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VT / KY / TN - see page 2 HBDirect Mixed-Genre Catalog HBDirect is pleased to present our fourth Mixed-Genre catalog - an alternative and compliment to our long standing Classics & Jazz Catalog. This Mixed-Genre catalog offers our music-loving customers Winter 2020 an enticing selection of classical and jazz recordings, as well as everything from the roots of Americana to world music, blues, film scores and military band selections as well as DVDs, Blu-rays and audio books. ‘Silence’ - Christoph Sietzen, marimba; Academy of Ancient Music A number of new and infrequently appearing genres and products are offered in this Winter 2020 Christoph Sietzen has been noted for his technical mastery as well as his power- catalog. On pages 22 and 23, look for a selection of Naxos audio books with titles ranging from the familiar ful stage presence. With an Opus Klassik “Young Artist of the Year” award under to the unknown. Following the introduction of Blues in the Autumn 2020 Mixed-Genre catalog we’ve his belt, he presents his new album from Sony Classical, Silence. He has chosen included another two pages of blues on pages 44 and 45. And, for our many customers who enjoyed works by Bach, Albinez, Piazolla, Glass, Francisco Tarrega, and Arvo Part. It is browsing Music Superstore’s Altissimo! catalog, look to pages 51 through 55 for selections of wind, band a personal selection, featuring songs that require the performer to experience and patriotic titles. silence. With Silence, the Luxembourgish-Austrian percussionist shows once We hope to inspire you, not only with selections you might normally gravitate to, but also to again his awesome technique and profound musicality, jointed by cellist Clemens explore! If there are recordings you have long wanted to obtain, please know that we are here to help. Hagen and the Academy of Ancient Music. CD# SBMG 19075993252 $16.98 see pages J.S. Bach: 6 Sonatas for recorder, harpsichord & viola da gamba / Michala Petri Explore Genres of Music! In honor of OUR Recordings’ 40th Release, Michala Petri could scarcely Classical Bach, Mozart, Beethoven / Classical Vocal, Opera & Choral ... 3 - 19 choose a more exciting program than a return visit to Bach’s Flute Sonatas, BWV 1030-1035. Michala’s famous 1992 recording with Keith Jarrett has long Opera & Concert Videos on DVD and Blu-ray since attained legendary status, and this new recording is likewise revelatory Classical Videos 20 - 21 and transcendent. Joining Michala on this journey is an early music dream Film Composers, Television ... team: harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, rightly regarded as one of the fiercest of the Broadway / Stage & Screen 24 - 27 younger generation of clavecinistes, playing his new Jukka Ollikka harpsichord, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Diana Krall ... and Hille Perl, one of the world’s leading and most beloved viola da gambists Jazz 28 - 33 rounding out the continuo unit. International, Celtic, The Islands ... World Music 34 - 39 The Music of Tony Banks, Orchestrated & Arranged by Nick Ingman Tony Banks, the renowned founder member and keyboard maven of the rock Bluegrass, Ragtime, Soul, Country ... Roots, Folk & Blues 40 - 45 band Genesis, continues his acclaimed series of orchestral compositions with Five, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. The suite opens Golden Oldies, Hit Parade ... 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Lawrence but also interest- songs never before recorded by Gheorghiu, and includes works spanning four cen- ing titles such as Great Speeches in History and The Story of turies in music. Winner of five Gramophone Awards, twice recipient of Female Artist Classical Music. The title featured at left is Joseph Conrad’s of the Year from the Classic Brits, in 2018 she received the ‘Victoire d’Honneur’ masterwork, Nostromo, a profoundly dark moral fable that explores volatile award in France. Accompanied by pianist Alexandra Dariescu, the recital opens politics and crippling greed surrounding the San Tomé silver mine. with two Romanian songs and includes such classics at Fauré’s “Après un rêve”, Tosti’s “Ideale”, Strauss’ “Morgen!” and the Chopin “Tristesse”. Are you getting the Classics & Jazz Catalog? 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Luka Šulić: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons 2020 New Year’s Concert: Andris Nelsons Alma Deutscher: From My Book of Melodies Mendelssohn: Chamber Music With Clarinet Luka Šulić, the internationally renowned Sony presents the 2020 Vienna Alma Deutscher is a British prodigy, Even though the clarinet was relatively cellist who has made a name for himself Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert producing beautiful compositions, and new at the time, Mendelssohn did not by defying boundaries and crossing which took place on January 1 under performing masterfully on the violin shy away from it. He wrote beautifully genres, returns to his classical roots the baton of Andris Nelsons in the and piano. She composed her first for the clarinet. Unfortunately, however, on this new release which showcases Antonio Vivaldi’s masterpiece The Four Musikverein in Vienna. Since 2010, piano sonata at age 6, which was he did not leave very many solo works. Seasons. He is joined by Archi Nelsons has been a musical partner followed by various concertos, smaller It’s for this reason Italian clarinetist dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia and of the Vienna Philharmonic, and the compositions, and a full-length opera, Dario Zingales has raided the conductor Luigi Piovano. Not only is New Year’s Concert represents his Cinderella, which was released by cupboard for transcriptions and turned this album notable for being Šulić’s solo first time conducting this prestigious Sony Classical in 2018. This release up seven Songs without Words, and debut, it is also one of the first times this international event. The concert, which was broadcast to over 90 features 11 compositions, one from each year of her life from has had new chamber versions made of clarinet-centered release has been recorded on cello. countries and as many as 40 million television viewers around age 4–14, all collected in her sketchbook, or “Book of Melodies.” movements in Symphonies. CD# SNYC 19075986352 $16.98 the globe, includes works by Josef Strauss, Johann Strauss, Jr., CD# SNYC 19075990192 $14.98 CD# BLC 96081 $10.98 Carl Michael Ziehrer, and Franz von Suppé, among others. 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The piece radiates youthful track is a setting of Sara Teasdale’s explores a significant figure in the three rarely recorded minuets. Volodos energy with its dazzling filigree, but iconic 1918 poem describing the history of his instrument – Clara never does it sound immature or has spent years performing this work reaction of nature to the end of Wieck Schumann. More than just the undeveloped. A beautifully and honing his interpretation and now humanity, brought about by her performed work! commits it to recording for posterity. wife of a great composer, Clara was also a teacher and serious response to the First World War. Other composer in her own right, and these four compositions prove it. CD# BLC 95733 $11.98 Der Standard perhaps wrote it best: “When Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert, works include “New Moon,” “Northern Lights,” “Long Road,” CD# PINC 10193 $18.98 Ešenvalds’ arrangement of “Amazing Grace,” and many more. Kathleen Ferrier in New York time stands still.” CD# SBMG 19075868292 $16.98 CD# SIG 603 $17.98 Hilary Hahn Plays Bach: Kathleen Ferrier in New York presents historic performances of Mahler and Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 Bach by the much-loved contralto The Peace Concert Versailles CD Twenty years after her debut recording, during her triumphant visits to the U.S. Rachel Barton-Pine: Hilary Hahn returns to solo Bach with in 1948 and 1950. This remarkable One hundred years after the First Dvořák/Khachachaturian Violin Concertos this eagerly-anticipated release. This account predates Ferrier’s often World War ended at Versailles, a Traditional folk music elevated to album completes Hilary’s solo Bach reissued 1952 recording by four years group of inspired musicians gathered high art: that theme binds the unique recording cycle and features the and finds her in exhilarating fresh at the historic site for the concert voice – a vivid, vital display of a great coupling of Billboard chart-topping Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 as well as Partita that is now presented on this album. artist at her peak. Also included is a violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s latest No. 1. Hilary writes: “Bach is, for me, The Vienna Philharmonic with revealing 80th birthday interview with release of the Violin Concertos by the touchstone that keeps my playing pianist Yuja Wang and conductor Bruno Walter in which he discusses his first meeting and Czech composer Antonin Dvořák and honest… one can’t fake things in Bach, subsequent association with Ferrier. 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Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Say includes The music of Rimini-born violinist, Finlandia (Ormandy) this grand new performance of Sergei Saint-Saëns’ Le Carnaval des Animaux, composer, and publisher Carlo Tessarini Eugene Ormandy leads the Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos has been excerpted and recorded on Philadelphia Orchestra in these the Lieutenant Kije Suite, two of the and Orchestra, both recorded with the several albums, but never before has performances of works of Edvard modern giant’s most brilliant musical Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and such a comprehensive overview been Grieg, Hugo Alfvén and Jean Sibelius. works. Both works were originally a world premiere recording of a Fazil offered as in the series from Brilliant In this superb compilation, you’ll written as scores for films of the same Say piece “Night.” Bach was recorded Classics of which this release is a part. enjoy one of the best versions of names, then later adapted by the with Amsterdam Sinfonietta and The Op. 14 Violin Sonatas are less “Finlandia” available, as well as the composer into the suite and cantata includes two concertos for two pianos, magnificent “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1”. featured on this release. BWV 1060 and 1061, as well as five virtuosic than his other works, allowing You’ll also hear selections from Sibelius’ Choral Preludes. for more musicians to enjoy playing them. Here, the works are The Swan of Tuonela, En Saga, SACD# REF 735SA $19.98 performed by Valerio Losito and Federico Del Sordo. and Valse triste, as well as Alfvén’s CD# DGG B003122802 $18.98 2CD# BLC 95861 $14.98 “Swedish Rhapsody No. 1.” An English Coronation, 1902–1953 2-CD Set Lucas & Arthur Jussen: Bach CD# SBMG 88697689752 $14.98 The four coronations of the CD# DGG B003122702 $18.98 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies 2-CD Set twentieth century were enormous Joshua Bell: Bruch – Scottish Fantasy and extravagant. Replete with festive Jubilate: 500 Years of Cathedral Music If you don’t yet own a set of Liszt’s pageantry, these ceremonies were From Tallis to Rutter, with Mendelssohn, fiery gypsy masterpieces, you GRAMMY award-winning violinist joyful celebrations of British music, Handel, and many more in between, were wise to wait. Brazilian pianist Joshua Bell performs and directs the employing tremendous forces. In the this 18-track album covers five Roberto Szidon perfectly captures Academy of St Martin in the Fields imposing surroundings of Ely Cathedral, centuries of cathedral music. St. Paul’s their snapping Magyar rhythms and on this release, where he records the Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli bring the Cathedral Choir is a multi-award stamping cadences. Jim Svejda, host virtuosic “Scottish Fantasy” as well history, ceremony and liturgy of these winning ensemble, and they have been as Bruch’s “Violin Concerto No. 1 in joined here by choristers from 49 other of public radio’s The Record Shelf extraordinary events to life with this recording. Alongside an G Minor, Op. 26”. 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Beethoven: Complete Edition 90-CD Set Beethoven: Complete Symphonies John Eliot Gardiner: Beethoven: Late String Quartets 3-CD Set Naxos presents the Beethoven Nos. 1–9 5-CD Set Complete Beethoven 15-CD Set The late quartets are among the last ‘Complete Edition’, a special 90-disc Essential Beethoven at a great price! All of Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s works that Beethoven completed, boxed set to celebrate the composer’s Aimed at attracting both the discerning Beethoven recordings on the Archiv and are considered by many as the 250th birth anniversary in 2020. classical connoisseur and the classical label are brought together for the first pinnacle of his achievements as a Containing over 100 hours of music newcomer, this highly attractive 5-disc time with this collection. This 15‑CD set composer, and among the greatest and over 1,550 tracks, the box set presents some of the pillars of features the Orchestre Revolutionnaire compositions of all time. In this features outstanding interpretations classical music: Beethoven complete et Romantique and the Monteverdi three-disc recording, the Brodsky by soloists, chamber ensembles, symphonies. Performed here by the Choir under the leadership of John Quartet has chosen to include the orchestras and conductors. From Staatskapelle Dresden under the Eliot Gardiner with soloists Robert Quartet, Op. 95 with this recording. Beethoven’s popular works to a host of sketches, drafts, baton of Herbert Blomstedt, this is a Levin and Viktoria Mullova in the Piano Although this piece significantly predates the others, in terms of transcriptions and reconstructions – this is the most complete world-class production of world-class compositions, performed by and Violin Concertos. The Complete Beethoven Recordings innovation and performance style it strongly points toward his collection of Beethoven’s works available in the market. world‑class musicians. You simply cannot go wrong! also includes a bonus disc, never before commercially released, later works. 90CD# NXS 8500250 $129.98 5CD# BLC 96040 $16.98 featuring an interview with Gardiner discussing the symphonies, 3CD# CHA 20114 $36.98 and new liner notes written by Thomas Otto. Lang Lang: Beethoven Sonatas Beethoven: 250 Complete Piano Sonatas 15CD# DGG 4837269 $73.98 Beethoven: Complete Symphonies 6-CD Set Nos. 3 & 23 “Appasionata” Under the direction of Franz Konwitschny, 10-CD Set Bernstein Conducts Beethoven 10-CD Set Marking Beethoven’s 250th anniversary Beethoven symphonies were early parts of This 10-disc box set celebrates two in 2020, world-renowned pianist Lang On this 10-disc set, one of the the recording program at the Eterna label. immeasurable musicians. The first, Lang has released this album featuring greatest composers of all time is With his authoritive, flexible and impulsive Beethoven, the extraordinary composer the famous “Apassionata,” as well as directly linked to one of the greatest but relative sparse gestures, Konwitschny who celebrates his 250th birthday in the Piano Sonata No. 3, and as a bonus interpreters of all time. Leonard knew how to inspire the orchestra and 2020. The second, brilliant pianist the third movement of the “Tempest” Bernstein once wrote of Ludwig respond to it. Just as he would in a live Sequeira Costa, who we lost in 2019. sonata. The recordings were taken from van Beethoven, “No composer has concert, he took the refinement and Costa, who was distinguished in 2004 the 2010 Live in Vienna album, a release ever lived who speaks so directly to precision of orchestral playing for granted. with the Grand Cross of the Infante D. which garnered Lang Lang public and so many people.” The connection The featured recordings (1959–1961) are Henrique Order, performs all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, fully critical praise. between the two is most clear in important testimonials to the Beethoven tradition at the Gewandhaus as capturing the spirit of the great composer. CD# SBMG 19075951552 $16.98 the rousing Ninth Symphony. This set is released to honor well as to German recording history. 10CD# CDOR 6046 $89.98 both Bernstein’s centenary in 2018 and Beethoven’s 250th 6CD# BER 0300926 $32.98 Beethoven: Symph. No. 9 in D Minor: anniversary in 2020. Beethoven: Piano Concertos 10CD# SBMG 19075970482 $55.98 Wiener Phil & Andris Nelsons Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 Nos. 7, 18, 32 Nos. 0–5 4-CD Set Jonathan Biss’s nine year nine volume On January 1, 2020, the Vienna Beethoven: Complete String Quartets 9-CD Set Philharmonic New Year’s Concert Mari Kodama and her husband Kent exploration of Beethoven’s piano took place under the baton of Andris Nagano alongside the Berlin-based The enormity of Beethoven’s sonatas concludes with this release Nelsons for the first time ever. This Deutsches Symphonie Orchester contributions to the string quartet’s which is a recording for our times. This album was released in anticipation of have now completed the recording of development is impossible to overstate. final album brings together three works that historic event, as well as in honor all of Beethoven’s piano concertos by The ability to properly express and that each stand as the last of a group of Beethoven’s anniversary year of jumping back in time twice: the final project what are often a composer’s (and of three sonatas: Nos. 7, 18, and 32. 2020. Now, even if you couldn’t be element of this recording series is certainly Beethoven’s) most personal Each of these works asks profound in Vienna, you can enjoy Nelsons’ Beethoven’s WoO 4, which has been and intimate musical statements resides questions about mankind’s fragile recording of Symphony No. 9 on a single high-quality CD. personally edited by Mari from the solely with the world’s finest string existence. autographed score. The interpretation reflects Mari and Kent’s CD# DGG B003136502 $18.98 quartet ensembles; until their retirement CD# ORPO 100109 $18.98 personal image of Beethoven, and they perform it with aplomb. as a working unit, the Tokyo String Quartet was one of them. This 4CD# BER 0301304 $29.98 nine-disc remastered German set features their much-admired 1990’s RCA traversal. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 SACD Beethoven: Works for Voice & Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 9CD# SBMG 88691975782 $29.98 Maestro Marek Janowski and the Beethoven’s permanent move to WDR Symphony Orchestra present Vienna in 1782 allowed him direct Inspired by Schiller’s “Ode to Joy,” Beethoven: Symphonies 5-CD Set Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth contact with the operatic and Beethoven’s stupendous masterpiece symphonies. Premiered during the Italianate culture of the city. He took is one of the most innovative and For the first time, the Wiener Symphoniker same concert in 1808, these two lessons in Italian word setting from influential works of all time. Grand, present a complete Beethoven cycle on symphonies present two sides Salieri and almost immediately began transcendent, emotionally complex, five discs to commemorate the 250th of Beethoven’s musical persona. the composition of a series of arias it ultimately embraces all of mankind. anniversary of the composer’s birth. Whereas the Fifth is legendary for its in that language. He also set strophic “The surging rapture of the last Recorded live during a critically acclaimed drama and forward urge the “Pastoral” songs in German, which are rare movement seldom fails to enthrall an concert cycle in 2017, these nine Sixth offers idyllic sounds, albeit shortly examples of his art. Here, the works are performed by soprano audience”—Bill Parker. Charles Munch symphonies are true cornerstones of the interrupted by a thunderstorm that resembles the tempestuous development of the Fifth. Programmed together, these two pieces Reetta Haavisto, tenor Dan Karlstrom, and baritone Kevin leads an inspired performance of this essential work. Digitally classical canon. Conductors have long constitute a fascinating portrait of Beethoven at the height of his Greenlaw. remastered for premium sound. been drawn to the profundity of these works, one of the ultimate challenges in creative powers. CD# NXS 8573882 $13.98 CD# SBMG 88697702992 $12.98 the repertoire. 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Concerto No. 1 of rare quality, Kavakos is known at the chorus, “Ode to Joy,” which is known spent nearly half a century recording in C major is expansive and richly highest level for his virtuosity, superb around the world as a plea for peace widely admired works and performing orchestrated with a sublime slow musicianship and the integrity of his and international understanding. across the world. They recorded the movement that is tender and ardent, playing. The album features works from This recording under the direction present Beethoven cycle in 1969, and and a finale full of inventive humor. each of Beethoven’s three creative of Bernard Haitink is remarkable not it was praised for its rich string tone, Concerto No. 2 in B flat major marries periods, including the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, the Septet only for its program selection, but also intelligence, and tasteful phrasing. 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Haydn: Organ Concertos Spergher: Organ & Harpsichord Music Iain Quinn is joined by Arcangelo and Ignazio Spergher was born in 1734 in the Jonathan Cohen in this recording of northern Italian town of Treviso. As chapel master and then organist at the city’s organ concertos by Haydn, recorded cathedral in the late 1700s he produced on the Grant, Degens, and Bradbeer an output of vocal and instrumental music, organ of St Mary’s, Woodford. Violinist most of which was destroyed when the Sophie Gent joins Quinn for the Double cathedral’s library was burnt down during Concerto (No. 6). Concertos Nos. 1 and air raids in 1944. There remain, however, 2 for organ are among the composer’s the six Op. 1 Sonatas published in Venice in 1786 with which Chiara Minali begins earliest works, and seem to have been Uto Ughi Plays Beethoven her survey of Spergher’s surviving music. György Sándor: Complete L’Archibudelli Plays written in the 1750s, before Haydn entered into the employ of the 4-CD Set These are three‑movement pieces written in the Venetian organ tradition Columbia Album Collection Beethoven 5-CD Set Esterházys in 1761. It is possible that they could have been written of the 18th century. The harpsichord sonatas were recorded on a modern 4CD# SBMG 19075956262 for the organ in the Bohemian Chancellery chapel at the Judenplatz copy of a 17th-century model in the Oratory of St Elizabeth in Verona. $23.98 17-CD Set 5CD# SBMG 19075964792 in Vienna, where Haydn was briefly employed. CD# BLC 95834 $14.98 17CD# SBMG 19075938822 $23.98 CD# CHA 20118 $18.98 Charles-Marie Widor: $72.98 J.S. Bach: Harmonic Seasons Complete Organ Works 8-CD Set Charles-Marie Widor was born to the For this uniquely compiled organ. 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An original version of bought by Philadelphia merchant John Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme Wanamaker who shipped it in railcars to of Paganini recorded live at Berlin’s and then installed it in his Philadelphia emporium, adding 18,000 pipes to the Konzerthaus is paired with Poulenc’s Thomas Quasthoff: Complete Leonard Slatkin: The American George Szell Conducts Dvořák popular Concerto for Organ Strings and 10,000 it already had over the course of two decades. The Centennial Concert Timpani. These pieces brilliantly showcase RCA Recordings 4-CD Set Collection 13-CD Set & Smetana 7-CD Set program, showing off the power of this 4CD# SBMG 19075818902 13CD# SBMG 19075816372 7CD# SBMG 19075921662 Carpenter’s artistry. truly majestic instrument, consists of works by Alexandre Guilmant, CD# SBMG 88985390822 $14.98 Joseph Jongen and Charles‑Marie Widor as played by organist Peter $23.98 $36.98 $26.98 Richard Conte, current Wanamaker Grand Court Organist. 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Among In fact, in his day he was regarded catalogue, assuring integrity by 2008 to 2015. This collection of his great their most significant achievements as Britain’s most popular composer assigning entire cycles to the same performances of works by Tchaikovsky, is the set comprising the complete after Mendelssohn. This 25-disc artist, ensemble or team of performers. Richard Strauss, Stravinsky and piano sonatas of Franz Schubert set is an immersive experience as Classics from the age of the LP are Shostakovich leaves the listener in no played on period instruments. As part the composer takes us through the complemented by the best of the CD era and by a wealth of new doubt that the GRAMMY award-winning of the 2020 Beethoven celebrations, lush landscapes of his homeland of recordings of rarely heard works that are ripe for discovery. This artist is one of the most renowned and innovative conductors on the Arcana is now releasing a new edition of a related recording Norway. is a comprehensive and deeply satisfying tribute to Beethoven, a international scene today. 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Bach’s complete original works. 30CD# NXS 8503297 $55.98 imparts new sound to Scarlatti’s keyboard music…” 8CD# ACT 24365 $39.98 3CD# SIG 573 $25.98 4CD# SBMG 19075944462 $29.98 The Spanish Guitar: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies 5-CD Set Moreno Torroba: Complete for Solo Jose Miguel Moreno 12-CD Set Russian Chamber Music 25-CD Set Guitar & Guitar Quartets 5-CD Set Affiliated with the Danish Chamber Orchestra since 1997, Principal Allow us to reintroduce you to the Home to some of history’s most Conductor Adam Fischer is a strong Although he wasn’t a guitarist himself, superb guitar playing of Jose Miguel significant writers, philosophers and initiator of the orchestra’s work and Federico Moreno-Torroba struck up a Moreno with this jam-packed set of leaders, Russia also produced some concert activities both in Denmark and friendship with Andres Segovia in the a dozen albums featuring recordings of history’s finest, most innovative, and internationally. 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This 25-disc set features chamber one is presented magically with brilliant Angelo Colone performing these works. recording quality. instrumental music. compositions from some of Russia’s finest composers, including Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Roslavets, and more. 5CD# NXS 8505251 $39.98 12CD# GLS 920114 $59.98 5CD# BLC 95343 $19.98 25CD# BLC 95953 $72.98 The Beethoven Edition 85-CD Set Magnificat 14-CD Set J.S. Bach Masterworks: It would not be an overstatement to From the celebrated and frequently 33 Great Recordings 33-CD Set Vladimir Feltsman: Complete Sony declare that Ludwig van Beethoven performed classics to the rare Recordings 8-CD Set stands as one of the most significant J.S. Bach’s Masterworks collected in a recordings, this 14-disc collection figures in Western civilization: a 33 CD-set! 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The Ernst Haefliger Edition 12-CD Set This release draws together the first Waltzes, Polkas & Marches 6-CD Set 33CD# SBMG 19075870972 $59.98 Ernst Haefliger was one of the complete series of orchestral works From 1833, when Johann Strauss the Rachmaninov: greatest lyric tenors of the 20th by Swiss composer Fritz Brun. This Elder began touring with his orchestra, century. His reputation was set sheds light on the little‑known to 1901, when Eduard Strauss Complete Piano Concertos 3-CD Set forged with his interpretation of composer’s repertoire, from the disbanded his, the Strauss family was If you’ve seen the film Brief Encounter, German Lieder, Mozart operas, rhapsodies, the concertos, to ten Europe’s most popular music dynasty. you know the sensuous, romantic and the masses, cantatas, and sweeping symphonies. Similar to his This landmark collection presents the power of Rachmaninov’s Piano oratorios of J.S. Bach. This 12-disc English counterparts, his music remains best of the talented clan: 86 waltzes, Concerto No. 2. This bountiful edition celebrates the centenary rooted in his homeland. Symphony polkas, and marches that capture the collection also includes the youthful of Haefliger’s birth in 2019, and No. 3 is inspired by the Alps and it is his best known work, made spirit of Vienna. From “The Blue Danube” First, the lyrical “Rhapsody on a showcases some of his most particularly famous for its use of Italian‑Swiss folk melodies. to “Voices of Spring,” “Tales from the Vienna Woods” to “Perpetuum Theme of Paganini” and more; all spellbinding recordings. 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Wilhelm Furtwängler: Complete Deutsche Bruno Walter: Robert Casadesus: Complete French Shostakovich Plays Stostakovich 5-CD Set Grammophon & Decca 35-CD/DVD Set The Columbia Album Collection 77-CD Set Columbia Recordings 4-CD Set This is a unique collection of audio documents that captured the genius This 35-CD/DVD set covers all creative Sony Classical presents Bruno From the Second World War onward, Soviet composer’s playing for pianist Robert Casadesus was based in periods of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s recording Walter’s entire Columbia Masterworks posterity. Shostakovich recorded concertos, the United States and is today almost career on Deutsche Grammophon and discography together for the first time chamber ensembles and vocal cycles with considered an American musician. He Decca, as well as his early Polydor in this extraordinary 77-disc collection. some of the greatest 20th century musicians was especially known for his numerous such as Daniil Shafran, Nina Dorliak, recordings and post-war radio broadcasts, An all-embracing survey of Walter’s recordings for U.S. Columbia. While he Zara Dolukhanova, Alexei Maslennikov, plus an interview with the maestro recorded achievements, this collection lived and worked in America, however, Maxim Shostakovich and the Beethoven presenting general insights about musical includes symphonies, overtures and he was French to the core. This release Quartet. 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Christian Gerhaher: Schumann – Myrthen Sarah Brightman: 10 Years – The Best of Il Volo 2-CD Set Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Greatest Hits Christian Gerhaher’s lifelong project Hymn-In Concert CD/DVD Set 10 Years – The Best Of Il Volo 22 Best-Loved Favorites! The has been recording the complete Sarah Brightman has made her encompasses the career of these three incomparable voices of the 360 members lieder of Robert Schumann. career in multiple genres. Trained as a unique voices that have spent the last of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are No singer in the history of recording classical soprano, she has also made decade crossing international borders to the common chord that unites to form has devoted himself more thoroughly waves in the dance world, in Broadway sell millions of albums and climb worldwide the best-known choral group in the than Gerhaher. With Myrthen, the productions, and as a recording star. charts. Only the best of the best repertoire world. 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CD# TLC 80116 $14.98 throughout the day. 30CD# NXS 8503298 $57.98 CD# NXS 8578357 $12.98 Great Choral Classics from King’s 2-CD Set André Rieu: Happy Days CD Coffee & Classical This double-disc set of from the Cecelia Bartoli: Vivaldi On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Decca recording label captures the André Rieu presents Happy Days, Enjoy this full-flavored selection of most famous choir in the world, King’s Celebrating 30 years as a Decca a selection of 20 world famous music whilst sipping on a coffee from College Choir under the direction of Classics artist, Cecilia Bartoli presents tunes that will lift anyone’s mood. your favorite cup. 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Featuring some of the Lang Lang: Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVD Exactly one hundred and fifty years after the La Scala in Milan after performing a concert of world’s finest performers and leading This dynamic release from Sony Classical birth of the brilliant composer and conductor Puccini arias in June of 2015, he had no idea directors, this collection demonstrates features superstar classical pianist Lang Gustav Mahler, a select band of artists the concert would make national news in Italy. the breadth of the Royal Opera’s body Lang performing a solo piano concert gathered in his birthplace, Kaliste, to honor The audience demanded five encores and gave of work, including Le nozze di Figaro, in front of a sold-out audience at the his creative talent in a very special way. Under Kaufmann a forty minute standing ovation. Carmen, Turandot, La traviatra, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci The film of this magnificent and legendary legendary Royal Albert Hall in London. 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Ulysses 22-CD Audiobook Dreaming of Jupiter 14-CD Audiobook Great Speeches in History 2-CD Audiobook The Eustace Diamonds 26-CD Audiobook Ulysses is one of the greatest literary When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles From Socrates to Lincoln, this title Before Sir Florian Eustace dies, works in the English language. In round the world on his 500c Triumph includes some of history’s most he gives his beloved wife Lizzie a his remarkable tour de force, Joyce Tiger, he inspired thousands of significant figures with their most beautiful and expensive diamond catalogues one day – June 16, 1904 – in motorcyclists to begin their own important speeches. Fighting for necklace. Dispute soon rages immense detail as Leopold Bloom wanders adventures, including Ewan McGregor justice, for freedom of speech and between the Eustace family and the through Dublin, talking, observing, musing and Charley Boorman, who chronicled sometimes even for their own lives, manipulative and conniving Lizzie: and always remembering Molly, his their travels in Long Way Round. these orators spoke on the most it’s claimed that the diamonds are passionate, wayward wife. Regarded by Nearly thirty years later, Ted Simon dramatic issues of their day. The a precious family heirloom, but many as the single most important novel of took to the road again to retrace readings include speeches from such Lizzie argues they were a gift. Is she the 20th century, the abridged recording by released in the first year of the epic journey he made in his 40s. Dreaming of Jupiter is a figures as Cicero, Martin Luther, Queen Elizabeth I, Emile Zola, lying? The third novel in Trollopes Palliser series, The Eustace Naxos AudioBooks (1994) is a proven bestseller. Joyce’s famous stream remarkable achievement and a fitting sequel to Jupiter’s Travels, Patrick Henry, and more. They are supplemented by music from Diamonds is a wonderfully absorbing blend of dark cynicism of consciousness gives physical reality extra color and perspective. the groundbreaking classic of motorcycle adventure. Sibelius, Schumann and Nielsen. and humor. 22CD# NXS NA30912 $62.99 14CD# NXS NA0335 $73.99 2CD# NXS NA208312 $14.99 26CD# NXS NA0300 $119.99

The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Book of Disquiet 15-CD Audiobook Worzel Gummidge Again 5-CD Audiobook Worzel Gummidge 4-CD Audiobook 60-CD Audiobook The Book of Disquiet is a collection With his turnip head and broomstick More than a century since his conception, Spending their summer holidays with of aphoristic prose-poetry musings legs Worzel Gummidge, now married Sherlock Holmes remains the epitome of Farmer Braithwaite and his wife in on dreams, solitude, time and to Earthy Mangold, is back for the private detective. In this remarkable Scatterbrook, John and Susan come memory. Credited to Pessoas’ alter another series of adventures. In his collection, here are all the 60 stories – across a particularly lifelike scarecrow ego, Bernardo Soares, the work is a own inimitable way, Worzel takes on 56 short stories and four longer novels in a nearby field. That evening, the journey of one man’s soul. Though roles as a schoolteacher, handyman – which relate the work and skill of the scarecrow makes an appearance his outward life as an assistant and policeman, each with a chaotic legendary Holmes. In a remarkable tour in the Braithwaite’s kitchen to warm bookkeeper in downtown Lisbon is a outcome. The second of the Barbara de force, each story is presented with himself by the fire. He is Worzel humdrum affair, Soares lives a rich Euphan Todd Worzel novels, Worzel classical music, making this special 60-CD Gummidge and he is no ordinary and varied existence within the contours of his own mind, where Gummidge Again was first published in 1937. The book is read set one of the most collectible audiobooks ever released. It also contains scarecrow. This is the first of the Worzel Gummidge novels he can be and do anything. 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The Satyricon 6-CD Audiobook Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady 4CD# NXS NA331012 $19.99 The Great God Pan The Satyricon is a rampant and vivacious and Other Weird Tales 11-CD Audiobook Vol. 1 28-CD Audiobook Roman adventure dating back to the Revelations of Divine Love 6-CD Audiobook The Great God Pan is an eerie and A milestone in the history of the novel, first century, which follows the exploits of On May 8, 1373, 30-year-old Julian otherworldly mystery about a diabolical Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and Encolpius, an impoverished ex-gladiator. of Norwich, sick and near death, had operation and its repercussions. First elaborate Clarissa follows the life of The action is fleet and the narrative a series of visions of Christ. In these published in 1890, The Great God a chaste young woman desperate sweeping: over the course of his journey 16 visions she learned about God’s Pan influenced many writers of the genre, to protect her virtue. 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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Kristin Chenowith: For The Girls Cats: Highlights from Motion Picture The Irishman: Original Soundtrack Original Cast Recording Emmy & Tony award-winner Kristin Soundtrack The Irishman is Martin Scorsese’s epic Tina reveals the untold story of Chenoweth’s new album, For The Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper saga of organized crime in post-war Tina Turner, who rose from humble Girls, is a heartfelt tribute to the transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s American, told through the eyes of World beginnings in Nutbush, Tennesee, great female singers throughout record-shattering stage musical into a War II veteran Frank Sheeran, portrayed to transform into the global queen of history, particularly some of Kristin’s breakthrough cinematic event! Cats stars by Robert De Niro. The decade‑spanning Rock & Roll. Turner didn’t just break heroes and friends. Guest artists James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason soundtrack serves as a sonic companion the rules, she rewrote them. Featuring include Ariana Grande, Dolly Parton, DeRulo, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, to the film, which also stars Al Pacino her much-loved songs, Tina opened Jennifer Hudson and Reba McEntire. Rebel Wilson, and introduces Royal and Joe Pesci. This 20-track collection on Broadway in the autumn of 2019, The album includes Chenoweth’s Ballet dancer Francesca Hayward in her includes top hits by legendary artists and features Adrienne Warren as Tina personally charged interpretations of classic songs such feature film debut. This release contains Fats Domino, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Vale, Johnny Ray, Marty Turner. Tracks include all the hits including “Private Dancer,” as “The Way We Were,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” highlights from the film soundtrack including “Memory,” “The Rum Robbins, Pérez Prado and more – including a new theme “Proud Mary,” “Better Be Good To Me,” “Let’s Stay Together,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Crazy,” “Desperado,” and more! 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Elmer Bernstein: Anne-Sophie Mutter & Outlander: Downton Abbey: Classic Soundtrack Collection 4-CD Set John Williams: Across the Stars Season Four Original TV Soundtrack The Ultimate Collection 2-CD Set Composer and conductor Elmer Two GRAMMY-winners team up Relive all the magic of Outlander with the The soundtrack of the highly acclaimed Bernstein produced some of cinema’s for this album – violinist Anne- official Season 4 soundtrack! Composer PBS series Downton Abbey is elevated most memorable soundtracks across Sophie Mutter and film composer Bear McCreary created themes to match to the level of cast member by the a career that spanned more than John Williams. Williams has adapted each era, culture, and geographical talents of BAFTA and Ivor Novello 50 years. 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This live assembled an extraordinary gang of band music and sophisticated pop includes Keith Jarrett, Ron McClure date was recorded over two nights vocalists from all walks of musical life during the post-war era to provide and Jack DeJohnette, launching us in November 1986 at Ronnie Scott’s for this release, some of whom are some of the finest music of the time. into a breathtaking journey from which in London, England. Tracks include revealing their jazz voices for the very Described by renowned music critic we will return transformed. Recorded “Wind Machine,” “Night Blood,” “The first time. The feel good jazz album of Scott Yanow as the “possessor of one during his Swiss Radio Days, this Trolley Song,” “Love For Sale,” “Shawnee,” “Porgy and Bess,” the year, this release features singers Sharon Van Etten, Fiona of the most wondrous voices of the two-disc set is a brilliant showcase of and more! Apple, Inara George, and Anna Calvi. 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Broussard. 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 50s 8-CD Set 2CD# SBMG 88697271052 $17.98 CD# AEC 6474 $19.98 The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane It’s a big, bold claim but you’ll thrill to Weather Report: nearly 10 hours of popular jazz from Chick Corea: Trilogy 2 2-CD Set A powerhouse glimpse into the Miles the genre’s most explosive decade. Live in Offenbach 1978 2-CD Set Legendary pianist Chick Corea reunited Davis/John Coltrane collaboration, this All the biggest names from jazz with fellow jazz greats Christian This concert, recorded live on compilation features nine selections history are featured here – from early McBride and Brian Blade for this second September 28, 1978 in Offenbach, from the masterful Sony box set issued pioneers like Louis Armstrong, Duke collection of virtuosic live performances. is released now by the Joe Zawinul in 2000. 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With over 40 interviews, the film Songbook classics, while others may In February 1972, jazz musician Lee Morgan records sold including hits such as takes viewers through Evans’ turbulent be new to even seasoned jazz fans. was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig “Songbird” and “My Heart Will Go On.” life and focuses on his contribution to jazz Regardless, expect three hours of at a New York City club, sending shockwaves This greatest-hits collection features music. This DVD also features historical delightful listening. Featured tracks through the American jazz community. This highlights from the saxophonist’s footage, including his first TV recording from include Nat King Cole’s “Stardust,” Anita O’Day’s “Tennessee film is insightful, intelligent, and rife with career, including originals, standards April 1958. 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Harry Connick, Jr.: Annie Lennox: Nostalgia True Love – A Celebration of Cole Porter Annie Lennox’s album Nostalgia plays After 30 million albums sold worldwide, tribute to some of the greatest artists 13 No. 1 jazz albums in the United of the 20th century, including Duke States, and a music, film, television Ellington, George Gershwin, Billie and Broadway career spanning three Holiday, and Hoagy Carmichael. The decades, Harry Connick, Jr. returns artists writes, “Representing 75 years with a sensational new record, True of legendary jazz history is truly a privilege for me.” The 12-track album Lee Konitz: Verve Albums Clifford Jordan: Complete Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter. Comprised exclusively of Cole Porter includes hits like “Strange Fruit,” Collection 4-CD Set Album Collection 1957–1962 Kenny Dorham: Complete compositions, True Love highlights “Georgia On My Mind,” “I Put a Spell on You,” “Mood Indigo,” 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9172 4-CD Set Albums 1953–1959 4-CD Set Connick’s talents as pianist, singer, arranger, orchestrator and and more. $17.98 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9175 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9171 conductor, as he breathes new life into popular songs from The CD# BLU B002176702 $19.98 $17.98 $17.98 Great American Songbook. Tracks include “Anything Goes,” “I Love Paris,” “All Of You,” the title track, and more! Michael Bublé: Love CD# IMPU B003082902 $18.98 Global superstar Michael Bublé’s first studio album in two years Nina Simone: Seven Classic Albums 4-CD Set followied a two year break from public Enjoy seven classic early albums life to spend time with his family. from Nina Simone with this four-disc The Canadian singer-songwriter collection! Albums include Jazz As returned to the studio with a renewed Played In An Exclusive Side Street perspective on life and a commitment Café, Nina & Friends, The Amazing to honoring the music he has Nina Simone, Nina at Town Hall, always loved. Love was produced Charles Mingus: Rare Albums Miles Davis: Classic Chet Baker: Riverside Forbidden Fruit, Nina at Newport, by David Foster, longtime collaborator Jochem van der Saag, Collection 4-CD Set Collaborations 1953–1963 Collection 1958–1960 4-CD Set Nina At the Village Gate, and Nina and Bublé himself. The trio brought Bublé’s visions to life with Sings Ellington. luscious arrangements surrounding his rich vocals. Tracks 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9173 4-CD Set 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9130 include “When I Fall In Love,” “I Only Have Eyes For You,” $17.98 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9144 $17.98 “Love You Anymore,” “My Funny Valentine,” and more. 4CD# RETO 207029 $12.98 $17.98 CD# WEA 574365 $19.98 Girl You Swing! 3-CD Set Diana Krall & Tony Bennett: When it comes to equality of the Love Is Here To Stay sexes, there’s hardly a genre that has subscribed to the idea so much as Two of the greatest living jazz Swing. For every Crosby and Sinatra, singers share their mutual love of there was also an Ella and a Billie. the Gershwins with this 12-track When women became band singers collaborative release. For their first full during the golden age of swing, they album project together, Tony Bennett frequently outshined their employers, and Diana Krall shine with their John Coltrane: Classic Booker Ervin: Classic Albums Jimmy Smith: Classic Verve both in terms of celebrity status and definitive interpretations of Gershwin record sales. This 3-disc set presents 60 tunes by famous ladies favorites such as “Fascinating Collaborations 1957–1963 1960–1964 4-CD Set Albums Collection 4-CD Set of swing, including Etta James, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away 4-CD Set 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9174 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9162 Billie Holiday, and more. From Me,” “Do It Again,” “I’ve Got a Crush On You,” and more. 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9137 $17.98 $19.98 3CD# NOTW 2023065 $12.98 CD# IMPU B002870302 $17.98 $17.98 Nancy Wilson Sings the Great American Songbook 2-CD Set Norah Jones: Come Away With Me With over 70 albums and three The 2002 debut breakthrough GRAMMY Awards, Nancy Wilson album from GRAMMY-winning was the complete entertainer, with a singer/songwriter Norah Jones career spanning over five decades. reached the top of the Billboard Upon her arrival in the Big Apple, 200 chart and several jazz charts. 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Anita O’Day: The Verve Years Nat King Cole: Complete US & UK Hits 1957–1962 3-CD Set 1942–1962 5-CD Set This outstanding 3-CD set gives Nat King Cole’s success reflected his listeners 75 reasons to fall in love ability to transcend the boundaries again with Anita O’Day. Her unique between jazz and easy listening pop. quality of voice and her bluesy style This collection brings together in gives these tunes her personal touch a 115-track 5-CD set, all of his US From swing, to bop, to “pop” jazz, Billboard chart entries and his UK hits, Oscar Peterson: Classic Verve Stan Kenton: Classic Albums Art Pepper: 12 Classic Albums Anita glides effortlessly from genre up until 1962, and includes classic Albums Collection 4-CD Set Collection 1948–1962 4-CD Set 1954–1962 6-CD Set to genre Especially notable on this No. 1s like “Nature Boy”, “Mona Lisa” 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9158 4CD# EGHT EN4CD9143 6CD# EGHT EN6CD9046 release are Anita’s interpretations of and “Too Young”, as well as many other iconic recordings, notably the perennial favorite “When I $17.98 $17.98 $19.98 the famous jazz standards, like “Tea for Two,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “I Get a Kick Out Of You,” and “Sweet Georgia Brown”. Fall in Love”. 3CD# NOTW 3125 $14.98 5CD# AOAT ACFCD7507 $24.98

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Cécile McLorin Salvant: The Window Jon Batiste: Chronology of a Dream / The world first learned of the Anatomy of Angels incredible vocal artistry of Cécile These two bookend releases were McLorin Salvant when she won the recorded live at the historic Village prestigious 2010 Thelonious Monk Vanguard in New York City in 2018 International Jazz Competition. In just during Jon Batiste’s residency there. under the span of a decade she has Each release shows Batiste’s talent evolved from a darling of jazz critics in composition, improvisation, and and fans, to a multi-GRAMMY Award the ability to command a room. The Tubby Hayes: Complete Tempo George Shearing: Collection Miles Davis: Changes – The winner. Her newest release, The 9 tracks on Chronology include Window, is an album of duets with pianist Sullivan Fortner and “BLACCK,” “HIGHER,” “SOULFUL,” Recordings 6-CD Set 1939–58 4-CD Set 1955 Sessions 2-CD Set explores and extends the tradition of the piano-vocal duo and its “ORDR,” and more, while Anatomy 6CD# AOAT ACSCD6002 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7044 2CD# AOAT ADDCD3148 expressive possibilities. Included are songs by Richard Rodgers includes “The Very Thought Of You,” $26.98 $22.98 $16.98 & Stephen Sondheim, Stevie Wonder, French cabaret gems & featuring Lake Street Dive’s Rachel early R’n’B classics plus original compositions. Price on vocals. CD# MCKA 1132 $17.98 Chronology of a Dream Gregory Porter: One Night Only CD/DVD CD# IMPU B003105802 $17.98 Gregory Porter’s One Night Anatomy of Angels Only – Live at the Royal Albert CD# IMPU B003057102 $17.98 Hall captures the two-time GRAMMY‑winning singer in a Diana Krall: Turn Up the Quiet stunning live performance at the On her album Turn Up the Quiet, famed London venue with his band Diana Krall celebrates the Great accompanied by the London Studio American Songbook. The only jazz Mose Allison: Collection Jimmy Smith: The First Dinah Washington: Greatest Orchestra conducted and arranged by singer to have eight albums debut Vince Mendoza. Porter sings songs 1956–62 4-CD Set Decade 1953–62 4-CD Set Hits 2-CD Set at the top of the Billboard charts, from his acclaimed recent album Nat King Cole & Me, as well 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7078 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7079 2CD# FAUL FADCD2000 Diana Krall’s recordings have earned as favorite songs of his own including “Hey Laura,” “No Love $22.98 $22.98 $9.98 her five GRAMMY Awards and eight Dying,” “Don’t Lose Your Steam,” and “When Love Was King.” Juno Awards. There’s no one better CD/DVD# BLU B002941000 $19.98 to tackle these timeless songs which include “L-O-V-E,” “Night and Day,” “Moonglow,” “I’ll See You In Poncho Sanchez: Trane’s Delight My Dreams,” and more. On his first new album in seven years, CD# VRV B002621702 $17.98 GRAMMY award-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez celebrates the life Esperanza Spalding: 12 Little Spells and music of the iconic saxophonist Esperanza Spalding’s latest project John Coltrane. Trane’s Delight is a 12 Little Spells, finds Spalding love letter from one musical pioneer conjuring in the medium of musical to another, as the Latin Jazz legend creation, through an exploration of pays homage to one of his earliest Miles Davis Quintet: All Of You Don Cherry: Singles Collection Bill Evans: The Classic Trio the body, human energy and healing. and most indelible influences. – The Last Tour 4-CD Set 1950–59 3-CD Set 1959–61 2-CD Set Esperanza released one new song The album features the conguero’s longtime band, featuring per day on her website and social 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7076 3CD# AOAT 9078 2CD# AOAT 3252 trombonist and musical director Francisco Torres, trumpet and platforms. This album of new music $22.98 $18.98 $18.98 flugelhorn master Ron Blake, saxophonist Robert Hardt, pianist was crafted by Spalding at a castle in Andy Langham, bassists Rene Camacho and Ross Schodek, Italy, and then recorded in sessions in Brooklyn. Tracks include and percussionists Joey DeLeon and Giancarlo Anderson. “Til The Next Full,” “You Have To Dance,” “The Longing Deep CD# CNC 00154 $16.98 Down,” and more. CD# CNC 00897 $16.98

Hiromi: Spectrum Eliane Elias: Love Stories Hiromi recorded her first solo piano Love Stories gives full display of album in 2009, on the eve of her Eliane Elias’s mastery and artistry as 30th birthday. The album served as a a vocalist, pianist, composer, arranger snapshot of a chapter of her life just and producer. For this new release, ending. It was then that she decided she brings a stellar lineup of some The Billy May Collection Duke Ellington: Rare Live Dexter Gordon: Early Years she would revisit the solo format at of Brazil’s most sought-after rhythm 1939–60 4-CD Set Recordings 1952–53 3-CD Set 1944–52 2-CD Set least once a decade, building a sonic section players, including Marcus 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7036 3CD# AOAT ACTRCD9033 2CD# AOAT ADDCD3139 portrait of her evolution. Now, ten Texiera on guitar, Edu Ribeiro, Rafael $22.98 $18.98 $16.98 years on, she presents the new album Barata, Paulo Braga and Celso Spectrum, a dazzling 9-track solo album that is a vibrant tour of Almeida on drums, plus Marc Johnson, her longtime musical the kaleidoscope that is Hiromi’s sound. partner and co-lyricist, on bass. CD# TLC 00081 $16.98 CD# CNC 00140 $16.98

Jazzmeia Horn: Love and Liberation Bill Frisell: Harmony Love and Liberation is the second Acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell signed release from vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, with Blue Note in 2019, and presents following her GRAMMY-nominated Harmony, his debut album for the debut A Social Call. Horn has label under his own name. A gorgeous perfected a fearless approach to and evocative journey across the improvisation and performance, and landscape of American music of the Thelonious Monk: Collection Louis Armstrong: Collection Herbie Hancock: Selected shines on her new release filled last century, the 2-CD project features vocalist Petra Haden, cellist & vocalist 1941–62 4-CD Set Vol. 1 2-CD Set Recordings 1961–62 2-CD Set withsongs including “Free Your Mind,” 4CD# AOAT ACQCD7080 2CD# FAUL FADCD2049 2CD# AOAT ADDCD3178 “Out the Window,” “When I Say,” and Hank Roberts, and guitarist, bassist $22.98 $9.98 $16.98 more. & vocalist Luke Bergman. Tracks include “God’s Wing’d Horse,” “Hard Times,” “Lush Life,” and more. CD# CNC 00155 $16.98 CD# BLU 003078202 $19.98 32 33 1/800/222-6872 www.hbdirect.com www.hbdirect.com 1/800/222-6872 World Music Favorites

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Angelique Kidjo: Celia Otava Yo: Do You Love Riverdance is truly a global Angelique Kidjo reflects on an icon A group of professional folk musicians sensation – it brought traditional Naxos World presents of the Americas, celebrated salsa from St. Petersburg, Russia formed Celtic music and dance into living singer Celia Cruz. Over ten tracks, the group Otava Yo in 2003. Their rooms across the world, and became traditional and folk Kidjo’s album Celia divests itself of goal was to present to the world new, a household name. Now, to celebrate the glamour to investigate the African fresh interpretations of Russian folk the 25th anniversary of Riverdance, music from around roots of the Cuban-born woman who music so that their beloved art didn’t this album features Bill Whelan’s became the “Queen of Salsa,” a fall by the wayside and become GRAMMY award-winning score from the globe! music genre invented in New York by forgotten by today’s ears. On the the show. 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Joni Mitchell 75: A Birthday Celebration DVD John Prine: The Tree of Forgiveness The Carpenters with the Royal Time Life’s Easy Listening Classics 10-CD Set Join an incredible array of singers and This highly-anticipated album from the Philharmonic Orchestra From Time Life, here are 152 musicians who came together to honor veteran singer/songwriter is Prine’s The Carpenters with the Royal beautiful, relaxing hits from the golden one of the world’s most remarkable artists, first collection of new material since Philharmonic Orchestra showcases era of easy listening! Artists on this Joni Mitchell, on her 75th birthday. The 2005’s GRAMMY-winning Fair and the anthemic ballads of Karen and compilation include Anne Murray, hand-selected group of peers and protégés Square. 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Karl King’s Greatest Hits includes the very best heard throughout America’s History. has recorded 26 tracks of just about every official Army song imaginable a historical view of this great institution and marches from the composers repertoire, including “Barnum and Includes “The Battle Hymn of the highlights the impact that the Marines have Bailey’s Favorite,” “The Big Cage,” and “The Melody Shop,” Republic,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Dixie,” from the “Ballad of the Green on the security of the United States. With the all performed by the bands of The United States Military. This “America,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “God Berets” to “Yellow Ribbon.” Altissimo! use of archival photographs, exclusive never album is one of the few collections of Karl King’s marches, and Bless America,” “The Star-Spangled Recordings, the world leader in military seen before footage, current day interviews, easily the best among them. 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Sousa conveyed the energy of an collection of the Air Force’s finest tunes emerging America into his music. Premiers of classics like “The Washington Post,” “Semper Fidelis,” and “The Stars on a nostalgic journey through the in tribute to the one and only Glenn and Stripes Forever” thrilled audiences of his day, and continue to resonate with the American spirit in us all. This era of World War II music! The rich, Miller, a master bandleader who collection is dedicated to the memory of John Philip Sousa and to the superb musicians of the United States Marine three-part harmony of the group revolutionized and modernized the music Band who continue to celebrate his tradition. adds brilliance to these spirited of the marching bands in the Army Air CD# ALSM 55672 $16.98 performances. 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Sousa’s Clean Shave: U.S. Naval Academy television programs, commercials, and success was in part due to the fact that anywhere patriotic music is to be heard. Let John Williams and the Boston Barbershop Quartet he was a master showman, able to read However, these works barely scratch the Pops Orchestra put you into a the musical tastes of his audiences and Everyone loves a barbershop quartet! surface of Sousa’s deep catalogue of provide them with an unabashed touch of happy mood with this fun, upbeat The tradition of barbershop quartet amazing compositions. The Sousa: Deep humor. His humoresques were developed collection of 16 favorite march tunes. singing arose in the late 1800s and was Cuts series from Altissimo! Recordings, seeks to highlight his more with the use of clever variations on a Track includes: “I Love a Parade,” obscure works, from less-familiar marches, to waltzes and suites. This immensely popular during the 1910s and well-known melody or series of songs. This collection of “seldom heard “Midway March,” “Washington Post 1920s. This distinctly American style was collection, all recorded by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Sousa” showcases this part of his vast output. March,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” adopted by a group of members of the Band, is the only way to hear some of these pieces, and is perfect for hardcore fans of “The March King.” “El Capitan,” “South Rampart Street U.S Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club who CD# ALLN 2F117 $14.98 Parade,” “Semper Fidelis,” “Liberty formed “Clean Shave” in the early 1960s. CD# ALSM 05032 $16.98 The group shines on this release, which Herbert L. Clarke: Bell March,” “Colonel Bogey March,” “Strike Up the Band,” and includes songs such as “Hello My Baby,” Allentown Band: Our Band Heritage Cornet Soloist of the Sousa Band more. “My Wild Irish Rose,” “Shenandoah,” “The A prominent feature of nineteenth century Herbert Lincoln Clarke is acknowledged Star Spangled Banner” and many more! CD# SNYC 46747 $14.98 musical Americana is the concert band, to be the greatest cornetist of his time, CD# HBD 70026 $17.98 and the local Lehigh Valley musicians and certainly one of the most celebrated. of the Allentown Band have, for almost On this complete collection of original two hundred years, kept that tradition double‑sided recordings made between 50 American Patriotic Military Songs 3-CD Set Music of Kenneth Alford: Marches alive. In Our Band Heritage, Volume 1 1900–1922 you’ll hear Clarke’s beautiful Revisited, the Allentown Band performs 50 American Patriotic Military Songs is playing on 26 historic tracks including English composer Kenneth J. Alford many spirited marches, dance forms “Carnival of Venice,” “Bride of the Waves,” presented as a three-disc set of the and novelties that were reportorial greatest patriotic music available! 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This 20-track Arthur Pryor: album also features original compositions John Philip Sousa: Marches by members of the military band including release showcases his finest works, Trombone Soloist of the Sousa Band including “The Great Little Army,” Many composers have excelled in writing the songs “The Flag Still Flies High,” “They Died For You, They Died Known as the “Paganini of the Trombone”, “Eagle Squadron,” and more. marches - Alford, Coates, Fuçik and for Me,” and “Honor With Dignity.” This is a great patriotic collection Texidor to name a few. However, none Arthur Pryor was a star attraction for with over two and a half hours of marches, concert band, choral, sing- CD# CHA 6584 $16.98 had quite the same ability to impel the John Philip Sousa’s band in the late a-long, and contemporary songs for all to enjoy! listener to physical activity as John Philip 1800’s. Having played about 10,000 3CD# ALSM 63462 $19.98 Sousa. 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