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Bartók’s second Violin Concerto has long been an audience favorite. However, his first concerto, written thirty years before and only rediscovered after the composer’s death, has a fascinating story all its own and deserves much wider fame. True to her custom, Isabelle Faust has gone back to the multiple musical sources of the Violin Concerto No.1 — a work that was written ‘straight from the heart,’ since Bartók’s romance with a young violinist lay at the core of its creative process. Rising star Daniel Harding provides thrilling accompaniment.

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Hyperion's key releases of the month provide plenty of thrills, with Stephen Layton leading the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge in a second volume of Handel's Chandos Anthems (p.7) and pianist Cédric Tiberghien playing Dubois on the 60th volume in the Romantic Piano Concerto series (p.9). Other classical releases of note include the debut release on Riccardo Muti's new Ducale label (p.5) and SFS Media's TruHD Blu-ray video release of Michael Tilson Thomas' Keeping Score: Stravinsky, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the première of Le Sacre du Printemps (p.13). Our jazz releases offer plenty of heat this month. First up are the legendary Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers in their debut release on Jazz Village, Border-Free (p.19). Chucho is on top form, offering a fascinating blend of influences ranging from Flamenco to Moroccan Gnawa. Next up, Joe Barbieri offers a heartfelt tribute to Chet Baker on his new release for Chant du Monde entitled Chet Lives! (p.18). The month is rounded out with Analogue Productions' three spectacular SACD remasters of classic albums by Elvis Presley (pp.21).

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IMPORTThis recording by François-Xavier Roth and his period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles features Debussy’s orchestral masterpiece La Mer, alongside a previously unrecorded early work, the Première Suite d’orchestre. Little is known about the composition of the suite, other than the fact that the young composer probably wrote it in 1882 while he was still a student at the conservatoire. Although the existence of a first symphonic suite was known, all trace of its manuscript had been lost. Finally located in 2008, the orchestral version was incomplete (the third movement is missing), and the only surviving complete version is one for piano-duet. The Cité de la musique subsequently commissioned Philippe Manoury to complete the orchestration using these sources.

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DEBUSSYLa mer, Première Suite d’orchestre

Les Siècles, François-Xavier RothActes Sud • ASM 10

Period instrument Debussy

Dubois: Piano Concerto No.2Actes Sud • ASM 09 (3149028017625)“François-Xavier Roth is inspiring with his period instruments group Les Siècles who perform this

music like it’s second nature to them.”—AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

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Around Prague, 1922-1937Music of Ponc, Schimmerling, Burian, Hába & UllmannBarbara Kozelj (mezzo-soprano), Ebony Band, Werner HerbersChannel Classics • CCS 34813

Prague’s musical renaissance

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IMPORTThe city of Prague was a cultural hotspot in the 1920s and 30s. Three population groups, enriched by emigrants from Russia, the Ukraine, Germany and Austria, competed with one another but also inspired each other. This was the city of the composers on this recording by Werner Herbers and the Ebony Band, long known as champions of unknown or forgotten music from the first half of the 20th century. In the repertoire on this album we hear the old and the new, tradition and renewal, but above all, imagination and talent. When the border between East and West opened up in 1991, this music had hardly been heard in the West for some fifty years, having been suppressed first by the Nazis and then by suffocating communist rule.

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Also availableDancing — The Jazz Fever of Milhaud, Martinu, Seiber, Burian & WolpeChannel Classics • CCS 30611 (723385306115)

“This is a stimulating and interesting disc of jazz-inspired classical music.”

—FANFARE

Also available with Riccardo MutiMozart: Clarinet ConcertoRadio France • FRF 009 (3149028025224)

IMPORTSaverio Mercadante’s opera I due Figaro saw its first modern staging in Salzburg under the direction of the Italian maestro Riccardo Muti. Only in recent years have musicologists acknowledged Mercadante’s pivotal role in the development of the Italian Bel canto. I due Figaro presents an amusing subject which by affinity forms a trilogy with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. This debut release on the Ducale label was recorded live in 2011 at the Teatro Aligheri, Ravenna.

MERCADANTEI due Figaro

Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Rosa Feola (soprano), Asude Karayavuz (soprano), Annalisa Stroppa (mezzo-soprano),

Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor), Antonio Poli (tenor), Omar Montanari (baritone), Mario Cassi (bass-baritone),

Philharmonia Chor Wien, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Riccardo Muti

Ducale • DUC 045

Riccardo Muti’s label débuts with Mercadante

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Elly Ney Plays Mozart & BrahmsMOZART Piano Concerto No.15BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2Elly Ney (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Willem van Hoogstraten, Max FiedlerDutton • CDBP 9817

Rachmaninov Conducts Rachmaninov

RACHMANINOVSymphony No.3, Vocalise,

The Isle of the DeadPhiladelphia Orchestra,

Sergei RachmaninovDutton • CDVS 1921

Carl Schuricht & Clara Haskil Perform Beethoven — The 1940s Decca ‘K’ RecordingsBEETHOVENPrometheus — Overture, Piano Concerto No.4, Coriolan — Overture, Symphony No.2Clara Haskil (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Eduard van Beinum, Carlo Zecchi, Reginald Goodall, Carl SchurichtDutton • CDBP 9819

Arthur Bliss Conducts BlissBLISS

The Beatitudes, Introduction and Allegro, Things to Come — Suite,

Pastoral, A Colour Symphony, March — The Phoenix

Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano), Richard

Lewis (tenor), Gareth Morris (flute), Henry Taylor (timpani), BBC Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jacques

String Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra,

Arthur Bliss, Reginald Jacques, Constant Lambert

Dutton • 2CDBP 9818

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IMPORTHandel’s beautiful, intimate settings of liturgical texts written for the First Duke of Chandos are among his less well-known choral works. With this second volume of Chandos Anthems from Trinity College Choir, Cambridge they are proven to also to be among his loveliest. They are a perfect example of the composer’s English style, as heard in Acis & Galatea and oratorios such as Judas Maccabaeus. The soloists on this recording include internationally acclaimed Handelians Susan Gritton and Iestyn Davies, joined by the young tenor Thomas Hobbs, whose warm, lyrical tone is perfect for this repertoire. The choir sings with their usual youthful exuberance, tempered with elegance, style and precision, under the expert guidance of Stephen Layton.

Stephen Layton conducts Handel

HANDELChandos Anthems

Susan Gritton (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor),

Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge,

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Layton

Hyperion • CDA 67926

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“If there is such a thing as a British

early music dream team, this is it.”

—AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Also availableHandel: Chandos AnthemsHyperion • CDA 67737 (034571177373)“This choir always is a pleasure to hear — singers this

well trained and intelligent don’t put a foot wrong anywhere…”

—CLASSICS TODAY

IMPORTRupert Gough and the Choir of Royal Holloway offer listeners another f a s c ina t ing album of contemporary

Baltic music. The primary work on the recording is based on Estonian folk hymns collected in the early twentieth century by Cyrillus Kreek, who was the Estonian equivalent of Bartók or Grainger. During the Soviet era, the singing of these religious songs was forbidden and the entire genre was all but forgotten. By the end of the twentieth century, fresh light could be shone on these folk collections and composer Tonu Korvits was particularly struck by the music’s fresh possibilities. In writing Kreek’s Notebook, Korvits both pays homage to Kreek and presents his own totally modern take on the folk hymn idiom. Although there is a dramatic unity to this eight-movement work, there is much diversity in timbre and scoring. The effect is improvisatory in the creative ornamentation of the vocal lines, and suffused with dreamy textures that bring to mind the great tradition of Eastern European choral writing.

Contemporary Baltic music

KORVITSKreek’s NotebookRoyal Holloway Choir, Britten Sinfonia, Rupert GoughHyperion • CDA 67968

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“Rupert Gough has wrought wonders with his Egham Choristers…”

—GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTThe French pianist Cédric Tiberghien has made several highly acclaimed recital and chamber recordings. Now he joins the impressive roster of pianists who have contributed to Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series. On this release, Tiberghien is accompanied by Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony in three works by Théodore Dubois that present a captivating panorama of the composer’s stylistic evolution. The Concerto-capriccioso of 1876 seems like a preliminary study in the style of such composers as Weber and Mendelssohn, whereas the highly Romantic Concerto in F minor (1897) is reminiscent of Saint-Saëns. The completely unknown Suite for piano and strings (1917), for its part, resembles a neoclassical pastiche.

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The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.60DUBOIS

Concerto-capriccioso, Piano Concerto No.2, Suite for piano and string orchestra

Cédric Tiberghien (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,

Andrew ManzeHyperion • CDA 67931

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Previous release in the seriesRomantic Piano Concerto Vol.59Hyperion • CDA 67958 (034571179582)

“A stand-out keyboard experience.”—AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

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STANFORDString Quintet No.1, Piano QuintetPiers Lane (piano), Vanbrugh QuartetHyperion • CDH 55434

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Hear my prayerJeremy Budd (treble), Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, John Scott, Andrew Lucas (organ)Hyperion • CDH 55445

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MENDELSSOHNComplete String QuartetsTalich QuartetLa Dolce Volta • LDV 115

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IMPORTThis specially-priced, remastered collection from the Talich Quartet includes Mendelssohn’s complete String Quartets. The virtuosity of the Talich Quartet is immediately apparent in their sharply focused and subtle, understated approach to these staples of the chamber music repertoire. These benchmark performances, full of structure, sensitivity and unassuming beauty, have been carefully remastered from the original Calliope recordings by the enterprising young label La Dolce Volta.

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IMPORTOrganist André Isoir combines a technical virtuosity with an inner reflection that elevates the instrument to a whole new level. This specially priced three disc reissue includes J.S. Bach’s five solo organ Concertos, six Trio Sonatas and works for organ and orchestra. Skillfully backed by Le Parlement de Musique under the direction of Martin Gester, Isoir’s illuminating performances have been carefully remastered from the original Calliope recordings by the enterprising young label La Dolce Volta.

IMPORTArnold Schoenberg, composer of the celebrated monodrama Pierrot lunaire, wrote five sets of piano pieces that roughly correspond to various phases of his stylistic development. Despite moving from a tonal idiom to atonality and then to twelve-note writing, these works retain a remarkable stylistic unity. In performances of great finesse, pianist Florent Boffard showcases these fascinating pieces, written by a master composer whose works and theories exerted a profound influence on most of the 20th century. Also included with the recording is a bonus DVD with a film about Schoenberg featuring Boffard.

SCHOENBERGWorks for Piano

Florent Boffard (piano)Mirare • MIR 191

BACHL’orgue concertant —

Sinfonias, Sonates & ConcertosAndré Isoir (organ),

Le Parlement de Musique, Martin GesterLa Dolce Volta • LDV 118

Isoir’s illuminating Bach

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IMPORTFor many years, Pascal Rogé has been considered one of the premier interpreters of French piano repertoire. His albums of Satie and Debussy are considered benchmark recordings. For this offering, Rogé is joined by his wife Ami in a program of French masterworks for orchestra by Debussy and Ravel in arrangements for two pianos. It features Ravel’s 1908 transcription of Debussy’s Fêtes, Rogé’s own arrangement of La mer, Ravel’s Rhapsodie espagnole and the joyful Scherzo by Camille Saint-Saëns.

IMPORT / SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDPraga’s second SACD anthology of historic recordings of music by Manuel de Falla includes a diverse selection of works performed by a wealth of star performers. The lead work on the disc is the complete ballet El Amor Brujo performed by Eugene Ansermet and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Also included are solo works with pianist Alicia de Larrocha, songs with soprano Victoria de los Angeles and a harpsichord concerto featuring Robert Veyron-Lacroix. Part of the label’s Reminiscences series, these recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s have been carefully remastered for Super Audio from stereo and bi-channel originals.

FALLAEl Amor Brujo, Concerto for Harpsichord, Siete Canciones populares Españolas, Piezas Españolas, Fantasia BéticaVictoria de los Angeles (soprano), Marina de Gabarain (mezzo-soprano), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Gonzalo Soriano (piano), Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord), National of Spain Soloists, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Ataulfo ArgentaPraga • PRD 350090

DEBUSSYLa mer, Fêtes, Prélude l’après-midi d’un fauneRAVELRapsodie espagnole, Ma mère l’OyeSAINT-SAËNSScherzoAmi Rogé (piano), Pascal Rogé (piano)Onyx Classics • ONYX 4117

Definitive Debussy

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IMPORT127 Minutes, 16:9 widescreen (documentary);

HD 16:9 widescreen (concert); 5.1 surround sound; Dolby TrueHD 96K

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MTT’s Stravinsky, now on Blu-ray

Keeping Score — Revealing Classical MusicSTRAVINSKY

The Rite of SpringSan Francisco Symphony,

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This Blu-ray disc reissue commemorating the 100th anniversary of the premiere of The Rite of Spring features Dolby TrueHD 96K audio. In 1913, the work’s shocking music and dance may have provoked a riot, but soon afterwards it was recognized as perhaps the most revolutionary piece of the century. On this disc, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony take you from the salons of St. Petersburg to the villages where Stravinsky found inspiration in the earthy power of Russian folk music and dance, to the cultural crossroads of prewar Paris. Presented for the first time on Blu-ray, Keeping Score: Stravinsky features a thought-provoking documentary and brilliant live concert performances.

Previous release in the seriesKeeping Score — MahlerSFS Media • SFS 60042 (821936004296)“One of the most impressive things about the

series is the role played by individual musicians in the orchestra.”

—WALL STREET JOURNAL

IMPORTThis special release from SFS Media features conductor Donato Cabrera leading the world-renowned San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra in a recording of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No.1, performed live at the Berlin Philharmonie during the Orchestra’s eighth European tour. This album features one of the finest youth ensembles in the world, comprised of more than one hundred of the Bay Area’s most talented young instrumentalists. Mahler’s colorful symphony provides ample chance for these future stars to shine.

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra plays Mahler

MAHLERSymphony No.1 — Live at the Berlin PhilharmonieSan Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, Donato CabreraSFS Media • SFS 0067

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About the ArtiStS“The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra tear through works of the standard orchestral repertoire with precision and dramatic flair —

hugely impressive.”—SFGATE.COM

IMPORTZeit(t)räume, dedicated to works by Stockhausen and Berio, features soprano Claudia Böttcher and pianist Jovita Zähl. Stockhausen’s music box cycle Tierkreis is presented here in a version for soprano and piano alongside his Klavierstück IX, which exemplifies principles of his serial thinking. In Berio’s Sequenza III, a wealth of emotional states is expressed, while the special charm that characterizes Quattro Canzoni poplari is rooted in the composer’s fascinating interpretations of traditional folk songs.

IMPORTWritten over a span of forty years, these compositions by Sofia Gubaidulina have become staples of the double bass literature. In Pantomime, one immediately senses a certain theatricality, which is evoked by dramatic pauses and dynamic progressions. Originally written for cello, the Preludes were later arranged for double bass. For In Croce, Gubaidulina pairs the bass with a bayan, (a Russian accordion). The work was inspired by the composer’s experiments with folk instruments. Bassist Daniele Roccato is accompanied by pianist Fabrizio Ottaviucci and bayan player Massimiliano Pitocco.

GUBAIDULINAWorks for Double Bass —

In Croce, Sonata, Pantomime, PreludesDaniele Roccato (double bass),

Fabrizio Ottaviucci (piano), Massimiliano Pitocco (bayan)

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Sequenza III, Quattro Canzoni poplariClaudia Böttcher (soprano),

Jovita Zähl (piano)Wergo • WER 6749

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDPreviously Available as APFCD 005 (753088000522) Deleted June 2002File in: FolkThe Weavers are probably the greatest folk group of the past century. Although they fostered the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the group’s songs are better known than their own performances. Peter, Paul and Mary took the early Weavers song “If I Had a Hammer” into the Top 10 and the Tokens pilfered the Weavers song “Wimoweh” and hit the charts with “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. This SACD reissue compiles recordings made at two historic concerts celebrating the Weavers’ 15th anniversary. Recorded on location at Carnegie Hall on May 2 and 3, 1963, it features fourteen of the group’s hits including “Goodnight Irene” and “Woke Up This Morning.” Analogue Productions, working with Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio, presents a glorious, audiophile remaster of this classic album in three-channel stereo.

The Weavers in multi-channelReunion at Carnegie Hall 1963The WeaversAPO • CAPF 005 SA

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DOMESTICFile in: GospelBeyond The 4 Walls marks the triumphant return of the Campbell Brothers to studio recording after a hiatus of far too many years. Since they were first heard outside their church almost fifteen years ago, the group has been on an incredible and often arduous journey, balancing their faith with their desire to take their music to new audiences. The brothers alternatively pluck heartstrings and wail righteously as practitioners of Sacred Steel — African-American gospel music with electric steel guitar and vocals. National Public Radio said that the Campbell Brothers’ music is, “every bit as earth-shattering as (Robert) Johnson’s music was in the ‘30s. It’s a soul-stirring blend of gospel and the power and volume of electric blues and rock, a sound as hot as brimstone that kicks holy butt. It’s also shredding perceptions of country’s signature instrument and the limitations of church music.”

Sacred Steel from the Campbell Brothers

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IMPORTFile in: JazzThere are plenty of fine mus i c i an s who have celebrated Chet Baker the trumpet player, but

far fewer who have given fitting tribute to Chet Baker’s equally compelling vocals. Joe Barbieri is without a doubt a worthy candidate. With his smooth yet fragile tone, his acute yet profound sensitivity and his ability to leave his own ego totally to one side, Barbieri tackles Chet’s repertoire with a wise man’s simplicity and an admirer’s humble respect. Originally from Naples, Barbieri has already demonstrated his ample talents on albums including his 2012 Chant du Monde release Respiro. Like Chet’s, his voice brushes lightly over us rather than caressing us, maintaining a precarious balance and a natural, innocent touch. Chet Lives! is the selfless homage of an eternal fan.

A vocal homage to Chet Baker

Chet LivesJoe BarbieriChant du Monde • 2742258

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Also availableRespiroChant du Monde • 2742178 (3149024217821)

“Brimming with elegance and sophistication…”

—CRITICAL JAZZ

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Border-FreeChucho Valdés

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AdVAnCereVieWS“His dazzling virtuosity as a pianist, his prodigious talents as a composer and

his ingenious arrangements unite to create a music that enthralls.”

—LATINJAZZNET.COM

✶✶✶✶ “Valdes’ every dancing intro, incisive fill and storming chordal eruption on piano is always

irresistable, and his solo opener on the breathless Congadanza is a 9-minute

exposition of exactly why he remains one of jazz piano’s most majestic virtuosos.”

—THE GUARDIAN

Also available featuring Chucho ValdésLive at Ronnie Scott’s, BirminghamFirst Hand Records • FHR 20 (5060216340159)

“ This release is the perfect way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of probably the most influential and greatest Afro-Latin jazz band of all time, Irakere.”

—LATIN JAZZ NETWORK

IMPORTFile in: JazzCuba’s foremost j a z z p i a n i s t Chucho Valdés — winner of five GRAMMY® Awards and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards — has developed a brand new repertoire. Boasting a new line-up for his band, The Afro-Cuban Messengers, and a guest appearance from saxophonist Branford Marsalis on three tracks, his new album Border-Free takes us through an eclectic range of pieces. Alongside new sources of inspiration (the music of the North American Indians and of the Arab-Andalusian culture), the album is infused with the verve of Valdés’s early trail-blazing Cuban jazz ensemble Irakere, his nostalgia for Cuban big bands, the punch of hard bop, the magical rhythms of the Yoruba drums and of course the spiritual lyricism that is the mark of all great jazz.

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IMPORTFile in: JazzSinger Mary Stallings has enchanted audiences around the world with her divine musicality, elegant stage presence, and a voice that is, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, “supple and timeless, encompassing the whole history of music.” Stallings’s more than forty years of experience — from her start with the bands of Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie to the undiluted passion of her solo recordings — shine through with every note. The New York Times says she’s, “perhaps the best jazz singer alive today” and her latest HighNote recording offers ample proof. With the supremely gifted pianist, composer and arranger Eric Reed as Music Director, Stallings offers ten tunes that show the full range of her considerable talents. From bluesy swing to hushed seductive tones, Mary Stallings has it all.

IMPORTFile in: JazzAndy Bey — vocalist, pianist and composer — could be called a late bloomer. He’s been performing professionally since he was a kid, but much of his long career flew under the press radar. Now he’s reaping real recognition, winning the Jazz Journalists Association award for best male jazz singer three times in the last few years while his work inspires the high priests of jazz criticism to florid prose. So here is Andy Bey, backed only by his own piano playing — which at one time, propelled the bands of Roland Kirk, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Cecil Taylor and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis — singing with a luxuriant, mature approach that pulls no punches. His delivery is totally unique. He has a message to get out, a story to tell and tell it he does. Featuring four of his own intensely personal compositions the set list is as thought-provoking as it is satisfying, just like Andy Bey himself.

The World According to Andy BeyAndy BeyHighNote • HCD 7253

But BeautifulMary StallingsHighNote • HCD 7250

Jazz excellence from HighNote

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The best of Elvis, now on sacd

Stereo ‘57 (Essential Elvis Vol.2)Elvis PresleyAPO • CAPP 057 SA

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24 Karat Hits!Elvis PresleyAPO • CAPP 2040 SA

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Elvis is Back!Elvis PresleyAPO • CAPP 2231 SA

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It’s no understatement to call Elvis Presley the chief catalyst of the rock ‘n’ roll era. During the 1950s, Presley’s records spent a collective 53 weeks in the No.1 chart position. These three SACDs from Analogue Productions were remastered from the original analog tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound. The King’s best work has never sounded so intimate, detailed, present and alive. Stereo ‘57 was taken from 2-track recordings dating from sessions at which Presley produced material for two EPs and the soundtrack for the film “Loving You.” They’re the only known recordings surviving from the pre-stereo era. 24 Karat Hits features two dozen of the King’s greatest hits. This long-out-of-print audiophile favorite is known for its first-rate sound quality. Presley’s first full-length release after leaving the Army, aptly titled Elvis Is Back! was the answer to fans waiting eagerly for new material. All of the album’s songs would go on to become monumental worldwide hits.

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile in: Pop - RockFrom the moment she first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1979, Rickie Lee Jones has challenged her listeners and the establishment with an absorbing musical vision that defies border and classification. Neither punk nor pop, she tottered on a thread of her own device, jazz — the old musical kind — and R&B, the Motown thread that permeates her work. Her self-titled debut album, released in ‘79 by Warner Bros., was a multi-million selling hit. Jones secured five GRAMMY® Award nominations, and won Best New Artist in 1980. Traffic from Paradise, released in 1993, features contributions from Leo Kottke, David Hidalgo and Jim Keltner, among others.

DOMESTICPreviously Available as CAPP 027 (753088000270) Deleted June 2002File in: Pop - RockThis album finds Janis Ian’s voice in its purest, most vital form ever. The tracks were recorded as live as possible without sounding retro. This 1992 all-analogue recording, praised as much for the artist’s too infrequently heard talents as for its recorded dynamics, is now available on an equally meticulous transfer to gold-plated CD, returned to the catalog after a 10 year absence. Matched with Ian’s very personal songs, delivered in a voice that draws you in close in confidence, Breaking Silence is one of the very few recordings of recent years that by reproducing a pure analogue sound, has attained true audiophile status. This CD has been remastered using the 20+16 Ultra Matrix Processing. This mastering technique enables more information to be extracted from the analog tapes to be encoded and transferred to the CD master. This combination creates the truest and most accurate CD master from the original analog recording, and is the finest analog-to-digital transfer process currently available.

Breaking SilenceJanis IanAPO • CAPPG 027

Traffic From ParadiseRickie Lee JonesAPO • CAPP 24602 SA

Pop classics remastered by Analogue Productions

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Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Jul 16 Saint-Alphonse- QC Festival Lanaudier - Eglise St-Alphonse-Jul 18 Repentigny QC Festival Lanaudier - Eglise de La PurificationDec 5-8 Toronto ON Trinity-St. Paul's Centre

Florian Boesch Onyx Jul 2 Vancouver BC Chan CentreJulius Drake Hyperion Jul 23 Toronto ON Toronto Summer Music Festival - Walter Hall

Aug 1 Ottawa ON Ottawa Chamberfest - Dominion-Chalmers Agustine Dumay, Louis Lortie Onyx Aug 7 Ottawa ON Ottawa Chamberfest - Dominion-Chalmers James Ehnes Onyx Aug 6 Ottawa ON Ottawa Chamberfest - Dominion-Chalmers

Aug 9 Joliette QC Festival Lanaudiere - Fernand-Lindsay Oct 10, 12 Toronto ON Roy Thomson Hall

Fanfare Ciocarlia Asphalt Tango Jul 4 Montreal QC Montreal Jazz Festival (not confirmed)Jul 5 Toronto ON The Opera HouseJul 6 & 7 London ON Sunfest (not confirmed)

Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Mariinsky Oct 6 Toronto ON Roy Thomson HallFanfare Ciocarlia Asphalt Tango Jul 25 Calgary AB Calgary Folk Music Festival - MainstageMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion Jun 15-16 Saint-Irénée QC Le Domaine Forget

Jul 22 Gananoque ON Thousand Islands PlayhouseJul 26 Joliette QC Festival Lanaudier - Fernand-Lindsay Jul 27 Ottawa ON Ottawa Chamberfest - Dominion-Chalmers Aug 5 St. John's NL Tuckamore Festival - D.F. Cook Recital Hall,

Gilad Hekselman Chant du Monde Jun 24 Ottawa ON Ottawa Jazz Festival - OLG Stage, Festival PlazaJun 26 Quebec City QC Le CercléJun 27 Montreal QC Upstairs

Angela Hewitt Hyperion Jul 18, 19 Ottawa ON National Arts CentreAug 15 Ottawa ON Ottawa Orgelfest - Dominion-Chalmers United

Jerusalem Quartet harmonia mundi Oct 3 Toronto ON Jane Mallet TheatreHarold Lopez-Nussa Trio World Village Jul 1 Montreal QC Montreal Jazz FestivalHarry Manx Dog My Cat Jun 16 Burlington ON Sound of Music Festival

Jul 6 Sechelt ON Rockwood CentreJul 7 Harrison BC Harrison Festival of the ArtsJul 12-14 Atlin BC Atlin Arts & Music FestivalAug 16, 17 Salmon Arms BC Salmon Arms Roots & Blues FestivalOct 19 Toronto ON Hugh's RoomOct 24 Gravenhurst ON Peter's Place Live

Oct 25 Burnstown ON Neat Coffee Shop

Oct 26 Papineauville QC Auditorium LPJ

Oct 27 Joliette QC Salles Rolande-Brunelle

Oct 28 Quebec City QC Theatre Petit Champlain

Oct 29 Quebec City QC Centre D'Art La Chappelle

Oct 30 Alma QC Salle Michel Cote

Oct 31 Shawinigan QC Salles Phillippe-Fillion

Nov 1 Sorel-Tracy QC Cafe-Theatre Les Beaux Instants

Nov 2 Gatineau QC Salle Jean-Desprez

Nov 3 Saint Jerome QC Salle Antony-Lessard

Emel Mathlouthi World Village Jun 14 Montreal QC Francofolies - Gesù

Chucho Valdés Jazz Village Jun 25 Ottawa ON Ottawa Jazz Festival - Dominion-Chalmers United

Jun 27 Quebec City QC Palais Montcalm - Salle Raoul Jobin

Jun 28 Montreal QC Montreal Jazz Festival - Theatre Maisonneuve

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