august 2014 - Select Music and Video

CONSUMER INFORMATION SERVICE: NO. 271
AUGUST 2014
REPRESENTING
TODAY’S
GREAT LABELS
THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS
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The Classical Piano Concerto, Volume 1
of
Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 1; Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 29;
Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op. 70
Howard Shelley, Ulster Orchestra
Following on from Hyperion’s hugely popular ‘Romantic Piano Concerto’ series, the ‘Classical
Piano Concerto’ focuses on the lesser-known concertos from the dawn of the genre.
Between about 1770 and 1820 - the high classical period dominated by Mozart, Haydn and
Beethoven - musicians including Clementi, Cramer, Dussek, Steibelt and Woelfl made their
names as composers and performers of piano concertos. This series aims to be the first
CDA68027
in-depth recorded survey of this forgotten repertoire.
The Romantic Violin Concerto, Volume 16
BUSONI: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35a; Benedictus from Beethoven's 'Missa Solemnis'
STRAUSS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 8
Tanja Becker-Bender
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Garry Walker
German violinist Tanja Becker-Bender returns to the 'Romantic Violin Concerto' series having dazzled
the critics with her 'great lyrical force and tremendous sense of drama' in her recording of the Reger
concerto. Here she appears with the Hyperion house band, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Garry Walker in Volume 16; these concertos by Busoni and Strauss represent each
composers' only example of the genre.
CDA68044
Canticles from St Paul’s
Malcolm ARCHER: Benedicite, omnia opera
Thomas ATTWOOD WALMISLEY: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D minor
Sir Michael TIPPETT: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis ‘Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense’
Alan GRAY: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F minor
Sir William WALTON: Coronation Te Deum
Sir Charles VILLIERS STANFORD: Evening Service in B flat, Op. 10
Alec ROTH: Jubilate
Charles WOOD: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in F ‘Collegium Regale’
CDA68058
Simon Johnson
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
The Canticles are the crowning glory of the Anglican liturgy and have afforded the greatest opportunity
for musical development within the Anglican rite. Thousands of people daily hear the world-famous
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir and organist Simon Johnson under their director of music Andrew Carwood
singing these settings.
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
Early Cantatas
Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best
CDH55479
(from CDA66880)
Arvo PÄRT
Berliner Messe & Magnificat
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
(from CDA66960)
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Felix MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70
Willard White
Rosalind Plowright
Linda Finnie
Arthur Davies
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
‘Never was there a more complete triumph’, wrote The Times after the premiere of
Mendelssohn’s Elijah. The performance, conducted by the composer at the 1846 'Birmingham
Music Festival', marked the beginning of the life of Elijah as one of the best-loved choral
works in the repertoire, a status it still upholds.
CHAN 241-48
Sir Edward ELGAR
The Apostles, Op. 49
Alison Hargan
Alfreda Hodgson
David Rendall
Bryn Terfel
Robert Lloyd
Stephen Roberts
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
On this ‘2-for-1’ release Richard Hickox, a true champion of British music, conducts the
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The two most prominent roles, Mary Magdalene
and Judas, are sung by Alfreda Hodgson and Robert Lloyd, respectively. The recording
also features an outstanding performance from a young Bryn Terfel as Peter. The set is
released as part of the 'Richard Hickox Legacy' series.
CHAN 241-49
Sir William WALTON
Troilus and Cressida
Judith Howarth, Yvonne Howard, Arthur Davies, Nigel Robson, Brian Cookson, Peter Bodenham,
Keith Mills, Alan Opie, James Thornton, Clive Bayley, Bruce Budd, Stephen Dowson,
David Owen-Lewis
Chorus of Opera North, English Northern Philharmonia, Richard Hickox
Released as part of the 'Richard Hickox Legacy' series, this essential recording of
Walton’s Troilus and Cressida is widely recognised as the finest available. Edward
Greenfield wrote in Gramophone that ‘even among Chandos’ many bold achievements
over the years, this magnificent set of Troilus and Cressida stands out... [Hickox’s]
expressive warmth is matched by his understanding of Walton’s fiery side, with
magnificent performances from the entire cast’.
CHAN 241-50
Benjamin BRITTEN
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37
Catherine Pierard, Patricia Rozario, Ameral Gunson, Jean Rigby, Nigel Robson, Donald Maxwell,
Alan Opie, Alastair Miles
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
The recording, made in 1993, is reissued as part of the 'Richard Hickox Legacy' series with
the renowned Britten conductor leading the City of London Sinfonia. Hickox was praised
for his ‘clear-sighted direction’ and there were also high marks for the ‘vivid, beautifully
disciplined response from the City of London Sinfonia’ (Hi-Fi News). The recording includes
Jean Rigby’s ‘beautifully sung and movingly felt performance’ (The Sunday Times) as Lucretia,
and the excellent supporting cast.
CHAN 241-51
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Edward ELGAR (1857 - 1934)
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Cockaigne (In London Town) Overture, Op. 40
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Conducting this all-Elgar programme is Sakari Oramo, the Finnish conductor who has been
all but adopted by English music-lovers and orchestras; for ten years he was music director
of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and since 2013 he holds the post as chief
conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
BIS1939
Sofia GUBAIDULINA (b. 1931)
Repentance (2008); Serenade (1960); Piano Sonata (1965);
Sotto Voce (2010/13)
Wen-Sinn Yang, Franz Halász, Jacob Kellermann, Lucas Brar, Philipp Stubenrauch, Débora Halász,
Hariolf Schlichtig
Within the output of Sofia Gubaidulina, solo and chamber music occupies a position of great
prominence, the composer having written more than eighty such works.
BIS2056
C. P. E. BACH
(1714-1788)
Concerto in F major Wq46; Concerto in A minor, Wq166; Hamburg Symphony No. 1 in D major,
Wq183/1; Hamburg Symphony No. 4 in G major, Wq183/4
J. C. BACH (1735-1782)
Symphony for Double Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 18, No. 1
Alexei Lubimov, Yury Martynov (forte pianos), Reinhard Czasch (flute)
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss
Once valued even higher than his father, J. S. Bach, and revered by Haydn, Mozart (‘He is the
father of us all…’) and Beethoven, C. P. E. Bach’s music has since become the preserve of
musicologists and specialists. Manfred Huss has been a long-time champion of C. P. E. Bach,
and the present disc combines recordings that he made with the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien in
2005 and 2006.
BIS2098
Viktor ULLMANN (1898-1944)
Complete Piano Music
Disc 1: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-4
Disc 2: Piano Sonatas Nos. 5-7; Variations and Double Fugue on a theme by Arnold Schoenberg
Christophe Sirodeau
In the booklet notes, Christophe Sirodeau explains his aim in making this recording: ‘Viktor
Ullmann should be studied and played not as a victim of the Nazis but on his own merits,
which in my opinion earn him an illustrious place in twentieth-century music’.
BIS2116
Øystein BAADSVIK
(b. 1966)
Concerto for tuba and chamber orchestra
Jon Øivind NESS
(b. 1968)
Bogey Thresher, for tuba and orchestra
Christian LINDBERG
(b. 1958)
Panda in Love, concerto for tuba and orchestra
Øystein Baadsvik
Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
BIS2005
One of today’s foremost exponents of his instrument, the Norwegian tuba player Øystein Baadsvik is
also an untiring champion when it comes to expanding the tuba repertoire. He is himself a composer
and arranger, whose works can be heard on several previous BIS releases.
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Max BRUCH
Violin Concerto 2; Scottish Fantasy; Adagio appassionato
Antje Weithaas
NDR Radio Philharmonie, Hermann Bäumer
777833-2
Max Bruch is perhaps the most famous one-work composer. He enjoys worldwide renown as the
author of his first Violin Concerto, and his Scottish Fantasy continues to be performed.
Richard STRAUSS
Josephs Legende
Staatskappelle Weimar, Stefan Solyom
During a guest performance in Berlin in 1913 Richard Strauss saw Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
and was so delighted by them that he declared his readiness to compose the ballet pantomime
Josephs Legende for this extraordinary ensemble.
777902-2
Heinrich von HERZOGENBERG
Totenfeier; Requiem
Franziska Bobe, Barbara Bräckelmann, Maximilian Argmann, Jens Hamann,
Monteverdichor Würzburg, Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha, Matthais Beckert
It is a unique case in music history for a composer to have dealt with the theme of dying and
death on the basis of three very different texts. Herzogenberg's Requiem, whose classic subject
is the 'Catholic Mass for the Dead', is a work best described as a Lutheran cantata drawing on
German texts from the Bible and hymn stanzas, as well as a poem of his own authorship.
777755-2
August ENNA
Violin Concerto; Overture Cleopatra; Symphonic Fantasy
Kathrin Rabus
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Herman Bäumer
Enna’s talent for instrumentation was a skill virtually unrivaled in the music of his Danish
contemporaries.
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Anton BRUCKNER
Symphonie No. 8
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Mario Venzago
This is the final volume in the series of Bruckner’s symphonies conducted by the magnificent
Mario Venzago.
777691-2
Matthais WECKMANN
Complete Organ Works
Friedhelm Flamme
Volume twelve of CPO’s complete organ works of the North German Baroque focuses on
Matthais Weckmann.
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George ENESCU
Symphony No. 5; Isis
Marius Vlad
NDR Chor, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Peter Ruzicka
During the 1990s Pascal Bentoiu completed and instrumented these works. In Isis, a symphonic poem
for female choir and orchestra, the female voices blend with, and become part of the orchestra.
Enescu’s fifth symphony calls for a full complement of musicians, lending it a powerful sound quality
and folkloric colours.
777823-2
Cheryl Frances-HOAD
You promised me everything
One Life Stand; There is no Rose; Don’t; Psalm 1; You promised me everything last night;
Nunc Dimitis; Beowolf
Jennifer Johnston, Joseph Middleton, Alasdair Hogarth
RPS Award-winning young British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad released The Glory Tree
(CHRCD021) on Champs Hill Records in 2011 and the label is delighted to continue to
support her remarkable talent. This recording of vocal and choral works is a more overt
exploration of her fascination with narratives and features an array of young talent.
CHRCD057
Bach to Parker
BACH: Chaconne; SADIKOVA: La Baroque; BORONSTEIN: Quasi une cadenza;
MEREDITH: Charged; MULHY: Long Line; CAMPBELL: Two Extremes;
BODEN: Lines written a few miles below; WILLIAMS: Mr. Punch;
FUJIJURA: Kusmetche; HAWKINS: BoBop; PARKER: Donna Lee
Thomas Gould
Violinist Thomas Gould, leader of the Aurora Orchestra and associate leader of the Britten Sinfonia, has
further established himself as one of Britain’s leading solo violinists, equally at ease playing Bach and
Beethoven as he is performing works by the rising young composers featured on this album.
CHRCD078
Gabriel PROKOFIEV
Selected Classical Works 2003-2012
String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2; Cello Multitracks; Excerpts from Piano Book No. 1,
Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra; Import/Export
The Elysian Quartet, The Heritage Orchestra & DJ Yoda, Peter Gregson, Powerplant, GéNIA
NONCLSS017
With a track list hand-picked by the composer this album presents a ground-breaking set of
recordings released on the Nonclassical label, charting the emerging career of a unique voice in
contemporary classical music.
Sacred Love
Yuri FALIK (1963-2009): A Stranger; Your Temple, Lord; Habanera; Autumn
Artūrs MASKATS (b. 1957): Let My Prayer Be Granted; The Spring
Georgy SVIRIDOV (1915-1998): Winter Mourning; About Lost Youth; Christmas Carol; Sacred Love; Natasha; Icon
Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Eva Ezeriete
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kłava
ODE 1226-2
These 20th and 21st century choral works present the profound and sacred, which is to be found and enjoyed
in many areas of our lives, from nature and the seasons to personal relationships and love. The Latvian Choir’s
previous release on Ondine – Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil – was a ‘Record of the Month’ in Gramophone and
was nominated for ‘Best Choral Disc’ in the '2013 Gramophone Awards'.
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Hibla Gerzmava
MOZART: Overture to the opera 'La clemenza di Tito'; Laudate Dominum from 'Vesperaesolennes
de confessore', K. 339; VERDI: Desdemona’s scene with the Willow song and a prayer from
the opera 'Otello'; BELLINI: Overture to the opera 'Norma'; Norma’s cavatina and cabaletta
from the opera 'Norma'; STRAUSS: Morgen! Op. 27 No. 2
Hibla Gerzmava
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov
MELLP 0050
Melodiya continues to acquaint music lovers with the performing art of the outstanding
Russian singer Hibla Gerzmava. The opera diva has conquered the world’s most important
opera stages and continues to give profound and intoxicating performances of some of the
most demanding operatic repertoire.
Maurice RAVEL
Piano Trio, Volume 2: Piano Trio in A minor
I Modéré; II Pantoum. Assez vif; III Passacaille. Très largo; IV Final. Animé
Sviatoslav Richter, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman
MELLP 0035
The trio featured on this LP was formed in the 1970’s and became one of the brightest phenomena of music performing in Russia, leading to concerts in Moscow and overseas. Their talent took
them to the ‘December Evenings Festival’ at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts before entering the
studio to make numerous recordings, which are still a benchmark for musical performance.
Pyotr Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY
Emil Gilels, Volume 1: Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra in G major, Op. 44
I - Allegro brillante e moltovivace; II - Andante non troppo; III - Allegro con fuoco
Emil Gilels
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
MELLP 0032
Melodiya begins a series of concert and studio recordings, celebrating one of the greatest pianists of
the past era, Emil Gilels. From his first victory at the ‘All-Union Competition of Performing Musicians’
in Moscow, 1933, to his last concert in Helsinki in 1985, Gilels’ career spans over half a century, and is
celebrated with this limited edition LP.
Medtner plays Medtner, Volume 1
Fairy Tales; Three Novellas, Op. 17; Three Pieces, Op. 31; Forgotten Melodies Cycle I, Op. 38;
Forgotten Melodies (lyrical motifs), Cycle II, Op. 39; Forgotten Melodies (dance motifs),
Cycle III, Op. 40
Nikolai Medtner
MELCD 1002200
Melodiya presents one of the most precious gems from its vaults. The first volume from the
anthology of Nikolai Medtner’s recordings includes his smaller pieces – Novellas, the cycle
Forgotten Melodies and the genre of piano Fairy Tales invented by the composer. The recordings
were made from 1930-1947 in Paris and London.
Baroque Music, Volume 1
ALBINONI: Concerto No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 7; Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 5;
VIVALDI: Concerto No. 3, Op. 44, RV 103; TELEMANN: Orchestral suite in C major ’Wassermusik’
TWV 55: C 3; HANDEL: Concerto grosso No. 12 in B minor, Op. 6, HWV 330
E. Nepalo, A. Ratsbaum, V. Bogorad, M. Muntian, B. Shulgin, L. Markiz, A. Vasilieva
The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Even today, when we have so many alternative versions to choose from and when ‘authenticity’ is in
fashion, these recordings, now fifty years old, have not lost their originality. The feeling of freshness
and the audacity of the pioneers who captured a contemporary world of baroque music can still be
keenly felt.
MELCD 1002191
Johannes BRAHMS
Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano in F minor, Op. 120; Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano in E flat major, Op. 120
Franz SCHUBERT
Sonata Arpeggione for viola and piano in A minor, D. 821
Yuri Bashmet, Mikhail Muntian
The two viola sonatas by Johannes Brahms composed in 1894 signify the completion of the composer’s
creative life and the epoch of German romanticism in general. Yuri Bashmet, a viola player, conductor,
teacher and tireless public figure, has been an active performer for almost forty years. Accompanied by
pianist Mikhail Muntian, this partnership is notable for its in-depth comprehension of musical text.
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MELCD 1002187
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Russian Chamber Music for Wind Instruments, Volume 2
GLINKA: Trio pathétique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon and piano; BALAKIREV: Octet for piano, flute, oboe, horn,
violin, viola, cello and double bass, Op. 3; IPPOLITOV-IVANOV: An Evening in Georgia, Op. 71; GLAZUNOV: Saxophone
Quartet in B flat major, Op. 109
Various
MELCD 1002186
This disc features compositions written within a hundred years between 1832 and 1932. The recordings
feature soloists and musicians of some of the leading Moscow orchestras, including such outstanding
musicians as harpist Emilia Moskovityanova, flautist Valentin Zverev, clarinettist Vladimir Sokolov,
violinist Andrei Korsakov, cellist Fyodor Luzanov, saxophonist Lev Mikhailov, and many more.
Grigory Sokolov
BEETHOVEN: 33 Variations on a Waltz by A. Diabelli, Op. 120; BRAHMS: Three Intermezzi,
Op. 117; Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; CHOPIN: Etudes, Op. 25; SCHUMANN: Fantasy in C major,
Op. 17; Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22; SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra
in G minor, Op. 22; TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Grigory Sokolov
One of the best contemporary representatives of the St. Petersburg piano school, Grigory Sokolov
performed Tchaikovsky’s and Saint-Saëns’ piano concertos at the ‘3rd Tchaikovsky Competition’
where the pianist became a sensational winner at just sixteen years old. Later he was attracted
to the solo piano music of Schubert, Chopin and Schumann, before becoming well known as a
profound and thoughtful interpreter of music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
MELCD 1002078
Richter Plays Schubert Live
Franz SCHUBERT
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter
Melodiya has compiled its first album for the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Teofilovich
Richter from works by Franz Schubert, a composer whose music accompanied him throughout
his artistic career.
MELCD 1002231
Pyotr Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY
Eugene Onegin
Galina Vishnevskaya, Valentina Petrova, Evgeni Belov, Sergei Lemeshev
Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Boris Khaikin
This 1955 staging features some of the leading artists of the operatic stage – Tatyana, performed
by Galina Vishnevskaya, combines the finest acting with a richness of vocal palette. Also, the
critics have repeatedly noted the genial performance of Sergey Lemeshev as Lensky. His deeply
heartfelt performance makes the character of a lyrical poet so real, touching, and at times tragic.
MELCD 1001945
Emil Gilels: In Ensembles
MOZART; SAINT-SAËNS; HAYDN; BEETHOVEN; BRAHMS; CUI; RACHMANINOFF; NIKOLAYEV;
CHOPIN; LISZT; BABAYEV
Emil Gilels, Yakov Zak, Elizaveta Gilels, Yakov Shapiro, Yakov Flier, Dmitri Tsyganov, Vadim Borisovsky
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Melodiya presents a set of rare recordings by Emil Gilels. Along with well-known piano and chamber
ensembles this release also includes previously unreleased recordings: Suite No. 2 for piano by
Rachmaninoff, Rondo for four hands by Chopin, Concerto pathétique by Liszt, a suite for two pianos
by Leonid Nikolayev and a piano trio by Andrei Babayev.
MELCD 1002210
Bolshoi: The Best of Melodiya
GLINKA; DARGOMYZHSKY; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV; GLAZUNOV; ASAFIEV; MUSSORGSKY; BORODIN;
TCHAIKOVSKY; RUBINSTEIN; RACHMANINOV; KHACHATURIAN; PROKOFIEV; MOZART; BEETHOVEN;
DONIZETTI; ADAM; MINKUS; VERDI; PUCCINI; LEONCAVALLO; ROSSINI; GOUNOUD; SAINT-SAËNS;
WAGNER; BIZET
Various
Melodiya presents a unique set of recordings by soloists of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre – outstanding
singers including Galina Vishnevskaya, Irina Arkhipova, Elena Obraztsova, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Sergey
Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky, Vladimir Atlantov, Alexander Pirogov, Mark Reizen, Evgeny Nesterenko
to name just a few. The set includes fragments from Russian classical opera and ballet repertoire of
the 19th and 20th centuries, and some of the most popular foreign operas and ballets staged at the
Bolshoi.
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J. S. BACH: French & English Suites
Arcangelo CORELLI: Sonatas 7–12, Op. 5
Georg Friedrich HANDEL: Arias for recorder and basso continuo (18th Century arrangements)
Stefan Temmingh, Olga Watts, Domen Marinč ič , Axel Wolf
This box set marks a new departure for Oehms Classics in compiling their recordings of
specific artists in one single, special edition. Booklets and covers of the individual
releases are included.
OC010
Gustav MAHLER
Symphonie No. 9; Symphonie No. 10 ‘Adagio’
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Markus Stenz
With this recording, the second cycle with the Gürzenich Orchestra on Oehms Classics, Markus
Stenz marks the completion of all the Mahler Symphonies and the Wunderhorn Lieder.
This cycle is released just ahead of Stenz’s departure from Cologne as the director of music.
OC654
Hans ROTT
Lieder-Reise for Baritone and Orchestra: Balde Ruhest Du Auch!;
Symphony No. 1 in E major
Michael Volle
Münchner Symphoniker, Hansjörg Albrecht
Arranged by Enjott Schneider, Oehms’ latest disc leads us through the Lieder of Hans Rott. The
pieces, marked by a longing for death and withdrawal from the world, have been meticulously
orchestrated and are intended to remain unaltered in their original expression.
OC1803
Johannes BRAHMS
Dunkles Leuchten: 9 Lieder, Op. 32; 4 Ernste Gesänge & ausgewählte Lieder
Martin Hensel, Hedayet Djeddikar
The baritone Martin Hensel studied at various music academies, completed studies at the Zurich
Academy of the Arts with Werner Güra and, whilst there, attended the renowned Lied class of Prof.
Hartmut Höll. His studies with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Julia Varady over the course of several
years were especially influential.
OC883
Giuseppe VERDI
Lieder: L‘esule; La seduzione; Il poveretto; Stornello;
6 Romances (I); 6 Romances (II); Tantum ergo; Ave Maria
Ramon Vargas, Joanna Parisi, Charles Spencer
For Giuseppe Verdi ‘the song had about the same significance that the sketch has for the
painter’. According to W. Oehlmann, Verdi’s songs were forerunners of his theatre music; ‘they
also possess the clout of characterization, the magnificent objectivity of portrayal we admire
in the opera arias’. Following Ramón Vargas’s successful first release of opera arias (C5165),
the famous tenor takes on these beautiful miniatures from arguably the finest Italian opera
composer.
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C5170
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All the Things You Are
J. S. BACH: Chaconne (Arranged for Left Hand by Johannes Brahms as Etude No. 5); KIRCHNER: L.H. (for Leon Fleisher)
GERSHWIN: The Man I Love (Arranged for Left Hand by Earl Wild as Etude No. 3); PERLE: Musical Offerings (In Celebration of Leon
Fleisher at 70, For Left Hand); MOMPOU: Prelude No. 6 (For Left Hand); KOSTON: Thoughts of Evelyn (For Piano)
KERN: All the Things You Are (Arranged for Left Hand by Stephen Prutsman)
Leon Fleisher
Leon Fleisher, ‘the pianistic find of the century’ (Pierre Monteux), was born in San Francisco in 1928 and was
accepted into the studio of master pianist Artur Schnabel at age nine. Fleisher, now 85, presents All the Things
You Are, his first solo album in nearly a decade. The recording, a collection of works for left hand, is testament
to the enduring musicianship of a great artist.
BRIDGE 9429
Lei LIANG
Bamboo Lights
Listening for Blossoms: The Cicada Chamber Ensemble; Lakescape: Musicians from soundSCAPE;
Serashi Fragments: The JACK Quartet; Lakescape II: Rootstock Percussion; Gobi Gloria: The JACK Quartet;
Lake: The Awea Duo; Bamboo Lights: The Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury
Recipient of the 2011 'Rome Prize' and a 'Guggenheim Fellowship', Lei Liang’s commissions include the New
York Philharmonic, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, the Thailand Philharmonic, the
Heidelberger Philharmonisches Orchester, and the Scharoun Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic. Liang’s new
album, Bamboo Lights, features delicately nuanced miniature works, whose quiet intensity and beauty call to
mind fine Chinese landscape paintings and Japanese haiku.
BRIDGE 9425
David LANG
love fail
He was and she was; break #1; Dureth; a different man; The wood and the vine; right and wrong; you
will love me; forbidden subjects; as love grows stronger; break #2; the outing; I live in pain; head,
heart; break #3; mild, light
Anonymous 4
Composed by David Lang, love fail is a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together
details from the story of Tristan and Isolde with more modern sources. The recording also spotlights
the singular and magical sound of the vocal quartet Anonymous 4, whose longstanding commitment
to medieval music and historical scholarship has been acclaimed worldwide.
CA21100
Borut KRZISNIK
Currents of Time
101 Merry Metronomes; The Play of the Puppets; The Bird No. 3; Break to Build (Build to Break);
Going Down; La Dolce Vita; Huns’ Party; It Comes to the Same Thing; The Bird No. 1; Discipline;
The Bird No. 2; Johnny in the Funeral Procession; Dance for Dimije and Bare Feet
Mario Marolt, Nino De Gleria, Hugo Sekoranja, Mire Lovric, Borut Krzisnik, Anton Kovac
CC6011-2
Seven albums of works by Borut Krzisnik are being released by Claudio Records. The Slovenian composer has
written music for numerous feature films, dance performances and theatre productions. His music stands
at a juncture between avante-garde and popular music that is characterized by a boldness, intensity, and
contrast in creating unique and modern soundscapes.
Chanson d’avril: French chansons and melodies
BIZET: Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe; Ouvre ton cœur; Pastorale; Chanson d’avril
DUPARC: L’invitation au voyage; Chanson triste; Au pays où se fait la guerre
LISZT: Enfant, si j’étais roi; Oh! quand je dors; S’il est un charmant gazon
Nicole Cabell, Craig Terry
The finest mélodie composers are represented on this disc: Georges Bizet, Henri Duparc, Franz Liszt
and Maurice Ravel. Nicole Cabell’s rich, silky-smooth voice and beautifully nuanced interpretations are
supported with sensitivity and elegance by pianist Craig Terry.
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Horace WALPOLE
Charlotte BRONTË
The Castle of Otranto
Unabridged
Shirley
Unabridged
Read by Neville Jason
Read by Georgina Sutton
The Castle of Otranto is regarded as one of the finest
Gothic novels. The son of Manfred, Prince of Otranto, is
mysteriously killed on his wedding day by a huge helmet.
The event leads to a fast-paced story of jealous passion,
intrigue, murder, and supernatural phenomena.
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Following the tremendous success of Jane Eyre, Charlotte
Brontë returned to pen a novel every bit as compelling as
her first, but with deeper, heartier themes as she captured
the social and political currents of the newly industrialised
United Kingdom of 1812.
Anthony
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Georgette HEYER
Faro’s Daughter
Unabridged
Dr Thorne
Unabridged
Read by Laura Paton
Read by David Shaw-Parker
Dr Thorne tells the tale of Frank Gresham and Mary
Thorne, a couple intent on marriage despite their
conflicting social backgrounds. The novel contains all
of Trollope’s beloved prose: always solicitous, gentle
and king to his readers.
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Fiery and strong-willed, Deb Grantham is hardly the perfect
match for the young and naive Lord Mablethorpe. His
lordship’s family are scandalised that he proposes to
marry one of ‘faro’s daughter’s’, and his cousin – the
proud and wealthy Max Ravenscar – decides to take
the matter in hand.
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Ferenc FARKAS
Orchestral Music, Volume 2: Music for String Orchestra
Choreae hungaricae, Part II: 5 dances; Choreae hungaricae, Part III: 6 dances; Aria e rondo
all’ungherese; Musica pentatonica; Jelky Andras Suite; Concertino; Finnish Popular Dances;
Partita all’ungaresca
Gyula Stuller, Janos Rolla, Laszlo Toth
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
This is the second release in a series of recordings of orchestral music by the Hungarian composer
Ferenc Farkas. The music here highlights the characteristics that make his music so appealing:
catchy tunes, transparent scoring, buoyant rhythms and a fondness for Baroque forms and
folk-dances.
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Richard STÖHR
Chamber Music, Volume 1
Fantasiestücke, Op. 17; Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 49
Stefan Koch, Robert Conway
Stöhr’s two works for cello and piano, the four Fantasiestücke of 1907 and a Sonata from 1915, recorded
here in the first of a series of CDs devoted to Stöhr’s music, reveal a composer with a lyrical and
expressive language, likened to Brahms and Schumann.
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Music for Alfred HITCHCOCK
HERRMANN: The Man Who Knew Too Much; Vertigo; North by Northwest; Psycho; WAXMANN: Rebecca; Rear Window;
TIOMKIN: Strangers on a Train; Dial M for Murder; BENJAMIN: Storm Clouds Cantata; ELFMAN: Hitchcock
Klaudia Kidon
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Concert Choir, John Mauceri
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Alfred Hitchcock commissioned his film scores from composers who were Hollywood’s master-craftsmen. The concert
items prepared from those scores feature a dazzling variety of styles, from Baroque and jazz to dark Romanticism
and angular angst, all using the orchestra with breath taking virtuosity.
Ján CIKKER
Piano Music
Lullaby; Sonatina, Op. 12, No. 1; Two Compositions for Youth, Op. 27; Piano Variations on a Slovak Folksong;
Seven Fugues: Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 6; Theme with Variations, Op. 14, No. 1; What the Children Told Me;
Piano Aquarelles; Tatra Brooks: Three Studies for Piano
Jordana Palovič ová
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Ján Cikker was one of the leading Slovak composers of the twentieth century, with no fewer than nine operas to
his credit. Cikker’s piano music is little known even in his native Slovakia; this disc features several world premiere
recordings.
The Coventry Cathedral Harrison Organ at Fifty
MULET: Tues Petra; ALAIN: Trois Pièces; PEETERS: Aria, Op. 51; J. S. BACH: Prelude
& Fugue in D major; REBUKE: Sonata ‘The 94th Psalm’; FRANCK: Choral No. 3;
DUPRÉ: Prelude & Fugue No.1 in B major
Kerry Beaumont
PRCD2554
In 2012 the Coventry Cathedral 4-manual Harrison reached the ripe old age of 50. Prelude Records recorded it
with the Cathedral’s Director of Music, Kerry Beaumont, during three evening sessions to celebrate the event.
The programme is of nine major organ works, which perfectly demonstrate the versatility of the instrument.
Angelo BERARDI
Sinfonie a violin solo, opus VII
Fabrizio Longo, Anna Clemente
Angelo Berardi was a pupil of Giovan Vincenzo Sarti and Marco Scacchi, of the Roman School, the latter a
fundamental figure in his training. In terms of his stylistic profile, Berardi shows fantasy and richness of
inspiration, so much so that his only work assigned to the violin seems to cover the entirety of the instrument’s
abilities and expressive variety.
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Opere Contemporanee per Clarinetto
AZAROVA: Outvoice, outstep and outwalk; BERIO: Sequenza IX; DE ROSSI RE: Cachucha; Ribes nero;
GOTTARDO: Chant a danse pour Arlequin; LUUPI: Mani No. 1; RENOSTO: Cirocirò; SMITH: Ritual; TESTI: Jubilus I;
TIRINCANTI: Clarinettologia
Josè Daniel Cirigliano
TC 920002
Josè Daniel Cirigliano is a virtuoso and specialist in avant-garde music. Here he presents an overview of
contemporary musical research, entirely devoted to the qualities of timbre and expression that are integral to the
clarinet.
The Baroque Virtuoso
LIMITED EDITION COMMEMORATIVE CD
Proceeds support Tafelmusik’s Artist Training Programmes
BACH: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor; GEMINIANI: Concerto Grosso in C major after Corelli; Concerto Grosso in D minor;
SCHMELZER: Sonata No. 3 from 'Sonatae unarum fidium'; BIBER: Partia Vm from 'Harmonia artificioso-ariosa'; VIVALDI: Concerto in G minor;
BACH: Suite in A minor for Violin and Strings
Jeanne Lamon
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
TMK1026CD
Music Director of Tafelmusik since 1981, Jeanne Lamon has been loved by audiences, and praised by critics in Europe and North America for her virtuosity as a
violinist and her brilliant musical leadership. This Special Edition CD was selected by Jeanne Lamon, and features her in virtuoso concertos from 1991 to 2011.
This will be Jeanne Lamon’s final year as full-time Music Director of Tafelmusik, and this CD is in celebration of her exceptional 3-decade leadership.
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Gioacchino ROSSINI
L’Italiana in Algeri
Recorded live at the Pesaro Festival, August 2013
Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi, Mario Cassi
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, José Ramón Encinar, Davide Livermore
Pesaro’s new offering in 2013 was an off the wall production of Rossini’s popular comedy, ‘The Italian
Girl In Algiers’, presented as a Swinging Sixties, James Bond adventure, set in the desert oil fields of the
North African coast. Davide Livermore’s gag a minute, helter-skelter romp follows an alarmingly life-like
air crash, which delivers the ‘Italian Girl’ from Rome into the clutches of local oil baron, Mustafa. All
three lead singers thoroughly distinguish themselves – and the audience roar its approval of the evening’s
entertainment.
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SHAKESPEARE
Macbeth
Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe, London, June 2013
Joseph Milton, Samatha Spiro, Stuart Bowman, Billy Boyd, Gawn Grainger, Philip Cumbus, Finty Williams
Eve Best, Olly Fox
When three witches tell Macbeth that he is destined to occupy the throne of Scotland, he and his wife
choose to become the instruments of their fate and to kill the first man standing in their path, the
virtuous King Duncan. But to maintain his position, Macbeth must keep on killing – first Banquo, his old
comrade-in-arms; then, as the atmosphere of guilt and paranoia thickens, anyone who seems to threaten
his tyrant’s crown.
From its mesmerising first moments to the last fulfilment of the witches’ prophecy, Shakespeare’s
gripping account of the profoundest engagement with the forces of evil enthrals the imagination.
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Giuseppe VERDI
La Traviata
Live from the Arena di Verona, 2011
Ermonela Jaho, Francesco Demuro, Vladimir Stoyanov
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Arena di Verona, Julian Kovatchev, Hugo de Ana
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La Traviata is not only one of Giuseppe Verdi’s best known works but ranks among the most
popular operas of all time. Based on the novel and play La Dame aux camélias by Alexander
Dumas, the tragic story of the terminally ill courtesan Violetta who falls in love with the young
gentleman Alfredo Germont has moved audiences to tears for more than 150 years.
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Alexander PRIOR
Mowgli
Live from the Kremlin Ballet Theatre, Moscow, 2009
Moscow Classical Ballet, New Opera Orchestra
Natalia Kasatkina, Vladimir Vasilyo (Chorography)
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Mowgli by Moscow Classical Ballet is a spectacular dance show performed at the Kremlin,
enriched by interviews with its young composer and conductor, Alexander Prior. His first full
length Ballet which he composed at the age of 13, is based on The Jungle Book by R. Kipling; a
romantic and surprising journey into a fantastic world.
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A film by Marieke SCHROEDER
Country Roads: The Heartbeat of America
Featuring: Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose, John Carter Cash Jr., Kevin Costner
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In her documentary Country Roads, Marieke Schroeder embarks on a search for the authentic
America – a country at a turning-point. It is a search for the substantial: the morale, the
pioneering spirit that holds the nation and its population together in crisis. We meet the young
generation of American singer-songwriters who consider themselves the successors of
Country-rebels such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Steve Earle.
Bonus: Live Concert with Justin Townes Earle
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Jean-Philippe RAMEAU
Platée
Live from the Opéra national de Paris, Palais Garnier, 2002
Special blu-ray release on the occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the death of Jean-Philippe Rameau
on 12th September 2014
Paul Agnew, Mireille Delunsch, Yann Beuron, Vincent Le Texier, Doris Lamprecht
Orchestra and Chorus of Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski, Laurent Pelly
This Opéra de Paris staging of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s burlesque on the vicissitudes of love, is a 'pure
joy from start to splashing finish' (Wall Street Journal Europe).
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Gaspare SPONTINI
La Fuga in Maschera
From the Teatro G.B. Pergolesi Italiani, 2013
Commedia per musica; Libretto by Giuseppe Palomba
Ruth Rosique, Caterina Di Tonno, Alessandra Marianelli, Clementine Carlotti, Filippo Morace,
Alessandro Spinna, Dionigi D’Ostuni
Orchestra I Virtuosi Italiani, Leo Muscato, Corrado Rovaris
Once known for his stately grand operas, Gaspare Spontini posthumously surprised posterity
with a light-hearted 'commedia per musica'. With its motoric ensembles, intensifying rhythmic
repetitions, and imaginative play with word fragments, La Fuga in Maschera anticipates
Rossini at his best.
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Richard WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Salzburg Festival 2013
Monika Bohinec, Anna Gabler, Roberto Saccà, Peter Sonn, Michael Volle, Markus Werba,
Georg Zeppenfeld
Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniele Gatti, Stefan Herheim
Stefan Herheim’s idea of staging a Midsummer Night’s Dream as a fairytale narrative is
enchanting, and with this admirably matched ensemble of excellent singer-players, the
brilliant details of characterization make each scene an experience to cherish.
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A documentary by Peter ROSEN
Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii
The film depicts the life journey of the blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii and his
extraordinary ability to communicate and connect with audiences all over the world.
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EUROPAKONZERT 97 from Paris
From the Opéra du Château de Versailles, 1997
RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
MOZART: Piano concerto No. 13 in C major, KV 415
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the first of May, 1882 is annually
celebrated with a concert in a European city of cultural significance. For this newly
released Europakonzert blu-ray disc, all recordings were lovingly restored and converted
to high-definition video.
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EUROPAKONZERT 99 from Krakow
From St. Mary Church, Krakow
MOZART: Exsultate, jubilate KV 165 & Et incarnatus est from 'Great Mass' in C minor, KV 427
CHOPIN: Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38
Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink
The blu-ray disc is enhanced by an enticing documentary containing interviews with contemporary Polish composer and
triple Grammy Award winner Krzysztof Penderecki and footage from a performance by Studium Musicae Cracoviense, an
ensemble dedicated to historically accurate performance of (particularly Polish) Renaissance and Baroque music.
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C. P. E. BACH
The Last Sufferings of the Saviour
Kammerorchester C. P. E. Bach, Hartmut Haenchen
Hartmut Haenchen’s high intellect and musical integrity have secured his place in the forefront
of musical life. He is one of the most prolific conductors in the world, and has made over 130
recordings with different orchestras, for which he has received awards for works including the
'Diapason d’Or' in 2011, the 'Grand Prix de la Critique', and the 'Prix de L’Europe Francophone'.
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