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We are pleased to present our Winter Classics and Jazz Catalog for 2016! This issue also takes the place of our usual catalog for the month of February. The prices here are good through the end of March, however if you’ve ordered from us recently, you should also expect our March catalog, with a new roster of sale labels and bargains. There’s an abundance of fine music here, and some exceptional bargains too. Please know that what you find in these pages is only a small fraction of what we carry. If you can’t locate something you want, please don’t hesitate to give us a call or email staff@hbdirect.com. As always, we thank you for your business!

Philips Classics, The Stereo Years [50 CDs]This 50-CD collection of analogue albums aims to represent the heyday of Philips’ passion for great natural sound - the Stereo

Years. There was a firm belief that recording technique was there to serve the music and this philosophy, combined with great

artistry and repertoire, created a special chapter in the history of classical music recordings. This set includes such artists as Accardo,

Arrau, Baker, Brendel, Carreras, Davis, Doráti, Haskil, Grumiaux, Haitink, Ozawa, de Waart and many more. (Decca) (50 CDs)

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Schubert: Masterworks Edition I [39 CDs]Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents their most authoritative and extensive Schubert project ever, featuring all the orchestral, chamber and piano masterpieces in definitive recordings. This 39-CD, limited edition box set includes several performances that are new to CD or have been out of print for years and, notably, two recordings have never been released. Volume 2 will be released in 2017 and encompass Schubert’s vocal masterpieces. (Deutsche Grammophon) (39 CDs) 39 DGG B002447802 $97.98 On Sale

Charles Dutoit - The Montréal Years [35 CDs]This limited edition box set includes 35 sonic spectacular albums from the

early golden age of digital when Decca’s engineers created a new DECCA SOUND. This set is a celebration of the nearly 25-year partnership between

conductor Charles Dutoit and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, when album after album enjoyed great reviews and sales, and highlights includes

recordings of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Bizet, Respighi, Stravinsky, Holst, Debussy and much more. (Decca) (35 CDs)

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Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert & Beethoven [2 CDs]Pianist Grigory Sokolov is re-garded as one of the world’s leading pianists, playing to sold-out concerts whenever he performs. His debut al-bum on Deutsche Gram-mophon, “Salzburg Recital,” was a huge success and is

now followed by a remarkable recital that includes Schubert Impromptus, Beethoven ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata and encores by Rameau and Brahms. “The greatest pianist alive today.” -International Piano (Deutsche Grammophon) (2 CDs) 2 DGG B002436702 $21.48 On Sale

Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 78-81 / Ottavio DantoneThe Accademia Bizantina under the direction of

Ottavio Dantone returns to Decca with this new record-ing of Haydn’s symphonies nos. 78-81. This album includes the first ever record-ings on period instruments for symphonies 79 & 81. (Decca) (2 CDs)

2 DEC B002454302 $16.98 On Sale“The Milan-based Accademia Bizantina prove that they are the rightly acclaimed specialists in such period music.” -The Express

Monteverdi / Magdalena Kožená, mezzo sopranoFollowing her highly ac-claimed Vivaldi album, mezzo soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the Italian Baroque and the music of Claudio Monteverdi. Ms. Kožená per-forms with Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Baroque Orchestra,

and in duet with Anna Prohaska for two selections. Included are arias from L’incoronazione di Poppea, Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda and more. (Deutsche Grammophon) (1 CD) (avail. 2/19) DGG B002443202 $15.98 On Sale

Narciso Yepes: Complete Concerto Recordings [5 CDs]Narciso Yepes was one of the finest virtuoso classical guitar-ists of the 20th century and his DG albums are regarded as reference recordings. This 5CD Original Jackets collec-tion brings together all of his concerto recordings for the

Yellow Label, recorded between 1969 and 1979. (DG) (5 CDs) 5 DGG B002450102 $32.98 On Sale

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New & Featured for February 2016

❦Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - HighlightsArtists: Zubin Mehta/Valencian Community Orch. Salminen, Seiffert, Wyn-Rogers (1 DVD, 130 min., 16:9) (C Major) CME 704608 $12.99 “This DVD needs watching just once before you go out and buy the whole thing.” -MusicWeb International

❦Wagner: The Ring Without Words [Blu-ray or DVD]Lorin Maazel/Berlin PO. (EuroArts) (88 min.; 16:9)BR EUA 2057607 $12.99 or DVD EUA 2020228 $12.99A synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner’s Ring cycle arranged in a free-flowing cycle by Lorin Maazel.

Arthur Rubinstein Remembered, A film by Peter Rosen [DVD]‘Rubinstein Remembered’ traces the great pianist’s life with interviews from family and friends, vintage stills, newsreels, home movies, TV interviews and performance footage. (1 DVD, 57 min., 1.33:1) (Sony Classical) SNYC 88843013269 $12.99

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❦A Musical Journey: Austria & Italy [DVD]Set to the music of Franz Schubert. “This is one of the very best of this Naxos Musical Journey series conceived by director Adriano. Enthusiasts of scenic beauty, geology and photography should enjoy this journey.” -MusicWeb International (Naxos) (59 min.; Pic Fmt: 4:3, Color; LPCM Stereo,

Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1) NXS 2110540 $13.97 $6.99

❦A Musical Journey: Italy - South Tyrol [DVD]“This issue opens with spectacular views, including mountains, valleys, lakes and countryside... The visuals are accompanied by Handel concerti grossi, well performed here by the Capella Istropolitana” -MusicWeb International (Naxos)(56 min.; 4:3, Color; DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1,

PCM Stereo 2.0) NXS 2110297 $13.97 $6.99

Verdi: Rigoletto / Pavarotti, Levine, MET [DVD]Discovered in the MET ar-chives and available here for the first time, this is the only Rigoletto stage production on film featuring Luciano Pavarotti. Recorded in 1981, it presents Pavarotti at the peak of his ca-reer, supported by an outstand-ing cast that includes Louis Quilico, Christine Eda-Pierre and Isola Jones, with James

Levine on the podium. DEC B002232309 $12.98

Luciano Pavarotti - Classic Duets [DVD]The performances given by the stupendous Joan Sutherland on tour in Aus-tralia with the young tenor in 1965 confirmed Pavarotti’s place among the most excit-ing artists of his generation. Since that time, many of the greatest opera stars of recent times sang with Pavarotti, including Montserrat Caballé,

José Carreras, Cecilia Bartoli, Joan Sutherland and Plácido Domingo. DEC B002232209 $12.98

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Georg Solti’s Iconic ‘Ring’ with the Vienna Philharmonic / [16 CDs or 1 Blu-ray Audio]Decca’s landmark recording of Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ is the most celebrated classical recording in history. The combination of Sir Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic with an international cast of the

greatest Wagnerian singers of the time resulted in the definitive recording. The recording is available in two formats, and

both are definitive, high bit-depth transfers. The CD version includes Deryck Cooke’s ‘An Introduction to Der Ring Des

Nibelungen’ and a CDRom of the complete libretto. The Blu-ray Audio version (no video content) includes a Deluxe 300-page hard-back book in black and gold foil with the complete

libretti in original German with English translation. (Decca) . (16 CD + CDRom) 17 DEC B002330102 $48.99 (1 Blu-ray Audio) DEC B002236146 $65.98

The Ludwig Güttler Edition - Only $38.99 [25 CDs]Works: by Hasse, Fux, Zelenka, Baer, Fasch, Hertel, Molter, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Hasse, Quantz et al. Artists: Ludwig Guttler/Virtuosi

Saxioniae. (25 CD) (Berlin Classics) 25 BER 300705 $38.99 Ludwig Güttler and his Saxon virtuosos, a band formed principally from

members of the Dresden Staatskapelle in 1985, now celebrate their 30th anniversary! With this splendid 25 CD set, Güttler and his Virtuosi Saxoniae

ensemble present a unique musical compendium of the Dresden Baroque era.

Pietro Antonio Locatelli Edition, Vol. 4 [6 CDs]Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764): Concerti Grossi, Opp. 1, 4 & 7 Artists: Igor Ruhadze/Ensemble Violini Capricciosi. (6 CD) (Brilliant Classics) . 6 BLC 94773 $31.99 The Concerto Grosso is a

popular Baroque form, in which two instrumental groups oppose one another - a small group of soloists and the tutti of the orchestral group. Lo-catelli’s music is modelled on the popular concerti grossi of his teacher Corelli.

111: The Collector’s Editions - [111 CDs]A reissue of two earlier ‘111’ cube sets of 55 & 56 CDs issued to mark the company’s 111 Anniversary , this set offers the cream of the Deutsche Grammophon catalog! A musical library on its own, this landmark 111-CD, limited edition box set includes the label’s great-

est achievements - from Kleiber’s immortal Beethoven 5 & 7 to Grimaud’s sensational Credo. The collection is accompanied by 2, 140-page booklets featuring tracklists, essays and archive photos. Also included are 5 facsimile recording protocols from some of the

most famous recordings. (111 CDs) (Deutsche Grammophon) . 111 DGG B002422702 $199.98 On Sale

Chopin: Ballades, Berceuse Op. 57 & Mazurkas, Op. 17 / YundiStar pianist Yundi returns with his next release in a series of recordings devoted to Chopin, a composer he is closely aligned with after winning the Chopin Competition in 2000. This new recording features the 4 Ballades, Berceuse op. 57 and 4 Mazurkas op.17. Yundi has become one of the most admired performers of Chopin in recent years, praised by the Wall Street Journal for his “poetic depth and patrician elegance.” (avail. 2/26) (Deutsche Grammophon) (1 CD) DGG B002456802 $14.48 On Sale

‘Water’ / Hélène Grimaud, pianoHélène Grimaud presents a haunting call to nature, WATER, an experimental project combining Hélène’s two greatest passions: music and nature. Hélène

performs water-themed, romantic and contemporary classical pieces, including Berio: Wasserklavier, Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch II; Fauré: Barcarolle no.5;

Ravel: Jeux d’eaux; Albeniz: Almeria; Liszt: Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este; Janacek: In the mists & Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie. (avail. 2/5) (Deutsche

Grammophon) (1 CD) DGG B002442702 $17.48 On Sale“Riveting… Ms. Grimaud, besides being an elegant pianist, is an artist game for adventure.”

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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [9 CDs]Kurt Masur/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (9 CD) (Sony / RCA)

9 SBMG 88843063682 $26.99 “Typically eloquent readings from Masur: refreshingly lyrical, free-flowing and stir-

ringly romantic. A top-tier cycle that can only be recommended.” -A.R.G.

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The 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s [8 CD]“100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s” is our all-time best selling jazz title! It’s no wonder - you get 8 full CDs featuring such greats as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and many more - for less than

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Boxed Sets Boxed Sets

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra: Complete Sony Recordings [47 CDs]

Founded in 1979, the To-ronto-based ensemble won

the 1996 Echo Klassik (Germany’s highest recording accolade) for “Best Orchestra of the Year” as well as

nine Canadian JUNO Awards, “Recording of

the Month” in BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone Award nomination and “Editor’s Choice”, and France’s Diapason d’Or and CHOC de Monde de La Musique. Gramophone Magazine named it as “one of the world’s top ba-roque orchestras.” (47 CD) (Sony / RCA) 47 SBMG 88875030622 $65.99

❦William Kappell: The Complete Recordings 1944-53 [11 CDs]Works: Concertos & solo pieces by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Mussorgsky, Proko-fiev, Rachmaninov, Schubert et al. Artists: William Kap-pell, piano; William Steinberg; Fritz Reiner; Serge Koussev-

itzky; Vladimir Golschmann; Antal Dorati (11 CD) (Sony/BMG) 11 SBMG 88765431362 $26.99“Kapell’s way with a keyboard will seize the imagination of most listeners. The recordings themselves are vintage, but the performances are timeless.” -A.R.G.

Martha Argerich: The Complete DG Recordings [48 CDs]Acknowledged the world over as one of the greatest, if not the great-est, living pianist, Martha Argerich’s recorded legacy was made one iconic recording after the other with DG and Philips. Here, for the first

time in a single box set, are these 48 CDs recorded between 1960 and 2014. With this box you can trace Martha Arg-erich’s recording career from the first 1960s radio record-ings of Chopin through the famous Ravel and Prokofiev Concertos disc with Claudio Abbado, her comprehensive series of chamber-music recordings with Gidon Kremer and Mischa Maisky, to the more recent live outings with Nelson

Friere and Daniel Barenboim. On the way there is overwhelm-ing Rachmaninov, a scintillating Carnival of the Animals, and much,

much more! (48 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 48 DGG B002364402 $149.99 On Sale

‘Great Chopin Pianists’ - The International Chopin Competition Winners 1927-2010 [11 CDs]

The International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, one of the world’s greatest music competitions, has produced many illustrious winners and exceptional artists. Here, in an 11-CD box, is a broad survey of the winners from 1927, when the competition began, to 2010. Included are performances by Lev

Oborin, Alexandre Uninsky, Yakov Zak, Bella Davidovich, Adam Harasiewicz, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fou Ts ong, Martha Argerich, Mitsuko

Uchida and Krystian Zimerman. 11 DGG B002437202 $49.99 On Sale

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Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Recordings [51 CDsArtists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Rostropovich, Karajan, Britten, Fischer-

Dieskau, Borodin Quartet et al. Kirill Kondrashin/London SO; Herbert von Karajan/Vienna PO; Benjamin Britten/English CO; Borodin Quartet (51 CD)

(Decca) 51 DEC B002236002 $126.98 On SaleMany historians consider Sviatoslav Richter to be the greatest pianist of the 20th

century. His enormous recorded legacy hides hundreds of treasures, many of which are included in this beautiful 51-CD set.

“This could well be your one-stop-shop for arguably the greatest pianist of the 20th century... this material has never been collated so economically, or notated so accurately, and is an essential purchase.” -Classical Music

Classical & Early Romantic Music in Authentic Performances [50 CD set]Artists: Malcolm Binns, Andras Schiff, Jaap Schroder, Christophe Coin et al.

Christopher Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music Chorus; New College Choir, Oxford; Esterhazy String Quartet; The Music Party. (50 CD) (Decca) 50 DEC B002386502 $133.98 Following 2014’s Baroque Era box, L’Oiseau-Lyre now focus on Classical and Early Romantic music. Included are a significant num-ber of albums which have never before been on CD including the very first period-instrument Beethoven Piano Sonatas cycle. The box features orchestral, vocal, chamber and solo piano music from Chris-topher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music, Malcolm Binns,

Andras Schiff, the Music Party, the Esterhazy Quartet among others.

The Decca Sound - The Analogue Years [54 CDs] The Analogue Years presents a 50-Album overview across 54CDs, in original jackets, of the celebrated internatinoal recordings that emerged from the London- based record label in that pre-digital era. Includes Decca’s first Stereo recordings (1954) and special bonus disc of MONO versions. Many albums include generous fillers. Original cover art used for each sleeve. Release Date: 2013-11-1 (54 CD) (Decca) 54 DEC B001934702 $135.98 On Sale

Also Available: The Decca Sound - The Mono Years [53 CDs] 53 DEC B002280602 $179.99 On Sale

The Robert Schumann Edition / Various Artists [45 CDs]Works: Schumann: orchestral music & concertos; chamber works; piano pieces; lieder; choral music (45 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 45 BLC 95020 $97.49 Robert Schumann wrote hundreds of composi-tions, from expansive orchestral works to tender Lieder and even a fully fledged opera. However, central to his oeuvre is his solo piano music, and 14 of the 45 recordings on this release are dedi-cated to that repertoire.

Tchaikovsky: Masterworks Edition [27 CDs]Renowned for his soaring melodies and dramatic style, Tchaikovsky was a master of many genres. This wide-ranging edition comprises his complete symphonies, orchestral suites and ballets, two celebrated operas, his great concertos, with significant excursions into his chamber and solo piano works, songs and sacred music - all interpreted by leading artists on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca. Limited Edition. 27 DGG B002362102 $75.98 On Sale

Beaux Arts Trio - The Complete Philips RecordingsThis special 60-CD limited edition box set includes

the Beaux Arts Trio’s extensive discography on Philips Classics and encompasses almost the entire piano trio literature . The set includes the com-plete piano trios of Haydn,

Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Hummel, Schumann, Mendels-

sohn, Brahms, Choping, Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Dvorak, Ravel, Rachmaninov plus piano quartets of Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Fauré, Dvoark and much more. “Among the world s piano trios, there is none better.” --Time Magazine 60 DEC B002341702 $156.99 On Sale

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Maurizio Pollini [8 CDs] Maurizio Pollini’s Beethoven Sonatas cycle has reached completion after nearly 40 years. The Beethoven cycle began in June 1975 with opp. 109 and 110, and reached completion this year with the final CD, of

the three sonatas op. 31 and the two of op. 49. This latter recording will appear as a single CD simultaneously with the box set. This is the first Beethoven cycle on DG since those of Barenboim and Giles in the 1980s. “He is a towering musical presence” - Gramophone (avail. 2/24) (8 CDs) 8 DGG B002235002 $34.98

Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies, Nos. 1-15 / Petrenko [11 CDs]

Artists: Vasily Petrenko/Royal Liverpool PO (11 CD) (Naxos (USA) 11 NXS 8501111 $89.99 On SaleEach release of Vasily Petrenko’s complete Shostakovich symphony cycle with the Royal

Liverpool Philharmonic created a sensation between volume 1 in 2009

and the final installment in 2014. The individual recordings remain leading choices among collectors and critics. “Petrenko and the RLPO have achieved a triumph. The orchestral playing is ripe, detailed, lithe, concentrated and intense.” (The Telegraph on Symphony No. 10) “The final installment of Petrenko’s remarkable Liverpool Shostakovich cycle is a world-class achievement.” (The Sunday Times on Symphony No. 13)

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Karl Böhm: The Late Recordings [23 CDs]Karl Böhm was one of the most significant conduc-tors of the 20th century. The present set makes available for the first time his complete later record-ings of orchestral music on DG, including Mozart’s last symphonies, Wagner’s

orchestral music, the ninth symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorák, and the three final symphonies of Tchaikovsky. “For me, Böhm was the music itself... ” --Plácido Domingo (Deutsche Gramophone) 23 DGG B002327602 $65.98

Brahms: Complete Orchestral Music [7 CDs]Artists: Leonidas Kavikos, violin; Vadimi Repin, violin; Truls Mork, cello; Nelson Freire, piano. Riccardo Chailly/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. (7 CD) (Decca) DEC B002405502 $43.99 Chailly’s recordings of the Brahms’ Symphonies won

a Gramophone Record of the Year Award in 2014. In addition to the sympho-nies, the set includes the best-selling Violin Concerto (Kavakos), celebrated Piano Concertos (Freire) and Concerto for Violin & Cello (Repin/Mørk).

Pietro Antonio Locatelli Complete Edition [21 CDs]Artists: Jed Wentz, (flute)/Musica Ad Rhenum; Igor Ruhadze (violin)/Ensemble Violini Capricciosi. (21 CD)

(Brilliant Classics) 21 BLC 94358 $66.99 This release is the first and only Complete Locatelli Edition ever! Locatelli (1695-1764) composed in the tradition of the Italian Baroque, in the well-known forms of the concerto grosso, solo con-certo, and trio sonata. Locatelli’s style is inventive, flamboyant, and extremely virtuosic.

Original Album Classics / John Williams [5 CDs]You’ll hear hours and hours of beauty and technical brilliance as you listen to these al-bums: John Williams Plays Spanish Music; John Williams Plays Two Guitar Concertos; Julian & John, Duo-Paganini

& Giuliani and Rodrigo/Villa-Lobos (which fea-tures his famed performances of Concerto de Aranjuez and Concerto for Guita and Small Orchestra)! Artists: John Williams, guitar with Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman and Julian Bream. (5 CD) (Sony Classical) 5 SNYC 561662 $17.99

Alfred Brendel - Complete Philips & Decca Recordings [114 CDs]“If I belong to a tradition, it is a tradition that makes the

masterpiece tell the performer what he should do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the

composer what he ought to have composed.” -Alfred BrendelThis 114 CD Edition encompasses Alfred Brendel’s

complete discography for Philips and Decca and includes studio albums, live recordings and radio broadcasts. The set

is accompanied by a 200-page book with new and archive photographs, an article by Misha Donat, Brendel’s writer of personal choice, and a list of

Brendel’s favorite recordings. DEC B002434302 $254.98 On Sale

Jean Martinon - The Complete Chicago SO Recordings [10 CDs]Works by: Bartok, Hindemith, Nielsen, Varese, Ravel, Martin, Roussel,

Lalo, Mendelssohn et al. Artists: Jean Martinon/Chicago SO. (Sony / RCA) 10 SBMG 88843062752 $31.99

The renowned French conductor, Jean Martinon (1910-1976), studied with Charles Munch and Albert Roussel. His perfor-

mances, in the words of one of his biographers, “were distin-guished by a concern for translucent orchestral textures, and

sustained by a subtle sense of rhythm and phrasing.” During Mar-tinon’s five-year tenure in Chicago he made nine critically lauded re-

cordings for RCA Victor. Now for the first time ever, they are being issued together in a single Sony Classical box set of 10 partly remastered CDs.

The Choir of King’s College Cambridge: The Complete Argo Recordings with David Willcocks (1957-1973) [29 CDs]King’s College Choir are the most famous choir in the world. This 29-CD set of the complete Argo recordings celebrates David Willcocks’

tenure from 1957-1973 and includes some of the most beautiful choral music sung with the choir’s trademark richness and purity of sound.

Six albums are released on CD for the first time - David Willcocks’ 1964 Festival of Lessons & Carols and Tye Masses and four

albums from Boris Ord, Willcocks’ predecessor. Also includes works by Bach, Tallis, Haydn and much more. (Decca)

29 DEC B002410702 $99.98 On Sale“As if the very stones of the chapel had begun

to sing.” -Gramophone Magazine

Haydn: Complete Piano Music / various artists [16 CDs]Artists: Jolanda Violante, Bart van Oort, Ursula Dutschler, Stanley Hoogland, Yoshiko Komima, Riko Fukuda (all performances on a fortepiano of the scale Haydn would have played) (16 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 16 BLC 95298 $58.49 Several assets set this box apart from similar sets in the market, and not just the price-point for which Brilliant Classics is well known. It is the most complete set of Haydn’s piano works available, including the spirited keyboard concertos, the keyboard version of the ‘Seven Last Words’, and many ‘miscellaneous’ variation

sets, single movements and solo arrangements of pieces from larger-scale works.

Dietrich Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Works [6 CDs] / Bine Bryndorf, organArtists: Bine Bryndorf (Organ). (6 CD) (DaCapo) 6 DACO 8206005 $31.99

This acclaimed recording series of the complete organ works of Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) offers a unique musical journey in the footsteps of the Danish-

German Baroque master. Organist Bine Bryndorf explores Buxtehude’s inventive stylus phantasticus through the beautiful sound of five historic organs around the

Baltic area, beginning in the composer’s native town of Elsinore, and ending in

Domenico Alberti: Complete Keyboard Music / Manuel TomadinWorks: Domenico Alberti (1710-1740): Toccatas Part I (organ); Toccatas Part II (fortepiano); Toccatas Part III (harpsichord); Sonatas for Harpsichord, Op. 1 Artists: Manuel Tomadin, organ, fortepiano & hpsi (4 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 4 BLC 95161 $19.99 The prolific Domenico Alberti achieved fame across Western Europe, particularly for the so-called ‘Alberti bass’, an arpeggiated style of left-hand keyboard playing - yet his music is virtually unkown today. This recording puts this to rights. Alberti’s inventive and imaginative compositions display the simplicity and sensitivity of Clementi, the vigour of Mozart and, in the briefest of moments, an almost Schubertian or Chopinesque pre-Romanticism.

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❦Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 / Artur PizarroWorks: Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943): 6 Etudes Tableaux; Andante sem-plice [fragment]; Daisies, Op. 38, no 3; Fugue for piano in D minor; Improvi-sations (4); Lachtäubchen (Behr) “Polka de W.R.”

Artists: artists Artur Pizarro (Pno). (3 CD) (Odradek) 3 ODAK 317 $29.99 “You might then well want to collect the whole se-ries. If this standard is maintained, it should then take its place alongside the complete surveys of Howard Shelley (Hyperion) and Vladimir Ashke-nazy (Decca).” -MusicWeb International “Pizarro’s playing is absolutely exquisite... manag-ing to draw out lots of interesting inner melodic voices in the more densely scored passages.” -BBC Music Magazine

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Works / [7 CDs]Artists: Artur Pizarro, piano (7 CD) (Odradek) 7 ODAK 601 $97.49 Tracing Rachmaninoff’s development as a com-poser from the early Noc-turnes and his encounters with Tchaikovsky as a teenage student of Nikolai

Zverev in the 1880s, to the so-called ‘Corelli Varia-tions’ of the 1930s, this landmark release shines a new light on every aspect of this remarkable oeuvre. Described as a “poet amongst pianists”, Portuguese artist Artur Pizarro presents a new re-cording of the complete solo piano works of Sergei Rachmaninoff. A former winner of the Leeds Piano Competition, Pizarro offers his listeners a lifetime of love for, and experience with, this music which speaks, as he says, “of the endless variety of the human condition”.

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: The Complete Recitals (1952-1974) [31 CDs]Works: Songs of Schubert, Mozart, R. Strauss, Walton, Wolf, Mahler, Brahms et al. plus opera and operetta selections (31 CD) (Warner Classics) 31 WRNC 553028 $83.98This 31 CD box set is being released to celebrate what would have been Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s 100th birthday in December 2015. The set contains

all the recital programs of song, opera and operetta that she recorded for EMI between 1952 and 1974, and also includes two live recitals. All the recordings have been newly remastered to the highest standards by various studios including Abbey Road.

Vladimir Horowitz - The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 [50 CDs]This edition takes you on tour with the legendary pianist from his home town of

New York to the great halls of the USA, from New Haven to Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and beyond. This special collector’s set features 13

programs recorded at 25 solo recitals in 14 different concert halls. While a few extracts from these live recordings were selected for release as award-winning albums, the vast majority rested untouched in secure storage

and have remained unreleased for more than 30 years, until now! This new edition presents Vladimir Horowitz’s musical artistry, live and unedited in

state-of-the art 24bit / 96 KHz mastering, at the price of a concert ticket.50 SNYC 88843054582 $167.99

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The Decca Sound (Repackaged Edition) - [50 CDs]

Works: Classic-status pioneering stereo recordings from the past 60 years starring internationally-acclaimed artistic talent from the Decca label imprint

(50 CD) (Decca) 50 DEC B002434502 $135.98 On Sale Limited Edition. A 50-CD set of legendary recordings celebrating the world-renowned Decca Sound. Featuring pioneering stereo recordings

from the past 60 years and starring a myriad of internationally acclaimed artistic talent. A 200-page booklet documents the development of

stereo recording as it developed in the 1950s through to modern digital

Emil Gilels - The Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [24 CD Box Set]Emil Gilels was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Three decades after his death, many of his recordings still represent the benchmark to which all others are compared. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2016 Deutsche Grammophon brings together

for the first time all of its Gilels recordings in a 24CD box-set with original covers, including seven discs of rare Russian recordings that he made at the beginning of his career. The set includes a 68-page

booklet with new liner notes by Jeremy Siepmann, plus many rare Gilels photographs. (24 CD) (Deutsche Grammophon) 24 DGG B002436502 $69.98 On Sale

Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective [7 CDs]Works: Lerchenmusik; Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; String Quartets Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Miserere; Kleines Requiem für eine Polka; Harpsichord Concerto; Good Night Artists: Andrey Boreyko/London PO; Dawn Upshaw;

London Sinfonietta,; (7 CDs) (Nonesuch) 7 NON 550588 $33.49 Nonesuch Records has released ‘Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective’, a seven-disc box set containing all Nonesuch recordings of Górecki works.

Fauré: Complete Chamber Music with Piano Works: Gabriele Fauré: Piano Quartets, Quintets & Trios; Cello Sonatas; Violin Sonatas Artists: Daishin Kashimoto, violin; Francois Salque, cello, Alexandre Tharaus, piano, et al. (5 CD) (Al-pha Productions)

5 AHP 228 $28.49 These multi-awarded discs gather outstanding soloists and chamber musicians, such as Alexandre Tharaud, Emmanuel Pahud and Daishin Kashimoto, soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Sarasate: Complete Music for Violin & Orchestra / Tianwa Yang, violin [4 CDs]

Artists: Tianwa Yang (Vln). Ernest M. Izquierdo/Orquestra Sinfonica de Navarra. (4 CD) (Naxos)

4 NXS 8504046 $29.99 “I challenge anyone to pick holes in the perfor-mances on offer here by

Tianwa Yang. I simply can’t imagine this tuneful, technically demanding music being played any better than this.” -MusicWebInternational on Vol. 4

Legacy / Dinorah Varsi, piano [40 CD/DVD]Works: Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Albéniz, Schumann Artists: Dinorah Varsi, piano (13 live CDs; 21 studio CDs; 1 talk audio CD; 5 DVD films; 112 page book) (Genuin) 40 GUIN 15353 $157.99 One of the most outstanding artists of the 20th century, Dinorah Varsi’s musicianship is showcased in this “Legacy” box. Varsi plays over 250 years of music from Rameau and Bach to Bartók and Ustvolskaya.

J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Violin [5 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Concertos and Sonatas for violin Artists: Jürgen Geise/Cis Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg. Anthony Spiri (Hpsi); Benjamin Schmid (Vln); Sebastian Hess (Clo); Helge Rosenkranz (Vln); Clara Dent (Oboe d’amore). (5 CD) (Oehms) 5 OEH 013 $31.99 In 1992, Benjamin Schmid won the Carl Flesch Competition in London, where he was also awarded the Mozart, the Beethoven and the Audience prize.

Quartetto Italiano: Complete Recordings [37 CDs]Quartetto Italiano, one of the finest string quartets of the 20th century, recorded almost exclusively for Philips Classics, leaving a legacy admired for its insight and technical brilliance. This 37-CD box set presents their complete recordings on Decca, Philips and DG, which includes the complete Mo-zart, Beethoven & Brahms cycles plus quartets by Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, Webern, Dvorak & others. (Decca) 37 DEC B002410802 $87.98 On Sale

The Dvořák Edition / [45 CDs]Artists: Antoni Wit/Warsaw Phil.; Walter Susskind/

St. Louis SO; Otmar Suitner/Za-greb PO. Ruggiero Ricci,

violin; Zara Nelsova, cello; Peter Schreier, tenor et al. (Brilliant Classics) 45 BLC 95100 $97.49 The most comprehensive Dvořák Edition available! This new installment in

the popular Brilliant Clas-sics Composer Editions offers a

wide selection of Dvořák’s works: the complete sym-phonies, symphonic poems and overtures, Slavonic Dances, complete concertos, string and wind ser-enades, the complete string quartets and other cham-ber music works, the complete piano music, choruses, songs, the impressive and substantial Requiem and Stabat Mater and the popular opera Rusalka.

Radu Lupu: Complete Recordings [28 CDs] Works: Solo works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms plus complete duets with Perahia, Barenboim & Chung Artists: Radu Lupu, piano (28 CD) (Decca) DEC B002402202 $75.98Decca proudly presents

the entire recorded legacy of Radu Lupu! In-cluded are his two records with Murray Perahia (CBS), two albums of Schubert Lieder with Barbara Hendricks (EMI), and a disc of pieces for four hands by Schubert with Daniel Barenboim (Teldec).

Mercury Living Presence, Volume IIIThe final release, completing the transfer to CD [53 CDs]

This landmark release marks the point at which the entire Mercury Living Presence catalog, as remastered by the original recording producers in

the 1990s, is available in physical form. In addition, Decca presents 10 albums that have never before been on

CD, mixed down, restored and remastered from fragile tapes, to allow the fullest possible appreciation of this landmark label. The booklet includes the detail about

the recording, engineers and producers, microphones, tapes, dates and locations.

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The Renaissance and Early Baroque

❦Galuppi: Complete Concertos For StringsWorks: Baldassare Galuppi (1706-85): Complete Concer-tos For Strings Artists: En-semble StilModerno BLC 94648 $8.99 “Ensemble StilModerno is thor-oughly at home in the idiom...

Anyone who loves the instrumental music of this pe-riod is urged to hear this.” -MusicWeb International

❦Albinoni, Marcello, Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos Works: Artists: I Musici. Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Maria Teresa Garatti (Hpsi); Maurice Bourgue (Oboe). (1 CD) DEC B001742302 $8.98 “Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music...”

❦Sir Thomas Beecham conducts Eugene Goossens’ arrangement of Messiah [3 CDs]

Beecham was unapologetic in his determination to mold Handel’s Messiah into a thrilling experience, regardless of con-siderations of authenticity. With the addition of trombones, tuba, triangle, and cymbals, the result

is an overwhelming experience! Make no mistake: in the hands of Beecham, this is not a baroque piece! 3 RCA 61266 $17.99

❦The Harp of Luduvico / Andrew Lawrence-KingWorks by: Orazio Mihi Dell’ Arpa (1594-1641); Luis de Mi-lán (c.1500-c.1561); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643); An-drew Lawrence-King (b.1959); Giovanni de Macque (c.1548-1614); Monteverdi et al. Art-

ists: Andrew Lawrence-King HYP 55264 $12.99 ‘This is a quite stunning record. Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without’ (Gramophone)

❦Palestrina: Missa Ecce ego Johannes Works: Palestrina: Motets, Magnificat for 5 to 8 voices Artists: James O’Donnell/Westminster Cathedral Choir HYP 55407 $12.99 “For sheer beauty of sound this recording is unsurpassed.” -Gramophone “Perfect chord-

ing and ensemble, natural and musical phrasing, spot-on intonation and a glorious tonal blend, make this issue one to treasure.” -Penguin Guide

❦Platti: Concerti Grossi / Akademie fur Alte MusikWorks: Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763): Concerti Grossi after Corelli Artists: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin. (1 CD) HAR 1951996 $10.49 “I find these versions the most

daring, and most satisfying... The music is gorgeous.” -Early Music Review

❦Platti: Cello Concertos / Stefano VeggettiWorks: Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763): Concertos (3) for cello & strings; Concerti grossi (2) Artists: Ensemble Cordia. Stefano Veggetti, cello BLC 94722 $8.99 “The music itself is quite delightful. Performances are excellent and Brilliant Classics provides sonics that can rival recordings costing two or three times the money” -Expedition Audio, 2014

Homilius: Complete Organ Chorales / MarangoniWorks: Gottfried August Homilius (1714-85): Organ Chorales, complete Artists: Felix Marangoni, organ (2 CD) 2 BLC 94458 $11.99 On SaleOnly recently has the music of Gottfried Homilius gotten the attention it deserves. The composer’s Chorale Preludes are firmly rooted in the contrapuntal tradition of his great teacher J.S. Bach.

❦A New Baroque / Yolanda Kondonassis, harpWorks by: J.S. Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, D. Scarlatti; G.P. Telemann et al. Artists: Yolanda Kondonassis (Harp) TLC 80403 $10.98 “Kondonassis possesses that rare combination of artistic

passion and careful scholarship that is required to make Baroque music not just beautiful, but transcendent.” - The Harp Column

Fasch: Overtures and Symphonies / RémyWorks: Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758): Orchestral works Artists: Ludger Rémy/Les Amis de Philippe. (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777952 $16.99 Fasch developed into a composer delighting very much in carefully elaborated innovation, above all in the field of instrumental music.

❦The English Orpheus Vol 17 - Peter Philips Works: Peter Philips (1561-1628): Sacred motets for 5 to 8 voices Artists: David Hill/Parley of Instruments; Win-chester Cathedral Choir HYP 55254 $12.99 ‘It may be a while before you

hear anything as glorious as this.” (CDReview) ‘14 instances of the most sheerly glorious sound you are likely to come across in years’ (Fanfare) (Vol. 3: Locke - HYP 55250 $12.99)

❦The Floating City - Music by two of Monteverdi’s contemporariesWorks: Sonatas, canzonas & dances by Dario Castello and Giovanni Picchi. Artists: His Majes-ty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts HYP 55320 $12.99 ‘There is some stunningly exuberant virtuosity on display here. A magnificent, exhilarating disc that goes straight into contention for the Want List. Buy a copy and give yourself a rare and special treat’ (Fanfare, USA) ‘Dazzling playing’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘An unusual and rewarding disc’ (Classic FM Magazine)

❦The Palestrina Edition, Vol. 6 / The SixteenWorks: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Motets; Offertoria; Songs of Songs; De profundis clamavi; Missa L’Homme Armé Artists: Harry Christophers/The Sixteen (1 CD) (Coro) COO 16133 $18.99 “The Sixteen’s Palestrina cycle may just be a classic in the making.” -Gramophone

J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232Artists: Maria Keohane, Joanne Lunn, Alex Potter,

Jan Kobow, Peter Harvey. Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Lars Ulrik Mortensen/Concerto Copenhagen. (2 SA Hybrid CD) 2 CPO 777851 $31.99 Employing the smaller or-chestra of Bach’s day, and the

choir singing one voice to a part (as Joshua Rifkin espoused was Bach’s intent), the music becomes much lighter; the transparency can be breathtaking!

Rosenmüller: Vespro della Beata Maria VergineArtists: Georg Drake, Maria Skiba, Paul Lüschen, Henning Voss. Jorg Breiding/Barockorchester L’Arco; Johann Rosenmuller Ens. Knabenchor Han-nover. (2 CD) (Rondeau) 2 RDAU 701920 $29.99 During the seventeenth century, If one wanted to hear festive music, the vespers, performed during key Catholic celebrations was the only option, as formal concerts as we have today were unknown.

Heinichen: Italian Cantatas & Concertos Artists: Marie Friederike Schoder, soprano; Terry Wey, alto.Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. (1 CD) (Accent) ACT 24309 $22.99 Among the most important composers of his time, the

music of Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) is still little known, although it has enjoyed a modest Renaissance in recent years.

di Visée: Musique de la Chambre du Roy, Vol. 3Artists: Manuel Staropoli, Lorenzo Cavasanti, recorders; Massimo Marchese, theorbo; Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba; Manuel Tomadin, harpsichord (2 CD) (Brilliant) 2 BLC 95029 $12.99 In this chamber music of Robert de Visée (1655-1733), Manuel Staropoli performs on an array of different recorders, each tailored in tessitura and tone color to the particular dance being performed.

❦Baroque Bohemia & Beyond Vol. 7Works by: Dittersdorff, Jírovec, Neubauer Artists: Petr Chromcák/Czech Chamber Orch. MSLC 1301 $10.49“These works, all by lesser known emigre composers, all

offer up delightful surprises... They’re played with grace and warmth.” -MusicWeb InternationalA now long-running series revealing just how full is the wellspring of the Bohemian musical diaspora.

❦Michel-Richard Delalande: Te Deum / ChristieArtists: William Christie/Les Arts Florissants. HAR 1951351 $10.49 “From the French High Baroque, Delalande’s “Te Deum” is glorious... [and this recording] is a classic! Highly recommended.” -Gramophone

Alessandro Stradella: Complete String Sinfonias Artists: Marco Piantoni & Nunzia Sorrentino, violins; Rebeca Ferri, cello; Francesco Cera (hpsi & organ)/Ensemble Arte Musica. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95142 $8.99 Theatrical chamber music

might appear to be a contradiction in terms, but the idea is fulfilled by these sparkling, highly wrought trio sonatas by Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682).

Vivaldi: Sacred Chorla Music / Hervé NiquetWorks: Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Laetatus Sum, RV 607; Magnificat, RV 610A; Lauda Jerusalem, RV 609 Artists: Hervé Niquet/Le Concert Spirituel. (1 CD) (Alpha Productions) AHP 222 $18.99 Hervé Niquet has brought to light treasures by Campra, Boismortier, Charpentier, Lully, Striggio and Grétry; he now turns his attention to choral music of the Italian Baroque.

Boismortier: 6 Flute Sonatas. Op. 91Artists: Wilbert Hazelzet, traverso flute; Gerard de Wit, harpsichord (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95086 $8.99 Whereas Bach’s chamber mu-sic is intricately worked to dis-play the contrapuntal skill of its

creator, the sonatas of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755) are lighter on their feet, tripping along to the gentle rhythms of French dance-metres, seeking entertainment rather than profundity.

Georg Muffat: Florilegium Primum 1695Works: Georg Muffat (1653-1704): Florilegium Pri-mum, 7 suites for strings & continuo ad lib.Artists: Salzburg Baroque Orch. Jochen Grüner (Vln). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Challenge) CHL 72678 $18.99

Albinoni: 6 Trio Sonatas, Op. 6 ‘Trattenimenti’Artists: Carolina Putica, recorder; Giordano Pegoraro, cello; Franceso Tomasi, lute; Enrico Bissolo, harpsichord Melopeo. (1 CD) (Bongiovanni) BGV 5187 $16.99 These six elegantly melodic sonatas, written in the traditional adagio-allegro-adagio-allegro form, are performed by recorder with harpsichord, lute and cello accompaniment.

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Bruno Walter conducts Beethoven [7 CDs]Works: Beethoven: Sympho-nies 1-9; Violin Concerto; Le-onore II, overture. Plus: Bruno Walter in rehearsal Artists: Bruno Walter/Columbia SO 7 SBMG 88875123912 $23.99 Bruno Walter’s recordings

of Beethoven with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra are some of the most important the orchestra made the conductor.

❦Mozart: Requiem / Marriner - ASMFArtists: Peter Schreier, Neville Marriner/Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields. Sylvia McNair, Caroly Watkinson, Francisco Araiza; Robert Lloyd (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B001707002 $8.98 “I have heard virtually all the recordings in the cata-logue and feel pretty confident in saying that the new one under Sir Neville Marriner is among the noblest and most powerful of them all.” -Gramophone

Pierre Rode (1774-1830): Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 8; Intro & Vars. on a Tyrolean Air

Artists: Friedemann Eichhorn, violin; Nicolás Pasquet/Jena PO. (1 CD) NXS 8573054 $12.99Pierre Rode was the star pupil of Viotti (the greatest violinist of the day), in time becoming the leading exponent of the French

Violin School. A great virtuoso, he composed exclusively for his own instrument and his thirteen concertos are his greatest compositional legacy.

Cimarosa: Complete 88 Keyboard Sonatas Artists: Davide Boldrini (FtePno). (2 CD) 2 BLC 95027 $12.99 The 88 sonatas of Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) have been recorded complete before but never on a fortepiano which reveals their true Italianate colour as well as their unfailing charm. These short, one-movement works are charmingly melodious, witty and entertaining.

Orchestral Music of von Gemmingen & Gossec Works: Ernst von Gemmingen (1759-1813): Violin Concertos 3 & 4; François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829): Symphony Op. 6/2 Artists: Sebastian Weigle/Munich RSO; Ulf Schirmer. (1 CD)

(CPO ) CPO 777866 $16.99 In his four broadly dimensioned violin concertos, Ernst von Gemmingen’s music surges far ahead of its time, into early romanticism. This is the premiere recording of concertos 3 & 4.

Ferdinand Ries: Violin Sonatas / DaskalakisWorks: Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838): Violin Sonatas Op. 8/1; Op. 71; Op. 16/2 Artists: Ariadne Daskalakis, violin; Wolfgang Brunner, fortepiano (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777676 $16.99

Ferdinand Ries composed a total of eighteen sona-tas for violin and piano, most of them dating from prior to 1813. Beethoven’s strong influence on the young composer is also felt in these sonatas.

❦The Nash Ensemble plays MozartWorks: Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K478; Piano Quartet in E flat, K493 Artists: Nash Ens. (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1304 $10.49 “In the finale [of the E flat k492] too the Nash play with

extra sparkle, with rhythms jauntily sprung ... far more charming than ... rivals, and the rapid triplet figuration is a delight to the ear ... this new offering stands among the finest.” -Gramophone

Joseph Haydn: Violin Concertos / Zsolt KalloWorks: F.J. Haydn: Concertos for Violin in A major, H. 7a/3; Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 Artists: Nicholas McGegan/Capella Savaria. Zsolt Kalló (Vln). (1 CD) (Hungaroton) HGR 32771 $17.99 On Sale

These early Haydn concertos are compositions that faithfully reflect the traditions prevailing in the mid-18th century: they preserve the established Baroque solutions on the one hand but they also reveal some Rococo, so-called “galant” elements, introduced in the 1740s.

Beethoven: The Symphonies / Klemperer [5 CDs]Artists: Otto Klemperer/Phil-harmonia Orch. (5 CD) (An-dromeda) 5 ADM 9079 $19.99Completely re-mastered in su-perb 24bit/96kHz sound, these recordings come from Klem-perer’s live 1960s Vienna per-

formances and include Creatures of Prometheus, Egmont & Coriolan overtures.

Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809): Six Symphonies, Op. 2 / 13 Strings Chamber Orch.; Kevin MallonFranz Ignaz Beck is increasingly acknowledged as one of the most forward-looking and inventive of mid-18th c. symphonists. Further Beck Sympho-nies may be heard on Naxos 8553790, 8554071, 8570799, 8573248 and 8573249. (1 CD) NXS 8573323 $12.99

F.J. Haydn: Cello Concertos / IsserlisWorks: F.J. Haydn: Cello Concertos nos 1 & 2; Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon; Symphony no 13 Artists: Roger Norrington/CO of Europe. Steven Isserlis (Clo); CO of Europe soloists (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88697704462 $7.99

Music for instruments by Federigo Fiorillo Works: Federigo Fiorillo (1755-1823): Violin Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante Artists: Domenico Mason/Accademia D’Archi Arrigoniá; Domenico Mason, violin BLC 95136 $8.99 Fiorillo’s music is stylistically reminiscent of the late Baroque style rather than his Classical era contemporaries.

❦Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Berlin Symphonies Works: C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788): Sinfonia in E; Symphonies (4) for 2 flutes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings & continuo Artists: Hartmut Haenchen/C.P.E. Bach CO BLC 94777 $8.99 “Lively readings though the recording rather fa-vours strings over the winds.” -BBC Music

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Mozart: Complete Symphonies / Levine [11 CDs]Artists: James Levine/Vienna PO (11 CD) (DG) 11 DGG B002244502 $34.98 An epoch-making set, reissued for the first time in a quarter century. James Levine was the Vienna Philharmonic’s own

choice of conductor when the orchestra agreed to make its first (and still only) recording of the complete Mozart symphonies.

J.N. Eggert (1779-1813): Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3; ‘Svante Sture;’ ‘The Moors in Spain’ Suites

Artists: Gerard Korsten/Gavle SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8572457 $12.99 Born on the island of Rügen off Germany’s Baltic coast in 1803, Eggert, the conductor, introduced Beethoven to Stockholm audi-

ences. First of a two-volume set, these two symphonies alone demonstrate that Eggert should be considered one of the more important composers of his era.

Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 / KorstenArtists: Gerard Korsten/Gavle SO. (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573378 $12.99

❦Leopold & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Works: Leopold Mozart: “Peasant Wedding”; Divertimento “Musical Sleigh Ride”; Toy Symphony; W.A. Mozart: Divertimento “A Musical Joke” Artists: Otmar Suitner; Helmut Koch/Berlin CO; Staatskapelle Dresden BLC 94692 $8.99

C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos / RostropovichWorks: C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerto Wq171; Vivaldi: Cello Concerto RV 406; Tartini: Cello Concerto with 2 horns in D major Artists: Hugh Wolff/Saint Paul CO; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello. (1 CD)

(Warner Classics) WRNC 553992 $13.99 The Original Jackets Series from Warner Classics focuses on the greatest recording from the past and reissues them with the original artwork.

Beethoven: ‘Triple’ Concerto, et al. Works: Beethoven: ‘Triple’ Concerto, Op. 56; Creatures of Prometheus; Egmont & Coriolan overtures Artists: Giuliano Carmignola, violin; Sol Gabetta, cello; Dejan Lazic, piano/ Giovanni Antonini/Basel

CO (1 CD) (Sony) SNYC 88883763622 $14.99 One of the most celebrated young cellists on the classical stage, Sol Gabetta is joined for this recording by violinist Giuliano Carmignola, soloist of the Venice Baroque Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, the young talented pianist.

Mozart: Requiem; Coronation Mass / HarnoncourtArtists: Rachel Yakar, Ortrun Wenkel, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Joan Rodgers, Josef Protschka, et al. Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus musicus Wien; Vienna State Opera Chorus. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 553996 $13.99

C.P.E. Bach: Piano Concertos / Michael RischeWorks: C.P.E. Bach: Piano Concertos Wq.26, Wq. 44, Wq. 20 Artists: Michael Rische, piano; Kammersymphonie Leipzig (1 CD) (Hanssler Classic) HAN 15046 $18.99 C.P.E. Bach wrote his first

piano concerto while still an eighteen-year-old student at St. Thomas School in Leipzig, and finished his last specimen of the genre in Hamburg in the year of his death at the age of 74. +

Beethoven: “Middle Period” Quartets / ABQWorks: Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 59/1-3 “Rasumovsky”; Op. 74 “Harp”; Op. 95 “Serioso” Artists: Alban Berg Quartett. (2 CD) (Warner Classics) (rec. 1978/79) 2 WRNC 553989 $18.99 This 2 CD set includes Beethoven String Quartets Nos: 7-11.

Piano Concertos by Daniel Steibelt / Howard Shelley, pianoWorks: Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823): Piano Concerto no 3 “L’orage”; Piano Concerto no 5 “A la chasse”; Piano Concerto no 7 “Grand concerto militaire”. Artists: Howard

Shelley (piano)/Ulster Orch. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68104 $17.99 On Sale Howard Shelley and the Ulster Orchestra return for a second volume in

Hyperion’s new Classical Piano Concerto series. Daniel Steibelt - the man who dared to challenge Beethoven and lost - ruled the keyboards of northern Europe

for a quarter of a century. His concertos were as sensationally popular as the composer was ostentatious. Howard Shelley, doing double duty as pianist and

conductor, leads compelling performances of Piano Concertos Nos.3, 5 and 7.

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Orchestral works by August Klughardt Works: August Klughardt (1847-1902): Pieces (3), for orchestra, Op. 87; Symphony no 4, Op. 57 Artists: Antony Hermus/Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau (1 CD) (CPO ) CPO 777740 $16.99

Klughardt’s Symphony No. 4, according to a review of an 1893 NYC performance, “is a thoroughly noble work, solidly constructed, clear and easy to grasp thematic structure, rich in its melodic inven-tion... Klughardt has astonishing contrapuntal skill”.

Mendelssohn / Kyung Wha Chung, violin; DutoitWorks: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’; Hebrides Overture Artists: Charles Dutoit//Montreal SO; Christoph von Dohnányi; Kyung-Wha Chung (Vln). (1 CD) DEC B001706902 $8.98

Smetana: Má Vlast (My Country) / KucharArtists: Theodore Kuchar/Janacek PO. (1 CD) BLC 94853 $8.99 This disc comprises Smetana’s most renowned work, the inimi-table Má vlast (My Homeland) that depict different elements

of the landscape of the composer’s native country. ClassicsToday wrote of this performance: “seldom sounded more spontaneous... it truly sparkles...”

Kalliwoda: Violin Concertinos & OverturesArtists: Ariadne Daskalakis, violin; Michael Alexander Willens/Cologne Academy. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777692 $16.99 The Bohemian composer Jo-hann Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801-

66), was perhaps the most important mediator between classicism and romanticism, working as he did between Beethoven’s, and Schumann and Mendelssohn’s generation.

❦William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Works: Suppe: Light Cavalry; Poet and Peasant; Auber: Fra Diavolo; Hérold: Zampa; Reznicek: Donna Diana; Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Ros-sini: William Tell Artists: Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orch. (1 CD) (Telarc) TLC 80116 $10.98 “...the best performance of the ‘William Tell Over-ture’ in years. Throughout this CD, the brass... rings out with bright and brazen voice, and the famous Telarc bass drum lends its authority with visceral impact.” - Audio

Eugene Ormandy conducts Saint-SaënsWorks: Saint-Saëns: Sympho-ny No. 3 “Organ Symphony”; Danse Macabre; Carnival of the Animals Artists: Philippe Entremont & Gaby Casade-sus, pianos; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Régis Pasquier & Yan-Pascal

Tortelier, violins; E. Power Biggs, organ. Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88883769482 $8.99

❦The “Ring” Without Words / Lorin MaazelWorks: Wagner/Maazel: Orchestral music from the ‘Ring’ Artists: Lorin Maazel/Berlin PO TLC 80154 $10.98 “Wow!... The composer’s beauty and power are here, with the music from his four-opera ‘Ring’ cy-cle orchestrated into a smoothly flowing symphonic poem by conductor Lorin Maazel... It’s a spectacu-lar CD...” - Digital Audio Review

Schubert: Rosamunde, complete incidental music / BoskovskyArtists: Ileana Cotrubas, soprano; Willi Boskovsky/Staatskapelle Dresden. (1 CD) BLC 95122 $8.99 Wonderful performance by the superb Dresden Staatskapelle

conducted by Willi Boskovsky, a feast of Viennese charm, humour, grace and wit. The soloist is the great soprano Ileana Cotrubas, an opera legend, irresistible in this repertoire.

❦Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony / DutoitWorks: Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2; Symphony no 3 “Organ” Artists: Charles Dutoit/Montreal SO. Peter Hurford (Organ); Pascal Rogé (Pno). (1 CD) DEC B001708002 $8.98 “This is the best digital version of this symphony at any price.” -Gramophone

Verdi: Requiem / Chicago Symphony, SoltiArtists: Leontyne Price, Janet Baker, Gino Luchetti, José van Dam. Georg Solti/Chicago SO. (1 CD) (Sony / RCA) SBMG 88697705692 $8.99

❦Slatkin Conducts Tchaikovsky Ballets [6 CDs]Works: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; The Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis SO. (6 CD) (Sony/BMG)

6 SBMG 88691920082 $13.99“...The result is highly impressive music-making, brilliantly recorded with clarity and transparency that reveal many details of orchestration often blurred in other recordings.” -Customer Review

❦Carl Czerny (1791-1857): String Quartets [2 CDs]Artists: The Sheridan Ensemble. (2 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5234 $16.99

“This new recording by the exceptional Sheridan Ensemble of four of (Czerny’s) quar-tets, including two world-premiere recordings, is a landmark release.... Czerny’s music

is superb; the Sheridan’s performances are magnificent. Perhaps the perception of Czerny as a pedagogue who also wrote some music will soon be turned on its head;

on evidence of this revealing release, such a reevaluation would be well deserved.” - Paul Ballyk, HBDirect

From The Romantic PeriodBest Sellers & New Releases Best Sellers & New Releases

Sergei Tanyev: String Quintets Opp. 14 & 16Artists: Utrecht String Quartet; Alexander Zemtsov, viola; Pieter Wispelwey, cello (1 CD) (MD&G) MDG 6031923 $19.99 The Utrecht String Quartet has set itself the task of

Sergei Tanyev’s long overdue rehabilitation. The Dutch quartet, together with Peter Wispelwey and Alexander Zemtsov present his two string quintets.

Singing Cello - Art songs performed by cello & piano / Istvan Vardai, celloSongs by: Schumann, Mendelssohn, Suk, Mahler, Rachmaninov, de Falla, Liszt, Fauré, KreislerArtists: István Várdai (Clo); Julien Quentin (Pno). (1 CD) (Hungaroton) HGR 32741 $17.99 On Sale

Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 5Works: Schubert: String Quar-tets D.46, D.87, D.703, D.32, D.36, D.173; Overture D8a Artists: Diogenes Quartet. (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 94466 $12.99 Most of the pieces on this

volume of Schubert’s complete string quartets are from his early period. The are delightful works, in the spirit of Haydn, tinged here and there with Schubert’s melancholy and deep romantic feelings of love and death.

Chopin: Complete Waltzes / Deljavan, pianoArtists: Alessandro Deljavan (Pno). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95208 $8.99 Chopin’s beloved waltzes present a creative challenge for pianists. On the surface, the light glimmers, bathed in Chopin’s beautiful melodies, but the sophistication that bubbles beneath the surface requires exquisite pianism.

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski/Saarbrucken RSO. Ewa Kupiec (Pno). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95106 $8.99 The youthful joie de vivre of the first concerto is contrasted by the emerging hints of maturity of the second and Chopin’s use of what was then, innovative harmonic structures.

Dvorak: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 / Mariss JansonsArtists: Erin Wall, Mihoko Fujimura, Christian Elsner, Liang Li. Mariss Jansons/Bavarian Radio SO & Chorus (1 CD) (BR Classic) BRK 900142 $16.99 Dvorák’s haunting ‘Stabat Ma-

ter’ for solo voices, chorus and orchestra is one of the most impressive settings of the medieval hymn. It is the continuous expression of deep piety, above all, that gives this music its special dignity.

Brahms: Piano Quartet Op. 60; Piano Trio Op. 8 Artists: Trio Wanderer. Christophe Gaugué (Vla). (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902222 $19.99 Acclaimed for its extraordinarily sensitive style, almost telepathic understanding of each other and technical mastery, Trio Wanderer is one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles.

Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Artists: Pablo Heras-Casado/Freiburger Barockorchester. (1 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) HAR 902228 $19.99 Both these works have origins in the composer’s 1829-1831 tour of Europe. Symphony

No.3, “Scottish”, was not completed until 1842, making it, chronologically, the last of his five sym-phonies. The Symphony No.4, “Italian” was com-pleted in Berlin in 1833.

Edouard Lalo: Piano Trios nos. 1 - 3 Artists: Leonore Piano Trio. (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68113 $17.99 On Sale Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) gave us works filled with big-boned melodies. The expert members of the Leonore Piano Trio sink their bows into Lalo’s Piano Trios with appreciative gusto.

Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 & 4 Artists: Philippe Herreweghe/Royal Flemish PO (2 CD) (PHI Group) 2 PHIG 019 $28.49 Philippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic pay a superb tribute to these Schubert works that are less well known and rarely recorded. The are give interpretations of refinement, precision and sensitivity.

The Romantic Violin Concerto Vol. 19 - Max Bruch / Jack Liebeck, violinWorks: Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26; Romance, Op. 42; Serenade, Op. 75 Artists: artists Martyn Brabbins/BBC Scottish SO. Jack Liebeck (Vln) (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68060 $17.99 On Sale35 year-old Jack Liebeck has established himself as one of the most compelling young violinists on the concert platform today. On Volume 19 of Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series he turns in a dazzling performance of the much recorded Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 and readings of the gorgeous Serenade Op.75 and

Romance Op.42 that are full of youthful vigor.

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 / Kmitrij KitajenkoArtists: Dmitrij Kitajenko/Gurzenich-Orchester Koln. (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 442 $16.99

With the recording of the Symphony No. 3 and the Symphonic Dances, OehmsClassics and the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne proudly present this

composer’s last two works. Rachmaninoff’s Third was given its premiere in 1936 in Philadelphia under Leopold Stokowski. The present recording offers, with Dmitrij

Kitajenko, one of the best conductors of our time for this repertoire

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❦Havergal Brian: Symphonies / WalkerWorks: Havergal Brian (1876-1972): Symphonies Nos. 6, 28, 29 and 31 Artists: Alexander Walker/New Russia State SO. (1 CD) NXS 8573408 $12.99 “My expectations of high performance quality were

fully met by these gripping accounts.” -MusicWeb International, May 2015

❦Paderewski: Symphony in B minor, Op.24Works: Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860 - 1941): Symphony, Op. 24 (“Polonia”) Artists: Jerzy Maksymiuk/BBC Scottish SO HYP 55351 $12.99 “A performance of eloquence and dashing commit-ment. The recording is resplendent’ (Gramophone)

Nielsen Symphonies Nos. 1-6 / Berglund [3 CDs]Artists: Paavo Berglund/Royal Danish Orch. (3 CD) (Sony / RCA) 3 SBMG 88875052182 $18.99 “Berglund secures playing of no mean polish and sophis-tication from the Danish or-chestra. The RCA recording

has excellent body and presence.” - Gramophone

❦Slatkin conducts Vaughan William [6 CDs]Works: Vaughan William: Symphonies nos 1-9; Sea Songs; ‘Tallis’ & ‘Greensleeves’ Fantasias et al. Artists: Leonard Slatkin/Philharmonia Orch. SBMG 88697902492 $18.99“Leonard Slatkin, while always refined and tasteful, isn’t always electric. But Vaughan Williams brings out Slatkin’s most intense concentration, particularly with the later, more neglected symphonies.” -A.R.G

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 / Boston SO, NelsonsAndris Nelsons is one of the last conductors of his generation who grew up in the Soviet musical tradi-tion, having studied in St. Petersburg with Alexander Titov and Mariss Jansons. This is the first installment in a projected cycle of the complete Shostakovich symphonies by Nelsons & the BSO (1 CD) DGG B002352702 $16.98 On Sale

Uncommon Sibelius orchestral works / SegerstamWorks: Sibelius: Earnest melodies (2), for violin & orch.; Everyman, incidental music for vocal solo-ists, chorus, piano, organ & orch. In Memoriam, funeral march Artists: Pia Pajala, soprano; Tuomas Katajala, tenor; Nicholas Soderland, bass; Milaela Palmu, violin. Leif Segerstam/Turku Philharmonic. Mikaela Palmu (Vln). (1 CD) (Naxos (USA) NXS 8573340 $12.99

❦Barber & Sibelius: The Violin Concertos / BellArtists: Joshua Bell, violin; Boris Belkin, violin. David Zinman/Baltimore SO; Vladimir Ashkenazy/Philharmonia Orch. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002386602 $8.98 “Bell gives us an impressively ardent reading... in the central slow movement the long, opening oboe

❦Orchestral music of Ravel / BarenboimWorks: Ravel: Boléro; La Valse; Pavane pour une infan-te défunte; Daphnis et Chloé, suite Artists: Daniel Baren-boim/Orchestre de Paris DGG B001875302 $8.98 “... suavely played solos and beautifully balanced textures

[Bolero] ... La Valse and the Daphnis second suite are given sumptuous reading and sumptuous sound

to match.” -Gramophone

Ippolitov-Ivanov: Symphony No. 1; Turkish Frag-ments; Turkish March / Singapore SO, Choo HoeyA pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and Director of the Mos-cow Conservatory, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov is most famous for his evocative Caucasian Sketches [NXS 8553405]. This CD present some less known, however equally colorful music. NXS 8573508 $12.99

A Festival of Fucík: Waltzes, Marches & Polkas Artists: Neeme Järvi/Royal Scottish Nat’l Orch. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Chandos) CHA 5158 $19.99 Full of energetic, effer-vescent Bohemian cross-rhythms, tuneful brass melo-dies and lyrical expressions,

this album is a festival in itself.

❦Louis Glass: Symphony No. 3; Summer Life Artists: Daniel Raiskin/Rhenish PO. (1 CD) (CPO) CPO 777525 $16.99 “This is highly recommended to any listener in-terested in discovering unknown gems of the late Romantic orchestral repertoire.” --- Paul Ballyk, HBDirect

Gabriel Pierné: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Works: Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937): Cathédrales; Paysages Franciscains. Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Artists: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano; Juanjo Mena/BBC PO. CHA 10871 $18.99 The first volume of this series, released five years ago, was ‘a delectable aperitif’ (ARG).

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Works for Cello & Orchestra / David Pia, celloWorks: Max Bruch (1838-1920): Canzone, Op. 55; Kol Nidrei; Eugen d’Albert: Cello Concerto, Op. 20; Dohnányi: Konzertstück, Op. 12. Artists: Ulf Schirmer/Munich Radio PO. David Pia (Clo). (1 CD) (Farao Classics)

FAR 108089 $16.99 When selecting pieces for his first album as cello soloist with orchestra, Divid Pia has avoided the stan-dard fare, instead chosing forgotten masterpieces from the autumnal years of the fading Romantic era.

Scriabin: Complete Etudes / Dmitri AlexeevArtists: Dmitri Alexeev (Pno). (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94439 $8.99 Scriabin’s Études span the whole of his composing career. While many of the earlier Études bear hallmarks of the Romantic era, Scriabin

soon began to explore his own unique tonalities.

Enrique Granados: Chamber Music with Piano Works: Enrique Granados: Piano Trio Op. 50; Preludios for violin & piano; Violin Sonata; Romanza Artists: Trio Rodin. (1 CD) (Aevea) AEVA 16013 $18.99 Trio Rodin perform a new version of Granados’ Piano Trio based on the manuscript found at the “Museu de la Música de Barcelona”.

‘Souvenirs’ / Reiko Hozu, pianoWorks: Ravel: Menuet Antique; Tombeau de Couperin; Dupin: Suite Française; Albéniz: El Polo; El Puerto; Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Artists: Reiko Hozu, piano (1 CD) (Anima Records)

ANNR 141100001 $19.99 Reiko Hozu performs some of her favorite works for piano on this recording.

Szymanowsky & Debussy String QuartetsWorks: Debussy: String Quartet, Op. 10; Szymanowski: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 Artists: Quartetto Prometeo. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94744 $10.49 Szymanowski’s music is saturated with the influence of Debussy and Ravel, but his voice is recognizably his own, as in these two string quartets, both composed in 1927.

The Sibelius Cycle on NaxosLeif Segerstam & The Turku Philharmonic

Sibelius: Scaramouche, Op. 71 (1913) / Bendik Goldstein, viola; Roi Ruottinen, cello NXS 8573511 $12.99Sibelius: ‘Swanwhite’ Complete incidental music etc. NXS 8573341 $12.99Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande; Musik zu einer Szene; Two Waltzes NXS 8573301 $12.99Sibelius: Belshazzar’s Feast; Overture in E; Scene de Ballet; Wedding March; Cortege; Menuetto; Processional / Pia Pajala, soprano NXS 8573300 $12.99Sibelius: Jedermann; Two Serious Melodies; In memorium / Pia Pajala, soprano;

Tuomas Katajala, tenor; Nicholas Soderland, bass; Milaela Palmu, violin NXS 857334 $12.99Sibelius: Kuolema; King Christian II; Overture in A minor; Two Songs from Twelth Night / Pia Pajala, soprano; Waltteri Torikka, baritone NXS 8573299 $12.99

“...the performances are simply as fine as they can be.” (10/10) -Classics Today

Prokofiev: Symphonies & Piano ConcertosWorks: Symphonies Nos 4, 6 & 7; Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Artists: Valery Gergiev/Mariinsky Orch. Sergei Babayan (Pno); Alexei Volodin (Pno). (2 SA Hybrid CD) (Mariinsky) 2 MARK 0577 $24.99

This major release launches the Mariinsky label’s projects to honor the 125th anniversary of Prokofiev’s birth, by long-time champion of his music, Valery Gergiev.

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Symphony No. 22, Op. 154; Six Ballet Scenes; Choreographic Symphony, Op. 113 Artists: Dmitry Vasilyev/Siberian SO. (1 CD) (Toccata) TOC 0313 $16.99 On SaleSince his death, the star of the Polish-born Moscow-based Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919 - 96) has risen rapidly. His music is now seen as one of the most distinctive contributions to twentieth-century music.

The Seattle Symphony plays Ives / MorlotWorks: Charles Ives (1874-1954): Symphony No. 4; The Unanswered Question; Central Park in the Dark; Symphony No. 3; Contemplations. Artists: Ludovic Morlot/Seattle SO (1 CD) (Seattle Symphony)

STTL 1009 $15.49 On SaleIves’ rarely recorded Symphony No. 4 is a haunt-ing summation of American musical styles, and one of the masterpieces of American music.

Guy Ropartz (1864-1955): Piano MusicArtists: Stephanie McCallum, piano (1 CD) (Toccata Classics) TOC 0326 $16.99 On SaleRopartz was one of the unsung heroes of French music. His style, evoking delicate shades of De-bussyan Impressionism, creates an atmospheric and attractive style, instantly recognizable as French.

Orchestral Music of Walter BraunfelsWorks: Walter Braunfels (1882-1954): Don Juan Op. 34; Symphonic Variations on an Old French Nursery Song, Op. 15 Artists: Markus Frank/Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg-Gera. (1 CD) (Capriccio) CAP 5250 $15.49 On SaleLeading conductors of his time, such as Hans Pfitzner, Ernst von Schuch, Bruno Walter, Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler performed Walter Braunfels’ orchestral works until his music was banned by the Nazis.

“Her taut musical intelligence and vivid sound combine with a fine instinct for the tender, searching quality of this music ...

absolutely magical.” -The Guardian❦Piazzolla: Grand Tango! / Isabelle van Keulen

Works: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Adiós Nonino; Bandó; Kicho; Le Grand Tango; Otoño porteño [The Four Seasons]) Artists: artists Isabelle van Keulen Ensemble. (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Challenge)

CHL 72695 $18.99

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Opera, Vocal & Choral

❦Schubert: Poetisches Tagebuch / PregardienWorks: Nine songs to poems of Ernest Schulze; Eight songs to favorite poets, incl. An mein Herz, Auf der Bruck, Der Erlkönig, Der Wintera-bend Artists: Christoph Pré-gardien, tenor; Julius Drake (Pno); (1 SA Hybrid CD)

(Challenge) CHL 72670 $18.99 “[Prégardien sings] with plaintive beauty and piercing insight.” -New York Times

‘Airs de Cour’ - Renaissance songs with luteSongs by: Moulinie, Ballard, Boesset, Boesset; Besard Artists: Catherine King, mz; Charles Daniels, tenor; Jacob Heringman, lute (1 CD) (Linn Records) LINN 089 $19.99 When originally released in 1999, this was named a ‘Choice’ recording by BBC Music Magazine, and has remained a priority recording for Linn.

Poulenc: The Songs of Poems by Paul Eluard Artists: Pierre-Yves Pruvot (Bar); Charles Bouisset (Pno) (1 CD) (Timpani) TIMP 1222 $18.99 When setting verse to music, Poulenc’s preferred poet was Paul Eluard, who created a world of lyricism, often solemn, with a touch of surrealism, and an obsession with love.

Henri Duparc: The Complete Songs / MastroniWorks: Henri Duparc (1848-1933): ‘Lamento’ Artists: Andrea Mastroni, bass; Mattia Ometto, piano (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 95299 $8.99 This sublime recording of Henri Duparc’s complete

mélodies spans the entirety of the composer’s musical career - a career tragically cut short by mental illness.

‘A Maiden’s Heart’ / Mirella Hagen, sopranoSongs by: Richard Strauss, Ludwig Thuille & Hugo Wolf Artists: Mirella Hagen, soprano; Kerstin Mork (Pno) (1 CD) (Genuin) GUIN 16415 $18.99 With this release, both Mirella Hagen and her piano partner Kerstin Mörk show that there is much more wonderful song literature out there than anyone can dream of.

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann - The Age of Puccini Jonas Kaufmann takes us back to The Age of Puccini with a collection of his award-winning recordings of best-loved Italian operatic verismo repertoire. This album contains some of Kaufmann’s greatest roles,

and in a duet from Rondine, he is joined by Renée Fleming. (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002359802 $15.48

Nessun Dorma: The Puccini Album [CD + DVD]Described by The Daily Tele-graph as “The world s great-est tenor”, Jonas Kaufmann dedicates his new album to the most popular Italian opera composer of all time, Giacomo Puccini. The deluxe version of this album comes with a bonus

DVD ‘Making of Nessun Dorma’ . [Deluxe] (CD +DVD) 2 SNYC 88875092482 $16.99 (CD only) SNYC 88875092492 $14.99More Best-Selling Solo Vocal Albums

Renée Fleming sings Berg & Wellesz / Emerson String Quartet (Decca) DEC B002370702 $16.98 The Early Placido Domingo [5 CDs] / French & Italian Operatic Arias (RCA) SBMG 88691975792 $15.99 Italia: Neapolitan & Italian Songs / Juan Diego Florez (Decca) DEC B002375802 $16.98Te Kanawa & Fassbaender in Strauss & Mahler / 4 Last Songs; Kindertotenlieder, Rückert-Lieder (Decca) DEC B002386802 $8.98

Jonas Kaufmann sings Puccini

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Operettas [16 CDs]Artists: Malcolm Sargent/Pro Arte Orch. (16 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 2564612877 $53.99 W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sul-livan are today celebrated for their unparalleled contribution to British musical theatre. The

set also contains a number of Sullivan’s “serious” compositions.

❦Leonardo Vinci: Catone in Utica / CencicWorks: Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730): Catone in Utica, opera Artists: Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli, Juan Sancho, Valer Sabadus, Vince Yi; Riccardo Minasi/Il Pomo d’Oro. (3 CD) (Decca) 3 DEC B002324102 $48.99“Played with unflagging energy.” -Financial Time

Choral❦Rachmaninov: Vespers / Nikolai KornievArtists: Nikolai Korniev/St. Petersburg Chamber Choir (1 CD) (Decca) DEC B002260702 $8.98 “...as a performance this ranks high among available versions.” -BBC Music

❦Bach: Magnificat; Christmas Cantata BWV 63Artists: Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale Gent HAR 1951782 $10.49 “The soloists excel; the music-making is robust yet yielding - Merry Christmas indeed!” -BBC Music

❦The Power & The Majesty / Shaw, et alWorks: Essential choral classics by J.S. Bach, Berlioz, Borodin, Duruflé, Fauré, Handel, Mozart, Orff Artists: Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Atlanta SO & Chorus; Arleen Augér, Dawn Upshaw TLC 80397 $10.98 “...needle-sharp attacks, rhythmic articulation, diction, and emotional sensitivity...” - Fanfare

Opera/Operettabest-selling

❦Twenty Gems of Viennese Operetta“... For listeners wanting the lollipops sung by famous singers ... With Schwarzkopf, Loose, Kunz and Gedda on top form [this is] self-rec-ommending... But there are many other tracks to treasure: Wunderlich, fresh & ardent;

Rudolf Schock brilliant & heroic; Jussi Bjorling, unin-hibitedly brilliant...” -MusicWeb International (1 CD) (Musical Concepts) MSLC 1249 $10.49

Massenet: Le Cid / Opera Orch. of New YorkArtists: Placido Domingo, Grace Bumbry, Paul Plishka. Eve Queler/Opera Orch. of New York; Byrne Camp Chorale (2 CD) 2 SBMG 88697454942 $13.99

Robert Schumann: Genoveva, opera / MasurArtists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edda Moser, Peter Schreier, Gisela Schroter, Siegfried Vogel. Kurt Masur/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (2 CD) (Brilliant Classics) 2 BLC 95117 $12.99 Schumann’s only dramatic

work, set in mythical, medieval Germany, in a Wagnerian world of legends and folklore.

❦Verdi: Aida / Anja Harteros, Jonas KaufmannArtists: Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott, Ludovic Tézier; Antonio Pappano/Coro e Orch. dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. (3 CD) (Warner) 3 WRNC 552766 $26.99 “a performance absolutely worthy of the attention [it is getting], and a superb addition to the catalogue.” -Gramophone, Awards Issue 2015

Ziehrer: Die Landstreicher (The Vagabonds)Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843-1922): Der Landst-reicher, operetta in 2 acts Artists: Behle, Dewald, Leyer, Fath, Pfeffer, Leisen-heimer Helmuth Froschauer/WDR RundFunkchor Koln. (1 CD) (Capriccio)

CAP 5261 $15.49 On SaleThis recording of Ziehrer’s sparkling operetta Die Landstreicher is another jewel for the Capriccio Operetta Edition who takes care of these unjustly forgotten composers and stage works.

Handel: Acis and Galatea / Boston Early Music Works: Handel: Acis and Galatea (the original chamber version of 1718) Artists: Aaron Sheehan, Teresa Wakim, Douglas Williams, Jason McStoots, Zachary Wilder. Stephen Stubbs/Boston Early Music

Festival Chamber & Vocal Ens.; Paul O’Dette (2 CD) (CPO ) 2 CPO 777877 $31.99 CPO’s previous release with the soloists and ensembles of the Boston Early Music Festival was awarded two prestigious prizes, including the Grammy Award for the Best Opera Production for Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers.

Nicolo Porpora: Arianna in Nasso, opera Artists: Tiziana Fabbricini, Anna Maria di Micco; Damiana Pinti; Marita Paparizou. Massimiliano Carraro/Orch. Sinfonica de Savona (2 CD) (Bongiovanni) . 2 BGV 2250 $16.99 Speaking about Porpora’s

(1686-1768) Ariadne, the French musicographer Romain Rolland wrote “History didn’t do him justice.

Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte / Schwarzkopf, LudwigArtists: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Giuseppe Taddei, Alfredo Kraus, Walter Berry. Karl Bohm/Philharmonia Orch. & Chorus (rec. 1962) (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 554003 $23.99

Puccini: Turandot / Caballé, Freni, CarrerasArtists: Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Michel Senechal, Paul Plishka, Vicente Sardinero. Alain Lombard/Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. (rec. 1978) (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 554004 $18.99

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Johnn Simon Mayr (1763-1845): Saffo, opera Artists: Andrea Brown, Jaewon Yun, Markus Schafer, Marie Papenmeyer, Daniel

Preis. Franz Hauk/Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Concerto de Bassus (2 CD) (Naxos (USA) 2 NXS 8660367 $24.99

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Schumann: Works for Piano & Orchestra / Jan Lisiecki, pianoWorks: Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor; Concert Piece, op. 92; Intro-duction and Concert Allegro, op. 134 Artists: Antonio Pappano/Orch. dell Acca-demia Nazionale di S. Ceci-

lia. Jan Lisiecki (Pno). (1 CD) (Deutsche Grammo-phon) DGG B002436802 $15.48 This all Schumann program from Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki contains the Concert Allegro, Op. 134, a work never before recorded!

Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky play ChopinWorks: Chopin: Piano Concerto; Sonata in G minor for piano and Cello Artists: Jacek Kaspszyk/Sinfonia Varsovia. (1 CD) (Fryderyk Chopin Society) FYCS 38 $18.99 A recording of unforgettable concerts from the Chopin & His Europe Festival in the Jubilee Year of 2010!

Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4 / Works: Mendelssohn: Al-legretto in A major; Andante cantabile & Presto agitato, in B major; Preludes & Fugues (6), Op. 35; Songs without words, vol 5, Op. 62. Artists: Howard Shelley (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion)

HYP 68125 $17.99 On SaleThe Preludes and Fugues Op. 35 are the most sub-stantial single opus Mendelssohn wrote for solo pia-no. It is a mark of his reverence for the mighty Bach.

Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 Works: Mozart: Piano Sonata K 545; Allegro (frag-ment), K. 400; Allegro (fragment) K 312; Gigue, K 574; Little Funeral March, K. 453a; Minuet, K 355; Modulating Prelude, K. Anh. C 15.11. Artists: Kristian Bezuidenhout (FtePno). (2 CD) (Harmonia Mundi) 2 HAR 907532 $31.49 With this release, fortepianist Kristian Bezuiden-hout brings to a close his universally acclaimed Mozart Keyboard Music cycle.

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 Artists: Craig Sheppard (Pno) (2 CD) (Romeo Records) 2 RMR 7315 $31.99 Pianist Craig Sheppard has captivated audiences with his dynamism and intensity, allied to scholarly depth and objectivity.

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Jan Hugo Vorísek: Piano Works, Vol. 3Works: Jan Václav Vorísek (1791-1825): Rhapsodies (12) for piano, Op 1. Artists: Biljana Urban (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 672 $15.49 On SaleJan Hugo Voríèek arrived in Vienna at the age of twenty-

two and immediately earned the admiration of Beethoven. His compositions are rigorous in form and poetic in spirit, some prefiguring the later works of Chopin and Schumann.

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Rondo, Op. 73 Artists: Samson Francois, piano; Louis Frémaux/Orchestre National del l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo. (1 CD) (Warner Classics) WRNC 553991 $13.99

Benjamin Godard: Piano Works / Eliane ReyesWorks: Benjamin Godard (1849-95): Nocturnes nos 1-4; Fantaisie, Op. 143; Frag-ments Poétiques, Op. 13; Morceaux, Op. 16 Artists: Reyes, Eliane (Pno). (1 CD) (Grand Piano) GRPO 684 $15.49 On Sale

Stylistically, Benjamin Godard adhered to the models of Schumann and Chopin rather than aligning himself with Wagner. His piano works are gracious and witty, sometimes spiced with unusual harmonies.

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Daniel BarenboimArtists: Daniel Barenboim, piano (stereo, rec. live 1989) (1 CD) (Warner) WRNC 553995 $18.99

Pierre Boulez: Complete Music for Solo Piano Artists: Marc Ponthus, piano (2 CD) (Bridge) 2 BDG 9456 $18.99 Pierre Boulez’s solo key-board output remains heavily weighted in favor of the most radical, intransigent phase of his development. For Boulez,

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Keyboard works of Johann MatthesonWorks: Johann Mattheson (1681-1764): Fugues “Die Wohlklingende Fingersprache”, Sonata per Clavicembalo Artists: Andrea Benecke, piano (1 CD) (Oehms) OEH 1837 $19.99 Andrea Benecke decided to perform these works on a modern concert piano, for this instrument brings out the singing quality of Mattheson’s style.

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Martha Argerich from the Verbier Festival - “Carte Blanche” This album documents a concert on 27 July 2007 when Martha Argerich was given carte blanche to invite whoever she wanted, and to play whatever she chose. Argerich’s artistic partners are

Yuri Bashmet, Renaud Capuçon, Lang Lang, Mis-cha Maisky and Gabriela Montero. “A night never to be forgotten … a river of music” (Diapason). (2 CDs) 2 DGG B002357602 $25.98

Clair de lune & Liebestraum: music to dream byWorks by: Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Satie, Schumann, Schubert et al. Artists: Cliburn, Entremont, Gould, Horowitz, Kissin, Rubinstein et al. (1 CD) SBMG 88697757892 $8.99

Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin in “Rachmaninov Variations”Works: ‘Corelli” Variations; ‘Chopin’ Variations; ‘Rachmaniana (by Daniil Trifonov); Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Artists: Daniil Trifonov, piano; Yannick Nézet-Séguin/

Philadelphia Orch. (DG) DGG B002335702 $18.98 “Trifonov’s performance was a marvel, a mixture of exuberance and fabulous subtlety.” -The Guardian

Argerich & Abbado: The Concerto Recordings Works: Concertos by Prokofiev, Ravel, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, & Mozart Artists: Claudio Abbado/Berlin PO; LSO; Mahler CO; Orch. Mozart 5 DGG B002250602 $25.98 With this special edition DG pays tribute to an extraordinary musical partnership. The 5-CD box set collects all of the concerto recordings made by pianist Martha Argerich with conductor Claudio Abbado over more than 45 years.

❦Lang Lang: The Vienna Album [2 CDs]Works: Haydn: Piano So-natas (2); Mozart: Piano Sonata K.330; Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4; Schubert (2 CD) (DG) 2 DGG B002408902 $15.48 This new double-length col-lection presents Lang Lang

at his best, performing core Viennese repertoire. It displays his enormous talent in both solo and concerto recordings.

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, for solo piano Artists: Stewart Goodyear (Pno). (1 SA Hybrid CD) (Steinway & Sons) STEI S30040 $17.99 On SaleThis recording is the world premiere of the com-plete Nutcracker ballet arranged for solo piano.

❦Emil Gilels in LeningradWorks: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 “Funeral March”; Etudes; Schumann: Piano Sonata Op. 11; Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole Artists: Emil Gilels, piano (rec. 1961 & 68) MSLC 1300 $10.49

“Now here was a great pianist if ever there was one... the Rhapsodie Espagnole is pretty breath-taking.” -Penguin Guide

Glenn Gould plays Bach, Vol. 3 [4 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: English Suites nos 1-6; French Suites nos 1-6; Overture in the French Style Artists: Glenn Gould, piano (4 CD) (Sony / RCA) 4 SBMG 88875049962 $21.99 The French Suites, considered “one of the landmarks in the discography” (MusicWeb International) is included here along with Gould’s “powerful and masterly” (BBC Music Magazine) interpretations of the English Suites.

Ludwig Schuncke: (1810-1834) Complete Piano Music / Tatiana Larinova, pianoLudwig Schuncke (1810-1834) died tragically young of tuberculosis at age 24, but not before he was hailed a young genius by Robert Schumann. His style, firmly rooted in the classical Viennese tradition, is influenced by Schumann, Chopin and Mendelssohn. (1 CD) (Brilliant Classics) BLC 94807 $8.99

❦The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 66 Works: Henri Herz (1803-88): Piano Concerto No. 2; Grand polonaise brillante; Rossini Fantasy & Variations et al. Artists: Howard Shel-ley (piano)/Tasmanian SO (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 68100 $19.99

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❦The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 65 Works: Albéniz: “Concierto fantástico”; Rapsodia es-pañola, Op. 70; Granados: Piano Concerto in C minor Artists: Martyn Brabbins/BBC Scottish SO. Melani Mestre (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyper-ion) HYP 67918 $19.99

“The ebullience of [the Rapsodia espanola] is infectious in the playing of Melani Mestre, who has also done the speculative reconstruction of Granados’s C minor Concerto...” -The Telegraph

Sviatoslav Richter: 100th Anniversary Edition [50 CDs]For the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Richter’s birth, Melodiya

presents the biggest project in its semicentennial history: A 50-CD set of Sviatoslav Richter’s concert recordings! Most of the featured recordings are broadcasts from the concerts played in Moscow from

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copies, each box has an individual collection number acknowledged with a Certificate of Authenticity. (50 CD) (Melodiya) 50 MELY 1002270 $550.99

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❦Claudio Abbado Conducts Tchaikovsky [6 CDs]Works: Tchaikovsky - Symphonies nos 1-6; The Tempest; ‘1812’ Overture; Romeo and Juliet Artists: Claudio Abbado/Chicago SO. (6 CD) (Sony/BMG) 6 SBMG 88697836722 $15.99“Do not be misled [by the pric-

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❦Tokyo String Quartet Plays Beethoven [9 CDs]Works: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Artists: Tokyo String Quartet SBMG 88691975782 $26.99“The Tokyo players play with great feeling and concentration, alive to all the shifts of harmony and texture, and never losing the forward movement.”

E. Power Biggs plays G. F. Handel [4 CDs]Works: Handel: The Organ Concertos (16); Transcriptions by Biggs from Handel’s ora-torios and operas. Artists: E. Power Biggs, organ; Groves/Royal PO; Boult/London PO SBMG 88875051822 $21.99 The complete Handel Organ

Concertos were performed on a 1749 organ at Great Packington, Warwickshire, which the com-poser himself frequently played.

Dmitri Kitaenko conducts Scriabin [3 CDs]Works: Scriabin: Symphonies nos 1-3 “Le Divin Poeme”; 4 “Poem of Ecstasy” & 5 “Prométhée” Artists: Dmitri Kitaenko/Frankfurt Radio SO SBMG 88875063922 $18.99 “The First Symphony is gloriously presented, with soloists and chorus in splendid voice” - BBC Music

Lili Kraus plays Mozart Sonatas, etc. [4 CDs]Works: Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-14 & 16-18; Rondo K485; Fantasias K397 & K 475 SBMG 88875051802 $21.99 Reviewing an earlier reissue, ClassicsToday wrote: “It’s good to have these invigorating, often provocative performances available again.”

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❦Rachmaninov Complete RCA Recordings [10 CDs]Works: Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1-4; ‘Paganini’ Rhap.; Preludes; Sonatas of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy Tchaikovsky, Schumann; Rachmaninov: Transcriptions of Bach, Kreisler, Schubert,

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❦Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin [10 CDs]Works: Chopin - Sonatas, Waltzes, Nocturnes, Mazur-kas, Préludes, Concertos et al. Artists: Arthur Rubin-stein, piano (10 CD) (Sony/BMG) 10 SBMG . 88697687122 $22.99 “[Rubinstein’s playing] is

sturdy but elegant, completely fresh and inspired, splashed with poetic touches but also having plen-ty of muscle in the virtuoso passages.” -A.R.G.

❦Robert Casadesus Plays Mozart [5 CDs]Works: Mozart - Piano Concerto nos 12, 15, 17, 21-24, 26-27; Concertos for 2 and for 3 Pianos Artists: Robert Casadesus, piano; George Szell/Cleveland Orch.; Columbia SO; Eugene Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch. SBMG 88697808372 $15.99 “Ormandy, always a sympathetic accompanist, draws fine playing from the Philadelphia Orchestra, especially from the woodwinds” -Customer Review

❦Colin Davis conducts Sibelius [7 CDs]Works: Sibelius: Symphonies nos 1-7; En Saga; Kullervo; suites & tone poems Artists: Colin Da-vis/London SO. (7 CD) (Sony/BMG) 7 SBMG 88765431352 $18.99“The Lemminkäinen suite is fine, very competitive with the best versions out there... If you want a Davis Kullervo, get the LSO live with Monica Groop as Kullervo’s sister.” -Customer Review

❦James Levine Conducts Brahms [4 CDs]Works: Brahms: Sympho-nies 1-4; Piano Concerto no 1; German Requiem Art-ists: Kathleen Battle; Hakan Hagengard; James Levine/Chicago SO. (4 CD) (RCA)4 SBMG 88697686042 $14.99 “Everything here is propelled

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John Williams: The Great Movie Scores [4 CDs] Works: John Williams: Music from Star Wars; Harry Potter; Indiana Jones; E.T.; Schindler’s List; Jurassic Park & more Artists: John Williams/Boston Pops Orch.; London SO; Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman (4 CD) 4 SBMG 88875127322 $21.99 This set provides a vivid reminder of the prodigious breadth and variety of William’s output.

❦Yo-Yo Ma Plays Great Cello Masterworks [8 CDs]Works by: Vivaldi, Boccherini, Haydn, Schumann, Elgar, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms et al. 8 SBMG 88765438572 $21.99 “This well-played, well-produced collection is a joy to listen to. It is both soothing

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❦Bach: Sacred Choral Works / Helmuth Rilling [10 CDs]Works: J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio; St. Mat-thew Passion; St. John Passion; Mass in B minor SBMG 88697687172 $22.99“[Helmuth Rilling] conducts, as he has throughout his career, with expression, warmth, and an obvious love for the music, so the better the work the more impressive his skills.” -Fanfare

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky [3 CDs]Works: Stravinsky: The sym-phonies & concertos Artists: Benny Goodman, clarinet; Philippe Entremont, piano; Charles Rosen, piano; Isaac Stern, violin. Igor Stravinsky/CBC SO; Columbia SO 3 SBMG 88875126242 $18.99

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❦Daniel Barenboim conducts Schubert [5 CDs]Works: Schubert: The 8 Symphonies, Rosamunde highlights Artists: Daniel Barenboim/Berlin PO. (5 CD) (Sony / RCA) 5 SBMG 88697686162 $15.99“I find these new remasterings to be much improved over

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❦Carmignola: Complete Sony Recordings [7 CDs]Works: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Violin Con-certos (12); Locatelli: Violin Concertos; J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, et al. Artists: Giuliano Carmignola, violin; Venice Baroque Orch. (7 CD) 7 SBMG 88875051512 $23.99 “Playing full of character, energy and sensibility” (BBC Music Magazine) “satisfying enough for a lifetime of listening” (ClassicsToday).

❦Heifetz: Recital Pieces & Encores [5 CDs]Works: Violin Sonatas by Ferguson, Khachaturian, Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Franck, R. Strauss, works by Gershwin, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Ibert, J.S. Bach, Bloch, Falla, Kreisler, Ravel, Sibelius et al. Artists: Jascha

Heifetz, violin 5 SBMG 88875051042 $21.99 Jascha Heifetz “represented a potent manifesta-tion of musical integrity combined with tonal and intonational purity, technical discipline, virtuosity and intellectual honesty,” (Gramophone)

❦Erich Leinsdorf Conducts Beethoven [5 CDs]Works: Beethoven Symphonies nos 1-9 Artists: Jane Marsh, Josephine Vassey, Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes. Erich Leinsdorf/Boston SO. (5 CD) 5 SBMG 88691916822 $15.99 “...all in all, these are pretty straight-forward inter-pretations in glorious sound.” -Customer Review

❦Lorin Maazel Conducts Sibelius [5 CDs]Works: Sibelius: Sympho-nies nos 1-7; Finlandia; Valse triste, En Saga; Violin Concerto Artists: artists Lorin Maazel/Pittsburgh SO. SBMG 88697808332 $16.99 “The Sony sound on these discs is remarkable, finely

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Bruno Walter conducts Beethoven [7 CDs]Works: Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9; Violin Con-certo; Leonore II, overture. Plus: Bruno Walter in rehearsal Artists: Bruno Walter/Columbia SO 7 SBMG 88875123912 $23.99 Bruno Walter’s recordings of Beethoven with the Co-lumbia Symphony Orchestra are some of the most important the orchestra made and highly regarded for Walter’s interpretations of Beethoven’s music.

Masterworks of the 20th Century [10 CDs]Works by: Boulez, Takemitsu, Stravinsky, Schuller, Ives, Crumb, Partch, Cage, Ashley, Oliveros, Feldman, Xenakis, Del Tredici, Stockhausen, Babbitt, Luening, Maderna, Nono, Berio Artists: Boulez/New Philharmonia Orch.; Ozawa/Toronto SO; Leinsdorf/Boston SO; Maderna/Rome SO et al. 10 SBMG 88875061902 $28.49 This intriguing box set is made up of ten CDs filled with iconic performances of 20th-century “avant-garde” classics.

❦Pierre Boulez Conducts Schoenberg [11 CDs]Artists: Barenboim, Zukerman, Harrell, Shirley-Quirk, Nimsgern, Mesple, Partridge et al. Pierre Boulez/BBC Singers; BBC SO; Ensemble Intercontemporain; New York

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Bella España - Music Inspired by SpainWorks: Albéniz: Iberia Suite; Suite española no 1; Anonymous: Jeux interdits; Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2; de Falla: Canciones populares españolas; Granados: Danse espagnole; Lecuona; Rodrigo; Tárrega Artists: Jes£s López-Cobos; Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati SO; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. David Russell (Gtr); Angel Romero (Gtr) et al. TLC 80662 $10.98

❦Bach - The Organs at First Congregational Works: J.S. Bach: Organ Concerto no 2 (after Vivaldi); Preludes and Fugues, BWV 532 & 544; Toccata and Fugue, in D minor Artists: Michael Murray (Organ) . TLC 80088 $10.98 “The playing is done to the

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❦Schubert: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / MackerrasArtists: Charles Mackerras/Scottish CO TLC 80502 $10.98 “Mackerras offers a crisply vivid interpretration [of No. 9], classily played in period style by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.”

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Prokofiev: Symphonies no 1 & 5 et al. Works: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no 3; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2; Symphonies nos 1 & 5 Artists: Andre Previn/Yoel Levi. Jon Kimura Parker (Pno). (2 CD) (Telarc) 2 TLC 80739 $10.98

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3Works: Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Piano Sonata no 2, etc Artists: David Zinman/Lorin Maazel. Lang Lang; Sylvia McNair (2 CD) (Telarc) 2 TLC 80737 $10.98

Mozart: Highlights from The Magic Flute, Così fan tutteArtists: Charles Mackerras. Barbara Hendricks, Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen, Robert Lloyd, Jerry Hadley (2 CD) (Telarc) 2 TLC 80736 $10.98

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❦Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Rattle [DVD]Artists: Simon Rattle/Berlin PO. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus) (127 min.; NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color; DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed) AHM 100333 $27.99 $14.00 “This is what would have once been called avant-garde cinema. While the musicians

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❦Maw: Sophie’s Choice / Simon Rattle [2 DVD]Works: John Nicholas Maw (1935-2009): Sophie’s Choice Artists: Simon Rattle/Orch. & Chorus of the ROH. Dale Duesing; Angelika Kirchschlager; Rodney Gilfry; Gordon Gietz. (2 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (223 min.; NTSC, 16:9, Color; LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround) 2 BOA 1024 $42.99 $21.50 “Sir Simon Rattle, a longtime champion of Maw’s music, conducts a top-notch vocal cast in an effective staging that is always intensely engaging and ultimately profoundly moving.” -Fanfare

❦Laurent Petitgirard: The Elephant Man [DVD]Artists: Laurent Petitgirard/Nice Opera PO & Chorus. Elsa Maurus; Nicolas Rivenq; Rob-ert Breault; Nicolas Courjal; Jana Sykorova (1 DVD-Video) (Marco Polo) (166 min.; NTSC, 16:9, Color; Dolby 2.0) MCPO 2220001DV $32.99 $16.50 “The composer conducts a gripping performance of this

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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Zurich [DVD]Artists: Franz Welser-Most/Zurich Opera House Orch. & Chorus. Michael Volle; Isabel Rey; Rodney Gilfry. (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus) (161 min.; NTSC, 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1) AHM 107285 $42.99 $21.50 Live from the Zurich Opera House. “When [Michael Volle] he sings he opens a formidable treasure chest of intelligent artistry... “Financial Times

❦Competitors: Russia’s Child Prodigies [DVD]Artists: Pianists Irina Chistyakova, Elena Kolesn-ichenko, Dmitry Krutogolovy & Nikita Mndoyants

(1 DVD-Video) (EuroArts) (98 min.; Pic Fmt: NTSC, 16:9, Color; Sound Fmt(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1) EUA 2057418 $27.99 $14.00 This film by Irene Langemann serves as a followup to her earlier 2000’s film “Russia’s Wonder Children”, since it

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Bruckner: Mass in F minor +bonus [DVD]Artists: Sergiu Celibidache/Munich PO & Chorus. Sotin; Soffel; Straka; M. Price; Holle (1 DVD-Video) (Arthaus) (65 min.; NTSC, 4:3, Color; PCM Stereo) AHM 101678 $27.99 $14.00 This film documents the work process from the first rehears-als with piano and choir to the eventual integration of choir,

orchestra and soloists and finally the performance is adapted to the acoustic requirements of St. Flo-rian, then performed in concert.

❦Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 / Jurowski [DVD]Artists: Vladimir Jurowski/Orch. of the age of Enlighten-ment. (1 DVD-Video) (Jux-tapositions) (89 min.; NTSC, 16:9, Color; LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1) JXTP 3079298 $27.99 $14.00 “...The Seventh Symphony is even better. Jurowski keeps an iron grip on the dancing rhythm of the first-movement

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Bellini: La Sonnambula / Stuttgart Opera, Ferro [Blu-Ray]Artists: Gabriele Ferro/Stuttgart State Opera Orch. & Chorus. Helene Schneider-man; Catriona Smith; Enzo Capuano; Luciano Botelho; Ana Durlovski. (EuroArts) (156 min.; 1.78:1, Color; DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo)

EUA 2059334 $42.99 $21.50The production of ‘La Sonnambula’ by the Oper Stuttgart was voted Opera of the Year in 2012 by the international renowned magazine Opernwelt.

Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda / Brockhaus [Blu-Ray]Artists: Pirolli Brockhaus/Teatro Massimo Bellini Orch. & Chorus. Dimitra Theodossiou; Michele Kal-mandi; José Maria lo Monaco; Henning Hermann Brockhaus (1 Blu-Ray) (Dynamic) (161 min.; 16:9, Color; Dolby Digital 5.1) DYN 55675 $45.99 $23.00 Beatrice di Tenda is a tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, which here recieved its world-premiere on Blu-ray.

Salzburg Festival 2012 ‘Ouverture Spirituelle’ [Blu-Ray]Works: W.A. Mozart: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacra-mento, K 243; Missa longa in C major, K 262 (246a) Artists: Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Con-tentus Musicus Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Elisabeth von Magnus; Florian Boesch; Jeremy Ovenden; Sylvia

Schwartz. (EuroArts) (90 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0) EUA 2072634 $42.99 $21.50 This is the first recording of the new concert series “Ouverture Spirituelle” from the Salzburger Festival 2012. Two seldom heard pieces written by Mozart when he was merely 20-years -old are performed at the Salzburg Cathedral.

Bellini: Norma / Netherlands Opera [Blu-Ray]Artists: Julian Reynolds/Neth-erlands CO & Opera Chorus. Hasmik Papian; Carlo Bosi; Giorgio Giuseppini; Anna Stei-ger; Hugh Smith (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Opus Arte)

BOA 7013 $42.99 $21.50 In Guy Joosten’s ingenious production of Bellini’s mas-terpiece, ‘Norma’ becomes a

layered, timeless drama in which Norma is the ar-chetypal successful woman struggling to retain her dominant but vulnerable position.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 [Blu-Ray]Artists: Franz Welser-Most/Cleveland Orch. (1 Blu-Ray Video) (Arthaus) (74 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0) AHM 108078 $42.99 $21.50 The monumental majesty of Anton Bruckner’s sym-phonies and the exhilarating vibrancy of St. Florian’s monastery are a perfect match.

Bartoli and Terfel at Glyndebourne [Blu-ray]Works: Arias & Duets from L’elisir d’amore, Ju-das Maccabaeus, L’anima del filosofo, Orfeo ed Euridice, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni; La clem-enza di Tito Artists: Myung-Whun Chung/London PO. Cecilia Bartoli; Bryn Terfel (1 DVD-Video) (BBC Opus Arte) (87 min.; 16:9, Color; LPCM Ste-reo, Dolby 2.0) BOA 7005 $42.99 $21.50 The celebrated Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a recital of arias and duets recorded at the beauti-fully refurbished Glyndebourne Opera House.

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande [Blu-Ray]Artists: Franz Welser-Most/Zurich Opera House Orch. & Chorus. Michael Volle; Isabel Rey; Rodney Gilfry. (Arthaus) (161 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1) AHM 108050 $42.99 $21.50 Live from the Zurich Opera House. “When [Michael Volle] he sings he opens a formidable treasure chest of intelligent artistry...” -Financial Times

Handel: Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia / McGegan [Blu-Ray]Artists: Nicholas McGegan/Göttingen Festival Orch. Wolf Matthias Friedrich; Timothy Mead; David Bates; Andrew Radley; Marie Arnet (C Major Video) (202 min.; 16:9, Color; LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 7.1)

AHM 101258 $42.99 $21.50 In vividly colored and brilliantly realized set pieces, one of Handel’s most popular operas receives a stunning transformation into the stylishly ritualized world of Japanese samurai culture.

Verdi: Attila / Bruno Bartoletti [Blu-Ray]Artists: Bruno Bartoletti/Teatro Regio di Parma Orch. & Chorus. Susanna Branchini; Giovanni Battista Parodi; Cristiano Cremonini; Roberto de Biasio; Sebastian Catana. (C Major Video) (128 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) CME 721704 $42.99 $21.50 C Major presents for the first time on Blu-ray Verdi’s opera Attila.

Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Journey Of A Lifetime [Blu-Ray]

Works: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; Mussorgsky: “Khovanshichina” Prelude Artists: Geog Solti/Chicago SO. (C Major Video) (107 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo)

CME 711804 $42.99 $21.50 Sir Georg Solti’s major con-

ducting appointments are central to this film, that celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth. A Solti concert with the CSO and tributes from Valery Ger-giev and C. von Dohnányi round out the program.

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail / Erdmann, Rydl [Blu-Ray]Artists: Constantinos Carydis/Netherlands CO & Opera Chorus. Mojca Erdmann; Kurt Rydl, Laura Aikin; Edgaras Montvidas; Michael Smallwood. (BBC Opus Arte) (214 min.; 16:9, Color; Dolby True HD 5.0, Dolby True HD 2.0) BOA 7017 $42.99 $21.50

In Johan Simons’ feisty production of ‘Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail’ Kurt Rydl’s Osmin is hilarious, with just the right edge of latent thuggery and Mojca Erdmann’s smart and cheeky Blonde sports a red riding coat, high latex boots and a belt that she is not afraid to use on the men!

Glenn Gould - Hereafter / A Film By Bruno Monsaingeon [Blu-Ray]Works by: J.S. Bach; Beethoven; Brahms; Chopin; Hindemith; Prokofiev; Schubert; Weber Artists: Glenn Gould (Pno). (EuroArts) (106 min.; 16:9, Color; LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0)

EUA 3073314 $42.99 $21.50 A retrospective of the life and

work of Glenn Gould, made as if narrated by Gould himself, HEREAFTER synthesizes an incredible wealth of archival material, some of it previously unreleased.

Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide; Iphigenie en Tauride / Gens, von Otter, Minkowski [Blu-Ray]

Artists: Marc Minkowski/Les Musiciens de Louvre Greno-ble; Netherland Opera Chorus. Anne Sofie von Otter; Véro-nique Gens; Salome Haller; Nicolas Testé; Laurent Alvaro. (BBC Opus Arte) (267 min.; 16:9, Color; DTS 5.1, DTS 5.0) . BOA 7115D $42.99 $21.50 Gluck’s operatic settings of

these two stories are very rarely staged together, but Pierre Audi’s production makes a darkly compelling case for their dramatic unity.

Hans Pfitzner: Palestrina [2 Blu-Ray]Artists: Simone Young/Bavarian State Orch. Michael Volle; Falk Struckmann; Christiane Karg; Roland Bracht; Peter Rose. (EuroArts) (208 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0) 2 EUA 2072524 $42.99 $21.50 Requiring 38 soloists, chorus, and large orchestra, Hans Pfitzner’s Palestrina weaves a fictitious tale around Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, where he fears losing his creative gifts and his powerful role in society.

Haydn: Orlando Paladino / René Jacobs [Blu-Ray]Artists: Petersen, Randle, Torres, Spagnoli, Staveland, Im, Kataja, Pendatchanska. René Jacobs/Freiburger Barockorchester (EuroArts) (168 min.; 16:9, Color; PCM Stereo, DTS HD)

EUA 2057784 $42.99 $21.50 Orlando Paladino was Haydn’s most famous opera during

his lifetime. The libretto gives scope to Haydn’s frequently puckish sense of humor, as well as his inventive melodic expression.

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel / Davis [Blu-Ray]Artists: Colin Davis/Orch. of the ROH; Tiffin School Boys Chorus. Thomas Allen; Diana Dam-rau; Elizabeth Connell; Anja Silja; Angelika Kirch-schlager (BBC Opus Arte) (138 min.; 16:9, Color; LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1) BOA 7032 $42.99 $21.50 Directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser combine their characteristic wit and a dash of deliciously dark comedy with the opera’s fairytale charm.

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Artists: Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO; Charles Mackerras/London SO; Berislav Klobu-car/Orchestre National de L’ORTF; Carlo Maria Giulini/New Philharmonia Orch. (Eu-roArts) (58 min.; 16:9, B&W and Color; PCM Stereo)

EUA 3079084 $32.99 $16.50 Salvaged from various ar-chives, lovingly restored and

digitally remastered, this program brings into focus the greatest Verdi interpreters, including Arturo Toscanini, Carlo Maria Giulini, Tito Gobbi and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

Renée Fleming & Christian Thielemann at the Salzburg Festival [Blu-Ray]

Works: R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64; Lieder (4), Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 39; Traum durch die Dämmerung, song Artists: Renée Fleming (Sop); Christian Thielemann/Vienna PO (1 Blu-Ray Video) (BBC Opus Arte)

BOA 7101D $27.99 $14.00 Renée Fleming, Christian Thielemann and the Vienna

Philharmonic unite for a program of song, opera and tone poem, genres central to the Strauss’ ex-traordinarily fruitful career.

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full of songs and performances you’ll already know. However, if you’re just discovering Miss Gloria Lynne, a wonderful musical adventure awaits you. Way before the last track has finished playing, you’ll be a fan for life! 2 AOAT ADMCD5004 $16.99

The Hot Lips Page Collection: 1929-53This great value 46-track collection brings together recordings with a wide selection of ensembles, both as sideman and leader, during the quarter century that comprised his main recording career, from his first recordings in 1929 through to some R&B flavoured material he recorded in the year or two before his premature death in 1954 at the age of 46. 2 FAUL FADCD2050 $11.99

Snarky Puppy: Family Dinner, Vol. 2 [CD +DVD] Family Dinner - Vol. Two is the 2nd in a series which began with 2014’s Grammy Award-winning album, Family Dinner - Vol. One. The chart-topping, fusion-influenced Snarky Puppy make exploratory jazz, rock, and funk, and here they act

as “backing band” to some of the world’s greatest vocalists, musicians and songwriters. Accompany-ing DVD includes performances of 5 more songs not included in the audio disc. (CD/DVD) GOUP B002450600 $17.98 On Sale

Simin Tander/Tord Gustavsen/Jarle Vespestad: What Was SaidTord Gustavsen’s new project introduces the en-trancing German-Afghan vocalist Simin Tander, and builds upon the subtle understanding of his long musical association with drummer Jarle Vespes-

tad. The combination of the intimacy of her voice, Gustaven’s melodically inventive piano and discreet electronics, and Vespestad’s patient, textural touch, has considerable emotional persuasiveness. (1 CD) ECM B002436902 $17.48 On Sale

Avishai Cohen (Trumpet): Into the Silence [1/29]On Into The Silence, Charismatic Tel Aviv-born trumpeter makes his ECM leader debut in a program of expansive, impression-istic and haunting compo-sitions. Avishai’s tender muted trumpet sets the emotional tone of the mu-

sic in the album’s opening moments and his gifted cast of musicians explore its implications. (1 CD) ECM B002436602 $17.48 On Sale

Ralph Alessi, trumpet: Quiver [2/26]Trumpeter Ralph Alessi’s ECM leader debut - 2013’s Baida - was the album where “everything came together for him,” accord-ing to a JazzTimes profile. “Without abandoning his yen for oppositional ener-gies, it’s a beautifully co-

herent statement, not just his most accomplished album but a contender for one of the year’s best.” (1 CD) ECM B002453502 $17.48 On Sale

Michel Benita / Ethics: River SilverIn ‘River Silver’, colors of folk and colors of jazz are blended in a very natural and multi-idiomatic way. A strongly lyrical tendency prevails, with the unusual combination of flugelhorn, koto, bass and drums interacting creatively. (1 CD) ECM B002446802 $17.48 On Sale

Ella Fitzgerald / The Legendary, Volumes 1-3Born in 1918, Ella Fitzger-ald was discovered after winning the Harlem Ama-teur Hour in 1934. She was hired by a bandleader, Chick Webb and in 1938 created a sensation with the hit “A-Tisket, A-Tasket”. Winner of countless polls

as best female vocalist, she remains amongst the royalty of 20th Century popular music. This series of recordings is drawn from Fitzgerald’s early career, including performances with The Chick Webb Or-chestra as well as solo recordings. Volume 1: 1 AOAT ACRCD106 $12.99 Volume 2: 1 AOAT ACRCD107 $12.99 Volume 3: 1 AOAT ACRCD108 $12.99

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra / 3 CollectionsThe Miller band attracted a huge following, and over the decades featured some of the finest musi-cians of the era. ‘Live at Cafe Rouge’ features a collection of four complete unedited radio broadcasts. ‘American Patrol’ contains

18 classics from their hit making heyday, including 3 No 1’s and ‘Moonlight Serenade’ is a collection of radio performances and original recordings con-taining many of The Miller Band’s later hits.

Live at Cafe Rouge NYC Jan & Nov 1940 2 AOAT ADDCD3102 $16.99 American Patrol 1 FAUL FABCD186 $8.99 Moonlight Serenade 1 FAUL FABCD103 $8.99

Two Legends of Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald & Glenn Miller

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