Notable New Releases - June 8, 2010

See all of our recommended new releases as well as our entire new release section. See previous lists of notable new releases: 1/10, 2/9/10, 2/23/10, 3/9/10, 3/23/10, 4/6/10, 4/20/10, 5/4/10, 5/11/10, 5/25/10.

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In the latest from the Chicago Symphony's own label, Haitink works his customary miracles on behalf of Richard Strauss, and the CSO gives him what it always gives him: superb and deeply felt playing.

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind / Haitink, Chicago SO

Release Date: 06/29/2010 Label: Cso Resound Catalog: 9011002 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss, Anton Webern

Conductor: Bernard Haitink

Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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First time on CD! Graffman plays the Chopin extraordinarily well and produces some marvelous pianism while bringing great style and brilliance to the Mendelssohn. Exclusive to ArkivMusic.

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant / Graffman, Munch, BSO

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog: 68285 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn

Performers: Gary Graffman

Conductor: Charles Munch

Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Gustavo Dudamel and the Venezuelan players tear into Revueltas's La noche de los mayas with all the gusto you'd expect for this exotic, wild music. You really ought to hear this performance. It alone is worth the price of the disc.

Rite - Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps; Revueltas: La Noche De Los Mayas / Dudamel

Release Date: 06/01/2010 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 001428102 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Silvestre Revueltas

Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel

Orchestra/Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

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Riveting. Faust harnesses her considerable virtuosity not to project a shining ego or an outsize personality, but to burn Bartók's inspired vision on to our musical consciousness. (2 CDs)

Bartok: Violin Sonatas / Isabelle Faust

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 508334 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Béla Bartók

Performers: Florent Boffard, Isabelle Faust, Ewa Kupiec

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Eric Whitacre's choral works, generously surveyed on disc, couldn't have more luminous or illuminating interpreters than the Elora Festival Singers. Highly recommended.

Whitacre: Choral Music / Edison, Elora Festival Singers

Release Date: 06/15/2010 Label: Naxos Catalog: 8559677 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Eric Whitacre

Performers: Leslie De'Ath

Conductor: Noel Edison

Orchestra/Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

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Evoking the transparency and tension of that "thin place" where heaven and earth meet, Mandorla features three 20th century masterpieces: the majestic Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin, the heartfelt, folksong-inspired Fire Salmer by Edvard Grieg, and the stunning Cherubic Hymn by Howard Hanson.

Mandorla: Choral Masterworks of Martin, Grieg & Hanson / Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores

Release Date: 05/11/2010 Label: Paraclete Recordings Catalog: 48 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frank Martin, Edvard Grieg, Howard Hanson

Performers: Wayne Schuman, James Jordan

Conductor: Elizabeth C. Patterson

Orchestra/Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores

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Carpenter’s astounding organ technique becomes even more spectacular when viewed visually. He is shown at his best in these performances.

Cameron Live! / Cameron Carpenter [CD+DVD]

Release Date: 06/01/2010 Label: Telarc Catalog: 31980 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Cameron Carpenter

Performers: Cameron Carpenter

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Another great selection from Guild, full of the most delicious things. A fascinating collection of pieces in excellent sound.

The Golden Age Of Light Music: Highly Strung

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Guild Catalog: 5166 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Jack Mason, Steve Race, George French, Carlos Rocha ...

Performers: Johnny Dankworth

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler, Eric Cook, Eric Jupp, Philippe Pages ...

Orchestra/Ensemble: Knightsbridge Strings, Music of the Mountains

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These truly are performances where the interpretation simply vanishes into the natural, effortless flow of the music.

Schubert: The Symphonies / Blomstedt, Dresden Staatskapelle

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Berlin Classics Catalog: 300037 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: Franz Schubert

Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt

Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

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The distinguished Antonio Meneses approaches the music with lyric expression, poise and equilibrium.

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Meneses, Northern Sinfonia

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Avie Catalog: 2176 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn, Clovis Pereira

Performers: Antonio Meneses

Orchestra/Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

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Avie continues to champion the works of Hans Gál with the label’s first foray into the “continental Briton’s” orchestral oeuvre.

Hans Gal: Violin Concerto, Concertino, Triptych / Annette-barbara Vogel

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Avie Catalog: 2146 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Hans Gál

Performers: Annette-Barbara Vogel

Conductor: Kenneth Woods

Orchestra/Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

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"I am a natural improviser. I can't just always stand up and follow a score." -- Nigel Kennedy

Shhh! / The Nigel Kennedy Quintet

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Warner Classics Catalog: 08502 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Nigel Kennedy, Nick Drake

Performers: Adam Kowalewski, Piotr Wylezol, Tomasz Grzegorski, Nigel Kennedy ...

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This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of the world’s leading singers, orchestras and conductors.

Best Verdi 100

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 40878 Number of Discs: 6
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Performers: Richard Van Allan, Keith Erwen, Delia Wallis, Ferruccio Mazzoli ...

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Tullio Serafin, Riccardo Muti, Sir Charles Mackerras ...

Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ...

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A special 4-CD set of artist interviews and musical clips revealing unique insights into music and art in the words of some of the most highly lauded performers of recent decades.

Classical Legends - In Their Own Words

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Warner Classics Catalog: 08972 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: Various

Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Ruggero Raimondi, Mirella Freni ...

Conductor: Antonio Pappano

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Performances that are passionate without being histrionic, precisely coordinated but with freely expressive solo lines, and balanced to give each player equal prominence.

Brahms: Piano Quartet No 2, Clarinet Trio / Nash Ensemble

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Onyx Catalog: 4045 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Orchestra/Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

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First time on CD! The quality of the piano playing is very substantial indeed. The dramatic turns in the Ballades are electrifying and the characteristic rhythms of the Polonaise are propelled irresistibly. Exclusive to ArkivMusic.

Chopin: Four Ballades, Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise / Gary Graffman

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog: 68288 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frédéric Chopin

Performers: Gary Graffman

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First time on CD! The great American pianist Gary Graffman with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch in the sweeping and dramatic 1st Piano Concerto by Johannes Brahms. Exclusive to ArkivMusic.

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 / Graffman, Munch, BSO

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog: 68284 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Performers: Gary Graffman

Conductor: Charles Munch

Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

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First time on CD! Gary Graffman performs a selection of captivating Romantic masterworks by Franz Liszt. Exclusive to ArkivMusic.

Liszt: Paganini Etudes, Liebestraum No 3, Un Sospiro, Hungarian Rhapsody No 11 / Graffman

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Rca Victor Red Seal Catalog: 68287 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Liszt

Performers: Gary Graffman

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The indefatigable Graham Johnson's complete Schubert and Schumann songs series for Hyperion are landmarks in recorded music. Now he turns to Brahms with the help of the exquisite Angelika Kirchschlager.

The Songs Of Johannes Brahms Vol 1 / Angelika Kirchschlager, Graham Johnson

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 33121 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Performers: Angelika Kirchschlager, Graham Johnson

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Savall brings this music to life in an infectious way with readings that are full of character and pulsating with life. For freshness of approach and vitality this new set takes its place among the finest period-instrument recordings.

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1- 6 / Savall, Le Concert Des Nations

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Alia Vox Catalog: 9871 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor: Jordi Savall

Orchestra/Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

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No false flattery, no juvenile showing-off here: Kirschnereit plumbs greater depths, seeks and finds the finest of ups and downs of disposition, makes tender mood swings into events—a seismograph of intimate moments.

Schumann: Scenen / Matthias Kirschnereit

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Berlin Classics Catalog: 16682 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Robert Schumann

Performers: Matthias Kirschnereit

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Natalie Clein's performance of the highly emotional Sonata for Solo Cello is a passionate, coruscating tour-de-force.

Kodaly: Cello Sonata, Sonatina, Epigrams / Clein, Drake

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67829 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Zoltán Kodály

Performers: Natalie Clein, Julius Drake

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The unbeatable, multi-award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake turn to the composer Benjamin Britten for their latest Hyperion release.

Britten: Songs & Proverbs Of William Blake / Finley, Drake

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67778 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Traditional, Charles Dibdin, Benjamin Britten

Performers: Julius Drake, Gerald Finley

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Danny Driver has garnered the highest possible praise for his York Bowen recordings. Now he turns to a composer from a very different age--one who has been similarly overlooked while always having a place in the hearts of connoisseurs.

C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Sonatas / Danny Driver

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67786 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Performers: Danny Driver

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Cinquecento's tone, vocal flexibility, collective and individual musicianship and commitment to their chosen repertoire places them at the very forefront of modern-day specialists in Renaissance music.

Willaert: Missa Mente Tota, Motets / Cinquecento

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Hyperion Catalog: 67749 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Adrian Willaert, Josquin Des Préz, Cypriano de Rore

Orchestra/Ensemble: Cinquecento

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There is no mistaking the inner quality conveyed, the Innigkeit, the sense of embarking on a visionary journey.

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 501557 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Performers: Cornelius Hauptmann, Rosa Mannion, Birgit Remmert, James Taylor

Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe

Orchestra/Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra, Ghent Collegium Vocale

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The blend of voices is impeccable and the tone-quality perfectly lovely. This is quiet late-night listening, of the kind that helps to ease the day into retrospective contentment.

Brahms: Secular Choral Songs / Creed, RIAS Kammerchor

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 501592 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Performers: Alain Planès

Conductor: Marcus Creed

Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus

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Güra proves that a singer doesn't need to indulge in mannerisms to precisely capture the longing and wonder of these songs, conveying the meaning through vocal means alone.

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Liederkreis Op. 39 / Gura, Schultsz

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 501766 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Robert Schumann

Performers: Jan Schultsz, Werner Güra

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Iván Fischer brings his special touch to Dvorák's Seventh Symphony and the beautiful Suite for Orchestra.

Dvorak: Symphony No 7, Suite In A Major / Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Channel Classics Catalog: 30010 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonín Dvorák

Conductor: Iván Fischer

Orchestra/Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

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If you collect Dvorák symphonies, this disc will most probably be a "keeper" for the insights that Fischer has to offer.

Dvorak: Symphonies No 8 & 9 / Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Channel Classics Catalog: 90110 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonín Dvorák

Conductor: Iván Fischer

Orchestra/Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Ibragimova and Tiberghien spring from a new tradition, one informed by fresh knowledge and scholarship. This suits the binary nature of Beethoven's sonatas, each instrument sharing a phrase, responding, accompanying in minutely charted balance.

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Vol 1 / Ibragimova, Tiberghien

Release Date: 06/01/2010 Label: Wigmore Hall Live Catalog: 36 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Performers: Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien

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John Williams is best known as the dean of American film composers, a five-time Oscar® winner for films such as “Jaws,” “Star Wars,” “E.T.” and “Schindler’s List”. Williams has also become a musical American poet laureate, writing stirring music for Olympic Games and Presidential inaugurations. Don't miss his rare and haunting Bassoon Concerto.

The Music Of America: John Williams

Release Date: 06/08/2010 Label: Sony Catalog: 770636 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: John T. Williams

Performers: Yo-Yo Ma, Judith LeClair

Conductor: John T. Williams

Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra

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