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Paul Hillier curates this collection of Arvo Pärt’s choral and instrumental chamber music drawn from different periods in the composer’s career. Leading his celebrated vocal ensembles Theatre of Voices and Ars Nova Copenhagen along with the NYYD Quartet and long-time collaborator organist Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Hillier produces another powerful recording of ethereal sacred music.

“The union of Early Music specialist Paul Hillier and contemporary composer Arvo Pärt is an artistic match made in heaven.”

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Ethereal sacred music from Theatre of Voices

Street Date: March 20, 2012

Our March release (our fi rst offering in the Canadian market) features eight priority titles ranging from Baroque music to contemporary favorites. The harmonia mundi label’s four key titles include a lieder recital from soprano Marlis Petersen (p.7), music from the Berlin court of Friedrich II with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (p.9), a disc of Vaughan Williams favorites with Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic (p.10) and the world première recording of Handel’s original 1712 version of Il pastor fi do with new artists La Nuova Musica (p.9). Focus releases on Hyperion include Howard Shelley playing Kalkbrenner Piano Concertos (p.13), choral music of Bo Hansson with the Royal Holloway Choir led by Rupert Gough (p.15) and Hamish Milne playing piano music of Medtner (p.16). The great bass Ferruccio Furlanetto joins Valery Gergiev in a new recording of Massenet’s Don Quichotte for Mariinsky (p.18) to round out the month. Of special note are our fi rst releases on new label Agogique and the American choir Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrating the centenary of Alan Hovhaness with an album of his choral music entitled From the Ends of the Earth (p.12). In non-classical releases, World Village offers the powerful Kelmti Horra (p.29) by Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi, a key fi gure in the Arab Spring movement.

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IMPORTOversize package: 7.5” X 5.5”The cello came to prominence in the eighteenth century by supplanting the viol as both a solo instrument and a favored choice for continuo support. The cello’s impressive range and wide variety of tonal colors has inspired composers ever since. Bruno Cocset leads the ensemble Les Basses Réunies in a recording that takes us back to the origins of the cello and to the instrument’s early repertoire. In addition to a 136-page book, it features music of Domenico Gabrielli as well as Giovanni Battista Vitali, Giovanni Battista Degli Antoni and Giuseppe Jacchini, whose works look fi rmly towards the Enlightenment.

The birth of the celloGABRIELLI

La Nascita del VioloncelloLes Basses Réunies, Bruno Cocset

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radiant at the same time…”— LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE

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IMPORTJohann Christian’s highly melodic style differentiates his works from those of his family. He composed in the Galante style incorporating balanced phrases, emphasis on melody and accompaniment, without too much contrapuntal complexity. The Galante movement opposed the intricate lines of Baroque music, and instead placed importance on fl uid melodies in periodic phrases. Christian Bach, a favorite composer of the young Mozart, was particularly fond of combining the timbres of winds and strings. That special blend of colors is the focus of this attractive collection of chamber music, which also gives soloistic prominence to the harpsichord. The ensemble Amarillis offers stylish and virtuosic readings of these supremely charming works.

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A Music PartyJ.C.BACHQuintets Opp. 22 & 11, Sextet in C MajorAmarillisAgogique • AGO 003

Chamber music by the London Bach

IMPORTOn this disc from Agogique, harpsichordist Violaine Cochard plays a selection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach including movements from the Suites as well as smaller, standalone works. The artist’s intention was to create a ‘recital’ that is both diverse and coherent, including examples of the various writing processes and genres of which Bach was particularly fond, such as traditional counterpoint, fantasias and dances. The recording’s inspiration was an instrument — an original eighteenth century harpsichord made by the great maker Joannes Daniel Dulcken. The unique timbre, brilliance and refi nement that are hallmarks of Dulcken’s instruments impart their own special fl avor to Bach’s timeless music.

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BACHPreludes et autres fantaisies Keyboard WorksViolaine Cochard (harpsichord)Agogique • AGO 002

A Bach recital

DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDGloriae Dei Cantores marks the centenary of American composer Alan Hovhaness with a collection of sacred choral works entitled From the Ends of the Earth. With selections spanning Hovhaness’ rich musical career, this SACD invites the listener to explore the broad-range of cultural and stylistic infl uences (from both East and West) that the composer loved and sought to portray in his music. The critically acclaimed choir Gloriae Dei Cantores lend their hearts and voices to Hovhaness’ “noble desire for the regeneration of mankind,” and invite a new generation of listeners to experience his exceptional compositions.

“This group has become an elite choir…”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Hovhaness at 100

HOVHANESSFrom the Ends of the Earth

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Mandorla: Choral MasterworksGloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 048 (709887004827)

“This is a terrific recording, featuring repertoire that only a truly imaginative mind would think of combining

on one disc… A complete winner.”— FANFARE

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IMPORTWith his early compositions of the 1970s, Wolfgang Rihm opened up new perspectives for musical development by advocating a musical aesthetic that offered liberation from the constraints of the prevailing avant-garde ideology of the time. This disc from the RIAS-Kammerchor led by Hans-Christoph Rademann includes his early Fragmenta Passionis (written when Rihm was only 16), the Sieben Passions-texte and the major half-hour-long work Astralis of 2001. These three works are linked above all by their expressive and diverse treatment of the possibilities of the human voice and at the same time by their refl ection on traditional forms and genres of musical history. In March 2012, Wolfgang Rihm celebrates his 60th birthday.

Choral music by Wolfgang Rihm

RIHMAstralis & other choral worksRIAS-Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademannharmonia mundi • HMC 902129

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Also availableKrenek: Ka� a Motetsharmonia mundi • HMC 902049 (794881942824)

“Under the assured direction of Hans Christoph Rademann, the RlAS Kammerchor sings with emotional intensity, élan and virtuoso accuracy.

This remains one of the truly elite vocal ensembles in the world.”— OPERA NEWS

IMPORTOn Das ewig Weibliche , soprano Marlis Petersen and pianist Jendrik Springer have selected nineteen lieder from repertoire spanning two centuries, all centering on Goethe’s concept of the Eternal Feminine. From Liszt to Trojahn, from Schubert to Wolf and from Schumann to Krenek, the music of both celebrated and fascinating little-known composers rounds out a recital of consciously theatrical dimensions.

Praise for Marlis Petersen“Cool, smart, centered, captivating…”

— LOS ANGELES TIMES

Marlis Petersen sings Goethe lieder

Das ewig Weibliche — Goethe LiederMarlis Petersen (soprano),

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Also availableBrahms: Liebeslieder Walzerharmonia mundi • HMC 901945 (794881848522)

“Topped by Marlis Petersen’s crystalline soprano, the beautifully balanced vocal quartet sings with charm, tenderness

and a piquant sense of drama.”— THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

IMPORTThe year 2012 marks the tercentenary of the birth of Frederick the Great, whose political and military glory has often relegated his musical talent to the status of a mere hobby. But Frederick II was not only the key personality of Berlin musical life for the whole of the 18th century (as is shown by the works of the composers presented on this CD, all of whom worked at his court at some point in their careers) but also an excellent fl autist who left to posterity a number of fi ne fl ute sonatas from his own pen. Formed in East Berlin in 1982, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2012. The group has developed a worldwide reputation for its consistently insightful and fascinating concerts and recordings.

Celebrating two anniversaries

Celebrating two anniversaries

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Frederick the Great — 1712-2012 — Music from the Berlin CourtGRAUNOuvertüre und Allegro, Concerto per il Viola da Gamba concertataNICHELMANNConcerto per il Cembalo concertanteFRIEDRICH IISonata per il Flauto traverso solo e BassoC.P.E. BACHSinfonie No.1Akademie für Alte Musik Berlinharmonia mundi • HMC 902132

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Also availableBach: The Art of Fugueharmonia mundi • HMC 902064 (794881982820)

“It’s the vivid way in which the Akademie realize Bach’s ingenious structures that makes the recording so compelling.”

— THE INDEPENDENT

“Academy of Ancient Music Berlin is second to none.”— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

IMPORTFor its harmonia mundi début, the London-based ensemble La Nuova Musica, led by David Bates, presents a true rarity — the original 1712 version of Handel’s opera Il pastor fi do (The Faithful Shepherd) in its world première recording, featuring Lucy Crowe, Anna Dennis, Katherine Manley, Madeleine Shaw and Clint van der Linde. The three act Il pastor fi do was set to a libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on the famed and widely familiar pastoral poem of the same name by Giovanni Battista Guarini. Following on the heels of Handel’s hugely successful Rinaldo, the work was revised several times to please audiences and critics. La Nuova Musica is a vocal and instrumental ensemble dedicated to the music of the European Renaissance and Baroque. Its name is taken from Giulio Caccini’s 1602 treatise Le Nuove Musiche, which concerns itself with vocal production and how best to move the affections. Since its foundation in 2006 by counter-tenor David Bates, the group has shot to prominence in the UK and beyond and is already a regular guest at the foremost Early Music venues and festivals.

“This new group of young performers brings a sense of freshness and joy to even the most familiar music.”

— JOHN RUTTER

“La Nuova Musica is first-rate…”— CLASSICS TODAY

La Nuova Musica débuts with a Handel rarity

HANDELIl pastor fi do (1712)

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDTo mark the close of an outstanding thirteen-season tenure as Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic, Christopher Seaman leads his orchestra in a program of

music which he holds especially dear: Vaughan Williams’ A London Symphony and the Serenade to Music, the latter with violinist Juliana Athayde and singers from Mercury Opera Rochester. A London Symphony, the second symphony composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, was fi rst performed in 1914. The composer said that while the title may suggest a programmatic piece, it was intended to be heard as absolute music. Henry Wood commissioned Vaughan Williams to compose the Serenade to Music to be premiered at a concert marking Wood’s 50th anniversary on the podium. Vaughan Williams dedicated it to Sir Henry, “in grateful recognition of his services to music.” This recording presents it in its original form — for violin solo, sixteen solo singers and orchestra, as Wood requested.

“Christopher Seaman’s interpretations impress through their meticulous detail and sure pacing. The music speaks calmly and naturally; the orchestra responds

with poised ensemble and unforced sound.”— LOS ANGELES TIMES

Seaman conducts Vaughan Williams

VAUGHAN WILLIAMSA London Symphony, Serenade to Music (original version, 1939)Juliana Athayde (violin), Mercury Opera Rochester, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Seamanharmonia mundi • HMU 807567

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Also availableRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3harmonia mundi • HMU 907286 (093046728625)

“Besides being an astounding technician, Nakamatsu shows impeccable taste; he puts a high gloss on anything he plays.”

— CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1harmonia mundi • HMU 907323 (093046732325)

“Kern’s musicality radiates off the stage and saturates the hall, and it is

joyously alive.”— THE WASHINGTON POST

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VIVALDIConcertos for the EmperorEnglish Concert, Andrew Manzeharmonia mundi • HMX 2907332

MOZARTSymphonies Nos.38 & 40Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobsharmonia mundi • HMX 2901958

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This year’s versions of harmonia mundi’s popular CD Plus Catalog reissues feature two of the label’s most popular artists. Conducting the Freiburger Barockorchester, resident harmonia mundi archaeologist René Jacobs rediscovers two symphonies of ‘classic’ status. The guiding principle of his interpretation is clarity of texture, with the aim of bringing out the inherent drama of the works. Andrew Manze, leading The English Concert in their second recording together, demonstrates the electrifying, spontaneous style of playing which has made him one of the hottest properties on the classical music scene. This disc features a reconstruction of six violin concertos that Vivaldi presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in September of 1727.

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IMPORTAdmired by Schoenberg ( w h o d e s c r i b e d h i m a s , “one o f the mos t underestimated of modern composers”), Joseph Achron was a boundary-defying violinist and composer of extraordinary gifts. He drew

on his Jewish faith to profound effect, from the early infl uence of his cantor father to his enthusiastic championing of the Society for Jewish Folk Music (which did for Jewish music what Bartók did for Eastern European folk culture). It is hardly surprising that much of Achron’s music is for violin — he was a consummate player himself and a prolifi c recitalist. However, what is striking is how varied and exploratory his output is, delighting in experimentation, as the wonderfully named Suite bizarre demonstrates, just as much as the direct emotionalism of his transcriptions of Hebraic melodies. Who better to present this music than two artists steeped in similar traditions to Achron: Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez.

Chamber music by Joseph Achron

ACHRONComplete Suites for Violin & PianoHagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67841

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Also availableDohnanyi & Janacek: Violin SonatasHyperion • CDA 67699 (034571176994)

“Shaham and Erez give an excellent performance, Shaham’s seductive tone and elegant phrasing being well-matched by Erez’s sensitive touch.”

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IMPORTIf the name Friedrich Kalkbrenner is familiar at all, it is probably for his famous suggestion that Chopin would benefit from three years of study with him (a bold offer the Pole wisely turned down). However, as Hyperion’s ever expanding Romantic Piano Concerto series has repeatedly shown, received historical opinion and musical quality do not always go hand in hand. With Volume 56 we reach the second and fi nal installment of Kalkbrenner’s concertos, dazzlingly played by Howard Shelley, directing the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra from the keyboard. While Kalkbrenner was not afraid to write big, bold orchestral introductions, it is when the pianist makes his entry that you realize what a jaw dropping player he must have been, with writing of such glittering, glistening panache that it must have had those polite salon ladies reaching for their smelling salts.

“Howard Shelley’s pianism is the best imaginable.”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Shelley plays Kalkbrenner concertos

Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.56KALKBRENNER

Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 3, Adagio ed Allegro di bravura

Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

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Also availableRomantic Piano Concerto Vol.55Hyperion • CDA 67817 (034571178172)“Markus Becker’s solid, serious-minded, and commanding keyboard mastery makes a cogent case for these attrac-

tive and elegantly crafted works.”— CLASSICS TODAY

IMPORTWe often talk of the nine symphonies of Beethoven and Bruckner but what about the ten of Spohr?

Howard Shelley and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conclude their survey of his symphonies with two that push the boundaries of the genre itself. Symphonies seven and nine are programmatic works, something that Spohr along with Berlioz did much to champion. In the seventh, titled ‘The earthly and divine in human life’ and inspired by a holiday in Switzerland, he uses not one but two orchestras to great coloristic effect. Spohr’s ninth explores that perennial favorite theme of composers from Vivaldi to Glazunov, the seasons (though Spohr starts with winter rather than spring). Shelley also offers the première recordings of the brief, powerful Introduzione and the triumphant, at times almost Rossini-ish Festmarsch.

Hyperion’s Spohr cycle now complete

SPOHRSymphonies Nos.7 & 9Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard ShelleyHyperion • CDA 67939

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Also availableSpohr: Symphonies Nos.8 & 10Hyperion • CDA 67802 (034571178028)“Crisp, clear and affectionate… Anyone new to Spohr’s

symphonies would do well to start here.”— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

IMPORTSwedish musician Bo Hansson is a man of many talents: a guitarist, and a composer of a wide range of music in folk and jazz idioms. Choral music might be a relatively recent departure for him, but its roots run deep, back to the days of his childhood when he sang as a treble in his local choir. He has observed that, “the human voice is the closest you can come to your soul,” and in that search he writes music that demands much of its performers in its sustained intensity of sound, a penchant for a cappella and a fresh way with word-setting even in the most established of texts, as in the darting energy of the Gloria from the Missa brevis. Rupert Gough and his Royal Holloway Choir previously made waves with their recordings of music by Baltic composers Miskinis and Dubra. Here is yet another sign that Gough is one of the most exciting choral conductors of his generation.

Another musical discovery from the Royal Holloway Choir

HANSSONEndless border and other choral works

Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert GoughHyperion • CDA 67881

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“Name any choral virtue you can think of, and they’ve got it.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Also availableMiskinis: Choral MusicHyperion • CDA 67818 (034571178189)“The Choir of Royal Holloway and its superb conductor

Rupert Gough are ideal advocates for this music...”— CLASSICS TODAY

IMPORT“Write one such piece and one can die.” So pronounced Rachmaninov, no less, after hearing the second of Medtner’s Arabesques. This is just one of the delights in this

enticing collection featuring Hamish Milne, a long-standing and ardent champion of Medtner’s music. These two discs explore the many miniatures — in size though not in ambition — that he wrote throughout his life. The very opening of his Mood Pictures shows a remarkable sophistication for a man barely out of his teens, while the magnifi cent pair of Elegies forms a fi tting conclusion to a set that reminds us that it is sometimes among the ‘miscellaneous’ works that the greatest gems are to be found.

Hamish Milne plays Medtner

MEDTNERArabesques, Dithyrambs, ElegiesHamish Milne (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67851

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“An impeccable technique in the service of an authentic full-blown grand-romantic manner, never overblown, but carefully controlled.”

— THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Also availableMedtner: SkazkiHyperion • CDA 67491 (034571174914)

“Hamish Milne has every nuance of the music in his fingers. Playing with extraordinary virtuosity…”

— THE ABSOLUTE SOUND

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DOHNÁNYIPiano Quintets & SerenadeSchubert Ensemble of LondonHyperion • CDH 55412

PALESTRINAMissa Ecce ego Johannes & other sacred musicChoir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’DonnellHyperion • CDH 55407

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The Maiden’s PrayerPhilip Martin (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55410

Passiontide at St Paul’s — A sequence of music for Lent, Passiontide and EasterChoir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, John Sco� Hyperion • CDH 55436

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MASSENETDon Quicho¥ eFerruccio Furlane� o (bass), Anna Kiknadze (mezzo-soprano), Andrei Serov (bass-baritone), Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers Ensemble, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery GergievMariinsky • MAR 0523

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDItalian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto is one of the most sought-after interpreters of French, Italian and Russian repertoire. Here he joins

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra for a sumptuous recording of Massenet’s fi nal great opera, Don Quichotte. Gergiev is no stranger to conducting Massenet, having recorded an outstanding performance of Hérodiade in 1995 with Renée Fleming and Placido Domingo. Don Quichotte, Massenet’s comédie-héroïque, is a tale of heroism, adventure and unrequited love. The plot relates only indirectly to the great novel by Cervantes, more likely referring to the play Le chevalier de la longue fi gure by the poet Jacques Le Lorrain. Massenet, nearing the end of his career, probably personally identifi ed with the character of Don Quichotte. He fell in love with the mezzo-soprano Lucy Arbell, who played Dulcinée in the fi rst performance of the work.

“Kudos to the Mariinsky label for continuing to sail beyond Russian repertoire.”— OPERA NEWS

Also availableDonize¥ i: Lucia di LammermoorMariinsky • MAR 0512 (822231851226)

“The new recording from the Mariinsky brings us into another world.”

— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTOkko Kamu conducts the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in this recording from two contrasting periods in Shostakovich’s musical life. The 24 Preludes Op.34 and the fi rst Piano Concerto were both written in a climate of total artistic freedom, while the tender, joyful second concerto comes from a time marked by trials and disappointments. Pianist Andrei Korobeinikov makes his debut on the Mirare label supported in the fi rst concerto by Mikhail Gaiduk on trumpet.

“The exemplary musicianship of Korobeinikov’s dramatic pacing, nuanced phrasing and textural voicing was nothing short of miraculous.”

— SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDComposer, conductor and teacher Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) served as director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928. A student of Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov himself taught such famous composers as Stravinsky, Prokofi ev and Shostakovich. Today, his own works are being rediscovered and appreciated for the perfection of their craftsmanship. On this SACD of Glazunov’s chamber music from Praga, the Zemlinsky Quartet performs his third and fourth String Quartets and, joined by Christoph Eß, the Idyll for French horn and string quartet.

GLAZUNOVString Quartets Nos.3 & 4, Idyll

Zemlinsky Quartet, Christoph Eß (horn)Praga • PRD 250281

SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Concertos Nos.1 & 2, Prelude Op.34

Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), Mikhail Gaiduk (trumpet),

Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko KamuMirare • MIR 155

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IMPORTThis fascinating and musically rewarding collection from Praga samples the many recordings of Russian music from the label’s extensive back catalog. It offers the listener the opportunity to become more familiar with major Russian composers such as Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Rachmaninov. Prominent Russian masterpieces have been selected and the repertoire ranges from solo piano works to chamber music to symphonic excerpts. The result is a widely varied and popular program engaging both newcomers to this repertoire as well as the seasoned listener. Performers include the Leningrad Philharmonic, the Prazák Quartet and the Prague Philharmonic Choir.

Russian SeasonVarious ArtistsPraga • PRD 350055

A Russian music sampler

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This SACD reissue presents the unforgettable 1951 Brahms concert with Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks in the best possible recorded sound. The label’s fi rst release of this material was awarded a Diapason d’Or du Siècle. Tahra assembled this collection of only previously unissued recordings (1945 to 1965) to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of the great German conductor Hermann Scherchen.

Live — Enregistrements InéditsHermann ScherchenTahra • TAH 729

BRAHMSSymphony No.1,

Haydn VariationsSinfonieorchester des

Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Wilhelm Furtwängler

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IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / ItalyIt seems like only yesterday that Gianmaria Testa hit the world music scene, charming and seducing listeners with his velvety voice and probing lyrics. Now along comes another surprising Italian singer, Piero Sidoti, in some ways as different from Testa as night and day, but possessing the same ability to enchant audiences merely with the sound of his voice. Genteinattesa, Sidoti’s début album, features twelve tracks that explore the mysteries of life and humanity’s place in the world. Sidoti’s deep and richly colored voice is accompanied by music, which although fl avored with hints of rock and Bossa Nova, is above all, undeniably Italian.

IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / SpainNiño Baliardo, one of the founding members of the famous Gypsy Kings, is one of the last great specialists of Cante Jondo (deep song), a primitive and intensely dramatic style of Andalusian fl amenco singing that requires a profound sensibility and great expressive capacities. In order to relate the odyssey of the Gypsy people, Baliardo has created a show called “The Great Voyage” from which most of the titles on the present album are taken. With pride and determination in equal measure, Niño Baliardo’s music forges anew the links between this scattered community. By his side are two of his brothers: “Nanasso” Baliardo, a guitarist as discreet and mysterious as his musicianship and instrumental skills are remarkable, and “Bébé” Baliardo, an outstanding guitarist who is also blessed with a voice that allows him to tackle any countermelody, even the most perilous.

PicassoNiño Baliardo & Gipsy Dynasty

Chant du Monde • 2742095

Genteina¥ esaPiero Sidoti

Chant du Monde • 2742079

A new vocal discovery from Italy

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IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / FranceRené Lacaille is the embodiment of La Réunion’s verve. He is a man steeped in his culture’s celebration of life and good times. Countless nights spent playing professionally with his family, combined with new music arriving from other shores, provided a variety of infl uences on his music including Flamenco, salsa, twist, rock, jazz, and fusion. However,

IMPORTFile In: World / AfricaThis album invites us to follow the mysterious paths of the soul, to a place where new impressions are created. Lutenist Ahmad Al Khatib’s deep and complex instrumental work intertwines with Youssef Hbeisch’s percussive virtuosity, offering us a

SabilAhmad Al Khatib, Youssef HbeischInstitut du Monde Arabe • 321090

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a deeply moving musical encounter with the Réunion roots-music artist Danyél Waro re-kindled his interest in Réunion’s musical traditions. The songs on Poksina mark a return to Lacaille’s roots — a moving depiction of Creole life that pays tribute to the traditional music that originally inspired him.

vision of the future of Oriental music. Their music is poetic, sometimes restless and vigorous. It suggests, with great subtlety, a profound knowledge of man’s sentiments, desires, dreams and nightmares.

IMPORTFile In: World / Africa / TunisiaTunisian Emel Mathlouthi, inspired singer and poet and a highly creative composer, stands directly in line from the great divas of the Maghreb, but has also inherited the legacy of the protest singers of the 60s. With sources and infl uences ranging from Dylan to Cheikh Imam and the sounds of our time, she vests her protest songs in the rock and electronic sound of immediacy. One of the fi gureheads of the “Arab Spring,” she also has immense stage presence and a voice that spells revolution and freedom. This album and her unforgettable songs will place her fi rmly on the international pop scene.

Anthems from the Arab Spring

Kelmti HorraEmel Mathlouthi

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Aleppian Sufi TranseEnsemble Al Kindi, Sheikh HabboushChant du Monde • 2741251

Arab music from the time of the CrusadesEnsemble Al KindiChant du Monde • 2741118

Pafums O¥ omansEnsemble Al KindiChant du Monde • 2741414

Whirling Dervishes of DamascusEnsemble Al Kindi, Shaykh Hamza ShakkûrChant du Monde • 2741123

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Julien Jalal Eddin Weiss lives in a fourteenth century Mamluk palace topped with resounding domes in the heart of the old part of Aleppo in northern Syria. He chose this country so as to live in a world teeming with symbols, where he could contemplate the Divine Being through music. On these four reissues from

Chant du Monde, Weiss and his Al Kindi Ensemble, explore the full range of music from Syria and the Middle East. From the music of the Crusades to the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus, there is a dialogue with the past where East and West come together in spite of their multitude of differences.

IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / BosniaAmira was born in Sarajevo and sings Sevdah — the distinctive Bosnian singing style best translated as “Yearning” and similar to the Portuguese Duende. This album represents an innovative approach to the musical tradition of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia by fusing contemporary accordion and arrangements to the traditional melody, lyrics and vocal styling. The songs on Amulette are all traditional, from Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo.

Poignant songs from the Balkans

Amule¥ eAmira

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Also availableZumraWorld Village • 450012 (794881954223)

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Wrapped TightColeman HawkinsAPO • CIPJ 87SA

The Voice That IsJohnny HartmanAPO • CIPJ 74SA

We Get RequestsOscar Peterson TrioAPO • CVRJ 8606SA

John Coltrane Quartet PlaysJohn ColtraneAPO • CIPJ 85SA

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Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Apr 11 Toronto ON Koerner Hall

Boris Berezovsky Mirare Mar 21-22 Montréal QC Maison Symphonique de Montréal

Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake Hyperion Mar 4 Toronto ON Koerner Hall

Lila Downs World Village Mar 7 Toronto ON Koerner Hall

Kellylee Evans Plus Loin Apr 5 Beloeil QC Maison de la culture Villebon

Apr 10 Saint John NB Imperial Theatre

Apr 11 Chicoutimi QC Festival Jazz et Blues Saguenay

Apr 12 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC Cabaret-Theatre du Vieux St. Jean

Apr 13 Port-Cartier QC Cafe-Theatre Graffi ti

Apr 14 Lennoxville QC Centennial Theatre

Apr 15 Gatineau QC Les Brasseurs Du Temps

Apr 27 Toronto ON Glenn Gould Studio

Nov 2 Cantley QC La Grange

Alban Gerhardt Hyperion Apr 15 Montréal QC LMMC (Ladies' Morning Musical Club)

Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov harmonia mundi May 26-27 Vancouver BC Telus Studio Theatre

Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion Mar 25 Montréal QC LMMC (Ladies' Morning Musical Club)

Mar 27 Toronto ON Jane Mallet Theatre

Apr 6 Trois-Rivieres QC J.-Antonio-Thompson

May 23 Québec City QC Grand Théâtre du Québec

Angela Hewi� Hyperion May 18 O� awa ON Christ Church Cathedral

Steven Osborne Hyperion Mar 4 Vancouver BC Chan Centre

Rachel Podger Channel Classics Mar 16-18 Montréal QC Salle de concert Bourgie du Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Michael Schade Hyperion May 30 Toronto ON Roy Thomson Hall

Stile Antico harmonia mundi Apr 15-16 Calgary BC Eckhardt-Grama� é Hall, Rozsa Centre

Takács Quartet with Joyce Yang Hyperion Mar 11 Toronto ON Koerner Hall

Tokyo Quartet harmonia mundi Mar 15 Toronto ON Jane Mallet Theatre

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