Febuary New Releases

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NAXOS CD OF THE MONTH | 8559325 | CD | 636943932520
GLASS
HEROES SYMPHONY & THE LIGHT
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor)

Philip Glass's music appeals both to fans of classical and popular music
Heroes Symphony repeats the success of his Low Symphony (1993), which was based on the classic David Bowie/Brian Eno rock album, Low
Uses the songs Heroes, Abdulmajid, Sense of Doubt, Sons of the Silent Age, Neukoln & V2 Schneider
World –renowned performers guarantee a great performance

POPULAR CONTEMPORARY SYMPHONIC MUSIC Orchestral music has been at the forefront of Philip Glass’ activities for much of the last two decades. The six movements of Heroes Symphony, a reworking of David Bowie and Brian Eno’s classic rock album, function as independent pieces that between them build into a self-sufficient musical work. The Light has its inspiration in a very different source: the Michelson-Morley experiment confirming the uniform speed of light.

NAXOS | 2110521 | DVD | 747313552153
THOMSON
THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS & THE RIVER
Post-Classical Ensemble

The original films by Pare Lorentz with newly-recorded soundtracks of the classic scores by Virgil Thomson
Includes some tracks originally omitted from the films
These landmark American documentary films broke new ground in seamlessly marrying pictorial imagery, symphonic music, and poetic free verse with supreme artistry.
They indelibly encapsulate the strivings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 'New Deal'

ACCLAIMED SOUNDTRACKS TO CLASSIC FILMS Virgil Thomson's scores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for The Plow for its 'frankness and openness of feeling', calling it 'fresher, more simple, and more personal' than the Hollywood norm. He called the music for The River 'a lesson in how to treat Americana'.

NAXOS | 8555065 | CD | 747313506521
FALLA
PIANO MUSIC VOL 1
Daniel Ligorio Ferrandiz (piano)

Volume 1 of the first recording of Falla's complete piano music
Includes the famous Suite from Love The Magician
Youthful Spanish flair from both the music and the performer, the critically acclaimed pianist Daniel Ligorio Ferrandiz

THE FRESH YOUNG SPIRIT OF SPAIN Manuel da Falla's early compositions included here, Nocturne, Serenata and Serenata andaluza, are clearly the work of an exceptional student, although they are written very much in a Romantic vein which Falla would later develop into the overt nationalism that marks his mature work. For the Suite from El amor brujo (Love the Magician), Daniel Ligorio Ferrandiz has edited the composer's sketches and unfinished transcription in order to achieve an effect closer to the orchestral version.

NAXOS | 8557505 | CD | 747313250523
STRAVINSKY
THE SOLDIER'S TALE SUITE, RENARD & OTHER WORKS
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra, St. Luke's Orchestra, Robert Craft (conductor)

Stravinsky’s most entertaining music brought to life by his close friend Robert Craft
Short and popular pieces, many based on folk-tales or with a Russian character
Outstanding musicians feature in Volume 7 of Naxos’ Stravinsky Edition
Sparkling instrumental ensembles of saxophones, strings, harp, piano, winds, percussion and more

UNIQUE COLLECTION OF RARE STRAVINSKY MINIATURES Pastorale is one of Stravinsky’s most popular pieces, as well as his own favourite among his pre-Firebird creations. The Soldier’s Tale is based on a Russian folk-tale of the man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a violin. Stravinsky’s comic masterpiece, Renard, also based on a Russian folk-tale, is heard here in an amended version of his own English translation. Also features Scherzo à la Russe, Three Japanese Lyrics and The Song of the Volga Boatman.

NAXOS | 8557761 | CD | 747313276127
PICHL
SYMPHONIES
Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon (conductor)

Delightful 18th-century symphonies, each portraying a Classical muse or deity - Calliope, Melpomone, Clio & Diana
Toronto Chamber Orchestra draws its members from that city’s finest orchestras & ensembles
Kevin Mallon studied with John Eliot Gardiner and Peter Maxwell Davies and has worked with Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Le Concert Spirituel and Les Arts Florissants

INSPIRING CLASSICAL SYMPHONIES In his lifetime Wenzel Pichl (1741-1805) was esteemed as one of the foremost European composers of the age. A friend of Dittersdorf, whose works exerted a strong influence on his development, Pichl wrote symphonies that rank among the most interesting of the period. The symphonies featured on this recording, all of which were composed in the 1760s and take as their subject mythical figures from classical antiquity, reveal a composer of flair and technical resourcefulness.

NAXOS | 8557847 | CD | 747313284726
LISZT
SYMPHONIC POEMS VOLUME 4
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor)

Three great symphonic poems by the composer who invented this popular Romantic genre
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s critically-acclaimed Naxos recordings have sold more than half-a-million copies and achieved critical acclaim, including Gramophone Editor’s Choice
Previous volumes in this series have been hailed by the Penguin Guide as ‘one of the most successful collections of Liszt's symphonic poems to have emerged in recent years’.

HEROIC, REVOLUTIONARY ORCHESTRAL WORKS In his 13 symphonic poems Liszt created compositions of contrasting moods and powerful musical ideas. This recording includes Hungaria, a patriotic reflection on the Hungarian uprising of 1848, and the sombre Héroïde funèbre, described by Liszt as casting a ‘transfiguring veil over the tomb of the brave’. Le Triomphe funèbre du Tasse is an epilogue to Liszt’s earlier symphonic poem on the tragic fate of the 16th-century Italian poet, Torquato Tasso. Volumes 1-3 of Liszt's Symphonic Poems also available on 8550487, 8553355 and 8557846.

NAXOS NOSTALGIA | 8120845 | CD | 636943284520
PORTER
CAN CAN, MEXICAN HAYRIDE & THE PIRATE
Cole Porter, Original Broadway Casts & Film Soundtrack

Can-Can (1953), Mexican Hayride (1944) & The Pirate (1948)
Cole Porter was the most well-travelled of all Broadway composers. His parties in Venice, cruises down the Rhine and hot nights in Bora-Bora were the stuff of legend.
Artists include Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Hans Conried, Peter Cookson, Wilbur Evans, June Havoc, Lilo, Erik Rhodes & Gwen Verdon

THREE GREAT COLE PORTER MUSICALS Porter's love of travel made its way into his work. This collection is devoted to musicals written between 1943 & 1953 and covers three of his favourite locations – France (Can-Can), Latin America (Mexican Hayride) and the Caribbean (The Pirate). In each piece he manages to give a real flavour of the place you're visiting, while remaining quintessentially Cole Porter – with witty, wry lyrics and plangently haunting melodies.

GAUDEAMUS CD OF THE MONTH | CDGAU358 | CD | 743625035827
JS BACH
COMPLETE SOLO VIOLIN SONATAS & PARTITAS VOL 1
Jacqueline Ross (violin)

Gaudeamus CD of the Month
Features an exceptionally rare violin made around 1570
Jacqueline Ross has used Bach’s original manuscripts of the Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 and Partita No 1
Her recordings have been acclaimed for their ‘poise and precision’ (The Strad) which reach ‘into the heart of the music’ (BBC Music Magazine)

ELEGANCE, PASSION & AUTHENTIC BAROQUE STYLE JS Bach’s solo violin works remain pinnacles of the instrumental repertoire, open to ever-new interpretations. This first volume of the Sonatas & Partitas follows her acclaimed previous release – Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Vol 1 (CDGAU228) – which gained 3 STARS in BBC Music Magazine. ‘Committed, stylish performances…recorded balance is excellent’ (The Strad).

HYPERION CD OF THE MONTH | CDA67597 | CD | 034571175973
RAMEAU
KEYBOARD SUITES
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Hyperion CD of the Month
Popular pianist Angela Hewitt is Gramophone Artist of the Year 2006, a significant award honouring her artistic achievement
She is much-loved by Australian audiences and her recordings are best-sellers
Rameau’s keyboard music sparkles with French Baroque wit and character

THREE SUITES BY A BAROQUE MASTER Rameau’s keyboard music combines passion and tenderness, in his own words it speaks ‘the language of the heart’. These suites feature courtly dances (including the famous Tambourin) and character pieces (such as Les Sauvages, which depicts two Louisiana Indians he saw in theatrical performances) alongside other engaging miniatures. This new disc is sure to rank highly in Angela Hewitt's top-selling discography.

HYPERION | SACDA67597 | CD | 034571175973
RAMEAU
KEYBOARD SUITES
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Hyperion SACD of the Month

HYBRID SACD VERSION OF THE CD 'Hewitt clearly relishes the colour and rhythmic energy of these dance sequences; her performances have a wonderfully fluid stylishness, with scrupulous ornamentation that never seems self-consciously correct, and they are founded upon a willingness to use the full tonal resources of a modern concert grand' (The Guardian)

BILARM MUSIC | BAC25 | CD2 | 9330357009670
BARRY HUMPHRIES
SO RARE 3
Carl Brisson, Greta Keller, Al Bowlly, Vera Lynn, Hutch, Sam Browne, Hildergarde, Turner Layton, Georges Guetary, Dick Cranbourne, Alice Smith, Ruth Etting, Elise Carlise, Tino rossi, mischa Spoliansky, and more!

Barry Humphries’ show, Back With A Vengeance, has played in Melbourne and tours this year to Sydney, Adelaide & Brisbane
Great price for this new 2-CD set, Volume 3 in a popular series
52 rare nostalgia tracks in one great album

BARRY HUMPHRIES' FABULOUS NEW NOSTALGIA DOUBLE ALBUM Brand new release of amazing musical treasures – hours of rhythm and romance – selected by Barry Humphries from his favourite gramophone records. Other 2-CD albums also available So Rare (BAC112 – 46 tracks featuring Hildergarde, Vera Lynn, Rosita Serrano, Chick Henderson, Anne Lenner, Rudy Vallee, Fred Astaire, Lili Palmer, Jack Buchanan, Hutch, Elsie Randolph, Noel Coward, The Western Brothers) and So Rare 2 (BAC122 – 52 tracks featuring Anne Shelton, Bing Crosby, Binnie Hale, dick todd, Al Bowlly, Chick Henderson, Marjorie Stedeford, Dick Bentley, Greta Keller, Comedy Harmonists, Hutch).

BILARM MUSIC | BAC26 | CD2 | 9330357010157
DAVIS & HUMPHRIES
SONG OF AUSTRALIA & PETER AND THE SHARK
Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson, Ashton Smith Singers, Australian Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Carl Davis (conductor)

At last! This recording of Barry Humphries’ classic 1983 performance in Melbourne Concert Hall is available
Great price for this historic 2-CD set
A unique musical extravaganza and educational sonorama!

A TASTY SLICE OF AUSTRALIA FRESHLY SERVED When Carl Davis and Barry Humphries met, the result was a charmed collaboration; Song of Australia ‘celebrates’ (if that’s the right word) the cultural history of our wide brown land, as only Dame Edna Everage could do it! In its companion piece, Peter and the Shark, the inimitable Sir Les Patterson spoofs Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf in what has become a great crowd pleaser.

PENTATONE | PTC5186012 | SACD | 827949001222
PROKOFIEV
PETER & THE WOLF
Mikhail Gorbachev, Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton, Russian National Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor)

Star Narrators’ royalties to be donated to charity
Evergreen children’s orchestral classics (beloved by adults, too!)
Superbly recorded performances by world-leading musicians
Beautifully illustrated and informative booklet

ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf (narrated by Sophia Loren) is paired with Jean-Pascal Beintus’ Wolf Tracks (narrated by Bill clinton), a tale that affirms the need to cherish our environment and protect natural resources. Mikhail Gorbachev provides the Introduction and Epilogue to this important disc, which provides both a great introduction to some great music and a environmental crucial message.

ZIG ZAG | ZZT2020601 | CD |
J STRAUSS
WALTZES, POLKAS & OVERTURES
Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor)

SPECIAL PRICE
Editor’s Choice, Gramophone
Includes Zig Zag Territories 2007 Catalogue featuring 106 stunning titles
Zig Zag Territories’ Valentini Concertos (with 2006 catalogue) was a top-seller last year

NEW ZIG ZAG TITLE & CATALOGUE Zig Zag is a magnficent boutique label featuring a wide range of music spanning the A-Z of classical, plus jazz and world music titles. This great Strauss disc, based on Barenreiter's new critical edition of his music, has received the highest praise: 'The superb Anima Eterna use their period instruments to deliver full-on, gutsy, direct performances that are an unaffected joy.' (Gramophone)

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	NAXOS \| 855531213 \| CD2 \| 747313531226 MONTEVERDI MADRIGALS BOOK 6 Delitsiae Musicae, Marco Longhini (director)
MADRIGALS MOST INTIMATE Monteverdi's 6th Book of Madrigals was published in 1614 and features some of his most theatrical and operatic compositions for this popular style of vocal composition. In its time, it was thoroughly modern in cenception and even today is cherished for its kaleidoscopic range of emotions.

NAXOS | 8557430 | CD | 747313243020
BRAHMS
SYMPHONY NO 3
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor)

The Third Symphony, one of Brahms’s most poetic and evocative works, was hailed by the critic Eduard Hanslick as ‘artistically the most perfect…equal to the best of Brahms’s works…a feast for the music-lover and musician’. Arguably the composer’s greatest symphony, it was first performed in December 1883 in Vienna and became an outstanding success. This is the third release in the major new Naxos cycle of the Brahms Symphonies. Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 are available on Naxos 8557428 and 8557429.

NAXOS | 8557823 | CD | 747313282326
DUTILLEUX
COMPLETE SOLO PIANO
John Chen (piano)

In 2004, at the age of 18, Malaysian-born pianist John Chen became the youngest ever winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition. The previous year he won the Lev Vlassenko Australasian Piano Competition, where he swept all the special prizes. The French composer Henri Dutilleux has long been acknowledged as among the leading figures of his generation. This complete collection of his solo piano works includes his only large-scale work for the instrument, the brilliant Piano Sonata.

NAXOS | 8557880 | CD | 747313288021
SAINT-SAENS
CELLO SONATAS NOS 1 & 2
Maria Kliegel (cello), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano)

Unlike his two Cello Concertos, performed by Maria Kliegel on Naxos 8553039, Saint-Saens’ Cello Sonatas are underrated works. The turbulent Sonata No 1, which makes full use of the lower registers of both cello and piano, reflects the composer’s sadness at the loss of a great-aunt and at the state of France following Napoleon III’s crushing defeat by Prussia at Sedan in 1870. Written more than 30 years later, Sonata No 2 is a more ambitious and original work. ‘The Adagio will bring tears to your eyes,’ Saint-Saens wrote to his publisher, Durand, while the last movement, propelled forward in the manner of a toccata, ‘...will wake anyone who’s slept through the rest of the piece’.

NAXOS | 8557934 | CD | 747313293421
CLARKE
VIOLA MUSIC
Philip Dukes (viola), Daniel Hope (violin), Robert Plane (clarinet), Sophia Rahman (piano)

Rebecca Clarke’s music is often described (along with that of Vaughan Williams) as English impressionism, but her style ranges from lush post-romantic (as in the passionate Viola Sonata, her best-known work) to the taut neo-classicism of Stravinsky (as heard in her Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale). Clarke trained with Charles Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London, but wrote much of her music while living in the United States. Most of her music remained unpublished in her lifetime, and this recording is part of a dramatic discovery that has been taking place since her 90th birthday in 1976.

	NAXOS \| 8559295 \| CD \| 636943929520 HAILSTORK SYMPHONIES NOS 2 & 3 Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, David Lockington (conductor)
INSPIRING SYMPHONIC MUSIC Adolphus Hailstork has written three symphonies.The 2nd was inspired by a visit to Africa. Hailstork writes: 'I visited Ghana and saw the dungeons where slaves were held before being shipped overseas. I sought to reflect their determination struggle, courage and faith.' The 3rd Symphony is lighter in approach, featuring 'a snappy little trumpet tune'.

NAXOS | 8559450 | CD | 636943945025
SCENES FROM JEWISH OPERA VOL 2

Various Artists

David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool (excerpts), Elie Siegmeister: Lady of the Lake (excerpts) & Hugo Weisgall: Esther (excerpts). David Schiff (b. 1945) is a highly respected and accomplished composer and a distinguished writer on music and culture whose music is influenced by Jazz, Stravinsky and Bartok. Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991) forged a distinctive American compositional idiom based on American folk music and Americana. Hugo Weigsall (1912–97) is best remembered as one of America's most important composers of opera and large-scale song cycles, reflecting his intense lifelong interest in both western and Judaic literature.

NAXOS | 8570033 | CD | 747313003372
ORFF
CARMINA BURANA
Markus Eiche, Thomas Randle, Claire Rutter, Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus, Highcliffe Junior Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor)

With its mixture of funny, bawdy and hedonistic texts taken from the Middle Ages, Carl Orff created in Carmina Burana a choral work of powerful pagan sensuality and direct physical excitement. The pulsating rhythms, colourful orchestration and dynamic choruses, contrasted with moments of sensuous innocence, have taken Carmina Burana into the world of ‘pop classics’. The work has also provided the backdrop for countless international television adverts, and for the films Excalibur, Natural Born Killers and Badlands.

NAXOS | 8570035 | CD | 747313003570
SARRI/GASPARINI/BONONCINI
ITALIAN INTERMEZZI
Kathleen Van de Graaff (soprano), Peter Van de Graaff (bass-baritone), Comic Intermezzo Orchestra

The 18th century Italian comic intermezzo, originally inserted between the acts of serious operas, won enormous contemporary popularity. The present release includes an example of the form from the now largely neglected Neapolitan composer Domenico Sarri in which lovers quarrel and are re-united. Mirena e Floro was the work of two composers, Handel’s London rival Bononcini, and Gasparini, one of the leading Italian opera composers of the day. The plot again concerns the quarrels and reconciliation of lovers, who use various tricks and disguises to achieve their ends.

NAXOS | 8570073 | CD | 747313007370
TABAKOV
CONCERTO FOR TWO FLUTES & PIANO CONCERTO
Patrick Gallois, Philippe Bernold (flutes), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano), Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov (conductor)

Bulgarian-born Emil Tabakov combines the roles of conductor and composer. His Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra, written in 2000 at the request of the French flautist Patrick Gallois, to whom it is dedicated, has been performed with great success in Turkey, Russia, Mexico and Bulgaria. Its exotic scoring includes maracas, tambourine and the tamburo bulgaro. The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra celebrates the anniversary of the Turkish army, founded in 209 B.C. A virtuosic work in the traditional three-movement sequence of the classical concerto, it is scored for a large symphony orchestra and has already attracted several eminent pianists.

NAXOS | 8570109 | CD | 747313010974
WEISS
LUTE SONATAS VOL 8
Roberto Barto (lute)

When Sylvius Leopold Weiss died (in 1750, the year of Bach’s death), he was eulogised as Europe’s greatest lutenist and one of Germany’s best musicians. The Naxos series devoted to his complete lute works continues with three fine sonatas in the form of dance suites. They range in style from the grandeur of the Allemande which opens Sonata No. 36, to the unbroken melody in the Allemande of Sonata No. 19 and the fiery Gigue which concludes Sonata No. 34, perhaps his best known Sonata. As ever, Weiss makes full and virtuosic use of the sonority of the lute.

NAXOS | 8570195 | CD | 747313019571
BORIS TCHAIKOVSKY
SYMPHONY NO 1, THE MURMURING FOREST & AFTER THE BALL SUITES
Saratov Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Ershov (conductor), Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Serov (conductor)

Boris Tchaikovsky is now becoming widely recognised as one of the most important Russian composers of our time. His First Symphony (1947) made a profound impression on Shostakovich, but owing to Stalin’s campaign against dissident Soviet composers it was only premiered in 1962. This is its first recording. The Murmuring Forest dramatises a novel about a forest-dweller living at the mercy of a cruel squire. Employing a rich orchestral palette, its score was thought lost until its rediscovery by The Boris Tchaikovsky Society. After the Ball was inspired by a Tolstoy story. It includes an especially beautiful Waltz that could have been written by the earlier (and unrelated) Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

NAXOS | 8570244 | CD | 747313024476
THE WINDS OF NAGUAL: WIND BAND CLASSICS
WORKS BY COLGRASS, DVORAK, GILLINGHAM & RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Ohio State University Wind Symphony, Russel C Mikkelson (conductor)

Michael Colgrass’ Winds of Nagual was inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda and his experiences with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, delving into the secrets of pre-Columbian wisdom. David Gillingham’s No Shadow of Turning is based on a hymn-tune, Great is Thy Faithfulnesss. Dvorak's Serenade for Winds Op 44 led conductor Russel Mikkelson to arrange the lovely Serenade for Strings for wind band. Donald Hunsberger’s arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s popular Flight of the Bumblebee was originally written as a solo for jazz trumpeter Winton Marsalis. In the present transcription, he assigns the solo line to various instruments of the band.

NAXOS | 8570249 | CD | 747313024971
BUSONI
PIANO MUSIC VOL 3
Wolf Harden (piano)

Federico Busoni’s music synthesises his Italian and German ancestry: emotion and intellect, imagination and discipline, often allied with a re-creative approach to the musical past. His arrangement of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in D minor represents the virtuoso transcription, derived from Brahms and Liszt, at its most commanding. Tanzwalzer, dedicated ‘to the memory of Johann Strauss’ is a homage to the golden age of the Viennese waltz. Drawing on Amerindian rhythms and melodies, the Indian Diary depicts life among the North American Indians whose wretched plight Busoni had witnessed on a visit to America in 1910.

NAXOS | 8570253 | CD | 747313025374
SAMMARTINI
GERUSALEMME, CONFITEBUR & SYMPHONIES
Silvia Mapelli, Filippo Ravizza, Giorgio Tiboni, Miroslava Yordanova, Symphonica Ensemble, Daniele Ferrari (conductor)

Sammartini had a long and active musical career, working as maestro di cappella or organist in ten different churches, yet surprisingly few of his sacred compositions survive. In the sacred cantata Gerusalemme, set to a text from another of his cantatas, La perfidia giudaica nella sanctissima Passione di Gesu Cristo, vocal texture is dominated by a typically Italianate melodiousness and virtuosity, while the orchestral writing is full of daring harmonies, sparkling themes, and an inexhaustible wealth of ideas. Other sacred cantatas by Sammartini are available on Naxos 8557431, 8557432 and 8570254.

NAXOS | 8570308 | CD | 747313030873
BRIAN
SYMPHONIES NOS 4 & 12
Jana Valaskova (soprano), Brno Philharmonic Choir, Cantus Mixed Choir, Echo Youth Choir, Slovak National Opera Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper (conductor)

A lifelong admirer of German musical culture, literature and thought, Havergal Brian wrote his Fourth Symphony ‘Das Siegeslied’ (Psalm of Victory) at a time when Germany’s cultural heritage was being distorted by nationalism. Scored for double chorus, soprano and an orchestra of massive proportions, the work comprises two wild, martial movements enclosing a slow and contemplative one. With its peculiarly pitiless text and music of barbaric splendour, the Symphony is Brian’s apocalyptic vision of the direction in which Germany was heading. For the single-movement Twelfth Symphony, Brian still employs a large orchestra, but the language is pared down to essentials.

NAXOS | 8570373 | CD | 0747313037377
VIVALDI
THE FOUR SEASONS
Takako Nishizaki (violin), Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor)

TOP-SELLING, HIGHLY PRAISED NAXOS TITLE 8 1 MILLION UNITS SOLD WORLDWIDE * SPECIAL AUSRALIAN RE- RELEASE TO CELEBRATE NAXOS 20TH ANNIVERSARY 'The super-bargain Naxos version is given first-class sound, warm, fresh and well balanced. Takako Nishizaki plays beautifully, displaying an appropriate degree of bravura, and the accompaniment under Stephen Gunzenhauser is modest in scale and pleasingly finished.' (Penguin Guide)

NAXOS | 866017578 | CD4 | 730099617529
WAGNER
SIEGFRIED
Lisa Gasteen, Heinz Gohrig, Gabriela Herrera, Attila Jun, Helene Ranada, Wolfgang Schone, Bjorn Waag, Jon Frederic West, Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor)

FEATURES AUSTRALIAN SOPRANO LISA GASTEEN The third opera of the Ring cycle, Siegfried, deals with the life of the young hero, his release from the evil dwarf Mime, who has nurtured him for his own ends, his killing of the dragon Father, and his braving of the surrounding flames to wake the Valkyrie Brünnhilde from her enchanted sleep. Stuttgart State Opera has been voted Opera Theatre of the Year four times by critics in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. 'Lothar Zagrosek’s shaping of the score is unerringly vivid.' (BBC Music Magazine)

NAXOS | 8660195 | CD | 730099619523
J STRAUSS II
JABUKA (THE APPLE FESTIVAL)
Veronika Groiss (soprano), Elisabeth Wolfbauer (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Tischler, Wolfgang Veith, Franz Fodinger (tenor), Michael Schober, Helmut Josef Ettl, Alexander Eschig (baritone), Max Sahliger (bass), Gaudeamus Choir, Czech Strauss Society Orchestr

VIENNESE OPERETTA CLASSIC Johann Strauss II captivated not only Vienna but also the whole of Europe and America with his abundantly tuneful dances, marches and operettas. Johannes Brahms was among the luminaries in the audience for the premiere of Jabuka (The Apple Festival) at Vienna's Theater an der Wien on 12 October 1894. The audience demanded encore after encore, and this, according to the critic of the Neue Freie Presse, resulted in 'the splendid high point of the evening'.

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AEON | AE0745 | CD | 3760058367452
LISZT
COMPLETE CELLO WORKS
Alexis Descharmes (cello), Sebastien Vichard (piano), Ensemble Quaerendo Invenietis

ROMANTIC CHAMBER MUSIC RARITIES Liszt’s chamber music is little known, yet highly effective. A few original works aside, the transcriptions included on this disc all feature a prominent cello part, and a good number of them come from Liszt’s last years, 1880-86. Works include La lugubre gondola, Consolation no 3, the first and second Elegies, Romance oublie, Tristia - La Vallee d'Obermann, Orphee & Nuage gris.

AMBROISIE | AM109 | CD2 | 082218600109
JS BACH
VIOLIN & HARPSICHORD SONATAS BWV1014-1019
Stefano Montanari (violin), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

EVER-POPULAR BAROQUE INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECES As an outstanding virtuoso on keyboard as well as violin, JS Bach composed these six Sonatas at the court of Cothen, where he directed the orchestra which boasted many fine players. These masterful chamber compositions, which remain firm favourites, come vividly to life in subtle interpretations by two of the most accomplished performers of our own day.

	AMBROISIE \| AM9993 \| CD5 \| 822186000939 BEETHOVEN COMPLETE SYMPHONIES Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson (conductor)
ELEGANT PERFORMANCES, BEAUTIFUL PACKAGING, GREAT PRICE Luxuriously packaged and illustrated with pictures of Paris, this 5-CD box set boasts superb interpretations by John Nelson, fine orchestral playing and crystal-clear recordings of Beethoven's nine symphonies. At this price, the set is a perfect present. booklet included annotations, interview with Nelson and performer biographies.

	AMBRONAY \| AMY009 \| CD2 \| 3760135100095 JS BACH VIOLIN & HARPSICHORD SONATAS BWV1014-1019 Mira Glodeanu (violin), Frederik Haas (harpsichord)
MUSIC OF IMAGINATION & ARTISTRY As if to prove their enduring worth, here is another interpretation of Bach's six sonatas for violin and harpsichord, played by two highly respected performers on period instruments (1604 Groblicz violin, 1751 Hemsch harpsichord). Ambronay is a boutique label noted for the care with which its titles are prepared and presented.

	BIS \| BISCD1312 \| CD \| 7318590013120 GROVEN SYMPHONY NO 1 'TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS', NORWEGIAN SYMPHONIC DANCE NOS 1 & 2 Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Eivind Aadland (conductor)
FOLKMUSIC-INSPIRED NORWEGIAN ORCHESTRAL WORKS The highly individual music of Eivind Groven (1901-77) was inspired by the rich, yet somewhat neglected, tradition of Norvegian folk tunes. On this disc, his most famous work, the overture Hjalar-ljod, is joined by his 1st Symphony 'towards the Mountains', and two Norwegian Symphonic Dances.

	BIS \| BISCD1567 \| CD \| 7318590015674 MOZART ARRANGED HUMMEL PIANO CONCERTO NO 18 & SYMPHONY NO 40 Fumiko Shiraga (piano), Henrik Wiese (flute), Peter Clemente (violin), Tibor Benyi (cello)
CHAMBER ARRANGEMENTS OF MOZART Hummel's delightful chamber arrangement of Mozart's B-flat Piano Concerto was made some 50 years following Mozart's death. Interestingly, Hummel's metronome markings for the great Symphony No 40 are much faster than we would normally expect today! The three previous discs in the series have been highly praised.

	BIS \| BISNLCD5030 \| CD \| 7318590050309 THE SOUND OF SUND SONGS ARRANGED FOR MALE CHOIR Orphei Dranger, with Peter Mattei, Jeannette Kohn, Stefan Parkman, Claes Janson, Folke Alin, Trio X, Robert Sund (director)
LA VIE EN ROSE, LA CUCARACHA & SOPHISTICATED LADY are among the classic songs superbly arranged by Robert Sund for male choir, many with jazz piano or trio. From A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square to La Muerte Del Angel, Blow The Wind Southerly to Vals I Valparaiso, here is a world of unforgettable melody and harmony.

	BIS \| BISSACD1473 \| SACD \| 7318599914732 BEETHOVEN: PIANO WORKS VOL 4 SONATAS NOS 12, 13, 14 'MOONLIGHT' & 15 'PASTORAL' Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
GLOWING REVIEWS FOR BIS'S BEETHOVEN SONATAS SERIES The 4th volume in Brautigam's critically acclaimed series lives up to the achievement of its predecessors. Earlier volumes have been greeted with much excitement: 'Absolutely extraordinary' (klassik.com on Vol 2), 'Beethoven the revolutionary comes closer than ever in Brautigam's fiery interpretations' (The Times on Vol 3).

	BIS \| BISSACD1505 \| SACD \| 7318599915050 MUSIQUE AND SWEET POETRIE SONGS & LUTE SOLOS Emma Kirkby (soprano), Jakob Lindberg (lute)
DOWLAND, SCHUTZ, MORLEY & MORE! The living legend of early music, Emma Kirkby, who has made this repertoire her speciality, shines in collaboration with outstanding lutenist Jakob Lindberg. His instrument, built in 1590, perfectly matches these love songs and dances from circa 1600 and her voice expresses every poetic nuance of the heartfelt lyrics.

	BIS \| BISSACD1519 \| SACD \| 7318599915197 SCHUMANN SYMPHONIES NOS 2 & 4 Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
DYNAMIC ROMANTIC SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES Conductor Thomas Dausgaard describes the original version of Schumann's 4th Symphony as 'a revelation' which, when partnered with the 2nd Symphony allows the listener to 'hear this music in a different way'. Also includes the Overtures to Scenes from Goethe's Faust and Julius Caesar.

	CLARINET CLASSICS \| CC0052 \| CD \| 5023581005221 PORTRAIT OF ALAN HACKER MUSIC BY BERESFORD, BIRTWISTLE, CRUSELL, MAXWELL DAVIES & WEBER Alan Hacker (clarinet), Richard Burnett (fortepiano), various instumental ensembles
FASCINATING TRIBUTE TO AN INSTRUMENTAL MASTER Alan Hacker, founder of Matrix, The Fires of London, The Music Party and, with his friend Harrison Birtwistle, of the Pierrot Players, here performs music spanning more than 2 thousand years - from the First Delphic Hymn (c138BC) via Weber's Grand Duo Concertante to contemporary works he has made his own.

	CPO \| CPO7770172 \| CD3 \| 761203701728 SIEGFRIED WAGNER RAINULF UND ADELASIA Hana Minutillo, Roman Trekel, Frank van Aken, Elisabeth-Maria Wachutka, Thomas W. Kuckler, Margarete Joswig, Die Stuttgarter Choristen, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
OPERA BY RICHARD WAGNER'S SON Composed in 1921-22, but not premiered until 2003, Rainulf und Adelasia takes us back to the times of the last Sicillian Norman king in 1194. This live recording of the belated premiere achieves the highest artistic level. Die heilige Linde (CPO9998442) and Sonnenflammen (CPO7770972) are also available.

	CPO \| CPO7770892 \| CD \| 761203708925 TELEMANN VIOLIN CONCERTOS VOL 2 L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin & direction)
THE FIRST COMPLETE RECORDINGS ON HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS continues with seven further works. Volume 2 reveals Telemann as a virtuoso composer and sheds new, fascinating light on his approach to the violin. 'The CD series will be a new jewel in the CPO crown, and the continuation will be awaited with suspense.' (klassik.com)

	CPO \| CPO7771222 \| CD \| 761203712229 HERZOGENBERG SYMPHONIES NOS 1 & 2 NDR Radiophilharmonie, Frank Beermann (conductor)
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING Herzogenberg’s two Symphonies exemplify what his close friend Philipp Spita described as his 'mastery, noblesse, spirit, invention and musical intelligence'. Only recently has Herzogenberg's magnificent and original music emerged from beneath the shadow cast by another of his friends, Johannes Brahms.

	CPO \| CPO7771472 \| CD \| 761203714728 SALLINEN CHAMBER WORKS Arto Noras (cello), Mika Väyrynen (accordeon), Virtuosi di Kuhmo, Ralf Gothóni (piano & conductor)
HOMAGE TO THE TANGO Finland’s national music is...the tango! Today it is omnipresent in restaurants, in shopping centres, and even in contemporary 'serious music'. Aulis Sallinen has always loved tango and composed a number of works inspired by it. The phenomenal Virtuosi di Kuhmo play this Latin-inflected chamber-orchestral music with verve!

	CPO \| CPO7772202 \| CD \| 761203722020 HUMMEL THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA Simone Kermes, Veronika Winter, Hans Joerg Mammel, Ekkehard Abele, Wolf Matthias, Friedrich Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)
BRILLIANT ORATORIO RESCUED Johann Nepomuk Hummel numbers among Mozart’s few documented pupils and was the only one to enjoy a professional international career as a composer and performer. The oratorio The Passage Through the Red Sea, long catalogued as 'lost', shows the influence of Haydn’s The Creation. Hermann Max and his ensembles have rescued an outstanding work from oblivion!

CPO | CPO7772482 | CD | 761203724826
JS BACH
HARPSICHORD CONCERTOS VOL 2 (BWV 1055-1058)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord & musical direction)

DAZZLING NEW RECORDING Concerto Copenhagen numbers among the world’s best original instruments orchestras performing with the greatest spirit under Lars Ulrik Mortensen, who once again demonstrates a flawless stylistic sense. Breathless reviews, and several prizes, for Vol 1 (CPO99 9892) speak for themselves: '...excellent...fabulous...profound...supple...highly imaginative...delightful...' (klassik-heute.com)

	DA CAPO \| 6220518 \| SACD \| 747313151868 NIELSEN ORCHESTRAL MUSIC Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
THEATRE MUSIC, OVERTURES & TONE POEMS Alongside his world-famous Symphonies, Nielsen composed highly popular operatic, program and incidental music. This disc profiles some of his finest orchestral works, including excerpts from Maskarade, Saul and David, the Snefrid Suite, Pan and Syrinx, the Helios, Rhapsodic and Amor og Digteren Overtures and more.

	DA CAPO \| 6220526 \| SACD \| 747313152667 ROMANTIC TROMBONE CONCERTOS BY HOLMBOE, HYLDGARD, JORGENSEN & GRONDAHL Jesper Juul (trombone), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, Henrick Vagn Christensen (conductors)
GREAT EXPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES The trombone enjoys a prestigious position in Danish musical life, with Jesper Juul as its leading exponent. Following the lead set by Nielsen, these concertos bring out both the playful and lyrical aspects of the instrument, backed by lively orchestrations, with plenty of melody in the Romantic vein.

	DA CAPO \| 8224713 \| CD \| 74731369132 GRAM ORCHESTRAL WORKS VOL 1 South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, Matthias Aeschbacher (conductor)
EXCITING LARGE-SCALE ORCHESTRAL PIECES This release features some of Peder Gram's most exciting orchestral music - Overture Op 21, Poeme Lyrique, Symphony No 1 & Prologue to a Drama by Shakespeare - which range from the sparkling and festive to the dramatic and powerful. Here is music that is well worth discovering and enjoying.

	DA CAPO \| 8226031 \| CD \| 636943603123 REESEN ORCHESTRAL WORKS C
MASTERFULLY-CRAFTED & BRILLIANT Composer and conductor Emil Reesen composed everything from film scores to operettas and ballets, all brimming with inventive melodiousness. This disc surveys some of his most engaging orchestral music, including the rhapsodic Himmerland, fiery dances from his ballet Gaucho and the imposing Festive March.

	DA CAPO \| 8226049 \| CD \| 636943604922 RILEY IN C Ars Nova Copenhagen, Percurama Percussion Ensemble, Paul Hillier (conductor)
FOUNDING DOCUMENT OF MINIMALISM In 1964, with his 50-minute masterpiece, In C, Terry Riley effectively launched the influential American Minimalist style. This new version, for voices and percussion, reveals fresh qualities in this hypnotic and rhythmically-driven work - especially with such fine performers and excellent audio-engineering.

	DA CAPO \| 8226527 \| CD \| 636943652725 ERIK BACH ORCHESTRAL WORKS Spyros Maurikis (clarinet), Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Bo Holten (conductor)
ACCESSIBLE & TASTEFULLY STYLISH Erik Bach is a composer with the whole of music history in his backbone. The three orchestral pieces on this CD (Reflexions, Berlin Revisited and Astrotrain) are representative of his Postmodernism compositional style. Each quotes well known classical pieces that are intertwined with the composer's own original ideas.

	DA CAPO \| 8226539 \| CD \| 636943653920 RECYCLED BASED ON MUSIC BY STRAUSS, BACH, CHOPIN, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, LEHAR, SCARLATTI & SCHUBERT Ensemble Nordlys
CLASSICS FRESHLY REINTERPRETED Ten of Denmark’s most prominent composers, including Per Norgard and Andy Pape, have reworked classical favourites within a contemporary idiom. This release features the young Danish Ensemble Nordlys, playing a jazzy version of Monti’s Czardas and Bach as avant-garde. A highly-praised and interesting new release.

	DA CAPO \| 8226900 \| CD \| 636943690024 SIESTA MUSIC FOR RECORDER & GUITAR Michala Petri (recorder), Lars Hannibal (guitar)
PIAZZOLLA, AMARGOS, RAVEL, IBERT, VILLA-LOBOS... Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal have together played more than a thousand concerts world-wide. On this new release they have put together music from the last century which in different ways relates to the Latin world - from Ravel's Habanera to Piazzolla's History of the Tango and beyond. An enchanting disc!

GAUDEAMUS | CDGAU360 | CD | 743625036022
FELIX FEMINA
13TH CENTURY SCOTTISH POLYPHONY
Canty

MYSTICAL MEDIEVAL MUSIC This disc of ancient spiritual music written to accompany worship of the Virgin Mary includes repertoire that has only recently been discovered and is recorded here for the first time. Canty are the female singers from Scotland’s leading early music group, Cappella Nova, renowned for their atmospheric performances, which have been described as ‘magical, spellbinding and mystical’.

	GAUDEAMUS \| CDGAX550 \| CD5 \| 743625055023 THE OCKEGHEM COLLECTION The Clerks' Group, Edward Wickham (director)
SUPERB CHORAL MUSIC * SPECIAL LOW PRICE Johannes Ockeghem was a master of Rennaisance choral composition, writing much beautiful and spiritual music This generous 5 CD set brings together the highly-acclaimed recordings, one of which won a Gramophone Award (Requiem). Several others were nominated for Gramophone Awards. 'This is a major achievement' (Gramophone)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951037 \| CD \| 794881833214 ROYER HARPSICHORD PIECES William Christie (harpsichord)
A CELEBRATED BAROQUE COMPOSER REDISCOVERED One of the the most respected composers from the time of Louis XV, Pancrace Royer wrote marvellous music for keyboard and the stage. Under Christie's hands this selection of characterful harpsichord pieces shows that Royer's inventive compositions deserve to be heard once again.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951129 \| CD \| 794881833320 MONTEVERDI MADRIGALS Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs (director)
LAMENTO D'ARIANNA & OTHER FAMOUS MADRIGALS Monteverdi's 7th and 9th Books of Madrigals contain some of his most perfect compositions for two voices. This gorgeous disc features leading interpreters Helga Muller-Molinari (soprano), Rene Jacobs (alto), William Christie (harpsichord), Konrad Junghanel (lute) & Jaap ter Linden (viol).

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951167 \| CD \| 794881833429 LULLY: DIES IRAE & MISERERE, DUMONT: MEMORARE Soloists, La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe (director)
FRENCH BAROQUE SPLENDOUR These masterpieces of 18th-century sacred music, which combine expressive solo movements with resounding choruses, typify the large-scale sacred music that added unprecedented musical glory to the chapel of the Sun King Louis XIV and retain their compelling power even today. Outstanding performances.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951482 \| CD \| 794881833528 MOMPOU SUBURBIS, LES IMPROPERES, SCENES D'ENFANTS & COMBAT DEL SOMNI Virginia Parramon (soprano), Jerzy Artysz (baritone), Cor de Valencia, Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure, Josep Pons (conductor)
POST-IMPRESSIONIST FRANCO-SPANISH GEMS Born in Barcelona and active in both France and Spain, Frederic Mompou cultivated a unique musical style which nonetheless sits well beside the music of, say, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Scriabin or Poulenc. These fresh and attractive vocal-orchestral works are a great introduction to his output. Highly praised recording.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951688 \| CD \| 794881833627 GABRIELI SONATAS & CANZONAS Concerto Palatino
SACRED SYMPHONIES FROM SAN MARCO Famed for the polychoral compositions he wrote for St Mark's in Venice, Giovanni Gabrieli remains much loved to this day. This recording achieves a remarkable sterophonic effect by being made in Bologna's church of San Petronio, which boasts two organs similar to those which have, unfortunately, since disappered from the Venetian basilica.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951740 \| CD \| 794881833726 JS BACH: HARPSICHORD CONCERTO IN D MINOR & TRIPLE CONCERTO MUTHEL: HARPSICHORD CONCERTO Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
CONCERTOS BY BACH & A YOUNG FRIEND Alongside JS Bach's well known concertos, here is a wonderful work by Johann Gottfried Muthel (1728-88) who befriended Bach shortly before the older man's death and whose music deserves to be heard for its galant exuberance, which recalls the charming Rococo works of JS Bach's sons. Delightful performances.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951787 \| CD \| 794881833825 TELEMANN PARISIAN QUARTETS NOS 1-6 Freiburger Barock Consort
TELEMANN'S MOST POPULAR CHAMBER MUSIC Whether or not these entertaining quartets were actually written for Paris, they remain evergreen. As Telemann himself wrote, 'they made the ears of the court and the city exceptionally attentive and won me in a very short time almost universal honour'. The Freiburger Barock Consort brings them vividly to life.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1951967 \| CD \| 794881833924 RAVEL & CHAUSSON PIANO TRIOS Trio Wanderer
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH FRENCH FINESSE Ravel's Piano Trio of 1914 is justly acclaimed as a masterpiece, while Chausson's Trio, written more than 30 years before, has unfairly languished somewhat in the shade. This fine recording brings out all the beauty, variety and invention of both works, which deserve equal place in the chamber repertoire.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA1957030 \| CD \| 8427592000973 ZARAMBEQUES SPANISH BAROQUE DANCE MUSIC Armoniosi Concerti, Juan Carlos Rivera
ANCIENT AIRS & POPULAR DANCES 17th- and 18th-century Spain was alive with fandangos, minuets, dances from the West Indies, such as Cumbees or Zarambeques. This recording has obtained excellent international reviews (including 4-stars from BBC Music Magazine, Klassik, Le Monde de la Musique, Amadeus; and recommendations from Classical Guitar Magazine, American Record Guide).

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMA195760 \| CD \| 794881833122 ORGANS OF PROVENCE FROM ROQUEMAURE, SAINT-MAXIMIN LA SAINTE BAUME, AVIGNON, MANOSQUE, L'ISLE-SUR-SORGUE & MALAUCENE Francis Chapelet, Michel Chapuis, Lucienne Antonini & Rene Saorgin (organs)
A MUST-HAVE FOR ORGAN-MUSIC LOVERS Southern France boasts many fine organs dating from the Renaissance and Baroque eras which are ideal instruments for the music of Frescobaldi, Couperin, Robelay and Muffat featured on this fascinating disc. Leading organists are the final ingredient in this delightful mix of music for the 'King of Instruments'.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC901926 \| CD \| 794881832927 BRAHMS LIEDER Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
ONE OF THE BEST BRAHMS SONGS CDs AVAILABLE Brahms had the happy knack of being able to write songs that were both sophisticated and unpretentious, as the 31 Lieder on this ravishing disc demonstrate. Fink and Vignoles are perfect partners, expressing every nuance of the texts and melodies in a recording that grows ever richer with repeated listening.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMU907110 \| CD \| 794881800766 PURCELL DIDO AND AENEAS Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, Lisa Saffir, Donna Deam, Christine Brandes (soprano), Ruth Rainero (mezzo-soprano), Ellen Rabiner (contralto), Paul Elliott (tenor), Michael Dean (bass-baritone), Clare College Choir, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGeg
RE-RELEASE OF A CLASSIC EARLY OPERA RECORDING Starring the late Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson and Michael Dean in the title roles, and with a brilliant supporting cast, this highly acclaimed recording is once again available. Includes Purcell's music for The Gordian Knot Unty'd. 'Aural luxuriance...A reading that I shall treasure.' (Gramophone)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMU907419 \| CD \| 093046741921 ENGLISH MUSIC FOR COMPLINE WORKS BY TALLIS, BYRD, SHEPPARD, WHITE & ASTON Stile Antico
DEBUT RECORDING BY A STUNNING NEW CHOIR Stile Antico is a 13-voice ensemble that performs without a conductor. These young singers bring the flexibility and sensitivity of professional chamber musicians to their interpretations - rich, clear and fluid. This group will surely make a big splash on the choral music scene! An extraordinary new release.

	HELIOS \| CDH55231 \| CD \| 034571152318 VIVALDI LA FOLIA VARIATIONS & TRIO SONATAS The Purcell Quartet
MID-PRICE RE-RELEASE Sparkling performances of some of Vivaldi's most elegant chamber music by this leading British ensemble have garnered top praise from the critics: 'I can hardly speak too highly of these performers. Best of the Month.' (Hi-Fi News) 'Recommended with enthusiasm.' (Gramophone)

	HELIOS \| CDH55238 \| CD \| 034571152387 VIRTUOSO STRAUSS TRANSCRIPTIONS BYSCHULZ-EVLER, FRIEDMAN, ROSENTHAL, TAUSIG & GODOWSKY Piers Lane (piano)
MID-PRICE RE-RELEASE The spirit of 19th-century Vienna lives in these fabulous (and fiendishly difficult!) piano transcriptions of some of Johann Strauss's best-loved dances and operetta tunes, including The Blue Danube and Die Fledermaus. 'supreme virtuosity and brilliant technique' (Classic CD) 'Excellent sound, first-rate notes...enormous good fun' (Fanfare USA)

	HELIOS \| CDH55265 \| CD \| 034571152653 A GABRIELI MISSA PATER PECCAVI His Majesty's Consort of Voices & Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts (director)
MID-PRICE RELEASE Though overshadowed by his relative Giovanni, Andrea Gabrieli was also a composer of renown as the Renaissance turned into the Early Baroque. On this great disc, the Mass is interspersed with suitable instrumental pieces and augmented with selected motets. 'A real gem' (Gramophone) 'A welcome addition to the catalogue' (Goldberg)

	HELIOS \| CDH55266 \| CD \| 034571152660 PARRY VIOLIN SONATAS & TWELVE SHORT PIECES Erich Gruenberg (violin), Roger Vignoles (piano)
MID-PRICE RELEASE Hubert Parry stood at the front rank of British composers around the turn of the 20th Century and these chamber works richly deserve recognition today. This lovely disc of sonatas and salon character pieces will reward listeners who love Elgar and has been 'warmly recommended' (Good CD Guide) and 'very highly recommended' (Classic CD).

	HYPERION \| CDA67580 \| CD \| 034571175805 LAURIDSEN NOCTURNES, MID-WINTER SONGS, LES CHANSONS DES ROSES Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Andrew Lumsden (organ), Morten Lauridsen (piano & finger cymbals), Stephen Layton (conductor)
NEW RELEASE FROM BEST-SELLING VOCAL ENSEMBLE Premiere recordings of Nocturnes, I Will lift Up Mine Eyes, O Come Let Us Sing To The Lord and Ave Dulcissima Maria complement the other works on this fabulous disc, on which the composer also performs. 'No committed choral fan or singer will ever regret letting Lauridsen into his [or her] life' (American Record Guide)

	HYPERION \| CDA67589 \| CD \| 034571175898 H & W LAWES SONGS Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute, theorbo), with Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robert Macdonald (bass), William Carter (lute, guitar, theorbo), Frances Kelly (double harp)
NYMPHS & SHEPHERDS ABOUND! The songs of Henry and William Lawes express the Arcadian ideals of 17th-century England, where pastoral escapism was often a relief from the duties of work and the turmoils of civil war. Blaze and Kenny, acknowledged master interpreters of this delightful repertoire, are joined by accomplished colleagues.

	HYPERION \| CDA67615 \| CD \| 034571176154 MAW ONE FOOT IN EDEN STILL I STAND Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Mark Shepherd (conductor)
17 PREMIERE RECORDINGS This disc, by turns humorous, lyrical, entertaining and moving, showcases leading British composer Nicholas Maw's choral achievements across his long and productive career. Schola Cantorum has been praised as 'a crack chamber choir' and proudly introduce this strikingly melodious music to a wide audience.

	K617 \| K617190 \| CD \| 3383510001901 MUSIC FOR 2 ORGANS FROM CUSSCO CATHEDRAL Francis Chapelet, Uriel Valadeau (organs)
HISTORIC ORGANS RESTORED Works by Correa de Arauxo, Couperin, Carleton, Cabezon, Pasquini, de Langa and Thomkins once again fill Cusco Cathedral with sound following painstaking restoration of its two giant organs, unaltered since the 17th Century and now audible in their original full-voiced splendour. A rare opportunity to enjoy organ music of the period.

	LIGIA \| LIG202176 \| CD \| 3487549901765 A SCARLATTI IL MARTIRIO DI SANT'ORSOLA Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck Emmanuel Comte (conductor)
DISCOVER AN UNPUBLISHED MASTERPIECE Il Martirio di Sant’ Orsola by Alessandro Scarlatti was composed in Rome between 1695 and 1700. The unique manuscript is kept at the Lyon Municipal Library. This oratorio for 5 soloists, strings and female choir tells of the 11,000 virgins who accompanied Saint Ursula in her martyrdom.

	NAIVE CLASSIQUE \| AM110 \| CD \| 822186001103 SCHOENBERG: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT R STRAUSS: METAMORPHOSES Les Dissonances, David Grimal (conductor)
PREMIERE RELEASE FOR LES DISSONANCES Transfigured Night and Metamorphoses, hyper-Romantic works for string ensemble by two of the 20th Century's leading composers, perfectly complement each other on this stunning new release which brings together some of France's most talented instrumentalists, both seasoned performers and rising stars.

	NAIVE CLASSIQUE \| MO782177 \| DVD \| 0822186821770 DUSAPIN FAUSTUS THE LAST NIGHT Lyon Opera, Jonathan Stockhammer (conductor)
A STUNNING REINTERPRETATION OF THE FAUST LEGEND Filmed in Lyon in 2006, and featuring a libretto that draws upon Christopher Marlowe, Saint augustine, Samuel Beckett, William Blake and others, this opera begins on the last night of Faust's life - his quest for ultimate knowledge at risk by the threat of eternal damnation...

	NAIVE CLASSIQUE \| V5069 \| CD \| 822186050699 MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONIES NOS 4 'ITALIAN' & 5 'REFORMATION' La Chambre Philharmonique, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)
VIBRANT NEW RECORDING Mendelssohn's beloved, high-spirited Italian Symphony and his less frequently performed Reformation Symphony, a grand Protestant masterpiece, make an effectively contrasting pair on this refreshing and vital disc. 'Krivine is one of today's greatest conductors and is never, under any circumstances, to be missed.' (The Times, London)

	PRAGA DIGITALS \| PRD350027 \| CD4 \| 794881827527 BENDA HARPSICHORD SONATAS Sylvia Georgieva (harpsichord)
BETWEEN SCARLATTI & MOZART Georg Anton Benda composed some 50 harpsichord sonatas and sonatinas, 18 of which are featured on this engaging 4-CD set. They combine the virtuosity of Domenico Scarlatti and the sensibility of CPE Bach with a foretaste of the Classical style later perfected by Haydn and Mozart. A very enjoyable repertoire to discover.

	REDE \| STANZA0032 \| CD \| 9319962200603 AWESOME WONDER Rhys Meirion (tenor), Tony Fenelon (organ)
NEW RELEASE FROM A LEADING WELSH TENOR From Amazing Grace to Hallelujah, here is a selection of beautiful and uplifting sacred songs old and new presented by two internationally renowned artists. Also features Ave Maria, Jerusalem, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Oh Holy Night and many more! Bluebird of Happiness (STANZA0012) also available.

	RESONANCE \| CDRSN3082 \| CD \| 743625308228 THE BEST OF TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO NO 1 & SLEEPING BEAUTY, VIOLIN CONCERTO, ROMEO & JULIET EXCERPTS Various Artists
NEW SERIES OF MID-PRICED ALBUMS Features some of Tchaikovsky's best-loved works with a detailed and informative sleeve note, this is an ideal introduction to the music of the world’s greatest composers. The attractive landscape-themed cover designs make them collectable as a series.

	RESONANCE \| CDRSN3083 \| CD \| 743625308327 THE BEST OF SIBELIUS FINLANDIA, VALSE TRISTE, KARELIA SUITE Various Artists
NEW SERIES OF MID-PRICED ALBUMS Resonance has established a reputation for offering excellence at budget price, and this new series of composer-based albums is no exception. This album is devoted to Finland's best-loved composer.The first five titles in the series are now available, with a further 15 to be released throughout the year.

	RESONANCE \| CDRSN3084 \| CD \| 743625308426 THE BEST OF CHOPIN INCLUDES MINUTE WALTZ, PIANO SONATA NO 2, RAINDROP PRELUDE Various Artists
NEW SERIES OF MID-PRICED ALBUMS This is an excellent survey of Chopin's favourite piano works, including the Miliary Polonaise, Minute Waltz and several other best-loved waltzes, Barcarolle, Fantasie-Impromptu, Preludes. The magnificent Piano Sonata no 2, which features the famous 'Funeral March' is the main work on this entrancing recording.

	RESONANCE \| CDRSN3085 \| CD \| 743625308525 THE BEST OF HANDEL INCLUDES THE WATER MUSIC & MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS Various Artists
NEW SERIES OF MID-PRICED ALBUMS Handel the orchestral composer is the focus of this lovely new release. Cruise in imagination down the Thames river to the strains of The Water Music and thrill to the celebratory sounds of the sp