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CATALOGUE NR: V5280  (barcode: 0822186052808)
RECORD LABEL: Naive
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.65
RELEASE DATE: 21-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Erich Wolfgang Korngold  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Violin Concertos
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in D Major op.35 (Korngold). Violin Concerto in D Major op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: Liege Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
ARTISTS: Laurent Korcia      

- Jan-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'In the poetic slow movement, they create a cinematic dream-world of flickering light that is little short of spellbinding.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA679712  (barcode: 0034571179711)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: 2 CD Set  DURATION: 114 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.00
RELEASE DATE: 28-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Havergal Brian
TRACKS: Symphony No 1 in D minor 'The Gothic'.
ORCHESTRA: BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Concert Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Martyn Brabbins
ARTISTS: Susan Gritton   Christine Rice   Bach Choir   Huddersfield Choral Society

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 17-Jul-2011 in London's Royal Albert Hall - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'In a sense, Hyperion's release is a perfect one, of a great event, a magisterial work and an encapsulation of the enormous difficulties of the project as a whole.' - Jan-2012 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This release looks set to be the primary recommendation well into the future : conveying the fullest extent yet of a flawed masterpiece that risks so much in staking out the listener's awareness of its greatness'

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC90211516  (barcode: 3149020211526)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.85
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Late Piano Sonatas
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.15 in C D840 'Relique'. Piano Sonata No.17 in D D850. Piano Sonata No.18 in G D894. Impromptus D899. Klavierstucke D946.
ARTISTS: Paul Lewis      

- Jan-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Every now and again a recording comes along that makes you want to dance in the street, handing out copies to complete strangers. This is one of those instances.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 6785902  (barcode: 5099967859023)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.69
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RELEASE DATE: 09-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: James MacMillan  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Seraph
TRACKS: Seraph (James MacMillan). Paths (Takemitsu). Trumpet Concerto (Alexsandr Grigori Arutunian). Nobody knows de trouble I see (Spiritual arr. Alison Balsom). Trumpet Concerto in C major 'Nobody knows de trouble I see' - One movement (Bernd Alois Zimmermann).
ORCHESTRA: Scottish Ensemble and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lawrence Renes
ARTISTS: Alison Balsom      

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Balsom takes MacMillan's not inconsiderable demands in her stride, with the Scottish Ensemble unstinting in it's support.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CKD376  (barcode: 0691062037624)
RECORD LABEL: Linn
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 17-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TRACKS: Divertimento No.17 in D Major for 2 violins viola bass and 2 horns - March K445. Divertimento K334. Quartet for oboe violin viola and cello in F Major K370.
ORCHESTRA: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alexander Janiczek
ARTISTS: Robin Williams      

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'On oboe, Williams adds his own voice, his tone plangent yet faceted, his phasing shaped…The slow movement is most emotive. You're unlikely to regret buying this exquisite disc.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ACD22634  (barcode: 0722056263429)
RECORD LABEL: Atma Classique
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Alfred Schnittke
TITLE: Chamber Music volume 1
TRACKS: String Quartet No.3. String Quartet No.1. String Quartet No.2. String Quartet No.3. Canon in Memoriam Igor Stravinsky
ARTISTS: Molinari Qt      

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The physical violence of the Molinaris' attack sorts the men from the boys. And they also deliver the most persuasive account I've heard of the First Quartet.'

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CATALOGUE NR: MCD1101  (barcode: 7640120198718)
RECORD LABEL: Maya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.65
RELEASE DATE: 24-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for solo violin No.3 in C major BWV1005 (JS Bach). Lysandra (Barry Guy). Partita No.3 in E major for solo violin BWV1006 (JS Bach).
ARTISTS: Maya Homburger      

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The tone she produces is sublime. The preludio is joyous, the Gavotte lifting, the Menuets truly danceable, the Bour'ee spirited and the Gigue exceptionally sensitively phrased.'

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CATALOGUE NR: BISSACD1869  (barcode: 7318599918693)
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 28-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Im Herbst: choral works by Brahms and Schubert
TRACKS: Nine songs from Zigeunerlieder op.103 for mixed choir and piano. Funf Gesange op.104 for mixed choir a cappella. Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Muhseligen op.74/1 for mixed choir a cappella. Geistliches Lied op.30 for mixed choir and organ (Brahms). Psalm 23 D706 for women's choir and piano. Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern D714 for male choir and strings (Schubert).
ARTISTS: Det Norske Solistkor   Ingrid Andsnes   Kaare Nordstoga   Oystein Birkeland

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'There's more contrapuntal ingenuity in the canonic geistliches lied. The lucious "Amen", ravishingly sung, is worth the price of the disc.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7272  (barcode: 0765387727222)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 20-Jun-2011

COMPOSER: Toiva Kuula
TITLE: Songs and Orchestral Music
TRACKS: Merenkylpijaneidot op.12 - The Sea-bathing Nymphs. South Ostrobothnian Suite No.2 op.20. Four Songs with orchestra. Kesailta - Summer Evening. Tuijotin Tulehen Kauan op.2 No.2 Long I Stared into the Fire (orch. Aarre Merikanto). Karjapihassa op.31a No.2 In the Cattle Yard. Purjein Kuutamolla op.31a No.1 Sailing in the Moonlight. Concert Suite - Orjan Poika op.14b Son of a Slave. Impi Ja Pajarin Poika op.18 The Maiden and the Son of a Boyar. Prelude and Fugue op.10.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Concert Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Martyn Brabbins
ARTISTS: Susan Gritton      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: world premiere recordings in these versions - recorded at Air Studios Hampstead London 24-26-Jan-2011 - Dec-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The pick are the impressionistic "Sea-bathing Nymph" and darkly dramatic "The Maiden and the Son of a Boyar". Lovers of Ravel and Bax will delight in these.' - Oct-2011 IRR Outstanding Recording 'admirers of late-romantic music are strongly urged to investigate this!'

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CATALOGUE NR: ODE11832  (barcode: 0761195118320)
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Erkki-Sven Tuur
TRACKS: Awakening - Arkamine for mixed choir and chamber orchestra. The Wanderer's Evening Song - Randaja ohtulaul for mixed choir a cappella. Insula deserta for string orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: Sinfonietta Riga
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Reuss
ARTISTS: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir      

- Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Tuur's shimmering, twinkling yet edgy textures may be an acquired taste but I feel greatly enriched for having acquired it.'

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CATALOGUE NR: OA1065D  (barcode: 0809478010654)
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 188 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Giovanni Pergolesi
TITLE: Adriano in Siria - complete
TRACKS: Extra features: Interview with Ottavio Dantone / Cast gallery.
ORCHESTRA: Accademia Bizantina
CONDUCTOR: Ottavio Dantone
ARTISTS: Marina Comparato   Lucia Cirillo   Annamaria Dell'Oste   Nicole Heaston

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: LPCM 2.0 Stereo DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 188 minutes / Recorded: Pergolesi Spring Festival Jesi Ancona / Subtitles: English German French / Menu Language: English - Feb-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Nicole Heaston is sensational, from her immaculate long-held high notes to flawless leaps of an octave and a half and wonderful embellishments.'

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CATALOGUE NR: AUDITE95640  (barcode: 4022143956408)
RECORD LABEL: Audite
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 05-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor op.21 (Chopin). Symphony No.9 in C 'Great' D 944 (Schubert).
ORCHESTRA: RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Leo Blech
ARTISTS: Julian von Karolyi      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live Berlin 1950 - Feb-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Bleech's wide range of tempi renders even Furtwangler straitlaced by comparison, the first movement flying off at a real lick.'

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