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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 13, 2012

Our March classical release features eleven priority titles ranging from early music to contemporary favorites. Alia Vox offers a specially-priced collection that pays homage to the great soprano Montserrat Figueras (p.5). Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrates the centenary of Alan Hovhaness with an album of his choral music entitled From the Ends of the Earth (p.12). The harmonia mundi label’s four key titles include a lieder recital from 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 (p.11) and the world première recording of the 1712 version of Handel’s Il pastor fi do with new artists La Nuova Musica (p.10). Focus releases on Hyperion include Howard Shelley playing Kalkbrenner Piano Concertos (p.13) and choral music of Bo Hansson with the Royal Holloway Choir led by Rupert Gough (p.15). The great bass Ferruccio Furlanetto joins Valery Gergiev in a new recording of Massenet’s Don Quichotte for Mariinsky (p.19), while on Onyx Sascha Goetzel leads the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic in Music from the Machine Age (p.21), a collection featuring works by Bartok, Holst and Ravel. Finally, MTT and the San Francisco Symphony perform Adams’ minimalist masterpiece Harmonielehre (p.24), a milestone of American music. 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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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

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDIn November 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano Montserrat Figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her exceptional work with her husband Jordi Savall, both in performance and in recordings for their Alia Vox label, Figueras was famed not only as a vocalist but also for her scholarly efforts in the area of musicology. This comprehensive tribute album presents a selection of highlights from Figueras’ career. It includes recordings she made for the Astrée, DHM, EMI and Alia Vox labels. Appropr iately titled La Voix de l’émotion, this 35 track album is a fi tting celebration of the depth, power and skill that were emblematic of Figueras’ musical style.

“Figueras’ style of singing early music was at once steeped in historical sources and animated by freewheeling personal expression; she had a phenomenal ability

to make ancient song come alive in the present.”— ALEX ROSS

Remembering Montserrat Figueras

La Voix de l’émotion — The Voice of Emotion

Montserrat Figueras (soprano)Alia Vox • AVSA 9889

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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 EarthGloriae Dei Cantores, Elizabeth Pa ersonGloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 052

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Also availableMandorla: 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 disc… A complete winner.”

— FANFARE

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

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 Kammerchor led by Kammerchor Hans-Christoph Rademann includes his early Fragmenta Passionis (written when Rihm was only 16), the Fragmenta Passionis (written when Rihm was only 16), the Fragmenta Passionis Sieben Passions-texte and the major half-hour-long work Passions-texte and the major half-hour-long work Passions-texte Astralis of 2001. Astralis of 2001. AstralisThese 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

Choral music by Wolfgang Rihm

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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

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

Frederick the Great — 1712-2012 — Music from the Berlin Court

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Concerto per il Viola da Gamba concertataNICHELMANN

Concerto per il Cembalo concertanteFRIEDRICH II

Sonata per il Flauto traverso solo e BassoC.P.E. BACHSinfonie No.1

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlinharmonia mundi • HMC 902132

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Bach: 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

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

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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)La Nuova Musica, David Batesharmonia mundi • HMU 907585

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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,

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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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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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keyboard mastery makes a cogent case for these attractive and elegantly crafted works.”

— CLASSICS TODAY

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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.”— GRAMOPHONE

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.

More musical discoveries from the Royal Holloway Choir

HANSSONEndless border and other choral works

Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert GoughHyperion • CDA 67881

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— 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

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 & 9

Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Shelley

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“Crisp, clear and affectionate… Anyone new to Spohr’s symphonies would do well to start here.”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

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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

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

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

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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

Gergiev & Furlane� o team up for Massenet

MASSENETDon Quicho¦ e

Ferruccio Furlane o (bass), Anna Kiknadze (mezzo-soprano), Andrei Serov (bass-baritone),

Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers Ensemble, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

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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.

Korobeinikov plays Shostakovich

SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Concertos Nos.1 & 2, Prelude Op.34Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), Mikhail Gaiduk (trumpet), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko KamuMirare • MIR 155

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IMPORTAfter their acclaimed début recording for Onyx of Respighi, Schmitt and Hindemith, the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and their charismatic Viennese music director Sascha Goetzel have devised a fascinating program of ballet music composed during the turbulent inter-war years of the 20th century. The music refl ects the edgy, dangerous and turbulent political and social landscape of the period. Here Ravel’s La Valse, with its refracted memories of a vanished Hapsburg Vienna, is contrasted with the primitive barbarism of Prokofi ev’s Scythian Suite and Schulhoff ’s Ogelala and the lurid violence of Bartok’s Miraculous Mandarin. The disc’s rare gem is Holst’s ballet score from his comic opera The Perfect Fool. Though less concerned with human drama than the other works on this disc, the drive, energy and sheer brilliance of Holst’s score is very much of its time.

Sascha Goetzel conducts 20th-century favorites

Music from the Machine AgeBARTOK

Miraculous Mandarin SuiteHOLST

Ballet music from The Perfect FoolRAVEL

La ValsePROKOFIEV

Scythian SuiteSCHULHOFF

Ogelala (excerpts)Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra,

Sascha GoetzelOnyx Classics • ONYX 4086

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point of view… a most auspicious debut.”— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

Young pianists on Onyx

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SCHUMANNPiano Concerto in A minor Op.54MOZARTPiano Concerto No.9 in E fl at K271Sophie Pacini (piano), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Radoslaw SzulcOnyx Classics • ONYX 4088

RACHMANINOVPiano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30RUBINSTEINPiano Concerto No.4 in D minor Op.70Joseph Moog (piano), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Nicholas MiltonOnyx Classics • ONYX 4089

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Onyx offers two discs featuring two of today’s up-and-coming young pianists. Sophie Pacini won the 2011 Prix Marguerite Dütschler of the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad. In 2010, Pacini auditioned for Martha Argerich and a strong friendship developed between the two. Martha Argerich and Sophie Pacini worked together on the preparation for this, her début recording featuring concertos by Schumann and Mozart. The outstanding young German pianist Joseph Moog makes his debut on Onyx with a superb disc of two great Russian piano concertos. Anton Rubinstein’s fourth was once one of the most famous and popular concertos in the repertoire, and many of the major virtuosos performed this work into the early years of the 20th century. Rachmaninov’s third, one of the most technically demanding concertos in the repertoire, has been an audience favorite since its premiere in the USA with the composer as soloist and Mahler conducting.

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.

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. Many of the most prominent Russian masterpieces have been selected and the repertoire ranges from solo piano works to chamber music to symphonic excepts. 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 Artists

Praga • PRD 350055

GLAZUNOVString Quartets Nos.3 & 4, Idyll

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

Glazunov chamber music

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDThis recording represents the latest chapter in the long time collaboration between composer John Adams and Michael Tilson Thomas. Here, MTT and the San Francisco Symphony perform Adams’ orchestral masterpiece Harmonielehre, a milestone of American minimalism fi rst premiered by the orchestra in 1985. Paired with the joyful Short Ride in a Fast Machine, this new release from the GRAMMY® award winning San Francisco Symphony is a must-have for any collection.

A milestone of minimalism

ADAMSHarmonielehre, Short Ride in a Fast MachineSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson ThomasSFS Media • SFS 0053

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“ Harmonielehre is the work of an artist bursting with the excitement of new horizons… Michael Tilson Thomas is a proven master of this music.”— THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Also availableIves: Concord SymphonySFS Media • SFS 0038 (821936003824)

“A stunning success.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ StereoAt the end of the Second World War, the great conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt founded the Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks. The orchestra’s fi rst guest conductor was Wilhelm Furtwängler who on October 27, 1951 conducted a Brahms concert that has since become legendary. This SACD reissue presents this unforgettable moment in music with the best possible recorded sound. The label’s fi rst release of this material was awarded a Diapason d’Or du Siècle.

IMPORTTo celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of the great German conductor Hermann Scherchen, Tahra assembled this collection, which includes only previously unissued recordings (1945 to 1965). Scherchen (1891-1966) was one of the leading conductors in the middle part of the twentieth century, especially valued for his pioneering performances of contemporary music. He was essentially self-taught as a musician. After starting out in his teens as a violist in the Blüthner Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic, he made his conducting début in 1912 and went on to enjoy a fascinatingly diverse career that included teaching and composing.

Live — Enregistrements IneditsHermann Scherchen

Tahra • TAH 729

BRAHMSSymphony No.1, Haydn Variations

Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Milestones in historic music recordings

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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.

A new vocal discovery from Italy

Genteina¦ esaPiero SidotiChant du Monde • 2742079

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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.

Gypsy music from SpainPicasso

Niño Baliardo & Gipsy DynastyChant du Monde • 2742095

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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 vision of the

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SabilAhmad Al Khatib, Youssef HbeischInstitut du Monde Arabe • 321090

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 influences on his music including Flamenco, salsa, twist, rock, jazz, and

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PoksinaRené LacailleDaqui • 332047

fusion. However, 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.

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.

Kelmti HorraEmel Mathlouthi

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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.

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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

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“This is a brave and powerful record.”— SONGLINES

IMPORTFile In: JazzWith Ombre, the third album to be reissued in Frémeaux’s complete series of his collected recordings, Romane once again confi rms his place as a worthy heir to Django Reinhardt while renewing his partnership with the exceptional violinist Florin Niculescu. Romane’s compositions here cover the entire musical universe of gypsy swing, with pieces both acoustic and electric and genres ranging from waltzes to ballads. By 1996, long before the current vogue for swing, Romane’s six-string guitar had reached the summits, and for any enlightened fan of Django’s music, this record comes as a brilliant demonstration of his talents.

Frémeaux’s Romane series continues

Ombre — Complete Romane Vol.3RomaneFrémeaux • FA 540

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Quintet — Complete Romane Vol.2Frémeaux • FA 539 (3448960253925)

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Wrapped TightColeman HawkinsAPO • CIPJ 87SA

The Voice That IsJohnny HartmanAPO • CIPJ 74SA

We Get RequestsOscar Peterson TrioAPO • CVRJ 8606SA

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Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Mar 5 Santa Barbara CA Lobero Theater Mar 8 Coral Gables FL TBD Mar 10 Morrow GA Spivey Hall Mar 24 New York NY Merkin Concert Hall

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Mar 30-31 Savannah GA Savannah Music FestivalApr 2, 6 Savannah GA Savannah Music Festival

Jonathan Biss Onyx Classics Mar 27 Philadelphia PA Perelman TheaterMar 28 Washington DC The Library of CongressMar 30 Aspen CO Aspen Music Festival Apr 1 Berkeley CA Hertz HallApr 3 Santa Barbara CA Hahn HallApr 5 Princeton NJ Richardson AuditoriumApr 10 Omaha NE Joslyn Art MuseumApr 13 Kansas City MO Folly TheaterApr 15 New York NY Town Hall

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Mar 4 Morrow GA Spivey Hall Apr 12 Philadelphia PA Verizon Hall

Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Mar 27, 29, 30, 31 Boston MA Symphony HallJames Ehnes Onyx Classics Mar 16 Macon GA Neva Langley Fickling Hall

Mar 29-31 Sarasota FL Neel Performing Arts CenterApr 1 Sarasota FL Van WezelApr 2 San Francisco CA Herbst Theater

Gerald Finley Hyperion Mar 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseMa� hias Goerne harmonia mundi Mar 5 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Mar 15-17 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony Center Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion Mar 18 Indianapolis IN Indiana Landmarks Center

Mar 22, 24 Chicago IL Symphony HallMar 29 Philadelphia PA Perelman TheaterApr 2 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Stephen Hough Hyperion Mar 17 Walnut Creek CA Lesher Center for the ArtsMar 18 San Francisco CA Herbst TheaterMar 19 Palo Alto CA Oshman Family Jewish Community CenterMar 22 Ogden UT Val A. Browning CenterMar 23-24 Salt Lake City UT Abravanel HallMar 30-31 Pi sburgh PA Heinz HallApr 1 Pi sburgh PA Heinz HallApr 6-7 Indianapolis IN Hilbert Circle Theatre Apr 14 Corpus Christi TX Texas A&M Performing Arts Center

Steven Isserlis Hyperion Mar 4 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMar 9 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMar 10-11 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchMar 13 Palo Alto CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 17-18 Los Angeles CA The Maestro Foundation

Jerusalem Quartet harmonia mundi Mar 14 Philadelphia PA Independence Seaport MuseumOlga Kern harmonia mundi Mar 3 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Apr 15-16 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMariusz Kwiecien harmonia mundi Mar 5, 9, 12, 16, 21, 24, 27, 31 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseGarrick Ohlsson Hyperion Mar 15 Winter Park FL Tiedtke Concert Hall

Mar 17 Durham NC Reynolds Industries TheaterMar 19 Napa CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 20 Costa Mesa CA Irvine Barclay Theatre

Steven Osborne Hyperion Mar 2 Middlebury VT Mahaney Center for the Arts Mar 6 Miami FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Philharmonia Baroque, Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Mar 9 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMar 10-11 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchMar 13 Palo Alto CA First United Methodist Church

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media Mar 27-30 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageYeol Eum Son harmonia mundi Mar 2-3 Glen Ellyn IL McAnnich Arts Center

Mar 7 Worcester MA Mechanics HallTakács Quartet Hyperion Mar 13 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Mar 15 Winter Park FL Tiedtke Concert HallMar 17 Durham NC Reynolds Industries TheaterMar 19 Napa CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 20 Costa Mesa CA Irvine Barclay TheatreMar 22-23 Savannah GA Telfair AcademyApr 10 Hanover NH Spaulding AuditoriumApr 11 Durham NH Johnson TheatreApr 13-14 New York NY Zankel HallApr 15 Baltimore MD Shriver Hall

Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Mar 17 New York NY 92nd Street YShai Wosner Onyx Classics Mar 16, 18 Baltimore MD The Meyerhoff

Mar 17 North Bethesda MD StrathmoreApr 1 New York NY Walter Reade TheaterApr 13-14 St. Paul MN Wooddale Church


Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Mar 5 Santa Barbara CA Lobero Theater Mar 8 Coral Gables FL TBD Mar 10 Morrow GA Spivey Hall Mar 24 New York NY Merkin Concert Hall

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Mar 30-31 Savannah GA Savannah Music FestivalApr 2, 6 Savannah GA Savannah Music Festival

Jonathan Biss Onyx Classics Mar 27 Philadelphia PA Perelman TheaterMar 28 Washington DC The Library of CongressMar 30 Aspen CO Aspen Music Festival Apr 1 Berkeley CA Hertz HallApr 3 Santa Barbara CA Hahn HallApr 5 Princeton NJ Richardson AuditoriumApr 10 Omaha NE Joslyn Art MuseumApr 13 Kansas City MO Folly TheaterApr 15 New York NY Town Hall

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Mar 4 Morrow GA Spivey Hall Apr 12 Philadelphia PA Verizon Hall

Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Mar 27, 29, 30, 31 Boston MA Symphony HallJames Ehnes Onyx Classics Mar 16 Macon GA Neva Langley Fickling Hall

Mar 29-31 Sarasota FL Neel Performing Arts CenterApr 1 Sarasota FL Van WezelApr 2 San Francisco CA Herbst Theater

Gerald Finley Hyperion Mar 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseMa� hias Goerne harmonia mundi Mar 5 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Mar 15-17 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony Center Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion Mar 18 Indianapolis IN Indiana Landmarks Center

Mar 22, 24 Chicago IL Symphony HallMar 29 Philadelphia PA Perelman TheaterApr 2 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Stephen Hough Hyperion Mar 17 Walnut Creek CA Lesher Center for the ArtsMar 18 San Francisco CA Herbst TheaterMar 19 Palo Alto CA Oshman Family Jewish Community CenterMar 22 Ogden UT Val A. Browning CenterMar 23-24 Salt Lake City UT Abravanel HallMar 30-31 Pi sburgh PA Heinz HallApr 1 Pi sburgh PA Heinz HallApr 6-7 Indianapolis IN Hilbert Circle Theatre Apr 14 Corpus Christi TX Texas A&M Performing Arts Center

Steven Isserlis Hyperion Mar 4 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMar 9 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMar 10-11 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchMar 13 Palo Alto CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 17-18 Los Angeles CA The Maestro Foundation

Jerusalem Quartet harmonia mundi Mar 14 Philadelphia PA Independence Seaport MuseumOlga Kern harmonia mundi Mar 3 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Apr 15-16 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMariusz Kwiecien harmonia mundi Mar 5, 9, 12, 16, 21, 24, 27, 31 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseGarrick Ohlsson Hyperion Mar 15 Winter Park FL Tiedtke Concert Hall

Mar 17 Durham NC Reynolds Industries TheaterMar 19 Napa CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 20 Costa Mesa CA Irvine Barclay Theatre

Steven Osborne Hyperion Mar 2 Middlebury VT Mahaney Center for the Arts Mar 6 Miami FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Philharmonia Baroque, Nicholas McGegan Philharmonia Baroque Mar 9 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreMar 10-11 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchMar 13 Palo Alto CA First United Methodist Church

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media Mar 27-30 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageYeol Eum Son harmonia mundi Mar 2-3 Glen Ellyn IL McAnnich Arts Center

Mar 7 Worcester MA Mechanics HallTakács Quartet Hyperion Mar 13 Washington DC Terrace Theater

Mar 15 Winter Park FL Tiedtke Concert HallMar 17 Durham NC Reynolds Industries TheaterMar 19 Napa CA First United Methodist ChurchMar 20 Costa Mesa CA Irvine Barclay TheatreMar 22-23 Savannah GA Telfair AcademyApr 10 Hanover NH Spaulding AuditoriumApr 11 Durham NH Johnson TheatreApr 13-14 New York NY Zankel HallApr 15 Baltimore MD Shriver Hall

Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Mar 17 New York NY 92nd Street YShai Wosner Onyx Classics Mar 16, 18 Baltimore MD The Meyerhoff

Mar 17 North Bethesda MD StrathmoreApr 1 New York NY Walter Reade TheaterApr 13-14 St. Paul MN Wooddale Church

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C.J. Chenier World Village Mar 15 Washington DC Hill Country BBQMar 16 New Hope PA New Hope WineryMar 18 Webster NY The Harmony HouseApr 29 New Orleans LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestJun 15 Louisville CO Louisville Street FaireJul 13 Augusta ME Festival de la BastilleJul 17 Ridgefi eld CT Concert Happenings in Ridgefi eld's Parks

Zakir Hussain Network Mar 21 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallMar 24 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra World Village Mar 3 Berkeley CA Zellerbach HallMay 26 Minneapolis MN Orchestra Hall

Catherine Russell World Village Mar 1 Boston MA Scullers Jazz ClubMar 6 Sea le WA S. Mark Taper Foundation: Benaroya HallMar 30-31 New York NY Jazz at The Lincoln CenterApr 13 Washington DC Kennedy Center Jazz ClubApr 28 Syracuse NY Palace Theatre

Sierra Maestra World Village Mar 23 Madison WI Wisconsin Union TheaterMar 24 Chicago IL Old Town School of Folk MusicMar 29 West Lafaye e IN Purdue University: Loeb PlayhouseApr 1 Napa CA Napa Valley Opera HouseApr 4 San Francisco CA SF Jazz Apr 5 Los Angeles CA Skirball CenterApr 7 Albuquerque NM National Hispanic Cultural CenterApr 10 Taos NM KTAOS Solar CenterApr 11 Santa Fe NM The LensicApr 13 Manchester NH Saint Anselm College: Dana CenterApr 21 New York NY Town Hall

Talvin Singh, Niladri Kumar World Village Apr 12 Los Angeles CA Skirball CenterApr 13 San Francisco CA Rickshaw StopApr 15 Madison WI University of WisconsinApr 17 Chicago IL The Empty Bo leApr 20 New York NY Highline Ballroom

Tinariwen World Village Jun 10 San Francisco CA SF Jazz: Herbst TheatreMarta Topferova World Village Mar 15-18 Sea le WA Jazz Alley

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