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NEWS & HIGHLIGHTSSTREET DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015

The magical music of pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi — which lives on the border between classical music and the uncategorizable — has been enchanting listeners for over twenty years. Elements, his latest release, explores connections between science, spiritualism and the visual arts in a glorious disc of music that blends acoustic and electronic sounds. Steven Osborne, one of Hyperion’s formidable roster of virtuoso pianists, presents a charming album of music by Schubert that includes the evergreen Impromptus. Gramophone Label of the Year Channel Classics offers a new recording of Biber’s fascinating Rosary Sonatas featuring violinist Rachel Podger. The violin is also the star on violinist Isabelle Faust’s new release of Brahms sonatas for harmonia mundi and on two discs of Vivaldi concertos with James Ehnes and Amandine Beyer. Hyperion’s Romantic Cello Concerto series reaches volume seven with this month’s release featuring works by Wilhelm Fitzenhagen played by Alban Gerhardt. Fans of chamber music will rejoice over the latest release by the illustrious Takács Quartet — a disc featuring quartets by Janácek and Smetana. Channel Classics presents the début release by the Hamlet Piano Trio playing Piano Trios by Mendelssohn. The holiday season is right around the corner, so a new Christmas album from the superb chamber choir Stile Antico will be received with delight by listeners everywhere. The series of recordings based upon the liturgical calendar featuring the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge continues with a new disc focusing on the funeral service. Soprano Elizabeth Watts is the soloist on a disc of joyous and virtuosic music by Alessandro Scarlatti. In non-classical releases, Jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman returns with a new Jazz Village release entitled Homes and world music superstar Alan Stivell presents a new concept album called AMzer.

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Gounod’s Forgotten MasterpieceFollowing his award-winning recording of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs, Sir Mark Elder turns his attention to a forgotten masterpiece of 19th century French opera, Gounod’s La Colombe. This superb cast is led by two rapidly rising stars of the opera world, American soprano Erin Morley and Mexican tenor Javier Camarena.

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IMPORT The Sibyls were mythical women of ancient times with the gift of prophecy. They were a favorite motif in the visual arts during the Renaissance: the best known are Michelangelo’s Sibyls in the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine

Chapel. Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum was composed at the Munich court of Duke Albrecht V. The Duke prohibited the work’s publication, thus making it the sole property of the Munich court. This “musica riservata” is noted for its great compositional skill and sophisticated Latin texts – referring to Christmas events in this case. The VocalConsort Berlin supplements this half-hour work with additional motets by Lasso, also associated with Christmas celebrations.

IMPORT The members of the Kuijken family are renowned for their contributions to early music scholarship and performance practice. Flutist Barthold Kuijken specializes in the performance of early music on original instruments. Currently principal flutist in La Petite Bande, Kuijken also

plays chamber music concerts all over the world and has recorded extensively. This specially priced boxed set brings together recordings of 18th century French music that Kuijken made between 1979 and 2003 for the Accent label.

LASSO Prophetiae Sibyllarum

VocalConsort Berlin, Daniel ReussAccent • ACC 24307

French Flute MusicThe Accent Recordings 1979-2003

Barthold Kuijken (flute), Robert Kohnen (harpsichord), Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba)Accent • ACC 24311

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IMPORT Composer Édouard Lalo’s work encompassed the period of Romanticism that witnessed the evolution of the romance de salon genre into the mélodie française or French art song. It is an injustice of posterity that only Fauré, Duparc

and Debussy acquired true fame in this genre. This collection from baritone Tassis Christoyannis and pianist Jeff Cohen featuring the two scènes de salon for voice and piano, the seven romances and the 23 mélodies, shows that Lalo easily stands alongside his more well-known countrymen.

IMPORT Louis Schwizgebel may not be as well-known as other pianists on the international stage, but he leaves an indelible stamp on each masterpiece he performs. This album, dedicated to Camille Saint-Saëns, began with a sensational

recording of the Piano Concerto No.2 made in 2014 for the BBC. Moved by his performance, the BBC and Aparté decided to join forces to produce, under the same conditions, the Piano Concerto No.5 as a natural pairing to complete this transcendent program.

LALO Complete Songs

Tassis Christoyannis (baritone), Jeff Cohen (piano)Aparté • AP 110

SAINT-SAENS Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 5

Louis Schwizgebel (piano)BBC Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel, Martyn BrabbinsAparté • AP 112

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDEven today, Biber’s Rosary Sonatas are considered the most extensive example of scordatura — a technique whereby the strings are purposefully tuned differently from their usual arrangement. In these works, the violin’s usual G-D-A-E tuning is only used for the opening sonata and the closing Passacaglia. The other fourteen sonatas each have a different configuration of tuning. Compositionally, this allowed Biber to obtain unusual chords, opening up a whole new spectrum of harmonic and textural possibilities. This fundamentally altered what a violin was and could be; its physicality as well as its voice was transformed. On this recording, the incomparable Rachel Podger reveals all the mysteries and glories of these amazing works.

BIBER Rosary Sonatas

Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord), Jonathan Manson (cello), David Miller (theorbo)Channel Classics • CCS SA 37315

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“This is bold, intelligent, exciting Vivaldi.”—CLASSICS TODAY • 10/10

“There is probably no more inspirational musician working today than Podger.”

—STEREOPHILE

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDIn 2011, three world-class musicians, Italian pianist Paolo Giacometti, Scottish violinist Candida Thompson and Serbian-Russian cellist Xenia Jankovic decided to join forces and form the Hamlet Piano Trio. All three have earned their stripes, both as soloists and as chamber musicians, and their reputation as a trio continues to grow worldwide. On their début recording, the group performs Mendelssohn’s two Piano Trios.

MENDELSSOHN Piano Trios Opp.49 & 66

Hamlet Piano TrioChannel Classics • CSS SA 36415

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Recently released featuring Candida ThompsonSchubert: String Quintet Channel Classics • CCS SA 36215 (723385362159)

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IMPORT The work of a young twenty-one year old on the edge of his too brief but meteoric career, Purcell’s Fantasias for viols reveal the composer’s most intimate expression. A masterpiece of polyphonic thinking to which only the Musical Offering and the Art of Fugue by Bach are worthy comparison. Sit Fast is incomparable in this music, breathing life into the muted colors and arranging them with admirable subtlety. These are performances of an exhilarating intensity.

PURCELL Fantazias & In Nomines

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“The Art of Fugue is highly compelling on viols. Sit Fast delivers it with great dedication and generosity.”—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORT In his famous 1720 pamphlet Il teatro alla moda, composer Benedetto Marcello satirized what he saw as “excesses” in the new style of Venetian opera espoused by Vivaldi and others. Each of the qualities he mocked, from cadenzas and virtuoso variations to the addition of popular dances and sound effects, has provided inspiration for the works on this new release from Amandine Beyer and Gli incogniti. Vivaldi’s experiments — his spontaneity, his striking juxtapositions and contrasts — are key to the gloriously theatrical flavor of his instrumental music.

VIVALDI Il teatro alla moda Violin Concertos RV228, 282, 313, 314, 316, 322, 323, 372a & 391

Gli incognitiAmandine Beyerharmonia mundi • HMC 902221

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“Amandine Beyer & Co. are superb musicians...”—CLASSICS TODAY

IMPORT In 2007, Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov gave us an acclaimed version of Brahms’s Violin Sonata No.1. On this new release, they complete their cycle with performances of the Violin Sonatas Nos.2 and 3 alongside Schumann’s Three Romances Op.94. The program concludes with the F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative rarity by Brahms, Schumann and Albert Dietrich written in honor of the great violinist Joseph Joachim, who was challenged by the composers to guess who had written which movement.

BRAHMS Violin Sonatas Nos.2 & 3 SCHUMANN Three RomancesBRAHMS, SCHUMANN & DIETRICH F.A.E Sonata

Isabelle Faust (violin)Alexander Melnikov (piano)harmonia mundi • HMC 902219

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ADVANCE REVIEWALBUM OF THE WEEK

“This disc confirms them as an ideally matched duo at the height of their powers.”

—THE SUNDAY TIMES

IMPORT In memory of the faithful departed, Graham Ross directs the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a program of English and Spanish music for the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls. The program culminates in Tomás Luis de Victoria’s last published work, his six-part 1605 Requiem, regarded by many as one of the finest works of the Spanish Renaissance.

RequiemMusic for All Saints & All Souls

Choir of Clare College, CambridgeMatthew Jorysz (organ), Peter Harrison (organ)Graham Rossharmonia mundi • HMU 907617

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Also availableAscendit Deusharmonia mundi • HMU 907623 (093046762322)“The performances, as expected, are top notch.”—THE BUFFALO NEWS

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“One of the most celebrated ensembles of its kind.”

—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD Early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico has been praised for “breathtaking freshness, vitality and balance” by The New York Times. This new Christmas program of Renaissance polyphony features a glorious mass by the Flemish master Jacobus Clemens non Papa, alongside traditional old-German carols and motets, many of them still sung to this day. This is an irresistibly festive collection from the group that has become “the gold standard in this repertory” (The Independent).

A Wondrous MysteryRenaissance music for Christmas

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More Christmas music from Stile AnticoPuer natus estharmonia mundi • HMU 807517 (093046751760)“Once you start this disc, you can’t tear yourself away.”—THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

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“Stile Antico is at the top of the Renaissance a cappella scene. Their voices are seamless.”

—THE BUFFALO NEWS

IMPORT Soprano Elizabeth Watts has established herself among the brightest talents performing today. Her voice has been described by International Record Review as, “one of the most beautiful Britain has seen in a generation.” On Con eco d’amore, Watts performs a selection of rarely heard arias from cantatas, serenatas and operas by Alessandro Scarlatti. She is joined by the acclaimed period instrument ensemble The English Concert led by Laurence Cummings.

SCARLATTI Con eco d’amore

Elizabeth Watts (soprano)The English Concert, Laurence Cummingsharmonia mundi • HMU 807574

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ADVANCE REVIEW“Watts, Cummings and the English Consort make an ideal partnership in what is one of

the most thrilling albums of its kind.”—EARLY MUSIC TODAY

IMPORT 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Louis XIV. An autocratic ruler, the Sun King was known for plunging his country into famine with his endless battles, but also for his contributions to the arts. Throughout his seventy-two year reign, music played a crucial role in his royal life. It was meticulously arranged around him, his court, his desires and his hunts. This collection featuring recordings from René Jacobs, William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe and many more presents the soundtrack to ordinary days and grand nights at Versailles.

Les menus plaisirs de Louis XIV de Paris à VersaillesMusic of Lully, Charpentier, Delalande, Couperin and more

Véronique Gens (soprano), René Jacobs (countertenor), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe and moreharmonia mundi • HMX 2908717

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His Majesty’s EntertainmentsLambert: Airs de courGautier: FantaisieCouperin: Concerts Royaux Nos.1, 2 & 4, Pièces de ClavecinMarais: Suite for viola da gamba, Tombeau de Sainte-Colombe

Opera at VersaillesLully: Armide

Pomp & CircumstanceCharpentier: Te DeumDe lalande: Concert de TrompettesLully: Dies IraeCampra: Messe de Requiem

CONTENTSLouis XIV before VersaillesRovetta: Vespro solenne, Le Ballet Royal de la NuitLully: Les Noces de village, Le Bourgeois gentilhommeCharpentier: Le Malade imaginaire

An Ordinary Day at VersaillesLully: Miserere mei, DeusDe Lalande: Super flumina Babilonis, Symphonies Nos.5 & 11Marais: Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont de ParisCharpentier: Actéon (excerpts)Philidor: Le Mariage de la Grosse CathosCouperin: La superbe, Sonada en trioDe Visée: Pièces en ré mineur

A Musical Journey into the English Renaissance

Stile Anticoharmonia mundi • HMX 2908727

Paul Hillier Conducts Arvo Pärt

Theatre of Voices, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir,Paul Hillierharmonia mundi • HMX 2908730

A Viol Consort Plays J.S. Bach

Fretworkharmonia mundi • HMX 2908742

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THE MAJOR PROJECTS • LES GRANDS PROJETSof harmonia mundi’s artists • des artistes harmonia mundi





Romantic Quartets & Quintets

Jerusalem Quartetharmonia mundi • HMX 2908733

Andreas Staier plays Schumann

Andreas Staier (piano)harmonia mundi • HMX 2908739

Arias & Scenes for Countertenor

Bejun Mehta (countertenor)harmonia mundi • HMX 2908736

A Vivaldi Grand Tour

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlinharmonia mundi • HMX 2908745

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THE MAJOR PROJECTS • LES GRANDS PROJETSof harmonia mundi’s artists • des artistes harmonia mundi

IMPORTFrancesco Benucci was an outstanding Italian bass/baritone singer of the 18th century. This collection of Arias, featuring English operatic bass Matthew Rose, offers a fascinating insight into his world. This tribute to the larger-than-

life opera star, for whom Mozart created the role of Figaro, features arias from Mozart, Salieri, Sarti, Martín y Soler and Paisiello. Rose is superbly backed by Jonathan Cohen leading Arcangelo, one of the world’s leading ensembles.

IMPORTRené Clausen and Stephen Paulus are two of the biggest names in American choral music of the last few decades. Clausen is best known as the Artistic Director of the annual Concordia Christmas Concerts, and as an outstanding

teacher and conductor. Paulus has composed more than 600 works — from operas and large-scale oratorios to accessible arrangements of carols and folk songs. He was the first American composer to write for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge. In the singers of Royal Holloway Choir both composers find worthy new champions.

Arias for Benucci

Matthew Rose (bass)Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

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CLAUSEN Calm on the listening ear of night PAULUS Jesu carols

Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough


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IMPORTThe much-fêted Takács Quartet presents three popular string quartets from Czechoslovakia. Janácek’s String Quartet No.1 was inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s novella, The Kreutzer Sonata, which was in turn inspired by Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.9. Janácek’s String Quartet No.2 was dedicated to his friendship with Kamila Stösslová, a married woman 38 years his junior with whom he exchanged over 700 letters. As the subtitle suggests, Smetana’s String Quartet No.1 ‘From My Life’ is semi-autobiographical and consists of sketches of periods from Smetana’s life. All three works share narrative undercurrents that draw performances of gripping engagement from this elite group of players.

JANÁCEK String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2SMETANA String Quartet No.1

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Also availableShostakovich: Piano Quintet, String Quartet No.2Hyperion • CDA 67987 (034571179872)

“An absolute delight — hauntingly beautiful [and] insightful...”—THE WHOLENOTE

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“Vigorous, learned, ethereal — anything the music requires, they give it...”

—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORTWilhelm Fitzenhagen was a German cellist, composer and instructor, best known today as the dedicatee of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo theme. Volume 7 of the Romantic Cello Concerto series features his two triumphant concertos alongside several other original works, and his (in)famous version of the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations all performed by one of today’s great German virtuosos, Alban Gerhardt.

The Romantic Cello Concerto Vol.7Fitzenhagen Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2, Ballade, ResignationTchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo theme (arr. Fitzenhagen)

Alban Gerhardt (cello)Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan BlunierHyperion • CDA 68063

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Also availableThe Romantic Cello Concerto Vol.6Hyperion • CDA 67790 (034571177908)

“This is a trip to the romantic past.”—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

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“No praise is too high for Alban Gerhardt’s musicianship, commitment and technique…”

—International Record Review

IMPORTBritish pianist Steven Osborne shines in lyrical new performances of seven of Schubert’s greatest late works for piano, Four Impromptus D935 and Three piano pieces D946. Rounding out this program are the extended Hüttenbrenner Variations of 1817 named for Schubert’s close friend and fellow pupil of Salieri, Anselm Hüttenbrenner.

Schubert Four Impromptus D935, Three piano pieces D946, Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner D576

Steven Osborne (piano)Hyperion • CDA 68107

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Also availableMedtner & Rachmaninov: Piano SonatasHyperion • CDA 67936 (034571179360)

“Osborne brings ease, clarity and intellect to these vast musical landscapes.”—cBC MUSIC - DISC OF THE WEEK

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“Steven Osborne’s playing is a miracle of elegance and point.”—Classics Today

IMPORT Le piano de demain features Liszt’s Fantasia and Fugue on B.A.C.H., Hungarian Rhapsody No.10, St. Francis de Paul Walking on the Water, Piano Sonata in B minor, and his transcriptions of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman and Tristan and Isolde. Pianist

Roger Muraro takes us from darkness to light with readings full of nuances, radiant energy and prodigious virtuosity.

IMPORT Pixel is the happy meeting, playful and sensual, between the movement of the dancer and illusions of projection. The work of choreographer Mourad Merzouki, artistic director of Compagnie Käfig, is animated by

a desire for openness to the world, a mix of disciplines and an insatiable curiosity. Merzouki said of this release, “beyond video projections, I wanted the music of Armand Amar to come to rest on the choreography and images as an additional invitation to travel. Accompanying the performers, it highlights the energy just as much as poetry, inhabiting the bodies of the dancers.”

LISZT. Le piano de demain

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AMAR Pixel

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IMPORT Overshadowed by his father, Johann Sebastian, and his brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian, the music of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach provides a bridge between the high art of the first and expressive tendencies

of Sturm und Drang. His Harpsichord Concertos, as performed here by Maude Gratton and Il Convito, offer a very successful synthesis of these two trends.

IMPORT Pascal and Ami Rogé present a fascinating album of music for two pianos and percussion that includes a remarkable transcription of Ravel’s Bolero written by the composer. Recipient of two Gramophone awards, Pascal Rogé is

widely considered to be Britain’s premier performer of French music for piano. On this project, he is joined by his wife Ami and percussionists Paul Clarvis and Joby Burgess for Bartók’s spectacular Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. The disc also includes the world première of Matthew Hindson’s Pulse Magnet.

WF BACH Harpsichord Concertos

Il Convito, Maude GrattonMirare • MIR 162

Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and PercussionRavel BoleroHindson Pulse Magnet

Pascal Rogé (piano), Ami Rogé (piano), Joby Burgess (percussion), Paul Clarvis (percussion)Onyx Classics • ONYX 4128

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IMPORT James Ehnes takes a break from 19th and 20th century repertoire and presents a spectacular new recording of some of the most famous of all baroque violin concertos — Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Ehnes leads the Sydney Symphony in a skillful account of these evergreen works. The Vivaldi is prefaced by two famous violin sonatas — Tartini’s Devil’s Trill (in the arrangement by Fritz Kreisler) and Leclair’s Violin Sonata Op.9 No.3, which is famous for its ‘Tambourin’ finale that mimics a pipe-and–drum dance with drone effects.

Vivaldi The Four Seasons Tartini The Devil’s TrillLeclair Tambourin Sonata

James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano), Sydney Symphony OrchestraOnyx Classics • ONYX 4134

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Also availableFranck & Strauss: Violin SonatasOnyx Classics • ONYX 4141 (880040414124)“Ehnes is in his element...”—THE WHOLE NOTE


“One of the world’s great violinists.”—MUSICAL TORONTO

IMPORT Following on the worldwide success of In a Time Lapse, Ludovico Einaudi presents his new work, Elements. The work’s sound is lush and deep and interwoven with a freshness that naturally blends Einaudi’s piano with acoustic and electronic sounds. In addition to his usual collaborators, the album also features the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Berlin-based electronic musician Robert Lippok, Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco and South African violinist Daniel Hope. The composer said of the album, “Elements sprang from a desire to start anew, following a different path of knowledge.

I saw new frontiers — on the edge between what

I knew and what I didn’t know — that

I had long wanted to explore... g r a d u a l l y , e v e r y t h i n g came together in a dance, as if all the elements

were parts of the same world, and

myself within it.”

EINAUDI Elements

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WEINBERGPiano Quartets Nos.10 & 13, Piano Quintet Op.18

Zemlinsky QuartetPraga • PRD 250296SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSD

MAHLERDes Knaben Wunderhorn,Rückert-Lieder

Maureen Forrester (soprano)Praga • PRD 250313

BeethovenString Quartets Nos.8 & 15

Prazák QuartetPraga • PRD 250314

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As we approach Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s centenary, the musical world is rediscovering his compositions. Once considered merely a follower of Dmitri Shostakovich, listeners can now appreciate the originality in his works. Here the Zemlinsky Quartet, joined by pianist Nikita Mndoyants, offers up sophisticated performances of Weinberg’s Piano Quartets and Piano Quintet. Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester is a legend of the opera world. A favorite of Bruno Walter, she became one of the foremost interpreters of the Mahlerian style, and the heir apparent to Kathleen Ferrier. This tribute from Praga features performances of Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Rückert-Lieder. The Prazák Quartet’s latest release juxtaposes two of Beethoven’s most significant string quartets. The eighth marked the composer’s complete break with Haydn and Mozart, while the fifteenth basically re-invented the quartet form.

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Tonkünstler-Orchester,Alondra de la ParraWergo • WER 5112

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Hans Nickel (tuba), Collegium Novum Zürich, Peter HirschWergo • WER 6767

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Ensemble Aventure, Alexander OttWergo • WER 7327

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Nature has always been a source of inspiration for painters, musicians, and poets. The compositions of Enjott Schneider approach nature in various ways. His symphony Dunkelwelt Untersberg examines myths surrounding a legendary mountain in the Alps. Naturklänge is about pure sound as a natural phenomenon. In the two orchestral suites, being bound to the earth is expressed as a love for a native land or landscape. Klaus Ospald’s Leopardi Cycle is based on the work of Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi. Notable in all three works is a preference for low tonal regions, especially of the brass and woodwinds, augmented by deep percussion. Ospald uses the oscillations, beats and irritations of enharmonics to blur the sounds and make them dazzlingly unreal. For half a century, Juan Carlos Paz has had an impact on the avant-garde aesthetic in Argentina and Latin America. In honor of his decades of commitment to Latin American contemporary music, Wergo presents this portrait of Paz that features two world première recordings.

IMPORT92 Minutes; All zones; Stereo; 16/9, compatible 4/3Frémeaux & Associés and La Seine TV present a live concert by Rodolphe Raffalli. Recorded in October 2014, the artist is accompanied by brothers Sébastien and Raoul Gastine. Here Raffalli demonstrates the immense range of his repertoire, covering Latin America, great popular songs and both Swing and Gypsy Jazz, as his guitar delicately picks out melodies with the precision of a goldsmith. The result is a perfect celebration of this internationally recognized and brilliant artist.

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IMPORTGilad Hekselman’s new album Homes is a wonderful exploration of his ports of call. It captures their distinct musical and human personalities. Accompanied by his loyal sidemen who have been with him for almost a decade, as well as prestigious special guests including Bud Powell and Pat Metheny, the guitarist reveals the secrets behind his influences as he welcomes us into the innermost parts of his many musical homes.

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“A talent to watch.”—LOS ANGELES TIMES

IMPORTOn Encore, French jazz singer Virginie Teychené stands on the edges of collective memory and draws us into an unexpected encounter with our own emotions. Partnered with a quintet, she takes us by the hand and urges us to dance, over and over again, on this loving tribute to chanson singers Claude Nougaro, Barbara and Alain Bashung.

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IMPORT Vibrant, tremendously danceable and so very Cape-Verdean, Lura’s new album focuses on the archipelago’s energizing up-tempo funana beat. It features contributions from three remarkable guests: Brazilian poet and musician Naná Vasconcelos on title track “Herança;” Richard Bona on “Barca di Papel” (which he co-wrote with Lura); and rising Cape-Verdean music star Elida Almeida on “Nhu Santiagu.” Herança is a golden opportunity to re-explore the rich culture of Cape Verde and its people, traditions and music in the company of the most melodious, charismatic singer of an entire generation of Cape Verdean artists.

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“An intriguing clash of styles.”—THE GUARDIAN

IMPORTA native of Salento, Antonio Castrignanò has played and collaborated with such diverse artists such as Stewart Copeland, The Chieftains and Ballakè Sissoko. He was recently featured on voice and tambourine in Ludovico Einaudi’s

recording of La Notte della Taranta, and has become one of the main figures in the rediscovery of the musical traditions of Salento. Backed by the clever production of Turkish multi-instrumentalist and DJ Mercan Dede, Castrignanò’s new album Fomenta builds on the traditions of his homeland to create a totally new sound.

IMPORTOriginally formed by writer Rina Durante in 1975, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is regarded as Italy’s leading and longest-standing traditional music ensemble, hailing from the Salento, the heel of the Italian boot, in Puglia.

Italy’s fascinating dichotomy of tradition and modernity come together in the music of CGS: the seven piece band and dancer are the leading exponents in a new wave of young performers re-inventing Southern Italy’s Pizzica musical and dance traditions for today’s global audience. This album celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary.

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IMPORT Before being joined by fellow musical travelers, it was alone in his home studio that Alan Stivell crafted this beautiful tribute to time, the change of seasons and poetry. Vocals, flutes, and percussion build the base for this contemplative music, a kind of avant-garde folk with an innovative take on electronic. On AMzer past and present come together in this harmonious expression of the passage of time.

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“Majestic and beautiful.”—ROOTSWORLD

IMPORTIn 1975, following the departure of Jannick Top and almost all original members of the group, Magma was reborn from the ashes with a rejuvenated ambition. This live recording, which took place in June of ‘75 at the Olympia Tavern, captures Christian Vander at the top of his artistic game and features a mind-blowing performance from Didier Lockwood, whose violin adds an extra dimension to the profound originality of this superb double album.

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MagmaJazz Village • JV 33570091

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