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CLASSICALharmonia mundi . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Ad Vitam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6Aparté . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6Channel Classics . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8Hyperion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8K617 / Mirare . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14MN Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Onyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Orange Mountain . . . . . . . . . . Page 19SFS Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20Wergo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

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POPULARPop/Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31

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Published in June 1823 and dedicated to Antonie Brentano, Beethoven’s Op.120 Variations were described by Diabelli himself as, “a great and important masterpiece, worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics [and to occupy] a place beside Sebastian Bach’s famous masterpieces of the same type.” And, indeed, like the immortal Cantor of Leipzig, Beethoven revolutionized the genre.

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Street Date: May 10, 2011

Leading off our May releases, the harmonia mundi label presents Rose of Sharon (p.5), a program featuring songs and ballads from America’s fi rst 100 years performed by the Ensemble Phoenix and Joel Frederiksen. Stories – Berio and Friends, a new disc from harmonia mundi artists Theatre of Voices, is a fascinating contemporary choral collection with works by Berio, Berberian, Frank, Cage and others. May’s top release on Hyperion is the fi nal disc by the acclaimed Florestan Trio, featuring Shostakovich’s two Piano Trios (p.10). Cinquecento, Hyperion’s Gramophone award nominated vocal ensemble, offers a disc of rarely heard music by Schoendorff (p.11). Mirare presents a majestic new recording of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion (p.15) performed by the Ricercar Concert, directed by Philippe Pierlot. New to the harmonia mundi family, MN Records debuts with the world-premiere recording of Michael Nyman’s intriguing opera Facing Goya (p.17). Rounding out our classical highlights, up-and-coming ensemble Brooklyn Rider performs the complete string quartets of Philip Glass for Orange Mountain. On the non-classical side, cult favorites the Penguin Cafe Orchestra are back in a new guise with a new release and three reissues on their own new label (p.22). World Village artists Le Trio Joubran return with As Fâr (p.26), and sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan debuts on the label with a genre-bending release entitled Samaagam (p.27). Last but not least, don’t miss Ladino singer Mor Karbasi’s gorgeous new Chant du Monde album Daughter of the Sea (p.29).

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IMPORT • REISSUE: Replaces HMC 992039 (794881935628) Deleted March 2011If one believes an anecdote from the early 1790s, it was with his oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) that Haydn, in the autumn of his years, hoped to perpetuate his fame for posterity — even though he was already the most celebrated composer in Europe. Not surprisingly, the work’s fi rst public performance in 1799 was a huge triumph. A sequel to his highly acclaimed recording of Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), this set fi nds René Jacobs and his handpicked cast of soloists on top form. Previously released in a limited edition package with a bonus DVD, Jacobs’ Creation is a defi nitive performance that is not to be missed.

Jacobs conducts a Haydn favoriteHAYDN

Die SchöpfungJulia Kleiter (soprano),

Maximilian Schmi� (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone),

RIAS-Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester,

René Jacobsharmonia mundi • HMC 902039

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“ A marvelous performance of Haydn’s oratorio. With its lightness, bounce and good humour, it sounds as fresh as the new Earth’s flora and fauna, so deliciously described in the music.” — THE TIMES

Also availableHaydn: The Seasonsharmonia mundi • HMC 901829 (794881751624)

“Top-drawer playing and signing... It’s an exhilarating experience... like a walk in the countryside.”

— STEREOPHILE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDPaul Hillier leads Theatre of Voices in a fascinating program centered on the artistic milieu of the contemporary composer Luciano Berio. Hillier says, “Although not all these composers actually knew each other, I think of them as a group of mutual friends with shared interests and predilections. If there is a link between them it is perhaps the infl uence of John Cage, though it could almost equally have been the personality of Cathy Berberian.”

The many colors of the human voice

Stories — Berio and friendsBERIOA-RonneBERBERIANStripsodyFRANKAs I Was SayingCAGEStoryMARSHNot a Soul but Ourselves…MAC LOWThe Turtle AssymetriesTheatre of Voices, Paul Hillierharmonia mundi • HMU 807527

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“Hillier and his forces cover themselves in glory, spinning their own brand of beautiful,

terrible, mind-bending magic.”— TIME OUT NEW YORK

“A flexible, fluent group capable of both power

and purity.”— LOS ANGELES TIMES

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IMPORTOn Rose of Sharon, Joel Frederiksen and the Ensemble Phoenix present a program of rarely heard American vocal music from the 18th and 19th centuries. The release takes its name from a passage in the Song of Solomon that was set by William Billings in his 1778 book “The Singing Master’s Assistant.” Billings is widely considered the father of American choral music. In his day, singing schools spread all over New England and played an important role in the development of an independent music tradition in America. With songs by the Quakers, Shakers and the Moravian Brethren as well as selections from the collections “The Sacred Harp” and “Southern Harmony,” the music on Rose of Sharon spans the years between the Declaration of Independence to the end of the Civil War — a crucial period in the political and cultural birth of a new nation.

Music from the birth of AmericaRose of Sharon

100 Years of American Music — 1770-1870Joel Frederiksen (bass),

Ensemble Phoenix, Munichharmonia mundi • HMC 902085

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“What Frederiksen does is not so much song recital

as musical storytelling, a forgotten fireside art.”

— LONDON EVENING STANDARD

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The Elfi n Knight — Ballads & Dancesharmonia mundi • HMC 901983 (794881847723)“A glorious feast of early music.”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORTZiryâb, a Persian musician at the 9th Century court of Abd al-Rahman II in Cordoba, is sometimes credited with the invention of Andalusian Classical music. By the 11th century, Moorish Spain and Portugal had also become a center for the manufacture of instruments. Both their music and instruments were exported to Provence, thus infl uencing French troubadours and trouvères and eventually reaching the rest of Europe. The Western lute, rebec, guitar and tympani derive from the Arabic oud, rabab, qithara and naqareh. On this fascinating disc, Ensemble Beatus performs the repertoire of the Troubadours using ornamentation and improvisation styles derived from the Arabic traditions that formed the style’s roots.

IMPORTMezzo-soprano Isabelle Druet was voted ‘Vocal Discovery of the Year’ at France’s Victoires de la Musique Classique awards in 2010 and won second prize at the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Competition in 2008. For her fi rst recital disc, Druet has chosen a program of French mélodies with nocturnal themes. The anchor of the collection is Berlioz’s Nuits d’été, performed in its original version for voice and piano. Druet and her accompanist Johanne Ralambondrainy complete the program with works by Fauré, Hahn, Halphen, Massenet & Poulenc. In an unusual twist, Druet asked actor Christian Pageault to join her as narrator, reciting some sections of the poems.

Jardin NocturneMélodies de Berlioz, Fauré, Hahn, Halphen, Massenet & PoulencIsabelle Druet (mezzo-soprano), Johanne Ralambondrainy (piano), Christian Pageault (speaker)Aparté • AP 013

L’Orient des troubadoursEnsemble BeatusAd Vitam • AV 110115

A new look at a medieval tradition

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IMPORTThis world première recording is the fruit of lengthy musicological research by Christophe Rousset. Together with a cast of great talent and breathtaking individual performances from Cyril Auvity and Céline Scheen, Rousset invites us to rediscover Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera Bellérophon. First performed on January 31, 1679, it ran for nine months at the Palais Royal. It is not surprising that the work immediately endeared itself to the king. It features an adaptation of a mythical story that describes a hero who practices restraint and moderation toward the foes he vanquishes — a none-too-subtle reference to the Sun King’s recent victories over the Dutch, the Spanish and the Holy Roman Emperor. The set features deluxe, CD-Book packaging and a full libretto with English and German translations.

A Baroque opera première

LULLYBellérophon

Cyril Auvity (counter-tenor), Céline Scheen, Ingrid Perruche (sopranos),

Jennifer Borghi (mezzo-soprano), Robert Getchell (tenor),

Evgeniy Alexiev (baritone), Jean Teitgen (bass), Chamber Choir of Namur,

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“The recording is sensational. Cyril

Auvity, sexy and heroic, is stupendous as

Bellérophon...”— THE GUARDIAN

“The performance could hardly be bettered:

Rousset delights in Lully’s dancing rhythms and

soulful melodies... A feast of baroque that will make

you want to dance.”— CLASSICSTODAY.COM

Also availableHandel: ScipioneAparté • AP 005 (794881970520)

“Any new recording would be hard-pressed to equal this one.”

— FANFARE

ADVANCEREVIEWS

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD • IMPORTTo illustrate the progressiveness of Brahms’ harmonic style, Arnold Schönberg often cited his C minor String Quartet, Op.51. Brahms’ innovative variation technique and phrase structure were clearly among the key infl uences on Schönberg’s sextet Verklärte Nacht, an intensely emotional work inspired by a Richard Dehmel poem that caused great controversy at the time because of the sexual nature of its subject matter. The Amsterdam Sinfonietta performs Schönberg’s arrangement of the work for string orchestra, paired with an arrangement of Brahms’ Op.51 by Marijn van Prooijen.

IMPORTInterestingly, Smetana and Sibelius, both renowned for their skillful dealing with symphonic forces, turned to the intimacy of the string quartet form at specifi c points of crisis in their lives. Smetana’s fi rst quartet, subtitled ‘From my life,’ musically chronicles his youth, loves and vocation, culminating with the onset of his deafness. The turbulent second quartet serves as a sequel. The musical language is adventurous and unusual, speaking movingly of the composer’s loss of his hearing. Voces intimae is an intense precursor to Sibelius’ tormented fourth symphony, written at a time of profound depression. On this CD, BBC Music Magazine award winners the Dante Quartet are featured in their third recording for Hyperion.

SMETANAString Quartets Nos.1 & 2SIBELIUSVoces intimae Op.56Dante QuartetHyperion • CDA 67845

BRAHMSString Quartet Op.51 No.1 (arranged for string orchestra)SCHÖNBERGVerklärte NachtAmsterdam Sinfonie� a, Candida ThompsonChannel Classics • CCS SA 30411

Powerful works for string ensemble

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Programmatic quartets by Smetana & Sibelius

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IMPORTThis recording is a particularly signifi cant addition to the Hyperion catalogue. Not only is Frank Martin’s wonderful three-act opera Der Sturm the fi rst full-length live opera recording on the label, it is also a rarely staged important twentieth century masterpiece. Based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, this groundbreaking performance was given by the impressive Netherlands Radio Philharmonic under the baton of Thierry Fischer. The orchestra unfailingly matches the energy and passion of the recording’s impressive cast. Written towards the end of his life and taking almost three years to complete, Der Sturm emerges as one of Martin’s most inventive works. This set offers a rare opportunity to hear the full opera in its original language and is not to be missed.

Martin’s operatic masterpieceMARTIN

Der SturmRobert Holl (bass),

Christine Buffl e (soprano), Ethan Herschenfeld (bass),

Josef Wagner (baritone), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra,

Netherlands Radio Choir, Thierry FischerHyperion • CDA 67821

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Also availableMartin: MassHyperion • CDA 67017 (034571170176)“A recording of arresting imme-

diacy and musical richness.”— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

IMPORTAfter sixteen years of exceptional achievement and vast critical acclaim, the career paths of the

members of The Florestan Trio are diverging. Sadly, the trio will disband at the end of this year and this disc marks the end of their studio career. For their fi nal recording, the trio performs an all-Shostakovich program comprising the two piano trios and the Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, for which they are joined by soprano Susan Gritton. Written in 1923, the fi rst trio was an astonishing achievement for a seventeen-year-old student. The second, one of the composer’s greatest masterpieces, was premiered some twenty years later. The romances were the response to a request by Mstislav Rostropovich for repertoire he and his wife could perform together. As always, The Florestan Trio displays the impeccable interpretative judgment and musicianship that have been the hallmark of their many recordings for Hyperion.

The Florestan’s poignant valedictory recording

SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Trios Nos.1 & 2, Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander BlokSusan Gri� on (soprano), Florestan TrioHyperion • CDA 67834

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“The Florestan is the ultimate in gentility and grace... every note, every phrase, every balance is

beyond criticism.”— FANFARE

Also availableSmetana & Martinu: Piano TriosHyperion • CDA 67730 (034571177304)

“Exemplary accounts... it is difficult to imagine them surpassed.”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

IMPORTThis month, Gramophone a w a r d n o m i n e e s Cinquecento add another glorious recording to their Hyperion discography. The group, comprised of six professional singers from fi ve European countries, is rapidly becoming one of today’s most admired early music ensembles. Their profound collective and individual musicianship, mellifl uous phrasing, perfect intonation and commitment to their chosen repertoire are clearly apparent in this gem of a disc. Here, the group uncovers the complete surviving works of Philipp Schoendorff. Schoendorff, originally a pupil of the illustrious Philippe de Monte, was a successful choirmaster at the Prague court of the Emperor Rudolf II. Also included are a Magnifi cat by his teacher de Monte and the two motets on which his pupil based his masses. No fan of Renaissance polyphony should overlook this outstanding recording.

“One of the great ensembles specializing in Renaissance vocal polyphony...”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

More Renaissance discoveries from Cinquecento

SCHOENDORFFThe Complete Works

CinquecentoHyperion • CDA 67854

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Also availableWillalert: Missa Mente tota, MotetsHyperion • CDA 67749 (034571177496)“Possibly no one’s yet succeeded in putting the case for this major master — until now.”

— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTIn his lifetime, the German composer Carl Loewe was often referred to as the ‘Schubert of North Germany.’ He is frequently credited with developing the romantic ballad into a powerful art form and his prolifi c output of ballads and songs amounts to some four hundred works. Loewe’s treatment of long narrative poems in a clever and powerful mixture of dramatic and lyrical styles has been a template for many subsequent composers and many of the ballads on this disc are masterpieces of their genre. Performed here by Austrian baritone Florian Boesch in his Hyperion debut, these refi ned performances make it clear why Boesch has been labeled as ‘one of the fi nest interpreters of Lieder of his generation.’ Loewe’s daring and imaginative accompaniments are played here by the incomparable Roger Vignoles.

Florian Boesch sings LoeweLOEWESongs & BalladsFlorian Boesch (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67866

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Also availableSchumann: Heine LiederOnyx • ONYX 4041 (880040404125)

“There is much to enjoy in his dramatic, intensely ‘lived’ performances.”

— GRAMOPHONE

“ Florian Boesch is the alpha male of new generation Lieder singers, with a wide and secure vocal and expressive range.”

— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

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HAYDNSongs

Lisa Milne (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano),

John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55355

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STRAUSSPrelude to Capriccio

BRUCKNERString Quintet; Intermezzo

Raphael EnsembleHyperion • CDH 55372

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VICTORIAMissa Trahe me post te, Magnifi cat,

Alma redemptoris mater, Ave regina caelorum,

Regina caeli laetare, Salve reginaChoir of Westminster Cathedral, James

O’Donnell, Iain Simcock (organ)Hyperion • CDH 55376

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IMPORT“There can’t be many more delightful ways of spending an hour

than in the company of these songs.”— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

IMPORT“Easily takes first place within the exiguous competition.”

— FANFARE

IMPORT“Stunning examples of Victoria’s most expressive and dramatic writing...

my heart is uplifted.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTThe new French period instrument ensemble Les Traversées Baroques has a name that evokes voyages and discoveries. Led here by conductor Etienne Meyer, the group presents a selection of the music of Marcin Mielczewski, a 17th-century Polish composer whose scores have lain neglected in the archives of central Europe. His music, at once sensuous and sparkling (and often reminiscent of Monteverdi) rewards exploration. Although Mielczewski was one of the prominent musical fi gures of Poland in the fi rst half of the 17th century, we know very little about him. His contemporaries considered him a fi rst-rate composer and his output was both broad and extensive, but only two of his works were printed. A curious fact is that one of his works contains the fi rst instance of a mazurka in art music.

IMPORTA major 18th-century genre, brought to the peak of perfection by Mozart, the concerto was obliged to fi nd new solutions in the Romantic era. Schumann, a celebrated critic married to a great pianist, and Liszt, the international virtuoso, conceived some of the most innovative examples of the period. On this CD, pianist Etsuko Hirosé plays both of Schumann’s works for piano and orchestra and Liszt’s second concerto. Hirosé has won numerous awards including the Moscow Chopin Competition in 1992, the Viotti International Competition in Italy in 1995, the Munich International Competition and the International Martha Argerich Competition in Buenos Aires in 1997.

SCHUMANNPiano Concerto Op.54LISZTPiano Concerto No.2Etsuko Hirosé (piano), Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn, Fayçal KarouiMirare • MIR 135

MIELCZEWSKIVirgo PrudentissimaLes Traversées Baroques, Etienne MeyerK617 • K 617226

Baroque music from Poland

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IMPORTA new recording from Ricercar Consort is always special and this one is no exception. The enterprising Mirare label presents the group’s powerful new recording of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Although not as popular as the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John is equally rich with the invention and beautiful melodies that Bach is famous for. The soloists here are on top form and their truly wondrous performance will surely elicit raves from critics. Last year’s Bach Magnifi cat with similar forces received excellent reviews including a Gramophone Editor’s Choice and a BBC CD Review disc of the week.

The Ricercar Consort perform an Easter favorite

JS BACHSt John Passion

Helena Ek (soprano), Maria Keohane (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Jan Börner

(alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Hans-Jörg Mammel (tenor), Ma� hias Vieweg (bari-tone), Stephan McLeod (bass), Ricercar

Consort, Philippe PierlotMirare • MIR 136

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“Pierlot has already proved to be

a sensitive and stylish Bach interpreter.”

— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

Also availableBach: Magnifi catMirare • MIR 102 (3760127221029)

“ A wonderfully vibrant and telling account... vitally conceived and multi-dimensional.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTAccording to Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod ought to be better known for his church music than for his operas. This gives some idea of the unprecedented quality of his sacred works, to which he devoted not only his unwavering faith but also the highest degree of his musical skill. Gounod’s Requiem in particular foreshadows Fauré, Durufl é and Poulenc and constitutes one of the masterpieces of the genre. On this new disc from Mirare, Michel Corboz and the Ensemble Vocal et Instrumentale de Lausanne offer insightful and reverential performances of both the Requiem and the Messe Chorale.

IMPORTThis program presents the provocative (yet logical) juxtaposition of two musical worlds and two Viennese Schools. The fi rst is represented by Berg’s Kammerkonzert, a key work of the twentieth-century, the second through modern arrangements from Schoenberg and Webern of Strauss’s Zwei Walzer, one of the greatest successes of Romantic Vienna. Performed here by Orchestre Poitou-Charentes conducted by Jean-François Heisser, this disc features soloists Marie-Josèphe Jude on piano and François-Marie Drieux on violin.

Wien 1925BERG KammerkonzertSTRAUSS/WEBERN SchatwalzerSTRAUSS/SCHOENBERG Rosen aus dem SüdenMarie-Josèphe Jude (piano), François-Marie Drieux (violin), Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Jean-François HeisserMirare • MIR 133

GOUNODRequiem, Messe ChoraleCharlo� e Müller-Perrier (soprano), Valérie Bonnard (alto), Christophe Einhorn (tenor), Christian Immler (baritone), Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel CorbozMirare • MIR 129

Corboz conducts sacred music by Gounod

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A tale of two Viennas

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IMPORTIncludes Bonus Nyman Opera Sampler CDFacing Goya puts science on the cu l tura l s t age through the music of Michael Nyman and the inspiration of one of the world’s greatest painters. Facing Goya is a taut thriller that follows one woman’s passionate search for the 18th Century Spanish artist Goya’s missing skull. Her journey takes us into the dangerous world of racial stereotyping, gene therapy, cloning and humankind’s follies as seen through Goya’s paintings, etchings and captions. The idea for the opera arose from Nyman’s fascination with the insidious study of craniometry that developed in the 1870s. Goya was regarded as one of the greatest painters of his time. Buried in Bordeaux, legend has it that he asked friends to ensure his head was removed prior to burial to prevent the early craniometrists and researchers of eugenics from getting hold of his brain. Facing Goya asks the question, “If Goya’s skull was found, and if indeed, Goya was cloned, what would happen?”

A Michael Nyman world première

NYMANFacing Goya

Marie Angel, Winnie Böwe (sopranos), Hilary Summers (contralto),

Harry Nicoll (tenor), Omar Ebrahim (baritone), Michael Nyman Band, Michael Nyman

MN Records • MNRCD 121

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Available soonNyman: Love CountsMN Records • MNRCD 111

“The bass Andrew Slater and the soprano Helen Williams give heroic performances —

Nyman now writes with real affection for the human voice.”

— THE GUARDIAN

“There is something strangely compelling about the way Nyman takes the simplest chord progressions, sets them at odd acute angles to each other,

and animates them with pounding rhythms.”— THE TELEGRAPH

Nyman: Man and Boy: DadaMN Records • MNRCD 101

“The playing of Nyman’s own ensemble is

tenderly expressive.”— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

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IMPORTSchubert’s late masterpiece, the 15th and final String Quartet, was composed in 1826. Although its first movement was performed at a Vienna Musikverein concert devoted to his music, he could not fi nd anyone to publish it. It displays an almost Beethovenian profundity, and is a dramatic departure from the two previous song-based quartets that had proved popular. The writing is assured and the harmonies audacious. It is a dark, rather introverted work, full of passionate outbursts and drama. Berg’s Quartet Op.3 was premiered in 1911 towards the end of his studies with Schoenberg. It was badly received and baffl ed listeners and performers alike. Like the Schubert G major, it displays daring harmonies and a remarkable technical assurance. This is the Kuss Quartet’s debut on Onyx.

IMPORTFollowing their widely praised recording of Schumann violin sonatas, Ilya Gringolts and Peter Laul present Schumann’s three piano trios. Written over a short four-year period, the fi rst two were composed just a few months apart in 1847. The fi rst is often regarded as the strongest work of the three, and although it was conceived as a pair with the second, they differ markedly in tone. The fi rst has a much darker, and more brooding quality in comparison to the sunnier second. Schumann’s third and fi nal piano trio was written in 1851, soon after the composer and his family had moved to Dusseldorf. It was not a happy period, as Schumann was beginning to experience symptoms of the mental decline that would lead to his committal to a mental hospital in 1854, and his eventual death two years later.

SCHUMANNPiano Trios Nos.1-3Ilya Gringolts (violin), Dmitry Kouzov (cello), Peter Laul (piano)Onyx Classics • ONYX 4072

SCHUBERTString Quartet D877BERGString Quartet Op.3Kuss QuartetOnyx Classics • ONYX 4066

The Kuss Quartet debut with Viennese masterworks

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DOMESTICOn this new set from Orange Mountain, the fast-rising New York-based ensemble Brooklyn Rider performs the complete works for string quartet by Philip Glass. The set includes the world première recording of a suite from Glass’ score to Sean Mathias’ 1997 fi lm Bent, which starred Mick Jagger, Clive Owen and Ian McKellen. Most of Glass’ string quartets are programmatic in nature. The second quartet was written for the Samuel Beckett play Company and the third accompanied Paul Schrader’s fi lm on the life of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The fourth is an elegy in remembrance of artist Paul Buczak. Glass’ remarkable fi rst quartet was an early work, written in 1966.

Brooklyn Rider plays Philip Glass

GLASSString Quartets Nos.1-5,

Suite from BentBrooklyn Rider

Orange Mountain • OMM 0074

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Also availableSchoenberg: Verklarte NachtOrange Mountain Music • OMM 0069 (801837006926)

“Both performances are superb: the musicians give the Schoenberg the exuberance of virtuosic youth. It’s not possible for me

to imagine a better performance of the Glass.”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

“Forgive the hyperbole, but I’ve seen the future of chamber music and it is Brooklyn Rider, which is to say that this New York–based

foursome has the musical ability, the good sense to select great new works, and the artistic vision required to place itself in the same

league as the Kronos or Turtle Island quartets.”— STRINGS MAGAZINE

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Origins and LegacyThomas Hampson (baritone),

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

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MTT explores the man behind the legend

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From the sounds outside his bedroom window — a kind of sonic goulash of military marches, ethnic dance bands, church bells and nature itself — Gustav Mahler created an entire universe of emotion in music. In an astonishingly productive twenty-fi ve years, he fashioned ten symphonies and 45 songs of cosmic scale, great beauty and jarring emotional twists and turns. And he did it all in the brief moments he could spare from his day job as one of Europe’s preeminent conductors. On Gustav Mahler: Origins and Legacy, the latest release in the PBS Keeping Score series, Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the provincial Austro-Hungarian city of Mahler’s childhood and bears witness to his grand achievements, great sorrows and daring musical explorations into the depths of the human soul. Join MTT and the San Francisco Symphony as they trace Mahler’s rise as a young conductor, his career-crowning appointments in Vienna and New York, his turbulent marriage and the sudden, tragic death of his daughter — and show how his stormy inner life inspired new and ever-more heartbreaking heights of creativity. SFS Media’s two-disc set includes the documentary accompanied by a second disc with concert performances by the San Francisco Symphony including the fi rst symphony, selected movements of the fi fth, seventh and ninth symphonies and the complete Songs of a Wayfarer with baritone Thomas Hampson.

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Chinese (simplifi ed and traditional), KoreanDOMESTIC

Recently releasedMahler: Songs with OrchestraSFS Media • 60036 (821936003626)

“ Tilson Thomas is as good a Mahler conductor as is currently alive... able to pull the essence out of this composer as no one else.”— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

IMPORTWergo presents fi rst recordings of chamber music by the acclaimed Israeli composer Chaya Czernowin. Shifting Gravity is a collection of works that combines the three sections of Anea Crystal with the compositions Sheva and Sahaf. The second part of the CD consists of the cycle Winter Songs III for 10 instrumentalists and electronics. Wergo’s recording shows a different side of Czernowin, who, up to now, has been appreciated mainly for her stage works, in particular for the music theatre play Pnima ... Ins Innere or her adaptation of Mozart’s Zaïde / Adama. The instrumental works heard here were all created after the music-theatre plays, and focus on metaphysical themes of paralysis, adherence and proliferation.

Chamber music by Israeli composer Chaya Czernowin

CZERNOWINShiª ing Gravity

Quatuor Diotima, Ensemble Nikel, Ascolta, Ensemble Courage, Ipke Starke (electronics),

Eric Daubresse (electronics), Titus Engel (conductor),

Jonathan Stockhammer (conductor)Wergo • WER 6726

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Rediscover the Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Union CafePenguin Cafe OrchestraPenguin Cafe • DPC 098

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Concert ProgramPenguin Cafe OrchestraPenguin Cafe • DPC 099

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Piano MusicSimon Jeff esPenguin Cafe • DPC 100

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The Penguin Cafe Orchestra is arguably the ultimate word of mouth group. But those who manage to stumble upon their richly melodic and utterly uplifting music invariably respond by asking, “where has this music been all my life?” quickly followed by, “which album should I buy fi rst?” This month, three completely remastered gems from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s discography make a welcome return to the active catalog and a new lineup of the group, Penguin Cafe, makes its debut. Union Cafe is a sprawling, diverse album that could be the Penguins’ ‘White Album.’ Concert Program includes most of the group’s best-known pieces. It was conceived as a ‘live’ album that would be recorded in a studio — a concert without an audience. Simon Jeffes, the leader of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. Most of the pieces on his solo album Piano Music are previously unreleased material found on tapes after his untimely death in December 1997. The other fourteen pieces were played and recorded by Jeffes at various times and places.

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File in: Pop / RockThirteen years after Simon Jeffes’ death, his son, Arthur, has started playing his music again. Performing under the name Penguin Cafe, the younger Jeffes — along with a new group of musicians — is re-visiting his father’s music and starting a new chapter in the story of this unique and strange creative world. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm. The Penguin Cafe’s fi rst year, 2009, saw them playing the Acoustic stage at Glastonbury, the main stages at Big Chill and Bestival among many other adventures. In 2010, one major highlight was playing at the Albert Hall at their own BBC Late Night Prom. Over these fi rst two years, Arthur has been writing new material to compliment and respond to the old. A love-letter to the original music, A Matter Of Life... is the result of this endeavor and is one of the most startling, beautiful and extraordinary records of the year.

“Penguin Cafe prove how well his music has survived in the new century.”

— THE GUARDIAN

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IMPORTFile in: Pop / RockOn their second album, experimental rockers B for Bang return to The Beatles,

exposing twelve more of the Fab Four’s works to a fi restorm of modern styles. Classic songs collide with the worlds of drum ‘n’ bass, trip hop, alternative rock and contemporary classical music to form a 21st century forest fi re of sound. This album represents a kind of musical alchemy, from the fast-running euphoria of “Get Back” to the infectious offbeat tangle of “When I’m Sixty-Four.” Performers include alternative rocker David Chalmin, bassist Massimo Pupillo, contemporary classical maestro Nicola Tescari, electronic wizard Fabio ‘Reeks’ Recchia, drum ‘n’ bass pioneer Marque Gilmore and avant-garde virtuoso Katia Labèque, whose resonant grand piano roots this medley of styles.

A new look at the Fab Four

B for Bang Rewires The BeatlesB for BangKML Records • KML 2120

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“A crossover album that achieves a very wide appeal.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

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IMPORTFile in: World / SpainIturri zaharretik edaten dut, ur berria edaten, beti berri den ura, betiko iturri zaharretik (I drink from the old fountain, from a source that is always new, in a source that is always old). This poem by Joxean Artze opens the doors to the Kalakan universe. Children of tradition, Thierry, Paxkal and Jamixel assert their Basque identities. They sing in Euskara (the Basque language) as a way to connect with their roots. Kalakan (a Basque word meaning “chatting”) believes that the fi rst language of humans is music. Kalakan chooses the essentials: percussion, voices, rhythm and melody. These are starting points leading to the future and eventually back to themselves.

Music from the Basque country

KalakanKalakan

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Also availableOreka Tx: Nömadak TxWorld Village • 468085 (713746808525)

“A record that takes you to musical places as magic and other-worldly as

they are recognizable and real.”— SONGLINES

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IMPORTFile in: World / PalestineLe Trio Joubran are the worthy inheritors of a rich tradition. For the Joubrans,

music is a family affair. The trio’s parents, Hatem Mbadda Joubran, stringed-instrument maker emeritus known throughout the Arab world, and Ibtisam Hanna Joubran, a singer, both come from families where music is transmitted from generation to generation. On this astonishing new studio album, the three brothers have created a unique blend of hypnotic grooves and tight interplay. As Fâr is a vibrant masterpiece of an album that will take you along on a fascinating Middle Eastern journey.

“Among the most inventive musicians in the Arab world.”— THE GUARDIAN

Inventive oud from Trio Joubran

As FârTrio JoubranWorld Village • 479055

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Also availableA l’ombre des motsWorld Village • 479036 (794881933228)

“Utterly spine-tingling in its intensity.”— SONGLINES

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IMPORTFile in: World / IndiaIn the Sanskrit language, the word samaagam translates as, “a confl uence or fl owing together.” The Sikhi Wiki website describes Samaagam as, “an important gathering or meeting... to celebrate, announce or exchange ideas of great communal value.” These defi nitions offer insight into the music on Samaagam, an exquisite new recording teaming Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Murphy. This stunning collaborative work suggests by its very nature a powerful and signifi cant unifi cation. While many musicians have attempted to forge East-meets-West connections, rarely have they been as successful in creating as seamless and exhilarating a bond. For Khan, this album is a dream fulfi lled. An admirer of European classical music, Khan long harbored a desire to fuse the magnifi cence of the Western orchestra with the traditions of the raga.

“When Amjad Ali Khan performs, he carries with him a deep human spirit, a warm feeling and a sense of caring.”

— His Holiness the Dalai Lama

An elegant and powerful fusion of East & West

SamaagamAmjad Ali Khan, Sco� ish Chamber

Orchestra, David MurphyWorld Village • 468102

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IMPORTFile in: World / GreeceAfter Anharia, an album of her own compositions, Élisa Vellia and her harp present La femme qui marche — a fresh approach to Greek traditional music. From Asia Minor to the islands in the Aegean Sea, in the wake of oral tradition, all these songs seem tailor-made for her instrument. The ageless oral tradition has been handed down from mother to daughter from Asia Minor right through to modern-day Greece.

The ageless music of GreeceLa femme qui marcheÉlisa VelliaChant du Monde • 2742017

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Also availableAhnariaChant du Monde • 2741580 (794881882823)

“Greek, Scottish, and Breton music with a dash of African spice, a shake of Klezmer, some café jazz moodiness,

and a hint of New Age calm.”— SING OUT!

IMPORTFile in: Jewish MusicIsrael i s inger Mor Karbasi burst onto the global world music scene in 2008 with the release of her first album, Beauty and the Sea, and has continued to capture audiences internationally with her gorgeous, exceptional voice. Her music is infl uenced by several cultures — Persian, Moroccan, Spanish and of course Israeli. Karbasi sings in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish. She explains, “to me, Ladino is the most beautiful, melodic and magical language I can imagine. I hope to bring its richness to many people. Ladino is a language full of vitality... It is a perfect vehicle to express every aspect of being a woman.” Karbasi’s second album, Daughter of the Spring, continues her exploration of the Ladino repertoire, taking it in new and exciting directions while staying true to the music’s traditions and heritage.

Beguiling Ladino songsDaughter of the Spring

Mor KarbasiChant du Monde • 2742025

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ADVANCE REVIEW“ Encourages repeated listens to reveal all the detail, and the beguiling range of variety... but throughout it’s once again Karbasi’s wonderful voice — a truly expressive, electrifying instrument with a huge but superbly controlled range of tones, decorations and expression — that cements it all together.”

— FROOTS

“One of the great young divas of the global music scene.”

— THE GUARDIAN

IMPORTFile in: World / AlgeriaThe performance of the M’djanba and Mazmûm noubas presented here require warmth of the soul. The crystal-clear tones of Beihdja Rahal ring out in her radiant interpretation of these classical pieces from the Andalusian-Algerian repertoire. Accompanied by traditional instruments such as the târ (percussion), the darbûka or goblet drum, the lute, the violin, the kwîtra (stringed instrument) and the qânûn (zither), this genre demands total respect of its rules, its harmony, rhythms and melody. The recording as a whole offers the listener an intense emotional experience.

IMPORTFile in: World / FranceThe biblical city of Babel and its infamous tower provide the inspiration for the Watcha Clan’s latest release. Radio Babel is the sound of one world singing and dancing together. On this new album, they are joined by a multi-cultural cast featuring producer/keyboardist Suprem Clem, bassist Matt Labesse and vocalist/guitarist Nassim Kouti. Connecting the European and Middle Eastern worlds has been the band’s calling card for a decade. Watcha Clan has always exhibited a visionary spiritual eclecticism in its sound, stretching from Gnawa trance and drum ‘n’ bass to hip-hop, Balkan brass and Sephardic folk, with thriving bass-heavy pulsations countered by Sista K’s show-stopping vocals.

Radio BabelWatcha ClanPiranha • PIR 2543

In the Mood for the NoubaBeihdja RahalInstitut du Monde Arabe • 321079

Classic noubas from Beihdja Rahal

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DOMESTICFile in: Jazzjazz incorporated is a collective ensemble co-led by Jazz drum legend Louis Hayes and trumpet player Jeremy Pelt. This contemporary hard-bop quartet plays repertoire from the legacy of their drummer as well as standards and originals. The energy during these sets was electric and the house was packed. Louis Hayes demonstrates the authoritative swing that has established his legend. He has been the driving force behind bands led by Cannonball Adderly, Horace Silver and Freddie Hubbard. Jeremy Pelt plays with an effortless majesty and true jazz conviction to each phrase. Pianist Anthony Wonsey delivers impeccable accompaniment and some sparkling solos. Dezron Douglas makes his second SmallsLIVE appearance proving why he is rapidly becoming the fi rst call bassman for the top-shelf groups. The music is exciting, accessible and full of life.

DOMESTICFile in: JazzCyrille Aimée has consistently proven herself to be an unstoppable, undeniable talent in the modern age of jazz. Her culturally rich background has supplied her with the driving force of Dominican rhythm and the incredible swing of the French Gypsies. Taking these natural abilities with her across the world, she has received rave reviews and a loyal following in each country she graces with her voice. She was a fi nalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition of 2010, performing in front of a jury of Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater. In 2007, Cyrille won both the fi rst and public prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition. For her SmallsLIVE debut, she is accompanied by jazz legend Roy Hargrove as well as tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm. The rhythm section consists of pianist Spike Wilner, bassist Phil Khuen and drummer Joey Saylor.

Live at SmallsCyrille Aimée & Friends

SmallsLIVE • SL 0018

Live at SmallsJazz Incorporated

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The best in new American jazz from SmallsLIVE

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DOMESTICFile in: JazzThe Flail is a New York City-based jazz quintet. The members met while attending the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and quickly became friends. From its inception in 2001, the Flail has focused on developing a group sound; as such, there has never been a ‘leader’ of the band — every member has an equal voice, musically and otherwise. This attitude is woven through all aspects of their music. The Flail’s repertoire is mainly comprised of original compositions written by all the members of the band. Some of these compositions were inspired by direct experiences the band has gone through together. Others were written with the personalities and musical sound of the members in mind.

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DOMESTICFile in: JazzJazz pianist and composer Bruce Barth has been sharing his music with listeners the world over for more than two decades. Deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, his music refl ects both the depth and breadth of his life and musical experiences. In addition to traveling widely and performing his own music, he has also performed with revered jazz masters, and collaborated with leading musicians of his own generation. The Star-Ledger writes, “No one sounds quite like Barth. His solos are characterized by robust swing, his ability to tell a story, and by his rich, beguiling sound.”

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Live in ParisAngelo Debarre

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Angelo Debarre is one of the greatest Gypsy guitar players in the world — an outstanding instrumentalist and an unusual personality. This concert, recorded during the Les Nuits Manouches Festival, gives us an opportunity to experience the art of this singular musician. Debarre began playing at age eight and has headlined several signifi cant Romani and jazz festivals, including Birdland’s Django Festival. He is currently one of the most active and requested Gypsy guitar players in the world. Live in Paris features Debarre and friends in a red-hot live performance. The recording is offered both as a CD+DVD combo and a separate DVD.

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Also availableGipsy UnityChant du Monde • 2741772 (794881940325)“His time-honored Hot Club format hits cruising speed

on a debonair mixture of covers and originals... Music to banish the blues.”

— THE TIMES

IMPORTFile in: JazzClaude Tissendier is a multi-talented performer, composer and arranger. His clarinet and alto saxophone sound has been described as a mixture between the styles of Benny Carter and Charlie Parker and he has made frequent radio and television appearances over his more-than-20 year career. On his new CD Django’s Dream, Tissendier and friends remind us of the clarinet’s contribution to Django’s music as a whole, as well as recalling the vital and very special role played by Hubert Rostaing, one of the great masters of the instrument.

Legendary reed man Claude Tissendier

Django’s DreamClaude Tissendier, André Bonnin, Luc Desroy, Romain BrizemurChant du Monde • 2742021

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Loeffl er, Laff ont & Faÿs: Django et Rein d’AutreChant du Monde • 2741886 (794881976324)“Their playing of these Django classics is electrifying.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

IMPORTFile in: JazzComing in the wake of his previous albums Andalucía and Extremadura, Mi Camino Con El Flamenco is Raphaël Faÿs’ third opus entirely devoted to the flamenco style. Since 1987, he has been devoting all his time and energy to carving out a path for himself in a particularly demanding musical tradition marked by the heritage of various unusual personalities. Faÿs wants to bring his own modest contribution to a style that is undergoing constant change, and rather than play at being a follower or an imitator, he has developed his own individual style. It combines the three main traits of Faÿs’ music — the melodic richness of each composition, his impeccable instrumental technique and the expressive quality of his jazz playing where only the essential comes through.

Jazz meets FlamencoMi Camino con el Flamenco

Raphaël FaÿsChant du Monde • 2741889

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IMPORTFile in: JazzOut of Genre, the solo debut album from distinguished sitarist Jonathan Mayer, spans world, jazz and classical genres. Featuring jazz trumpet legend Kenny Wheeler, the program includes the premiere recording of sitar transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach. Son of the late composer and co-founder of Indo-Jazz Fusions John Mayer, Jonathan studied sitar with Clem Alford (the fi rst ever European sitar player), Pandit Subroto Roy Chowdhury of Senia Gharana and Wajahat Khan (direct descendent of Mia Tansen the great musician, one of the nine jewels in Moghul court of Emperor Akbar). He also studied composition with his father and later with Andrew Downes at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Out of Genre also features the fi rst ever recording of the newly invented pygmy sitar.

IMPORTFile in: JazzOne of the leading jazz vocalists in the UK, Wendy Nieper is a very versatile, sophisticated jazz vocalist and a gifted scat singer. Her rich vocal colors are complemented by wonderful phrasing and great musicality. Her wide experience as a singer includes being a member of the Swingle Singers with whom she recorded fi ve albums. She has appeared on numerous albums both as a classical and jazz singer and has toured extensively around the globe. On this album, Nieper is accompanied by a great band including the talented composer/pianist Roland Perrin and the jazz legend Digby Fairweather. First Flight is an explosive mix of styles from Cuban to jazz and pop to funk. If you like Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, Claire Martin then we are sure you will love First Flight.

First FlightWendy NieperFirst Hand • FHR 10

Out of GenreJonathan MayerFirst Hand • FHR 09

Bach transcriptions for jazz sitar

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IMPORTFile in: JazzThe goal of Round about Bach is to embrace the music and sound-world of Johann Sebastian Bach and blend it with the spice and freedom of jazz improvisation. In all humility, and with great respect for those who have preceded him, Francis Lockwood’s new album is a bantering tribute that shows not only Lockwood’s love for the master, but also his consummate skill at the keyboard (as early as 1987, Jazz Hot rated Lockwood one of the fi ve greatest pianists in Europe), a shared passion that binds these old and new worlds together.

Bach improvisations by Francis Lockwood

Round about BachFrancis Lockwood

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Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Jun 18 Boston MA Jordan HallChristine Brewer Hyperion Jul 17 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlBernarda Fink harmonia mundi May 1 Chicago IL Orchestra Hall

May 5-7 Boston MA Symphony HallAlban Gerhardt Hyperion May 21 San Antonio TX Majestic TheatreMa� hias Goerne, Christine Schäfer harmonia mundi May 12-15 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallMa� hias Goerne harmonia mundi May 16 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallSusan Graham Onyx Classics May 1, 4, 7, 10 Houston TX Brown TheaterBernard Haitink LSO Live May 26-28, 31 Chicago IL Orchestra Hall

Jun 2-5 Chicago IL Orchestra HallMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion May 9 New York NY Carnegie Hall

May 11 New York NY Zankel HallAngela Hewi� Hyperion May 14 New York NY Stern AuditoriumAlina Ibragimova Hyperion May 19, 21 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallOlga Kern harmonia mundi May 12-14 Nashville TN Laura Turner Concert Hall

May 22 Anchorage AK Alaska Center for the Performing ArtsMay 26-28 Detroit MI Max M. Fisher Music CenterAug 1 Bear Valley CA Bear Valley Music FestivalAug 7 La Jolla CA La Jolla Music SocietyAug 25 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl

Paul Lewis harmonia mundi May 22 Chicago IL Orchestra HallLondon Symphony Orchestra LSO Live May 1 Daytona FL Peabody AuditoriumJon Nakamatsu harmonia mundi May 7-9 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center for the ArtsPaul O'De� e harmonia mundi Jun 12, 14-15, 17, 19 Boston MA Cutler Majestic Theater

Jun 16, 18-19 Boston MA Jordan HallJun 24-27 Great Barrington MA Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Philip Glass Ensemble Orange Mountain Aug 30 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlJordi Savall Alia Vox May 10 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert Hall

Jun 16 Boston MA Jordan HallTallis Scholars Gimell Jun 17 Boston MA Jordan HallTokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi May 1 Baltimore MD Shriver Hall

May 7 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMay 11 Philadelphia PA Perelmann TheaterMay 19 Princeton NJ Princeton UniversityMay 27 Amelia Island FL Amelia Plantation ChapelJun 26 Woodstock NY Maverick Concert HallJul 23 Austin TX Austin Chamber Music FestivalJul 29 Norfolk CT Norfolk Chamber Music FestivalJul 31 Woods Hole MA Lillie Auditorium

Elizabeth Wa� s harmonia mundi May 1 Boston MA Symphony HallShai Wosner Onyx Classics May 19 Apple Valley MN Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

May 20 Eden Prairie MN Wooddale ChurchMay 22 Minneapolis MN Ted Mann Concert Hall

Joyce Yang harmonia mundi May 14 Norwalk CT Norwalk Concert HallJun 10-12 Elgin IL Hemmens Theatre

Artist Label Date City State Venue

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Jun 18 Boston MA Jordan HallChristine Brewer Hyperion Jul 17 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlBernarda Fink harmonia mundi May 1 Chicago IL Orchestra Hall

May 5-7 Boston MA Symphony HallAlban Gerhardt Hyperion May 21 San Antonio TX Majestic TheatreMa� hias Goerne, Christine Schäfer harmonia mundi May 12-15 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallMa� hias Goerne harmonia mundi May 16 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallSusan Graham Onyx Classics May 1, 4, 7, 10 Houston TX Brown TheaterBernard Haitink LSO Live May 26-28, 31 Chicago IL Orchestra Hall

Jun 2-5 Chicago IL Orchestra HallMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion May 9 New York NY Carnegie Hall

May 11 New York NY Zankel HallAngela Hewi� Hyperion May 14 New York NY Stern AuditoriumAlina Ibragimova Hyperion May 19, 21 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallOlga Kern harmonia mundi May 12-14 Nashville TN Laura Turner Concert Hall

May 22 Anchorage AK Alaska Center for the Performing ArtsMay 26-28 Detroit MI Max M. Fisher Music CenterAug 1 Bear Valley CA Bear Valley Music FestivalAug 7 La Jolla CA La Jolla Music SocietyAug 25 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl

Paul Lewis harmonia mundi May 22 Chicago IL Orchestra HallLondon Symphony Orchestra LSO Live May 1 Daytona FL Peabody AuditoriumJon Nakamatsu harmonia mundi May 7-9 Santa Rosa CA Wells Fargo Center for the ArtsPaul O'De� e harmonia mundi Jun 12, 14-15, 17, 19 Boston MA Cutler Majestic Theater

Jun 16, 18-19 Boston MA Jordan HallJun 24-27 Great Barrington MA Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Philip Glass Ensemble Orange Mountain Aug 30 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlJordi Savall Alia Vox May 10 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert Hall

Jun 16 Boston MA Jordan HallTallis Scholars Gimell Jun 17 Boston MA Jordan HallTokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi May 1 Baltimore MD Shriver Hall

May 7 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMay 11 Philadelphia PA Perelmann TheaterMay 19 Princeton NJ Princeton UniversityMay 27 Amelia Island FL Amelia Plantation ChapelJun 26 Woodstock NY Maverick Concert HallJul 23 Austin TX Austin Chamber Music FestivalJul 29 Norfolk CT Norfolk Chamber Music FestivalJul 31 Woods Hole MA Lillie Auditorium

Elizabeth Wa� s harmonia mundi May 1 Boston MA Symphony HallShai Wosner Onyx Classics May 19 Apple Valley MN Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

May 20 Eden Prairie MN Wooddale ChurchMay 22 Minneapolis MN Ted Mann Concert Hall

Joyce Yang harmonia mundi May 14 Norwalk CT Norwalk Concert HallJun 10-12 Elgin IL Hemmens Theatre

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Artist Label Date City State Venue

C.J. Chenier World Village May 7 New Orleans LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestJun 10 Louisville CO Louisville Street FaireJul 31 Bridgewater NJ Duke Island ParkAug 2 Ridgefi eld CT Ballard Park

Ana Moura World Village Jun 25 San Francisco CA SF Jazz Fest: Herbst TheatreMoutin Reunion Quartet Plus Loin May 2 Sea£ le WA Dimitriou's Jazz Alley

May 3 Denver CO DazzleMay 5 Marlboro NY The FlaconMay 6 Delaware Water Gap PA Dear Head InnMay 7 Philadelphia PA Chris Jazz CaféMay 9 New York NY Dizzy's Coca Cola Club

Omara Portuondo World Village Aug 24 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlSo¤ a Rei Koutsovitis World Village Jun 5 Jamaica NY Queens LibraryCatherine Russell World Village May 4 Boston MA Scullers Jazz Club

May 9 New York NY Dizzy's Club Coca-ColaJun 8 Burlington VT Burlington Discovery Jazz FestJun 11 Media PA State Street Blues StrollJun 17 Minneapolis MN Minnesota Orchestra HallSep 26 New York NY Sympathy Space

Omar Sosa Otá May 1 Chicago IL Mayne StageMay 3-8 New York NY Blue Note Jazz ClubMay 12 Boston MA Scullers JazzMay 14 Los Angeles CA The Ge£ y CenterMay 16 Santa Cruz CA Kuumbwa Jazz CenterMay 18 San Francisco CA Yoshi's

Tinariwen World Village Jul 7 Chicago IL Lincoln HallJul 8 Minneapolis MN The CedarJul 12 San Diego CA Belly UpJul 13 Los Angeles CA The TroubadourJul 14 San Francisco CA Bimbo'sJul 16 Sea£ le WA NeumosJul 20 New York NY Highline Ballroom

Marta Topferova World Village May 28 Brooklyn NY Barbes

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