NAXOS CD OF THE MONTH | 8557799 | CD | 747313279920
CORELLI
VIOLIN SONATAS OP 5 NOS 7-12
Francois Fernandez (baroque violin), Glen Wilson (harpsichord)

• Elegantly performed by two leading artists: Francois Fernandez has some 100 recordings to his credit, while Geln Wlson is a living legend of the harpsichord.
• This is Volume 2 of the Corelli Violin Sonatas. Volume 1 (8557165) has sold hudnreds of copies.
• Corelli’s Violin Sonatas are cornerstones of Baroque violin repertoire

BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC DELIGHTS Arcangelo Corelli’s fame as both violinist and composer was widespread throughout 17th-century Europe. His surviving works are relatively few in number but far-reaching in influence, both in terms of performance practice and compositional technique. The twelve Op 5 Violin Sonatas are notable for their juxtaposition of slow movements of a lyrical, elegant beauty akin to the human voice, and brilliant, technically demanding fast movements. Sonatas Nos 1-6 are available on Naxos 8557165.

NAXOS | 8120831 | CD | 636943283127
WEILL: MACK THE KNIFE & OTHER SONGS
Various Artists including Lotte Lenya, Bertolt Brecht, Gertrude Lawrence, Walter huston, Danny Kaye & Louis Armstrong

• 20 original recordings 1929-56
• Kurt Weill’s songs are legendary and have been covered by many great performers
• Includes hits from his greatest musicals

FROM THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC TO BROADWAY Kurt Weill was unique in achieving Transatlantic success with his satirical, witty, often biting and sometimes very beautiful songs. Many have achieved lasting fame outside their original theatrical contexts. These 20 tracks are performed by Lotte Lenya, Bertolt Brecht, Walter Huston, Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye, Mary Martin, Kenny Baker, Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay, Benny goodman & His Orchestra, Johhny Mercer, Buddy Clark, Greta Keller, Cy Walter, Louis Armstrong and, of course, Kurt Weill himself.

NAXOS | 8557807 | CD | 747313278077
BARRIOS
GUITAR MUSIC VOL 3
Jeffrey McFadden (guitar)

• Lyrical Latin American miniatures by one of the greatest guitarist-composers, Paraguayan Agustin Barrios
• Jeffrey McFadden is a pre-eminent Canadian guitarist, multi-award-winner and frequent guest at international festivals
• Twenty-one delightful tracks performed with consumate artistry

SOUTH AMERICA GUITAR Whilst he is now considered by some to be the greatest of all guitarist-composers, it is curious to think that the music of the Paraguayan Agustin Pio Barrios Mangore fell into neglect for over three decades after his death. This recording comprises many of his smaller works, including the hauntingly beautiful Caazapa, and Medallon Antiguo (Old Medallion), named after a piece of jewellery worn by an opera singer from Buenos Aires with whom Barrios fell in love.

NAXOS | 8557828 | CD | 747313282821
ALFVEN
SYNNOVE SOLBAKKEN, EN BYGDESAGA, ELEGIE
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen (conductor)

• Violinst, conductor and composers Hugo Alfven’s best-known work is his Swedish Rhapsody
• This disc presents orchestral suites from two of his film-music scores, both of which draw upon folk tunes
• The Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra is one of the most exciting orchestras in Scandinavia

SWEDISH FILM MUSIC SUITES In his native Sweden Hugo Alfven’s music ranks as the most significant after that of Berwald. The music on this disc consists of two suites drawn from films that Alfven scored during the 1930s and 1940s. Both Suites draw on folk-tunes to evoke the countryside with a mix of bucolic devices and sombre pastoral melodies. Alfven’s music was widely commended. In Elegie, Alfven pays tribute to fellow countryman and composer Emil Sjogren (1853-1918). This work anticipates his own 4th Symphony (Naxos 8557284).

NAXOS | 8557921 | CD | 747313292127
BRIDGE
PIANO MUSIC VOL 2
Ashley Wass (piano)

• Contains Bridge’s most important work for piano, the Sonata of 1921-4 written in response to World War I, and other works, some of which were not published during the compoer’s lifetime
• Introspective, tender, virtuosic, emotional piano music
• The technical mastery of Bridge’s music is matched by Ashley Wass’s accomplished interpretations

POWERFUL 20TH-CENTURY PIANO WORKS Best known today as Benjamin Britten's teacher and mentor, British composer Frank Bridge's later style of composition was strongly influenced by the war of 1914-18. This is exemplified in his masterpiece, the Piano Sonata, completed in 1924, in his Lament for Catherine, for a child lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed and, less directly, in his Three Improvisations for the Left Hand, for the pianist Douglas Fox, who had lost an arm in the war.

NAXOS | 8557923 | CD | 747313292325
RODRIGO
PIANO MUSIC VOL 2
Artue Pizarro (piano)

• Piano works by Joaquin Rodrigo, whose Concierto de Aranjuez is one of the pinnacles of the Spanish and guitar concerto repertoire
• His piano music ranges from works for children to demanding major works; examples of both feature on this disc
• Artur Pizarro has recorded extensively, with his first volume of Rodrigo’s complete piano works for Naxos (8557272) chosen as Editor’s Choice in The Gramophone.

PIANO SHOWPIECES & MINIATURES In addition to composing a prolific variety of orchestral and instrumental music, Joaquin Rodrigo was a virtuoso pianist. This second and final volume of Artur Pizarro’s recording of the complete solo piano music for Naxos includes miniatures written for ‘small hands’, including those of his daughter Cecilia, the virtuosic Sonatas de Castilla, the Suite para piano, which combines ancient dance forms with elements of contemporary complexity, and Tres Evocaciones, a tribute to the beautiful Andalusian city of Seville. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8557272.

NAXOS | 8559277 | CD | 636943927724
JOPLIN
RAGS VOL 2 + NAXOS CATALOGUE
Benjamin Loeb (piano)

• Sixteen great Scott Joplin Rags plus the Naxos 2007 Catalogue
• His Rags, whether reflective or joyous, earned him the title of 'King of Ragtime Writers' and remain popular today
• Benjamin Loeb, a native Texan, is an accomplished conductor, accompanist, and soloist

CD + NAXOS 2007 CATALOGUE Scott Joplin is best remembered today as the ‘King of the Ragtime Writers’, the master of freely syncopated and extraordinarily inventive piano rags. This recording includes the whirling, scintillating Stoptime Rag, the nostalgic Gladiolus Rag, and Joplin’s last ever work for piano, Reflection Rag. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8559114.

NAXOS | 8570020 | CD | 747313002078
SIBELIUS
SONGS VOL 2
Hannu Jurmu (tenor), Jouni Somero (piano)

• Sibelius Anniversary Year release – with world premiere recordings!
• His songs reveal a new aspect to this composer, whose Violin Concerto and Symphonies are extemely popular
• Tenor Hannu Jurmu enjoys an international career and was awarded the Beniamino Gigli Prize for his work in the field of opera
• Jouni Somero is an acclaimed Finnish pianist

SONGS BY SIBELIUS Although Sibelius wrote around a hundred songs over a period of more than thirty years – mainly settings of Swedish texts, with eight in German and only a handful in Finnish – they have suffered comparative neglect alongside his larger-scale orchestral and choral music. The best of the songs are essentially nature pieces, dark-hued, vividly characterized, intensely melancholic and vocally demanding. Sibelius considered them to represent his 'innermost self'. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8570019.

NAXOS | 8570237 | CD | 747313023776
THREE CENTURIES OF BAGATELLES
MUSIC BY COUPERIN, BEETHOVEN, SAINT-SAENS, LIADOV, TCHEREPNIN, DENISOV, LISZT & BARTOK
Julia Zilberquit (piano)

• Each of the 36 tracks on this disc is a tiny masterpiece of characterisation, from the Baroque to the present day
• Fascinating survey, including several works by leading Russian composers
• Young Russian-born American pianist Julia Zilberquit has earned critical acclaim as a recitalist, orchestral soloist, chamber musician and recording artist

A LITTLE BAG OF MUSICAL RICHES Bagatelle means ‘trifle’ in French. The genre was often used by composers to ‘disarm’ their listeners, surprising them with a brilliant or poetic character piece. This innovative recording by the gifted Russian-born American pianist Julia Zilberquit traces the development of the bagatelle from Couperin through to Bartok and beyond, revealing the remarkable character and drama in the genre.

NAXOS | 8570245 | CD | 747313024575
ROUSSEL
BACCHUS & ARIADNE BELLET, SYMPHONY NO 3
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve (conductor)

• Albert Roussel composed only a handful of works, yet each is perfectly crafted in a personal style that recalls the soundworlds of Debussy and Ravel
• The ballet Bacchus et Ariane is one of his most popular pieces, whose music is energetic, melodic, original, and pictorial in quality
• Roussel’s 3rd Symphony has a ‘springtime’ feeling and remains his most popular symphony

DAZZLING NEO-CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL WORKS Roussel’s two most successful works - the ballet Bacchus et Ariane and Symphony No. 3 - demonstrate his mature, neo-classical idiom. The 3rd Symphony, commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for its 50th anniversary season, represents the composer’s neo-classical language at its most incisive. Notable for opening and closing movements which are propelled with unstoppable momentum, this is the only symphony by Roussel to have retained its place in the repertoire. With its unbridled sensuality, subtle harmonies and intricate counterpoint, the sumptuously scored two-act ballet Bacchus et Ariane, is another dazzling display of Roussel at the height of his powers.

NAXOS | 8570290 | CD | 747313029075
BRAHMS
RHAPSODIES OP 79, WALTZES OP 39, 3 INTERMEZZI OP 117, VARIATIONS & FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL
Jeno Jando (piano)

• Brahms in relaxed mood – the Waltzes – and in full flight – the Variations: from delightful salon pieces to immense concert-hall repertoire
• Acclaimed as ‘The busiest man on the keyboard.’ (Daily Telegraph UK), Jeno Jando is one of the most prolific artists in the history of classical music recording. And one of its most appreciated and admired

ROMANTIC PIANO MUSIC Written in Vienna in 1864, and perhaps an early tribute to the city he had made his home, Brahms’s Waltzes, Op. 39 were originally conceived as piano duets (available on Naxos 8553139) and arranged for solo piano in 1867. These exquisite miniatures are characterised by a joyful abandon not usually associated with this composer. With their quasi-orchestral texture, the two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 alternate passages of passionate urgency and tender lyricism. Dedicated to ‘a beloved friend’ Clara Schumann, the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel are a remarkable series of 25 variations varying in mood and texture, followed by a final fugue showing consummate mastery of the form.

NAXOS | 866020708 | CD2 | 73009920727
ROSSINI
LE COMTE ORY
Linda Gerrard, Wojtek Gierlach, Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade, Gloria Montanari, Huw Rhys-Evans, Luca Salsi, Sofia Soloviy, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Czech Chamber Soloists Brno, Brad Cohen (conductor)

• One of Rossini’s most broadly comic operas tells the tale of the amorous Count Ory
• Draws much of its music from his spectacular occasional opera Il viaggio a Reims to set a new libretto by Scribe and Delestre-Poirson
• This performance brims with vitality and some very fine singing

ROSSINI'S COMIC MASTERPIECE Set in rural France at the time of the Crusades, Le Comte Ory, Rossini’s last comic opera, is based on the story of a real-life villainous Count who attempts the seduction of a Countess as she awaits the return of her brother. The opera is one of Rossini’s funniest, notable for its sequence of madcap situations set to music which is fast-paced, colourful and dramatic. Berlioz considered it to be Rossini’s 'absolute masterpiece'.

NAXOS | 811131112 | CD2 | 747313331123
THE BEST OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra, The New Promenade Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra, Isadore Godfrey

• Ever-popular G&S hit songs from HMS Pinafore, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance and other operettas
• 24 unforgettable tracks from recordings made between 1948 and 1954

11 GREAT G & S OPERETTA EXCERPTS Gilbert and Sullivan proved an inspired combination in the late Victorian period, satirising contemporary attitudes, musical styles, personalities and events in their many operettas. Their popularity remains undiminished today, with HMS Pinafore, Patience, Ruddigore, Princess Ida, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Trial by Jury, The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeoman of the Geord and The Mikado receiving innumerable performances around the world by both professional and amateur companies.

NAXOS | 866901213 | CD2 | 730099691222
HANSON
MERRY MOUNT
Soloists, Northwest Boychoir, Seattle Girls' Choir, Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz (conductor)

• Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story The Maypole of Merry Mount, Howard Hanson’s 1933 opera was a hit when premiered at the Met
• The music recalls that of his popular 1st and 2nd Symphonies in its melodic and harmonic power
• Despite its title, Merry Mount is a highly dramatic work, a tale of puritanism, devilry and tragic love

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE Howard Hanson was influenced as much by Sibelius as by his American surroundings. The plot of his 1933 opera, Merry Mount, set in New England in 1625 during a conflict between the Puritans and the Cavaliers, is anything but merry. However, the composer described the music as 'warm-blooded…essentially a lyrical work [that] makes use of broad melodic lines as often as possible'. Listeners familiar with Hanson’s first two symphonies will find strong melodic and harmonic affinities with Merry Mount. This recording derives from a critically acclaimed pair of concert performances by Seattle Symphony and Gerard Schwarz in October 1996. Hanson’s Symphony No. 1 can be heard on Naxos 8559072.

ASV GOLD CD OF THE MONTH | GLD4026 | CD | 743625402629
SPOHR
SEPTET IN A MINOR OP 147& NONET IN F MAJOR OP 31
Ensemble 360

• Ensemble 360 consists of the finest instrumental soloists from across the globe in residence with Music in the Round at The Crucible Studio Theatre in Sheffield
• Louis Spohr was an inventive and highly accomplished composer, as well as a violinist and conductor of note
• His chamber music is entertaining, sophisticated and increasingly popular

19TH-CENTURY CHAMBER CLASSICS These two chamber works by Spohr are delightful and, particularly the Septet, are not over-recorded due to the unusual instrumental combination, giving this recording a strong position in the marketplace. This is the Ensemble’s second recording, and quickly follows from the great success of their debut recording of works by Mozart (GLD4022). Critics were united in their praise for this album: 'Altogether, this is a performance that can stand as a benchmark for this much-recorded work…A real pleasure' BBC Music Magazine – Chamber Music Choice and double 5-star review.

HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH | HMC901932 | CD | 794881835522
BERLIOZ: LES NUITS DETE
RAVEL: SHEHEREZADE & CINQ MELODIES POPULAIRES GREQUES
Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano (conductor)

• Exotic allure characterises these ravishing French song cycles
• Born to Slovenian parents in Argentina, mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink is a musical citizen of the world – her mellow voice enlivens lyricism with passion
• This album is a connoiseur’s choice disc on all counts: repertoire, soloist, orchestra and conductor

EXOTIC, EXQUISITE FRENCH SONGS Berlioz's Romantic orchestral songs Summer Nights are perfectly offset by the two famous song cycles by Ravel in this absolutely rabvishing performance by the velvet-voiced Bernarda Fink. The sumptuous sound of the orchestra, conducted with an irresistible sensuality by Kent Nagano, sure makes this the new benchmark recording for these classics of French chanson.

HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH | HMX290822628 | CD2 | |794881835027
HERREWEGHE BY HIMSELF
MUSIC FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE ROMANTIC
Collegium Vocale Gent, La Chapelle Royale, Ensemble Vocal Europeen, Orchestre des Champs-Elyssees, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe (director)

• Comprehensive retrospective (1981 to 2007) of Philippe Herreweghe’s remarkable career
• 2 CDs plus DVD with documentary ‘Philippe Herreweghe and the Word became Song’
• Informative full-colour booklet with complete Harmonia Mundi discography

60th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE 2-CD + DVD SET More then two-and-a-half hours of music spanning several centuries plus a 56' documentary about the ongoing career of outstanding conductor Philippe Herreweghe make this a 'must have' set. Herreweghe himself selected the 28 music tracks which survey his discography of more than 100 titles. From the Renaissance through the Classical and Romantic eras, Bach to Bruckner, Schutz to Schoenberg, Beethoven, Faure, Lassus, Mahler, Monteverdi, Purcell, Schumann, Weill and more!

HYPERION CD OF THE MONTH | CDA675412 | CD2 | 034571175416
JS BACH
CELLO SUITES
Steven Isserlis (cello)

• Cellist Steven Isserlis has toured Australia many times, attracting the highest praise from critics and audiences alike
• His interpretations combine flamboyance and inwardness, virtuosity and solid technique, head and heart
• His first recording of the complete Bach Cello Suites is an indelibly important addition to his extensive discography

ISSERLIS PLAYS BACH This is a major artistic milestone for a performer at the zenith of his career – described recently in The Independent as ‘the stuff of legend’. Steven Isserlis’s award-winning discography spans his diverse musical interests, and demonstrates his supreme artistry and uniquely beautiful sound. His first recording of the complete Bach Cello Suites is an indelibly important addition to the set. 'Some of the best Bach playing I've heard since Casals' (Rob Cowan, BBC Radio 3)

NAIVE CD OF THE MONTH | V5093 | CD | 822186050934
NOUVELLES VAGUES
NOUVELLES VAGUES - FROM GODARD TO AUDIARD
Traffic Quintet

• The new wave of French film directors of the late1950s and early 1960s left their mark on cinema, as did the composers who wrote soundtracks for them
• This disc includes music from such classic films as Truffault’s Jules & Jim, godard’s Pierrot le fou and Le Mepris, Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris and many more
• This is a very poetic and well-balanced recording

NEW WAVE FRENCH FILM MUSIC Formed in the early 1990s by leading players from prestigious French orchestras, Traffic quintet interprets French film music by Gato Barbieri, Georges Delarue, Alexandre Desplat, Antoine Duhamel, Maurice Jarre and Ennio Morricone composed for directors Jean-luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Claude Miller, Philippe de Broca, Jacques Audiard, Henri Verneuil, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lean, Andrzej Zulawski and Henri Colpi.

AEON | AE0749 | CD | 3760058367490
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
TANGOS
Bebora Russ (vocalist), Caliente Quartet

• Piazzolla is always in fashion with his unique approach to tango
• Debora Russ’ vocals add an extra dimension to the bandoneon, piano, violin and double bass of the Caliente Quartet
• All the immediacy of a live concert recording and the clarity of a studio session

PASSIONATE PIAZZOLLA Soaring lyricism, energetic rhythms, the sensuous magic of tango come together in this live recording featuring the sultry Argentine singer Debora Russ and the Caliente Quartet. Here are eleven great tracks that take the listener into the very heart of Piazzolla's musical world and strike a chord in the soul of everyone who has ever loved.

CALLIOPE | CAL9373 | CD | 794881846023
CHEVALIER DE ST-GEORGE
VIOLIN CONCERTOS
Les Archets de Paris

• Joseph de Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George, has been dubbed the ‘Black Mozart’ and the ‘voltaire of Music’
• His adventurous life included a distinguished career as a composer and violinist
• Saint-George’s music is similar in style to that of Haydn or Mozart, but also has its own unique qualities which makes it worthwhile in its own terms

CELEBRITY CLASSICAL COMPOSER A darling of 18th-century Parisian salons, the Afro-French composer Saint-George wrote 215 works which are only now gaining the recognition they deserve. An accomplished fencer, Saint-George also infused his music with daring virtuosity - the violin almost duels with the orchestra. This disc presents four of his remarkable violin concertos.

DAQUI | 332015 | CD | 794881713424
TAMAAS
MUSIC FOR OUD
Samir & Wissan Joubran (oud)

• Tamaas has been described as a masterpiece, weaving together the Joubran brothers' natural raw talent, intimate knowledge of their instrument, the oud, as well as their impressive ability to improvise
• A native of Nazareth, Samir Joubran, already hailed throughout the Arab world, is now achieving international recognition

MUSIC FROM PALESTINE Brothers Samir and Wissam Joubran present a number of Arab pieces and improvisations for two ouds. This is an essential CD for the collection. 'He plays with his eyes closed. Shadows, worries and signs pass over his face. Something is burning inside, a thought - intense and bitter. In the silence between the notes, reality screams out…' (Le Monde) Also available: Randana (Fairplay LC11983).

LONG DISTANCE | LD0570205 | CD | 794881794928
SONGS FROM A WORLD APART

Levon Minassian (doudouk), Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra

• Levon Minassian is now considered the world's undisputed master of the doudouk
• He has performed all over the world, in concerts or for recordings for composers such as Peter Gabriel, Jean-Claude Petit, Ravi Shankar and Manu Katche
• He is also much in demand for film music (Verneuil, Scorsese)

THIS DISC MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE! The indescribably haunting sound of the doudouk, an Armenian wind instrument that combines the expressivity of the human voice, the mellow sound of an also flute and the rich timbres of an oboe, is unlike anything else you'll ever hear. This album is one of the most beautiful available - heartstoppingly beautiful music overflowing with heartfelt emotion. Full-colour booklet illustrated with stunning pictures of the ancient Armenian countryside. Ambient, classical and world music lovers will all revel in this recording!

WORLD VILLAGE | WV468068 | CD | 713746806828
RED SOIL IN MYEYES

Somi

• With the ‘sultry sensuous voice of a great soul singer’ (Cafe LA), Somi has attracted rave reviews, such as this by music critic Greg Tate: ‘Grace, nobility, empathy, seduction, swing, global vision, cinematic sweep--these are just a few of the terms that come to mind when attempting to describe the feelings elicited by Somi and her songful, sublime debut. The bridge between jazz and Africa just took on a new elevation.’ Says it all, really.

HOLISTIC NEW AFRICAN SOUL-JAZZ Born in America to East African parents, Somi is a songwriter and singer whose music fuses jazz, classic soul, African folk and urban grooves. 'I want my music to put people in a place of introspective bliss and inspiration. The same place I am when I write,' she has said. Red Soil In My Eyes celebrates her Rwandese and Ugandan heritage in a contemporary musical idiom.

ZIG ZAG TERRITORIES | ZZT070501 | CD | 3760009291423
JS BACH
VIOLIN CONCERTOS BWV 1042, 1042, 1052 & 1056
Amandine Beyer (violin), Gli Incogniti

• Bach’s concertos need little introduction, but this disc is particularly sparkling and intimate
• Violinist Amandine Beyer has won a number of awards in competitions as well as for her recordings

CONVIVIAL BACH VIOLIN CONCERTOS Playing one instrument per part, the Venetian ensemble Gli Incogniti accentuate both the Italian inspiration of these four great violin concertos by J S Bach and their origin as works for he and his colleagues to perform, creating a dynamic balance between virtuosity and intimacy entirely appropriate to this evergreen music. Zig Zag is a label notable for the vibrancy of its recordings and the freshness of its artists.

OPUS ARTE | OA0973D | DVD2 | 809478009733
RAMEAU
ZOROASTRE
Anders J Dahlin, Evgueniy Alexiev, Sine Bundgaard, Anna Maria Panzarella, Lars Arvidson, Marcus Schwartz, Gerard Theruel, Ditte Andersen, Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra and Chorus, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (musical director)

• Stunning staging by Pierre Audi makes full use of Drottningholm’s famous 18th-century theatre machinery
• Rameau’s Zoroastre is one of Drottnigholm’s greatest successes of recent years
• The critics raved: ‘an extraordinary opera…one felt oneself trapped in a beam of harmonious vibrations…One’s ears were filled: Rameau played like this is an orgy of sound’ (Le Monde)
• Filmed in High Definition viedo and true surround sound

AN OPERATIC MASTERPIECE Rameau's Zoroastre is a stunning work in which the battle between good and evil is played out with mythic impact. 'The music is spectacular. It will be very surprising for an audience of today. I think they expect something more static, and it's never static. It's always in change, and it surprises you.’ Christophe Rousset (Musical Director)

NAXOS | 8557716 | CD | |0747313271627
WEISS & HOFFMANN:LUTE MUSIC

Ahlert & Schwab Duo

NAXOS | 8557814 | CD | 747313281428
LISZT: PIANO MUSIC VOL 24
MEPHISTO WALTZES, 2 ELEGIES, GRAND CONCERT SOLO
Giuseppe Andoloro (piano)

NAXOS | 8557924 | CD | 747313292424
DURUFLE
COMPLETE ORGAN MUSIC
Henry Fairs (organ)

NAXOS | 8559180 | CD | 636943918029
CORIGLIANO: SNAPSHOT - CIRCA 1909 & STRING QUARTET NO 1
FRIEDMAN: STRING QUARTET NO 2
Corigliano Quartet

NAXOS | 8559263 | CD | 636943926321
R SIERRA: NEW MUSIC WITH A CARRIBEAN ACCENT

Various Artists

NAXOS | 8559283 | CD | 636943928325
ERICKSON
ORCHESTRAL, VOCAL & CHAMBER MUSIC
Continuum, Joel Sachs (conductor)

NAXOS | 8559328 | CD | 636943932827
TOWER
TOWER:MADE IN AMERICA, TAMBOR & CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

NAXOS | 8570220 | CD | 0747313022076
KUHLAU
FIVE TRIOS FOR THREE FLUTES
European Flute Trio

NAXOS | 8570285 | CD | 747313028573
STANFORD
SYMPHONIES NOS 4 & 7
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

NAXOS | 8570327 | CD | 747313032778
RACHMANINOV:
PRELUDES OPP 23 & 32
Eldar Nebolsin (piano)

NAXOS | 866901011 | CD2 | 730099691024
D SCHIFF
GIMPEL THE FOOL
Soloists, Third Angle Ensemble, Kenneth Kiesler (conductor)

NAXOS JAZZ LEGENDS | 8120818 | 636943281826
LOUIS ARMSTRONG VOL 8
Louis Armstrong, various orchestras and artists

AEON | AE0748 | CD | 3760058367483
SCELSI
TRILOGIA
Arne Deforce (cello)

ANALEKTA | AN28740 | CD | 774204874025
SOLO
MUSIC BY LOCATELLI, ENESCU, PIAZZOLLA, RIDOUT, GLICK, BRUBECK & CAMPAGNOL
Angele Dubeau (violin)

ANALEKTA | AN29784 | CD | 774204978426
JEWELS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA VOL 2
MUSIC BY BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT, LISZT, BRAHMS, MUSSORGSKY, SCHUMANN & BERLIOZ
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Quatuor Alcan, Andre Laplante, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michael McMahon, Nicolo Eugelmi, Alain Lefèvre, Louise-Andree Baril, Therese Motard, James Ehnes, Yoav Talmi, Orchestre symphonique de Quebec

ANALEKTA | AN29918 | CD | 774204991821
MUSIC AND SWEET POETRY AGREE
16th & 17th-CENTURY ENGLISH SONGS
Matthew White (countertenor), instrumental ensemble

ANALEKTA | AN299199 | CD | 774204911928
GRAUPNER
HARPSICHORD PARTITAS VOL 6
Genevieve Soly (harpsichord)

ANALEKTA | AN29920 | CD | 744204992026
MONDONVILLE
HARPSICHORD PIECES WITH VOICE OR VIOLIN
Luc Beausejour, Shannon Mercer, Helene Plouffe

ANALEKTA | AN29922 | CD | 744204992224
VERLAINE & THE FRENCH MELODIE
MUSIC BY HAHN, FAURE, DEBUSSY & MATHIEU
(Jean-Francois Lapointe (baritone), Louise-Andrée Baril (piano)

ANALEKTA | AN29925 | CD | 774204992521
CONSTANTINOPLE
MUSIC BY CHRISTOS HATZIS
Patricia O’Callaghan & Maryem Hassan Tollar (vocalists), The Gryphon Trio

ANALEKTA | AN29930 | CD | 774204993023
DOLCE VITA
MUSIC BY GRAGNANI, PAGANINI, GIULIANI & LEGNANI
Similia Flute & Guitar Duo

BBC LEGENDS | BBCL42122 | CD | 684911421224
HANDEL: AIR & VARIATIONS, BRAHMS: VARIATIONS & FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL, BERG: PIANO SONATA NO 1
PROKOFIEV: TOCCATA, CHOPIN: PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR
Shura Cherkassky (piano)

BBC LEGENDS | BBCL42132 | CD | 684911421323
BRAHMS: TRAGIC OVERTURE
REGER: VARIATIONS & FUGUE ON A THEME BY HILLER
London Symphony Orchestra, Carl Schuricht (conductor)

BBC LEGENDS | BBCL42142 | CD | 684911421422
SCHUMANN, SCHUBERT, STRAUSS, SCHOENBERG
SONGS
Arleen Auger (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

BBC LEGENDS | BBCL42152 | CD | 684911421521
TIPPETT: CONCERTO FOR DOUBLE STRING ORCHESTRA
BERG: VIOLIN CONCERTO, JANACEK: SINFONIETTA
Edith Peinemann (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rudolph Kempe (conductor)

BBC LEGENDS | ROHS006 | CD2 | 5024545457926
PUCCINI
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Victoria de los Angeles, John Lanigan, Barbara Howitt, Geraint Evans, David Tree, Michael Langdon, Joyce Livingstone, David Allen, Ronald Firmager, Harry Gawler, Covent Garden Opera Chorus & The Covent Garden Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe (conductor)

BBC LEGENDS | ROHS007 | CD3 | 5024545458022
MOZART
DON GIOVANNI
Cesare Siepi, Geraint Evans, Leyla Gencer, Sena Jurinac, Mirella Freni, Richard Lewis, David Ward, Robert Savoie, Covent Garden Opera Chorus & The Covent Garden Orchestra, Georg Solti (conductor)

BIS | BISCD1357 | CD | 7318590013571
UNDER THE SIGN OF THE SUN
FRENCH MUSIC FOR SAXOPHINE & ORCHESTRA
Claude Delangle (saxophone), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor)

BIS | BISCD1538 | CD | 7318590015384
NORDIC SHOWCASE
NIELSEN: SUITE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, SVENDSEN: ROMANCE, WESSTROM: ARMIDA OVERTURE, LEIFS: VARIAZIONI PASTORALI, LINDE: CONCERTO PICCOLO, SIBELIUS: IMPROMPTU
Richard Tognetti (violin), Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Christian Lindberg (conductor)

BIS | BISCD1647 | CD | 7318590016473
SCHNITTKE: SYMPHONY NO 0 & NAGASAKI

Hanneli Rupert (mezzo-soprano), Cape Town Voice of the Nation, Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes (conductor)

BIS | BISCD166364 | CD5 | 7318591663645
GLAZUNOV: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

BIS | BISSACD1447 | SACD | 7318599914473
SEASCAPES
DEBUSSY: LA MER, LONG: THE DEEP DEEP SEA, BRIDGE: THE SEA SUITE, GLAZUNOV: LA MER
Sharon Bezaly (alto flute, piccolo), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor)

BIS | BISSACD1571 | SACD | 7318599915715
JS BACH: CANTATAS VOL 35

Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)

CALLIOPE | CAL5313 | CD | 794881765225
MENDELSSOHN
STRING QUARTETS IN E-FLAT MAJOR, IN F MINOR OP 80 & PIECES OP 81
Talich Quartet

CANARY CLASSICS | CC01 | CD | 8921180010103
MOZART IN PARIS
SIX VIOLIN SONATAS OP 1
Gil Sham (violin), Orli Sham (piano)

CANARY CLASSICS | CC02 | CD | 892118001020
PROKOFIEV
WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO
Gil Sham (violin), Orli Sham (piano)

CHANDOS | CHAN0733 | CD | 095115073322
BYRD
CANTIONES SACRAE 1589/91
Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Richard Marlow (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN0742 | CD | 095115074220
JS BACH
WEIMER CANTATAS VOL 2
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), The Purcell Quartet

CHANDOS | CHAN10390 | CD | 095115139028
TANYEV
SYMPHONIES NOS 1 & 3
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10409 | CD | 095115140925
HOMAGES TO WIND
MUSIC BY ARNOLD, McCABE, ORR, GORB & HESKETH
Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Clark Rundell (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10421 | CD | 095115142427
DEBUSSY
PRELUDES BOOKS 1 & 2
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

CHANDOS | CHAN10415 | CD | 095115141526
HUMMEL
BALLET MUSIC
London Mozart Players, Howard Shelley (piano/director)

CHANDOS | CHAN10416 | CD | 095115141625
BERLIOZ
ROMAN CARVEVAL, LELIO & HELENE
Jean-Philippe Lafont (bass baritone), Sune Hjerild (tenor), Gert-Henning Jensen (tenor), Danish National Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10417 | CD | 095115141724
LISZT
SYMPHONIC POEMS VOL 3
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10418 | CD | 095115141823
ADDISON
FILM MUSIC
BBC Concert Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10419 | CD | 095115141922
PIAZZOLLA
ORCHESTRAL WORKS VOL 2
Wurttemberg Philharmonia Reutlingen, Gabriel Castagna (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10420 | CD | 095115142028
PIANO AND WIND
MUSIC BY POULENC, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, FRANCAIX, SAINT-SAENS & D'INDY
Vovka Ashkenazy (piano), Reykjavik Wind Quintet

CHANDOS | CHAN10422X | CD | 095115142226
ELGAR
WAND OF YOUTH SUITES, NURSERY SUITE & DREAM CHILDREN
Ulster Orchestra, Bryden Thomson (conductor), Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10424 | CD | 095115142424
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN10429X | CD | 095115142929
ELGAR
PIANO WORKS
Peter Pettinger (piano)

CHANDOS | CHAN10430 | CD | 095115143025
SMETANA
DREAMS & OTHER WORKS
Kathryn Stott (piano)

CHANDOS | CHAN3142 | CD | 095115314227
GREAT OPERA ARIAS VOL 18

Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Susan Patterson (soprano), Fflur Wyn (soprano), Colin Lee (tenor), Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN31432 | CD2 | 095115314326
HUMPERDINCK
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Rebecca Evans, Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jennifer Larmore, Jane Henschel, Rosalind Plowright, Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Robert Hayward (baritone), New London Children's Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHAN5049 | SACD | 095115504925
ELGAR
SYMPHONY NO 1, ORGAN SONATA (TRANS. FOR ORCHESTRA)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox (conductor)

CHANDOS | CHSA5048 | SACD | 095115504826
FANTASIE TRIOMPHALE
MUSIC BY GUILMANT, DUPRE, SAINT-SAENS, DUBOIS, GOUNOD & GIGOUT
Ian Tracey (organ), BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

CPO | CPO7771952 | CD | 761203719525
TELEMANN
CANTATAS
Veronika Winter, Lena Susanne Norin, Jan Kobow, Ekkehard Abele, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor)

CPO | CPO7772192 | CD | 761203721924
LE DUC
COMPLETE SYMPHONIC WORKS
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

CPO | CPO7772692 | CD | 761203726929
KOESSLER
STRING QUINTET & SEXTET
Frankfurt String Sextet

CPO | CPO7772752 | CD | 761203727520
MUSIC OF THE REFORMATION

Himlische Cantorey

CPO | CPO7772942 | CD | 761203729425
KRIEGER
TRIO SONATAS
Parnassi Musici

CPO | CPO9999792 | CD | 761203997923
LOEWE
COMPLETE LIEDER VOL 21
Morton Ernst Lassen (baritone), Cord Garben (piano)

DA CAPO | 6220532 | SACD | 747313153268
VON KLENAU
DIE WEISSE VON LIEBE UND TOD DES CORNETS CHRISTOPH RILKE
Bo Skovhus (baritone)

DA CAPO | 8226064 | CD | 636943606421
NIELSEN
CHAMBER MUSIC VOL 1
Trio Ondine, Diamond Ensemble

ELOQUENTIA | EL0710 | CD | 3760107400109
PROVENZALE: MISSA DEFUNTORUM
CARESANA: DIXIT DOMINUS
La Capella de'Turchini, Antonio Florio (conductor)