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Naxos and the Milken Archive present Bernstein’s famed KADDISH on American Classics! Yvonne Kenny, Soprano • Willard White, Speaker Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra • Gerard Schwarz, Conductor KADDISH, Symphony No. 3 • Chichester Psalms

Gerard Schwarz conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this stunning performance of Leonard Bernstein’s KADDISH, Symphony No. 3.

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Leonard Bernstein’s commentary on KADDISH: “Every son, at one point or other, defies his father, fights him, departs from him only to return to him – if he is lucky – closer and more secure than before…All our great Judaic personalities of the past, including Abraham, who founded Judaism, and Moses and the Prophets, all argued with God. They argued with God the way you argue with somebody who’s so close to you that you love so much, that you can really fight. You know how the more you love someone, the more you can get angry with them, and when you have a reconciliation, the more close you become than ever. Something like that happens in the course of this piece.”

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NAXOS presents a Craft Series recording of Stravinsky’s elemental Rite of Spring coupled with his one act opera The Nightingale. PAGE 3

Relive Hollywood history with Yehudi Menuhin in Concert Magic.

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Puccini’s heart-breaking opera, Manon Lescaut, is brought to life by Riccardo Muti, José Cura and Maria Guleghina. PAGE 14

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NAXOS presents worldpremiere recordings of two works by Ellen Zwilich.

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BBC/Opus Arte presents a moving performance of Monteverdi’s l'Incoronazione di Poppea, captured in high definition. PAGE 13

Al DiMeola, Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène join together to create an extraordinary evening of acoustic music in Super Guitar Trio and Friends. PAGE 14

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NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS

9/20/05

MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC

BERNSTEIN: Kaddish Symphony No. 3 • Chichester Psalms

Yvonne Kenny, Soprano • Willard White, Speaker • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra • Gerard Schwarz, Conductor KADDISH, Symphony No. 3 • Chichester Psalms Gerard Schwarz conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this stunning performance of Leonard Bernstein’s KADDISH, Symphony No. 3. Leonard Bernstein’s commentary on KADDISH: “Every son, at one point or other, defies his father, fights him, departs from him only to return to him – if he is lucky – closer and more secure than before…All our great Judaic personalities of the past, including Abraham, who founded Judaism, and Moses and the Prophets, all argued with God. They argued with God the way you argue with somebody who’s so close to you that you love so much, that you can really fight. You know how the more you love someone, 8559456 the more you can get angry with them, and when you have a reconciliation, the more SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 55:47 close you become than ever. Something like that happens in the course of this piece”

ZWILICH: Violin Concerto • Rituals

Pamela Frank, Violin • NEXUS/IRIS Chamber Orchestra • Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra • Michael Stern Concerto for Violin and Orchestra • Rituals for five Percussionists and Orchestra • This recording presents World Premiere Recordings of two works by Ellen Zwilich, one of America’s most treasured composers. • Zwilich has earned many prizes and honors in her career, including four Grammy nominations, a Guggenheim Fellowship and becoming the first woman to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1983. • The Concerto for Violin was heralded by the New York Times as being a ‘a love-song to the violin.’ It is here performed by the extraordinary Pamela Frank. • The exotically scored Rituals is a remarkable work, making use of instruments 8559268 around the world. This performance features the IRIS Chamber Orchestra and the SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 52:04 percussion super-group NEXUS.

ROCHBERG: Symphony No. 2 • Imago Mundi Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra • Chistopher Lyndon-Gee Symphony No. 2 • Imago Mundi

• George Rochberg made his name with the New York premiere of his Symphony No. 2 with George Szell in 1961. Composed in a style that Rochberg dubbed “hard romanticism,” it is a compelling wartime testament. • Highlighting this disc is the World Premiere Recording of Rochberg’s Imago Mundi. Inspired by a three week visit to Japan, it is a ‘Ritual’ for orchestra that calls to mind the hypnotic timeliness of Japanese Gagaku music.

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STILL: Piano Music

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THOMSON: A Continuum Portrait Ellen Lang • Mia Wu • David Krakaue • Rachel Evans • Alyssa Reit

Mark Boozer, Piano Three Visions • The Blues • Africa • Seven Traceries A Deserted Plantation • William Grant Still, often referred to as the Dean of African-American composers, rose from humble beginnings to work as an arranger while studying with Chadwick and Varèse before becoming an active part of the Harlem Renaissance. • The piano works recorded here are essentially visions of African-American life and history, through which Still depicts the positive nature and progress of a courageous 8559198 people, from the African Cradle of Civilization to the afterlife. SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 50:53 • The piano arrangement of Africa is particularly enticing. The orchestral version of the work (Naxos 8559174) is critically acclaimed.

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Previously released on Musical Heritage Society.

9/20/05

BRITTEN: Violin Concerto

8557198 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

Continuum: Cheryl Seltzer & Joel Sachs, Piano and Directors Synthetic Waltzes • Four Songs to Poems of Thomas Campion Sonata for Violin and Piano • Praises and Prayers Two by Marianne Moore •Born in Kansas City, Thomson spent much of the 20’s and 30’s in Paris, where his circle included such giants as James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, and especially Gertrude Stein, with whom he formed a legendary friendship. •Much of Thomson’s early music, which comprises settings of Stein’s poetry and the Synthetic Waltzes, balances modernity and classicism, and the Sonata for Violin and Piano is a portent of the neo-romanticism that would later spread through Paris. • His later compositions, bursting with lyricism, include his glorious settings of Thomas Campion’s poetry and the two contrasting vocal works of 1963 that conclude this program.

Lorraine McAslan, Violin • English Chamber Orchestra • Steuart Bedford Violin Concerto, Op. 15 • Canadian Carnival Overture Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances, Op. 9 • Britten’s Violin Concerto, one of his most serious and substantial scores, is truly one of the greatest of all 20th century concertos. • Completed in 1940, the predominantly somber and elegiac work gave artistic expression to Britten’s growing awareness and anxiety at the developing world events. • The Concerto is framed by two lighter and 8557741-42 still relatively little-known Britten gems. SRP$15.99 ($19.99CAN) Playing Time 94:04

COUPERIN: Organ Masses Jean-Baptiste Robin 2 CDs Messe à l’usage ordinaire des paroisses, pour les fêtes solemnelles • Messe propre pour les couvents de Religieux et Religieuses • Couperin published his two organ Masses (for the Parishes and for the Convents) in 1690, at the age of 22. • The great Jean-Baptiste Robin performs on the historical Francois-Henri Clicquot great organ of Poitiers Cathedral, the most authentic great classical organ in France and among the most precious period instruments in the world.

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9/20/05 THE ROBERT CRAFT SERIES

STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring • The Nightingale

London Symphony Orchestra • Olga Trífonova, Soprano • Robert Tear, Tenor • Pippa Longworth, Soprano • Paul Whelan, Bass-baritone Stephen Richardson, Bass • Andrew Greenan, Baritone • Sally Burgess, Alto • Peter Hall, Tenor • Simon Preece, Bass • London Voices Terry Edwards • Philharmonia Orchestra • Robert Craft The Rite of Spring • The Nightingale “May whoever listens to this music never experience the insult to which it was subjected and of which I was the witness in the Théàtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, Spring 1913.” - Stravinsky, 1968 (on the premiere of his Rite of Spring) 8557501 Written for huge orchestra, this elemental ballet, with its vaulting, violent energy and asymmetrical rhythms SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) almost from beginning to end has become one of the iconic landmarks of 20th century music. Playing Time 76:28 Stravinsky’s orchestral palette, different and distinctive in every work, is never more exotically colorful than in his one-act opera The Nightingale, which is a virtual catalog of avian imitations. Rite of Spring previously released on Koch International Classics. The Nightingale previously released on Music Masters.

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios Nina Tichman, Piano • Ida Bieler, Violin • Maria Kliegel, Cello Piano Trios No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 ‘Ghost Trio’ • Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2 • Variations in E flat major, Op. 44 • Composed during his ‘middle period,’ Beethoven’s two Opus 70 Piano Trios are dramatic works full of structural and thematic innovation. • The striking Ghost Trio, so called after its slow movement of eerie and somber tremolos in the keyboard’s lower register, is a work of extraordinary tension, unusually fragmented material and unstable harmonies. • By contrast, Piano Trio No. 6 is one of Beethoven’s most subtle chamber works, mellow, lyrical and intimate in nature.

8557723 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 71:43

BLISS: Checkmate (Complete Ballet) Royal Scottish National Orchestra • David Lloyd-Jones Checkmate • Mêlée Fantasque • Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen’s Music from 1953, was one of the leading British composers of his generation. • The sparkling Mêlée Fantastique, which the composer considered to be his first ballet score, shows the influence of Stravinsky and Dyagilev’s Ballets Russes. 8557641 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

• This disc offers a rare opportunity to hear the complete masterpiece Checkmate, a collaboration with the legendary choreographer Ninette de Valois.

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DALLAPICCOLA: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, and for Piano Duccio Ceccanti, Violin • Roberto Prosseda, Piano Sonatina canonica su capricci di Paganini • Tre episodi dal balleto ‘Marsia’ • Inni - musica per tre pianoforti • Tartiniana seconda, for violin and piano Due studi, for violin and piano • Quaderno musicale di Annalibera • Although Dallapiccola wrote relatively few instrumental works, they are crafted with a characteristic clarity and conciseness of expression. • In the Sonata canonica and Tartiniana Seconda, Dallaiccola pays homage to Paganini and Tartini, sharing with them a passion for contrapuntal techniques. 8557676 • The Quaderno musicale di Annalibera is considered by many to be the modern day SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) equivalent of Bach’s Art of Fugue and Musical Offering. Playing Time 71:02

DYSON: Symphony in G major Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • David Lloyd-Jones At the Tabard Inn • Symphony in G major • Concerto da Chiesa • First performed in 1938, Dyson’s Symphony had to wait until the 1990’s to achieve the recognition it deserves as one of the finest twentieth-century British symphonies. • Though this work opens and closes with pageantry reminiscent of Dyson’s choral works, it is also filled with enigmatic beauty and brilliant orchestral effects.

JOSÉ: Sinfonía castellana

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LEYENDECKER: Violin Concerto

Castile and León Symphony Orchestra • Alejandro Posada Sinfonía castellana • Evocaciones • El mozo de mulas Marcha para soldados de plomo • Suite ingenua • Antonio José Martínez Palacios, known in music circles simply as Antonio José, was executed in the Spanish Civil War in the same year as Frederico García Lorca. • Rooted in the folk traditions of his native Burgos, José’s compositions reveal refined orchestration, color and atmosphere characteristic of French impressionism. • The evocative Sinfonía castellana is composed in a late-Romantic idiom with touches of 8557427 Debussy, and uses traditional Burgos folk SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) songs in José’s personal, distinctive style. Playing Time 57:43

Roland Greutter, Violin • North German Radio Symphony Orchestra • Johannes Kalitzke Violin Concerto • Symphony No. 3 • Leyendecker is one of a younger generation of German composers who have turned their backs on the avant-garde and embraced past traditions, yet he avoids mimicking the styles of past masters. • The works on this disc vividly demonstrate the composer’s interest in music as sonic architecture, while managing to communicate directly and emotionally with the listener.

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9/20/05

D’INDY • BRUCH: Works for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Amici Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, Clarinet • David Hetherington, Cello • Patricia Parr, Piano BRUCH: Eight Pieces, Op. 83 • D’INDY: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano • This disc presents two works written for the somewhat unusual combination of clarinet, cello and piano. • Bruch composed Eight Pieces at a time when many of his contemporaries were moving into modernism, but Bruch kept this work thoroughly Romantic in style, with glowing melodies and harmonies. • D’Indy was a pianist who occasionally played both cello and clarinet, so he was particularly suited to compose his highly polished Trio, which was always one of his favorites.

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

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Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano • Bruno Praticò, Bass-baritone • José Manuel Zapata, Tenor • Paolo Bordogna, Baritone • Patrizia Cigna, Soprano Martina Borst, Mezzo-soprano • Luca Pisaroni, Bass-baritone • Marco Bellei, Harpsichord • Prague Chamber Choir SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern • Alberto Zedda • Alternating between opera seria and opera buffa, Rossini’s tenth opera, La Cenerentola, treats the story of Cinderella with a degree of modified realism and occasional dark overtones. • La Cenerentola has particularly demanding roles for Cinderella, sung by the celebrated Rossinian mezzo Joyce DiDonato, her prince Don Ramiro (José Manuel Zapata) and a brilliant buffo Don Magnifico (Bruno Praticó). 8660191-92 SRP$17.99 ($25.99CAN)

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MUSSORGSKY • STOKOWSKI: Pictures at an Exhibition Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • José Serebrier MUSSORGSKY: A Night on Bare Mountain • Entr’acte to Act IV of Khovanshchina • Symphonic Synthesis of Boris Godunov Pictures at an Exhibition • TCHAIKOVSKY: Humoresque • Solitude • STOKOWSKI: Traditional Slavic Christmas Music “José Serebrier leads the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in thrill-a-minute performances that finally do justice to Stoki’s transcriptions…Serebrier’s vivid portrayal will no doubt provide the standard by which future recordings are judged.” - Daniel Felsenfeld, Time Out New York hybrid SACD 6110101 SRP$14.99 ($24.99CAN) Playing Time 76:40

The critically acclaimed José Serebrier recording of

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Stokowski Transcriptions – now available on hybrid SACD and DVD-Audio!

MONTEVERDI: Madrigals Book 4 Delitiae Musicae • Marco Longhini Il Quarto Libro de’ Madrigali • Monteverdi’s Fourth Book of Madrigals, published in 1603, is one of the composer’s most attractive collections. • This recording continues the expressive innovation that characterized the Third Book of Madrigals (Naxos 8555309). • In line with recent research into the performance practice of the time, all of the singers on this recording are men. 8555310 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

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RAMEAU: Ballet Suites European Union Baroque Orchestra • Roy Goodman Platée Suite • Pigmalion Suite • Dardanus Suite • Roy Goodman leads the EU Baroque Orchestra in these brilliant performances of some of Rameau’s most beloved works. • The music for Platée is so vivid and full of abrupt changes of mood that it seems to suggest its own choreography, and Dardanus is so laden with music that the orchestra members seem to work non-stop for three hours. 8557490 • Rameau’s highly popular Pigmalion includes the famous Les différents caractères de la danse, SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 75:46 which covers all of the basics of French dance in one lesson!

WOLF: Four Symphonies Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Weimar • Nicolás Pasquet Symphony in E flat major • Symphony in F major • Symphony in C major • Symphony in D major • Wolf was Kapellmeister at the court of Weimar from 1772 until his death in 1791. • Wolf composed around 35 symphonies, and 26 are known to survive – the four on this recording are distinctive for their rhythmic vitality, structural inventiveness, and virtuosic woodwind sections. 8557132 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

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9/20/05

PETITGIRARD: Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man

8557608-09 SRP$17.99 ($25.99CAN)

Nathalie Stutzmann • Nicolas Rivenq • Robert Breault Marie Devellereau • Sophie Koch • Celena Nelson-Shafer Nicolas Courjal • Damien Grelier • Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra French Opera Chorus • Laurent Petitgirard • Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man is Petitgirard’s firs opera. It depicts the tragic story of Joseph Merrick, who was born with horrifying deformities and exploited as both a freak show exhibit and a medical curiosity. • Petitgirard’s compelling and moving score shows us Merrick at various stages of his tragic life until his death at age 27 in 1890. • “The composer conducts a gripping performance of this fine opera.” - Sunday Telegraph

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Available from Marco Polo on DVD Nice Philharmonic Orchestra Nice Opera Chorus • Jana Sykorova Nicolas Rivenq • Robert Breaul Valerie Condoluci Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: DD 2.1 • DD 5.1 Subtitles: EN, FR, GE 2220001 SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN) Playing Time 166:00

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NAXOS FILM MUSIC CLASSICS

9/20/05

WAXMAN: Rebecca

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra • Adriano • Of the 144 Hollywood films that Franz Waxman scored, Rebecca was always his favorite. • The score for Rebecca was a milestone in Waxman’s career, and it profoundly influenced his approach to film composition for the rest of his career. • “She is never seen, for she is dead: only malign influence can be felt, and the music helps us to feel it. We are enveloped from the moment the main title opens – an ominous tread in the bass over a repeated note, string and woodwind figurations writhing in quasi-impressionistic mist, an imperious horn summons.” - Christopher Palmer (from his book The Composer in Hollywood) 8557549 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN) Playing Time 72:32

NAXOS WORLD

9/20/05

Les Escrocs: Mandinka Rap from Mali Pirates • Saara • Enseignants • Tounga • Sida 2001 • Sida 2000 • Demisenw • Kokadjè • Farafina Mussow • Intégration africaine • CAN 2002 Expulsés • Kalan • Konotié magni • Mali’s Les Escrocs are pioneers in the fast-growing world of African rap and hip-hop. • Since the early 1990’s the group has helped to define the cutting edge of new music in West Africa, mixing traditional instruments with international beats while boldly addressing sensitive issues of national politics. • This disc offers a retrospective of the first decade of Les Escrocs, one of the most innovative and talented groups to emerge from the awesome crucible of ancient and modern arts that is Mali. 76060-2 SRP$9.99 ($12.99CAN)

Playing Time 74:13

NAXOS EDUCATIONAL

9/20/05

Canaletto: Music of His Time Works by CORELLI • ALBINONI • VIVALDI • HANDEL • J.S. BACH • MARCELLO • C.P.E. BACH • GLUCK • MOZART • The romance and mystique of Venice made it an essential part of the Grand Tour. For those who could afford it, a painting was a impressive souvenier, and the greatest master of such views was Canaletto. • On this CD, the world of Canaletto is given a musical perspective, with carefully chosen works by the finest composers of his time.

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CPO

9/20/05

BÖHM: Four Cantatas Irmela Bruenger, Soprano • Inga Schneider, Mezzo-soprano • Beat Duddeck, Altus • Jörn Lindemann, Tenor • Markus Flaig, Bass Capella Sancti Georgi, Musica Alta Ripa, Ralf Popken Das Himmelreich ist gleich einem Koenige • Ach, Herr, komme hinab • Mein Freund ist mein und ich bin sein • Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth • The beginning of the 18th century marked a period of new beginnings for German sacred music, in which the modern cantata began its triumphant rise. • Some of the earliest documents of this genre are by Georg Böhm, whose name today is usually mentioned in connection with the musical training of 777143-2 the young Johann Sebastian Bach. ($29.99CAN) • CPO is proud to present world premiere recordings of four of Böhm’s rediscovered cantatas. SRP$16.99 Playing Time 62:16

DRAESEKE: Symphonies 1 & 4 NDR Radiophilharmonie • Joerg-Peter Weigle Symphonies 1 & 4 • Gudrun Overture • The CPO edition of Felix Draeseke’s works is complete with this release of his first and fourth symphonies. • His first symphony, which premiered in Dresden in 1873, received critical acclaim. • At the end of his life, Draeseke wrote the crisply contoured, capricious Symphonia Comica.

999746-2 SRP$16.99 ($29.99CAN) Playing Time 68:58

GESUALDO: Madrigali Libri I - III

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Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam • Harry van der Kamp Libro primo • Libro secondo • Libro terzo • Don Carlo Gesualdo was a man of extremes; an esteemed prince and a murderer, loved and hated, praised and blamed, a conservative composer and a musical innovator. • The madrigal, in its unique joining of joy and grief, was a form that doubtless allowed Gesualdo to express the heights and depths of his soul. • The Gesualdo Consort of Amsterdam delivers a masterfully enthralling performance of the 777138-2 SRP$33.99 ($59.99CAN) first three madrigal books of Gesualdo. Playing Time 142:53

HEINICHEN: Concertos & Sonatas Epoca Barocca Concerto No. 4 in G major • Sonata No. 3 in C minor • Sonata No. 2 in C minor • Concerto No. 4 in D major • Sonata No. 3 in C minor Sonata No. 2 in G minor • Sonata No. 3 in B major • Johann David Heinichen has been only recently recognized as one of the great German composers of the early 18th century. • CPO’s premiere recordings of his sonatas and concertos are interpreted by Epoca Barocca, a chamber ensemble whose members are united in their common passion for the representation of baroque music on original instruments. 777115-2 SRP$16.99 ($29.99CAN)

Playing Time 59:42

ROSETTI: Wind Concertos

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Lajos Lencses, Oboe • Slovak Chamber Orchestra • Bohdan Warchal • Dieter Kloecker, Clarinet • SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden & Freiburg Holger Schroeter-Seebeck • Klaus Wallendorf & Sarah Willis, Horn • Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie • Johannes Moesus • Eckart Huebner, Bassoon Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss Oboe Concertos • Clarinet Concertos • Concertos for Two Horns • Bassoon Concertos • Notturno for 2 Flutes, 2 Horns & Strings • Antonio Rosetti’s compositions sparkle with humor and joy, and easily bring delight to the listener. 777166-2 • This specially priced boxed set features many of Rosetti’s wind concertos, including several SRP$35.99 ($59.99CAN) of his famous horn concertos. Playing Time 247:00

TERZAKIS: String Quartet No. 5 Artemis Quartett • Almut Roessler, Organ • Gilah Yaron, Soprano • Lykourgos Angelopoulos, Tenor • Bromma Kammerchor • Das Moderne Ensemble • Spiros Argiris String Quartet No 5 • Die Farben des Ozeans for Organ solo • Lieder ohne Worte, Zyklus II • Lieder ohne Worte, Zyklus III Liturgia profana for Tenor, Chorus, 2 Violoncello & Percussion • Dimitri Terzakis, born in Athens in 1938, pursues his own completely independent path in contemporary music. • In his chamber works, a listener can hear the various musical styles which have influenced Terzakis over the years; ancient Greek music, elements of Byzantine music, and even Asian music. 777044-2 SRP$16.99 ($29.99CAN)

Playing Time 75:00

For Two Violins Thomas Christian • Daniela Preimesberger YSAYE: Sonata for two Violins solo op. Posth. • MILHAUD: Duo for two Violins • Sonatine for two Violins • HONEGGER: Sonatine for two Violins • Compositions for two violins offer room for expressive music-making far beyond the typical confines of two-part playing. • Thomas Christian and his master pupil Daniela Preimesberger have now recorded four devilishly good, entertaining, and virtuosic works for CPO, presented here in this recording. 777159-2 SRP$16.99 ($29.99CAN)

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PROFIL

9/20/05

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 Carlo Maria Giulini • Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen München BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 • In honor of the eminent conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, Profil presents the first release in a new Giulini edition. • On this recording, Giulini conducts Brahms’ impressive First Symphony.

PH05021 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 49:21

BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 Kurt Sanderling • Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 • The Fourth Symphony is one of Bruckner’s most well-known and popular works. • This recording captures Kurt Sanderling’s masterful interpretation of this beautiful symphony.

PH05020 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 69:19

BRAHMS: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 56 Ferdiand Leitner • Wuerttembergisches Staatsorchester • Monique Haas BRAHMS: Variations for orchestra, Op. 56 • MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 • WOLF-FERRARI: The Jewels of the Madonna • Monique Haas, who has influenced a generation of pianists, is featured on this Profil release. • This excellent recording also features the Brahms Variations for Orchestra, conducted by Ferdinand Leitner. PH04063 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 51:45

DOMENICONI: Koyunbaba Friedemann Wuttke, Guitar DOMENICONI: Koyunbaba • VILLA-LOBOS: Cinq Preludes • TURINA: Sonata • GRANADOS: Danza Espanola • Profil presents a recording of guitar pieces by Villa-Lobos, Turina, Domeniconi, and Granados. • Friedemann Wuttke delivers an enchanting and breathtaking performance of this classical guitar music. PH04025 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 50:17

DE FALLA: Complete Original Works for Piano Uta Weyand, Piano DE FALLA: Complete Original Works for Piano • Profil presents the piano works of Manuel de Falla. • Uta Weyand, an authority on Spanish and South American composers, interprets these evocative compositions. PH05032 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 54:33

FRIED: Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank) Sandra Schwarzhaupt • Emsland Ensemble • Hans Erik Deckert, Conductor • Profil presents the world premiere recording of The Diary of Anne Frank, an opera composed by Gregori Fried. • Sandra Schwarzhaupt delivers a compelling performance of one of the most moving stories of our time. PH04044 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 53:31

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PROFIL

9/20/05

HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 and 8 Ferdinand Leitner • Symphonieorchester des bayerischen Rundfunks HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7, and 8 • Haydn’s Symphonies 6, 7, and 8 are brought to life by Ferdinand Leitner on this new release from Profil. • All three of these symphonies exemplify the link between the baroque concerto grosso and the early classical symphony. PH04051 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 74:05

HAYDN: Sonatas Evgeni Koroliov 3 Sonatas from HOB XVI: No. 20 in C minor • No. 23 in F major • No. 50 in C major • Variations in F minor HOB XVII: 6 • Grammy winner Evgeni Koroliov delivers a stunning performance of Haydn’s 3 Sonatas, HOB XVI and Variations in F, HOB XVII. • “If I could choose just one piece and soloist on a lonesome island, I would chose Koroliov. I would listen again and again to his recordings, dying of thirst and hunger ‘til my last breath.” - György Ligeti

PH04060 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 57:54

MARTIN: In Terra Pax • Pilate • Golgotha

3 CDs

Marcello Viotti • Muenchner Rundfunkorchester In Terra Pax • Pilate • Golgotha • This new Profil release showcases the music of Swiss composer Frank Martin. • Martin’s profound Christian faith is reflected in the sacred works included on this recording. PH04037 SRP$50.99 ($71.99CAN) Playing Time 2:39:21

MOZART: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos Wolfgang Brunner • Florian Birsak • Leonore von Stauss • Salzburger Hofmusik Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra F major K. 242 • Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra E flat major K. 365 • Sonata for 2 Pianos D major K. 448 • Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos, written in 1776, is a delightful piece written for entertainment of the nobility. • Wolfgang Brunner pairs this concerto with two concertos written for two pianos • “Clearly first-rate, you’ll really enjoy this one” - Fanfare Magazine

PH04012 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 71:31

MOZART: Serenade in D major Günter Wand • NDR Symphonieorchester • Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Serenade in D major, K239 “Serenata Notturna” • Concerto in G major for Flute and Orchestra, K313 • “Posthorn” Serenade in D major, K320 • Günter Wand and the NDR Symphony Orchestra offer benchmark interpretations of three Mozart compositions. • Gramophone about Wand, his recordings and the series: “mouth-watering, his recordings earns lavish praise. Their greatness is founded in simplicity and integrity, not in artifice. Genius.” PH05006 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN)

Playing Time 76:08

SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No. 3

Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester • Günter Wand SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor • KOECHLIN: Les Bandar-log, Op. 176 • BERLIOZ: “Roman Carnival” Overture, Op. 9 CHERUBINI: Overture to the opera “Anacréon” • The music of Camille Saint-Saëns is notable for its elegance and clarity. • This Profil release features Günter Wand conducting Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 and the Roman Carnival Overture. PH05007 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 62:29

Best of Joseph Schmidt: A Song Goes Round the World

2 CDs

Joseph Schmidt Dein ist mein ganzes Herz • Land so wunderbar • La donna è mobile • Una furtiva lagrima • Che gelida mania • Mimi è una civetta • Recondita harmonia E lucevan le stelle • Ein Lied geht um die Welt • Frag nicht • Heute Nacht oder nie • Das alte Wort »Ich liebe dich« • Tausendmal du! • Lisetta Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt • Tiritomba • Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel • Ich singe dir ein Liebeslied • My Song Goes Round The World • and many more • Many legends surround Joseph Schmidt, who was known as “the little man with the big voice.” • This recording celebrates the career of Schmidt, who found fame by sharing his unforgettable PH04017 SRP$33.99 ($46.99CAN) voice through the medium of radio.

Playing Time 146:03

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ANALEKTA

9/20/05

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra: Concerti Virtuosi Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra VIVALDI: Concerto in A minor for 2 oboes & strings • Concerto in E minor for 4 violins, Op. 3 No. 4 • LEO: Concerto in D minor for violoncello BACH: Concerto for oboe d’amore in G major, after BWV 100, 170 & 30, transcribed by Jeanne Lamon & John Abberger LOCATELLI: Concerto grosso in D major Op.1 No.5 • FASCH: Concerto in C minor for bassoon, 2 oboes & strings HANDEL: Concerto grosso in A minor, Op.6 No.4 • Tafelmusik is known for their impeccable interpretation of baroque music on period instruments. • This new release features some of the most virtuosic concertos by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, and other Baroque composers. • “Tafelmusik's splendid ensemble interplay and impeccable precision leave no doubt that we're hearing Baroque instrumental music AN29815 at its best.” - Classics Today SRP$16.99 ($20.99CAN)

Playing Time 73:22

NAÏVE

9/20/05

FARRENC: Musique de chambre (Chamber Music) Various Artists Nonette for String and Winds in E flat major • Piano Melody in A flat major • Variations Concertantes for Violin and Piano, Op. 20 Ètudes pour Piano, Op. 26, Nos. 17 & 18 • Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E flat major, Op. 44 • Louise Farrenc was a formidable figure in the 19th century musical establishment. • She was a composer, pianist, teacher and scholar. Her teaching was respected - and her composition was considered ambitious and original. • In this new release, Naïve presents the chamber music of this pianist/composer. V5033 SRP$16.99 ($23.99CAN) Playing Time 74:31

PENTATONE

9/20/05

MOZART: Youth Symphonies • Vol. 1

hybrid SACD

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields • Sir Neville Marriner Symphonies No. 7, 8, 9, 19 • Andantino grazioso, K.132 • Composed between the ages of ages 12 and 16, Mozart’s early Symphonies witness a youthful Mozart’s first steps towards an independent symphonic style. • “Few of us know these early Mozart symphonies; even fewer know them well. In these sprightly and stylish performances, they can be quite engaging.” - Herbert Glass, Fanfare

PTC5186138 SRP$19.99 ($27.99CAN) Playing Time 58:06

SAINT-SAËNS: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

hybrid SACD

Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt • Eliahu Inbal Symphony No 1 in E flat • Symphony No 2 in A minor, Op 55 • The Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Eliahu Inbal, delivers a stunning performance of Saint-Saëns’ first and second symphonies. • The first symphony is composed for a large orchestra, and the second is a far more intimate piece written for a smaller force.

PTC5186157 SRP$19.99 ($27.99CAN) Playing Time 54:16

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ARTHAUS MUSIK

9/20/05

BRAHMS: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 Semyon Bychkov • WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln “The Symphony,” said Johannes Brahms, “is not something one would trifle with these days.” True to his beliefs, Brahms waited until late in his career to compose his first symphony. At the age of forty-three, he rose to the challenge and finally arrived at his own style – and his achievement is a work of great originality. Semyon Bychkov’s love and affection towards the music of Brahms - especially the symphonies – goes back to the beginnings of his conducting career and grew within the years. Being in symbiotic harmony with his WDR Symphony Orchestra, he shows us the depth and the magnificent density of texture and feeling within these symphonies.

101243 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN)

Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo • Dolby Digital 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: None

Playing Time 98:00

Orchestral Music in the 20th Century • Colour

HANDEL: Teseo

Jacek Laszczkowski • Sharon Rostorf-Zamir Maria Riccarda Wesseling • Lautten Compagney Berlin Wolfgang Katschner, conductor Teseo, which premiered in 1713, finds its stylistic roots in the French tragédie lyrique style. In 2004 Handel's jewel of operatic work was performed at the beautiful setting of the Schlosstheater Potsdam under the direction of Axel Köhler. The cast, led by Jacek Laszczkowski in the title role, is outstanding. Also the Lautten Company, conducted by Wolfgang Katschner, was highly acclaimed for its “astonishingly delicate and beautiful” (The Times) accompaniment.

Sir Simon Rattle • The City of Birmingham Orchestra In the third volume of the Leaving Home series, Sir Simon Rattle focuses on the music of Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Messiaen and Ravel. Painting and poetry developed a more abstract style during the latter part of the 19th century, and music was quick to follow. In Colour, Rattle looks at the shift away from melody towards an emphasis on tone color or ‘timbre.’ 102037 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN)

100709 SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN)

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Picture Format: 4:3 • Sound Format: PCM Stereo Subtitles: IT, F, JP, SP

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William Shakespeare’s Othello John Kani • Richard Haines • Joanna Weinberg • Janet Suzman, director Arthaus is proud to present the first release in its new Arthaus Theater line, which is dedicated to performances of the some of the world’s best loved plays. The Othello presented here is a controversial and powerful interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Othello proved an enormous success from its first performance at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg – one of the few multi-racial venues in South Africa in 1987, provoking strong reactions from the audiences and the community at large. The performance features Tony Award-winner John Kani as Othello and Joanna Weinberg as Desdemona, in a production that was fresh, raw and all the more powerful for the context in which it was performed. Also included in the program is a brief contextual introduction written and presented by director Janet Suzman, explaining how this production came about and the significance of Shakespeare’s great tragedy for South Africa at the time of the production. Picture Format: 4:3 Sound Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Subtitles: GB, D, F, SP

EUROARTS DVD

103001 SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN) Playing Time 188:00

9/20/05

BACH: Ascension Oratorios

André Previn • Heidrun Holtmann • Zoltán Kocsis, Piano Orchestra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana Virtuosi di Praga • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jirí Belohlávek & Marc Andreae, Conductors In honor of the upcoming occasion of Mozart’s 250th birthday, EuroArts DVD presents a series which features a piano concerto from each period of Mozart’s life. This second volume in the series showcases performances by critically acclaimed interpreters of Mozart; André Previn, Heidrun Holtmann and Zoltán Kocsis. These performances were shot on-location, where Mozart lived, composed and performed.

2054038 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN)

2010228 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN)

Playing Time 109:00

Picture Format: 16:9 • Sound Format: PCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 • Subtitles: EN, GE, FR

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MOZART: Great Piano Concertos • Vol. 2

Sophie Karthäuser • Patrizia Hardt • Christoph Einhorn Christoph Genz • Jan van der Crabben • Stephan Genz Ex Tempore • La Petite Bande • Sigiswald Kuijken, Conductor The Leipzig Bach Festival is one of the world’s major festivals which celebrates the music of J.S. Bach. EuroArts DVD presents one of the highlights of the 2004 Festival, in which Sigiswald Kuijken is joined by stellar musicians to perform two of the most remarkable vocal works by J.S. Bach and his most famous son. The Ascension Oratorios are performed by soloists who are experts in Baroque music, the chamber choir Ex Tempore which specializes in music of the 17th and 18th century, and the early music orchestra La Petite Bande.

Playing Time 99:00

Picture Format: 4:3 • Sound Format: PCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 • Subtitles: None

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EUROARTS DVD

9/20/05

Yehudi Menuhin: Concert Magic Yehudi Menuhin, Violin • Adolph Baller • Marguerite Campbell • Jakob Gimpel, Piano • Eula Beal, Contralto Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood • Antal Dorati, Conductor In 1947 Concert Magic was filmed in Hollywood, making it the first ever concert filmed for movie audiences. Yehudi Menuhin, then 32 years old and at the height of his career, was the featured performer. Menuhin and other internationally renowned interpreters played classical and romantic works and created a worldwide success for the director Paul Gordon. This EuroArts DVD also features a bonus track, The Story behind 'Concert Magic’, where Menuhin gives a special interview on the 50th anniversary of the original film.

Picture Format: 4:3 Sound Format: PCM Stereo Subtitles: EN, GE, FR

PURCELL: King Arthur

2054158 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN) Playing Time 127:00

2 DVDs

Barbara Bonney • Birgit Remmert • Michael Schade • Oliver Widmer • Isabel Rey • Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Concentus Musicus Wien • Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor • Jürgen Flimm , Director EuroArts DVD presents an amazing production of one of the most beautiful and popular operas of the Baroque era. This vivid and entertaining opera, filmed at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, features Barbara Bonney, Birgit Remmert, Michael Schade, Oliver Widmer, Isabel Rey and early music specialists Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien. This stellar production received unanimous acclaim from the international press.

Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo • Dolby Digital 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: EN, GE, FR

2054508 SRP$39.99 ($54.99CAN) Playing Time 169:00

Berlin Opera Night Grace Bumbry • Vesselina Kasarova • Angelika Kirchschlager • Salvatore Licitra • René Pape • Juliane Banse • Michèle Crider • Adrianne Pieczonka Anne Schwanewilms • Charles Castronovo • Vladimir Galouzine • Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin •Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Kent Nagano, Conductor EuroArts Music DVD presents a glittering night at the opera featuring an exclusive cast consisting of some of the most exciting singers of our time, including Juliane Banse, Grace Bumbry, Michèle Crider, Vesselina Kasarova, Angelika Kirchschlager, Salvatore Licitra and René Pape. Under the baton of Kent Nagano, the star-studded cast presents an entertaining mixture of arias from famous operas such as Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Tosca, Lohengrin, Il Bajazzo, Der Rosenkavalier, Turandot and Die Fledermaus.

Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo • Dolby Digital 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: EN, GE, FR, IT, SP

2053588 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN) Playing Time 73:00

Evelyn Glennie in Luxembourg Evelyn Glennie, Percussion • Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg • Bramwell Tovey, Conductor Evelyn Glennie is considered the world's most in-demand percussion soloist, dazzling audiences worldwide with her musicality, creativity and charismatic energy. She states, “I’m not a classical percussionist, or any other type of percussionist. I’m simply a musician, and a musician’s job is to create sound in some sort of emotional context.” Evelyn Glennie may be simply a musician, as she claims, but we who have the infinite pleasure and excitement of enjoying her music-making would probably choose to enlarge upon that statement. This DVD presents some of her greatest hits in a show of thrilling music and light design - Glennie playing snare drum, marimba and vibraphone. “Her musicianship is extraordinary. One has to pause in sheer wonder at what she has accomplished. She is quite simply a phenomenon of a performer” - The New York Times Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: PCM Stereo • Dolby Digital 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: EN, GE, FR

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2054398 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN) Playing Time 68:00

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BBC/OPUS ARTE

9/20/05

MONTEVERDI: L’incoronazione di Poppea

2 DVDs

Cynthia Haymon • Brigitte Balleys • Michael Chance • Harry van der Kamp • Ning Liang • Heidi Grant Murphy Les Talens Lyriques • Christophe Rousset • Pierre Audi, Stage Director Almost four decades before creating his Poppea, Monteverdi wrote in the preface to his fifth book of madrigals, “The modern composer must create his works solely on the basis of the truth” – a credo to which the music of his final opera is utterly faithful. Poppea is a potent work from opera’s first true creator and pioneering genius. The fact that, at the close of this highly charged ‘drama in musica,’ he allows evil to triumph over good (albeit temporarily), has frequently led to his being decried as amoral. Monteverdi’s timeless masterpiece, which creates a deep involvement in performers and audiences alike, is brilliantly captured in this high definition live recording of Pierre Audi’s moving and beautifully styled production from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam. Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: DTS Surround • LPCM Stereo Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, NL

HAYDN: String Quartets

OA 0925D SRP$39.99 ($54.99CAN) Playing Time 219:00

2 DVDs

Peter Cropper, Violin • Ronald Birks, Violin • Robin Ireland, Viola • Bernard Gregor-Smith, Cello The Lindsays’ enviable reputation owes much to their authoritative recordings of the complete quartets of three composers: Haydn, Beethoven and Bartók. Their recordings of the quartets of Haydn stand out in particular, setting completely new standards. The Lindsays have made a decision which very few musicians dare to make: at the height of their international fame they have decided to disband the Quartet. Together with a voluminous discography, this DVD set is a testimony to an extraordinary ensemble that has not only set standards for the future but has also done much to restore Joseph Haydn, father of the string quartet, to his rightful place in the repertoire. These seven quartets were recorded in high definition and true surround sound during the acclaimed Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in 2004. Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: DTS Surround • LPCM Stereo Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT

JUXTAPOSITIONS

OA 0920D SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN) Playing Time 224:00

9/20/05

Naxos is pleased to introduce our newest label, JUXTAPOSITIONS, a unique DVD collection focusing on contemporary music. Each DVD explores the world of a particular composer via one or more works, with the composers and their most famous interpreters playing an active part in the process of elucidation. As we travel from Gustav Mahler to Arvo Pärt, from Europe to America and Asia, new musical continents emerge and burst into passionate life, radically reshaping the contours of our phonic landscape. With JUXTAPOSITIONS, the viewer embarks on a thrilling voyage of discovery, guided by talented film-directors for whom the task of exploring this musical new world is a vocation.

PÄRT: 24 Preludes for a Fugue In honor of Arvo Pärt’s 70th birthday, Juxtapositions is pleased to present 24 Preludes for a Fugue. This is the first authorized documentary about Pärt to be released on DVD. A portrait made of precious moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer’s life, the film features rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections. Director Dorian Supin succeeds in revealing Arvo Pärt’s musical thinking. His work opens a door on the inner world of one of the most spiritually intense composers of our time. The film is enhanced by excerpts from major musical works such as Tabula Rasa, Passio, Fratres, Orient & Occident, Cecilia, vergine romana and Como anhela cierva. Picture Format: 4:3 Sound Format: DD Stereo Subtitles: EN, FR, GE, SP, IT, ES, FN, RU, JP DVD9DS09 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN) Playing Time 178:00

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“The film offers a glimpse into Arvo Pärt’s musical cogitations…and attempts to explain what makes his music so captivating, so beloved among music lovers worldwide.” - International Festival of Films on Art

STRAVINSKY: The Final Chorale The Final Chorale tells the story of Igor Stravinsky’s Symphonies for Wind Instruments, a piece he composed in 1920 in memory of Claude Debussy. Using for the first time a “montage” technique juxtaposing short musical sequences and blocks of sound, Stravinsky constructed his work as a bold and majestic piece with complex tempo relations which still strike musicologists, musicians and audiences alike by their originality. Written in 1909, Five Orchestral Pieces is one of Arnold Schönberg’s most famous compositions, representing the revolutionary step from tonal to atonal music. Conductor Michael Gielen rehearses and performs Schönberg's op. 16 with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. Each of the five movements is interspersed with interviews, as Picture Format: 4:3 Gielen, Carl Schorske and Charles Rosen discuss various Sound Format: DD Stereo Subtitles: EN, FR, GE, SP, DE, JP aspects of Schönberg's life and works. DVD9DS13 SRP$24.99 ($34.99CAN) Playing Time 104:00

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TDK

9/20/05

PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut Riccardo Muti, Conductor • Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala • Liliana Cavani, Stage Director • Maria Guleghina • José Cura • Lucio Gallo Luigi Roni • Marco Berti • Orazio Mori • Gloria Banditelli • Mario Bolognesi • Ernesto Gavazzi • Ernesto Panariello • Sivestro Sammarinatano TDK presents a recording of Puccini’s heart-breaking opera from one of the best opera houses of the world, featuring star tenor José Cura and remarkable soprano Maria Guleghina as the two inseparable lovers. Riccardo Muti, music director of La Scala at the time of this performance, gives full weight to the alternation of social realism and private amatory psychology, of crowds and intimacy, body and spirit. And the director of this Milan production, Liliana Cavani, provides it with a realistic setting.

Picture Format: 16:9 Sound Format: LPCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: EN, FR, GE, SP, IT

MOZART: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

DVWW-OPMLES SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN) Playing Time 134:00

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James Levine, Conductor • Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Stage Director • Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor • Wiener Philharmoniker Martti Talvela • Peter Schreier • Walter Berry • Peter Weber • Horst Nitsche • Edita Gruberova • Ileana Cotrubas • Edda Moser • Ann Murray Ingrid Mayr • Christian Boesch • Gudrun Sieber • Horst Hiestermann • William Lewis • Kurt Rydl • Christian Spatzek Solisten des Tölzer Knabenchors This production of Mozart’s Magic Flute received enormous and unanimous approval, when it was premiered in Salzburg on July 28, 1978. Endless applause on opening night and an unusual state of accord from the international press gave this staging the status of a legend. Director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle unleashed a virtuosic spectacle, as critic Gerhard Mayer wrote in the Wochenpresse after the first night: “Everything is gaily coloured and theatrical, woven with magnificent stage direction, full of witty, ironical and soulful details and, never exaggerated, it engages heart and mind in equal measure.” James Levine and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by Edita Gruberova, Ileana Cotrubas, Martti Talvela, Peter Schreier and Christian Boesch in this stellar performance. Picture Format: 4:3 Sound Format: LPCM Stereo Subtitles: EN, FR, GE, SP, IT

DVWW-CLOPMF SRP$34.99 ($49.99CAN) Playing Time 189:00

The Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert Al Di Meola • Larry Coryell • Biréli Lagrène • Chris Carrington • Gumbi Ortiz • Arto Tuncboyaci On May 24, 1990, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène, each known for their ground-breaking accomplishment on electric and acoustic guitars, joined forces at Nightstage in Cambridge, Massachusetts for an extraordinary evening of acoustic music. Percussionists Arto Tuncboyaci and Gumbi Ortiz accent this rare musical meeting, along with special guest guitarist Chris Carrington. The performance adds new dynamic and rhythmic dimensions to such traditional Al Di Meola favourites as Mediterranean Sundance or Spain, a familiar tune by Chick Corea, and PSP by Larry Coryell – all stirring renditions of classic jazz standards by a trio of superstars!

Picture Format: 4:3 Sound Format: LPCM Stereo • DD 5.1 • DTS 5.1 Subtitles: None

DVWW-JSGTF SRP$19.99 ($29.99CAN) Playing Time 60:00

TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake Vladimir Bourmeister & Lev Ivanov, Choreographers • James Tuggle, Conductor • Corpo di Ballo ed Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Svetlana Zakharova • Roberto Bolle • Antonio Sutera • Gianni Chisleni • Sabrina Brazzo • Flavia Vallone Swan Lake is the most successful of all ballets: it has become the very epitome of classical dance. TDK presents on DVD a 2004 production of Swan Lake from the Teatro della Scala in Milan with two stars of classical ballet in the lead roles: prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova and star ballerino Roberto Bolle. Directed by Florence Clerc from Paris and Frédéric Olivieri, Artistic Director with the La Scala Ballet, the Milan staging combines the best of both worlds in ballet: Russian classical school with the history of choreographic adaptation in the West.

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DVWW-BLSL SRP$29.99 ($39.99CAN) Playing Time 146:00

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ARTISTS ON TOUR

SEPTEMBER CRITICS’ PICKS

Marin ALSOP Weill, Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Brahms, Symphony No. 1 Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4

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BOLCOM

“You know immediately that this is not going to be a typical song recital...Ms. Farley handles the popular-tinged songs stylishly.”

August 20 – LENOX, MA Boston Symphony, Tanglewood September 29 – October 1 – ATLANTA, GA Atlanta Symphony Orchestra October 14, 15 & 18 – NEW YORK, NY New York Philharmonic November 18 & 20 – LOS ANGELES, CA Los Angeles Philharmonic

Peter BOYER Ellis Island: The Dream of America

SONGS

- Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

BOLCOM: Songs Carole Farley, Soprano • William Bolcom, Piano 8559249 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

MUSSORGSKY • STOKOWSKY

TRANSCRIPTIONS

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October 8 – BATTLE CREEK, MI Battle Creek Symphony, Anne Harrigan, cond.

“Serebrier’s vivid portrayal will no doubt provide the standard by which future recordings are judged.” - Daniel Felsenfeld, Time Out New York

Keith JARRETT The Art of Improvisation

2054118 September 4 – Symphony Hall, ATLANTA, GA September 26 – Carnegie Hall, NEW YORK, NY

MUSSORGSKY • STOKOWSKY: Transcriptions Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra • Jose Serebrier 8557645 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

Julia FISCHER J.S. Bach - Sonatas and Partitas Russian Violin Concertos

PTC5186072 PTC5186059

STRAVINSKY

September 30 – NEW YORK, NY Carnegie Hall, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra October 19 - 22 & 25 – BOSTON, MA Boston Symphony Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra

“Suave and beautifully recorded performances.” - Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

Lise DE LA SALLE Bach/Liszt

THREE GREEK BALLETS

STRAVINSKY: Three Greek Ballets London Symphony Orchestra • Orchestra of St. Luke’s • Robert Craft 8557502 SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

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Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1 October 16 – RALEIGH, RALEIGH NC

BARTÓK

Anton KUERTI

FOR CHILDREN “Simple, angular and attention-getting, some invigorating, some calming, and some...quite beautiful. Jando, a Hungarian pianist, gives them a good rhythmic bite.”

Brahms - Piano Concerto & Piano Solo AN29205-7 Beethoven - The Final Piano Sonatas FL23182 Beethoven - Piano Sonatas, Op. 101, 106 FL23187 September 6 – CHICAGO, IL Recital, Ravinia Festival

- Mary Kunz Goldman, Buffalo News

BARTÓK: For Children

Renée FLEMING Massenet - Manon Dvorák - Rusalka

DVUS-OPMANON DVUS-OPRUS September 10 – DENVER, CO Opera Gala, Ellie Caulkins Opera House September 20, 24, 27, 30 & October 3 & 7 - NEW YORK, NY Manon, Metropolitan Opera October 13 - ANN ARBOR, MI Concert, Hill Auditorium

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BACH

Jenó Jandó, Piano SRP$7.99 ($9.99CAN)

SONATAS AND PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN “The 22-year-old Fischer has a bold mind - which you can see from a bonus DVD interview - and plays Bach with a probing subtlety.” - Bradley Bambarger, Newark Star-Ledger

BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin Julia Fischer, Violin PTC5186072 SRP$29.99 ($41.99CAN)

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Naxos is pleased to introduce our newest label, JUXTAPOSITIONS, a unique DVD collection focusing on contemporary music. Each DVD explores the world of a particular composer via one or more works, with the composers and their most famous interpreters playing an active part in the process of elucidation. As we travel from Gustav Mahler to Arvo Pärt, from Europe to America and Asia, new musical continents emerge and burst into passionate life, radically reshaping the contours of our phonic landscape. With JUXTAPOSITIONS, the viewer embarks on a thrilling voyage of discovery, guided by talented film-directors for whom the task of exploring this See page 13 for more information

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