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CATALOGUE NR: HMC902145  (barcode: 3149020214527)
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 04-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Violin Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV1041. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E BWV1042. Concerto for 2 Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV1043. Concerto for three violins BWV1064R.
ORCHESTRA: Freiburger Barockorchester
ARTISTS: Petra Mullejans   Gottfried von der Goltz   Katherine Schreiber  

- Jul-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This is an absolutely glorious recording in which every single element combines to create something which can best be summarized in a single word: outstanding.'

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CATALOGUE NR: ONYX4094  (barcode: 880040409427)
RECORD LABEL: Onyx Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jan-2013

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Piano Sonatas 2
TRACKS: Piano Sonata Number 4 in E flat opus 7. Piano Sonata Number 14 in C sharp minor opus 27 Number 2 'Moonlight'. Fantasy in G minor/B major opus 77. Piano Sonata Number 24 in F sharp opus 78.
ARTISTS: Jonathan Biss      

- Apr-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'These are rare, intelligent, deeply musical performances by a splendid pianist who is wise beyond his years.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4791180  (barcode: 0028947911807)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jan-2013

COMPOSER: Henri Dutilleux
TITLE: Correspondances
TRACKS: Correspondances for Soprano and Orchestra : Danse cosmique Interlude / A Slava et Galina / Gong / Gong 2 / De Vincent a Theo. Tout un monde lointain for Cello and Orchestra : Enigme - Tres libre et flexible / Regard - Extremement calme / Houles - Large et ample / Miroirs - Lent et extatique / Hymne - Allegro. The Shadows of Time for Orchestra : Les heures / Ariel malefique / Memoire de sombres Interlude / Vagues de lumieres / Dominante bleue.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
CONDUCTOR: Esa Pekka Salonen
ARTISTS: Barbara Hannigan      

- May-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'The recorded sound has a combination of clarity and perspective which is almost ideal for music as densely intricate as this.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4785242  (barcode: 0028947852421)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 60 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 08-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Alleluia
TRACKS: In furore RV626 : In furore iustissimae irae / Miserationum Pater piissime / Tunc meus fletus / Alleluia - Allegro (Vivaldi). Saeviat Tellus Inter Rigores HWV240 : Saeviat tellus inter rigores / Carmelitarum ut confirmet ordinem / O nox dulcis quies serena / Stellae fidae vobis sit cura / Sub tantae Virginis tutela / Alleluia (Handel). In caelo stele clare fulgescant : In caelo stelle clare fulgescant / Exulta exulta o cor! / Care Deus cordis amantis / Alleluia (Porpora). Exsultate Jubilate K165 : Allegro / Care Deus cordis amantis / Tu virginum corona / Allelujia (Mozart).
CONDUCTOR: Giovanni Antonini
ARTISTS: Julia Lezhneva   Il Giardino Armonico    

- May-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Julia Lezhneva fields a voice of bell-like purity, even throughout its compass, immaculately fluent in coloratura.' - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This is a quite lovely disc - fabulous music, ravishingly sung and played.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 501202  (barcode: 7619931120225)
RECORD LABEL: Claves
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25
RELEASE DATE: 18-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Frank Martin
TITLE: Le Conte de Cendrillon
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre de la haute Ecole de Musique de Geneve
CONDUCTOR: Gabor Takacs-Nagy
ARTISTS: Clemence Tilquin   David Hernandez Anfruns    

- Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'Those who have already caught the Martin bug will need no encouragement to acquire this virtually unknown work. If you are new to the composer, it will do very well as a start.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67943  (barcode: 0034571179438)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 59 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 25-Feb-2013

COMPOSER: Krzysztof Penderecki  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet number 1. String Quartet number 2. String Quartet number 3 'Leaves of an unwritten diary' (KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI). String Quartet (WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI).
ARTISTS: Royal String Quartet      

- Apr-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'Fine, natural engineering lets the music, and these mind- blowing performances, speak for themselves.'

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CATALOGUE NR: HAEN93297  (barcode: 4010276025795)
RECORD LABEL: Hanssler
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25
RELEASE DATE: 08-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc
TITLE: Stabat Mater
TRACKS: Stabat mater for soprano mixed choir and orchestra : Stabat mater dolorosa - Tres calme / Cujus animam gementem - Allegro molto - tres violent / O quam tristis - Tres lent / Quae moerebat - Andantino / Quis est homo - Allegro molto / Vidit suum - Andante / Eja mater - Allegro / Fac ut ardeat - Maestoso / Sancta mater - Moderato / Fac ut portem - Tempo de Sarabande / Inflammatus et accensus - Anime et tres rhytme / Quando corpus - Tres calme. Les Biches - Ballet with song in one act for choir and orchestra : Overture - Tranquillo / Rondeau - Largo / Chanson dansee / Adagietto / Jeu / Rag-Mazurka / Andantino / Petite chanson dansee / Final - Presto.
ORCHESTRA: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Stephane Deneve
ARTISTS: SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart   NDR Chor   Marlis Petersen  

- Apr-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'Very warmly recommended.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4785189  (barcode: 0028947851899)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 11-Feb-2013

COMPOSER: Richard Wagner
TITLE: Wagner
TRACKS: Die Walkure : Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater. Siegfried : Dass der mein Vater nicht ist... Du holdes Voglein!. Rienzi : Allmacht'ger Vater blick herab. Tannhauser : Inbrunst im Herzen. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg : Am stillen Herd. Lohengrin : In fernem Land unnahbar euren Schritten. Wesendonck : Der Engel Wagner / Stehe still / Im Treibhaus / Schmerzen / Traume.
ORCHESTRA: Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Donald Runnicles
ARTISTS: Jonas Kaufmann      

- May-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - May-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Mighty tents are already pitched on this summit of early Wagnerian arioso but Kaufmann and Runnicles are up there with them.' - Apr-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'This is dramatic singing of the highest order, Kaufmann asserts his position not only as the outstanding Wagner tenor of his day but one of the greatest of all time.'

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