Classical New Release
harmonia mundi UK JUNE 2 2014 Classical new release available 2nd & 16 June, call-off 23rd May GRAMOPHONE, EDITOR’S CHOICE, June harmonia mundi HMC902162 Haydn Seven Last Words / Cuarteto Casals Wigmore Hall Live WHLIVE0066 Byrd, Bach, Ligeti / Mahan Esfahani Glossa GCD922902 La Bella più bella / Roberta Invernizzi BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, June Chamber: harmonia mundi HMC902162 Haydn Seven Last Words / Cuarteto Casals Opera: Signum Classics SIGCD372 Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle / Sir John Tomlinson, Philharmonia / Esa-Pekka Salonen Choral & Song: Signum Classics SIGCD375 A Purcell Collection / Voces8 IRR OUTSTANDING, May issue harmonia mundi HMC902175 Oboe and Harp / Céline Moinet Edition Classics EDN1047 Vibrez / Cellophony DISTRIBUTED LABELS: ACCENT RECORDS, ACTES SUD, AGOGIQUE, ALIA VOX, AMBRONAY, APARTE, ARTE VERUM, AUDITE, BEL AIR, THE CHOIR OF KINGS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE, CONVIVIUM, CHRISTOPHORUS, CSO RESOUND, DELPHIAN, DUCALE, EDITION CLASSICS, FLORA, FRA MUSICA, GLOSSA, harmonia mundi, HAT[NOW]ART, LA DOLCE VOLTA, LES ARTS FLORISSANTS EDITIONS, LSO LIVE, MARIINSKY, MIRARE, MODE, MUSO, MYRIOS, NAÏVE, ONYX, OPELLA NOVA, ORFEO, PAN CLASSICS, PRADIZO, PARATY, PEARL, PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE, PHIL.HARMONIE, PRAGA DIGITALS, RADIO FRANCE, RAM, REAL COMPAÑIA ÓPERA DE CÁMARA, RCO LIVE, SFZ MUSIC, SIGNUM, STRADIVARIUS, UNITED ARCHIVES, WAHOO, WALHALL ETERNITY, WERGO, WIGMORE HALL LIVE, WINTER & WINTER, YSAYE RELEASE DATE 2ND JUNE 2014 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphonies 4, 5, 6 Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev Valery Gergiev continues his acclaimed Shostakovich symphony cycle with his sixth release, a 2-SACD set of consecutive symphonies 4, 5 & 6. Shostakovich's symphonies are often emotionally powerful and the three symphonies performed here are a particularly compelling and riveting combination. The tortuous difficulty of adhering to vaguely articulated political dictats shaped the evolution of Shostakovich’s music.
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