CONSUMER INFORMATION SERVICE: NO. 297

OCTOBER 2016 REPRESENTING TODAY’S GREAT LABELS THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS

Select Music and Video Distribution Limited 3 Wells Place, Redhill, Surrey RH1 3SL Tel: 01737 645600 Fax: 01737 644065 Index Please click on a label below to be directed to its relevant page. Thank you. . CDs Academy Of Ancient Music...... page 5 Albion Records...... page 8 APR...... page 8 BIS...... page 5 BR Klassik...... page 6 Bridge Records...... page 17 Cantaloupe Music...... page 16 Capriccio...... page 17,18 Carpe Diem...... page 9 CD Accord...... page 9 Cedille Records...... page 18 Chandos...... page 4 Claudio Records...... page 9 Coro...... page 6 CPO...... page 6,7 Divine Art...... page 18 Dynamic...... page 19 Genuin Classics...... page 9 Gramola...... page 19 Grand Piano...... page 20 Hanssler Classic...... page 20 Hyperion...... page 3 Klanglogo...... page 10 LPO...... page 7 Melodiya...... page 10 Oehms Classics...... page 10,11 Ondine...... page 16 Opus Arte...... page 8 Orchid Classics...... page 8 Orfeo...... page 16 Orlando Records...... page 11 Paladino Music...... page 11 Profil...... page 20,21 Reference Recordings...... page 21 Rondeau Production...... page11,12 Seattle Symphony Media...... page 16 SOMM...... page 8 Sono Luminus...... page 21,22 Steinway & Sons...... page 22 SWR Music...... page 17 Tactus...... page 12 Toccata Classics...... page 12,13 Wergo...... page 13 Yarlung Records...... page 22 DVDs Accentus Music...... page 14,15 Arthaus Musik...... page 22,23 Belair Classiques...... page 24 BR Klassik...... page 15 C Major Entertainment...... page 24,25 Dynamic...... page 25 ICA Classics...... page 15 Opus Arte...... page 13,14 Seventh Art...... page 15 2 OCTOBER 2016 RELEASE A

Highlight of the month Johann Sebastian BACH Goldberg Variations 2015 recording

Angela Hewitt

Sixteen years have passed since Angela Hewitt’s first, justly celebrated, version of the ‘Goldbergs’. She here commits to record her ever-evolving response to a work which contains the ‘shadowed lesson of the whole world’, and which continues to play a central role in her life as an artist.

CDA68146

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Opp 90, 101 & 106 ‘Hammerklavier’

Steven Osborne

Steven Osborne has repeatedly proved himself a Beethovenian of profound insight. In these three late sonatas—including the monumental ‘Hammerklavier’—he gives performances of stunning impact and lasting fulfilment.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Violin Sonatas K305, 376 & 402

Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien

The earliest music here dates from when Mozart was just six years old, the latest from his first years as a freelance composer resident in Vienna. The distinguished advocacy of Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien, in a second volume of the complete violin sonatas, is equally persuasive in both.

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Fin de siècle Music for viola and piano

Lawrence Power, Simon Crawford-Phillips

That the names of Hüe and Büsser are now largely forgotten is no reflection on their ability to write music which cannot fail to delight (and did not fail to win the Prix de Rome). Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips present a wonderful recital which sets Ravel and Debussy in the context of their lesser-known contemporaries.

CDA68165

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Highlight of the month Arnold SCHOENBERG Gurre-Lieder

Alwyn Mellor, Anna Larsson, Stuart Skelton, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, James Creswell, Sir Thomas Allen, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm, Edvard Grieg Kor, Orphei Drängar, Students from the Royal Northern College of Music, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Recorded live on SACD in the sumptuous acoustic of Grieghallen in Bergen, this mind-blowing interpretation of Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder involves 350 performers: large choral forces, six exceptional soloists, and the legendary Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra – extended for the occasion – all conducted by Edward Gardner.

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Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartets 1-15

Brodsky Quartet

This new box set with the Brodsky Quartet features Shostakovich’s fifteen string quartets at a special price. Over the years the Brodsky Quartet has undertaken numerous performances of the complete cycle of quartets by several composers. It is, however, the complete Shostakovich cycle that has now become synonymous with its name: its 2012 London performance of the cycle resulted in its taking the CHAN 10917(6) prestigious title of ‘Artist in Residence’ at the city’s Kings Place.

Antonio VIVALDI: Le Quattro Stagioni ('The Four Seasons') Roxanna PANUFNIK: Four World Seasons

Autumn in Albania; Tibetan Winter; Spring in Japan; Indian Summer

Tasmin Little, BBC Symphony Orchestra

Encapsulating the voluptuous sound of the BBC SO’s strings, Tasmin Little is both the soloist and conductor in this unique coupling: Vivaldi’s ever-popular ‘Four Seasons’ meets Roxanna Panufnik’s Four CHSA 5175 World Seasons, the premiere recording of a set of highly inspirational pieces.

Barry Douglas, Celtic Airs Traditional: Mná na hÉireann; The Foggy Dew; The Minstrel Boy; Molly Malone; Boatman; Fear a’ Bhata; Master McGrath; The Lark in the Clear Air; The Star of the County Down; The Fields of Athenryl Planxty Irwin; Buachaill ón Éirne; On Raglan Road; Brendan’s Air; Róisín Dubh; Óró ’sé do bheatha abhaile; Eimear MCGEOWN: Ballyvaughan Pier; The Runescape Jig; Secret Circle Reel; Brendan’s Air (tune by Brendan Monaghan); Chris STOUT and Catriona MCKAY (arr.): Barry’s Reels; Unst Bridal March

Barry Douglas, Eimear McGeown, Catriona McKay, Chris Stout

With this new volume, Barry Douglas once again weaves a magic web with Celtic tunes that CHAN 10934 have been handed down from generation to generation. His playing is entwined sometimes with new material composed by his musical companions, internationally renowned for their fearless explorations and interpretations of Scottish music.

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano Concerto in G major, KV 453; Piano Concerto in B flat major, KV 456; Divertimento in B flat major, KV 137

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy

After demonstrating their ‘innate love and understanding of Haydn’s music in performances of the expected vivacity and insight’ (BBC Music Magazine), Bavouzet and Takács-Nagy, the latter CHAN 10929 conducting his Manchester Camerata, now explore Mozart’s extraordinarily prolific year 1784 in this new series.

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Highlight (1891-1953) of the month Sergei PROKOFIEV Symphonies Nos 4 (1947) & 7

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

There is nothing unusual about a composer returning to a major work, however, among such works Sergei Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony is a unique case in that it exists in two such different versions that the composer considered them quite separate works, giving each its own opus number. Composed in 1929-30, the first version, Op. 47, met with lukewarm response at its Boston and European premières. In 1947 Prokofiev decided to return to the symphony, producing not so much a revision as a complete reworking of the original material. The differences between the versions are too many to detail, but the main point is that the 1947 version, given the opus number 112, is a much bigger and more ambitious score. Some four years later Prokofiev began work on what would become BIS2134 his last major work, Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor. This is the third instalment in a Prokofiev cycle from Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Quartet No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 3; Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Capriccio in E minor & Fugue in E flat major from Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 Escher String Quartet: Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, Pierre Lapointe, Dane Johansen

The Escher Quartet opened their traversal of Mendelssohn’s string quartets with the first and the fourth quartets, along with an unnumbered early work in E fat major, on a disc which the reviewer in The Strad summed up as a ‘deeply rewarding release … and by any standards a distinguished one’. The same magazine made the sequel – with the second and third quartets – its recommendation in the November issue of 2015. On the third and BIS2160 final disc in the series, time has come for the two last quartets, as well as the Capriccio and Fugue from the Op. 81 set of Four Pieces for String Quartet begun on the previous instalment.

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) JS Bach – Secular Cantatas, Vol. 7 ‘Peasant Cantata’ Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212 (Cantate burlesque – ‘Peasant Cantata’); Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209; Amore traditore, BWV 203 Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki Mojca Erdmann, Dominik Wörner (Mojca Erdmann appears on this recording courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon) The works on the seventh disc in Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan’s series of J.S. Bach’s BIS2191 secular cantatas are quite special in the composer’s production. By far the best-known of them, the so-called ‘Peasant Cantata’ signals this both through its title (in Upper Saxon dialect) and subtitle (‘Cantate burlesque’). Composed for a celebration at a country estate outside Leipzig, the soloists in this duo cantata portray neither Roman gods nor allegorical figures but a peasant girl and a farm-hand. The Peasant Cantata is followed by the only two extant Bach cantatas that set Italian texts.

Meditatio – music for mixed choir James MACMILLAN: A Child’s Prayer; John TAVENER: The Lamb; Hugi GUÐMUNDSSON: Hvíld; Jón LEIFS: Requiem; Morten LAURIDSEN: O nata lux; Eric WHITACRE: Lux aurumque; Þorkell SIGURBJÖRNSSON: Nú hverfur sól í haf; Heyr himna smiður; Sigurður SÆVARSSON: Nunc dimittis; Ēriks EŠENVALDS: O salutaris hostia; Anna ÞORVALDSDÓTTIR: Heyr þú oss himnum á; Hörður ÁSKELSSON: Hvíld; Hreiðar Ingi: Nunc dimittis; Arvo PÄRT: Nunc dimittis Schola cantorum, Hörður Áskelsson Growing out of concerts given by Schola cantorum Reykjavicensis and Hörður Áskelsson on All Soul’s Day, Meditatio presents a programme of expressive choral works which interpret grief and bereavement in the light of hope and comfort. Apart from Jón Leifs’ singularly serene Requiem, the composer’s response to the death BIS2200 of his daughter in 1947, all the pieces date from the past 35 years – from The Lamb by John Tavener from 1982 to Nunc dimittis (2015) by Sigurður Sævarsson, Icelandic composer as well as member of Schola cantorum. The ‘Canticle of Simeon’, as this song of praise from the Bible is also called, appears in two other settings on the disc – by Arvo Pärt and by Hreiðar Ingi who, like Sævarsson, sings bass in the choir.

Dario CASTELLO Sonata Concertate In Stil Moderno, Libro Primo

Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr

The Academy of Ancient Music explores a revolutionary period of Italian music through the work of Venetian man of mystery Dario Castello. Working at the same time as Claudio Monteverdi, Dario Castello wrote innovative and groundbreaking sonatas that had a profound effect on generations of Italian AAM005 composers. Music Director Richard Egarr is a lifelong advocate of Castello, and on this recording directs the composer’s first book of sonatas from the harpsichord and organ.

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Fritz Wunderlich

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester Conductors: Kurt Eichhorn, Siegfried Köhler, Willy Mattes, Hans Moltkau, Meinhard von Zallinger

Although fifty years have now passed since Fritz Wunderlich’s tragic death on September 17, 1966, the singer and 900314 his incomparable tenor voice have remained unforgotten. This new CD from BR-KLASSIK commemorating the 50th anniversary of the singer’s death presents early, as yet unreleased radio recordings made between 1959 and 1965.

J. S. BACH Complete Edition St. John Passion - St. Matthew Passion - Mass in B minor - Christmas Oratorio Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra 900513 At the beginning of the 500th anniversary of the reformation by Martin Luther, BR-KLASSIK will release the Complete Bach Edition with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Peter Dijkstra, as 9 CD or 6 DVD box.

BR-KLASSIK CD Sampler & Catalogue 2016

Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Mariss Jansons, Peter Dijkstra and Ulf Schirmer, Bernard Haitink, Andris Nelsons, Simon Rattle

A sampler of recent highlights from the BR Klassik back catalogue. 900003

Highlight of the month Song of the Nativity

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

The Sixteen contrasts the dramatic intensity of music by some of today’s most admired composers with traditional and modern carols. Much -loved modern classics including John Rutter’s There is a fower, Morten Lauridsen’s O magnum mysterium and James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn also appear on this beautiful album and there are many others which, in the course of time, will also become classics; every one of them by their unashamed simplicity, captures the joy and sincerity of this most wonderful of seasons. COR16146

Louis SPOHR The Complete Symphonies Now Available at a Special Price in a Box Set NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Howard Griffiths Howard Griffiths recorded Spohr’s complete symphonic oeuvre for CPO with the NDR Radio Philharmonic on the basis of a new critical edition of the scores. This release also includes the world premiere of recording of his Symphony 555105-2 No. 10. Following the release of Vol. 4 of our universally acclaimed complete edition of his symphonies, klassik- heute.com wrote, ‘One of the CPO label’s most significant projects!’

Joseph JONGEN Symphonie Concertante, Op. 81 for organ & orchestra; Passacaglie et Gigue, Op. 90 for orchestra; Sonata Eroica, Op. 94 for organ solo Christian Schmitt, (Karl Schuke-Orgel der Philharmonie Luxembourg) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Martin Haselböck 777593-2 Since concertos for organ and orchestra are rare finds, it is no doubt Joseph Jongen’s Symphonie concertante op. 81 that has kept his name alive beyond Belgium’s borders. The three works recorded on this CD concentrate on the organ, the orchestra, and interaction between the two.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART La Clemenza di Tito Carlo Allemano, Nina Bernsteiner, Kate Aldrich, Ann-Beth Solvang, Dana Marbach, Marcell Bakonyi, Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro Di Marchi During the early nineteenth century the new 1804 Viennese version of La Clemenza di Tito was Mozart’s most popular opera in Europe. However, in keeping with the practice during that period, it was performed in versions 777870-2 adapted to the times and the taste of the opera public. Here Alessandro De Marchi aims to present Tito in the form in which it was staged and acclaimed in great houses in the early years of the nineteenth century.

Nico DOSTAL Die ungarische Hochzeit Operette in einem Vorspiel und drei Akten von Hermann Hermecke

Jevgenij Taruntsov, Regina Riel, Thomas Zisterer, Anna-Sophie Kostal, Tomas Kovacic, Rita Peterl, Dolores Schmidinger, Chor des Lehar Festivals Bad Ischl, Franz Lehár-Orchester, Marius Burkert 777974-2 For many years, CPO has been releasing rare operettas on CD in cooperation with the Lehár Festival in Bad Ischl. This September, they release Die ungarische Hochzeit (The Hungarian Wedding) by Nico Dostal. The tale is told by the peasant girl Janka when she returns from the convent to her parents in Popláka – there follows a story of court intrigue, love and deceit.

Antonin DVORˇ ÁK Quintet Op. 97 in E flat major for two Violins, Two Violas & Violoncello; Quintet Op. 81 in A major for two Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Piano Vogler-Quartett, Tatjana Masurenko, Oliver Triendl London premiere of the String Quintet op. 81 marked the composer’s international breakthrough. It was 555022-2 followed by two chamber compositions; the String Quartet in F major (the ‘American Quartet’) and later by the Piano Quintet in E fat major recorded here. While the quartet numbers among Dvořák’s most popular works, the quintet – also because of its form – is largely unknown. The composer himself termed these two compositions his ‘best and most original’ works.

Jan van GILSE Eine Lebensmesse Oratorio after Richard Dehmel Heidi Melton, Gerhild Romberger, Roman Sadnik, Vladimir Baykov Nationaal Jeugdkoor, Groot Omroepkoor, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Markus Stenz 777924-2 World-Premiere Recording: Jan van Gilse’s Lebensmesse was performed at the Muziek Centrum Vredenburg in Utrecht in May 2013, and it is now our pleasure finally to be able to present this impressive oratorio, based on a poem by Richard Dehmel and scored for four soloists, two choirs, and orchestra, on this CD release.

Emil Nikolaus von REZNICEK Symphonic Works Goldpirol (Idyllische Ouverture); Wie Till Eulenspiegel lebte; Konzertstück für Violine und Orchester in E major; Präludium und Fuge in C minor; Nachtstück für Violine, Hörner, Harfe und Streichorchester Sophie Jaffé, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marcus Bosch The musical chameleon Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek is one of the late German Romantic composers, whose 777983-2 multifaceted style makes him difficult to classify. Prior to the inauguration of CPO’s grand edition of Reznicek’s major works a few years ago, he was known to classical music fans solely as the composer of the Donna Diana Overture. In the meantime things have changed; on the many CPO Reznicek releases, listeners can experience the musical experiments performed by this master of composition.

Wagner Die Walküre: Act 1

René Kollo, Eva-Maria Bundschuh, John Tomlinson London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt

Released from the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s archives for the first time, Wagner’s Die Walküre is LPO-0092 one of the world’s most popular operas. Heard here, Act 1 is often performed alone in concert; it is a rich concentration of human love, loyalty and blood ties, packed full of thrilling music, revealing Wagner’s assured grasp of orchestral colouring and musical opulence.

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Highlight of the month On Christmas Night Roderick Williams, Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Daniel Hyde

The acclaimed Magdalen College Choir celebrates the diversity of the twentieth-century English carol repertoire in a programme that combines well-loved standards and innovative choir favourites ranging in emotion from quiet contemplation to festive joy. The selection of carols and organ solos, led by director and organist Daniel Hyde, culminates in Ralph Vaughan Williams’s celebrated Fantasia on Christmas Carols with renowned baritone Roderick Williams in the solo part.

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‘Treblesome’

The Temple Church Boys’ Choir, Greg Morris, Anne Denholm, Mark Lockheart, Roger Sayer

Temple Church Boys’ Choir has its first release as an independent group, ahead of its concert tour of Singapore and Australia later this year. Treblesome features a selection of beautiful lieder and folk music, some of which has been specially arranged for the choir and recorded for the first time ORC100058

Sir Charles Villiers STANFORD

String Quartets Nos 5 and 8

Dante Quartet SOMMCD 0160 This month’s SOMM release signals the start of a significant new series of String Quartets which, quite unbelievably, have never been recorded before (apart from Nos 1 and 2), and these are the Eight Quartets by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. This first disc is recorded for SOMM by the Dante Quartet.

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Discoveries Three Nocturnes; A Road All Paved with Stars; Stricken Peninsula; Four Last Songs Roderick Williams, Jennifer Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins Discoveries brings together works spanning Vaughan Williams’s career from early maturity in 1907 to his death in 1958. Three living composers are engaged in this realization: Anthony Payne orchestrates two of the 1907- 08 Nocturnes, as well as all of the Four Last Songs, Adrian Williams has composed the symphonic rhapsody A ALBCD028 Road all Paved with Stars based on music from the opera The Poisoned Kiss, and Philip Lane has reconstructed the lost score for the film ‘Stricken Peninsula’ from the film’s soundtrack. This recording, featuring two of Britain’s finest singers in this repertoire, Roderick Williams and Jennifer Johnston, was made in conjunction with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (conductor Martyn Brabbins) and BBC Radio 3.

The Complete American Victor Recordings 1914-1931

Discs 1 & 2: Acoustic Recordings 1914 to 1924; Discs 3-5: Electrical Recordings 1926 to 1931

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

83 tracks featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Couperin, Debussy, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Rubinstein, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss/Tausig, and works by Paderewski himself and two of his disciples, APR_7505 Ernest Schelling and Sigismund Stojowski. The set concludes with two bonus tracks recorded in 1941 of Paderewski’s address on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his American debut.

8 OCTOBER 2016 RELEASE A Toyohiko SATOH Yugen CD-16311 Chiyomi Yamada, Walter van Hauwe, Toyohiko Satoh The Japanese word Yugen is usually defined as ‘an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and mysterious for words.’ YUGEN contains songs and instrumental pieces that are hard to classify, but all the more beautiful and inspiring to listen to.

Modern Soul Agata Szymczewska, Marek Bracha, Maciej Frąckiewicz, Grzegorz Skrobiński, Łukasz Kuropaczewski ACD223 The album Modern Soul is an original project by Agata Szymczewska. It consists of four sonatas for violin and various instruments. The soloist is accompanied by Marek Bracha and Grzegorz Skrobiński (piano), Maciej Frąckiewicz (accordion) and Łukasz Kuropaczewski (guitar). The compositions were written between 2013 and 2015 especially for these performers.

Arvo PÄRT (b. 1935) Triodion CC4943-2 Choir of Lancing College, Peter Davis, Neil Cox This recording, originally released in 1998, was made in the presence of Arvo Pärt himself and presents the world-premiere recording of Triodion. Pärt accepted the commission to write a work for the Lancing College’s 150th anniversary in December 1996.

Yellow String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART and Arnold SCHOENBERG Amaryllis Quartett, Katharina Persicke GEN16438 With Yellow, the internationally acclaimed Amaryllis Quartett is rounding off its five-CD Genuin Classics series that kicked off with ECHO Klassik Award-winning White. As in the first release, the phenomenal ensemble is performing music from the First and Second Viennese School, this time showcasing Mozart and Schoenberg. Joining the project are exceptional young soprano Katharina Persicke and ARD prize-winner Tomoko Akasaka, the ensemble’s new violist. Lutheran Symphonix Orchestral Fantasies on Protestant Chorales by Christian SPRENGER Staatskapelle Weimar, Kammerchor der Hochschule ‘Franz Liszt’ Weimar, Christian Sprenger GEN16440 For centuries, Martin Luther’s chorales have been a pillar of liturgical song, and a source of strength and inspiration for many people. Now Christian Sprenger has given them a symphonic makeover, following in the footsteps of the great film music composers and conveying their emotional message in a way that speaks to us even more directly today. Sprenger himself leads the full-blooded and technically fawless Staatskapelle Weimar on this new Genuin Classics release.

Winds and Pipes Music for Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Organ by PEETERS, TRACHSEL, GUILMANT, GIGOUT, GABRIELI and BACH Saxon Wind Philharmonic, Daniel Beilschmidt, Thomas Clamor The Saxon Wind Philharmonic and director Thomas Clamor are a guarantee for thrilling Genuin Classics CDs; they already GEN16445 have eight to their credit. Their most recent opus transports us to the world of expansive spaces and ethereal sounds. Joining with Leipzig University Organist Daniel Beilschmidt, the orchestra performs works from the Renaissance to the present that all have their roots in church music. Transformation Works by Alexander GLAZUNOV, Sofia GUBAIDULINA, Elena FIRSOVA and Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH sonic.art Saxophone Quartet, Christian Lindberg, Evelina Dobračeva Already the third Genuin Classics release by the phenomenal sonic.art saxophone quartet, this recording features an all- GEN16431 Russian program. However, we’d be hard-pressed to find a more diverse collection of pieces, ranging from Glazunov’s Saxophone Quartet, probably the genre’s most important work, to Elena Firsova’s ethereal sonorities and dramatic, strident music by Sofia Gubaidulina and Dmitri Shostakovich. Wies de Boevé: Double Bass Works by Reinhold GLIÈRE, Giovanni BOTTESINI, Joseph JONGEN, Teppo HAUTA-AHO and Astor PIAZZOLLA Wies de Boevé, Tomoko Takahashi GEN16433 2015 marked the first year that a double bassist won Germany’s National Music Competition, one of the world’s most renowned instrumental competitions. Wies de Boevé convinced the audience and jury alike with his passionate and polished playing, presented here for the first time on a GENUIN release. With his piano partner Tomoko Takahashi, the newly appointed Assistant Solo Double Bassist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performs virtuoso double bass literature by Glière, Bottesini, Jongen, Hauta-aho, and Piazzolla.

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Emil Gilels: The 100th Anniversary Edition

Featuring: Emil Gilels, Elizaveta Gilels, Leonid Kogan, Dmitri Tsyganov, Rudolf Barshai, Mstislav Rostropovich, Daniil Shafran, Sergei Shirinsky, Yakov Zak, Karl Eliasberg, Konstantin Ivanov, Neeme Järvi, Kirill Kondrashin, Kurt Sanderling, and Evgeny Svetlanov MELCD 1002433

50-CD SUPER DELUXE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET

Includes previously unreleased recordings, a poster and a hardback book in Russian, English, German and French.

Metropolitan Hilarion ALFEYEV Stabat Mater; A Song of Ascents; Christmas Oratorio Hibla Gerzmava, Nikolai Didenko, Viktor Shilovsky, The Choir of the Popov Academy of Choral Art, The Boys’ Choir of the Moscow Sveshnikov Choral College, The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov MELCD 1002419 Hilarion’s works are based on divine texts but are intended for concert halls. His music combines centuries-old traditions of Western European church music with Russian church singing and Russian secular classical music. This set includes pieces in the genre of cantata and oratorio written by Hilarion between 2007 and 2011.

Benjamin BRITTEN, César FRANCK, Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, Linda SPEVACEK, Vladimir VAVILOV, Thoinot ARBEAU, Luigi DENZA, James Lord PIERPONT, Franz Xaver GRUBER Christmas Bells The Children’s Choir of the Bolshoi Theatre, Yulia Molchanova MELCD 1002357 Melodiya presents a programme of Christmas songs performed by the Children’s Choir of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. Founded about a hundred years ago, the choir has taken part in numerous opera and ballet productions, successfully combining theatre performances with its own concert activities. Benjamin Britten’s cycle A Ceremony of Carols for children’s choir and harp is perhaps of greatest interest here.

Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Complete Symphonies Philharmoniker Hamburg, Simone Young The Bruckner cycle with Simone Young, acclaimed by the press and public in equal measure, is now available in a 12-CD box. All 11 symphonies, if available in their respective original versions, are being offered at a very attractive price. OC026

Walter BRAUNFELS (1882-1954) Orchestral Songs, Vol. 2 Three Chinese Songs, Op. 19; Romantic Songs, Op. 58; The God-Serving Soul, Op. 53; The Death of Cleopatra, Op. 59; Four Japanese Songs, Op. 62 Genia Kühmeier, Camilla Nylund, Ricarda Merbeth, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Hansjörg Albrecht During the period of the Third Reich, Walter Braunfels was dismissed from his positions as a ‘half Jew’ OC1847 and his works were banned from performance. After the Second World War, representatives of the musical avant-garde found Braunfels’s style no longer contemporary, which is why he gradually became forgotten. His entire oeuvre has been enjoying a wonderful Renaissance since the 1990s, however, and is now being enthusiastically rediscovered by the international musical world.

Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20; Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34; Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32; Sonata in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI:36; Sonata in G minor, Hob. XVI:44 Bernd Glemser Bernd Glemser is ‘the German piano magician of his generation’ (Badische Zeitung) and for years has ranked amongst the most internationally renowned pianists. He has recorded some 35 CDs, his last releases exclusively for Oehms OC455 Classics and has participated in countless radio and television productions. He is also a Professor in Würzburg, gives masterclasses, and of course plays chamber music with many of his musician friends.

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Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904): Legends for Piano Four Hands, Op. 59 Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (Version for Piano Four Hands) Ani & Nia: Sulkanishvilil Piano Duo Ani Sulkhanishvili, Nia Sulkhanishvili OC1852 The sisters Ani & Nia Sulkhanishvili won second prize at the 64th ARD International Music Competition in 2015. OehmsClassics immediately declared itself ready to produce this CD due to the extraordinary performance of these two young ladies. It was created in early January 2016 as a co-production with BR Klassik, and will be introduced to an international press in September in Munich - just in time for this year’s ARD Music Competition.

Robert SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17; Igor STRAVINSKY: Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka; Olga NEUWIRTH: Marsyas (first studio recording) Christopher Park OC1863 The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) has chosen Christopher Park as one of its rising stars for the 2016/17 season. Associated with this award are appearances in the most famous concert halls all over Europe.

Introspecti(on)s

Ricard Capellino

Spanish saxophone player Ricard Capellino is one of the most interesting instrumentalists of our time. This brilliant sounding recording features five new works by four composers: Alberto Posadas, Mark OR0025 Andre, Hèctor Parra und Raphaël Cendo.

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) Babar Stefan Wilkening, Julien Thorel, Norman Shetler, Eva-Maria May, Alexander Wienand

For both children and adults, this brilliant recording tells the story of Babar, the little elephant who lost his mother. Set to music by French composer Francis Poulenc between 1940 and 1945, this is a beautiful PMR0072 piece of art.

George ANTHEIL Bad Boy of Music

Gottlieb Wallisch, Christopher Roth, Karl Markovics

Antheil’s approach to piano playing is extremely physical: repeatedly, he compares his work with that of a PMR0075 boxer, and describes how he cools his swollen hands in two goldfish bowls. On this brilliant recording you can hear some of his most interesting compositions.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg, Rufus Beck The British Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, in which nine Bible readings are interpolated with Christmas carols, has been the preparation of Christmas Eve for countless people for more than one hundred years – particularly since the celebration has been broadcast all over the world from the King’s College Chapel since 1928. The Neuer Knabenchor Hamburg has now adapted this tradition in a very ROP6125 special way. By choosing the form of nine lessons, the boys’ choir is pursuing a new direction in order to express the miraculous joy of Christmas.

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Max REGER Works for Organ Ulfert Smidt At the end of the 19th century, Max Reger experienced a great personal crisis that he was only able to overcome ROP6131 through music. The results are the two great Chorale Fantasias, Op. 40, based on the Protestant chorales ‘How lovely shines the Morning Star’ and ‘Smite me not in your anger’. As the focal point of his organ oeuvre, the Chorale Fantasias, along with the Twelve Organ Pieces, are a testament to the virtuosity and compositional diversity of Max Reger, which Ulfert Smidt, organist at the Marktkirche in Hannover, performs with perfection on the stunning Goll organ.

Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725) Complete Keyboard Works, Vol. V Francesco Tasini TC 661915 This is the fifth volume in the series of Alessandro Scarlatti’s complete works for keyboard. On this new release we enjoy the sound of the small Carlo Serassi organ of 1836, today located in the basilica of S. Maria di Campagna, in Piacenza. This unique instrument, originally ‘Organo da Sala in Casa Serassi’ is perfectly suited to the Toccatas, Sonatas and Follias from the great master from Palermo.

Gian Francesco MALIPIERO (1882-1973) String Quartets Nos 1 & 8; Sinfonia No. 6, ‘Degli archi’ Quartetto Mitja, Orchestra Nazionale Artes, Andrea Vitello Gian Francesco Malipiero ranks amongst a host of composers born around 1880 (the so-called ‘generazione TC 881303 dell’Ottanta’, including Pizzetti, Respighi and Casella) who meticulously committed themselves to the liberation of Italy from the melodrama oppression of the late nineteenth century. In so doing, the generation of the 80s produced an important repertoire of symphonic, instrumental and vocal chamber music.

Giacinto SCELSI, Biagio PUTIGNANO, Davide ANZAGHI Piano Works Giusy Caruso TC 930001 The concert project entitled ‘In the Sphere of Sound as Crossroad of Cultures’ wants to draw a semantic and aesthetic musical path based on the investigation of timbres carried out by Italian contemporary composers from Giacinto Scelsi to Davide Anzaghi and Biagio Putignano. The concert programme presented on this CD shows the interweaving of different musical perspectives in order to interpret the idea of sound as ‘a crossroad of cultures’.

Sentirete una canzonetta Musical ‘Affetti’ of the Renaissance and Baroque periods In Tabernæ Musica The musical content of this CD presents a cross-section of the typical aesthetic features and expressions that were TC 580002 most appreciated by the public during late Renaissance and early Baroque Italy. The idea of the opposition between thesis and antithesis became the driving force of an astonishing creativeness. Ciaccone, Passacaglie, Canzonette, Villanelle and various dances were the synthesis of an ardent, sparkling musical and social energy.

Ferenc FARKAS (1905-2000) Complete Chamber Music for Cello, Vol. 1 Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon, Lucia Megyesi Schwartz, Kristof Baráti, Lajos Rozmán Toccata Classics continues its exploration of the music of the Hungarian composer Ferenc Farkas with this first of two releases of his chamber works for cello. One of the works featured is a long-lost Sonata for Solo Cello, TOCC0345 composed in 1932.

Jose COMELLAS (1842-1888) Piano Music Jose Raul Lopez TOCC0347 This first recording in a series intended to uncover some of those lost voices presents piano pieces by José Comellas, of Catalan descent. Most of the pieces here are salon works that blend Chopin and Gottschalk to charm the listener, but Comellas’ ambitions also went further, with the first sonata published by any Cuban composer.

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Stephen DODGSON (1924-2013) Complete Music for Cello and Piano Evva Mizerska, Emma Abbate The cello works of the London-born Stephen Dodgson present the musical personality of this much-loved composer in a nutshell. The style is direct but rich in allusion, from hints of English folksong to Purcellian dignity, with a TOCC0353 lively, sometimes brittle, sense of humour adding a Shostakovichian irony.

Hans GAL (1890-1987) Chamber Music for Clarinet Ensemble Burletta TOCC0377 Like Brahms and Reger, Hans Gál expressed some of his last musical thoughts in the form of a Clarinet Quintet, this one written when its composer was 87 years old. The earlier works here – the Serenade written in Vienna between Gál’s expulsion from Nazi Germany and his fight after the Anschluss, and the Trio, composed in his new home of Edinburgh – reveal that its elegiac, autumnal lyricism was his natural mode of expression.

Thierry PÉCOU Orquoy; Changó; Macha de la Humanidad Orchestre National de France, Jonathan Stockhammer

The works of Thierry Pécou have brought something back into contemporary European music that has almost been forgotten: the sound of Latin America. Thierry Pécou is French, and his Latin America is the product of a creative WER 73182 fantasy that grew out of a desire to explore the nearly extinct Pre-Colombian cultures of Central and South America. Pécou, who grew up in a Paris suburb and graduated from the Paris Conservatory, has Caribbean ancestors, making his music a personal journey of discovery.

Jō KONDŌ Bonjin - Chamber Music Ensemble L’Art pour L’Art

Born in Tokyo in 1947, Jō Kondō was infuenced throughout his entire education almost exclusively by traditional WER 73422 Western art music. In his compositions he utilises a ‘hocket’ technique, which has been used since the thirteenth century. His works demand enormous rhythmic virtuosity from the performers to avoid disrupting the organic unity of the extremely fragmented lines.

Enjott SCHNEIDER Schatten im Dunkel (‘Shadows in the Dark’) Christoph Hartmann, Johannes Fischer, Oliver Triendl, Tonkünstler-Orchester, Kevin John Edusei WER 51152 Shadows in the Dark is the fifth of 10 CDs in WERGO’s continuing ‘Edition Enjott Schneider’. This time, Enjott Schneider presents two solo concertos and a double concerto, inviting the listener on an emotional journey into the darkness of mythology, the psyche, and the past.

Highlight of the month The Royal Ballet Collection

The Collection illustrates the breadth of The Royal Ballet’s work: from such 19th-century classics as Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker through works by Frederick Ashton (including La Fille mal gardée and Rhapsody) and Kenneth MacMillan (Romeo and Juliet and Mayerling), to contemporary classics by The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter’s Tale) and Resident Choreographer Wayne OA1222BD McGregor (Chroma, Infra and Limen). A special edition book is also included, containing new articles about The Royal Ballet, richly illustrated with stunning photographs.

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART The Great Operas & Mitridate (Free Bonus Disc)

Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, La Scala, DNO, Paris National Opera, Salzburg Festival, Teatro Real Re-released to coincide with the 225th anniversary of Mozart’s death and bundled together with a free bonus disc of the rarely performed gem Mitridate, this 13-DVD-Collection is now available at a very special budget price. OA1228BD

Philip GLASS OA1178D Einstein on The Beach

Helga Davis, Kate Moran, Antoine Silverman, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman OABD7173D Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb. In continuity with the opera’s debut, for this new production, hailed by Le Figaro as ‘meticulously crafted total artwork in which the visual and musical craft are inseparable’. This very special release is packaged in a luxurious 56 page hardcover book.

Sergey RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody Natalia Osipova, Steven Mcrae, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth OA1187D André MESSAGER: The Two Pigeons Lauren Cuthbertson, Vadim Muntagirov, Laura Morera, Ryoichi Hirano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Barry Wordsworth

Two Frederick Ashton ballets in one exquisite evening performance. These two ballets by the Company’s Founder OABD7180D Choreographer capture The Royal Ballet’s famous skill and distinctive style. Barry Wordsworth conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in the rapturous Rachmaninoff and Messager scores.

Gala Des Étoiles Teatro alla Scala OA1220D Roberto Bolle, Claudio Coviello, Marlon Dino, Maria Eichwald, Melissa Hamilton, Lucia Lacarra, Nicoletta Manni, Massimo Murru, Leonid Sarafanov, Polina Semionova, Alina Somova, Ivan Vasilev, Maria Vinogradova, Svetlana Zakharova, Mick Zeni, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, David Coleman A very special dance occasion in honour of a celestial alignment of events, the Gala des Étoiles celebrates the Ballet Corp’s time-honoured tradition of a Grand Gala at La Scala as it coincides with Milan’s tenure as host city of EXPO 2015. OABD7207D Symbolically espousing the spirit of the Universal Exposition by bringing together outstanding international talent, Milan’s hosts a veritable constellation of guest dancers from around the world, including rising stars and luminaries of the ballet universe.

Verdi Operas Box Set OA1190BD Il Trovatore (2002); La Traviata (2009); Macbeth (2011)

This trio of unforgettable Royal Opera productions feature some of the most cherished and admired examples of Verdi’s operatic genius. Stars include Renée Fleming (Violetta), Joseph Calleja (Alfredo), Simon Keenlyside (Macbeth), José Cura (Manrico) & Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Count di Luna). OABD7208BD

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 9 ACC20381

Simona Šaturová, Mihoko Fujimura, Christian Elsner, Christian Gerhaher, MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor, GewandhausKinderchor, Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the musical city of Leipzig are closely intertwined with each other. Felix Mendelssohn, Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester, made the work an indispensable part of the concert hall ACC10381 repertoire and Arthur Nikisch, one of his successors, established in 1918 the tradition of performing this ground-breaking and pioneering work at the end of the year. The phenomenal Herbert Blomstedt, Gewandhaus-kapellmeister from 1998 to 2005, once again conducts Beethoven’s Ninth in Leipzig for the 2016 New Year celebrations.

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Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) Turandot China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra & Chorus, Daniel Oren

Turandot, the late gem of Italian opera, is a celebration of the sounds and the mythical figures intimately associated with Chinese culture. The dramatic punch of the libretto inspired Giacomo Puccini to imagine a sound world of unusual splendour. The score features original Chinese melodies, Asian pentatonic scales and colourful ACC20338 orchestration with percussion writing that is strongly reminiscent of Asian music. The NCPA’s production of Puccini’s highly popular opera presents a new finale, composed by Hao Weiya and performed for the first time in Beijing.

Zhu SHAOYU You and Me A Peking Opera Beijing Opera House Orchestra, Zhu Shaoyu Zhang Yimou, the renowned Chinese film director and winner of the Golden Globe Award Red( Cornfield, Red Lantern, Hero, House of Flying Daggers), is staging his first Peking opera at the NCPA, spectacularly fusing the traditional ACC20310 and modern together for his production of You and Me. The result is an overwhelming feast for the senses. Lavish and colourful costumes, unique music composed and conducted by Zhu Shaoyu, and a world-class ensemble that features the greatest stars of the Peking opera turn You and Me into an unforgettable experience.

Highlight of the month Edward ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius

This DVD represents the only existing film of Boult conducting The Dream of Gerontius filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968. The performance features a stellar cast of soloists including Dame Janet Baker and John Shirley Quirk. The film uses the original BBC master which is far superior to the poor copies which have been in circulation over the years. This DVD also features a 60-minute documentary on Sir Adrian Boult as a bonus. This film was produced in 1989 by the BBC to celebrate Sir Adrian Boult’s 100th anniversary.

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J. S. BACH Complete Edition St. John Passion - St. Matthew Passion - Mass in B minor - Christmas Oratorio

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra

At the beginning of the 500th anniversary of the reformation by Martin Luther, BR-KLASSIK will release the Complete Bach Edition with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Peter Dijkstra, as 9 CD or 6 DVD box. 900514

In Search of the Great Composers: MOZART, BEETHOVEN, HAYDN, CHOPIN

These globally celebrated films each explore a great composer’s life through his work. The music, performed by eminent artists, is intertwined with the composer’s life and letters. Internationally celebrated documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky travelled the world over several years to film first class performances, and interview musicians and historians of the highest regard. SEV194

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Aleksandra VREBALOV The Sea Ranch Songs

Kronos Quartet

Commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by the community of The Sea Ranch in celebration of the famed California seaside retreat’s 50th birthday, composer Aleksandra Vrebalov’s The Sea Ranch Songs connects with the spirit, nature, and architecture of this magical place — a grand experiment in CA21122 environmental stewardship, land development and intentional community planning.

Highlight of the month Franz SCHUBERT Four Impromptus D 899, Six German Dances D 820, Moments musicaux D 780

Lars Vogt

Following Lars Vogt’s hugely popular solo debut recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on Ondine the pianist’s new solo recording features much-loved piano works by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).The Impromptus D 899, Six German Dances D 820 and the famous Moments musicaux were written when Schubert was at the height of his maturity and they contain some of his most well-known pieces for the piano. ODE 1285-2

Einar ENGLUND Violin Concerto Uuno KLAMI Violin Concerto

Benjamin Schmid, Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson

The Violin Concertos by Uuno Klami (1900-1961) and Einar Englund (1916-1999) are 20th century ODE 1278-2 masterpieces of the violin concerto genre both overshadowed until now by their compatriot Jean Sibelius’ hugely popular Violin Concerto. In this recording award-winning violinist Benjamin Schmid gives impressive performances of the two works together with Oulu Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor Johannes Gustavsson.

Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Der Ring des Nibelungen

Jerome Hines, Thomas Stewart, David Thaw, Gerhard Stolze, David Ward, Peter Roth-Ehrang, Otakar Kraus, Herold Kraus, Gottlob Frick, Regina Resnik, Wilma Schmidt, Marga Höffgen, Ingeborg Felderer, Elisabeth Steiner, Elisabeth Schärtel, Fritz Uhl, Regine Crespin, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hopf, James Milligan, Birgit Nilsson, Gertraud Hopf, Lilo Brockhaus, Grace Hoffmann, Ruth Hesse, Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Rudolf Kempe

In 1960 the task of creating a new production of Richard Wagner’s Ring was given to Wolfgang Wagner, whilst direction of the production was given to the then 48-year-old conductor Rudolf Kempe. The reaction C928613Y to the refreshingly new musical portrayal of the Bayreuth debutant from Saxony was unanimously positive. This recording, available for the first time, has been remastered from the original tapes of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company. What makes this release so unique is its cast, many of whom can be heard giving their debut’s in Bayreuth.

Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 10

Seattle Symphony, Thomas Dausgaard

A powerful and moving document of unforgettable live performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. SSM1011 10 with the Seattle Symphony under its Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Dausgaard. Of the live performance The Seattle Times wrote, ‘It was impossible to be in the house and not realize that something rare and significant had taken place.’

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Antonín DVOŘÁK Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3 Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Kaiserslautern Saarbrücken, Karel Mark Chichon

As with the previous volumes in this Dvořák symphony cycle, Karel Mark Chichon and the German Radio Philharmonic SWR19009CD Orchestra produce performances that combine an underlying passion with detailed insights.

Johannes BRAHMS Michael Gielen Edition, Vol. 3 The Symphonies, Piano Concerto No. 1; Double Concerto for violin and cello; Haydn Variations; Tragic Overture Gerhard Oppitz, Mark Kaplan, David Geringas, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen SWR19022CD This third volume of our Michael Gielen Edition is devoted to music by Johannes Brahms, with all the recordings taken from the archives of the Southwest German Radio (SWR). The recordings were made between April 1989 and January 2005 in the Hans-Rosbaud Studio Baden-Baden. BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS Ginette Neveu plays Violin Concertos Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Roger Désormière, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Hans Rosbaud SWR19018CD Previously unpublished photo of Ginette Neveu on the cover, plus a handwritten note of gratitude to her teacher Carl Flesch. The Beethoven concerto is one of Neveu’s last recordings, completed only weeks before her death. An attractively priced disc featuring two great violin concertos in live performance by one of the most famous female violinists of all time.

Caterina Valente: The Jazz Singer

Caterina Valente Edelhagen All Stars, Orchestra Kurt Edelhagen, Erwin Lehn, Südfunk-Tanzorchester, Chet Baker Quartet JAH-463 Unique collection of Caterina Valente Recordings from 1954 and 1955 at the broadcasting stations SDR and SWF (live recordings from Villa Berg Stuttgart, the UKOI in Baden-Baden, or from concerts) Bonus Track: Interview with Caterina Valente (German)

Gunther SCHULLER, Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN, Dana WILSON, David LANG Transformations Aaron Tindall, Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Meyer, Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, Stephen Peterson, Steven Stucky

This new recording features two tuba concertos (by Gunther Schuller and Dana Wilson), David Lang’s Jimi Hendrix homage, for electric tuba, narrator and chamber orchestra, and a tuba solo by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Tuba virtuoso BRIDGE 9471 Aaron Tindall has been a leader in the performance of new music for tuba, and is currently a professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.

Charles WUORINEN (b. 1938) Eighth Symphony (Theologoumena); Fourth Piano Concerto Peter Serkin, Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine Charles Wuorinen’s Fourth Piano Concerto, written for the BSO, James Levine, and long-time Wuorinen collaborator BRIDGE 9474 Peter Serkin, was one of the first of the BSO commissions Levine conducted with the orchestra, in 2005. This was followed two years later by the Eighth Symphony (Theologoumena), a BSO 125th anniversary commission premiered under Levine’s direction in 2007. These spectacular recordings document the premiere performances of both of these works.

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) The Solo Concertos Piano Concertos Nos 1-5; Violin Concerto; Triple Concerto; Violin Romances

Stefan Vladar, Isabelle van Keulen, Julian Steckel, Wiener KammerOrchester C7210

Stefan Vladar, the Austrian pianist and chief conductor of the Viennese Chamber Orchestra, directs the ensemble in a new studio recording of all of Beethoven’s concertos, plus the two Romances for violin and orchestra. He performs the dual role of soloist and conductor, true to the eighteenth-century Viennese tradition.

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Arthur LOURIÉ (1892-1966) Solo Piano Works Moritz Ernst, Oskar Ansull The composer Arthur Lourié is a difficult individual to fathom. A pioneer of Modernism in music, he received his inspiration from the company of poets and painters of the Silver Age, his musical output a refection of that community’s considerable diversity. During his years in Russia, his compositions defied a single categorisation; he C5281 admired Ferrucio Busoni’s maxim that a composer should never repeat himself, but find a new artistic solution for each work. Paradoxically, many of the works he wrote during his exile in France (1924-1941) sound more Russian than those he produced in his place of birth.

Peter TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ‘Pathétique’; Overture ‘1812’ Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner C8005 Capriccio Encore is a series of re-releases of the most famous recordings from Capriccio’s back catalogue, fully re-mastered and competitively priced. These legendary recordings of artists such as Sándor Végh, Ton Koopman, Sir Neville Marriner and the Vienna Boys’ Choir also contain repertoire highlights that have a particularly special appeal, from the baroque to the present day.

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart Dover Quartet The Dover Quartet, ‘the young American string quartet of the moment’ (The New Yorker), makes its recording debut with an all-Mozart album on Cedille Records, honouring the soaring young ensemble’s illustrious teachers and CDR 90000 167 coaches, the Guarneri Quartet. The Dover’s debut album recalls the Guarneri’s own all-Mozart debut album on RCA Red Seal, released 50 years ago (1966).

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra Jennifer Koh, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov Jennifer Koh, Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, headlines an album of Tchaikovsky’s complete CDR 90000 166 works for violin and orchestra. It’s the ‘remarkable . . . thoughtful and vibrant’ (Strings Magazine) American violinist’s first recording of music by Tchaikovsky, a composer that has figured prominently in her rise to the top ranks of violinists worldwide.

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Serenade in B flat, K. 361 ‘Gran Partita’; Serenade in E flat, K. 375 European Union Chamber Orchestra, Santiago Mantas Mozart’s Wind Serenades are among his most joyful and melodious compositions, and this fine performance by the DDA25136 young musicians of the EUCO Wind Octet certainly displays the exuberance and high spirits of the young composer. The Gran Partita K. 361 needs little introduction, being so popular; its seven movements make it one of Mozart’s most expansive chamber works.

Sergei BORTKIEWICZ (1877-1952) Russian Piano Music, Vol. 12 Alfonso Soldano Sergei Bortkiewicz was born in the Ukraine, spent time in Germany and became an Austrian citizen but always DDA25142 remained truly Russian at heart, and as such is a true successor of the Romantic tradition of Tchaikovsky. Alfonso Soldano, the biographer of Bortkiewicz, has studied this music in great depth, and produces magical performances of these works. This album, was recorded in Italy in 2016.

Christopher FOX, Gráinne MULVEY, Linda BUCKLEY, David BREMNER Sea to the West Elizabeth Hilliard MSV28551 This album of contemporary works for solo voice with occasional electronics is a snapshot of all that is best in the world of new vocal music. The six works by four composers are all very different, except that they are written for solo voice. In each piece, the exquisite soprano Elizabeth Hilliard demonstrates amazing virtuosity, vocal dexterity and amazing control over techniques such as microtones and lengthy glissandi.

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Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) Manon Annick Massis, Alessandro Liberatore, Roger Joakim, Papuna Tchuradze, Patrick Delcour, Pierre Doyen, Sandra Pastrana, Sabine Conzen, CDS7751 Alexise Yerna, Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Patrick Davin This recording features Annick Massis as Manon and the tenor Alessandro Liberatore in his debut as De Grieux. Manon is Massenet’s most popular and enduring opera. Following its première, it quickly conquered the world’s stages and has continued to maintain its important place in the repertory ever since.

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Keyboard Music CDS7762 Giovanni Togni The pieces on this recording are performed on a rather unusual instrument, but one that enjoyed popularity during the second half of the 18th century: the tangent piano (Tangentenflügel). The six books of Sonatas, Fantasias and Rondos ‘Für Kenner und Liebhaber’, published between 1779 and 1787, stand among Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s greatest accomplishments. They are performed here by Giovanni Togni.

Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD: Violin Concertos, Much Ado About Nothing 99108 Julius CONUS: Elegy Thomas Albertus, Irnberger Israel Symphony Orchestra, Doron Salomon, Barbara Moser Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, mainly known for his opera Die tote Stadt and his later work as a composer for soundtracks in Hollywood, incorporates themes and melodies from his movie scores in his Violin Concerto D major Op. 35. Of Julius Conus’ work we know very little besides his Violin Concerto in E minor. Included here is a world premiere recording of his Elegy Op. 2 No. 1 for violin and piano.

Songs after texts by Johann Heinrich Voß 99118 Ulf Bästlein, Sascha El Mouissi On this album bass-baritone Ulf Bästlein focusses on the German lyricist Johann Heinrich Voß. The songs presented here by Ulf Bästlein and pianist Sascha El Mouissi were composed by the likes of Carl Loewe, CPE Bach, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, but also lesser known composers like Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Franz Xaver Sterkel, Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, Carl Friedrich Zelter and Johann Fried-rich Reichardt.

Adoration 99112 Pandolfis Consort, Nicholas Spanos Adoration by the Pandolfis Consort with counter tenor Nicholas Spanos spans one century of baroque music history. Historical instruments and historical performance practice provide for exciting soundscapes. Besides Monteverdi and Bach, the Arias, Madrigals, Motets and instrumental Sonatas were composed also by lesser known composers from Italy, Germany, Austria and Poland.

Karl GOLDMARK Suite No. 2 for Violin and Piano; Trio for Fortepiano, Violin and Cello No. 1 99082 Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Michal Kanka, Pavel Kaspar Karl Goldmark, born in Hungary in 1830, was until the Nazi-Regime in the 1930s one of the most popular and frequently performed Central European Romantic composers. The ostracism of his work continued after World War II, until finally a selective rediscovery of his oeuvre took place. With this recording Salzburg-based violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger contributes to ending this oblivion of Goldmark’s work. Cronomias de Montevideo Hommage à Abel Carlevaro 99095 Janez Gregoric Uruguayan guitarist, educator and composer Abel Carlevaro is considered one of the great guitar personalities of the 20th century. Janez Gregoric, his student and subsequent assistant, devotes this release to his great master on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1916. KRÁSA, TANSMAN, KRENEK Adamas Quartett 99109 On their second album, the critically acclaimed ensemble devotes itself to the string quartet (1921) by the Czech composer Hans Krasa. In contrast to Krasa who was later murdered in Auschwitz, Alexandre Tansmann was able to exile to the U.S. in 1940, ten years after composing Triptyche for string quartet. Ernst Krenek, later as well being forced to migrate, also published his Neoromantic-oriented String Quartet No. 5 Op. 65 in the year 1930. Georg Philipp TELEMANN Twelve Fantasias for Flute without Bass TWV 40:2-13 99114 Maria Fedotova Flautist Maria Fedotova, one of the most sought-after Russian musicians, performs as solo fautist in the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg under Valery Gergiev and teaches at St. Petersburg Conservatory. With her current solo album the artist dedicates herself to the Twelve Fantasias for Transverse Flute without Bass by Georg Philipp Telemann.

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PHILIP GLASS (b. 1937) Glassworlds, Vol. 5 - Enlightenment Mad Rush; Metamorphosis Ii; 600 Lines; The Sound Of Silence Nicolas Horvath The works in this programme demonstrate Philip Glass’s perpetual goal of connecting with his audience. Taking shape as GP745 something like a hidden sonata form, Mad Rush contrasts peaceful atmosphere with tempestuousness and mesmerizing beauty. The last of its kind in Glass’s oeuvre, 600 Lines, here receiving its première recording on solo piano, is an obsessive and hypnotically restless toccata that represents the zenith of his experiences while working with Ravi Shankar. These two monumental works ate joined by première recordings of the subtly transformed Metamorphosis 2, and Glass’s only transcription in the form of Paul Simon’s The Sound of Silence.

Mili Alekseyevich BALAKIREV (1837-1910) Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 Nicholas Walker GP714 This third volume of Balakirev’s complete piano music centres on the sequence of seven Mazurkas, infectiously lively pieces full of Slavic atmosphere and colour. The Humoresque in D major reveals his virtuosic fair whilst the Dumka in E fat minor uses improvisational elements to evoke the Russian landscape and the timelessness of village life. The Sonatina in G major was Balakirev’s last completed work and a joyous finale to a richly creative life.

Paul LE FLEM (1881-1984) Complete Piano Works Giorgio Koukl GP695 Paul Le Flem belonged to the Parisian circle of Martinů, Tcherepnin and Tansman. His career was sadly interrupted by World War I, but the intense poetry of his earlier works refect the ever-changing land and seascapes of Brittany, and the variety of its mysteries and legends from the light-hearted to the disquieting. Of special note among the première recordings on this album are the atonal Pour la main droite, the wartime Mélancolie with its opening and perhaps ironic quotation from ‘La Marseillaise’, and Les Korrigans, a waltz inspired by the ‘Korrigan’, a magical creature in Breton folklore.

Robert SCHUMANN: Dichterliebe Henri DUPARC: Mélodies et Chansons Frank MARTIN: Sechs Monologe aus ‘Jedermann’ Franz SCHUBERT: Litanei HC16051

Martin Hempel, Katharina Kegler

Best of Johann Sebastian BACH Suites, Concertos, Oratorios, Cantatas, Motets HC16079

Edition Staatskapelle Dresden, Vol. 39 Anton BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 3 (1873) Staatskapelle Dresden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Since November 2005, the Staatskapelle Dresden has cooperated with PROFIL EDITION GÜNTER HÄNSSER to release PH12011 the precious old and new records selected from the archives of MDR-Rundfunk. This is volume 39.

Francis POULENC, Erik SATIE, Darius MILHAUD Mélancolie Miki Aoki PH15023 ‘My message to the audience of this album is not an academic one, but to share my journey. For me this recording project was like discovering gems in a jewellery box. This selection of music brought me vivid images of what Paris must have been like at that time: the glamorous night life, the lights, the noise of the city and even the scent of the perfume. I hope that you can experience this journey with me’ (Miki Aoki).

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Alessandro SCARLATTI Il trionfo dell’onore (Der Triumph der Ehre) Libretto: Francesco Antonio Tullio PH16055 Riduzione scenica e Revisione di/bearbeitet von Virgilio Mortari Orchestra Lirica di Milano Radiotelevisione Italiana, Carlo Maria Giulini Here, Scarlatti’s only known comic opera, Il trionfo dell’onore (‘The Triumph of Honour’) is conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini. It was first performed at the Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples on 26 November 1718. Anton BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8 WAB 108 (1890) WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Jukka-Pekka Saraste ‘What makes the 8th symphony so special to me is the richness of its atmosphere…. The reason I now perform the Haas PH16061 edition of the second version of this symphony is that it contains some fascinating sections taken from Bruckner’s first version. In my opinion these short additions make the symphony richer and more imaginative, preserving certain elements of the composer’s personality’ (Jukka-Pekka Saraste). Anton BRUCKNER: Symphonies 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Franz SCHUBERT: Symphonies No. 8 ‘Unfinished’ & Symphony No. 9 in C major Johannes BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 PH16060 Münchner Philharmoniker, Günter Wand Symphonies performed by the iconic partnership of Münchner Philharmoniker and Günter Wand.

Frédéric CHOPIN Trio G minor, op. 8

Joseph ELSNER PH16069 Trio B-flat major

Trio Margaux

Johannes BRAHMS String Quartet No. 1 Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 1 PH16070 Atrium String Quartet One of the most inspiring, dynamic and charismatic ensembles on the musical scene, the Atrium String Quartet has been highly acclaimed by audience and press alike. Here, they perform String Quartets but Brahms and Tchaikovsky.

Fiona BOYES Professin’ the Blues Fiona Boyes RR-140 Professin’ the Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes’ passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recordings’ Technical Director and audio legend. Australian Blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Fiona Boyes has been recording and performing for more than 25 years, building a career that has taken her to major festivals and stages around the world.

Philip GLASS (b. 1937) Dreaming Awake Bruce Levingston DSL-92205 Pianist Bruce Levingston has had a long and celebrated association with Philip Glass and his music. Now, the extraordinary artistic pairing is reunited on this Sono Luminus release: Dreaming Awake. Levingston, an acclaimed concert pianist and recording artist whose last album, Heavy Sleep, was named one the ‘Best Recordings of the Year’ by The New York Times, pays tribute to Philip Glass with an exploration of his music that spans the length of the composer’s career.

Bruno BAVOTA Out of the Blue Bruno Bavota DSL-92206 Bruno Bavota’s work sits comfortably within the modern classical genre, the press likening him to artists such as Dustin O’Halloran, Nils Frahm, Ludovico Einaudi and Ólafur Arnalds. While Bavota’s work exists comfortably alongside these talented musicians, his is an undeniably unique voice and beauty that makes Bruno’s work brilliantly his own.

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Tango Nuevo

Pablo Ziegler, Christopher O’Riley STNS30050 Pablo Ziegler, Astor Piazzolla’s collaborator and pioneer of the art of Nuevo Tango, joins the sensational Christopher O’Riley in a stunning album of compelling, vibrant and moving works for two pianos. Acclaimed for his engaging and deeply committed performances, the pianist Christopher O’Riley is known to millions as the host of NPR’s From the Top. His repertoire spans a kaleidoscopic array of music from the pre-baroque to present-day.

Clara SCHUMANN (1819-1896) Obsidian Mika Sasaki YAR52635 This album celebrates Clara Schumann, her music, and the intricate artistic circle of musicians who surrounded her. Clara Schumann’s superb musicianship and pianistic genius are demonstrated in the exquisite works recorded in this album. Her legacy lives on through these works, and through the strong infuence she had on her musical family. Mika Sasaki performed much of this music in live concert at the Samueli Theater.

Sound Tracker: New York Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Kareem Bunton, Chris Faust, Micky Brown, Roy Hargrove, David Johansen Sami Yaffa is an accomplished musician who has seen all facets of life as a performing artist - he has toured the world in successful rock bands and earned a living as a street busker. Sound Tracker is his expedition to the world of music. The odyssey begins from his hometown, the capital of the world - NYC!

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Sound Tracker: Serbia Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Sky Wikluh, Marija Balubdzic, Asmet Ibraimovic, Danijel Rasitovic, Nele Karaljic, Dragan Ristic, Ljupka Stevic, Marjan Krstic Brass Band, Djordje Djordjevic In Belgrade Sami meets some serious brass whom are not afraid to blow their own horn. Dragan Ristic of the legendary band Kal introduces the nomad to the thousand-year-old musical tradition of the Romani people. Will the heritage continue in the future? 109296

Sound Tracker: Brazil Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Neilton, Karina Buhr, Spok, Fred 04, Mundo Livre s/a, Andre LL Conserva, Guitinho Da Xambá, Walmir Silva, Maureliano, Siba, Isaar Franca, Juvenil Silva, Aninha Martins Brazil is mostly known for samba and bossa nova, but the musical heritage of the world’s fifth largest country is much more varied than that. Sami travels to Recife, where the myriad of musical influences meet the traditions of the past and the attitudes of the future. 109297

Sound Tracker: Argentina Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Frederico ‘Dinamita’ Pereda, Nelson Pinà, Oscar Nelson, Gustavo, Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Suárez, Mariano Antonio, Melina Brufman, Eduardo ‘el nene’ masci, Rodrigo Gardenas, Walter Chino Laborde, Alexey Musatov, Ernesto Baffa, Ruth de Vigenzo Where exactly is the birthplace of tango? In order to solve this eternal quarrel between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Sami follows in the footsteps of the legendary tango artists Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzola. 109298

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Sound Tracker: Ethiopia Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Thomas Gobena, Teddy Dunn, Alemayehu Eshete, Michael Hailu, Alemu Aga Sami hunts down the original sound all the way to the horn of Africa! The arid and beautiful land of opposites. Ethiopia is the musical treasure trove that will surprise even the most jaded explorer. With thousands of other pilgrims, Sami also attends the world’s oldest Christmas mass. 109300

Sound Tracker: USA Road Trip - Double Episode Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen USA Road Trip, Part One: The musical wanderer has stalked the origins of the sounds across the globe. Now it’s time to complete the circle and return into the magical, mystical and most of all mythical American tour bus and hit the road in the U.S. of A. USA Road Trip, Part Two: The circle is completed in the final episode of the season. The magical greyhound runs through deep-south and wild borderlands of Mexico and U.S. as Sami bites hard into the bones and 109301 marrow of the American roots music.

Sound Tracker: Jamaica Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Albert Minott, Derric ‘Johnny’ Henry, Mystic Davis, Mitchie Williams, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Assasin aka Agent Sasco, J.Capri, Abel Lareston Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker is a travel program where music is the destination. The second expedition starts in Jamaica, where Sami once again finds that the doors to the most interesting cultural scenes open on a street 109302 level.

Sound Tracker: Senegal Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Maxi Krezy, Moctar, Baïdy, Ibrahim, Papa Amadou Fall, Cheikhou Coulibaly, Mohamadoy Koyate, Baaba Maal, Djiby Sami Yaffa is a nomad, a rock star and a musician - in other words, the perfect guide to global sounds, vibes and culture. In this episode Sound Tracker travels to Senegal to learn how this cradle of music has influenced western pop 109303 music, among others.

Sound Tracker: India Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: DJ Willy, Longinus Fernandez, Shamir Tandon, Harsha, Madhuri, Urmi Jadhav, Narender Solanki, Zakir Ali Qawwal, Zaki Ali Qawwal, Taga Ram Bheel, Banwari Sapera The rhythm knows no borders, and you don’t need a backstage pass to the world of sound. After three decades 109304 since his last visit with his band Hanoi Rocks, Sami Yaffa returns to the musically multicultural cornucopia of India. Includes a Bonus Track by the Solanki Family

Sound Tracker: Turkey Presented by Sami Yaffa, directed by Otso Tiainen Featuring: Asil Slang, Zen-G, V.Z., Hasan Çıkar, Diler Özer, Vedat Yıldırım, Didem Kinali, Murat Ertel, Levent Akman, Tayyar Erdem, Ahmed Muhsin Tüzer Sami Yaffa travels to the land between the east and the west to study the relation between religion and mystique, and music and to find the answer to the question ‘Does rock and roll belong to Islam?’ Warning! This episode contains 109305 belly dancing and protest songs! Included a Bonus Track by the Taksim Trio.

Sound Tracker: Indonesia: Java & Bali Java: Sami Yaffa hops through the republic of thousands of islands, drinking in the musical cornucopia of Indonesia from the metropolis of Jakarta to the bamboo jungles of Bandung. With a side order of moonshine, post-apocalyptic scooter tuners and a heavy metal president! Bali: Sami’s voyage to Indonesia continues! In Java, he experiences the ethnic fusion music of SambaSunda, whereas in Bali he takes part in the traditional ceremony of Gamelan. Also in this episode, the secrets of transcendental 109306 monkey dance are revealed.

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DONIZETTI BAC130 Roberto Devereux Mariella Devia, Gregory Kunde, Andrea Mastroni, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real de Madrid, Andrés Máspero, Bruno Campanella In the last and most dramatic aria in ‘Roberto Devereux’, protagonist Queen Elizabeth I of England, exclaims: ‘I do not reign, I do not live’; a culmination of an opera that reveals the passions of characters who live among BAC430 palace intrigues. The opera displays a great vocal virtuosity, and is an example of Donizetti prizing the voice above all in the genre.

Mauricio SOTELO BAC134 El Público: The Audience José Antonio López; Thomas Tatzl Jesús Méndez, Rubén Olmo Josep Miquel Ramón, Antonio Lozano Gun-Brit Barkmin, Erin Caves, Isabella Gaudí, José San Antonio, Harold Torres, Antonio Magno, Leonardo Cremaschi Carlos Rodas. Daniel Kone, Samuel Echardour, Klangforum Wien, Coro Titular Del Teatro Real, Pablo Heras-Casado ‘El Público’ is Lorca’s most difficult and mysterious play, one of the great classics of modern Spanish theatre. BAC534 Homosexuality is addressed openly - the play is a cry of defiance against bourgeois hypocrisy and a plea for sexual and artistic freedom. It has been transformed into an opera thanks to Gerard Mortier.

Kenneth MACMILLAN BAC135 L’histoire de manon Aurélie dupont’s farewell performance Aurélie Dupont, Roberto Bolle, Stéphane Bullion, Alice Renavand, Benjamin Pech, Karl Paquette; Le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris; Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris , Martin Yates This film of L’Histoire de Manon was directed by Cédric Klapisch and co-directed by Miguel Octave on 18 May 2015. BAC435 This exceptional evening marked the farewell of Aurélie Dupont as prima ballerina of the Paris Opera Ballet. Rather than reuse the score of Massenet’s opera, MacMillan entrusted Leighton Lucas with the task of arranging a series of extracts taken from a selection of the French composer’s operatic, symphonic and vocal scores.

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY BAC131 The Sleeping Beauty Iana Salenko, Marian Walter, Rishat Yulbarisov, Sarah Mestrovic, Michael Banzhaf, Beatrice Knop, Soloists and Corps De Ballet of Staatsballett Berlin, Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Robert Reimer When she is finally released from an evil spell by the kiss of a young prince, the Sleeping Beauty awakes and is BAC341 – despite of a hundred years of sleep – as beautiful as a young woman. The artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin, Nacho Duato, has brought new life to this beloved classic, which itself is over a hundred years old and for which Tchaikovsky has composed the unforgettable music.

TCHAIKOVSKY BAC611 The 3 Ballets at the Bolshoi Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker The three famous classic ballets by Tchaikovsky danced by the Bolshoi Ballet. From the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet HD Collection of BelAir: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker by the greatest performers of the Bolshoi BAC612 Ballet: Svetlana Zakharova, David Hallberg, Denis Rodkin, Nina Kaptsova, Artem Ovcharenko…

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 737808 Symphony No. 9 Annette Dasch, Mihoko Fujimura, Piotr Beczala, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann This Beethoven Symphony No. 9 from the outstanding Beethoven 9 Project of Christian Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker was recorded for the first time in HD and 5.0-surround sound, and accompanied by a one hour-long documentary featuring Christian Thielemann and Germany´s most eminent music critic, Prof. Joachim 737904 Kaiser. From insights into Beethoven´s musical thinking to interpretational comparisons, including excerpts from performances by Karajan, Bernstein, Järvi, to historical perspectives – no aspect of Beethoven´s Symphony No. 9 will remain untreated!

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Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Rusalka 750808 Staged by Martin Kušej; Recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper, 2010

Kristīne Opolais, Klaus Florian Vogt, Nadia Krasteva, Günther Groissböck, Janina Baechle, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Tomáš Hanus This highly acclaimed production from the Bayerische Staatsoper, a powerful and fascinating re-interpretation of Dvo ák’s ř 750904 fairy-tale opera Rusalka, was a revelation: the performance of young, up-and-coming Latvian soprano, Kristīne Opolais, was rightly hailed by the press as ‘one of the most vivid and striking accomplishments seen on an opera stage in a long time’ (Der Standard). With her supple and velvety soprano voice, her captivating physical beauty and her hauntingly moving stage presence, Kristīne Opolais perfectly embodies the role of the water nymph who becomes a human being in order to find love.

Vincenzo BELLINI (1801-1835) 737208 Norma Staged by Kevin Newbury; Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2015 Sondra Radvanovsky, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Gubanova, Raymond Aceto, Ana Puche, Francisco Vas, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Renato Palumbo ‘If we weep from emotion on hearing it, it’s nothing to be ashamed of’ – Richard Wagner on Bellini’s most famous opera 737304 Norma, the most successful work by the last and greatest composer of bel canto. This new production of Norma, directed by Grammy Award-nominated opera, theatre and film director Kevin Newbury and starring Sondra Radvanovsky as a ‘powerful, elegant’ Norma (New York Times). Gregory Kunde as Pollione is ‘something very special. The word ‘historic’ is used perhaps a little too often but tonight there really is no other adjective to describe the sensational performances offered to us by Sondra Radvanovsky and Gregory Kunde’ (operatraveller.com).

733508 Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Rudolf Buchbinder Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta ‘It is not every day that Brahms sounds so perfect as this,’ enthuses the Kurier newspaper, describing Buchbinder’s 733604 performance with the Vienna Philharmonic. The ‘phenomenal piano virtuoso’ (Kurier) plays the First and Second Piano Concertos of Johannes Brahms in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein with Maestro Zubin Mehta. Brahms’s piano concertos constantly demand from the pianist a wide range of interpretational refinement alongside a very high level of concentration and considerable technical skill, a challenge that Rudolf Buchbinder easily achieves.

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 734708 The Complete Piano Sonatas Rudolf Buchbinder Including the sonatas ‘Pathétique’, ‘Moonlight’, ‘Waldstein’, ‘Appassionata’, ‘Hammerklavier’ and the final sonata Op. 111, Beethoven’s opus of 32 piano sonatas, known as ‘the New Testament of piano music’, contains some of the most well known piano pieces of all time. For the first time in its history, the complete cycle was performed at the Salzburg 734804 Festival by the world-renowned and infuential Beethoven expert and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. With more than 45 performances of Beethoven’s complete sonata cycle in concert halls all over the world and his relentless drive to discover new details and facets in the sonatas through meticulous study of the scores, ‘Buchbinder has set new standards in the interpretation of Beethoven’s works’ (Bayerischer Rundfunk).

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre 738408 Recorded at the David H. Koch Theater, New York City, 2015 Music by Jack WHITE, Joby TALBOT, Duke ELLINGTON, Roy DAVIS JR., Fela KUTI, Sheila CHANDRA Chroma: choreography by Wayne McGregor; Grace: choreography by Ronald K. Brown; Takademe: choreography by Robert Battle; Revelations: choreography by Alvin Ailey You don’t just see an Ailey performance, you feel it. Experience this electrifying modern dance programme that includes 738504 four audience favourites: Wayne McGregor’s sumptuous Chroma with a score by Jack White and Joby Talbot; Ronald K. Brown’s powerful Grace, with music by Duke Ellington, Roy Davis Jr., and Fela Kuti; Robert Battle’s humorous, high-fying Takademe; and Alvin Ailey’s beloved Revelations: ‘one of the great works of the human spirit’ (New York Times).

Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) Manon Staged by Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera; Recorded October 2014 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Belgium Annick Massis, Alessandro Liberatore, Roger Joakim, Papuna Tchuradze, Patrick Delcour, Pierre Doyen, Sandra Pastrana, Sabine Conzen, Alexise Yerna, Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Patrick Davin This recording features Annick Massis as Manon and the tenor Alessandro Liberatore in his debut as De Grieux. Manon is Massenet’s most popular and enduring opera. Following its première, it quickly conquered the world’s stages and has 37751 continued to maintain its important place in the repertory ever since. It represents the quintessential charm and vitality of the music and culture of the Parisian Belle Époque. The opera became a mainstay of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, reaching its 1,000th performance there in 1919.

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