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tel 0115 982 7500 fax 0115 982 7020 APRIL 2009 LIST See inside for valid dates Dear Customer As the weather here becomes positively agreeable and the evenings lengthen, we offer you a cornucopia of delights containing both new growth and old returning favourites in a seductively priced spring bouquet - we hope you cannot resist! The major new release this month is Angela Hewitt’s re-visit of the Bach 48, a fresh look at this masterpiece of the keyboard repertoire. The reports indicate a quite different approach from her original recordings a decade ago, resulting from her years of performing and living with this music - a ‘new-found freedom’ as Ms Hewitt calls it. We have made it available at a special price for this list, along with reductions on the whole of her Hyperion back catalogue. The LSO Live Gergiev Mahler series continues with Symphony no.8 recorded in the mammoth acoustic of St Paul’s Cathedral. DG, in this Handel year, provide us with the first ever studio recording of his neglected Ezio, first performed in London in 1732 and a fine example of ‘opera seria’. For fans of the Gheorghiu/Alagna duo, there is a fascinating new world premiere recording on the Larghetto label (see page 8) of excerpts from a little known opera by Vladimir Cosma, Marius and Fanny, inspired by the writings of Marcel Pagnol. As always, we have negotiated reduced price offers - HM Gold, Praga, Delphian, Accord, Handel sets on Hyperion, EMI Gemini and British Composers, and the Medici Arts DVD catalogue. Make the most of them. Our best wishes and thanks for your continued custom. Mark, Richard & Mike. DON’T FORGET - UK Carriage is FREE over £30 EASTER BREAK 2009 Our offices will be closed from 5pm, Thursday 9 April until 9am, Tuesday 14 April. There will be an answerphone to take messages during this period. BLU-RAY NEW RELEASES BLU-RAY is a high definition video disc that requires a dedicated BLU-RAY machine in order to play. Medici Arts BLU-RAY 207 2514 Karajan Memorial Concert Beethoven Violin Conc, Bach Partita 2, Tchaikovsky Sym 6 Mutter;BPO;Ozawa £21.50 Opus Arte BLU-RAY OABD 7028D Mozart Don Giovanni (rec 2008) Keenlyside;Ketelsen;Halfvarson;DiDonato;Vargas;ROH;Mackerras £29.50 OABD 7026D Wagner Lohengrin (rec 2006) Vogt;Kringelborn;Konig;Meier;Trekel;DSO Berlin;Nagano £29.50 OABD 7030D Adam Giselle (rec 2006) Cojocaru;Kobborg;Nunez;Royal Ballet;Gruzin £27.50 Arthaus BLU-RAY 101 310 Handel Orlando (rec 2007) Mijanovic;Jankova;Peetz;Clark;Wolff;Orch La Scintilla Zurich;Christie £27.50 1 email [email protected] tel 0115 982 7500 fax 0115 982 7020 APRIL 2009 LIST Prices on this list are valid until 5 pm Wednesday 27th May (orders received) unless stated otherwise. All titles and prices offered are subject to availability during the offer period. Hyperion CDA 67741/4 Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavier – new recording 4CD SPECIAL PRICE £28.50 Angela Hewitt writes - ‘Total freedom is possible only when a piece becomes part of you. During my Bach World Tour I had ample time to completely internalize this music, and I’m glad that this new recording was made after so many performances. Much of it has little editing and I hope that it recaptures what I tried to project in my live performances. The Well-Tempered Clavier is not only 48 individual pieces (96 if you count both books), but rather an extraordinarily complete whole, put together by one of the greatest minds and hearts that ever existed.’ 'Her best Bach yet … Not everyone can improve on the best, but it looks as it Angela Hewitt might have done just that … This is a defining moment in the performance history of the '48' … Hewitt's second thoughts, enhanced by technically outstanding recording, hold me totally enthralled' (BBC Music Magazine) Angela Hewitt back catalogue on Hyperion - all reduced Cat no Composer Works Discs Format Normally NOW! CDA 67309 Bach Arrangements 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67499 Bach Fantasia, Aria and other works 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67499 Bach Fantasia, Aria and other works 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 67305 Bach Goldberg Variations 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67306 Bach Italian Concerto & French Overture 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 676078 Bach Keyboard Concertos 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDA 673012 Bach The Well Tempered Clavier I 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDA 673034 Bach The Well Tempered Clavier II 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDS 442914 Bach The Well Tempered Clavier I & II 4 CD £19.50 £16.50 CDA 674512 Bach The English Suites 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 SACDA 674512 Bach The English Suites 2 SACD £25.50 £21.50 CDA 671212 Bach The French Suites 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDA 66746 Bach The Inventions 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67307 Bach The Keyboard Concertos 1 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67307 Bach The Keyboard Concertos 1 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 67308 Bach The Keyboard Concertos 2 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67308 Bach The Keyboard Concertos 2 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 671912 Bach The Six Partitas 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDA 67310 Bach The Toccatas 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67518 Beethoven Piano Sonatas vol 1 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67518 Beethoven Piano Sonatas vol 1 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 67605 Beethoven Piano Sonatas vol 2 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67605 Beethoven Piano Sonatas vol 2 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 67515 Chabrier Dix pièces pittoresques 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67515 Chabrier Dix pièces pittoresques 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 673712 Chopin Complete Nocturnes & Impromptus 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 SACDA 673712 Chopin Complete Nocturnes & Impromptus 2 SACD £25.50 £21.50 CDA 67440 Couperin Keyboard Music 1 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67480 Couperin Keyboard Music 2 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67480 Couperin Keyboard Music 2 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 67520 Couperin Keyboard Music 3 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67054 Messiaen Piano Music 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 CDA 67597 Rameau Suites in E minor, G minor, A minor 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67597 Rameau Suites in E minor, G minor, A minor 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 CDA 673412 Ravel Complete Solo Piano Music 2 CD £23.50 £19.50 CDA 67618 Schumann Sonata in F sharp minor, Humoreske 1 CD £11.75 £9.75 SACDA 67618 Schumann Sonata in F sharp minor, Humoreske 1 SACD £12.75 £10.75 DVD DVDA68001 Bach Performance on Piano/Live in Concert 2 DVD £17.50 £15.50 Hyperion CDA 67660 Rubinstein Cello Sonatas nos 1 & 2 Jiri Barta;Hamish Milne £11.75 CDA 67695 Music from the Chirk Castle Part-Books The Brabant Ensemble;Rice £11.75 CDA 67729 Clementi Piano Sonatas vol 3 – opp 13, 20, 23 & 24 2CD for 1 Howard Shelley £11.75 CDA 67754 The English Stage Jig – musical comedies from the 16 & 17th centuries The City Waites;Skeaping £11.75 Hyperion Dyad & Helios re-issues CDD 22064 Locatelli Sonatas, opus 4 2CD The Raglan Baroque Players;Wallfisch £11.75 CDH 55333 Mozart Piano Concs 11. 12 & 13 (composer’s chamber vers for piano & strings)Tomes;Gaudier Ens £5.35 CDH 55375 Handel Fireworks Music, Water Music The King’s Consort;King £5.35 2 Universal Classics DG 477 7467 Bach Arias Anne Sophie von Otter;Concerto Copenhagen;Mortensen £11.25 DG 477 8073 Handel Ezio 3CD Prina;Hallenberg;Giustiniani;Gauvin;Il Complesso Barocco;Curtis £21.50 DG 477 8093 Janacek String Quartets 1 & 2; Martinu 3 Madrigals for violin & viola Emerson Quartet £11.25 Decca 478 1465 Handel Organ Concerti, op 4 Accademia Bizantina;Dantone £11.25 Decca 478 1466 Virgin’s Lament Ferrandini, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Conti due 20/4 Fink;Il Giardino Armonico;Antonini £11.25 DG 477 8116 Haydn 27 String Quartets – from op.51 (7 Last Words) to op.103 10CD (re-issues) Amadeus Qtet £38.95 DG 477 8117 Haydn 7 ‘London’ Symphonies 4CD (re-issues) Chamber Orchestra of Europe;Abbado £18.50 Decca 478 1497 Pavarotti Celeste Aida – The Verdi Arias Album 2CD Pavarotti £11.25 DG 477 8133 Segovia The American Decca recordings – recitals from the 1940s & 1950s 6CD Andres Segovia £27.50 DG 477 8337 Fiesta – re-issue in slipcase to coincide with UK tour Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra;Dudamel £11.75 A special price of £9.50 will apply to the above title (Fiesta) until Friday 24th April (orders received), after which the price will revert to £11.75. EMI & Virgin Classics 268 1562 Handel Messiah 2CD due 20/4 Tynan;Coote;Clayton;King’s College;Cleobury £11.75 502 1122 Mozart Violin Concertos 1 & 3, Sinfonia Concertante Capucon;Tamestit;Scottish CO;Langree £11.75 693 3992 Argerich/Kremer – The Berlin Recital 2006 Bartok, Schumann, Kreisler 2CD £11.75 267 9692 Andre Previn – The Great Recordings The LSO years 1971-80 10CD LSO £26.50 266 3562 Santa Cecilia Purcell Hail Bright Cecilia; Handel Alexander’s Feast; Haydn St Cecile Messe 3CD (re-issues) £14.50 268 1612 The Sound of Scandinavia Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius, Gade, Alfven, Svendsen, Sinding, Larsson etc 6CD £14.50 267 2802 Handel Un’Opera Immaginaria (assembled from Handel’s music by Ivan Alexandre) £11.75 268 1322 100 Best 20th Century Classics Movements & excerpts 6CD £9.75 Virgin de Virgin re-issues – 2CD catalogue re-issues all at £8.75 693 2232 Brahms Symphonies 1 & 2, Academic Fest Ov, Haydn Variations 2CD Houston Symphony;Eschenbach 693 2282 Brahms Symphonies 3 & 4, Alto Rhapsody, Tragic Overture 2CD Vejzovic;Houston Symphony;Eschenbach 693 2332 Tavener Thunder Entered Her, Last Sleep, Hidden Treasure etc 2CD Winchester Cathedral Choir;Hill 693 2382 Tchaikovsky Symphonies 5 & 6, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet 2CD Bournemouth SO;Litton 693 2432 Artango Metrepole, Un Soir 2CD Ravel-Chapuis;Trupin Virgin Veritas re-issues – 2CD catalogue re-issues all at £8.75 693 1972 Bach Mass in B minor 2CD Schlick;Patriasz;Brett;Collegium Vocale Ghent;Herreweghe 693 1982 Bach Goldberg Variations, Toccatas 2CD Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) 693 2062 Campra Grands