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Slavic Heroes

MARIUSZ KWIECIEN

NEW RELEASES JANUARY 10, 2012 JANUARY 10, 2012

“ This is the most satisfying recording I have heard of music from Las Huelgas and is another triumph for Anonymous 4."

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

CLASSICALharmonia mundi . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Alia Vox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8Ambronay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9Aparté . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9Channel Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10Dutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12Eloquentia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16Helicon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Hyperion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18K617 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23Mirare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23MN Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Onyx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25Mirare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20Piano Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28RCO Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31Wergo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32

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Catherine Russell's fourth album for World Village, Strictly Romancin' is a paean to natural attractions: to a lover, an art form, to one's family heritage. Our faithful heroine explores love's foibles, failures and bliss, from amorous to humorous. This acclaimed vocalist embodies the lost art of song savvy, inhabiting the lyric, and allowing each melody to shine.

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In Memoriam Montserrat Figueras • 1942–2011

Anonymous 4 on Billboard’s Classical Top 50 for 5 weeks

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Catherine Russell's Strictly Romancin’

Street Date: January 10, 2012

The harmonia mundi label rings in the New Year with the highly anticipated solo début by baritone Mariusz Kwiecien. A rising star in the opera world, Kwiecien's Slavic Heroes (p.5) offers a selection of Polish, Russian and Czech arias. Also on harmonia mundi are an album of choral works by Janácek (p.3) with Daniel Reuss and the Cappella Amsterdam and volume three of Kristian Bezuidenhout’s Mozart keyboard music series (p.4). New from Alia Vox is Mare Nostrum (p.8), Jordi Savall’s survey of the infl uence of the Mediterranean on the Western world's musical and cultural development. Channel Classics offers an album of vocal and chamber works by Vivaldi featuring soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and Florilegium (p.11). Key releases from Hyperion include volume eleven in the Romantic Violin Concerto series (p.19) with Tanja Becker-Bender and Fauré Cello Sonatas (p.21) played by Alban Gerhardt and Cecile Licad. Also of special note, MN Records presents a deluxe reissue of the groundbreaking recording Michael Nyman (p.24), James Ehnes and Vladimir Ashkenazy team up for an album of Tchaikovsky (p.25), Jonathan Biss begins a Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle (p.27) and Testament debuts a previously unreleased disc with the young Maurizio Pollini playing Chopin Etudes (p.31). In non-classical titles, Omar Sosa partners with Paolo Fresu on Alma (p.35) for Otá Records and renowned Balkan artists including Fanfare Ciocarlia perform on Piranha’s Brass Noir (p.38).

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Renowned Catalan early music soprano Montserrat Figueras has died aged 69. Along with her husband, viol player and conductor Jordi Savall, Figueras greatly enriched the early music scene. Followers of her artistry were rewarded with thrilling performances rich in emotion, scholarship and inventiveness. She will be greatly missed.

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IMPORTJanácek’s choral works draw on an extremely rich repertory of folksongs and folk tales. The composer employed idioms from Bohemian and Moravian traditions, with their characteristic folk dances and rustic nursery rhymes, and on the recently published Moravian Duets of his compatriot Antonín Dvorák, to convey a mixture of emotions, forever shifting between cheerfulness and melancholy. Daniel Reuss and Cappella Amsterdam are joined by tenor Thomas Walker and pianist Philip Mayers in this recording of rarely heard vocal music.

Czech choral music

JANÁCEKChoral Works — Six Moravian Choruses (a� er Dvorák)

Thomas Walker (tenor), Philip Mayers (piano), Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss

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Also availableMartin: Golgothaharmonia mundi • HMC 902056 (794881942923)

“The Cappella Amsterdam display a sound that is magnificently smooth and seamless.”

— THE BUFFALO NEWS

“It is hard to imagine a better performance than this sensitive and elegant account...”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

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IMPORTOn volume three of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart’s music for solo keyboard, fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on a modern reproduction of an 1805 Viennese instrument by Anton Walter. The program includes the much loved Sonata in F major K.332, alongside Mozart’s very last composition for piano, the Variations K.613.

“Kristian Bezuidenhout has a lively interpretive imagination, razor-sharp technique and fresh ideas...”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

More Mozart from Kristian Bezuidenhout

MOZARTKeyboard Music, Vol.3Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)harmonia mundi • HMU 907499

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Also availableMozart: Keyboard Music, Vol.1harmonia mundi • HMU 907497 (093046749729)“These interpretations — excellent to outstanding — are interpretations of today.”— GRAMOPHONE

Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol.2harmonia mundi • HMU 907498 (093046749828)“This is Mozart playing of such intimacy and tenderness, on an instrument able to respond with similar subtlety and nuance.”


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IMPORTPolish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has won over audiences in many of the world’s greatest opera houses with his powerful interpretations (not to mention his rugged good looks). For his fi rst solo recital recording and harmonia mundi début, Kwiecien employs his mellifluous and burnished voice to great effect in a fascinating selection of favorite Polish, Russian and Czech arias. The result is a winning collection of operatic gems, both familiar and rare. Kwiecien is accompanied by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lukasz Borowicz on the fi rst release from harmonia mundi’s new production offi ce in the United Kingdom.

“A once-in-a-generation baritone.”— THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

An auspicious operatic début

Slavic HeroesMariusz Kwiecien (baritone),

Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowiczharmonia mundi • HMW 906101

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Century Series Vol.2 — Chant of the Early ChristiansVarious Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908164

With the Century series, harmonia mundi’s fi nest artists invite listeners on a thrilling voyage of discovery of music through the ages. Reissued by popular demand, the fi rst ten single discs in the series are available once again, featuring repertoire from Antiquity to the late Renaissance. Performers include Ensemble Organum, Soeur Marie Keyrouz, Alfred Deller, Paul Hillier, Anonymous 4, Clemencic Consort, Huelgas-Ensemble, Dominique Visse, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs and Paul O’Dette.

Century Series Vol.4 —Troubadours & other Courtly ArtsVarious Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908166

Century Series Vol.3 — A Thousand Years of Gregorian Chant

Various Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908165

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Century Series Vol.1 — Music of the Ancient World


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Century Series Vol.5 — The Birth of Polyphony


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Century Series Vol.6 — The Century of the Ars nova:

A Revolution in the Late Middle AgesVarious Artists

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Century Series Vol.7 — Ars subtilior:

Dawn of the RenaissanceVarious Artists

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Century Series Vol.8 — Sacred Music of the Renaissance: Masses & Motets (1500-1600)Various Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908170

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Century Series Vol.9 — Songs & Madrigals of the RenaissanceVarious Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908171

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Century Series Vol.10 — The Rise of Instrumental Music (1450-1650)Various Artistsharmonia mundi • HMX 2908172

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDMare Nostrum (Latin for “Our Sea”) was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea, one of the most important

focal points of cultural, political and intellectual growth and exchange and dialogue in the history of humankind. In this lavishly illustrated CD-book, Jordi Savall and the musicians of Hespèrion XXI invite us to explore the facts, myths and legends of the Mediterranean and the sway it has had over many peoples and cultures — from Morocco to Israel, from Spain to Lebanon. Also featured on the recording are soprano Montserrat Figueras and Israeli singer Lior Elmaleh, one of the leading representatives of the new generation of performers of Andalusian music.

“Few artists today are as committed to exploring the fusion of musical cultures through history and the lessons that has for our own fractured age.”

— GRAMOPHONE

Music of the Mediterranean

Mare NostrumMontserrat Figueras (soprano), Lior Elmaleh (vocals), Hespèrion XXI, Jordi SavallAlia Vox • AVSA 9888

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Recently releasedLa Sublime PorteAlia Vox • AVSA 9887 (7619986398877)

IMPORTThe sumptuous music on this album contrasts the sacred and profane — from the fervor of cult of the Virgin Mary to the passion and ecstasy of Dido, Queen of Carthage. Focusing on works by 17th century Venetian Baroque composers, the album’s selections include Cavalli’s Lamento di Didone and Scarlatti’s Didone delirante (long thought lost) and a previously unrecorded cantata by Faggioli. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie d’Oustrac, accompanied by the ensemble Amarillis, offers powerful performances that evoke passion and virtue, worship and desolation.

IMPORTThe second Beethoven recording by David Grimal and the orchestra Les Dissonances is a benefi t album for the homeless. It features Beethoven’s fi fth symphony coupled with the Creatures of Prometheus overture and is presented in a special package that includes a DVD video focusing on preparations for the group’s October 2011 tour. Available only in PAL format, this DVD may not be playable on some home video players, but can be viewed on any computer with a DVD drive. The audio disc features exciting, exhilarating interpretations of these timeless masterpieces.

BEETHOVENSymphony No.5,

Creatures of Prometheus OvertureLes Dissonances, David Grimal

Aparté • AP 023

Ferveur & ExtaseStephanie d’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano),

AmarillisAmbronay • AMY 027

Balancing the sacred and the profane

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Beethoven favorites

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & multi-channel/ DSDJack Kerouac’s On The Road was released in 1957 and went on to become the textbook of the beat generation. To be forever-on-the-road was a new attitude in life, a present-day interpretation of the Bohemian type, and it came to inspire generations of pop musicians. For the arts, borders have always been irrelevant. Bach and Mozart sought inspiration in the music of all the countries around them. Bartók travelled endlessly. The works on the present CD were written by composers from nine European countries and the selection is nothing less than a journey through the trumpet repertoire of Europe. Wim Van Hasselt plays trumpet in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and teaches at the Amsterdam Conservatory.

Music for trumpet

On the RoadWim Van Hasselt (trumpet)Channel Classics • CCS SA 31811

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Also availableI was like Wow Jörgen van Rijen (trombone)Channel • CCS SA 26909 (723385269090)

“The leading recording artist for his instrument... strong and beautiful readings... gorgeous,

rich in tone, and full of life.”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & multi-channel/ DSDThe chamber concerto was a popular genre with German and French Baroque composers. However, Italian composers, who concentrated on opera, sacred and secular music for voice, appear to have ignored it — with the exception of Vivaldi. Our modern image of the “Red Priest” is primarily that of a secular composer, yet much of his work was intended for performance in church. The importance of sacred music for solo voice in the oeuvre of Vivaldi emerges with a bold statistic: of his fi fty or so extant sacred vocal works, thirty are for solo voice. This disc featuring soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and the English ensemble Florilegium pairs three popular chamber concertos with the Laudate Pueri and the motet Nulla in Mundo.

“Florilegium have the Midas touch. Whatever they play sounds precious.”— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

Vivaldi concertos and vocal music

VIVALDIConcerto Madrigalesco RV129, Laudate

Pueri RV601, Concerto Il Gran Mogul RV431a, Motet Nulla in mundo RV630,

Concerto in B fl at RV547Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano),

FlorilegiumChannel Classics • CCS SA 32311

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Also availablePergolesi: Stabat MaterChannel Classics • CCS SA 29810 (722385298109)

“The singing and playing are superb. This disc ranks with the

best versions available.”— FANFARE

IMPORTFollowing on the success of their recording of Benjamin Godard’s piano concertos, Dutton offers up the delightful piano concertos of Charles-Marie Widor, stylishly played by Martin Roscoe. Written during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Widor’s concertos were performed by several of the fi nest French pianists of the day, yet for some unaccountable reason have dropped from the standard repertoire. The fi rst concerto is lyrical and soloistic, exhibiting an almost Chopinesque pianism, while in the second, the composer more closely integrates soloist and orchestra. All in all, this is a memorable and multi-faceted musical journey.

IMPORTDutton presents a survey of encores and light music once championed by conductor Dan Godfrey and the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra in the period between the Wars. The album’s mix of short symphonic works and the sort of tuneful light music conductor Godfrey favored is striking and makes for a delightful program. World premiere recordings include Armstrong Gibbs’ tuneful ballet music from The Betrothal and Ina Boyle’s Baxian tone poem The Magic Harp. Ronald Corp and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra capture the élan and charm of this music perfectly.

Dan Godfrey EncoresBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ronald CorpDu� on • CDLX 7276

WIDORPiano Concertos Nos.1 & 2; FantaisieMartin Roscoe (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martin YatesDu� on • CDLX 7275

Widor piano concertos

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Charming light music from Bournemouth

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IMPORTThe third volume in Dutton’s pioneering Holbrooke series features Amy Dickson in the Saxophone Concerto — the fi rst British concerto for the instrument — and the ballet Aucassin and Nicolette, the latter forgotten since its run at Golders Green Hippodrome before the War. In both these sunny scores, we forget the grim, operatic Holbrooke evoking dark Celtic legends and revel in tuneful music that reminds us that he enjoyed considerable success as a composer of light music. The coupling is Richard Rodney Bennett’s delightful Seven Country Dances.

IMPORTComposer Frederick Shepherd Converse was a leading name in American music up to the Second World War. It was Converse who composed the fi rst American opera. Yet despite being widely heard in his day, after his death in 1940 he was soon eclipsed by the new generation of Copland, Harris and Barber. Featured here are his American Sketches, the Festival of Pan and the Song of the Sea, a tone poem after Whitman. These fascinating world premiere recordings are stylishly performed by Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart leading the BBC Concert Orchestra.

CONVERSESong of the Sea, Festival of Pan Op.9,

American SketchesBBC Concert Orchestra, Keith Lockhart

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HOLBROOKEAucassin and Nicole£ e – Ballet for Orchestra

Op.115, Saxophone Concerto Op.88BENNETT

Seven Country DancesAmy Dickson (saxophone), Royal Sco� ish

National Orchestra, George VassDu� on • CDLX 7277

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IMPORTThis recording of music by Arthur Benjamin brings the composer’s three string concertos together on one disc for the fi rst time. Featured works include the Violin Concerto, Elegy, Waltz and Toccata and the Romantic Fantasy for violin, viola and orchestra. Violinist Lorraine McAslan and violist Sarah-Jane Bradley are the featured soloists, accompanied by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by John Gibbons.

IMPORTConductor-composer Ronald Corp couples two supremely engaging choral works, pairing his own cantata And all the Trumpets Sounded with Michael Hurd’s appealing choral symphony The Shepherd’s Calendar. Both are world premiere recordings. Featured soloists are baritones Mark Stone and Roderick Williams, accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp.

CORPAnd All the Trumpets SoundedHURDThe Shepherd’s CalendarMark Stone (baritone), Roderick Williams (baritone), London Chorus, New London Childrens’ Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Ronald CorpDu� on • CDLX 7280

BENJAMINViolin Concerto, Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola & Orchestra, Elegy, Waltz and Toccata for Viola & OrchestraLorraine McAslan (violin), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), Royal Sco� ish National Orchestra, John GibbonsDu� on • CDLX 7279

Scintillating string concertos

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English choral music

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IMPORTIt has long been known that Moeran left sketches for an unfi nished Second Symphony. At last, conductor Martin Yates has realized and completed the sketches of Moeran’s symphony. Brilliantly played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Yates’s baton, this is an exciting discovery that all lovers of British music will want to hear. The equally fascinating pairing is Yates’ orchestration of Ireland’s piano suite Sarnia: an island sequence. Both are world première recordings.

IMPORTDutton’s fourth recordings of music by Stanley Bate features the second Piano Concerto and the fi rst Sinfonietta. It is coupled with yet another discovery, the music of Franz Reizenstein — whose second Piano Concerto is grippingly played by Victor Sangiorgio. Reizenstein was one of the many composers and musicians who were forced to leave Germany when the Nazis came to power. The disc celebrates the centenary of the birth of both composers.

BATEPiano Concerto No.2, Sinfonie£ a No.1

REIZENSTEINPiano Concerto No.2

Victor Sangiorgio (piano), Royal Sco� ish National Orchestra,

Martin YatesDu� on • CDLX 7282

MOERANSketches for Symphony No.2,

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Martin YatesDu� on • CDLX 7281

World premières from Martin Yates

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Gripping Romantic concertos

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IMPORTBach likely wrote his six Violin Sonatas while employed as Capellmeister in Cöthen. The sonatas realize a glorious synthesis between the severe style of German music and the fl exible and melodic writing of Italian music. This recording from Eloquentia features violinist Florian Deuter, formerly concertmaster of Music Antiqua Koln and now concertmaster of the Musiciens du Louvre and founder of the chamber music group L’ Harmonie Universelle. He is joined by harpsichordist Philippe Grisvard and cellist Balázs Máté.

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BACHSonatas for Violin and HarpsichordFlorian Deuter (violin), Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord), Balázs Máté (cello)Eloquentia • EL 1131

Bach’s evergreen violin sonatas

IMPORTFrancesco Provenzale (1624-1704) was a key fi gure in Italian music, standing squarely between Monteverdi and Scarlatti and fi lling an important role in the development of the Neapolitan style. His Missa defunctorum (Requiem mass) was likely composed on the death of Phillip IV of Spain in 1666. Its conservative style must have seemed archaic to listeners in 1666, reminiscent of the music of the great Flemish composers of the early Renaissance. This disc features performances by Antonio Florio and the Cappella de’Turchini.

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Live recordings from the Israel Philharmonic

MAHLERSymphony No.7Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin MehtaHelicon • 02.9647

BRAHMSSymphony No.4SAINT-SAËNS

Symphony No.3 ‘Organ’Alexander Gorin (organ),

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Helicon • 02.9646

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Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is sometimes referred as the “Song of the Night,” however this nickname was not Mahler’s own and he disapproved of it. In 1904, Mahler was enjoying great international success as a conductor, but he was also, at last, beginning to enjoy international success as a composer. The symphony was written during his annual summer holidays at his lakeside retreat over the course of two years. This performance featuring Zubin Mehta leading the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was recorded live in 2007.

MAHLERSymphony No.7Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin MehtaHelicon • 02.9647

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Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, his last, was completed in 1885 — twelve years before his death. It is particularly notable for its fi nale, a rare example of a symphonic chaconne that is adapted from the closing movement of Bach’s cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich. Saint-Saëns’ Third Symphony is popularly known as the “Organ Symphony,” even though only two sections out of four feature the instrument. Zubin Mehta leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in taut and colorful performances, recorded live in Tel-Aviv in 2006-07.

IMPORTEr n o vo n Do h n á n y i was one of the most extraordinary Renaissance men in musical history.

In addition to being a composer and virtuoso pianist, he was director of the Franz Liszt Academy, conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of Hungarian Radio. He was revered as a teacher — anyone who was anyone in Hungary was taught by him, among them Georg Solti. As a pianist-composer, his music grew out of the traditions of Liszt and Brahms, but his command of instrumental color and rhythmic élan is all his own. This volume, the fi rst of a complete survey from Martin Roscoe, encompasses nearly half a century of Dohnányi’s composing life, from the trenchant virtuosity of the Four Rhapsodies to the wit of the late Three Singular Pieces.

Martin Roscoe plays Dohnányi DOHNÁNYIThe Complete Solo Piano MusicMartin Roscoe (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67871

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Also availableRomantic Piano Concerto Vol.6Hyperion • CDA 66684 (034571166841)

“Roscoe’s superbly authoritative performances are majestic and

glittering as required.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTReger is one of those composers more talked about than listened to — caricatured as a prolific writer of organ music with a penchant for dense musical textures. However, he certainly was not averse to a good tune: the two Romances abound in lush lyricism, while the magnifi cent Violin Concerto shows him continuing in the tradition of Beethoven and Brahms. No less a fi gure than Adolf Busch championed it — fi rst performing it when he was just sixteen. The young German violinist Tanja Becker-Bender, who has already made such an impact in recordings of Schulhoff and Paganini, is joined here by Lothar Zagrosek and the Berlin Konzerthausorchester.

“Becker-Bender outshines most with her musical insights.”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Reger’s lyrical music for violin

The Romantic Violin Concerto Vol.11REGER

Violin Concerto in A major, Two Romances

Tanja Becker-Bender (violin), Konzerthausorchester Berlin,

Lothar ZagrosekHyperion • CDA 67892

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Also availableRomantic Violin Concerto Vol.10Hyperion • CDA 67838 (034571178387)

“Graffin plays superbly, with all the fire and tenderness required, and with glorious tone.”


IMPORTWho is Michael Head? His name may be largely forgotten, but Head’s compositions form part of the rich fabric of English song in the manner of those by Quilter, Gurney and Warlock. Born in 1900, Head worked modestly as a singer, pianist, teacher, broadcaster and adjudicator — writing his fi rst song (“The ships of Arcady”) at age 19 while studying at the Royal Academy of Music. Songs were at the center of Head’s composing life. He used to perform them as a kind of one-man band, accompanying himself at the piano. This disc presents a choice selection of his songs, setting poets such as Walter de la Mare, John Masefi eld and Christina Rossetti, many of them focusing on the many pleasures of England — its fl ora and fauna, its changing seasons and pastoral landscapes. They are sung by three of the brightest stars in today’s vocal fi rmament — Ailish Tynan (making her Hyperion debut), Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Roderick Williams, accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn.

Pastoral English songs by Michael Head

HEADSongsAilish Tynan (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67899

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IMPORTFollowing their triumphant Casals encores disc, Alban Gerhardt and Cecile Licad are reunited for a disc of music by Fauré. His two cello sonatas are among the masterpieces of the cello repertoire, looking back to the 19th century but also with an edginess that may well refl ect the time in which they were written — during and immediately after the First World War. Remarkably, Fauré was in his seventies by the time he wrote them. There is some debate as to how fast the last movement of the fi rst sonata should go — so Alban Gerhardt has recorded two versions, to be programmed to the listener’s taste. Alongside the sonatas are some of Fauré’s most seductive bon-bons, including the Sicilienne, Élégie and the Papillon (so-named at his publisher’s insistence, much to Fauré’s annoyance as he hated fl uffy titles).

Gerhardt and Licad team up for Fauré

FAURÉCello Sonatas

Alban Gerhardt (cello), Cecile Licad (piano)

Hyperion • CDA 67872

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Also availableCasals EncoresHyperion • CDA 67831 (034571178318)

“This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication and bold imagination.

Casals, I feel sure, would have approved.”— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

“ No praise is too high for Alban Gerhardt’s musicianship, commitment and technique...” — INTERNATIONAL RECORD

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The Earliest Songbook in EnglandGothic Voices, Christopher PageHyperion • CDH 55297

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Handel in HamburgHANDELSelections from Almira, Nero, Rodrigo, Daphne & FlorindoParley of Instruments, Peter HolmanHyperion • CDH 55324

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SCHUBERTPiano Quintet in A fl at Major ‘Trout’HUMMELPiano Quintet in E fl at MajorSchubert Ensemble of LondonHyperion • CDH 55427

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IMPORTThe overarching themes of this interesting collection of French Baroque concerts royaux and cantatas are war and peace. Composers Montéclair and Clérambault evoke the sounds of war with symphonies of trumpets, fi fes and drums, and a mood of peace with the dulcet tones of musettes. Martin Gester and his ensemble Le Parlement de Musique offer colorful and incisive performances of this fascinating repertoire. Both the title work, Montéclair’s Le Retour de la paix and Clérambault’s cantata L’isle de Délos feature the exciting young soprano Dorothée Leclair.

IMPORTThis dramatic virtuoso recital by pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, recorded in January 2011 at the Cité de la musique in Paris, evokes the excessive, sensual and imaginative worlds of such Romantic poets as Lamartine and Lautrémont. At the heart of the program, the large, two-movement Sonata by Jean Barraqué was directly inspired by the then 24-year-old composer’s admiration for Beethoven and Debussy. Neuburger’s own composition Maldoror and Liszt’s Funérailles, performed in the fi rst part of the recital, display the piano in all the demiurgic violence of which it is capable. A selection from Debussy’s Images II closes the program.

Récital de PianoJean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano)

Mirare • MIR 145

MONTÉCLAIRLe Retour de la Paix

CLÉRAMBAULTLa Félicité, L’isle de Délos

Dorothée Leclair (soprano), Le Parlement de Musique, Martin Gester

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Music of war and peace

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IMPORTThe year 1981 saw the release of Michael Nyman, the fi rst Michael Nyman Band recording and a groundbreaking record that presented Nyman’s unique take on minimalism and experimental music. Long out of print, the album has been a rare and sought-after collectable for many years. This 30th anniversary CD reissue features a retro-look black vinyl CD in a replica gatefold LP-style sleeve. The album was originally produced by Nyman’s ex-Maidstone Art School student, David Cunningham, founder of the Flying Lizards and producer of every Nyman recording for the following ten years. Much of the music is material from the early fi lms of Peter Greenaway, but the album also includes In Re Don Giovanni, Nyman’s classic deconstruction of the “Catalogue Aria” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Michael Nyman was a turning point in the composer’s career, marking the beginning of a new style and direction that ultimately shaped nearly all of the composer’s future works.

A long-awaited Nyman reissue

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“ Facing Goya is a fascinating example of post-opera at the turn of the 21st century.”— GRAMOPHONE

“One of the most interesting composers of the last few decades.”

— MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

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IMPORTAs a follow-up to his acclaimed recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, James Ehnes once again collaborates with Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony for an all-Tchaikovsky program, recorded live in Sydney. The disc contains the composer’s complete works for violin and orchestra, from the beloved Violin Concerto to the less frequently heard Valse-Scherzo. It also includes a delightful bonus — the Souvenir d’un lieu cher with Ashkenazy at the piano. This is a must-have disc for all lovers of violin music. Ehnes is a major talent who is fi nally getting his well-deserved time in the spotlight.

“Effusively lyrical, hair-raisingly virtuosic.”— THE GUARDIAN

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TCHAIKOVSKYViolin Concerto, Valse-Scherzo, Serenade

melancolique, Souvenir d’un lieu cherJames Ehnes (violin), Sydney Symphony

Orchestra, Vladimir AshkenazyOnyx Classics • ONYX 4076

Ehnes plays Tchaikovsky

Also availableMendelssohn: Violin ConcertoOnyx • ONYX 4060 (880040406020)

“This is absolutely up there with the best of them.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTAll Zones/ 65 minutesViktoria Mullova’s charmingly eclectic CD The Peasant Girl has received strong critical acclaim and signifi cant media coverage. A world tour for the album is now underway. This DVD charts the making of the recording at London’s prestigious Abbey Road Studios, and the camera catches Mullova and the Matthew Barley Ensemble performing complete tracks and relaxing and talking between sessions. The documentary is a moving insight into the Peasant Girl project, defi ning why and how it all came together.

IMPORTStimme der Sehnsucht, Christianne Stotijn’s recital of lieder by Pfitzner, Mahler and Strauss, confronts powerful emotions — longing, loving, grief, and a desperate wish to turn the clock back to happier times. The collection is dominated by the theme of night, an exploration of dreams, restlessness and darkness. It is a thoughtful and moving program from one of the outstanding mezzos of our time, sensitively accompanied by Joseph Breinl. Stotijn’s previous recordings for Onyx have received high praise, including a 2010 BBC Music Magazine Award for her disc of Tchaikovsky Romances.

Stimme der Sehnsucht — Lieder by Pfi tzner, Strauss & MahlerChristianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano)Onyx Classics • ONYX 4075

The Making of the Peasant GirlViktoria Mullova (violin)Onyx Classics • ONYX 4087

The Peasant Girl sessions

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IMPORTOne of the most exciting pianists of the younger generation, American Jonathan Biss is widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital and chamber music performances and for his award-winning recordings. He performs a diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart and Beethoven, through the Romantics to Janácek and Schoenberg as well as works by contemporary composers. This marks the debut release in Biss’ complete cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas for Onyx. The first volume features three works from Beethoven’s early period and one from the middle — the famous ‘Les Adieux,’ Op.81a in E-fl at major. This fascinating program illustrates how Beethoven’s sonatas developed from the early, virtuosic works of the 1790s to the assured compositions of his middle period.

“A young virtuoso and poetic pianist of the first order...”— CHICAGO SUN TIMES

Jonathan Biss débuts on Onyx

BEETHOVENPiano Sonatas Vol.1

Piano Sonatas Nos.5, 11, 12 & 26Jonathan Biss (piano)

Onyx Classics • ONYX 4082

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IMPORTVladimir Sverdlov was born in 1976 into a family with a long tradition of producing great artists. His grandfather David Ashkenazy, a formidable composer and pianist, and his famous uncle Vladimir Ashkenazy, were highly infl uential in his development. Sverdlov is a controversial pianist. His playing is full of extreme contrasts and deep emotions and often has a profound impact on his audience. This recording featuring Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Balakirev’s Islamey is not for the faint of heart. Prepare for some unexpected (sound) effects.

IMPORTArmenian pianist Sergei Babayan studied in Moscow with Mikhael Pletnev before settling in the US in 1989. He was a prizewinner in several important competitions — the Hamamatsu Competition in Japan (where he won fi rst prize), and the Queen Elisabeth and Busoni competitions. A wonderful interpreter of the great Romantics Rachmaninoff and Liszt, he is equally at home with Bach and Scarlatti, of whom a generous selection of sonatas is recorded on this CD, formerly issued on the Pro Piano label. It is a stunning display of clarity, elegance, virtuosity and heartfelt emotion.

SCARLATTISonatasSergei Babayan (piano)Piano Classics • PCL 0024

MUSSORGSKYPictures at an ExhibitionBALAKIREVIslameyVladimir Sverdlov (piano)Piano Classics • PCL 0023

Sverdlov plays Russian favorites

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IMPORTCyprien Katsaris is without doubt one of the most remarkable pianists of the 20th Century. His almost limitless technique enables him to produce fascinating flights of invention and imagination, spreading dazzling colors and magical sound effects. One of the highlights of his extended discography are his performances of Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven symphonies (numbers 4 and 5 are included in this set). His close affi nity for Liszt’s music is also shown in Katsaris’ devilish rendering of the Mephisto Waltzes and a transcendental interpretation of the Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude.

IMPORT“He is the only other pianist,” said the legendary Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli of Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998). How is it that one of the greatest musical geniuses of the 20th century is still so unknown? The answer points to the self-effacing personality of the artist — Fiorentino was no career-hunter, lacked a big ego and was always focused on serving the music instead of himself. This ten disc set presents the recordings Fiorentino made between 1994 and 1997 in the Siemens-villa in Berlin. It is a fi tting tribute to the talent of this a great musical mind and formidable virtuoso. The set features works by Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Prokofi ev, Scriabin and Bach.

The Berlin Recordings — Fiorentino Edition Vol.1

Sergio Fiorentino (piano)Piano Classics • PCLM 0033

LISZTMephisto Waltzes, Bénédiction de Dieu

dans la solitude: Bagatelle sans tonalité, Mephisto Polka

BEETHOVEN/LISZTSymphonies Nos.4 & 5

Cyprien Katsaris (piano)Piano Classics • PCLD 0025

Katsaris plays Liszt

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel / DSDThe concerts given by Bernard Haitink in his capacity as honorary conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are considered high points of the Amsterdam concert season. In March 2010, Haitink made a guest appearance with the orchestra to conduct Shostakovich’s Fifteenth Symphony. That concert performance is presented here on RCO Live in Super Audio CD format for the pleasure of music lovers everywhere. Haitink’s Shostakovich cycle from the 1970s has long been acclaimed as one of the fi nest made, and this new version will only add to the conductor’s reputation as a specialist in this repertoire.

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDThis fourth release in RCO Live’s ongoing Horizon series continues the label’s survey of new music and key composers from the live concerts given by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The two disc set features music by Mahler, Shchedrin and Berio coupled with works by Geert van Keulen, Detlev Glanert, Willem Jeths, Joey Roukens and Matthew Hindson. Conductors include Lothar Zagrosek, Markus Stenz, Ed Spanjaard, Susanna Mälkki and David Robertson.

Horizon 4Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraRCO Live • RCO 11001

SHOSTAKOVICHSymphony No.15Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard HaitinkRCO Live • RCO 11003

Haitink conducts Shostakovich

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IMPORTThis outstanding recording featuring Maurizio Pollini performing the complete Chopin Études is being offered for the fi rst time by Testament. It was made by EMI at Abbey Road a few months after Pollini had won the Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Peter Andry, who produced the recording, later recalled Pollini’s play-through of the fi rst set as a spine-tingling experience. “This was pianism of the very fi nest kind,” he said. “Rarely had I heard such perfection. He seemed to play these demanding works effortlessly. I remember the occasion even now as one of my greatest musical experiences.” The recording reproduces with striking immediacy and clarity a performance that captures the 18-year-old pianist’s sensitive and sympathetic emotional response to these works. This is a superb addition to Pollini’s extensive recorded catalogue and shows this great artist at the very beginning of his professional career as a musician of the highest caliber.

“His playing is powerful and precise, driven by a probing intellect and executed with steely,

virtually infallible fingers...”— THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Maurizio Pollini (piano)Testament • SBT 1473

IMPORTIf both the Bruckner ninth and the Schubert overture that opened this 1960 concert with the Berlin Philharmonic were Joseph Keilberth regulars, the Berg Violin Concerto was a newcomer to his repertoire. It became a personal favorite; it was also his fi rst-ever Berg score. Keilberth prepared it for the fi rst time in December 1955 for a Hamburg State Opera concert with André Gertler. “It’s really coming together now,” he noted, “but much still sounds as if it’s wrong.” A little later Keilberth wrote to his son Thomas, “I’m pleased that the Berg concerto now means more to you. For me, it’s the only 12-tone work that I like.” The performance on this specially-priced set features violinist Christian Ferras.

IMPORTAt the beginning of her career, Galina Ustvolskaya was regarded as an outsider in the Association of Composers in the former USSR. Today she is considered one of the greatest female composers in Russia. The fact that she mainly composed for the desk drawer in those early years, however, was not only due to the repressive ignorance surrounding her, but also due to creative psychological reasons. “My work routine is considerably different from that of other composers,” Ustvolskaya says. “I write when I get into a state of grace. Afterwards, the work is left to rest for a while, and when its time has come, I will release it. When its time doesn’t come, I destroy it.” This collection of works offers the listener a fascinating sampling of the results of this thoughtful creative process.

USTVOLSKAYAComposition No.2 ‘Dies Irae,’ Sonata No.6, Grand DuetRohan de Saram (cello), Marino Formenti (piano), Laura Mancini (wooden cube), Fabrizio O� aviucci (piano), Ludus Gravis, Stefano ScodanibbioWergo • WER 6739

BRUCKNER Symphony No.9BERG Violin ConcertoSCHUBERT Rosamunde OvertureChristian Ferras (violin), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Joseph KeilberthTestament • SBT2 1472

Keilberth in concert

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Getz/GilbertoStan Getz, João Gilberto

APO • CVRJ 8545 SA

DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile In: JazzPrevious to this Super Audio CD reissue, the original master tapes for the classic Verve Getz/Gilberto album had not been used since 1980. In the process of Analogue Productions’ remastering of the album, they discovered that nearly every version of this title released to date (including the original from 1963), had had the channels reversed. In addition to correcting this error, the present recording features the kind of restorative sonic magic one has come to expect from APO. Little needs to be said about this amazing album, which made the bossa nova style a permanent part of the jazz canon. The stellar performances of Stan Getz, João Gilberto and his wife Astrud Gilberto have made it one of the defi ning recordings of the genre and of jazz in general.

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The Complete Remastered RecordingsSteve LacyBlack Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1013

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File In: JazzGenerally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings. He was one of the few altoists to retain a distinctive sound in the 40s, when Charlie Parker exercised a tremendous infl uence on other players. Konitz’s association with the Cool Jazz movement of the 1940s and 50s includes participation in Miles Davis’ epochal Birth of the Cool sessions. Composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton has released well over 100 albums since the 1960s. Braxton’s music is diffi cult to categorize, and because of this, he likes to reference his works as simply “creative music.” Saxophonist and composer Steve Lacy came to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive Dixieland musician and went on to a long and prolifi c career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and dabbled in free improvisation, but Lacy’s music was typically melodic and tightly-structured.

The Complete Remastered RecordingsAnthony BraxtonBlack Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1012

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The Complete Remastered RecordingsLee KonitzBlack Saint/Soul Note • BXS 1011

The latest Black Saint/Soul Note reissues

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DOMESTICFile In: JazzAlma is a collaboration b e t w e e n s i x - t i m e GRAMMY®-nominated Cuban compos e r and pianist Omar Sosa and celebrated Italian trumpet and fl ugelhorn player Paolo Fresu , with guest cello contributions on four tracks by noted Brazilian conductor, arranger, producer and cellist Jaques Morelenbaum. The compositions are all written by Omar Sosa and Paolo Fresu, except for “Under African Skies”, a version of the popular track from Paul Simon’s Graceland. The music on Alma (soul) is generally melodic and medium-paced, except for a fi ery version of Omar’s composition “Angustia.” Fresu’s fl ugelhorn work is sweet and warm and the rich and playful musical connection between Fresu and Sosa is evident throughout the recording.

“One of the truly magnificent contemporary world-jazz artists...”— BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

Sosa, Fresu & Morelenbaum

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“ One of the most beautiful piano recordings of the year. Quiet, sparse and meditative.. Calma should be heard start to finish, as a complete work. It’s just that beautiful.”

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The acoustic Muddy Waters

Folk SingerMuddy WatersAPO • CAPB 1483 SA

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile In: BluesThere are a handful of landmark albums in any genre. In the blues, one of them is Muddy Waters’ Folk Singer. Originally released in 1964, Folk Singer was the only acoustic album Waters ever recorded, thus becoming the fi rst and perhaps best blues concept album ever. Waters of course started out playing acoustic blues in the Delta, and he’s clearly very comfortable in this return to his roots, which was designed to appeal to the mid-1960s surge of interest in folk music. His supporting cast includes a very young Buddy Guy on guitar, Willie Dixon at the upright bass and Clifton James on drums. The recording has enormous presence with ample room for Waters’ booming voice to resonate. APO’s remastered Super Audio CD includes two bonus tracks.

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDFile In: RockThis deluxe SACD reissue from APO of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Wish You Were Here was mixed for both 5.1 surround sound and 2-channel stereo from the original analog master tapes by Pink Floyd’s Producer/Engineer James Guthrie. On its release in 1975, Wish You Were Here topped the album charts in both the UK and the U.S. Refl ecting the band’s thoughts of the time on the music business and exploring themes of absence, the album contains the classic cut “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” a tribute to founding band member Syd Barrett. As they did with their previous release, Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd made great use of studio effects for this, their ninth album overall. The record’s winding soundscapes are perfect for the canvas of multichannel SACD. Wish You Were Here was selected by Rolling Stone for their list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

Wish You Were Here — 35th Anniversary Edition

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IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / BalkansBrass Noir presents some of the most renowned artists of the Balkan region, selected by DJ Robert Soko — founder of the popular BalkanBeat Party. Featured artists include the Boban i Marko

Markovic Orkestar and Fanfare Ciocarlia, following on the success of their internationally successful album Balkan Brass Battle. The Balkan’s Autoput is like Germany’s Autobahn. Initiated by Marshall Tito in the 50s as the “Road of Brotherhood and Unity,” in the 60s and 70s it became the much frequented holiday route for tourists and exhausted lorry drivers heading for the Orient. Today you can drive along it in peace, but Brass Noir is the ideal soundtrack to cruise on your own trans-Balkan highway, between love and disaster, violence and melancholy, romance and abyss.

The best of Balkan brassBrass NoirVarious ArtistsPiranha • PIR 2546

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IMPORTFile In: World / Europe / RussiaLike the Bolshoi Ballet, the prestigious Red Army Choir is the cultural refl ection of eternal Russia, and the extraordinarily powerful impression left on the listener by both soloists and chorus, who combine classical arrangements with spectacular showmanship, has earned the choir international fame. Here we have the recordings made by the son of Alexander Alexandrov, founder of the choir. They still prove to be one of the most potent forms of popular expression — regardless of their ideology — in the whole of the 20th century.

IMPORTFile In: World / Africa / GuineaSia Tolno is one tough singer. With a velvet and gravel voice reminiscent of the great Miriam Makeba, Tolno has triumphed over war, abuse, exile and migration. She’s defi ed deadly confl icts and immigrant woes, fi lled with a fi ery sense of right and wrong and with a deep love of music that bursts out of every twist and moan of her compelling voice. With songs that spring from her hard-earned wisdom and experience, Tolno shares My Life — arranged by French prog-rock legend François Bréant. The album blends Afropop, delicate moments of soul and rock, and traditional instruments to match Tolno’s earthy sophistication.

My LifeSia Tolno

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Historical Recordings Vol.1Red Army Choir, Boris Alexandrov

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The Red Army Choir sings Russian favorites

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Benin — Yoruba Music — Voices of MemoryVarious ArtistsOcora • C 560237

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Zimbabwe — Ndebele SongsInsingziOcora • C 560239

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Korea — Ritual Music for the Royal AncestorsVarious ArtistsOcora • C 560242

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Recorded in Benin in 1958, 1969 and in 1996-1999, the pieces on this album and the various photographs (since before 1950 to 2009) exemplify the richness and the diversity of Yoruba singing and musical instruments. Through ritual and entertainment music, voices of memory rise unchanged for many decades. The three singers of Insingizi perform traditional Ndebele songs, warrior chants, as well as political and revolutionary songs from Zimbabwe. The group says, “The insingizi is a rain bird. The female has a different song to the male, so when they sing together, they sound like a chorus. We like to think our own sound is as beautiful as these birds.” The Jongmyo Jeryeak refers to a combination of vocal and instrumental music and dances performed once a year at the Jongmyo royal shrine. For about 600 years, this solemn and majestic ritual music has been performed in honor of the royal ancestors of the Korean Joseon dynasty.

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France/Corsica — Canti & Musica — Profane Songs & MusicVarious ArtistsOcora • C 560234

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Czech Republic — Music from Wallachia, Hornacko & KopaniceVarious ArtistsOcora • C 600024

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Russia — The Tradition of Wind InstrumentsVarious ArtistsOcora • C 600025

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In Corsica, the voice reigns supreme — from the polyphonic intensity of paghjella and the poetic invention of chjama è rispondi, to lullabies, laments and funeral orations. However, the island also has a rich and varied instrumental repertoire. It includes music for the pifana pastorale fl ute, pirula fl ute, the powerful cialamedda, the cetera and more recently adopted instruments like the violin, guitar, mandolin and accordion. Songs, fl utes, bagpipes, guimbards, fi ddles and cimbaloms display the diversity of the music from Walachia, Hornacko and Kopanice. This collection of lullabies and Carnival, work, wedding, shepherd and bandit music is an invitation to listen to musical traditions as they are still performed today. Finally, Ocora’s album of Russian music for wind instruments features Boris Efremov leading the Moscow Chorus of Horn Players and the Folk Ensemble Ulitsa in a fascinating suvey of the genre.

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Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Jan 6-7 Washington DC National Cathedral Jan 27 Burlington VT Recital Hall Jan 29 Boston MA Calderwood Performance Hall Jan 31 Monroe LA University of Louisiana Feb 1 Li� le Rock AR Christ Church Feb 2 Jonesboro AR Arkansas State University Feb 4 Griffi n IN Rapp-Owen Granary Mar 5 Santa Barbara CA Lobero Theater

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Mar 4 Morrow GA Spivey Hall James Ehnes Onyx Classics Jan 7-8 Miami FL New World Center

Jan 12-14 Minneapolis MN Orchestra HallJan 19, 21, 22 Atlanta GA Symphony HallFeb 2-5 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallFeb 9-11 Philadelphia PA Verizon HallFeb 14 New York NY Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Bernarda Fink harmonia mundi Feb 25 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageGerald Finley Hyperion Feb 21, 24, 27, 29 New York NY Metropolitan Opera House

Mar 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseFretwork harmonia mundi Feb 8 New York NY Weill Recital HallVivica Genaux harmonia mundi Jan 25 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallMa hias Goerne harmonia mundi Mar 5 Washington DC Terrace Theater Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau Onyx Classics Feb 1 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion Jan 26-28 Sea� le WA Benaroya Hall

Feb 17 Kalamazoo MI Miller AuditoriumAngela Hewi Hyperion Feb 19 Austin TX Bates Recital Hall

Feb 23-25 Nashville TN Laura Turner Concert HallYossif Ivanov Aparté Jan 6-7 Columbus OH Ohio Theatre

Jan 13 Covington LA First Baptist ChurchJan 14 New Orleans LA Mahalia Jackson Theater

Olga Kern harmonia mundi Jan 19 Baltimore MD Baltimore Symphony OrchestraJan 22 Baltimore MD The Meyerhoff Mar 3 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Dejan Lazic Channel Classics Jan 5-7 Atlanta GA Atlanta Symphony CenterJan 12-14 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Concert Hall

Robert McDuffi e Orange Mountain Jan 5-8 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony CenterDavi Moroney Hyperion Feb 3-4 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchNash Ensemble Onyx Classics Jan 17, 19, 21 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallGarrick Ohlsson Hyperion Jan 13 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Jan 22 New York NY 92nd Street YMiah Persson harmonia mundi Jan 13-15 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Richard Egarr harmonia mundi Jan 26 Atherton CA Center for Performing Arts

Jan 27 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreJan 28-29 Berkeley CA First Congregational Church

Yeol Eum Son harmonia mundi Jan 13 Carmel IN The Studio TheaterJan 19-20 Knoxville TN Tennessee TheatreJan 31 Cleveland OH Brickner AuditoriumFeb 24 Germantown TN Germantown Performing Arts CentreMar 2-3 Glen Ellyn IL McAnnich Arts CenterMar 7 Worcester MA Mechanics Hall

Maurice Steger harmonia mundi Jan 27 Kansas City MO Folly TheatreJan 28 Ann Arbor MI Rackman AuditoriumJan 29 Baltimore MD Shriver HallJan 31 Easton PA Williams Center for the ArtsFeb 3 Union NJ Enlow Recital HallFeb 4 Buff alo NY Flickinger Performing Arts Center

Takács Quartet Hyperion Jan 8-9 Boulder CO Grusin Music HallFeb 11-12 Boulder CO Grusin Music HallFeb 19 Berkeley CA Hertz Hall Feb 24 Phoenix AZ Camelback Bible ChurchFeb 25 La Jolla CA Sherwood AuditoriumFeb 26 Pasadena CA Beckman Auditorium

Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier harmonia mundi Jan 27 New York NY Zankel HallFeb 1 Cleveland OH Gartner Auditorium

Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Jan 7 Detroit MI Seligman Performing Arts CenterShai Wosner Onyx Classics Jan 23 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallJoyce Yang harmonia mundi Jan 17 Fort Worth TX Bass Performance HallHaochen Zhang harmonia mundi Jan 22 Los Almos NM Duane Smith Auditorium

Jan 26 Myrtle Beach SC First Presbyterian ChurchFeb 4 Big Spring TX Municipal AuditoriumFeb 11-12 Greenville SC The Peace Center Concert HallFeb 18 Las Vegas NV Artemus W. Ham HallFeb 23 West Palm Beach FL Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse


Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Jan 6-7 Washington DC National Cathedral Jan 27 Burlington VT Recital Hall Jan 29 Boston MA Calderwood Performance Hall Jan 31 Monroe LA University of Louisiana Feb 1 Li� le Rock AR Christ Church Feb 2 Jonesboro AR Arkansas State University Feb 4 Griffi n IN Rapp-Owen Granary Mar 5 Santa Barbara CA Lobero Theater

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Mar 4 Morrow GA Spivey Hall James Ehnes Onyx Classics Jan 7-8 Miami FL New World Center

Jan 12-14 Minneapolis MN Orchestra HallJan 19, 21, 22 Atlanta GA Symphony HallFeb 2-5 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallFeb 9-11 Philadelphia PA Verizon HallFeb 14 New York NY Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Bernarda Fink harmonia mundi Feb 25 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageGerald Finley Hyperion Feb 21, 24, 27, 29 New York NY Metropolitan Opera House

Mar 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 New York NY Metropolitan Opera HouseFretwork harmonia mundi Feb 8 New York NY Weill Recital HallVivica Genaux harmonia mundi Jan 25 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallMa hias Goerne harmonia mundi Mar 5 Washington DC Terrace Theater Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau Onyx Classics Feb 1 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion Jan 26-28 Sea� le WA Benaroya Hall

Feb 17 Kalamazoo MI Miller AuditoriumAngela Hewi Hyperion Feb 19 Austin TX Bates Recital Hall

Feb 23-25 Nashville TN Laura Turner Concert HallYossif Ivanov Aparté Jan 6-7 Columbus OH Ohio Theatre

Jan 13 Covington LA First Baptist ChurchJan 14 New Orleans LA Mahalia Jackson Theater

Olga Kern harmonia mundi Jan 19 Baltimore MD Baltimore Symphony OrchestraJan 22 Baltimore MD The Meyerhoff Mar 3 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Dejan Lazic Channel Classics Jan 5-7 Atlanta GA Atlanta Symphony CenterJan 12-14 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Concert Hall

Robert McDuffi e Orange Mountain Jan 5-8 Dallas TX Meyerson Symphony CenterDavi Moroney Hyperion Feb 3-4 Berkeley CA First Congregational ChurchNash Ensemble Onyx Classics Jan 17, 19, 21 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallGarrick Ohlsson Hyperion Jan 13 La Jolla CA Sherwood Auditorium

Jan 22 New York NY 92nd Street YMiah Persson harmonia mundi Jan 13-15 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Richard Egarr harmonia mundi Jan 26 Atherton CA Center for Performing Arts

Jan 27 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreJan 28-29 Berkeley CA First Congregational Church

Yeol Eum Son harmonia mundi Jan 13 Carmel IN The Studio TheaterJan 19-20 Knoxville TN Tennessee TheatreJan 31 Cleveland OH Brickner AuditoriumFeb 24 Germantown TN Germantown Performing Arts CentreMar 2-3 Glen Ellyn IL McAnnich Arts CenterMar 7 Worcester MA Mechanics Hall

Maurice Steger harmonia mundi Jan 27 Kansas City MO Folly TheatreJan 28 Ann Arbor MI Rackman AuditoriumJan 29 Baltimore MD Shriver HallJan 31 Easton PA Williams Center for the ArtsFeb 3 Union NJ Enlow Recital HallFeb 4 Buff alo NY Flickinger Performing Arts Center

Takács Quartet Hyperion Jan 8-9 Boulder CO Grusin Music HallFeb 11-12 Boulder CO Grusin Music HallFeb 19 Berkeley CA Hertz Hall Feb 24 Phoenix AZ Camelback Bible ChurchFeb 25 La Jolla CA Sherwood AuditoriumFeb 26 Pasadena CA Beckman Auditorium

Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier harmonia mundi Jan 27 New York NY Zankel HallFeb 1 Cleveland OH Gartner Auditorium

Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Jan 7 Detroit MI Seligman Performing Arts CenterShai Wosner Onyx Classics Jan 23 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallJoyce Yang harmonia mundi Jan 17 Fort Worth TX Bass Performance HallHaochen Zhang harmonia mundi Jan 22 Los Almos NM Duane Smith Auditorium

Jan 26 Myrtle Beach SC First Presbyterian ChurchFeb 4 Big Spring TX Municipal AuditoriumFeb 11-12 Greenville SC The Peace Center Concert HallFeb 18 Las Vegas NV Artemus W. Ham HallFeb 23 West Palm Beach FL Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse

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Klezmatics Piranha Feb 25 Bloomington IN Bloomington Centre for the Performing Arts Ana Moura World Village Feb 4 New Bedford MA Zeiterion Theatre

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New Orleans Jazz Orchestra World Village Feb 4 Urbana IL Krannert Center: Tryon Festival TheatreMar 3 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall

Catherine Russell World Village Feb 18 North Adams MA Mass MOCAMar 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 Club

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 11 Santa Fe NM The LensicApr 13 Manchester NH Saint Anselm College: Dana CenterApr 21 New York NY Town Hall

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