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CDsAccentus Music ........................................................................................................................ Page 6APR ....................................................................................................................................... Page 9BIS ........................................................................................................................................ Page 5BMMA .................................................................................................................................... Page 9BR Klassik ............................................................................................................................... Page 6Canary Classics ........................................................................................................................ Page 6Capriccio ................................................................................................................................ Page 6Chandos ................................................................................................................................. Page 4Claudio Records ....................................................................................................................... Page 9CPO ....................................................................................................................................... Page 7Dacapo ................................................................................................................................... Page 7Delos ................................................................................................................................... Page 10Divine Art ..............................................................................................................................Page 10Dynamic ................................................................................................................................Page 10Genuin Classics .......................................................................................................................Page 11Gramola.................................................................................................................................Page 11Grand Piano ...........................................................................................................................Page 12Hanssler Classic ......................................................................................................................Page 12Hyperion ................................................................................................................................ Page 3ICA Classics............................................................................................................................Page 13LPO ....................................................................................................................................... Page 8Melodiya ...............................................................................................................................Page 13Oehms Classics .......................................................................................................................Page 13Ondine ................................................................................................................................... Page 8Opera Rara .............................................................................................................................. Page 8Orchid Classics ........................................................................................................................ Page 8Orfeo D’or ..............................................................................................................................Page 13Orlando Records......................................................................................................................Page 13Paladino Music .......................................................................................................................Page 14Profil ....................................................................................................................................Page 14Proprius ................................................................................................................................. Page 9Reference Recordings ..............................................................................................................Page 14Solo Musica....................................................................................................................... Page 14,15Somm .................................................................................................................................... Page 9Steinway & Sons .....................................................................................................................Page 15SWR ................................................................................................................................. Page 15,16Tactus ...................................................................................................................................Page 16Toccata Classics .....................................................................................................................Page 16

DVDsArthaus Musik .......................................................................................................................Page 18C Major Entertainment ..........................................................................................................Page 19Dynamic ...............................................................................................................................Page 19Opus Arte ............................................................................................................................Page 17

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MARCH 2016 3All Prices Quoted are Dealer Prices

Elgar & Walton Cello ConcertosSir Edward ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor; InvocationSir William WALTON: Cello Concerto Imogen HOLST: The fall of the leaf (solo cello)

Steven IsserlisPhilharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

Sir Edward Elgar’s sublime Cello Concerto receives an impassioned new performance from Steven Isserlis, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Paavo Järvi. With additional works by Sir William Walton and Gustav Holst, as well as a miniature suite for solo cello by Imogen Holst, this is unquestionably one of the year’s most eagerly awaited releases.

CDA68077£9.00

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of the month

Conductus, Volume 3Music & poetry from thirteenth-century France

Fas et nefas; A globo veteri; Vite perdite; A l’entrant del tans salvage; Per dan que d’amor mi veigna; O qui fontem gratie; Transgressus legem Domini; Sede, Syon, in pulvere; Olim sudor Herculis; Eclypsim passus totiens; Homo, natus ad laborem

John Potter, Christopher O’Gorman, Rogers Covey-Crump

Our trio of master-medievalist tenors present a concluding instalment of Conductus, that most intimate form of music and poetry from thirteenth-century France.

CDA68115£9.00

Sergei BORTKIEWICZPiano Sonata No. 2 & other works

Nadejda Vlaeva

Nadejda Vlaeva performs a programme of alluring piano works by Sergei Bortkiewicz, many of them only recently discovered and here recorded for the first time.

CDA68118£9.00

Joseph HAYDNString Quartets, Op. 50

Performed from the Artaria edition published in Vienna in December 1787

The London Haydn Quartet: Catherine Manson, Michael Gurevich, James Boyd, Jonathan Manson The London Haydn Quartet turns to the six Op. 50 quartets. More serious—intellectually taut—than the Op. 33 ‘Russian’ quartets which they follow in Haydn’s output, these six ‘Prussian’ quartets dazzle in such committed performances as these.

CDA68122£9.00 (2 CDs for 1)


Leoš JANÁČEKGlagolitic Mass; Adagio for Orchestra; Zdrávas Maria (‘Ave Maria’); Otče náš (‘Our Father’)

Sara Jakubiak, Susan Bickley, Stuart Skelton, Gábor Bretz, David Stewart, Johannes Wik, Thomas Trotter, Karstein Askeland, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Not only does this collection of orchestral works by Janáček follow two highly praised volumes with such great soloists as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and James Ehnes, but it also features one of the composer’s most monumental works – with the vividly admired organist Thomas Trotter – along with three contrasting shorter pieces.

CHSA 5165£9.00 (Hybrid SACD)

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of the month

Kurt ATTERBERGSymphony No. 3, Op. 10; Västkustbilder; Three Nocturnes, Op. 35bis; Vittorioso, Op. 58

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

The warm and tuneful music of Atterberg – one of Sweden’s leading composers in the twentieth century – meets the idiomatic spirit and commitment of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi, for volume four in this series.

CHAN 10894£9.00

British Clarinet Concertos, Vol. 2Benjamin BRITTEN: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (Devised and orch. 2007 by Colin Matthews)William MATHIAS: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 68 Arnold COOKE: Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Strings Gerald FINZI: Five Bagatelles, Op. 23a

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Michael Collins

This second volume of British Clarinet Concertos follows ‘a stunning recording’, made a Critic’s Choice of the Year in Gramophone (2013). Here again, the exclusive Chandos artist Michael Collins combines the role of soloist with that of conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

CHAN 10891£9.00

Comédie et Tragédie, Vol. 2Jean-Marie LECLAIR: Suite from Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11 (1746)Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER: Suite from Le Malade imaginaire, H 495 (1673)Jean-Philippe RAMEAU: Suite from Les Fêtes de Polymnie

Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

This programme completes the Comédie et Tragédie project with Tempesta di Mare, and consists of suites made up of orchestral excerpts from three dramatic works of the French stage, spanning seventy-three years, all highlighting the importance of dance as a part of drama.

CHAN 0810£9.00


Sergei TANEYEVString Quintet No. 1 in G major, Op. 14

Alexander GLAZUNOVString Quintet in A major, Op. 39

Gringolts Quartet, Christian Poltéra

The common goal of many nineteenth-century Russian composers of the period was the creation of a national musical idiom based on Russian folk song, for whom chamber music seemed far too abstract as well as too closely associated with German traditions. Alexander Glazunov is an obvious exception: never a dogmatic nationalist he was himself a competent amateur cellist who learned his craft by playing chamber music, and composed a number of chamber works, including the Quintet in A major presented on this disc. Also featured is Sergei Taneyev’s passionate, but at the same time tightly constructed String Quintet No. 1 in G major. Taneyev was a friend of Tchaikovsky – who greatly respected his advice while also fearing it – as well as the teacher of Rachmaninov and Nikolai Medtner. The Gringolts Quartet has invited the cellist Christian Poltéra to join them on this, the ensemble’s first appearance on the BIS label, in a programme that is in turn elegant, lyrical and passionate.

BIS2177£9.00 (Hybrid SACD)

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of the month

Enrique GRANADOS (1867-1916)

GoyescasEscenas poéticas

Joop Celis

Enrique Granados first came under the spell of Francisco de Goya in 1896 while viewing an exhibition of his works. Although the inspiration from Goya is readily acknowledged it is only two of the six pieces that make up Goyescas that can be related to specific works by the painter: No. 1 Los requiebros (‘The Flirtations’) and No. 5 El amor y la muerte (‘Love and Death’) were both inspired by etchings from the celebrated series of ‘Caprichos’. Another image by Goya, of four young girls playing with a life-sized puppet made of straw, formed the inspiration for El pelele (‘The Straw Man’), which Granados composed after the suite and gave the subtitle ‘escena goyesca’. Performing these wonderfully sensuous works is the Dutch pianist Joop Celis, who here makes his first appearance on BIS. On this disc, Celis also includes Granados’s collection of seven ‘Poetic scenes’ as well as the brief Intermezzo which Granados composed for his opera Goyescas.


Erland VON KOCH (1910-2009)

Symphony No. 3, Op. 38; Sinfonia seria, Op. 51; Impulsi; Nordiskt capriccio, Op. 26

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Per Hammarström

One of Erland von Koch’s most frequently performed orchestral works is Nordiskt capriccio, which was inspired by a folk tune from Dalecarlia, and which forms the festive finale on the present disc. The compositions which precede it are less well known. They include Impulsi (the first part of a triptych later completed with the works Echi and Ritmi) whilst the two symphonies 3 and 4 appear for the first time on disc. In Symphony No. 3, influences from Bartók and Hindemith can be detected; composed in 1948, it is a work which in its thematic material contrasts defiance with lyricism and, finally, a feeling of release. Sinfonia seria, von Koch’s fourth work in the genre, followed a few years later, undergoing a final revision in 1962. As indicated by the title, the underlying mood of the work is grave and bittersweet.

BIS2169£9.00

Edvard GRIEG: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27;

Jean SIBELIUS: String Quartet in D minor, ‘Voces intimae’, Op. 56;

Olav Anton THOMMESSEN: Felix Remix (String Quartet No. 4)

Engegård Quartet

A string quartet was among the very first works that Edvard Grieg presented after completing his studies in 1861, but the Quartet in G minor, Op. 27, was the only such work to be published in his lifetime. Some thirty years later, when Jean Sibelius composed his D minor quartet Op. 56, he had some previous experience of writing for the medium, but Op. 56 is the only quartet among his mature works. The often used ‘nickname’ Voces intimae is often taken to refer to the intimate interchange between the four voices in a quartet, but is probably a more specific allusion to a brief passage in the third movement: Sibelius wrote the remark into a score some time after the work had been published. On its first release on BIS the Engegård Quartet includes Felix Remix by Olav Anton Thommessen. The work, premièred by the Engegård Quartet in 2014, is based on the second movement, 'Allegro di molto', of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet, Op. 44 No. 2.


A Bassoon in Stockholm…Franz BERWALD: Septet in B flat major; Quartet in E flat major; Édouard DU PUY: Quintet in A minor

Donna Agrell, Lorenzo Coppola, Marc Destrubé, Franc Polman, Yoshiko Morita, Albert Brüggen, Robert Franenberg, Ronald Brautigam

Some thirty years ago, Donna Agrell acquired a rare Grenser & Wiesner bassoon, built in Dresden sometime around 1820. The bassoon came in its original case, with an address label indicating that the instrument had been delivered to Stockholm. One who swore by his bassoon from the company was Frans Preumayr, a German bassoon virtuoso whom inspired commissions from the flamboyant music director at the Stockholm opera, Édouard Du Puy, and a young Franz Berwald. For the present recording Donna Agrell has chosen three chamber works, all premièred by Preumayr. She is joined by colleagues from the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century as well as by Ronald Brautigam – all of them playing period instruments.



BEETHOVEN: Schottische Lieder, Op. 108; BRITTEN: Folksong Arrangements; HAYDN: Schottische und Walisische Lieder

FolksliedChristian Gerhaher, Anton Barachovsky, Sebastian Klinger, Gerold Huber

After releasing two choral-symphonic recordings with this exceptional singer, BR-KLASSIK now presents a Lieder CD containing recorded material from Gerhaher’s time as Artist in Residence with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Gerhaher’s finely coordinated programme ambiguously entitled Folkslied examines the exciting contrast between the Volkslied (folk song) and the Kunstlied (art song).

900143£9.00

Gustav MAHLERSymphonie No. 1 in D majorSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The young Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin makes his debut on the BR-KLASSIK label with Mahler’s First Symphony. He is one of the most important representatives of a younger generation of conductors and, since his European debut in 2004, has already conducted such renowned orchestras as the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic.

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of the month

900131£9.00

César FRANCK: Prélude, Choral et Fugue

Johannes BRAHMS: Piano Sonata No. 3

Sunwook Kim

In this second Accentus Music recording Sunwook Kim compares and contrasts César Franck’s Prélude, Choral et Fugue and Johannes Brahms’s Third Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 5. Both men were pianists that venerated the musical forms of the past, especially Bachian polyphony, and both revered the spirit of Classicism. To these qualities may be added a love of proportion and a genius for organization and well‐ordered architectural structures, reflected in the works on this CD.

ACC303552£9.00

Sergei PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63; Béla BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB117*

The Knights, Eric Jacobsen; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stéphane Denève*

This is the highly anticipated second instalment in Gil Shaham’s acclaimed 1930s Violin Concertos project. Volume 2 draws on two pillars of the violin concerto repertoire, Bartók and Prokofiev’s second violin concertos. These works offer some of the composers’ most lyrical and luminous music. As Claire Delamarche offers in her insightful booklet annotations ‘these two concertos bear the mark of an idealism that could only have emerged from a world in crisis, like flowers blossoming on a battlefield.’

CC16£9.00

Charles IVES (1874-1954)

Piano Sonata No. 2 ‘Concord’Tzimon Barto, Christiane Palmen, Jaques Mayencourt

From weird and idiosyncratic, to slightly crazy and absolute genius – today’s evaluation of the composer Charles Ives remains as multi-faceted as that of his principal work for solo piano, the Concord Sonata. Despite the difficult technical issues (the abandoning of bar lines for long passages, the use of chord clusters etc.) Tzimon Barto’s interpretation is full of his renowned sensitivity and provides us with a new and impressive insight into this masterpiece of twentieth-century piano literature.

C5268£9.00

Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896)

Symphony No. 9 in D minor WAB 109; Mass No. 3 in F minor WAB 28

Ruth Ziesak, Janina Baechle, Benjamin Bruns, Günther GroissböckWiener Singakademie, Heinz Ferlesch, RSO Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cornelius Meister

Having begun work on his Ninth Symphony in the late summer of 1887, Anton Bruckner worked on it until the time of his death nine years later. He intended to dedicate the work to ‘my dear God’, and his Mass in F minor is another work that praises his gratitude to God. Performed several times during Bruckner’s lifetime, the Mass in F minor has always ranked ahead of its sister works, securing its place among the most popular, late Romantic sacred choral works.

C5247£9.00 (2 CDs)


Johann Sebastian BACHHarpsichord Concertos, Vol. 3

Trevor Pinnock, Marieke Spaans, Marcus Mohlin, Katy Bircher, Manfredo Kraemer, Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen

This release is the third volume in CPO’s series of Bach’s harpsichord concertos. A particular highlight is the Triple Concerto in A minor for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin and Strings, which recalls the harpsichord role in the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and brims with its own rhythmic and harmonic contrasts.

Carl Maria von WEBERComplete OverturesWDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Howard Griffiths

Although Weber is celebrated as the father of the German romantic opera, aside from Der Freischütz, most of his other stage works are very rarely performed. Their Overtures however, with their colourful, lyrical instrumentation, and combination of Viennese Classicism and new romantic drama, have stood the test of time as individual orchestral works.

777681-2£18.00 (2 CDs)

Dora PEJACEVIC (1885-1923)

The Complete Piano WorksNatasa Veljkovic

On the last volume of Dora Pejacevic’s complete works, Natasa Veljkovic turns to the great Croatian composer’s music for piano. The nuanced richness in her attention to the tonal resources of the instrument, the demanding piano part, often polyphonic and exhibiting all the dimensions of orchestral sound, demonstrate Veljkovic’s self-assured and virtuosic mastery of the art of performance and Pejacevic’s perfection in her compositional craft.

777831-2£9.00

Felix WEINGARTNER (1863-1942)

Die Dorfschule: Opera in one act, Op. 64Simon Pauly, Clemens Bieber, Fionnuala McCarthy, Jana Kurucova, Kathryn Lewek, Stephen Bronk, Elena Zhidkova, Hulkar Sabirova, Matthew Pena, Das Orchester der Deutschen, Oper Berlin, Jacques Lacombe

Following the publication of Carl Orff’s Gisei, CPO now release its sister work: Felix Weingartner’s one-act Die Dorfschule ('The Village School') a work also based on the plot of Terakoya. Weingartner’s masterfully crafted realization of the ancient Japanese drama centring on a village school, can now be contrasted with young Carl Orff’s tentative early version.

555003-2£13.80 (2 CDs)

777813-2£9.00

6220629£9.00

Bent SØRENSENSnowbellsDanish National Vocal Ensemble, Paul Hillier

Bent Sørensen’s atmospheric vocal work Sneklokker (‘Snowbells’) from 2010 arose as the audio accompaniment for the unique art installation ‘The White Forest’. In this premiere recording by the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and conductor Paul Hillier the listener is guided through an almost unearthly landscape of human voices interwoven with the recorded sound of the bells of the village churches around the forest. The CD also offers a selection of sacred and secular choral works by Sørensen with texts by leading Danish poets, from both Romanticism and the present day.

Julius RÖNTGENWorks for Violin & Piano, Vol. 1Violin Sonata Op. 40 in E major; Phantasy Op. 24; Violin Sonata Trilogica; Seven Concert Pieces Op. 89; Suite

Christoph Schickedanz, Ernst Breidenbach

These compositions show us Röntgen at his most authentic: as a nineteenth century ‘Leipzig man’, with influences from Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Robert and Clara Schumann in evidence in these works. In many movements Röntgen also seems to draw on Norwegian folk music, which he had heard ten years before with Edvard Grieg during their hikes through the Norwegian countryside.

Bernhard ROMBERG (1767-1841)

Concertos for Violoncello & OrchestraConcerto No. 1, Op. 2 in B flat major; Concerto No. 5, Op. 30 in F sharp minor

Davit Melkonyan, Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens

At the beginning of the nineteenth century Bernhard Romberg was acclaimed as an excellent violoncello virtuoso and recognized as one of the most important composers of the time. Romberg’s cello concertos, heard here in their world premiere recording, enjoyed considerable popularity and critical acclaim.

777768-2£6.90

Franz Anton HOFFMEISTER, Carl STAMITZ, Michael HAYDNViola ConcertosAndra Darzina, Juergen Essl, Urban Camerata

The new release is a magnificent and vital disc of some of the most important works of viola literature. Andra Darzina is joined by Juergen Essl in the Concerto for Viola, Organ and Strings and also performs the viola concertos of Carl Stamitz and Franz Anton Hoffmeister – works that are de rigueur for viola players all over the world.

777969-2£9.00

777986-2£9.00


Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKYSerenade for Strings; Souvenir de Florence; The Russian Virtuosi of Europe

Yuri Zhislin, The Russian Virtuosi of Europe

The Russian Virtuosi of Europe are among the most innovative and distinct string ensembles on today’s musical scene. This album for Orchid Classics is their debut recording and features two of Tchaikovsky’s most beloved works for strings.

ORC100052£9.00

Gaetano DONIZETTILe Duc D’Albe

Angela Meade, Michael Spyres, Gianluca Buratto, Laurent Naouri, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder

Le Duc d’Albe stars the glorious American soprano Angela Meade, making her debut recording for Opera Rara. Joining Angela, and returning to Opera Rara following his astonishing performance on the label’s award-winning recording of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs, is tenor Michael Spyres, as well as Laurent Naouri, who recently sang on our recording of Gounod’s La Colombe.

ORC54£18.00 (2 CDs)

Josef SUK: Fantasy in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 24

Antonín DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53; Romance in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11

Christian Tetzlaff, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds

Ondine is proud to present this exciting program by the award-winning violinist Christian Tetzlaff. This new recording includes works for violin and orchestra by two Czech composers closely connected to each other, Antonín Dvořák and Josef Suk. Tetzlaff is accompanied by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Storgårds.

ODE 1279-5£9.00

Magnus LINDBERG (b. 1958)

Al largo; Cello Concerto No. 2; Era

Anssi Karttunen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu

Magnus Lindberg is among the most important European contemporary voices in classical music. This recording includes some of Lindberg’s most recent orchestral works written during and after his composer-in-residence years with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (2009–12). Lindberg is continuing as the composer-in-residence with the London Philharmonic Orchestra 2014–17.

ODE 1281-5£9.00

Francis POULENC: Violin Sonata FP119

Gabriel FAURÉ: Violin Sonata, Op. 13

Maurice RAVEL: Tzigane & Piece en forme de Habanera

La Voix

Callum Smart, Richard Uttley

This is Callum Smart’s 2nd CD with Orchid, his debut recording described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘an exuberantly assured debut’. It was also selected as a recommendation by The Strad. Callum now studies in Indiana, as recipient of the Premier Young Artist Award at the Jacobs School of Music.

ORC100053£9.00

Julian ANDERSONIn lieblicher Bläue; Alleluia; The Stations of the Sun

Carolin Widmann, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

As Composer in Residence from 2010–14, Julian Anderson has a close affinity with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and this CD is a celebration of his time at the LPO. This is Julian’s second release on the LPO label, featuring premiere recordings of Alleluia and In lieblicher Bläue.

LPO-0089£5.56


Benjamin BRITTENWorks for Voice & Guitar Songs from the Chinese Op. 58; Folksong Arrangements Volume 6, England; Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70

Georg Gulyás, Ivonne Fuchs

After guitarist George Gulyás’ recent records, including the critically acclaimed Complete Lute Works for Guitar, comes a new CD entirely dedicated to music by Benjamin Britten, performed together with mezzo-soprano Ivonne Fuchs.

PRSACD2075£9.00

Franz SCHUBERTBernhard CRUSELLEmma Johnson & Friends

Emma Johnson, Philip Gibbon, Michael Thompson, The Carducci Quartet, Chris West

Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition and the Young Artists Auditions in New York, clarinettist Emma Johnson has been one of the UK’s biggest selling classical artists. The Octet shows Schubert at his most positive and most profound, resulting in a moving masterpiece.

SOMMCD 0156£7.29

Ludwig van BEETHOVENPiano Concertos: 78rpm recordings

Wilhelm Kempff

This set is a companion to the recently issued set of late sonatas (APR_6018) and includes what was the first ever recording of Beethoven’s 1st Piano Concerto – a late acoustic recording from 1925. In spite of the primitive recording, the energy of the outer movements and the poetry of the slow movement are not compromised. Concertos 3 to 5, in better sound and featuring the greatest German orchestras of the period, reflect ‘state of the art’ Beethoven interpretation at this time and are a worthy alternative, if less well known, to the Schnabel cycle.

APR_6019£9.00 (2 CDs for 1)

Steps of GloryThe Band of the Coldstream Guards, Captain Robert George Evans, Lieutenant Colonel John Mackenzie Rogan CVO, Major James Causley Windram, LRAM

This is the first album from BMMA to feature historic recordings of the Band of the Coldstream Guards. The band, which was formed in 1785, is one of the oldest active military bands in the world. Steps of Glory presents a typical bandstand style programme: popular tunes of the day, transcriptions from the classical repertoire, selections from contemporary operas and musicals, marches and novelty items. Highlights include numbers from Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman, Steps of Glory, a medley arranged by Aubrey Winter, and Gaily through the World.

BMMACG1601£9.00

CR6032-6£13.88 (DVD-Audio)

Franz SCHUBERTSchubert by Ieuan Jones – harp

Ieuan Jones

This album contains transcriptions of some of Schubert’s most renowned piano music. In 1997 Ieuan Jones was appointed Professor of Harp at the Royal College of Music and in 2016 was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Music. ‘…He is outstandingly gifted’ – Sir Georg Solti.

CR6032-2£9.00


Christopher FOX, Paul GOODEY, Rolf GEHLHAARHohler FelsNew works for flute

Karin de Fleyt, Peter Merckx, Jakob Fichert, RNCM Wind Orchestra

One of Europe’s foremost specialists in the contemporary flute world, Karin de Fleyt has produced this album containing three very different works. The solo work is by celebrated English composer Christopher Fox, one of the most individual of all modern composers, the concerto by Paul Goodey and the ensemble piece by Rolf Gehlhaar. Karin de Fleyt plays the flute, alto flute, piccolo and bass flute, as well as shakuhachi and bansuri flute.

John BUCKLEY, Fergus JOHNSTON, Rhona CLARKE, Seóirse BODLEYDancing in DaylightContemporary Piano Trios from Ireland

The Fidelio Trio

In their latest album the Fidelio Trio present four new Piano Trios by Irish composers. The four works here all receive their first recording, and there are plans for two sequel albums. Three of the works (those by Bodley, Buckley and Johnston) were commissioned by the Fidelio Trio as part of their recent residency at St. Patrick’s College, Dublin University.

MSV28555£7.95

MSV28556£7.95

PsalliteCor Cantiamo, Eric A. Johnson

Psallite presents an inspirational collage of choral works spanning the centuries. Musical eras are intermingled so the listener can experience the continuity of praise across generations, or hear the isolation of an individual lamentation. From the renaissance master Palestrina, to contemporary works by Esenvalds and Bryars, and wonderfully moving settings of African-American spirituals, this is a masterful collection which resonates with the traditions of the Psalms, but is also a wonderful summary of choral music styles.

DDA25133£7.95

Philip WOODSonnets, Airs and Dances: Songs and chamber music by Philip Wood

Lesley-Jane Rogers, James Bowman, John Turner, Heather Bills, Jonathan Price, Harvey Davies, Manchester Camerata

The works of English composer Philip Wood are influenced chiefly by Britten, but also by many of the modern British lyrical writers – Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Alwyn and Rawsthorne to name a few. This album contains vocal and chamber works of intense lyricism, superbly performed by renowned counter-tenor James Bowman, acclaimed soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers and recorderist John Turner amongst others.

DDA25131£7.95

Mark ABELHome is a Harbor; The Palm Trees are RestlessWorld Premiere Recordings

Hila Plitmann, Jamie Chamberlin, Ariel Pisturino, Babatunde Akinboboye, E. Scott Levin, Janelle De Stefano, Jon Lee Keenan, Carver Cossey, Tali Tadmor, Benjamin Makino, La Brea Sinfonietta

Home is a Harbor is Mark’s Abel’s first opera, and also included on this two-disc set is his latest song cycle, The Palm Trees are Restless. Both works are prime examples of Abel’s hard-hitting signature style that couches often biting social commentary in a unique musical fusion that combines the depth and sophistication of classical music with the in-your-face impact of rock.

DE 3495£9.00 (2 CDs)

Johann Adolf HASSE (1699-1783)

ArtaserseAnicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Sonia Prina, Franco Fagioli, Rosa Bove, Antonio Giovannini, Ensemble Barocco of the Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Corrado Rovaris

A classic work of its genre and historical period, Artaserse was premièred in Venice in 1730 by the most famous singers of the day. The exceptional cast features countertenor Franco Fagioli, his stunning technique making light of the 3-octave range with uniform timbre, remarkable power and striking resonance.

Carl Heinrich Carsten REINECKE (1824-1910)

Ballade for flute and orchestra, Op. 288; Concerto in D major for flute and orchestra Op. 283; Serenata in G minor for strings Op. 242

Mario Carbotta, Philharmonic Orchestra Podkarpackie Rzeszów, Vladimir Kiradjiev

This CD features the two works that Carl Reinecke wrote for orchestra and solo flute. Written when he was over eighty years old, they were published between 1909 and 1911. Composed a decade earlier, his Serenade for Strings Op. 242 completes the programme. Italian flautist Mario Carbotta is the distinguished soloist.

CDS7715£26.07 (3 CDs)

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Suite BWV 997; Triosonatas BWV 525, 526 & 529

Lorenzo Cavasanti, Sergio Ciomei

The Trio Sonatas occupy an important position in J. S. Bach’s extensive output of chamber music, both for their number and the variety of instrumental groups for which they were written. On this CD, flautist Lorenzo Cavasanti weaves an intense musical dialogue with keyboard player Sergio Ciomei.

CDS7741£9.00

CDS7739£9.00


Images and Mirrors Works for cello, saxophone quartet and wind orchestraSaxon Wind Philharmonic, Peter Bruns, clair-obscur, Thomas Clamor

Under the direction of Thomas Clamor, Germany’s only professional civilian wind orchestra presents multi-layered music that is full of depth and charm: a march by Hindemith, probably Villa-Lobos’ most beautiful cantilena, the wildest cello concerto in the repertory by Friedrich Gulda, and the world-premiere recording of Bart Piqueur’s Jeu de cartes.

Young Spirit of Serenades By BRUCH, KILAR, MOZART and TCHAIKOVSKYGerman Philharmonic Strings, Wolfgang Hentrich

With their seventh Genuin Classics release, Germany’s youngest elite orchestra, the German Philharmonic Strings, under new principal conductor Wolfgang Hentrich, combine pillars of the repertoire with exciting new discoveries.

GEN16419£9.00

GEN16414£9.00

Schubert-Menuhin Piano Music for Four Hands by Franz SCHUBERTMookie Lee-Menuhin, Jeremy Menuhin

Schubert’s piano works are some of the most precious gems of the repertoire. Mindful of this, Jeremy Menuhin and his partner Mookie Lee-Menuhin approach this deep and sombre music with great sensitivity. An exciting new discovery is the original piano transcription, by Yehudi Menuhin’s son, Jeremy, of the slow movement from the Death and the Maiden string quartet. The two fabulous pianists are presenting it here in a world premiere recording.

GEN16412£9.00

Franz LISZT (1811-1886)

Études d’exécution transcendanteDinara Klinton

Young pianist Dinara Klinton is the first recipient of the Benjamin Britten Fellowship from the Royal College of Music. This is her second CD after winning prizes in more than 15 international competitions.

GEN16409£9.00

Richard WAGNERMusic for Violin and Piano

Gerald Schubert, Bernadette Bartos

Wagner’s great musical dramas and his own transcriptions prompted many of his contemporaries to compose their own arrangements and paraphrases of his work. Felix Mottl, Joachim Raff, Alexander Ritter and August Wilhelmj contributed some of the transcriptions for violin and piano of motifs from Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Siegfried and Parsifal as well as the Wesendonck-Lieder that appear on this new release.

Franz SCHUBERTDie schöne Müllerin

Matthias Helm, Duo Hasard

Austrian baritone Matthias Helm and the guitar duo Hasard with Stephan Buchegger and Guntram Zauner shed a new light on one of the most popular and moving song cycles of music history, Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert. The version for guitar duo presented here requires no changes to the sound material and captivates with its fragility and delicacy.

99023£9.00

Anton BRUCKNERSymphonie IX

Bonus Disc: Version for Two Pianos

Altomonte Orchester St. Florian, Rémy Ballot

Remy Ballot and the Altomonte Orchestra transform the focus of Bruckner’s symphony from death to heavenly salvation. The transcription for two pianos presented on the bonus disc was made by Matthias Giesen and Klaus Laczika using the transcription by Dr. Karl Grunsky (1911) and adapting it to Bruckner’s original text.

99065£9.00

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Carl Philipp Emanuel BACHPiano Concertos Wq. 26, Wq. 44, Wq. 20

Kammersymphonie Leipzig, Michael Rische

Johann Sebastian BACHBadinerieJohann Sebastian Bach for three recorders

Ensemble Dreiklang Berlin: Irmhild Beutler, Martin Ripper, Sylvia Corinna Rosin

HC15046£9.00

Georg Friedrich HÄNDELFlute Sonatas

Dorothea Seel, Luca Guglielmi

HC15052£9.00

The Complete J. S. BACH on 172 CDsFeaturing: Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Choir, Evgeni Koroliov, Robert Hill, Boris Pergamentschikov, Peter Schreier, Thomas Quasthoff, Christine Schäfer, Robert Hill, Andrea Marcon, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Arléen Auger, Andreas Schmidt and Dietrich Henschel

HC16005£9.00

HC15041£110.00 (172 CDs)

Gerhard FROMMEL (1906-1984)

Piano Sonatas Nos 4-7Tatjana Blome

Gerhard Frommel regarded his piano sonatas as a miniature compendium of his entire output, reflecting a fundamentally Romantic approach melded with Stravinskian vitality. The Sixth Sonata’s poised profundity, inventiveness and structural perfection gives it a place as one of the best in its genre, its serene transparency lying between the powerfully heroic Fifth Sonata and the crystalline quality of the Seventh; a summation of expression in a work that Frommel was conscious would be his last.

Boris TCHAIKOVSKY (1925-1996)

Piano and Chamber WorksOlga Solovieva, Dmitry Korostelyov, Marina Dichenko

The piano and chamber works on this recording span 45 years of Boris Tchaikovsky’s career, ranging from the delightful pieces composed by the precocious ten year old to the Etude in E major of 1980.They include the Sonata for Two Pianos with its mosaic approach to composition and its expressive exploration of the inner soul, and the beautifully crafted Violin Sonata of 1959. The solo piano miniatures reveal a sparse texture that highlights the instrument’s elemental beauty.

GP640£9.00

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Carl Philipp Emanuel BACHCello ConcertosCello Concerto Wq.170 in A minor; Cello Concerto Wq.171 in B flat major; Cello Concerto Wq.172 in A major

Julian Steckel, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Susanne von Gutzeit

C.P.E. Bach began writing his three cello concertos in 1750, not for his royal employer, but for middle-class musical society in Berlin and Potsdam. Bach obviously had an excellent player at his disposal - in all probability Ignaz Mara (1721-1783), the Bohemian first cellist at the royal chapel. This new version is performed by Julian Steckel, accompanied by the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and Susanne von Gutzeit.

HC15045£9.00

Adam FALCKENHAGENAn Evening with WilhelmineJohn Schneiderman, Jeffrey Cohan, William Skeen

The six concertos on this disc are the only ones that remain intact from the many Falckenhagen may have produced. Here the flute and lute are treated as equal partners, the spotlight shifting from one to the other. From his surviving solo lute music we know Falckenhagen to be continually exploring the resources of his instrument and seeking new textural possibilities.

HC15048£11.90 (2 CDs)


Wolfgang Amadeus MOZARTPiano Concerto No. 17 in G major K453; Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466; Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major K37

Ingrid Jacoby, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Praised by The New York Times for her ‘clear articulation … unequivocal phrasing … [and] expressivity’, and by The Guardian as being ‘very impressive’, Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. Here she presents three recently recorded Mozart concertos with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner.

ICAC 5137£7.29

How Friendly the Day ShinesMaximilian Schmitt, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Patrick Lange

In his youth Maximilian Schmitt made his debut at the Salzburg Provincial Theatre as Tamino in The Magic Flute before accepting a four-year engagement with the Mannheim National Theatre. Now, he sings in all the major opera houses, whilst this recording represents his third CD with OehmsClassics. Following Heine Lieder and Die Schöne Müllerin, Schmitt proves with this recording that he needn’t fear any competition in the area of romantic arias by composers ranging from Flotow and Weber to Wagner. He is sensitively supported by the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne under the direction of Patrick Lange.

OC1836£7.00

Ludwig van BEETHOVENFidelio

Tom Krause, Theo Adam, James King, Eva Marton, Aage Haugland, Lilian Watson, Thomas Moser, Horst Hiestermann, Kurt Rydl, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel

Less than two years after the unexpected and tragic passing of Lorin Maazel, his true greatness is increasingly evident, no less so in this latest release from Orfeo d’Or. Given his virtuoso mastery and craftsmanship it is easy to overlook the modesty of his interpretative approach. This is palpable in his reading of Fidelio, after which he assumed leadership of the Vienna State Opera. The highly dramatic soprano Eva Marton is here accompanied by a tantalizing cast of first class singers including Tom Krause, Theo Adam, Aage Haugland, Thomas Moser, and James King as Florestan.

C908152I£12.38 (2 CDs)

Niccolò PAGANINI, Manuel DE FALLA, Astor PIAZZOLLA, Joseph M. LACALLE, Mauro GIULIANIFavoritesAlberto Mesirca, Daniel Rowland

Daniel Rowland and Alberto Mesirca play music arranged or composed for violin and guitar, from baroque sonatas to Tangos.

OR0018£9.00

Frédéric CHOPIN, Henri DUTILLEUXArthur Ancelle, Piano

Arthur Ancelle

Henri Dutilleux’s works recorded here, including the Piano Sonata and Three Preludes, capture the inimitable style of the contemporary French composer. Bright colours, purity and freshness of the musical language, energy, impulse, love and poetry are the key features of the works played by Arthur Ancelle, which also include four Ballades of Frédéric Chopin.

MELCD 1002399£7.25

Vladimir Sofronitsky: Concert Recordings Including a documentary film by Andrei Konchalovsky ‘Geniuses: Vladimir Sofronitsky’

Vladimir Sofronitsky

Melodiya and the Andrei Konchalovsky Foundation present a unique set dedicated to the outstanding Russian pianist of the 20th century Vladimir Sofronitsky. Five of six discs include recordings made at Vladimir Sofronitsky’s recitals from 1951 to 1960. The sixth disc of the set includes a documentary on Vladimir Sofronitsky (from the series Geniuses) filmed by the outstanding contemporary director Andrei Konchalovsky.

MELCD 1002312£21.75

Ludwig van BEETHOVENSonatas for Cello and Piano Nos 1-5Daniil Shafran, Anton Ginsburg

Melodiya presents a set of Ludwig van Beethoven’s sonatas for cello and piano. The first two sonatas, Op. 5, were composed in 1796 concurrently with the first piano sonatas; the sonata in A major, Op. 69, emerged in the period of Beethoven’s prime, in the same year as his Fifth and Sixth symphonies; the last two sonatas, Op. 102, finished in 1817 forestall the composer’s late style. This recording was made by Daniil Shafran and his permanent ensemble partner and pianist Anton Ginsburg in 1971.

MELCD 1002296£11.10 (2 CDs)

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Faradzh KARAEVOrchestral Works

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Azerbaijan State Symphony, Russian State Symphony Capella, Rauf Abullayev, Valery Polyansky

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1943 Faradzh Karaev is one of the leading composers of the post-Soviet era. The two orchestral works on this disc are major works of his recent creative period. Among the artists is world famous violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.

PMR0070£9.00

BODIN DE BOISMORTIER, CHÉRON, COUPERIN, MARAIS, RAMEAU, SPÄTLING, DEVIENNE, LECLAIRRécréation De Musique

Ensemble Amarilli

PH15033£9.00

The Gustav MAHLER EditionVarious artists

The new release from Profil contains all Mahler’s symphonies on 21 CDs, with additional works by Carl Maria von Weber.

PH14000£29.25 (21 CDs)

THE KURT SANDERLING EDITIONANTON BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastorale’; Chorphantasie Op. 80 Johannes BRAHMS: Symphonies Nos 1-4; Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and OrchestraSergei RACHMANINOV: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Symphonies Nos 1-3

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Zehetmair, Antonio Meneses, Sviatoslav Richter, Kurt Sanderling

PH13037£27.80 (11 CDs)

John MACKEY Dan WELCHERWine Dark SeaDonald Grantham, Frank Ticheli, Jerry Junkin, The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble Nathan Williams

Four outstanding wind band composers are represented on this album. The title piece by John Mackey, Wine Dark Sea, is the world premiere recording of this important new work. Reference Recordings is proud to present it alongside important works by Dan Welcher, Donald Grantham, and Frank Ticheli. This is contemporary wind band music at its best, in extraordinary performances.

RR-137£7.68

My Favorite Trumpet ConcertosJosef HofbauerSchönbrunn Festival Orchestra Vienna, Guido Mancusi

Solo Musica are to release a collection of the most famous trumpet concertos interpreted by an Austrian soloist and a Viennese Orchestra; Josef Hofbauer is accompanied by the Schönbrunn Festival Orchestra and its Principal conductor Guido Mancusi. For Hofbauer, this disc is a ‘journey through various music genres and their trumpet concertos. It is also a journey through my past…’

SM234£9.00


Peter STANGELCompositions 2006-2015Die Taschenphilharmonie, Peter Stangel

The Munich-based Taschenphilharmonie (‘Pocket Philharmonic Orchestra’) is dedicated to chamber-symphonic performances based on Arnold Schoenberg’s ‘Society for Private Musical Performances’, established in Vienna during the 1920’s. The ensemble performs big scale orchestral works from Mozart to Mahler, as well as contemporary compositions. The result is a refreshing crystal clear sound combined with multifaceted colours. Along with conductor Peter Stangel, the Taschenphilharmonie have received several awards for their innovative concert formats.

Ludwig van BEETHOVENSymphony No. 7

Die Taschenphilharmonie, Peter Stangel

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Gustav MAHLERSymphony No. 7


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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZARTSymphonies Nos 40 & 41 ‘Jupiter’


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ImagoMoira Lo Bianco

Imago – the Latin word for image or portrait – describes the imaginative, musical world presented by Italian pianist and composer Moira Lo Bianco. She spins characterful musical tapestries that weave together popular and arcane, East and West, notation and improvisation. Through her recordings, teaching, and live performances, Lo Bianco promotes the idea that improvisation dates back centuries and belongs to the classical tradition.

STNS30060£7.29

J. S. BACH, Joseph HAYDN, Ludwig van BEETHOVEN, Franz SCHUBERTMichael Gielen Edition, Volume 1Jörg Demus, Edith Peinemann, Antonio Janigro, Edda Moser, Julia Hamari, Werner Hollweg, Barry McDaniel, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Dominik Wortig, Rudolf Rosen, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Michael Gielen

This is the first release of a ten-volume Michael Gielen Edition, which will be released over the next 3 years, culminating in July 2017 to coincide with his 90th Birthday. Volume 1 comprises mostly of recordings from the 1960s through to the 2000s that were never released. This is a release for both Gielen aficionados and curious music-lovers - there is no comparable Edition featuring Michael Gielen.

Nikolai KAPUSTINWorks for CelloChristine Rauh, Peter Lehel, Benyamin Nuss, Ni Fan, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Kaiserslautern Saarbrücken, Nicholas Collon

There are few CDs that present such an exciting and entertaining mix of classical music and jazz as this new release. The young cellist Christine Rauh maintained close contact with the composer throughout the recording process, and she performs here with an outstanding collection of young musicians, from both classical and jazz backgrounds.

SWR19007CD£23.08 (6 CDs)

SWR19002CD£9.00

Kings of Swing, Opus 2On the Sunny Side of the Street; Bugle Call Rag; Satin Doll; Witchcraft; Honey Suckle Rose; Star Dust; Love Me Or Leave Me; Down For Double; Poinciana; Struttin’ With Some Barbecue; Cute; One O’clock Jump; I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter; That Old Black Magic; Blues in the Night

Fola Dada, SWR Big Band, Pierre Paquette

The track list of Kings of Swing, Opus 2 is a musical guide through the Golden Era of Swing, a period that has hundreds of works, legendary performances, recordings and attractive arrangements to draw on. All the arrangements on this CD have been made by the band’s leader, Pierre Paquette, and other members of the ensemble. This is Big Band Jazz at its finest!

SRW19008CD£9.00


Ferenc FARKAS (1905-2000)

Orchestral Music, Volume FourMusic for Flute and Strings

András Adorján, Viktória Herencsár, Ingrid Kertesi, Miklós Spányi, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla

This fourth release in a series of recordings of orchestral music by the Hungarian composer Ferenc Farkas concentrates on his music for flute and strings, whilst two other concertante pieces – featuring soprano and Harpsichord – offer contrast. This disc features the outstanding flautist András Adorján, for whom much of this music was written. Born in Budapest in 1944, has been an internationally acclaimed concert flautist for several decades.

TOCC0230£9.00

Charles O’BRIEN (1882-1968)

Complete Orchestral Music, Volume TwoLiepāja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann

The rediscovery of Edinburgh composer Charles O’Brien continues with this second CD of his orchestral music. The disc opens with two expansive ‘concert overtures’, the bright, Schumannesque To Spring and dark, Lisztian The Minstrel’s Curse – symphonic poems in all but name. Two contrasting and charming miniatures from O’Brien’s youth are then followed by a colourful evocation of Scottish life, in a suite consisting of a tone-poem, a heroic elegy and a dancing finale.

TOCC0263£9.00

William Humphreys DAYAS (1864-1903)

Complete Organ MusicJan Lehtola

At the beginning of the twentieth century the American William Humphreys Dayas was the leading professor of piano at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Although Dayas left only a handful of compositions, two of them are major organ sonatas – passionate, Lisztian works that have remained completely unknown until now. Dayas also arranged for organ the Thème varié for piano four hands by another forgotten American composer, Arthur H. Bird, a further important addition to the late-Romantic organ repertoire.

TOCC0285£9.00

Ernst KRENEK (1900-91)

Complete Piano Concertos, Volume OneMikhail Korzhev, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods

Astonishingly, two of Ernst Krenek’s piano concertos have never had commercial recordings – an omission this series seeks to redress. Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3, written between 1923 and 1946, show Krenek throwing off the constraints of tonality in favour of a freewheeling, individual use of twelve-tone technique. This CD sees the first collaboration between Russian-American virtuoso Mikhail Korzhev and US-British conductor Kenneth Woods.

TOCC0323£9.00

Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Concertos and Symphonies for strings and continuoL’Archicembalo

Music filled with bright energy and moments of great melodic pathos is here masterfully performed by the specialists of the L’Archicembalo, once again showing and confirming what the genius of Vivaldi could express through his language. A music with the capacity to reach any kind of listener, over and above historical boundaries. Johann Sebastian Bach immediately realised this, and his music was shaped by Vivaldi’s influence.

TC 672259£9.00

Luigi GAZZOTTI (1886-1923)

Chamber Arias

Cristina Barbieri, Luca Saltini

Soprano Cristina Barbieri (winner of the Luciano Pavarotti prize in Philadelphia) and pianist Luca Saltini (first prize at the ‘Czerny’ competition in Turin and ‘Viotti’ of Vercelli) are dedicating this CD to the lyrics of the composer Luigi Gazzotti from Modena. Fascinated by poetry - especially that by Leopardi - he composed several chamber arias in styles as disparate as romanticism and realism that in those days was experiencing its peak with the great Puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo. His music never comes to radical and innovative solutions, yet is always characterized by effective expressiveness and great refinement.

TC 880702£9.00


Kader BELARBILa Reine Morte (‘The Dead Queen’)Ballet du Capitole

Davit Galstyan, Maria Gutierrez, Artjom Maksakov, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Koen Kessels

Originally created for the Ballet du Capitole in 2011, La Reine morte is Kader Belarbi’s spectacular ballet, based on Montherlant’s play of the same name. The ballet harks back to the classical style, but brings a refreshing new insight to the genre of the tragic love story. The choreography is set to a selection of pieces by the quintessential composer of ballet music, Tchaikovsky.

OABD7191D£20.41 (Blu-Ray)

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Baroque Opera Classics Box SetHANDEL: Deidamia (De Nederlandse Opera)CAVALLI: La Didone (Le Théâtre de Caen) PERGOLESI: Adriano In Siria (Pergolesi Spring Festival, Jesi, Ancona)CAVALLI: Ercole Amante (DNO)RAMEAU: Zoroastre (Drottningholm)SCARLATTI: Dove È Amore È Gelosia (The National Theatre Prague)

Concerto Köln, Les Arts Florissants and Les Talens Lyriques

La Didone is one of the earliest operas in existence, and Ercole Amante, at the time of its premiere, was the grandest show ever performed in Europe. By contrast, prior to its revival in the very Baroque gem of a theatre that hosted its premiere, the courtly farce Dove È Amore È Gelosia was virtually unknown, as was the hitherto neglected Deidamia, Handel’s final Italian opera. The 18th-century Baroque theatre machinery at Drottningholm lends authenticity to Rameau’s Zoroastre, as does the period Pergolesi Theatre at Jesi to the performance of Adriano in Siria.

OABD7194BD£40.82 (6 Blu-Rays)

OA1204BD£33.50 (6 DVDs)

Georges BIZETCarmenRoyal Opera House

Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel, Aris Argiris, Maija Kovalevska, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Constantinos Carydis

Julian Napier’s cinematic film of the Royal Opera’s production of Carmen is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Arguably the world’s most popular opera, at the centre of this musical drama is the fiery Carmen, a gypsy woman whose love is as fleeting as it is passionate. Featuring the indomitable Bryan Hymel as Don José and Christine Rice in the title role, this compelling production of Bizet’s masterpiece has everything from intimate solos to rousing choruses, making it truly a musical event to remember. OABD7188D

£20.41 (Blu-Ray)

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Russian Opera ClassicsMUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov (Teatro Regio, Torino)TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin (De Nederlandse Opera)TCHAIKOVSKY: Pique Dame (Liceu)RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh (DNO)SHOSTAKOVICH: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (DNO)

With Boris Godunov, Mussorgsky sets the stage, managing to embody Mother Russia in his monumental tale of Nation and Tsar at an eventful turn in history. Two more texts by Pushkin see achingly lyrical realisations by Tchaikovsky and in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, his finest work for the stage, the master orchestrator spins a supernatural tale with the mystical flavour and steady unfolding of a legend of redemption, while Shostakovich runs the gamut of love, lust, power and oppression in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. OABD7193BD

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Gustav HOLSTKen Russell‘s View of The Planets

Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

The Planets by Gustav Holst is one of the best-loved twentieth-century pieces by a British composer. Ken Russell has taken a brilliant performance of this work, with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, and illustrated each planet with passages from a mass of documentary material.

Igor STRAVINSKYThe Story of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du PrintempsWith Valery Gergiev and Igor Stravinsky

Featuring: Pierre Boulez, Alexander Toradze and others

This programme records the meeting of two Russian musical giants, as Valery Gergiev, the most charismatic and dynamic conductor of our day, rehearses, performs and discusses Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, a masterpiece of the twentieth-century. This visceral music is close to the maestro’s heart. He not only talks about its history and demonstrates what makes it such an innovative, inspiring and exhilarating composition, but also explains his special affinity with this work from Stravinsky’s ‘Russian period’.

Richard WAGNER, Ludwig van BEETHOVENA Tribute to Hans Knappertsbusch

Wiener Philharmoniker

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Hans Knappertsbusch worked together for the first time at the Salzburg Festival in 1929. Although the orchestra and the conductor had never met, Knappertsbusch rehearsed only the first part of the programme. He refused to rehearse Beethoven’s Eroica, saying: ‘You know the work, I know the score’. The violinist Otto Strasser remembers: ‘He radiated such confidence on the evening of the concert that a rehearsal had indeed not been necessary’… This charisma and Knappertsbusch’s relationship with the orchestra are captured on this release.

Blood on the FieldsWynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis, ‘possibly the best trumpeter of all times’ (Maurice André) is the most famous member of a musical family from New Orleans. He started his career as a Wunderkind and had his breakthrough with Art Blakey. Here, he uses his profound knowledge of his instrument’s tradition in all styles from old-time jazz to post-bop and combines it with his virtuosity and flawless technique. This film directed by Susan Shaw is about the making of the album Blood on the Fields.

Lullaby of Birdland: The Shearing TouchGeorge Shearing (1919–2011), blind from birth, had made a name for himself in England as a Swing pianist before he set out for the United States in 1949 to become the most successful European jazz musician of his time. He soon found his distinctive sound, which had a close connection to Cool Jazz. No one was able to connect Modern Jazz and well-groomed ‘Easy Listening’ as successfully as Shearing throughout the 1950s.

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Ludwig van BEETHOVENBeethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3BONUS: 36-minute interview with Rudolf Buchbinder about the Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Rudolf Buchbinder

Beethoven’s opus of 32 piano sonatas, known as ‘the New Testament of piano music’, is a landmark in piano literature, spanning Beethoven’s entire life. With the sonatas ‘Pathétique’, ‘Moonlight’, ‘Waldstein’, ‘Appassionata’, ‘Hammerklavier’ and the final sonata Op. 111, the cycle contains some of the most well-known piano pieces of all time. Now, for the first time in its history the complete cycle was performed at the Salzburg Festival. With more than 45 performances of Beethoven’s complete sonata cycle in concert halls all over the world Beethoven expert and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder ’has set new standards in the interpretation of Beethoven’s works’ – Bayerischer Rundfunk. This 2 DVD-Set/Blu-ray includes two concerts featuring sonatas Nos. 2, 9, 15 (‘Pastoral’), 27, 23 (‘Appassionata’), 11, 20, 8 (‘Pathétique’), 25, 21 (‘Waldstein’), 30, 31, and 32.

Charles GOUNODFaustStaged by Stefano Poda; Recorded at the Teatro Regio di Torino, 2015

Charles Castronovo, Ildar Abdrazakov, Irina Lungu, Vasilij LadjukOrchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino, Gianandrea Noseda

Premiered in Paris in 1859, Gounod’s Faust was an instant success and even today remains one of the most popular of all French operas. Its libretto was based on Michel Carré’s adaptation of his own stage play Faust et Marguerite, which in turn was loosely based on Goethe’s two-part tragedy. By placing a giant black ring centre-stage that casts an ominous shadow over the singers and dominates the stage, director, set and costume designer Stefano Poda has moved the storyline of the restless searcher Faust, to an abstract, seemingly futuristic hall. Charles Castronovo in the title role is especially convincing, with his brilliant acting and mellifluous singing. Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov – a regular in all major opera houses around the world – stars as the demonic Méphistophélès.

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Johann Adolf HASSE (1699-1783)

ArtaserseStaged by Gabriele Lavia; Recorded at the Festival della Valle d’Itria, Martina Franca, Italy, July 2012

Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Sonia Prina, Franco Fagioli, Rosa Bove, Antonio Giovannini, Ensemble Barocco of the Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Corrado Rovaris

A classic work of its genre and historical period, Artaserse was premièred in Venice in 1730 by the most famous singers of the day: Farinelli in the role of Arbace, Cuzzoni as Mandane and the castrato Nicolino as Artabano. Following its initial success, Hasse produced two different versions of the work, the first in 1740 and the second in 1760. This world première recording is based on the original Venice version. The exceptional cast features countertenor Franco Fagioli in the role originally taken by Farinelli, his stunning technique making light of the 3-octave range with uniform timbre, remarkable power and striking resonance. Equally memorable is the aria ‘Pallido sole’ sung by Sonia Prina. This world première recording is also available on CD.

37715£20.41 (2 DVDs)

Johann Sebastian BACHMatthäus-PassionA ballet by John Neumeier

Peter Schreier, Bernd Weikl, Mitsuko Shirai, Marga Schiml, Franz Grundheber, Hamburg BalletSt.-Michaelis-Orchester, St.-Michaelis-Chor, Knabenchor Hannover, Knabenchor St. Michaelis, Günter Jena

‘John Sebastian Bach‘s Matthew Passion has deeply moved me. Bach‘s musical incarnation of the Passion in both its general and personal aspects created the need in me to find a choreographic equivalent. I am both Christian and a dancer. My whole life, all my thoughts and feelings are dance, and choreography is my real language. That is why I have attempted to express my own religious convictions and experiences in choreographic terms and to organize them in artistic form’ - John Neumeier.

109219£20.41 (2 Blu-Rays)

109218£20.41 (3 DVDs)

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