HIGHLIGHTSHigh Quality

Classical Music

Music of today is evolving and forever changing, but classical music stays true in creating harmony among the instruments.

Classical music is as time-honored as it is timeless. And so should the experience be.

The LabelWith a crystal clear vision — to offer an unrivalled classical music experience through superior audio technology — PENTATONE enjoys a reputation for excellence. PENTATONE is not only recognised for its pristine sound quality, but also for a catalogue that comprises some of the very best that classical music has to offer.

PENTATONE’s catalogue includes performances by conductors Kent Nagano, Sir Neville Marriner, Mikhail Pletnev, Charles Dutoit, Sir Colin Davis, Yakov Kreizberg, Simon Murphy, Lawrence Foster, Marek Janowski, instrumentalists Julia Fischer, Mari Kodama, Arabella Steinbacher, Martin Helmchen, Nikolai Lugansky and Nareh Arghamanyan, and orchestras such as The Russian National Orchestra, The Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, The New Dutch Academy and the Bolshoi Theatre.

The PillarsThe power of classical music

PENTATONE believes in the power of classical music, confiding in the philosophy behind it. We are convinced that music is an irreplaceable source and a pillar to the cultural human being.

Artists as ambassadors

Our artists are our ambassadors: the faces of the company, the evangelists of our belief. We have faith in their talent. We share the same passion and belief in classical music.

Premium sound excellence

PENTATONE stands for premium sound. We take listening to classical music to a whole new level by using the best technology to produce a high quality recording, in whichever format it comes, and in whichever format it is released.

Arabella Steinbacher

Violinist Arabella Steinbacher has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading violinists on the international concert scene and performs with the world’s major orchestras. Recording exclusively for PENTATONE, her diverse and deep repertoire nowadays includes more than thirty concertos for violin. Next to Mozart, Steinbacher has recorded Bartok, Brahms, Bruch, Prokofiev and Dvořák concerti. Her recording honours include the Choc du mois from Le Monde de la Musique, two ECHO Klassik Awards, the Editor’s Choice Award from Gramophone magazine and two German Record Critics’ Awards.

Steinbacher — whose Bartók Violin Concerto No 2 was on the list of Gramophone’s Top 10 20th-century violin concertos — releases Violin Concertos by TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Charles Dutoit in June.

“The world can never have enough brilliant, beautiful young violinists and Munich-born Arabella Steinbacher is a classic of the species.” (The Sunday Times)

BRILLIANT AND WONDERFUL

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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nr. 3, 4 & 5Festival String Lucerne

Sonatas for Violin and Piano by César Franck and Richard Strausswith Robert Kulek

Violin Concertos by Bruch, Korngold, Chausson, Orquestra GulbenkianLawrence Foster

Prokofiev: Two Violin ConcertosRussian National Orchestra Vasily Petrenko

Bartok: The Two Violin ConcertosOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeMarek Janowski

Violin Concertos by Dvorák/SzymanowskiRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester BerlinMarek Janowski

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Julia FischerJulia Fischer is ranked as one of the leading violinists of the day, captivating audiences worldwide with her music. Winning the international Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 1995 was a significant milestone in her lightning career. Since then, Julia Fischer has performed with renowned conductors and leading orchestras throughout the world. All CD releases by the violinist with PENTATONE have received major recognition and awards — many have received a Diapason d’Or as well as a Choc from Le Monde de la Musique.

“The German violinist Julia Fischer brought old school virtuosity [...] and made good tunes glow like jewels.” (The Telegraph)

OLD SCHOOL VIRTUOSITY

J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partituren for Solo-Violine

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos in D-Dur, Op.35, Russian National Orchrestra Yakov Kreizberg

Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Klaviertrios Nr. 1 & 2Daniel Müller-Schott, Jonathan Gilad

Mozart: Violin Concertos Nr. 1,2 & 5Netherlands Chamber OrchestraYakov Kreizberg

Mozart: Violin Concertos Nr. 3 & 4Netherlands Chamber OrchestraYakov Kreizberg

Brahms: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam with Daniel Müller-Schott, Yakov Kreizberg

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Marek JanowskiSince the late 1970s, Marek Janowski has regularly appeared at all of the major opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, as well as in San Francisco, Hamburg, Vienna and Paris. More than 50 recordings, including many opera recordings and complete symphonic cycles — most of which have received various international prizes — over the past 35 years have demonstrated Marek Janowski’s special mastery of conducting.

During his tenure as artistic director at Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Janowski has made 13 recordings for PENTATONE, including the complete symphonies of Anton Bruckner, a recording hailed by international music critics. The complete symphonies is released as a box set in April 2015.

THE AMBITIOUS WAGNER SPECIALIST

“Every so often a CD comes along that is just about perfect. That is how I feel about the new Bruckner Fourth from Marek Janowski and the Suisse Romande. It is swift and graceful, like the old Kertész,

recorded in limpid perspective, with sound that ranges from gleaming to glowing…Here is the best all-around Bruckner Fourth I know.” (Fanfare on Bruckner Symphony No.4)

RICHARD WAGNER REIHEGesamtaufnahme aller Opern Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester BerlinRundfunkchor Berlin

Der fliegende HolländerDie Meistersinger von NürnbergGötterdämmerungLohengrinParsifalRheingoldSiegfriedTannhäuserTristan und IsoldeWalküreAuch als 10 SA-CD BOX inkl Bonus DVD erhältlich

ANTON BRUCKNER REIHEOrchestre de la Suisse Romande

1. Sinfonie c-Moll2. Sinfonie c-Moll 3. Sinfonie c-Moll 4. Sinfonie Es-Dur5. Sinfonie B-Dur6. Sinfonie A-Dur7. Sinfonie E-Dur8. Sinfonie c-Moll9. Sinfonie d-MollMesse Nr. 3 F-Moll

JOHANNES BRAHMS REIHEPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Sinfonie Nr. 1 & Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn

Sinfonie Nr. 2 & Sinfonie Nr. 3

Sinfonie Nr. 4 & Ungarische Tänze

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Kazuki YamadaKazuki Yamada was the winner of the 51st Besançon International Competition for young conductors, receiving the Audience Award as well as the Grand Prize in 2009. Now rapidly establishing a name for himself on the international scene, Yamada performs with such orchestras as Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonia Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony and Gothenburg Symphony.

Yamada is Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and together they are releasing a series of three CDs with PENTATONE that are inspired by dance .

“Clarity, elegance, versatility, fluidity, sense of structure: the new Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande holds all the winning cards.” (Geneva Tribune)

A SPARKLING JEWEL

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Richard Strauss, Liszt,Korngold, Busoni, SchrekerOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeKazuki Yamada

Bizet: L‘ Arlésienne Suites, Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques,Gounod: Faust Ballet MusicOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeKazuki Yamada

NEW ARTIST

Then there were the bravura flourishes of the strapping and exuberant German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser…who threw himself bodily into a performance of Shostakovich’s

Cello Concerto No. 1… Mr. Moser’s (performance) fought everyone on equal terms, and he brought the house down.” (New York Times)

Johannes MoserPENTATONE’s newest artist and Artist of the Season July – December 2015, cellist Johannes Moser is hailed by Gramophone as “one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists”. His first project with PENTATONE is recording Cello Concertos from Dvorak and Lola with Jakub Hrůša and the Prague Philharmonia and is released in September 2015.

Johannes has received two ECHO Klassik awards and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik for his recordings. His concerto debut disc, which features the complete works of Saint-Saëns for cello and orchestra with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, was honoured as one of Classics Today’s Top 10 CDs of 2008.

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Dvořák & Lalo, Cello ConcertosJohannes Moser, cello, The Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrusa, conductor

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PentatoneOxingaleSeriesHaving shared ideas and projects for some time, there was no doubt for PENTATONE to join forces with OXINGALE RECORDS. In 2015, the collaboration will launch releases such as: “BEETHOVEN, Period”, the complete collection of sonatas and variations for pianoforte and violoncello recorded on period instruments by Grammy-nominated cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley; Matt Haimovitz recording Bach’s 6 Suites, followed by the re-release (first time outside North America) of Matt Haimovitz’s solo cello repertoire by various composers; “Shuffle. Play. Listen”, a groundbreaking recording which saw Herrmann, Janacek and Stravinsky come together with Radiohead, the Cocteau Twins and John McLaughlin.

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Bach: 6 SuitesMatt Haimovitz, cello

Beethoven: Sonatas and variations for Pianoforte and Violoncello.Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O‘Riley

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Matt HaimovitzGRAMMY-nominated Matt Haimovitz is acclaimed for both his tremendous artistry and as a musical visionary – pushing the boundaries of classical music performance, championing new music and initiating ground-breaking collaborations, all while mentoring an award-winning studio of young cellists at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal.

Haimovitz’s recording career encompasses more than 20 years of award-winning work on Deutsche Grammophon and his own Oxingale Records. Close collaborations have included composer Philip Glass, pianist Christopher O’Riley, actor Jeremy Irons, author Cornelia Funke, and mezzosoprano Frederica von Stade, among others.

Haimovitz’s honors include the Concert Music Award from ASCAP, the Trailblazer Award from the American Music Center, the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Grand Prix du Disque, the Diapason d’Or, and the Premio Internazionale

“Accademia Musicale Chigiana.”“…a musician who positively thrives on challenge…” (The New York Times)

RemasteredClassicsFollowing the success of the first five titles in the Remastered Classics series, PENTATONE is releasing numerous new titles over the year 2015. The series consists of a collection of precious multichannel recordings originally by Deutsche Grammophon in the 1970s, which were never before released on SACD. The collection features conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Pinchas Zukerman, Leonard Bernstein, Christoph Eschenbach, Claudio Abbado, and orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and Berliner Philharmoniker. Now is your chance to enjoy these magnificent recordings in the quality they already deserved back then.

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Joplin: Opera in Three Acts Gunther Schuller, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Bizet: Leonard Bernstein, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Berlioz: Seiji Ozawa , Boston Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Seiji Ozawa, Stuart Burrows, Edith Mathis, Donald McIntyre, Thomas Paul, Judith Dickison , Boston Symphony Orchestra

Narciso Yepes, Luis Antonio Garcia Navarro , London Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra

Ravel: Seiji Ozawa , Boston Symphony Orchestra

To celebrate the accomplishment of completing the works of four most

celebrated composers in the world, we proudly present you these beautiful

collector’s item box sets:

BOX SETS

Anton Bruckner The Symphonies Marek Janowski Orchestre de la Suisse RomandePENTATONE is proud to present Anton Bruckner’s complete symphonies recorded with PENTATONE’s January July 2015 Orchestra of the Season, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and conductor Marek Janowski.

This box set contains nine SACDs plus one bonus SACD - Mass No. 3 in F Minor - complementing the Bruckner Symphonies cycle.

“With typically impressive PENTATONE surround sound doing full justice to the orchestral panoply (not to mention the forceful choral writing), this is a disc that will please even the most demanding aficionado, complementing the Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski.” (CD Choice UK)

Bruckner: The Symphonies Marek Janowski, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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Limited Edition Wagner Box In 2010, PENTATONE decided to embark on the ambitious project of recording the ten major Wagner operas with the same musical forces. Never before had a record company recorded these operas with the same orchestra, choir and conductor, even the same producer, within a period of two and a half years. All of the performances (including the Ring Cycle) were recorded live, with each

opera being given only one attempt. It was recorded for the first time in multi-channel surround sound and — as is customary for PENTATONE — with the highest technical quality. Don’t miss the opportunity to own this jewel of a piece! The box set consists of 32 SACDs plus one DVD, which contains an interview with Marek Janowski and some fragments from Götterdämmerung.

“That sums up this surround set. This is as worthwhile a Wagnerian offering as you are going to see in 20 years.” (Audiophile Audition)

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Richard Wagner: The OperasMarek Janowski, Rundfunkchor Berlin,

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

BOX SETS

Tchaikovsky The Complete Symphonies Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: The Complete SymphoniesMikhail Pletnev , Russian National Orchestra Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Beethoven The Complete Piano Sonatas Mari Kodama

The autumn 2013 release of the final CD marked the completion of Mari Kodama’s extraordinary project to record the full collection of 32 Beethoven Sonatas for PENTATONE. As Gramophone eloquently phrases it: ‘Never bearing down heavily on the music, she always allows Beethoven his own voice.’

Once again Ms. Kodama meets all expectations in the pursuit of these horizons, and she entirely takes on the challenge with the last instalment of her critically-acclaimed journey through this ever-fascinating cycle. It is then only fair that this feat is celebrated in the form of a collector’s item SACD box set with its larger-than-life surround sound.

Beethoven: The Complete Piano SonatasMari Kodama

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BOX SETS

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