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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67779  (barcode: 0034571177793)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: William Byrd
TITLE: Byrd Edition volume 13 - Infelix ego
TRACKS: Venite exsultemus Domino. Domine non sum dignus. Visita quaesumus Domine. Domine salva nos. Haec dies. Cunctis diebus. Propers for The Feast of All Saints : Gaudeamus omnes … Sanctorum omnium introit / Timete Dominum - Venite ad me gradual & alleluia / Iustorum animae offertory / Beati mundo corde communion. Deo gratias. Afflicti pro peccatis nostris. Cantate Domino. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes. Infelix ego.
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Carwood
ARTISTS: Cardinalls Musick      

- Mar-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A longstanding complete project is rounded off in impressive style' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner - Feb-2010 IRR Outstanding Recording 'one of the most satisfying recordings of elizabethan church music to have emerged in recent years.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 6989362  (barcode: 5099969893629)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.79
RELEASE DATE: 07-Sep-2009

COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
TITLE: Messa da Requiem
TRACKS: Requiem. Kyrie eleison. Sequenza Dies irae. Tuba mirum. Mors stupebit. Liber scriptus - Dies irae. Quid sum miser. Rex tremendae. Recordare. Ingemisco. Confutatis - Dies irae. Lacrymosa. Offertorio Domine Jesu Christe. Hostias. Sanctus. Agnus Dei. Lux Aeterna. Libera me Domine. Dies irae. Requiem aeternam. Libera me Domine.
ORCHESTRA: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antonio Pappano
ARTISTS: Rolando Villazon   Anja Harteros   Sonia Ganassim   Rene Pape

- BBC Music Magazine 2010 Award Winner 'Pappano's version is firmly founded on the comprehensively excellent contribution of the chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia… the ANSC's orchestra, too, offers an absolute certainty of definition' - Oct-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'a Requiem to relish, Pappano's recording is a modern classic' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner - Oct-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording

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CATALOGUE NR: 6952342  (barcode: 5099969523427)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 15-Jun-2009

COMPOSER: Thomas Ades
TITLE: The Tempest - complete
ORCHESTRA: Royal Opera House Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Ades
ARTISTS: Kate Royal   Ian Bostridge   Simon Keenlyside   Toby Spence

- Aug-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'After a number of decent attempts in recent years, the Royal Opera House finally hit gold with a new opera.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: 855962223  (barcode: 0636943962220)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.19
RELEASE DATE: 17-Aug-2009

COMPOSER: Leonard Bernstein
TITLE: Mass
ORCHESTRA: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Marin Alsop
ARTISTS: Jubilant Sykes   Morgan State University Choir   Peabody Childrens Chorus   Morgan State University Marching Band

- Sep-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Alsop is at the root of everything, of course, and her Baltimore players surge ever forward. Blistering.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner - Aug-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording 'this outstanding performance comes with the benefit of excellent sound.'

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CATALOGUE NR: AV2178  (barcode: 0822252217827)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.65
RELEASE DATE: 15-Jun-2009

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: The French Connection
TRACKS: Paris Concerto No.5 for strings & continuo in C RV114. Concerto for bassoon in F RV488. Concerto for violin strings & continuo in C RV185 op.4 No.7. Concerto for flute strings bassoon & continuo in G RV438 - late version. Paris Concerto No.1 for strings & continuo in G minor RV157. Concerto fragment for bassoon strings & continuo in C RV468. Concerto fragment for flute strings & continuo in E RV432. Concerto for flute violin bassoon & continuo in F RV100. Paris Concerto No.3 for strings & continuo in C minor RV119. Concerto for violin strings & continuo in D RV211.
CONDUCTOR: Adrian Chandler
ARTISTS: La Serenissima      

- Oct-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Awards-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice '...this is at heart a lovely disc of marvellous and unusual Vivaldi fare.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: HMU907484  (barcode: 0093046748425)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 29-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Die Winterreise
ARTISTS: Mark Padmore   Paul Lewis    

- Nov-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Everywhere there is the sense of a great occasion, of two deeply thoughtful artists pushing each other ever onwards.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner - Nov-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording 'right up there with the absolute peaks of today's recordings.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 6945790  (barcode: 5099969457906)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.25
RELEASE DATE: 02-Nov-2009

COMPOSER: Gioachino Rossini
TITLE: Colbran the Muse - Opera Arias
TRACKS: Armida : D'amor al dolce impero. La donna del lago : Oh mattutini albori / Tanti affetti in tal momento / Fra il padre e fra l'amante. Maometto II : Giusto ciel in tal periglio. Elisabetta regina d'Inghilterra : Qant'e grato all'alma mia. Semiramide : Serena i vaghi rai.… Bel raggio lusinghier / Bel raggio lusinghier di speme. Otello : Ah! Dagli affanni oppressa / Nessun maggior dolore / O come infino al core / Assisa appie d'un salice / Deh calma o ciel nel sonno / Se al mio crudel tormento / Dove son io! / E ver.… gode quest'anima.
ORCHESTRA: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Edoardo Muller
ARTISTS: Joyce DiDonato      

- Jan-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Dec-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The results are terrifically characterful and very enjoyable.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697594232  (barcode: 0886975942329)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2010

COMPOSER: Jan Dismas Zelenka  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sacred Baroque Music
TRACKS: Miserere in C minor ZWV57 (Zelenka). Cantata 'Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen' BWV12 (JS Bach). Missa A Tre Cori (Lotti).
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Hengelbrock
ARTISTS: Balthasar Neumann Choir      

- Jun-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Hengelbrock's players manage that most difficult of balancing acts between dramatic fire and depth of feeling. Wonderful.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: CDHLD7525  (barcode: 5065001341236)
RECORD LABEL: Halle
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 26.99
RELEASE DATE: 17-May-2010

COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Gotterdammerung - complete
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Mark Elder
ARTISTS: Katarina Dalayman   Lars Cleveman   Peter Coleman Wright   Nancy Gustafson

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CD5 also contains the full libretto and English translation as a pdf document 'Originally performed over two nights in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, these critically acclaimed performances can now be enjoyed in one impressive instalment on the Hallé’s own label.' - Jul-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jul-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The Hallé play their hearts out in this concert performance and the cast is very fine indeed.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: OA1031D  (barcode: 0809478010319)
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 28.69
RELEASE DATE: 26-Apr-2010

COMPOSER: Henry Purcell
TITLE: The Fairy Queen - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
CONDUCTOR: William Christie
ARTISTS: Carolyn Sampson   Lucy Crowe   Robert Burt   Sean Clayton

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: 2.0 LPCM 5.1 DTS Digital / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 221 minutes / Recorded: live at Glyndebourne Opera House Lewes East Sussex Jul-2009 / Subtitles: English French German Spanish / Menu Language: English - BBC Music Magazine 2011 Award Winner - Nov-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The singing is blissfully good, with Lucy Crowe and Carolyn Sampson crowning a dream cast.' - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: HMC90202527  (barcode: 0794881923922)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 27.59
RELEASE DATE: 24-Aug-2009

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Violin Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in D op.12/1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in A op.12/2. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in E flat op.12/3. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.4 in A minor op.23. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5, 'Spring' in F op.24. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.10 in G op.96. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.6 in A op.30/1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.7 in C minor op.30/2. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.8 in G op.30/3. Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9, 'Kreutzer' in A op.47. DVD - making of the recording by Benjamin Krieg and Sonya Schönberger including Allegro moderato Sonata op.96.
ARTISTS: Isabelle Faust   Alexander Melnikov    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: includes bonus DVD - Oct-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: CDHLL7521  (barcode: 5065001341229)
RECORD LABEL: Halle
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.99
RELEASE DATE: 15-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in B minor op.61. The Kingdom op.51 : Prelude. The Dream of Gerontius op.38 - revised version without chorus : Prelude / Angel's Farewell.
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Mark Elder
ARTISTS: Thomas Zehetmair   Alice Coote    

- May-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: 3078728  (barcode: 0899132000909)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Leonard Bernstein  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Leonard Bernstein - Reflections
TRACKS: works by - Bernstein / Sondheim / Beethoven. Bonus - Le Boeuf sur le toit Ballet op.58 (Milhaud).
ORCHESTRA: Israel Philharmonic and Orchestre National de France
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo with bonus also in Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 52 minutes & 20 minutes bonus / Original Language: English / Booklet: English German French - Apr-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: C808109L  (barcode: 4011790808925)
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo
FORMAT: 9 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 43.99
RELEASE DATE: 24-May-2010

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Friedrich Gulda
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor op.2/1. Piano Sonata No.2 in A op.2/2. Piano Sonata No.3 in C op.2/3. Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat op.7. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor op.10/1. Piano Sonata No.6 in F op.10/2. Piano Sonata No.7 in D op.10/3. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13 'Pathetique'. Piano Sonata No.9 in E op.14/1. Piano Sonata No.10 in G op.14/2. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat op.22. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat op.26. Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat op.27/1. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor op.27/2 'Moonlight'. Piano Sonata No.15 in D op.28 'Pastoral'. Piano Sonata No.16 in G op.31/1. Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor op.31/2 'Tempest'. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat op.31/3 'The Hunt'. Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor op.49/1. Piano Sonata No.20 in G op.49/2. Piano Sonata No.21 in C op.53 'Waldstein'. Piano Sonata No.22 in F op.54. Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 'Appassionata'. Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp op.78. Piano Sonata No.25 in G op.79. Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat op.81a 'Les adieux'. Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor op.90. Piano Sonata No.28 in A op.101. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat op.106 'Hammerklavier'. Piano Sonata No.30 in E op.109. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat op.110. Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor op.111. 15 Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E flat 'Eroica' op.35. 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli 'Diabelli Variations' op.120. 6 Bagatelles op.126.
ARTISTS: Friedrich Gulda      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1953-1957 - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697568872  (barcode: 0886975688722)
RECORD LABEL: Sony
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.49
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Live from Vienna
TRACKS: Prelude op.37/1. Prelude op.11/16. Dance languide op.51/4. Guirlandes op.73. Sonata for Piano No.7 op.64 (Scriabin). Valses nobles et sentimentales : Modere tres franc / Assez lent / Modere / Assez anime / Presque lent / Vif / Moins vif / Epilogue - Lent (Ravel). Waldszenen op.82 : Eintritt / Jager auf der Lauer / Einsame Blumen / Verrufene Stelle / Freundliche Landschaft / Herberge / Vogel als Prophet / Jagdlied / Abschied (Schumann). Dante Sonata (Liszt). ENCORES - Sicilienne (JS Bach after Vivaldi) / Lullaby in a Storm (Tchaikovsky / Volodos). Feuille d'album op.45 No.1 (Scriabin).
ARTISTS: Arcadi Volodos      

- May-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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CATALOGUE NR: SU40122  (barcode: 0099925401221)
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 22-Mar-2010

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TITLE: Symphonic Poems
TRACKS: The Water Goblin op.107 B195. The Noon Witch op.108 B196. The Golden Spinning Wheel op.109 B197. The Wild Dove op.110 B198.
ORCHESTRA: Czech Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 2001-2009 - May-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2010 Award Winner

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