CATALOGUE NR: MDG30712182
RECORD LABEL: Dabringhaus und Grimm
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor op.34.
ARTISTS: Leipzig String Qt   Andreas Staier    

- Jan-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A lighter touch for a Brahms masterpiece' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4726872
RECORD LABEL: ECM New Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 20-Sep-2004

COMPOSER: Eugene Ysaye
TRACKS: Six Sonatas op.27 : Sonata No.1 in G minor. Sonata No.2 in A minor. Sonata No.3 in D minor Ballade. Sonata No.4 in E minor. Sonata No.5 in G major. Sonata No.6 in E major.
ARTISTS: Thomas Zehetmair      

- Jan-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'How will Zehetmair's 'intelligent virtuosity' adapt to the ultimate test?'

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA21804
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.85 including VAT, or £ 10.94 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Sonata for Keyboard and Violin in G major KV379. Sonata for Keyboard and Violin in C major KV6. Sonata for Keyboard and Violin in F major KV547. Sonata for Keyboard and Violin in B flat major KV378.
ARTISTS: Gary Cooper   Rachel Podger    

- Jan-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A major series of period-instrument Mozart is launched in fine style'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5579162
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Henryk Wieniawski  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Virtuoso Violin Works
TRACKS: Variations on an Original Theme (Wieniawski). Cantabile (Paganini). Liebesleid (Kreisler). Liebesfreud (Kreisler). Polonaise in D (Wieniawski). Vocalise (Rachmainov). Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninov arr. Kreisler). Introduction and Tarantella op.43 (Sarasate). Polonaise in A (Wieniawski). Scherzo-Tarantella op.16 (Wieniawski). Theme from 'Schindler's List' (John Williams). Caprice d'apres l'Etude en forme de Valse (Saint-Saens).
ARTISTS: Maxim Vengerov   Ian Brown    

- Jan-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Sweetness and lightning as Vengerov mixes bonbons and more filling fare'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5455632
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Piano Quintet in A D667 'Trout'. Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' for violin & piano D802.
ARTISTS: Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Gerard Causse   Alois Posch

- Feb-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'If you like your Schubert happy and carefree, then catch this Trout'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4753792
RECORD LABEL: Philips
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Works for Piano and Cello
TRACKS: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor op.5/2. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C op.102/1. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A op.69. 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' from Die Zauberflote op.66. 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Judas Maccabaeus WoO45. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D major op.102/2. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F major op.5/1. 7 Variations on 'Bei Mannern welche Liebe fuhlen' from Die Zauberflote WoO46.
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel   Adrian Brendel    

- Feb-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Brendel family values: eloquence, energy and sheer joy in music-making' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'not only is Adrian Brendel a marvellous artist in his own right, with a clean, pure tone and naturally musical phrasing, but he also inspires his father to spontaneously imaginative playing of the kind that has sometimes eluded him in the studio'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4724322
RECORD LABEL: ECM New Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 25-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Der Turken Anmarsch
TRACKS: Sonata 'Victori der Christen' in A minor. Sonatae Violino solo 1681 : Sonata I in A major / Sonata II in D / Sonata V in E minor / Sonata VIII in A major (Biber). Sonata D major (Muffat).
ARTISTS: John Holloway   Aloysia Assenbaum   Lars Ulrik Mortensen  

- Jan-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Contrasting styles offer much to enjoy in these Biber commemorations'

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CATALOGUE NR: ALPHA066
RECORD LABEL: Alpha
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Louis Couperin
TITLE: Harpsichord Suites
ARTISTS: Skip Sempe      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy 1985 after a French mode - Jan-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The right man for a splendid job'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564619372
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 24-Jan-2005

COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Trio elegiaque in D minor op.9 (Rachmaninov). Piano Trio No.2 in E minor op.67 (Shostakovich).
ARTISTS: Dimitri Makhtin   Boris Berezovsky   Alexandre Kniazev  

- Apr-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This superb team have the full measure of these Russian trios'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5579012
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jan-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano No.21 in B flat major D960. Viola - Lied D786. Der Winterabend - Lied D938. Abschied von der Erde - Lied D829.
ARTISTS: Leif Ove Andsnes   Ian Bostridge    

- Apr-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A great pianist in Schubert's moving swansong… a spellbinding experience' - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8557272
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jan-2005

COMPOSER: Joaquin Rodrigo
TITLE: Piano Music 1
TRACKS: Four Andalusian Pictures. Nostalgic Prelude. Homage to Paul Dukas. A l'ombre de Torre. Cuatro Piezas. Pastoral. Preludio de anoranza. Berceuse de printemps. Berceuse d'Automne. Cuatro Estampas. Sonada de Adios. Serenata. Air de Ballet. Zarabanda lejana. Cinco Piezas.
ARTISTS: Artur Pizarro      

- Apr-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Rodrigo is rarely heard on piano, so this is very welcome' - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8557283
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Feb-2005

COMPOSER: Frank Bridge
TRACKS: String Quartet No.2 in G minor. Phantasy in F sharp minor for Piano Quartet H94. String Quartet No.4.
ARTISTS: Maggini Qt   Martin Roscoe    

- May-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - May-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Magginis complete their Bridge cycle in distinguished style' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: BISCD1508
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Feb-2005

COMPOSER: Domenico Scarlatti
TITLE: Piano Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano in B flat major K545. Sonata for Piano in F minor K466. Sonata for Piano in F minor K365. Sonata for Piano in D major K435. Sonata for Piano in B minor K87. Sonata for Piano in C major K487. Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor K448. Sonata for Piano in D major K492. Sonata for Piano in in G minor K30. Sonata for Piano in G major K455. Sonata for Piano in E major K20. Sonata for Piano in A major K429. Sonata for Piano in G minor K426. Sonata for Piano in G major K427. Sonata for Piano in B minor K197. Sonata for Piano in B minor K27. Sonata for Piano in A major K24.
ARTISTS: Yevgeny Sudbin      

- May-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A magnificent solo recital and a Scarlatti recital to rival the best' - Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 7559798312
RECORD LABEL: Nonesuch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano No.8 in A minor K310. March in C major K408. Courante in E flat major K399. Gigue in G major K574. Rondo in A minor K511. Sonata for Piano No.15 in F major K533.
ARTISTS: Richard Goode      

- Jun-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Top-flight Mozart playing: Goode can surprise but certainly never disappoints'

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CATALOGUE NR: AV2054
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-Feb-2005

COMPOSER: Thomas Tallis  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Four Temperaments
TRACKS: A Solfing Song (Tallis). The Queen's Goodnight (Byrd). A Song of Mr Robert Parsons. In nominee II a4 (Tallis). In nominee III a5 (Parsons). De la court (Parsons). Pavan a5 (Ferrabosco). Missa a4 - Kyrie (Byrd). In nominee II a5 (Ferrabosco). Missa a4 - Gloria (Byrd). In nominee I a4 (Tallis). Missa a4 - Credo (Byrd). In nominee I a5 (Ferrabosco). Missa a4 - Sanctus (Byrd). In nominee III a5 (Ferrabosco). Missa a4 - Agnus Dei (Byrd). Ut re mi fa sol la (Parsons). Fantasia a4 (Ferrabosco). Pavan a6 (Byrd). Galliard a6 (Byrd). A Song called Trumpets (Parsons). Sur la Rousee (Ferrabosco).
ARTISTS: Phantasm   Asako Morikawa   Emilia Benjamin  

- May-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Consort playing that brings insight as well as enjoyment to this stately music'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA6747672
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 23.97 including VAT, or £ 20.40 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Isaac Albeniz
TITLE: Iberia
TRACKS: Iberia : Book 1 - Evocacion / El puerto / El Corpus en Sevilla. Book 2 - Rondena / Almeria / Triana. Book 3 El Albaicin / El polo / Lavapies. Book 4 - Malaga / Jerez / Eritana. La vega. Yvonne en visite! : La reverence! / Joyeuse rencontre et quelques penibles evenements!! Espana : Souvenirs - Preludio / Asturias. Navarra (completed by William Bolcom).
ARTISTS: Marc-Andre Hamelin      

- May-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Graceful, fluent perfection from Hamelin' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Hamelin's pianism is captivating in its delicacy of touch and crisp articulation, but the brilliant playing reflects the bright Spanish sunshine, and throughout he is marvellously recorded'

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC901868
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 09-May-2005

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TRACKS: Octet for strings in E flat op.20. Variations concertantes for cello and piano op.17. Song without Words - cello and piano op.109. Albumblatt in E minor op.117.
ARTISTS: Frank Braley   Ensemble Explorations   Roel Dieltens  

- Jul-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A vital version of the lovely Octet'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775378
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 11-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
TITLE: 18 Pieces
TRACKS: 18 Pieces for piano op.72 : Impromptu / Berceuse / Tendres reproches / Danse caracteristique / Meditation / Mazurque pour danser / Polacca de concert / Dialogue / Un poco di Schumann / Scherzo-fantaisie / Valse bluette / L'Espiegle / Echo rustique / Chant elegiaque / Un poco di Chopin / Valse a cinq temps / Passe lointain / Scene dansante (Tchaikovsky). Nocturne No.20 in C sharp minor op. posth (Chopin).
ARTISTS: Mikhail Pletnev      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording - Jul-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Lesser pianists may see 'salon' music; from Pletnev, Tchaikovsky is a revelation' - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'These pieces are rich in melodic invention, and many are hauntingly beautiful. What a composer and what a pianist!'

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CATALOGUE NR: PRCD859
RECORD LABEL: Priory
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos ad salutarem undam' S259 (Liszt). Francis Asola walking on the water (Liszt). Rhapsody in C minor (Howells). Fantasia and Fugue 'The Wanderer' (Parry). Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (Elgar). Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36 : Nimrod (Elgar). Toccata (Lanquetuit).
ARTISTS: Gillian Weir      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Grand Organ of the Royal Albert Hall London - Sep-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A landmark recording with Weir and instrument a perfect partnership' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5579682
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 19.99 including VAT, or £ 17.01 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 25-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: String Quartet No.1 in D op.25. String Quartet No.2 in C op.36. String Quartet No.3 op.94. 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet.
ARTISTS: Belcea Qt      

- Jun-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Belceas fully exploit the drama in Britten's music; superb recording, too' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'unlikely to be surpassed'

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CATALOGUE NR: V5006
RECORD LABEL: Naive
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 9.25 including VAT, or £ 7.87 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 02-May-2005
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COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Toccata in D major BWV912 (JS Bach). Choral 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' in G minor BWV659 (JS Bach). Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor BWV903 (JS Bach). Choral 'Ich ruf' zu dir Herr Jesu Christ' in F major BWV639 (JS Bach trans. Busoni). Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV543 (JS Bach trans. Liszt). Sonnet 104 Petrarch. 2 Legendes S175 : No.2 St Francis de Paule walking on the water. The Funeral Gondola No.1. Mephisto Waltz No.1 S514 'Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke' (Liszt).
ARTISTS: Lise de la Salle      

- Jul-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A teenage pianist demonstrates her remarkable range and artistry'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5576642
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 09-May-2005

COMPOSER: Thomas Ades  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Quintet (Ades). Piano Quintet in A D667 'Trout' (Schubert).
ARTISTS: Thomas Ades   Arditti Qt   Corin Long   Belcea Qt Members

- Jul-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Unlikely companions, but Ades and Co offer bracing views of these quintets' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'an immensely stimulating attempt to find a contemporary transformation of old forms'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67307
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 11.99 including VAT, or £ 10.20 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 23-May-2005

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Keyboard Concertos 1
TRACKS: Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV1052. Concerto No.7 in G minor BWV1058. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BWV1050. Triple Concerto in A minor BWV1044.
ORCHESTRA: Australian Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Tognetti
ARTISTS: Angela Hewitt      

- Jul-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The old meets the new in an excellent survey of Bach's keyboard concertos' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564621602
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 06-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Gaspard de la nuit (Ravel). Night Fantasies. Diversions (Elliott Carter).
ARTISTS: Pierre-Laurent Aimard      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bonus CD included in which Aimard discusses the works in English German and French illustrating his points with musical examples - Proms-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Aimard's Ravel performance is difficult to over-praise'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775419
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 11-Jul-2005

COMPOSER: Alexander Taneyev
TITLE: Chamber Music
TRACKS: Piano Quintet in G minor op.30. Piano Trio in D major op.22.
ARTISTS: Vadim Repin   Ilya Gringolts   Nobuko Imai   Mikhail Pletnev

- Sep-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Passionate advocacy for two of Taneyev's rarely heard chamber works' - Gramophone 2006 Award Winner - Penguin Guide 3 star

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