 3 CPE. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 19 Works: Bela Bartók: Violin Sonatas and Artists: Miklos Spanyi, Harpsichord & fortepiano; Rhapsodies. Artists: Antal Zalai, violin; Jozsef Concerto Armonico . Marta Abraham/ Balog, piano (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) Concerto Armonico Budapest. (1 CD) (BIS BLC 9276 $8.99 (Sweden) BIS 1957 $18.99 Royer: Complete Music for HarpsichordWorks: Ad Libitum / Sergei Kvitko, piano Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (c.1705-1755): Works: Mozart: Fantasy K.397; Haydn: Variations in Complete Music for Harpsichord. Artists: Yago F Minor; Granados: Escenas Romanticas. 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www.hbdirect.com 10 1/800/222-6872 Recommended Handel: Apollo e Dafne; The Alchymist Artists: Tom Sol; Nicola Wemyss. Jed Wentz/ ❦: / Vittorio Gui Musica ad Rhenum. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) Artists: , Gino Bechi, BLC 94600 $8.99 Gino Sinimberghi. Vittorio Gui/ Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantatas / Ziva Orch. & Chorus of the San Carlo Works: Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantatas - Aleksey, Theater. (2 CD) (Opera d’Oro) the man of God; Oleg the Wise; From Homer; The 2 ODO 1491 $11.99 On Sale Mermaid of Lake Switez. Artists: Vladimir Ziva/ “Callas’ Nabucco ... great Chorus of the Academy of Charal Art; singing, excitement ... the huge two-octave runs Moscow SO. (1 CD) (Brilliant) BLC 94495 $8.99 are breathtaking; the passion, power, and rage palpable; and an optional high E-flat at the close Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Eschenbach of the duet with Nabucco (the estimable Gino Works: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 Bechi) is hair-raising ... self-recommending if you “Emperor” Artists: , piano. adore Callas. It’s part of the picture of who she Sejii Ozawa/Boston SO; / was on the way to becoming who she wound up London SO. (1 CD) (Brilliant) BLC 94602 $8.99 being.” -ClassicsToday Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 Live performance, Naples, December 29, 1949. Works: Otarino Respighi: ; Toccata; Adagio con variazioni; Sinfonia drammatica; Fantasia Slava Artists: Vadim ❦Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango, et al. Brodski, Andrea Noferini, Chiara Bertoglio and Works: Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango; Paganini: Désirée Scuccuglia. Francesco La Vecchia/Orch. Sonata Concertata; Moses Fantasy; De Falla: 6 Sinfonica Di Roma. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) popular songs. Artists: Augustin Hadelich: violin; 2 BLC 94394 $12.99 Pablo Sáinz Villegas: guitar (1 CD) (Avie Records) Shelter - music by Gordon, Lang & Wolfe AIE 2280 $14.49 On Sale “An exacting focus; an unerring dramatic sense; Works by: Michael Gordon, , Julia and a rich, beautiful tone.” -New York Times Wolfe. Artists: Martha Cluver, Mellissa Hughes, Augustin Hadelich has become one of the most . Brad Lubman/Ensemble Signal. (1 respected and admired violinists of his generation. CD) (Canteloupe) CPE 21083 $16.99 Two critically acclaimed and Billboard Classical Schubert: Winterreise, D.911 / Holzmair chart-topping releases for AVIE, as well as a string Artists: Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Andreas of major debuts with the likes of the New York Haefliger, piano (1 CD) (Capriccio) Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony. CAP 5149 $16.99 Yevstigney Fomin: Artists: Alexey Ivashchenko, Maria Shorstova ❦Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2 / Gould Trio Pavel Serbin/Pratum Integrum Orch. (Caro Mitis) Works: Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2 / Trios Op. CRMT 12008 $20.49 1/3 & Op. 70/2; Trio in E flat, WoO 38. Artists: J.P. Krieger: Musicalischer Seelen-Frieden The Gould Piano Trio (1 CD) (Somm) SOMM 120 $16.99 Works: Johann Philipp Krieger (1649 - 1725): “The Gould Piano Trio, established players in Musicalischer Seelen-Frieden, solo cantatas; this repertoire, prove masterly: nimble, agile, and Trio sonatas. Artists: Dorethee Mields, soprano. intense.” -Sunday Observer Simone Eckert/Hamburger Ratsmusik. (1 CD) (Carus) CRS 83372 $18.99 Soprano Dorothee Mields presents several of the ❦Shostakovich & Beethoven Quartets most beautiful solo cantatas by Baroque master Works: Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8, Op. Johann Philipp Krieger. 59 no 2 “Razumovsky”; Shostakovich: Quartet for Telemannisches Gesangbuch - Hymns Strings no 3, Op. 73. Artists: Valentin Berlinsky Works: G.P. Telemann: Hymns Artists: Klaus Quartet. (1 CD) (Avie Records) Mertens; Vincent Frisch; Thomas Fritzsch; Stefan AIE 2273 $14.49 On Sale Maass; Michael Schonheit (1 CD) (Carus) “Astonishing ... combines technical perfection with CRS 83340 $18.99 exceptional maturity and musical insight.” -BBC Telemann collected the most popular chorales Music Magazine of his time in what became known as the The Valentin Berlinsky Quartet made an Telemannisches Gesangbuch. auspicious recording debut last year with Makh tsu di Eygelekh: Yiddish Songs highly acclaimed readings of Shostakovich’s Works: Yiddish Songs by Oysher, Papiernikov, String Quartets 7 & 8, and Beethoven’s first Warshavsky, Gebirtig, Brudno. Artists: Helene “Rasumovsky.” Augmenting an already impressive Schneiderman, Gotz Payer (1 CD) (Carus) pedigree - Yo-Yo Ma praised their “pure music CRS 83380 $18.99 making,” while David Zinman hailed “a quartet that ❦ has a bright future” - this -based foursome Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Bruckner continues their series pairing the two composers Works: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622; on AVIE. Bruckner: Symphony No. 8. Artists: Matthias Schorn: clarinet. Nicholas Milton/Innviertler SO. (2 CD) (CAvi Music) 2 CAVI 8553279 $24.99 “Impressive fireworks ... explosive and colorful ... standout solo turns by superb clarinetist Matthias Schorn.” -San Francisco Chronicle

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Madrigali dell’Estate / Clare McCaldin, soprano CD Accord Works: Music for Voice by Stephen McNeff Grzegorz Gorczycki (1665-1734): Sacred Music Artists: Clare McCaldin, soprano; Andrew West, piano. George Vass/Orch. Nova members. (1 CD) Works: Grzegorz Gorczycki: Missa Rorate; (Champs Hill Records) CMPH 053 $16.99 Completorium; Illuxit Sol Artists: Bailey, Bartnik, Venner, Gocman, Kral. Period Instrumets Ensemble. (1 CD) (CD Accord) CDAC 186 $18.99 Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki was a priest, church Chandos musician, and composer who lived and worked in Sir Eugene Goossens: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 during the later part of the Baroque era. Artists: /Melbourne SO. (1 SA Bridge - Lutoslawski Quartet Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 5119 $19.99 Works: works by Shostakovich, Szymanowski, In the pieces performed here, we find Goossens Markowicz. Artists: Lutoslawski Quartet. (1 CD) emerging at the end of World War I as a brilliant and (CD Accord) CDAC 172 $18.99 innovative orchestrator, a modernist influenced by The Lutoslawski Quartet is an ensemble made up Debussy, Ravel, and early Stravinsky. of versatile and open-minded artists. They blend British Clarinet Sonatas, Vol. 2 contemporary repertoire with classical, Romantic Works by: Works by Benjamin, Cooke, Arnold, and jazz music Horovitz, Gregson. Artists: Michael Collins, Krysztof Wolek: Elements / Agata Zubel, clarinet; Michael McHale, piano (1 CD) (Chandos soprano; Krzysztof Wotek, live electronics Records) CHA 10758 $18.99 Artists: Agata Zubel, soprano; Krzysztof Wotek, Witold Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works Vol. 4 live electronics. Bywalec. Szymon Bywalec/ Works: Symphony no 1; Partita; Chain 2; Preludia Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej. (1 CD) (CD Accord) taneczne. Artists: Michael Collins, clarinet; CDAC 188 $18.99 Tasmin Little, violin. Edward Gardner/BBC SO. (1 Krzysztof Wolek graduated with a PhD in SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) composition and computer music from the CHA 5108 $19.99 University of Chicago. Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Douglas The Soviet Experience, Vol. 3 / Pacifica Qrt. Works: Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Works: Shostakovich: Quartets nos 9 - 12; Ballades, Intermezzi et al. Artists: Barry Douglas, Weinberg: Quartet no 6. Artists: Pacifica Quartet. piano (1 CD) (Chandos Records) (2 CD) (Cedille) 2 CDL 138 $16.99 CHA 10757 $18.99 “The playing is nothing short of phenomenal, Atterberg: Symphony No. 4, etc. / Neeme Järvi bringing new dimensions of interpretative depth Works: Atterberg: Symphony No. 4 ‘Sinfonia and a subtle fusion of intensity and clarity.... When piccola’; Suite No. 3; Symphony No. 6 ‘Dollar the series is complete, it looks set to be the one to Symphony’; En värmlandsrapsodi. Artists: Neeme own.” The Telegraph, London Jarvi/Gothenburg SO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin & Piano Records) CHA 5116 $19.99 Works: : Complete Works for Lechner: Festive Masses & Motets (1582) Violin & Piano. Artists: Isabelle van Keulen: Works: Leonhard Lechner: Festive Masses & violin; Ronald Brautigam: piano (1 CD) (Challenge Motets (1582). Artists: Wilfried Romach/Ensemble Classics) CHL 72580 $15.99 Gabinetto Armonico,; Ensemble Officium. Strings Attached / Arno Piters, clarinet (Christophorus) CHR 77367 $20.49 Works: Brahms: Sonatas Opp. 120 nos 1 & 2; Celebration Music, London & Heidelberg, 1613 Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73. Artists: Arno Works: Celebratio Music for the Marriage of Piters, clarinet. Royal Concertgebouw Orch. Prince-Elector Friedrich V to Elizabeth Stuart - members. (1 SA CD) (Challenge Classics) London & Heidelberg, 1613 Artists: Ensemble I CHL 72572 $18.99 Ciarlatani. (Christophorus) CHR 77371 $20.49 Gouvy: Piano Trios nos 2 - 4 / Voces Intimae Sea Change: Choral Works: Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898): Piano Trios nos 2 - 4. Artists: Voces Intimae (1 CD) Works / Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (Challenge Classics) CHL 72571 $15.99 Artists: John Rutter/Cambridge Singers. (1 CD) Robert Schumann: Piano Trios / Rhodes Trio (Collegium) COL 521 $16.99 Re-mixed and re-mastered for optimum quality, Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Trios nos 1 & 2 this highly anticipated re-release makes Sir Artists: Rhodes Piano Trio (1 CD) (Champs Hill Richard Rodney Bennett’s music available to a Records) CMPH 052 $16.99 new generation of listeners. The English Oboe: Rediscovered / Turnbull Mendelssohn - Complete Works for Piano & Cello Works by: Rubbra, Longstaff, Walmisley, Casken, Works: Mendelssohn - Complete Works for Piano Holst, Berkeley Artists: James Turnbull, oboe (1 and Cello Artists: Laura Buruiana, cello, Ferenc CD) (Champs Hill Records) CMPH 051 $16.99 Vici, piano (Coviello) CVEL 51304 $20.49 Gorgeous romantic works from the Victorian era intertwine with vivid, sparkling works by living composers. Particularly noteworthy among these gems is the world premiere recording of John Casken’s Amethyst Deceiver.

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❦The Britten Collection / The Sixteen CPO Artists: Sioned Williams: harp; Bartok: Kossuth; Concerto for Orchestra : tenor. Harry Artists: Cornelius Meister/ORF RSO Wien. (1 SA Christophers/The Sixteen; Hybrid CD) (CPO ) CPO 777784 $16.99 Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Bartók’s symphonic poem Kossuth stands in (3 CD) (Coro) the shadow of his later works and is hardly ever 3 COO 16107 $47.99 performed. “One of the finest of our day.” -Gramophone Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty) This superb collection, released in celebration of Works: Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen (Sleeping the 100th anniversary of Britten’s birth, features Beauty) Artists: Bertucci, Romberger, Kohler, all three of the The Sixteen’s celebrated Britten Ponicke, Hollich, Kleinert, Kreutz. Feen-Ensemble. recordings. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 999870 $16.99 Gaspard Fritz (1716 - 1783): 5 Sinfonias ❦Renaissance Radio - Two and a half hours of Artists: Michael Schneider/La Stagione . music from Peter Philips and (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777696 $16.99 Artists: Peter Phillips/The Tallis Scholars. Andrew Fritz’s music is Sturm und Drang, Storm and Carwood (Cantor); Deborah Roberts (Sop). (2 CD) Stress, at its finest, full of power, and on the same (Gimell) 2 GIM 212 $18.99 high level as the Mannheim School. “There should always be a special place for this Chamber Music of Sigismund von Neukomm kind of high flown perfection and the sense of Works: Sigismund von Neukomm (1778- timelessness it evokes.” -BBC Radio 3 1854): Quintet; Septet; Octet; Nonet. Artists: When Peter Phillips founded The Tallis Scholars Kammerensemble Classic der Deutschen Opera in 1973, sacred vocal music from the Renaissance Berlin. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777621 $16.99 was seldom heard on the radio. Now it is firmly Neukomm’s chamber music for large ensembles established as one of the great repertoires of of strings and winds (1832-36) is comprised of 1 Western . Renaissance Radio is a nonet, 1 octet, and 3 septets. compilation of sacred music from the Renaissance Tor Aulin: Master Olof; Swedish Dances etc. era for celestial and secular radio featuring two Works: Tor Aulin (1866-1914): Master Olof; and a half hours of classic recordings from the Swedish Dances Op. 32; Dances from Gotland Tallis Scholars. Artists: Niklas Willén/WDR Rundfunkorchester Koln. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777775 $16.99 ❦ Aulin received training from acclaimed violinist Prokofiev: War Sonatas / Denis Kozhukhin Works: Prokofiev: Sonatas for Piano nos 6 - 8. Sauret in Berlin and during the 1890s was Artists: Denis Kozhukhin (Pno). (1 CD) (Onyx regarded as Scandinavia’s most important violin Classics) NYX 4111 $18.99 soloist. “His nimble, flying virtuosity is a mix of weightless, Théodore Gouvy: Symphony No. 4 / Mercier supple, acrobatic display and power with a steel Works: Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898): Symphony core.” -The Herald No. 4; Symphonie brève; Fantaisie symphonique. “His sound is percussive but not harsh, forceful Artists: Jacques Mercier/Deutsche Radio but never overwhelming, cheeky but not mean or Philharmonie. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777382 $16.99 sarcastic.” - No other foreign composer’s works were “Dynamite,” “explosive and volatile,” and performed as frequently in the 1850s in as “phenomenal” are just a few of the superlatives Gouvy’s. used to describe pianist Denis Kozhukhin’s Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin / Magub Prokofiev interpretations. Works: : 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin, TWV 40:14-25. Artists: Maya Magub, violin (1 CD) (CRD Records) CRD 3530 $14.99 ❦Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Biss : Trout Quintet; Notturno Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.4, 14 & 24; Fantasy, Op.77. Artists: Jonathan Biss, piano Artists: Nash Ensemble. (1 CD) (CRD Records) (1 CD) (Onyx Classics) NYX 4094 $18.99 CRD 3352 $14.99 “Biss’s Beethoven is classically, even patricianly This disc received a BBC “Critics Choice” notation poised, and the sound is crystalline and in the UK! transparent.” -Fanfare Tye: The Western Wind Mass, Anthems, Motets American pianist Jonathan Biss is widely regarded Works: Christopher Tye (1505-1572): The for his artistry and deeply felt interpretations, and Western Wind Mass, Anthems & Motets Artists: has won international recognition for his concerto, Edward Higginbottom/The Choir of New College, recital, and chamber music performances and for Oxford. (1 CD) (CRD Records) CRD 3405 $14.99 his award-winning recordings. Here, he presents Niels Rosing-Schow: Peinture du Temps the second volume of his Beethoven Piano Sonata Works: Niels Rosing-Schow (b.1954): Peinture cycle, which features sonatas 4, 14 and 24 as well du Temps Artists: Det Kongelige/Danske as the Fantasy Op. 77. Musikkonservatorim. (1 CD) (DaCapo) DACO 8226557 $11.99 On Sale

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Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos: Works for Guitar & Orch. Decca Works: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasia Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos / Valentina Lisitsa para un Gentilhombre; Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto. Artists: Goran Sollscher, guitar. Works: Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943): Concertos for Orpheus CO. (1 CD) () Piano nos 1-4; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. DGG B001819202 $10.98 Artists: Valentina Lisitsa, piano. Michael Francis/ London SO. (2 CD) (Decca) Mahler: Das Klagende ; Berg: Suite 2 DEC B001811702 $25.48 Artists: Prohaska, Roschmann, Larsson, Botha. Violin Concertos of Bruch and Dvorak / Fischer Pierre Boulez/Vienna PO. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) Works: (1838 - 1920): Concerto DGG B001825502 $17.98 for Violin no 1; Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904): Concerto for Violin, Op. 53. Artists: David Zinman/ Heinichen: Concerti Grandi / Reinhard Goebel Zurich Tonhalle Orch. (Vln). (1 CD) Artists: artists Reinhard Goebel/Musica Antiqua (Decca) DEC B001808802 $17.98 Koln. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) “Dvorak’s Violin Concerto, a romantic showpiece DGG B001818902 $10.98 too often passes over in favor of Bruch and Vivaldi Con Moto - Violin Concertos RV 187 Mendelssohn, has a piquant slow movement to Works: Vivaldi: Concertos for Violin, strings & compete with either. Fischer made sure we heard continuo RV 187; 232; 254; 281; 283. Artists: every note, handing us each bar with absolute Ottavio Dantone/Accademia Bizantina. Giuliano technical assurance and in a lustrous, seamless Carmignola (Vln). (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) tone.” -The Guardian DGG B001809602 $17.98 Chopin: Mazurkas / Klara Min, piano The Art of Verdi / Placido Domingo et al. Artists: Klara Min, piano (1 CD) (Delos) Artists: Placido Domingo with Giacomo Prestia, DEL 3443 $16.99 Ildebrando d Arcangelo, Ramon Vargas, Sergei Distinguished Korean pianist Klara Min’s tone has Leiferkus et al. (2 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) been called “ravishing” and “out of this world” by 2 DGG B001809102 $17.98 American Record Guide. Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin Laugh with Classical Music / Orbelian Works: Lera Auerbach (1973 - ): 24 Preludes for Artists: Constantine Orbelian/Moscow CO; Italian violin & piano, Op. 46; J.S. Bach: Prelude and Saxophone Quartet; , Donald George. (1 Fugue, BWV 855; Alex Baranowski (1938 - ): CD) (Delos) DEL 1627 $9.99 Biafra, for violin & orchestra; Musica universalis, Take a moment to revel in snickers, chuckles, for violin, piano & orchestra; Ludovico Einaudi and chortles with favorite performers of the Delos (1955 - ): I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for catalogue as they loosen up with musical jokes piano; Fauré; (1937 - ); Karsten from all eras. Gundermann; Aleksey Igudesman; Karl Jenkins La Royalle: Music for Kings & Courtiers (1944 - ); Elena Kats-Chernin (1957 - ); Michael Works by: De Visee; Le Roy; Corbetta; Brayssing; Nyman (1944 - ); Arvo Pärt (1935 - ) Artists: Hurel; Certon. Artists: Gordon Ferries: guitars, Simon Halsey. Daniel Hope (Vln); Jacques Ammon lute, theorbo (1 CD) (Delphian Records) (Pno); Juan Lucas Aisemberg (Vla); Chie Peters DELP 34111 $16.99 (Vln); Jochen Carls (Dbl Bss). (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001799902 $17.98 Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Maria Joao Pires Artists: Maria Joao Pires, André Previn/Royal Deutsche Grammophon PO; Emmanuel Krivine/CO of . (1 CD) Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon) Artists: , . DGG B001819002 $10.98 Thomas Abbado/CO of Europe. (1 CD) (Deutsche French Opera Arias / , soprano Grammophon) DGG B001819502 $10.98 Artists: Kathleen Battle, soprano; Myung-Whun Enchanted Forest: Baroque Arias / Prohaska Chung/Orchestre de L’Opera Bastille. (1 CD) Works: Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli (Deutsche Grammophon) Artists: Anna Prohaska, soprano. Jonathan DGG B001818602 $10.98 Cohen/Arcangelo. (1 CD) (Deutsche Wagner, Orchestral music / Christian Thielmann Grammophon) DGG B001813202 $17.98 Works: Wagner: orchestral music from Wagner: Heavy Classix / Orchestral Opera Meistersinger; ; ; Tristan und Works: Siegfried Idyll; Tristan Prelude and Isolde. Artists: Christian Thielmann/Philadelphia Liebestod; Prelude to Lohengrin; Lohengrin Bridal Orch. (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) Chorus Artists: , Karl Böhm, DGG B001819302 $10.98 , Rafael Kubelík et al. (2 CD) Gesualdo and Victoria / Tenebrae (Deutsche Grammophon) Works: Carlo Gesualdo (circa 1566 - 1613): 2 DGG B001819702 $17.98 Miserere Mei, Deus, motet for 6 voices, W. 7/92; Great Bach Choruses / The Monteverdi Choir Responsories (9), Sabbato Sancto; Tomás Luis de Artists: /Monteverdi Choir. (1 Victoria (circa 1548 - 1611): Officium Hebdomadae CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) Sanctae. Artists: Nigel Short/Tenebrae. (1 CD) DGG B001825602 $11.98 (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001807402 $17.98

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Flute Concertos at Sanssouci / Gallois, flute Artists: Patrick Gallois,flute; , CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) DGG B001818702 $10.98 Mahler: / Giulini ❦License to Thrill / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet Artists: Brigitte Fassbaender, . Works: J.S. Bach: Concerto /Berlin PO. (1 CD) (Deutsche for solo keyboard no 1; Joe Grammophon) DGG B001818802 $10.98 Burgstaller: Lullaby; Within, for Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind chorus & trumpet; Chick Corea Artists: Herbert von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic. (1941 - ): Children’s Songs; (2 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; 2 DGG B001805202 $15.98 Jennifer Higdon (1962 - ): Trumpet Songs; Fritz Music to free your mind - over two and a half hours Kreisler (1875 - 1962); Bernardino Monterde of soothing, calming, contemplative classics. (1880 - 1959); Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992); Dvorak: Slavonic Dances / Michael Pletnev Sting (1951 - ); Su Lian Tan; Traditional Spiritual. Works: Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 & Op. 72 Artists: Anthony Newman (Hpsi); John Ferrari Artists: Mikhail Pletnev/Russian Nat’l Orch. (1 CD) (Vibraphone); Joe Burgstaller (Tpt); Margaret (Deutsche Grammophon) Kampmeier (Pno); Benjamin Herrington (Trb). (1 DGG B001819102 $10.98 CD) (Summit Records) SUM 600 $14.49 On Sale Bernstein: On the Town / Michael Tilson Thomas “Dashing ... dazzled like sheet-lightning.” -Washington Post Artists: , , Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including Michael Tilson Thomas/London SO. (1 CD) baroque, classical, contemporary classical, (Deutsche Grammophon) traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and DGG B001819402 $10.98 Sting! This wonderful disc includes a piece by Grammy® winner Jennifer Higdon, plus the world Doron premiere of “Ming” from Su Lian Tan. Mozart: Piano Concertos / Meyer, de Stoutz Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 12, 14, 18 & ❦Neeme Jarvi conducts Joachim Raff 27 Artists: Meyer; Edomnd de Stoutz/Zurich CO. Works: Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882): The Tempest, (Doron) 2 DRC 3062 $33.49 Overture; Overture to ; Overture to Chamber Music for Clarinet / Rydin Rapin Othello; Overture; Symphony Works: Chamber Music for Clarinet. Artists: no 2, Op.140. Artists: Neeme Järvi/Orchestre de Rydin Rapin, clarinet; Balleys, mezzo-soprano; la Suisse romande. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Buxdorf, flute et al. (Doron) DRC 2010 $16.99 Records) CHA 5117 $19.99 “Jarvi’s fleet performance [of the Symphony] Mozart: Piano Concertos K.453 & 491 / Pressler avoids portentousness, but never makes the Works: Mozart: Piano Concertos K.453 & 491 music seem convincingly memorable. The Four Artists: , piano. Martin Shakespeare Preludes, concert overtures in effect, Bottcher/Vienna CO. (Doron) DRC 4018 $16.99 are much more interesting...brilliant showpieces, : Intolleranza, opera 1960 which really ought to be heard more regularly in Artists: Neumann, Berry, Kolarczyk, Driessen, the concert hall.” -The Guardian, 21st February Schlingensiepen. Gabriel Feltz/Bremer Choir; 2013 Bremer Philharmoniker. (1 CD) (Dreyer-Gaido) DYGO 21075 $18.99 Intolleranza 1960 was Nono’s first work for the ❦ Imogen Cooper palys Schumann & Brahms opera stage, and is a flaming protest against Works: Brahms: Theme and Variations for Piano intolerance, oppression and the violation of human in D minor; R. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; dignity, premiered in 1961. Kreisleriana. Artists: Imogen Cooper (Pno). (1 Pawel Lukaszewski: Carols & Motets - Musica CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 10755 $18.99 “[in Op. 12] she relishes the haunting ebb and flow Sacra 2 of ‘Des Abends’ and finds her way to the very heart Artists: Pawel Lukaszewski (b. 1968)/Polish of the composer in the delectably pointed romantic Chamber Choir; Schola Cantorum Gedanensis. (1 polyphony in the central section of ‘In der Nacht’... CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 440 $19.99 the steadiness provides an always musicianly A wonderful world premiere recordings of Pawel alternative to speed or hysteria...you remain Lukaszewski’s Carols and Motets. grateful for the way Cooper tempers Schumann’s Pawer Lukaszewski - Sacred Music Vol. 2 hallucinatory art with her own more basic and Works: Pawer Lukaszewski (b.1968) - Sacred fundamental musicianship.” -Gramophone Music Vol. 2: Veni Creator; ; Organ Magazine, March 2013 Concerto Artists: Waclaw Golonka, organ Pawer Lukaszewski/Concerto Avenna; Polish Chamber Choir; Schola Cantorum Bialostociensis; Schola Cantorum Gedanensis. (1 CD) (Dux (Poland) DUX 367 $19.99

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(1 CD) () DUX 878 $19.99 VCL 282742B $7.98 Prokofiev: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Visions Fugitives Tine: works & transcriptions for trumpet & Artists: Quartetto Energie Nove. (1 CD) (Dynamic) piano / Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet DYN 726 $19.99 Works: Edvard Hagerup Bull (1922 - 2012): The Energie Nove String Quartet is composed Perpetuum mobile; George Enescu: Legende; of four principal instrumentalists of the Orchestra : Canciones populares españolas della Svizzera italiana (Lugano, ). (7); Glazunov: Albumleaf in D flat major; Paul J.S. Bach: The French Suites, BWV 812-817 Hindemith: Sonata for trumpet & piano; Jacques Artists: Alessandra Artifoni, harpsichord (1 CD) Ibert: Impromptu; Fritz Kreisler; Puccini; (Dynamic) DYN 757 $21.49 Rachmaninov; Oistein Sommerfeldt (1919 - 1994). This recording features a graceful performance of Artists: (Pno); Tine Thing Helseth Bach’s French Suites on an original harpsichord. (Tpt). (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 164712B $15.98 Capriccio: 20th & 21st Century Works for Solo Thing Helseth presents a personal choice of Oboe / Enrico Calcagni, oboe transcribed songs and original works which reveal Artists: Enrico Calcagni, oboe (1 CD) (Dynamic) the trumpet’s lyric voice and takes us on a varied DYN 756 $19.99 journey through the musical landscape of the late This brilliant release of pieces for oboe features 19th and 20th centuries. virtuoso performer Enrico Calcagni. : 16 Sonatas, Vol. 2 Artists: Mikhail Pletnev, piano (1 CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 282702 $7.98 EMI Classics Magic Verdi - operatic highlights Mediterraneo / L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar Works: highlights of , , Don Carlo, Works: Abdülaziz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire La Forza & Un ballo Artists: Caballé, Freni, (1830 - 1876): Hicƒz mandira; Carlos Gonçalves: Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan (1 Amor de mel, amor de fel; Alfredo Marceneiro: CD) (EMI Classics) EMI 282712 $7.98 O Pajem; Carlos Paredes (1925 - 2004): Sem Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria / Hickox saber; Diego Pisador (1510 - after 1557); Raul Artists: Catherine Dubosc. /City of Portela; Boris Schmidt. Artists: Christina Pluhar/ London Sinfonia. (1 CD) (Virgin Classics) L’Arpeggiata. (1 CD) (EMI Classics) VCL 282722 $7.98 EMI 645492 $15.98 Barcarole: Favourite Orchestral Pieces (Deluxe Edition +DVD) 2 EMI 645472B $17.98 Works by: Bizet, Offenbach, Massenet, Gonoud et Christina Pluhar and I’Arpeggiata invite you al. Artists: /Stuttgart RSO. (1 CD) on a musical cruise that will take you from (EMI Classics) EMI 282752B $7.98 Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of , Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini & Verdi Arias Catalonia, , and Italy, caressed by the Artists: Montserrat Caballé (1 CD) (EMI Classics) rocking of the waves and the captivating dialogue EMI 828722 $11.98 between traditional plucked instruments of the Mediterranean region - the qanun, saz, Greek lyre The Sound of Montserrat Caballé and lavta, the loud and Portuguese guitar - and the Artists: Montserrat Caballé - Her Great Opera Baroque strings of I’Arpeggiata. 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(1 CD) (EMI Classics) Works: Bruton: Flute Sonatina; Beaser: Variations; VCL 026842 $11.98 Daugherty: Crustal; Caliendo: Flute Sonata no. 3 The sixth release in the Rediscoveries series from Artists: Amy Porter, flute; Christopher Harding, Virgin Classics Andre Parrott’s landmark recording piano (1 CD) (Equilibrium) EQL 114 $16.99 of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of

www.hbdirect.com 16 1/800/222-6872 Recommended : Piano Quartets nos 1-3 / Artists: Tetra Lyre, Jan Michiels, piano (2 CD) (EtCetera Records) 2 ETC 4041 $24.99 ❦Giovanni Palestrina, Vol. 3 / The Sixteen Liszt: Via Crucis / Reinbert de Leeuw, piano Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594): Ad Works: Liszt: Via Crucis (version for piano solo); coenam Agni providi; Confitebor La Notte Artists: Reinbert de Leeuw, violin; Vera tibi, offertory; Missa Regina Beths, violin (1 CD) (EtCetera Records) coeli, for 4 voices; Popule meus; ETC 1458 $16.99 Pulchrae sunt genea, motet for 5 voices; Regina coeli, motet for 8 voices. Artists: Harry Christophers/The Sixteen Flora (Choir). (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16106 $15.99 Liquide Perle - Works by harp and theorbo “The Missa Regina Caeli is] given a polished, Works: Works by Frescobaldi and Anonymous carefully paced and highly sensitive reading here. composers for harp and theorbo. Artists: The singers invest as much emotional intensity in Giovanna Pessi: harp; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo, one of the two double-choir polyphonic settings guitar (1 CD) (Flora) FORA 1106 $16.99 of the antiphon as they do in the rest of the set.” : Charivary - Suites for viol -Sunday Times, 17th February 2013 Works: Marin Marais: Charivary - Suites for viol in D, C & A Artists: Philippe Pierlot, Rainer Zipperling: bass viol; Maude Gratton: harpsichord; ❦Britten: Les Illuminations, et al. Eduardo Egüez: theorbo, guitar (1 CD) (Flora) Works: Britten: Les Illuminations; Variations on a FORA 1507 $16.99 Theme of Frank Bridge ; Serenade; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal. Artists: , Malcolm Frager plays Chopin soprano; James Gilchrist, tenor. Candida Works: Chopin: Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13; Thompson/ Sinfonietta. (1 SA Hybrid Sonata Op. 22 Artists: Malcolm Frager, piano (1 CD) (Channel Classics) CCS 32213 $20.49 CD) (Fryderyk Chopin Society) FYCS 100 $16.99 “Hannigan brings to the text the dramatic energy Villa-Lobos: Melodia Sentimental she has to burn in her championship of Ligeti and Works: Villa-Lobos: Melodia Sentimental - 5 Boulez, while the conductorless orchestra and Preludes; Guitar Concerto Artists: Krzysztof soloist (herself sometimes a conductor) sound Meisinger: guitar; Andrew Haveron: violin. José a natural fit...[in the Serenade] both soloists Maria Florencio/Academy of St. Martin in the play their parts quite straight...An enjoyable and Fields. (1 CD) (Fuga Libera) FLA 599 $18.99 carefully balanced CD.” -Gramophone Magazine, Isouard: Liturgical Works for Saint John’s March 2013 Works: Nicolo Isouard (1773-1818): Liturgical “Wonderfully alert readings by the Amsterdam Works for Saint John’s Artists: Rosabelle Sinfonietta.” -Financial Times, 23rd February 2013 Bianchi, Charles Vincenti. Richard Divall/Malta Philharmonic Choir; Mirabitur Choir. (Gega New) ❦ GEG 10 $16.99 Karol Symanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 These are six works composed by Nicolo Isouard Works: (1882 - 1937): for the solemn liturgy celebrated by the Order of Concert Overture; Symphony no 2; Symphony St. John in their Conventual Church in Malta. no 4, Op. 60 “Symphonie concertante”. Artists: Edward Gardner/BBC SO. (Pno). (1 Music for Bird Lovers / Baroque Festival Orch. SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos Records) Artists: Baroque Festival Orchestra, Souter, CHA 5115 $19.99 Giles, Spring and Gregory. (1 CD) (Gift of Music) “These performances prove ideal, finding GOM 1269 $16.99 luminosity at the opening, and delivering a taut, A beautiful selection of classical music inspired by energetic fugal finale...In the oberek dance our feathered friends! rhythms of the orgiastic finale, Gardner shows The Celtic Muse - Harp, pipes and voice how he has become one of the finest non-Polish Fine traditional music from the farthest reaches interpreters of Szymanowski.” -BBC Music of the Celtic lands. Authentic, atmospheric and Magazine, March 2013 relaxing melodies for harp, pipes and voice express tales of love, nature, home and heroic deeds. (1 CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1270 $16.99 ❦Arnold Mendelssohn: String Quartets Lazy Day Classics, Calm music for an Works: Arnold Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Opp. 67 & 83. Artists: Reinhold Quartett. (1 CD) indulgent moment (CPO ) CPO 777774 $16.99 Works: Vaughan Williams, Grieg, Sibelius, “This well-made music is essentially late Romantic Brahms, Schubert, Beethoven Artists: various (1 in style, with just occasional passages in which the CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1271 $16.99 harmonies loosen their grip on tonality, such as Put your feet up, read your favorite book, open Reger or early Schoenberg...these performances a box of chocolates and relax in the company of by the Reinhold Quartet show that both works are some of the world’s greatest composers. worth hearing.” -The Guardian, 17th January 2013 Spirit of England - A Musical Landscape Works: Elgar, Coates, Handel, Holst, Perry et al. Artists: artists (1 CD) (Gift of Music) GOM 1272 $16.99

1/800/222-6872 17 www.hbdirect.com www.hbdirect.com New Releases ❦Renaissance Radio - Two and a half hours of Daniel Okulitch sings: The New American Art Song music from The Tallis Scholars Works: Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon; Jake Heggie; Works by: ; ; Lowell Liebermann; Glen Roven. Artists: Ricky ; Jacobus Clemens Non Papa; William Ian Gordon (Pno); Jake Heggie (Pno); Daniel Cornysh; Josquin Desprez; Carlo Gesualdo; Okulitch (Bss Bar); Glen Roven (Pno); Lowell Francisco Guerrero; ; Jean Liebermann (Pno). (1 CD) (GPR Records) Mouton; Giovanni Palestrina; Hieronymus GPRR 30011 $14.99 Praetorius; ; John Sheppard; Trio Fontane play Beethoven, Smetana & Schaeuble Thomas Tallis; John Taverner; Thomas Tomkins); Works: Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 1/3; Smetana: Robert White. Artists: Peter Phillips/The Tallis Piano Trio, Op. 15; Hans Schaeuble: Piano Trio Scholars. (Cantor); Deborah Op. 45. Artists: Trio Fontane. (Guild) Roberts (Sop). (2 CD) (Gimell) 2 GIM 212 $18.99 GUI 7384 $16.99 “There should always be a special place for this Leonid Kogan plays Brahms & Khachaturian kind of high flown perfection and the sense of Works: Brahms & Khachaturian Violin Concertos timelessness it evokes.” -BBC Radio 3 Artists: Leonid Kogan, violin; Pierre Monteux/ Renaissance Radio is a compilation of sacred Boston SO; Kyril Kondrashin/Philharmonia Orch. music from the Renaissance era for celestial and (Guild) GUI 2394 $13.99 secular radio featuring two and a half hours of These historic recordings were done in January, classic recordings from the Tallis Scholars. 1958 (Khachaturian) and February, 1959 (Brahms) Glossa Hanssler Tomas Luis de Victoria: Music for Good Friday Chamber music, songs of Robert Kahn: Artists: Maria Cristina Kieher, soprano, Claudio Works: Robert Kahn (1856-1951): Piano Quartets Cavina, alto, Josep Benet, tenor, Josep Cabre, No. 2; 7 Songs from “Jungbrunnen” for voice baritone. La Colombina. (Glossa) & piano trio; Serenade for String Trio. Artists: GLS 80005 $15.99 Hohenstaufen Ensemble. (1 CD) (Hanssler François Couperin: Pieces d violes Classic) HAN 98010 $16.99 On Sale Artists: Paolo Pandolfo, Amelie Chemin, Thomas Choral music of Paul Hindemith Boysen, Markus Hunninger (Glossa) Works: Paul Hindemith: Messe; Apparebit GLS 920414 $20.49 repentina dies; Lieder nach alten Texten, Op. 33; Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet / Eric Hoeprich, Six Chansons. Artists: Marcus Creed/SWR Vocal Artists: Eric Hoeprich, clarinet, Franz Bruggen/ Ensemble Stuttgart. (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) Orch. of the Eighteenth Century. (Glossa) HAN 93295 $16.99 On Sale GLS 81107 $15.99 Schubert: Symphonies 6 & 8 / Norrington Francesco Guerrero: Requirm Artists: Roger Norrington/SWR Radio Artists: Richard Cheetham/Orchestra of the Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart. (1 CD) (Hanssler Renaissance. (Glossa) GLS 81402 $15.99 Classic) HAN 93298 $16.99 On Sale Conradi and Losy: Pieces for Lute / Moreno plays Beethoven, in concert 1980 Works: Johann Gottfried Conradi (d.1747) & Jan Artists: Emil Gilels, piano (1 CD) (Hanssler Antonin Losy (1650-1721): Pieces for Lute (1724) Classic) HAN 94221 $13.99 On Sale Artists: Jose Miguel Moreno, Baroque lute conducts Bartok and Strauss (Glossa) GLS 920113 $20.49 Artists: Rudolf Kempe/SWR Radio Rossi: Jewish Polyphony at the Gonzaga Court Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (rec. 1961). (1 CD) Works: Salomone Rossi (1570 – 1630): Jewish (Hanssler Classic) HAN 94220 $13.99 On Sale Polyphony at the Gonzaga Court Artists: Schumann and His Daughters / Florian Uhlig Ensemble Daedalus. (Glossa) GLS 80006 $15.99 Works: Drei Klaviersonaten für die Jugend, Op. Five Borough Songbook - 20 New Songs by 20 118; Klavierbüchlein für Marie; Album für die Composers celebrating New York Jugend, Op. 68 “Anhang”; Wiegenliedc. Artists: Works: Songs by Christopher Berg; Lisa Bielawa; Florian Uhlig, piano (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) Tom Cipullo; Christina Courtin; Mohammed HAN 98011 $16.99 On Sale Fairouz; Renée Favand-See; John Glover; Ricky This CD is a delightful overview of the pieces Ian Gordon; Yotam Haber; Daron Hagen; Martin and little melodies that Schumann produced with Hennessy; Gabriel Kahane; Gilda Lyons; Jorge and for his girls and brings to life the spirit of the Martin; Russell Platt and others. Artists: Jesse Schumann household. Blumberg (Bar); Thomas Bagwell (Pno); Martha On the Nature of Electricity & Acoustics / Guth; Harumi Rhodes (Vln); Jocelyn Dueck. (2 CD) Works: Electro-Acoustic Music from Ireland, 1978- (GPR Records) 2 GPRR 10012 $19.99 2013, curated by Daniel Figgis. (1 CD) (Heresy For its fifth anniversary internationally renowned Records) HERE 010 $18.99 Five Borough Music Festival commissioned twenty Unique retrospective of Irish electro-acoustic prominent American composers to compose music from 1978-2013 featuring Ireland’s original art songs about . The Five leading contemporary composers and electronic Borough Songbook is the happy result. Prestigious artists. Artistically curated by Daniel Figgis, this composers include Bielawa, Cipullo, Fairouz, compilation of 23 represents the diversity and Gordon, Hagen, Kahane, Martin, Platt, Roven, originality of one of Europe’s most innovative and Schickele and more. undiscovered contemporary music scenes.

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www.hbdirect.com 24 1/800/222-6872 Recommended Steinbacher plays Bruch & Korngold Works: Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Korngold: Violin Concerto in D; Chausson: Poeme. Artists: ❦My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & , violin. / Humfrey / Choir of St John’s Orquestra Gulbenkian. (1 SA Hybrid CD) Works: Pelham Humfrey (1647 - (PentaTone Classics) 1674): Magnificat & Nunc dimittis PTE 5186503 $17.99 On Sale (Evening Service), for chorus Leos Janacek: ; Taras Bulba & orchestra; Anthems; Henry Artists: ; Iris Vermillion; Stuart Neill; Purcell: Anthems. Artists: Andrew Arutjun Kotchinian. Marek Janowski/Berlin Radio Nethsingha/St. John’s Sinfonia. James Gilchrist Sym. Chorus; Berlin RSO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Tnr); Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone); Iestyn Davies (PentaTone) PTE 5186388 $17.99 On Sale (CtrTnr); Julian Gregory (CtrTnr); Peter Hicks Galina Ustvolskaya: Complete Piano Music / (Treble). (1 CD) (Chandos Records) CHA 0790 $18.99 Ivan Sokolov, piano “Nethsingha juxtaposes such relatively unfamiliar Artists: Ivan Sokolov, piano (2 CD) (Piano fare with masterpieces including O Sing unto the Classics) 2 PINC 0050 $26.99 Lord. He is a committed custodian of the Oxbridge Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony choral tradition, as are his fine soloists.” -Sunday 6 / (piano); Mravinsky Times Artists: Sviatoslav Richter (piano); /Leningrad PO. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (1958 ❦Weber: Symphonies, Bassoon Concerto et al. & 1956) (Praga) PGA 350069 $20.49 Works: (1786 - 1826): Essential Hymns - Favorites from the New Concerto for Bassoon, Op. 75; Invitation to English Hymnal / various choirs the Dance, Op. 65; Symphonies nos 1 & 2. Works: including Rock of Ages; O Perfect Love; Artists: Juanjo Mena/BBC Philharmonic. Karen King of Glory; Morning has Broken. Artists: Geoghegan (Bssn). (1 CD) (Chandos Records) various choirs (Priory) PRY 5045 $16.99 CHA 10748 $18.99 Dreams & Prayers / Paul Roe: “Mena immediately sounds like a natural Weberian Works: Works by Golijov; O’Leary; Roth. Artists: who, together with his smart horns and timpanist, Paul Roe: clarinet, bass clarinet/Con Tempo (1 has absorbed enough of historic-instrument CD) (Quartz Records) QTZR 2097 $15.99 practice to spare the music the false-sounding Scordatura: Lira da Gamba / Fernando Marin weighty Viennese classicism that used to be inflicted on many early-19th-century scores.” Works: Works by Ferrabosca, De Firenze, -Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 Gabrielli, Bach. Artists: Fernando Marin, lyra-viol, baroque cello, viella (1 CD) (Quartz Records) QTZR 2100 $15.99 ❦Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Neeme Järvi Pianist Alexander Kobrin plays F.J. Haydn Works: Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Works: F.J. Haydn: Piano Sonatas in D, E minor, Op. 66a. Artists: James Ehnes, violin; Robert B minor, E Flat; Andante with Variations. Artists: deMaine, cello. Neeme Järvi/Bergen PO. (2 SA Alexander Kobrin: piano (1 CD) (Quartz Records) CD) (Chandos Records) 2 CHA 5113 $29.99 QTZR 2098 $15.99 “You might find yourselves in two minds about it. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Blomstedt Jarvi’s extreme speeds result in a performance Works: Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, to which you can’t imagine anyone dancing... Op. 123. Artists: /MDR The playing is ravishing, though, and a couple Rundfunkchor. Jochen Kupfer (Bar); Richard of glamorous guest instrumentalists, James Croft (Bar); Gerhild Romberger (Alto); Simone Ehnes and Robert deMaine, add real lustre to the Schneider [Soprano Vocal] (Sop). (1 CD) concertante violin and cello solos respectively.” (Querstand) QRST 1237 $16.99 -The Guardian, 10th January 2013 A new recording of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. ❦Handel: Rodelinda / Fleming, Scholl [Blu-Ray] Günter Raphael, Vol. 5 / Karel Anerl Artists: Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Works: Gunter Raphael (1903-1960): Concertini: Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe. Harry Bicket/ Violin Sonata, Op. 7; Concertino for viola; Trio for Chorus; Metropolitan Opera flute, violin & viola; Concertino for flute Artists: Orch. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Decca) Schwegler, Gugel, Milzkott. Faud Ibrahimov/ DEC B001745259 $36.98 Kammerorchester der Christine Raphael Stif-tung; “Baroque specialist Harry Bicket leads a reduced Karel Ancerl/Berlin RSO. (1 CD) (Querstand) Met orchestra - with the addition of a pair of QRST 1234 $16.99 (one of which he plays to accompany Norbert Burgmuller: Songs and Chamber Music the recits), a pair of recorders, a theorbo, and Artists: Ulrike Fulde, soprano; Manja Raschka, Baroque guitar - with verve, attention to detail, mz; Andreas Fischer, tenor (1 CD) (Querstand) urgency, and few requests for heavy vibrato. QRST 916 $16.99 Picture and sound are superb... You can’t go This disc includes the world-premiere recording wrong with any of the three: all give honest, of Norbert Burgmüller’s (1810-1836) two chamber interesting readings of this beautiful, noble work.” music pieces (Duo and Allegretto). -ClassicsToday.com

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Quintet / Messina Benjamin Britten: The Canticles / Works: Mozart: Concerto for Clarinte; Quintet Artists: Christopher Ainslie, Benedict Nelson, for Clarinet & Strings. Artists: Patrick Messina, Martin Owen, horn, Lucy Wakeford, harp (Signum clarinet; Philharmonia Quartett Berlin. Riccardo UK) SGK 317 $14.99 On Sale Muti/Orchestre National de . (1 CD) (Radio Temirkanov conducts Rimsky-Korsakov France) RAIO 009 $18.99 Works: Rimsky-Korsakov: Excerpts from The Invisible City of Kitezh; Sheherazade. Artists: Yuri Temirkanov/St Petersburg PO. (Signum UK) Regent Records SGK 320 $14.99 On Sale The Cranmer Legacy 1662-2012 - Vaughan S.O.S. Titanic [Original Film Soundtrack] Williams; Sanders; Spicer Works: Howard Blake (1938 - ): S.O.S. Titanic, Artists: Benjamin Bloor, organ; Tom Hammond- film score. Artists: Howard Blake. (1 CD) (Silva Davies/Choir of St. Michael at the North Gate. America) SLA 1387 $15.99 (Regent Records) REGN 389 $16.99 George Fenton: Frozen Planet This recording is a celebration of the 350th Works: works George Fenton (1950 - ): Frozen anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, which Planet, television series score. Artists: George was originally compiled by Archbishop Thomas Fenton/BBC Concert Orch. (1 CD) (Silva America) Cranmer in 1662. SLA 1392 $15.99 Awake My Soul - Works for girls choir by Mahler: Symphony no 4 (chamber orch. vers) Parry, Farrant, Bussey, Byrd, Dove et al. Works: : Symphony no 4, version Artists: Jonathan Hope, organ; Stephen Disley/ for chamber orchestra by Erwin Stein. Artists: The Girl Choristers and Lay Clerks of Southwark Zoe Nicolaidou, soprano. Jean Deroyer/Orchestre Cathedral Choir. (Regent Records) Régional de Basse-Normandie. (1 CD) (Skarbo) REGN 387 $16.99 SKA 3127 $18.99 Richard Burton Reads John Donne Chamber & Orchestral musiic of Jón Leifs: Artists: Richard Burton Reads John Donne Love Works: Jón Leifs (1899 - 1968): Elegies, Op. 35; Poetry, Meditations and Sermons read by Herbert Quintet, for flute, clarinet, basson, viola & cello, Marshall (Regis Records) Op. 50; Scherzo concreto, Op. 58; Variations on a REGS 6147 $10.99 On Sale Theme by Beethoven, Op. 8. Artists: Bernhardur Sviatoslav Richter Live at Carnegie Hall Wilkinson/Reykjavik CO. Einar Johannesson Works: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 3, 9, 12 (Clnt); Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir (Vla); artial & 22. Artists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano (1 CD) Nardeau (Flt); Inga Ros Ingolfsdottir (Clo); Rut (Regis Records) REGS 1398 $10.99 On Sale Ingólfsdóttir (Vln). (1 CD) (Smekkleysa) Membra Jesu Nostri - Buxtehude SMEK 46 $18.99 Works: Buxtehude: Passions & Trauermusiken American Anthem / Ying Quartet of Buxtehude. Artists: Jorg Breiding/Barock Works by: Samuel Barber; Howard Hanson; ensemble L’Arco; Himlische Cantorey; Knabenchor RandallThompson. Artists: Ying Quartet; Adam Hannover. (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) Neiman, piano; Randall Scarlata, baritone. (1 CD) RDAU 7006 $18.99 (Solo Musica) SOLO 92166 $16.99 J.S. Bach: B Minor Mass / Georg C. Biller Geminiani: The Complete Sonatas, Op. 1 Artists: Ute Selbig, Susanne Krumbiegel, Works: Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): Elisabeth Wilke, , . Sonatas, Op. 1 (12) Artists: London Handel /Leipzig Baroque Orch.; Players. (2 CD) (Somm) 2 SOMM 248 $35.99 Leipzig. (2 CD) (Rondeau The 12 Sonatas, Op. 1 are largely premiere Production) 2 RDAU 400910 $38.99 recordings; only the odd Sonata has been Paul Gerhardt: Die groáen Choräle und recorded before. Geistlichen Lieder / Thomanerchor Leipzig Federico Mompou: Selected Works, Vol. 1 Artists: Clélia Iruzun, piano (1 CD) (Somm) Artists: Otto Sander; Torsten Laux. Georg SOMM 121 $16.99 Christoph Biller/Thomanerchor Leipzig. (1 CD) (Rondeau Production) RDAU 4023 $18.99 Night / Simone Dinnerstein, piano; Fift Merritt, The use of period instruments alongside the guitar boys’ choir makes this an historically-informed Works: Daniel Felsenfeld: The Cohen Variations, performance. for piano; Patty Griffin (1964 - ): Night; Billie Choral Music fo Richard Rodney Bennett Holiday: Don’t Explain; : I Shall Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: Letters to Weep at Night; Tift Merritt: Colors; Feel of the Lindbergh; The Ballad of Sweet William; Artists: World; Johnny Nash; Purcell; Schubert; Alexander Philip Moore & Andrew West, piano. Christopher Siloti (1863 - 1945); American Traditional; British Bell/NYCoS National Girls Choir. (Signum UK) Isles Traditional. Artists: Simone Dinnerstein SGK 325 $14.99 On Sale (Pno); Tift Merritt (Voice, Guitar). (1 CD) (Sony Schumann & Dvorak: Cello Concertos Classical) SNYC 88691976572 $14.99 Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and singer-songwriter Works: Schumann & Dvorak: Cello Concertos; Tift Merritt join forces for the first time on NIGHT, Silent Woods Artists: Jamie Walton, cello. a unique collaboration uniting the folk, Americana /Philharmonia Orch. (Signum and classical worlds, exploring common terrain UK) SGK 322 $14.99 On Sale and uncovering new musical landscapes.

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Romance at the Piano / Ho Yan Agnes Wan Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen; ❦Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Kresleriana; Drei Fantasiestucke. Artists: Ho Yan Works: Arias by Antonio Cesti Agnes Wan, piano (1 CD) (Soundset) (1623 - 1669); Geminiano SET 1047 $16.99 Giacomelli (1692 - 1740)Handel; Legends in the Garden: Organ Music by Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 - 1783) Thomas Aberg / Carson Cooman, organ F.J. Haydn; Reinhard Keiser Artists: Carson Cooman, organ (1 CD) (1674 - 1739); Claudio Monteverdi (Soundspells) SSP 137 $16.99 (1567 - 1643); Giuseppe Maria In Swedish composer Thomas Aberg’s music, Orlandini (1675 - 1760); Giovanni Porta (1675 - one hears an intersection of the classical organ 1755). Artists: Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco. tradition with more contemporary elements, Joyce DiDonato (Mzz Sop). (1 CD) (Virgin especially from minimalist and ambient music. Classics) VCL 026542 $15.98 “Alan Curtis has found a “drama queen” (in Schubert: Winterreise / Matthew Rose: bass the best sense) so stupendous that he and his Artists: Matthew Rose: bass; Gary Matthewman: Complesso Barocco seem to be following her piano (1 CD) (Stone Records) SOER 8022 $16.99 every mood with sharp attacks, rapid-fire playing Beethoven: Sonatas / Evgeni Koroliov, piano and, when called for, tender, sensitive longing. Works: Beethoven: Sonatas Opp. 101 & 106 Sonics are ideal - spotless and natural. This is “Hammerklavier”. Artists: Evgeni Koroliov, piano simply glorious.” -ClassicsToday.com (1 CD) (Tacet) TAC 206 $21.49 ❦Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin plays Liszt & Ravel Tactus Works: Liszt: Années de pèlerinage; Deuxième Nascimbeni: Messa Paradis del Amours, 1612 année, S. 161; Funerailles; Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Works: Stefano Nascimbeni: Messa Paradis Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40. Artists: del Amours, 1612. Artists: Bigicantus, Frigato, Yevgeny Sudbin (Pno). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (BIS Allegrezza, di Donato, Benetti, Sherwin, Vincenzi, (Sweden) BIS 1828 $18.99 Forni (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 561401 $14.99 “Few have carried the richly ornamented vocal Bossi: Opera omnia per organo, Vol. 8 lines [of the Petrarch Sonnets] forwards with a Works: Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 - 1925): more breathless ardour and momentum...then Alla Marcia; Aria da chiesa; Ave Maria; Entrée there is Ravel’s Gaspard in a performance of Pontificale, Op. 104/1; Fantasie, for 2 organs, Op. rare imaginative resource...This is a record I shall 64a; Letizia celeste. Artists: Andrea Macinanti return to for an ever-renewed sense of wonder and (Organ). (1 CD) (Tactus) TCT 862718 $14.99 fascination.” -Gramophone Magazine The eighth volume of this monumental work by “His Liszt is remarkable. The F minor Andrea Macinanti, dedicated to the greatest Italian Transcendental Study’s brand of miraculous organ composer and virtuoso: Marco Enrico Bossi! virtuosity, at once tumultuous and limpid, is Andrea Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi: marvellously captured.” -BBC Music Magazine Madrigali accomodati per concerti spirituali Artists: Borciani, , Fioravante, Mustaro, ❦Dvorak: Sympnony No. 9 / Claus Peter Flor Vassilakis, Wyszkovski. Nicola Lamon, organ (1 Works: Dvorák: Czech Suite, Op. 39; My Home, CD) (Tactus) TCT 530002 $14.99 concert overture, Op. 62; Symphony no 9 “New Piano Music of David Matthews / Mikkola World”. Artists: Claus P. Flor/Malaysian PO. (1 Works: David Matthews: Piano Concerto Op. 111; SA Hybrid CD) (BIS (Sweden) BIS 1856 $18.99 Piano Sonata. Op. 74; Variatinos for Piano, Op. 72 “The performance as a whole displays such et al. Artists: Laura Mikkola, piano. George Vass/ unfailing purpose, sensitivity and freshness of new Orch. Nova. (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0166 $18.99 discovery that I felt I was encountering the music In his piano music, as in his symphonies and string for the first time...The SACD sound throughout quartets, the English composer David Matthews is superb, gloriously ripe, most judiciously (b. 1943) marries the idiom of classical tradition balanced...I derived enormous pleasure from this with that of his own day. release and feel sure you will too.” -Gramophone Egon Kornauth (1891-1959): Piano Music, Vol. 1 Magazine Artists: Jonathan Powell, piano (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0159 $18.99 The music of the Czech-born Viennese composer ❦Pavane - arrangements for viola & piano Kornauth (1891-1959) was once a staple of Works: Debussy: Clair de lune; La fille aux Austrian concert-halls. It has been largely forgotten cheveux de lin; Richard Dubugnon (1968 - ): in the half-century since his death. Incantatio, Op. 12b; Lied, Op. 44b; Fauré: Après un rêve; Elégie for Cello & Piano; Ravel. 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Philip Ramey: Piano Music, Vol. 4 - 1959-2011 : Madrigals and Canzonetta Artists: Stephen Gosling, piano (1 CD) (Toccata) Works: Thomas Morley: Madrigals and TOC 0153 $18.99 Canzonetta for 2-5 voices. Artists: Ensemble American composer Phillip Ramey’s (b.1939). Amaryllis (1 CD) (United Classics) music is rooted in the motoric athleticism of UTDC 2012078 $13.99 Prokofiev and Bartok, tempered with sober In addition to his madrigals, Morley wrote lyricism, spicy modernist dissonance and a fresh instrumental music, including keyboard music and approach to the grand Romantic gesture. music for the broken consort, a uniquely English Après un rêveà for Violin & Harp ensemble of two viols, flute, lute, and bandora. Works: Après un rêveà Works by Chopin, Oberthur, Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Barrios, Mangore, Angelo Notari: The First New Music, 1613 Massenet. Artists: Nemanja Radulovic, violin; Artists: Anthony Rooley/Consort of Musicke. (1 Marielle Nordmann, harp (1 CD) (Transart Live) CD) (United Classics) UTDC 2012080 $13.99 TRAL 174 $16.99 At the beginning of the 17th century, Angelo Notari settled in England where he was one of a handful of Italian musicians in the courts of Charles I and Charles II. His beautiful music is seldom 2Pianists performed, and this recording now makes a long Impressions #1 - a compilation of beautiful tracks awaited return to the catalogue! Works by: Bach, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Lyadov et al. Artists: Various artists. Claude-Michel Schonbgerg: Les Misérables (1 CD) (TwoPianists) TWPS 1039237 $13.99 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] rtists such as Konstantin Scherbakov, Michelle Works: works Claude-Michel Schoenberg Breedt, Daniel Rowland and the Rhenische (Producer) (1944 - ): Les Miserables, musical. Philharmonie shine. Artists: artists (2 CD) (Universal Republic) Vondracek plays Haydn, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev 2 URPB B001827902 $23.48 Works: Haydn: Sonata Hob.XVI:50; Rachmaninov: Stravinsky: Agon / Hans Rosbaud Corelli Variations; Prokofiev: Sonata no. 7. Artists: Artists: Han Rosbaud/Sinfonieorchester des Lukas Vondracek, piano (1 CD) (TwoPianists) Südwestfunks, Baden-Baden. (1 CD) (Wergo) TWPS 1039176 $16.99 WER 6771 $23.99 Discovered and championed by Ashkenazy when Stravinsky based the construction of his ballet only 14 years old, Lukáè Vondrácek has slowly Agon on a French dance textbook from the mid- and deliberately carved out a major international 17th century, but gave no thought to the décor or career for himself. scenery and specified no musical or choreographic The Pope Benedict Organ / Wolfgang Seifen intention. The visual performance was to be left Works by: Bach, Rheinberger, Dreyer, Kerll, entirely to interpretation. Mendelssohn, Pachelbel. Artists: Wolfgang Seifen, conducts Franz Liszt organ (1 CD) (TYXart) TYXA 13018 $16.99 Works: Franz Liszt: Les Preludes; Mazeppa Battle This CD presents the first recording of the new of the Huns; Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Hungarian Pope Benedict Organ, which was built in 2006 by Rhapsodies 1-6 (rec. 1957-1960). Artists: the Swiss organ building firm Mathis. Hermann Scherchen/ Orch. Brahms: Zigeunerlieder and other choral works (Widescreen) 2 WIEN 220 $16.99 Artists: Ellen Refstrup, piano; Susanne Skov & Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, etc. / Bernstein Irene Lewis, horn; Sofie Guillois, harp. Trinitatis Works: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis; Choral Kantori Chamber Choir. (1 CD) (United Classics) Fantasy, Op. 80; Symphony No. 5. Artists: Eileen UTDC 2012079 $13.99 Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, Kim Borg, The Zigeunerlieder cycle owes its popularity to the Rudolf Serkin. /New York PO; great interest in folk music in the 19th century. Westminster Choir. (2 CD) (Widescreen) Baroque Lieder by Christoph Bernhard & 2 WIEN 196 $16.99 Christian Herwich Lorraine - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soprano Artists: Eckert, Wedemeier, Fuerst. Klaus Works: J.S. Bach: Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut, Mertens/Hamburger Ratsmusik. (1 CD) (United BWV 199; Brandenburg Concerto no 4. Artists: Classics) UTDC 2012074 $13.99 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soprano. Los Angeles Christoph Bernhard and his pupil Christian Herwig CO. (1 CD) (Yarlung) YARL 96298 $19.99 created a foundation for the rich German lied “I remember when Lorraine sang through the tradition - later perfected by composers such as opening recitative of Mein Herze schwimmt im Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Schumann. Blut BWV 199 during the first rehearsal for the performance with Kahane and the Los Angeles Handel: / Bernstein, New York PO; Chamber Orchestra. The musicians sat in silence Westminster Choir. Bernstein after the movement ended. 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www.hbdirect.com 28 1/800/222-6872 Recommended New Boxed Sets for April conducts Wagner & Strauss [5 CDs] Mozart: Sonatas & pieces / Karl Engel [6 CDs] Works: Wagner: Operatic Artists: Karl Engel, piano. (6 CD) Highlights; : Tone () 6 TLD 2564656137 $38.99 Poems; Metamorphosen. Artists: Teldec presents the Mozart Piano Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Sonata recordings, from the Orch.; New Philharmonia Orch.; early 1980s by Karl Engel. Swiss Philharmonia Orch. (5 CD) (EMI pianist Karl Engel was a student Classics) 5 EMI 484682B $15.98 of Paul Baumgartner at the The set features highlights from each of Wagner’s Conservatory and later with at the most acclaimed operas, as well as Strauss s Don École Normale de Musique in Paris in 1947-1948. Juan and a 1962 account of Tod und Verklärung He became particularly known for his complete that was hailed as one of Klemperer’s finest late cycles of Mozart piano sonatas and concertos, and recordings. Beethoven piano sonatas.

Toscanini Conducts Wagner [5 CDs] Byron Janis: The Complete RCA Recordings / Works: : Byron Janis, piano [12 CDs] Orchestral highlights and arias Artists: Byron Janis, piano (12 from Die Götterdämmerung; Die CD) (RCA Records) Meistersinger von Nürnberg; 12 RCA 88725484402 $59.99 Die Walküre; Overture; This set includes previously Lohengrin; Parsifal. Artists: unreleased recordings including Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO. (5 CD) Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ and works (RCA Records) 5 RCA 88765411932 $26.99 by Franz Liszt. Each CD is newly remastered - a Toscanini Conducts Wagner gathers together on 5 book and DVD video ‘The Byron Janis Story’ DVD CDs the best of Toscanini’s Wagner performances that recounts the musician’s miraculous, unusual with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The set and inspiring life. features soprano Helen Traubel and tenor Lauritz : The Art of the Violin [7 CDs] Melchior and includes new liner notes by noted Works: Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Toscanini biographer Harvey Sachs. Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca [50 Artists: artists (7 CD) (Regis Records) CDs, Limited Edition] 7 REGS 7010 $38.49 On Sale Artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Beethoven Masterworks Collection [Limited piano. Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Edition, 51 CDs] Solti, Kondrashin et al. (50 CD) Artists: , (Decca) Krystian Zimerman, Maurizio 50 DEC B001820202 $142.98 Pollini, Decca Classics has released “Ashkenazy: and . (51 CD) 50 Years on Decca”, a limited edition box-set (Deutsche Grammophon) comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels 51 DGG B001813172 $149.98 remarkable 50-year recording partnership with Beethoven Masterworks, covering the complete Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca Classics new release range of Beethovens works on 51 CDs. showcases a rich and varied repertoire, with Ashkenazys now-legendary debut recording of Beethoven: Complete Piano Concerto / Kempff Rachmaninovs Piano Concerto No.3 featured on Artists: , piano; / the first of the 50 CDs. Berlin Philharmonic. (3 CD) (United Classics) 3 UTDC 2012076 $21.49 : Musica Nova, The Motets Wilhelm Kempff’s Beethoven performances have Works: Adrian Willaert (1490-1562): Musica Nova, been famous ever since he recorded them for the The Motets. Artists: Singer Pur. (3 CD) (Oehms) first time in the early 1950s. 3 OEH 835 $38.99 100 Masterpieces of Sacred Choral Music [5 CDs] Founded in 1991, Singer Pur won First Place at This 5 disc set features the renowned Vienna the “German Music Competition” in Bonn, 1994 Boys’ choir performing sacred works from and the coveted “Grand Prix of Vocal Music” at the composers such as Mozart, Bach, Handel, International “Tampere Music Festival” award. Schubert and Beethoven. (5 CD) (Capriccio) Albinoni: The Concertos for Oboes and Strings 5 CAP 7155 $24.99 Artists: Anthony Robson, oboe; Catherine Brahms: Symphonies, Orchestral Works [5 CDs] Latham, oboe. Simon Standage/Collegium Works: Brahms: Symphonies No. 1-4; Tragic Musicum 90. (3 CD) (Chandos Records) Overture; Haydn Variations; Serenade no 1. 3 CHA 0792 $37.49 Artists: Grzegorz Nowak/Royal PO. (5 CD) During the 1990s, Collegium Musicum 90 and (Orchid Classics) 5 ORPO 038 $38.99 Simon Standage released several volumes of Conductor Grzegorz Nowak is the Principal Albinoni concertos, which proved popular with critics Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic and public alike, reissued here on Chaconne. Orchestra.

1/800/222-6872 29 www.hbdirect.com New Releases More New Box Sets for April J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello, 1-6 / André Navarra [3 SA Hybrid DSD CDs] Artists: André Navarra, cello (3 SA Hybrid CD) (Phaia Music) 3 PHIA 904 $136.99 Georges Kisselhoff was a true pioneer of sound aesthetics in classical music, experimenting as one of the first with quadrophonic recordings, always aiming for the ideal, natural and organic sound. In 2012, a set of original analogue tapes by Kisselhoff was rediscovered, manually cleaned and carefully remastered, using fully analogue equipment. The results are presented in this collection of timeless beauty and unheard audiophile quality. Recorded in 1977 and 1978, Andre Navarra’s version is full of presence and breathes musicality in every second. This recording has been awarded with the French “Grand Prix du Disque.” Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams The Purcell Collection [16 CDs] The Complete EMI Recordings [13 CDs] Works: ; King Artists: Sir Adrian Boult (13 CD) Arthur; The Fairy Queen; Hail! (EMI Classics) Bright Cecilia; sacred works; . 13 EMI 035672 $49.48 songs; chamber music. Artists: Boult was known for his Accademia Bizantina; English championing of British Music. He Concert Choir; Gabrieli Consort met Vaughan Williams at Oxford and Players; Musica ad Rhenum; New English and the two became lifelong friends. This set Voices. (16 CD) (Brilliant) 16 BLC 94665 $58.49 brings together all the recordings he made starting With its veritable A - star list of performers and in 1940 to the early 1950’s. Included is the popular ensembles, this is the perfect compilation for Symphony No. 3 (A Pastoral Symphony), as well anyone wishing to explore Purcell’s music in as Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. As a greater depth. special bonus, CD 13 includes audio footage of François Couperin: Concert Royaux, etc. Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal during the recording Works: François Couperin: Concert Royaux; Les process with EMI. Gouts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts. Artists: Wilhelm Kempff: The Concerto Jed Wentz/Musica Ad Rhenum. (3 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 94489 $16.99 Recordings [14 CDs] Artists: Wilhelm Kempff, piano. Liszt: The Complete Wagner & Verdi (14 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) Transcriptions / Michele Campanella, piano 14 DGG B001822502 $75.98 Artists: Michele Campanella, piano (3 CD) Wilhelm Kempff was particularly (Brilliant Classics) 3 BLC 94610 $16.99 well known for his interpretations of the music of The ‘transcriptions’ and then ‘reminiscences’ Beethoven and Schubert. On this new 14 CDs of Verdi’s music are (by and large) much more set, we hear the pianist performing concertos by free both with their originals and with Liszt’s own Beethoven, Liszt, Mozart, Schumann and Brahms reputation, dating as they do from a maturity including multiple versions of several of the when he no longer felt the need to gratify any Beethoven concertos. expectations of virtuoso brilliance. Ernesto Lecuona: Piano Music& Selected Classical and Romantic Masses Songs [6 CDs] Works: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Weber, Beethoven, Cherubini, Gounod. Artists: Altenburger Artists: Carole Farley, soprano, Sangerknaben; Kolner Rundfunkchor; RIAS John Constable, piano. Michael Chamber Choir; Vienna Boys Choir; Wiener Bartos/Polish National RSO. (6 Akademie. (10 CD) (Capriccio) 10 CAP 7161 $26.99 CD) (BIS (Sweden) This 10 CD-Set offers a collection of the most 6 BIS 1854 $56.99 popular Mass compositions from the Viennese “Mr. Tirino is to be congratulated not only for his Classics up to the romantic period. cyclopean pianistic efforts and excellent, idiomatic interpretations but also for bringing a great Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Violin and melodist’s work to the ears of a wide public.” -The Piano / Duo Concertante [3 CD] New York Times Artists: Duo Concertante (3 CD) (Marquis Classic) 3 MQCL 81517 $29.99 Pianist Yuan Sheng plays Chopin: Ballades Works: Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4, Impromptus Solo Piano Music of Simeon Ten Holt [5 CDs] Works: Simeon Ten Holt (1923 - 2012): Solo Nos. 1-4, Préludes Op.28, Nocturnes. Artists: Piano Music Vols. 1-5. Artists: Jeroen van Veen, Yuan Sheng, piano (3 CD) (Piano Classics) piano (5 CD) (Brilliant) 5 BLC 9434 $24.99 3 PINC 0049 $40.49 Performing these works is the acclaimed Dutch Chopin is quoted as having said, “Pleyel pianist Jeroen van Veen, a Brilliant Classics are the last word in perfection.” On this recording, regular who is one of Ten Holt’s biggest master pianist Yuan Sheng performs on a superb advocates. The release is an engaging follow - up 1845 Pleyel grand piano from the Frederick to his 11CD box set with Ten Holt (‘Multiple Piano Historical Piano Collection in Ashburnham, Works’) and the 9CD ‘Minimal Piano Collection’. Massachusetts.

www.hbdirect.com 30 1/800/222-6872 Complete Opera Recordings Classic Britten Recordings from Mackerras, Davis & Britten ❦Britten: / Benjamin Britten ❦Britten: Gloriana / Sir Artists: Pears, Brannigan, Noble, Artists: Barstow, Jones, Langridge, Fischer, Amit, Pashley, Rex, Opie, Summers, Terfel, White, Cantelo. Benjamin Britten/Englilsh Shirley-Quirk, Ainsley . Charles CO. (2 CD) (Decca) Mackerras/ . 2 DEC B001820402 $17.98 Orch. & Chorus. (2 CD) (Decca) “Britten’s own 1964 recording of . 2 DEC B001820602 $17.98 his comic opera, Albert Herring, “Josephine Barstow gives is a delight.... Sylvia Fisher is a magnificent Lady a splendid reading, tough and incisive... it is Billows, and it is good to have so wide a range generous casting to have such outstanding of British singers of the 1960s so characterfully and characterful singers as , Willard presented. The recording, made in the Jubilee Hall, White, John Shirley-Quirk and John Mark Ainsley remains astonishingly vivid.” -The Penguin Guide in tiny roles, all very well suited. A crowning achievement...” -The Penguin Guide ❦Britten: / Vickers, Harper, Summers. Colin Davis Artists: , , Jonathan Summers, . Colin Davis/ ROH Chorus; ROH Orch. (2 CD) (Decca) 2 DEC B001821002 $17.98 “Sir Colin Davis takes a fundamentally darker, tougher view of Peter Grimes than the composer himself. Jon Vickers’ heroic interpretation sheds keen new illumination what arguably remains the greatest of Britten’s operas... The recording is full and vivid, with fine balancing.” -The Penguin Guide

❦Ponchielli: / Caballe, Pavarotti ❦Verdi: / Caballe, Carreras, Norman Artists: Caballe, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Artists: Caballe, Carreras, Milnes and Ghiaurov. Bartoletti Norman, Mastromei. Lamberto Bruno Bartoletti/London Opera Gardelli/Ambrosian Singers; New Chorus; National PO. (3 CD) Philharmonia Orch. (2 CD) (Decca) (Decca) 3 DEC B001820902 $23.48 2 DEC B001820502 $17.98 “The colorfully atmospheric “The rival heroines are taken melodrama of this opera gives the Decca splendidly here, with as the faithful engineers the chance to produce one of their wife, Medora, actually upstaging Montserrat Caballe most vivid opera recordings. Caballe... produces as Gulnara... fine singing from the hero, portrayed glorious sounds. Pavarotti has impressive control by Jose Carreras. Excellent, firmly focused and and heroic tone.” -The Penguin Guide well-balanced Philips sound.” -The Penguin Guide ❦Verdi: / Bergonzi, Milnes, Raimondi ❦Wagner: / Karl Bohm Artists: Deurekom, Bergonzi, Artists: Adam, Nienstedt, Silja, Windgassen, Milnes, Raimondi. Lamberto Esser, Neidlinger, Talvela, Burmeister, Dernesch. Gardelli/Ambrosian Singers; Royal Karl Bohm/Bayreuther Festspiel Orch. (2 CD) PO. (2 CD) (Decca) (Decca) 2 DEC B001820702 $17.98 2 DEC B001822602 $17.98 “Gustav Neidlinger as Alberich is superb, even more “With its dramatic anticipations of involving here than he is for Solti with the curse Macbeth, the musical anticipations of Rigolettoa made spine-chilling. It is also good to have Wolfgang and the compression which (on record if not on Windgassen as Loge.” -The Penguin Guide the stage) becomes a positive merit - all these ❦Wagner: Siegfried / Windgassen, Nilsson qualities, helped by a fine performance under Artists: Windgassen, Nilsson, Adam, Neidlinger. Gardelli, make this (Philips) version of Attila an Karl Bohm/Bayreuther Festspiel Orch. (4 CD) intensely enjoyable set. The 1973 recording is well (Decca) 4 DEC B001820802 $25.48 balanced and atmospheric.” -The Penguin Guide “The natural-sounding quality of Bohm’s live ❦Verdi: I Lombardi / Domingo, Raimondi recording from Bayreuth, coupled with his Artists: Deutekom, Domingo, Raimondi. Lamberto determination not to let the music lag, makes his Gardelli/Ambrosian Singers; Royal PO. (2 CD) account Siegfried as satisfying as the rest of his (Decca) 2 DEC B001820302 $17.98 cycle... Windgassen is at his peak here...” -The “I Lombardi reaches its apotheosis in the Penguin Guide famous Trio well known from the days of 78 rpm ❦Verdi: / Mescheriakova, Giordani recordings. There are some glorious moments... Artists: Mescheriakova, Giordani, Scandiuzzi. Domingo as Oronte is in superb voice and the /L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. (3 villain Pagano is well characterized by Raimondi. CD) (Decca) 3 DEC B001821102 $23.48 Among the supporting cast Stafford Dean and “It is a totally enjoyable listening experience from Clifford Grant must be mentioned . Gardelli start to finish. If you like Verdi, you’ll love this conducts dramatically and the action project recording, and if you are “testing the water” as far vividly.” -The Penguin Guide as opera goes, this will be an excellent start.”

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New Opera Recordings for April, continued from previous page The EMI Electrola Collection The Electrola Collection is a series that celebrates the historic record label, Electrola. Electrola was part of the EMI Classics unit in best known for the rich catalogs, masterful artists and iconic gramophone trademark. : Lulu / Rothenberger, Meyer Bizet: in German / Ludwig, Prey Artists: Rothenberger, Artists: Ludwig, Schock, Blankenheim, Meyer, Ludwig. Muszely, Prey. / Leopold Ludwig/Hamburg State Deutsch Opera Berlin. (2 CD) Opera. (2 CD) (EMI) (EMI Classics) . 2 EMI 123302D $23.48 . 2 EMI 123002C $23.48 The 1968 Hamburg production Bizet’s masterpiece opera of Berg’s unfinished version was Carmen is most commonly sung a sensational success for Rothenberger with critics in French. This recording is sung completely in and audience alike. The international revivals at German, led by as Carmen. the Montreal World’s Fair and the Metropolitan Offenbach: / Wallberg Opera of the opera garnered crticial-acclaim. Artists: Jerusalem, Scovotti, Fischer-Dieskau, : Der Waffenschmied / Lehan Varady. Heinz Wallberg/Bavarian Radio Chorus; Artists: Bohme, Prey, Schadle, Unger, Ollendorff. Munich RSO. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) Fritz Lehan. (2 CD) (EMI) 2 EMI 123102C $23.48 2 EMI 123052B $23.48 Albert Lortzing was, as John Warrack has noted, ’s final masterpiece Les Contes “the most inventive composer of opera with spoken d’ Hoffmann is full of gorgeous melodies, seductive dialogue in mid-19th-century Germany,” and his love scenes, and fantastic characters. This skills are evident in this wonderful performance. recording is sung completely in German. Antonio Salieri: Les Danaides / Gelmetti Reinhard Keiser: Die Grosmutige Tomyris / Artists: Marshall, Gimenez, Kavrakos, Bartha, Artists: Fontana, Hirsti, Prégardien, Dahlberg. Gelmetti. (2 CD) (EMI) 2 EMI 123202B $23.48 Hans-Martin Linde/Linde Consort. (2 CD) (EMI Antonio Salieri, Mozart’s and Gluck’s highly Classics) 2 EMI 123252B $23.48 underrated contemporary tells in his lyrical tragedy Reinhard Keiser, the “Honor of Germany”, founder Les Danaides, the gruesome ancient Greek legend of the German baroque opera and contemporary of King Danaus and his 50 daughters, one of the of Handel, composed more than 100 operas, very most popular opera subjects in the 17th and 18th popular at his time. centuries.

Donizetti: / Callas Mussorgsky: / Gedda, Kinasz Artists: Maria Callas, Giuseppe Artists: Martti Talvela, Nicolai Di Stefano, and Gedda, Leonard Mroz, Aage Raffaele Arie. / Haugland, Bozena Kinasz. Jerzy Orch. et Coro del Maggio Semkow/Polish Radio Chorus of Musicale Fiorentino. (2 CD) (EMI Krakow; Polish Radio National Classics) SO. (3 CD) (EMI Classics) . 2 EMI 359482B $15.98 3 EMI 397042 $23.48 Massenet: / Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Marcello Viotti Artists: , , Artists: Violeta Urmana, Placido Domingo, Thomas Hampson, . Antonio Luciana D’Intino, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Lado Ataneli Pappano/London SO. (2 CD) (EMI Classics) Marcello Viotti/Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; 2 EMI 359542 $15.98 Munchner Rundfunkorchester. (3 CD) (EMI Bellini: / Classics) 3 EMI 359652B $23.48 Artists: Montserrat Caballe, , Julia Puccini: / Bartoletti Hamari, Manuguerra, Agostino Ferrin. Riccardo Artists: Caballe, Domingo, , Muti/Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orch. Noel Mangin and . Bruno Bartoletti/ (3 CD) (EMI) 3 EMI 397692 $23.48 Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Bizet: Carmen / Orch. (2 CD) (EMI) 2 EMI 359822B $15.98 Artists: Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Puccini: / Caballe, Carreras, Thomas Hampson, . Michel Plasson/ Artists: Montserrat Caballe, , Jose Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. (3 Carreras, , Michel Senechal. (2 CD) CD) (EMI Classics) 3 EMI 359402B $23.48 (EMI Classics) 2 EMI 390052B $15.98 Mozart: / Giulini Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg / Artists: Giuseppe Taddei, , Artists: , David Kuebler, Iride , , Eberhard Martinez, Andrew Collis and Juanita Lacarro. Wachter. Carlo Maria Giulini/Philharmonia Orch. & James Conlon/Frankfurter Kantorei; Gurzenich- Chorus. (2 CD) (EMI) 2 EMI 359592C $15.98 Orchester Koln. (2 CD) (EMI)2 EMI 258752 $15.98

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New Opera Recordings for April, continued from previous page Wagner at the MET: Legendary Performances from The Metropolitan Opera ‘Wagner at The Met’ is the first authorized release of Richard Wagner’s operatic masterpieces, including the complete Ring Cycle, captured live in historic broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera. The recordings have been newly restored from the original sources and vividly display the grandeur and immediacy of these legendary, once-in-a-lifetime performances. The casts include such celebrated Wagnerians as , Lauritz Melchior and , led by iconic conductors including , and Erich Leinsdorf. The 25 CDs are packaged in minijackets in a lift-off box that includes a 128-page book with synopses and essays about each opera. (25 CD) (Sony Classical) 25 SNYC

Klemperer conducts Mozart Operas [11 CDs] Pietro Generali: Adelaide di Borgogna [3 CDs] Works: Mozart: Operas / Nozze Works: Pietro Generali (1773- di Figaro, , Cosi fan 1832): Adelaide di Borgogna. Tutte, Magic Flute. Artists: Otto Artists: A. Caronera, K. Otczyk, Klemperer/New Philharmonia E. Fortunati, G.Bocchino, R. Orch.; Philharmonia Orch. (11 Cresca; D.Antonangeli Franco CD) (EMI Classics) Piva/Maestro del coro Vittoroio 11 EMI 043782 $45.48 Zanon; Orch. Regionale Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Filarmonia Veneta Coror Polifonico Citta di Rovigo. Artists: Weikl, Heppner, Studer, Moll, van der (Bongiovanni) 3 BGV 2458 $50.99 Walt, Kallisch. Sawallisch. (4 CD) (EMI Classics) Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Budapest Opera 4 EMI 390182 $33.98 Artists: Murgu, Izzo D’Amico, Otelli, Kolpa. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar’s Bride, opera Roberto Paternostro/Budapest Opera Orch. (1 CD) Artists: Vishnevskaya, Atlantov, Arkhipova, (United Classics) UTDC 2012065 $13.99 Nesterenko. Fuat Mansurov/Bolshoi Theatre Choir; Around 1890, after seeing the success of Bolshoi Theatre Orch. (2 CD) (Melodiya) Mascagni’s , Leoncavalli 2 MELY 1001876 $35.99 decided to write an opera in response, in one act Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Campanella and composed in the verismo style. Leoncavallo claimed that he took the inspiration for Pagliacci Artists: , Enzo from a real-life incident from his childhood. Dara; , Bruno Pola. /Orch. ❦Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco / Vittorio Gui del Teatro regio di Torino. (3 CD) Artists: Maria Callas, Gino (United Classics) Bechi, Gino Sinimberghi. Vittorio 3 UTDC 2012120 $21.49 Gui/Orch. & Chorus of the San This recording, made in the Carlo Theater. (2 CD) (Opera early 1990s with Rockwell Blake as a frivolous and d’Oro) dynamic Barbiere, has a wonderful chamber music . 2 ODO 1491 $11.99 On Sale feel to it. “Callas’ Naples Nabucco ... great Verdi / Merrill, Moffo, Kraus singing, excitement ... the huge two-octave runs are breathtaking; the passion, power, and rage Artists: ; Alfredo Kraus; Anna Moffo, palpable; and an optional high E-flat at the close Rosalind Elias, Ezio Flagello. George Solti/Rome of the duet with Nabucco (the estimable Gino Opera Orch. and Chorus. (Widescreen) Bechi) is hair-raising ... self-recommending if you 2 WIEN 241 $16.99 adore Callas. It’s part of the picture of who she Verdi: Aida / - Price, Vickers was on the way to becoming who she wound up Artists: , Jon Vickers, Robert being.” -ClassicsToday Live performance, Naples, Merril, Rita Gorr. Georg Solti/Orch., Coro del December 29, 1949. Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma. (2 CD) (Widescreen) Wagner: Tannhäuser / Janowski 2 WIEN 204 $16.99 Artists: , , Verdi: / , . Marek Artists: Encinas, Fiorillo, Romanko, Stoyanov. Janowski/Berlin Radio Sym. Chorus; Berlin RSO. Ed Spanjaard/ Ballet Orch. (2 CD) (3 SA Hybrid CD) (PentaTone Classics) (United Classics) 2 UTDC 2012064 $16.99 3 PTE 5186405 $44.49 On Sale In this sensational new production, recorded live The sixth installment of PentaTone’s successful with the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra we hear a Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. young and talented cast! With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Peter Jan Wagemans: Legende, opera Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this high- Artists: Reinbert de Leeuw/Netherlands Opera quality SACD live recording with the Rundfunk- Chorus; Netherlands Radio PO. (2 CD) (EtCetera Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Marek Janowski is Records) 2 ETC 1443 $24.99 sure to be a standout.

1/800/222-6872 33 www.hbdirect.com New Releases Recent Best-Sellers on DVD Video Georg Solti / Journey Of A Lifetime [DVD] Program: Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Celebrating Solti’s 100th Anniversary. Artists: Geog Solti/Chicago SO. (1 DVD-Video) (C Major Video) (107 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, B&W and Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) CME 711708 $24.99 Solti’s major conducting appointments are central to this film, as are the memories of great musicians like Valery Gergiev and C. von Dohnányi. A bonus concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra shows Solti at the top of his game.

Toscanini Unreleased - [DVD] Mendelssohn Unknown, Documentary [DVD] Never before seen images Title: A Documentary by Angelo and mementos, filmed at Lake Bozzolini Artists: Roberto Maggiore, Milan, , New Prosseda, , York and Riverdale (1 DVD- , Sonig Video) (Concerto) (Run Time: 63 Tchakerian. (1 DVD-Video) min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, (EuroArts) (Run Time: 98 min.; 16:9, B&W; Sound Fmt(s): Dolby Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, Digital 2.1) CTO 2074 $19.99 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Toscanini unreleased” is a Stereo) EUA 2058858 $24.99 portrait of an incredible man, one who had a Mendelssohn Unknown is the most complete and phenomenal life, many virtues and few vices. up-to-date documentary about Verdi: / [DVD] ever made. Artists: Nicola Luisotti/Teatro Puccini: La bohème / Netrebko, Beczala [DVD] di San Carlo Chorus & Orch. Artists: Daniele Gatti/Vienna PO. ; Giacomo Prestia; Aquiles ; Piotr Beczala; ; Machado; Nicola Luisotti; Artur Massimo Cavalletti. (1 DVD-Video) (Deutsche Rucinski; Lucrecia Garcia. (1 Grammophon) (Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, DVD-Video) (C Major Video) Color) DGG B001777209 $28.48 (135 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: Watch Anna Netrebko perform Mimi - a role written NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound for her acting and singing abilities - from Salzburg Fmt(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1) 2012. The New York Times wrote, “You don’t CME 722208 $29.99 often hear Mimi sung with such vivid character and The Tutto Verdi project introduces audiences to sheer charisma”. all of Verdi’s works including hidden beauties like I ❦Britten: The Turn of the Screw [DVD] masnadieri. Artists: Jakub Hrusa/London PO. ; Handel: / Dessay, Zazzo [2 DVD] Susan Bickley; Toby Spence; Giselle Allen; Artists: Emmanuelle Haim/Le Concert d’Astrée. Thomas Parfitt. (1 DVD-Video) (FRA Musica) ; Lawrence Zazzo; Dominique FRAM 007 $28.49 Visse; Christophe Dumaux; Nathan Berg. (2 DVD- “Both picture and sound are excellent... musically Video) (Virgin Classics) 2 VCL 236669 $23.48 close to perfection.” -ClassicsToday.com In this production, the role of the Egyptian queen ❦Puccini: / Gheorghiu, Kaufmann, is assumed for the first time by Natalie Dessay, Terfel. Pappano [DVD] described by the Telegraph as “a supreme vocal Artists: Antonio Pappano/ROH Orch. & Chorus. enchantress.” Bryn Terfel; Angela Gheorghiu; ; Verdi: / Fancini, Gazheli, Saito [DVD] Jeremy White; Zheng Zhou. (1 DVD-Video) (EMI Artists: Gustav Kuhn/Orch. Haydn di Bolzano Classics) EMI 040639 $23.98 et Trento. Ferdinand von Bothmer; Junko Saito; “There is a good chance that this Tosca is, note- Thomas Gazheli; Francesco Fancini; Gustav Kuhn. for-note, one of the finest ever sung.” (1 DVD-Video) (C Major Video) (115 min.; Region: -ClassicsToday.com 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago SO [DVD] Stereo, DTS 5.1) CME 721408 $29.99 Works: Beethoven: Symphony no 5; Berlioz: The Tutto Verdi project introduces audiences to all of Rákóczy March; Mahler: Symphony no 5; W.A. Verdi’s works, including the lesser known gems like Mozart: Symphony no 35 “Haffner”; Mussorgsky: Alzira, here presented for the first time on DVD and Pictures at an exhibition. Artists: Georg Solti/ Blu-ray in this beautifully simple unstaged reading. Chicago SO. (3 DVD-Video) (Sony Classical) (Run Handel: Deidamia, opera / Ivor Bolton [DVD] Time: 203 min.; Region: 0; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 4:3, Artists: Ivor Bolton/Concerto Koln. Veronica Letterbox, Color; Sound Fmt(s): PCM Stereo) Cangemi; Umberto Chiummo; Olga Pasichnyk; 3 SNYC 88691975489 $29.99 Sally Matthews; Andrew Foster-Williams. (1 DVD- Sony Classical presents ‘Sir Georg Solti Conducts Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (208 min.; Region: 0; Pic the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’, a new Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM 2.0, 3-DVD box set featuring footage of live concert DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1) BOA 1088 $29.99 performances from Tokyo.

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