November New Releases

NAXOS | 8557815 | CD | 747313281527
VANHAL
THREE VIOLIN CONCERTOS
Takako Nishizaki (violin), Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl (conductor)

NAXOS CD OF THE MONTH Haydn's contemporary J B Vanhal, one of the earliest successful freelance composers, was both popular and prolific. A proficient violinist, he wrote concertos for himself and others to perform, among which are the three featured on this disc - two in G major and one in B flat - which date from before 1772. Mozart himself actually played the B flat Concerto 'to universal applause', as he wrote to his father in 1777. Beautifully tailored to the expressive qualities of the solo instrument, Vanhal's violin concertos are works of consumate musicianship.

	NAXOS \| 855213132 \| CD2 \| 730099213127 THE VERY BEST OF LISZT Various Artists, including Jeno Jando, Peter Nagy, William Wolfram, Franz Liszt Acadamey of Music Orchestra, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Polish NRSO, Matyas Antal, Olivier Dohnanyi, Michael Halasz & Andras Ligeti
Liszt was a pathbreaking composer of music for piano, orchestra and the voice whose works rarely fail to entrance and surprise the listener, even today. Featuring many of his favourite compositions, this 2-CD set features music which spans his long career, including original works and transcriptions.

	NAXOS \| 855213334 \| CD2 \| 730099213325 THE VERY BEST OF ELGAR Various Artists, including BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth SO, Royal Philharmonic, Maggini Quartet, St John's College Choir, Edward Downes, Michael Halasz, James Judd, Christopher Robinson
From the Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1 & 4, excerpts from the Violin and Cello Concertos, Enigma Variations, Symphonies Nos 1 & 2, The Apostles and Dream of Gerontius to chamber and vocal works - it's all here on this lovingly prepared 2-CD survey of Elgar's extensive, engaging (sometimes surprising) oeuvre.

	NAXOS \| 855213536 \| CD2 \| 730099213523 THE VERY BEST OF SIBELIUS Various Artists, including Iceland Symphony, Sinfonia Finlandia, Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Philharmonic, Hannu Jurmu, Harvard Gimsu, Jouni Somero, Patrick Gaullois, Jorma Panula & Petri Sakari
These two discs bring together excerpts from much-loved masterpieces such as the Violin Concerto, Second & Fifth Symphonies, En Saga, Finlandia and the Karelia Suite as well as less familiar songs, orchestral works and theatrical music which amply show why Sibelius is reagrded as a founding father of Finnish music.

	NAXOS \| 855213738 \| CD2 \| 730099213721 THE VERY BEST OF SATIE Gabor Eckhardt, Klara Kormendi (piano), Nancy Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kaltenbach (conductor)
Irreverent, quixotic, sarcastic, enigmatic, eccentric and immesely influential on Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc, Erik Satie is best known for his three haunting Gymnopedies (all on this 2-CD set). Yet his many other works, whether for piano or orchestra, are unjustly neglected. This new release will help redress this unfortunate situation.

	NAXOS \| 855213940 \| CD2 \| 730099213929 THE VERY BEST OF DVORAK Various Artists, including BBC Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic & RSO, Vlach Quartet, Joachim Trio, Michael Halasz, Jaroslav Krecek, Zdenek Kosler, Antoni Wit
For many, Dvorak is the outstanding voice of Czech Romantic music. His operas, choral, chamber, orchestral and instrumental music are imbued with a love of his homeland yet fully aware of the major developments in the American and European music of his time. Favourite works and rarities rub shoulders in this 2-CD set.

	NAXOS \| 8555843 \| CD \| 747313584321 RODRIGO CONCIERTO SERENATA, CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ (HARP VERSION) Gwyneth Wentink (harp), Asturias Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdes (conductor)
Rodrigo's Aranjuez Concerto is best known in its version for guitar and orchestra, yet the composer actually imagined an 'imaginary instrument…with the wings of a harp, the heart of a grand piano and the soul of the guitar'. Here is his own version for harp, beside another work that celebrates 'the harp's child-like soul', the Concerto Serenade.

	NAXOS \| 855775556 \| CD2 \| 747313275526 J S BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Swiss Baroque Soloists
Established in 2004 by artistic directors Andres Gabetta and Niklas Eklund, the Swiss Baroque Soloists brings together Europe's top baroque performers playing period instruments with an up-to-the-minute sense of style. Bach's six 'Brandenburg' Concertos are triumphant test pieces for these most accomplished musicians.

	NAXOS \| 857013132 \| CD2 \| 747313013173 HANDEL MESSIAH Robert Brooks, Iestyn Davies, Eamonn Dougan, Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Toby Spence, New College Choir Oxford, Academy of Ancient Music, Edward Higginbottom (conductor)
1751 'FOUNDLING HOSPITAL' VERSION Among the many adaptations which Handel made of what is now his most popular oratorio is this one, which features boy trebles singing soprano arias (including 'I know that my Redeemer liveth', but excluding 'Rejoice greatly', which is reallocated to the tenor soloist).

	NAXOS \| 857034445 \| CD2 \| 747313034475 THE VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS Various Artists, including Worchestar Cathedral Choir, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Aradia Ensemble, Tewksbury Abbey Choir, St John's College Choir,Elora Festival Singers, Eteri Andjaparidze
Best-loved Christmas favourites by Handel, Mendelssohn, Bach, Berlioz, Holst, Rutter, Corelli, Charpentier and Tchaikovsky offset by lesser-known compositions by Haydn, Mozart, Liszt, Prokofiev, Anderson, Darke, Tavener and more. Seasonal bon-bons performed by outstanding musicians at an unbeatable price!

	NAXOS EDUCATIONAL \| 855819697 \| CD2 \| 636943819623 DISCOVER OPERA Various Artists + 162-page Booklet
FOUR CENTURIES OF OPERATIC MASTERPIECES! From Vecchi's L'Amfiparnasso to Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus, here is an unparalleled survey of operatic masterpieces placed into historical context in a highly-readable 25,000-word illustrated essay with 37 musical examples. All the great composers are here from American, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and Russian opera.

	NAXOS NOSTALGIA \| 812085253 \| CD2 \| 0636943285220 ULTIMATE NOSTALGIA COLLECTION Various Artists, including Shirley Temple, Flanagan and Allen, Carmen Miranda, Noel Coward, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, and many more
The best-loved hits from the golden age of entertainment performed by the world's biggest stars. 46 original recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s, including songs used in Telstra, Sony Play Station and Tourism Victoria television commercials.

	NAXOS NOSTALGIA \| 812085455 \| CD2 \| 0636943285428 ULTIMATE MUSICALS COLLECTION Various Artists, including Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Robeson, Mario Lanza, Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza and Betty Hutton
The best-loved songs from musicals of the 1940s to 1950s performed by the world's biggest stars. Includes tracks from Original Cast Recordings of Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Carousel, King and I, South Pacific, Showboat plus the rare Soundtrack of Annie Get Your Gun with Betty Hutton.

HARMONIA MUNDI | HMC80192829 | SAC2 | 794881817863
HANDEL
MESSIAH
Kerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg, Neal Davies, Choir of Clare College, Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs (conductor)

LONDON 1750 VERSION Following its premiere in Dublin in 1742, Handel frequently adapted Messiah to suit the available vocalists. This new disc, which features two alto soloists, is one of the freshest, clearest interpretations available. It is sure to garner at least as much praise as Jacobs' critically acclaimed recording of Saul, which was awarded Editor's Choice in Gramophone and won Choc du Monde de la Musique.

	HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH \| HMC90192829 \| CD2 \| 794881817726 HANDEL MESSIAH Kerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg, Neal Davies, Choir of Clare College, Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
*STOCK PROTECTED NOVEMBER ONLY * STOCK TO BE KEPT FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS** CD VERSION OF THE SACD Soloists, choir, orchestra are simply superb, and Jacobs expresses both the spiritual drama and transcendent message of love at the heart of the work.

HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH | HMI987069 | CD | 8427592000874
DE NEBRA
ARIAS DE ZARUELAS
Maria Bayo (soprano), al Ayre Espanol, Eduardo Lopez-Banzo (conductor)

STOCK PROTECTED * NOVEMBER ONLY * STOCK TO BE KEPT FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS Jose de Nebra dominated 18th-century Spanish music and wrote many zarzuelas (sparkling music theatre works comparable to masques or operas). Bayo is, as always, outstanding, her fluty, agile voice perfectly suited to the expressive demands of the Baroque. Al Ayre Espanol provides able support and also plays Boccherini's much-loved Symphony op 12 no 4 with true Iberian zest.

HARMONIA MUNDI | HMU807401 | SACD | 093046740160
PART
DA PACEM
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ), Paul Hillier (director)

EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE AWARDS ISSUE 2006 These nine sacred pieces by Arvo Part include some of his newest compositions alongside works from earlier in his remarkable career such as the Two Slavonic Psalms, here recorded for the first time. Part's contemplative style is popular with choral music lovers, those who enjoy meditative music and contemporary music fans alike. Also available in CD format. 'Hillier's interpretations are about as definitive as you can get' (Gramophone)

	HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH \| HMU907401 \| CD \| 093046740122 PART DA PACEM Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ), Paul Hillier (director)
*40% DISCOUNT RETAIL $19.95rrp * NOVEMBER ONLY * FIRM SALE** EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARDS 2006 ISSUE This is the CD version of the hybrid SACD disc of the same name. It features Da pacem Domine, Salve Regina, Two Slavonic Psalms, Magnificat, An den Wassern zu Babel, Dopo la vittoria, Nunc dimittis and Littlemore Tractus. This is Paul Hillier's third disc devoted to the iconic Estonian composer.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971082 \| CD \| 794881817122 CHARPENTIER PASTORALE DE NOEL Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)
Charpentier's music is always charming and imaginitive, perhaps never moreso than in these two delightful Christmas works: the Pastorale and the In Nativitatem. Celebrate with music from the time of Louis XIV.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971148 \| CD \| 794881817320 MESSE DE NOEL Ensemble Organum, Marcel Peres (director)
The four male vocalists of Ensemble Organum present an elegant yet full-bodied Romanesque service as it was performed in Notre Dame de Paris, the cradle of Western polyphony.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971310 \| CD \| 794881817429 SCHUTZ WEIHNACHTHISTORIE Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Rediscover Schutz's delightful Christmas Story, one of his most popular works which dates from late in his illustrious career. Lutheran fervour meets Italianate sophistication in this important precursor of JS Bach's later sacred music.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971407 \| CD \| 794881817221 CORELLI CHRISTMAS CONCERTO Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini & Jasper Christensen (direction)
Arcangelo Corelli's highly popular works transformed Baroque instrumental music, as these six concertos demonstrate. Includes the famous 'Christmas Concerto' played as if it were written only yesterday.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX297163233 \| CD2 \| 794881819928 BERLIOZ L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
The freshness and theatrical freedom with which Berlioz treats the Childhood of Christ marks this as a milestone of French Romanticism. This performance glows with a deep love of Berlioz's unique musical imagination.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971782 \| CD \| 794881819829 JS BACH MAGNIFICAT & CANTATA 'CHRISTEN, ATZET DIESEN TAG' Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
The original version of Bach's splendid Magificat - in E flat major with four Christmas motets - stands beside his cantata BWV 63, a relatively early work which vividly sets the text celebrating the Holy Nativity.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2971794 \| CD \| 794881817627 STILLE NACHT GERMAN CAROLS RIAS Chamber Choir, Uwe Grunostay (director)
The most famous Christmas songs of 19th-century Germany with their picture-postcard Romanticism shine in this beautiful recording, which also features works from the 15th to 18th centuries.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2977079 \| CD \| 794881819126 CAROLS FROM THE OLD & NEW WORLDS Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier (director)
Christmas as it is celebrated around the world - a festival of carols from Austria, Finland, Germany, England and the USA - including works by Henry VIII, Holst, Ives, Sibelius and, of course, that prolific composer 'Trad' specially arranged by Paul Hillier.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2978199 \| CD \| 794881817528 NOELS A L'ORGUE Rene Saorgin (organ)
Discover the delightful noels of Balbastre, the chimes of Chambery and a host of pastoral pieces for organ by JS Bach, Daquin and Zipoli performed on the historic organs of Tende and Chambery.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX2978223 \| CD \| 794881817023 CHRISTMAS Various Artists
A star-studded compilation of Christmas classics performed by Harmonia Mundi artists, including RIAS Chamber Choir, Concerto Vocale, Ensemble 415, La Chapelle Royale, Les Arts Florissants, Andrew Lawrence King, Anonymous 4, Theatre of Voices and more.

	HYPERION \| CDS4417181 \| CD11 \| 034571141718 VIVALDI COMPLETE SACRED MUSIC Soloists, Choir, The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)
SPECIAL PRICE 11-CD SET! From his magificent oratorio Juditha Triumphans to exquisite solo motets, with plenty of choral masterpieces in between, this highly praised set is a joy from start to finish. The 'Red Priest' never fails to astonish and The King's Consort delivers brilliantly on every track.

	HYPERION \| CDS442513 \| CD3 \| 034571142517 GOTHIC VOICES GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNERS COLLECTION A FEATHER ON THE BREATH OF GOD / THE SERVICE OF VENUS AND MARS / A SONG FOR FRANCESCA Emma Kirkby (soprano), Andrew Lawrence King (harp), gothic Voices, Christopher Page (director0
3 CELEBRATED DISCS AT A SPECIAL PRICE! Newly presented in an attractive box with full documentation, this is a must-have for early music lovers. In 1983, 'A Feather' effectively lauched the Hildegard von Bingen revival, while the other two discs explore music for the Knights of the Garter (1340-1440) and Italian music from 1330-1430, respectively.

	NAIVE CLASSIQUE \| OP30432 \| CD \| 709861304325 VIVALDI: IL FURIOSO OPERATIC & INSTRUMENTAL EXCERPTS Sandrine Piau, Magdalena Kozena, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky, Nicola Ulivieri, Lorenzo Regazzo, Ensemble Matheus/Spinosi, Concerto Italiano/Alessandrini, Accademia Bizantina/Dantone, Academia Montis Regais/Sardelli, Freiburger Barockorchester
THE ULTIMATE VIVALDI SUPER-SAMPLER DISC The most emotionally intense highlights from the marvellous Vivaldi Edition on one startling CD! Passionate opera arias, virtuosic concertos and instrumental music that showcase Vivaldi's inexhaustible passion for musical expressivity.

	ZIG ZAG TERRITORIES \| ZZT2020801 \| CD \| 3760009290969 VALENTINI CONCERTI GROSSI & FOR 4 VIOLINS + ZIG ZAG CATALOGUE Ensemble 415, Chirai Banchini (director)
SPECIAL LOW PRICE RELEASE The six concertos on this buoyantly vivacious disc spring to life in fantastic performances that make you wonder why Valentini isn't much better known. Includes a complete full-colour Zig Zag Tarritories catalogue, a wide-ranging label that knows no boundaries except musical quality and artistic integrity.

	ARTHAUS \| K101407 \| DVD \| 807280140798 CHRISTMAS WITH JOSE CARRERAS Jose Carreras (tenor), Lorenzo Bavaj (piano), Hermann Baumann (horn & alphorn), Sebastian Baumann (flugelhorn), Wolfgang Klasener (organ), Andrew Hannan (piano), Mozart Sangerknaben Wien, Erich Schwarzbauer (chorus director)
Recorded in the beautiful Jesuit Church of Lucerne in December 1990, this DVD includes favourite carols, Franck's Panis Angelicus, Giordani's Caro mio ben, Bizet's Agnus Dei, Gruber's Stille Nacht and Stradella's Pieta Signore, alongside works by Purcell, Schubert, Tosti, Alvarez and Toldra.

ARTHAUS | K101409 | DVD | 807280140996
A BOLSHOI OPERA NIGHT

Jose Carreras (tenor), Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Mark Ermler (conductor)

Live concert from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 6 September 1989 featuring arias and orchestral music by Verdi (La forza del destino, Un ballo in maschera, Rigoletto, Louisa Miller), Mussorgsky (Khovanshchina, The Song of the Flea), Donizetti (L'elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor), Bellini (La sonnambula), Flotow (Martha), Leoncavallo (I pagliacci), Rossini (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Wagner (Tannhauser), Borodin (Prince Igor) and Puccini (Tosca).

	ARTHAUS \| K101411 \| DVD \| 807280141191 JOSE CARRERAS SALZBURG RECITAL Jose Carreras (tenor), Martin Katz (piano)
Live recital from the Great Festival House in Salzburg given on 15 August 1989, with arias and songs by Alessandro Scarlatti, Bononcini, Stradella, Massenet, Tosti, de Falla, Obradors, Guastavino, Halffter, Ginastera, Nacho and more. Following his successful battle against Leukemia, Carreras returned to the top rank of singing stars.

	ARTHAUS \| K101413 \| DVD \| 807280141399 CARRERAS AND CABALLE LIVE FROM THE BOLSHOI THEATRE Montserrat Caballe (soprano), Jose Carreras (tenor), Miguel Zannetti (piano)
Recorded live in Moscow on 5 September 1989, this recital was filmed only a few weeks after Carreras' triumphant Salzburg Festival recital, and benefited the victims of the terrible Armenian earthquake of December 1988. Music by Bellini, vivaldi, Verdi, Granados, Tosti, Obradors, Nacho, Caballero, Cardillo, Vives, A Scarlatti, Stradella, Bononcini, Rossini and Turina.

	ARTHAUS \| K102095 \| DVD6 \| 807280209594 MOZART AT DROTTNINGHOLM LIMITED EDITION OF ARNOLD OSTMAN'S LEGENDARY MOZART CYCLE Ann Christine Biel, Maria Hoglind, Lars Tibell, Magnus Linden, Ulla Severin, Enzo Florimo, Stuart Kale, Britt-Marie Aruhn, Richard Croft, Eva Pilat, Annika Skoglund, Petteri Salomaa, Stefan Dahlberg, Anita Soldh, Lani Poulson, Pia-Marie Nilsson, Jerker Ar
Acclaimed performances of Cosi fan tutte (1984), La finta giardiniera (1988), La clemenza di Tito (1987), Idomeneo (1991), Die Zauberflote (1989) and Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (1990).

	DRG \| DRGDV18001 \| DVD \| 021471146424 MOSTLY SONDHEIM LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Barbara Cook
DVD VERSION OF THE 2-CD SET featuring Barbara Cook, Musical Director Wally Harper, Special Guest Malcolm Gets pay tribute to Sondheim through his own music and some of his personal favourite songs.

	EUROARTS \| 2050858 \| DVD \| 880242508584 VERDI GALA FROM BERLIN RE-RELEASE Andrea Rost, Ramon Vargas, Alan Titus, Elizabeth Futral, Stella Douflexis, Lucio Gallo, Prague Radio Choir, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
2000/2001 New Year's Eve Concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death with music from Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlo (the Act III ball scene removed from the Italian version), Rigoletto, La Traviata and Falstaff.

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	NAXOS \| 8503109 \| CD3 \| 7300991310946 CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Various Artists, including Musica Ficta, Oxford Camerata, Elora Festival Signers, Gothenburg Boys Choir, Tewksbury Abbey & Worcester Cathedral Choirs
Traditional carols and Christmas music from Anonymous to Alnaes, Busnoys to Britten, Rung to Rutter and many more across 73 tracks. A global survey of seasonal music where favourite chestnuts sit beside innumerable new delights.

	NAXOS \| 8557504 \| CD \| 747313250424 STRAVINSKY SYMPHONY OF PSALMS, MASS, CANTATA, BABEL, THREE RUSSIAN CHORUSES Soloists, Gregg Smith Singers, Simon Joly Chorale, Philharmonia Orchestra, St Luke's Orchestra, Robert Craft (conductor)
Stravinsky's choral works draw deeply from the wells of the past while imbuing them with new rhythms and sonorities. These works, conducted by the composer's long-time friend and colleague, Robert Craft, are radiant epiphanies whose popularity attests to their emotional power.

	NAXOS \| 8557540 \| CD \| 747313254026 BAX VIOLIN SONATAS NOS 1 & 3 Laurence Jackson (violin), Ashley Wass (piano)
Bax was inspired in 1909 by his love for a Ukrainian girl - 'a golden Roussalka with ice-blue eyes!' - to write his 1st Violin Sonata; his 3rd Sonata, from 1927, is less sensuous yet more concentrated while retaining his hallmark Irish lyricism.

	NAXOS \| 8557684 \| CD \| 747313268429 TURINA: PIANO MUSIC VOL 3 SEVILLE OP 2, SPANISH WOMEN OP 73, WOMEN OF SEVILLE OP 89 Jordi Maso (piano)
Catalan pianist Jordi Maso infuses Turina's compositions with an authentic Spanish flavour - colourful, evocative, full of the essence of days gone by - and brimming with the composer's love of his native city and of 'Mujeres espanolas'.

	NAXOS \| 8557709 \| CD \| 747313270927 GRANADOS GOYESCAS & EL PELELE TRIO CAMPANELLA
Granados is best remembered today for his beautifully evocative Goyescas, inspired by Goya’s paintings and tapestries of 18th-century Madrid. This work and the exuberant El Pelele (The Straw Man) are heard in new guitar transcriptions by Trio Campanella's Christophe Dejour.

	NAXOS \| 8557722 \| CD \| 747313277228 SHOSTAKOVICH VIOLIN & CELLO SONATAS, THE GADFLY (ROMANCE & NOCTURNE) Maxim Fedotov (violin), Dmitry Yablonsky (cello), Ekaterina Saranceva, Dmitry Yablonsky (piano), Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor)
Shostakovich's Violin and Cello Sonatas rank among his most significant instrumental creations and lie at opposite ends of his career, the latter from 1934, the former from 1968. The Gadfly has long been one of Shostakovich's best known film scores.

	NAXOS \| 8557766 \| CD \| 747313276622 PENDERECKI SYMPHONY NO 7 'SEVEN GATES OF JERUSALEM' Soloists, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor)
Composed in 1996, this immense work is an expressive oratorio in seven movements that sets verses from the Psalms and the Book of Isaiah in a moving meditation on the Holy City which culminates in triumph.

	NAXOS \| 855789899 \| CD2 \| 747313289820 DAVIS ALADDIN BALLET Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis (conductor)
Here's a Persian story set in China with a Morrocan interlude, lots of magic, the lamp, the ring, the flying carpet and a thrilling storyline taylor-made for dancing. This performance is authoritatively conducted by the composer.

	NAXOS \| 8559178 \| CD \| 636943917824 IVES STRING QUARTETS NOS 1 & 2 Blair Quartet
Ives' two string quartets are quite different to each other. The First, from 1896, is subititled 'From the Salvation Army' and uses the gosple revival music he loved so much. The Second, from 1911-13, is, in his own words, 'half mad, half in fun and half to try out'!

	NAXOS \| 8559240 \| CD \| 636943924020 COPLAND RODEO (FOUR DANCE EPISODES), THE RED PONY SUITE, PRAIRIE JOURNAL & LETTER FROM HOME Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JaAnn Falletta (conductor)
Four works from one of America's most popular classical composers. The ballet Rodeo is a love story from the American southwest, The Red Pony Suite was taken from Copland's film score based on Steinbeck's novel, while Prairie Journal describes life on a Western ranch and Letter from Home evokes nostalgic emotions.

	NAXOS \| 8559422 \| CD \| 636943942222 STOCK A LITTLE MIRACLE, YIZKOR, TEKIAH & Y'RUSHA Stephen Burns, Elizabeth Shammash, Richard Stolzman, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, David Stock (conductors)
From the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music come four works by David Stock. The centerpiece of this new disc is A Little Miracle, a haunting 30-minute 'operatic monodrama' for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra that relates the story of a young mother in a German-built Polish ghetto during the Holocaust.

	NAXOS \| 8570136 \| CD \| 747313013678 RAWSTHORNE STRING QUARTETS NOS 1-3, THEME & VARIATIONS David Angel, Laurence Jackson, Maggini Quartet
Lancashire composer Alan Rawsthorne made a distinguished contribution to 20th-century British music. The works on this disc, by turns succinct, dramatic, austere and contemplative, adopt a variety of structures, often drawing upon such musical forms as the variation, chaconne, siciliano, fantasia and canon.

	NAXOS \| 8570142 \| CD \| 747313014279 TUDOR ORGAN MUSIC ANONYMOUS, JOHN BLITHEMAN, JOHN REDFORD, THOMAS TALLIS, THOMAS THOMPKINS Carl Smith (organ)
The beauty of these works, based on liturgical plainsong, lies in their sophisticated interweaving of two or three independent contrapuntal lines into highly personal instrumental miniatures that take advantage of the organ's range of timbres, warmth and clarity.

	NAXOS \| 8570183 \| CD \| 747313018376 STEINER THE SON OF KONG & THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME SOUNDTRACKS Leonid Makarevich, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg (conductor)
Max Steiner, King Kong's composer, created another score for it's sequel, The Son of Kong. One interesting note about the score; Steiner derived the three-note motif for the conniving, cowardly Helstrom (portrayed by John Marston) that is an exact reversal of the famous three-note theme for King Kong.

	NAXOS \| 8570194 \| CD \| 747313019472 MESSINA: LA BEFFA A DON CHISCIOTTE SUITE ROTA: CONCERTO FOR STRINGS, PESSINA: CONCERTINA Adriatic Symphony Orchestra, Paola Pessina (conductor)
Italian string music spanning the years 1926 through 2001. The Don Quixote Suite comprises excerpts from Messina's delightful opera (1926-30) arranged for strings, while Rota's Concerto (1964-5) is heard in its original version. Pessina's work combines Baroque concerto grosso form with the compelling rhythms and sounds of the Tango.

	NAXOS \| 8570243 \| CD \| 747313024377 MONUMENTAL WORKS FOR WINDS MUSIC BY VERDI, STRAVINSKY, PERSICHETTI, WEINBERGER, COPLAND, GRAINGER, WALTON The President's Own' United States Marine Band, Michael J Colburn (conductor)
From the Triumphal March from Aida to the Crown Imperial March, here is a spectacular treat for fans of the wind band. Persichetti's Symphony no 6 complements shorter pieces such as Stravinksy's Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Copland's Emblems, Weinberger's Schwanda the Nagpiper and Grainger's Over the Hills and Far Away.

NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS | 41812 | CD21 | 9789626344187 | ISBN9626344180
MURAKAMI
THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE
Rupert Degas (reader)

AUDIOBOOK Toru Okada is going through a difficult time. He is without a job, his cat has disappeared and his wife is behaving strangely. Into this unbalanced world come a variety of curious characters, a young girl sunbathing in a nearby garden, sisters who are very peculiar indeed, an old war veteran with a violent, disturbing story. Okada retreats to a deep well in a nearby house. And the story unfolds...

	NAXOS BOOKS \| ISBN1843792178 \| PUB 9781843792178 DOWN A PATH OFWONDER MEMOIRES OF STRAVINSKY, SCHOENBERG & OTHER CULTURAL FIGURES Robert Craft
NAXOS BOOK 'Stylishly mixes travel observations, historical essays, and remembered conversations…If you like his meticulous and well-stocked mind as much as I do, you'll eventually want to read everything he's written' (Washington Post)

	NAXOS HISTORICAL \| 8110997 \| CD \| 636943199725 WAGNER OVERTURES Kirsten Flagstad, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor)
Overtures and orchestral music from The Flying Dutchman, The Mastersigners of Nuremburg, The Valkyries and Twilight of the Gods (with the Immolation Scene) in commercial recordings dating from 1940-50. Volume 4 of the Furtwangler Series.

	NAXOS JAZZ LEGENDS \| 8120732 \| CD \| 636943273227 I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES BESSIE SMITH VOL 5 Bessie Smith
ORIGINAL RECORDINGS 1929-33 The Empress of The Blues in her prime performs 20 songs, including Kitchen Man, You've Got To Give Me Some, I'm Wild About That Thing, Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (her greatest hit), Wasted Life Blues, and many more.

	NAXOS NOSTALGIA \| 8120794 \| CD \| 636943279427 BERLIN CALL ME MADAM 1950 Broadway Cast & 1953 Film Soundtrack
In addition to 14 tracks from Irving Berlin's classic musical, this studio recording also features Call Me Madam as performed on The Big Show (a radio program introduced by Tallulah Bankhead) and three tracks from the film soundtrack, including The International Rag, What Chance Have I With Love and the Finale.

	NAXOS OPERA \| 866016162 \| CD2 \| 730099616126 DONIZETTI LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO Soloists, Chieti Marrucino Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Marzio Conti (conductor)
La fille du régiment was written for Paris, where it won and retained popularity. Donizetti revised the work for La Scala, Milan, as La figlia del reggimento, a light-hearted story of an orphan girl, adopted by a regiment, but finally finding her real mother and happiness with the young man she loves.

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	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1016 \| CD \| 0743625101621 IRELAND SEXTET, PHANTASIE TRIO, PIANO TRIOS NOS 2 & 3 The Hollywell Ensemble
WORD PREMIERE RECORDING OF THE SEXTET This beautiful early work, unperformed until 1960, was inspired by Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Making a fine debut for ASV, The Hollywell Ensemble combines for the first time Ireland's three Trios on disc.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1018 \| CD \| 0743625101829 MOZART STRING QUARTET IN D MAJOR & STRING QUINTET IN D MINOR Louise Williams, The Lindsay String Quartet
Fourth release in the series of Mozart's magnificent set of six Quartets dedicated to Haydn coupled with one of his Quintets. Here, the glorious D Major Quartet K421 contrasts with the D Minor Quintet, with both versions of the latter work's finale included.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1019 \| CD \| 0743625101928 BLOCH MACBETH INTERLUDES, 3 JEWISH POEMS, IN MEMORIUM & SYMPHONY IN E FLAT Royal Philharmonic, Dalia Atlas (conductor)
WORD PREMIER RECORDINGS This disc marks the beginning of a series devoted to the Swiss composer and presents four superb orchestral works that, the Jewish Poems aside, are otherwise unavailable. The Symphony is a little-known masterpiece from Bloch's final period.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1035 \| CD \| 0743625103526 KORNGOLD STRING QUARTETS NOS 1 & 2 Flesch Quartet
Two gorgeously lyrical chamber works otherwise unavailable on a single disc that date from Korngold's early years in Austria, when his imagination and creative powers were in their first flush. Richly Romantic in conception, these pieces are eloquently expressive and highly enjoyable.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1039 \| CD \| 0743625103922 MILHAUD CHAMBER MUSIC Cortese, Wagemans, Palomares, Schaffer
Music for viola and, variously, piano, cello and violin which comes from Milhaud's years in California. Includes character pieces, the Viola Sonatas 1 & 2, Sonatine for Viola & Cello, Suite op 157b and Quatre Visage op 238 - mellifluous and sparkling music otherwise unavailable on modern recordings.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA1066 \| CD \| 0743625106626 TURINA SINFONIA SEVILLANA, EVANGELIO, CASTILLO DE ALMODOVAR, RITMOS (FANTASIA COREOGRAPHICA) Mair Williams, Orquesta Filarmonica Gran Canario, Adrian Leaper (conductor)
Four colourful scores from one of Spain's greatest Romantic composers, including his undoubted orchestral masterpiece Sinfonia Sevillana (1920). The meditative symphonic poem Evangelico, the medieval fantasy The Castle of Almodovar and the dazzling dance-piece Ritmos showcase Turina's versatility.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA535 \| CD \| 0743625053524 ENGLISH MUSIC FOR BASSOON & PIANO WORKS BY AVISON, ELGAR, GORDON, ARNE, DUNHILL, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & HURLESTONE Daniel Smith (bassoon), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Seldom featured as a solo instrument, the bassoon is noetheless an agile, expressive and entertaining isntrument as this survey of works from the 18th to 20th centuries demonstrates. 'Performances are all expert and imaginative, and Smith's attractive tone quality is well served by a vivid recording.' (Gramophone)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA601 \| CD \| 0743625060126 BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET NO.12 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP 127 The Lindsay String Quartet
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER Beethoven's last five string quartets rank among the most important of his chamber compositions. The E flat Major Quartet is the first of these enduring masterpieces. 'I know of no more consistently compelling or more deeply satisfying version than this.' (Hi-Fi News)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA602 \| CD \| 0743625060225 BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET NO 13 IN B FLAT MAJOR OP 130 & GREAT FUGUE OP 133 The Lindsay String Quartet
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER, 3 STARS IN PENGUIN GUIDE Beethoven's immense Thirteenth Quartet, originally composed with the Great Fugue as its final movement, originally proved too challenging for his contemporaries, so he composed an alternative less demanding finale. Both are included in this fine recording.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA603 \| CD \| 0743625060324 BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET NO 14 IN C SHARP MINOR OP 131 The Lindsay String Quartet
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER, 3 STARS IN PENGUIN GUIDE One of Beethoven's most enigmatic and fascinating quartets here receives a highly praised performance. '[listeners] are unlikely to find anything better than this.' (Gramophone)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA604 \| CD \| 0743625060423 BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET NO 15 IN A MINOR OP 132 & NO 16 IN F AMJOR OP 135 The Lindsay String Quartet
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER Beethoven's final two quartets show no flagging of the composer's imaginative or compositional powers; instead, he explores ever-new realms of sound. 'a performance of memorable intensity.' (The Sunday Times)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA897 \| CD \| 0743625089721 MARTUCCI SOLO PIANO MUSIC VOL 1 Francesco Caramiello (piano)
WORLD PREMIERE DISC OF MARTINUCCI'S PIANO MUSIC An enticing selection of works by the Romantic Italian composer, including his Prelude, Toccata & Gigue, Three Romances, Three Scherzos, Three Pieces and Theme & Variations. 'A revelation…I am mightily impressed by the pianist.' (Fanfare)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA911 \| CD \| 0743625091120 BEETHOVEN CHORAL FANTASY, RONDO IN B FLAT & PIANO CONCERTO NO 6 IN D MAJOR Pietro Spada (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.6?!? This is the composer's own piano version of the glorious Violin Concerto. He made a thoroughgoing reworking for the keyboard, extending and developing the original with brilliant, virtuoso cadenzas. Pianist/musicologist Pietro Spada presents a Beethoven disc that is unique indeed.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA921 \| CD \| 0743625092127 CATALANI IMPRESSIONI & OTHER PIANO WORKS Pietro Spada (piano)
WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES This disc accommodates the complete piano music of 19th-century Italian composer Alfredo Catalani, best known for his opera La Wally. The Impressioni are charming miniatures reminiscent, perhaps, of Grieg's Lyric Pieces. 'Lovingly performed...it is beautiful.' (Fanfare)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA931 \| CD \| 0743625093124 HINDEMITH WORKS FOR VIOLA & ORCHESTRA Paul Cortese (viola), Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
3 STARS IN PENGUIN GUIDE A viola player himself, Paul Hindemith wrote some very beautiful music for this instrument, such as Der Schwanendreher - a concerto based on folk songs - the Concert Music op 48 and the Chamber Music No 5. 'Where these performances win out is in sheer quality...highly recommended.' (Gramophone)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA951 \| CD \| 0743625095128 MEDTNER VIOLIN SONATAS NOS 1 & 3 Mateja Marinkopvic (violin), Linn Hendry (piano)
Like Rachmaninov or Scriabin, Medtner was a great pianist/composer whose music is full of lyrical melody inflected with the spirit of Russia. 'Gripped my attention…truly fine music.' (The Strad) 'Stunning…exceptional…a major find.' (Fanfare)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA956 \| CD \| 0743625095623 MARTUCCI WORKS FOR 2 PIANOS Pietro Spada, Giorgio Cozzolino (pianos)
Martinucci's two substantial Fantasias and his Theme & Variations in E flat are partnered with his contemporaries Rendano's Allegro in A minor and Catalani's Tempo di Valzer and Serenata on this entertaining disc. 'Wonderfully satisfying listening. Strongly recommended.' (Fanfare)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA958 \| CD \| 0743625095821 WIDOR ORGAN SYMPHONIES NOS 5 & 7 Jane Parker-Smith (organ)
3 STARS IN PENGUIN GUIDE The two greatest of Widor's Organ Symphonies make for a stunning organ program. Parker-Smith is peeless in this French Romantic repertoire playing the breathtaking instrument of St Eustache, Paris. 'Highly recommended on all counts.' (Organists' Review)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA959 \| CD \| 0743625095920 VILLA-LOBOS PIANO MUSIC VOL 2 Alma Petersky (piano)
A thrilling recital of music by one of South America's greatest composers dazzlingly played by one of that continent's finest keyboard artists. Rudepoema is a mammoth portrait of Artur rubenstein while the 16 Cirandas are charming miniatures based on children's dance tunes.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA963 \| CD \| 0743625096323 KOLESSA & SKORYK MUSIC OF THE UKRAINE Odessa Philharmonic, Hobart Earle (conductor)
This is a major recording debut of Mykola Kolessa's Symphony no 1 (1950), a loving musical portrait of his homeland, and Myroslav Skoryk's Hutsul Tryptch, which fuses folk influences and contemporary techniques to present a colourful sonic landscape of the Hutsul region of the wild Carpathian Mountains.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA976 \| CD \| 0743625097627 REGER THREE CELLO SUITES & VIOLA SONATA Keith Harvey (cello), Ivo Jan van der Werff (viola), Simon Marlow (piano)
Reger's Bach-inspired Cello Suites, significant works of the solo cello repertoire, complements his rarely-heard Viola Sonata, a transcription of his gloriously Brahmsian 3rd Clarinet Sonata. 'Accomplished performances.' (Classic CD)

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA977 \| CD \| 0743625097726 BURRELL VIOLA CONCERTO, DAS MEER, LANDSCAPE & RESURRECTION Jane Atkins (viola), Northern Sinfonia of England, John Lubbock (conductor)
RECORD OF THE WEEK - THE INDEPENDENT, DISC OF THE MONTH - CLASSIC CD, PICK OF THE YEAR - THE SUNDAY TIMES Four major orchestral works by one of the most distinctive musical voices in Britain today, Diana Burrell. The composer herself writes 'The performances of all four pieces are stunning'.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA981 \| CD \| 0743625098129 GOUNOD SYMPHONIES NOS 1 & 2 Orchestra of St John's Smith Square, John Lubbock (conductor)
3 STARS IN PENGUIN GUIDE First performed in 1855 and 1856, respectively, Gounod's symphonies have recently reignited interest. His great gift for melody and unfailingly graceful skill are well served in these stylish interpretations. Recommended by Good CD Guide.

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA986 \| CD \| 0743625098624 TERTERIAN SYMPHONIES NOS 3 & 4 Armenian Philharmonic, Loris Tjeknavorian (conductor)
PREMIERE RECORDING The symphonies of Armenian composer Avet Terterian have been described as a 'direct and electrifying assualt on the senses'. 'This music certainly keeps me listening,' wrote Gramophone. 'If ASV can offer more Terterian in comparibly fine performances, I for one will rejoice.'

	ASV CLASSICAL \| CDDCA994 \| CD \| 0743625099423 DOHNANYI VIOLIN SONATA, RURALIA HUNGARICA, VARIATIONS AND FUGUE, SERENADE FOR STRING TRIO Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano), Hannah Roberts (viola), James Boyd (cello)
Britain's favourite violinist in her ASV debut disc, playing music that overflows with melody. Dohnanyi's compositions display passion tempered with craftsmanship, projecting musical images of his homeland, Hungary. Tasmin is joined by distinguished colleagues.

	ASV GOLD \| GLD4022 \| CD \| 743625402223 MOZART CLARINET QUINTET, PIANO & WIND QUINTET, FLUTE QUARTET IN D MAJOR Ensemble 360
This young ensemble (all members aged under 30) creates an intimate atmosphere that listeners of all ages can enjoy. The members of the group are drawn from France, Israel, Sweden and the UK. This, their debut ASV recording, features some of Mozart's most engaging chamber works.

	BIS RECORDS \| BISCD1485 \| CD \| 7318590014851 SERIOUSLY SIBELIUS Marko Ylonen (cello), Jaako Kuusisto (violin), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor)
Works in a serious vein such as In Memoriam, Two Serious Melodies and Lemminkainen in Tuonela offset lighter pieces such as the Humoresque No 1 and the Thtee Pieces for Orchestra op 96. Several tracks are world premiere recordings by artists with impeccable pedigrees in this finnish repertoire..

	BIS RECORDS \| BISCD1564 \| CD \| 7318590015643 SKALKOTTAS THE LAND & THE SEA OF GREECE Lorenda Ramou (piano)
Lorenda Ramou makes her BIS debut with these ballet scores written for piano which she has researched through archives and private sources. 'Skalkottas may have an individual voice, but he speaks a universal language, and his discovery is a cause of rejoicing.' (Fanfare)

	BIS RECORDS \| BISCD1585 \| CD \| 7318590015858 DANZAS FOR TUBA AND PIANO Oystein Baadsvik (tuba), Niklas Sivelov (piano)
Any performer who can show that 'anything a violin can do, a tuba can do too' has got to be someone special. Well, Baadsvik is that performer! Each of the works on this disc, except for three Piazzolla arrangements, was composed for the instrument and abound in humour, virtuosity and a truly surprising charm.

	BIS RECORDS \| BISCD168384 \| CD2 \| 7318591683841 LIGETI COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC Fredrik Ullen (piano)
INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED WORKS Gramophone has praised Ullen as 'a pianist as stylish as he is scintillating' - small wonder the composer trusted him completely as an interpreter of these varied, idiosyncratic compositions. Hear the difference between 'great' and 'competent' performances on this astonishing disc.

BIS RECORDS | BISSACD1605 | SACD | 7318599916057
VIVALDI
THE FOUR SEASONS
Dan Lauren (recorder), Arte dei Suonatori

SACD FORMAT OF THE CD RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2006 Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, those evergreens of Baroque repertoire, come to life as never before in these sparkling renditions where Dan Lauren's magic recorder replaces the usual solo violin - appropriately enough, since birdcalls feature in several of these concertos. Also included are three other delightful Vivaldi concertos, in D major, G major & C minor.

classical kids - award-winning music study resources
Classical Kids recordings aim to move children from being passive listeners to active participants: to engage their
imaginations, offer new skills and knowledge, stimulate higher-order thinking skills and finally, give every teacher the
tools to build a rich learning environment. The Classical Kids Teacher's Notes present almost one hundred facts,
activities, and thought-provoking questions that integrate with other subjects.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843701 \| TGCD \| 068478437018 BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES Over two dozen musical excerpts including the 'Moonlight' Sonata, Symphonies 5 to 9, Pathetique Sonata, Flute Serenade, 'Spring' Violin Sonata & Minuet in G Major
An eccentric new boarder turns a young boy's life upside-down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! Young Christoph exchanges letters about the chaotic arrival of Mr Beethoven and learns to appreciate and understand the great composer and his music.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843711 \| TGCD \| 068478437117 MOZARTS MAGIC FANTASY FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES Features Mozart's best-known arias, originally translated and freshly recorded with child-appropriate verse.
With magic bells and flute, Sarah and the dragon find their way from the Queen of the Night's realm to Sarastro's castle. Together, they help Prince Tamino find Princess Pamina and the bird-man Papageno find his Papagena.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843721 \| TGCD \| 068478437216 MOZARTS MAGNIFICENT VOYAGE FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES More than two dozen excerpts from Mozart's music, including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Clarinet Quintet, Flute Quartet, Horn Concerto, Symphony No 1, Ave Verum corpus, sonatas, concertos and best-loved operas.
The Dream Children are about to be written out of Mozart's most famous opera. In the hope of changing their fate, they enlist the help of the composer's young son, Karl. Together, they embark on an incredibale journey and come to understand Mozart's timeless music.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843731 \| TGCD \| 068478437315 VIVALDIS RING OF MYSTERY FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES More than two dozen excerpts, including Vivaldi's best-loved Four Seasons (with real sound effects), guitar, piccolo and trumpet concertos. Also featured are many of the violin pieces played by young violinists today.
Katarina, a young violinist, arrives at the Pieta orphanage where Antonio vivaldi was music director. Aided by Giovanni the goldolier, she searches throughout Venice for clues to her mysterious past.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843741 \| TGCD \| 068478437414 DAYDREAMS & LULLABIES FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES Features a rich variety of the great classical lullabies, rounds for family singing and traditional English songs. Includes the music of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, Schubert, Pachelbel, Tchaikovsky and Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel.
follow a young family from playtime to dream time through the nursery, the park, the streets of Olde London and off to bed. Newborns to 90-year-olds will enjoy this magical mix of classical music, classic poetry and poems written and performed by children.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843751 \| TGCD \| 068478437513 MR BACH COMES TO TOWN FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES Over two dozen excerpts, including Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Brandenburg Concerto no 6, Flute Sonatas and Badinerie, 'Air on the G String', Goldberg Variations, keyboard minuets and preludes, organ music and choral Cantata BWV 78.
After the dramatic send-off of his music into space aboard Voyager II, Mr Bach, along with his magic orchestra and choir, drops in on a little girl as she practices the piano.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843761 \| TGCD \| 068478437612 HALLELUJAH HANDEL FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES More than two dozen excerpts of Handel's music, including the Sarabande in D minor, Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks, Arrival of the Quee of Sheba, Harp Concerto, oratorios, operas and, of course, Messiah.
In 1750, Handel gave a great gift to an orphanage, his oratorio Messiah. From London's dark lanes some Thomas, a boy who sings like an angel but who will not speak. Finally, the boy is healed with the help of music and Katarina (the heroine of 'Vivald's Ring of Mystery').

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843771 \| TGCD \| 068478437711 TCHAIKOVSKY DISCOVERS AMERICA FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES More than two dozen excerpts of Tchaikovsky's music, including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, 1st Piano Concerto, String Serendade and 1812 Overture.
Tchaikovsky arrives in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891. It's all aboard for a fun-filled musical adventure to Niagra Falls. During his trip, the great composer shares stories with a young family about his music, his life and his fear of conducting.

	CHILDREN'S GROUP \| 843781 \| TGCD \| 068478437810 SONG OF THE UNICORN FULL-LENGTH CD & TEACHER'S NOTES More than two dozen excerpts of pre-Baroque music, including traditional English songs such as Greensleeves and Early One Morning, Gregorian Chant, Celtic songs, wild Medieval dances, plus a journey into the future of music with Bach, Beethoven and beyond
When a young queen falls mysteriously ill, her children are sent deep into the forest in search of her only cure - the legendary unicorn. The great magician Merlin helps them as they travel to Avalon, where they must decide what can truly cure their mother - King Arthur's powerful sister Morang-le-Fay or the healing touch of the unicorn.

	COE RECORDS \| CDCOS507 \| CD5 \| 680125050724 MOZART CONCERTOS & SERENADES Chamber Orchestra of Europe
This 5-CD set includes some of Mozart's best-loved pieces, including the Oboe and Clarinet Concertos, Complete Horn Concertos, Serenades Nos 10 & 11, Sinfonia Concertante for Winds. Renowned soloists such as Richard Hosford, Jonathan Williams and Douglas Boyd join the COE. 'Sheer delight from beginning to end...Recommended.' (CD Review)

	COLLEGIUM RECORDS \| COLCD131 \| CD2 \| 040888013129 LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS MUSIC FOR THE CLOSE OF DAY The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (director)
On this 2-CD set, recorded in the sumptuous acoustic of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral, Rutter and his Singers perform the service of Compline, the last of the seven services sung in monastic communities before bedtime, together with music by Louis Bourgeois, Byrd, Guerrero, Handl, Lassus, Mundy, Rachmaninov, Rheinberger, Sheppard, Tallis, Victoria and others.

	CPO \| CPO7771002 \| SACD \| 761203710027 WEINGARTNER SYMPHONY NO 3 Basel Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja (conductor)
Felix Weingartner (1863 - 1942) was a conductor, composer, pianist, and enthusiast of the ethereal. His musical style partakes somewhat more of early Romanticism than of its later developments, to say nothing of modernism. The 3rd Symphony draws heavily on his fascination with the astrological mysticism.

	CPO \| CPO7771582 \| SACD \| 761203715824 GRAUN TE DEUM Monika Mauch, Elisabeth von Magnus, Bernhard Gaertner, Klaus Mertens, L'arpa festante, Basel Madrigalists, Felix Naef (conductor)
Carl Heinrich Graun's Te Deum is a lyrical setting that calls for flutes, oboes, bassoons, horns, strings and basso continuo. Choral parts alternate with arias to produce a colorful and varied musical interplay. Three exemplary motets comparable to Bach's motets in their dimensions and elaboration round off the recording.

	CPO \| CPO7771752 \| CD \| 761203717521 ERDMANN SYMPHONY NO 4 Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt, Israel Yinon (conductor)
Erdmann's tightly structured Fourth Symphony is rich in contrasts, its lyrical mood sometimes intensifying to melancholy sadness. After the symphony's premiere in 1954, the composer was praised for the immediacy of his creative vision. Also features Monogram op 22, a serenade for orchestra, and Standchen op 16.

	CPO \| CPO9999192 \| CD2 \| 761203991921 VIENNA 1700 BAROQUE MUSIC FROM AUSTRIA Mieke van der Sluis, Barbara Fink, Pascal Bertin, Bernd Frolich, Wilfried Zelinka, Armonico Tributo Austria, Lorenz Duftschmid
Sacred and secular music by leading composers of the Austrian Baroque including Kerll, Fux, Biber and Schmelzer. A troubled time in Habsburg history, this period nonetheless gave rise to much music for the church and court ceremonial occasions such as Battalias, Te Deums, Salve Reginas, Magnificats and cantatas.

	DA CAPO \| 2110402 \| DVD \| 747313540259 LANGGAARD ANTIKRIST Soloists, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
DVD OF THE CD RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER Rued Langaard's allegorical opera in a spectacular co-production between the Royal Danish Opera and the Danish Radio Corporation in 2000. It has been described as 'a religious mystery opera. A magnificent doomsday vision. A full length nightmare'.

	HALLE \| CDHLL7512 \| CD \| 743625751222 ENGLISH LANDSCAPES MUSIC BY BAX, DELIUS, ELGAR, FINZI, IRELAND & WAUGHAN WILLIAMS Lyn Fletcher (violin), Halle Orchestra & Choir, Mark Elder (conductor)
With classics such as Bax's Tintagel, Delius' On Hearing the First Cuckoo in spring, Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, this is a stunning collection of works inspired by English landscape. The Halle under Elder have been highly praised for their 'passionate commitment to communicating with audiences.'

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMD990900102 \| DVD2 \| 794881816996 CAVALLI LA CALISTO Maria Bayo, Marcello Lippi, Simon Keenlyside, Graham Pushee, Alessandra Mantovani, Gilles Ragon, Dominique Visse, Barry Banks, David Pittsinger, Sonia Theodoridou, Judith Vindevofel, Concerto Vocale, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Filmed in 1996 at the Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie, Brussels by Jacques Bourton, Herbert Wernicke (director), with bonus material - 'Behind the scenes of La Calisto' - a 52-minute documentary on the production. Harmonia Mundi celebrates its thirty-year association with René Jacobs by releasing this double-DVD of Cavalli's immensely entertaining opera.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX290819698 \| CD3 \| 794881818228 RENAISSANCE MASTERWORKS OF POLYPHONY Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel (director)
STUNNING 3-CD SET OF HIGHLY PRAISED RECORDINGS 'Le Chant de Virgile' - Renaissance settings of poetry by Ancient Roman poets - 'Renaissance Lamentations' - by Massaino, White, de Orto and Lassus - and 'Richafort's Requiem'. 'Sublime repertoire, lovely singing.' (The Independent on Sunday)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMX290820108 \| CD8 \| 794881818129 SCHUBERT GREAT PIANO SONATAS Alain Planes (piano)
Across eight CDs, distinguished pianist Alain Planes explores thirteen of Schubert's greatest Piano Sonatas alongside the Wanderer Fantasy, six Moments Musicaux, eleven Impromptus and twelve German Dances. 'If there can be a perfect performance, this is it.' (BBC Music Magazine)

	HELIOS \| CDD22059 \| CD2 \| 034571120591 DUPRE ORGAN MUSIC John Scott (organ)
2 CDs FOR THE PRICE OF 1, GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE Performing on the organ of St Paul's Cathedral London, Scott survey's Marcel Dupre's output, including several preludes and fugues, sketches, noels, variations, as well as the Symphonie-Passion, 2nd Symphony and other shorter works.

	HELIOS \| CDS441917 \| CD7 \| 034571141916 SIMPSON COMPLETE SYMPHONIES Royal Philharmonic, Bournemouth & Royal Liverpool Symphonies, Vernon Handley (conductor), City of London Sinfonia, Matthew Taylor (conductor)
British composer Robert Simpson (1921-97) was a major composer whose music speaks directly and persuasively of what Fanfare has described as 'music's claim to be the most elevating, questing and stimulating accompainment to the life we all lead.' This monumental set is a landmark: 'one of the outstanding recording projects of our time'. (Gramophone)

	HELIOS \| CDH55226 \| CD \| 034571152264 YSAYE SIX SONATAS OP 27 Philippe Graffin (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
In addition to his famous, and diverse, six Solo Violin Sonatas op 27, this CD also includes a number of Ysaye's shorter works for violin and piano. 'Even the most demanding of Ysaye's flights of fancy sound beautiful, with the accurate tuning complemented by fine tone, thrillingly precise fingerwork, plus excellent recording.' (Gramophone)

	HELIOS \| CDH55244 \| CD \| 034571152448 BRITTEN THE FIVE CANTICLES & PURCELL REALISATIONS Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Alen Opie (baritone), Sioned Williams (harp), Michael Thompson (horn)
With a star line-up, this mid-price re-release of a classic recording is very welcome indeed. Partnering Britten's amazing Five Canticles are three of his 'realisations' of songs by a composer whom he admired tremendously and with whom he was often compared. 'A superlative Hyperion disc.' (Daily Telegraph)

	HELIOS \| CDH55246 \| CD \| 034571152462 FRASER-SIMSON THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS Janis Kelly, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Richard Suart, Sally Burgess, Donald Maxwell, New London Light Opera, Ronald George (conductor)
A musical play in three acts, first produced at The Prince’s Theatre, Manchester, in 1916, and later at Daly’s Theatre, London, in 1917, running for 1,352 performances Book by Frederick Lonsdale; lyrics by Harry Graham. 'particularly for those who enjoy G&S operettas, this disc is an absolute necessity.' (Fanfare)

	HELIOS \| CDH55263 \| CD \| 034571152639 BEETHOVEN MASS IN C Janice Watson, Jean Rigby, John Mark Ainsley, Gwynne Howell, Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor)
Beethoven's Mass in C is more than simply a 'practice run' for the great Missa Solemnis - it's a great work in its own right. Also included on this Helios re-release are the concert arias Ah! Perfido, Ne' giorni tuoi felici and Tremate, empi, tremate. 'A fascinating CD' (The Recorder)

	HELIOS \| CDH55264 \| CD \| 034571152646 THE HARP OF LUDUVICO MUSIC BY MUDARRA, ORTIZ, MACQUE, DELL'ARPA, FRESCOBALDI & MONTEVERDI Andrew Lawrence King (Baroque harps)
Fantasias, variations, toccatas, dances and diverse other works for harp from the 16th and early 17th centuries. 'This is a quite stunning recording. Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without.' (Gramophone)

	HELIOS \| CDH55270 \| CD \| 034571152707 CHOPIN/VIARDOT POLISH SONGS Urszula Kryger (mezzo-soprano), Charles Spencer (piano)
A rare opportunity to sample Chopin the song composer, here performed with real feeling by Polish mezzo Urszula Kryger. The dark core of melancholy in Kryger's voice is fine-tuned to the Slavic melodic contours...and her instinctive grasp of both musical and verbal inflection makes for a beautifully understated performance of Melodya, Chopin's last, heartfelt song of exile.' (Gramophone)

	HYPERION \| CDS442614 \| CD4 \| 034571142616 BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC CLASSICS The New London Orchestra, Ronald Crisp (conductor)
4-CD SET AT A VERY SPECIAL PRICE Bringing together all four volumes of the highly popular British Light Music Classics, here are 77 tracks of golden nostalgia featuring music by 45 composers from Charles Arncliffe to Charles Williams. Includes many light classical works well known as signature and theme tunes from The Archers, BBC Morning Music, Dr Findlay's Casebook and more!

HYPERION | CDA67518 | CD | 034571175188
BEETHOVEN
PIANO SONATAS VOL 1
Angela Hewitt (piano)

DAILY TELEGRAPH CD OF THE WEEK Presents the ‘Appassionata’ Sonata, his op 7, the grandest of Beethoven’s early sonatas, and op 10 no 3, one of the early sonatas where Beethoven breaks the bounds of convention to create the style which would define the great works of his middle period. 'As this impressive new disc shows, it is a mistake to try to pigeon-hole Angela Hewitt' (The Daily Telegraph)

	HYPERION \| CDA67522 \| CD \| 034571175225 CHRISTMAS VESPERS The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker (conductor)
This lovely disc presents a version of the Office of Vespers (the evening service) as it might be heard on Christmas Eve at Westminster Cathedral. Chant is the golden thread running through the entire liturgy, complemented with music by Tallis, Victoria and Schutz, with Langlais's massive Fete for organ in conclusion.

	HYPERION \| CDA67525 \| CD \| 034571175256 IVES SYMPHONIES NOS 2 & 3 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
This and its campanion disc offer exciting new recordings of Charles Ives's complete symphonies, each of which has a deeply personal character. The 3rd, subtitled 'The Camp Meeting', has been critically praised 'for its alert phrasing...Polished performances' (The Times). also includes the short piece, General William Booth Enters Into Heaven.

	HYPERION \| CDA67540 \| CD \| 034571175409 IVES SYMPHONIES NOS 1 & 4 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
The performance of the Fourth is rightly the pinnacle of Andrew Litton's superb Ives cycle... Litton has the work's measure perfectly, balancing the visionary with the prosaic, and teasing out the most complex textures of a huge orchestra and a chorus with an exemplary clarity that is flawlessly captured by the recording' (The Guardian)

	HYPERION \| CDA67576 \| CD \| 034571175768 CHRISTMAS AT ST JOHN'S Choir of St John's College Cambridge, David Hill (director)
A sequence of music leading from the darkness of Advent into the blazing light of Christmas, Epiphany and beyond. Includes plainsong, antiphons and works by Goldschmidt, Howells, Naylor, bingham, Rutter, holst, Pott, Warlock and Lauridsen. Many of these works have special significance for the Choir.

HYPERION | CDA67585 | CD | 034571175850
SCHUBERT:
STRING QUARTETS NOS 13 & 14
Takacs Quartet

FIRST HYPERION RELEASE Two of Schubert's best-loved quartets, 'Death and The Maiden' and 'Rosamunde', are pillars of chamber music repertoire. 'I[The Takacs Quartet] are currently the greatest string quartet in the world...The first product of the group's new partnership is outstanding...The recording quality is ideal - natural, never aggressive. This disc is a model for what chamber music should be' (The Guardian)

	HYPERION \| SACDA67518 \| SACD \| 034571575186 BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS VOL 1 Angela Hewitt (piano)
SACD format of the CD also featured in this New Release Newsletter by Gramophone 2006 'Artist of the Year'.

	HYPERION \| SACDA67525 \| SACD \| 034571575254 IVES SYMPHONIES NOS 2 & 3 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
SACD format of the CD also featured in this New Release Newsletter. Recorded live during concerts in Dallas, the sound is worthy of these epic works.

	HYPERION \| SACDA67540 \| SACD \| 034571575407 IVES SYMPHONIES NOS 1 & 4 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
SACD format of the CD also featured in this New Release Newsletter. Recorded live during concerts in Dallas, the sound is worthy of these epic works.

	PRAGA DIGITALS \| PRD54056 \| CD \| 794881739424 CHOPIN ETUDES OPP 10 & 25, NOCTURNES, POLONAISE NO 7 Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Sviatoslav Richter was widely recognised as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, and is sometimes proposed as the greatest of all. He was well known for his vast repertoire, effortless technique and poetic phrasing, here applied to the music of Chopin and Scriabin (Sonatas Nos 2 & 5).

	PROFIL \| PH06061 \| CD \| 881488606126 J M HAYDN THE WEDDING ON THE ALPINE PASTURE Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner (conductor)
WORLD PREMIER RECORDING of Johann Michael Haydn's dramatic shepherd's singspeil in two acts, with 'The Bass Violinist of Worgl', a lustspiel in one act, performed on period instruments by one of Europe's leading early music ensembles.

	PROFIL \| PH07002 \| CD \| 881488700220 BRUCKNER LATIN MOTETS Oly Pfaff (tenor), Manfred Hug (organ), Wolfgang Czelusta, Klaus Bauerle, Peter Redwig & Fritz Resch (trombones), Philharmonia Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart, Hans Zanotelli (conductor)
Ranging from a cappella works to settings for four-eight voices accompanied by trombones and organ, these include sacred compositions that span almost forty years of Bruckner's remarkable career. An intense spirituality unites these pieces, which show a different side to Bruckner the symphonist.

	RESONANCE \| CDRSN3062 \| CD \| 743625306224 SWEETER THAN ROSES & WINTER WORDS SONGS BY PURCELL & BRITTEN Ian Partridge (tenor), George Malcolm (harpsichord), Jennifer Partridge (piano)
A collection of 18 songs by the greatest British composer of the 17th century complements Benjamin Britten's haunting song cycle based on poems of Thomas Hardy. Ian Partridge is one of Britain's most respected tenors. 'I should be surprised if there is much better singing to be found on record.' (Gramophone)

	SUPRAPHON \| SU3891 \| CD3 \| 099925389123 BEST OF CZECH CLASSICS SMETANA: MA VLAST (MY COUNTRY), DVORAK: SLAVONIC DANCES OPP 46 & 72, SYMPHONY NO 9, CARNIVAL, SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek & Vaclav Neumann (conductors)
Masterpieces of the Czech orchestral repertoire performed by acclaimed Czech artists. Originally recorded between 1985 and 1990, these three discs are now available as an unforgettable set.

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historical & nostalgia
testament | living era

	TESTAMENT \| SBT21390 \| CD2 \| 749677139025 WAGNER DAS RHEINGOLD (BAYREUTH 1955) Hans Hotter, Astrid Varney, Ramon Vinay, Josef Greindl, Paul Kuen, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
PART OF THE FIRST-EVER STEREO RECORDING OF THE RING CYCLE WITH HOTTER & VARNAY Thrillingly conducted by Kielberth, this 'lost' recording is now once more available. Its companion, Siegfried (SBT1392), was Record of the Year Finalist in the Gramophone 2006 Awards.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5623 \| CD \| 743625562323 IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME THOSE FABULOUS VOCAL QUARTETS The American, The Haydn & The Peerless Quartets
These three vocal quartets were among the most popular during the pioneering days of gramophone recordings. Here are 27 original mono recordings from 1904-21, including It's A Long Way To Tipperary, Oh You Beautiful Doll, By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad and many more.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5630 \| CD \| 743625563023 SONG OF THE GOLDEN TRUMPET 28 ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS 1951-5 Eddie Calvert (trumpet)
The golden tones of England's most famous popular trumpeter are heard in an immaculate program of favourites. The Song Of The Golden Trumpet (written for Calvert), Love Is A Many-Splendoured Thing, Roses Of Picardy, Some Enchanted Evening, Tenderly, and many more hits.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5635 \| CD \| 743625563528 FLAMINGO 27 ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS 1945-55 Earl Bostic (saxophone)
This may be the finest single CD on the market featuring the unique alto sax sound of Earl bostic playing both R&B and standards. Alongside his million-selling signature tune, Flamingo, are classics such as Ain't misbehavin', Deep Purple, That's The Groovy Thing, Sleep and much more besides.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJA5636 \| CD \| 743625563627 I'LL SING TO YOU 28 ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS 1951-55 Jimmy Young
Relive the pre-radio presenter days of Jimmy Young when he was Britain's premier heart-throb crooner, with an enviable chart history to prove it. I'll Sing To You, Too Young, Broken Heart, Because Of You, Faith Can Move Mountains, The Man From Laramie are just some of his greatest hits.

	LIVING ERA \| CDAJS295 \| CD2 \| \| 743625029529 THE FORCES' SWEETHEART 49 ORIGINAL MONO RECORDINGS 1936-52 Vera Lynn
This generous helping of Vera Lynn's vintage recordings is the finest available 2-CD representation of her golden years. Her bitter-sweet songs stirred hearts during the wartime years, yet her popularity never waned and she remains among the most popular of all British female vocalists.

	PROFIL \| PH06059 \| CD2 \| 881488605921 OH HAPPY DAY THE GOSPEL COLLECTION Mahalia Jackson, Edwin Hawkins, Golden Gate Quartet, Andrae Crouch, Felicia Taylor, Richard Broadnax and The Zion gospel Singers, The Winans, Cissy Houston, The Blind Boys of Alabama, St Anna Choir, St Paul Choir, Golden Voices, Temple Singers, and more.
Surely the ultimate original Gospel collection, this 2-CD set features the very best of Gospel music, including that great title track, performed by unforgettable artists.

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shows & soundtracks

	DRG \| DRGCD12589 \| CD \| 021471258929 NUNSENSE Original New York Cast
This hit musical won 4 Outer Critics' Circle Awards including Best Off-Broadway Musical and ran for a record nine years Off-Broadway.

	DRG \| DRGCD12614 \| CD \| 021471261424 FORBIDDEN BROADWAY STRIKES BACK! Gerard Alessandrini, Original New York Cast
The satirical review that has terrorised and captivated the Great White Way for 15 years! Among the send-ups are Rent, The King and I, Sunset Boulevard, Show Boat, Victor/Victoria, Chicago and M.

	DRG \| DRGCD12626 \| CD \| 021471262629 FORBIDDEN BROADWAY 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Gerard Alessandrini
20 classic tracks from the first five volumes of Forbidden Broadway with seven previously unreleased tracks. Creator/writor Gerard Alessandrini lampoons such shows as Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and The Lion King.

	DRG \| DRGCD12627 \| CD \| 021471262728 FORBIDDEN BROADWAY 2001 A SPOOF ODYSSEY Gerard Alessandrini
A favourite of theatre-lovers and critics alike, this album slings its arrows at Aida, Suessical, The Full Monty, Kiss Me Kate, The Music Man and more, with dead-on spoofs of Barbra Streisand, Dame Judi Dench and Liza Minelli.

	DRG \| DRGCD12629 \| CD \| 021471262926 FORBIDDEN BROADWAY SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Gerard Alessandrini
A hit on four continents, this edition of Forbidden Broadway charicatures shows including Wicked, Avenue Q, Movin' Out, La Cage aux folles, Assassins, I Am My Own Wife, The Boy from Oz and more.

	DRG \| DRGCD12630 \| CD \| 021471263022 FOREVER PLAID Original Las Vegas Cast Recording
This deliciously goofy revue sentres on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s on their way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.

	DRG \| DRGCD12988 \| CD \| 021471298826 KISS ME KATE 1999 Cast Recording
Kiss Me Kate loaded with some of Cole Porter's biggest hits and features one of the most popular theatre scores of all time, with songs such as Another Op'nin' Another Show, Too Darn Hot, So In Love, Why Can't You Behave? and more.

	DRG \| DRGCD12990 \| CD \| 021471299021 GODSPELL 2001 National Touring Cast Production
Billed as the 'second coming' of composer/lyricist Stephen Schwatz's hit musical, this recording is Godspell Millennium-style. Schwartz won two Grammy Awards for the musical, which launched his career.

	DRG \| DRGCD12994 \| CD2 \| 021471299427 ELAINE STRITCH AT LIBERTY Elaine Stritch
2-CD SET FOR THE PRICE OF 1 The Broadway legend Elaine Stritch presents a very funny and often touching account in song of the highlights and lowlights of her incredible career.

	DRG \| DRGCD12998 \| CD \| 021471299823 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS New Broadway Cast
A gleefully gruesome musical about a man-eating plant with witty parodies of sixties music written by multiple Oscar-winning composers Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.

	DRG \| DRGCD19010 \| CD \| 021471901023 FAME - THE MUSICAL North American Touring Cast
Twenty-four talented singers and dancers perform 20 original songs from the spectacular hit stage musical.

	DRG \| DRGCD19054 \| CD \| 021471905427 PAL JOEY & WITH A SONG IN MY HEART Jane Froman, 1952 Broadway Revival & 1952 Original Soundtrack Casts
FIRST TIME COLLECTION ON CD! DIGITALLY REMASTERED This album features two outstanding shows for which Jane Froman provided the vocals. Pal Joey also features the young Elaine Stritch.

	DRG \| DRGCD19078 \| CD2 \| 021471907827 ST LOUIS WOMAN HAROLD ARLEN & HIS SONGS Pearl Bailey, 1946 Original Broadway Cast
2 CDs FOR THE PRICE OF 1 This album celebrates Arlen's 100th birthday with songs such as Come Rain or Shine, It's a Woman's Prerogative, I had Myself a True Love, to name a few. Arlen also sings a dozen of his hits backed by Peter Matz and his Orchestra.

	DRG \| DRGCD19079 \| CD \| 021471907926 GOLDEN BOY Sammy Davis Jnr, 1964 Broadway Cast
Davis made his Broadway debut in Clifford Odets's classic with a jazz score by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams that features a number of songs that Sammy made part of his nightclub repertoire.

	DRG \| DRGCD19080 \| CD \| 021471908022 GIANT: SOUNDTRACK Music by Dmitri Tiomkin
Giant, the 1956 Texas epic starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including for Best Musical Score. Robust, brooding, lyrical.

	DRG \| DRGCD19081 \| CD \| 021471908121 A PASSAGE TO INDIA SOUNDTRACK Music by Maurice Jarre
The Academy Award-winning score by the composer of the soundtracks to other classic films, including Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Witness, Barbarella, Fatal Attraction and Ghost.

	DRG \| DRGCD19082 \| CD \| 021471908220 MERRY ANDREW Danny Kaye
Selections from the MGM circus musical with songs written by Saul Chaplin and Johnny Mercer adapted and conducted by Nelson Riddle. Also features Billy May and his Orchestra playing Music of the Big Top Circus Band.

	DRG \| DRGCD19083 \| CD \| 021471908329 NOEL COWARD SAIL AWAY 1961 Original Cast Recording
2 CDS FOR THE PRICE OF 1 Starring Tony Award-winner Elaine Stritch, this release features two bonus tracks performed by noel coward and Joe Layton cut from the original show and previously unavailable.

	DRG \| DRGCD19084 \| CD \| 021471908428 THE GREAT WALTZ 1965 Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Production
Classic melodies by both the Johann Strausses adapted as a thrillingly romantic musical based on the composers' lives.

	DRG \| DRGCD19085 \| CD \| 021471908527 THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE 1963 Revival Cast
Rodgers and Hart were at their peak when they wrote this beguiling score for one of the rowdiest and liveliest shows around , which brims with memorable songs.

	DRG \| DRGCD19089 \| CD \| 021471908923 BEYOND THE FRINGE 1962 Original Cast Recording
Before Monty Python there was 'Beyond the Fringe'. This disc features the creators of the show that revolutionised comedy - Peter Cook, Dudley Moore Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.

	DRG \| DRGCD19090 \| CD \| 02147909029 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE INFORMER, NOW VOYAGER & SINCE YOU WENT AWAY SOUNDTRACKS Music by Max Steiner & Alex North
Brilliant scores from two brilliant composers, digitally remastered from the 1950s Capital Records recordings. All four scores won Academy Awards and changed the way film music is composed.

	DRG \| DRGCD19091 \| CD \| 021471909128 DEATH ON THE NILE SOUNDTRACK Music by Nino Rota
Long out of print, the soundtrack to Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery is now available in full 24-bit digital sound. New liner notes and photographs included.

	DRG \| DRGCD19093 \| CD2 \| 021471909326 THE COMPLETE CAPITOL COLLECTION Liza Minnelli
For the first time on Compact Disc, here is the star's entire studio output from her first lengthy association with Capitol Records (1963-66). Detailed liner notes document her entire career.

	DRG \| DRGCD31611 \| CD \| 021471161120 THE UNKNOWN Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Unknown is the unique album from the Father of Bossa Nova. Originally recorded in 1987, this was only released as a limited edition album in Brazil a year after his death in 1995.

	DRG \| DRGCD5578 \| CD \| 021471557824 JACQUES BREL INFINIMENT Jacques Brel
Here, at last, is the real Jacques Brel singing his own poetic words and music in French. Booklet features a complete biography, rare photos and careful English translations of the lyrics.

	DRG \| DRGCD31614 \| CD \| 021471161427 LIVE AT THE BLUE NOTE Gal Costa
Brazilian singer Gal Costa Live At The Blue Note captures the legend in one of her most intimate performances with sultry renditions of classics including Fotografia, Desafinado, Chega de Saudade, Corcovado and Garota De Ipanema.

	DRG \| DRGCD8486 \| CD \| 021471848625 THE BEST OF BARDOT Brigitte Bardot
This 20-track compilation features the highlights of her 1963-70 recordings. A fun and sexy lounge album in which Bardot refuses to take herself too seriously.

	DRG \| DRGCD8501 \| CD \| 021471850123 GERSHWIN PORGY AND BESS Diahann Carroll
Star of stage, screen and TV, Diahann Carroll sings music from Gershwin's classic opera accompanied by The Andre Previn Trio with a maturity that belies her youth. 1952 recording digitally remastered.

	DRG \| DRGCD8502 \| CD \| 021471850222 WITH YOU IN MIND Marian McPartland
Multi-award-winning jazz pianist Marian McPartland in an emotionally charged reissue of her 1957 album that features ballads, up-tempo tunes and folk-songs.

	DRG \| DRGCD91418 \| CD \| 021271141825 TOTALLY BUBLE Michael Buble
Performances taken from the 2003 film Totally Blonde show why the then 25-year-old singer from Vancouver has since made his singular swing-ness very hip. Includes three enhanced video tracks.

	DRG \| DRGCD91448 \| CD \| 021471144826 OSCAR WINNERS THE LYRICS OF OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Barbara Cook
One Broadway legend pays tribute to another with unforgettable renditions of classics including Oh What a Beautiful Morn', It's a Grand Night for Singing, It Might as well be Spring, Surrey with the Fringe on Top, All the Things you are, Can't Help lovin' that Man, and more.

	DRG \| DRGCD91464 \| CD2 \| 021471146424 MOSTLY SONDHEIM LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Barbara Cook
2-CD SET FOR THE PRICE OF 1 Here is an intimate evening of music that arose from an article in which Stephen Sondheim named the songs he most wished he'd written'. Malcolm Gets makes a special appearance. DVD also available.

	DRG \| DRGCD91475 \| CD \| 021471147520 ITS BETTER WITH A BAND Barbara Cook
Tony Award-winner Barbara cook's nearly impossible to find 1980 live recording from Carnegie Hall is now available on CD after 20 years of being out of print. Includes a wonderful Leonard Berstein medley. Liner notes by Hal Prince and Berstein.

	DRG \| DRGCD91494 \| CD \| 021471149425 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Dinah Shore
Recently rediscovered in the Capitol Records archives, the 12 songs on this disc were recorded in the 1970s. Includes Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover, Do You Know Where You're Going To and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

	DRG \| DRGCD91495 \| CD \| 021471149524 MARLENE SINGS BERLIN Marlene Dietrich
Backed by the Bert Grund Orchestra, film star and cabaret legend Marlene Dietrich charms with a collection of 16 rare tracks which pay tribute to her home town, Berlin, sung in her native German. A must for Dietrich fans!

	DRG \| DRGCD91496 \| CD \| 021471149623 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL Shirley Bassey
Captures Bassey's fabulous 1973 recital where the diva belts out chart-topping songs and works the crowd into a state of euphoria. Includes a 16-page colour booklet with extensive liner notes.

	DRG \| DRGCD91497 \| CD \| 021471149722 BARBARA COOK AT THE MET Barbara Cook
On 20 January 2000, for the first time ever, The Met presented a female non-classical singer. Special guests Audra McDonald and Josh Groban join the Broadway diva in a night's entertainment that drew the crowd to its feet.

	DRG \| DRGCD91498 \| CD \| 021471149821 LIKE IT WAS Karen Akers
Cabaret superstar Karen Akers rejuvenates standards by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers and Hoagy Carmichael in this collection of songs from the great American songbook.

	DRG \| DRGCD91484 \| CD \| 021471148428 BARBARA COOK'S BROADWAY Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook takes listeners on a musical journey fo the golden years of Broadway musicals, presenting her favourite songs, including It's not Where You Start, Among My Yesterdays, A Perfect Relationship, and many more.

	DRG \| DRGCD94777 \| CD \| 021471477726 SWEET CHARITY Christina Applegate & new Broadway Cast
With her engaging wit and impeccable comic timing, Applegate translates her film and TV success to the musical stage as Charity Hope, the unluckiest romantic in New York City. Two new songs included.

	DRG \| DRGCD94779 \| CD \| 021471477924 PLAYING THE FIELD/HIP PARADE Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy's easy, swinging style of often radically reworked renditions of popular standards has garnered legendary status in the world of jazz as well as with today's hipsters.

	DRG \| DRGCD94780 \| CD \| 021471478020 A FINE ROMANCE DOROTHY FIELDS SONGBOOK K T Sullivan (vocals) & Mark Nadler (piano)
Inspired by the live show of the same name, this disc honours the songs of Dorothy Fields, including some cleverly themed medleys. Billboard magazien has dubbed her 'one of the finest cabaret/musical stage performers around'.

	DRG \| DRGCD99501 \| CD \| 021471950120 CINEMA PARADISO LIMITED EDITION Various Artists
DRG's best-selling soundtrack. With music by Ennio Morricone, this film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Contains a bonus track.

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world

	RADIO FRANCE \| C560156 \| CD \| 7948812610228 PAKISTAN MUSICIANS & SINGERS TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS & SINGERS FAQIRS OF SINDH
This recording allows listerners to discover one of the most ancient musical styles still extant on the Indian sub-continent; Shah-jo-Rang, the song of his holiness Shah Abdul Latif Bhitti, a Sufi saint, poet and musician described as a 'genius flowing like a crystalline river, as brilliant as light itself, as limpid as the winds'.

	RADIO FRANCE \| C560206 \| CD \| 794881812226 ITALY: SARDINIA TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS & SINGERS
A musical tournament where singers vie with each other in elegance, breath control and vocal audacity. Largely unknown outside Sardinia, 'Cantu a chiterra' is a show of endurance, vocal prowess and melodic inventiveness where contestants perform poetic texts, many transmitted orally.

	RADIO FRANCE \| C560207 \| CD \| 794881812424 SENEGAL WOLOF MUSIC
Love, praise and celebration, circumcision, tattooing and wrestling matches are occasions for Senegal's leadign Wolof community to make music. Accompanied on leket calabashes, tama and sabar percussion and xalam lute, these songs outline a little-known musical tradition.

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dvd
arthaus | bel air | euroart | opus arte

ARTHAUS | K100047 | DVD | 807280004793
PUCCINI
LA BOHEME
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Sandra Pacetti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, San Francisco Opera, Tiziano Severini (conductor)

Critically acclaimed San Francisco Opera 1988 production of Puccini's ever-popular opera. 'Pavarotti's and Freni's artistry is so superb that disbelief at these 50-somethings portraying Rodolfo and Mimi is suspended. The support around them is excellent, and the staging is ultra-traditional yet fun. (Classic FM) 'Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni turned in incandescent performances as Puccini's young lovers.' (San Francisco Times)

ARTHAUS | K102097 | DVD | 807280209792
BRITTEN
GLORIANA
Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Jean Rigby, Richard van Allan, Elizabeth Vaughn

DVD OF THE MONTH (Gramophone & BBC Music Magazine). A classic ENO production of Britten's 1953 opera, which has only now received the critical acclaim it deserves. 'Sarah Walker makes an impressive Elizabeth I, pride and self-authority implicit when she is dealing with her courtiers, haunted by dilemma when she is alone … She has the resources to move us both by vocal subtlety and by movement.' (Opera Magazine)

	BEL AIR \| BA212 \| DVD \| 3760115302129 TCHAIKOVSKY PIQUE DAME BALLET Bolshoi Theatre, Vladimir Andropov (conductor)
Based on Pushkin's story 'The Queen of Spades', this new ballet by Roland Petit is actually based on Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony rather than on his opera 'Pique Dame' - a fascinating music/dance synthesis. The companion ballet, based on Webern's famous Passacaglia, is a 14-dancer tour de force.

	EUROARTS \| 2055118 \| DVD \| 880242551184 MICHEL LEGRAND LIVE IN BRUSSELS Flemish Radio Orchestra, Michel Legrand (conductor)
Includes music from The Three Musketeers, Best Friends, Never Say Never Again, Dingo, Les Demoiselles de Rochfort, Summer of '42, Yentl, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Happy Ending and other great films for which Legrand composed his now legendary soundtracks.

	EUROARTS \| 2072008 \| DVD2 \| 880242720085 WAGNER TANNHAUSER Cheryl Studer, Richard Versalle, Ruthild Engbert-Ely, Hans Sotin, Wolfgang Brendel, Siegfried Vogel, Orchestra & Chorus of the Bayreuth Festival, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
Recorded at the Bayreuth Festspeilhaus in 1989, this production was greeted with 'thunderous applause' (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). Directed by Wolfgang Wagner, Richard Wagner's grandson, this production was one of the high points of the Bayreuth Festival during the late 1980s.

	EUROARTS \| 2072018 \| DVD \| 880242720184 BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO 9 Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
A revelatory performance of Bruckner's final masterpiece that is as much a vivid historical testament as it is an extraordinary musical achievement. This was Bernstein's last concert with the vienna Philharmonic, an orchestra which he deeply loved. 'An extraordinary concert' (La Republica, Rome)

	EUROARTS \| 2072108 \| DVD \| 880242721082 SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO 9 'THE GREAT', MASS NO 6 IN E FLAT MAJOR Peter Schrier, Werner Krenn, Walter Berry, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna Hofmusikkapelle, Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Bohm (conductor)
Bohm recorded these two works in his prime (Symphony, 1973; Mass, 1976), bringing his unique warmth, wit and wisdom to every bar. These are interpretations full of freshness by eminent soloists, choir and orchestra.

	OPUS ARTE \| OA0961D \| DVD2 \| 809478009610 PUCCINI LA BOHEME Inva Mula, Aquiles Machado, Laura Giordano, Fabio Maria Capitanucci, David Menendez, Felipe Bou, Gonzalo Fernandez de Teran, Juan Tomas Martinez, Alfredo Mariotti, Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro Real Madris, Jesus Lopez Cobos (conductor)
Giancarlo del Monaco's one-million-euro cinematic production in a landmark recording filmed with high definition cameras and in true surround sound. Includes illustrated synopsis and cast galleries and interviews. 'Enormously captivating, awsome…a complete show' (El Mundo)

	OPUS ARTE \| OA0962BD \| DVD11 \| 809478009627 WAGNER DAS RING DES NIBELUNGEN Deborah Polaski, Matti Salminen, Falk Struckmann, John Treleaven, Eric Halfvarson, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), Bertrand de Billy (conductor)
Harry Kupfer's stunning production of Wagner's colossal four operas is considered to be among the greatest modern productions and is recorded in sumptuous surround sound. It has been praised as the best small-screen realisation of the Ring Cycle available by International Record Review.

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gramophone 2006 awards

	TESTAMENT \| SBT41392 \| CD4 \| 749677139223 WAGNER SIEGFRIED Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hotter, Gustav Neidlinger, Paul Kuen, Maria von Ilosvay, Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
GRAMOPHONE 2006 AWARDS - RECORD OF THE YEAR FINALIST Recorded live by the Decca team but never commercially released, this 1955 Bayreuth Festival production was displaced by the famous Solti studio recording. Finally, it is available for the first time!

OPUS ARTE | OA0950D | DVD3| 809478009504
HANDEL
GIULIO CESARE
Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirschlager, Danielle de Niese, Christophe Dumaux, Patricia Bardon, Christopher Maltman, Rachid Ben Abdeslam, Glyndebourne Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment, William Christie (conductor)

BEST OF CATEGORY, DVD OF THE MONTH JULY 2006 ‘Christie conducts Handel beguilingly - in fact, I’d go so far as to suggest that nobody does Handel better. Christie drew brisk playing from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, crisp and punchy, yet he also carried the slow tempos with magical stillness. But the performance was about much more than sound alone: underneath the OAE’s sheen there was an internalized musical depth to each of the numbers.’ (Opera)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC90187778 \| CD2 \| 794881781720 HANDEL SAUL Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason, Henry Waddington, RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs (conductor)
BEST OF CATEGORY, EDITOR'S CHOICE NOVEMBER 2005 One of Handel's most dramatic and psychologically penetrating oratorios, with a superior libretto by Charles Jennens (who also compiled the text for Messiah), a number of unforgettable arias and choruses all performed with verve by a leading cast. 'a must for all Handelians...surely the Saul to have on your shelves' (International Record Review)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC80187778 \| SACD2 \| 794881781768 HANDEL SAUL Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason, Henry Waddington, RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs (conductor)
BEST OF CATEGORY The hybrid SACD version of the award-winning 2-CD Set.

	HYPERION \| CDA67548 \| CD \| 034571175485 TALLIS GAUDE GLORIOSA & OTHER CHURCH MUSIC The Catrdinall's Musik, Andrew Carwood (director0
BEST OF CATEGORY ‘This superbly sung selection of some of his finest Latin church music will surely prove to be one of Tallis’s very best 500th birthday presents. It is hard to imagine a better performance of the magnificent six-part votive antiphon Gaude gloriosa’ (The Daily Telegraph)

	NAÏVE \| OP30412 \| CD2 \| 709861304127 JS BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord & director)
BEST OF CATEGORY, EDITOR'S CHOICE NOVEMBER 2005 includes bonus DVD: Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano record the Brandenburg Concertos. Numbering among the most polished yet least pedantic of the many versions available - Concerto Italiano play with seemingly effortless brio.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMU907401 \| CD \| 093046740122 PART DA PACEM Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ), Paul Hillier (director)
EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARDS 2006 ISSUE This is the CD version of the hybrid SACD disc of the same name. It features Da pacem Domine, Salve Regina, Two Slavonic Psalms, Magnificat, An den Wassern zu Babel, Dopo la vittoria, Nunc dimittis and Littlemore Tractus. This is Paul Hillier's third disc devoted to the iconic Estonian composer.

HARMONIA MUNDI | HMU907400 | CD | 093046740061
GLORYLAND
FOLKSONGS, SPIRITUALS & GOSPELS
Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (violin & mandolin), Mike Marshall (mandolin, guitar & mandocello)

EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE AWARDS ISSUE 2006 A new journey to the glorious roots of American folkmusic. On the heels of their wildy successful 2004 hit album 'American Angels', the four-woman vocal group Anonymous 4 is joined by star instrumentalists in a selection of beautiful religious ballads, folkssongs, hymns and gospel songs whose poems tell of love, loss and redemption. 'For sheer radiance...no one else comes close.' (Billboard) 'Their haunting vocalism...was unlike anything I have ever heard. It was like finding a treasure in the attic.' (The Wall Street Journal)

angela hewitt - artists of the year
Select Audio-Visual Distribution is proud to make available all of Angela Hewitt's outstanding Hyperion recordings in
Australia and congratulates her on her well-deserved win!

HYPERION | CDA67518 | CD | 034571175188
BEETHOVEN
PIANO SONATAS VOL 1
Angela Hewitt (piano)

	HYPERION \| CDA67515 \| CD \| 034571175157 CHABRIER PIANO MUSIC Angela Hewitt (piano)
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE Chabrier's infectious gaiety is captured on this disc which includes all of his major piano works. 'Angela Hewitt plays this refreshing selection with the same poetry, elegance and dancing touch that made her other French discs for Hyperion so special.' (The Times, London)

HYPERION | CDA6760708 | CD2 | 034571176079
JS BACH
KEYBOARD CONCERTOS
Angela Hewitt (piano), Australian Chamber Orchestra

EDITOR'S CHOICE (Gramophone) CD OF THE MONTH (Gramophone) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Sunday Times) ALBUM OF THE WEEK (Musicweek) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Daily Telegraph) DISC OF THE MONTH (Classic FM Magazine) This is a re-issue in slimline double format of the two Bach Keyboard Concertos CDs that were released last year. Only a few weeks after their release, they were already in the Billboard Charts in the USA. 'A superb pair of discs' (Gramophone)

	HYPERION \| CDA67309 \| CD \| 0034571173092 JS BACH KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENTS Angela Hewitt (piano)
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM (SOLO OR CHAMBER), JUNO AWARDS 2002, CANADA A choice selection of Bach Arrangements by Wilhelm Kempff, Myra Hess, Eugen d'Albert, and many others, including Angela Hewitt herself. 'A magnificent addition to both the Bach repertoire and Angela Hewitt's artistically unparallelled survey of Bach's keyboard compositions' (Fanfare, USA)

	HYPERION \| CDA67305 \| CD \| 0034571173054 JS BACH GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Angela Hewitt (piano)
An almost 'live' performance of Bach's masterpiece, and the work that Angela Hewitt performs in public all over the world. 'This is Bach on the piano of the highest quality imaginable' (The Guardian) 'In my view, she has never made a better CD. Strongly recommended' (Gramophone)

HYPERION | CDA67306 | CD | 0034571173061
JS BACH
FRENCH OVERTURE, ITALIAN CONCERTO, FOUR DUETS, TWO CAPRICCIOS
Angela Hewitt (piano)

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR’S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE One of Bach's most popular works, the Italian Concerto, is here presented with the French Overture, the Four Duets, and the two youthful Capriccios.'This disc is one of the finest volumes in Hewitt’s continuing Bach cycle, with marvellous engineering to match. Highly recommended' (International Record Review) 'Hewitt's playing radiates joy, wit and profound understanding of the composer's keyboard style. This series is one of the record glories of our age' (The Sunday Times)

HYPERION | CDA674512 | CD2 | 0034571174518
JS BACH
ENGLISH SUITES
Angela Hewitt (piano)

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM (SOLO OR CHAMBER), JUNO AWARDS 2005, CANADA Recorded towards the end of Angela Hewitt's Bach cycle, the English Suites are large-scale, virtuoso works demanding a complete mastery of Baroque style and technique.'Another tour de force from this wonderful player' (The Independent) 'The standard of excellence Angela Hewitt has set in previous installments in her Hyperion Bach cycle continues unabated with the English Suites' (BBC Music Magazine)

HYPERION | CDA671212 | CD2 | 0034571171210
JS BACH
FRENCH SUITES, SONATA IN D MINOR, SIX LITTLE PRELUDES, PRELUDE & FUGUE IN A MINOR
Angela Hewitt (piano)

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE This was the second release in the Bach cycle, dating from 1995. As well as the Six French Suites, which contain some of Bach's most attractive music, the double-CD includes the Eighteen Little Preludes for beginners, and the Sonata in D minor--Bach's own transcription of one of his solo violin sonatas. 'Hewitt's playing makes Bach's music live, for me, in a way that even the greatest harpsichordists do not' (The Sunday Times)

	HYPERION \| CDA671912 \| CD2 \| 0034571171913 JS BACH THE SIX PARTITAS Angela Hewitt (piano)
The Partitas show how Bach took the standard keyboard suite and made it into something uniquely his own. With the release of this CD back in 1997, Angela Hewitt's career began to really take off. 'Effortlessly eclipsing all competition' (Gramophone) 'For this pair of discs only superlatives will do.' (Soundscapes, Australia)

HYPERION | CDA66746 | CD | 0034571167466
JS BACH
INVENTIONS & SINFONIAS
Angela Hewitt (piano)

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE This was Angela Hewitt's first CD in her cycle of Bach discs for Hyperion, recorded in 1994. She begins where Bach would have wanted to begin: with the Two- and Three-part Inventions--works that are approached by every piano teacher and student around the world. 'Performances of exemplary clarity and craftsmanship' (CDReview) 'As close to how I would choose to hear [the music] as I have yet had the pleasure of doing' (Gramophone)

HYPERION | CDA67310 | CD | 0034571173108
JS BACH
THE TOCCATAS
Angela Hewitt (piano)

These early works show how Bach must have wowed his contemporaries with his improvisations and virtuoso keyboard playing. A must for any serious piano student! 'Her performances could hardly be more stylish or impeccable, more vital or refined; and, as a crowning touch, Hyperion's sound is superb' (Gramophone) 'Like the music itself, the performances brim with that improvisatory spontaneity that is the hallmark of this player’s style' (The Sunday Times)

HYPERION | CDA673012 | CD2 | 0034571173016
JS BACH
THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK 1
Angela Hewitt (piano)

GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE PICK OF THE MONTH AND BEST OF THE YEAR PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE JUNO AWARD, CANADA 1999 Angela Hewitt unravels the difficulties in Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier--the first 24 Preludes and Fugues of Bach. This recording received worldwide critical acclaim. 'Angela Hewitt's version of Book I eclipses all others; hers will become the benchmark recording ... special and uniquely enchanting' (BBC Music Magazine)

HYPERION | CDA673034 | CD2 | 0034571173030
JS BACH
THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK 2
Angela Hewitt (piano)

GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BEST OF THE YEAR PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE The second book of Preludes and Fugues is even more demanding than the first, and is brilliantly performed here in what is now considered the definitive modern version on the piano. 'I know of no musician whose Bach playing on any instrument is of greater subtlety, beauty of tone, persuasiveness of judgement or instrumental command than Hewitt's is here' (BBC Music Magazine)

HYPERION | CDA67499 | CD | 0034571174990
JS BACH
KEYBOARD WORKS
Angela Hewitt (piano)

The last disc in the acclaimed series of solo keyboard works by J.S. Bach has Angela Hewitt presenting many works which are rarely played. Includes the Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, Aria Variata, Sonata in D major, and the Partie in A major (with its jaunty Air pour les Trompettes). 'The statuesque, beautiful, and brilliantly gifted Angela Hewitt has now joined the ranks of the great interpreters of Bach's keyboard music, and the effortless and natural readings on this and the other CDs in her cycle for Hyperion unquestionably number among the finest available.' (Fanfare, USA)

HYPERION | CDA673712 | CD2 | 0034571173719
CHOPIN
COMPLETE NOCTURNES & IMPROMPTUS
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Angela Hewitt takes a well-deserved break from her mammoth Bach and Couperin surveys to present us with this enthralling set of Chopin’s complete Nocturnes and Impromptus, recorded on her own Fazioli concert grand piano. 'What we get in many of these riveting performances is deep, raw emotion, of a sometimes agonising immediacy, all the more painful for the almost impossible beauty and elegance of its expression.' (Piano Magazine, UK)

HYPERION | CDA67440 | CD | 0034571174402
F COUPERIN
KEYBOARD MUSIC VOL 1
Angela Hewitt (piano)

If Bach, why not also Couperin on the piano? Purists will be shocked, but Angela Hewitt makes an impressive case for it, and this disc became a bestseller! 'By turning her attention to these works, Angela Hewitt may succeed in reviving and popularising Couperin’s enchanting music as no modern-day harpsichordist has been able to do' (Gramophone) 'Of all living pianists, Hewitt makes the strongest case for hearing Bach on the piano as opposed to harpsichord. Here, she applies the same staggering technique and intellectual grasp to three suites by François Couperin ... outstanding' (The Independent)

HYPERION | CDA67480 | CD | 0034571174808
F COUPERIN
KEYBOARD MUSIC VOL 2
Angela Hewitt (piano)

A second disc for those who were enamoured of Angela Hewitt's initial survey of the keyboard works of the great French master, François Couperin. 'In the expert hands of Angela Hewitt, François 'Le Grand' Couperin makes as easy a transition from harpsichord to piano as has Bach. The difference is that many people may - and should - now be listening to Couperin for the first time.' (The Guardian) 'For someone of Angela Hewitt's pulling power to invite her fans so enticingly down so unfashionable a path...is brave; and it's right' (BBC Music Magazine)

HYPERION | CDA67520 | CD | 34571175201
F COUPERIN
KEYBOARD MUSIC VOL 3
Angela Hewitt (piano)

This is the third and final CD in Angela Hewitt's best-selling Couperin series. Here she presents the Thirteenth Ordre (with the colourful variations Les Folies Françoises ou Les Dominos), along with a selection of separate pieces from various suites, including The Nightingale in Love (14th Ordre).'Hewitt's dynamic shading and careful ornamentation work together to produce the scintillating musical equivalent of light shining through crystals.' (Toronto Star) 'The crispness and clarity of Hewitt's performances, especially her apparently effortlessly elegant ornamentation, bring these and all Couperin's other musical pictures instantly to life.' (Daily Telegraph)

	HYPERION \| CDA67054 \| CD \| 34571170541 MESSIAEN PRELUDES (1928-9) & OTHER PIANO WORKS Angela Hewitt (piano)
In this disc, Angela Hewitt shows her affinity for French piano music, presenting the early Préludes of Olivier Messiaen, along with several of his Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus and Île de feu 1 and 2. 'Rarely, if ever, can Messiaen's piano music have been played with such refinement' (Classic CD) 'A revelation' (The Scotsman)

	HYPERION \| CDA673412 \| CD2 \| 34571173412 RAVEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO MUSIC Angela Hewitt (piano)
The complete solo piano works of Maurice Ravel are presented here on two discs, reminding us that Angela Hewitt plays more than just Bach! 'a magnificent survey … a treasure trove!' (Gramophone) 'second to none' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

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pentatone - surround sound hybrid sacds
PentaTone’s classical catalogue includes the most famous classical works performed by top classical artists and has a
stellar reputation for the quality of its recordings. All PentaTone recordings are multichannel (surround sound) recordings
and are released on hybrid SA-CDs (which can also be played on traditional CD equipment in stereo).

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186120 \| SACD \| 827949012068 BEETHOVEN & BRUCH VIOLIN CONCERTOS Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Royal Concertgebouwe Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinz Walberg (conductor)
Grumiaux's legendary 'calm flamboyance' is evident in these recordings (Beethoven, 1974; Bruch, 1973) which have been remastered to give full surround sound. 'the playing from Grumiaux is so elegantly gorgeous…that the disc quite sells itself' (RQR)

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186078 \| SACD \| 827949007866 FRANCK: SYMPHONY IN D MINOR CHAUSSON: SYMPHONY IN B FLAT Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski (conductor)
Franck's only symphony is an intriguing blend of classical form and compostional techniques that were avant garde for their day. Though independent in spirit, Chausson was greatly influenced by Franck, yet his Symphony in B flat demonstrates hos own poetic sensibility.

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186094 \| SACD \| 827949009464 MOZART VIOLIN CONCERTOS 1, 2 & 5 Julia Fischer (violin), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)
Rising star of the European concert scene, Julia Fischer, is a remarkable communicator whose musical intelligence breathes new life into these ever-popular Mozart concertos.

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186139 \| SACD \| 827949013966 MOZART SYMPHONIES Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
INCLUDES NEW PENTATONE CATALOGUE Throughout his life Mozart was fascinated with the communicative possibilities of the symphony. Here are six (Nos 6, 48, 50, 51, 52 and 55) many of which aren't included in the usual numbering of Mozart's essays in this form.

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186147 \| SACD2 \| 827949014765 PUCCINI TOSCA Monserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Samuel Ramey, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
An all-star cast of Puccini's dramatic opera in a fantastic 1976 recording featuring a youthful Carreras as the passionate Cavardarossi, peerless Caballe in the title role and the decidedly unsterotypical Scarpia of Wixell.

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186085 \| SACD \| 827949008566 MENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIOS NOS 1 & 2 Julia Fischer (violin), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
EDITORS CHOICE GRAMOPHONE This highly praised recording brings together three phenomenally talented young players performing repertoire that tests even the most experienced chamber musicians. 'On the evidence of these performances the trio can be ranked alongside the finest young chamber music performers on the international stage' (Musicweb International)

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186095 \| SACD \| 827949009563 TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO, WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO Julia Fischer (violin), Yakov Kreizberg (piano), Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)
Alongside his immortal Violin Concerto, Julia Fischer performs Tchaikovsky's Serenade melancholique, Valse-Scherzo and Souvenir d'un lieu cher. Gorgeous Russian repertoire in full surround sound.

	PENTATONE \| PTC5186164 \| SACD \| 827949016462 TCHAIKOVSKY & SIBELIUS ORCHESTRAL WORKS Boston Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
This album is a winner on all counts, with Slavonic orchestral favourites such as the 1812 Overture, Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture, Pohjola's Daughter Symphonic Fantasy, Valse Triste and the Karelia Suite interpreted by this great orchestra and conductor.

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