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“ The superb group of 12 singers combine phenomenal musicianship with a supple and almost improvisatory approach to performance… this Stile Antico concert is one of those performances in which you can leave the scholarship aside and just fl oat in an ocean of unearthly sound.”

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Anonymous 4 revisit their favorite era in repertoire that illuminates medieval women’s affi nity for the most complex polyphony of their time. Spanning the entire 13th century — from virtuosic motets and conductus to heartfelt laments and sacred songs — the remarkable Las Huelgas manuscript was compiled for a convent of aristocratic Castilian women who (in spite of a rule forbidding Cistercian nuns from singing polyphony) sang the most beautiful, advanced and demanding music from all across Gothic-era Europe.

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Street Date: September 13, 2011

This month, harmonia mundi features Sing Freedom! (p.5) — Conspirare’s celebration of the African-American spiritual and the fi nal disc of Mark Padmore’s and Paul Lewis’ Schubert triptych — Schubert’s Schwanengesang (p.7). Other September highlights on harmonia mundi include a recital of nineteenth and twentieth century English songs with countertenor Bejun Mehta accompanied by Julius Drake (p.3), Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain (p.4) with pianist Javier Perianes and Paul Hillier’s Christmas Story (p.6). New on Hyperion, Alina Ibragimova rejoins Cedric Tiberghien for a disc of violin sonatas by Ravel and Lekeu (p.15), Martin Roscoe is featured on the latest Romantic Piano Concerto disc with works by Somervell and Cowen (p.17) and The Binchois Consort sings Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster (p.19). On LSO Live, Valery Gergiev completes his acclaimed Mahler cycle with the powerful Symphony No. 9 (p.22). Also of note, the Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola presents a glorious Super-Audio CD of Gregorian chant entitled The Chant of Angels (p.13). Important non-classical releases include World Village zydeco artist C.J. Chenier’s spicy Can’t Sit Down (p.27), and The Lord of the Rings Symphony (p.31) — a work created from Howard Shore’s fi lm music and performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra.

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“ To hear this repertoire played with such intellect and fi nesse on the same kind of instrument on which these works were originally performed, is to hear something really special, whether in the sparkling outer movements of sonatas or more tender and refl ective music.”

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IMPORTDown by the Salley Gardens offers a vivid and varied cross-section of English song, ranging from the Edwardian aesthetic of Quilter and early Vaughan Williams to the intensely expressive style of Howells and Finzi. The Purcell realizations by Britten and Tippett, meanwhile, are products of two great 20th-century composers engaging with their musical heritage. In all these different styles, Bejun Mehta shows the same verbal and vocal mastery that won such acclaim for his debut Handel recital on harmonia mundi.

An English song anthology

Down by the Salley Gardens19th & 20th Century English Songs

Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

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Also availableHandel: Ombra Caraharmonia mundi • HMC 902077 (794881968626)

“Showcases Mr. Mehta as the dynamic star that he is.”— THE NEW YORK TIMES

“ Bejun Mehta is a phenomenon among today’s countertenors...[with] extraordinary range and versatility he explores a universe of color and emotion.” — THE SCOTSMAN

IMPORT“I never thought of becoming a virtuoso. Virtuosity, with its concert tours, has always repelled me,” Manuel de Falla told a journalist in 1915, by which time he had virtually turned his back on composition for solo piano. He did occasionally return to the genre, but his complete solo works for piano can be contained on a single CD, along with the famous Nights in the Gardens of Spain. The music proclaims its indebtedness to other composers, yet the music is still highly personal. To produce this exciting new recording, Javier Perianes and Josep Pons carefully studied the composer’s original manuscripts held in the Archivo Manuel de Falla in Granada.

Colorful Spanish piano music

FALLANights in the Gardens of SpainJavier Perianes (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Ponsharmonia mundi • HMC 902099

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“A pianist of such sensitivity and sensibility that he is already one of

the greatest of his generation.”

— THE BUFFALO NEWS

Blasco De Nebra: Piano Sonatas Nos.1-6harmonia mundi • HMC 902046 (794881943920)

“His natural introversion, delicate touch and controlled tone are ideal for the still waters of

Nebra’s adagios.”— GRAMOPHONE

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDOne of the seminal American musical traditions, the spiritual is dramatic, powerful and profoundly beautiful — the bedrock for much of the American music that was to follow. On their new album Sing Freedom!, Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare explore the genre’s wide range of expression and its eloquence in speaking to universal aspects of the human condition.

“You would have to search long and hard to find a choral group which sings with such precision and poise... the choral blend is flawless...a rich and luxuriant sound.”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

Songs of faith and hope

Sing Freedom!African-American Spirituals

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Also availableRequiemharmonia mundi • HMU 807518 (093046751869)

“ A ravishing choral album... The performances are immaculate.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert harmonia mundi • HMU 907534 (093046753429)“ Some of the lushest, loveliest, and most exquisitely balanced choral singing on record.”

— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDInspired by the much-loved service of Nine Lessons and Carols given every Christmas Eve in England, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th-century dialogues and traditional folk carols. Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voices and Ars Nova Copenhagen in music he has culled and arranged from Italian, German, Danish, English and American sources.

A new Christmas favorite

The Christmas StoryTold in Chant, Motets, Dialogues & Traditional Folk CarolsTheatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillierharmonia mundi • HMU 807565

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Also availableA New Joy — Orthodox Christmasharmonia mundi • HMU 907410 (093046741020)

“Rich and colorful sound — on top of supreme technique, exquisite nuance, and

blissful spirituality.”— CLASSICS TODAY

“ Hillier’s Theatre of Voices operate at such a refined level of specialized technique that radically new expressive territory emerges.”— GRAMOPHONE

IMPORTTenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis conclude their acclaimed Schubert triptych with this revelatory account of Schwanengesang, the third and last of the great Schubert cycles, collected and published after the composer’s death. “Auf dem Strom” for tenor, horn and piano and the gently hopeful song “Die Sterne” complete the program.

Revelatory Schubert from Padmore & Lewis

SCHUBERTSchwanengesang

Mark Padmore (tenor), Paul Lewis (piano), Richard Watkins (horn)

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“ Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis may be on their way to cornering the Schubert Lieder franchise.”— CLASSICS TODAY

Also availableSchubert: Winterreiseharmonia mundi • HMU 907484 (093046748425)“A great occasion, of two deeply thoughtful artists pushing each

other ever onwards.”— GRAMOPHONE

Schubert: Die schöne Mullerinharmonia mundi • HMU 907519 (093046751920)

“Padmore delivers a rare combination of depth, vulnerability, and

linguistic precision.”— THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

IMPORTMichael Hurd’s 1971 chamber opera The Widow of Ephesus was commissioned by the Stroud Festival. The story is taken from an episode in the Satyricon of Gaius Petronius — director of court entertainment under the Emperor Nero. A masterpiece of black humor, the story has attracted the attention of numerous composers. Mr Owen’s Great Endeavour is one of several cantatas Hurd wrote for school performance. The work was fi rst performed at New Lanark Mills in April 1991. This new recording features George Vass leading The City of Canterbury Chamber Choir, Orchestra Nova and narrator Michael Bundy.

IMPORTJohn Joubert is a British composer of South African descent. His Symphony No.2 was inspired by Alan Paton’s novel Cry the Beloved Country, written in memory of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre of March 1960. William Alwyn’s opera The Fairy Fiddler was his fi rst attempt at a stage work, but was never completed. Only the “Prelude” and “Derrybeg Fair” sequence exist in fi nal form. English composer Carlo Martelli is best known for his horror fi lm scores of the 1960s. Here we fi nd his majestic Symphony, written when he was a 19-year-old student at the Royal College of Music. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Martin Yates gives evocative, rousing performances of each of these works.

JOUBERTSymphony No.2ALWYNThe Fairy Fiddler — Prelude, Derrybeg FairMARTELLISymphonyRoyal Sco� ish National Orchestra, Martin YatesDu� on Laboratories • CDLX 7270

HURDThe Window of Ephesus, Mr. Owen’s Great EndeavourPippa Goss (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano), Michael Bundy (baritone), Orchestra Nova, City of Canterbury Chamber Choir, George VassDu� on Laboratories • CDLX 7269

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IMPORTThis fascinating new Dutton recording features the fi rst recordings of Jane Austen’s three favorite songs — and a dozen more premières, including the fi rst chance to hear the only piece of music specifi cally mentioned in the novels. The piano featured on these recordings is an 1817 Broadwood grand signed by the composer J.B. Cramer. Broadwood is the only make of piano, and Cramer the only composer, mentioned by Jane Austen in Emma (1815). The pieces recorded here are drawn from seventeen music albums that belonged to Jane Austen and her female relations. Performers include soprano Amanda Pitt, baritone John Lofthouse and pianist David Owen Norris.

Jane Austen’s favorite music

Entertaining Miss AustenNewly discovered music from Jane

Austen’s family collectionAmanda Pi� (soprano),

John Lo� house (baritone), David Owen Norris (piano)

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IMPORTThis disc presents a survey of music by Finnish composer Toivo Kuula, a pupil of Sibelius. Best-known for his songs and choral music, Kuula’s arresting orchestral music draws heavily on folk infl uences and constitutes some of the most striking Finnish music of its time. Renowned soprano Susan Gritton and the BBC Concert Orchestra under the inspired baton of Martyn Brabbins give spellbinding accounts of this gloriously colorful repertoire.

IMPORTFlorent Schmitt’s output includes some of the most impressive and infl uential orchestral music of the fi rst two decades of the twentieth century. Not surprisingly, these works are equally gorgeous in their piano versions. Pianists Leslie De’Ath and Anya Alexeyev have recorded a ripe selection for this set, all but two of which are world premiere recordings in these versions. This enjoyable traversal of Schmitt’s piano music is presented here in immaculate, heartfelt performances.

SCHMITTMusic for Two PianosLeslie De’Ath (piano), Anya Alexeyev (piano), Kimberly Barber (mezzo-soprano), James Mason (oboe)Du� on Laboratories • CDLX 7273

KUULAMerenkylpijäneidot, South Ostrobothnian Suite No.2, Four Songs with orchestra, Orjan Poika Concert Suite, Impi Ja Pajarin Poika, Prelude and FugueSusan Gri� on (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Martyn BrabbinsDu� on Laboratories • CDLX 7272

A fi nd from Finland

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IMPORTUntil now, French composer Benjamin Godard was known only for his violin concertos. This disc features his equally delectable fi rst piano concerto, brought brilliantly to life by pianist Victor Sangiorgio with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates. It is accompanied by the showpiece Introduction et Allegro of 1880 and the Symphonie Orientale of 1884, which refl ects the highpoint of French Orientalism.

IMPORTPreviously Available as CDLX 7120 (765387712020) and CDLX 7126 (765387712624) Deleted August 2005This two disc set gathers two York Bowen chamber music releases from the Dutton catalogue and makes them available again at a bargain price. Both discs were critically acclaimed at the time of their original release and feature sparkling, authoritative performances by the Endymion Ensemble, joined here by violist James Boyd and pianist Bengt Forsberg.

BOWENSuite for Violin & Piano, Cello Sonata,

Violin Sonata Op.112, Viola Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Phantasy for Viola & Piano

Endymion Ensemble, James Boyd (viola), Bengt Forsberg (piano)

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GODARDPiano Concerto No.1, Introduction et

Allegro, Symphonie OrientaleVictor Sangiorgio (piano),

Royal Sco� ish National Orchestra, Martin Yates

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Godard world premières

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York Bowen’s chamber music

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IMPORTRohan de Saram was a member of the legendary Arditti Quartet for over twenty years and has performed as a soloist with major orchestras around the world. Preethi de Silva is the director of the celebrated US early music ensemble Con Gioia. A multi-award winner for her performances and literature, de Silva has performed with many internationally famous period instrument musicians including Chiara Banchini, Monica Huggett and Wieland Kuijken. Harmonic Labyrinth, a special collection from First Hand, celebrates these two great Sri Lankan musicians and features repertoire from their recent, highly acclaimed concert tour with Con Gioia.

A summit of counterpoint

Harmonic LabyrinthBACHCello Suite No.3, Sonata No.3CPE BACHVariations on Folies d’EspagneLOCATELLIIl labirinto armonicoHINDEMITHSonata for Solo CelloDE SILVAFour Pieces for HarpsichordRohan de Saram (cello), Preethi de Silva (harpsichord)First Hand • FHR 11

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Also availableOut of GenreFirst Hand Records • FHR 09 (5060216340043)“Ingeniously Westernized music for sitar.”

— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDGloriae Dei Cantores presents The Chants of Angels, a new super-audio CD collection of glorious sacred melodies focused on these heavenly guardians, guides and friends. Using the ancient melodies and texts of the early Christian church, each Gregorian chant depicts a new aspect or story about angels. For those who are new to Gregorian chant and for seasoned scholars, The Chants of Angels allows listeners to simply close their eyes and be surrounded by these songs of prayer and comfort. Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola’s “expert renditions of Gregorian chant” (New York Times) are the result of years of study with the late Dr. Mary Berry CBE of the Schola Gregoriana (Cambridge, England) and the Monks of St. Peter’s Abbey, Solesmes, France, as well as daily practice of Gregorian chant in worship.

“This group has become an elite choir...”— AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE

Heavenly melodies

The Chants of AngelsGloriae Dei Cantores Schola

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Also availableThe Chants of Christmas Gloriae Dei Cantores • GDCD 123 (709887012327)

“This release inspires you to capture anew the spiritual and cultural essence

of the season.”— AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

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From the vaults of the Israel Philharmonic

SCHUMANNSymphonies Nos.2 & 3Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul ParayHelicon • 02.9640

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BEETHOVENSymphony No.4ELGAREnigma VariationsRAVELDaphnis & Chloe Suite No.2Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre MonteuxHelicon • 02.9641

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MAHLERSymphony No.6Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal DoratiHelicon • 02.9642

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Helicon Records’ new ‘Heritage Series’ presents historic recordings of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and features some of the fi nest conductors to have led the orchestra since its inception. Paul Paray was Musical Director of the IPO from 1948 to 1951 and returned frequently thereafter as guest conductor. Paray’s disc of Schumann symphonies dates from the mid 1970s. The great Pierre Monteux was a favorite of the musicians. This disc from 1964 features Beethoven’s fourth symphony, Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Ravel’s second suite from Daphnis and Chloé. Antal Doráti rose from being the youngest ever conductor of the Royal Opera House in Budapest to being appointed “Conductor Laureate for Life” of three orchestras. This disc from 1963 features Mahler’s sixth symphony. All three Helicon recordings are carefully remastered and feature high-quality mono sound.

IMPORTMaurice Ravel’s works for violin and piano have established a central place in the core recital repertoire. These diverse works acknowledge the infl uences of a range of musical styles from jazz to Impressionism and fuse the tonal colors of Debussy with the lyricism of Franck. The posthumously published one-movement Sonata, written by Ravel as a student, is a lyrical precursor to the composer’s stunning Violin Sonata in G major with its unique character and adoption of the ‘blues’ idiom. The spontaneity, tonal colors and exotic soundscapes in Ravel’s violin music call for immense skill in interpretation, and passages in the frenzied Tzigane test the limits of the performers’ virtuosity. Violinist Alina Ibragimova rises to these challenges with extraordinary verve. She is accompanied by pianist Cédric Tiberghien, who gives elegant and fl awless performances and relishes Ravel’s iridescent piano parts.

“Ibragimova does not play or perform — she utterly possesses.”— FANFARE

Ravel’s exotic soundscapesRAVEL

Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Tzigane, Berceuse dur le nom de Gabriel Fauré

LEKEUViolin Sonata

Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Hyperion • CDA 67820

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Also availableSzymanowski: Violin MusicHyperion • CDA 67703 (034571177038)“Full of virtuosity, nuance, and wonderful color-

istic imagination.”— THE BOSTON GLOBE

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IMPORTHoward Shelley’s survey of the piano sonatas of Clementi has been acclaimed not only as a set of benchmark performances, but also as a rediscovery of a composer who was uniquely important in his lifetime. This set of Capriccios and Variations is something of a footnote to the series. These works demonstrate Clementi’s lighter and more whimsical side, with many fantastical virtuoso fl ourishes of an improvisatory feel. Dramatic, radically experimental, often determinedly chromatic, these works show the aging composer still at work in the forefront of the most modern keyboard style.

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CLEMENTICapriccios & VariationsHoward Shelley (piano)Hyperion • CDA 67850

Dramatic piano works by Clementi

IMPORTThe Goldberg Variations stand as one of the greatest keyboard works ever written. The work’s universal musical language and distinct voicing has made it a popular subject for arrangement. Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s trio arrangement was made in 1985 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s birth. It is dedicated to the memory of Glenn Gould, whose celebrated 1955 Columbia recording of the work introduced a whole generation of listeners to this extraordinary music. Sitkovetsky’s arrangement produces fascinating and delightful results, especially in this vigorous and sensitive performance from the Leopold String Trio.

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BACHGoldberg VariationsLeopold String TrioHyperion • CDA 67826

The Leopold String Trio plays Bach

IMPORTHyperion presents another entertaining addition to the renowned Romantic Piano Concerto series catalogue, this time with three world première recordings featuring the complete works for piano and orchestra by Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen and Sir Arthur Somervell. In his day, Cowen was a hugely successful contemporary of Stanford and Parry. His Concertstück was written in 1897 for Paderewski, who gave the premiere to much acclaim. Somervell is best known for his songs and he wrote comparatively little orchestral music. His symphonic variations, entitled Normandy, were premiered in 1913 by the great scholar and pianist Donald Francis Tovey who did much to champion them. The “Highland” concerto is a late work written for, and premiered by, the Scottish pianist Jessie Munro. It is an uncomplicated and enjoyable romp based on Scottish-sounding themes, which are nevertheless original Somervell. As usual, Martin Roscoe and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are on scintillating form throughout.

“Roscoe is a pianist who both thinks and offers full-blooded playing of breadth and depth.”

— THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Romantic concerto premières

The Romantic Piano Concerto - Vol.54SOMERVELL

Piano Concerto in A minor ‘Highland’ Normandy

COWENConcertstück

Martin Roscoe (piano),BBC Sco� ish Symphony Orchestra,

Martyn BrabbinsHyperion • CDA 67837

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Recently releasedThe Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.53Hyperion • CDA 67635 (034571176352)

“Both works at their best.”— SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

IMPORTThis latest addition to Christopher Herrick’s acclaimed Buxtehude series is performed on the magnifi cent Organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Everything heard on this disc was composed over three hundred years ago when printed music was a rarity and organists were required to be highly profi cient in the art of improvisation. Certainly none of Buxtehude’s organ works was printed in his lifetime, and it was not until 1875 that they fi rst became available. Herrick’s communication is exceptional in these stimulating performances and his inspired interpretations are so vivid that they appear improvisatory in their approach.

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BUXTEHUDEThe Complete Organ Works, Vol.4Christopher Herrick (organ)Hyperion • CDA 67876

IMPORTHaydn’s remarkable Opus 20 quartets are rightfully regarded as landmarks in the history of the string quartet. Throughout the six contrasting works, the composer employs compositional techniques that were to shape and defi ne the genre. We witness a deviation in style from the lightness and wit of his previous quartets to a mood of emotional intensity and darker musical imagery. They are exquisite masterpieces and demonstrate a composer at the height of creative maturity. They display an astonishing consistency of excellence and a huge variety of form and style. The London Haydn Quartet is the ideal advocate for these works and gives elegant, radiant and exhilaratingly assured performances.

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HAYDNString Quartets Op.20London Haydn QuartetHyperion • CDA 67877

String quartet landmarks

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IMPORTThe Binchois Consort p r e s e n t s a d i s c t h a t demonstrates the beauty and grandeur of the music performed daily in princely chapels of fi fteenth-century England. It illustrates the sheer variety of types of singing, some of it virtuosic in its brilliance. Specifi cally it offers sacred ceremonial pieces written either for Henry V or to invoke the saintly patron of the House of Lancaster, John of Bridlington. Scholarly notes by Philip Weller place this music fi rmly in its historical context, and the Binchois performances represent the highest standard of early music singing of the present day. Every nuance is considered and each phrase is relished in this immaculately polished disc.

“The Binchois Consort have established themselves as one of the very finest ensembles in the field.”

— GRAMOPHONE

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Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster

The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman

Hyperion • CDA 67868

Music of the English Courthyperion

Also availableMarriage of England & BurgundyHyperion • CDA 67129 (034571171296)

“ Excellent. It is a perfect example of that all-too-rare marriage of first-rate scholarship and high-quality musicianship.”— THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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SCHELLESacred MusicCarolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Lisa Beckley, Julie Cooper (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin Blaze (counter-tenors), Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist, Angus Smith, Ma� hew Vine (tenors), Peter Harvey, Charles Po� (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert KingHyperion • CDH 55373

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MOZARTSongsJoan Rodgers (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55371

IMPORTPreviously Available as CDA 66989 (034571169897) Deleted February 2011

IMPORTPreviously Available as CDA 67260 (034571172606 Deleted May 2009

Essential reissues

A Song for FrancescaMusic in Italy, 1330-1430

Gothic Voices, Christopher PageHyperion • CDH 55291

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BRUCKNERMass in F minor, Psalm 150

Corydon Singers, Ma� hew BestHyperion • CDH 55332

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VICTORIAMissa Vidi speciosam, MotetsChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David HillHyperion • CDH 55358

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HAHNChamber Music

Room MusicHyperion • CDH 55379

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LAMBERTSummer’s Last Will & Testament,

The Rio Grande, Aubade héroïqueSally Burgess (mezzo-soprano), William

Shimell (baritone), Jack Gibbons (piano), Chorus of Opera North, Leeds Festival Chorus, English Northern Philharmonic

Orchestra, David Lloyd-JonesHyperion • CDH 55388

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KNÜPFERSacred Music

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Susan Hamilton (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin

Blaze (counter-tenors), James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels (tenors), Peter Harvey,

Michael George, Robert Evans (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert King

Hyperion • CDH 55393

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RACHMANINOVEtudes-Tableaux Opp.33 & 39Howard Shelley (piano)Hyperion • CDH 55403

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VICTORIAMissa Dum complerentur, Hymns & SequencesChoir of Westminster Cathedral, James O’DonnellHyperion • CDH 55452

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Gems from the back catalog

IMPORTPreviously Available as CDA 67160 (034571171609) Deleted October 2009

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IMPORTSACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSDThe fi nal release in Valery Gergiev’s acclaimed Mahler cycle features the composer’s Symphony No.9, recorded at the Barbican in March 2011. Mahler wrote his ninth symphony during a time of great personal suffering and heartache. This is refl ected in the music, at times manic and fi erce, at others delicate and serene, as it explores many emotions and ultimately concludes with the heart-stopping coda of the Adagio, seemingly conveying the composer’s acceptance of his own mortality.

Gergiev’s Mahler cycle now complete

MAHLERSymphony No.9London Symphony Orchestra, Valery GergievLSO Live • LSO 0668

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Also availableMahler: Symphony No.5LSO Live • LSO 0664 (822231166429)

“This is a magnificent performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in every respect.”

— INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW

IMPORTThe award-winning octet Voces8has established itself as one of the foremost young British a cappella groups. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony

DOMESTICIn 1998, percussionist Jonathan Haas commissioned Philip Glass to compose a concerto. The Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpani has turned out to be one of Glass’s most frequently performed concert works. Haas worked closely with Josh Quillen and NYU Steel to create the arrangements and recording of Philip Glass’ piano Etudes on steel drums. The result is a fantastic re-imagining of Glass’ music, giving new light to the color and structure of this very popular repertoire.

NYU Steel Plays Philip GlassGLASS

Etudes for Piano Nos.1-10 (Arranged for Steel Drum)

NYU Steel, Josh QuillenOrange Mountain • OMM 0075

BRAHMSFest- und Gedenksprüchen Op.109 Nos.1-3, Warum

ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen? Op.74 No.1, Wiegenlied Op. 49 No.4

REGERDas Agnus Dei Op.138 No.6,

Wir glauben an einen Go¬ Op. 138 No.8BRUCKNER

Motet Locus iste a Deo factus est Op.92, Motet Os justi Meditabitur sapientiam, Motet Virga Jesse fl oruit

Voces8Mirare • MIR 154

German choral music

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to unique jazz and pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performances, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color. Founded in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster Abbey, Voces8 fi rst achieved success in 2005, winning fi rst prize at the International Choral Grand Prix in Gorizia, Italy. This collection of German choral music for Mirare fi nds the group in top voice.

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DOMESTICPhilip Glass’ 2001 Concerto No.1 for Cello and Orchestra has a unique story. Following the terror attacks in New York in September 2001, Glass was discouraged from traveling in the immediate aftermath and consequently missed the world première of the work in Beijing in October with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. It was not until 2007 that Glass had the chance to hear the work live in the concert hall when Wendy Sutter performed the US première in California. Glass encouraged Sutter to perform the work extensively and this recording was made during a tour with the Orchestra of the Americas.

IMPORTOnyx presents the fi rst complete CD cycle of Martinu’s symphonies, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jirí Belohlávek. These works, which are a major contribution to 20th century symphonic literature, are still undervalued. Spanning the years surrounding the Second World War, they capture the turmoil, hopes and fears of the composer and his homeland — a homeland that suffered unimaginable cruelties under the Nazis. At the end of the war, Martinu was the only major Czech composer of his generation to have survived. Throughout these sometimes-turbulent works, the irrepressible Czech spirit survives.

MARTINUSymphonies Nos.1-6BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí BelohlávekOnyx Classics • ONYX 4061

GLASSCello Concerto No.1Wendy Su� er (cello), Orchestra of the Americas, Dante AnzoliniOrange Mountain • OMM 0076

Glass’ cello concerto

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Martinu’s powerful symphonies

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IMPORTWillem Pijper and Rudolf Escher are two major fi gures in 20th-century Dutch music. Pijper was a symphonist, composer of operas and a noted writer on music. The music of Escher, a student of Pijper, is infl uenced by Debussy, Schoenberg and Ravel. Ton de Leeuw and Alexander Voormolen are little-known outside of Holland. This is an important release of rarely heard music by the most infl uential Dutch composers of the last century, performed with passion and virtuosity by Philippe Graffi n and Jelger Blanken.

IMPORTSpanish Baroque composer Domènec Terradellas was born in Barcelona but lived more than half his life in Italy. He possessed a great aptitude to create colorful environments and contrasts in his operas, many of them based upon stories from ancient Egypt and Persia. Following on RCOC’s première recording of the composer’s Artaserse, Juan Bautista Otero and his highly accomplished singers and musicians turn to another unpublished work of Terradellas, Sesostris. This fascinating work will surely be a welcome discovery for opera fans.

TERRADELLASSesostri

Sunhae Im, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Di� e Andersen, Raff aella Milanesi (sopranos),

Kenneth Tarver, Tom Randle (tenors), Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara,

Juan Bautista OteroRCOC Records • RCOC 1102

PIJPER Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2, Sonata for Solo Violin

ESCHER Violin SonataVOORMOLEN Pastorale

DE LEEUW SonatinaPhilippe Graffi n (violin), Jelger Blanken (piano)

Onyx Classics • ONYX 4080

Dutch music for violin

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Spanish Baroque opera

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IMPORTAmerican composer Conlon Nancarrow is best known for the ground-breaking compositions he wrote for player piano. Nancarrow was one of the fi rst composers to use musical instruments as mechanical machines, making them play far beyond human performance ability. His central works in this new genre were the Studies for Player Piano, written between 1948 and 1992. Nancarrow’s ‘live’ instrumental compositions can be classifi ed in three groups, piano, chamber and orchestral. Each of those genres is represented on this new disc. The composer’s late creative period is characterized by transcriptions of both his own works and works by other composers. Paul Usher’s Nancarrow Concerto is a shining example of the ongoing creative development of Nancarrow’s music.

An American masterAs fast as possibleNANCARROWSuite for Orchestra, Studies for Player Piano Nos. 16, 20, 26, 32 & 44, Three Movements for Chamber Orchestra, Septet FragmentUSHERNancarrow Concerto for Pianola and Chamber OrchestraBugallo-Williams Duo (piano), Amy Briggs (piano), Ingrid Karlen (piano), Rex Lawson (pianola), Ensemble Modern, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Kasper de Roo, Stefan AsburyWergo • WER 6733

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Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano Vols.1-5Wergo • WER 6907 (4010228690729)

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Can’t Sit DownC.J. Chenier

World Village • 468109

IMPORTFile in: Cajun & ZydecoC.J. Chenier was literally born into the musical tradition of southwest Louisiana and Texas Zydeco, a chugging, accordion-led blend of French Creole and Af r i can-der ived in f luences . Born the son of great Zydeco king Clifton Chenier, the first GRAMMY® Award winning musician in the genre, the young Chenier was totally immersed in R&B, funk and jazz from childhood. Despite his family ties, or maybe because of them, Chenier was not terribly interested in his father’s music as a teenager and he spent his college years exploring his own musical style. Chenier’s interest in the music of his ancestors grew and after graduating from college, he joined his father’s legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band. Chenier assumed leadership of the band following his father’s death in 1987. While he continued to develop his personal accordion style, Chenier also gradually began grafting on infl uences from his boyhood. He explains, “I play it the way I play it. All my father really told me was to do the best I could do with my own style.”

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Smokin’ zydeco from C.J. Chenier

“C.J. Chenier embodies the probable future of zydeco, stirring contemporary influences like R&B, soul, and funk into his spicy musical gumbo.”

— THE CHICAGO READER

Desperate Kingdom of LoveWorld Village • 468041 (713746804121)

“His most risk-taking and diverse affair yet, an adventurous plunge into zydeco-less frontiers

while still honoring the family legacy.”— OFFBEAT

CAJUN/ZYDECO

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The smooth tenor of Ben Webster

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile in: JazzGentle Ben was recorded ten months before Ben Webster’s death in 1972. Webster, who had left the United States in 1965 to settle in Europe, was visiting fellow musician and friend Tete Montoliu in Barcelona. Webster and Montoliu went back a ways, and in fact, Montoliu cited Webster and Don Byas as his two chief musical infl uences. Webster and Montoliu understood each other deeply, and their accompaniment of one another is seamless. They are joined by Montoliu’s regular working trio-mates, Eric Peter on bass and Peer Wyboris on drums.

St. Louis BluesNat King ColeAPO • CAPP 993 SA

Just One Of Those ThingsNat King Cole

APO • CAPP 903 SA

Gentle BenBen Webster, Tete Montoliu TrioAPO • CAPJ 040 SA Hk53088c))$)^XN

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The immortal Nat King Cole

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File in: JazzAPO presents two new collector’s item releases featuring the music of the immortal Nat King Cole. These deluxe hybrid SACDs include mono and stereo versions of the tracks in standard resolution on the CD layer, high resolution audio on the DSD stereo layer and high-resolution 3-channel sound on the DSD multi-channel layer. On Just One Of Those Things, Cole is backed by a top fl ight big band that downright sizzles

in stellar arrangements by the distinctive Billy May. The album is among its era’s fi nest recordings of popular music. When Nat King Cole and Nelson Riddle undertook an album dedicated to the music of W.C. Handy, the results were at once a worthy tribute and transformative. On St. Louis Blues these icons of popular music give the varied facets of Handy’s songs a lastingly freshened interpretation.

DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

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DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile in: JazzPeckin’ Time, badged as a Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan joint effort, is really a Hank Mobley album. All the compositions (except for the Weil/Nash standard “Speak Low”) are Mobley originals. Morgan’s playing lacks none of his characteristic fi re and clarity. However, recognizing Mobley as the main creative force here is yet another necessary step in his ongoing re-evaluation. The rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip is stellar and delivers dynamic hard bop. Mobley plays with perhaps the greatest assurance of any point of his career, with long, beautifully crafted solos that match Morgan’s in their strength and inventiveness.

DOMESTIC SACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile in: JazzAlready the most formidable new trumpeter in jazz in 1962, Freddie Hubbard came into his own as a composer with this album. Hub-Tones is packed with great originals that range from the complex, ferocious title track swinger to his poignant “Lament For Booker,” written for the later Booker Little. James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman and Clifford Jarvis are all at their peak, bringing the brilliant music to life with artistry and feeling.

Hub-TonesFreddie Hubbard

APO • CBNJ 84115 SA

Peckin’ TimeHank Mobley, Lee Morgan

APO • CBNJ 81574 SA

Hank Mobley at his fi nest

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Swingin’ with Freddie Hubbard

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DOMESTICSACD Hybrid/ Stereo/ DSDFile in: JazzLee Morgan’s spectacular 1964 album The Sidewinder is a true jazz classic. The title track was one of the defi ning recordings of the soul jazz genre and quickly became a popular standard. The album was a huge seller and highly infl uential — many subsequent Lee Morgan albums (and other Blue Note discs) would emulate this album’s format by following a long, funky opening blues with a handful of conventional hard bop tunes. The album features tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, drummer Billy Higgins and double bassist Bob Cranshaw, who would soon switch to electric bass and begin a decades-long association with Sonny Rollins. All of the compositions were written by Morgan, and all but the Cole Porter-like “Hocus Pocus” are heavily blues-based.

IMPORTFile in: JazzThe original Quintette du Hot Club de France was founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. One of the earliest and most signifi cant jazz groups in Europe, the Quintette was described by critic Thom Jurek as “one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz.” Babik Reinhardt, Django’s son, revived the group as the New Quintette du Hot Club de France and in 1998, made this album in partnership with guitarists Romane and Philippe “Doudou” Cuillerier, violinist Florin Niculescu and bassist Gilles Naturel. Together, they also brought a resolutely modern approach to an honored tradition and stamped the pages of contemporary jazz with the heritage of the Master.

New Quinte¬ e du Hot Club de FranceNew Quinte� e du Hot Club de FranceFrémeaux • FA 542

The SidewinderLee MorganAPO • CBNJ 84157 SA

Soulful jazz from Lee Morgan

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DOMESTICFile in: Soundtrack / Film MusicHowe Records proudly presents the world première recording of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony, a work created from the nearly twelve hours of music written for The Lord of the Rings fi lms. Working with Maestro John Mauceri, Shore adapted the scores into six movements that refl ect each of the books of J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece. The symphony is performed here by The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludwig Wicki. There has been a resurgence of interest in Tolkien’s works. Sales of the coffee-table book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films have been robust, and Warner Music is re-releasing each of the three Complete Recordings box sets. In addition, a stadium tour of the The Lord of the Rings Live-to-Projection concert will be mounted this fall in the United States.

The Lord of the Rings Symphony21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus,

Ludwig WickiHowe Records • HWR 1005

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Also availableDoubtHowe Records • 1001 (899158002017)

“Howard Shore’s score provides unobtrusive strength.”

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IMPORTDVD: All Zones/ 110 Minutes/ Dolby Digital StereoFile in: World / AfricaAcous t i c Afr i ca was in i t ia l ly a compilat ion album released by Pu tumayo showca s ing s inge r -songwriters in a stripped-down context, focusing on the melody, the rhythm and a unifying message of hope. In 2006, an internationally celebrated companion tour of the same name brought together singers Vusi Mahlasela, Habib Koité and Dobet Gnahoré. Five years later, the second

installment of Acoustic Africa’s exhilarating musical journey focuses on the richness of the African guitar tradition. Contre-Jour’s Acoustic Africa set features three of the continent’s most indomitable touring artists, songwriters and social commentators — Malian superstar Habib Koité, Oliver Mtukudzi, the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe, and Afel Bocoum, a guitarist, singer, and composer from Mali whose songs evoke the evolution of traditional Malian society. Performing solo, duo and trio — and backed by an ensemble of traditional stringed and percussion instrumentalists — the concert weaves a collection of traditional songs among contemporary popular ones from each of the leaders.

African music giants in concert

Acoustic Africa in ConcertHabib Koité, Afel Bocoum, Oliver MtukudziContre-Jour • CJ 027

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Muso KoWorld Village • 468055 (713746805524)

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IMPORTFile in: World / AfricaOn Luso Noir, eleven major voices from Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique sing praises to various forms of the Saudade, a poignant musical expression of world-weariness inherited from the Portuguese conquistadors. Sadness, longing, gentle melancholy — none of these translations can quite capture the full depth of Saudade’s emotional pull. The Portuguese empire ruled its African colonies for 500 years, dissolving in 1975 after a series of bloody revolutions. The Saudade remained, not only as a musical genre but also as an approach to life, a unifying cultural legacy that has not only survived, but thrived. The post-independence, African perspective is presented musically by the singers on this compilation.

IMPORTFile in: World / India / AsiaTalvin Singh is known for his groundbreaking tablatronic style combining Indian traditions and modern European aesthetics. His groundbreaking 1996 compilation Anokha – Sounds of the Asian Underground was followed by the Mercury Prize winning OK (recently re-released as part of Island’s 50th anniversary celebrations). Since then, Talvin has worked and collaborated with and for a vast variety of artists from all parts of the world. Niladri Kumar, a fi fth generation sitar player, has an equally fresh, experimental approach to his instrument and is recognized as one of the fi nest players and most open minded musicians of his generation. Coming together for their fi rst time in 2009, Singh and Kumar combine their deep-rooted Indian classical training with a modern, contemporary perspective to create an altogether extraordinary sound.

TogetherTalvin Singh, Niladri Kumar

World Village • 450016

Luso NoirMusic from Portuguese-speaking Africa

Bonga, Wazimbo, Mingas, Tété Alhino, Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique,

Dulce, Reziana Jaime, Terezinha Araújo, Ghorwane, Gui-Marães

Piranha • PIR 2441

Lusophone treasures

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Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Oct 21 Williamstown MA Brooks-Rogers Recital HallOct 23 New York NY Corpus Christi ChurchOct 25 Troy NY Troy Music Hall

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Sep 18 Saratoga Springs NY Zankel Music CenterSep 23, 25 Boston MA Symphony HallOct 28-29 Sea� le WA Benaroya Hall

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Oct 11 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall Brooklyn Rider World Village Oct 31 New York NY Zankel HallBudapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Channel Classics Oct 28-29 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Cuarteto Casals Oct 21 Burlington VT Recital Hall

Oct 22 St. Johnsbury VT South Congregational ChurchOct 24 Norfolk VA Kaufman Theatre Oct 25 Williamsburg VA Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center TheaterOct 26 Indianapolis IN Indiana History Center: Basile TheatreOct 28 New York NY Weill Recital HallNov 1 Houston TX Stude Concert Hall Nov 3 Corvallis OR LaSells Stewart Center Nov 6 Torrance CA Torrance Cultural Arts Center

Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Oct 23 New York NY Avery Fisher HallJames Ehnes Onyx Classics Sep 10 Detroit MI Seligman Performing Arts CenterEnglish Concert harmonia mundi Oct 20 New York NY Zankel HallGloriae Dei Cantores Gloriae Dei Cantores Oct 26 Richmond KY PAC Theater

Oct 27 Granville OH Swasey ChapelOct 28 Carmel IN Palladium Center for the Performing ArtsOct 30 Manha� an KS McCain AuditoriumNov 1 Faye� eville AR Walton Arts CenterNov 4 St. Louis MO St. Louis CathedralNov 5 Overland Park KS Yardley HallNov 6 Joplin MS Taylor Performing Arts Center

Ma  hias Goerne harmonia mundi Nov 3-5 Philadelphia PA Verizon HallMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion Oct 15 Kansas City MO Folly Theater

Nov 2 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreJerusalem Quartet harmonia mundi Oct 4 Costa Mesa CA Samueli Theater

Oct 5 Tucson AZ Leo Rich TheaterOct 6 Logan UT Utah State University Performance HallOct 9 Downers Grove IL Johnson Auditorium Oct 11 Houston TX Stude Concert HallOct 15 West Lafaye� e IN Loeb PlayhouseOct 16 Louisville KY Margaret Comstock Hall

Katia & Marielle Labèque KML Records Sep 1 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlLes Arts Florissants, Christie harmonia mundi Sep 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 Brooklyn NY BAMPaul Lewis harmonia mundi Oct 9 Morrow GA Spivey Hall

Oct 18 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Oct 19, 21, 23 New York NY Avery Fisher HallMariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Oct 4 New Brunswick NJ State Theatre

Oct 5-6, 9-10 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageOct 8 Fairfax VA Center for the ArtsOct 13 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOct 14-16 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall Oct 17 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOct 18 Northridge CA Valley Performing Arts CenterOct 19 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallOct 11 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage

Nicholas McGegan harmonia mundi Sep 8 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlAlexander Melnikov Hyperion Nov 6 Minneapolis MN Janet Wallace Fine Arts CenterNational Chamber Choir of Ireland harmonia mundi Oct 13 Notre Dame IN Debartolo Performing Arts Center

Oct 14 Cleveland OH Gartner AuditoriumOct 15 Lewisburg PA Weis Center for Performing ArtsOct 16 Montclair NJ Alexander Kasser TheaterOct 20 Iowa City IA Hancher Auditorium

Paul O'De  e harmonia mundi Nov 3 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMaxim Rysanov Onyx Classics Oct 18 Charlo� esville VA Cabell Hall AuditoriumJordi & Ferran Savall Alia Vox Oct 8 Milwaukee WI UWM Helene Zelazo Center

Oct 9 Cleveland OH Cleveland Museum of ArtOct 12 New York NY The Morgan Library & MuseumOct 16 Miami Beach FL New World Center

Andreas Scholl harmonia mundi Oct 11 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallTakács Quartet Hyperion Nov 6, 4 Berkeley CA Hertz Hall Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Sep 8 Houston TX Stude Concert Hall

Sep 20 New Haven CT Morse Recital HallOct 15 Santa Monica CA Mendelssohn HallNov 5 New York NY 92nd Street YNov 5 New York NY Congregation Emanuel of Westchester

Joyce Yang harmonia mundi Sep 15 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl

Artist Label Date City State Venue

Anonymous 4 harmonia mundi Oct 21 Williamstown MA Brooks-Rogers Recital HallOct 23 New York NY Corpus Christi ChurchOct 25 Troy NY Troy Music Hall

Kristian Bezuidenhout harmonia mundi Sep 18 Saratoga Springs NY Zankel Music CenterSep 23, 25 Boston MA Symphony HallOct 28-29 Sea� le WA Benaroya Hall

Yefi m Bronfman Helicon Oct 11 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall Brooklyn Rider World Village Oct 31 New York NY Zankel HallBudapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer Channel Classics Oct 28-29 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage Cuarteto Casals Oct 21 Burlington VT Recital Hall

Oct 22 St. Johnsbury VT South Congregational ChurchOct 24 Norfolk VA Kaufman Theatre Oct 25 Williamsburg VA Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center TheaterOct 26 Indianapolis IN Indiana History Center: Basile TheatreOct 28 New York NY Weill Recital HallNov 1 Houston TX Stude Concert Hall Nov 3 Corvallis OR LaSells Stewart Center Nov 6 Torrance CA Torrance Cultural Arts Center

Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Oct 23 New York NY Avery Fisher HallJames Ehnes Onyx Classics Sep 10 Detroit MI Seligman Performing Arts CenterEnglish Concert harmonia mundi Oct 20 New York NY Zankel HallGloriae Dei Cantores Gloriae Dei Cantores Oct 26 Richmond KY PAC Theater

Oct 27 Granville OH Swasey ChapelOct 28 Carmel IN Palladium Center for the Performing ArtsOct 30 Manha� an KS McCain AuditoriumNov 1 Faye� eville AR Walton Arts CenterNov 4 St. Louis MO St. Louis CathedralNov 5 Overland Park KS Yardley HallNov 6 Joplin MS Taylor Performing Arts Center

Ma  hias Goerne harmonia mundi Nov 3-5 Philadelphia PA Verizon HallMarc-André Hamelin Hyperion Oct 15 Kansas City MO Folly Theater

Nov 2 San Francisco CA Herbst TheatreJerusalem Quartet harmonia mundi Oct 4 Costa Mesa CA Samueli Theater

Oct 5 Tucson AZ Leo Rich TheaterOct 6 Logan UT Utah State University Performance HallOct 9 Downers Grove IL Johnson Auditorium Oct 11 Houston TX Stude Concert HallOct 15 West Lafaye� e IN Loeb PlayhouseOct 16 Louisville KY Margaret Comstock Hall

Katia & Marielle Labèque KML Records Sep 1 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlLes Arts Florissants, Christie harmonia mundi Sep 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 Brooklyn NY BAMPaul Lewis harmonia mundi Oct 9 Morrow GA Spivey Hall

Oct 18 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis LSO Live Oct 19, 21, 23 New York NY Avery Fisher HallMariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Oct 4 New Brunswick NJ State Theatre

Oct 5-6, 9-10 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman StageOct 8 Fairfax VA Center for the ArtsOct 13 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOct 14-16 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall Oct 17 Costa Mesa CA Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOct 18 Northridge CA Valley Performing Arts CenterOct 19 Sea� le WA Benaroya HallOct 11 New York NY Stern Auditorium: Perelman Stage

Nicholas McGegan harmonia mundi Sep 8 Los Angeles CA Hollywood BowlAlexander Melnikov Hyperion Nov 6 Minneapolis MN Janet Wallace Fine Arts CenterNational Chamber Choir of Ireland harmonia mundi Oct 13 Notre Dame IN Debartolo Performing Arts Center

Oct 14 Cleveland OH Gartner AuditoriumOct 15 Lewisburg PA Weis Center for Performing ArtsOct 16 Montclair NJ Alexander Kasser TheaterOct 20 Iowa City IA Hancher Auditorium

Paul O'De  e harmonia mundi Nov 3 New York NY Kaufmann Concert HallMaxim Rysanov Onyx Classics Oct 18 Charlo� esville VA Cabell Hall AuditoriumJordi & Ferran Savall Alia Vox Oct 8 Milwaukee WI UWM Helene Zelazo Center

Oct 9 Cleveland OH Cleveland Museum of ArtOct 12 New York NY The Morgan Library & MuseumOct 16 Miami Beach FL New World Center

Andreas Scholl harmonia mundi Oct 11 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallTakács Quartet Hyperion Nov 6, 4 Berkeley CA Hertz Hall Tokyo String Quartet harmonia mundi Sep 8 Houston TX Stude Concert Hall

Sep 20 New Haven CT Morse Recital HallOct 15 Santa Monica CA Mendelssohn HallNov 5 New York NY 92nd Street YNov 5 New York NY Congregation Emanuel of Westchester

Joyce Yang harmonia mundi Sep 15 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl

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Artist Label Date City State Venue

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

Huun Huur Tu World Village Oct 4 Dayton OH CitifolkOct 7 Cleveland OH Cleveland Museum of ArtOct 8 Lexington KY University of KentuckyOct 14 Austin TX One World TheatreOct 16 San Francisco CA Conservatory of Music

Kayhan Kalhor World Village Feb 2 San Francisco OH Herbst TheatreKlezmatics Piranha Dec 11 Jackson Hole WY Center for the Arts  

Dec 19 Los Angeles CA Walt Disney Concert HallFeb 25 Bloomington IN Bloomington Centre for the Performing Arts       

Lord of the Rings: In Concert Howe Records Oct 12 Glendale AZ Jobing.com ArenaOct 13 San Diego CA Valley View Casino CenterOct 14 Las Vegas NV Orleans ArenaOct 15 Anaheim CA Honda CenterOct 18 Portland OR Rose Quarter GardenOct 19 Sea� le WA Key ArenaOct 21 Fresno CA Save Mart CenterOct 22 Oakland CA Oracle ArenaOct 23 Sacramento CA Power Balance PavilionFeb 4 New Bedford MA Zeiterion TheatreFeb 5 Amherst MA University of Massachuse� sFeb 12 Santa Monica CA The Broad StageFeb 18 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra World Village Dec 9 Miami FL Adrienne Arsht Center: Knight Concert HallFeb 4 Urbana IL Krannert Center: Tryon Festival TheatreMar 3 Berkeley CA Zellerbach Hall

Fernando Otero World Village Oct 1 San Francisco CA SF Jazz Fest: Gould TheaterSo¤ a Rei Koutsovitis World Village Nov 11 Miami Beach FL The Colony TheaterCatherine Russell World Village Sep 26 New York NY Sympathy Space

Dec 7 Okoboji IA Lauridsen Performing Arts TheatreDec 8 Iowa City IA The Mill Restaurant and ClubDec 9 Riverside IA Riverside CasinoMar 30-31 New York NY Jazz at The Lincoln CenterApr 13 New York NY 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 13 Manchester NH Saint Anselm College: Dana Center

Tinariwen World Village Nov 18 Boston MA Paradise Rock ClubBoubacar Traoré World Village Sep 21-22 Chicago IL Chicago World Music Festival

Sep 24 Kent OH Folk FestivalSep 25 Brownfi eld ME Stone Mountain Arts CenterSep 27 Brooklyn NY The Bell HouseSep 28 Northampton MA Iron HorseSep 29 Fall River MA Narrows Center for the ArtsOct 5 Cambridge MA First Congregational ChurchOct 5 Boston MA New England Conservatory

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