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CATALOGUE NR: 5190452  (barcode: 5099951904524)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 06-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet in G minor op.10 (Claude Debussy). String Quartet in E minor op.121 (Gabriel Faure). String Quartet in F major (Maurice Ravel).
ARTISTS: Quatuor Ebene      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : Quatuor Ebène’s Debussy is very strong, masculine and passionate - a long way from Impressionism as you usually hear it! - Award for Newcomer of the Year.' - Nov-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Dec-2008 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'What a sensational disc!' - Gramophone 2009 Award Winner - Jan-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording 'this is an exceptional release - programming, sound quality and performances coming together in perfect accord.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4777468  (barcode: 0028947774686)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Amoureuses
TRACKS: Il mondo della luna : Ragion nell'alma siede (Haydn). Vorrei spiegarvi oh Dio K418 (Mozart). Die Zauberflote K620 : Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Mozart). Le Nozze di Figaro K492 : L'ho perduta... me meschina! / Deh vieni non tardar (Mozart). Lucio Silla K135 : VanneT'affretta... Ah se il crudel periglio / Fra i pensier piu funesti di morte (Mozart). Lo speziale : Salamelica (Haydn). Armide : Venez secondez mes desirs (Gluck). Armida : Odio furor dispetto (Haydn). L'anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice : Del mio coro il voto estremo (Haydn). L'isola disabitata : Fra un dolce deliro (Haydn). Iphigenie en Tauride : Non cet affreux devoir (Gluck). Armide : Ah! Si la liberte (Gluck). Zaide K344/366b : Tiger! wetze nur die Klauen (Mozart). Armide : Le perfide Renaud me fuit (Gluck).
ORCHESTRA: Concerto Koln
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Harding
ARTISTS: Patricia Petibon      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : She charms, she smoulders, she rages, she laments, she dies. As a potted introduction to Patricia Petibon's emotional range and dramatic gifts, this is superb...but it's also a classy selection of highlights from three of the great 18th century opera composers. You can't lose. - Opera and Oratorio Award.' - Nov-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA25308  (barcode: 0723385253082)
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto No.2 in G op.126 (Shostakovich). Suite No.3 for Cello op.87 (Britten).
ORCHESTRA: Sinfonietta Cracovia
CONDUCTOR: Jurjen Hempel
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards for Technical Excellence.' - Sep-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67664  (barcode: 0034571176642)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2008

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet in D major (Franck). String Quartet in E minor (Faure).
ARTISTS: Dante Qt      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : Franck's String Quartet was his last work, but one written at the height of his powers. The Dante Quartet play it with unashamed passion but also with fine structural control, reminding us what a sadly undervalued masterpiece it is. - Chamber Music Award.' - Aug-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CKD308  (barcode: 0691062030823)
RECORD LABEL: Linn
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 25-Feb-2008

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TITLE: Vienna Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.38 in D K504 'Prague'. Symphony No.39 in E flat K543. Symphony No.40 in G minor K550. Symphony No.41 in C K551 'Jupiter'.
ORCHESTRA: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : Sir Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra turn in wonderfully energetic performances of Mozart’s last four symphonies. Here are interpretations full of insights whose lucid textures allow us to discover details anew on which Mackerras imprints a personal, often intimate stamp. - Disc of the Year & Orchestral Award.' - Mar-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4765838  (barcode: 0028947658382)
RECORD LABEL: ECM New Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.65
RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2007

COMPOSER: Heiner Goebbels
TITLE: Landschaft mit entfernten Verwandten - complete
TRACKS: Landscape with Distant Relatives.
CONDUCTOR: Franck Ollu
ARTISTS: Georg Nigl   David Bennent   Ensemble Modern   German Chamber Choir

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards for Premiere Recording.' - Apr-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: SDG138  (barcode: 0843183013821)
RECORD LABEL: Monteverdi Productions
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.39
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jan-2008

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Cantatas volume 27
TRACKS: Cantatas for Whit Tuesday : Brandenburg Concerto No.3 BWV1048 / Erwunschtes Freudenlicht BWV184 / Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen BWV175. Cantatas for Trinity Sunday : Hochsterwunschtes Freudenfest BWV194 / Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding BWV176 / O heil'ges Geist- und Wasserbad BWV165 / Gelobet sei der Herr mein Gott BWV129.
CONDUCTOR: John Eliot Gardiner
ARTISTS: Nathalie Stutzmann   Daniel Taylor   Paul Agnew   Monteverdi Choir

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Holy Trinity Blythburgh and St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall - BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s Bach Pilgrimage has resulted in a rewarding series of the composer’s sacred cantatas. What this survey reveals is a deep personal affection for the repertoire and a refreshing, expressive spontaneity often missing from studio recordings but which here captures the moment of live performance. - Choral Award.' - Apr-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10467  (barcode: 0095115146729)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 28-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Piano Works volume 3
TRACKS: Children's Corner. Suite bergamasque. Danse Bohemienne. Nocturne. La plus que lent. Mazurka. Reverie. Deux Arabesques. Morceau de concours. Le Petit negre. Hommage a Haydn. Berceuse Heroique. Page d'Album. Elegie.
ARTISTS: Jean Efflam Bavouzet      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards Jury says : Like Beethoven's Marches and Schubert's Ländler, Debussy's salon pieces display a master's pen, and beneath the predominantly charming surfaces all kinds of subtle syntax is at work. Bavouzet captures every nuance within a seductively beautiful piano sound. - Instrumental Award.' - Jun-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5190029  (barcode: 5099951900298)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.29
RELEASE DATE: 14-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Gaetano Donizetti
TITLE: La Fille du Regiment - complete
ORCHESTRA: Royal Opera House Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bruno Campanella
ARTISTS: Natalie Dessay   Juan Diego Florez   Felicity Palmer   Alessandro Corbelli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC DVD9 / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo Dolby 5.1 Surround DTS 5.1 Surround / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: live from Covent Garden Royal Opera House London Jan-2007 / Subtitles: English French German Italian Spanish - BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards for DVD Performance.' - Jun-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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