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4 5 LINN RECORDS 180g vinyl LINN RECORDS SUPER AUDIO CD Vinyl is considered by many to be the format of choice and it was on this format that SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc) recordings offer amazing clarity with an unbeatable Linn Records was first launched. depth of detail that allows the listener to experience music with striking realism and emotional power. For a truly thrilling SACD experience listen to a Linn Records SACD While Linn engineers were testing their flagship on a Linn player. Many SACDs offer multichannel as well as stereo playback. product, the Sondek LP12 turntable, they became frustrated with the poor quality of some of the Linn Records SACDs can be played on all CD players, with the high definition layer only specialist test LPs they were using. Surface noise, available when a compatible player is used. If you do not yet have a player with SACD rumble and off-centre pressings made it almost capabilities you can still benefit from the best sound available on any CD player. impossible to measure what the turntable was doing. The measurements were swamped by record Quotes from our customers… imperfections. Better test discs were needed, so in “I had Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony spinning within five minutes of the package 1980 work began on an LP cutting lathe as a research landing on the doormat. Wonderful performances and astonishingly life-like sound.” product to improve testing for the LP12. This work Mr B. Singleton, Weybridge RECORDS initially led to a better power supply for the LP12 RECORDS (Valhala) and then led to a better phono stage which “Barb Jungr is a great artist and Linn have captured her magnificently in surround was utilised in the LK1 pre-amp and a supporting sound, just as she deserves to be heard.” Mr A.Lee, london LINN power amp - the LK2. LINN See www.linn.co.uk for product details. “Thank you for the CD of Mozart Wind Concertos which arrived safely. Terrific performances and demonstration sound quality. What else would one get from Linn?” 1983 saw the release of Carol Kidd’s first album and this was followed in 1984 by the Mr P. Hamilton, Dublin release of the first album byT he Blue Nile, A Walk Across the Rooftops. “I just received a copy of the Shostakovich Symphony 11 SACD. It is absolutely Linn Records continued to cut and release LPs, but gradually they were replaced by cracking!!! Thanks for an excellent and stunning recording.” Mr E. Wilson, Penrith CDs in the 1990s. It was not until 2005 that the label returned to the LP format that originally launched Linn Records. Media quotes… Due to continued demand from customers and owners of the Sondek LP12 turntable, “The SACD sound is superb in every way here, nicely balanced and Linn Records released their first LP for 10 years on 180g vinyl. Before the release vividly presented. James Gilchrist is simply without peer in this of any new material on vinyl, careful research was undertaken to choose the best music.” manufacturer to ensure the high quality you can expect from any Linn product. Audiophile Audition on CKD 296 Fittingly, the title was one of the label’s bestsellers, All My Tomorrows by Carol Kidd, “The careful attention to a wide and detailed span of sound which was followed up in 2006 with Too Darn Hot! by Claire Martin and in 2007 with throughout all the surround speakers means that you do really feel Carol Kidd’s eponymous album and Linn Records first classical album on 180g vinyl that you’re sitting either in the middle of the group or next to the Messiah by Dunedin Consort. band in a jazz club.” Linn Records is now fully committed to releasing new and bestselling albums on vinyl, Jazzwise on AKD 243 while there is demand from audiophile customers. “The piano sounds so astonishingly realistic and present and the “If it’s quality you want, then vinyl is the true source and on an LP12, trumpet follows so crisp and snappy, that you have to stay around Linn heaven is just an LP away.” Mr D. Cox, Bolton to hear what happens next.” 10/10 ClassicsToday.com on CKD 294 6 7 CLAIRE MARTIN MARTIN TAYLOR

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PHOTO j haxby PHOTO j haxby PHOTO j haxby PHOTO GEORGE CRAIGIE LINN RECORDS JAZZ Linn Records is home to the world’s finest jazz talent. Featuring a diverse catalogue of While Britain’s finest male jazz singer Ian Shaw has drawn comparisons with Mark vocal and instrumental albums spanning three decades, the label continues to thrive Murphy and Kurt Elling, he retains a style and approach that is entirely his own. His spectacularly in this genre, with Linn Records jazz artists touring globally, frequently broad appeal was illustrated by his inclusion in Best of 2006 charts in Jazzwise and collecting awards and gaining critical acclaim. Record Collector. A regular jazz festival fixture in the UK and with the BBC Big Band, Ian has toured the world with particular success in the US. His BBC Jazz Award – Best Linn Records jazz vocalists are widely acknowledged as among the best around.

LINN JAZZ Vocalist in 2007 – was preceded by a celebrated virtuoso performance with Quincy LINN JAZZ The legendary Carol Kidd is one of Britain’s most respected ambassadors in the field Jones at the 2006 Awards. whose fans include the late Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Carol has won Best Linn Records continues to produce imaginative instrumental jazz titles to match Performer at the Edinburgh International Jazz Festival, Best Vocalist at the Cannes a renowned catalogue that includes Martin Taylor, Tommy Smith and Perfect International Jazz Awards and Best Jazz Recording at the UK Music Retailer Awards. Houseplants. New projects from Edinburgh-based Haftor Medbøe Group and Arnie Five times winner at the British Jazz Awards and First Lady of British Jazz, Claire Martin Somogyi’s Ambulance illustrate the label’s commitment to fresh talent and ground- was recently described as “The complete jazz singer” in Observer Music Monthly. breaking material. Widely regarded as the best jazz vocalist of her generation, Claire has won countless Saxophonist Tommy Smith is one of Scotland’s leading jazz musicians and composers. awards including the Rising Star Award at the British Jazz Awards in 1994, followed by An internationally recognised soloist and bandleader, he has worked with many notable the Best Vocalist Award in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2002 and Vocalist of the Year at the musicians including Chick Corea, Kenny Wheeler, Hue & Cry and Gerard Presencer. BBC Jazz Awards in 2003. She has presented the jazz magazine show ‘Jazz Line Up’ for BBC Radio 3 since 2000. Her increased profile in the United States was illustrated in Acknowledged worldwide as Britain’s greatest jazz guitarist, Martin Taylor has summer 2007 with a sell-out two week residency at The Oak Room in New York. collaborated with the cream of jazz talent. He has recorded albums with violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitar-picker Chet Atkins and has worked with Peggy Lee, Another artist who has recently become firmly established in the US, as well as Nelson Riddle and Yehudi Menuhin. His critically acclaimed solo album Artistry topped Australia, is Barb Jungr. Already regarded as Britain’s foremost chansonnier and song the UK jazz charts for six weeks in 1993, while Years Apart won the BT British Jazz stylist, and one of the Europe’s finest interpreters of contemporary song, she has drawn Awards in two categories: Best Guitar and Best Small Group. In 2002, he was appointed comparisons with Edith Piaf, Peggy Lee and Nina Simone. Expertly deconstructing the MBE ‘For Services To Music’, in The Queen’s birthday honours List. Utterly remarkable, works of Brel, Presley and Dylan, more recently she has successfully re-arranged rare brilliant, elegant and intelligent are just some of the descriptions applied to this blues and gospel material. Barb was named Best International Artist (2003) at the versatile and masterful guitarist. Backstage ‘Bistro’ Awards in New York; in 2004 Timeout New York named her live show as one of the Top 10 Cabaret shows of the year and Cabaret Hotlines named To keep fully up to date with Linn Records jazz news, register for the jazz newsletter Waterloo Sunset CD of the Year. at www.linnrecords.com. 8 9 ARNIE SOMOGYI’S AMBULANCE instrumental BARB JUNGR vocal Polished, imaginative, high quality jazz. JAZZWISE The kind of voice that many more should get around to hearing. MOJO AKD 306 aCCIDENT & INSURGENCY AKD 129 CHANSON : THE SPACE IN BETWEEN Eddie Henderson trumpet Ne Me Quitte Pas | Sunday Morning St Denis | I Love Paris | including Walking Wounded | Mick The Fish | Captain Courageous | Les Marquises | Cri Du Coeur | Quartier Latin | Marieke | Tumbledown | Lobster Pot 999 | Don’t Improvise | Solace April In Paris | La Chanson Des Vieux Amants | New Amsterdam | Les Poètes | The Space In Between | No Regrets

GIRL TALK vocal AKD 222 WATERLOO SUNSET More girl power than the Spice Girls. THE MIRROR Adrian York piano Matt Backer guitar Barb Jungr, Claire Martin, Mari Wilson Mark Lockheart saxophones AKD 279 GIRL TALK Do You Play Guitar? | High Water | Cathy’s Clown | including My Guy | Keep Young And Beautiful | D.I.V.O.R.C.E. | Chapel of Love | This Masquerade | The Great Valerio | Wishin’ & Hopin’ | A Woman’s Touch | You Keep Me Hangin’ On | Terry When Do The Bells Ring For Me? | Written In The Dark Again | Like A Rolling Stone | Lipstick Lips Lament | Laugh Clown Laugh | Waterloo Sunset | The Joker HAFTOR MEDBØE GROUP instrumental This Scottish combo sits happily in the same contemporary bag AKD 230 every GRAIN OF SAND (Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan) as the Bad Plus, Bill Frisell and Esbjørn Svensson. THE HERALD Simon Wallace piano Russell Churney piano

instrumental vocal JAZZ PERFECT HOUSEPLANTS IAN SHAW Quirky, original and thoroughly listener-friendly. THE OBSERVER The single greatest male jazz vocalist Britain has to offer. JAZZ TIMES AKD 063 snaP CLATTER AKD 276 draWN TO ALL THINGS

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PHOTO SVEN ARNSTEIN PHOTO j haxby PHOTO Z CHAPREK PHOTO HANYA CHLALA LINN RECORDS CLASSICAL Linn Records classical catalogue is as extensive as it is diverse, boasting an array of “The beautifully honed, rich sounding, dynamic” Scottish Ensemble gives listeners the exceptional performers ranging from established artists such as the Scottish Chamber chance to explore music by some of contemporary music’s finest composers. Tears of Orchestra, Palladians and Artur Pizarro, to the new and exciting talents of James the Angels which features premiere works by John Tavener was named ‘Record of the Gilchrist, Maximiliano Martín and George-Emmanuel Lazaridis. Linn Records allows Year’ by Gramophone, whilst their most recent album, Britten Les Illuminations was music enthusiasts to build an enviable collection of classical music. awarded ‘Multichannel Recording of the Year 2006’ by Soundstage.

LINN CLASSICAL Linn Records classical recordings have received great critical praise and numerous Another Scottish musical “establishment”, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra enjoys LINN CLASSICAL awards and plaudits. In 2007 the Dunedin Consort’s highly acclaimed recording a successful partnership with Linn Records. Their splendid series of albums includes of Handel’s Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742), was awarded a prestigious Classic FM several popular classics from Mendelssohn, Dvorˇák and Mozart. The monumental 2008 Gramophone Award in the ‘Baroque Vocal’ category. Gramophone also named William release of Mozart Symphonies No 38, 39, 40 & 41 conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras Carter’s La Guitarra Española Editor’s Choice in July 2007, stating “quite simply, it adds further significance to this superb collection. The possibility of reliving a contains some of the finest Baroque guitar playing you’ll ever hear”. live performance of an outstanding group such as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra is something we strive to deliver. Capturing the essence of live music is incredibly If you enjoy early music why not try one of the many superb recordings from Palladians. important to Linn Records. The group, which is “just about peerless in this repertoire”, has a fine selection of albums presenting a range of works from composers, including a sparkling collection A perfect example of Linn Records trademark sound quality is apparent in James of French baroque works in the Diapason d’Or award-winning album The Sun King’s Gilchrist’s recording On Wenlock Edge. The Telegraph, which awarded the album ‘CD Paradise. Other early music highlights include the beautiful Bach on the Lute box set of the Week’, praised the “atmospherically recorded and consummately performed from celebrated lutenist Nigel North. disc”. The tenor is joined by the Fitzwilliam Quartet in this elegant recording. In 2007 the Quartet, together with clarinettist Lesley Schatzberger, released their album The catalogue includes a rich selection of choral albums such as BBC Radio 3’s Building of historically informed works by Brahms, Mozart, Glazunov and Sweeney: Brahms a Library choice Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri by the Sixteen, and albums by the Clarinet Quintet. Praised for the “superbly realistic and natural sound” the album distinguished groups Musica Secreta and Magnificat. To join this esteemed catalogue breathes freshness and vitality into the much-recorded clarinet quintet by Brahms. of vocal ensembles is the Scottish group Cappella Nova whose album Tenebrae features recorded premieres of James MacMillan works. Future albums with established artists such as the Dunedin Consort, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Palladians, and recordings of exciting new talents lie ahead. Keep Scotland’s rich musical heritage and thriving classical music scene is celebrated by Linn a close watch on this vibrant catalogue of outstanding music. Records. Scotland’s leading baroque ensemble, Concerto Caledonia, offer listeners the opportunity to explore their country’s musical heritage in their entertaining and To keep fully up to date with Linn Records classical news, register for the classical charming interpretations of 18th century Scottish works. newsletter at www.linnrecords.com. 22 23 AMERICAN BOYCHOIR James Litton conductor choral CKD 140 mungrel stuff America’s answer to the Vienna Boys Choir. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Mhairi Lawson vocal Jamie MacDougall vocal including Francesco Maria Veracini : Sonata In A | Francesco Barsanti : CKD 152 mass & vespers for the feast of holy innocents Johnnie Faa | Francesco Geminiani : She Raise and Loot Me In | J M Haydn : Mass and Vespers for the Feast of Holy Innocents William Thomson : Tweed Side | Lorenzo Bocchi : A Scots Cantata | W A Mozart KV 274; : Voluntary: Church Sonata In G Major DOMENICO CORRI : Duncan Gray Offertory: Church Sonata In D Major KV 245 10/10 ClassicsToday.com CKD 240 FIDDLER TAM EMMA BELL vocal Mhairi Lawson vocal Quite simply, one of the most beautiful things you will ever hear. THE GUARDIAN Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl Of Kellie : Overture In C; Death Is Now CKD 238 SONGS BY RICHARD STRAUSS, BRUNO WALTER & JOSEPH MARX My Only Treasure; Quartet in C minor; The Lover’s Message; Andrew West piano Overture in B flat ‘The Maid of the Mill’; Quartet in A including Bruno Walter : Tragödie I, II, III; Waltrauts Lied I; Die Lerche (Kilravock No.9); Trio Sonata No.5 in E; Lord Kelly’s Reel; Richard Strauss : Freundliche Vision; Das Rosenband; Largo; Trio Sonata No.6 in G Mädchenblumen; Schlechtes Wetter | Joseph Marx : Hat Dich Die Liebe Berurht; Ein Drangen Ist In Meinem Herzen; Traumgekrönt WILLIAM CONWAY cello CKD 252 HANDEL OPERATIC ARIAS William Conway and Peter Evans are intelligent and poetic guides. GRAMOPHONE Scottish Chamber Orchestra director Richard Egarr CKD 002 SONATAS & BALLADE FOR CELLO & PIANO

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CONCERTO CALEDONIA David McGuinness director chamber DUNEDIN CONSORTchoral Great style, understanding and fervour. THE sunday herald Clear-textured beauty and a thrilling intensity. Hmv Choice CKD 101 colin’s kisses CKD 117 In the Beginning Catherine Bott vocal Sally Bruce-Payne vocal Ben Parry director including James Oswald : Ballance a Straw; The Thistle; Colin’s Kisses; including Aaron Copland : In The Beginning; Four Motets 1921 The Almond; A Sonata of Scots Tunes; Divertimento No.4 Samuel Barber : Reincarnations; A Nun Takes The Veil; Agnus Dei page 24 page 25 CKD 285 messiah (dublin version, 1742) (Double CD) FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTET chamber John Butt director Pure, sensitive and, where called for, gorgeously passionate. The scotsman Also available on 180 gram vinyl CKH 312 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL : Messiah Lucy Russell violin Jonathan Sparey violin Stylish, fresh and intimate. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE ★★★★★ Alan George viola Nicola Baxter cello *Andrew Skidmore cello Winner: Gramophone Award ‘Best Baroque Vocal Album’ 2007 CKD 153 THE SEVEN LAST WORDS FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN : The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Op.51 CKD 278 BRAHAMS CLARINET QUINTET* Lesley Schatzberger clarinet CKD 313 ST MATTHEW PASSION (Triple CD) JOHANNES BRAHAMS : Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 John Butt director W A MOZART : Quintet Movement in B flat major, K.516 (K.Anh.91) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH : St Matthew Passion ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV : Rêverie Orientale, Op.14 Powerful, intimate, intense. THE HERALD WILLIAM SWEENEY : An Òg-Mhadainn

ENGLISH CLASSICAL PLAYERS orchestral JONATHAN FREEMAN-ATTWOOD trumpet Jonathan Brett conductor Freeman-Attwood’s playing is just as striking for the beauty of his lyrical phrasing CKD 003 MOZART / SCHUBERT and his richness of colour. GRAMOPHONE

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JILL FELDMAN vocal JAMES GILCHRIST vocal Feldman brings out all the poetry, gentle tenderness & sunlit delight. Jerusalem Post Gilchrist’s voice is perfectly formed. the independent CKD 005 UDITE amanti : 17th century italian love songs CKD 253 oh fair to see Nigel North theorbo, archlute Anna Tilbrook piano including Claudio Monteverdi | Giulio Caccini | Jacopo Peri | Stefano Landi | Gerald Finzi : Oh Fair to See; Till Earth Outwears; Sigismondo d’India | Sereno Zefiro | Luigi Rossi A Young Man’s Exhortation page 26 page 27 CKD 296 ON WENLOCK EDGE LA SERENISSIMA chamber Fitzwilliam String Quartet Dazzling, eloquent technique. CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE anna Tilbrook piano Michael Cox flute Gareth Hulse cor anglais RALPH VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS : On Wenlock Edge CKD 281 L’AMORE PER ELVIRA Peter warlock : The Curlew Mhairi Lawson soprano including ANTONIO VIVALDI , RV 83; ARTHUR bliss : Elegiac Sonnet : Sonata for Violin, Cello & Continuo in C , RV 11 ivor gurney : Ludlow and Teme Sonata ‘Graz’ (No.3) for Violin & Continuo in D

HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE William Conway director chamber GEORGE-EMMANUEL LAZARIDIS piano A group second to none. the herald Special enough to be beyond comparison. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE CKD 286 SONGS OF COURTSHIP CKD 282 LISZT B MINOR SONATA AND ETUDES Consort of Voices FRANZ LISZT : Piano Sonata in B Minor; Lesley Hatfield violin Sarah Bevan Baker violin Grandes Etudes de Paganini JOHN BEVAN BAKER : Duo; A Song for Kate; Suite for Piano; Eclogue 10/10 ClassicsToday.com Songs of Courtship - Spring, Triptych, Rorate Coeli Desuper Beautifully crafted community music. CLASSIC FM ★★★★★ LENINGRAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA orchestral CKD 314 MESSIAEN CHAMBER MUSIC Alexander Dmitriev conductor OLIVIER MESSIAEN : Quator pour la fin du temps; Theme et variations; Every nuance of the score is illuminated. hifi world

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CATHERINE KING vocal MAGNIFICAT Philip Cave conductor choral A beauty that takes your breath away. the sunday herald The performances are guaranteed to refresh even the most jaded palate. CKD 089 Airs de cour early music today Jacob Heringman lute Charles Daniels vocal CKD 052 The Golden Age: Europe including Etienne Moulinié | Robert Ballard | Anthoine Boesset | Tomás Luis de Victoria : Ave Maria, Versa Est In Luctum Jean Baptiste Besard | Pierre Guédron Francisco Guerrero : Ave Virgo Sanctissima Gregorio Allegri : Miserere CKD 142 a renaissance songbook Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina : Stabat Mater The Complete Madrigal Book Of 1536 JoÃo Lourenco Rebelo : Panis Angelicus Jacob Heringman lute Charles Daniels vocal Carlo Gesualdo : O Vos Omnes including Philippe Verdelot : Quanto Sia Lieto Il Giorno; Quando Amor I Josquin Desprez : Absalon Fili Mi Begli Occhi; Donna Leggiadr’ Et Bella; Madonna, Qual Certezza; Orlando Lassus : Justorum Animae; Tristis Est Anima Mea; Con Lagrime Et Sospir; Fuggi, Fuggi, Cor Mio; Igno Soave; Amor Se Timor Et Tremor D’Hor In Hor; Divini Occhi Sereni; Con L’Angelico Riso CKD 060 OFFICIUM DEFUNCTORUM CKD 158 ALTO ARIAS Tomás Luis De Victoria : Officium Defunctorum including J S Bach : Overture; Buss’ Und Reu’; Rondeau; Wo Zwei Und Drei Gramophone Editor’s Choice Versammlet Sind; Sarabande; Agnus Dei; Erbarme Dich; CKD 109 Philippe Rogier: Missa Ego Sum Qui Sum Badinerie Zum Reinen Wasser Er Mich Weist Philippe Rogier : Heu Mihi Domine; Laboravi In Gemitu Meo; Catherine’s subtle elaboration breathes tenderness, nobility and Vias Tuas; Missa Ego Sum Qui Sum; Taedet Animam Meam; diginity into this exquisite music. HMV CHOICE Peccavi Quid Faciam Tibi; Dominus Regit Me Norwegian Baroque Orchestra Nicolas Gombert : Ego Sum Qui Sum (Motet) page 28 page 29 CKD 174 SONG OF SONGS Ave Stella Matutina; Praebe Mihi; O Invictissima Christi Martyr; Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina : Amo Christum, In Cuius Thalamum Introibo; O Magnum Mysterium including Osculetur Me; Trahe Me Post Te; Nigra Sum Sed Formosa; CKD 113 Dialogues with heaven Vineam Mean Non Custodivi; Si Ignoras Te, O Pulchra; Chiara Margarita Cozzolani : Na Terrae, Cantate Deo; Pulchrae Sunt Genae Tuae; Fasciculus Myrrhae Dilectus Meus; Regna Terrae, Cantate Deo; Colligite, Pueri, Flores; Tu Dulcis; O Bone Ecce Tu Pulcher Es; Tota Pulchra Es, Amica Mea; Jesu; Quid, Miseri, Quid Faciamus; Maria Magdalene Stabat; Ave Vulnerasti Cor Meum; Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas; Introduxit Me Rex Mater Dilectissima; Psallite, Superi; O Caeli Cives; Venite, Sodales. CKD 233 Thomas Tallis : Spem In Alium Thomas Tallis : Te Lucis Ante Terminum; Salvator Mundi; CKD 169 dangerous graces Music by Cipriano De Rore & Pupils Spem In Alium; In Iejunio Et Fletu; O Salutaris Hostia; including Giaches De Wert : Questi Odorati Fiori; Dolce Spoglie; Lamentations I; Lamentations II; Miserere; Mass For 4 Voices Vener, Ch’un Giorno Avea; Il Dolce Sonno; Vezzosi Augelli | This is quite the best performance of Spem in alium Cipriano De Rore : Amor Se Così Dolce; Se Ben Il Duol | Luzzasco Luzzaschi : Dolci Sospiri Ardenti | Marcantonio Ingegneri : that I have heard. GRAMOPHONE Bramo Veder Un Dì Per Mia Vendetta Gramophone Editor’s Choice / BBC Building a Library This recording is to be thoroughly recommended. THE CONSORT Diapason Découverte Award Winner MAXIMILIANO MARTÍN clarinet Liquid tone and dazzingly articulate virtuosity. THE SCOTSMAN CKD 261 MUSICA SECRETA BOx 1 - Three CD Set: CKD 280 FANTASIA COMPONIMENTI MUSICALI (1623) - CKD 071

ALISON McGILLIVRAY violoncello NEW LONDON CONSORT Philip Pickett conductor vocal Her sound is beautifully warm and agreeable. THE SUNDAY HERALD Expertly sung and played, they have the rhythmic vitality and direct appeal of folk CKD 251 geminiani cello sonatas music that makes for agreeable listening. Inverness Courier David McGuinness harpsichord Eligio Quinteiro baroque guitar CKD 007 Music From The Time Of Columbus including FRANCESCO GEMINIANI : Sonata in A; Sonata in D Minor; Catherine Bott vocal Prelude (Lentement); Vivement in D; Sonata in C; Sonata in A Minor including Urreda : Muy Triste | Anchieta : Con Amores Mi Madre | Encina : Ay Triste Que Vengo; Triste Espana | Torre : Danza Alta | MUSICA DA CAMERA Robert King director chamber Mondejar : Un Solo Fin Des Mis Males | Ponce : Cancionero Musical CKD 012 albinoni & pachelbel De Palacio; Como Esta Sola Mi Vada including J S Bach : Sinfonia To Cantata No.42 | A Corelli : Christmas Concerto | CKD 011 Elizabethan & Jacobean Consort Music Johann Pachelbel : Canon & Gigue | G F Handel : Concerto Grosso Catherine Bott vocal Michael George vocal In B Flat Major | Tomaso Albinoni : Adagio For Organ & Strings | including Byrd : My Lord Of Oxenford’s Maske | Maynard : The Batchelar; ANTONIO VIVALDI : Concerto In D Minor Op.3 No.11 | How Many Things? | Brade : Coral | Morley : O Mistris Myne | Lupo : Masque Music II | Campion : Faine Would I Wed vocal MUSICA SECRETA CKD 039 ARS SUBtilior Were Botticelli’s Primavera to burst into song, she would probably sound like this. Catherine Bott vocal Jacob Heringman lute independent on sunday including Borlet : He Tres Doulz Rossignol | Jehan Vaillant : Par Maintes Foys | CKD 071 componimenti musicali (1623) Bartolino da Padova : La Douce Chiere | Philipoctus de Caserta : Catherine King vocal John Toll organ En Remirant | Philippe de Moulins : Amis Tout Dous | including Lucrezia Vizzana : Filii Syon Exultate; Veni Dulcissime Domine; Jehan Simon Hasprois : Ma Douce Amour page 30 page 31 NIGEL NORTH lute CKD 105 English Ayres by Thomas Campion All aspects of technical perfection may be taken for granted. gramophone Michael Chance vocal Rachel Elliot vocal Mark Padmore vocal Thomas Campion : Come Cheerful Day; The Peaceful Western Wind; CKD 006 Baroque Lute It Fell On A Summers Day; I Care Not For These Ladies; including Sylvius Leopold Weiss : Sonata In A Minor - L’Infidele; Prelude, All Looks Be Pale; Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee?; Fantasia & Fugue In C Major; Tombeau For Count Logy | There Is A Garden In Her Face; Could My Heart More Tongues Employ; Antonio Vivaldi : Concerto In F Major | Beauty Is But A Painted Hell; The Cypress Curtain Of The Night J S Bach : Chaconne In D Minor Is Spread; Never Weather-Beaten Sail

CKD 013 bach on the lute volume 1 CKD 176 GO FROM MY WINDOW J S Bach : including John Dowland : My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home; Sonata In G Minor BWV 1001 Walsingham; Go From My Window | Anthony Holborne : Partita In A Minor BWV 1002 Tinternell | William Byrd : My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home | Partita In D Minor BWV 1004 Edward Collard : Go From My Window | John Danyel : The Leaves Be Greene | Thomas Robinson : The Spanish Pavan CKD 029 bach on the lute volume 2 Gramophone Editor’s Choice J S Bach : Partita In F Major BWV 1006 CKD 300 BACH ON THE LUTE BOX - Four CD Set: Sonata In A Minor BWV 1003 BACH ON THE LUTE VOLUME 1 - CKD 013 Sonata In C Major BWV 1005 BACH ON THE LUTE VOLUME 2 - CKD 029

LINN CLASSICAL These are performances that combine good style and intelligence BACH ON THE LUTE VOLUME 3 - CKD 049 LINN CLASSICAL with heart and sensibilty, and in which phrases are naturally BACH ON THE LUTE VOLUME 4 - CKD 055 breathed through articulation and dynamics. Waste no time in North earns his place among the finest living lutenists. gramophone getting both. - GRAMOPHONE on CKD 013 AND CKD 029 orchestral CKD 049 bach on the lute volume 3 NORWEGIAN BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Beautifully shaped and crisply articulated performances. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH J S Bach : Suite No.1 In C Major (after BWV 1007) CKD 181 BACH ORCHESTRAL SUITES & HARPSICHORD CONCERTO Suite No.2 In A Minor (after BWV 1008) Ketil Haugsand director Suite No.4 In B Flat Major (after BWV 1010) J S Bach : Sinfonia From Cantata BWV 42; Orchestral Suite No.2 The playing, needless to say, is wonderful, beautifully phrased, BWV 1067 In B Minor; Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1053 In E Major; sensitively coloured, finely shaded, every note alive. CLASSIC CD Orchestral Suite No.1 BWV 1066 In C Major

CKD 055 bach on the lute volume 4 CKD 194 Lachrimae J S Bach : Rolf Lislevand leader, lute Randi Stene vocal Suite No.3 In G Major (after BWV 1009) including John Dowland : Pavan 1 Lachrimae Antique; Song Flow My Tears; Suite No.5 In G Minor (after BWV 995 & 1011) Pavan 2 Lachrimae Antique Novae; Song I Saw My Lady Weep; Suite No.6 In D Major (after BWV 1012) Pavan 3 Lachrimae Gementes; Song From Silent Night; Pavan 4 Lachrimae Tristes; Song In Darkness Let Me Dwell CKD 097 A varietie of lute lessons including John Dowland : Galliard 2: Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard; ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Galliard 4: Early Of Derby, His Galliard | A terrific rhythmic drive and some glorious playing. Independent on Sunday The Knight Of The Lute : Fantasie 2 | Anthony Holborne : Pavan 2 | Robert Ballard : Volt 2; Coranto 1 | Mounsier Saman : Coranto 4 | CKD 151 VIVALDI CONCERTI Diomedes Cato : Fantasie 1 | John Perrichon : Coranto 2 | including Antonio Vivaldi : Concerto In F Major; Concerto In D Minor For Gregorio Huwet : Fantasie 6 | Moritz, Prince Of Hessen : Pavan 1 | 2 Recorders, 2 Oboes, Bassoon & 2 Violins DANIEL BATCHELAR : Almaine 1: Mounsiers Almain 10/10 ClassicsToday.com, Gramophone Editor’s Choice page 32 page 33 PALLADIANS chamber CKD 100 THE sun king’s paradise Truly stunning ensemble playing. The scotsman Jean-Féry Rebel : Les Caracteres De la Danse | Etienne Le Moine : Prelude; Chaconne | Marin Marais : Tombeau Pour M. Ste Colombe; Pamela Thorby recorders William Carter theorbo Suite In D | François Couperin : Musette De Choisie & Musette De Rachel Podger violin Joanna Levine viola da gamba Tavernie From The Deuxième Livre De Pièces De Clavecin CKD 010 AN EXCESS OF PLEASURE Diapason d’Or Award Winner Marco Uccellini : Aria Sopra La Bergamasca | Nicola Matteis : CKD 126 Held by the ears Ayres For The Violin | Matthew Locke : Broken Consort In D | including Nicola Matteis : Sett Of Ayres; Sett Of Ayres In D; Sett Of Ayres In G; Christopher Simpson : Divisions On John Come Kiss Me Now | Sett Of Ayres For The Guitar; Aria Ad Imitatione Della Trombetta | John Blow : Sonata In A | Biagio Marini : Sonata | Francesco Traditional : The Lass Of Peatie’s Mill; Scots Airs; A New Tune | Geminiani : Scots Airs | Henry Purcell : Ayres For The Violin Anonymous : Scots Tunes For The Lute; Roger Of Coverly Divisions Pamela Thorby recorders William Carter theorbo 10/10 ClassicsToday.com Rachel Podger violin Susanne Heinrich bass viol Pamela Thorby recorders William Carter theorbo CKD 015 THE WINGED LION Rodolfo Richter violin Susanne Heinrich bass viol including Dario Castello : Sonata Duodecima | Giovanni Battista Vitali : CKD 221 LES ELEMENS Ciaconna | Marco Uccellini : Sonata Quarto | Antonio Vivaldi : Jean-Féry Rebel : Les Elemens | Concerto In F Major | Giovanni Battista Buonamente : Suite | Marin Marais : Suite In A Minor; Suite In G Major; Folies D’espagne Santiago De Murcia : El Amor | Francesco Turini : Sonata A Tre Gripping, animated and sometimes positively visceral.

LINN CLASSICAL LINN CLASSICAL CKD 036 BACH TRIO SONATAS INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW J S Bach : Trio Sonata In C Major BWV 530; Duetto In E Minor BWV 802; Duetto In F Major BWV 803; Trio Sonata In G Major BWV 525; CKD 275 BACH SONATAS AND CHORALES Trio Sonata In G Minor BWV 527; Duetto In G Major BWV 804; Johannes Sebastian Bach : Trio Sonata in G major BWV 1039; Duetto In A Minor BWV 805; Trio Sonata In F Major BWV 529; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV645; Trio Sonata No.4 Fourteen ‘Goldberg’ Canons BWV 1087 in G minor BWV 528; Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter BWV650; Violin Sonata in G major BWV 1021; Allein Gott CKD 041 A CHOICE COLLECTION in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 66X; Das alte Jahr vergangen ist BWV 614; music of Purcell’s London Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 655; Trio Sonata No.2 including Mathew Locke : Broken Consort In D | in E minor BWV 526 Nicola Matteis : Sett Of Ayres In F | Thomas Baltzar : John Come Kiss Me Now | Rodolfo Richter violin William Carter theorbo John Weldon : Sett Of Ayres In D | Susanne Heinrich bass viol Silas Standage harpsichord John Banister The Elder : Divisions On A Ground CKD 292 TARTINI - THE DEVIL’S TRILL CKD 050 TRIOS FOR 4 Sonatas by VERACINI and TARTINI including the Devil’s Trill Sonata George Frideric Handel : Sonata In F Major; Sonata In B Minor | George Philip Telemann : Sonata In G Minor; Sonata In A Minor | CKD 249 PALLADIAN ENSEMBLE BOX - Three CD Set: Jean-Marie LÉclair : Ouvertura In G Major | TRIOS FOR 4 - CKD 050 Johann Joachim Quantz : Sonata In C Major LES SAISONS AMUSANTES - CKD 070 THE SUN KING’S PARADISE - CKD 100 CKD 070 Les Saisons Amusantes Richard Egarr harpsichord Nigel Eaton hurdy-gurdy The recorded sound is toe-curlingly pleasurable and the playing accomplished almost to a fault. CLASSIC CD ON TRIOS FOR 4 Antonio Vivaldi : Les Saisons Amusantes; Sonata XII In A Minor | Nicolas Chedeville (published as Vivaldi) : Sonata IV In A Major ‘Il Pastor Fido’ Diapason d’Or Award Winner page 34 page 35 PASSACAGLIA chamber CKD 250 Piano Sonatas The performances display clarity, crispness and enthusiasm. The Daily Telegraph FrÉdÉric Chopin : Sonata Op.25 - Grave; Barcarolle; Annabel Knight recorders Louise Bradbury recorders Sonata Op.58; Variations Brillantes Reiko Ichise viola da gamba Robin Bigwood harpsichord The Chopin release of the year. THE PIANIST CKD 170 TELEMANN Chamber Music A highly collectable disc. THE HERALD ★★★★★ Georg Philipp Telemann : Trio Sonata In F Major; Trio Sonata In B Flat Major; Trio Sonata In C Major; Sonata In D Major; Trio Sonata In CKD 290 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF RAVEL VOL.1 F Major; Duo In D Minor; Trio Sonata In G Minor MAURICE RAVEL : La Valse; Serenade Grotesque; Jeux D’Eau; CKD 204 Boismortier : Suites & SonatAs Gaspard de la Nuit; Miroirs Joseph Bodin De Boismortier : Trio Sonata In G Major; Sonata In D Ravel’s piano music has rarely been so magically captured on disc as here. Major; Cinquième Suite In D Minor; Trio Sonata In E Minor; INTERNATIONAL PIANO Suite In A Major; Sonata In E Minor; Diverse Pieces De Violes In C; Gentiesse In G Major ARTUR PIZARRO & VITA PANOMARIOVAITE piano Pizarro and Panomariovaite bring the music to life. THE SUNDAY TIMES PHILIP PICKETT vocal CKD 293 NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – PIANO DUOS Designed to induce … a compulsive tapping of feet. BBC Music magazine RIMSKY-KORSAKOV : CKD 031 alchemist Scheherazade Op.35 (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov);

LINN CLASSICAL Catherine Bott vocal Andrew Manze baroque violin Sadko Op.5 (arr. Rimskya-Korsakova); LINN CLASSICAL including Monteverdi : Vespers (Introit & Hymn); Orfeo | Du Prez : Bacchanalia; Capriccio Espagnol Op.34 (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Celtic Dawn | Mainerio : Balkan Trilogy; Pandora’s Music Box

ARTUR PIZARRO piano POLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA orchestral Pianist Artur Pizarro commands his well-schooled fingers to the point where they Jan Stanienda director can do anything their master requires of them. International Record Review A live listening experience. Gramophone CKD 225 Beethoven : Last three piano sonatas CKD 001 Live : Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, BartÓk & Elgar Ludwig van beethoven : including W A Mozart : Divertimento K.138 | A Vivaldi : Concerto For Four Piano Sonata No.30 In E Op.109; Violins | J S Bach : Violin Concerto In A Minor BMV 1041 Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat Op.110; Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor Op.111 THE PURCELL SIMFONY CKD 244 Beethoven : Piano Sonatas & THE PURCELL simfony voices vocal Ludwig van beethoven : Beautifully recorded. Classic Cd Piano Sonata No.8 ‘Pathétique’ In C Minor Op.13; CKD 035 The Indian Queen Piano Sonata No.14 ‘Moonlight’ In C# Minor Op.27/2; Catherine Bott vocal Tessa Bonner vocal Piano Sonata No.17 ‘Tempest’ In D Minor Op.31/2 Henry Purcell : The Indian Queen Piano Sonata No.23 ‘Appassionata’ In F Minor Op.57 RODOLFO RICHTER violin CKD 248 Reminiscences Richter plays with virtuosity and expressive warmth. bbc music magazine FrÉdÉric Chopin : Nocturne In B Major; Nocturne In E Flat Major; CKD 270 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach : 6 Sonate Mazurka In A Flat Major; Grande Valse Brillante; alison McGillivray viola da gamba Eligio Quinteiro theorbo Fantaisie – Impromptu In C# Minor; Scherzo No.2 In Bb Minor; Peter McCarthy violone Silas Standage harpsichord, organ Polonaise In Ab Major Philipp Heinrich Erlebach : VI. Sonate page 36 page 37 RICORDO chamber CKD 096 Dvorˇ Ák Incredible flashes of virtuosity. Audiophile Audition Martin Roscoe piano AntonÍn Dvorˇ Ák : Piano Quintet In A, Op.81; Kati Debretzeni violin Penelope Spencer violin Matthew Wadsworth lute String Quartet In F, Op.96 (B.179) Alison McGillivray viola da gamba Adam Woolf trmb Robert Howarth kybds A stunning new coupling of these Czech favourites. HIFI NEWS CKD 195 Virtuoso in the making including Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber | Johann Heinrich Schmelzer Ofer Falk violin Rafael Todes violin Graham Oppenheimer viola Bridget MacRae cello ELENA RIU piano CKD 132 Schumann An exceptionally fine and beautifully meditative performance. Gramophone Bernard d’Ascoli piano Robert Schumann : Piano Quintet In E flat; ArabesqueOp.18 ; CKD 111 PIANO ICONS FOR THE 21st CENTURY Blumenstück Op.19; String Quartet In A minor Op.41, No.1 including Arvo PÄrt : Variationen Zur Gesundung Von Arinushka | The Schidlof Quartet give a warm and spacious account .... Peter Sculthorpe : Djilile; Singing Sun; Night Pieces | John Tavener : a highly recommended disc. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Ypakoe | Leos˘ JanÁc˘ek : In the Mists | Federico Mompou : Charmes

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA orchestral SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA orchestral Alexander Lazarev conductor Joseph Swensen director All the immediacy and impact of a live performance. The Scotsman The Scottish Chamber musicians guided by Swensen give dynamic, technically Lazarev wings passion from the RSNO. ★★★★★ The TIMES assured and intimate readings overflowing with the subtle touches and flourishes LINN CLASSICAL LINN CLASSICAL CKD 247 Shostakovich : symphony No.11 that are effectively retrieved by both the SACD and HDCD processes. HIFI+ Dmitri Shostakovich : Symphony No.11, Op.103 - ‘The Year 1905’ CKD 216 MENDELSSOHN : VIOLIN CONCERTO An exceptionally beautiful new release. AUDIOPHILE AUDITION RSAMD CHAMBER CHOIR & PLAYERS choral Felix Mendelssohn : John Wallace conductor Hebrides Overture; Violin Concerto In E Minor; Cracking stuff. THE HERALD Symphony No.3 In A Minor ‘Scottish’ CKD 254 Les Douze NoËls CKD 220 Sibelius : Theatre MusiC Louis-Claude Daquin : Les Douze Noëls Jean Sibelius : A beautiful CD of Christmas music. Pelleas And Melisande; Kuolema Valse Triste; Belshazzars Feast; The Tempest: Suite No.2; Andante Festivo CLARA SANABRAS vocal Playing that is both crisp and charged with the underlying drama. A clear, passionate tone and almost flawless intonation. The Consort THE TELEGRAPH CKD 164 THE NEW IRISH GIRL & Other Folk Songs & Ballads To The Lute 10/10 classicstoday.com William Carter lute Pamela Thorby recorder including The Magic Mist; Fear A’ Bhata; The New Irish Girl; She Moved Ckd 224 Brahms : Violin Concerto And Hungarian Dances Through The Fair; The Three Ravens; Lord Rendel; Adieu, Dundee Johannes Brahms : Violin Concerto In D Major Op.77; Hungarian Dances Nos 1-3, 5-10, 17-21 SCHIDLOF QUARTET chamber 10/10 classicstoday.com Ofer Falk violin Rafael Todes violin Graham Oppenheimer viola Oleg Kogan cello CKD 219 PROKOFIEV : VIOLIN CONCERTO & CLASSICAL SYMPHONY CKD 065 SHOSTAKOVICH SERGEI PROKOFIEV : Dmitri Shostakovich : String Quartet No.7 Op.108; Symphony No.1 In D Major ‘Classical’; Violin Concerto No.2 String Quartet No.4 Op.83; Piano Quintet In G Minor Op.57 In G Minor; Five Melodies For Solo Violin and Strings page 38 page 39 Ckd 241 Dvorˇ Ák : Violin Concerto SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE chamber AntonÍn Dvorˇ Ák : Clio Gould director Violin Concerto; Two Waltzes Op.54; Czech Suite; Notturno The Scottish Ensemble, led by Clio Gould, has long been one of Scotland’s Takes your perceptions of the composer and his music best kept secrets. International Record Review onto a different level. CKD 085 Tears of the Angels ★★★★★ Orchestral Disc of the Month – BBC Music Magazine Patricia Rozario soprano Matthew Rooke tampura John Tavener : Depart In Peace; My Gaze Is Ever Upon You; Tears Of The Angels SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA orchestral gramophone Editor’s Choice Sir Charles Mackerras conductor Mackerras draws a performance of real authority from the superb players of the SCO. CKD 095 Shostakovich The Sunday Herald Dmitri Shostakovich : CKD 234 BARTÓK & KODÁLY Chamber Symphony In C Minor, Op.110a; ZOLTÁN KODÁLY : Dances Of Galánta | Concerto For Piano, Trumpet And Strings In C Minor, Op 35; BÉla BartÓk : Music For Strings, Percussion and Celeste; Two Pieces For String Octet, Op.11 Divertimento CKD 215 RAVEL and SHOSTAKOVICH Mackerras’ interpretation of Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste Maurice Ravel arr. Rudolph Barshai: showed how Bartók was opening up a world of possibilities Petite Symphonie à Cordes for the orchestra. DAILY TELEGRAPH

LINN CLASSICAL Dmitri Shostakovich : LINN CLASSICAL CKD 211 mozart : requiem (LEVIN edition) Chamber Symphony Op.118a from String Quartet No.10 The Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus Gramophone Editor’s Choice wolfgang amadeus mozart : Requiem In D Minor One of the most important discs of the year, and a priceless addition CKD 226 Les Illuminations to the surround sound catalogue. HIGHFIDELITYREVIEW.COM Toby Spence tenor Martin Owen horn Benchmark recording. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations; CKD 308 mozart : SYMPHONIES 38-41 (Double CD) Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge; wolfgang amadeus mozart : Symphony No.38; Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31 Symphony No.39; Symphony No.40; Symphony No.41 best Multi-Channel SACD of the Year 2006 - SOUNDSTAGE.COM

SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA orchestral THE SIXTEEN Harry Christophers conductor choral Alexander Janiczek director The Sixteen perform with lightness of voice and touch without shirking the music’s Janiczek proves able as both soloist and conductor. MUSICWEB-INTERNATIONAL.COM technical demands. The SUNDAY HERALD CKD 273 MOZART : WIND CONCERTOS CKD 141 membra jesu nostri Alison Mitchell flute Ursula Leveaux bassoon Dietrich Buxtehude : Membra Jesu Nostri Maximiliano Martín clarinet Gramophone Editor’s Choice / BBC Building a Library WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART : Flute Concerto in G K.313; Bassoon Concerto in B Flat K.191; Clarinet Concerto in A K.622 ST OLAF’S CHOIR & CHAMBER ENSEMBLE choral CKD 287 mozart : SERENADES Anton Armstrong conductor WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART : March K.189; The performances are first-rate throughout and how refreshing it is to have a choir Serenade in D (Andretter) K.185; Rondo in C K.373; with such excellent diction. CHOIR & ORGAN Adagio in E K.261; Rondo Concertante in Bb K.269; CKD 203 THE CELESTIAL COUNTRY Divertimento in Eb K.113 CHARLES IVES : The Celestial Country; Silence Accompanied page 40 page 41 PAMELA THORBY recorder GILLIAN WEIR organ Pamela Thorby’s tone is silvery, alert and superbly recorded. BBC MUsic Magazine Playing of great vitality and assurance. Gramophone CKD 217 baroque recorder concertos CKD 180 POULENC : concerto for organ Sonnerie director Monica Huggett English Chamber Orchestra including Antonio Vivaldi : Concerto Per Flautino In G Major RV 443 Also available on HDCD only as CKD 178 Georg Philipp Telemann : Suite In A Minor TWV 55:a2 FRANCIS POULENC | PIERRE PETIT | SAMUEL BARBER Giuseppe Sammartini : Concerto In F Major Gramophone Editor’s Choice VARIOUS ARTISTS CKD 223 HANDEL recorder sonatas CKD 008 Scotland’s music (Double CD) Richard Egarr keyboards including tracks by including George Frideric Handel : Sonata In D Minor HWV 367a; the Hilliard Ensemble, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Toll, Sonata In B Flat Major HWV 377; Sonata In C Major HWV 365 Capella Nova, The Baltimore Consort, Patricia Macmahon, Gramophone Editor’s Choice sChola Canotrum Basiliensis, Scottish Early Music Consort PAMELA THORBY recorder SAMPLERS ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING harp Lawrence-King offers wonderful arrays of color and articulation. CLASSICSTODAY.COM AKP 175 the LINN RECORDS SAMPLER tommy SMITH, McCluskey brothers, Gerard Presencer, CKD 291 GARDEN OF DELIGHTS LINN CLASSICAL Clark tracey, Elena rui, Schidlof Quartet, Dunedin Consort, LINN CLASSICAL Includes works by nigel North, The sixteen, Orchestra of the age of enlightenment, van eyck, susato, schop and various madrigal settings ensemble dumont, Fitzwilliam Quartet, Magnificat, Palladians, Scottish Ensemble, Martin Taylor, JOHN TOLL keyboard barb Jungr, William Jackson, Mackenzie Beautifully crafted lines, and a poise and involvement in the music. BBC Music Magazine AKP 245 the surround sound sampler volume 1 CKD 125 The woods so wild martin Taylor, Carol Kidd, Claire Martin, Barb Jungr, including Orlando Gibbons : Prelude; Coranto; Pavan: Lord Salisbury; Willard White, Martin Taylor, Pamela Thorby, Magnificat, Mask: The Fairest Nymph; The Italian Ground; The Woods So Wild Palladians, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 10/10 classicstoday.com artur Pizarro, Scottish Ensemble, Nigel North

AKP 284 the surround sound sampler volume 2 brass THE WALLACE COLLECTION ian Shaw, Richard Rodney Bennett, Martin Taylor, The musicians play with quite outstanding skill. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE sarah Moule, Girl Talk, Barb Jungr, Claire Martin, CKD 092 The Golden Section haftor MedbØe Group, Scottish Ensemble, Emma Bell, John Tavener : Trisagion | John White : Doggerel Machine | sCottish Chamber Orchestra, Alison Mitchell/Scottish Jim Parker : The Golden Section | Michael Nyman : Masque Arias | Chamber Orchestra, Artur Pizarro, Concerto Caledonia, William Mathias : Summer Dances | James MacMillan : Adam’s Rib alison McGillivray, William Carter, Ian Bruce

CKD 162 HAMMERED BRASS AKP 305 the surround sound sampler volume 3 Petr Eben: Quintet | Luciano Berio: Call – 1985 | Claire Martin, Judith Owen, Barb Jungr, Carol Kidd, Robert Crawford: Hammered Brass | Iannis Xenakis: Khal Perr | ian Shaw, Georges-Emmanuel Lazaridis, Scottish Chamber Steve Martland: Full Fathom Five orchestra, Artur Pizarro and Vita Panomariovaite, John Wallace and his peerless team lay down a benchmark of James Gilchrist, Dunedin Consort, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, imaginative and virtuosic performance by which all others Cappella Nova, Maximiliano Martin, La Serenissima, will be judged. ★★★★★ THE SUNDAY HERALD William Carter page 42 page 43 ANAM vocal WILLIAM JACKSON Brian O’Headhra vocals, acoustic guitar Treasa Harkin button accordion A mass of wonderful, haunting, evocative music that is beautifully played, Stirring vocals and well-crafted songwriting held together by all-round classy arranged and recorded. Folk on musicianship. The Scotsman AKD 082 CELTIC EXPERIENCE VOLUME 2 CKD 121 TINE GHEAL / BRIGHT FIRE including Flower of Scotland | Will You Go, Lassie, Go? | My Laggan Love | Neil Davey mandolin, bouzouki Fiona Mackenzie vocals, bodhran Brian Boru’s March | Ossian’s Lament | O’ Carolan’s Farewell to Music | Anna-Wendy Stevenson fiddle Tine Gheal/Bright Fire | The Conundrum | In O | Will You Break My WILLIAM JACKSON & MACKENZIE vocal Heart? | Heb Dewa | Mhurchaidh Bhig A Chinn A’ Chonais | Father Tim | A joy from start to finish and a near perfect example of all that’s attractive about S’ Gann Gun Dirich Mi Chaoidh | The Seagull | North Americay | traditional - and traditional sounding - Scottish music. THE LIVING TRADITION Tane An Gove | Nan’s Song | Ta An Oiche Seo Dorcha AKD 197 NOTES FROM A HEBRIDEAN ISLAND Also available on HDCD only as AKD 145 CKD 134 RIPTIDE Iain MacInnes pipes Ian Lowthian accordion Neil Davey mandolin, bouzouki Aimee Leonard vocals, bodhran including St Kilda’s Wedding, A St Kilda’s Dance | Anna Bheag (Wee Anna) Riptide; This Time | Kjetil’s Song; An Blew Treghys | Mo Chailin Donn (My Brown Haired Girl) | Mary And The Soldier | The Long Night | SCOTTISH House On The Hill | Westlin’ Winds | Fourteen Days | Belgarth Waltz | FIONA MacKENZIE vocal SCOTTISH Aird A Chuamhaing | The Way Is Clear Gaelic singer Fiona Mackenzie has not only a distinctive voice but a real flair for songwriting. THE SCOTSMAN CKD 135 FIRST FOOTING

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