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CATALOGUE NR: CKD419  (barcode: 0691062041928)
RECORD LABEL: Linn
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 18-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: John Passion
TRACKS: Disc One : Choral Prelude BWV621. Congregational Chorale: Da Jesus an dem Kreuze Stund (Trad). Organ Prelude to the Passion: Praeludium in F-sharp minor BuxWV146 extract (Dietrich Buxtehude). Johannes-Passion BWV245 : Part One / Choral Prelude BWV618. Congregational Chorale: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (Trad). Chorale Prelude BWV620: Christus der uns selig macht. Johannes-Passion BWV245: Part Two. Disc Two: Johannes-Passion BWV245: Part Two continued. Motet: Ecce quomodo moritur (Jacob Handl Gallus). Responsory Collect Blessing Response to Blessing (Trad). Choral Prelude BWV657. Congregational Chorale: Nun danket alle Gott.
CONDUCTOR: John Butt
ARTISTS: Dunedin Consort   Clare Wilkinson   Joanne Lunn   Matthew Brook

- Apr-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Naturalness and emotional honesty are what emerge from this tight-knit and perfectly paced ensemble Passion.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ACC24272  (barcode: 4015023242722)
RECORD LABEL: Accent
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 09-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn
TITLE: The Day Trilogy
TRACKS: Symphony Number 6 in G major Le Matin. Symphony Number 7 in C major Le Midi. Symphony Number 8 in G major Le Soir.
ORCHESTRA: La Petite Bande
CONDUCTOR: Sigiswald Kuijken

- Apr-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'From sunrise to storm, these players (seven strings, seven wind - petite indeed) are minutely responsive to the drama in these symphonic vignettes.'

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CATALOGUE NR: AN29881  (barcode: 0774204988128)
RECORD LABEL: Analekta
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 07-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Works for Cello & Orchestra
TRACKS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Number 1 in A minor opus 33 (Saint-Saens). Variations on a Rococo Theme opus 33 (Tchaikovsky). Allegro appassionato for cello and orchestra opus 43 (Saint-Saens). Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra opus 62 (Saint-Saens). The Swan (Saint-Saens).
ORCHESTRA: Quebec Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Fabien Gabel
ARTISTS: Stephane Tetreault      

- Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The solo playing is astonishingly mature not merely in its technical attributes but also in its warmth, brilliance and subtlety of colour.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHSA5115  (barcode: 0095115511527)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jan-2013

COMPOSER: Karol Szymanowski
TRACKS: Concert Overture in E major opus 12. Symphony Number 2 opus 19. Symphony Number 4 'Symphonie concertante' opus 60.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Edward Gardner
ARTISTS: Louis Lortie      

- Mar-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The changing face and manner of this most fascinating and accomplished of composers is richly chronicled here.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ALPHA602  (barcode: 3760014196027)
RECORD LABEL: Alpha
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 22-Oct-2012

COMPOSER: Gabriel Faure
TITLE: Quintets with Piano
TRACKS: Quintet for Piano and Strings Number 1 in D minor Opus 89. Quintet for Piano and Strings Number 2 in C minor Opus 115.
ARTISTS: Eric le Sage   Quatuor Ebene    

- Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Everywhere the pacing sounds utterly natural : Le Sage and the Ebene are the most persuasive guides through sometimes daunting terrain. This is a clear front-runner in this repertoire.'

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CATALOGUE NR: DCD34125  (barcode: 801918341250)
RECORD LABEL: Delphian
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jan-2013

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Suites for solo cello
TRACKS: Suite for Solo Cello Number 1 opus 72. Suite for Solo Cello Number 2 opus 80. Suite for Solo Cello Number 3 opus 87.
ARTISTS: Philip Higham      

- May-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'There is no doubting the plain virtuosity of these works and despite his appreciation of their contextual importance, Higham still manages to revel in the glorious sound they invite the cello to make.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67896  (barcode: 0034571178967)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 65 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jan-2013

COMPOSER: Modest Mussorgsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Pictures from an Exhibition
TRACKS: Pictures from an Exhibition : Promenade 1 / Number 1 Gnomus / Promenade 2 / Number 2 The Old Castle - Il vecchio castello / Promenade 3 / Number 3 Tuileries - Children quarrelling after play / Number 4 Bydlo - A Polish Ox-cart / Promenade 4 / Number 5 Ballet of the unhatched chicks / Number 6 Two Polish Jews one rich the other poor - Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle / Promenade 5 / Number 7 Limoges the market place / Number 8a Catacombae - Sepulchrum Romanum / Number 8b Con mortuis in lingua mortua / Number 9 Baba Yaga - The hut on fowl's legs / Number 10 The Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky). Sarcasms opus 17. Visions fugitives opus 22 (Prokofiev).
ARTISTS: Steven Osborne      

- Mar-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Here is an ideal blend of fidelity to the score, with a subtle and distinctive rather than overbearing musical personality. Everything is a musicianly as it is technically immaculate.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ONYX4103  (barcode: 880040410324)
RECORD LABEL: Onyx Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 24-Sep-2012

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Der Himmlische Leben
TRACKS: Liszt and Mahler - Der Fischerknabe. Der Hirt. Der Alpenjager. Urlicht. Rheinlegendchen. Um schlimme. Kinder artig zu machen. Verlor'ne Muh'. Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald. Ablosung im Sommer Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen. Nicht wiedersehen!. Oh quand je dors. Die Lorelei. Das himmlische Leben.
ARTISTS: Anne Schwanewilms   Charles Spencer    

- Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Evidence of her artistry is everywhere apparent. Her phrasing is seamless, with none of the audible words-versus-music negotiations noticeable even in fine singers.'

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC902141  (barcode: 3149020214121)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 11-Feb-2013

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Schubert Edition volume 7
TRACKS: Erlkonig D328.
ARTISTS: Matthias Goerne   Andreas Haefliger    

- Apr-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'More than any other singer, Matthias Goerne conjures a Schubert who once allegedly said of himself, "sometimes it seems as if I no longer belong to this world."'

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CATALOGUE NR: OP30536  (barcode: 709861305360)
RECORD LABEL: Naive
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 24.50
RELEASE DATE: 05-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Giulio Cesare in Egitto - complete
ORCHESTRA: Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Marie Nicole Lemieux   Karina Gauvin   Romani Basso   Filippo Mineccia

- Mar-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Sesto's vengeance aria "Svegliatevi nel core" is ideally spellbinding, whereas its fast sections are dogmatic enough to convey determination rather than merely superficial volatility.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 712004  (barcode: 814337011208)
RECORD LABEL: C Major Entertainment
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray  DURATION: 262 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 03-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
TITLE: Schumann At Pier2 - The Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 Spring op.38. Symphony No.2 op.61. Symphony No.3 Rhenish op.97. Symphony No.4 op.120. Schumann at Pier2 - A concert film by Christian Berger.
ORCHESTRA: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
CONDUCTOR: Paavo Jarvi

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 HD - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: DTS-HD MA 5.01 PCM 2.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: Symphonies 146 minutes Documentary 98 minutes Making of 18 minutes / Subtitles: English German French Spanish Korean Japanese - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This is the sort of set that makes you grateful that classical recordings are still being made.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 711908  (barcode: 814337011192)
RECORD LABEL: C Major Entertainment
FORMAT: 3 DVD Video Set  DURATION: 262 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 03-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
TITLE: Schumann At Pier2 - The Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 Spring op.38. Symphony No.2 op.61. Symphony No.3 Rhenish op.97. Symphony No.4 op.120. Schumann at Pier2 - A concert film by Christian Berger.
ORCHESTRA: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
CONDUCTOR: Paavo Jarvi

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: Symphonies 146 minutes Documentary 98 minutes Making of 18 minutes / Subtitles: English German French Spanish Korean Japanese - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This is the sort of set that makes you grateful that classical recordings are still being made.'

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CATALOGUE NR: MA1225  (barcode: 0017685122521)
RECORD LABEL: Music & Arts
FORMAT: 8 CD Set  DURATION: 592 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 54.95
RELEASE DATE: 09-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Simon Goldberg Centenary Edition volume 2
TRACKS: Violin Concerto Number 1 in A. Violin Concerto Number 2. Brandenburg Concerto Number 1 in F. Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F. Brandenburg Concerto Number 4 in G (JS Bach). Violin Sonata in D opus 1 No 13 (Handel). Violin Concerto No 1 in C (Haydn). Quartet No 17 in F opus 3. Piano Trio in F sharp HobXV:2. Piano Trio in C HobXV:27. Piano Trio in Eb HobXV:29 (Haydn). Sicilienne (Paradis arr. Dushkin). Violin Concerto Number 3 in G K216. Violin Concerto Number 4 in D K218. Violin Concerto Number 5 in A K219: Adagio. Duo for Violin and Viola No 1 in G K423. Duo for Violin and Viola No 2 in Bb K424. Violin Sonata in C K296. Violin Sonata in F K377. Violin Sonata in Bb K378. Violin Sonata in G K379. Violin Sonata in Eb K380. Violin Sonata in C K404. Violin Sonata in Eb K481. Serenade No 7 in D K250 with piano (Mozart). Violin Sonata Number 2 in A opus 12 Number 2. Violin Sonata Number 5 in F opus 24 'Spring'. Violin Sonata Number 6 in A opus 30 Number 1. Violin Sonata Number 9 in A 'Kreutzer'. Violin Sonata Number 10 in G opus 96. String Trio in D opus 8. Quartet in A opus 18 Number 5: Andante. Septet in Eb opus 29: Adagio (Beethoven). Quartet Number 12 in F opus 96: Lento (Dvorak). Slavonic Dance in E opus 46 Number 2 (Dvorak). String Trio Number 2 (Hindemith).
ARTISTS: Szymon Goldberg      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Commercial Recordings 1932-1951 - Mar-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Bach concertos are among Goldberg's finest solo recordings, distinctive above all for the great beauty of their slow movements.'

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