Feature New Releases - November 2011
A listing of some of our Favourite releases as they become available!
 | Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - Ehnes  Label: Onyx Classics Catalog: ONYX4076 Format: CD James Ehnes & Vladunur Ashkenazy with the Sydney Synophony Tchaikovsky Concerto, the Valse-Scherzo, and Serenade Following the outstanding success of the Mendelssohn Concerto with Ashkenazy conducting, James Ehnes is again joined by Ashkenazy live in Sydney for the Tchaikovsky Concerto, the Valse- cherzo, and... |  Price: $21.98 |
 | Roberto Alagna: Pasion Label: DG Catalog: 4764603 Format: CD Roberto Alagana 1. Piensa en mi 2. Quizás, Quizás, Quizás 3. Historia de un amor 4. La Cumparsita 5. Dos cruces 6. Cielito lindo 7. La Llorona 8. Besame mucho 9. Ella 10. Esperanza ... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Patricia Petibon: Melancolia Label: DG Catalog: 4779447 Format: CD Patricia Petibon, Patricia 1. La maja dolorosa II: Ay majo de mi vida Tonadillas No. 2 2. Canción de cuna Cinco canciones negras No. 4 3. Canto negro Cinco canciones negras No. 5 4. El vito Veinte cantos populares ... Gramophone Editor's Choice - January 2012 Unique for her dramatic flair, expert musicality, and interpretive powers, soprano Patricia Petibon indulges in her love of Luso-Iberian music... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Mischa & Lily Maisky: Espana Label: DG Catalog: 4778100 Format: COMPACT DISC Mischa Maisky Albéniz: Córdoba (from Chants d’Espagne Op. 232) Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3 Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) Casals: El Cant dels Ocells (Song of the birds) Cassadó: ... Mischa Maisky (cello) & Lily Maisky (piano) In describing ¡España!, Mischa Maisky has stated, “I’ve included Spanish music in my programmes for many years and have been waiting for a chanc... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Mozart & M. Haydn: Duo Sonatas Label: Channel Classics Catalog: CCSSA32411 Format: SACD / CD Hybrid Rachel Podger, violin; Jane Rogers, viola W.A. Mozart Duo for violin and viola in G major KV - 423 / Duo for violin and viola in B flat major KV 424 / Menuetto (from 12 Duos for Horn - KV 487) M. Haydn Duo for violin and viola No.... The Duos for Violin and Viola by Mozart have long been favourite pieces of ours - pieces we'd take out and play when there wasn't a keyboard player or cellist to hand, or busk as teenagers to ear... | Price: $24.98 |
 | Andrea Bocelli: Concerto, One Night In Central Par Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Catalog: B001597702 Format: CD Andrea Bocelli 1. La Donna è Mobile - Rigoletto 2. Di Quella Pira - Il Trovatore 3. Ave Maria "Central Park Version" 4. Vicino a te s'acqueta - Andrea Chénier - duet with Ana Maria Martinez 5. Au... 2011 live release from the world's most beloved tenor. Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15th with the New ... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Jean-baptiste Lully: Atys Label: FRA Musica Catalog: FRA006 Format: DVD Atys, once so dear to Louis XIV that it became known as the "the King's opera", was composed by Lully at the court and later revived at the Royal Academy of music. Its success was such that paro... | Price: $45.98 |
 | Quatuor MosaÏques Label: NAIVE Catalog: E8935 Format: CD QUATUOR MOSAÏQUES Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1 String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 77 No. 1 in G major String Quartet,... Over the last decades recordings by Quatuor Mosaïques of the string quartets of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, amongst others, have been considered by many critics to be benchmarks as far as perfor... | Price: $43.98 |
 | Schubert: Piano Sonatas / Paul Lewis Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: 902115/16 Format: CD Paul Lewis, piano Franz Schubert Piano Sonatas D.840, 850 & 894 / Impromptus D.899 / Klavierstücke D.946 Gramophone Disc of the Month - February 2012 Paul Lewis has just emerged from a vast Beethoven project (the complete sonatas and piano concertos), greeted all over the world as a landma... | Price: $25.98 |
 | Delibes: Coppelia Label: BBC OPUS ARTE Catalog: OA 1061D Format: DVD Dorothée Gilbert (Swanilda), Mathias Heymann (Frantz), José Martinez (Coppélius) & Fabrice Bourgeois (Spalanzani) The Paris Opera Corps de Ballet & Orchestre Colonne Filmed live at the Palais Garnier, March 2011 Choreography Patrice Bart Director Koen Kessels Premiered by the Opera De Paris in 1870, and inspired by the fantastical writings of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Coppélia tells the story of a young man ... | Price: $37.98 |
 | Grieg: Piano Concerto, Rachmaninov: Concerto 2 Label: PEN Catalog: PTC5186444 Format: SACD HYBRID Edward Grieg: Piano Concerto Op. 16; Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 Sa Chen; Orquestra Gulbenkian; Lawrence Foster | Price: $23.98 |
 | Liszt Songs Label: VIRGIN Catalog: 5099907092824 Format: CD Damrau, Diana 1. Der Fischerknabe 2. Im Rhein, im schönen Strome 3. Die Loreley 4. Die drei Zigeuner 5. Es war ein König in Thule 6. Ihr Glocken von Marling 7. Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh 8. Der du von ... | Price: $17.98 |
 | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 - Pappano Label: EMI CLASSICS Catalog: 5099908441324 Format: CD PAPPANO, ANTONIO Disc: 1 1. Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic': Allegro energico, ma non troppo 24:33 2. Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic': Scherzo (Wuchtig) 14:14 Disc: 2 1. Symphony No. 6 in A mi... | Price: $22.98 |
 | The Spanish Masters Zenph Re Performance - Bayrakd Label: ZION ZONE Catalog: 3445754902 Format: CD 1 Popular Spanish Songs (7), for voice & piano, G. 40 - (El Paño Moruno) Composer: Manuel de Falla Length: 1:23 Performers: Manuel de Falla (Piano), Zuill Bailey (Cello) 2 Popular Spanish Son... | Price: $18.98 |
 | Beethoven: Karajan (13 Cd) Label: DG Catalog: 4779830 Format: CD Herbert von Karajan A 13-CD set at an amazing price!!! $2.50 per CD!!!! What can be said about Herbert von Karajan that hasn't already been said. One of the most prolific recorded conductors in history; a... | Price: $39.98 |
 | Beethoven: Complete String Quartets & Op. 74 Label: VIRGIN Catalog: 5099907085826 Format: CD 7 CDs and at 30% off! This box set from the Artemis Quartet marks Virgin Classics’ first complete cycle of Beethoven String Quartets. Over the past two seasons, the Berlin-based Artem... | Price: $59.98 |
 | Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Netrebko, Pido Label: DG Catalog: B001620309 Format: DVD Anna Netrebko (Anna Bolena), Elina Garanca (Giovanna Seymour), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Enrico), Francesco Meli (Percy), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Lord Rochefort), Elisabeth Kulman (Smeton), Peter Jelosits (Hervey) Chor der Wiener Staatsoper & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Evelino Pidò With her sensational role debut at the Vienna State Opera, superstar diva Anna Netrebko displays a performance of rare vocal and dramatic power. The Russian soprano sings the role of the unjustly a... | Price: $34.98 |
 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Nagano Label: ANALEKTA Catalog: AN29885 Format: CD Orchestre Symphonic de Montreal, Kent Nagano Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, recorded on this album, was performed on September 7, 9 and 10, 2011, for the inaugural concerts of the OSM’s new home, the Maison symphonique de Montréal. | Price: $19.98 |
 | Bach: Goldberg Variations Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: 907560 Format: CD Fretwork - Early music ensemble Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg variations (arr. for viols by Richard Boothby) "The Goldberg Variations are a pinnacle of Bach's art. Conceived for harpsichord, the work has been transcribed for quite different instruments.... Richard Boothby's version for his own consort ... | Price: $24.98 |
 | Donizetti: Anna Bolena Label: DG Catalog: 0734728 Format: BLU RAY Anna Netrebko | Price: $18.98 |
 | Lang Lang Liszt Now Label: SONY CLASSICAL Catalog: 886978914293 Format: CD | Price: $21.98 |
 | Celibidache: Symphonies Label: EMI CLASSICS Catalog: 5099908556622 Format: CD Sergiu Celibidache | Price: $72.98 |
 | Celibidache: Bruckner Label: EMI CLASSICS Catalog: 5099908557827 Format: CD Sergiu Celibidache | Price: $79.98 |
 | Celibidache: French And Russian Label: EMI CLASSICS Catalog: 5099908560629 Format: CD Sergiu Celibidache | Price: $69.98 |
 | The Renaissance Of Italian Music Label: EMI CLASSICS Catalog: 5099908878922 Format: CD Various Artists | Price: $22.98 |
 | Schubert: Complete Lieder Edition Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8503801 Format: CD BOOG; BORCHERT; GELLER; IVEN; MELZER; JAKOBI; SINDRAM; DANZ; WIEDEMANN; VON BOTHMER; ELSNER; GENZ; KALPERS; BASTLEIN; BO | Price: $209.98 |
 | Los Romeros: Christmas With... Label: DG Catalog: 4779365 Format: CD Los Romeros | Price: $15.98 |
 | Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata 1, Chopin Variations Label: DECCA Catalog: 4782938 Format: CD Vladimir Ashkenazy Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1 & Chopin Variations Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 The combination of Vladimir Ashkenazy and the music of Rachmaninov is one of the iconic partnerships of recorded music, with the piano concertos alone selling millions of copies. In recent years th... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Vladimir & Vovka Ashkenazy: Russian Fantasy Label: DECCA Catalog: 4782940 Format: CD Vladimir Ashkenazy Borodin: Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances arranged by Vovka Ashkenazy Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie in B minor for piano, G. vi193 arranged for two pianos by Vovka Ashkenazy Mussorg... Following their album of French music for two pianos, father and son Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy revel in their musical heritage with this dazzling programme by the great composers of Russia. Thre... | Price: $15.98 |
 | Maurizio Pollini: 20th Century Label: DG Catalog: 4779918 Format: CD Maurizio Pollini CD 1: 20th Century Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Three movements 'Petruschka' 1. Danse russe. Allegro giusto 0:00 2:32 2. Chez Pétrouchka 0:00 4:17 3. La semaine grasse. Con ... | Price: $59.98 |
 | Maderna: Piano Concertos, Quadrivium Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8572642 Format: CD ORVIETO; BONGELLI; ORCHESTRA DELLA FONDAZIONE ARENA DI VERONA; GRUPPO 40.6; MIOTTO | Price: $9.98 |
 | Pilati, Longo: Piano Quintets Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8572628 Format: CD CICCOLINI; CANDELA; CIRCOLO ARTISTICO ENSEMBLE | Price: $9.98 |
 | Bridge Of Dreams Label: DACAPO Catalog: 6220597 Format: CD ARS NOVA COPENHAGEN; LAWRENCE-KING; HILLIER | Price: $21.98 |
 | Music For Two Guitars Label: CLEAR NOTE Catalog: CN-74469 Format: CD AKERMAN TEIXEIRA GUITAR DUO | Price: $21.98 |
 | Virtual Haydn: Complete Keyboard Works On Historic Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8501203 Format: CD VARIOUS | Price: $56.98 |
 | Bach: Chorales / Chamber Choir Of Europe Label: BRILLIANT CLASSICS Catalog: BRI94265 Format: CD CHAMBER CHOIR OF EUROPE; MATT | Price: $34.98 |
 | O Magnum Mysterium - Choral Masterworks Label: BRILLIANT CLASSICS Catalog: BRI94267 Format: CD SCHOLA CANTORUM STUTTGART; GOTTWALD | Price: $22.98 |
 | Bizet: Carmen In 3d Label: BBC OPUS ARTE Catalog: OA 3D7096D Format: BLU RAY RICE; HYMEL; KOVALEVSKA; ARGIRIS; ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE; ZAMBELLO; CARYDIS | Price: $49.98 |
 | Katherine Jenkins Daydream Label: WARNER BROS Catalog: 2643912 Format: CD | Price: $19.98 |
 | Children's Corner; Orchestrations Of Debussy Label: ATMA Catalog: ACD2 2671 Format: CD TALMI; ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE QUÉBEC “A fascinating collection of orchestral transcriptions of piano pieces, almost all of which add an extra dimension to the originals yet do not usurp their place in one's affections. …Yoav Talm... | Price: $18.98 |
 | Sokolov: Complete Recordings Label: NAIVE Catalog: OP30528 Format: CD GRIGORY SOKOLOV Bach, J S: The Art of Fugue, BWV1080 Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 Diabelli Variatio... The complete recordings on Naïve of legendary Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov have now been collected into this specially-priced 10CD set. Included are critically acclaimed recordings of music by ... | Price: $59.98 |
 | Auerbach: The Little Mermaid Label: CMAJOR Catalog: 708608 Format: DVD TAN; RIGGINS; HELIMETS; VAN PATTEN; KARAPETYAN; WEST; NEUMEIER In the Little Mermaid, Hamburg Ballet director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeier blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle into a stunning interpretation of Hans Christian Anderson’s ... | Price: $35.98 |
 | Toshio Hosokawa: Landscapes Label: ECM Catalog: B001607302 Format: CD Hosokawa/Miyata/Liebreich 1. Landscape V 2. Ceremonial Dance 3. Sakura für Otto Tomek 4. Cloud and Light | Price: $15.98 |
 | Made In Britain Label: AVIE Catalog: AV2194 Format: CD Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; John Wilson, conductor William Walton (1902 - 83): Scapino Overture George Butterworth (1885 - 1916): English Idyll No. 1 / English Idyll No. 2 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934): Walk to the Paradise Garden Arnold ... Made in Britain celebrates a rich and nostalgic period of English music surrounding the turn of the 20th century, including evergreens such as Vaughn Williams' The Lark Ascending (for years Number... | Price: $20.98 |
 | J.s. Bach: Concerts Avec Plusieurs Instruments - V Label: Alpha Productions Catalog: ALPHA181 Format: CD Café Zimmermann Johann Sebastian Bach Concerts avec plusieurs instruments - VI (Concertos with several instruments - VI) Diapason D'Or - 2011 This final volume in a complete set, begun ten years ago by Alpha, presents the last of the major works composed for large instrumental forces by J. S. Bach. It includes th... | Price: $20.98 |
 | Gabriel Fauré - 1 Label: Alpha Productions Catalog: ALPHA600 Format: CD François Salque, cello; Eric Le Sage, piano; Paul Meyer, clarinet Gabriel Fauré Works for cello and piano & trio Op. 120 Following the successful edition of Schumann's complete works, Eric Le Sage and Alpha have decided to produce a new series of 5 CD's dedicated to Gabriel Fauré's complete works for chamber musi... | Price: $20.98 |
 | Bach: Earthly And Divine Label: Alpha Productions Catalog: ALPHA889 Format: CD&BK Various Johann Sebastian Bach 200 page colour book + 6 CD's in a luxurious boxed set. Our idea in presenting this set of CDs with its accompanying book was to propose a hedonistic experience, centred on Johann Sebastian Bac... | Price: $74.98 |
 | J.s. Bach: Concerts Avec Plusieurs Instruments Label: Alpha Productions Catalog: ALPHA811 Format: CD Café Zimmermann Johann Sebastian Bach Concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Vol. I à VI) - Intégrale (Concertos with Several Instruments (Vol. I to VI) - Complete Works) This complete set of instrumental works for large forces by J. S. Bach represents, for the ensemble Café Zimmermann and for Alpha, the fruit of ten years' work and research. The great care taken ... | Price: $65.98 |
 | Katherine Jenkins: One Fine Day Label: DECCA Catalog: 2781057 Format: CD with DVD Katherine Jenkins, Katherine Disc: 1 1. Ave Maria 2. Over The Rainbow 3. The Prayer 4. Requiem to a Soldier 5. I've Dreamed of You (Questo è per te) 6. One Fine Day (Un bel di) 7. Music of the Night 8... | Price: $15.98 |
