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MUSIC WEEK NOVEMBER 15, 1975 First Erato Titles Through RCA UK MUSIC WEEK NOVEMBER 15, 1975 Leading :* First Erato titles dealers through RCA UK FIRST RELEASES of ITcnch-labcl consisting of Debussy's Prelude a to move Eralo under the new distribution PApres-Midi d'un Faunc, Faure's MOVES COME this month for •arrangement with RCA U.K. Pelleas and Melisande Suite, V1 two of London's leading classical come this week with issue of RaveEs Pa vane for a Dead Infanta record dealers, Hampslead Hi-Fi in eight titles, start of a policy that and Albert Rousscl's Bacchus and north London and Richmond will see releases of new Erato Ariadne Suite. British orchestra recordings plus a number of the Academy of St. Records in the west. Richmond back-catalogue items for which Marlin-in-the-Fields work with Records has been operating on a RCA has already received a soloist trumpet Maurice Andre on temporary basis for more than two number of requests. Erato general STU 70871 in a number of years, since their original store at designs have been retained, but Baroque trumpet concertos, by No. 11 Paradise Road was sleeves will now carry notes in Purcell, Tartini, Albinoni, Handel demolished" early in 1973 for English, records retailing at £2.99. and Telemann. More Baroque RhXORDlNCi THR new Menuhin-Cnapelli album /•asciualin' Rhythm for re-development of the site and music, this time an all-Bach record EMI (from left) Yehudi Menuhin. backinyyroup leader Max Hams who proprietors Mark and Kinara Two Bartok works, the popular (STU 70885) of guitar works and made the arrangements, Stephane (i rape Hi and the cellist of the group, m Moorcs moved their large stock Concerto for Orchestra and the transcriptions for guitar, comes happy mood after a successful 'take'. into a specially built shed in their suite from the ballet score The from soloist Turibio Santos. nearby garden and carried on business from their drawing-room. Miraculous Mandarin arc on STU Handel harpsichord music is Menuhin-Grapelli campaign 70835, played by the Strasbourg played by Luciano Sgri/zi on STU Rebuilding delays held up their Philharmonic Orchestra conducted 70906: and there are four Vivaldi CAMPAIGN ON EMEs new m issue of November 21, and a new store and a move was made by Alain Lombard. The same concertos from the Soloists Veneti Menuhin-Grapelli record special promotional tape made at to No. 7 in the same road while orchestra and conductor are with under conductor Claudio Scimone Fascinatin' Rhythm, featuring the same lime as the recording the new store at No. 19 was being violinist Pierre Amoyal on STU on STU 70818. Italian Renaissance George Gershwin music from (EMD 5523) which has been prepared. Now all is finished, and 70866 playing the two violin music is played on STU 70847 by which the disc title comes, is distributed to local radio stations. the Moores have transferred their concerts of Prokofiev, and also the Zurich-based Ensemble having a major November impact, Producer John Mordler made the stock, mostly single copies of at have a record titled Four French Riccrcarc conducted by Michel with press advertising in trade and tape, of musical excerpts with least 15.000 different classical Masterpieces (STU 70899) Picuet. consumer press. Radio Times space some explanatory conversations records, into the new premises. with the two artists, at the Move to a more central principal recording session. Yehudi Hampslead position comes at the Mcnuhin and Stephane Grapelli end of the month for Hampslead play, as well as Gershwin music, Hi-Fi, another 'classical only' well known tunes by Jerome Kern record store, still at 91 Heath A NEW SINGLE from and Richard Rogers. Deputy Street, Hampstead, until November classical general manager John 30. As Hampslead High-Fidelity, Pattrick has also put out a 65p the store moves on December 1 to single (EMI 2358), containing the 63 Hampstead High Street, some title tune Fascinatin* Rhythm 500 yards away. "We have planned (Gershwin) and Cole Porter's Just the week-end move almost as a One Of Those Things. Backing is military operation," says records from the Max Harris Group, leader department director David Max Harris having made the Foulgcr, "and the staff will be musical arrangements for the disc. hard at work transferring the large "We are hoping for as much slock." New store's telephone success from the new record as numbers (01-435 6377 and 0999 from the previous one, Jealousy for equipment) remain the same. (EMD 5504)", said Pattrick. "Jealousy has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide." James Galway Grapelli and Menuhin have been giving separate concerts in Australia. Mcnuhin is preparing for TV special an extensive American tour, but TELEVISION FEATURE on oo Grapelli has returned to Britain for flautist James Galway, now a tour. After Cambridge, York and recording under exclusive contract Southampton, he plays this week to RCA. comes in the London in St. Albans (November 12), Weekend Television Aquarious Edinburgh (15), Barrow-in-Furness programme on November 23, (16), Ipswich (23), Clcethorpes titled The Man With The Golden (25), Loughborough (26), Flute. Galway, formerly principal Southport (27), Newcastle (28), flautist with the London Huddcrsfield (29) and Hull (30). Symphony Orchestra and then Dates should help local sales. with the Berlin Philharmonic for a number of years before leaving Britten birthday some months ago to work as a soloist, has already made two records for RCA issued this concert month, one featuring him as CONCERT TO celebrate birthday soloist with the National of composer Benjamin Britten, Philharmonic Orchestra conducted aptly on November 22 which is by Charles Gerhardl called Flute Britten's 62nd birthday as well as Show-Pieces (LRLl 5094) and a being the day of St. Cecilia, disc of flute and piano sonatas by patron saint of music, comes to Prokofiev and Cesar Franck with Brother Sylueste the Purcell Room in London from pianist Martha Argcrich (LRLl young cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, 5095), which has already clocked brother of Jesus Christ Superstar up high sales successes. Broadcast composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, of the LWT feature, which is to be B/w UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS and young Sinagpore pianist seen on regional TV on the Yitkin Scow who made his previous day (November 22), Festival Hall debut last week. should further boost sales of the They plan to play three Britten new Galway recordings. rubber records ADUB4 works, the Suite No. 1 for cello. Op. 72, the Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 65 and the Suite No 2 for Cello. Op. 80. Both Julian and Andrew are songs of Dr. William Lloyd Webber, head of the Also available-Mike's LP London College of Music. Julian has already recorded in a release last year from the Discourses 'MRS'ARDIN'S KID' RUB 011 company in the All About Music scries (ABK 17, with pianist laVli Cliford Benson, a special disc explaining how the cello works i'nd giving, together with an enclosed booklet, introductions to Distribution •* Transatlantic Records the music played. 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