August New Releases

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NAXOS | 8557846 | CD | 747313284627
LISZT
Symphonic Poems
NZSO/HALASZ

NAXOS | 8557404 | CD | 747313240425
REINECKE
FLUTECTO/HARP CTO

NAXOS | 8557657 | CD | 747313265725
HAYDN
SYMPHONIES 18-21
GALLOIS/PIERRE/SWEDISH CO

NAXOS | 8557760 | CD | 747313276028
TAKEMITSU
FLOCK DESCENDS INTO
TORONTO CO/MALLON

NAXOS | 857015657 | CD2 | 0747313015672
FLOWERING OF LOVE
Various

	Most recent title in the Select Your Classics range and the perfect companion to Heavenly Voices (855794748). This collection of beautiful arias and sacred songs of the Baroque includes Vivaldi's "Nulla in mudo pax", featured in the film 'Shine', two tracks by Australia's leading baroque soprano Sara MacLiver, and gorgeous melodies by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and other popular composers of the Baroque.

NAXOS EDUCATIONAL | 8558195 | CD | 636943819524
WAGNER
INTRO TO TRISTAN & ISOL
VARIOUS

NAXOS JAZZ LEGENDS | 8120811 | CD | 636943281123
DUKE ELLINGTON VOL.11
COOK, CHRISTOPHER

NAXOS MUSICALS | 8120793 | CD | 636943279328
STYNE
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
ELLINGTON, DUKE

NAXOS NOSTALGIA | 8120842 | CD | 636943274223
HITS OF THE 1930S
CHANNING/BROADWAY CAST

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NAXOS | 8555311 | CD | 747313531127
MONTEVERDI
MADRIGALS BOOK 5
DELITIAE MUSICAE/LONGHINI

NAXOS | 8557191 | CD |
MEYNAUD
CHAMBER MUSIC

NAXOS | 8557541 | CD | 747313254125
RAVEL/BARTOK/LISZT
RHAPSODIES
KELEMEN (PIANO)/NAGY (VIOLIN)

NAXOS | 8557894 | CD | 747313289424
VERDI
DON CARLOS - HIGHLIGHTS
RYHANEN/ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA

NAXOS | 855793233 | CD2 | 747313293223
FUCHS
CPT UNACCOMPANIED VIOLA
MALLOW, JEANNE

NAXOS | 8559235 | CD | 636943923528
AMERICAN JOURNEY
VARIOUS COMPO
STEINHARDT/FORSYTH

NAXOS | 8559251 | CD | 636943925126
HANSON
ORGAN CTO/FANTASY VARIA
PHILADELPHIA VCO/SPALDING

NAXOS | 8559262 | CD | 636943926222
WOLPE
STRING QUARTETE/TRIO
VARIOUS - LIMITED EDITION

NAXOS | 8559440 | CD | 636943944028
HELFMAN
DI NAYE HAGODE

NAXOS HISTORICAL | 8110773 | CD | 636943177327
ITALIAN POPULAR SONGS VOL.2
VARIOUS

NAXOS HISTORICAL | 8111048 | CD | 747313304820
HOLST/VAUGHN-WILLIAMS
PLANETS
HOLST/VAUGHN-WILLIAMS 1926/37

NAXOS HISTORICAL | 8111121 | CD | 747313312122
WOMEN AT THE PIANO VOL.2
VARIOUS

NAXOS HISTORICAL | 811123234 | CD3 | 747313323227
MOZART
COSI FAN TUTTE 1954
SCHWARZKOPF/KARAJAN

NAXOS OPERA | 855757475 | CD2 | 747313257423
HANDEL
SOLOMON
WOLAK/SCHOLL/BO FRANKFURT/MAR

NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 241212 | CD3 | 9789626344125
MORE TALES FROM GREEK LEGENDS
SOAMES, BENJAMIN - READER

NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 340912 | CD3 | 9789626344095
STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE VOL2
STEVENSON, JULIET/JENNINGS, A

NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 41412 | CD11 | 9789626344149
MURAKAMI
WILD SHEEP CHASE
DEGAS, RUPERT - READER

NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 742712 | CD7 | 9789626344279
AUSTEN
NORTHANGER ABBEY
STEVENSON, JULIET - READER

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COE RECORDS | CDCOE801 | CD | 680125080127
DVORAK
Serenade for strings in E, Op.22 / Serenade for Wind Instruments, Cello & Double Base in D minor, Op.44
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)

On formation, the COE immediately established a reputation as an orchestra of the highest standard, and has continually cultivated this reputation, being hailed as one of the greatest chamber orchestras in the world today. Each album, several of which are currently unavailable, has been repackaged with attractive new artwork, and includes a resume of the Orchestra’s history to date, written by the Orchestra’s chairman, Peter Readman

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOE802 \| CD \| 680125080226 MOZART Serenade No.12 for Wind Instruments in C minor, K388 / Serenade No.11 for Wind Instruments in E flat, K375 Wind soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)
“Masterly performances... makes a firm first choice” (Gramophone)

COE RECORDS | CDCOE803 | CD | 680125080325
MOZART / BACH / VIVALDI
Sinfonia Concertante for wind in E flat, K297b / Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in C minor / Concerto in C ‘San Lorenzo’
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)

COE RECORDS | CDCOE804 | CD | 680125080325
MOZART
Serenade No.10 in B flat for 13 winds, K361 ‘Gran Partita’
Wind soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOE805 \| CD \| 680125080523 MOZART The Four Horn Concertos Jonathan Williams (french horn); Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOE806 \| CD \| 680125080622 MOZART Symphony No.38 in D, ‘Prague’, K504 / Symphony No.39 in E flat, K543 Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)
“On no account miss these deceptively gentle readings” (Classical Express)

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOE807 \| CD \| 680125080721 BEETHOVEN Wind Sextet in E flat, Op.71 / Wind Quintet in E flat, H19 / Rondino in E flat / Octet in E flat, Op.103 Wind soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alexander Schneider (conductor)
“I really do urge you to buy this record” (Music and Musicians)

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOE808 \| CD \| 680125080820 MOZART/STRAUSS Concerto for oboe and orchestra in C, K314 (1777) / Concerto for oboe and orchestra in D, AV144 Douglas Boyd (oboe); Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Paavo Berglund (conductor)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMU907387 \| CD \| 093046738723 MOZART Fantasias and Rondos Richard Egarr
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HARMONIA MUNDI | HMC901919 | CD | 794881802821
BEETHOVEN
Piano & Violin Sonatas Op 23 No 4 & Op.30 No.2; Variations WoO40
Andreas Staier (pianoforte), Daniel Sepec (violin)

At the turn of the 19th century, Prince Lichnowsky made Beethoven a hand-made gift: a set of four string quartet instruments, which the 30-year-old composer marked with his seal and a large carved “B”. One of them was a violin made in Salzburg around 1700. Rediscovered and authenticated in 1995 by the experts of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, this unexpected legacy is here presented for the first time in a wholly appropriate recording project: Sonatas nos.4 and 7, the very embodiment of Beethovenian élan terrible, are performed by two outstanding artists!
40% DISCOUNT | RETAIL $19.95 | AUGUST ONLY | FIRM SALE ONLY

	NAIVE CLASSIQUE \| V5059 \| CD \| 822186050590 MOZART Quintet with clarinet K.581; Kegelstatt trio “Les Quilles” K.498 Wolfgang Meyer (clarinet de basset), Patrick Cohen (hammerflügel); Quatuor Mosaïques: Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof, Anita Mitterer, Christophe Coin
This reissue of Mozart chamber music (formerly available as E8736) is packaged together with the 2006 Naïve Classique catalogue, comprising a 148-page, full colour catalogue with releases listed alphabetically by composer with detailed information on each release includes packshot, works, artists, catalogue number, barcode, and accolades/prizes awarded.

ZIG ZAG - CLASSICAL | ZZT060201 | CD | 3760009290990
MOZART
Konzerte
Anima Eterna

Jos van Immerseel continues his musical project. And Mozart represents an essential component in his recording career, whether as pianist (he released the complete concertos 15 years ago now), at the head of the orchestra Anima Eterna with which he has revealed outstanding conducting talents (in the last three symphonies, nos.39-41, and Symphony no.29), or in his eagerness to showcase the skills of his partners: Konzertmeister Midori Seiler in two violin concertos, Jane Gower in the Bassoon Concerto.
GRAMOPHONE EDITIOR’S CHOICE

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	AMBROISIE \| AM104 \| CD \| 3760020171049 REFLECTION Music by Debussy, Bartók, Ravel David Grimal (violin), Georges Pludermacher (piano)
The first recording on Ambroisie of David Grimal, one of the most talented violonists of his generation. INCLUDES A FREE DVD

	AMBROISIE \| AM9977 \| CD \| 3760020170776 BACH Klavierbuchlein Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

AMBROISIE | AM9983 | CD | 3760020170837
JOMMELLI
Armida Abbandonata
Veronique Gens (soprano), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord); Les Talens

AMBROISIE | AM9986 | CD | 3760020170868
SCHEIDT
Ludi Musici
Les Sacqueboutiers

	All along the past 15 years, Les Sacqueboutiers have been one of the major ensembles in the Early music field Their 4th recording on Ambroisie is dedicated to a German court music from the 17th century

	AMBROISIE \| AM9989 \| CD \| 3760020170899 COUPERIN Orders Clavecin 1-6/6 Violaine Cochard, harpsichord

	ANALEKTA \| AN29785 \| CD \| 774204978525 JEWELS OF THE CLASSICAL ERA Including music by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven Artist include: Quatuor Alcan; The Gryphon Trio: Lyne Fortin (soprano), Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Joseph Rescigno (conductor); Anton Kuerti (piano)
Also available in this series Jewels of the Renaissance Era (AN 29781), Jewels of the Baroque Era (AN29782) and Jewels of the Romantic Era (AN29783)

	ANALEKTA \| AN29830 \| CD \| 774204983024 BACH Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord • Vol. 2 James Ehnes (violin), Luc Beauséjour (harp), Benoit Loiselle (cello)
Also available BACH: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord • Vol. 1 (AN29829)

	ANALEKTA \| AN29900 \| CD \| 774204990022 STRAVINSKY AND PROKOFIEV ON STAGE Yegor Dyachkov (cello), Jean Saulnier (piano)

	BIS \| BISCD1326 \| CD \| 7318590013267 PIANORAMA Cinematic music played by Roland Pöntinen Roland Pöntinen (piano)
From the very beginning – even during the era of the silent movie – music has been recognised as a major ingredient of the cinematic experience, and great filmmakers have been extremely painstaking in their choice of music. When selecting from existing music, directors have been particularly fond of using works for solo piano.

BIS | BISCD138182 | CD3 | 7318591381822
ALLGÉN
Sonata for solo violin
Ulf Wallin (violin)

The sonata is monumental in length and in content, spanning 3 discs in its entirety. Allgén’s masterpiece is played by the excellent Ulf Wallin, whose previous recordings on BIS have been highly praised, The Gramophone describing his performance of Schoenberg (BISCD1407) as having “great elegance”, while his “purity of tone and intonation” show him to be one of the leading violinists of today.

	BIS \| BISCD1456 \| CD \| 7318590014561 LOKSHIN Symphonies Nos. 5, 9 & 11 Jeffrey Black (baritone), Vanda Tabery (soprano), Recreation - Grosses Orchester Graz, Michel Swierczewski
Almost twenty years after his death it is still difficult to properly evaluate the work of Russian composer Alexander Lokshin (1920-1987). His uncompromising stance led to numerous conflicts with the Soviet regime, resulting in him being banned from the Moscow Conservatory twice – first as a student and later as a teacher.

	BIS \| BISCD1469 \| CD \| 7318590014691 BACH Italian Concerto, BWV971 [Clavier-Übung II]; French Overture in B minor, BWV831 [Clavier-Übung II]; Sonata in D minor, BWV964 (after Sonata in A minor for solo violin, BWV1003) Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord)
In between concerts, recordings and tours with his Bach Collegium Japan, the indefatigable Masaaki Suzuki still manages to make time for the harpsichord – to the joy of reviewers and music lovers alike. His previous recordings of Bach’s keyboard music have been highly praised.

BIS | BISSACD1486 | SACD | 7318599914862
ERICSSON
The Four Beasts’ Amen
Hans-Ola Ericsson (organ), Susanne Rydén (soprano), Tommy Björk (percussion), Anders Hannus (sound direction/electronics)

An outstanding organist, especially in the field of contemporary music, Hans-Ola Ericsson has collaborated with composers such as Messiaen, Cage and Ligeti on the interpretation of their works. (His recording of the complete organ works by Messiaen is considered by many to be one of the finest accounts of this central 20th-century repertoire.) But Ericsson is also a composer, one of great integrity and originality.

	CPO \| CPO7771422 \| CD \| 761203714223 PALESTRINA Canticum Canticorum 29 Motets for Five Voices from the "Song of Songs", Venezia 1584 Capella Dvcale Venetia, Livio Picotti
The Canticum Canticorum is a great work of synthesis, situated midway between the motet and madrigal in its form and uniting spiritual and profane love in consummate style.

	CPO \| CPO7771692 \| CD2 \| 761203716920 RIHM Chiffre-Zyklus MusikFabrik, Stefan Asbury
It was not until 1988 that the cycle of nine compositions was written. Rihm made further additions to this unique work group in 2004 with Nach-Schrift and another Chiffre. Elements from the first piece such as the prominent hammering of the piano figures reoccur — in modified form — in the subsequent pieces, providing us with a fascinating musical journey.

	CPO \| CPO7771872 \| CD \| 761203718726 ONSLOW/CHERUBINI String Quintets Diogenes Quartet, Manuel van der Nahmer (director)

	CPO \| CPO9999122 \| CD \| 761203991228 LIPINSKI Violin Concerto No. 1 Albrecht Laurent Breuninger (violin), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski
Often compared to his contemporary Paganini in virtuosity and composition, Polish Violinist, Karol Lipinski proved himself by forging past the showy, mesmerizing skills of the virtuoso, displaying real compositional depth through the orchestral interaction with his soloists. Lipinski’s music never tries to be ostentatious.

	CPO SACD \| CPO7770632 \| SACD \| 761203706327 NAUMANN Betulia Liberata, Oratorio in two parts Markus Schaefer, Nele Gramß, Salomé Haller, Harry van der Kamp, Hans Joerg Mammel, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
The Saxon music director Johann Gottlieb Naumann has only recently been rediscovered. With his twenty-five stage works and numerous sacred compositions for the Dresden court chapel, he was arguably Dresden’s most important musical personality of his time.

	ELOQUENTIA \| EL0606 \| CD \| 3760107400062 PACHELBEL Canon & Gigue, Chamber Works HARMONIE UNIVERSELLE/DEUTER

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP00012 \| CD2 \| 878914000016 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas 28 – 32 Malcolm Binns (fortepianos)
“Pioneering accounts of Beethoven’s last five piano sonatas from the acclaimed complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas recorded by Malcolm Binns on fortepianos from Beethoven’s time. “…I found it enthralling … I much look forward to the next set…” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0003 \| CD \| 878914000030 BERWALD Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, op.5; Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, op.6 VPQ/MRAZEK/PODUSCHKA
Eduard Mrazek (piano), Wolfgang Poduschka (violin I), Vienna Philharmonia Quintet “Eduard Mrazek gives a splendid account of the keyboard part playing with immense style and polish … the recording is beautifully balanced … an outstanding disc.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0004 \| CD \| 878914000047 CAGE Sonatas & Interludes for prepared piano John Tilbury (prepared piano)
“One of John Cage’s most important works for prepared piano in a sought-after recording by one of the champions of twentieth-century piano music, English pianist John Tilbury (who will be 70 in 2006) “… sensitively played by an expert and recorded with obvious fascination for the sounds as such…” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0005 \| CD \| 878914000054 GERHARD The Plague Alec McCowen (speaker), National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Washington D.C., Antal Dorati (conductor)
“… the recording to me seems first class… and Dorati’s sympathy and authority are everywhere to be noted. No-one plays Gerhard’s larger scores better than he… it deserves to arouse a lot of interest.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0006 \| CD \| 878914000061 GIBBONS Keyboard Music Christopher Hogwood (keyboards)
“…an excellent anthology of his keyboard works… an excellent disc by any standards.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0007 \| CD2 \| 878914000078 HENZE Voices Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Paul Sperry (tenor); London Sinfonietta, Hans Werner Henze (conductor)
“Spirited, meticulous and virtuoso performances under the composer’s own direction.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0009 \| CD \| 878914000092 HUMMEL Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op.81 / Piano Sonata in D major, Op.106 Malcolm Binns (fortepiano)
“… the music sounds all the better for being played on pianos made in Hummel’s lifetime… the recording quality is first rate.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0010 \| CD \| 878914000108 JENKINS Consort Music The Consort of Musicke, Trevor Jones (director)
“The Consort of Musicke under the direction of Trevor Jones play it with dedication and communicate its freshness and lyricism… the recorded sound is excellent.” (Penguin)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0011 \| CD \| 878914000115 LAWES Dialogues, Psalmes & Elegies The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director & lute)
“There are some richly expressive examples of Lawe’s style included on this fascinating disc… These performances give us an enjoyable cross-section of this Stuart composer’s music.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0012 \| CD \| 878914000122 MARCELLO 6 Cello Sonatas Anthony Pleeth (cello), Richard Webb (cello continuo), Christopher Hogwood (Italian harpsichord)
“Performances are of a high standard… good recording balance.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0013 \| CD \| 878914000139 MESSIAEN Visions de l’Amen John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas (pianos)
“The Ogdon team play it magnificently, making light of its difficulties of text and ensemble.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0014 \| CD \| 878914000146 PANUFNIK Sinfonia Mistica; Sinfonia di Sfere London Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0015 \| CD \| 878914000153 SCHUBERT 4 Violin Sonatas Jaap Schröder (violin), Christopher Hogwood (fortepiano)
“All repeats are made in performances which could hardly be bettered, and the balance is just what it should be.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0016 \| CD \| 878914000160 TAKEMITSU Corona / For Away / Piano Distance / Undisturbed Rest Roger Woodward (piano)
“the performer is Roger Woodward, whose task sounds to have been most sympathetically executed.” (Gramophone)

	EXPLORE MUSIC \| EXP0017 \| CD \| 878914000177 XENAKIS Synaphai / Aroura / Antikhthon Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano); New Philharmonia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth (conductor)
“It is excellent to have this record… very well recorded.” (Gramophone)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC901894 \| CD \| 794881816224 BOCCHERINI Quintets for 2 Cellos Explorations Ensemble

	MUSIC D'ABORD \| HMA1951097 \| CD \| 794881801626 SCHUTZ Kleine Geistliche Konzerte Sebastian Hennig (soprano); Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
“... I enjoyed these performances and can recommend them without having serious misgivings.” ((Gramophone))

MUSIC D'ABORD | HMA1951477 | CD | 794881805228
MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde Version for chamber orchestra by Schoenberg (completed by Riehn)
Birgit Remmert (mezzo soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor); Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)

It was in 1920 that Schoenberg undertook a transcription for small orchestra of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (a work he particularly venerated), intended for the Viennese Society for Private Musical Performances. But he was unable to complete it, and it was only in 1983 that the musicologist Rainer Riehn took up where Schoenberg had left off and produced a finished version. The result is quite extraordinary: Schoenberg not only managed to reproduce all the original sonorities, he also brought out the extreme density of the score.

	MUSIC D'ABORD \| HMA1951539 \| CD \| 794881802425 PACHELBEL Canon & Gigue, Chamber Works London Baroque, Charles Medlam (conductor)
Pachelbel was not only a famous organist, but also a prolific composer. This recording offers the chance to hear his six suites entitled ‘Musical Delight’. These pieces are true gems of seventeenth-century instrumental music, just like his now famous ‘Canon and Gigue’, in which Pachelbel skilfully combines his knowledge of counterpoint and his creativity in the field of variations.

HYPERION | CDA67553 | CD | 034571175539
VIVALDI
Cello Concertos
Jonathan Cohen cello, Sarah McMahon cello; The King’s Consort, Robert King (director and harpsichord)

Vivaldi wrote more cello concertos (twenty-eight, at the last count) than anyone else to date. This exciting new recording presents six works by the Italian master and one particularly fine concerto whose attribution is in question; all seven are wonderful examples of the form to which Vivaldi continually returned throughout his long composing career. Vivaldi is not known to have been a cellist, but his interest in the instrument can be ascribed to a distinguished list of virtuosic performers at the Pietà, the Venetian orphanage whose musical prowess was the envy of contemporary Europe. Vivaldi himself worked for the institution for some years, continuing to supply fresh compositions long after other engagements took him further afield. Jonathan Cohen is a young British cellist, rapidly developing a versatile reputation for sensitive and accomplished performance across a range of genres. His mellifluous interpretations of these concertos are a joy of hear – if his name is new, this disc will surely convince a wider audience of an astonishing talent. Accompaniment is provided by Robert King and The King’s Consort, acknowledged leaders in the interpretation of Vivaldi.

HYPERION | CDA67556 | CD | 034571175560
MOZART
Piano Trios K502, K542, K564
The Florestan Trio (Anthony Marwood violin, Richard Lester cello, Susan Tomes piano)

The piano trio had thrived as a genre suited to amateur music-making in eighteenth-century parlours, but it was only when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart turned his hand to the medium that it was transformed into the ‘art form’ we know today. Emerging from the home into the concert hall, piano parts became significantly taxing (Mozart wrote them for himself to play) and the violin and cello were elevated from accompanying roles to positions of equal prominence. The three trios on this disc were written at the zenith of Mozart’s powers, K502 in 1786, K542 and K564 in the second half of 1788. All three are masterpieces, a sense of profound musical thought ever-present beneath their tranquil exteriors.

	HELIOS \| CDH55218 \| CD \| 034571152189 ELGAR/BRIDGE/WALTON String Quartets The Coull Quartet
‘Eloquent and sensitive performances of some of the finest British chamber works of our century’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘Outstandingly beautiful playing … of beguiling sensitivity and exhilaration’ (CDReview) BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

	HELIOS \| CDH55227 \| CD \| 034571152271 CLEMENTI Piano Sonatas Nikolai Demidenko piano
‘If your acquaintance with Clementi’s output is limited to the Op 36 Sonatinas you dutifully practised in your youth, Demidenko’s exalted interpretation of Clementi will come as nothing short of a revelation. This release serves as a landmark recording of these unjustly neglected masterworks’ (Soundscapes, Australia)

	NAIVE \| V5023 \| CD \| 822186050231 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano sonata Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’; Piano sonata Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’; Piano sonata Op. 49 No. 1 François-Frédéric Guy (piano)
One of Naïve’s foremost talents, François-Frédéric Guy makes a major new appearance this month with a recording of piano sonatas by his favourite composer, Beethoven. “[Guy] is an assured Beethovenian and demands the most illustrious comparisons.” The Gramophone

NAIVE | V5067 | CD | 822186050675
RAVEL/BIZET/SAINT-SAËNS/BERLIOZ/DUKAS
Boléro / Carmen: orchestral suite / Danse macabre / Symphonie Fantastique - Un Bal, Marche au supplice / L’Apprenti sorcier
World Philharmonic Orchestra, Yutaka Sado

A very special release from Naïve, this disc brings together musicians from the greatest orchestras of the world including the Berlin, Vienna, Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the orchestras of La Scala and Concertgebouw amongst others.
The concert was held on June 21st 2006 in the Invalides, a stunning Paris palace, a major event in the musical calendar, with Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado taking the honour of directing these illustrious forces.

PENTATONE | PTC5186068 | SACD | 827949006869
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

“From the Netherlands-based outcrop of the old Philips label comes an exceptional coupling of the masterly, youthful F minor symphony…and the comparatively neglected No. 6. Jurowski brings an awesome majesty to the powerful, Mahlerian funeral march of the sixth…and his RNO is simply dazzling in the high jinks of the scherzo passages in both works…this shouldn’t be missed.” (Sunday Times)
(GRAMOPHONE) EDITIOR’S CHOICE

PENTATONE | PTC5186085 | SACD | 827949008566
MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2
Julia Fischer (violin), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186120 \| SACD \| 827949012068 BEETHOVEN/BRUCH Violin Concertos Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Sir Colin Davis (conductor); Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg (conductor)

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186152 \| SACD \| 827949015267 LISZT Hungarian Rhapsodies Michele Campanella

	PROPRIUS & PROPHONE \| PRSACD2036 \| SACD \| 822359320369 BACH Dancing Bach Stockholm Baroque Orchestra

PROPRIUS & PROPHONE | PRSACD7742 | SACD | 822359377424
The Birds and the Springs
Bengt Berg (organ)

This CD is a compilation of two legendary organ recordings that were issued on LP in 1974. It reminds us once again that a first-class organ, a brilliant organist and state-of-the-art sound recording produce a musical result that remains as satisfying today as it seemed at the time. The disc also shows how convincingly a “modern” organ can perform both sonorous classical music as well as mysterious impressionism of later French music. One only needs to put the disc in the player to be transported to the Matteus Church in Stockholm or the Vånga Church with its cathedral-like atmosphere.

	SWEDISH SOCIETY \| SCD112728 \| CD2 \| 822659011271 OLSSON Swedish Romantic Organ Music, vol 8 Ralph Gustafsson (organ)
This volume completes the documentation of Otto Olsson’s works for organ in the Swedish Romantic Organ Music series. Other composers represented in this series are Gustaf Hägg, Oskar Lindberg, Emil Sjögren and Elfrida André.

	SWEDISH SOCIETY \| SCD1135 \| CD \| 822659011356 Adolf Fredriks Flickkör I'M HERE AND YOU Jeanette Köhn (soprano), Magnus Svensson (piano); Adolf Fredrik’s Girls’ Choir, Bo Johansson (conductor)

	SUPRAPHON \| SU3872 \| CD \| 099925387228 DVORAK Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B 130); Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” (B 166) Smetana Trio (Jitka Cechova, Jana Novakova, Jan Palenicek)
The Smetana Trio - with its ideally balanced tone, dynamics and expression - presents another of its outstanding interpretations with musical enthusiasm and feel for chamber ensemble. A recording to please even the most demanding listeners.

	SUPRAPHON \| SU3880 \| CD11 \| 099925388027 MAHLER Complete Symphonies Nos 1-10 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Neumann (conductor); Prague Philharmonic Choir, Josef Veselka (chorus master); Kühn Children´s Chorus, Jiri Chvala (chorus master)
These 11 CDs capture Mahler’s gigantic symphonic repertoire, which has attracted the special attention of conductors, orchestras and audiences since the 1960s. Box 11 CD Slogan Mahler’s monument in the outstanding rendition by the Czech Philharmonic and Vaclav Neumann

TESTAMENT | SBT21384 | CD2 | 749677138424
WAGNER
Der fliegende Holländer
Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth (conductor)

TESTAMENT | SBT41393 | CD4 | 749677139322
WAGNER
Gotterdammerung
Vulpius, Varnay, Graf, Keilberth

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LIVING ERA | CDAJA5525 | CD | 743625552522
HITS OF 1925
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby!
Including: Gene Austin, The Happiness Boys, Isham Jones, John McCormack, Aileen Stanley

Yes Sir, That’s My Baby!, Gene Austin’s No.1 hit, provides the appropriate title for Hits Of ‘25, the sixth release of ten that will make up The Roaring Twenties. In 1925 the carefree spirit of the jazz age was still uppermost, reflected in music of happy hedonism and summed up by the 25 tracks carefully chosen for Hits Of ‘25. Here are the original hits of the year performed by the original artists.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5618 \| CD \| 743625561821 AN ENCHANTED EVENING PINZA, EZIO
This is a uniquely rounded portrait of the truly great operatic bass and South Pacific star Ezio Pinza, who was the first to sing Some Enchanted Evening.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5644 \| CD \| 743625564426 LOVER 1952-1955 Peggy Lee
Quite simply one of the greatest of all 20th century entertainers, Peggy Lee’s golden early 50s years are spotlit in this winning programme of her finest recordings of the time.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJS2012 \| CD2 \| 743625201222 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 1926-37 Ruth Etting
Here is the definitive 2CDset of vintage tracks from one of the greatest stars of the 20s and 30s, Ruth Etting – for years America’s favourite female vocalist.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJS288 \| CD2 \| 743625028829 DOUCE FRANCE 1935-1950 Charles Trenet
This is the definitive double album of the inimitable chanson serenader, with 52 of his finest recordings, headed by the immortal La Mer.

	NETWORK MEDIEN \| WN495114 \| CD \| 785965951146 GRAND BAZAAR Burhan Öcal & Istanbul Oriental Ensemble

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	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM009 \| DVD \| 3760122760097 MOZART Sacred Arias Sandrine Piau; les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Format: DVD9 / NTSC – Running Time: 110 minutes – Sound Format: PMC, Stereo, 5.0 DTS – Languages: French, English

	ARTHAUS \| K100111 \| DVD \| 807280011197 PUCCINI MADAMA BUTTERFLY 1986 HAYASHI/LA SCALA/MAAZEL

ARTHAUS | K100233 | DVD | 807280023398
PONCHIELLI
LA GIOCONDA 1986
MARTON/DOMINGO/VSO/FISCHER

EUROARTS | 2050406 | DVD | 880242504067
BACH
SWINGIN BACH
MCFERRIN, BOBBY AND GUESTS

EUROARTS | 2072038 | DVD | 880242720382
BEETHOVEN
ODE TO FREEDOM
BERNSTEIN

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM001 \| DVD \| 3760122760011 BEETHOVEN Cello sonatas Nos 1-5 Henri Demarquette, Michel Dalberto
Format: DVD9 / PAL – Running Time: 150 minutes – Sound Format: PCM, Stereo, 5.0 DTS – Languages French, English, German

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM003 \| DVD \| 3760122760035 CHARPENTIER Les Plaisirs de Versailles Les Folies Françoises, Patrick Cohën Akenine (conductor)
Format: DVD / PAL – Running Time: 85 minutes – Sound Format: PCM Stereo, 5.0 DTS – Languages: French, English, German, Spanish

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM004 \| DVD \| 3760122760042 CHARPENTIER Te Deum et Psaumes des Ténèbres Le Parlement de Musique, Martin Gester (conductor)
Format: DVD9 / PAL – Running Time: 74 minutes – Sound Format: Stereo DTS, PCM Stereo – Languages: French, English, German

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM005 \| DVD \| 3760122760059 CHARPENTIER Le Tombeau Il Seminario Musicale, Gerard Lesne (conductor)
Format: DVD9 / PAL – Running Time: 75 minutes – Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 – Languages: French, English, German

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM006 \| DVD \| 3760122760066 CHARPENTIER Un Automne musical à Versailles Artists Include: Avec Fabio Biondi, Patrick Cohën-Akenine, Véronique Gens, Martin Gester, Gérard Lesne, Hervé Niquet, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Christina Pluhar, Christophe Rousset, Jordi Savall...
Format: DVD9 / PAL – Running Time: 118 minutes – Sound Format: PCM, Stereo, DTS – Languages: French, English, German

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM007 \| DVD \| 3760122760073 CHARPENTIER La Pastorale de Noël Le Studio Vocal, Martin Gester (conductor)
Format: DVD9 / Pal – Sound Format: PCM Stereo – Languages: French, English, German

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM010 \| DVD \| 3760122760103 PETITE MUSIQUEMARIE-ANTOINETT Artist inlcude: Sophie Karthäuser, soprano - Pierre-Yves Pruvot, baryton - Les Agrémens - Guy van Waas, direction
Format: DVD9 / NTSC – Running Time: Concert 85 minutes / Documentary 30 minutes – Sound Format: PCM, Stereo, 5.0 DTS, Languages: French, English

	ARMIDE/VOX LUCIDA \| ARM002 \| DVD2 \| 3760122760028 CHARPENTIER Médée Le Concert Spirituel - Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles - Opéra royal du château de Versailles
Format: DVD9 / PAL – Running Time: 150 minutes – Sound Format: DTS, Dolby Digital – Languages: French, English, German, Spanish

ARTHAUS | K100444 | DVD | 807280044492
EVENING JIRI KYLIAN/3 BALLETS
NETHERLANDS DANCE THEATRE

ARTHAUS | K102091 | DVD | 807280209198
SALLINEN
THE PALACE - OPERA
SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL 96

EUROARTS | 2050146 | DVD | 880242501462
BERG/DEBUSSY
BOULEZ & CHICAGO SO

EUROARTS | 2054708 | DVD | 880242547088
DIVINE DANCERS
VARIOUS LIVE PRAGUE STATE OPE

EUROARTS | 2055298 | DVD | 880242552983
SCHREKER
GEZEICHNETEN
SOLOISTS/BERLIN SO/NAGANO

EUROARTS | 2072028 | DVD3 | 880242720283
WAGNER
LOHENGRIN - LIVE BAYREU
HOFMANN/ARMSTRONG/NELSSON

OPUS ARTE | OA0955D | DVD | 809478009559
BRITTEN
GLORIANA
PHIL/DANIEL

OPUS ARTE | OA0956D | DVD | 809478009566
RAMEAU
IN CONVERTENDO
LES ARTS FLORISSANT/CHRISTIE

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