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CATALOGUE NR: 4783517  (barcode: 0028947835172)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.98
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RELEASE DATE: 20-May-2013

COMPOSER: Vincenzo Bellini
TITLE: Norma - complete
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich
CONDUCTOR: Giovanni Antonini
ARTISTS: Cecilia Bartoli   Sumi Jo   John Osborn   Michele Pertusi

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA34113  (barcode: 0723385341130)
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.65
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RELEASE DATE: 13-May-2013

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Double & Triple Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV1043. Concerto for Harpsichord Flute and Violin in A minor BWV1044. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor BWV1060R. Concerto for Three Violins in D BWV1064R.
ARTISTS: Rachel Podger   Brecon Baroque    

- Jun-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 8573057  (barcode: 0747313305773)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Symphony Number 7 in C opus 60 Leningrad.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vasily Petrenko

- Jun-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - May-2013 IRR Outstanding Recording 'The orchestra plays brilliantly throughout, with superlative work from the soloists.'

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CATALOGUE NR: BIS1991  (barcode: 7318599919911)
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Cantatas volume 53
TRACKS: In allen meinen Taten BWV97. Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ BWV177. Es ist das Heil uns Kommen Her BWV9.
CONDUCTOR: Masaaki Suzuki
ARTISTS: Hana Blazikova   Robin Blaze   Gerd Turk   Bach Collegium Japan

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CATALOGUE NR: AVSA9895  (barcode: 7619986398952)
RECORD LABEL: Alia Vox
FORMAT: Hybrid 6 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 27.95
RELEASE DATE: 17-Dec-2012

TITLE: Erasmus von Rotterdam: In Praise of Folly
TRACKS: SACD1: features highlights of the Praise of the Folly (recited in French) mixed with 22 Folias including 5 new recordings and 17 pieces from La Folia and Altre Folie. SACD2 and SACD3: feature new recordings of music from the times of Erasmus mixed with texts by Erasmus and Luther (recited in French). SACD4 SACD5 and SACD6 contains the music of CD 1 2 and 3 without the spoken texts.
CONDUCTOR: Jordi Savall
ARTISTS: La Capella Reial de Catalunya   Hesperion XXI    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: each set contains a unique code to download the spoken texts in Flemish English German Castillan Catalan and German on the internet - Apr-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: BPH120011  (barcode: 4260306182114)
RECORD LABEL: Berliner Philharmoniker
FORMAT: 2 DVD Video Set  DURATION: 246 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 21.95

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: St Matthew Passion
TRACKS: Matthaus Passion BWV244. Bonus: extensive interview with Peter Sellars and Simon Halsey director of the Rundfunkchor Berlin.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Magdalena Kozena   Christian Gerhaher   Thomas Quasthoff   Mark Padmore

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 195 mins (concert) + 51 mins (bonus) / Recorded: live in Berlin 11-Apr-2010 - director Peter Sellars / Subtitles: English German French Spanish Japanese - BBC Music Magazine 2013 Award Winner 'BBC Music Magazine 2013 Awards DVD Winner' - Jul-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The long rehearsal period, the expertise of everyone involved and the authority of the solo singers: all this quickly becomes evident.'

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CATALOGUE NR: HEL029651  (barcode: 7293627965125)
RECORD LABEL: Helicon Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50
RELEASE DATE: 07-May-2012

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Symphony Number 9 in D minor Opus 125 'Choral'.
ORCHESTRA: Israel Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Rafael Kubelik
ARTISTS: Elsie Morrison   Lauris Elms   Waldemar Kmentt   David Kelly

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CATALOGUE NR: AVSA9893  (barcode: 7619986398938)
RECORD LABEL: Alia Vox
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 22-Oct-2012

COMPOSER: Francois Couperin
TITLE: Pieces de violes 1728
TRACKS: Premiere suite: Prelude / Allemande legere / Courante / Sarabande grave / Gavotte / Gigue Passacaille ou Chaconne. Deuxieme suite: Prelude / Fuguete / Pompe funebre / La Chemise blanche.
ARTISTS: Jordi Savall   Ton Koopman   Ariane Maurette  

- Apr-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Although still at the beginning of his career, Savall, serenely supported by Ton Koopman, plays with consummate mastery.'

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67958  (barcode: 0034571179582)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 61 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Wladyslaw Zelenski  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Romantic Piano Concerto volume 59
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in E flat opus 60 (Wladyslaw Zelenski). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A flat opus 17. Grande Polonaise in E flat opus 7 (Aleksander Zarzycki).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Luka Borowicz
ARTISTS: Jonathan Plowright      

- Jun-2013 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: BIS1996  (barcode: 7318599919966)
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Jean Sibelius
TRACKS: Symphony Number 1 in E minor opus 39. Symphony Number 4 in A minor opus 63.
ORCHESTRA: Minnesota Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Osmo Vanska

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7303  (barcode: 0765387730321)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 15-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Charles Widor
TITLE: Charles Widor volume 2
TRACKS: Les Pecheurs de Saint-Jean : Three orchestral preludes. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra opus 41. Symphony Number 2 in A opus 54.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Martin Yates
ARTISTS: Torleif Thedeen      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 27-28- Sep-2012

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7301  (barcode: 0765387730123)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 15-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Stephen McNeff
TITLE: Orchestral Music
TRACKS: Sinfonia. Heiligenstadt. Weathers. Secret Destinations.
ORCHESTRA: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Dominic Wheeler
ARTISTS: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Lighthouse Poole Dorset 24-25-Jul-2012

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CATALOGUE NR: CDLX7300  (barcode: 0765387730024)
RECORD LABEL: Epoch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.50
RELEASE DATE: 15-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Frederic d'Erlanger
TITLE: Concertos & orchestral music
TRACKS: Prelude Romantique. Andante Symphonique for cello and orchestra opus 18. Sursum Corda! Prelude pour grand orchestre. Ballade for cello and orchestra. Concerto Symphonique for piano and orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Concert Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Johannes Wildner
ARTISTS: Guy Johnston   Victor Sangiorgio    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Watford Colosseum 27-29-Mar-2012

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CATALOGUE NR: LSO0726  (barcode: 0822231172628)
RECORD LABEL: LSO Live
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.51
Save 10%! until 28-May-2013 Normally £12.79
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber
TITLE: Der Freischutz - complete
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis
ARTISTS: Simon O'Neill   Christine Brewer   Sally Matthews   Stephan Loges

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CATALOGUE NR: SJB106566  (barcode: 5060181660665)
RECORD LABEL: Barbirolli Society
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: CD1: Symphony fantastique op.14 (BERLIOZ). Le Damnation de Faust - three pieces (BERLIOZ). Rehearsal sequence - Le Damnation de Faust : Menuet des follets (BERLIOZ). CD2: Daphnis et Chloe - Suite Number 2 (RAVEL). La Valse (RAVEL). Ma Mere l'oye - Suite (RAVEL). La Mer - Three Symphonic Sketches (DEBUSSY).
ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1957-1959

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CATALOGUE NR: 88765454242  (barcode: 887654542427)
RECORD LABEL: Sony Classical Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.49
RELEASE DATE: 22-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 1 in C opus 15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 3 in C Minor opus 37.
ORCHESTRA: Philadelphia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Eugene Ormandy
ARTISTS: Rudolf Serkin      

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CATALOGUE NR: 8572833  (barcode: 0747313283378)
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Havergal Brian
TRACKS: Symphony Number 22 'Symphonia brevis'. Symphony Number 23. Symphony Number 24 in D. English Suite Number 1 opus 12.
ORCHESTRA: New Russia State Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alexander Walker

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CATALOGUE NR: AVSA9894  (barcode: 7619986398945)
RECORD LABEL: Alia Vox
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD  DURATION: 75 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 24.95
RELEASE DATE: 03-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Gilles Binchois
TITLE: Pro Pacem - For Peace
TRACKS: Da pacem. Oracles Sibylins. Taksim. Le Coran. En to stavro pares tosa Invocation Hebrea (BINCHOIS). Flavit auster. Planctus: Pax In nomini Domini - instrumental (Las HUELGAS). Da pacem a 4 & a 6. O Mater Mundy (JOSQUIN). Senhora del mundo (ANON). Da Pacem (PARABOSCO). Lawdes Deo a 5 - instrumental (TYE). Sepharade. Elpandel' aflicion (ANON). O Domine Jesu Christe (GUERRERO). Da pacem. Lachrime Caravaggio. Planctus Caravaggio II. Lachrime Caravaggio. Deploratio IV (di LASSUS). In Nomine in 7 parts. Ave Maria Chinoise (PURCELL). Da Pacem Domine. Da Pacem. Duduk-duo en mineur (Arvo PART).
CONDUCTOR: Jordi Savall
ARTISTS: Hesperion XXI   La Capella Reial de Catalunya    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: includes CD book with 1000 pages in English Spanish French German Italian Catalan Arabic Hebrew

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67907  (barcode: 0034571179070)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2013

COMPOSER: Charles Griffes
TITLE: Piano Music
TRACKS: Three Tone Pictures opus 5 : The Lake at Evening Tranquillo e dolce / The Vale of Dreams Sognando / The Night Winds Presto fuggevole. Fantasy Pieces opus 6 : Barcarolle Andantino ma non troppo / Notturno Tranquillamente ma non trascinato / Scherzo Vivace e fantastico. Roman Sketches opus 7 : The White Peacock Languidamente e molto rubato / Nightfall Lento misterioso / The Fountain of the Acqua Paola Allegro moderato / Clouds Tranquillo. Piano Sonata. De profundis. A Winter Landscape. Three Preludes.
ARTISTS: Garrick Ohlsson      

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CATALOGUE NR: 743810  (barcode: 0044007438107)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.45
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RELEASE DATE: 13-May-2013

COMPOSER: Richard Strauss
TITLE: Ariadne auf Naxos - complete
ORCHESTRA: Staatskapelle Dresden
CONDUCTOR: Christian Thielemann
ARTISTS: Renee Fleming   Sophie Koch   Robert Dean Smith   Jane Archibald

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: live from Baden-Baden by Brian Large

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