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CATALOGUE NR: FUG585  (barcode: 5400439005853)
RECORD LABEL: Fuga Libera
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 25-Jul-2011

COMPOSER: Erno Dohnanyi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sextets
TRACKS: Sextet in C major for Piano Violin Viola Cello Clarinet & Horn op.37 (Erno Dohnanyi). Sextet for Clarinet Horn String Trio & Piano (Krzysztof Penderecki).
ARTISTS: Ensemble Kheops      

- Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'As for the Ensemble Kheops, no praise could be too high : unbelievably, they sound as if they were born to play both works… Crystal-clear recorded sound.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67824  (barcode: 0034571178240)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 69 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Piano Concertos
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major S124 (Liszt). Piano Concerto No.2 in A major S125 (Liszt). Piano Concerto in A minor op.16 (Grieg).
ORCHESTRA: Bergen Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Litton
ARTISTS: Stephen Hough      

- Christmas-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Introspective one minute, of the most refined bravura the next, Hough expresses a personality all his own, brilliantly alert to mercurial changes of mood.' - Nov-2011 IRR Outstanding Recording

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1378  (barcode: 5055031313785)
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.15
RELEASE DATE: 12-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: The Debut Recording
TRACKS: Grandes Etudes de Paganini S141 : Etude in G minor - Tremolo Study / Etude in E flat Major - Octave Study / Etude in G sharp minor 'La campanella' / Etude in E major - Arpeggio Study / Etude in E major La Chasse / Etude in A minor - Theme and Variations. Weihnachtsbaum S186 - Christmas Tree Suite. Opera Transcriptions - Reminiscences de 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (Donizetti) / Miserere du 'Trovatore' (Verdi).
ARTISTS: Alfred Brendel      

- Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This richly comprehensive reissue shows Brendel in his early years as a towering Lisztian proclaiming Liszt's genius at a time when there were still accusations of vulgarity.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ACC20222  (barcode: 4260234830194)
RECORD LABEL: Accentus Music
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 26-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in E flat 'Symphony of a Thousand'.
ORCHESTRA: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Chailly
ARTISTS: Christiane Oelze   Dietrich Henschel   Erika Sunnegardh   Ricarda Merbeth

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 92 minutes / Recorded: Leipzig's International Mahler Festival 2011 - Christmas-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'These renditions must go to the top of the list on technical grounds, irrespective of sound carrier.' - Nov-2011 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This is a engulfing, enthralling experience.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4779521  (barcode: 0028947795216)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 10-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Piano Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in E flat major S124. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in A major S125.
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Pierre Boulez
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim      

- Jan-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Time and again Barenboim shines a wholly personal light on music that has all too often encouraged a facile alternative to quality.'

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC902099  (barcode: 3149020209929)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 05-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Manuel De Falla
TITLE: Noches en los jardines de Espana
TRACKS: Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Fantasia bætica Homenaje. Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas. Cancion. Nocturno. Mazurka. Serenata andaluza.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Josep Pons
ARTISTS: Javier Perianes      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded at the Barbican London Jan-2011 - Dec-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This is a disc to lift the spirits. Whether the music is sultry, strenuous or sunny, Perianes plays with an infallible ear for style, atmosphere and colour.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10695  (barcode: 0095115169520)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 38.50
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.1 in C major op.15. Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.19. Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor op.37. Piano Concerto No.4 in G major op.56. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat major op.73 'Emperor'. Piano Concerto in E flat WoO4. Violin Concerto transcribed for Piano and Orchestra. Rondo in B flat major WoO6. Concerto for Violin Cello Piano and Orchestra in C op.56 Triple Concerto. Fantasy for Piano Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op.80.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of Opera North
CONDUCTOR: Howard Shelley
ARTISTS: Howard Shelley   Tasmin Little   Tim Hugh  

- Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This is a major new cycle, an important addition not only to the catalogue but also to Howards Shelly's exceptionally fine discography.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4779447  (barcode: 0028947794479)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 07-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Enrique Granados  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Melancolia
TRACKS: Ay majo de mi vida (Granados). Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito (Montsalvatge). Canto negro (Montsalvatge). El vito (Nin y Castellanos). Aria - Cantilena (Villa-Lobos). Cantares (Turina). No.2 Tiempo de zapateado 'La tarantula e un bicho' (Gimenez). Adios Granada (Calleja Gomez Barrera Saavedra). Vivan los que rien! (Falla). No.5 Peterna (Moreno Torroba). El mirar de la maja (Granados). No.2 Cancion de Marinela (Simeon). Ogunde - uarere (Traditional Braga). A la mar (Bacri). Silencio mi nino (Bacri). Hay quien dice (Bacri). Solo (Bacri).
ORCHESTRA: Orquesta Nacional de Espana
CONDUCTOR: Josep Pons
ARTISTS: Patricia Petibon      

- Jan-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Throughout, Petibon's acting and character skills evidently lift each interpretation. The recording is superbly natural. Hugely recommended.' - Jan-2012 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This is in every respect a superlative disc and demonstrates yet again that in Patrica Petibon we have a singer with a real gift for vivid and colourful performances supported by an impeccable technique and a real all-round artistry.'

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CATALOGUE NR: SBT1473  (barcode: 0749677147327)
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 59 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Etudes op.10 : Etude No.1 in C major / Etude No.2 in A minor / Etude No.3 in E major / Etude No.4 in C sharp minor / Etude No.5 in G flat major / Etude No.6 in E flat minor / Etude No.7 in C major / Etude No.8 in F major / Etude No.9 in F minor / Etude No.10 in A flat major / Etude No.11 in E flat major / Etude No.12 in C minor. Etudes op.25 : Etude No.1 in A flat major / Etude No.2 in F minor / Etude No.3 in F major / Etude No.4 in A minor / Etude No.5 in E minor / Etude No.6 in G sharp minor / Etude No.7 in C sharp minor / Etude No.8 in D flat major / Etude No.9 in G flat major / Etude No.10 in B minor / Etude No.11 in A minor / Etude No.12 in C minor.
ARTISTS: Maurizio Pollini      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: original recording by EMI - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'What superb articulacy, what awe-inspiring assurance and uncanny technical perfection. All lovers of great piano- playing will need to add this to their collection.'

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CATALOGUE NR: COR16095  (barcode: 0828021609527)
RECORD LABEL: Coro
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 26-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Trio Sonatas for Organ
TRACKS: Trio Sonata in E flat major BWV525. Trio Sonata in C minor BWV526. Trio Sonata in D minor BWV527. Trio Sonata in E minor BWV528. Trio Sonata in C major BWV529. Trio Sonata in G major BWV530.
ARTISTS: Robert Quinney      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Frobenius Organ of The Queen's College Oxford - Christmas-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The technical challenges sre immense, requiring independent control of four limbs ( and at least two brains!). Needless to say, Quinney delivers finger- and- foot-perfect performances.'

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CATALOGUE NR: AV2234  (barcode: 0822252223422)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.65
RELEASE DATE: 21-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Love Songs op.83 : O nasi lasce / V tak mnohem srdci / Kol domu se ted 'potacim / Ja vim ze v sladke / Nad krajem vevodi lehky spanek / Zde v lese u potoka / V te sladke moci tvych / O diuse draha jedinka. The Cypresses : Ja vim ze v sladke / V tak mnohem srdci / Zde v lese u potoka / O duse draha jedinka / Nad krajem vevodi lehky spanek. Piano Quintet in A major op.81.
ARTISTS: Quatuor Thymos   Adriana Kucerova   Christoph Eschenbach  

- Jan-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The real star is Eschenbach, whose accompaniments in the songs amount to added commentaries and who is the ideal playing partner in the Quintet'

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