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MAR-APR 2013 NEW RELEASE GUIDE THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS: T2CD2012057 2L091SACD CD98.650 Fryderyk CHOPIN Robert SCHUMANN HAYDN, J./ NORDHEIM, A./ BARTOK, B LIMUHD070LE RR2506 GP639 Valentin SILVESTROV Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART LAGQ ACC20257 (DVD) / ACC10257 (Blu-ray) ACC20257 (DVD) / 2L-094-SABD NBD0032 Felix MENDELSSOHN Hommage à Grieg , Vol. 3 Gustav MAHLER Naxos International (Far East) Limited 5B, Blue Box Factory Building, 25 Hing Wo Street, Tin Wan, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Tel: 2951 9557 Email: [email protected] Sergey RACHMANINOV THE LOST CITY (1873–1943) Lamentations Through the Ages Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Miranda Laurence1 and Susanna Op. 44 Fairbairn2 (sopranos) Robert Vanryne (trumpet 3) • Sospiri Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 • Christopher Watson Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Leonard Slatkin The Lamentations of Jeremiah may be unremittingly sad, but they have Completed in 1936, two years after had a deep resonance for composers the hugely popular Rhapsody on a throughout the ages. This is a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninov’s collection that reflects that diversity Third Symphony was considered by the composer to be one of his – from John Mundy’s setting, which highlights the grave concern finest works. Both this and the Symphonic Dances, his last work, offer over schisms in the Catholic Church of the sixteenth century, through a summation of his late style in blending intense rhythmic energy with to Rudolph Mauersberger’s motet, which mourns the destruction of rich romanticism. Leonard Slatkin and the DSO’s recording of the the city of Dresden in 1945. Two new pieces were commissioned Second Symphony (8.572458) was hailed by BBC Music Magazine as especially for this project, and are recorded here for the first time: John “a performance warmed by musicians who clearly love this symphony”. Duggan’s haunting set of three Lamentations for choir, trumpet and solo soprano; and Cecilia McDowall’s exotic and powerful The Lord is CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICAL Internationally renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin is currently Music Good, which was shortlisted for a BASCA award in 2012. Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and of the Orchestre National de Lyon. He is also the author of a new book entitled Founded in 2006 and directed by the dual team of conductor/vocalist Conducting Business. Christopher Watson and composer John Duggan, vocal ensemble Sospiri has gained a reputation for richly expressive performances of choral repertoire which has been carefully selected for its reflective and 8.573051 moving qualities. This is their first recording for Naxos. 8.573078 Michael DAUGHERTY (b. 1954) Ernest John MOERAN Mount Rushmore • Radio City (1894–1950) The Gospel According to Cello Concerto • Serenade in Sister Aimee G (original version, 1948) Paul Jacobs (organ) • Pacific Lonely Waters Symphony • Pacific Chorale Carl Whythorne’s Shadow St.Clair Guy Johnston (cello) • Rebekah World Première Recordings Coffey (Soprano) Ulster Orchestra • JoAnn Falletta GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three The Cello Concerto is one of Anglo- icons of “The Greatest Generation”, Irish composer E. J. Moeran’s most important works. Composed in a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States 1945, its deft scoring and memorable melodic material mark it as a of America spanning the Great Depression of the 1930s through the work of his maturity. At its heart is the raptly lyrical and profoundly felt Second World War. Mount Rushmore is a dramatic oratorio inspired slow movement but the whole concerto reflects the singing qualities by the monumental sculpture of four American presidents carved into of the solo instrument. The much-admired Serenade is heard in the the Black Hills of South Dakota. Radio City is a symphonic fantasy on 1996 edition of the original 1948 version with eight movements. Lonely the legendary Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the NBC Symphony Waters is a brief but evocative orchestral rhapsody, and Whythorne’s Orchestra in live radio broadcasts heard by millions across America. Shadow a touching fantasy based on an Elizabethan madrigal. The Gospel According to Sister Aimee is an organ concerto inspired by the rise, fall and redemption of religious celebrity Aimee Semple The outstanding young soloist Guy Johnston has been receiving McPherson. Under the masterful baton of Music Director Carl St.Clair, outstanding international reviews, and this disc marks the early the renowned Pacific Symphony is joined by Pacific Chorale, one of partnership of the Ulster Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta. America’s greatest choirs, and GRAMMY® Awardwinning organist Paul Jacobs. 8.559749 8.573034 Camille SAINT-SAËNS BEL CANTO BULLY (1835–1921) The Musical Legacy of the Music for Violin and Piano, Legendary • Opera Impresario Vol. 1 Domenico Barbaja Fanny Clamagirand (violin) With music by Rossini • Weber • Vanya Cohen (piano) Bellini • Donizetti • Mercadante “I like nothing better than chamber Domenico Barbaja (1777–1841) music,” Saint-Saëns once wrote to was the legendary impresario who a violinist friend and, indeed, he did dominated European operatic much to promote the genre in stages for thirty years. The ruthless Paris during the second half of the mogul was at the very heart of the bel canto era in which beautiful 19th century. Prominent among his works for violin and piano is the singing, allied to flawless technique, was brought to perfection. This technically challenging 1885 Violin Sonata No. 1 which balances release celebrates his legacy in exploring how Barbaja influenced the passion with clarity. The Triptyque of 1912 shows his mastery of way opera was written and performed, by commissioning a series melody, rhythm and metre, and elsewhere in this first volume one finds numerous examples of his instinct for charm and characterisation. of masterpieces from the greatest composers of the time, such as Rossini, Donizetti and Weber, and staging them in his magnificent Fanny Clamagirand is considered one of the leading violinists of opera houses, performed by the most glamorous singers of the age. her generation, and the elegance, sensitivity and authority of her performances are warmly received by critics. Her Naxos recording of This is an unusual disc inasmuch as it’s something of a ‘concept’ album the Saint-Saëns Violin Concertos (8.572037) was awarded a Choc by centering on the impresario Domenico Barbaja, the most important and Classica in February 2011. celebrated opera impresario of the nineteenth century. The roster of great composers whom he commissioned is a roll call of the elite, such as Rossini, Donizetti, Schubert, Weber and many others. The focus of the music was on bel canto, that fusion of beautiful singing and flawless 8.572750 technique that marked this period. 8.578237 2 MAR-APR 2013 Zdeněk FIBICH (1850–1900) Luigi MANCINELLI Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (1848–1921) Czech National Symphony Orchestra Scene veneziane – Suite • Marek Štilec Cleopatra – Sei intermezzi Zdenĕk Fibich’s career overlapped sinfonici (excerpts) those of his countrymen Smetana Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma • and Dvořak, but his music remained Francesco La Vecchia poised between the twin poles of Includes World Première Recordings Czech Nationalism and the New German School. His earliest surviving Of the composers who inaugurated symphony is No. 1 in F major, Op. the renaissance of Italian 17, completed in Prague in 1883. Whilst it is the most conventional instrumental music in the late nineteenth century, Luigi Mancinelli of his three symphonies it is excellently proportioned and reveals the is probably the least well-known. Older than Martucci, Respighi and influence of Schumann on his developing art. Impressions from the Casella, he was in the vanguard of that creative resurgence. As a Countryside, Op. 54 is, in effect, a symphonic suite and was highly conductor he was admired by Wagner and Verdi, and as a composer influential on the younger generation of Czech composers. he wrote music of sophistication and style, such as the colourful and touching Scene veneziane (Scenes of Venice). The music for Although Fibich’s First Symphony was written during his twenties Cleopatra shows why, in its increased complexity, Mancinelli was whilst a student in Leipzig, it is extremely interesting in what it reveals admired for his orchestral mastery. MUSIC CLASSICAL of the Leipzig school of the 1870s and has plenty of clever writing. There are several recordings around, including a classic Supraphon Francesco La Vecchia was appointed Artistic Director and Resident historic recording from 1957 but the principal competitor is on Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma in 2002. The orchestra Chandos with the Detroit Symphony and Neeme Järvi. Naxos has has rapidly achieved success in Europe under his leadership. already recorded Symphony No. 1, coupled with No. 2 and conducted by Andrew Mogrelia, released back in 1999. Impressions from the Countryside, Op. 54 is far less often encountered on disc. 8.572985 8.573074 Peter MAXWELL DAVIES Nino ROTA (1911–1979) (b. 1934) Clarinet Sonata • Clarinet Strathclyde Concerto No. 2 Trio • Improvviso • Toccata • Cello Sonata ‘Sequentia Fantasia in G major Serpentigena’ Goran Gojevic (clarinet) • Mary Vittorio Ceccanti (cello) Kenedi (piano) • Lynn Kuo (violin) Bruno Canino (piano) • Winona Zelenka (cello) • Michael Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Sweeney (bassoon) RAI • Peter Maxwell Davies World Première Recordings Although he is best known for his film scores and The Godfather in This