harmonia mundi UK JUNE 30 2014 Classical new release Maria Joao Pires joins Onyx available 30th June & July 14, call-off 20th June BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, CHOICES July Naïve V5344 Mister Paganini: Laurent Korcia Glossa GCD922803 Gesualdo Responsoria: La Compagnia del Madrigale GRAMOPHONE, EDITOR’S CHOICE, July Orfeo C878141A Strauss Also sprach, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel: CBSO, Andris Nelsons IRR OUTSTANDING, June BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE CHOICE June Opera Magazine, DISC OF THE MONTH Signum SIGCD372 Bartok Bluebeard’s Castle: Sir John Tomlinson, Philharmonia, Esa-Pekka Salonen IRR OUTSTANDING, June Pan Classics PC10305 C.P.E. Bach Works for Keyboard & Violin: Leila Schayegh ALBUM OF THE WEEK, Sunday Times, 11th May GLOSSA GCD921119 Mozart The Last Three Symphonies: Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen BBC RADIO 3, CD OF THE WEEK, CD REVIEW Naive V5373 Handel Tamerlano / Sabata, Cencic, Minasi 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 14TH JULY 2014 LISZT: Sonata in B minor, Late pieces Paul Lewis Editor’s Choice, Gramophone *****, The Guardian Radio 3 Disc of the Week Gramophone Critics’ Choice Pianist Recommended "The poetry and grandeur of his playing put Paul Lewis's Liszt among the Greats…even in a crowded market place (where Horowitz, Gilels, Richter, Argerich, Brendel and Pollini, etc, jostle for attention) Paul Lewis's recording stands out for its breadth, mastery and shining musicianship. Eschewing all obvious display, he concentrates on the Sonata's Monumental weight, grandeur and ever-elusive inner poetry. His sense of drama is dark and intense and his reading of the central Andante sostenuto alone puts his performance in the highest league…one of the finest, most intelligently planned Liszt recitals to have come my way for many years. Harmonia Mundi's sound is of demonstration quality.” Bryce Label: harmonia mundi Morrison, Editor’s Choice, Gramophone, October 2004 File Under: Classical/Instrumental “a performance of unflinching energy and power, of youthful intensity and sharp- edged clarity. There’s never a moment Catalogue No: HMA1951845 that isn’t filled with interest or edge- of-the-seat excitement. Lewis’s playing has an irresistible magnetism. It has a Barcode: 3149020184530 reflective charm, too, in the shorter, lesser-known pieces that complete this Liszt homage - the delicate Four Piano BUDGET Price Pieces, the delicious En Rêve and the pensive La Lugubre gondola among them." KENNETH WALTON, The Format: 1 CD Scotsman, 10 September 2004 Paul Lewis [piano] “Lewis's refusal to indulge in self-conscious flamboyance generates tremendous, brooding intensity throughout. Those who equate Liszt purely with bravura showmanship will probably be fazed. If you really care about his music, however, you'll love it." Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 17 September 2004, ***** "[Lewis] tackles Liszt's monumental Sonata with an energy and power that sweeps all before it, while allowing room for thoughtful introspection, too. It's an astonishing performance." Andrew Clarke, The Independent, 2-8 October 2004, 4/5 “Oh and Santa, if you’re passing, I wouldn’t mind at all if you dropped Paul Lewis’s majestic account of the Liszt B minor Sonata down the chimney.” Lindsay Kemp, Critics’ Choice, Gramophone, December 2004 RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 LASSUS: Lagrime di San Pietro Philippe Herreweghe This cycle of 21 spiritual madrigals for seven voices is at once the swansong of the most famous composer of his time, who died in 1594 at the age of 62 just three weeks after dedicating the work to the Pope, and the highpoint of Counter-Reformation polyphony. More than four centuries later, the ‘Tears of St Peter’ still have the power to move. This title was released for the first time in 1994. * Gramophone Collection JUNE 2014 Lassus 'Lagrime di San Pietro' TOP CHOICE, commenting: "to my mind, it's one of the finest recordings of Renaissance music ever made" Label: harmonia mundi File Under: Classical/Choral Catalogue No: HMA1951483 Barcode: 3149020148334 BUDGET Price Format: 1 CD Maria-Cristina Kiehr Johanna Koslowsky (cantus) Simon Berridge, Gerd Türk (altus) Hervé Lamy, Peter Kooy (tenor) Adrian Peacock (bassus) Ensemble Vocal Européen Philippe Herreweghe [conductor] RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 BRUCKNER: Symphony No.3 [1873] DSO Berlin, Kent Nagano “In what will surely prove a landmark performance, Nagano wrings every last nuance from fine German players.” Anthony Holden, The Observer, 20 June 2004 "A fascinating recording...Nagano captures the reverence and agitation of the symphony perfectly, gleaning a bright, luminous tone from the strings." Anna Picard, The Independent on Sunday, 14 July 2004 “The orchestra rises to the challenge of sustaining Bruckner’s immensely long paragraphs, and there’s some wonderful solo playing.” Ivan Hewett, The Times, 19 June 2004 Label: harmonia mundi File Under: Classical/Orchestral Catalogue No: HMA1951817 Barcode: 3149020181737 BUDGET Price Format: 1 CD Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Kent Nagano - Conductor RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 Cipriano de RORE: Missa Praeter rerum seriem Huelgas-Ensemble Paul Van Nevel Like Willaert, Cipriano de Rore was one of the great Flemish composers who spent their entire career in Italy. Although better known for his madrigals, he also wrote this Mass based on the Christmas motet by Josquin Desprez Praeter rerum seriem (Beyond all human understanding, the Virgin Mary conceived the Son of Man). This title was released for the first time in 2002. Label: harmonia mundi File Under: Classical/Choral Catalogue No: HMA1951760 Barcode: 3149020176030 BUDGET Price Format: 1 CD Huelgas-Ensemble Paul Van Nevel [Conductor] RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 PURCELL: Harpsichord Suites Kenneth Gilbert No. 1: G Major Z660 Ground In Gamut Z645 No. 2: G Minor Z661 Chaconne ZT680 No. 3: G Major Z662 No. 4: A Minor Z663 No. 5: C Major Z666 Ground In C Minor Z667 No. 6: D Major Z667 No. 7: D Minor Z668 No. 8: F Major Z669 A New Ground T682 Label: harmonia mundi Hornpipe ZT685 File Under: Classical/Instrumental Kenneth Gilbert [b.1931] entwined scholarship and performance more closely than most in the field of early music, Catalogue No: HMA1951496 making scholarship an art and performance a means of investigation. He was an early pioneer in editing Baroque scores: Barcode: 3149020149638 from a new edition to honour the F. Couperin tercentenary (1968) based on scholarly re-examination of the original BUDGET Price engraved scores to the monumental task of preparing a new edition (from existing editions) of the 555 sonatas of Format: 1 CD Domenico Scarlatti in 11 volumes. Gilbert also edited the complete harpsichord works of Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Bach's Packaging: digipack Goldberg Variations, Frescobaldi's first and second books of toccatas and Rameau's complete harpsichord works. In 1968, he gave his first recital in London and undertook an international career. Stephen Plaistow in Gramophone (May Kenneth Gilbert [harpsichord] 1973) said: 'Kenneth Gilbert's achievement... is to rescue the music from a small circle of connoisseurs and to make it... universally enjoyable. He does so by harnessing the discipline of scholarship to his flair for performing the music... Not since Thurston Dart... has there been such a fruitful coincidence of the scholar's mind and the performer's fingers in this field'. He has made well over 50 recordings on the Harmonia Mundi and Archiv labels, as well as a host of more specialised lines. He has focused on French music and many of his recordings are considered standards. Originally issued in 1994. ALSO AVAILABLE: HMD9909036 Kenneth Gilbert harpsichord & organ. Music Lessons [dvd] RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 Corsican Chant Ensemble Organum Marcel Pérès In this pioneering disc first released in 1994, Marcel Pérès and his group of singers reveal the rich heritage of the authentic repertories of Corsican sacred chant, no longer sung in churches and saved only by oral tradition and musical detective work. The fascinating result provides an insight into the interpretation of the whole range of popular sacred polyphony in the Mediterranean region.This title was released for the first time in 1994. Label: harmonia mundi File Under: Classical/Secular Vocal music Catalogue No: HMA1951495 Barcode: 3149020149539 BUDGET Price Format: 1 CD Ensemble Organum Marcel Pérès [Conductor] RELEASE DATE 14TH JULY 2014 RACHMANINOV: Etudes-Tableaux Op.33 & 39 Nicholas Angelich Another Les Nouveaux Interprètes alumni, Award-winning pianist Nicholas Angelich has been praised for his impressive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire. He has also gained recognition for his interpretation of 20th century music, including performances of works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bartok, Ravel, Messiaen, Stockhausen, Boulez, Tanguy, and Pierre Henry. This title was released for the first time in 1995. “Those subtle inflections