September New Releases

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NAXOS | 8559301 | CD | 636943930120
BRUBECK
NOCTURNES
John Salmon (piano)

NAXOS CD OF THE MONTH
In these lyrical pieces longing, tenderness and nostalgia are the predominant themes. Each was inspired by personal experience and resembles an emotional picture postcard - simple yet poignant.

NAXOS | 857022324 | CD2 | 0747313022373
CLASSICAL CHILLOUT
THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION 2-CD SET
Various Artists

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

	NAXOS \| 857016364 \| CD2 \| 747313016372 LATIN AMERICAN GUITAR A TIMELESS COLLECTION OF CLASSICS Various Artists
A 'MUST HAVE' 2-CD SET FOR ALL FANS OF LATIN GUITAR! Includes works by renowned guitarist/composers including Antonio Lauro, Jorge Morel, Jorge Cardoso, Leo Brower, Joao Pernambuco, Marco Peira, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Luis Bonfa, Manuel Maria Ponce, Eladia Blanquez, Carlos Moscardini, Anibal Carmelo Troilo, Astor Piazzolla, Maximo Diego Pujol and Edward Simon.

	NAXOS \| 8557577 \| CD \| 747313257720 ELGAR ORCHESTRAL MINIATURES New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd
Lush, romantic and charming, this CD shows a different side to Elgar. Includes Chanson de Matin, Chanson de Nuit, Froissart Overture & 3 Bavarian Dances.

	NAXOS \| 8559053 \| CD \| 636943905326 BARBER CHORAL MUSIC Ormond College Choir / Douglas Lawrence
Barber is best known for the Adagio from his String Quartet, here recorded in its choral incarnation as Agnus Dei. Himself a fine baritone, his choral music abounds in Romantic beauty with a modern touch.

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	NAXOS \| 8557817 \| CD \| 747313281725 RACHMANINOV ALEKO / THE MISERLY KNIGHT / FRANCESCA DA RIMINI (excerpts) Zvetkova, Nikolova, Zvetanov, Isakov, Tekeliev, Beykov, Naydenov, Sofia National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Todorov
Highlights from three Rachmaninov operas by Sofia National Opera. Founded in 1890, it is the oldest, most prestigious Bulgarian opera theatre and training ground of some of the world's best singers.

	NAXOS \| 8570238 \| CD \| 747313023875 SHOSTAKOVICH THE FALL OF BERLIN Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Adriano
FILM MUSIC CLASSICS The Fall of Berlin Complete Film Score, Op. 82 (1949) Edited 1996 by Adriano (première recording), The Unforgettable Year 1919 Suite, Op. 89a (1951) Edited 1954 by Levon Atovmyan (first complete recording)

	NAXOS \| 8570242 \| CD \| 747313024278 ORFF CARMINA BURANA Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble / Harlan D Parker
A feast of music for winds. Arthur Bird: Serenade, Op. 40; Herbert Owen Reed: La fiesta mexicana - A Mexican Folk Song Symphony' Carl Orff: Carmina Burana Suite arr. for concert band

	NAXOS \| 8557767 \| CD \| 747313276721 SARASATE MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANO VOL 1 Tianwa Yang (violin), Markus Hadulla (piano)
The great Spanish violinist Pablo Sarasate's music has been likened to 'a fresh, rosy-cheeked peasant girl'. It is music of infinite charm and elegance, of passion, virtuosity, and great imagination. This first album of Sarasate compositions includes eleven works in the Spanish folk idiom and one which hints at its Spanish heritage.

	NAXOS \| 8555700 \| CD \| 747313570027 SCHUBERT PIANO TRIOS Kungsbacka Trio
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D. 929, Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 28 Since winning First Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, the Kungsbacka Piano Trio has appeared at major festivals and venues throughout Europe, America and Australia. This is there much-anticipated Naxos debut recording.

	NAXOS \| 8557903 \| CD \| 747313290321 ROSLAVETS VIOLIN SONATAS 1, 4 & 6 Solomia Soroka (violin), Arthur Greene (piano)
Nikolai Roslavets (1880-1944) was an enigmatic figure of twentieth-century music whose surviving compositions are sophisticated and attractive to those who enjoy repertoire beyond the mainstream. The music for violin and piano presented in this recording spans his compositional lifetime, presenting an overview of his work for this instrumental combination.

	NAXOS \| 855782122 \| CD2 \| 747313282128 BARTOK MIKROKOSMOS Jeno Jando (piano)
The 153 'progressive piano pieces' of Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók are a milestone in piano literature. Taken as a whole, Mikrokosmos is Bartók's largest project and an encapsulation of the sound-world of its composer's mature idiom.

	NAXOS \| 8557856 \| CD \| 747313285624 BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES NO 7 & 8 LISZT COMPLETE PIANO MUSIC VOL 23 Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
Hailed by critics as a modern Rachmaninov, and the triumphant winner of the first Rachmaninov Competition in 1983, Konstantin Scherbakov here performs Liszt's meticulous transciptions of Beethoven's 7th and 8th Symphonies, continuing his highly successful cycle of the Complete Symphonies.

	NAXOS \| 8559241 \| CD \| 636943924129 AMERICAN SAXOPHONE MUSIC MUSIC BY AMY QUATE, PAUL CRESTON, NED ROREM, WALTER S HARTLEY, ALAN HOVHANESS, ROBERT MUCZYNSKI & RUDY WIEDOEFT Alex Mitchell (saxophones), Neil Hornsby (guitar), Jeremy Limb (piano)
With one exception, the works on this disc are all written for the alto saxophone, their divergent idioms reflecting those of the composers, as well as the artists for whom they were created.

	NAXOS \| 8557681 \| CD \| 747313268122 GIBBONS HYMNES & SONGS Tonus Peregrinus / Antony Pitts
This disc is believed to be the first complete recording of all of the hymn melodies ascribed to Orlando Gibbons and included in [The] Hymnes and Songs of the Church published by George Wither in 1623.

	NAXOS \| 8570191 \| CD \| 747313019175 TARREGA 2005 COMPETITION WINNER GUITAR RECITAL Michalis Kontaxakis (guitar)
Music by Clerch, Khachaturian, Krenek, Martin, Ponce & Tarrega. Michalis Kontaxakis is a leading young Greek guitarist. After winning many other international prizes, in 2005 he became the first Greek musician to take first prize in the prestigious International Francisco Tárrega Guitar Competition.

	NAXOS \| 8559443 \| CD \| 636943944325 WEINER THE ART OF YIDDISH SONG Various Artists
Milken Archive of American Jewish Music. Soloists: Robert Abelson, Harold Orbach, Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, Susan Davenny Wyner, Meir Finkelstein, Raphael Frieder, Ida Rae Cahana, Elizabeth Shammash, David Ossenfort, Yehudi Wyner, Barry Snyder.

	NAXOS NOSTALGIA\| 812085657 \| CD2 \| 747313323227 THE ULTIMATE NOSTALGIA COLLECTION GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL HITS Various Artists, including Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Arthur Fiedler, Glenn Miller, George Gershwin, Mantovani and more!
ORIGINAL RECORDINGS FROM THE 1920s -1950s. Features great film themes such as The Warsaw Concerto and The Dream of Olwen, classic jazz tracks like The A Train and Star Dust, as well as dance club hits including Tuxedo Junction, Moonlight Serenade and La Cucaracha. Also includes Gershwin's jazz-inspired Piano Concerto, Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris.

	NAXOS HISTORICAL \| 811104950 \| CD2 \| 747313304929 VERDI REQUIEM - 1954 RECORDING Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Oralia Dominguez, Cesare Siepi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Vittore Veneziani, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Milan La Scala Orchestra , Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra / Victor de Sabata
In addition to the classic 1954 recording of Verdi's immense Requiem, this 2-CD Set includes other works by Respighi, Rossini, Verdi & Wolf-Ferrari. Unbeatable line-up of legendary soloists.

	NAXOS HISTORICAL \| 8111051 \| CD \| 747313305124 BRAHMS: DOUBLE CONCERTO & VIOLIN SONATA NO 3 BEETHOVEN: VIOLIN SONATA NO 5 Artur Balsam, Vladimir Horowitz, Nathan Milstein, Gregor Piatigorsky, Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell Orchestra / Fritz Reiner
HISTORIC RECORDINGS 1950-51 Horowitz, Milstein and Piatigorsky made up a potent trio but no one thought of getting them together in the studio. This CD brings us as close as we can now come to hearing them in consort. All three recordings come from the brief period when Milstein was recording for RCA Victor.

	NAXOS HISTORICAL \| 8111115 \| CD \| 747313311521 BEETHOVEN: PIANO SONATAS NOS 8, 14 & 21 MOISEIWITSCH VOLUME 9 Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)
The Pathetique, Moonlight and Wladstein Sonatas are complemented by shorter pieces by Beethoven, Scarlatti & von Weber.

	NAXOS HISTORICAL \| 8111138 \| CD \| 747313313822 VERDI/SCOTT/BRAHMS/SHELLEY ROSA PONSELLE AMERICAN RECORDINGS VOL 1 Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
Recorded between 1923-9, this disc celebrates the artistry of Rosa Ponselle singing arias from Verdi's Aida, Ernani, La forza del destino & Otello, as well as shorter works by Cyril Scott, Brahms & Harry Rowe Shelley.

	NAXOS OPERA \| 866015859 \| CD2 \| 730099615822 SCHOENBERG MOSES AND ARON Wolfgang Schöne (Moses), Chris Merritt (Aaron), Polish Radio Choir, Stuttgart State Opera Children's Chorus, Stuttgart State Opera Chorus, Stuttgart State Orchestra / Roland Kluttig
In 1921 an anonymous letter had warned Schoenberg to give up his holiday place at Mattsee, a threat that was to end in the systematic destruction of his position in Viennese musical life and his American exile. The opera Moses and Aaron, written in these years of upheaval between 1928 - 1932, remains a powerful work which questions the nature and consequences of religious faith.

	NAXOS OPERA \| 866018990 \| CD2 \| 730099618922 ROSSINI TORVALDO E DORLISKA Huw Rhys-Evans (Torvaldo), Paola Cigna (Dorliska), ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir, Czech Chamber Soloists Brno / Alessandro de Marchi
The plot of Torvaldo e Dorliska originated in de Coudray's 1790 French novel Vie et amours du chevalier de Faiblas and underwent various operatic settings. Torvaldo e Dorliska (Rome, 1815) belongs to the category of rescue opera, in which the innocent principal characters fall into mortal danger through the intrigues of a villain and are rescued at the last moment.

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 39412 \| CD13 \| 9789626343944 AUSTEN EMMA - UNABRIDGED Juliet Stevenson (reader) ISBN 962634394X
Arrogant, self-willed and egotistical, Emma is Jane Austen's most unusual heroine whose machinations wreak havoc among her friends and family. Juliet Stevensen has been praised as 'the voice of Jane Austen'.

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 42812 \| CD15 \| 9789626344286 HOMER THE ILIAD - UNABRIDGED Anton Lesser (reader) ISBN 9626344288
The Iliad is, together with the Odyssey, one of the two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, the supposedly blind Ionian poet. Their influence on subsequent European culture has been enormous. Anton Lesser reads Ian Johnston's new verse translation.

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 341712 \| CD3 \| 9789626344170 SHAKESPEARE HAMLET John Gielgud & full cast ISBN 9626344172
A classic recording (BBC Third Programme Live Broadcast, 1948) of one of the finest performances ever of what is arguably the most famous play in the English language.

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 541612 \| CD5 \| 9789626344163 BUDDHA'S NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH UNABRIDGED Kulananda (reader) ISBN 9626344164
Across 5 CDS, respected Buddhist teacher Kulananda introduces a practical path to Enlightenment based on one's own efforts rather than reliance on a celestial being. (The Voice of the Buddha, also read by Kulananda and released 2005, proved to be a best-selling Buddhist audiobook title.)

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 338112 \| CD3 \| 9789626343814 HAWTHORNE THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Peter Marinker (reader) ISBN 9626343818
An evil house, cursed through the centuries by a man who was hanged for witchcraft, is haunted by the ghosts of its sinful dead and wracked by the fear of its frightened living. Written as a follow-up to The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables is truly a masterful blending of the actual and the imaginary.

	NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS \| 238212 \| CD2 \| 9789626343821 HUGO THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Bill Homewood (reader) ISBN 9626343826
Quasimodo, the hideously deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris loves the gypsy Esmerelda. The victim of a coward's jealous rage, she is unjustly convicted of a crime she didn't commit. Her sentence is death by hanging. Only Quasimodo can save her...

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	BIS \| BISSACD1529 \| SACD \| 7318599915296 MOZART OPERA & CONCERT ARIAS Miah Persson (soprano), Yevgeny Sudbin (piano), Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Sebastian Weigle
Miah Persson has been acclaimed by The Times as 'the outstanding light-lyric Mozartian of her generation. Her voice has a silvery purity that does not preclude sensuality and warmth'. She sings works including Ch’io mi scordi di te?, Come scoglio (from Così fan tutte) and the ever-popular Exsultate, jubilate.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC90190305 \| CD3 \| 794881804924 BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS VOL 2 Paul Lewis (piano)
3-CD Set specially released for his Musica Viva Australia national tour in August. Includes Beethoven's 'Pathetique', 'Waldstein' and 'Hammerklavier' Sonatas, as well as Nos 9, 10, 11, 24, 25 and 27. 'A must for anybody who admires pianism at its most perceptive.' (BBC Radio 3)

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMC901930 \| CD \| 794881816729 SCHUBERT ARPEGGIONE SONATA Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI CD OF THE MONTH Schubert's beloved 'Arpeggione' Sonata, Sonatine in D major, Berceuse and Lieder transcriptions rub shoulders with works by two other Viennese masters - Berg and Webern.

	HARMONIA MUNDI \| HMU907400 \| CD \| 093046740023 GLORYLAND AMERICAN FOLKSONGS, SPIRITUALS & GOSPELS Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (fiddle, guitar, mandocello), Mike Marshall (mandolin, mandocello, guitar)
HARMONIA MUNDI FEATURED CD Gloryland is the diary of Anonymous 4's second pilgrimage to the roots of Anglo-American vocal music. The journey has led them to the most beautiful religious ballads, folk songs, folk hymns and gospel songs to be found. Each sung poem contains a world of meaning in itself: together they tell a story of love and loss, hope and redemption.

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BIS | BISCD1476 | CD | 7318590014769
SIBELIUS
STRING QUARTETS 1888-89
Tempera Quartet

This disc, the first of three dedicated to Sibelius' music for string quartet, focuses on the early works, attractive pieces that will bring pleasure both to general listeners and Sibelius fans. The Finnish Tempera Quartet, which makes its debut on BIS, was selected for the 2000-01 ‘Rising Stars’ scheme of the European Concert Hall Organisation, leading to successful début recitals in Europe, the UK and USA.

	BIS \| BISCD1535 \| CD \| 7318590015353 ARIOSTI STOCKHOLM SONATAS Thomas Georgi (viola d'amore), Lucas Harris (theorbo, archlute & baroque guitar), Joëlle Morton (viola da gamba & great bass viol)
Ariosti's Sonatas form the largest single set of baroque works for the viola d'amore. A fascinating opportunity to enjoy a rarely heard instrument, expertly supported by two of North America's finest Baroque instrumentalists.

	BIS \| BISSACD1418 \| SACD \| 7318599914183 TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO 2 'LlTTLE RUSSIAN' Gothenburg SO / Neeme Järvi
Vol 4 of the BIS Tchaikovsky cycle focuses on Symphony No 2, nicknamed for its use of folk music themes from Ukraine ('Little Russia'). Also includes the Overture in F major, Festive Overture on the Danish National Anthem & The Storm Overture. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor emeritus Neeme Järvi gives all in this interesting program.

	BIS \| BISSACD1472 \| SACD \| 7318599914725 BEETHOVEN COMPLETE WORKS FOR SOLO PIANO VOL 3 Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Ronald Brautigam’s cycle of Beethoven’s piano music has already been acclaimed as 'not simply refreshing, but exceptional and revolutionary' (klassik.com). His instrument, by master builder Paul McNaulty, and the quality of Ingo Petry's recordings have also been highly praised. Vol 3 features the Opp 7 & 10 Sonatas, written when the 26 year old Beethoven was the talk of all Vienna.

	CPO \| CPO7770642 \| CD \| 761203706426 TELEMANN LATE CHURCH MUSIC Mields, Graf, Schoch, Abele, Michaelstein Chamber Choir, Telemann Collegium of Michaelstein / Ludger Remy
Telemann's late compostions rank among the best music written in the mid-eighteenth century. The fruits of a lifetime, the three cantatas on this disc - comparable in quality to those of JS Bach and forward-looking in style - reveal Telemann at his peak.

	CPO \| CPO7771172 \| CD \| 761203711727 BEETHOVEN DANCES L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra / Michi Gaigg
Mödlinger Dances WoO 17 Nr. 1-11, 12 Country Dances WoO 14,12 German Dances WoO 8, 6 Minuets WoO 9. In addition to the major works for which he is famous, Beethoven wrote a large number of dances for balls and other social occasions, ending with the so-called Mödlinger Dances, written for performers at a neighbouring inn during a summer holiday outside Vienna.

	CPO \| CPO7771482 \| CD2 \| 761203714827 LEHAR EVE Fadayomi, Antonic, Alessandri, Malik, Balluch, Zisterer, Lehar Festical Chorus, Franz Lehar Orchestra / Wolfgang Bazic
Premiered in Vienna in 1911, Colonial Wares or Eve in Tripoli was a daring operetta for its time. On the one hand, a storyline dealing with 'social issues'; on the other, a sparkling score comparable to that of Der Rosenkavalier.

	CPO \| CPO7771742 \| CD \| 761203717422 SUK A SUMMER'S TALE LIADOV THE ENCHANTED LAKE Orchestra of the Berlin Comic Opera / Kirill Petrenko
Suk's symphonic poem depicts summer as a season of primal forces and uncanny atmosphere. Liadow's 'fairy-tale picture for orchestra' captivates the listener with its magically subtle orchestration.

	CPO \| CPO7771982 \| SACD \| 761203719822 LUEBECK COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS Friedhelm Flamme (organ)
This magnificent SACD presents the complete extant organ works of North German Baroque masters, Vincent Luebeck and his son, in which catchy melodies and clear harmonies reflect a turning to the galant style. Friedhelm Flamme interprets these works on the only extant organ by Christoph Treutmann, one of the most important instruments from the early 18th century.

	DA CAPO \| 622052324 \| SACD \| 747313152360 LANGGAARD ANTIKRIST Danish Symphony Orchestra / Dausgaard
Rued Langgaard (1893-1952) was the bad boy of Danish music and this eccentric, heretical-Romantic has only been rehabilitated in the last couple of decades...This production reveals Antikrist as a formidable modern opera which deserves to be widely known. (The Musical Scene)

	DA CAPO \| 8226036 \| CD \| 636943603628 KOPPEL WORKS FOR SAXOPHONE & ORCHESTRA Benjamin Koppel (saxophone), Odense Symphony Orchestra / Nicolae Moldoveanu
Anders Koppel's compositions combine the classical European tradition with rock/jazz/world music. The saxophone concertos were written for his son Benjamin, one of the most wide-ranging saxophonists playing today. The music is always inspired, captivating and entertaining with scope for Benjamin's incredible improvisation.

	DA CAPO \| 8226046 \| CD \| 636943604625 NORGARD WILL O THE WISPS GO TO TOWN Danish Symphony Orchestra / Dausgaard
Denmark's leading composer Per Nørgård uses orchestra, choirs, soloist and a narrator to tell one of Hans Christian Andersen's last stories.

	K617 \| K617069 \| CD \| 3383510000690 MUSIC OF GREEK ANTIQUITY Ensemble Kérilos / Annie Bélis
An important attempt to recreate all of the 'classical' surviving musical sources from Ancient Greece. It is fascinating music. Instruments include the lyre, the cithare (zither), transverse aulos, tympanon (large tambourine) and kroupeza (a foot-activated percussion instrument).

	K617 \| K617178 \| CD \| 3383510001789 ANCHIETA MISSA REX VIRGINUM Capilla Penaflorida / Josep Cabre
Spanish Renaissance composer Juan de Anchieta (1462-1523) sang in Queen Isabella's court. His compositions were praised by contemporaries and, later, by Cervantes. Anchieta's music is both fluid and pleasant to the ear.

PRAGA DIGITALS | PR25600506 | CD2 | 794881447824
BEETHOVEN
STRING QUARTETS
Various Artists

PRAGA DIGITALS | PR256013 | CD | 794881469420
BEETHOVEN
STRING QUARTET NO 7
Various Artists

PRAGA DIGITALS | PR256014 | CD | 794881475322
BEETHOVEN
STRING QUARTETS NOS 9 &10
Various Artists

	SYDNEY SYMPHONY \| SSO1 CD \| 9330357008611 R STRAUSS FOUR LAST SONGS SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO 8 Ricarda Merbeth (soprano), Sydney Symphony / Gelmetti
FIRST RELEASE ON THE NEW SYDNEY SYMPHONY LABEL Richard Strauss's luminous Four Last Songs mark the composer's farewell to this genre, while Schubert's Eighth Symphony remained unfinished at the time of his premature death. Johann Strauss's 'Blue Danube' Waltz rounds off this recording.

ZIG ZAG | ZZT030201 | CD | 3760009290310
HANDEL
FLUTE SONATAS
Ensemble Fitzwilliam

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jazz

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018501 \| CD \| 717101850129 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 1 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
With tracks from 1943, 1949, 1962 and 1966, this volume combines the improved recording techniques of the time and a more contemporarily oriented rhythm section with the inspirational quality of the Duke's music.

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018502 \| CD \| 717101520228 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 2 Louis Armstrong
This album presents all the facets of Louis Armstrong's amazing talent across 20 classic tracks laid down in 1942, 1947, 1948 and 1962 - incomparable, exuberant, authentic.

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018503 \| CD \| 717101850327 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 3 Art Tatum
Spanning two decades (1932 - 1953), the 29 tracks of this volume pays tribute to a performer widely hailed as 'the greatest jazz pianist of all time'.

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018504 \| CD \| 717101850426 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 4 Ben Webster
A well balanced and thoughtful selection of 13 tracks, recorded 1967 - 1970, 7 of which are associated with Duke Ellington, in whose saxophone section Webster featured for more than a decade.

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018505 \| CD \| 717101850525 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 5 Terry Clark
This CD offers a fine demonstration of Terry Calrke's appeal. Twelve tracks, from four sessions recorded between 1959 to 1981, are simply knockouts - spirited and 'pulsating'.

	STORYVILLE JAZZ \| 1018506 \| CD \| 717101850624 STORYVILLE MASTERS OF JAZZ 6 Stuff Smith
Drawing on five previously released sessions, this disc presents an introductory overview of Stuff Smtih on the Storyville label. The fourteen tracks were recorded in 1965-6 in Denmark and Sweden.

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world

	ZIG ZAG \| ZZTI030101 \| CD \| 3760009290303 NARAYAN INDE DU NORD Bhatiyar, Shankara

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DVD
priorities | arthaus | opus arte

	ARTHAUS \| K102015 \| DVD \| 807280201598 MOZART THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Aga Winska, Richard Croft, Bengt-Ola Morgny, Tamas Szüle, Elisabeth Hellström, Emmerich Schaffer, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Arnold Östman
‘This charming 1990 production from Drottningholm does full justice to Mozart’s score. Arnold Östman’s deliberate conducting combined with Carl Friedrich Oberle’s design demonstrates that this really is 'an eternal masterpiece of music drama by a youthful, exuberant composer who suddenly found his individual voice and style in the field of opera with this particular work.’ (Opera now)

	JUXTAPOSITIONS \| DVD9DM20 \| DVD \| 899132000206 HEREAFTER Glenn Gould (piano)
Made as if narrated by the great Canadian pianist himself, Glenn Gould - Hereafter is a landmark in film-making and features music by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, Weber, Prokofiev, Hindemith and many more composers.

	NAXOS DVD \| 2110523 \| DVD \| 0747313552351 CLASSICAL CHILLOUT THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION DVD Various Artists
Chock full of gorgeous music for relaxing and dreaming, Classical Chillout presents well-known classical works as well as extraordinary almost unknown gems, accompanied by beautiful European scenery to create the ultimate relaxing musical journey. 2-CD Set also available.

	ARTHAUS \| K101419 \| DVD \| 807280141993 BACH CELLO SUITES BWV1007-1012 Wen-Sinn Yang (cello)
Against the majestic background of the Bavarian Alps, highly skilled Swiss cellist with Taiwanese roots, Wen-Sinn Yang performs Bach’s gorgeous Six Suites for Solo Violoncello - one of the most important series for this instrument and a challenge for every cellist. Wen-Sinn Yang’s playing is technically at the highest level with a lovely, full sound and impeccable intonation.

	ARTHAUS \| K100141 \| DVD \| 807280014498 VERDI MACBETH Renato Bruson, Mara Zampieri, James Morris, Dennis O`Neill, Deutschen Oper Berlin / Giuseppi Sinopoli
In this 1987 production 'Sinopoli makes the orchestra shine, gives it a totally individual colour. Mara Zampieri in the role of Lady Macbeth has a powerful, austere voice of cutting clarity… Renato Bruson as Macbeth is a very warm, adaptable heroic baritone.' (Berliner Morgenpost)

	ARTHAUS \| K100247 \| DVD \| 807280024791 PROKOFIEV ROMEO & JULIET Lyon Opera Ballet, Kent Nagano
In this 1992 production 'Avant-garde choreographer Angelin Preljocaj's choreography is innovative, his dancers, especially Pascale Doye (Juliette) and Nicholas Dufloux (Romeo), are flawless, and Kent Nagano leads the Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon in a shimmering account of excerpts from Prokofiev's score.' (Editorial Review - Amazon.com)

	OPUS ARTE \| OA0957D \| DVD2 \| 809478009573 PROKOFIEV THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES Alain Vernhes, Martial Defontaine, François Le Roux, Serghei Khomov, Sandrine Piau, Anna Shafajinskaja, Sir Willard White, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of De Nederlandse Opera / Stéphane Denève
Prokofiev’s enchantingly surreal commedia dell’arte masterwork is turned into a spectacular triumph of total theatre in this vital production from the Amsterdam Muziektheater. Stéphane Denève’s brilliant musical direction inspires outstanding performances from the soloists and orchestra, enhanced by the smart, blockbusting staging of Laurent Pelly and the exquisite sets of Chantal Thomas.

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