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K101549

Michel Legrand and the Cinema
Patrick Fiori, Liane Foly, Maurane, Catherine Michel, Mario Pelchat, Helene Segara, Orchestra National d'Ile de France, Michel Legrand
ARTHAUS | K101549 | 807280154993 | DVD

Songs from Yentl, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair, Summer of 42, The Young Girls of Rochfort,  The Three Musketeers, Brian's Song, The Happy Ending and other films. Live from Salle Pleyel Paris 2009

BISSACD1963

La Spagna - A Tune Throughout the Centuries
Atrium Musicae de Madris, Gregorio Paniagua (director)
BIS | BISSACD1963 | 7318599919638 | SACD

Legendary 1980 LP recording reissued on stunning SACD. La Spagna, a hugely popular tune across 17th-century Europe, makes a comeback!

C5066

Huppertz Metropolis Soundtrack
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frank Strobel (conductor)
CAPRICCIO | C5066 | 84522105066 | CD

New recording of original Fritz Lang cult classic film Metropolis soundtrack. Frank Strobel conducts this amazing film score live with the movie later this year.

CHAN0779

Le Devin Arcadelt
Musica Contexta, The English Cornett and Sackbutt ensemble
CHANDOS | CHAN0779 | 95115077924 | CD

Choral classics for Candlemas in Renaissance Rome. Arcadelt Missa Ave Regina caelorum, Palestrina  Senex puerum, Diffusa est gratia, de Silva Ave Regina caelorum, Inviolata, Chants - all sublime works.

CHAN10669

Rota Symphony No 3, Divertimento Concertante, Concerto Soiree
Davide Botto (double bass), Barry Douglas (piano), Filharmonica '900 del Teatro Regio Turin, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
CHANDOS | CHAN10669 | 95115166925 | CD

Thrilling album of tuneful major works by famous film composer Nino Rota played by leading musicians—a must-have album!

CHAN10670

Bowen Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davies (conductor)
CHANDOS | CHAN10670 | 95115167021 | CD

Acclaimed British composer & pianist York Bowen was dubbed ‘the English Rachmaninov’. Assured music by the young composer—beautiful, lyrical, full of rich orchestral colour, life-affirming music with wide appeal.

CHAN10671

Britten Phaedra, A Charm of Lullabies,Lachrymae, Two Portraits, Sinfonietta
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Maxim Rysanov (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor)
CHANDOS | CHAN10671 | 95115167120 | CD

Features multi-award-winning mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly. Important works by Benjamin Britten.

CHAN10676

Piano Works by The Mighty Handful
Philip Edward Fisher (piano)
CHANDOS | CHAN10676 | 95115167625 | CD

Borodin Petite Suite, Scherzo Rimsky-Korsakov Scherzino Op 11 No 3, Waltz Op15 No 1, Romance Op 15 No 2, Cui Nocturne in F sharp minor, Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Balakirev Islamey, Reverie
Played by talented young Royal Academy and Juilliard School graduate Philip Edwards Fisher.

CHSA5089

Weinberg Symphony No 3, The Golden Key Suite No 4
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund (conductor)
CHANDOS | CHSA5089 | 95115508923 | SACD

Part of a critically-acclaimed benchmark series recorded in fabulous surround sound. Also available: Symphonies Nos 1, 7 (CHSA5087), Concertos (CHSA5064)

CPO7774112

Gluck Symphonies
L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Michi Gaigg (conductor)
CPO | CPO7774112 | 761203741120 | CD

5 rarely-heard symphonies by the great operatic reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck. Comparable with the music of Haydn and Mozart—tasteful, emotional, wonderfully crafted, and well worth discovering by all music lovers.

CDLX7264

Delius Poem of Life and Love (world premiere recording), Life's Dance, Irmelin Suite (arr. Beecham), A Village Romeo and Juliet Suite (arr. D Matthews)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
DUTTON | CDLX7264 | 765387726423 | CD

Includes first recording of Poem of Love and Life, Delius’s last work for orchestra alone.

HMC902071

Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Paul Lewis (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI | HMC902071 | 3149020207123 | CD

Thoughtful and rewarding new interpretation of Beethoven’s greatest variations. Also available: Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas (HMX290190211), Beethoven Complete Piano  Concertos (HMC90205355)

HMC902085

Rose of Sharon
Joel Frederiksen (baritone), Ensemble Phoenix Munich
HARMONIA MUNDI | HMC902085 | 794881984923 | CD

100 Years of American Music (1770-1870). Swoony-voiced bass-baritone Joel Frederiksen revives folk songs from the War of Independence to the American Civil War - simple, very moving music.

CDA67834

Shostakovich Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok
Florestan Trio, Susan Gritton (soprano)
HYPERION | CDA67834 | 34571178349 | CD

Final recording from the popular Florestan Trio, which disbands later this year. Turbulent and intimate Russian masterpieces shot through with light and darkness.

CDA67845

Smetana String Quartets Nos 1 & 2, Sibelius String Quartet 'Voces Intimae'
Dante Quartet
HYPERION | CDA67845 | 34571178455 | CD

BBC Music Magazine Award-winning ensemble. Profoundly moving Romantic chamber music that is played with utter conviction and flawless musicality.

CDA67854

Schoendorff Missa Usquequo Domine, Missa super La dolce vista, Usquequo Domine, Magnificat sexti toni, Te decet hymnus, Veni sancte Spiritus
Cinquecento
HYPERION | CDA67854 | 34571178547 | CD

Complete surviving works by 16th-century composer Philipp Schoendorff, sung by renowned Gramophone Award nominees Cinquecento.

CDA67866

Loewe Songs and Ballads
Florian Boesch (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)
HYPERION | CDA67866 | 34571178660 | CD

Carl Loewe, dubbed ‘the Schubert of North Germany’, made the ballad a powerful art form. Masterful interpretations of these sadly neglected but truly compelling mini-masterpieces of 19th-century song.

LSO0692

Debussy La mer, Jeux, Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
LSO LIVE | LSO0692 | 822231169222 | SACD

Virtuoso orchestral showcase of shimmering, subtle and stirring orchestral masterpieces. Gergiev draws absolutely exquisite playing from the LSO, with gorgeous recorded sound.

OP30505

Per la Vergine Maria
Monica Piccinini, Lia Serafini, Anna Simboli (soprano), Elena Biscuola, Gabriella Martellacci (contralto), Maurizio Dalena, Raffaele Giordano (tenor), Matteo Bellotto, Marco Scavazza (bass), Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Aklessandrini (conductor)
NAIVE | OP30505 | 709861305056 | CD

Music by Monteverdi, Bencini, Antonio Soler, Alessandro Scarlatti, Carissimi and Stravinsky praising the Blessed Virgin Mary. More than 300 years of truly ravishing sacred music, lovingly performed!

SIGCD248

Victoria Requiem 1605
Tenebrae
SIGNUM | SIGCD248 | 635212024829 | CD

Tomas Luis de Victoria’s choral masterpiece has gained an almost mystical status for its sheer beauty and luminosity. Tenebrae is a highly-praised British vocal ensemble conducted by Nigel Short: ‘astonishing’ BBC Music Magazine

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