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CONSUMER INFORMATION SERVICE: NO. 269
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JUNE 2014 REPRESENTINGTODAY’S
GREAT LABELS
THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS
2 JUNE 2014
Heitor VILLA-LOBOSMissa São Sebastião and other sacred music
Corydon SingersCorydon Orchestra, Matthew Best
(from CDA66638)
Peter WARLOCKSongs
John Mark Ainsley Roger Vignoles
(from CDA66736)
Leoš JANÁCV
EK On the overgrown path I Robert SCHUMANN Kinderszenen & Waldszenen
Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André presents a fascinating juxtaposition of two composers who are not obviously musically related, but who are proved on this album to be a felicitous combination.
CDA68053
Philippe de MONTE, Jean GUYOT, Jacobus VAET, Jacob REGNARTAmorosi pensieriSongs for the Habsburg Court
Cinquecento
A new departure for the wonderful all-male vocal ensemble Cinquecento. They turn to the secular music—generally much less well-known—of the Renaissance masters Philippe de Monte, Jacobus Vaet and Jacob Regnart whose sacred music they have explored so successfully in previous recordings for Hyperion. Also included are six chansons by Jean Guyot de Châtelet. This collection is both historically fascinating and stunningly performed.
CDH55442
CDA68030
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKYLes saisons Op. 37b Six morceaux Op. 19
Pavel Kolesnikov
Pavel Kolesnikov became Laureate of the Honens Prize for Piano in 2012 and gave his Wigmore Hall debut at the beginning of 2013. In his five-star review for The Daily Telegraph, John Allison praised the Russian-born, London-based artist for his recital’s ‘intelligent programming and outstanding pianism … one of the most memorable of such occasions London has witnessed’.
Arthur BENJAMINViolin Sonatina, Viola Sonata
Lawrence Power Simon Crawford-Phillips
Lawrence Power is Britain’s greatest living viola player, the true successor to Lionel Tertis and William Primrose. Part of his mission is to perform and record music premiered by those masters of the previous century, including works by York Bowen, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Dale, William Walton and, here, Arthur Benjamin.
CDA68028
CDA67969
A French Baroque Diva Arias for Marie Fel
Carolyn Sampson Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
A welcome return of Carolyn Sampson and Ex Cathedra to Hyperion, performing the rich, fulsome music of the French Baroque. Their recording of love songs from Rameau’s operas (Hyperion CDA67447) was hugely acclaimed for Sampson’s stylish, fluid, seductive performances, and ten years later her artistry is even more dazzling.
CDA68035
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JUNE 2014 3
J.S. BACHSix Trio Sonatas
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players have re-imagined these works in arrangements for ensemble, using scorings typically adopted in the performance of trio sonatas in Bach’s time. CHAN 0803
Béla BARTÓKChamber Works for Violin, Volume 3
Sonatina (arr. Gertler)Contrasts44 Duos
James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Michael Collins
James Ehnes presents his third disc of chamber works by Bartók. The previous volumes have, along with his outstanding concerto disc, established his formidable reputation as a Bartók interpreter. Here Ehnes is joined by the pianist Andrew Armstrong, violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, and Michael Collins, one of the world’s leading clarinetists.
CHAN 10820
Endless Song Encores for Piano
John METCALF: Endless Song; MENDELSSOHN: Lieder ohne Worte; SCHUBERT/LISZT: Ave Maria; SCHUMANN/LISZT: Widmung; CHOPIN/LISZT: The Maiden’s Wish; SUK: Love Song, Op. 7; POULENC: ‘Hommage à Edith Piaf’; GERSHWIN: Six numbers from ‘George Gershwin’s Song-Book’; ALBENIZ: Chants d’Espagne; GUSTAVINO: Cantilena No. 4 ‘El Ceibo’; RACHMANINOFF: Mélodie, Op. 3; Vocalise, Op. 34
Margaret Fingerhut
Pianist Margaret Fingerhut presents a collection of encore-like pieces that explore the way in which composers have transformed the piano, in essence a percussion instrument, into one that can sing.
CHAN 10826
Jorge GRUNDMANA Mortuis ResurgereThe Resurrection of Christ
Susana Cordón, Brodsky Quartet
Jorge Grundman uses his unique compositional voice to create music which communicates with remarkable directness. The simplicity and strength of his artistic vision, intended to reach the widest audience possible, is clear in A Mortuis Resurgere, a work here receiving its premiere recording.
CHSA 5138
Joaquín TURINACanto A Sevillia
La procesión del Rocío, Op. 9; Canto a Sevilla, Op. 37*; Danzas gitanas, Op. 55; Rapsodia sinfónica, Op. 66†
*María Espada, †Martin Roscoe, BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
This is the latest disc in Juanjo Mena’s ongoing series of Spanish orchestral music with the BBC Philharmonic and is his second featuring the works by Joaquín Turina, one of the leading Spanish composers of his generation.
CHAN 10819Highlight
of the month
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Chandos presents its second recent LP re-release, the distinguished première recording of Vaughan William’s A London Symphony in its original 1913 version. This recording, featuring Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra, was met with universal critical acclaim up on initial release, being ‘destined for classic status’, according to Gramophone.
ABRD 9902
4 JUNE 2014
Wilhelm STENHAMMAR Excelsior! Symphonic overture Op. 13; Mellanspel ur Sången Op. 44; Serenade in F major Op. 31
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Christian Lindberg
The symphonic overture Excelsior!, written for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1896, was composed only four years after Stenhammar made his début as a composer. Stenhammar had not yet entirely found his own voice, but the work displays an infectious exuberance and enthusiasm, contrasting with the more reflective ‘Interlude’ from the composer’s final large-scale work, the cantata Sången from 1921.
BIS2058
Johannes BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115; Six Songs for clarinet and piano; Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114
Martin Fröst
Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov, Torleif Thedéen, Roland Pöntinen
Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet is core repertoire, not just for clarinettists but also in the entire chamber music genre. Once again, (BIS1893), Fröst gathers exceptional artists in their own right for this recording.
BIS2063
Andrzej PANUFNIK & Roxanna PANUFNIK Reflections Complete Solo Piano Works
Twelve Miniature Studies; Hommage à Chopin; Pentasonata; Modlitwa; Second Home; Glo; Reflections
Clare Hammond
The young British pianist, Clare Hammond, is greatly involved in events for the Panufnik Centenary in 2014 and has devised the present disc as her debut release on BIS. She has chosen to include two works that might be described as ‘posthumous collaborations’ between the composer and his daughter, Roxanna Panufnik, herself an acclaimed composer.
BIS2003
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Complete Works for Solo Piano, Volume 13
Rondo in C major, Wo048; Rondo in A major, Wo049; Rondo in B flat major, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 6; Rondo in C major, Op. 51 No. 1; Rondo in G major, Op. 51 No. 2; Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129; Ecossaise in E flat major, Wo086; Six Ecossaises, Wo083; Andante in F major, Wo057; Fantasie, Op. 77; Polonaise in C major, Op. 89; Klavierstük ‘Für Elise’; Andante maestoso in C major
Ronald Brautigam
An intriguing volume, containing rarities alongside core repertoire, including the popular Rondo a capriccio ‘The Rage Over a Lost Penny’ which has lent its name to this collection.
BIS1892
Jean SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen Suite Op. 22; The Wood-Nymph Op. 15
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
The source of the Lemminkäinen Suite is the Finnish national epic Kalevala, and its four movements tell of the adventures of the young hero Lamminkäinen. The Wood-Nymph had its first complete performance in 1996. This was given by the performers on this disc, a team which has become synonymous with top-flight idiomatic Sibelius performances.
BIS1745
Kalevi AHO Ludus Solemnis Music for and with Organ
Quasi una fantasia; Epilogue; Contrapunctus XIV; Wedding March I & II; Wedding Music; Ludus Solemnis; In memoriam; Song of the Earth
Jan Lehtola
Petri Komulainen, Jussi Vuorinen, Kaija Saarikettu, Anna-Kaisa Pippuri
A companion to Jan Lehtola’s previous recording of Aho’s monumental Organ Symphony ‘Alles Vergängliche’ (BIS1946), the present disc includes five smaller pieces by Aho for organ solo, as well as three compositions for organ and one or two other instruments.
BIS1966
JUNE 2014 5
777793-2
Sergej TANEJEW Piano Chamber Music Anna Zassimova, Albrecht Breuninger, Stefan Krznaric, Julien Heichelbech, Bernhard Lörcher
Sergei Tanejew, one of Tchaikovsky's most important pupils, has his piano chamber works performed on this disc by the talented Russian pianist Anna Zassimova.
777582-2
777661-2
777777-2
Joseph GUNG’L Marches, Waltzes and Polkas Durch dick und dünn. Galopp Op 289; Träme auf dem Ozean. Walzer Op. 80; Elbröschen. Polka Op. 207; Perpetuun mobile. Buleske Op. 317; Amorettentänze. Walzer Op. 161; Najaden-Quadrille Op. 264; Klänge aus der Heimat. Oberländler Op. 31; Franz-Joseph-Marsch Op. 142; Zsámbéki-Csárdás Op. 163; Siehst du wohl? Galopp Op. 319; Eisenbahn-Dampf Galopp Op.5; Die Hydropathen. Walzer Op. 149; Gedenke mein. Polka Mazurka Op. 241; Narren-Galopp Op. 182
Nürnberger Symphoniker, Christian Simonis
Moritz LANDGRAF VON HESSEN Sacred & Secular Works
Weser-Renaissance, Manfred Cordes
Moritz Landgraf Von Hessen was devoted to music and a pupil of Georg Otto.
Ignaz PLEYEL Prussian Quartets Nos. 1-3
Pleyel Quartett Köln
Following the enthusiastic response to the two discs featuring the Prussian Quartets Nos. 4-9, the Pleyel Quartet of Cologne is now presenting Ignaz Pleyel’s String Quartet Nos. 1-3. These Prussian Quartets were extremely popular during the composer’s lifetime and transmit a clear picture of his versatility in the field of chamber music.
777874-2
777805-2
Johann Wilhelm HERTEL Der sterbende Heiland
Berit Solset, Nicholas Mulroy, Andreas WolfKölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Following cpo’s recent release of Johann Wilhelm Hertel’s opulent Christmas Oratorio (777809-2), the Cologne Academy led by Michael Alexander Willens is now presenting one of the composer’s passion cantatas on CD.
Francesco CILEA L’Arlesiana
Giuseppe Filianoti, Iano Tamar, Mirela Bunoaica, Kyoung-Eun Lee, Francesco Landolfi, Juano Orozco Opernchor und Kinderchor des Theater Freiburg, Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Fabrice Bollon
Cpo presents a masterful opera by Francesco Cilea. During the Italian verismo Cilea was the master of subtle portraits of the human soul, and every text from his opera L’Arlesiana attests to this talent.
777824-2
Joseph HAYDN Anne Hunter’s Salon Scottish Folk Songs – English Canzonettas
Dorothee Mields Les Amis de Philippe
Dorothee Mields is one of the leading female vocalists in the field of seventeenth and eighteenth century music. Mields is especially loved by the public and press for her unique timbre and moving interpretations.
6 JUNE 2014
Johannes BRAHMS The Complete String Quartets, Piano Quintet
Gringolts Quartet with Peter Laul
Gringolts Quartet’s debut recording on Orchid Classics follows on from Ilya Gringolts’ very successful recording of Paganini’s Caprices (ORC100039) which was awarded a Gramophone Editor’s Choice.
ORC100042
Raymond HANSON, Geoffrey ALLEN, Phillip WILCHER, May HOWLETT, Ann GHANDAR, Paul PAVIOURThe Iridescent FluteAustralian Music for Flute and Piano
Neil Fisenden, David Wickham
Stone Records is delighted to present this wonderful double CD of Australian music for flute and piano. The composers may be familiar to aficionados of Australian classical music, but will be unknown to the greater listening public – their music shows its European and Asian influences, as well as exhibiting the unique voice of Australian classical music.
5060192780437
Olivier MESSIAEN Turangalîla-SymphonieAngela Hewitt, Valérie Hartmann-Claverie
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
The Turangalîla-Symphonie is one of Messiaen’s stand-out masterpieces from the 1940s, and is well known for its large orchestral forces and prominent parts for both the piano and the rarer electro-acoustic ondes Martenot, here played by experts in their respective fields. Hannu Lintu and the Finnish RSO are well known for their interpretations of 20th century composers. This disc follows on from their highly successful recording of Ligeti works (ODE 1213-2 Gramophone Editor’s Choice).
ODE 1251-5
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Stars of the NightSongs and violin works
Matthew Trusler, Roland Wood, Iain Burnside
The Lark Ascending (arr. for violin and piano by composer)Six Studies in English Folk Songs (arr. for violin and piano by composer)Violin Concerto in D minor (Concerto Accademico) (arr. by Constant Lambert for violin and piano)Songs of Travel (complete) for baritone and pianoThree Songs from The Pilgrim’s Progress (arr. for baritone and piano by composer)
ALBCD 018
A Matthay Miscellany Rare and unissued recordings by Tobias Matthay and his pupils
This final volume of ‘The Matthay Pupils’ presents most of his remaining students who left recordings, as well as the few discs Matthay himself made. Of particular interest is a selection from the almost unknown AFMC label which was affiliated to Matthay’s school and featured many of its staff. Also included are recently discovered unpublished Irene Scharrer recordings which add considerably to her discography.
APR_6014
Sergei RACHMANINOV Monna Vanna (Act 1)SongsBy my window, Op. 26; Sad night, Op. 26; The lilacs, Op. 21; The rat-catcher, Op. 38; Vocalise, Op. 34; How nice this place is, Op. 21; Dream, Op. 38
Soile IsokoskiMoscow Conservatory Opera SoloistsMoscow Conservatory Students Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
Rachmaninov’s rarely heard, and unfinished opera, Monna Vanna is recorded here in a newer edition by Gennadi Belov and led by Vladimir Ashkenazy, an iconic artist and expert in Russian music. This recording of Monna Vanna is
a world première recording of the sung Russian version – the language in which Rachmaninov originally intended the opera to be performed.
ODE 1249-2
JUNE 2014 7
Per NØRGÅRD
Symphonies 1 & 8
Vienna Philharmonic, Sakari Oramo
Dacapo presents a world premier recording of Per Nørgård’s Symphonies 1 & 8. The Vienna Philharmonic offers new perspectives on the most visionary voice of Nordic music.
6220574
Anders NORDENTOFTLight ImprisonedHenrik Brendstrup Århus Sinfonietta, Copenhagen Classic, Søren K. Hansen Anders Nordentoft's stirring cello concerto Light Imprisoned (1996/98) and the solo piece Cathedral (1986) are deeply personal works dedicated to the cellist Henrik Brendstrup. This world premiere recording presents the two important works in the company of selected Nordentoft chamber music: beautiful and harmonious, yet at the same time typified by great contrasts, suppressed pain and restless energy.
8226577
Simon STEEN-ANDERSEN, Jexper HOLMEN, Morten LADEHOFF, Niels MARTHINSEN, Niels RØNSHOLDT, Kasper JARNUM
Burst Duo KAPOW!
This collection of works for saxophone and percussion by six Danish composers challenge standard ideas of melody, sonority and harmony. Some of the works are typified by great desperation and pent-up emotions, others by melancholy and reflection.
8226572
Fuzzy Chimes of Memory Grethe Krogh, Tine Rehling, Jeanette Balland
Chimes of Memory is a diverse collection of works by the Danish composer and musician Fuzzy (b. 1939). In the title work, recorded on a historic digital audio workstation at the Danish Radio, Fuzzy gazes deep into the well of memory.
8226561
RÖNTGENComplete String Trios, Volume 2
String Trios Nos. 5-8
Lendvai Trio: Nadia Wijzenbeek, Ylvali Zilliacus, Marie Macleod
Since their Wigmore Hall debut in 2006, the Lenvai Strong Trio has had a busy schedule of concerts at several major venues throughout Europe including Kings Place, the Barbican, and the Purcell Rooms in London. This is their second disc in the series of Röntgen’s complete string trios.
CHRCD087
FAURÉ, POULENC, FRANCKFrench Violin Sonatas
Giovanni Guzzo Anne Lovett
Charismatic violinist Giovanni Guzzo makes his Champs Hill Records debut with an album of three well-loved sonatas, now very much in the mainstream of violin repertoire, but which arose from a struggle for a national style in French and Belgian Music.
CHRCD081
8 JUNE 2014
Ralph Vaughan WILLIAMS Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Elena Dof-Donskaya, Tatiana Smoryakova, Boris Vasiliev,The USSR State Chamber Choir, Valery Polyansky, The State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Ministry of Culture, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, The Choir of the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College, Boris Abalian
These recordings of Vaughan Williams’s symphonies performed by the prominent conductor and recognized master of interpretation of 20th century music, were made at concerts in 1988-1989 in Leningrad.
MELCD 1002170
Moisey WEINBERG Sinfoniettas Symphony No. 7
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny SvetlanovThe Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Weinberg’s compositions are performed by the USSR State Orchestra led by Evgeny Svetlanov and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra lead by Rudolf Barshai, who founded the first Soviet chamber orchestra and inspired many contemporary composers of the time to create chamber music.
MELCD 1002180
Franz LISZT 12 Transcendental Études, S. 139
Lazar Berman
Lazar Berman’s performing art was imprinted on numerous recordings which haven’t faded for connoisseurs of pianistic culture.
MELCD 1002179
Sergei PROKOFIEV Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos 1-5
Vladimir KrainevThe Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, D. Kitayenko MELCD 1002227
Mikhail GLINKA, Anton RUBINSTEIN, Alexander GLAZUNOV, Igor STRAVINSKY, Heinrich Wilhelm ERNST
Mikhail KugelBoris Berezovsky
Mikhail Kugel combined a career as a solo performer with the membership in the celebrated Beethoven Quartet.
MELCD 1002222
BEETHOVENMissa SolemnisConducted by Sir Georg Solti and recorded live at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 10 September 1982.
Helen Donath Doris Soffel Siegfried Jerusalem Hans Sotin Edinburgh Festival Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Recorded live at the BBC Proms in 1982, this concert was one of the highlights of Solti’s final season as LPO Principal Conductor; a memorable performance described by mezzo soprano Doris Soffel upon hearing the master as the conductor’s ‘love-declaration to Beethoven’.
LPO-0077
JUNE 2014 9
Evgenij GUNST Wanderer zwischen den WeltenVagabond entre les mondes
Susanne Lang
OC899
Antonio VIVALDI The Four Seasons
Astor PIAZZOLLA Las Cuatro Estaciones PorteñasFour Seasons of Buenos Aires8 Seasons played on Violin and Accordion
Sinn Yang Harald Oeler
OC429
Simon MAYR Ginevra di Scozia Münchner Rundfunkorchester George Petrou
OehmsClassics proudly presents this recording of the Jubilee Concert’s 250th Anniversary of the birth of Simon Mayr, made in June 2013 in Ingolstadt. OC960
Max REGER Das Gesamte Orgelwerk Volume 2
Bernhard Buttmann
Oehms is presenting in a co-production with the Bavarian Broadcasting Company (BR Klassik) a four CD box set each year to honor this magnificent Bavarian composer.
OC852
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata Op. 27 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor32 Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor
Robert SCHUMANNSymphonic EtudesFive Variations (posthumous)
Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting
On her second CD for OehmsClassics, Sachiko Furuhata-Kerting proudly presents a Beethoven, Schumann programme that is not only worth listening to for the Moonlight Sonata, but also for the Symphonic Etudes of Robert Schumann.
OC434
SCHUBERT, GERSHWIN, DINESCU, RAVEL
Works for Violin and Piano
Marie-Claudine and Dimitri Papadopoulos
OC433
10 JUNE 2014
ICAB 5126
Ingrid Jacoby plays the Complete Beethoven ConcertosIngrid Jacoby, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jacek Kaspszyk Praised by The New York Times for her ‘clear articulation… unequivocal phrasing [and] expressivity’, Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation.
98.037
94.702
94.701
DEBUSSY, SCHUMANN, GLAZUNOV, TCHAIKOVSKY, FAURÉ, CHOPIN, GRIEG, TURINA, LOURIÉ, PADEREWSKI, GRIFFES, GLINKA, LISZT
Night Stories – Nocturnes Jenny Lin
Hänssler presents Night Stories – Nocturnes played by the internationally renowned Jenny Lin.
Alles hat seine Zeit LALA
The internationally award-winning vocal ensemble LALÁ has delighted audiences everywhere with their unique homogeneous sound and their refreshing and sensitive interpretations. On this recording, they take you through the history of music. Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms are there, but also some Earth, Wind and Fire, a few Viennese songs as well as their own original compositions, all given vocally perfect and uniquely expressive performances.
The Choir Project: Dekoor Close Harmony Dekoor Close Harmony, Christoph Mac-Carty
The Dutch Choir Dekoor Close Harmony is the winner of numerous international competitions and is one of the most famous choirs in the Netherlands. This CD will be releases as part of a new series called “The Choir Project”.
ICAB 5127
BEETHOVEN, BERLIOZ, VERDI, MAHLERGreat Choral Classics
ICA Classics are offering a fantastic bargain: four choral masterpieces under the baton of some of the greatest conductors of the 20th century: William Steinberg, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Igor Markevitch and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
JCW3
Horacio SALINAS: Danzas Peregrinas
Ross EDWARDS: Arafura Dances
Stephen GOSS: Guitar Concerto
ConcertoJohn Williams, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Daniel
These three ‘concertos’ contrast not only the backgrounds of their composers but also the musical languages and traditions in which they are expressed.” John Williams
NONCLSS016
Laid Bare: Love SongsJuice Vocal Ensemble
A set of specially commissioned love songs from diverse composers from the worlds of classical, jazz, folk and avant-pop integrated and juxtaposed with a series of covers and adaptions of classic love songs including Rihanna’s ‘Only Girl In The World’, Erasure’s ‘A Little Respect’ and ‘You Don’t Love Me (No No No)’ by Dawn Penn.
JUNE 2014 11
Richard STRAUSSAn Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 Four symphonic interludes from “Intermezzo” Op. 72 Live-Recordings from Munich, Herkulessaal
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Franz Welser-Möst
The year 2014 marks the 150th birthday of the Munich-born composer Richard Strauss, and this CD highlights two key genres in his oeuvre: the “Alpine Symphony”, and the four symphonic interludes from the opera “Intermezzo”. The Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst is a popular guest conductor of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
900124
Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar ‘Ding’ Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Franz Welser-Möst
CD 1: Audiobiography*; CD 2: Selected Letters*; CD 3: Alpine Symphony; Symphonic Interludes from "Intermezzo", Op. 72
*Read in German. 900905
HAYDN: Sonata in E flat BEETHOVEN: Bagatelles, Op. 119 SCHUBERT: Sonata in B flat
Gilbert Kalish
This disc presents the long-awaited return of Gilbert Kalish as a solo pianist. This new CD offers luminous performances of Haydn and Schubert’s final sonatas, as well as Beethoven’s Op. 119 Bagatelles.
BRIDGE 9428
Poul RUDERS
Volume 9 New Rochelle Suite: David Starobin, Daniel Druckman, Twinkle Bells: David HolzmanRomances: Hsin-Yun Huang, Sarah Rothenberg 13 Postludes: David Holzman Schrödinger’s Cat: Amalia Hall, David Starobin
Bridge’s Poul Ruders Edition has focused on the Danish composer’s symphonic music, including the Grammy-nominated Piano Concerto No. 2 and the large Symphony No. 4 ‘An Organ Symphony’. This recording contains several of his solo and chamber music compositions heard in their premiere recording.
BRIDGE 9427
George PERLE Eight Pieces
Classic Suite; Six Celebratory Inventions; Short Sonata; Lyric Intermezzo; Toccata; Chansons cachées; Six Preludes; Modal Suite
Michael Brown
As the George Perle centennial year (2015) nears, pianist Michael Brown makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the American-master’s keyboard music.
BRIDGE 9426
Lior ROSNERAwake and DreamAwake and Dream: Katia Popov, Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Lior Rosner Three Poems by Sappho: Janai Brugger, Lior RosnerIn Time of Silver Rain: Janai Brugger, Lior RosnerInner scape: Katia Popov, Steven Vanhauwaert G-Pull: Katia Popov
Lior Rosner divides his time between the creation of concert music and composing for film, television and other media. Recent credits include the score for the upcoming film “The Geography Club”, the popular video game “Assassin’s Creed 3”, the film “Seconds Apart”, and music for the HBO special “The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway”.
BRIDGE 9424
12 JUNE 2014
Pietro MASCAGNIOde To Joy
Rosita Santi, Michael Alfonsi, Massimiliano Fichera, Stefano Rinaldi Miliani, Andrea Trovato, Choir Città di Firenze, Ennio Clari
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mascagni, Ode to Joy has been bought back to life.
CNT2089
DEBUSSY “Minstrels” transcription; “La Plus Que Lente” transcription Léon Roques; Sonata for violin & piano; “Sérénade for violin & piano” completed by Robert Orledge
PIERNÉ Sonata for piano and violin in D Minor, Op.36
FAURÉ Sonata for violin and piano in A Major, Op.13
Minstrels
Izumiko Aoyagi, Christophe Giovaninetti
CC777.705
Andrés Segovia Archive French ComposersRoberto Moronn Pérez
Following his successful debut album of Spanish composers, Roberto Moronn Pérez performs selected works from the “Andrés Segovia Archive”, this time showcasing the French composers.
FR-709
Siobhan LAMBThrough the Mirror, Tales From ChildhoodAesops’ Fables told through music
Suoni Ensemble
Stories told are: The Frog and the Ass; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Fox and the Crow; The Mouse, the Bull and the Flea, The Ant and the Grasshopper; My Little Wife (Bonus Track)
PRCD2074
What A Joy Alice Babs
Prophone presents a disc of well-loved recordings from swing sensation Alice Babs.
“If this doesn’t make you happy, you must be out of your mind” Nya Dagligt Allehanda on the premiere of Swing It, Magistern
PCD147
Richard STRAUSS Complete Works for Voice and Piano Various Artists
To celebrate the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss, TwoPianists Records is proud to introduce a new, authoritative, 9-disc set of the complete works for voice and piano by Strauss – a seminal collection that is set to become the reference standard for these vocal masterpieces, not least because of the inclusion of the first ever recordings of two Strauss songs: “Aus der Kindheit” and “Herbstabend,” TrV226.
TP1039312
JUNE 2014 13
Thomas Hardy The Woodlanders (Unabridged) Read by Stephen Thorne
The Woodlanders revolves around the young woman Grace Melbury, who returns to the leafy world of Little Hintock and soon finds herself at the centre of a number of tragic events. In penetrating and beautiful
prose, Hardy tells a moving tale of unrequited love and the thwarted happiness of our heroine.
Virginia WOOLFThe Waves (Unabridged)
Read by Frances Jeater
The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental
powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story through powerful, poetic monologues.
NA0172NA0169
Constantijn HUYGENSMorte Dolce
Oscar VerhaarMichiel Niessen
The programme on this CD is built around the Italian songs of Dutchman Constantijn Huygens; a central musical and political figure in the Dutch Golden Age.
Q14001
Nicolai PEYKOComplete Piano Music, Volume OneDmitry KorostelyovMaria Dzhemesiuk
Peyko is a major Russian composer who is completely unknown in the west. His piano music shares Shostakovich’s fondness for irony and Prokofiev’s for driving march-rhythms and playful good humour. This first CD of two in this complete recording of his piano music is the first time that any of this music has been recorded on a western label.
TOCC 0104
Harold SHAPERO Piano Music Piano Sonata in F minor; Variations in C minor; Sonata for Four Hands
Sally PinkasEvan Hirsch
These three early piano works – two of them receiving their first-ever recordings – reveal Shapero’s superb craftsmanship and his ready wit, in music which embraces the past instead of rejecting it. The result is an extraordinary fusion between the Viennese classics – not least late Beethoven – and contemporary America.
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Amy WOODFORDE-FINDEN The Oriental Song-CyclesMichael HalliwellDavid Miller
Her song-cycle Four Indian Love Lyrics of 1902 contains the ‘Kashmiri Song’ (it begins ‘Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar’) that became a runaway success in its own day. Her five other ‘oriental’ song-cycles, which have long since fallen from favour and are revived here for the first time, contain plenty of honest sentiment, good tunes and splashes of local colour.
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Charles-Valentin ALKANThe Complete Vianna da Motta TranscriptionsVincenzo Maltempo Emanuele Delucchi
The Portuguese piano virtuoso and composer José Vianna da Motta (1868–1948) understood the importance of Alkan’s music long before its current rise to prominence. He made a number of transcriptions to foster its performance, arranging eight of the organ Prières for solo piano and some of the music for pédalier – the obsolete pedal-piano – for piano duo and duet.
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Claude DEBUSSYPiano Works
Suite Bergamasque; Images; Livre I; Children’s Corner; Deux Arabesques
Sergio Ciomei
The pieces selected by Sergio Ciomei for this CD are divergent both stylistically and chronologically and provide interesting examples of Debussy’s reinterpretation of musical structures from the past.
Stanislas VERROUST Solos de Concert for Oboe and Piano
Enrico CalcagniAlberto Magagni
The warm lyricism, brilliant but never excessive virtuosity and elegant writing of these works make them classics of mid-19th-century literature for oboe and piano.
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Eduard BAGDASARIANPiano and Violin Music
24 PreludesRhapsody in B Minor Nocturne in a Major
Mikael AyrapetyanVladimir Sergeev
Alexander TCHEREPNINComplete Piano Music, Volume 7
Giorgio Koukl GP658GP664
Leopold KOŽELUCHComplete Keyboard Sonatas, Volume 3
Kemp English "The music is dramatic and engaging… this is interesting and satisfying music - both charming and penetrating." American Record Guide on Koželuch Keyboard Sonatas, Volume 1
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Orlando di LASSOCantiones Duarum Vocum
Paolo Tognon, Claudio Verh, Armoniosoincanto
Orlando di Lasso is one of the masters of 16th century polyphony, considered by many to be the most versatile composers of the time.
Giovanni SGAMBATIOrchestral WorksPiano Concerto Op. 15, Cola di Rienzo, ouverture, Berceuse-Rêverie
Francesco CaramielloNürnberger Philharmoniker, Fabrizio Ventura
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Marco Enrico BOSSIComplete Organ Works, Volume 10
Andrea Macinanti
Vincenzo CAPIROLALute WorksPaolo Cherici
This disc is a tribute to Capirola, one of the most important composers of the Italian early sixteenth century instrumental music.
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All the Heart of MeThe Choral Music of Margaret RUTHVEN LANG
Donald George, Choirs, Soloists and Orchestra of The Crane School of Music
The music of late-Romantic composer Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972) – though quite well known in her time – fell into near-total neglect after she stopped composing in 1919. Delos now offer her beautifully crafted and appealing choral music, in the hope of restoring Lang to her rightful place among America’s most remarkable composers.
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Gary SCHOCKERAbsintheCafe Music for Flute and Piano
Gaspar HoyosDavid Violi
Van Gogh, Manet, Rambeau, Baudelaire and many other artists featured absinthe in their works. Gary Schocker now joins the team. Here, Gaspar Hoyos and David Violi team up to deliver this sensuous and intoxicating program.
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The Transcendentalist Ivan Ilić
An ambient “New Age” album for the Thinking Man and Woman which demonstrates the transcendental and pianistic links between Scriabin and the American avant-garde.
“His playing is brilliant and luminous... an outstanding pianist.” Piano News on Ivan Ilić.
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Hugo, Johann Christoph, Herrmann SCHUNCKEOrchestral Music of the Schuncke Family
Philharmonie Baden-Baden, Pavel Baleff
BACH, BERLIN, CRESPO, DEBUSSY, DUKAS, GABRIELI, HÄNDEL, ELLINGTON, MAHLER, SHOSTAKOVICH, YOUNG
Portrait
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DUDA, TELEMANN, MAGANINI, NÄTHER, PIAZZOLLA, CAPLET, MASSENETWhy Not? Works for Tuba and Harp
Andreas Martin HofmeirAndrea Mildner
PARRY, MENDELSSOHN, TCHAIKOVSKY, JENKINSWorks for String Orchestra Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, Michael Sanderling
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Stefan KISIELEWSKI Piano Pieces Danse vive; Prelude and Fugue; Toccata; Capriccio rustic; Moto Perpetuo; Sonata No. 2; Suite for Piano; Berceuse; Three Stormy Scenes
Magdalena Lisak
The compositions selected for this CD by the outstanding pianist Magdalena Lisak illustrate the development and changes in the style of a composer who left a lasting musical legacy worthy of his own extraordinary personality. His music betrays the same spirit of contrariness that inspired his numerous feature articles, papers and novels.
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ALBÉNIZ, SHCHEDRIN, SARASATE, GRANADOS, GINASTERA, CASSADÓ, TURINAImpresiones Españolas
Niklas Liepe Benedict Kloeckner Nils Liepe José Gallardo
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BACH, LIGETI, KODÁLYCello con Fuoco
BACH: Suite No. 5; LIGETI: Sonata for Violoncello; KODÁLY: Solo Sonata Op. 8
Veronika Wilhelm
When a cellist with Hungarian roots such as Veronika Wilhelm performs these milestones of the cello repertoire, then one can count on a passionate interpretation which unleashes legendary Hungarian fire.
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Ferruccio BUSONITranscriptions of works by BACH & BRAHMS
BACH/BUSONI: Five Chorale Preludes BRAHMS/BUSONI: Three Chorale Preludes BACH/BUSONI: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV 564 BACH/PETRI: Schafe Können Sicher Weiden
David Theodor Schmidt
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MASSENET, FAURÉ, DEBUSSY, SATIEBijoux
French Songs
Eva Lind
Eva Lind has performed at leading opera houses in Milan, Paris, London and New York.
SM 208
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Gregorian Chants Compositional Highlights of the Church Year
Mönchsschola der Erzabtei St. Ottilien, Johannes Berchmans Göschl
John DOWLAND Shadows
Sarah Maria Sun, Jochen Feucht, Friedemann Wuttke, Werner Matzke
Works by Johann, Josef, Eduard STRAUSSWiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck
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BEETHOVEN The Five Sonatas for Piano and Cello Sonata No.1 in F Major Op. 5; Sonata No.2 in G Minor Op. 5; Sonata No.3 in A Major Op. 69; Sonata No.4 in C Major Op. 102; Sonata No.5 in D Major Op. 102
Duo Leonore
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Anton BRUCKNER Symphony No. 2 in C Major
Wiener Symphoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini
BEETHOVENThe Sonatas for Piano and CelloSonata No.1 in F Major Op. 5; Sonata No.3 in A Major Op. 69; Sonata No.5 in D Major Op. 102
Duo Leonore
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BEETHOVEN, GRANADOS, SCHÜTT, LISZTThe Debut Recording Bianca Calinescu
The young Romanian pianist Bianca Calinescu presents her debut recital on disc: besides Beethoven’s famous Opus 109 and Liszt’s “Dante Sonata”, she pays homage to her adopted home country with Schütt’s paraphrase on the Johann Strauss waltz “Dorfschwalben aus Österreich”.
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BERSTEIN, BARBER, FOSS, COPLANDSome Other Time
Zuill BaileyLara Downes
The transcriptions and concert pieces collected here are all big, beautiful, examples of nostalgic American music. But this is timeless music too, and its romanticism, spirit of adventure, playfulness, and purity tap into our collective memory, our underlying, ongoing, deeply American nostalgia for what we all know as, simply, some other time.
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Paul Le FLEMViolin Sonata, Piano Quintet
Philippe Koch, Alain Jacquon, Quatuor Louvigny
This disc pairs Le Flem’s two major chamber works and showcases the remarkable ensemble, the Louvigny Quartet, made up of soloists from the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Hughes DUFOURTLe Cyprès Blanc, Surgir
Gérard Caussé Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Pierre-André Valade
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DEBUSSY: Dances
CAPLET: Conte Fantastique
Quatuor Debussy
This well-known pairing brings together master and disciple in a shared aesthetic.
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Jacques IBERTWorks for Winds
Capriccio; Trois Pièces brèves; Concerto pour violoncelle; Deux Mouvements; Dex Stèles orientées; Cinq Pièces en trio; Le Jardinier de Samos
Henri Demarquette, Karine Deshayes Ensemble Initium, Clément Mao-Takacs
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CACCINI, CASSINI, NOTARI, STROZZI, CARISSIMI, PURCELL and Others Arie Antiche Emma Kirkby
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Maurice JARRERoland Petit’s Notre Dame de Paris Ballet of Teatro alla ScalaRecorded live at La Scala, Milan, March 2013
Natalia OsipovaRoberto BolleEris Nezha Mick Zeni
Ballet Company and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Paul Connelly
With Roland Petit’s cool, cabaret-style choreography and chic costumes by Yves Saint Laurent, Notre Dame de Pairs has been a modern ballet hit ever since its 1965 premiere. Petit’s deft condensation of Victor Hugo’s epic and and tragic novel is now renewed by two stars of our own time, Natalia Osipova and Roberto Bolle: A stunning tribute to Petit’s genius after his death in 2011.
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A Tribute to Krzysztof PENDERECKI
Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Krzysztof Urbański, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Müller-Schott
Krzysztof Penderecki is one of the most successful composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and a Polish classical music icon. His 80th birthday in November 2013 was the occasion for an extraordinary gathering of the world’s most significant musicians and important interpreters of his works.
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John DOWLAND, Orlando di LASSO, Orazio VECCHI, Carlo GASUALDO, Josquin des PREZ The Book of Madrigals
Amacord: Wolfram Lattke, Robert Pohlers, Frank Ozimek, Daniel Knauft, Holger Krause, Hille Perl, Lee Santana, Michael Metzler
The secular repertoire of the Renaissance period seems made to order for the five singers of Amarcaord. ACC20304
Riccardo Muti At La Scala Gioachino ROSSINI: Moïse et Pharaon Barbara Frittoli, Sonia Ganassi, Giuseppe Filianoti, Erwin Schrott, Ildar Abdrazakov
Gaetano DONIZETTI: Don Pasquale Ferruccio Furlanetto, Nuccia Focile, Lucio Gallo, Gregory Kunde
Giuseppe VERDI: OtelloPlácido Domingo, Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci
Giacomo PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut Maria Guleghina, José Cura, Lucio Gallo
Francis POULENC: Dialogues Des CarmélitesDagmar Schellenberger, Anja Silja, Barbara Dever, Laura Aikin
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A Night with Friedrich Gulda The Paradise Trio (with Barbara Dennerlein)The Paradise Girls DJ Vertigo
Concert from the Münchner Klaviersommer 1995
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Giuseppe VERDI Otello
Gregory Kunde, Carmela Remigio, Lucio Gallo, Elisabetta Martorana,
Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Myung-Whum Chung
Staged: Francesco Micheli
Recorded at the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia
Rarely has a production of Verdi’s Othello taken place in such a prestigious location, the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.
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Stravinsky in Hollywood A Film by Marco Capalbo Igor Stravinsky
Stravinsky in Hollywood explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an “old school” European artist knocking heads with the brash New World.
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Alfredo CATALANI La Wally
Marc Kugel, Susanna Von Der Burg, Paulo Ferreira, Bernd Valentin, Susanne Langbein
Chor des Tiroler Landestheaters, Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck, Alexander Rumpf
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Charles MUNCH The Boston Symphony Orchestra 1958–1962
In 1949 Charles Munch was appointed director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a post that brought him to the pinnacle of his international career. He was by then fifty-eight years old, though only in his seventeenth season as a conductor (having previously been a professional violinist), and during his thirteen years with the orchestra he explored a wide range of repertoire from the Baroque to the contemporary – including some sixty-eight world premieres. ICAB 5130
Giacomo PUCCINI Turandot
Giuliano Montaldo
Orchestra and chorus of Teatro Carlo Felice, Donato Renzetti
Turandot, one of Puccini’s most powerful and original operas, is a favourite with audiences. Musically, it is one of the composer’s most modern and innovative scores, and also a work that calls for sumptuous sets and dramatic costumes. This production is directed by film director Guiliano Montaldo.
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Martinho da VILA A documentary by Georges Gachot
O Samba Vila Isabel Samba School
The composer and singer Martinho da Vila is guiding us through today’s world of Samba and we meet with his Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, the Vila Isabel, winner of Carnaval 2013. 2059878
Classic Archive – Celebrating StraussRita Streich, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hertha Töpper, Irmgard Seefried
Celebrating Strauss brings into focus the great interpreters of Richard Strauss’s compositions.
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Gala from Berlin – Grand FinalesKlaus Maria BrandauerBerliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
A true celebration to welcome in the new millennium with one of the best orchestras in the world.
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Johannes BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
Barbara Bonney, Bryn Terfel, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Ein Deutsches Requiem was Brahms's first work to bring together a mixed choir, soloists and a large-scale orchestra.
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Classic Archive – Collector’s Edition – Ensembles BACH, BARTÓK, BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, ENESCU, FRANCK, MOZART, MENDELSSOHN, RAVEL, PROKOFIEV, SCHUBERT
Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter, Istomin-Stern- Rose Trio, Amadeus Quartet, David Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Hephzibah Menuhin, Robert Casadesus, Zino Francescatti
With more than 14 hours of material the edition includes various concerti and recitals, some in colour, some in glorious black and white, as well as comprehensive booklet information.