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Gold Medal

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VAN CLIBURN2009 WINNERS

OCTOBER 13, 2009 NEW RELEASES

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� e Silk Road Ensemble, whose members include Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Cristina Pato and Wu Tong has slowly evolved from a group of strangers into a close-knit band of friends. O� the Map is a 10th-anniversary celebration of that transformation. Gabriela Frank’s Ritmos Anchinos transports us into the Andes, with pipa and sheng imitating the region’s folk instruments. Angel Lam explores childhood memories in Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain – an urban groove of Hong Kong carried by shakuhachi and bass. � e creation of the

� e harmonia mundi family of labels celebrates 9 � nalists in the Classic FM/Gramophone Awards for 2009. � ey are: Baroque Instrumental: Fretwork’s Purcell � e Complete Fantazias (harmonia mundi) • Chamber: � e Takács Quartet’s Brahms String Quartets Op. 51 (Hyperion) • Concerto: Steven Osborne’s Britten Piano Concerto (Hyperion) • Early Music: Stile Antico’s Song of Songs (harmonia mundi), � e Cardinall’s Musick’s Byrd Hodie Simon Petrus (Hyperion) and the Brabant Ensemble’s Morales Magni� cat (Hyperion) • Historic Archive: � e Covent Garden Opera’s Berlioz Les Troyens (Testament) • Instrumental: Steven

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– THE GUARDIAN (UK)

Stile Antico’s Song of Songs: #1 on Billboard for 3 weeks

10 Years of The Silk Road Ensemble

Street Date: October 13, 2009

Classic FM/Gramophone Awards 2009 Finalists

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (p.22), while on Soli Deo Gloria, John Eliot Gardiner directs his � rst recording of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos (p.26). On the non-classical front, Howe Records highlights rare music from the archives of Howard Shore (p.32), World Village presents Tinariwen’s eagerly anticipated Imidiwan: Companions (p.31), and Otà o� ers Omar Sosa’s Tales From � e Earth (p.33).

In October, harmonia mundi’s key releases include 2 Handel discs. Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music perform the Trio Sonatas Opp.2 & 5 (p.3) and Andreas Scholl sings with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin on the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (p.6). Also highlighted is Kaija Saariaho’s 1st opera L’amour de loin performed by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Kent Nagano (p.4), as well as 3 thrilling showcases from the 13th Annual Van Cliburn Competition (p.5). Alia Vox o� ers their � rst DVD featuring Jordi Savall’s Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (p.9). Cantaloupe debuts David Lang’s soundtrack to the upcoming � lm (untitled) (p.10) while Iván Fischer conducts Brahms on Channel Classics (p.11) and � e Tallis Scholars sing music by Flemish masters for Gimell (p.13). Key releases on Hyperion include Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas played by Alina Ibragimova (p.15), an homage to Richard Runciman Terry by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral (p.17) and Dreamland, a sampler of from the label’s impressive choral collection (p.19). � e Mariinsky label o� ers Valery Gergiev conducting

world is at the center of Evan Ziporyn’s Sulvasutra, written for India’s great tabla player Sandeep Das. Osvaldo Golijov’s Air to Air features a Sicilian protest song, prayers to Holy Mother Guadalupe and popular songs known to millions of people across the Middle East through recordings by the incomparable Lebanese singer Fairouz.

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Music conclude their a w a r d - w i n n i n g

Handel cycle with this dazzling traversal of the Trio Sonatas Op.2 and Op.5. These works, less frequently heard than much of Handel’s output, are brilliantly crafted, exciting, and (above

all) fun pieces of chamber music. The Italianate singing style of the melodic writing is both virtuosic and sonorous. Handel took Corelli’s ‘sonata da chiesa’ model and with

consummate ease, created sparklingly diverse and richly colorful works that are clearly stamped with his own unique stylistic signature.

Egarr’s Handel Series concludes

HANDELTrio Sonatas Opp.2 & 5

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“AAM has been reinvigorated since Richard Egarr assumed its directorship in 2006. He is not concerned to startle or shock for its own sake;

rather he is determined to put the best musicological scholarship at the service of good music-making.”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

Recent releaseHandel: Organ Concertos Op.7harmonia mundi • HMU 807447 (093046744762)“Egarr’s exciting command of the technical and emotional elements of these concertos, [are] underpinned by the stellar performance of the Academy of Ancient Music.” — BILLBOARD

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDComposed to a libretto by Amin Maalouf and premiered at Salzburg in 2000 in a production by Peter Sellars, L’amour de loin was Kaija Saariaho’s fi rst opera. A reinterpretation of La vida breve, a narrative poem by the Medieval troubadour Jaufré Rudel, L’amour

de loin tackles a number of highly topical themes: love from afar, the virtuality of ideal love and relations between East and West. The sensibilities and backgrounds of both Maalouf, a Lebanese-French author and journalist also living in Paris, and Saariaho — both voluntary exiles — brought them together to collaborate to turn a seemingly simple story into a complex story very simply told. On this spectacular new surround-sound recording, Kent Nagano leads the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and a trio of exceptional soloists.

Saariaho’s beguiling L’amour de loin

SAARIAHOL’amour de loinEkaterina Lekhina (soprano), Marie Ange Todorovitch (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Belcher (tenor)Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Naganoharmonia mundi • HMC 801937

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CONCERT REVIEW“A haunting and resonant work, L’amour de loin, the most important offering of this summer’s ambitious Salzburg Festival, is an often transfixing and utterly distinguished work. Idealized love is a well-worn theme, but Mr. Maalouf has found a fresh way to revisit it. Mr. Maalouf’s words invite music, and Ms. Saariaho has provided a lushly beautiful score... Her harmonic language is tonally grounded, with frequent use of sustained low pedal tones, but not tonal. Bits of dissonance, piercing overtones and gently jarring electronic sound spike the undulant harmonies, but so subtly that the overall aural impression is of beguiling consonance. Her evocations of the troubadour songs, with medieval modal harmony and fragments of elegiac tunes, are marvelous.”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES (Salzburg premiere)

13th Van Cliburn CompetitionSilver Medal

Yeol Eum Son (piano)harmonia mundi • HMU 907507

Every four years, the Van Cliburn Competition offers the opportunity for a select group of outstanding young musicians to showcase their talent while challenging themselves to reach new standards of artistic excellence. This year’s three winners raise the bar once again. 20-year-old Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii claimed the Gold Medal. Already known in his home country for his refi ned and effortless playing, a webcast of his spellbinding performances at the 2009 Cliburn brought Tsujii to the attention of hundreds of countless new fans throughout the world, while raising his status in Japan to superstar. Blind since birth, Tsujii states his fi rm belief that, “there are no barriers in the fi eld of music.” The youngest participant in the competition, 19-year-old co-Gold Medalist Haochen Zhang gave his debut recital at the Shanghai Music Hall at the age of fi ve. He moved to the United States at fi fteen to attend the Curtis Institute of Music where he is pursing a Bachelor of Music degree. 23-year-old Silver Medalist Yeol Eum Son is considered among the most important artists of her generation in South Korea. She has been a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic on several occasions, most recently as part of the orchestra’s historic visit to Seoul.

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13th Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medal

Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano)harmonia mundi • HMU 907505

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“Tsujii kept the audience spellbound from start to completion.”— FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

“Zhang demonstrated a musical maturity almost unimaginable in one so young.”

— DALLAS MORNING NEWS

“Son should have no trouble building a career. She’s got the fingers and the personality.”

— DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Composed to celebrate the birthday of Queen Anne of England, Handel’s Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne was subtitled ‘Ode for the Peace’ in reference to the Treaty of Utrecht which marked the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. Six years earlier, the 22-year-old composer brought the techniques he learned from writing Italian opera to his sacred music. The result was the powerful, intensely passionate Dixit Dominus. Marcus Creed leads the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in defi nitive readings of these works, which feature the glorious voice of counter-tenor Andreas Scholl. Scholl has consistently collected the top international awards for his many solo and ensemble recordings (most notably Gramophone Awards for Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater and Caldara’s Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo).

“Scholl’s technique is unimpeachable, his tone polished beyond doubt.”— GRAMOPHONE

Choral favorites by HandelHANDEL

Ode for the Birthday of Queen AnneDixit Dominus

Hélène Guilme� e (soprano) Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)

Andreas Wolf (bass)Vocalconsort Berlin

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Marcus Creed

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MONTEVERDIIl Ballo delle IngrateLes Arts Florissants, William Christieharmonia mundi • HMG 501108

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CHOPINPréludes Op.28Alain Planès (piano)harmonia mundi • HMG 501721

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BERLIOZNuits d’été, HerminieMireille Delunsch (soprano) Brigi� e Balleys (alto) Orchestre des Champs-Élysées Philippe Herrewegheharmonia mundi • HMG 501522

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Stille NachtRIAS-Kammerchor Uwe Gronostayharmonia mundi • HMG 501794

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RODRIGOConcierto de AranjuezMarco Socías (guitar), Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Josep Ponsharmonia mundi • HMG 501764

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TroubadoursClemencic Consort René Clemencicharmonia mundi • HMG 508099

PANDOLFIViolin Sonatas Opp.3 & 4Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord)harmonia mundi • HMG 507241

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All Zones/ 68 Minutes/ PCM Stereo/ 16/9 AspectThis DVD is not just another fi lmed concert. It is a real movie (conceived, lighted, fi lmed and edited as such). On it, Jordi Savall performs the original orchestral version of Haydn’s masterpiece in the Santa Cueva church in Cádiz (decorated by Goya), where the work was premiered in 1787. The disc includes outstanding bonuses, including “The Seven Last Words of Man,” a spiritual commentary written and read by Jose Saramago, Nobel Prize in Literature, a complete interactive Alia Vox catalogue featuring musical highlights from each album and interviews with Raimon Panikkar, theologist (about the meaning of the Seven Last Words), Jordi Savall, (about the music and the performance) and the Priest of the Santa Cueva Church (about the history of commission to Haydn).

A Haydn masterpiece, now on DVD

HAYDNSeven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

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Also available on Super Audio CDHaydn: Seven Last WordsAlia Vox • AVSA 9854 (7619986398549)

“Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better...”

— CLASSICS TODAY

“Very few artists transform the scholarly into the genuinely entertaining as successfully as Jordi Savall.”

— CLASSICS TODAY

“ Lang, once a postminimalist enfant terrible, has solidified his standing as an American master,” wrote the New York Times in a recent review. Indeed, David Lang won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for the little match girl passion (just released on harmonia mundi) and has joined the faculty at Yale University. Now Lang has scored (Untitled), a major independent feature about a composer’s life. He writes, “Most of the time film music is in the background, setting the mood or advancing the story in a supporting role. This project was different. Because the leading character is a composer, it is a fi lm as much about musical development as it is about character development.” The soundtrack combines music composed especially for the film with excerpts compiled from Lang’s discography on the Cantaloupe label. Edited and produced by former So Percussion member Lawson White, this soundtrack serves as perfect introduction to Lang’s work — a mid-career retrospective of sorts for this composer’s composer.

A new soundtrack from David Lang

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“ Lang writes music of hard-earned simplicity...voices intertwine, forming piquant medieval dissonances that ring against fields of luminous choral harmony. The atmosphere is at once knowing and pure, like a Pre-Raphaelite painting. Medieval counterpoint and Renaissance harmony hang in air, but so does the tang of today.”

— NEW YORK MAGAZINE

(Untitled) opens in theatres across the USA on October 23rdMore info at: www.samuelgoldwynfi lms.com

Also available featuring David LangLang: The Passing MeasuresCantaloupe • CA 21003 (682452003527)

Lang: ChildCantaloupe • CA 21013 (713746272524)

Lang: ElevatedCantaloupe • CA 21029 (713746302924)

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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDBrahms never made a secret of the inspiration he drew from Beethoven’s symphonies, but before he published his fi rst symphony — inspired by Beethoven’s fifth and ninth — he had struggled for no less than fourteen years with it. In the mean time he wrote many more pieces and his Variations on a theme by Haydn are considered to be a preliminary exercise before venturing on to the fi rst symphony. The opening piece of this recording, the Hungarian Dance No.14, goes back to Brahms as a young café pianist, when he and his father earned a bit on the side in bars in the red-light district of Hamburg and where he fi rst heard Hungarian gipsy music. It was this experience that gave birth to Brahms’ lifelong attachment to and admiration for this rich folk music style.

Iván Fischer conducts Brahms

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Theme by Haydn, Hungarian Dance No.14

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

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Also availableMahler: Symphony No. 4Channel • CCS SA 26109 (723385261094)“ In a crowded field his version demands a place of honor.”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

“ Very few conductors can match Fischer’s extraordinary ability to search out and illuminate the most subtle and transient details of scoring, tempi and dynamics without sacrificing dramatic momentum and impact. And very few orchestras, even those of great repute, can equal the ability of the BFO to respond and render so precisely and convincingly their leader’s vision of the music.”

— ENJOY THE MUSIC

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDManuel de Falla is widely regarded as the most distinguished Spanish composer of the early twentieth century. Although he only composed one piece for guitar, his music is strongly infl uenced by Spanish folk music, in which the guitar plays a central role. For this recording, the Katona Twins have selected and transcribed works in which the infl uence of the guitar was dominant. The Katonas felt that adding percussion, played here by David Garcia Mir, would enhance the rhythmic element that is central to the music of Spain. Also featured are the singing talents of Juanita Lascarro, who made a spectacular British operatic debut as the heroine of Strauss’ Daphne.

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDIn presenting their sixth SACD sampler, Channel Classics looks back at an exciting eight years since the introduction of Super Audio CD technology. Many people think that SACDs have had limited success in the commercial market but there are actually more releases from more labels with each passing month. In the end the high quality of this format (together with the backward compatibility) is a deciding factor against all other formats. For this disc, Channel has selected nineteen tracks that they feel are most representative of the label’s past year’s releases. These are placed in a random order so that every release has its own distinct fl avor.

Super Artists on Vol.6Various ArtistsChannel Classics • CCS SA SEL 5509

FALLAGuitar TranscriptionsPeter & Zóltan Katona (guitar) Juanita Lascarro (soprano) David Garcia Mir (percussion)Channel Classics • CCS SA 28809

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The Flemish masters have been at the heart of The Tallis Scholars’ repertoire from the beginning, just as they were at the heart of the whole Renaissance musical scene. Masses were the showcase works through which these composers displayed their most sophisticated achievements. This new Gimell 2-for-1 set features fi ve of the greatest, from fi ve of the greatest masters, Brumel, De Rore, Lassus, Ockeghem and Isaac, specially selected by conductor Peter Phillips.

The Tallis Scholars Sing Flemish MastersThe Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

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Recent 2-for-1 releasesTudor Church Music Vol.1Gimell • CDGIM 209 (755138120921)“With the Tallis Scholars, the highest standard of technical

polish may simply be taken for granted.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Tudor Church Music Vol.2Gimell • CDGIM 210 (755138121027)

“Phillips has a profound grasp of the Tudor era and has given it

some of his best work.”— FANFARE

“ You will rarely find an ensemble as carefully rehearsed or skillfully prepared for the repertory they choose to engage in — simply one of the finest ever, legendary.”

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The banning of opera performances during Lent in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Rome meant that composers had to turn their attention to biblical subjects. Scarlatti’s work tells the dramatic story of David and Goliath. Whilst the biblical account relays the story in a few sentences, the anonymous librettist of Davidis pugna et victoria expands upon these to create an extensive libretto, with the characters fully developed and explored. Scarlatti’s musical response to the libretto demonstrates his gift for characterization, which acts as a commentary on the unfolding narrative. Performances of thrilling dynamism and instinctive style from Academia Montis Regalis make the strongest possible case for this work.

Howard Shelley’s splendid series of Clementi’s complete piano sonatas continues with a fourth volume containing some of the composer’s most important works. The ten sonatas of Opp. 25, 26 and 33 heard here are all products of a period in Clementi’s life when he was the darling of the London music scene. As well as stunning virtuosity, the works recorded here contain a high degree of compositional originality and forward-looking piano writing. The A major sonata (No. 4) has a curiously nineteenth-century sound. The fi rst movement displays a profusion of melodic ornamentation reminiscent of Chopin. The fi fth, perhaps Clementi’s greatest sonata, was much championed by Horowitz, among others.

CLEMENTIPiano Sonatas Vol.4Howard Shelley (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67738

SCARLATTIDavidis pugna et victoriaRoberta Invernizzi (soprano), Robin Johannsen (soprano), Martin Oro (counter-tenor), Fredrik Akselberg (tenor), Antonio Abete (bass)Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro de MarchiHyperion • CDA 67714

Scarla� i’s Biblical opera

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The dazzling young violin virtuoso Alina Ibragimova has enthralled audiences for years with her live Bach performances. Critics have acclaimed her faultless intonation, achingly beautiful tone, superlative technique and a musical wisdom far beyond her years. Now, in this important new recording of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Ibragimova brings all these qualities and more to create an interpretation that is both excitingly original and profoundly humble. This is music of unfathomable subtlety, astounding virtuosity and great expressive and architectural beauty.

“Ibragimova does not play or perform — she utterly possesses.”— FANFARE

Ibragimova plays BachBACH

Sonatas & Partitas for Solo ViolinAlina Ibragimova (violin)

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Also available featuring Alina IbragimovaHartmann: Concerto funebreHyperion • CDA 67547 (034571175478)

Rosavlets: Violin ConcertosHyperion • CDA 67637 (034571176376)

Szymanowski: Violin MusicHyperion • CDA 67703 (034571177038)

Rosavlets: Violin ConcertosHyperion • CDA 67637 (034571176376)

Haydn’s Piano Trios are among the most delightful and inventive of all his works. They have a ‘domestic’ reputation, and indeed they were intended for playing at home. Many outstanding musicians of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries never performed in public for one simple reason: they were women. Who knows how many gifted women musicians were denied opportunities that their male counterparts enjoyed? Haydn wrote a set of three piano trios for Therese Jansen, a pupil of Clementi and a pianist Haydn considered to be among London’s finest. The Florestan Trio, with their magnifi cent pianist Susan Tomes, dazzle in this repertoire. Their fi rst disc of Haydn’s piano trios was enthusiastically acclaimed.

Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868-1952) was a key figure in the Flemish orchestral renaissance. He won the Prix de Rome in 1893, and used the prize money to travel to Germany and Italy to broaden his cultural experience. As a music correspondent, he kept his fi nger on the pulse of European musical life. Mortelmans was not musically avant-garde or adventurous. He was aware that European classical music was following a new path, but right up to his death he was unwilling to abandon romanticism. His music is deeply attractive, showing the infl uence of both Sibelius and Wagner. A selection of his greatest works for orchestra are recorded here. Hyperion regular Martyn Brabbins conducts the Royal Flemish Philharmonic in their fi rst recording for Hyperion.

MORTELMANSHomeric Symphony, Morgenstemming, Mythe der LenteRoyal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn BrabbinsHyperion • CDA 67766

HAYDNPiano Trios Vol.2Florestan TrioHyperion • CDA 67757

The Florestan Trio’s Haydn series continues

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A centur y ago , Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the Renaissance into liturgical polyphony and placed Westminster Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. Terry was a musical pioneer whose work as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral between 1902 and 1924 is legendary. The musical roadmap that Richard Terry charted for London’s new Roman Catholic cathedral remains largely unrevised today. Plainchant and Renaissance polyphony are the bedrock of Westminster Cathedral’s sung liturgy-early music is the root from which the cathedral’s musical endeavors have branched for over a century. Also, from Westminster Cathedral’s earliest years, alongside the fascination with early vocal repertory, composers have been commissioned to contribute to the canon. When they have done so, the choir’s antique musical diet has frequently been at the forefront of those composers’ imagination. This disc is an homage to Terry’s work — a procession through a particularly rich section of the church’s year that perfectly illustrates the changing glories of the liturgy.

Choral glory from Westminster Cathedral

From the Vaults of Westminster CathedralChoir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker,

Ma� hew Martin (organ)Hyperion • CDA 67707

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Also available at mid-priceMusic of Westminster Cathedral ChoirHyperion • WCC 100 (034571100210)

“Westminster Cathedral Choir excite, enthrall and electrify.”— CATHEDRAL MUSIC

“Westminster Cathedral Choir is one of this country’s

most spectacular choral offerings.”

— MUSICALCRITICISM.COM

Few Russian composers could resist setting verses by Alexander Pushkin, and his infl uence on the development of Russian music was indirectly as great as his infl uence on literature. This collection demonstrates the compelling power of the poet, and the beauty of the music he inspired. It is performed by Joan Rodgers, herself an acknowledged master of Russian repertoire, and Malcolm Martineau. Joan Rodgers, one of Britain’s best loved singers, is internationally established in opera, concert, and as a recitalist. After graduating from the University of Liverpool with an Honors degree in Russian, she entered the Royal Northern College of Music where in 1981 she won the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship.

Joan Rodgers sings Russian songs

Puskin RomancesJoan Rodgers (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67773

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Also available featuring Joan RodgersRussian SongsHyperion • CDA 67355 (034571173559)“This is Hyperion at its best: a pair of fine artists

exploring a less-than-familiar corner of the repertoire. More please!”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

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Dreamland is a new and intriguing specially-priced sampler that features a selection of pieces from Hyperion’s extensive and varied choral music catalog. This disc seeks to give a fl avor of the contemporary choral music recorded by Hyperion over the last decade. Whilst on one level it can stand alone as a tribute to the beauty of its composers’ writing and choirs’ singing, it also lifts the lid on the albums from which the tracks are drawn. Dreamland is a perfect introduction to the magic new worlds of sound that await the listener.

Explore Hyperion’s Choral catalog

DreamlandContemporary choral riches from the

Hyperion cataloguePolyphony, Holst Singers, Trinity College

Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton; Schola Cantorum of Oxford, James

Burton; Wells Cathedral Choir, Ma� hew Owens; Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pi� s;

Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert Gough; Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin

Baker; Westminster Abbey Choir, James O’Donnell; Schola Cantorum of Oxford,

Mark Shepherd, Jeremy SummerlyHyperion • HYP 41

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TRACK LISTINGArvo Pärt: Magnifi catRihards Dubra: Stetit AngelusJames MacMillan: A child’s prayerBob Chilcott: The Shepherd’s CarolNicholas Maw: BalulalowPawel Lukaszewski: Nunc dimittisRuth Byrchmore: In the silence of the night – Movement 2: SongEric Whitacre: Sleep

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Previously Available as CDA 66333 (034571163338) Deleted May 2009

BRITTENSaint Nicolas, Hymn to Saint CeciliaAnthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers English Chamber Orchestra Ma� hew BestHyperion • CDH 55378

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“A praiseworthy achievement in every respect... Carol Madalin sings both works beautifully.”

— GRAMOPHONE

“A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten’s colourful cantata.”

— THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO COMPACT DISCS

For the fi rst time, Sir Colin Davis’ acclaimed LSO Live recordings of Sibelius’s symphonies appear together as a four disc set. Sibelius is one of the composer’s with whom Davis has been most closely associated throughout his career. His LSO Live recordings of the symphonies were recorded between 2002 and 2008 and have collected numerous awards. All seven symphonies, plus Sibelius’s early symphonic poem Kullervo, are packaged on 4 CDs in a custom box together with extensive notes and the complete text for Kullervo. SACD versions of the recordings remain available as single discs.

Sibelius symphonies with Sir Colin Davis

SIBELIUSSymphonies Nos.1-7, Kullervo

Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Peter Ma� ei (baritone)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

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KullervoLSO Live • LSO 0574 (822231157427)

Symphony No. 2LSO Live • LSO 0605 (822231160526)

Symphonies Nos. 1& 4LSO Live • LSO 0601 (822231160120)

Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7LSO Live • LSO 0552 (822231105220)

Symphonies Nos. 1& 4LSO Live • LSO 0601 (822231160120)

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Gergiev conducts TchaikovskyTCHAIKOVSKY1812 Overture, Moscow Cantata, Marche Slave, Coronation March, Danish OvertureMariinsky Chorus & Orchestra, Valery GergievMariinsky • MAR 0503

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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDFollowing acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, the third release on the Mariinsky Theatre’s new label features a selection of popular and rarely-heard works by Tchaikovsky, the fi rst ‘professional’ Russian composer. Many of the works for which Tchaikovsky was

commissioned celebrated great state and political events. The Danish Overture was written to mark the marriage of the future Tsar Alexander III to the Danish Princess Dagmar. He was later commissioned to produce the Moscow Cantata and Coronation March as part of the celebrations to mark Alexander’s coronation. The patriotic Marche Slave was written for a concert to raise funds for Russian volunteers in the Serbo-Turkish War. Although the 1812 Overture depicts Russia’s earlier war with Napoleonic France, the piece was actually commissioned for the opening of the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. The cathedral itself was built to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the 1812 campaign of the wars.

Also available from MariinskyShostakovich: The NoseMariinsky • MAR 0501 (822231850120)

“It must be heard to be believed.”

— THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15Mariinsky • MAR 0502 (822231850229)

“A tour-de-force.”— CLASSIC FM

Donizetti’s gripping opera Parisina is rarely performed today — even though it was widely staged during the two decades following its premiere. The plot is unusually dark. Parisina, the wife of Azzo, a 15th-century Duke of Ferrara, has fallen in love with Ugo, who turns out to be a child of Azzo’s previous marriage. In furious anger at her outlandish passion, Azzo has his own son murdered, and presents his anguished stepmother with the corpse. This horrifying scenario was just the sort of passionate narrative to set the composer’s musical pulses racing and the opera remained Donizetti’s personal favorite among his works for many years.

Previously Available as Nonesuch 79442 (075597944228) DeletedThe Secret Agent is a watershed score in Philip Glass’ career in writing for fi lm. Based on a novel by Joseph Conrad, Christopher Hampton’s independent 1995 fi lm exposes the confused motives that lie at the heart of political terrorism. Glass’ score for the fi lm is lushly romantic and expressionistic. Christopher Hampton, the fi lm’s director and screenwriter, is also known for his stage and screen versions of Dangerous Liaisons and more recently for his screenplay to the award-winning Atonement. Hampton and Glass also collaborated on librettos for Waiting for the Barbarians and Appomattox.

GLASSThe Secret Agent

Philip Glass Recording Archive Vol.5Keith Underwood, (fl ute) Henry Schuman (oboe)

Fred Sherry (cello), Susan Jolies (harp) English Chamber Orchestra

Harry Rabinowitz, Michael RiesmanOrange Mountain • OMM 0059

DONIZETTIParisina

Carmen Gianna� asio (soprano) Ann Taylor (mezzo-soprano)

José Bros (tenor), Dario Solari (baritone) Nicola Ulivieri (bass-baritone)

Geoff rey Mitchell Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry

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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDSmetana’s fi rst quartet, subtitled “From My Life,” is semi-autobiographical and features musical sketches depicting parts of the composer’s life. The programmatic content ranges from an expression of the composer’s inclination to the romantic ideals in life and in his music to reminiscences of his happy youth. Completed as he was recovering from illness, Sibelius created one of his most heartfelt scores in the D minor quartet. It is music of reminiscences, of mercurial changes of mood; melancholy but never despairing. At the heart of the piece are three mysterious whispered chords over which Sibelius wrote ‘Voces Intimae’ - inner voices. Praga’s brilliant pairing of these two musical diaries is played with keen insight by the Kocian Quartet.

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDNicolaus Harnoncourt’s acclaimed 2008 performances of Schumann’s rarely heard masterpiece Szenen aus Goethes Faust with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra were recorded live and edited for this exciting new release. Harnoncourt’s long association with the orchestra includes impressive opera productions and a great number of symphonic concerts, including works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Dvorák. Much of the repertoire Harnoncourt conducted with the Concertgebouw has been recorded and has received many awards. Harnoncourt was appointed honorary guest conductor in October 2000.

SCHUMANNSzenen aus Goethes FaustMojca Erdmann, Christiane Iven (sopranos), Birgit Remmert (alto), Elisabeth von Magnus (alto), Werner Güra (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Franz-Josef Selig (bass), Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Children’s Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nicolaus HarnoncourtRCO Live • RCO 09001

SMETANAString Quartet No.1SIBELIUSString Quartet No.4, Andante FestivoKocian QuartetPraga • PRD 250257

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SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDEver since the tenure of conductor Eduard van Beinum, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has maintained one of the greatest Bruckner symphonic traditions in the world. With this release of Bruckner’s third and fourth symphonies, Mariss Jansons and his Amsterdam-based orchestra add a new chapter to the RCO’s impressive performance and recording history of Bruckner’s works. In Jansons’ view, the refi nement of Bruckner’s music — however grandiose it may be — will always win out over grandiloquence. Under Jansons’ baton, Bruckner has a warm, beating heart: his rhythms are not simply played, they are, above all, experienced.

John Eliot Gardiner’s award-winning Bach Cantata series on Soli Deo Gloria continues with volume nine in the series featuring cantatas for the seventeenth and eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, recorded live in October 2000. Works include BWV 148 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 114 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, the motet BWV 226 Der Geist hilft unser Schwacheit auf, BWV 96 Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottessohn, BWV 169 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 116 Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ and BWV 668 Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit, the so-called “Deathbed Chorale.”

BACHCantatas Vol.9

The Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot GardinerSoli Deo Gloria • SDG 159

BRUCKNERSymphonies Nos.3 & 4

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons

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On this new release from SDG, John Eliot Gardiner and his superb per iod- instrument chamber orchestra, the English Baroque Soloists, offer their unique interpretation of Bach’s

Brandenburg Concertos. This is Gardiner’s fi rst recording of these works and it follows a phenomenal eleven-concert residency at the Spitalfi eds Music Winter Festival in December 2008 and January 2009. These concertos, described by Bach as ‘Concertos for several instruments’, are widely regarded as among the fi nest musical compositions of the Baroque. Now considered a benchmark of Baroque music, the concertos still have the power to move people almost three centuries later.

Gardiner’s fi rst Brandenburgs

BACHBrandenburg Concertos Nos.1-6English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot GardinerSoli Deo Gloria • SDG 707

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Recent releaseBrahms: Symphony No. 3Soli Deo Gloria • SDG 704 (843183070428)

“A new way to hear Brahms.”— THE STAR-LEDGER

Concert review“Gardiner encouraged rampaging exuberance from his excellent horns, subtle

dynamic variations from oboes and strings, and some unusually complex phrasing...delivered with such conviction.”

— THE TIMES

The release of Joseph Kei lberth’s l egendary stereo recordings of the first cycle of the 1955 Ring at Bayreuth brought Testament worldwide acclaim. Partly for recording security, partly out of interest, Decca’s engineers also recorded the second cycle, from which this fi rst-ever release of Die Walküre is drawn. While taping both the Ring cycles and the performances of Der fl iegende Holländer (also conducted that year by Keilberth, see Testament SBT2 1384), the Decca team also made some experimental recordings of excerpts from his Tannhäuser performances. Keilberth inspires his orchestra here to a Toscanini-like sensuality in the dance music. The section recorded from Act III catches the young Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in his second year at the festival and shows the risks that Wolfgang Windgassen was prepared to take with the title role — employing, as Wagner himself asked for at the opera’s Paris première in 1861, a deliberately hoarse, broken tone for this failed pilgrim’s search for grace.

Keilberth’s second Ring cycle

WAGNERDie Walküre (1955, Second Cycle), Tannhäuser Excerpts

Martha Mödl (soprano), Astrid Varnay (soprano),Georgine von Milinkovic (mezzo-soprano)

Ramón Vinay (tenor), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)

Hans Ho� er (baritone), Josef Greindl (bass)Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

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Also available in the seriesWagner: Go� erdämmerung (1955)Testament • SBT4 1433 (749677143329)

“On the highest level, unthinkably superior to anything that could take place in Bayreuth or

anywhere else now.”— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

This previously unreleased recording was taken from live performances at the 1993 London Proms. At that time, Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra were on the top of their game and enjoying worldwide celebrity. Even in her late 60’s, Ida Haendel’s technique was fi rm. Her connection to the Sibelius concerto in particular was almost legendary, and critics at the time praised her performance with rare unanimity. The Times’ critic stated, “She can claim the composer’s approval for her interpretation... It is still one to compel admiration for its cogency as well as its unimpaired technical assurance.” Haendel fi rst played the Elgar in her teens. Her noted recording of the work for EMI marked one of Adrian Boult’s last visits to the studio (Testament SBT 1146).

By the time of this BBC Henry Wood Proms performance in August 1967, Sir John Barbirolli’s grasp of Mahler’s powerful sixth symphony was complete. The result is a performance of electrifying insight and interpretative mastery, displaying the New Philharmonia Orchestra at its very best. Barbirolli’s EMI recording of the work (made within a few days of this live, previously unreleased version) is not as consistently impressive. This live performance is not only demonstrably superior in several respects to the studio version, it is also living proof of Barbirolli’s greatness, his intensity and sensitivity, as a Mahler interpreter.

MAHLERSymphony No.6New Philharmonia Orchestra Sir John BarbirolliTestament • SBT 1451

SIBELIUSViolin ConcertoELGARViolin ConcertoIda Haendel (violin)City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Ra� leTestament • SBT 1444

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MOZARTDivertimento No.15, K287STRAVINSKYThe Rite of SpringBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanTestament • SBT 1453

BEETHOVENSymphony No.6

STRAUSSEin Heldenleben

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanTestament • SBT 1452

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These two discs of unreleased live recordings from the ‘70s run the gamut musically, thus proving once again, beyond doubt, that Herbert von Karajan was truly deserving of his legendary status as a conductor. Both feature the Berlin Philharmonic and were recorded in London by the BBC. Karajan’s Rite of Spring wowed critics and offers a fascinating comparison to his 1977 studio recording. For recorded music afi cionados, Strauss and Beethoven are composers with whom Karajan’s name will always be inextricably linked. This disc of ‘programmatic’ works, Ein Heldenleben and the ‘Pastoral’ symphony, demonstrates both the conductor’s supreme technique and innate musical vision, but also the amazing virtuosity of his orchestra. As always, Testament’s transfers of the original tapes are fl awless.

Also availableBeethoven: Symphony No.4Testament • SBT 1430 (749677143022)

Brahms: Symphony No.1Testament • SBT 1431 (749677143121)

File In: World / Europe / SwedenThis disc features musicians from all over Sweden north, south, east and west playing the polska in triol (triplets) and sextondel (semiquavers). There are solos, duos, trios and a quintet, played on instruments like the nyckelharpa, the cittra, the harmonica, the fl ute and the guitar. The result is a collection of rich and varied Swedish traditional music where the violin still reigns supreme.

Between Triol & SextondelVarious ArtistsOcora • C 560225

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File In: World / Europe / BalkansVienna-based [dunkelbunt] is part of a DJ movement that transcends standard Central European techno and house music by drawing inspiration from other genres and cultures. His remixes for artists as various as Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies and the Amsterdam Klezmer Band have gained him international renown. A passionate blender of spices in his spare time, [dunkelbunt] sees composing and cooking as related arts. On the CD and LP of Raindrops and Elephants, [dunkelbunt] has applied his passion for blending to selected Piranha tracks from Simentera, Frank London, Watcha Clan and more.

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Imidiwan: CompanionsTinariwen

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File In: World / Africa / MaliIn December of 2008, Tinariwen gathered in the Sahara to record a new album. The sessions took place in a rented house, out in the bush, in nomad camps and in other magical locations. The whole adventure was fi lmed by the French director Jessy Nottola and a DVD of that fi lm is included with the CD. Imidiwan: Companions is the band’s fourth release for World Village and it possesses all the elements that have made them so magnetic to western ears: raw simplicity, melodic beauty and songs ranging from the epic and universal to the intimate and personal. This fourteen track album, produced by Jean-Paul Romann, who had previously worked with Tinariwen on their 2001 debut album, The Radio Tisdas Sessions, was recorded in Malian village of Tessalit, home of band members Ibrahim Ag Alhabib and Hassan Ag Touhami. Since their debut, Tinariwen has picked up a number of awards and a raft of ‘legendary’ fans including the likes of Robert Plant, Carlos Santana, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio, Bono and The Edge.

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Advance Press“It’s invigorating to encounter music that sounds utterly

unselfconscious, that mines its own earthy terrain apparently indifferent to the fact that the

rest of the world is even listening.”— THE GUARDIAN

“These marvellous guitar toting bandits take no prisoners with this fourth album, unleashing joyous lick after bad ass

African blues riff... like Led Zeppelin spoken in tongues, and despite any ‘world’ or other westernised labels,

this is one heck of a rock record.”— THE SCOTSMAN

Also availableRadio Tisdas SessionsWorld Village • 468010 (713746801021)

AmassakoulWorld Village • 468026 (713746802622)

Aman ImanWorld Village • 468067 (713746806729)

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Radio Tisdas SessionsWorld Village • 468010 (713746801021)

AmassakoulWorld Village • 468026 (713746802622)

Aman Iman

File In: Soundtrack CollectionsHowe Records is pleased to announce the inaugural release of their new Collector’s Edition series from the vaults of Grammy Award-

winning composer Howard Shore. Album series producer Jonathan Schultz has uncovered thousands of recordings documenting Shore’s career of composing original scores, concert pieces, chamber music and songs. Access to some of this material requires expert restoration of analog tapes in which reels are carefully baked and calibrated, splices are repaired and original balances are replicated or adjusted as needed to make this music available. Volume One launches the series with a collection of unreleased recordings, some from fi lms and many pieces that have never been heard in any form. The fi rst four tracks are from the score to the Martin Scorsese fi lm After Hours and the last track is from the Diane Keaton documentary Heaven. These fi ve tracks showcase Shore as both musician and performer. The middle tracks of the disc (tracks 5-11) have never been heard before. These compositions are unique, jazz-infl uenced pieces with captivating solos for guitar and harmonica with orchestra. Collector’s Edition Volume 1 is just the beginning — there is much more to explore.

Collector’s Edition Vol.1Howard ShoreHowe Records • HWR 1003

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“Howard Shore’s score provides unobtrusive

strength.”— VARIETY

Betrayal — Original SoundtrackHowe Records • HWR 1002 (899158002024)

“The film is lyrical, expansive, unbearably beautiful, with a melting

violin score by Howard Shore.”— NEW YORK MAGAZINE

SOUNDTRACK

File In: JazzTales From The Earth features a thoroughly cosmopolitan outlook rooted in the rhythmic intensity and improvisatory, call-and-response spirit of Africa. Artists of Cuban, Haitian, West African, European, African American and Jewish American heritage converged in a Berlin studio for two days of intensive recording, without music or a predetermined conception, only a shared commitment to the communal, celebratory character that embodies the expressive riches of Mother Africa. Weaving a musical lineage of a thousand strands, Tales From The Earth recalls something of the creative spirit of M’Boom, the inventive all-percussion octet founded by Max Roach in 1970. But above all, it resounds with the Afro-Cuban traditions of Omar Sosa. Featured guests include Mark Weinstein (fl utes), Jean Paul Bourelly (guitar), Aly Keita (balafon), Marque Gilmore (drums) and Aho Luc Nicaise and Mathias Agbokou (vocals).

Celebrating the African spirit

Tales From The EarthOmar Sosa

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“Omar Sosa may be the best little-known musician on the planet.”— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

Also availableAfreecanosOtá • OTA 1019 (616444101922)“The open sentimentality manifested here

still reflects the crisp, direct, intuitive connections he long ago mastered.”

— GLOBAL RHYTHM

JAZZ

File In: JazzEric Le Lann started his career as a professional trumpeter at the age of 20. He won the Grand Prix at La Defence in 1979 and the Django Reinhardt prize in 1983. He has recorded fi fteen albums under his own name so far with the likes of Mike Stern, Martial Solal, Archie Shepp, Eddie Gomez and Mino Cinelu and he has played with Chet Baker, Herbie Hancock, Billy Hart and Dexter Gordon. This new album was recorded in October 2008 in Systems Two Studio, NYC. Le Lann is accompanied by three major American artists: David Kikoski, Doug Weiss and Al Foster. The album was been produced like a recorded live performance: the musicians met and discovered each other while playing, with a maximum of two takes per track to keep the music as improvised and inspired as possible.

File In: JazzThe legendary orchestra of ‘The King of Jazz,’ Paul Whiteman, returns to Dutton with this, their third volume of his recordings, here spanning the years 1926-33. As is well-documented, Whiteman’s orchestra of this period contained several star players such as Bix Beiderbecke and Frankie Trumbauer, and here Beiderbecke is heard to great effect. Whiteman has his usual lineup of star vocalists in tow, the most notable among them being Bing Crosby, and his inimitable vocal style adorns various numbers in this compilation. Other featured vocalists included Harry Barris, Al Rinker, Peggy Healy and Jack Fulton, while several of the arrangements are by Bill Challis.

Happy Feet — Vol.3Paul WhitemanDutt on Vocalion • CDEA 6158

Le Lann, Kikosky, Foster & WeissEric Le LannPlus Loin • PL 4516

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File In: NostalgiaHere Frank Chacksfi eld interprets, in his own inimitable style, the legendary repertoire of Simon & Garfunkel, Jim Webb and the Beatles. Aided and abetted on both albums by arranger Johnny Keating, these classic tunes are rendered in inventive, modern interpretations that more than do justice the timeless originals.

File In: NostalgiaTony Osborne was one of Britain’s leading arranger-composers, and was the arranger of choice for Judy Garland, Eartha Kitt and Shirley Bassey. This release focuses on his considerable skills as both an arranger and a composer. Brass ‘n’ Ivory and Brass in the Night mix originals with arrangements of contemporary popular tunes and give Osborne’s many talents a well-deserved spotlight.

Brass ‘n’ Ivory; Brass in the NightTony OsborneDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4390

File In: NostalgiaThis collection highlights Frank Chacksfi eld’s ability to handle music from the standard repertoire as well as the more contemporary pop songs of the 1970s. The New Limelight features classic melodies by Cole Porter and Harold Arlen and timeless tunes from fi lms. Chacksfi eld Plays Bacharach is of a tribute to the song writing genius of Burt Bacharach.

The New Limelight; Chacksfi eld Plays BacharachFrank Chacksfi eld

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To Lovers Everywhere; From Mantovani with LoveMantovaniDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4393

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File In: NostalgiaThe lush, romantic sound of the Mantovani orchestra is heard here in two classic albums, To Lovers Everywhere and From Mantovani with Love. Both feature the great bandleader at the height of his powers, leading his orchestra through various Roland Shaw and Cecil Milner arrangements.

Great Film Themes from Many Lands; Vibrations Around the WorldInternational Pop All StarsDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4394

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File In: NostalgiaThe mysterious International Pop All Stars make their first appearance on Dutton with this release, which compiles two of their albums recorded for Decca’s ‘Phase 4’ series. Great Film Themes from Many Lands showcases immaculate, elegant renditions of music from the movies and Vibrations Around the World is a mélange of glorious melodies.

All Time Jazz Hits; Top of the WorldRonnie AldrichDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4395

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File In: NostalgiaPianist, arranger-composer and one of Decca’s best-known recording artists, Ronnie Aldrich, is spotlighted in this delightful Vocalion release. All Time Jazz Hits features Aldrich’s swinging, tasteful arrangements of classic jazz standards while Top of the World features Aldrich in more familiar territory playing standards with his trademark two pianos plus orchestra.

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The Mantovani Touch; Opere� a Memories

MantovaniDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4396

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File In: NostalgiaThe Mantovani Touch displays Mantovani’s ability to stay abreast of contemporary songs and melodies. Operetta Memories showcases Mantovani interpreting the cream of the operetta canon. The booklet accompanying this release features several rare publicity photographs of Mantovani.

Bavarian Merry Go Round; Wiener Praterbummel

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File In: NostalgiaFamed accordionist-composer Will Glahé makes his first appearance on Dutton with this release, compiling two of his finest Decca albums of the 1970s. Bavarian Merry-Go-Round and Viennese Merry-Go-Round are charming confections featuring Glahé’s virtuoso accordion technique backed by tasteful orchestrations.

Plays Lerner & Loewe; Plays Rodgers & Hart

Frank Chacksfi eldDutt on Vocalion • CDLK 4400

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File In: NostalgiaDutton’s third Frank Chacksfi eld release this month compiles a further two very worthy albums from the maestro’s extensive Decca discography. Plays Lerner and Loewe features legendary jazz musician Kenny Baker and session singer Joanne Brown. Plays Rodgers and Hart serves up more typically elegant Chacksfi eld orchestral readings.-

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Artist Label Date City State VenueAnonymous 4 harmonia mundi Oct 11 Simsbury CT First Church of Christ

Oct 15 Berea OH Baldwin-Wallace CollegeOct 16 Columbus OH Mees HallOct 17 Durham NC Duke University ChapelOct 24 Stanford CA Memorial ChurchOct 24 Kansas City MO Visitation Catholic ChurchOct 30 Annapolis MD St. John's CollegeNov 29-30 Washington DC The Music RoomDec 1 Villanova PA Villanova UniversityDec 3 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreDec 6 Santa Fe NM Lensic Performing Arts CenterDec 9 Minneapolis MN Basilica of St. Mary'sDec 11 Chicago IL Cathedral of the Holy NameDec 12 Milwaukee WI St. Joseph Center ChapelDec 18 Philadelphia PA St. Mark's ChurchDec 20 New York NY Corpus Christi Church

Colin Currie Onyx Classics Oct 30-31 St. Louis MO Powell Symphony HallNov 4 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage

James Ehnes Onyx Classics Oct 1-4 Baltimore MD Strathmore/Meyerhoff Oct 16-17 St. Louis MO Powell Symphony HallOct 22-24 Atlanta GA Atlanta Symphony HallNov 13-14 Philadelphia PA Verizon HallDec 5 Beverly Hills MI Seligman Performing Arts Center

Isabelle Faust harmonia mundi Oct 1-4 Sea� le WA S. Mark Taper Foundation AuditoriumNov 18, 20 Middlebury VT Mahaney Center for the Arts Concert Hall

Iván Fischer Dec 3 Cleveland OH Severance HallJohn Eliot Gardiner Soli Deo Gloria Oct 15, 17 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageAlban Gerhardt Hyperion Oct 9-11 Kansas City MO Lyric Theater

Dec 3-4 Miami FL Lincoln TheaterSusan Graham Onyx Classics Nov 5 San Francisco CA Herbst Theatre

Nov 6 Palo Alto CA First United Methodist ChurchNov 7-8 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchNov 14 Davis CA Mondavi Center: Jackson Hall

Marc André-Hamelin Hyperion Dec 12 New York NY Kaufmann AuditoriumDec 15 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreDec 18 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Angela Hewi� Hyperion Dec 1 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreDec 3 North Bethesda MD The Music Center at Strathmore

Stephen Hough Hyperion Nov 5-8 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony CenterNov 20-22 St. Louis MO Powell Symphony Hall

Emma Kirkby Hyperion Oct 18 New Haven CT Sprague HallOct 20 New York NY Carnegie HallOct 23 Cambridge MA First Church in Cambridge, CongregationalOct 24 Columbia MD Howard Community CollegeOct 25 Washington DC National Gallery of ArtOct 27 Milwaukee WI Schwan Concert HallOct 30 Overland Park KS Carlsen CenterOct 31 Bethlehem PA Central Moravian ChurchNov 1 New York NY Madison Ave Presbyterian ChurchNov 3 New Britain CT South Church

Dejan Lazic Channel Oct 1-3 Atlanta GA Atlanta Symphony CenterPaul Lewis harmonia mundi Nov 19-22 Chicago IL Symphony CenterLondon Symphony Orchestra LSO Live Oct 21, 23, 25 New York NY Avery Fisher HallWu Man Onyx Classics Oct 23 New York NY Zankel HallAnthony Marwood Hyperion Nov 8 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreJon Nakamatsu harmonia mundi Oct 10-11 Portland OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallSteven Osborne Hyperion Oct 29-31 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony Center

Nov 1 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony CenterMark Padmore harmonia mundi Dec 9-11 New York NY Gerald W. Lynch TheaterPhilharmonia Baroque harmonia mundi Nov 11 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallDorothea Röschmann harmonia mundi Dec 5 New York NY Zankel HallAndreas Scholl harmonia mundi Oct 9, 11 Boston MA Symphony HallAndreas Staier harmonia mundi Oct 14 Cleveland OH Cleveland Museum of Modern Art

Oct 16 New York NY Zankel HallStile Antico harmonia mundi Oct 25 New York NY Corpus Christi Church

Oct 27 Ann Arbor MI University of MichiganOct 29 New Haven CT Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Takács Quartet Hyperion Oct 11 Berkeley CA Hertz HallOct 17 New York NY Zankel Hall

Tallis Scholars Gimell Dec 4 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchDec 10 Berkeley CA Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Oct 3 Beverly Hills MI Seligman Performing Arts CenterNov 18 Philadelphia PA Perelman Theater

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C.J. Chenier World Village Sept 4 Rockford IL On The WaterfrontSep 12 Sebastopol CA Sebastopol Cajun Zydeco Festival

Mamadou Diabaté World Village Oct 18 Black Mountain NC Lake Eden Arts FestivalEthel Cantaloupe Nov 13 Sacramento CA Festival of New Music

Dec 18 New York NY World Financial Center Winter GardenKayhan Kalhor World Village Nov 6 Faye� evile AR Walton Arts CenterKlezmatics Piranha Oct 18-19 College Park MD Clarice Smith Performing Arts CenterPhil Kline Cantaloupe Nov 17 Brooklyn NY BAM Next Wave FestivalMasters of Persian Music World Village Feb 10 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert Hall

Feb 13 Berkeley CA Zellerbach HallAna Moura World Village Apr 17 Boston MA Berklee Performance Center

Apr 18 New York NY Symphony SpaceApr 22 Los Angeles CA Skirball CenterApr 23 Modesto CA Mary Stuart Rogers TheaterApr 24 San Francisco CA Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Omar Sosa Otá Oct 10 Middletown CT Wesleyan UniversityOct 22 San Francisco CA Herbst Theater

So Percussion Cantaloupe Feb 6 Ann Arbor MI University of MI: Museum of ArtOmara Portuondo World Village Oct 23 Los Angeles CA Royce Hall

Oct 24 Oakland CA Nob Hill Masonic CenterOct 29 Washington DC Lisner AuditoriumOct 30 New York NY The Town HallNov 1 Boston MA Berklee Performance Center

Catherine Russell World Village Oct 23-24 Indianapolis IN American Cabaret TheatreFeb 20 Ketchum ID Sun Valley Center for the Arts

Teraka� World Village Oct 5 Austin TX Cactus CaféOct 13 Santa Monica CA Dakota Live LoungeOct 14 San Francisco CA The IndependentOct 15 Portland OR Mississippi StudiosOct 17 Sea� le WA The Triple Door

Tinariwen World Village Feb 15 Chapel Hill NC University of North Carolina: Chapel HillFeb 20 Los Angeles CA Royce HallFeb 21 San Francisco CA San Francisco Jazz Festival

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