July 2017 Catalogue Issue 15 Prices valid until Friday 25 August 2017 unless stated otherwise 0115 982 7500 The new Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg - see DVD and Blu-ray of the Grand
[email protected] Opening Concert on C Major Entertainment Your Account Number: {MM:Account Number} {MM:Postcode} {MM:Address4} {MM:Address3} {MM:Address2} {MM:Address1} {MM:Name} 1 Welcome! Dear Customer, The Europadisc offices happen to be situated above a laundrette, which is lovely in winter, but not quite so pleasant when the temperatures are already sweltering outside! As I write, forecasters are threatening thirty degrees once again, but we plough on, perhaps just a little thankful that business is slightly quieter at this time of year… Two eagerly awaited Elgar titles arrive this month: Barenboim’s Dream of Gerontius, recorded live in Berlin last September with the stellar cast of Andrew Staples (as Gerontius), Thomas Hampson and Catherine Wyn-Rogers; and another fascinating issue from Somm exploring his works for military band, once again including some on CD for the first time. Other July highlights for us include Brabbins’s second instalment of Walton for Hyperion (see ‘Disc of the Month’ below); a beautifully compiled set of Kurtag’s works for ensemble and choir on ECM New Series; a second volume of Haydn String Quartets from the superb Chiaruscuro Quartet on BIS; works for cello and piano by Faure, again on BIS; and a follow-up to Veronique Gens’s hugely successful recital disc, ‘Neere’, entitled ‘Visions’ and featuring French Romantic arias by the likes of David, Godard, Saint-Saens, Franck and Massenet.